Executive Officer, NSA Hampton Roads
Cmdr. William Elwood Snider III was born in Portsmouth, Va., and graduated from high school in Aurora, N.C. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in October 1991, and after completion of Yeoman “A” School in Meridian, Miss., he was assigned aboard USS DIXON (AS 37), homeported in San Diego, Calif. During this tour, he deployed in support of Operation DESERT SHIELD.