Korean
War Madison Parish Draft Board Scrapbook
Martha Boney Sevier (Mrs. W. P. Sevier, Jr.)
Introduction
Richard P. Sevier February 2016
Hours of Local Draft Board Announced
Madison Journal September 1948
The
Madison Parish local Board office will be open for business each Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
At present the office is in the Civil Court Room in the Court House.
Two names have
been added to the list of members of the Advisory Board, who will assist in
filling out questionnaires. At Mound, Mrs. Ruth M. Brownlee will take the place
of Mrs. Dickson, and in Tallulah, James T. Griffin will be added to the list.
Questionnaires
are being mailed out to all single, non-father, non-veteran
registrants as rapidly as possible. If any veteran described above does not
receive his questionnaire before Sept. 30, he should report to the Draft Board.
Appreciates Help at Draft Board
Madison Journal September 1948
The Madison Parish Selective Service
Board wishes to thank the following people who volunteered their services as
registrars, without remuneration, during the recent registration for the draft:
Mrs.
Ed McCaa, Mrs. Lyn
Naylor, Mrs. Jake
Bryant, Mrs.
Maxwell Yerger, Miss Bitsy
Adams, Mrs. Jim
Wallace, Mrs. Don Belott, Mrs. Carolyn Pollard, Mrs.
Clyde Sevier, Dennis
Porch, Miss
Louise Thompson, Miss Joan Moberley, Louis
Buckner, Billy Buckner, Dick Sevier.
It appears that there are many men in
the Parish between the ages of 18 and 26 who have not registered. These men
should report at once to the Draft Board in the Court House and register as
failure to do so carries a heavy fine and
imprisonment. The office is open every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The
following men are delinquent in returning their questionnaires: Major Lees, Box
89, Tallulah, La.; Bill Reed, Box 801, Tallulah, La.; Charlie Washington, Rt. 1
Box 28-A, Tallulah, La.; R. Robinson, Tallulah, La.
184 Register with Local Draft Board
through Wednesday
Madison Journal September 1948
As stated by Mrs. W. P.
Sevier, Jr., Clerk of the local Draft Board, No. 36, 184 men have
registered for the draft from Monday of this week through Wednesday. 62
registered Monday, 78 Tuesday, and 44 Wednesday.
Mrs. Sevier
stated that the local board will be open every Saturday through the eighteenth
of this month. However, she further stated that it will be closed this coming
Monday, it being Labor Day.
Some
registrants have been going to the old location of the Draft Board. The new
Board is located in the Civil Court Room in the Court House.
To Report for Preinduction
Exam
.Madison Journal September 1948
The following
men have been ordered to report for Preinduction
examination on October 6th, 1948:
Robert Peer, Jr., Box 817, Tallulah, La.; James Dixon, Delta, La.; Eugene A. Lexing, Box 508, Tallulah, La.; Clarence Minor, Box 1064,
Tallulah, La., Andrew Thomas, Box 1125, Tallulah, La.; Little Dan Wafer, Box
92, Tallulah, La.; Leslie Truss, Rt. 2 Box 72, Pickens, Miss.; Kilborn A. Defir, % T. E. McGrew,
Tallulah, La.; Leslie E. Masils, Rt. 1, Box 108, Sondheimer, La.; Isaac Lee, Box 87, Tallulah, La., Marvin
Evans, Box 386, Tallulah, La.
The
above-named men will report to the Draft Board at 6:30 a.m. and will go to
Shreveport for examination, returning October 7th.
10 To Report For Exam November 2
Madison Journal October 1948
The following
men have been ordered to report to the Local Board office in the City Hall at 7
a.m. on November 2nd, 1948. They will go
by bus to Shreveport for Preinduction examination and
will return to Tallulah November 3rd.
Archie McNeal, Delta, La.
Ed Pearson, Box 121, Tallulah, La.
Isiah Ross, Box 732 Tallulah, La.
Alex Harvey, Box 503, Tallulah, La.
Hic Rambo, Jr., Tallulah, La.
Roosevelt Jackson, Box 181, Tallulah, La.
Alfred Benjamin James, Tallulah, La.
Esaw Hayes, Rt. 1, Box 127 Tallulah, La.
Ernest V. Simons, Rt. 1, Box 66, Sondheimer, La.
Elmore MacDowell, 318 E. Askew, Tallulah, La.
The Madison
Parish Local Board has now moved to its permanent offices in the City Hall. It
will be open for business each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Two to Leave for Induction Nov. 22
Madison Journal November 1948
Kilborn Auther DeFir, white, and Andrew Franklin, colored, of Madison
Parish, having passed their Preinduction examination,
will report to Shreveport on November 22 for induction.
A report from the local selective
service office revealed that of the 1922-23-24 registration, no registrants
were acceptable for induction, and only one was accepted from the 1925
registrations.
To Report For Preinduction Exam. Nov. 30
Madison Journal November 1948
The following men have been ordered to
report to the local Board Office, City Hall, at 7 A. M. on November 30th, 1948.
They will go to Shreveport for Preinduction
examination and return to Tallulah December 1st:
White:
James A. Rankin, Rt.
2, Box 166-A, Delhi, La.
Irvin L.
Robinson, Highway Hotel, Tallulah, La.
Bobbie G.
Lewis, Box 577, Tallulah, La.
Colored:
Major Lee, Box 87,
Tallulah. La.
W. E. L. Jenkin, Rt. 2, Delhi, La.
Willie
Bryant, Box 733, Tallulah, La.
Joseph Carter, sr., 304 Elm, Tallulah, La.
Clyde Martin, Box 3,
Tallulah, La.
Ned Vaughn,
Box 126, Tallulah, La.
Douglas
Wright, Rt. 2, Box 307- A, Tallulah, La.
William
Bartlett, Rt. 2, Box 65, Tallulah, La.
A. C. Toney, 315 N. Chestnut, Tallulah, La.
James Rodell, Tallulah, La.
Will H. Gordon, 309 N. Walnut, Tallulah, La.
Jethro Ross, Tallulah, La.
Emmett J. Douglas, Box
184, Tallulah, La.
Willie Forbs, Jr., 314 E. Craig Tallulah, La.
Now Stationed At Tampa,
Florida
Madison Journal November 1948
Pfc. Clifford W. Brown and Pfc. Armon B. Cox have completed their basic training at San
Antonio, and are now stationed at Tampa, Fla., according to information which
their relatives have reseived recently.
Pfc’s. Brown and Cox are local boys, and
they enlisted in the Air Force in July, 1948.
Men Delinquent in
Returning Questionnaires
Madison Journal December 1948
The following men are delinquent in
returning their questionnaires to the Madison Parish Local Board. Anyone
knowing their whereabouts should report it to the local board office in the
City Hall:
Webb McGehee Pitts, Rt. 2, Tallulah, La.
Jordan
Anderson, Tallulah, La.
Nathaniel Williams, 600
W. Green, Tallulah, La.
James Washington,
Box 973, Tallulah, La.
Johnnie
Watson, Tallulah, La.
James
Henry, Tallulah, La.
William
E. White, Box 158, Tallulah, La.
Robert Gray, Mound, La.
Monroe J. Bryant,
Tallulah, La.
The following men have been ordered to
report for induction on Jan. 3, 1949:
Ernest V. Simons, white.
Isiah Ross,
colored.
Last week in the
delinquent notices there appeared the name of James Washburn, which should
read James Washington, which appears above.
After Serving Eighteen
Years, Most of Time As Officer, Joins As Private To
Complete 20 Years
Madison Journal December 1948
The Army has one recruit who won't
need the new "motherly love" treatment that teenaged rookies have
been getting.
He's a 60-year-old grandfather, Cornelius
Van Zelfden.
It wasn't merely a sense of duty or a
desire for adventure that made Van Zelfden sign up
with a bewildered Grand Rapids, Mich. recruiting sergeant. The big enlistee,
who left the Army last October, says: "I've got more than 18 years so I
can retire on a pension and have security."
Van Zelfden
saw service in both world wars. He's due to report at Camp Breckinridge, Ky.
The greatest protest to his
reenlistment came from a grandchild, who said "You ought to stay home
with grandma."
Van Zelfden
was released from the army with the rank of Captain when he reached the age of
60, as regulations required that he could no longer serve after that age.
However, he could serve as an enlisted man over 60 years of age, and he so
reentered the army.
He said he had been told he would be
given the highest rank an enlisted man could hold, Warrant Officer, and serve
his additional two years, to make a total service of 20 years, when he could
retire. Since regulations provide that anyone retiring gets the retirement pay
for the highest rank he held during his service, he will get retirement pay of
Captain. He was a resident of Tallulah before he entered the army at the
beginning of World War II.
To Report for Preinduction
Exam
Madison Journal December 1948
The following
have been ordered to report to the Local Board in the City Hall at 7 A. M. on
January 6th, 1949. They wil be sent to Shreveport,
Louisiana for Preinduction physical examination:
White:
James Ashley, Rt. 1, Delhi, La.
Henry C. Ashley, Rt. 1, Box 56A, Sondheimer, La.
Howard E. McCready, 603 N. Cedar, Tallulah, La.
George
W. Rogan, Jr., Rt. 1, Box 42, Tallulah, La.
Colored:
Walter Neller, Tallulah, La.
Willie Bryant, Tallulah, La.
George W. Griffin, 308 E. Craig Tallulah, La.
James Lee Harris, Tallulah, La.
John E. Grayson, Box 462, Tallulah, La.
Charlie Washington, Rt. 1, Box 28-A, Tallulah, La.
Jessie J. Brooks, Rt. 1, Box A, Tallulah, La.
Johnnie B. Northern, Jr., Box Tallulah, La.
fus Wimberly, Tallulah, La.
Leathor Jones, Rt. 2, Box 90, Tallulah, La.
Frank Matthews, Jr., Rt. 2, Box Tallulah, La.
Ilious Gulley,
Jr., Rt. 2. Box Tallulah, La.
Letter From Tallulah Youth Stationed
In Berlin, Germany
The following letter was received this
week from Pvt. Otho Williamson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
O. N. Williamson, Tallulah, who is with the 7873 Honor Guard:
Madison Journal May 1949
Friday
May 27, 1949 Berlin, Germany
"Editor,
Madison Journal,
"I
promised you a letter, when I left Tallulah a few months ago to let you know
how I came out, and what I am doing.
"Well, I
got in a very good unit. It is the 7873 Honor Guard, stationed here in Berlin,
Germany. It really is a good outfit. We have the best of everything. We are
General Clay's Honor Guard. He left and went home last week. We sure did hate
to see him go, and also the day he left, the German people really cheered and hollowered. They hated to see him go as much as we in the
Honor Guard.
"We went
to several cities here with the General. We put on several parades and
ceremonies for very high officials. For instance, General Taylor, who was at
West Point, Prime Minister Atlee, General Huenbe,
General Clay, a lot of English generals, French generals. There are a lot of
them I can’t think of, but there has been an awful lot
of them. Most of them came here to inspect the Air-Life.
"We have
very good dress uniforms, all clothes tailored, and everything just to the fit,
and everything has to shine very good. The German
people really like it. Every time they find out that we are going out to the
airport to welcome somebody, they gather there in very large crowds. We have
different ways of doing things, than the Army mannuel.
"We are a
separate unit, and we make up our own kind of shows, drill, and whatever we
happen to be doing. We did guard General Clay's house, until he left. He sure
has a beautiful house. "We have a lot of places to go over here. Passes every night. There are only 45 men in this unit for
guards and all.
"I think
a lot of this Honor Guard. I have enjoyed the months I have been in it. I have
about 9 or 10 more to go over here.
"I am on
the baseball team and basketball team. We have a lot of sports, and shows and
clubs. Sure is nice.
Yours truly,
Otho Williamson"
Local Board Receives
Call for 32 Men, August 17th
Second Draft 6 Days After First, Includes 5 Whites, 27 Negroes; Report In
Shreveport, August 17th
Madison Journal July 1950
The Madison
Parish Selective Service Board, Number 36, received an order for its second
draft call Monday July 31st, an announcement from the local board
stated this week.
The call,
which follows six days after the first, is for 32 men for both colored and white.
The men will report to the local draft board by 6:30 on the morning of August
17, and will take their physical at Shreveport.
A report from
the local board stated that as far as is practicable men who pass the
examination will be given their choice of either the
Army, Navy, or Air Force.
Men to report
on the above date are as follows:
White:
Irvin Leroy Robinson, Tallulah.
Howard Eugene McCready, Tallulah.
George
Wheeless Rogan, Jr,Tallulah.
Jack Luvell McLaughlin, Tallulah.
Frank Matthews, Jr., Tallulah.
Colored:
Calvin L. Watson, Tallulah.
Rube Robinson, Tallulah.
Eddie B, Williams, Tallulah.
Dock Hayford, Jr., Tallulah.
George Murphy, Tallulah.
Lincoln Adams, Tallulah.
Frank Davis, Jr,, Tallulah.
James Collier, Tallulah.
J. B. Jackson, Tallulah.
Bennie Northern, Tallulah.
Robert Page, Jr., Sondheimer.
Robert Page, Jr., Sondheimer.
Dave Murray, Delhi.
Emmett James Douglas, Tallulah
Irealous Hodges, Delta.
Willie Williams, Delta.
James McNeal, Tallulah.
Isiah Brown, Delta.
Smith Watson, Mound.
Julious Gully, Jr., Chicago, Illinois
Joseph Banks, Tallulah.
Clarence Tolson, Mound.
Henry Allen, Tallulah.
Albert Brown, Tallulah.
Illegible McCuller,
Tallulah.
3 Tallulah Youths Enlist In US Navy
Madison Journal August 1950
A report was
recently received by the Journal that three Tallulah youths had enlisted in the
United States Navy on August 11th.
The youths,
who are: Edwin
Florence; of Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Florence; James Roy Donham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Donham
and Wayne
Neuroth, son of Mr. Edward Neuroth, all of Tallulah were inducted into the US Navy.
Mounds Soldier Is Listed Among War
Casualties
Madison Journal August 1950
The Department
of Defense recently announced the following army casualties in its 58th
casualty list:
Wounded from
Louisiana:
Pvt. Willie
Keys, Jr., son of Mrs Lenora Keys, Vidalia, La
Pfc Albert E. Murphy, son of Mrs. Hazel Murphy, New
Orleans
Pvt. Isiah Ross, brother of Miss Matilda Ross, Mound,
La.
Cpl. Robertson T. Washington son of Mrs. Myrtle Washington, New Orleans, La.
11 Madison Parish
Negroes First to Report for Physical
Receive Exam August 11th At Shreveport;
Physically Fit To Fill First Call In September
Madison Journal August 1950
A report this
week from the Madison Parish Selective Service
Board, Number 36, stated that 11 men from this parish have been ordered to
report to the Induction Station, 6100 Vincent Street, Shreveport, La., to
receive their armed Forces physical examination, on August 11th,
The report
from the local board stated further that those men found physically fit will fill the first draft call in September.
The names of
the eleven men (all colored) and their present address are listed below:
Clarence Crockett, Tallulah.
George Grayson, Jr., Tallulah.
Thomas Lewis Jefferson, Mound.
Charlie Washington, Waterproof, La.
James Jackson, Tallulah.
Jessie Crew, Chicago, Ill.
Grant Allen, Tallulah.
J. L. Green, Tallulah.
Calvin Day, Delhi, La.
Onner Hansherry Tucker,
Tallulah.
The above
named men will report to the local board on the morning of August 11th at
6:30a.m. and will return to Tallulah following their
examination.
The local
board report further stated that oldest men registered were being called first,
regardless whether white or colored.
Local Board Received Third Draft Call
for August 31st
Madison Journal August 1950
The Madison
Parish Selective Service Board, number 36, received an order for its third
draft call, for Thursday, August 31st.
The call,
which is four men, includes one white man, and three Negroes.
Charlie Merteni (W) Route 1 Epps; La.
Johnny Edward McIntyre (C), Box 882, Tallulah.
Elijah Craer (C) Lake Providence.
Frank Flicks, Jr., Box 201, Tallulah.
The men will
report to Shreveport, La., where they will receive their physical examinations
on the 31st of this month.
C. H. Harmon, Jr., Called
To Active Naval Duty
Madison Journal August 1950
Charles Rupert
Harmon, Jr., seaman first class in the Naval Reserve, left Friday for New
Orleans after receiving his call to report for active duty. He received his
call on August 16th, and was allow ed
ten days before reporting.
"B.
B." as he is known here, left New Orleans Saturday by plane for San Diego,
Calif., and boarded a naval vessel for Tokyo sometime this week. He will be
assigned as ship service man.
The son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. R. Harmon, Sr., of Tallulah, he has been an employee of the A &
P Food Store for the past six months.
Robert J. Williamson Volunteers For Marine Corps Duty
Madison Journal August 1950
Robert J.
Williamson, son of Mr. and Mrs, O. N. Williamson, of
Tallulah, left Monday, August 21st for Paris Island, South Carolina, after
enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps. He will receive two and a half months basic
training there before being assigned to duty. Robert, a graduate of Northwestern
State College, of the class of 1947, taught history, civics and physical
education at Many, La high school last year, and was also football coach.
1,084 Men To
Be Inducted From La. Next Week
Madison Journal September 1950
The first actual induction of
selective service registrants in nearly two years will get under way Monday in
New Orleans, Alexandria and Shreveport.
Brig. Gen. Raymond F. Hufft said orders to report for induction next week have
been sent out to 1,084 draft registrants.
The September quota calls for 877 men.
The over-call of 207 men is necessary to insure delivery of that number.
The General said the over-call is
required because local boards are expected to grant postponements of induction
to many registrants for various reasons.
Busses will be used for transporting
selectees from their local boards to the induction stations. Each evening
during the week men inducted during the day will board railroad trains for Fort
Jackson, S.C., reception center for Louisiana selectees.
Louisiana's draftees will be issued
clothing and equipment upon arrival at Fort Jackson where they will probably
remain for their basic military training, General Hufft
disclosed.
Inductions will continue at the three Louisiana
induction stations Monday through Friday of next week. The following week Preinduction physical examinations for draft registrants
will be resumed at these stations and will continue until late next month when
the October quota of 880 selectees will be inducted.
Hufft said of the 1,084 registrants ordered
up for induction this month, 654 of the men have been ordered to the New
Orleans induction station, 220 men to the Shreveport station, and 210 at
Alexandria.
41
Madison Parish Men to Report for Physicals Sept. 7
Fourth Call Brings Total to 88
Men from Parish; First Preinduction Call for
September
Madison Journal September 1950
The Madison Parish
Selective Service Board, Number 36, received its fourth Preinduction
call this week, which is for 41 men, to report to Shreveport, La., for
physicals on Thursday, September 7. Up to and including the
above call a total of 88 men have been called for Preinduction,
47 in August and 41 for September.
The 41 men of Madison Parish who will receive
calls for the September 7th call and their present addresses are as follows:
Edward Butler (C), Tallulah; William Tournel (C), Tallulah; Cleveland Wilson Cooks (C),
Tallulah; William Leroy Ray (W), Waverly; Willis Smith Bell (C), Tallulah; Johny McGuire (C), Tallulah; Charlie Jackson (C), Tallulah;
John Benjamin Thomas (W) Rt. 2, Delhi; Walter Riggs (C), Tallulah; Lynn Carley (C), Tallulah; Sylvester Billingslea,
Jr., (C), Tallulah; Aloysius
Peter Dahlhauser (W), Tallulah; James Edward
Jobe (W), Tallulah; Junior Anderson (C),
Tallulah; Aaron Blanche (C), Tallulah; Frank Bomeer
(C), Tallulah; Clarence Synagogue (C), Tallulah; Arthur Woods (C), Tallulah.
Arthur
Edward Sparling (W), Monroe, La.; Leon Williams
(C), Tallulah; Robert Raymond Rush (W), Tallulah; Thomas Stafford (C),
Tallulah; Jerome
Keith Post, Jr. (W), Tallulah; Cicero Solomon (C), Tallulah; James
Washington (C), Richland, Washington; Roosevelt Pamplin
(C), Tallulah; Levy Thomas, Jr. (C), Tallulah; Ellis Wafes
(C), Tallulah; Henry Vernon Jones (W), Tallulah ; Charlie Tommie Monk (W),
Tallulah, Clarence L. Guice (C), Tallulah, John David
Lockhart (C), Tallulah; James Boykin (C), Tallulah, Jessie Obadiah Homan (W) Waverly; Alvester Jackson (C) Sondheimer;
Andrew Latchiso (C), Tallulah; Malvin
Givens (C) Ruston, La.; Clarence Edward Harris (C), Tallulah; Madison Hataway (W), Sondheimer; Tolan Homer Frey (W), Ukiah, Calif,
Earl Ray Taylor (W), Waverly.
First Induction call from
Local Board or 6 Men Sept. 27th
Madison
Journal September 1950
The Madison .Parish
Selective Service Board number 36, this week received its first induction call,
which is for 6 men, who have been ordered to report on the 27th of this month.
The six men having passed their Preinduction examination, who will be inducted, are as
follows:
Thomas Lewis
Jefferson (C) of Box 1, Mound, La.
Onner Hansberry Tucker
(CM) Tallulah.
Emmett James
Douglas (C), Box 814, Tallulah, La.
George W. Rogan, Jr., (W) Rt.
1, Box 42, Tallulah, La.
Henry Allen (C) Rt. 1. Box 77,
Tallulah, La.
Irvin Leroy Robinson
(W) Highway Hotel, Tallulah, La.
4 Madison Parish Men Report For Induction, Receive RC Gift
Madison Journal September 1950
Wednesday morning of this week four
Madison parish men, one white, and three colored, left for Shreveport, La.,
where they will be inducted into the Armed services. From Shreveport, they will
be sent to Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina for their basic training.
The four men, George W.
Rogan, Jr., (W), and the three negroes, Thomas L.
Jefferson, Onner H. Tucker, Emmett J. Douglas, and
Henry Allen, were presented a gift of shaving equipment and several other small
items by the local Chapter of the American Red Cross on their departure for
Shreveport Wednesday morning.
George
W. Rogan, Jr. , Inducted September 7, 1950
E. L. Ferguson Reports for Navy Duty
Monday
Madison Journal September 1950
Elbert
Landis Ferguson, of Tallulah, left Monday for New Orleans, after receiving
his call to report for active duty with the U. S. Navy.
"Ebb," as he is known here,
after reporting in New Orleans, left Monday afternoon by plane for San Diego,
Calif. He holds the rating of Quartermaster.
The son of Mr. W. N. Ferguson, minister
of the Sterlington, Church of Christ, Ebb has been
employed by the A & P Food in Tallulah the past 10 or 11 years with the
exception of the time spent in the Navy in World War II.
Tallulah Youth Enlists In
Navy
Madison Journal September 1950
Word was received by the Journal this
week that Jackie White, Tallulah youth, reported to New Orleans Monday, where
he received his physical examination before entering the Navy.
Following his examination, Jackie was
to leave New Orleans for San Diego, Calif., where he will attend radio school.
A graduate of Tallulah High School,
Class of 1949, Jack was a member of the football
squad, having accounted for 84 of the 330 points scored for the 1949 season.
October 16, Date for
Doctors And Dentists Registration In La.
Madison Journal October 1950
Monday, October 16, is the date set
for the registration of doctors and dentists and allied specialists throughout
Louisiana, Brigadier General Raymond F. Hufft announced
thsi week.
However, only those physicians,
dentists, osteopaths, veterinarians, optometrists, pharmacists and such who
were trained at Government expense during the war and saw little or no active
duty will be required to sign up on that date, the Louisiana Selective Service
Director said.
These persons are in what is
officially Category I of the recently amended Selective Service Act.
Doctors, dentists, and allied
specialists who are active reservists in a civilian component of the Armed
Forces will not be required to register, Hufft said.
General Hufft
said principal hospitals and clinics throughout the State are being asked to
assist in this special registration. Charity Hospital of New Orleans has
already volunteered its assistance, Hufft added.
Specifically ordered to register
October 16 are doctors, dentists and allied specialist not yet 51 years of age
who were deferred in World War II to complete their professional training and
those who participated in specialized training courses in medical and dental
fields conducted by the Army and Navy.
Those with more than 90 days of
wartime service need not register, Hufft announced.
Once registration of this
group is complete, members will be called up as individuals to fill Armed
Forces requirements, General Hufft said.
To determine which persons will be
ordered into service in light of both civilian and military needs, a National
Advisory Committee consisting of noted practitioners throughout the Nation has
been appointed by President Truman to work closely with the Selective Service
System to determine those to be called.
Doctor Leo J. Shoeny
of New Orleans was named Wednesday by President Truman as a member of this
seven-member committee.
Madison Parish Board Receives Call for
October 23rd
Madison Journal October 1950
The Madison Parish Selective Service
Board, Number 36, received an induction call this week for men on the 23rd of
October. The men and their present addresses are listed below:
Julius Gulley, Jr.,
(C), 466 E. 35th St., Chicago, Ill.
Cleveland
Wilson Cooks (C), 507 48th Pl., N.E., Washington, D.C.
John Benjamin Thomas (W), Rt.
2, Delhi, La.
Sylvester Billingslea, Jr. (C), Box 971, Tallulah, La.
Aloysius
Peter Dahlhauser (W), Rt. 1, Box 112, Tallulah,
La.
Thomas Stafford (C),
204 W. Green St., Tallulah, La.
Ellis Wafer
(C), Box 92, Tallulah, La.
Clarence J. Guice
(C), Box 892, allulah, La.
Joseph Newson (C), Tallulah, La.
The men will leave Tallulah Monday
morning, October 23 for Shreveport, where they will be inducted, and in all
probabilities, will be sent to Camp Chaffee, Fort Smith, Arkansas, for training.
Tallulah Youths Complete Naval
Instruction Course
Madison Journal October 1950
Two Tallulah,
La., seamen recruits, USN, Wayne E. Neuroth of Route 2, Box 55, and Edwin
Otis Florence of Route 1, Box 137 recently completed his first course of
Naval military instruction at the Naval Training Center, San Diego, Calif.
The course is
designed to acquaint the new recruit with the various aspects of Navy life and
also to give him a practical working knowledge of such subjects as signalling, navigation, basic ordnance, seamanship, and
Navy customs and terms.
Having
completed recruit training successfully, he is ready for assignment to a fleet
unit or to one of the Navy's specialized schools for special training.
Tallulah Girl First From
This District To Enter WAF
Madison Journal October 1950
Erma
Lee Jobe, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jobe, Tallulah, left Monday morning for Lackland
Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex., where she will be stationed with the WAF
(Women's Air Force).
Erma Lee, who
took her examination in Shreveport, La., October 26, was the only one of four
applicants who was qualified to enter the WAF, having passed the required
mental examination. She is the first woman from this district to enter the WAF,
or any other women's branch since the war, Sgt. Sidney Harrison, Recruiting Seargent for this district, stated.
A graduate of Tallulah
High School with the Class of 1948, Erma has been employed as nurse and
receptionist by Dr. H. S. Provine for the past year
and a half, prior to that time she received her training at Mercy Hospital in
Vicksburg, Miss.
Tallulah
Youth Stationed In Ind.
Madison Journal October 1950
Pvt.
George W. Rogan, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Rogan, of Tallulah, is
now stationed at Camp Atterbury, Ind. He is a machine
gunner in the 109th Infantry 28th Division.
Before
entering the Army, George, a graduate of Tallulah High School was (missing.)
Tallulah Youth with 5th Armored
Division
Madison Journal November 1950
William
Bartlett, Rt. 2, Tallulah, has been assigned to the famed 5th Armored
"Victory" Division which was recently reactivated at Camp Chaffee
Arkansas.
Commanded by
Brigadier Gen. Claude B. Ferenbaugh, the 5th Armored
Division is one of the most famous armored divisions of World War II. The
division participated in the Normandy invasion in 1941 and fought through
France and Germany with Gen, George Patton's Third Army.
The division
was reactivated to train recruits from the South and Southwestern part of the
United States.
Tallulah Youth Assigned to 5th Armored
Division
Madison Journal November 1950
Clarence L. Guice, Tallulah, has been assigned to the famed 5th Armored
"Victory" Division for basic training.
While at Camp
Chaffee with the 5th Armored Division, Guice will get
specialized training in ground warfare. When he completes basic training he
will be assigned to other units for advanced training.
Commanded by
Brigadier Gen. Claude B. Ferenbaugh, the 5th Armored
Division is one of the most famous armored divisions of World War II. The
division participated in the Normandy invasion in 1944 and fought through
France and Germany with Gen. George Patton's Third Army.
The division
was reactivated at Camp Chaffee to train recruits from Texas, Oklahoma,
Mississippi, Arkansas, New Mexico and Louisiana in the "know how" of
ground warfare, Realistic training will be given all recruits assigned to the
5th Armored Division by officers and enlisted men who served in combat during
the last war.
Local Board Receives
Call for 19 Men for Nov. 13
Call Includes 7 White, 18 Negroes; Five Are Transfers to Local Board; First
November Call
Madison Journal November 1950
The Madison
Parish Selective Service Board Number 36, received preinduction call for 19 men November 13th. Their names and
present addresses are as follows with the last five names being transfers to
this board:
Charles Ray
Barlow (C), Box Tallulah, La.
xxxnt Allen (C),
Box 94, Tallulah, La.
xxxvin Watson (C),
Gen. Del., Tallulah, La.
Roosevelt Jackson (C), Box 181, Tallulah, La.
Percy Kidd (C), Rt. 2, Box 4, Tallulah, La.
Robert Stein Antley (W), 7-A Bayou St., Tallulah, La.
Joseph Vaughn (C), Box 126, Tallulah, La.
Acey Williams (C), Rt. 1, Box Tallulah, La.
Leroy Murphy (C), Box 8, Waverly, La.
Robert Thomas Lockett (C), Waverly, La.
David Bolin (C), Gen. Del., Tallulah, La.
Robert Nelson Matthews (W), Box 2,Tallulah, La.
(missing) Box 2, Tallulah, La.
Joseph Cohron Holley (W), 905 Florida, Tallulah, La.
Lincoln Grayson (C), Box 733, Tallulah, La,
Robert Lee Neal (C), Box 352, Tallulah, La.
Billy Gene Frazier (W), Box x85, Tallulah,
La.
M. C. Crosby (C), Rt. 1, Box xx4, Lake Providence, La.
E. C. Chapple (C), Waverly,La.
Mummer Lee Prater (C), Box x53, Tallulah,
La.
Thurmon L. Busby (W), Box xxx,
Tallulah, La.
Leroy Jackson (C), Rt. 1, Box xxx, Sondheimer, La,
Willard Lee Morrison (W), % Chicago Mill & Lbr.
Co., Tallulah, La.
xxxbert Buckhalter (C), (missing)
xxx Mooney, Jr. (W), xxxery,
Tallulah, La.
xxx xxxxs,
Jr. (C), Box 747, (missing)
Brig. Gen. Raymond F. Hufft Visits Local Draft Board
Madison Journal November 1950
Brig. General
Raymond F. Hufft, head of the Louisiana Selective
Service visited the Madison Parish Board, Thursday of last week on his tour of
the 75 draft boards throughout Louisiana.
Meeting with
General Hufft were members of the local board, E. E. Shamblin, James W.
Davis, and field agent, Cliff C.
Adams.
General Hufft was accompanied by W. R. Lewis, coordinator, and Lt.
Reuter.
HUNTER S. COAD RECEIVES PROMOTION
Madison Journal November 1950
Hunter S. Coad, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Coad
of Tallulah has recently been promoted to the rank of Lieut. Col. He is
stationed with the 59th squadron Air Wing Dept. in England. Col. Coad saw service as a pilot in the Second World War, and is
now in the regular army.
Six Madison Parish Negroes To Report For Induction Nov. 9
Madison Journal November 1950
The following
named Negroes of Madison Parish have been ordered to report for induction in
the U.S. Armed Forces, on November 9. They will leave Tallulah on the morning
of November 9th for Shreveport, where they will be inducted:
Lincoln
Adams, Box 122, Tallulah.
Douglas Wright, Rt. 2, Box 307-A, Tallulah.
William Bartlett, Rt. 2, Box 65, Tallulah.
James McNeal, Rt. 1, Box 107, Tallulah.
Joseph Newson, Tallulah,
Johnnie Lee Rogers, Delta, La.
James Woodruff Stationed At Lackland AFB
Madison Journal November 1950
James
Woodruff, of Tallulah, who recently enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, is
presently stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, San
Antonio, Texas. He will remain there for his basic training.
James is a
former student of High school, and was a xxxxx member for 10
years.
DRAFTEES’
& VETERANS’ GUIDE
(Major
Nial will answer your individual questions about
problems of World War II veterans and draftees without charge. Write to him in
care of The Times-Picayune, enclosing
a self-addressed stamped reply envelope.)
By MAJ.
THOMAS N. NIAL
(AP Newsfeatures)
Madison Journal November 1950
Uncle Sam now is kicking through with
financial support for enlisted men's dependents. Enlisted men, but not
officers, are covered by the new "basic allowance for quarters" which
is retroactive to Aug. 1, 1950.
For enlisted men without dependents
and officers, the old monthly quarters allowance remains the same. Up to now,
for instance, an Army Pfc who did not live in
government quarters got $45 a month whether he had dependents or not.
Now, however, if he has a wife and
child he'll make out a Class Q allotment, the Army will credit him with $67.50
(not $45), the man will contribute $40 from his own pay and his wife will get
an allotment check of $107.50.
Here's the allotment scale with the
monthly pay for under two years' service given in parentheses after each pay
grade:
|
Pay Grade
|
Number of Serviceman's Allowance Total
Dependents Contribut'n from Govt. check to
Dependents
|
|
E-7 (198.45) and
|
3 or more
|
$80.00
|
$85.00
|
$165.00
|
|
E-6 ($169.05)
|
2 or less
|
80.00
|
67.50
|
147.50
|
|
E-5 ($139.65) and
|
3 or more
|
60.00
|
85.00
|
145.00
|
|
E-4 ($117.60)
|
2 or less
|
60.00
|
67.50
|
127.50
|
|
E-3 ($95.55),
|
3 or more
|
40.00
|
85.00
|
125.00
|
|
E-2 ($82.50) and E-1 ($80)
|
Two
|
40.00
|
67.50
|
107.50
|
|
|
one
|
40,00
|
45.00
|
85.00
|
If the man has two dependents, say a
wife and dependent mother, allotment checks can be sent to both in whatever
amount he wants. The total cannot he more than the amount that would go to once.
He can't have more sent home unless he wants to make out another type allotment
as a straight deduction from his pay. Then two separate checks will be sent to
his dependents.
Who are dependents? A
wife and children, of course. Also parents, if the serviceman provides
over half their support. His parents (but not his wife) will get affidavits to
fill out, giving their source of income and their expenses. In obvious
dependency cases, the allowance will be paid until the affidavits are returned.
If the services find parents are not dependent, the allowance must he paid
back. A divorced wife does not qualify for the allowance, even if the court
ordered alimony. But the children of a divorced couple do qualify. The
serviceman can handle alimony with a Class E allotment in the Army or Air Force
or a Class D allotment in the Navy or Marines. Its a straight deduction from pay. The government
contributes nothing.
How about a separated wife? The
services have not decided this yet, but they expect to announce a policy soon.
Stepchildren qualify, but not after
the death or divorce of the spouse.
Can checks be sent to a bank?
The Army and Air Force say no the case
of Class Q allotment checks, but the Navy allows its men to have them deposited
to the dependent's account in a bank.
When will the checks start coming
through? The Army and Air Force say they start going out Dec. 5. The Navy says
probably in November. Meanwhile the men will get the allowance in cash to send
home themselves. The first cash payment on the regular
pay day will cover August and September.
Local Youth Training As Air Force Technician
Madison Journal November 1950
Pfc. William
E. Buckner, son of Mr. Edward A. Buckner of Walnut Street, Tallulah, is
presently training as an Air Force Technician at the USAF Technical School at
Ft. Francis N. Warren, Wyoming; it has been announced by Col. John C. B.
Elliott, commanding officer.
At this
historic former outpost outside Cheyenne, Wyoming, the Air Force is training
young airmen and the many specialists needed for air power. Besides aviation,
engineer skills such as plumbing, carpentry, electricity, welding, bull dozer
operation and many others, the schools at Ft. Warren train clerk typists,
stenographers, mechanics, diesel mechanics and many other skills needed in
peace time as well as in war.
Major B. D. Capshaw
Promoted To Rank Of Lt. Colonel
Madison Journal November 1950
Lt. Col. Ben D. Capshaw of Tallulah, Louisiana, was recently promoted
from Major to Lieutenant Colonel, according, to Headquarters EUSAK.
Colonel Capshaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Capshaw,
Sr., of 220 Lindsey Drive, Jackson, Miss., entered the Army on April 10, 1941.
During World War II he was a member of the 207th Field Artillery Group.
Arriving in the Far East Command on March 30, 1950, he joined EUSAK on July 11.
He is currently serving as Assistant Operations Officer, G-3 Section, Eighth Army Headquarters.
His wife, Mrs.
Georgia R. Capshaw resides at 508 North Cedar Street,
Tallulah, La.
George Jordan, Jr. Calls from Korea
After Being Wounded
Madison Journal November 1950
Pfc. George
Jordan, Jr., 21-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Jordan, of Baton Rouge,
telephoned his parents Tuesday evening of this week from Korea, after being
wounded in the leg while fighting on the front line.
George, the
nephew of Mrs. A. L. Sevier, Tallulah, joined the United States Marine Corps
the first of 1948. Prior to that time he was a first year student at Louisiana
State University studying medicine.
His
grandmother is Mrs. G. W. Jordan, Sr., of Tallulah.
Former Tallulian
Stationed In England
Madison Journal November 1950
Sgt.Thomas W. Miller, a former resident of
Tallulah for a number of years, who for the past several: years has been
stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., left
recently for a tour of duty in England.
Sgt. Miller is
a graduate of Tallulah High School, and prior to entering the service was
employed by Chicago Mill & Lumber Co.
Tallulah Soldier Truly A World Traveler
Madison Journal December 1950
In exactly two
months and two days from the time he left the United States for service in
Korea, Pfc. Carl "Cotton" Carter, was in the Army Hospital in San
Francisco, California, recovering from wounds received in battle near the
Manchurian border.
Carter,
18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carter, Tallulah, enlisted in the United
States Army March 20 of this year, and was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas for
6 months before going overseas.
On the 5th of
October he flew to Japan and was assigned to the 2nd Division, 9th Infantry
before reporting to the front. On November 25th, Carter, acting assistant squad
leader of his platoon, was shot twice through the left leg with a Chinese burp
gun, and before receiving medical attention, had walked 100 yards with a broken
leg.
He was
transferred to the Army Hospital, Japan, and on Dec. 7th was flown to San
Francisco, where he remained a short time before being sent to Brooke Army
Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Besides being
awarded the Purple Heart, Pfc. Carter has been cited for the Silver Star for
bravery in battle way beyond the call of duty while under enemy fire. He was
credited with saving the life of a comrade, whom he carried on his back 150
yards back behind the lines. The wounded soldier weighed approximately 225
pounds, Carter weighed 165.
Carter, who
arrived in Tallulah last week for the Christmas holidays, when questioned about
the Korean War, stated that 25 miles from the Manchurian border, where he was
wounded, the snow was approximately waist deep in the
mountains. In his platoon, which he stated was comprised of white and negro soldiers, was negro Sergeant, who sacrificed his own
life to save Carter's. Carter related that the Sgt. shouted and shoved him into
a fox hole shortly before a hand grenade exploded. When Carter crawled from the
fox hole, he said the negro Sgt. had been blown up by
the grenade blast.
He went on to
say that when they ate, they had good chow, but several times they went without
food for four or five days at a time.
His leg in a
cast at present, Carter gets around on crutches, and although it will be quite
some time before he will have the full use of his leg, he is in good spirits,
for he says he knows there won't be any more fighting for him.
Five Madison Parish Men to Report For Induction Dec. 8th
Madison Journal December 1950
The Madison
Parish Selective Service Board, Number 36, has received a draft call for
December 8th, and the following men have been ordered to report on that date.
They will leave here on the morning of the 8th, by bus, and will report to
Shreveport, La., for induction.
The names and
address are listed below, the last two men being delinquents:
Calvin L. Watson (C), Rt. 2, Box 69, Tallulah, La.
James Washington (C), General Delivery, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Madison Hattaway (W), Sondheimer,
La.
Roosevelt Jackson (C), Box 181, Tallulah, La.
Lincoln Grayson (C), Box 733, Tallulah, La.
Two Tallulah Youths Report for Duty
with Marine Reserves
Madison Journal January 1951
Information
was received this week by the Journal, that two
Tallulah youths have reported for duty with the Marine Corps Reserve.
Bill Jones,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jones, 606 LaSalle St., and Merlin
Christian, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Christian, 915 Ella St., left for duty
with the Marine Reserve Corps after enlisting on January 10th.
Bill was a
student of Northeast Louisiana State College, Monroe, and Christian was a
student of Louisiana Tech, Ruston, La.
Cordes
Williamson Leaves for Active service Wednesday
Madison Journal January 1951
Cordes Williamson, of 901-A Johnson, St., Tallulah,
left Wednesday for Fort Sill, Oklahoma, after receiving his call to report for
active duty with the United States Army.
Cordes, who holds the rank of Sergeant, has
been employed by Stewart-Owen & Co. since August, 1947. His wife, Mrs.
Betty Williamson, is presently employed by the Madison Parish School Board.
Headline missing
Madison Journal January 1951
R. N. Ware, Jr, was recently appointed Civilian Defense Director
for Madison Parish, and H. C.
Massey, appointed director for Tallulah by Governor Earl C. Long.
Massey stated
that there is no need at the present time for any immediate action, but
instructions are being received and filed, and preparations are being made for
necessary action when the time arrives.
He went on to
say that all residents of Tallulah and the Parish would be notified and
instructed what to do in case of an emergency. This, he said, would be done in
advance of any such emergency
The Tallulah
director stated that Lt. Gov. William Dodd, State Director, would be here
Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, at which time he will show the films of the
Atomic bombing during World War II, showing the damage and destruction caused
by the atom bomb.
Following the
35 minute showing of the films, Lt. Gov. Dodd will speak briefly on Civilian
Defense.
Mr. Massey and
Mr. Ware urge alI citizens possible
to attend the meeting Tuesday afternoon in the court room of the Court House.
Three Tallulah Youths Enlist In Marine
Corps
Madison Journal February 1951
Hess
Curry, Harold Ogden, and Payton Woodrow Farish,
all of Tallulah, have recently enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps, and are
presently stationed at Paris Island, South Carolina, where they are receiving
their basic "Boot" training.
Curry, 21, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Curry, 604 DeSoto St., and
Ogden, 22, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ogden, Route 1, Delhi, enlisted on
January 8, and left Tallulah January 11th.
Farish, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Lane, enlisted January 19th in New Orleans.
Local Youth Returns to
U. S. After Nine Months Aboard
Ship
Madison Journal February 1951
After nine
months in Far Eastern waters aboard his ship, the heavy cruiser USS Rochester,
Charles E. Wilson, seaman, USN, of Tallulah, La., is coming home.
Arrangements
have been made to grant leave to all members of the crew in February and March
following docking in the United States and during a period of overhaul.
The ship and
its crew have received high praise from the Commander of United Nations Naval
Forces in the Far East, the Commander of the Seventh Fleet, and the brother
services.
From the
beginning of the Korean incident, the Rochester spent long and strenuous
periods in Korean waters and conducted effective fire support to the forces
ashore. The men who manned the guns and serviced the cruiser during the nine
tense months were particularly singled out for their effective support of the
Inchon landings.
Pvt. Buddy Friday To
Report For Active Duty Sunday
Madison Journal February 1951
According to
information received this week by the Journal, Pvt. Buddy Friday, 25, Tallulah,
leaves Sunday for active duty with the U. S. Army, and will report to Fort
Jackson, Columbia, S. C., for his basic training. Following his basic he will
report to Camp Gordon, Ga., where he will be assigned to the Military Police.
Pvt. Friday
enlisted in the Army Reserves last December 15th at Vicksburg, Miss., and was
examined on January 9th. He received his call to active service this past
Saturday.
Two Men from Madison Parish Report for
Induction February 1
Madison Journal February 1951
Madison Parish
Selective Board, Number 36, announced this week that two Madison Parish men
have been ordered to report for induction into the Armed Forces on February
1st. The two men and their present addresses are as follows:
Robert Raymond
Rush (white), 400 E, Craig St., Tallulah
John
A. Willhite (white), Box 725, Tallulah
Three Local Negroes Volunteer for Army
Service This Week
Madison Journal February 1951
An
announcement from the Madison Parish Selective Service Board, this week stated
that three Tallulah Negroes have volunteered in the U. S. Army, and left
yesterday for induction, with the February 1 Madison Parish call:
Thomas Warren,
316 N. Walnut St.,
D. L. Williams, Box 696 and
Louis Foster.
Rector Jones,
also colored, E. Levee St., who had previously enlisted in the Army, also left
yesterday for induction.
Three
18-year-old Negroes from Tallulah, who have enlisted, will report for induction
in the February 6 call. They are:
Bobbie Lee Robinson, Box 729,
Eugene Winston and
Roosevelt Martin, Box 167.
This makes a
total of 8 volunteers in the past week, the draft board announcement concluded.
Two White Youths, One Negro Enlist
From Here Wed.
Madison Journal February 1951
An
announcement from the Madison Parish Selective Service Board, Number 36, stated
this week that two white youths and one negro from
Tallulah, enlisted in the Regular Army, and left Thursday morning to report for
their physical examinations in Shreveport.
The two white
enlistees are Kenneth Donovan, 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Donovan,
311 South Chestnut St., and Thurmon Busby, 21, a transferee from Opelousas, La.
The negro volunteer is Virge Finley,
Jr., 21.
Under the new
volunteer system, men enlisting in the Army are inducted fcr
the same length of time as draftees.
Virgil R.
Neumann, inducted into Army 3/5/1951
Joe
Halbach Leaves for Air Corps Friday
Madison
Journal March 1951
Joe Halbach, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Halbach,
906 Tampa St., Tallulah, left last Friday for Lackland
Air Fotce Base, San Antonio, Texas, where he will
receive basic training with the United States Air Corps.
Joe, a
graduate of Tallulah High School, enlisted in the Air Corps several weeks ago,
and had been waiting for his call, which he received this past week.
Madison Parish Civil Defense
Committees Recently Appointed
Madison Journal March 1951
At a meeting,
held in the City Hall, February 20th, the following committees and Deputys of the Civil Defense organization for Madison
Parish and the Village of Tallulah were appointed:
Director—R. N. Ware,
Jr.
Assistant
Director and Director for Tallulah—H. C. Massey.
Deputy,
Lamar T. Loe— Committee : T. A. Cagnolatti, Public Works; J. W.
Craig, Highway; Ilar Osborne, Transportation; Ed Eiland, Engineering; J. B. Massey, Air Raid warnings; Bill Eaker, Communications.
Deputy,
Edgar Lancaster—Committee: Mark Brown,
Police; Maurice Ursery, Plant Protection; Herbert Massey, Fire; Lloyd Shelton, Warden; George Kimbrough, Mutual Aid.
Deputy
M. B. Christian—Committee: Dr. B. C. Abernathy, Medical and health; Dr. George Webb, Medical; R. C. Gaines, Radiological defense; Max
McDonald, Agriculture; Jimmy Yeates, Chemical defense; Garland
Langford, food and livestock.
Deputy
A. J. Boswell—Committee: R. L. Bailey, Evacuation; J. F. Kilpatrick,
Emergency housing; Shirley Briggs, Civilian war aid; Mrs. Hugh Montgomery, Public Welfare.
Deputy
R. R. Spigener—Committee: C. E. Hester, Administration; Chris
Keller, Planning; M. A. Phillips, Education; Mrs. E. O.
Edgerton, Education; Mrs. Dowell
Capshaw, Public Information.
Three
Tallulah Marines Home On Boot" Leave
Madison Journal March 1951
Following
their completion of eight weeks "Boot" training at the Marine Corps
Training Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, Hess Curry, Jr., A. S. (Harold) Ogden and Merlin Christian arrived it Tallulah this
week for an eight day leave before reporting to thei new stations.
Before
enlisting in the Corp January 16th, Pfc. Curry was student of Southeastern Louisiana
College, Hammond, La., Pfc Ogden was employed by the Delta Hardware Company,
St. Joseph La., Pfc. Christian, who enlisted a week earlier; was a student at
Louisiana Tech, Ruston, La.
Curry
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Curry, 604 DeSoto Street. Ogden, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Ogden, Tallulah, and Christian is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B.
Christian, 915 Ella St. All three are graduates of Tallulah High School.
Following
their short leave Curry and Ogden are to report to Camp Lejeune, South Carolina
for assignment, and Christian will report back to Parris Island before leaving
for the west coast.
3
Tallulah Youths Volunteer For Air Force Duty
Madison Journal March 1951
Hugh
Holly, Billy Windham and Ira Hue Ervin, all of
Tallulah, volunteered in the United States Air Corps last week, and after
passing the required examinations, left for basic training at Lackland Air
Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Hugh,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holly, 905 Florida Street, and Billy, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Windham, Tallulah, left Friday
morning from Shreveport. Ira Hue, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ervin, 313 S. Walnut
Street, left Monday morning of this week.
Billy
is a graduate of Tallulah High School of the Class of 1949, and Ira Hue is a
graduate of the Class of 1950. Hugh was a senior at the time of his enlistment.
Madison
Youths Enlist For Air Forces Duty
Madison Journal March 1951
Two
mere young men of Madison Parish have volunteered of recent date for the U.S.
Air Forces, according to Sgt. Sidney Harrison, Area Recruiter.
Arthur McKaskle (Thigpen) enlisted in AF
March, 1951
The
two men, James Traxler, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Traxler, Delhi; and Arthur
McKaskle, son of Mrs. P. B. Thigpen, and the late Mr. McKaskle, are presently
receiving their basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Tallulah
Reserve Officer Ordered To Active Naval Duty
Madison Journal March 1951
Mr.
Harlan M. Cullum, manager of Mid-West Dairy Products Corporation, Tallulah,
received his call February 2nd, to report for active duty with the United
States Navy on March 5th.
Cullum,
who holds the rank of Lt. (SG), was a deck gunnery officer during World War II,
and has served with the Navy since 1939, having been on active duty from that
time until 1946. From 1943 to 1946 he served aboard an ammunition ship in the
South Pacific, and prior to that time, for 44 months, he was stationed at an
ammunition depot in the Panama Canal Zone.
Lt.
Cullum, who came to Tallulah June of last year from Lake Charles, La., where he
was manager of that branch, left Wednesday night for Washington, D. C., where
he is to report for gunnery instruction before being assigned to duty. He is married
and is the father of a 4-year-old son, and a daughter, 3.
Cullum is believed to be the first reserve officer of any branch of service
from Tallulah to report for active duty.
Stationed
At Camp Pendleton, California
Madison Journal April 1951
Pfc.
Merlin Christian, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.
B. Christian, Tallulah, and husband of Mrs. Doris Christian, is presently
stationed at Camp Pendleton, Ocean Side, California.
Merlin
volunteered into the Marine Corps January 13th, and received his
"Boot" training at Paris Island, South Carolina.
E.
H. Pritts Returns Following Nine Months Sea Duty
Madison Journal April 1951
Return
of a warrior with the knowledge of having helped establish records unequalled
by any other carrier based flying organization in the Korean hostilities is
Everett H. Pritts, aviation machinist's mate, third class, USN, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy J. Pritts, of Flushing, Ohio, and husband of Mrs. Margie Manning
Pritts of 712 Beech St., Tallulah, a member of Carrier Air Group 11.
In
combat for nine months, which is longer than any other group, the following
records were made:
1.
The first Navy pilot to shoot down an enemy MIG jet fighter.
2. Sorties flown, 9,673. (More than twice as many as any other group.)
3. Hours in the air, 23,107(Unsurpassed).
4. An average of 80 strike missions per man. (One-third more than the next
ranking group)
5. A record 9,000,000 pounds of ammunition dropped on the enemy.
6. Carrier landings, 10,000. (Unequalled to date).
In
addition, the air group was highly instrumental in the successful completions
of the Inchon landing and the famous Hungnam withdrawal.
Wallace
D. Walker Enlists In Air Corps
Madison Journal April 1951
Wallace Darrow Walker 20-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Walker, 403 South Walnut Tallulah, left last week for Lackland
Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, where he will receive his basic training.
Wallace,
a student of Northeast Louisiana College, Monroe, La., volunteered in the Air
Corps two weeks ago, and received orders to report for training last week.
April
Pre-Induction Call For Madison Parish Is 81 Men
Madison Journal April 1951
The
Madison Parish Selective Service Board, Number 36, has received a pre-induction
call for April 9th, which is for 34 men, whose names and present addresses
appear below.
Of
the thirty-four men to report for examinations on the above date, six are
white, the remaining 28 colored.
Leon
Smith (C) Tallulah, La.
Ernest Francis, Jr., (C), Houston, Texas.
Robert Wilson (C), Tallulah, La.
Morris Montgomery (C), Willow Brook, Calif.
Cleveland Whalem (C), Tallulah, La.
Roosevelt Williams (C), Sondheimer, La.
(Twenty-two more illegible because of torn paper)
Harold Ellis Tyler (C), transfer from Lake Providence, La.
Roosevelt Duncan (C), transfer from Lake Providence, La.
Thedarrell Thorlan Smith (W), transfer from Conway, Ark.
The
following 57 men from Madison Parish, have been ordered to report for
pre-induction on April 11th. Their names and addresses are as follows:
Ennis Sims (C), Monroe, La.
Eugene Ross (C), Tallulah, La.
Ernest Strange (C), Sondheimer, La.
Henry Washington (C), Tallulah, La.
Prentis Day (C), Waverly, La.
Nathaniel Farmer (C), Tallulah, La.
Leon Robinson (C), Tallulah, La.
Clois Clifton King (W), Delhi, La.
Robert Lee Turpin (C), Tallulah, La.
Ira Lexing (C), Los Angeles, Calif.
Willard Charles Walker (W), Delhi, La.
Aaron Bonney (C), Sondheimer, La.
William Mills (C), Tallulah, La.
Carl Lee Hancock (W), Tallulah, La.
Columbus Lyndbergh Claiborn (C), Tallulah, La.
Percy Sims (C), Tallulah, La.
Phillip Osborne (C), Tallulah, La.
Earl Wiggins (C), Sondheimer, La.
Theodore Isreal, Jr. (C), Tallulah, La.
Joe Kline, Jr. (C), Tallulah, La.
Curtis Wimberly (C), Tallulah, La.
Charlie Howard Sims (W), Delhi, La.
William Lenard Johnson (W), Oakdale, La.
Henry Odis Cockerham (C) Epps, La.
Archie Allen (C), Tallulah, La.
Carl Odell Tatum (W), Delhi, La.
Loyd Hattaway (W), Sondheimer, La.
Lawrence Bell Russell (C), Farmerville, La.
Mozell Moore (C), Tallulah, La.
Roosevelt Moore (C), Tallulah, La.
Billy Lewis Faught (W), Vicksburg, Miss.
Ernest C. Crump (C), Tallulah, La.
Frank Shelby Richard (W), Olla, La.
George Bell Dixon (C), Tallulah, La.
Johnny L. McWilliams (C), Greenville, Miss.
Lester Ray McIntyre (W), Tallulah, La.
Frank B. Bailey (C), Waverly, La.
Abel Eisley (C), Tallulah, La.
Cornelious Berry, Jr. (C), Tallulah, La.
Nathaniel Reece, Jr. (C) Tallulah, La.
Simmie James (C), Mound, La.
Eddie Taylor, Jr., (C), Chicago, Ill.
Fred Whitfield (C), Delhi, La.
Willie D. Hogan (W), Delhi, La.
Amos Simpson (C), Mangham, La.
Eddie Lee Johnson (C), Tallulah, La.
Edward Harold Fisher (W), University, Miss.
George Thomas (C), Los Angeles, Calif.
John Hawkins, Jr. (C), Sondheimer, La.
Alvin Coleman (C), Tallulah, La
Willie Higgins, Jr. (C), Tallulah, La.
Curtis Leotis Sykes (W), Waverly, La.
Willie Lee Rusle (C), Translyvania, La.
Charlie Bartlett (C), Tallulah, La.
Claud Bill Thompson (W), Tallulah, La.
Renford Talbert Williams (W), Waverly, La.
James D. Sanders (C), Delta, La.
9
Madison Men to Report For Induction April 9th
Madison Journal April 1951
The
following 9 men from Madison Parish men have been ordered to report for
induction into the U.S. Army, April 9th:
The
first four named men are volunteers.
Ulies Baker, Jr. (C), Shreveport La.
Bennie Waddill Clark (C), Tallulah, La.
Jessie Lee Terrell (C), Milwaukee, Wisc.
William Carol Roberson (W), Tallulah, La.
Albert William Presley (W), Rayville, La.
Fredo Garcia (W), Tallulah, La.
Leroy Murphy (C), Waverly, La.
Walter Harris (C), Tallulah, La.
Charlie Williams, Jr. (C), El Paso, Texas (Delinquent).
David Lee Skinner (C), transfer from Los Angeles, Calif.
The
following two named men are to report for pre-induction examination on April
12th:
Wallace Darrow Walker (W), Tallulah, La.
John Andrew Helgason (W), Washington, Miss.
Herbert M. Wilson, John H. Newell, Jr., Henry H.
Hoffman and Ira E. Antley, inducted into Army on May 7, 1951
Stationed
At Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
Madison Journal May 1951
Rct.
Lincoln Adams, 25-year-old son of Martha Adams, Box 122, Tallulah, is
presently stationed at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, one of the major training centers
in .the Fifth Army, which was reactivated in September, 1950.
Rct.
Adams, who entered the service November 9, 1950, is attached to the 645th
Engineers.
Colored
Madison G. I. Home from Korea; On Rotation Plan
Madison Journal May 1951
Under
the new rotation program Louisiana G.I.'s were among the 124 Army officers and
1,781 enlisted men returning from the Korean war. Among the returning war
veterans was Pfc. Henry Grayson, (Colored), of Box 894, Tallulah, who is the
first Madison Parish serviceman to return home on the new program.
Following
their departure from the transport, Gen. R. L. Howze, the returning soldiers
were given a checkup at Camp Stoneman on San Francisco Bay, before leaving for home and a well-earned vacation.
Former
Tallulian Receives First Aid Course at Naval Sta.
Madison Journal May 1951
Navy
pilots have to know how to protect themselves against the stifling heat of the
jungle as well as the cold blasts of the Artic region.
Lt.
Frank Sistrunk, USN, formerly of 806, Tallulah,
La., and husband of the former Miss Helen Lepkowski of 12548 Moran St.,
Detroit, Mich., recently completed a first aid course at the U. S. Naval Air
Station, San Diego, Calif., which dealt with protection from heat and cold.
He
was instructed about what to wear, how to protect himself, and personal hygiene
in any kind of climate. He also learned how to treat wounds and injuries
suffered by himself or others.
Lt.
Robt. B. Long Receives Degree In Engineering
Madison Journal May 1951
Lt. Robert G. Long, Jr., USCG, of Delta
was among the 840 candidates graduating recently at the 145 commencement of
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y.
Long,
a member of the Navy Civil Engineers Corps, received the degree of Bachelor of
Civil Engineering. Son of Mrs. Lida Kent Long, of Delta, he was graduated from
Tallulah High School in 1941 and from the Coast Guard Academy at New London,
Conn., in 1945. He is a veteran of World War II.
Lt.
Long is a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and was named to Tau Beta Pi, national
engineering society, at Rensselaer.
Earl
J. McGrath, U. S. Commissioner of Education, was the commencement speaker for
this class the largest ever graduated at Rensselaer.
A/C Bill
Payne, May 1951, after completing basic.
Sgt.
C. E. Williamson Receives Letter of C ommendation
Madison Journal June 1951
Sgt.
Cordes E. Williamson, enlisted reservist
who was called back for active duty January 17, 1951, received the following letter
of commendation from his commanding officer:
TO:
SFC Cordes E. Williamson
Officer
Candidate School Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Upon
the termination of your three month's service under my command, I should like
to commend you for your highly outstanding performance of duty.
During
the period of approximately 90 days you served in the capacity of enlisted instructor
to Officer Candidate School Classes Nos. 1 and 2, not only was your
instruction, indoctrination, and assistance instrumental in bringing those two
classes to a high standard of proficiency and efficiency, but you also played a
major part in setting the standards by which future classes at this school will
be guided. Your work fulfilled the highest possible requirements of the
non-commissioner officers' corps.
This
letter should be made a part of your official record and placed in your 201
file.
/s/
L. D. Kinnard
Capt.
Arty
Commanding
8
Madison Men To Report June 11 For Induction
Madison Journal June 1951
The
following men have been ordered to report for induction on June 11, 1951. They
are to report to the Local Board Office in the City Hall at 8 a.m. and will be
sent to Shreveport, La. William Burns is the only volunteer in this group.
William
Burns, Box 47, Mound La. (N).
Donald J. Turnage, 132 Holland, St. Palo Alto, Calif. (W).
Isaac Jackson, Rt. 1, Box 3, Tal Tallulah, La. (N).
Bernard Turner, 120 Jackso St., Las Vegas, Nev. (N).
Lefay Ezell, Waverly, La. (W)
William M. Thompson, Rt.1, Box 103, Tallulah, La. (N).
James Wilkerson, Jr., Box 72, Tallulah, La. (N).
Major Harris, Rt. 1, Box Dumas, Ark., (N).
In
Korea
Madison Journal June 1951
Pfc.
Robert V. West, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. West, Monroe, La., formerly of
Tallulah, is presently stationed in Korea, serving with an Artillery unit of
the 24th Infantry Division.
Stationed
At Fort Lewis, Washington
Madison Journal June 1951
William
Carol Roberson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Roberson, of Tallulah, who has
recently been transferred from Camp Chaffee, Ark., to Fort Lewis, Washington.
Pfc.
Roberson was inducted in the Army April 9th. He was a student of Tallulah High
School prior to his induction.
Tallulah
Youths Now Stationed At Lackland AF Base, San Antonio
Madison
Journal
June 1951
Pvt.
Arthur McKaskle (left),18, son of Mrs. P.
B. Thigpen, P. O. Box 1081, and Pvt. Ira H. Ervin (right) 20, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Ervin, 313 S. Walnut St., both of Tallulah, are completing their AF
basic airmen indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force Base, the
"Gateway to the Air Force."
Lackland,
situated near San Antonio, is the world's largest air force base, site of Air
Force basic training, for men and women, headquarters of the Human Aesource
Research Center, and home of AF's Officer Candidate School.
Their
basic training is preparing them for entrance into Air Force technical training
and for assignment in specialized work. The course includes a scientific
evaluation of their aptitude and inclination for following a particular
vocation and career.
Madison
Negroes on July 9 Draft List
Madison Journal July 1951
The
following six colored men have been ordered to report for induction on July
9th, 1951, the first two being volunteers:
Lee A. Winston, 1929 W. Walnut St., Chicago, Ill.
John D. Baker 603 N. Chestnut St., Tallulah, La.
Charlie Butler, Tallulah, La.
Jessie J. Taylor, 320 S. Main Ave., Pasco, Washington.
Herman V. Jones, Rt. 2, Box 61, Tallulah, La.
Joseph Elliott, Box 224. Tallulah, La.
Six
Madison Parish Negroes have been ordered to report for Preinduction examination
on July 9th, 1951. They are as follows:
Morris Credit, 311 W. Green St., Tallulah, La.
Jessie L. Johnson. Rt. 2, Box 155, Tallulah, La.
Walter L. Harris, Rt. 5, Box 89, Rayville, La.
Sum Prater, Tallulah, La.
Eugene Ross, Rt. 1, Box 25, Delhi, La.
Earl Turner, Rt. 1, Box 223, Tallulah, La.
63
Madison Parish Men in Sept. 11 Pre-Induction Call
Two Negroes Called In September 12th Induction Call
Madison Journal September 1951
Sixty-three
Madison Parish registrants, fifteen white men and forty-eight negroes, have
been ordered to report for their preinduction examinations in the September
11th call, according to an announcement received from the Madison Parish
Selective Service Board Number 36, this week.
The
63 men, whose names and present addresses are listed below will report for
their examinations in Shreveport, La., on the above named date.
White:
Renford Tolbert Williams, Waverly, La.
Andrew B. Hill, Jr., 516 Springdale Ave., Long Beach, N.J.
Johnny Alfred Sykes Box 6, Waverly, La.
Harvey William Wilson, Box 2, Tallulah, La.
Billy Don Watson, 117 Scott, Tallulah,
La.
Huey Pierce Jones, 1201 Wood St., Jackson. Miss.
William Earl Givens, Rt. 1. Box 77,
Sondheimer, La.
Barney Loraine Holloway, Rt. 1, Box 155, Delhi, La.
Wilburn Lee Moffett, Rt. 1, Box 140 Tallulah, La.
Gilbert Wayne Clark, 702 Beech St., Tallulah, La.
Henry Olivoe, Jr., Rt. 2, Box 117, Tallulah, La.
Harvey Neathery, Jr., Rt. 1, box 209, Delhi, La.
John Clois Arender, 410 N. chestnut St., Tallulah, La.
Elijah Thomas Thornton, Box 1, Waverly,
La.
Virgil Bryant, Rt. 1, Pioneer, La.
Colored:
Ernest Leo Thomas, 2937 Bishop St., Jackson, Miss.
Cleveland Miller Levingston, Box 118-B, Tallulah, La.
Richard Cotton, Jr., Rt. 1 Box 88 Tallulah, La.
Lonnie Duncan, Tallulah, La.
Henry Coleman, Jr., 219 Mulberry St., Tallulah, La.
Clyde Cooper, Rt. 1, c/o Noel Marcam, Lake Providence, La.
Mose Robinson, RL 1, Box 187, Tallulah, La.
James Brooks, 271 W. King St. San Bernardino, Calif.
Leon Butler, Gen. Del., Marksville, La.
Arvin Larance Blackwell, Box Castor, La.
Abe Dorsey, Jr., Rt. 1, Box 10, Tallulah, La.
John Thomas, Jr., Rt. 1, Box A, Tallulah, La.
Lamer Williams, Box 254, Tallulah, La.
Leon Dunigan, Rt. 2, Box 74, Delhi, La.
Andrew Lee Fountain, Rt. 2, Box 192 Delhi, La.
William Butler, 741 South 15th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Raymond Leslie Clark, Box 336, Tallulah, La.
Levi Davis, Tallulah, La.
Culie Kinsey, Rt. 1, Box 187, Tallulah, La.
Andrew Sansberry, 149 McAllister St., San Francisco, Calif.
Freddie Lee Page, 18 Dunleith Ave., Natchez, Miss.
Otto Baity, Jr., Box 436, Tallulah, La.
Tom Berry, Rt. 1, Box 220, Tallulah, La.
Alex Hartman, Jr., 814 W. Clark St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Matt Anderson, Jr., 210 Mountain View, San Bernardino, Calif.
Odell Henry, Tallulah, La.
L. V. Calvin, 3978 19th St., Ecorse, Mich.
Robert Lee Davis, Rt. 2, Box33, Shelby, Miss.
Dolfray Deans, Rt. 2, Box 188, Delhi La.
Lenard Brooks, Rt. 1, Box 134-A, Tallulah, La.
Robert D. Loyd, Rt. 1, Box 156, Delhi, La.
William Myles, Jr., Rt. 1, Box 143, Leland, Miss.
Richard L. Johnson, Warden, La.
George Kinsey, Rt. 2, Box 297, Tallulah, La.
James Page, Rt. 2, Box 2-h, Tallulah, La.
Aurtha Lee Banks, 610 Monroe St., Las Vegas, Nevada.
Willie Shaman, 2910 Laclede, St. Louis, Mo.
Waffle Lee Douglas, Tallulah, La.
John C. Binion, Rt. 1, Box 341, Tallulah, La.
Mallie Johnson, Rt. 2, Box 193-a, Delhi, La.
James C. Cotton, Rt. 1, Box 159 Tallulah, La.
Charlie Polly, Rt. 3, Box 11AA Delhi, La.
C. P. Funches, 3238 Congress St., New Orleans, La.
Boley Grayson, Box 733, Tallulah, La.
Tom Morris, Jr., Box 504, Tallulah. La.
Johnnie Dixon, Box 62, Delta La.
The
two men ordered to report for induction in the September 12th call are Ira
Lexing, 600 W Green St., Tallulah, La., and Eddie Taylor, Jr., 5244 S. Parkway
Chicago, Ill., both colored.
19
Local Married Registrants Report For Physicals, Oct. 25
Madison Journal October 1951
An
announcement received this week from the Madison Parish Selective Service
Board, Number 36, reported that nineteen Madison Parish registrants (six white,
and 13 negroes), have been ordered to report for pre-induction on Thursday,
October 25th.
The
announcement stated that the October 25th call is for married men without
children.
Those
ordered to report are: Everett Edward Holloway (W), Rt. 1, Box 156, Delhi, La.
Rudolph
Stewart, Jr. (C), Tallulah, La.
Solomon
Johnson (C), 1107 Chestnut St., Oakland, Calif.
Frank
Turner (C), 2307 Hastings, Detroit, Mich.
William
Oliver Ates (W), c/o L. C. Chapman, Wisner, La.
Archie Vonzhel Sharpe (W), 712 Johnson
St., Tallulah, La.
Bertrand
Bond Thornton (W), Waverly, La.
Wilson
Robert Bowie (C), 635 College St., Beaumont, Texas.
Eddie
Lee Rone (C), Box 1125, Tallulah, La.
Andrew
Johnson Williams, Jr., (C), Box 24, Mound, La.
George
Giles (C), 2021 Dannel St., New Orleans, La.
Earl
Kemp (W), Delhi, La.
Melvin Gibson (C), 9071/2 Jones St., Fort Worth, Texas.
Jessie
James Williams (C), c/o Watson McDonald, Delta, La.
Columbus
Jackson (C), 1430 E. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.
Horace
Russell (W), Rt. 1, Box 52, Sondheimer, La.
Arnett
Perkins (C), RI 1, Box 77, Tallulah, La.
D.
L. Williams (C), Box 695 Tallulah, La.
Isiah
Johnson (C), Box 464, Tallulah, La.
One
Local Draft Registrant Reports For Induction, Oct. 29
Madison Journal October 1951
Curtis
Leotis Sykes, (W), of Waverly, La., has been listed by the Madison Parish draft
board, as the only local registrant reporting for induction into the armed
forces, on Monday, October 29th.
Wainwright
Stuckey Home On Leave
Madison Journal October 1951
James Wainwright. Stuckey, ETSN, U. S.
Navy, spent last week with his mother, Mrs. Alice Stuckey and his aunt, Miss Gene Stringer, at their home in Tallulah.
One
Madison Parish Registrant In Oct. 8 Induction Call
One
Delinquent to Report for Oct. 8 Induction
Madison Journal October 1951
A
report from the Madison Parish Selective Service Board, No. 36, stated that
week that one Madison parish registrant has been ordered to report for
induction into the armed services in the October 8th call. He is Alvin Coleman
(C) of Box 305, Tallulah, La.
James
Woods (C) of Delta, La., has also been ordered to report for induction on
October 8th as a delinquent.
Madison
Youths In U. S. Air Force
Madison Journal October 1951
The
following named young men of Madison parish have enlisted in the AF of recent
date, according to Sgt. Sidney Harrison, Area Recruiter for the Army and Air
Force:
Almin
McAdams, Waverly and James E. Kemp, Route 1, Tallulah. They will receive basic
training at Lackland AFB, Texas, and then will be assigned to an AF Technical
School for further training.
Gilbert
W. Clark Completes Basic Course At Lackland
Madison Journal November 1951
Pvt.
Gilbert W. Clark, 19, son of Mrs. E. V. Clark, 702 Beech St., Tallulah, has
completed his AF basic airmen indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force Base,
the "Gateway to the Air Force."
Lackland,
situated near San Antonio, is the world's largest air force base, site of Air
Force basic training, for men and women, headquarters of the Human Resource
Research Center, and home of AF's Officer Candidate School.
His
basic training has prepared him for entrance into Air Force Technical training
and for assignment in specialized work. The course included a scientific
evaluation of his aptitude and inclination for following a particular vocation
and career.
WILBURN
MOFFETT IS STATONED AT SHEPHARD FIELD, TEX.
Madison Journal November 1951
Word
has recently been received by the Journal that Wilburn L. Moffett, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Moffett, Tallulah, is presently stationed at Shephard Air Force
Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, where he is receiving his basic training.
Prior
to his enlistment in the Air Forces Moffett was employed by the Coca-Cola
Bottling Company of Tallulah.
3
Madison Registrants In November 6th Induction Call
Madison Journal November 1951
Three
Madison parish registrants, two white and one negro have been ordered to
report for induction into the Armed Forces of the United States in the November
6th induction call, according to a report from the local draft board.
The
three men, having passed their pre-induction examination are:
Renford Tolbert Williams (W) Waverly, La.
Alvin
Larance Blackwell (C) Route 1, Box 6, Castor, La.
Harry
William Wilson (W), Box 172, Tallulah, La.
Local
Youths Enlist In Air Forc es
Madison Journal November 1951
Sgt.
Sidney Harrison, Army and Air Force recruiter of this area announced this week
that Billy D. Watson, Scott Street, and Billy D. Jackson, both of Tallulah,
have recently volunteered for the Air Force, and will leave here Monday,
November 26, for Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, where they will receive their
basic training.
Sgt.
Harrison urges others who may be interested in volunteering for the Army or Air
Force to contact him at the post office, Tallulah, Monday morning between 8:30
and 9:00 o'clock.
Four
Madison Parish Registrants In Nov. 27 Induction Call
Three
Called As Delinquents
Madison Journal November 1951
Four
Madison Parish registrants have been ordered to report for induction into the
armed forces on November 27, according to a report from the Madison Parish
Selective Service Board, number 36.
The
four registrants, three being inducted as delinquents, will leave here the
morning of Tuesday, November 27th. Their names and present addresses are listed
below, the first three being delinquents:
Frank
Turner, (C), 2307 Hastings, Chicago. Ill.
Solomon
Johnson (C), 1007 Chestnut St., Tallulah, La.
Melvin
Gibson (C), 9071/2 Jones St., Ft. Worth, Texas.
William
Marvel Thompson (C), Rt. 1, Box 103, Tallulah, La.
12
Local Registrants to Get Physical Exams Nov. 26th
Madison Journal November 1951
Mrs.
Martha Sevier, Clerk of the Madison Parish Selective Service Board, number 36, announced
this week that 12 Madison registrant have been ordered to report for
pre-induction on Monday, November 26th.
The
12 men will take the physical examinations in Shreveport. Names and addresses
of each are as follows:
William A. Keller (W), 403 S Elm St.,
Tallulah, La.
William
Oliver Ates (W), Rt 1, Box 85, Tallulah, La
Harvel Dean Loflin (W), 70E S. Elm St., Tallulah, La.
Robert
Hamilton Allen (W) 3321 N. Orkney St., Philadelphia Pa.
Cleophus
Alexander (C), Waverly, La.
Johnny
Walker Johnson Rogers (W), Box 1, Waverly, La.
Theodore R. Page, Jr., (C), Rt 2, Box 307, Tallulah, La.
Sam
Givens (C), 2922 S. Prairie St., Chicago, Ill.
Earl
Cliff Kline (C), Box 737 Tallulah, La.
James
Davis Hampton (C), Rt 1, Box 158, Sondheimer, La.
Claud
Bill Thompson (W), 20 E. Green St., Tallulah, La.
Glen
K. Cullum (W), Box 149 Newellton, La.
Fort
Sam Houston MFSS Instructor Gets Promotion
Madison Journal November
1951
Willis
R. Dawson of Tallulah, stationed at Fort Sam Houston, has been promoted from
second to first lieutenant in the Air Force Medical service corps, it was
announced recently. He was presented his new insignia by Major General Joseph
I. Martin, commandant at the Medical Field Service school.
Lieutenant
Dawson, who first held an army commission during World War II, was recalled to
active duty last February and assigned to the 1077 Hospital squadron, Medical
Field Service school, as instructor. The school trains both army and air force
personnel scheduled for assignments in military hospitals and medical field
units.
A
1938 graduate of Southern University, Scotlandville, La., Lt. Dawson has been a
teacher in vocational and agricultural subjects for several years in Madison
and West Carroll Parishes. His wife, Mardell Dawson, and daughter, Eleanor, 12,
now reside in Tallulah. A son, Henry, 20, is a private (first class) with the
air force police at March Field, California.
General
Hufft Discusses Draft Policies Here
Madison Journal December 1951
General
Raymond Hufft, state draft director, recently discussed draft changes, policies
and problems here with the Madison Parish draft board at the Selective Service
office in the City Hall.
It
was pointed out by General Hufft that Louisiana is one of the few states in the
union which has been able to supply all its calls and the only state in the
fourth area making all the calls.
"Calls
will be increased after the first of January," General Hufft raid.
"We don't know how many, but it will be a substantial increase."
General
Hufft explained that his visit with the board here was routine and within a few
weeks he will meet with all the draft boards in the state.
The
new act, General Hufft said, covers men up to 35 years of age, however, it will
not be necessary for this group to reregister.
"In
the event of total mobilization all men and women between the ages of 18 and 35
will probably be required to register," the director declared.
During
an open discussion in which board members questioned the general on problems
confronting the draft board here, it was explained that there is no list
available for essential occupations and these cases must be determined by the
local board.
In
making these decisions, the General asserted, that the salary, time with the
company and the job.
However,
he said, "I know of no essential activities of a boy between the ages of
18 and 26."
With
reference to the reserve units, General Hufft said, members of an unorganized
reserve unit are subject to draft, however, a blanket 90 day postponement will
be given those who are called up in order that they may have the opportunity to
enlist in the same branch of service they previously served with.
Members
of the National Guard who enlisted after July 1, 1951 are classified as 1-A,
according to the General.
"A
man can enlist in the National Guard before he is 18 and a half years old and
he will be put in class 1D," explained General Hufft.
General
Hufft asserted that high school students up to 20 years of age go into class
1-S-H. Freshmen in college must go into 1-A and be examined. Then this
classification is cancelled and the freshman is classified as 1-S-3.
"We
certainly don't want to hurt anyone financially," General Hufft said,
"and those called up in the agricultural field should be given time to
dispose of their stock and make other necessary arrangements."
Local
board members present during the discussion were Ed Shamblin and James W.
Davis. Also present were C. C. Adams, appeal agent; Dr. George M. Webb, medical
examiner, and Mrs. Martha Sevier, Clerk.
Pvt.
H. W. Wilson Now Stationed At Sheppard Air Base
Madison Journal December 1951
Pvt.
Harvey W. (Pete) Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wilson, of Madison Parish, is
presently stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, where he will complete
his basic training, according to information received this week. Pvt. Wilson
enlisted in the Air Force October of this year.
Clois C. King
Billy Don
Jackson
John R. Newell
James W. Stuckey Has High Rating
Madison Journal January 1952
On
Preinduction tests given at Beaumont, Texas, Wainright Stuckey's score was 100%
on electronics. After passing his physicals at Houston, Texas, he was put in
charge of 30 other men who were sent to San Diego, California.
While
there, he was given further tests in electronics, at which time he tied the
second highest score ever made in the United States on that test.
Wainright's
company consisting of 82 men won a two-day trip to the mountains for excelling
in all scores during the period of boot training. He himself, took the highest
score of his company on tests at completion of boot training. His score was 140
points of a possible 150.
Mr.
Stuckey is now taking special training in electronics at Treasure Island, San
Francisco, California.
45
Madison Registrants in Jan. 29 Pre-Induction Call
Madison Journal January 1952
Forty-five
Madison Parish draft registrants have been ordered to report for preinduction
examinations in Shreveport, La., on Tuesday, January 29th, according to an
announcement received this week Tallulah, La. from
the Madison Parish Selective Service Board, Number 36.
Of
the 45 men ordered to report for physicals, three are white. The registrants
and their present mailing addresses are as follows:
White:
Huey Williamson, Rt. 1, Box 60,
Sondheimer, La.
Richard Morgan Pearce, Rt. 1, Box 106, Delhi, La.
Fate Erwin Walker, Crowville, La.
Colored:
Julius l. Rayford, 620 Depot St., Tallulah, La.
Joseph Gilbert, Jr., Gen. Del., Eudora, Ark.
Cleotha Green, Rt. 1, Box 264, Tallulah, La.
Otto Washington, Jr., Box 973, Tallulah, La.
Charlie Thomas Banks, 719 Layton Ave., Monroe, La.
Alf Kline, 509 Adams St., Las Vegas, Nev.
L. T. Gray, c/o Watson McDonald, Delta, La.
Richard Turner, Jr., 511 Monroe St., Las Vegas, Nev.
Sallie McKnight, Route 1, Box 69, LeCompte, La,
Shelbert Ford, Rt. I, Box 142, W. Monroe, La.
Shelly Ford, Rt. 1, Box 142, W. Monroe, La.
Wilbert Marks, R. 2, Box 110, Epps, La.
Paul Montgomery, Box 44, Mound, La.
Robert Smith, Jr., 707 Walnut St., Tallulah, La.
A. B. Abraham, c/o Watson McDonald, Delta, La.
Robert Lee Whittaker, Box 1134, Tallulah, La.
Frank Lewis, Jr., Rt. 1, Box 69A, Tallulah, La.
Leonard Taylor, Rt. 1, Box 132A, Monroe, La.
Clyde Robertson, RL 1, Box 187, Tallulah, La.
Willie Webb, Jr., Ashly Pltn., Tallulah, La.
John Williams Ball, 305 Spruce St., Anniston, Ala.
Louis Cammack, Box 127, Tallulah, La.
Joe Minor, Jr., RL 1, Box 37, Tallulah ,La.
McKinley Phillips, Tallulah, La.
Bailey Blankenship, Jr., 1309 Breard, Monroe, La.
John Lee Davis, 209 N. Locust, Vicksburg, Miss.
Nathaniel Harvey, Rt. 1, Tallulah, La.
Quince Inglam, Jr., 2019 W. Maypole St, Chicago., Ill.
John Phillips, 532 N. Warren Ave., Saginaw, Mich.
Albert Jones, Tallulah, La.
Boy Williams, Rt. Seven Delhi, La.
Luther Puckett, Rt. 2, Delhi, La.
Henry Johnson, 314 Askew St.,
Walter Smith, c/o E. R. Roberts, Glen Allen, Miss.
Eddie Davis, Box 813, Tallulah, La.
Hugh Kinsey, Rt. 1, Box 187,Tallulah, La.
Thomas James Moreland, Box 804, Tallulah, La.
Thurston Willie Slack, Tallulah, La.
John Prince Butler, Rt. 1, Box 20, Delhi, La.
James Washington, c/o W. W. Pippin, Tallulah, La.
Johnnie Brook, Rt. 1, Box 20, Tallulah, La.
Jorden Wilmore, Jr., Rt. 2, Box 25A, Tallulah, La.
Six
Madison Registrants In January 7th Induction Call, Four White Men, Two Negroes
In First Madison January Induction
Madison Journal January 1952
A
report from the Madison Parish Selective Service Board, No. 36, stated this
week that six Madison Parish registrants have been ordered to report for
induction into the Armed Forces of the United State. on Monday, January 7th.
Four
of the registrants are white, and two negroes, one negro being inducted as a
delinquent. Their names, and present mailing addresses are listed below:
White
Jack Hightower Millikin, Waverly, La.
Clois Clifton King, Route 1, Box 192, Delhi, La.
Claud Bill Thompson, 208 East Green Street, Tallulah, La.
Elijah Thomas Thornton, Route 1, Waverly,
La.
Colored
Percy Lee Turner, Route 3, Box 6, Malvern, Arkansas.
Woodrow Wilson Grover, General Delivery, Pine Bluff, Ark., inducted as a
delinquent.
The
above named men will leav here on the morning of January 7th, and will be sworn
into the armed forces at Shreveport, La., induction center.
W.
M. (Billy) Bray Asks To Be First Blood Donor Fri.
Madison Journal January 1952
W. M. (Billy) Bray of 711 S. Poplar
Street, Tallulah, made the request last week to a local member of the Blood for
Defense program, that he be permitted to be the first in Madison Parish to
donate blood next Friday, January 25, when the bloodmobile unit visits Tallulah.
Billy,
a veteran of over four and a half years in the Air Force in World War II,
stated that he wanted to return some of the blood given him at Guadalcanal in
1944, when he was in an accident and required blood transfusions. He enlisted
in the armed forces on March 5, 1941, and held the rank of Captain at the time
of his discharge. While in the South Pacific he was in the 29th Service Group
serving with the 13th Air Force.
To
date, Billy has donated be between 20 and 25 pints of blood. When asked how it
felt to give blood, he replied "It isn't any more than sticking the end of
your finger with a pin." He said there isn’t anything to it at all. In
fact, he said he enjoys giving it, because he knows what it means to boys on
the fighting front.
Three
Madison Men to Be Inducted January 29th
Madison Journal January 1952
Three
Madison Parish draft registrants, one white, and two negroes, have been ordered
to report for induction into the Armed Forces on Tuesday, January 29th,
according to an announcement from the Madison Parish Selective Service Board.
Alec
Thomas McDonald (white), Rt. 1, Box 160, Delhi, La., is a regularly scheduled
inductee, and James Woods, Rt. 1, Box 51, Tallulah, and Allen Harrison, Rt. 2,
Box 101, Tallulah, transfer from Lake Providence, La., both negroes, are being
inducted as delinquents.
Joe
Holley Assists in Bombing Mission Without Plane
Madison Journal January 1952
Participating
in a bombing mission without a plane, and with both feet on the ground, may
sound impossible, but Joseph C. Holley, airman, USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph W. Holley of Tallulah, is able to
do just that through the night vision course at the Naval Air Station, San
Diego, Calif.
Realizing
the importance of proper use of night vision to lookouts and flyers for safety
and defense, the Navy has set up this short informative course.
Veteran
pilots, crewmen, as well as recruits attend the school to familiarize themselves
with all the various ways possible to see under reduced lighting conditions.
Near
the end of the course, students take seats on a high balcony to undergo a
simulated mission over an "enemy" city lighted to an equal intensity
of a moonlit night. Using their eyes as instructed earlier in the course,
they soon locate the target area.
Four
Madison Parish Negroes In Feb. 5th Induction Call
Madison Journal January 1952
Four
Madison Parish draft registrants, all negroes, have been ordered to report for
induction into the Armed Forces on Tuesday, February 5th. Their names and
present mailing addresses are as follows:
Otis
Green, Rt.. 1, Box 52, Tallulah, La.
Earl Matthews, Jr., 114 N. Elm St., Tallulah, La.
Charles Davis, Rt. 2, Box 42, Tallulah, La.
Thomas William Hudson, Box 91, Waverly, La.
51
Local Registrants Called For Physicals Tuesday Feb. 5th
Madison Journal January 1952
Fifty-one
Madison Parish registrants, ten white and 41 negroes, have been mailed notices
to report for pre-induction examinations in Shreveport, La., on Tuesday,
February 5th, according to an announcement from the local board, number 36,
this week.
The
pre-inductees and their present mailing addresses are listed below:
White:
Lloyd Eugene Andrews, c/o Northeast State College, Monroe, La.
Max Kenneth Sykes, Box 6, Waverly.
John Roger Guion, 8011 Master St., Houston, Texas.
Clyde William Calvit, Rt. 4, Box 104 ,Homer, La.
Norris Edward Williams, General Delivery, Tallulah, La.
Luther Edwin Harvey, Rt. 1, Box 143,
Tallulah, La.
Frank Wallace, Rt. 1, Box 137, Delhi, La.
Gradie Cartlidge, Box 187, Delhi, La.
John William Cupit, Young's Funeral Home,
Tallulah, La.
Charles Adrian Holloway, Rt. 1, Box 175, Delhi, La.
Colored:
Napelen Fine, Box 645, Tallulah, La.
Isaac Adams, Rt. 1, Box 56, Tallulah, La.
John Wesley Boone, Gen. Del., Tallulah, La.
J. W. Harris, Rt. 1, Box 327, Tallulah, La.
Riley George Summers, Gen. Del., Tallulah, La.
Elwood Vivens, Jr., Tallulah, La.
Johnnie Lee Higgins, 516 W. O'Hea St., Greenville, Miss.
Oliver Patrick, Rt. 2, Box 173, Delhi, La.
Luke B. Phillips, Rt. 1, Box 1, Tallulah, La.
James B. Burks, 313 E. Craig St., Tallulah, La.
Frank Hawkins, Rt. 2, Box 310B, Tallulah, La.
Arthur Taylor, Jr., Rt. 1, Box 90-A, Tallulah, La.
Howard James Batchelor, Rt. Box 29-A, Sondheimer, La.
Henry Davis Sims, Rt. 2, Box 339, Tallulah, La.
Sam Crawford, Rt. 1, Box 342, Tallulah,
La.
Jimmie Townsel, Box 582, Tallulah, La.
John Walker, Jr., Box 347, Tallulah, La.
Curley Butler, Box 23, Tallulah, La.
Roosevelt Giles, Rt. 1, Box 28A, Tallulah, La.
George Jones, Jr., 214 E. Short 10th St., Texarkana, Ark.
Allen Robinson, Box 605, Tallulah, La.
Curley B. Jones, Rt. 2, Delhi, La.
Joseph Ivory, Rt. 1, Box 223, Tallulah, La.
McKinley McNeal, Gen. Del., Tallulah, La.
Joseph Armistice Lewis, 127 Hill St., Urbana, Ohio.
Harce Jackson, Rt. 1, Box 83, Sondheimer, La.
Lonnie Lee Anderson, 213 N. Pecan St., Tallulah, La.
Ozie Lee Verges, 12W A. SL, Vegas, Nev.
Frank Thompson, 1833 Florida St., Vallejo, Calif.
Kaiser Hartwell, Gen. Del. Herlong, Calif.
Jessie James Action, Box 411, Tallulah, La.
R. D. Brice, c/o C. E. Wixson, Waverly, La.
McClinton Robinson, Gen. Del., Tallulah, La.
Elijah Wiley, Jr., Rt. 1, Box 188, Tallulah, La.
Will Fountain, Rt. 2, Box 205, Delhi, La.
Simon Givens, Jr., Box 3, Ferriday, La.
Aaron Johnson, Rt. 1, Box 151A, Tallulah, La.
Paul Mike, Tallulah, La.
Albert Jones, Waverly, La.
Howard Johnson, 705 N. Walnut, Tallulah, La.
Pfc. A. P. Dalhauser Wins Infantryman Badge In Korea
Madison Journal February 1952
Pfc.
Aloysius P. Dahlhauser, whose parents live
on Route 1, Box 112, Tallulah, La., has won the Combat Infantryman Badge,
symbol of the front line fighting man, while serving in Korea with the 45th
Infantry Division.
The
badge shows a tiny Revolutionary War flintlock rifle mounted against a blue
rectangle which is surrounded by a wreath.
The
Oklahoma National Guard Division left the U. S. early in 1951 and trained
extensively on the Japanese island of Hokkaido before it was committed to Korea
in December.
Private
First Class Dahlhauser is a rifleman in the 180th Infantry Regiment's Company
C. He joined the 45th Division in November 1950.
Stationed
In Geissen, Germany
Madison Journal February 1952
Pfc.
Virgil Neumann, 24, of Tallulah, is
presently stationed in Geissen, Germany, serving with the 5th Army Engineers,
where he has been since December, 1951. Prior to his transfer to Germany, he
attended a 3-months mechanics course at the Atlanta General Depot, Atlanta,
Ga., and was then stationed at Ft. Lewis, Washington, his former station.
He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Neumann, Tallulah, and the husband
of Mrs. Ruth Neumann, also of Tallulah.
A
MARINE FROM BATON ROUGE
Madison Journal February 1952
George
W. Jordan was promoted to staff sergeant Tuesday in U. S. Marine headquarters
in Philadelphia, Pa., but Corp. Edwina Jordan, just promoted to her present
rating, has no fear of his new rank. Here she tells him: “I’m still boss of the
family and what I any goes, regardless of rank." Corp. Edwina is S/Sgt. George's
wife. They have been married for seven months and serve at adjoining desks In
Marine offices in Philadelphia. She hails from Shamrock, Texas.
BROTHERS
IN SERVICE
Madison Journal February 1952
Bobby
Ray West, left, who enlisted in the Navy October 22, 1951 and received his boot
training in San Diego. Calif., is enroute to Japan for further assignment while
his brother, Sgt. Robert V. West, right, has been serving with the 24th
Division in Korea for the past nine months. Sgt. West, who was recently
promoted, expects to be home the latter part of this month according to a
telephone conversation with his parents from Japan. Sgt. West and Bobby Ray are
sons of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. West, of this city.
J.
W. Stuckey Promoted To Electronics Tech. Third Class
Madison Journal March 1952
While
serving aboard the landing ship, dock, USS Cabildo, operating in the Korean
combat zone, James W. Stuckey, USN, son of Mrs. Alice
Stuckey of 509 South Elm Street, Tallulah, has been advanced to the rate of
electronics technician, third class.
Stuckey,
who entered the Naval service October 4, 1950, received his recruit training at
the U. S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, California.
Before
entering the Navy, he attended Port Arthur College, Port Arthur, Texas.
S/Sgt.
W. E. Fuller with Superfort Group In Japan
Madison Journal March 1952
Maintenance
and repair of FEAF Bomber Command Superforts is the job of a Rayville, La.,
airman, S/Sgt. William E. Fuller, who recently arrived at this U.S. Air Force
base in Japan.
Sergeant
Fuller, whose wife, the former Rebecca Rainbolt, and their daughter, Sandra
Lee, live in Rayville, has been assigned as an aircraft mechanic to the
aero-repair shop of the 616st Air Base Wing Maintenance Section. In his job he
will do every type of work, from minor repairs to major overhaul, on Far East
Air Forces B-29 bombers that fly from this base on daily bombing raids against
the Communist enemy in Korea.
Son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Fuller of Waverly, Sergeant Fuller enlisted in the Air Force
in January 1948. He received basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas,
and attended aircraft mechanics' school at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Upon
completion of the training he was an aircraft mechanic at Vance Air Force Base,
Oklahoma and Wichita Air Force Base, Kansas, prior to his recent transfer to
the Far East.
Pvt.
A. T. McDonald Training At Aberdeen Proving Ground
Madison Journal March 1952
Pvt.
Alec T. McDonald, 23, husband of Mrs. Vaudia McDonald, of Route 1, Box 160,
Delhi, La., has started his basic training with Co. L, 3rd Ordnance Training
Battalion, Ordnance Replacement Training Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground,
Maryland.
Upon
completion of his eight weeks' basic training, Pvt. McDonald expects to be
assigned to one of the many Ordnance schools in which he will receive
specialized training.
The
current training consists of fundamental instruction in infantry subjects and
applying classroom theory in the field.
Pfc.
CarI L. Donham Finishes Armament Training in Air Corps
Madison Journal March 1952
The
Air Training Command of the United States Air Force has announced the
graduation of Pfc. Carl L. Donham from the Department of
Armament Training at Lowry Air Force Base.
Pfc.
Donham was graduated from the Electronics school. Following graduation from
school at Lowry, armament students are sent to serve as armament specialists in
one of the many commands which make up today's global Air Force.
Donham
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest D. Donham of Route 1, Tallulah, and is a
graduate of Tallulah High School, class of 1951.
Joe
Holley Member Navy's Wild Goose Sqdn. In San Diego
Madison Journal March 1952
Have
you ever used a 40 or a 90 pound camera?
That's
the sizes used by the "shutter-bugs of Patrol Squadron 61, a photographic
reconnaissance unit.
Serving
with VP-61 at the U.S. Naval Air Station, San Diego, Calif., is Joseph C. Holley, airman, USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph W. Holley of 602 Cleveland St.,
Tallulah, La.
Since
their four-engine planes travel to the corners of the earth taking aerial
photographs they have been dubbed the "Wild Goose Squadron."
Inducted
Tuesday Waverly Youth
Madison Journal March 1952
Mrs.
Martha Sevier, Clerk of the Madison Parish
draft board, stated this week that Elijah T. Thornton (white), of Waverly, La.,
reported for induction into the armed forces on Tuesday, March 11th.
Local
Youth Reports
Earl
Haynes, Madison white youth, was ordered to report for his pre-induction
examination on Monday, March 3rd, and at his request, was inducted into the
Army the same day.
Cpl.
A. S. Ogden Returns from Tour Of Mediterranean, Local Marine With 2nd
Division
Madison Journal April 1952
Cpl.
A. S. (Harold) Ogden, 22-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ogden, of Route 1,
Delhi, La., arrived home Thursday night, May 29th from Camp LeJeune, North
Carolina, for an 11-day furlough before reporting for reassignment.
Ogden,
who enlisted in the Marine Corps on January 16, 1951, Jackson, Miss., recently
returned from a six-month tour of the Mediterranean countries, serving as a
squad leader of a 60 mm mortar company. Stationed aboard ship, Cpl. Ogden saw
duty in Italy, France, Sardinia, Liberia, French West Africa, Oran, Lebanon,
Greece and Crete. lie was attached to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd
Marine Division, FMF.
A
graduate of Tallulah High School, Class of 1949, Harold was a member of the
Trojan football team for four years.
He
received his "Boot" training at Paris Island, South Carolina.
Following
his leave he will report back to Camp LeJeune on June 9th for reassignment.
Billy
Keller Home On Leave Following Marine Boot Training, Leaves Wednesday For
Advanced Training At Fort. Riley, Kansas
Madison Journal April 1952
Billy Keller, 23-year-old son of Mr. R. L. Keller, Sr., 403 S. Elm Street,
Tallulah, left Wednesday, March 12th for Fort Riley, Kansas, where he will
attend an Intelligence School for nine weeks. Upon completion of his course at
the Kansas station, Keller will be transferred to Hastings, Nebraska for
advanced training in the intelligence field.
Pfc.
Keller, a graduate of Tallulah High School, where he was a veteran football
player, volunteered for Marine Corps duty on December 4th, 1951, and received
his "boot" training at the San Diego, California Marine base. He
completed his basic training on February 9th and arrived in Tallulah on March 2
for a 15-day furlough before reporting to his new station.
Prior
to his entry into the Marine Corps, Keller attended Northeast Louisiana State
College in Monroe, La., where he was a member of the Indian football team.
Billy,
who will report for duty Friday, March 14th, stated that the Marine Corps was
"tops" in every respect.
Local
Recruiting Sergant "Alerted" For Overseas Duty
Madison Journal April 1952
Sgt.
Sidney Harrison, area recruiter for the Army and Air Forces, revealed this week
that he has been "alerted" for overseas assignment. He will report to
Camp Stoneman, Cailf., on April 15th.
The
Sergeant has been assigned to this area for the past four years and has
enlisted approximately 660 men for service. For two years he has been selected
as the outstanding recruiter for the Shreveport Main Station area, which
encompasses all northern Louisiana. Ile has been active in veterans' and civic
affairs, recently elected chairman of Red Cross. He is a veteran of 11 years
service, and has served five years overseas, three of which were in the
"Islands" during the war. He participated in the Guadalcanal and
Bouganville camp.
He
stated that "I am a career soldier. I have always been sincere in
'selling' the enlistments in he army and air forces and I believe that the
services offer excellent career for young men." He will be assigned to
duty, as per request, in the 26th Infantry Division in Korea, (his first outfit
upon enlisting).
Cpl.
W. H. Hale, Jr., Home On Leave Prior To Overseas Duty
Madison Journal April 1952
Corporal
William H. Hale, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hale, Sr., of Tallulah, is home
on leave, following training at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina.
The
local Marine recently completed a course in mechanical supply at the North
Carolina base, and following his leave here, he will report to Camp Pendleton,
California on April 27th for overseas assignment.
Cpl.
Hale is a graduate of the Tallulah High School, Class of 1961.
Betty
Kaye Gilfoil Gives Jap Imprisonment
Story
Madison Journal May 1952
A CHECK FOR $934 makes Betty Kay Gilfoil feel a little uneasy.
The check, which represents a dollar for every day Betty spent in a Philippine
prison camp, came to her last week from the U.S. Treasury department. (Photo by
Charles Pilchard)
What
would you if unexpectedly you received a check in the mail which amounted to
over $900?
Miss
Betty Kay Gilfoil, a senior English Spanish major at Southwestern, had this experience
last week. She received a check for $984.16 from the U.S. government, through
the Disbursement Plan for former American prisoners of war.
While
living in the Philippine Islands during World War II, Miss Gilfoil and her
family were interned in a Japanese concentration camp from July, 1942, to
February, 1945. The Disbursement Plan gives each American citizen one dollar
for every day that he has spent in a concentration camp.
Betty
Kay's father, a chemist, accepted a position with a Spanish cane company in the
Philippines in 1938. He took his wife and 3 daughters with him. A fourth
daughter was born while they were living on the island. The family settled in
Manila in 1939, where the girls attended school.
When the Japanese invaded and took over the
island, the Gilfoil family was sent to the University of Santo Thomas which was
being used as a prison camp. There, the female members of the family lived with
approximately five hundred other women in what was called (missing) while Mr. Gilfoil went into the men's
gymnasium.
The
camp was a "little world in itself and was all that the internees ever
saw. The men worked in the kitchen and the women did “housecleaning"
chores. Mr. Gilfoil taught chemistry. Miss Gilfoil relates that the Japanese
gave no mistreatment, but expected their prisoners to bow from the waist each
time they met a Jap officer.
They
were allowed to see movies once a month, with which Japanese propaganda was
shown. “The food was terrible,"
says Betty Kay. At first, we were given coffee in the morning and vegetables
with their meals, but as time went along, the food got worse. Finally, they
were fed nothing but rice.
At
the end of a year, the Gilfoils were moved to another camp at Los Banos, about
eighty miles south of Manila, where the living quarters were an improvement
over those in Santo Thomas.
The
internees lived in barracks which contained small rooms. Two people were
assigned to each room and families were allowed to have their own gardens. At
Los Banos Mr. Gilfoil did not teach chemistry, but worked as a plower instead.
Laughingly, Betty Kay said that he probably used it as an opportunity for
plowing his own garden.
In
the camp were forty-seven Jap guards who were seen only at roll call. This took
place every morning and evening at seven. Also during the day the children
attended school for three hours. Classes, taught by Americans, were American history,
English, mathematics, and dancing.
Los
Banos, prior to its conversion into an internment camp, was the College of
Agriculture of the Philippines, and contained an excellent library, according
to Miss Gilfoil.
As
in Santo Thomas, movies were shown once a month, plus stage shows which
contained the local talent of the camp. These shows not only provided
entertainment for the prisoners, but pleased the Japs as well.
On
her birthday, September 14, 1944, Miss Gilfoil probably had the biggest
celebration of her life, for it was that day that the islands had their first
air raid. From that day, she stated, blackouts were held each night.
Betty
Kay recalls that once during their confinement the Japs left the island
altogether, giving them one week of complete freedom. The U.S. flag was raised,
people sang the Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America, and everyone broke
into the Jap's quarters in search for souvenirs. However, she said that when
the Japs returned, they ordered everything returned.
A
few comforts kits, which were similar to CARE packages, were sent to them from
the American Red Cross and from the British. Betty Kay received one package
from her grandmother, which contained a dress. This she greatly appreciated,
because her clothes were rapidly wearing out.
Along
with the school lessons which were offered, the prisoners were given church
services and medical care from American doctors and nurses.
Toward
the end of their confinement, many deaths occurred in the camp, most of them
due to Beri Beri. They were fed two meals a day which consisted of Lugao (a
rice mash) and a thin soup which the Japs referred to as stew. Other
"foods" that they had to eat were water lilies, pig weed, fried
banana peels, and the core of the banana and papaya trees. One of the men in
camp fried a cat and claimed that it was much the same as fried chicken.
Only
two men attempted to escape the Japs during the whole time the Gilfoils were in
the camp, and they were both shot by the Jap guards.
On
February 23, the prisoners of Los Banos were liberated by American tank
corpsmen who took over the island, and on April 9, they sailed for the states
in a convoy, which was a precautionary measure since the fighting was still on.
The
journey home held even more experiences for them. At Leyte, the group was
delayed by being caught in a typhoon. Betty claims that she thoroughly enjoyed
it and didn't even get seasick Further along the way, a young girl in the group
died of a brain tumor and was given a military funeral at sea.
Upon
arrival in the states, Betty Kay's wardrobe consisted of a WAC uniform, the one
dress she had received some years before from her grandmother, and a pair of
wooden shoes called bakias. Fortunately, however, the government arranged to
have them shop for the new clothes in Los Angeles, she remarked.
The
Gilfoil family made their way home in
Tallulah, La., in 1945, where Betty Kay attended high school. At present, her
parents make their home in Wilmington, Delaware.
At
Southwestern, Miss Gilfoil is active in the Spanish club, of which she is
president and the Vermilion honor society, and she is an officer of Delta Sigma
sorority, and the Newman Club. After graduation in June, she plans to teach in
Lima, Peru, at which time her new fortune will be very useful—Lafayette Advertiser.
2nd
Lt. J. E. Wall Serving in Korea
Madison Journal May 1952
2nd
Lieutenant James E. Wall, 23-year-old son of Dr. and
Mrs. J. A. Wall, of Tallulah, and husband of Mrs. Mary Alice Wall, now of
Jackson, Miss, is presently stationed in Korea.
A
graduate of Epps High School in 1944, Lt. Wall served in the Merchant Marine
one year during World War II, in the South Pacific. He was graduated from
Louisiana State University in 1950, commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the Artillery in
1949. While at Fort Still, Oklahoma Advanced Officers Training School, he
attained one of the highest grades.
During
the 1950-51 school session, he taught agriculture at Oak Grove, La. He entered
the service in June, 1951, and left the States for Japan February 1st, 1952,
where he attended Officers Intelligence School three months before moving into
combat in Korea, May 1st.
His
wife is the former Mary 1 Alice Rogillio, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Rogillio, of Tallulah.
A.
N. Duke, Jr. Returns From Korea
Madison Journal June 1952
Arthur N. Duke, Jr., yeoman, third class,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur N. Duke of 1001 S. Walnut St.,
Tallulah, La., recently returned to the United States from Korea aboard the
tank landing ship USS 819.
One
of the first vessels to be activated from the "mothball" fleet after
the outbreak of hostilities in Korea, the 819 has been operating in support of
United Nations forces for the past six months. She was a part of the Pacific
Fleet amphibious Force.
Returns
from Korean Duty With Marines
Madison Journal June 1952
Merlin Christian, 20-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Christian, of Tallulah, and husband of Mrs. Doris Christian,
also of Tallulah, returned from Korea May 23, where he saw 11 months of combat
duty, serving as a rifleman, with the 1st Marines, 1st Battalion. He arrived in
Tallulah May 29, and has been placed in the inactive reserves.
Merlin
enlisted in the Marine Corps January 10, 1951, and received his basic training
at Paris Island, South Carolina. He left the states for Korea on June 18, 1951.
A
graduate of Tallulah High School, class of 1950, Merlin was a member of the
high school football team, four years, track team, three years; and basketball,
two years. Prior to his enlistment in the Marines he was a student of Louisiana
Polytechnic Institute, where he attended one semester. His plans are to return
to college, where he will major in mechanical engineering.
Merlin
and his wife have one son, three-month-old, David Keith. His wife is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ragland, formerly of Tallulah, but now residing
in California.
9
Madison Registrants Listed In July 9th Induction Call
Two
Negro Registrants to Report As Delinquents
Madison Journal June 1952
An
announcement this week from the Madison Parish Selective Service Board stated
that nine local registrants have been mailed notices to report for induction
into the Armed Services on Wednesday, July 9th.
Of
the nine registrants ordered to report, two are being called as delinquents.
Names and present addresses are listed as follows:
White:
John
Clois Arender, Box 86, DeRidder, La.
Colored:
Ed
Pearson, 905 W. 8th St., San Bernardino, Calif.
Will
Henry Gordon, 309 N Walnut St., Tallulah, La.
Levi
Davis, Tallulah, La.
Charles
Davis, Rt. 2, Box 42, Tallulah, La.
Louis
Cammack, Box 627, Tallulah, La.
John
Williams Ball, 305 Spruce St., Anniston, Ala.
Calied
As Delinquents:
Colista
Davis, 2613 Center, Houston, Texas;
Clarence Edward Harris, 300 W. Green St., Tallulah La., both colored.
The
above named men will report to the Shreveport. La., induction station on the
morning of July 9th.
John
W. Scoggins, Of Tallulah, With Marines In Korea
Madison Journal June 1952
Johnny Scroggins USMC
Private
First Class John W. Scoggins has been a member of the 7th Marines, First
Division, since January, 1952. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Scoggins of
Tallulah.
He has been in Korea much of the time since
last January and took part in the fierce battles that have raged around the
place now known as "Bunker Hill".
According
to a clipping Mr. and Mrs. Scoggins have sent this paper, during the early part
of August, two companies of Communist troops or about 300 men, attacked on the western peak of Bunker Hill early one
morning but were thrown back for the fifth time in three days. One of the
Communist companies was caught as it was advancing between Bunker Hill and
nearby Siberia Hills. After this Red unit was completely destroyed, the
Leathernecks turned on the other company which was crawling up the hill and
around the Marines' flank. Artillery,
machine guns and mortars forced the Reds to leave behind them about 300 of
their dead comrades. After this Red attack collapsed, the Chinese shook Bunker
Hill with an artillery barrage of 100 rounds per minute.
The
commander of the First Marine Division says he thinks the battle for Bunker
Hill was the bloodiest that had taken place in months. Marine Major General
John T. Selden, said the Chinese have sacrificed anywhere from a full regiment
to 2,000 men in their attempts to recapture the peak four miles from Panmunjom.
He said: "They'll lay off now but I've got my men alerted anyway."
Allied
fighter bombers and B-26s have attacked, during the early part of August, Red
troop concentrations all across the 155-mile front. Concentrations were blasted
north of Wonan and east of Sonang. B-26s also cratered Red airfield north of
Pongong. Pfc. John W. Scoggins has been in the midst of all of this fighting.
Ed
Adams Attending Summer Training At Kelly Field, Texas
Madison Journal June 1952
Edward "Bozo" Adams, of
Tallulah, left last Saturday for Kelly Field, Sun Antonio, Texas, where he will
receive his month's summer training as Air Force ROTC cadet. The last two weeks
of his training will be spent in flight school.
Edward
is a senior at Louisiana State University, where he is majoring in business
administration.
35
Listed In Aug. 7 4-F Pre-Induction Call from Madison; Two Registrants Listed
Regular Call
Madison Journal July 1952
According
to a report this week from the Madison Parish Selective Service Board No. 36,
35 registrants have been ordered to report for reexamination in the August 7th,
4-F pre-induction call in Shreveport, and two registrants have been ordered to
report in the regular pre-induction call on the same date.
Registrants
and their present mailing addresses are listed a follows:
White:
Billy Ray Arender, Route 1, Box 267,
Tallulah, La.
Monroe Junior Bryant, Box 422; Tallulah, La.
Elmer Greer, Box 349, Freeport Texas.
Colored:
Joe Reece, Jr., 113 N. Walnut St., Tallulah, La.
Leon Campbell, Box 452, Tallulah, La.
Charles Dee, Mound, La.
Frank Carter, Tallulah, La.
George Turner, 308 Madison, Las Vegas, Nev.
Joe White, 2929-A 011ie St., St. Louis,
Mo.
Isaac Diggs, 874 Folsom Ave., Cleveland 4, Ohio.
Elesser Thomas, 2132 N 5th St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Dudley Harvey Batchelor, Route 1, Box 26, Sondheimer, La.
Melvin Thomas c/o Albert Sevier, Tallulah, La.
Robert Lee Bell, 456 S. 5th St., Reading, Pa.
Joe Cooper, Jr., 1310 D St., Las Vegas, Nev.
Willie Harrison, Route 2, Ashly Plantation, Tallulah, La.
Charles Lindberg Green, Route 2, Box 64, Tallulah, La.
J. D. Fine, Box 645, Tallulah, La.
Wilton Levingston, 722 Chester St., Oakland, Calif.
Roosevelt Jackson, 305 22nd Ave. So., Seattle, Wash.
Johnnie Watson, 108 N. Elm St., Tallulah, La.
Fred Russell, 821 Capp St., Texarkana, Texas.
Ernest Ingram, c/o Watson McDonald, Delta, La.
Jesse James Patric, Route 2, Box 173, Delhi, La.
Arthur D. Davis, Box 813, Tallulah, La.
Louis Branch, Box 65, Transylvania, La.
Manuel Veley, 417 Van Buren St.. Las Vegas. Nev.
Arnett Perkins, Route 1, Box 17, Tallulah, La.
Jesse Lee Johnson, Route 2, Box 155, Tallulah, La.
Uylos Tyler, Route 1, c/o C. W. Spencer, Tallulah, La.
James Brown, 87 5 E. 55th St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Bennie James Brooks, Route 1, Box 134-A, Tallulah, La.
Morris Bell, Route 1, Box 12-A, Newellton, La.
Robert Williams, Gen. Del., Whitney, Nev.
Charlie Butler, Tallulah, La.
Captain
Edward Shamis Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart For
Former Tallulah US Army Recruiter
Madison Journal August 1952
Mrs. Dixie Harrison,
Box 281, Oak Grove, La., has sent this newspaper a copy of the general orders
awarding a Purple Heart to Sgt. First Class Sidney L. Harrison for wound
received in action in the vicinity of Kumhwa, North Korea, August10, 1952.
Sergeant Harrison was a member of Company A, 13th Engineer Combat, Battalion.
The order is signed by Lt. Col. Bieleski.
According to a
letter received at the same time from Mrs. Harrison, Sgt. Harrison was a former
officer for the U. S. Army and U. S. Air Force in the Tallulah area for four
years. He is a veteran of 12 years service in the army and participated in the
Guadalcanal and Bougainville campaigns in World War II. He was wounded during
this period of service, too, but was able to report to duty shortly after. He
is at present serving with the 17th, 7th Infantry Division in North Korea.
Draft Board
Has New Call for Men
Madison Journal August 1952
The Madison Parish
Local Board has been called on to furnish seven men for induction, one in
August 29, and six on September 2. The August 29th call will be filled by
Godfrey Prater, Negro, and the September 2nd call will be filled by Howard W.
Kesler, Jr., Ira C. Everhart, Bennie C. Lisconbee, Carl L Hancock and Gene E.
Laird, who are white men, and Earl Matthews, Jr., Negro.
They will report to
the Local Board office in the City Hall at 6:15 a. m. and will go by bus to
Shreveport for induction.
Regular
Pre-Induction Regular Call, August 7th
Maefield Kiper, Box
1106, Tallulah, and John Hendon, Gen. Del., Tallulah, both colored.
Pfc. Onner Tucker in
Active Reserve
Madison Journal August 1952
Private First Class
Onner Tucker, Tallulah, completed processing for relief from military duty at
the Separation Center, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, on August 29, 1952.
The Separation
Center, one of six in the United States, is geared to separate 300 discharges a
day who have previously completed 72 hours of preparatory processing which
included a medical and dental survey and finalizing clothing, pay and service
records
As a civilian
Private Tucker will continue to serve in the active reserve of the Enlisted
Reserve Corps to complete his selective service obligation.
He is assigned to the
Louisiana Military District, New Orleans for administration.
Madison Board Issues
New Call For September 17
Madison Journal September 1952
The Madison Pariah
Local Board has received a pre-induction call for seven men to be delivered on
September 17. The following men have been selected to fill this call:
White:
Troy L. Dupree,
Route 1, Box 170, Sondheimer, La.
Lloyd G. Harmon, Route 1, Box 113,
Tallulah, La.
Colored:
Otis
C. Edmond, 408 N. Chestnut, Tallulah, La.
Paul
Montgomery, Box 44, Mound, La.
Nathaniel
Hayes, Route 1, Box 7127, Tallulah, La.
V.
W. Jones, Route 2, Box 90, Tallulah, La.
William
Hicks, Box 201, Tallulah, La.
The
Board is anxious to get in touch with the following men, all colored, whose
mail has been returned unclaimed:
George
Moore, Tallulah, La. Sylvester Turner, Tallulah, La., Elmer Buggs, Tallulah, La.
Draft
Board Issues Few Reexamination Call For Sept. 24th
Madison Journal September 1952
The
following men have been notified by Madison Parish Local Board to report for
reexamination September 24, 1952:
White:
Willard
Haynes, Route 1, Box 175-A, Delhi, La.
Doyel
Frey, Route 1, Box 147, Tallulah, La.
Thomas
H. Osborne, Box 557, Sterlington, La.
D.
Hampton, Route 1, Sondheimer, La.
T.
C. Smith, 412 Monroe St., Las Vegas, Nev.
Robert
Wilson, 621 N. Walnut, Tallulah, La.
Cleveland
Whalem, Route 1,1 lox 156 Tallulah, La.
Louis
Chapple, Waverly, La. Alfred Givens, 1308 Van St.,Bastrop, La.
Sam
Prater, 308 "E" Street,. Las Vegas, Nev.
Jonnie
Bowser, Box 621, Tallulah, La.
Walter
Joiner, 717 N "F" St., Las Vegas, Nev.
Freddie
Lee Hicks, 1955 Monroe St., Chicago, 12, Ill.
Cary
S. Anderson, Route 1, Box 6, Tallulah, La.
Ennis
Sims, 4433 So. Prairie Ave., Apt. 10, Chicago, Ill.
Ernest Strange, Route 1, Box 58-E, Sondheimer; La.
Henry
Washington, Route 1, Box 180-A, Tallulah, La.
Prentis
Day, Olivedell, Plantation, Lake Providence, La.
Leo
Smith, Newellton, La.
William Mills, Tallulah, La.
Curtis Wimberly, Tallulah, La.
Henry O. Cockerham, 2121 N. Femont, Kansas City, Kansas.
Carl
Hancock At Lackland Air Base
Madison Journal September 1952
Carl
Lee Hancock, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hancock, Route 1, Tallulah, is
completing his AF basic airmen indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force
Base, the "Gateway to the Air Force."
Lackland,
situated near San Antonio, is the world's largest air force base, site of Air
Force basic training, for men and women headquarters of the Human Resource
Research Center, and home of AF's Officer Candidate School.
His
basic training is preparing him for entrance into Air Force technical training
and for assignment in specialized work. The course includes a scientific
evaluation of his aptitude and inclination for following a particular vocation
and career.
Jacob
C. Kloor Is With Task Force In Greenland
Madison Journal September 1952
Resupplying
advance bases and weather stations near the North Pole on board the amphibious
force flagship USS Taconis as a member of the staff of Amphibious Group 4 is
Jacob C. Kloor, Jr., yeoman second class, USN, of 9 Louisiana Street, Tallulah,
and husband of Mrs. Barbara R. Kloor of 1228 West 39th Street, Norfolk, Va.
The
task force of cargoships, tankers, refrigerators ships and amphibious craft
left the United States in midsummer for the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Icebreakers
had to be used to lead the convoy single file through pack ice and past ice floes
and bergs. Icebreaker-based helicopters spotted for the formation, searching
for open areas.
The
convoy is scheduled to return to the U. S in September.
Lt.
Whetstone Assigned To Air Force Transport
Madison Journal September 1952
Kelly
AFB, Tex. (Special) Second Lieutenant Glen R. Whetstone, Jr., son of Mr. and
Glen R. Whetstone of 801 St., Tallulah, Louisiana, has been assigned to the
Military Air port Service (MATS) of the Air Force.
MATS
is a world-wide air command, composed of personnel and equipment from both the
Air Force and Navy.
Lt.
Whetstone is one of 75 commissioned officers under a period of indoctrination
at the Headquarters of MATS Continental Division, here. This training is
designed to acquaint the new officers with their military duties.
Following
the training Lt. Whetstone will be assigned to the 1703rd Air Transport of the
Military Air Transport service, Brookley Air Force Base, Alabama.
In
support of UN troops in Korea, MATS furnishes an around-the-clock airlift of
cargo and personnel to the Far East and evacuates wounded to U. S. hospitals on
return trips.
Lt. Whetstone was commissioned in the Air Force following his graduation from
Louisiana State University.
Pvt.
Curley Butler Completes Basic Training In Va.
Madison Journal September 1952
Pvt.
Curley Butler, son of Mr. James Butler of Tallulah, has recently completed
Basic Training at the Replacement Training Center, the Army's Transportation
Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia. The eight-week course consisted of basic
infantry subjects including tactics, marksmanship, customs of the service,
first aid, map reading, and drill.
Pvt.
Butler is now ready to go into specialized training with the Army
Transportation Corps in any one of its fields, rail, highway, or air.
Draft
Board Calls 20 More
Madison Journal September 1952
The
following men have been notified by Local Board No. 36, Madison Parish, to
report at 6:15 a. m., on October 2, 1952, to be sent to Shreveport for
reexamination:
White:
Andrew B. Hill, Jr., 554 Overton Place, Long Branch, N. J.
Colored:
Willie Hendon, Waverly, La.
Earl Wiggins, Route 1, Box 29-A, Sondheimer, La.
Archie Allen, Route 2, Box 435, Tallulah, La.
Lawrence B. Russell, Route 1, Box 13, Farmerville, La.
Mozell Moore, Box 652, Tallulah, La.
Roosevelt Moore, 45 "H" Street, Vallejo, Calif.
Frank B. Bailey, Waverly, La.
Abel Eisley, 2320 Weller Street, Fresno, Calif.
Nathaniel Reece, Jr., Route 1, Box 223, Tallulah, La.
Fred Whitfield, Route 2, Box 171, Delhi, La.
James D. Sanders, Lake Providence, La.
Earl Turner, Route 1, Box 223, Tallulah, La.
Eddie Lee Johnson, 603 N. Chestnut, Tallulah.
Lorenza Banyard, Route 1, Box 169-A, Tallulah, La.
Willie Higgins, Jr., Box 605, Tallulah, La.
Willie Lee Rusle, Route 1, Box 65, Transylvania, La.
Charlie Bartlett, Route 2, Box 45, Tallulah, La.
Deb Clark, Waverly, La.
Amos Simpson, Box 809, Tallulah, La.
Two
White Men, Six Negroes Are Called For Service
Madison Journal November 1952
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following men to report on 12
November, 1952 to be forwarded to the Induction Station, Shreveport, La., for
induction into the Army:
White:
Jerome K. Post, Jr., 502 LaSalle,
Tallulah, La.; Monroe Bryant, Box 422, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
Maefield Kiper, Box 1106, Tallulah, La.; Robert Lee Bell, 45 So. 5th St.,
Reading, Pa.;
Morris Bell, 1917 Breckenridge St, Houston, Texas; Frank B. Bailey, Waverly,
La.; Otis C. Edmond, 408 N. Chestnut, Tallulah, La and Paul Montgomery, Box 44
Mound, La.
Draft
Board Call 29 More
Madison Journal November 1952
The
following men have been notified by Local Board No. 36, Madison Parish, to
report on Nov. 24, 1952, to be sent to Shreveport for reexamination. All 29 men
are colored.
Will
Turner, c/o J. W. Webb, Rt. 2, St. Joseph, La.
Roosevelt Carter, Mounds, La.
James D. Sanders, Star Route, Delta, La.
Henry Coleman, Jr., Compton 4, Calif.
George Thomas, Los Angeles, Calif.
Lonnie Duncan, Tallulah, La.
Lamar Williams, Box 254, Tallulah, La.
Andrew Lee Fountain, Rt. 2, Box 192, Delhi, La.
Andrew Sansberry, Rt. 2, Box 62, Tallulah, La.
Matt Anderson, Jr., Box 81, Tallulah, La.
Odell Henry, 1911 N. Second St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Dolrey Deans, 32451/2 Jim Hill St., Jackson, Miss.
Robert D. Lloyd, Rt. 1, Box 156, Delhi, La.
William Myles, Jr., 833 N. Sedgroick, Chicago, Ill.
Richard L. Jackson, 4419 Washington Ave., New Orleans 16, La.
George Kensey, 1818 E. 107th St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Henry Olivoe, Jr., Rt. 2, Box 117, Tallulah, La.
James Page, Rt. 2, Box 2-b, Tallulah, La.
James Brooks, 1071 W. 10th St., San Bernardino, Calf.
Wallis Lee Douglas, Box 221, Tallulah, La.
Virgil Bryant, Dumas, Texas.
Mallie Johnson, Rt. 2, Box 193-a, Delhi, La.
Otto Baity, Jr., 1324 12th St., Oakland, Calif.
Toni Morris, Jr., 847 N. Pine St. Natchez, Miss.
Calvin Willard Dicking, 1949 Virginia St., Saginaw, Mich.
Rode Feazel, Jr., W. Green St. Tallulah, La.
John C. Binion, 1214 Larrobee St., Chicago, Ill.
Ozabe Banks, Box 625, Tallulah, La.
Local
Board Issue Call to Four Men For Induction; 24 Others Called For Reexamination
Madison Journal November 1952
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following men to report for
induction on December 9, 1952:
White:
Lloyd G. Harmon, Rt. 1, Box 113, Tallulah,
La.
Negro:
Nathaniel Hayes, Rt. 1, Box 127, Tallulah, La.
I. W. Jones, Rt. 2, Box 90, Tallulah, La.
William Hicks, Box 201, Tallulah, La.
The
following men have been notified to report to the Local Board at 6:45 A. M.,
December 9, 1952, to be forwarded to Shreveport, La. for reexamination:
White:
Johnny A. Sykes, Box 6, Waverly, La.
Robert E. Mayberry, Rt. 1, Box 65-B,
Sondheimer, La.
Daniel R. Cupit, Rt. 1, Box 93, Denham
Springs, La.
Negro:
Henry Williams, Jr., 864 22nd St., Oakland, Calif.
Tom Berry, Rt. 1, Box 220, Tallulah, La.
Charlie McWilliams, Tallulah, La.
Thomas White, Rt. 1, Box 90-A, Tallulah, La.
George Moore, Tallulah, La.
Sylvester Turner, 104 Jefferson St., Las Vegas, Nev.
Clyde Cooper, 3025 Tiuxillo, Houston, Texas.
Elijah Murray, Route 2, Box 150, Tallulah, La.
Isaac Jackson, Jr., Box 454, Tallulah, La.
Eddie Jackson, Box 241, Tallulah, La.
John Thomas, Jr., Route 1, Box 284, Tallulah, La.
Robert Lee Davis, Box 169, Shelby, Miss.
Excel Jones, Route 2, Box 495 Tallulah, La.
Ed Payton, 315 N. Chestnut Tallulah, La.
Culie Kinsey, Route 1, Box 187 Tallulah, La.
Aurtha Lee Banks, 307 Harrison St., Las Vegas, Nev.
Charlie Polly, Route 2, Box 21
James Cotton, Route 1, Box 159, Tallulah, La.
Boley Grayson, Box 733, Tallulah, La.
Johnnie L. Patterson, 4738-A St. Louis Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Harges Jackson, Tallulah, La.
Gold
Star Award Presented Marine Capt. Homer Erwin
WITH THE FIRST MARINE AIRCRAFT WING IN KOREA—
Madison Journal December 1952
Marine
Captain John H. Erwin, Jr., 29, of Tallulah and Hartford, Conn., has been
awarded a Gold Star in lieu of his second Air Medal by Brig. Gen. Clayton C.
Jerome, commanding general of the First Marine Aircraft Wing in Korea.
The
award was made for Erwin's 21st through 40th combat missions in Korea. Captain
Erwin's wife, Eunice, and daughter, Jo Ann, 2, live at 1204 LaSalle Street. His
parents are Mr. and J. H. Erwin of 6 Deerfield Street, Hartford, Conn.
CHIEF
OF STAFF
Col. John W. Carpenter III of Tallulah has been
named chief of staff of the U. S. Air Force's Air Research and Development
Command at Baltimore.
John
Carpenter Of Tallulah Named Chief Of Staff
Madison Journal December 1952
The
appointment of Colonel John W. Carpenter III of Tallulah, La., as chief of
staff of the United States Air Force's Air Research and Development Command has
been announced today by Lt. Gen. Earle E. Partridge, commanding general of the
Air Research and Development Command in Baltimore.
Formerly
vice chief of staff. Col. Carpenter succeeds Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Harris Jr.,
who is now commanding general of the Air Research and Development Command's
Arnold Engineering Development Center. Tullahoma, Tenn. As chief of Staff, Col.
Carpenter serves as an advisor and assistant to the commanding general and the
vice commander and directs the activities of the headquarters staff of ARDC.
Colonel
Carpenter, a senior pilot, has served with the U.S. Air Force since his
graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1939. During World War II
he served in the Pacific Theater as a B-17 combat bomber pilot.
He
was born in Tallulah, La., on 11 August 1916 and attended high school at Stillwater.
Okla. Before entering West Point, he attended school at Oklahoma A & M and
Mississippi State College. He was graduated from the Air Corps Flying School in
1940 and from the Air Force Air Command and Staff School in 1947.
Colonel
Carpenter has been awarded the Silver Star with two oak leaf clusters, the
Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, and
the Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster.
Colonel
and Mrs. Carpenter, the former Dorothy B. Goding of Binghamton, N. Y., and
their three children, Carol Sue, 12, John W. IV, 7, and Jean M., 7, presently
reside at 5505 Sagra Road. Baltimore. Colonel Carpenter is the son of J. W.
Carpenter, Route 2, Tallulah, La.
E.
O. Florence Takes Part In Seajump Operation
Madison Journal December 1952
Taking
part in "Operation Seajump", a large scale amphibious training
exercise off the coast of Southern California is Edwin O. Florence, seaman, USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Florence of Route 1, Tallulah, serving aboard the radar picket
destroyer USS Ernest G. Small.
The
climax of the exercise will be a full scale land assault by amphibious forces
supported by air units and helicopter landing attack forces, against an
"enemy" entrenched at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif.
Naval
units taking part in Sea-jump include aircraft carriers and air squadrons,
destroyers, submarines, minesweepers and various types of amphibious ships,
landing craft and units.
The
exercise is designed as a means for providing advanced amphibious and land
warfare training and improving the readiness of Naval and Marine forces of the
Pacific Fleet.
Even
though many of the participating units are veterans of Korea, they constantly
engage in training exercises to maintain maximum proficiency in the use of
combat tactics and special weapons.
Vice
Admiral Harold M. Martin, Commander First Fleet, is conducting the exercises
which have been ordered by Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Commander in Chief, U.S.
Pacific Fleet.
Selective
Service Calling For Men
Madison Journal January 1953
The
following men have been notified by the Madison Parish Local Board to report at
6:15 a. m. January 13, 1953, for induction, preinduction and reexamination, as
follows:
Induction—White:
Howard W. Kesler Jr., Wisner, La.
Negro:
Walter Joiner, 320 Van Buren, Las Vegas, Nev.
Frank Bailey, Waverly, La.
Tom Morris, Jr., 847 N. Pine Street, Natchez, Miss.
Delinquent Pre-Induction—White: Jarrell G. Deco, Star Route, Haughton, La.
Negro:
Andrew K. Whitney, Box 502, Tallulah, La.
Samuel M. Harper, 1205 E. 42nd Place, Los Angeles, Calif.
Re-Examination—Negro:
Johnnie Johnson, Jr., Route 1, Box 109-B, Tallulah, La.
Charles Jinkins, Waverly, La.
Bobbie Lee Robinson, Box 72J, Tallulah, La.
Clarence Chocklin, 1331 Stockton Street, Madera, Calif.
Eugene Winston, Tallulah, La.
Lawrence Williams, c/o Howard Sevier, Tallulah, La. Transfer from Lake
Providence, La.
SWORN
IN — Marshall Pearce Bailey of Tallulah and Chas. D. Peavy of Monroe, are shown
being sworn into the U. S. Army Reserve by Capt. Gordon Sumner, USA, Asst.
Adjutant for the Army ROTC Unit at Louisiana State University. These two men
were among the 95 to be commissioned into the Army and Air Force in a brief
ceremony that took place Saturday, January 31. The commissions as 2nd
Lieutenants were awarded after successful completion of the four-year ROTC
program at L. S. U.
Lt.
Bailey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L Bailey, Jr., 903 Bayou Street. He is a
senior in the School of Agriculture of Louisiana State University.
Local
Airman Completes his Basic Course
Madison Journal January 1953
Harold
W. Oldham
Harold
W. Oldham 20, son of Mrs. W. O. Wiggins, Tallulah, is completing his AF basic
airmen indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force Base, the "Gateway to
the Air Force."
Lackland,
situated near San Antonio, is the world's largest air force base, site of Air
Force basic training, for men and women, headquarters of the Human Resource
Research Center, and home of AF's Officer Candidate School.
His
basic training is preparing him for entrance into Air Force technical training
and for assignment in specialized work. The course includes a scientific
evaluation of his aptitude and inclination for following a particular vocation
and career.
LOCAL
GI GUARD FOR IKE IN KOREA
Madison
Journal
January 1953
M/Sgt. Wayne S. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs.
I.. W. Williams, Sr., Route 2, Tallulah, who is serving with "Btry.
"B" 82nd Division in Korea, had the honor of being one of
President-Elect Ike's honor guards during the President-Elects recent visit to
the Korean battle front.
Sgt.
Williams has been in Korea since April 15, 1952.
February
Draft Call for Madison Parish Listed
16 Madison Parish Men Called For Induction; 41 Called For Pre-Induction
Examination
Madison Journal February 1953
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following men to report to the
Local Board office, City Hall, at 6:15 a. m., on February 18, 1953, to be
forwarded to Shreveport for induction into the Army:
White:
Robert E. Mayberry, Route 1, Box 65-B,
Sondheimer, La.
Warren L. Parker, 403 Scott Street, Tallulah, La.
Martin A. Verhagen, Route 2, Box 37,
Tallulah, La.
Charles A. Holloway, Jr., Route 1, Box 175, Delhi, La.
Negro:
Freddie Lee Hicks, Tallulah, La.
George Thomas, 312 W. 83rd Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
Henry Coleman, Jr., 20 120th Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
Tom Berry, Route 1, Box 304, Tallulah, La.
Dolray Deans, 3245 3425½ Jim Hill Street, Jackson, Miss.
Calvin W. Dicking, 1949 Virginia,
Saginaw, Mich.
Charlie McWilliams, Route Box 37,
Transylvania, La.
Thomas White, Route 1, Box 90-A, Tallulah, La.
Johnnie L. Patterson, Tallulah La.
John P. Butler, Route 1, Box 20, Delhi, La.
Elwood Vivens, Jr., Tallulah, La.
James H. Ford, 400 Washington Street, Tallulah, La.
Delinquents:
Andrew Sansberry, 1491 McAllister Street, San Francisco 11, Calif.
C. P. Funches, 1927 Orlens Street, New Orleans, La.
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following men to report at 6:15 a.
m., at the Local Board office, City Hall, on February 26, 1953, to be forwarded
to Shreveport for pre-induction examination:
White:
Conie McCoy Medlin, Route 1, Box 172,
Tallulah, La.
Franklin Y. McDonald, Box 348, Tallulah, La.
Gerald H. Dahlhauser, 6691/2 S. La Verne
Ave., Los Angles, Calif.
John W. Morris, Route 1, Tallulah, La.
John D. Davis, Box 10. Mound, La.
James E. Rogan, Route 1, Box 42, Tallulah,
La.
Thomas Trichell, Box 188, Tallulah, La.
Franklin D. Brown, Box 148, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
Louis Thurman, Jr., Route ?, Box 174, Delhi, La., (Volunteer)
Lonnie Duncan Tallulah, La.
Sam Lewis, Box 665, Tallulah, La.
Leon Stribling, Tallulah, La.
Joseph C. Gordon, Box 384, Hawthorne, Nev.
Anderson Sartin, Box 934, Tallulah, La.
Milo Harris, Jr., 511-A Jackson Street, Tallulah, La.
Porter L. Henderson, Route 2, Box 90, Tallulah, La.
Willie J. Arrington, Route 1, Box 43, Tallulah, La.
Isaac Berry, Delta, La.
Junior Washington, Route 1, Box 223, Tallulah, La.
Willie Lee Jackson, Waverly, La.
Charles E. Baity, 1023 H Street, Las Vegas, Nev.
Cornelious Cogg, Box 503, Tallulah, La.
Allen Buck, Box 742, Tallulah, La.
L. V. Green, 8544 Zamore Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
Aaron T. }Clines, Route 1, Box 95, Tallulah, La.
James W. Thomas, Route 1, Box 284, Tallulah, La.
Baby Ruth Williams, Box 254, Tallulah, La.
Frank M. Glasper, 303 Suewill Road, Herlong, Calif.
George Cotton, Route 1, Box 188, Tallulah, La.
Percy Singleton, 1602 S. Carpenter, Chicago, Ill.
J. W. Towner, Route 1, Box 348, Tallulah, La.
Clarence J. Sanders, Route 1, Box 179, Tallulah, La.
Charlie Coleman, Route 1, Box 208, Tallulah, La.
George U. Milton, Box 177, Tallulah, La.
Oliver Dee, Mound, La.
J. B. Bailey, Waverly, La.
Charles L. Hollins, Route 2, Box 341, Tallulah, La.
Willie J. Lewis, Box 1064, Tallulah, La.
Prince M. Cooper, Route 1, Box 32, Tallulah, La.
Theodore R. Chandler, Box 1133, Tallulah, La., Transfer.
Ray II. Lewis, Route 2, Box 150, Tallulah La. Transfer.
Charlie
Sims of the U. S. Navy is enjoying a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Sims. Charlie has been on duty in Korea for the last year.
Kenneth
Donovan Receives Discharge from U. S. Army
Madison Journal February 1953
Kenneth
Donovan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Donovan of 311 South Chestnut Street, was
discharged from the United States Army on February 4. He volunteered for the
Army in February of 1951 for 21 months of service to his country. Shortly after
entering the service the minimum length for volunteer service was raised to 24
months.
Donovan
spent the first 14 months of his service in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He
was transferred to Camp Atterbury, Indiana, where he stayed for a period of two
months. He then was shipped overseas to Okinawa. There, he remained until his
discharge was ready.
While
in service in the States, Donovan was the Regimental Organist for the 155th
Infantry Regiment and while overseas he was Regimental Organist for the 29th
Infantry Regiment.
Kenneth
graduated from the Tallulah High School in 1951. He was employed at the Bailey
Theatre as an operator until his enlistment into the Armed Forces. Donovan is
a member of the Methodist Church and was the organist for the Sunday School of
the church until his leaving.
Donovan's
plans for the future are indefinite at the present time.
PFC.
LOUIS FOSTER COMPLETE TOUR OF DUTY IN GERMANY
Madison Journal February 1953
Pfc.
Louis Foster, son of James Foster of Tallulah, is returning to the United
States after a nine-month tour of duty in Germany.
He
served as a cannoneer with the 1st Infantry Division's 48th Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Battalion.
Foster
entered the Army in February, 1951, and received basic training at Fort Lewis,
Wash.
Men
Ordered To Appear March 25th For Pre-Induction
Madison Journal March 1953
The
following Madison Parish registrants have been ordered to report for
pre-induction examination on March 25, 1953, at 6:15 a. m.:
White:
Kenneth L. Busby, Box 7, Tallulah, La.
Donald V. Arender, Route 1, Tallulah, La.
Russell McCurry, 810 S. Terrell, Midland, Texas.
Colored:
Nathaniel Farmer, 3420 McKinley St., Los Angeles 11, Calif.
Roosevelt Wilson, Jr., Box 1004, Tallulah, La.
James Randle, Route 1, Box 254, Tallulah, La.
Charlie E. Kie, Delhi, La.
Tom Brown, Jr., 509 W. Green St., Tallulah, La.
Johnnie E. Lee, 825 Williamson,
Shreveport, La.
Leon Gasby, 518 Wilson, Las Vegas, Nev.
Willie Wilmore, Route 2, Box 25-A, Tallulah, La.
Willie Neal, Mound, La.
Herbert C. Jones, Route 2, Box 61, Tallulah, La.
Andrew Lee Patterson, Tallulah, La.
Elza McDowell, 1011 E. 24th Ave., Gary, Ind.
Robert Faby, Jr., 880 E. 43rd St., Los Angeles 11, Calif.
To
Report for Induction
Madison Journal March 1953
The
following men have been notified to report for induction into Army on March 25, 1953, by The Madison Parish Local Board:
White:
Johnny A. Sykes, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
Caesar D. Wilson, Route 2, Box 64, Tallulah, La.
Burley L. Dixon, Route 1, Box 57, Tallulah, La.
Howard Johnson, 705 N. Walnut St., Tallulah, La.
Philip
Crothers Is Completing Course at Lackland Base
Madison Journal March 1953
Phillip Crothers
Phillip Crothers, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. M. Crothers, 401 Dabney Street, Tallulah, is completing his AF basic airmen
indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force Base, the "Gateway to the Air
Force."
Lackland,
situated near San Antonio, is the world's largest air force base, Site of Air
Force basic training, for men and women, headquarters of the Human Resource
Research Center, and home of AF's Officer Candidate School.
His
basic training is preparing him for entrance into Air Force technical training
and for assignment in specialized work. The course includes a scientific
evaluation of his aptitude and inclination for following a particular vocation
and career.
Crothers
has entered into the medical crops branch of the service and will be stationed
at Fort Sam Houston for training duties. Fort Sam Houston is in San Antonio,
Texas.
Jacob
C. Kloor Now in Amphibious Training Exercise
Madison Journal March 1953
The
amphibious force flagship USS Taconic is taking part in the second phase of an
amphibious training exercise extending from the Caribbean area to the shores of
North Carolina.
Serving
aboard the flagship of Rear Admiral C. W. Wilkins, USN, Commander Amphibious
Group 4, is Jacob C. Kloor, Jr., yeoman second class, USN, son of Jacob C.
Kloor of 9 Louisiana St., Tallulah, La., and husband of Mrs. Barbara R. Kloor
of Norfolk, Va.
About
25,000 sailors and 36,000 Marines are involved in the current exercise with an
armada of more than 150 ships and craft. A full-scale assault against an
'aggressor" at Onslow Beach, N. C. maneuvers will climax the maneuvers in
early April.
Williams
Picked As Course Instructor
Madison Journal March 1953
Three
members of the 2d Infantry Division in Korea have been serving as instructors
at an anti-aircraft training course for Korean soldiers.
They
are: M/Sgt. Wayne A. Williams, son of Mrs. L. W. Williams, Route 2, Tallulah,
La., Second Lt. Roy Camp, whose wife lives at
2099 S. Henderson Blvd., Kilgore, Texas, and Second Lt. Charles W.
Appich, whose wife lives at 19 W. Locklane, Richmond, Va.
The
school is conducted by Battery B of the 82d Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion.
The
14-day session covers everything from firing weapons to driving track vehicles.
At the completion of the course the Korean soldiers drive to Inchon for four
days of actual firing experience.
John
Cupit Has Completed Course At Lackland Base
Madison Journal March 1953
John
Cupit, 20, son of Mrs. Chambless Cupit, Winnsboro, has completed his AF basic
airmen indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force Base, the "Gateway to
the Air Force."
Lackland,
situated near San Antonio, is the world's largest air force base, site of Air
Force basic training, for men and women, headquarters of the Human Resource
Research Center, and home of AF's Officer Candidate School.
His
basic training is preparing him for entrance into Air Force technical training
and for assignment in specialized work. The course includes a scientific
evaluation of his aptitude and inclination for following a particular vocation
land career.
Cupit has entered into the Jet Corps branch of
the service and is now stationed at Amarillo, Texas for training duties.
He
married the former Annie Speed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Speed, 115
Thelma Street, Tallulah. Mrs. Cupit has joined her husband to live in Texas.
LIEUT.
ALTON CURRY RETURNS TO STATES
Madison Journal March 1953
DONALDSON
AIR FORCE BASE South Carolina—First
Lieutenant Alton A. Curry of Tallulah, La., has returned to this station after
having served nine months in the Far East. Lt. Curry was recalled to active
duty with the famed 443rd Texas Wing in 1951 and assigned to the Greenville Air
Base, now known as Donaldson Air Force Base. After spending three months at
Greenville Air Base he was reassigned to Brady Air Force Base, Japan where he
flew missions with the C-46, a cargo and troop carrier type aircraft.
During
Lt. Curry's military career he has been awarded the Air Medal with three
clusters, the European Theatre of Operations Ribbon with three battle stars, the
Korean Campaign Battle Star, the Reserve Ribbon and the United Nations Service
Ribbon.
Lt.
Curry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Caney A. Curry of Box 46, Tallulah, Louisiana.
William
Keller In Marine Training In Atomic Warfare
Madison Journal April 1953
Pfc
William A. Keller
Marine
Private First Class William A. Keller of Tallulah, Louisiana, is
one of over 2,000 Marines now at the Atomic Energy Commission Proving Grounds
for the latest series of atomic tests.
While
here he will witness an atomic explosion and then join in a mock ground-air
assault on an objective near the center of the impact area.
Under
simulated atomic conditions, the Marines will receive training in assault
tactics relating to atomic warfare, including the recently-developed art of
vertical envelopment by helicopter. Training in physical protection measures
and indoctrination in the effects on equipment of atomic explosions are other
important phase of the exercises.
Pfc
Keller is a member of a battalion of Marines from Camp Pendleton, Calif.,
which, along with another battalion from Camp Lejeune, N. C., was flown to this
desert site to participate in the atomic attack problems.
Pfc
Keller joined the Marines in December 1952. His mother, Mrs. R. L. Keller,
lives at 403 South Elm Street, Tallulah.
Jackie Rigdon in Marine Training in
California
Madison
Journal April 1953
Jackie
Rigdon
Marine
Private Jackie Rigdon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen F. Rigdon, of Route 1, Box 109,
Tallulah, La., is now undergoing training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot,
San Diego, California.
During
the nine weeks "Boot Camp", as recruit training is commonly called,
Private Rigdon will become versed in such basic military subjects as precision
drill, first aid, Marine Corps History, missions of the Marine Corps, and field
tactics.
Three
weeks of the training period is spent at the Camp Matthews Rifle Range. While
there, Private Rigdon will fire the .30 caliber rifle, the .45 caliber pistol,
the 60 and 81 millimeter mortars, the flame thrower, and the latest type
bazookas. Under a newly adopted training program he will also receive
instructions in throwing live hand grenades.
If
he has maintained a good record during recruit training he will be promoted to
Private First Class. Upon completion of "Boot Camp" he will be given
four weeks advanced individual training, then a ten-day leave. Upon returning
to his assigned station he will be eligible to attend one of the 140 different
specialists’ schools which prepare Marines for work in one or more of 470
different job skills.
Private
Rigdon enlisted in the Marine Corps at New Orleans, La., recently.
April
Draft Call Issued For Madison Parish
Men
Seven Called For Induction Into Armed Forces And Twenty-Seven Are Called For
pre-induction Exams
Madison Journal April 1953
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been called on for seven men to be inducted on
April 15, 1953. The following men have been selected to fill this call:
White:
John C. Rollinson, 2757 Waggoner, Shreveport, La.
Negro:
Abel Eisley, 2320 Weller, Fresno, Calif.
Lonnie Duncan, Tallulah, La.
James Brooks, 1071 W. 10th St., San Bernardino, Calif.
Ward E. Jones, Box 761, Tallulah, La.
Hosea Jones, Box 228, Urbana,Il.
Jerry C. McIntyre, Box 882, Tallulah, La.
The
Madison Parish Local Board. has also notified the following 27 men to report
for pre-induction examination on April 13, 1953:
White:
Hubert K. Watts, Route 1, Box 287,
Tallulah La.
Wesley Reardon, 6800 Bridges, Ft. Worth,
Texas.
Raymond E. Creel, 449 Ave. A., Westwego, La.
Clyde H. Clark, Jr., 117 Sidney St., Tallulah, La.
Franklin D. Wilson, c/o Ford Motor Co., Tallulah, La.
Martin A. Hebert, Route 1, Box 164-B, Delhi, La.
Negro:
Willie Bolden, Mound, La.
Eddie Lee, Jr., Route 1, Box 11, Sondheimer, La.
Lee A. King, Tallulah, La.
Sylvester Johnson, Jr., Box 35, Mound, La.
William H. Moses, Box 937, Tallulah, La.
Archie C. Houston, Route 1, Box 304, Tallulah, La.
Willie Feazell, 312 W. Green St., Tallulah, La,
Henry Everfield, Jr., c/o W. H. Patterson, Baton Rouge, La.
William Thompson, Route 2, Box 25-A, Tallulah, La.
Billie Washington, 5134 Broadway, Shreveport, La.
Theodore McLindsey, 1569 Compton Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
Arthur Forest, Tallulah La.
Horace Williams Tallulah, La.
Israel Douglas, Tallulah, La.
Ellis Johnson, Route 2, Box 15. Delhi. La.
Louis Roberson, Jr. 11171/2 W. 18th St.,
Los Angeles, Calif.
Richard Rone, Jr., 218 N. Walnut SC, Tallulah, La.
James Wiggins, Route 1, Box 29-A, Sondheimer, La.
James Lee Allen, Delta, La. Oliver Lisby, Jr., Box 424, Tallulah, La.
Lonzie Bell Jones, Jr., Box 1, Mound, La.
Thompson
Chosen For Military Police
Madison Journal April 1953
Army
Pvt. William M. Thompson, nephew of Porter Henderson, Route 1, Tallulah, is one
of the hand-picked military policemen that have been guarding Communist sick
and wounded prisoners of war headed for "Operation Little Switch" at
the Panmunjom exchange site.
Private
Thompson is regularly assigned to the UN prisoner of war camp number three on
Chenju Island.
Two
Tallulians Meet in Korean City
Madison Journal May 1953
Given
to the Journal recently was a letter by Mrs. W. W. Scroggins from her son,
John, who is on the battle front in Korea. Pfc. Scroggins left Korea for a
short rest period in Japan and upon returning to As-Com City in Korea met
Tallulian, Cpl. Bill Hale.
Both
John Scroggins and Bill Hale attended Tallulah High School and their families
are residents of Madison Parish.
Part
of Pfc. Scroggins letter follows:
"Yes,
Ma, I enjoyed my trip to Japan. I flew from As-Com City to Japan in two and a
half hours at 10,000 feet high. I like to fly. I took those Japanese baths and
I couldn't eat their cooking. Those people sure are clean and nice to us boys
when we go there on leave. I stayed there four days and five nights and then I
flew back to Korea; a 650 mile flight.
"I
saw one of my old pals from Tallulah in As-Com City. You know Cpl. Bill Hale.
He was a 31st drafter. He has just been here a short time now. You can put that
in the paper if you want to about us meeting in a city in Korea. Both of us
have been in the Marine Corps 18 months. I have spent eight months in machine
guns and I have seen plenty of action. I have, also, spent plenty of time on
Reno, Carson and Vegas."
Tallulah
Native Recognized For Heroic Efforts
Madison Journal May 1953
Major
William E. Antley, Jr., has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious
achievement during operations in Korea while serving as commanding officer of a
combat service unit in support of a Marine aircraft wing from April 21 to July
16, 1952.
The citation reads as follows:
"The
Bronze Star Medal to Maj. William E. Antley, Jr., 015096 United States Marine
Corps Reserve.
"For
meritorious achievement during operation in Korea while serving as commanding
officer of a combat service unit in support of a Marine aircraft group from
April 21, 1952 to July 16, 1952. Charged with the responsibility of maintaining
the vital fuel dump and assisting in the maintenance of ammunition and ration
dumps, Major Antley performed his duties with outstanding professional
competence under adverse weather and working conditions. The enviable record of
the combat service unit was due largely to Major AntIey's unremitting devotion
to duty and exceptional vigilance. Major Antley planned and directed the unloading
and long of ships, maintained highly effective liaison with personnel of the
vessels concerned and constantly improved the welfare and comfort of his
command. His efficient operations of the port facility contributed
substantially to the marine aircraft group's ability to maintain maximum
operations against the enemy. Major Antley's perseverance and skillful service
in the outstandingly superior performance of his duties were in keeping with
the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."
"Major
Antley is authorized to wear the combat 'V.'
"Clayton
C. Jerome, Maj. Gen., U. S. Marine Corps."
Major
Antley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Antley, Cleveland Street, Tallulah.
His wife, Lola Lee Antley, resides in Jefferson Village Apartment, 1691 Robert
Lane, Falls Church, Va. They have two sons, Tracy, two and Allan, one month old.
Twelve
Called For Induction Armed Service
Madison Journal May 1953
The
Madison Parish Local Board has received a call for 12 men to be inducted on May
26. To fill this call, it has been necessary to call eight men who are not yet
20 years of age; however, these men will become 20 within the next two months. The following men have been notified
to report on the 26th.
White:
John
F. Davis, Box 10, Mound, La.
Franklin D. Brown, Box 148, Tallulah, La.
Kenneth L. Busby, Box 7, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
Andrew
K. Whitney, 920 N. "C" Street, Las Vegas, Nev.
Samuel
M. Harper, Box 373, Tallulah, La.
Willie
L. Jackson, Waverly, La. Willie S. Flood, Box 731, Tallulah, La.
Roosevelt
Wilson, Jr., Box 1004, Tallulah, La.
Leon
Gasby, 518 Wilson Street, Las Vegas, Nev.
Herbert
C. Jones, Route 2, Box 61, Tallulah, La.
Andrew
Lee Patterson, Tallulah, La.
Robert
Faby, Jr., Box 1062, Tallulah, La.
Richard
Everett Joins Louisiana Purchase Platoon
Madison Journal May 1953
Richard
T. Everett, Ill, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Everett, Jr., of Route 2, Tallulah,
became the first man from Tallulah to join the Marine Corp's "Louisiana
Purchase Platoon".
Everett
will accompany the 150 man all Louisiana unit to the Marine Corps Recruit
Depot, San Diego, California, where for nine weeks the Louisiana Purchase
Platoon will train as an individual unit.
Upon
completion of their training, the Louisiana Purchase Platoon will be promoted
enmasse to Private First Class with special honors going to outstanding
individuals of the platoon who will be designated as "Honor Men."
The
unit will have a banner of its own and through the entire nine weeks of
training will maintain it's identity as the Louisiana Purchase Platoon. It is
anticipated that seasoned Marine Corps veterans, all natives of Louisiana,
will be designated as instructors who will guide the platoon through their
entire training.
Major
C. E. Corley, Officer in Charge of the Louisiana area announced that only a few
vacancies remain and that young men interested in joining this unique platoon
should contact their local Marine Corps Recruiting Office as soon as possible.
The Marine Recruiter for this area is located at Room 312 Post Office Building,
Monroe, La.
Two
Local Colored Soldiers Assigned To Combat Unit For Basic Training
Madison Journal May 1953
Pvt.
Wallis Lee Douglas Two colored soldiers from Madison Parish on Parish, Pvt.
Wallis Lee Douglas and Pvt, James H. Ford, have arrived at Fort Hood, Texas,
where they will be assigned to Combat Command "B" of the famed First
Armored Division for basic training.
Pvt.
Douglas the son of Mallis Jones. He
attended school at Thomastown.
Pvt.
Ford is the son of Mary Wilkerson. He attended Madison Parish Training School
and was active in N.F. A., basketball and baseball.
Famed
as a combat division in World War II, the First Armored Division was
reactivated in 1951 under Major Bruce C. Clarke and is at present undergoing
combat training at Fort Hood, Texas.
Cadet
Tommy Joe Lee Enters Basic Training In Texas
Madison Journal June 1953
Tommy
Joe Lee, 18, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Karnes, Route 1, Sondheimer, is
completing his AF basic airmen indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force
Base, the "Gateway to the Air Force."
Lackland,
situated near San Antonio, is the world's largest air force base, site of Air
Force basic training, for men and women, headquarters of the Human Resource
Research Center, and home of AF's Officer Candidate School.
His
basic training is preparing him for entrance into Air Force technical training
and for assignment in specialized work. The course includes a scientific
evaluation of his aptitude and inclination for following a particular vocation
and career.
One
Inducted; Twenty-Six Examined For June Call; Local Board Receives Call for 26 Men
to Report for Pre-Induction June 23;
1 For Induction June 29
Madison Journal June 1953
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been ordered to furnish one man for induction in
June. The following man, who is colored, been notified to report on June 2 to
fill this call:
Caesar
D. Wilson, Route 2; Box 64, Tallulah, La.
Pre-Induction
Call
The
local board has received call for 26 men for pre-induction on June 23, 1953.
The following men have been selected to the call:
White:
Rozell Sanders, Box 7, Waverly, La.
Rhada L. Hopkins, Route Box 271, Tallulah, La.
Harold L. Jenkins, 1033 Arkansas St.,
Helena, Ark.
Cliffton R. Jobe, Route 1, 247, Tallulah, La.
Lewis O. White, Route 1, 124-A, Delhi, La.
Charles H. Byrd, City Tallulah, La.
Ross E. Murphy, Box 826, Tallulah, La.
Albert K. Fife, Route 2, B 187-A, Delhi, La.
Arlen R. Gardner, Route 1, 116, Tallulah,
La.
Howard E. O. Brown, Route Box 63, Sondheimer,
La.
Negro:
James Washington, Tallulah, La.
Sylvester Banks, Delta, La.
Henry Newman, Jr., Box 1007, Tallulah, La.
Milton Wyatt, Jr., Box 63, Tallulah, La.
Jesse Ester, Box 741, Tallulah La.
Jesse Ester, Box 741, Tallulah, La.
Walter Perkins, Jr., Route Box 77, Tallulah, La.
George Love, Jr., Route 1, t 152-X, Tallulah, La.
Jesse Lee Anderson, Delta, La.
Andrew J. Dent, 2253 E. 122nd St., Compton, Calif.
Sam Scott, Route 1, Box 121-A, Sondheimer, La.
Carneal Brown, Tallulah, La.
Orneal Brown, Tallulah, La.
Willie Martin, Jr., Tallulah, La.
Eaphern Smith, 707 N. Walnut St., Tallulah, La.
Victor H. Taylor, Box 508, Tallulah, La.
Otis Dawson, Box 22, Tallulah, La.
Richard Frith, Box 155, Sondheimer, La., Transfer.
W.
A. Windham Completes Basic Flight Training
Madison Journal June 1953
Wm. A. Windham
Wm. A. Windham, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Windham, Old Waverly Plantation,
Tallulah, La., has successfully completed the preflight phase of his pilot
training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
He
was graduated in informal ceremonies of the 3740th Pre-Flight Training Group,
commanded by Col. Wm. F. Stewart. This group is one of the largest military
training organizations of Lackland, the Gateway to the Air Force base,
commanded by Brig. Gen. Wycliffe E. Steele. It provides initial aviation Cadet
Training for both pilot and aircraft observer students.
With
the first twelve weeks of the program that will lead to the wings of an Air
Force flying officer behind him, he will enter basic flying training upon
leaving the San Antonio base. Many of the graduates will receive a delay
enroute to their new training base which will enable them to take a brief home
leave.
Although
predominately American, the pre-flight graduating class included a number of
cadets enrolled as Allied nationals under provisions of the Mutual Defense
Assistance Pact against enemy aggression. These cadets qualified under the
program from the nations of Norway, Denmark, France, Belgium, the Netherlands
and Italy.
Local
Man In Naval District Reservist Cruise
Madison Journal June 1953
Among
138 Eighth Naval District Reservists from five states who departed from New
Orleans for a two-week training cruise in the Caribbean is Martin A. Verhagen, seaman apprentice,
USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martinus A. Verhagen of Tallulah.
The
reservists, aboard the patrol craft escorts 842, 846 and 870, will visit
Cienfuegas, Cuba, for a week-end of liberty and recreation.
Upon
completion of their refresher shipboard training, they returned to New Orleans
June 19 for release to inactive duty.
Harold
Fisher To Get Masters Degree At Mississippi U.
Madison Journal June 1953
Harold
Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Fisher, will receive his Masters degree in
Education from the University of Mississippi, Sunday, May 31. He received his
BA from the University last August.
While
at the University, he has been active in campus organizations on the campus and
throughout the state. He served as vice president of the campus Baptist Student
Union for two years; serving for the past two years as president of the group,
He served one year as vice president of the Baptist Student Union for the State
of Mississippi.
He
is a member of the Future Teachers of America, serving last year as president.
He has been elected to membership into Phi Delta Kappa, a national honorary
professional fraternity for men education, and Kappa Delta Pi, a national
honorary scholastic society.
This
month, for his service and accomplishments at the University, he was one of 17
candidates elected to membership into Omicron Delta Kappa, a national
leadership honor society for men. Omicron Delta Kappa selects members from five
fields of activity, religion, athletics; scholarship, forensic arts and
publications. All initiates are required to have an above average scholastic
record. Membership into Omicron Delta Kappa is the highest campus wide
recognition for men given at the University.
Pvt.
R. E. Mayberry Assigned To Famed Armored Division
Madison Journal June 1953
Robert E. Mayberry
Pvt.
Robert E. Mayberry, Route 1, Tallulah, has
arrived at Fort Hood, Texas, where he will be as assigned to Combat Command
"B" of the famed First Armored Division for basic training.
Pvt.
Mayberry is the son of Robert Lee Mayberry. He attended Tallulah High School.
Famed
as a combat division in World War II, the First Armored Division was
reactivated in 1951 under Major General Bruce C. Clarke and is at present
undergoing combat training at Fort Hood, Texas.
Burley
Dixon At Fort Hood For Basic Training
Madison Journal June 1953
Pvt.
Burley Louis Dixon, Route 1, Tallulah, has arrived at Fort Hood, Texas, where
he will be assigned to Combat Command "B" of the famed First Armored
Division for basic training.
Pvt.
Dixon is the son of Lodes H. Dixon of Tallulah. He attended Thomastown High
school and was active in basketball and softball.
Famed
as a combat division in World War II, the First Armored Division was
reactivated in 1951 under Major General Bruce C. Clarke and is at present
undergoing combat training at Fort Hood, Texas.
Draft
and Goes On New Schedule
Madison Journal July 1953
The
public is hereby notified that the Madison Parish Local Board is now on a 3-day
instead of 5-day schedule. The office will be open from 8 to 5 Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday of each week. However, it will be closed from July 10th
through 26th. During this time, young men reaching 18 may register with the
City Clerk in the City Hall.
The
following men have been notified to report for pre-induction examination on
July 23rd, 1953:
White:
Warren A. Williams, 302 Grant St.,
Tallulah, La.
Charles H. Foster, Box 806, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
Frank Walker, 111/2 Madison St., Las Vegas, Nev.
Lorant Murphy, Box 8, Tallulah, La.
Sammie Lee Silas, Tallulah, La., Transfer.
Crothers
Enroute To Germany After Visit Tallulah
Madison Journal July 1953
A/3c
Phillip Crothers, son of Mr. of Mrs. M. M. Crothers of 401 Dabney Street, is
now enroute to Camp Kilmer, New Brunswick, New Jersey. From there he will be
assigned to overseas duty in Germany. Crothers has been home on a 10-day leave.
In
Germany, Crothers will work a hospital for eight weeks for applitory training.
He enlisted in Air Force in February of this year and was stationed at Lackland
Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas for nine weeks of basic training. He then
was moved to Fort Sam Houston, also in San Antonio, for six weeks of Medical
training.
Crothers
is a 19-year-old youth who began his schooling in Tallulah and was a member of
the 1951 graduating class of Tallulah High School. He entered Louisiana Tech in
the fall of that year and continued his education until his enlistment this
year.
Dr.
K. J. Nettles Serves Air Force As Chaplain
Madison Journal July 1953
Dr.
Kenneth J. Nettles reports July 20 at Scott Field, Illinois to begin serving as
a Chaplin in the United Air Force. Dr. Nettles was pastor of the Temple
Southern Baptist Church in Champaign, Ill. at the time he received his Doctor
of Theology degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary last January.
He is a graduate of Louisiana College and also attended the Seminary at New
Orleans. He has served as State Missionary in Madison Parish and later as
pastor of the First Baptist Church, Newellton.
Dr.
Nettles is the son of the late L. A. Nettles and brother of L. A. Nettles, Jr. of Tallulah.
Peter
Dahlhauser Completed Basic Training Recently
Madison Journal July 1953
Private
Peter E. Dahlhauser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Dahlhauser, 917 Florida Street,
Tallulah, La., completed basic training recently at the Medical Replacement
Training Center at Camp Pickett, Va.
At
MRTC, the Army's basic training school for medical enlisted men, he has
received eight weeks of basic infantry training and eight weeks of medical
training.
The
infantry training covered subjects given to all new soldiers. Medical subjects
studied included: Anatomy, physiology, military sanitation, method of
evacuation, emergency medical treatment, administration of medicines, ward
management, hypodermic injection, and operating room technique.
Private
Dahlhauser returned to Camp Pickett Thursday after a week's visit in Tallulah.
He will receive further training in the Medical Field in Virginia.
Dahlhauser
enlisted in the Armed Forces February 12, 1953. He attended Tallulah High
School and was a senior prior to his enlistment.
Dahlhauser
was a member of the Trojan football team and was noted for his speed in the
halfback position.
Duncan
to Be Stationed At Fort Sam Houston
Madison Journal July 1953
Pvt.
Richard G. Duncan is presently at home for
10 days from Camp Pickett, Virginia. He completed basic training and recently
finished eight weeks of Medical Training at Camp Pickett.
Duncan
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Duncan of Sondheimer. He was a student at
Tallulah High School until February, when he enisted into the Army.
He
will leave Tallulah July 9th for Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio,
Texas. There he will go into advanced Medical Training.
Walter
Butler Is Awarded Air Medal
Madison Journal July 1953
At
a recent ceremony in Korea, 1st Lt. Walter E Butler of Shreveport, La., is
congratulated by Lt. Col. Stewart C. Meyer, commander of the 40th Infantry
Division's 981st Field Artillery Battalion, after receiving the Air Medal for
meritorious service Lieutenant Butler, son of Mrs. J. P. Fair, Route 3,
Shreveport, and W. E. Butler, Sr., of Tallulah, La., was cited for outstanding
participating in 20 aerial flights behind enemy lines in an unarmed aircraft. A
graduate of Northwestern State College, Natchitoches, La., he entered the Army
in August 1951. His wife, Janice, lives on Route 1, Bunkie, La.
Local
Reserves Go To Summer Camp
Madison Journal July 1953
Tallulah
Hq. 451st Quartermaster Service Company, left Sunday, July 12 for Ft. Hood,
Texas, where they will undergo two weeks of physical training. This
well-seasoned unit consists of World War II veterans as well as Korean vets.
This
unit is commanded by First Lt. Leander A. Anthony. General Trass is in command
of the company at Ft. Hood. Other members are: Sgt. 1/C Cleveland W. (Duck)
Cooks, Sgt. Johnny Crockett, Cpl. Zelma C. Wyche, Cpl. Tommy Stafford, Cpl.
Clarence Guice, Cpl. Calvin Watson, Cpl. Mose Foster PFC. Joe May, Cpl.
Sylvester Billinslea and Pfc. Johnny Jolly. Other members are from Monroe.
Brown
Sent To Camp Roberts For Training
Madison Journal July 1953
Pvt.
Franklin D. Brown of Tallulah, La. has
been assigned to Camp Roberts, California to begin his military training.
Pvt.
Brown whose mother is Mrs. Vera Brown, resides at P. O. Box 148
Tallulah, La. has been assigned to Btry. A. 434th Armd. Field Artillery
Battalion at Camp Roberts.
The
huge military installation, one of the largest Replacement Training Centers
during World War II is now the home of the "Lucky Seventh" Armored
Division and is located on U. S. Highway 101 about halfway between the cities
of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Local
Marine Wins Purple Heart In Korean Action
Madison Journal August 1953
Pfc. John W. Scroggins
Pfc.
John W. Scroggins, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Scroggins of Tallulah, was
recently awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action against the
enemy Chinese Communists in Korea. The award was presented at a formal ceremony
in the field.
Pfc.
Scroggins is attached to the famed First Marine Division and has participated
in the Reno, 181, Vegas, Carson and 229 combat engagements. At present he is
the Company Runner with "E" Company, 2nd Battalion of the Seventh
Regiment.
Pfc.
Scroggins was born in Winnsboro, La., but attended Tallulah High School and was
employed by Dye & Mullins Construction Company of this city prior to his
enlistment in January 9, 1952. He arrived in Korea for active duty July 4, 1952.
Awarded
Air Medal On Okinawa
Madison Journal August 1953
First
Lt. John W. Payne (right), son of Mrs. H .W. McCruiston of Sioux City, Iowa and
grandson of Dr. and Mrs. E. Otis Edgerton, 1201 Bayou Drive, Tallulah, is
congratulated by his squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Melvin H. Slate, after
receiving the Air Medal at the Okinawa headquarters of the veteran 19th Bomb
Wing. A U. S. Air Force B-29 Superfort pilot, Lieutenant Payne was awarded the
medal for his part in B-29 strikes against Communist installations and equipment
in North Korea. The citation read in part:
"By
his courage, fortitude and desire to aid the United Nations' cause, Lieutenant
Payne has brought great credit upon himself, the Far East Air Forces, and the
United States Air Force." A veteran of 24 Korean combat missions, he is
slated for early return to the United States.
Draft
Board Calls Three For August
Madison Journal August 1953
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been asked to furnish three men for induction in
August. The following men have been notified to report at 6:15 a. m., Thursday,
August 13th, to be forwarded to the induction Station in Shreveport.
White:
John F. Davis, Box 10, Mound, La.
Colored:
Lonnie Duncan, Tallulah, La.
William Hicks, Box 201, Tallulah, La.
Ceasar D. Wilson Now in Training at Camp
Chaffee
Madison Journal August 1953
Pvt.
Ceasar D. Wilson, son of Dave Wilson, Route 2, Tallulah, has been selected to
attend the 5th Armored Division Leaders Course in Camp Chaffee, Ark.
The
eight-week course, which is the training ground for future non-commissioned and
commissioned officers, is divided into two parts.
The
first five weeks will be devoted to the study of Leadership Principles, methods
of instruction, and the conduct and teaching of drill and inspections. A
Leaders’ Course Reaction Tests climaxes the first phase of training.
During
the final three weeks, Private Wilson will be assigned to a post training unit
where he will put into practice the lessons learned in the first five weeks and
serve as an acting non-commissioned officer.
Otis
Edmond Is Promoted In Korea To Sergeant Rank
Madison Journal August 1953
Otis
C. Edmond, son of Eva Edmond, 408 N. Chestnut Street, Tallulah, recently was
promoted to sergeant while serving in Korea with the 96th Field Artillery
Battalion.
Edmond's
unit arrived in Korea during the Inchon invasion of September 1950 and
supported every UN division during the conflict. It is now training as part I
of the U. S. security force.
A
section chief in Battery A, Edmond entered the Army in November 1952 and
arrived in Korea during May 1958.
Frank
Bailey In Exercise Ski Jump
Madison Journal August 1953
Army
PFC Frank B. Bailey, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bailey, Waverly, is now high
in the Colorado Rockies helping to keep Army vehicles operating under sub-zero
conditions during Exercise Ski Jump.
His
unit, the 882nd Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company, does field
maintenance on all vehicles used in the vast mountain and cold weather training
exercise. Ski Jump, which opened in January, will close with a big field
maneuver late this month.
Bailey,
a mechanic, was self employed as a farmer before entering the Army in January 1953.
Joe
Halbach, Jr., Enroute To Europe
Madison Journal August 1953
A/1C
Joe Halbach, Jr., is presently enroute to
Germany. He left early this week from Camp Kilmer, Brunswick, New Jersey. Joe
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Halbach, who reside on South Walnut Street in
Tallulah.
A/1C
Halbach has been in the air force for 29 months and was previously stationed in
Selma, Ala., at Craig Field. Recently Halbach was home for a month's leave
before overseas duty. His assignment in Germany will be a meteorologist
Willie
McCarty Returning To U.S. From Korean Duty
Madison Journal September 1953
Sergeant
First Class Willie McCarty, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McCarty, who reside on the
John W. Olvey Plantation south of Tallulah, is returning to the U. S. after
serving with the Korean Base Section.
The
Base Section controls most of the rear area units which provide supplies,
services, communications and transportation for other UN forces on the peninsula.
SFC McCarty, a motor sergeant in the 21st Station Hospital, arrived in Korea
during February 1952. McCarty, whose wife lives at 3614 DeSiard Street, Monroe,
entered the Army in 1942.
He
wears the Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct literal, Combat Infantryman Badge,
European-African-Mid-Eastern Theater Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Korean
and UN service Ribbons, and the Korean Presidental Unit Badge.
Former
Recruiter Here Is Giving Lectures In Japan
Madison Journal September 1953
In
line with the Army's policy of G. L's serving overseas being "Ambassadors'
of Goodwill," Sgt. 1/c S. L. Harrison, former Recruiting Sergeant (Army
and AF) Tallulah area, is giving lectures at the Kobe Cultural Center, Kobe,
Japan, on "Life In America". The lectures (conferences) are well
attended by Japanese, (there is an interpreter present) and also by many other
foreigners, as Kobe is an international city .
The
subject of the conferences are chosen by the Japanese, and it's surprising at
some of the subjects they show most interest in. "The Levee System of the
Mississippi" and great floods were of great interest, as were "Rice
Production In Louisiana"; also, Edna Ferber's great novel,
"ShowBoat" (last week’s subject) was of great interest. They wanted
to know all about life on the Mississippi, house boat dwellers, cat-fishin',
etc.
We
Americans often invite the Japanese to our homes: they're avidly interested in
our American way of life. The group we had at home recently were fascinated by
my wife's demonstration of a vacuum cleaner,
Sfc.
Harrison is a native of Louisiana and was born in Lake Charles. He is married
to the former Dixie Vining, of Oak Grove, and is a veteran of World War II. He
has just completed a tour of duty in Korea with the 7th Infantry Division and
was transferred to Japan after being wounded during the Kurnhwa Ridges battles
(Sniper Ridge and Jane Russell Hill). He is on duty in Japan as a recruiting
sergeant for Camp Kobe, Japan.
Airman
Holley In Japan For Tour Of Overseas Duty
Madison Journal September 1953
Word
has been received by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holley that their son, A2C Hugh Holley,
has landed in Japan, where he will be stationed for the balance of his tour of
duty.
A2C
Holley recently enjoyed a furlough at his home in Tallulah before leaving,
January 5, for overseas duty. He has been in the Air Force for three years and
his tour of duty will end in 1955. At present he is stationed at Fucha Air
Force Base, just 17 miles from Tokyo.
CLARENCE
CHOCKLIN TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISE HILL TOP
Madison Journal September 1953
Army
Pvt. Clarence Chocklin, 23, son of Virginia Chocklin of Tallulah, will move to
the Yakima (Wash.) Firing Center this month, when the 44th Infantry Division
participates in Exercise Hill Top. Chocklin, whose wife, Juanita, lives in
Tacoma, Wash., is a cook in the 130th Infantry Regiment of the division
stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash.
Ruby
J. Krueger Completes Basic Training Course
Madison Journal October 1953
Private
Ruby J. Krueger, the daughter of Mrs. Cleta R. Krueger, of Route 2, Tallulah,
has just completed basic training at the Women's Army Corps Training Center,
Fort Lee, Va.
Pvt.
Krueger, who is a graduate of Tallulah High School and was salutatorian of her
graduating class, enlisted in the WAC in September of this year. She has been
transferred to the Leaders' Course at WAC Training Center for further training
as a non-commissioned officer.
Prior
to entering the WAC, Pvt. Kruger was employed at Morgan & Lindsey.
The
WAC Training Center at Fort. Lee, Va., is the nucleus of the Women's Army
Corps. Here all new members of the WAC are received, processed, interviewed,
and trained for Army life. There are three major training units at The Training
Center: basic course, which initiates the transition from civilian to military
life; Leaders' Course, which develops the potential leaders; and the WAC
school, which conducts all officer training programs. From this center, the WAC
personnel receive their assignments for all parts of the world as secretaries,
clerks, laboratory technicians, and many other interesting and vital jobs.
Three
Local Boys Report For Basic Training Course
Madison Journal October 1953
Three
Tallulah soldiers have been assigned to Company C, 15th Armored
Division at Camp Chaffee, Ark., for common basic training in the United States
Army.
They
are Pvt. Rhada L. Hopkins, son of Mr. W. L. Hopkins Route 1; Pvt. Warren L.
Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Parker, 403 Scott Street; and Pvt. Newtie
J. Simmons, son of Mrs. Lottie Simmons, Route 2.
They
will be taught the fundamentals of soldiering, learn to use and fire various
infantry weapons and practice Army combat tactics.
Upon
completing eight weeks of training, they will either be assigned to other posts
or they will remain at Camp Chaffee for additional instruction in their
military occupational specialties.
Three
Men Are Called To Report For Induction
Madison Journal October 1953
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following men to report for
induction on Tuesday, October 20. They will be inducted at Shreveport and sent
to Ft. Sill, Oklahoma where they will be given aptitude tests and assigned to
the branch of the Army they are best fitted for. The two men from this board
and the transfer from Anniston, Ala, are
White:
Warren L. Parker, 403 Scott Street, Tallulah, La.
Rhada L. Hopkins, Route 1, Box 271, Tallulah, La.
Newtie J. Simmons, Box 583, Tallulah, La.
Three
Selected For Examination On October 20th
Madison Journal October 1953
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been allocated three men for pre-induction
examination on October 20. The following men have been selected to fill the
call: White:
Toland H. Frey, Cloverdale, Calif.
Negro:
Roosevelt Martin, Box 167, Tallulah, La., Volunteer.
Thomas J. Towner, 2708 Mills /Street, St. Louis, Mo., Volunteer.
Local
Soldiers Complete Basic Infantry Course
Madison Journal October 1953
Army
Privates Robert Faby and Franklin D. Brown, both formerly of
Tallulah, graduated with fellow members of their company as they completed
basic infantry training at Camp Roberts, Calif, the first week of October.
Both
were members of Company A, 434th A.F.A. Battalion of the 7th Armored Division.
During
the 16 week course these soldiers learned the duties of an infantryman in
combat. The use of basic infantry weapons was particularly stressed. They also
went through training maneuvers involving actual small arms and overhead
artillery fire.
The
Seventh Armored Division, of which they are members, is stationed at Camp
Roberts, located between Los Angeles and San Francisco on Highway 101, near
Paso Robles, Calif.
J.
C. Stocks, Jr., Begins Training At Tyndall A FB
Madison Journal November 1953
Lt.
J. C. Stocks, Jr., above, has reported to
Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida to begin training in the Aircraft Controller
School located there.
Tyndall
AFB Is one of the Bases in Crew Training Air Force, Air Training Command, and
is also the home of the All-Weather Interceptor Aircrew School.
The
training Lt. Stocks receives in the Aircraft Controller School will extend over
a period of eight to ten weeks, eight of which will be a course in aircraft
controlling. The second phase of controller training will be Tactical Air
Controlling.
His
training will qualify him to take his place in the Air Defense Team so vital to
the defense of America and on the Tactical Air and Army Combat Team.
Edward
H. Curry Now Marine Corps second Lieutenant
Madison Journal November 1953
Edward H. Curry, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Curry of Tallulah, was among the
newly-commissioned Marine Corps second lieutenants completing the five month
basic training course at the Marine Corps school in Quantico, Virginia.
Lt.
Curry is now assigned to Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Call
Four Men For Services
Madison Journal November 1953
The
following four men have been notified to report for pre-induction examination
on November 17, 1953 by the Madison Parish Local Board:
White:
James
M. Griffith, Route 1, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
D.
Moore, 3418 Second St., New Orleans, La.
Link
Hendon, 801/2 W. Green St., Tallulah, La.
Andrew
M. Davis, 1226 E. 59th Place, Los Angeles, Calif.
Completes
Army Officers Course
Madison Journal November 1953
Marshall
Pearce Bailey, Lieutenant, Regular Army, recently completed the basic Infantry
Officers Course at Fort Benning, Georgia. Lt. Bailey, son Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Bailey, Jr., Tallulah, graduated from Tallulah High School in the spring of
1948 whereupon he entered L.S.U. the following fall. In 1953 he graduated from
L.S.U., after obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree.
Lt.
Bailey's wife, Mrs. Sue Bailey, and two children, Charlotte S., and Marshall
P., are presently at the Bailey home in Tallulah.
The
purpose of the Basic Infantry Officers Course is to provide training for newly
commissioned officers who have not served with troops. It is designed to
thoroughly indoctrinate the officer with his responsibilities and tasks as an
infantry unit commander. It is but one of the 21 courses at the Infantry School
open to officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army, Organized Corps and
National Guard. Courses range from training recruits to be parachutists to
training regimental commanders and general staff officers.
Otis
C. Edmond Korean Veteran Gets Corporal Rank
Madison Journal November 1953
Otis
C. Edmond, son of Eva Edmond, 408 N. Chestnut, Tallulah, was recently promoted
to corporal while serving in Korea with Battery A of I Corps' 96th Field
Artillery Battalion. The corps, one of three in Korea, coordinates the
intensive post-truce training and reconditioning of UN units under its control.
Corporal
Edmond, who completed basic training at Camp Chaffee, Ark., entered the Army in
November 1952 and arrived overseas in May.
He
is a graduate of Madison Parish Training School.
Willie
Flood To Begin Training At Camp Roberts
Madison
Journal December 1953
Pvt. Willie S. Flood
Army
Private Willie S. Flood of Tallulah, has been assigned to Camp Roberts to begin
his basic infantry training.
Private
Flood, whose mother is Dora Flood of Tallulah, has been assigned to Co. D 38
H.I.B. of the 7th Armored Division.
This
huge military installation adjacent to Hunted Liggett military reservation
contains more than 270,000 acres—and is located in the Southern Salinas Valley
near the Pacific Ocean.
At
recent Army Field Forces Inspection, the post received a Superior rating for
its training, and logistical and admnistrative support of training. The overall
rating of the post was 92.13 per cent, one of the highest known scores
throughout the country.
Instruction
of basic trainees at Camp Roberts is handled by combat experienced cadremen.
The instructors all know their subjects well in order that they may produce the
best combat infantrymen in the world.
Staff
Sergeant Wray Bowie Tells Of Travels In Europe
Madison Journal December 1953
Mrs. W. W. Bowie recently received the
following letter from her son, S/Sgt. W. W. Bowie of e Air Force who is
presently stationed in Germany with the Plans Division. His work offers him
many opportunities to tour Europe and as the following letter will verify, his
spare time is spent in visiting countries of interest.
The
following excerpts are from Sgt. Bowie's letter:
'I
have found one of the most wonderful places in the world, Vienna. You know
Vienna is in the middle of the Russian Zone of Austria, just as Berlin is in
the center of the Russian Zone of Germany. At Saalszburg, we boarded the
"Mozart", a train that is run by military and only U. S. Military,
their dependents and civilians working for the Military. No U. S. tourist can
ride. Military Police ride on the train and no one is allowed off between
Saalszburg and Vienna. We saw a few Ruskie soldiers but otherwise encountered
no Russians at the check points.
We
had a nice, rather small hotel. It was very reasonable and catered to Americans
. . . Hotel Mozart.
Vienna
is divided into sectors, just as Berlin. The city is governed by the U. S.,
French, English and Russian. The Mitt-Stadt (middle of the city) is the
International Zone, where anyone can wander about. The four powers have their
governmental buildings here and the control of the International Zone changes
each month.
We
took three tours. One of the important buildings and statues of the city; one
of the Vienna Woods and the third was of the Imperial Palace of the
historically famous Hapsburg family, the last ruling family of Austria. The
history of Austria is very interesting and very colorful. I remembered so much
from my history classes. Maria Antoinette, who was beheaded during the French
revolution, was the youngest (daughter of Maria Theresa Hapsburg, probably one
of the most colorful women in European history. We went to the Palace of
Shornbrunn, belonging to the Hapsburgs, one of the most beautiful places I've
visited. It's almost impossible to imagine people living in such splendor.
The
food in Vienna is something I'll never forget. Everything is influenced by the
Gypsies. We ate at Pataky's and had some of the most delicious Hungarian
goulash. One night we ate at the famous Rathaus Keller (City Hall Cellar) and
had what was listed on the menu as an O. K. steak. There was a big grilled
filet on toast, a French pastry patty shell with cranberries. The filet had a
fried egg on the top. There were fried potatoes, a patty shell made of very
thin shoestring potatoes in a woven style, filled with peas, two slices of
boiled ham with pickles on the inside and last there was a green salad. This
cost 26 shillings or one dollar.
Every
place we went to at night, there was wonderful music. One place we stopped to
have a glass of wine. As soon as we got our wine, a man started playing the
violin and played continuously for 45 minutes. I don't usually care for the
violin but this was wonderful. The man is known as the King of the Gypsy Violin
Players.
Do
you remember the movie, The Third Man"? We ate at a cafe that was used in
the movie, also visited the wine cellar which was used in the movie. This was the
cellar used by the kings to keep their wines . They had a zither player.
The
Vienna Boys Choir was on vacation much to my regret. There has been a Vienna
Boys Choir for the past 500 years. In fact, most of the music life of Vienna
takes a vacation in the summer. We did get to see a magnificent production of
"The Merry Widow". We left Vienna Sunday afternoon and arrived at the
Weisbaden Barnhof (station) at 6:30 in the morning. Vienna can hold its place
among the ranking capitols of the world.
There
are only two or three more places I want to go . . . Spain and a complete tour
of Italy. I've seen Berlin, Oslo, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, London,
Paris, Vienna, Zurich, Rome and Athens.
Lloyd
Harmon, USN Goes To Great Lakes
Madison Journal January-February 1954
Lloyd G. Harmon, seaman, USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Rupert Harmon of Route 1, Box 113, Tallulah, La., and husband of the
former Miss Mary A. Lima of 1619 Vick St., Vicksburg, Miss., has reported to
the Fleet Training Center here for three months of pre-commission training.
After
this training, the pre-commissioning detail will go to Brooklyn, NY to take
over the new minesweeper USS Avenge.
Parker,
Hopkins Attend Clerk Typist School
Madison Journal January-February 1954
Privates
Warren L. Parker, husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Parker of 4103 Scott St., and R. L
Hopkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Hopkins, Tallulah, La., have been selected
to attend the 5th Armored Division Clerk Typist School at Camp Chaffee,
Arkansas.
During
the eight-week course, Hopkins and Parker will be instructed in typing, the
Army filing system, publications, principles of military correspondence,
personnel records and reports.
Local
Board Issues N otice To Report For Examination
Madison Journal January-February 1954
The
following men have been notified to report for pre-induction examination of
February 17, I954, by the Madison Parish Local Board:
White:
Grover J. Williams, Box 405, Tallulah, La., Volunteer.
Negro:
Ben Long, Jr., 1802 Bacon St., St. Louis, Mo.
Calvin Washington, 1011 E. 24th Avenue, Gary, Ind.
Qsco Drake, Box 35, Mound, La,
Induction
the
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following men to report for
induction on February 17, 1954:
White:
Albert K. Fife, Route 1, Box187-A, Delhi, La.
Toland H. Frey, Route 1, Box 168, Delhi, La.
Negro:
Henry Newman, Jr., 105-12 Inwood Street, Japonica, N. Y., Volunteer.
James Cotton, Route 1, Box 159, Tallulah.
Delinquents
Ather Stewart, 618 N. Walnut, Tallulah.
Harrison Williams, 91 Stillman St., San Francisco, Calif.
Howard L Lindsey, Louise, Miss.
PVT. HAROLD (BUBBER) FISHER has just
completed training at the South Eastern Signal School at Camp Gordon, Ga. He will leave February 11
for overseas duty in the Far East.
MR. JOSEPH MONROE, son of MR. and MRS. J. H.
MONROE is now taking his Boot training at Cape May, New Jersey. He has just
recently entered the
service.
Johnny
Sykes in Exercise Spearhead
Madison Journal January-February 1954
PFC
Johnny A. Sykes whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Sykes, live in Tallulah, is
taking part in Exercise Spearhead, large-scale Army training maneuver being
held this month at Fort Hood, 'Texas.
Primarily
an armored exercise center around the 1st ''Old Ironsides" Armored
Division, Spearhead will test the utilization of personnel and equipment in a
modern armored division under simulated combat conditions.
Sykes,
who entered the Army in March 1953, is a bulldozer operator in Company C of the
division 16th Armored Engineer Battalion.
Three
Local Men Enlist In the U. S. Air Force
Madison Journal January-February 1954
The
following named men have enlisted in the Air Forces, according to information
furnished by Sgt. S. L. Harrison, local recruiter for the Army and Air Forces
Richard L. Martin, Tallulah, son of Mrs.
Vernie Martin. Elgien Bennie Williamson, son of Mrs. Lorene Williamson,
Tallulah and Wilbur G. Hattaway, Tallulah, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Hattaway.
These
men will take airman basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio,
Tex., after which they will be entered in one of the many Air Force Technical
Schools, which include among many, Aviation Mechanics, Welding, Automotive
Mechanics, Clerk-Typist, Electronics and Baking.
Sgt.
Harrison will be in Tallulah every Friday to interview those interested in
enlisting in the Army Air Force. He states that High School graduates can now
make application for aviation cadet or observer training with the Air Force and
receive a commission as Second Lieutenant upon graduation, with a salary and
allowances of $438.00 monthly.
The
Recruiting Office is located in the Court House, Oak Grove, La. and the office
phone number is 269.
Pvt.
Johnnie L. Patterson, whose wife, Clovis, and parents, Joe and Dora Davis, live
in Tallulah, La., is serving the 25th Infantry Division in Korea.
Rushed
to Korea during the early days of the conflict, the “Tropic Lighting"
division took part in some of the most bitter fighting on the peninsula. It is
now undergoing intensive post-truce training.
Patterson
entered the Army in February 1953 and completed basic training at Fort Hood,
Texas.
Local
Board Issues Notice To Report For Examination
Madison Journal March-April 1954
The
following men have been notified to report for pre-induction on March 4 at 5:45
a. m. by the Madison Parish Local Board:
White:
Norman Glen Hutchings, 406 Third Street, Ferriday, La.
Negro:
Earl George Moreland, 10905 Croesus, Los Angeles, Calif.
Lee Arthur Kliner, 10023 Bowders, St., Los Angeles, Calif.
Curtis Crutcher, 1512 East San Barbara, Los Angeles, Calif.
The following men have been notified to report for induction on March 4 at 5:45
a. m., by the Madison Parish Local Board:
White:
Harold Loyd Jenkins, 1033 Arkansas St.,
Helena, Ark.
Negro:
Anniase Heckard, Jr., Box 531, Tallulah, La.
James Wesley Williams, 5 Michi 'fan St., Toledo, Ohio.
Martin
And Hattaway Complete Training
Madison Journal March-April 1954
Richard L. Martin, son of Mrs. Virener
Martin of Tallulah, and Wilbur G. Hattaway, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Hattaway of Tallulah, are completing their Air Force basic military training at
Lackland Air Force Base, the "Gateway to the Air Force."
Lackland,
situated near San Antonio, is the site of Air Force, basic military training
for men and women, headquarters of the Juman Resource Research Center, and home
of the USAF Officer Military School. Their basic training is preparing them for
entrance Air Force technical training and for assignment in specialized work.
The course includes a scientific emulation of his aptitude and inclination for
following a particular vocation and career.
Jack
L. White In Operation Flag Hoist
Madison Journal March-April 1954
While
serving aboard the attack transport USS Calvert with the staff of Commander
Transport Division 13, Jack L White, radioman third class, USN, son of Harry L.
White of Tallulah, participated in Operation Flag Hoist an amphibious training
exercise on the island of Iwo Jima.
The
operation which involved thousands of Navy and Marine Corps personnel was
designed to promote the combat efficiency of all participating units. It
afforded training in the planning and execution of an amphibious landing urder
realistic combat conditions.
The
training exercise took place nine years after the capture of the small Pacific
island. Japanese resistance ended March 16, 1945.
Local
Colored Soldiers Assigned To Camp Roberts For Military Training
Madison Journal March-April 1954
Two
colored soldiers from Madison Parish Pvt. Robert Faby, Jr., and Pvt. Samuel M.
Harper have been assigned to Camp Roberts, California to begin their military
training.
Pvt.
Faby, whose mother is Neader Faby and Pvt. Harper whose mother is Hannah Banks,
both reside in Tallulah. They have been assigned to A Battery 434th Armored
Field Artillery Battalion at Camp Roberts.
The
huge military installation, one the largest Replacement Centers during World
War II is now the home of the “Lucky Seventh” Armored Division and is located
on US Highway 101 about halfway between the cities of Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
Recognized
as one of the best training centers for the Infantry Roberts' instruction and
training is the responsibility of a new system in the Army called Division
Faculty. The instructors in this unit are selected for their initiative,
ability, knowledge of military subject, and experience. They are combat
veterans, college graduates, and former college and high school instructors.
All must know their subject well in order to produce the best combat infantrymen,
which is Camp Roberts' primary mission.
Returns
To Service
Madison Journal March-April 1954
Pvt.
Roosevelt (Sonny) Wilson, Jr., who has
completed basic training at Camp Roberts, California, who has been on furlough
visiting his mother, Mary Matthews on West Askew Street, will leave Saturday
for Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, where he will be stationed.
Draft
Board Calls Two Men For April
Madison Journal March-April 1954
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been asked to furnish two men for Preinduction
examination and a call for two men for induction on April 13, 1954. Those
notified for Preinduction are: Booker T. Lexing, Box 162, Tallulah, and James
Frazier, Jr. 5 Michigan St., Toledo, Ohio. Both men are colored. Those called
for induction are: White, Norman G. Hutchings, 606 third St. Ferriday, and
Colored, Theodore McLindsey, 1569 Compton Ave., Los Angles 21, California.
Local
Draft Board Has Three Calls for Month Of May
Madison Journal May 1954
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been called on to furnish three men for
induction into the Army on May 27, 1954. The following men, all colored, have
been notified to report at the Local Board office on that date at 5:45 a. m.:
Lonzie Bell Jones, Jr., Box 1, Mound, La.
Victor H. Taylor, Box 508, Tallulah, La., Volunteer.
Theodore McD Lindsey, 1569 Compton Ave., Los Angeles 21, Calif.
For
Pre-Induction examination
Madison Journal May 1954
The
Local Board has notified the following men to report for Preinduction
examination on May 26, 1954. They will report at the Local Board office at 5:45
a. m., and be sent to Shreveport by bus. Four of these men are volunteers:
White:
Willard Hutson, Tallulah, La., Volunteer.
Wallace D. Walker, 403 S. Walnut,
Tallulah, La.
Joseph H. Monroe, Jr., 403 S. Walnut, Tallulah, La., Transfer.
Negro:
Tommie Jones, Jr., Route 1, Box 227, Tallulah. La., Volunteer.
Oscar K. Wiggins, Tallulah, La., Volunteer.
Willie Neal, 1000 C St., Las Vegas, Nev., Volunteer.
Grant Allen, 402 Morgan St., 1 Las egas, Nev.
For
Reexamination
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following men to report for
reexamination on May 26. They will report to the Local Board office in the City
Hall at 5 :45 a. m., and be forwarded to
Shreveport by bus:
White:
Marshal F. Trawick, Route 2, Box 163-A, Delhi, La.
Robert S. Antley, 510 N. Mulberry, Tallulah, La.
Charlie P. Purvis, Route 1, Box 61,
Sondheimer, La.
Lloyd W. Rogan, Route 1, Box 42, Tallulah,
La.
James W. Pepper, Route 1, Box 145, Delhi, La.
Harold B. Finlayson, 304 LaSalle,
Tallulah, La.
William E. Givens, Route 1, Box 77,
Sondheimer, La.
Glen E. Martin, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
Frank Hicks, Jr., Box 201, Tallulah, La.
Jim D. Brown, Route 1, Box 229, Sondheimer ,La.
James E. Bell, 1407 E. 21st St. Los Angeles, Calif.
Earl C. Kline, 808 N. G. St., Vegas,
Nev.
Two
Training At Fort Bliss
Madison Journal May 1954
Two
soldiers of the Tallulah area recently began eight weeks of basic training in
the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Replacement Training Center at Ft. Bliss, Texas.
They
are Pvt. Lonzie B. Jones, Jr., grandson of Alice Carr of Mound, and Pvt. Victor
H. Taylor, whose mother resides at 9505 Brandra Street, Los Angeles, Calif. All
will spend the first eight weeks of basic training on fundamental Infantry
subjects like army drill, rifle, rmachine gun, and bazooka marksmanship, and
familiarization with army technical subjects. This first phase of training is
climaxed with a one-week maneuver in the field.
Upon
completion of their first eight weeks cycle, they will either be assigned for
further training at Ft. Bliss in the techniques of Anti-Aircraft Artillery, or
they will be transferred to another Training Center for a school in some other
army skill.
Should
they remain at Ft. Bliss, their second eight weeks will see them firing light
and medium aircraft artillery weapons at low-flying and high altitude aerial
targets on the one-and-one-half million acre Ft. Bliss ranges. They will also
be expertly trained in the uses of various electronic equipment employed by the
AAA-RTC.
Robert
K. Laird Honored At L.S.U.
Madison Journal May 1954
Robert Laird, Louisiana State University
student from Tallulah, was honored at the College of Agriculture Honors Day
Convocation on Thursday, May 6, at the University.
Laird
was the winner of the Louisiana Swine Association award, in recognition of his
ability in judging these animals.
A
senior in the College of Agriculture, Laird is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.P.
Laird of Tallulah.
Jamerson
Begins Army Training
Madison
Journal June 1954
Pvt.
Cleo Jamerson, Jr., son of Cleo and Lucille Jamerson, Tallulah, recently began
eight weeks of Army basic training in the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Replacement
Training Center at Ft. Bliss, Texas.
He
will spend his first eight weeks of basic military training on fundamental
subjects such as rifle, machine gun, and bazooka marksmanship, and fair
familiarization with Army technical subjects. The first phase of training is
climaxed with a one week maneuver in the field.
Ft.
Bliss, established as a frontier outpost more than a century ago, is located in
west Texas on the Mexican border, adjacent to El Paso.
Cpl.
Pete Dahlhauser Re-Enlists For Three Years In The Army
Madison Journal June 1954
Cpl..
Peter Dahlhauser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al
Dahlhauser, 917 Florida Street, Tallulah, recently reenlisted for three years
while serving in Augsburg, Germany, with the Fifth Infantry Division.
The
20-year old soldier, who entered the Army in February 1953, arrived overseas in
December of that year and has since been serving as an aidman in Medical
Company of the division's 11th Regiment.
In
civilian life Dahlhauser attender Tallulah High School.
Marshal
P. Bailey Promoted To First Lieutenant Recently
Madison Journal June 1954
Marshal
P. Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bailey, Jr., 903 Bayou Drive, Tallulah,
recently was promoted to first lieutenant while serving with the First Armored
Division at Fort Hood, Texas.
"Old
Ironsides," the first armored division organized in the U. S., won fame
for its World War II fighting in Africa and Italy. Combat readiness is now
maintained by intensive training.
Lieutenant
Bailey, whose wife, Sue, lives in Killeen, Texas, is a liaison officer with the
25th Infantry Battalion. A member of Sigma Nu fraternity and a 1953 graduate of
Louisiana State University, he entered the Army in June of that year.
Andrew
Patterson On Maneuvers In Alaska
Madison Journal June 1954
Army
PFC Andrew Patterson, son of Dora L. Patterson, Tallulah, is participating in
"Exercise Snow Bird," a joint Army-Air Force training maneuver, in
Alaska. Airborne units, ground troops and equipment are being tested in the
exercise for operation in temperature as low as 50 degrees below zero.
Patterson
is a 1951 graduate of Thomastown High School. He entered the Army in May 1953
and has been in Alaska since November 1953. Patterson is a rifleman in the 53rd
Regiment’s Company F of the 71st Infantry Division.
Cpl. I. W. Jones, son of Chester and
Beatrice Jones of Tallulah, was discharged from the Armed Service after ending a year and two months in Germany.
He
is now home visiting his mother, relatives and friends.
Local
Draft Board Calls 9 Men June 10 For ReExamination
Madison Journal June 1954
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following men to report at 5:45 a.
m., June 10 to be forwarded to Shreveport for reexamination:
White:
Robert P. Grimes, Jr., Box 1057, Tallulah,
La.
Richard
M. Pearce, Route 1, Box 106, Delhi, L r.
William
F. Gretzinger, Delta, La.
Negro:
Robert
L. Turpin, 6109 Noami Ave, Los Angeles, Calif.
Ernest
C. Crump, 204 W. Brown St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Willie
Shaman, 3904 Walnut St., Del Paso, Heights, Calif.
Rule
Williams, Jr., 1516 C St., Las Vegas, Nev.
Elwood
Vivens, Jr., 1081 Fair Oaks, Pasadena, Calif.
Joseph
C. Gordon, Box 384, Hawthorne, Nev.
Local
Board Calls 17 For Pre-Induction Examination June 15
Madison Journal June 1954
The
following men have been notified to report for pre-induction examination on
June 15, by the Madison Parish Local Board. They are to report to the City Hall
at 5:45 a. m., and will be sent to Shreveport by bus:
White
Eugene
L. Wallace, Tallulah, La.
Arlen Ray Gardner, Box 116, Tallulah, La.
James
O. Ross, Jr., Route 1, Box 294, Tallulah.
Negro:
Wilfred
Davis, 3156 E. Vernon Hwy., Detroit, Mich., Volunteer.
Henry
E. Harris, Route 2, Box 143, Tallulah, La., Volunteer.
Lorant
Murphy, Box 8, Waverly, La.
Charles E. Maddix, Tallulah, La.
Jesse
Gaines, 314 E. Craig St., Tallulah, La.
Wilbert
Kiney, Route 2, Box 299, Tallulah, La.
Tom
W. Greer, 518 N. Walnut St., Tallulah, La.
Judge
Harris, Box 1025, Tallulah, La.
Earnest
J. While, Route 1, Box 90-A, Tallulah, La.
Mallie
Sholars, Jr., c/o E. C. Woodyear, Mound, La.
Elijah
Hartwell, 216 Sage, Herlong, Calif.
Edgar
Lee Jones, Box 18, Mound, La.
Willie
Clark, Route 1, Box 223, Tallulah, La.
Ned Clark, Jr. 414 Madison St., Las Vegas, Nev.
Two
Parish Youths Now In Training
Madison Journal July 1954
Pvt.
Billy Earl Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
W. Haze of Tallulah, and Pvt. Harvey James Pippen, son of Mrs. H. N. Pippen of
Sondheimer, recently began eight weeks of Army basic training in the
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Replacement Training Center at Fort Bliss, Texas.
They
will spend their first eight weeks of basic military training on fundamental
subjects such as title, machine gun, bazooka marksmanship and familiarization
with Army technical subjects. This first phase of training is climaxed with a
one week maneuver in the field.
Fort
Bliss, established as a frontier outpost more than a century ago, is located in
West Texas on the Mexican border, adjacent to El Paso.
Two
Youths From Madison Choose Army Schooling
Madison Journal July 1954
Richard
B. Powell and Harvey J. Pippen have received letter acceptance to attend the
Marine Engineering and Repair School, commencing October 19, 1954 at Fort
Eustis, Va. After enlisting they will take basic training at Ft. Bliss, Texas,
and then will proceed to Fort Eustis for the schooling, according to
information furnished by Sgt. Sam Harrison, local recruiter.
Powell
and Pippen are both graduates of Tallulah High School. Pippen entered in the
fall of 1952. After a year there he returned to Madison Parish to begin
farming. Powell entered Louisiana College in 1953 and was a member of the
Wildcat Football squad.
Richard
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Powell, and Harvey is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. N. Pippen, both of Tallulah.
Cornelius
Coggs Now Stationed In Korea
Madison Journal July 1954
PFC.
Cornelius Coggs, son of Rev. G. C. and Mary Coggs of Tallulah, formerly with
the 508 Airborne Unit of Fort Benning, Ga., is now stationed in Korea with the
Eighth Army. He is assigned to the 580th Military Police of the 580th
Quartermaster Corps.
Williams
Now In Training Center
Madison Journal July 1954
Pvt.
Walter E. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Williams, Route 2, Tallulah,
recently began eight weeks of Army basic training in the Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Replacement Training Center at Ft. Bliss, Texas.
He
will spend his first eight weeks of basic military training on fundamental
subjects such as rifle, machine gun, and bazooka marksmanship, and
familiarization with Army technical subjects. This first phase of training is
climaxed with a one week maneuver in the field.
Ft.
Bliss, established as a frontier outpost more than a century ago, is located in
West Texas on the Mexican border, adjacent to El Paso.
PFC.
Bangs Member Of Unique Honor Guard In England
Madison Journal July 1954
PFC.
Thomas Bangs, whose grandparents, Grant andm Rachal Cotton live at 716 West
Askew Street, in Tallulah, has been a member of the 804th Engineer Aviation
Battalion Honor Guard, the only American squad-drill unit permanently
established in Great Britain.
A
graduate of McCall High School, Bangs was inducted the Army last year, and
assigned overseas after completing basic training. Serving in Company “B” of
his airfield construction unit, Bangs looks forward to the British military
pageant at Bath next August, when the 26-man Engineer Guard will march before
an expected audience of more than ten thousand.
Completes
Basic Airborne Course
Madison Journal July 1954
Charles
E. Maddix of Tallulah, hag recently completed the Basic Airborne Course at Fort
Campbell, Ky. He is a member of "E" Company, 611th Airborne Infantry
Regiment of the 11th Airborne Division.
The
three week course included a thorough indoctrination of the structure,
maintenance and use of the Army's new type parachute, rigorous physical
training and finally five qualifying jumps to receive his paratroop wings.
He
entered the service at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas.
He
is at present on a furlough, visiting his parents, Fate and Susie Maddix and
other relatives and friends.
Reservists
from Here Back After Training Duty
Madison Journal August 1954
Tallulah
army reservists, members of the 451st Quartermaster Service Company have
returned home after two weeks of active duty training at North Fort Hood, Texas.
Commanded
by Capt. Robert F. Childress, Delhi, the company underwent training that
included combat infantry tactics as well as "on the job"
quartermaster duties. Members of the unit from Tallulah are: Sfc. William J. Mc
Dowell; Sgts. Johnnie Crockett, Clarence L. Guice, Zelma C. Wyche; Cpls. Sylvester
Billingslea, Thomas W Gales, Thomas Stafford and Lee D. Lynch; Pfcs. Johnnie
Jolly, Jr., Joe W. May, Albert Guy and Charlie H. Watson, and Pvts. Charlie
McWilliams, Tom Berry, Hobert Gray and Thomas White.
Four
Volunteers Fill August Call
Madison Journal August 1954
The
Madison Parish Draft Board was notified that the August induction call for the
parish is for three men. These men are to be delivered to Shreveport on August
19. The following men, all colored and all volunteers have been notified to
report:
Jesse
James Taylor, Route 1. Box 176, Sondheimer, La.
Willie Neal, 1000 C. Street, Las Vegas, Nev.
Williams Sims, Tallulah, La.
Tom Bangs, Box 1066, Tallulah, La. (Transfer from Chicago, Ill.)
Sgt.
William Hale Participating In Air-Ground Operation
Madison Journal August 1954
Participating
in a special joint air-ground operation at Kaneohe Bay, T. H, with the Fourth
Marine Regiment's Headquarters and Service Company Is Sgt. William H. Hale,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hale of Tallulah.
The
operation, conducted by the First Provisional Marine Air-Ground Task Force, is
aimed at making every man of the reinforced Fourth Marine Regiment familiar
with the steps that go into accomplishing an airlift into a combat zone.
Marine
Air Group 13, using a squadron of four engine transport planes from Air Group
25, is indoctrinating the troops in an actual airlift operation in the Hawaiian
Islands.
Upon
completion of the operation May 28, each of the more than 6,000 men in the
regiment will know what is expected of him and his unit in such a move.
James
E. Wall Is Leading Reserve Unit In Iowa
Madison Journal August 1954
James E. Wall, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Wall of Tallulah, and a recent graduate from Iowa State College of Ames, Iowa,
is presently commanding a reserve unit in a two-weeks training period at Camp
McCoy, Wis., for the 103rd Infantry. The Ames' Army reserve unit joined other
reserve units from Iowa and Minnesota for the training.
The
Ames unit is Headquarters and Headquarters battery of the battalion and is
commanded by First Lt. James E. Wall, 596 Pammel Court. Forty-three officers
and men from Ames are taking part in the training.
The
unit left for camp on August 15, and will return August 29. Camp McCoy contains
96 miles of area.
Colored
Soldier Completes Training
Madison Journal September 1954
Pvt.
Henry Newman, Jr., of the 5th Armored Division of the U. S. Army, completed his
16 weeks of basic traiing July 3, 1954 at Camp Chaffee, Ark. After receiving
his diploma he was transferred to Fort Sheridan, III., for reassignment. He
was assigned to Camp Carson, Colo.
He
was drafted in the U. S. Army February 17, 1954. He is a graduate of the Reuben
McCall High School and is the son of Henry and Mary Lee Newman of Tallulah.
Pre-Induction
Calls Three Volunteers
Madison Journal September 1954
Three
volunteers, all colored, have been notified by the Madison Parish local draft
board to report for pre-induction examination on Tuesday, September 14. They
will travel to Shreveport to be examined for the United States Army. The
volunteers are:
John
R. Thompson, Box 431, Tallulah, La.
Raymond Harris, 605 Bayou Drive, Tallulah, La.
Leon Jones, 2101 Iberville St., New Orleans, La.
Pete
Dalhauser Will Participate In Apple Jack
Madison Journal September 1954
PFC
Aloysius P. Dalhauser, son of Aloysius
Dalhauser, 917 Florida St., Tallulah, La, is slated to participate In Exercises
Apple Jack as a member of the Aggressor Force in May at the Yakima Firing
Center, Washington.
The
Aggressor Force will oppose the friendly forces to add realism to the exercise.
Apple Jack is designed to test the efficiency of Infantry and support units in
mountainous and desert terrain. Dalhauser, a veteran of service in Korea, is
regularly stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, as a riflemen In Company C of
the 71st Infantry Division's 5th Regiment.
Draft
Board Issues Call
Madison Journal September 1954
The
following men have been selected to fill the September induction call for
Madison Parish, and have been notified to report on September 29:
White:
Clifton Ray Jobe, Route 1, Box 247, Tallulah, La. Volunteer.
Charles D. Shivers, Route 1, Box 128, Delhi, La. Volunteer.
Negro:
John Rufus Thompson, Box 431, Tallulah, La. Volunteer.
Pvt.
Antley Completes Spring Maneuvers
Madison Journal September 1954
Army
Pvt. Robert S. Antley, 24, son of J. S. Antley, Tallulah, recently completed a
series of spring training exercises held by the 4th Infantry Division in
Germany. The "Ivy" division's spring maneuvers were part of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization's preparedness for the defense of western Europe.
Antley,
a tank driver in Tank Company of the division's 12th Regiment, arrived overseas
last March. A 1950 graduate of Holmes Junior College, he operated the Antley
Esso Service Station before entering the Army last October.
Begins
Training At Fort Bliss
Madison Journal September 1954
Pvt.
Thomas Huey Smith, son of Mrs. Verdell Smith, 612 Spear St., Bastrop, La.,
recently began, eight weeks of Army basic training in the Antiaircraft
Artillery Replacement Training Center at, Fort Bliss, Texas.
He
will spend his first eight weeks of Basic military training on fundamental
subjects such as rifle, machine gun, bazooka marksmanship and familiarization
with Army technical subjects. This first phase of training is climaxed with a
one week maneuver in the field.
Draft
Board Issues Call
Madison Journal October 1954
The
Madison Parish Local Board six men to be delivered on October 21, 1954. The
following men have received an induction call to fill the call and includes two
volunteers and four registrants selected according to :heir eligibility and
date of birth:
White:
Eugene L. Wallace, Jr., 506 S. Walnut, Tallulah, La., Volunteer.
Robert S. Antley, 510 N. Mulberry, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
John R. Thompson, Box 411, Tallulah, La., Volunteer.
Leon O. Gill, 619-B W. Garfield, Milwaukee, Wis.
A. C. Toney, 315 N. Chestnut, Tallulah, La.
James E. Bell, 114 W. 77th St. Los Angeles, Calif.
LOCAL
BOARD ISSUES CALL FOR TWO MEN
Madison Journal October 1954
The
following men are ordered to report for pre-induction examination for October
6, 1954. They are both colored: James Rodell, Tallulah, and Carnell Brown,
volunteer, Route 1, Box 267-A, Tallulah, La.
Re-Enlists
In Marine Corps
Madison Journal October 1954
Marine
Sgt. William H. Hale. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hale, Route 1, Tallulah,
reenlisted for six years in the U. S. Marine Corps October 4.
Hale
is a heavy equipment mechnlc serving with the 7th Engineer Battalion at Camp
Pendleton, California.
Before
enlisting in October, 1951, he was graduated from Tallulah High School.
Local
Board Issues Call
Madison Journal November 1954
Madison
Parish Local Board's pre-induction call for two men on November 23, 1954 will be
filled by volunteers, both white, as follows, together with two transfers, both
colored: Albert G. Williams, c/o David Staman, Tallulah, La., Alton Wallace,
Route 1, Box ,137, Delhi, La., Willie White, Jr., Route 1, Box 200, Tallulah,
Transfer, George Williams, 413
W. Green Street, Tallulah, La., Transfer.
Local
Board Issues Call
Madison
Journal November
1954
The
November Madison Parish induction call for two men will be filled by the
following men, who have been notified to report at 5:45 a. m. on November 4th:
White:
Lloyd W. Rogan, Route I, Box 42, Tallulah,
La.
Negro:
Ernest C. Crump, 1611 N. 8th St., Milwaukee, Wis.
3
Local Youths Enlist In Army
Madison Journal December 1954
The
following named young men of Madison Parish have enlisted in the Army,
according to information furnished by Sgt. S. L (Sam) Harrison, local Recruiter.
Troyce Carter, age 17, white, has chosen
service in the Army Signal Corps.
James McDade, age 18, white, has volunteered for the Army Engineer Corps.
Edward E. Jones, age 18, RFD, Tallulah, white, has chosen they Military Police
Corps.
Troyce
Carter Begins Basic Training At Fort Bliss, Texas
Madison Journal December 1954
Pvt.T royce R. Carter, son of Mrs. C. C.
Carter of Tallulah, recently began eight weeks of Army basic Training in the
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Replacement Training at Fort Bliss, Texas.
He
will spend his first eight weeks of basic military training on fundamental
subjects such as rifle, machinegun, bazooka marksmanship and familiarization
with Army technical subjects. This first phase of training is climaxed with a
one week maneuver in the field.
Fort
Bliss, established as a frontier outpost more than a century ago, is located in
West Texas on the Mexican border, adjacent to El Paso.
Local
Board Issues Call
Madison Journal December 1954
The
following men have been notified by the Madison Pariah Local Board to report
for pre-induction examination on December 9:
White:
Edward G. Best, Waverly, La., Volunteer.
Negro:
James Williams, Box 804, TalIulah, La., Volunteer.
Girland Lee, Jr., 104 W. Green St., Tallulah, La., Volunteer.
Willie Berry, Jr., Rout I. Box 223, Tallulah, La.
Begins
Basic
Madison Journal December 1954
Pvt.
Robert S. Antley, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Antley, 501 North Mulberry Street,
Tallulah, has arrived at the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Replacement Center, Ft.
Bliss, Texas, for basic military training.
Miss
Rabb and Cpl. Crothers Married
Madison Journal December 1954
Miss
Mary Elizabeth Rabb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Rabb, and Corporal Phillip Crothers, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Crothers, were married in a double
ring ceremony at the Baptist parsonage on Friday, December 24th at nine o'clock
in the morning with only the immediate families and a few close friends
attending.
Rev.
Irvin Cheney, Jr., pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiated at the
ceremony.
The
bride wore a becoming suit of winter pink with a white hat and navy accessories
and shoes and her flowers were a large orchid which she wore on the lapel of
her coat. Mrs. Boone Halbach was her only attendant and Mr. Marlin Gustafson
was best man.
Corporal
Crothers is with the Air Force and after a honeymoon on the Gulf Coast and a short
stay here, he will leave for Bordeaux, France, where he is stationed.
Local
Board Issues Call; Make Change In Office Hours
Madison Journal January 1955
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following men to report for
Preinduction examination on January 6th, 1955:
White:
John E. Baker, Box 27, Tallulah, La.
Don L. Morgan, 601 N. Mulberry, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
George Alexander, Jr., Box 213, Tallulah, La.;
Douglas W. Brown, Tallulah, La.;
E. C. Chapple, 1522 Denison, Dallas, Texas;
Emmet Grey, Box 627, Tallulah, La.;
Ozell Jones, Delta, La.;
Curtis C. Bynum, Rt. 2, Box 64, Tallulah, La.;
Richard Warner, Jr., Tallulah, La. volunteer.
Until
further notice, the office of the Madison Parish Local Board will be open from
8:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; and from 1:00
to 5:00 P. M. every Monday and Friday.
Lt.
Col. Leo W. Davis Visits Here Monday
Madison Journal January 1955
Lt.
Col. Leo W. Davis, Acting State Director of Selective Service from New Orleans,
made a routine visit to the Madison Parish Local Board on Monday afternoon, and
conferred with local board members on present policies. He was accompanied by
Mr. Wallace E. Graham, Coordinator for this district.
Men
from This Area Enlist In The Navy
Madison Journal January 1955
The
NAVY Recruiting office in Monroe announced that the following named men
enlisted in the Navy from the Tallulah area: Samuel Lee Parker and Leamon Carl
Shivers of Delhi; Charles Roy Thornton and Luther Boyette of Transylvania.
The
above-named men were transferred to Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Chicago,
Ill., and the Naval Training Center at San Diego, Calif., for nine weeks
recruit training before they are sent to a trade school or aboard ship. Chief
W. W. Belt, your Navy Recruiter, will be in Tallulah at the City Hall every
Wednesday at 11 a. m. to take applications for immediate enlistment. High
school graduates will be guaranteed a trade school before enlisting.
Four
Volunteers To Report For Induction
Madison Journal January 1955
The
Madison Parish Draft Board announces that the following men, all volunteers,
will report to Shreveport for induction in the Army January 25. They are:
White:
Wesley Reardon, Tallulah, La.;
Rex Minter, Delhi, La.; and
James O. Ross, Tallulah, La.
Colored:
James Williams, Tallulah, La.
Induction
Calls For February Filled
Madison Journal February 1955
The
Madison Parish February induction call for one man will be filled on February
17 by the following white man:
John E. Baker, Box 27, Tallulah, La.
Pre-induction
Call
The
Madison Parish February pre-induction call for two men will be filled on
February 17 by the following volunteers, who are both colored:
Frank Bradley, Jr., 920 S. Pine Street, Lansing. Mich., and Waiter L. Winn, Box
425, Tallulah, La.
Hess
Curry Home from Marines Will Make Home Here
Madison Journal February 1955
Hess Curry, who enlisted in the Marine
Corps in January of 1951, has returned home after completing his time in the
Corps. He was discharged with the rank of First Lieutenant.
Upon
his enlistment in 1951, young Curry spent 6 months in South America and on his
return to the states he entered Officers Candidate School at Quantico,
Virginia, graduating as a Second Lieutenant, later being promoted to First
Lieutenant.
Upon
his discharge from the Marine Corps, Hess, as he is known to his many friends
here, was Special Service Officer of the 1st Infantry Training Regiment at Camp
Pendleton, California.
Hess
will make his home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Curry, at 908 Florida St.
Clarence
Chocklin In Exercise Surf Board
Madison Journal February 1955
Pvt.
Clarence Chocklin, son of Virginia Chocklin, Tallulah, is scheduled to
participate in Exercise Surf Board along the western coast of the U. S. March
21-26.
During
the joint Army-Navy maneuvers Private Chocklin's unit, the 28th Regimental
Combat Team will attack an underground "Aggessor" guided-missile
installation in the Santa Luca mountains. An amphibious landing from Naval
surface craft will be made on the San Siemon beaches.
Pvt.
Chocklin is a cook in the team's Company I.
Former
Journal Employee Now Enroute to Korea
Madison Journal February 1955
Pfc.
Sidney Taylor of the 2nd Battalion Division of the U. S. Marines is now enroute
to service in Korea. He is scheduled to serve 18 months in Korea, which will be
the remainder of his service enlistment.
Taylor's
home is in Epps, but he lived in Tallulah prior to his enlistment in service.
He was an employee of the Madison Journal, leaving his job on January 1 of this
year to join the Marines.
His
eight weeks of basic training was at Camp Pemberton, Calif., where he remained
until his departure for overseas. Pfc. Taylor enlisted in the service for a two
year period.
He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Taylor of Monticello. Taylor plans to become a
printer and will enter a school of journalism when he is discharged.
Completes
Basic Training
Madison Journal March 1955
Pvt.
Edward G. Best, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E Best of Waverly, as completed his
basic training with the 20th Infantry Regiment, Sixth Army Division, Fort Ord,
California recently sent 10 days at home with his parents and friends. Pvt.
Best's new assignment will be with the Army Security Agency School at Fort
Devans, Mass.
Local
Board Issues Call For March 8th
Madison
Journal March 1955
The
following men have been notified to report for Preinduction examination by the
Madison Parish Local Board on March 8th, 1955:
White:
Hal D. Hutchings, Rt. 2, Box 79, Tallulah, La.; Bobby Joe Ezell, Rt. 1, Box
194, Delhi, La., Volunteer; Jimmy R. Carter, Rt. 1, Box 193-B, Delhi, La.,
Volunteer.
Negro:
Aron McDowell, Rt. I, Box 194-C, Delhi, La., Volunteer; Leroy Stubblefield, Rt.
1, Box 200, Delhi, La., Volunteer; Eugene Brooks, Jr., Box 656, Tallulah, La.,
Volunteer; Louis E. Smith, Tallulah, La.; Willie Lewis, 1683 Acorn St.,
Shreveport, La.; McKinley Phillips, Rt. 1, Box 180-A, Tallulah, La.; James W.
Carpenter, 411 W. Green St., Tallulah, La., Transfer.
Dahlhauser
Takes Maneuvers in Bad Germany Weather
Madison Journal March 1955
Army
PFC Peter Dahlhauser, 917 Florida St.,
Tallulah, was a participant in the recently completed maneuvers held in
southern Bavaria by the 6th Infantry Division's 11th Regiment.
Taking
place during some of the worst weather Germany has had in years, the maneuvers
tested the combat-readiness of the unit under realistic fighting conditions.
Dahlhauser,
a medical aidman in the regiment, entered the Army in February 1953 and has
been in Europe since last December.
Bill
Jones Promoted In U. S. Air Force
Madison Journal March 1955
William
H. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones of 606 LaSalle, Tallulah, has
recently been promoted to the permanent grade of Airman First Class in the
United States Air Force, Col. R. B. Templeman, 96th Air Base Group Commander,
Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, announced this week.
Airman
Jones is presently assigned duties with the 96th Air Police Squadron at this
Southwestern Oklahoma Eighth Air Force installation of the Strategic Air Command,
the nation's long-range global striking force.
Airman
Jones graduated from Tallulah High School in 1947, and then attended
Mississippi State College for a year. He entered the United States Air Force in
August, 1948.
Jas.
R. Wells at Air Force Base
Madison Journal April 1955
A/3C
James R. Wells, son of Mrs. Mary A. Wells of Tallulah, is presently being
trained as a Supply specialist at Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
At
this historic former Cavalry Post, outside Cheyenne, the Air Force is training
Airmen in many specialties. At Warren, officers and airmen are trained to
becomeautomotive, utilities, telephone and teletype operators, as well as
repairmen, inspectors, instructors, and supervisors; administrative and Supply
technicians.
Albert
B. Luster Graduates from Transportation School
Madison Journal April 1955
Second
Lt. Albert B. Luster, son of Jesse and Priscilla Luster, Route 2, Tallulah,
recently was graduated from the Army's Transportation School at Fort Eustis, Va.
Lieutenant
Luster completed the school's aircraft maintenance officer’s course.
A
graduate of Southern University, Luster is a veteran of six years military
service. He has been at Fort Eustis since September, 1954.
Robert
K. Laird Receives Commission At L.S.U. Ceremony
Madison Journal April 1955
A
local student was among some 60 Louisiana State University cadets to be
commissioned in a military ceremony at L.S.U., recently.
Both
Army and Air Force commissions were awarded by L.S.U.'s Reserve Officer
Training Corps, second only to West Point in production of officers during
World War II.
Robert K. Laird received a commission in
the United States Air Force. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Laird, 900 B.
Carroll Street, Tallulah.
Sgt.
W. H. Hale, Jr., Participating In Bayonet Fighting
Madison Journal April 1955
Marine
Sgt. William H. Hale, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William, II. Hale of Tallulah is
participating with the Fourth Marine Regiment In the evaluation of the newest
type of bayonet fighting.
The
new system, which teaches the individual to follow the rules and movement of
boxing, is being taught and tested by the Fourth Marines at Kaneohe Bay, T. H.,
and at the Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C.
Final
recommendations as to whether the system should be adopted will be inside
before July 1. The Fourth Marine Regiment is in training as the ground element
of the First Provisional Marine Air-Ground Force at the Marine Air Crops
Station at Kaneohe Bay.
Local
Colored Soldier Starts Basic Training
Madison Journal April 1955
PVC
Tommie Jones, Jr., grandson of Louisa Jones, Tallulah, recently began eight
weeks of Army basic training in the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Replacement
Training Center at Fort Bliss, Texas,
He
will spend his first eight weeks of basic military training on fundamental
subjects such as rifle, machine gun, bazooka marksmanship and familiarization
with Army technical subjects. This first phase of training is climaxed with a
one week maneuver in the field.
Men
to Leave for Army Wednesday
Madison Journal May 1955
The
following men have been notified to report for induction by the Madison Parish
Local Board on Wednesday, May 4. All of these men are volunteers with the
exception of one delinquent, who is listed last:
White:
Hal D. Hutchings, Route 2. Box 79, Tallulah, La.,
Bobby Joe Ezell, Route I, Box 147, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
Lorant Murphy, 988 Matthews Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio, transfered;
Aaron McDowell, Route 1, Box 194.C, Delhi, La.;
Willie Lewis, 1683 Acord Street, Shreveport, La., delinquent.
Three
Whites, Two Colored to Leave For the Army
Madison Journal May 1955
The
following men have been notified for pre-induction examination on May 12th by
the Madison Parish Local Board:
White:
Earl Ray Taylor, Route 2, Box 50, Tallulah, La.; Ira E. Antley, Box 206,
Monroe, La.; Billy L. Westmorland, 401 S. Walnut, Tallulah, La., Volunteer.
Negro;
James Harris, 1618 Grammont Street, Monroe, La.; James Wise, Box 1023, Tallulah,
La., Volunteer.
From
Korea
Madison Journal May 1955
Lt. J. C. Stocks, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C Stocks, arrived in San Francisco Sunday from Korea. He flew to Dallas to
join his wife. They will visit his parents in Tallulah and her Parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Patten, in Fort Worth, Texas, before going to Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina, where he will be stationed.
"Bubber"
Fisher To Arrive From Japan
Madison Journal May 1955
Cpl.
Edward (Bubber) Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Fisher of Tallulah, who has
been stationed with the Signal Operation Btn., in Japan for the past 14 months,
is expected to arrive in Tallulah over the weekend."Bubber”, as he is
known to his many friends here in Tallulah, will have finished two years in the
Armed Forces. His plans for the future are not known at this time.
Leaves
for Alaska
Madison Journal May 1955
Cpl.
William L, Fulford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Fulford, Route 2, Delhi, who
entered the Air Force in 1954, and completed his basic training at Lakeland Air Force Base at San Antonio in
September, 1954, and later went to Keesler Air Force Base at Biloxi, for a
26-weeks course at the radio school.
Young
Fulford has successfully completed this course and has been spending a 25-day
furlough at home with his parents and friends. Cpl. Fulford will leave May 30
for an extended tour of duty with the U. S. Air Force Command at Anchorage,
Alaska.
Local
Draft Board Issues Call For June 9th Induction
Madison Journal June 1955
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following men, all white, to report
for pre-induction examination on June 9th, 1955.
William W. Christian, 905 Ella St., Tallulah, La.
Donald E. Walker, 213 Helen St., Tallulah, La.
Bobby R. Barton, 409 Mulberry St., Tallulah, La., transfer.
Cadet
Robert L. Bailey, Ill
Madison Journal July 1955
You
can do Iota of traveling in 30 minutes—especially if you're 10,000 feet up in a
fast jet aircraft.
That
was how Robert L. Bailey, III, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L Bailey, Jr., of 903
Bayou Drive, Tallulah, described a recent ride a T-33 jet aircraft.
Cadet
Bailey's ride came midday in a four week summer training program at Bryan Air
Force Base, Bryan, Texas, attended by some 176 college juniors and seniors from
institutions throughout the nation.
Rides
in jet and other aircraft .re all part of the summer training designed to
provide future Air Force Officers with a broader insight into actual operations
of their Air Force.
During
training, the summer Cadets received instructions in all phases of operations
front well-qualified pilots--many who are combat veterans of World War II and
the Korean conflict.
Cadet
Bailey will graduate from summer training the latter part of July
Promoted
Madison Journal July 1955
Wearing
another stripe today is newly promoted Airman First Class Richard L. Martin, 21, son of Mrs. Vernie
L. Martin, 907 Cleveland Street, Tallulah.
He
is a personnel record clerk at Tenth Air Force headquarters at Selfridge Air
Force Base, Mt. Clemens, Mich., administrative center for its 165 Regular and
Reserve units in a 13-state Midwest area.
The promotion--his second since coming to
Tenth last October—includes a $20-a-Month raise,
Before
enlisting in the Air Force in January, 1954, Martin was a gas station attendant
in Tallulah.
TWO
TO LEAVE FOR INDUCTION JULY 7th
Madison Journal July 1955
The
July pre-induction call for Madison Parish is for two men, and the following
volunteers, both colored, have been notified to report on July 7th. They are:
James Henderson, 403 W. Green Street, Tallulah, La., and Joe Bracey, Box 1086,
Tallulah, La.
LOCAL
BOARD HAS CALL FOR ONE IN AUGUST
Madison Journal August 1955
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been called on for one man for induction in
August, and the following colored volunteer has been notified to report at 5:45
a.m. on August 27th: James Wise, Box 1023, Tallulah, La.
"BOOTSY"
HUTSON HOME ON FURLOUGH
Madison Journal August 1955
Willard
"Bootsy" Hutson, Airman Apprentice with the Naval Air Force arrived
in Tallulah Monday to spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Hutson on North Cedar Street.
"Bootsy", who has been in the Naval
Air Force eight and a half months, is stationed at the Naval Air Force base in
Alameda, California. He will return to the base August 23rd.
The
following three men, all volunteers, have been notified to report for Preinduction
examination by the Madison Parish Local Board, on August 10th
White: Martin A. Verhagen, Billy G. Melton
Negro: Matthew Herring
Three
to Report for Preinduction
Madison Journal September 1955
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been called on for three men for Preinduction in
September, and none for induction. The following men, all volunteers, have been
notified to report on September 13th for Preinduction examination:
White: Robert L. Simon, Paisley, Oregon.
Negro: Sammie Nelsen, Tallulah, La., and Henry Rollins, Jr., Route 1, Box 220,
Tallulah, La.
Office
Hours Changed
Until
further notice, the office hours of the Madison Parish Local Board will be from
8 a. m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
TWO
VOLUNTEERS TO FILL BOARD'S OCTOBER QUOTA
Madison Journal Octomber 1955
The
Madison Parish induction call for October is for two men and the following
volunteers, both white, have been notified to report on October 18:
Martin A. Verhagen, Route 2, Box 37,
Tallulah, La.; Bill G. Melton, 838 Bungalow St., New Orleans.
TWO
CALLED FOR PREINDUCTION
Madison Journal Octomber 1955
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been called on for two men for Preinduction on
October 13. The following men have been notified to report:
White: Richard P. Sevier, 3133 Centenary Blvd., Shreveport, La.
Negro: Allen P. Smith, Route 1, Box 1-B, Tallulah, La.
Lt.
F. F. ROSENZWEIG STATIONED IN TOKYO
Madison Journal November 1955
Army
First Lt. Fredrick F. Rosenzweig, son of Isadore Rosenzweig, 113 Sidney
Street, Tallulah, recently was assigned to the 541st General Dispensary in
Tokyo.
Lieutenant
Rosenzweig, who entered the Army in July 1954, is a 1954 graduate of Louisiana
State University and a member of Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternity.
His
wife, Mary, is with him in Japan.
The
Madison Parish Induction Call for November is for four men and the following
volunteers have been notified to report on the 29th:
White: Richard M. Pearce, Robert L. Simon
Negro: Allen P. Smith Henry Rollins, Jr.
A
supplemental call for three more men was received and the following men
notified to report:
White: Elton M. Carter Martin A. Hebert
Negro: Eddie D. Wright
Three
men have been called for induction on December 7th by the Madison Parish Local
Board, and are as follows:
Negro: Nathaniel Wilson Wilbert Kincy Elijah Hartwell
One
Negro volunteer has been notified to report for Preinduction examination by the
Madison Parish Local Board on December 13th, namely: Cleophus Williams.
Selective
Service Group Holds Meet on Monday Night
Madison Journal March 1956
The
first of a group of statewide Selective Service Regional meetings was held in
the City Hall Monday night for the purpose of discussing new regulations.
Presiding
over the meeting from State Headquarters were Lt. Col. Leo W. Davis, Acting
State Director; Major Stephen A. Dwyer, Chief, Field Division; Major Perston H.
Hufft, Legal Advisor, and Mr. Wallace E. Graham, Coordinator.
Board
members, Appeal agents and Clerks from the parishes of East and West Carroll,
Madison, Tensas and Concordia attended the meeting.
Mr.
Trent Palmer was welcomed as a new member
of the Madison Parish Board.
Mr.
Davis paid tribute to the late Colvin H. Todd, who was a member of the
local board for so many years prior to his death.
Billy
G. Melton Honor Graduate, Ordnance School
Madison Journal March 1956
Private
Billy G. Melton, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Melton, Sr., Route 2,
Tallulah, was named as an Honor Graduate in a recent graduating ceremony held
at the Ordnance Automotive School, Atlanta, Ga.
The
Honor Graduate award goes to the individual attaining the highest course grade
in each graduating class. Private Melton won his title in the School's Welding
Course.
He
is among the more than 7,000 men from all over the world who have been trained
as automotive and allied trades specialists in the Ordnance Automotive School
since it opened in 1941.
Private
Melton's wife, the former Miss Mildred Mullen, reside at 2527 Franklin Avenue,
New Orleans.
Following
his graduation, Private Melton departed the Ordnance Automotive School for
further duty at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Charles
Hollins Participating In Sea, Air Maneuvers
Madison Journal March 1956
Specialist
Third Class Charles L. Hollins, 22, whose wife, Geraldine, lives in Delhi, La.,
recently jumped in Bangkok, Thailand, with units of the 508th Airborne
Regimental Combat Team as part of a joint SEATO exercise.
Thailand,
the Philippines, Australia and Britain joined 7,000 U. S. participants in the
land, sea and air maneuver, the first held by South East Asia Treaty
Organization forces.
Specialist
Hollis is regularly stationed in Japan as a fire direction computer with
Support Company of the combat team. He entered the Army in January 1954 and
arrived overseas seven months ago.
His
mother Julia B. Scott lives on Route 2, Tallulah.
LOCAL
BOARD TO FURNISH FOUR MEN FOR ARMY
Madison Journal March 1956
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been notified to furnish four men for induction
on March 22 and the following men have been ordered to report:
White:
Reid T. Foster, Route 1, Box 226,
Tallulah, La.
Negro:
Carnell Brown, Route 1, Box 267-A, Tallulah, La.; George L. Haney, Tallulah,
La.; John H. Page, Route 2, Box 79,1 Tallulah, La.
Local
Draft Board Issues Call For 13 Men In April
Madison Journal April 1956
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been called on for Thirteen (13) men for
Preinduction examination on April 4th, 1956. The following men have been
notified to report on that date:
White:
John E. Kemp, 337 Memorial Ave., Rockford, Ill.
Negro:
Will
Northern, Tallulah, La. Volunteer.
Dozie
Whitaker, Jr., Box 1062, City, Volunteer
Robert
L Nixon, Delta, La.
Aurtha E. Davis, Box 813, Tallulah, La.
James
Combs, 2101 Iberville St. New Orleans, La.
Sidney
Weatherspoon, Box 727, City.
James
W. King, Rt. 2, Box 90, Tallulah, La.
Cleophas
Montgomery, 1007, E. 74th St., Los Angles, Calif.
Elba
L Drummer, 1113 S. Mozart St., Chicago 12, Ill.
Samuel
T. Waffer, 2031 Canada Drive, Dallas, Texas.
Russell
L. Winston, Rt. 1, Box 4, Tallulah, La.
Sylvester
Solomon, Rt. 1, Box 195-A, Tallulah, La.
Completes
Boot Training
Madison Journal April 1956
Wayne
Rigdon has completed nine weeks of boot training at Great Lakes, Illinois, and
is now on leave for 14 days.
In
boot camp he learned the use of heavy guns and anti-aircraft. He also learned
to fight various kinds of rfire in action on the field, and in classes He is
looking forward to going back to his new station.
In
Air Force
Madison
Journal
April 1956
Calvin
Roy Bennett, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bennett, Route 2, Tallulah, is
completing his Air Force basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base,
the "Gateway to the Air Force."
His
Lackland training is preparing him for entrance into Air Force technical
training or for an Air Force duty assignment. The course includes a scientific
evaluation of his aptitude and inclination for following a particular career
field. Calvin is expected home for 10 days vacation within the next two weeks.
Lt.
C. J. Clark, Jr., In Tank Firing Contest in Germany
Madison Journal May 1956
Second
Lt. Clarence J. Clark, Jr., whose wife, Lois, lives at 2441 Overton Street,
Alexandria, La., is taking part in tank firing tests with units of the Third
Armored Cavalry Regiment at Belsen-Hohne, Germany.
The
tests, scheduled to end this month, are designed to familiarize Clark with the
tactical problems of tank warfare.
Lieutenant
Clark, a platoon leader in the regiments Tank Company, entered the Army in
January 1955. He was graduated from Southern University in 1954 and is a member
of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. His mother, Leona Green, lives in the
Bloom-Sevier Addition to Tallulah.
EDDIE
D. WRIGHT SERVING ON AIR CRAFT KEARSARGE
Madison Journal May 1956
Eddie
D. Wright, seaman apprentice, USN, Tallulah, is serving aboard the Pacific
Fleet attack aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge. the Kearsarge on duty with the 7th
Fleet in the Far East, is scheduled to return to the U. S. sometime this spring.
Local
Soldier At Fort Campbell
Madison Journal May 1956
Pvt.
Timothy Coleman, son of Nathaniel Coleman of Thomastown, has recently been assigned
to "B" Battery Airborne Combat Group Neptune, 187 Airborne Regimental
Combat Team presently stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky.
Pvt.
Coleman who not too long ago earned the coveted silver wings of an Army
Parachutist by completing the weeks Basic Airborne Course at Fort Bragg. N. C.,
is a cook with "B" Battery. He will take part in the reactivation of
the WWII famous 101st Airborne Division scheduled for later this year.
Prior
to entering the service, Pvt. Coleman attended Thomastown High School.
Three
Madison Boys Taking Basic At Lackland Air Base
Madison Journal May 1956
Gradie
L. Cartlidge, 23, husband of Joan Cartlidge, Route 1, Delhi; Cooper B.
Fredrick, 18, son of Mrs. Fred Cooper, Tallulah, and Lloyd K. Hendricks, 18,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hendricks, Tallulah, are completing their Air Force
basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, the "Gateway to the
Air Force".
Their
Lackland training is preparing them for entrance into Air Force technical
training for an Air Force duty assignment. The course includes a scientific
evaluation of their aptitude and inclination for following a particular career
field.
Lackland,
situated near San Antonio, is the site of Air Force basic military training for
men and women and home of the USAF Officer Military School, of which the USAF
Officer Candidate School, the USAF Pre-Flight School and Officers Pre-Flight
Group are operating units.
Sgt.
K. L. Busby Returned Recently From Germany
Madison Journal May 1956
Sgt.
Kenneth L. Busby has recently returned to
the States from Germany. He entered service in 1953 and took his basic training
at Camp Roberts, Calif., for 16 weeks, then was sent to Camp Chaffee, Ark.
While
at Camp Chaffee he took Artillery schooling for eight weeks, after which he was
sent to Germany where he served with the Seventh Army with the 465 FA Battalion
and others. He later attended the U. S. Ordnance School of Europe at Fussen,
Germany for 12 weeks for an auto repair course.
In
April of 1955 Busby started his high school course of five weeks. He is now
attached to the 653rd FA Battalion at Fort Sill, Okla., and will be there until
his discharge in August.
Sgt.
Busby is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Busby of Thomastown.
LEE
C. GOOD TAKING BASIC TRAINING AT LACKLAND AIR BASE
Madison Journal June 1956
Lee
C. Goods, 18, son of the Amos Good, Railroad Avenue, Tallulah, is completing
his Air Force basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, the
"Gateway to The Air Force."
His
Lackland training is preparing him for entrance into Air Force technical
training or for an Air Force duty assignment. The course includes a scientific
evaluation of his aptitude and inclination for following a particular career
field.
Capt.
W. R. Dawson Completes Advanced Hospital Training
Madison Journal June 1956
Captain
Willis R. Dawson, Jr., whose parents live at 1001 North Cedar Street, Tallulah,
recently completed an advanced hospital administration course at the Army
Medical Service School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
The
41-week course included space, supply and personnel utilization, budgeting and
disaster hospitalization.
Captain
Dawson has received orders assigning him to the 7510th U. S. Air Force Hospital
in England.
The
captain, who entered the Army in February, 1944, is a 1938 graduate of Southern
University. Before entering the Army, he was employed as a teacher by the
Louisiana State Department of Education in Baton Rouge.
Lt. EDDIE D WRIGHT RETURNS FROM 7th FLEET
CRUISE
Madison Journal June 1956
Eddie
D. Wright, seaman apprentice, USN, of Tallulah, returned to San Diego, Calif.,
May 1 aboard the Pacific Fleet attack aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge which completed
a seven month cruise in the Far East. During the cruise, the carrier operated
with units of the Seventh Fleet.
Ports
of call included Pearl Harbor, T. H.; Yokosuka and Iwakuni, Japan; Manila and
Subic Bay, Philippine Islands; and Hong Kong, B.C.C.
RAMSHUR
RETURNS AS EMPLOYEE OF LA. P&L COMPANY
Madison Journal June 1956
J.
H. Ramshur, veteran of four years in the
Navy, returned to work at Louisiana Power & Light Company this month.
Ramshur
had been employed by LP&L two years prior to his entering the Navy in 1952.
During his tenure of duty, he served aboard the USS Oriskany and at Moffett
Field in California.
Joe
Hamilton Jr., Graduates From Indiana University
Madison Journal June 1956
Joseph
H. Hamilton, Jr., Tallulah, was in the graduating class at the 127th
commencement of Indiana University.
Members
of the class, numbering more than 3,000 and one of the largest in the
University's history, included those who completed their courses in February,
the regular June graduates, and students who will complete degree requirements
this summer. Almost 100 Per cent of the class members desiring immediate
employment had accepted jobs prior to graduation, many having received as many
as a dozen offers.
Hamilton
received the master of science degree in physics.
Men
to report For Examination
Madison Journal June 1956
The
following men have been notified by the Madison Parish Local Board to report
for pre-induction examination on June 19, 1956.
White:
Jimmy M. Carter, Route 1, Sondheimer, La., Volunteer; Mark F. Taylor, Tallulah,
La.; Thomas M. Sharplin, Delhi, La.
Negro:
Nathaniel
Hooper, Jr., Box 1054, City; Eddie L. Killing, 1621 John Street, Cincinnati,
Ohio; Lonnie Wiley, 116 George Pl., Las Vegas, Nev.; Tobie G. Livingston, 2638
E. 10th Street, Oakland, Calif.
MADISON
BOARD CALLS THREE FOR INDUCTION IN JUNE
Madison
Journal June 1956
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been allocated three men for induction for June,
1956. The following men, all white, have been notified to report on June 2Ist:
Billy
Ray Moffett, Route 1, Box 140, Tallulah, La.; Evron E. Bryant, Box 422,
Tallulah, La.; Billy Mathews, Route 1, Bastrop, La.
COMMISSIONED—Eugene
L. Wallace. Jr.
Madison Journal July 1956
Eugene
L. Wallace. Jr., has recently been commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the
United States Army Reserve, Adjutant General's Corps, at Fort Gulick, Canal
Zone, where he has been on active duty for over a year.
Lt.
Wallace is an honor graduate of the Tallulah High School, class of 1948. He
holds a B. A. degree and a B. L. degree from Tulane University in New Orleans.
His
wife, who is with him, is the former Miss Anne Benoist of Natchez. Miss.
Lt.
Wallace is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Wallace of Tallulah.
MR. DICK SEVIER left this week for basic training in Camp Chaffee, Ark. MRS.
SEVIER will remain in Tallulah with relatives during his training.
Martin
Verhagen Security Guard for Ike At Hospital
Madison Journal July 1956
Pvt.
Martin A. Verhagen served as a member of
the security guard for President Eisenhower during his recent illness at Walter
Reed Medical Center in Washington.
Pvt.
Martin A. Verhagen, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Verhagen, Tallulah, recently was
a member of the security guard for President Eisenhower during his
convalescence at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D. C.
Assigned
to the 7021st Area Service Unit's Military Police Detachment at Fort Lesley J.
McNair in Washington, Verhagen was selected for the guard because of his
outstanding military record.
He
entered the Army last October and completed basic training at Fort Chaffee,
Ark.
Verhagen
is a 1955 graduate of Louisiana College.
LOCAL
BOARD NOTIFIES THREE MEN TO REPORT FOR PREINDUCTION
Madison Journal July 1956
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following men, all colored, to
report for Preinduction call on the 26th of July:
James
C. Wright, 718 E. 103rd Place, Los Angeles, Calif.; Olon Wafer, 9427'4
Wilmington, Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif.; Amos Payton, Tallulah, La., and
Spencer P. Jackson, Box 23, Waverly, La.
Carl
Lee Hancock Completes Duty In Korea Recently
Madison Journal August 1956
Staff
Sergeant Carl Lee Hancock, whose wife, the former Alice D. Williams, resides at
504 Wisteria Lane, Biloxi, Miss., recently completed a tour of duty with the
502nd Tactical Control Group in Korea and has been reassigned to the 3555th CCT
Wing, Perrin Air Force Base, Texas.
A
graduate of Southwestern Louisiana Inst., Lafayette, La. Sergeant Hancock enlisted
in the Air Force in August 1952.
He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T.. C. Hancock, Route 1 Tallulah. Louisiana.
August
1956 Preinduction Call for Madison Parish:
White:
Edward W. Hargon, Charles G. Shepherd, Melvin E. Clark, James C. Lee, Jr., Charles T. Ervin.
Negro: William McDowell, James Moreland, Jr., Matthew L. Steveson.
Lt. C.
J. Clark Playing Football On Cavalry Team
Madison Journal August 1956
Army
First Lt. Clarence J. Clark, Jr., 26, whose wife, Lois, lives at 2441 Overton
Street, Alexandria, La., is playing football in Germany on the 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment team.
A
platoon leader with Tank Company of the regiment's 2nd Battalion, Lieutenant
Clark entered the Army in January, 1955 and arrived in Europe the following
September.
Clark,
whose father lives at 1622 62nd Street, Berkeley, Calif., is a 1954 graduate of
Southern University at Scotlandville, La., and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi
fraternity.
The
lieutenant's mother Leona Green, lives in the Bloom Addition in Tallulah.
August
1956 Induction Call for Madison Parish
White:
Jerry M. Carter, Volunteer
Negro:
Eddie L. Killing, Vol. Sidney Weatherspoon
Lt.
Lamar Loe Equals Course Record In Texas
Madison
Journal August
1956
Following
is quoted from the Commercial Appeal regarding Air Force World-Wide Golf
Tournament in which Lt. Lamar T. Loe, Jr., of Tallulah, participated:
"SAN
ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 17 (AP)—Lt. Miller Barber of Perrin AFB fired a two under
par 70 Friday at the Lackland golf course to go into a first place with
Memphian Hillman Robbins of Lackland at the end of three rounds in the air
force world-wide golf tournament.
"Robbins
shot a two over 74 par giving him 213 for the 54 holes. The final round takes
place Saturday at the Lakeland links.
"The
real hero of today's proceedings was neither Baker nor Robbins, but 2nd Lt.
Lamar T. Loe of Williams AFB in Phoenix, who fired a red hot five under par 67
to equal the course record.
"Loe's
67 moved him from a tie for eleventh place into undisputed possession of the
fourth slot. His current 54-hole total is 216, only three strokes off the leader's
pace.
"Lt.
Ray Terry, a former Memphian, of Patrick APB in Florida, is in third place one
stroke behind Barber and Robbins with a 214 after carding a 71 Friday. Terry is
the defending champ of the tourney."
In
the fourth and final round of the tournament, Lt. Loe and Memphian Hillman
Robbins of Lackland, shot even par 72 giving Robbins first place with a total
of 285 and Loe a total score of 288 for fourth place.
By
being in the first five top players of this tournament, Lt. Loe was eligible to
play in the World-Wide Inter-Service tournament, which includes the champions
of each branch of the service, to be played at Elgin AFB, Florida in early
September. However, Lt. Loe elected not to play in this tournament so that he
could visit with his parents and play in the Bayou DeSiard Country Club Labor
Day Tournament in Monroe.
Lt.
Loe is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar T. Loe, Sr., and he, his wife and daughter
will arrive in Tallulah Thursday for a two weeks visit with his parents.
Local
Board Issues Call For Nine Men
Madison Journal September 1956
The
Madison Parish Local Board has received a pre-induction call for nine men on
September 26. The following men, who are selected by birth date except for
volunteers, have been notified to report:
White:
Dougas G. Everhart, 15219 Crenshaw, Gardena, Calif., Volunteer; George A. Townsend, Box 653, Tallulah,
La.; Cylde E. Tucker, Box 216, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
Thadeus D. Gutry, Tallulah, La.; Earl M. McCoy, Box 72 6, Tallulah, La. ;
Arthur L. Johnson, Route 2, Box 155, Tallulah, La.; James Richardson, Box 901,
Tallulah, La.; Isaac Kinsey, Tallulah, La.; James Ashley, 519 N. Walnut,
Tallulah, La.
Madison
Parish September Induction Call is for one man on the 5th. James W.
King, Negro, will fill the call.
NAMED
COACH—Harold "Sonny" Clark
Madison
Journal September
1956
Former
Tallulah Gridster Named Bunkie Coach
TALLULAH,
La.—One of Louisiana College's finest quarterbacks of the past decade will
continue working his football legerdemain next fall, but as a coach rather,
than player.
He
is Clyde Harold "Sonny" Clark, 22-year-old Tallulah native, who has
been named assistant coach at Bunkie (La.) high school.
The
ex-Wildcat grid great will aid Bunkie head mentor Walter Brister and will
handle the backfield. Clark will also teach in the city's school.
During
the quartet of year that "Sonny" was at Louisiana College the
bowlegged 160-pounder, won four football and three baseball letters.
As
a split-T quarterback during the 1952-55 grid seasons, the versatile athlete
accounted for more than a mile and a half in yardage for the Pineville college.
In passing alone, he was responsible for over 1.6 miles.
In
combined offense, official Gulf States Conference statistic, reveal that he
carried the ball 647 times for an impressive 2,808 yard total. In passing,
"Sonny" completed 137 heaves for 2,077 yards. All this, despite the
fact that he played only part-time as freshman and was hurt most of last
campaign.
The
former Tallulah high school athlete experienced his finest football season in
1953 when he finished first in the GSC in combined offense with 930 yards in
202 attempts, passing and running. A total of 658 of these came from his 41
pass completions in 96 tries. For this he was named to the second All-GSC
eleven that fall.
Even
his impressive record does not present the true picture of young Clark, for he
was past master of the pitchout as well as the handoff. Hundreds of yards
chalked up by his Wildcat backfield buddies in the past four years can be
attributed directly to "Sonny's" well-timed and thrilling pitchouts.
If
the crafty young coach can pass on half his backfield subtleness to his new
high school charges, then opponents might well beware the Bunkie high machine
next fail.
"Sonny"
was also a fine right-handed pitcher at Louisiana College. In addition, he was
one of the section's classiest prep school basketball and baseball officials.
He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde H. Clark of Newellton, formerly of Tallulah.
and he graduated from Tallulah high in 1952. "Sonny" played most of
his high school football under DeVonne Payne, ex-Wildcat and present Northeast
Louisiana College gridiron head man.
Clark
piloted the Tallulah Trojans to the Class B state championship in 1958. He was
co-captain of the Trojans that year. The
new Bunkie tutor has been attending Northeast this summer.
Eugene
Wallace Accepts Position In Baton Rouge
Madison Journal September 1956
Eugene
L. Wallace, Jr., has become an associate in the firm of Dodd, Hirsch and Barker
in Baton Rouge.
Gene
is a graduate of Tallulah High School, Class of '48. He received his B. A. and
Law degree from Tulane University in New Orleans. He entered the U. S. Army in
1954, got his basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas, and was sent overseas to
Fort Gulick, Canal Zone Post Headquarters, where he served in the legal
department for 21 months. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, U. S. Army
Reserve, Adjutant General Corps. He was discharged at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn,
N. Y., in September.
His
wife is the former Miss Anne Benoist of Natchez, Miss., and he is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Wallace of Tallulah.
Accepts
Position
Eugene
L. Wallace, Jr., a graduate of Tallulah High School and Tulane University of
New Orleans, has become an associate with the law firm of Dodd, Hirsch and
Baker in Baton Rouge.
Three
Local Boys Enlist In U. S. Air Force Recently
Madison Journal September 1956
The
following named men of this community has enlisted in the Air Force: Glynn Ray
Averett, enlisted 8th of February, from Quebec, Louisiana,Calvin Ray Bennet,
enlisted 11th of February from Tallulah; James W. Shows, enlisted 11th of
February from Waverly, Louisiana.
The
above men were enlisted here at Tallulah by Sgt. McDdowell and shipped to
Shreveport, La. by bus and flown from there to Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio,
Texas, where they will get part of their basic training prior to entering
Technical Training Courses at various bases throughout the United States.
Sgt.
McDowell has office hours it the court house here Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
or can be reached at phone 1715 any time. Home address is 106 Cooper Street
The following men have been notified to report for
Preinduction on October 2nd, 1956; all are Negro:
Louis Hawkins John L. Turner, Albert Harris, Johnnie Hollis, C. J. Thomas.
The
Madison Parish Induction Call for October 1956 will be filled by John E. Kemp,
white, on the 4th.
FIVE
MEN TO REPORT FOR PRE-INDUCTION ON NOVEMBER 29
Madison Journal November 1956
The
following men have been notified by the Madison Parish Local Board to report
for pre-induction on November 29:
White: Robert L. Daughdril, 204 Davis Street, Tallulah.
Negro: John H. Butler, Jr., Route 1, Box 151, Delhi, La.; Joseph Alexander,
Waverly, La.; Clyde Davis, 617 E. 70th Pl., Chicago, Ill.; Charlie McFirland,
4228 E. Mafflit Avenue, St. Louis, Mo., Volunteer.
TWO
MEN CALLED FOR INDUCTION ON NOVEMBER 28th
Madison
Parish has been allocated two men for induction on November 28, and the
following have been selected according to date of birth and category.
White: Mark F. Taylor, 107 Cooper Street, Tallulah, La.
Negro. Lonnie Wiley, 905 Grove, Oakland, Calif.
Private
Richard P. Sevier Assigned To Mine Detection Branch
Madison Journal November 1956
Richard P. "Dick" Sevier at the Engineer Research and Devolopment
Laboratory (ERDL) Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Pvt.
Richard P. Sevier, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Sevier of 402 South Lincoln,
Tallulah, La., has been assigned to the Mine Detection Branch at the Army Corps
of Engineer Research and Development Laboratories, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
His
assignment is in the general research section of the branch where his work is
concerned with analysis of various types of soils. A 1948 graduate of Tallulah
High School, Pvt. Sevier received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1952 and his
master's degree in 1954 from Louisiana State University. While in high school,
he participated in football, basketball,
and track.
He
was employed as a geologist with The Carter Oil Company, Shreveport, prior to
entering the Army. He is married to the former Miss Barbara Nolen Pollard of
402 South Lincoln, Tallulah.
Pvt.
Sevier entered the Army in July 1956, received his basic training at Fort
Chaffee, Ark., and was assigned to Fort Belvoir in September 1956.
News
Of Colored Men In Service
Madison Journal November 1956
FORT
SILL, OKLA. — Army Specialist Third Class James Washington, whose wife, Maudie
lives at 1336 Turner Street, Alexandria, La., recently was assigned to the
602nd Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Sill, Okla.
Specialist
Washington, son of Nellie Jews, 819 Holt Street, Tallulah, is a veteran of 14
years Army service.
BIG
DELTA, ALASKA—PFC. Roosevelt Wilson, Jr., 22, son of Mary L. Matthews,
Tallulah, is taking part in the Army's Alaskan "Exercise Moose Horn"
in the Big Delta area, 165 miles from the Arctic Circle.
During
the four-week maneuver several thousand troops will receive practical training
in tactical operations and cross-country movement under simulated combat
conditions. Winter temperatures in the region drop to about 50 degrees below
zero.
Also,
two methods of arctic supply, airdrop and giant over-snow tractor-sled-trains,
are being compared.
Wilson
is regularly assigned to Battery A of the 71st Infantry Division's 607th
Armored Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Richardson, Alaska. He was last
stationed at Camp Chaffee, Ark.
Before
entering the Army in May, 1953, Wilson was employed by the Service Novelty
Company of Newellton. His father lives in Holly Ridge, La.
TWO
MEN ORDERED TO REPORT FOR INDUCTION DEC. 5
Madison Journal December 1956
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been allocated two men for induction on December
5. The following men have been notified to report on that date:
White: Thomas M. Sharplin, Delhi, La.
Negro: James C. Wright, 11008 So. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
Robert
Todd, Jim Folk Added To Local Board
Madison Journal December 1956
The
Madison Parish Local Board Is pleased to announce the addition of two new
members, Mr. James Sevier Folk and Mr. Robert Colvin Todd.
Mr.
Folk is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Folk and a native of Madison Parish.
He served during World War II as a lieutenant in the Navy, is a deacon in the
Presbyterian Church and is actively engaged in the management of a large
plantation. He is married to the former Miss Eddie Sue Bell of Lake Providence,
and they have two children.
Mr.
Todd is the son of the late Mrs. Martha Starrett Todd and Mr. Colvin H. Todd, who served as Chairman of
the Madison Parish Local Board from its organization in 1940 until his death in
1955. He was a Lieutenant (j.g.) in the Navel Air Force during World War II and
is presently manager of the Delta Cash Wholesale Grocery. He is on the vestry
of Trinity Episcopal Church, and is married to the former Mrs. Dina Bradley of
Delhi, and is the father of four children.
The
Local Board now has five members, as follows: Chairman, Mr. K. E. Shamblin;
Secretary, Mr. James W. Davis; Members, Mr. A. Trent Palmer, Mr. James S. Folk
and Mr. Robert C. Todd.
Train for AF Duty
Madison
Journal December 1956
Delor
L. Bullard, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Bullard, Route 1, Tallulah; Joseph Daniel Purvis, 18, son of Mr .and
Mrs. J. E. Purvis, Route 1, Sondheimer, and Bobby Jerry Sullivan, 18, son of Bilbo Sullivan, Route 1, Sondheimer, are
completing their Air Force basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base,
Lackland, Texas, the "Gateway to the Air Force."
Their
Lackland training are preparing them for entrance into Air Force technical
training or for an Air Force duty assignment. The course includes a scientific
evaluation of their aptitude and inclination for following a particular career
field.
Lackland,
situated near San Antonio, is the site of Air Force basic military training for
men and women and home of the USAF Officer Military School, of which the USAF
Officer Candidate School, the USAF Pre-Flight School and Officers Pre-Flight
Group are operating units.
Boys
Eighteen Must Register Advises Board
Madison Journal December 1956
The
Madison Parish Local Board would like to remind 18-year-old boys that they are
required by Selective Service Law to register within five days of their birth
date. Willful failure to do so carries a penalty of fine and imprisonment.
The
Local Board Office in the City Hall is open every Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
If
there are any boys in Madison Parish who are now delinquent in registering,
they should report at once. It is also unlawful for boys under 18 to register
LOCAL
BOY NOW SERVING IN KOREA
Madison Journal December 1956
Word
received from Troyce R. Carter, who is serving with the
51st Signal Battalion of the Signal
Corps, states that he landed in Korea recently and will be stationed there for
several months.
Troyce
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Carter of Tallulah.
Local
Board Issues Pre-Induction Call
Madison Journal December 1956
The
Madison Parish December pre-induction call has been set at seven men. The
following registrants have been notified to report at 5:45 a. m. on December 19:
White—Thomas
W. Byrd, Box 128, Sondheimer.
Negro—Simon Davis, Box 662; Tallulah, La.; Willie Hayes, Box 764, Tallulah,
La.; James Henton, Jr., Sondheimer, La.; Cornelius Smith, Box 2, Tallulah, La.;
Jessie James, 1116 Short Wood St., Monroe, La.; Julius Harris, Waverly, La.,
Volunteer.
JOHNNY
HOOPER GRADUATES FROM CHEMICAL SCHOOL
Madison Journal December 1956
Pvt.
Johnny Hooper of Tallulah, recently was graduated from the Chemical Corps
School at Fort McClellan, Ala.
Hooper
completed the nine-week enlisted entry course, training him in chemical
decontamination, smoke generation and equipment repair.
Hooper
received basic combat training at Fort Lewis, Wash.
The
19-year-old soldier was graduated from Reuben McCall High School.
CHARLES
MADDIX STATIONED IN GERMANY
Madison Journal December 1956
Specialist
Third Class Charles E. Maddix of Tallulah, is a member of the 11th Airborne
Division in Germany. A communication chief in Company E of the division's 511th
Infantry Regiment, Specialist Maddix entered the Army in June, 1954 and arrived
in Europe last February.
Maddix
is a 1954 graduate of Reuben McCall High School.
PFC.
CURTIS SYKES CHOSEN AS HONOR GUARD RECENTLY
Madison Journal December 1956
PFC
Curtis L. Sykes, 25, son of Mrs. Mary J. Sykes, 604 Poplar Street, Tallulah,
recently was selected us a member of the 48th Transportation Group Honor Guard
at Fort Eustis, Va.
Sykes
was chosen for his outstanding appearance, precision drill ability and
consistently high efficiency rating.
A
truck driver in the 544th Transportation Company, he entered the Army in 1950
and has served in Korea and Germany.
Eight
Men to Report For Pre-Induction
Madison Journal January 1957
The
following men have been notified to report at 3:46 a. m. on January 23 to be
forwarded to the Induction Station in Shreveport for pre-induction examination
by the Madison Parish Local Board:
White: Davis R. Neathery, Route 1, Box 209, Delhi, La.; Truly R. Taylor, State
College, Miss.; Provine Homan, Waverly, La.
Negro: Clarence Reece, Jr, Box 747, Tallulah, La.; Harry L. Gordon, 112 W.
Green, Tallulah, La.; Samuel L. Klines, Route 1, Box 96, Tallulah, La.; Norman
Bomer, 291 Chandler, St., Detroit, Mich.; George Neal, 18 Montezuma, St.,
Pittsburg, Calif.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal January 1957
Jacob
C. Kloor, Jr., Yeoman Second Class, son of Mr. J. C. Kloor, Sr., of 1441 Tampa
Street, Tallulah, and husband of Mrs. Jacob C. Kloor, Jr., of Route 1, Orange,
Texas, has been honorably discharged from the U. S. Navy attached to the U. S.
Naval Receiving Station, Norfolk Virginia.
The
Norfolk Receiving Station, Commanded by Captain J .C. G. Wilson, USN, processes
approximately 8,000 men a month on their way to and from Naval activities all
over the world.
B.
D. Capshaw Here on Leave
Madison Journal January 1957
Lt.
Col. Ben D. Capshaw, Jr., arrived in Tallulah
Thursday morning for a stay of several days with relatives and friends here.
Col.
Capshaw left London where he has been stationed for the past year and a half
Saturday with Admiral Boone in his private plane for Washington, where they
held a short conference which ended Wednesday. Col. Capshaw will have several
days leave, but will have to be back in Washington on February 6 to complete
the conference. The party of nine will leave Washington February 7 for the
return trip.
LOCAL
BOARD WILL FURNISH ONE MAN FOR JANUARY CALL
Madison Journal January 1957
The
Madison Parish January induction call is for one man, and the Local Board has notified
the following white volunteer to report on January 2nd, 1957:
Douglas G. Everhart, 15219 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena, Calif.
News
Of Boys In Service
Madison Journal January 1957
Army
Pvt. Billy R. Moffett, whose wife, Bobbie, lives in Lake Providence, is one of
more than 2100 replacements enroute to Germany to join the 10th Infantry
Division.
Moffett,
trained with the 6th Division at Fort Ord, Calif., will make the 9000-mile
voyage to Bremerhaven in 18 days.
Moffett
entered the Army in June, 1956. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William A.
Moffett, Route 2, Tallulah.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal January 1957
Army
Specialist Third Class Charles E. Maddix of Tallulah is playing basketball in Germany
this season with the 511th Airborne Infantry Regiment.
Maddix,
assigned to the regiment's company, entered the Army in June 1954 and completed
basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas.
The
22-year old soldier is a 1954 graduate of Reuben McCall High School.
Taking
Training
Madison Journal February 1957
Airman
Gerald Horn, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Horn, 1002 Elm Street, Tallulah, is
completing the first phase of his basic military training at the "Gateway
to the Air Force," Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Upon
completion of this training, he will be assigned to an Air Force technical
training course or an advanced basic training course leading to a specialized
Air Force job.
While
at Lackland the new enlistee undergoes the transition from civilian to airman
through a program which includes processing, aptitude testing, physical
conditioning, survival and weapons training, and classroom studies ranging from
citizenship to military customs and courtesies.
Like
the USAF Officer Candidate and Preflight Schools, also located at Lackland,
basic military training lays the groundwork for either an on-the-job assignment
or vocational schooling in line with capability of the individual.
Airman
Horn was transferred to Denver, Colorado, February 16, by plane for 11 weeks of
special training.
Completes
Training
Madison Journal February 1957
Newton
A. Goings, 17, son of Mr. H. L. Goings, Rt. 2, Box 804, Tallulah, La. is
completing his Air Force basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base,
the Gateway to the Air Force."
His
Lackland training is preparing him for entrance into Air Force technical
training or for an Air Force duty assignment. The course includes a scientific
evaluation of his aptitude and inclination for following a particular career
field.
Lackland,
situated near San Antonio, is the site of Air Force basic military training for
men and women, and home of the USAF I Officer Military School, of which the
USAF Officer Candidate School, the USAF Pre-Flight School and Officers
Preflight Group are operating units.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal February 1957
Army
Specialist Third Class Thurmon L. Busby, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Busby, Tallulah, is serving with the
7th Infantry Division in Korea.
Specialist
Busby, who arrived in the Far East last February, is a wire chief in Battery B
of the division's 49th Field Artillery Battalion.
A
former salesman for the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Tallulah, he entered the
Army in October 1955 and completed basic training at Fort Chaffee, Ark.
LOCAL
BOARD ISSUES CALL FOR TWO MEN
Madison Journal February 1957
The
Madison Parish Induction Call for February is for two men to be delivered on
the 26th. The following men, both colored, have been notified to report:
Charlie
McFirland, 4228 Maffitt Avenue, St. Louis, Mo., Volunteer, and Olon Wafer, 9427
Wilmington Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif.
LOCAL
BOARD LIST PRE-INDUCTION CALL
Madison Journal February 1957
The
Madison Parish Preinduction call for February is for three men and the
following have been notified to report on the 27th:
White: William C. Griffith, 407 E. Craig, City, and D'Elmer Williamson, 511 E. Darrow, City.
Negro: Willie Ray Dean, 410 David Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Shipped
To Germany
Madison Journal March 1957
Pvt.
Jerry M. Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hazel, Route 1, Sondheimer, took his
basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, with the 55th
Engineers Co. (PB).
His
parents and brother, Jimmie, visited him recently in Kentucky before he was
shipped to Germany, March 6.
LOCAL
BOARD TO FURNISH ONE MAN FOR INDUCTION
Madison Journal March 1957
Madison
Parish has been asked to furnish one man for induction on March 27. The
following registrant has been notified to report:
Melvin
E. Clark, Perry Lumber Company, Tallulah, La.
MRS. JUNE CARTER, State Procurement Officer for Louisiana Selective Service,
visited the local office last week. MRS. CARTER is one of the few women
in the United States to hold this responsible
office.
Local
Board To Furnish Seven Men For Preinductio n
Madison Journal March 1957
The
Madison Parish Preinduction call for March is for seven men, and the following
have been notified to report at 5:45 on the 21st:
White: Edsel D. Horn, 1002 S. Elm, Tallulah.
Negro: Leroy Alexander, 10504 Antwerp St., Los Angeles, Calif.; Leonard Davis,
Route 1, Box 90 Sondheimer, La.; Willie O. Jones 619 Fillmore St., San
Francisco 17, Calif.; Lee Jones, Box 50, Mound, La.; James E. Vaughn Jr., Route
2, St. Joseph, La.; Henry D. Stamp, Tallulah, La.; Aaron transferred from St.
Joseph; Clarence Toltson, Jr., transferred from St. Joseph.
Home
On Leave
Madison Journal April 1957
First
Lieutenant A. B. Luster is home on leave from the Armed Forces visiting his parents,
Jesse and Priscilla Luster of Thomastown.
Lt.
Luster graduated from the Thomastown High School in 1950 and entered Southern
University, majoring in vocational agriculture. During his four years at
Southern he was very active in R.O.T.C. activities in which he held the rank of
Cadet Major. Upon graduating with honors in May, 1954, receiving a Bachelor of
Science degree and a commission as Second Lieutenant in the Transportation Corp
of the U. S. Army, he was ordered to active duty.
After
receiving his pilot wings for both Fixed Wing Aircraft and helicopters in
March, 1956, and promoted to the grade of First Lieutenant, he was assigned to
an Aircraft Maintenance Company.
During
his Army career he has completed the following schools:
Transportation
Officer Basic Course; Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course; Army Primary Flight
Training Course; Army Aviation Tactical Course; Army Aviation Helicopter Course
and Cargo Helicopter Transition Course. He has also served in the position of
Company Commander, Executive Officer, Maintenance Officer for Army Aircraft and
Instructor. He has time in every type aircraft of the Army.
His
is married to the former Lillie Mac Rayford, the daughter of Sylvester and
Willie Mac Rayford of Thomastown, and a classmate of his at Southern. They have
three daughters, Jewel Nadine, Sheila Loraine and Valeria Linette.
Lt.
Luster is enroute to Korea for reassignment.
LOCAL
BOARD TO FURNISH ONE MAN
Madison Journal April 1957
The
Madison Parish Local Board induction call for one man will be filled by a
volunteer, on April 23. D'Elmer Williamson, Route 1, Sondheimer,
La., white, will report for this call.
Local
Board Issues Preinduction Call For April 2 5th
Madison Journal April 1957
The
April Preinduction call for Madison Parish will be filled by the following
registrants on April 25:
White: Donald P. Rainwater, Route 1, Box-30, Hickory Ridge, Ark.; Charles W.
Sanders, 1828 Herrington Street, Bastrop, La.
Colored: Edward Lee Clark, Route 3, Box 30, Kerens, Texas; Willie Lewis,
Tallulah, La.; Benjamin Duncan 1818 First Avenue, Spokane, Wash.; Thomas Banks,
Route 1, Box 18-A, Tallulah, La.; Henry Riley, 1647 E Street, Las Vegas, Nev.
Completing
Training
Madison Journal April 1957
Airman
Ollie G. Lott, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Lott and Airman Roy L. Rushing,
20, son of Roy Rushing, both of Tallulah, are completing the first phase of
their basic military tanning at the "Gateway to the Air Force,"
Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Upon
completion of this training, they will be assigned to an Air Force technical
training course or an advanced basic training course leading to a specialized
Air Force job.
While
at Lackland the new enlistess undergo the transition from civilian to airmen through
a program which includes processing, aptitude testing, physical conditioning,
survival and weapon training and classroom studies ranging from citizenship to
military customs and courtesies.
Like
the USAF Officer Candidate and Pre-Flight Schools, also located at Lackland,
basic military training lays the groundwork for either as on-the-job assignment
or vocational schooling in line with capability of the individual.
12
Men Notified To Report for Preinduction
Madison Journal May 1957
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following men to report for
Preinduction examination on May 2:
White: Davis R. Murphy, Route 1, Box 88, Sondheimer, La.; Chas. E. Powell, Jr., 708 LaSalle, City; Junior
G. Beard, Box 1123, City; Melvin C. Dartlone, Route 1, Delhi, La.; Paul G.
Presley, Route 1, Box 160, Delhi, La.
Negro: Edward Brown, Route 1, Box 185, City; Clarence Crump, Route 1, Box 223,
Tallulah, La.; Thomas J. Newell, Route 1, Box 174-X, Tallulah, La.; Charles E.
Winston, 235 Sacramento Blvd., Chicago, Ill.; Charles Brooks, Box 28, Tallulah,
La.; Tommie Richard, 432 29th Street, Los Angeles, Calif.; James Taylor, Jr.,
711 W. Velvet Street, Milwaukee, Wis.
With
The Men In Service
Madison Journal May 1957
Airman
Curtis Marlon Tucker, 19, son of Mrs. D. W. Tucker, Tallulah, is completing the
fist phase of his basic military training at the "Gateway to the Air
Force," Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Upon
completion of this training, he will he assigned to an Air Force technical
training course or an advanced basic training course leading to a specialized
Air Force job.
Stanley
W. Russell, damage controlman fireman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Russell,
Route 1, Tallulah, left San Diego, Calif., April 16 aboard the seaplane tender
USS Pine Island for her seventh tour of the Far East since 1960.
The
Pine Island is scheduled to visit the Philippines, Formosa, Hong Kong, Okinawa,
and Japan.
LOCAL
BOARD CHA NGES OFFICE HOURS
Madison Journal May 1957
Until
further notice, the Madison Parish Local Board office will be open on Mondays,
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. It is still required by law that all young
men must register within five days after their 18th birthday. Willful violators
of this law can be given a heavy fine and imprisonment.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal May 1957
Army
Pvt. D’elmer Williamson, 22, whose wife, Peggy
Joyce, lives on Route 1, Sondheimer, is receiving eight weeks of basic combat
training with the First Infantry Division of Fort Riley, Kansas.
Williamson,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Williamson, 222 East Green Street, Tallulah, was a
wholesale routeman for the Borden Company before entering the Army. He was
graduated from Tallulah High School in 1954.
Navy
Ensign Howard W. Grant, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Grant of 409 Mulberry
Street, Tallulah, is serving as Primary Flight Instructor with Basic Training
Group at the Saufley Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.
Ensign
Grant is an integral part of an intensiveprogram designed to teach Naval
Aviation Cadets the rudiments and principles of Naval flying.
The
June induction call for Madison Parish was filled by one man, Charles T. Ervin,
white, who reported on June 5.
23
Men Called For Preinduction Exam By Local Board
Madison Journal June 1957
The
Madison Parish Preinduction call for June is for 23 men, and the following
registrants have been notified to report on June 25. The first three colored
men listed are volunteers.
White:
Whit J. Smith, 401 Washington, Tallulah, La.; Russell G. Holt, Box 929,
Tallulah, La.; Albert Q. Newell, Tallulah, La.
Colored:
Andrew L. Hardy, 7403 Parmalee Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.; Willie L. Rivers,
Jr., Route 1, Box 122-A, Sondheimer, La.; John L Scott, Box 164, Sondheimer
La.; Cleven Minor, Route 1, Box 37, Tallulah, La.; Otis M. Lee, 1506 Filbert
St., Apt. 4, Oakland, Calif.; Abraham Mike, Tallulah, La.; Lonie B. Chancy, Box
128, Tallulah, La.; Joe L. Wilson, 4313 Barlow St., Monroe, La.; Jimmy Milton,
Box 177, Tallulah, La.; John H. Faby, 1243 E 114th St., Los Angeles 59, Calif.;
William Russell, Jr., 207 W. Askew, Tallulah, La.; William Jackson, 411 Madison
St., Las Vegas, Nev.; Elmer Davis, 1505 W. Adams St., Chicago, Ill.; Oscar K.
Williams, 2852 W. Warren Blvd., Chicago, Ill.; Howard Green, Jr., Tallulah,
La.; D. C. Hicks, Box 621, Tallulah, La.; Joe W. Duncan, Tallulah, La.; Ivory
Lee Robinson, Route 2, Box 33, Tallulah, La.; Frank Cartwright, 509 N.
Chestnut, Tallulah, La.; Sylvester Rayford, Jr., Route 2, Box 63-R, Tallulah,
La.; Joseph L. Hampton Tallulah, La., Transfer.
Promoted
To Colonel
Madison
Journal June 1957
Weldon
W. Cox has been promoted from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel it was
announced this week by Major General Webster Anderson.
Weldon W. Cox promoted To Full Colonel To Take
New Assignment As Commandant Of Disciplinary Barracks
Weldon
W. Cox has been promoted from the rank of Lt. Colonel to Colonel in the
Military Police Corps, U. S. Army, it was announced by Major General Webster
Anderson, USA, Executive Director of the Military Clothing and. and Textile
Supply Agency Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot, U. S. Army.
Colonel
Cox, Provost Marshal of the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot since 1956, left
Tuesday, May 27, 1957 for a new assignment as Commandant, USA Disciplinary
Barracks, Lompac, Calif.
Colonel
Cox is the owner of a farm six miles west of Tallulah. He has three brothers,
Roy, Arie, and Dee O. Cox who reside in Tallulah, a sister, Mrs. O. A. Bradley,
lives in Transylvania, La.
Colonel
Cox was graduated from the Louisiana State University in 1935 with a Bachelor
of Science degree.
Major
assignments in the U. S. Army included the following commands: 1944, Infantry
Battalion during World War II; Military Police Battalion during Korean
Conflict; 1953, Military Police Battalion, Tokyo; 1954, Provost Marshal, Tokyo;
1955-57, Provost Marshal, Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot.
Among
the military service schools attended by Colonel Cox were the Advanced Officers
Training Course on Correction and Confinement and the Associate Advanced
Officers' Course, both at the Provost Marshal General's School, Fort Gordon, Ga.
Army
decorations include Bronze Star Medal for a
the Korean Conflict.
Colonel
Cox is married to the former Renata Tanseri. They have two children, Elizabeth
Ann, 5, and Weldon A., 2. The family will reside in Lompac, Calif.
Local
Board Issues Call For Nine Men July 16
Madison Journal July 1957
The
following men have been notified to report for Preinduction examination by the Madison
Parish Local Board, on July 16, 1957:
White: Henry A. Ezell, 812 Texas Avenue, Ferriday, La.
Negro: James H. Wall, 2822 N. 7th Street, Milwaukee, Wis.; Booker T.
Washington, Tallulah, La.; Frank Coleman, Jr., Route 2, Box 19, Tallulah, La.;
Vernell Gaines, 1220 N. Cedar, Tallulah, La.; Henry C. Lefiore, Route 4,
Carthage, Miss.; Clarence Francis, Box 336, Tallulah, La.; Jessie Rowan, Jr.,
Box 25, Tallulah, La.; Otha Lee Turpin, 104 Jefferson, Las Vegas, Nev., Henry
C. Lisby, Box 614, Tallulah, La., Volunteer.
LOCAL
BOARD TO FURNISH TWO MEN FOR JULY CALL
Madison Journal July 1957
The
Madison Parish Local Board will furnish two men, both colored, for induction
into the Armed Forces July 16.
They
are as follows: Willie Lee Rivers, Jr., Route 1, Box 122-A, Sondheimer, La.,
Volunteer, and Thomas Banks, Route 1, Box 22-A, Tallulah, La.
SUPPLIMENTAL
CALL TO BE FILLED BY TWO WHITE MEN
Madison Journal July 1957
A
supplemental induction call for two men will be filled by the following white
men on July 24, as ordered by the Madison Parish Local Board.
Clyde
E. Tucker, Box 216, Tallulah, La.; Harold C. Clark, Jr.,
Writes
Book
Madison Journal July 1957
Air
Force Chaplain Kenneth James Nettles, former pastor at Newellton, has written a
book "The Supernatural Origin of the Bible", which came off the press
Friday. May 31.
Air Force Chaplain Kenneth J. Nettles Writes Book On "The Supernatural
Origin Of The Bible."
"The
Supernatural Origin of the Bible", by United States Air Force Chaplain
Kenneth James Nettles (published on Friday, May 31 by Exposition Press of New
York) offers ten points in evidence of divine authority.
They
are: The Bible is intuitively recognized as the word of God. (Lieutenant
Nettles cites numerous instances of spontaneous recognition, by former skeptics
of the Bible as divine truth); Bible writing, produced through men of diverse
personalities over 15 centuries, consistently claim to be from a supernatural
source—a fact unique among religious writings.
There
is a humanly inexplicable unity in direction in the movement of thought in the
many varied Scriptures; the Bible has shown as amazing historical accuracy
concerning scientific facts known to many only in recent times; the Bible
contains miraculous predictions which have been fulfilled.
The
Hebrew-Christian Scriptures are unique in placing the full blame on humanity
for failing to produce a righteous society. The Bible offers the only
satisfactory solution to the problem of and the Bible produces incredible
improvements in the lives fallen men.
While
attending college, Lt. Nettles established three Baptist Churches in Louisiana.
He late served as State Missionary for the Louisiana Baptist Convention at the
Illinois Baptist Association. He was pastor of the First Baptist Church in
Newellton, La., from 1949 to 1951, and the Temple Baptist Church in Champaign,
Illinois until he entered the Air Force. Now a First Lieutenant, he is
stationed in the Azores.
Born
in 1922 in North Charleston, South Carolina, he spent his early boyhood in West
Palm Beach Fla., then moved to Tallulah, where he was on the high school boxing
team and graduated at the head his class. He later earned his B.A. degree at
Louisiana College Pineville, and attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, Ky.
His
wife is the former Ruth Bethea of Fort Pierce, Florida, elementary school
teacher. They have two young sons.
LOCAL
BOARD TO BE CLOSED FOUR DAYS IN JULY
Madison Journal July 1957
The
Madison Parish Local Board will be closed on the following days, July 25, 30,
31 and August 1. It will be open on July 23 and 24. On any of these days, boys
becoming 18 may register or changes addresses with the City Clerk.
Local
Board To Furnish Nine Men For Preinduction
Madison
Journal August
1957
The
Madison Parish Preinduction call for August is for nine men to be forwarded on
August 22. The following Negro men have been notified to report, the first
being a volunteer:
Thomas
L. Finney, Waverly, La.; Frezzel Johnson, Route 1, Box 109-B, Tallulah, La.;
Newman Hawkins, Route 2, Box 132, Tallulah. La.; Owen Dawson, 10414 Loudillon,
Los Angeles, Calif.; Cleveland Gaines, 314 E. Craig, Tallulah, La.; Clearance
Bell, Jr., Tallulah, La.; William Johnson, Route 2, Box 26, Tallulah, La.; Esaw
Sheppard, Jr., 703 Sutra Street, Reno, Nev.; Oscar Cooper, Route 1, Box 32,
Tallulah, La.; John W. Winston, Jr., Route 2, Box 190-A, Tallulah, La.
LOCAL
BOARD TO FURNISH TWO MEN FOR INDUCTION
Madison Journal August 1957
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been allocated two men for induction on August
20, and the following two Negro men have been notified to report, the first
being a volunteer:
Henry
C. Lisby, Box 614, Tallulah, La.; Clyde Davis, 617 E. 70th Place, Chicago, Ill.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal August 1957
Marine
Cpl. Billy R. McCarty, son of Mrs. Emma McCarty of Route 1, Tallulah, and
husband of the former Miss Mary A. Holley of Decatur, Miss., is serving with
the 12th Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division at Camp Hauge, Okinawa.
TWO
MEN TO REPORT FOR INDUCTION
Madison Journal September 1957
The
following men have been notified to report for induction on September 18 by the
Madison Parish Local Board, the first being a volunteer, and both are colored:
Andrew L. Hardy, 7403 Larmalee Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif.: Simon Davis, Box
662, Tallulah, La.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal September 1957
Army
Sergeant First Class James M. Johnson, whose wife, Margot, and mother, Mrs.
Fannie B. Baker, live in Tallulah, is scheduled to arrive at Fort Hood, Texas,
late this month from Germany. Sergeant Johnson is a member of the 2nd Armored
Division, which is being reassigned to the Texas fort.
The
sergeant entered the Army in March 1946 and arrived in Europe in December 1954.
His father, James G. Johnson, lives in Five Point, Calif.
Frank
Kingsley, Jr., seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kingsley, Tallulah, and
husband of Mrs. Cecelia Kingsley, San Diego, Calif., returned to San Diego, September
29, aboard the destroyer USS Stoddard after a six-month cruise is the Pacific.
The
Stoddard visited Hawaii; the Island of Samoa; and Australia, before reporting
to the Far East where she completed her tour of duty with the U. S. Seventh
Fleet.
Robert
Harrop Graduated from Medical School; Graduates With M. D. Degree; President Of
Class Of 1957
Madison Journal September 1957
Robert William Harrop was one of 97
graduating from the Louisiana State University School of: Medicine at the
commencement exercises held at the School June 1
He
was President of the Class of 1957. He also delivered the Message from the
Senior Class and made the presentation of the Class Gift.
Dr.
Harrop left Tuesday of this week for Sacramento, Calif., where he will serve
his intern program in the Sacramento County Hospital.
"Boogie"
as he is better known to his many friends in Tallulah, graduated from Tallulah
High the School in 1950. He was a star football player and was All-State in
1948-49.
He
took pre-medical courses at Louisiana Tech and received his B.S. degree from
Tech in 1953 and entered the LSU School of Medicine where he finished June 1.
He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Harrop of Helen Street.
Completes
Course
Madison Journal September 1957
Navy
Reserve Lt. (jg) Robert C. Horton of 307 Grant, Street, Tallulah, completed a
two-week course at the Fleet Sonar School, Key West, Fla., June 24.
The
course, which began June 9, included on sonar equipment and tactics used in
anti-submarine warfare. He also spent two days at sea aboard a destroyer escort
and one day aboard a submarine, practicing sonar detection of underwater and
craft and obstacles.
Lt.
(jg) Horton is a Forester with Chicago Mill & Lumber Company in Tallulah.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal September 1957
The
Navy Department announced the promotion June 16 of John D. Gentry, son of Mrs.
Kate Gentry of Mound, and husband of the former Miss Velva M. Morris of
Fortuna, Calif., to Boilerman first class while serving aboard the destroyer
USS Hopewell.
The
promation followed successful completion of a Navy-wide petty officer
examination conducted last February.
THREE
MEN TO REPORT TO ARMY DUTY TUESDAY
Madison Journal October, November & December
1957
The
Madison Parish Local Board will forward the following three men to Shreveport
for induction on December 10, one being a volunteer.
White:
William E. Bradley, Jr., Box 1027, Tallulah, La.; Provine Homan, 408 Detroit, Delhi,
La.
Negro:
Norman Bomer, 83 E. Palmer, Apt. 1, Detroit 2, Mich., Volunteer.
News
Of Colored Men In Service
Madison Journal October, November & December
1957
Army
PFC Homer L. Abrom, whose wife, Charlee, lives in Tallulah, will spend the
Christmas holidays in Hawaii with members of the 25th Infantry Division's 21st
Artillery.
In
Hawaii since last October, Abom is assigned as a driver in Battery D of the
21st's 2d Field Artillery Battalion. He received basic training at Fort
Chaffee, Ark., and was last stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash.
Abrom
attended Reuben McCall High School.
News
Of Men In The Armed Services
Madison Journal October, November & December
1957
Pvt.
Douglas G. Everhart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Everhart, Tallulah, is a member of
the 25th Division's 35th Infantry in Hawaii.
A gunner in the 35th's Company I C. Everhart entered the Army in January of
this year and received basic training at Fort Ord, Calif. He arrived in Hawaii
last June.
With
Men In The Armed Service
Madison Journal October, November & December
1957
Army
Pvt. William H. Bedgood, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William A. Bedgood, Route 2, Tallulah, is scheduled to complete eight weeks of
basic combat training September 20 under the Reserve Forces Act program at Fort
Chaffee, Ark.
Bedgood attended Tallulah High School.
ENSIGN
FREDDIE H. REARDON was a recent visitor in the home of his parents, MR. and
MRS. W. E. REARDON. ENSIGN REARDON was commissioned recently in the United
States Navy upon his graduation from Officer Candidate School at Newport, Rhode
Island. After leaving Tallulah he reported for duty aboard the U. S. Aucallo at
Barcelona, Spain.
DEENE
HORN WINS SECOND IN U. S. SHARP SHOOTING
Madison Journal October, November & December
1957
Airman
Third Class Deen Horn, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Horn of Tallulah, recently
took second place in a sharp shooting contest involving participants from every
base in the United States. The contest was held at Colorado Springs.
Airman
Horn is presently stationed at the Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida.
LOCAL
BOARD SENDS LOCAL MAN FOR PREINDUCTION EXAM
Madison Journal October, November & December
1957
The
Madison Parish Local Board reports that one man was forwarded to Shreveport for
Preinduction examination on October 9th, as follows:
William E. Bradley, Jr., 300 LaSalle, City.
NEWS
OF COLORED MEN IN SERVICE
Madison Journal January 1958
Army
Pvt. S. T. Gordon, Jr., 18, whose parents live at 2151 Pecan Street, Tallulah,
recently competed 8 weeks of basic combat training under the Reserve Forces Act
program at Fort Chafee, Ark.
He
attended Reuben McCall High School.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal January 1958
John M. Krueger, apprentice petty officer
second class, USN, son of Mrs. Cleta Krueger of Tallulah, graduated January 31
from Recruit Training at the Naval Training Center, San Diego.
James
H. Duncan, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Duncan of Tallulah graduated January 31
from recruit training at the Naval Training Center, San Diego.
F/N
O. L Ashley Home On Leave
Madison Journal January 1958
F/N
O. L Ashley of the U. S. Navy was home the past week for a few days visit with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Ashley.
O.
N., enlisted in the Navy August 30, 1956 and has been to Pearl Harbor, Guam,
several places in Japan, the Philippines and Hong Kong, China. He will go from
here to San Diego, Calif., where he will attend Electrician Mates School. He
expects to finish school sometime in September, after which he will again
return to sea.
He
serves aboard the U.S.S. Kearsarge Air Craft Carrier.
LOCAL
VOLUNTEERS TO REPORT FOR PREINDUCTION
Madison Journal February 1958
The
following registrants of Madison Parish Local Board, both volunteers, have been
notified to report for Preinduction examination February 18, 1958:
White:
Van W. Hopkins, Route 1, Box 286, Tallulah, La.
Negro: Sheriley J. Rollins, 4017 Holmes, Dallas, Texas.
News
of Colored Men In Service
Madison Journal February 1958
Army
Specialist Third Class Charles E. Maddix of Tallulah is a member of the 557th
Quartermaster Company's basketball team, which recently participated in the
Communications Zone Tournament in Toul, France.
Specialist
Maddix, a parachute rigger, entered the Army in 1954 and arrived in Europe in
February 1956.
The
24-year-old soldier was graduated from McCall High School in 1953.
Promoted
Madison Journal February 1958
Howard
W. Grant, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Grant of 409 Mulberry Street,
Tallulah, and husband of the former Miss Eloise Bailey of 102 Willow Street,
Springhill, La., was promoted to Navy Lieutenant (junior grade) February 17
while serving at the Saufley Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.
Before
entering the Navy in September, 1955, he attended Magnolia High School in
Magnolia, Ark., and the University of Arkansas.
Completes
Training
Madison Journal March 1958
James H. Duncan, Apprentice Seaman E-2,
has completed his basic training at San Diego, Calif. He is now attending Radar
School, U. S. Naval School Command, San Francisco, Calif.
James
entered the service in November. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Duncan of
Sondheimer.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal March 1958
PFC
Bobby J. Neighbors, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncy Neighbors, Route 2, Tallulah,
recently participated in an Army Training Test with the 101st Airborne Division
at Fort Campbell, Ky.
Neighbors,
a driver in Company B of the division's 502d Infantry, entered the Army in
January, 1955.
The
20-year-old soldier attended Tallulah High School and was formerly employed by
Graves Flying Service. His wife, Gloria, lives in Hopkinsville, Ky.
Local
Board to Furnish Seven for Induction
Madison Journal April 1958
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been given a call for seven men to be inducted
on the 16th of April, 1958. The following men have been selected to fill this
call:
White:
Arlen R. Gardner, 207 Rosewood, Monroe,
La.
Charles E. Powell, Jr., 708 La Salle, City.
Melvin C. Dartlone, Rt. 1, Box 215, Delhi, La.
Paul G. Presley, Rt. 1, Box 151), Delhi, La.
Negro:
Henry Riley, 1647 "E" St., Las Vegas, Nev.
Otis M. Lee, 3425 Market St., Oakland, Calif.
Lonie B. Chaney, Box 128, City.
Local
Youths Enlist in U. S. Army
Madison Journal April 1958
Sgt.
Mike Frost, local U. S. Army Recruiting Officer, announced today the enlistment
of the following young men from Tallulah: Van H. Hopkins, Jeff M. Wilson, Jr.,
Wayne Williams, Richmond Barber, John R. Pillars, Terryl Thompson and Troyce Carter. Hopkins, Wilson and Barber
enlisted under the Army's Technical School program which enables a young man to
choose a Technical School before enlistment. A letter of guarantee is given to
the applicant before he actually enlists. Pillars and Thompson enlisted in the
Airborne Corps. Williams and Carter were Army veterans and they enlisted for an
assignment with the Fourth Army area.
News
of Colored Men in Service
Madison Journal April 1958
PFC
William Northern of the 519th Field Artillery Battalion will participate in an
aggressor force for exercise "Indian River". "Indian River"
will be a 16,000 man "war" fought over 270,000 acres of Cascade
foothills at Yakima Training Center from May 5 to May 20.
Northern
is in the Headquarter and Headquarter Battery of the 519th Field Artillery
Battalion. He is assigned as a radio telephone operator.
Army
Sgt. Charles L. Hollins, 24, whose wife, Geraldine, lives at 502 East First
Street, Delhi, is scheduled to participate in "Exercise Eagle Wing, a
101st Airborne Division maneuver at Fort Campbell, Ky., April 16-30.
Sergeant
Hollins, assistant chief fire direction control computer in Mortar Battery of
the division's 501st Infantry, was last stationed at Camp Wood, Japan. He
entered the Army in 1954.
The
sergeant, son of Julia B. Scott, Route 2, Tallulah, attended Southern
University. He was graduated from McCall High School in Tallulah in 1951
James
W. Davis Receives 15-Year Service Certificate
Madison Journal April 1958
Mr.
James W. Davis, a Tallulah resident for
many years, and a member of the Madison Parish Local Board for 15 years was
presented this week a "Certificate of Appreciation" for his service
to the nation.
Mr.
W. N. Graham, Coordinator for North Louisiana of the Selective Service System,
made the presentation Tuesday, April 15 at the Local Board Office in the City
Hall.
Mr.
Davis is well-known in Tallulah and Madison Parish. A World War I veteran, and
a member of Scott-Nicols-Voak Post No. 100, American Legion, and was finance
officer for many years.
Mr.
Davis is to be complimented for his faithful service to the Local Board as well
as to the nation.
NEWS
OF COLORED MEN IN SERVICE
Madison Journal April 1958
Army
Pvt. S. T. Gordon, Jr., 18, whose parents live at 215 Pecan Street, Tallulah,
recently completed 8 weeks of basic combat training under the Reserve Forces
Act program at Fort Chafee, Ark.
He
attended Reuben McCall High School.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal April 1958
Pvt.
Robert J. Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Jackson, Route 1, Tallulah,
recently completed the aviation maintenance entry course at the Army Aviation
School, Fort Rucker, Ala.
Jackson
received basic training at Fort Chaffee, Ark.
The
20-year-old soldier is a 1957 graduate of Tallulah High School.
Local
Youth Enlists For Army Technical School
Madison Journal April 1958
Sgt.
Mike Frost, local U. S. Army Recruiting Officer, announced that a 1957 Tallulah
High School graduate, Julius Ray, recently enlisted in the U. S. Arm; under the
Army's Technical School program. Pvt. Ray enlisted for a 6 months Telephone
Repair course. After 8 weeks of basic training he will be transferred to Fort
GorIdon, Ga., to begin his technical training.
Lt.
Col. Gandy Now In Korea
Madison Journal April 1958
SEOUL
(AHTNC) — Army Lt. Col. William F. Gandy, whose wife, Caroline,
lives at 1010 N. Second St., Monroe, La., recently arrived in Korea and is now
a member of the Korean Military Advisory Group in Seoul.
Colonel
Gandy entered the Army in 1942.
The
colonel, son of Mrs. Robert W. Gandy, Sr., 800 Lillian St., Tallulah, is a
graduate of Tallulah High School. He attended Louisiana State University and is
a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Completes
Training
Madison Journal April 1958
Roy
H. Taylor, son of Mrs. Nancy D. Taylor of Route 2, Tallulah, completed recruit
training April 18 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif.
The
11-week course includes instruction in all basic military subjects and the
firing of all basic infantry weapons.
Upon
completion of training new Marines are assigned to a unit for further infantry
training, or to one of the many Marine Corps schools.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal May 1958
Alvin
J. Shows, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Shows of Tallulah, graduated from recruit
training March 28 at the Naval Training Center, San Diego, Calif.
The
graduation exercises, marking the end of nine weeks of "boot camp",
included a full dress parade and review before military official and civilian
dignitaries.
In
nine weeks of instruction, the "raw recruit" is developed into a Navy
Bluejacket, ready for duty with the fleet.
Army
Specialist Third Class Howard E. King, son of Bob B. King, 514 W. Green St.,
Tallulah, La., is scheduled to participate in "Exercise Eagle Wing",
a 101st Airborne Division maneuver at Fort Campbell, Ky., April 16-30.
The
maneuver, which will involve more than 15,000 paratroopers, is designed to test
the effectiveness of the division under simulated combat conditions.
A
member of the division's Headquarters Company, Specialist King was employed by
the radio station, KTLD, before entering the Army.
King,
son of Mrs. Margaret Richardson, Star Route, Vidalia, is a 1955 graduate of
Tallulah High School. His wife, Susanne, lives in Hopkinsville, Ky.
Preinduction
Call Issued For 15 Men
Madison Journal May 1958
The
following registrants, including one volunteer, have been notified to report
for Preinduction examination on May 28 by the Madison Parish Local Board:
White:
Ezra E. Mangum, Route 2, Box 85-A, Tallulah, La., Volunteer,Doyle E. Hendricks,
Route 2, Delhi, La.; Burney R. Westmoreland, 711 Poplar Street,
City.
Colored:
Walter Virgil, 801 Washington, Las Vegas, Nev.; Elmer Thompson, Box 18, Mound,
La.; Lawrence Richardson, Jr., Route 1, Box 177, 984, Tallulah, La.; Lewis
Sansberry, 714 Jefferson, Las Vegas, Nev.; Jack Adams, Route 1, Box 56,
Tallulah, La.; Ledell Kinsey, Tallulah, La.; Andrew L. Bowie, 104 Madison, Las
Vegas, Nev.; W. C. Conway, 1005 A Street, Las Vegas, Nev.; Mese Allen, Jr.,
Route 2, Box 435, Tallulah, La.; Robert Guice, Box 892, Tallulah, La., Walter L
Brooks, Box 934, Tallulah, La.
LOCAL
BOARD ISSUES CALL FOR FOUR MEN FOR ARMY
Madison Journal May 1958
The
following registrants, all white, have been notified to report on May 27 for
induction into the Army by the Madison Parish Local Board:
Whit
J. Smith, 401 Washington Street, Tallulah, La.; Albert Q. Newell, Tallulah,
La.; Billy R. Smith, Route 1, Box 158-B, Delhi. La.; Paul G. Presley, Route 1, Box
150, Delhi, La.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal May 1958
Marine
Pvt. R. H. Taylor, son of Mrs. Nancy D. Taylor, Route 2, Tallulah, is scheduled
to finish four weeks of individual combat training May 19 at the Marine Corps
Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The
course includes the latest infantry tactics, first aid, demolitions, field
fortifications and advanced schooling on weapons.
Trainees
learn that all Marines are basically infantrymen, whether they serve as cooks,
typists, truck drivers or with aviation snits.
Mrs.
W. P. Sevier Receives 15-Year Service Award
Madison Journal May 1958
Mrs.
W. P. Sevier, Clerk at the Madison Parish Local
Board, was presented a 15-year Service Pin last week for meritous service.
Mrs.
Sevier has been clerk of the Local Board since November of 1940 and has served
as its clerk ever since with the exception of one year, August, 1947 to August
1948, when the local office was closed.
Making
the presentation to Mrs. Sevier was Mr. Wallace C. Graham Coordinator of the
Selective Service System of Louisiana.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison
Journal May 1958
Sergeant
First Class John W. Word, son of Mrs. Myrtle Roborn, Tallulah, recently
participated in "Logex 58", an annual Army logistical maneuver
conducted at Fort Lee, Va.
Support
troops from Reserve and Regular Army units were trained in new supply and
maintenance procedures.
Sergeant
Word is a member of the 1st Logistical Command at Fort Bragg, N. C. He entered
the Army in 1943. Among his decorations, he holds the Bronze Star Medal and
the Combat Infantryman Badge.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal May 1958
Pvt.-2
Will Northern of Tallulah has been commended for his part in the outstanding
showing of his organization, the 519th Field Artillery Battalion, in Fort
Lewis, Wash., annual maintenance inspection.
Pvt.
Northern is the brother of Eliza Clark, formerly of Tallulah. He is assigned as
a Radio Telephone Operator in the Battalion's HQS Battery.
The
519th Field Artillery Battalion was awarded a rating of "Superior"
and one of the highest scores ever given at Fort Lewis in this type of
inspection.
BROTHERS
GRADUATE
Vicksburg Evening Post June 1958
Three
brothers. all born in 1940, will graduate from Tallulah High School on May 23.
The three, all of whom have been carrier boys for the Evening Post in Tallulah
for the past four years, are, left to right. Kenneth LaRue Gunn, Lee Gunn. Jr., and John C. Gunn, sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gunn, Sr. They have another brother
who will still deliver papers in Tallulah.
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Men To Report For Preinduction Examination June 11
Madison Journal June 1958
The
following registrants of Madison Parish Local Board have been notified to
report for Preinduction examination on 11 June, 1958:
White: Leonard Graham, Box 89, Dunn, La.
Negro:
Willie O. Jones, 2213 Bush St., San Francisco, Calif.; Howard Green, Jr., 11011
Avalon Blvd. No. 7, Los Angeles, Calif.; Darnell Riggs, Tallulah, La.; Joe L.
Sansbery, Route 2, Box 64, Tallulah, La.; Tony Fountain, Route 2, Box 314,
Delhi, La.; John Boyskins, Jr., 218 Madison Ave., Las Vegas, Nev.; Robert
Farmer, 3420 McKinley, Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.; Walter Scott, Route 2, Box
341, Tallulah, La.; Wilson C. Ross, Tallulah, La.; Dorsey Mayes, Route 2, Box 94-A, Tallulah, La.; Willie
Rogers, Route 1, Box 65, Tallulah, La.; Alphonse McCloed, Delta, La.; Scott
Williams, Route 1, Box 214, Tallulah, La.; Ollie Anderson, Box 81, Tallulah,
La.; Austin Gordon, Jr., Route 1, Box 131, Tallulah, La.; Roger Williams, Route
1, Box 197, Tallulah, La.; Eugene Carson, Jr., Route 2, Box 156-A, Tallulah, La.
JUNE
12 THREE MEN TO REPORT FOR ARMY
Madison Journal June 1958
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following registrants, all Negroes,
to report for induction on the 12th of June, 1958:
John
H. Faby, 1243 E 114th Street, Los Angeles, Calif.; Frank Coleman, Jr., Route 2,
Box 19, Tallulah, La.; Albert Minor, Jr., Route 1, Box 271, Tallulah, La.
Completes
Training
Madison Journal June 1958
Barney D. Peters, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J.
Peters, 1224 Tampa Street, has completed the first phase and has entered the
second phase of Basic military training in the 3709th Basic Military Training
Squadron at Lakeland Air Force Base, Texas.
Local
Youths Enlist In U. S. Army
Madison Journal June 1958
Sgt.
Mike Frost, local U. S. Army Recruiting Officer announced today the enlistments
of the following young men from Madison Parish: Phillip Nugent and Elmer
Kennon, both of Tallulah.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal June 1958
Army
Pvt. Frank M. Wilson, 23, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Kirksey, live at
700 Florida Street, Tallulah, La., recently completed an eight-week general
supply course at Fort Chaffee, Ark.
Wilson
attended Northeast State College and was an announcer-disk jockey with Radio
Station KTLD before entering the Army.
Local
Board Has Supplemental Call for Preinduction
Madison Journal June 1958
A
supplemental Preinduction call has been received by the Madison Parish Local
Board, and the following registrants have been notified to report on June 26:
White:
George P. McDonald, Box 247, Tallulah, La.; Horald F. Morris, 6077 Scenic
Highway, Baton Rouge, La.
Negro:
Rcger Williams, Route 1, Box 197, Tallulah, La.; Eugene Carson, Jr., Route 2,
Box 156-A, Tallulah, La.; Henry H. Truewell, 532-W 53rd Street, Los Angeles,
Calif.; John Mike, 1307 E. 70th Street, Los Angeles, Calif.; Robert Gultery,
Route 1, Box 172, Tallulah, La.; Roscoe N. Green, Box Box 667, Tallulah,
La.;Oliver Williams, Route 1, Box 109, Tallulah, La.; Ernest Washington, Box
973, Tallulah, La.; Leroy Bartlett, 18 S. Wood, Chicago, Ill.; Henderson Wiley,
314 W. Green Street, Tallulah, La.; John C. Levingston, 2859 E. 9th Street,
Oakland, Calif.; Loy R. Harris, Route 1, Box 20, Delhi, La.; Lisbon Eagles,
Route 1, Box 62, Tallulah, La.
Capt.
M. V. LeBlanc Graduates from U. S. Army College
Madison Journal June 1958
Capt,
Melvin V. LeBlanc was among the nine candidates of Louisiana graduates to
graduate Friday, June 20, at the regular graduating class at U. S. Army Command
and Regular Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
He
is the son of Mrs. M. P. LeBlanc, 700 DeSoto Street.
Stationed
In Texas
Madison Journal June 1958
PFC.
Lonnie Chancy, son of Luella Blanche of Tallulah, who has been stationed at
Fort Hood, Texas, has finished basic training with the 2d Armored Division.
Instructor
Of Month
Madison Journal July 1958
Navy
Lt. (jg) Howard W. Grant, Jr., was selected "Instructor of the Month"
while serving as flight instructor at the Sauey Field Naval Auxiliary Air
Station, Pensacola, Fla.
He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Grant of Mulberry Street, Tallulah, and
husband of the former Miss Eloise Bailey of 102 Willow Street, Springhill.
Before
entering the service in September 1955, Lt. Grant attended the University of
Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Commissioned
Madison Journal July 1958
Commissioned
a Marine Second Lieutenant June 7, was William H. Hale, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Hale, Route 1, Tallulah.
Lt.
Hale is a graduate of Tallulah High School and served as an enlisted Marine
before entering Officers Candidate School.
He
is now undergoing the 32-week Marine Officers Basic Course at Quantico, become
a qualified infantry platoon leader.
Before
being commissioned he completed the 10-week Officer Candidate Course, also at
Quantico.
LT.
BAILEY'S SON BORN IN GERMANY
Madison Journal July 1958
Lieutenant
and Mrs. R. Bailey, III are being congratulated on the arrival of their first
child, a boy, born June 25th in Wiesbaden, Germany. He has been named Scott
Freeman Bailey, and tipped the scales at six and one half pounds.
His
paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. R. L Bailey, Jr., of Tallulah. They
received the news early in the week.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal July 1958
Timothy
Coleman, 28, whose wife, Oralee, lives on Route 1, Tallulah, La., recently was
promoted to specialist second class at Fort Campbell, Ky., where he is a member
of the 101st Airborne Division.
A
cook in Mortar Battery of the division's 187th Infantry, Specialist Coleman
entered the Army in July, 1955.
The
son of the Nathaniel Coleman, Mound, he attended Thomastown High School.
Army
Pvt. Sheriley J. Rollins, 19, whose parents live on Route 1, Tallulah, recently
completed 16 weeks of basic combat training at Fort Carson Colo.
Rollins
is a 1957 graduate of Thomastown High School.
LOCAL
BOARD ISSUES PREINDUCTION CALL FOR TUESDAY, JULY 15
Madison Journal July 1958
Preinduction
call on July 15 will be filled by one white man and three colored men.
White:
Charles G. Jackson, 305 Oak Street, Tallulah.
Colored:
Robert Gultery, City; Lisbon Eagles, Route 1, Box 52, City; Clifton Reynolds,
City.
TWO
GOING TO ARMED SERVICES
Madison Journal July 1958
The
local Selective Service Board announces that two white men will leave Tallulah
on July 24 for the armed services. They are John M. Christian, 915 Elm Street,
and Gerald M. Merritt, 1218 Jefferson Street, Vicksburg, Miss. Both are
volunteers.
Taking
Training
Madison Journal August 1958
Army
Private Ezra E. Mangum, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Tice, Route 1,
Tallulah, who entered the Army June 12, 1958, is taking basic training with
Fort Riley's First Infantry Division.
Mangum
is a member of 13 Company 2d Infantry, which will move to Germany under
Operation Gyroscope next winter. The 2d Infantry is training its own
replacements to be all full strength before the units of the 1st Division
trades places with the units of the 24th Division in Germany.
A
truck driver by profession, Mangum was employed by the Farm Air Service,
Tallulah, before entering the service.
Pvt.
Mangum has recently quailfled with the M-1 rifle and has been awarded the
Marksman Badge by his company Commander.
In Medical School
Madison Journal August 1958
Jacob Storey, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Storey, a Tallulah High School
graduate, is in his second year at the L.S.U. Medical School. Jacob has done
interne work during the summer at Mercy Hospital and Charity Hospital in
New Orleans, for two summers.
Local
Men Enlist In Army During Month Of August
Madison Journal August 1958
Rendell
Gardner and Andrew Hunter enlisted in the U. S. Army during the month of August
from Madison Parish it was announced today by M/Sgt. Steve F. Millstid, Station
Commander for the Monroe area.
Completes
Basic
Madison Journal August 1958
Army
Pvt. Albert Q. Newell. 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Newell, Route 1,
Tallulah, recently completed eight weeks of basic combat training at Fort
Chaffee, Ark. Newell was graduated from Tallulah High School in 1956 and was a
school bus operator for the Madison Parish School Board in civilian life.
ROTC
Summer Camp Closed August 1st
Madison Journal August 1958
The
1958 Reserve Officers Training Corps Summer Camp held in Fort Hood, Texas
during, the summer came to an end July 31.
Two
men of this area, Billy G. Keyes and Billy R. Stewart were among
the 1148 cadets in attendance, departed for home on last Sunday. Both boys are
students at Northeast State College at Monroe.
LOCAL
BOARD HAS CALL FOR TWO MEN FOR INDUCTION
Madison Journal August 1958
The
following registrants, both Negro, has been notified by the Madison Parish
Local Board to report for induction on August 26, 1958:
Willie O. Jones, 2213 Bush St., San Francisco, Calif., and Frank Coleman,
Jr.,Route 2, Box 19, Tallulah.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal August 1958
PFC
Charles E. Ervin, son of Mrs. Elsie C. Ervin, 306 Monroe Street, recently
participated with the 8th Infantry Division in annual combat efficiency
Army training tests in Germany.
Ervin,
a supply specialist in Headquarters Detachment of the division's 8th Medical
Battalion, entered the Army in June 1957 and completed basic training at Fort
Riley, Kansas. He arrived overseas last January.
The 23-year-old soldier was formerly a field
reporter with the Agriculture Stabilization Conservation. A 1952 graduate of
Tallulah High School, he attended Northwestern Louisiana State College for
three years
Local
Board Lists Preinduction Call For September 9
Madison Journal September 1958
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified the following registrants to report for
Preinduction examination on the 9th of September, 1958:
White:
James H. Fulford, Route 2, Box 268, Delhi, La.; Max A. McDonald, 1000 S. Elm Street, City;
John H. Doden, Tallulah, La.; Donnit Wilburn, Route 2, Delhi, La.
Colored:
Morris Dixen, Jr., Route 1, Box 33, Tallulah, La.; Steven Rooks, Route 2, Box
77, Tallulah, La.; Joseph King, Route 3, Box 285, Delhi, La.; William Perkins,
Box 361, Tallulah, La.; Willie L. Turner, Route 2, Box 137, Tallulah, La.;
Sherman Walker, Box 122, Tallulah, La.; L. C. Ford, Route 2, Box 108, Tallulah,
La.; William D. Grady, 3161 Garfield, Detroit, Mich.; James Harrison, Route 1,
Box 92, Tallulah, La.
With
The Colored Men In Service
Madison Journal September 1958
Specialist
Third Class Timothy Coleman, 21, whose wife, Blanche, and parents live at
Mound, recently participated with the 101st Airborne Division in annual combat
efficiency Army training tests at Fort Campbell, Ky.
Specialist
Coleman, who entered the Army in July 1955, is a cook in Mortar Battery of the
division's 187th Infantry. He was graduated from Thomastown High School in 1955.
Capt.
G. W. Byram Completes Course at Medical Center
Madison Journal September 1958
Captain
George W. Byram, son of Mrs. Ala B. Smith,
Route 2, Tallulah, recently completed a military orientation course for newly
commissioned medical service officers at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas
Captain
Byram, a member of Theta Xi fraternity was graduated from Tallulah High School
in 1950, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1955 and Louisiana State University
Medical School in 1957.
Completes
Basic
Madison Journal September 1958
Jefferson
W. Freeland, Seaman apprentice, USCG, son of Mrs. Annie Belle Freeland,
Tallulah, has completed 13 weeks of basic training at the U. S. Coast Guard
Receiving Center, Cape May, New Jersey. Freeland entered the Coast Guard last
April.
Seaman
apprentice Freeland will report to petty officer school at Groton, Conn., for
training as a engineman.
Before
entering the Coast Guard Freeland attended Tallulah High School.
Two
College Students Called In Service
Madison Journal September 1958
J. C. Lee, Jr., second year law student at
Louisiana State, and Edward Powell, recent graduate, of
Louisiana Tech, left last Saturday for Camp Chaffee, Ark. for their two months
basic training.
News
Of Men In S ervice
Madison Journal September 1958
Army
Major Melvin V. LeBlanc, 35, whose wife, Peggy lives at 3334 State Street
Drive, New Orleans, recently arrived in Vietnam and is now a member of the
Military Assistance Group in Saigon.
Major
LeBlanc, son of Mrs. Carmen H. LeBlanc, 710 DeSoto Street, Tallulah, entered
the Army in 1942.
A graduate of Tallulah High School, the major was graduated from
Loyola University, New Orleans, in 1942. He is a 1947 graduate of the U. S.
Military Academy.
Completes
Basic
Madison Journal September 1958
Army
Recruit Lester C. Kelley, whose wife, Dorothy, live at 1228 Guillory Street,
Westlake, La., recently completed eight weeks of basic combat training at Fort
Chaffee, Ark. The 22-year-old soldier, son of Mrs. Dollie M. Fletcher,
Tallulah, attended Baskin High School and was formerly employed by Commercial
Transport, Corp, Houston, Texas. His father, Lester C. Kelley, lives at 1227
Guillory Street, Westlake, La.
THREE
MEN TO REPORT FOR ARMY INDUCTION
Madison Journal October 1958
Three
registrants, all Negro, have been notified to report for induction by the
Madison Parish Local Board on October 21. They are as follows, the first two
being volunteers:
Darnell
Riggs, Tallulah, La.; Henderson Wiley, 314 W. Green Street, Tallulah, La.;
Walter Virgil, 204 Morgan Street, Las Vegas, Nev.
CHANGE
MADE IN OCTOBER 21st INDUCTION CALL
Madison Journal October 1958
The
Madison Parish Local Board reports that there will be a change in the October
21 induction call. Donnie Ray Wilburn, Route 1, Box 221, Delhi, La., a white
volunteer will take the place of Walter Virgil, 204 Morgan Avenue, Las Vegas,
Nevada, Negro.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal October 1958
John
D. Gentry, boilerman first class, USN, of Mound, returned to San Diego, Calif.,
October 3 after a seven-month cruise in
the Western Pacific as a unit of the U. S. Seventh Fleet.
While
with the Fleet the Kidd visited Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Okinawa. As a
screening ship for Task Group 77.7 the Kidd acted as plane guard for the attack
aircraft carrier USS Hancock.
Bruce
E. Bierbaum, machine, accountant seaman apprentice USN son of Mr. and Mrs. O.
F. Bierbaum of 1401 Florida Street,
Tallulah, graduated September 12 from the Personnel Man School, at the Naval
Training Center, Bainbridge, Md.
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Men To Report Pre-Induction
Madison Journal October 1958
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been allocated 18 men for Preinduction
examination in October.
The
following registrants, including one volunteer, have been notified to report to
the City Hall at 5:45 a. m., October 29 and will go by bus to Shreveport.
White:
John I. Senior, 5314 Brittain Street, Long Beach, Calif.; Huey Roper, 1007 S.
Walnut, Tallulah, La.; Bobby Lee Sykes, Waverly, La.; McNeal Givens, Route 2,
Box 77, Sondheimer, La.; Jimmie L. Watson, Box 13, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
James Harrison, Route 1, Box 92, Tallulah, La.; James O. Kent, 302 East Craig,
City; Charles G. Wright, Tallulah, La.; Wes Bynum, Route 2 Box 64, Tallulah,
La., Columbus Gregory, Tallulah, Edward L. Harper, Box 734, City, Tomie L.
Temple, Route 7, Box 185, Philadelphia, Miss.; Horace C. Houston, Route 1, Box
222, Tallulah, La.; Johnnie L. Richard, Lake Village, Ark.; Eddie D. ????, Box 952, Tallulah, La., ???? L. Jones 401 W Green, City, Junius Taylor, E.
Askew, City; John H. Turner, Box ???, City.
Completes
Basic
Madison Journal October 1958
Army
Pvt. Whit J. Smith, 22, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse J. Wiltcher, live at
401 Washington Street, recently completed eight weeks of basic combat training
at Fort Chaffe, Ark. Smith is a 1954 graduate of Tallulah High School and a
former employee of the Auto Supply Company.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal October 1958
William
E. Bradley, Jr., whose parents live in Tallulah, recently was promoted to
private first class in Germany, where he is a member of the Sixth Transportation
Battalion.
Bradley
assigned as athletics and recreation non-commissioned officer in the
battalion's Headquarters Company, entered the Army in December, 1957 and
completed combat training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He arrived in Europe in
July from an assignment at Fort Eustis, Va.
The
23-year-old soldier was graduated from Tallulah High School in 1954 and
Northeast Louisiana State College in 1957.
John
D. Antley, aviation structural mechanic airman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S.
Antley of 510 Mulberry Street, Tallulah, is serving at the Saugey Field Naval
Auxiliary Air Station, Pensacola, Fla
Saufley
Field is where naval air cadets receive primary flight training.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal October 1958
Sgt.
Bobby R. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Renford Williams, Tallulah, is scheduled
to participate with the 327th Infantry in "Exercise White Cloud", a
Strategic Army Corps (STRAC) maneuver involving parachute assaults on Fort
Campbell, Ky., and Fort Bragg, N. C.
"Exercise
White Cloud", which will take place between October 23 and November 6, is
designed to test effectiveness of STRAC troops in making swift and decisive
assault movements.
Sergeant
Williams, a squad leader is the infantry's Company C, entered the Army in May,
1955.
The
23-year-old soldier attended Delhi High School. He was a farmer before entering
the Army.
Completes
Basic
Madison Journal October 1958
Pvt.
Donald F. Hull, son of Alton B. Hull, Sr., 1439 Tampa street, Tallulah,
recently completed eight weeks of basic combat training at Fort Chaffee, Ark.
Hull is a 1952 graduate of Lake Providence High School and a 1958 graduate of
Southwestern Louisiana Institute.
Completes
Basic
Madison Journal October 1958
Pvt. John Mark Christian finished his
basic training at Fort Chaffee, Ark., and after spending leave in Tallulah and
Baton Rouge, has returned to Fort Chaffee for eight weeks of artillery training.
During
his basic training Pvt. Christian won a sharp shooters medal for hitting the
bull's eye seven times out of nine at 500 yards, with the M-1 rifle.
Appointed
Lieutenant Colonel
Madison Journal November 1958
Newly
appointed Lieutenant Colonel William Eugene Antley, the 2nd Marine Division's
Plans Officer, has his silver leaves pinned on by Mrs. Antley and Major General
J. C. Burger, Division Commander, during ceremonies in the general's office
Sept. 30, at Camp Lejeune, N. C. (Official USMC photo).
Tallulah Boy Promoted To Lt. Colonel
Marine
William Eugene Antley, holder of the Bronze Star Medal, was appointed a
Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Marine Corps September 30, at the 2nd Marine
Division, Camp, Lejeune, N. C., the Journal was informed recently.
Colonel
Antley, the assistant Division Plans Officer, received the silver leaves,
insignia of his new rank from the Division Commander, Major General J. C.
Burger. Mrs. Antley, the former Lora Landers of Start, La., was present for the
informal ceremony in Gen. Burger's office.
Antley
was graduated from Clarks High School in 1938, and Louisiana State University,
Class of '42 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education before he entered
the Marine Corps in October of that year.
The
Colonel completed Basic School at the Marine Corps School Quantico, Va., and
Tank School at Fort Knox, Ky., before joining the 24th Marine, 4th Division in
the early part of 1943. He served with tank units of the 4th Division at
Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. Following the war Colonel Antley
entered the reserves.
He
was called back into the Marine Corps in September 1949 and sent to
Headquarters, Marine Corps in Washington (personnel).
During
the Korean conflict Antley was the personnel officer for the 1st Division until
September 1962, when he joined the 1st Combat Service Group, also in Korea as
the S-1 Officer.
Following
Korea he completed the junior course in Amphibious Warfare at MCS, Quantico,
Va., and went to the 2nd Division in 1964 as the executive officer of the 3rd
Battalion, 2nd Marines.
Col.
Antley is the son of and Mrs. Eugene Antley of Cleveland Street.
16
Called For Preinduction November 20
Madison Journal November 1958
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been given a Preinduction call for sixteen men
on November 20th, and the following registrants have been notified to report on
that date:
White:
John W. McLemore, Box 714, Paducah, Texas; Hoyt Lee, Rt. I, Box 58, Sondheimer,
La.
Negro:
John T. Laws, Rt. 1, Box 183, Delhi, La.; Richard Green, Jr., 519 N. Walnut,
City; William Russell, Jr., 207 W. Askew, City; John Jimison, Rt. 2, Box 98,
Tallulah, La.; Lester Albright, 2361 N. 7 Lane, Milwaukee, Wis.; Frank
Henderson, Tallulah, La.; Percy Howard, 1021 N. Cummings, Los Angeles, Calif.;
Johny Avance, Delta, La.; Earnest Douglas, 1815 E. 117th St., Los Angeles,
Calif.; Johnnie L. Kline, Rt. 1, Box 95, Tallulah, La.; Lee A. Morris, Rt. 1,
Box 198-A, Tallulah, La.; David L. Crockett, 726 Winona, Pasadena 3, Calif.;
John Hawkins, Jr., Tallulah, La.; Will H. L. Washington, Rt. 1, Box 201, Delhi,
La.
Five
Men To Report For Army Duty
Madison Journal November 1958
The
following registrants of Madison Parish Local Board No. 36 have been notified
to report for induction on November 20th:
White:
Russell G. Holt, Box 929, Tallulah, La.
Charles G. Jackson, 551 Boulevard, Shreveport, La.
Negro:
Walter Virgil, 204 Morgan Ave., Las Vegas, Nev.
Andrew L Bowie, 1109 H St., Las Vegas, Nev.
Walter Scott, Rt. 2, Box 341, Tallulah, La.
News
of Men in Service
Madison Journal November 1958
Army
Pvt. Van W. Hopkins, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hopkins, Route 1, Tallulah,
recently completed the 25-week carrier equipment repair course at the Army's
Southeastern Signal School, Fort Gordon, Ga.
He
received training in the rerepair maintenance of field carrier telephone and
telegraph equipment.
Hopkins
is a 1957 graduate of Tallulah High School and attended Northeast Louisiana
State College.
Local
Boys Enlist In U. S. Army
Madison Journal November 1958
John
Doden of Tallulah recently enlisted in the Regular Army for a period of three
years, according to M/Sgt. Quillie N. Underwood, local United States Army
Recruiter.
Doden
enlisted under the Army's Reserved For You Program, whereby a man may
select the school of his choice before enlisting. John selected one of the high
qualified schools in the electronic field as his choice. Before being enlisted
for the school he was administered a battery of tests qualifying him for the
school.
Also
enlisting from Tallulah was James King who enlisted under one of the Army's
Special Assignments offered to highly qualified men. James also enlisted for a
period of three years.
Also
of interest to young men in this area, ycu may now enlist in the U. S. Army and
spend Christmas holidays at home.
Old
Van Z. Lives Life Full Speed
Madison Journal November 1958
By TOM SELLERS
Columbus, (Ga.) Ledger October 30, 1958
Cornelius Van Zelfden, who will be
70 in December, is probably the oldest master sergeant in the United States
Army. He is certainly the most hilarious; I spent a thigh-slapping three hours
with him yesterday, and am still slightly dazed by the sheer ubiquity of the
man.
The
old bull is famous in his outfit, the Second Infantry Division, for his
education lectures, which are gamier than most. A native Dutchman, the ancient
warrior has seven great-grand children, but his health appears to be robust;
his speeches to the troops are delivered with the gusto of modern Gargantua.
No
one sleeps in a Van Zelfden current events talk. He had the men of Headquarters
and Headquarters Co., Second Division howling yesterday afternoon with his
pungent asides to the news of the day. In a rapid-fire Dutch accent, he
adlibbed things that sounded approximately like: "Well, the Chinese Reds
are at it again. They rained half a million shells on those little old islands
over there, and threatened the world with war —now they say it's time for us
all to be brothers again. 'We'll only shell them every other day,' they said,
'and maybe it won't hurt quite as many people.' There's one thing about the
Chinese—they're different. Just when you think you’ve got 'em figured out, they
go the other way."
On
the coal mine disasters: "I see in the paper where a lot of miners are
getting killed. They pay pretty good money to coal miners, I guess, but a
hundred dollars an hour wouldn't get me down in that hole."
After
the lecture I followed the old character to his office at Sand Hill and
proceeded to fling questions at him. His story, when I read my notes later,
sounded like a penny dreadful. Van Z. has served in one army or another since
he was 18, including the French Foreign Legion, where he watched them crucify
thieves by pining their hands to the desert with daggers.
By
his own definition, he was a dashing young second lieutenant of artillery in
the first World War, and a grim captain of military police in the second. Later
he returned to the service as an enlisted man. Van Z. has some well-defined but
hardly printable ideas on the Arabs. ("They can't be trusted," he
claims), occuring from his three years in the Persian Gulf Command. ("It
got up to 140 degrees in the desert. I was dehydrated.")
Off
and on, Van Z. has been a civilian soldier of fortune and cotton planter in
Louisiana. He was struck by lightning once in Michigan and had his pants shot
off by a bandit in Iran. A while back, he lectured a brigadier general on the
unhappy surrender of the Army's bugle to the public address system ("It's
bad for the martial spirit.")
He
got the first traffic ticket of his life a few weeks ago in Columbus, for
failure to deposit a parking fee. A friend who knows him intimately declares
that he "drives like an epileptic, in unnerving stops and starts,"
which is similar to the way he carries on a conservation.
Old
Van is a life-long hunter and has shot game all over the world: German wild
boar, ray-buck, elk, bear, orangutan, dove, deer, alligator and rabbits. The
owner of an excellent collection of rifles, he can still fire a three-inch
pattern from 100 yards. He is a 32nd degree Mason, and swears that the Dutch,
not the English, whipped the Spanish Armada in the 16th century.
The
sergeant knows the Scriptures backward and forward in a gusty, non-academic
way. His brother, John Van Zelfden, now 72, was a member of the Dutch Army's
bicycle squad which captured the Kaiser as he fled Germany after World War I.
Old
Cornelius likes his beer and an occasional chew of tobacco, owns his own home
at 10 Victory Dr., and has no plans to get out of the army.
"Don't
talk to me about retiring," he growled. "What would I do--fish all
day? Bah!
I
took my leave of Sgt. Cornelius Van Zelfden with a feeling of awe, somewhat as
though I had just interviewed 10 men, all of whom were talking at once.
Actually, he has done nothing more remarkable, I later decided, than to live
his life full speed ahead, with what Rudyard Kipling would call "60
seconds worth of distance run" for every hair-raising minute he has been
in the world.
Van
Z. is quite a man.
Lt.
R. L Bailey, III Awarded Guided Missile Badge
Madison Journal December 1958
First
Lieutenant Robert L. Bailey III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Bailey, Jr.,
903 Bayou Drive, Tallulah, has recently been awarded the U. S. Air Force's
Guided Missile Badge. He is on duty with the 587th Communications and Guidance
Squadron of the 38th Tactical Missile Wing in Western Germany. As a member of
the U. S. Air Force's first operational missile organization assigned overseas,
he is serving as a Weapons Controller on the TM 61C Matador missile.
Lt.
Bailey is a graduate of Tallulah High School.
His
wife, the former Florence S. Freeman, Houston, Texas, and the couple's one
child, Scott F., aged three months, are currently residing in the Sembach Air
Base housing area.
Prior
to joining the famous 38th Wing in Germany, he was assigned to Weapons
Controller School, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
Jerry
Horn Here For Holidays
Madison Journal December 1958
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Jerry Horn, just recently returned from
Okinawa, and 18 months overseas duty, arrived Christmas morning and enjoyed a
visit during the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Horn. He
returned this week to Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Va.
A2/c
Dean Horn is now stationed in Japan.
Local
Board Gives Selective Service Laws
Madison Journal December 1958
E. E. Shamblin, Chairman of the Madison Parish
Local Board, would like to call attention to the following Selective Service
Laws, which are in effect and apply to every registrant:
"It
shall be the duty of every classified registrant to keep his local board
currently informed of his occupational, marital, family, dependency, and
military status, of his physical condition, of his home address, and of his
receipt of any professional degree in a medical, dental, or allied specialist
category. Every classified registrant shall, within ten (10) days after it
occurs, report to his local board in writing every change in such status in his
physical condition and' home address and his receipt of any such professional
degree." (Selective Service Regulation 1641.7.)
The
law in regard to registering reads as follows:
"It
shall be the duty of every male citizen of the United States, and of every
other male person who enters the United States, who shall have attained the
18th anniversary of the day of his birth, to present himself and submit to
registration."
Registration
should take place within five (5) days of birth date. The Local Board office is
in the City Hall and is open every Tuesday and Thursday.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal December 1958
Two
soldiers from Tallulah, Privates James C. Lee, Jr., and Charles E. Powell, Jr., recently completed
eight weeks of basic combat training at Fort Chaffee, Ark.
They
are 1953 graduates of Tallulah High School.
Lee,
24, whose parents live at 902 Florida Street, attended Louisiana State
University. He is a member of Gamma Eta Gamma fraternity.
Powell,
23, whose parents live at 708 LaSalle, is a 1958 graduate of Louisiana
Polytechnic Institute. He is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
News
of Men In The Armed Services
Madison Journal December 1958
Army
Pvt. Sheriley Rollins, 19, son of Henry and Geneva Rollins, Route 1, Tallulah,
recently participated with the 24th Infantry Division in annual combat
efficiency training tests in Germany.
Rollins,
a gunner in Company C of the division's 19th Infantry, entered the Army in
March 1958 and received basic combat training at Fort Carson, Colo. He arrived
in Europe in August 1958.
He
is a 1957 graduate of Thomastown High School.
Local
Board Has Preinduction Call For December 3
Madison Journal December 1958
The
following registrants of Madison Parish Local Board have been notified to
report on December 3 to be sent to Shreveport for Preinduction examination:
White:
Royce C. Arnold, Route 1, Box 110, Delhi, La.; Sheldon R. Lewis, Route 2, Box
164, Delhi, La.; Wesley E. Whitaker, Route 2, c/o A. E. Averett, Tallulah, La.;
Jesse Gonzales, Route 2, c/o Bill Dooley, Anton, Texas; Henry S. Bullard, Route 1, Box 140-B,
Tallulah, La.; Francis L. Logue, Jr., Box 588, Tallulah, La.
Negro:
Canzell, Jones, Delta, La.; Johnnie Lee, Route 1, Box 35, Tallulah, La.; James
Williams, 110 Monroe Avenue, Apt. 3, Las Vegas, Nev.; James Bunch, 230 E.
Askew, City; John D. Johnson, Jr., Route 1, Box 92-E, Sondheimer, La.; Willie
Stevenson, Jr., Route ox 170, Tallulah, La.; Elbert IL. Sheppard, Route 1, Box
223, Tallulah, La.; Joe W. Farmer, Route
1, Box 53, Tallulah, La.; Johnny D. Dean, 8907 S. Main Street, Los Angeles,
Calif.; Fred Thurman, Route 2, Box 174, Delhi, La.: Horace Nelson, Jr., Delta,
La.; Isaac Everfield, Jr., Box 361, i City; Wilbert Lewis, Tallulah, La.; John
Jimison, Route 2, Box 198, Tallulah, La.
Four
To Be Inducted In Army December 9
Madison Journal December 1958
The
Madison Parish Local Board has been allocated four men to be inducted on
December 9, and the following registrants, all Negroes, have been selected to
report: Ollie Anderson, Box 81, Tallulah, La.; Wilhon C. Ross, Box 413,
Newellton, La.; Wille Rogers, 513 Union Avenue, Vicksburg, Miss.; Henry H,
Truewell, 1333 W. 65th Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
Local
Draft Board Members Honored Here Recently
Madison Journal December 1958
Ed Shamblin at Draft Board
Mr. E. E. Shamblin, Chairman of the Board of
the local Draft Board and James W. Davis, Secretary, were recently awarded
15-year Service Pins for uncompensated and faithful service with the local
Draft Board. Dr. George W. Webb, Medical Examiner, and C C. Adams, Appeal Agent, were presented
certificates for 10 years uncompensated and faithful service to the Board. It
was announced the local Board had the lowest in appeals than any other board in
the state.
Making
the presentations in the Local Board Office was Mr. Wallace E. Graham,
Coordinator from State Headquarters.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison
Journal December
1958
John
D. Gentry, boilerman first class, USN, son of Mrs. Kate Gentry of Mound, and
husband of the former Miss Velva M. Morris of Spring Valley, Calif., aboard the
destroyer USS Richard B. Anderson, took part in an anti-submarine warfare
exercise from February 16-9, off the coast of Southern California.
"Skynet",
formed of vessels of the U. S. First Fleet and several units of the Naval
Reserve, was divided into two teams: the "Blue" defender and the
"Purple" aggressors.
The
Blue surface and air forces were seeking to prevent the Purple force submarines
from breaking through a 600-mile seaward barrier off the coast.
Fisher
Named To High State School Post
Madison
Journal December 1958
Edward
Harold Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Fisher of Tallulah, recently was
appointed state supervisor of elementary education for the State of Mississippi
by J. M. Tubb, State Superintendent of Education.
Mr.
Fisher, who has been serving as assistant principal and sixth grade teacher in
one of the elementary schools of Yazoo City, Miss., succeeds Clyde V. McKee who
has retired.
Local
Board Lists Preinduction Call For January 28
Madison Journal January 1959
The
Madison Parish Local Board has given a Preinduction call for 16 men to be forwarded
to Shreveport on January 28, and the following have been selected in accordance
with their birth dates, exclusive of one volunteer:
White:
Ronnie P. Holloway, Route 1. Box 156, Delhi, La.
Negro:
Robert L. Watkins, Las Vegas, Nev., Volunteer; Sidney Walker, 635 W. 41st
Place, Los Angeles, Calif.; John H. Turner, Box 727, City; Joe W. Farmer, Route
1, Box 53, Tallulah, La.; William Russell, Jr., 207 W. Askew, City; John D.
Johnson, Box 23, Waverly. La.; Signon Hendon, Waverly, La.; Robert Coleman,
Route 1, Box 202, Tallulah, La., Willie L. Giles, Route 1, Box 28-A, Tallulah,
La.; Haywood B. Sholars, 3115 N. Market, Shreveport, La.; Clarence Cartwright,
509 N. Chestnut, City: Calvin D. Davis, Box 683, City; Scott Whorlie, Jr.,
Route 1, Box 216, Tallulah, La.; Johnny D. Thomas, 314 E. Craig, City; Henry
Jackson, Route 1, Box 31, Tallulah, La.
Van
W. Hopkins Assigned To Seine Area in France
Madison Journal January 1959
Army
Private First Class Van W. Hopkins, 19, son or Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hopkins
of Tallulah arrived in Europe in November, 1958, and was recently assigned to
Seine Area Command's United States Army Garrison in Paris towork as Carrier
Equipment Repair Specialist.
Private
Hopkins, graduated from Tallulah High School in 1957, entered the Army in
February 1958 and took basic training at Fort Chaffee, Ark. His last assignment
before going overseas was at Fort Gordon, Ga.
Seine
Area Command, Private Hopkins new organization, is centered in Paris and
extends from Cherbourg on the Normandy coast to Fontainebleau, 36 miles south
of the French capital. The command provides logistic and administrative support
for 129 U. S. and international activities, including Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and Headquarters, U. S. European Command, the
senior U. S. Headquarters in Europe.
Seine
Area Command's activities run the gamut of technical support from the operation
of a school bus system logging 4000 miles a day to tasks such as supplying and
maintenance of office equipment, operation and repair of hundreds of
administrative vehicles, staffing and operating the area's only military
hospital, and manning the Rail Transportation Office at Paris' railway stations.
Nine
Men to Report for Preinduction
Madison Journal February 1959
The
following men have been notified to report for Preinduction examination on
February 25 by the Madison Parish Local Board:
White:
John F. Montgomery, Jr., 909 Johnson, City.
Negro:
Sidney Jackson, Jr., Box 533, City, Volunteer; Joseph Banks, Route 1, Box 131,
Tallulah, La.; Ather J. Smith, Route 1, Box 90, Tallulah, La.; Frank A. Tyler,
Route 1, Box 98, Sondheimer, La.; Harrison Taylor, Box 662 Tallulah, La.: Noah
Robinson, 310. S. Oakley Avenue, Chicago, Ill.; Jess Drummer, Jr., Waverly,
La.; Leon Forest, Tallulah, La.
Four
Men To Report March 17th For Preinduction
Madison Journal March 1959
The
following registrants, all colored, have been notified by the Madison Parish
Local Board to report for Preinduction examination on March 17, 1959:
Harvey
O. Lexing, Tallulah, La., John Sanders, Jr., 712 Owens Ave., Las Vegas, Nev.,
Freddie E. Jackson, 114 Depot, Tallulah, La., Floyd B. Hartzol, Rt. 1, Box
126-A, Epps, La.
LOCAL
BOARD TO FURNISH ONE MAN FOR ARMY MARCH 17
Madison Journal March 1959
he
Madison Parish Local Board will induct one man, Sidney Johnson, Jr., a
volunteer, on March 17. He lives at Tallulah.
Completes
Course
Madison
Journal March 1959
One
of 570 Second Lieutenants who completed the seven-month officers' basic course
at the Marine Corps School's, Quantico, Va., February 7, was William H. Hale,
Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hale, Route 1, Tallulah.
Included
in the course was personnel administration, first aid, map reading, weapons,
field sanitation, and leadership techniques.
In
the field, practical map reading, live firing of weapons, drills, and
ceremonies, phases of communication and employment of supporting weapons were
applied.
The
basic course is compulsory for all newly commissioned Marines officers,
Including former enlisted men, college graduates, or graduates of the Naval
Academy.
Local
Girls Joins Air Force Blue
Madison Journal March 1959
Local
Air Force Recruiters released the names of 13 men and one woman who enlisted
from Monroe and the surrounding area during the month of February. They are:
Dennis Dunn, Ronald Crews. Aubrey Russ, and Jerry Finley at of Monroe; Walter
Gates, John Gates, Alvin Jones and David McLeod, all of West Monroe; Abe
Michel, Houma; Cramer Hopper Delhi; Bruce Bonner, Sterlington Irvin Faust,
Bastrop; and Vernon Guy of Winnsboro.
The
young lady joining the ranks of Air Force Blue for the Women in the Air Force is
Miss Dorothy Cummins of Tallulah, La
LOCAL
BOARD TO FURNISH ONE MAN FOR INDUCTION
Madison Journal March 1959
The
Madison Parish Local Board will furnish one man for induction into the Armed
Forces February 10.
The
following man has been ordered to report, Chester Harold Sykes, Dallas Street, Beaumont,
Texas.
News
of the Men In The Service
Madison Journal April 1959
Specialist
Five Delma K. Green, 4 son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Green, Route 2, Tallulah, recently was assigned to the U. S. Army
Arctic Test Board at Fort Greely, Alaska.
A
fuel and electrical system repairman with the board, Green entered the Army in
August, 1940. Specialist Green attended Arcadia High School.
FOUR
MEN TO REPORT FOR P REINDUCTION
Madison Journal April 1959
The
Madison Parish Local Board will forward the following men for Preinduction
examination on April 8th, 1959.
White:
George E. Wall, Jr., 202 Oak St., City.
Negro:
George Bethely, Rt. 1, Box 96, Monroe, La., Clarence L Faby, Box 1062, City.,
Eddie M. Ward, Rt. 2, Box 303, Delhi, La.
LOCAL
BOY IN AIR FORCE HONORED
Madison Journal May 1959
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Marion Houston Rushing, O.M.S., of Tallulah, who is now serving in the Air
Force at Whiteman A. F.B., Missouri was
“Maintenance Man of the Month” in April,
1959. He received letters of appreciation and a plaque from Col. Humfield.
His
brother, Roy L. Rushing is now serving in the Air
Force in England.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal May 1959
PFC
John M. Christian and Pvt. Ernest Valdez of Tallulah are participating with the
4th Infantry, a major Strategic Army Corps (STRAC) unit, in Exercise Dry Hills
at the Yakima Firing Center in Washington .The exercise will end May 23.
Christian,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Moss B. Christian, 515 Ella Street, is regularly assigned as
a radio operator in Battery A of the division’s 1st Artillery at Fort Lewis,
Wash. He entered the Army in July 1958 and received basic training at Fort
Chaffee, Ark. The 20-year-old soldier is a graduate of Brusly High School.
Valdez,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Guadalupe Valdez, Route 2, is regularly assigned as an
automatic rifleman in Company B of the division's 12th Infantry at Fort Lewis,
Wash. He entered the Army in October and received basic training at Fort
Carson, Colo. The 18-year-old soldier attended Tallulah High School.
Selective
Service Give Certificates of Appreciation
Madison Journal May 1959
The
Selective Service System has awarded Certificates of Appreciation for 10 years
of uncompensated service to the following Madison Parish citizens for their
help in serving as Advisors to registrants:
Mrs.
Eleanor Webb, Delta; Mr. Jack H. Folk, Mr. Lewis B. Furr, Mr. Edgar H. Lancaster, Jr., and Mr. W. L. Rountree, all of Tallulah, and to
Marshal C. Griffin, colored, also of Tallulah.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal June 1959
Army
Pvt. Kenneth L. Gunn, whose parents live at 1103 Mississippi Street, Tallulah,
completed the 12-week guided missile electrical equipment installation and
repair course June 12 at The Engineer School, Fort Belvoir, Va.
Gunn
was trained to install and repair high-output generators, motors, frequency
changers, power distribution systems, elevator control systems and other
engineer equipment employed by guided missile units.
The
28-year-old soldier entered the Army last December and received basic training
at Fort Chaffee, Ark.
He
is a 1958 graduate of Tallulah High School.
Local
Boy Gets Commission in Regular Army
Madison Journal June 1959
Billy G. Keyes, whose wife, Bobbie, and
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Keyes, live at 1104 Florida
Street, recently was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Regular Army at
Northeast Louisiana State College in Monroe.
Keyes'
outstanding work while undergoing training as a cadet in the ROTC program at
Northeast State College resulted in the offer of a Regular Army commission. He
is one of 725 distinguished military graduates so honored from colleges and
universities throughout the country.
The
22-year-old officer was graduated from Tallulah High School in 1955 and from
Northeast Louisiana State College in 1959.
MRS.
W. P. SEVIER RECEIVES AWARD FROM U. S. ARMY
Madison Journal June 1959
Mrs.
W. P. Sevier, who is with the local Draft Board, recently received a
Certificate of Achievement for outstanding support of the U. S. Army recruiting
program. M/Sgt. Quillie N. Underwood of the U. S. Army Recruiting Station in
Monroe made the presentation in the local Draft Board office here Thursday,
June 11.
News
Of Men In The Service
Madison Journal June 1959
Army
PFC Ezra E. Mangun, 19, whose wife, Janice, lives on Route 1, Transylvania.,
La., recently participated in the European !rivers proficiency contest in
Germany.
A
jeep driver in Company B of the Division's 2d Infantry in Augsburg, Mangun
entered the Army in June 1958. He completed basic training at Fort Riley,
Kansas, and arrived in Europe last January.
Mangun,
son of Mrs. Robert Tice, Route 1, Tallulah, attended Tallulah High School.
News
Of Men In The Service
Madison Journal June 1959
Marion
G. Webb, Jr., 21, whose father lives in Indianola, Miss., recently was promoted
to specialist four in Germany where he is a member of the 3d Infantry Division.
Specialist
Webb, a radio operator in Company A of the division's 3d Medical Battalion,
entered the Army in July 1957 and completed basic combat training at Fort Benning,
Ga. He arrived in Europe in April 1958.
A
1955 graduate of Greenville High School, he attended Alabama Polytechnic
institute. His mother, Mrs. Lula M. New, lives in Tallulah.
FIRST
TWINS FROM MADISON TO BE INDUCTED IN ARMY
Madison Journal July 1959
The
first twins ever to be inducted by the Madison Parish Local Board have been
notified to report on July 14th. They are Jimmie Leo and Johnny Theo, sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Watson, Box 204, Tallulah, La. They
are graduates of the 1958 class of Tallulah High School and have just completed
a business course in Monroe.
John
Huckabay Enlists In Regular Army
Madison Journal July 1959
M/Sgt.
Quillie N. Underwood, local U. S. Army Recruiter announced that John Huckabay
of Tallulah, recently enlisted in the Regular Army for a period of three years.
John
enlisted under the Army's "Choose It Yourself Program", whereby a
qualified man may select the school or field of work of his choice before
enlisting.
Huckabay
chose the Aircraft Maintenance Field as his choice. Under this field you are
taught jobs such as Aircraft Maintenance Crewman, Airplane Mechanic, Recon
Helicopter Mechanic, Single Rotor Helicopter Mechanic and Tandem Rotor Helicopter
Mechanic.
John
is a high school graduate of Tallulah High School class of 1959.
Sgt.
Underwood said he will be at the Drivers License Office, Court House Building,
Tallulah, each Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal July 1959
Army
PFC Jeff M. Wilson, Jr., 21, whose parents live at 141 Florida Street,
Tallulah, recently arrived in Germany and is now a member of the Signal
Battalion. Wilson is assigned to the battalion's Company E in Darmstadt.
He
is a 1957 graduate of Tallulah High School and was a farmer before entering the
Army.
Makes
Solo Flight
Madison Journal August 1959
A
first solo flight was made June 29, by Marine Second Lt. William H. Hale, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hale, Route 1, Tallulah.
In
addition to solo flights, he is being instructed in Communications, Navigation,
Engineering, Athletics, Aerology and civil air regulations during basic flighty
training at Pensacola, Fla.
Charles
Monsell Promoted To Lieutenant Colonel
Madison Journal August 1959
Lieutenant
Colonel Charles F. Monsell, son of Mrs. Annie L. Monsell, 1421 Coty Street,
Shreveport, arrived July 15 at Headquarters, Air Material Command, on
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio, where he is currently
assigned with the Directorate of Personnel and Support Operations.
Col.
Monsell received his promotion from the grade of Major to the temporary grade
of Lieutenant Colonel while enroute to his present station. He came to
Wright-Patterson AF Base from Ontario, Calif., where he was Chief of Flight
Test and Operations Division in the Los Angeles Air Procurement District.
Col.
Monsell has 16 years of military service and has served in England, Canada,
Korea and Hawaii. Among his several awards and decorations he lists the Air
Medal with six oak leaf clusters.
Col.
Monsell is married to the former Virginia L. Smithson of Mt. Clemmens,
Michigan. They are the parents of a son and two daughters.
Col.
Monsell was graduated from Tallulah High School in 1934.
News
Of Men In Service
Madison Journal August 1959
Gus
A. Rodell, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Rodell of Tallulah, serving aboard
the oiler USS Ponchatoula, took part in a full-scale naval review and visit io
San Francisco, Calif., July 17-20, after completing a major exercise held off
the California coast.
J.
O. Horns Have Sons Visiting
Arriving for a visit with their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Horn are AS/C Jerry Horn stationed at Hampton, Va., and
from overseas duty in Japan. AS/C Deen Horn, who will be stationed in Minot,
North Dakota.
Lt.
Albert B. Luster and family are here visiting with the parents at Thomastown.
Lt. Luster returned from Korea August, 1958, and was assigned to Fort Knox,
Ky., where he is now stationed. His duty is commanding officer of the 514th
Transport Detachment (cargo helicopter field maintenance) in which he performs
additional duties as aircraft maintenance officer, test pilot and instructor
pilot.
He
is both fixed wing and helicopter (rotary wing) qualified, in which he has
flown more than 1500 hours since he first began his flying career in 1955.
Local
Soldier Take Honors in Track Meet
Madison Journal August 1959
SP.
4/c Troyce R. Carter won first place in the
800-meter run in the Western Regional Track and Field Meeting for 7th Army
Troops in Baumholder, Germany. He will compete in the 7th Army Troops
championship July 25.
Carter
took second and third place honors in the hop-step-jump. Other members of the
Company taking places were Sgt. Arlin
Jividen, second on low hurdles.; and third in high jump; Sp. 4/c Pat Shallenberger, third place in the broad
jump, and PFC. Kenneth Faught, second place in the disc. The relay team took
second.
Benjamin
Dowell Capshaw Promoted To Full Colonel In The U. S. Army Field Artillery On
July 15th
Madison Journal August 1959
Colonel Benjamin D. Capshaw, Jr., was promoted to
full Colonel on July 15, while serving with the U. S. Army at Fort Benning,
Georgia. It was announced last week.
Benjamin
Dowell Capshaw received a promotion
in the U. S. Army Field Artillery from Lieutenant Colonel to full Colonel on
Wednesday, July 15, 1959. After three years in London, England at U. S.
headquarters, Col. Capshaw returned to the United States and after spending his
leave here with his family, they left last September for Fort Benning, Georgia,
where he is now stationed. He was, until recently, Battalion Commander of
Artillery Battalion of 105 millimeter Howitzers. He has recently been promoted
to Executive Officer of Second Division Artillery at Fort Benning.
Col.
Capshaw is a graduate of Tallulah High School, Class of 1938, and was on the
football team for four years. He was called while a student at Southwestern,
Lafayette, La., and left Tallulah with the sixth group to leave on April 8,
1941. He graduated from Officers Candidate School at Fort Sill, Okla., being
commissioned July 15, 1942. He was promoted to First Lieutenant December 12,
1942, and on February 6, 1943, he married Miss Georgia Rose Rountree in
Tallulah. He received his promotion to Captain, October 4, 1953.
He served in the Pacific area during World War
II and was in the battle of Okinawa. He returned to the States and Ft. Sill and
there was promoted to Major, December 27, 1944. He then was called to duty in
Japan and while there the Korean War changed his assignment to Korea, where he
was for three years. His older son, Ben Capshaw, Ill, was born during his stay
in Korea. In March, 1952, his commission as Lieutenant Colonel .sent him later
to Fort Sill where they lived for several years, and he served as Assistant
Commandant of the Officers Candidate School.
Col.
Capshaw has two children besides Ben; Clinton, age five and Donna, aged four.
They have recently returned to Fort Benning, after a visit of several weeks
here with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Rountree and Mrs. Capshaw, Sr.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal August 1959
Clyde L. Keene, seaman apprentice, USN,
nephew of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Williamson of 904 Mississippi Street, Tallulah,
serving aboard the radar picket destroyer USS Fechteler, participated in the West
Coast's annual Fair Parade August 6, in which ships of the U. S. First Fleet
entered Elliott Bay at Seattle, Wash., in formation.
The
parade of ships was followed by a two-day recreational visit to the Sea Fair's
exhibits and displays along with witnessing the small boat races.
Local
Board To Furnish Three Men For Preinduction
Madison Journal September 1959
The
Madison Parish Local Board will forward one man for Preinduction examination on
September 9. This man, James Hooper, Box 1054, Tallulah, was graduated from
Grambling College in May. Included in the call will be two men, both colored,
transferred from other boards as follows:
John
H. Russum, Tallulah, La., and Johnnie H. Ross, 100-B, West Green, Tallulah, La.
News
of Men and Women in Service
Madison Journal September 1959
Marine
Lance Cpl. Thomas E. Wixon, son of Mrs. Wilma Wixon of Route 2, Tallulah
participated in an amphibious training exercise in the Hawaiian Islands,
September 14 to 26, while serving with the First Marine Brigade.
Known
as Operation "Clear Ridge", the exercise was a routine training
operation involving Navy and Marine Forces, designed to develop proficiency in
planning and conducting an amphibious operation.
Army
PFC John H. Doden, 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Doden, 311 Cleveland
Street, Tallulah, completed the 27-week Nike Universal electronics material
maintenance course September 17 at the Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Doden
was trained to assemble, test, maintain and repair Nike-Hercules and Nike-Ajax
guided missile assembly and launching area equipment. Doden entered the Army
last November.
He
is a 1954 graduate of Tallulah High School. He was employed by Fidelity
Standard Life Insurance Company in Baton Rouge, before entering the Army.
WAC
Recruit Bettye C. Kilgore, 18, daughter of Clyde D. Kilgore, Delta, completed
eight weeks of basic military training September 16 at the Women's Army Corps
Center, Fort McClellan, Ala.
Recruit
Kilgore received drill and physical fitness training and instruction in Army
history, traditions and career fields.
She
is a 1959 graduate of Weir (Miss.) High School.
TWINS
AT FORT JACKSON FOR TRAINING PERIOD
Madison Journal September 1959
Jimmie
L. and Johnny T. Watson, two brothers who entered
the armed forces recently, are now at Fort Jackson, North Carolina for eight
weeks of basic training. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Watson of Tallulah.
ONE
MAN TO REPORT FOR PREINDUCTION
Madison Journal October, November & December
1959
The
Madison Parish Local Board will furnish one man for Preinduction examination on
October 7, together with a transfer from Brandon, Miss., both colored, as
follows:
Eddie Branch, Box 952, Tallulah, La. and John H. Russum Box 489, Tallulah, La.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal October, November & December
1959
Earl
R. McCann, hospitalman, USN of East Askew Street, Tallulah, graduated September
2, from the Field Medical Service School at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Hospital
Corpsmen assigned to Marine Corps activities must complete the four-weeks
course before being assigned to Fleet Marine force units in the States or overseas.
NEWS
OF MEN IN SERVICE
Madison Journal October, November & December
1959
Army
Pvt. Jimmie L. Watson, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Watson, Route 1, Tallulah,
is receiving eight weeks of advanced individual artillery training at The
Artillery and Missile Center, Fort Sill, Okla. The training is scheduled to
terminate November 27.
Watson
is being trained in the duties of a cannoneer in a 105 millimeter howitzer
section.
He
entered the Army in July of this year and received basic training at Fort
Jackson, S.C. Watson is a 1957 graduate of Tallulah High School.
News
Of The Men In Service
Madison Journal Date Unknown
Army
PFC Richard L. Franz, whose wife, Sylvia, lives on Route 2,Tallulah, completed
the reconnaissance helicopter repair course April 9 at the Transportation
School, Fort Eustis, Va.
Franz
was trained to repair, modify and overhaul Army rotary wing aircraft.
The
23-year old soldier, son of and Mrs. Raymond A. Franz, 1401 W. Faulkner, El
Dorado, Ark., entered the Army in June 1950 and completed basic training at
Fort Chaffee, Ark.
He
was graduated from El Dorado High School in 1954 and attended Polytechnic
Institute Ruston.
Army
M/Sgt. James M. Johnson, 31, son of Mrs. Fannie B. Baker, Tallulah, is a member
of the 66th Armored Company D which recently received the highest rating in
combat proficiency tests taken by units of the 2d Armored Division's Combat
Command B at Fort Hood, Texas.
Sergeant
Johnson entered the Army in 1946.
He
is a 1945 graduate of Tallulah High School. His father, James G. Johnson, lives
in Five Points, Calif. His wife, Margot, lives in Killeen, Texas.
LOCAL
BOARD TO FURNISH ONE MAN FOR INDUCTION
Madison Journal Date Unknown
The
Madison Parish Local Board has notified one man to report for induction on
October 14. He is colored and is being called because he is delinquent in not
reporting his correct address. His name and last address is as follows: Noah
Robison, 2231 W. Washington Street, Basement, Chicago Ill.
Young
Service Man with Talent Success
Madison Journal Date Unknown
Pvt.
Shirley James Rollins, who recently completed 16 weeks of combat training at
Fort Carson, Co., is now overseas. On his arrival to Augsburg, Germany, he
found that he was badly needed. Pvt. Rollins is now the No. 1 basketball center
for the 24th Infantry Division basketball team. In his first game he scored a
total of 36 points. He has an average of 26 points per game. He said he is out
of shape. Pvt. Rollins also ranks second in the 24th Infantry Division boxing
club. His record is four wins with two (remainder
missing.)
Hilton
Russell, Jr., Returns After Overseas Duty
Madison Journal Date Unknown
Mr.
Hilton Russell, Jr., who has been stationed on Guam the past 18 months has
received his honorable discharge from the army and is arriving by plane in
Monroe Wednesday from the base in Oakland, California.
News
of Men In Service
Madison Journal Date Unknown
FORT
MYER, VA. (AHTNC)--- Army Pvt. Dan B. Morse, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dannie B.
Morse, Tallulah, La., recently completed a 20-week bandsman course at the U. S.
Naval School of Music near Fort Myer, Va.
Morse
entered the Army in February of this year and received basic training at Fort
Chaffee, Ark.
He
is a 1950 graduate of Winnsboro High School and a 1958 graduate of Centenary
College. Morse is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and was employed as
director of Christian Education by the First Methodist Church, DeRidder, before
entering the Army.
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June 1951 Call
October 1951
Letters
October 21, 1950 Thomas Jefferson
October 22, 1950 Onner Tucker
Inchon,
Korea
January
22, 1952
Dear
Mrs. Sevier,
I
wish I had written to you a lot sooner, but now I can at least tell you how I
like the Navy. I have been in about 16 months now, and the three months of boot
camp and nine months of school at Treasure Island were nice. School at TI was
just like any other school except that we had the march to and from classes and
stand inspection to get off the island. TI is in the bay between Oakland and
San Francisco, so no matter which way the wind blew it was cold. We had classes
in one building where we set out fishing lines and inspected them between classes.
It
has been some time now since I saw any Tallulah servicemen. I got together with
Jackie White, William Oldham, and Bernard Cox in boot camp, but I haven’t seen
any of them since 1949. William and Bernard and I never did get together at the
same time, but I saw Jackie quite a bit and William was right across the patio
from my barracks for a week or so.
I
have met more than a dozen of my boot camp buddies in Japan, though. I was in
charge of 33 men on the way to boot camp, and all of them who didn’t get a Navy
school were put on the same ship, the Ester – AGC – 12. Then my best buddy in
school, a boy from Dallas – a preacher’s son who got the highest final average
in the class at TI – got that same ship. I knew at least 100 men on it and he
didn’t know one. I really teased him about getting a flagship (choosing it
before he knew what it was) then I did the same thing. His flag, however, is a
three star Admiral and mine is a captain so I am better off than he is so far
as regulation offices are concerned.
We
have been making trips between Japan and Korea so far, helping the Army out
with their troop rotation. We stayed just long enough to get out of income tax
and get the Korean and UN medals. Of course I don’t make enough to get out of
much tax that way, but I get half of my mail sent free. I never have time to
answer the mail I get in Japan though, until we are gone, and on the way to
Korea, we don’t get mail in Korea, but we get a chance to send some off
sometimes.
I
hope you can use this picture – I had it made in San Diego last October. I hesitate
to trim it; for you can do so much better than I. I hope to get home pretty
soon, but if I don’t get home soon I will get there later, and will be happy
then.
Respectfully,
Wainwright
January 22, 1952 Wainwright Stuckey
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