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Show Our Boys In The Service COLIN MURDOCK Colin Murdock, of Fort Duchesne, Du-chesne, recently was promoted to the grade of sergeant. He is serving- with the 40th Infantry Division, a former California Cal-ifornia National Guard outfit which is now part of a security force for strategic Honshu, the main island of Japan. The 40th is the first former National Guard division to arrive overseas over-seas since World War II. The division is currently putting put-ting the finishing touches on its advanced training program, which has included full-scale maneuvers by combat teams and practice amphibious assaults on Chigasaki Beach, near Yokohama. Yokoha-ma. Sergeant Murdock, a tractor operator in civilian life, is currently cur-rently serving as a tank commander com-mander in the 223rd Regimental Combat Team. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen M. Murdock, reside re-side in Fort Duchesne. JACK N. HARMSTON Private First Class Jack N. Harmston, of Roosevelt, has successfully suc-cessfully completed a ten weeks ordnance storage specialist course at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Maryland. Private Harmston, who is serving serv-ing with the 31st Infantry Division Di-vision at Fort Jackson, is in the 731st Ordnance Maintenance Co. Now that he has returned from service school, Private Harmston is putting to use at Fort Jackson, S. C. the knowledge knowl-edge and experience gained through the course. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted R. Harmston, of Roosevelt. , GLEN S. JENKINS Private First "Class Glen S. Jenkins.of Bluebell, has been awarded the Combat - Infantryman Infantry-man Badge, a symbol of close-quarter close-quarter fighting with the enemy, while serving' with the 1st Cavalry Cav-alry Division in Korea. The badge, consisting of a miniature replica of a Revolutionary Revolu-tionary War flintlock mounted on a blue background and superimposed super-imposed on a silver wreath, distinguishes dis-tinguishes the actual fighting men from rear area and service troops. Pfc. Jenkins is with the 7th Cavalry Regiment. PAUL W. HARDINGER Paul W. Hardinger. seaman, USN. son of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Hardinger, of Roosevelt, Roos-evelt, recently reported aboard the destroyer, USS Hopewell in the Far East for duty. The Hopewell was recommis-sioned recommis-sioned in March, 1951, and is now actively engaged in the bombardment of enemy - held Wonsan, Korea, as a unit of the United Nations Blockading and Escort Force. |