Aikenite Medal Awarded for Bravery at Parris Island
First Lieutenant John B. Samples of Aiken received the Bronze Star Medal at Parris Island on March 13 for actions in Vietnam as a heavy weapons advisor. He repeatedly exposed himself to heavy fire to aid wounded troops and clear the landing zone. He had previously earned the Purple Heart, Navy Commendation Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.
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Parris Island
John B Samples
Samples
Aiken
Vietnam
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
George S. Beatty
Hunter- Stewart Army Air Force Complex
Savannah
3Rd
Beatty
6Th Regiment
2Nd Infantry Division
Tunney’s Daughter Faces Murder Charge in England
Gene Tunney's daughter appears in Amersham magisterial court for a preliminary hearing on a charge of murdering her husband. The proceeding is expected to be brief as the case moves forward.
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Gene Tunney
Amersham
England
Psychic Study Group Hosts Lynn Teaching Team Talk
A special program by the Psychic Study Group will be in Palmetto Federal Bank Civic Room at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Lynn Teaching Team of Savannah will discuss Concept Therapy, a philosophy on ideas, with no admission charge. April 10 meeting unchanged.
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Palmetto Federal Bank
J W Mercke to Retire From Du Pont at SRP
J W Mercke veteran Du Pont Construction SRP control superintendent and former assistant field project manager will retire on his 63rd birthday. A Louisville native, he joined Du Pont in 1940 after service at SRP and Hanford. He plans to live on a farm near Eureka with wife Martha and daughter Martha, keeping Angus cattle and Bermuda hay.
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J. Wortham Mercke
du Pont Construction
Savannah River
Mercke
J. W. Mercke
Louisville
du Pont
Martha Mills
Pee Wee Valley
Martha
SRP
Project
Merckes
Eureka
Bermuda
First Presbyterian Church
Aiken
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Tru
Kalmia Plaza
W.G. Lynn
North Aiken Elementary School
Rutland Drive
J.W. Mercke
Ahuie
Atidue
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
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