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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
ELKS SPONSORING
RECRUITING DRIVE
Will Help U. S. Engineers
Obtain Workers For More
Than 13O Trades

Need for experienced workers in
more than 100 trades has been
expressed by the Army Engineers
in their recruiting drive, which is
now being sponsored by the Will
mington Lodge No. 532, Benevo-
lent Protective Order of Elks.
Men between the ages of 18 and
so may now volunteer for service
with the Army Engineers and re-
ceive assignments in the Army
doing the work for which they
are qualified in civilian life.
Those who volunteer will know
what jobs they win be doing in
the Army, and where they viii
be sent for training.
The men will receive ratings
within a few weeks, based on abil-
ity and experience. with an eX-
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At Boston, Mass.

Pvt. Richard S. Randall, son of
Mrs. S. J. Randall, Upper Marlboro,
Md, has been assigned to active
duty with the United States Army
Air Forces following his recent
graduation from the New England
Aircraft School here.
Four District men recently were
graduated from the Navy Supply
Corps School here at Harvard Uni
versity and received their general
service commissions. They are
Ensigns George Joseph Grindle,
4215 Seventh street NV; Albert
Noble Mccartney, 1902 Eighteenth
street NV; Lawrence S. Smith.
3817 Forty-seventh street NV, and
Stanford C.. Pratt, 2229 Bancroft
place NV. Ensigns Pratt and Nc
Cartney will be assigned to duty at
foreign bases as disbursing officers.
Ensign Mccartney will be assigned
to fokeign base where he will serve
as supply officer. Ensign Smith will
be assigned to duty in one of the
Navy's newest ship as disbursing
officer, and Ensign Grindle will be
assigned to shore activity.
At Fort Knox, Ky.
Pvt. Joseph L. r. Beaulieu, 1858
Minnesota avenue Sc, recently
graduated from the Clerical De-
partment of the Armored Force
School here as qualified soldier
clerk.
Two men from the Washington
area recently were graduated from
the Armored Force Officer Candi-
date School here and were COM
missioned second lieutenants. They
are Its. Joseph j. Crowley, son of
Francis P. Crowley, Is West Irving
street, Chevy Chase, Md, and War
rem C. Eastman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren F. Eastman, 400 South
Adams street, Arlington, Va.
Corpl. Robert L. Henderson, son
of Mrs. Olive v. Henderson, 2419
Pennsylvania avenue NV, re-
Gently reported here to the Armored
Force Tank Department for train
ing.
= Pvt. Roy o. Fields, son of F.
Fields, 1881 Euclid street NV, re-
Gently was graduated from the
Communications Department of the
Armored Force School here as q
qualified radio operator.
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y Washington
WAAC Recruits
Begin TRAINING

Seven Washington WAAC recruits
recently arrived at Fort Des Moines,
Iowa, and have begun their basic
training. They are Auxiliaries Doro-
thy Mildred Ellsworth, 1929 Columbia
road NV: Mary M. Renner, 1720
Twenty-first street NV; Elizabeth
Ramsey, 228 @ street NV; Polly
Ann Fudge, daughter of Mrs. Mary
Fudge, 1901 Twenty-seventh street
Sc: Lillian Shore Naylor, daughter
of Mrs. Lillian S. Karlstromer, 1920
Clydesdale place NV; Roslyn G.
Kinkead, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd L. Kinkead, 1922 Perry street
NE, and jamie Pat King, 5312 Ed
munds place NV, daughter of Mrs.
Walter B. King.
At Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Dolores Anita Carr, 81, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A. Carr, 35
East Ridge road, Greenbelt, Md,
recently completed her indoctrina-
ton course here at the Naval Train
ing School for WAVES.
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Fridley, 1850 Harvard street NV.
has completed three months inten-
sive physical condition and ground
school work here at the United
States Navy Pre-Flight School and
has been ordered to the United
States Navy Training School at
Miami University, Fla, for training
as a naval observer.
Seventeen naval aviation cadets
recently enrolled in the United
States Navy Pre-Flight School here
for their preliminary flight train
ing, They are Cadets James Nor
ton Wood, jr, 2501 Fourteenth
street NV; Albert Francis Titlow,
819 West Virginia avenue NE;
Vincent Joseph Meehan, 316 Allison
street NV; Henry Clay Howell, jr.,
4965 Glenbrook road NV; Robert
Anthony Fitzpatrick, 212 Seven
teenth street NE; William Bryan
Everett, jr,, 1923 Kentucky avenue
Sc; Robert Carl Dickson, ir, $500
Nevada avenue NV; Earnest Alex
ander Cole, jr., 1884 D street NE;
Herman Leslie Bushong, jr., 2123
First street NV.
Also William Emmett Catterton,
jr., 2028 Fulton place NE; Charles
Kenneth Barton, $500 Fourteenth
street NV; Leonard Daniel Wilson,
Brookville, Md; John Virgil Nors-
worthy, 43o7 Oglethorpe street, Hy-
attsville, Md; Robert William
Keene, lis Lucas lane, Bethesda,
Md; David Franklin Martin, Rock
vile, Md, and Kenneth Edward
Bland, 2009 Hillcrest avenue, Park
vile, Md.
At Pensacola, Fla.
Two young men from Washington
recently were appointed naval avi-
alton cadets and were transferred
here to the United States Naval Air
Training Center for intermediate
fight training. They are Cadets
Alfred F. Smith, 20, son of Mrs. E.
Smith 1904 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, and Max Leder, %, son of
Herman Leder, 5215 Chevy Chase
parkway. Both men received their
preliminary training at the United
States Naval Reserve Aviation Base
at AnacoStia.
Louis A. Knight, 10, son of Mrs.
Louis A, Knight, 3940 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc, recently was
commissioned an ensign, Naval
Reserve, following completion of
the prescribed fight training here,
Ensign Knight attended Catholic
University. He received his pre-
hminary training at the United
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of the Army of Occupation which
marched into Germany following
the Armistice. He served overseas for
a year and half in the capacity
of line officer; aide to Gen. B. A.
Poore, commander of the 7th
United States Brigade, and COM
pany officer of the 39th Infantry
of the 4th Division.
His son, George T. Walker. jr.,
will also soon be called into active
service with the Marine Corps. In
June, 1910, he was appointed to the
Marine Reserves and completed a
platoon commanders course at
Quantico, Va, last summer.
The 20-year-old youth was then
ordered to complete his education
at the University of Virginia, where
he will graduate this spring with a
B. A. degree in foreign relations.
Following his graduation, he will ct
tend Officer Candidate School be-
fore receiving his commission as a
second lieutenant.
Mr.. Walker expects to be called
to active duty sometime the latter
part of this month.
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States Naval Reserve Aviation
Base at AnacnSfia

States Naval Reserve Aviation
Base at Anacostia.
Schley B. Wilson, jr., II, son of
S. B. Wilson, 1923 A street Sc, has
been advanced to the rating of avia-
ton radioman, third class, here at
the United States Naval Air Train
ing Center. The promotion carries
with it petty officer rating.
George C. Benoit, %, son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. N. Benoit,- 2103 Bryton
road NE, who recently was COM
missioned an ensign on graduation
from the Naval Air Station here,
is now undergoing transitional
training in Miami, Fla. A gradu-
ate of Roosevelt High School, he
was attending National Law School
prior to joining the Navy.
Malcolm L. Loomis, 20, son of
Mrs. O. E. Loomis, 3019 Cambridge
place NV, recently was commits
stoned an ensign, Naval Reserve,
following completion of the pre-
scribed flight training here at the
United States Naval Air Training
Center. Ensign Loomis attended
the University of Maryland and
Swarthmore College. He received
his preliminary training at the
United States Naval Reserve Avia-
ton Base at Anacostia.
At Scott Field, Ill.
Pvt. Fred r. Steven, brother of
Mrs. Edith Kram, 3161 Eighteenth
street NV, recently arrived here
at the Technical Training Com
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At Boiling Field.

AT b0lilng fielu.
Arthur H. Schroeder, former at
torney and a director of the Dis
trict Junior Board of Commerce,
recently was promoted to the rank
of major here at the Army Air
Field where he is administrative
officer, operating division, direc-
torate of communications. Maj
Schroeder is a member of the
Supreme Court Bar and of the
United States Court of Appeals of
the District.
Second 1t. Albert P. Thompson,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Thomp-
son, 1920 Ninth street NE. is now
assigned to the Army Air Field here
as base statistical officer. A gradu-
ate of Benjamin Franklin Univer-
sity, 1t. Thompson was formerly
employed by the American Security
81 Trust Co.
Richard Edward Meeks, son of
John H. Meeks, Danville, Va, re-
Gently was promoted to the rank OF
captain here at the Army Air Base
where he is assigned to post motor
transportation. Capt. Meeks has a
brother, John D. Meeks, who is a
master sergeant and who arrived
for duty in Hawaii the day Pearl
Harbor was attacked.
AT Athens, Ga.
1t. Richard N. Block, u. S. N. R.,
formerly of Washington, is now on
duty here al the United States Navy
Flight School as instructor. 1t.
Block formerly was connected with
S. Kann Sons in Washington.
Naval Aviation Cadet Harry Mil
ton Fridley III, son OF Mrs. II. M.
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and are now ready for duty with
some advanced unit of the Marine
Corps. They are Capt. j. T. Chap
man, 2201 Fortieth place NV; First
Its. E. r. Mcconnell. 205 Third
street Sc, and T. P. Coleman, $3.50
Connecticut avenue NV, and ONO
Joseph J. Miller, 2l4 Massachusetts
avenue NE.
At Columbia, S. c.
Mai. A. A. Cardona, assistant
surgeon of the 18th Corps, has been
advanced to the rank of lieutenant
colonel. A native of Puerto Rico,
1t. Col. Cardona received his doctor
of medicine degree from George
Washington University. He served
as inferno at the Sibley Memorial
Hospital and was graduated from
the Medical Field Service School
at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. At pres
ent, he is attending the Command
and General. Staff School at Fort
Leavenworth, Kans.
At Fort Dix, n. J.
First 1t. Leonard S. Berman, hus-
band of Mrs. Helen Norman Ber-
man, Woodley Park Towers, recently
was promoted to the rank of captain
here where he is serving with the
Medical Corps at Tilton Hospital.
Capt. Berman, graduate of George
Washington University, is the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Berman,
Wardman Park Hotel.
At Camp Edwards, Mass.
Second 1t. Joseph r. McCann,
husband of Mrs. Ruth M. McCann,
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Pvt. James w. O'Brien, son of
Mrs. Pearl E. O'Brien, 2017 Ben
ming road NE, has been transferred
to Fort Knox, KY, following the
completion of his training here.
At Fort Harrison, Ind.
Pvt. Choice Kirkland, husband of
Mrs. Gladys E. Kirkland, 1923 Ben
ming road NE, was recently trans
ferred to Camp Pickett, Va, for
basic training.
Three men from the Washington
area recently arrived here at the
Finance Replacement Training Gen.
ter to begin their basic training in
finance. They are Pvts. Billy L. IN
gram, son of Dick Ingram, Ingram,
Va: Lewis Pusey, jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Pusey, 1919 Del Ray ave.
nue., Bethesda, Nd, and Fred Suine
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husband of Mrs. Nancy Strine. s514
Irvlngton avenue, Bethesda. Md.
Pvt. ingram was formerly an as
sistant clerk in the Office of the
Chief of Finance. Prior to his in
duction, Pvt. Ptlsey was a liaison
officer for the British Air Commits,
sion. Pvt. Strine was formerly a
senior attorney in the Criminal
DIVISION OF the Justice Department,
At Sheppard Field, Tex.
Pvt. John E. EmmeH, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Chester N. Emmell, 1890
Perry street NE, recently was grad
uated from an intensive course in
aviation mechanics and is now quali-
fed for combat duty.
Somewhere in England.
First 1t. John H. Burt, husband of
Mrs. Grace D. Burt, 1407 North
Utah street, Arlington, Va, recently
was promoted to the rank of captain
in the Army Air Forces. Capt. Burt
was formerly employed by the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co.
At Moultrie, Ga.
Two Washington men recently
were commissioned second heuten-
ants in the Army Air Forces follow
ing their graduation from the Ad-
vanced Flying School here at Spence
Field. They are Its. Robert T. Mil
Ter, 81, son of Mrs. Helen Thorn
Miller, 1885 Sedgwick street NV,
and Edmund r. Devlin, "a. son of
Mrs. Mary M. Devlin, 3112 Rodman
street NV.
At Fort Monmouth, N. ].
Three District men recently were
graduated from the Officer Candi-
date Department of the Eastern
Signal Corps School here and were
commissioned second ieutenants.
They are Its. Boyd B. Zacharias, SIS
Lebaum street Sc; Herbert II.
Winters, 1902 Spring place NV, and
Gordon B. Fits, 3213 P street NV.
In the Caribbean.
Clarence E. Curtis, 81, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. N. Curtis, 324 West
street, Manassas, Va, recently was
promoted to the grade of technical
sergeant and is now administrative
clerk at this Caribbean headquar-
ters. He has been in foreign service
since October, 1910.
At Gainesville, Fla.
Harold George Orcutt, 1907 G.
street Sc, recently was graduated
from the Army Administration
Officer Candidate School here at
the University of Florida and was
commissioned a second lieutenant.
At Edgewood Arsenal, Md.
Two Washington men were grad
uated Friday from the fifth medical
officers course of the Chemical War
fare Service here. They are First
Its. Beniah L. Whitman, 1920 Lin
mean avenue NV, and David M.
Nolan, 2811 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc.
Leo j. Holland, jr., 4529 Illinois
avenue NV, was graduated Friday
from the Chemical Warfare Service
Officer Candidate School here and
was commissioned second heu-
tenant.
At Amarillo, Tex.
Herbert Fiefer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Fiefer. $50 Kenyon
street NV, has completed his
course of studies as an aviation
mechanic here at the Army Air
Forces Technical Training School.
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Pvt. A. H. Didra. He received his
training at Quantico, Va.
At Keesler Field, Miss.
Pvt. Alvah w. Snitehurst. son
of Mrs. Katherine E. Snitehurst,
42l4 Brandywine street NV, re-
Gently reported here at the air.
plane mechanics school for training.
At New River, N. C.
Capt. A. K. Jacobs, 221s Randolph
place NE, and First 1t. David r.
Stauffer, 3744 Jenifer street NV,
have been assigned to this marine
base as members of the officers
indoctrination course.
Pvt. James r. Lester, 1886 Ontario
place NV, is now undergoing the
rigorous course of instruction at the
Parachute Training School of the
Fleet Marine Force Training Center
here.
Pvt. William S. Richbourg, 1921
Chaplin street NV, has qualified
with the .30-caliber rife and earned
the right to wear the marine sharp
shooter" cross. Pvt. Richbourg has
completed his basic training and will
receive advanced combat training
with unit of the Fleet Marine
Forces or will be assigned to one
of the Marine Corps specialist
schools.
Everette Anderson Fades, jr, 1881
Thirtieth street Sc, recently was
graduated from the Field Artillery
Officer Candidate School here and
was commissioned a second lieuten-
ant. 1t Fades has been assigned
to Fort Bragg, N. C.
At Fort Bliss, Tex.
Second 1t David E. Salladay,
3701 Massachusetts, avenue NV,
recently was promoted to the rank
of first lieutenant.
At Maxwell Field, Ala.
John Brendan Casey, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Casey, 905 K street
NE, has been appointed an avia-
ton cadet captain and group COM
mander in the cadet corps of the
Army Air Forces Pre-Flight School
here. Cadet Casey, a graduate of
George Washington University, was
formerly employed by the United
States Government Printing Office.
At West Pecos, Tex.
Aviation Cadet William j. Rogers,
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tended BenJa- 1t. X. N. Arentson.
min Franklin University, formerly
was employed by the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. 1t. Arentson, stu
dent of the University of Maryland,
was formerly with the Social Sc
curity Board in Baltimore, Md.
At Coral Gables, Fla.
Naval Aviation Cadet William Jay
Silverman, 1923 Ninth street NV,
arrived here this week for his final
training before receiving his wings
and commission. Cadet Silverman
attended the University of Maryland
and prior to his enlistment was en-
ployed by the United States Post
Office. His brother, Harry Silver
man, is a second lieutenant, sta,
toned at Fort Moultrie, S, c.. A
graduate of the Columbus Univers-
ity. 1t. Silverman was formerly
with the Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue.
At Columbus, Miss.
Two men from the Washington
area recently graduated from the
Army Flying School here and were
commissioned second lieutenants in
the Army Air Forces. They are Its.
Ralph Hamilton Tate, jr. 81, son of
Col. and Mrs. r. H. Tate, 1926
Bellevue terrace, NV, and Charles
L. Duthie, 81, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Duthie, 1916 North Ken
more street, Arlington, Va. Lit.
Tates father also is on active duty.
At Camp Murphy, Fla.
Technical Corpl. Charles M.
Fisher, formerly of $500 Fourteenth
street NV, is now enrolled in a
special course of instruction here at
the Signal Corps School.
Overseas.
Master Sergt. ROLAND E. Jones,
son of Mrs. Lacy v. Jones, 1419
Eighteenth street Sc, is now serv-
ing active duty somewhere overseas.
Sergt. Jones enlisted in the Army at
the age of II in 1885 and served his
first enlistment in Hawaii, returning
to the States in 1888. He has been
overseas since last April.
At Moody Field, Ga.
Two District men recently were
graduated from the Army Air Forces
Advanced Flying School here and
were commissioned second leuten-
ants. They are Its. Ryder C. Ray,
son of MIR. and Mrs. r. c. Ray, 5204
Fourteenth street NV, and William
A. Garland, son of Mrs. Mary E.
Garland, 1924 Nebraska avenue NV.
At Miami, Fla.
James Herbert Webb, machinist's
mate, second class, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Henry Webb. 439 Ethan
Allen avenue, Takoma Park, Md,
is now attending the engineering
school here at the United States
Naval Submarine Chaser Training
Center.
At Fort Myers, Fla.
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Four men from the Washington
area recently were graduated from
the Army Air Forces Advanced Fly
ing School here and were commiS-
stoned second lieutenants. They
are Its. Donald VanOsdal Hunter,
II 90 son of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
II HlInter, l25 Hesketh street, CHEVY
chase Md; Thomas Irwin Digges'
22 son of MIR. and Mrs. Lee a.
nj 1;gqes 1l1k r street NE; Robert
uunter Bolick, 81, son of Mr.. and
Mrs George A. Bolick, 1922 Fessen-
Sa,, street NV, and Billy Freeman
F,lller, %, son of Mr.. ana MTs'
stenfen B. Foster. 7o6 Elm street.
Chevy Chase, Nd.
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the attack on SerEt. F. J. KrieE.
Pearl Harbor, his outfit was sent to
the Northwestern United States to
help construct anti-aircraft fortifi-
cations in anticipation of Jap at
tack on the West Coast.
Desiring a more active service, he
requested foreign duty and shortly
after the attack on Dutch Harbor,
Sergt. Krieg received his foreign
duty assignment and was sent to
Alaska.
Prior to his enlistment, he was
with the Statistical Division of the
Federal Housing Administration.
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Sc, r e c e n t | y
W a S graduated
from the Army
Air Forces Flex-
ible G. u n n e y
School here and
was promoted to
the rank of SER
g e a n t. Sergt.
Priddy has just
completed an in
tensive course in
the operation OF
the large guns
that arm Amer
lean planes.
At Camp
Croft g r.
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At Gulfport Field, Miss.
Pvt. Lester P, Thorne, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Sydney Thorne, Friendly,
Md, recently was graduated from
the Army Air Forces Training Com
mand School here as qualified air.
plane mechanic. Pvt. Thorne was
formerly a woodworker at the Naval
powder factory at Indianhead, Md.
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Pvt. e. J. Fogarts' Jr. from the parent
radio school here at the Army Air
Forces Technical Training Com
mand. Pvt. Fogarty a former en-
ploye OF the Navy Department, is
now qualified for advanced training
in communications.
At Camp lie Jeune, N. C.
-Four Washington men recently
were graduated from the officers
indoctrination course here at the
Fleet Marine Force Training Center
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L. D. w. noa'oh' sr' tenQlng Amerl-
can University, where he was a
member of Alpha Kappa Pi Fra
ternity.
George Townsley Dunn, son of
Frank W. Dunn, 1925 New Hampshire
avenue NV, recently was gradu-
ated from the Coast Artillery Anti
Aircraft Officer Candidate School
here and was commissioned a second
lieutenant. Lit. Dunn was formerly
employed as clerk in the General
Accounting Office.
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Fred D. Roundy, son of Mrs. E. G..
Cogan, 722 Dartmouth avenue, Silver
Spring, Md, recently was graduated
from the Aviation Metalsmith
School at the United States Naval
Air Station here and was promoted
to the rank of aviation metalsmith,
third class He enlisted in the
Navy last May and was sent to
Norfolk, Va, for indoctrinal training
At Harlingen, Tex.
Two District men recently were
graduated from the Army Gunnery
School here and were promoted to
the rank of gunner sergeant. They
are Walter r. Sherman, son of Mrs.
Frances v. Palmer, 227 E street
NV, and James w. Carney, son of
MIR. and Mrs. c. w. Carney, 1918 B
street Sc.
At Ames, Iowa.
Five District men are now en-
rolled in specialist courses here at
the United States Naval Training
School on the campus of Iowa State
College. They are Joseph v. Weeks,
10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James E.
Weeks, 4408 Fourteenth street NE;
George Burson Christopher, Is, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Christopher,
3344 Minnesota avenue Sc; Cliff
ford Schoffer, 81, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Schoffer, SAT East Capitol
street; William j. Shepherd, 18, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Shepherd,
1910 Shepherd street NE, and
Charlie Quattlebaum, 10, son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Quattlebaum, ia
E street NV.
At Madison, Wis.
Harry Schwartz, husband of Mrs.
Harry Schwartz, 1418 Saratoga ave-
nue. NE, is now enrolled in the
Naval Training Station Radio School
here at the University of Wisconsin
MIR. Schwartz, seaman, second class,
received his boot" training at Great
Lakes, Ill.
At New London, Conn.
Donald Philip Grimm, 18, fireman
second class, son of Mr.. and Mrs
A. L. Grimm, 6122 Seventh street
NV, has completed his basic train
ing at the Submarine School here. A
graduate of Abbott Vocational School
he entered the Navy May, l941, ano
received his preliminary training al
Norfolk (Va) Naval Training Sta
ton. Later he had destroyer duty
and saw action near Russia and of
the coast of Africa.
Murray Robert Litman. 81, son oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Litman, 40t
Gallatin street NV, recently was
graduated from the Coast Guarc
Academy here and was commits
stoned an ensign. A graduate Of
central High School, Ensign Litmar
attended Wilson Teachers College
He entered the Coast Guard in Sep
tember, 1941.
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and Mrs. Charles
Lamay, 200 East
u n d erW 0 o d
street. G h Wy
Chase, Md, is
n ow stationed
at the Army Air
Force S Basic
Flying School
here for his sec
ond phase of
flight training.
CaOeC rogers
received his pri-
mary lnstruc-
ton at Phoenix,
AriZ.
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mand post where
he will receive
an in t e n S v e
course in radio
operating a n d
mechanics to fit
him for duty as
a member of a
fighting bomber
crew.
Pvt. Edward J.
Fogarty, jr., 4433
Burlington place
NV, recently
W a S graduated
as a radio-op-
orator mechanic
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Lldu lSldllUS VI
A / a S X a. since
last June.
Sergt. Kri e &
signed up with
the District Ma
tional Guard in
the spring of
1910, S e | e C ting
the Coast Artil-
lery Anti = Air
TT a s t h e
branch of the
Guard for spe-
cialiZa ton.
In December,
10 Al. following
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@ e n I e r, Nash
vile, Tenn.
A sophomore
at The Citadel,
where he was a
pre-medical STU
dent before he
enlisted, young
M a y b a n X at
tended Charles
ton High School
n Charleston,
S. c., and the
Episcopal High
School in Alex
andria, Va.
OF his expert
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At Richmond. Va.

Bergen Frederic Berkaw of Fred
ericksburg, Va, recently was ap-
pointed an ensign in the Naval Re-
serve and ordered to report to the
United States Naval Construction
Training Center, Naval Operating
Base, for active duty with the Con-
struction Battalions. A graduate of
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, En-
sign Berkaw was formerly a city en-
gineer in Fredericksburg.
At George Field, Ill.
Two men from the Washington
area recently were graduated from
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the Army AIR
Forces Advanced
Flying School
here and were
commits S / on e d
second lieuten-
ants. They are
Its. Jason Harry
Duncan, son of
Mrs. Anna Belle
Duncan, a n d
Robert N. Aren't
son, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James
Arentson, Silver
Spring, Md. 1t.
Duncan, who at
n..