Three L B Youths Honored With Service Academy Appointments
Long Beach youths receive principal appointments to U S Military Academy at West Point and Annapolis. Frank James Hill and Sgt Bruce Harley Bradfield are nominated for West Point. QM3C Thomas Orval Lamberson named for Annapolis. Hill, 18, son of Frank J Hill, is Polytechnic High grad, ROTC leader, Brown Military Academy attendee, and Citadel prep student. Lamberson is 20 and advanced in the Navy program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
West Point
Annapolis
Clyde Doyle
Frank James Hill
Bruce Harley Bradfield
U. S. Military Academy
Thomas Orval Lamberson
Hill
Frank J. Hill
Brayton Ave
Polytechnic Highchool
Brown Military Academy
San Diego
Citadel
Military College of South Carolina
Charleston
S. C
Long Beach Searchlight Chapter
Order of de Molay
Long Beach City College
Quartermaster Lamberson
Orval Lamberson
Arbor Ra
Wilson High School
Navy
Pocono
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Stewart Air Force Base
Newburg
Bainbridge
Naval Academy
Sgt
Bradfield
Raul R. Grisanti
First St
Bryn Moor
New Hampshire Ave
Los Angeles
Air Force
Stewanes Iron
Hase
Raul Grisanti
Sebring
Lala
Xauplon
Meceliso
George Patton
Awain Firlane
Chaplains awarded Silver Star and other honors
Military unit reports several service members receiving decorations. Chaplain Major Donal F. Carter, formerly pastor of Long Beach’s Second Brethren Church, earned the Silver Star for gallantry near Kumyangjangni, Korea, crawling under enemy fire to recover a fallen man. Other listed personnel include Captain Carl Ott returning from Korea, Lt Janice Swindell finishing aviation medicine training, and personnel at various bases in Japan and the United States receiving promotions and assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donal F. Carter
W. Sand St
First Cavalry
Korea
Camp Cooke
Carter
Eighth Regiment
Kumyangjangni
Long Beach
Second Brethren Church
U.N
Janice M. Swindell
D. W. Swindell
Gunter Ai ‘Base
Ala
Holloman AF Base
N.M
Swindell
Polytechnic High School
City College
Middies and Cadets Begin Amphibious Training Maneuver
Seven Long Beach area cadets and midshipmen, juniors from the U S Naval Academy, join a 1500-man contingent at Little Creek Virginia for amphibious warfare training with future Navy and Army officers from West Point. The group includes R W Butcher Jr Michael C Davis J R Devereaux and C W Turk of Long Beach along with D K Harrison C H Moose Jr and W D Allen of nearby cities.
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Long Beach Area
U. S. Naval Academy
Little Creek
Norfolk
Annapolis Academy
Navy
Army
West Point
R. W. Butcher, Jr
Clark Ave
Michael C. Davis
Bonito Ave
J. R. Devereaux
Grand Ave
Co. W. Turk
Cedar Ave
Lofty Beach
D. K. Harrison
Santa Fe
Compton
C. H. Moose Jr
Amerige
Fullerton
W. D. Allen
17Th St
Santa Ana
Jet engine leader claims J-57 outruns Sapphire power
Air Force undersecretary John A. McCone touts Pratt & Whitney J-57 as superior to the British Sapphire, predicting thrust near 9000 pounds. The engine is set to power Boeing’s 352 eight jet heavy, and the B58 designation for the B-36 variant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
John A. McCone
Air Force
McCone
May elected to 18th District Republican Central Committee
May, runner-up in the First District Long Beach unclimanic contest last June, has been elected to membership in the 18th District Republican Central Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Donald May
Long Beach
Republican Central Committee
Marines announce reserve duty tours for officers and enlisted
Marine Reserves set 12 day duty tours for Sept 10 21 and Oct 8 9 with full pay and allowances. About 250 officers 1100 enlisted men including 70 enlisted women receive billets at Camp Pendleton and Los Angeles district training centers. Three Korean veterans Maj Melvin J Schueller CWO Fred M Kriechbaum and Cpl Gerald A Madera at Fort MacArthur were decorated recently by Col Sidney F Dunn with the Bronze Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kriechbaum
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Sim
Neteenemer
11Th Marine Corps Reserve District
Los Angeles
Melvin J. Scheuiler
CWO
Fred M. Kriechbaum
Cpl
Gerald A. Madera
Fort MacArthur
Sidney F. Dunn
Schueller
Soldier from Korea Injury Returns to Convalescence
The man is sent to a hospital for convalescence after fracturing his right leg in a May 27 combat jump in Korea. He is a former Polytechnic High School student identified as Pi Herrera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl A. Ott
W. Cressy St
Compton
Korea
Raymond Herrera
San
Japan
Connie Herrera
Lemon Ave
42Nd
187Th Airbornne Combat Team
Jordan High
Osaka
Herrera
Polytechnic
Stuent
Legion Posts Set Joint Installation Event
Long Beach Women's Post 378 and Long Beach Navy Post 528, American Legion, will install officers at 7:30 p m Tuesday in the Veterans Memorial Building. Harbor Volunteer No 1262 will lead the ceremony. New officers include Goldie Patton and Wendell B Cloninger, with a group of names filling key posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Eva Fisher
Laura Jane Walter
Farms
Wendell 8
Cloninger
Richard Melanson
Albert C. Onstot
Joel Hammond
Florence Piickard
Isabel Langner
Arthur Langner
Edward J. Galvin
College Students Build Skills at Long Beach Shipyard
Thirty six college students from UCLA USC Caltech Loyola Berkeley Stanford and Long Beach City College work full time at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard this summer. They pursue engineering studies year round and gain practical experience through the government sponsored student aid program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
UCLA
USC
Caltech
Loyola
University of California At Berkeley
Stanford
Long Beach City College
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L. B
Thomas
Lamberson
William R. Nelson
Dwight N. Hillis
Olive Ave
Tokyo
U. S
Hillis
Sonchon
Charles Ott
E. 63Rd St
Robert H. Camire
Albert Camire
Fourth St
Camp Gordon
Augusta
St Anthony’s
Camire
Viking Band
Signal Corps
St. Anthony Rotc
Pvt
Fred Martin
Jerome B. Martin
Eta Jima
Martin
Poly
Mary C. Dunn
F.N
Mary T. Dunn
E. 38Rd St
Army Nurse Corps
Tokyo Army Hospital
Capt. Dunn
France
Tokyo Hospital
Providence Hospital Nursing School
Everett
Wash
Chaplain Carter
Hanelal
Hosking
The
Air Reserve Association
Maj. L. M. Arnold
Air Force Reserve
Southern California
Military Air Transport Service
E. M. Ellingson
MATS
Andrews Field
Washington, D
Western Air Lines
Los Angeles International Airport
Air Transport Command
Los Angees
Harold L. George Usaf
ATC
Long Beach Municipal
B. F. Goodrich Co
Alaska
United States
Anchorage
Seattle
Schick Electric
Schick Service Branch
Schick
Pine Avenue
News OF the Armed Services
Marine Reserves
Virginia Newton
Toni
Vanity Fair
Enchantress
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