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The Coolidge Examiner
Coolidge, Pinal County, Arizona
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Clinton R. Rivers, 28, from Coolidge, AZ, first 1944 U.S. Marine inductee; father, Indian Service employee, high school grad and athlete. Enlistment open to AZ 17-year-olds and women 20-35 in reserves, inactive until training. (187 chars)
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First U. S. marine corps inductee of 1944 from Coolidge was Clinton R Rivers, an employee of the U. S. Indian Irrigation Service.
The 28-year-old Rivers, father of a young son, joined the Leathernecks at Phoenix when called for induction into the armed forces.
He attended Sherman Institute in Riverside, Calif., one year and Sacaton high school three years, being graduated in 1938. Since then he has done stenographic work for the Sells Indian Agency and the Indian Irrigation Service in Coolidge.
He was a letterman two years at Sacaton high school as a tackle and guard on the football team.
Arizona 17-year-olds still are being accepted for enlistment in the marine corps. as are women 20 to 35 years of age in the U. S. Marine Corps Women's reserve Lieutenant J. R.. Landers, officer in charge at Phoenix announces.
Upon enlistment, both the 17-year-old men and the women reserves are placed upon inactive status until called to begin training at one of the huge marine bases.
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Coolidge, Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona
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1944
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Clinton R. Rivers, 28-year-old father from Coolidge, Arizona, employed by the U.S. Indian Irrigation Service, became the first U.S. Marine Corps inductee of 1944. He joined at Phoenix, having attended Sherman Institute and Sacaton High School, graduating in 1938, and worked in stenographic roles. He was a football letterman. The announcement includes enlistment options for 17-year-old males and women aged 20-35 in the Marine Corps reserves, placed on inactive status until training.