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Show I ' h South Servicemen By PHYLLIS CLAYTON William S. Drury, a South graduate grad-uate of 1942, now stationed in San Anton, Texas, is nearing the completion of his training as an Army Air Corps pilot. Bill became an Aviation Cadet last July, and has been studying these ten 5 months. He first was stationed at Miami Beach, Florida; from there he was sent to Butler College in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he graduated with honors. At South .- he was very active in the ROTC. Robert (Bert) Clayton, who is stationed at Bodega Bay, California, Californ-ia, in the Coast Guard Patrol is spending a short furlough in Salt Lake with his family. Since enlist- ing in the Coast Guard in August, 1942, Bert has been in California, j with the exception of a few short trips to the Solomon Islands, Aleutian Islands, and other ones in the Pacific. Bert holds the rank of a Seaman First Class. Of the class of 1943 comes one of the South's outstanding gradu- v ates. Wilford Stevensen. He is; known as Steve! to all of his friends. e At the present; time, Wilford isj stationed in New Mexico, attend-v ing the Universi-i ty of New Mexi- co, where he is doing fine work! in the Navy "V- 5" training pro-i gram. He will graduate in June, at which time he will be an ensign in the Navy Air Corps. Perhaps he will train for another semester. Steve was rna rf i a fire hnvo tf OTlUot in the V-5 program from South, and left October 29, 1943. Participating in track, hurdling hurd-ling and basketball, Steve was i one of South's most enthusiastic sports fans. ' ) . Three outstanding graduates I ? of South are the Woodbury broth ers, Joe, Ray, and Frank. Joe graduated from South in 1939, and entered the service last October. He trained at Far-ragut, Far-ragut, Idaho. Now he is a Seaman , Second Class in the Navy Air ; Corps. While at South, Joe was a sargeant in the ROTC. Ray was a member of the class ; of 1941. He went into the Coast I Artillery Anti-aircraft in 1942. ; He took his training at Camp Cal ls lan, California. Ray was also a ; participant in ROTC when he was i at South. Frank, the youngest brother, is an alum of 1942, and is now a ! private in the Infantry. He has been in Africa, helping to capture German and Italian Prisoners. X Frank trained at Fort Custer, Michigan. ROTC was his high ! school specialty, too. |