Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, May 11, 1995 TAG: 9505110015
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-7 EDITION: METRO
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CAPT. RICHARD J. BOSWORTH has been appointed squadron commander of the Roanoke Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.
He was director of cadet orientation flights with the squadron and has been patrol member for a year. Bosworth is a control systems engineer with General Electric Co.
PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS DINA G. BOOTH, daughter of Aileen Y. Brown of Vinton and Bruce E. Booth Jr. of Salem, was promoted to her present rank recently while serving at Naval Technical Training Center, Corry Station, Pensacola, Fla. She is a 1991 graduate of Glenvar High School.
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER WILLIAM A. HAIRSTON, a 1968 graduate of Jefferson High School, recently received the Navy Achievement Medal and was promoted to his present rank while serving at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk.
The medal is a recognition of Hairston's outstanding performance as the bachelor enlisted quarters complex manager. He was instrumental in preparing the base for its bachelor housing inspection.
Hairston also helped make improvements in the housing management procedures that resulted in annual savings of more than $50,000. As a result, he was selected to serve on a Navy-wide enlisted housing study.
SEAMAN BRADLEY WALKER, son of Janet Walker of 5466 Yale Drive, Salem, recently qualified as plane captain with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120 based in Norfolk. Walker is a 1990 graduate of Glenvar High School.
2ND LT. DOUGLAS W. POFF, son of H. Ray and Ruby G. Poff of Roanoke, has earned the Army Commendation Medal, which is awarded to soldiers who demonstrate outstanding achievement or meritorious service in the performance of their duties. Poff is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School and the College of William and Mary.
BRETT A. PHILLIPS, son of Lloyd E. and Karen J. Phillips of Roanoke, has been commissioned a second lieutenant after graduating from training school at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala. He is a 1981 graduate of Cave Spring High School.
SEAMAN RECRUIT ROBERT G. GILES, son of Robert G. and Mary P. Giles of Roanoke, completed basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. He is a 1988 graduate of Roanoke Valley Christian School and a 1994 graduate of Radford University.
PVT. FIRST CLASS WILLIAM M. PANNELL, son of Claudia M. Pannell of Roanoke, has been named an honor graduate of the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry, Virginia Army National Guard.
He completed advanced individual training and finished first in the eight-week food service specialist course at Fort Lee.
ROANOKE VALLEY RESIDENTS who recently completed training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, S.C., include: Pvt. Kelly D. Graham, son of Thomas D. and Linda S. Graham; Pfc. Joshua L. Senter, son of Elaine Kellam; Pfc. Patrick R. Hart, son of Ralph W. and Sue B. Hart; Pvt. Isaac T. Van Patten, son of Isaac T. Van Patten IV; Pvt. Jacob W. Tuck, son of Lawrence W. Tuck and Delaine F. Newcomb; Pfc. Thomas A. Hash, son of Susan C. Hubbard; Pvt. Michael J. Prater, son of Ronnie G. Prater and Brenda S. Prater; Pvt. Scott R. Kirby, son of Wayne M. and Sharon H. Kirby; Pvt. Jamie D. Lee, son of Lonnie D. Lee and Shelby J. Wiley; Pvt. Cary L. Sweet, son of Robert W. and Brenda M. Sweet; and Pfc. Ray B. Shanks, son of Fred B. Shanks.
STEVE M. HAUPT, son of James M. and Wanda F. Haupt of Vinton, recently completed Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. He is a 1992 graduate of William Byrd High School.
CPL. BRIAN H. WEBB, son of Howard and Linda Webb of Roanoke, was among the Marines who provided cover for the final withdrawal of U.N. troops from Somalia during Operation United Shield.
Webb, a 1990 graduate of Craig County High School, is aboard the USS Belleau Wood.
PVT. SHANNON M. SALSER, son of Janet H. and Woodrow W. Obenchain of Roanoke, recently completed basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. He is a 1994 graduate of Cave Spring High School.
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