Military honors and assignments span across services
Honored Pvt Charles Elias receives Outstanding Trainee of the Week at Fort Jackson. Seaman Nancy Rausch reports for duty on the U S Naval Forces Europe staff in London. Staff Sgt Terrence Seboldt arrives at Sembach Base Germany as a general accounting specialist. Senior Master Sgt Leo Melsha named Outstanding Fuels Superintendent of the Year at Lajes Field Azores. Pfc Roland Sirlona reports for duty with the 1st Marine Brigade Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. Leonard Bonar Jr leaves for active Air Force duty in San Antonio Texas. Larry Garrigus promoted to Army private first class at Fort Campbell Kentucky. Carla Jean Cooper and Vicki Lynn Ask enlist in the Air Force delayed enlistment program for March 30 active duty. Ingrid Rich assigned to Homestead AFB Florida. Mary Moriarity assigned to Lowry AFB Colorado after basic training. Darlene Fox assigned to Offutt AFB Nebraska. Airman Jeffery Petersen assigned to Reese AFB Texas after basic training. Senior Airman Debbie Darrah promoted at Bentwaters RAF Station England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo W. Melsha Jr
Leo W. Melsha
Harpers Ferry
Military Airlift Command
Lajes Field
Azores
Johnson reshuffles Vietnam leadership in 1968 succession
On this date in 1968 President Lyndon Johnson announced General William Westmoreland would become Army chief of staff and remain commander of U S forces in Vietnam. General Creighton Abrams was designated to take over command in Saigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
William Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Army
Creighton Abrams
Saigon
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Pvt
Charles F. Elias
Margaret P. Elias
Franbrook Terrace
Fort Jackson, S.C
London
Navy
Nancy J. Rausch
Merlin J. Rausch
Guttenberg
U.S. Naval Forces
Europe
Germany
Air Force
Terrence D. Seboldt
Albert Seboldt
van Horne
Sembach Air Base
Fairchild Air Force Base
Wash
Hawaii
Roland L. Sirlona
Rose Irvin
Sixth Ave. SE
1St Marine Brigade
Kaneohe Bay
Leonard S. Bonar Jr
Leonard S. Bonar
Montclair Drive
San Antonio
Texas
Larry P. Garrigus
Mrs
Larry M. Gar
Rigus, Oelwein
503Rd Infantry
Fort Campbell, Ky
Carla Jean Cooper
Leland C. Cooper
Seventh Ave
Marion
Vicki Lynn Ask
15Th St. SE
William L. Ask
Florida
Ingrid E. Rich
Gerd Bell
Cottage Grove Ave
Homestead Air Force
Base
Fla
Colorado
Mary Moriarity
James P. Moriarity
Worthington
Lowry Air Force Base
Colo
Nebraska
Darlene K. Fox
James
Daryle Fox
Fayette
Offutt Air Force Base
Neb
Jeffery B. Petersen
Paul R. Petersen
Manchester
Reese Air Force Base
Debbie L. Darrah
Lewis Darrah
Clark Road
Bentwaters
Raf Station
England
Laat
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong Coatland
Armstrong
Sport Coats Reg
Armstrong Children's Store
Rape Crisis Service
Fashionable Sportswear
Armstrong Sportswear Gallery
Famous Name Men’s
National Brand
Armstrong Men's Clothing
Acxa
Armstrong Boys’ Store
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