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Show WESTERN AMERICANA 388th gets new commander; Colonel Rohr assigned as leader TFW nam. In 1970, he was assigned to the Office of the Secretary of UNi VliRSITY Reconnaissance Wise, Colonel Rohr graduated from high school there and later attended Northwestern University, Evanston, 111. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at Wrest Point, N.Y. and graduated in 1952. Japan, flying F-86- F aircraft. r a tour with the Air Defense Command at Youngstown, Ohio, and flying the aircraft, he attended the University of Washington and received an M.A. in Russian Following D F-10- 2 Affairs in 1960. He then was assigned to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs in the Department of History, where AUG ofS first as Executive Officejr the Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, and later as Deputy Director of 15 August 12, 1977 UTAH 13? OftDER Q i 1 i 1 Maintenance. Engineering for the Tactical Air Command. Col. Davis C. Rohr three-yea- F-86- i Security Affairs, as Country Director for South America. In 1973, he was reassigned to native of Burlington, Colonel Rohr received his pilot's wings in August of 1953 and then served in Korea and International Defense, OGDEN, UTAH Vol. 3T No. 32 f Wing, Bergstrom AFB, Tex. A If! Air Base, Republic of Viet Colonel Rohr previously was commander of the 67th Tactical AfflLL and then at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. From 1969-7- 0 he commanded the 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Tuy Hoa Davis C. Rohr has assumed command of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, replacing Col. Robert L. Rodee. Col. he taught military history and was in charge of the Academy's Russian History course. In 1965, Colonel Rohr was assigned to the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing in United States Air Forces, Europe, as Operations Officer of the 417th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Colonel Rohr was assigned to Bergstrom in July, 1975. Colonel Rohr is a command pilot with more than 4,400 flying hours. His decorations and awards include the Legion " t $ "f j - PTliiffTTfii of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with 15 oak' leaf clusters, Purple Heart" and the Air Force Commendation Medal. He and his wife, Gayle, have two daughters. executives hear famous speaker Hill Dr. Heartsill Wilson, rated by the annual survey of communications personalities as the "Best Speaker in America," addressed some 500 civilian and military executives Wednesday at the Hill AFB Fourth Quarter Executive Seminar in the base theater. Subject of Dr. Wilson's speech was "The Ultimate Professional." The talk dealt with professionalism in the management government field. The keynote speaker is a lecturer, poet and author whose reputation for excellence is well known on three continents. Dr. Wilson is the creater of Dimensional Cybernation, a new "mind - guidance" approach to the improvement of the individual's capacity for excellence. He speaks to more than million people a year, lVz in- with seminars cluding General Motors, Ford, Rockwell International, IBM and some 1,100 other, major cor- porations and educational . institutions in America, Dr. Wilson has starred in 28'"'! - HILL AFB ROYALTY Trina Nelson, a clerk stenographer in the Directorate of Distribution, AFB was crowned Hill queen in ceremonies last Tuesday. She will be assisted by Lisa Nelson as first attendant and Joy Jensen as 2nd attendant. The three will represent Hill AFB for the next 12 months as its queens and ambassadors during all charity drives and other special projects. (U.S. Air Force Photo) industrial documentary films" and over the last two decades has appeared in more closed-circuTV shows than any Two Maintenance Direcother lecturer in the world. torate employees, Albert D. Smith and Glen Wilson, were conpart of a Utah who from tingent traveled to Washington, D.C. on July 27 and attended a picnic on the White House it Two employees picnic on White House lawn Senator Orrin Hatch and his aides turned out the welcome mat for the Utahns visiting in the nation's capitol, assisting with hotel (R-Uta- h) reservations and conducting n tours of sites. One of the highlights of the trip, according to Mr. Smith, was a visit to the Senate. well-know- lawn. I 1 , ? ' n:hh! - U V The invitation stemmed from a song, "The Man from Plains, Georgia, composed by Smith's mother, Mrs. Hazel E. Park, who is also the President of the Golden Spike iY 7 Country-Wester- n ::sis:t:'?llilil v Music The song apto the attention came parently Association. of the President who asked the ' '' - - ' . , i - s; n Utah group to attend a picnic for congressmen, diplomats and cabinet members. Ax Part of tertained SPANISH ROOTS - Publicity representatives Elma Carrera (left), Frances Granado and MSgt. C. V. Calles on the planning committee for annual Hispanic Heritage Week at Hill AFB, 7 and discuss methods to publicize the observance. The event this year will be Sept. Tom Sam are members Garcia, Trujillo, numerous activities are planned. Other committee Manual Lt. Michael Jareta and Coyle, William Kieler TSgt. Turner, Gray, Sylvester Captains and Julian Martinez, Joe Salazar, Dan Arnow, Sgt. Luis Mireles and Sgt. Allen Gardner. (U.S. Air Force photo) 11-1- The Hill Top Times is an unofficial newspaper published every Friday in the interest of personnel at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, of Air Force Logistics Command. It is published by Mor Media Sales, Inc., 1150 W. Hiverdale ltd., Ogden, Utah 81403, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Air Force. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers are the group en- with country-wester- n and blue grass numbers for the guests. They included Lyle, Kent Al, Neal, Ralph and Gregory Peterson; Rush Marsh; Joe Kuykendall; Paul Cannon and Don Baker. Mr. Smith, who is treasurer of the music association, emcecd the program. Mr. Wilson, the other Maintenance employee, is the club's second ii.i.iiimi.iinir ii . iir, ..I vii r,n- - r iiiiir w ttmmtmjLtiuk HIGH COMPANY - Albert D. Smith, computer repairman in Hill's Maintenance Directorate, posing here with President Jimmy Carter, recently attended a picnic on the White House lawn. The invitation was made possible through Smith's mother, Mrs. Hazel E. Park of Ogden, who wrote a song "The Man from Plains, Georgia" as a tribute to the President. -- (Private Photo) their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Air Force. 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