May 11, 1983 – January 16, 2019
Born to Stephen and Mary Smith in Oswego, New York, Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent grew up in the small Hudson Valley town of Pine Plains, where she graduated as an honor student from Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School.
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A native of Clevelands Cross Roads, Alabama, Captain Don C. East enlisted in the United States Navy in 1957. Following boot camp, he attended Cryptographic Technician “R” and “T” Branch training at Imperial Beach and March AFB, California. He then served operational tours at Karamursel, Turkey and Bremerhaven, Germany. During these tours, he participated in operations involving the support of VQ-2 missions in the Black and Baltic Seas.
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Remembering CTC Melvin Douglas Smith
February 27, 1938 – June 8, 1967
Station HYPO 