PATRICK LUMBER CO.

News of Our Friends in the Services

Major Hanson Whiteside, owner of the Whiteside Lumber Company, Los Angeles, now serving with the armed forces in the South Pacific area, has been alvarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy. The presentation was made December 9, 1944.

He was also awarded the Asiatic-Pacific campaign ribbon with Bronze Star some time ago. His address is: Major H. H. Whiteside,0113489, Headquarters Service Command, A. P. O. 706, care Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif.

Major A. E. Ferguson, Field Artillery, who is stationed at Fort Sill, Okla., has been appointed a Lieutenant Colonel. Before going in the service, he was distri'ct manager for the American Lumber & Treating Co. at Los Angeles.

Major Ray Hill, who has been in Los Angeles on a 30day sick leave, returned to Oakland where he is stationed, on January 11. He was with the Lawrence-Philips Lumber Co. before going in the service.

Corporal Grayden S. Merritt, Los Angeles, awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious connection with military operations in France. with the American Hardwood Co., Los Angeles, went in the service.

George B. Loveday, son of Mr. and Mrs. R' H. Loveday, Loveday Lumber Company, Los Angeles, who has been in action at Peleliu, has been advanced to the rank of First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He left for overseas duty on October 23,1943.

Cpl. Maurice L. "Duke" Euphrat, Jr', son of Maurice L' "Duke" Euphrat, Sr., of Wendling-Nathan Co., San Francisco, is now in the Philippines. He is a musical technician in a special service company.

Duke's younger son, Paul, is Seaman first class, a combat crewman in the Naval Air Corps, stationed at Millington, Tenn.

Pfc. Arthur Paulson, U. S. Marine Corps, son of A. M' Paulson of the Paulson Lumber Sales Agency, San Francisco, was in the invasion of Leyte. He is a forward observer in the 155 millimeter artillery'corps.

Coxwain John Klass, IJSN, to the president of The Pacific is now stationed at Norfolk, son of Herb Klass, assistant Lumber Co., San Francisco, Va., awaiting reassignment. has been service in He was before he

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