Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23

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w. T. Butler, %, navy radiomar
second class. is in San Francisco
awaiting reassignment after spend.
ing q days visiting his mother, Mrs
Mae L. Butler, in FL Centro. His
wife accompanied him to Ell Centre
Butler has been in the navy fouI
years, enlisting when he finished
high school in Ell Centre. He spent
four years aboard the same ship
and saw action at Saipan end
Guam. While in San Francisco he
saw Murray Baxter, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l.. Baxter of Ell Centre.
They went to school together and
were on the same ship for a long
time.
Word was received this week from
Tees 3 Charlie P. Thomas that he is
now safely stationed in the Philip
quarters. Thomas was formerly
stationed in New Guinea where he
spent four months preparing for the
Philippine invasion. His letters tell
of the great happiness and graft
tude of every Filipino they have
met, of their willingness to help in
any way they possibly can. He de-
scribes the island as being a mass
jungle of mud and rain and insects,
where every mans heart longs for
good old American sunshine.
Lieutenant G.g) Marlin w. Love-
lady, USNR, is enjoying a 3o-day
leave with his family and friends
after having just returned to the
states from the European theater
of operation. Just before returning
to the states he was promoted from
an ensign to lieutenant, junior
grade. Lieutenant Lovelady saw
duty on a sub-chaser in the Medi-
terranean, was at Anzio before it
was liberated, and participated in
the invasion of southern France on
last August Is. Upon completion of
his leave, he will report to San
Francisco to await further orders.
Private George E. Singh, 18, son
of Mrs. Nit Singh of Ell Centro, has
enrolled in TIE AAF training COM
mand's aircraft radio mechanics
school at TruaX Field, at Madison,
Wisconsin. He will take an intensive
course in servicing radio equipment
used by United States bombers and
fighting planes and will be trained
in defense against chemical warfare,
aircraft identification and other
subjects designed to fit him fer
combat duty.
Ronald 3. Morrison, former man
ager of Postal Telegraph and pro-
prietor of riding academy in Ell
Centro is now a second class petty
officer in the navy He recently was
returned for disqualification after
several months overseas. He wrote
friends that he is anxious to get let
terS and may be addressed as fol-
lows: R. B. Morrison, Y2c, USNR,
care ward 217-3E. U. S. Naval hos
pital, San Diego, "a, Calf.
Over in Italy Frank Jacobs, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Jacobs OF
SIS Fifth street, CaleXico, has been
promoted to sergeant. He is a tank
commander with a tank unit of
Lieutenant General Mark w. Clark S
Fifth Army.
Word has been received from
Camp Wolters, Texas, that Private
Joe F. Palma, 10, son of Jesus N.
Palma of 156 Olive, El Centre, has
arrived at the infantry replacement
center there to begin his basic train
ing as an infantryman. He was as
signed to a battalion stressing rifle,
heavy weapons. specialist training.
At an air service command sta
ton in England, Corporal Lewis X.
Nichols. son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stewart of 494 Olive, Ell Centro, re-
Gently completed an orientation
course designed to bridge the gap
between training in the states and
combat soldering against the en-
emy in Germany. His next station
will be one from which Americas S
fighting planes cover our advance
into Germany Before entering the
army air force, Corporal Nichols was
employed at the American Cleaners
| in FL Centro.
Victor M. Telles, 18, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Victor M. TelleS OF the
Holtville area, has reported at Camp
Wolters, Texas, to begin his basic
/ training as an infantryman. He was
/ assigned to a battalion stresSine
rifle training.
First Lieutenant Frank Lambeth
/ former Ell Centran, was wounded II
action in Germany September Il