The Wyandotte news-herald., August 23, 1945, Section 2, Image 11

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VOL. 67. NO. 67—FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Two Are Awarded
Bronze Star Medal
Posthumous
Presentation
Made To Gierlock
The Bronze Star Medal for Her
oic Achievement has been awarded
posthumously to S Sgt. Thomas
Gierlock, whose mother, Mrs. Mary
Gierlock, lives at 749 Orange, Wy
andotte.
Gierlock was serving with the
254th Infantry Regiment of the 63rd
(Blood and Fire) Division. During
an attack in the vicinity of Jeb
sheim, France, Jan. 28, he, as lead
er of a light machine gun section,
conducted himself in an exceptional
manner, never failing to aid in the
forward movement of his guns. Re
peatedly, he exposed himself to in
tense enemy fire in order to more
efficiently control his section. In
a subsequent action he was shot
and killed.
“His courage and leadership were
an inspiration to all who witnessed
his actions and contributed greatly
to the success of the attack.” says
the citation accompanying the dec
oration.
Hoffhiens Gets Promotion
MANILA Edward L. Hoffhiens
has been promoted to Technician
sth Grade, it was announced here.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Hoffhiens. 527 Poplar street, Wy
andotte. His wife, Helen E. Hoff
hiens, son, Gerald and daughter.
Terry Lee, are residing in Lutz,
Florida
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Wieclaw Is
Decorated For
Manila Heroism
For his heroic actions during the
bitter street fighting for the liber
ation of Manila. Private First Class
Joseph A. Wieclaw of Wyandotte,
has been presented the Bronze Star
Medal. Among the first American
troops to enter the Philippine capi
tal, Infantryman Wieclaw Is the
son of MTs. Victor Olszewski of 1444
Elm street, Wyandotte.
The citation accompanying the
award reads: “When the ammuni
tion supply of his machine gun sec
tion was diminished because of
heavy supporting fire for assault
troops crossing a river in Manila,
Private Wieclaw twice fooved 400
yards to the rear under heavy enemy
machine gun, artillery and rifle
fire and returned, wading neck-deep
in the river, with three boxes of
ammunition."
A veteran of more than 23 months
overseas service, Wieclaw previously
saw action as a jungle fighter on
Bougainville, in the Solomons, and
has served on New’ Caledonia and
Guadalcanal. In addition to the
Bronze Star, he wears the Purple
Heart for wounds received in action
on Luzon, the Combat Infantryman
Badge for exemplary service in ac
tion. and the Asiatic-Pacific cam
paign ribbon with tu’o Battle Stars.
Aboard Destroyer In Pacific
ABOARD A DESTROYER IN
THE WESTERN PAClFlC—Already
a survivor of a torpedoing in the
Mediterranean, Natale C. Palazzolo,
20, fireman, first class, USNR, of
Wyandotte, fights on in the Pacific.
Palazzolo was aboard the destroy
er escort USS HOLDER when she
was hit by a German aerial torpedo
in the Mediterranean last year. Be
low’ decks in a repair group. Palaz
zola w’as unhurt and remained
aboard the ship while it was towed
back to the States and decommis
sioned. He was then assigned to this
new destroyer and has since fought
the Japanese off Luzon, Formosa,
French Indo-China, Tokyo Bay, Iwo
Jima and Okinawa. He has seen his
ship's guns knock four Japanese
planes into the seas.
Palazzolo's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Natale C. Palazzolo, live at 1167 Mc-
Kinley street.
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FORCE OFF TOKYO Hersel S.
Lashbrook, radarman, third class,
USNR, whose wife lives at 412
Eureka, Wyandotte, serves aboard
the USS INDEPENDENCE, one of
the Navy’s front line aircraft car
riers which has participated in the
aerial onslaught on Tokyo.
When the planes of the INDE
PENDENCE started off the flight
deck within 100 miles of the Jap
mainland on the first strike, it
marked the realization of an ambi
tion long cherished by ever 4 }’ mem
ber of the crew, from the captain
on down because the ship had been
torpedoed at Tarawa In November,
1943. The attack was the first of
its kind unleashed against the To
kyo area since last February.
As part of the more than 1.000
carrier-borne aircraft participating
in the attack, planes from this flat -
top strafed and bombed some 80 air
fields in and around the Japanese
capital.
DeWalt Gets Commission
FORT BENNING, GA —(Special)
—Donald N. DeWalt, of Wyandotte,
was commissioned a Second Lieut
enant in the Army of the United
States, August 16. upon successful
completion of the Officer Candidate
Course at The Infantry School at
Fort Benning, Georgia. Lt. DeWalt
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul W.
DeWalt of 2349 Eighth street, Wy
andotte.
The new lieutenant enlisted in
the Army July 30, 1943, and served
with the Army Air Forces before
taking the Officer Candidate Course
four months ago. He held the rank
of private before being commis
sioned.
The new officer is a graduate of
Roosevelt high school at Wyandotte.
At The Infantry School, world's
largest institution of Its kind, the
local officer took a four month
course to fit him for his new’ re
sponsibilities. The course covers the
technique of handling all the varied
modern Infantry weapons and the
tactics of leading small Infantry
units in combat. At the same time
he is taught such diverse, yet nec
essary, subjects as military law’,
mess management, and administra
tion. He is constantly impressed
wih the enormous responsibility of
an officer in time of war.
The men who attend the Officer
Candidate Course include the best
privates, corporals and sergeants
from army units, selected by their
superiors for outstanding intelli
gence and qualities of leadership.
During the course even the mildly
incapable are weeded out, so that
the men who graduate with com
missions are America's finest sol
diers, fully qualified to be the lead
ers in the army.
WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1945
Receives Honor
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Sgt. A. M. Simpson
On August 4 Sergeant Andrew M.
Simpson received the Bronze Star
at ceremonies held in France.
Sgt. Simpson's wife, Willabel, and
son, Howard, live at 1028 Lindbergh
avenue. Before entering the serv
ice on March 23. 1942, Sgt. Simpson
was employed by Wyandotte Chem
icals Corporation at the South
plant.
Attached to the 16th Cavalry
Reconnaissance Squadron. Mechan
ized. Sgt. Simpson’s citation states
that it was given “for meritorious
achievement in connection with mil
itary operations against the enemy
in Germany on March 15, 1945. Dur
ing an attack on Waldrach, Ser
geant Simpson led his men down a
fire swept hillside and into the
town. His courageous and deter
mined action contributed greatly in
the capture of the objective and
brought distinct credit upon himself
and the Armed Forces of the Uni
ted States.”
Promoted To Sergeant
Matthew W. Sobczyk. one of the
men stationed at this Air Transport
Command Base in Prestwick, Scot
land, has recently been promoted
from Corporal to Sergeant. Sgt.
Sobczyk is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Sobczyk of Wyandotte. His
wife, Marion, is residing with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bra
shaw of 626 Vinewood avenue, Wy
andotte.
Before entering the Armed Forces
on July 17, 1942, Cpl. Sobczyk was
employed by the Danna Distribut
ing company as a salesman. He is
a graduate of the local high school.
After receiving his basic training
at Bolling Field, Washington he
was stationed here a short while
until his departure for duty over
seas.
Upon arrival in the European
Theater of Operations, he was as
signed to the European Division of
the Air Transport Command, Brig.
General Earl S. Hoag, Commanding.
At this trans-Atlantic terminal,
Sgt. Soblzyk is working as the pri
son sergeant in the military police
section.
Parsons Receives Award
WTTH THE 81ST INFANTRY
DIVISION SOMEWHERE IN THE
PACIFIC—Pfc. Earl R. Parsons, son
of Mr. Nelson E. Parsons, of 3321
Van Alstyne boulevard, Wyandotte,
has been awarded the Motor Ve
hicle Driver Badge for “excellent
performance of duties as a driver
of wheeled vehicles.”
Private Parsons is a member of
Maj. Gen. Paul J. Mueller’s 81st
Infantry “Wildcat” Division, which
last fall wrested the Palau and
other Western Caroline Islands from
the Japs.
Wyandotter Flies Home
Miami, Florida Speeded toward
home from overseas as part of the
“Green Project” which calls for
the Air Transport Command's Car
ibbean Division to fly 30,000 re
turnees from Europe to Miami Army
Air Field each month, another Wy
andotte man. pvt. Oliver C. Baker,
is back in the states.
In less than 24 hours he left for
Camp Blanding, Fla., by rail. From
there he will go to a reception cen
ter nearer home for separation from
the service or furlough prior to re
assignment.
Pvt. Baker’s Wyandotte address
is 669 Hudson street. He was over
seas 21 months with the 383rd Com
bat Engineers in the Mediterranean
theater of operations. He wears the
E.T.O. ribbon with three battle
stars.
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On Board PT Boat
IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
—Veteran of nearly a year in the
Southwest Pacific combat area,
chief warrant officer, John C. Car
mody, Jr., USNR, was aboard a
7th Fleet PT tender during the
action near Davao Gulf, Mindanao,
Southern Philippines.
Carmody's wife. Henrietta, lives at
1765 Dee street, Wyandotte.
His duty is to supervise the main
tenance force of the PT boats.
Carmody. 35, is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John C. Carmody, of 42 E.
Charlotte street, Ecorse. He has
four children. Alfred, 12, Edward,
10, Anita, 8, and Catherine, 7.
Carmody participated in the in
vasion of the Philippines and Lin
gayen Gulf. He also saw action in
western New Guinea.
He has two brothers in the serv
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mate, first class, USNR, is aboard
a landing craft in the South Paci
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man, first class, USNR. is in the
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Meet In Pacific
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