Who's Leroy?: A Guide to Street and Building Dedications On Joint Base Andrews

By John DeShetler

A reference designed to provide information on the individuals who are remembered through the names of buildings and roads dedicated in their honor at Joint Base Andrews.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Feb 17, 2016
• ISBN: 9781329909670

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Who's Leroy?: A Guide to Street and Building Dedications On Joint Base Andrews

Who’s Leroy?

A guide to street and building dedications at Joint Base Andrews

Published by the 11th Wing History Office

Foreword

Tremendous job by John Deshetler, the 11th Wing Historian, for capturing the significance former Airman have had on the legacy and heritage of Joint Base Andrews.  The naming and dedication of buildings and streets requires detailed coordination from local and state officials all the way up to the SECAF's office.  As a result, great leaders and pioneers have been chosen for these dedications at Joint Base Andrews, from Lt Gen Andrews, who this base was named after in 1945 when it was coined Andrews Field, to Maj Gen Grow, the Air Force's first surgeon general and namesake of Malcom Grow Medical Center, to Col Jones, a Medal of Honor recipient and whom the Jones Building was dedicated, and finally to Leroy Harley, a civilian employee and equipment operator who was one of the original Airman when Camp Springs Army Air Base opened in 1943. I hope everyone uses this guide to gain a deeper appreciation of who our base roads and buildings are dedicated to, and more importantly, glean a better understanding of their Airman story and the associated significance to America's Airfield!

Col Bradley T. Hoagland

Commander, Joint Base Andrews and 11th Wing

Contents

Foreword

Contents

A summary of rules and guidelines to dedications.

Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews

Building Names

Lieutenant General Joseph F. Carroll

Lieutenant General John B. Conaway

Mr. Zachary Fisher

Major General Malcolm C. Grow

Mrs. J.P. Hoyer

Colonel William A. Jones III

Chief Master Sergeant Charles Douglas King

Major General Donald Shepperd

Chief Master Sergeant George R. Slay

General Jacob E. Smart

Street Names

Arnold Ave: General Henry Hap Arnold

Bainbridge Street: Commodore William Bainbridge

Robert M. Bond Drive: Lieutenant General Robert M. Bond

Brookley Avenue: Captain Wendell Holsworth Brookley

Fetchet (sic) Avenue: Brigadier General James E. Fechet

Knerr Drive: Major General Hugh J. Knerr

Lahm Court: Brigadier General Frank P. Lahm

Leroy’s Lane: William Leroy Harley

Menoher Drive: Major General Charles T. Menoher

Patrick Avenue: General Mason Patrick

Starkey Avenue: Mr. Robert E. Starkey

Vandenberg Drive: General Hoyt S. Vandenberg

Watson Drive: Captain Orrin Sherman Watson

Westover Drive: Major General Oscar Westover

A summary of rules and guidelines to dedications.

The process of dedicating an area or structure on a base, supported by the United States Air Force, varies with the size of the area dedicated and the status of the individual honored, specifically if they have already passed away or not. Specific guidelines are outlined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-3108. The naming of a U.S. Air Force hosted base itself requires considerable coordination to include State and local government officials, city or town councils or similar organizations, chambers of commerce and local postal officials. Once these organizations approve, the official authorization goes up to Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) level. Buildings and areas, depending on