Oroville Mercury Register
June 21, 1951
News From Oroville Men In The Service
Cited For Heroic Action – Pfc.
William S. M. O’Kelley, son of Orie T. O’Kelley of Houston Street,
Oroville, has been presented the Bronze Star by Maj. General Claude
B. Ferenbaugh last month for heroic action in Korea. O’Kelley,
a member of a heavy infantry mortar company, was a star Oroville
Union High School football, basketball and track star. He
has been overseas since last August, spending all his time in the
front lines except for a short leave to Japan O”Kelley was
told that there is nothing more noble than a soldier who fights
heroically for his country against an armed enemy.
Oroville Mercury Register
June 21, 1951
Pfc. Le Roy McClure, son of Mrs. Ida McClure of
Biggs is stationed with the Army in England. Before going
to England, he spent two years and a half in Germany with the Army
of Occupation. From Germany, he received a discharge and after
about a year re-enlisted. He has had special training in heavy
equipment and is with an engineering battalion that is constructing
air strips. He is a graduate of Biggs high school and was
married to Miss Jean Haws of London, England June 2. His brother,
S-Sgt. Delbert McClure, is still in Alaska, where he has served
two years as a mess sergeant. In March, his wife accompanied
him to Alaska when he returned there following a visit to his home
on leave.
Oroville Mercury Register
June 21, 1951
A. D. Belcher, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Belcher,
Florence Avenue, reported to Treasure Island Naval Station in San
Francisco Bay yesterday to await transportation to Japan.
Belcher is a graduate of Oroville Union High School and attended
Yuba College prior to enlisting in the Navy.
Oroville Mercury
January 3, 1951
Spends Leave Here- Jerry Comer,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Comer of Oroville, who concluded a nine-day
leave here last week, left Saturday by plane for the San Diego Naval
Base where he is to receive assignment to printing school.
He completed boot training in November. Jerry, well known
as a baseball player, was graduated from Oroville Union High School
in 1948.
Oroville Mercury, January 21, 1951 (Photo) checking
the working mechanism of this Kluge press is Jerry Comer seaman
apprentice, USN, of Fifth Ave., Oroville California. Comer is one
of three specialists who graduated recently from the Navy’s Printer
School on Treasure Island, San Francisco, California.
Oroville Mercury
May 17 1951
Men In The Service - Home to
spend Mother’s Day with their mother, Mrs. Frank Bower of Wilcox
avenue, were John and Frank Brower. John is stationed with Marines
at Camp Pendleton and Frank is with the Army at Fort Ord. John Attended
Oroville Union High School and went to the Marine Corps on his 18th
birthday, Feb 7. Frank attended Princeton High School and was called
into the Army April 9. They both returned to their bases this week.
Oroville Mercury
May 17, 1951
Now on her way to Greenland after spending a few
weeks at home is lt. Sarah (Sally) Jeffries of the Air Force nurse
corps. Miss Jefffries, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Woodey of Arbol
Avenue, Oroville, was graduated from Lodi high school after attending
Oroville high school. She received her nurse’s certificate at the
San Joaquin General Hospital. Since her enlistment last September
she has been stationed at Hamilton Field.
Oroville Mercury
January 3, 1951
300,000 Reds Push 8th
Army out of Seoul
Abandoned City
Afire
Tokyo - The U.S. 8th
Army began abandoning Seoul early today. It withdrew under pressure
of a three-day-old Chinese Communist frontal assault combined with
a wide outflanking move in the east by Mongolian cavalry.
American, British and South Korean troops gave
up their defense positions north of the city and streamed south
in an orderly leap frog movement, packing the roads with bumper
to bumper traffic.
The withdrawal was carried out under the first
daylight attack the Communists have made in their drive on the South
Korean capital.
The reds struck against two 8th Army
divisions before dawn Wednesday and continued wave after wave of
infantry attacks despite a blazing United Nations air and artillery
bombardment.
Stu’s Notes: The last article above
lets us know what our Young Brave Pfc. William O’Kelley’s were up
against. They fought hard against the overwhelming Chinese
forces and something I didn’t know, Horse Calvary. I knew
one man in the Horse Calvary, Jim Minter, Ironworker and good friend.
I sure miss him.
The Comer’s still have their print shop here.
I’m not supposed to say this, but they have helped the Veterans
Memorial.