Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-07-25

SCnO0l In ILLINOIS, VINO were Visit
ing relatives on Valley Drive,
Glen Hills, Rockville, decided
while they were here to volunteer
for enlistment. David Davis,
whose father is public relations
official for the Polio Foundation,
was accepted for the Army Secur-
ity Agency. His closest friend,
Johnny Regner of McIIenry, IL
linois, joined the End Armored
Cavalry Regiment at Fort George
G.. Meade.
Don Payne and Sterlin g
Ricketts, of Dickerson, both Car
yer HIS graduates last June, re.
ceived official reservation for the
September class in Photography
School, FIT. Monmouth, N. J.
Ronny Townsend of 10225 Cap
itol Vier Drive, Kensington, en-
listed Monday for the End Ar
mored Cavalry at Fort Meade.
Ronny will journey to Europe
next spring when this famed unit
leaves the States for overseas
duty.
Six months active duty with
the Army Reserves just wasn't
enough for George F. Prior, II,
of AIT Gather Street, Gathers.
burg. Now a member of the
Regular Army, George enlisted
earlier this month for duty with
the Engineers. He's now stationed
at Ft. Gordon, Georgia, according
to his recent bride, the former
Thelma Go1liday, whose parents
live across the street from the
Priors.
M/Sgt Irving Dixon, son OF
Mrs. George LortZ of Dickerson,
reenlisted July 10 after having
been discharged a day before,
The sergeant, career soldier
for some Is years, had previously
been stationed with the 10th
Anti-aircraft Battalion as a ser
geant;major., He reported Monday
with the Special Services Section
Military District of Washington
Dixon is married and has three
children.
Jantas r. Allen, Route 1, Der
wood, a former Army Corporal
reenlisted last week for service
with the Armored Division.
Pvt. Charles r. Kimball of RIFE
1, Silver Spring, is now complet
ing his first two months of active
duty at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Upon completion of six months
Charles will return to his Army
Reserve unit in Rockville fol
further weekly drill periods.
James S. Crosby, USMC, son o.
Mrs. G. j. Crosby of Olney, ant
a graduate of Sherwood Higf
School, is now stationed aboart
the USS CABRERA. At present h,
Is on a cruise to Brazil and /!
expected to return to the state,
in August.
Everybody's doing 1t! PFC jim
Sartain, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Ross, Jr, of GAINESVILLE
received an "early release" from
the Army for the purpose of i'm
mediate reenlistment. Place o
enlistment-Germany. Jim re
turned home Via air to spend 8
days with his parents. He's sta
toned with the 18th Armore
Cavalry Regiment on the Gel
many-Czeck border since las
March. Jim will return to Europ
in early September. We hear
this week through an officis
news source that Jim has bee
selected to serve on his battaliol
% cal. rifle team. which has bee
entered in inter.service compel
ton.
Willard c. Bridge, Bird Clas
Petty Officer, USN, and son o
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Bridge o
Travilah Road, Rockville, is HON
on a 30-day leave from Cam
Elliott, San Diego, California
Bridge, veteran of the U.
Navy since World War II, has a
apartment on the Naval base wit
his wife and three children.
Army Pvt. Willie z. Cody
whose wife, Verda, lives at IL
Commerce Lane, Rockville, con
pleted eight weeks of basic trair
ing with the 4th Armored Div
sion at Fort Hood, Texas, in miC
July.
Another Army private compile
ed training at Fort Hood recently
He is Upton l.. Talley, son c
Mrs. Laura E. Talley of Rt.
Gaithersburg. Upton graduate
from CHS in 1855 and was fol
merly a biology technician wit
the NH in Bethesda.
Martin T. Bushman, fire col
trolman seaman, USN, son of Nj
and Mrs. William 7. Bushmai
1910 Henry Road, Rockville,
serving aboard the destroyer US
Perry in the Mediterranean. TIL
Perry has been taking part
anti-submarine warfare exercise
with units Of the Spanish Nav!