Cedar Rapids Sailor Serves Aboard USS Dubuque Amphibious Ship
Fireman Apprentice Martin J. St. John USN son of Mr and Mrs Martin L St John of 2523 Zike Ave NW is aboard the newly commissioned amphibious transport USS Dubuque in Portsmouth VA. The ship will sail to San Diego for training with Marine Aircraft Group 26 before future deployments.
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Uss Dubuque
Martin J. St. John
San Diego
Calif
USS
Eldorado
Fred M. Danovski
USN
W. Danovski
Lenan Drive
San Diego, Calif
Eldorada
McHale in Boot Camp at San Diego Navy Center
Seaman Recruit Donald H. McHale USN son of Mr and Mrs Leon P McHale of 433 Eighth Ave SW is undergoing nine weeks of basic training at the Naval Training Center San Diego He receives instruction in naval customs courtesies organization ordnance and gunnery seamanship first aid swimming survival shipboard drills and sentry duty a program of physical fitness military drill and inspections keeps recruits mentally and physically alert during training His Navy Classification tests will determine assignment after graduation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Donald H. McHale
USN
Leon P. McHale
Eighth Ave. SW
Naval Training Center
Naval Customs
Navy
Stanley V. McDowell
Verle McDowell
Rural
Manchester
Floyd A. Sauter Jr
Floyd A. Sauter
St. NW
Lt Luzum in Viet Nam With Navy Seebees
Navy Lieutenant Gerald D. Luzum, son of Mr and Mrs George A Luzum of 1618 Ellis Blvd NW, and husband of Rosemary Kelp, is near Hue Vietnam serving with U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Three MCB-3. The unit builds housing repairs roads and installs water and electric facilities to support Marine units near Gia Le base. MCB-3 is on its third deployment to Vietnam.
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Hue
Vietnam
Navy
Gerald D. Luzum
George A. Luzum
Ellis Blvd
Rosemary Kelp
U. S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Three
MCB-3
Gia le
Marines Hit Jacksonville NC Harbor–Staff Sergeants Named
Marine Staff Sergeants Michael L. Campbell and Eugene R. Knox are stationed at the Marine Corps Air Facility in New River, Jacksonville NC, serving with Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 26. Campbell is married to Tsuruko Higa of Okinawa and son of Mary Campbell. Knox is married to Joyce Nolting of Waukon, with both families listed in Jacksonville. The squadron’s primary mission includes administrative and supply support.
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Jacksonville
N. C
Michael L. Campbell
Mary E. Campbell
Sixth St
Tsuruko Higa
Aza Nodake Ginowanshi
Futema
Okinawa
Eugene R. Knox
Thomas J. Knox
Cedar Drive
Joyce A. Nolting
Waukon
Marine Corps Air Facility
New River
Bresh Completes Course in Hospital Technique
San Diego Hospitalman Terry L. Bresh USN son of Mr and Mrs Robert E Bresh has completed hospital technique studies and emergency first aid at the Ldaweek basic Hospital Corps School San H 8p California The program trains Navy and Coast Guard personnel with instruction from Navy nurses and senior corpsmen He studied anatomy physiology minor surgery disease prevention and medicine and worked at the San Diego Naval Hospital to apply his training.
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San Diego
Terry L. Bresh
USN
Robert E. Bresh
Allview
Ldaweek Basic Hospital Corps School
San H
California
Naval Training Center
Navy
Coast Guard
San Diego Naval Hospital
Navy boot camp graduates two San Diego recruits
SAN DIEGO Seaman Recruits Francis R. Baffa Jr. and James C. DeWald have completed nine weeks of Navy basic training at the Naval Training Center. The program focused on military subjects and develops seamanship, survival skills, and drill under veteran petty officers to ready them for service on ship or shore station.
Dennis Godwin Completes Marine Combat Training
Marine Private Dennis M. Godwin son of Mr and Mrs Henry H Godwin completed two weeks of training at Camp Pendleton California. The program covered simulated combat conditions day and night patrols infantry weapons survival methods and assault tactics as part of basic individual combat training.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Dennis M. Godwin
Henry H. Godwin
Second Ave. SE
Marine Corps
Marines Train for Air Ground Combat Team Roles
Recruits undergo field training with combat veterans learning to use grenades, maps, and land navigation, and to detect mines and booby traps. SEATO Sea Dog exercise in the South China Sea involves U S Navy Australian New Zealand Thai and Philippine units to boost coordination. Corporal Russell L. Taylor of Cedar Rapids promoted at Santa Ana CA for time in service appearance and knowledge. ceremony conducted by HQ and Maintenance Squadron 33 at El Toro. Seamen McDowell and Sauter Jr and Seaman Recruit Floyd A. Sauter Jr undergo nine weeks of basic training at Naval Training Center San Diego learning customs gunnery seamanship damage control first aid swimming and more.
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South China Sea
U. S
New Zealand
Thailand
Philippine
SEATO
Cedar Rapids
Santa Ana
Calif
Russell L. Taylor
Lloyd.r. Taylor
Marine Corps Air Station
EL Toro
California
Lawrence Schoonover In Da Nang With Marine Unit
Marine First Sergeant Lawrence J. Schoonover, son of Mrs. Amy Reynolds of 815 12th St. NE, and husband of Verna M. Wheeler of Compton Calif, serves in Da Nang Viet Nam with the Fifth Communications Battalion. The unit provides communications facilities for tactical headquarters and supports divisions wings and Force Troops. It also runs civic action projects aiding the Vietnamese, funded by the Marine Corps Reserve Civic Action Fund, with Marines guiding local execution.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Lawrence J. Schoonover
Amy Reynolds
12Th St. NE
Verna M. Wheeler
E. Kay St
Compton
Calif
Force Logistic Command
Fleet Marine Force
Marine Corps Reserve Civic Action Fund
Seaman Gary Oliver at Da Nang Vietnam
Seaman Gary Oliver USN, son of Mrs Maxine Oliver, is stationed at Da Nang in South Vietnam serving with the Naval Support Activity. The Da Nang Support Activity, the Navy’s largest overseas shore command, supplies over 100,000 military personnel in five northern provinces with goods from bullets to roadgraders. The command is manned by more than 8,000 Naval personnel.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Gary
Oliver Usn
Maxine Oliver
Wisconsin St. SW
U. S. Navy
South Vietnam
Jerry Gusta aboard Bronstein in South China Sea
Jerry L. Gusta, electronics technician third class in the US Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gusta of 2516 Indiana St. SW, is aboard the destroyer escort USS Bronstein in the Western Pacific as part of the Seventh Fleet.
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USS
Bronstein
Jerry L. ‘ Gusta
J Usn
Isos
Alfred Gusta
Indiana St. SW
Western Pacific
Don Janish Completes Marine Combat Course at Pendleton
Marine Private Don B. Janish Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Donald B. Janish Sr, completed base combat training at Camp Pendleton. The program taught map reading land navigation mine and booby trap disarmament and safe advancement under live machine gun fire before progressing to advanced training and assignment to a permanent unit.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Don B. Janish Jr
Donald B. Janish Sr
St. N. E
Marine Corps
Infantry
Leatherneck
We Must Clean Out the Garage Someday
A reflective verse recalls clearing a family's garage and donating items to a grandson. The speaker inventories items like a tricycle sled doll buggy skates and a basketball hoop with a rusting frame. The plan hints at doing it next spring.
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Ned
Linn County ADC Unit to Hear Sen Ely on Sept 16
The Linn A D C will meet September 16 at Olivet Presbyterian Church at 1 30 p m speaker Senator John Ely will discuss Social Welfare updates including tax grants and Medicare elected officers include Chairman Edna Fitzsimmons Vice chair LaVonne Wilson Treasurer Barbara Mease Secretary Marge Mathews Director Judith Schappert The group resumes after a summer hiatus with July speaker Larry Chase of Family Service on adolescent and family issues
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Linn A
A.D.C
Larry Chase
Family Service
Chidrens
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Marine Helicopter Group
Danovski
McHale
Luzum
Viet Nam
Jacksonville, N. C
Bresh
Deep River
Deep River Trail Riders
Verla van Dee
Francis R. Baffa Jr
Francis R. Baffa Sr
Pawnee Drive
James C. DeWald
James F. DeWald
Sherman St
Dennis Godwin
McDowell
Lawrence Schoonover
Seaman Gary Oliver
da Nang, Viet Nam
Jerry Gusta
South China’ Sea
Don Janish
Marine
Poet’s Corner
Linn County Adc
Ely
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