Learning To Walk With New Legs
Sammy Bradford, an Okinawa veteran, nears graduation at Mare Island Amputee Rehabilitation Center after two years in treatment for bilateral above the knee amputations. He trains daily with suction bucket legs, aiming to walk eight hours, climb stairs, and navigate without a cane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mare Island
Calif
Sammy Bradford
Okinawa
Navy Amputee Rehabilitation Hospital
Sammy
Smyrna
Naval Seminar Attendee and New Army Arrivals Listed
Ens. Richard L. Byers attends a two week civil engineer corps seminar in Washington DC studying shore facilities at naval bases in Washington and Norfolk and classes at the bureau of yards and docks. Pfc Joaquin C Urbano arrives at Fort William McKinley P I as an aerial radio operator with the 15th weather squadron under Air Transport Command in Tokyo. Pfc Gilberto G Lopez, 17, son of Mrs Carmen G Lopez, promoted to corporal serving with a supply company at the Sixth Service Depot Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Byers
East Fourth Street
Civil Engineer Corps
Washington, D. C
Byers
Naval Bases
Washington
Norfolk
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Joaquin C. Urbano
Box 223
Tucson
Ft. William McKinley
P. I
15Th Weather Squadron
Tokyo
Air Transport Command
Army Air Forces
Army
Urbano
Tucson Daily Citizen
Gilberto G. Lopez
Carmen G. Lopez
South Stone Avenue
Marine Corps
Sixth Service Depot
Pearl Harbor
Military enlistment and transport details from wartime report
Tech 46 John Casillas of 820 West 24th Street travels to the United States from Paranaque replacement and disposition center near Manila aboard the Army transport SS Gen. Blatchford. Midshipman Carl Thor Hanson, son of Mr and Mrs Carl J R, is noted in the same dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midshipman
Carl Thor Hanson
Mrs
Carl J. R
Mount Lemmon Lodge Favorite Retreat Draws Crowds
Vacation crowds head to Mt Lemmon and favor the Mt Lemmon Lodge as the top retreat. Health seekers praise the climate while the Pine Cone dining room drives the lodge’s popularity with mammoth steak dinners. Horseback riding hiking movies and dances entice visitors. Reservations 2817.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Lemmon
Prescott
Flagstaff
Pine Cone
Mt. Lemmon Lodge
Naval Academy crew at Keepsie Regatta and cruise plans
Hanson of 1051 East Lowell Avenue sailed for the Keepsie Regatta in Poughkeepsie New York with the U S naval academy crew. The midshipmen depart aboard the USS Carpelletti for Plymouth England to join the summer cruise in European waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson
East
Lowell Avenue
U. S. Naval Academy
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Carpelletti
Plymouth
England
Midshipmen
Local Sailors Complete Two-Week Reserve Training Cruise
Three local men John B. Garcia Reyes S. Avila and Mike C. Santamarina completed a two week naval reserve training cruise off the coast of California aboard the battleship USS Iowa flagship of task force 51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Garcia
Margarita B. Garcia
South Convent Street
Reyes S. Avila
Epitacio Avila
South Eleventh Avenue
Mike C. Santamarina
Jose Santamarina
North Grande Avenue
California
Iowa
Seaman Gilardo Padilla Returns Aboard Astoria
Gilardo Padilla a 19 year old seaman first class and son of U S Padilla of Florence has returned to the United States aboard the light cruiser Astoria after taking part in Pacific fleet war games. Astoria operates from San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilardo Padilla
U. S. Padilla
Florence
United States
Astoria
Pacific Fleet
San Diego
Robert Leal Listed as Fire Controlman Aboard Cruiser
Robert Leal, fire controlman third class, is serving aboard the cruiser USS Man at sea. The address 1080 Palmer Avenue is associated with his listing. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Leal
Palmer Avenue
Manchester Cruiser Tours Mediterranean Sights
Chester of cruiser division eight tours the Mediterranean visiting Egypt with calls at Port Said and Cairo. Crew members explored the pyramids Sphinx and tombs of ancient kings and the ship also visited Gibraltar Venice Salonika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Mediterranean
Egypt
Manchester
Gibraltar
Venice
Salonika
Port Said
Evans Arrives at Panama Air Depot From New Jersey
Pvt. Willie Evans arrives at the Panama air depot Albrook field Canal Zone after training at Lowry field auto mechanics school. He is the son of Mr and Mrs R H Evans of Casa Grande New Jersey.
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Pfe
Willie Evans
Panama Air Depot
Albrookfield
Canal Zone
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Lowry Field Auto Mechanics’ School
Pvt
Evans
Air Depot Motor 1
R. H. Evans
Casa Grande
Foote Completes Recruit Training at San Diego Center
Franklin E. Foote son of Mr and Mrs J A Foote 216 East Palmdale Street has completed recruit training at the naval training center in San Diego and has been advanced to the rating of seaman recruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin E. Foote
J. A. Foote
East
Palmdale Street
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Seaman A
Aged Rancher Lost On Desert Is Dead
Aged rancher Louis Boedeker died of exposure after a desert trek near Ft Huachuca, Arizona. Found June 15 by neighbor Lonnie Hunt during a two day search. his body sent to Nogales for burial. Survived by widow Louise Boedeker and nephew C C Heady. ranch on the Nogales highway about 25 miles from Tombstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boedeker
Louise Boedeker
Missouri
C. C. Heady
Patagonia
Nogales Highway
Tombstone
Sullivan Ruling To Affect Local Dairies
Phoenix June 25 U P Adn er John L Sullivan told the Arizona dairy commission that two Tucson dairies violated state law with misleading caps. He cited Consumers dairy and Sunny South dairy using caps that claimed pasteurized milk while it was raw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
U.P
John L. Sullivan
Arizona Dairy Commission
Tucson
Sullivan
Consumers Dairy
Sunny South Dairy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hay Boyle
Sugar Loaf Hill
Navy
Vdee
Arizona Clinic
Congress
Ens. Byers
Naval Seminar
Undertakers
Francis Bacon
Harry W. Short
S. Stone
Stone Ave
Bell-sans
Larsen Batly Craters
Sunny South
Hapailton
TON Ramilton Amilton
Lilton
Afalto
Hal Ton
Ram
Ailto
AEA
Hamilton
Winstel
Tom Inglis’ Garden
N. Stone
Los Angeles
Acme Brewing CO
ACME
America
Acme Distributing CO
North Main
Tidmarsh
BEL, Zi Decoratonhs
Grunewald
ADAMS
E. Congress
del Quivari
Dodge
Frank Dawson Motor Company
6Th Avenue
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