Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07

ed to fly plane before the review
ing officers.
Visiting last week from Wash
ington, was Sgt. Francis Keller Soii
Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. Keller oi Cal
exico. He is a crew chief and d
gunner on "A Flying Fortress.
Amonc the men who recently
graduated at the close of the army $
5rimary flight training course az
Thunderbird Field No 1 at Glen
dale. Ariz.. was Aviation Cadet
Albert M. Dean. son of Mrs. Car
men A. Dean of Brawlcy. He at
tended Phoenix, Arizona, High
school. He entered the service III
oct. 1912 at Ft. Macarthur, ending
his employment at Richman and
Samuels in Brawley. He took his
basic training at st. Petersburg,
Fla. and at the Curtiss-Wrlght
technical school in Glendale, CAM.
He took his pre-flight training at
the Santa Ana air base.
Successfully completing his basic
flying course at Mariana army air
field at Tucson. Ariz., was CADET
Marvin f. Walker, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. O. Walker of Holtville. He Will
be sent to an advanced school to
complete his cadet training. He
attended Holtville High school, Cen
tral Junior college in FL Centre, and
San Diego State college.
Aviation Cadet Ira Lewis Rhodes,
son of Mrs Charles N. Rhodes OF
FL Centre, recently graduated from
the army air school at Yuma. He
was commissioned a second lieuten-
ant and presented with the silver
wings symbolic of the aeronautical
rating of pilot. He took primary and
basic training at Eagle Field at Dos
palos, Calf, and at Lemoore army
flying school at Lemorre, Calf. 1t.
Rhodes attended high school and
Junior college in Ell Centro.
Cadet Robert l.. Wilson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G.. Wilson, recently
finished his elementary flying
course at King City Calf, and has
been transferred to Lemoore. Calf,
for his basic training. He attended
the schools in Ell Centro before he
entered the army air corps.
Among the transfers to TT. Sum-
ner, N. M, was Aviation Cadet
John A. Couch, son of Mr. and
Mrs. r. +. Couch of Ell Centre. He
will take his advanced instruction
at Ft. Sumner. Basic training was
completed at Merced army air field
Byron M. Graham, jr, son of Mr..
and Mrs. B. NJ, Graham of Braw-
ley, received his silver wings in
graduation ceremonies at gradua-
ton exercises at Randolph Field,
Texas. when graduates Of II flying
schools in the southwest completed
their courses. He was commissioned
asSecond lieutenant.
At Norman, Okla. James l.. Can
non, seaman first class, of Ell Cen
tro, completed aviation mechanics
training He is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. E. Cannon and enlisted in
the navy last February. He entered
the machiniSt'S mate school last
April and was promoted to his pres
ent rating two weeks ago.
PFC. Raymond Clark, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Rollie Clark of Ell Centre,
was given medical discharge from
the United States army.
Writing from Africa, PFC. Gail
Wilmer said he had been able to
see some of the historic spots in
that continent under the Supervi-
sion of the United States army.
One of the most enjoyable expert
fences he has had, he wrote, was
swimming in the Mediterranean.
He deplored the fact that he had
heen unable to go fishing. After
10 months" he wrote, my main
desire is to get back to the good
old U.S.A. PFC. Milner is in the
artillery.
PFC. Andrew Dubois, son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. l.. Dubois of Ell Centre,
was transferred from a medical unit
at Palm Springs to Stanford uni
versity where the army will give
him engineering cadet training.