Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 June 1943 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, JUNE

In the Services— ‘OPAL M. WATTS | WAAG OFFICER

Teacher Commissioned at . Des Moines Is Assigned

~ To Ft. Devens.

Miss Opal Mae Watts has received her commission as a third officer in the WAAC and has been assigned to Ft. Devens, Mass. as a company officer. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Watts, 824 Riviera dr, who attended the graduation ceremonies at :- Des Moines, Iowa., and pinned the bars on their daughoY ter’s uniform. Lt, Watts was Lt. Watts graquate® from road Ripple high school, attended Normal college -of American Gymnastic Union, and received her B. S. degree from Indiana university in 1938. She taught physical education for three years at South Bend, enrolling in the WAAC last Jun. 21. She has been active in Girl Scout 'k and was a unit leader at Camp Logan, near Syracuse, Ind. the last two summers,

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Albert Parham Pvt. Cooper

LEFT: Albert Parham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parham, 1513 Kappes at, writes home that he is being transferred from the Atlantic to the Pacific fleet. In the navy since last September, he is a petty officer, second class. He is a former Washington High School pupil and was & member of the R. 0. T. C ,

RIGHT: Pvt. Donald E. Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cooper, 15 S. Ritter ave. now is attending the Marine corps radio school at Jacksonville, Fla., after taking boot training at San Diego, Cal. He is a graduate of Manual Training high school and entered the service last Jan. 29, #8 8 = Now qualified as an aerial gunner, t.Donald O. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin I. Smith, 817 8S.

2, 1948

Flies Crinpled Plane to After Raid Over Germany

Candda Cites Hoosier Pilot

Veterans of a recent Royal Canadian Air force raid on Wilhelmshaven, Germany, included Sgt-A. G. Bailey (left) of Cloverdale, B. C, and Flight Sgt. R. E. “Moose” Taylor (right) of Boonville, Ind.

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.|and one badly damaged Messer-

Flight Sgt. R. E. “Moose” Taylor, D. F. M, of Boonville, Ind, and members of his crew at a Royal Canadian air force bomber station recently told how they limped home on one motor after-a raid on Wilhelmshaven, their “kite” riddled with flak, their wirelss operator's pants torn by a machine gun bullet,

schmidt-110 to their credit. Sgt. Taylor, pilot of .the aircraft, won the distinguished’ flying medal

a big hole in the fuselage.

He snapped his fingers. “We went

down 8000 feet just like that, spin- | ning, given orders to prepare to abandon i the plane. - Then the motors start-! ed, and I managed to pull it out of the dive. right through the bottom when we pulled out... over 300 miles an hour.

spiralling, stalling. I had

I though we were going . we were hitting well

“Then flak hit us again and tore We'd

Sgt. Taylor,

Canadian air force

6, Boonville. ‘Hit by Flak’

target, in the plane,” Taylor said.

went dead.”

Lakes Base.

Woodrow st., will become a mem- #

ber of a bomber crew which will be sent overseas soon to. battle the Nazis or Japs.

Sgt. Smith is a recent graduate

of the army air forces flexible gun-

mery school at Ft. Myers, Fla. He'§

entered the army seven months ago and completed the airplane mechani¢’s school at Goldsboro, N. C., before going to Ft. Myers. He formerly was employed as a lathe

for his part in this operation. who served three years in the United States army before joining the Roya! Canadian air force, is a pilot with a Royal Wellington bomber squadron overseas. father, W. H, Taylor, lives at R. R.

“We were hit by flak over the starboard main “I pulled the ship up sharply, and both motors

PAUL E. BEACH ENDS FURLOUGH

Entered Navy March 11; Is Stationed at Great

Paul E. Beach Wm. C. Johnson

dropped our 4000 pounders by this time, and started for home, with both motors going. Over the Frisians, the enemy fighter closed in and got in a burst that knocked out our port motor and punched a lot more holes in the ship. After the gunner took care of the Jerry, we went down to 2000 feet and hid in the mist. ‘We got home okay, but my right leg was tired out from holding the kite steady with only one motor. We had to pump the wheels down by hand, because our hydraulics were shot away.”

TWO LOCAL MARINES GIVEN PROMOTIONS

Promotions from private first class to corporal have come to two Indianapolis marines stationed somewhere in the South Pacific. They are Paul C. Schwindler, 20-year-old son of Damon Schwindler, 2116 N. Delaware st, and Francis E. Ditsch, 26-year-old son of Frank H. Ditsch, 118 S. Pennsylvania st. Both enlisted in January, 1942, ” t-4 2

Hoosiers Join WAVES

The names of 15 Hoosier women, including three from Indianapolis, who have been sworn into the WAVES at the office of naval officer procurement in Cincinnati, O.,

i (have been announced by Lt. James

Weber, officer in charge of navy recruiting for Indiana. Those from Indianapolis are: Miss Wilma Lois Landis, 220 E. 19th

FIVE LOCAL 60 T0 FT. KNOX

They’ll. Take Three ‘Months

Course at Armored Force

Training Center.

Five men from the Indianapolis area are among new trainees who have arrived at Ft. Knox, Ky., for three months of instruction in the armored force replacement training center. They are: Pvt. Irvin Eugene Bailey, son of Mrs. Hazel L. Bailey, 815 W. 20th st.; Pvt. Harold Richard Floyd, son of Mrs. Grace Irene Floyd, 1917 Park ave.; Pvt. Alfred Elmer Johnson, 1137 N. Winfield ave.; Pvt. George Robert Knapp, R. R. 1, New Augusta; Pvt. Kenneth Zaring Jr, son of Mrs. Helen B. Zaring, R. R. 2, Greenwood.

Pfc. Smith Ensign Lammers LEFT—Pfc. Harry M. Smith, son of Mrs. Anna Conroy, 1340 N. Dearborn st., is a graduate of teletype from Chanute Field, Ill. He is'now at the army air base at Salt Lake City, Utah. He is on leave of absence from Allison's. RIGHT—Ensign H. E. Lammers, 1508 Mills ave, was among more than 1000 midshipmen graduated last week from the navy school at

Notre Dame university. He is the husband of Marvelyn Lammers,

» i“ t J Auxiliary Elva A. Spratt, formerly of 2511 Park ave., has arrived at

Daytona Beach, Fla. to begin her basie training in the WAAC.

MEN

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2d Lieutenants

Lt. Doment Li. Metz

LEFT: Lt. Ben Domont, former vice president of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Indianapolis, has received his commission as a second lieutenant at Camp Lee, Va. and will - report soon to the quartermaster general office, Washington, D. C. He is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Domont, 5201 N. Meridian st., this week.

RIGHT: Lt. William Metz, member of The Times advertising department, received. his second lieutenant’s bars Jan. 23 and is a squadron ordance officer at the army base, Alamo Gordo, New Mexico. ” ” ”

Home on Furlough

Seaman Robert M. Wright, husband of Mrs. LaVerne Wright, 37

-| 8. Bradley st., is home on a nine-

day furlough after completing his boot training at the Great Lakes naval training station. Before enlisting in the navy in March, he was employed as a lathe operator at Allison’s. He had worked at the Real Silk hosiery mills as a knitter for 12 years. Seaman Wright is a former Times carrier. . "8 = 8 Auxiliary Jane T. Levi is on duty in the personnel office at Victorville army air field, Cal. Before enlisting in the WAAC in Febe ruary, she was employed as an office clerk. She is the daughter of J. Levi, 3619 N. Capitol ave. She attended the University of Kentucky. » » 8 Pfc. Robert: Earl Williams, formerly of 1107. W. 31st st., has completed a course of study in air force clerical duties at the Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colo. He is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. John J, Williams, 284 N. Elder ave.

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FRANCIS CECIL GETS HIS WINGS

Tech Graduate Finishes Pilot Training Course At Spence Field.

Francis Xavier Cecil is wearing his second leutenant’s bars and sil- | ver pilot's wings following his grad- | uation last week from the advanced | flying school at Spence army airfield, Ga. He is the son of Mr. and | Mrs. Chester J. Cecil, 537 N. Rural st. Fle is a graduate of Technical’ high school, where he was a member of the glee club and the mixed choir. » » 8 Aviation Cadet Robert H. Krueger, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.

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Krueger, 6654 College ave,, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the army air forces at Turner Field, 3a. -

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Beryl ‘Harold Stevens of Indianapolis, a graduate of Ben Davis high school, has been graduated from the 73d AAF training detachment at Harris Field, Mo. after completion of the primary flight course. ’

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LEFT: Paul E. Beach .recently spent a nine-day furlough from the

gon of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tighe, navy with his mother, Mrs. Margaret 1726 Cottage ave., has been gradu- Beach, 617 N. East st.,, No. 54. He|:= ated from Ft. Knox, Ky. as an|has returned to the Great Lakes automotive mechanic in the arm- |ngval training station. A former ored force. student of Technical high school, he worked at Dorn’s drug store before entering the navy on March 11.

RIGHT: William C. Johnson has returned to Great ' Lakes naval| training station after spending a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Johnson, R.R.6, Bloomington. He has completed his boot training at the training station.

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son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schurz Kegley, 1540 Epler st., was graduated last week from the advanced

flying school at Spence army airfield, Ga. He was appointed a second lieutenant, with the rating of pilot, and received his silver wings.

Virginia Boeldt Wm. Wheatley

LEFT: Virginia Louise Boeldt, daughter of Otto Boeldt, 1217 Evison st. has reported to the naval

hospital at Great Lakes after completing a four-week indoctrination course in the WAVES at Hunter college, N, Y. She is a hospital apvrentice, second class, and will be in training at the hospital's nursing school for four weeks. A graduate of Technical high school, she worked at the Eli Lilly Co. for three years. A brother, Sgt. Robert O. Boeldt, is in the army air force. °

RIGHT: William W. Wheatley is a newly-commissioned -second lieutenant in the coast artillery after completing his course at Camp Davis, N. C., last week. He formerly lived at 3340 N. Meridian st. 4 ” EJ

A graduate of Southport high school, Lt, Kegley is a member of the Eagles lodge.

.RIGHT—Ensign Clyde E. Fulton

is one of 380 officers graduated last week from the navy supply corps schools at Harvard university. He will be assigned to duty as assistant supply officer on a navy ship. He lives at 15452 N. Kealing ave.

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