The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-18
News Exchange Column For
Coolidge Men In The Armed Forces

cation at MdTyldHu University
He is Mrs. Pierce VensePs son.
KENNETH K. STEWART is in
training at preflight school, San
Antonio Aviation Cadet Center
San Antonio, Texas. This nine
week pre-flight course prepares
the cadets physically and mentally
for aerial instruction in primary,
basic and advanced flying schools.
The future pilots study code, maps
and charts, physics and other
academic subjects as well as I'M
dergoing vigorous physical train
ing schedules.
DANIEL SMITH, chief motor
machinists mate on a submarine,
has left to report for advanced
training at Fairbanks-Morse deisel
school, Beloit, Wis, after ten
day visit with his sister and broth
er-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Spruell. His visit came as COM
plete surprise, as this is the first
time in five years Smith has been
in the states. He enlisted in the
navy from Coolidge twelve years
ago at the age of 10, and has been
on duty in the war zone since
Pearl Harbor, at which time he
was with his submarine crew in
Manila. Smith was married IL
months ago to Miss Shirley Nc
Nee in Australia, now his hime
base. He will visit his mother,
Mrs. c. T. Smith in Nevada, Mo
where she is a teacher at Nevada
high school. The Smiths are form
er residents of Globe, but Mrs.
Smith returned to Nevada, her
home town, after the death of her
husband some years ago.
JAMES ROBERTS, MO. M. M.
&c, the first Coolidge man to
visit home after being wounded
in service, is the father of a seven
pound boy, born in Oakland, Cali
fornia, February 10, according to
a wire received by Roberts moth
er, Mrs. Rose Roberts, on We'd
nesday. Mother and son doing
fine" it stated, "and father will
recover" Roberts was married
last May to Miss Marjorie john
son of Kenilworth district, whom
he met two years ago while home
on leave. After serving two years
at sea, Roberts has been assigned
to shore duty and is now stationed
at a repair base in San Francisco.
The Roberts have named their son
Jimmy Ray.
CPL. RAYMOND DAVIS writes
from Italy that he sis getting
along fine and giving the Germans
a tough fight +. think they are
on their last round. If you could
only see how they are losing
They are fighting losing battle
and they know it, and are paying
dearly for it." The going is pretty
rough now, Davis says, but he be-
lieves the Germans days are num-
bered and hopes the end is near
He will surely be glad when he
can return to the good old U. s. A.
and see once more the things they
are fighting for-to him, Davis
says, it will be wonderful. He
has been away from home for
three Christmases and doesn't see
how he can stay away another.
Il think if everyone pitches in
and does his part that maybe we
can be home next Christmas" he
says. Davis is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. j. Davis and has two
brothers in the service, his twin,
Pvt. Raymond Davis, Lincoln Air
Base, Nebraska, and Pvt. Jeff Da-
Wis, training with the ski troops
at Ft. Hale, Colorado.
PVT. JACKIE &. COOPER has
recently been transferred from
North Camp Hood, Texas, to Fort
Ord, according to word received
here this week. His wife, who
makes her home in Coolidge, is
the former June Penix, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Penix. Pvt.
Cooper is a grandson of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. E. Nichols, pioneer valley
residents.
SGT. HENRY D. MEREDITH,
serving with harbor craft de-
tachment in Alaska, has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of sergeant.
according to letter received this
week by his mother, Mrs. J. T..
Butler. Meredith says he "sure
would enjoy visiting his old
friends in Coolidge-that is, all of
them who are left" He says he
will mail piture of Alonzo Cart
er, his friend, who was killed in