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ADMIRAL RAYMOND AMES SPRUANCE UNITED STATES NAVY '"Naval Historians will strip from his chosen cloak of anonymity and will record his name among those of the great naval commanders of all time." So concludes a biography of Raymond Ames Spruance written by Vice Admiral Emmet P. Forrestel and published in 1966 under the auspices of the Division of Naval History.

"His chosen cloak of anonymity" are words that shed a ray of light on a predominant Spruance characteristic—shed a ray of light but do not fully illuminate. More basic than a desire for anonymity was Admiral Spruance's innate modesty and humbleness, traits carried almost to the extreme of selfeffacement.

Naval historians have recorded and future students of naval history will write of the great talents of Raymond Spruance. His peers and his contemporaries have known these things by knowing the man.

Perhaps the first widely accorded recognition of Admiral Spruance's outstanding abilities as a naval commander came in the Battle of Midway in June 1942 where his sound judgment and wise decisions won a stunning victory over greatly superior Japanese forces. That victory reversed a long series of enemy successes and is recognized as the turning point of World War II in the Pacific. From then until the Japanese surrender in September 1945 Admiral Spruance played an ever increasing and significant part in the Navy's advance across the wide Pacific.

But even before the victory at the Battle of Midway .\dmiral Nimitz, Coinmander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, had requested the Bureau of Naval Personnel to assign this e.xceptional officer as his Chief of Staff. Detachment from command of Cruiser Division Five and relief as Commander Task Force Sixteen came upon Spruance's return to Pearl Harbor after the Midway Operation.

In August 1943 Admiral Spruance became Commander Central Pacific Force which designation was changed in April 1944 to Commander Fifth Fleet. From this time on and until the end of the war Commander Fifth Fleet and Commander Third Fleet. Admiral William F. Halsey, alternated as operational commanders of the U. S. Naval Forces in their successful advance to Tokyo Bay. This arrangement, designed in part as a deceptive measure, permitted each of these commanders to plan his future operations while the other was at sea carrying out his own previously developed plans.

Relinquishing command of the Fifth Fleet in November 1945, following capitulation of the Japanese in August of that year, Admiral Spruance relieved Fleet Admiral Nimitz as Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas.

In his book. Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN, A Study in Command, Admiral Forrestel writes: "Admiral Spruance had expected only a short tour as CincPac, but it A'as even shorter than anticipated. Vice Admiral William S. Pye, President of the Naval War College, applied for retirenent a few months earlier than expected, and the War Colege Presidency would be available on 1 March 1946. If mother officer were to be ordered there at that time, Spruance's lope of finishing his active naval career in that position vould have been lost, as only a little more than two years AARCH,

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remained before he reached retirement age. Nimitz (then Chief of Naval Operations), mindful of Spruance's desire and aware that there was no one else so well qualified by training, experience and temperament, chose him to relieve Admiral Pye. . . . on 1 March 1946 Admiral Spruance became President of the Naval War College at Newport, R. I." He continued as President of the War College until he was relieved of all active duty and placed on the retired list in July 1948. Shortly before his retirement a letter of commendation from the Secretary of the Navy stated in part: "Your brilliant record of achievement in World War II played a decisive part in our victory in the Pacific. At the crucial Battle of Midway your daring and skilled leadership routed the enemy in the full tide of his advance and established the pattern of air-sea warfare which was to lead to his eventual capitulation. . . ."

A paragraph from Admiral Forrestel's book will answer a question which has often been voiced. "For some time, Admiral Niinitz had been urging political leaders to confer the five-star rank of a Fleet Admiral upon Spruance, pointing out that his war service had been comparable to that of Halsey, and that the only authorized vacancy in the fivestar rank had been given to Halsey rather than to Spruance because Halsey had seniority. Congressional leaders, though acknowledging the merit of Admiral Nimitz's recommendation, were reluctant to set a precedent for increasing the number of Fleet Admirals, but four days before Spruance's retirement, Congress authorized the President to appoint one officer to the permanent grade of Admiral, who would receive the full active duty pay and allowances of that grade for life. Although the Act did not specify Spruance by name, it imposed certain conditions of service and status which could be met only By Raymond Spruance, who was so appointed."

Retirement from active duty in the Navy did not end Admiral Spruance's service to his country. In January 1952 President Truman appointed him Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, recognizing that in Admiral Spruance the particular and sensitive diplomatic needs of the time could be no more capably and effectively met than in the person of this one American. In the spring of 1955, having served for more than three years and under two administrations, he submitted his resignation as Ambassador for the second time and, with the expressed regret of President Eisenhower, it was accepted.

Raymond Spruance, United States Naval Academy class of 1907, died on 13 December 1969 in Pebble Beach, California, his chosen home since first retirement from active service to his country. Those who were privileged to know him have felt a deep and personal loss; all to whom the name Spruance is known stand in respect.

Of his immediate family he left his widow, Margaret, and a daughter, Mrs. Gerard S. Bogart—his son, Captain Edward D. Spruance, USN, having died in May of last year. Admiral Spruance is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery as one in a line of his peers. Fleet Admiral Nimitz, and Admirals Charles A. Lockwood and Richmond K. Turner—all names that ring out in the naval history of World War II.

The USS BALCH in 1916 wearing black paint for night attacks.

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THE NANTUCKET SINKINGS b y LCdr. H e n r y M . Kieffer, USN (Ret.)

T T was the summer of nineteen-sixteen. T h e PARKER, destroyer number forty-eight, had stripped a turbine, and was lying alongside a dock of the Norfolk yard all summer. Our ammunition had gone to the shore magazine, the crew had been cut down to less than half, and Bully Richardson and I were the only officers aboard.

W e became available for duty on all sorts of courts and boards, and for varieties of temporary duty. I had spent a month or so standing watch on the pre-dreadnaught L O U I S I ANA, which had been manned by a crew of naval reserves from the southern states, trying to keep position astern of the KEARSARGE, an ancient battleship which, whenever she put her helm over for a ninety degree turn, side-slipped a half mile. In this parade of the reserve fleet there were the twin-funneled members of the Wisconsin class, some of the New Jersey class with superimposed eight-inch on twelveinch turrets, and the old three-funneled O H I O , the " 0 - H - T E N , " which seemed never to wear out, although of her two sister ships one, the M A I N E , was the receiving ship at New York, and the other, the MISSOURI, that had an inordinate appetite for coal and had been nicknamed by the sailors "Colliers Weekly," was laid up somewhere, never to sail again.

W h e n we returned to Hampton Roads, a German merchant submarine was in Baltimore, discharging a cargo of dyes and pharmaceuticals in an effort to prove that the British blockade of the German ports was ineffective, and the British North Atlantic Squadron was off the Capes, waiting for her to emerge from Chesapeake Bay. Approaching the Capes, I had had the eight-by-twelve watch and on the mid, the officer of the deck reported a British cruiser inside th% entrance. This was a matter of violation of neutrality and the captain reported it to Washington. The British embas% denied that any of their cruisers had entered the Bay. The press took the matter up, going into the questii long ago settled, whether or not the entrance to the Bay was a part of international waters, as the distance between the Capes was more than twice the distance of a three-milt cannon shot. Cartoonists drew pictures of our Captain lookii through the wrong end of a telescope. Myself, I am cer that the cruiser really was inside the Capes. T h e officer had had the mid watch told me that someone had inadverti turned on the lights in a compartment of the ship, and he could see a five-inch gun in the gun-port.

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International politics is a very complicated affair. I include this incident merely because it shows the then-current position of the administration, and sheds a light on the later happenings oft' Nantucket. President Wilson was about to campaign for a second term with the slogan " H e Kept Us Out of W a r , " a slogan which a year later went into the discard, despite the tears of the only feminine member of Congress, and was replaced by the slogan " T h e W a r to E n d W a r s . " F u t u r e events were to prove the latter incorrect. Anyway, in nineteen-sixteen the W o r d was "Neutrality." r p H E L O U I S I A N A returned to the Norfolk yard, and I re-'- joined Bully on the PARKER. Presently the B A L C H , a sister thousand-tonner, arrived in the yard minus a torpedo officer; and Captain Dave H a n r a h a n , known to us juniors as the Duke of H a n r a h a n , sent word over asking if I would volunteer for temporary duty to fill the vacant billet. I volunteered, and joined Bones Cogswell and Carl Moore for the trip to Narragansett where on arrival w e anchored off Goat Island.

On a subsequent Saturday, Carl Moore looked into my stateroom at an early hour and said, "Get up and see the German submarine!" Thinking his remark a joke, and deciding not to be the butt, I replied, " Y e s ; it's pink."

"No; really—there's one lying out there in the bay."

I rushed over to his stateroom and looked out the port.

There, anchored off our starboard beam, was the sub. Carl called away the dory, and in it we made a circle around the visitor, not so close as to seem nosy, but near enough to see her skipper in dress uniform, pacing the forecastle while several heavily booted seamen were setting things to right about the deck. W e returned to the B-\LCH. wondering what was up.

I was due for lunch aboard the DRAYTON, a seven-fifty tonner, with B a m e t t McComb, her exec. T h e DRAYTON was moored in the northernmost of the Goat Island slips. I was welcomed aboard by M a c and his sable collie Duke, a dog that thought he was human. ( W h e n Mac and I attended the outdoor vaudeville at old Freebody P a r k in Newport, we bought tickets for three seats, and Duke sat in one.) Mac had a lady guest aboard, and as we finished the meal a signal was received from the District Headquarters at the W a r College conveying an invitation for all officers to visit the submarine, the U-53. Mac, the lady and I hurried into the DRAYTON'S dorv-, which rounded the tip of the island and went alongside the sub. W e were greeted by a lieutenant who ushered us down a ladder into the interior. T h e lady had some trouble with her skirts going down the vertical ladder, but made the descent safely.

I drifted forward, to the door to the torpedo room, but was shepherded away. All I saw was that the torpedos had propellors with swept-back blades, like the "weedless" ones advertised for pleasure boats.

Also, we west kept away ^ from the gyro compass, which 'I^HHMjK ^ ^ seemed heavier than the ones ilS^^^HRv , ^ H just being installed in our ships. O u r tour ended and

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The author and an officer of the U-53 on the Saturday visit to the German submarine.

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W e were trying to recall the details of our limited inspection when the wardroom door opened and Powers Symington, from the W a r College, came in with a rush. " H o w soon can you get u n d e r w a y ? " he asked.

"Fifteen minutes, from cold engines. W h a t — " " T h e Germans a r e raising Hell outside! Near the Nantucket L i g h t s h i p ! " "I'm the only officer aboard," Mac said. " W h e r e a r e you from ?" said the commander, turning to me. " T h e B A L C H , sir," I replied; and then, thinking that the DRAYTON might be the only ship ordered out, I added suggestively, "Just temporary duty."

"You go out with the D R A Y T O N . "

Mac said, "I only have a third of the crew aboard. T h e rest are on liberty."

"Get u n d e r w a y ! " ordered the Commander, and hurried out of the room and over to the PAULDING, on the other side of the dock, where he ordered some of that ship's men to join the DRAYTON. H e then continued along the slips, alerting the other destroyers. As Mac was giving orders to his engineers John Barleon, the exec of the PAULDING, angrily began recalling those of his men who had come to the

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DRAYTON.

Boilers were lit off all down the line of slips and a black pall of smoke began drifting over Newport before a northwest wind. I heard later that a rumor had spread among civilians ashore that Zeppelins were bombing the Cliff Walk. A s the DRAYTON pulled out of her slip, several wherries could be seen, rowed by fishermen, with a couple of frantic skippers in the sternsheets urging the rowers on. Most of the destroyer captains had been ashore, probably at the Reading Room, discussing the unusual visitor.

W e headed out, past the Dumplings and Beavertail, and set a course for the Nantucket lightship. There we were, two junior lieutenants (McComb senior to me by two years) with a destroyer and a skeleton crew, bound for something or other. W e were the first ship out, but presently the C U M MiNGS, a thousand-tonner, came up astern and signalled "Form Column." Then we were second. " W e may be scouting all night for survivors," Mac said to me. "I'll take the first eight h o u r s ; you take the second eight. Go below and get some sleep." I had never felt less like sleeping, but I obediently went down to Mac's stateroom and joined Duke the dog, who was taking a siesta. Duke's bed was the lower drawer of Mac's wooden desk, drawn out and with a steamer r u g laid in it. Duke just fitted the drawer, and could brace himself against the roll and pitch of the ship. H e slept. I did not. Presently I heard the sound of gunfire, hopped out of the bunk and scrambled up to the bridge.

W e were hove to near the lightship, whose decks and lower rigging were black with survivors, whose lifeboats trailed astern. Some distance to the east was the U-53, on the surface, and beyond her was a steamer flying the Canadian flag. She was a cruise ship, and her boats, full of passengers and crew, were pulling away from her, while the submarine, finding the steamer's waterline plating was too thick to be pierced by gunfire, was sending over a boarding party to open her sea-valves.

It was a weird situation. T h e arriving destroyers formed an irregular semi-circle several miles across, with the lightship on one side, the sinking steamer on the other, and the submarine in the center of the stage. Twelve months later, the destroyers would be hunting submarines along the convoy routes to Europe and in the fogs between Tuskar, Ushant and the Scillies, and Barnett McComb, in command of an armed yacht working out of Brest, would sink a submarine in the Bay of Biscay. But for the present the United States was neutral. Germany, Britain and the other nations involved

were belligerents, and the sinkings were taking place well outside our territorial waters.

Mac said, "No use hanging around to watch." He rang up one-third speed and moved the DRAYTON over abreast the lightship. Hailing her, he asked that some of the survivors be sent over. There was a stir on her decks, men began climbing down into the lifeboats, and presently we had several alongside.

Mac called down to me, "Cast that one off! Hoist that one and that one!" The DRAYTON'S boats had been dropped in the cradles, and the salvaged lifeboats were presently up at the davit heads. I saw that plenty of coffee was coming out of the galley for the visitors, some of them from a Dutch ship whose name ended in "dijk" and some from the British merchantman W E S T POINT. I went into the wardroom with the captain of the WEST POINT and his officers. The latter

began checking upon what they had been able to save.

"I've saved me fountain pen!" said one mate, and pulled it out of his pocket. "I've got my best uniform on," said another. They explained that the company allowed each officer one new uniform per sinking and that to get away with a fairly new outfit meant two new uniforms on his next ship.

The second assistant engineer, a red-headed, blue-eyed lad, evidently a Scot, said that this had been his third sinking. He had been taking a shower after coming off watch when the sub appeared, and was attired in a suit of heavy underwear plus a pair of shoes.

They drank their coffee. Presently the red-headed assistant engineer looked down at his legs in their long drawers and said, bitterly and explosively, "The son-oi-a-bitch!" Captain Harnden of the W E S T POINT held up his hand. "None o' that!" he said. "He towed us." The other officers echoed "He towed us."

The Captain turned to me. "I've heard some awful stories," he said, "but this fellow was a sport. He towed us." They had been stopped almost thirty miles from the lightship and ordered into their boats. The sub had then sent a party over to sink the ship, then had taken their boats in tow, turning them loose only when within easy rowing distance of the lightship. The sub had gone and bagged the Dutchman.

The adrenalin, or whatever it is that gives people a lift in time of excitement, began to dissipate. Captain Harnden put his hands flat on the table, lowered his head and said, "I've lost my ship." The silence which followed was broken by the entrance of the captain of the DRAYTON, who had come out in one of the other destroyers and had ferried over to his ship. He had come down from the bridge to present the pantless assistant engineer with a pair of his trousers and a sweater.

The affair seemed about over. The DRAYTON returned to her slip at Goat Island, and I obtained transportation back to the BALCH. As I left, I noticed that a boatswain's mate and several seamen had one of the salvaged lifeboats down on deck and were painting it gray and cutting in the DRAYTON'S number, twenty-three, on the bows—a typical touch of destroyer life.

A torpedo officer arrived with orders to the BALCH, and I was detached, with orders to return to the PARKER in Norfolk, with quite a story to tell to Bully.

In all the sinkings, there had been no loss of life. This fact was overlooked by the New York papers, whose cartoonists had a field day, drawing a blond man in a spiked helmet wading through the water and drowning several swooning bnmettes clad,in nightgowns.

1 H E R E was a sequel.

The PARKER went to the war zone with a new convex bridge screen instead of the mere canvas weather cloths along the bridge rail, and with a forced-draft ventilating system instead of the little ventilators on the forecastle. These had been designed to let in air but no water. Actually they let

in water and no air and were periodically swept overboard by seas coming over the forecastle. Lieutenant-Commander Halsey Powell was in command, with Lyle Pamperin and Dell Steece joining Bully and me on the watch list. At Haulbowline Dockyard we received splinter mattresses, fighting lights for the foreyard, and the new weapon, the depth charge. Our torpedoes were to remain in their tubes all during the war. We cleaned them and adjusted them after Lyle Pamperin, every trip, with loving care, but never USS PARKER, 1917 used them. Our weapons were the fourinch gun and the depth charge.

After the collision between the British flotilla-leader BROKE and a German destroyer in fog in the North Sea, when boarders were called away and it was discovered that the crews had nothing but their fists and an occasional marlinespike, plus a sub-leftenant's pistol with which to fight, we were issued a dozen brass-hilted cutlasses of Civil War vintage. These were racked in the passage at the break of the forecastle—just in case. We never used them.

On August 3, 1917, the PARKER was patrolling an area off the west coast of Ireland. The convoy system had not yet gone into effect. At two bells in the afternoon we received an S.O.S. from a steamer bearing to the north of west, and we proceeded towards her at top speed. She was under attack by a submarine. On sighting her, the PARKER fired two shots at a range of fifteen thousand yards, aiming off the vessel's port beam. As we approached and spoke her, she informed us that our shots had fallen about a thousand yards from the sub, which had then submerged. The ship was the S.S. NEWBY HALL, British. As we passed her we saw groups of

turbanned Lascars along her rail, and at her stem a gun's crew standing by a five-inch on an elevated platform. At her foreyard she was flying the largest red ensign I had ever seen. We zig-zagged astern of her.

A bit later the BURROWS, one of our seven-fifty tonners, appeared. (After the war I was to inherit the BURROWS as CO.) Our skipper signalled her, "Where are you going?"

"Am going after sub," she replied.

"That is my sub," said Halsey Powell, who was the senior of the two. "Take over the NEWBY H A L L . " The BURROWS obediently changed course, and we raced back at top speed, tubes and waist guns trained out. Almost on the spot where the sub had been we found a little U. S. steamer, the S.S. Rio GRANDE, bound from Norfolk, Virginia, for Liverpool with a cargo of sugar. We ranged up alongside her.

"What is your speed?" Captain Powell asked, through a megaphone.

"Eight knots."

"You will have to make more speed!"

"Can't make any more."

Halsey Powell raised his megaphone again. "Twenty minutes ago," he said, "a submarine submerged right where your foremast is now."

We saw the merchant captain jump to the rear of his bridge and bend over his engineroom voice-tube. A large puff of smoke came from her funnel and she started off to the eastward at the magnificent speed of nine knots. As we followed her, our lookout in the foretop reported something to the northward, possibly a conning tower. Then he changed his mind and said it looked like a destroyer. Suddenly the supposed destroyer submerged and we were off after it.

I was on the after deckhouse, where I could keep an eye on the tubes forward of the house as well as the depth charge gear aft. Suddenly Foley, our chief boatswain's mate, who was on the fantail, held up two fingers toward me and stabbed the forefinger of his left hand at the depth charge chutes. (His right hand lacked a forefinger—he had lost it a year earlier during an accident to the anchor capstan.) The chutes were empty. The charges had been released from the bridge and had dropped silently overboard, both of them.

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Here is a paragraph from the captain's report: "The intention was to drop one depth charge just after reaching the end of the slick." (A light area that had indicated the presence of the submarine prior to our attack.) "When the bridge reached the end of this slick, submarine was seen over the side under the bridge. A dully outlined shape could be seen, also conning tower and periscope of submarine. Two depth charges were dropped as stern reached this position. A marker buoy was dropped overboard at same time as depth charges were let go. The two mines exploded practically simultaneously."

Copt. Halsey Powell and Bully Richardson with a delegation of ladies presenting "comfort kits" to the crew prior to sailing to the war zone in 1917.

This was only the second time we had dropped any of the big charges. As we watched to see the effect of this double dose, an acre of water astern of us quivered and jumped and then a haycock of white water rose. As it fell, a cone of darker water pushed up through it and a heavy slick formed.

I scrambled down to the railing on the quarter, where I would be nearer the surface of the water, and looked. The slick seemed to be composed of light oil. McDonald, the chief machinist's mate, who had jumped up from the engineroom to see what was happening, was beside me. "Light lubricating oil," he said. There was an odor like that of gasoline in the air, although I could not imagine why gasoline was involved.

As the PJ\RKER made figure-of-eights through the slick, I noticed a gray dust in the middle, with small objects like cinders or burned cork floating on it. I reported this to the bridge.

What had happened on the bridge was that the captain had called "Let go!" and had tripped the release gear on his side of the bridge. Bully heard him, and pulled the handle of the release gear on the other wing of the bridge. So two charges had been dropped. Lyle Pamperin, who had come up to the bridge, considered that one would have been sufficient.

Always an outspoken man, he stepped to the center of the bridge and gave his opinion very forcibly. There was no reply to his remarks, but for a day or so both Bully and the captain had a slight touch of hauteur in their conversation with Pamp.

Anyway, it was a damn' big bang—a quarter-ton of T.N.T. had exploded.

After we had piped down from general quarters I turned-to, drawing a diagram of the ship's track during the affair. This was appended to the captain's report. Later headquarters listed our contact as "Probably sunk."

After the war, Campbell Edgar, who had been involved in the comparison of the American and German records of submarine activities, or at least had had an opportunity of seeing the results, told me that our submarine of the third of August had not been sunk, but had made port, damaged and leaking.

It was the same U-53 that had visited Newport the year before.

THE TRUTH SQUAD As a service to its readership Shipmate publishes from time to time, and under the above title, factual correctives to some - of the misstatements that are current today. This column attempts to lay the facts on the line—as we understand them— - zvithout fear or favor.

we believe meaningful negotiations in Paris will be achieved.

Vietnamization, too, contributes to our single objective for Vietnam, permitting the people of South Vietnam fr^eely to determine their own destiny. As our Secretary of Defense has stated, "We want peace as speedily as possible, but we canScuttlebutt "Vietnamization" of the war not acquiesce to a peace that denies selfis nothing more than a continuation of determination to the South Vietnamese." an old program for modernizing VietAn expanded Vietnamization program nam's armed forces. is in progress at this moment, and it has . The Real Poop Actually it is much more been for several months. The economic than that. It is a new program and one part of the new program has seen the that affords us an invaluable alternative opening up of waterways and roads. course of action which, at the same Farmers are now able to bring produce time, complements our efforts in Paris. to market and there is a growing confiAgain, it is a program whose success dence of farmers in using them. depends on public support and understandIn this field, South Vietnamese have ; ing, and not carping, irresponsible inter- replaced Americans in running civilian ' polation, or instantaneous interpretation. port facilities at Saigon as well as supply ' As now conceived Vietnamization will and warehousing facilities in other parts enable the South Vietnamese armed forces of the country. The Republic of Vietnam ' to assume greater military responsibility. has trebled its funding of imports and • It will also enable them—to build a is moving toward the realization of selfstronger economy—to have stronger in- sufficiency in rice production. These are - ternal security forces—to have a stronger significant examples of the new program. ' government.

In the area of local security, we see By showing Hanoi that time will work an expanded police force trained to cope ^ for us—that the passage of time will with acts of terrorism, assassination and ;, guarantee a stronger South Vietnam— kidnapping at the local level. IntimidaMARCH,

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tion of the population, in the past, has been a principal weapon and reduction of terror tactics is essential to the overall objective of the program.

In the political field, we see new progress at the "local government" level.

For example, self-government has been achieved this year (1969) in more than 700 villages and hamlets in newly pacified areas—eight of every ten such settlements. There has been a notable increase in the number of citizens willing to seek local office—to face the threat of Viet Cong terrorism which has periled officials for many years.

Lastly, the military part of the new Vietnamization program warrants our attention. This is a highly visible achievement for those who are willing to assess our progress as candidly as they will emphasize our problems. The replacement of our people with Vietnamese troops is well underway—and it has been successful.

The foregoing comments on Vietnamization are excerpted from an address made by the Chief of Naval Operations on 15 October 1969 during the Memphis, Tennessee, Sesquicentennial Military Recognition Week Observance.

DESTROYERS IN HAITI b y R A d m . Hubert E. S t r a n g e , USN (Ret.)

'T'HERE are a few China Sailors recording their experiences in that far-off land, where we showed the flag for so many years, but so far no east coast sailors have written of Haiti.

Actually the Marines should tell the story of their occupation of that country from 1915 to 1934. The Marines, more especially Colonel L. W. T. Waller, Major General Smedley D. Butler and Brigadier General John H. Russell, brought Haiti from an abyss to relative prosperity and now Haiti appears to need the Marines again.

Haiti had been one of the most prosperous regions in the Caribbean before the French Revolution, a war which spread to the colonies, where a series of revolts took place and ended up in a black control of the country by 1804. Henri Cliristophe finally got control of the north by 1806 and ruled as King Henri I. He is the one who built the Citadel of Christophe, a medieval castle, near Cap Hatien.

There was almost constant fighting till 1915 when the last tyrant was killed. Vilbrun Guillame Sam had sought refuge in the French embassy after killing about 80 of his enemies and political prisoners. At the time the U. S. was keeping close watch on the situation and Admiral Caperton in the USS WASHINGTON with an extra 100 Marines was in the harbor.

To maintain the Monroe Doctrine and to keep France and Germany from intervening to protect their citizens, our Marines and sailors landed two hours after the inob had entered the French Embassy and taken Sam out in the street to tear him into small pieces.

A considerable buildup of our forces then began and by the end of the year we also had to occupy Santo Domingo.

The armored cruiser M E M P H I S was swept ashore by a tidal wave at Santo Domingo where she had landed more Marines.

Thirty-six sailors were lost in this disaster. The ship may be still on the beach there.

IV/rY acquaintance with Haiti began at Port au Prince in 1927 when the TEXAS used it as a liberty port. In the Caribbean in those days sailors were lucky to get two liberties in two months, so this was quite an event. The city was not much of a tourist attraction but it was clean and orderly, with fascinating curb markets, lots of rum and too many prostitutes for a return visit. The officers got a little more liberty and I remember visiting the Marines' homes on a pleasant road above the city. They had comfortable tropical houses just along the road with no need of a compound such as in Peking. Servants were aplenty.

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The enlisted liberty party was allowed ashore at about noon and was to return to the dock at 1800. Most of those rating liberty hit the beach and headed for the local bars after a month at sea. Unfortunately, the drinks were too cheap and too much for many of them and by 1600 the}- were returning, or being carried, to the dock where they were laid out in rows by ships. A s the motor launches came in they were loaded aboard and at the ships cargo nets were lowered to the boats and they were hoisted aboard. T h e other watch was much more careful about how much they drank, having never seen a liberty party return in such bad shape.

The next year the Navy decided to use Gonaives as the anchorage or base for Destroyer winter training. Previously Guantanamo had been used but there was quite a n m from the harbor to the torpedo and gunnery ranges and with the prevailing northeast winds W i n d w a r d Passage was likely to be a bit rough. T h e Navy was poor in those days of 1928-29 and the 38 D D s of Squadrons 9 and 14 used a lot of fuel oil.

The tender and one division of a squadron would stay at Guantanamo while the other two divisions would operate at Gonaives, where there was plenty of water in the lee of Cap Hatien.

Gonaives was a towTi of about 11,000, 90 percent black, with a cathedral having a black Christ, a town hall, street markets with excellent fish, longusta mangos, papayas and yams. The principal merchant was a German who also had an ice plant, but he only made ice when he felt like it, which made the supply very undependable. T h e big liquor merchant, McPherson, sold Barbancour Five Star Rum (120 proof) at $5 a gallon and other brands proportionately cheaper. There was a small hotel and a club that the Garde D'Haiti had used but I don't remember that any U. S. Marines in the Garde were still in Gonaives at this time. T h e main street had a flume or stream running down it where the natives washed their clothes and got cooking water. T h e tourist attraction about twenty miles away was the Citadel of Christophe and a few made the trip by car and donkey.

The flush deck W'orld W a r I destroyers had been built at Bath, Union Iron W o r k s , Cramp, N e w York Ship and at Squantum, a wartime y a r d south of Boston. They were pretty much the same design, 1250 tons, some with more oil capacity than others, but by 1927 they had attained a lot of different personalities—probably because of the different Navy yards that had serviced them and which were their home ports. About 150 tons of Vickers fire control gear for the guns. Ford torpedo control, radio gear and paint had been added—all top side. T h e annual full power run had to be made at 28 to 29 knots. This was a terrific challenge to the Sqitantum boats which had the poorest engineering plants of all and many of them had to make a second or third attempt —even in the cold water off Newport, R. I. Y ^ H E N we left Philadelphia about Jan. 3 for the south we had a deck load of potatoes, cabbages and such produce.

Usually it froze before Cape H a t t e r a s and we had to throw most of it overboard because of the smell and if you have ever smelled rotten potatoes you know what I mean. The old Squantum boats had a one-ton Audiffrun Sigrun dumbbell SO2 ice box so there was no fresh meat after a couple weeks and very little ice even for the wardroom, which had six officers plus any staff aboard. T h e crew numbered about 98 sailors.

to the target and a 90-degree turn at 25 knots to the gun target, all ships darkened. The D A L E was division flag followed by the STURTEVANT and four more ships. As we made the turn the STURTEVANT heeled over about SO degrees and didn't come back when she tried to straighten out. Luckily she finally righted herself and returned to port safely. Afterward an investigation showed that the ships had added so much topside weight they were unstable when below about 25,000 gallons of fuel oil. Thereafter we were ordered to keep the tanks reasonably full of water if we had low oil. I wonder if any of the old timers would have been caught as Halsey's destroyers were off the Philippines ?

T h e exercise had been delayed about an hour and the torpedo target, another destroyer, and the gun target had drifted out of position. T h e result was that on the next run, the gun target, which was to be fired on before the torpedo target, showed up with the D D torpedo target in the line of sight to the gun target. W e were supposed to illuminate the gun target with searchlights and fire. The Safety Officer at the deckhouse gun and the pointer were scared to death when they saw a D D in their line of sight just as they got the order to open fire. They held fire but the exercise had to be called off for the night. Darkened ships in night exercises at 25 knots in pre-radar days was something to make a naval officer earn his pay. n P H E R E were some amusing incidents at Gonaives and most of them centered around Icky Ilseman, our Chief Engineer. One Sunday he went ashore and attended church services at the local church. Some of his shipmates saw him in there and hollered, "Come on out, Icky," not the most reverent thing to do but it identified Icky. The next time he and the Skipper went ashore he was greeted up and down the streets with a smile and " H i , Icky." This really mystified the Skipper as to how his Chief Engineer had become so popular.

One Saturday night we were ashore having a drink at the Club when we heard the drums of Haiti soine place back in the boondocks. Icky said, "Let's go and see what goes on," maybe thinking it was a voodoo ceremony. I objected, thinking we might get into trouble since there were no street lights and the people were as poor as church mice. H e said, "You won't have trouble if you smile at them and cause no trouble." W^e followed our ears and came to a clearing with a shelter ab6ut 20 feet by 30 feet where a native dance was going on. They had torches on the support poles holding the thatched roof, and an orchestra. The orchestra consisted of three drums called Mamma, Pappa and Baby with which they could make dance music or send messages, three or four gourds or rattles and a couple men beating sticks together.

On the side someone was selling cheap rum out of a j u g and the people were having a good time. The men and women did not touch each other but just wiggled to the beat in their bare feet on the dirt floor, the rhythm and manner of dancing was just like that the kids perform here in the U. .S. today.

When operating at Gonaives one ship from each division would be sent over the weekend to Guantanamo for liberty, • mail, fresh meat, ice and to fill up with oil. I have said we were hard up for oil because it got so bad that when one division came in from exercises it would have to go alongside the other, which had remained in port, and transfer all but a few thousand gallons of its oil so the other division could go out and operate.

This fuel shortage almost led to tragedy one night but the lesson learned kept the boats going for many more years.

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We watched and kidded with them for a while then wandered back into town, sometimes stopping at huts where there was a light and talking with the people in our poor French and their poor English. We had no trouble but rather an interesting experience and I . often think of Icky's advice and how well the Navy got along with people wherever they went.

Another near tragedy turned out amusing when not so near in time. Nine officers from ships anchored near to each other went ashore one Saturday night in our dory. Now the dory was the Skipper's gig and it had a one cylinder engine. The combined coxswain and engineer sat in the starboard sternsheets so he could see over the canopy. The night was calm and several officers were sitting in the wardroom at about 2100 when the bridge watch called down the voice tube that our dory had sunk off the ship. With an overload of two officers and those sitting on top of the canopy a hard right turn near the ship had capsized her and she sank. W^e dashed topside and I manned our whaleboat which needed 8 oarsmen and got her away before they could start the motor launch.

We could see swimmers in the water and had visions of sharks. The first man I picked up was the Skipper, rather the worse for wear. He drained out in the bottom of the boat and I headed to where two men were holding up one who was really in trouble. We passed Icky who was fat and swimming strongly. He yelled, "Save me." "The hell with you,"

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I shouted and headed for the three in trouble. By this time the Skipper was staggering around in the boat giving orders which I saw fit to ignore. We picked up the three and went back to the ship. The officer had already swum to his ship about a thousand yards away and Icky and the Exec had made it back to our gangway.

There was plenty of excitement for the next week raising the dory and trying to explain to the staff what had happened However, there were no very serious repercussions except that the Skipper remembered my having paid no attention to him in the whaleboat and his feeling for me became less than cordial. In fact later he gave me an unsat fitness report for some other reason.

It all goes to show that life and duty in a four-piper offered much in the way of experience and to be a hero didn't always pay off.

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TN L A T E December, after the first •'• session of the 91st Congress had adjourned. Senator Mike Mansfield ( D . Mont.), Senator majority leader, said, in part: "I fully expect, as has been the case during the past session, that the Senate will continue with initiative, innovation, and insight to make its own contributions to the legislative proposals presented to it by the administration, to originate legislative proposals of its own, and to carry on its vital and important functions of legislative oversight."

On the same day Representative John W. McCormack (D.-Mass.), House speaker, said: "To an extent unprecedented for at least a generation, the year 1969 has witnessed the legislative branch of our Federal Government replacing the executive branch in moving forward decisively in all major areas of legislative activity."

It is not difficult for a Democraticcontrolled Congress to claim credit for ^ enactment of legislation. In many instances proposals made by Republicans are changed slightly by the committees handling them, and given the sponsorship of Democratic legislators.

This calendar year all members of the House and one-third of the Senate will be up for reelection, and both Republicans and Democrats would like to show the people back home that they have been active in Washington.

Crosby S. Noyes. a Washington Star syndicated writer, says that the role of the senators appears to be changing from advise and consent to "advise and dissent." The senators, he says, deny an intention to play a purely obstructive role in national policy. "But the very clear - implication of the new line of thought is that nothing of any importance will go ( undisputed," he adds. "Controversy, of course, is essential to democracy. But what we are moving toward is institutionalized dissension. If it is carried far enough, the country could, in fact, become ungovernable."

Plenty Of Controversy

In early October, before the "moratorium" against Vietnam, Senator Fred Harris (D.-Okla.) said: "It's time to ,. take off the gloves on Vietnam." On December 30 he said: " T h e war is a • nonpartisan issue." H i s change of mind was due to the influence of President Nixon's speech of November 3. Accord^ ing to Louis H a r r i s , one of a very few top pollsters in the country, the number who want an immediate withdrawal of U. S. troops from Vietnam has dropped if from 37% to 2 3 % , and the number supI, porting Mr. Nixon's phased withdrawal ' h a s increased from 52% to 6 4 % . H o w ''ever.

Senator Fulbright (D.-Ark.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Rela-

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tions Committee, appears desirous of putting some heat on Vietnam again.

While for the near future Vietnam appears not to be an element of DemocraticRepublican controversy, there is almost no end to controversy on other military subjects. Most of the controversy centers on production of military capital goods, but manpower is also a target. F o r instance, there is the Safeguard A B M , financing of phase one of which was approved by the Senate in 1969 by the margin of only one vote. Financing of the second phase, involving a request for $1.5 billion, may be defeated, according to some observers.

T h e C-5A plane is another capital goods product whose production and financing is being challenged.

N a v y Projects Criticized

Senator William P r o x m i r e ( D . - W i s . ) , chairman of the subcommittee on economy in government (under the Joint Economic Committee), continues his 1969 role of investigating the production and costs of various weapons systems.

P r o x m i r e held recent hearings on the Navy's nuclear propulsion program and how it is affecting the production of ships, and on production and costs of the Poseidon missile.

Gordon W . Rule, director of the Navy's office of procurement and control and clearance, told the subcommittee: "Unrealistic ship delivery dates have been set when it was known or should have been known that the nuclear propulsion components would not be delivered on schedule."

Delay in manufacture of nuclear propulsion products often causes delay in completion of ships, witnesses said, and as a result shipbuilders file cost ^claims against the Navy.

Claims against the government resulting from the program to build 46 destroyers escort vessels have also been filed.

F o r some time now the Poseidon program has been criticized as not as good as the Polaris program. However, Rear Admiral Levering Smith, director of the Navy's strategic systems projects, including Poseidon and Polaris, is reported as saying that the Poseidon program is as good as the Polaris and may be better managed. The Poseidon program will be completed when the thirty-first converted submarine is delivered in November, 1976. T h e final cost of this program is now estimated at $5.6 billion, or 27.8 percent more than the original estimate of $4.4 billion. This compares fairly well with the 25.6 percent increase in costs of the 34 major weapons systems selected for study. Of the Poseidon cost increase, $435 million is earmarked for improvements over the original concept. Some Senators have their fingers crossed con-

cerning the success of the Poseidon, and they want the project kept under close scrutiny.

T h e cost growth on Navy's major weapons systems is estimated at about $9 billion.

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A. Ernest Fitzgerald, a production consultant who told Congress that the C-5A cargo plane may cost $5 billion more than expected, has been employed by Senator Proxmire's committee. The Air Force eliminated his job, officials said.

Proxmire's New Bill. Senator Proxmire has introduced a new bill, S. 3302, which would amend the Defense Production Act of 1969 to require the General Accounting Office to make a study of the feasibility of implementing uniform cost accounting standards for defense contracts in excess of $100,000.

Budget . . . A n d N a v y ' s Share

T h e fiscal 1971 overall government budget is $200.8 billion. T h e total defense budget is $73.6 billion.

It is almost certain that the budget figures announced by the President will not be the actual budget figures enacted into law by July 1 or later. Budgets are always changed, it seems.

This year there will be plenty of pressure to keep budgets down. Senator Proxmire's subcommittee has recommended that the Pentagon's budget for fiscal 1971 be reduced by $10 billion below actual expenditures for fiscal 1969.

Senator Proxmire is trying to broaden his subcommittee authority over the military, and also over other Federal agencies. Proxmire's subcommittee also recommended : ( 1 ) T h a t the Defense Department's annual posture statement include five-year projections of weaponsprocurement and military-force level proposals ; ( 2 ) the executive branch of government should submit to Congress an annual posture statement, a review of international commitments and their relationship to the national interest; (3) the Budget Bureau should include in the cost of defense-related programs interest payments on the national debt, incurred largely to finance military programs, and the cost of veterans' p r o g r a m s ; (4) the General Accounting Office should be given a greater role in overseeing Defense Department expenditures.

The chairman of the Joint Economic Committee is Representative Wright Patman ( D . - T e x . ) . Senator Proxmire is the vice chairman. Rep. Patman, a financial-banking-economic expert, refused to sign the report advocating the above, and stated that, as chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, he regrets the use of a subcommittee to try to tell the Defense Department what it should do regarding weapons systems and other matters which should be only within the province of the Armed Services Committees.

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body is the Brookings Institution; the one is Charles Schultz, a former Budget Bureau director now employed by Brookings. Mr. Schultz is supervising preparation of various budgets, each covering different situations.

Navy's Budgets. Navy may get a larger share of the defense budget for fiscal 1971, and certainly it should get a larger share by 1972. Foreign bases are being shut down. There were 107 foreign military bases 12 years a g o ; they are being cut to 35. There is uncertainty about production of the Poseidon, uncertainty about protecting the land-based missile, Minuteman. The Navy and the Marine Corps may become the first line of defense, but with missiles as well as ships, planes, men. Research is now proceeding on the underwater, long-range missile system which would replace the Polaris submarine. This U L M S would carry 20 missiles with a range of 6,000 to 8,000 miles, compared with the 16 missiles on a Polaris sub, with a range of about 2,800 miles.

Subject Of Pay

Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird has said he may wait as long as March, 1970, to make a decision on pay increases for the military this year, with an effective date of July 1, 1970. H e wants to see what the Federal civilian pay increase may be. No matter how uncertain the civilian pay hike situation has been, increases between 5 and 6 percent are expected to be the final decision. This would translate into increases of 7 to 8 percent in military basic pay.

T h e next pay increase would be, percentage-wise, across the board, according to reports. Defense does not want to bother, this year, about selective pay increases.

Pay For Lower Grades. The Defense Department wants to pay junior enlisted men and officers in the two lower ranks more money. A survey shows that young men several months or a year out of high school are earning $5800 a year on the average. Another survey indicates that there are about 12,500 young families on relief, receiving either food or money from local sources. It is ironic that, in the fiscal 1971 H E W appropriations law, there is a provision denying relief (Federal ) to members of the armed forces.

Both Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird and Assistant Secretary Roger Kelley want special pay legislation for newcomers to the service and for families whose income is below the new poverty line.

The President's Commission On An All-Volunteer Force, whose report may be out when you read this, is expected to reconunend that new enlisted personnel be paid $5500 a year.

Action On Personnel Bills

The House has taken action on various personnel bills. There is expectation that the Senate Armed Services Committee

will be more liberal in consideration of such bills this year and join with the House and the Defense Department in trying to make service life inore attractive.

H . R. 82 passed House November 3, 1969. This bill would make it easier for members of submarine operational command staffs to establish entitlement to incentive pay. Present law requires these staff submariners to accumulate 48 hours of underway time each calendar month.

This bill would permit them to go to sea for days and accumulate underway time so they would not have to take trips each month.

H . R. 110, designed to restore the family separation allowance to some 47,000 families whose entitlement to this $30 monthly allowance was terminated Dec. 1, 1968, by a ruling of the Comptroller General. T h e CG stated that if a man's dependents reside with relatives or friends, the dependents do not need the $30 expense allowance. House passed DeceiTiber 16.

H. R. 386 provides that family separation allowance shall be paid to members assigned to Government quarters, provided that he is otherwise entitled to such separation allowance. House passed December 16.

H . R. 8020 would provide round trip transportation to the home port for Navy men on permanent duty aboard a ship overhauling away from home port whose dependents reside at home port. House passed May 19, '69.

H. R. 8021 would authorize a dislocation allowance under certain circumstances, certain reimbursements, transportation for dependents, and travel and transportation allowances under certain circumstances. House passed December 16.

H. R. 8022 would authorize travel, transportation and educational allowance to certain members to help finance dependents' schooling. House passed Dec. 16.

H. R. 8663 to provide relief to certain former officers of the Supply Corps and the Civil Engineer Corps of the Navy.

Defense Departinent has approved; bill assigned for hearing.

H . R. 8664 would authorize an increase in the number of flag officers who may serve on certain selection boards of the Navy, and in the number of officers of the Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve who are eligible to serve on selection boards considering Reserves for promotion. House passed November 3.

H. R. 9486 to provide that a family separation allowance shall be paid to members who are prisoners of war, missing in action, or in a detained status.

House passed Dec. 1.

H . R. 11548 would permit naval flight officers to be eligible to command certain naval facilities, as naval aviation schools, naval air stations, naval aviation units organized for flight tactical purposes.

House passed Nov. 3.

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ATHLETICS Alabama's B r y a n t Talks t o 2 5 0 At M e m o r i a l H a l l G r i d Banquet

Coach Paul (Bear) Bryant of Alabama addressed members of the Navy varsity and plebe football teams at a black tie banquet, first of its kind at Annapolis, in Memorial Hall on January 26.

Bryant, college football's winningest active coach with 193 victories in a quarter century on the sideline, told the assembly of more than 250 that he was "more nervous tonight than I was 28 years ago when I was walking around here saluting with both hands." Bryant spent six weeks in Bancroft Hall during World W'ar II while undergoing his V-5 indoctrination. The football banquet was his first visit to the Academy since.

In a far-ranging speech. Coach Bryant touched on topics from Joe Namath to establishing a plan for the future. He was especially enthusiastic in his endorsement of the Academy's recent decision to appoint a civilian Director of Athletics.

The football banquet attracted Admiral Bernard A. Clarey, A'ice Chief of Naval Operations; Rear Admiral James Calvert, Superintendent; Captain R. P. Coogan, Commandant of Alidshipmen, and Captain J. O. Coppedge, Director of Athletics, and other key officers at the Academy. Football coach Rick Forzano, plebe skipper Dick Duden, and assistant director of athletics Rip Miller were among those seated at the head table.

Winter Teams A r e 2 2 - 2 2 At Break For Semester Exams

The indoor teams had an even record of 22-22 as the Midshipmen broke for semester examinations. Here are the results in nine varsity sports through January 24: Navy Navy Na\'y Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy

BASKETBALL (2-12) 71, V.M.I. 66, Penn 58, Fairleigh Dickinson 81, Georgetown 60, Princeton 59, Kentucky 69, Dayton 74, South Alabama 71, Valparaiso 73, Harvard 76, Gettysburg 56, Washington & Lee 57, Maryland 57, Temple

FENCING (2-1) Navy 17, Cornell Navy 19, Buffalo Navy 13, Princeton

66 80 59 90 67 73 83 84 87 92 56 70 73 58 10 8 14

GYMNASTICS (1-2) Navy 147.70, Springfield 157.10 Navy 148.80, Svracuse 121.90 Navy 148.55, Temple 154.05 P I S T O L (2-0) Navy 8239, Naval Ordnance 8139 Navy 3401, Merchant Marine 3300 M A R C H ,

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RIFLE (3-1) 1104, C.C.N.Y. 1400, East Tennessee 1131, Merchant Marine 1389, West Virginia

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SWIMMING (3-3) 88, Columbia 41, Harvard 63, North Carolina 52, Dartmouth 80, Maryland 49, Tennessee

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S w i m m e r s Set Four Records Vs. M a r y l a n d Climb High in N a t i o n a l Tank Ratings

Coach John Higgins' swimming team, which carried a 3-3 record into the semester break, shattered two pool and four Academy records in a glittering 80-33 win over Maryland, the Midshipmen's first victory over the Terp swimmers since 1962.

Higgins' medley foursome of backstroker Rick Stringer, breaststroker Stu Powrie, fly man Dave Pearl, and freestyler Cap Parlier splashed home first in a record 3:34.2, clipping 1.2 seconds off the mark set a year ago, and got the Midshipmen winging against Maryland.

In the 1,000-yard freestyle, Steve Cheney knocked 5.1 seconds off the standard established by youngster Randy Nettling earlier this year vs. North Carolina.

Cheney's time was 10 :44.S. Youngsters Wally Gavett and Rick Stringer accounted for the other record performances. Gavett shattered Bill Poirier's old 2:00.3 record for the 200yard individual medley with a 1:59.6 while Stringer clocked an amazing 1:58.1 over the 200-yard backstroke course. Stringer's time was 3.4 seconds under Frank Gunkleman's standard-setting effort of a year ago.

In the National swimming rankings compiled by Swimming World magazine, Navy had listings in eight different events. The medley time vs. Maryland was good enough for second spot among the nation's colleges and Stringer's backstroke clocking was likewise bettered by only one other collegian.

These other midshipmen were listed: Freestyle Relay team, 8th, 3:15.8; 50 and 100-yard freestyle—Captain Cap Parlier, 10th in the 50, 22.0, and 10th in the

Glendons Elected To M e m b e r s h i p In Helms Rowing H a l l Of Fame

Richard A. and Richard J. Glendon, the famous father-son combination that enriches the history of Navy crew, have been elected to the Helms Athletic Foundation's Rowing Hall of Fame. The Glendons, both deceased, were posthumously honored at the annual Rowing Awards in New York City, January 23.

Richard A. Glendon served as coach of Navy crews from 1903 to 1922 and then again from 1929-31. His son, Richard J., was skipper of the Midshipmen from 1923-25. Both also coached rowing at Columbia University.

The elder Glendon is credited with the introduction of the "Glendon stroke," a technique perfected by his Navy eights.

He was coach of Navy's 1920 Olympic champions and, from 1903-22, fashioned a record of 50 victories in 74 races.

The Hall of Fame roster includes three eight-oared Navy crews—the 1920 and 1952 Olympic champions and the 1953 boat. Former Navy coach Rusty Callow is also enshrined in the Helms Hall.

Spring Athletic Schedules

Spring schedules were still being finalized at Shipmate's deadline and, therefore, could be subject to additional changes.

BASEBALL March 26, Villanova; 28, Bucknell.

April 1, George Washington; 4, Syracuse; 8, Southern Connecticut; 10, Yale; 11, Brown ( 2 ) ; 14, West Virginia; 17, Army; 18, Cornell ( 2 ) ; 21, University of Baltimore; 22, West Chester; 25, at Pennsylvania (2) ; 29, Georgetown.

May 1, at Princeton; 2, at Columbia ( 2 ) ; 6, New York University; 8, at Dartmouth; 9, at Harvard (2) ; 12, Penn State; 14, Maryland; 16, Richmond; 30, Army.

HEAVYWEIGHT CREW April 11, Princeton (V,JV,P) ; 18, Georgetown & Yale (V,JV,P) ; 25, Goes Trophy (Cornell-Syracuse/V,JV,P) at Annapolis.

May 2, Adams Cup (Penn-Harvard/V, JV,P) at Cambridge; 9, Eastern Sprints at Worcester.

June 6, at Wisconsin (V) ; 11-13, IRA at Syracuse.

LIGHTWEIGHT CREW April 4, Francis Hammond H. S. ( P ) ; 11, Princeton (V,JV,P) ; 18, Georgetown (V,JV,P) ; 25, Harvard & Trinity (V, JV) at Cambridge.

May 2, Callow Cup (Penn-MIT/V, JV) at Philadelphia; 9, Eastern Sprints at Worcester.

GOLF March 28, Bucknell.

April 4, Harvard; 8, Maryland; 11, Southern Connecticut; 14, at Pennsyl13

vania; 25, Columbia & Princeton; 27, at Georgetown.

May 2, Villanova; 9-11, Intercollegiates at New Haven; 23, Pittsburgh; 26, at Penn State; 30, Army.

Washington; 18, Penn State; 22, Swarthmore; 25, Pennsylvania; 29, Maryland.

May 1, at Columbia; 2, at Yale; 6, Georgetown ; 9, Princeton ; 13, at Cornell; 27, at Dartmouth; 30, Army.

LACROSSE March 28, Carling Lacrosse Club.

April 1, Harvard; 4, at Mount Washington; 11, Princeton; 18, at Maryland; 25, Virginia.

May 2, at Hofstra; 9, Johns Hopkins; 13, at Washington College; 16, University of Baltimore; Philadelphia Lacrosse Club; 30, at Army.

TRACK April 11, St. John's; 18, at Maryland; 25, Penn Relays at Philadelphia.

May 2, Quantico Relays; 9, Heptagonals at Yale; 23, Penn State; 29, at Army.

TENNIS March 28, Bucknell.

April 2, Syracuse; 4, Williams; 10, at Brown; 11, at Harvard; 15, George

Shipmate : Mr. Ross Perot, class of 1953, as you know, without any political ambitions, has been bending every effort and mil-

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I suggest that you use the facilities of Shipmate to send out a broadcast to all members of the Alumni Association so all of us "who speak the language" would know what he is trying to do and we could all stand a little taller and in spirit give him our help.

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UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

SEA BREEZES

by Paul Schratz '39

Things M y D a u g h t e r s N e v e r L e a r n e d A b o u t Massacres

One of o u r favorite daughters w h o h a s been living abroad for three years wrote a rather pathetic letter t o her parents on t h e horrible image which the American people are receiving as a result of publicity such as the recent alleged massacre in Vietnam.

ALUMNI

In h e r words, " I a m so repulsed by t h e picture it gives of America. W h e r e a r e t h e wonderful people I g r e w up with, m y sisters, brother, parents, cousins? H a s everyone in the nation gone to dope and t h e pill and hate and immorality? I a m so turned ofif, m y only real contact with the U . S. for t w o years now, aside from magazines, is letters from home and thank heavens for them. I don't want to condemn m y country and never have. I t seems as though a European's opinion of t h e U S A is so parallel t o that of t h e newspapers and magazines and I a m s o far removed that I can't defend us. I need a trip home just to see the good in people."

NEWS

OFFICERS

W e can only reply that these tragic actions are neither typical of our youth nor of A m e r icans in general. W e glory in publicizing sensationalism; the "good guys" aren't newsworthy.

President— MR. HANSON W . BALDWIN '24 (7-405), Roxbury, Ct.

Vice President (Eastern

Area)—

V.ADM. FELIX L . JOHNSON, USN (Ret.) '20 (5289), Leonardtown, Md.

Vice President (Central RADM.

JOHN

E.

Area)— KIRKPATRICK,

USNR

(Ret.)

'31

(10277),

Oklahoma

Cit>-, Ok. Vice President (Western Area)— CAPT. J. L. P. MCCALLUM, USN (Ret.) '35 (11761), Seattle, Wash.

Past President— ADM. ROBT. B . CARNEY, USN (Ret.) '16 (4521), Washington, D. C. Executive Director— RADM. W . F . FITZGERALD, USN (Ret.) '21 (5912), Annapolis, Md.

TRUSTEES Superintendent's

Representative—

CAPT. THOMAS E . JACKSON, USN '47 (19165), USNA, Annapolis, Md. At

Large

(To serve through

Spring

Meeting 1970)

CDR. WILLIAM R . SMEDBERG, IV, USN

M R . H . R. DUDEN, JR. '47 (19003)

'51 (22237) RADM. J. W. CRUMPACKER, USN (Ret.)

CDR. R. B . PIRIE, JR., USN '55 (25101)

'31 (10294) (To serve through

Spring

Meeting

1971)

CAPT. C . H . BLAIR, USN '45 (16617)

LCOL. W . G . LEFTWICH, JR., USMC '53

CAPT. W . C . CHAPMAN. USN

CAPT. E . P. RANKIN, USN

(23456) (Ret.)

'44 (15857) (To serve K.KoM. JOHN

'W.

AILES,

through III,

(12728) Spring Meeting

USN

CAPT.

(Ret.) '30 (9686)

1972)

C . TURNER

Joy,

JR., USNR-R

R A D M . ROBERT W . M C N I T T , USN '38

•52 (22789)

(12837) From Local

(To

serve

through

Meeting

1970)

CAPT. PAUL W . SIEGRIST, USNR (Ret.)

'24 (7369), New York

'25 (7724), Annapolis CAPT. T . H . SUDDATH, USN

Chapters

Spring

RADM. SCHUYLER N . PYNE, USN (Ret.) (Ret.)

CAPT. F . K . B . WHEELER, USN (Ret.)

'35 (11962), Peninsula

(13135), Boston HERBERT

'37

'47 (19251)

LCOL. JAMES R . BOWSER, JR., USMC

CAPT.

(Ret.)

I.

MANDEL,

USN

(Ret.) '38 (13155), New London VADM. PAUL D . STROOP, USN

(Ret.)

CAPT. T . M . D E L L , USN

(Ret.)

'21

(6087), Philadelphia CDR.

ROLAND R . RIGCS, USN

(Ret.)

'26 (8167), Coronado CDR. H . W . BURNETT, JR., (SC) USN (Ret.) '43 (15665), Detroit

'04 (2653), San Francisco No one as yet elected from Chapter

LCDR. E . R. QUADY, USNR '43 (15800)

RAdm. R. P. HUNTER. USN (Ret.) '31

Los Angeles M A R C H , 1 9 7 0

(10130), Washington, D. C.

Seatde

P a r t of o u r problem in Asia is that t h e "civilized" w a r r i o r is the worshipper of technology. W h e n t h e American goes to war, he prefers above all to ride rather than to walk. H e prefers to operate a machine— a submarine, an airplane, a t a n k — r a t h e r than to fight on foot in a jungle. Technology does with armament and firepower what t h e primitive enemy must d o with a knife, a g a r r o t or a n ambush. Jungle w a r is dirty and cruel and is often likely to encourage brutality on both sides, especially a m o n g t h e immature, the inadequate, t h e sadistic.

Nobody makes excuses for wartime killing of innocents but this is no more unique to Americans than to Germans or Russians or F r e n c h or British or Chinese or Japanese or Viet Cong. T h e real tragedy is always a m o n g the helpless. W e cannot condemn Americans as the only nation involved in such incidents nor can we forgive Americans because others have done the same. W e show moral indignation because we a r e morally concerned but we don't show the same concern over the Viet Cong's deliberate assasination of thousands of provincial leaders or of their other innocent victims. W e expect it of them. B u t if we apply special standards to t h e United States, we should not judge enemy actions by a different set of standards.

If t h e w a r in Vietnam has brutalized t h e nature of t h e men who fight it, how can we account for t h e schools, hospitals and orphanages built there by voluntary labor of A m e r ican men and women? W a r is a brutal e x perience as only its veterans can understand.

It is h o w one copes with the brutality, h o w the struggle between good and evil is r e solved in t h e individual spirit that determines whether or not the scars a r e permanent.

Most of us never felt it necessary to forsake t h e Marquis of Queensbury rules. T h e day w a r ends we luxuriate that it is over and feel far more pity than vengeance for the vanquished. T h e important thing for all of us, more in sorrow than in anger, is to do what we can do to bring society to control bestiality when it erupts. H u m a n nature is, after all, only human and it will take a long time to make it otherwise.

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ALL HANDS UNITED WE STAND

There may be a few people who have not yet heard of United We Stand, Inc., and the organization's Chairman of the Board, H. Ross Perot.

Ross Perot is a member of the Naval Academy class of 1953. As a first classman he was a midshipman four-striper, and chairman of the Brigade Executive Committee.

Having previously served as president of his class he was, on graduation, elected to the office for life.

Ross served at sea until his resignation in 1957 at which time he started making money. Before the end of 1969 he had made a billion dollars, had been a nominee for the Naval Academy Alumni Association's Board of Trustees, and had failed in his personally financed efifort to deliver Christmas gifts and relief supplies to American prisoners of war in North Vietnam. He had also been unsuccessful in his endeavor to induce Hanoi to reveal the names and status of prisoners of war believed to be held by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong.

PEACE ON EARTH was the name of a Boe-

ing 707 that Mr. Perot chartered in December and loaded with some 180,000 pounds of Christmas dinners, gifts, medical supplies and mail for American prisoners of war in North Vietnam. Despite advance warning from Hanoi that he would not be permitted to deliver his cargo to the consignees he made the attempt . . . only to find that the Communists could not be dissuaded from their uncharitable stand. What motives could possibly explain a position such as this?

Another chartered jet brought wives and children of missing servicemen, probable prisoners of war, to Paris during the Christmas season with the hope that througli the North Vietnamese delegation to the peace talks the Hanoi government might be persuaded to reveal the names and condition of men being held. It is reported that the chief of the delegation called this event a "provocation" which would not improve the plight of American prisoners.

United We Stand was organized and incorporated in November 1969. Mr. Perot's aim in forming the organization was, and is, to bring the American people together in support of the President of the United States in his determination to lead this nation out of Vietnam in a manner that will insure a 16

just and lasting peace. Unity is the theme common to all the events in the nation's history which have led to the nation's greatness and it is only in a lack of unity among the citizens of the United States that the North Vietnamese hope to achieve a defeat of American intentions to establish such a peace.

In America there is a near-unanimous desire for an end to the war, an end to the suffering at home and in Southeast Asia which is a part of the war. How better and how more quickly and lastingly can our goal be reached than by united support of the man elected by the people of the nation to lead the nation. This is Ross Perot's postulate. The efforts of United We Stand, the nationwide publicity programs, the positive action taken to alleviate hardship and suffering are manifestation of the depth of Perot's conviction. He can use all the support that the American people can give.

Cards or notes addressed to him at Post Office Box 100,000, Dallas, Texas 75222 will provide tangible evidence of the nation's affirmation that U N I T E D W E STAND. NATIONAL W A R COLLEGE HONORS A D M . HILL

On 14 December 1969 the National War College, Washington, D. C , honored three distinguished officers in an impressive ceremony recognizing their contributions to the success and stature of the institution.

Admiral Hill speaks with Mrs. Eisenhower at the Naval W a r College dedication ceremony.

The large auditorium, used almost daily by the distinguished speakers who address the College, was dedicated to the memory of the late General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in recognition of his enthusiastic and ever continuing support. A smaller auditorium, used as the forum for question and answer periods, now honors the memory of the late General Henry H. Arnold for his interest in the promotion of joint military education and the establishment of the National War College.

The

HARRY W . H I L L STUDY LOUNGE was

dedicated in honor of Admiral Hill, USNA 1911, in recognition of his extraordinary and lasting contribution to the National War College as its desiener and its first Commandant. Incident to the dedication of this lounge the Navy Department presented a war portrait of Admiral Hifl (see '11 column), the ship's bell of the USS WICHITA which the Admiral commanded in 1942 and an engine order telegraph from the USS MARYLAND, his flagship during the assault on Tarawa.

Present at the ceremony. Admiral Hill gave his two-star flag flown during a number of World War II actions in the South Pacific. Presented also was his three-star flag hoisted at Okinawa in May 1945 when he assumed command of all Naval Forces there, THE 1 9 7 0 REGISTER OF A L U M N I

The 1970 edition of the Register of Alumni will be ready for sale in March. The return to upper and lower case in the listings, the use of bold face type for names, an accentuation of class headings and other improvements should make the new Register easier to use than any of its predecessors.

The change to computerization with the production of the 1969 Register revealed errors in content that otherwise might never have come to light. These have been corrected, but, without doubt, there are still more that will show up. The cooperation of Register users last year and the special effort of class secretaries were invaluable and it is hoped that with continuing help of this kind future editions will approach the asymptote of perfection. Ideas for the improvement and expanded usefulness of the Register of Alumni are always welcome.

We hope you will like the 1970 edition!

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Sec'y, Capt. Louis P. Davis, USN (Rel.) Dresden Aparlmenl 2126 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, 0. C. 20008

RAdm. William Rea FURLONG, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Lula Mckie Stephens were married on 26 Nov. in the Chapel of the Presidents, The National Presbyterian Church of Wasiiington, D. C. They are now at home at 3611 Lowell St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20016.

Rea's Washington classmates, Ingersoll, Shoemaker, Davis, and Gawne sent a little gift in honor of the occasion and Blanche Spears wrote the following poem to be sent with the gift: From us of the Class of 1905 So few of us are still alive To recall the date when we set free To start our life upon the sea Xow one who sailed past reef and rock Is safely moored in new wedlock To .\dmiral Furlong and his wife We wish a long and happy life.

Dutch and Lula Furlong responded as follows: Though few remain upon life's tree To send to us so merrily .A precious gift with poetry We thank you all most heartily With love as boundless as the sea.

Sec'y, Adm. John H. Hoover, USN (Ret.) 50O4 Scarsdale Rd., Washington, D. C. 20016

In the death of Ray S P R U A N C E , the class has lost its most illustrious member.

Vour secretary had been a close friend and frequent cooperator throughout his career.

Ever a student and a War College expert in e.xcellent health, he was a natural for the Pacific War. After winning at Midway, he led our forces as Fleet Commander in most of the operations which resulted in final victory over Japan.

They come no better.

Pat and Zelda S C H E L L I N G of Berkeley, Calif,, visited the home of their son Robert Schelling '38 and his wife Mary .Anne at 6247 .^Ist -Ave.. N.E., Seattle. Wa. 98115, during the holidays. There, they enjoyed the first Christmas of Deborah Louise Smith who arrived 4 May 1960 and who is Pat's and Zelda's great-granddaughter. In addition to Deborah's parents Patricia .Anne Schelling Smith and Gregory Smith and her aunt Pamela Schelling.

Deborah's great-grandparents V.\dm. and Mrs. Murrey Royar of Washington. D. C , and grandparents the Elson Smiths of Seattle also attended and enjoyed the gathering.

Sec'y, Cdr. Allan G. Olson, USN (Rel.) El Miradero, P. 0. Box 131 Bonila, Ca. 92002

Mrs. "Briggs" McClain (J. F . ) , who still resides at 111 "C" .A.ve., Coronado, Ca., left shortly before Christmas for one of her regular trips to San Francisco. On returning she stopped off at Oxnard, Ca., to celebrate Christmas with her son J. F. Jr. Boyce and Melanie MUIR left their apartment in Grand Rapids early in January for a winter vacation at Ocho Rios, Jamaica. There they enjoy the warm sea bathing and perfect beach and they can "dunk and swim several times a day" as Muir expresses it.

A Christmas card from Bill B R E R E T O N from Winter Park, Fla., added to our holiday cheer.

We were deeply touched by the beautiful poem Hazel Davis (Mrs. Henry F, D.) sent as her Christmas message.

MARCH.

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Sec'y and Treas., RAdm. Frank A. Braisted, USN (Ret.) 3104 Cleveland Ave., N.W, Washington, D, C. 20008

Several times in recent years we have received reports that our classmate Rufe S P I L L E R never looked healthier. A letter from Rufe forwarded by Mark Hersey relates that on the evening of 24 Nov. "a car appeared from nowhere and hit me. It had more MV- than I had so I took the count flat in the street." Rufe remained conscious.

On 26 Dec. his left leg was in a cast as big as a big beer keg and he was able to push himself around in a walker. We hope to be able to report complete recovery soon.

I regret to report that our classmate Capt.

Wilbur J. (Josh) CARVER, U S N ( R e t ) , from Searsport, Maine, died suddenly of a heart attack on 18 Dec. at his home on Miracle Dr., Fort Myers, Fla. ( P . O. Box 6022). Burial was at Searsport. Survivors include his wife at their home address, his daughter Carolyn (the wife of Capt. Lewis J. Stecher, U S N '42 now on duty at the Pentagon), and two grandchildren.

Josh Carver was first lieutenant of the armored cruiser MEMPHIS when that vessel was wrecked in a tidal wave at San Domingo on 29 Aug. 1916. His efforts with those of others to save the ship are described by Capt. E. L. Beach in his book entitled TKe Wreck of the Memphis. Capt. Carver served in many vessels and in both World Wars.

His awards and decorations include the Haitian, Mexican, Dominican, and Yangtze Campaign Medals, two special letters of commendation, and Atlantic, European, and Victory Theatre decorations for World War II. Capt. Raleigh Williams writes that Capt.

Carver and Mrs. Carver, the former Henrietta M. Gerry, were descendants of early shipbuilders and early shipmasters from down-east Maine. Both were from Searsport. Mrs. Carver was born at sea off the Philippine Island of Mindoro, hence her middle name of Mindora. While still very young, she made two voyages around the Horn.

From Newport, Mark H E R S E Y reports the death on 20 Dec. of Ruth Brandt, widow of our classmate Cdr. Edmund S. R. BRANDT, USN. Ruth was the daughter of Dr. Meyer and Lizabeth O'Dell Rhein.

Well-known to the community as a siftger and painter, Ruth gave many concerts at the Newport Art Association and her paintings appeared in public shows and in private collections.

She is survived by a son Vincent S. R. Brandt of Swathmore, Pa., a daughter Mrs. Leighton Wood of New Canaan, Conn., and six grandchildren. Donations are being made to the Emphysema Fund of the Newport Hospital in lieu of flowers.

B I R T H D A Y S IN MARCH Best wishes t o : Manahan on the first, W. N. Porter on the 15th, Elder on the 18th and Manock on the 20th.

Sec'y, RAdm. Charles J. Moore, USN (Ret.), 5509 Grove St. Chevy Chase, Md. 20015 . Sec'y, Mr. Dorsey 0. Thomas West Boulevard, Kokomo, Ind. 46901

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Again, our custom of sending holiday greetings to friends provides news from classmates and associates, which your reporter gladly passes on. Capt. Walter E. (Squarehead) BROWN. Despite the many problems and hazards of being 80 plus, he and his sister are off on a three-month cruise on a Dutch freighter to the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean. And he wants a 60th year class reunion I So do others.

Capt. John A. (Tim) BYRNE sends greetings from The Anchorage on the Chesapeake at Kilmarnock, Va. Carolyn (Mrs. Lyal A.) Davidson, happy about her move last year to Vinson Hall in Virginia, says "It is lovely here."

Col. John P. (Stumps) EDGERLY brags a bit about his six grandchildren, and adds "I will see you next June at the 60th."

Margie (Mrs. Pat) Flanigan sends a cordial greeting from Switzerland in four languages.

Cdr. George F U L L E R and May cordially invite '10 and '11 to Dallas.

All is well with Dutch (Capt. R. B.) H A M M E S in the mountains of western North Carolina.

A note from Hap (Capt. H. R.) H E I N notes 1969 was a sad year for him.

It is always a joy to hear from Harry (Adm. H. W.) Hill and Margaret. The door to 201 Prince George St. is as charming on a Christmas card as it was when we used to pass it, and enter it, so many years ago.

Since return from their Mediterranean venture, Hustie (VAdm. O. M.) H U S T V E D T has been in surgery at Bethesda.

From other sources, too, comes word of a very skillful ophthalmologist there.

A much appreciated photo of Fred (Cdr. W. F.) K U R F E S S and Ardis in sylvan surroundingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a novel setting for Santa Barbara.

Cdr. A. Y. L A N P H I E R . Al says this is the end of the Old Sailor series of Christmas cards. Too bad! They have been a highlight of Christmas for a long time. And he reports on Franko (Cdr. F. C.) MARSH, who is cheerful about his problems as are most of us.

Bob (RAdm. R. C.) LEE and Elsie say Happy New Year in four different languages as Margie Flanigan.

Margo (Mrs. Robert T.) Merrill and her daughter have moved to a new address: 225 N. Country Club Dr., Atlanta, Fl. 33460 and love it there.

Charlie (RAdm. C. J.) MOORE and Anna Louise check in with a no change.

Capt. Frank (Skate) LUCKEL. Life continues to be a pleasant adventure for Frank and Gladys. He sends a news account of the doings of our junior, RAdm. Walter V. COMBS Jr., (Commander Service Force Pacific.

A very clever and lovely acrostic on the words PEG NICHOLSON, and a letter.

The Lady has problems with a 95-year-old mother and a near-invalid son, but she meets them cheerfully and bravely.

Cdr. J. P. (Swifty) N O R F L E E T and Henriette. Still driving from Cape May to N. C. and proud of being able to do so.

VAdm. Charles A. (Baldy) P O W N A L L and Mary. Mary does the writing for the family now, and she manages to get a smile when she does so.

MGen. John E. SLOAN and Amy. Tod also lets the lady do the writing. Vision is a little dim.

Fanny (Mrs. Ted) Sherman. "The stockings were hung by the chimney with care" for all her grandchildren on Christmas Eve. Never a dull moment at her house 1 Cdr. John H. (Jack) S M I T H and Virginia. She reluctantly applied for membership (associate) in the Octogenarian Club as of Nov. 1969.

Gertie Lang Smith sends greetings from

La Jolla.

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Evelyn (Mrs. Francis P.) Traynor says she is enjoying Washington with her three sisters. Looks like she is there for permanent with an address at The Fairfax, 2100 Massachusetts Ave. 20008.

A very welcome note from Frances (Mrs. Judge) Underwood. Between Pebble Beach, Northern California, and Mexico, she was a very traveled lady last year.

And George (VAdm. G. L.) W E Y L E R and your reporter get their cards from the same source—the lady who draws them with a pencil in her teeth.

A beautiful and nostalgic scene from the staff of Shipmate—the U S N A yard in winter with the new academic buildings where we used to play tennis and get our sailing boats.

As this is written there is 9' of snow on the ground, and the thermometer is well below zero. The scene from your reporter's window is of hundreds of children and sleds going down the favorite slope to the frozen creek. His house has turned into a very popular first aid station, for everything from bruised noses to broken runners. His grandson was a member of the publicized liberty party in the Turkish port. He writes they answ^ered the " Y A N K E E GO H O M E " jeers with "Hi, there! Buddy!"

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Sec'y, Capt. W. D. Chandler, USN (Ret.) 2029 Conneclicut Ave. N.W. Washington, D. C. 20008 Corr. Sec'y, Adm. Harry W. Hill, USN (Ret.) 201 Prince George St. Annapolis, Md. 21401

We were proud to see the name of George LOWRY among the list of honorary pallbearers at the funeral of Adm. Raymond Spruance. Adm. Spruance was truly one of our great naval leaders—a man beloved and admired by all who knew him.

Bob and Marion H I N C K L E Y cancelled their plans for a cruise "down under." As their departure date approached. Bob was not feeling up to par and they considered it unwise to get too far from home base.

Bernhard and Elsie BIERI write that they are all settled among old friends in Corpus Christi, with lots of sunshine and good fishing. They will "be coming home with the birds in the spring."

Friends of Dan BORDEN, who was a classmate for a few weeks during plebe summer, will be sorry to hear of his recent death in Washington, where for many years he had been a very distinguished physician.

C. Q. and Det W R I G H T report "they had a full house for Christmas with Ann and her three, John, and a granddaughter from Minneapolis. It was really like old times."

Harvey and (jeorgia H A I S L I P report that "things go on about the same with us."

Harrison (Pay) COLHOUN is badly crippled, but keeps up his beautiful home near Annapolis. In his words, "I've become quite an invalid, and feel my 82 years."

(Note: Don't we all?)

Scot and Gladys McCAUGHEY: "We are the same here. Scott less equal to getting out—still enjoys a bridge game with friends."

Jack T H O M writes, "Thanks to daily medication. Mate holds her own quite well, and is much more energetic than her octogenarian consort. In April I was rushed to the hospital with an emergency appendectomy, and had a very close call. Am now entirely recovered, and feel very fit. Our younger generation is doing well—we have no hippies or protest marchers. Our oldest grandson is with a large New York law 18

Ceremonies a t the N a t i o n a l War College recently dedicated the H a r r y W . Hill Study Lounge to Adm i r a l H a r r y W . H i l l , U S N (Ret.).

In the Study Lounge, A d m i r a l and M r s . Hill stand b e f o r e the oil painting by A l b e r t K. M u r r a y which shows A d m i r a l Hill on the b r i d g e of his flagship during the assault on S a i p a n , June 1 9 4 4 . For more information a b o u t the dedication ceremony, see " A l l H a n d s . "

firm. Our next—Margot Piel's—is a medical school graduate and an intern at Bethesda."

George McMILLIN keeps well, and has sent the following news received this Christmas.

Molly STARK's card was in rhyme, entitled "Eighty Plus."

"The grades grow steeper when I walk And people mumble when they talk; Prices are higher than in our day And children noisier in their play; But still at this time of year Here is my wish for Christmas cheer."

(Note—I think we should make Molly our poet laureate.)

Fred and Beatrice H A T C H are back in Tucson for the winter. Beatrice had an operation on a spinal disc several months ago which developed an infection, requiring three months further hospitalization. She is much better now.

John HYMAN is still going strong in Florida, but his eyesight is poor and he doesn't get around too much.

Carlos and Claire BAILEY made a trip over the holidays to see their children and grandchildren in Virginia and Tennessee.

They plan to spend the rest of the winter at home in Vermont.

There has been a wonderful response to the letter sent to the class widows—in fact, so much that I will have to spread out their comments over the next two or three issues.

Replies from various sources disclosed the sad fact that the following are no longer living: Alice Sylvester, Frances Baltzley, Flora Bartlett, Irene Wood, Dorothy Reeves, and Sheila O'Brien.

The following letters were returned "address unknown." Any information regarding their whereabouts will be appreciated.

Bouson, Risley, Bogusch, Esler, Webster, M. H. Anderson and Doyle.

Sec'y, Como R. S. Wentworth, USN (Ret.) 1922 Carrollton Rd. Annapolis, Md. 21401

Lawrence B I S C H O F F spent three weeks in the Naval Hospital at Annapolis before Christmas. His son Lawrence Jr., who is a colonel in the Army, came and moved Lawrence and Mary to El Paso where the colonel is on duty at present. Lawrence is now in the William Beaumont General Hospital at El Paso and Mary is living at 6732 Morganside Circle, El Paso, 79904. We wish Lawrence a comfortable and rapid recovery.

BuPers has told George F O R T that the Commandant of the 11th Naval District reported that Cdr. R. J. W E E K S died in the District on 6 December. They have no further information about where his death occurred.

Sec'y, Capt. John r. Hale, USN (Ret.) 4205 Oliver St. N.W,, Chevy Chase, Md. 20015 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Charles D. Swain, USN (Ret.) 10231 Vivera Dr., La Mesa, Ca. 92042

Regretfully we report the death on 28 Dec, after a long illness, of our classmate (Tubby) Karl Rathbun S H E A R S at Kirkwood, Mo. Surviving him are a son, Karl F. Shears, Lt. U S A F (Ret.) ; a daughter, Roselba (Mrs. John F. Molloy) of 448 Clemens Ave., Kirkwood, Mo. 63122, and four grandchildren, Roselba M., Charles E., John J. and Theresa A. Molloy. A military funeral service was held for Karl with the assistance of a contingent of Air Force personnel from Scott Air Force Base. Mrs. Molloy and her brother have requested that their thanks be expressed to the Class of 1914 for the beautiful flowers sent through Capt. Swain. Karl's wife Lorene died 28 Feb. 1966.

In March, Happy Birthday greetings are extended t o : on the 3rd Palmer and Russ Perry; on the 23d Al Berry; on the 28th, Harold Nelson, and on the 30th, Hart. May they all have many more.

Sec'y-Treas., Capt. George P. Brewster, USN (Rel.) 611 West 40th St. Baltimore, Md. 21211 West Coast Reporter, Capl. George F. Chapline, USNR (Ret.) 1327 Inspiration Dr. La Jolla, Ca. 92037

As this is being written the Christmas holidays are fresh in my mind and the many beautiful cards and greetings received from classmates and friends are still on display.

Here in Maryland we enjoyed a beautiful white Christmas and even now another moderate snowfall is covering the city and countryside, temporarily hiding the ugliness associated with big cities. From our vantage point here at home, the surrounding area takes on the appearance of Christmas card scenes coming to life. It is times like these that those of us who live in this part of the country do not envy those who have sought retirement in milder climes and miss the beauty of such scenes.

Among the many appreciated greetings received were some messages of general interest to the class. George HUSSEY kindly filled us in on the doings of the class at homecoming. Present besides the Husseys were Mabel and Gib HOOVER, Lavinia and John CARSON, Florida and Jake DAVIS, Sybil Moon and Betty Brown.

The RADFORDs made only the game. "A good show" is the way George described the gathering. Count BERKEY wrote that he and Polly visited with Lee and Charlie BAKER on their way north for the summer and again when returning home for the winter. Count was happy to report that Charlie, while handicapped by a bad leg, was in cheerful spirits. Charlie swims daily in a heated pool as the best therapy for his condition. Good luck, Charlie, and keep S H I P M A T E

pitching. A card from Duke CARRINGTON relates that he is with his sister in Pompano Beach, Fla., while deciding where he will eventually settle down. Possibly in Sarasota where he will be near a new naval hospital there. Duke has to have a check-up every three months. Since leaving California, Duke has been doing extensive traveling in Europe and in the South Atlantic states. He may go to Europe again this spring.

We have a new address for Sarah Ryan, the widow of Dennis. It is Box 68.A., Groom Creek Route, Prescott, Ariz. 86301. A grandson of the Ryans will be graduating this June from Annapolis—another Dennis Ryan whom we all welcome to the fold. Our hopes are that he will be as good a man as his grandfather—and one suggestion to this young man—stay off motorcycles !

We are still waiting for Nevie's OK to publish the previously promised story on Carlyle CRAIG, Esq. WEST COAST N E W S "On 18 Dec, spirited by the excellent attractive holiday decorations at the Officers' Club, North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, 20 members of 1916-17-18 assembled for the monthly luncheon. Present were : '16ers, Walter Webb, Possum Webb, Terhune, Root, Bert Rodgers, Loventhal, Jenkins, Holmes, Herndon, Grassie, Emerson and Chapline; '17ers, Chippo Rogers, Richards, Kiland, Haeberle, and Bennett, and '18ers, Curtis and Bailey. Six ladies accompanied their husbands to the club and enjoyed a cheerful luncheon in the main dining room overlooking the beautiful Coronado-Pacific Ocean beach."

Irma and Jim S T E E L E spent the holidays in the southern California areas visiting Jim's sister in La Jolla and other members of their family thereabouts. George C H A P LINE's son George Jr. and his wife spent some time during the holidays with Chappie and .-Mlene in La Jolla. George Jr. has his Ph.D. in nuclear physics and is now at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in Livermore, Calif., where Dr. Teller developed the H-bomb. He gave up his post at the University of California, Santa Cruz, to accept this new assignment last July.

Soc McGINNIS has been showing good improvement from his recent bouts with the medics and is able to get around again for which we all are thankful.

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President, RAdm. Walter C. Calhoun, USN (Ret.), 4230 Fordham Rd., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20016 Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, USNR (Ret.) 248 King George St., Annapolis, Md. 21401

Attendance at the '16-'17 class luncheon held at the Army and Navy Club on 18 Dec. fell off due to the Christmas holidays and the weather; however, the following stalwarts made it: Calhoun, Hanafee, Jenkins, Merwin and Hawthorn.

A note from Gladys Small: "I deeply appreciate and thank the class for the beautiful flower arrangement sent to Arlington in memory of Lisle. He was devoted to his classmates and regretted that due to his failing health, he was unable to keep in toijch with them as much as he should have enjoyed." Following Arlington services for Lisle, Walt had Gladys and about 18 friends in to comfort her.

Pi and Marion P A R K have left for a couple of months in Mexico.

Adelaide Fullinwider is leaving for Mexico for a visit. Jake and Florida D.AVIS will be in her house while she is away. It will be nice to have them in Crabtown.

There is little class news, good or bad, at the moment.

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Sec'y, Capt. Perry R. Taylor, USNR (Rel.) 1211 South 25lh St. Arlington, Va. 22202

A new motel type BOQ at Edgewood Arsenal has been named the Egbert BuUene building. "Bull" transferred to the 15th Cavalry after graduation and in 1925 was detailed to the Chemical Warfare Service.

Subsequently, he became commanding general of the Arsenal and in 1954 retired as Chief Chemical Officer of the Army. He died at Letterman General Hospital on 21 Feb. 1958.

Bobby and Henry H U T C H I N S recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. At Thanksgiving time 1969 they gathered with their children, the husbands and wives, and grandchildren, 17 in all, at the Tubac Country Club in the Santa Cruz Valley south of Tucson. Their children grew up on a ranch near there. The anniversary dinner, accompanied by mariachi band, was held at the Cavern, a famous old restaurant in Nogales, Mexico.

On 3 Dec. the following named classmates gathered for the monthly luncheon at the Army-Navy Club: Alexander, Dobyns, Mitten, Murphy, Bert Rogers, Smith and P. R. Taylor. The 7 Jan. luncheon was postponed because of heavy snow.

Our class luncheons are usually held at noon on first Wednesdays, at the ArmyNavy Club, Washington. We hope transients will keep this in mind.

We were saddened to learn that Mrs. Cherry Phillips, wife of Admiral W. K. P H I L L I P S of 1424 S. Travis St., Sherman, Tx. 75090, passed away on 12 Dec. Cherry had not been in perfect health for some time and after being in the hospital for less than a week, she succumbed from various complications. Funeral services were held on 13 Dec. and the cremated remains placed in the Mausoleum, West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Tex. Our sympathy and affection is extended to our friend and esteemed classmate, Sol, over his great loss.

Sec'y, Capt. Donald C. King, USNR (Ret.) 4201 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington, D. C. 20016

Peg and Demmy D E M A R E S T celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in .October at a family reunion at the Skytop Club in the Poconos and also at a surprise dinner party in Baltimore which Phyllis and Tar Tarbutton attended. The three Demarest daughters, their husbands and seven Demarest grandchildren hosted the festivities.

Win BROOKS of Vinson Hall, 6251 Old Dominion Dr., McLean, Va. 22101, reports that with the Vinson Hall dining room in operation, he was beginning to know some of his fellow residents.

Maude Crichton's children gave a surprise party to celebrate her 70th birthday at the Rockville, Md., home of her son Charles Crichton. Among the many friends and relatives present, the Tarbuttons, Win Brooks and the Kings represented the class.

A pre-Christmas note from Leon W I S I N BAKER says that he and Katherine sold their Macon house and were living in an apartment. They expected to be in a new house they were having built in Katherine's home town of Gray, Ga., by Christmas. They intend this to be their last move and hope any classmates near the area will drop in

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to "refresh themselves and sit a spell." The new house is a half-block off US 129 which runs through the heart of Gray.

Lee Mills wrote to George Dyer to say her permanent address will be 307 Clwyd Rd., Bala-Cynwyd, Pa. 19004. She had a serious operation last summer in Hahnemann Medical Hospital, Philadelphia, from which she has recovered satisfactorily. Shorty is permanently in the University Nursing Home, Wheaton, Md., and Lee hopes classmates will visit him. Her move to Philadelphia was prompted by having relatives in Philadelphia and the comparative ease of driving down to see Shorty at frequent intervals.

Marcia and Malcolm S C H O E F F E L are much relieved to have letters from Peter indicating he is in good health and has received at least some of the parcels sent to him in North Vietnam. They also are encouraged by the mounting organized efforts being made to assure humane treatment of prisoners in North Vietnam. Needless to say, they will appreciate any help classmates can give in furthering this campaign.

The January class luncheon at the Army and Navy Club broke attendance records with Coney, Dyer, Duvall, Brooks, Fink, Schildhauer, Slocum, Willenbucher, Rochester, Settle and King present.

George DYER reports that the number of contributions for the 1919 fund for the Naval Academy Foundation has increased 50 percent since his 26 Nov. notice was circulated. He is hoping that at least half of the class will contribute.

Word has just been received from Mrs. Gay Patterson Ahlf of New Bloomfield, Pa., of the death on 13 Dec. of her mother, Mrs. Frank B. Mortimer, widow of Pat Patterson, who died in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1941. Dolly had married Frank B. Mortimer of Bloomfield in 1947 and he died in April 1969; both deaths were due to cancer. Dolly is survived by Gay Patterson Ahlf, Belle Patterson Maher of Grosse Point, Mi., John J. Patterson IV, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Sec'y, RAdm. W. B. Goggins, USN (Rel.) 2337 S. Ode street Arlington, Va. 22202

With the area crippled by a heavy snow on Christmas night and by hazardous driving warnings out, three classmates showed up for the 26 Dec. luncheon at the Army-Navy Club: rugged, indomitable, fearless BROWDER, CUNNINGHAM and Savvy HARRISON. The rest were still digging.

Eureka.

A card to the classmates from Bennj' W A R D at Christmas: "Best wishes from Bennie and Ellen. We had a nice trip around the Mediterranean this fall to Genoa, Monte Carlo, Nice, Marseilles, Milan, Lake Como, Lugano, Porto Fino, Rapallo, Santa Margarita, Florence, Pisa, Leghorn, Naples, Sorrento, Capri, Messina, Taormina, Famagusta, Beirut, Lattikia, Athens and the Canary Islands." Benny's address is Capt.

B. P. Ward, U S N (Ret.), 815 College St., R-1, Auburn, Ala. 36830.

Louise, widow of the late Sam LA H A C H E , was laid to rest with her husband in Arlington National Cemetery on 12 Dec. Next of kin attending were: Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Bailey, 14630 Oak Bend Dr., Houston, Tx. 77024, Mrs. Bailey was her niece; Mrs. Bailey's sister, Mrs. John L. Leslie and her husband of Houston, T x . ; and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Leslie and their daughter Jennifer of Lexington, Ky. Classmates present were: Goggins, Osborn and Clyde Smith.

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Sec'y, RAdm. William R. Fletcher, USN (Ret.) 1866 Lindamoor Dr., Annapolis, Md. 21401

It is with sincere regret that I must report the death of RAdm. Donald L. E R W I N (Red) on 18 Dec. in the Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco. The class extends deepest sympathy to his surviving family.

The Washington area class luncheon was held at the Army and Navy Club on 22 Dec. Attending were: Bill Alexander from New York, Polly and Fred Boone and Polly's sister Elizabeth Wilco.x, Cat and Eleanor Brown, Jane and L. A. Brown, Heber Brumbaugh, Syd Bunting, Homer Eimers, Gerry and Bill Fletcher, Ed Fullinwider, Judge Houser, Blackie Loker, Sherwood Smith, Pinky Thorp, John Waters and Charlie Wellborn.

In the absence of Don Giles, Fred Boone reported that receipts and pledges for the class of 1921 scholarship fund for the Naval Academy Foundation have now exceeded $11,000, which is more than halfway to the ultimate goal. Let's all keep up the good work for this very worthwhile project.

A note from Tiny Kirk, wife of A. E. KIRK, reports the recent arrival of a greatgranddaughter, Caroline Castle Gray. Her father is an Ens. U S N R and her mother the former Jane Morris of Philadelphia. Her grandfather is L. P . Gray I I I '40 and her grandmother is Beatrice, daughter of Tiny and Addy.

From the Bay area, a report announces that Vera and Jimmie H A R R I S joined by theii daughter Vickie and her husband Capt.

John Vinn, U S N (Ret.), entertained with a cocktail party at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club, Treasure Island, on 29 Nov. Pamela and John Vinn, grandchildren and both college students, enhanced the festivities.

The class of '21 was well represented along with several other classes and a host of civilian friends.

The treasurer of Planned Parenthood of San Mateo County, Ca., Eleanor McKee, wife of our classmate Norman McKEE, reported on the organization's efforts. It provides educational and clinical services, in cooperation with public health agencies, to reduce national and world over-population by educating the public to the need to restrict families to two, or at most three, children, in order that governmental controls on family size will never have to be imposed. Congratulations to Eleanor for the good work that she is doing.

Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club on 7 Dec. for 165 guests, entertaining classmates and wives and many other Navy and civilian friends of the Bay area.

The ROLANDs received a postcard dated 26 Dec. from Bobbie and John MADDEN mailed from Jamaica Playboy Club-Hotel, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, W. L, reporting as follows: "Safely on station and everything progressing according to plan. Bobbie sleeping 10-12 hours a day and gaining strength rapidly. She is eating more than before. In the direct sun it is hotter than the blue gates of Hades, but in the shade the trade winds of the Windward Passage are as soft as a maiden's kiss. Everyone is most helpful. We are truly enjoying what is as close to complete relaxation as we could expect."

Sec'y, Capt. E. R. Gardner, USN (Ret.) The Kenwood 5101 River Rd., Apt. 901 Washington, D. C. 20016 Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. H. D. Baker, USN (Ret.) 2210 Wyoming Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20003

Frank Perry BORDEN was married to Mrs. Robby Gerke on 20 Dec. in Christ United Methodist Church in Lakewood, N. J. Attending the couple were Mr. Borden's son-in-law and daughter Mr. antl Mrs. James King. Mrs. Borden, widow of the late Dr. R. H. Gerke, has a son living in Oregon.

Mr. Borden has three children. The couple recently returned from a cruise to Ecuador and will reside in Leisure Village of Lakewood.

Hugh GOODWIN was the subject of a most interesting profile in the Pacific Grove Tribune and Pebble Beach Green Sheet in November. Hugh and Eleanor have made their home in Pebble Beach since his retirement and Hugh has been on the faculty of Robert Louis Stevenson School teaching history since 1961. The profile covered not only his current activities and interests but also some of the highlights of his naval career which began with service in U S S DELAWARE in World War

I. Hugh is one

of few officers who is a qualified submariner and a naval aviator and during his career he has had a great variety of interesting duty assignments. Happy in his career of teaching, Hugh states, "I feel that what I am doing now is most rewarding. Working with these young men at school is still one of the ways of making a contribution to the nation in which we live."

Frank and Bayliss A K E R S spent a month at Christmas time in the Washington area visiting their son LCol. Albert B. Akers SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA who is assigned to duty in the Pentagon.

On 5 Dec. Betty and Bob L E W I S and Ed and Carmen GARDNER are now estabAnice Ramsey co-hosted a cocktail party lished in their new home in the Kenwood at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club, Treasure Apartments, 5101 River Rd., Bethesda, Md. Island. Attending as guests were the fol- 20016. Don J O H N S T O N reported that he lowing : RAdm. and Mrs. Jack Redman '19, is making a fine recovery from a broken RAdm. and Mrs. R. D. Williams '24, RAdm. ankle and spent three weeks in Florida durand Mrs. W. R. Thayer '23 and Mr. and ing his convalescence. Zeke and Marjorie Mrs. Gwattney. Members of the class, wives SANBORN spent New Year's in St. and widows present were: Pat and AB Thomas, V. I. The Sanborns also spent a Carlisle, Gypsy and Nick Coulter, Mrs. weekend with Frederick J. W E L L S and his Dalton Davis, Marjorie and Dave Davis, wife at their home in Old Saybrook, Conn., Susie and Eddie Duncan, Vera and Jim and while there had luncheon wtih Doug Harris. Irene and Doc Harris, Mary and SEVERN and Walter R O W E and their Paul Howard, Bunty and Lew Johns, Vir- wives. Doug has recently undergone surgery ginia and John McQueen, Bobbie and John and is making a good recovery. Fred Wells Madden, Margot and Al Main, Kay and is a well-known yachtsman and has particiSlats Moore, Ruth and P. G. Nichols, pated and skippered in many ocean races.

Corinne and Jim Reisinger, Tram and His first Atlantic crossing was in 1924 from Charlie Roland, Bess and Piggie Schwien, Norvvay to Canada via Iceland and the Frank Talbot, Anna Thayer and her escort thrilling account of this voyage anpeared in Mr. Pen Johnson. Cathy and Tommy the magazine Skipper several years ago. He Thomas, Ann and George Van Deurs, and is in business in New York and is the owner of Shanley & Wells, Inc. .Ann Wirth.

Bunty and Lew J O H N S and Mrs. Dalton Midn. Michael J. O'Shaughnessy, one of Davis co-hosted a gala cocktail party at the the 1922 Memorial Scholarship Midshipmen, 20

has written a very gracious note to Zeke SANBORN expressing his pride in being a midshipman and his thanks for the assistance he has been given by the class. He is majoring in mathematics and is a member of the plebe football team.

For those who want reservations at the Annapolis Hilton for the 50th Reunion on 22 and 23 Sept. 1972 be sure to state tha you are a member of the class of 1922 and are attending the reunion when you make your application in order that you may be properly listed.

Recorder, RAdm. Arthur A. Ageton, USN (Ret.), 3900 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington, D. C. 20008 Sec'y, RAdm. Morris Smellow (SO USN (Rel.), 100 S. Cherry Grove Ave. Annapolis, Md. 21401

Art AGETON, our usual scribe, checked into the Torrejon AFB for a medical checkup and was released after a week but with word to check in periodically. Last word was that he was to be operated on the first part of January. The reason is not known.

He and Jo were basing at Madrid. Art conducted a seminar at Johns Hopkins International Relations School on "Twentyfive Years of Latin American Aid," at the University of Bologna. There were 25 students of various nationalities in attendance.

Vin CONRAY wrote several interesting letters to classmates before his sudden death. He actually was released from the hospital and was at his wife's home in (Borgia when the hemorrhage occurred.

The Washington area group had 17 members in attendance at their December meeting. They mustered as follows: Ambrose, Barrett, Beaumont, Bres, Briggs, Coe, Cofer, Cutting, Dietrich, Farrar, Haas, Holderness, Huebl, Johannesen, Lewis, McCutcheon, Mclsaac, Mendenhall, Murdaugh, Pottle, Roberts, Stephens, Tucker, VanDusen, Von Dreele, Wenger and Withington. They enjoyed drinks all around provided by Farmer DUNCAN and Pat MORAN who provided funds to carry on this tradition though they were not present. Wives, plus a few local widows, lunched in the next room.

Charley KEEGAN writes, "My activities consist mostly of buying wedding presents, graduation presents and attendance at same functions." "Sam" FUQUA attended the Medal of Honor reunion at Houston in October. The NASA group entertained them considerably and took the assembly to the Apollo 11 shot.

A letter from Cabell GWATHMEY assures us both he and Marion are in good shape now after their accident of last year.

Marion still uses a cane but drives and travels with minor inconvenience.

Van VAN L E E U W E N is pinned down a bit with arthritis. You folks near St. Petersburg, go round and see him at 1218 74th Street.

It was noticed that '23 attendance at the Army-Navy game was down this year.

Stephens, Kingsley, Von Dreele, Moran, Roberts and Haas were seen in attendance.

Last month I listed some travellers to Spain, add: Red O L I V E R and Bob MAC KERRACHER. Red has a daughter Jane living and working in Germany. She's been there several years. Al RICHARDS writes that he'll be there too.

Ted HASBROUCK has written a book of anecdotes on the life of a salesman entitled Naked in a Branch Office. Ted spent most of his life in advertising and public relations and, now retired, lives in San Antonio, Tex. S H I PMATE

Slim L.'AURENT, who resides at Madison, Wise, is the subject of a biographical sketch in fifth edition of Directory of American Scholars: Philosophy, Religion and Law. He is currently editing the 1970 edition of Wisconsin Annotations, a law book for Wisconsin lawyers, students and judges.

Sec'y-Treas., Capl. Paul Siegrist, USNR (Rel.), 22 Macopin Ave. Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043 Asst,, Mr. Robert A. Keyer Box 7234, Richmond, Va. 23221

Dottie Keliher had a nice holiday trip to Charlotte Amalie, to be with family. Jack KENNADAY received "a nice message from Bill Mansfield." The KRAFTs report Wendell's continuing progress in recovery As we go to press we continue to enjoy from the operation. The LAZELLs score going over Christmas cards from classmates, with Katee's hand-crafted gifts. Jean Meints especially the cards with news! There was visited daughter Pal and husband, their 5 Al RICHARDS has moved, cruiser and a fine greeting from Isabelle (Mrs. J. A.) children, 16 horses, 4 dogs, and many cats; all, to Columbus, Ohio. Ray L E A V I T T has Baldwin, letting us know of her desire to "Griff would really get a charge out of his been elected president of the R.O.A. at Fort keep in touch with 1924, and also reminding darling grandchildren." Beth and Ralph Lauderdale, Fla. R. W . D. W O O D S has us that Chesty's birthday was 25 Dec. The MILLS were in Madrid, hoping to see been very helpful in mailing his west coast B R E R E T O N s ' unique card comes from Boney Close and Bob Waid; then to Cadiz bulletin. Karl H E M P H I L L continues his Haiti: "Last summer we were home (Con- for some time. The MOOREs report "Tom written contributions of interest to most all necticut) very little. Two weeks in N.Y.C, is working full time; maybe he will be able of us. two weeks in the Adirondacks, a long trip to to retire in a year." Edna and Whitey the Canadian Rockies, then to Vancouver, Burton DAVIS passed away 29 Dec. at Seattle and San Francisco. Sailed for Haiti RICHARDS report, "We enjoyed being at the Palo Alto Convalescent Home, a victim on 7 Nov.; we will be here until late May." Bradleys with others to see the A-N game of emphysema. Donna passed away just a Easley CAMERON lets us know "Our trip on TV." The SAYRES' greeting lets us year before, on Christmas Day 1968. Cabell to Europe was just perfect in every way. know Edwina and Clint were to be in Gwathmey, Eddie Duncan, Clipper Bowers, We saw Bill Deutermann in London; he's Florida the first half of February; also that Bud Ruble and Mickey O'Regan represented returning in March. The most marvelous they will sail for Scandinavia 18 May in the class at the funeral services which were thing you lads of '24 did was to send the SS SAGAFJORD. held at the Moffett Field Chapel on 31 Dec. Charlotte Crowe the Cruise and an invitation The Royal STEVENSes say "Our day Burial was at the Alta Mesa Memorial Park to come to reunion." is trying to keep up with a football halfnear Palo Alto. Our sympathy goes to his back ; it is very rewarding." Bill S T O N E daughter Mrs. Linda Ferguson and her famNo news in Jack ENGEMAN's card, but sends praises for our class organization. ily. new proof of his continuing artistic talent. The Rollo WILSONs report plans for a The Ash EVANSes report: "As usual we .â&#x20AC;˘\nother sad note. La Vern Olney passed are going to Pacific Palisades for the holi- February flight to Lisbon, to spend a couple away in Dallas on 3 Dec. She was buried in days with our young people, then we're of months driving south along the Algarve Arlington. We all join in sending our con- driving down to Mexico for January." The in Portugal. Spuds W I T M E R regrets missing Reunion, but "an October check showed dolences to Al and his two daughters.

GRIESE card included an excellent picture improvement in heart condition." Most cards of Cristie and Arthur posed in front of a Mrs. Nevett Steele, in reply to a letter we saw mentioned the success of our Reby Morris, wrote that "Nevett's heart was painting of her distinguished grandfather. union. always with the Navy. He loved the Navy General Manuel Santibanez. The couple look Slim J O H N S O N sends in the picture of for many reasons, but most of all for the so distinguished in that pose and background wonderful people, both youngsters antl con- that the photo might be labeled "the new an N A S Pensacola Flight Class, taken in temporaries, that he met. My family and I Mexican Secretary of Commerce and wife." 1926. About half the officers shown are our thank you and the Class of 1923, of which "The Hollers are flourishing," writes Thelma, classmates, and we wonder how many of he had so many fine memories, for thinking "Walker is putting his garden to bed for them you will recognize. We're told that the winter; gardening keeps him as slim in the front row are (from left) Vieweg, of us."

Davis, Harris, Floed, Harvey and Buras ever."

The Class of 1923 Fund for the U. S. roughs. In the second row try to locate Felix H O W L A N D comments: "Am little Naval Academy Foundation passed the Hedding, Waller, Moore, Beakley, Hopkins, by little learning to live a life of idleness $15,000 mark by the end of 1969. Pledge Nichol, Kirkland, Taylor, Young an(l reminders for 1970 wall be forwarded within and therewith to be content, as Philemon Armor. The third row holds Ekstrom, Ellis, several months. Checks should indicate that says. There is an outside chance that I shall Cleaves, Adair, Miller, Teller, Johnson, they are to be credited to the "Class of 1923 make one more foreign trip this coming Ballinger and Deam. And in the short back summer, so as to say that I was at sea 50 row are Shannon and Rice. Do you recognize Fund." years after entering the Navy." The them allâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and have we overlooked any classMickey O'REGAN writes, "I am complet- H U R S T s remind us they "enjoy visits from ing my tenth year of teaching math in high classmates as they come thru our area." mates in the picture? school and still enjoying it. Since I reach The KALISCH card is a Confederate HisWe've seen another letter from our U. S. the tender age of 70 this year I had been torical Society desigri, and Bert reminds u^s Ambassador to Iceland, Rep REPLOGLE, planning that this year would be my last, that while Bill Davis is the last skipper of from which we quote: "I'm happy in my but when I broached the subject to the USS ALABAMA, it was Maryland's Raphael work here. It is tremendously interesting, superintendent of the district he wouldn't Semmes who first commanded CSS ALA- and of course informative. I have a heavy even listen to me. So I don't know." BAMA. From Bill K A N A K A N U I : "The schedule of representation activities, or as Mickey's granddaughter, Sheilah, was recent- worst of my hospitalization is over; our we used to say, entertaining. Our Embassy ly selected as "Miss Junior Miss" for the home will be on the market soon, and we is small, but Iceland is a highly strategtic State of Maryland. hope to move to a condominium in town." country. We have a NATO Defense Base

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at Keflavik; there is much social activity at the Base, and it is certainly nice to mingle with Navy people. The Arctic Circle goes through the extreme northern section of Iceland. The Gulf Stream, which flows completely around Iceland, serves to temper the climate. In fact, the mean temperature here in January is higher than it is in Chicago.

However, the weather changes—right now there is a blizzard going and the road to the Base is closed; but tomorrow it could be raining."

We are glad to have another reassuring report from the Largo area, in a letter from Nietta and Artie T O W N S E N D , from which we quote: "Eva and Jack Martin came down here last winter, liked it, and- in August moved into an apartment in Shangri La. They are very happy here. The Laynes, Wolowskys and Ruhsenbergers are just a short distance away in fashionable Harbor Bluffs. Our Tom came home from Vietnam in November, now settled in quarters at Quantico, only 50 miles from Jack, at Dahlgren ; Jack retired last March. We are going up by train to spend the holidays with both families; Artie is like a four-year-old: anticipating a T R A I N R I D E ! " (Sene ROOK is one of our best letterwriters, as we learned when he had that big ordnance command out in Indiana. Now we read in a mid-winter epistle from Gene: "If Roy (Hartwig) cooks up a D. C. party for the winter, I'm sure Edith and I will make an effort to get there, but believe me, it will be an effort. In October Edith and I took a 2500-mile auto junket to Cincinnati, Cazenovia (near Syracuse) and Newport to see our young'uns and relatives.

Coming back from Newport I detoured thru Bronxville to pass the time of day with Wib Mellon and John Rhamstine, and add a little variety to their routine. Now last night Barnette and Alex Kreiser had a whingding 'cocktail and supper' at their home (Sundown), to which the 'Tidewater Social Set' were invited. Their youngest daughter Beverly has been presented to Society at the local Holly Ball—this Holly Ball is the big thing around here; people bring their daughters from up and down the country to participate. Well, Kreiser, Duke and Rook were in attendance, so I took my camera and got a couple of shots of the host and hostess, also the three couples. If they turn out I'll send you something vou might use."

Now, if you're thinking of making a landfall near Gene's Remo, note his closing comment : "Even though I limit myself to a 14-foot aluminum boat that I can lift myself, I have one of the best yacht or cruiser anchorages one could find—protected as the little cove is by 'Rook's Hook'—that's what I call this place."

We learn of the mid-winter plans of the BURROUGHS from Ev, who writes, "Kay and I will be in Washington for the period 7-15 Jan., except for a two-day trip to New Hampshire; we'll be in Eleuthera, Bahamas, for nearly two weeks the last of January."

Bert KALISCH is good on keeping us informed, as he writes: "The Robillards are coming (lown this week for lunch, the first time in months. We keep in touch by phone, but after returning from the coast (jeorge developed pneumonia, then Margaret a heavy cold. I got a virus, and Cleo has had her ups and downs; so we have not been going around much. But both George and I heard from all the other Okies: Caples, Falge and Kennaday, all hale and hearty."

Art GRIESE is inclined to reminisce as he writes of earlier days: "I was sorrv to learn of the death of Bucky Lee. I will never forget the third floor corridor in our second-class year.. . . I thought of Griff 22

Meints recently, when he was on the 'Giant Squad.' Do you remember when (the medicos were trying to increase Griff's height) Griff was found to be a quarter of an inch shorter on the monthly check, and Griff's remark to old Doc Ferguson: 'Maybe I'm taking those pills backwards. Doc!' " And our last line comes from Charlie B E A T T Y : "Still recovering from the 45th, and starting a count-down on the 50th I" Sec'y, RAdm. F. K. Loomis, USN (Ret.) 3055 Foxhall Road, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20016

(Zontinuing the process of drawing interesting tidbits out of the questionnaires that have been rolling in—two that come up together are Bob ALLEN and Tink BELL. Each reports the other as his roommate for three years and sends best regards to him.

Bob says that he joined the "coronary club" in 1966 and since then plays his usual lousy brand of golf, bowl and travel. Tink and Pauline boast of four lovely grandchildren, and send their best to all hands. Tee BENSON joined the emeritus group at Dickinson College in January of this year, but they will continue to reside in Carlisle, Pa., where Ann is deeply involved in garden club work on the local, state and national levels.

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Stroke BLACKWELL re-retired from Old Dominion University in 1967. A Christmas card from Les and Harriet HOAG from Phoenix reports that their younger daughter is now teaching school at Tachikawa Air Force Base in Japan, which gives them the justification for a Far East tour in March after enjoying a two-week visit of Kirby and Helen H O W L E T T in Phoenix. Their son Bob has just been promoted to LCdr., and is stationed at the PG School in Monterey.

Upon retiring from General Motors in 1967 Henry and Martha BRIAN moved to California, in the Laguna, where they now have as neighbors Ran and Mary MacKinnon and John and Carol MELGAARD. We have also heard from Ran that Speed and Lucile GRAUBART have bought a place there. Henry writes that after 17 years Charlie and Jinnie W E E K S come to visit them from Seattle, after a visit in Tucson, where their youngest daughter is enrolled in the U. of A. This started a gay social whirl, which was climaxed by a delicious Sunday brunch by Carol Melgaard.

Besides the Weeks, Melgaards and MacKinnons, Vic and Virginia LONG came from Coronado, Larry and Ruth HAUGEN from San Diego, and John and Louise M U R P H Y from El Cajon.

Cameron BRIGGS reports that the status quo remains in comfortable solution. Neither the number of grandchildren (16), the golf handicap (a miserable 18!) nor the blood pressure (140 over 90) has increased. They acquired their first grand-in-law when their oldest granddaughter, Anne Cameron Humphrey, became the bride of Lt. Allen S. Woodle IV on return from three tours in Vietnam and release to inactive reserve. Also they happily welcomed their grandson, Ray-

mond Westcott Briggs, back from Vietnam who after four years in the Navy is now involved in a few years of academic activities. Cam continues with Waddell and Reed in the investment field. They are grateful for the happy monotony of the past five years.

Bob CRIDDLE retired as comptroller of the National Safety Council in Oct. 1968 and he and Dorothy have established themselves in Fairfax, Va. Mike DRURY reports that he is still teaching math at the Valley Forge Junior College.

Tom F O W L E R writes from Pass Christian, Miss., that the big news there is hurricane Camille. The papers exaggerated very little. Their garden was ruined, and most trees gone. The house came through with little damage, but, writes Tom, they were fortunate. Al and Laura MOORE had extensive damage done to their fine home.

Red H A R L O W reports that in Aug. 1969 he retired from the firm that he has headed up since 1956. He resigiied all official titles and responsibilities, but is retained on a halftime consulting basis. He will w'ork when in Boston, but will travel more. They have bought a condominium in Delray Beach, Fla., where they will spend most of the winter months.

Doc LYONS retired as president of the Maui Electric Co. in December, but will continue as chairman of the board. One of their setters won a championship in 1969— their fifth in five years. Preacher and Edith McFALL had a fantastically scenic and enjoyable 1969 tour of Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia and Holland, via air, bus, rail, steamer, and jaunting carts.

Charles McKINNEY reports that he has retired from his job as Director of Utilities, City of Fort Lauderdale, and since then has done some consultation, and has written several articles on water and sewage for trade and municipal magazines. Otherwise he just sits and enjoys life, with a little fishing and traveling. John MELGAARD retired after 14 years in the aero-space business from North American Rockwell on 31 March 1969. For the past nine years he was at Cape Kennedy as manager for NAR on Minuteman flight test program. Then he and Carol moved to South Laguna, Ca., as mentioned earlier in the article.

Al MOORE gives his description of hurricane Camille to supplement that of Tom F O W L E R . He writes: "On the night of 17 Aug., Laura and I waded out of our home in waist-deep water, in the worst recorded hurricane that ever struck the western hemisphere. Our big lot was piled high with wreckage of numerous houses, including nearly half of our own house. We are now rebuilding the part that stood, and living in it in the rather noisy process. We have been working extremely hard; in supervision and in manual labor, I have worked 8 to 12 hours a day nearly every day since the storm. We still will have a rather large home here on the Gulf of Mexico shore, and would be pleased to have any classmates visit us here."

The Washington-Annapolis group held its annual Christmas luncheon at the Army and Navy Club on 30 Dec. The total attendance was 44 which included three widows as guests; we w-ere very pleased to have Hazel Schieke, Estelle Wright and Louise Clark with us. The tables were beautifully decorated by Jean Burrowes who took a welldeserved bow, and Al P E F L E Y came through with his fine menu.

Your executive committee has approved final plans for our 45th next fall. You can expect to receive a full description of our doings with subscription forms probably in June. See you in October!

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Jack Greenslade, class treasurer, reports the class fund in excellent condition as of the end of 1969; Foundation $1000 paid and wardroom contribution paid. There is a little more money in the bank than we had at this time last year, thanks to late returns from Jim Russell, Roy Gano, Ted Aylward, Charlie Strain, Dick Waldron, Kay Abele (bless her), Royce Flippin, Jimmy Leeper, Jim Brewer, Gus Weis (who wrote his check at the Army game in Philly when he found himself sitting right behind Jack Greenslade), Sam McKee, Bert Brown, Weil Campbell, Jimmy Byrnes, and Fielder Jones.

All indications are in favor of a class reunion at the Naval Academy in both 1971, the 45th, and 1976, our F I F T I E T H . Hence, plans are in the making for the 45th on 21, 22, and 23 May 1971. Although Jack Greenslade has not definitely accepted his fourth such assignment, it appears as though he will again honcho this reunion. After all, who could possibly do it better? Because Jack and Rosemary spent six weeks in the Hawaiian Islands, after attending the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, he had deputized Sam and Grace McKee to start the ball rolling by tr3'ing to get a block of SO accommodations reserved at the Annapolis Hilton Inn. Max LESLIE writes from Coronado that the renovated golf course is probably better than ever, after having been changed because of the new bridge. He plays it about five times a week and has totaled 3000 rounds since the course opened in 1957. He has been on the handicap committee for 11 straight years ! (Perhaps a clue to the reason Max almost never loses a match : CS) However, from personal experience, the principal reason Max does not lose is that he is one of the toughest competitors on a golf course that there is, anywhere; a magnificent man to have as a partner! Max says that traffic in Coronado has increased quite a bit because of the bridge but that so far it is tolerable.

He even had the nerve to write the CS, in Florida, that nothing interferes with their lovely weather 12 months of the year. This is an amazing statement in view of the statement to the CS, almost a year ago, by a man from Ohio on the first tee in Crystal River, that he had been 30 days in California on a golfing vacation, without having been able to play one day because of the incessant rains and flooded golf courses. Amazing!

Sparky SCRYMGEOUR writes from "Phylspark," now parked at 2324 11-Mile Rd., Warren, Mi. 48091, that he and Phyllis went to USNA homecoming last fall and saw the only Navy victory of the year. Later, they sat near the Eskilons and Fritz Graffs for the different Notre Dame game at South Bend.

The Scrymgeours have been living in their 30-foot Avistream Travel Trailer for 2J/2 years, and love it. They plan on really seeing the U. S. as it should be seen, leisurely, after he retires next year. Sparky has been for the past year and a half with the Michigan branch of LTV, where he expects to continue work until he is 67.

Roy GANO is completely back-to-battery, after his heart attack, and is still working diligently on his U.S.S. business; having gone to Venezuela in December to negotiate with Shell and Creole Oil companies at Cardon and -Amuy Bay for the setting up of two more merchant seamen centers.

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1926 Class Officers—Bill Smedberg, Vice Pres.; Kenny Craig, Pres.; Hank Fravel, Sec'y, and Jack Greenslade, Treas.

The four 1926 class oflicers got together for the first time in a long time at the class party in Washington, in Nov. John and June McKILLIP, absent from this column for quite a while, have been busy travelling. It appears that since 1956 they "have travelled around the world in 80 ways," to quote them. "MATS and MSTSDutch freighter to Africa and Suez, Italian freighter across the Atlantic, Europe Bus across Europe, Greyhound Bus across Canada, luxury liners—off season rates—and by Renault car from Scotland to Scandinavia, Mexico and the Mediterranean, Caravan tours to the Greek Islands, Turkey and Yugoslavia, and a 2-day tour (conducted) of nine countries; 'Instant Europe' they called that one. They topped off last New Year (1968-69) with a wild 'Swinging Carnival Cruise' to South America. It's been wonderful, every mile and every minute, and we hope for more in the future." To the majority of us rather sedentary classmates, we think you are earning a long, peaceful, relaxing rest in the near future I Bill PRYOR writes that he and Edie have been doing a bit of travelling also and had a wonderful evening with Lois and Wendell K L I N E at Sewanee, last September. Illustrative of this small world was the unexpected discovery that one of Edie's girlhood friends from Louisiana is now chancellor of the University of the South. Wendell and Lois were entertaining a group of West Pointers the evening the Pryors "happened in." the Pryors expect to come to Florida the end of March, so all of us '26ers in Gatorland are hoping to be included in their itinerary.

Charlie MOSES writes from 516 Dewey Dr., Annapolis, that Mr. and M r s . , J . E. Shockley of Willow Grove, Pa., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Anne Bonwill, to Ens. James Moses, USN '69, son of Charles and Peggy Moses. Jim is serving in USS MYLES C . FOX based in Newport, R. I. From San Francisco Jack McN. TAYLOR writes that New Year's Eve was such a beautiful day overlooking the Bay he was inspired to make a modest contribution to the class news. He reports having seen Hugh and Betty Webster and Paul and Helen •Watson, both couples in great spirits; the Watsons just back from their 10,000-mile trip. Jack also saw the Beakleys '24 and the James '28 on their way around the world via American President Lines. The Scotch McLeans had departed by air for the South Pacific for this year's winter cruise. Jack also tells that Joe Stefano has switched his teaching from math to computer science and statistics, but he and Beth are more excited over the graduation of their daughter .Adaline from St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Ind., followed by her marriage in June. Joe and Jack had helped commission the cruiser MONTPELIER and Joe's engineering plant was one thing no one ever had to worry about. (Years later, in 1944 in the

As we old timers approach mothballing, it is sad to see the ships we loved being laid up too. Jack Taylor visited his old flagship, CANBERRA, then CAG-2, but now CA70, being mothballed at Hunter's Point; a sad occasion as he recalled the two years and his trip around the world in her.

The CS received a clipping from the Washington Post of 2 Jan., quoted as follows : "Mary Elizabeth Purvis, 48, . . . died yesterday at the Bethesda Naval Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Purvis lived at 3109 Woodley Rd., N.W. She is survived by her husband, Robert S. Purvis; a son, Robert S. Jr. of the home; two daughters, Thora D. Faigle of Sumner, Md., and Mary Elizabeth Cullen of New Haven, Conn.; her mother, Mrs. William F. Nicholson, and two grandchildren." There has been no further word received at the time of this deadline. The class extends deepest sympathy to Doc Purvis and their children.

The following letter, addressed to the class president, Kenny Craig, by Elliott Loughlin, the executive director of the United States Naval Academy Foundation, is of interest, and quoted: "Two of your esteemed classmates, Charlie Buchanan and Jack Greenslade, came by the office recently and presented the Foundation a check for $1,000, representing a contribution from the Class of 1926. This, of course, will be used in connection with the Class of 1926 Honor Scholarship.

"In behalf of Admiral Denfeld and all of the officers and trustees of the U. S. Naval Academy Foundation, Inc., may I express our sincere appreciation for the continued generous support to the Foundation by the Class of 1926. As you are aware, several

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additional Naval Academy classes are following the example set by 1926 and have established Honor Scholarships or have indicated their intention to do so.

"We are most grateful for this support which will enable us to assist more and more fine young men in their efforts to qualify for entrance to the Naval Academy."

Tod S I N G L E T O N reports that he is recuperating and expects to be "fit as a fiddle" by spring; Mary Frances is fine. Ann and Jim BYRNE are well and happy.

Bob P I R I E was to have been installed as the Grand Paramount Carabao at the Annual Wallow in Washington on 14 Feb. An all-twenty-six table at the dinner that night honored Bob's elevation to top man of the Military Order of the Carabao.

Peggy and Ham H O W E repqrt that they are happy and healthy and anxious to have classmates include Winston-Salem on their north-south itineraries between Washington and Florida; a more and more frequently travelled road.

Charlie and Kathleen BUCHANAN went to their place "Flemish Down," in Newport over Christmas but apparently acquired sufficient energy to plan on an African safari in February; one with cameras instead of guns.

A Christmas card from Dr. Joe MALLACH of Chicago gave hope that there would be some word of their lives which the CS could pass on to other interested classmates; but there was none.

Sec'y, Capt. Robert IVI. Barnes, USN (Ret.) 2800 Quebec St., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20008 Corr., RAdm. Howard W. Gordon, Jr., USN (Ret.), 3127 18th St., North, Arlington, Va. 22201

Bill ORGAN tried to improve his golf swing by undergoing knee surgery. Harriet and Roger SCOTT were in Washington for a short period visiting Betty and Bobbie BARNES. Ruth and Joe M A H E R are now at a new address at 1 Doncaster Court, Annapolis, 21403. Dick P H I L L I P S , on a trip to the west coast, reported the late October class luncheon at San Diego was attended

by Cooper, Dalton, McKechnie, Thach, Hummer, Hammitt, Simpson, Ramsey, Manville, Price, Robinson, H. W. Taylor and Trafton.

Dottie and Sammy SEABRING, now semi-retired in a new home at 97 Essex Rd., Summit, N. J. 07901, spent the summer at the shore after being almost completely burned out of their apartment last winter.

Marie and Eddie H E R R O N are grandparents for the eighth time with the arrival of Marianne, daughter of Mike and Lou Salmon. Marie says, "All they say about being a grandmother is true; I love it."

They spent a considerable part of the past year travelling to places such as Virginia Beach, San Francisco and Hawaii. Eddie still working with the Real Estate Board of Virginia.

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A d m i r a l John F. Hines a n d his grandson Scott B. Hines unveiling the p l a q u e naming the new co-ed dormitory of the A m e r i c a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l C o l l e g e , Hines H a l l , in honor of A d m i r a l a n d M r s . Hines.

Nineteen enthusiastic members were in attendance at the December Washington area luncheon at the Army-Navy Club with Caswell presiding, Gordon collecting and Barnes telling stories. Other attendees were Phillips, Leahy, Lang, Neblett, Adams, Monte Price, Schumm, Tooke, Miles, Sipe, Henry, Maher, Josh (Tooper, Foley, Griffin and Giambattista.

Maggie Lou and Tex M E W H I N N E Y went to Mexico City for Christmas. Mary and Claren DUKE, sworn off travelling, off for Palm Springs. Marge and Otts TAYLOR'S two Navy sons, Pat and Tony, are soon to be stationed at Norfolk, one in a DLG and the other to S U B L A N T staff.

The new co-ed dormitory at American International College of Springfield, Mass., has been named Hines Hall in honor of our John and Mary H I N E S . After serving 16 years as president of the college, Adm. Hines retired last fall. Dr. John H. Miller, former college president and currently chaplain, spoke at the dedication last fall and in part said: ". . . Since 1 Sept. 1948, Admiral Hines has had a large share in the administration of this college.

"With my playing two roles in church and college between 1948-1950, certain important things were done which could never have been done without Admiral Hines, such as— the new McGown Memorial Library completed, Adams Hall transformed into the present Administration Building, the first retirement plan put into effect, the college accredited, the Reed estate purchased and playing fields developed.

"As I now look back upon those two years and all that has happened at the college since, I must confess that the most important thing I did was to persuade John and Mary Hines to come to our college and city 21 years ago . . ."

It is with regret that we report the death of Wally HUCK. His son Charles M. Huck of 109 Chestnut St., Bound Brook, N. J,, writes: ". . . Earlier this year Shipmate madi known the passing of Dory Huck, wife of Wallace 'Shorty' Huck (Cdr. USNR Ret.).

On 19 Dec. Wally died quietly in his sleep at Hidden Valley Farm in Oldwick, N. J. As the only son of Wally and_ Dory, I can only say that it is difficult to imagine them separately—theirs having been a long and exceptionally happy marriage. Naval Academy friends close to my parents should know that Wally's prowess as a former head cheerleader had not diminished. Those of you who attended homecoming 1969 may recall that Shorty was invited to return to the field, after 42 years, and lead a 4-N cheer.

This was one of his brightest moments since before Dory's death and he performed mightily. There are even those who say it had a great deal to do with Navy's victory that day."

Eastern Corr., VAdm. Harry E. Sears, USN (Ret.) Hughes, Sears & Shiver, Inc. 1629 K St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20006 Western Corr., Mr. A. Mclntyre Leary 20 Dudley Sq., Shreveport, La. 71106

In keeping with what is becoming a wellestablished custom, '28ers in the Washington area held their pre-holiday mixed luncheon on 4 Dec. at the Army and Navy Country Club in Virginia. Bob W A T T S did his usual fine job of maitre d' and the large turnout was in a festive mood to enjoy the good food, refreshment and companionship.

Present were: Jerry and Mary Gerin, Bill Schoech, Kay Quinn and Pat Strange, Zeke and Mary Peden, Art and Gene Binney, Francois Jordan, Logs and Christine Logsden, Johnny and Mary Tyler Urquhart, Harry and Helen Sears, Jimmy James, Petey and Hattie Anderson, Bob Watts, Guy and Connie Stringer, Bob and Louise Morris, Rit and Vi Rittenhouse, Owsley and Callie Stanley, George and Georgina King.

A nice note on John ALDERMAN^s Christmas card gives us information on his nuptial. " . . . I married Abigail Harris Krebs last 29 June. She has been a concert singer, newspaper woman, magazine editor and various other things. Our house has a good view of the ocean and on a clear day we can see San Clemente Is., 70 miles away. I am involved in putting across a fire protection system—very interesting. Saw Frank Nichols recently, also Viola, John Williams' widow. Am looking forward to the 45th!"

Speaking of Frank, Bert BELANGER reports that Nic had a tumor removed from his neck last fall and is due for another removal in the spring. Fortunately, this is a benign situation, but still no fun, I am sure.

A sorrowful note from .\\ MOMM in Falmouth, Mass., which in itself is a measure of the spirit and quality of the guy.

"This Christmas does not find us with [he usual cheer. Bess has been ill with cancer and is at a hospital in Providence. She has

Scenes of the ' 2 8 luncheon held in the A r m y a n d N a v y Country Club in December 1969.

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We wonder why friends do not stop en route to Florida, or on their return. They will be well received. I have made rapid recovery from the operation (which prevented coming to the reunion) and am now back to teaching."

A number of people somewhat impatiently have asked about the publication date of your secretary's cook book. His recipe for hashed brown potato peelings has now been tried and admired by many gourmet classmates. Fortunately, the work required in editing Muster Notes has delayed a premature release of this collection of brand-new post retirement tasties. The chapter, "How to be Masculine in the Kitchen," has been approved by Simon and Schuster whose reader commented, "Your title of tombstone admiral will get this chapter by 11" The same reader, however, has been completely unsympathetic in understanding the recipes in our chapter, "The Substitution of Eating for Sex." This chapter is a pretty good thing to get going early, and your secretary would greatly appreciate receiving recipes from '29ers.

been under treatment for several years. . . .

(Later) Bess passed away early in the morning of 12 Dec. at the Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R. I. She was buried 15 Dec. at the Blue Hills Cemetery, South Braintree, Mass."

We extend our sincere sympathies to Al and all his family on their great loss.

A bit of interesting memorabilia from Swede N O R G . \ . \ R D from their new home in Winter Park, Fla. "On my first visit to New Orleans on 14 Nov., I participated in the

de-commissioning

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HVMAN

which I had commissioned in Boston in June 1944 as its first CO. In later years, the ship served as flagship for Al Momm as Commander, Des Div 126. A very nostalgic event for old sailors at New Orleans.

The visit also provided me opportunity to chat on the phone with Bill and Caroline Parsons and Ed Eves."

Attending the monthly D. C. chapter luncheon meeting of Naval Academy Alumni Assoc, on 12 D e c were Anderson, Binney, Peden, Rittenhouse, Stanley and Urquhart.

Guest speaker was Bob Cushman '35, LGen. USMC, former C.G. of all Marine forces in Vietnam.

Harry SEARS has been re-elected chairman of the board of Government Services Savings & Loan, Inc. Harry has served continuously in this position as a sideline since the corporation was founded in 1960.

In our next issue we will have some interesting news items out of Florida from two distinguished classmatesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Dave McDONALD, former CNO and now vice president of Ponte Vedra Corp., and John KENT, former executive of Bell Telephone who now has a full-time job of following the movements of his nine grandchildren I '28 Lost and Found Department.

Where is Donald E. CARLSON?

Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. IVI. H. Simons, Jr., USN (Ret.), 5506 Cromwell Dr., Washington, D. C. 20016

Sec'y, RAdm. C. B. Laning, USN (Rel.) 6404 Lakeview Drive Falls Church, Va. 22041 WEST COAST Sec'y, RAdm. Robert N. S. Clark, USN (Ret.) 29303 stonecrest Rd. Rolling Hills Estates, Ca. 90274

Did you receive your photo of the reunion gang decorating the chapel steps? If you can't recognize some of the faces write to Bill DARNELL for his gouge. Bill made the gouge by circulating the following plea: "Something has happened to those faces I knew so well 40 years ago, and too many of them in the group photograph I can only guess at. Not only is it an immediate problem, but a few years from now- some late-blooming grandfathers will be mysteries to their own grandchildren if we do not put together an identification chart to go with the photo. Today I worked on a tracing of the figures and will send each of you a copy, with a blank list for names to fit the numerals. If you would like a copy of the completed list, please fill in names of as many as you can identify with certainty and return to me by the end of January."

Chick F R A N K E L threatens to retire again this summer. Frank S C H W A B L E sold a young bull from his 1969 black angus production for more than he normally nets for the whole year. Don't shake hands with Gus GRAY; he writes, "These isometric exercises which I have been taking are pretty good. They double your strength every two months and I have been taking them for 10 years."

Sockeye R O U G H T O N is asking for it.

He says, "We do like company and would be pleased to have friends and clas.smatcs stop by. We live 515 miles from the Pentagon and 530 miles from Ft. Myers, Fla. M A R C H ,

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The Washington branch of the class of '30 had a cocktail buffet on 19 Dec. at the Ft. McNair Club. Present were: Rolla and Vola Adams, Red and Peg Ailes, Stan and Lois Alexander, Brick and Marian Blackburn, Pete and Elinor Brady, Bob and St. Clair Craighill, Tim and Helen Dorner, Lot and Kate Ensey, Bill and Kay Gentner, Joe and Harriet Hartman, Jim an(l Cici Howard, Andy and Bertha Jackson, Jenks and Ann Jenkins, Charlie and Marion Lord, Charlie Martell (in from Calif, on business). Chief and Charlotte Masterson, Towser and Jean Miller and Jean's sister Ruth Vogel, Bill and Lil Nelson and Bill's sister Gertie Nelson, Fish and Marion Salmon, Red and Bettie Sharp, Buff and Louise Simons, Bill and Patty Snead, Strack and Anne Quiggle Strackbein, Eddie and Anne Wagner, Glen and Vera Williams, and Dutch and Jo Wilson.

Dick H U N T sends in the information that Peggy and Rudy B.A.UER's daughter Mary, the 1969 Sandy Shoes Festival Queen, carried her winning ways to college with her and in November was chosen Gymkana Queen at Fla. State University's Annual Gymkana. The Bauers live in Fort Pierce, Fla. Mac and Molly W I L L I A M S have moved to 10912 Roundelay Circle, Sun City, Ariz.

85351. With snow on the ground in Washington, this sounds like a good place to be.

By the time this reaches you, Mush DORNIN will be retired and he and Nova should be settled in their home at 867 Harbor View Place, San Diego, Ca. 92106.

Lot and Kate ENSEY spent the Christmas holidays in the Dornins' house, with young Mike Ensey joining them there, from Pasadena.

Ted an(l Ev S T E V E N S spent Christmas in Hawaii with their son Steve, who was on R&R from Vietnam.

Dick and Mary NIXON were in Washington for Christmas with their daughter Maureen and her husband and two children.

Dick and Mary, on sabbatical from Hobart College, are on an extended tour of the Orient and do not expect to return to the States until August.

Harry V E R H O Y E says he is truly sorry not to be present at the 40th reunion but he was married in November and is taking his 25

bride on a trip to the Orient in May. His new address is 5331 Beverly Hill # 2 A , Houston, Tx. 77027.

Jim DAVIS gives his new address as RED # 1 , Smyrna, N. C. 28579.

Frank and Kathleen FOSTER, on a recent trip to Nairobi, visited Bobby Shaffer Wheeler, who has been twice widowed.

Frank reports that Bobby is excellently situated with a lot of land, good neighbors in a suburb of Nairobi, two servants, two dogs and is in an e.xcellent frame of mind. Frank says that Kenya has a perfect climate, many interesting things to do and is relatively economical. He says that the whites are so much in the minority that they are completely accepted without being a problem as long as they are not taking jobs away from the blacks.

Marvin GLUNTZ has retired as secretary of S N A M E and now is Eastern and European representative for Patent Displays, a California firm. He and Jo expect to attend the 40th reunion.

Al BOYD writes that he expects to attend the reunion in May, and that since his wife's death he has been travelling around trying to get located somewhere in congenial surroundings and in some place where he can find something interesting to absorb his time and energy.

George KOSCO, who is now advisor, technical education, Dept. of Public Instruction, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, says he has heard that John TATOM has retired from his professorship at the University of Oregon and has recently married Dorothy Jensen, widow of Clyde Jensen '25. George Kosco's son Bill was married on 26 Oct. to Betty Strauss in the Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity at West Point. Betty's parents, BGen. and Mrs. Strauss, live in Columbus, Ohio. Her father is a graduate of USMA '35. Betty received her Master's degree from the University of Delaware and prior to her marriage was employed in the book section of the National Geographic. Bill, now a major, graduated wtih USM.'\ '62 and was awarded a Master's degree in civil engineering by the University of Illinois. He is presently attached to the mathematics department faculty at West Point. The young couple reside at Cornwall on the Hudson.

Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagberg, USN (Ret.) 13600 Sunset Canyon Dr., N.E. Albuouerque, N. M. 87111 Corr. Sec'y, Capl. S. W. Betts, USN (Ret.) Atmospheric Sciences Program National Science Foundation Washington, D. C. 20550

A letter from Ralph CULLINAN from Helsinki in December (he and Dora were visiting her brother, the Brazilian ambassador to Finland, Jacyntho de Barros) asked for information on the 40th reunion dates.

-Ml hands take noteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the dates are still 31 May to 3 June 1971 (graduation is Wednesday, 9 June). Johnny Webster is about to get subcommittees going on specific aspects of the operation. Meantime, Dora and Ralph have made it back to Brazil by way of Germany, Switzerland and Portugal.

Bob BEEBE's been at it againâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or maybe still. "After five years and some 56,000 deep sea miles of superb cruising in my seagoing motorboat PASSAGEMAKER, I sold her as I felt I had learned all I could from her and wanted to go on to something else. This new approach to long distance voyaging at sea by small craft has aroused a great deal of interest and I am busy as I can be designing in this field. .\ good deal has been published about PASSAGEMAKER, most notably a feature article about her and this type of seagoing in Sports Illustrated.

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"At the sale I agreed to help the new owner take her to Scandinavia in the summer of '69. We left Cape Fear 31 May and arrived in Cork, Ireland, 2 July, taking 21 steaming days for the trip via Bermuda and the Azores with practically a flat calm all the way. In the meantime Linford had been touring Spain and joined us in Cork for a cruise up the west coast of England and across Scotland in the Caledonian Canal.

We left the ship at Inverness, toured Scotland by car and then went to Amsterdam as a base for three weeks in Europe. In the interest of Linford's 'people painting' we ccsntinued eastward via Dutch freighter to Singapore where we spent several weeks an(l then completed the trip on a Norwegian freighter with stops in the Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan; arriving home from our world-girdling seven-months in November.

"A word about freighter travel. Anyone interested in doing this had better hurry up as it will not be too long before this type of travel will go out of existence. No new freighters are being built with passenger accommodations and many that have it are dropping the service. The reason is a massive drive to reduce crew sizes as foreign wages rise. Our Dutch freighter ran with one man on the bridge and one man in the engine room with highly automated control and warning systems taking men's places.

The next step will be to eliminate all ship done maintenance. What work is done will be done in port by shore-based contractors.

There will be no room for passengers under this setup."

Sec'y, RAdm. G. E. Pierce, USN (Ret.) 5416 Lambeth Rd. Bethesda, Md. 20014

H E R E AND T H E R E We are sad to report the death of Dave (Snuffy) M C D O N A L D , who died at the Naval Hospital in San Diego on Christmas Eve. Burial was in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. His widow. Marguerite, lives at 453 D St., Chula Vista, Calif.

Mike SHEA was in Washington recently to attend the funeral of his mother, and then to travel to Charleston to see his new granddaughter (number four).

Ted and Ann W H I T E were in the area over New Year's visiting Ann's sister. Ted is still enjoying teaching at Villanova. He reports that son, James, is now a vice president of Merchants Hanover Bank in New York.

We have heard that Kelly MANDELKORN has been elected as a director of A. T. Wall Co. of Warwick, R. I. Kelly, who supervises west coast operations for the company, is also a senior partner in Scheinman and Co., management consultants.

Joe McGOLDRICK reports on a 25,000mile trip from Hawaii through Germany, Spain, West Africa and the Canary Islands.

His perceptive comments on a changing world are a delight. His wife Alma came home with new cameras and her photographic work was shown to a group of fashion editors from all the States and on TV. Joe has given up the teaching business and is now in the stock market. Local Hawaii time relates to New York Big Board time so that Joe gets to go to the office at 5:00 A.M. Some of us are just lucky.

Don T H O M A S reports from the San Diego chapter that Lloyd and Emily M U S T I N were there during Christmas seeing their seven grandchildren. Red and Jo G R E E N E were down from Bremerton to see grandchildren. Al and Mary BOWSER recently returned home after representing the Commandant in Japan at celebrations observing the birthday of the Marine Corps. As a postscript, Don reports that he and Anne have just acquired a new grandson.

Chm., Mr. Turner A. Duncan AVCO Corp., 1025 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20036 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Dale Mayberry, USN (Ret.) U. S. Naval Academy Museum Annapolis, Md. 21402

Inspector

V A d m . John A . Tyree Jr., U S N , was presente d the Distinguished Service M e d a l in Janu a r y for services as Deputy Chief of Staff a n d Chief of Staff, H e a d q u a r t e r s , United States European Command during the p e r i o d of April 1966 to J a n . 1 9 7 0 . In Febr u a r y , Admiral Tyrefe assumed duties as G e n e r a l of the United States Navy in W a s h i n g t o n . D. C.

Understandably, in view of all the activities accompanying the holiday season, the amount of dope submitted for this month's column was at an all time low.

Tad DUNCAN forwarded a list of nine classmates who attended the December class luncheon at the Washington Navy Yard on 9 Dec. Present were: Blick, Tad Duncan, Hahn, King, Loughlin, MacDonald, Oren, Slayton and Travis. The only business transacted was a brief report by Elliot Loughlin on contributions and pledges to the Class of 1933 Naval Academy Foundation Scholarship. As of 9 Jan., $3,198 had been received, and pledges for 1970 and 1971 amounted to $2,718. This appears to be a good start toward the $20,000 goal.

A nice note from Peggy Kauffman at Christmas time mentioned the possibility that she and Draper would be returning to the States this year after a most interesting two-year tour in the Philippines.

Steve M A N D A R I C H visited Annapolis very hurriedlv during the holidays. Unfortunately, there was no time to get a report on his recent activities.

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Grayson MERRILL, "Since Grayson shifted from J4 to 54 retirement from P R D Electronics we've spent most of our time cruising down here (Bahamas) in our AIiSTRESs. This has truly been a great way to live and has given Grayson time to do the cruising articles he enjoys writing (so far, they've all been accepted) and work on his projected book on pragmatic defense management.

"Our family is healthy, happy and making ends meet. Our oldest son, (Jrayson Andrew Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P. Harbold, Jr., USNR (Ret.) (guitarist), with his own labor is building 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis, Kid. 21401 a 40-ft. ketch in the yard of his rural place at Bay Ridge near Annapolis. Donald and D. C. Committee report via Jack Martin. his wife have moved to San Francisco, and The "35 for '34 Book" was received from our youngest son Lee is a senior in the the printer on 5 Jan. and mailed, through the School of Architecture at Princeton. He joint efforts of committee members, to all and his bride are coming down with us for concerned. Approximately 290 classmates an extended cruise on 27 Dec. We hope to subscribed for the book. return to N. Y. in the spring and stop by Annapolis." (Obviously written by Mary LGen. Frank Tharin, Deputy Chief of Staff, U. S. Marine Corps, invited all area E.) classmates to the January luncheon at his Sid MERRILL, "We expect to move to quarters on 22 Jan. Additionally, all area Washington, D. C , area next month. Hope classmates were cordially invited by Adm. to see youâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sure enjoyed your '35 4 34.'"

Chick Clarey, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, to his quarters for the February Sec'y-Treas., Capt. L. N. Detweiler, (SC) USN luncheon on 19 Feb. (Ret.), 6650 Van Winkle Dr. Falls Church, Va. 22044 Classmates seen together at some of the Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. H. Packard, USN (Ret) holiday events in Washington involved the 5600 Yorktown Blvd.

Doug Fullers, the Les Stones, the Chuck Arlington, Va. 22207 Farwells, the Fid Murrays, the Roy Smiths, the Bill Kellers, the Butch Harbolds, and The 1969 Navy Relief Ball on 14 Nov. the Jack Martins. in Washington, D. C , induced several '35ers .\long with their contributions to the and their wives to put on formal attire and class fund these classmates added the fol- cavort around the ballroom of the Sheraton lowing messages: Bill S T A P L E S (his sec- Park Hotel. Included were the Bill Abhaus, ond), "Since it has not been my privi- Rod Badgers, Turner Caldwells, Bob Cushlege as yet to attend a reunion with such a mans, Lou Detweilers, Noel Gaylers, Fritz distinguished group as the class of '34, I Harlfingers, Jason Maurers, Wyman Packsure don't want to miss getting the publica- ards. Bud Parets, and Eli Reiches. Betty tion that you all so thoughtfully put together Denby Caillouet, whose overt allegiance is for all of us. Enclosed is another pittance now to '30, was also present and must be for the class fund. You have been most un- counted among those who trace their ethnic selfish and faithful in your devotion to our origin to the '35 tribe. class. Thank you."

Fran reports that Tom HENRY's progJim NEET, "Somewhere along the line ress toward recovery is slow but continuing I seem to have missed a call for bolstering and his spirit and sense of humor are in the class fund. I've just read the last couple great shape. Any uphill progress sounds of issues of Shipmate, but don't find the great, particularly in hilly San Francisco. amount you're requesting. Perhaps the en- Keep chugging, Tom. closed check will help some. I'm planning to Sammy SAMPSON reports that the San retire 6/1/70 and perhaps can stay closer Diego group held its semiannual cocktail in touch then. I'll stay in Waynesboro. party on 6 Dec. at the North Island Officers' Merry Christmas and a good New Year to Club. In attendance were Dave and Norie you, yours and any '34ers you may see. Nash, Skip and Peg Sellers, Sammy and Thanks for all your fine efforts on behalf Helen Sampson, Charlie and Mary Jo of '34."

Harris, Jack and Kay Stevens, J. C. G. With their season's greetings these class- and Irene Wilson, Mase and Marion Freemates added the following messages: Walt man, Dick Burns, Ralph Baum (Katie had WALTERS, "This fall I could have missed to work), plus Ginny Hack, Millie Mini, a lot of things. We moved into a new class- Viv Ramey and Joan East, all from Cororoom building after school started. The lo- nado. In addition, from the other side of gistics involved kept me busy. The construc- the new bridge were George and Margaret tion contractor was way behind schedule and McKusick, Bill and Ginger Wideman, Sam the equipment contractors were on time. and Barbara Nixdorff, Fred and Pat StiesWhat do you do with equipment for a berg, Mac and Ruth Wordell, Lou and Peg building that isn't complete. There were many Bauer, Don and Mary Lou Wulzen, Bill other problems, the details of which I will and Dottie Hazzard, and Harry and Irene Lloyd who have just moved into the area not bore you with.

(Rancho Bernardo) from Oakland. The "I haven't written in years. A few high- Dornins, Carpenters, George Lees, and lights to bring the record up to date a r e : Snuffy Smiths had to cancel due to the old (a) in the summer of 1967 Mildred and I flu bug. Otherwise everyone looked at least toured England, Holland, Germany, Switz- a year younger. erland, Italy and France: (b) in the summer Barbara Woodward Garside, B. J. of 1968 we toured Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England (again) ; and (c) in the sum- W O O D W A R D ' S widow, sends in a new mer of 1969 we toured the U. S. and Canada address: Cutler, Maine 04626. This is a â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1100 miles by auto. We fell in love with small coastal fishing village which she and Ireland. However, London still remains in- her husband Ken are finding very enjoyable. comparable in our book. We could very well Barbara reports BJ's grandchildren now go back this summer. As far as running into number three. classmates. I seem to be out of the mainSpeaking of new addresses, Lou DETstream. Therefore, I can relate any 'old W E I L E R says that the present addresses tales retold'." of the following classmates are not known

For the first time in recent months, we have no report on the west coasters. Hopefully, Al Felling will come through with a report for the next issue.

Last month's screed closed with a plea for classmates to send in items for this column. Briefly stated, no dope, no column. As you can see, we darned near reached that point this month.

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1970

to him, and he'd appreciate word from anyone who can fill these gaps and help keep the class records current: Chester Briggs, Earle Gardner Jr., M. E. Henley, P. M. Howell, R. W. Marks Jr., Bob North, B. A. O'Neill, Hank Thomas, Jack Weed, and J. B. White. Lou also reports change of address cards from Horace LAIRD at 1312 Willowood Dr., Norfolk, Va. 23509 and from Nev S H A F F E R at Qtrs. NB-1, U. S. Naval Base, Newport, R. I. An extra large turnout was on hand at the Dec. meeting of the Washington chapter of the U S N A Alumni Association to hear our Bob CUSHMAN give an enlightening firsthand account of the Vietnam situation as he saw it from I Corps in 1967-68 and as he understands it now. 3Sers present: Rod Badger, Cieorge Towne Baker, Henry Eppes, George Hutchinson, Wyman Packard, Jeff Parker and Art Tarantino.

Sam ADAMS' daughter Anne wrote Lou Detweiler requesting that the word be passed to the class that her mother, Sam's widow, Bebe, died 7 Dec. at the Naval Hospital Annapolis, after a long illness.

Those of the class who began their married life in the Long Beach-based Navy in the late thirties, and had those memorable years further enriched by association with Sam and Bebe, will particularly regret this news.

Jeff PARKER as the chairman of the class council sent Anne the condolences of the class. Her address is 728 R. Melrose St., Annapolis, Md. 21401.

Dale COCHRAN'S daughter Christina, who is attending the Univ. of Calif, at Berkeley aided by a Class of '35 Memorial Scholarship, sent Lou Detweiler a note of thanks to the class.

Harvey H E A D L A N D is on his second year with the Univ. of Maryland, Far East, as a professor of economics and business administration. He may shift to the European Division of Md. Univ. this coming summer. His present address is Box 1983, Univ. of Md., Far East Div., A P O San Francisco 96525.

Jim BENTLEY has been at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, for some time, but hopes to be back at his home in Orange Park, Fla., well before this is published. He is anxious to return to his teaching duties at St. John's River JC. Lefty PADDOCK is now research administrator for the Institute for Environmental Medicine at the Univ. of Pa. Jeff P A R K E R provided the following notes from Christmas cards which he and Louisa received: Ralph and Helen M E T CALF report their daughter Marshall Lea and her husband Jay Seymour, son of '35's Jack and Lee SEYMOUR, and their young son Peter are living in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, where Jay is vice consul. Bill and Ginger W I D E M A N returned just before Christmas from an e.xciting excursion to Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Don and Mary Lou WULZEN are building a home at Lake San Marcos, Cal., which is about 40 miles north of San Diego. Lake San Marcos has both a lake and a golf course, and Don is understood to be keeping his amphibious golf cart.

Sec'y, Capt. W. IVI. Hanger, USN (Ret.) 4720 Sedgwick St., N,W. Washington, D. C. 20016 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, USN (Ret) 4101 Downing St. Annandale, Va. 22003

March may be the windy month, but as we sit here banging out March copy in January, one would think the windy month was already here. The Washington area is at this moment in one of its worst cold spells in 27

many years—9 degrees this AM at the airport, a record for January—and with the front that just passed through behind the snow, the wind sounds as though it really means to stay here through March. News is sparse this month, so let us share with you a few of the bits and pieces that came through on Christmas cards : First, from the 36th Company: "To the Class of 1936—May Christmas and the New Year bring you all happiness and joy."

These wishes are much appreciated, and we only wish we could send each of you a copy of the beautiful card—a view of the snowcovered .Academy grounds looking east toward Bancroft Hall with the new science comple.x on the left and the golden lighted Chapel on the right. It brought back many memories of those years long gone by when we were all a part of that samfe scene.

Ruth and Harrison BREN"!": "Our life was quiet for awhile. The hospital keeps expanding, the paper work grows and job satisfaction increases to the point where staying in Downey has become just as rewarding and exciting as the travel and changes in the Marine Corps.

"Travel in Europe had been missed by Ruthie during the years in the service, and 1969 was the year to catch up. She and her sister, Irene Fay from Vancouver, took a tour together and had a circus. They visited London, .Amsterdam, Zurich, Lucerne, Innsbruck, Venice, Florence, Rome, Nice, Geneva and Paris. Now they can hardly wait to go back—provided I go too, of course!

"29 Nov. was a red letter day for us when we gathered together Naval Academy classmates and wives under our roof for a day of eating, drinking, reminiscing and watching the A&N game on TV. The less said about that game the better. To spice things up a bit we also invited some Army and Air Force friends. We'll have to admit that they were very restrained about crowing too loud.

Here's wishing all of you, wherever you are, the merriest of Christmases, and may your every dream come true in 1970."

Blanche and Jack BAUMEISTER: "Happy New Year to all. Hope '70 is the best yet, you all."

Ann and Warfield B E N N E T T : "So sorry to miss you all each time you're down our way. The entire brood will be home for Christmas—so we're excited I" Lucille and Davy D A V E N P O R T : "Since the four sons were rapidly disappearing from the scene and leaving me to shovel us out of the country snow all alone—we decided to reorganize and simplify life. So, after struggling most of the year with the many problems involved, we finally managed to sell our place in Arnold, retire from civil service, and move to Florida. Our new address is: Apt. L-6, 3040 Aloma Ave., Winter Park 32789. We think it's great thus far, and are fascinated with this climate, the friendly people and the bursting growth and activity of the Orlando area. Nappy and Dick Wallace live nearby in Maitland, and we are only a few minutes away from the new Naval Training Center. Hope you'll remember where we are and stop over to see us whenever you can."

Dottie and Dan E N T L E R : "Rick and Diana had a daughter Melissa on 9 Nov. Dottie got a trip to Hawaii out of it. They are stationed at Kaneohe MCAS. Then a quick trip north to take Christmas presents to the 'troops' there now. Dawn and Fred have four in assorted sizes. It's bedlam but fun I You note by the address we've moved to an apartment on the water. No grass to cut, but Dan has a 28-foot cabin cruiser to keep him out of trouble."

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Med F O W L E R : "All's well in busy Coronado. The classmates gather together ever so often. Had a glorious month in Hawaii last summer."

Mary Louise and Gould H U N T E R : "Hi —thanks so much for thinking of us when Don Dockum passed away. Gould got the word around to all those in this area including Bill and Cissy Kaufman in Sacramento.

"We have a granddaughter born 3 M a y Joan Elizabeth Hunter. We sort of like her I Anne is still in Cambridge working at MIT in her research electron microscope deal— don't ask me what she does! She is working toward a Master's at BU—between classes she works at MIT. Regards to all."

Bula and Ed K I N G : "We've both been where the red line of our map on the card goes. It's a 'super' tour, as the British say. However, I maj' be a short timer because of my mother's health. Betty's busy.

Robby's still golfing and skiing with her surgeon. Lee still heading for medicine. Our regards to all." Bahrain may be headquarters for the Kings, but from the red line I'd say there isn't an inch of the Middle East-Indian Ocean area they haven't touched. It far outdoes any Cook's tour routes we've seen.

Georgia and Bob O D E N I N G : "Note new address! 1424 Via Cataluna, Palos Verdes Estates, Ca. 90274. Bought a house several months ago and about to get it in shape.

About time—after 31 years. Have a wonderful Christmas."

Tessie and Gene R I E W E : "Am back at the New Jersey stand. We didn't have too large a contingent at the Army game. Those in '36 section were Gordy Fowler, Rosy Ryan, Bon Amme, Logan Cresap, the Jim Grays, the Bob Egnors (from Columbus, O.), Tessie and myself. It wound up a dismal season for the old faithful.

"Our Christmas mail included greetings sans notes from the Hemenways and Bolands. Their addresses are enclosed in case they differ from your Directory. Ed and Elaine Kyte included the following news: 'Ed Junior spent most of the month of September with us. He is in a graduate program in physics at UCLA. The other three youngsters are attending colleges in Virginia.' Their address is now P. O. Box 654, Bel Air, Md. 21014. Also Lucile and Red Mayhew have moved to Columbus, O., where Ray is working now for Battelle Institute. 'We are still very unsettled and living in a furnished apartment. Ray loves his new job. He will be doing quite a bit of travelling and I'll be going with him. David remains at the U. of Md. and will graduate in early 1971. He expects to be in the service shortly after graduation with his 110 draft number. Our present address: Box 4627, Tri Village Sta., Columbus, Oh. 43212.'

"Also a welcome note from Mark H A T TAN : 'Our address is now 2121 E. Ocean Blvd., Balboa, Ca. 92661. It was a rough year with two operations and several physical exams, but am OK now, for which I am thankful. My daughter Louise (17) and son #2, Tom (23), are here at home now.

Latter just graduated from UCLA and is lA for service with lottery #40. Probably will try OCS of the Navy. Louise is a senior in Newport Harbor High and has gained employment to pay for a grand tour of the U.S. and Canada, starting in June. Son # 1 , Bill (25), works for ADEL in Burbank, lives in Simi Valley and comes here most weekends. His draft number is 200, but he plans to go in the U S A F soon.

He is a master mechanic and precision assembler for spacecraft work now. Wife Virginia is still pretty as ever and has even learned to cook. I don't give out her age. I retired from the U.SAF after 2i7 years.'

That's all the news for now. My very best to all." Thanks, Gene, for all the dope and sharing your Christmas card news with us.

Ginny and Harry S T A R K : "Harry is teaching seventh and eighth grade social science and arithmetic—pay and vacations grand! Kathy and I are goofin' off—each in our own fashion. Coronado has so many good ways to do just that I Hope to see you all when east next summer."

Jane and Syd S H E R B Y : "Can't begin to tell you how much you all were missed at homecoming—do hope you are well and happy and that the new decade will bring only the best. Syd still happy at Varo, Inc. I'm just happy for him. We see many old Navy buddies through Dallas. Have a great New Year." To Jane goes the prize again for the most original and unique Christmas card—her own J. S. '69 entitled, "Winter's Last Flight," is really something.

Bcjbby and Bob S L E I G H T : "Enjoyed our evening with you last December so very much and here 'tis another Christmas. In the meantime we scurried back to Florida where we huddled until 1 May; then north again. Our visit to Washington was very short, so saw only the family—crossed southern Canada and in Regina, 12 June, awakened to find the temperature 29 degrees.

Visited with the Kirchers in Washington, and saw the Manns and Margie Holmshaw in Coronado. Now back with our trade winds in an apartment fronting on the Ala Wai. Love it!

"Bob spent some weeks in Tripler having a 'right thoracotomy with excision of diverticulum.' He had a rugged time but is beginning to snap back now." Thanks for the resume of your '69 wanderings Bobby, and we're all glad to hear Bob is getting along well after his bout with the knife.

That's about it as far as news from cards is concerned. We enjoyed an overnight visit from Nan and John BOLAND back in November. They are the same as ever, and brought us up to date on Norfolk events.

Nanny spent most of her time training Jou Jou to be a housebroken pup. Johnny, not to be outdone by Vince Combs, picked up his precedent and contributed $19.36 to the class dues and larder. How about some more of you doing the same thing, huh?

First luncheon of the new decade was 14 Jan. at the A&N Town Club, too late to report on in this issue. However, here's tlie dope we promised on '70 homecoming plans.

John COURT is the arrangements chairman. The top floor of the Maryland Inn (15 rooms) has been reserved for the class for Friday and Saturday nights, 9 and 10 October. All who desire rooms should so advise Toe RICE (Rm. 2000A Main Navy Bldg., Wash., DC 20360) prior to 1 April 1970. Mark it down! That's only one month after this issue comes out. Since all motels were reserved even before last homecoming, additional rooms will undoubtedly have to be in private homes. Speak up firmly and stand by your request, supporting the amount of the deposit if we cannot pass the room on pricDr to 1 April. If we expect to get rooms in private homes close by, we should make our move now. Suggestions, early confirmations of intentions, etc., will be appreciated. Help make the 35th a special occasion. Any correspondence may be sent care of Joe Rice who will pass it along to John Court or other appropriate workers.

We appreciate the prompt response from many to the dues request. Oi a possible 210, 52 paid 1969 dues; 13 paid '69 and '70 dues; many have sent additional contributions to the class fund. As of 17 Nov., $376.36 had been collected. Again, the 36 S H I PMATE

cents is due to Vince Combs initial contribution of $19.36. Johnny Boland has matched him. How about you? If you haven't received your reminder, how about getting your 1970 dues of $3 in today? It will be put to good use before the year is out.

That's all for now—may the winds of Marcii blow^ health, wealth and prosperity your way.

Sec'y-Treas., LCdr, J . P. M. Johnston, USN (Ret.) 2 I I 8 Bancroft Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. H. B. Reece, USN (Ret.) 1900 South Eads S t . , Apt. 5 2 9 Arlington, V a . 22202

At the 11 Dec. class luncheon, the following were present: T Mac .-Adams, Dave Bell, Larry Bernard, Larry Brantley, Jim Cresap, Bob Farrington, Paul Hartmann, Fil Gilkeson, Johnny Johnston, Hu Reece, Fred Schneider, Bunny Shupper, Jack Slaughter and Wes Steesy.

Charlie PUTN.AM recently called Johnny Johnston from Minneapolis, Minn., to schedule his ne.xt visit to be able to attend a class luncheon. Ralph C O U S I N S ' new address is 2300 E St., N.W., Washington, D. C, in government quarters on the old hospital grounds. His business address is VAdm. Ralph W. Cousins, Office of the CNO, The Pentagon, 4E552 Pnt. 03, Washington, D. C. 20350.

A letter from Joe and Nancy DODSON to Johnny informs us that Joe moved from Joliet, 111., to become Director of Uniroyal European Government Development Centre in Buckinghamshire, England. On his arrival in the United Kingdom on 6th July, he was greeted by his brother-in-law, Dave BELL, who was attending a conference in Oxford, about 18 miles away. Their son, Phil, competed in the British National Swim Championships. Nancy, during a vacation in Majorca, Spain, met her first octopus underwater while skin-diving and "guess who moved fastest." Joe's address: Mr. J. A. Dodson Jr., "Cherry Trees," Westfield Rd., Whiteleaf, Aylesbury, Bucks, England. He writes "will be really happy to see friends and classmates who come this way—we are only lYz hours from the heart of London—• only 50 minutes by train. Telephone: 08-4445993 (home) or 08-444-4336 (office)."

T Mac ADAMS of 1409 S. 24th St., Arlington, Va. 22202, is president, .Animated Electronic Films with office at 576 S. 23rd St., Arlington 22202. Curlv and he have four sons: Tom Jr. (oldest), single, attending Pratt Institute; Cary (21), married, attending University of Virginia; William (18), single, attending Wakefield High, and Jim (15), single, attending St. Stephens High.

T Mac says : "After 25 years of searching for the right 'gimmick' to simplify the teaching of electricity and electronics, I finally 'discovered' the technique of animation.

(Hollywood discovered it about 50 years ago!) I developed an initial line of 12 cartridge films in 1967, and placed these on the market on a trial basis. When high schools and colleges began to buy them, I began making more titles (in the audio viz biz they are calle(i 'shows'), so that by fall of 1969 I had 35 different film titles on sale to .schools. In less than two years time these have been purchased by colleges, high schools, vocational schools, trade and technical institutes, also company training programs, in 48 states and 5 countries. My home state of South Dakota is one of two states in which no sales have been made, but I'm working on these isolated 'pockets of resistance.' In Oct. 1969 I decided to come out of the basement, and rented a threeroom office nearby to store these films, plus MARCH.

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printed matter, and to ship material from, also to do the art work for the next 12 films, slated to be on transistors, and which will hopefully be ready for the 1970 school year, beginning ne.xt September.

"I am not a camera 'buff' in any sense of the word, and what I know about the technical aspects of photography can be stored in a thimble. I took my art work and 'programs' to a studio in Washington for the photography, and the film printing and labeling is done in two laboratories, in Washington and Chicago. In trade parlance, I am classified as a film producer, but my orientation is almost entirely to the educational community, rather than the motion picture world. The last thing in the world I expected to become in retirement is a 'motion picture producer.' I'm producing a specialty line of films, for a specialty market within a general market (the school system as a whole). I have regular and frequent contact, by mail and phone, with instructors all over the country, in high schools and junior colleges, and it is amazing how many of them turn out to be former Navy chiefs who instructed in electronics at Great Lakes, Treasure Island, Memphis, etc.

"Working full time at home has both advantages and disadvantages. As my patient better half. Curly, has frequently pointed out, 'A woman agrees to take a man for better or worse, but not for lunch.'

"We got our oldest son, Tommy, back from Vietnam this fall, and he will finish his Army hitch this spring. We are very grateful for his safe return."

Larry B R A N T L E Y of 5228 Westpath Way, Fort Sumner, Md. 20016, writes that he and Bea have three sons and one granddaughter : W. Lawrence Jr., 28, married; James, 21, single, attending American University, and John, 12, attending Brookmont Elementary. The granddaughter is Stacey Lynn, age IJ^.

Larry further informs us: "I left the Conrac Corp. (formerly Giannini Controls), Washington district manager, in 1967 to become a Shakey's Pizza franchisee because I wanted to end up in life with something of my own. Also I had the desire to work for myself rather than for someone else. The two parlors I have (Rockville, Md., and Annandale, Va.) are to date quite successful. My son manages one. My next venture in the pizza business will be to establish a catering and in-plant feeding business. I hope eventually to be able to turn these businesses over to my son so that I can relax a bit and enjoy life more.

"I haven't played golf since 1963 and would like to take it up again for the exercise. Bea and I also hope to travel some now. We plan a trip to Mexico City in February and to Europe in October. I enjoy getting together with our classmates for the class luncheons here in Washington as well as the annual homecomings in Annapolis.

"I might add that I am quite disappointed because of our poor football performances of late. With the attitude taken by the Naval Academv authorities with regard to high college board scores, T don't see much prospect for recruiting outstanding football talent."

Wayne M. BROWN, whose mail address is Box 20086 Montclair Sta., Denver, Col. 80220, brings us up to date since the "ThirtyYear Fix." Wayne is president of Denver Beechcraft, Inc., with office at 8505 Montview Blvd., Denver, Co. 80220. Betty and he have three daughters and one son : Madeline (22), married to son of a West Pointer; Wayne M. Jr. (19), single, in second year of college; Betsy (12), and Nancy (11).

Wayne writes: "Changed company from Combs Aircraft to Denver Beechcraft, Inc. which is the Beech Aircraft distributor for Rocky Mountain region. Located on Stapleton Field, Denver, and any classmates passing through on airlines please phone, I can meet them at the terminal for a chat even if they have only short stopover between planes (office 399-7120; res. 771-0687).

Classmates flying own plane (a la Reece), taxi to south side of airport, will get big welcome.

"Only two of '?>7 in this area (myself and Joe Yavorsky at Colorado Springs), so classmates are always more than welcome."

Wayne sent in a news clipping that says Senator Dominick (R. Colo.) selected Yavorsky's son Peter B. Yavorsky to attend the Naval Academy at Annapolis.

In spite of the cold temperature and slippery roads, the following attended the 8 Jan. class meeting: Bernie Bieri, Jimmy Cresap, Larry Brantley, Hank Rowe, T Mac Adams, Pinky Baer, Bunny Shupper, Morgan Baldwin, Johnny Johnston, Hu Reece, Wes Steesy, Charlie Putnam, Fred Schneider, Jimmy Denton and Bob Farrington.

Hank R O W E was visiting from Galveston, Tx., where he is teaching oceanography and the math and physics needed by oceanographers. Hank obtained his Master's degree in education and went to work for Texas Instrument Co. He has been on leave from that firm during his teaching. Hank says the welcome mat is out for any classmates coming down Texas way. Charlie P U T NAM, in town on a business visit, is still with Honeywell (Ordnance Division).

Charlie's address is: 7195 Glouster Ave., Edina, Mn. 55435. Kay and Charlie's son, Gary, is married and has two daughters, Suzanne (4) and Tracy (2). Gary is district manager, Honeywell Computer Field Service, and lives in Omaha, Neb. Kay and Charlie's daughter, Lindsay, is a radiologic technologist with a wedding date set for August.

Morgan BALDWIN and Nancy are living at the same address: 7834 Ellenham Rd., Ruxton, Baltimore, Md. 21204. Morgan is sales engineer and agent for the material handling firm of Yarrington & Johns, Inc., with his office at 3326 Keswick Rd., Baltimore, Md. 21211. Nancy and Morgan have two grandchildren, Helen 4, and John 2, by their daughter Louise and her husband, Dr. John Durocher. Nancy and Morgan have been enjoying sailing on the Caribbean and plan to do it again soon.

Larry BRANTLEY says that a mini reunion on New Year's Eve at Tides Inn in Irvington, Va., was enjoyed by Natalie and Henry S I P P L E , Mary and Walt BARRY, Bea and Dinty MOORE, and Midge and Jimmy D E N T O N . At midnight champagne was served and the New Year was properly welcomed in.

At the class luncheon on 8 Jan., a short business meeting was called bv Chairman Bernie Bieri to formulate plans for our 35th reunion. The date was set for the homecoming week of 29-30 Sept. 1972. Larry Brantley and Morgan Baldwin will proceed to reserve blocks of rooms and locate a place for the dinner/dance for that weekend.

Sec'y, Capt. John A . Bogley, USN (Ret.) -JPOp Watson P I . , A p t . 7B Wasiiington, D. C. 20016

LOCAL N E W S The Washington group enjoyed a delightful cocktail dinner-dance at the Bethesda Officers' Club arranged by Jean and Connie CONRAD. The gorgeous dolls and handsome guys attending were the Adairs, Unk 29

Alfords, Andrews, Bardshars, Bidwells, Don Browns, Conrads, DeCamps, DuBois, Elas, Ferriters, Fryers from Baltimore, Hartigans, Hestons, Hunnicutts, Inghams, Hank Jacksons, Art Johnsons, Jones, Kreamers, Lubys, Manns, Mansfields, Harry Masons, Melvins, O'Briens, Owens, Picketts, Rindskopfs, Hugh Robinsons, K. G. Robinsons from Annapolis, Spears, Trickeys, Tuckers and yours truly. The Washingtons joined us after dinner as they had just returned from a Florida vacation. The tables were gayly decorated with trimmed Christmas trees made by the girls and given away as prizes, and the dinner was delicious and complete with wine. All hands had a great time and our sincerest thanks to the Conrads for all their hard work on our behalf.

Congratulations are in order for Fred B A R D S H A R on his recent promotion to vice admiral and new assignment as Commander Task Force 71. Along with Pete AURAND, this makes two vice admirals in the class. We are certainly very proud of both of them and we wish Betty and Fred the best as they leave Washington and head west. I am heading west to Honolulu myself for a visit to CinCPac headquarters in connection with the third phase troop withdrawal from Vietnam. These escapes from Washington, particularly at this time of the year, make my job in the Pentagon not too hard to take. Also there is much satisfaction in what I am accomplishing, which is more than I can say for some jobs I have had in that puzzle palace over the past 30 years.

You will all be saddened to learn that Mrs. Titterude, Betty Raymer's mother, passed away in early December. She was buried in California and the class wives sent a white Poinsettia plant to Betty and extended our deepest sympathy. Also I have just learned that Steve DeLaureal was killed in an auto accident in New Orleans during the holidays and our deepest sympathies are extended to May and Howard.

Julie and John F E R R I T E R recently motored down to Whispering Pines for a visit with the COWARDS and a chance to see the R E I N H A R T s . John has left his job with the American Ordnance Association and he and Julie are taking up the real estate business. Both have passed their Virginia examinations for a license and are nowgoing through orientation with a local firm.

Drop them a line if you plan to settle in this area.

Jean and Grant H E S T O N were happy to have both sons, Jimmy from Gettysburg and Lt. Grant Jr. from Fort Bragg, home for the holidays. There were many reunions in the area and one of the nicest customs is a party Marie and Bill S P E A R S give each year for the '38 juniors. Among those present were Melissa and Debra McDowell, Gary, John and Gina O'Brien, Lois, Douglas and Steve Mann, Casey and Tom Church, Julia, Teddy and Ellen Ferriter, Jamie Melvin, Mary Lou, Bill and Ed Spears, Pat and Chris Conrad, Rick and new bride Banida Jackson, Nancy and Susan Andrews, Larry Mason, Carla and Jeffery Johnson, and Charlie and Steve Norris. Bill and Marie made a recent trip to Orlando, Fla., and had dinner with Virginia and Jimmy Marks.

Jimmy is fully retired and enioving life and Virginia wishes he had something to do.

G R E E T I N G S FROM E V E R Y W H E R E My cup is running over with the kind words and best wishes extended in your thoughtful Christmas cards. It sure makes all my efforts in this column worthwhile.

Herb and Ann M A N D E L write from New London to say that the one hour Herb 30

spent at the last class luncheon here in Washington was the most enjoyable hour he had spent in a long while. Charlie and Becky A K E R S invite all to come out to Huntington Beach, Calif., and take a boat ride in their new cruiser. Ed and Margot CONRAD have moved to Castine, Maine, where Ed joined the Maine Maritime Academy. Like me, he is on active duty and wears a captain's uniform but his line star has been replaced by MMA insignia. They see Charlie and Irene M A R I N K E who are in Bar Harbor—60 miles away and the only other members of '38 in the state.

The GRAVES are in Winter Haven, Fla., and send news that Rae had major surgery earlier in the year but is now doing fine.

Daughter Betty had a nice tour of Europe last summer with her college group—visited England, France, Greece, Italy, Switzerland for a three-week period. She will get her A.A degree from junior college in late April and then on to Florida Technological University to complete her BA in elementary education. Herb has been rather fortunate in that he became Department Head of American Studies, a new one for the study of contemporary problems in our society— you name the problem and we attempt to cover it. Astounded to find that there was no te.xtbook on the market that would allow them to use the interdisciplinary approach, he and his boss sat down to put one together. After they had made out the outline, they mailed it off to several publishers. The response was overwhelming in that six of the big ones wanted to publish it. They signed with The Macmillan Company, with a publishing date in late 1970. Senator Percy of Illinois has agreed to write the foreword.

Who knows what talents ol' '38ers have ?

Rae and Herb both lost their dads during the year. Herb's was 84 and Rae's was nearing 80. Their eldest daughter presented them with their second granddaughter in July. It seems that the daughters are following in Herb's footsteps—all girls and no help for the Blue and Gold, at least as far as football is concerned.

May and Howard DeLAUREAL send their new address at 1733 Calhoun St., New Orleans, La. 70118, and are enjoying new life at Tulane University which has the best attributes of being "at home" and busy as they care to be. Robby and Jigger HARMON have a new address at 225 Vineyard Rd., Huntington, N. Y. 11743, where Jigger has a new job as corporate director of management for quality with Grumman Aerospace. Son Jerry attends the University of Utah where he aspires for a degree in mechanical engineering. Jean and Red COWARD have moved into their new home in Whispering Pines, N. C. Ginny and Ray CALHOUN are enjoying life in St. Paul, Minn. Ray has a new job as vice chancellor for plans and development at Minnesota State College. Daughter Sue and husband now live in St. Paul.

Ginny keeps busy with clubs, volunteer work at church and University activities. Ray makes lots of interesting trips to colleges and universities in Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Florida, Texas and Canada, most of them with CJinny in company. The welcome mat is always out for classmates coming through the Twin Cities.

Norma and Bill GLENNON say hello from Houston, Tx., where Bill works for Tenneco. Normie is still working as a biochemist at the V. A. Hospital in NewYork City and Susan is a junior at the University of Texas. Mary and Mac McGIVERN are enjoying the sun at Satellite Beach, Fla., and plan a trip to Washington in the spring.

Marg and Lee ROGERS report that the San Diego group had a real fine dinner-dance Christmas party at the Naval Station. Attending with wives (with a couple of exceptions) wexe: Buaas, Bennett, Callahan, Finn, Jensen, Kercheval, Muir, Ogle, Olsen, Ratliff, Ready, Lee Rogers, Bill Rogers, Sinnott, Worthington, Zimanski, Sims and Stott. Also a couple of driftees passing through town and not on the local roster; Dick Cooper and Wanda Henry visiting from Venezuela. Dort and Mac McCRORY sent best wishes from their new home in New Orleans, La., 837 Topaz St., where Mac is the assistant to President Al Laborde in his Offshore Drilling and Exploration Company ( O D E C O ) . They are handy to the city and would be delighted to see any classmates who may come through.

Artemis and Herman MILLER send news from New Britain, Conn., that they flew out to Seattle in August and spent a wonderful three weeks visiting the Pacific Northwest. Herman had a week off in February from teaching school and they were going to visit Mary and her family in Houston, especially to see their 14-monthold granddaughter. Daughter Julie lives only 7 miles away. Kay and Jim PAYNE send word from Minden, La., that son Paul married in August. Son Jimmy finishes the University of Georgia in March and joins the Army. Kay is a professor at Northwest Louisiana College—Public Health Nursing.

Jim is still with Sperry Rand.

Mary Anne and Bob SCHELLING are back from Alaska and in their own home again in Seattle. They have seen the IRVINEs and RAMAGEs and hope to see more classmates. Both Mary Anne's and Bob's parents visited for the holidays with no. 1 granddaughter as the drawing card.

Miche and Otis W E S C H E are grandparents in Pittsford, New York. Son John, Lt. USAR, and Charin at Fort Gordon, Ga., are the proud parents. Ruth and Gid BOYD say hello from Saratoga, Calif.; Walt and Jane SMALL send a fond aloha from Honolulu, and Frank and Emily LYNCH say hello from Stonington, Conn. Carol and John W I C K S are in new home at 1647 Fort Washington Ave., Maple Glen, Pa. 19002.

John is still enjoying full retirement. They keep busy settling their home, and their daughter-in-law and granddaughter into their home. Both send fond regards to all the special people—our '38 group. Ralph and Lo W E Y M O U T H are continuing to enjoy their duty assignment in Norfolk. Phil and Gigi B E S H A N Y are also enjoying Norfolk and send their best to all. With a warm hello from Jean and Ollie BAGBY in Pittsburgh, I'll end this column and continue the news as space permits in future editions.

Sec'y, VAdm. C. Edwin Bell, USN Quarters " A " Naval Security Station 3701 Nebraska Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20016

As I write the news this month (9 Jan.), Ellen and I are looking forward to two wonderful weeks' vacation at St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, commencing the 17th.

The last year has been high speed and rugged, and a little time off is going to seem like paradise. We don't intend to do anything except spend the days on the beach, with an occasional martini before dinner at night. The Beshanys '38 and the N. G. Wards '35 are going with us.

I had a delightful note from Squire and Diana HIGGINS over the holidays about their fun in retirement. Squire and Diana were "hooked" on Whispering Pines late last summer. While playing there in a foursome. Squire shot a 76 so they are now SHIPMATE

building their new "retirement" home on East Lake. Weekends frequently find them teeing up with Kay and Ed Pace '37, Jane and George Reinhart '38 and Jean and Red Coward '38. The group gathered at the Higginses to watch the .A-N game with Jane winning the game money. Recent visitors were Joan and Herb CASSIDY from Virginia Beach and Mary and Coleman SMITH from Newport. Coleman was down to play the Lahinch Invitational Open with Squire. Permanent address for Squire and Diana is Whispering Pines, N. C. 28327, with an open invitation to visit them in the golf country.

A delightful card from Blake and Diane FORREST informs us that Blake is retired in Maxia, Tex., and running the business that his father had there for years. They recently went to the west coast for their son Rick's marriage and in early October were visiting some friends in the Philadelphia area.

Harry HARTY is going to have the office across the hall from me where he will relieve Paul H.ARTMANN as Director of Xaval Administration. Harry will take over on 1 March. Vince de P O I X is the Deputy Director of Defense Research Engineering (in simple words, the Deputy to Assistant Secretary John Foster in Research and Development). Tom R U D D E N is reporting to Washington this month and will head the .Anti-ship Missile Defense Program in OPN.AV. Joe VASEY is now- assistant chief of staff for plans under Admiral Jack McCain, Commander in Chief, Pacific. Roy ANDERSON, who started out with '39, is coming to work for me to head the Long Range Objectives Group. Jim D.ARE has just gotten orders from Commander, South -Atlantic Force, and is presently taking over command of the Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet, in Charleston. I might add that Blackie WEIXEL is gaining everyone's respect for the fine job he's doing as Director of Strategic Plans and Policies.

Did any of you watch the Florida-Tennessee game on T V ? I jumped in my chair when they announced the starting teams for Florida and announced David Ghesquiere, from Pensacola. .After all, how many GHESQUIEREs do you know? David was playing left line backer and came up with a superb game in the first half, at times he was making every tackle.

Saxe G.ANTZ has taken a job with the St. Lawrence Seaway and is living in Messina, N. Y. This was a by-product of one of Sandy SIMMONS' companv's contracts.

Sandy alerted several '39s to the job opportunity and Saxe grabbed it. Gene FAIRF.AX has been in town the last few days. Gene is the Commandant of the 17th N D in Kodiak, Alaska. We had quite a flurry here a month ago when the Navy was considering closing down its Kodiak installations and moving Gene and some of his staff to .Anchorage as an economy move. A few hundred aroused Kodiak citizens beat us about the head and shoulders until we said.

"L^ncle." Gene is now- settled in and doinT well with the help of the great hospitality of the Kodiak citizens.

We had an excellent card from .ALM' rRENs who are now settled in Essex, Conn.

Xeal hasn't decided yet what he's going to do, but it is going to be in that area. Neal and Cynthia both come from New England and it's been a foregone conclusion for years that that's where they would retire.

Fred CORLE and Marjorie have moved to Washington from Mechanicsburg, Pa. Fred is now- serving as an executive director in the Defense Supply Agency. Dave BILL. MARCH.

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as ebullient as ever, is doing some part-time consulting, but hasn't made up his mind yet exactly where he wants to go or who he wants to work for.

A note arrived from Fred FULLER who lives here in Washington and is manager for plans and programs of Filer-Stowell Systems Corp.

I had an interesting talk with Thump W I L S O N on homecoming weekend. His wife Elsie died within recent months after a long and difficult illness. His daughter Alice has recently married and Thump is now able to take a fresh lease on life. At present he is in the construction business in Fairfa.x and although none of us has seen much of him in recent years, he promises to come to some of the luncheons and gettogether with us.

We had a great Christmas letter from Howie and Polly T H O M P S O N , who are retired in the Bay area after three wonderful years stationed in Paris and Brussels where Howie did a wonderful job. The Navy has lost a fine officer from the active list.

The lowest attendance at the 7 Jan. class luncheon was caused by a number of people who were out of town during the holiday vacation period and a pretty good snowfall in Washington.

The other day I ran into Eli R O T H , who is in the management field here in Washington and putting his brains and talent to good use.

Each year we have been in Washington we have had a wonderful Christmas experience in attending the RUHESes Christmas caroling. Ellen and I aren't singers, but we always enjoy the good companionship and the sound of other people's voices. One of the interesting features to me is that each year Bill plays a different instrument. Over the last few years I've seen him on the piano, the bass fiddle, and the ukulele. His combo this year was tops and included the local tennis pro who was excellent on the banjo.

the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare ( H E W ) . Within two years it is predicted that more money will be spent in H E W than in Defense. I think we all should be aware of Dr. Arthur Burn's last speech before leaving the White House, in which he touched on our inability to turn a high percentage of H E W dollars into effective help. This, of course, reflects extreme problems of the bureaucratic system to prevent a misuse of funds. The cost of administering it exceeds the loss from mistakes people might make if administration were simple.

I have had a difficult time since taking over this column in getting news to provide for you. I like the task, but I need each of you to keep contact. Please drop me a postal card or a note of any kind to tell me of other classmates you've seen, changes in your life, things you have been doing, and otherwise permitting each of us to keep up with the rest of the class.

Sec'y, Capt. Edward Muhlenfeld, USN OSD (WSEG), 400 Army-Navy Drive Arlington, Va. 22202

WASHINGTON REPORT Well, now the Washington skies are getting blue again as the March wind doth blow and we get the feeling that the snow and ice are about behind us for another year.

Look under the shrubbery in front of your house and see if there aren't a few crocus poking their heads up. And while you're "thinking spring"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;think about sending your power mower out for its annual tuneup.

Grass-cutting time will be here before you know it!

While we're m this looking-forward frame of mind let's look 'way ahead: to homecoming 1970. Pat CLANCY and his committee are hard at work, making great and grandiose plans for our big 30th reunion. If you haven't received a mailout from Pat by now, maybe it's lost in a dead-letter office somewhere!

Have you moved? Or haven't we ever had your address? (There are a few.) Please I mentioned to you a few months ago the drop me or Pat a line if you have reason to plan to come out with a new year book to believe that we don't have a good mail replace the "25 Years After" book which address for you. to me has been valuable. There is a small So far we have commitments from the team at work on this project and soon will Charter House (remember 1960) Motel and be contacting you about their plans to so- the Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, next licit your full support. Inasmuch as most of to it, for 30 rooms each. To get accommous are retired, we should feel the need for dations in either for homecoming, write the supporting the effort by providing pictures one of your choice directâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and soon. Menand information for the benefit of each tion the Class of 1940 to get into our quota. classmate who gets a copy of the book. We'll be monitoring the status of these two Many of the addresses and jobs are now commitments and working on additional out of date. I want to keep up with everyone housing as the demand indicates the need I can and I think most of you do, too. for it. More dope in this column as the Jig RAMAGE has been out in Pearl progran develops.

Harbor on CinCPacFlt's staff. I think he's On 21 Oec. Pat CLANCY's number two going to be moving sometime this spring. son Kevii was married to Miss Dawn Jig has done a wonderful job in his present Christy of Glen Burnie, Md., in the Naval assignment and should get another good Academy Jhapel. Kevin graduated from the NA last June and is now in flight training one. in Meridian, Miss.

I think I might mention for a moment the On 11 Aug. Herschel SELLER'S son. big change taking place in our national defense. The reduction in strength is much Herschel V. I l l , was married to his classmore severe than most of you realize. The mate Carolyn K. Thompson in Switzerland.

Navy in the last two years has been inacti- First there was a civil ceremony in Berne, folvating a net of about 175 ships. I'm sure lowed by a Protestant ceremony in the small that in the next fiscal year we'll be getting Swiss town of Speicher. They are now hard rid of more. This means reducing our people at work completing their senior year at the by about 200.000, with more to go in the University of North Carolina. next 18 months. Part of this is the decision On New Year's Day, Harvey and Helen of the Government in order to get a lasso VOGEL entertained in honor of son Paul around the neck of our continued inflation, and his fiancee Jane Kiel. Paul graduated and also reflects a determination by .=onie from Rensselaer and was commissioned in to greatly reduce spending for Defense in February; and the wedding was set for order to put much more into social programs. Valentine's Day. Ens. Paul Vogel is now In the upcoming budget there will be about assigned to the U S S STEINAKER homeported $70 billion in Defense and $60 billion in ill Norfolk.

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I'm sure I speak for all classmates in wishing lots of happiness and success to these three fine, young couples.

At the December luncheon at Fort Myer, after the special Christmas menu of PUG a' la Chingle Bells, we omitted the customary speaker in favor of a discussion of possible projects for a 30th anniversary memorial for the class. Although we adjourned with no definite plan in mind, there was a consensus that we should come up with some special remembrance of our 30 thirty years together. Our ad hoc committee is wrestling with the problem of coming up with several firm suggestions to submit to the class. Anyone having an idea to toss into the pot is urged to do so forthwith. Either Fritz or I can see that it gets to the right hands.

When Bob W H I T E was detached from OpNav last fall, his sterling services were quite properly recognized through the award of the Legion of Merit. The accompanying photo shows Claudia proudly pinning the decoration onto Bob's manly chest as Vice CNO, Admiral B. L. Clary (who made the presentation) observes closely to see that she gets it properly secured. Cheers, Bob, and Well Done!

Claudia pins the Legion of Merit Medal on Bob White.

Andy A N D E R S O N , fearless leader of the Navy team in WSEG for the past three years, has taken off his "purple suit" and gone back to the Navy. Early this year he cleared out his desk in the "paper clip building" and moved across Shirley Highway to the Pentagon. There he is Navy's number one looker-aheader, as head of the Long Range Objectives Group in OPN.AV. Congratulations, Andy, and w-e're glad that you and Puddy will be in our midst in the Washington area for a couple of more years.

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From Art ESCH, in Naples, came a delightful holiday note blithely skipping over the past year's hard work as CinCSouth's "logsticker" but telling of the joys of family reunions and a summer's anti-poverty program (his words, not mine) touring in Europe. Art has just taken the big leap across both the Atlantic and the U. S. of A., to the sunny land of San Diego where he

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is now Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Eleven. Home is in quarters at 121 Rendova Circle, U. S. Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, Ca. 92118. Best wishes in the nevif command. Art—and may you always have fair winds and smooth sailing.

Homecoming honcho Pat CLANCY gets in a bit of road work for the Air Systems Command. Recently, on a visit to Texas he was greeted by none other than Joe D E M E T R E E , who is with General Dynamics there. Joe's home address is Apt. 1201, 5960 Ridglea Lane, Fort Worth, Tx. 76116. We had sort of lost track of Joe, and are happy to have him surfaced in such a pleasant context.

From down in Georgia, two classmates' names made the news, Jim E L K I N S has joined the staff of the University of Georgia.

Jim, who retired last year, will be a data systems specialist in the Institute of Government there. And Cary HALL is the new director of Region IV, comprising eight southern states, of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Cary, a native of Macon, Ga., will continue to live in Hampton, Ga., and commute to his H E W Headquarters in Atlanta.

And a call from John BARRON brings forth the news that he lives at Edgewater Point, Sebring, Fl. 33870. He is a member of the Sebring Airport Authority and General Development Council. John reported that he had recently seen Johnny W I L LIAMS who is in real estate in Sanford, and that Pancho H U N K E R is just plain retired, and living in Naples. Also, that Doug CLARK is still holding forth at Boca Raton. Thanks for the dope, John—and do pass along our best to the Florida classmates as you see them.

Hooky W A L K E R checked in from Ardmore. Pa., with news of that sector. He notes that in that area we have Bruce Lloyd, Howie Smolin, Wally Utley, Ike Blough, Barron Chandler, J. J. Coyle, Felix Englander, Ed Roberts, Ed Sledge, Dave Mclnnes, Jake Heimark, and Bill Lindsay.

Quite a contingent, and many are active in the Philadelphia chapter of the Alumni Association. Hooky and Louise also attended Margo Howes' wedding at Christ Church, Newport, on 29 Nov., and the subsequent reception at the Datum Club. They saw the JOSLINs as well as many friends from other classes; and say it was "a great wedding." Thanks for the dope. Hooky, and keep it coming, won't you Now, many thanks to Ray H U N D E VADT for news from California. Ray and Del became grandparents in November when

daughter Linda presented them with a lovely granddaughter. And during the Christmas holidays they announced the engagement of daughter Jane to Ens. Michael Pole '69, with the wedding planned for late March. So this column is just right for timely congratulations all around. Vince H E A L E Y stopped

by Redlands and visited R-ay in December, thereby setting up a reunion of the three surviving roommates of their NA days, as they rounded up Bill BOTTENBURG, who also lives in Redlands. The fourth member of that room, Oley H A N S O N , was lost with the JACOB JONES. The picture herewith needs no caption—these three roommates and classmates are instantly recognizable, not having aged one whit. (Maybe about half a whit, but that's all.) Ray sends warm regards to all and promises to try to get to a Washington class luncheon one of these second Tuesdays. He says so far the closest he's been able to come to such an event recently was a luncheon meeting with Elmer HEARN in Monrovia, where the latter is working these days. Mighty good to hear from you, Ray— w-e appreciate the hot scoop from sunny California.

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So now in closing may I wish you all a happy Vernal Equinox. Thanks for all the news and views; please keep it coming. And don't forget Homecoming '70!

ONLY F O R T Y is 4.0.

Sec'y, Capt. A. D. Engle, USN (RetJ 6161 Kellogg Dr. McLean, Va. 22101

Charlie and Katie STYER were back in town and in the U. S. for the marriage of daughter Katherine Turner Styer to Mr. John Alan Weitzel of Hyde Park, N. Y., on 27 Dec. Her maid of honor was sister Susan Styer, now a student at Buckndl University. The wedding was at St. John's Episcopal Church, in McLean. The youtig couple will honeymoon in Nassau, and settle in Centereach, Long Island.

•; Charlie and Katie looked great, and agreed that the new duty in Spain is a huge success.

Other classmates assisting in the consumption of Charlie's champagne w-ere the Hokers, Taussigs, Nelsons, Lloyd Youngs and Engles.

A Christmas card from Rojo DREYER pointed out that his bride's name is Colette, not Gwen as shown in this column some months ago; I can only blame haste, not ignorance. My apologies to you both.

Red mentioned that son Lt.(jg) Greg is now in Scripps; Jim is an Army helo pilot at Fort Rucker, and the Dreyers themselves are now twice grandparents. Also received is still another new address for them since their retirement: 6204 Squiredell Dr., San Jose, Ca. 95129.

Jack ROGERS informs us that the class was thoroughly represented at the Navy dinner by the following stalwarts: Charbonnet, Morrison, Cooper, Guinn, Gaddis, Windsor, Elliott, Rogers, Svendsen, Rush, S H I P MATE

Blount and Crenshaw. Duke and Willie reported to be squiring the usual beauties, but honors to Hutch as the winning dancer of the evening.

Through the kindness of the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch we learn that Hutch COOPER was interviewed by Mr. Robert Waldron of that paper, concerning a proposed feature article on the Navy. Hutch is preesently heading up the Personnel Control organization within BuPers, and the paper's article will deal with aspects of personnel motivation, selection, training and management. Publication was tentativelv set for 15 Feb. On 20 Dec. -Ann and Lloyd YOUNG's son Richard was married to the former Miss Margaret Ann Gall at Newport News, Va. Richard is a second year law student at William and Mary in Williamsburg where .•\nn and Lloyd are enjoying retirement.

It is my sad duty to have to record still another loss from the class group—Mrs. William B. Rodman IV, on 3 Jan. in Mount Olive, N. C, where Bill had moved after retirement recently. She was also sister-inlaw to Jack Hill '42, to whom I am indebted for this information, and who attended the services 5 Jan. in Mt. Olive.

Sec'y, Cdr. R. S. Day, USN (Ret.) Suite 500—Seminary Professional Bldg.

Alexandria, Va. 22304

A new year and a new decade has dawned.

Winding up the old year brought some of the class together in Washington at Hopleys and on the west coast at the Sturgises.

Unfortunately for the latter, Ed GALLAGHER, who had attended the class luncheon in December and volunteered to report thereon intercepted a dense fog bank on the San Diego freeway en route, so he and Carmen made the wise decision to turn back for home. Dottie Wiggins advised the next day that it was vv'ell they hadn't pressed on as they had averaged only about four miles an hour trying to get back to Fullerton.

Some did get up from San Diego, but to date have heard nothing further.

Capt. Edward G a l l a g h e r Sr., U S N , Chief of Staff, Commander N a v a l Base Los Angeles-Long Beach, swore in his son a t the N R O T C unit, UCLA.

On 23 Oct. Ed had the pleasure of swearing in his son, Ed, Jr., at the N R O T C unit, UCLA. He was one of two selected for regular appointment from contract status as a result of his distinguished performance in his academic work and military aptitude.

Ed also sent along a wrap-up of the '42 class Army-Navy get-together in the Los Angeles/Long Beach area. The event was hosted by Gene and Madge Malone, Bill and Mary Lee Morgan, and Milt and Dottie Stewart. The game was viewed from the Naval Reserve Training Center party room located at Chavez Ravine, close by the Dodger Stadium. Altho the game was a total loss, the party was a grand success. In addition to the hosts, it was attended by Ed and Carmen Gallagher, Don and Mary HenMARCH,

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C a p t . A l d e n W h i t n e y a n d RAdm. Jock James on the q u a r t e r d e c k of the USS LITTLE ROCK, flagship of C o m m a n d e r U. S. Sixth Fleet.

ning, R H Miller, Max and Marge Munk, Doug and Betty Powell, Jim and Barb Salassi, Ike and Vannie Sturgis, Frank and Peggy Tofalo, Bud and Gladys Wheldon, and Roy and Dottie Wiggins.

Looking a bit to the future, Ed volunteered to sit down with Max M U N K and draft a proposed layout and the backup material for the 30-year book. The fall of 1971 is not that far away and this is a big step on behalf of the entire class for which we are indeed grateful. There will be plenty of room for volunteers wherever the class gathers, so let us hear from you on your desires for the 30th.

Ed and Sue ROSENBERG have settled down at the Amphibious Base at Coronado altho Ed spent six months in WestPac as Commander Amphibious Force, Seventh Fleet. Sue had two weeks of R&R with Ed in Japan and Taiwan, with two days on Okinawa with Eric.

Altho Bob M O T T E R N didn't request it, I feel that we should acknowledge that I was in error in classifying a perfectly good meteorologist, an oceanographer. Bob was our only class specialist in the naval weather service. Norm T A T E and Jim A S H L E Y took the PG course in meteorology and did a tour or two in weather but did not become specialists. Would also like to acknowledge that one of Bob's crew on the Chasn-Jax leg was an old scouting commissioner cohort of mine, LCdr. Gerry Struck, who is now stationed in Jax, but used to work for Bob in D. C. Bill and Betty Lou H O U S E R passed along word of the wedding of daughter Cindy to Ens. Bob Riera Jr., USN, on 21 Dec. at the Naval Academy Chapel. Bob is the son of RAdm. Emmet Riera, USN '35, and is now in flight training at Pensacola.

Bill enclosed a clipping from Bill BREWSTER announcing the retirement of Capt.

Roberto LIM, senior vice president of Philippine Air Lines, on 1 Nov. Bob had been with PAL 22 years and will remain a member of the PAL board of directors. He has

accepted a membership in the faculty of the Asian Institute of Management and will head up a management partnership.

Alden W H I T N E Y sent along a letter from Toulon with a run-down on the family plans after a most exhilarating and enjoyable tour with the Sixth Fleet. An occasional visit by classmates commanding units of the fleet enlivened the tour. Parker Armstrong, Jack James, George Halvorson, Jim Alexander, Bill Arthur, Bill Morrow, Lou Meier, and J. J. Mitchell, checked in from time to time. Kitty and Alden will be coming back to the States sometime in March to retire from the Navy and plunge into a new career at Culver. Alden will be director of the naval summer school, a job held for many years by the late Capt. Bob Bolton, U S N (Ret.) '20. He will have also administrative duties on the regular winter school faculty.

Their address will be Culver Military Academy, Culver, In. 46511, and any and all who happen to be crossing northern Indiana are most welcome. Alden's father lives at Culver and his get up and go belies his seventy-plus summers.

Normally, this would seem to be enough planning for one family, but in early December Kitty and Peter flew back to the States to attend Chip's marriage to Darlene Cupp on 27 Dec. at College Park, Md. Clara Lee and I joined the wedding party and can report a beautiful and happy afternoon ceremony. Kitty ended up with two gowns for the ceremony, one of which could still be touring Italy as it had not turned up after being finished. Chip is attending college and working in Norfolk and the couple have a home in Virginia Beach. Pam was a lovely attendant, altho her children remained at home in Virginia Beach. Peter and Kitty were to fly back to Italy to close the villa, then will return in a leisurely fashion to Culver with Alden.

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Our gathering at the Hopleys marked the first time we had had a chance to celebrate together on a Friday, 19 Dec, the day of our graduation. Joining Eric and Shirley Hopley were Jerry and Bev Clarke, Art and Pat Rawson, Chet and Rose Lee, Norm and Muff Nash, Buzz and Peg Petzel, and Clara Lee and yours truly. At one time or another, Jerry, Eric, Chet and I had roomed together, so it was a particularly meaningful get-together. Buzz and Peg are having a ball as they have forsaken the warmer western climes to enter into a six-month's submergence in a joint Spanish course here in Washington prior to a two-year tour in South America. Needless to say, a wonderful time was had by all.

Sec'y, Capt. William T. Peach, I I I , (SO, USN (Ret.), 647 Kaimalino St. Kailua, Hawaii 96734 Wash. Area Sec'y, Capt. Robert B. Greenwood, USN, 1400 South 22nd St. Arlington, Va. 22202

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Altho belated, congratulations are still in order for Harry B E N O I T and Nick D A S H K O . Last summer Harry was elected a vice-president of Barnes Engineering Co., 30 Commerce Rd., Stanford, Conn. In this capacity Harry will manage the Barnes Engineering Defense and Space Contracts Division. This division performs research and development work for all U. S. government agencies and major aerospace corporations. It also administers production contracts for infrared instrumentations used in defense and space applications.

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at the party included: Frank and Helen Ault, Bob and Jane Beaver, Cliff and Harriet Brown, Bill and Virginia Busik, Tom and Louise Casey, Cliff and Phyllis Gates, Det and Lanell Detweiler, Bill and Lois Doyel, Jim and Dee Earl, Lee and Dodie Fox, Dan and Jenny Freeman, Bob and Hazel Greenwood, George and Jean Grkovic. Perry and Pat Hall, Charlie and Anne Helme, Les and Jane Heselton, David and Squidge Holmes, Jack and Fran Hudson, Dan and Moo Hunt, Doug and Jean Jennings, Bill and Frances Kastenbein, Bob and Barbara Kunhardt, Tom and Jane McClellan, Jigger and Hazel Nolan, Ellrod and Orpha Mae Suggins, Jim and Marielle Oliver, Dick and Fran Phelps, Bill and Dot Riblett, Ham and Caroline Ries, Les and Polly Sell, Will and Joby Shor, Sully and Liza Sullivan, Vito and Virginia Vitucci, Ken and Katherine Wallace, Ross and Helena Ward, Sam and Iris Watson, John and Marjorie Weeks, Dick and Jackie White, Woody and Therese Woodward, and Bob and Marilyn Zoeller. /-I /-I /l Al LT 1 L= 1 U U

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Jack C H R I S T M A N has volunteered Katty's services to sponsor a co-educational luncheon for the Washington contingent in April or May 1970. Except for that one, we stags will continue to meet the first Thursday of every month at Washington Navy Yard. Attendees of the January luncheon, who are also recent arrivals, include Bill B E H R E N S , C. C. BROCK, Hal C A S T L E and Bob L E W E L L E N .

Lt. (jg) Craig Honour '68 became the third naval aviator in the family. He received his wings at Chase Field, Tx., and is now flying F-4's in VF-101. He was preceded by his dad, Capt. Walt HONOUR, who was designated a naval aviator 25 years ago, and by brother Walt Jr. '67, who also wears Navy parachutist wings. For an encore, 34

brother Ens. Eric Honour '69 plans to enter flight training following his postgraduate studies at Monterey.

Bill GIBSON, president of the Washington chapter, is now in the Naval Ship Systems Command.

A N N A P O L I S CORNER A recent trip to Harvard University with the Navy basketball team brought forth a few cheering '44ers who reside in the Boston area. Elk and Wes KELLEY along with Stet and Fay H I L L S were in very good voice for the game and they were outstanding hosts after it was over. As you know.

Elk is with Raytheon, and he and Wes live at 118 Merriam St., 'Weston, Mass. 02193.

Their older son David is a member of the class of 1973 at USNA. Stet Hills just retired a few months ago, and holds down an executive position with Minneapolis Honeywell. He and Fay have a brand new home at 19 Nagog Hill Rd., Acton, Mass. 01720. They, too, have an older son who is pursuing thus far a career in the Navy. Norman, a NROTC graduate from Cornell, is a lieutenant with the submarine force.

Lt.(jg) Craig G. Honour, USN, has his naval aviator wings pinned on by Capt. H. B. Stewart, Sept. 1969.

Nick Dashko has been appointed manager of manufacturing engineering for the Engineering Works Division of Dravo Corp., One Oliver Plaza, Pittsburgh, Pa. Nick has held various supervisory positions with Dravo since he joined them in 1948. Best wishes for a healthy happy new year to all and BEAT A R M Y !

Sec'y, Capt. Emil Saroch, USN 237 Anchorage Ct., Annapolis, Md. 21404 Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Robert C. Blount 702 Fairway Dr., Baltimore, Md. 21204

For the benefit of the civilians of '45, particularly the ones who were unable to attend homecoming, we now have eight admirals and more to be selected in 1970.

Their names and commands are: RAdm. James W . NANCE, Deputy Director, WMCC, J-3, JCS, Pentagon, Washington, D. C. (1969 selection). RAdm. Patrick F. H A N N I F I N , Com 13, Seattle, Wash. (1969 selection). RAdm. Clarence R. BRYAN, Fleet Maintenance Officer and Asst. Chief of Staff for Maintenance and Logistic Plans, CinCLantFlt, Norfolk, Va. (1969 selection).

RAdm. Dean L. A X E N E , Director, Pan American Affairs, OpNav, Washington, D. C. (1968 selection). RAdm. George P. S T E E L E III, Commander U. S. Naval Forces Korea, A P O S F 96301 (1968 selection). RAdm. Julien J. LEBOURGEOIS, DAC/S, Plans and Policy, Supreme .'Mlied Commander, Europe, A P O NY 09055 (1968 selection). RAdm. Robert B. BALDWIN, Director, Aviation Program Division, Pentagon, Washington, D. C. (1969 selection).

RAdm. Albert R. MARSHALL, Deputy Commander, Pacific Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast Asia, FPO San Francisco, Calif. (1969 selection).

Capt. James MONTGOMERY, CO USS GALVESTON, writes, "After noting in the last Shipmate the plea for news from fleet skippers, I just couldn't keep from checking into the circuit!

"After a few years around the Pentagon and then a tour setting up the Development and Training Center in San Diego, it is great to be back at sea. (Jetting the Naval Development and Training Center (DATC) off the ground was an interesting, challenging and rewarding experience. A most unique concept and totally worthwhile Navy endeavor.

"Presently am en route in GALVESTON to San Diego after having just completed a S H I PMATE

seven-month deployment with the Sixth Fleet in the Med. It's a long trip home, with brief stops in Norfolk and the Canal Zone, but unfortunately our arrival in Norfolk is going to be just one day too late to make homecoming and that 25th anniversary class reunion.

"The Med cruise has been most interesting and thoroughly enjoyable—especially so for one who has called WestPac waters home for many years. Know there were many more classmates in the area, but these I saw, operated with, or was aware of: Stu Nelson had SHANGRI-LA in GALVESTON'S group, and

during my deployment was relieved by Warren O'Neil in SARATOGA. Enjoyed operating with both of them, who naturally skippered their carriers in the finest '45 tradition. Didn't actually see Gerry O'Rourke, Sixth Fleet Ops, but his presence was continuously felt—always waiting (sometimes quite apprehensively) for those little surprise schedule changes!

"On leaving the Med, stopped briefly in Rota and had the opportunity to chat with Walt Dedrick, ComSubRon Sixteen. Also saw Hal and Use Taylor, who were in the area buying a home in the nearby Spanish mountains—sounded to me more like a castle and associated estate!

"Present address in the San Diego area is 1109 Pine St., Coronado. The latchstring is always out for any friends or classmates in or passing through."

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Jim F O U S T writes several notes for Shipmate as one of his last acts prior to being relieved as president of the Association of the Class of 1946, our Washington-based organization. He enclosed a letter which was received from RAdm. Elliott Loughlin, USN (Ret.), Executive Director of the USNA Foundation. "I have received your letter of 14 Nov. with enclosed check for $1,000 from the Association of the Class of 1946. This sum establishes the Class of 1946 Honor Scholarship and I would like to express my personal appreciation as well as that of Admiral Denfeld, Chairman of the Board, VAdm. Pirie, President, and all of the other officers and trustees for this action on the part of your class in support of the U. S. Naval Academy Foundation's Scholar Program."

In making his call for annual $5 dues, Jim asked me to let you know that the money will be used for financing our 6th Company Wardroom Project ($100 per year) and our Foundation Scholarship Program ($1000 every other year). Under no circumstances is dues money used to finance Washington area functions.

The Association officers for 1970 are: Pres.: Al W H I T E ; Sec'y : Bud K E N N E L LY; and Treas.: Larry STAHL. Jack B E A S L E Y (now an Annapolis resident) has agreed to be the chairman of the October homecoming/25th anniversary function.

Rooms for the 25th are now firm, as follows: 40 rooms at the Charter House, east of Annapolis on Route 301. Sixty rooms at the Holiday Inn at Route 50/301 intersection west of Annapolis. For Holiday Inn make reservations prior to 1 Sept. '70 and mention Jim Foust or Jack Beasley's name. Must reserve for two nights (9, 10 Oct.) $16 plus tax, single; $18 plus tax, double (2 double beds). For the Charter House mention Bill Doty's name. No deadline has been set as of this date.

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in about 18 years. Barbi flew in from Seattle where she attends the U. of Washington so we had both girls with us. Since our route was through Peoria, 111., we stayed overnight with Pablo and Margaret STU EVE on the way to Tennessee and back. After rooming together for two years at the Academy, Pablo and I hadn't seen each other since graduation day so we had lots of catching up to do. All of their children, including the two married ones, were there for Christmas so we had an opportunity to get acquainted with the entire family. How the time does fly!

Naval Reserve Association business will take us back to Illinois this month and we hope to see some of the other classmates in Peoria, including Yale Miller, Lorin Smith and G. O. Daly. Pablo discovered that G. O. Daly suffered some brain damage from a fall on board ship and as a result he was retired as L t . ( j g ) . He has no recollection of any of his life before the fall and, of course, Pablo said it was difficult to talk about classmates, USNA, etc.

One of our biggest holiday surprises was the discovery that Leroy S H R O D E has moved from Pittsburgh to Alcoa, Tenn., where he still works for Aluminum Co. of America. As a matter of fact, their home at 854 Goddard St., Alcoa, Tn. 37701, is not more than a mile from the site of the little two-room country school where I attended the third thru the sixth grades.

Because they were so close, Dorothy and I had a chance to visit with Margret and Leroy after they attended an open house given for us the day after Christmas.

Bruce A L T H O F F hopes he'll have orders to the west coast this summer after completing the course at National War College.

While Al B O W E N continues his studies at the National War College, Delly continues as a tutor three days a week, having moved to the Potomac School which is closer to home.

Jim BURTON retired from the Navy on 1 Oct. and I suppose Jim will remain at his San Diego address, 4567 Del Monte Ave. 92107. Jerry H E N D E R S O N left his job on the joint staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and has relieved Art B E N N E T T of command of USS FIREDRAKE in San Francisco. Art has orders to N A T O Defense College, Rome.

Sam and Porter B A S S E T T are back in the D. C. area after 5^/2 years in Ohio.

Sam is vice president-marketing for Avco Corp. and has a Cal-25 in Annapolis and races every Sunday. Porter says she doesn't crew but Saul L E V I N E does. They bought a house and expected to be moved in by 1 March. Their address will then be: 2811 Fort Scott Dr., Arlington, Va. 22202.

John and Marian BLAKE of 4271 Towhee Rd., Calabasas, Ca. 91302, have had a busy year, starting in January when John slipped on some wet plaster in the new Equitable Building and shattered his left shoulder. He spent the best part of spring in the hospital or in a sling or undergoing surgery. (Some people will do anything to get out of helping with the moving!!) John is now working as general manager of Bennett Marine Services dealing with the repair and conversion of ships, currently the QUEEN MARY and

the

N.S. SAVANNAH. Marian has gone back to work as administrative secretary to the director of industrial relations of Ted Smith Aircraft.

The CUTCHALLs have been kept busy during the year, Lee by the Naval Electronics Systems Command and Kay with the S & K Catering business. Lee took a week's

leave during the year and went bear hunting, bringing home a 600-pounder. Kay was so successful with her recipes for bear meat that they both decided to go deer hunting in Pennsylvania in Dec. Their daughter Margo was married on 31 May 1969 to Chet Dombrosky and they are now living in New Jersey.

The CROSBYS from Eau Gallie, Fla., say Bill now heads the Naval Surveillance Group for Radiation, Inc. Bob CUCCIAS has orders to Naval Air Systems Command, Washington, from Eastern NORAD Region, Stewart AFB, Newburgh, N. Y.—just when I was counting on him to be one of my area reps.

Jim CUMMINGS has orders from executive assistant and naval aide to the Assistant SecNav (R&D) to command USS INCHON in Norfolk.

Jean Avey sent a clipping from the Dallas Morning News about the election of Granville D U T T O N as president of the Dallas Petroleum Engineers Club.

John DEVLIN has been ordered from Pearl Harbor to the OflSce of the Deputy Commander of Pacific Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast Asia, Saigon, Vietnam.

On a trip to Minnesota recently Dorothy and I stopped in Sioux City, Iowa, and paid a surprise visit to Thorpe CLARK, president of Thorpe and Company, Jewelers.

Ed COOKE has been ordered to San Diego where he will take command of Submarine Squadron Five.

George DICKEY has been relieved in command of USS TAPPAHANNOCK in Long Beach and has orders to relieve Bob DISE as the Navy Deputy to the Director, Advanced Ballistic Re-entry Systems Program, Norton AFB, San Bernardino, Calif.

George ELLIS says he will be relieved of command of USS ARCTURUS in March and will report to the Fleet Operations Branch of OpNav (Op-332).

Jig-Jig DOUGHERTY, my area rep. in South Bend, says Dr. Jim FARNER's current address is 3001 Buckingham Dr., South Bend 46628.

Liz Forrest wrote a brief note to say that they had a European vacation last fall and that all the kids are finally in school. They are still at Mechanicsburg, Pa., where Jim is exec, of the Fleet Material Support Office.

Jim FERGUSON (now Col. USA) sends a new address as 34 Ripley Dr., Redstone Arsenal, Ala. 35808, and agrees to be an area rep.

The GORTONs continue to make us envious with their San Diego address. Their middle daughter, Rita is in training to be a seamaid at Sea World in Mission Beach so if you should see her playing games with the porpoises don't panic!

Good to hear from Bill and Marie G I E S E K E who live at 160 Kenny Court, Santa Cruz, Calif. Bill still works for Lockheed and is in the Naval Reserve.

Jim GEAR writes a short note from 642 Rutland Rd.. Wichita, Kan., and says he'll agree to be the Kansas area rep. if I'll agree not to work him too hard. (Almost nobody seems to need another job these days!)

John H A L E has reported for a 90-day period of special active duty for training with the Alaska Department of Military Affairs in Anchorage, Alaska. His services were requested by the Adjutant General of the Alaska National Guard to assist in setting up the Alaska State Naval Militia.

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Nat H I L L answers my plea for area reps, on the letterhead of Nathaniel Hill and Associates, Management Consultants, in Raleigh. Grant and Sally H I N C H C L I F F are also among those who enjoy the San Diego climate. Grant also continues to enjoy teaching math for the San Diego city schools. They live at 81 East L St., Chula Vista, 92011.

Hal HAMBERG has been relieved as CO USS MOUNTRAIL in Norfolk and reports to the Staff, Commander Naval Air Force Atlantic, same place. Wick H A R L A N has orders from OpNav to Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk.

Jim and Fil IRVINE's youngest daughter Lucy was married to Patrick F. McVey on 3 Jan. in the NAS North Island Chapel.

Si and Jeanie Simons came down from Los Angeles for the wedding.

Doc J O H N S O N sends me his current address as 1813 Frizzell Dr., Virginia Beach, Va. 23455, and says he is in the process of accumulating names, addresses and phone numbers of classmates in the area. Will hand the sack to Dick K N I G H T when he deploys with the YANCY in March.

This year's edition of the Jacobs journal w-as jam-packed with interesting information and I wish there was enough room to print it all. What about Jackie learning to scuba dive to get pictures for her seventh grade life science series on educational TV. Who says we're getting old?

Think you can see that I run out of space long before I run out of news so next month I'll start with "K" and give the last half of the alphabet a chance. Happy April Fools Day!

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Sec'y, Capt. C. Turner Joy, J r . , USNR 1001 Priscilla Lane Alexandria, Va. 22303 Washington, D. C , Area Sec'y: Capt. Pat March, USN 2713 S. Grant St. Arlington, Va. 22202

Received a Christmas card from Ted and Len DAVIS with a note updating the happenings in the family in 1969. Following a third year in Norfolk where Ted has been with A S W F O R L A N T , comes the hopes of a deep draft in the spring of 1970. Len spent July through September in hospital, traction, bed and confinement routine caused by a slipped disc and so far has escaped an operation. I know the class joins me in the hopes that by the time you read this that you will be fully recovered. Ted reports son Mark is studying architectural engineering at Old Dominion University while daughter Charlene was married to Richard Bell in early Dec. 1969.

From Jack E D W A R D S comes the news that he is now stationed at H Q 4th M A W / MARTC, NAS Glenview, 111. 60026, where he is currently assigned as assistant operations and training officer. As many of you may not know. Jack recentlv returned from Vietnam where he commanded a CH-46 Helicopter Squadron followed by a tour as Ops officer of Marine Air Group 36 in the I Corps of South Vietnam. While in SEA he flew over a hundred combat missions before a crash that caused evacuation to hospital in Japan. I am happy to report that Jack has fully recovered from injuries received and is back on flight status with no after effects. Jack and his lovely wife Jill have four boys, ages 20, 18, 15 and 3, the last keeping them young. So, '47ers in the Chicago area, you have a new member.

Bunny and Luke SISSON, living in Los Alamitos, hope to be living on the base at Long Beach by the time this goes to print.

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ond Legion of Merit to Fred J E W E T T . The citation follows: "For exceptionally meritorious cc)nduct in the performance of outstanding service while serving in the Republic of Vietnam from 13 Jan to 1 June 1969. As Commander Task Force C L E A R W A T E R , Capt. Jewett was responsible for riverine operations of all navigable inland waterways between Da Nang and the Demilitarized Zone in the northern I Corps Tactical Zone. He assure(l safe waterborne delivery of vital military cargo to Hue and Dong Ha for use by the 101st Airborne Division in Thua 'Thien Province and the Third Marine Division (Reinforced) in Quant Tri Province. Over 265,000 tons of cargo were delivered to those two divisions despite repeated enemy attempts at interdiction by mining and direct attack along the rivers. He recognized an urgent need to upgrade the mine countermeasures being employed along the vital Cua Viet line of communication. Highly sophisticated craft were employed and measures such as shadowgraph and helicopter sweeps were requested. He repeatedly took part in combat operations utilizing all of the different types of craft within his purview. He designed and personally conducted a series of field tests, utilizing a captured mine mechanism to determine pressure signatures of all types of United States craft operating along the rivers and waterways of Northern I Corps Tactical Zone. Those tests proved highly successful and the results have been provided to the United States Navy technical agencies. Capt. Jewett's devotion to duty, leadership and exemplary professionalism were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."

'47 class party at Officers' Club, Long Beach

NOV. '69. Their daughter Laura was married to Hamish Downie of Dunoon, Scotland in October at the Naval Academy Chapel. Many thanks for the Christmas card.

Bunny, and next time I'm in L. A. I'll make it a point to break bread with you.

From Phil FAIRMAN, who is manager.

Power Equipment Sales for the Federal Pacific Electric Co. in Newark, N. J., came an answer to my plea for the whereabouts of one of the missing classmates, Don L U T K E N . Rice York '45 also fitted in with some additional info on Don. Many thanks.

Rice. Don is the vice president-operations for the Mississippi Power and Light Co. in Jackson, Miss., and has charge of all production facilities. He and his wife, three daughters and two sons reside at 1618 Pine Ridge Place, Jackson 39211.

From Stu EVANS came the welcomed information of a '47 party at the Officers' Club in Long Beach honoring Worth and Sid Bogley. Attending were the Kiddoos, Cranes, Rog Johnsons, Deatherages, Brandts, Jewetts, Ostertogs, Don Wallaces, Hertzogs, Skinners, Richards', Adams' Werners, Barkers, Halls, Forbes', Schullers, Shields' and Stu Evans'. Altho Jim Doyle had his schedule changed at the last minute and was unable to attend, Jeanette more than made up for it by coming herself.

Thanks to Don S K I N N E R for the pictures.

As you can see, the party was an unqualified success. For those '47ers who are new to the Los Angeles area and wish to be placed on the active list call Rog Johnson (714) 968-7259, Dale Deatherage 597-1433, or Stu Evans 882-2748.

On 5 Sept. RAdm. Horace V. Bvrd, Commander Naval Base Los Angeles and Commander Mine Force Pacific Fleet, made a presentation of a gold star in lieu of a Sec-

Jim W I L S O N has received orders to command SubRon One. Lou LARCOMBE has checked into Op-03U as the Deputy Deep Submergence Systems Coordinator.

Lou still commutes to Virginia Beach on weekends and hopes to move his family to Washington in June.

I regret to announce the news of the death of Keith L.A^KEY's wife, Pat, at the Boston Naval Shipyard in December. I know that the class joins me in offering our most heartfelt condolences to Keith and his family.

On behalf of the class a contribution has been made to the Heart Fund.

Sec'y, Cdr. Sumner K. Moore, USN (Rel.) 308 Mansion Dr. Alexandria, Va. 22302

This feels like Happy New Year since this is being written in early January for the March issue. These Moores are in a state of chaotic turmoil with retirement looming the end of January and no employment nailed down yet. I'd hoped to be able to report some sort of fantastic happy job, but since this is not the case, watch succeeding issues for the exciting news.

Bill SALADA is off INTREPID as XO and is in the Washington area living at 3307 Prince William Dr., Fairfax, Va. 22030.

John FRY, oceanographer, has been up to big things lately. He and two other friends have set up a sort of consulting and research company called Ocean Data Systems, Inc., located at 4715 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, Md. 20014. John is the VP, Marme Ops, and from the company brochure is: "A nationally recognized specialist in marine science . . . has broad experience in policy planning and coordination of naval and national ocean exploration and data management programs. He served in the Executive Oflice of the President, first in the Office of Science and Technology, and later as a S H I PMATE

senior staff member with the National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development." John is certainly all these things in addition to being his own good self.

Dec. 20th saw the change of command in which Tom H A Y W A R D relieved Capt. R.

emy of Music which certainly pleased her parents. She is in ninth grade and suddenly all grown up. Robert is America's best advertising agent. He loves all sports and took a two-week canoeing trip through Wales last summer. The highlight of the children's travels was the Capucine Church in Rome. The Friars have decorated six F. Rumble '45 as CO, AMERICA in Norfolk.

Capt. Thomas B. cubicles with the bones of their dead brothers For those unfamiliar with Tom's tracks Hayward, USN '48 . . . from rosettes on the walls to skeletons these last few years, I can fill you in. Flight dressed in Friar's robes . . ." Dick's address training in '48; VF-41 in ESSEX and VALLEY is Ofc of Naval Research London, F P O NY FORGE with 146 sorties in Korea; test pilot 09510. training. Pax River, followed by flight testing F4D and FJ4. Aviation Safety Officer Robbie and Connie ROBERTSON, 20081 School, U S C ; Fleet Air Wing 3. 1958 found Mikles, Jim Murray, George Norman, Curt Chateau Dr., Saratoga, Ca. 95070, write in him at War College, Newport; VF-124; Norton, Lee Ramsey, Jim Reddick, Ernie their newsletter, ". . . Robbie is still with VF-211, Dec. '59 to July '61; AdministraSanders, Jack Townsend and Carl Wilson. Lockheed (almost 12 years now) and I am tive aide to SecNav; XO VF-103 Nov '63, A postcard would be most appreciated from now a working gal also. Our five sons are thence to CO. July '65, CAG 10 operating anyone who knows their whereabouts. in the age range of 6]^ to 16, one in first off INTREPID in S E . \ ; Aug. '66 National Bob J A M E S wrote from Fort Lauder- and second grades, two in junior high, and War College. And here a high point of any dale, Fla., that he is now the managing one in high school. aviator's career, CO of GRAFFIAS. Tom partner of the John A. Kemper & Co., stock "This past summer we took our annual hopped back to the Navy Dept. before going brokerage firm. Congratulations, Bob, and vacation trip touring the western states. We off to AMERICA. A S you probably recall, good luck. think we have finally seen just about everyTom and Peggy have two daughters, Mrs. Harry MEYER wrote from Sun Valley thing there is to see. We travelled to Lassen Colleen Smith, and Cindy, who is a freshNational Park, Shasta Dam, Klamath that he is now involved in designing for man at Hollins College, Roanoke.

Falls, Crater Lake, Eugene, Salem, Carlton, the instrumentation flight test on the LockBill BARNES writes all the way from heed 1011 (Commercial Trijet). Harry had Oregon, and while we were at Carlton we .\nnapolis: "I had some work to do with been working on the "Cheyenne" before that had fun showing the boys their father's the German Navy in December and passed helicopter encountered difficulties. He moves hometown. Then we drove on to Mt. Rainier, through ONR London en route to Bonn to Palmdale, Calif., in June and will welinto Idaho, Canada, Glacier National Park, and Kiel. In London I ran into Ernie come any and all alumni contacts. and on to Yellowstone. On our way to YelCastle who is on the USEUCOM staff at lowstone Robbie suffered second degree Stuttgart. Ernie says any classmate passburns because the radiator overheated. So ing near Stuttgart will be warmly welcomed we had two people to watch out for, as we by himself and wife Billie. I also visited started the trip with CG in a sling because Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Charles L. M u l l , USN 5200 Lawn Way, Chevy Chase, M d . 20015 with Reid Hunter, who is a very busy man of a dislocated shoulder which happened on the staff of CinCUSNavEur, London. when he fell out of our tree in the midst By the way, this business of Bill Chandler's Annual Christmas communications have of a dinner party we were having. . . . Evenbeing in Brussels is a hoax. I have been in provided some news and I hope some of tually we arrived at the Robertson ranch in Brussels three times in the past year attend- you have sent me news from others whom Santa Fe which the boys dearly love doing ing NATO meetings and I always called we perhaps don't see or hear from during each year, and then on to home base via the I T T offices and ask for Bill. His secre- the year. If you still have annual newsletters Arizona and lower California. . . ." tary always sounds like a travelogueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Mr. which some of us send with our Christmas My roommate Ed BIXBY and his wife Chandler is in Geneva, in Paris, in Bonn, cards, I'd appreciate having them sent to Helen, 13 Patterson Rd., Bedford, Mass. etc. Bill really keeps on the move." me to summarize in the column. I'll return 01730, write, " . . . I transferred back to them to you if you wish.

Boston in June '69. My job here is at HanDick and Mary Lou T H U R S T O N de- scom Field in Bedford, Mass. The assignSec'y, Capt. Stanley S. Fine, USN scribe their very active life in London: ment is Director Procurement and ProducP. 0 . Box 2142 ". . . Our biggest news this year came from tion for the Deputy for Communications Washington, D. C. 20013 a call last February from the Dean of the Systems. I'm still in the contract business College of Physical and Engineering Sci- and here my office buys communications WASHINGTON AREA ences at Brigham Young University in systems. We award and manage about $800 The Washington climate conspired to snow Provo, Utah, offering Dick the job as out the January luncheon at O'Donnell's. assistant dean. Mary Lou wanted to drop million worth of contracts. This year looks Jack Benoit, Pete Swenson and one or two everything and leave immediately, but after lean though, with all the cut-back in funds. others braved the Washington traffic jams a flurry of letters and phone calls, the Dean "At Holloman, N. M., I was awarded an and stalled cars while the rest of us, cow- consented to wait a year so that Dick could A F Commendation Medal. Here I have ards to the end, hibernated. finish 20 years for his Navy retirement. So, taken taken over a new office which conOn 5 Jan. the executive committee met the Navy granted Dick his retirement re- solidated three previous buying offices. to discuss future social plans. The Wash- quest tentatively effective as of 1 Aug. "We are glad to be back east where we 1970, and we are Utah bound where he ington group will hold a mid-winter gathcan enjoy the salt water and seafood. Our ering at Crystal Plaza and a spring outing will be starting civilian life the first of Susan had a lot of ear trouble in the desert, Sept. Our cup runneth over for we will be on the C & O Canal Barge. For further but has been ok here so far. She is 5 ^ near both our families and the city of Provo details, contact D. Butler at Oxford 7-5509. is beautiful. Provo is nestled at the base now and in kindergarten and really looking By the time you read this, you should for snow. have received the mail-out from the Founda- of the Rocky Mountains and is on the route "My oldest, Debra, is 14 and in the first from east to west or west to east, as you tion describing the Class of '49 Scholarship of high school. She managed to get her Fund and the methods for pledging and prefer. The Thurstons' abode will always year letter in field hockey this year. David is 13 be open and waiting for travelling friends. donating. In reminder, the class has voted and in the eighth grade, and played on a kids to raise $20,000 for a memorial to classmates "We have taken advantage of the wonteam this past summer. Mother and who have died in the service of our coun- derful 'package tours' offered here and have baseball Dad are still living in Littleton, Vermont, try. The memorial will be in the form of a travelled just as much as we could. Our Naval .'\cademy Foundation Honor Scholar- greatest trip was a journey to the Holy both aging but ok. ship. Donations, which are tax deductible, Land with visits in Lebanon, Egypt and "Ken Monroe is still in Lewiston, Maine. should be made out to "U. S. Naval AcadGreece. Mary Lou says that we have travHe was here a couple of weeks ago and emy Foundation Fund (Class of '49)" and elled to 14 countries, but there are still hasn't changed much. Rob Greenley is asiiiailed to the USNA Class of 1949 Memo- many left to see (and she's working on signed here at Hanscom now. Jack Bolger rial Fund Committee, Box 2142 (the class tho.se, too). left just before I got here for ICAF. When box), Washington, D. C. 20013.

I left Holloman Jim Bier was planning to "Wright, Elizabeth and Robert love Engretire in October or November past. I LOST S H E E P D E P T . In going through land and school. Wright graduates from high the class addresses, I have lost the followschool in June and is busy filling out col- haven't run into any of our other classmates recently. ing: Bob Barden, Harry Baumgarten, Dick lege application forms. He has loved sports Blackwell, Herman Bushman, Don Dahl- at school and has travelled with the basket"Now that we are back east we'll be givman, Whit Davis, Royce Dreyer, Howard ball (he's 6' 3") and tennis teams to Gering more serious thought about the reunion Edwards, Mike Guild, Jim Haley, Phil many. Belgium and Holland. Elizabeth in '70. I really would like to go. We went Haynes, Bob Hunt, Randy Lawrence, Art passed her piano exams at the Royal Acad- in '65 and enjoyed it, so keep us posted MARCH,

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now. Navy sure had a tough football season this year. I hope the team got some experience so they will do better next year.

We live on the base here at Hanscom. Housing is apartment type, not as nice as Holloman, but with the cost of living here it is a salvation. . . ." Bix's telephone is 2746051 for those of you who may want to contact him if you're in the Boston area.

John and Shirley P L E A S A N T S write from Newport that John will get his Master's in August while also attending the Naval War College.

Howard and Joan E S T E S are enjoying their duty at Edwards AFB in the land of the Joshua trees where Howie is CO of the A F Air Defense Rocket Propulsion Laboratory. Their address is 5349 (iandlewood, Edwards AFB, Ca. 93523.

Chaplain Chuck G R E E N W O O D and Betty gave us their new address as 700 Berkley Court, Virginia Beach, Va. 23452.

Chuck is attached to the ENTERPRISE and advises us that Andy P U L L A R is leaving the BIG E for NavShips in Washington.

Jerry and Jackie SOLOMON give us their home address as 1013 10th Loop, Sandia Base, Albuquerque, N. M. 87116. Jerry is also studying for his teaching credentials.

Dick DOAN indicates that he has retired and now resides at 4660 Kester Ave., Apt. 122, Sherman Oaks, Ca. 91403.

From far off Asmara, Ethiopia, came a request from George I R I S H for the WilsonFahland Liickv Bag Index. George's address is c/o Radiation, A P O NY 09843. Copies are available by dropping me a card or call me at NavSec on autovon.

I'd like to correct John NOONAN's address which was incorrectly published previously, to 839 Halstead Blvd, Jackson, Mich. 49203.

John AXE indicates he anticipates receiving his Doctorate degree in June and plans to retire on 30 June. He and Jackie plan to move to Michigan in July where John expects to be teaching at the University of Michigan. His current address is 8212 Hamilton Spring Court, Carderock Springs, Md. 20034.

Bill and Barbara D E M E R S enjoyed their third Christmas at the same address, 26 Chase's Lane, Middletown, R. I. 02840. We hope to see them in Washington this year. (jeorge and Ann FERGUSON plan to return to Rossmoor, Ca., this year when George retires. Their current address is Qtrs. B, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va. 23709.

John an(l Anita CAVANAUGH describe their activities in Japan where John is attached to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1) at NAS Atsugi. Anita writes, "I'm sure you saw the cormorant fishing at Gifu. We went down on a threeday trip there and to Pearl Island. We have done most of the local things—Izu Peninsular, Nikko, etc., but John hasn't been here enough to see much. I took him on a Tokyo subway for the first time several weeks ago, to Oriental Bazaar, FujiTori's, Shimura's, etc. We plan to fly to the snow festival the end of January (in Hokaido) and a 10-day trip to Hong Kong in March. Clarie is working, through Girl Scouts, to earn money to go to Expo '70 I'm teaching English two mornings a week to four-year-olds at a Sony plant school in Hon Atsugi—volunteer."

Anita's description is ever mindful of Sally's and my recent three-year tour at Yokosuka and our living in Yokohama. Japan is a wonderful country.

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Sam and Emily DOAK expect to be heading to Washington early this summer. Sam is chief staff officer for COMPHIBRON 12, residing at 3337 Old Kirkwood Dr., Virginia Beach, Va. 23452.

While I was out on the west coast early in December I talked to Fran McNally and Margie Shultz. The San Diego-Long Beach group were planning a class party on 13 Dec. which I was sorry to miss. I'm looking for our reliable southern California correspondents to fill next month's column.

Fran also indicated that John expected to be heading towards Washington after his tour as operations officer in the HORNET is completed this year. Margie said that Bob had orders to OP-97 and would report in February.

Bob

was

CO

AGERHOLM.

I've

known it for some time, but you know it has to be a small world when it turns out that Bob and Margie have been living in the same Coronado house that Sally and I lived in during my '62-'64 tour in San Diego. We were minus a bridge in those days, however.

Perhaps not quite as personal, but still pointing out that our circles revolve close together, was the discovery during my visit at the Naval Electronics Laboratory in San Diego that Murray KAPLAN was a senior engineer there. Murray was on my original 172 "missing persons" list which has dwindled to 23.

While in the Midshipman's Store recently, one of the pictures on a current midshipman pop record caught my eye.

Would you believe that in the year 1970, the picture of the fall set of second regimental staff stripers, first classmen of the year 1950, appears on the cover of a recording made by the current midshipman jazz group called the "Spiffeys!" Second regimental commander was Wayne S M I T H with staff officers Dave Boyd, Dave Heerwagen, Rob Roy Greenley, Harry Flory, Carl Dughi and Gene Herring. See page 113 of your Lucky Bag. The record was on sale for 75 cents as I recall. (Don't send me any requests for same!) Anyway, I haven't a clue as to why or how this picture selection was made, except to say that Wayne and company must present expressions of great musical exuberance to someone in the record publishing business.

Congratulations are in order to Virgil HANCOCK for being elected president of the Columbus alumni chapter for this year.

It is good to read of news of classmates in the alumni chapter news section of Shipmate.

And congratulations also to Lawton MAGEE, who has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal and his second award of the Air Medal for both ground and air action in Southeast Asia. Lawton received the Bronze Star for meritorious service as commander of the 19th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron and as operations officer for the

LCol. Lawton Magee being congratulated by U. S. Army Major General Frank W. Norris, Commandant, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.

41st Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron at Takhli Royal Thai AFB, Thailand. His Air Medal was for outstanding airmanship and courage on successful and important missions completed under hazardous conditions. He was presented the medals during ceremonies at the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va., where he is now serving as a faculty advisor. Lawton earned his M.S. degree in 1964 at George Washington University.

Recent arrivals in the Washington area include Buddy BURT (SecNav R&D), 4S0S Sleaford Rd., Annandale, Va. 22003; Bob FOLEY ( O P 05W), 6101 Larstan Dr., Alexandria, Va.; N. J. H A N K S (OSDDDR&E), 1443 Mayflower Dr., McLean, Va. 22101; and Bud LOCKWOOD ( 0 ?

605D), 5112 Clinton Rd., Alexandria, Va. 22312. "N. J." actually arrived last March, so you see how long it sometimes takes to catch up with even local people. Sending me a change of address card when you move would be most appreciated.

Your executive committee is hopeful that yop have returned the questionnaire and your '70 dues as a result of having received this year's annual class letter. We'll be completing final arrangements for our 20th reunion weekend (9-10 Oct.) based upon this response. Phil RYAN has arranged for full occupancy of the Jesuit Manresa Retreat House in Annapolis which will accommodate up to 90 people, singles and doubles, at very reasonable cost. Pre-game, game, and postgame activity are fairly well planned now.

And the use of Michelson Hall appears assured for our class party. About 240 couples indicated they definitely or probably would be present as a result of our preliminary survey last vear.

While I think of it, we still have a number of copies of our 15 yearbook. The Years Between, available at 5 dollars a copy, or a free copy if you succeed in urging a classmate to join the Alumni Association and thereby receive Shipmate. Send your money or new member's name to Pete WOOD, 5100 Baltan Rd., Washington, D. C. 20016.

Your letters have been most appreciated, so please keep the communications coming in. Have a very pleasant Easter holiday.

Sec'y, Lt.Col. J. W. Hammond, Jr., USMC Qtrs. 4307-B, M.C.B. Quantico, Va. 22134

"Whenever two or three shall meet and old tales are retold" There were no fewer than a dozen letters and cards during December as well as several telephone calls. All indicate that '51 is on the move. First, let's cover the geographical movements, specifically, comings and goings in the Washington, D. C, area. The Navy Times indicates that Gene A. ALLENDER (Cdr U S N ) is leaving P H I B R O N 2 and reporting to NAVELECT SYSCOMHQ, Washington, D. C. I hope that Gene and his lady arrive and are settled in time for the annual formal dinner-dance (imminent when you read this—Saturday, 7 March—Washington Navy Yard "Gun Factory" Club). The same Navv Times indicates the departure of C. R." WATTS Jr. (Cdr U S N ) from NAVORDSYSCOMHQ Washington, D. C , to Naval Weapons Lab, Dahlgren, Va. Fortunately, Dahlgren is only right down the road so Sparky and Marcia won't be too far. Incidentally, Bob HODN E T T (Cdr U S N ) is also at Dahlgren.

A. C H E R T A V I A N (Cdr USN) wrote to correct an item in a former column. His experience may be indicative of things to come in the solemn seventies. The December S H I PMATE

column indicatd that Chet had "turned over command of TURNER." Actually, Chet says that he ". . . had the sad duty of putting her out of commission. She was a great ship, and I'm happy to say that in her last year of service, she won the Big E for the ships of Des Ron 8." Well done, Chet! It seems to me that your first command, over ten years ago, was also cited as being an outstanding AOG. Keep up the good work.

Chet is pursuing a six-month course of instruction in German at the Defense Language Institute. He has orders to report to the German Command and Staff College in Hamburg about May. He'll be an instructor and U. S. Navy liaison officer. Meanwhile Chet and Jan are residing at 103 Ross Dr., Vienna, Va. 22180.

The New Year's Eve "revellers" include recent arrivals from WestPac. J. A. BUCK (Cdr USN) just arrived from a tour (with family) in Japan ( C O M S E V E N T H F L T staff). Johnny and Betty are living at 3603 Oval Dr., Alexandria, Va. Johnny's at OPNAV.

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Another newcomer or really perennial returnee to the Washington area is R. R. BRADLEY. Bob is manager. Electronics Division-Washington Operations, AerojetCieneral Corp., 1120 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D. C. 20036.

J. C. H U N T Jr. (LtCol U S A F ) called before Christmas. Jim was checking back in after a tour in RVN, picking up Margie and the kids and heading west to Edwards AFB.

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Medal as a C117-D pilot. After practically living in the brown-water Navy of PBM and P C F types. Bill is now Admin Officer, N A S Lakehurst, N. J. 08733.

Another classmate who received a Bronze Star Medal is E. W. CARTER III (Cdr U S N ) . Red also earned the Republic of Vietnam's Navy Distinguished Service Order (second class). Both decorations were for service as CO U S S TOWERS along the gun

line in RVN. In addition to the information above, a long note from Red said that my mentioning him in the column generated a card from R. N. W H I S T L E R Jr. (Cdr U S N ) . I presume that Nelson is still XO in PROTEUS, but Red didn't say. Red did

recount a bit of his doings during the last 18 months as CO TOWERS. His deployments

Col. Cherry presents the Distinguished Flying Cross to LCol. J. C. Hunt Jr., USAF.

Jim is now with the Rocket Propulsion Lab there. Their address is: 5327 Candlewood Ave., Edwards A F B , Ca. 93523. From his picture Jim looks well. The caption reads: "Col. Clyde S. Cherry, Commander 14th Special Operations Wing, USAF, awarding Distinguished Flying Cross to LtCol. James C. Hunt Jr. for an AC-47 Gunship mission near Kontum, R V N . " Congratulations, Jim. A couple of other classmates are due for congratulations, too. W. J. P O T O T S K Y fLCdr U S N ) received the Bronze Star Medal with combat "V" last September.

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included missions with N E W JERSEY until the bombing halt. There was a touch of apprehension in the note. Inasmuch as he's had command almost two years, Red feels that the nebulous "they" are making noises about bringing him ashore to some exotic place like D. C. If so, we'll all be looking forward to seeing him and Billie. Incidentally, Red insists that he can communicate with me (and other Marines) since his tour of RVN. He now claims to speak "Gruntese" fluently.

A third classmate, also a destroyer skipper, is also due for congratulationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but for a dififerent reason. P. K. CULLINS (Cdr U S N ) is CO U S S WADDELL homeported in

Yokosuka ( F P O San Francisco 96601). But the congratulations are for both Pete and Valarie. They are probably the first grandparents in the class. Their daughter Linda, who is married to an Army second lieutenant, just had a boy. Pete and Valarie's son, Dick, is a sophomore at the Universitv of South Carolina. Pete expects to be back in San Diego late summer 1970. He promises to be at the 20th reunion.

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So much for news, now for a reminder.

The 20th reunion is not that far away. As yet we have no formal committee but informally your executive committee is making preparations. I'm soliciting old photos of midshipmen days, cruise shots, drags (in these days of the "mini" let us not forget that we lived through the "new look," thanks a lot, Mr. Dior), etc. I'll save and return the pictures. We're contemplating blowing the pictures up to poster size as bulkhead decor. Remember, a long lead time is needed to plan a successful operation.

I also have another thought projecting beyond the 20th to future reunions. Class reunions are made by the people and not particularly the locale. Besides Crabtown there are other places sacred to '51. For example, youngster cruise was Lisbon for all, Villefrance, Leghorn, Algiers, Tangiers, etc. for some. In addition, there are other places from Air Cruise, etc., which have changed in 20 years. It might be fun to see them again as a group, this time with the ladies.

In this day of low-priced group air travel, these places are within reach. Speculate on it and let me know. If enough indicate preliminary interest, our class president might appoint a travel/reunion committee.

Sec'y, Cdr. Zug Zastrow, USN Physical Education Dept.

USNA, Annapolis, Md. 21402

The "length, strength and interest" of our '52 column is improving. Your letters are more than welcomeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;anytime ! I Wendy MERGENTHALER's dad was kind enough to send us his new address: LCol. Wendell P. C. Merganthaler Jr., USMC, 7800 Jansen Dr., Springfield, Va. 22150. Wendy recently returned from a 13month tour in Vietnam where he earned five citations including the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with a gold star. He is now assigned to the JCS staff at the Pentagon and his wife and four children make their home at the above address.

Cdr. Chuck POLLAK has orders to Washington and recently moved to the Annapolis area. He had been CO of U S S LAFAYETTE since April 1966. The Pollaks will be at home at Rt. #2, Box 79B, Revell Highway, Annapolis, Md. Cdr. F. C. (Fox Charles) J O H N S O N has departed OP-60 headed for Seattle as prospective CO of the U S S GRAY. The GRAY

is currently under construction at the Todd Shipyard in Seattle and will be commissioned in April; homeport will be San Diego, Calif.

Congratulations on your new command. Fox Charlie.

Also leaving Washington soon will be Cdr. Demp JACKSON who will become CO of the U S S KING in late spring. He will report to his new duty station via A S W School, NTDS School and then join the ship for refresher training. Congratulations, Dempster!

Red S T E I N forwarded the following letter from Tom K E E F E : "I (Tom) am presently attached to the Operations Division, Headquarters Maritime Forces Pacific, FMO Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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interesting one. The area up here is just beautiful and we certainly are enjoying it.

"My job is most interesting in that I am responsible for the Combat Readiness of the Canadian Maritime Pacific Forces—submarine, destroyers, V P aircraft and many other areas. I have four staff officer assistants and our time is split between the desks, riding the units, and making trips to California coordinating all types of ventures.

"Having finally broken through the Great Barrier and on the west coast, it is a most delightful change. Have been to San Diego several times now and like it more each time I return.

"Norma and I were fortunate to find a lovely home to rent as soon as we arrived on IS July. We live in the city of Victoria in a big three-story home with a-n acre of ground, surrounded by parks and looking down and across the Straits of Georgia.

What a change from Washington.

"Hope Navy can do a little better next year with the football team. I know it takes time to build up. I wonder how Bo feels.

My regards to the gang in D. C. area."

Cdr. T. J. Keefe Jr. USN, 1737 Rockland Ave., Victoria, British Columbia.

William B. MAXSON from Akron, Oh., special assistant to the deputy director of research and technology. Headquarters, USAF, has been promoted to the rank of colonel in the U. S. Air Force. Col. Maxson was also decorated with the Silver Star for gallantry and his 14th award of the Air Medal for meritorious achievement as a B-57 Canberra tactical bomber pilot in Southeast Asia.

While assigned to the 8th Tactical Bomb Squadron at Phan Rang AB, Vietnam, the colonel flew 281 strike missions in B-57 aircraft. Most of his missions were night dive-bombing attacks over rugged, mountainous terrain against enemy truck traffic. During one of these night attacks, he earned the Silver Star when—despite enemy antiaircraft fire—he inflicted heavy damage on a well defended convoy. The colonel earned his 14th Air Medal for courage and outstanding airmanship during a difficult and hazardous mission in Vietnam.

Rated a command pilot, the colonel also holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and two awards of the Air Force Commendation Medal. His assignments have included two tours with the Strategic Air Command as a B-47 Stratojet pilot. He has served as an operations research analyst with the Air Stafif and the Air Force Systems Command.

Col. Maxson holds a Master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and has attended Armed Forces Staflf College, Norfolk, Va. Col. Maxson and his wife Nancy have two children, Suzanne 16, and Robert 13 and reside at 8406 Stockade Dr., Alexandria, Va. 22308.

Our thanks to Whitey P L A T T in Hawaii for the following letter: "The following classmates I have looked up and are in the area as of 15 Dec. '69. Eventually when we can get a majority in port, we will plan on a reunion. Cdr. D. N. Thomas, COM A S W F O R P A C OPS/Analysis: Cdr. Jack Richard, COMSUBDIV 12; Cdr. Ed McCutcheon, CO Gold Crew of STONEWALL JACKSON ; has orders to SAC at Omaha, Neb.; Cdr. George Vahsen, PCO School S U B P A C ; LCol. J. P. Gagliardo, Operations C I N C P A C F L T ; Cdr. J. A. Saggerholm, CO Gold Crew of KAMEHAMEHA; LCol. J. R. McCandless, Staff F M F P A C (Engineer Section) ; LCdr. L. J. Paci, NAV COSSACT, Pearl Harbor; Cdr. H. A. 40

Col. William B. Maxson, USAF receives the Silver Star Medal and his 14th av^ard of the Air Medal from Dr. Gardiner L. Tucker as his wife, Mrs. Maxson, and children watch.

Benton, CO GUARDFISH ; Cdr. G. S. Platt, Gen Warfare & Contingency Plans CINC P A C F L T ; Cdr. C. G. Darrell, Plans COM S U B P A C ; and Mr. Denny O'Conner, civilian lawyer in Honolulu.

"Peggy and I have really enjoyed the informal island living the past 18 months and extend an invitation to anyone passing through to 'stop by.' Saw Jim Link at the Sonno in Tokyo, he has just relieved as ass't air attache.

"Red, stay off my back after you receive this. I have been getting a phone call daily from someone telling me to get 'hot.'

"Sorry we haven't been able to make a class reunion, guess Peggy and I will try on our 20th—even from the Pacific.

"P.S.—Two other classmates, P. K. German and H. C. Edebolds, I understand are, or were, in the area, but I haven't been able to locate anyone that knows their organization." (Zug's Note: Paul German has joined

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VMA ( A W ) 533 MAG-12 and his new home address is 114 Aikahi Loop, Kailua, Hawaii.) Whitey's address is: Cdr. Grafton S. Platt, USN, CINCPACFLT Hq., Box Plans, F P O San Francisco 96610.

We had a fine letter from Al B R O O K S Al, I passed your comments and letter on to Admiral Fitzgerald at the Alumni Association. Al can be reached at Shell Oil Co., SO West SOth St., New York, N. Y. 10020.

Excerpts from AI's letter follow: "After an enjoyable homecoming, Mac Moss and I decided that we would attend the 20th reunion—Mac promised that Pepi would join the Moss contingent. Mac further instructed me to write and express our joint preference for a May 1972 date for the reunion. Many arguments in favor—weather, accommodations easier than June week, timing for us civilian types, etc.

"In reading the December Shipmate there was a fair amount of space in the homecoming questions section devoted to questions relating to retention rate, military 'in' or 'out' of favor, etc. Those of you who remained know one-half the advantages of a Navy career and therefore the 'pat' answers I saw printed left me a little cold. If answers to those questions are important to the Navy —get the other side of the picture. There are many, many grads who left the service and from an objective point some 10 or 20 years later could provide additional insight for your answers. Why not a panel to come up with those answers? Use both those who stayed, and those who left and pose one straight question: What could be reasonably done to make the Navy a more attractive career ?"

Cdr. H. L. BIXBY, USN, U. S. Fleet Weather Central, U. S. Naval Air Station, Alameda, Ca. 94501, writes: "I was detached from VAdm. Bo wen's staff (COM ASW F O R P A C ) in August and reported to Fleet Weather Alameda as operations officer in Sept. We're located right in the Ops building at NAS so there's no excuse for transient '52 aviators not dropping by for a cup of coffee and to say hello while filing. I saw St. Clair Smith briefly just prior to his deployment with COMCARDIV THREE (I think it's 3). Bill Squires, over at COM W E S T S E A F R O N , is the only other '52er I've run into in the area, but I'm sure there must be more.

"Many thanks for your note of congratulations, Zug. Believe me, at this stage my selection was quite a surprise to me. With my position on the list I was in the first group to put on the stripe. Plan to wet it down next month—already too many bashes in December.

CAMID

"From the results of the ballgame on 29 Nov. I'd say you've got your work in the Physical Education Department cut out for S H I P MATE

you. Give 'em hell at spring practice and don't let any more Lynn Moores slip out of our hands.

"Say hello to the U S N A contingent of '52. Looks like I'm destined to spend my whole life in California or points west."

And to LCol. Hork DIMON, thanks for your information to help keep me up to date —keep sending I Our last letter for this column is from Cdr. John MITCHELL, the new Commander of Attack Carrier Air Wing Nine— Congratulations, John! John's address is: CVW-9 F P O San Francisco, and he writes: "One of the goodies which I have recently inherited is an unlimited supply of letterhead stationery—it goes with the job. I assumed command 13 Nov. and although the staff headquarters are located in Lemoore, Ca., we are medcing our residence in Coronado. Having 2 F-4 squadrons based at Miramar—I commute several times a week (with an occasional R O N ) in my private jet. Such activity makes for long days and nights, but at least I get to have close contact with 4 of the 8 wing squadrons.

"In a few days I'll venture east to join our future home, AMERICA, for si.x weeks shakedown in the Caribbean area—followed, we hope, by a month at home—thence back to Norfolk to sail with AMERICA for an eight-month W E S T P A C cruise, returning in Dec. '70.

"P.S.—Saw Walt GRAGG on 'Mission Impossible' a week ago. Do you ever hear from him?"

WeMl see you all next month.

Corr. Sec'y, Asst. Prof. J. W. Davison, Jr. Computer Science Group, USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402

Word has it that Frank MTTCHELL has declared his intention to retire from the Marine Corps in June, thus becoming the first to do so on length of service from our class.

A. J. CARPENTER, a Supply Corps Cdr., was presented with the Meritorious Service Medal at Defense Supply Agency Headquarters in Alexandria, Va., for outstanding leadership and professional ability while assigned to the Military Traffic Management and Terminal Service from 1966 through 1969. In this duty, he was instrumental in formulating plans and procedures in cargo movement and control in support of Vietnam with remarkable initiative and ingenuity. He also holds the Navy Commendation Medal and the RVN StafT Commendation Medal.

A. M. M.ARTELLA was decorated with the Bronze Star Medal at the Pentagon for meritorious service as an operations staff officer at Korat Royal Thai AFB. An Air Force major, according to the release (but hopefully the gold has worn ofif his oak leaves, too, by now), he was cited for outstanding performance of duty.

marred only by his oversight on the preceding page, where Dave YOUNG also cuts a cake while taking command of the VA-72 Blue Hawks at NAS Cecil Field. Dave is moving up from XO, and previously served in VA-93, q.v. above.

With all those cakes, and a basically sedentary occupation driving airplines, how do you suppose they achieve the lean and hungry look in the naval aviation recruiting posters ?

From fellow civilian Jim NORD comes news that he completed a Ph.D. at Michigan State in Sept. and is now associated with Teaching Research in Monmouth, Ore. Jim invites any passers-by to drop in and visit him and his expanding family at 16 Maple Court, 331 S. Monmouth, Monmouth, Or. 97361.

Carl H O F F N E R ' s father forwards a copy of Carl HEADLAND'S Christmas letter with news of their life down under. Carl (the latter) is on exchange duty with the RAN at RANAS Nowra, about 100 miles south or Sydney, where he is teaching about submarines and planning training exercises.

Besides meeting most of the RAN and RAAF, the Headlands have taken the chance to see some of the country . . . Tasmania, Melbourne, Sydney and the Blue Mountains.

At the time of writing they were planning leave for *he month of December with a trailer (they call it a caravan) in Queensland, with Christmas at the beach and camping out. I think this summer in December business would take a bit of getting used to.

Their address for the duration is 6 Sycamore Rd., RANAS NOWRA, N S W 2540 Australia.

Once more it is my sad duty to report the death of a classmate. Doug SNEAD, a Marine LCol., was killed in a C-117 accident south of Chu Lai on 30 Dec. He was checking out a TACAN range in bad weather and reported encountering heavy turbulence at the last. Because of the weather, the search was delayed for several days. The funeral and interment were at Newport

C d r . C a r p e n t e r , U S N , is presented the Meritorious Service M e d a l by LGen. Earl C. H e d l u n d , USAF.

Tony MILLER, Washington rep for LTV, sent me a copy of the Corsair II Attack Report (clearly a company propaganda instrument) in which he marked an article and photo showing Tom S C H A A F cutting one of those cakes which abound in naval aviation. This issue of calories was the "Outstanding Hand-Held Camera Award" presented to the VA-93 Blue Blazers, T. Schaaf commanding, during readiness exercises aboard RANGER.

Tony's highly commendable alertness in bringing this bit of news to my attention is M A R C H ,

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News on 8 Jan. Bill Leftwich escorted him there, and Frank Mitchell was among the pallbearers. Doug is survived by his wife Ann, a son, and a daughter, living at 878 Cascade Dr., Newport News, Va. 23602.

It would appear that the popular press has relieved me of any further need to report on Ross PEROT'S activities. I should think that his travels over Christmas must have done amazing things to his metabolism. Seriously though, I think we all agree that his efforts to help the prisoners in Hanoi have at least done the small service for now of pointing a finger at the situation that prevails, which cannot be easily turned away, and we can hope that he will yet succeed in bringing some comfort to them.

In this connection, I understand that George H A L L and Oscar DARDEAU are both presumed to be in that unhappy state.

If there are others known to anyone, I would appreciate information.

From the treasurer, there is a report that as of early December the Memorial Fund was $250. Any expenditure from this is presently blocked by the fact that there are designated gifts for memorials for several of our classmates, but not enough for any one.

The Annapolis group also maintains a small account from which disbursements such as flowers for funerals are made. Very shortly, the subject of our financial condition will be raised in greater detail, both as to memorials and a general working fund. One point to be considered is whether we would agree to nominal dues, or can levy for contributions, in order that we can support such desirable activities as we have on a continuous basis.

Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. R. M. Olsen, USN Naval Science Department USNA, Annapolis, Md. 21402

Jake E V E R E T T was at HQMC recently for a stint of TAD away from his regular job as a USMC liaison officer at Fort Monmouth. Jake's address is 428 Lakeview Terrace, Eatontown, N. J. 07724.

Pete YADLOWSKY has completed graduate work at R P I and will be reporting to HQMC in the near future. My thanks to Ed T I P S H U S for the preceding Marine Corps news.

It is with .madness that I pass along the news of the death of Jess OWEN's wife Marie on 7 Dec. at U S N H , Bethesda, while recuperating from surgery. Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery. Surviving along with Jess are four children, Maura, Mary, Michael and David. Jess is currently attending graduate school at American University and residing at 6509 Divine St., McLean, Va. 22101. The sympathy of the entire clas is extended to Jess and the children.

A long letter arrived from Bob S H E E H A N accompanied by a detailed breakdown of the present whereabouts and status of the 14th Company. It is really a tremendous job and is appreciated not only by me, but also by the company.

Bob's letter is quoted in part as follows: "The most distressing news was learning that Pete Schoeffel has been a prisoner in North Vietnam since 1967. The latest word, although not very recent, is that Pete is well. I'm sure that I speak for the entire class in expressing appreciation and gratitude to Ross Perot 'S3 for his magnificent efforts on behalf of all POWs being held in NVN. "I was able to track down all but two lost souls in the company. If anyone knows the whereabouts of Dave Milnor and Bill Miller please let me know.

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possible. By last count we needed up-to-date addresses of approximately 110 classmates, therefore if you know of any who haven't received their letter, please have them also contact their company representative as early as they can. aboard U S S LITTLE ROCK. Ben Gardner and Steve Ramos in Hawaii complete the outThe threat of reproducing 19SS Lucky Bag of-CONUS group. photographs brought this early reply and Gordon GUIMOND: "Commanding officers in the company are photograph from Paul Amoruso, ROBERT E . LEE—Gold; "This letter is written primarily in self Walt Coakley, NATHANAEL GREENE—Blue; defense to prevent my graduation picture Hal Glovier, S A M HOUSTON—Blue; Skid from being used in the new class directory.

This project is another indicator of increased Masterson, PREBLE, and Al Smith, BARNEY. class activity in the past few years. . . .

"The Air Force contingent of the 14th in Enclosed is a picture taken in uniform. I CONUS are Lee Haygood at Norton AFB, hope it is the kind that is wanted, and I'm Calif., bachelor Gene Martinez at Kirkland sending it to the right person.

AFB, N. M., and Dick Yantis, who has his "I am about to finish an interesting tour doctorate in operations research and is teaching at the U. S. Air Force Academy. at N A S Moffett Field. I have been aviation "Civilians outside of the D. C. area a r e : safety officer, with collateral duty (about Bobby Haines of Burlington, N. J.; Greg 90 percent of my effort) as plans officer.

Krikorian of Atherton, Calif.; Ed Philips The weather here is nearly perfect, as indiof Ramsey, N. J., and Carl Soreco of Sun- cated by a decreasing golf handicap during nyvale, Calif. Bobby and Ray are both com- the tour. However, all that will soon come to an end, because my orders are to Fleet manders USNR. Air Support Unit, Da Nang, as OinC. "The rest of us serving in the D. C./ "Recently I met John Haynes at the Annapolis area are civilians Joe Anderson Moffett Golf Club where we were having of Severna Park, Bill Gray of Bethesda, Al Hobbs of Bethesda, Rufe Rose (Cdr. lunch. He is working with CINTRA and/or U S N R ) of Alexandria and Haven Webb Dolphin Associates and can be reached a t : 2846 Sycamore Way, Santa Clara, Ca. of Arlington.

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"Navy folks working in and around "Best of luck in getting out that new D. C. are Ted Ascherfield, Bo Collins, Bill White, and myself, all with Alexandria ad- directory; I'm looking forward to seeing dresses. Also Bill Crawford of Arlington, where everyone is and what they have been doing for the last 15 years. . . ."

Denny McCarthy of D. C , Leo Orsino of R E M I N D E R : Return the completed biSpringfield and last but not least Don ography with photographs to your company Stevenson at the Naval Academy." quickly as possible. And don't If I could receive one letter of Bob's type chargertoasinclude the check. We need your monthly, writing the column would be no forget help and your money. problem whatsoever. Remember, I don't generate the news, I just relay it.

MORE N E W S Bev P A T R I C K sent word that John A letter recently arrived from Jim S T E W C A M P B E L L is ill with multiple sclerosis. ARD, formerly 20th Co. commander, and He is living in San Diego and I'm sure now with the family Steel Co. in Fayettethat Long John would be delighted to hear ville. Ark. Jim writes: "I really did not from some of his classmates. His address realize what I was missing by not belonging is 6630 Belle Glade, zipper 92119. to the Alumni Association and having just I'll close this column with the announce- received the past three issues of Shipmate, ment that our fourth son Peter Michael it was very pleasing to read your various Olsen was born 28 Dec. at the Naval Hospi- news items about so many of our classmates, tal, Annapolis. Sue and the baby are both particularly of our 20th Company with doing fine. That now brings the tribe to Dusty Rhoads as our CO. four: Robby 8, Scotty 7 and Andy 4.

"I probably would never have thought of the Alumni Association but Margie and I bought some lakeside property from a retired Sec'y, Cdr. Ray HIne, USN 6203 Tyner St. admiral from USNA and he talked me into Springfield, Va. 22150 joining for which I am thankful.

Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Tom Potter, USN Operations Officer "I resigned from the Air Force in NovemUSNA, Annapolis, Md. 21402 ber 1958 after a very enjoyable Zyi years in Prestwick, Scotland. We have lived in our WASHINGTON-ANNAPOLIS home now for six years, which is satisfying, C H A P T E R (Ray reports) and the children walk to school or town and Christmas has come and gone and winter have established friends. appears firmly entrenched all about. As we "We do miss all our service friends and write and look outside wind is blowing and old classmates and do wish if any get near the snow is falling. The sidewalks continue the area they would call on us at 408 E. to keep their three-week shield of ice, and Lafayette, Fayetteville, Ark., or phone 442the street remains unplowed and unmolested. 9247. We will be glad to show you around Such a contrast to the Washington oflfices Hawg country and we might exercise elbows wherein each morning arrival is greeted with for a while. the talk of new budget cuts, reprogramming "If things aren't too busy around here of funds, cancellation of programs, and the realization that no longer is anything cast next October, I am sure going to try to make the class reunion." in bronze and inviolable to the Bureau of Budget wielder who with scissors in hand Ed McHALE wrote the following from cuts-cuts-cuts. It ain't like it used to be.

Pearl Harbor: "I'm presently enjoying a great tour as ops assistant for Air MuniDIRECTORY tions here at C I N C P A C F L T H Q in sunny All mailings have gone out to those class- Hawaii. It's great to see the many 'SSers in the area and those passing through. We are mates—742 strong—that graduated, so if you haven't received your correspondence in the book, so give us a ring any time. I'll from Alumni House by now it is suggested be sending the info for the mid career book that vou contact your company charger list- soon and Celina swears on bended knee that ed in the last issue of Shipmate as soon as she'll send a pic of our wedding scene."

"Mike McCaffree, Sleep Slepicka, and Jim McCarthy are all in Vietnam. Also overseas, but based in the Med, are Mell Peterson, Chuck Morris, and Charlie Horowitz.

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Christmas cards came from classmates with whom we have been in correspondence with over the years—if only during the holidays. They vary from the newsy type as the Watsons produce to the terse type that the Hine family normally lets fly.

Jerry and Pat W A T S O N in Newport, R. I., write that they have weathered the storms in fine fashion except for a problem involving a moving van which contained their household goods and came out second best as the van hit a bridge abutment. Their fifth child, John, was born 4 Dec. and appears to be receiving great attention from his two brothers and two sisters.

Bob S T R A N G E is now in Saigon having left his wonderful three-year tour in England. Ann writes that she is re-establishing family ties in Penna. with the two boys, while awaitin«r Bob's return.

Bob E M E R Y has been caught up in the budget cuts and ship decommissionings.

Soon after resettling in their long held home in New London, Bob learned that TENCH, which he commanded out of New London, was to be decommissioned. Transferred and now in command of CUBERA, homeported in Key West, Bob looks forward to having Elanore and the family join him as quickly as possible.

Ace and Marguerite DAVIS sent greetings from the far North and reported that the Iceland 'SS chapter with Bill and Darlene S T E V E N S meets frequently.

At a recent dinner/cocktail party at the Gordon Hamley residence, a number of 20th Company classmates greeted former classmate Tom M A R T I N and his lovely wife. Tom, who left U S N A the end of second class year, is now production mgr. of Phelps Dodge Plant in New Jersey.

NEW ARRIVALS IN T H E WASHINGTON AREA Tom and Beth S C H U L T Z and their five children arrived from their A E executive officer tour in Concord, Calif., and are enjoying!! the rush traffic and confusion of the Washington scene. Tom is now assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Chuck MASALIN recently reported into N A V S H I P S on Constitution Ave. and promptly received the Navy Commendation Medal for "meritorious service and superior performance of duty as assistant material oflficer for SSN's and quality assurance officer on the staff of Commander Submarine Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet, from July 1966 to Aug. 1969." The citation reads, in part: ". . . Cdr. Masalin significantly increased the capabilities and effectiveness of the Submarine Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet. He contributed to the establishment and executed the initial implementation of a new approach in determining work requirements during nuS H i P MATE

clear submarine overhauls. He conceived, developed and organized the COMSUBPAC Quality Assurance Program."

AWARDS A N D D E C O R A T I O N S Cdr. Edward B. McHALE of Pacific Grove, Calif., was awarded his second Air Medal for "heroic achievement" as a pilot in Vietnam during ceremonies at Pacific Fleet Headquarters 12 May. Adm. John J. Hyland, the Pacific Fleet Commander, made the presentation.

Cdr. McHale was flying as wingman on a night mission on 31 Dec. 1%8 against a large enemy ammunition and storage center.

Flying an A7A Corsair II jet fighter-bomber, he "executed a series of extremely effective attacks that resulted in five large secondary explosions and six sustained fires," the citation said.

Cdr. McHale flew 105 missions over North and South Vietnam while assigned to .\ttack Squadron 97 aboard the carrier USS CONSTELLATION from June 1968 to Jan. 1969.

He received his first Air Medal for an attack on a Surface-to-Air ( S A M ) site in North Vietnam in Aug. 1968.

RECENT B I R T H S Some classmates in the Washington/ .\nnapolis area continue to surprise their more conservative contemporaries in continuing the population explosion and by providing a source of enjoyment and amusement to mom and dad plus brothers and sisters.

New addition for the Chuck K E N N E Y family I Name, John Tombly Kenney; Date, 7-25-69; Weight, 7 lbs. 2 oz.; Kenney group: Chuck Jr., Dan, Anne, Phillip, and Stephen.

New addition for the Andy A N D E R S O N family! Name, Cameron David Anderson, "Cam"; Date, 7-7-69; Weight, 9 lbs. 1 4 ^ ozs.; Anderson group: Chip (Erns M. Anderson Jr.) and Karen.

New addition for the Len D U F F Y family! Name, Janel Marie Duffy; Date, 8-2569; Weight, 9 lbs. Sj^ ozs.; Duffy group: Tom, Kevin, Lisa and Andrea.

New addition for the Dan B U T T E R FIELD family! Name, Alisanne Butterfield; Date, 12-15-69; Weight, 6 lbs. 8 ozs.; Butterfield group: Marilu, Charles, and Daniel.

and an executive officer with the Department of Mathematics, U. S. Air Force Academy.

George is now serving duty in the Pentagon.

Dean S A C K E T T is currently the PCO in USS TREPANG, a new construction nuclear attack submarine homeported in New London (the one Mrs. Laird sponsored and the bottle didn't break!). Dean, Missey and Dean III (616) reside at R F D # 8 Box 1210, Nutmeg Dr., Gales Ferry, Conn.

TWO more contributions were received towards a stadium chair for Philippe Fales, one from Perry Smith and one from Mr. A. B. Renshaw, close friends of the Fales.

Sec'y, LCdr. Richard P. Meaux, USN P. 0. Box 885, Benjamin Franklin Station Washington, D. C. 20044

It was a white Christmas for many of us in the east. Just before the holidays the Washington chapter had its bimonthly luncheon at Andrews Air Force Base, where a good time was had by all. Eighteen classmates were in attendance and it was good to see many new faces in the group.

New arrivals in the Washington-Annapolis area are Bob Babbin, Ken Brown, Herb Hoppe, Fred Howe, Bill Peerenboom, Earl Smith, John Taylor, Chiz Woodrow, Dwight Worrell and Frank Volz.

The Air Force has announced that Maj. Stanley A. BASS has been decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. The DEC was awarded for his actions during a May 1969 air strike in which he was credited with preventing numerous U. S. casualties.

H E R E AND T H E R E Heyward B p Y C E (CEC) has completed graduate studies at Georgia Tech and is on his way to Philadelphia. Frank VOLZ is now with the investment firm of Goodbody and Co. in Washington, D. C., as an investment executive. Barbara Bartocci writes that she and the children are still living in San Diego. It has been announced

HOMECOMING Our ISth reunion is going to be a big one.

Don't fail to attend. Contact Gordon H A M LEY for arrangements at 5205 Pine St., Temple Hills, Md. 21037.

Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Wayne W. Miller Box 1926, Annapolis, Md. 21402

P. J. and Kay S M I T H were in the Washington, D. C , area recently to attend a naval reserve recognition conference for eight Naval Reserve units that were called to active duty from 26 Jan. to 20 Oct. 1968.

P. J., who is XO of VF-703 based at NAS, Dallas, represented his squadron at the meeting. He is presently the chief of F-8 requirements for LTV of Dallas and serves as a liaison for tactical aircraft between the corporation and NAVAIRSYSCMD. While in Washington Harry and Lura L E N H A R D T and Wayne MILLER joined the Siniths for dinner at the Boiling AFB Officers' Club.

Congratulations to R. Stockton G A I N E S for being awarded a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Princeton University.

George G O L L E H O N has been decorated with the U. S. Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service as an instructor, assistant professor, associate professor M A R C H ,

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LCdr. Phillip J . Smith a n d A d m . Thomas H. M o o r e r f o l l o w i n g the Pentagon luncheon the admiral t e n d e r e d for the d e m o b i l i z e d naval reservists.

M a j . Stanley A . Bass is presented the Distinguished Flying Cross a n d the A i r M e d a l a t Bien H o a A B , V i e t n a m , by C o l . H o w a r d M . Lane, Third Tactical Fighter W i n g C o m m a n d e r .

that Donald J. LISA has been made a partner in the law firm of Kenyon & Kenyon, Reilly, Carr and Chapin in New York City.

Bud COYLE is on the staff at the U. S. Air Force Academy. He has announced an appeal to the class to solicit donations to help establish a continuing Cadet Memorial Program in the name of our classmate Howard A N D R E who was killed last summer in Vietnam. The memorial is in the form of an annual cadet award for academic excellence in engineering. This is quite appropriate as before going to Southeast Asia, Howard was an instructor and assistant professor in engineering mechanics at the U S A F Academy. Donations should be sent to Maj. Richard A. Mollicone, DFEM, U S A F Academy, Colorado 80840.

Sec'y, LCdr. William G. Schramm, USN Naval Science Dept., USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402

Dick TILLMAN wrote from the Citadel where he is an A F R O T C instructor; he is also a company officer and the sailing coach.

He and the family have just returned from three years of duty in Europe. Dick mentioned that Dwight McCUTHEON and Sinker W O R L E Y are in the Charleston area and Bud W I L L I A M S is expected in July as an additional AFROTC instructor.

Bill B R E W E R finally got married after 11 years. He and his bride live in Toronto, Canada.

Bruce BARTEL.S asked me to pass on a few words about the class directory. We are preparing a new one and we want it to be as current as possible. The Alumni House maintains current addresses for everyone who is a member so if you are receiving Shipmate we have your address. The problem is with the people who are not in touch with the Alumni Association; if you know anyone in that category please send us their address.

Al YOST has gotten out of the Navy and he and Bobby are still living in the Johnsville, Pa., area.

T H I N G S ARE GREAT W I T H '58!

Secretaries: LCdr. Harry C. Ketts, I I I , USNR Mr. Albert T. Mays P. 0. Box 1692 Annapolis, Md. 21404

M a j . G e o r g e B. G o l l e n h o n is d e c o r a t e d with U. S. Air Force C o m m e n d a t i o n M e d a l a t Pentagon by C o l . Frank D. Henderson.

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CLASS B U S I N E S S A meeting of the newly elected officers of the class executive committee was held on 4 Jan. at the home of our new secretary Geoff CANT. There were several items on the agenda for this meeting but the main 43

item was the election to offices. The results are now in and Jim "Shorty" W I L S O N is the chairman of the committee with Jack B U N D A R I N and Bud MacFARLANE as co-treasurers. As I previously stated, Geoff Cant is the sec'y and Les P A L M E R will serve as a member-at-large.

The second item of business was the turnover of all notes and records from the outgoing executive committee, which has been chaired by Mo CLARK. Under his guidance, the committee has done a bang-up job and the class owes Mo and his committee a big vote of thanks.

The new committee also discussed several items which fall under the heading of longrange business (more on this in the next issue) and some plans for homecoming 1970 style.

Let's all get behind our executive committee in order that our class business and activities may continue to get bigger and better. Any of the members may be contacted by writing to them in care of the class address listed above.

Although homecoming 1969 is a long way in the past the new executive committee has asked us to give the old executive comm-'ttee, and the homecoming committee a big public thank you for the job they did for us at the tenth.

Also I have been informed that we still have some charms for bracelets and key chains, souvenirs of Homecoming, and some hats and buttons, souvenirs of 1969 but also a trademark for the class, for sale. If you're interested, just drop us a line and we'll forward any of these items, plus a bill (price is minor), to you. The charm and key chain with charm have the class crest engraved on one side with homecoming 1969 on the other side. Get them while they're still available.

Incidentally the homecoming photographs that were ordered in October by many of the attendees should be in the mail by the time you read this article.

CONGRATULATIONS Geoff and Kathy CANT became the proud parents of their first, a bouncing baby boy, on 7 Jan. Our congratulations to both parents.

Our congratulations also go to George E L L I O T T who was awarded a gold star in lieu of his second Bronze Star Medal.

George was cited "for meritorious service while serving as Commander Coastal Division Eleven engaged in armed conflict against the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong communist aggressors in the Republic of Vietnam from Aug. 1968 to May 1969."

LCdr. G . M . Elliott, U S N , receives a gold star a w a r d in lieu of a second Bronze Star M e d a l from C o p t . J . G . Boniface.

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MISSING A D D R E S S E S In an attempt to have a complete collection of addresses of all members of the class we are infrequently listing the names of classmates whose present and permanent addresses are unknown to us. If anyone has information about any of the following classmates would vou please forward it to us.

W. E. Deluliis, D. A. Deniston, C. R. Den-Otter, J. L. Dettbarn, J. C. Dickinson III, J. P. Dipalo, G. B. Doane, D. A. Donovan Jr., F. R. Donovan, J. J. Dorsey, R. J. Doyle, W. C. Drotleff Jr., D. R. Dunn, J. V. Dunn, W. T. Dziedzic Jr., E. W. Edgerton Jr., G. E. Egan, J. S. Egstrom, and R. L. Engel.

G. G. Ericksen, G. E. Erickson Jr., W. P. Eshelman, J. A. Estes, L. L. Etcho, L. C. Evans, S. D. Evans, R. J. Facciani, C. R. Fairchild, J. F. Featherstone, D. N. Fendorf, A. Fernandez, C. L. Ferris, T. Field II, J. R. Fiene, G. W. Findlay, J. R. Finlen, J. P. Firmin, E. E. Fitzpatrick, J. T. Flamniger, M. M. Fleming, J. R. Flikeid, M. R. Flynn, N. S. Flynn, and C. R. Fraime.

Sec'y, "Chico" Chavez P. 0. Box 7009, Austin, Tx. 78712

Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Kenneth G. Craig, USN 532 Harton Circle Virginia Beach, Va. 23452

Art R O W E recently changed duty stations as well as coasts. After two years of duty on the staff of COMCRUDESFLOT 12, both at Norfolk and Mayport, Fla., he was reassigned as CO of USS

CONQUEST,

homeported at Long Beach. Art states that since taking command on 5 Nov. he has really enjoyed the challenge of command.

The MSOs are versatile ships and "lots of fun to drive." Art and his family will be settling at 16572 Patricia Lane, Huntington Beach, Ca. 92647, and would welcome friends and classmates passing through the area.

George RAROHA sent his data card in with the following information. He and Madeline have a daughter Karen Ann who is almost 5. George is in the Air Force working in the Project Office of Apollo Guidance and Control as assistant sub-system manager. Abort Guidance System. He has attended MIT for an M.S. 61-63; was at Holloman AFB 63-68; was a project engineer for Guidance and Navigation Systems at Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston in '68 and doesn't expect a change of duty until '71. The Rarohas live at 1007 Wavecrest Lane, Houston, Tx. 77058. George reports that Cletus (Boots) K U H L A is assigned at MSC in the Flight Crew Support Division.

Our conscientious Monterey representative. Chuck ST. LAURENT, sent us the latest from the West Coast Naval Tech.

The class now has only 26 classmates attending. Jack and Ann W I L L I A M S are the proud parents of their second son David born on 15 Nov. Mike MADDEN safely ejected and made a silk letdown from his T I A jet trainer. Chuck enclosed a clipping from the Monterey paper describing the incident and showing Mike and his friend and fellow pilot, Lt. Dennis J. Bell, who escaped from the disabled jet near San Diego. Fortunately Mike escaped with minor injuries.

HOMECOMING 1970 9, 10, 11 October

A Christmas cocktail party was held at the Army's Presidio Officers' Club to bid adieu to the Dec. graduates. Those attending were: Jay and Barbara Bower, Arlie and Bonnie Campbell, Bruce and Kathy Churchill, Bob and Scottie Davis, Jay and Carole Decker, Al and Cathy Frelich, John Gallamore and date, Jan and Sharon Harvey, Bob and Caroline Hoag, Bob and Bev Hofford, Jim and Leslie Kulesz, Mike and Diane Madden, Vic and Biyette Manon, Dan and Jackie March, Dick and Joanie Michaux, John and Georgeann Pearson, Chris and Caroline Robbins, Mike and Ruth Roth, Chuck and Arilla St. Laurent, and Scotty and Pem Thorell.

The latest set of new duty stations for the Dec. graduates are as follows: Mike Roth, CAT officer, J F K ; Dan March, VA27 (A7s aboard ENTERPRISE) ; Hal Harden, USS W H I T E PLAINS ; Gary Seneff, VA-128, Whidbey, Wash. (A6s) ; Bob Kelly, navigator in USS G. W. CARVER (Blue), New London; Chuck Crawford, Destroyer School, Newport; Jay Decker, OP-96 Wash (Operations Study Group) ; Bob Davis, VA-82, NAS Cecil Field, Fla.; Dan Knight, COM C R U D E S F L O T 6 surface ops off., Charleston; Al Frelich, C O M P H I B R O N 12 staff.

Little Creek; Jim Kulesz, CO, USS CONFLICT, Long Beach; Jack Williams, CATC oflficer, USS Tico, Long Beach.

Ned K U H N S , who is head. Career Development and Training Branch, Director of Supply Corps Personnel, Naval Supply Systems Command in DC sent us the following list of Supply Corps LCdr. selectees from the class: Walt Draper, Mike Quarles, Gordon Prescott, Randy Horhutz, Ned Kuhns, Kevin Growney, Bob Fenick, Mike VonRadesky, Bob Shaw, Ed Straw, Lew Bryan, Jack Dell, Harry Lara, Joe Matalavage. Bob McLaughlin, Doug Falconer, S H I PMATE

Tod Barnes, Ramon Mendez, Bruce Mahon, Tex Savage, Don Guerriero, Rusty Lamade, Wayne Bratschi, Terry Waller, Bobby Wingard, Bev Pankey. Andy Anderson and Jim Hellauer, of course, made their half stripe earlyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;last year. Thank you, Ned, and congratulations to all of you LCdrs.

One of the best by-products of a gift of Shipmate given by his wife Sandy was a data card forthcoming from Mike GAMBACORTA. Mike is enjoying his tour as naval attache in Djakarta, Indonesia, and finding it most interesting and rewarding. Mike was recently accepted as a SDO Intelligence (1630). Mike reports that he and Sandy and daughters Susan Marie (6) and Laurie Ann (4) have approximately six more rnonths to go before new duty calls.

Dick ARDAVANY is with the Trane Co. and working out of, your CS believes, Washington, D. C. Buddy FL.\GG is flying for American Airlines; the Flaggs reside at Scott Ridge Rd., Ridgefield, Conn. 06877.

Bill and Kathy S T R A I G H T hosted a fine post-Christmas party for classmates in the Norfolk area. Wayne Smith, Bob and Ginny Schmidt, Frank and Ellie Visted, Jim and Jane Breece, Herky and Gayle Hardison, Dick and Diane Gregor, Rich and Mary Lamporte, George and Ann Yarbrough, Bill and Carol Dunn, Jim and Johnnie Joyner, and Ken and Sandy Craig all enjoyed the fine food and the many interesting sea stories.

Data cards are still in need from the estimated 50 percent who haven't one on file.

Send a 3 X S card or standard postcard with the following info: 1. Name 2. Wife's name 3. Children's names and birthdates 4. Current address 5. Permanent address 6. Duties and duty stations since graduation 7. Awards and designations 8. Remarks.

GET IT D O N E W I T H '61.

Sec'y, Lt. Howard S. Pinskey, (SC) USNR-R c / o W. R. Grace & Co. Clarksville, Md. 21029 Annapolis Corr.

Lt. William H. Levings, USN Executive Dept. USNA Annapolis, Md. 21412

ANNAPOLIS While out west for a couple of weeks of sun and skiing, I bumped into Bing KALLUS, who is presently based in San Francisco as a flight engineer with T W A . Bing is still a bachelor; I had little opportunity to talk since he was running late for a date with a tall blonde.

Letters were stacked a mile high upon my return from the slopes. As with most of my mail, 99 percent of it was from bill collectors. Much to my delight I had some letters from classmates. From Albany, Ga., Hank RICHARDS reported he is flying RASC's and it sure beats studying at Monterey. Bette and their daughter Kathy are enjoying the southern hospitality.

A letter from Pete LABYAK indicates he is being kept busy as CO of Oceanographic Unit Two. Ed MANN is enjoying his tour as skipper of an M S O ; he and Cindy are homeported in Charleston, S. C. Don L U N D Q U I S T is with IBM in Binghampton, N. Y. The computer business keeps him busy but he and Chris still find time to enjoy the area. Dayton R I T T , who stopped by recently, will soon depart Pax River for an A6 squadron at Oceana.

Welcome aboard to Cynthia Althouse and congratulations to her proud parents, Tom and April.

I would enjoy hearing from more of the classâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it sure beats all of those bills.

MARCH,

1970

Sec'y, Lt. Ell Dabich J r . , Science Dept., USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402

USN

ANNAPOLIS Unfortunately the holidays have ended and as this article goes to press we are in the Dark Ages. The holidays brought Christmas cards and information from some of the old 18th Company.

Bob POLICH has been out of the Navy since Aug. and is flying 727's for the "friendly skies" of United out of J F K and LaGuardia. By now Bob and Liz should be settled in their home on Long Island.

Satch and Gayle BAUMGART left the Navy in December. Satch anticipates working in the Washington, D. C, area and possibly traveling quite a bit, at least until school starts.

In '67 Tom O'BRIEN reported for duty with the precommissioning crew of the USS AsPRO. After one and a half years of new construction duty, he is still with the AsPRO in Pearl Harbor. Tom and Ann are hoping to return to the east coast this spring. This past fall in Hawaii they bid fond adieu to Glenn T A K A B A Y A S H I and his wife who were leaving for civilian life.

Terry and Sue ABELL and their harem of three girls are in Newport, R. I., where Terry is teaching at Destroyer School. For the past three years the Abells have been back and forth between Boston and Newport with the "black shoe" Navy. Good luck, Terry, and take it easy.

Sandy and Ollie DONELAN left the Navy in July and Ollie is working for Eastern Airlines in Miami as a senior aircraft systems engineer. Ollie, to keep his hand in flying, has joined the Naval Reserve "Weekend Warriors" in Jacksonville. Sandy, Ollie and their two children are enjoying the living in Coral Gables, Fla. Let's hear from the rest of you 18th Company partygoers.

Susan and Mario FIORI are in New London where Mario is stationed in the USS PARGO. What do you think of that sea duty, Mario? Fred BECKHAM and family are at Newport, R. I., where Fred is a company officer at OCS after tours of duty with three ships. They extend a welcome for any '63ers passing through the area.

After four years in destroyers Carl KOLON joined the First National City Bank in N. Y. Carl is now a bank officer and studying for his M.B.A. at NYU. Barbara and Carl and their two children live in Westbury, Long Island, and would be happy to hear from anyone who is in the area. Thanks for volunteering, Carl, you are now the New York class representative.

Any class members in the NY area please send your news t o : Carl Kolon. 14 Plant Lane, Westbury, N. Y. 11590.

Sec'y, Lt. James S. Baumstark, USN Executive Dept., USNA, Annapolis, Md. 21402

Christmas brought welcomed news from a number of classmates who hadn't been heard from over the year.

Bob and Carole D A V E N P O R T are now living in Holliston, Mass., where Bob is working for Polaroid as a production supervisor.

Bruce and Terry W E L L S are in Newport News where Bruce recently completed overhaul aboard LAFAYETTE,- he is expecting orders in the spring.

Dennis and Deanna H O F F M A N are in New Jersey where they had just bought a new home; Denny is now with PFIZER. Judd and Betsy O S T E N are in Austin, Tx., where Judd is in law school. The Ostens had seen Barry BANKS, now at Corpus, and Barry BECK, a classmate with Judd at law school.

Phil and Cindy LANK are in Mechanicsburg, Pa., where Phil is associated with an air conditioning firm. The Lanks had visits from Ken MIDDLETON (at China Lake) and Dave GOULD (at Quantico).

Len and Audrey W A S S are in Park Forest, 111.; Lenny is currently a student in the U of Chicago Business School and had seen a number of USNA types in his classes, including Larry BENSON. Dave C H E N A U L T is at Monterey where he is halfway thru his Master's program.

Dave was kind enough to chastise the present Annapolis contingent for their performance last fall against Army. Even in his days as a mid, Dave was renowned for his Monday morning quarterbacking.

JIal and Sandy ANDERSON are at Virginia Beach where Hal is aboard SEA DEVIL ; the Andersons have two girls, Meredith and Hilary.

Rick and Ann DAU are in Idaho Falls where Rick is an instructor on the A l W nuclear prototype. The Daus have orders in January to New London, where Rick will assume duties as engineer of BILLFISH, a new construction 637 class SSN. Tom LYNCH, in the Candidate Guidance Office, USNA, heard from a number of members of the '64 Cotton Bowl team. Bob S U T T O N was married in August to the former Norvelle Louise Robinson of Charleston; Joe INCE served as one of Bob's ushers.

Dave and Jean SJUGGERUD returned to the east coast where Dave reported to Test Pilot School in Pax River in Jan. Dave recently completed a WestPac deployment aboard TICONDEROGA.

Bob and Sue T E A L L and Ryan, 2, are living in Trenton, Mich.; Bob is with the Patent Law Department of Burroughs Corp. while working on his law degree at Wayne State.

Alex and Barbara K R E K I C H are now in the DC area where Alex is assigned to an enlisted desk at BuPers; Alex was aboard the DAVIS as engineer until last October.

Charlie and Suzie D U R E P O are living in Louisville, Ky., where Charlie is with American Air Filter Co. Johnny SAI is now coaching the U. of California freshman football team while working on a degree in education ; Steve and Joyce MOORE were anticipating orders from their present tour aboard SAM HOUSTON. Dick M E R R I T T was deployed with VP-26 flying P-3s in Iceland. Dick's co-pilot was '65 football standout Skip Orr. Still a bachelor, Dick plays service football when time permits.

Tom SWARTZ wrote from California where he is teaching school and coaching in Pacifica (his football team was 0-12, his basketball team finally broke even over the Christmas holidays). Tom had heard from Jack GERAGHTY in Vietnam with River Division 512; Jack spent Christmas on R&R in Australia. The H E W I T T s (Mike, Linda, and Heather) had just departed the Bay area for a billet as engineer aboard an east coast new construction SSN. Tom had also seen a number of '64 MBA candidates at Stan>ford; among them were Bruce Terwilliger, Woody Vaughn, Terry Boyd, Joe Ponder, Bill Spriggs, Jim Ayers, Rick Dunn, Keith 45

Claxton, John Frazier, and Larry Oppenheimer. Tom also reported that Jim O U N S W O R T H reported aboard KAMEHAMEHA as engineer shortly before Tom detached.

Lastly, Tom had heard from John ROBE R T S (studying animal husbandry at the U. of Kentucky) and Ray FREY (O-in-C of a New Haven Reserve D D ) .

Jerry A N D E R S O N wrote from Sausalito, Ca., prior to departing for Fort Worth and flight engineer classes with American Airlines. Jerry had consecutive tours in the Moffett area, initially flying C-130s with VR-22 and then with VP-9, flying the P-3.

He had served in VP-9 with Brian CASSIDY (also in the process of joining American), Steve CLASSEN, and Terry M I L A N E T T E (the latter two both still with VP-9). Jack MUM A W and Mike BLACKWELDER are instructors in V P 31, the P-3 RAG at Moffett. Jerry, still a bachelor, hopes to be aboard American's 727s in the near future.

Accomplishments of two members of '64 were recently cited in press releases. Dick KEYSER, in the first year of a two-year program at Harvard Business School, was awarded the Alcoa Foundation Fellowship, presented to the outstanding MBA candidate with an engineering background.

letters, brief, to the point, and not abusive, stressing: 1. the names of the prisoners be published 2. a mail exchange be allowed with their families 3. all injured prisoners be released 4. prisoners receive a proper diet and medical care 5. impartial inspection of prisoner facilities All these points are part of the Geneva Convention which North Vietnam signed in 19S7. Candy asked that these letters be forwarded t o : Office of the President, Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Hanoi, North Vietnam (via Hong Kong).

I don't think we can fully appreciate the frustration these wives must feel. The 18 months of "not knowing" that Candy has endured are more than anyone should have to put up withâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and yet there are wives whose husbands have been "Missing in Action" since 1964. Candy's address, if you wish to contact her, is 904 Emerald Dr., Alexandria, Va. 22308.

A check with various oflficial and unoflficial sources has resulted in confirmation of the missing in action status of the following classmates (please let me know if you have heard anything different on any of these men, this is the best dope I have) : Chuck P A R I S H (as above). King CAMERON (a confirmed P O W ) , Jerry HOGAN (no status). Read MECLEARY (a confirmed POW), Charlie PLUMB (a confirmed P O W ) , and Dave CAREY (a confirmed P O W ) . Needless to say, information on most of these classmates is pretty sketchy, but a number of you have written asking of the status of these giiys, so take it for what it is worth. See you in April.

be in real trouble. The trend appears to be reversing. Conrad and Judy B E S T are the proud parents of a son born last September.

Conrad is in-country at Nha Be and will be returning in May. Tom REGAN and his wife Fedile welcomed a third male heir last August.

Skip McALEXANDER and his wife Fran announced the birth of a son Scott, born on 29 Sept., joining a brother who was three in Feb. Skip is the schedules oflficer for VW-4 the "Hurricane Hunters" and flies out of NAS Jacksonville.

Continuing with the status report on our future football teams, Lynn and Georgeanna GARST have two sons Mark, three, and David, two. Dick H A R R I S and his wife Judy also have a son Steven who is one.

Lynn is currently flying with VP-16 and Dick with VP-5. Dick is in receipt of orders and will be going to Pax River. Some of the other classmates in the area are VPers Larry KOCISKO, Dennis SHUMAN and Jim WAGNER. Steve FABRY, currently the customer services oflficer at NSC Puget Sound, has orders to the Navy Transportation School in Oakland. Steve and his wife Betty will be staying in Alameda.

Arnie M c K E C H N I E has left the USS PARICUTIN and is now the assistant to the

director of purchasing at NSC Puget. Arnie and his wife Carol are settled in East Bremerton.

Skip MacMICHAEL, not to be left out, presents a son James Clayton, born on 25 Oct.; the MacMichaels' second boy. Skip is in receipt of orders and will be going to DesTech's class 30.

Bill FRIGGE is now the Ops Boss in J. W. THOMASON. Gary VAN HAAREN is out of Norfolk in the S A N DIEGO.

Sec'y, Lt. Richard P. Genet, USN U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, Ca. 93940

VAdm. J. A. Tyree presents the Navy achievement Medal to Lt. Walter W . Kesler '64.

Walt K E S L E R was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal by VAdm. John Tyree, Chief of Staff for the U. S. European Command at Stuttgart. Walt's effort as force leadership and retention officer on the staff of COMSUBLANT earned him the award.

Walt, wife Martha, and daughter Martha Ellen, 2, are now living in Freiburg where Walt attends Freiburg U., studying math (in German) as part of an Olmsted Scholarship.

Well done to both Dick and Walt I Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Anders, parents of Bob, have forwarded a $100 check payable to the class fund. I have expressed to the Anders the sincere thanks of the class for this fitting tribute to their son's memory. In this line, work on the proposal for a scholarship fund has proceeded to the point where we are now preparing a letter to the class, soliciting your views and endorsement of our plan.

I have recently contacted Candy P A R I S H , whose husband. Chuck, was shot down over North Vietnam in June 1968. Candy has joined a group of wives of other POWs in an attempt to bring pressure to bear on parties having knowledge of the fates of their husbands. Their efforts have been under the guidance of several offices in the Department of Defense. In a list of 59 names released in late November, Chuck's RIO was listed as one of those being held. This was the first word of either of them. When asked what we in '64 could do. Candy requested 46

A good number of '65ers gathered at Sasebo over the Thanksgiving holiday with the majority being from USS CORAL SEA. George WEBB was good enough to give us a complete rundown. George and Van Monroe are both flying A-7's in VA-86.

George and his wife Ina have a daughter Monica, age two. Van and Jane MONROE have two children Stephen, three, and Michael, one. Flying A-7's for VA-82 are Bill BURD, Fred LENTZ and Carter REFO. Fred and Jennifer have two children Freddy, four, and Debbie, three. Carter and Paula Refo also have two children Carter Jr., two, and Elizabeth, one. This is the second long WestPac deployment for George, Carter, Fred, Bill and Van. All were together in the .'\MERICA on her last deployment and all have over 100 combat missions under their belts. Van will be leaving the group for Monterey where he'll be taking the aeronautical engineering course. See you there. Van. Walt KAZLAUSKUS is aboard CORAL SEA in the weapons department and has hopes of making intelligence his sub-specialty.

Bill ERICKSON and I were the DD Reps.

Bill is the weapons oflficer in USS O'BRIEN and I was still BLUE MARU Ops at the time.

This is a good time to mention my change of address at the top of the column. I completed two good years in BLUE in January and presently am letting the skinny department have a second shot.

Last fall it appeared that because of the large number of "daua;hters of alumni" that were arriving, the '87 football team might

"Red Ed" McCANN and Wendy are at MIT where Ed is pursuing the intricacies of naval architecture. Gary Laughlin, Tim Nichols, Paul Daulerio and Ed will be leaving MIT in June. Ernie ALCIVAR, wife Eliana and son Ernestido have arrived from Ecuador; Ernie will pursue studies in naval architecture and marine engineering.

Bill FITZPA-TRICK, still in subs, passed through San Diego recently en route to Pejwl. Bill Hancock, Sonny Harrison, Bill Newlon, Paul Thorsen, "Tex Wittig and Wayne Allen are in San Diego en route to in-country billets.

Spike K A R A L E K A S was discharged from active duty in Sept. and has been appointed to the position of law clerk for Judge Donald H. Hunter, Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. Spike is serving in that post while finishing up his last year at Indiana University Law School at Indianapolis, part time. He graduates this coming June and plans to take the Massachusetts and Indiana Bar exams. Spike has been an honor student at lU Law, and is on the staff of the Indiana Legal Forum, the school's law review.

Spike invites any and all classmates in the vicinity or passing through Indianapolis to stop by for a drink. He and wife Tina are anxious to see some of the old gang again soon. By the way, Spike says it does rain in Indianapolis in the summertime.

Now that we no longer have the WestPac mail system to contend with, unless you are in WestPac, keep the secretary's "spare" time filled with column writing. Oh yes, '87's left half candidate, son Richard Genet Jr., age three, and lest I look for trouble from the distaff side, daughter Danielle, one and a half, "honorable mention."

S H I PMATE

Sec'y, L t . (19) Robtn G. Johnson Jr., USN PAO Box 3 NSA Saigon FPO San Francisco 96421

First in the way of class business, the class memorial committee has decided to donate to the Brigade library a set of reference books to be set aside in a special section with a bronze plaque naming all the deceased members of our class. More details about the exact gift itself will be available soon.

Dave BILL wrote from Vienna, Austria, where he spent a couple of weeks over the Christmas holidays. Dave is quite the accomplished skier now, and can be found at Mammoth Mountain on' his weekends oflf from graduate school at Monterey.

Bo WILEY and his wife Judy just bought a home in Huntington Beach, Calif., not far from Sam and Liz LINCOLN. Bo returned from Vietnam in early November and is now at the Marine facility in Santa Ana. Sam is working for the pork chops in Long Beach.

George and Jackie CONN announced the arrival of their first child, George Riley on 15 Dec. in Imperial Beach, Calif. Big George is flying helos out of HS-4 at Imperial Beach. He spent quite a few hours training and picking up the Apollo astronauts in the Pacific last July and November.

While in Hawaii for Apollo 12, George ran into Stan H O L M E S and Carlton CRABTREE. Crabs is married to the former Janet Christmus of Jacksonville, Fla., and has changed his designator to naval intelligence; he is now stationed at Pearl.

Pat SHEEDY stopped by George's way en route to PG School at Monterey.

Rob C R E N S H A W is still in the USS CORAL SEA in a helo detachment, while Tom BOYH.AN just left San Diego to take his Seal Team unit to WestPac. Tom PAYNE. Dick SIDNEY (of Weems Creek Five fame) and Bob S P E N CER are a few of the '66ers that are regulars around the Ream Field area. My thanks to (jeorge Conn for the above info.

Mike and Janice MARKUSIC are in New London where Mike is serving in a nuclear sub.

Brian SIBOLD writes from Chau Doc, RVN, where he is Kenner Ski Barge Advisor in the YRBM-16. Brian has orders to O P T E V F O R P A C in San Diego when his tour is up in April. He can be found at the downwinds or MCRD on Fridays.

Jim BEESLEY writes from NAVCOMM STA Puget Sound where he and Jana have been since last August. Jim is communications oflficer there and says that if anyone is out that way to drop in and say hello.

Over here in Vietnam there are some new faces arriving. Ace SARICH recently arrived with a Seal detachment from Little Creek.

Ace is staging out of Nha Be, and when not on duty can usually be found at the club.

Ace was married last October before he deployed and Bruce DYER was his best man. Bruce is currently in training for transition from U D T into a Seal unit.

Ralph McCUMBER is XO of RIV DIV 593 and works between Nha Be and Phu Cuong. Scott BAUM is getting ready to DEROS shortly and is looking forward to going to graduate school in the fall.

Back in Washington, Russ H A L E and Dave SADD are still wheeling and dealing in the stocks and commodities. Dave is with Bache and Co., while Russ has a billet with the Air Force in computers.

That's about it for this time. Keep the . letters coming, and let us know what is happening on the east coast.

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in Texas. After receiving his wings in Jan., Dave and Susan were to move to Cherry Point for A-6's. Fred YOUNG and his wife Cathy are in the same class and plan to accompany them for training in A-4's. Dave seemed pretty happy about jets and wished me to pass on his glee to all of you, so consider yourselves gleed upon.

Sec'y, ] / U . Edward H. Mills, USMC VMCJ-1, MAG-n, 1st MAW FPO San Francisco 96602

Jon COOK sent the picture of our classmates in HAL-3, Det-2, stationed at Nha Be. From left to right they are Don DOWNING, Gary CALNAN, Dick SCOTT, and Jon COOK. They have provided a fire team for the Rung Sat Special Zone twice already.

Rich F O U L K E S wrote that Vietnam really isn't too bad so I guess conditions will get a whole lot better for me shortly.

Rich is now on inspector-instructor duty in South Pasadena. H e extended an invitation to any classmate passing through the LA area to stop in at 400 Monterey Rd., Apt. 14, South Pasadena, Ca. 91030, Tel. 441-1613.

Bill HIGGERSON is deploying to West Pac in April.

I received some bad news this month. Bob McCLEERY and John MARTIN were killed in a midair collision near Jacksonville on 25 Sept. Bob and John were flying A-4's in a three-plane formation for VA-172.

John's body escort was Bob Tries and Bob's was Dean Henderson, another officer from his squadron. At U S N A Bob was in the 26th Company while John was in the 35th Company.

Bob T R I E S is finally flying in Kingsville again after a fire and ejection from an F-9 when he suffered a broken back, two broken legs and severe facial burns.

Ted H E R R I N G got test pilot school, the first of our classmates who I have heard of going.

Curt DOSE is flying F-4's for VAW-123 out of Norfolk. He and Peggy have a daughter, Dianne Lee, born in Oct. Mike FREY wrote from the Delta where he and several of our classmates are in a new program—Dufflebag—working in conjunction with Operation Sea Lord. Working with Mike who is OIC of a site at Ba Xoai along the Vinh T E Canal are Dave BARRE, OIC of a site at Thuong Thoi along the Bassac River, and Tony P R I N C I P I , OIC of a site at T r a Cu in I I I Corps.

From Mrs. R. R. Johnson I learned that Ron has changed ships from the HENRY B .

WILSON to the Fox where he is fire control officer. Ron became a father for the second time in August.

More new parents in our class are Pete and Penny T H O M P S O N in Aug. and Bill and Sue E V A N S in Oct. Bill NORRIS, John GUIBERT and Sam H E N D E R S O N are completing prototype at Windsor, Conn., and are heading for the five-week sub school for nuc officers and then Bill heads for FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, John to CALHOUN,

and Sam to

STURGEON.

From the West Milton prototype, John R E N W I C K is headed for JACK. They are all 48

Further news from the training commands includes a letter from Kenny and Sandy P Y L E in Meridian, Miss. They have a son, Kenneth Michael, born in Sept.; Ken reports that he already eats like a Navy man!

'67ers in HAL-3, Det. 2 , stationed It seems that Andy RASMUSSEN is now at Nha Be. in the jet pipeline after a genuine Navy good-deal which allowed him to switch over after his knee operation had interrupted the Whiting syllabus. Other classmates in various stages of training there are Paul Farmer, Marty Gunther, and nearly complete are homeported in New London with the excep- Dave Hammer, Jeff Cook, and John Drury. tion of John Guibert who will be in the Mare We have several '68ers instructing now: Island Shipyard.

Mike Crabtree, Rich Ahern and Dave Tyler. Ken also reports that Curt Shantz Tim M A R T I N is M P A in J O H N ADAMS (Gold) which is operating out of Guam and Robby Taylor recently checked into while his family is living in Pearl Harbor. VT-9, and Mark and Mary Jacobsen are in Tim had a second child in July, Tim Jr. VT-7. with their new baby boy.

Also aboard JOHN ADAMS are Gerry DANFrom the west coast group came ChristIELS, electrical officer, and Don LEMASmas greetings from Chris GLUTTING, inTER, sonar officer. dicating he is still alive and well. It seems George LEAR and Pledger ROBERT- Ray CONRAD is still aboard the OZBURN SON £u-e in J O H N ADAMS (Blue). and spent Christmas in Hong Kong, where Joe SABATINI is going to Princeton on his wife Mary met him. Ray should return a Burke Scholarship. to Long Beach in the spring.

Two of our classmates in USMC, Jack A Yule card from Kent McQUERTER S H I E L D S and myself were selected to go him in Guam after his gunboat, the to PG School majoring in engineering elec- found READY, had crossed the "pond," taking mere tronics. Jack will go to the University of rolls to make the passage interesting.

Michigan while I will be attending U S N 60° Kent, my old roomie, was due off Vietnam PGS at Monterey. by late January.

The P E Department has relocated the Joe Lee F R A N K sent holiday felicitations Universal Gym which our class presented to the Brigade from the seventh wing recre- from the Yokosuka branch of '68. In July ation room to the Field House to add in the he married Diane Jones from Falls Church, training of our varsity athletes, so next year with Keener Earle and Bob DeHoU ushering for them. The couple now resides in sight should be a better year for Navy.

Mount Fuji when Lee isn't aboard the Thanks for the news this month, please of MAHAN. Aside from collateral duties Lee is keep it coming. electrical officer, which he compares to working in a super-wires lab. By working in a hospital there Dianne was able to meet Lee in Hong Kong, where they ran into Tom BERNS. Also in Yokosuka is Tom PARK101(0) ^«=''' '-'''J9) R' Mitchell Brown I I I , USN V y \zy Morris Rd., Ambler, Pa. 19002 ER, disbursing officer aboard the DIXIE. Tom's wife, Sarah, was able to visit him Happily enough the Christmas season for awhile. Lee has seen Bob EVANS which preceded this writing produced a aboard the WADDELL and waved to Bill varied array of news from former classmates C E N T E R in the TUCKER during an unrep. as well as O-2's. On the east coast greetings Don and Audrey H I N S M A N are there with i came from Kevin and Sue REARDON who their ne-v»' baby, and Lee ran across Tom are still "subbing it" in Connecticut.

S P E E R S at the club when his DD was in Peat and Sherry C R A P P S are in New- port. Before entering the juice gang, Lee port, R. I.; Peat expects to remain aboard worked as ACICO and although he's now a the FuRER another six months or so and snipe, still manages a few intercepts now Sherry is teaching school. Although they see and then. His call is "Little Lefty" for all few '68ers, it was leaked out that John you jet jocks listening up in the Gulf of DRANCHAK married a "Boston school- Tonkin. teacher" 20 Dec. Good luck to them! Peat Although I reported Gary HIRSCH's and Sherry spent Thanksgiving with Mike and Brenda J O N E S . Mike is on cruise now demise in an earlier issue, it pleased me to learned that Gary's parents were presented aboard the FBM HENRY L . STINSON. Lenny and Nancy SJOSTROM should be up that with his posthumous designation as a naval aviator at ceremonies in Norfolk on 13 Dec. way by now, too.

Capt. J. H. Bell, who made the presentation, From the southern branch of east coasters graciously sent me that information, as well came the first letter from our man in Savan- as word that a scholarship fund has been nah, Rog WAN I AT A. The old grunt and his wife, Laura Lee, have been enjoying the initiated in his name at the Marshall-Wyth marriage bit since 5 July, and should be School of Law at the College of William and heading out to Santa Ana when he com- Mary. pletes Army helo school in January. Rog Some of vou may remember ex-'68er reports that X Golich, Bill Palmer, Paul Frank E. NOVOTNY, who is now a QM-3 Wilson, Mike Burkhart, George Tucker and serving with Inshore Undersea Warfare Mike Morschauser went before him and are Group One at Nha Trang. He's qualifying now either at New River or Santa Ana. for his GI bill college rights before going Dave DEN SON wrote from the Air AOC at Pensacola. Frank would like to Force training division of the Marine Corps hear from his old buddies; his address being SHIPMATE

lUWGl W P D Unit 4, APO San Francisco the rest of the afternoon sleeping in the Army weekend with them also. H e has shade while we went through the rigors of dropped some of his baby fat and converted 96240. the simulated P O W camp. Tom is going to it to Marine muscle.

And last but not least I received just today Whiting Field also. a card and note from former classmate Ted "Mike Clark, Mike Lettieri, Fred Jones, "Paul Johnston, Jack Stockton, Bo Tom Butler, Tom LaForce, Shelley ButFETTER. Still in the Navy while going through Jefferson Medical College, Ted ex- Scharnus and Tom Hagan are becoming trill, Steve Leaman and a couple others are pects to get l\is M.D. and receive that extra local celebrities with classmates (and city half stripe in about 18 months. Ted hasofficials) for the indescribable parties they still here recruiting for football. Larry Falls been in Camp Lejeune, San Diego, and have had in their beach house. They really and John Latourette are out in San Francisco Paris with the Navy, and even saw a few have been fun parties and at the last one they recruiting but will report to Pensacola on youngsters atop the Eiffel Tower. Somehow had a giant earth-moving machine in their 12 Dec. he doesn't remember L A N T M I D T R A R O N front yard for the amusement of the party "Jack Stevens finished his TAD in Pensaas quite that good . . . sigh. He lives at 1606 guests. Everyone is looking forward to Lark Lane, Villanova, Pa. 19085, for all their next party to celebrate the Super cola which consisted of putting on the 'Once Upon a Mattress' show in the area. H e you former buddies who might wish to renew Bowl." an old friendship.

Arnie's second letter written 7 Dec. reads: started flying on 17 Nov. "Seems like half of the class is down here "Chuck Provini is at Quantico and broke Well, guys, by the time of this publication we upheld the class tradition and had a his foot while wiling away the hours playing I should be within a month of my trip to so rip-roaring Army-Navy weekend and turned the Orientâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;hope to see many of you in the Pensacola into Philadelphia. Tom Hagan, basketball. H e and John Tolmie will be coming months. Keep the work flowing to Bo Scharnus, and Jack Stockton turned their playing for the Quantico basketball team. my home until I have a permanent address. snake ranch into the Ben Franklin for the "Mike Donilon and his wife Peggy will be Chow. day. They had a formation on the beach, staying in the Annapolis area until March.

Terry Grumley flunked the pre-game inspec"Ron Mosley is still at the Academy, he tion, and a march on with Tom Hagan leading cheers and waving a negat flag from helped guide the 150's to an undefeated seaSec'y, Ens. M. E. Rachmiel, USN the top of their house. Meade and Jessica son. I saw Rick Depp at the ISO's Army Missile Officer, USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20) Jones gave a party also as did Dave and game and he was looking just like a civilian.

FPO San Francisco, Caiif. 96601 Kathy Bogosian. All were a resounding suc- He says that he will be getting out on a During the holidays, while driving across cess, even if the game wasn't. medical before long. . . ." the cotmtry to the west coast, I ran into "Sandy and Dave Drew gave a going away Mr. and Mrs. J. Ernest Shockley, of many of our classmates. Just before the end party for Jerry and Linda Branum and as a of Gunnery School in late December, Mike result hold some sort of record for having Willow Grove, Pa., announce the engageWATSON and his wife, Ted KRAL and the most people in one house trailer (like ment of their daughter, Anne Bonwill, to his wife, Mike M I C H A E L I S and his date the old fad of stuffing the telephone booth). William James Carlton MOSES. Ens. and my wife and I treated ourselves to a Carl and Debbie Edmonds, Dean and Nancy Moses is the son of RAdm. and Mrs. Moses, Chinese-style banquet in Virginia Beach. Harris, John Marshall, John Adams, Hugh USN (Ret.), of Annapolis. Miss Shockley Have you ever been to an Indoor Hayride? Batten, Bob and Pixie Tolhurst, Rick and is attending Cedar Crest College in AUenWell, Tim OLIVER and Bryan P E R S O N Judy Woodworth, Rich Moore and his wife, town, Pa. Jim is serving aboard the U S S threw one on New Year's Eve at their Mare Greg Brubeck and myself were among those Island Snake Ranch. There was straw all bidding the Branums farewell. Jerry got MYLES C . FOX in Newport, R. I. over the apartment and I may have missed selected for jets and they are moving to Keep the letters coming and keep happy! some of the guests because of poor vision. Meridian.

I hope that all the chapters are keeping as The party was great. In attendance were "Gary Maxwell, Chuck lacuaniello and active as the Pensacola bunch is. I'm sure Mike Salewske, Burt and Marcy Bennett, Scotty Gier were also selected for jets so there must be some great news around, and Mike Honey and his cousin ( ? ) Kathy, Hal everyone is bound to be interested!

Williams, Mike and Becky Payne, Ed Wal- they will be making the move also. lace, Mike Michaelis, Paul Swanson and "Dan George, Frank Jensen, Bruce Davey, Gerald Anderson and their wives. Most of Guy Stevens and Brian O'Rourke will start them say that Nuke School is "very chal- the Master's program this January. lenging" ; in fact, some of them feel that "Both Bob Frangione and Jack Fulbright it's "too challenging." Oh well, if you order liver and spinach for dinner you have to did something to their legs and were sporting huge casts for a few months (but the finish it!!! fad didn't catch on).

1970 REGISTER OF ALUMNI Rick and Dodie R U F N E R really enjoyed "Mike Pole, John Plett and Doug Liebtheir time with the State Dept. and as soon schner all decided that Navy Line really was as Rick gets finished with his "important" mighty fine after all and have given up an The 1970 edition of the REGISTER, duties as special services officer in Pensacola, airplane for a DD. produced by Electronic Data Prohe may start flying. As soon as I got to my "Gerry Saunders evaded a T A D job this cessing, is now available. Containship I discovered two letters from our star reporter, Arnie BARDEN. H e writes: "Bob summer by going to jump school at Ft. ing the most up to date data ever Garner and Jose Jimenez are among the Benning instead." published by your Alumni AssoMarines who have recently reported to Dave T O W N S E N D writes: ". . . NeedPensacola from Quantico to start their flight less to say there wasn't much to cherish ciation, it is now available to you training. when you realize that you have been the duty at $8.00 a copy, postpaid. Mail ensign in Ops and Plans for the worst foot"Ed Lyons, Jim Harris, Jim McGovern, ball season in 20 years. My wife Cindi and your check and the below coupon Jim Ward, Cary Smith and Denny Burton I have been here since July and are headed have all selected jets and will be moving to for Long Beach, Calif., to arrive by 10 Jan. to Meridian after the New Year. Doc Shino- with stops in New York City, Marion and vich, Jake Jacobs, Berry Woodruff and Arne Findlay, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska and sevU. S. Naval Academy Barden will be going to Milton (Whiting eral other places. I will be on board the U S S Field) to go through the prop pipeline. J O H N P A U L JONES and begin my sea duty.

Alumni Association Bruce Davey, Brian O'Rourke, Dan George, "Other fellas that I have been in contact Annapolis, Maryland 21402 Frank Jensen, John Pell, Guy Stevens, and Dale Lawson will be going to Whiting also with include Jim Dionizio who is at Bainbridge with his wife Liz. H e had a slow in conjunction with the Master's program.

Name "All of us were in the same survival start in the program but lately his test training class and went out to the Eglin results have given him some gravy. Jim and AFB Wildlife Reserve and Botanical Gar- I went to the Army game and I managed to dens for some practical applications of what get two 50-yard-line tickets, the last we will we learned in the classroom. During the see for some time.

"Doug Berry, alias Dingle, is still stompescape and evasion problem we were all captured by the enemy except for Tom ing around in the mud down at Quantico.

Hagan who did evade the enemy and spent He is still dating Claud and we spent the MARC H ,

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LAST CALL

had tours at the Naval Proving Grounds of Indian Head, Md., and Dahlgren, Va., at the Bureau of Ordnance, and at the Naval Ammunition Depots of Mare Island and lona Island. Retiring in June 1939, Capt.

Lewis was recalled to active duty three months later as material and personnel officer and assistant war plans officer of the 14th Naval District. He then served as personnel officer of the District until he was returned to inactive duty in 1946. Among other awards, Capt. Lewis held the Legion of Merit.

BEYER, A A R O N FREDERICK, JR (CAPT USN RET ' 3 3 ) , 1 J a n . ' 7 0 , U S N H , San D i e g o , C a .

CAREY, CHARLES BALTIMORE CALVERT (LCDR USN RET ' 1 4 ) , 2 3 J a n . ' 7 0 , W a s h i n g t o n , D.C. C O R M A N , LEWIS (CAPT USN RET ' 2 0 ) , 12 J a n . ' 7 0 , San Jacinto, C a .

FAHRION,

FRANK

GEORGE

( A D M USN RET

' 1 7 ) , 16 J a n . ' 7 0 , La J o l l a , C a .

Survivors include his widow Ethel of 974 Waiohinu Dr., Honolulu, Hi. 96815; two sons H. K. Lewis Jr. and William S. Lewis, U S N A '51, and a daughter Mrs. Carol L! Carlisle.

GROSS, PAUL EDWARD (LCDR USN ' 5 9 ) , 3 0 Jan.

' 7 0 , St. Petersburg, Fl.

HOWARD

WILLIAM

BAKPR,

JR. (CAPT USN

RET ' 2 5 ) , 1 J a n . ' 7 0 C l e a r w a t e r , Fl. KOCH, HAROLD

EDWARD

' 2 1 , 10 J a n . ' 7 0 , Paul Prichard Blackburn '04

Pewaukee, W i .

M c D O N A L D , D A V I D HAROLD (CAPT USN RET '32), 2 4 Dec. ' 6 9 , U S N H , San Diego, Ca. NORTH, J O H N ROGER <CDR USN RET ' 4 5 ) , 2 9 J a n . ' 7 0 , McLean, V a .

RICE, HENRY VIRDEN (CDR USNR RET ' 2 5 ) , 2 1 Nov. ' 6 8 , M i l f o r d , De. R Y A N , THOMAS J O H N (RADM USN RET ' 2 1 ) , 2 8 J a n . ' 7 0 , N e w O r l e a n s , La. SHEARS, KARL RATHBUN (CDR USN RET ' 1 4 ) , 2 8 Dec. ' 7 0 , K i r k w o o d , M o .

SWITZER, WENDELL GRAY ( V A D M USN RET ' 2 1 ) , 3 Feb. ' 7 0 , Pensacola, Fl. V A N ANTWERP, TOWNSEND SCUDDER ' 2 8 , 21 Jan. ' 7 0 , Upper Montclair, N. J .

WALBRIDGE, VERN (COL USA RET ' 2 4 ) , 8 Dec. ' 6 9 , B r o d e n t o n , Fl. WALSH, DAVID JOHN

(CAPT USN RET ' 2 7 ) ,

2 3 J a n . ' 7 0 , San Francisco, Ca. WEBB, RICHARD

CHRISTOPHER

(RADM USN

RET ' 2 4 ) , 2 Feb. ' 7 0 , U S N H , Bethesda, M d .

WEEKS, ROBERTSON JACKSON (LCDR USN RET ' 1 2 ) , 6 Dec. ' 6 9 , East San B e r n a r d i n o , Co. W O O D S , W I L L I A M POWER (CAPT ' 3 1 ) , 19 June ' 6 7 , Bonita, Co. PAUL PRICHARD BLACKBURN ' 0 4

USN RET

Capt. Paul P. Blackburn, U S N (Ret.), died 4 January at St. Helena, Calif. Graveside services were held at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego.

Capt. Blackburn, born in Omaha, Neb., was graduated from the Naval Academy in Feb. 1904 and from the Naval War College in 1925. His shore duty included two tours as an instructor at the Academy and three tours in the Navy Dept.; from 1936 to 1939 he was commanding officer of the Naval Training Station, San Diego. Qualified to command submarines, Capt. Blackburn commanded the U S S NIAGARA, engaged in surveying the coasts of Central and South America; Submarine Divisions, Asiatic Fleet; Submarine Squadron Three and Submarine Base, Coco Solo, Canal Zone, and he was commanding officer of the USS CALIFORNIA until 1936. He was retired in July 1939.

Recalled to active duty in 1939 as Director, Naval Reserve, Third Naval District at New York, Capt. Blackburn later served as convoy commodore with North Atlantic convoy operations, and as convoy commodore in the Pacific he participated in the Marshall Islands campaigns; he was awarded the Commendation Medal. As Commander Northern California Sector, Western Sea Frontier, he was returned to inactive duty in 1945.

Capt. Blackburn held the title of Knight of the Golden Circle as a member of the Army and Navy Club.

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His survivors include two sons VAdm. Paul P. Blackburn Jr., USN (Ret.) '30 of 5500 Prospect Place, Apt. N 2204, Chevy Chase, Md. 20015 and Capt. John T. Blackburn, USN (Ret.) '33 of Rt. 1, Box'503B, St. Helena, Ca. 94574; six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. His wife, the former Nellie Carey, died in 1959.

WILBUR JOSHUA CARVER ' 0 9

Capt. Wilbur J. Carver, USN (Ret.), died 18 December at Fort Myers, Fla. Interment was held in Searsport, Maine.

Capt. Carver was a native of Searsport and was graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1909. Sea duty included tours aboard the USS MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, C U L GOA, T E N N E S S E E , T E X A S and the SHAW-

MONT. He was first lieutenant of the MEMPHIS when it was wrecked by a tidal wave at San Domingo in 1916. Shore duty included tours at Boston, Mass., and at the Naval Operating Base, Hampton, Va. During his career he served in the Haitian, Mexican, Dominican and Yangtze campaigns. Capt.

Carver served in the Department of the Navy, Washington, D. C , and was retired in July 1937. Recalled to active duty in 1939, he served as convoy control officer at Boston, Mass., until 1944 when he was assigned duty as convoy commodore out of the Port of New York. Capt. Carver was returned to inactive duty in 1945.

Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Carolyn Stecher, wife of Capt. Lewis J. Stecher Jr., USN '42, of 3038 N. Stafford St., Arlington, Va. 22207, and two grandchildren.

H O W A R D KIRK LEWIS ' 1 0

Capt. Howard K. Lewis, U S N (Ret.), died 30 November in Honolulu, Hi. After cremation, his ashes were scattered at sea.

Born in Orange City, Iowa, Capt. Lewis attended the University of Idaho before he was graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1910 and served on the Asiatic Station

AUGUSTUS HOKE DONALDSON ' 2 0

Cdr. Augustus H. Donaldson, USNR (Ret.), died 26 August in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Following cremation, his ashes were scattered at sea.

Cdr. Donaldson was born in Columbia, S. C , and was graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1919, with the class of 1920. He served aboard the USS YOUNG which was one of the destroyers wrecked off Point Honda, Calif., in 1923. Mr. Donaldson resigned from the service in 1924 arid became an executive with Metropolitan Life Insurance.

Commissioned a lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve in 1942, Cdr. Donaldson served as director of Naval Officer Procurement at Miami, Fla., commanding officer of a destroyer escort in the South Pacific and as executive officer of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Unit at Atlanta, Ga., during World War II. He was retired from the Naval Reserve in July 1946.

Survivors include his widow Madeleine E. Donaldson of 2100 South Ocean Dr., Fort Lauderdale, Fl. 33316.

JAMES EUGENE N O L A N ' 2 0

Cdr. James E. Nolan, U S N (Ret.), died 15 October in Jacksonville, Fla. Services were held in Fort Myers Chapel, followed by interment in Arlington National Cemetery, with simple military honors.

Cdr. Nolan, born in Chicago, 111., was graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1919, with the class of 1920, and ten years later had submarine instruction at New London. Sea duty included the USS PATRICIA ; the CLEVELAND, Special Service Squadron; the USS R-13; the TENNESSEE, Battle-

ship Division Three, Battle Force, the KINGFISHER operating with Train, Base Force, and

the

HENDERSON. He

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Brooklyn Navy Yard from 1926 to 1928 and while assistant to the Commandant, First Naval District at Boston, Mass., he also served as senior member of the Naval Reserve Inspection Board. Cdr. Nolan was staaboard the USS ELCANO and the CINCINNATI. He studied ordnance at the Postgrad- tioned at the Recruiting Station at Chicago uate School at Annapolis and had ordnance until 1938 when he reported to the Comduty with the Midvale Steel Company of mandant, Thirteenth Navcd District, Seattle, Nicetown, Pa., and the Navy Yard at Wash- Wash. ington, D. C. During World War I, Capt.

During World War II, Cdr. Nolan comLewis helped commission old torpedo boats manded the ALMACK, and for services as for patrol on the Atlantic Coast and com- commander of an Advanced Base Unit, manded the DELONG, and Net Patrol at Old Naval Operating Base at Norfolk, he was Point and Yorktown, Va. In April 1918. he awarded the Legion of Merit for establishreported to the ILLINOI.S as gunnery officer. ing advanced bases during the invasion of Sea duty following the war included coin- the Island of Sicily in 1943. He commanded the CUB-15 in the Pacific for the remainder mand of the USS YOUNG and the BEAVER and duty as squadron gunnery officer of of the war. While attached to Headquarters Destroyer Squadron 11, Battle Fleet and as of the Fifth Naval District, Norfolk, Cdr. Nolan was retired in Jan. 1947. navigator of the W E S T VIRGINIA. Ashore he S H I P M ATE

He is survived by a daughter Mrs. E. J. Malone of 2615 Childs Lane, Alexandria, Va. 22308; a son James Nolan III, and a sister.

DONALD LORING ERWIN '21

RAdm. Donald L. Erwin, U S N (Ret.) died 18 December in San Francisco, Calif.

Following cremation, his ashes were scattered over the Pacific.

Born in Kingsley, Kan., RAdm. Erwin attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School at Annapolis and as a midshipman at the Academy he served aboard the U S S MAINE during World War I. Following graduation in June 1921, RAdm. Erwin served aboard the HURON on the Asiatic Station for two years. H e studied mechanical engineering at the Postgraduate School at Annapolis and continued the course at Columbia University where he received a Master's degree in 1928. RAdm. Erwin was inspector of ordnance and machinery at Shanghai, China, until 1929 when he reported to the LUZON and participated

in ten en-

gagements with Chinese peasant Communists; he later served as Assistant Inspector of Naval Material at Chicago, 111., and at Schenectady, N. Y. Based at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack, RAdm. Erwin served aboard

BURTON DAVIS '23

WALLACE MASON HUCK '27

R.'\dm. Burton Davis, U S N (Ret.), died 29 December in Palo Alto, Calif. Services were held in the Moffett Field Chapel, with interment in the Alta Mesa Memorial Park near Palo Alto.

A native of San Antonio, Tex., RAdm. Davis was graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1923 and served over four years aboard the U S S ARIZONA. Later sea duty included tours as executive officer of the

Cdr. Wallace M. Huck, U S N R ( R e t ) , died 19 December in Oldwick, N. J. Services were held at Trimmer Memorial Funeral Home of Clinton, N. J. A native of Chicago, III., Cdr. Huck was graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1927 and resigned from the service. He established the Canteen Company of New Jersey in 1930 and operated the company until 1938 when he sold it. He worked in personnel training and as a management consultant and was also associated with his son in the Charles M. Huck Design Company of New Brunswick, N. J. Cdr. Huck was a former vice president of the Society for Advancement Management and a former president of North Hunterdon Rotary.

PAUL JONES, flagship of Destroyer Squadron

Five and from 1938 to 1940 as gunnery officer of the INDIANAPOLIS. Ashore, he was an

instructor at the Academy and later ordnance planning officer at the Navy Yard, Cavite; from 1935 to 1937, he taught navigation in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Unit at the University of Washington, Seattle.

During World War II, RAdm.

Davis

commanded the PATUXENT for a year and the GENERAL T . H . B u s s operating in the

South and Southwest Pacific, and in Mediterranean, North Atlantic and English waters. In November 1944 he joined the staff of Commander Fleet Operational Training Command, Atlantic Fleet, and six months later became chief of staff of that command; he was awarded the Legion of Merit.

Following the war, RAdm. Davis commanded Fleet Training Group and Underway Training Unit at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the Fleet Training Center, the DuLUTH and from 1952 to 1955 Amphibious Training Command, Pacific. He was chief of staff and aide to Commander First Task Wallace Mason Huck '27 Fleet and from 1951 to 1952 and 1955 to 1956 served as senior member of the Navy A member of the Naval Reserve, Cdr. Board of Inspection and Survey, Pacific Coast Section, San Francisco. Attached to Huck served iri the Office of the Inspector of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval Material at New York City from 1941 to 1946 when he was returned to inRAdm. Davis was retired in August 1957. active duty. He was retired from the Naval Survivors include his daughter Mrs. Reserve in Jan. 1954.

Linda Ferguson and grandchildren.

Survivors include his son Charles M. Huck of 109 Chestnut St., Bound Brook, N. J. 08805; a grandchild; two brothers, and WILLIAM BAKER HOWARD JR. '25 a sister. His wife, Doris Hill Huck, died Capt. William B. Howard Jr., (C E C) in 1969.

USN (Ret.), died 1 January in Clearwater Hospital, Clearwater, Fla., after falling and DAVID HAROLD McDONALD '32 VINCENT PAUL CONROY '23 breaking his hip on 19 December.

Mr. Vincent P. Conroy died 3 December Capt. David H. McDonald, U S N ( R e t ) , A native of Columbia, S. C , Capt. Howin Emory University Hospital of Atlanta, ard was graduated from the Naval Academy died 24 December in San Diego, Calif.

Ga. Services were held in the St. Albans in June 1925 and reported to the U S S NEW Requiem Mass was celebrated in the St. Church of Munroe, Ga., with interment in YORK. After a year at sea, he returned Rose of Lima Catholic Church and a miliRest Haven, Monroe. to Annapolis for postgraduate study which tary" funeral was held at Ft. Rosecrans NaBorn in Ogden, Utah, Mr. Conroy was he continued at Rensselaer, Polytechnic In- tional Cemetery. graduated from the Naval Academy in June stitute where he earned a Master's degree in Born in McKenzie, Tenn., Capt. McDoncivil engineering. Capt. Howard transferred ald was graduated from the Naval Academy 1923 and served aboard the U S S COLORADO, Battle Fleet before resigning from the ser- to the Civil Engineer Corps in 1928 and in June 1932 and reported to the U S S P E N N vice in 1925. He joined the National Air served in public works both in and out of SYLVANIA. After receiving his Navy wings Transport, Inc., where he was district sales the United States including Cavite, Samoa in 1935 following flight training at Pensamanager in New York City, and later served and Alaska during his naval career. cola, he served with Torpedo Squadron 28 as regional sales manager of Eastern Air aboard the SARATOGA, Patrol Squadron 1 at During World War II Capt.

Howard was Lines of New York City, and was a memHonolulu and flew with the International involved in the development and formation ber of the board of directors and vice presiPatrol in the Philippines and the China Sea. of Construction Battalions and was later in dent of Trans World Airlines of Kansas During World War II, Capt. McDonald City; his career in aviation industry covered charge of the Naval Construction Training was executive officer of the Naval Air Sta22 years. In 1943 he was president of the Center at Quoddy Village, Maine, for the tion, Trinidad, and as executive officer of the Air Traffic Conference of America. Mr. advanced training of Seabees. His last three CAPE ESPERANCE, he participated in the Conroy joined Avis Rent-A-Car System in tours were as public works officer on the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Lingayen Gulf and 1953 and in 1963 was vice president in charge staffs of several District Commandants; he the raids on Hong Kong and Formosa. was retired in July 1955. He held the Comof the international division.

After the war, Capt. McDonald commendation Medal. manded the Naval Auxiliary Air Stations Survivors include his widow Ossie of After retirement from the Navy, Capt. at Brown and Ream Fields and in 1952 the Yorktown Road, East Setauket, L. I., N. Y. 11733; two sons Vincent P. Conroy Jr., Howard became town manager of Tarboro, Station at Miramar. He also commanded the USNA '71 and Harry Conroy; daughters N. C , and held this position for about ten Utility Squadron 3, Air Force, Pacific and later the Marine Corps Air Station at El Mrs. Nicholas Del Guercio of Westhampton years when he retired.

Beach, N. Y., and Miss Frances Conroy of In addition to his widow Agnes C. How- Toro, Calif. He was air officer on the staff East Setauket. Daughters Mrs. Mitchell ard, P.O. Box 1743, Clearwater, Fl. 33517, of Commander Western Sea Frontier at Drake of Pensacola, Fla., and Miss Carroll he is survived by two daughter Mrs. E. O. Treasure Island and as District Inspector Conroy of New York Citv, by his late first Hand of Ardsley, N. Y., and Mrs. Henry General with general court martial duty at wife, the former Martha Shaffer of Annap- Paterson of Wilmington, N. C , and a grand- San Diego. Capt. McDonald was retired in Feb. 1956. olis, and two grandchildren also survive. daughter Sarah Howard Hand. the USS PHOENIX until 1943. H e received

the Commendation Medal for service as Assistant Supervisor of Shipbuilding, U. S. Navy and Technical Officer of the Terminal Island Office at San Pedro, Calif. For service as conimanding officer of the CRESCENT CITY during the assault operations against enemy Japanese forces at Okinawa, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with combat "V." Supervisor of Shipbuilding, U. S. Navy at San Francisco, Calif., until 1947, he was Supervising Inspector of Naval Material at Houston, Tex., and had similar duty at San Francisco before he was retired in July 1952.

Survivors include his widow Clarabelle of US Solana St., Tiburon, Ca. 94920; a son Donald J r . ; four grandchildren, and a brother.

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Capt. McDonald owned the Chula Vista School of Fine Arts following his military retirement.

Survivors include his widow Marguerite of 453 D Street, Chula Vista, Ca. 92010; a son John David of Chula Vista, Ca.; two daughters; a sister, and 10 grandchildren.

RICHARD WILLIAM SCHWENZ '53

Lt. Richard W. Schwenz, (SC) USN (Ret.), died 22 November in Arlington, Va. Graveside services took place in Arlington National Cemetery with a memorial service held at the Congregational Christian Church of Fairfax County.

A native of Swan Lake, N. Y., Lt. Schwenz was graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1953 and served aboard the USS

FULTON and the BURDO. His mili-

tary career included tours at the Naval Station at Newport, the Naval Supply Depot at Subic Bay and the U. S. Army Logistics Management Center at Fort Lee, Va., before retirement in May 1962. He received a Master's degree in business education from the University of Richmond in 1964.

Following his military retirement, Lt. Schwenz was associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Instrumentation Laboratory, the Electronic Research Center, NASA, and the Naval Electronics Systems Command. He was a doctoral candidate at George Washington University and working as program analyst for the Strategic Systems Project Office, Department of the Navy at the time of his death.

Survivors include his widow Dorothy and children Richard Jr. and Susan Jane of 6503 Randall Place, Falls Church, Va. 22044; his parents Mr. and Mrs. John W. Schwenz of Binghamton, N. Y., and eight brothers and sisters.

DOUGLAS LEE SNEAD '53

LCol. Douglas L. Snead, USMC, died 28 December in Quang Tin Province, Vietnam, as the result of an aircraft crash. Services were held in Warwick Memorial United

Methodist Church of Newport News, Va., followed by interment in Peninsula Memorial Park, with military honors.

A native of Newport News, LCol. Snead attended Randolph Macon College and was graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1953. Upon graduation he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps and had instruction at Basic School and flight training. During his career, LCol. Snead was executive officer of Marine Air Base Squadron 24; aide-de-camp, C G Second Marine Air Wing, and comptroller. Marine Corps Air Station at Iwakuni, Japan. In 1965 he returned to the Academy for duty in the Naval Science Department and was subsequently executive assistant to the Dean.

Stationed in Vietnam since July 1969, LCol. Snead was commanding officer of Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 13, Marine Air Group 13, First Marine Air Wing at the time of his death. He held a Master's degree in business administration from George Washington University.

Survivors include his widow Ann of 878 Cascade Dr., Newport News, Va. 23602; two children Douglas Jr. and Nancy; his parents Mr. and Mrs. John H. Snead of 19 Laurelwood Rd., Newport News ; a brother; two sisters, and his maternal grandmother.

GEORGE EMIL PITZER '56

Maj. George E. Pitzer, USAF, died 7 November in Johnston's Municipal Hospital of Milwaukee, Wise, of heart disease. Services and interment were held in the Wisconsin Memorial Park and Chapel of Brookfield, Wise.

A native of Milwaukee, Maj. Pitzer was graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1956 and was commissioned into the Air Force. He served as assistant chief. Staff Secretariat, Headquarters Air Research Records Center for three years and after studying industrial engineering at Purdue University, he was program control officer with 6595th Aerospace Test Wing, Vandenberg Air Force Base. As R&D Planning Officer at Headquarters Air Force Systems Command from 1964 to 1966, he was a

George Emil Pitzer '56

member on the Technical and Support Facilities Panels which were responsible for developing the Command's five-year military construction program. Maj. Fitzer was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal' for service as R&D Management Analyst when he was responsible within the manpower purview for the Command's value engineering program.

He studied education-with-industry at the General Electric Company's Missile and Space Division at Valley Forge, Pa., before duty as crew safety and systems effectiveness project officer for the Titan IIIM booster. (Dn special duty from the Air Force, Maj. Pitzer had recently reported to the AC Electronics Plant at Oak Creek, Wise, in an advisory capacity for the plant's space and missile work.

Survivors include his widow Betty Lou of 1021 Devonshire Rd., Delafield, Wi. 53018; three sons Douglas, David and Stephen; his mother Mrs. Elmer Weileder of 1021 Devonshire Rd., Delafield; two sisters Mrs. Earl Jaeger and Mrs. Robert Groeger, and two brothers Richard and Gerald Pitzer.

ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS In the interest of timely chapter reporting, chapter secretaries are requested to forward their material with as little delay as possible. Copy received after the 15th of the month misses the issue then in preparation and may not reach the reader until two months or more later.

ALBUQUERQUE The annual Army-Navy cocktail party on 28 Nov. was held at the Coronado Club, Sandia Base in Albuquerque. The party was sponsored jointly by the Albuquerque chapter and Military Academy alumni associations, with invitations going out to association members and to parents of midshipmen currently attending the Naval Academy from the area. A lively group of 74 members and guests attended the pre-game function and it was a good evening for old football stories and friendly wagers on the big game.

Guests included Mr. and Mrs. George T. Strong (son, David, USNA '70) and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Connor (son, Claude, U S N A '70). Naval Academy alumni in attendance included: LCdr. Cy Latimer '23, Cdr. William Bowers '35, Cdr. William Horton '44, LCdr. Robert McClelland '46, Cdr. Jerome Solomon, USN '50, LCol. Carr Whitener, U S A F '51, LCdr. Paul Gallagher, 52

USN '51, Mr. John Crockett '52, Maj. James Hicks, U S A F '54, Mr. Paul Souder '55, Maj. Edward Palanek, U S A F '57 and Mr. Joseph Runnels '62.

BOSTON RAdm. Julian T. Burke Jr., USN '40, Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Naval Reserve), was the guest speaker at the 13 January luncheon held at the Officers' Club, Charlestown Naval Shipyard. RAdm. Burke discussed the various activities and the future of the Naval Reserve.

A program is underfoot to increase the membership of the local chapter. Alumni interested in joining the chapter, contact the sec'y, Mr. G. Gilbert Tallau '56, The Faulkner Hospital, 1153 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, Mass. 02130, Tel. 522-5800, or the treas., RAdm. M. B. Duffill, USN (Ret.) '27, Room 1014, 44 School St., Boston, Mass. 02108, Tel. 742-0350.

BUFFALO A cocktail party was held 29 November during the Army-Navy game at Williamsville Inn in Williamsville, N. Y. Following the game, everyone enjoyed a buffet dinner.

Among those in attendance were Pat and Barbara McCool '56, Maurice and Dorothy Huffer '54, Chuck Kessing '50, Walt and Dolores Muller '44, Ben and Gerry Levitt '44, Bill and Nina Ciesla '61, Craig and Peggy Thrasher '63, Bob Fahey '50, Ron and Joan McCormick '61 and Bob and Margaret Ramage '41.

A Christmas cocktail party-mixer held 2/ Dec. at the home of Craig and Peggy Thrasher was enjoyed by chapter members, and by area midshipmen home on leave and their dates.

Current officers of the chapter are: pres., Craig Thrasher '63; treas., Maurice Huffer '54; social chairman, Ron McCormick '61, and membership co-chairmen, Frank Caroccio '54 and Pat McCool '56.

S H I PMATE

NDIANAPOUS On 29 November members met with the iVest Point group at Fort Benjamin Harison Officers' Club to cheer on the respecive teams during the Army-Navy game. We ,von the attendance battle with Bill Ward 35, John Carlson '38, Elton Knapp '38, Ed shock '40, Craig Woolley '45, Bill Thomas 51, Rick Childress '54, Arra Swisher '61, md wives present.

Food, drinks and good conversation were ;njoyed with our West Point friends. We are looking forward to a win next year, when we host the group at the Naval ArmDry. KmVHAWK The annual Operation Information luncheon was held at the Wright-Patterson Officers' Open Mess on 30 Dec. Guest speaker was Midn. Tim Keating '71, providing an e.xcellent insight into the new look at the .\cademy. Eight other midshipmen and 26 prospective candidates for future classes were guests of the chapter.

For information on future chapter activities, contact Mr. Jim Gallagher '57, at WPAFB, extension 54065 or 55562.

LOS ANGELES The March meeting will be held at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on 1-8 March, with drags invited.

The program for the Dec. meeting included a discussion of the Naval Academy today by Midn. Tom Keithly, USNA '72. In addition to the alumni attending, many young men, sons and friends also enjoyed the interesting talk.

The chapter holds meetings on the third Wednesday of each month. Because the membership of this chapter is spread over a large geographic area (surely many of our readers have seen the city limits signs from Panama to Adak, etc.), the place of the meeting is shifted around so as to better accommodate our membership. Any fellow alumnus who finds himself in this area is more than welcome to attend. He may obtain more specific information by contacting any member of our 1970 organization which consists of: Pres., W. I. Robbins '34 (4665615) ; Vice Pres., Henry Rumble '33 (454-4746) ; Sec'y, Robert Neely '48 (3732273) ; Treas., Peter White '63 (665-1523) : and Directors: G. G. Crissman '26 (4210090), C. L. (Jack) Weigle '27 (385-2694), E. F. Hutchins '29 (473-2821), J. S. Fahy '32 (714-528-2371), H. S. Schwab '33 (4541487), R. E. Stanley '33 ( F R 8-6647), Ed. C. Walsh '33 (625-2211), D. V. (Dave) Bannerman '51 (322-4448) and J. I. Montalvo '48B (799-8637).

MIAMI The 31 January luncheon was held at the Lighthouse Point Yacht and Tennis Club at Pompano Beach. Attending alumni, wives and guests enjoyed viewing the new slides of the Naval Academy.

NEWPORT Mr. Francis G. Dwyer, chairman of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, discussed the Newport Bridge at the 25 Nov. meeting held at the Officers' Club, Naval Base, Newport. His treatment of the history of negotiations leading up to the construction of the bridge and his response

to many questions regarding the current administration of the bridge made the evening an interesting and instructive experience.

It was voted at the meeting that collections for the High School Library Fund be divided equally between the four high schools of Newport County and that a check be forwarded to each school with an appropriate letter from the president.

Attending the meeting were: W. T. Alford '39, Capt. R. E. Baker, R. W. Bates '15, G. H. Bowdey '07, Capt. G. S. Bogart, T. A. Brown '35, Capt. C. \V. Bunting, J. P. Carney '21. Col. P. S. Day, J. E. Dougherty '35, W. M. Foster '30, R. R. Hay '31, BGen. L. C. Heartz, H. B. Heneberger '25, E. B. Henry '39, Cdr. A. W. Holmes, R. A. Maynard '30, J. W. McCoy '39, J. E. McGoff '34, H. H. Alcllhenny '27, L. W. McKeehan '07, G. Morgan '16, L. J. Peck '59, F. L. Robbins '23, Capt. H. F. Rommel, J. C. Staley '35, W. C. Thayer '47, S. Umsted '15, J. H. Wellings '25 and C. M, Winslow '24.

NORTH TEXAS Chapter activities for 1969 included a reorganization luncheon in March where D. B. Candler, A. C. Olney and W. A. Taylor were chosen as chapter officers. A cocktail party with over 50 alumni attending was held in June and 25 members attended a September luncheon. Ladies were invited to the joint meeting with Army alumni for the .A.rmy-Navy game; Navy attendees outnumbered Army 85 to 55. In November the following officers were elected for 1970: Pres., Patrick C. Moran '34 of 3520 Waldorf Dr., Dallas, Tx. 75229; Vice Pres., David H. Monnich '55; Sec'y, Wily Sanders '54 of 3633 Haynie, Dallas, Tx. 75205, and Treas., Carl E. Oats '55.

ORLANDO Guest speaker at the 9 Jan. meeting held at the Commissioned Officers' Mess (Open), Naval Training Center, Orlando, was the nationally known humorist, toastmaster and author, Winston W. Pendleton of Windemere, Fla. His topic, "Stop Worrying," was most appropriate as a follow-up to the debacle of the Army-Navy game. Thirty-eight alumni and 26 lady guests received his remarks with great enjoyment.

Another distinguished guest at the luncheon was MGen. Ed Suarez, USA (Ret.).

USMA '32. He is president of the local West Point Association chapter which will meet jointly with the Naval Academy alumni group in the near future.

Harry and Gii.ny Henderson '25 attended the luncheon as new arrivals. They are spending a couple of months in the Orlando area to catch up on "sunshine and golf."

Alumni attending the meeting included Harmon Bell '25, Lou Branch '50, Bob Coleman '51, Ed Dillard '56, Dick Dollinger '50, Glenn Easton '15, Bill Fuller '39, John Gallaher '26, Howard Gamble '18, Harry Henderson '25, Bill Hollingsworth '26, Herschel Hughes '66, Dick Jack '35, Norman Jones '60, Cappv Kohr '29, Bob Manly '59, C. C. Marcy '29, Jim Marks '38, Don Neddo '40, George Nold '22, Swede Norgaard '28, Bill Patten '24, Pete Petrie '35, Ear! Piper '27, Mel Powers '15, Dave Rau '22, Joie Ray '29, Bob Rice '27. Mike Sellars '34, Bill Sims '45, Harry Smith '30, Curtis .Spencer '39, Martin Stone '27, Horace Trainer '25, Dick Visser '29, Dick Wallace '36. George Welker '23 and Maxwell Wells '22.

PHILADELPHIA BGen. Fred W. Vetter Jr., USAF, was guest speaker at the 22 Jan. dinner held at the Philadelphia Navy Base Officers' Club.

BGen. Vetter, Commander of the 436th Military Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, discussed "C5A: A New Aircraft and A New Age." A fathers-sons night was planned for 26 Feb. and Mr. Hanson Baldwin, President of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, was scheduled as guest speaker for the 16 April meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO The chapter started off the new year with their first meeting on 7 Jan. at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club. This was our first sight of the newly decorated Treasure Room (done by LCdr. Charles W. Woodruff, USNR R e t ) , honoring his mother Willie E. Woodruff "For the hospitality and hap_piness bestowed upon her by the Club."

It IS a most beautiful room.

The first order of devotion and business was a standing one-minute silence in honor of our friend and noble leader, Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN, since departed, and suitably resting with Admirals Nimitz, Turner and Lockwood.

The meeting-dinner proved to be a double feature. Our national representative, Roland Riggs '04, gave us a masterful and interesting talk on what is going on at the Academy. This proved to be a mixture of joy and sadness, with the accent on the former.

Capt. James V. Grealish, USNR, vicepresident of the Navy League (West Coast), and a Navy Speaker program speaker, gave an excellent talk, with well executed illustrations, of the Soviet Fleet If you have not heard and seen this presentationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;get it.

The "oldest" attendee was Roland Riggs '04, and the "youngest" was John Mickelson '65. Mr. Thomas Teshara, Blue & Gold, was introduced and given an honorary membership by reason of his one-man recruitment program which has resulted in 25 candidates to the Academy. Despite the holiday letdown and San Francisco rains, there were 30 salts in attendance.

The 4 Feb. meeting featured a Valentinedinner, honoring that grand and loved group of patient and much-traveled and inadequately-paid, Navy Wives !

WASHINGTON LGen. Robert Cushman, USMC, who was in charge of all troops in I Corps, Vietnam, before assuming his present position as deputy head of CIA, talked to the alumni at the December meeting. He left no doubt in anyone's mind that the President's evaluation of the situation is correct and that the press has continually misrepresented the situation making it appear as if our victories were really defeats. He made no broad claims or statements but pointed out the actual progress of the fighting while he was there and spoke highly of Vietnamese units.

He did stress the importance of the Vietnamese government providing government help at the hamlet and family level; however, at the same time he pointed out how over 90 percent of hamlets were now under Vietnamese control with local militia. The situation, far from looking hopeless, is promising for eventual success.

A moment of silence was observed in honor of the memory of Admiral Spruance.

Over 150 attended with 'OS being the oldest class represented; '69 the youngest, and '35, General Cushman's class, the most populous.

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