Navy Boot Camp Book 1978 Company 079 The Keel

Front Cover, USNTC Great Lakes "The Keel" 1978 Company 079.

Front Cover, USNTC Great Lakes "The Keel" 1978 Company 079. GGA Image ID # 1aefe5ab32

Roster and Photos for Recruit Company 079 for 1978, United States Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Company Commander: GMGC E. C. Phillips USN, 60 Men Graduated 16 June 1978.

On 28 March 1944, the Training Station was established by Secretary Forrestal as a group command and redisgnated as the U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.

Company 57-135 Organization and Schedule

  • Organization: 22nd Division
  • Commenced Training: 4 May 1978
  • Completed Training: 16 June 1978

Company 57-135 Leadership

  • Division Commander: LT W. D. Craft USN
  • Division LCPO: ADJC E. A. Muffley USN
  • Division MAA: HT1 J. C. Evans USN
  • Company Commander: GMGC E. C. Phillips USN

Company 78-079 Roster

  1. Agin, Lance
  2. Alexander, Michael
  3. Anny, Michael
  4. Bell, Freddie
  5. Brown, Anthony
  6. Not Stated
  7. Brown, Gary
  8. Carman, Robert
  9. Carron, Glenn
  10. Caruthers, David
  11. Chaffin, Roger
  12. Chavez, Thomas
  13. Damm, Bruce
  14. Delzer, Ronald
  15. Corser, Russell
  16. Courtney, Mitchell
  17. Esson, James
  18. Fenn, Mark
  19. Feren, Richard
  20. Fields, Aubrey
  21. Fisher, Gregory
  22. Gallo, Nicholas
  23. Gillespie, Gerard
  24. Fisher, Terrei
  25. Folk, Brad
  26. Golden, Gary
  27. Gonzalez, Joseph
  28. Hospidales, Christopher
  29. Hitchcock, Jerry
  30. Janowski, Randy
  31. Kaup, Robert
  32. Kelly, Donald
  33. Jefferson, Melvin
  34. Jordan, Paul
  35. Larsen, Karl
  36. Larsen, Walter
  37. Lipp, Matthew
  38. Lonski, Joseph
  39. Lord, Michael
  40. Meth, Marc
  41. Patton, Arthur
  42. McDonald, Gregory
  43. McNamara, Edward
  44. Peters, Bernie
  45. Reagan, Robert
  46. Rexroat, Thomas
  47. Reynolds, John
  48. Richard, Arthur
  49. Santiago, Wilson
  50. Seeley, Matthew
  51. Robison, David
  52. Rutherford, Stephen
  53. Smith, Mark
  54. Stevens, Bradly
  55. Thomas, David
  56. Tomichek, Steven
  57. Vicich, Michael
  58. Walsh, Joseph
  59. Weston, Michael
  60. Owens, Lafenis

Navy Boot Camp Recruit Photos - Company 78-079

Company 78-079 Recruits, Page 1.

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Top: Company Commander and Honorman

Company 78-079 Recruits, Page 7.

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COMPANY HISTORY compiled by Marc Richard Meth, Company Clerk

  • John Lee Brown, RPOC
  • Gary Kenneth Brown, Asst. RPOC
  • Joseph Luis Gonzalez, MAA
  • Bradley Raymond Folk, Asst. MAA
  • Terrel Edward Fisher, EPO
  • Marc Richard Meth, Co. Clerk
  • James Harold Esson III, Asst. Clerk
  • Gary Kenneth Brown, Postal Clerk
  • Lance Rockwell Agin, Athletic PO
  • Christopher Hospidales, Laundry PO
  • Michael Edwin Weston, Asst. PO
  • Gary Lloyd Golden, BMAA
  • Bruce Jerome Damm, Guidon
  • John Lee Brown, Honorman
  • Donald John Kelly, Batt. Clerk

SQUAD LEADERS

  • 1st Squad Melvin Earl Jefferson
  • 2nd Squad John Edward Reynolds
  • 3rd Squad Bradley Winchester Stevens
  • 4th Squad David John Caruthers
  • 5th Squad Steven Andrew Tomichek
  • 6th Squad Aubrey Simuel Fields

PLATOON LEADERS

  • 1st Platoon Nicholas Gallo
  • 2nd Platoon Paul Kramer Jordan

RELIGIOUS PETTY OFFICERS

  • Catholic Lafenis Owens
  • Protestant Gregory Earl Fisher
  • Jewish Matthew Blake Seeley

FLAGS WON BY COMPANY

  • 1 Batt. Star Flag
  • 2 Reg. Drill Flags
  • 2 Batt. Drill Flags

Company 78-079 Recruits, Page 8.

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Company 78-079 Recruits, Page 9.

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Company 78-079 Recruits, Page 10.

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