Danville Servicemen Awarded Commendation Medals
Three Danville servicemen receive Army and Air Force Commendation Medals for meritorious service in Vietnam and Alaska. Recipients include Private First Class Clyde W. Terry for security work near Saigon January 31 to February 4, Specialist Five Leonard S. Saunders for accounting duties near Saigon, and Technical Sergeant Luther T Adkins in Alaska with the Air Weather Service. Additional awards and assignments span Fort Bragg North Carolina Lackland Air Force Base Texas and other posts with details on families and hometowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Vietnam
Alaska
Clyde W. Terry
Howard Terry
Danville Rt. 3
Saigon
Margaret
Ludwick
Leonard S. Saunders
Lillie P. Saunders
Oliver Lane
U.S. Army Headquarters Area Command
Command
Dianne
Woodlake Drive
Long distance heart signals linked by short wave to Duke MED AID
Durham North Carolina. A $9,620 grant funds Project MED AID to transmit electrocardiogram signals from isolated Central American stations via short wave to Duke Medical Center. Experts will interpret and retranslate results for local doctors, enabling remote medical diagnostics. Initial tests planned this summer between Nicaragua Mexico and Liberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. C
Central America
Duke Medical Center
Duke
Duke Electrocardiographic Laboratory
International Airways
Elida B. Langley Charitable Trust
New York City
E. Croft Long
Project Medaid
Dike
Division
International Health
Duke Medical Center Amateur Radio Club
California
Monrovia
Liberia
Long
Langley Trust
Puerto Cabezas
Bilwaskarma
Nicaragua
Monte Morrelos
Mexico
M. M. Wilson Funeral Rites Slated Monday
Funeral services for Melvin Marion Wilson will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Second Baptist Church in South Boston with Rev. Claude R. Graham officiating. Interment in Halifax Memorial Gardens. The 67 year old retired farmer died in South Boston Hospital. Survived by wife Edith Betterton, two daughters Elsie Thacker and Virginia Duffer, son Lawrence F. Wilson, a brother, two sisters, and nine grandchildren. Body at Powell Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Melvin Marion Wilson
Second Baptist Church
Claude R. Graham
Halifax Memorial Gardens
Mr. Wilson
South Boston Hospital
Halifax County
Thomas Levi Wilson
Mary Alice Senad Wilson
Edith Betterton
Wilson
G. Fletcher Lewey Final Rites Held
Funeral services for G. Fletcher Lewey were conducted from Swieegood Funeral Home chapel on Saturday afternoon by Reverends B. R. Holbrook Fred Smith and Carey Moser. Interment followed at Mountain View Cemetery with pallbearers listed as Earl Powell Melvin Griffith Dr A W Viccellio Oscar Evans J H Wheeler R S Kimpleton George Gauldin Carrington Martin and Garland W Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Fletcher Lewey
Swieegood Funeral Home
B. R. Holbrook
Fred Smith
Carey Moser
Mountain View Cemetery
Earl Powell
Melvin Griffith
A. W. Viccellio
Oscar Evans
J. H. Wheeler
R.S. Kimpleton
George Gauldin
Carrington Martin
Garland W. Carter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Luther T Adkins
Lillie M Adline
Awaddeen
Tyndall
Air Weather) Service
Thel
Old Schoalfield High School
Nay Ravaello
France
Army
Larry E. Dodson
Redmund Dodson
Edmonds St
Fort Bragg
N.C
Air Force
Randy L. Brooks
Tyndallsof
John A. Brooks
Fla
Lackland Afb
Tex
Air Force Technical Training Center
Keesler Afb
Mass
Brooks
Georges Washington High School
Harry L. Jones
Lof
Pelham
Mildenhall Raf Station
England
Cam Ranh Bay AB
Cobb Memorial High School
N. C. State University
U. S. Air Force
George Washington High School
Pal
Norfolk
Louis W. Tuck
Louis A. Tuck
Nathalie
Sun Transportation Company
Vung Tau
Brenda
Brookneal
Johnny C. Roache
H. A. Butler
Arnett Blyon
Charlie
Hailey, Jr
Nathalie Rt. 4
Korea
Phyllis
Gladys Rt. 2
Amarillo Afb
Sheppard Afb
Airman
Watkins
Langston High School
Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte
I.c
Hodges
Martinsville
Germany
Killy
77Th Cherokee Trail
Cvompany
Karlsruhe
William, C. Ratcliff Jr
Robert H. Bailey, Jr
Washington Ave
South
Boston
Signal Battalion
Pleiku
Sanford R. O'Dell
Dewey S. O'Dell, Jr
Ridgeway Rt. 1
66Th Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company
David I. Young
Russell L. Franks
Ruskin St
James }. Watkins
487Th Jr
Miliary Airlift Wing
Holbrook St
William B. Hodges
Charleston Afb
S. C
William B
M. M. Wilson
Danville Iron & Metal Co
Lower Lyon St
Danville Office Supply CO
Dial
AMSON
Chevy City
Alene
Chevy’s Thrift
C.D. Eng
Chevy
Eng
Chevrolets
Family Weekly
Tamson
Virginia
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Danville Jaycees
Tamson Chey
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