1928

Five '28ers have been awarded Bronze Stars I have learned by studying the returns from a questionnaire sent to our men in uniform last August.

Pfc. Mac McCoy received his Bronze Star "for heroic achievement on 10 December 1944," according to the official citation. Mac's account is more detailed than the citation, so I'll quote hisjetter "The 90th Division (3rd Army) had made a crossing of the Saar River and my regiment, the 358 th Infantry, was engaged in taking the city of Dillingen. It was mostly house-to-house fighting and we also had a number of pill boxes to blow.

"I was an automatic rifleman and over night my squad was on outpost, located in a house considerably in advance of the rest of the company. The enemy infiltrated about dawn and cut us off. After calling on us to surrender they attacked the house with infantry, which we beat off. They brought up a tank and attacked again. We beat this one off also, the tank fortunately receiving a direct hit from one of our Sherman tanks which had been hidden around a corner quite a ways down the avenue.

"We rejoined our company later when they attacked and cleaned out the Jerries behind us. The five remaining members of the squad all received the Bronze Star. Nothing particularly heroic, but rather rough while it lasted."

Mac also wears a Presidential Unit Citation ribbon which was awarded to the Third Battalion of the 358 th Infantry for an action known as Foret de Mon Castre, or to the G.Ias Hill 122.

S/Sgt. Scotty MacLeod received the Bronze Star, but so far I haven't been able to get a copy of the citation.

The three other Bronze Stars were awarded to Lanky Langdell, Barney Nova and Curly Prosser, all lieutenant colonels, for meritorious service overseas. Lanky arrived back in the States August 6 and is now stationed at the East Coast Processing Center, Camp Edwards, Mass. I enjoyed a nice visit with him on his recent trip to Washington.

Barney Nova was discharged September 12 and is practicing law in New York.

Lt Comdr. Dick Frame, late of the Bureau of Aeronautics Photography Division here in Washington, went through the separation center October 23—after 37 months in uniform.

Major Tax Connell wrote from Naples that he expected to be home early in October after twenty-eight months overseas making malaria control inspections and giving malaria schools all across Northern Africa, Italy and Southern France. In addition to his European theatre ribbon with five battle stars, he wears the Medalha de Guerra received from Brazil in recognition of his services during the three months he was attached to the Brazilian Expeditionary Force. Tax is returning to his position as professor of zoology at Dartmouth and owner of the largest mint bed in Hanover.

Larry Sleeper is a new resident of Hanover. After years of hotel experience on Cape Cod, he leased the Green Lantern Inn June 28, and has been very successful. He will be glad to see any '28ers who can drop in.

Sixteen '28ers were promoted to lieutenant commanders in the Naval Reserve on October 1: Brad Brown, George Buckingham, Jack Cook, Ken Cuddeback, Skip Drayton, Bill Flynn, Dick Foote, Charlie Gearhart, Boice Gross, Jack Heston, Red Jenkins, Bob MacPhail, Parker Noyes, Don Solis, Bill Whaley and Fran Young.

Lt. Comdr. Myles Lane has been transferred to Pearl Harbor, after three and one-half years duty in Boston.

Fred Cole and Dorothy Nutter were married September 15 in Winchester, Mass..... Major Paul Annable is in Manila with the Army Airways Communications System. On September 25 Jane sent him a radio message saying that they had a second daughter, Elizabeth. .... Hank and Jean Leach have a son, Paul Chapman, born October 5....T/5. Merrill Whittemore arrived in the States recently for discharge. He has 92 points thanks to 32 months overseas and five battle stars.

Major Francis Reynolds is on the staff of the Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark.

Bill Sreenan recently resigned his position as public relations officer of the Massachusetts headquarters of Selective Service, to go with the Middlesex Federal Savings and Loan Association in Somerville. Bill served with Selective Service since its beginning five years ago.

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