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Area men begin military training and enlistments reported
Five South Plains youths start basic at Lackland AFB after enlisting in the Air Force. Others join the Navy and Army, with detailed assignments in electronics mechanics and general fields. A sailor completes boot camp, while a major receives a promotion at Itazuke Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
Lackland Air Force Base
Air Force
Armed Forces
Amarillo
Lubbock
Leslie Hendrex
Gerald D. Hendrex
27Th St
Jerome Clyde Hodges
Clyde W. Hodges
Floydada
Bobby Doise Fuston
Tommie Jo Fuston
Rt. 1
Melvin Douglas Shull
Grady B. Shull
Fred B. Hale
Adell Petty
Plainview
Hendrex, Shull
Hale
Hodges
Fuston
John Patrick Farley
John M. Farley
31St St
United States Naval Training Center
San Diego
Farley
Lubbock High School
Navy
Pvt
Logan D. Fitch
al B. Fitch
85Th Ordnance Battalion
Germany
Walter L. Dyer
Littlefield
Itazuke Air Base
Japan
United States Air Force
Maj. Dyer
Itazuke
Floyd Dyer
Lena M. Thompson
Orlando
Fla