Evening star., 1942-09-20

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cut avenue NV, recently arrived
at the Finance Replacement Train
ing Center here to begin his basic
training in finance. Prior to his
induction he was a cost accountant
for the Maritime Commission, sta
toned at Mobile, Ala, with the Ala
bama Dry Docks and Shipbuilding
Co.
At Lafayette, Ind.
Two District men reported re-
Gently to the Naval Training School
at Purdue University for an in
tensive 16-Week training course de-
signed to train them as naval cleo
tricians. They are Richard Wayne
Molineu, 6621 Seventh place NV.
and Richard Warren Bowler, 1926
Evarts street NE.
AT Fort Knox, Ky.
Pvt. James A. Mulvey, son of
Francis j. Mulvey, 113 East Wood
bine street, Chevy Chase, Md, re-
ported this week to the Armored
Force School Tank Department
here for training in how to keep an
Army tank in battle trim.
William F. Gardner, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert D. Gardner, 1913
1ngraham street NV, recently
graduated from the Armored Force
Officer Candidate School here re-
celvlng his gold bars and commits
sion as second lieutenant
At Camp Polk, La.
Second 1t. James L. Bennett ar
rived here recently and has been
assigned to the Maintenance Bat
talon Of the 18th Armored Diyi-
sion. After being commissioned a
second lieutenant in the Ordnance
Department he was on duty at
Camp Perry, Ohio, during July and
August. Before joining the Army.
Lit. Bennett was employed by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
He attended Drake University. Des
Moines, Iowa, for two years, gradu-
ating from George Washington Uni
versity.
Two District men graduated last
week from the air forces statistical
school at Harvard University busi-
ness school and were commits
stoned second lieutenants in the
Army Air Forces. They are Its.
Meyer Bruck, son of Ben Bruck,
5Ol2 Second street NV, and Leon
ard E. Cling, son of Mrs. Grace e.
Cling, 230 Rhode Island avenue
NE. 1t. Bruck enlisted in the serv-
ice IN october of 1941 and 1t.
Cling in February of this year
Both men had previous training at
the Officers Candidate School in
Miami Beach, Fla.
At Gulfport, Miss.
Mai. Harry Secord, SO, 1901 Six
teenth street NV, has assumed his
duties as technical inspector at the
Air Forces Technical Training Gen.
ter here. Maj. Secord was Govern
| ment inspector of airplanes and
airplane engines at Boiling Field
from 1927 to April %, 1912. He was
commissioned a major and served
as assistant technical inspector at
Keesler Field, Miss before coming
here. He was a first lieutenant in
the World War l.
At Dartmouth, N. ii.
Ensign John Diedrich arrived
| here this week to begin training
in the Naval Reserves. Ensign
Diedrich resigned his civilian po-
sition as assistant principal and
athletic coach of Leesburg High
School to enter the Navy. He vol
unteered for military service several
weeks ago.
At Fort Monmouth, n. ].
Second 1t Robert Fred Mundy
son of Mrs. B. L. Mundy, 1412 Crit
tenden street NV, recently grad
uated from the officer candidate de-
partment of the Eastern Sigma.
Corps School here.
Also recent graduates from the
officer candidate department of the
Eastern Signal Corps School here
are: Its. Gilman Bailey, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Bailey, 5 Pine
hurst Circle NV: Edward A. Fay
man, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fay
man, 1881 Euclid street NV, Mil
ton L. Pokress, husband of Mrs
S. Y. Pokress, 232 Hamilton street
NV; Morris T. Buckelew, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Buckelew, North
Park street, Dunn Loring, Va, ano