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Show nl REX GOURLEY It-tier to his folks informed them if his recent promotion to the rank of Captain. Ilex was 'irraduatcd from I'loas-ant I'loas-ant drove Ilih School and Seminary. Semin-ary. Won honors in atheletics and debating. He entered the Brigham Younjr L'njversity and attended for two years, then was railed on a misxion to Holland. The last year he was president of Rotterdam branch. Ik'turnincto JL'tah-Jic.'"pntered the Agricultural College, and did work for that school in chemical analysis of soils in the Bummer months. He received his degree from the U. S. A. C. The last summer he was sent to Ihirbnnk, California, experiment station in California. While in CaRfrnia, he sent to Texas for his YoswJetheart . Ruby Tavlor. and they vre mar- C v : .. i , ( 'v-I ' J ried in the Mesa, Arizofflf?.- T). S Temple. Rex writes of dense junglesldup to heavy rain fall, the soldier tit arc" nil ' surounded with mesh to keep our the malaria carrying mosquitoes. mos-quitoes. He has organized a baseball league for past time .while the boyr axe off, dutv. ' Rex sends greetings to all his friends, addin" mail is the real morale builders on the islands. Rex Gourley, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Gourley entered Fort Douglas, on the 8th of June, 19-12, passed the Vxamintions for place-ment place-ment with high marks," was selected select-ed as a surveyer in field artillery but on his way to California, he lianied from his ordtrg that he was being sent to Camp Callan, to an anti aircraft officer candidate traiing battalion. - After his-twelve weeks basic training he was sent .to Camp Davis, North Carolina, the officer candidate school for coast artillerq. He graduated from there as Second Sec-ond Lieutenant December 31, 1942. From therp Rex entered officer i training at Camp Stewart, where ! his battalion was activated. After twenty two week's training, Rex was chosen by men of his class to present theni in Review, winning second place. From there they went to Louisiana Louis-iana matuvers. for ten weeks,, of intensive training, being qualified for combat duty. Rex loft Camp Poulk,. Louisiana,, before his outfit out-fit and went as advance agent to the port of embarkation at San Francisco, making' arnngements for the shipment of their equip, ment through the port. His outfit Wt- for oversea; be following j t-h'-m with' the rest of their war ' ninf erials. Tie rejoined them after j two mnnths traveling, on tlr hiVb sens. ' j .He was nromtoe-d -to-First Tieti- tenant !n Louisiana. TTe Jaded in New Caledonia. A |