Norris City Omaha Enfield High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Norris City, IL)

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WE SALUTE YOU! MIDSHIPMAN JAMES R. BELT was graduated from Southern Illinois Teachers' College and had 'entered the law school at University of lIllinois. On November 16, 1943, he came to Norris City as coach and teacher of science, but was called into the Navy January 13, 11944. He is now a naval cadet and will receive his ensign commis- sion in the near future. LIEUTENANT CHARLES A. GILPDN attended grade and high schools at Norris City, Illinois. In June, 1942, he was graduated from Southern Illinois Teachers' Col- lege. On June 24, 1943, he enlisted in United States Army Air Corps. 'From Novem- ber 9 until January 4, when he received his call to report to Uncle Sam, he taught mathematics in the Norris City Township High -School. He graduated from the fPree'Flight School of Navigation at 'Selman Field, Monroe, Louisiana, on April 9, 1943. 1From Pre-Flight he went into Advanced Navigation, at the same field, and finished as 2nd Lieutenant on August 1'4, 1943. After a short leave spent at Norris City he was stationed at Dalhart, Texas, where he remained until he was sent overseas in December. He is now somewhere in England and has recently been made Flight Commander. A!-S CARL M. FORRESTER was graduated from Norris City Township High School in 1937 and from Southern Illinois Teacher's College in 1941 majoring in zoology. During the school year of 1942-4'3 he was coach and science instructor in the Norris City Township High School. On November 20, 1943, he was inducted into the Army. He later became a cadet and was rfirst stationed in iFt. Sheridan, Illinois. From there he went to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, where he took his nine weeks of basic training. After complet- ing his basic training at Jefferson Barracks, he was transferred to Perrin Field, Sher- man, Texas, where he worked on the flying line. On March 14, 1944, he was one of the fifty aviation cadets who were sent to school at Carbondale, Illinois. 'On April 2, 1944, all pre-service men who did not get in the air Corps when at their induction center were taken out of the cadet colleges and put into the regular Army or the Air Corps. Pvt. Forrester was then sent to Laredo, Texas, to gunnery school. ' 2ND LIEUTENANT R. SNEAD was graduated from Southern Illinois Teachers' College in 1942. He taught mathematics and science in N. C. T. I-I. S. until November 6, 1942, when he was called into service. He was graduated from University of Chicago as 2nd lieutenant in Meteorology in September, f1943. He is now a forecaster and an acting commanding officer of an island in the Southwest Pacific. PRIVATE -HERSCHEQL NEWCOMB was graduated from Southern Illinois Teach- ers' College in 1988 and received his M. S. degree from University of Illinois in 1940. He taught science and history in our high school three years. In September, 1943, he received his call into the Armed Services. il-Ie was stationed at Camp Wolters, Texas, until February, 1944, when he was sent to Fort Meade, Maryland, where he works in the Regimental Headquarters in the Message Center Department. Page Four -dl.

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