Armed Forces News From Bluefield Area
Area service members are listed including Airman Aubrey French who completed basic at Lackland and will study at Keesler, Sgt. Thomas Boothe praised with the Outstanding Unit Award, Sgt. Lawrence Culbertson cited for the Senter Award at Kirtland, and Sgt. McReynolds at Tan Son Nhut. Also noted are Lt. Peterson's Jungle School leave, Major Breeding’s early graduation from Army Staff College, Marine recruit Thomas at San Diego, Sgt. John Perry awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal, and returns of sailors from USS Dixie plus infantry training assignments for James Scott and Tracy Cochran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Roger French
Ada B. Helmandollar
Rt. 1
Princeton
Lackland Afb
Tex
Air Force Technical Training Center
Keesler Afb
Miss
French
Beaver High School
Lawrence E. Culbertson
K. K. Culbertson
Cresent St
Bluefield
Kirtland AB
N. M
Sgt. Culbertson
58Th
Graham High School
da Nang AB
Vietnam
S. S
Dennis R. McReynolds
Reba J. McReynolds
Washington St
Tan Son Nhut AB
Sgt. McReynolds
Pacific Air Forces
Brenda
M. Lovell
Third St
Clinton C. Clevenger
Grundy
Clevenger
Grundy Senior
Whitney Business College
Kingsport
Tenn
James Justice
James W. Thomas
Caudill A. Thomas
Coopers
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Marine Corps
Army Pvt Clifton A Bryant Jr Assigned in Vietnam
Army Pvt Clifton A Bryant Jr 18 from Kimball with parents Mr and Mrs Walter J Griffith serves as personnel specialist in the 565th Transportation Company in Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Clifton A. Bryant Jr
Walter J. Griffith
Kimball
565Th Transportation Company
Vietnam
Honaker Son Earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Ribbon
S S Don G Honaker son of Mrs Nannie B Honaker of Lebanon Virginia serves as a vehicle operator in the 21st Composite Wing at Elmendorf AFB Alaska. He will wear the distinctive service ribbon marking his unit affiliation. His father Samuel Honaker lives in Raven Virginia and his wife Shirley is daughter of Mr and Mrs James V Mays of Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Boothe
Robert L. Boothe
North Tazewell
U. S. Air Force
Boothe
21St Composite Wing
Elmendorf Afb
Alaska
Tazewell High School
Virginia
Cora Shrader
Star Route 1
Bandy
U.S. Air Force
Guy B. Dunn Jr
Guy B. Dunn Sr
Bland
Shaw Afb
S. C
Bland High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
S. S
Don G. Honaker
Nannie B. Honaker
Lebanon, Va
Honaker
Berwing
W. Va
Samuel Honaker
Raven, Va
Vietnam
Shirley
James V. Mays
Rt. 2
Lebanon
Army Pvt George Cortellesi Assigned to Vietnam Detachment
Army Private First Class George M Cortellesi aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs Mike F Cortellesi is assigned May 29 to the 50th Transportation Detachment near Vung Tau Vietnam as a transportation movements specialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Tracy L. Cochran
Leonard L. Cochran
Berwind
25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
Vietnam
George M. Cortellesi
Mike F. Cortellesi
50Th Transportation Detachment
Vung Tau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sun
Charles L. Peterson III
Ft. Davis
Canal Zone
Peterson
Princeton High School
Concord College
Gene L. Breeding
Sleen C. Breeding
Falls Mills
Army Command and General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Europe
Korea
Breeding
U. S Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Pudue University
Lafayette
Ind
John Perry
Reba Perry
Pocahontas
A. F
Perry
England
Sgt. Perry
USAF
Janie
John
Jessica
Mrs. Perry
Lowery Afb
Denver
Colorado
Navy
Charles B. Coates
Roberta P. Coates
Rebecca S. Henderson
Mercer St
Larry A. Fink
R. F. Noble
Dixie
Long Beach
James C. Scott
William J. Scott
Yukon
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Robert L. Porterfield
Albert L. Porterfield
Wytheville
Kay
Porterfield
George Wythe High School
S.S
William R. Wren
Emma M. Wren
Vienna
Hickam
Afb
Hawaii
Falls Church High School
AIC
Stanley W. Thompson
Hazel V. Thompson
Thompson
Suffolk County Afb
Long Island
Bluefield State and
Capitol City Cleaners
Pcton
Pantie
LAW Partnership
Ben B. White, Jr
David W. Kee
White and Kee
Kirby Building
West Virginia
Mr. White
Washington & Lee University
Wanda Ann Bowling
Walnut Street
Kee
West Virginia University
White
Rose Ellen Sarver
127 Circle Drive
AEPCO
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