Navy Seabees Seabee Rating Eligibility and Service Terms
Qualified applicants may enlist as Third Class through Chief Petty Officer in the Navy Seabees. Eligibility depends on past trades experience and skills, with interviews then a board review at Des Moines. Selected personnel enter a two year enlistment with a thirty month active duty obligation and training in Gulfport Mississippi starting July 1967.
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Navy Seabees
Navy
Navy Recruiting Station
Des Moines
Navy Seabee
Gulfport
Mississippi
Construction Battalion
Gusport
Chief of Naval Personnel
U. S. Navy
Air Unit Promotes 4 Men From Pella
Four Pella men have received promotions in the 132nd air defense wing of the Iowa Air National Guard. Melvin D. Dop becomes staff sergeant, James I. Engbers rises to airman first class, Larry D. Kool advances to airman first class, and Gary W. Nibbelink becomes airman first class. Brig. Gen. Roger W. Gilbert commands the unit at Des Moines, which earned the Air Force outstanding unit award in 1965 and the ADCs A award the same year.
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Pella
132Nd Air Defense Wing
Iowa Air National Guard
Melvin D. Dop
Elm St
James I. Engbers
Larry D. Kool
Franklin St
Gary W. Nibbelink
West Fourth St
Roger W. Gilbert
Air Force
Ai Defense Command
Drake Graduate Ralph Hoksbergen Tops Drake Econ MA
Ralph E. Hoksbergen, Drake University graduate, earned a master of arts in economics and previously a bachelor of arts from William Penn college in 1961. He is Des Moines based supervisor of research and statistics for the Commission, son of Connie and new Mrs. Connie Hoksbergen, married to Lois Laymiller, with daughter Jana Lynn, living at 220 North Abilene Road, Ankeny.
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Ralph E. Hoksbergen
Drake University
Commission
Des Moines
Drake
William Penn College
Pella Christian High
Connie Hoksbergen
Harvey
Lois Laymiller
Grinnell
Jana Lynn
North Abilene Road
Ankeny
John A. Murray 92 Dies in Monroe Rites
Monroe mourns John A. Murray 92 who died May 30 at West Ridge Home Knoxville. He came to Monroe as a child, finished Monroe High School, entered the grocery business, and married Edith Ann Walcott April 23, 1903. Survived by daughter Maude Murray Haase Evanston TJ, grandson Alan Haase Minneapolis, great grandson John Alexander Haase. Funeral June 2 at Monroe Garden Chapel with Rev. James Poulsen officiating. burial in Silent City cemetery.
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Monroe
John A. Murray
West Ridge
Knoxville
Monroe High School
Edith Ann Walcott
Maude Murray Haase
Evanston
Alan Haase
Minneapolis
Piano Students Perform At Monroe Recital
Mrs. Don De Reus hosted a June 2 home piano recital in Monroe featuring Phyliss Rozendaal Carla Vander Pol Paul Vande Kieft Randy Schippers Mari Jee Heemstra Connie Van Haaften Priscilla Vander Ploeg Monroe Pam and Patty Booth Gwen Nickkel Prairie City LuAnn Van Wyk Ot ley Tamera Betterton Knox ville Denise Harman Gales burg Kathy Janice Dyk stra Janie Kathy De Vries Jamie De Haas Linda Nolin Monroe Ruth Goodyk Karen Ruth Wassink Grace Keuning Linda Van Wyk Arlene Ustermarkt Ot lye Susan Woody Knoxville Marlene Brubaker Prairie City. Visitors included Louis Van Roekel of Redlands California and Leland Long and family of Des Moines.
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Monroe
Don de Reus
Phyliss Rozendaal
Carla Vander Pol
Paul and
Carol Vande Kieft
Randy Schippers
Mari- Jee Heemstra
Connie van Haaften
Priscilla Vander Ploeg
Pam
Patty Booth
Gwen Nickkel
Prairie City
LuAnn van Wyk
Otley
Tamera Betterton
Knoxville
Denise Harman
Galesburg
Kathy
Janice Dykstra
Janie
Kathy de
Kenneth L. Dykstra Stationed In Japan
Airman Kenneth L. Dykstra is stationed in Japan with a service address at A2/C Kenneth L. Dykstra AF 17740705 Box 2642 610 Mil ALFT FPT FQ Yokota AFB Japan APO San Francisco CA 96328.
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Kenneth L. Dykstra
Japan
Yokota Afb
Apo San Francisco
Calif
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Air Unit
ADC
Ralph Hoksbergen
Knoxville, Iowa
B.T.U
Appl
Model
Rived
Leland Long
John Vriezelaar
General Electric
Mary Koopmans
South ST
Vandenberg
Schakel Warehouse
Pella Fri
IST
Tim
Tooter
Ticipating Store
THE
Pella Chronicle
Retail Bureau
Pella Chamber OF Commerce
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