Fort Sill Sergeant Majors Bond With Motorized Army
Sgt Major William B. Burnette recalls early Army days at Fort Sill when artillery moved from horse to motor power. The 28 year veteran, born in Torup Texas, joined at 21 and hauled French 75s as a wheel driver before rising to top noncommissioned officer.
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Horse Artillery
William B. Burnette
2Nd Arllery
Fort Sill
Torup
Tex
15Th Field Artillery
Fort In Houston
Cassion
2D Howitzer Battalion
2D Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
Army Artillery Veteran Retires to Europe Travel Plans
A veteran recounts a military career spanning the 15th Field Artillery and assignments in Germany, Panama, and Korea. He plans to retire as a Chief Warrant Officer 4, continue woodworking, and relocate with his wife to Jacksonville, Florida for travel and a home workshop.
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15Th
Wisconsin
North Ireland
Wales
Normandy
6Th Infantry
Pilsen
Czechoslovakia
United States
Texas
Germany
9Th Division
Garmisch
Eliabeth
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Panama
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sill
15Th Field Artillery
Pearl Harbor
Army
Jacksonville
Fla
Europe
Frederick Montero Receives Army Commendation Medal
Frederick W. Montero, operations sergeant of the 3rd Missile Battalion, 38th Artillery, is awarded the Army Commendation Medal by Battalion commander Maj. E. V. Creel.
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Frederick W. Montero
38Th Artillery
E. V. Creel
French Auto Industry Sets January Production Record
Paris UPI reports France’s automobile industry produced a record 163 280 vehicles in January, including 138 421 cars. The month’s output reflects strong demand and robust manufacturing activity across major plants.
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Paris
UPI
Hopes Rise In Cleveland on Ending Press Strike
News of renewed negotiations boosts prospects for settlement of the 82 day Cleveland Press strike and related disputes. Elsewhere delays linger in Southern Pacific talks and Nashville coal mine clashes threaten martial law amid broader labor unrest across the country.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Southern Pacific Railway
Tennessee
New York
Newspaper Guild
Cleveland Press and Plain Dealer
Nashville
Tenn
Atty
George F. McCanless
Daus Mountain
Chicago
Southern Pacific
Francis O'Neill
Florida East Coast Railway
Wall Street
Southern
Atlantic Coast Line
Army Orders Assignments and Promotions list
The Army releases a Washington DC based roster detailing personnel actions including West Point officers assigned abroad in Vietnam and Iran, promotions from lieutenant to captain, reassignments to Forts Bliss Fort Sill Fort Meade and Governors Island, and retirements for medical disability. The document names Brig Gen Stilwell and several officers with new postings and determinations affecting temporary status.
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Department of the Army
Washington
D. C
Richard G. Stilwell
West Point
Vietnam
India
Aus
Starling W. Wood Jr
Robert M. Tynes
John S. Bennett Jr
Paul A. Eckstein
Washington DC
Iran
Bliss
Anthony A. Benish Jr
Joseph W. House
Felix L. Liveoak Jr
Edward S Parchinski
Regional meeting to expand handicapped employment in four states
A regional session of the Presidents Committee on Employment of the Handicapped will meet March 25 26 at the Sheraton Oklahoma hotel in Oklahoma City. Experts from government and industry will hear speakers including Esther Peterson Harold Russell and Louis Levine with a greeting by Gov. Bellman. Registration runs March 24 25 26 with a luncheon fee of four dollars.
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Sheraton
U. S. Employment Service
Bellman
Virginia Kidson
Lawton
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Don Davis
Will Rogers Memorial Building
Oklahoma City
Okla
First U S Jets Leave England Forerunner Of Vast Exodus
The Strategic Air Command pulled a handful of B47 jets from Greenham Common England in a preliminary move toward a wider retirement of overseas bomber bases. Defense plans show a shift to baseing Minuteman missiles and Polaris submarines with overseas bases losing priority as the fleet shrinks to about 150 B47s by midsummer and most bases close by 1965.
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U.S
England
Washington
UPI
Strategic Air Command
Defense Department
Air Force
Greenham Common
London Daily Express
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Nassau
America
Chapman Pincher
Lyman Lemnitzer
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Spain
Morocco
Alaska
Guam
Pentagon
Congressional leaders call military situation grim
Ten years ago Congress leaders described the military situation as grim. Ted Warkentin was reelected president of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Joe McCain announced his candidacy for mayor. Paul Tate was elected president of Hook and Whirl Square Dance club.
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Constitution
Ted Warkentin
The
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Joseph C
Joe” McCain
Paul Tate
Allied Officers from Five Armies Study At U S Army Post
Officers from five Allied armies including seven from the Republic of Viet Nam attend the Artillery Motor Transport Course at the U S Army Artillery and Missile School. Among them are Capt. Tesemma Tadesse from Ethiopia and Lt. Nguyen Dinh Oanh from Viet Nam.
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Republic of Viet Nam
U. S. Army Artillery and
Tesemma Tadesse
Ethiopia
Hani Abbas
Lebanon
Hassan Mirheydari
Iran
Nguyen Dinh Oanh
Phan Dinh Dau
Cao Tan Thiet
Vu Cong Quoc
Nguyen Dang Ngach
Duong Tien Hung
le van Luong
Area Men In Service Forte Monmouth Electronics Course Graduates
Pvt. John S. Vaughn son of James S. Vaughn Star Route completed an 11 week basic ordnance electronics course at The Signal School Fort Monmouth Nd He is a Elgin high school graduate who joined the Army in 1962 and trained at Fort Leonard Wood Mo Second Lt William A Cole son of Mrs William C Cole 2105 Columbia assigned to the 29th Missile Detachment Vicenza Italy He earned a BA in 1961 from Westminster College Fulton Mo and is a Lawton high school graduate.
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Siies Redding Jr
Georgia
Iran
Julius H
Rose Ellen
Iot & Brock
B Ranch Corporation
M. P. Roiman
Brockland South
Hettie I Robts
Dollier
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Fletcher
Ewell L
Vada R. Brown
Clarne E. Avery Jr
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Longview
Teddy
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Ighland Baptist Church Inc
Block
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Western Hills Development Company
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Thekla M. Osteorne
Western Hillis
Millard
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Edie Jerrel
Cecilia Criggs
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Cassie Juanita Mith
Ache
G. W
Ole Irene Fowler
Ives
Charles Hobart
Omie O Anderson
Dean A
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O S
Gerald R
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Faiter E
Lora M. Porter
Lawton
James
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Franis
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Taylor
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Medicine Park
Wiliam P. Ishmael
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Ursula E. Johnson
Sheridan
Don
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Calvin Feummers
Good Acres
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Sunset Place
Otis Keith
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Thaylin Brenton
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Margie M. White
Willard
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E. Yughton
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Rolling Meadows
Lakeside Development Company
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Lakeside Village
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Robert L
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Wayne W
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Country Club West
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Thomas Jefferson
Susie W. Harjo
Ishmael
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George
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Patricia Rose Weasel
Jack K
Thyra D. Betts
Fred Eugene
Evelyn Lilly
Central Baptist Church Inc
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House & Company Inc
Stamps House & Company Inc
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Caroline D. England
Donald
Sylvia M. Devilbiss
Chandler Development Co. Inc
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Lilian S. Hurst
Country Club
Riow
T. J
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Robert D
Evelyn Lewis
John S. Vaughn
James S. Vaughn
Star Route
Signal School
Fort Monmouth
Elgin High School
Vaughn
Army
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
William A. Cole
William C. Cole
Columbia
29Th Missile Detachment
Vicenza
Italy
Cole
Westminster College
Fulton, Mo
Lawton High School
Wisdom of Solomon at Milwaukee courtroom
Mrs. Elizabeth Menge told Judge Christ Seraphim that her husband Otto, 70, often wrote mushy notes and drank too much. The judge urged Otto to stop drinking but keep writing notes, and the couple left smiling with Mrs. Menge's hand on his arm.
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Milwaukee, Wis
UPI
Elizabeth Menge
Christ Seraphim
Otto
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