Marine sergeant Fries receives promotion to master gunnery sergeant
Master Sergeant Lawrence Fries of National Ave is pictured with Col. Melvin D. Henderson as Fries is promoted to Master Gunnery Sergeant the Marine Corps highest technical rank. He has served as First Sergeant of a Hats unit for 20 months and with the same company for 40 months. Fries recently spent a short leave with his wife Madge Abshire and heads to Chinhae Korea for duty with the Naval Advisory Group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Fries
National Ave
Melvin D. Henderson
Sixth Marine Department
Marine Corps
Sgt. Fries
Madge Abshire
Chinhae
Korea
Naval Advisory Group
Local men join military training and assignments
Recruit Justice R Russell and Recruit Fost are assigned to Company B 6th Battalion 2nd Training Regiment Fort Jackson for eight weeks. Donald Hayward USN boilerman second class is on an eight week training exercise at Guantanamo Bay aboard USS Willard Keith. Pfc Nelson Longerbeam Jr returned from Willow Freeze Alaska after winter training. Local men Roy F Price and Donald B Reed serve with US Forces in Germany. Ronald J Cain graduated Jump School at Fort Campbell after training at Fort Jackson Fort Riley and Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice R. Russell
Route 1
Ponyt Fost
Lewis H. Fost
Roosevelt Blvd
2Nd Training Regiment
Fort Jackson
D.C
Donald C. Hayward
USN
Eleanor P. Hayward
W. Cork St
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Willard Keith
Nelson Longerbeam, Jr
Longerbeam
Millwood
Willow Freeze
Alaska
S. C
Clarke County
Germany
Pic
Roy F. Price
Lorenzo F. Price
S. Cameron St
Donald B. Reed
Mary E. Reed
N. Loudoun St
U.S
Price
Margaret Price
Highland Ave
Murnau
Reed
Isella Reed
Lawton, Okla
Baumhol
Military personnel moves span Army Navy and Marine units
Marine Sgt Charles W Taylor Jr son of Mr and Mrs Taylor of 321 Highland Ave reen listed for six years after Handley training. Sgt Nathan H Cave of 436 Highland Ave assigned to 8th U S Army in Korea. Gorman Turner Route 1 Berryville arrives in Korea in the Signal Corps. Pvt David L Donald Valley Ave arrives Alaska for auto repair duty. Cpl Gary L Bean Route 1 serving with Tenth Marine Regiment at Camp LeJeune. James W Sumption Route 1 promoted in Verona with Signal Corps. Martin R Hodgson Route 1 enlists for three years in Army field communications. Richard C Rowland Route 1 Berryville promoted to Specialist Five in Japan Map Service. George R Christian USN returns to Mayport after Sixth Fleet Mediterranean cruise. Wanda Miller Ft McClellan completes eight weeks basic training. Cecil L Renner Jr Fort Campbell alert with 101st Airborne. Ronald Kent Kaplan VPI graduate heads to Pensacola for aviation officer training. Charles B Russell Fort Belvoir promoted to Warrant Officer in Army Engineer Center Regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Taylor
Charles W. Taylor
Taylor
Highland Ave
Marine Corps
Handley
Tenth Marine Levy
Fed Division
Nathan H. Cave
Edward H. Cave, Jr
Jane McBride
Augusta
W. Va
U.S. Army
Korea
Gorman Turner
Louella Wetzel
Joan L. Files
Route 1
Berryville
Army
Signal Corps
APO 18
San Francisco
Calif
David L. Donald
James E. Donald
Valley Ave
Alaska
James Wood
Cpl
Gary L. Bean
James L. Bean
Tenth Marine Regiment
Second Marine Division
Camp LeJeune, N.C
Richard C. Rowland
Dalton E. Rowland
Japan
U.S. Army Map Service
Fort Campbell
Cecil L. Renner, Jr
Ronald Kent Kaplan
Russell Kaplan
VPI
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Charles B. Russell
U.S. Army Engineer Center Regiment
Fort Belvoir
WO Russell
Fort Jackson
S.C
Adjutant General's School
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Navy Seaman Hugh E. Luttrell Embarks on Mediterranean Cruise
Hugh E. Luttrell, seaman first class in the United States Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton N. Luttrell of Silver Star Route, begins a six month cruise aboard the USS Howard J. Ellison in the Mediterranean Sea pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh E. Luttrell
USN
Milton N. Luttrell
Silver Star
Howard J. Ellison
Mediterranean
Paul Hillyard Begins Training at Fort Knox
Pvt. Paul W. Hillyard Jr. 25 son of Mr and Mrs Hillyard of 230 Fox Drive is taking basic training at Fort Knox following assignment to the University of West Virginia program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hillyard
Fort Knox
Paul W. Hillyard, Jr
Mrs. Hillyard
Fox Drive
Also Mentioned on This Page
FT. Jackson
Donald Hayward
Ronald Cain
Ronald J. Cain
Luther T. Cain
Treadwell St
101St Airborne Division
Cain
Fort Riley
Kan
Honolulu
James L. Fost
Nelson
S. Loucoun ST
Winchester, VA
David Donald
Gary Bean
Lejeune
James Sumption
James W. Sumption
Joseph V
Verona
Martin Hodgson
Martin R. Hodgson
Isaac S. Hodgson
Richard Rowland
Christian
George R. Christian
Sidney E. Christian
Fremont St
Mayport
Zellars
Sixth Fleet
Wanda Miller
FT. Mcclellan
Ge E. and
Paul Miller
Summit Point
Women’s Army Corps Center
Ala
Cecil Renner
Challes
Nathan Cave
Kaplon
Ronald Kaplon
Ssehold Finance Corporation
Loudoun St
America
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
The
Stock Exchange
P.O
New York 1
N. Y
Winchester
Hugh Luttrell
University of West Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rewellien Mohr
Mohr Orchards
Fogelsville
Pennsylvania
Pat
Ote
Ortho
Ernie Koch
California Chemical Company
Ortho Division
Kings Highway E
Haddonfield, N. J
Wyck Street
Jim Beaver
GRE
Wyck St
Nchester, Virginia
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