>From scrapbook in possession of the Pierce County Historical Association (please note, I am just posting, I have NO further info on this family) Newspaper is possibly the Spring Valley Sun, date unknown. PVT. EDWARD W. BJORNSON Private Edward W. Bjornson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bjornson of Spring Valley, entered service in the Army in October of 1943. He was attached to an anti-tank training batallion at Camp Blanding, Florida, for his basic training. Immediately on finishing an accelerated basic training course he was furloughed home on June 1 and sent to Ft. Meade, Md. From there he was shipped to Italy. On his arrival at that theater of war he was transferred to the Combat Engineers and trained for the duties of that group including amphibious landing training and combat. He then took part in his first action-the landing in Southern France, and was with the first wave to land on his beach. His detachment was set to clearing away the enemy mines from the beaches to get the beaches safe for the succeeding waves of men and material. He is now in action in central France and is attached to the 7th army. Edward (better known as Wally to many of us) is a graduate of the Spring Valley high school and helped his father in the lumber business in Spring Valley. He married Miss Nancy Jacobson, of Glenwood City, shortly before going into service.