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Fort Detrick Awards Honor Civilian Service At Ceremony
Fort Detrick held its annual awards with 57 employees receiving twenty year certificates and pins and 36 honored for ten years of service at the Field House. Congressman Charles Mathias spoke and presented, joined by Major General Hansen and other officials. The program included Army Civilian Service decorations for three staff, a surprise commendation to Mayetta Hershberger, a vocal performance by SP Louis Negretti, and remarks urging comparability standards in pay and schedules.
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Field House
Congressman Mathias
F. A. Hansen
U.S. Army Munitions Command
John A. Derr
Frederick
J. V. R. Kaufman
Riley D. Housewright
Fort Detrick
Dan Grazier
U.S. Army Medical Unit
Herbert G. Arm
U.S. Naval
John R. Carnochan, Jr
Frederick County
Mayetta Hershberger
Maryland State Department of Employment Security
Mathias
Congress
Department of the Army
Hansen
Army
Elwood K. Wolfe Jr
Peter G. Olenchuk
Fort Derrick
Edgewood Arsenal
SP Louis C. Negretti
James A. Grove
Red Cross
Fort Detrick Field House
Grove