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and other Pacific islands.
Aviation Cadet Alvin c. Manious,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Man
ious, 722 West Church street, was
member of the 3rd class of aviation
cadets to graduate from the Column
bus Army air field near Columbus,
Mississippi, April Is. He received
the silver wings of a flying ,ficer
and appointment as flight officer in
the Army Air Forces. Flying Officer
Manious entered training last Nav
and attended flying school at Al
bany, Georgia and Montgomery,
Ala, before being sent to the adj
vanced school at Columbus, Miss.
Flying Officer Manious recently
enjoyed a few days leave at his
home here, after which he left to
visit his wife in Omaha, Neb., be-
fore reporting to Truax Field, Wis
consin, for further orders. He has
been in the Service about eighteen
months, serving in the ranks until
selected for cadet training in May,
1914 Before entering the Service
he was employed at the Municipal
Light Plant here.
Fifth Air Force Service Com
mand, Philippine Islands-Staff Sgt.
Lester T. Ridenour, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Ridenour, 307 Rey-
nolds avenue, Hagerstown, recently
directed the emergency installation
of radio equipment aboard three
Air Force crash boats, used in air
seas rescue work in the Philippine
waters.
A radio technician with a unit
of the Fifth Air Force Service Com
mand, Sergeant Ridenour was train
ed in radio work in the United
States before coming overseas in
September, 1912, and also attended
a Royal Australian Air Force school
in Sydney.
He is authorized to wear the
Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon with
two campaign stars for his partici-
patton in the Papuan and New
Guinea campaigns, and the Philip
pines Liberation ribbon with one
campaign star
There is real happiness in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde o.
Trumpower, 448 Mitchell avenue,
this week. Mr.. and Mrs. Trumpower
have five boys in the Service and
three of them have been home on
leave this week. The fourth has
just arrived back in the States on
a hospital ship, while the fifth son,
although still in Germany, wrote his
mother, under date of April 10Th,
that he was OK.
Pfc. Clyde o. Trumpower, Jr.,
who was wounded in action in Ger
many on December II, 1914, was in
valided back to the States, arriving
on April "a. His parents received
a card from him on Monday, telling
them that he is at the U. S. Army
General Hospital at Camp Pickett,
Va, and they expect to visit him as
soon as he gets settled
Pfc. Charles A. Trumpower, who
has been overseas for A months,
seeing action in France, Belgium,
Holland and Germany, also arrived
back in the States on April Gath and
is now enjoying As days furlough
at home.
AIM Second Glass Ernest A.
Trumpower, U. S. Navy, who has
been on sea duty for three years,
arrived home on April 10Th on an
18-day pass, after which he will re-
port to his base in Miami, Fla.
S BIC Paul H. Trumpower, the
last son to enter the Service, OBJ
tanned special week end pass from
his base at cambridge, in order to
come home and be with his brothers
for few hours.
The fifth boy, Pvt. Joseph D.
Trumpower, has been overseas 16
months and is in Germany with the
rapidly advancing American First
Army.
Second Lieut.. Russell c. Urich,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Urich, 629
South Potomac street, who has COM
pleted IS combat missions in the
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