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Commander Warren L. Holbert
Naval
Takes Command
Recruiting
ict
Navy Commander Warren L;
Holbert, sen of the late
Dutch" and Ora Holbert of
Hinton, relieved Commander
Troy E. Simpson as command-
ing officer of Navy Recruiting
District (NRD) Memphis in
ceremonies held recently in
Memphis.
NRD Memphis, which corn-
prises, o,,ore than 25 recruiting
statioi~, is responsibile for
Navy recruiting in Mississippi,
western Tennessee and
Kentucky, northeast Arkansas,
the Missouri bootheel and the
southern tip of Illinois.
Commander Holbert came to
recruiting from Milton, Fla.,
where he served as command-
ing officer of Training Squad-
ron TWO at Naval Air Station
Whiting Field.
A graduate of Hinton High
School and West Virginia In-
sitiute of Technolocy, Com-
mander Holbert reported to
flight training in Pensacola,
Fla., in 1964. He was designated
a naval flight officer in Dec-
was ordered to Toledo, Ohio, as
officer - in - clmrge of the
Toledo Recruiting "A" Station.
While in recruiting duty, he
also attended the University of
Toledo, earning an MBA degree
in Human Resource Manage-
ment in 1975.
Commander Holbert next re-
ported to the aircraft carrier
USS Forrestal in 1975 as the
communications officer. This
tour included a Mediterranean
deployment and participation
in the international Naval Re-
view and Bicentennial celebrat-
ion in New York Harbor in July
1975. Commander Holbort then
reported to Patrol Squadron 56
at Naval Air Station Jackson-
ville, Fla., where he served as
operations officer. While with
Patrol Squadron 56, Command-
er Holbert made deployments
to Iceland and Bermuda.
Following a period of tem-
porary duty as training officer
for Commander, Patrol Wing 11
in Jacksonville, Commander
Holbert attended the Air War
ember 1965 and a naval aviator College at Maxwell Air Force
in 1968. Base in Montgomery, ~a. He
Commander Holbert's first-~ next reportedfor:a ~ per-
operational tour was flying the
C - 130 Hercules aircraft with
Transport Squadron THREE at
MeGuire Air Force Base, N. J.
That tour included numerous
deployments to southeast Asis
in support of operations in
Sohth Vietnam.
After receiving his designat-
ion aS a naval aviator, he
reported to Patrol Squadron 16,
flying the P - 3A Orion air-
craft. That tour included de-
ployments to Sicily, Bermuda
and South America. In 1972 he
iod of temporary duty with
Training Air Wing FIVE at
Naval Air Station Whiting
Field, subsequently reporting
to Training Squadron TWO as
executive officer in April 1982.
He assumed command of
Training Squadron TWO on
April 15, 1983.
Commander Holbert, his
wife, the former Ann Brown of
Belle, W. Va., and their four
children are residing in Ger-
mantown, Tenn.
D.A. V.A. Holds
Monthly Meeting And Election
The D.A.V.A. held their mon-
thly meeting and election Aug-
ust 14th at 7 p.m. at the
Mem~'ial Building.
The alter was laid with a
white alter cloth and the chart-
er was draped in memory of
Lorena B. Petry. A Charter
member prayer by the Chaplin,
Garnett Meadows.
The meeting was called to
order by the Commander Ir-
ene Lilly.
The Chaplin Garnett Mead-
ows had the prayer.
The patroic Instructor, Hazel
Lilly led in the pledge to the'
flag.
The minutes were read by the
Adjuntant Virginia Lilly and
approved.
The treasurer Geneva
Sowder gave her report and
was approved.
New and old business was
transacted and approved.
Cards were signed for the
Conducterss - Lucille Bird
ExecuUve BOard - Vlrgb
Lilly, P, mlyu mddam, e, Om-
eva Sowder, Garn4~ Meadows,
Virginia Pdppetoe, lrcm Lilly.
Ways & Means Committee -
Hazel Lilly, Lucille Bird,
Donna Berry, Virgim'a Lilly,
Virginia Rippetee, Irene Lilly.
History - Virginia Lilly
Non VA - Hospital - Cora Lee
Arthur
Community - Garnett Meadows
V:A.V.S. - Roslyn Skidmore
Legislative - Irene Lilly
Financial - Hazel Lilly, Vir-
ginia Rippetoe, Cora Lee
Arthur.
Americanism - Hazel Lilly
Memberships - Virginia
Rippetoe
Executive Committee Woman -
Roslyn Skidmore
Executive Committee Woman
(Alternate) - Geneva Sowder
Publicy - Irene Lilly
The Chaplin Garnett
sick. Our Bingo party at the Meadows closed with prayer.
Veteran's Hospital at Beckley The coffee and cake committee
will be August 27th at 7 P.M. ~ will be named at a later date.
Election was held and those Cake and coffee were served
elected were : to those members attending:
Commander - Irene Lillyi Miss Virginia Lilly, Mrs. Hazel
Sr. Vice Commander - Virginia~ Lilly, Mrs. Irene Lilly, Mrs.
Rippetoe ~ Donna Berry, Mrs. Lucille
J. Vice Commander - Core Lee] Bird, Mrs. Garner Meadows,
Arthur ~ Mrs. Cora Lee Arthur, Mrs.
Chaplin- Garnett Meadows '" Virginia Rippetoe, and Mrs.
Treasurer - Geneva Sowder. Roslyn Skidmore.
State To Hold Thirty - Seventh Annul Veterans Coof e
According to James Sneed, Washington, D. C. This is the
Deputy Director of the West first time in over ten years that
Virginia Department of Vete- the Administrator has visited
rans' Affairs the Department our State.
will host their Thirty - seventh He further stated that this
Annual State Veterans Confer-: conference is free to the public
ence on September 7, 8 and 9, i and welcomes those interested
l~at Jackson's Mill, West, in attending to pre - register by
Virginia. " ' stopping by his office located at
The main speaker for this Memorial Building, Princeton,
yenr's conference will be Harryi "West Virginia 24740 or by call-
N. Waiters, Administrator '/ ing 425 - 5194.
the Veterans Administratio: /
Tues. Aug. 28, 1984 Hinton News - 7
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