The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-17

| ARRIVALS
1t. (jg.) G. c. PEBBLES, Jr. ha.
GENTLY reported to HelicopteI
jquadron One for duty. His las
duty station was Helicopter Train
ing Unit One at Pensacola. Florida
During his training at Pensacols
ne was instructed by a 1t. Gig,
Schneider who had rescued 1t
| PEBBLES from a crash in 1850 wher
he was serving with Air Grour
Two.
1t PEBBLES is a native of Winston
Salem, N. c. and is a graduate Of
the University of Florida at Gaines.
vile. His wife is the former Miss
Cleone kinchen Of Melrose, Flori-
ia. 1t. and Mrs. PEBBLES and their
two sons have taken up residence
in Sigsbee Park.
1t. (jg.) Willard A. Ross has re-
ported for duty with the Public
Works Department of the U. S. Ma
val Station, Key West. He comes
to Key West from the Staff, Office
OF Director, Pacific and Alaskan
Division, Bureau of Yards and
Docks. San Francisco, California.
1t. Ross enlisted In the Navy in
March, 1912. and after attending
Naval Radio Operator School, he
became a radio operator at the
Naval Radio Station, Canal Zone,
Panama. In November 1913, he
entered the California Institute of
Technology under the Viz program
as a student. Upon finishing this
course, he received his commission
in the Navy. and in July. 1916 was
sent to Port Hueneme, California,
for training duties. He remained at
that station until September, 1913,
when he was transferred to the U.
S. Naval Air Station, Saipan, Ma
rianna Islands, as Transportation
Officer.
1t. Ross Is entitled to wear the
American Area Service Medal, the
enlisted Good Conduct medal and
the World War II Victory Ribbon.
A Californian by birth, he at
tended Roosevelt High School, Des-
Moines, Iowa. and the California
Institute Of Technology, Pasadena,
California, where he received
Bachelor of Science degree in Civil
Engineering in 1s4s.
He Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Linden N. Ross, ASIA 9Th Avenue,
Arcadia, California. and is married
to the former Miss Evelyn r. Pas
ire of Pasadena. California. 1t. and
Mrs. Ross have two children, Ro-
ger, 3, and Timothy. II months.
They are residing at 33-B FELTON,
Road, Sigsbee Park, Key West.
Reporting aboard for duty with
HS-1 from Pensacola, Florida, 1t.
Albert A. Temple, Jr. and family
have arrived in the Key West area.
Prior to his helicopter training in
Pensacola, 1t. Temple served with
the second and eighth Air Trans
port Squadrons. During his period
of service with these commands,
he served in Brazil, the Guianas.
Puerto Rico. Bermuda. Hawaii, the
PHILIPPINES, and Islands in the Mar
shalls, Mariannas, and Admiralty
groups.
1t. Temple is native Of Ne
wark, Delaware and his wife, the
former Miss Isabel NJ. Margerum
is a native of Wilmington, Della
ware. They have taken up resi-
denee at Alb Sigsbee Road with
their three children.
After 22 years Of sea duty, 1t.
Vito Krancevich has reported to
the operational Development Sta
ton, U. S. Naval Base, Key West.
for duty. The repair ship USS Ajax
eAR-6) was his last duty station
1t. Krancevich enlisted in the U.
s. Navy in Boston in November,
1928. His first duty station was
aboard the oil tanker. USS Neehes,
followed by duty on the tanker,
USS Ramapo. Temporarily leaving
oil tankers, he served aboard the
mine sweeper USS Partridge At
completion Of that duty he return
ed to his first ship, the Neches.
He also served on board the repair
ship, USS Vestal. the cruiser USS
Tuscaloosa. the destroyer, USS
Hughes, the refrigerator ships USS
hizer and USS Boreas, the fleet
rescue tug, USS AFR 80. and the
seaplane tender, USS Cumberland
Sound tAV-i7) In June 1912. 1t.
krancevieh was promoted to War
rant Machinist, and In February,
1914, was commissioned Ensign.
He was promoted to his present
rank on July /, 1919. Only two
years Of his "a years in the naval