VT-7 Graduates of January 18, 1991:


First Lieutenant WALTER RUSSELL BUCKNER, United States Marine Corps Reserve
is a 1987 graduate of the University of Alabama at Huntsville where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was named to the Commodore's List during Primary and Intermediate Flight Training and was VT-2's Student of the Month for August 1989. He carrier qualified aboard the United States Ship LEXINGTON (AVT-16) in June 1990 (T-2) and in the TA-4J Skyhawk on December 9, 1990.


Lieutenant Junior Grade GRAHAM SAMUEL COX II, United States Navy Reserve
is a 1988 graduate of Elizabeth City State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He received one Navy "E" for bombing accuracy during Advanced Strike Training. He carrier qualified aboard the United States Ship LEXINGTON (AVT-16) in May 1990 (T-2) and in the TA-4J Skyhawk on December 10, 1990.


Ensign EUGENE OMAR ESSA, United States Navy Reserve
is a 1988 graduate of the University of Nevada at Reno where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was named to the Commodore's List during Primary and Intermediate Flight Training and was VT-19's Student of the Month for May 1990. He earned three Navy "E's" for bombing accuracy during Advanced Strike Training. He carrier qualified aboard the United States Ship LEXINGTON (AVT-16) in June 1990 (T-2) and in the TA-4J Skyhawk on December 9, 1990.


Lieutenant Junior Grade MICHAEL NICHOLAS HAHN, United States Navy
is a 1988 graduate of Texas A & M University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Science. He received one Navy "E" for bombing accuracy during Advanced Strike Training. He carrier qualified aboard the United States Ship LEXINGTON (AVT-16) in May 1990 (T-2) and in the TA-4J Skyhawk on December 10, 1990.


First Lieutenant KYLE JAMES HOWLIN, United States Marine Corps Reserve
is a 1987 graduate of Metropolitan State at Colorado where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Management. He received one Navy "E" for bombing accuracy during Advanced Strike Training. He carrier qualified aboard the United States Ship LEXINGTON (AVT-16) in May 1990 (T-2) and in the TA-4J Skyhawk on December 9, 1990.


Lieutenant Junior Grade ANDREW JOSEPH LOISELLE, United States Navy
is a 1988 graduate of Assumption College where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics. He received one Navy "E" for bombing accuracy during Advanced Strike Training. He carrier qualified aboard the United States Ship LEXINGTON (AVT-16) in May 1990 (T-2) and in the TA-4J Skyhawk on December 9, 1990.


Lieutenant Junior Grade DAVID JOSEPH MENK, United States Navy
is a 1988 graduate of Louisiana State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. He was named to the Commodore's List for superior flight and academic grades during Primary Flight Training and for academic grades during Intermediate Flight Training. He was named VT-5's Student of the Month for Academics in August 1989 and VT-19's Student of the Month for March 1990. He carrier qualified aboard the United States Ship LEXINGTON (AVT-16) in May 1990 (T-2) and in the TA-4J Skyhawk on December 10, 1990.


Ensign ERIC JOHN MITCHELL, United States Navy Reserve
is a 1986 graduate of Texas A & M University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. He was named to the Commodore's List during Primary, Intermediate and Advanced Flight Training and earned one Navy "E" for bombing accuracy during Advanced Strike Training. He carrier qualified aboard the United States Ship LEXINGTON (AVT-16) in May 1990 (T-2) and in the TA-4J Skyhawk on December 10, 1990.


Lieutenant Junior Grade WARREN WHITESELL MOWRY, United States Navy
is a 1988 graduate of Northwestern University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. He was named to the Commodore's List for superior flight and academic grades during Primary Flight Training. He was VT-2's Student of the Week the week of August 4, 1989 and VT-19's Student of the Month for April 1990. He earned one Navy "E" for rocket firing accuracy during Advanced Strike Training. He carrier qualified aboard the United States Ship LEXINGTON (AVT-16) in May 1990 (T-2) and in the TA-4J Skyhawk on December 9, 1990. LTJG Mowry was named VT-7's "Top Hook" for the December carrier qualification evolution.


Lieutenant Junior Grade HARTLEY KENNETH PHINNEY, United States Navy
is a 1988 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He carrier qualified aboard the United States Ship LEXINGTON (AVT-16) in June 1990 (T-2) and in the TA-4J Skyhawk on December 9, 1990.


Lieutenant Junior Grade ABEL ROMERO, Spanish Navy
is a native of Madrid, Spain and is a 1988 graduate of the Spanish Naval Academy. Lieutenant Romero carrier qualified aboard the United States Ship LEXINGTON (AVT-16) in the TA-4J Skyhawk on June 10, 1990.


Captain CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH ST. GEORGE, United States Marine Corps
is a 1983 graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in General Engineering. During Advanced Strike Training he earned one Navy "E" for bombing accuracy and one Navy "E" for strafing accuracy. He carrier qualified aboard the United States Ship LEXINGTON (AVT-16) in June 1990 (T-2) and in the TA-4J Skyhawk on December 9, 1990.

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