The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-06
What Our Soldier
Boys Are Doing
The World Over

by, has graduated from an intensive
course in airplane mechanics and
is now prepared to blast the AXIS
as one of Americas Commands
in overalls." He was trained at
Sheppard Field near Wichita Falls
Texas, which school trains the spe-
cialist technicians to maintain our
mighty air armada. He is now quail
flied to play a vital role in IT,
Army Air Force ground crew teal $
that Keep EN- Flying
Farragut, Ida. May "A new
addition to the Nays list of fight
ing men is Clinton Dennis, Jr., hus-
band of Mrs. Shirley Dennis of Lib
bl. He recently arrived at this u.
S. Naval Training Station to begin
his recruit training. His training
will make him a good fighting man
for the hardest-hitting navy in the
world
At the end of this training he
will be given chance to qualify
/ for one of the navy's several serv-
ice schools for further training in a
/ specially of his own choosing, and
which will lead toward a rating
of petty officer
/ Jerry Gavre writes to his aunt,
i Mrs. Marie Nelson of Troy, from
whose letter we append an excerpt
or two He is somewhere in
Alaska and would appreciate let
tiers from any friend here. Quoting
from Jerry's letter, in part.
Mail is very irregular | find it
hard to write (as usuaD but more
so because of strict censorship, but
I | think of all of you lot Am well,
and doing the best | can, though
Id rather be in other places (es-
pecially warmer ones.) The tenn
perature went up 70 degrees the
! other day, and it still was cold.
Bud and | bud Johnson) were
separated at Camp Roberts Can't
tell you what I'm doing or where
j | am, but | know why veterans
don't talk about the army Where
and how is Art Christle2 We are
moving from here in a short lime
now, but keep writing anyway.
may be able to answer"
His address, for friends who may
wish to write him, is: Sgt G. w
Gavrc, 58th Inf. 1st Bn Hq. Co
A. P. o. 975, co Postmaster, Sc
attic, Wash
Unique among schools of ths
Army Air Forces is the navigation
school at the Carlsbad Army All
Field, Carlsbad, N. M
Included among the graduate:
was Second Lieutenant John H
Helms, son of John w Helms, o
Eureka, Mont.
1t. Helms recently received hi
bombardier wings upon graduation
from the Midland, Texas Bombar
der School
All students at the Carlsbad
school-the only one of its kind :
are commissioned bombardiers VIII,
come to Carlsbad to receive a spe
cial intensified course in 'dea;
reckoning" navigation. With thi
additional training they are able t.
direct plane to its objective ant
! also drop the bombs on the pre-
: else spot most beneficial to TIL
United Nations war effort.
The rugged course of study III
cludes athletics, military hygiene
first aid, and military drill, be
sides academic courses In meter
ology, vectors, aircraft instrument.
map reading, and map projections
Theoretical problems are works
out in the class, followed by prac
tice bombing missions where tn
theory is put to the test of actua
flying conditions.
Word has been received in LIB
by friends of Mrs. H. d. Wade 3
Clinton, Iowa, who has visited her
many times, being the niece Of til
! late Mrs. Bessie Shea, that her So
Pfc. Jack Shadduck, has been sta
! toned in New Guinea the past thre
! months after having been in Aus
tralia nine months. He is in tn
: medical detachment Of the l8Gt
: Inf and left the United States
year ago this month. He writes thu
, much credit is due the natives fo
{ carrying in the supplies and OF