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WAR:

Brothers Meet
in Southeast Asia
Nov. 23, 1944
Lt. Lauren Porter was home after 35 missions as a pilot flying In Da Nang in December were two Canby
fortress over enemy territory.
Marine Corps veterans of Vietnam, the Hadsall brothers, Ron and Tim. Tim is now
Dec. 14, 1944
home and on reserve status after 30 months
Louis Hill, A.M.M. 1/c, Navy, of Aurora, was reported missing in in Vietnam. Ron, a gunnery sergeant since
action. He had been a survivor of the aircraft carrier Lexington, which was sunk during one of the first major battles in the South Feb. 1, has been with the corps 15 years and saw active duty in Korea, 1953-55. He has
Pacific. He was serving as an aerial gunner at the time of his disap- been in Vietnam since September.
pearance.
— February 8, 1968 —
March 15, 1945
Pvt. Raymond Keil of Aurora was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in battle in Germany Feb. 2, 1945.
Morse Says 1968 Year for
Basic National Choices
Oct. 7, 1944
S/Sgt. Clarence Gilmer of Hubbard was reported a prisoner of war. His
brother Melvin was killed in action serv-
“There is not a man in Washington, D.C., who does not assume that the stunning
ing with the Air Corps over Germany.
offensive the Viet Cong and North
March 29, 1945
Vietnamese have mounted in recent weeks
will require much heavier spending there
Pfc. Raymond M. Scheller, U.S.M.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Scheller of than the budget contemplates,” U.S.
Needy, was killed in action Feb. 22, 1945, Senator Wayne Morse told an audi- ence of 175 Monday evening at Canby
at Iwo Jima.
High. Of nearly $80 billion for
Sgt. Loren Farnsworth was reported missing in action somewhere over defense, $26.264 billion is attributed to
France.
Vietnam, $53.5 million for other expen-
ditures — an increase of $3.3 billion
over the present budget.
April 26, 1945
Cpl. Manfred E. Moe, 20, nephew of “It is evident, I think, that we have already begun making the choice of guns
Mrs. Joe Clausen and Miss Ida Jesme and grandson of Mrs. Mary Jesme, all of over butter.”
this city, was killed in action March 26, — February 8, 1968 —
1945.
June 7, 1945
Explosion In ‘Nam
First Lt. Norman Scheer of the U.S. Marine Corps was missing in action.
Kills Kolb

S. Sgt. Willard L. Anderson was awarded Silver Star medal.
The Vietnam war has claimed the life of 20-year-old Army S-Sgt. Calvin William
Kolb, only child of Calvin H. and Marion
Major Lyle H. Cochran was awarded Croix de Guerre.
Kolb of the Donald-Broadacres sector and North Marion high school’s outstanding
music award winner in 1967.
June 28, 1945
Peter Raymond Wilson, 27, chief watertender, U.S.N., of Canby, helped The Army’s representative brought the news of their son’s death to Mr. and Mrs.
take his ship into the battle of Okinawa.
Kolb late afternoon March 16. Bill had met
Oct. 4, 1945
death in the explosion of a booby trap in the Lai Khe area north of Saigon on March 14.
T.H. Arestad was appointed local chairman of the Clackamas county Young Kolb had been in Vietnam since
community war chest drive. The quota this year for Clackamas county is $45,000.
Aug. 15, 1969, and was promoted on Thanksgiving day to staff sergeant’s rank.
— March 19, 1970 —
Who are these
Nov. 22, 1945
Charles M. Scott, 19, Carpenter’s Mate, 3/c, U.S.N.R., of Canby, a veteran of Canby men who served in World War II? Do
19 months overseas duty in the Pacific, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
you know?

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