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Show O O Armed Forces John G. Bartholomew, son of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Bartholomew Barthol-omew of this city, has just been assigned to the Aero Tech, at Los Angeles, Calif., according to word received here. He was sent by the army air forces technical training command for an intensive inten-sive course in ground crew mechanics. me-chanics. He previously trained at Fresno, Calif. Kearns, Utah Pre-aviation Cadet Ca-det Harold Vance Gividen of Ma-piston, Ma-piston, is now stationed at this Army Air Forces Basic Training Center, it is announced by Col. Converse R. Lewis, Commander. Private Gividen is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Gividen of Maple-ton. Maple-ton. Prior to his enlistment for aviation cadet training Private Gividen was employed as a store clerk. He attended Springville high school. Kearns, Utah Pre-aviation Cadet Ca-det Roy Eldon Tew of Mapleton, is now stationed at this Army Air Forces Basic Training Center, it is announced by Col Converse R. Lewis, Commander. Private Tew is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Tew of Mapleton. Prior to his enlistment for aviation avia-tion cadet training Private Tew was employed as a boiler-maker helper. He attended Springville high school. Kearns, Utah Pre-aviation Cadet Ca-det Louis Maiben of 599 South Main street, Springville, is now stationed at this Army Air Forces Basic Training Center, it is announced an-nounced by Col. Converse R. Lewis, Lew-is, Commander. Private Maiben is a son of Mrs. Flora H. Maiben. Prior to his enlistment en-listment for aviation cadet training train-ing Private Maiben attended the local high school. Richard M. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Johnson, has arrived at Scott Field, HI., technical techni-cal training school, to receive an intensive course in radio operating operat-ing and mechanics to fit him for duty as a member of a fighting bomber crew, according to word received from the station. An interesting letter comes from Staff Sgt. Tom Phillips, who is stationed somewhere in northern Africa. The letter was to his brothers, Bill and Earl, and Is given giv-en in part, as follows: June 3, 1943. Dear Bill and Earl, I am working the midnight to dawn shift today and have a little lit-tle spare" time on my hands so I guess I had better use it up writing writ-ing you a letter. We have moved to a new location loca-tion again but this time it is merely mere-ly to another house in the same town. The new billet seems to be a little better in that there aren't as many flies or fleas around to prey upon us. We still have plenty plen-ty of servants around to do the housekeeping and the food is pretty pret-ty good, so I guess we have no room for complaint. I have been receiving the Springville Herald off and on now for three or four weeks. They have apparently been sending them by boat as they are all January and February issues. There is some talk going around that we might be given a ten-day furlough before long and if that is the case I would like to take a trip to several places in the Middle Mid-dle East providing I can find somebody to make the trip with me. If I am going on a trip I am going to take some pictures so I guess you had better send my camera over. I think the enclosed permit is all that is necessary. It is impossible to purchase films over here which explains the request re-quest for the twelve rolls. I don't know what the situation in regard to films is in the States, but if you can't get them then you can forget the whole thing. If you can get tropical pack film then so much the better, but it is not necessary. Well, it is about time for me to type up some route forecasts so I guess I had better close for now. My address is The Weather Squadron, APO 616 CO Postmaster, Post-master, New York, N. Y. Your brother, Tom. Dear Sirs, I would like to thank the Jay-cees Jay-cees for the Herald. It comes every week and surely is welcome. It's not every soldier who gets such good service, and a chance to read and hear all the news about his home town and friends. There are a few other fellows here from Utah who ask if they can read all the news when the Herald comes. So every line is read. So we all wish to thank you again. Pvt. Edward G. Snow. Russell Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Clark, has returned to San Diego, Calif., following a few days' furlough spent with his parents par-ents and other relatives and friends here. Earl Fifield, third-class petty officer in the U. S. Navy, has been home on leave, visiting his wife, the former Louise Kindred and three children in Springville, and his parents in Provo. He has been stationed six months at Camp Perry, Williamsburg, Williams-burg, Va., and is a member of the construction battery of the U. S. Navy. His detachment is composed com-posed mainly of motor specialties and will go out as a mobile maintenance main-tenance unit to service heavy equipment on islands the world over. Corpus Christi, Texas George M. Johnson, son of J. Arthur Johnson, graduated last week from the Naval Air Technical Training Center, Corpus Christi, and received promotion to the rate of Aviation Radio Technician second class. The graduation, at which certificates cer-tificates were presented by Commander Com-mander George K. Stoddard, commanding com-manding officer of, the training center, marked the end of an intensive in-tensive seven-months course in which he received thorough instruction in-struction in all types of aircraft radio and electrical equipment. Major Mendenhall Heard From Major Wilford T. Mendenhall has arrived safely in England, according ac-cording to word received by his wife and family at Safford, Ariz. Major Mendenhall is a former resident res-ident of this city, a son of Mrs. Anna Mendenhall. |