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geant in the army and is stationed
in the Pacific arear. He enlisted in
Imperial Valley in 1940 Both Boys
are we'll known in Imperial Valley.
Among the new pilots of the GEN.
trail flying training command IN
Texas is Fred Higginbotham of Ell
Centre. He was graduated as an
army pilot at graduation exercises
held simultaneously at IL advanced
training schools. He took his train
ing at Aloe Field.
At Tcnopah army air field In
Nevada Oscar G.. Romo, %, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Romo of 42l Third
street, Calexico, has been promoted
TO the rank of sergeant. Sgt. Romo
attended Calexico Union High
school and entered the army all
force November 5, 1912. He later
attended armament school at Lowry
Field near Denver, Colorado. He
is now an armored gunner with
combat crew in training at Tono-
pah. Sgt. Romo wears the gunners
wings and the Good Conduct medal.
Private Allen Williams of tie en-
gineering corps of Camp Shelby
Mississippi is visiting his father.
S. P. williams, in Ell Centro. The
remainder of his furlOugh will be
spent with his brother, Bruce, VINO
is stationed with the navy at Del
Monte, and with his mother In Sar
Diego. Private Williams was grad
uated from Central Union High
school in 1910.
John H. Holt, l8-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb e. Holt of e
Centre. recently was enrolled in a
months radio refresher course at
the pre-radio naval tanning school
in Michigan City, Indiana.
Frank Gillett, son CT Ms. Cf''
lotte Payne, of El Centre, is sc.
man second class with the navy arr
has been at Pearl Harbor since early
in May. He is waiting to be as
signed to duties elsewhere. He en-
tered the navy last March. Gillett
attended school in Calexico an(
Ell Centre.
Graduation from Holtville Unior
High school played second fiddle to
the army air corps for Bill Ellison
He left Tuesday for Buckley Fielt
near Denver, Colorado, to begin hi
duties as an air cadet. A specia
service to graduate him was ar
ranged during the baccalaureatf
exercises Sunday so he could get
his diploma under official condi'
tions.
Promo ton of Ellis A. Rogers. vet
eran Psi Mustang pilot, to cap'a air
was announced at an 9th AAF fighter
station in England. Captain Rogers
calls his ship the Jolly Roger" He
has destroyed three Nazi aircraft
He is a brother of John A. Roger
of Ell Centro.
Second Lieutenant Don L. Mad
den, sen of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo A
Madden is now overseas and has
participated in course decigneo
to bridge the gap between his train
ing in the states and soldering il
an active theatcr of war, it wa
announced from an air force scr
vice command. station somewhere il
England. Before he entered th'
army. 1t. Madden was employed
by the Southern California Tele
phone company in Ell Centro.
Writing from what he calls thu
"Anzio Shoe ing Gallery" Privat'
Wynton Byrd address ed an inter
esting letter 10 his friends, Mr.. ar
Mrs. Earl McKenrey Of 465 Hol
avenue, Ell Centro. There are five
of us who have dug a big dugout
eight by eight and six feet undeI
and have fixed it up just like
home. electric lights, radio, Italiar
Victrola and a few American rec
crds. The walls are covered will
pasteboard and 100 pinup girl'
When it rains We have runnine
water. The name of it IS the f,
Rancho Grande club. We still have
a few air raids and few big Shell.
coming in but we have tcen lucky
so far. I have had some close call
but guess the one with my name or
it hasn't come over and I hope 1t
never does. The way things are
going now don't think 7 will be
back in the valley this year. Have
got tc sweat it out till all the big
shots make all the money thev
want then l guess the war will bt
over" He enlisted before the Pear
Harbor attack and las participated
in the African and Italian inva-
sions. He was employed in
creamery in Ell Centro before he
enlisted.