Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24

, mentary and high school in El Gen.
tro and left Fullerton Junior college
to enlist.
Staff Sergeant Charles A. (Chuck)
Wallace is in Ell Centre on leave
from the 311th photo wing of the
army air corps in Washington, d. c.,
where he has been stationed the last
| two years. He left El Centre three
| and half years ago for Yuma, Ari-
zona After that he became a civil
employe of the army and worked in
/ the Photographic department. He
! then enlisted and took a brief train
/ ing course and returned to Wash
/ ington to continue with the same
work he had been doing as civil
/ ian. He was in the Photographic
/ business in El Centre and for time
was photographer and engraver for
| the PoSt-PreSs.
Private Joe Leyvas, son of Mrs. M.
/ NJ. LeyvaS of the Holtville area, has
/ been enjoying 15-day furlough with
his relatives and friends in Imperial
Valley. He must report back to his
station in San Antonio. Texas, where
/ he has been since he entered the
/ army. His brother. Sergeant Pete
| Leyvas, is in New Guinea.
It rains and rains in the Philip
pines, according to Private First
/ Glass George o. Chappell, son of
H. D. Chappell of El Centre. Private
Chappell is in the army.
Among the men serving efficient
/ ly as surgical technicians in the
1920 general hospital in England is
Staff Sergeant John F.. Gaskin, 25,
of 600 Brighten avenue, Ell Centre.
He took his basic training at Camp
/ Barkeley. Texas, and his hospital
! training at the station hospital in
/ New Orleans and at LaGarde gen.
/ eral hospital Before he entered the
service he was service manager for
the Firestone Tire and Rubber COM
pany He has wife and one SON.
Private First class Herbert
/ Spence, paratrooper, is in Holland
now, he wrote his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Spence of 469 Vine, Ell
| Centro. He has been overseas 18
months. He was wounded in France
! and was out of combat in hospital
! in England six weeks. He likes the
people of Holland and said they
were very good to the Americans.
! The army supplies did not catch
up with the men so the residents
! gave the Americans warm milk and
| hot sandwiches. They are on the
move most of the time, he said. I've
! been in foXholeS all over Holland"
| he wrote. He entered tie service
| three months before he was to have
been graduated from high school. He
worked for the Post-Press at one
| time.
Among the men receiving initial
naval indCctrination at the naval
training center at Great Lakes, 1lll-
nois. is William Earl Rawlinson Jr.,
II. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl RaWlin-
son. l015 El Centro, El Centro.
I'VE painted the town blacker
/ than the blackout because we
thought our parents wouldn't ap-
prove of us painting it red Private
! Hugh Russell CRusty) Johnston
| and Neil Morris. carpenters mate
second class in the SeabeeS, wrote
their parents in Ell Centre after they
met in London. England. They had
quite a time together and talked
about the days when they attended
school in FL Centre and worked for
the Post Press. Morris later worked
at the Safeway store in Ell Centre.
He has been stationed near London
since early last summer. Private
Johnston is in the communications
section of a bombing squadron. For
a time he was a ball turret gunner
on a Flying Fortress and partlcl-
pated in raids over Germany. He is
making arrangements for his Eng
lish bride to come to the United
States. He is a son of Mr.. and Mrs
H. r. Johnston. Morris is a son CT
Mr. and Mrs. l. l.. Morris.
Leave in Ell Centro was enjoyed by
/ Sergeant Wiley o. Milner, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Milner, former
El Centrans now of San Diego. He
is stationed at Wright Field at Day.
ton, Ohio, and has been in the
service two years. Before entering
the service he operated a cervice
station at Fourth and Main, EhCen-
tro, and was employed later at the
Herring and Slusher station at
Eighth and State streets.
Anon the men to receive their
aerial gunner wings at Harlingen
army air field in Texas was Cor
poral Billy j. Patterson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. E. Patterson of 672 Ell