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Show News from the Washington County People At Service Camps and Nation's Battle Fronts By MABEL JAKVTS WrlU-H To SoMinrH Although she is homcbound, Mrs. Itoyil Dennett finds time to write l several of the soldier hoys from this area, and says I heir resiKinses are most appreci-alive appreci-alive anil interesling. Over the week end she had a Idler from IVt. Lyman Smokey, I he Indian lxy artist from the Shevwit Indian reservation, who is in training with a replacement unit at Camp Callan, San Diego, Calif. I.yman said he had picked up the mumps on the desert and wa.s in the hospital and a little homesick. However, he plans to he Imrk on the job right away. Another recent letter was from Sgl. ISrighiim Keith McArthur, who has been in the Pacific area for nearly two years. Ite said he was well and that a recent boat ride had taken him across the equator and over the date line into the jungle area, where the weather was plenty hot. Conditions Con-ditions there were not as good as at former camps, but he said they were not complaining, and were not asking for things to be too splendid. The main idea is to make the best of conditions as they are, and get the job over with as soon as possible. a s Tvt. I.. Nnolo At Illliiola Field News from Chaunte Field, 111., announces the graduation of Pvt. Louis A. Naegle, son of Mrs. Ann is Naegle of Toquerville. He has been in training for the past several weeks at this school of the Army training command, receiving re-ceiving special instruction in the weather observer course, essential in various technical operations vital to the maintenance of the country's fighting planes. m ?sb l'liltortoiis ltoiort On Sons Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fullerton a iv happy to report good news during the past week from their two sons. Sgt. Walter Fullerton and wife have arrived at his new training past in Kentucky and are enjoying neighboring with Cpl. and Mrs. Howard Carter, and I heir now baby boy. Sgt. Alex FulK'rton reports having located Lieut. Stanley Mecham, who is ni'ereeing maneuvers on the Indio desert, ite said it was great to soe one of the boys of the old 115th Engineers. The two left St. George together in March, 1941, but being transferred to other units, this is the first time they have met for a long time. Lieut. Mecham, he reports, looks fine ami the boys like him as an officer. of-ficer. h Si ft I'vt, Uray W Ilk In Writ A short V-Mail letter of Feb. 7th, to Mrs. Helen F. Gray of St. George from her grandson, Pvt. U. G. (Gray) Wilkin, who has boon overseas for an extended ex-tended period, says it is not so easy for hint to get his mind on letter writing. He is well and doing okeh and says, "I have a job I sure like." and hopes his grandma will be able to send him the Countv News. n m s K. Hiuikwi Completes Training The Naval air technical training train-ing center at Memphis, Tenn., announces an-nounces that Kent A. Hansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hansen Han-sen of St. George, has just completed com-pleted the course of training at the aviation radioman school. The I Unisons also had word recently for their son. Lieut. Russel Hansen, Han-sen, who has boon doing a bit of ferrying planes. The t v o brothers have been together recently re-cently for a visit. R) m ft Out of Hospital Calvin Lyle. Seaman 2 c writes from Farragut, Ida., stating he is out of the hopsital and at training train-ing again. He feels that St. George should be proud of its representation in Uncle Sam's Navy, and says there are many-boys many-boys at Farragut, as well as at other camps. He mentions having hav-ing soon Leo Cox and DeLoy Johnson John-son recently, and says the paper reaches him regularly. ft ft Pa Fhil Keid Visits Parents Phil C. Reid. Fireman 2c with Uncle Sam's Navy, was home for a little visit two weeks ago with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Reid of this city, and with his wife", the former Glenda Morris and their baby of Kanab. Mrs. Reid left the baby with her parents par-ents and took the bus Sunday-evening Sunday-evening for San Francisco, where she plans to spend two weeks with her husband. At San Antonio Cadet Center Joseph F. Woodard, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Wilson Woodard of St. George, is included in the listing list-ing of 37 Utah cadets who are taking the nine-week preflight course at the San Antonio aviation avia-tion cadet center. This course includes physical, military and academic instruction in physics, mathematics, code and basic military mili-tary subjects, along with training train-ing to make them physically fit for the successful completion of their training. ft ft ft O. Terry At Nashville, Tenn. Nashville Army air center announces arrival of Carlson Terry, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Terry of Rockville, to begin his training with the Army air forces training command, and determine which branch of the air service, bombardiering, navigating or piloting, pilot-ing, he is best fitted. Mr. Terry is a graduate of the Hurricane high school. ft ft ft Air Medal Awarded To Five From General Headquarters in the Southwest Pacific area came a press release over last week end, listing awards of the Air Medal by Lieut. General George C. Kenney, commander of the Allied air forces of that area to five U. S. airmen. Included in the group who received re-ceived the award was SSgt. Wil-lard Wil-lard H. Patton of St. George, whose wife, the former Clara Blake, and small son, Richard, are living with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Blake. The award was given, "for meritorious achievement while participating in sustained operational flight missions mis-sions in the Southwest Pacific", says the report, and included dropping drop-ping supplies, and transporting troops to advanced positions. "These flights- involved flying at low altitudes over mountainous mountain-ous terrain under adverse weather conditions in a transport airplane and often necessitated landing within a few miles of enemy bases," continues the report. ft ft ft Obtains Trophy from Kiska Among the trophies brought home from Kiska by Pfc. Vernon Jolley of Leeds was an extra large white wool blanket such as used by the Japanese soldiers and carrying the Jap emblem. Pfc. Jolley explained that hundreds of these blankets were left by the Japs when they escaped from Kiska, and that many of the U. S. soldiers were able to obtain them. ft ft ft Completes Submarine Training , G. Harvey Savage, of Leeds, has just advised his parents that he has completed his six months' of submarine schooling and is now awaiting his call to active duty, whenever they are ready for him. ft ft ft Seaman McMullin Promoted Mr. and Mrs. Max McMullin of Leeds have been advised of the promotion of their son, Richard, to the rank of Seaman 1c, and he has been transferred to Los Angeles for six weeks of schooling. ft ft ft Gets Special Commendation A special news release from the U. S. Marine Corps gives special commendation to Marine Pvt. Earl Stout Wood, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Wood of St. George, who graduated recently from the motar gunnery school at Camp Elliott Marine Corps training center cen-ter near San Diego. 'He qualified as a high expert in his final tests with the weapon," says the report. re-port. Pvt, Wood attended Woodward high school before enlisting with the Marines. ft ft ft Lieut, J. Black Visits Here Lieut, and Mrs. Dall Black arrived ar-rived in St. George Monday evening eve-ning from Tacoma, Wash., and visited in St. George Tuesday with Mrs. Black's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H Seegmiller and family, and with Lieut. Black's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Orlin Brockbank. Thev went on Wednesday to Camp Houser, Texas, where Lieut. Black has been transferred. A family dinner din-ner honored the' couple Wednesday Wednes-day at the Seegmiller home. |