Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
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AAA Group and Lieutenant Colonel
Albert Adams. Group Executive Of
icer, made the presentation t. Hq.
and Hq Battery. 945th AAA Bn.
(AW) (MbD Both units were high
ly commended for their recruiting
Efforts.
Several members Of the 160th
AAA Group will receive individual
awards and they will be presented
by Governor J. Caleb Boggs on Gov
ern0r's Day at Fort Miles. Medals
Of Military Merit viii be present
ed By the State Of Delaware to Sec
ond Lieutenant Layton E Tim-
mons. Battery a. 945th AAA Bn.
(AW) (Mb) Laurel: WOJH Har-
old r Welch Ir, Battery G, 193rd
AAA Bn. (AW) lMb3A Harrington,
Master Sergeant Stanley p. Baker,
HQ and Hq Battery. 945th AAA
Bn. (AW) fMbl). Georgetown, and
Sergeant William S. ingram, Bat
terry G, 19srd AAA Bn- (AW) (MbD,
Harrington, Tor outstanding SER
vices in the Delaware National
Guard.
Medal Of Military Merit will be
presented to Master Sergeant Viii
liam Marvel, Hq. and Hq. Battery
160th AAA Group. Of Milford for
35 years Of long and faithful SER
vice Awards for 20 years service
viii be presented to CW0-4 Ed
ward r knight and CWO-2 How
ard Nj Willis. both of Hq. and Hq
Battery, 160th AAA Group. Awards
for 10 years service viii be pre-
sented to Lieutenant Colonel Jer-
ONE D. Niles, Major Kenneth c..
Madden, Captain Norman H. Can
non, Captain (Ch) Robert e. Van
Cleaf). Lieutenant Walter Il john
son, Lieutenant Donald F. Booth,
all Of the 945th AAA Bn. (AW)
(MbD. Captain Alfonso VitolO,
WOJG Albert W. Whitney. SIC
Victor Laramore, Sergeant James
NJ. Killen. Of the 1934rd AAA Bn
(AWJ (MbI. Captain Charles f.
Bryan. Jr. Captain Finey B. Jones,
Captain John o. Snyder, Master
Sergeant Sigurd d. Christensen,
Jr., Master Sergeant Herbert G.
Jump. Master Sergeant Charles H.
Klemstine and Sergeant Augustus
II. Lindale, all Of HQ. and Hq. Bat
terry. 160th AAA Group.
The following promotions have
been announced BY the Adjutant
General, State Of Delaware First
Lieutenant Dallas w. Butler, Bat
terry G, 945th AAA Bn. (AW) (MbI,
First Lieutenant Charles Rider,
Battery B. 945th AAA Bn. (AW)
(MbD, First Lieutenant William
A. Smith. Hq. and Hq. Battery,
945th AAA Bn. (AW) (Mbl), were
promoted to captain; Second Lieu
tenant Charles Il. Robertson, Hq.
and Hq Battery, 193rd AAA Bn.
lAWl was promoted to first lieu
tenant Master Sergeant Lloyd w.
Hearn, Hq. and Hq. Battery, 945th
AAA Bn (AW) (Mbl), was ap-
pointed to the grade Of second lieu
tenant W0JG Carter z. Minor,
Ia. and Hq Battery, 1e0th AAA
Group. was promoted to Chief
Warrant Officer. Sergeant Henry
S. Saunders, Jr., of the 153rd Sig
nal Detachment was appointed a
warrant officer junior grade and
assigned as Radar Officer, Hq. and
HQ. Battery, 193rd AAA Bn. (AW)
(Mbl). In the enlisted ranks, Cor
pOral James E. Jackson, II, Hq.
and Hq. Battery, 16Oth AAA Group
was promoted to sergeant. In the
193rd AAA Bn. (AW) (Mbl) Ser
geants Harry Z. Hurlock, Harry
p. Reed. Earl d. Smith, Richard
b Merritt. John A. Robbins, and
Jerome ID. Shetzler, promoted to
sergeants first class. COrpOrals
Richard c. Hairgrove. John w.
Smith. James L. Vaughn. William
M coverdale. Jr.. Joseph B.
Fighter, Cortland w. Warrington,
all of 193rd AAA Bn. (AW) (MbI
promoted to sergeants.
In the 945th AAA Bn. (AW)
(Mbn the following announcement
Of promotions have been annOunc-
ed. SIC James T. Hurst Edgar L.
Broyles, Jr., and Charles F. Stuch-
lik, H. promoted to Master Ser
geants. Sergeants Donald J. Cof-
fin, Robert L. Figgs, Dale A. Boyce,
Carl A. Schulz. Dr., Gilbert c. Cos
den, Jr., and John P. Passwaters to
Sergeants First Glass. COrporals
Robert i. Moore. Howard F. Neal,
George A. Davidson. Richard N.
Bachelor, and Carl w Everline
promoted to Seregants.
Master SeTgeants Elton ]. Tim
mons. SIS Gilbert c. COsden. Jr.,
and John P. Passwaters, all of the
945th AAA Bn. (AW) (MbD have
successfully completed the Artil-
lery Tests appropriate to the grade.