Hide Article Text (OCR)
homes currently under construction by the Area School carpentry class. \Stevens Electrical Company was awarded the contract lor the wiring on both houses, lower of two submitted. The winning bid oo house 1 was 1699.50,Meissen Receives p Bronze StarSgt. John ji. Meissen, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E.any special location that might give a clue to Its perpetrator.New York City has been plagued by a series of bombings tot more than one year.A series of 15 minor explosions led to the arrest In October 1968 of nine anti-Castro Cubans also charged with plotting political murders.and on house 2 It was 6497.50.Huff Heating and Air Contl-onlng won the contract for heating on both houses, submitting the lowest of four bids. The bid was for-1728.50 on house 1, and for $768.90 on house 2.Meissen, New Cambria, re-celved the Bronze Star Medal * during ceremonies Oct. 24 near ' Tay Nlnh, Vietnam. Sgt. Mels-sen received the award for heorlsm In action against enemy forces In Vietnam, Aug. 20. ^While established In a night laager position, elements of _ Company B, to which Meissen N was assigned, came In contact .with a large enemy force. Ac- ^cording to record, Meissen led his men through the enemy positions back to the perimeter In ** order to support his comrades. N It Is recorded, as the battle 2 progressed, Meissen, with com-plete disregard for his own safe- u %j, exposed himself to the hall of fire as he placed effective © fire on the enemy positions. bThe report states further that ahis valorous actions contributed 3Immeasurably to the thwarting d of the aggressor force. * *Meissen, a squad leader with Company B, 4th Battalion ofthe c 25th Infantry Division’s 23rd Infantry, entered the Army In c June, 1968, completed basic 1 training at Ft. Leonard Wood 1 and was stationed at Ft. Polk, La., before arriving overseas In * June of this year. ’Sgt. Meissen also holds the 1 Combat Infantryman Badge andMost of the bombs were set In trade or tourist offices countries doing business withisSGT. JOHN A. MEISSEN, 22, (right) son of Mr.and Mrs. John E. Meissen, New Cambria, re- ^ved the Army comm.n-ceived the Bronze Star Medal during cere- dauon Medal along with the monies Oct. 24 near Tay Ninh, Vietnam. Con- Bronze star Oct. 24. jgratulating him is Lt. Col. James E. Coggins, 2*25? icommanding officer of the 4th Battalion, 23rd Salisbury, and at tended nemsc, * Infantry. _ • ' (U.S. Army Photo) Kirtaviue.
Newspaper Details
Brookfield Daily News Bulletin
Brookfield, Missouri, US
Tue, Nov 11, 1969
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Badgerlink
WI, USA 10 Jul 2017
Other Publications Near Brookfield, Missouri
Brookfield Blade And Messenger
Brookfield Daily News Bulletin
Brookfield Linn County Budget
Brookfield Linn County Budget Gazette
Brookfield Linn County News And Daily News
