Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Military personnel receive promotions and assignments abroad and at home. Richard E. Curtis becomes lieutenant commander in the U S Navy Supply Corps at Mechanisburg Pennsylvania. Airman C David S McNeil arrives Castle AFB California for SAC unit duty after Germany tour. Byron B Belcher, aviation electrical mate second class, son of Clarence Belcher Sophia. Marine Pfc John B Elliott Jr son of Gustine Elliott Beckley completes mine and demolitions course at Rota Spain. Sgt Don E Edwards receives 25 cash award at Aviano Italy for military improvement suggestion. he is a supply specialist at Beach AFB South Carolina. Edwards, a Kopperston native, graduated Oceana High School and enlisted in 1954.
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U. S. Navy
U.S. Navy Ships Parts Control Center
Mechanisburg
Richard E. Curtis
Herbert Curtis
Beckley
Marine Corps
Marine Barracks
Rota
Spain
John B. Elliott Jr
Gustine Elliott, Beckley
Aviano AB
Italy
Don E. Edwards
Oceana
Edwards
Beach Afb
S. C
John Edwards
Kopperston
Oceana High School
Air Force NCO Assigned as Cook at Bentwaters RAF Station
S. Sgt. Lester Gibson of Mount Hope arrives at Bentwaters RAF Station England to join the 81st Combat Support Group as a cook. He entered service in 1951 after duty at Clinton Sherman AFB Oklahoma. He attended Meadow Bridge High School. his wife Sylvia hails from San Antonio Texas.
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U. S. Air Force
Europe
Lester Gibson
Mount Hope
Bentwaters
England
Gibson
Robert Gibson
81St
Clinton Sherman Afb
Oklo
Meadow Bridge High School
Sylvia
San Antonio
Tex
Lawson Promoted to Lance Corporal at Jacksonville
Charles A. Lawson son of Mr and Mrs Charles Lawson Beckley 234 Eighth St was promoted to lance corporal while serving with the Marine Barracks at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville Florida He is a Byrd Prillerman High School graduate entered service in 1960 and serves on the Main Security Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Barracks
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Charles A. Lawson
Charles Lawson
Eighth St
Beckley
Byrd Prillerman High School
Fayetteville Soldier Joins Crossed Flags II in Germany
Pfc. Charles Castle of Fayetteville participates with the 505th Signal Group in the Crossed Flags II field exercise in Germany. An 18-year-old teletype operator, he entered the Army in 1962 after basic training at Fort Jackson and attended Fayetteville High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
505Th Signal Group
Germany
Charles Castle
Sylvia Castle
Lively St
Fayetteville
Castle
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Fayetteville High School
Airman Vandell reassigned to Peace AFB for air police duty
Airman C John P Vandell son of Mrs Lillian Vandell Layland is reassigned to Peace AFB New Hampshire for training and duty as an air policeman after Mea dow Bridge High and Lackland AFB genie training. S Sgt Harrison Mustafa Princewick, temporarily in New Delhi with a U S Air Force task force aiding India’s military development, is a jet engine mechanic with the 317th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Evreux AB France and will return there after the assignment. Pvt Coy A Lusk son of Mr and Mrs Robert Lusk Baileysville completed advanced artillery training at Ft Sill Oklahoma after enlisting in 1962 following Baileysville High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Afb
N. H
C. John P. Vandell
Lillian Vandell
Layland
Vandell
Meadow Bridge High
Lackland Afb
New Delhi
India
U.S. Air Force
Harrison Mustafa
Princewick
Mustafa
317Th Consolidated
Evreux AB
France
Hasane Mustafa
Stoco High School
Doris Jester
Hope, Ark
Artillery and Missile Center
Ft. Sill
Okla
Pvt
Coy A. Lusk
Robert Lusk
Baileysville
Lusk
Baileysville High School
Army
Ft. Gordon
Serving with Heavy Attack Squadron Three in Florida
The fragment notes personnel serving with Heavy Attack Squadron Three at the Naval Air Station in Sanford, Florida, indicating assignment or status within this unit and base.
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Naval Air Station, Sanford, Fla
Richmond earns Expert Tank Weapons badge in Germany
Pfc. Roger J. Richmond, 24, son of Mr and Mrs Russell Richmond of Minden, received the Expert Tank Weapons badge in Germany. He arrived overseas in 1962 as a tank driver in Troop 1, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron. He joined the Army in 1961 at Fort Gordon Georgia and attended Minden High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Roger J. Richmond
Russell Richmond
Minden
Richmond
3Rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Ft. Gordon
Minden High School
Safe Driver Award Recipient in Germany
Pfc. Carlos L. Crouch of Cranberry received a safe driver award for 6 000 miles driven without an accident or traffic violation while assigned to the 4th Transportation Battalion 32nd Company in Germany. He entered the Army in 1961 and trained at Ft Gordon Georgia. The 25 year old soldier attended Woodrow Wilson High School and worked for New River Company before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th Transportation Battalion
Germany
Carlos L. Crouch
Harry Crouch
Cranberry
Crouch
Army
Ft. Gordon
Woodrow Wilson High School
New River Company
Sergeant Ernest O Miller Airlifted Soldier in ROTA Plan
Sgt. Ernest O Miller of the 1st Battalion 23rd Infantry, airlifted from Ft Benning under the ROTA PLAN rotation system, is the son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Miller of Matheny Rt 16. He joined the Army in 1961 after attending Oceana High School and working for Green Fly Lumber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
23Rd Infantry
Ft. Benning
Ernest O. Miller
Lawrence Miller
Rt. 16
Matheny
Miller
Army
Oceana High School
Green Fly Lumber Co
Seaman Thomas E Lilly Returns From Mediterranean Tour
Aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt which recently returned to Mayport Florida after seven weeks in the Mediterranean is Thomas E Lilly a seaman and son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Lilly Rt 9 Beaver The item notes his return and parentage in a Navy roster style entry.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mayport
Fla
Mediterranean
Thomas E. Lilly
Seaman
Joseph Lilly
Rt. 9
Beaver
Sailors Return to Mayport Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt
Returning to Mayport Florida aboard the carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt were Marvin A. Glenn boiler man third class son of Mr and Mrs Willis Glen 226 Plumley Ave Beckley and Joe C Shelton shipfitter third class son of Mr and Mrs Joe Shelton Crab Orchard.
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Mayport
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Marvin A. Glenn
Boilerman
Willis Glen
Plumley Ave
Beckley
Joe C. Shelton
Shipfitter
Joe Shelton
Improvements Planned in Sophia
Sophia Council outlined a street improvement program to be submitted to the Housing and Home Finance Agency under the Accelerated Public Works Program seeking a $66,750 federal grant. Property owners will cover 25 percent of the $89,000 cost, $1.65 per front foot over 10 years, with petitions already received.
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Sophia Council
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Community Facilities Administration
Council
Deem
Dunn Street
Burl A. Sawyers
State Road Commission
United States
SRC
W. Va
Crab Orchard-Sophia
Sophia
F. D
Emma J. Daniel
M. L
Pearl May Tosh
Anthony Sparacino
Fire crews rescue boy near Golden Gate Bridge incident
In Sausalito California a rope dangling boy prompted firemen police and Coast Guard helicopter to respond near the bridge. Rescue teams found an Air Force sergeant fishing calmly at the cliff base explaining he had been lowering himself on a 100 foot rope for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sausalito
Calif
UPD
Coast Guard
Golden Gate Bridge
Air Force
Beckley Delegates Attend Pittsburgh Mining Convention
Beckleyers John W Straton and Leslie C Gates of Gates Engineering Co attend the American Mining Congress Coal Convention in Pittsburgh Pa with their wives. C H Graham and Leonard M Ellis of Gates Co plan to join them today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Mining Congress
Pittsburgh
Beckleyans
John W. Straton
Leslie C. Gates
The
Gates Engineering Co
C. H. Graham
Leonard M. Ellis
Gates Co
Raleigh County Girl Scout Festival Promises Olden Days Theme
Raleigh County Girl Scouts in the Alpine District prepare for the County Festival at the Recreation Building on May 11. Troops will host booths depicting scouting activities under the theme Olden Days in West Virginia. Participants include troop 264 members Ann Straub Joan Smith Gale Phillips Linda Massing Sharon Sampson Joan Wooddell and Donna Hansberry.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Troop 264
Ann Straub
Joan Smith
Gale Phillips
Linda Massing
Sharon Sampson
Joan Wooddell
Donna Hansberry
WVU Seminar Analyzes National Advertising Survey
Beckley Saturday seminar organized by Dean Quintus C. Wilson of WVU School of Journalism gathered WVU faculty and newspaper representatives to examine a survey of national advertising placements in West Virginia papers. Present were Martha Bane Winston, Jack G. Watts, Francis P. Fisher, T. C. Faulconer, Dean Wilson, and W. R. Summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Quintus C. Wilson
West Virginia University School of Journalism
WVU Journalism
West Virginia
Martha Bane Winston
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Jack G. Watts
The
Princeton Daily Times
Francis P. Fisher
WVU
T. C. Faulconer
Hinton Daily News
Dean Wilson
W. R. Summers
Truman to turn 79 in Independence Missouri
Former President Harry S. Truman celebrates his 79th birthday in Independence Missouri. He quips he would rather people forget his birthdays and says they only make him feel older. The UPI report notes his age and lighthearted remark about aging.
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Truman
Independence, Mo
UPI
Harry S. Truman
Crews Won't Contest Ruling On 2 Ballots
T M Tom Crews lost by one vote in Ward IV after two ballots bearing a single poll clerk’s signature were invalidated by Circuit Court Judge Knapp. Crews will not contest the ruling, citing the legal requirement for two signatures to prevent ballot fraud. The decision references Kirkpatrick versus Deegans and notes the Lake Stephens levy election to fund tourism facilities.
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T. M
Tom” Crews
C. E
Chuck” Parsons
Circuit Court
Knapp
West Virginia
Crews
Sion
Kirkpatrick Versus Deegans
Lake Stephens
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Castle Afb
Strategic Air Command
C. David S. McNeil
Glen Daniel
McNeil
Vigl
Virgil McNeil
Glen Rogers High School
Byron B. Belcher
Aviation Electrician
Clarence Belch- 1
J. Elliott
D. Edwards
J. Vandell
H. Mustafo
California
G. M. Powers
Anteed
Ward
Satuday
Lorraine
Acon
LA Fashions
Special Group
Famous Name Sportswear
Bermudas
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