Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-12

Corporal David Boyer, U. S.
marine corps. has been awarded
the Purple Heart for wounds re-
ceived in action, his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wade NJ. Boyer, FL Centre.
disclosed Thursday. Corp. Boyer is
now in a hospital in New Hebrides,
where he is recovering from a
wound suffered on Guadalcanal. He
was on the island 10 months. His
parents said that his wound was evi-
IDENTITY not excessively serious for
he was we'll enough to WRIT and
say that he was feeling all right.
Carl Maupin, former coXwain in
the Ell Centro Sea Scout Ship
Trident. has joined the navy. He
left Wednesday for San Diego.
Gene House. son of Mrs. John
Young, FL Centre, was very active
while undergoing initial training in
the navy at San Diego. While in
boot camp" he was chosen first
class platoon leader. He is now at
the L. S. Naval training school at
Chicago, III.
Pvt. Albert Chimitz was recently
home on furlough after graduating
from the engineer chauffeurs' school
at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Pvt. Chimits has been in the serE-
ice since April 81. He is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p, ChemitS, Holt
Vile.
PFC. Roland NJ. Aaron, son OF Mrs.
r. M. Aaron, $50 Vine, Ell Centre,
has arrived at Scott Field, Ill,
technical school. AT the army air
force training school he will receive
an intensive course in radio operat-
ing and mechanics to fit him for
duty as a member of a bombing
crew.
Aviation Cadet Leroy Westmor-
land, 20 of Imperial, has reported
to the Coffeyville, Kans. army air
field for nine weeks of basic flight
training. Cadet WeStmorland is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Westmor-
land He is a graduate Of FL Centre
high school.
Sgt. Bob Tackett, an army air
force gunner, is scheduled to return
to Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday
after a two week visit with his wife
and parents in FL Centric. His par
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Tack
EFT. While home Sgt. Tackett saw
his baby daughter, born recently,
for the first time.
Corporal James B. Dawson, for
mer El Centro automobile sales
man, has graduated from course
in the overhaul of aircraft engines
conducted by the army air forces
at Stewart Technical school, New
York, N. Y. Corp. Dawson entered
the service last December.
Further exploits Of 1t. Joseph
Lesicka, Westmorland became
known this week. The 23-year-old
first lieutenant, a WarhaWk pilot,
took part in one of the American
aerial victories over Rendova island
in the SolomonS. After shooting
down three bombers and one Zero
in less than 90 minutes of dog
fighting, 1t. Lesicka ran out of
ammunition, but continued the at
tack, driving off japanese planes
by bluffing them with fake passes.
Altogether he was credited with
destroying seven and one half
planes.
Second Lieutenant Joseph B.
Goff, USING, Ell Centre, has COM
pleted training at the field artillery
schools Of the marine corps at
Quantico, va. Before his assignment
to the artillery school, Lieutenant
Goff completed ten-Week course
of training in reserve officers class
at the Quantico schools. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Golf.
Thomas G.. Feeney, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert E. Feeney. Ell
Centro, is in Washington, D. c.,
where he has become a yeOman
sc and expects to become a yeo-
man &c in the near future. He is
a graduate of Central Union High
school and attended Central Junior
college. He received part of his
naval training at Farragut, Idaho,
and part of it at Bryant Stratton
college, Boston, Mass.
Pvt. Howard Stanley Hawk of
the Holtville area finished his basic
and technical training at Camp
Wheeler, Ga, July 10th. He was
then sent to star unit at Auburn,
Ala, where he successfully passed
tests and was accepted for basic
engineer army specialized training
program and sent to Bard college
Annandale- Hudson, N. Y. He
will be there for 18 months of
specialized training. Bard college
is situated on the Hudson river,
near the Catskill mountains, and
adjoining the Roosevelt estate at
Hyde Park Pvt. Hawk is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C. Hawk.
Andy E. Waldrop, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James T. Waldrop, Imperial,
has been selected to become
diesel motor specialist in the navy
and is now taking a special l6-week
course at the naval training school
at Iowa State college, AmeS, Ia.
Corporal Bob Havens, Imperial,