Service members notes from Dawn Patrol 71 and soldiers listed
Navy Petty Officer Third Class Joe Howard McGinnis of Burkes Garden Virginia serves aboard the USS Forrestal in the NATO Dawn Patrol 71 exercise in the Mediterranean. The exercise includes 60 ships and 300 aircraft from the United States and allied nations testing air defense anti-submarine warfare and amphibious operations. Army Private Carl I. Armentrout 19 of Athens completed eight weeks of basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina and is married to Shirley Armentrout. Army Private Leonard W. Ward 19 of True completed a quarry machine operator course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Army Private First Class Otis R. Mann Jr. 23 of Athens was assigned as an information specialist with XXIV Corps near Da Nang Vietnam. he earned a 1969 BA in political science from Concord College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Howard McGinnis
Joe M. McGinnis
Burkes Garden
Howard Hypes
Tannisville
Forrestal
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Mediterranean
U. S
Greece
Italy
Turkey
United Kingdom
NATO
Otis R. Mann Jr
Athens
Xxiv Corps
da Nang
Vietnam
Sally
Majestic Lane
Fairfax
Concord College
Air Force tech sergeant promotion for Vannoy at Cannon AFB
Billie A. Vannoy of the 27th Field Maintenance Squadron Cannon Air Force Base New Mexico receives promotion to technical sergeant He is a 1953 Northfork High School graduate with 17 years in service including tours in Alaska Germany Japan and Vietnam He is the son of Mr and Mrs W J Vannoy Freeman and is married to Shirley Lewey of Gilliam
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie A. Vannoy
Cannon Air Force Base
N. M
Air Force
Sgt. Vannoy
Northfork High School
Alaska
Germany
Japan
Vietnam
W. J. Vannoy
Freeman
Shirley Lewey
Gilliam
Williams earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award honor
Sacramento airman Staff Sergeant John F. P. Williams of Ballard and parents Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Williams are part of the 1155th Technical Operations Squadron at McClellan AFB California, which earned the U S Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. Williams serves as a supply supervisor in weather research operations and has completed a Vietnam tour. His wife is Bobbie L. Smith and he is a 1954 Lincoln High School graduate in Hinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
John F. P. Williams
F. P. Williams
R. R
Ballard
McClellan Afb
U.S. Air Force
Williams
Air Force
1155Th
Vietnam
Bobbie L. Smith
Lincoln High School
Hinton
Airman Reenlists at Kadena AFB Okinawa
Staff Sergeant Garry E. Jenkins son of Mr and Mrs Mert Jenkins Lashmeet re enlisted in the U S Air Force at Kadena AFB Okinawa He is a communications technician in a unit of the Air Force Communications Service providing global communications and air traffic control He is a 1954 Matoaka High School graduate His wife Barbara is the daughter of Mrs Lucille Thompsoen of East St Louis Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryukyu Islands
Garry E. Jenkins
Mert Jenkins
Lashmeet
U.S. Air Force
Kadena Afb
Okinawa
Jenkins
Air Force Communications Service
USAF
Matoaka High School
Barbara
Lucille Thompsoen
State St
East St. Louis
Air Force and Navy Theses Honor Service Roster
U S Air Force Staff Sergeant Thomas J Childress arrives at George AFB California after a Da Nang Vietnam tour. He is a munitions maintenance specialist in a Tactical Air Command unit supporting U S ground forces. Navy Seaman James M Rose Jr graduates from basic training in Orlando Florida. He attended West Virginia Institute of Technology. Airman First Class Arthur Brown Jr graduates from Chanute AFB personal equipment specialist school and heads to Reese AFB Texas. Brown is a 1969 Park Central High School Bluefield graduate. Army Private Jerry W Hash, 19, son of Lacy Hash Glen Fork, is mentioned in the graduations list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorville
Calif
U.S. Air Force
Thomas J. Childress
Jesse L. Childress
Rt. Grundy
George Afb
Childress
Tactical Air Command
U.S
da Nang AB
Vietnam
Grundy High School
Navy
James M. Rose Jr
James M. Rose
Flat Top
Recruit Training Command
Orlando
Fla
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Arthur Brown Jr
Arthur Brown
Floyd St
Bluefield
Chanute Air Force Base
Ill
Reese Afb
Texas
Brown
Park Central High School
Army
Jerry W. Hash
Lacy L Hash
Glen Fork
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Army Chief Warrant Officer Surber Earns Bronze Star in Vietnam
Army Chief Warrant Officer Emmett J. Surber son of Mrs James Roark Saltville Virginia received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in Vietnam while serving as maintenance officer with Company D 34th Engineer Battalion His wife Sue resides in Glade Spring Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett J. Surber
James Roark
Saltville
Vietnam
Cwo
Lurber
Sue
Glade Spring
Army Specialist Five Larry Phillips Promoted in Germany
Larry G. Phillips 22 son of Roby G. Phillips of Radford Virginia was promoted to specialist five while serving with the 8th Infantry Division near Mainz Germany. He belongs to Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 509th Infantry. His wife Connie resides on Route 4 Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry G. Phillips
Roby G. Phillips
Pepper Ferry Rd
Radford
8Th. Infantry Division
Mainz
Germany
Spec. Phillips
509Th Infantry
Connie
Route 4
Princeton
Army Private Dotson 19 Weds Wife in Florida
Army Private Thurman C. Dotson, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Milton L Dotson of Bluefield, recently married. The private’s wife Sally resides at 1521 N E 13th St Homestead Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman C. Dotson
Milton L. Dotson
East River Ave
Bluefield
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Sally
N. E. 13Th St
Homestead
Fla
Franklin Blankenship Completes Basic Training at Ft Jackson
Army Private Franklin D. Blankenship aged 18 son of Mr and Mrs John Blankenship Havaco has completed eight weeks of basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina and returns home with his basic training completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Franklin D. Blankenship
John Blankenship
Havaco
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Kimball Couple Welcomes Army Private After Training
Army Private Thomas C. Greathead Jr., 23, completed eight weeks of basic training at Ft. Jackson S C. His parents reside in Kimball and his wife Debra also lives there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Thomas C. Greathead Jr
Kimball
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Debra
Local Army Promotions and Training Highlights
Private Donald G. Cuppett Jr., 20, of Princeton Route 1, completed a 23 week fixed station technical controller course at the U S Army Signal Center and School in Florida New Jersey Monmouth. Private First Class Randy D. McGovern, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Robert L McGovern Asco, completed the same course and is trained in fixed station control concepts and equipment. His wife Catherine lives in Galena Ohio. Ernest W Blankenship 21, son of Mrs Cordelia A Rebich 31 W Bayaud Ave Denver Colorado, was promoted to Army specialist four while with the 52d Signal Battalion near Can Tho Vietnam. He serves as a switchboard operator in Company A. his father Roy E Blankenship lives in Matoaka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy D. McGovern
Robert L. McGovern
Asco
U. S. Army Signal Center
Monmouth
N. J
Catherine
Plum Road
Galena
Ohio
Ernest W. Blankenship
Cordelia A. Rebich
W. Bayaud Ave
Denver
Colo
52D Signal Battalion
Can Tho
Vietnam
Roy E. Blankenship
Matoaka
Private Crawford completes Hawk Missile crewman course
Army Private John D Crawford 19, son of Mrs Virginia M Crawford Ballengee, finished an eight week Hawk Missile crewman Course at Fort Bliss Texas. He trained in firing and tracking Hawk systems designed to intercept supersonic aircraft at tree top level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
John D Crawford
Virginia M. Crawford
Ballengee
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Army Private Joel Blankenship Listed Among Recently
Army Private Joel OD Blankenship 19 son of Mr and Mrs James E Blankenship Star Route Lashmeet recently.
Think Before You Vote Bluefield Ad Supports Leland Carter
A political notice urges Bluefield voters to support City Director Leland H. Carter in the July 6 election. It portrays Carter as independent and fiscally prudent, attacking the current four member city clique and urging a single shot vote for Carter to become Bluefield’s next mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Leland H. Carter
Leland Carter
Bluefields
Carter
Adult Health Clinics Offer Free Screenings in Matoaka
Two clinics combining adult female health screening and family planning will be held at Matoaka United Methodist Church this week. Sponsored by the Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council, the events run Wednesday June 16 from noon to 3 pm. Services include cancer, tuberculosis, and diabetes tests, with free contraceptive information and devices provided. Dr. Margaret Wells directs the family planning clinic, while the maternal and child health program oversees the female screening. The comprehensive program serves nine counties in southern West Virginia and is funded mainly by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matoaka United Methodist Church
Southern
Margaret Wells
Council
Maternal and Child Health
West Virginia
The
Appalachian Regional Commission
First Marriage in American Colonies Recorded in Virginia 1609
Anne Burrows and John Lawden wed in Virginia in 1609. Records suggest it was likely the first marriage performed in the American colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Burrows
John Lawden
Virginia
Southwest Virginia Livestock Market Report Summary
L A Robinson Jr reports tri state lamb sales with Eastern Lamb Producers Coop sale on June 9 listing lamb prices 75 to 115 pounds. Veal prices rose while butcher hogs and slaughter cattle showed mixed to steady trends across area markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VDAC
Southwest
Virginia
Eastern Lamb Producers Cooperative
Tel-O
Abingdon
Tazewell
Dublin
Three Area Students In Art Are Honored
Three Mercer Countians at West Virginia University College of Arts and Sciences are named to the WVU honor list. Sheila Ann Shumate of Princeton Donna Ann Laxton of Bluefield and Barbara Lynn White of Bluefield are the honored students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Good Fishing Dublin Sets Record Year in 1970
The Irish Republic posted its best fishing year on record with a catch valued near $100 million, driven by a 31 percent rise from 1969. The AP report notes strong gains across fleets and species, signaling robust fisheries industry growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Irish Republic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carl Armentrout
Carl I. Armentrout
Sammy J. Coburn
Shirley
Leonard Ward
Leonard W. Ward
Willis M. Ward
Ft. Leonard Wood
Otis Mann
U.S. Army
Arnold D. Farmer
Arthur W. Farmer
Josephine
2Nd Infantry Division
Korea
Farmer
15Th Artillery
Billy A. Vannoy
John Williams
Garry Jenkins
Thomas Childress
James Rose JR
Jerry Hash
Emmett Surber
Hubert R. Pruitt
Edward M. Pruitt
Rt. 1
Marion
Sgt. Pruitt
Sth
38Th Artillery
Larry Phillips
Franklin Blankenship
Thomas Greathead
Donald Cuppett
Donald G. Cuppett Jr
Route 1
Randy McGovern
Ernest Blankenship
John Crawford
Joel Blankenship
Joel OD. Blankenship
James E. Blankenship
Star Route
James M. Kesler
James B. Kesler
Hico
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Kesler
SW Virginia
Cutter
Bluefield Hardware Company
Mane
Bankamericard
Larry Helms
Furn
Yaa
Bland Street
Bluefield, W. VA
CNG
Iar
Yi Taltt Power Co
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