pupomry withdrawal of
;c lands in the vicinity of
,D» has been rescinded and
}Dds restored to their forra
stus and open to homestead
The land was withdrawn
je Interior Department se
; years ago with the idea of
•having them permanently
jred an Indian reservation,
jrea embraces approximate
ly square miles or 328,000
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mit
chell left on the recent Denali
for Sacramento, Calif, for a
visit. Mrs. Mitchell formerly
was employed at Erskine’s and
the hospital and at the time of
her departure was working at
the Helsel Photo shop.
Mr. Mitchell was employed by
the A. T. Beckett Co., water and
sewer contractors.
They expect to come back to
Alaska to locate in the Interior.
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Awards
Listed
Headquarters, Alaskan De
partment—Six members of a
Coast Artillery battalion have
been awarded the Bronze Star
Medal for acts of heroism during
the battle of Attu.
Cpl. Warren N. Browning, of
Eastside, Ore., and Pvt. Hollis
G. Bachelder of Dedham, Mass.,
were cited for exposing them
selves to enemy rifle fire to ren
der first aid to a wounded offic
er.
Fvt. Hiram I. stow or v^nats
worth, III., undertook the task
of silencing an enemy position
that was endangering the flank
of his unit. He wiped out the
Japs with hand grenades. Cpl.
Walter H. Fischer of La Verne,
Cal , received his award for vol
unteering to go ahead of his unit
in an attempt to dislodge the
enemy from concealed positions.
He was successful in accomplish
ing his mission and was credited
with greatly assisting the ad
vance of our troops.
Sgt. Ralph L. Jessop displayed
courage and resourcefulness
when the leader of another squad
was wounded in action. He took
over the leadership of the squad
and coordinated its movements
with the advance of his own
squad in the face of heavy
enemy rifle fire.
Pvt. Albert. K singer ot bait
Lake City went to the aid of
two non-commissioned officers
whose lives were endangered by
Jap snipers. In accomplishing
his mission it was necessary for
him to expose himself by crawl
ing to a place within 15 feet of
the enemy but he succeeded and
was credited with saving the
lives of his two fellow soldiers.
The above acts of heroism
took place May 29, 1943.
Five enlisted men have also
received the Bronze Star Medal
for heroism during the Aleutian
campaign last Spring.
Sgt, Tom J. Duree of Los
Angeles and Sgt. Oscar Olstad of,
Williams, N. D., were cited for ^
diverting the attention of the'
Japs and thereby furnishing our
troops an opportunity to move !
in for final action. Sgt. William |
Gaicia, of Cheyenne, Wyo , vol-|
unt.eered to carry hand grenades
to a patrol that had advanced
ahead of the lines, and finding
himself in a be'ter position to
inflict damage than the patrol,
thiew the grenades at the Japs
himself.
Master Sgt, Fred Lanners, of
St. Paul, Minn., received credit
for breaking up a surprise]
enemy counterattack. Cp’. Sand
ford Green, of Independence,
Mo., distinquished himself, while
on guard duty, by repulsing a
patrol of 15 Jap soldiers. Six of
the enemy escaped, when Corp
oral Green challenged them, but
the 9 who remained to fight it
out with the Missourian were
killed.
These actions all took place
on Attu.
One building permit was filed j
this week by Harry Howe, for a |
bedroom addition to a dwelling,!
estimated cost $500.
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