The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-06-24

pleted his tour of duty there three
weeks ago, received a pilot classifi
cation, and was sent to Maxwell
Field, Alabama, for the next lap of
his training. Cadet Bates, whose adj
dress is Squadron A, Group L.,
A.AFPFS (pilot) Maxwell Field,
Ala, was formerly employed at
Fairchild'S.
Act. Staff Sgt. Oneita Mary Cross
white, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
M. Crosswhite, 302 South Mulberry
Street, who enlisted in the WAAC's
last February and took her basic
training at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, is
taking a 20-week radio course at
Kansas City, Mo.
Sergeant Crosswhite evidently be-
lieves that modern methods are
best, for she recently mailed her
parents a record, which she made at
the Kansas City USO, in which she
told her folks how thrilled she was
to be a member of the WAAC's and
how much she liked the radio work.
Her address is: Aladdin Hotel,
Room 403, Kansas City-6, Mo.
Cpl Ada Gladys Grove, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel ]. Grove, 1877
Randolph Avenue, another Hagers-
town WAAC who is certainly
thrilled over the opportunity to
serve her Country, has just been
promoted from corporal to mess
sergeant.
Sergeant Grove enlisted in the
WAC on October l, l943, took her
basic training at Des Moines, Iowa,
and while there graduated from the
Cooks and Bakers School. In Jan
uary she was transferred to her
present base at Fort Oglethorpe,
where she took an advanced course,
and last week she wrote home that
she had just received her promotion
to mess sergeant, with a mark of n
out of a possible 49, Sergeant
Groves address is: A-3O2O82, 82nd
WAC Mess Co., 3rd WAAC Trng
Center, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kelsh, lie
Clarkson Avenue, have two sons
Robert H. and Grayson-and two
sons-in-law = Charles A. coleman
and Frank Gant-in the Service.
Sgt. Robert Henry Kelsh enlisted
in the Army about four years age
and is now in the Quartermasters
Corps, somewhere in North Africa
The sergeant, who has been overseas
since May, 1941, was married short
ly before sailing, and during his alb
sence, his wife is living at her home
in Denver, Colorado. He has writ.
ten home since the Battle of North
Africa and although he could no
write much of what happened, he
assured his folks that he was well
Sgt. Grayson Kelsh enlisted {
short time after Pearl Harbor and i.
now stationed in North Carolin;
with the Field Artillery. The ser
geant's wife, the former Miss Wini
fred Geraldine Scott, daughter O.
Mr.. Fred Scott, Hagerstown, is a
present enjoying visit with hel
husband, whose address is: Battery
c, 732nd Field Artillery, Fort Bragg
N. c. Prior to enlisting, Sergean
Kelsh was employed in Harrisburg
Pa.
Pvt. Charles Allan coleman, wht
married the former Miss Marguerit,
Ann Kelsh about a year ago, is tn,
son of Mrs. Ann coleman, Hagers
town, and prior to entering the Ser
vice about six months ago, was EN-
ployed by the Koppers Compan,
here. His address is: Co. L, SLIT
Quartermasters Truck Reg, Cam
Van Dorm, Miss.
Cpl. Frank Cant, formerly from
Virginia, who married the forme
Miss Sylvia Jane Relish about yea
ago. is serving somewhere in tn
South Pacific, having sailed las
January. During his absence, hi
wife has taken on a war lob tor