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Local Marines promoted to private first class marks list
Twelve area Marines have been promoted to private first class after basic training at Parris Island. The group includes Pfe, Stanley J. Ball. Pfc. James F. Collins. Pfc. Byron W. Van Meter. Pfc. Robert B. Cottrell. Pic. Herman H. Arthur. Pic. Durward B. Angell. Henry L. Nelson. Pic. Kendall E. Payne. Pic. William H. Basham. Robert L. Harris. Pfc. Oval E. Carper. and Fre. Stanley K. Shifflet, all from nearby towns. Also noted is Richard Miller on two-week training at Bainbridge and more naval assignments for Jimmie Birch and others. Cadet Delbert R. Baley, Charleston, and Cadet Baley’s Miami background accompany a commission as second lieutenant in the Army Transportation Corps.
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Parris Island
D. C
Pfe
Stanley J. Ball
S. Ball
Richwood
Pfc
James F. Collins
James A. Collins
Acme
Betty Jean Collins
Rayford
Byron W. van Meter
Byron van Meter
Dolores van Or
Robet B. Cottrell
R. A. Cottrell
Handley
Pic
Herman H. Arthur
EH. H. Arthur
Audrey Faye Arthur
Bancroft
Pic. Durward BR. Angell
Joe Angell
19Th St. Nitto
Evelyn Angell
Henry L. Nelson
A. Nelson
Rand
Kendall E. Payne
Payne
Doris Lee Payne
Winfield
William H. Basham
William Basham
Ruth Basham
Sharon
Robert L. Harris
Lewis Harris
Dry Branch
Oval E. Carper
R. P. Carper
Walton
Stanley K. Shifflet
Stanley Shifflet