Citizen-Times (Newspaper) - August 16, 1967, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Iowa News of Cedar Rapids Service Men MEMPHIS TENN Marine Private First Class Thomas E son of Mrs D of 2276 Forest Drive SB has Iho Aviation Structural Mechanic Hydraulics School al the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis Tenn The school covers busic hydraulic system operations trouble shooting and maintenance as well as stability and control of aircraft safely precautions and inspection of landing gears Before attending this school he completed Ihc Aviation Familiarization and Mechanical Fundamentals courses at Memphis MEMPHIS TENN Fire Control Technician Airman Robert J Johnston USN son of Mr arm Mrs G W Johnston of 5150 First Avc NW was graduated from Aviation Fire Control Technician School al the Nava Air Technical Training Center Memphis studied safety precautions publications and lie basic theory of aviation gunfire control systems Prior to this course he completed a course in Aviation Familiarization and Ihc week Electronics Fundamentals school On Kearsarge USS Mate Third Class Dennis R Limkemann USN son of Mr and Mrs Limkemann of Howling Si SW is in Beach Calif serving aboard j support aircraft carrier USS t ton lias returned from warfare of i lie coast of California For performance in the Gulf of Tonkin year oE Ihc Kearsarge have more than Air Medals as well as Distinguished irrg Crosses and Purple Hearts Earlier tins year the carrier received Battle Efficiency E Award scoring the highest number cif points for overall combat readmits in competition with other port ships of to DONn iTA Marine Private First Class Richard Campbell son of Mr and Donald L of 530 St is in Ha Vietnam serving wilh the Engineer of the Third Marine Division As a engineer he lakes parl in many nnd conducted by infantry Marine regiments During the engineers blow up caves nnd lest fay nnd llC security unit and heavy 1 construction consists of the fire lanes and erecting living ters or repairing roads Heavy construction in- defense hunkers bridges SAN DIEGO CALIF Ralph E i facilities and under regular Navy of- of Mr and Mrs R E and petty officers to enable Mm to be come proficient in onO of the many Navy technical fields USN son of 2530 A Ave N K has completed the basic Hospital Corps School at the U S Naval Hospital in San Diego California The course teaches hospital men and corps Waves to assist the applying of bandages and dressings taking of lures and care of ward patients With further training he will be able lo assist in physical examinations form first aid and be trained In operating room laboratory and X-ray room procedures ISQ Construction Apprentice Richard Y Powell USN son of Mr and Mrs Homer 0 Powell of 1650 Ninth SI has ed to Davisville R I upon completion of an eight tour of duty in Vietnam as n ber of the U N Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Fifty-Eight The mission of the Battalion while in nam was lo defend their camp nnd project sites from Ihc enemy and to provide tion support to U S and allied military forces in In addition the battalion undertook many civic action programs designed to assist the Vietnamese people One of Ihc largest and most important projects was the rebuilding of 32 duplex prefabricated homes for Vietnamese survivors of a plane crash which occurred in December near the Airfield GREAT LAKES Recruit Jerry Saliusky 18 USN son of Mr nnd Mrs Jerry Salinsky of 1295 St North Easl has been graduated from nine weeks oE Navy basic training at the Naval Training Center here In lie first weeks of his naval service he studied military subjects and lived and worked under conditions similar to those he will counter on his first ship or at his first shore station In making the transition from civilian life to Naval service he received instruction under veteran Navy petty officers Ho studied manship as well as survival techniques tary drill and other subjects GREAT LAKES ILL Recruit Alan J Kennedy 20 son of Mr and Mrs James R Kennedy of 1015 Dover St NE has completed his two weeks of duly for at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes 111 and has returned lo his care Naval Reserve was iack Naval Reservists receive intensive training In subjects such as naval history and organization customs and courtesies ordnance and gunnery seamanship damage control first aid ming and survival shipboard drills and sentry duly A vigorous physical program rounds out the training Reluming to his local unit he will be served Ih wilh modern educational nnd technical July IB AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT EXERCISE HELD j are France Italy Greece and Spain At the ALONG COAST end of Ins cruise he will return to the Academy tsa CHU LAI VIETNAM Marine Sergeant ald E of Mrs A Arnold of 1512 St NE was to his pre- sent rank in Chii Lai Vietnam with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron of the First Marine Aircraft Wing at Air Station i His promotion was based on time in service and rank military appearance and his ledge of selected military subjects His squadron's primary mission 16 to destroy aircraft and missiles attack surface labels escort helicopters and perform various oilier air operations JACKSONVILLE Mate Third Class Russell USN son of Mr and Mrs E Russell of 1125 St SW Cedar Rapids Iowa from the Aviation Mate School at the Naval Air Technical Training Colter Jacksonville He studied fundamentals of electricity tronics aircraft electrical and instrument sys terns nnd repair of aircraft He also received refresher courses in matics and physics fe OVERSEAS MARINES Cpl LuMar L- has been transferred from Okinawa to Japan PFC Leonard L Pfeifer has been promoted to Lance CPL He is at Da Nang Viet Nam Mr and Mrs Lumir Pfeiffer of St NW arc of the boys USS Third Class Donald A Karr USN son of Mr and Mrs Donald Karr of 17 St SW participated in an amphibious assault exercise along the coast of southern California white serving as a crewmember aboard the amphibious force flagship USS The exercise Golden related to similar to those faced in Vietnam U demonstrated the ability of Marine Corps nir and ground units ah where in June of In: is scheduled lo be graduated and commissioned naval officer ROBERT MARA DENNIS DAVENPORT AND HOY RECENT NAVY RECRUITS SAN DIEGO Seaman Recruits Roy L Robert A Mara and Dennis A sons of Mr and Mrs Roy L Highly ol Route 1 Mr and Mrs Joseph P Mara 921 10th Ave SE and Mr and Mrs Frank E of Ave respectively arc parts of the country lo quickly join forces mcta regular Navy and Marine umls n conducting N b b raining al l the an amphibious assault An amphibious assault on tlie Camp Pendle ton Calif beaches and movement by infantry units over acre Marine Corps Training Base highlighted the man exercise The Estes is in San CaliE They receive instructions in Naval customs courtesies and organization ordnance and gun nery seamanship damage control first aid swimming and survival shipboard trills am sentry duty A program of physical fitness military and inspections keeps the recruits menially EI AIRMAN DONEGAN SERVES i physically alert during their training ON INTREPID TO AID CRIPPLED CARRIER Navy Classification tests will determine USS INTREPID The USS Intrepid an anti- submarine warfare support aircraft carrier Ins rushed to the air of the stricken rier USS A crewmember aboard the Intrepid was Airman Richard W Donegun USN son of Mr and Mrs Roger Donegan of 1606 Avc SW The Forrestal operating on station in the Gulf of Tonkin was seriously damaged when n fuel tank on one of its aircraft preparing Navy whether they will be assigned to a school station or ship after graduation MARINE CORPORAL CRAIG L SMITH PRESENTED WITH AIR MEDAL PHU BAI VIETNAM Marine Corpora Craig L Smith son of Mrs E Smith o Ninth Avc SW was presented his and ninth Air Medal while serving wilh 103 Firs FLOWER A plant in the yard of Mrs Delia of Hull after growing very little last year has this summer grown on he average of two inches a day and now is 7 ft 7 As yet Mrs Westra is uncertain of the name of Ihc MISSIONARY Sisler Mary Catherine former nurse at St Joseph's hospital New Hampton returned from six years of missionary work in Ghana West Africa As a Sr Catherine aided in the of hundreds of Ghanaians She New Hampton visiting before receiving a new assignment ANNIVERSARIES Mr and Mrs Charles Wescott Marion ob- served their wedding anniversary in home of 44 years last July 23rd Mr anil Mrs Oscar Green Lone Tree ob- served their wedding anniversary an lake off dropped from the plane spewing Marine Medium Helicopter ing gasoline along the entire flight and Marine Aircraft Wins at the Marine Corps Ai decks j Facility Phn Rai Vietnam The fire resulted many secondary He received Ihc Air Medal for sioni from burning bombs and missiles Upon arriving at the seene of the disaster helicopters from the Intrepid began ing men and supplies lo the lo aid the ship and her crew in combating the fire The Intrepid had just returned from a riod of rest and recreation her first since ar- riving in Southeast Asia last June The Intrepid is at Norfolk Vii tea MIDSHIPMAN RICHARD WILL VISIT FRANCE ITALY GREECE SPAIN USS SARATOGA A senior at the Naval Academy at Annapolis Md Midshipman First Class Richard J son of Mr and Mrs J R of 1224 Sixth Avt SE is on a summer training cruise in aboard the Sixth Fleet attack aircraft carrie USS Saratoga the cruise he will be training in tKe Weapons and Engineering ments performing duties similar la those of a- junior naval officer In Operations he will be studying the niques of and navigation as well as communications procedures and and antisubmarine warfare In he will be studying the and maintenance of his ship's guns and their related systems and also he Assigned as a member of a gun crew In Engineering he will be working with this ship's WE'RE SHORT HANDED at the newspaper office these days So if no one calls for your advertising we're NOT mad at you just short-handed However if you want to help yourself to the best bargain in advertising WRITE YOUR OWN and send it to our office The CITIZEN TIMES JOl Street CEDAR RAPIDS ngi rpp Som and power supply systems e of the countries he is slated to visit achievement in aerial flight and Ear devotion to duly during hazardous flyin conditions His squadron flies the Sea Knight helicopter on missions and transpor ing of to and from battle areas in Vic nam Sa MARINE JOHN R SALAT RECEIVES PROMOTION TO CORPORAL DA NANG VIETNAM Marino Corpor John R son of Mr and Mrs Frank Saint of 1425 2nd St SE was promoted lo h present rank in Nang Vietnam while ing with the Third Battalion Fifth Marine Reg a unit of the First Marine Division His promotion was based on in servi and rank military appearance and his edge of selected military subjects As a parl of the Marine Corps his battalion searches out and Ihc enemy forces in South They accomplish this mission through daily j ami ambushes as well as through lur scale combat operations The unit is also engaged in a vast civic a lion program The civic action program is signed lo assist the Vietnamese people in en pi o ti ng bCl projects and makes use equipment and materials made available th Uic Marine Corps Reserve Civic Action Fui Marines in Vietnam provide the know-how a guidance to the people carrying out these pr USS James V Mullin SN son of oE 57 Cave NE took parl in the amphibious of the DMZ hich divides North and South Vietnam while rving aboard the amphibious assault ship SS Princeton search nnd destroy mission named Operation was offensive tu DMZ just south of the Ben Hai iver His ship put a special landing rcc of U S Marines complete wilh tanks and ammunition into the area The urines were by small boats While Hickory was underway pilots from S aircraft carriers in the South Sea l the Gulf of Tonkin flew air strikes over j area and attacked targets as indicated y the ground forces ashore FOR THESE REA YOUNG PEOPLE FROM KIRKSVILLE MO An address by United tales Education Harold Howe I and 443 degrees by rs College F Clark Commencement for the August f the Northeast Missouri State Teachers cge Centennial graduating class The program vas at 10 Thursday Aug 10 on the campus Howe used ns lopic for the relatives and friends were in incc Among graduating class Cedar Rapids Thomas David Singer Physical Gary David Ernst Business Ad- and Accounting Darrell Industrial Education Androw Bubon Physical Education Industrial Education H Shipman Secondary School ancc Center Point Ralph Emerson Goodnow jr ary School Central City Larry Keith ShilCy Secondary School Administration Marion Phyllis Hun toon Elementary amd William Harold Elementary School REP CULVER IN IOWA Congressman John C Culver will from this week-end to meet with Second District constituents in four counties On Friday afternoon Congressman will be Hie keynote speaker at the opening session of the Democratic Party Workshop at Hold Furl DCS y On Saturday morning Culver will meet with in his Cedar Rapids office and will present rm address at the County Fair in at p.m Congressman Culver will visit the County Fair Eroin to Saturday evening Tractor Pull Have U actor ready for the BIG one the Day Pull in County Hundreds of prizes and entertainment all day for whole Entry fee 1 under Lbs 2 under Lbs i 3 under Lbs under Lbs tractor under Lbs 6 garden tractor Sat Sept 9 p.m Near the School House 10 to 11 at Axtell Lumber Yard DEEP RIVER Tractor Pull Red Icenbice Melvin Roberts Pete McClain Edwin Allison Lowell Rex Bob Widmer Geo Webber Ted Van Dee and Allan McGullough
