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Face of San AntonioBy Bob Balen)fl*\facC3’ the of Its people, and behind each face Is a story. Here Is i i J ?wl°* a°d W0Tlt;bj cno of a scriES fhroogh which you canexpecf (o meet Interest mg individuals. Their features, and yours, together make up the face of San Antonio.CHIEF PETTY OFFICER L.C. BERNA5CONI, 34, chief recruiter in charge of the Local Navy recruiting office, says the Navy has changed considerably since he enlisted In San Antonio 18 years ago. Kx-sailora may be Interested to kttosv that a swab is no longer a swab. A swab Is now, heaven forbid, a mop!A graduate of Central Catholic High School Bernascmd had an after-school job with San Antonio's first H.E.B. store before ho signed up to become living proof of llie familiar slogan:I ‘'Join the Navy and see iha world.He has covered just about the entire globe in his service travels, ranging over the South Pacific. the Far E.isf, Europe, Afaska and (he Caribbean areas. He has served on destroyer escorts, first lino carriers and attack cargo ships used in amphibious operations.Chief Bernasconj has been assigned to the San Antonio recruiting office for a year. Thisoffice covers a district of 10 South Texas caun tics. He reports an average of 40 men sign uj monthly. In contrast, the office enlists om woman a month for the Navy’s women's aux iliary, the WAVES.The Navy has no draftees, ho points out being strictly a volunteer service. Young mei 17 to 31 may join, with job opportunities open ii more than GO categories, ranging from nuelea weapons rnan to cook. For svomen there ar© 2 career opportunities, from aviation to adminl* tration. Navy pay starts at £18 a month for ■ recruit, and scales upward to $1,700 a month in a full admiral. Minimum physical requirement, for naval service are height of five feet, am weight of ICKl pounds.Berna.scomo is a low-80s golfer, playing us ually at the Brackenridge course. Ha-and hi? u ifu. Anna Mae, and daughters Elizabeth 'Ann 12. and Henrietta, 7. live at 315 Wake Forrest.
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San Antonio Express and News
San Antonio, Texas, US
Sun, Mar 17, 1963
Page 47
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Ryan R.
TX, USA 28 Feb 2021
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