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Show o o Armed Forces Farragut, Idado Among the thousands of new bluejackets now in recruit training at this U. S. Naval Training Station, the largest larg-est in the West, is George Howard Barker, son of Mr and Mrs. Jesse Barker, 905 E. Center St., Springville. Spring-ville. Military and physical fitness drill, and studies of seamanship and Naval tradition are a part of his daily routine. At the conclusion conclu-sion of his recruit training, he will be given an opportunity for advanced ad-vanced study in one of the many Navy service schools. Cpl. Max L. Dallin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Dallin of this city has arrived safely overseas, his destination somewhere in Iceland, according to word received here. He is in the army signal corps and has been in the service since Aug. 8, 1912. Before going overseas, he trained at Camp Crowder, Miss., and for a short time in Chicago, 111., and at Greenville, Pa. His wife, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Simmons, is making her home with her parents in Provo. Robert Singleton has been promoted pro-moted to leader of the drum and bugle corps at Catalina merchant marine station, according to word received here. He is also company bugler and now has a temporary rating of steward's mate, second class. Sgt. Charles Perry Whitney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Whitney, Whit-ney, Sr., Mapleton, is enjoying a fourteen-day furlough with his parents and other relatives and friends in Mapleton, Springville and Vernal. He is stationed at present at Camp Maxey, Texas, and at present is radio operator and driver on a tank destroyer. Resident of this city, Harold P. Miner has been promoted to corporal, cor-poral, it has been announced by headquarters of the Anti-aircraft Artillery School, Camp Davis, N. C. Arthur B. Williams of Mapleton has been promoted to a sergeant in the armed forces, according to word received by his wife. He is stationed at Camp Howze, Texas. Creed Weight, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Weight, with the U. S. Navy, spent a two-day furlough with his parents and other relatives rela-tives and friends here the past week. U. S. S.-L. S. T. No. 23, Fleet P. O., San Francisco, Cal. August 23, 1943. Members of Junior Chamber of Commerce, Springville, Utah: I would at this time like to send my appreciation and thanks for sending me the home-town paper, pa-per, and in the regularity of which it has been sent. I received several sev-eral copies while being with the fleet in the Atlantic, and have also received copies while being in the Pacific since transfer of our ship from Atlantic to Pacific. I have enjoyed it passed words of expres- sion. It is somewhat like receinv-ing receinv-ing a letter from all your friends at home. My whereabouts cannot be revealed other than somewhere in the Pacific, but it isn't really important, anyway. The only thing of importance is to get the job done so we all can return home to our families and friends. Thanking you for your generosity, generos-ity, Sincerely, F. J. Graves, . Mo. M. 1 c Bruce Carter, Seaman Second Class, former Springville high school junior, recently returned from his nine weeks' basic training train-ing course at Farragut, Idaho, to endorse his experience to his friends. Qualifying in markmariship with more than one type of firearm, Carter reported participation in competition resulting in securing the Rifle Pennant for his company. "The chow served to recruits in the mess halls is the very best, and at the ship's service we can get thick, rich malts and candy bars, luxuries now unknown to civilians. The movies, bowling alleys and other recreational facilities more than make up for the hardships of military drill. On termination of his fifteen-day fifteen-day leave, Carter will return to his headquarters in Idaho for assignment as-signment to duty. Don Frandsen spent three days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Frandsen, the past week. He has been transferred to the army air corps and is to report soon at Sheppard Field, Tex. He has been stationed at Camp Carson, Colo. Robert Barron has been transferred trans-ferred from a camp in Arkansas to Camp Fannin, Tyler, Texas. Pfc. Robert (Bob) Kelly has transferred from the Engineers' corps to the army air corps, and will begin training at Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss. He has been stationed in northern Canada, working on the Alaskan highway. Ted Vane, son of Mr.' and Mrs. Howard Vane, an aviation machinist's machin-ist's mate, third class, has just completed advariced training in aviation mechanics at the Naval Air Technical Center near Chicago, Chica-go, 111., and has been transferred to Sari Diego, Calif., for further orders. He left on Wednesday for his new station after spending a few days' furlough with his parents par-ents and other relatives and friends here. In recent letters from Maurice Manwaring he expressed his appreciation ap-preciation for the Springville Herald. Her-ald. He receives it over in England Eng-land about a month after it is published, pub-lished, but enjoys reading every word of it. He had the privilege of riding all over London and visiting visit-ing Westminster Abbey where an old priest told interesting stories of the kings and heroes who have been buried there. He went through the Tower of London, and the Southwark Cathedral where Shakespeare attended church. Maurice is in the Repair Squadron Squad-ron of the army air corps. Pfc. Leonard Dean Johnson, who is stationed at Nashville, Tenn., arrived home Wednesday to visit his wife, the former Dorothy Long, and their thirteen-day-old son at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Long. |