The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-16
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DAN SMITH, ChOhh, lett frl-
DAY 20 report for duty at New Lon
don. Conn. al the conclusion OF a
months leave spent visiting his
sister Mrs. Leonard Spruell and
family This marked Smiths iirst
official leave since be enlisted In
the navy from Coolidge IN 1881
lie has served for ten years In the
Asiatic theater. the past seven OF
which have been spent in submar-
inc service. Smith is now mem
ber OF the crew OF the USS Piper
tie married an Australian girl. who
expects 10 come TO America soon
TO make her home. She Is mem
Der OF the American Legion Aux
niary Of Coolidge and Chief smith
is a member OF William David Post
of the Legion.
CECIL LEON RHODES. = &c.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs John Rhodes
OF Valley Farms. can claim a share
in one OF the most outstanding re-
cords OF the war while serving with
Fleet Air Wing One. whose record
In the final phases OF the conflict
row is being released by the Navy.
The newly announced details OF the
wings record show that II sent
more than IFS 600 tons OF Jap ship
ninr to the bottom with its Mari
ner. Coronado and Privateer planes.
damaged al least that much more
tonnage. and shot down more than
40 enemy planes Units OF the
wing still were harassing the Jap
anese from their base al OkinaWa
when news OF the surrender was re-
reived. II was az Okinawa that the
Jans made their most frantic effort
20 disrupt the operations OF the
air wing. turning loose can almost
continuous stream OF suicide fliers
Al its base there The Nays re-
cords have disclosed that. from
Korea 20 China and Formosa-eyen
20 Japan. itself. the air wing helped
keep the Japs in confusion. while
other Fleet units pounded the enc
my from Okinawa 10 Tokyo. The
planes teamed up up with Army
airmen 20 rain destruction on the
Jap homeland
JAMES NOTTINGHAM. S &c.
left Tuesday for California after
a few DAYS visit with his grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Not
tingham and family. James Is a
former CUHS student and has seen
many months overseas service. His
mother. Mrs. Maggie nottingham.
now makes her home near Bakers
field. California. where James VIII
spend the remainder OF his leave.
RE expects TO return 10 the South
Pacific at the conclusion of his
leave
N. NJ. (NAPPY PIsANo has
returned 10 the States after serv-
ice in the South Pacific His wife
and three children left here Thurs
DAY 10 meet him in San Diego.
California. They plan 10 remain
in California for Thanksgiving.
which they will spend with his
brother. Gregg Pisano and family.
Nappy expects TO receive his dis
charge from the service soon. fol-
lowing which he and his family
win return TO Coolidge. He was
employed at Coolidge post office
before be entered service.
BENJAMIN FRANCO RoDRl-
oUEZ, SIG. OF Eloy. who served
with the l25th L. S. Naval Con-
struction Battalion. played an i'm
portant part in the final drive that
helped bring Japan 10 her knees
according 10 word received from
Okinawa this week. The outfii
was one OF the Seabee units re
spOnsible for the rapid development
OF this Ryukyus island into a for
midable base. The l25th arrived
Just one day after the fighting had
been officially declared ended and
within a few days. its members
were helping complete the Awashi
airstrip. Two weeks later the bat
talon moved TO Yonabaru TO begin
work on the airfield originally
started by the Japs The Seabee
group previously had spent IA
months on Oahu in the Hawaiian
Islands.
PVT. TONY CISKoWSkI visited
the W. W. Trout and Charles Ell
edge families on a weekend leave
from San Diego Marine Corps Base
His mother. Mrs. ]. F. Mott is now
making her home in Idaho. Tony
is a graduate of Coolidge high
school. class OF As.
CLAYTON TROUT. SAD nc,
was here on weekend leave from
San Diego Naval Base TO visit his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Trout
and family. He and Tony Ciskow-
ski. also here over the weekend
returned to the coast together.