News o[ Our Friends in The Services

Capt. Paul M. P. Nferner, Alto, received his discharge September 23.

Merner Lumber frorn the Army Co., Palo Air Force Captain Jim BerrY, received his discharge and has been taking a turning to the lumber

Major Hal Morgan, partner in the Cooper Lumber Co" Portland, rvho rvas lumber procurement officer {or the U. S. Marine Corps, with headquarters in Portland' received his discharge October 1, and is now back in the lumber bttsiness. He was in the service since early in 1942'

Sgt. Harry Parsons, U. S. Field discharged from the service, and is manager of the King CitY, Calif', Pacific Milling Co.

Artillery, was recentlY back at liis old job as vard of the Southern

Lieut. O. L. Russum, San Francisco lumberman' received his honorable discharge from the U' S' Coast Guard Reserve. October 16, after more than two years' service'

First Sgt. Fred E. Kopplin, Jr', son of Fred E' Kopplin o{ the Co-le Door & Plywood Co', Los Angeles' was discharged at Fort MacArthur last week' He served in the Infantry for 4 years and 8 months, was in the Aleutian Islands for 28 months, and from there was sent to France and Germany. Be{ore he went into the Army he was associated with the Consolidated Lumber Co' at Wilmington' Calif.

First Lieut. Eric Hexberg has received his discharge from the Army and is again associated with the Anglo California Lumber Company in Los Angeles' Eric was in the Army Air Force for over three years, and spent one year in China'

Dennis Gilchrist resumed his position as salesman with Pope & Talbot, Lumber Division, Los Angeles' on October 15. Dennis was in the Merchant Marine for two years'

B/M First Class David Wilkinson, who rn'as in the U' S' Navy for four years, has received his discharge' He will be rr.o.i",.d with his father, W' W' Wilkinson' Los Angeles wholesale lumberman.

U. S. Marine CorPs, San Francisco, from the service earlY in October, vacation for a few weeks before rebusiness.

Cpl. Bill Fraser, son of Clem Fraser, sales manager' Hogan Lumber Co., Oakland, was discharged October 18 after 38 months' service in the 83rd Field Artillery' He served in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany, and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart'

T/Sgt. Carl R. Moore, Jr., Army Air Corps, son of Carl R' Moore, Sr., well known lumberman of Oakland and Grants Pass, Oregon, recently arrived home from Kwajalein, I\[arshall Islands, and received his discharge from the service October 13.

Lieutenant Bob llogan, IJSN, brother of Tom Hogan, III, and formerty with Hogan Lumber Co., Oakland, is stationed at the Navy Supply Depot, Oakland'

Captain King Goodrich has been discharged from the army and is back on the job again. He is associated with his father, E. A. Goodrich, who operates the Goodrich Lumber Company in Los Angeles. King was with the 8th Air Force and was in the service for three years. He was overseas over two Years.

Seaman First Class Nelson Jones, Jr., has been in service a little over two years, and is now on a Coast Guard patrol boat. He is the son of Nelson Jones, Sr., Jones Hardwood Co.. San Francisco.

Capt. Herschel G. Larrick, Jr., 9th Army Air Corps, and Lieut. Walter Larri'ck, U. S. Army, sons of Herschel GLarrick, manager of the Barr Lumber Company at Solana Beach, are home on terminal leave. Herschel G., Jr., will be associated with his father in the lumber business and Walter will resume his college studies.

Mr. Larrick's youngest son, Charles L., is with the U. S. Army of Occupation in JaPan.