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.PAGE S-BTHE ODESSA AMERICANSUNDAY, JUNE 20, 1971News Of Permian Basin Men In Military Service IORLANDO, FLA. — Navv Air-|brigade. He holds the bronze Wan Apprent. YANCY R. FIRM- star medal and two awards of AN, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. (he army commendation medal Yancy of 1318 West 12th, wasjlis wife, Irene, is with Jmn atgraduated from recruit training at Me Naval Training Center. 0 r hi n d o , Fla. He attended Odessa College.«. SAN ANTONIO — Airman ■ DONALD R. NORMAN, son of -Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Norman of 1511 South Jackson, has completed basic training at Lackland AFB. He has been assigned to Chanute AFB, 10., for training in the aircraft equipment maintenance field Airman Nor . man is a 1970 graduate of Ector High SchooLthe barracks.- SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII - Army M. Sgt. BENNIE J. MULLINS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben J. Mull ms, of Tatum, N. M., reenhsted for three -years in the regular army while serving with the 25th infantry division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.. He is personnel management supervisor with headquarters! company of the division's 1stUSS MIDWAY — Navv P. 0. 3. C. HARLEY D, PATMAN, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. 1. Pat man and husband of the former Lee A, Groves, all of Loving ton. N. M.. is now deployed to the Western Pacific aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Midway for duty with the U. S. Seventh Fleet.of North Side High School. Fort Wortn. He received his B. S. de lree in psychology from North Texas Stale University at Den tor. in 1967 and was commissioned there through the ROTC program. Capt. Upton’s wife is the former Sharon J. Summers.THAILAND - U. S. A. F. Capt. CLAUDE L. UPTON, son of Claude Upton, Brownsville, is on dutv at Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand.Capt. Upton, a munitions officer. is assigned to a unit of the Pacific Air Forces, headquarters for air operations in Southeast Asia, the Far East and the Pacific area. Before his arrival m Thailand, he served at Homestead AFB. Fia.The captain, whose mother, Mrs. Bonnie Wright, resides at 5613 Colder, is a 1957 graduateFORT LEONARD WOOD, MO. - Army Pvt. KENNETH E. PAYNE, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zane H. Payne, 1303 East 56th. completed an eight-week combat engineer course at the U. S. Army Training Center, engineer, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.KIRCH GONS, GERMANY -Army Pvt. DANIEL BITALOS, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Bitalos, Pecos, was assigned to the 3rd armored division near Kirch Gons, Germany.Pvt. Bitalos is assigned as a rifleman in headquarters company, 2 nd battalion of the division’s 36th infantry. The soldier’s wife, Irma, lives in Bar-stow.FORT POLK, LA. —Army Pvt. GLYNN R. MEWBORN, 20son of Mrs, Lucy G. Mewborn. Fort Worth, completed eight weeks ot basic training at the U S. Arniv Training Center, Infantry, Fort Pork, La.Pvt Mewborns father. Alan R. Mewborn, lives in Crane.USS MIDWAY - Navy Fireman Apprent. FRED G. WATKINS, son of Mrs. Leslie W. Go heen of 1410 East Century, and husband of the former Deborah R. Harrison of 403 East S5th. is now deployed to the Western Pa eific aboard Hie attack aircraft carrier USS Midway for duly with the U. S. Seventh Fleet.USS GRIDLEY — Navv P. O. 2 C. BILL HILL, son of Mr. Charles L. Hill of 941 Nimitz, has returned to his homeport of Long Beach, Calif., aboard the guided missile frigate USS Grid-ley after a six-month deployment with the U. S. Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. Enroute home, his ship visited Guam, Midway Island and Pearl Harbor.VICTORVILLE, Calif. -U . S . A . F. Capt. JAMES D. AKERS, soil of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Akers ot 2208 Santa Monica, lias arrived for duty at George AFB. Calif.Capt. Akers, an F-4 Phantom navigator, is assigned to a unit of the Tactical Air Command which provides combat units for air support of U.S. ground forces. The captain previously served at March AFB, Calif.A 1958 graduate of Odessa High School, he received his associate degree in history in 1961 from Odessa Junior College and his bachelor of science degree in 1963 from Texas Tech University.Capt. Akers' wife, Sharon, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, J C, Boone, of 1010 North Graham,PATUXENT RIVER, MD. -Lt. Cmdr. BUDDY C, JOHNSTON, husband of the former MARION L. KEITH of 1905 E. 13th, is serving with Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Four, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md,FORT POLK, LA. - JACKIEW. ALLEN. Dallas. 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Allen, completed eight weeks of basic training at the U. S. Army training center, infantry, Fort Polk, La.Pvt. Allen’s wife, Judy, lives in Seminole.ORLANDO, FLA. - Navy Fireman Apprent. CRAIG E. CORNETT, nephew of Mrs. Bette Taylor of Lovington, N. M., was graduated from basic training at the Recruit Training Command, Orlando, Fla.MILLINGTON, TENN.Navy P. O. 3 C. TERRY C, SMITH, husband of the former Mary P. White of Hobbs, N M., was graduated from the Class “B” Avionics Course at the Naval Air Technical Training Cen ter, Millington, Tenn.VIETNAM - Spec- 5 DON ALD A. LEACH, 23, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Parkinson, live on Route 1, Odessa, received the army com mendation medal in Vietnam.The medal was awarded for meritorious service. Such ser vice can be over an extended period of time or for outstanding achievement in a single situ-lation.Spec. Leach received the a-ward while assigned as a labo-atory technician with the U. S Army medical research team lin Vietnam.FORT POLK, LA. - Army (Pvt. PAUL D. FELTMAN, 20, son of Mrs. Essie M. Hmes, Dallas. completed eight weeks of -asic training at the U. S. army raining center, infantry, Fort oik. La.Pvt. Feltman’s father, James Feltman, lives in Dallas. His (wife, Bobbe, lives at 1111 East ;9th.mendation Medal near Long Binh, Vietnam.Spec. Dim nm i Is a clerk-typ* 1st in headquarters company, 1st signal brigade.FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Army Spec. 4. NEWTON T. PAINTER, son of Mr. and Mrs, N. F. Painter, Pecos, received the Army Commendation Medal at Fort Bragg, N.C.Spec. Painter received the award while assigned as an information specialist with the 82d Administration Company, 82D Airborne Division at the fort.The specialist received his B.A. degree in 1969 from the University of Texas at Austin His wile, Rebecca, also lives in Pecos.FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo - Army Pvt. JOHN A. MIZE, son of Mrs. Rex Faulkner, San Antonio, completed an eight-week combat engineer course at the U.S. Army Training Center, Engineer, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.His father, Conrad Mize, lives at 4121 Melody Lane.VIETNAM - on the ]ob in Vietnam is Army Spec. 5 WAYNE A. SIMS, son of Arthur Sims, Iraan.The 21-year-oid soldier is a microwave repairman with the 327th Signal Company, 39th Signal Battalion near Plantation.FORT POLK, La. - Army Pvt. PHILLIP L. EVERETT, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bessie W. Everett, Seminole, com-SAN ANTONIO — Airman AMES L. BIGHAM, son of Mr. md Mrs. James A. Bigham of iVink, has completed basic train-ng at Lackland AFB. He has een assigned to Sheppard AFB ‘or training in the wire mamte-ance field. Airman Bigham is a .971 graduate of Wink High ehool and attended Odessa College.USS MIDWAY — Navy Fire-an Apprent. MAC D TEM-’LETON, son of Mrs. Opal L 'empleton of Hobbs. N.M., is iow deployed to the Western Pa-ific aboard the attack aircraft arrier USS Midway for duty ith the U.S. Seventh Fleet.pleted eight weeks of basic training at the U.S. Army Training Center, Infantry, Fort Polk, La.USS SARATOGA - Navy Airman THOMAS L. CROW JR., son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Crown Sr. ot 322 West Jackson, and husband of the former Anne C. Caudle, both of Lovington, N. M., is serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga with the U. S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.USS LUCE - Navy Seaman DAVID M, SNODGRASS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Snodgrass of 208 West 48th, participated in commissioning ceremonies o! the guided missile destroyer USS Luce at the Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia. His ship has been assigned to the Atlantic Fleet Cruiser-Destroyer Force and will be homeported at Newport, R. I.COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - U. S A F. Lt. Col. LUTHER E. MILLSAP, son of Mrs. Eu-rene Harris of 2112 West Eighth, has been decorated with the Meritorious Service Medal at Ent AFB, Colo.Col. Millsap distinguished himself as an air operations officer at Grand Forks AFB, N. D.He was honored during ceremonies at Ent where he now serves with Headquarters, Aerospace Defense Command which protects the U, S. against hostili aircraft and missiles.The colonel, who was commissioned in 1953 through the aviation cadet program and holds the aeronautical rating of command pilot, has served in Vietnam and was credited with 109 combat missions.A 1946 graduate of Phillips High School, he attended Cisco Junior College and Midwestern University. Wichita Falls.His wife, Barbara, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. McCauley of Fort Worth.IASSIGNED — Airman Fred L. Wood Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Wood Sr., 1400 East Fifth, has completed basic training at Lackland AFB. He has been assigned to Keester AFB, Miss., for training in communicationsFORT POLK, La. — Army Pvt. ROBERT S. MANN. 23. son of Mr, and Mrs. Walter B. Mann, Richardson, completed eight weeks of basic training at the U. S. Army Training Center, Infantry. Fort Polk, La.His wife, Carol, lives In Austin. Pvt. Mann received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in 1970 from Southwestern University at Georgetown.STILLWATER. Okla. - ROB-
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