The White Falcon - 20.11.1965, Blaðsíða 1

AFWL’s Eighth Ranked Sea Service Newspaper - 1964
THE WHITE
U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume IV, Number 43 Saturday, November 20, 1965
Advancements In Rate - Page 3
Christmas Tree
Sailor Of Month
Sailor of the Month, Edward
The Marine and Airman of the Month for October were
awarded $25 checks and certificates of achievement by
RAdm Ralph Weymouth, Commander, Iceland Defense
Force (IDF), during ceremonies in his office Friday,
Nov. 12.
The Sailor of the Month received his check and certifi-
cate earlier because he was transferred to his next duty
station prior to the ceremony. ^
The October Men of the Month
were PFC Normand C. Deschaine,
A2C Edward J. Mullikin and
Edward J. Pruchnick, PN3, as
of Nov. 16.
Marine Of Month
The Marine of the Month, PFC
Normand C. Deschaine, is attached
to the Guard Section of the Ma-
rine Barracks.
A resident of Lewiston, Maine,
he attended Lewiston High School
there before entering the Marine
Corps. Prior to his assignment to
the Marine Barracks at Kefla-
vik, Private First Class Deschaine
underwent combat training at
Camp Lejeune, N. C.
Among this marine’s interests
are hobbies such as sheetmetal
work, hunting an fishing. He
worked as an apprentice sheet-
metal worker in civilian life and
plans to continue in that field
when he completes his enlist-
ment.
Airman Of Month
October Airman of the Month
is A2C Edward J. Airman Mulli-
kin is in the Air Force Police
Section of the 57th Fighter Inter-
ceptor Squadron.
He arrived at Keflavik following
duty at Pease Air Force Base, N.
H. The airman’s home town Is Gra-
nite City, Ill. He graduated from
University High School in Car-
bondale, Ill., prior to entering the
Air Force.
Since coming to Keflavik, Air-
man Mullikin has continued his
education with the Keflavik Divi-
sion of the University of Mary-
land. Upon completion of his
military obligation, he plans to
return to college.
J. Pruchnick, PN3, was the Diary
Yeoman in the Naval Station Per-
sonnel Office. Personnelman Third
Class Pruchnick is now on leave
prior to reporting to his new duty
station abroad the fleet tug USS
Nipmuck (ATF-157).
Following Yeoman “A” School
in Bainbridge, Md., this sailor
did a temporary tour at Camp
Perry, Ohio, for clerical support
of the National Rifle Matches
before reporting to the Naval
Station.
A native of Queens Village, N.
Y., he graduated from Holy Cross
High School and attended Queens
College, both in Flushing, N. Y.
Personnelman Third Class Pruch-
nick plans to return to his for-
mer job as manager of a motion
picture theater upon completion
of his enlistment.
quested. Special orders are being
accepted from organizations and
clubs.
Trees will be priced according
to quality and size. Prices will
range from three to four dollars
for average trees and larger ones
on special order will be higher.
Tree sales will be from 1 p.m.
until 8 p.m. each day in the old
package store located across from
the CPO Mess Hall.
Profit from the sale of the trees
will be evenly divided between the
local Boy Scouts and the Argen-
tia troop. These funds are used
to finance Boy Scout activities
throughout the year.
Place your order by calling
either Lt Tucker at 6201 or CWO
Loher at 2175. Service Information
has already ordered theirs; has
your club ordered yours?
Attention Shipmates!
Check your FRA card. Is it up to
date? Are your dues paid? If not,
contact your branch secretary.
In This Issue
Deadline Editorial .... pg. 4
Thanksgiving ......... pg. 5
Marines’ Birthday .... pg. 6
Sports ........... pgs. 7, 8
USO Show ............. pg. 9
500 HOURS “ON THE AIR”—A1C Perry M. Kniffen, a food service
specialist at the H-3 radar site, polishes up his trophy for 500 hours
voluntary “on the air” duty with the site’s small radio station, H-A-F-S.
A2C Lee C. Cunningham also received a 500-hour trophy, while eight
other were given 200-hour awards. They were A1C David A. Plourde,
A2C Louis R. Goodpasture, A2C Teofild Mestas, A2C Robert G. And-
rews, A2C Richard A. Schneider, A2C Leroy O. Phillips, P03 Richardo
Rodriguez and Seaman Jay Armstrong.
SIXTEEN YEARS COMBINED—Three men at U.S. Naval Station,
Keflavik, Iceland, reenlisted for a combined period of 16 years in cere-
monies performed by Capt Emile E. Pierre, Jr., (left) commanding
officer of the Naval Station on Nov. 9. The reenlistees ((from left to
right) are Thomas F. Cooney, CS2, for six years; Kenneth C. Apple-
gate, HM3, for four years and to Cardio-Pulmonary Heart and Lung
School, Bethesda, Md.; and Roger W. Coleman, YN2 for six years
and to YN “B” School, in San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Singer, AN)
U SIA Art Show
Stars Combat Art
Art fanciers will be pleased to
learn that the United States In-
formation Agency, USIA, is open-
ing an art exhibit in their library
Monday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m.
The exhibit includes 37 paint-
ings from the Historic Division
of the Department of Defense
They are all World War II paint-
ings, from the various theatres of
operations. About half of them
are from the “Life Magazine”
Art Collection.
Painted On Battlefield
This magazine commissioned
painters to go out to the fields
of battle and put their impres-
sions on canvas. Seven paintings
are from captured German col-
lections. The rest are by Ameri-
can servicemen who painted
when they had a free moment.
Some of the painters have
since become very well known in
the United States. James Brooks,
a sergeant during the war, has
paintings in most U. S. art galle-
ries today. Other painters whose
works are represented are Regi-
nald Marsh, Henry Varnum Poor
(a well-known New England
teacher), Floyd Davis, and Paul
Sample.
Original Paintings
The paintings are all originals.
They are not brutal, but rather,
descriptive: showing the confu-
sion of war, the human sorrow,
and landscapes.
The exhibition is in the USIA
Library. It opens Monday, Nov.
22 at 6 p.m. The showing will
continue daily from 1 to 9 p.m.
except Saturday and Sunday
when it closes at 7 p.m. The last
day is Saturday, Dec. 4.
WHITE FALCON
Deadline
Mondays—8 a.m.
Holiday Mail
Here’s another reminder. The
Post Office has announced a Dec-
ember 10th deadline for getting
Air Mail to the states by Christ-
mas.
Package contents should be firm-
ly packed with nothing loose in-
side. It is wise to put an additional
address slip inside.
Customs regulations apply to
some items being mailed overseas.
Some countries also prohibit vari-
ous items, and U.S. regulations
prohibit other items. Local postal
officials give advice on these mat-
ters, a spokesman said. (AFPS)
DOD Will Outline
Cash Awards
Action is underway to deter-
mine procedures for payment of
cash award to service personnel
whose suggestions, inventions or
scientific achievements benefit
the government.
The services are awaiting De-
partment of Defence instructions
before putting programs into
effect During the interim, how-
ever, persons may qualify for the
cash award.
Recently enacted legislation
calls for cash payment from
appropriate funds similar to pro-
gram provided Civil Service per-
sonnel.
The Army is preparing a
change to the existing combined
and unified (civilian and military)
program when the DOD “go
ahead” is given.
Navy officials say the program
has been announced to all com-
mands and specific information,
rules and background, will be
explained in a Secretary of the
Navy instruction.
The Air Force has drafted a
manual suggesting methods for
administering the program. The
manual has been sent to major
commands for recommendations.
A 30 percent militai'y participa-
tion goal has been established by
the Air Force for FY66. (AFPS)
CENTER OF ATTENTION—Following Men of the Month presenta-
tions Friday, Nov. 12, the Airman and Marine of the Month stand
with representatives of their commands who were present at the
ceremonies. They are (from left to right)TSgt. Eddy J. Smith; Air-
man of the Month, A2C Edward J. Mullikin; Marine of the Month,
PFC Normand C. Deschaine; and Maj, Walter E. Kiracofe, Executive
Officer, Marine Barracks. (Photo by Wyatt, PH2)
Services Name Their
October Men Of Month
Sale By Scouts
Just a short reminder to those
of you desiring to celebrate
Christmas in the “American Way”
with a Christmas tree.
The Boy Scouts will be selling
trees beginning sometime in the
next week or two. The Boy
Scouts of Argentia, Newfound-
land, will cut and prepare the
trees and they’ll be shipped here
for sale.
Five-hundred top quality trees
of various sizes have been re-