Barthlow and Ritter Honored in Military Updates
Willard E. Barthlow Jr. completed basic training at Fort Bragg and is now at Fort Sill for heavy artillery schooling after Loudoun Valley High. George N. Ritter Jr. earned the Distinguished Service Medal on January 19 and was promoted to Sergeant E-4 with the First Cavalry Division near Hue, Viet Nam. unit and mailing address provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard E. Barthlow, Jr
George N. Ritter, Jr
George Ritter
Route 1
First Cavalry Division
Hue
Vietnam
Soldier Paige completes field training in Germany
Army Specialist Four Penrose J. Paige, son of Mrs. Frances Paige of Middletown, will complete six weeks of field training March 22 with the 4th Armored Division near Grafenwohr Germany. Paige serves as a radio repair man with Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 37th Armor near Ansbach. Also noted: there are over 80,000 known snail species worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penrose J. Paige
Frances Paige
Middletown
4Th Armored Division
Grafenwohr
Germany
Spec. Paige
37Th Armor
Ansbach
Local Servicemen Listed With Assignments in Europe and Training
Me service notes list Sgt Shirley Scott Brown and Sgt Staxan in Germany with the 603rd Air Base Group and 4th Battalion 3rd Infantry Division near Aschaffenburg. Airman George A. Ritter completes basic training at Lackland and trains at Sheppard AFB. Private First Class Junior Lee Miller finishes basic at Fort Bragg and is at Fort Knox. Private Raymond W Hogbin completes wheeled vehicle school at Fort Jackson and is stationed at Fort Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Scott Brown
Melvin H. Brown
Orchard Ave
Germany
603Rd Air
atSemback Air Base
Semback
Frankfurt
Nancy Maxey
Winchester
Richmond Professional Institute
Richmond
Lee Miller
Clarence Miller
Slanesville
W. Va
Fort Bragg
N. C
Fort Knox, Ky
Air Medal Awarded to Sgt Gerald E Triplett
Sgt Gerald E Triplett receives the Air Medal for combat missions in Vietnam. He is promoted to sergeant, a Travis Air Force Base based airman enlisted in March 1966. He is a James Wood School graduate and attended Gardner‑Webb College North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald E
Butch
Triplett
William F. Triplett
M Falls
Vietnam
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
James Wood School
Gardner-Webb College
North Carolina
Air Force
Gerald E. Triplett
Promotion of Lenard J. Greathouse to Specialist Fourth Class
Lenard J. Greathouse son of Mr and Mrs Lawson Great house of Boyce has been promoted to Specialist Fourth Class. He attended Clarke County High school before entering the Armed Service and is stationed in Manheim Germany. His address is 4 Lenard J. Greathouse IRA 11932903 627th Supply Co PO New York NY 09166.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenard J. Greathouse
Lawson Greatouse
Boyce
Clarke County Highchool
Maneim
Germany
Supply Co
New York
N. Y
Army SSG Thomas Dent to complete seven weeks training near Grafenwöhr
Army staff sergeant Thomas K Dent son of Berryville residents will finish seven weeks of field training March 29 with the 4th Armored Division near Grafenwohr Germany. He leads a squad in Troop C 2nd Squadron 45th Cavalry based near Schwaebek Germany. The text notes a harmless zoological fact about snake vertebrae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas K. Dent
Stanley A. Dent
Berryville
4Th Armored Division
Grafenwohr
Germany
Sgt. Dent
Renate
45Th Cavalry
Schwaebeck
Local Man Commissioned as Air Force Second Lieutenant
Marvin C. Griffith Jr. of Route 1 has been commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduating from Officers Training School at Lackland AFB Texas. He will report to Los Angeles AFS for duty with the Space and Missile Systems Organization. A 1962 James Wood High graduate, he earned an M B E from the University of Virginia in 1967. His wife Martha is the daughter of Edward Sargent of 1760 Valley Mill Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Ritter
Clinton L. Ritter
Route 3
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Air Force Technical Training Center
Sheppard Air Force Base
Ritter
James Wood High School
Randolph-Macon Academy
Front Royal
Marvin C. Griffith, Jr
Marvin C. Griffith
Route 1
U. S. Air Force
Griffith
Los Angeles Air Force Station
Space and Missile Systems Organization
University of Virginia
Martha
Edward Sargent
Valley Mill Road
Newman earns Combat Infantryman Badge in Pleiku
Private First Class Robert E. Newman was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge in Pleiku Vietnam on February 29. He is a rifleman in Company B 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Division 12th Infantry and is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Newman of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Newman
Pleiku
Vietnam
Pvt. Newman
Robert L. Newman
Middletown
4Th Infantry Division
12Th Infantry
Cadet St. Denis Named to Dean's List at West Point
Cadet Richard H. St. Denis son of Lyth USA retired and Mrs Henri R. St. Denis 805 Allen Drive named to the Dean's List Feb 15 at the U.S. Military Academy West Point N Y for finishing among the top students in the first semester of the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. St. Denis
Lyth
USA
Henri R. St. Denis
Allen Drive
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Expert rifleman Thompson achieves expert on M-14
Army Specialist Four Charles E. Thompson son of Mr and Mrs Charles M Thompson Route 1 fired expert with the M-14 rifle. Thompson is a vehicle mechanic with the 38th Engineer Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Thompson
Charles M. Thompson
Route 1
Thompson
Army Specialist Howdershell assigned as tank driver near Aschaffenburg
Army Specialist Four William A Howdershell and his wife Barbara live at 112 Rice St Berryville. He was assigned February 24 as a tank driver in Company B of the 64th Armor 4th Battalion near Aschaffenburg Germany.
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Ciy
Staxan N
William L. Milburn
Route 2
3Rd Infantry Division
64Th Armor
Aschaffenburg
Germany
William A. Howdershell
Walter A. Howdershell
Barbara
Rice St
Berryville
Captain Gerald Wakefield on duty at Da Nang Air Base Vietnam
Captain Gerald L Wakefield a supply officer with the Pacific Air Forces is on duty at Da Nang Air Base Vietnam His wife Clara is daughter of R Derrill Petrie of Stephens City Before arrival in Vietnam he served at Minot Air Force Base North Dakota
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald L. Wakefield
Clara
R. Derrill Petrie
Stephens City
da Nang Air Base
Vietnam
Wakefield
Pacific Air Forces
Minot Air Force Base
N. D
Private Alan L Reid to spend leave with parents
Private First Class Alan L Reid visits his parents Mr and Mrs Leo Reid on Route 4 during a 10 day leave. He recently graduated from Memphis Tennessee Fire Fighting and Crash Landing School and will report to Cherry Point North Carolina for temporary duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan L, Reid
Leo Reid
Route 4
Memphis, Tenn
Cherry Point
N. C
Army Private Gregory A. Bishop Earns Expert with M-14
Private Gregory A. Bishop son of Mr and Mrs Ira E Bishop Route 2 fired expert with the M 14 rifle near completing basic training at Fort Bragg North Carolina on February 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Gregory A. Bishop
Ira E. Bishop
Route 2
Fort Bragg
N.C
Hawaii Governor Opposes Tourist Motel Tax
Hawaii Governor John A. Burns opposes a motel room tax as a tourist levy. He warns singling out tourists for taxation is dangerous and notes they already pay excise taxes on retail purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaii
John A. Burns
Thestate
Burns
Milwaukee Open Housing Marches End Abruptly
The Milwaukee Youth Council of the NAACP canceled nightly demonstrations after 200 days, leaving inner city housing units largely exempt from reform. Rev. James Groppi warned of potential violence if goals failed, as city politics stalled an open housing measure despite petitions and court cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Youth Council
Father Groppi
Common Council
Dale Phillips
U.S
Veep Humphrey's Jet Returns For Tuxedo In Scranton
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey arrived for a Friendly Sons of St. Patrick dinner without a tuxedo. His $3 million Lockheed Jetstar returned to Washington National Airport and came back with a formal wear delivery before 7:42 p.m. The incident occurred at Scranton Wilkes Barre airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
United States
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
Washington National Airport
3Cranton
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Willard Barthlow, Jr
Me Service
Raymond W. Hogbin
William Hogbin
Fort Jackson
S.C
Fort Knox
Box 500
Co. A
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Junior Lee Miller
Sheppard Afb
Raymond Hogbin
W.E. Hutton & CO
New York Stock Exchange
John Cussen
N. Cameron St
P.O
DA Nang
Winchester Evening Star
Robert E. Tehan
Henry Maier
Jet
Veep
Raymond
Winchester, Virginia
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