Corps Review Spring 2018

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James F. Boone died in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Feb. 6 at the age of 102. He grad- uated from Virginia Tech in 1937 with a degree in business administration. After- ward, he moved back to his hometown of Ivor, Virginia, and took a bank job. In the early 1940s, he was elected mayor. He returned to Blacksburg and was the Virginia Tech treasurer from 1952 to 1982. He liked to tell tales of his days in the Corps of Ca- dets. His wife, Martha, preceded him in death. Survivors include a daughter and son. W I L L A R D G I L L E Y ’ 4 3 1 9 2 3 - 2 0 1 8 Willard Gilley died Feb. 10. He was born near Williamsburg, Virginia. Upon graduating from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, he entered Officer Candidates School at Fort Benning, Georgia. He served in the 26th Army Infantry Division and was awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star. After being wounded on the battlefield, he spent time at Valley Forge Army Hospital, where he met his first wife. They settled in Pennsylvania until returning to Williamsburg to enter the family dairy business. Survivors include his second wife, Elizabeth; five children; and two step-children.

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U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. John Trimble (retired) died Dec. 25, 2017. He studied dairy science at Virginia Tech in 1940 but went on active duty for 3 1/2 years during wartime in 1943. He continued his service in the Army Reserves, retiring in 1972. He received his degree in 1947 then spent 25 years as manager of the Homestead Farms & Dairy and 14 years as the Virginia Cooperative Extension agent in Bath County, Virginia. Survivors include his wife, Sue, and three children.

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Lt. Gen. Robert “Bob” L. Moore (retired) died April 28. Moore was born July 6, 1930, in Bluefield, Virginia. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a degree in architecture in 1952 and commissioned into the U.S. Army. He com- manded the 87th Engineer Battalion, Vietnam; the Division Support Command, 2nd Infantry Division Korea; the Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; and was deputy commanding general for RD&A at Army Materiel Command, Al- exandria, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Lee Montgomery. Survivors include their son and daughter.

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