Army OTC inducts 37th into Hall of Fame

by David A. Bryant

Louise Womack, right, widow of Laurence Alston Womack, looks at plaque
Louise Womack, right, widow of the 23rd annual Operational Testers Hall of Fame inductee Laurence Alston Womack, looks at the plaque to be hung in the U.S. Army Operational Test Command's Hall of Fame on West Fort Hood. OTC Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Schmidt, left, and OTC commander Col. John Ulrich, right, help escort the Womack family for the presentation on Thursday, September 29, 2016.
Laurence Alston Womack was inducted into the U.S. Army Operational Test Command Hall of Fame at the OTC headquarters Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 on West Fort Hood. Louise Womack, widow of the 23rd annual Operational Testers Hall of Fame inductee Laurence Alston Womack, with daughter Arlene Womack, looks at the plaque in honor of her husband to be hung in the U.S. Army Operational Test Command's Hall of Fame on West Fort Hood on Thursday, September 29, 2016. Soldiers and local dignitaries attend the 23rd Annual Induction Ceremony for Laurence Alston Womack into the U.S. Army Operational Test Command Hall of Fame at OTC headquarters Thursday, September 29, 2016 on West Fort Hood. U.S. Army Operational Test Command (OTC) commander John Ulrich speaks at the 23rd Annual Induction Ceremony for Laurence Alston Womack into the U.S. Army Operational Test Command Hall of Fame at OTC headquarters Thursday, September 29, 2016 on West Fort Hood.
       

FORT HOOD — The U.S. Army Operational Test Command inducted the late Laurence Alston Womack as the 37th member of the unit’s Hall of Fame on Thursday for his dedicated work in fire support systems.

Womack, a retired artillery lieutenant colonel who continued working with Operational Test Command until his death in 2013, left a lasting legacy for operational testing, modeling and simulation, according to a release prepared about why he was chosen.

His widow, Louise, and daughters Arlene Womack and Chantell Rhodes were joined by Killeen Mayor Jose Segarra, OTC commander Col. John Ullrich and OTC Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Schmidt in unveiling a plaque highlighting the honoree’s accomplishments. The plaque will hang in the command’s Hall of Fame.

“This is just amazing,” Louise Womack said. “I wish I could go back in time and tell him how proud I am of him.”

Read more about the ceremony in the Oct. 5 Fort Hood Herald.
Source:  Killeen Daily Herald, September 29, 2016
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