Paul J. Polovitch, the seventeen-year-old son of Mr. and. Mrs. Peter Polovitch of 27 Olah Avenue, Norwood, was sworn into the Navy today at the Boston Navy Recruiting Station by Lieut. Jacob M. Gibson, officer in charge of Navy Recruiting and Induction for the Greater Boston District.
When he completes his indoctrination, he will have an opportunity of attending one of the more than 60 Navy Trade Schools. The trade he learns will not only be beneficial to him in the Navy but will assure him of a good-paying job when victory is won and he returns to civilian life.
Huge Parade Precedes Honor Roll Unveiling Ceremony-This Day in Norwood History-May 9, 1943
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Ora Holman Helped Hunt Down John Wilkes Booth, Turns 91-This Day In Norwood History-May 30, 1922
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Reunion of Five Wellington Brothers, All Civil War Veterans-This Day In Norwood History-May 15, 1911
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New Memorial Auditorium Is Proposed For Norwood-This Day in Norwood History-May 4, 1945
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Norwood In The Service-This Day In Norwood History-April 24, 1942
Listed among the thousands of recently appointed aviation cadets in the U S Army Air Corps are three young men…