Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-23


of this snow and cold weather for a
little of that Imperial Valley winter
climate. Master Sergeant Hans
Merklein wrote from somewhere in
Germany Am feeling o. K. and
getting three meals a day. So can't
kick He has been in the European
theater CT operations for several
months.
First Lieutenant Roger L. Ander-
son of Ell Centre, pilot, has been
awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster for
his Distinguished Flying Cross. it
was announced from an air trans
port command base in India. The
award was made for the period of
service frcm November 8, 1943 to
September g. 1944.
After a r4lrc trip from Hawaii.
Robert Rosenbaum. aviation elec-
tician third class. arrived in El
Centre for a visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Rosenbaum. He
had been 16 months in the carrier
aircraft service and was EN- route
to Jacksonville, Florida, to take
navy aviation technical course fer
the next five months.
Elton c. (Pete) McCurry, seaman
second class. is serving with the
navy in the Pacific area. He recent
ly enjoyed a visit home but is now
on duty again. I'm not doing much
of anything he wrote friends in
El Centre, except riding around cut
here on the waves"
Noel Smith, chief specialist with
the navy, is now stationed in San
Francisco.
Lieutenant Robert L. Wilson,
pilot, son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. G..
Wilson of El Centro. has been
transferred frcm the army air base
at Lincoln, Nebraska, to Alexan-
dria, Louisiana. While he was in
Lincoln he wrote his parents that
he would "be glad to get back to
Imperial Valley to see something
grow besides an icicle."
Warren Currier III, apprentice
seaman in the viz naval training
program at Tulane university pre-
supply school, has completed a
four months training course. He is
home in El Centro on leave with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. War; ell
Currier II. He was ordered to re-
port back at Tulane at the close
of his two weeks leave.
Staff Sergeant Dean A. Bennett
of the military police of the Tenth
armo-ed division, was awarded the
Certificate Of Merit in recognition
Of conspicuously meritorious and
outstanding performance of military
duty in the European theater OF
operations. His wife is living at ST.
Hamilton, El Centro, while her
husband is overseas.
At Camp Roberts Paul M. Wheel
er was promoted to corporal, 1t was
announced by officers at the in
fantry replacement training center.
Corporal Wheeler, whose FL Centre
address is 327 South Fourth street,
was assigned to Company D, Both
battalion, is serving as squad
leader and instructor.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Roy E. Caldwell, 743
Magnolia street, Brawley, enlisted
in the naval reserve and is awaiting
a call to active duty. A resident
of Brawley Is years, the youth at
tended Brawley Union high school
where he was a member of the
football and basketball teams. His
brother, Curtis, is petty officer,
second class, in the navy When
called to active duty, young Can't
well will be sent to the U. S. Naval
Training Center. San Diego, for in
doctrination and training.
Private First Glass Maurice BUS
Greeley of Ell Centro, whose wife is
the former Dorothy Woodward, is
in New York awaiting orders to
leave for overseas. His wife and two
children, Diane and Lynne, were
with him until he was ordered to the
port of embarkation.
Private Cecil Max Zinn. son CT
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Zinn of Ell Cen
tro, Is a patient at Hoff General
hospital at Santa Barbara. He suf-
fered a leg wound in France last
August while serving with the Unit
ed States infantry He was brought
back last December %. landing at
Charleston. South Carolina. He ar
rived in Santa Barbara January 3.
His parents paid him surprise visit
last week, finding him with his in
jured leg still in bed sling. He is
expected TO have to remain in the
hospital for several months yet. He
went overseas last spring. Private
Zinn is anxious to hear from his
Imperial Valley friends. His address
is Pvt. Cecil Max Zinn, A. S. N.
39289877, Hoff General hospital,
Santa Barbara, California. Ward 8.
Mrs. Anna Suchma, 819 Heffer-
nan, Calexico, is kept busy writing
letters TO her daughter, Miss Anna
Suchma, who is an army nurse in
Burma, and to her sen, First Lieu
tenant Joe F. Suchma, who is an
army bombardier in the Neither
lands East Indies. Miss Suchma is
supervising surgical nurse in an
arny hocpital in Burma which