Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-30

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Tn United States war department
announced Thursday that Tufie
HaShem was wounded in action in
the north African area. His
mother is Mrs. Sadie Hashem of
5l0 Fifth street, CaleXico.
Pvt. Stanley Axler, son of Aug
ust Axler of Brawley area, was
home from Desert Training center
on a three-day pass this week.
From the immigration border pa
troll in Imperial Valley to the navy
is the jump made by Alvin A. Nc
Collum, %, of El Centre. He was
commissioned an ensign in the
United States navy reserve and
within a few weeks will depart for
officers training school.
Aviation cadet William E. Thack-
er, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Percie
Thacker of El Centro, completed
primary flight training at the naval
air station at Hutchinson, Kans. He
was transferred to the naval air
training station at Corpus Christi,
Texas where he will win his wings
and a commission as ensign in the
navy reserve or second lieuten-
ant in the marine corps reserve as
soon as he completes his training.
He is graduate of Central Union
High school and Junior college and
attended the University of Cali
fornia before entering the navy.
PFC. Sw lie Schultz is on maneu-
vers oft of Fort Bliss, Texas He
was transferred there from Davis,
N. c. He is in the army search
light unit of the anti-aircraft serv-
ice.
Jimmy Evans is in El Centro on
leave from army duties at Camp
Roberts. He is visiting relatives
and friends.
PFC Paul A. Fabares, former Ell
Centran and son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Fabares of San Diego, was
home on leave early in September.
He was stationed at FIT. Leonard
Wood, Mo, until week ago when
he received word that he had been
transferred to the army air corps.
While at Ft. Leonard Wood, Fabares
was active in boxing, receiving a
medal of merit for this activity His
brother, Clyde B. Fabares, enlisted
in the navy Aug. 26. He is station
ed at the San Diego naval training
station.
Trained as a parachute rigger at
the Lakehurst, N. j. naval air sta
ton, Pvt. Lewis Jackson of Ell Gen.
tro recently was graduated and
promoted to private first class in
the marine corps. He was trained
at the lighter -than-air base.
First Lieutenant Tom Payne was
home on leave from the army. Be-
fore he entered the service he was
prominent member of the student
body at Central Union High school.
He is a past president of the stu
dent body.
Another Ell Centran, Seaman First
Glass E. C. Pippin, jr., took part in
the attack on Sicily. His ship is
on active combat duty in the Medi-
terranean. He attended high school
in Imperial and entered the navy
during the summer of 1912.
First Lieutenant Joseph A. Green
son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Green of
Imperial area, was decorated with
the air medal and two oak leaf
clusters. He is flying a Marauder
and took part in two raids over
Rome. He graduated from army
flying school year ago last July.
1t. Col. Edwin Green, his brother, is
in charge of all the bombers on an
island in the Solomons where he is
stationed. He also was decorated
some time ago with the air medal
and oak leaf cluster.
Joe P. Dutro, son of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Joe Dutro, has been in the navy for |
a year and recently arrived home |
on leave for % days. He has been !
in England and north Africa. He |
will have to report back to New |
York at the close of his leave He
was born in Imperial Valley and at
tended school in Brawley, Imperial, |
and Ell Centro. The family now
lives west Of Ell Centro.
His enlistment in the navy served
to extend the chosen career Of Wal
ter Lee Crogan, son of Mrs. Minnie
Crogan of Holtville He is now a
third class petty officer with the
rating of aviation machinist's mate
and is still in the anti-aircraft |
craft which he forsook |
TO join the navy. He enlisted in !
San Diego last January and began |
specialized training at Norman,
Okla, in April. He was graduated |
with a petty officer rating.
Tom Slovak is home on leave for |
a visit with his parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. j. F. Slovak He is in army |
training school in South Carolina.
Milton Damron will be graduated /
at Luke Field, Ariz., Friday at ex-
ercises at the west coast air training
center. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Don Damron, and his brother For |
rest Damron, went to Arizona to |
witness the graduation ceremonies. |
Milton attended the city schools in
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