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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1968

Page

7

Local soldiers and airmen enter service and depart overseas

Bed on re rue service reports Airman First Class Jerry L Mayes assigned to the 405th Fighter Wing in Vietnam for two months before returning to Clark Air Base Philippines to complete an 18 month overseas tour. Miss Gail V Reid and Alan L Reid also serve. Gail completed basic training at Bainbridge Maryland and is home on leave, Alan a Lance Corporal in the Marine Corps. Pfc Godfery H McDonald home on leave before Vietnam. he attends Fort Benning and serves with the 35th Engn. Cpl Dennis C Jenkins, son of Mr and Mrs H D Jenkins, is in training at Fort Benning after Army enlistment. Lt Leonard C Anderson Jr advanced rank aboard USS Robert H. McCard. Area girls Juanita C Brown and Carol E Allison enlist in USAF with basic training at Lackland.

Jerry L Mayes Charles E. Mayes Route 2 Berryville Bein Hoa Air Base Vietnam Mayes 405Th Clark Air Base Philippines Gail V. Reid Alan L. Reid Leo G. Reid Route 4 Armed Services Miss Reid R.T.C Bainbridge Alan Marine Corps MCAS SOES Cherry Point N.C Pfc Godfery H Butch) McDonald Fort Benning 35Th Enga Lewis Frank McDonald Sunnyside Station Pfe Godfery H. McDonald Co. A Apo San Francisco Calif Cpl Dennis C. Jenkins H. Douglas Jenkins S. Braddock St U.S. Army Fort Bragg Camp Polk Jenkins James Wood High School Montgomery Ward Leonard C. Anderson, Jr USN Fosler Harvey SE Richard Stephens City Robert H. McCard TSGT Robert M. Bayliss Air Force Juanita C. Brown Carol E. Allison U.S. Air Force Miss Brown Thaddeus L. Brown Christella L. Brown White Post Clarke County High School Women’s Air Force WAF Lackland Air Force Base Tex Miss Allison George W. Allison Audrey A. Carr John S. Mosby Academy Lackland Afb Air Force Technical School

Major Putnam earns 1967 Senter Award at Kirtland AFB

Major Joseph W. Putnam son of Mr and Mrs Joseph P Putnam Middle Road earns 1967 Senter Award at Kirtland AFB New Mexico for excellence as a pilot in the 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Their unit flies high altitude missions above 60000 feet during World War II era service in Europe and their research aircraft fleet supported weather reconnaissance efforts Mary Beatley is his wife daughter of William C Beatley of Star Tannery Virginia

Joseph W. Putnam Joseph P. Putnam Middle Road Kirtland Air Force Base N.M Putnam 58Th Hume Xavier University Cincinnati Ohio Mary William C. Beatley Star Tannery

Army Private Gary L. Clark Assigned in Vietnam

Army Private Gary L. Clark son of Mr and Mrs Preston A Clark of 617 S Braddock St was assigned as a generator power man with the 1st Logistical Command May 18 near Qui Nhon Vietnam His wife resides at 617 S Braddock St

Army Gary L. Clark Preston A. Clark S. Braddock St 1St Qui Nhon Vietnam S, Braddock St

Army Major Booth III Named to Commandant's List

Army Major John P. Booth III graduates from the U S Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth and earns placement on the Commandant's List. He received his commission via ROTC at Stanford University and earned a 1956 B A. degree. He is listed as son of John P. Booth Jr of Berryville and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Army John P. Booth III John P. Booth, Jr Berryville U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Fort Leavenworth Kan Booth Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Stanford Calif.) University Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity

Wayne G. Terry Earns Grand Award at Hickam AFB

2nd Lt. Wayne G. Terry and his wife Louise are linked to Shenandoah Ave. as he is honored for aiding his aero medical unit at Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii. The 10th unit earns the Major General David N. W. Grand Award for superior aeromedical evacuation management and operations. The 10th spans Japan the Philippines Guam Alaska and Vietnam with Terry credited as medical administrative officer. He graduated Plymouth High School in 1950 Allan Hancock Junior College 1962 and University of Hawaii 1966 before a 1967 direct appointment commission.

Wayne G. Terry Louise J. B. Hinchey Shenandoah Ave Hickman Air Force Base Hawaii David N. W. Grand Military Airlift Command Terry Japan Philippines Guam Alaska Vietnam Plymouth (Mass.) High School Allan Hancock Junior College University of Hawaii

Army Private Orn dorff completes combat engineer training

Army Private Harvey G. Orndorff completed eight weeks of advanced training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri on June 7. The course covered combat squad tactics infantry weapons and engineer reconnaissance. His mother Mrs Virginia B Orndorff and wife Darlene are listed with addresses in Route 5 and 2259 South Loudoun Street respectively.

Army Harvey G. Orndorff Virginia B. Orndorff Route 5 Fort Leonard Wood Darlene S. Loudoun St

Local Promotions and Naval Assignments Highlight Community Families

Leo G. Clowser Jr. is promoted to staff sergeant and assigned to the Strategic Air Command Unit at Homestead Air Force Base in Florida with wife JoAnn Sager. Grover D. Orndoff Jr. completed basic training at Great Lakes and serves aboard USS Oak Ridge in Spain, a James Wood High School ’67 graduate living via FPO New York. 1st Lt. Howard H. Huff Jr. ranks among 33 officers who recently graduated from the Organizational Maintenance Officer course at Fort Knox, with his father Frank H. Huff listed in Boyce.

Leo G. Clowser, Jr Leo G. Clowser Stephenson Strategic Air Command Homestead Air Force Base Homestead Fla Grover D, Orndoff, Jr Grover D, Orndoff Clearbrook Great Lakes Naval Center Ill Uss Oak Ridge Spain James Wood High School F.A FPO New York N.Y Howard H. Huff, Jr Fort Knox, Ky Frank H. Huff Boyce

Army Lt Col George W Miller Graduates From Staff College

Army Lt Col George W Miller son of Mrs Reatha V Miller of 115 Montague Ave graduated from the U S Army Command and General Staff College regular course on June 7 at Fort Leavenworth Kansas He was among 1048 officers from the Army Navy Marine Corps and Air Force completing the 10 month program He earned a B S degree in 1952 from the U S Military Academy at West Point New York.

Army George W. Miller Reatha V. Miller Montague Ave U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Fort Leavenworth Kaw U.S. Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Col. Miller U.S. Military Academy West Point N.Y

Tiger range spans Asia from Amur to Indian subcontinent

The tiger inhabits regions from Amurland in Siberia to India and the Malay Peninsula. It extends north to Amurland and south through the Malay Peninsula and into India, reflecting a broad geographic distribution across Asia.

Asia Amurland Siberia India Malay Peninsula

Airman Joins Suffolk County AFB Unit

Technical Sergeant Harry W. Jenkins arrives for duty at Suffolk County Air Force Base New York assigned to a unit of the Aerospace Defense Command He previously served at Da Nang Air Base Vietnam and is a Handley High School 1943 graduate veteran of World War II and the Korean War His wife is Linda A Kerns

Harry W. Jenkins Highland Ave Suffolk County Air Force Base N.Y Jenkins Aerospace Defense Command da Nang Air Base Vietnam Handley High School Linda A. Kerns

Army Specialist Durant graduates armor school with honors

Army Specialist Four Thomas A. Durant completed General Vehicle Repairman Class No. 38 at Fort Knox Kentucky with honors. He is a G C Marshall High School graduate from Falls Church and attended Shenandoah College in Winchester. Durant finished the eight week course with a 91.24 average.

Thomas A. Durant U.S. Army Armor School Fort Knox G. C. Marshall High School Falls Church Shenandoah College Winchester

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