Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-02

that he is stationed at the overseas
replacement depot at Kearns, Utah,
where he is q communication tech
nician. Last fall he was transferred
frcm Missouri to Louisiana and
then to Utah. His mother Mrs.
Laura Barnes of Heber, and his
wife spent three days with him in
Utah, leaving him last ur ay
when his group was placed on the
alert for shipment. His wife, the
former Jean Schwantji, was with
him a short time in Louisiana also.
She now is staying with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H er b e r t
Schwantji, in Columbus, Nebraska.
The marriage of Pfc. Barnes and
Miss Schwantji was an event OF
this winter.
Four more Imperial Valley boys
have enlisted in the naval reserve
in San Diego and will receive their
recruit training there. They are
Donald Lee Martin, son of Mrs.
Ola HulSey, of 1877 Commercial
street, El Centre, was employed on
Tramel Brothers farm before en-
listing in the navy. Everett Howard
Dickey, Of 825 Broadway, El Centre,
formerly attended Central High
school, FL Centre, and was employed
by Cooks Market before joining the
Naval service. Son of Mrs. Evelyn
R. Maring, of Route l, Box 2S, Holt
vile, William Earl Maring is for
mer student of Holtville High school
where he was freshman and sopho-
more yell leader, Junior class pres
ident, and participated in football,
basketball, and baseball. He was
employed by Webb Manufacturing
Company, Holtville, prior to his en-
listment. Donald Patrick Murphy.
whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Q. Murphy, reside at Fourth and
K streets, Imperial, is an alumnuS
of Imperial Valley Union High
school where he played football, bas-
ketball and softball. A brother,
James, is radioman in the Navy,
and another brother, Sergeant Jerry,
was killed while serving as para
trooper in Europe.
Word has been received by Mrs.
l.. B. Ritter Of Sunset Springs that
her son, Sergeant L. Ritter, marine,
has been transferred from Prison
Camp No. l in the Philippine isl
ands, to a camp in Japan. In May
and July of last year Sergeant Rit-
ter mailed several carcS from Camp
No. l to relatives and friends, say
ing that he was well and would see
them soon.
MIR. and Mrs. Alex Meyer received
word that their son-in-laW, Jack
Fox. had been given a medical dis
charge from the navy He had Serv-
ed 19 months on mine sweeper
in the New Guinea area where he
suffered knee injury For the last
two months he has been a patient
at the Bremerton naval hospital. His
wife has been living in Bremerton
SO she could be near her husband.
They plan to return to Imperial
Valley early in March.
Private John w. Ryan, son of
Mrs. Pearl Graham of El Centro,
a cannoneer, is a member of the
70lst tank destroyer battalion which
has been in combat almost 500 days
as it fights on in the Appenine
mountains in Italy. His battalion
is in the fifth army.
Henry M. Cordero, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Rafael C. Corderc, 1C06 Fourth
street, Calexico, recently was pro-
NOTED to corporal and awarded the
Good Conduct Medal. He is sta
toned with the jungle air force at
an advanced Southwest Pacific base
of the 18th AAF. Personnel clerk
with the communications office of
headquarters outfit, Corporal
Cordero has been with the "F'ightin'
18th" since his arrival overseas in
December, 1943. He entered the
army in February that year. at
tended army administration school,
Fort Logan, Colorado. He is veteran
of the Northern Solomons, Bis
marck Archipelago and New Guinea
campaigns for which he is author
lied symbolizing battle stars on his
Asiatic- c-Pacific theater ribbon. Tn
civil life, Corporal Cordero was
bookkeeper with the Banco de
Baja, California, and rate and as
sistant car clerk with the Southern
Pacific railroad, Ell Centre. He at
tended Calexico Union High school.
Having arrived at Kesslcr Field,
mississippi, Private William D..
Ohmstede, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Ohmstede, 416 Sandalwood
Drive, Ell Centro, was examined by
the AAF medical and psychological
unit to determine his qualifications
as a pre-aviaticn cadet.
Corporal Charles NJ Rhodes Jr,
son of Mrs. Charles N. Rhodes, 632
Commercial, El Centro. company
clerk, and Private Marvin E. Gum
derson, son of Mrs. Effie P. Gum
derson, $40 East Third, Holtville,
cock, are members of the 304th tank
destroyer battalion, Fifth army
unit which has proved itself ex-
tremely versatile in action on the
Italian front.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Morgan OF
North Eighth, Ell Centro, have two
sons in the service. First Lieutenant