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Show minds of these new Navy men for I the next several weeks. At the conclusion of their recruit re-cruit training, they will be given an opportunity to try for advanced training in a specialty of their own choosing in one of the Navy's many service schools. These Springville recruits are: Paul W. Weight, son of Willis Weight; Virgil Dean Hasen, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. O. Hasen, 32 South 1st West; Gordon Ray Carter, Car-ter, son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Carter; Kenneth E. Lowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lowe, 130 East 7th South. An appreciative letter comes this week from a Mapleton man in the Armed Forces, and expresses enthusiasm of the boys for the home town paper. The letter follows: fol-lows: I am writing to you to inform you of a change in my address, as I would sure hate to miss any of the issues of the paper. Aside from personal mail, the Springville Spring-ville Herald is the greatest moral booster I know of. I sincerely wish to thank everyone every-one responsible, in any way, for sending the Herald to us in the Service. This week I was sent here to Thunderbird Field, Arizona, to take my primary training. Thunderbird Thun-derbird is probably one of the best known fields in the country. I can say from what I have seen of it here, that it is everything it is noted for. The heat is terrible here, however, running as high as 110 degrees. iioned as second lieutenant and-received and-received his pilot's wings at Ros-well Ros-well Field, N. M., April 12, 1943. Completion of his transition training at Hobbs Army Air Field qualifies 2nd Lt. Clegg as a combat com-bat pilot, another young American qualified to meet any Axis challenge. chal-lenge. Second Lt. Clegg is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace Clegg of 548 South Third East. Leon Bird will leave Friday for Wesley College, Mass., where he will be stationed with the Navy. With his enlistment he received the commission of lieutenant, junior grade. Bob Kelly left Wednesday for the army camp in Canada. He has spent a few days' furlough with friends and relatives here. Jay Grant, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grant, left Tuesday for Butte, Mont., where he will be stationed with the Navy and will be enrolled in the School of Mines. Maurice Manwaring, son of John H. Manwaring of this city, has arrived safely overseas, according ac-cording to word received here. Joe Salisbury, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Salisbury, is now on overseas duty, having arrived safely at his station, according to word received by his parents. Lt. Lucille Crandall, of the Army Ar-my Nurses' Corps, surprised her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Welby Crandall, with a visit on Tuesday. Armed Forces Virgil Ostler has spent the past few days on a furlough visiting relatives and friends here. He was recently stationed at Camp Carson, Colo., but has been transferred trans-ferred to a camp in Kansas. Fred Childs has returned to camp at Chanute Field, 111., following fol-lowing a short furlough spent in Springville. Pcf. Don Frandsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Frandsen, Is home on a furlough from Camp Carson, Colo. He recently transferred to the Air Corps and plans to leave upon his return, for another camp. Max Simkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Simkins, recently came from Florida to spend a short furlough with relatives and friends here. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Butler received re-ceived word that their son, Pvt. Pierce Butler, has landed in North Africa. Then last Saturday, they received a cablegram from Africa, sent to Mr. Butler for Father's Day, stating that he was well and feeling fine. Helene Clark, a second lieutenant lieuten-ant in the U. S. Army Nurses' Corps, has landed safely in Ireland, Ire-land, according to word received by relatives here. She expressed happiness at being sent overseas and remarked on the beautiful scenery of the country. She came from Nashville, Tenn. Dale Bringhurst, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Bringhurst, has returned re-turned to the army camp at San Antonio, Texas, after a week's furlough spent with his parents and other relatives and friends. Again let me express my thanks for the Springville Herald. Sincerely, Evan E. Allan. Guy Bird, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bird, Sr., has been transferred trans-ferred from Fort Douglas to Aberdeen, Ab-erdeen, Md., for technical training train-ing in the U. S. Armed Forces, according to word received by his parents. He is enthusiastic over army life and is of the opinion that it offers many opportunities. He has visited Washington, D. C, and many other places of interest in the East. Corp. Robert W. Pierce, son of Mr. and Mrs. June Pierce, has been transferred from Camp Adair, Wash., to Baltimore, Md., to attend school for chemical warfare. war-fare. He reported a wonderful trip enroute east, visiting places of interest in and near Chicago, Washington, D. C, and New York. Second Lieut. LaVere Wadley Clegg of Springville, has completed complet-ed the Pilot Transition-Four-Engine course at Hobbs Army Air Field, Hobbs, New Mexico, according ac-cording to the announcement of Colonel Joseph P. Bailey, commanding com-manding officer at Hobbs Field. Second Lt. Clegg was commis- She received her nurses' training train-ing at Gallinger Hospital, Washington, Wash-ington, D. C, and graduated as valedictorian of her class. She enlisted en-listed for service with the Army in the spirng of 1942 and before going overseas, served in hospitals in Florida and New Jersey. Kearns, Utah Ray H. Bjarn-son, Bjarn-son, of 669 East 10th So., Springville, Spring-ville, Utah, is now a Pre-Aviation cadet at the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command's Basic Training Center (No. 5,) it is announced by Col. Converse R. Lewis, Post Commander. Pvt. Bjarnson attended Springville Spring-ville High School. Prior to his enlistment en-listment for aviation cadet training, train-ing, Pvt. Bjarnson attended Utah State Agricultural College, Logan, Log-an, Utah. Capt. Bjarnson is the son of Mr. Ray Bjarnson. Farragut, Idaho Ready to be-givtin be-givtin intensive training program 1- - toward becoming members of the - 'fighting fleet, are several Springville, Spring-ville, Utah men who reported to this second largest U. S. Naval Training Station this week. Various phases of seamanship, physical fitness, and actual experience expe-rience with boats will occupy the |