Willie Deadwyler:  

Workplace I am currently the Production Supervisor at the Naval Dosimetry Center in Bethesda, MD, where I supervise the reading and processing of the Thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD) that are worn through out the Navy and Marine Corps, The White House, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), and a few other places. Military BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIE F. DEADWYLER Hospital Corpsman First Class United States Navy HM1 Willie F. Deadwyler was born on 30 March 1959 in Athens, GA. He entered the US Army in September 1977, and attended Basic Training at Fort Dix, NJ and Infantry School at Fort Benning, GA. He completed a Hometown Recruiter’s Assistance Program (HARP) tour in March 1978, and then reported to Co. C (Charlie) of the 3rd Infantry Battalion (The Old Guard) (The President’s Honor Guard) at Fort Myer, VA, where he served on the #2 Firing Squad until he was discharged from the Army in January 1979 due to a family hardship. Petty Officer Deadwyler joined the US Army Reserves in 1980 and was assigned to the 357th Supply and Service Battalion in Athens, GA as the S-4 Administrative Specialist. In 1981, Petty Officer Deadwyler enlisted in the US Navy, and completed Basic Training in November 1981, at Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, IL, and Hospital Corps “A” School in February 1982 at Naval School of Health Sciences (NSHS), San Diego, CA. Following this, Petty Officer Deadwyler was assigned to Naval Regional Medical Center (NRMC), Portsmouth, VA where he was assigned to Ward 6A. After 6 months, he was promoted to Senior Corpsman. After being on the ward for 12 months he reported to the Director of Nursing Service as her Special Assistant with ADDU to the Head, Enlisted Assignments where he assisted in the preparation/publishing of the first edition of the “Guide for Senior Ward Corpsmen”. In May 1983, Petty Officer Deadwyler transferred to the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI), NAS Pensacola, FL as a student in the Aerospace Medicine Technician (HM-8406) course. In August 1993 upon graduation, he reported to...Expand for more