Evening star., 1942-11-22

Forces two years Capt. J. J. McC1oskey.
ago and served as instructor prior
to his going to England where he
was might fighter" with the forces
attached to the British ROYAL Air
Force In September of this year
he transferred from the Canadian
Air Forces to the United States Air
Forces with the commission of first
lieutenant His father is an official
with the War Production Board.
Somewhere in the Pacific.
Maj. James M. Mcqueen. jr.. son
of Mrs. Milton Mcqueen. 1880 Ches-
apeake street NV, is with the
United States Marine Corps some
where in the Pacific Before leav-
Ing for overseas duty. Maj. Mcqueen
was maintenance engineer at Paris
Island, S. C. His family is residing
In Jackson, Miss, during his alb
sence.
At Minter Field, Calf.
Pvt, Hennen J Hackett. 25, son
OF Mrs. Jennings Hackett, 1925
Twenty fourth street NV, for
mer reporter on The Star. has been
assigned duties as editor of the
Windsock, weekly newspaper for
personnel of the Air Forces Basic
Flying School here. Pvt. Hackett
who was on the editorial staff of
The Star in 1887, enlisted in the
Army Air Forces last February In
civilian life the newly appointed ed
itor was a neWspaperman of four
years experience. In addition to
The Star he was staff member on
the Baltimore Evening Sun and the
Auburn Citizen Advertiser, N. Y.
At Sacramento, Calf.
Pvt. (First Class Thomas A. Po-
drasky. brother of Miss Anna M.
Podrasky, 1916 Mount Pleasant NV,
who is stationed with the Signal
Corps Replacement Center here at
Camp Kohler has been promoted to
the rank of corporal,
At Camp Murphy. Fla.
Technical Corpl. Raymond G..
Schelin, 1449 Harvard street NV.
has been enrolled in a special course
of instruction here at the Signal
Corps School.
At Miami Beach, Fla.
Eighteen men from the Washing.
ton area are now attending the Of
flcer Training School of the Tech
nical Training Command here. Hav-
ing been commissioned directly from
civilian life, they are undergoing a
siX-week course of military instruc-
tion and physical conditioning. The
course will prepare them to take over
executive duties directing admin
istrative and supply operations of
the Army Air Forces. They are {:
Capts Homer A. Galloway, Hotel
Annapolis, III H street NV;
Leonard B. Lincoln, 3l4 Elm avenue,
Takoma Park. Md; Joseph F, Chase,
325 Emerson street NV: John w.
F;llius, 808 D street Sc. Donald B.
Stone, 1909 Sixteenth street NV,
and Walter E. Carter. 4610 Morgan
drive Chevy Chase. Md.
Majs. Anthony Canepa. 1907 North
Glebe road, Arlington, Va; William
N. Wood, 4616 Chevy Chase boule-
ward. Chevy Chase, Md, and Charles
l.. Ladson, Alexandria. Va: First
Its. Eta P Evans. 1911 C street NE:
David M Nolan, 281l Pennsylvania
avenue Sc; Eugene w. Blackwood,
5000 Fourth street NV; Edward r.
True, jr., 2016 wyoming avenue
NV; James T. Caghan, 3726 Con-
necticut avenue NV, and Frank T.
Linton, jr. l08 Grafton. Chevy
Chase. Md, and Second Its. Fred
erick j. Bashwitz. 2737 Devonshire
place NV; Charles j. Thomas, 403
Ellsworth drive, Silver Spring. Md,
and Arthur H. Hosick, 1882 Euclid
street NV.
Also now attending the Officer
Training School of the Technical
Training Command here are Maj
Harry R, Du Chaine, 1895 Evarts
street NE: Capts. Stephen E.
Kramer, 1911 Thirty seventh street
NV, and Charles w. Archbold.
2224 F street NV. First Its. David
r. Lady, 1910 Shepherd street NV.
Charles l.. Holt, ll6 R street NE:
Curtis L. Hillyer, 1903 De Russey
parkway, Chevy Chase. Md. and
Richard T. Milby, 1902 North