McElwain, Virginia Mae - 1943

In Army Air Center

Cadet James J. McElwain, 21, son of Mrs. Virginia Mae McElwain, of {708 North Third street xx [smeared scan]} ___tered the classification canter at the army air center.  Nashville, Tennessee.

At the center Cadet McElwain will take physical and psychological examinations to determine for which branch of aircrew service, bombardiering, <sic> navigating or piloting, he is best fitted.  Physical training, academic study, and military drill are also part of cadet training at the center.  This is the first stop in a training program that will eventually graduate Cadet McElwain as a commissioned officer with wings, in the army air forces.

Cadet McElwain is a graduate of Bellwood High School, where he played on the basketball team.  His sister, Edna, is an ensign in the WAVES.
~ Bellwood Bulletin, 01-Apr-1943, Page 1, Column 5

You can visit the memorial page for Virginia Mae McElwain.