Show Lt Richard R. R Newcomb Ends Okinawa Tour Tood 4 r f I r. r e 1 Hc I 1st Lt Richard Richar R R. Newcomb has been home on leave the past three weeks following 2 years' years service in the Far East Lt Newcomb is the son of Mr and Mrs 1 W. W R R. Newcomb W W. 3rd N. N He also has a sister who lives in Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- Mr Joan Joan Day FOR TIlE THE leave which ended ended ended end end- ed Aug 18 he has been visiting visiting visiting visit visit- ing relatives and friends in the thear ar area a and spent a week vacationing vacationing vacationing vaca vaca- with his folks at the Palisades Lt Newcomb is a member of the infantry A Au Company of the 1st Special Forces Group A Special Forces A Au Detachment is a working working working work work- ing field unit of the Special Specia Forces Organization of the U.S. U. U S 5 S. S effort Each unit has 12 men and officers HE HAS been stationed at Fort Buckner Okinawa from February 1962 until July 1964 Lt Newcomb has participated ed in several joint US U.S. Allies training exercise in Korea Thailand Taiwan and Okinawa He ie spent a tour of duty at Viet VietNam VietNam Nam am at Camp Trang Supply Tay Ninh Province Republic of Viet Nam This camp is located located located lo lo- lo- lo 60 GO mile northwest of in the shadows of the famed Black Virgin Mountain Mt Bau HERE HE s served as executive executive executive tive officer of Detachment A- A and later as commanding officer of A and A His specific mission in Viet Nam was training local in their fight for freedom and against th the Viet Cong Congo He I trained with the STRIKE Force units and Ran Airborne n g e c r companies The TIle 12 men itt the detachment detachment detachment detach detach- ment departed Viet Nam wilh with five purple hearts LT NEWCOMB has lived Jived in Bountiful most of his life liCe He was graduated from Davis High in 1956 and from the University University University Uni Uni- Uni- Uni of U Utah ah in 1961 where he was a mem member r of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity i During his three years years' of army endeavor he has obtained the rank of senior parachutist n awarded the combat Infantry badge and the American Cold I IWar War Expedition medal He wilt will will continue his army career career with with 1 r his new assignment to the Airborne Division at Fox Fort For t LI t Bragg N. N C C. C eh ch h |