Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14

after World War II.
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1t. Ulysses s. Grant. a gradu-
ate Of Howard University here
has assumed the post Of person
mel chief Of the officers division
at 10th Air Force Headquarters
at Selfridge Air Force Base, Mt
Clemens, Mich.
Son of the Rev. Joseph S.
Grant, pastor of Mt. Olive AME
Church in Annapolis. Nd, 1t
Grant graduated from Dunbar
High School here and received a
BA in business administration at
Howard.
Pvt. Leonard w. Ruark, son OF
Ada w. Ruark of 1882 Congress
street Sc. recently completed 10
weeks of advanced individual
training under the packet pla-
toon system at the Armored Re-
placement Training Center al
Fort Knox, KY.
Pvt. Ruark, who attended East
iern High School, was trained to
drive the Army's medium tank
He qualified as a gunner in the
firing Of the Comm. tank gun.
Nicola Tranchitella, seaman
apprentice, USN, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vincent Tranchitella of l4l0
Webster street NV, has been
assigned to Air Development
Squadron 6 which recently &C
companied Rear Adm. Richard
z. Byrd on his expedition Deep
freeze" to the Antarctic.
Two local Marines have beer
assigned to Marine Air Group II
unit Of the First Marine Air
craft Wing at the United State:
Naval Air Station in Atsugi
Japan. They are:
Capt. Richard A. Savage, sor
of Mrs. Anna M. Savage OF 3ol4
Thirty fourth street NV. ane
Sergt. Calvin e. Sterner, jr., sor
of Mr.. and Mrs, Calvin E. Sternel
of 1886 w place NV.
The Non-Commissioned OF.
1 ficers' Leadership School at For,
George G. Meade. Md, recently
graduated the 50th class. which
included the 2.o00th student u
complete the course since tht
school was founded in 1851.
Sergt. nc Clifford Riley. jr., o.
Huntington, w. Va. a membel
Iof the 210l-l Service Unit
United States Army Hospital
had the distinction Of being the
2,000th graduate.
Specialist &c William H
Chamberlain OF Battery D. 54th
\ Anti aircraft Artillery Missile
Battalion led the class of SO with
a $3.50 average.
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Pvt. Joseph Green, nephew OF
Mrs. Martin Green of 335 L
street S.W., recently completed
Imaneuvers at Camp Perry, Ohio,
where he helped In the success
full completion of the National
Rifle matches.
Pvt. Green, a member of the
l88th Airborne Infantry, is a
Irifleman in Company E.
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Cadet Wayne o. jefferson,
jr., son of Mrs. Wayne o. Jeffer-
son, ST.. of 47l8 Albemarle street
INV, has been named to the
deans academic merit list at the
United States Air Force Acad-
envy in Denver, Colo.
A 1855 graduate Of Wilson
High School. Cadet Jefferson is
a member of the Glass Of SO,
the first class Of Air Force cadets
Ito enter the academy.
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John H. Ryon, jr., son of
John H. Ryon. ST. Of 1922 C
street NE, recently was pro-
noted to radarman second class,
USN. where he is serving aboard
the Pacific Fleet destroyer. USS
Maddox. The Maddox is sched-
uled to return to her home port
in Long Beach, Calf, this
month.
Pvt. Kenneth T. Miller, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Miller
Of Silver Spring. Md, has COM
Ipleted the required course Of
training at the 18th Airborne
Division Medical Battalion at
Fort Campbell. KY.
Pvt. Miller, who attended
Montgomery Blair High School,
is a member Of the Medical De-
tachment of the Division Artil-
lery.
Ensign Beverley M. Hawfield,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Haw-
field Of 3108 @ street NV, re-