MILITARY: Promotions, Awards, Jackson County, Oregon ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Elizabeth Corethers 16 April 2003 ****************************************************************************** Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Tuesday, 9 Jan 1945, p. 2 ROBERT BROWN IS PROMOTED IN RANK TO 1ST LIEUTENANT 15th AAF in Italy - Robert G. Brown, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brown, RFD No. 1, Medford, Ore., has been promoted to the rank of 1st lieutenant, according to a recent announcement of the 15th air force, from somewhere in Italy. Lt. Brown is co-pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber and is a member of a veteran B-24 heavy bombardment group of the 15th air force which has flown more than 125 missions against the Germans in southern Europe. He has been in the army since November 6, 1942, when he was inducted in Portland and is a graduate of the Turner Field, Ga., advanced flying school, graduating in March of this year. At the time of his entry into the service, he was a student in the Medford high school. Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Tuesday, 9 Jan 1945, p. 4 HOWARD REYNOLDS GETS BRONZE STAR FOR ARMY SERVICE With the Fifth Army, Italy - Lt. Col. Howard Reynolds of Medford, Ore., recently was awarded the bronze star for meritorious service in combat. He is commanding officer of the 1st battalion, 361st infantry regiment, 91st "Powder River" division, fighting on the 5th army front in Italy. Reynolds was engaged in fire insurance before he entered service in February, 1941, at Hartford, Conn. His wife, Caroline R. Reynolds, lives at 507 Haven street, Medford.