Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, December 1, 1994 TAG: 9412240001
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E19 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER GREGORY S. MORRIS, son of Joan E. Morris of Roanoke, was promoted to his present rank while serving at Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Italy. Morris is a 1980 graduate or William Fleming High School.
CPL. TREVOR S. DEMPSEY, son of Richard S. and Norma Dempsey of Roanoke, recently received the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal. He is assigned with Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Cal. He is a 1991 graduate of Patrick Henry High School.
SEAMAN DEMURA S. WILLIAMS, son of Richard L. Williams Sr. of Roanoke, recently returned from operations off the coast of Haiti aboard the tank landing ship USS Spartanburg County.
While in the Caribbean Sea, Williams worked supporting the United Nations sanctions against Haiti as part of an international task force.
SEAMAN RECRUIT JEFFREY S. RUSSELL, son of Debra F. Wimmer of Roanoke, recently completed basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. He is a 1993 graduate of Patrick Henry High School.
SEAMAN RECRUIT SAMUEL D. SMITH, son of Samuel O. Smith and Diana F. Scharnus of Roanoke, recently completed basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.
He is a 1990 graduate of Patrick Henry High School.
PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS LARRY M. POWELL, son of Larry M. and Shirley H. Powell of Vinton, recently was promoted to his present rank while serving at Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Activity in Yorktown. He also re-enlisted for four years.
He is a 1989 graduate of William Byrd High School.
MARK WILHELM, son of Larry and Bonnie Bailey of Roanoke, has graduated from the Army Basic Training unit at Fort Jackson, S.C. He is stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
He is a 1994 graduate of William Byrd High School.
TONYA LORRAINE KING, daughter of Trena Dunman of Vinton, recently graduated Paralegal Technical Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. She has received the Air Force Achievement, the Good Conduct and the The Joint Forced Commendation medals and the National Defense Ribbon.
King, who is stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base, is a 1989 Staunton River High School graduate.
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER DAVID A. KELLY, son of David P. and Mildred W. Kelly of Roanoke, recently received the Navy Commendation Medal.
He was honored for meritorious service while serving as an administrative chief with Flett Training Group, Detachment Norfolk, Little Creek, where he is currently assigned.
Kelly is a 1979 graduate of Roanoke Catholic High School.
PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS DAVID I. HUNTER, a 1979 graduate of Patrick Henry High School, recently completed operations off the coast of Haiti aboard the USS America.
PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS MICHAEL A. MILLER, son of Johnny R. and Ruth A. Miller of Roanoke, recently completed operations off the coast of Haiti aboard the USS America.
He is a 1991 graduate of Patrick Henry High School.
NAVY PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS DONALD W. PARKER has been assigned to the Persian Gulf aboard the USS Fort McHenry.
Parker is a 1980 graduate of William Fleming High School.
MARINE PFC. MICHAEL L. SMITH, son of Carolyn Candiff of 29 Benbrook Circle, recently completed recruit training at Parris Island, S.C.
Smith is a 1993 graduate of William Fleming High School.
ROANOKE-AREA residents aboard the USS George Washington, which has been sent back to the Persian Gulf, include:
Airman Timothy J. Sherman, son of Sarah L. Sink of Roanoke; Chief Petty Officer James W. Clendenen, son of James W. Clendenen Sr. of Roanoke; Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle D. Franklin of Roanoke; Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian W. Hall, son of Ben A. and Sandra W. Hall of Roanoke; Airman Apprentice Brian D. Mann, son of Laurel M. Williams of Roanoke; and Airman Timothy J. Sherman, son of Gary L. Sherman of Vinton.
PVT. MICHAEL W. OWENS, son of Patricia O. Tingler of New Castle, completed basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. in the Army National Guard.
PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS TEANO C. TUCKER, son of Mary J. Tucker of Roanoke, recently participated in a decommissioning ceremony while serving as one of the final crew members of the 38-year-old aircraft carrier USS Saratoga in Mayport, Fla.
The Saratoga was one of the first "super" carriers built after World War II. It was commissioned April 14, 1956 as "Super Sara" and patrolled the waters off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, launched countless aircraft against the North Vietnamese in 1972 and played a vital role in the capture of the luxury liner Achille Lauro hijackers in 1985.
More recently, Tucker and the crew spent two months off the coast of the former Yugoslavia supporting international sanctions in Bosnia-Herzegovina. After leaving the Adriatic Sea, Tucker joined ships from 12 other nations.
Tucker is a 1991 graduate of William Fleming Senior High School.
PFC. ALPHONZO S. CAMPBELL, son of Calvin Lewis of Roanoke, recently completed recruit training and was meritoriously promoted to his present rank.
Campbell graduated from William Fleming High School in 1993 after which he joined the U.S. Marines.
LANCE CPL. FRANK I. FRITTMAN, son of Peter Frittman and Agnes E. Frittman, both of Roanoke, has been assigned to the Marine Corps Administrative Detachment, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
Frittman is a 1988 graduate of William Byrd High School and a 1993 graduate of Radford University.
SEAMAN RECRUIT DAVID A. BARNES, a 1993 graduate of William Fleming High School, recently sailed to the Persian Gulf aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli in response to another crisis in Iraq.
Arriving in the gulf, Barnes and fellow crewmembers joined the other deployed naval forces that have been supporting the "no-fly zone" over Southern Iraq since the end of the Persian Gulf War.
PFC. MICHAEL L. SMITH, son of Carolyn Cundiff of Roanoke, recently completed recruit training in the U.S. Marines.
He is a 1993 graduate of William Fleming High School.
SEAMAN RECRUIT MICHAEL P. GRIMM, son of Michael N. and Janet W. Grimm of Roanoke, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
He is a 1994 graduate of Patrick Henry High School.
SEAMAN WELLYN C. SELLERS, son of Myra W. Sellers of Roanoke, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
He is a 1984 graduate of Cave Spring High School and a 1989 graduate of Ferrum College, Ferrum.
CPL. TIMOTHY G. TUTTLE, son of Gene A. and Carol R. Tuttle of Roanoke, recently received a Certificate of Commendation.
Tuttle was cited for superior performance of duty while assigned with 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.
He is a 1990 graduate of Northside High School.
PVT. LAURA S. HAWLEY, daughter of Lawrence S. and Phyllis J. Breeding of Roanoke, recently graduated from U.S. Army Basic Training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Hawley is a 1991 graduate of Patrick Henry High School. She is now stationed at Fort Lee at Petersburg for extended training.
NAVY PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS GARY L. HAWKS, son of Joyce F. Hawks of Salem, recently traveled to the Red Sea aboard the guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto in response to yet another crisis in Iraq. Hawks is a 1982 graduate of Salem High School.
AIR FORCE SGT. MICHAEL L. SECRIST, son of Shelpia J. Secrist of Buchanan, recently graduated from Air Force major command non-commissioned officer academy having received advanced military leadership and management training. He is a 1975 graduate of James River High School.
NAVY FIREMAN APPRENTICE RANDALL L. ZIRKLE, son of Marvin R. Zirkle of Salem, recently graduated from the Basic Enlisted Submarine Course. He is a 1993 graduate of Northside High School.
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