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Report Shows Neighbors ServingStars And Stripes All Over WorldA round up of servicemen stationed at home and abroad finds many of our young neighbors serving the “Star andStripes” in different branchesof the armed forces.Three, serving with the marines in Vietnam, aree:Herman L. Smith. Jr., hospital corpsman third class, son of Mrs. Mary C. Hopkins, 6612 Perry. Herman joined the newly-formed Fourth Regimental Sniper Platoon as a corpsman and ended up qualifying as a sniper.Cpl. Clarence W. Pressley, son of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas R. Pressley, 7037 Elizabeth, is serving with “K“ battery, 4th Battalion, Twelfth marine regiment, 3rd Marine Division, on search and destroy missions inthe Da Nang area.4. Cpl. Ronald Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Morris,7344 Southpark, Ronald waspromoted to his present rank while serving with the 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion,that attempts to keep the skies above Da Nang and surrounding area free of enemy aircraft.Stationed in San Diego, Calif.. are three marines:Pvt. Robert Williams, son ofMr. and Mrs. John H. Williams8817 Calumet. Robert graduated from an eight weeks intensified course where he learnedsmall arms marksmanship,bayonet fighting, and methodsof self-protection. He will undergo four weeks of individualcombat training and fourweeks of basic specialist training in his military occupationalfield before being assigned to a permanent unit.Pvt. Clemmie T. Crosby, sonof Mr. and Mrs. CornelisuCrosby, 424 W. 61st st.Pvt. Charles Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tillie Russell,1142 W. 62nd st.Graduated from Officer Candidate Course at Marine Corps Schools after a 10 week academics, leadership and physicalfitness course. Quantico, Va., is Phillip A. Carroll, son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Carroll, 8500 Blackstone. Phillip has been assigned to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., where he will undergo flight training for approximately 18 months to qualify as a marine pilot.Serving aboard aircraft carriers are:Seaman Stephen F. Burkett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F.Burkett, 6453 Morgan, aboard the USS Cacapon, who tookpart in the four-day fruitlesssearch for four Navy crewmenwho had bailed out of their “Skywarrior aircraft over the South China Sea.Seaman Michael J. Gorman Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Gorman Sr., 8339 Drexel, presently attending the annual Rose Festival inPortland, Ore., as a crew member aboard the attack transport USS Montrose, one of 12 First Fleet warships attending the festivities.Seaman Morris J. Crawford,son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Crawford, 7847 Ingleside.Seaman Joseph A. GuidryJr.. son of Mrs. Alfretta M. Guidry, 8210 Drexel.Both seamen Crawford and Guidry have returned to San Diego, Calif., aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Canberra after four months of combat operations off the coast of Vietnam.Seaman Mike I. Ring, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Ring, 9343 Woodlawn, has completed seven weeks of Navy basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He will be assigned to duty according to his navy classification, test, his own desires, and the needs of the Navy.
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Chicago, Illinois, US
Thu, Jul 14, 1966
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