Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-01
Our Men in Service

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with the WAVES. Lieutenant COZ.
Robert Thackcr also visited MS par
eNtS recently after returning from
more than a year with the elghth
air force in England. He is at Long
Beach at present with his Wl1e ana
reports 10 the Santa Monica redlS-
tribution center Sunday. He expects
10 be assigned to the Pacific theater
shortly. where he already has SerV-
ed a year in the early days OF the
war
Private Bernard Joseph Bud
McNeece, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
B. McNeece. is enjoying a few days
with relatives and friends in EI
Centro after completing his basic
training at Camp Roberts. He IS in
infantry communications.
Staff Sergeant Jesse Leal. D.
BraWley. recently arrived IN the
United States after two years IN
the European theater with a medl-
cal air evacuation unit. He manag-
ed to play his guitar in between
2O4 missions and 724 flying hours
in Africa. Italy. France. Germany,
and the British Isles.
Marine Platoon Sergeant Albert
l.. ValcnZano. 465 South Fifth. Ell
Centre. recently was promoted to his
present rank at the Ell Centre mar
Inc air station. He is attached to
guard company and IS a veteran OF
service in the Pacific.
At Strother Field. Kansas, Scrg-
cant Lyle Vernon Hess, Jr.. son Of
Mi and Mrs. L. " Hess OF 862 Ad-
ans. FL Centro. was awarded the
Good Conduct medal. He is an arm
rrcr.
Private George Harland Daily %,
Of SIS FL Centre avenue, Ell Ccntro,
recently arrived at the infantry re-
placement training center at Camp
VOTERS. Texas He has been assign
ed to a battalion streSsing rifle
training.
I. recently was announced that
second Lieutenant Robert L. Simp-
son reported at Guifport army air
field in Mississippi, for combat crew
DUTY aboard the new large B-29 Su-
rerfOrtress. Before he entered the
army Lieutenant Simpson attend
Cd oklahoma City university and
later was employed at Simpsons ,
service station in Fl Centre. He has |
bcen in the army since February
g l943. AS soon as he finishes train (
ing at Gulfport he viii be ready /
Tor duty against the Japanese.
Second Lieutenant Harold Shelby /
has reached Fl Centre after 18 f!
months in the European area. At the !
close Of his visit home he will report |
At Santa Barbara
A tank commander with the six |
tcenth armOred division in Europe, |
Sergeant O. A. Ashbrook, Jr. Of FL |
Centre, is learning a new role as \
lc helps set upHmilitary government I
in the Sudetenland, CZechOslOva- F..
sia. Since We Day Sergeant Ash
brook chief duties have been to
help restore order in the Sudeten-
land and help relocate displaced
prisoners and German war prison
5rs His parents live at 514 South
Eighth. Ell CentrO
Private Theodore Lee Block. 27, |
.on of Mr.. ana Mrs. c. Il. Lohf. re-
Gently arrived at the infantry re-
training center at Camp
WOlters, Texas
Private Jimmy RapSon, former FL
Centran, is with the army some
where III the Philippines. He train
Cd at Ft. Lewis, Washington, tax
ing his basic as a combat engineer
He then was sent to the cast coast
for more training. this time in
machine shop This course took
three months and then he soon was
sent overseas He is with COM
pany which spent 81 months in
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