The globe-independent., 1943-12-16


weeks ago, is stationed up in Boston,
Mass
He enlisted in the Army August 8,
received his basic training at Fort
Benning, Ga, in engineering, and is
now taking communications training
at Northeastern College. At the
time of his enlistment, Private AL
tenderfer was student at Prince
ton University, where he was CO.
editor of the "Princetonian" and
was planning to make journalism
his life work Needless to say, he
finds engineering quite bit differ
ent, but he is really enthusiastic
about it and the Service. His address
is: 337320074, A S. T, u, 129 Hem
enway, Boston, Mass.
According to a field announce
ment, Pfc. Robert Wilson Ard, son
of Rev. DIR. Wilson P. and Mrs. Ard,
has graduated from the photography
department of the Army Air Forces
Technical Training Command at
Lowry Field, Colorado.
A dispatch from an A. A F. Medi-
UNI Bomber station in England,
dated December 4, announces that
ST Sgt. Glen Boone, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William D. Boone, 1872 Pope
avenue, radio operator-gunner on
a B-26, has been awarded the Air
Medal.
]. Franklin Chapman, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ezra D. Chapman, 612
Sunset avenue, former seaman Sec
ond class, has been commissioned an
Ensign in the Navy and is now TAX
ing indoctrination courses at Prince
ton University.
Ensign Chapman, before reporting
to Princeton, enjoyed short leave
with his wife (the former Miss Ed
ma Hoffier, of Durham, N. c. and
their daughter, Patricia Ann, born
Nov. IA, who are making their home
with Mrs. Chapman's sister in Sill
yer Spring, Md, during the ensign's
service. Ensign Chapman was in
Quoted into the Navy August %. He
is a graduate of Duke University
(class of 1940) and was formerly an
employe of the Underwood Elliot
Fisher Co., Washington, D. c.
Lieut. Carl Dennis Hicks, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Hicks, TIA Po-
tomac avenue, was recently promo
ted from second to first lieutenant.
Lieutenant Hicks was inducted in
to the Army in April, 1941, at Camp
Lee, Va. After receiving additional
training at various camps, he was
assigned to an officers training
school and on March /, 1943, he grad
uated from Fort Monmouth, N. j.,
was commissioned a second lieuten-
ant and assigned to the Ordnance
Department He is at present on
duty in the Pentagon Building, Arl-
ington, Va.
Cpl James L. French, son of Mr..
and Mrs, w L. French, Hagerstown,
Route 4, who has been in the Army
since May IL, is now taking the en-
listed motor course at the Infantry
School, Fort Benning. During the
corporaps absence, his wife, the for
mer Miss Edith Bender, is making
her home with her parents on South
street.
Corporal French's address is: A. S.
N. 33724072, 20th Co., 1st S. T. r. E.
M. c., 96th. Fort Benning, Georgia.
First Lieut.. Samuel I. Meyer, of
Hagerstown, will report to the En-
gineers School, Fort Belvoir, Va, on
December %, for a two weeks cam
outage course.
Naval Aviation Cadet George F.
Ruth, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. c..
Ruth, 1924 Virginia avenue, has
been ordered to the Naval Air Sta
ton, Bunker Hill, Indiana, for pro-
gressive fight training, preparatory
to joining a combat unit.
Cadet Ruth, who graduated from
Hagerstown High in 1941, recently
completed course of training at
Athens, Georgia, where he ranked
among the upper 20 per cent of his
large class, on an overall average of
military, athletic and. academic
work.
AIS Robert L. Sprecher, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Sprecher, 10
Snyder avenue, who joined the Ma
Wy about three weeks ago, right af-
ter finishing school, is taking his