Volunteers For Six Month Reserve Training At Ford Leonard Wood
At Fort Leonard Wood Missouri a 71 000 acre Army post in the Ozarks young volunteers aged 17 to 18 and a half are beginning six months of active duty training under the 1955 Reserve Forces Act. About 241 reservists and 26 guardsmen started basic combat training eight weeks of drills salutes marching weapon handling and soldiering. After basic they may specialize in engineers or other fields and either leave for other posts or stay for advanced training with a strong emphasis on leadership and discipline. Private Jess D Hopple Private Louis W Bonneburg Private David F Drucker and others describe motives ranging from career Army goals to quick entry back to civilian life. Command emphasis centers on tough realistic training guided by Major General Bow man and General Taylor who call it life insurance in combat.
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Fort Leonard Wood
Ozark Mountains
National Guard
Ford Leonard Wood
Corps of Engineer
Fifth Army
Jess D. Hopple
DeSoto
Louis W. Bonneburg
Cannonsburg Road
Belmont
Mich
David F. Drucker
Cuyler
Chicago
Eugene Spencer
Delaware Street
Gary
Ind
William C. Dechsie
Linden Drive
Round Lake
Fred A. Drain
Ravenwood
Fort Riley
Kaw
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S. Army
Frank O. Bowman
Bowman
United States
Indiana
Dream Home at Morford Hills in Texas
Beautiful three bedroom residence at 3314 Morford Hills features a large wood paneled den two tile baths with colored fixtures central heat and refrigerated air conditioning a two car garage and built in electric kitchen on a large lot. Call 4691 for details.
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Morford Hills
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Pocket Radar Set Could Warn U S Units Of Danger
Fort Monmouth New Jersey reports a compact magnetron based radar set from the Army Signal Corps Laboratories. The eight ounce device fits in a golf ball sized package enabling portable battlefield warning of approaching vehicles or infiltrating troops. The tiny magnetron, a WWII Allied mystery, is now 50 times more powerful and transmits at a frequency far higher than FM radio, with potential in short range field communications.
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Fort Monmouth
N. J
Army Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories
Federal Civilian Employes Down in November
Senator Byrd said federal civilian payroll declined for the third straight month, to 2,362,142 in November from 2,365,183 in October, a drop of 3,041, though the total remains 18,435 higher than a year earlier. Department decreases were led by Agriculture, Army, Navy, Interior, and Commerce, with increases in the Air Force and Post Office.
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Washington
Byrd
Dva
Senate
House Committee
Agriculture, Army, Navy, Interior and Commerce Departments
Tennessee Valley Authority
Air Force and
Post Office Department
Army Taking Orders For Unclaimed Medals
Army urges veterans to apply for unclaimed service medals with 60 day processing after receipt. War II and Korean service medals detailed including eligibility dates, theaters, and accompanying heraldic devices. lists of specific medals such as the American Campaign, European African Middle Eastern, Asiatic Pacific, and more with eligibility windows.
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Washington
Army Quartermaster Corps
Quartermaster Corps
United States
U.S
North
South America
Europe
Greenland
Holland
Egypt
Africa
Hawaiian Islands
Midway Island
Gilbert Islands
Japan
China
East Indies
Pacific
Korea
United Nations
U.N
European
Russia
Siberia
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Women’s Army Corps
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Raaty
California
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