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They Are 'Weekend' Soldiers
Twenty one Clinton Mills employees who are “weekend” soldiers with the 3648
Heavy Maintenance Company in Clinton recently spent two weeks in Karlsruhe,
Germany.
The group left Clinton April 6 and returned April 21.
While in Germany, the group received extensive training in repairing heavy
equipment such as graders, cranes, tanks, and other wheel military vehicles.
Plant No. 2 Carding Superintendent
Bob Hooks is a Warrant Officer with
SCNG.
Twenty one Clinton employees participated in the overseas training exercises.
Among them were Sanford Murphy, Bobby Quinn, Ralph Blackwell, Mike
Dunaway. Back: Jerry Simmons, Thomas Meeks, Robert Simmons, Paul Ward
and J.B. Vanderford.
Sergeants Willie Burnside, Paul Ward and Ralph Blackwell discuss the types
of projects their unit would be undertaking while attached to the 51st Main
tenance Batallion.
, _ . . . SFC Bill Bailey, reviewed training plans with Sgt. J.B. Vanderford before
William Kiser adjusts a military insignia for Kenneth Bull prior to leaving for leaving Clinton.
Germany.