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ere et NCI mem mmry wt are with total of W court service, bade week to the service they have served si long Retiring tom the Mary were Lt. Augustus T Elson, 4 officer of the Miami ares f Nab. Chief Pay Clerk lou Island, Levie, Lingayen Gulf and Iwe Jt Leaving nautical life after a full 40 years, LA. Augustus Elison, who is inspection officer and rep resentative of Commander Naval Air Bases, Sixth Naval District in the Minit stee received his Would Do It Over Entering the Navy in March 1920 at Philadelphia. Elson has erved on both the east and west coasts. He received his commis sion as Machinist, Warrant Offi cer, in May 143. Emphasizing that he has had a meat enjoyable and interesting Navy career, Elison stated that he would have any regrets” if he had it to do all over again. He is going home to his family in Miam) to take things easy for s while Elison's career may have vended, but it still lives on in hi won, Augustus T. Elison, Jr. ADI, who is with FABRon 100 here as Weil knows to ant people in the Jacksonville area is Chief Clerk Edward B. Abel ot Supply Department who left the Navy last week. For three years if men into the Started At 15 Beginning his colorful career at the age of only 13) Abel used his brother's name for 21 year be fore having his records changed. During World War 1, Abel was just a “kid” aboard the USS New Orleans in Vladivostok, Siberia During the period between the two wars Abel served on many ships, making cruise to practic ally very corner of the globe, man shore duty at se an. Commissioned as Chief Warrant Offeer in March 1943, he sweeti on at Pearl Mare bor, Marshall Islands, Guam, Pa nthes Plorida After the war Abel came back to Jacksonville as assistant to be commisesry officer, then was transfered to Glynco, Ga. before ing to San Juan, Puerto Rico, ¢ served aboard the USS Wright i December 148 when he ame back 10 Jex my geaistant to the materiel officer in the Supply department. Abel, now that he is retired. He going home to Brunswick, Ga, to make him here. Completing 30 years, 3 monthe A days service with the Patrick Owen O'Brien, said goodbye to his Naval Hospital friends last week O'Brien entered the service in August 1818. He came to Jax in December 1947, serving since then at the hospital in the pharmacy trats personnel and record office. He hasn't voiced any the future, but O'Brien ly must agree with Flo Vice verse, as he recently pur chased @ home in Lake Shore.
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Jacksonville Jax Air News
Jacksonville, Florida, US
Thu, Apr 06, 1950
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