Evening star., 1942-09-20

CORPS Tor tour Capt. Gordon T. Blood.
years before joining the Air Forces.
A student at the University of
Maryland, he became interested in
aviation and enrolled in the CAA
course there. Two years ago he
transferred from the Marine Corps
to the Army Air Forces, his CAA
class being the only one to be ac-
cepted for basic training with the
preliminary primary training.
Three of his university class
mates, Albert S. Aiken, who went
into pursuit flying; Frank Smith,
now in light bombardment flying,
and Jack Lambert, heavy lombard
ment flying, graduated in theACAA
class with him. The four were to-
gether during their basic training
at Randolph Field, Tex, and their
advanced training at Kelly Field,
Tex. Capt. Blood was married six
months ago. His wife, the former
Alice Tydings, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. E. Tydings, 811 Crittenden
street NV, is now living in Taft,
Calf.
At Maxwell Field, Ala.
Cadet j. Gilbert Nettleton, jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs j. Gilbert Nettleton,
Shoreham Hotel, is now enrolled in
the Army Air Forces. Pre-Flight
School for pilots here, where he will
study ground training for nine
weeks preparatory to his flight in
struction. Prior to his entrance into
the service in March of this year
Cadet Nettleton was an analyst with
the United States Steel Corp. A
graduate of Princeton University in
1880, he also received an MBA
degree at Harvard Business School.
He also taught at Robert College,
1stanbul, Turkey, for two years.
At Camp Murphy, Fla.
Pvt. Robert A. Stanton, son Of Mrs.
D. M. Stanton, 1888 Thirtieth street
NV, has been enrolled in a special
course of instruction at the Signal
Corps School here.
At Englin Field, Fla.
Corpl. Albert c. Thorn, jr., 1906
Brandywine street NV, has been
selected to attend the Army Air
Forces Administrative Officer Can
didate School at Miami Beach. On
completion of this course he will be
commissioned second lieutenant.
At Jacksonville, Fla.
James Hamilton McAllister, 25
son of Mrs. Mary F. Keister, Falls
Church, Va, has been promoted tC
the rank of corporal in the marines
Corpl. McAlliSter re-enlisted in the
marines after being out three years
He served two years as chief of po-
lice in Middleburg, Va. and LOU
doun County. Before his re-enlist-
ment he was employed as principa
audit clerk in the War Department
Building in Arlington. He was 6
member of the marine guard that
evacuated Americans from Shang-
hal in 1887 following the outbreak
of war between China and Japan
His present duty, in addition to reg,
ular military routine, is that of non.
commissioned officer in charge O.
Government transportation at tht
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station
here.
At Miami Beach, Fla.
Fourteen Washingtonians have re-
Gently completed a six-week course
at the Army Air Forces Office
Training School here to prepare
them for executive duties in Al
Forces maintenance that parallel th
positions they held in civilian life
They are: Capts. Ralph P. Dunn
Elgin Lane, Selkirk drive, Bethesda
Md; Randolph c. Richardson, 6l5'
Thirty-first place NV; Bishop F
Hill. son of Mrs. Josephine P Hill
1921 S street NV, and Fredericl
G. Vosburgh, husband of Mrs. Dori
K. Vosburgh, 1917 Hampden lane
Bethesda, Md: First Its. Martin L
Dellinger, husband of Mrs. Marth'
j. Dellinger, 1882 Alton place NV.
Walter r. Hutchinson, husband O
Mrs. Reva B. Hutchinson, 846l Pine,
Branch Court, Silver Spring, Md
and Samuel S. Wilson, husband O
Mrs. Gladys S. Wilson, Arlington
Village, Arlington, Va.
Second Its Edward F. DAILY
nephew of Miss Orline Fenwicb
Drummond avenue, Chevy Chase
Md; Thomas G. Baptist, brother Q
Mrs. Agnes B. Lacy, 4637 Windol
place NV; Walter T. McDaniel
husband of Mrs. June B. Mechanic
S507 Macomb street NV; John \