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Show Page Ten Armed Forces Rollo Ollerton, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Ollerton of this city, has been promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant, according to report re-port received here. Pvt. Royal E. Oakes has entered en-tered the newest and hardest-hitting hardest-hitting branch of the army at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where he will take his basic training in various types of tanks, machine gun, assault as-sault gun, and reconnaissance,' according ac-cording to word received here. Farragut, Idaho Bruce Carter, son of Mrs. R. M. Blackett, 284 E. 8th South, Springville, is now in training at this U S. Naval Training Train-ing Station, largest in the West. During his period of training here in the beautiful mountainous region of northern Idaho, he will be taught the many phases of Naval Na-val life from seamanship to physical physi-cal hardening, which includes experience ex-perience with boats on Lake Pend Oreille. When this course is completed, he will be given an opportunity to qualify for a specialized course in one of the Navy's many service schools. Another letter comes from a service man who appreciates the Herald: U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, July 15, 1943. Dear Sirs: I received three papers yesterday yester-day from home, and I can't begin to thank you for them. Sometimes it takes quite a while before I get my mail, as you can see by these envelopes, "but to get the hometown home-town paper is a little more than I expected. I have already finished my re-' re-' cruit training at the Farragut, Idaho, Naval Training Station and am now at Great Lakes going to one of the many service schools here. I'm studying to be a specialist spe-cialist in Electrical Engineering and I want to tell you that the Navy offers many good opportunities opportuni-ties to learn if only you can get in , and study. It is a privilege to serve Uncle Sam and all this great democracy in our struggle to preserve pre-serve freedom. I'm engaged in Section F6-7, Service Schools, Group I, and I want to tell you that it's the best outfit of all the armed forces. If it wasn't for your paper I wouldn't have known that all of my friends and buddies have now been inducted. This kind of news from home makes you feel that Springville is doing more than any other town in America for our cause, i can't begin to express how proud I am when I tell my buddies up here that I'm from Springville and they always seem to say: "Is that the town that has such a wonderful Art Gallery and collection collec-tion of pictures?" Then I say, "That's exactly it." Well, thanks for your time and tell the folks I'll be with them forever. for-ever. Sincerely yours, Glen Gottfredson, S 2C, Section F 6-7 Brks. 612, Service Schools Group I, Great Lakes, Illinois. Elden S. Mackley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Mackley of Ma-pleton, Ma-pleton, has been promoted to technical tech-nical sergeant in charge of aerial installation at Boca Raton, Fla., according to word received by his parents. Sgt. John Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith, is spending a few days' furlough with his parents par-ents and other relatives. He came from Camp Beal, Calif., where he is stationed with the First Armored Ar-mored Div. Lyman Madsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Madsen, returned recently re-cently to his station in Illinois, following a few days' leave from the Navy. He spent six days with his parents and close friends here. He was recently advanced to yeoman, yeo-man, third class. Tom Clements, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reed Clements, recently arrived ar-rived at Sheppard Field, Texas, where he is training in the air corps. J. Ross Weight, who has been in naval training at Wahpeton, N. D., is on an eleven-day leave, visiting visit-ing relatives and friends here. He was accompanied home by his wife, who has spent several weeks at Wahpeton. Mr. Weight has just completed preliminary training and was giv en the rating of First Class Fireman, Fire-man, which is the highest rating given there following completion of this training. He is to report in a few days at Bremerton, Wash. Franklin "Bud" Kelsey, son of Mrs. Annie Kelsey, came from Tampa, Fla., to spend a few days' furlough with his mother and other relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Parley C. Madsen of this city have received word that their son, Lt. Clark Madsen, has been transferred from the University of Washington Army camp to Norfolk, Virginia. Blain Miner, who has been sta-4 tioned with the Armed Forces in Washington, has been released for farm work and is now with the enlisted reserves. Specialists in a score or more of trades are needed to operate the Navy's powerful new warships. war-ships. Learning one of these trades is Glen R. Gottfredson, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford J. Gottfredson, who has been enrolled en-rolled in the school for fire-con-trolmen at the U. S. Naval Training Train-ing Station, Great Lakes, 111. He will take a course lasting 16 weeks, upon the completion of which he will be eligible for promotion pro-motion to a petty officer rating and be assigned to duty with the fleet or at a shore station. Selected to attend the school upon the basis of a series of aptitude apti-tude tests taken during recruit training, he will learn the theory as well as the practical application applica-tion of the tools of his trade under the guidance of experienced chief petty officers. Dear Sirs: I surely appreciate your sending me the Herald, although I am not well acquainted with your fine city, but receiving your paper will make it much nicer, and more en-jolable en-jolable to get acquainted with my future friends. My family moved to Springville after I joined the Navy, but those few days I spent there while on leave last January were really enjoyed. en-joyed. After returning from leave, I was promoted from S '2c to S 1c, and within the next few weeks, hope to become a Rdm. 3c. We do not receive mail regularly, regular-ly, but when we have mail come, and there is a Herald among the letters, it is really appreciated by myself, and also my buddies who read it. Again, I would like to thank the Jaycees and those responsible re-sponsible for sending us the Springville Herald. Very truly yours, FON HOLT, S 1 c. |