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Recruiting Takes Sport In January February
Amarillo recruiting officers report January and February as peak months for enlistment across US Army Navy and Marines. Dozens of area men apply or are accepted for duty with Air Corps Navy Reserve and Marine Corps with transfers and new promotion rules noted. Cadet openings at West Point and enlistment details are highlighted for Panhandle residents.
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Amarillo
US Army
US Air Corps
George W. Castleberry
Omie P. Castleberry
Konowa
Okla
Doyel J. Durham
Essie C. Yancy
Silverton
Elmer L. Sinclair
Robert L. Sinclair
Houston
David C. Davidson
Freda Dye
Boise City
Joe J. Bomar
Mollie Bomar
Borger
Clarence L. Edelman
Ronald E. Edelman
Thomas D. Graves
Shamrock
Richard Warren
Norene Warren
Eighth Air Force
William R. Crawford
Melvin M. Crawford
North Hayes
Pacific Theater
Jessie E. Williams
Austin
Huddleston W. Wright
Lubbock
Eugene Safford
US Navy
Clovis C. Hill
Brooks
Gregory L. Hendrick
North Aldridge
Donald R. Collins
Esteliine
Charles W Hood
Parnell
Calvin G. Stevens
Pilot Point
Howard Walling
Childress
Oran A. Dillard
Bobby G. McWilliams
Alfred L. Gunkel
Gene H. Ferrell
Butler
Charlies A. Owens
Kirkland
Billy J. James
Panhandle
US Navy Reserve
David R. Frost
Canyon
Bby T. Davis
Jackson
Willard M. Alward
Johnson
Hoyt A. Mulkey
West Twentyseventh
Raymond W. Neagle
Russell
Navy
M. E Pierce
Ject
Cooks
Bakers
Leonard W. Smith
Amarillo Marine Corps