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I8LE AIR GUNNER HONOR GRADUATENaval Air Gunner* School. Jack*ton v I lie. Fla., Mtrch 24. At one of IS honor men at thlt runners■*chnot S2c RobertEiRiW. Mace of Galverton,received thecommendation ofhi* commanding officer at the rraduatton ceremony for hi* claat in aerial runnery. Mace I* the ton of William Mace. United State* army, and Mr*. Edith Olaen of 1SS7 B. Galveston.Before hit enlistment in thenavy MaceattendedSavannah (Ga.) High School where he was active in baseball.football and swimming.The 15-year-old bluejacket’strainlnr *t thenew navy school was concentrated^5 upon ordnance R. W. MACE and *crlal2iRoforLoaftuplt;Beatithithinecuhobllt;talbethreanheinthorbemarksmanship.This course has prepared him to firht as a rear-*eat machine funner In the navy scout planes and torpedo bombers. He has acquired a thorough knowledfe of the navy’s “free'* (movable) guns. Including the big .50 caliber machine runs, the smaller types of hand arms, bombs, fuses and signal flares. His abllltv to repair, assemble and shoot with accuracy anv of the Ufht weapons Is shown n bv his hifh honor grades.Com. Edward E Dolecek, a Pacific battle veteran now serving as the commanding officer at the . runnery school, commended the y top ranking graduates upon theirtrormo\dlbifrLFPaigitaftA1Rfer.-i.uai.Idr-appllcatlon and concentration throughout the intensive training period. Mace may now be sent to one of the important war fronts for active combat duty.The accompanying picture I* anofficial United States navy photo-rraph.
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Galveston Tribune
Galveston, Texas, US
Wed, Mar 24, 1943
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