Evening star., 1942-10-25

Washington Cathedral and is the
18th. employe of the Cathedral to
enter the armed forces.
At Smyrna, Tenn.
Second 1t. Donald C. Hibbard, $40
Tuckerman street NV, was recently
promoted to the rank of first lieuten-
ant. He Is serving with the Army
Air Forces Combat Crew School
here, and is post signai officer.
At Randolph Field, Tex.
Three District men have begun
their basic stage of flying training
here. They are: Student officers
Jack F. Cherry, %, son of DR.. and
Mrs. John L. Cherry, 4SOe Forty
first street NV, and Philip S. Isis,
%, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Isis,
SSH Seventh street NV. ana Avia-
ton Cadet William M. Fox, 26, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel B. Fox, 1000
Thirty seventh street Sc.
A first lieutenant in the Army Air
Forces Reserve, 1t Cherry attended
the University of Maryland, where
he was member of Scabbard and
Blade, honorary national military
society; Alpha Psi Omega, national
honorary dramatics fraternity, and
Sigma Nu, social fraternity. A first
lieutenant in the Chemical Warfare
Service, 1t. Isis attended Texas A.
and M. Cadet Fox attended Notre
Dame University and the University
of Arizona. where he participated in
basket ball and had a year and a
half of ROTC training in the
cavalry. He took ois primary fight
training at Pine Bluff Ark.
At Camp Lee, Va.
Three District men recently grad
uated from the Quartermaster OFF,
Ger Candidate School here and
were commissioned second leuten-
ants in the United States Army
They are: Its. Jerome j. Harris
3193 Porter street NV; julius K
Townsherd, 81 Anacostia road NE.
and Donald c. Nelson, 1868 Park
road NV, former clerk in Riggs
National Bank.
William P. Rivers, "a Lee boule-
ward, Falls Church, Va, has been
promoted to the grade of private
first class at the Reception Center
here where he is a member OF
Headquarters Company. Prior tc
his entering the armed forces june
%. 1912, he was employed as assist
ant manager of Snyder & Co., Falls
Church.
At Camp Lee, Va.
Julius K. Townshend, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. S. G. Townshend, Brandy
wine, Md, has been commissioned 8
second lieutenant in the Quarter.
master Corps upon graduation from
the Officers Candidate Training
School here. 1t. Townshend, who
is now on a Today furlough, will
leave Monday for Oakland. Calf
He is a graduate of Brandywine
High School and was indicted into
the Army January 5, 1941. 1t
ToWnshend, g. was formerly sta
toned at Fort Monroe, Va. He was
iiie'A l ACo dOouG Ola lIlOiilllS dSO. Ii
civilian life he was employed al
the Washington Gas Light Co.
At Langley Field, Va.
Pvt. Archibald Thomas, son ot
Mrs. Pearl Thomas, 927 French
street NV, was recently promoted
to the rank of technician, fifth
grade. He attended Armstrong
High School and entered the Army
Air Forces on August S, 1941.
At McChord Field, Wash.
Norman H. Davis, private first
class, son of Mrs. Helen L. Davis
5217 Reno road NV, was recently
appointed an aviation cadet anc
ordered to report to the Army All
Forces Classification Center in Nash
vile, Tenn. Cadet Davis was in
Quoted into the armed forces March
4, 1941.
At Wendover, Utah.
First 1t. Bruce S. Cotton, 1926
Taylor street NV, has been as
signed to temporary duty at Fort
George Mead. Md, for the purpose
Of attending the
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