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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
8
The page honors Sgt Gordon N Stagg of Vernal and Sgt Duane F Searle for Bronze Star actions in the Pacific and notes other Utah area servicemen including Sgt Bernard G Roper and Lt Charles F DeMoisy. It recalls Stagg delivering ammunition under fire at Okinawa, and Duvall's invention aiding a B 26 Marauder nose wheel. It lists career details and overseas service for several service members.
The Purple Heart was awarded to Clayton J Slaugh for wounds in action during the liberation of Manila. He served as an infantryman with early troops entering Manila and has been overseas 15 months with service in New Caledonia Bougainville and the Solomons. He also earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and Asiatic Pacific Theater ribbon with one star. In a separate item Maple Tearle state bank commissioner plans to issue a charter to a Craig group for a bank at Rangely Colorado with main stockholders J J Stanton L J Wyman W Bieser and C A Stoddard. The bank aims to open by July 1 providing full services in the Rangely area.
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