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Show Glen H. Robertson 1 i i First Lieutenant Glen H. Robertson Robert-son has returned to Camp Roberts, California, after a short furlough spent visiting friends and relatives. relat-ives. Lieutenant Robertson joned the Utah National Guard September 20,. 1940, and as a member of that organization was inducted into the U. S. army on March 3, 1941. He was assigned to San Luis Obispo for training. 0nv October 16, 1941 he was made a Sergeant. His battalion was scheduled for overseas duty, and in- late November moved to San Francisco Port of Embarcat-ion. Embarcat-ion. lie was made a staff Sergeant on December 3, 1941. With the outbreak of war plans were changed and the battalion re-mined re-mined for several months guarding guard-ing vital defense plants and aircraft air-craft factories in different sections sect-ions of California-March California-March 27, 1942, the unit was transferred to Fort Lewis, Washington, Wash-ington, Washington. Here Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Robertson remained until November 16, 1942 when he entered enter-ed officer's candidate training school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, February Feb-ruary 12, 1943 he graduated and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant Lieu-tenant in the Field Artillery. i After a short furlough at home! he was sent to Camp Roberts, Cal. rupiu-lng tvk;-.- Fein-miry no, l:';:;. he was assignid to the Camp Roberts Rob-erts Field .Villery as an instru- : ctor. lie was piomoted to First Lieutenant Lieu-tenant on (r.tV.-r 11, HUM. At present he is Battery Executive officer, and -his work consists of training men in the use and firing fir-ing of 155 "A. M. Howitzers. A son of Hyrum C. and L:iura Peterson Robertson, Glen was born May 14, 1921, in Plei-sanl Grove, where- he received his education, edu-cation, graduating from the I. G high school and Seminary in 1)39. During high school lie playei on the basketball and football teans, was member of the II. S. Band md orchestra, participated in scool dramatics ami was on the staf. of the school paper.' As a member of the P. G- Secnd I Ward, he was a ward teacher, is-sistant is-sistant Scout Master, nlaved m the M Men basketball team, .id was outstanding in ward drai-atics. drai-atics. After leaving high school, e attendedd the B. Y. U. Provn, Ht-Pirar's Ht-Pirar's Business Colloire. Salt Lae Cily, and Wndburv College at Is Los Angeles,NCalifornia. |