Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-17

Andrew Rogers, %, son of JChn L.
Rogers, 760 Len Rey, Ell Centro has
been commissioned a second lieu
tenant in the marine corps after
completion of basic officer training
at Quantico, Va, marine base. He
is now undergoing the second phase
of his training. After that he will
be assigned to a combat unit or a
specialists school, He has been in
training since last fall and has two
brothers in the army. They are
First Lieutenant Ellis A. Rogers, in
the air corps, and Sergeant David
o. Rogers.
w. E. Thacker, son CT Mr.. and
Mrs. Percie Thacker of Ell Centre
was graduated from the naval air
training center at Corpus Christi,
Texas, and was commissioned a
lieutenant in the marine corps. He
is a former student at Central
Junior college and of the Uni
versity of California at Berkeley.
He wears the famous wings OF
Gold" He is home for Is days and
will report at New Orleans April /
for additional training.
William Vaughn Thompson, son
of Judge and Mrs. Vaughn N.
Thompson, successfully completed
his flight training at the army air
force pilct school at Luke Field,
Arizona. At graduation ceremonies
March IL he received the army air
corps silver wings and a second
lieutenant's commission in the army
air corps reserve. Judge and Mrs.
Thompson and Mis- Janet Thomp-
son attended the graduation cere-
monies, Miss Thompson making the
Journey from Pomona college at
Claremont where she is attending
school. At the ceremonies 1t.
Thompson piloted one of the 54
planes in a demonstration flight.
He will be an instructor. At present
he is with his parents in Ell Centre
on 10 days leave. Before entering
the service 1t. Thompson attended
Pomona college where he was a
member of Kappa Delta.
Mrs. Mary Brown Of Imperial
this week received word that her
sen, First Lieutenant Harry H.
Brown. army pilot, has been recon-
mended for the air medal and oak
leaf cluster. He is stationed some
where in New Guinea.
Thomas Slovak, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Slovak Of El Centro, has
transferred tc the army air corps
and is now an aviation cadet sta
toned temporarily at Miami, Flori-
da. He has been in the army
year. serving in tank corps ana
the artillery. He was a sergeant
and was an Umpire in maneuvers
in which his outfit participated.
Their other son, Juliuc, nlachlnlsfS
mate first class in the navy, is
serving On a torpedo boat in the
south Pacific war zcne.
Another Imperial Valleyite who
enioyed a visit home was Cpl. Jack
C. CARRIER, who was hCme from
Washington, D. c., last week. He
visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
w. H. CARRIER of Holtville, his sis
ters. and friends. He is a code
clerk in the signal corps, working in
the war department building.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Rosson OF
Calexico have two sons in the serv-
ice. They are L. E. Rosson, chief
petty officer in the navy, and James
H. Rosson, who is a machinist sec
ond class in naval aviation.
Camp Campbell, KY. is the
present address CT Pvt. Berkie
Lemons, son of Mr.. and Mrs. B. E.
Lemons of Ell Centre. He was trans
ferred from Ohio State college,
where he was stationed since
last September. He is working as a
clerk in division headquarters at
Camp Campbell.
Ernie Marek, brother of George
Marek of Imperial, is home on fur
lough. He is in a raratroop unit
training in Georgia. This is his
second visit home since entering
the service. He attended Imperial
Union High school.
After a visit with his mother,
Mrs. Ruth Glary in Imperial, James
Leon Lindley returned to Ft.
Stevens, Oregon, where he is in the
medical hospital division. He en-
: tered the service April 2, 1943.
Pvt. Mike Aguirre, whose wife
lives at 359 Brighton street, Ell
Centre, has arrived at Ft. Sill,
Oklahoma, at the field artillery re-
plant Now--