Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-08-16

OAAShy vi Vic NlTlS III Jne AIT
Force" and the opportunities re-
ceived therein. A letter this week
from Helen r. Mead, SA, USN,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
w. Mead, of Washington Grove.
brought me up-to-date on the adj
vantages of choosing the Navy.
Seems she is attending a coed
course in electronics at the Naval
Training Base, Great Lakes, and is
loving every minute of it. A grad
uate of Gaithersburg High, Glass
of '48, Helen joined the "WAVES"
in February of this year. Case
you don't have her address - you
can write her care of Bks 704,
U. S. Naval Training Center,
Great Lakes, Illinois.
ALL SET TO JOIN THE AIR
FORCE Monday morning were
Charles Petit, son of Mrs. Ruth
L. Pettitt, 107 Calvert Rd., Rock
vile, former Richard Montgomery
graduate, and Wiley Johnson, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. John
son, of Clarksburg. They both left
together the same day headed for
Sampson Air Force Base, Geneva,
New York, to start the 13-week in
tersive training.
ROCKVILLE RESERVISTS AT
FIT. MEADE. The 4OOth Military
Police Battalion "a Reserve unit
stationed at Fl. Myer) is now at
TT. Meade for two weeks of sum-
mer training. Those from the
Rockville vicinity assigned to this
military police unit are Buddy
Briscoe; Fisher brothers, Ben, Bob,
Francis, and Sam; Jack Monday;
Clayton Gasque, Jr.; George and
Scott Whitworth, Sunny Downs,
and Earl Shipe. All are with
Company "A", commanded by Cap.
tam Ed Hubda of Silver Spring.
8 KOREAN VETS HOME. Cor
poral John L. Tucker of Olney, and
one of General Deans boys from
the oath Infantry, returned from
the fighting front recently after
nearly q year of combat. A NOR
tar gunner with the famed 34th
Regiment, Johnny was one of the
hard-pressed stragglers, Major
General Dean, the then command
W ofthe 2ath Division, personally
set. out to round up at Taeion on
July 10Th of last year. Tucker be-
lieves the courageous General is
still alive, presumably a prisoner
4 of the Reds. Wounded during the
communist drive in August, the
Corporal was sent to hospital in
japan for two months. He return
ed to the front in October and re-
manned with the 34th Regiment un-
til June of this year and rotation
home. After thirty DAYS at home
he'll report to Fl. Meade for reas-
signment and Stateside dutv.
Corporal Jack Roberts. Route 1,
Rockville. a Forward Artillery OBJ
server with the LIST Cavalry. and
Sergeant. First Class George Dean.
son. Of Mrs Ralph HAYWARD of
Maryland HSenue, Gaithershurg,
both ,retufnedi home recently from
Korea after having witnessed a
year ofacombat duty.
CALVIN (SAM) GRIM, JR., of
Croydon Park, Rockville, is now
reported to be in "boot" training
az the Great Lakes Naval Base
after volunteering for the Navy
last month. Sam was employed by
the Safeway store at Rockville,
prior to his enlistment.
GETS 60-DAY REENLIST-
MENT LEAVE. Sergeant Charles
R. Edmunds, Infantry Squad Lead
er of the 37lst Armored Infantry,
now on duty at Nurnberg, Ger
many, returned home this week for
sixty days after reenlisting for
another three years with the Army
Regulars. The Sergeant is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Ed
munds of Lincoln Park, Rockville.
A graduate of Lincoln High, he's
been in Germany for the past IS
months. He was recently award
ed the "Soldier of the Week" cita-
ton for outstanding leadership
ability while in Europe. After his
vacation at home, he's looking for
ward to his return to Germany.
Corporal Roland Harper, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole Harper of Falls
Road, Rockville, is home for Is
days after graduating from Para
chute Riggers' School at Mountain
Home Air Force Base, Idaho. An
airman for the past 10 months, Ro-
land joined the AT upon compile
ton Of high school at Lbs.
RAYMOND BYNAKER, son Of
Mrs. Lucille Pickett, of Route l,
Rockville, is stationed at Camp
Stoneman, California, as a buAl-
dozer operator with the Army En-
gineers. He's a graduate of both
the Diesel and Heavy Equipment
Operators Schools at Fl. Belvoir.
JAMES J. ERTTER, Musician
Seaman, USN, son of Mr.. and