"Some Gave All”
Oroville Mercury Register
January 9, 1952
Bodies Of 3 Cadets Reach West
West Point, N.Y. – (U.P.)-
The bodies of three of the 19 cadets killed in an Arizona plane
crash were returned here today for burial. Officials at the
U. S. Military Academy identified the three as Cadets Karl F. Glassbrenner
Jr., Santa Ana, Calif.; Hugh R. Wilson, Tule Lake, Calif., and Maurice
J. Mastelotto, Chico, Calif. The entire corps of cadets, consisting
of approximately 2400 men headed by 1st Lt. Cadet Gordon
Carpenter of Silver City, N. M., turned out in tribute to their
dead comrades. Cadets lined both sides of the road leading
up the long hill to Washington Hall and saluted the passing caissons
carrying the bodies.
Oroville Mercury Register
November 7,
1945
Headline “Will Pull Out Of North China”-
Gen. Wedemeyer
Withdrawal May Start In Ten Days
Denies Charges Made By the Communists
by
George Wang
Chungking-(U.P.) – Lt. General Wedemeyer told
correspondents in Peiping today that American forces may begin evacuation
of North China by mid-November. Wedemeyer, U. S. commander
for the China theater, said American forces would withdraw from
North China as soon as their mission is accomplished. The
withdrawal, he said may start within 19 days. Wedemeyer categorically
denied Communist charges that American forces had aided Chinese
nationalists in actual fighting against the Communist troops.
He stressed that American forces will not become involved in any
China civil war. “Don’t interfere”
Oroville Mercury Register
January 10,
1952
News from Oroville Men In The Service
Off To Florida for training in the Navy’s electrician
school is Charles Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rogers of
Chico Road. Rogers, a 1951 graduate of Oroville Union High
School enlisted in the Navy Sept. 27. He returned to duty
last week after spending a 12-day leave here with his parents.
Donald O. Caldwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Caldwell of Pomona Avenue, is undergoing training with the Navy
at Davisville, R. I., after enjoying a 10 day leave over the holidays
here with his parents. Caldwell joined the navy June 27, 1951,
and took his basic training at San Diego. He then was transferred
into the Sea Bees and attended builder’s school at Port Hueneme,
Venture County. He graduated from the school Dec. 31.
He was graduated from Oroville Union High School with the class
of 1951.
Two Oroville youths, John Forrest Sheehan,
19, and Paul Ronald Peterson, 18, have enlisted in the Marine Corps
and are undergoing recruit training in San Diego, it was announced
today by M/Sgt. Charles Wilson, local Marine recruiter. Peterson
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wood Peterson of Tucker Lane.
Sheehan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Frank Sheehan of Route
3. Peterson is a graduate of Oroville Union High School and
spent the past summer working in Alaska. Both will receive
10-day leaves at the conclusion of their eight-week training periods.
Enlists In May
Cecil Akin, of El Noble Street has enlisted in
the United States Navy, Akin enlisted at the Navy’s Chico recruiting
office Dec. 28.
Stu’s Notes: Last weeks story about 1st
Lt. John F. Knecht death while flying in formation over Camp Beale
Army Base during practice, happened according to the crash report
by Prop Wash from four P 38 Lightning’s. Not to far in front
of them and flying at 1000 ft. when the planes in Lt. Knecht’s flight
of four collided. There was not enough altitude to bail out.
In fact one man who’s plane was going down attempted to bail out
but saw the ground so close he managed to crash land. Sadly
1st Lt. Knecht’s P38 lost it’s tail
and nosed right into the ground in front of all the soldiers that
were watching.
In training our service men and women have
to learn to be the best and with a World War on there is not enough
time to always do it in a safe way. I just found the above
story of young Maurice J. Mastelotto. Next week I will have
more. The Orville Mercury Register Headlines; We’ll
Pull Out Of North China, I think it was a big mistake, I think if
we would have supported the Chinese Nationalists, more than we did,
they might have won the control of China. President Truman
thought otherwise and China went Communist, leading to wars in Korea
and Vietnam. But who’s to know, America in 1945 had
just lost 400,000 men and many more terrible wounded. This
had to weigh heavy on the President’s mind. but what if?
My Grandma Betty Mills, was a friend of Charlie
Roger’s mother. Charlie was a Barber for a while, before he
became involved in metal work.