James Liverett

Jim served from 1971 to 1974. He obtained the rank of corporal and served two years in Germany.

Ted S. Mathies

• After 10 weeks of Medical training at Fort Sam Houston TX, sent to Vietnam in May of 1969.
• May of 1969 Assigned to HHC 1/505 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne.
• Attached to Bravo Company 1/505 Infantry Company Senior Aid Man.
• Nov of 1969 Reassigned to HHC 1st Infantry Division
• Attached to Bravo Company 2/18 Infantry Company Senior Aid Man.
• Jan of 1970 Reassigned to HHC 1st Infantry Division Battalion aid station Senior Aid Man.

During my tour in Vietnam I served with two Infantry companies in the field as their only medic, performing daily combat assaults by air and nightly patrols & ambushes. During my tour in the field I treated over 50 wounded from hostile action. Within that same time period I helped treat over 1500 villagers in Med-Cap operations in many villages. After being resigned to the Forward Aid Station I helped provide medical support to fire base operations and supporting medics in the field.

After returning from Vietnam I was assigned to the 547th Medical Clearing Company at Fort Stewart Ga. Our mission was medical support anywhere in world in 24 hours.

After my service I worked as facilities engineer and machine controls engineer for Mercury Real Estate, The Genie Company and Lexington Technologies.

Ted Mathies

Donley E. (Gene) Ott, Sergeant

Don Ott entered the Army on December 5, 1950 and was discharged on November 22, 1952. He served in Okinawa with K Company 3BN-29th Inf. and achieved the rank of Sergeant.

Donald F. Shaffer, Jr. SP5, E5

Don served from January 1966 to January 1969 spending time in Hanau, Germany. He later was in the OH National Guard from 1973 to 1975 as a SSG E6

Duane Zorger

Aug. 22, 1945 - Nov. 9, 1946

Around my birthday, April 26, 1945 I received a card to fill out and send back to Uncle Sam. Late July or early August I received my greetings. You have been selected by your President.

Stark County Selective Service #8 sent me a card to report to Hartville on August 22 to catch a bus and go to Cleveland Terminal Tower for a physical. After a delicious spaghetti dinner we caught a train to Camp Atterburg, Indiana for processing and get our clothes ration (plus a special haircut).

After two weeks of K.P. And processing we caught a train to Shepard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas for 6 weeks of Basic Training. We were quarantined to our area and not allowed to take any pictures. Big Silver planes were flying in and out. We were not told what was going on.

After our basics and shots we were shipped off to Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington, to be there on November 10^th. After arriving we were placed in CCC barracks and processed. This is when I because a clerk-typist.