Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-05

"a mn
Randall Henderson is a captain
now. He dropped in on Captain
Chan Livingston in Africa some
where a short time ago and the
two Imperial Valley men talked so
much about the valley residents
that they wondered if there was
not an epidemic of burning ears"
among valley residents. Captain
Henderson was en- route from his
present headquarters 10 another
base. When he reached his desti-
nation he could not land because
of a sandStorm so he went to the
place where he knew Captain Liv-
ingston was stationed. Henderson
told Livingston that his staff in
El Centro was doing a better job
running his magazine and his busi-
ness than he did when he was
home.
Somewhere in the Pacific area
Spud Murphy is aboard a destroyer
but in spite of moving about wants
his Imperial Valley friends to be
on the alert for him. He said he
looked in vain for Captain Chan
Livingston while in Africa. He
missed Bill Livingston at the Sea-
bees base in Virginia but still has
hopes CT seeing someone from
home. He wrote friends that
Charlie Delp may see me if he
keeps his eyes OPEN
John Theuer, seaman first class
with the navy, is at the amphibious
training base at Little Creek, Vir-
ginia. After finishing his training
he thinks he will be sent for a
''shakedown" cruise on a landing
ship. His training at Little Creek
is mostly a review Of what he had
in quartermasters school plus
physical training. He is graduate
of Central Union High school where
he played on the baseball team.
Bobby Norris, seaman second
class who is stationed at Camp
Pendleton, Oceanside, visited his
mother, Mrs. r. E. Edwards, in Ell
Centro last week end. He is in
radio communications. His brother,
Clark Tex Ncrris, ANN, third
class, is still in the southwest Pa
cific but hopes to be home in a
few months on a leave.
Home for a 15-day leave from
New Orleans, La, was Harry A.
Poulter, seaman first class, son of
Mrs. Lillian Poulter of Calexico.
He left Monday to return to his
base
Second Lieutenant Allan Mum
son OF El Centro was credited with
shooting down an ME- 309 fighter
plane over Sofia, Bulgaria, last
March 80. He has piloted his AAF
P-33 Lightning in missions over
Italy, Austria, and Bulgaria. He
has flown 10 missions and escorted
bcmberS striking at vital enemy
airdromes, aircraft factories, and
railroad yards. He is a son OF Mrs.
/ Arlene Munson.
! Captain Burton K. Brock Of the
/ U. S. army medical corps is flight
surgeon with a fighter squadron
at an island base in the Mediter-
ranean theater. He was sent to
the north Africa theater in March,
1913. and was assigned TO his pres
ent squadron shortly thereafter. He
was promoted TO the rank OF cap
tain last November. Captain Brock
served his internship at the Fresno
county hospital after graduation
from the University of Southern
California Medical school in 1910.
Before he entered the armed forces
at March Field, in September, 1912,
he was county physician at the
Taft branch of the Kern county
general hospital at Bakersfield. His
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Brock,
| live at TIA SandalWood, Ell CentrO.
His wife is living in Fresno.
( Staff Sergeant Lester Harper
lust left for Greensboro, N. c., af-
| ter a Today furlcugh with his wife
and little son, Michael. Formerly
he was stationed at Mariana army
air base at Tucson, Ariz. He is
a son-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs o. B.
Johnson. Their other son-in-law,
/ Sgt. Wesley Moore, is now in Sar-
dina serving with a medical sup
ply unit. He formerly was sta
toned in New Orleans, La.
George Barrigan, sen Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raul Barrigan OF FL Centro,
left Monday to enter the navy. He
has two brothers already In the