The Ely miner., 1943-03-11
News ABOUT
SERVICEMEN

It's Technical Sgt. John M. Lakner |
now. He is flight chief in the army |
air corps at Romulus, Mich. He was
by the Federal Milling and
company, Mullan, Idaho, pri-
or to entering the service.
August John Kosmach, 20, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Kosmach, Is now at
tending the navy's school for machin-
lists mates located on the University
of Minnesota compus. Upon gradua-
ton he will be eligible for promotion
to a petty officer rating and will be
assigned to duty with the fleet or at
a shore station.
Eddie j. Pucel, SIX &c, is now sta
toned at the naval base at Norfolk,
Va, where he is working in an ac-
cunting, or disbursing, office. "The
Miner" he said, sis one thing really
enjoy"
Aux Katherine Buccowich is work.
ing in the finance office at the WAAC
center at Fort Des Moines.
Pvt. Arthur Niemela has nearly COM
pleted his eight-week course in clerical
instruction at Fort Logan Colo.
Pvt Eli Kyro is stationed at Buckley
Field, Calf
Sgt. Emil j. Harju is now at Fort
Belvoir, Va.
Staff Sergeant William DolentZ, now
at Hammer field, Fresno, Calf, tells
about the training he underwent tc
reach his present rank.
after my basic training at Camp
Roberts Calif.," he wrote to the VFW
"I was sent to Hammer field, ano
from there to Peoria, ILL.,, where I at
I, tended diesel school. Upon compile
| ton of school I was sent back to Ham
mer field. have been promoted te
staff sergeant. The army certainly has
been good to me
Would like to know how the Roz-
man brothers and John Starkovich are
getting along" CThese boys can OBJ.
lige Staff Sergeant Dolentz by writing
to him at Hq. Co., 850th Eng. Av. Bn.,
Pvt. Vincent Zergaj is stationed a
Camp Bowie Texas, and is in a tanl
destroyer unit, one of the newes
branches of the service BY this dat
he may have been transferred to an
other base for advanced training.
}, Seaman (2-c) George Samarzya, VIII
has been in training at Miami, Fla
had the pleasure of meeting up" wit;
two ElyiteS.
81 saw Joe Novak and Cyril Loga
since coming here. Novak is an en-
sign and is going to school here. Lo
gar is in the coast guard, and says h
has been all over the state of Florida
| I happened to meet Logar when h
was driving coast guard truck q
the pier I was att
Pvt. Albert Kurre, a member of tn
marine detachment of the u S. flee
sends his regards to his Ely friend
and to his friends in the service Writ
ing through the San Francisco post
office by V-letter, Private Kurre sal
naval censorship prevented him frol
telling where I am or what I am dc
ing. read Tony Seme's articles (abor
the cruiser San FranciSco) and foun
it very interesting. I guess the folk
back home will realize how tough
is out here. Have been receiving tn
paper regularly"
Auxy. Mayme r. Chernivetz has
been promoted to the grade of first
leader in the WAAC's at Fort Des
Moines, Iowa. This rank is the army
grade equivalent of first sergeant.
Pvt. Bernard F. Kovall is now sta
toned at Stinson Field, San Antonio
Texas, 468 B. H, A. B. Spd.
A. j. Sustercich, seaman, secon
class, BkS. 14C6, area L, Farragu
Idaho, has just arrived at this station
1t Paul E. Hendrickson of the arm
air corps transport command, who ha
been out of the country for tw
months, is back in Minneapolis.
Pvt. John j. Grahek, Hq. Co., AT
Armd. Rgt., APO 262, Camp Compbel
KY, says he has been in the armore
forces for four months.
| This is very nice camp" he saic
"but they are still constructing NOR
buildings. The weather changes lot
Today We had snow and it was YER
cold. Reminds me of the Minnesot
cold, but I could stand that cold
lot better than Kentucky's.
"Our basic training was complete