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speeu uiiiri vyIIIUVJIIU UIIV4 mWheeler Man in Viet Nam as Combat EngineerWHEELER — Army ggt. Jonas 0. Peterson, sonof Mr. and Mrs. Seph C. Peterson, Wbeeler, is serving with the 1st Infantry Division i n Ben Cat, Viet Nam, as a combat engineer.Sgt. Peterson has 10 years ofmilitary experience.He is married to the former Frances Kindschy, Knapp, and has an adopted daughter, Michelle.Keesler AFB, Miss., from the training course for U. S. Air Force radar operators.Airman Larson, a graduate of Ellsworth Senior High School, is being reassigned to Shaw AFB, S. C-, for duty with the Tactical Air Command.at Lackland AFB, Tex.STRUM — Airman Michael A. Bolling, son of Mr. and Mrs.Leonard 0. Bolling, Rt. 1, Strum, has been assigned to George AFB, Calif., after completing Air Force basic training. The airman, a 1965 graduateof Eleva-Strum Central High School, will be trained on t h e job as a vehicle maintenance specialist with the Tactical Air Command.ETTRICK — Airman James E. Remus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwick E. Remus, Ettrick, has been selected for training at Keesler AFB, Miss., as an Air Force communications specialist.The airman, a 1965 graduate of Gale-Ettrick High School, Galesville, recently completed basic training at Lackland AFB,Tex.CHIPPEWA FALLS - Ray-mond F. Gehl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Gehl, 1221 Wheaton St., Chippewa Falls, has been promoted to airman first class in the U. S. Air Force.Airman Gehl is a materiel specialist at Grand Forks AFB, N. D. He is a graduate of Mc-Donell High School. His wife, Mary, is the daughter of Mrs.Ann Giauque of Arvilla, N. D.ELLSWORTH - Airman 3-CLee E. Larson, son of Mr. and Otg*. Lrtand Larson, Belden-ville, has been graduated atWILLARD — Airman William W. Backus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Backus, W i 1-lard, has been selected for training at Lowry AFB, Colo., as an Air Force weather specialist. The airman, a 1965 graduateof Greenwood High School, recently completed basic trainingSTOCKHOLM - Airman Stanley P. Swenson Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Swenson, Rt. 1, Stockholm, has been assigned to Travis AFB. Calif., after completing Air Force basic training.The airman, a 1965 graduate of Pepin High School, will be trained on the job as a transportation specialist with the Air Force Logistics Command.Charles P. Hockert, Ridgeland, was promoted Oct. 19 to specialist five in Germany.Specialist five is an enlisted rank equivalent to die rank of sergeant.paiothschrecfroty-Plt;Flt;Specialist Hockert, a mechanic in Company B, 66th Maintenance Battalion near Kaise slaut-ern, entered the Army in October 1956. He was stationed in Korea before arriving in Germany on this tour of duty i n 1964. Hockert is a 1953 graduate of Barron High School.RIDGELAND - Philip C. Hockert, aon of Mr. and Mrs.CHIPPEWA FALLS - Pvt. Coonstance M. Wiltrout, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Wiltrout, Rt. 2, Chippewa Falls, completed eight weeks of basic military training at the Women’s Army Corps Center, Fort McClellan, Ala., Oct. 29.Private Wiltrout received instruction in such subjects as Army history and traditions,administrative procedures and first aid.ICoioutgatpraherARojcorereacrsecCofbarstalt;She is a 1965 graduate of Chippewa Falls High School.mocheEthecafliglnilerepbyI
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Eau Claire Leader
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
Tue, Nov 02, 1965
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