Men in Service Newly Assigned to 3rd Infantry Division
Two local men join the Maine division at Fort Benning for training before deployment to Germany. John E. Graham, 20, and Freddy W. Gulledge, 17, are sons of local residents. The Pentomic Maine Division will defend NATO in the American zone of Germany. Multiple local servicemen, including Clay A. Lambeth and George H. Price, are serving in Germany with engineer battalions. George Wells, a cookery graduate, is a trainee under 1955 Reserve Forces Act. James E. Bengel, James L. Bowman, Thomas C. Kirkman Jr., Otis L. Moore, and Harold W. Burgess hold posts ranging from naval to army service, with Wing of Gold pins and station updates noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3Rd Infantry
Fort Benning
Maine
Germany
John E. Graham
Jane E. Graham
Windley St
High Point
Freddy W. Gulledge
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
George R&r Wells
Emerywood Court Apartments
U. S. Army Food Services School
217Th Engineer Heavy Company
Lexing
James E. Bengel
Mildred Brewer
Kernersville
U.S. Army Hospital
Fort Campbell
Bengel
Army
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Gloucester
Mass
New Bern High School
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
Scabbard and Blade Society
Thomas C. Kirkman JR
Navy
Thomas G. Kirkman
Sunset Dr
Janet J. Blair
Clover Dr
Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Tex
North Carolina Georgia and South Carolina regional forecast
Weather outlook for the southeastern states shows generally fair conditions in the mountains of North Carolina with occasional rain ending this afternoon. Temperatures range from the upper 40s to mid 60s across the region, with colder nights and a cooler Friday forecast across Georgia and South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Georgia
South Carolina
Blustery Weather Hits East Midwest Far West
Blustery weather pounded the East Midwest and Far West with strong winds across the upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes. A second front moved east through southern Canada bringing rain and sleet. A wet belt stretched from Hudson Bay to the central Gulf Coast with light snow in northern Minnesota and the Great Lakes after a Christmas Day storm. Falls ranged 1 to 5 inches with rain extensive from Texas-Louisiana to the Great Lakes. Rain and freezing rain created hazardous conditions in New York and Pennsylvania elevations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Lake
Canada
Hudson Bay
Gulf Coast
Minnesota
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Texas-Louisiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Local Servicemen Receive Promotions and Training Updates
ANDRE B. SMITH promoted to private first class at Paris Island S C for leadership during recruit training. CHARLES L GRIFFIN and wife Mildred live in High Point NC. Griffin completed three weeks of field exercises in Germany with 3rd Armored Division and serves as a driver in Company C of the 46th Infantry. HUBERT F MILLIKAN is a metalsmith first class aboard USS Belle Grove. participated in amphibious training at San Diego Camp Pendleton. DONALD E THYSINGER assigned to the 4th Antiaircraft Artillery Guided Missile Battalion at Fort Sill Oklahoma. a truck driver in Headquarters Battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Burgess
James H. Burgess
van Buren St
High Point
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Andre B. Smith
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S. C
Bain Smith
Kivett Dr
Jamestown High School
Charles L. Griffin
Mildred
Route 2
Germany
3Rd Armored Division
Griffin
R. A. Griffin
Route 3
Thomasville
46Th Infantry
Fort Hood
Tex
Hasty High School
Hubert F. Millikan
Jessie F. Millikan
Route 1
Box 62A
Franklinville
Belle Grove
San Diego Camp Pendleton
Calif
Anquadron
Wade
Marine Aviation
Donald E. Thysinger
Emma
Denton
4Th
Fort Sill
Oklo
Thysinger
Army
James W. Thysinger
Cotton Grove Rd
Lexington
Lexington High School
Weather Outlook With Temperatures and Sunrise Times
Low tonight 30. High tomorrow 53. Today’s high 52, low last night 33. Sunset today 5 12 p m. Sunrise tomorrow 7 29 a m.
Weather forecast for northern New England and western regions
Snow flurries expected tonight across northern New England the Lakes region and the northern Rockies. Showers target Alabama and northwestern Florida plus northern Nevada and Utah. Rain will fall in western Oregon and western Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Lakes Region
Rockies
Alabama
Florida
Nevada
Utah
Oregon
Washington
High Point Soldier Completes Fort Bragg Exercise
Fred H Hollingsworth of 108 Oakwood Court High Point took part in a 15 day field training with the 3rd Army Missile Command at Fort Bragg. A wire operations chief in the 168th Signal Company he joined the Army in 1942 and earned a Purple Heart. He last served in Germany and attended High Point High School. His wife Agnes accompanied him to the fort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Price
G. B. Price
Culler St
High Point
Germany
299Th Engineer Battalion
Price
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Carson
Colo
Europe
None
Emptoy Highland Grocery Company
Fred H. Hollingsworth
Oakwood Ct
3Rd Army Missile Command
Fort Bragg
168Th Signal Company
Hollingsworth
Army
Ger
High Point High School
Agnes
Fort
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clay A. Lambeth
Scott A. Lambeth
Asheboro
37Th Engineer
Lambeth
Fort Polk
Terrill L. Bowman
Albert E. Bowman
Myrtle St
Devonshire St
Winston Salem
U. S. Naval Receiving Station
Norfolk
Norfolk Naval
Otis L. Moore
Fort Buckner
Okinawa
U. S. Army Medical Service Group
Moore
Graham
Greensboro
Maryfield
Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Augusta
Birmingham
Boston
Charleston
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
Greenville, SC
Jacksonville
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Miami
Myrtle Beach
New Orleans
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Francisco
Savannah
Tampa
Wilmington
Sete
U.S. Weather Bureau
Devt. of
Commerce
Ces
Santa Claus
Rotary Dr
Burma
United States
Krocer
Kroger
Valve
Ie Ae
Campbell
America
Spic & Span
Chuck
Baker's
Russet Bakers
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