Wounded Feb. 16 on Corregidor, Private Hess, 20, was returned to this country May 12, and is now in Birmingham General Hospital, Van Nuys, Calif. While jumping with the 503rd Infantry Paratroop Unit he received chest and left arm wounds. Just before he was to be released from the hospital on New Guinea, an appendectomy became necessary and he was held there. "Private Hess entered the service June 28, 1943, and received training at Camp Bowie, Tex. and Fort Benning, Ga., where he was awarded his paratroopers' boots and wings on New Years, 1944. Overseas since April, 1944, he also participated in the Leyte campaign. He is a graduate of Central High School, and was formerly employed by Martins Nursery here. -- Newspaper Clipping, |