Evening star., 1942-10-11

New Jersey avenue Sc.
Ensign Hancock volunteered for
fight training in August, 1941, and
received preliminary flight training
at Anacostia. He attended the Uni
versity of Maryland, George Wash
ington University, and the Univer-
sity of North Carolina. 1t HOLDEN
also received his preliminary train
ing at Anacostia. Prior to his en-
listment in September, 1941. he at
tended George Washington Univer-
sity and Wilson Teachers College.
Ensign Spriegel also came to this air
station from Anacostia He at
tended West Virginia University and
was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa
Fraternity.
Three local men have arrived here
just recently to begin their training
courses in naval aviation. They are
ROLAND D. Wise, 1907 Mill road.
NV: Orme Wilson. jr., 2406 Massa-
chusetts avenue, NV, and Fletcher
Hudson Jones, jr., 1343 Montague
street, NV.
At Moore Field, Tex.
Maj. Carl B. Stilson, post surgeon
here, has been transferred to
Laurenburg-M -Maxton, N c., where he
will be assigned to duty with the
medical detachment. sMaj. Stilson
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. w.
Stilson, 912 Carroll avenue, Takoma
Park, Md
Pvt. William L. Acree. son of Mrs.
Elizabeth Acree, 427 Sixtieth avenue,
Capitol Heights, Md, has been
transferred to Amarillo, Tex, tenn
porarily for specialized instruction
in glider maintenance.
At San Antonio, Tex.
First 1t. Richard L. Trainor, son
Of Mrs. Maud NJ Trainor, 1017 Taus-
sig place, NE has been selected
among eight officers to report to
East Hartford, Conn, to take two
month course of instruction in base
overhaul of aircraft motors at the
Pratt & Whitney motor plant.
Prior to his entrance into the serv-
ice, 1t. Trainor was an administra-
tive officer for the Government. He
attended Columbus University. His
wife, Mrs. Marjorie K. Trainor. lives
at 100 Rodney road, Silver Spring,
Md.
At Randolph Field, Tex.
Nine men from Washington and
nearby Maryland and Virginia
graduated yesterday from several of
the Army air forces training schools
of the Gulf Coast training center
here. Those graduating as bomber
pilots were: 1t. Byron G. Andrews,
2816 Connecticut avenue NV. Gel
lington Field; Staff Sergt. Robert
E. Langdon, 1888 A street Sc. dub
book Field; 1t. Ralph N. Smith, 610
F street SW. lubbock Field; 1t.
John F. Hoeft, 20 Myrtle street,
Arlington, Va. Brooks Field; 1t.
Ernest c. Bickers, jr., 4916 Taylor
street, Bladensburg, Md. (Kelly
Field, and Staff Sergt. Harold B.
Jeffers, Dickerson, Md. lubbock
Field. Graduating as single e-engine
fighter pilots were 1t. John c.
Burchfield, 102 East Walnut street,
Alexandria, Va. Foster Field; 1t.
Robert B. Smith, jr., 8 Albemarle
street, Westmoreland Hills, Md.
Moore Field, and 1t. Charles w.
Ripper, 3511 Davenport street NV.
(Foster Field.
At Elkins, w. Va.
w. K. r. Kalbfus, grandson of w.
X. Reeve, 1919 Thirtieth street NV,
celebrated his 21st birthday last
week by making his first solo flight.
He is naval aviation cadet and is
training at Davis and Elkins Col
lege here. Cadet Kalbfus is the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B.
Kalbfus.
At Camp Lee. Va.
George E. Clark, technician, Ath
grade, son Of William L. Clark, 4518
Forty-ninth street NV, has been
promoted to the grade of staf1 SERGE
ant. Sergt. Clark is chief of the
special orders section at camp head
quarters here. Before entering the
Army June Is, l941, he was with the
Civil Aeronautics Administration.
He attended Strayer College and
George Washington University and
is member Of Kappa Sigma Fra
ternity.
Vincent Z. Corrado. son Of aer.