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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Three Alaskan privates first class—William Willoya, Peter F. Elachik, and Amos Alexander—participated in the 24th Infantry Division's annual combat efficiency training tests in Germany. All entered the Army in February 1957 and trained at Fort Richardson before deploying overseas.
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MUNICH, Germany, (AHTNC) - Pfc. William Willoya, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Willoya, Pfc. Peter F. Elachik, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Elachik, Hamilton, and Pfc. Amos Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Alexander, Nome, recently participated with the 24th Infantry Division in annual combat efficiency Army training tests in Germany.
Willoya is a medical aidman in Company A of the division's 21st Infantry. Overseas since last November. he entered the Army in February, 1957, and completed basic combat training at Fort Richardson.
Willoya attended High School and worked for the Alaska Steamship Lines in Nome in civilian life.
Elachik is a rocket-launcher gunner in Company A of the division's 21st Infantry. A former employee of the Northern Commercial Co. in Kwiguk, he entered the Army in February, 1957, and completed basic combat training at Fort Richardson, before arriving overseas in November.
Alexander. an automatic rifleman in Company A of the division's 503d Infantry, entered the Army in February, 1957, and received basic training at Fort Richardson. He arrived in Europe in April of that year.
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Pfc. William Willoya, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Willoya; Pfc. Peter F. Elachik, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Elachik, Hamilton; and Pfc. Amos Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Alexander, Nome, recently participated with the 24th Infantry Division in annual combat efficiency Army training tests in Germany. Willoya is a medical aidman in Company A of the division's 21st Infantry, overseas since last November, entered Army February 1957, basic at Fort Richardson, attended High School, worked for Alaska Steamship Lines in Nome. Elachik is a rocket-launcher gunner in Company A of the 21st Infantry, former employee of Northern Commercial Co. in Kwiguk, entered Army February 1957, basic at Fort Richardson, overseas November. Alexander is an automatic rifleman in Company A of the 503d Infantry, entered Army February 1957, basic at Fort Richardson, arrived Europe April 1957.