Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-30


Clark Ritter, 2l, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee C. Ritter of Ell Centre,
has completed his primary flight
training as naval aviation cadet.
He has been transferred to another
school for intermediate training.
He was graduated from Central
Union High school and Junior COL
lege.
First Lieutenant Vaness Jeffries
of Imperial was among the recent
graduates of the chemical warfare
school, unit gas officers course, at
Edgewood Arsenal, Md. He just
completed a four weeks training
course. Among the subjects studied
were protective clothing, decon-
tamination, treatment of gas casual
ties, and chemical warfare material
and tactics. When he returns to
his station. he will serve as unit
gas officer and chemical warfare
instructor.
Pvt. Raymond A. Veliquette of Ell
Centre is one of 400 student
trainees, enlisted men of the army,
now taking a 59-hour a week Sched-
ule at Drexel Institute of Tech
nology at Philadelphia, Penn. Pvt.
Veliquette is studying engineering
under the army specialized training
program. The men will spend "a
hours a week in classroom and
laboratory work, "a hours in re-
quired study, six hours in physical
education, and five in military
training. Their studies, as out
lined by the army, include mathe-
matics, physics, chemistry, English,
history, geography, and military
training. Their instructors are
members of the DreXel civilian fac
ulty and the military staff.
Aviation MachinistS' Mate Willard
Kicker, former Holtville carrier boy
for the Post-Press in Holtville, has
been transferred from an aircraft
carrier to the navy station in San
Diego. He has seen action in the
south Pacific and was in that area,
for year. He is a petty officer,
third class. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Kicker, live in Holt
vile.
Lloyd Massey. jr, navy signalman
third class, is in the south Pacific
with United States navy He is
son of Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Massey,
ST.. of Holtville. Before he entered
the navy he was a carrier boy for
the Post-Press in Holtville.
PFC. Robert G.. Holt, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert E, Holt, is sta
toned at Ogden, Utah, with
searchlight division. He expected
to remain there until Aug. 7 when
he thinks he will be sent back to
Camp Swift, Texas. He declared
that the scenry in Utah is beautl-
full The days are hot, he said, but
the nights are cool.
Cpl. Jack Allen has returned to
Camp Murphy, Fla, after complet-
ing a three-months army radio
course in Los Angeles. He expects
to study radar as the next phase of
his training.
AL Zech is now lieutenant
q. g. in the United States Naval
Reserves. He is in Washington,
D. C. He was a teacher at the
Central Union High school and
Junior college for two years before
he entered the navy as an enlisted
man. He went up to chief special
ist and received his commission
from the navy department in May.
ut is a little difficult" he wrote a
friend in Ell Centre, for an enlist
ed man to get a commission ana l
might say that the going was
little tough. I believe I will make
a better officer by once serving as
an enlisted man. One understands
the men so much better He SAID
he had seen no one from Ell Centro
but was always hoping to meet
some.
At Walla Walla, Wash, Staff
Sergeant Martin A. Mitosinka. son
of Mr. and Mrs. G.. Mitosinka, is an
armor mechanic and an aerial gum
ner in the army air corps. He is at
the Walla Walla army air field to
complete his combat training with
his combat crew. He completed the
armor and gunnery school and re-
ceived his rank. He was graduated
from Central Union High school in
1910. He was a truck driver before
he entered the service.
1t. James Edward Burns, Jr., OF
Ell Centre has been assigned to
Victorville army air field as a pilot
in the bombardier training pro-
gram. He was graduated from the
University of California at Los
Angeles in the class of 1899. He
was commissioned in the army, air
corps Aug. Is, 1941.
Jerry Murphy, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Murphy of Imperial is in
the service in North Africa.
Charles Miller is home on leave.
He saw service at Guadalcanal.
Over in North Africa James
tFuzzy) Miller is serving in a medi-
cal CORPS