Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-12

brother, is a chief radioman in the
navy anG is stationed at the Fiji
Islands.
Captain Burdette Kinne, former
Post-PreSs sports editor. has receiv-
ed the air medal, il was learned
this week. He is with the army air
corps in England.
Pvt. Benny Shaw, son of Mrs
Louie Wilson of El Centre, is home
from Camp Reynolds, near Pitts
burgh, Penn. He has been in the
service for Is months and is with
the army engineers. He has been
transferred 10 Ft. Leonard Wood.
He and Pvt. Billy Gray of Holt
vile who also is stationed at Camp
Reynolds, met frequently. Shaw at
tended Central Union High school
and Junior college and Gray at
tended Holtville High school and
Central Junior college in El Centro.
Pfc. Jack Aaron, son of Mrs. Ola
Aaron, is home on leave from Fres-
no. He is an army aerial gunner.
Pfc. Aaron attended school in e.
/ Centre and before he entered the
service was employed by the tele-
phone company in El Centre.
! At Douglas. AriZ., A. w. Grouleff,
l9-year- old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Nels Grouleff of the area south of
Seeley. achieved the rank of sec
ond lieutenant in the army air
corps. At present he is an instruc-
tor there. 1t. Grouleff attended
high school and junior college in
e Centro before entering the SER
vice l6 months ago. He trained at
Lincoln, Nebr.. Montana State col
lege, Santa Ana. Phoenix, Ariz., and
| Lemoor Field.
Cpl. Charles H Hayens, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Havens of
Westmorland. arrived home last
Friday for few days visit. He was
graduated from Ft. Knox, KY, arm
ored school. He has returned to his
present station at Camp Bowie
Texas. George F. Hayens, momm2 c,
is another son of Mr. and Mrs.
Havens. He is with the navy some
where in the south Pacific.
In England First Lieutenant AL
bert F. Oswalt, son of Mrs. Helena
CSwalt of El Centre, recently en-
joyec a recess from aerial war; in
one of the air service commands S
remodelled English country houses
Before entering the army Lit. Os-
walt was employed as a salesman
by the Standard Oil company He
has completed u combat missions
over enemy occupied territory.
Word was received from c. A.
Mcdaniel, &c, that he is recover
ing from a throat ailment at Dear
born, Mich. He hopes to be out in
few days and back 10 school. He
will go to machinists school for
two months. His mother, Mrs. Irene
Mcdaniel, lives at 558 Woodward
avenue. El Centro.
The present address of Cpl. Tom
Brents, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Brents, is New Guinea. He is with
the army engineers.
Good news was received from
Pvt. Billy M. Gilmer. who is recov-
ering from a leg injury. Doctors
say he is going to recover Satisfac-
torily. He was accidentally shot
Nov. "a. He is at Hoff General hos
pital at Santa Barbara. At present
he is in wheel chair but hopes
to be on crutches soon. He saw
action overseas before he was in
! jured. His parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Gilmer
Second Lieutenant Milton S
Damron, %, is now doing combat
duty as a P-38 fighter pilot escort
ing England-based u. S. heavy
bombers on missions over enemy
occupied continental Europe. He
was awarded his wings at Luke
Field, AriZ., Oct. !, 1943. He at
tended school in El Centre, having
one year of Junior college. Before
entering the service he was a line
man for the Imperial Irrigation
district. His wife lives with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Dam
ron, 430 South Sixth street, E.
Centre.
Official credit for shooting down
a Junkers 82 fighter plane over
Buc apest, Hungary, has been given
Second Lieutenant Alan Munson
son of Mrs. Arlene Munson of 73C
South Eighth street, El Centro. He
shot the J-83 down last April l3
This was the second for 1t. Mum
son, who shot down a MEl09 over
Sofia, Bulgaria, on last March 80
He is a member of the top scoring
fighter group in the Mediterranean
theater of operations, officially
credited with over 425 enemy air
planes shot down.
For his exemplary performance
Of duty in action against the en-.
! einy curing MAJOR campaign
Pfc. Frank NJ. Horton has beer
awarded the combat intantrymar
badge. He is a member cf the
mortar platoon in a heavy weapons
company in an infantry regiment
/ u FL Troradero
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