Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-26

gulSheQ cndrdCJeTS III Gail lyilB ouo
lis duties with the military police.
'FC Waldrop was employed at the
aulse tractor company before he
vent into the army May 18, 1912.
On Tuesday PFC. George Ross
Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
r. Harris of Ell Centre, was grad
uated from the armament school at
Lowey Field, Colo, where he is
stationed with the army air force
technical command. Before going
to Lowry Field, Harris attended
gunnery school at Kingman, Ariz.
He was employed at his fathers
clothing store in El Centro before
entering the service. He was an
Elk, a member of the 20-30 club,
md a baseball professional.
A former resident of E1 Centro,
Robert E. House, II, was enrolled
n the naval training school for
lieselmen which is located at the
naval air technical training center
N navy pier in Chicago, Ill. He
taking a course covering internal
combustion engines, pumps, evapor-
ltors, air pressure systems, and
)oiler systems. When he COM
)letes this course, he will be eligi-
Die for advancement to petty Of
icer rating. He then will be ready
or active duty.
Ernest Stauch, son of Mrs. Earl
J. Davis of the McCabe district, is
lome on leave from the navy until
Sept. /. He finished his basic
raining with the navy at Farra-
,ut, Idaho, and has been assigned
o a radar school. His brother,
ovt. Raymond Stauch. has been in
he army for four months and is
With the military police at Wins
!ow, Ariz. Their cousin, 1t Rich
lrd Wolfe who visited at the Davis
lome last spring, has returned to
active duty with the air corps in
he Solomons.
Ensign Russell Yeager, with the
navy at Quonset Point, r. l., has
applied for active combat duty. He
was q deputy district attorney in
Imperial county before he enlisted
IN the navy.
PFC. John Hunter, with the mar
mes at Camp Elliott near San
Diego, was home this week for
visit with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrse. j. R. Hunter of Ell Centre.
After trip by air from Panama
city, Homer Spear, mechanic sec
md class with the United States
navy, arrived in Ell Centre last Sum-
lay for a visit with his family and
friends. He has not been home
since last October. His leave will
last until Sept. 3.
Pvt. Mike c. Henos is home for
| visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Henos of Imperial. He
vas scheduled to leave for Camp
Edwards, Mass. where he is with
lmphibian engineering corps. He
entered the army last Feb. 3 and
this was the first leave granted
him. He was a football player
when he attended Imperial Union
High school.
Robert Livingston, son of Chief
w. T. (BilD Livingston of the See
Bees, has been advanced from Cap
tain to Major. He is with the ferry
command. Chief Livingston is in
Africa.
Second Lieutenant Walter S. Rus
jelL recently reported for duty at
;he Carlsbad Army Air Field at
Carlsbad, NJ M. His parents are
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Russell of Ell
Centro. 1t. Russell was commits
stoned at Kirkland Field, N. NJ,
last october. He attended the Uni
versity of California and the agri-
cultural college at Davis.
Among the men recently trans
ferred to the Moses Lake army air
base in Washington was 1t. A. F.
{ Frank OSWalt, Jr, son of the la:e
California Highway Patrol Captain
Frank OsWalt. He is pilot of
heavy bombardment plane.
James w. Cope has been pro-
noted to the rank of corporal at
Mariana army field at TCcon, Ariz.
He attended Central Union High
school and Junior college in Ell
Centro. He was attending school
1T the time he entered the army.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hensley of
Eationel City received word from
their grandson, Howard G. Hensley,
who is prisoner of the Japanese.
Hensley joined the marine corps in
1889 and was sent to Shanghai,
China, in 1910 and was on duty
there until the outbreak of the
war. He then was sent to the
Philippines and fought under Gen.
Douglas Macarthur and later under
Wainwright. He was taken pris-
oner when Corregidor fell in May
Of 1912. Here is his message to his
grandparents, II am well and safe
n Japan. My health is excellent.
Have had no news from the family
since Nov, 1941. How is the fam
ily, especially Jack? Remember
me to ALL" Jack Hensley is a son
# Mr.. and Mrs. Hensley of National
CITY and is in the army air corps,
being recently promoted to master
sergeant in the radio division. He
is at Medford, Ore.
Ray A. DugginS, son of Mr.. and
Mrs w. H. Duggins of Imperial, was
,n,onn tho recent ORR dIatac from