Oakland Tribune/1944/Donald M'Clure Wins Advance

Donald M'Clure Wins Advance. Donald McClure, former chief trial deputy district attorney in Oakland, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, according to the Army Air Base, Salt Lake City. McClure, who is a veteran of World War I, was commissioned a captain in January 21, 1941. He already has seen service in India, Burma and China. He was wounded in the last war, receiving the Purple Heart. He also wears the Silver Star and Croix de Guerre from War I. He is now special service officer at the Salt Lake Army Air Base. He is a graduate of the University of California and Hastings Law School. A son, Stuart, is a first lieutenant with the infantry in Italy. Another son and his wife are with him in Salt Lake. Perry A. Olsen, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry M. Olsen, 1211 Sunnyhills Road, has received his commission as a second lieutenant in the AAF at Douglas, Arizona, and is now home on leave. He is a graduate of Oakland High School, where he was class president. He was in his sophomore year at University of California, studying medicine, when he entered service. Another local man to be awarded his commission as second lieutenant in the AAF is Robert K. Mortensen of Mr. and Mrs. Mortensen, 1034 East Twenty-eighth Street. He has just completed his training at Davis-Monthan Field, Tuscon, Arizona. He is married. From Roswell Army Air Field, Roswell, New Mexico, comes word that Ralph Schillinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schillinger, 2507 Myrtle Street, has been commissioned a second lieutenant. Another Oaklander made a second lieutenant in the AAF is Eugene W. Tessien, son of H. A. Tessien, 3565 Jordan Road. He is a graduate of San Francisco Junior College. He graduated at Carlsbad Army Air Field.