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Show Our Boys In The Service PVT. BYRON JOHN GILBERT PVT. MERVIN G. WILLIAMS PVT. BOYD YOUNG Pvt. Byron John Gilbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gilbert, of Roosevelt, Pvt. Mervin G. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs Wayne Williams, of Upalco, and Pvt. Yoyd Young, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Young, of La-point, La-point, are now taking infantry basic training with the 7th Armored Arm-ored Division at Camp Roberts, California. November 24 marked the first anniversary of the 7th Armored Division, stationed at Camp Roberts, Rob-erts, since it was reactivated as an infantry training division. Camp Roberts is midway between be-tween San Francisco and Los Angeles, 30 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. The largest replacement training center in the West during World War II, the sprawling camp yas closed in 1945 and reopened last year. The boys will train at Camp Roberts under the Army's most advanced basic educational setup, set-up, the Division Faculty system CPL. BOYL L. POWELL I Boyd L. Powell, son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Powell, Route 2, Roosevelt, recently was promoted pro-moted to corporal while serving with the 40th Infantry Division in Japan. The California National Guard unit, called to active duty in September 1950, is currently undergoing un-dergoing intensive combat training. train-ing. It has been strengthened by the addition of men from all parts of the United States. Corporal Powell, a light weapons weap-ons specialist, entered the Army in October, 1950. Prior to that time he was engaged in farming. |