- Dates
- 1961-03-07 – 1961-04
- Kind
- Announcement
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1961 servicemen’s column reports training and assignment changes for Gary A. McDonough, Joe LaFreniere, and Andrew John Gallagher. It records McDonough’s electronics-school graduation, LaFreniere’s Army training path, and Gallagher’s transfer for overseas duty.
Evidence and limits
The column is preserved as a source-bounded community notice. It does not resolve full identities, ranks beyond the printed abbreviation, or later service.
Sources
- Reports Gary A. McDonough’s March 7 electronics-school graduation at Keesler and expected Greenland radar assignment after leave; Joe LaFreniere’s Fort Knox basic training followed by Quartermaster school at Fort Lee; and Andrew John Gallagher’s transfer from Q.M. 2/C to New York for overseas duty. These are notice-level service records and do not establish complete biographies or personnel files.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island servicemen’s notices report training and assignments, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-servicemen-news-april-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1961, “Servicemen.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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