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A month-iong search of Marine, school and other Scioto County records has proved that there is no such person as Lance Cpl. Charles Sead, a name circulated around the glob£ as a Portsmouth marine.But the search proved another thing: The name was wrong. The Marine pictured in thousands of newspapers and mailed to Portsmouth residents was Lance Cpl. Charles Soard, a son of Mrs. Elizabeth W. Soard, 1125 Second St.The picture of the Marine carrying a Vietnamese civilianS(|iinl)!lc OnOver Annie'sHirthplaeeBy GEORGE STRODECOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -Annie Oakley might misfire if Ohio's world famous marks-woman knew about “the shooting match” developing over her birthplace.Little Sure Shot became a living legend around the world for the wav she could fire a rifle as a school girl in the late 19th century.Her crack shooting helped her support seven sisters and brothers before she was 10 It led her to marriage and a remarkable vaudeville career. I too.But all the bulleyes she fired' — she once broke 4.772 of 5.000 clay birds in a 13-hour stretch —can’t unravel the knot over where she was born.One faction, including the great-granddaughter of the doc-! tor who brought her into the1 world, claims she was bom in a farmhouse near Greenville ito safety first appeared in mil-tary papers in Vietnam, but Portsmouth men serving there were unable to identify the ambassador of good will.Many of the servicemen clipped the picture and sent it home, asking their parents to help with identification. None could find a record of the Marine with a name to match the picture.School records showed nothing to match the name of Charles Sead. nor did records of Marine Corps recruiter, Gunnery Sgt Carl Siers.The clippings continued to bombard Portsmouth residents, and the mother finally recognized the picture, but was unable to figure out the name mix-up She checked with her son and he confirmed the picture was taken while he was helping a villager to a helicopter for processing to a refugee center.The Marine, a native of Cincinnati, never lived here. His mother came here to live with a daughter, Mrs. Mary Shaw, while the son attended a Michigan school.While here for a visit in 1965 young Soard enlisted for a hitch in the Marines, and later served with the Merchant Marine for a year. His last enlistment was in January 1968 at San Diego. Calif. It was this enlistment which sent him to Vietnam.The Marine Corps photo, moved all over the world on press wire services, never got the name corrected. The picture which drew so much attention, and puzzled so many people, showed Cpl. Soard doing one of the many tasks which come natural to the servicemen serving in South Vietnam.The Marine Corps, finally recognizing the mistake in the IIDENTIFIED, Lance Cpl. Charles Soard, a son of Mrs. Elizabeth Soard, 1125 Second St., carries a Vietnam villager to safety and processing as a refugee. The picture was published around the world with a name which baffled former Portsmouth residents who thought they knew all the names of area families. As it turned out, the picture carried the wrong name, leaving everyoen confused. (UPI Telephoto.)name, came through Tuesday with an official apology for the error. The communication from the Marine Corps explained that the picture had reached the hearts of thousands all over the world.Mrs. Soard said the official message also expressed regret that the name had been confused, causing many who would have recognized the Marine to see only the act of human kindness, without recognizing the benefactor by name.Cincinnati Minister To Lealt;1 Nixon ServiceWASHINGTON fAP) - Wor-1 ship services will be conducted for President Nixon and his family at the White House next I Sunday—Mother’s Day.Stephen P. Szilagvi, pastor of i the Philippus United Church of Christ in Cincinnati, Ohio, will conduct the services.Szilagyi also is chaplain of the Department of Ohio of the American Legion.Search Reveals Marine s Name
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Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Wed, May 06, 1970
Page 49
Full Page
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Scioto C.
OH, USA 31 May 2024
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