March 20, 2015

Oroville Mercury – Register
September 14, 1945
Legion Acts To Help Vets
James Walker, R. J. Phillips and W. H. Gaylord were named by the local American Legion Thursday night to plan arrangements for a meeting Oct. 10, at which the post will entertain state, area and district officers here. Also appointed at the session was a committee to aid returning veterans to obtain specialized information concerning their rights under the G. I. bill The committee includes the following : W. S. Koepp, Thomas Tuhey, William Bartley, Walker, Gaylord and Phillips. Additional members will be added to the committee. It was announced that an executive committee meeting will be held Sept. 23, in Marysville for the purpose of planning the year’s district meetings. Albert D’Amico, chairman of the Honor Roll Committee, announced that a list of the names of all men who were inducted by the local draft board has been obtained. There are more than 1500 names, he said , and it will take some time before printing can be finished and the names placed on the roll.

Oroville Mercury – Register
September 14, 1945
Honorable Discharges Are Recorded Here
Records of Honorable discharges from the service field Thursday at the country recorder’s office include those of the following: Howard Mooney, staff sergeant, served with the 849th Bomber Squadron in campaigns including Rhineland, Arnennes, Central Europe, medals, European African Middle Eastern (EAME) campaign, Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and Good Conduct. Albon S. Flores, Pfc., Gridley” 318th Infantry Regiment: medals, European African Middle Eastern campaign, two bronze stars, combat unit citation and the Purple Heart. Lewis E. Roberts, technical sergeant, Paradise: 3030th Army Air Force base unit” served the Normandy and the air offensive of Rhineland as radio operations mechanic gunner, sharpshooter; medals, Distinguished Flying Cross, EAME campaign, Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. Charles M. Fugate, Pfc., Gridley’ served with 935th Signal Battalion in campaigns including Naples, southern France, Rome, Arno, Appennenes and Po Valley; medals, EAME campaign and Good Conduct. Oroville Mercury Register 1946 Names on the Memorial Hall Honor Roll were added yesterday by American Legion members to make what is believed to be a completed list Albert D’Amico, Legion commander, Neal Hansen and William H. Gaylord worked on the board. If any veteran, eligible for the list is unable to find his name on the board he should contact Gaylord.
-Stu- That board was mounted on the front of our Veterans’ Memorial Hall, where did it go?

Stu’s Notes:
Oroville’s American Legion still to this day is very active in Oroville. I know many of them, but to keep up all the good they do for our returning Veterans and the kids of Oroville, they need more recruits. So if you are a Veteran and have time on your hands, see Commander Ronnie Scharbor. I’ve read so much about that 1500 plus list of Oroville area men who served in their country’s time of need, there must be a picture of it somewhere. Not only did the above men receive an Honorable Discharge, a DD214, I think it is called, but what they accomplished while they served was outstanding. I have written about a few of them in the past. Howard Mooney served on a bomber with Oroville’s, Hal Wyman, I was told this way back in 2003 by his wife, Marilyn and daughter Candy Wriston. You can find theses stories on our web site.