Show 9 Major Ex-Major Enrolls In Classes Its It's possible for a man to have more than one career and former U. U S. S Army Major l Harold F. F Harding Harding Harding Hard Hard- ing is starting his second one in ina a Trade Tech Auto Mechanics class He retired from the Army in April after 26 years of service with the gold oak leaves of a Major l on his shoulders N Now ov hes he's enrolled in day and evening school classes at Trade Tech in pursuit of a new v kind of work york He thinks maybe hell he'll be bea a parts man luan at an auto repair shop a foreman or a teacher Im 1111 mechanically inclined he said and Ive I've always wanted to get into this kind of training ever since since my hot days as a kid in Idaho V World orld War Var II interrupted any plans he had for becoming a mech mech- anic When Harold was 19 he was vas wasa vasa a member of the Idaho N National Guard Before Pearl Harbor his outfit was vas called to active duty He was vas stationed at Camp Santa Anita Calif scene of the famous horse racing track ea early ly in the warWe warWe war val We issued machine guns to tha this I troops out of the win place and show v windows vs he recalled Discharged in 1946 he remained a civilian for five years During that time he worked as a truck driver bank teller account accountant nt service manager for an electronics parts firm and did some college work When the Korean conflict flared in 1950 he was vas as a First Lieutenant and sent to Korea He was vas awarded a the Bronze Star for his service there and decided to stay on in the Army He went vent to school for guided missile maintenance and nuclear weapons spending two VO tours of duty uty in Germany After retirement retirement retire retire- ment he was was vas awarded the Army Commendation Medal The citation said his keen insight insight insight in in- sight into the military training program resulted in an exemplary level of training within the bat bat- Harold who vho resides at 1199 W. W Sixth South is married and the father of three children He said he is completely fascinated fascinated fascinated by his school work york Besides the auto mechanics class he is also enrolled in an evening class in |