Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-09-24 | Page 11 | Seaman Says Soldier Morale High on Ships Bound for War Fronts

Seaman n Says Scats Soldier Morale Highs High On ShiPs s Bound for War Fronts Fronds l it The e morale rale of Am American i iThe rican fi fighte fight fight- ht- ht on board transports men ng kg e bound ond for the fighting fronts is 1 Lery ery high according to Able Able- William bodied ri ed Seaman David prison CUlson 22 son of Mr and Mrs Carlson 1362 Roberta Did David l who left Salt Lake City s t tret et Friday for a new assignment after aft- aft fer er r a short leave from his duties aboard board a troop transport ith ith the marine 1 1 q have never been under fire I although there is is s always a good chance of it The only foreign port I have been to is Australia an ad and d that crossing was uneventful There There here was a lot of singing and good rood old old fashioned fashioned horseplay J among mon the soldiers on the trans trans- ports He enlisted in the merchant marine marine marine ma ma- rine in is October 1942 receiving training raining at Chiefs Chief's Head N N. N Y He Heis Hes is s a graduate of South high school Private Durward J J. J Barnhurst son on of Mrs Ada J. J Barnhurst 25 Garfield avenue recently completed e t e d his basic asic training at athe atthe he the armored force o r c e replace replace- m e n t tri training ring enter center Fort a Knox Ky according ac- ac cording to press releases from his w station tation A graduate ate te of South high school chool he entered the tie army May 10 His wife the former former for for- mer Dorothy Jarvis Jarvis Jar Jar- vis is residing with wih her parents arent 3 in n His Hi Pct PU Barnhurst father ather Joseph H. H Barnhurst resides resides in St. St George Utah CHANUTE FIELD Cor Cor- Cor oral Henry son of Mr and Mrs A. A H H. East Seventh South street Salt Lake City was graduated recently from the training command school here He received instruction in the aircraft aircraft aircraft air air- craft power plant course H He entered entered entered en en- the service in March 1942 receiving basic training at Shepard Shepard Shepard Shep- Shep ard field Tex A graduate of West high school he was employed employed employed em em- as a pressman for The Tribune-Telegram Tribune prior to entering entering entering enter enter- ing the service Major N. N C. C Christensen former former former for for- mer managing editor of The Salt Lake Tribune and prominent in Utah journalistic circles for more than 13 years recently was named acting assistant chief of staff military intelligence division with the Second air force headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- i quarters at Colorado Springs Colo according to word received I in Salt Lake City Friday I Major Christensen was called to active duty from the reserves in August 1940 and served at atthe atthe the army air base Salt Lake City as public relations officer until October 1 1 1942