New Depot Commander Col Metzler Named at Seneca Depot
Col Howard C. Metzler, a 1944 West Point graduate, assumes command of the Seneca Army Depot on December 1 from Atomic Support Agency headquarters. He has led the 15th Ordnance Battalion in Frankfurt and held multiple Army staff roles. he is married to Ruth A. Hermison and has a daughter Lisa. The Federal Salary Act of 1967 raises pay 4.5 percent for 439 Classification Act employees at the depot, retroactive to October 1, with first higher pay in January 1968. blue collar Wage Board workers are excluded.
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Howard C. Metzler
U.S
Aeneas
West Point
Headquarters
Metanta
Atomic Support Agency
Washington
New York
N.Y
Col. Metzler
Nassau County
Iowa State University
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
National War College
Fort McNair
15Th Ordnance Battalion
Frankfurt
West Germany
Department of the Army Staff
Munitions Command
724Th Ordnance Battalion
Korea
Corps of Engineers
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Defense Atomic Support Agency
Ruth A. Hermison
Warren
Ohio
Metzler
Seneca Army Depot
Samuel A. Morgante
Adair Awarded Bronze Star for Vietnam Service
SP4 Adair, a Norwich Connecticut native, received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in Vietnam during October 1966 to October 1967. He joined the Army in April 1966, trained at Fort Gordon, and served with Company C 1st Battalion 18th Infantry 1st Infantry Division before transferring to the 1327th Escort Guard Company in November 1967.
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SP4
Adair
Republic of Vietnam
Norwich
Conn
Army
AIT
Ft. Gordon
Co. C
18Th Inf
Inf
Vietnam
1327Th Escort Guard Co
Col. Metzier
Roy H. Adair
U.S. Army Escort Guard Co
Cpt
Louis M. McDonald
Escort Guard Co
WO Rollins
Col Senior Awarded Legion of Merit for Depot Leadership
Col. William Gee Senior, Ordnance Corps, U.S. Army, cited for meritorious conduct as Commanding Officer of Seneca Army Depot Romulus New York. Noted for foresight leadership and humane conservation efforts including training for mentally retarded, labor relations, woodland and wildlife programs, and cost saving awards. Departed Aug 1965, to Vietnam assignment with family to Santa Rosa California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gee Senior
Ordnance Corps
U.S. Army
Seneca Army Depot
United States Army Materiel Command
Romulus
New York
Senior
Col. Senior
Vietnam
Santa Rosa
Calif
295th Military Police Company 25th Anniversary
The 295th Military Police Company celebrated twenty five years of service on December 17 1967 with a ceremony marking the milestone.
Aliens Must Report Addresses January Reminder
US Army personnel and their families are reminded that the Immigration and Nationality Act requires all aliens to report addresses to the Attorney General during January. Cards for filing are available at post offices and INS offices. Penalties apply for willful failure to submit the report.
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US Army
United States
United States Post Office
The
Immigration and Naturalization Service
30 Years Of Service For Ermo Oddi At Federal Depot
Ermo H. Oddi of the Fire Prevention and Protection Department received a Department of the Army Certificate of Service and Service Pin for 30 years of federal service. Col. Metzier, depot commander, presented the award to Oddi, who has worked at the depot since October 1959. CPT Fred Morgan from the fire department attended the ceremony at depot headquarters.
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Ermo H. Oddi
Dept. of the Army
Col. Metzier
Oddi
Fred Morgan
Fire Department
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