if Staff Sergeant Glenn Wilton, of Camp 15.

Camino, is one of the men about whom this public rela- [ j lions release applies: SIXTH ARMY ! GROUP. FranceOne of the closest ; o! all railway units to th>- front , ; lines in the Vosges Mountains sec- j*syra* ! tor of Eastern France is the 750th ' ^~" Railway Operating Battalion. It is ! ; one of the '.eteran battalions of the Military Railway Service wh.ch saw 1 extensive service in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations before , r^w coming to France to take on the \ . ~j~ normoub job of tran.s;xirt!:tg war * material from the ports of South m France to the U. S 7th and , tiie French l.st Annies, now ixnir.dliig at the formidable Sie-tried defense. 750th found a tremendous job facing them. Countless bridges had been destroyed by pre-invasion Allied bombers and Nazi demolition j

17th Army engineers, the Military Railway Service men cleared the , routes, re-built bridges, re-establish! ed signals, and pieced together ser, viceable locomotives from damaged j ones Their successful work was j commended recently by Lt. Gen. j Jacob L. Dt-vers. commanding geni eral of the Sixth Army Group, in a 1 letter to Brig. Gen. Carl R. Gray. Jr.. director general of the 1st MilI itary Railway Sen-ice. if Staff Sergeant Robert Gillespie ! is reported home at Salmon Falls ! from duty wth the air forces m ' Europe. Heard sumpn about 22

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* Robert MrC.:.-:.:; :, re;,>::e,i '" h a v e lx-:i >::: r,:-,)-, w i-irded w:..le M--.::::; w i ' h ;!: Arm-. 1:1 G-:ma:r. McCurroll'.s l'.r-_s were Placer.ili-ic.-.dt-nts at t h e t i m e Is.' :::<<! the ::. ice ar.d h.ne since ::!>. <! to Sa rameiito if W e l l - :t.s J::n P timer. CEM. : 'iA * !.: Ru-sell L m l is .:. England . ::d has i n - t up w i t h Lt Stanle;. Wider Both art- co-pilous. Ru.vse!l sa:<5 the EngL.sh shower bath f i x t u i - s '.sine .i:e primitr.e comp.ireii

if Staff Sergeant Glenn Wilton, of Camp 15. Camino, is one of the men about whom this public rela- [ j lions release applies: SIXTH ARMY ! GROUP. FranceOne of the closest ; o! all railway units to th>- front , ; lines in the Vosges Mountains sec- j*syra* ! tor of Eastern France is the 750th ' ^~" Railway Operating Battalion. It is ! ; one of the '.eteran battalions of the Military Railway Service wh.ch saw 1 extensive service in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations before , r^w coming to France to take on the \ . ~j~ normoub job of tran.s;xirt!:tg war * material from the ports of South m France to the U. S 7th and , tiie French l.st Annies, now ixnir.dliig at the formidable Sie-tried defense. 750th found a tremendous job facing them. Countless bridges had been destroyed by pre-invasion Allied bombers and Nazi demolition j

! if Captain Bob Donncll of the Armv Air Forces is assigned to duty at the Fairfield Army Air Base and the Mrs. and their twb-month old son live at Mill Valley. Grandma Donnell saw her first grandson, Lorcn. for the first time during a recent weekend. Ar.d while we're on the .subject. Pfc. Jim Donnell is reported in the Philippines. One of his sidelines is carving heart-shaped lockets out of shells,sea shells, it is >up;xjsed. Jim has been out about two years and. according to Mrs Hardie. at the St. Francis Hotel, his whereabouts and welfare are the subject of frequent inquiry by his old friends at. the hotel if Art Smith, of Shingle Springs, and recently home from twentyeight montlis overseas in the Army, was in town Friday. Had his raincoat on so we couldnt see his .sleeve

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\.v.i M-I. r.-:i: a::-i Jo :' the Four C'irn.-. r.uci t h i n r u h t .1 M::I a:id >c.-.i ::-. p.us' Ho:i,-.mo 11 Hill, th.Radius,- :: :>< < . the Law.er platar.d tl.e Rea .ci-p :i'..u-e .1: d <m ;ip to Mr- G a l l - h , r N .-,>:-, In i~a s1 ' you're co::r,- t::i- o'!:cr \vav. of CiJ\:r>-. 'he route '.vuii'd be re'.e^eii. V.'e h.:-.e r.v-^Uvted for a couple of -.\i'tk.s :<, report t h a t the service j-tat.or. ji:>t cast of the Ivy Hou.se :.s op.-ra:.:r.- It had beeii clovcl :> lor.j f.rr.e A::d. il you remc:nbcr Alien Be:me Ede'.man used to 'Aa'.t or. th, vUstomrr.s at the old Mutual GiMCiry.loi'k-s like there iusi;ht be A p.iir.t .-.". '; ot some .s irt t: >nii; in there or.i '. thoe days Horn- r Hun.sakiT cUxs' d h:.s f u r n i ture .-tore -he pa.st week w'nile he A.LS cut of t>'.vn on busine.s.s Grant Gerle ^..^ ;u.st in tlie o f f i c e and .xax.s *h'Ti - :r. ce storm on the way We1/., th> re's a h:t;h o\erca.st: Cvtu'.d bv. S"' '.:.' Cornet Store is t;e:t:nL; started .. "r.r. in the temporary locat.or. tcr>v.s th" street u:ider -.vher,the F-'-e.-t Serv.;o offices used to be V.'e'.'.. -At-'\o ab-r.t run <>u* r.n'ie-^ vov/d b'1 ::iteifstt\i in rea:::iu; :ha % amor.j t:: >s<- -.ve h:i'*e seen o:: th'* :r.a:n stt ::; tln.s m >-n:r - are Jo,Tii.iT. H I ^ ' . T \V::l:..:i>on. I-niis Ar!i;-.- I-H.b Ho >: F:a;-.k Tr :.-,>' ,T , \j : < : . F-a!-'-. \ V L - . : C\: i: 1 , ^ Mohr-.-r. P...! r-o.- 1 . 1^ .1 nur.;r:. r, iV- V.-.. :. ' '.r. C.;"/.::. arc! !!.:'. I., \\.. -..::-: :/ ' ; . ^ iv - h,'- p-:'t:n^ :v. . C".:. ."-''< '." <\ir.r.'("'.<>" v.'.'h thv '. x. o::.i. -m t l i ' S .\ r. t l.r Diriii.'. i.e.ir in .-;: th.r \V. :..-.:/ iv.-'nt. I:H-CJ vt late';' but c:j..re"i~ c <nt:n;if "in h.>"t 5t:p;''.y.' ar.: we itr.o-A- a ;u;>e .suioker .'r fAO uho ' A O M I - I S ab iut his f u ture sir.v.kt - .:'.'!: i\i"\: t h - ' i e is !io f-hort.citt .it t'..... : :!' It ar.y of yo;i>c ^uj.s kr..i'.v ,\ !;,:, :.".''re is a strir.c <.if CM!.T p-s:., \v.*h -inie bark '<::. > < > . :r./:':r a-t u ~ kr.o'.v; wV ur.ri-jrstar.d :' ha.-- I." en r'.or.e 'S iibc>;:t ;t. niy fr.e:: :-. .ind h' x re> J.t- r.>;:nd-up: if Ti.e fanv.'.v :s .ni.ise: that Francesco Arad ).- lia.-; a.t.t:r. b-en ,\ouncirci. That's ab >ut three tunes that Bud '.vho ;- one of the old Compaiv. D nier.. has been hit. But he has r.oi bt- r. out for Ions and the dope is that he'LI be back to duty soon aft>T t'nis in i.st recent experience. Bud's :n France, -.la Africa. S:n!y :i:ui Italy. He sends ureetm^s and urges --jy'Ci./i interest in the sup;rt of the Pu-d Cross -.Ouch, he says, is doing a s'Ae'/i job Jf Jack N:d..y .11.i! F/.'an Da'.enport are merchant mariners reportrd at home tins week.

if AX KIOHTH AIR FOUCE I5OMHKK STATION'. KXGLAXD S'Tgeant James R Cooper. Jti-year<ild son of Mr and Mrs T. C'.. Cooper. 13 Flsk Street. P'.acervillc. California, is serv.iu: lieie w i t h t t v \ e t e r a n 30>th II >mb iriiment Group as a B-17 Flying Fort:e>.-> armorer. A \ > t<-rvn of more than t w o years service w i t h the Eighth Air Force. Conpcr is one of the men who-c w'o:i: is c o t r r i b u t i n g to the all-i"!'. Mirrt ss of 'lie dr. 'ight bombing <>t: :i. /.e .".:.\'.r. X < 'i Germany. Res;).':.s.b'.'- to: p:.>'. . d ' l i : the f.r.power !or the huire tour-en :'.r.eJ. !>i:n:)i i.s. C. per v.o:'-;^ .1* lo ultnii ! >:i:K- and m i . n t a i n i i v ; t h e Fortr-'s.-,' f.\ei\e littv-'-alib-T machine s mis .ir.d p i w e r operated ' w i n gun t u r r e t s On .some o ca.s.or.v. parl rular'.y f i i l l o w m g a lou^h ir.i^.ur. the arnifrer.s work throughout thni.'ht to get their gun.s and turrets in condition for the fol'.''.\,tu day's operations. The e f f o r t s ot giound men like Co>i;>"r riventlv received off.cial recognitit)!) when tlie 1st A:r Divi.s.on. of which lh:s group, cornminded by Colonel James S Sirton, of Findlay. Ohio. :.s a part, was awarded a Presidential Ci'ation for the "espirit rie corps" which made po.v-ib'.e the success of the January 11. 11>44. attack on the rr.cmey'.s aircraft center at CKchersleben. Germany, in the face of formidable enemy opposition. A graduate of E'. Dorado hi.th school. Cooper was employed as a truck driver by Kaiser A: Co. Vallejo. C a l i f , when he entered the Army Air Forces in January. IM'J. if Louis Robert En/.ier. having compl-'tod training in the single eninr.e t i g h t e r pilot school at Luke Field. Ar:.V)iia. has been rated flight

17th Army engineers, the Military Railway Service men cleared the if Prr.ate Norman Austin is re, routes, re-built bridges, re-establishported a.s having been serioiLs.lv ! ed signals, and pieced together serwounded in action in Euro;>" , viceable locomotives from damaged if Sgt James Winstead now g-ts j ones Their successful work was his mall at APO 391. X.-.v Yoik | j commended recently by Lt. Gen. if Lt M. E Faugsted i.s getting her; j Jacob L. Dt-vers. commanding genpaper at APO 407. Xew York. i eral of the Sixth Army Group, in a 1 if Private Leslie Mever is home ( letter to Brig. Gen. Carl R. Gray. Irom Sui^um for a couple of weeks. Jr.. director general of the 1st Milif Bob Comstock. Whom we re- J I itary Railway Sen-ice. ported around last week. r a t . > ' if Staff Sergeant Robert Gillespie FM1C. and his leave is for t h i r t y 1 ! is reported home at Salmon Falls day.s | ! from duty wth the air forces m if John T. Kimbrough. .>f the m e r - j ' Europe. Heard sumpn about 22 chant Marine. has been home this i missions for Bob. week ! if The promotion of Don M. Hoffif Wilson Glover. S'JC. had about a i man, from .lieutenant colonel to week from San Diego. colonel, was reported during the if T-5 Dale C. Chapm is home week along with the announcement ouj. fQrmer CQunty enginecr liom Com;) Locket t. Calif Hm-m. if William H. -Bill, nisei., a paradoesn't trooper, got a slug in the lett shoul- commrm(lmK offlccr of tne Tilird Camp Locket t nope, she show on our map. " Gcrm;l"y " * a n l ' 9t Regiment of tlie European Civil if Bill Owens and Oswakio S;vanot and is now at a :e.st camp I Affairs division, currently stationr are assigned to radio school in the France. He entered the service in [e"d', n" France! July of 1943. Navv at San Dlei-o if And, by the wayStan Wirier if Fort Benmng. Cra Pi't How a i d has been promoted from flight offiJ Clark, .son of Walter N. C!nk. cer to lieutenant. of Georgetown, has won the righif Pvt. R. O. West, of the Army to wear "Booots and Wings" of th-; Air Forces enlisted reserve, was United States Army Para troop.-, He called to active duty tho fore part ha.; complettd four weeks of lump of the week and reported at Cirr.p training during which time he mad.Beale. l u e jumps, the last a tactical jump | if Albert Lewis. CRT. has returned at night involving a combat probi to duty following his "rotation" lem on landing And thanks to i leave at home. PRO. I if Pfc. Norman Byers has returned i to duty at Camp Bowie, Texas, folj lowing a furlough. Norman left us a couple of shoulder patches, too. j if Eugene Marchini, in Navy air i training, has taken off for Okla! homa following several days at home. if Carroll A. tBert) Olson. F1C. signed on with the N'a\y \\hen he was 17 years old, and :.s now in the South Pacific. -*- An Eighth An- Fo-ct Station. Eri'landSecond Lieuten- ' ant Russell M. I.-'iui. 'JO P! i^erville. I California, is IM--, in Evg'.and f wit'.i : the %th Bouih Gro-in ;!:r!cr :')in'-' j :v ]>re-combit trr.niiv period of t e n 1 days in prenar.ri m for .if'ion as a j co-pi'ot of a B-17 Flying T.irtre.s-s 111 E.chth Air For:e hisrh a l t i t u d e ^ John .I M .".-j..mir\. s - m e w here ' precLsior bombing attacks ou Geriii the P u - t i r r.i'i.s F1C He was niany's military and indti.str.il tarwith tlie .state Division of High- "gets. Lt. Land will fly w i t h a | proup which has Ix^en cited bv the ways before enteriirt the .service if Ted May lone. SIC. was up from President for its bombing of Focko j \Vulf aircraft factories at Po^en. Alameda during the week. if Robert C. Barrett. EM1C, is a I Poland The group i.s a unit of new subscriber: an' his paper's go- ' the Third Air Division, itself cited j by the President for its historic ir..: to Camino. RoV'i.son o' EnStond to Africa shuttle bombn:g if Pfc Clifton A Smith Flat, is one ,,{ the men abou' of Me-sserschmitt plane plants at whom this public relations report Regensburg. Germany, in August of 1943. A Counapplies, and if anyone knows Cor- ty high student at El Dorado entered school b-'fore he ]v>ral Bill Field, of Folsom. he is the Army in March. 1943. Lt. Land another one in this same bunch: received his pilot's wings at Marfa. SIXTH ARMY GROUP. France Texas, in July. IP'4. He is the son "Stringing out" isn't an oflicial of Mr. and Mrs. Carol G. Land, of Army phrase, but that's preciselv 68 Cottage Street. Placerville v h a t the 713th Railway Operating; And tlianks to public relatoins. Battalion has Ix-en rioing ever since it arrived overseas two years ago. It arrived at Casablanca. French Morocco, in February. 1913, and three month later the battalion was strung out along 1400 miles of rail line, from Casablanra to Mateur. Tlie battalion went to Naples. Italy. in October. Following the break through last June, the battalion was operatine from the southern part of Italy to Rome and beyond. The 713th was the first unit of the Military Railway Service to arrive on the Riviera beachhead in Southern France invasion. And now. once again, the men are following their old routine. They are scattered in detachments along hundreds of miles of French railroad lines, operating trains, repairing bridges. laying track. Their job is to make sure that the thousands of tons of supplies entering the great ports d. CM3C. wno reach the troops of the U. S. 7th '* Hcrc's Nnl has duty following a and French 1st Armies, now ham- | ^turned t Mrs mermg at the Nazis' strong Sieg- j v-sit Wlth Mr - :i!ul - Melvin fried defenses. One company spe- i Marden. Liulc - AMM2C. gels his pacialirr.s in construction, repair and ! 1f>r at * maintenance of the rail line, anoth- [ I Jacksom.Ile. Fla. or in the maintenance of equipment. ' * Pfc. Billy Hutchison is at Sioux A third company operates the trains j Falls, So. Da. while the Headquarters and Signal ; + Leonard Chapdelaine. F2C. is Company takes care of adrninistra- .now Fleet P. O. S. F. tion and communications. Along ! + Lieut. Lillian Dixon. of the with other units of the 1st Military j Army Nurse C.rps whose headRailway Service, the 713th Railway ; quarters are at the Presidio of San Operating Battalion was commendt-d . Francisco, was here Monday visitrecently by Lt. Gen Jacob L. Dever.s , !ng her sister, Mrs. Roy Scheibt-r. commander of the Sixth Army n t Diamond Springs. I illmn was Group. accompanied by another sister. Mrs. if Saw* Joe Spattiford in town on Evelyn Owens, of Sacramento. Thursday morning. Joe had fruit if Pvt, George V.irozza is at Spo.salad on his cap and a little insig- , kane. Wash. nla of rank on the collar of his ' if Sst. Harry Mclaughlin was here blouse Which we couldn't read, but | from Mlntcr Field during the week, we think the last WP heard he rnnk- Wheri's Mlnter Field.ne.ir Bakrd lieutenant commander. I ersfleld?

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Corporal Evon Stennett are among t ^ And by thp way its stajf those who are writing letters from ; gcanl ^j. Drcnnan He-s "The Philippines." Guess there are promoted and we missed it. some others, too. among them First Jt Pvt. John C. McN'ie is home from Set. Bill Savers and probably a Camp Roberts. good share of the "El Doradoans if Well, with the help of one of in New Guinea;"hull? cur operatives, we have some more Pvt. Jerrold Potts is reported at dope on Art Smith._he rates T home on furlough this week from Sst.. and we're told he has a "presFort Ord. idential unit citation and a whole if Pvt. Charles Metcalfe i.s at APO bunch of campaign bars." tShe stood on one foot and twitched the 113, San Francisco. 1 other one while she said it. too). Pfc. Bert Lewis, whom the Coin- |, if Any of you guvs are interested, pany D lads may remember, is at | ~e can report ({m Thursday mom. Fort Pierce. Florida. ing) that Grant Gerle knows his if Pvt. James A. Arwood is home weather. Rain started during the from Camp Robertsnight and there wus not a measureit Melvin Marden. S2C, was home 1 able amount at eight o'clockbut a week or so ago and is now at we betcha there is now. Camp Rousseau. (Continued on Page Five)
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