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Navy personnel advance and arrive aboard ships nationwide
Navy personnel from Illinois communities including Homewood Park Forest Richton Park and Chicago Heights join the service. Lt Edward Fairbairn arrives on USS George Washington in Norfolk after U S Merchant Marine Academy and Notre Dame degrees. Others earn designations promotions and complete boot and specialized courses at San Diego Great Lakes and Camp Lejeune with affiliations to Oak Forest Rich East Seton Marian Crete Monee and Crete-Monee High Schools and multiple Navy Marine Corps units.
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Navy
Edward J. Fairbairn
Lewis H. and
Ann Fairbairn of
Homewood
George Washington
Norfolk, Va
Hillcrest High School
Country Club
Hills
Fairbairn
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
N.Y
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Ind
Army Reserve
Lamar A. Jackson
Ronnell L. Jackson
Park Forest
Lynda K Jackson
Chicago
William N. Johnson
Verna M. Johnson
Hazel Crest
Fort Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
Army
Jackson
University of Illinois
Champaign
Rich East High School
Johnson
Park College
Parkville
Washington Park High School
Racine
Wis
Norman D. Eadie
Norman
Karen F. Eadie
Richton Park
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Engineer School
Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune
N.C