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Harley Hill, 93
Funeral Services for 93 year
old Harley Hill of Gregory, SD were
held on Saturday, May 28 at the
Methodist Church in Gregory, SD.
Burial will follow at a later date.
Harley Hill, 93, passed away
on May 25, in West River Gregory,
South Dakota. He was born June 30,
1922, to Rollie and Eva Hill, on the
family homestead north of Gregory.
His mother was not happy with
the doctor's fee of $25. He joined
his sister and only sibling, Marcel-
lene. Harley traveled by horseback
with his big sister to rural schools in
Gregory County during the Depres-
sion. He was expelled from Greg-
ory High School for good reason
and later went on to graduate from
Burke High School in 1940, along
with his future wife, Katherine
Neuroth. Following the bombing of
Pearl Harbor, Harley enlisted in the
Navy and Katherine entered nurses
training at St. Vineent's in Sioux
City, Iowa, graduating a registered
nurse in 1944. They married later
that year on September 22, 1944,
while stationed in Beeville, Texas.
When Harley entered naval
flight training, he was assigned to
Yankton College for ground school.
He was later stationed in Corpus
Christi, Texas for primary flight
NOTICE OF CONSERVATION DISTRICT
SUPERVISOR VACANCY
GREGORY COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
As of December 31, 2016, there will be three vacancies on the Gregory County"
Conservation District Board of Supervisors due to the expiration of the current terms of
office of Jim Krier, Tim Peppel & OB Steffen. All parties interested in election to the board
please contact Ken Steele, District Manager or Tina Schonebaum, District Secretary.
NOTE: All petitions must be sisned and filed on or before July Ist, 2016. Please note
these vacancies are for Rural Landowner or Occupier, Taxpayer of Real Property and
Urban Member.
If you have any questions, please contact the Gregory County Conservation District, PO
Box 339, Burke, SD 57523 or call 605-775-2770.
Speaker At Memorial Day Program
Memorial Day activities were worldwide to include Iraq,Afghani-
held on Monday, May 30th at the stan, Korea, Panama, Germany,
Burke School Gym. The address Bosnia and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
was presented by Brigadier General General Johnson proudly wears the
Rodney L. Johnson, pictured above. CID Combat Patch, Operation Iraqi
Brigadier General Rodney L. Freedom.
Johnson graduated from Burke General Johnson holds a Bach-
High School in 1973. General elor of Science degree in Sociology
Johnson subsequently attended from South Dakota State Univer-
South Dakota State University and sity, a Master's degree in Police
upon graduation in 1977 was com- science and Public Administration
missioned through the ROTC pro- from Wichita State University, and
gram as a Second Lieutenant in the a Master's degree in National Se-
United States Army Military Police curity Strategy from the National
Corps. Defense University. He is also a
As a Military Police Officer, graduate of the FBI National Acad-
General Johnson served the Nation emy and his military education in-
for over 32 years in a wide variety eludes the Command and General
of demanding positions and ulti- Staff College and the National War
mately retired in 2010. College.
From 2006 to 2010, Gen- General Johnson's awards and
eral Johnson performed duties at the badges include the Distinguished
Pentagon as the Provost Marshal Service Medal (OLC), Legion of
General (PMG), USA and as the Merit (30LC) Defense Meritorious
Commanding General (CG), USA Service Medal (4OLC), Parachut-
Criminal Investigations Command ist Badge, Army Staff Identification
(CID). In this capacity, he led the Badge, selection as a Military Po-
60,000 (+) Military Police Soldiers lice Hall of Fame member, and he
deployed and stationed wordwide; is a lifetime member of the Veterans
and was responsible for all Army of Foreign Wars, Post 9950 (Burke,
felony-level crime investigations at South Dakota).
over 123 locations. Since his retirement from the
During his 32 (+) years of mili- Army in 2010, General Johnson
tary service, General Johnson com- has served as Director of Security
manded at the Detachment through Operations for BWX Technologies,
Army Major Command level and a highly specialized organization
served with Soldiers, Airmen, Ma- which conducts Nuclear Fuel/Tech-
fines and Sailors at numerous lo- nology Support Operations at 20(+)
cations in the United States and locations across North America.
school. He received his wings on plane was the Stearman Model 75.
June 3, 1944, and was commis-The war ended and Harley was hon-
sioned a Navy Air Corps Ensign. orably discharged on November 29,
Harley was then assigned as a pri- 1945, in Chicago.
mary flight instructor in Beeville, Harley and Kate returned to
Texas wherehetaughttouch-and-go Gregory where they operated a
night landings. His final assignment hardware store and Harley also
was Atlanta, Georgia, training pilots managed the Gregory airport along
to be flight instructors. His favorite Continued on Page 11
