Evening star., 1942-11-29


I'VE have hut to ourselves right
near the motor pool, and the place
seems to be swell. My boss,
captain, is one peach of a fellow
and we get along swell.
road, Rockville. Md. to Anacostia,
and Joseph Milton Welsh, jr.. son of
j. M. Welsh. 226 Cedar avenue, Ia
koma Park, Md, to Anacostia.
At Camp Hood, Tex.
Solomon Haimowich, 80, 1925 Up
shur street NV, was commissioned
second lieutenant this week upon
graduation from the Ohicer Candi-
date Tank Destroyer School. 1t.
Haimowich was indicted into the
Army April 16 of this year.
At Southeastern University.
John Emil Bender, 2127 G street
NV, completed his secondary fight
training here at the flying school
at Southeastern University. Ten
other civilian pilot training cadets
from this area completed their ele-
mentary Army flight training here
at the same time. They are: Arthur
John Clawson, 1871 Connecticut
avenue NV: George William Bod
kin. jr.. 3102 Twentieth street NE;
Charles Heron Knox, Arlington, Va;
Ralph James Raum, Russell road,
Alexandria, Va; Harry Wallace
Smith, jr.. Arlington, Va; James
Ernest Maynard. Riverdale, Md:
John Joseph Allen: Ellsworth David
Drew: James Francis Callow, and
Jerome Melvin Mentzer.
Fifteen men from the District
area recently reported here at the
Southeastern University to begin
their elementary training They in
clude: John Paul Deasy, 1924 High
land place NV: Charles Renier
Haig, l703 New Hampshire avenue
NV, Fred De Volle Henson, 5l28
Loughborough road NV; Donald
Lee Carter, 1919 Otis place NV:
Clifford Morgan Stretmater, jr., 1923
Van Buren street NV: Fred Earl
Shirk, 1905 North Taylor street, Ar
lington, Va; Klaud Kay Bittner,
306 Decatur street NV: Warren
Morrow, 612 Fifth street NE; Carl
Howard Klefbeck, 3731 Jocelyn
street NV; Edwin wilkins Kent.
1912 Thirty-eighth street NV;
John Kenneth Schipman: Herman
Elmo Holloway. Arlington. Va; John
Pullman Martyr, and John Shugh-
rue Nolan.
At Ogden, Utah.
Maj. Everett S. Beall. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Everett S. Beall. sr.. 1861
New Hampshire avenue NV, re-
Gently arrived for duty here at Hill
Field. Maj. Beall entered the serv-
ice in May Of this year.
At Camp Polk. La.
Pvt. Sterling T. Edwards, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Doughton, 1921
Warder street NV. has arrived here
for duty with the l1th Arrnored
Division and has been assigned to
the 91st Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion.
Pvt. James r. Hunt, husband of
Mrs. James r. Hunt, 1868 U street
Sc. has arrived here for duty with
the l1th Armored Division and has
been assigned to Company c of the
slst Armed Medical Battalion.
At Enid, Okla.
Aviation Cadet Ernest w. Rees
%, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Hustled
30l2 M street Sc. has been appoint.
ed night commander with the ranl
OF cadet captain here at the Army
Flying School.
At Fort Belvoir, Va.
Capt. John D. Moore, son Of Mrs
John D. Moore. Aldie, Va, has beer
advanced to the rank of major
Maj. Moore. who is a graduate O,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, ha!
been in the service for two years.
Al Brooklyn, N. Y.
Three District men have volun.
teered for service in the merchant
marine and have been sent here tc
the training station for recruit in
struction. They are: John Franklin
Stout. jr., ~. son of John F. Stout
1885 Twelfth street NV; John Ian.
dis, naturalized American either
who was born in Savinas, Mexico
also Of 1885 Twelfth street NV.
and Howard Walter Gillespie, 221 c
street NV. Mr.. Lands formerly
was employed at the LEscargo
Restaurant, 1920 Connecticut ave.
nue. NV.
At Sheppard Field, Tex.
Pvt. David w. Davis. son Of Rich
ard T. Davis, 1928 South Oak Cres
road, Arlington, Va. recently grad
uated from an intensive course IL
aviation mechanics and is now el
igible to become crew chief on +.
bomber and to win a rating as ,
sergeant.
| At Quantico, Va.
| Eight young men from the Wash
mgtn area. following their recen
enlistment In the United States Ma
rine Corps, are now receiving thei
basic training here at the Marin
base. They are: Claude 8. Moore, Ia
1918 Clay street NE: Melvin 8. Ap
pelbaum, 10. 433 Delafield plac
NV; Ray Goodwin. II, l7U Euclit
street NV; John P. Boyle, 20, $40
Galena place NV; John c. hyde
II. 1881 Biltmore street NV; Rob
ert 8. Entwisle. IL, Forestville. Nd.
Burns A. Robertson, II. Middlebure
Va. and Peter B. Leverich, 10, o0
Queen street. Alexandra, Va.
Jesoe w. johnson, 101o Twenty
second street NV. and william A