Oroville Mercury Register
December 23, 1943
In the Fight – Many men from southern Butte County are
fighting the Axis in Uncle Sam’s Army, Navy, Marine And Air Corps.
The Oroville Mercury wants to keep those at home informed about
their activities, and relatives and friends are invited to submit
pictures and news to this department
Taylor Elevated to Major’s Rank
Howard L. Taylor of Army Air Forces recently was promoted
from captain to major. He is the son of Mrs. Herbert Taylor 3820
Palermo Road, and the late Sheriff Taylor. Taylor was stationed
at Ellington Field Tex., as an instructor when he received his promotion
and was told to report at Washington D.C. He was sent to school
at Dayton O., and expects to be assigned to the re-negotiation of
airplane contracts, possibly in southern California. A stock broker
in San Francisco; he enlisted in April, 1942. The picture above
was taken while he was wearing the bars of a captain.
A/C Harold Wyman Trains To Win Pilots Wings
Aviation Cadet Harold Ellis Wyman has been selected for
pilot training in the U.S. Army Air Forces, the Santa Ana army base
command has advised the parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.T. Wyman of Oroville.
He soon will be transferred to one of the west coast air force training
centers to begin his courses leading to winning his wings. Cadet
Wyman graduated from the Oroville Union high school in 1938 where
he was a high school cadet. He was employed at Marysville and locally
as a carpenter. His cadet appointment was preceded by military academy
training at Missoula, Mount.
Earl Goggia Paradise In Diesel Graduation
Recognition as a “qualified striker” for a petty officer
rating came to Bluejacket Earl Pete Goggia, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Francis Goggia, Pentz road, Paradise, California, at recent
graduation ceremonies held at the navel diesel training school on
Iowa State College campus, Ames, IA. Sent to the diesel school on
the basis of his recruit training aptitude test scores, the bluejacket
completed a course of study that included the operation, function
and maintenance of internal combustion engines. Principles of physics
and electricity were supplementary to the laboratory work. The newly
graduated man is now awaiting active duty orders to report aboard
ship or at some navel shore station (Stu-“qualified striker” Ok
Bob Morehouse what’s that mean?)
Jack Danisan Shows Ability as Engineer
Jack A. Danisan, former Oroville Service station attendant,
serving in the Engineers aviation branch at Geiger Field, Wash.,
became a first class private three weeks after he hit camp on Sept
1. Recently he had a 10 days furlough and visited with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Danisan 2828 Center street, Oroville. He left
on Nov. 23. A letter followed shortly advising that he had been
advanced to the rating of T5 corporal. Danisan is operating heavy
equipment such as tractors, draglines and bulldozers. His is one
of the outfits that lay advance landing fields for the airman in
an attack. He graduated this year’s Oroville Union high school senior
class.
Stu’s Notes: Leona Timmons called me Tuesday, May 03, 2011, to tell
me that her husband Tim Timmons had passed away. I was fortunate
to meet Tim and Leona at a Retired Labors Get together here in Oroville
a few years ago. I enjoyed every visit with them. I have written
about Tim several times over the years in this column. In WWII he
got into the fight on D-Day, June 6, 1944 with the 101st
Airborne 501 Regiment, which he was extremely proud of. He was considered
the “Old Man” of the outfit. He had trained many of the young men
in that regiment. Many of the 501 never saw the end of the War,
they were in the thick of many Battles. When he hit the ground he
was hurt very badly and his participation in the war was over that
1st day, as it was for thousands of
our young men, many dying before they hit the ground or soon after.
Many drowned loaded down with all their gear, landing in the water.
The ones that survived fought hard and bravely took the Beach Head
by night fall. Tim lay on the ground for three days before they
got to him, behind enemy lines. Was he a hero? He would say no.
Well you know what I would say. Thank you Tim, you served your Country
Well.