>From scrapbook in possession of the Pierce County Historical Association. Newspaper is possibly the Spring Valley Sun, date unknown. GAIL SCRITCHFIELD KILLED OVER ITALY Gail J. Scritchfield was born to Mr. and Mrs. O. Russell Scritchfield at Elmwood in 1922 and passed his boyhood there. His parents moved to a farm at Viking and Gail attended and graduated from the Spring Valley high school. Later he moved with them to the town of Cady, and still later to St. Paul. He enlisted in the army in July, 1940. Two years later he transferred to the army air corps and became a pilot. One June 25, 1943, he married Miss Nellie Ring of Nashville, Tenn. The have one son, whom Gail never saw. He also leaves, besides his parents, two sisters-Gloria (Mrs. Sidney Randall), of St. Paul, and Maxine, at home-and two brothers-Duane, now in army service at Camp Gordon, Georgia, and Ronald, at home. Lt. Scritchfield had won the air medal for 30 successful flying missions against the Huns, and the oak leaf cluster in place of a second air medal. He was killed May 23 while flying over Rome. He has three grandparents-Mrs. and Mrs. Joe Coone and Mrs. David Smith-also two uncles, Clarence and George Krammes, living at Elmwood. Memorial services for Lt. Scritchfield will be held Sunday, June 18, at Elmwood, under direction of the Am. Legion Post. Photo at www.rootsweb.com/~wipierce/military.htm