Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-04-26

ASdFy 1lC 81 duudtCu AIOIll DuI
ton high school. He enlisted and
was sworn in at the Navy Air
Station. Akron, Ohio.
FORT KNOX, KY. - Pvt. Will
liam L Mock, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William B, Mock, Route
l, Chardon is scheduled to leave
the United States for Germany
next month as part of Opera
tion Gyroscope, the Army's unit
rotation plan. -
Nock's unit, the 3rd Armored
Division, now stationed at Fort
Knox, Ky, will replace the 4th
Infantry Division in Europe.
A rifleman in Company c of
the divisions seth Infantry Bat
talon, Mock received basic
training at Fort Knox.
The twenty year old sold
ier is a former employe of
Doan Electric Company, Gle
veland. He was graduated from
Chardon high school in 1854.
SEVENTH ARMY, GERM -
ANY - Specialist Third lass
Richard r. Carroll, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Carroll, Route
2, Chardon recently took part
in Bear Claw" a Seventh Ar
my command post exercise, in
Germany.
The exercise included the
handling of communications in
combined operations during the
severe European winter.
Specialist Carroll, 1854 gra-
duate of Fem college, is assign
ed to the operations section in
Headquarters Detachment of the
9th Ordance Battalion.
He arrived overseas las t
October. A former employe of
the Precision Radio & TV Co.
in Cleveland he entered the
Army in December 1854.
FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEX.
- WAC Pvt. Catherine AikenS
daughter of Mrs. Affair Aikens,
Route 3, Chardon, recently COM
pleted the medical technicians
course at Brooke Army Medi-
cal Center, Fort Sam Houston
Tex.
The course was divided into
six weeks of classroom study
and demonstration and eight
weeks of caring for patients in
Army hospital under the super
vision of Army nurses.
Private Aikens entered. the
Army last September and re-
ceived basic training at Fort
Mcclellan, Ala.
She is a 1854 graduate of
Chardon high school. Private
Aikens attended Ohio state un-
iverSity.
Three young Chardon men
have recently signed to serve
three years in the Marine Corp
Reserve with two years on eX-
tended active duty.
James Robert McElWain, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George McEl-
vain of 110 Park Ave. attended
Chardon high school,
william Joseph Gibson attend
ed Collinwood high school in
Cleveland and has lived for the
past three years. in Chardon
with his mother. Mrs. Mary Glib
son. Wayne Grant also attended
Chardon high school and is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R.
Grant of 100 Grant st.
Michael F. Evans, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Hannah of
South Bass Lake rd., Chardon
Ohio, is scheduled to graduate
from recruit training April ii
at the Naval Training Center,
Great Lakes, III.
The nine weeks of Boot
Camp" includes drill and in
,Struction in seamanship, gum
cry, life saving, sea survival,
boat handling, and the use of
small arms.
b Following two weeks leave,
graduates will be assigned to
3 shipboard duties or er vice
schools depending on the quail
ifications each has demonstra-
4 ted.
FORT KNOX KY - Pvt Ro-
bert R. Haueter, whose wife,
Dorthine, lives on Sherman
I'd, Chesterland, is scheduled
to leave the U. S, for Germany
/ late next month as part of OPP
GRAFTON Gyroscope. the Army's
unit rotation plan.
Haueter's unit, the Sd Ar
mored Division. now stationed