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Beaver Beacon reports Eugene Russell Palmer’s Army basic training assignment, 1958

Also 1958 Eugene Russell Palmer military notice

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TypeEvent
Date1958-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1958-05
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
militarycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1958 Beaver Beacon lists Private Eugene Russell Palmer at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, for basic training.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief service notice. It does not provide an enlistment record, complete biography, service outcome, or official personnel file.

Sources

  1. Publishes Private Eugene Russell Palmer’s service number and assignment to Company B, 5th Battalion, Basic, 3rd Training Regiment, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. It does not provide an enlistment record, complete biography, service outcome, or official personnel file. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the service notice; it does not expand the military record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports Russell Palmer home on leave from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and “looking fine.” It does not provide leave orders, service records, dates, or a complete military biography. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the home-on-leave update; it does not expand the military record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reports Eugene Russell Palmer’s Army basic training assignment, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-eugene-palmer-fort-leonard-wood-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1958, “PVT. EUGENE RUSSELL PALMER.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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