| Show 1 Commander of Ca Camp Service cV W. W News News- wG G. G Williams Recalls Many Military Experiences I 1 Editors Editor's note The Telegram i welcomes news of Utah men Inthe in inthe inthe the armed services and will devote devote de de- devote vote the Service News column to tell fell of their activities in so far as censorship permits Also Alto desired with the news items are pictures suitable for or tion Lion Lieutenant Colonel A. A W. W Melchior Melchior Mel Mel- chi or commander of Camp W. W G G. Williams is a man of many Mel 1 experiences experiences experiences ex ex- most of them military Colonel Melchior who assumed command of Camp Williams several several several sev sev- eral months ago was ca called led into active duty with the army in October October October Oc Oc- tober 1940 Prior to resuming his military duty he was a realtor in Tacoma Wash The officer began his military career with the North Dakota national national national na na- guard in 1915 and served with that organization on the Mexican border Prior to being ordered overseas in the World war he was promoted from rank of sergeant to first lieutenant He was in France from 1917 to 1919 and served with r French negro and marine units at the front Part of the time he was a hand grenade and small tactics tactics tactics tac tac- tics instructor The stories some of those negro troops could tell were really some some- thing I will remember them as long as I live Colonel Melchior I reminisced After the war he was commissioned commissioned commissioned commis commis- in the reserves and returned to civilian life For several years prior to becoming becoming becoming be be- coming a a. realtor Colonel Melchior served on a labor mediation board in the Pacific northwest We had some some tough sessions he re re- re-I re marked But shortly after I left the mediation board and entered I Ithe the real estate business I sold solda I a home to a labor union officer with whom I had engaged in numerous numerous numerous nu nu- nuI I mediation battles he re re- re marked Colonel Melchior and two other Tacoma business men operated areal a areal areal real estate agency but with the coming of War all were called into c v r q r r. r G r w wr r H- H i 4 t I LT COLONEL A. A W V. MELCHIOR Left realty post fo for army the army and the business was forced to suspend operations Mrs Melchior will arrive soon in Salt Lake City and the colonels colonel's main worry now is finding a resi resi- dence It would have been a cinch in Tacoma he remarked Special to The Telegram CAMP ROBERTS Cal May 7 l Three volunteer photographers have been working overtime forthe for forthe forthe the last few days to make sure mothers of trainees in the Eighteenth infantry training regiment regiment regiment regi regi- ment each will receive a special Mothers Mother's day card on which will willbe willbe willbe be the photograph of her son and greetings from the regiment Lieutenant Joseph A. A Walker regimental athletics and recreation recreation recreation tion officer said cards are being made free as a regimental activity activity activity ity and are being mailed free under under under un un- der the new soldier mail regula regula- tion Leonard W. W Elton 1526 East South street deputy Salt Lake county attorney Thursday became a lieutenant junior grade in the United States naval reserve Oath of office was administered by Lieutenant Commander F. F Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward Walker Wallter navy liaison officer for Utah Lieutenant Elton's call to active active active ac ac- tive duty is expected shortly Commander Commander Commander Com Com- mander Walker said although orders orders or or- ders have not yet been received Sergeant Visits Parents Staff Sergeant Edward C. C Newman Newman New New- man army air corps is in Salt Lake City on a day 15 furlough to visit his parents Mr and Mrs JS J. J S S. Newman Westminster av av- He is stationed at Merced Cal Sergeant Newman who enlisted almost two years ago attended I both South and West high schools I before entering the service His brother Private Donald C. C New New- man now stationed in Florida entered entered entered en en- the army last October Promoted to fo Major or Captain McCown 1 E. E Hunt now stationed at the Philadelphia district district district dis dis- engineers engineer's office as chief of airport construction Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia Pa has been promoted to major his parents Mr l an and 1 Mrs D. D Hunt 1593 Twelfth East street learned Thursday Announce Sons Son's Birth 1 Captain and Mrs Wayne B. B I Garff former Salt Lakers now living living living liv liv- livI I ing in San Francisco announce the birth of a son friends in Salt S Lake City learned Captain Garff Garf now is stationed with the coast coastguard coastguard coastguard guard at Fort Baker Cal Mrs Garff is the former Jeanette Parry of Ogden To Attend School Lieutenant Frank C. C Child has been selected to attend the battery battery battery bat bat- tery officers' officers course of the field artillery school at Fort Sill Okla He lie is a son of Mr and Mrs l Charles W. W Child 1636 East Ninth South street |
