Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-25

In V-mail letter TO his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Murphy of I'M
pcrial, Sgt. Jerry Murphy a para
trooper wrote. II jumped here on
Italy in the late evening and landed
fairly hard on the side of a fairly
large mountain This gives me an
other combat to chalk up on my
records. We really had some tough
action of which we made quite a
little history and yoI probably read
about it. =. I saw Pompeii. one of
the eldest towns in Italy, and 1t
really was interesting. | saw some
of those historical places I learned
about in latin. | also saw Mt.
VCSuViuS from its side view. It's
Still Spouting lava, really active. l
also saw the Isle of Capri from
distance and it looks like it is all
it's cracked up to be. This Fifth
army is a good going army, lots of
good leaders. l have seen plenty
of tough action. Bob Reed is in
the hospital over here with a little
Shrapncl in the back. Nothing bad
A young man named Cpl. Boyd
DELAY wrote the PoSt-PreSS and
asked that his friends in Imperial
Valley be informed that he is now
at the B & c Bakery at FIT. Riley,
Kansas, 39l31602. He formerly lived
at 572 Holt ave, Ell Centre. He
lived in FL Centre from 1915 to
1910 and attended elementary and
high school there. At one time he
was a Post-Press carrier boy. He
enlisted in the army last April. Cpl.
Delay was anxious TO hear from
his friends in El Ccntro.
Lit, GgD Leroy Rumsey was home
on leave from New Orleans, La,
where he is with a navy supply
division. After visiting his father,
r. l.. RumSey and other relatives,
he left last Friday to return to New
orleans.
1t Ebert Berry is visiting rela.
tiyes and friends in Ell Centro. He
will report back TO San Diego Dec.
| for armed guard school for two
months. Then he will 90 to San
Francisco with instructions to sail
for overseas duty.
This week Frank Dessert tcle-
phonCd his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. p. Dessert, that he is cnroute to
Cornell college, Mt. Vernon, Iowa,
for training as navy aviation
cadet.
John Harlan, son of Mrs. George
Harlan, former El Ccntran now liv-
ing in San Diego, will leave Ell
Centro Dec 0 for training in the
army air corps. He attended school
in Ell Centre, graduating from the
elementary and high schools there
Terminal Island, San Pedro. is
the present address of Walter Gro
gan, aviation mechanics mate third
class. He formerly was at Norman,
Okla He lived in Holtville and
attended Central Junior college in
FL CCntro.
James f. Potter, Gl, son of Mrs.
J. l.. Potter of FL Centre, is en-
rolled in the navy Viz college
training program at Occidental COL
lego in Los Angeles. He is an ap-
prentice seaman. He also was grad
uatcd from Central Union High
school,
Among the l7-ycar-Old boys
who volunteered for navy service
and took the oath of allegiance in
San Diego this week were Elvin F.
Brown and Jollic A. Knight OF
Holtvillc and Bobby G, Clay of
BraWlcy.
Pvt. Stanley Hawk, sen of Mr.
and Mrs. L. c. Hawk, Alamo Verde
district, a student under the army
specialized training program at
Bard college, N. Y, has finished
his first quarters work and en-
joycd a weeks vacation. He spent
the time visiting places OF interest
and historic spots in the vicinity
CT New York City, Albany, Boston,
and Portland
Robert Henderson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. r. M. Henderson. visited
He was a first class machiniSt'S
mate in the navy. He is transfer
ring to the navy air corps at Dal-
las, Texas, he has been stationed
at Treasure Island.
Sgt. Robert Cantu, son of Col.
and Mrs. E. Cantu of CaleXico, is
home on furlough from Sheppard
Field, Texas, where he is an in
Structor in aviation mechanics.
Among the men training at the
naval air center at Norman, Okla,
is Lyle l.. Flogcrzi of 8l9 South
plctcd a course in aviation mcchan-
les and is ready for duty with reg
ular air units ashore or aflOat. He
entered the navy last March and
after completing his indoctrinal
training, was sent to the air center
for the advanced mechanical
course. He is now a seaman first
class. His parents are Mr.. and
Mrs, Martin F'logcrzi
After two years, Pvt. Russell
Rusty Johnston, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. r. Johnston of Ell Centre,
had his first leave in England re-
Gently. He is in the army air corps
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