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Cedar Rapids service news lists local troops in global postings
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids residents in the armed forces stationed worldwide. Tony Hladek flies from Amarillo to Dobbins. Dave Melheim is severely burned in Korea while serving as a motor pool mechanic. Cpl Tom Belcove serves in Munich with an engineer battalion. Lt Cmdr Lawrence Pollock retires after 20 years in the Navy. Cpl Laurence Klima graduates from Fort Leonard Wood electrician course. and others including Halsch Halsch Hladek Adney Wood Connor and Wood are noted with current assignments and training. Four Cedar Rapids men join the Hampton Roads naval review and list their ships and roles.
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Dave Melheim
Cedar Rapids
Korea
Melvin Melheim
Avenue
Pfc
Melheim
Fishwild
Japan
Franklin High School
States
Tom Belcove
Esther Belcove
Sixth Street
Munich
Germany
St. Patrick’s High School
George E. Tanner
Sylvia Tanner
Second Street
Arctic
Goose Bay
Labrador
Fort Eustis
Robert L. Oswald
Leo H. Oswald
D Avenue
Signal Corps
Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Coe College
Lawrence C. Pollock
Elma
Navy
San Diego
Memphis Naval Air Station
Frank Akers
Naval Air Technical Training
Cmdr
Pollock
Ray I. Pollock
Washington High School
Hampton Roads
Marine
Ted H. Ford
Third Avenue
Amphibious Force
Pocono
Ronald D.mason
Canberra
Ronald E. Rathjen
Ervin C. Rathjen
Fifth Avenue
William IR. Wanatee
Mike A. Wanatee
M Street
Cambria