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Winfield (Kan.) Daily Courier, Tues., Nov. 10, 2015

Berry

Thanks, veterans, for your brave and

selfless service to our nation.
1910 Wheat Road
Winfield
(620) 221-2210

We express our
gratitude to those who
have served us so well.
Jim Berry holds one of his 20 Challenge Coins. Additional coins and numerous
other service mementos are displayed in a glass-fronted cabinet in the Berry's
living room. (Donetta Godsey/Courier)

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3404 Central Ave. 221-1600

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Proudly saluting a job

well done!
Craig Reed
1200 Main, Winfield (620) 221-2091

God Bless our Veterans and

Military Personnel
It is easy to take Liberty for granted, when you have never had
it taken from you. - Vice Pres. Dick Cheney
1017 Main, Winfield
620-402-5033

Proud to Offer

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ARE ONLY AS
AS THOSE
TO SERVE
AND DEFEND

We Proudly Salute
our Veterans!

graduating in August, he
came home on leave. He
also had orders to report
to his first ship, the USS
Epping Forest MCS-7,
a mine counter measure ship, home ported
in Sasebo, Japan, for sea
duty.
While stationed aboard
the Epping Forest, Berry
fell in love with Japan.
When his first enlistment
was up Berry decided
to re-enlist for another four years just to stay
in Japan. He then went
across the basin for more
sea duty and reported
to Commander Service
Group 3, which was
aboard the USS AJAX
AR-6, an auxiliary repair
ship. Berry spent three
years with CSG-3 and
"tender hopped" (rotated) on two other repair
ships The USS Hector
and the USS Jason

with Service Group 3.

While aboard these ships,
Berry made numerous port calls in the
Western Pacific, including
Vietnam, Korea, the "PI"
(Philippine Islands) and
various other ports.
Berry was then sent to
Naval Air Station Chase
Field, Beeville, Texas, to
finish up his enlistment
which was set to end in
1972. Once out of the
Navy, he returned to
Winfield to live. But he
was soon very homesick for Japan," Berry
said. He re-enlisted for
six years and returned to
Japan. During his Navy
career, Berry spent a total
of 14 years in Japan.
During his years of service, Berry said he had
a lot of good times and
became very close with
his "Radioman Family."
"After all, we worked
(SEE: Berry, page 13)