Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

ing craft division. He was on a
l5-day furlough from the Aleutians.
In the first letter they had re-
ceived from him since November,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mullen this
week learned that their son, Harold,
was on a navy landing craft in the
south Pacific.
Corporal Bernard Mendez. son
of Mrs. Flores Mendez of 53l Grant
street. CaleXico, is among the con-
valescents being instructed in life
saving practices at the air service
command base hospital in Venice.
Florida. The cOnvaleScent training
program is designed to permit re-
cuperating soldiers to carry on
such subjects as may be absorbed
without slowing the ultimate recov-
cry. In the event a soldier is to be
discharged from service at the con-
clusion of his stay in the hospital
army officers said, special atten-
ton is given to training to fit him
for his return to civilian life.
Private James F. Boyer has ar
rived at the Eastern Oregon College
of Education at La Grande, Ore
for course Of army air corps in
struction lasting five months prior
to his appointment as an aviation
cadet
Kenneth S. Kenyon, son of Mrs.
Fred Kenyon, was graduated from
the army air force flexible gunnery
school at Tyndall Field Fla, and
promoted to the grade of sergeant.
He received a pair Of silver wings
Signifying that he is ready to take
his place as a member of the COM
bat crew of an AAF bomber. At
the gunnery school he was thor
oughly trained in the operation of
a 80 and so caliber machine guns,
first on ground ranges and later
in the air.
At the army air field at Roswell,
n. M. Second Lieutenant Marvin
r. Walker is a student in the four
engine pilot school. He received his
pilot wings not long ago at Yuma
He is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
Walker Of Holtville and attended
Holtville Union High school and
washington State college.
Also at Roswell army air field is
Second Lieutenant Joseph H. Raine,
taking the same type of course as
Lieutenant walker. Lieutenant
Raine is a son of George B. Raine
Of Holtville and attended Holtville
Union High school and the Univer-
sity of California.
Just two days before Christmas
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Duff, former
El Centrans, received word that
their son, Jack, had participated
in the fighting in the Gilbert Is
lands sector.
Lieutenant Ira Lewis Rhodes COM
pleted the pilot transition -four-en-
gine course at Hobbs army air field
in New Mexico. He was commits
stoned a second lieutenant at Yuma
last October. Completion of the
course. at Hobbs Field qualified 1t.
Rhodes as a combat pilot He is a
son OF Mrs. Blanche Rhodes of 632
Commercial, El Centre.
Among the "a Californians re-
Gently arrived at the army air
base at Blythe for heavy lombard |
ment combat crew training was
PFC. Willard E. Layman, 25, gun
ner: He is a son Of d. E. Layman
OF FL Centro and before entering
the service in July, 1912, he was
equipment operator.
After receiving his pilot wings at
LaJunta, Colo, Second Lieutenant
d. Barbour is a student
in the four-engine pilot school at
the army air field in Roswell, N. M. !
Aviation Cadet James S. Carson
of Ell Centre is one of the 294 Cali
fornians at the San Antonio avia- |
I4OiI CduCL CcllLeI.
Private Ruperto r. Acosta is on
leave, visiting his mother in CAL |
eXico. He is stationed at Taft. Calf. |
William D. Clements. son of Mr.. |
and Mrs. E. E. Clements, former Ell
Centrans, was inducted into the |
service at FIT Macarthur last De- |
cember %. He was sent on TO |
Buckley Field, Colo, for -fligh. |
training with the army air corps. |
He attended the College of Wooster
In Wooster, Ohio, a year and last /
attended the University of |
California at Los Angeles. His par
ents now live in Inglewood.
PFC. Orville Ray, son of Mr.. and |
Mrs. o. j. RAJ of 734 Brighton |
street, Ell Centro, was home on |
leave recently from Camp Camp
bell, Ky. He visited his parents, his
wife, and his siX-months-old baby. |
He is with tank corps, having en-
tered the service last February. H |
expected 10 be sent overseas soon. |
In the Aleutians Islands Sgt. |
Elmer House, son of Mr.. and Mrs. |
I. G. House, and Joe Smith found |
ZACH other They aren't able TO /
get together now as one of them /
was transferred. Sergeant House !
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