Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 July 1943 — Page 2

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LEGLESS PILOT YEARNS TO FLY

Undaunted by His Misfortune, Begs to Direct Work From Sick Bed.

WASHINGTON, July 15 (U, P.). —Loss of both legs in a Tunisian explosion failed to daunt Lt. Col. Graham W. West of Portland, Ore, one of the army air force's foremost fighter commanders, the war department said today. “If that Englishman could do it without legs, so can I,” West was quoted as saving when he regained consciousness, He referred te royal air squadron leader Douglas whe lost both legs in

Bader,

became one of Britain's outstanding fighter pilots before he was captured. West, 31, son of Mrs. Harriette K. West, 807 Southwest Stark st.

Portland, holds the silver star for |

gallantry in action. He was injured bv a blast while attempting to check the spread of a fire aboard an abandoned German transport plane on a Tunisian beach. The blaze threatened the base of West's Spitfire group. Despite his injuries, West pleaded to be transferred from the hospital to

his airdrome so he might direct his | The re-|

group from a bed there. quest was refused because of his condition

OFFICERS TO MEET

Legal assistance officers at army posts in the state will meet the committee on war work of the Indiana Bar association at the Claypool hotel tomorrow night, The committee meeting, assists camp officers in giving legal

advice to soldiers, will precede the] meeting |

bar association's annual

Saturday.

business Saturday

at the scheduled

single for

land will speak at the luncheon.

PLAN CARD PARTY TONIGHT The Indiana Old-Age Pension program will sponsor a card party in the McKinley clubhouse, 2217 E. Michigan st, at 8 p. m. today.

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Officers Report City Well on Way to 1000 Goal For July, August.

INDIANAPOLIS is well on its | way toward reaching its goal of

a pre-war | flying crash but with artificial legs|

| 1000 army aviation cadets for July and August. This prophecy was made vesterday by Capt. James E. Aitken, retiring president of the army aviation cadet board, as he cited the success of the board's aviation

equipment exhibit on the Circle last week-end. He stated that parental resistance to young men enlisting in the air corps was broken down | when the parents viewed the | equipment and recognized the op- | portunities available for sons. Some 5000 blanks were distributed, he said. Capt. Aitken is being trans-

will have charge of army recruiting for the state. | dent of the local cadet board is

board recorder.

the success of the Indianapolis | recruiting project, the plan will be duplicated in other parts of the country.

G.0.P. CLUB PLANS PARTY

The Marion Republican club will sponsor a public card party at 8 p.m. Saturday in its clubrooms, 34th and | Illinois sts. The party will be under direction of Mrs. Jesse Monroe, assisted by Mesdames Wilmot Smith, Cleve Vrell and Ernest Ambuhl

ELECTRIC ORGAN

tomorrow,

their | application | ferred to West Virginia, where he | The new presi- | Lt. Herbert R. Rifkind, formerly

Lt. Rifkind stated that due to |

byville, council president ‘of Tri Kappa. Col, Charles 8S. Hendricks, post surgeon, will accept it. Col. Welton M. Modisette, post commander, will welcome the sorority |

T0 BE DEDICATED

Governor Schricker will speak at thembers. | the dedication of an electric orean,| others on the program will inrecently donated to the Camp Atter- clude Lt. Col. R. G. Grossman, hosbury hospital by the state Kappa pital commanding officer; Post

- ity ‘ {Chaplain Virgil M. Hailey and FRAN RAPD Slo HSI HM, Chaplain V. M. Caroenter of the

| hospital. The organ will be presented for-| A musical program will

mally by Miss Helen Whitcomb, Shel- sented.

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