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Show With the Colors Truitt 0. Morrell, proudly wearing wear-ing decorations which included one indicating participation in three major engagements in the Solomon Sol-omon islands area, is enjoying- a visit with relatives and friends in Milford, Cedar City and other parts of the state. Enlisting in the navy some nine years ago, young Morrell, son of Mrs. Pearl Rasmussen, formerly of Milford but now living in Cedar City, transferred to the naval air force on July 4, 1941, after reaching reach-ing the rating of machinist. Studying Study-ing at the University of Georgia and getting his flight training train-ing at the great naval station at Pensacola, Florida, he made rapid advancement and now holds the rank of chief aviation pilot. Pilot Morrell and all members of his squadron have been given 30-day furloughs and intend enjoying en-joying their leaves to the fullest before returning to their duties. He reports thoroughly enjoying copies of The News going to various vari-ous home town boys in the Pacific area and has entered his subscription subscrip-tion so that it will go to him on his return. .Sergeant G. Vic Jameson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Jameson, arrived ar-rived in Milford Saturday for a short visit with relatives and friends in Milford and Minersville. Sergeant Jameson, who joined the army in July, 1940, is now located at an air force basic training camp near Fresno, California, where he has an important part in making soldier out of civilians, who are then passed on to specialist special-ist camps. He was located at Kearns, Utah before going to Fresno and, before that, was an instructor at Lowry field, Colorado. Colora-do. While there he became I acquainted with a Monte Vista girl, with whom he spent part of his furlough before coming to Milford. Cadet Navigator David Lewis-, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Lewis, who is located at Hondo field, Texas, has now begun his flight training, according Ito word received re-ceived from the commanding officer of-ficer at Hondo field. 1 Anxious to prove the words they sing, "Nothing can stop the army air corps," another large class of future army pilots, bombardiers bom-bardiers and navigators was advanced ad-vanced this week from preflight training at the San Antonio Aviation Avia-tion Cadet Center to primary training units. The cadets have completed satis-, satis-, factorily, at this largest cadet 1 pool, their initial studies leading to commissions atd the wings of flying officers in, the air corps. 'Among those leaving for primary pri-mary schools are 41 aviation cadets from Utah, including Cadet Pilot Albert Thorpe Wiaddingham of Milford. The latter is now located lo-cated at Tulsa, Oklahoma, according accord-ing to a telephone convej-sation he had Wednesday evening with his parents, Mr. .' and Mrs. L- B. ( Waddingham, and his sister1 , Jewell. i I . ." . ' 1 |