Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-28
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Alvin Bucklin. California High
way patrolman in Imperial county
for the last two years. was sworn
into the navy Oct. Is and on Oct.
25 reported at the recruiting bureau
in Los Angeles. Bucklin, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Bucklin and
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. A. N.
Bucklin, all of Ell Centro. was
graduated from Central Union
High school and Junior college in
El Centro and attended San Diego
State college He played freshman
football at San Diego State and
PLAYED left end en- that schools
championship football team Of 1886
His wife and three little daughters
are with relatives in Yuma.
Pfc. Sylvanis Green Haskell
graduated from the armament
school at the army air force tech
nical training school at Lowry
Field. Colo. He was indueted into
the army at FIT. Macarthur last
May 20, sent TO Kearns, Utah, last
June 6, and arrived at Lowry
Field last Aug. 10. He was gradu-
ated from Eucalyptus Grammar
school in the spring OF 1872 ana
from Central Unien High schooi III
the spring of 1886 Before entering
the service he was engaged IN
farming. His wife and his brother
and sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Haskell live in El Centro.
Pfc. Leroy Westmorland, son OF
Mrs. Roy Westmorland OF Imperial
arrived at Scott Field, Ill, recently
where he will take an intensive
course in radio operating and me-
chanics to fit him for duty as
member of fighting bomber crew
The United States war depart
ment announced Thursday that
First Lieutenant Joseph J. Ieslcka
of Westmorland had been AWARDED
two bronze oak leaf clusters TO aoo
to the air medal he already had
received. He is connected with the
army thirteenth air force III the
southwest Pacific.
Donald Trimble of 500 South I'M
perial avenue, El Centre, is enrolled
at the UNIVERSITY of Texas at Austin,
Texas, in the navy Viz unit. he
attended Central Junior college IN
El Centre before he enlisted.
1t. Harry H. Brown of the army
air force has arrived safely IN Aus
tralia. his mother, Mrs. Mary
Brown. and his brother, William M.
Brown, both of Imperial, were in
formed this week. 1t. Brown at
tended school in Calexico and in
Imperial. graduating from Calexlco
Union High school.
Kenny Kenyon, son Of Mrs. Alice
Ken=on of Ell Centre, has been
stationed at Kendall Field at Pana-
ma City. Florida, for the last two
weeks He is in the army air corps.
Ted Snyer, who has been sta
toned with the navy air corps at
Norman, Okla, for some time, was
overjoyed the other day to see Jack
Oswalt step out of plane there.
The two had been in training to-
eether before but had been separat-
ed OsWalt had been in a hospital
ror treatment of a broken bone in
his foot and his class had gone
beyond him. He was sent to Nor
man to catch up with the work.
Sam Arthur Smith, 20, El Centre
marine attached TO ground crew
at the marine air station at Mojave,
has been promoted to a first class
private. He has been a marine since
last April.
Among the men commissioned by
the marine corps at Quantico, Va,
was Henry House, 81, who became
I second lieutenant. He is now en-
rolled in reserve officers class for
advanced instruction. He is a son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. House of Ell
Centre area and attended Central
Union High school where he was
a leader in scholastic activities and
a star member of the Future Farm
ers of America. He later was grad
uated from California Polytechnic
cal college where his record was
outstanding.