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( Fletcher former IGA proprietress pro proprietress proprietress prietress at Maeser entered milltary mili mill military milltary tary service March i9th 19th 10th and hasa has hasa hasa a brother Supply Suppiy Sgt W CFletcher C CFletcher CFletcher Fletcher , now serving servlOg overseaswith overseas overseaswith overseaswith with the marine corps corpsPromoted - . + . + * - . + . + -Promoted Promoted - Prom PromOted led to S-Sgt S Sgt S-Sgl Sgl SSgtDentil SSglDemil SSgtDensil - - Dentil Demil Densil L Osiek OSlek son of Mrand Mr Mrand Mrand and Mrs Louis Osdiek was recftntly re reC recpntly C ltly cpntly promoted to the rank of ofsMfSi $1011 1011 $ sergeant - S-Sgt S Sgt - Osiek em emked emrked emWaited rked ked for overseas duty in inrll Inrl1 inJtoril ! rll rl1 and is now serving some some- somewere someWhere somewhere - - where were in the European theater theateras as a member of Qf an infantry de de- detachment detachment detachment - tachment tachmentEntering Entering service in March March1943 1943 S- S 5- 5 - SSgt 5Sgt - Sgt Osiek took his basic basictraining basictraining basictraining training at Camp Bowie Texas TexasHe TexasHe TexasHe He has a brother Leslie in the thenavy thenavy thenavy navy now somewhere in the theSouth theSouth theSouth South Pacific . + . + . + * . + Completes Transition CourseLt CourseLt Coune Course CouneLt Lt Marvin Dale Smith recent recently recently recently ly completed a four-engine four engine - - pilot pilottranBition pilottransition pilottransition tranBition transition course at the Hobbs HobbsArmy HobbsArmy HobbsArmy Army Air Field at Hobbs New NewMexico NewMexico NewMexico Mexico The completion of this thiscourse thiscourse thiscourse course qualifies Lt Smith as a aflying aflying aflying flying fortress commander commanderLt Lt Smith received his com commission commission cornmission mission and pilot pllot s wings last lastJune lastJune lastJune June at Pecos TexasFormerly TexasFormerly Texas TexasFormerly Formerly employed at Los LosAngeles LosAngeles LosAngeles Angeles CaUf California CalifOtrlia tr1ia Lt Smith Smithis SmithIs Smithis is a son of Mr and Mrs Eli EliSmith EliSmith EliSmith Smith of Ioap : Lapoint int - Commended by byCommanding byCommanding byCommanding Commanding OfficerGeorge OfficerGeorge Officer OfficerGeorge George A Stewart 24 serv serving serving 109 ing with an ordnance mainten maintenance maintenance maintenance ance company in the European Europeantheater Europeantheater Europeantheater theater of operations was recent recentIy recently recently Iy ly promoted to a technician technlctan fifth fifthgrade fifthgrade fifthgrade fifthgradeHis grade gradeHIS His parents Mr and Mrs MrsFrancls MrsFrancis MrsFrancis Francls Francis Stewart of Jensen re recently recently recently cently r . received n.celved ncelved ceived the followmg following followmgletter followingletter followingletter letter from his commanding commandmg of offlcer officer offleer flcer ficer regarding regardmg his promotion promotionBy By virtue of the splendid workand work workpnd workmnd pnd mnd attitude he has displayed inthe in inthe Inthe the past he merits ments this promotion promo promotion promotion tion It is by reasons of individuals individ individuals individuals uals such as your son that thiscompany this thiscompany thiscompany company has built for itself areputation a areputation areputation : reputation second to none in thistype this thistype thistype type organizationT of organization orgamzatlon orgamzatlonT organizationT ; T 5 Stewart entered the armytwo army armytwo armytwo two years ago and took his basictraining baslc basic baslctrainmg basictraining trainmg training at Camp Joseph T Rob Rob- Robinson Robinson RobInson - - inson Ark Before entering service ser service service vice he engaged in f farming rmmg en.fagd enfagd i2 i2f .4- .4 . . .44 - : 4 .4 4 . . . ' I Verdin Verdia Singleton Transfers TransfersTo TransfersTo To Signal CorpsPvt CorpsPvt Corps CorpsPvt Pvt V R Singleton Smgleton was re recently recently recently cently transferred from Camp CampWolters CampWolters CampWolters Wolters Texas to Camp Swift SwiftTexas SwiftTexas SwiftTexas Texas and is now a member of ofthe ofthe ofthe the signal corps He took his hisbasic hisbasic hisbasic basic training as an lOfantryman infantryman infantrymanat lOfantrymanat at Camp WoltersPvt WoitersPvt Wolters Woiters WoltersPvt Pvt Singleton was employed employedby by Consolidated Aircraft at San SanDiego SanDiego SanDiego Diego California Cal1fornia before entenng entering entenngservice enteringservice enteringservice enteringservice9 service . + - . , 9 -9- 9 . - 9Nelson . - . + - -Nelson Nelson - Nelson Merkley Wins Recognl Recogni Recognltlon Recognilion Recognilion tlon lion For Aircraft MaintenanceTSgt MaintenanceTSgt Maintenance MaintenanceTSgt T-Sgt T Sgt - - Merkley entered ser serwon serwon serwon won high commendation for forhelping forhelping forhelping helping shatter world s records recordsoverhauling recordsoverhauling recordsoverhauling overhauling aircraft engines engmes at atan atan atan an air service depot in m the Europ Europ- European European European - ean theaterDuring theaterDuring theater theaterDuring During the month of July Sgt SgtMerkley SgtMerkley SgtMerkley Merkley and his fellow mechan mechanICS mechanics mechanics ICS overhauled engines engmes totalmg totaling totalmgtwo totalingtwo totalingtwo two and a half million horse horsepower horsepower horsepower power According to an official officialair officialair officialair air force release this is the high highest highest highest est figure recorded since the air airserVlce airservice airservice serVlce service command began theIr theIroperations theiroperations theiroperations operations in EnglandTSgt EnglandTSgt England EnglandTSgt T-Sgt T Sgt - - Merkley entered ser service service service vice in June 1943 and was em employed employed employed ployed as an aircraft mechanic mechanicat at the Ogden air service com command command cornmand mand before entering service serviceHe serviceHe serviceHe He attended the Weber College Collegev9Eational Collegevoational Collegevocational v9Eational voational , school at Ogden and andi andid andis i id Sa son of Mr and Mrs Bart BartMerkley BartMerkley BartMerkley BartMerkley4 Merkley MerkleyOdis5Massey -4- 4 . - 44Odis - - . - - . . 4-Odis 4 Odis - OdistMaasey Odis5Massey Massey ReportsBacK Reports ReportsB ReportsBack B Back ir To Duly Duty DulyPyt DutyTNt Pyt TNt and Mrs Odis Massey leftlasttweek left leftlastweek leftlastweek lastweek , enrout back to MooreField Moore MooreField MooreField Field , Texas after visiting PvtMassey's PvtMasseys Pvt PvtMa PvtMasSey's Ma MasSey's MasSeys ' s parents Mr and MrsVanfMassey MrsVanfMasseyDuring Mrs MrsVan MrsVaritMassey Van VanD VaritMassey VaritMasseyDIring During DIring D lng their eir visit here theyenjoyed they theyenjoyed theyenjoyed enjoyed the Indian celebrationat celebration at ROosevelt oseVelt R and a trip to themountain the themountain themountain mountain with Mr and MrsRichle Mrs MrsRichie MrsRichie Richie Stubbs . + - . + - - . + - . + * Joe Nokes Advanced to 10 CorporalJoseph CorporalJoseph Corporal CorporalJoseph Joseph J Nokes now niw in the thePacific thePacific thePacific Pacific area with the coast ar artillery artillery artillery tillery was recently advanced advancedto to a corporal according accordmg to word wordrecelved wordreceived wordreceived recelved received this week by his par parents parents parents ents Mr and Mrs George M MLewis MLewis I Lewis of JensenCpl JensenCpl Jensen JensenCpl Cpl Nokes entered service in inJuly inJuly inJuly July 1943 and received his ba baSIC basic basic SIC training at Gamp Camp Pendelton PendeltonCaliC PendeltonCalif PendeltonCalif CaliC Calif I , [ |