Cedar Rapids servicemen complete Memphis aviation training
Marine Private First Class Thomas E. Pochobrodsky, son of Mrs. De'orse D. Pochobrodsky of Cedar Rapids, finished the Aviation Structural Mechanic Hydraulics School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis. The program covered hydraulic systems, maintenance, aircraft stability, safety, and landing gear inspection. Robert J. Johnston, Aviation Fire Control Technician Airman, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Johnston, also graduated from the school after completing courses in aviation familiarization and electronics fundamentals, with studies in gunfire control system theory and safety procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Thomas E. Pochobrodsky
De‘orse D. Pochobrodsky
Forest Drive
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Robert J. Johnston
USN
G. W. Johnston
First Ave
Great Lakes
Ill
Searman
Alan J. Kennedy
USNR
James R. Kennedy
Dover St
Naval Training Center
Jll
Jacksonville
Fla
Aviation Electrician's Mate
Thomas E. Russell
Bernaard E. Russell
20Th St
Cedar Rapids
Owa
Aviation Electrician's
Florida
Richard Naughton
France
Italy
Greece
Spain
Saratoga
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Richard J. Naughton
J. R. Naughton
Sixth Ave
Mediterranean
Navy and Marine personnel in Vietnam and California
Long Beach California shipboard and Marine actions are reported with servicemen such as Machinist Mate Third Class Dennis R Limkemann assigned to USS Kearsarge and Private First Class Richard L Campbell in Dong Ha Vietnam. Other notes cover hospital corps, construction battalion veterans, and aviators in Vietnam and at Great Lakes San Diego and Davisville training bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USS
Kearsarge
Dennis R. Limkemann
USN
John Limkemann
Bowling St
Long Beach
Calif
USS Kearsarge
California
Gulf of Tonkin
Dong Ia
Vietnam
Richard L. Campbell
Donall L. Campbell
McKinley St
Dong Ha
Third Marine Division
Commencement Exercises for Area Graduates in Kirksville
United States Commissioner of Education Harold Howe II delivered the keynote address titled Teaching for the Future at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville. The August division graduation awarded 443 degrees with several thousand relatives in attendance including graduates such as Thomas David Singer and Gary David Ernst among others from Cedar Rapids Central City Marion and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirksville
United States Commissioner of Education
Harold Howell
Teachers College
F. Clark Edkins
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Howe
Cedar Rapids
Thomas David Singer
Gary David Ernst
Darrell Edmont Bogner
Andrey George Bubon
Roy Ear Klingman
Don H. Shipman
Mullin Son Serves Aboard USS Princeton In DMZ Assault
Airman Jg Mullin, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Mullin of 1757 Cave NE, served aboard the USS Princeton during Operation Hickory the amphibious assault into the DMZ south of the Ben Hai River. Marines landed by boats and helicopters as air strikes from carriers in the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin supported the ground forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Donegan
Intrepid
Forrestal
USN
Roger Donegan
1606Th Ave
Gulf of Tonkin
USS
Princeton
Jg Usn
Thomas ‘Mullin
Cave
Demilitarized Zone
North
South Vietnam
Ben Hai River
U. S
South China Sea
Mes V. Mullin
Culver to Meet Constituents Across Four Iowa Counties
Congressman John C. Culver returns from Washington to greet Second District residents in four Iowa counties. He opens the Democratic Party Workshop at Hotel Fort Des Moines Friday afternoon, speaks in Cedar Rapids Saturday morning, addresses Winneshiek County Fair in Decorah at 1:00 pm, and visits Dubuque County Fair from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Culver
Washington
Fort Des Moines
Culver
Cedar Rapids
Winneshick
Decorah
Dubuque County
Also Mentioned on This Page
News of
San Diego
Ralph E. Bextine
R. E. Bextine
Ave. N. E
U. S. Naval Hospital
Davisville
R.I
Richard Y. Powell
Homer Q. Powell
Ninth St
R. I
U. N. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Fifty-Eight
da Nang
Great Lakes, Ill
Jerry E. Satinsky
Jerry Satinsky
32Nd St. North East
Navy
Chu Lai
Donald E. Arnold
34Th St
Marine
Marine Aircraft Wing
Marine Corps Air Station
Overseas Marines
LuMar L. Pfeifer
Okinawa
Japan
Leonard L. Pfeifer
da Nang Viet Nam
Lumar Pfeiffer
11Th St
Della Westra
Hull
Mary Catherine
St. Joseph's Hospital
New Hampton
Ghana
West Africa
St. Catherine
Charles Wescott
Marion
Oscar Green
Lone Free
Donald A. Karr
Donald Karr
St. SW
Amphibious Force
Estes
Marine Corps Reserve
Camp Pendleton
Marine Corps
Academy
Robert Mara
Dennis Davenport
Roy Highley
Roy L. Highley
Robert A. Mara
Dennis A. Davenport
Route 1
Joseph P. Mara
16Th Ave
Frank E. Davenport
24Th Ave
Marine Corporal
Craig L. Smith
AIR Medal
Phu Bai
Joan E. Smith
Ninth Ave
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163
First Marine Aircraft Wing
Marine Corps Air Facility
John R. Salat
Frank J. Salat
2Nd St., SE
Fifth Marine Regiment
First Marine Division
Civic Action Fund
Center Point
Ralph Emerson Goodnow, Jr
Central City
Larry Keith Shiley
Marion Phyllis Noreen Huntoon
William Harold Huntoon
the Citizen - Times
4Th Street
S.W
Iowa
Poweshiek County
Axtell
Red Icenbice
Melvin Roberts
Pete McClain
Edwin Allison
Lowell McClure
Rex
Bob Widmer
Geo. Webber
Ted van Dee
Allan McCullough
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