The White Falcon - 07.10.1961, Side 1

Remember To Do Your Part
Fire Prevention Week Begins Sunday
Volume I, Number 9___U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND Saturday, October 7. 1961
Marines—Airmen Gain New Stripes
Two special ceremonies at the Marine Barracks this^
week were highlighted by the presentation of new stripes
to 12 members of the Marine complement.
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Broad grins and wreaths of cigar smoke this week
announced the fact that some 138 Air Force members are
now wearing new stripes. Of these, six were promoted to
Staff Sergeant, 45 were hiked to Airman 1st Class and
the remainder sewed on their Airman 2nd Class chevrons.
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In the first ceremony, Lt. Col.
Ross R. Miner, Marine Barracks
Commanding Officer presented
Private First Class stripes to
seven men. Receiving their first
stripe were: N. L. Gilbert, M. J.
Howell, A. J. Lamkin, R. J. Myers,
E. J. Richardson, J. R. Rothberg
and R. J. Smaler.
This first ceremony was held
outdoors with members of the
Marine Barracks in attendance.
The second ceremony was held
in Col. Miner’s office. At that one
two men were promoted to Cor-
poral and the remaining three re-
ceived their Lance Corporal
stripes.
New Corporals are: B. Kom-
insky, Jr., and T. D. Orr.
Promoted to Lance Corporal
were: R. B. Kowaleski, L. Guhr-
ing and W. Wysling.
In both ceremonies, Col. Miner
congratulated the men and urged
them to continue their good work.
Brown-Gold Buses
For Hangar Workers
A recent addition of two new
bus routes, Brown and Gold, was
established for the convenience of
Naval Station personnel in get-
ting to and from their jobs at the
hangars.
The routes were designed to
pick-up and deliver personnel
whose jobs are located at the
hangars. These buses cover such
areas as the enlisted barracks,
the service club and the officer’s
quarters.
Their hours of operation are
two hours each in the morning,
afternoon and evening, and are
broken down as follows: from 6:00
to 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. and between 4:00 and 6:00
during the afternoon.
Outstanding devotion to duty
and exemplary military bearing
has earned Raymond H. Lester,
PN3, USN, and A3C Melvyn A.
Doerhoff, USAF, “Sailor and
Airman of the Month” awards
for August.
Raymond H. Lester, PN3, USN
Fire Prevention
Concerns Everyone
Fire prevention concerns every-
one, from the aircraft mechanic on
the line to the housewife in her
kitchen. A safe, careful worker
can avoid the scourge of fire and
still complete his job.
Don’t wait until it is too late
to give a thought to fire safety.
Approxiamtely 12,000 people lost
their lives in fires in the United
States last year. They were or-
dinary people, but somewhere
along the line they missed the
boat on the sea of fire safety.
Chief Robinson urges each and
everyone at Naval Station, Kefla-
vik, to take a personal interest
in fire safety on the job and in
your home or quarters.
The cost of fire safety is small,
the rewards great.
Lester, a third-class Personnel-
man with COMBARLANT, was
chosen for his general job know-
ledge and efficiency, personal ap-
pearance and military bearing
and attitudes.
He is a native of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and attended Taylor
Allderic High School. He has been
in the Navy for two years and
two months and has been assign-
ed to Keflavik since his arrival
from Argentia, Newfoundland.
Lester’s father, Mr. George H.
Young, resides at 533 Briar-Cliff
Road in Pittsburgh.
A3C Melvyn A. Doerhoff, USAF
Airman Doerhoff won his
award in competition with airman
from the 57th Fighter Interceptor
Squadron and the 1971st Com-
munications Squadron. He enlist-
ed in the Air Force June 20, 1960
and upon graduation from basic
training, attended the Auto-Pilot
and Compass School at Chanute
AFB Rantool, Illinois.
He was chosen for the August
honors because of his character,
Surcharge Raised
For Per Diem Diners
Disbursing officials reminded
officers and civilians this week
that appropriation legislation for
Fiscal Year 1962 has raised the
surcharge rate to $2.50 per day
for those subsisting in govern-
ment messes while on per diem.
The rate which prevailed from
1954 through Fiscal Year 1961
was $2.25 for those in the per
diem trvel status.
Sgt. Katynsky Gets
3rd Commendation
A special ceremony this week
in the office of Col. O. B. Steely,
Air Forces Iceland, commander
was highlighted by the presenta-
tion of the Air Force Commenda-
tion Medal to TSgt. Joseph J.
Katynsky.
This medal is the third com-
mendation award the sergeant has
earned.
Sergeant Katynsky, presenting
serving as NCOIC, Career Devel-
opent section of Air Forces per-
sonnel, earned the award while
working as NCOIC, Base Reten-
tion office at Tyndall AFB, Fla.
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efficiency, leadership potential,
and military dress and bearing.
Doerhoff, an amateur radio
enthusiast, is presently serving as
an Auto-Pilot and Compass Re-
pairman with the 57th Fighter
Interceptor Squadron.
Those receiving their first
“rocker” and the rank of Staff
Sergeant were: Paul J. Cooms,
667th ACW; Henry C. Marion,
Hq Sq AFI; Alfonse Romero, 932
ACW; Billy J. Tillman, 677 ACW;
Max Willingham, Hq Sq AFI and
Earl G. Griffin, 1971st Comm Sq.
Promoted to A1C on AFI ord-
ers were: James G. Andrews, Ro-
bert E. Bennington, Floyd D.
Birdsong, James A. Gallagher,
Glendo Girder, George R. Lay-
cock, Ronald E. Sympson and
James A. Templin.
Members of the 57th FIS re-
ceiving their third stripe were:
Thomas Anderson, Jr., Carl E.
Badgley, John H. Goulart, Peter
L. Johns, adn John M. Warren.
1400th Support Squadron mem-
bers awarded their third stripe
include: Gary L. Bierle, James
M. Burns, Jr., Robert W. Ed-
wards, Harold E. Flintoff, Jr.,
Lemuel B. Hester, John Kara-
haich, Wiliiam R. Patton, Robert
D. Sherling, Friedrich K. Tietz,
Marion W. Walker, and Thomas
W. Wilson.
Promoted to A1C by the 1971st
Communications Squadron were:
Lloyd W. Bremmer, Larry J.
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MOVING DAY for Air Force consolidated personnel last
week found everyone pitching in. From left to right are:
SSgt. Charles D. Wofford, MSgt. Robert L. Nivens, A3C
Luis Gutierrez, MSgt. Albert E. Siewert ad TSgt. Joseph
J. Katynsky. Air Force personnel is now located in the
offices formerly occupied by the Director of Administra-
tive Services. (Photo by Pate)
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MEN OF THE MONTH were congratulated this week by
Admiral Robert B. Moore, commander, Iceland Defense
Forces (center). Sailor of the Month PN3 Raymond H.
Lester, COMBARLANT is at the right and Airman of
the Month A3C Melvyn A. Doerhoff, 57th FIS.
(Photo by Vanselow)
Sailor-Airman of Month Named