IN
SERVICE IN CANAL Z0NE
Pvt. Harry M. Boyd, son of ilr. and Mrs. James L, Boyd, 2616 E.
10th St., participated in "Operation Red Devil" in December, one of
the largest parachute assault exercises ever held in the Canal Zone.
Pvt. Boyd is a grenadier in Company A, 3rd Battalion at the 508th
Infantry stationed at Fort Kobbe, Canal Zone. His unit went through
six weeks training to become familiar with Vietnam-style jungle
fighting. The exercise ended Dec. 23.
[Anderson Daily Bulletin,
Anderson, IN,
,Page
17]
Army Pvt. First Class Arthur B. Cleveland, 18, son of Mrs. Martha M.
Lowman, 1321 SW 29th Ave., participated in "Operation "Operation Red
Devil" held in the Canal Zone.
[Fort
Lauderdale News,
Fort Lauderdale, FL,
,
Main Edition,
Page 24]
Army Private First Class Johnny A. Hearn
17, son of Mrs., Bertha
France, 212 East Avenue, San Bruno, participated in "Operation Red
Devil" in December, one
of the largest parachute assault exercises ever held in the Canal
Zone.
[The
Times,
San
Mateo, CA,
,
Page 20]
JOHN J. GREER III,
19, whose wife Vivian lives at Cleveland, Fla., near Punta Gorda,
participated in Operation Operation Red Devil one of the biggest
biggest parachute assault exercises ever held in the Panama Canal
Zone.
Greer is a private first class in the Army, a rifleman in Company
C, 3rd Battalion of the 508th Infantry Regiment at Ft. Kobbe, C. Z.
FT. KOBBE, C. Z.— Army Specialist Fourth Class Michael! E. Fullen,
21, son of Mr. and; Mrs. Howard I. Fullen, 119 Hollywood Drive,
Coleman, participated in "Operation Red Devil" in December, one of
the) biggest parachute assault exercises ever held in the Canal
Zone.
Spec. Fullen, a machine gunner in Company B, 3rd Battalion of the
508th Infantry stationed at Ft. Kobbe, and his unit went through six
weeks of; training to become familiar with Vietnam-style jungle
fighting.
The exercise, which ended Dec. 23, consisted of live-fire squad
tactics, platoon jungle operations and maneuvers through a jungle
reaction course.
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