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I * - THE CHR6NICLE, Clinton, S. C., Nov. 9, 1967 —17 With Men in Service m Gaffney Parficipates In Vietnam Mission flares tjo illuminate night op Firat U©uten«^ Charles M. Gaffney, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M- Gaffney of Rt. 2, Clinton, recently took part in a highly successful mission over Vietnam. Lieutenant Gaffney, a pilot aboard an AC-47 Dragonsbip, was flying in support of Allied ground troops in contact with enemy forces 27 miles north east of Can Tho. The Dragonships dropped two - mH 11 i o n candlepower es tjo erations. The Allied forces had spor adic contact vith the enemy tbroughout the day, with in creased activity starting after dark. The Viet Cong began using small arms, automatic weapons and 82mm mortars tq^press the attack. t |Ji}der the flare light, the grotipd troops cleared the atfea of enemy forces. « Xifutenant Gaffney is a member of the 4th Air Com mando Squadron based at Binh Thuy AB, Vietnam. „ Tfee lieutenant, a 1960 grad- ’• uate of Clinton High School; received a B.A. degree in economics from Clemson Uni versity and was commis sioned there in 1965 upon J. completion of the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps program. Lieutenant Gaffney’s wife, Sylvia, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Summer ville of 300 S. Owens St., Clinton. Wilson Graduates Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Jesse A. Wilson, U6N, son of Mrs. Lula M- Wilsbn of Route 3, Clinton, graduated as Honorman from tiie Advanced Aviation Struc- t u r a 1 Mechanic Hydraulic Course at the Naval Air Tech nical Training Center, Mem phis, Tenn. He was first in a clasf of ten with an average of 87.14. During the 12-week course he studied hydraulic systems, types and classes of systems, power system units, com ponents, selector valves and actuating cylinders, landing gear units, operational checks and troubleshooting. Chief Wilson entered the par vice in October 1956. Hughes In Vietnam Specialist Four Michael D. Hughes, son of Mr- and Mrs. Albert Hughes of Oakland Street, Clinton, is serving with the 86th Engineers Rat- talion in Vietnam. His battalion recently found and destroyed the largest Viet Cong underground strong hold yet uncovered in the conflict. A heavy equipment operator and maintenance specialist, Hughes entered the Army in May, 1966, and was stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash., before being assigned to Vietnam in June, 1967. Whitmire Assigned Chaplain Capt. Marion Copelamj Wbitniire* recently completed chaplaincy school in Fort HAn^ilton, N. Y'./and is now stationed - at Fort Stewart, Ga. 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