Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-06-28

! news OF SerVlcemen we KNOW = =
FIT. EUSTLS Master Ser
geant James H. Jones, Jr. and
Sergeant Harold l.. Hershey, both
Of Rockville, have just completed
a twc-week Organized Reserve
Corps Summer Camp at Fit. Story,
Va, a sub-installation of FIT. Eus-
lis, the Army's Transportation
Center. Their unit, the 687th
Transportation Truck Company, is
commanded by Captain Joseph e.
Fisher of Cedar Avenue, Gathers
burg.
CAMP KILMER Corporal
Irving Shifflett, of Germantown,
was recently assigned to the 1877
Service Unit at Camp Kilmer, New
Jersey. Shiflett, a World War II
veteran of the 4th Infantry in the
European Theater, reenlisted in
Nav of 1947.
ABOARD DESTROYER =.
Oscar T. Fraley, seaman, USN,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar T..
Fraley and husband of Mrs. Mary
Fraley. all of 307 Baltimore Road,
Rockville, is serving aboard the
destroyer USS Rocks, after helping
remove her from moth balls at
the U. S. Naval Station, San Diego,
California.
PARATROOPER HOME g.
PFC. Aubrey V. Walters, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Walters, of
Gaithcrsburg, was home last week
end f~on the Sind Airborne Di-
vision st Ft Bragg. He has made
Is "iumrs" since receiving his
wings at Be~~'r~ last july.
PURPLE HFAPT HOLDER
PFC. Robert ]. Ballenger, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Ballenger of
Viers Mill Road, has Just COM
pleted 80 days leave at home and
g now enroute to California for
further assignment Robert, a
front-line veteran of the Korean
war since last June, was assigned
with the oath Infantry Division.
He was wounded by enemy fire
while in Korea and was hospital
j lied several months. His younger
bro her. Jay, was fatally wounded
Hast November during the COM
mnnist offense.
3 BROTHERS IN KOREA
Lloyd and Jack Roberts, son of
Mrs. Josephine Roberts, River Rd.,
Bethesda, recently joined hands on
the Korean front while both were
with the 25th Infantry there.
Another brother, Melvin, is now a
reservist at Camp Pickett, Va.
FIT. JACKSON =. Infantryman
PFC. Donald Wright, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Wright of Da-
mascus, was home last week lend
from FIT. Jackson, South Carolina,
Infantry. Don has two brothers
where he is on duty with the 9Th
now serving in the Regular Army
- Bernard, stationed with the Air
Force in Germany, and Marvin, a
Chemical Warfare Sergeant, now
in Korea.
FIT. HOOD, TEXAS Pvt
Raymond Owens, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. l., Owens of Germantown,
and a recent enlistee, is now at Ft
Hood. Texas with the End Ar
mcred Division. Ray attended Cal
'hersburg High School and is ex-
pected to complete his former ed
rcation through USAFI while with
The REGULARS.
DAMASCUS SERVICEMEN
Readers of the SENTINEL from
the Damascus area interested in
writing to those in the service have
requested addresses be published
Each week several will be re.
leased. PFC. Joseph +. Darby
13340030, Company M, 18th ret
APO 301 care PM. San Francisco
Calf, Sergeant William C. Hager
AT 13271354, 1892 Inst, Sqdn
APO 239 Unit 1, PM, San Fran.
cisco; John l.. Jewell, AA 418-12.
55, AM Bks, $40 MA TIC, Mem.
phis Is, Tennessee: w. M. Lewis
SA 418-14-60, USS PCS, 1886
Key West, Florida; Ret. Lee r
Lubcre US 52O9OO88, 399th Eva
Hosp. (SM) 213 Med. Bn, Camp
Pickett, Virginia.
ENLISTMENT BOOM Elk.
PECTED IN JULY +. In spite OF
the decrease in enlistments during
the past thirty days, Is young men
mainly from the down county area
volunteered for Army and Air
Force enlistments at the Rockville
Recruiting Station 1t is predicted
that next months enlistment pro.
gram will be on the increase due tc
the large number Of high school
and college graduates making ap.