PAGE 10 FARMINGDALE OBSERVER December 12, 1968
Servicemen
In The News
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Warrant Officer Candidate
Steven R. Shervick, 22, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Shevick, ' 478 Pacific St.,
Massapequa Park, completed
a helicopter pilot course at
the Army Primary Helicopter
School, Ft. Wolters, Tex.
During the 16- week course,
he was trained to fly Army
helicopters and learned to
use them in tactical maneuvers.
He next will undergo advanced
flight training at
Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Upon completion of advanced
training he may be
appointed a warrant officer.
Army Private First Class
Gregory S. Choinski, 2Q, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Choinski, 18 Reading Lane,
Bethpage, was assigned to
the 11th Infantry Brigade,
America! Divison near Due
Pho Vietnam, as a rifleman.
Army Private Leonard D.
Gonzales, 19, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Gonzales, 71
Elizabeth Drive, Bethpage,
N. Y., completed a wheeled
vehicle mechanic course at
Ft. Jackson, S. C
During the eight- week
course, he was trained to
repair internal combustion
engines and wheeled vehicle
chassis components. Instruction
was given in the fundamentals
of electrical and
transmission systems.
Army Private First Class
George L. Lambertson, 19,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George
F. Lambertson Jr., 63 Farmers
Ave., Bethpage, N. Y.,
was assigned to the 101st
Airborne Division ( Airmobile)
in Vietnam as a rifleman.
Army Private Alan E.
Campbell, 20, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred E. Campbell,
27 Willard Ave., Farm-ingdale,
N. Y., was assigned
to the 27th Engineer Battalion
near Gia Le, Vietnam,
as a crawler tractor operator.
John T. DiDonato, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Di-donato,
85 Hamilton Ave.,
Massapequa, N. Y., has been
promoted to airman first
class in the U. S. Air Force.
Airman DiDonato is a data
programming specialist at
the Air Force Accounting
and Finance Center, Denver.
The airman was graduated
in 1966 from Plain-edge
High School.
Army. Private First Class
Walter J. O'Connell, 20, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F.
O'Connell, 455 Queens Ave.,
Massapequa, N. y., was assigned
as an infantryman
with Company B, 2nd Battalion,
16th Infantry, 1st Infantry
Divison in Vietnam.
Army Private Brian P.
Geary, 20, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold P. Geary, 93
Division Ave., Massapequa,
N. Y., completed nine weeks
of advanced infantry training
at Ft. McClellan, Ala.
The course, which simulates
Vietnam conditions,
includes training in such
subjects as land navigation,
communications, patrolling,
guerrilla and survival techniques
plus qualification
with infantry weapons.
Fifth Graders Keep In Touch
With Vietnam Servicemen
The fifth and sixth grades
of Main Street School have
again written letters to local
servicemen stationed in
Vietnam.
The letters are enclosed
in the monthly packages sent
by the Vietnam Assistance
' Committee to servicemen
serving in Vietnam. In addition
to the letter, the package
contains candy, pens,
stationery and playing cards.
The Vietnam Assistance
Committee is seeking new
members. The group holds
membership meetings on
Mondays at 8: 30 p. m. at
the Albany AVP. School.
Army Specialist Four Dennis
G. Doyle, 20, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Joseph
Doyle, 177 First St., Bethpage,
N. Y., was assigned
to the 229th Supply and Service
Company near Long
Binh, Vietnam.
Spec. Doyle entered the
Army in May 1968 and
completed his basic training
at Ft. Jackson, S. C He was
last stationed at Ft. Lee,
Va.
He is a 1966 graduate of
Bethpage High School.
Marine Private First CLass
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Mr. and Mrs. G. Distefano of
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pequa, Long Island, N. Y.,
is serving with the First Marine
Division in South Vietnam.
As a member of the division
he helps capture or destroy
enemy forces. During
large and small scale ^ derations
he is suor * ud by
Marine air unit*., ' Us, artillery,
amphibian uactors
and engineers.
His unit is also engaged
in a civic program
designed to assist the Vietnamese
people in completing
self- help projects, such as
the building of wells, culverts,
small bridges and
schools. Equipment and
materials are made available
through the Marine
Corps Reserve Civic Action
Fund.
Airman George W. Brown,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Brown of 102
Arlyn Drive W., Massapequa,
participated in operation
" Beef Trust" with Attack
squadron- 105 off the
coast of Southern California.
Fire Control Technician
Second Class Michael L.
Goodison, USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Goodison
of 16 Popla' St., Massapequa,
participated in operation
" Beef Trust" aboard
the guided missile armred
destroyer USS Lynde Mc-
Cormick off the coast of
Southern California.
Airman Patrick M. Renner,
USN, son of Mrs. Mary M.
Renner of 729 Conklin St.,
Farmingdale, Long Ksland,
participated in operation
" Beef Trust" aboard the
attack aircraft carrier USS
Kitty Hawk off the coast of
Southern California.
The last major First Fleet
exercise of the year, the
eight- day exercise involved
28 ships and 31 air squadrons,
including four Canadian
units.
Marine Richard W. Lind-ros,
son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley F. Lindros of 232
Forest Ave., Massapequa,
was graduated from
Basic Supply Organic Accounting
School near Danang,
Vietnam.
The course, established
by Marine Force Logistic
Command ( FLC), is conducted
at FLC's Camp
Books Headquarters, eight
miles northwest of Danang.
It is designed to offer
supply personnel " step- by-step"
refresher instruction
in basic supply procedures,
accounting and administration.
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