Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-10-22

Mrs. Steven Beebe, Sandy Spring,
have arrived at the Ordnance Re-
placement Training Center at Alb
erdeen Proving Ground, Md, where
they will undergo eight weeks of
basic military training before con-
tinuing their Army education in
one of the technical schools Of
the Ordnance Corps.
4 AAfter completing their Army
basic training Pvt. Beall and Pvt.
Beebe will become full-fedged
members of the Ordnance Corps,
which is charged with the supply,
maintenance and repair of every
thing the Army uses, from trucks
and tanks to timepieces and tin
shears.
With Composite Squadron Four
at the U. S. Naval Air Station at
Great Lakes, ILL.,, is John B. Aul-
bridge, airman, USN, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis A. Auldridge of
Alb Everett St., Kensington. Aul-
bridge entered the Navy in March
1851.
Army PFC Robert ]. Simpson,
%, son of Mrs. Isabel Simpson,
Laytonsville, is takin apart in the
intensive post-truce training pro-
gram of the 45th Infantry Divi-
sion in Korea.
Private First Class Simpson,
who arrived in Korea in May, is
assigned to Company D of the d.
visions 10th Regiment.
Army Cpl. Charles N. Lyles, son
vi Mr.. and Mrs. Neiper E. Lyles,
Route /, Monrovia, arrived in Kor-
ca last March and is now serving
as an assistant squad leader with
Company 1 of the divisions 279th
Regiment.
Soldiers of the 45th Thunder
bird" division work constantly to
maintain and improve the peak
combat readiness and efficiency
which marked the former Okla
homa National Guard unit during
the Korean fighting.
Pvt. James o. Brandenburg, 20,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Brand
enburg, Monrovia, and Pvt. Sam
uel A. TOwne, Jr., %, whose par
ents live at 6502 Chestnut St.,
Chevy Chase, recently arrived in
Korea for duty with the 45th In
fantry Division.
Private Brandenburg entered the
Army last March and completed
basic training at Fort Knox, KY,
before arriving overseas.
Private Towne entered the Army
last March and completed basic
training at Camp Breckenridge,
KY, before his assignment in the
Far East.
More THAI 70 Atlantic Fleet
4 ships are taking part in NATO
exercise Mariner, one of the larg
est naval operations ever to be
staged in peace time.
Among the men participating in
the exercise is Navy Ensign John
c. Webb, son of Capt. and Mrs.
j. C. Webb of Route 1, Gathers
burg, aboard the light mine layer
USS Shannon.
John G. Cappell, fireman, USN,
son of Mrs. lila R. Cappell of 6525
18th St., Cabin John, and husband
of Mrs. Helen j. Cappell of Beth
esda, is taking part in the same
exercise aboard the radar picket
destroyer USS Leary.
Other men participating in ex-
ercise Mariner are Donald w. Law
son, USN, of Hyattstown, aboard
the radar picket destroyer USS
Steinaker and Leonard B. Tester
man, fireman, USN, of Spring
Lake Park, Rockville, aboard the
destroyer USS MCGOWAN.
James PlOwman, seaman, USN,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Plow-
man of 1924 Clagget Dr., Rock
. vile, has reported aboard the bat
, tleship USS Wisconsin at the us.
Naval Base at Great Lakes, Ill.
Douglas w. HOwes, seaman,
USN, of Route l, Rockville, was
aboard the landing ship dock USS
Casa Grande taking part in the
Joint NATO training exercise
"Weldfast" which aimed at test
ing the readiness of the armed
forces to operate in the defense
of the Southern European and
Mediterranean Command Area.
United States, British, Greek,
Turkish, and Italian forces partici-
pated in the full scale operation
which ended October 7.
James J. Ertter, musician third
class, USN, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph r. Ertter of Box 348, Rock
vile, is also taking part in exer-
else "Weldfast." He is aboard the
heavy cruiser USS Baltimore.
Edward c. Waldron, engineman
third class, USN, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo J. Waldron of Bill Far
ragut St., Kensington, has report
ed to the submarine tender USS
Howard Gilmore.
. Waldron first entered thc ,T'''-'
I'm July 1850, and received his re-
cruit training at the u. S. Naval