The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-27


to pile some rocks in it before he'll
be able to sleep, Barber says. He
has been resident of Coolidge for
eight years, entered service in
August Of 1943 and went overseas
in the summer of 1914. Barber s
wife, the former Willadean Eaves
of Coolidge and their two-year-old
son now make their home in Casa
Grande.
PVT. CALVIN ASHCRAFT writes
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
Ashcraft, from the Philippine Is
lands to let them know he is still
o. k. "lt looks as if l will probably
get to come home in the next two
or three months as | should be on
the next quota and when | get
back I'll be discharged" Ashcraft
has been in the service approx
mately five years.
FRED SPRINKLES, S nc, ar
rived Thursday from Shoemaker,
California, on 6-day leave to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. B.
Sprinkles. A Coolidge resident for
nine years, Sprinkles was born at
novice, Texas, March 7, 1928, and
entered service in May of this year.
Serving with a naval unit attached
to the Sea Bees, Sprinkles went
through boot camp at San Diego.
Three other Coolidge boys, Charlie
Patterson, Red Veazey and Clint
Skrla arrived at the base shortly
before 'Sprinkles was transferred.
"We got to see each other several
times" he said.
PVT. JACK BLACkWATER, JR.
has completed his basic training at
Camp Fannin, Texas, and arrived
home last Thursday on Today fur
Tough to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Blackwater, Sr., of
Blackwater. He was born in Los
California, November %.
1926, and has been a resident of
this district since 1927. He is a
Coolidge high school student and
was active in football during his
time there. Blackwater will report
for duty at Camp Rucker, Alabama.
PVT. JIMMY GARCIA, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Garcia, Sr., has
completed his basic training at
Camp Fannin, Texas, and is here
on 10 day furlough before reporting
for duty to Camp Rucker, Alabama.
WILLIAM MARTIN BOWEN, S
1/C, writes his mother, Mrs. Vena
Bowen, from the South Pacific to
let her know he is all right. He
wishes that he, too, could have been
at home when his brother, Larry,
was here, but - ''I'll be there some
day though, and you can bet your
last dime that I'm going to stay
on that side of the world" His
old ship got sunk, Bowen says,
/ and, Mother, it killed all Of them
but nine. I'm glad now | got trans
ferred, or l would have been on it.
too." Bowen worked at the West
arn Gin before entering service. He
has made his home in Coolidge
since 1914 and is one of four
brothers in the service.
SGT. HOWARD A. WUERTZ,
veteran gunner on a B-24 Liberator
crew with the Bomber Barons,"
has. recently been presented anoth-
er Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air
Medal for meritorious achievement
in aerial combat at his Philippine
airbase, according to word received
from there this week. Receiving
he award for completing SO combat
strikes, WuertZ has ranged over
targets in the Philippines and the
vast reaches of Borneo where the
Bomber Barons" and other jungle
Air Force" units collaborated in
neutralizing enemy airfields and
destroying huge quantities of sup
plies and personnel, paving the
way for recent Allied landings.
off with heavy bomb and
gasoline loads. Sergeant Wuertz
lew many lengthy overwater mis-
sions, often penetrating dangerous
weather fronts. He is the son of
Fred Wuertz, of Coolidge.
AMOS NELSON, p. o. SIC, wired
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Nelson, from Norfolk, Virginia,
to let them know he was
back in the States and hoped to be
home on leave soon. Nelson, in
the navy since December of 1943,
has been serving for over a year
On transport duty in the Pacific.
He was recently transferred to the
Atlantic and Tuesdays message
was the first word his parents had
received from him since then.
T/SGT. JOHN A. NICHOLSON
landed in Norfolk, Virginia, Friday
and will soon be home on furlough.
according to word received by his