Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-07-09
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Vile, was graduated recently from
from the Chanute Field branch OF
the army air force technical school
in weather observing. He will re-
main at Chanute Field for another
course, which will be in teletype
maintenance His wife stays IN
Champaign, H., which is IA miles
from camp, and is attending some
classes at the University of illinois,,
which is located at that place.
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Pvt. Harold Smith, Of Chanute
Field, Illinois, visited the week end
in Malta with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Smith, and other rel
atiyes.
Robert Naylor, of this place, who
was inducted into the army last
Wednesday, came Thursday on a
Today furlough, before being as
signed to training camp.
Private William G. Barclay, a
former Morgan county boy, left
GAINESVILLE April IL, 1912, for in
duction into the army. After a
few days at Fort Hayes, Columbus,
he was sent to Jefferson Barracks,
Mo, for his basic training of six
weeks. On June 2, 1912, he left
that place and after riding for 81
hours arrived at Luke Field,
Phoenix, Arizona, one of the finest
pursuit training schools in the
world. He is going to school, where
he is learning to be a parachute
rigger. He stays in air conditioned
barracks; has plenty of good food
tC eat, and likes army life fine;
says it is hot through the day, but
is cool enough for blankets at
night He would be glad to hear
from anyone. His address is Pvt.
William G. Barclay, 66th Air Base,
Luke Field, Phoenix, Arizona. The
camp is located 20 miles from
Phoenix.
Pvt. Kenneth McLane, who re-
Gently enlisted in the army, is now
located at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
His address is 566 Technical School
Squad, Flight B.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Smith, of
upper Malta have received word
that their son, Pvt. Judson H.
Smith, who left here recently for
army service, is at Camp Wolters,
Texas. His address is 62nd Bn.,
Company c, Camp Wolters, Texas
He does not expect to be there but
few weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
also have three grandsons in the
service-Denver Spears (son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. c. Spears, near Nor
ganyille) who is in Australia Bert
John, jr., who enlisted three years
ago, and Arthur Smith Both are
at places unknown to home people
Pvt. Philip f.. Murphy who is
taking training for mechanic in the
air corps at Casey Jones School of
Aeronautics, at Newark, ~ J.,
srent the Fourth at his home. He
says their training is very hard,
taking 10 months training in five
months. They get up at 1855 a.
m, and are in bed at 10 p. m Ten
hours Of school each day.
Richard (Dick) Steward, who
enlisted in the navy and is at the
Great Lakes Training School, Iii
nois, expects to be home in about
week, on Today furlough
Private Donold Sims, who enter
ed the U. s. service from Cleveland
as an air corps mechanic, and was
for two weeks at Camp Perry, O.,
is now at Kessler Field, Miss. He
is the son of Sadie Reed Sims and
the late John Sims, of Bristol. For
some years he had been secretary
at the Cleveland Y. M. C. A. His
address is: Pvt Donald Sims, GOA
S. S., Flight $50, Kessler Field,
Miss.
Pvt. Dwight Richardson of Chi
cago, H., spent the week end with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilkes
Richardson, of East Bloom. He
made the trip part Way bv piane.