Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 August 1942 — Page 18

time of our visit the bath lists were

British Carn ae Slowly Getting Adjusted.

Helen Kirkpatrick looks in on an army Post ‘forfeited by British ‘soldiers to. nc‘eommodaie an Ameripn force.

and The icaso Dally News, Inc. WITH THE - UNITED ‘STATES ARMY, Somewhere ‘in ‘England,

Ragland. of American boys are ‘wandering around, looking for kit bags and other items of equipment.

. five or six days.” In: ‘kitchens the cooks are trying to: get used to kinds of stoves they have never| seen before and varieties of * food : they have never even heard. of. * '~ Blackout is’ the biggest problem, _ however. For the first four nights, 4t was a real headache to the mili-

tary police’ and officers; ‘Now the}

boys are getting used ‘to it but it #till ‘doesn’t occur to them that, if they step outside the door for a minute at night, they should be careful to close the - door behind 7, them lest a beam of light guide enemy. planes to their camp.

* . Baths Are Rationed /

‘Another problem, the colonel said

found, was the lack of securityindedness of our officers. . “If theyre giving instruction, they gather the boys together right "in the middle of a square or a footpall field, instead of taking them under trees or inside:barracks,” he said as we spotted about 50 getting .gas instruction on a former cricket ~ ground. ‘ ‘Barracks are conventional, twostory, brick, common to ‘most Eng‘lish afmy towns, Inside, the big rooms have two-tiered bunks with straw mattresses. The outfit’s own mattresses hadn't arrived. Bathing facilities are not the same as the boys have been used to and at the

‘being made up to insure that every “one gets his bath as often as limit- - @d accommodation permits.

The Boys Look Good

One cook seemed , puzzled by a strange vegetable he had been given

" to prepare for lunch. It was mar- Ho Kk

.| vocalist experience with Dick Pow-

station.

‘the. whole nation to hear. He will] offer his version of “Boogie-Woogie

“Meet; Your Navy” broadcast.

fore his enlistment. He graduated in :1939 ‘and has had ' professional

ell's orchestra and in singing over WFBM. The 20-year-old collects phonograph records with the “boo--gie-woogie discs as his specialty. ‘The “Meet Your Navy” show presents outstanding bluejackets. It will be broadcast by WLS, Chicago, and the blue network at 9 a. m. Friday." WISH is the blue otis here. we : o » ! Recruiting Lags Navy recruiting in’ ‘Indiana hit the halfway mark in.a drive for 2000 enlistments for August too late to be running on- full schedule but increased - enlistment tempo. in: ‘the |X next few days would catch up the difference, recruiting officials.: sald, today. The 1000th recruit ‘for August | was Max Ernest Ray, 20, of near New Castle. . He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Ray and was ems< ployed at: Allison’s. He went to the naval’ training station at. Great Lakes as an apprentice seaman, Last month, with a 2000 goal, the 1000th man i was enlisted on : ) the 16th or fully ax E. Ray a day and a half earlier than this month, To reach the goal this month, enlistments’ must -average 10 a day higher for the rest of the month than they have averaged since Aug. 1. »

Join the Marines

Indianapolis men who have recently oined the marine corps include Marvin E.

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‘Noble R. Pearcy was a specialist in “boogie:woogie” before he: joined the navy. Now they are making another kind of. ‘specialist out of him. He's a hospital apprentice, frst Slass, at the Great Lakes. naval: training

~ But that “boogie-woogle” business .is Still" in ‘his blood and just to| prove he is still “hep to the jive” he wil “Dest: it out™ Fridays night for|Bugle Boy” Friday evening on the! * Pearcy, the ‘son of Mr. and. Mrs. Charles R.. Pearcy, 1406 E. LeGrand | ave, was employed ‘as a manufac- ‘ turing chemist at Eli Lilly Co. be-|

from Manual Training high school |

Noble R. Pearcy

Greer st.: Harold J Seédam, 157 8. Elder 622 Fisher st.;

ave.; 3 John “White, Adams’ st.;

B. Boitory. N. fil ‘Johnsten, 515 Cottage ave.; Harry xn Nie olson; 532 ‘Massachusetts ave.; .; Marion 0dso; 1 N. -Beville ave.; Enos E. SloanaLer, ‘4718 Young ave.; Frank J. Groschell Jr., 150¢ N. “Pennsylvania st.; Charles A. . Crumbo, 2036 N. Pennsylvania st.; Thomas R. Lubking, 2520: Union st.; Robent V. Coleman, 3045 Kenwood ‘ave.; Jerald E; 04 -E. 10th st.; Louis R, Nonoison > 176 . Kildare st.; Robert C. Vey, , 1202 E. Vermont st.: ‘Clair Parker Jr. a5 E. Lockerbie’ st.; Charles M. Hardesty, 309 ‘S. Temple ave.; Walter D. Wallace, 1025 Blaine- ave, and John J. Jones, 1222 Beecher st. 3 George E. Beck,’ 5455 College ave.; Jour Houston, 1311 ‘Hoefgen st.; William hy 1617 Iowa st.; Ray mond L. Tole. 928 E. Washington st.; ‘Billy L. ‘Alden, 5301, . Morris st.; Howard: D. Kramer, . yermont. St John B. Perry, 1105 3 i illiam M. Griffy, 2842 t.: John W. Hahn, 1130" Grandish 8 ave.; Robert Craig, 1235 N. New. Jersey st.; Robert Eckstein, 1034 Edwards ave.: William *. Gordon, 3209 N. Capitol ave; Maurice O. Fitzgerald, wy Eastern "ave.; 4 Ralph BD. Talley, 1401. N. Somerset st.; Harry J. Noe, 14¢ N. Arsenal ave.; Thomas Greenwood, 526 Livingston ave.; John Murphy, 422 Congress ave.; Patrick H, Hill, 3 Kensington -ave.; John .J. Thomas, R. 16, Box 438; James L. Akers, R. R. %, Box 38, ad Fiward S. Kulpinski, 3802 8.’ Sherman ‘dr

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Up the Hard Way Although his father is a leutenant commander in the navy, Wentworth Wilder Jr. is going up through the ranks. The 20-year-old son ‘of Lieut. ‘Comm. and Mrs. Wentworth Wilder, 3538 Washington blvd., enlisted Monday at :the - recruiting station here as ‘a radio technician . third class. He was sent

| getting instructions ‘in, ‘military

| selected for one of the nayy’s serv-

Franklin Anderson,

| Charles Edgar Brown, 318 E. North 8t.; FRobers John Cunningham, 131'N.

Harold Eugene Jarrett,

‘ave.; Harrison Bennett O’Brien, 1140 C.| New York st.;

820 & ‘38th st.: Donald Eugene Stark, : Fredstick Myron Stodgill, 251 N. Delaware’

Indianapolis Youths Learn| Seamanship at Great Lakes Station. |

Forty-two sons of. Andianapolis : are now in the midst of their “boot” training at the U. 8. naval training station, Great Lakes, IL. “They are

drill, seamanship ° .and naval pro-|. cedure, along with an: intensive physical ‘hardening program. Upon completion of their training, the recruits will be home on nine-day leaves unless they are

ice’ schools. - In that case, they wil probably receive a six-day’ leave.

The ‘men in’ training from’ Indianapolis, entral ave. Harold 828 Harrison st.; Edward Earl Baker, Taos W. Ohio st.; Walter Leslie -Bendler, 3022 :N. Kenwood Ave.;

William Alva Brown, 1047 Hamlin: ave.; Bradley : Webster Lee Dillard, 1110 New Jersey 5. 3 : John. Robert Engle, 3315 Central ave; Thomas Edward Fontaine, 1125 Beville ave.; Herbert Harry Flowers, 510 Dearborn st.; Richard’ Hudson Gartley, 3718 N. Illinois st.; Richard .Albert Gemberling,. 950 Gil bert Ed Olive st.; mont st.; George Hollins, 320. W. 39th st.; Fredrick Irvin Hudson, 4726 W. “Washington st.; Edward Casmir Kriner, 1443 Charles st.; William T. Lee, 1302 S. Bel« mont ave. _. George Monroe Lingenfelter, 835 E. Wal-|. nut st.; Paul Fredrick Little, 913 Dalz st.; 1528 Carrollton ave.; giarry, M. Jones, 923 Jefferson ave. Gilbert Reid Massey, 710 Cottage ave.; || John. Stephen Mears Jr., 227 Parkview

Isham Orr, 306 N, Dearborn .st.; ‘Harry James Robbins, 1615 E. Williams st.; Robert Edward i 2400

; Joseph Byron Stodgill, 251 N. Delaware Sh William ~ Robert Stroup, 224 McKim st.; 'E. L. Summers, -826 Harrison st.; Melvin Ray Summers of 826- Harrison st.; Carl Elmer ‘Townsend, 2735 8S. Taft st.; Maron Witmer Wasson, 834 Prospect st.; Zane Elden Webb, R. R. 4; Maurice Charles Wellman, 838 Parker ave.; Joseph Paul Werner, 1020 Oakland ave.; Byron. Franklin Wilson, iors Prospect st.; Aubrey Earl Wood, 1024 Cedar st.; Webster Lee Dillard and George Frances Guynn.

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Complete Miami Course

The following have completed a six weeks course of military instruction and physical conditioning at the Air Force officers training school at Miami Beach; Fla.:

Capt. Jacob Darmody, 2715 N. Meridian Lieut. Murl K. Curtis, 517 N. DearLieut. Dorsey D. King, 1029 N. Maj. Elvan Y. Tarkington, 3249 College ave.; Lieut. John T. Spahr, 600 Norwaldo ave.; Lieut. Marvin M. Roberts, 927 Middle dr., Woodruff pl.; Lieut, Harrold E. Nall, 5045 University ave.; Capt. Floyd M. Slasur, 120 W. North st.; Lieut. C. D. Fechman, 4572 Broadway; Lieut. Robert T. King, 2912 N. New Jersey st.; Lieut. Seth W. Lewis, 151 Downey ave.; Lieut, Thomas J. Kafoure, 122 E. 22d. st.;

st.; born st.; Drexel st.;

Dec.

Samuel Choat H. 0. Work LEFT. Pvt. Samuel L. Choat, °

will report ‘to Ft. Harrison toda! but one of a fighting family. ]

_.A brother, John D., was induti

into: the armed services last J and is now stationed at Camp Le ard, Mo. They are the son of 1! Lucy Choat, 246 S. State st.

A brother-in-law, John B. Cot :

is ‘now serving with the navy the high seas as radio man, sec “RIGHT. Rejected by the mn: whe Pear. when his merchant vessel was |: pedoed, ‘Homer Orville® Workn: finally has made the grade in navy because he wanted to “get the shooting end of this war.” . With vision requirements modi : fave. ‘george Feancis Quvan, 418 14492 0gr. Workman has enlisted-as a < : man. first class. David ‘George Workman, 3 Riuckle st.

| he volunteered the day a Harbor and later cast #:

He is the son

Mr. Bishop Seaman ‘Moos Two good friends—and cousins

marriage — talked about enlisti but one chose the’ air corps and other selected the navy.

At the left is Jack W. Bish

son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bish» 1606 E. Washington st., who i: cadet in the army air corps. At i! right is John O. Moody, an aviat: machinist mate somewhere in |! South Pacific. He is the husband Mrs. Helen Moody, 1214 N. Alabar 5 who is a cousin of Mr. Bishop.

Mr. Moody, before enlisting

Technical high school 1

1 FORDUTY

8, worked at the Stand: Service station at 16th st and Le: : - yette rd. Mr. Bishop was graduai | from

in at Fort, Get

Furlough After

Induction.

"These men of local board No.5 underwent their induction examinaions at Ft. Harrison this week and are now on furlough awaiting their call to service:

“William Hare, 2231 W. Mic Joseph Murphy; 1122 N. Joseph, © Bar phy. 11 N

Soon

an; Harold

Jrarfleld Christensen, *nthony Batic, 1017. N Jonald Pickens, 3319 'W. Ninth st.: all {entry Wa aggoner, 245 atm Francis lifford Brent, 474 Haugh; Luke Inabnit, 155 ‘Centennial; Robert: Unser, 1053 Iv Warman; Géor, Harold Madden, 545 {. \Traub; Eugene 'Arthur Marks, 172 iackfordy Vir 1907 ‘ermont; Raphael ‘etcham} aphadi J. . Geo 1418 N. Jarman; Elvin Darrell Mitc en 526 N.' ler: Rollin Wilishire Van Winkie, 1417. Norman Thomas Bamford, 3102 Central; ‘rank Harry Toth, * Concord; Harry efferson Garner, 1210 N. Tibbs; Charles fax’ Hybarges 2009 WwW. Wilcox: Archie lume Ballard, Jeffersonville, Ind.; Jagk Joya Wilson, 709 N. Tremont; John James n 439 N. Holmes; Frank Lines, 549 joodlet: Walter Charles. Smith, 1235 Reed. ster; Edward Parra, 23s Sn aes Ya Fender oor Exeter arle. ere App eget, 1667 Winfield; ohn He: Turn 339. N. L;

enry nn; Benjaiin Francis Rinehar t, 115 N. Belm oi 7illiam Lynn Ludwig, o 118 W. 10th; AL am Kenneth Noe, Exeter; Daniel gg ST a ieese Cribelar, 1140 N. Alton. pau

#2 sn : Frederick H. Bryant, former emloyee¢ of the Indiana Bell Telehone Co., has passed his ion: xamination into the -army signal orps at Ft. Harrison. ; He will enter service within the ext week or so. Mr. Bryant is ae son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. iryant, 4724 Shelby st., a graduate f Tech high school and attended ndiana university for a year. He astalled automatic telephone sysems for the utility. ” 2 "8 Staff Sergt. Francis Edward aker of R. 1, Bainbridge, Ind., as earned his silver “G” wings in ¥ army air force, He is a gradate of the new advanced glider ‘hool at Lockbourne air base near olumbus, O. One of the first to join the “comandges of the air,” Sergt. Baker il take additional training soon 1 cargo and troop-carrying gliders. » EB ” Mr. and ‘Mrs. Glen Lewis, 1015 S. {eridian st., are going to be listen7g to the radio a lot next month. or sometime uring September leir son, Corp. loyd Lewis, is Jing to be on a §N

| boatswain’s

| manent chief master at arms for

w. | Sacramento and the U. S. S. Ari-

el warrant officer ‘at the naval re-

Melvin ‘Ittner Glenn Roebuck LEFT. Melvin S. Ittner, chief mate, USNR, 27032 College ave, has been made per-

the r+ 16th. battalion - of - “Seabees,” navy overseas construction outfit,

Chief Ittner was in the ground branch of naval aviation in World War I, served on: the U. S. 8.

zona following the war and has a brother and two ‘nephews also in the navy. RIGHT: Chief petty officer Glenn O. Roebuck has been. promoted to

cruiting station here. * Enlisting in 1926, he has been in continuous service since Jan. 1941 as chief recruiter for the Indiana area. “Prior- to. his enlistment: Hiek lived in ; Mishawaka, but upon transfer here, he and his family reside’, (at 4006 Rockwood ave. \

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A ‘Boot Camp’ Graduate |, Thomas Stewart Waller, son of Gilbert Warren Waller, 945 W. 26th st., has graduated from ‘boot camp,” Great Lakes naval ' training station, as honor man of the first Negro company: to complete recruit training there. He is a graduate of Crispus Attucks high school. Also graduating from the station was George E.. Carpenter, 110 Car-

platoon. 8

ter st.

John Payne “Stephens in Platoon “Honor Man At Norfolk.

~ Jack Payne ‘Stephens, apprentice >»

seaman, U. S. N.' R., is on “boot leave” visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Stephens, 4007 Central ave. He will ‘return: to the naval training station at Norfolk, Va. on Friday. On completion of his ‘naval in‘doctrination : there last week, he was named ‘honor man in, his his return he expects to be sent:to & naval radio school for further. training. ‘The 21-yegr-old seaman studied art under Elmer Taflinger and Earl Beyer before’ ‘enlisting July 2. A brother, Robert:G., 28, isa y in the naval rve and is stationed at Mor City, N. GQ

Ensign Promoted Ensign D. J. Wat n, U.S. N. R., supply officer at the navy's signal school at the Butler uhiversity fieldhouse, has been promoted : to lieutenant, junior grade, KE -Wat= son, whose home is in Grosse Point, Mich., - was graduated ‘from the University of Michigan. He reported

| for duty here June L

=» . + Corp. 'H. 8. Asbell is home on farlough from Camp Roberts, Cal. He's the nephew of Mr. and Mrs.

Tony, Mascari, 814 Fletcher ave. \*? #2 8 =

James Caldwell, son of Mr. and Mrs, James Caldwell, has been promoted to\ the rank of sergeant at:

"*| the marine, base, San Diego. Sergt.

Caldwell is'a graduate of Washington high school and enlisted in the

{marines four years ago.

SERVICE THAT SATISFIES

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OPTICAL DEPARTMENT Established

to the United States ‘naval training station at Great Lakes. His father formerly was assigned here as. a naval ~ adviser to Wilder Jr,

year and worked at Kingan & !! before enlisting Dec. 8. » » » Two more Indianapolis men n: ¢ are at Ft. Knox, Ky. where tl:

1 N 3406 E. 20th st.; lish ave.; Charits P. st.; Noble L. Beck, 328 Albany st.; C. Eller, 497 Doerre ave.; James 'E. liams; 1417 E. New York-st.; Emil T. Vecchio, 5237 E.- 10th st.; Harold M. Kine ph 3001 Washington blvd.; Jack B. Long,

This huge army town, tonight 1s| 38 8, Egerton sve; Merl Boicher, Ji 100 per cent American. Last week [3835 . Pleasant . -Bun pws Rober: 3 ‘§t was as full of English troops. Pheer: Forrest K. “Jeeps and big army trucks already Kinnett, "126 W. 13th st.; Ralph A. Bridge, “are dashing about as though they had always been here.

~ yow. When I explained how it's gooked, he brightened up. “Sounds like our summer squash =] guess the boys will like it,” he ‘said.

Capt. William R. Dexheimer, 208. E. Maple road; Lieut.’ Richard Efroymson, 5693 Central ave.; Capt. Joseph F. Ratliff, 3802 N. Pennsylvania st.;. Lieut. Harold L. Lawler; 48 N, Whitcomb st.: Capt. Charles . Sheperd, 4444 Guilford ave.; Lieut. Robert A, Efroymson, 502 Buckingham dr.; Capt. William E. Sayer, 6441 Park

ave.; Lieut. William H. Lewis, 65 N. Wood- | are learning to fight in the armo: sige ave.; . Lieut. Robert G. Groves, R. R.

Lieut Herschel L. McCrory, 1217 Shan. | Jorce school wheeled vehicle «¢: a ae 3 } Ma. Yieil v. Samus, EB 16, | partment. They are: Box 8 en J. Callaway, ar-{ Pvt, Edward F. Early, 180 . . . ee 2 ’ i rollton ave.; Lieut. Airol J. Cory, 230 E. Boulevard pl., d Pvt. Milb

Ninth st.; Lieut. Marvil L. Jones, Greenfield; Lieut. Hugh L. Rominder, 49 N.| White, son of Mrs. Ina Belle Whi

ation - wide § roadcast from amp Forrest, enn.

He is a former | ance band manger, and on the wdio show will do

me tap dancing. He was graduated from Manual

29 Years .

DR. R. J. WELDON ir charye USE YOUR CHARGE ACCOUNT

Corp. Lewis

ris M. Jones, 1733 Central ave.; John C

1039 Castle ave., and Francis R. Wratten, the war production board and now 810%2 N Even after. some days at sea,

Jackson, 405 Leeds ave.; Kenneth H. ol 350 N. State ave.; Edward Kafoure, 12086

pleted his third year at the Univer-

W. 30th st.; Michael A. Sansone, 821

llinois st. i has the same duties in Washington or= these boys looked good and tough.

sity .of ‘Chicago.

Holmes ave.; and Lieut, Robert 8. Smith, R. R. 16, Bax 304,

1301 S. West st.

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