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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 2, 1970—PAGE 5 WITH MEN IN The SERVICES VIETNAM - Jerry L. O’Don ald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. O’Donald, 2026 Rivers St., was promoted to Army special ist five while serving with the 101st Airborne Division (Air mobile) in Vietnam. A helicopter repairman with Headquarters Company of the division’s 2d Brigade, he enter ed the Army in May 1968 and completed basic training at Ft. Campbell, Ky. He has received the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart and the Army Commen dation Medal. The promotion was made on March 4. VIETNAM — Army Private Willie F. Cannon, 20, son of Mrs. Corrie M. Cannon, 1722 Drayton St., was assigned as a carpenter with the 20th Engi neer Brigade in Vietnam on March 8. KOREA — Army Staff Ser geant Clarence H. Dixon, whose wife, Golda, lives at 627 Hill St., was assigned as an instruct or with the 2nd Infantry Divi sion in Korea March 6. FT. WOLTERS - Warrant Officer Candidate Thomas S. Richardson, 20, son of Mrs. Margaret D. Richardson, Route 3, Prosperity, completed a heli copter pilot course Feb. 13 at the Army Primary Helicopter School, Ft. Wolters, Texas. During the 16-week course, he was trained to fly Army heli copters and learned to use them in tactical maneuvers. He next will undergo advanc ed flight training at the Army Aviation School, Ft. Rucker, Ala. Upon completion of the advanced training he may be appointed a warrant officer. WOC Richardson entered the Army in June 1969 and com pleted basic training at Fort Polk, La. He was graduated from Mid-Carolina High School in 1967.. KEY WEST - Navy Petty Officer Third Class Ronnie M. Bedenbaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Bedenbaugh of 635 Preston St. has completed S-2 “Tracker” Aircraft Train ing Course at the Naval Air Station, Key West, Fla. BILOXI — Airman First Class John L. Rockholz, son of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Rockholz of Norwalk, Conn., has grad uated with honors at Keesler AFB, Miss., from the training course for U. S. Air Force air traffic controllers. Airman Rockholz, who was trained in airport traffic con trol, is returning to his Con necticut Air National Guard un it at McEntire ANG Base. A 1965 graduate of Brien Mc Mahon High School, the airman received his B. S. degree in education in 1969 from the Un iversity of South Carolina where he was a member of Pi Epsilon Mu. His wife, Janice, is the daugh ter of Mrs. Novice C. Stone, 1223 Jones Street, this city. USS GUAM — Navy Airman Michael H. Perkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Perkins of Route 3, and husband of the former Miss Marie Caldwell of 524 Main St., participated in rocket recovery operations while serving aboard the am phibious assault ship USS Guam in the Atlantic. The rockets, equipped with photographic and radiation de tection instruments were launched from Wallons Island, A Va., as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Agency solar eclipse research. Thomas Charles Zobel and Bertha Diane Longshore, New berry were married March 2. George David Wedaman and Linda Ruth Long of Pomaria were married at Pomaria on March 3. Allen Walker Morrison and Jonelle DeHart of Newberry were married here March 21. Luther Paul Fesperman of Newberry and Debra Addy Monts of Columbia were mar ried in Columbia March 17. UDC MEETING The Drayton Rutherford Chap ter UDC will meet Tuesday, April 7 at 4 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Steve C. Griffith. Asso ciate hostess will be Mrs. J. E. Wiseman, Sr. BankAmericard not only makes buying things you need more convenient. It makes managing your money easier. SOUTH CAROLINA BankAmericard AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES You can use it for anything from taking advantage of sales to hospital emergencies when you don’t have the cash. You can use it to get a cash advance at any BankAmericard bank in the world. (And they're all over the world.) The receipt you get with each purchase can help you keep a running record of your charges. And no matter how many times you use BankAmericard, you’ll only get one bill at the end of the month. None of which means you can’t manage without a BankAmericard. It just means you can manage a lot better with one. South Carolina National 'f.'-.fjt.Cft / ®Ctfvictfr,jri'S a: 1 .icansctf i, Ba''Arf erici wtrr. ;« Corporation. ■ ' -