The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-01-11
With Our Men
In The Service

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Army Pvt. Kenneth J. Cassidy,
10, son of Mrs. Mabel Cassidy,
Route 2, Oakland. completed the
cight-Week lineman course at The
Signal Training Center, Fort Cor
don, Ga, Dec %.
During the course Cassidy was
trained to maintain open wire,
lead-covercd cables and field COM
munication wires.
He entered the Army in August,
1861 and received basic training at
Fort Knox, Ky.
Cassidy attended Southern Hieh
School.
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Army PFC Frank G.. Klotz. son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Klotz.
Grantsville, is a member of the
Sth Divisions LIST Battle Group.
18th Infantry, which recently re-
turned to its home station in Mann
helm, Germany, after some four
months of bolstering the Allied
garrison in West Berlin.
The battle group was ordered
to the beleagured city in August
and travelled through Soviet con
trolled East Germany in L. S.
Army vehicles. They have been re-
placed by the oath Divisions 18Th
Infantry.
klotz, a track mechanic in the
18ths Combat Support Company.
entered the Army in October. 1859.
and was last stationed at Fort Ord.
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Specialist Four Donald r. Ashbv
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert r.
Ashby, Crellin, recently achieved
recognition as a top Army marks
man by qualifying Tor the expert
craftsmanship badge during range
firing with the Armys new Mil
rifle in Germany.
Thte MIA. which is being issued
to Army units in Germany, will re-
place the MI rifle, carbine. Brown
ing automatic rifle and NIB sub
machine gun. 1t packs the fire
power of a light machinegun, can
be fired both automatically and
semi-automatically and fires the
standard 762-millimeter NATO
cartridge.
The 20-year-old soldier. a scout
observer in Headquarters Company
of the 35th Armor in Mannheim,
entered the Army in March. 1860,
and completed basic training at
Fort Jackson, S. c.
He attended Southern High
School.
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Specialist Five Richard F. Kitz-
miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
B. Kitzmiller, Route l, Oakland,
recently passed the Army's new
physical combat proficiency test in
Germany.
The test, based on skil.s which
require agility coordination,
strength and endurance, is designed
to evaluate soldiers physical
capabilities and to determine
whether an individual possesses
the stamina which would be needed
on a battlefield.
Specialist Kitzmiller, d fire di-
rection center operator in Company
E of the 9Th Divisions 505th In
fantry in Mainz, entered the Army
in June, 1859 arrived overseas
in April, 1861.
The 21-year-old is a 1858 graduate
of Southern High School Before
entering the Army, he was en-
ployed by K and Plumber COM
pany
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Army Pvt. Allen c. Edgar, son
of Mrs. Dora E. Edgar, Star Route
40, Grantsville, recently completed
the seven-week ammunition rec
ords course at the Ordnance
School, Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Edgar was trained to establish,
post and maintain ammunition
stock records and TO perform the
administrative and clerical duties
of an ammunition stock control
clerk.
He entered the Army last Au-
gust and received basic training at
Fort Knox, Ky.
The 23-year-old soldier is 1857
in Accident and was employed by
graduate of Northern High School
Boone Wood Products in Baltl-
more before entering the Army.
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