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Athens Servicemen Take Part in Winter Shield Exercise
Three Athens men of the 67th Armor at Fort Hood joined Exercise Winter Shield in southern Germany, with Specialists Beverage and Sweeney and PFC Risch driving tanks or serving as drivers. All part of the 1957–58 graduating classes, they entered service in 1958 and trained at Fort Hood before arriving overseas in 1959. Benjamin Selfridge Jr. from Athens also joined the 4th Armored Division in Germany for a five day field exercise. Second Lieutenant Ramseth completed officer basic training at Fort Benning after Ohio University. Pfc Lochary participated in Winter Shield as a teletype operator with the 229th Signal Company.
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Athens
67Th Armor
Forth
Stafenwehr - Hoffenfels
Germany
Jack L. Beverage
Jack Beverage
van Vorhes St
James J. Sweeney III
Madison Ave
Roger L. Risch
John W. Risch
W. State St
Company C
Beverage
Risch
Athens High School
Sweeney
Army
Fort Hood
Tex
Ohio University
Helix High School
la Mesa
Calif
San Diego
Charles W. Ramseth
Columbia Ave
Infantry School
Fort Benning
Ramseth
Sigma Chi Fraternite Boys
Don E. Lochary
Darelle Roberts
Sharpsburg
229Th Signal Company
Grafenwehr-Hohenfels
Lochary