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Begin Navy and Army Basic Training Highlights
Multiple Frederick family members and local youths begin or complete basic training at Fort Dix Fort Gordon and Great Lakes. Pvt Marion Hoffman Jr enlists eight weeks at Fort Dix while Pvt Roger Starliper completes basic at Fort Dix and heads to music school in Norfolk. James W Rhodes Jr begins Navy basic at Great Lakes and Pvt Floyd Hanshew completes lineman course at Fort Gordon. Other local servicemen enroll in Signal School Fort Monmouth and Army training at Camp Lee in preparation for advanced assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion T. Hoffman Jr
RFC 4
Frederick
3Rd
U.S. Army Training Center
Infantry
Fort Dix
N.J
Manon Hofman Sr
RFD
Frederick High School
Roger L. Starliper
Audrey Starliper
Frank Grimm
Bakerton
Army-Navy School of Music
Norfolk
Starliper
Thomas N. Powell
Woodsboro
Harold A. Twentey
Yellow Springs
James W. Rhodes Jr
James W. Rhodes Sr
Pinoak Drive
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Navy
Floyd M. Hanshew Jr
Army Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Hanshew
558Th Signal Company
Sagners Clothing Co
Benjami Walkersjaminville
Onrn
US Army Signal School
Fort Monmouth
Marie Elena Hamblin
Signal School
Department of Command Communications
Franklin H. Lambert
Linda
le Gore
Lambert
568Th Signal Company
Walkersville High School
Kehne’s Furniture Co
Paul W. Lambert
RFD 3
Army
Philip W. Whisner
Charles W. Whisner
Center Street
Fort Polk
Whisner