Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

Our Men i'm the Service

they had seven courses in the Of
fiCers mess and five kinds of wine.
Burke seemed to think there was
an awful lo5 of food around for war
times
Seaman &C William C. Sessions
visited his parents, MI and Mrs. r.
L. Sessions, last week on recruit
leave following the completion Of
/ boot camp at the naval training
station in San Diego. He is still at
the San Diego base awaiting orders.
will you in Imperial Valley trade
me some of your cool summer
weather for some of the weather
here?' Robert Mcmahon wrote frcn'
the South Pacific. He told his
mother, Mrs. George Mcmahon, that
Imperial Valley residents don't know
what hCt weather is.
Arthur jenkins, chief pharmacists
mate in tie navy, recently visited
Mrs. Leta Mac Bryan, with whom
he made his home, in Ell Centro.
This is the first time he has been
home fer seven years. He has been
serying aboard a destroyer in the
Pacific area for some time.
French weather is causing Second
Lieutenant Robert L. Procsal of Ell
Centro a great deal of discomfort
because he claims lie isn't used to
ice and snow. He especially dislikes
the icicles which fern on the BPS
Mainuder where he is serving az a
bombardier. The day after big
January snow storm, his Marauder
took off from an icy runway to
bomb a road junction at Houffalize,
Belgium, the nineteenth mission
for Lieutenant ProCSal.
Three months in the hospital arc
ahead of Captain Stephen Zdra-
weekly. cavalryman who was wound
/ ed February 3 in the Pacific area
He is in a hospital in the Neither
/ lands East Indies He formerly was
stationed at Camp Lockett. His wife
/ is the former Anita Vinfrido of e.
/ Centre.
Bluejacket Robert B. Baker
navy ships cook third class OF
Calipatria, Just returned to the
/ United States with the forty-fourth
naval construction battalion after
"a months of duty in the South
Pacific. The battalion developed
bases and facilities in the New
Febrides and Admiralty islancs un-
der difficult conditions, especially
in the early Gays of the war.
Private First Glass Eugene Dahm
of the army air corps has been en-
toying a visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert Dahm of BraWley
He had been overseas five and 6
half months. He was ordered to re-
port to Columbia. South Carolina.
Private First Glass Ira j. Cook o.
IL Centro is serving with the forty
sixth engineering construction pat'
tallion stationed somewhere in thi
Philippines. He received his basic
training as an infantryman a
Camp Roberts and was transferred
to engineering after his arriva
overseas. He was in FL Centro laS
fall for a visit with his wife anC
baby and relatives and friends. Hi
wife and baby live at 761 Com
mercial during his ABSENCE.
Lieutenant Milton Console, arm!
flyer, is in England now and wrote
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Franz
Console. Fl Centrans now living il
Tustin, thai he hadn't been warn
since he left the U. S. A. 1t was s;
cole that he set his bed on firt
with an oyerheated brick the otheI
night. He visited Cambridge no
long ago and enjoyed the scenery
Lieutenant Console has been taking
part in the raids on Germany,
Myrcl CiillCts CT Fl Centro is a
Camp Roberts in the infantry bu
engaged in doing something witt
big guns. He Was little vague
about his army activities but re-
marked in q letter to his mother
Mrs. Nellie Gillett. that he bunket
with a Texas outfit one night ant
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