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Show 1 HILL TOP TIMES July 7, 1978 Col. LeRoy C. Page Porter 13 J . ase Staff Civil Engineer retires Porter, who served two tours at Hill AFB as the staff civil engineer, has retired after 35 years of federal service. wanted to make certain that the taxpayers got their money's worth," he said. Maj. Gen. James P. Mullins, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander at Hill AFB, presented the retirement papers to Colonel Porter. General Mullins also awarded the Legion of Merit to Colonel Porter at the event. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1948 and a Master of Science in industrial engineering from Oklahoma State University in 1966. Col. LeRoy C. A ? I t i 1 If - s He entered the Air Corps in 1943 and after serving 30 months was separated from the service and entered college. Also attending the retirement ceremonies were Mrs. Porter, the native of Portland, Ore., Colonel Porter received a BS ' ' -- his family, friends and fellow workers. Col. David T. Korzep is scheduled to become fI He was employed by the North Pacific Division of the Corps of EngineersHn the hydro-electrdesign branch when he returned to military service in April 1951. Since then he has new staff I ic Civil Engineer, when he reports to Hill later this month from i On v - . I- - - "V y: - - held civil engineering positions at various Air Force installations in the US. and overseas in Europe, Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines. Germany. Colonel Porter was well known at Hill AFB for his many contributions and accomplishments, both engineering and aesthetic. Colonel Porter was last assigned to Hill AFB in July 1976. He and his wife, Shirley, have five children. The Porters are making their retirement home in Ogden. Among the latter was the planting of shade trees. During his tour at Hill AFB from 1971-7- 4 he was responsible for the planting of more than 2,000 trees. The colonel selected Norway maple, mountain ash, green ash, and poplars. losers IFoyr seoniir of several . Announcements senior officer reassignments have been made by Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) officials. Brig. Gen. Jay T. Edwards III is being reassigned from Wright-Patterso- n AFB, Ohio, to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in July. General Edwards is the commander of the International Logistics Center (ILC) and assistant to the AFLC commander for international logistics. He will become the deputy chief During his second tour he had some 1,000 additional trees planted, including pine and others. "A base that is pleasing to the eye is as important as modern machinery and buildings," noted the colonel. During his assignments at Hill, the colonel supervised the busiest construction periods in the base's history, totaling more than $28 million annually. Colonel Porter took a personal interest in managing the programming, design and construction, maintenance and repair phases of the construction programs. "I kept an eye on the whole thing," noted Colonel Porter. "I Col. LeRoy C. Porter of staff (DCS) for logistics at Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). commander upon General General Edwards is replacing Maj. Gen. Billy M. Minter who is moving to the position of assistant DCS for systems and logistics (S & L) at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. Brig. Graham Gen. selectee W. Rider will -- replace General Edwards as the ILC commander and assistant to the treosslOTedl Edwards' departure. Colonel Rider is currently a special assistant to the AFLC DCS Plans and Programs. Titus C. Brig. of director materiel Hall, management at the San -- Gen.-select- ee Antonio ALC, Kelly AFB, Tex., is being assigned to Air Force Systems Command (AFSC). 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