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Local men enter military training and Marine Corps service
A number of local men are listed as entering or undergoing military training. Grover C. Carter Jr. is stationed at Bainbridge Maryland while Frank Lee Bragg Jr. attends basic training at Port Dix New Jersey. Charles Cochran Jr. studies radio operation in Newport Rhode Island. Lt Harold Philips serves at Camp San Luis Obispo California. Gayle DeHaven, now Sergeant, trained at Lackland Air Force Base and Langley. Pvt James Singhass begins basic training at Camp Cook California with the 44th Infantry Division. Five locals join the Marine Corps with boat training at Parris Island South Carolina and will advance to private first class after initial rifle range and leave.
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Frank Lee Bragg, Jr
Charles Cochran, Jr
Pprentice
Usn
Charles E. Cochran
Route 8
Fleet Training Center
Newport
R. 1
Naval Service
U. S Naval Training Center
Great Lakes I
James Woodish School
Harold Philips
H. Philips
Mrs Philips
Unger
W. Va
California
15Th Sig. Oon Co
Camp San Luis Obispo
Cal
Cpl
Gayle DeHaven
Paul B. DeHaven
Virginia Ave
Langley Air Force Base
DeHaven
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Handley High School
James M. Singhass
Gilbert Tomblin
Berryville
Lacy L. Singhass
Washington, D. C
Camp Cook
44Th
Co. L
Inf
L. N. Russell
Marine Corps
Parris Island
8. C
Marine
Earl Swires Bailey, Jr
West Virginia Ave
Charles Wilbur Burks
Kerns Row
Charles Edward Cook
S. Loudoun St
John Oaks Williams, Jr
Freemont St
Horace Oscar Leicht, Jr
Cameron St