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"J^'OST Academy graduates agree on •*-~-^ the necessity of keeping the Reserve Officers of World War II interested in the Navy. They realize, too, that in all too many cases the Reserve Officers have returned to Inactive Duty status with the feeling that the Navy is no longer interested in them now that the war is over. Unless some remedial action is taken, this feeling will persist, leaving a generally bitter impression in the years to come.

Our lead article this month suggests one possible means of maintaining active interest in the Navy in the case of Naval reservists — and particularly the large numbers who never saw active sea duty.

The plan described here originated with the author, Commander J. W. Leverton, Jr., USN, one of SHIPMATE'S most active contributors. W e are glad to print it as a means of bringing it to the attention of the Service as a whole, in the hope that this wiU lead to some positive action.

The tide of the article is, "Why Not a Navy 'Gray Line'.''" ' I 'HE much publicized growth of the -'- Navy Air Arm during the war was paralleled by a similar growth in the Division of Aviation Medicine in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Yet until the publication of the story "The Naval Flight Surgeon," by Comdr. W. M. Snowden (MC) USN, in this issue, little mention has been made of this important function. The activities of the Division were extremely varied, embracing types of personnel from the Flight Surgeon himself to the Flight Nurse, from air evacuation technicians to survival experts. We think you will find it interesting reading.

An even more hush-hush operation is described in full in "Men Behind Earphones." Harbors wherever U. S. Navy personnel were stationed were protected from enemy submarines by underwater detection devices, manned by specially trained teams. The whole procedure was labeled "Secret" until recently, but in this issue you can read how the harbor protection boys earned a "Well Done" for the accomplishments of their tedious and unglamorous task.

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ARRIET Hennessy, the Wave Lieutenant associated with NATS, West Coast, contributes an article on the {Continued on page 28)

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CflSTEm Unification vs. Merger—By the Editors of Shipmate

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Why Not a Navy "Gray L i n e " —By Comdr. J. W. Leverton, T h e Naval Flight Surgeon —By Comdr. W.M. Men Behind Earphones —By Lieut.

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By the Editors of Shipmate

task force which had steamed from Empire waters to a point north of Oahu, dealt the United States Navy a terrific and weakening blow.

When the smoke of battle was cleared, the Pacific Fleet battleship strength was completely immobilized. Cruiser and destroyer strength was depleted. Many men were killed, many more were badly wounded. Morale was shattered.

Fleet Admiral (then Admiral) Chester W. Nimitz came out to Pearl Harbor. His first task was to restore morale—the fighting spirit. With morale restored, the men of the Navy during ensuing months, conserving the remaining strength to strike only where the enemy was locally weak, carried through until ultimate victory was won.

It was a hard, difficult fight, however; a fight by necessity fought with insufficient tools. But the Navy knew it was fighting for this nation's very life.

Never again said the Navy, and never again said the home front leaders, would such a naval disaster be permitted. Never again should the nation's future hang on such a slender thread.

But it has happened again. Today, four years later, the Navy again fights for this nation's life — and again it must make that fight with insufficient tools.

On 19 December 1945, almost exactly four years after the Pearl Harbor disaster, the Navy suffered another terrific blow; a blow which threatens this nation's future security; a blow which, like Pearl Harbor, immobilized a great deal of the Navy's firepower.

For on that day, the President of the United States recommended to Congress that the armed services of the United States be merged into one, a move which inevitably will weaken our defenses.

At best such an organization will result in the strengthening of one or two of the arms, at the expense of the third.

At worst it will result in the weakening of all three branches.

The future security of the United States depends upon a strong national defense. If this nation expects to fulfill its obligation to the future and its obligation to the men who died at Pearl Harbor, at Tarawa, at Iwo Jima, at Kasserine

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Pass, at Cassino, at Normandy, at Bastogne and at a hundred other spots, it must retain a strong Army, Navy and Air Force.

If this threat to our national securit)' is to be successfully countered, it is up to the men and women of the naval services to make the fight in opposition, so far as the trained military group is concerned.

As a result of the President's declaration the Navy is officially silenced. Fleet Admiral Nimitz, now Chief of Naval Operations, cannot restore morale — hi cannot even speak against the merger.

The President is his Commander in Chief; he was appointed CNO by tht President; he cannot speak, even to express his private opinion.

TNDIVIDUAL naval officers and men -•• may speak out against merger. When the President released his message, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal issued a directive, which was based upon custom, and which prohibited men and women of the naval service from speaking out against merger, unless called upon to testify before a committee of Congress. This gag outraged the American

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The Case Against Amalgamating The Armed Servicespeople, and the President was forced to relax the customary ruling that men and women in uniform should not publicly oppose the Commander in Chief.

Now uniformed personnel may publicly oppose merger—but their remarks must be prefaced with something along the lines of tne following paragraph: "President Truman, our Commander in Chief, has endorsed merger.

The Navy, the Navy Department and naval personnel officially do not oppose his stand. But expressing my own private opinion, I oppose merger. . . . " Older citizens may remember a very popular movie of the twenties, starring the eminent comedian, Harold Lloyd, called "The Freshman." In that picture, Lloyd, whenever he was introduced to new college mates, executed a little dance, and said, "Step right up and call me Speedy." It was a ridiculous bit of action, which supplied much of the comedy punch to the picture.

SHIPMATE, every time it contemplates a man wearing the uniform of the Navy or Marine Corps, uttering the required spiel, always visualizes the ancient Lloyd movie.

The Lloyd movie made us laugh. The JANUARY,

1946

merger proposal has too many tragic charged with the duties relative to land implications for comedy. and naval forces, ships, and warlike It is necessary, however, despite this stores of the United States, or such other ludicrous touch, for the Navy to oppose matters respecting military or naval afmerger. For we find the Army and Army fairs as the President should assign to Air Force supporting merger. him. Here we have the exact counterpart of the department of defense now proHIS is a strange coalition. On the posed. But in 1798 naval operations part of the Air Force it represents against France assumed such importance a complete reversal from its traditional that Congress provided for a Navy Deposition, which has been in favor of a partment, specifically severing it from separate department for air. The Army all connections with the War Departin the past has traditionally opposed ment, which separation has been mainmerger; one of the strongest arguments tained ever since. If the department of against merger was written by General national defense were to be successful Douglas MacArthur when he was Chief at all, it should surely have been so at of Staff. Although General MacArthur the very beginning when there was no has subsequently altered his position weight of tradition, habit, and experiwithout explanation, the facts cited by ence against it to be overcome. Economy him in 1933 remain virtually the same. and efficiency were certainly no less Furthermore there has been nothing in sought after in those early troubled years the conduct of the recent war—nor in than they are today. When Congress its outcome—which changes these facts. abandoned the unsuccessful attempt to General MacArthur, concluded his op- administer the two great fighting services position to merger by saying, in summa- through a single department, it was but conforming to the lessons of history, to tion: the accumulated experience of civilized "In the organization of our Governpeoples, and to the dictates of logic." ment under the Constitution, Congress* The present campaign for merger on 7 August 1789, established the De• (Continued on page 31) partment of War, whose secretary was

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Our typical dischargee, Thomas Maritato, a Seahee, disembarks from a transport at San Francisco with his dog, "Snooks."

From a Receiving Station near San Francisco, Tommy is ordered to Lido Beach (New York) Separation Center. Above, loads seabap on baggage car.

Thonsands of officers and menha^e now gone through the Navy's separation process

This was the whole draft headed for Lido Beach, in accordance with the Navy's policy of discharging men as close to their homes as possible. Tommy and Snooks are in the center of the front line.

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TV^"R. Gaetano Thomas Maritato, foi â&#x20AC;˘*-'-'â&#x20AC;˘ merly Machinist's Mate 3/c Mar tato, was one of earlier Navy eniiste men to be discharged on points. Bi hundreds of thousands of officers an men have followed him, going throug the same general process except that ofl cers are usually placed on Inactive Dui while enlisted personnel are discharge To record pictorially the difficult job b

Q iV- r ack duty iu the Pullman lower assigned to Tommy for the trip St He is probably reading a feature called "Life in These United States."

At Lido Beach, Tommy goes through the separation process in four days. Here he receives a lecture on his rights and benefits as a veteran.

his is one man's iory from IVew ebrides to Brooklyn

5 accomplished by Navy Separation Iters, both officer and enlisted, we folV Maritato from the transport which Jught him from Pacific duty, through ! Lido Beach, N. Y., Separation Cen, and finally to his home in Brooklyn.

Maritato, a Seabee, left Esperitu Santo, â&#x20AC;˘w Hebrides on 7 Sept., 1945, docking San Francisco the 20th. From the-Re(Continued on page 28) JANUARY,

1946

He finds that representatives are on hand from any agency from which he might need help.

Here he files claim for future surgical work, under Veterans', Administration, with Red Cross worker.

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Rapt is the word for the expression on Tommy's face as he is wished good luck. Honorable discharge, service record in hand.

Back home in Brooklyn the evening of the day he was discharged, Tommy gets an enthusiastic welcome from his wife. Rose.

Tommy took a vacation for a few weeks, to become accustomed slowly to civilian life. Soon, however, he was back on his old job.

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WHY m 1 m\ %m um Presenting a simple, practical and inexpensive plan for keeping up the interest of Reserves through peacetime travel on Navy men-of-war worn off, many of the inactive personnel dant of the 12 th Naval District asking will have a recurrence of the travel urge. for transportation to and from Honolulu What could be more natural than the or Kodiak. The Commandant instructs J. W. Leverton, Jr., U S N Navy's being willing to carry them free him to report to Commanding Officer of charge to and from the ports from USS between certain dates at San Francisco. The reserve packs his bag PRIME consideration for any post- which our ships operate?

A reserve finds that he will have three including necessary uniforms and reports war personnel plans should be to {Continued on page 28) keep up the interest of the large body of weeks free. He writes to the Commanreserve officers and men on inactive duty, to keep them abreast of developments, and to give them an opportunity to associate with the active Navy.

Besides the great number of reserves Orders similar to those shown h e r e might be a p p r o p r i a t e to i m p l e m e n t the proposal with sea service who return to civilian outlined in the accompanying article. T o save t i m e , this form m i g h t be p r i n t e d and life, are many others who were shoreb o u n d in booklet form for detaching. based throughout the war. Nearly all of the desk or land-bound men came into the Navy to render service according to Vron: CoBBandan^ â&#x20AC;˘aval IHatrlet. their capabilities and the fact that they fe: (FnfT. ^"i'^. ?^nt> had no opportunity to serve afloat was ( a ) (She IndlTldnal'a r*q.ueÂŤt).

Baft not the choice of the individual but rather the force of circumstances. Doctors, 1.

Tour raquest for tranapertatloa (Baf.(a)) froa (port of oalMtrkscientists, supply officers, ship-builders, ation) to (port) and ratum to (port of ratum) It aeknowlad^ad. teachers, administrators, etc., etc., were 2.

Tou will raport on (date) to Coaaandlng Officer USS . used where their services could best be at (port) for transportation to (port), Upon arrlTal at (port) and whan daemployed, so that many never saw green taehad \if Cosmandlng Officer . you will report to (Cdt. or water at all.

SOP) for aaslsomant of transportation for return to (port) or soch other port as Day I M designated.

Many thousands of reserves who saw sea service were only in amphibious and 3.

This Is not to 'be considered as orders to aotlTa duty for vax^ landing craft, small coastal craft, dry fosas of pay and/or allowances nor for transportation to or from the port of eabarkatlon at goTamoent expanse, nor for benefits In case of dlsaMlltjr docks and other auxiliary types. Seabees /noorred during the period 70a are eaharkad In naval vessels. were usually transponed in transports and thus had no opportunity to sail in 4.

If these orders neet your requlreaents, lamedlately return tiia the more glamorous combatant types. attached post card. If the post card or other word Is not received prior to a time 24 hours before the ship's scheduled sailing, the orders will ha In order to maintain the interest of eanealled. such people with varied experience and desires, the Navy has a made-to-order attraaion which will enable reserve personnel to associate with the Navy and to refresh and modernize their Naval train2nd UBS. 1st KBD. ing. The cost to the government will be so slight as not even to require fiscal Prom: Cdt. or' SOP. Troat C O . USS , planning.

1. Baported.

1, Reported (date)at (port).

After peace routine is established, our 2. Detached (date) at (port). Tou will 2. On (date) 70U will report to men-of-war will be operating with peace Coimandlng Officer USS further report to (Cdt. or SOP) for return transportation. time complements approximating eighty for transportation to _____ per cent of the present complements.

Thus there will be adequate space in all vessels to accommodate casual passengers. We will have naval vessels leaving 3rd EBD. from the various ports and bases on both coasts and the gulf for Europe, Alaska, From: C O . USS Hawaii, Asia, and South America, at 1. Beported (date) at (port). varying times and in varying numbers.

2. Detached (date) at (port), transportation eoopletad.

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1946

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How a vital division of Bi air war on a global scaleBy Comdr. W. M. Snowden (MC), USN months ago the Navy cea A FEW brated the Centennial of the Na^

At Naval Air Training Bases, Pensacola, cadets are drilled in this Evelyn Night Vision Trainer.

Pilots "go upstairs" without leaving the ground in this Altitude Indoctrination Chamber.

Academy, and during Navy Day countrymen had an opportunity to view the ships, installations and aircra of the largest and most powerful fleet i world has ever seen. In this review, tfl fleet air component deservedly occupil an important place. In order that we i the Navy may properly reevaluate importance of this air component, it] well to consider the part played in development by Aviation Medicine.

It is not our purpose here to review the history of Aviation Medicine and all the research that has brought it to its present high level, but rather to present some of those factors that made possible the rapid development of extremely well trained naval airmen of the recent war.

The Division of Aviation Medicine is a department of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and under the direction of Commodore J. C. Adams, (MC) USN. At the beginning of the National Emergency, this Division in BuMed consisted of two Medical officers, two clerks and two clerk-typists together with approximately fifty flight surgeons in the field.

The functions of this group was primarily for actions on and reports of physical examinations of flying personnel. As a result of the war, the following expansions and developments rapidly occurred : The division of Aviation Medicine in the Bureau expanded to include approximately twenty-eight officers, (double the number for the whole BuMed prior to h o s t i l i t i e s ) . Approximately 1,300 Flight Surgeons were trained and assigned in the field (roughly one and onehalf times the total medical officer personnel of the entire Navy prior to 1939). plus approximately 147 Doctors of Science, Physiologists, Physicists, etc., together with 1,200 enlisted Aviation Medical Technicians.

The functions of the organization is to serve in broad cognizance of all Bureau matters relating to Aviation, but specifically it has dealt with:

t'\v and met the demands of lie forecasts for the future

Selection and Training of Pilots.

From an initial procurement and training program for a few hundred pilots annually prior to the war, over 240,000 applications for flight training have been processed through procurement boards and over 40,000 pilots have been trained since December 1941.

Establishment of Technical Trainini; Programs: Prior to hostilities there was no participation by the Division of Aviation Medicine in any training programs, but with the tremendous and rapid expansion of Naval Aviation, the Division became responsible for initiating, guiding and, in many cases, the development of the following training procedures: 1. School for flight surgeons at Pensacola: This school has trained over 1,000 flight surgeons, including officers from England, Brazil, Cuba and South Africa.

2. Oxygen Training: This program now involves the operation of 27 low pressure or altitude indoarinational training chambers provided by BuAer for which it was necessary to develop special techniques and training procedures carried out at six schools. Over 90,000 oxygen instructional case runs were made in these chambers during 1944.

3. Night Vision Training: Increased demand for night flying necessitated special training in the use of eyes at night.

In collaboration with BuAer, special equipment (Radium Placque Adaptometers and the two and three-dimensional Evelyn Night Trainers), housing and instructional centers were established. A total of over 100,000 man periods of instruction were conducted as a part of the regular aviation training program.

4. Hospital Corps Aviation Technician Training: (Including Flight Nurses and Personal Equipment and Oxygen maintenance Officers). This program was developed from scratch; now there are 1,200 trained aviation technicians in the following specialties â&#x20AC;&#x201D; low pressure chambers, physical examination specialists, radium placque technicians, serving on crash trucks and crash boats, aviation survival technicians, researchmen, air evacuation technicians, ^tc. At NAS, Alameda, a school was established for the training of Flight Nurses, and the development of the vital air evacuation medi{Continued JANUARY,

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Air view of Medical Department, U. S. Naval Air Training Bases, USNAS, Pensacola, Florida.

One factor in low death rate among casualties was evacuation by "flying ambulances."

iHGi um Marked "Secret" until war's end, this is the little-known story of protection of I .

By Lieut. A. H. White, USNR T ^ ' O S T of the personnel on ships an•'• chored at an advanced New Guinea base had "hit the sack" for the night. No one was worried about enemy activity, because several weeks had passed since the last alert had been sounded. Even in August of 1944 this New Guinea base was considered safe— just as safe as San Francisco Bay. At 2322 o'clock the watch officer at the Harbor Entrance Control Post, the activity held responsible for the security of the harbor, lifted the telephone receiver on the direct line to the Navy's underwater detection station.

"Highly suspicious contact on Buoy (Sono-Radio-Buoy listening device) No. 3," came the report from the harbor deteaion watch officer. "Suggest immediate and thorough investigation. No radar contact."

The control post watch officer went to work. Patrol craft were given orders to advance to the area of Sono-RadioBuoy No. 3. Within a few minutes, the Senior Officer Present Afloat on his flagship inside the harbor had ordered several destroyers, destroyer escorts and more smaller patrol craft to the harbor's entrance.

Everybody respected the report which the harbor underwater detection watch officer had made, and a search was on for an enemy submarine.

A constant patrol around the outer and inner harbor lasted for a complete night and day. A few depth charges were dropped by a destroyer, but no signs of a "kill" were seen. But the day after the patrol was secured the harbor detection watch officer who made the report was called to a conference at the operations office on board SOPA's flagship.

"We're not at all surprised," said the operations officer, "at your report. Two days ago we received word that an enemy submarine was trying to evacuate a trapped general 50 miles south of here.

Four days ago a transport plane reported seeing a surfaced enemy submarine just eight miles south of here. It seems that you have prevented that same submarine 16

from coming inside this harbor where it could have caused serious damage. Well done."

"Well done" is an expression that was used many times during the war by Naval commanding officers, task force commanders and other high Naval officials on the job which fixed harbor underwater detection personnel and material performed at domestic and advanced bases. In recognition of such work, the Navy has relaxed many of its security regulations so that the public can know of this "hush-hush" means of defensive warfare. Until now, practically every item written about these detection devices were either marked top secret, secret or confidential. The reason for such high classification was attributed to sonar's important job. Harbor underwater detection devices were performing the same function against submerged sea craft that radar was performing against aircraft.

Both were classified as detection devices, and no harbor was considered completely guarded against all types of enemy attack unless full application was made of each.

In the early part of 1942 certain Naval officers and men in indoctrination schools and boot camps began receiving orders to report to either Naval Training School, Fishers Island, N. Y., or to Naval Training School, San Pedro, California, "for instructions on the operations and maintenance of harbor underwater detection equipment." Upon receipt of these orders, practically every officer and man asked the same question —"What is harbor underwater detection equipment?"

HEN most of these officers and Wmen took their oath for Naval serv-

sound operators or technicians, entirely qualified to operate and repair radio and sound equipment.

In their instructions as operators, they were taught that certain types of vessels have different sounds, and, under constant practice, learned to know the sound of a diesel, reciprocating steam, steam turbine, and electric motor and to recognize such sounds the moment they heard them as easily and quickly as they could recognize a life-long friend on the street. They learned the characteristics of these different types of motors, and usually could tell what type of ship was coming in or leaving a harbor without seeing it. In reality, they became specialists in sound. The Navy decided that they had to be specialists, because the time that would be wasted while trying to judge the type of ship they had contacted would be just enough time for an enemy submarine to launch a torpedo against a troop-laden transport or a cruiser or battleship inside the harbor. Their period of decision had to be measured in seconds—never minutes.

Motion pictures have dramatized and newspapers and magazines have published stories which told in general terms the way patrol craft were able to track down large numbers of Nazi undersea craft with the use of their sound detectors. The sound officers and operators on board these ships were able to send sound waves through the water for quite some distance. If there were an undersea craft in the path of the transmitted sound waves the operator could expertly direct the skipper of his ship to the scene where depth charges could be dropped.

In applying these anti-submarine tactics to harbor use, the detection field had to be broadened considerably. Many months of research and development were required for the program, but when the Navy placed its final stamp of approval on its underwater detection activity it was considered just as effective as the most optimistic planners had hoped it to be.

ice, they were expecting to be aboard ships within a matter of months, but because of some specific qualifications which they possessed, the Navy assigned them to sound school. Under instruction, they were given a course in electricity and radio and the principles of sound. By the time they were ready to graduate some three months later, many of the ' T ' H E detection equipment consisted trainees who, in civilian life, knew little -'- of the following: more about a radio than the method of The Sono-Radio-Buoy: A listening deturning one off and on, were classified as vice anchored in the harbor approach

bors all over the world by underwater detection

from which position it transmitted underwater sounds to a shore radio receiver.

It incorporated a nondirectional supersensitive underwater microphone, a highfrequency radio transmitter and antenna and a large dry-cell battery. The SonoRadio-Buoy, which was very light and could be handled with much rapidity, was usually the first of the detection devices installed.

The Cable-Coimected Hydrophone: A listening device laid on the ocean's bottom in a harbor approach, consisted of a number of hydrophones connected to a shore hstening station by means of a multi-conductor cable. C)nce laid, the hydrophones required very little attention and were quite dependable.

The Magnetic Indicator Loop: This detection device was laid on the ocean's bottom in the outer harbor approaches and was very sensitive when properly installed and operated. The distortion of the earth's magnetic field by a metal object over the Loop caused magnetic unbalance between the two areas enclosed by the Loop cable and generated minute voltages which were indicated by a sensitive galvanometer in the shore station.

Herald (Harbor Echo Ranging and Listening Device): This device was laid on the ocean's bottom near the harbor's entrance where it could both detect and track an enemy ship. Most precise of the devices, the Herald enabled the sound operator to coach the counter-attack to the exact location of the enemy vessel.

Herald operated at supersonic frequencies and gave both range and bearing on any target within its maximum range.

By making full application of all devices, underwater detection could cover every spot at a harbor's entrance and, in the cases of suspicious contacts, have patrol vessels on the offensive against an enemy submarine within a matter of minutes.

By lifting some of the restrictions on harbor underwater detection devices, the Navy is revealing some of the facts on one of its least publicized departments. Personnel in underwater detection have performed one of the most unheralded yet one of the most important jobs of the Navy's war.

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either upon electronics or the principles of magnetism, were permanently installed in practically every medium and major Allied harbor during the war.

They had a specific purpose to perform, and, during the extreme Nazi submarine menace, a most difficult one. Their purposeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to detect the approach and location of enemy submerged vessels, to give warning, and to provide subsequent information necessary to coach counterattacking surface and aircraft in for the kill. In the early days of the war, however, this purpose was much broader. Patrol craft in those days were not numerous, and those that were available could be used much more effectively as escorts for important convoys to England, Murmansk, Guadalcanal, and Australia. With detection devices installed in harbors, patrols could be cut in some cases from five vessels to one, the single one being attached to the harbor to investigate sound contacts and to be the striking force of harbor defenses.

The position and course of a target are plotted from contacts, and then relayed to patrol craft.

several occasions German and O NJapanese submarines tried to penetrate Allied harbors partly guarded by detection devices and were detected before they were able to carry out their missions.

In 1942 German undersea craft were finding happy hunting ground throughout the Atlantic and especially along the An imderwater detection crew on watch at East Coast of the United States and Can- sonar gear. Below, equipment is installed. ada. Portland, Maine, was being used at that time as the main base for the Atlantic fleet.

The harbor detection watchstander on duty one morning at Portland station hastily called his officer over to see a recorded contact. The Magnetic Indicator Loop had recorded what is called by detection personnel a "signature" but what is, in reality, the recording of a disturbance made by an object moving over the Loop some place in the area of the harbor's entrance.

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By Beryl Dill Kneen and Lt. (jg) Oliver H. Townsend, USNR a PBY seems to bring out FLYING the swashbuckling characteristics of Navy flyers more than any other one assignment. This is the opinion formed by Lt. Darwin R. Day, USNR, Catalina pilot, artist and in civil life an engineer. Day didn't get to see all the fabulous characters that adorn the pages of PBY history, for he was confined to one squadron, VPB-34. But he did come home with a sketch book full of cartoons of weird happenings among the Cat men.

Day rates the designation of "Fabulous (Zharacter" himself. His career took him from his home town of Seattle to Rutgers (because he had a girl in New York), to Yonkers, to New Guinea, to the Philippines, to Patuxent, to home.

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CHMACTEHS regarded by most as a full-time occupation, "Dar" Day took art courses, chiefly life and figure drawing, won his letter at track and football and kept enough of a finger on his girl to marry her later. Then came the war and Day became a Navy flyer.

Handed a PBY patrol plane to operate out in the Pacific, Day spent his spare time becoming a cartoonist. Black Catting and rescue didn't keep him fully occupied. As a result of a busy life he accumulated an Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster from the Army, a DFC and Gold Star from the Navy, and a batch of drawings chronicling the career of VPB-34.

He also did a spot of informal surgery of which more anon. With brand new wings he flew to Hawaii with VPB-34 and crashed into the war almost immediately. The men of his squadron brought joy to his heart, for as he puts it, "I had never met with a fancier bunch of characters in my life." Day began to draw said characters.

Day flew first as co-pilot for Lt. Com. V. V. Utgoff, USN, later squadron commander, and popularly known as "The Mad Russian." Utgoff was a daring and skillful flyer, and addicted to six-inch cigarette holders, which his squadron always swore he used to get tangled in the controls. One of the joyful memories that the outfit retains is that of Utgoff after a crash, sitting on the floating wing of his plane still keeping the cigarette hold-

er in aaion while waiting to be rescued.

Day was with Utgoff on his first trip from Canton Island soon after arrival in the combat zone, when they met their first Japanese patrol plane.

"I don't know which plane was most scared," reports Day, "but Utgoff put on the best bluff by jettisoning his bombs and attempting to chase said Jap. We didn't catch him, thank God." Lest this expression of enthusiasm for peace may lead one astray as to Day's character, it may be added that one of his decorations is for landing under fire in Hansa Bay to snatch an Army air crewman out of the water while Jap shore batteries pounded away at Day's plane.

Though art in New Guinea was beset by difficulties. Day persevered. He drew mosdy black and white sketches, because the rats ate up his colors. The plane tenders where he set up his drawing board, were hot. The paper stuck to his hands and the sweat dripped down in pools. Day would return from an all night patrol or an all day search and rescue mission, get a little sleep and food, and start drawing the happenings of the day which he or others had experienced.

Squadron 34 indeed offered plenty of material. Commander T. A. Christopher, USN, the first squadron commander in New Guinea, led the PBY's in the sinking of 98,000 tons of shipping in six weeks. Hating Japs worse than water in the gasoline, Christopher almost pursued

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HEN there was Jim Merritt who came home one night with five feet of a Jap's ship mast stuck in his port wing. Merritt's exploit drew a facetiously solemn official letter from the commander of the fleet air wing on the subject of "Ramming Tactics, Planes versus Surface Shipâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Disapproval Of." Nate Gordon, Congressional Medal of Honor winner, who landed four times in Kavieng harbor under Jap gunfire and brought home the crews of five crashed B-25's, was one of the most fabulous heroes of them all. Day immortalized Gordon's "Any of you fellas like a lift?" which the peaceful Arkansan used to greet the shot-down fliers as he taxied up beside them. Gordon's crew sweated as the bullets flicked all about them, but Gordon didn't turn a hair and responded to further information about more fliers down in the harbor, by simply dropping down on the waves after them, no matter how close it took him to the enemy shore.

Then there was Jo Jo Ball, who filled his plane like a rush hour subway train, with dripping men from the destroyer COOPER who had spent all night and part of a day floating in life nets in Ormoc Gulf, P. I. Fifty-six watersoaked men were stacked up in the PBY, making a record load of 63 with the crew of seven, when Ball lumbered off the harbor and winged back to the tender ORCA. Day was along on this job with two other Navy pilots plus an Army Cat flier who went out the next day and found wounded men hidden by the natives on an island.

Day took a venture into surgery while in the Philippines. One night on Samar Island, strafing Jap planes left a bullet in the back of a Filipino. A pen knife, a first aid kit, sulfa powder and a couple of men to hold flashlights made up most of the equipment for the operation. The bullet was imbedded close to the patient's spine, but he was up and around the next day.

Most pictorial of all Day's experiences and one that would call for all the colors inside the New Guinea rats, was the time that the Catalina crews were caught aboard the tender HALF MooN between the Seventh Fleet and the Japanese Navy.

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HE ship finally got to New York for Navy Day and after having read so much about the big city, the returning hero grabbed a sight-seeing bus for a guided tour around Manhattan.

"On the left we are now passing the Whimey mansion," the man with the megaphone at the front of the bus announced.

"Cornelius?" the inquisitive seaman asked.

"Sorry you're wr< It's Harry Payne," the guide answered.

A few minutes later the guide again took up his megaphone and announced, "On the right is the Astor residence."

The lad spoke up again, "Vincent?"

"No, sorry, John Jacob," rephed the announcer but it didn't discourage the lad.

The bus turned a corner as the guide spoke up, "Over on that corner is Christ Chiurch."

And once more the seaman let him have it, "Jesus, or am I wrong again?"

—Copt. Isaiah Olch, U.S.N.

not register so well with the Admiral.

The delightful old lady asked, "You ARE a Captain, are you not?" Modestly, the Admiral replied, "I used to be but it seems I am not any more." Asked the lady, "What was it. Liquor or women?"

—Col. Harvey L. Miller, USMC. French pastries were being served in the ward room. The lady from Boston adjusted her lorgnette, pointed and broad A'd, "I'll take that large chocolate eclaire

The young aviator had just been pulled out of the wreckage of his plane and the carrier's s u r g e o n was working o v e r him while several officers looked on. The Air Officer was in the group of by-standers.

"Take it easy now, Son," the surgeon said, "I'm afraid, McCarthy, that unless you cooperate somewhat, "all I got to do now is activities, you won't be getting out verj' soon . . to tape up your nose and you'll b e a l l right!" ovah theah!" Eben, the messman recently Tape up my nose?" the injured avia- from Hickory, N . C , replied, "Madam, tor asked as his eyes pleaded with the 'at's mah fumb!" f^rgeon, "if you do that, then how will —Col. Harvey L. Miller, USMC. I smell?"

"Just like you did on that last landing," Years ago on the China station ships the Air Officer replied. remained in port so much of the time that practically everyone had a Chinese —Capt. Isaiah Olch, U.S.N. washerwoman who collected and delivThe delightful old lady persisted in ad- ered laundry on a regular schedule. oressmg the Admiral as "Captain." It did On one occasion a cruiser which had JANUARY,

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an Admiral embarked had her scheduled return to port delayed by fog. When the fog lifted and the ship started in, the Admiral directed his flag lieutenant to make certain his laundry would be delivered when the ship docked.

The young flag lieutenant telephoned the following message to the communication office and it was radioed to shore authorities: "HAVE ADMIRAL'S WOMAN MEET SHIP W H E N IT DOCKS." Later, when he saw the message in writing, he realized it had some potentialities for misunderstanding so he hurriedly directed that the following correction be radioed: "REFERENCE MY LAST MESSAGE INSERT WASHER BETWEEN ADMIRAL A N D WOMAN." —Cdr. C. H. Smith, U.S.N. At the National Rifle Matches at Camp Perry a number of years ago the crack shot on the Marine team became ill with appendicitis the morning of the qualifying rounds.

In order to have the required number of men on the team, the officer in charge stuck in the only other man available, a mess cook right out of boot camp.

To the amazement of everyone he shot forty - nine straight bull's eyes. On his fiftieth and last shot a large gallery which had in our present collected g r o a n e d ." when dust flew up in front of his arget.

The belief that he had missed on his last shot was enhanced when it became necessary to order the target lowered for inspection by telephone. The target remained down a long time but was finally hoisted with the white disc, meaning "bulls-eye," whereupon the young Marine said: "Well, I thought I could bounce one in!"

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A few of the 1,100 happy soldiers homeward bound from Pearl Harbor line up to board the TICONDEROCA, veteran Pacific carrier.

BRllliilllli Scenes showing the duty many a fighting craft has been on these past monthstransporting men of all the services to good old Uncle Sugar

By H. F. Sipe nearly two years "The Mighty FORStinger," the USS WASP, Essex class aircraft carrier, was a ship of war, taking part in ten major naval engagements that helped to defeat Japan.

Then assignment to the Navy's "magic carpet" troop transport operation in which 14 warships, WASP CV-18, R A N DOLPH CV-15, LAKE C H A M P L A I N C V 38, LANGLEY C V L - 2 7 , BATAAN C V L - 2 9 , MONTEREY C V L - 2 6 , CROATAN C V E - 2 5 ,

WASHINGTON BB-56, AUGUSTA CA-31, PORTLAND C A - 3 3 , PHILADELPHIA C L 41, BOISE C L - 4 7 , R E N O C L - 9 6 , SAV A N N A H CL-42, were pressed into serv-

ice to bring our troops back from Europe by Christmas, came to the W A S P .

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ferryboat in the Atlantic! For the officers and men, half of them plankowners, this was something of an anti-climax to the many months of nerve-alerted existence; but they were proud to be a part of the gigantic machinery which was returning to their home soil the living participants in the world drama just completed.

Officers and men griped at first, fearful that the ship they loved, which had survived a direct hit by a five hundred pound bomb and loss of the forward part of the flight deck in a typhoon, would suffer in the operation. But they soon developed pride in their share of the operation and when the maiden voyage was completed, the realization of

what this trip meant to the home-himgry G.I.'s made the praises voiced by the passengers as gratifying as battle commendation.

The W A S P , of which Captain Wendell Gray Switzer, USN, is Commanding Officer, sailed from the army base at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, N. Y., on 18 Nov. Her first passenger list was composed of 1,217 Italian soldiers, one-time prisoners of war who had served voluntarily in the United States in the Italian Service Unit aiding the allied cause.

As much tastefully prepared chow as the Italians could eat was given them and movies were shown for them twice daily. They had the freedom of hangar and flight decks, with discipline main-

tained by twenty-eight of their own officers and their own M.P.'s. They were 50 touched by the kindness and hospitality shown ex-prisoners of war by a victorious ship's company, once an imporunt unit of the history-making Task Force 38 of the Third Fleet, that on the last day of the voyage they presented to he ship a pastel drawing as a memento if it.

Docking in Naples at 1000 hours on November 26th, after having made 25 knots from New York to Gibraltar, the WASP debarked the Italians she had re-

turned to their homeland. An advance party of 1,500 men from the Seventh Replacement Depot boarded the ship. All this was precisely on schedule. On 27 November the main party of the troops boarded the ship and at 1300 hours on schedule to the minute, the ship pulled away from the pier. She had made a twenty-seven-hour turnaround. For a time on the return voyage the carrier made thirty knots but heavy weather forced the adoption of slower speeds.

The W A S P passed the Rock of Gibraltar at 0500 hours on 29 November while the troops slept. The United States Coastline was sighted during mid-afternoon on 4 December and, again on schedule, the carrier reached her berth in Newport News and began debarking the passengers at 1800 hours for shipment by rail to Camp Patrick Henry, fifteen miles away.

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HIS was no Mediterranean cruise for our veterans of the battle for Italy.

They wanted to go home—fast. They liked the idea of traveling on an aircraft carrier because they knew that this type of ship assured them speed. They could be certain that they would be in their homes in the States at least by the middle of December.

They slept in bunks five tiers high.

fashioned out of piping. Sanitary facilities were improvised along the sides of the hangar deck. Steam tables were installed at several 'points for the handling of food cooked in the ship's small galleys below. All these arrangements were installed in ten days at the New York Navy Yard.

The facilities were not ideal, but they were the best that could be installed under the conditions. Water from the flight deck dropped on some of the men through the No. 1 Elevator. If the weather had been heavier than it was— and some of the younger members of the crew said it was the heaviest they had known—water would have forced its way imder the steel roller shutters on the hangar deck, creating additional discomfort for many of the 4,000 men bunked there. However, the ship's course was selected so as to avoid rough weather.

Many of the conditions that made for discomfort were corrected during the six days that the carrier was berthed at Newport News.

The cruise and the operation of which it was a part demonstrated the versatility of the aircraft carrier. Never before had such large numbers of passengers been moved safely and with reasonable comfort on this special purpose type of warship. The W A S P , of coiurse, had carried on operations of this kind on a smaller scale before. During April, 1944, shortly after she was commissioned she transported 2,500 ttoops and 182 planes, two fuU air groups, from San Diego to Pearl Harbor. Then she embarked at sea 1,200 sailors of the ThirdFleet and transported them to Pearl Harbor. Before last Navy Day she carried 1,500 troops from Pearl Harbor to Boston along with an operating air group. But this time she was loaded to capacity with every last man she could carry.

Under such conditions of crowding, it

is not surprising that it was several days before the troops got under way their own program of entertainment, supplemented by movies provided by the ship.

The highspot of this program was the "Capsule Classic," a sandlot Army-Navy game played just before the traditional contest which was heard over Navy Radio, rebroadcast over the public address system. of this touch football O RGANIZER contest at sea was Commander Joseph C. (Jumpin' Joe) Clifton, USN, famed Navy back, a builder of morale among passengers and crew. Commander Clifton, Executive Officer of the WASP, refereed the game. Three thousand GI's and sailors occupied the cheering sections on the flight deck and the traditional parade was held between halves behind a seven-piece band, with the players spelling out "A" and "N." The ball was not lost overboard and' though the field pitched and rolled a bit there were no serious casualties. Twentyfour men were used by each side on the six-man teams. The Navy, it is a pleasure to report, won, 16 to 6.

During the voyage the ship's company celebrated the second anniversary of the carrier's commissioning, 24 November, 1943, after she had been built by the Bethlehem Steel Company at Quincy, Mass. The occasion was marked at dinner in the crew's mess where a two by three feet birthday cake baked for the occasion was cut by Commander A. B. Cook, USNR, First Lieutenant and Damage Control Officer, in the presence of Captain Switzer.

Commander Cook officiated as senior "plankowner." He and Captain Switzer are shipmates, both having been members of the Class of '21 at the Naval Academy. Commander Cook resigned in (Continued on page 30)

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First "Magic Carpets" from Pacific were battleships shown here.

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Beaching one of the huge new JRM s at Patuxent River, Md. Note immense wingspread, as high as 8-story buUding if placed on end.

By Lieut. Harriet C. Hennessy, USNR

HEW GIANTS FOR MTS These huge flying boats have hull space equal to eight r a i l r o a d cars, weigh nearly 73 tons, can fly to Europe and return non-stop

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EWEST additions to NATS service are JRMs, the biggest flying boats in the world. The first of these sky mammoths to go into active duty on oceansparming flights is the "Mariaimas Mars."

Following closely are the "Marshalls Mars," the "Philippine Mars," and the "Hawaiian Mars."

Each plane is named for a prominent

Pacific Island group in which the U. S. Navy fought in World War II. Originally NATS was slated to receive 20 of these huge passenger<argo ships but the estimate of needs was trimmed after the end of the war. The JRM is a prototype of the original "Mars" whidi is now being retired after several months' service as a flying laboratory for person-

Compare original Mars transport at bottom with new JRM above. One distinctive feature of new models is single vertical tail fin.

nel training as JRM aewmen.

Picture a floating l6-room mansion three to four stories high, a hull that contains as much space as eight railroad cars, or an ocean-going yacht that suddenly develops wings and flies—picture any one of these and you have a rough idea of the size of the JRM. If you take down your scratch pad and accentuate the positive on one of these 72Vi-ton sky giants, you come up with some interesting comparisons.

For example, if you stood the wings vertically on the tip, the other tip would reach as high as a 20-story building. The wings spread out 200 feet from tip to tip and weigh 20,000 pounds.

Four three-bladed airscrews, largest propellers ever fitted to an airplane, pull die flying boat through the skies. The circle described by their revolutions is so big (diameter 17 feet, six inches) that it would take three tall men standing on each other's shoulders to span it. Power for nirning them is fiurnished by 8,000 mechanical horses from four Wright Dupl« Cyclone engines.

This flying castle will carry a normal aew of 11 men housed in her great hull, which is larger than many sea-going yachts. In fact, life aboard a JRM is pretty much the same as that on a surface vessel.

She can fly to Europe and back, nonstop—this crusader of things to come.

And she can carry one-rhird more cargo than the original 70-ton Mars prototype.

With its huge new cargo doors and ample hull compartments, the revised "Mars" can be fully loaded in an hour's time, and unloaded in half an hour.

The "Hawaii Mars" and her sister ships will carry an average payload of 22,000 pounds for a distance of 3,550 miles at a cruising speed of 180 miles an hour.

It is evident, therefore, that the JRM, in contrast to her prototype, is designed specifically for cargo purposes—a veritable "flying warehouse."

In planning the JRM Project, the Naval Air Transport Service saw the necessity of training special flight and ground crews for the flying boats. When the training program was initiated, plans called for 20 planes of the JRM type, but with the termination of war, construction was necessarily curtailed and the training schedule was reduced accordingly.

To carry out its training mission, NATS, in collaboration with the Glenn L. Martin Company, set up the "College of JRM Knowledge" officially known as the Naval Training School (Line Maintenance), using the old "Mars" as a flying laboratory.

Fof this school NATS picked its best men—experienced veterans with thousands of hours in other types of Navy transports and flying boats. The idea was .lANUARY,

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to let these men "grow up" with the type of plane they would some day be flying.

They would learn the hard way from practical instruction, with seasoned flight and maintenance crews of the "Mars" acting as professors.

By December 1945, when the training program was scheduled to end, approximately 500 men will have completed the course. Demobilization has picked oflF some of the reserves, but after the discharge point system began to operate the program shifted to personnel planning to stay in the regular Navy.

"PERSONNEL trained under this pro-'- gram range from plane commanders, engineers and ATO's (Air Transport Officers) to aviation machinist mates, radiomen and other specialists needed to keep the big planes flying.

The flight crew of a JRM consists of the following: a plane commander, a first and second pilot, one or two navigators, two radiomen, one flight engineer, three flight mechanics and one or two flight orderlies, depending upon the length of the flight and the type of passenger-cargo.

The Naval Air Transport Service, commanded by Rear Admiral J. W. Reeves, Jr., hopes to use the record of the original "Mars" as a yardstick to measure what may be expeaed from the new JRMs. The old "Mars" shows little signs of wear after her long service on the Alameda-Honolulu run. She was called the "Old Lady" then — aflFectionately, of course, for her performance belies the name.

Completing 136 scheduled trips, she

flew a total of 345,680 statute miles, equivalent of 14 trips around the world at the equator, and carried a total of 3,000,000 pounds of priority cargo to our fighting forces and 2,500 passengers on their way to join the war against Japan.

In the first four months of 1945 she completed 62 regularly-scheduled trips without once being beached for major overhaul or repairs. She wrote a new record in the history of aerial transportation in March, 1945, when she completed 20 scheduled trips carrying 419,332 pounds of high priority cargo and 473 passengers.

During that month, and in April also, 90 per cent of the "Mars" cargo between Alameda and Honolulu was whole blood being rushed to Iwo Jima and Okinawa to save the lives of American fighting men.

There were other record performances, too. Among them was the feat of carrying the heaviest aerial load between Alameda and Pearl Harbor—27,181 pounds.

There was the record established when she took off with a gross weight of 148,500 pounds, the heaviest load ever lifted by wings.

Back in December, 1943, she made the longest over-wat;er, non-stop flight in history from Patuxent River to Natal, Brazil, and on one stage of the return trip carried the heaviest load ever transported by an airplane, 35,000 pounds of cargo.

The interior of the "Mars" is something to make you gasp. There are two messes and two shower baths. There are two full decks throughout the plane, giving her the rating of a "flying ship." The bridge or flight deck is larger than the interior of a 21-passenger airliner. She -

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The history of the "Mars" goes back to 1937. It was then that the Navy decided to construct an experimental flying boat as a long-range high altitude bomber, larger than any other airplane then in existence, and the Gletm L. Martin Company, of Baltimore, was selected as the builder.

Research and laboratory work was begun immediately. More than 12,600 drawings were required to engineer details of the ship. Three years later, on 22 Aug., 1940, the keel of the XPB2M1 was laid in a huge Navy assembly building at the Martin plant. Static tests of the wings and hull were begun on 8 September, 1941, and the plane was turned over to the Navy one year later, having been converted into a transport ship rather than a bomber. On 5 October, 1943, the "Mars" completed her first endurance test, and early in 1944 she was placed on "active duty" with NATS. "The Martin Mars, prototype of the JRM aircraft, has carried more pounds of cargo per member of flight crew, per maintenance man, per pound of gasoline, per engine, than any other airplane in existence today," Captain C. H. Schildhauer, coordinator of Project JRM, will tell you. "She has proven herself in 16 26

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Although it has been shown that the old "Mars" and the JRM are similar in outward appearance, one difference is readily noticeable—the JRM has only one vertical fin whereas the "Mars" has two. the JRM, as in the original "Mars," IfullNtwolength complete decks extend almost the of the great hull. Watertight bulkheads below the lower deck divide the hull into six integral fuel tanks. Pilot and co-pilot are provided with a full complement of flight instruments and controls—throtde, propeller controls, manifold pressure gauges and tachometers.

All other engine instruments and controls, including those for the auxihary plants are located at the flight engine instniments and controls. Those for the auxihary plants are located at the flight engineer's station in the pressurized flight deck compartment.

If the passenger-mail-cargo loading arrangement is utilized in the JRM, passengers can be accommodated in reclining chairs forward and aft with cargo stowed near the center under the huge wings. The forward passenger compartment may be readily converted to mail or cargo.

If needed for a troop transport, the

JRM can accommodate 150 fuUyequipped troops in comfortable seats.

These seats, of the canvas bench type, are complete with web back rests and safety belts and may be quickly converted to provide 27 bunks.

The JRM's adaptabihty as a litter carrier or hospital plane has not been overlooked. Provisions have been made to accommodate a maximum of 84 litter cases with an additional seating capacity of 25, including ambulatory cases and attendants.

Further indicative of the JRM's size is the fact that it is the first airplane to cany a motorboat as lifesaving equipment Her hull will draw five feet of water and it takes approximately a tank carload of gasoline to send the ship over her full range.

Any discussion of the JRM would be incomplete without some elaboration on the NATS-devised system of streamlined cargo handling, designed especially for the JRM's.

The NATS plan permits maximum utilization of Mars transport cargo space, while reducing to a minimum the time, paper work and manpower needed for loading and unloading. It assures centralized location control over every item along the whole route from the United States to the Pacific.

Keynote of the system is load plan-

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njjig—determining now the cargo is to be handled from the moment it arrives at the warehouse to the time it is actually in the plane and until it reaches its final destination.

Except for specially tagged, fragile items, or bulky articles like jeeps and airplane engines, individual handling of pieces has been eliminated. Regular cargo is segregated by destination, priority and bulk, and is stationed on the plane with due regard for convenient access as well as aitical balance faaors.

Through an efficient system of checking and segregation, cargo can be onloaded and off-loaded smoothly and quickly. Three men, one working outside and two inside the plane, can easily load the entire plane.

The JRM can load a 20-ton tank, while numerous jeeps and other vehicles can be stowed in the massive hull after being lifted through the hatches under the wings by means of a cargo hoist.

Although Rear Admiral Reeves expects NATS to be transporting plenty of cargo and passengers to keep our Pacific bases supplied in peacetime, a cutback in the Navy's JRM program was necessary for two reasons: (1) the Navy is reducing all material and personnel to conform to peacetime requirements; and (2) the Navy desires no competition

with commercial companies and intends to stimulate civilian operation rather than vie for air routes.

The war has emphasized that nations must think of making the smallest go the farthest and has put on the flying boat the duty of stimulating a new interest in economical, efficient over-ocean air transportation.

Although NATS flies both oceans and has served forces on six continents during war, the new JRM flying boats will be concentrated on the "main line" from California to the Philippines and western Pacific areas. Consisting of five long hops, this route will cover 2,104 miles from Alameda to Honolulu; 713 miles from the Hawaiian Islands, to Johnston Island; 1,260 miles from there to Majuro; 1,560 miles from this Marshall Islands atoll to Saipan; and from the Mariannas to Manila, another 1,443 miles.

Other projeaed JRM routes stretch northward from Saipan to Tokyo and the China coast. Flight time from Alameda to Tokyo—a distance of 6,899 nautical miles—will be 45.9 hours.

On the 32nd anniversary of naval aviation 30 August 1945, Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air), declared: "Carrier supremacy, aided by the Navy's long-range seaplanes and land-

based search planes, now represents a mobile police force which will be naval aviation's contribution in keeping the peace which it has helped to win."

After months of work on the JRM project. Captain Schildhauer has some plans of his own—he wants to ride the first JRM from Alameda to Manila, which he hoped would be sometime before January, 1946, and then request inactive duty in order to devote his time to further research and development of over-ocean air transport.

Captain Schildhauer believes large flying boats will be adopted as the cheapest form of international air transportation for world year-around routes.

Although these planes cruise at slightly lower speeds than some landplane transports, he will tell you, the increased useful load resulting in lower transport costs, plus greater comfort provided in larger ships, is expeaed to make travel by flying boat popular.

"A flying boat can land anywhere in sheltered harbors, lagoons, lakes and rivers, and the extensive costs in airport development are eliminated," he points out.

Seadromes handling large quantities of cargo and passengers will have simple docking facilities constructed, he explains. If the stop is merely for fuel or

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provisions, a buoy is sufficient. AmTracs available. It's as simple as that. then slide up to the flying ships to shuttle It would seem desirable to lay down passengers ashore, while gasoline barges the following points in regulations covare brought up to service the plane. ering the proposal: The groundwork for the sky giants of l.The reserve would be aboard for the future has been laid. One has only to transportation only, on inactive duty use his imagination to visualize passenwithout pay. gers darting from continent to continent 2.

Officers wovdd pay mess bills. Enin the flying age of tomorrow. listed men would subsist on the general mess, the supply officer taking them up as for any casual passenger.

Sailor to Civilian 3. The transportation should be pro{Continued from, page 11) vided to all ports of call except between ports on the same coast. ceiving Station at Treasure Island, he 4. Two such round trips per calendar was assigned to Lido Beach, near his year should be allowed. home. Arriving there the 28th, he re5.

Reserves on board are to be available ceived a preliminary physical exam the for watches and duties in accordsame day. Four days later he had his honance with their specialties. orable discharge in hand and was on his 6.

All ships are to be available for this way home. The average enhsted man transportation up to quarters and took three days to go through the Sepamessing capacities. ration Center. Officers, being handled 7.

The Navy, of course, could not guarindividually rather than in groups, usualantee to return personnel to their ly made it in one day. point of departure on or by any set date, but would guarantee round Why N o t a N a v y Gray Line? trip passage. The District Commandants would keep priority lists {Continued from page 13) in the order in which requests were received, return passage to take prito the Commanding Officer of the ship, ority over outgoing passage. who in the meantime has been notified.

8. The reserve may request transportaOn arrival at Pearl the reserve reports tion via type of vessel if he so deto Com 14 for return transportation as 28

sires, or even a specific vessel in order that he may sail with old friends.

The district officer handling these requests should take into consideration all the known factors.

9. A special fitness report on officers and service record sheet on enlisted men could be forwarded for inclusion in the record of the reserve when the ship's Commanding Officer believes such report would be of future interest or value.

A plan similar to that proposed above could not fail to attract many men and should be of lasting benefit to the Navy.

It would also demonstrate to the inactive reserve that the Navy still has an interest in him. If such a plan is adopted each reserve should be provided with complete instructions in order that he may take advantage of the opportunity to travel and see the world via Uncle Sam's "Gray Line."

On the Beam (Continued from page 5) new Mars flying boats. Miss Hennessy's friendly helpfulness will be remembered by many a Navy man who has flown NATS through California.

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cal service under NATS resulting in rapid evacuation of the sick and woimded both within the fleet and the continental states.

Also the Division initiated and developed the syllabi and operation of the school for Personal Equipment and Oxygen Equipment Officers (Line) for the whole aeronaurical organization, together with the sponsorship of a most worth-while Survival Program.

5. Operational Support: This consists of the assignment of flight sturgeons to aviation aaivities both ashore and afloat.

The placement of approximately 20 selected staflF officers to representative staffs has resulted in expedited action with curtailed traffic and delay incident .to referring local problems to the Bureau.

Application in the field of research by flight surgeons which has proven of definite benefit to Naval Aviation.

Active participation in the air-sea rescue program.

Development of an effective and direct reclassification p r o g r a m with DCNO(Air) for the relief of operationally fatigued pilots.

Support of the extensive Marine aviation air arm.

6. Research: The division of Aviation Medicine has not only participated in the program of the Naval Medical Research Institute, but has initiated facilities and assisted measures for aviation medical research at NAS, Pensacola; Naval Air Material Center, Philadelphia; Flight Test Center, Pawxent; Night Vision Center, NAS, Charleston, R. I., and studies on "g" and pressure suits at NAS, San Diego and in the fleet. In addition to maintaining liaison with BuAer DCNO (Air) and at Wright Field, there has been active representation with the National Research Council, with Great Britain, and with the Army Air Forces.

Outstanding accomplishments w e r e made in the fields of improved oxygen equipment, clothing and survival equipment, anti "g" suits, carbon monoxide studies, liquid oxygen development, cockpit safety, night vision, visual protective devices, safety procedures, and in the screening and selection of personnel for flight duty. (Pilots, Aircrewmen, Link Trainer Operators, etc.).

7. Miscellaneous Activities:

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that all these developments cotild be coordinated and promulgated throughout the service it was necessary to develop technical manuals, movies, brochures, directives and publication of the Aviation Supplement, BuMed News Letter. Also participation in teaching programs, presentation of scientific papers, and lectures at universities and before scientific organizations became necessary.

In conclusion, what of the future.' The flight surgeon is of necessity a specialist though his field covers the many branches of medicine; namely internist, surgeon, eye—ear—nose—throat, physiology, psychiatry, etc. and he must combine the art of medicine and the art of flying. The relationship of the flight surgeon to pilots is and must be dose and personal. He must fly and share the stresses of aviation in order to properly enjoy and appreciate the confidence of flying personnel.

Advances in aeronautical engineering forecast a tremendous increase in the performance of aircraft. Planes of the immediate future will fly at sonic speed, climb to extreme altitudes. This program will necessitate new fields of physiological research to enable men successfully to fly these aircraft. New and additional training will have to be developed for both pilots and flight surgeons. The field of aviation medicine must be expanded.

The whole concept of aviation medical support will become obsolete in part, and must be reformulated to conform with new developments. New research must be tmdertaken on an extensive scale. This type of medical and technical support is more urgently needed now than ever before in our naval history.

Men Behind Earphones {Continued from, page 17)

the only vessels available for patrol at that time, to the scene to make an investigation.

With patrol craft sound gear "pinging" and the area being thoroughly swept, the submarine commander decided to play safe and lay low until the immense aaivity had calmed. But it turned out that he had to lay low too long. The destroyers remained at their posts so long that the submarine had to surface. In doing this, the submarine commander tried to get as far out of reach as possible. Yet, when he brought his craft to the surface, shore-based personnel were able to see it. In the ensuing hours, patrol planes put an end to its mission and another "well done" was marked up for harbor detection personnel and devices. Similar contacts and results were recorded throughout the war.

As a result of this type of efficiency.

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Jsroud of their record. And they have a right to be, because at no time—from Pearl Harbor through to V-E and V-J days—^has it definitely been established that an enemy submarine effectively penetrated a harbor which was protected

by U. S. Naval harbor deteaion equipment.

The "Ping Jockeys," as harbor soundmen were commonly referred to in the war, generally agree that "we didn't come out of the war with a lot of medals— but we heard a heckova lot of fimny noises."

And the Navy says that in hearing those fuimy noises an immeasiurable amovmt of precious personnel and material was saved by these "men behind earphones."

Fabulous Characters F r o m T h e Black Gats {Continued from page 20) feasts while the Japanese much annoyed with this calm disregard of the fact that theoretically they were holding the island, attempted from time to time to strafe them.

Then the U. S. Navy and a Japanese force put on a batde in Surigao Straits.

The H A L F M O O N and her planes decided

to get out of the way and the HALF with part of the squadron aboard was trying to slip along the shore out of the batde area, when the oncoming Qeets caught her between them. In danger of being sunk by both friend and foe, the tender was fortunately identified and sent out of the way by the Seventh Fleet.

Riding destroyer screen the rest of the night, the flyers on the HALF MoON had a ringside seat at one of the great battles of the war. Smoke and flame poured up from the ships of both sides against the black sky. As the batdeships came into action the sky became filled with great arcs of fiery red-hot steel pouring into the opposing ships. The Japs made smoke and those that could got out of there.

VP-34 came home with 98,000 tons of Japanese shipping sunk and the rescue of 281 Allied mihtary personnel on their books. Their diary, "The Cat's Tale" was filled with deeds of derringdo, all illustrated by Day. Day says apologetically of his sketching, "I wasn't lucky at cards Uke the other fellows." It may or may not explain his sketching, but not his night fighting, rescue flying and emergency surgery. There is no real explanation for some of the things the young men of Navy Air can do. Day is just one of the innumerable MOON

fabulous characters of a fabulous service which not only flies some of the fastest planes in the world, but also took the slow, durable, bullet-absorbing PBY and used it as a night fighter, dive bomber, torpedo bomber, rescue plane or whatever was called for and helped win the war of the Pacific.

There will be large nimibers of such young men looking around for jobs pretty soon and smart employers will grab onto them. For their record proves they can do almost anything.

Bringing 'Em Home (Continued from page 23) 1926, and remrned to the Navy in July, 1941. He served in the Bureau of Ships of the Navy Department and joined the W A S P as assistant First Lieutenant, attaining his present post ten months ago.

Like the other "plankowners" he has served in ten campaigns, including eight in the Asiatic Pacific and two in the Philippine liberation.

The occasion was also marked at dinner in the wardroom mess, at which Captain Switzer was guest of honor. In a brief address Captain Switzer thanked the plankowners for their invitation and congramlated them on the occasion. The

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first anniversary had been celebrated when the W A S P was in the forward area.

On this operation the long cherished Navy tradition against carrying women as passengers was given a silent biurial at sea. The Army had American Red Cross workers, nurses and medical aides in Naples who wanted to get home as fast as any GI. They badgered Army and Navy officials until at last they got orders to go aboard rhe W A S P . They knew the ship's history and reported it "a great thrill" to be aboard the carrier. ^ ^ I ^ H E N the senior officers realized ^^ that members of the "weaker sex" had once again successfully invaded territory traditionally male, with true gallantry they turned over to the 14 women the best quarters available, the cabins of the Admiral and of the Chief of Staff.

The tradition-breakers told an interviewer from The Hangar Deck Herald, the soldier's shipboard newspaper, that they were duly impressed by the privilege of sleeping in quarters that had been occupied by the late famed Admiral McCain during six months he directed operations of the Fleet in combat.

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as troop transports many times before, but always during active hostilities. This was the first time they have been used to return our troops from a foreign theatre of operations after hostilities had ceased.

The American public wanted its boys home by Christmas if at all possible and the Navy, by fashioning this "magic carpet," made that possible for many thousands of men.

Also, it was the first time that former prisoners of war were repatriated by warship. The United States Government had promised these former prisoners when they volunteered to serve the Allied cause that they would be the first to be sent home, and that they would be sent home by the first available transportation.

If it had not been advisable to send warships to bring our troops home, of course, the Italians would not have had the opportunity to sail aboard a carrier.

But the transportation was there, so, as the goverrunent had promised, the Italians got it.

All in all, the Navy did a job of which Americans can be proud. In the more glamorous roles of warfare the Navy made history. But even after hostilities ceased the Navy continued to make his-

tory by employing its ships of war in troop transport service on a large, fast and efficient scale. The GI's may have thought themselves the forgotten men of Europe—but the Navy did not forget them.

Unification vs. Merger {Continued from page 9) started in 1944, when a portion of the hearings before a Select House Committee on Post War Military Policy was devoted to the proposition. As a result of these hearings, the Joint Chiefs of Staff appointed a committee to smdy the problem and make recommendations.

One Navy man was a member of that committee. Originally the late Vice Admiral John S. McCain was named, but with his transfer to sea to assume command of Task Force 38, he was replaced

by Admiral James O. Richardson. That committee recommended merger, but the report was not unanimous.

In the early part of 1945, Senator Lister Hill of Alabama, a member of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, introduced a bill to merge the services into one. Later Senators Edward Johnson of 31

Colorado and Harley Kilgore of West Virginia (a former Army Officer), both members of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, introduced a joint bill for merger.

In the fall of 1945 the Senate Military Affairs Committee began conducting hearings. An official Army plan for merger was presented by Lt. General J. L. "Lightning Joe" Collins. Subsequently Secretary Forrestal presented the Eberstadt Plan for national security, which, although developed by a civilian with no connection with the Navy, was endorsed by the Navy and is known equally as the Navy or the Eberstadt plan. " ^ J l ^ E are reproducing two charts, one ' ^ illustrating the Navy or Eberstadt plan for national security, and the other the Army plan for merging the armed services into one organization. The Army plan presents the basic premise of merger, although it differs slightly from what the President actually proposed.

It is, however, impossible to chart an organization along the lines of the President's recommendations. For instance the President, presiunably as a gesture to those who believe that the spirit of our Constimtion should be carried out in the matter of civilian control of the armed services, advocated that an undersecre-

tary for each service be provided in the single department.

He also favors a single chief of staff.

He did not state whether the three civilian undersecretaries were to be subordinate to the single chief of staff. If they are, there is no precedent in our history for placing civilian officials under the domination of military personnel.

If, on the other hand, the President proposes that the chain of command shall be from each service to its particular undersecretary, the Chief of Staff is bypassed. Perhaps there shall be two chains of command. Any military man can readily see how inefficient this could be.

Therefore it is an utter impossibility to prepare a chart of the table of organization under the President's proposal and still have it mean anything. The fault might lie with SHIPMATE'S lack of understanding. however, opposes no parSHIPMATE, ticular proposal for achieving merger. It opposes merger in principle.

Its reasons are based upon the experience of history and plain horse-sense. This magazine does not oppose unification of effort and purpose. Because we do not oppose unification of effort and purpose is primarily the reason why we oppose merger. Merger will not bring about

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unification of effort and purpose. It will result in one effort and purpose, but this is not unification of effort and purpose.

It is for this reason, though, that we do favor the Navy or Eberstadt plan. We shall admit that there may be imperfections within the detail of the Navy plan —although they are not readily apparent, except to the merger partisan. And that partisan sees only one defect in the proposal — the fact that it does not urge merger. But the Navy plan does represent an attempt to smdy the weaknesses existing during pre-Pearl Harbor days, to analyze the effectiveness of the war-time organization, and to make recommendations on the basis of findings of fact which are aimed to tighten up the entire narional security setup.

At the same time this report has not overlooked two basic facts: (1) Civilian control of the armed forces, a fundamental concept in this nation, is the responsibility of the President, and he should, therefore, be as close to each of the arms as possible; and (2) History and the most recent experience proves that each arm may be fully developed oidy if each arm is free and independent.

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age was unable to supply him—because Carthage, dominated by a land-minded military man, failed to understand or properly use sea power. The Roman Navy controlled the Mediterranean.

Carthage was destroyed, and "sown with salt." Hannibal's dreams of conquest over Rome never reached fruition.

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has dominated the other as merger in principle, if not in fact. It represents one of the major evils of merger. Subordination of sea power to a land or air mind could be fatal; similarly subordination of land power to a sea or air mind or subordination of air power to a sea or land mind could be equally fatal.

We go to find our first examples to ancient history. Xerxes and the Persians set out with a mighty war fleet to engage the Greeks in one of the world's greatest planned amphibious operations. Xerxes was a land fighter, and he deployed his ships as he would deploy his infantry. As a result, while his armies were steadily pushing the Greeks back on land, the Greek Navy met and defeated the much stronger Persian Navy and Xerxes plans were completely upset.

Hannibal was another great land fighter. He managed to invade the continent of Europe. Using elephants as tanks he went over the Alps into Italy and began a march on Rome. But Carth-

Napoleon was a great general. His land campaigns are still studied; his principles are still followed by our great generals—they are not followed by our great admirals. Because of his landminded domination over the French Navy, the 20 miles of the English Channel were impassable, and, following his instructions, his Navy was annihilated in the Battle of the Nile and at Trafalgar.

Germany in two World Wars permitted its Navy to be dominated by its Army. In fact, in 1938, Nazi Germany set up a plan to merge all the services into one. It is interesting to note that this Wehrmacht plan is followed in practically every detail by the Army plan, herein reproduced. In the first World War Germany's Navy was never able to break out into the open; it never got any closer to the open sea than the Battle of Jutland. In the recent war, Nazi Germany, with all the services merged into one, a la the Army plan, could not cross the 20 miles of water between the continent and England.

She could not make that crossing because, under merger, the German Navy was subordinate, and Germany was there-

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1946

fore unable to match Britain's sea power, although Nazi air and land forces were, up to then, all-powerful.

In Japan the Army was all-powerful within the government; it had tight control over all the arms. Japan, thanks to Pearl Harbor, began the war with a Navy more powerful than that of the United States, But Japan lost that war with American sea power as the major contributory factor.

Historically no instance can be found where the Navy has dominated all branches of the armed services. If such instances had occurred we are firmly convinced that the particular nation concerned would have ended its existence with military disaster. But history does show that domination by one branch of the military, or merger in fact as well as in principle, has inevitably brought defeat.

History also shows that all such nations were military dictatorships. All of the great dictators have been army men— but one. That one was Admiral Horthy —of Hungary—a nation without a coast line, a nation without a ship. Hungarian Admiral Horthy rose to political dictatorship through his one man control of the Hungarian Army. All of the rest rose to power because the services were merged into one, or because one service —in all historical cases the army—was dominant. Read the roster: Corporal Napoleon; Corporal Hitler; General Franco; General Caesar; Colonel Batista; General Peron; General Tojo— and Admiral Horthy, without a ship in which to fly his flag.

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HE record of history points relentlessly away from merger—^unless you want to trade a winning team for a losing one. We don't believe General MacArthur wants to trade places with General Yamashita; we don't believe General Eisenhower wants to trade places with Field Marshal von Rundstedt; and we don't believe President Truman wants to trade places with either Hirohito or the late Hitler.

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"Yet these men nave ail urged merger; have all urged that we junk our winning system, which won the war, and adopt the system under which our enemies fought an unsuccessful war, a system which brought their individual counterparts to such low estates today.

These are the fundamental reasons why we oppose merger. These are the fundamental reasons why we believe any man or woman who is concerned about the future security of this nation would oppose merger.

It is up to individual naval officers and friends of the Navy to see to it that as many men and women civilians as possible are made aware of these facts.

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HERE are many other reasons why merger is bad; a single secretary, we believe is incapable of learning all the ins and outs of all three branches. In fact we have instances where a secretary of just one department has not measured up to size. If we have but one department, all three branches will suffer from a weak secretary. It is hardly likely that under the two department system, or a three department system, all secretaries would be weak at the same time.

Merger, by superimposing either a Chief of Staff, or an Assistant Secretary, or both, between the President and each service, invariably lessens the President's

ability to exercise his Constitutional control over the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.

We believe that no one appointed official, the secretary of the single department, should have the power which goes with spending nearly one-third of our annual budget. In peace time the military receives 30 per cent of the national budget; in war time 80 per cent. That is too much money for any one nonelected official to spend.

We believe that the Joint Chiefs of Staff method chosen to fight this war was successful and efficient. We believe that it should be retained and strengthened.

It cannot be strengthened under merger; it is only weakened under merger for the Navy, Air and Ground chiefs will not meet as co-equal advisors to the President, they will meet as subordinates to the Chief of Staff for all the armed forces.

We believe that merger is an inadequate approach to our problem of national security, which basically is one of coordinating not only the military establishment itself, but of coordinating the military establishment with the agencies which are concerned with foreign, domestic and economic policy. War today is total; every phase of our life is touched. The entire country must be geared to war—if it comes—and merger does not come close to doing that.

INALLY, we believe that merger, Fproducing bigness, will produce more waste and inefficiency than it could ever hope to cure. Waste of money in this war was not cured by centralization.

Where waste of money was discovered, it was found that the solution was decentralization. Gradually what inefficiency and lack of economy was present in 1941 because of duplication of procurement was ironed out. Where the Army and Navy could, joint procurement agencies were set up; or one branch procured for the other. Food procurement was the Army's job. Small arms procurement was the Army's job. The Marine Corps purchased 97 per cent of its artillery and ammunition from the Army—Generals Kenney and Wainwright notwithstanding to the contrary.

This nation has traditionally been fearful of the growth of bigness, and with good reason. Bigness in business has frequently led to disaster—the Insull Empire is one example—and more and more business men are tending towards decentralization.

Brigadier General Robert W. Johnson, writing in the 5 January 1945, Samrday Evening Post, says we should begin to "delete, delegate, decentralize and, if necessary, delouse the central staff."

To which we add. Amen.

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LUMNI HOUSE NEWS

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HE Alumni House is an item of interest for anyone associated with the Naval Academy, and especially so for the contributors who have made its accession possible. To date, there are 3,998 contributors, putting our total at §53,815.00—or an average of $13.46 per person. Unformnately, many of these 3,998 enthusiasts have been unable to visit Annapolis and see the Alumni House. There are some who have not heard about Alumni House, and, on the other hand, there are those who are not yet convinced of its necessity. In either case, the Alumni Association will furnish information about the house to all who request it.

It is interesting to note that the class of 1907, through the generosity of Comdr. C. McK. Lynch, has contributed for each of its deceased members—thus putting the classes of 1907 and 1896 in close competition for first place on the 100% contributor list 1896 needs only one more contribution to hit the top. In this morning's mail there was a check for Alumni House from the class of 1945 in memory of its deceased members.

Not only entire classes have undertaken to remember their classmates, individuals have generously sent in for Naval Academy sons, husbands, and friends. The gesture is very gratifying to us at Altmini House, and knowing that the in-memory idea is spreading through the classes is encouraging. We wish to thank all contributors.

The reconstruction is finished and the decoration begun. It takes a squad of painters to carry out the instructions of our interior decorator, and at present they are busy getting the first floor ready for furnishing. The second floor has been in use for two months —ever since the business offices of Alumni Association and the SHIPMATE moved from their former office in the Museum building.

There is still a lot to be done.

Your help and interest will put the Welcome" mat at the door in the near fumre.

Alumni News Navy Athletics

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"Swede" Larson, a Tribute —By Captain

John Long, USNR, '22

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Something O l d . . .At the U. S. Naval Academy Museum —By Captain H. A. Baldridge,

USN (Ret.)

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What's t h e Dope

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We Waiting Wives

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T h e Last Call

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Local Association News

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B O A R D President

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V. A D M . W I L S O N BROWN,

Vice Presidents

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M R . HALLER B E L T ,

T R U S T E E S

'02

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'06

R. A D M . BRYSON BRUCE, R.

A D M . R . JACOBS,

CDR. C . M C K . L Y N C H , '07

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M R . DONALD S . WALKER,

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Ex-Gov. L. C. STARK, '08 CDR. T . A . NICHOLSON, CAPT. M . D . GILMORE,

TRUSTEES R. A D M . T H O M A S J. S E N N , A D M . D . F . SELLERS, E . YARNELL,

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HEPBURN,

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1946

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NAVY ^

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Winfer Sports The Naval Academy winter athletic Saturday, 2 February—^New York UniverWrestling sirjr. teams are about to begin their 1946 Varsity Saturday, 9 February—Columbia Universchedules, and hsted hereunder are the Saturday, 5 January—Univ. of Pennsyl- sity. schedules of the various winter sports: vania (at Phila., Pa.).

Saturday, 16 February—Columbia Univer(AU contests will be held at the Naval Saturday, 12 January—^Pennsylvania State sity ( a t N . Y . C ) , Academy except as noted.)

College.

Basketball Varsity Saturday, 5 January—Bucknell University.

Saturday, 12 January—^Villanova College.

Wednesday, 16 January—University of Maryland.

Saturday, 19 January—George Washington University.

Wednesday, 23 January—Fordham University.

Saturday, 26 January—^Duke University.

Saturday, 2 February—Columbia University.

Wednesday, 6 February — Pennsylvania State CoUege.

Saturday, 9 February—^University of North Carolina.

Wednesday, 13 February—U. S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Friday, 15 February—^Muhlenberg College (at Allentown, Pa.) Saturday, 16 February—Univ. of Pennsylvania (at Phila., Pa.) Wednesday, 20 February—^West Virginia University.

Saturday, 23 February—U. S. Coast Guard Academy.

Saturday, 2 March—U. S. Military Academy (at West Point, N. Y.).

Jr. Varsity Wednesday, 9 January—Glenn L. Martin Basketball Team.

Friday, 18 January—Balrimore Y.M.C.A. Friday, 25 January—Newport News High School.

Friday 1 February—Kavakos Club of Washington, D. C. Plebe Saturday, 5 January—Haverford School.

Saturday, 12 January—Bullis School.

Saturday, 19 January—^Hill School.

Saturday, 26 January—St. Paul's School.

Saturday, 2 February—Valley Forge Military Academy.

Saturday, 9 February—^Mercersburg Academy.

Saturday, 16 February—Admiral Farragut Academy.

Saturday, 23 February—Staunton Military Academy.

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Saturday, 19 January—^Muhlenberg CoUege.

Saturday, 26 January—^U. S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Saturday, 2 February—Columbia University.

Friday, 8 February and Saturday, 9 February—Eastern Intercollegiate Championships (at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.).

Saturday, 23 February—U. S. Coast Guard Academy.

Plebe Saturday, 19 January—^Baltimore City College.

Saturday, 26 January—Roselle High School.

Saturday, 2 February—^Washington High School.

Saturday, 9 February — Newton High School.

Saturday, 16 February—^Mercersburg Academy.

Saturday, 23 February—Patterson Park High School.

Gymnastics Varsity Saturday, 2 February—Brooklyn Central Y.M.C.A. of Brooklyn, N. Y. Saturday, 9 February—Pennsylvania State College (at State College, Pa.).

Saturday, 16 February—^New York Turners of New York, N. Y. S a t u r d a y , 23 February—Germantown Y.M.C.A. of Phila., Pa. Saturday, 2 March—U S. Military Academy.

Plebe Saturday, 2 February—Dickinson High School.

Samrday, 9 February—Lower Merion High School.

Saturday, 16 February—South Philadelphia High School.

Fencing

Saturday, 23 February—Saltus Fencers Qub of New York, N . Y. Saturday, 2 March—V. S. Military Academy (at West Point, N. Y . ) .

Plebe Saturday, 2 February—Augusta Military Academy.

Saturday, 16 February—Riverside Country School of New York, N . Y. Saturday, 23 February—William Penn Charter School of Phila., Pa.

Svdmming Varsity Saturday, 12 January—Duke University.

Saturday, 19 January—Franklin & Marshall College and Lehigh Univ.

Saturday, 26 January—Cornell University and Univ. of North Carolina.

Saturday, 2 February—Princeton University (at Princeton, N . J . ) .

Saturday, 9 February—^U. S Coast Guard Academy.

Friday, 15 February—Univ. of Pennsylvania (at Phia., Pa.).

Saturday, 16 February—Columbia University (at New York City).

Saturday, 23 February—U. S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Saturday, 2 March—U. S. Military Academy.

Plebe Saturday, 12 January—Baltimore City College.

Saturday, 19 January—Staunton Military Academy.

Saturday, 26 January—^William Penn High School of York, Pa. Saturday, 2 February—^Mercersburg Academy.

Saturday, 9 February—^Haverford School.

Saturday, 16 February—Augusta Military Academy and Valley Forge M. A. Samrday, 23 February—^Blair Academy.

Varsity Saturday, 12 January—Brooklyn College.

Saturday, 19 January—Baltimore Fencers Club.

Varsity Saturday, 26 January—Philadelphia FencSaturday, 12 January—Massachusetts Inst, ers Qub. of Technology.

Rifle

Saturday, 19 January—Polytechnic Inst, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Saturday, 26 January—Yale University.

Satiuday, 2 February—New York University.

Saturday, 9 February—U. S. Coast Guard Academy.

Saturday, 16 February—U. S. Coast Guard Academy (at New London, Conn.).

Saturday, 23 February—University of Maryland.

Samrday, 2 March—U. S. Military Academy (at West Point, N. Y.).

Plebe Saturday, 2 February—St. Johns College of Washington, D. C. Samrday, 9 February—Augusta Military Academy.

Saturday, 16 February—Central High School.

Saturday, 23 February—Staunton Military Academy.

"SWEDE" liRSflK A Tribute

By Captain E. John Long, USNR, '22

the word was ' ^ passed on 7th November that Colonel Emery E. (Swede) Larson, USMC, had died of a heart attack in Atlanta, Georgia, h i s friends, which includes everyone, simply could not believe it. "Swede" was almost legend as an iron man.

Surely the "Larson Luck," that had carried Navy Varsity Pistol football teams, on which Samrday, 9 February—U. S. Coast Guard he had fought or which Academy. he had coached, always to Saturday, 16 February—U. S. Coast Guard victory over Army, had Academy (at New London, Conn.). not played out. "Swede," Samrday, 2 March—^U. S. Military Acadat 46, was in his prime, emy. his smnned friends and grid fans protested.

Shorts

Lieut. W. H. (Bill) Sullivan, USNR, who served as Pubhc Relations Officer in the Athletic Department during the past football season, was detached from die Naval Academy on 9 January, 1946 and reported to the First Naval District, Boston, Mass., where he was released from the service. Lieut. Sullivan will soon begin his new duties as publicity director for the Boston Braves' Professional Baseball team.

Bill Sulhvan did an excellent job during his tour at the Naval Academy, and here's wishing him all the luck in the world in his new position.

Lt. Comdr. Eddie Erdelatz and Lieut, (jg) Chuck Purvis, who assisted in coaching the varsity football team last fall, have been detached from the Academy.

Lieut. Angelo (Hank) Luisetti, USNR, formerly one of the greatest collegiate basketball players in the country, is attached to the department of Physical Training and assisting Johnny Wilson in coaching the 1946 basketball team.

The varsity basketball team played three (3) practice games prior to their going on Christmas leave and were victorious in all three games. They defeated George Washington University, Glenn I- Martin team of Baltimore, and Bainbridge Naval Training Center. The first two games were won by large margins, but the Bainbridge game was closely contested throughout.

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1946

"VVTHEN

Yet "Swede" left the "game'.' as he probably would have liked. Throughout his naval (and Marine Corps) career he was always in the thick of things. At the time of his death, as chief of the Marine Corps special services branch, the big amiable colonel with the booming voice was carrying out extensive plans for the celebration of the service's 170th anniversary. Veteran of much Pacific action himself, he was determined that the glory and traditions of America's oldest fighting service should not be forgotten, or overlooked, on its first peacetime birthday in three years.

Inspirational leadership d e s c r i b e s "Swedes" career ever since his days as a midshipmen in the Class of 1922 at Annapolis. In the three years he played footbaU center—1919,1920, and 1921— the Navy always defeated the Army. He became captain of the team his first-class year, and his "N" was flanked by three stars.

"Swede" was as great a coach as player.

During the 1941 Army-Navy game, staged at Philadelphia only a week before Pearl Harbor, the Army held a 6-0 lead at the half, only to see Larson's fighting Navy eleven rally after the intermission for an amazing 14-6 victory.

In the dressing room after the game he told reporters, with uncanny prophecy: "This will be the last football game for me for quite a while. There's a bigger game coming up and I'm going to be in it."

He was. After a period of special

training at the Naval War College at Newport, R. I., "Swede" saw much action in the Pacific during the bloody campaigns at Tarawa and Kwajalein, —after some rather trying "watch duty" in the Aleutians. In 1944, he was ordered to the headquarters of the Marine Corps, in Washington.

Larson was COLONEL born in Monticello, Minn., on 10 November 1898, the 123rd Anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps. So naturally he joined the Marines in 1917, and served a hitch in the Virgin Islands before being appointed to the Naval Academy as a midshipman. At the Academy he was active at lacrosse and boxing, as well as football, and sang a resounding base in the glee club and chapel choir for four years.

After he had been graduated and commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1922, he was stationed at Quantico, Parris Island, Puget Sound, Pearl Harbor, Nicaragua, China and aboard various ships of the fleet. Wherever he went he organized and coached footbaU teams. In 1935-6 his USS PENNSYLVANIA eleven won the Fleet championship.

Judging by these activities and his prolific writings on the subject of football, "Swede" must have had little spare rime on his hands.

Yet his naval career was not solely concerned with athletics. As a member of the 2nd Brigade Marines in Nicaragua, in 1930, he served as department commander of the Nicaragua Guardia Nacional, at Rivas. This experience as an administrator led to his appointment as a member of the U. S. Electoral Mission to Nicaragua, in 1932. Colonel Larson's work on this important body won him the commendation of the Major General Commandant.

In addition, "Swede" was an active member of the Board of Trustees of the {Continued on page 54)

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'SOMETHIKG O L D . . .

SOMETHING M W . . .

At the U. S. Naval Academy CAPTAIN H .

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B.ALDRIDGE, U.

.idmiral Halsey Presents Pair of Saddles in Person The famous silver-trimmed saddles, sent to Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., USN, when he was commander of the Third Fleet, have found a permanent home in the Museum, where they are currently attracting more attention from visitors than any other exhibir.

Admiral Halsey presented the saddles in person to Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, USN, Superintendent, who turned them over to the Curator. The saddles, one from Reno, Nevada, and the other from Montrose, Colorado, were sent to the Admiral when, early in the war, it was reported that he would ride Emperor Hirohito's white horse through the streets of Tokyo after Japan fell. The saddles were never used, but they are interesring Museum pieces, being heavily ornamenred with sohd silver and handtooled leather work. The Reno saddle displays Halsey's name prominently on the stirrups, while carved on the Montrose saddle is an interesting collection of the brand marks of Colorado ranches in the vicinity.

In addition to the saddles, Admiral Halsey also presented the Sumarai sword of Vice Admiral Totsuka, I.JJN.. commander in chief of the Yokosuka Naval Districr. Admiral Totsuka transferred the custody and control of the Yokosuka naval and air bases to Rear Admiral Roberr B. Carney, USN, chief of staff.

Third Fleet, on 30 August 1945. Widi the sword came also the Japanese ensign then in use at the base, as well as the Vice Admiral's flag flying over the Japanese Batdeship Nagato, anchored in Tokyo Bay at the time.

Oulslandins Beverley

Addition Robinson

S.

Navy

Commissioners at Yoku-Hama, Japan, March 8, 1854. ( 6 ) Landing of Commodore Peny to meet the Commissioners at Simoda, Japan, June 8, 1854.

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Curator

the first landing in Japan, 1853 and 1854.

The series, including some of the most striking and colorful prints of the 600 now on display at the Academy, have been on display in the Museum lobby.

The subjects are as follows: (1) The American Expedition Landing in Japan, July 14, 1853( 2) Return of Commodore Perr)-, Officers and Men of the Squadron from an official visit to the Prince Regent at Shui, Capital of Lew Chew (Okinawa), June 6,1853.

(3) Passing the Rubicon, Lieutenant S. Bent, in the "USS MISSISSIPPI'S" first cutter forcing his way through a fleet of Japanese boats while surveying the Bay of Yedo, Japan, July 11,1853.

(4) Firsr Landing of Americans under Commodore M. C. Perry, at GoreHama, Japan.

(5) Landing of Commodore Perr)*, Officers and Men to meet the Imperial

Captured ttalian Flag Completes Enemy List Although the Museum has received scores of captured Japanese and many Nazi flags and emblems ir had noflagof the other principal member of the Axis powers until late November. At that time a large ItaUan ensign, in good condidoo, was received from Rear Admiral Wildin L Ainsworth, USN, Commandant of Ae Fifth Naval District. The flag forwarded

by Captain E. C. Raguet, USN, chief of staff of the Fifth Naval District, was flying over the headquarters of the Italian Mihtary Government at the seapon of Bizerre, (famous for a certain song!!)

North Africa, at the time of its captuie.

The Itahan flag will be placed on exhibit with other battle trophies of this and previous wars in which our Navy has taken parr.

Cat-O'-^ine-Tails On German

Found Destroyer

When the German destroyer Z-39 was taken to the U. S. Naval Engineering Experiment Station in Aimapohs for dismantling and smdy the strip-ship crew found, in the captain's cabin, a rather vicious looking cat-o'-nine-tails. It was presented to the Museum by Captain (Continued on page 54)

to Prints

The most famous collection of batde prints in America, the Beverly R. Robinson collection, has just been augmented by six striking lithographs in colours depicting the American Expedition under Admiral VTiUiam F. Halsey, USN, (left). Presents Famous Reno Silver Saddle to Vice Commodore Matthew C. Pern,- making Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, (right), and Curator, Captain H. A. Baldridge, USN (Ret).

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What's the Dope Marine and Naval Orders from December to J a n n a r y 1946 100A CHARLES P. B U R T , '96, (Lt. lO/O Comdr., U S N - R e t . ) , writes: "I was relieved of my duty as Resident Inspector of Naval Material at Texas City, Texas, on 27 Gaober 1945, after more than four years of active duty. I am now undergoing my final physical check-out at the St. Albans Naval Hospital and when discharged therefrom will be relieved of all a a i v e duty following the expiration of four months accumulated leave. Will you change my address to Apartment 14-C, 65 East 96th St., N e w York 28, New York."

1897 HepbuTQ, A. J., (Adm., Ret.), relieved active duty.

1 ftOO J ^ ™ ^ ^ - GREENSLADE, ' 9 9 , 1077 VAd., U S N - R e t . ) , on 3 December retired as resources coordinator of the Western Sea Frontier after 50 years of service.

1900 Hyland, John J., (CapL, Ret.), Sapervisiag Inspector Navy Material, Boston InspectioQ District, Boston, Mass.

1901 Fisher, Charles W., Jr., (R.Adm.), to relieved actne duty. . Pje. William S., (V.Adm., Ret.), to relieved acme duty.

Richardson, Holden C , (Capt., CC, Ret.), to relieved active duty.

.^^""dson, J. O., (Adm.), to proceed home; reue«a all active duty. . Eowdiff, Gilbert J., (R.Adm,, Ret.), relieved active daty.

Koch, Ralph A., (Capt., Ret.), to relieved acme duty. vJS'^i; ^•.^- (R-Adm.), to proceed home; re« * ^ all active duty.

Robinson, Samuel M., (Adm.), to relieved active duty.

B n ' ^ ^ n " ' ^'^ ^- (RAdm.), (SC), to Field nranai. Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Cleve"M. pending assignment. lOQR HERBERT F. LEARY, ' 0 5 , '*'*' (VAd., U S N ) , has been made M honorary commander of the military division of the Order of the British Empire.

HAROLD

G.

JANUARY,

BOWEN,

1946

'05,

(RAd.,

USN), has been given honorary membership in the American Society of Mechanical Engi-

C H E S T E R W . N I M I T Z , ' 0 5 , (FlAd., USN), has been made a H i g h Chief of Hawaii, the first since the late President Roosevelt in 1934, and now can wear a royal cape of yellow, red and green mamo, oo, and iiwi feathers.

ERNEST D U R R , '05, (Lt. Comdr., USNDec.) : Ernest's oldest son, Ernest, Jr., Major, USA, was killed in action on 26 April 1945, at Fidenza, Italy, while on a reconnaissance patrol. H e ran into a German pocket outside Fidenza and although the pocket was wiped out. Major D u r r was killed. A prisoner of war later reported that he saw the major, alone m a heavy fight, surrounded by Germans.

Major D u r r landed with the second wave at Salerno on 20 September, 1943, and participated in all the major Italian batdes including Volturno, Naples, Cassino, Anzio, Rome, Pisa-Florence, Appennines and Bologna. His decorations include the Croix de Guerre with silver star and the Purple Heart.

His widow, Edith Chandler D u r r (niece of Lt. Comdr. Robert W . SPOFFORD, USN A , ' 0 6 ) , and daughter Susan reside at 12342 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, Calif.

Lt. Comdr. D U R R ' s youngest son, Lt. (jg) W . F. Durr, U S N R , is a carrier fighter pilot and recently received the D F C for shooting down several N i p s over Manila.

Atkins, A. K., (Capt., Ret.), to proceed home; relieved all active duty.

Davis, Louis P., (Capt., Ret.), proceed home; relieved all active duty.

Friedell, Wilhelm L. (R.Adm.), proceed home; relieved all active duty.

Furlong, William R., (R.Adm.. Ret.), relieved aaive duty.

Laird, Horace G., (Capt., Ret.), to proceed home; relieved all anive duty.

Leary, Herbert F., (V.Adm.), relieved aaive duty.

McNair, Laurance N., (R.Adm., Ret.), to relieved aaive duty.

Newton, John H., (V.Adm.), to relieved active duty.

1 OHA F R A N K J. FLETCHER, '06, (VI /UO AD., U S N ) , has received a DSM awarded by the Army Air Forces.

A L E X A N D E R S H A R P , JR., '06, (RAd., USN), has received a Gold Star in lieu of a second DSM. Calhoun, William L., (V.Adm.), Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Chantry, Allan "J", Jr., (R.Adm.), relieved act. duty.

Draemel, Milo F., (R. Adm.), to Comdr., Naval Base, Philadelphia. _ ,. , Hall, William A., (Capt., Ret.), to relieved active duty.

Dunn, C. A.. (R.Adm.), to Inspector of Naval Material, N. Y. District, N. Y. C. Gygax, Felix X., (Adm.), to additional duty— Comdt., Naval Base, Boston.

Heira, S. F., (Commo.), to Naval Base, San Pedro, pending assignment.

Jones, Claude A., (R, Adm., Ret.), to relieved active duty.

Lauman, Philip G., (Capt., R e t ) , proceed home; relieved all active duty.

Read, Albert C , (R.Adm.), to Naval Operations.

Robmson, Clyde R., (Capt.), to Naval Ordnance Plant, Louisville.

Scott, David A., (Capt., Ret.), relieved active duty.

Slayton, C. C , (Capt., Ret.). relieved active duty.

Spruance, Raymond A., (Adm.), to Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, and Comdr. in Chief, Pacific Ocean Area.

Theobald, Robert A., Jr., (Cdr.), to Nav. Air Station, Quonset Point. i g n p T H O M A S C. K I N C A I D , '08, I 7UO (Ad., U S N ) , new Commander Western Sea Frontier, has been named an honorary commander of the Military Division of the Order of the Bath by the British.

A R T H U R S. CARPENDER, '08, (VAd., USN), has been named an honorary commander of the military division of the Order of the British Empire.

R I C H M O N D K. T U R N E R , '08, (Ad., USN), has received a Gold Star in lieu of a fourth DSM. J O H N R. BEARDALL, '08, (RAd., USN), has been awarded a Legion of Merit.

Cutts, Elwin F., (Capt.), 1st Naval District, Boston, Mass.

Herbster, Viaor B., (Capt., R e t ) , to relieved aaive duty.

Hill, Kinchen L., (Capt., Ret.), relieved aaive duty.

Jordan, Leland, (Cdr., Ret.), relieved act duty.

Kinkaid, Thomas C , (Adm.), Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier, and additional duty as Commander, Gulf Sea Frontier.

Stiles, William H., Jr., (Capt, R e t ) , proceed home; relieved all aaive duty.

1 OOP E D M U N D S. R. B R A N D T , '09, I 7 U 7 (Comdr., USN-Dec.) : T h e form e r Lt. (jg) Barbara B. Brandt, daughter of the late Commander and Mrs. Brandt was married to Lt. Leighton C. W o o d , U S N R , on 3 November.

S T U A R T S. B R O W N , '09, reports he is now with Hoosac Mill, N o r t h Adams, Mass., doing a "large conversion engineering job."

• J O S H CARVER, '09, (Capt., U S N - R e t . ) , will return to inactive duty on 3 February 1946, and plans to spend the winters in Fort Myers, Florida, and the summers at Sevec Lake, in Maine.

Bunkley, Joel W., (R.Adm., R e t ) , to relieved active duty.

Daubin, Freeland A., (Adm.), to Comdr., Naval Base, New York.

Jones, R. E., (Capt), (DE), NR, to Naval Personnel Separation Center (Officer), Washington, D. C , for separation processing.

McCandlish, Benjamin V., (Commo.), to Comdr., Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters.

Robertson, Robert S,, Jr., (Capt, R e t ) , to relieved active duty.

Rutter, James B., (Capt., Ret.), to relieved active duty.

Train, Harold C , (R.Adm.), relieved act duty.

1 0 1 n l 7 l U DSM.

CHARLES M. COOKE, JR., '10, (VAd., U S N ) , has received a

FREDERICK C. S H E R M A N , '10, (VAd.,

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U S N ) , was honored by a celebration in his home town, P o n H u r o n , Mich., on 11 Nov. Battle. Charlton E., Jr., (Commo), to Comdr., Nav. Operating Base, Guantanamo Bay Cooke, C M., Jr.. (V.Adm.), to Comdr.. "th Fit Davidson, Lyal A., (R.Adm.) Examination by Naval Retiring Board and orders to home.

Jersey. Chester C , (Capt, R e t ) , relieved active duty.

Metz. Earle C (Capt, Ret) Proceed home; relieved all active duty.

Reifsnider. Lawrence F., (R.Adm.) Commander, Administrative Command. Amphibious Forces, Pacific.

Reifsnider, L. F., (Adm.), ro 11th ND. San Diego, pending assigimient Roesch, Herbert O., (Capt, R e t ) , relieved active duty.

Sherman, Frederick C , (V.Adm.). to Comdr., Fifth Heet Underwood. Herbert W., (Capt, Ret) Prtxsed home; relieved all active duty.

Ware. James G., (Capt), to Island Comdr., Saipan.

1911

RICHARD S. FIELD, 11.

(Capt., U S N - R e t . ) , writes; "Although the November SHIPMATE was delivered oidy a few days before this writing I am already getting a good response to my queries about certain deceased classmates. Bob Hinckley telephoned some information, Paul Bates wrote a nice long letter and Harry Hill says he will be able to fill in several gaps. I shall await further statements before I attempt to make a complete story but in the meantime I am glad to report that Vice Admiral Harr^HiU had Lt. Harry R. Bogusch, Jr., U S N R , on his staff in his last sea command. Captain Paul Marshall Bates, Jr.. is a captain of engineers in the Army and is now in Japan. His sister Jeanne is still doing fine, working in Columbia pictures. W m . Van C Brandt has come home from the wars! H e wound u p his forty-two months service with an interesring cruise in command of the U. S. Hospital Ship Sanctuary, which he took to Japan and back.

I hope Van will now be satisfied to setde down and sell Exide batteries—at least until the next war! W e are very pleased to note the recent promotion of Bernhard H . Bieri to the rank of Vice Admiral.

"Brig. Gen. Vincent Meyer, now living at T h e Chesterfield, Richmond, Va., sends an interesting letter saying that recendy he traveled from Le Havre to Newport News in the USS West Point of which W e b b Hayes was skipper. 'All of us on board,' says Vince, 'had a very high regard for W e b b ' s ability. H e ran the transport with clock-like precision. . . . ( h e ) bore a i>articularly grave responsibilityin view of the heavy overloading of personnel.

There was 7,683 passengers . . .' Gen. Meyer is at the moment undergoing observation at the McGuire General Hospital in Richmond.

"I was 'proud like a h o n ' a few days ago to see and speak to Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey. I asked him where Mike Cheek is and he told me Cheek was here in town staying at the Shoreham. W h a t ho, Mike?

"Captain Richard S. Field, Jr., Inf., USMA, '42, is now at the C&GS School at Ft. Leavenworth, Kans.

"Captain and Mrs. Robert M. Hinckley, 4655 CJarfield St., N . W . , Washington, had a great treat recendy when Harrj' Hill flew back from the Western Pacific, bringing with him Lt. George Hinckley, U S N R , who had been serving on Harry's staff. Just to make it perfect Admiral Hill picked up Comdr. Robert M. Hinckley, Jr., at Pearl Harbor and brought him along too. Ken Woodward of 6 Southcourt, Yale Acres, Meriden, Conn., was in town recently and gave m e a call. H e sent

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some very interesting midshipman snapshots.

"Looking over a list it seems to me that I have never mentioned the following men in S H I P M A T E . Many of them are subscribers and I again urge them all to write to me so that I may keep others as well as myself in touch with them. Here are the names. Robert K. Awtrey, Harold T. Bardett, William E. Baughmann, John H. Birdsall, Urey W . Conway, Joseph R. Cygon, Walter S. Davidson, Ralph E. Dennett, Vincent P. Erwin, Milton M. Fenner, George C. Fuller, Harrison R. Glennon, Moses K. CJoodridge, Charles C. Gordon, Frederick S. Hatch, Darrell B. Hawley, Frederick G. Hoddick, Howard S. Keep, Jay L. Kerley, Van Leer Kirkman, Ralph C. Lawder, Oscar W . Leidel, Roy W . Lewis, Ames Loder, Harry D . McHenry. Daniel S. McQuarrie, Stanley Mitchell, Robert P. Mohle, Aylmer L. Morgan, C. Ne\\ton, Jr., John B. Okie, Lyell S. Pamperin, Ernest L. Patch, John R. Peterson, Frank F. Reynolds, Allan A. Runer, James H . Taylor, Frank E. P. Uberroth and Fred Welden.

"Sgt. Harr>' L. Merring, Jr., has been awarded the Air Medal and his mother got a very fine letter from the lad's commanding general, the distinguished George C. Kenney.

We've got a lot of sons to be proud of."

B'i'RON S. G A Y — T h e following was contributed by Captain Glenn A. Smith, 621 South Bundy Drive, West Los Angeles, Calif.

"I am writing at some length on the passing of Byron Gay, who died 23 December of a heart attack. My first meeting with Byron was early in 190". I was a candidate, asleep in the Armstrong home in Annapolis. In the middle of the night I sensed someone moving in the room. 1 was startled and I yelled, "Who is that?" and the answer was, "I am Byron Gay. Tve been playing piano on Coney Island in the Kansas Cyclone but now I have another appointment for the Naval Academy and here I am. Move over, brother." H e entered with 1911 and showed much musical talent. H e amused us first with a composition. The Bull

Frog and the Fiddle. H e bilged from *H into "12 and then back into d v i l life. H e was nest seen in Philadelphia working for a uniform company, eking out his grubstake by his facility at draw poker practiced from time to time in the J.O. mess of the old Mississippi then at the League Island Navy Yard. H e then began to write good m u s i c Litde Ford Rambled Right Along, Sand Dunes, T h e Vamp, Horses, Crazy Over Horses, Somebody's Birthday N o w and many real hits. H e wrote many other things not in the big money and he wrote for the fun of it. H e wrote for Frances Langford, Ted Lewis, Bob Burns, the juke boxes and for musical comedy. H e wrote The Song of the Navy, a great and lasting navy favorite. In the last war he toured in a group of camp entertainers headed by Mme. Schum a n n Heink. In this war he was on a tour for entertaining naval aviators when he became ill. Admiral Ramsey helped to get him back to the coast where he died. H e played only in the key of C but on such old favorites as School Days and T h e shade Of the Old Apple Tree he could fairly make the piano and the Usteners jump. H e was awarded a medal by the American Horticultural Society for "pioneer work with American animals on the antarctic continent.' That was when, as a member of the second Byrd antarctic expedition, he was assigned care of the animals and took care of them throughout the long winter.

H e lies at Forest Lawn, Los Angeles. H e married recently and his widow, Ethel, lives at 401 S. Kenmore Ave., Los Angeles. May he rest in peace and harmony."

Anderson. Milton H., (Capt), Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan.

Badger, Oscar C , (Adm.), to Bur. of Naval Personnel, Navy Dept Bailey, Carlos A.. (Commo.), to Deputy Comdt, 9th ND. Midwest Naval Area.

Bates. Paul M., (Capt, R e t ) , to Naval Retiring Board, release from active duty.

Bruns. Henry F., (R. Adm. >, (CEC), to Diitctor, Atlantic Division, Bur. of Yards and Docks, Navy Dept Carstarphen, Rivers J., ( C a p t ) . to Ilth ND. San Diego.

Chandler, William D., ( C a p t ) . to relieved acti\^ duty.

Cobb. C. H.. (R.Adm.), to Comdt, U. S. Naval Base, Phila., Pa. Gilmore, Morris D., (Capt, R e t ) , relieved active duty.

Griffin. Robert M.. (R.Adm.).

Commander, Na\-al Forces. Japan.

Hanson. Edward W., (Adm.), to Comdt, Naval Base. Pearl Harbor.

Magruder, John H.. (Commo).

Proceed home; relieved all active duty.

Magruder. J. H.. Jr., (Commo.), to Bur. of Nav. Pets., Navy Dept, temp, duty pending further assignment.

Nielson. Joseph L , ( C a p t ) , (DE), NR, to Office of the Port Director, 13th ND, Seatde.

1 g i O D A N I E L E. BARBEY, '12, (V*'••*• Ad., U S N ) , new Commander, Seventh Fleet, has been named an honorary commander of the militarj- division of the Order of the British Empire.

Barbey, Daniel E., (V.Adm.), to Comdr., Amphibious Forces, Atlantic.

Bennett A. C , (R.Adm.), to Pacific H t for further assignment Buckmaster. Elliott, (R.Adm.), to Comdr,, Naval Operating Base, Okinawa.

Delany, Walter S.. (R.Adm.) Commander, Battleships-Cruisers, Pacific Fleet Elder, Fred K.. (Capt, R e t ) , relieved aa. duty.

Gulbranson. Clarence (Capt) Bureau of Ordnance. Na\-5- Dept. and additional duty as Senior Member. Joint Armv-Navy Experimental and Test Board, Washington, D. C. McDonnell, E. O., (R.Adm.), (A3)D, NR. to Separation.

Merrill, A. S.. (R.Adm.), to Comdt, Sth ND. Pace. Ernest M., Jr.. (R.Adm.), to Bureau of Aeronautics. Western Distria. Los Angeles.

Peirce. Horario J., (Capt. Ret) Distna Planning Officer, 3rd Naral District New 1 ork. N. Y.

rA/n/np//

Petkins, Whitley, (Cdr., R e t . ) , released act. duty.

Ramsey, DeWitt C , ( A d m . ) , to Deputy Comdr. in Chief, Pacific Fleet, and Deputy Comdr. in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas. ^ , Richards, J. K., ( C o m m o . ) , to proceed home; relieved all active duty.

Tisdale, Mahlon S,, ( A d m . ) , to C o m d t , Naval Base, San Francisco.

SHORE-TO-SHIP

101 ^ WILLIAM ti. P. BLANDY, '13, \ / \ i (RAd., USN), has been appointed Deput>' Chief of Naval Operations, Special Weapons.

ANNAPOLIS BANKING & TRUST COMPANY

J. DOUGLAS JONES, "13, (Capt., USNRet), and Mrs. Jones have announced the engagement of their daughter, Patricia, to Maj. John O. Frazier, USA. The wedding was to have taken place during the Christmas season.

Proclaims Readiness and Willingness Rendering Service to officers all over the World

Member Federal Deposit lesaraoee Corporafloi

Austin, Charles L., ( O p t ) , ( S C ) , to Supply Officer, Naval Academy, Annapolis.

Dubose, Laurence T.. ( A d m . ) , to C o m d t , Naval Base Charleston, S. C Meek, William W . . ( C a p t ) Proceed home; relieved all aaive dury.

Want C. H., ( C a p t ) . S ( E 1 ) , N R , to examination by Naval Retiring Board and orders to home.

Allotments and ether accounts receive courteous attentleo SPECIAL DEPOSITARY OF U. S. GOVERNMENT FUNDS

1014 ARCHIBALD N. OFFLEY, 14, I / I T (Comdr., USN-Dec), died at San Mateo, California, on 26 Oaober 1945.

Alford, Leon O., ( C a p t ) , relieved active duty, Balsley, Alfred H., ( C a p t ) G)minanding Officer, Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Mass.

Bayley, Warner W., (Cdr., R e t ) Proceed home; relieved all active duty.

Brown, John H., Jr., (R. A d m . ) , to Comdt., U. S Naval Base, Portsmouth.

Bryant Carleton F., ( R . A d m . ) , relieved aaive duty.

Cohen, Marion Y., ( C a p t ) , to Comdr., N e w York Group, 19th Fleet, Bayonne, N . J. ConoUy, Richard L., (R-Adm. j , to Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Administration).

Hairill, William K., ( R . A d m . ) , to Fleet Air West Coast San Diego, pending assignment.

Heard, William A., ( C a p t ) Commander Transport Division 2 3 .

Jones, Ciil H., (R. A d m . ) . to Comdr., Naval Base, Norfolk.

Kessing, Oliver O., ( C o m m o . ) , to Bur. Pers., pendiag assignment Killmaster, Benjamin S., ( C a p t ) Examination by Naval Retiring Board and orders to home.

Marron, Adrian R., ( C a p t ) , to Comdr., U. S. Naval Shipyard, Boston.

McGuigan, J. L., ( C a p t ) , to D i r e a o r of the Division of -Small Vessels Procurement and Disposal, Washington, D. C. Popham, William S., (Conmio.), Administrative Officer, U. S. Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S. C.

1915

ARTHUR C. DAVIS, '15, (RAd., USN>, has received a DSM.

Arnold, Marshall B., ( C o m d r . ) , to relieved active duty.

Baker, Roben N . S., ( C a p t ) , to Comdr., Naval Shipyard, Charleston.

Brown, James P., ( C a p t ) , ( D E ) , N R , to Ist ND, Boston.

Christie, Ralph W., (R. Adm ) , to C o m d t , U. S. Naval Base, Bremerton.

Fortson, Robert M., ( C a p t ) , ( D E ) , N R , to Commanding Officer, USS Tyrrell.

Graf, Homer W., (Commo.)

Supervisor New York Harbor, New York.

Hunter, H. O., (Comdr., R e t ) , relieved a c t duty.

Hutchinson, Myron W., Jr., ( C a p t ) , to 14th ND, Peari Harbor. „ Kell, Claude O., ( A d m . ) , Naval Shipyard.

Pearl Harbor.

Mahoney, John J., ( C o m m o . ) , to D i s t Ordnance Officer, 12th Dist, San Francisco.

McCormick. Lynde D.. ( R . A d m . ) , to Deputy UWCPAC and Deputy CIWCPOA. Overesch, Harvey E., ( R . A d m . ) , relieved active duty.

Paddock, Hubert E., ( C a p t ) , to 13th N D , Seatde.

Pennoyer, Frederick W., Jr., ( R . A d m . ) , to Bur. Aeronautics, Central District, Wright Field.

Rhea, Powell M., ( C a p t ) <; k r "^l' ' ° Charge, U. S. Navy Motion Picture aub-txchange, Boston, Mass.—additional dury and U)mmander, Inaaive Fleet, Berthing Area, Boston, ^ • . also additional duty.

Ring, Morton L., ( R . A d m . ) , (SC) wireau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Dept. smith, Allen E., (R.Adm.) Chief of Staff and Aide. Naval W a r College,

JANUARY,

1946

SHIP - TO - SHORE

Newport, R. I. Wotherspoon, A. S., ( C o m m o . ) , to Assis. S u p t , U. S. Naval Gun factory, Washington, D . C. Zimmerman, Walton E., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, USS President Adams.

1918

JAMES FIFE,

'18, (RAd.,

• 7 •O USN), gives his new address as c/o General Board, Navy Department, Washington, D. C.

101A ^- JULIAN WHEELER, '16, I / IO (Capt., U S N ) , gives his new address as Box 2423, Carmel, California.

GORDON ROWE, '18, (Capt., USN), gives his new duty address as N.O.B., Midway Islands, Navy 1504, FPO, San Francisco.

Mrs. DON MOON, widow of the late RAd. MOON, '16, writes that she is making her permanent home in Annapolis where her address is Box 786, RR 3, Weems Creek.

Crutcher, Chauncey D., ( C a p t ) , to 11th N D , San Diego, pending assignment.

Derx, Martin R., ( C a p t , R e t ) , to duty General Court-Martial, 14th N D , Pearl Harbor.

Dodge, Frank R., ( C a p t ) , to Prof, of Naval Science and Tactics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Duncan, Jack H., ( R . A d m . ) , to Chief U. S. Mission to Peru.

Haight, Stanley M., ( C a p t ) , to Office of General Court Martial, 12th N D , S. F. ~~ ' Holden, Carl F., ( R . A d m . ) , to Opera. Training, Cx)m., Norfolk.

Iverson, Elmer V., (Comdr., R e t ) , to relieved active duty.

Johnson, Einar R., ( C a p t ) 9th Naval District, Great Lakes, 111., temporary duty pending further assignment Lovette, Leland P., ( C a p t . ) , to Naval Operations, Navy D e p t Murphy, Vincent R., ( R . A d m . ) , to Nav. Opers., Navy D e p t Need, Harry W., ( C a p t ) , to Chief of Staff and Aide, Comdr. Service Force, Atlantic Fleet.

Phillips, William K., ( R . A d m . ) , to Comdr. Cruiser Division 18.

Pursell, Ion, ( C a p t ) Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Dept.

Sherman, Forrest P., ( R . A d m . ) , to Deputy Chief, Naval Operations (Operations).

Sobel, H . R., ( C a p t . ) , to proceed home; relieved active duty.

Sprague. C. A. F., ( R . A d m . ) , to Comdr., Carrier Division Three.

Sprague, Thomas L., (R.Adm.) Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel and as the Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy D e p t Stone, E. M., ( C o m m o . ) , Chief of Nav. Communications.

Styer, Charles W . , ( R . A d m . ) , to Asst Chief Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Vosbury, Bronson P., (Cdr., R e t ) , relieved active duty.

Wade, Mertin C , Jr., ( C d r . ) , ( S ) , N R , to Acceptance of Resignation.

Wilson, Julian D., ( C a p t ) , to Staff Inactive Fleet, Pacific, San Francisco.

Emerson, Arthur T., ( C a p t , R e t ) Proceed home; relieved all aaive duty.

Grosskoff, Homer L., ( C a p t ) Inaaive Fleet, Pacific.

Hardison, Osborne B., (R.Adm.) Commander, Carrier Division 5.

Major, Earl M., ( C a p t ) , ( S ) , N R Chief of Staff—U. S. Naval Base, Boston, Mass.

1917 Bigelow, A. A., ( C o m d r . ) , IJSNR, to Commanding Officer, Receiving Station. Miami, Fla. Comstock, Merrill, ( C o m m o . ) , to Bur. of Naval Pers., Navy Dept., temporary duty pending further assignment Conover, James P., Jr., ( C a p t , R e t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Refuge.

Davis, Ward P., ( C a p t ) Commander, Transport Division 3 1 .

Duncan, Donald B., (R.Adm.) Chief of Staff and Aide—Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet.

Ely, H . F., ( C a p t ) , to nearest N D , temp. duty.

Failing, R. V. A., ( C a p t , R e t . ) , to relieved active duty.

Haeberle, Frederick E., ( A d m . ) , to Comdr., Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn. , , „ _ Heffernan, John B., ( C a p t . ) , to Chief of Staff and Aide, 7th N D , Miami.

Holden, Carl F., (R.Adm.) Commander, Training Command, Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va. ,,^ „ Knowles, Herbert B., ( C a p t ) , to 1st N D , Boston.

Ludlow, William G., Jr., ( C a p t ) , to Commanding Officer, Naval Training Center, Great Lakes.

McKee, Andrew I., ( C a p t ) , to Comdr., Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia. . ^, , o, • Small, Lisle, ( C a p t ) , to Comdr., Naval Shipyard, Norfolk. „, ^.„ ^.

Woodruff, Julian L., ( C a p t ) , ( S ) , N R , to District Base and Fleet Maintenance Officer, 9th N D , Great Lakes.

Worden. Frank L,, ( C a p t . ) , to Lighter-than-air Section, Naval Operations. . ,, ^ W y a t t B. H., ( C o m m o . ) , to Atoll Commander, Marshall Islands.

1 0 1 0 WILLIAM C. VOSE, '19, (Capt., I 7 I 7 USN) : The former Janet Vose, daughter of Captain and Mrs. Vose was married on 21 November to Lt. Comdr. Robert A. Thompson, USNR. 41

Courts. Jennings, (Cdr.), to 11th N D , San Diego, Johnson. Felix L., (ILAdm. > pending assignment Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel, Na^T Dept Cronin, J. C , ( C o m m o . ) , to Commanding OfKetcham, Dixwell, (R.Adm.), to Comdr., Carficer. Naval Air Station, Seattle. Wash. rier Division 17.

Curry. D., Jr., ( C a p t ) , to Shipyard, Mate IsLitch. Ernest W., (R-Adm.) land, Calif.

Commander, Carrier Division 4.

Esling, Thomas A., ( C a p t ) . ( D ) , NR, to 1 1 4 McEathron, Elsworth D., ( C a p t ) NT5. San Diego.

Naval Operations, Navy Dept Fewel, William G., ( C a p t ) , to 11th N D , Sm ELIOT H. BRYANT, '19, (Capt., USN), McMahon, Frederick W., (R.Adm.), to Comdr., Diego. » Carrier Division 7. gives his new duty address as USS CHICAGO, Gallery, E>aniel V., ^r., (R.Adm.), to Comdr., Moureau, Reinbard C . ( < ^ . ) Carrier Division 15. c/o FPO, San Francisco.

Commanding Officer, USS Trego, AKA 78.

Goggins, William B., ( C a p t ) , to neatest ND, Oleary, F. },L, ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, Receivpending assignment ing Station. Pearl Harbor, T. H. Grannum.

Alfred kL, ( C a p t ) , to Navy Dept Robinson, Robert E., Jr., (Commo.)

DLXIE KIEFER, '19, (Commo., USN), Graves, Edwin D., Jr.. ( C a p t ) , to Chirf of Assistant Naval Attache for Research, London, Eng. was killed in a plane crash near Beacon, New Smith, Walton W., ( C a p t ) , to Comdr., Carrier Staff and Aide, Comdr. Third fleet Greber, Charles F., ( C a p t ) , to Air Sation, Division 19.

York, on 12 November.

Seattle.

Swanston. William A., (Capt) Green, Clark L., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, USS Commanding Officer. Naval Receiving Station and Atkins, James G., ( C a p t ) , to Senior U. S. Naval Armed Wisconsin.

Guard Center, Brooklyn, N . Y. Liaison Officer, India-Burma Theatre.

Hanlon, Byron H., ( C a p t ) , to Bureau of OrdTalbert, Joseph T., ( C a p t ) , to 11th N D , Sao Carter. Grayson B., ( C a p t ) , to Director Naval Diego. nance. Navy D e p t Reserve, 3rd N D , New York.

Hyart Delwyn, (Comdr., R e t ) , relieved act duty, Tomiinson, William G., (R-Adm.), to Comdr., Cassady, John H., (R.Adm.) Hudson. Roy C , ( C a p t ) Fleet Air Wing 2.

Commander. Carrier Division 1.

Chief of Staff and Aide—Commander, BattleTyler, Carroll L , ( C a p t ) Challenger, Harold L., {, C a p t ) , to Army and Navy ships-Cruisers. Pacific Fleet Commander, Transport Division 13.

Staff College, Washington.

Wachtler, Walter A., ( C o L ) , Headquarters, to Hunt Ralph B., ( C a p t ) , to Army-Navy Staff Greer. Marshall R.. (R. A d m . ) , to Naval Opera- Camp Lejeune, N . C College, Washington. tions. Navy Dept Walker, H. E-, (Comdr.). ( D E ) .

NTl. to nearKenyon, Howard N . , ( C o L ) , Guam, to HeadHolloway. James L., Jr., (R.Adm.) est N D . temp, duty, pending further assignment quarters.

Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel, Navy D e p t Benjamin N . , (Capt, R e t ) , relieved acLawton. Andrew P., ( C a p t ) , to neatest ND, H u n t Charles B., ( C a p t ) . to 13th N D , Seattle. tiveWard. duty. pending assignment Kieman, James E. J., ( C a p t ) , to Bur. Ships, Webb, John C , ( C i p t ) . ( D E ) , NR. Macklin, C F., Jr., ( C a p t ) , to Comdr.. LSM(R) Navy D e p t Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy kfa- Squadrons, Pacific Lamb, Scott G., (Cdr.. R e t ) , relieved aa. duty. terial Division, Navy D e p t , for duty with the Price McKinney.

Cecil G.. ( C a p t ) , ( D E ) , NR Lannom, Joseph R., ( C a p t ) Adjustment Board.

Commanding Officer, USS Pawcamck, AO 108.

Inactive Fleet Pacific Fleet Wilson, James D..

(Capt, R e t ) , ro Public Works McLean.

Heber H., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, Martin, H. M., (ILAdm.), to Comdr., Fleet Air Officer, 10th N D , San Juan.

USS Massachusetts. . Wing 2.

Worth, Daniel F., Jr., ( C a p t ) , to Dep. Comdr., Milner. Edward J., (Comdr.), to Fleet Activities, Nicholson, C. A., ( C a p t ) , to Bur. of Aero.

Yokosuka, Japan.

Olsen, Charles E., ( C a p t ) , to Asst Chief of ^larianas.

Misson, Clinton A., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, Staff. 5 th N D , Norfolk.

USS DavTon. Redman. John R., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, Moore.

Walter E., ( C a p t ) Receiving Sta., San Francisco.

1 991 TIMOTHY F. WELLINGS, '21, Commanding Officer, IJSS Columbus, CA 74.

Rend, Charles J., (Capt) ' ' • " ' (Capt., USN), commanding the Roland.

Charles W., ( C a p t ) , to Naval C o Deputy Chief of Naval Intelligence, Naval OperBase. San Pedro.

NROTC unit at Columbia has been named ating ations. Navy D e p t &ige, G. E-. ( C a p t ) , to Butean of Naval PerRochester. Harry A., (Capt) professor of naval science and tactics with a sonnel, Navy D e p t Rule, A. O., Jr.. ( C a p t ) , to Comdr., Naval Air Simpson, R. W., (Commo.), to Comdr., Tiadnseat on the faculties of Columbia College, Bases, 13 th Naval District Seattle, Wash. ing Command, ^farianas.

Naval Operations, Navy Dept Engineering and Business.

Snackenberg.

John A.. ( C a p t ) Schoeffel, Malcolm F., ( K A d m . ) Naval Operations. Navy Etept, temporary duty.

Assistant Chief of Bureau of Ordnance, Navy D e p t Soucek. Apollo (R.Adiii.)

Short, G. E., ( C a p t ) , to nearest Fleet Air ComSILAS B. MOORE, '21, (Comdr., USNCommander, Carrier Division 14. mand, temp, duty pending further assignment Thackrey. Lyman A.. ( C a p t ) , to Office of the Stevens, Leslie C , (Ciapt), to Bur. Aeronautics, Ret.), gives his new address as 1247 So. Secretarv of the N a w . Navy D e p t Navy D e p t Thaver. R. G., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer. USS Tuggle, Richard B., (Commo.), to Naval Repair Brand Boulevard, Glendale 4, California, and General J. C. Breckinridge.

Base. San Diego. adds: Tompkins, Rutledge B., ( C a p t ) , to Bur. Pets., Von Heimburg, Ernest H., ( C a p t ) , to 9th N D , "I will be glad to hear from shipmates at Navy Dept Great Lakes.

Vanzant Ralston B.. ( C a p t ) , to 12di N D , San the new address. The telephone number is Francisco.

Chapman 5-l~S3, the hours from 8:30 a,m.

WiUis. John H., ( C a p t ) . to Com. Officer, Naval 1 9 9 0 '^^^ JOHNSON, '20, (RAd., to 6:00 p.m. If I'm not there my brother will Ammunition Depot, N e w Orleans.

Wise, Lamar M., ( C a p t ) ' ' • ^ W USN), has the spot to rear ad- answer. Am in used car and real estate busiCharleston Group, 16th Fleet Charleston, S. C

WILLIAM D. SAMPLE, '19, (KAd., USN), has been reported missing. He failed to return from a routine flight over Wakayama, Japan.

miral while serving as Direaor of Planning and Control, BuPers.

Anderson, Marshall A., (Cdr., R e t ) , to nearest Naval District Ballreich, Clarence J., ( C a p t ) 12th Naval District San Francisco, Calif.

Binford, T. H., ( C a p t ) , to Distria Persotmel Officer, 14th Naval Distria. Pearl Harbor, T. H. Blakeslee, Viaor F., (Capt, R e t ) Public Information Officer, Boston, Mass.

Bolton, Robert, ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, USS Miami.

Bonney. Carroll T., ( C a p t ) , to Deputy Comdr., Service Squadron 10.

Brittain, Thomas B., (Commo.), to Army-Navy Staff College, Washington.

Carter, James B., (Commo.), Bur. Pers., Navy Dept Cunningham. Winfield S., ( C a p t ) , to Bur. Pers., Navy Dept, temporary duty.

CJeringer, Harry H., (Capt. R e t ) Proceed home; relieved all active duty.

Doolin, Edward H., (Cdr.) Nearest Naval Distria, temporary duty, pending further assignment Edmunds. Charles D., ( C a p t ) Nearest Naval District temporary duty, pending further assignment Fitz, Harold C , ( C a p t ) , to Staff, Deputy Inspeaor Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas.

(Gingrich, John E., (R.Adm.) Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel, NaN-y Dept Goggins. William B., ( O p t ) , to Bur. Pers., Navy Dept Graff. John P., (Cdr., R e t ) Proceed home: relieved all active duty.

Hepburn, William P.. ( C a p t ) . to Coj. Officer, Nav. Training School, Philadelphia.

Hobbs, Allen, ( C a p t ) Nearest Naval Distria, temporary duty, pending further assignment Holsinger. Raymond W., ( C i p t ) Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Material Division), Navy Dept Hopwood. Herbert G., (R.Adm.) Assistant Chief of Naval (Jperations (Personnel), Navy Dept Isgrig, Qayton S., ( C a p t ) , to Office of Research and Inventions, Navy Dept.

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ness. Not so good in transition period."

CARLETON SHUGG, '21, and Mrs. ' ' ^ ^ has received the French governShugg write from 24 Pine Terrace West, ment award of Chevalier, Legion of Honor Short Hills, New Jersey, to announce and Croix de Guerre with palms. He is Chirf the engagement of their daughter. En- of Staff, Destroyers, Atlantic, Portland, Maine, sign Caro Paget Shugg, USNR, to Lt. George but his family resides at 3062 Porter St., S. Curran. AUS. Carleton is General Manager N. W., Washington, D. C. of the Hoboken Division of Todd Shipyard.

CHARLES O. HUMPHREYS, '22, (Capt, OSWALD S. COLCLOUGH, '21, (RAd., USN), has received a Bronze Star.

USN), has been named Judge Advocate General, while GEORGE L. RUSSELL, '21, (RA. I. MALSTROM, '22, (Capt., USN), asAd., USN), has been named Assistant JAG. sumed command of the CV USS TARAWA when she was commissioned on 8 December.

LEO S. STAFFORD, '21, (Lt. Comdr., Baker, Harold D., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, USS USNR), gives his new duty address as 928 Saint Paul, Oliver Avenue, San Diego 9, California, and Bauernschmidt George W., ( C a p t ) Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Dept adds: Beck. Ehrwald F.. ( C a p t ) "I returned from dut\' in the Philippines Staff-Commander Inaaive Fleet, Pacific, San FranCalif. about a month ago (September) and have cisco, Berger. Herbert E., ( C a p t ) , to Bur. Pers.. Navj been assigned to dut)' here at the Naval Train- Dept.

Bibby. Lowe H., ( C i p t ) , to Com. Officer, USS ing Center."

Portland.

Beard. Jefferson D., ( C a p t ) , to Fit A a . , Yokosuka.

Berry, Roberr W.. ( C a p t ) , to Distria Public Information Officer, 3rd N D , N . Y. Black. Max L, ( C d t , R e t ) Naval Air Basics, 11th Naval Distria, San Diego Calif.

Bushnell. Carl H., ( C a p t ) , to Training Center.

San Francisco, Calif.

Callahan, Fort H.. ( C d t ) , to Assistant Chief Staff Logistics. 7th N D , Miami.

Cook, A. G.. Jr., ( C a p t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS General William Mitchell.

Coulter, Howard N . , ( C a p t ) Commanding Officer, USS Cavalier, APA 37.

Blick. R. E., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Offr.. USS Intret)id.

Butterfield. Horace B., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, L S S Hancock.

Duckworth, Herbert S., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, LTSS Midway.

Durgin. Edward R., (Capt. R e t ) Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel, Navy Dept Eccles. H. E., ( C a p t ) , to Army and Navy Staff College. New War D e p t Bldg., 21st and Va. Ave..

N \ \ , Washingtonv D. C. English. R. A. J., ( C a p t ) , to Army and Navy btaff College. Washington.

Fitzsimmons, Andrew M. R., (Cdr.) , S ( E 2 ) , NR. to Separation.

Goodwin, Hugh H.. ( C a p t ) . to Naval Operadons, Na\T Dept., pending assignment.

Hale, Peter G., ( R e t ) Conunanding Officer, USS Rochester, CA 24.

Hall, Frederick S., ( C o m d r . ) , to Training Center San Pedro, pending assignment.

Holmes, Wilfred J., ( C a p t , R e t ) , to Staff Submarines, Pacific Fleet Hooper, Charles F., ( C a p t ) . ( D E ) , N R , to nearest ND, pending assignment Hunter, Robert N . , ( C a p t . ) , to Com. Officer, USS Franklin.

Jackson, Milton C , ( C o m m o . ) , ( S ) , N R , to Separation.

Johnson, F. B.. ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, USS Cowpens, CVL 25.

Kauffman, Roland P., ( R e t ) Commanding Officer, USS Tangier, AVS. Keeth. Austin S., ( C a p t ) Assistant to the Distria Supply Officer, 7th Naval Distria, Miami, Fla. Kephart, Ralph C , (Cjipt.), to Indusuial Command, San Diego.

Kneeland, Omer A., ( C a p t . ) , to Executive Officer, Louisville.

Lindsay, Mellis M., Jr., ( C a p t ) Commanding Officer, USS Glynn, APA 239.

McManes, Kenmore M., ( C o m m o . ) , to Office of die Judge Advocate General.

Mee, F., ( C a p t ) , to Navy Mine Countermeasures Stations, I^nama City, Fla. Miller, L. G., ( C o L ) , USMC, overseas to Headquarters.

Moore, Chauncey, ( C a p t ) , to nearest N D , pending assignment Morse, R. W., ( ( i p t . ) , to Com. Officer, Naval Air Station, (Juonset Point R- I. Needham, Henry P., ( C a p t ) , to Comdr., Service Force, Pacific Fleet Parker, Harold E., ( C a p t ) , to Ordnance Supt., N. Y. Rau, David S., ( C o m d r . ) . ( S ) ( C ) , N R , to Separation.

Regan, Herbert E., (Capt.)

Cxttnmanding Officer, USS Franklin D . Roosevelt, CVB 42. ^ ^ Rickover, H. G., ( C a p t ) , to Western Sea Frontier, San Francisco, Calif., temp. duty.

Sampson, James G., ( C a p t ) Naval Base, Terminal Island, San Pedro, Calif., temporary duty pending further assignment Stickley, Douglas P., ( C d r . ) , to Philippine Sea Frontier for assignment „ . , , ^ .,.

Waddns, Frank T., ( C a p t ) , to Chief of Staff and Aide—Commander, Submarines, Pacific.

Zimmerman, Walter E., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, USS President Adams.

•tnaO EVERETT H. BROWNE, '23, I7X0 (Capt., USN), writes: "I was detached from the VlNCENNES in September 1944 and took command of the USS KENNEBEC, a fleet oiler, in November, 1944 in the Atlantic. After V-E Day the ship was sent out here, and ended up at the present location, Ominato, Japan."

Anderson, William D., ( C a p t . ) , to Com. Officer, USS San Jacinto.

Blair, Leon N . , ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, USS Cape Johnson.

Burford, William P., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, Heet Service School, San Diego.

Chapman, Joseph E., (Cjipt) Commanding Officer, USS General George M. Randall, A P n 5 .

Cjoae, Daniel N., Jr., ( C i p t ) Nearest Naval District temporary duty, pending fuither assignment Cook, Robert A., (Cdr., Ret.) Proceed home; relieved all active duty.

Qommelin, John G., ( C a p t . ) , to Com. Officer, USS Saipan.

Cutts, Richard M., Jr., ( C o l . ) , USMC, overseas to U. S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md. Davis, B., ( C a p t ) , to Naval Training Group, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Davis, Burton, ( C a p t ) Commander, Fleet Training Group, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and additional duty as Commanding Officer, Fleet Training Center, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Duncan, Edwin R , ( C a p t , Ret.) Proceed home; relieved all aaive duty.

Felt Harry D., ( C a p t ) Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Harrison, B., Jr., ( C i p t ) , to Comdr., Destroyer Squadron 7.

Hederman, Thomas H., ( C a p t ) , to Bur. Pers., Navy Dept Hoffheins, William L., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, USS La Salle.

Hudson, Homer B., ( C a p t ) , to Philippine Sea Frontier.

Krick, Harold D., ( C a p t ) , to Bur. of Ordnance. , McCafferty, William J., ( C d t , R e t ) , relieved acuve duty.

Monroe, Frank, Jr., (Capt.)

Direaor of Training, 9th Naval Distria, Great Lakes, III. Moosbrugger, Frederick, (Ciimmo.)

Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Dept., temporary duty pending further assignment Moss, J. B.. (Capt.), to Com. Officer, USS Belleau Wood, CVE 24

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Olney, A. C , ( C a p t ) , to Naval Operations, Navy Dept Perry, John R., ( C o m m o . ) , to Bureau of Yards and Docks, pending assignment.

Reynolds, P. S„ ( C a p t . ) , to Training, San Francisco, pending assignment.

Rhoads, Robert H., ( L t C o l . ) , USMC, to resume inactive status.

Rigler, Frank V., ( C d r . ) , to Nav. Ordn. Laboratory, Washington.

Riley, W . A., ( C a p t ) , to C o m d t , LST Squadrons, Pacific.

Ryan, Philip H., (Cdr., R e t ) Proceed home; relieved all active duty.

Schade, H. A., ( C o m m o . ) , to Director, Naval Research Lab., Anacostia Sta., Washington, D. C. Scoggins, Olin, ( C a p t ) Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Smiley, Curtis S., ( C a p t ) , to Bur. Nav. Personnel.

Stock, William E., Jr., ( C d r . ) , ( D E ) , N R , to Civil Engineer, Area V, Chicago.

Thayer, W . R., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer, USS Pinkney.

Washburn, George A. T., ( C a p t ) , to Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air, Aircraft Disposal Coordinator.

Waters, Howard J., ( C d t ) , S ( E ) , N R , to Separation.

"lOOA A. B. ELLIOTT, '24, (Comdr., ' ' ' ^ " USNR), writes: ""I have been released from active duty at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, and am back with DuPont, working on a new Nylon Plant on the Sabine River near Orange, Texas. My home address, for friends will be 4624 Evergreen Drive, Port Arthur, Texas." The Association's collective distaff side says speed those Nylons!

WARREN D. WILKIN, '24, (Capt., USN), has received a Legion of Merit.

CHESLEY McA. EVANS, '24, (Comdr., USNR), gives his new address as 1314 Scott Ave., Winnetka, 111.

WALTER J. STUART, '24, (Col., USMC) : The former Jane P. Stuart, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Stuart was married recently to Capt. John A. Pearson, USMCR. NOBLE W. ABRAHAMS, '24, (Capt., USN), a year late reports his "new" address as The Naval Damage Control Training Center, c/o Navy Yard Post Office, Philadelphia 12, Pennsylvania, and adds: "The Center was placed in Commission on 18 December 1944 and has been running full blast ever since. We have had quite a few of the instructors at the Academy take our course.

You might call the Center the Cross Roads of the World as students from the Class of 1916 to the present time have come through here.

Of my classmates, there have been the following who have taken the course and whom I greatly enjoyed seeing again: Capt. C. C. WOOD, Comdr. R. W. REITHER, Capt.

JOE M. CABANILLAS, Capt. R. S. BERTSCHY, Capt. J. B. ROONEY, Capt. F. J. BELL, Capt. M. A. SAWYER, Capt. R. E. ROSE, Capt. T. U. SISSON, Capt. F. C. LAYNE, Capt. F. H. BALL, and Capt. W. E. CLEAVES. "PAUL SIEGRIST, formerly Commander Training Group's Staff, Guantanamo Bay, passed through here today (1 Nov.). He is on terminal leave and expects to return to • civilian life by the first of the year. We were together on the USS loWA and put her in commission on 22 February 1943.

"HOWELL ARMOR is on duty in the Philadelphia Yard. My home address is P. O. Box 124, Sproul Rd., Ithan, Pennsylvania, about 20 miles from the Center. Any classmates coming through will always be welcome.

"I expect to be relieved by Capt. M. J. DRURY around 1 December."

JAMES B. HOGLE, '24, (Capt., USN), has received the Silver and Bronze Star Medals.

EDWARD V. DOCKWEILER, '24, (Lt. Comdr., USN), has been reported safe after having been a prisoner at Camp Shinagawa.

Abrahams, Noble W., ( C a p t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Amphion.

Adams, Joseph W., Jr., ( C a p t ) Commanding Officer, USS Arthur Middleton, APA 25.

Bell, F. J., ( C a p t . ) , to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 1.

Borgen, Kenneth R., ( C d t ) , ( D E ) , N R , to Decommissioning Group, 13th N D , Seattle.

Brown, William D., ( C a p t ) , to Chief of Staff and Aide, Comdr. Destroyers, Pacific Fleet Calvert Allen P., ( C a p t ) Inaaive Fleet, Pacific, San Francisco, Calif.

Cameron, Thomas S., (Capt.)

Inactive Fleet, Pacific, San Francisco, Calif.

Campbell, R. L., Jr., ( C a p t ) , to C o m d t , Destroyer Squadron 5. (iarroll, C. E., ( C a p t . ) , to nearest Nav. D i s t Collins, H. L., ( C a p t . ) , to Comdr., Destroyer Squadron 3.

Cresswell, Charles F., ( C o l . ) , overseas to Camp Lejeune, N . C. Daniel, Henry C , ( C a p t ) , to Bur. Pers., Navy Dept.

Daniel, J. C , ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 25.

Dockweiler, Edward V., (Cdr.) Bureau of Ships, Navy D e p t , temporary duty, pending further assignment.

Eckberg, W . T., ( C a p t ) , ( C E C ) , , to Public Works Office, Hunters Point, Calif.

Evans, Chesley M., ( C a p t ) , ( D E ) , N R , to Training Center, San Francisco, pending assignment.

Farrell, Joseph A., Jr., ( C a p t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Yellowstone.

Fines, Clifford A., ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 19.

Fish, Howell C , ( C a p t ) , to nearest N D , pending assignment Fowler, Joseph W . , ((Tapt.) , to District Ordnance Inspection and Security Officer, Miami.

Gates, Herbert K., ( C a p t ) , to Bureau of Ships, Navy Dept.

Graesser, Walter M., (Comdr., R e t ) , to relieved aaive duty.

Hartwig, Glenn R., ( O p t ) Nearest Naval District, temporary duty pending further assignment.

Huckins, T. A., ( C a p t ) , to Naval Operations, Navy D e p t Johnson, R. F. J., Jr., ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 24.

Kelly, Samuel G., ( C a p t ) Staff-Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet.

Kennaday, John M., ( C a p t ) , to nearest N D , pending assignment.

Kline, Arnold R., ( C a p t ) Supply Officer in Command, Naval Supply Center, Guam Island, Marianas Islands.

Landstreet, James C., ( C a p t ) Commanding Officer, USS Bayfield, APA 3 3 .

Lockhart R. G., ( C a p t ) , to Chief of Staff and Aide—^Nav. Air Bases, 1st ND, Quonset Point, R. I. Nuesse, Louis W., ( C d t , R e t ) , to 3rd N D , New York, N . Y., release from active duty.

Oden, Solomon F., ( C d r . ) , to Comdr., LCI(L) G t 71.

Richter, Henry E., ( C a p t ) Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Dept., temporary duty pending further assignment.

Sawyer, Merle A., (Capt.)

Staff-Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet Seay, Erskine A., ( C a p t ) , to Nav. Gun Factory, Navy Yard, Washington.

Stott, George W., ( C a p t . ) , to Bur. Pers., Navy Dept., pending assignment Williams, Roy D., ( C a p t ) . to Precommissioning Tr. Cen., San Francisco, pending assignment Winecoff, Clarence L., ( C a p t ) Deputy Chief Military Government Officer, Naval Operating Base, Okinawa, and additional duty as Commanding Officer, Naval Military Government Unit, Okinawa.

Woodyard. Edward L., ( C a p t ) , to Training Station, Newport.

Worthington, Joseph M., ( C a p t ) , to Bur. Pers., Navy Dept.

Young. Edward W., ( C a p t ) Naval Training and Distribution Center, San Francisco, Calif.

Zelenka, Bernard T., ( C d t ) , to Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va.

IQQr JAMES A. MCNALLY, '25, I fJt,D (Capt., USN), gives his duty address as U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, Anacostia, Washington, D. C, where he is manager. Capt. McNally's wife Marjorie and

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Davis, Ernest J., (Cdr.) Naval Operations, Navy Dept Day, Devere !_, ( C a p t ) , to Conmianding Officer, USS Chenango.

Dufek, George J., ( C a p t ) Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy D e p t , temporary dury pending further assignment.

Eller, Ernest M., ( C a p t ) , to Pub. Inform. Officer.

12th NX), San Francisco. , „ .

Fenno, Frank W., Jr., ( C a p t ) , to Comdr. Sub. Force, Pacific Fleet Mare Island.

Ford, Walter C , ( C a p t ) ^^. . , Cotmnander, Destroyer Squadron 2, and addinonal duty as Conunander, Destroyer Division 2 1 .

Gill. CecU B., ( C a p t ) , to Com. Officer. USS VELLA GULF.

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two daughters are now living in Washington with him.

DAVID A. HURT, "25, (Capt, USN), who survived three years in a Jap prison camp and returned to his home in Annapolis in September was killed in a himdng accident in Russell County, Virginia, on 21 November.

W. B. COLBORN, '25, (Lt. Comdr., USNRet.), was placed on inactive duty on 1 August, and gives his new address as 1 Arellano Ave., Parkmerced, San Frandsco 2, Calif.

WILLIAM G. BEECHER, '25, (Capt., USN), has brought his destroyer squadron in from Japan to have them placed in the inactive reserve, and is temporarily on duty at the Navy Depattment in Washington.

PERLEY M. CLARK, '25, writes: "After two and a half years in the New York Port Director's Office I finally got to sea last January on the USS MONTICELLO. Last August I flew to Bremerhaven, Germany, to go aboard the SS EUROPA as First Lieutenant. Expect to be holding down the old job with Otis Elevator Company before long."

Bacon, B. E , J t , ( C a p t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Warhawk, AP 168.

Banks, J. O.. J t , (Comdr.), to Commanding Officer, USS Bland.

Beecher, William G., ( C a p t ) , to Bur. Pers.. Navy Dept Blanche, John G., Jr., ( C d t ) Pre-Commissioning Training Center, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif., temporary duty pending further assignment.

Dahlke, Homer O., (Capt.), to Staff, BattleshipsCruisers, Atlantic Fleet

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Gordinier, V. E., ( C j p t ) , to Small Craft Training Center, San Pedro. Calif., pending assignment Graubart A. H., ( C a p t ) , to Naval Forces, Germany.

Heneberger, H. B., ( C a p t ) , to Conunander. Desrroyer Squadron 23.

Howard, William B., ( C a p t ) . (CEC) District Public Works Officer, 17th Naval District Kodiak, Alaska.

Howard, Williatn S., J t , (Cdr.), to Commander, Transport Division 121.

Hurd. Kenneth C , ( C a p t ) , to Commanding Of ficer, USS Lamar.

Jackson, Alexander, J t , (Cdr.), ( D E ) , NR. to Precommissioning Trg. Center, San Francisco, pending assignment Jensen, Qyde H., ( C a p t ) , to nearest N D . penditig assignment Kirten, William, J t , ( C a p t ) , to Nav. Trng.

School. Newi>ort.

Slaclnt>'re. Alexander, (Capt.)

Florida Group, 16th Fleet Green Cave Springs.

Fla. Mackinnon, Ranald M., ( C a p t ) , to Naval Opers.

May, Benjamin. 11, ( C a p t ) , to Naval Air Station, Santa Ana. McAuliffe, aifford L , (Cdr.). ( D E ) , NR, to Com. Officer, USS Athene.

McMurtrey, Thomas B., (Capt) , to Training Center, San Francisco.

Melgaard, John L., to nearest N D , pending assignment Miller, H. F., ( C i p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 33.

Miller, Lermond H., (Comdr.), to Recruiting Station, Richmond.

Nickersn, Roger B., ( C a p t ) , to Commander. Fleet Training Group, Key West, Fla. Parker, E. N . , ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 2 1 .

Parker, Thomas C , (Capt) Pte-Commissioning Training Center, Sail Francisco, Calif., tempoiary duty pending further assignment.

Quinn, Arthur R., (Cdr.) Service Force, Atlantic Fleet Norfolk, Va.. for duty in connection with Fleet Boat PooL Reither, Richard W., (Cdr.) Executive Officer, USS Cavalier, APA 37.

Schulcz, W. C . ( C a p t ) , to Conunander, Destroyer Squadron 11.

Scoles, A. B., ( C a p t ) . to Com, Officer. U. S. Navy Pilotless Aircraft U n i t MC Air Station, Mojax'e, Calif.

Sima Frederick F., ( C a p t ) , ( D E ) , NR. Mioecraft Pacific Fleet for further assigimient Stolz, Francis R., (Comdr.), to Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston. Tex. Truesdell, W. H., ( C a p t ) , to Training Center.

San Francisco.

Varian, D. C , ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 4.

Wallace, Lewis, ( C a p t ) , to Chief Staff Aide.— Third Fleet Weeks. Charles S., (Capt) Commanding Officer. USS Samuel Chase, APA 26.

Williamson, Sidney R., ( L t Col.), USMC, ro be relieved from a. d.

Wright, William L., (Capt) Bureau of Nax'al Personnel, Navy D e p t , temporary duty pending further assignment.

1926 Anderson, William W., J t , (Capt) Examination by Naval Retiring Board and orders to home.

Bierer, Bion B., Jr., ( C a p t ) , SC. to Supply Officer Command, Naval Supply Depot, Balboa, C. Z. Brownfield, John H., ( C d t ) Commanding Officer, USS ToWNER. AKA 7"^.

George W. Campbell, ( C a p t ) , to Public Information Officer, 4th N . D . , Philadelphia.

Carpenter, Charles L.. ( Capt) Commanding Officer, USS HoCKING, APA 121.

CUay, Mark W.. ( C a p t ) , ( S C ) .

Air Force, Pacific Fleet Corbin, Qifford T., (Capt) Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan.

Crandell, Donald A. ( C o m d t ) . to Training Center, San Francisco.

Dietrich. Henry T. (Capt.), to Com. Officer, USS MATAKINAU.

Dodson, E. W., Jr., ( d i p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 16.

Farrow, Henry, ( C a p t ) , to Bureau of Naral Personnel, pending assignment (Saines, Richard K., (Capt) to Flet Air, Alameda, pending assignment Gallaher, John F., ( Capt.). to Commander. Transport Division 111.

Click. John A.. ( C a p t ) , nearest N . D . pending assignment Gulick. Roy M., USMC, ( C o l . ) . Ryukyus, to Camp Lejeune, N . C. Havard, Valery, Jr., ( C a p t ) Director, Naval Reserve, 5 th N a v ^ District Norfolk, Va. Kline, Wendell F.. ( C a p t ) . to Commanding Officer, USS Guadalcanal.

Langley, T. R-, (Comdr.). to Commander LSM Group 33—additional duty.

Lee, Fitzhugh, ( C a p t ) Office of Public Information, Navy Dept Macmillan. Duncan C., ( C a p t ) . to Commanding Officer. USS CRENSHAW. McQelland, John J., (Comdr., R e t ) , relieved active duty.

McCorkle, Francis D., ( C a p t ) , to Professor. Naval Science, Brown University, Providence, R. L McLean. Gordon A.. ( C a p t ) , to Naval Operations, pending assignment Miller. W. J., ( C a p t ) , to Electronics Division.

Biueau of Ships, Navy D e p t Newman, John F., Jr.. ( C a p t ) Bureau of Naval Personnel. Navy Dept temporary duty pending further assignment O'DanieL Orville K.. ( C a p t ) , to Officer in Charge, Experimental Diving U n i t Wash. Oshea, J., J t , (Comdr.), to 11th N D , ac duty.

Parish, H. O. ( C a p t ) , to Training Station. Norfolk.

Phillips, R. R . ( C a p t ) , to Bu Pers. Navy Dept. pending assignment Reich, Herman, ( C a p t ) , ( D E ) , NR. U. S. Naval Personnel Separation Center (Officer) , Naval Reserve Armory, Los Angeles, Cilif. for separation processing.

Romoser, W. K., ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 9.

Rozendal. Henry D . , ( C i p t ) . to Bur. Pers., Navy Dept., pending assignment Saliman, Elmer H., ( C o L ) , overseas to Headquarters.

Stefanac. Joseph B., ( C a p t ) Siaff-Commander, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet Stout Herald F., ( C a p t ) Mare Island Group, 19th Fleet Mare Island, Calif., duty on Staff in connection with overhaul destroyers.

Westbrook, Ralph E., (Cdr.), to Executive Officer. Inactive Fleet, Tacotna.

Womham, Thomas A., ( C o l . ) , overseas to Headquarters.

•| 0 9 7 JOHN C. BROACH, '27, (Capt, ' / ^ ' USN), died of a heart attack on 11 November at USNA hospital.

THOMAS J. HAMILTON, '27, (Opt., USN), has been awarded the first annual Brith Sholom award for "outstanding contributions toward physical welfare of American youth."

DAVID B. YOUNG, '27, (Capt, USN), assumed command of the CVE TAKANIS BAY on 21 September, we are advised by CinCPac. BOB SANDS. '2", writes: "I'm with E. I. du Pont at the Indiana Ordnance Works as Industrial Engineer for Power Conservation and Mechanical Development."

FREDERICK C. MARGGRAFF, JR., '27, (Comdr., USN-Ret.). died at USNA hospital on 10 November.

WALTER C. WINN, '27, (Capt., USN), after spending the war at sea is now on duty in the Navy Department, Op 23.

E. F. McDANIEL, '27, (Capt., USN), gives his duf>' address as CO. Fleet Training Center, Oahu, Navy # 9 1 , Box 2, c/o FPO, San Francisco.

RICHARD E. MYERS, '27. (Capt., USN), is now ComDesDiv 21, flying his flag on USS PERKINS (DD 877), in Tokyo area mostly.

He received a Bronze Star Medal last winter when C O . of USS DORTCH in the Western Pacific fighting.

J. FRED WAY, '27, (Capt., USN), is now CO., Torpedo Station, Alexandria, Virginia.

ARCHIBALD D. HUNTER, '27, (Commo.), was recently selected to his present flag rank.

DAVID B. OVERFEED, '2-, is now a civilian, c/o National City Bank, New York City.

As of 10 July, the following from '27 were promoted to commander: R. B. ALDERMAN, E. W. ALLEN, MARION M. BYRD, • PAUL W. CARD, JOHN L. DETAR, C A. MYERS, PHILUP A. TAGUE, JR., and CLAUDE L. WEIGLE. ROBERT D. SAMSOT, T, (Comdr., USNR), writes: "As a reserve have just completed about 5 years active dut}'. November 1940-September 1945. Went on active dut>' as a lieutenant and made commander in July of this year, just in time to get that pay for 4 months terminal leave which I'm enjoying just now. Last two years were in the S. W. Pacific and of that I spent 15 months as naval liaison with 5th Fighter Commander, AAF. Am now back home in New Orleans at 331" State St. Drive and would like to hear from any of '27 who might be around here."

Allen, Ethan W., ( C o m d r , ) , to Bremerton Group.

Pacific.

Ashley, Gordon S., ( C d t V ( D E ) . N R .

Duty on Staff-Commander, Minecraft, Pacific.

Aikeson, John C . ( C a p t ) Senior Member Sub Board of Inspection and Surrey, 5 th Naval Distria, Norfolk, Va. Bailey, Leonard W., ( C a p t ) Office of the Ordnance Superintendent. XJ. S. Naval Shipyard, New York, N . Y. Barbot L. J., ( C o m d r . ) , to Naval Base. San Frandsco. Calif.

Bergin, Charles K., ( C a p t \ to Staff. Operational Development Force.

Bernet John C , (Comdr.. R e t ) , ( S C ) , to Westem Sea Frontier, San Francisco.

Blake Ernest ( C d r . ) , to Com. Officer, USS Mona Island.

Boulware, Joe W., (Capt.)

Bureau of Naval Personnel, Na\T D e p t — t e m porary duty.

Brockman, William H., Jr., ( C a p t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Cahaba.

Brodie. Robert, Jr., ( C a p t ) Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Cartet Albert S., ( C a p t ) Commanding Officer, USS GASCONADE, APA 8 5 .

Caswell, Gordon L., ( C a p t ) Naval Operations, Navy D e p t (ihn, James E., ( C a p t ) , to Bur. Pers. pending assignment Coopet Joshua W., ( C a p t ) , to Bur. Ord.. Navy Dept Cormer, C. E., ( C a p t ) , ro Comander, Destroyer Division 12.

Creighton, Liles W., ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Fleet Training Group, Casco Bay. Davies, William N . , ( C d r . ) , ( D ) , N R .

Naval Training School (Damage Control), Naval Training and Distribution Center, San Francisco, Calif.

Day, H. E., (Comdr.), to C>>nimanding Officer, Naval Air Technical Training O n t e r , 87 th and Anthony Ave., Chicago, 111.

Dayton, Miltfljii^., ( C a p t ) , to Florida Group, 16th Fleet, Green Cove Springs.

Deutermann, H. T., ( C a p t ) , to Commander. DeSttoyer Squadron 14 . Dimon, John T , ( C d r . ) , ( D E ) , NR, to Separaoon.

DuffiU M. B., ( C a p t ) , to Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Dept Eddy, Daniel T., ( O p t ) Naval Operations, Navy D e p t EdMll, W. R , ( a p t ) , to Bu. Pers. Temp. dutj-.

FitzwilUam, Alben E., ( C d r . ) , to B u t of Ships.

Fauntz, Theodore C , ( C d r . ) , ( S C ) .

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Dept. fnporary duty.

Fravel, R L F., (CMr.), to Executive Officer, USS Vincennes, CL 60. p j j ^ ^ Sylvius, ( C a p t ) , to Air Officer Inactive

assSit^t''' •''•' ^'^^'•''' '" "^'"^ ^ ^ -

^"^'"^

tio?°ni°°- " ^ - J ' - ( C a o r ) . to Public Information Officer, CINCPAC & CINCPOA. ^yette, Emmanuel T., (Cdr ) Commanding Officer, USS CARLrSLE, APA 69. 'feta, Thomas C , (Cdr ) JjO^Moding Officer, USS C H I P O L A AO 6 3 . > J ^ . Otis C , ( a p t ) , to Bu Pers ijullett, WiUiam M., (Cilr.), to Naval Operarions.

JANUARY,

1946

Habecker, Frederic S., ( C a p t ) Direnor, Naval Reserve, Great Lakes, III r,oS^J"'''°?- Thomas J., ( C a p t ) , to Com.'Officer, LiSS Savo Island.

Hansen, Cieorge L., (Cdr.) Commanding Officer, USS N E W Y O R K . B B 34.

Hansen, Harold D., ( C o l . ) , Hawaii, to Division of Aviation, Headquarters.

Harrison, Charles E., ( C a p t ) , to 4th N D , Philadelphia, pending assignment.

Heald, Wilton S., (Cdr., to Port Director, Yokosuka, .lapan.

Hetter, Frederick L,, ( a p t ) , ( S C ) .

Supply Officer on Staff-Air Force, Atlantic Fleet Hilton, Donald B., ( a p t ) , ( S C ) , to Supply Officer, 12th Fleet Hinds, Walton B., ( C o m d t ) , ( D E ) , N R , to Executive Officer, Seal Beach.

Hooper, S. G., ( a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Division 302.

Hubbard, M. H., ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15.

Jennings, William C , ( a p t ) , ( D E ) . NR. to Commander, Escort Division 3.

Koonce, Henry T.. ( C a p t . ) . to Industrial Survey Division, Washington.

Lange, G. A., ( C a p t ) , to Naval Operations, Navy Dept Loud, Wayne R., ( C a p t ) . to Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Maher, Joseph B.. ( C d r ) , to Naval Ooerafons.

Marshall, Henry M., ( C o m d r ) , to Com. Officer, USS Hydrus.

Martin. Robert F., ( a p t ) San Diego Group, 19th Fleet. San Diego, Calif.

Mayfield, Albert B., Jr., (Cdr.) Commanding Officer and Executive Officer, USS a i i f o r n i a , BB 44.

McQaughry, John G., ( C a p t ) . to Nearest N D , pending assignment.

McCormick, James R., ( C a p t . I . Naval Inspector of Ordnance, New York Shipbuilding Corp.

Camden.

McKinney, Joseph D., ( C a p t ) . to Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Mitchell. Ray A., ( C d t ) , to Training Center, Roosevelt Base, San Pedro, pending assignment.

Moore, Beniamin E.. ( a p t ) , to Bur. Pers.

Murphy, J. W., ( C a p t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Cimarron. AO 22.

Myers, R. E., ( a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Division 52.

Olsen. Eliot (Capt.), to Commanding Officer.

USS Samaritan.

Outerbridee, W. W.. ( C a p t . ) , to Commander. Destrover Division 42.

Powell. Elmer C . ( C d t ) , ( D E ) . N R , to Commander, Transport Division 112.

Randig. Wesley H.. ( a p t ) , ( C E C ) , to Public Works Officer, Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor.

Rice, R. H., ( C a p t ) , to Administrative Aide— Bureau of Naval Personnel. Navy D e p t Rickertts, Roland W.. ( C d t ) . ( S C ) , to Naval Powder Factory. Indian Head.

Riley, H. D.. ( a p t ) , to Fit Air West Coast San Diego, Calif., temp, duty pending further assignment.

Ross., P. H., ( a p t ) , to Pre-Commissioning Training Center. San Francisco.

Royall, William, ( C a p t ) . to Com. Officer, USS Elkhart.

Rubins. Joseph R., ( C d t ) , to Executive Officer.

USS Duluth.

Russillo, M. P., ( a p t ) , to Chief of the U. S. Naval Mis-^ion. Ouito, Ecuadro.

Shafet David W . , ( C a o t ) Commanding Officer. USS Hamlin. AV 15.

Sharp, Ulvsses S.. Jr.. ( a p t ) Nearest Naval District temporary duty pending further assignment Smith, A.. Jr., ( C a p t ) , to Commanding Officer.

USS Thetis Bav, CVE 90.

Smith, R. W., ( C a p t ) , to Commander. Destroyer Squadron 6.

Van Mater. Blinn. ( C a p t ) Bureau of Naval Personnel. Navy Dept. temporary dutv pending further assignment.

Vanmater. H., ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Division 262.

Waterman. John R.. ( a p t . ) , to Submarine Base.

Balboa, C. Z. Wev, B. N . , ( a p t . ) . to Commander, Destroyer Div'<:ion 242.

Williamson. Delbert F., ( C a p t ) . to Commanding Officer. USS Gilliam.

1928 Alderman, J o h n ' C . ( C a p t ) . to Bremerton Grp. Inactive Fleet, Pacific.

Archer, R. J., ( C a p t ) , Commander, to Destroyer Division 92.

Bowley, Clarence M., ( a p t ) , to Bu. Pers., pending assignment Brown, Chesford, ( a p t ) Inactive Fleet, Pacific, San Francisco. Calif.

Eves. Edward T., ( C a p t ) Sth Naval District, New Orleans, La. Gaden, Allen G., ( a o t ) Commandine Officer, USS Mathews, AKA 96.

Gallery. P. D., ( a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Division 72.

Johnson. Milton, ( C a p t ) , to commanding Officer, USS Nantahala.

Keith, R. T. S., ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Division 32.

Kendall, C. H., ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Division 152.

Momm, A. O., ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Division 112.

Parsons, W . S., (Cximmo.), to Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Special Weapons), Navy Dept.

Peden, Robert C , ( C a p t ) Commander, LST Squadron 3.

Quinn, John, ( a p t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Guadalupe.

Renard, J. C , ( C a p t ) , to Nav. Operations.

Rittenhouse, Basil, Jr., ( C a p t ) , to B u t Pers., Navy Dept.

Searles, W . M., ( C o m d r . ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Chiskaskiaa AO 54.

Strange, R. O., ( C a p t ) , to Aide and Chief of Staff-Battleship Division 4.

Taliaferro, Henry B., ( C d t ) , ( D E ) , N R , to Comdr. LST Group 1.

Thompson, Wells, ( a p t ) , to Staff, Comdr., Battleships-Cruisers Pacific Fleet Walsh, William M., ( C a p t ) , to Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Trinidad.

EDWARD J. O'DONNEL, '29, (Capt., USN), and Mrs. O'Donnel are parents of a son, Neil Hall, born at Annapolis on 7 November.

1929

ELWOOD A. TEAGUE, '29, writes he has been remrned to inactive duty and is now vice-president of the California Federal Savings and Loan Association, 5654 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.

Beardsley, George F., ( a p t ) , to Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Dept.

Brandley, F. A., ( C o m d r . ) , to Naval Operations, Navy D e p t temp. duty.

Burke, Edward J., ( C a p t ) , to Nearest N D , pending assignment Cone, Henry S., ( C d t ) , ( S C ) , to Officer in Charge, Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn.

Davis, Royce P., ( C a p t ) Chief Staff Officer, Cruiser Division 11.

Davison, Thrulow W., (Capt.)

Minecraft, Pacific Fleet for further assignment Dickinson, Milton C , ( C a p t ) , ( S C ) .

Officer in Charge, Midshipmen's Store and duty in connection with Midshipmen's Farm, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Dyer, Edward C . ( C o l . ) , USMC, overseas to Division of Aviation, Headquarters.

Frank, N . J., Jr., ( ( i a p t ) , to Pre-Comissioning Training Center, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif, temp, duty pending further assignment Frankel, Samuel B., ( C a p t ) , to Naval Operations.

Garland, Guy P., ( C a p t ) , to Training Center, San Pedro, pending assignment.

Hill, A. S., ( a p t ) , to Naval Air Base, Kisarazu, Japan.

Huhn, Frederick, ( C d r . ) , to Nearest N D , pending assignment.

Kuhn, F. W., ( C d t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Cross, DE 4 4 8 .

Mattie, Dominic L., ( a p t ) Pre-Commissioning Training Center, Treasure Island, San Francisco, a i i f . , temporary duty pending further assignment McGregor, Robert R., ( C a p t ) Commanding Officer, USS Mountain, AKA 98.

McGregor, Robert R., ( C a p t ) , to Naval "Training Station, Newport.

Mitchell. Frank P., Jr.. ( C a p t ) , to Commander, Mine Division 6, Minecraft, Atlantic.

Perkins, Albert C , to Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Honolulu.

Peterson, C. A., ( C a p t ) , to Shipyard, Mare Island.

Ray, Herman L., ( a p t ) , to Chief of Staff and Aide, Fleet Air Wing 10.

Rodimon, Warner S., ( C a p t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Briscoe.

Simpler, L. C . ( a p t ) , to Off. Pub. Inf. Stone, Lowell T., ( a p t ) Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Dept. temporary duty.

Watson, William H., Jr., ( C a p t ) , to Chief of Staff and Operations Officer Comdr., Task Flotilla 1.

Wilkinson, R. H., ( C a p t ) , to Comdr., Mine Division 6 1 .

IQOrj EDWARD N. LITTLE, '30, I /OU (Lt., USN), has been reported safe after having been a prisoner at Fukuoka camp.

WILLIAM H. SANDERS, JR., '30, (Comdr., USN), has been on shore duty at the 11th Naval District since the decommissioning of the USS AARON WARD, and is liv-

ing at 4809 50th St., San Diego 5, Calif.

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Archer, Robert J., ( a p t ) Nearest Naval District temporary dury pending further assignment.

Atkins, Griswold T., (Cdr.), to Pre-commissioning Training Center, San Francisco, pending assignment Badger, Harry P., (Cdr.), Naval Operations, Navy Dept Block, Everert M., (Cdr.) Nearest Fleet Air Command, temporary duty pending further assignment Browne, Oscar M., Jr., (Comdr.), to Staff Commander, Amphibious Forces, Atlantic.

Bums, Martio C , ( a p t ) Naval Operations, Navy Dept. temporary duty pending further assignment Carmick, E. S., (Comdr.), to Naval Shipyard, Terminal Island, San Pedro, Calif.

Chameco, Carlos M., ( C a p t ) , ( S C ) .

Supply and Accounting Officer, Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va. Daly, James M., ( C o l . ) , USMC, Cherry Point N. C , to Farragut, Idaho.

Davis, J. W., (Cdr.), to Commanding Officer, USS Polana, AKA 35.

Devos, Paul L., ( a p t ) , to Nearesr N D . pending assignment Devos, Paul L., ( a p t ) Western Sea Frontier.

Doyle, WiUiam T., J t , (Cdr.) Commanding Officer, USS Anthedon, AS 24.

Drane, William M., (Cdr.) Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Olathe, Kansas.

Earle, Otis J., ( C a p t ) , to Training Center, San Francisco, pending assignment.

Ellis, William E., (Cdr.), to Chief Staff Officer, 12th Naval District Engleman, Christian L., (Comdr.), to Electronics Officer, Brooklyn.

Esslinger, R. J., ( a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Division 142.

Foster, Walter M., (Cdr.), to Naval Air Station Quonset Point Harmon, William L., ( a p t ) Nearest Naval District temporary duty pending further assignment.

Heap, George L., ( a p t ) , to Staff—Battleships, Cruisers, Pacific.

HiUes, F. V. H., ( a p t ) , to Commander, Destroyer Division 22.

Howard, James H., (Cdr.), to Training Station, Newport, pending assignment Hutchins, T. B.. III. ( C o m d t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Suffolk, AKA 69.

Jennings, Robert F., (Cdr., R e t ) , relieved all dury.

Johnson, Raymond W., ( C o m d t ) , to Com. Officer, USS Ariel.

Laing, Frederick W., (Cdr.) Nearest Naval District temporary duty pending further assignment Lee John E., (Cdr.), to Administrative Assistant to Asst Chief of Staff, 11th N D , San Diego.

Lincoln, Horatio A., ( a p t ) Office of Public Information, Navy Dept.—temporary duty.

Lowrance, Vernon L., (Cdr.), to Comdr., Sub. Division 72.

Luongo, Frank P., J t , ( a p t ) Commanding Officer, USS Todd, AKA 71.

Mauro, C. T., a p t , Jr., to Commander, Destroyer, Division 162.

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McClain, Warren H., ( a p t ) Commander, Destroyer Division 92.

McGregor, Louis D., Jr., ( a p t ) Inspector of Navy Recruiting and Induction, Sth loint Senice Induaion Area, Dallas, Tesas.

Moore, W. B.. ( a p t ) , to Chief of Staff and Aide —Commander, Cruiser Division 15.

Newsome, James H., ( a p t ) Commanding Officer, USS Washburn, AKA 108.

Obeime, Emmet (Cdr.), to Nav. Opers., Navy Dept ^, Post W. S., Jr., (Comdr.), to Officer in Charge Joint Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Areas and additional duty as Assistant Intelligence Officer—staff.

CINCPAC. Prien, Walter F., ( a p t ) . ( S C ) .

Supply Officer in Command, Naval Supply Depot.

Spokane, Wash.

Reinecke, Frank M.. ( L t CoL), USMC, from Headquarters to Parris Island, S. C. Ruddy, Joseph A., Jr. Officer in Charge, Naval Training School, ( Photography) , Naval Air Station. Pensacola, Fla. Sands, Eugene T., (Cdr.), ro Operational De\-elopment Force.

Seay. G. C , ( a p t ) , to Naval Academy, Annapolis.

Sharp. Raymond N . , (Cdr.) Director. Armament Test, Naral Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Md. Simons. Manley H., Jr., (Cxir.). to Training Center, San Francisco, pending assignment Smith, H., (Comdr.), to Naval Operations, Navy Dept Stroh, R. J., (Cdr.), to Fleet Air Command, further assignment Van Metre, Thaddeus J., ( a p t ) Administrative Division, Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia.

Weller, Donald M., ( L t CoL), USMC. from overseas to Headquarters.

Wesanen, William F.. ( a p t ) , (CEC). to Civil Engineer Area VI San Francisco.

Whitfield, James D . , J t , ( a p t ) , to Bu. Pers., pending assignment Wingard, Walter C , J t , (Cdr.) Commanding Officer, USS Langley, CVL 27 and additional duty as Executive Officer.

<Q01 HARLAN T. JOHNSON, '31, ' '•^ ' (Lt., USN), has been reponed safe after having been a prisoner at Zentsuji camp.

BERTON A. ROBBINS, JR., '31, who was wounded and completely paralyzed at Iwo Jima is well on the road to recovery, his wife.

Patricia, informs. "The doctors were a little gloomy as to his walking again," she adds, "but he is walking unassisted and has regained the use of his left arm. He received the Navy Cross and the Bronze Star this past year."

Keep up the good fight, fella.

JOHN E. KIRKPATRICK, '31, (Comdr., USN),

left the USS OKLAHOMA Q T Y as

Exec for inactive duty in October after 4X6 years sea duty and is now in the Oil Well Drilling business, living in Oklahoma City, with offices at 501 Apco Tower.

B. C. LILLIS, '31, (Lt. Comdr., USN-Ret.). writes: "I have been placed on the inactive list, and I am now living in Vallejo, Cal., at 109 Buss St. I have an intetesting job with the Chamber of Commerce as Assistant Manager. I feel very fortunate, and I am enjoying civilian life."

"FULLER" BRUSH, '31, passes on the word that he is Exec on the Might)' Moo, USS COWPENS, now engaged in returning veterans from the Pacific.

Adams, Wayne H., ( L t Col.), USMC, overseas, to Quantico, Va. Aldrich, Charles W., ( C d t ) , to Sub Board Inspection and Survey. 5 th N D , Norfolk.

Bass, Raymond H., ( C o m d t ) , to Commander, Subarine Division 61.

Brunelli, Austin R., ( L t Col.), USMC, Cp Pendleton, a i i f . , to Cp. Lejeune. N . C. Crane, Richard H., ( C d t ) , Duty on Staff-Commander, Submarine Squadron 2.

CuUiman, Ralph, Jr., (Comdr., R e t ) , to Exec.

Officer, USS Europa.

Ellsworth, Ernest B., J t , (Cdr.), to nearest N D . pending assignment

Farrington, Elwin L., (Cdr.), to nearest Fleet Air Command, pending assignment Gadrow, R. E., ( C d r . ) , to Inspector Naval Material. Hartford, Conn.

Grant James D . . ( C d r . ) , to Commander Submarine Division 102.

Holtz, Arnold H., (Cdr.), to Range Officet Naval Torpedo Station Alexandria.

Hughes, J. N . , (Cdr.), to Executive Officer, Brooklyn.

Jung, Karl E., (Cdr.) Executive Officer, USS Hornet CV 12.

King. Victor A., (Cdr.) Naval Base. Terminal Island, San Pedro, Calif.

Kinzie, F. A., (Comdr.), ( S C ) , to Staff—Comdr.

Serv. Force, Pacific Fit Lewellen, B. E., (Comdr.), to Exec. Officer, Sob. Base. Pearl Harbor, T. H. Maloney. John L., (Cdr.), ( D E ) , N K Minecraft, Pacific for further assignment Molumphy. George G., (Cdr.) Duty on Staff-Commander, Submarine Squadron 10.

Motes, Jesse H., J t , (Comdr.), to Duty Staff Material Section Coronado.

Myers, Horace, (Cdr.) Nearest Naval Distria temporary duty pending further assignment.

Myhre. Floyd. B. T., (Cdr.) Nearest Naval District temporary duty pending further assignment Peckham, Cieorge E., (Comdr.), to 3rd N D , New York.

Quiltet E. S., (Cdr.). ( A 3 D ) , NR, to Commanding Officer, Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 66.

Raysbrook. Frank G., (Cdr.), to Exec Officer USS Valley Forge.

Robertson, E. L., Jr., (Cdr.), to Commanding Officer, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Steere, Richard G., (Comdr.), to Army Navy Staff College. Washington.

Tatum. Eugene, ( Comdr. >, to Commanding Officer, USS a b o t Theabaid, R. A.. Jr.. (Comdr.), to NAS, Quonset Point „^ Thompson, W. R., (Cdr.), to Executive Officer, USS Ticonderoga CV 14.

Thornton. Joseph T., (Comdr.), to Naval Air Technical Training Center, Banana River.

Weatherwax, Hazelett, (Comdr.), to Training Command, pending assignment White. J. A., ( L t CoL), USMC, previously ordered to San Frandsco, Calif., admitted to Naval Hosp.. Great Lakes, DL

1 Q^O NEMO HOWE, '32, writes from I IOJC USS DUXBURY BAY, Shanghai, China: "It has been almost like old home week here since early in the Okinawa campaign— a bunch of the '25, '26, and '27 vintage in the AV's: Capt. DOC LYONS, JACK TRACY, BOB ARMSTRONG, BEN CUSTER, SCOTCH MCLEAN, plus AL SCHWARZ and GEORGE FRAZER in the AVP's, and some '30 to '34 in the AVP's: REGGIE RUTHERFORD, TUBBY INNIS. CARL LUCAS, PAUL STOHL, J. J. VAUGHN, SAM WELLER, LOQ MANG, GARY COLEMAN, REUBEN STANLEY and mvself, to mention a few.

"I saw JERSEY TOFT, who has a DE, up in Jinsen, Korea, last month. He said PAT MAHER was around and about in a DE also.

I think. At the present writing GARY COLEMAN and I are fighting the Battle of the Whang-poo River. I ran onto JOACHIM, '34. in Shanghai a few days ago.

"By a rather roundabout way I heard that BOB FULTON was safe and on his way home, which makes me very relieved and happy— as I know it must his family and many others.

If anybody has any straight dope on this I'd appreciate hearing from him."

CYRUS BREWER, '32, (Lt. Comdr., USNR), writes from the V-12 unit, Gonzaga: "Have been returned to inactive duty after SYz years of duty and am returning home to 4 Arden Road, Wellesley, Mass. Mrs. Brewer had our third child and daughter out here on 4 July, Martha Marion."

Abrahamson, E. P., (Comdr.). to Engineer and Repair Officer, Sub. Base, Pearl Harbor, T. H. Davis. James H.. ( C d t ) , to Duty on Staff—Submarine Squadron 6.

Dropp, Anthony H., ( C d t )

Qilnmaip

Comanding O.fficer, USS Sealion, SS 3 1 5 .

Flenniken, J. A., ( C d r ) , to Training Center, San Francisco.

Gregory, Richard V., (Cdr. 1, to Submarine Force, AtlantK Fleet, New London.

Hull, H., ( C d t ) , to Nearest N D , pending assignment.

Humes, Ralph M., ( C d t ) , ( S C ) , to Nav. Aviation Supply Depot Philadelphia.

Innis, Walter D., ( C d t ) , to nearest Fleet Air Com., pending assignment.

Keyes. Charles M., (Cdr.) Commanding Officer, USS Taussig, D D "'56.

Lucier. Roland O., (Cdr.) Officer in Charge, Branch Hydrographic Office.

Cleveland. Ohio and additional dut>' as Officer in Charge, Great Lakes Division of Hydrographic Offices, Cleveland, Ohio.

McDonald, David H., ( C d t ) , to Commanding Officer, Brown Field, Chula Vista.

Mclver, C. D., Jr., ( C d r . ) , to Training Center, San Francisco.

Murphy. C. L., Jr., ( C d t ) , to E-xecutive Officer.

St Thomas, V. I. Phares, Everett L., ( C d r . ) . to Air Officer. USS Valley Forge.

Pierce. George E.. ( C d t ) Executive Officer, USS Pomodon. SS 4S6.

Pitts, Ray M., ( C d t ) , to neatest N D . pending assignment Raymond, William H.. ( C d r . ) , to nearest N D , duty pending assignment.

Robards, William C , ( C d t ) , to Com. Officer USS Rupertus.

Ruhlman, L. Fred L., ( C d r . ) , to Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1, Tupman.

Shepard, E. T., ( C d r . ) . to Commanding Officer.

USS Balao, SS 285.

Shinn, Allen M., ( C d r . ) , Staff-Commander, 5th Fleet Smart, William A., ( C o m d t ) , to Air Of., USS Franklin.

Thomas, J. A.. ( C d r . ) , to Air Officer, USS Shangri La, CV 38.

Wellings, A. A., ( C o m d t ) , to 1st N D , Boston.

Mass., temp .duty pending further assignment Wigelius, Frank E., ( C o m d r . ) , to Naval Air Training Bases, Pensacola.

Price, George M., ( C d r . ) , to C o m d t , Mine Sq 12 Price, George M., (Cdr.) Minecraft, Pacific for further assignment.

Russell, Baxter L., ( C o m d r . ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Pamina, AKA 3-1.

Schade, Arnold F., ( C o m d r . ) , to nearest N D , pending assignment Shelby, Edward E., (Cdr.) Submarine Base, Balboa, C. Z. Sherman, P. K., ( C o m d r . ) , to Staff—Naval Training Gp., Kuantanamo Bay., Cuba.

Smith, Kerfoot B., (Cdr.) Naval Operations, Navy Dept.

Snider, Lewis L., (Cdr.) Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Dept.

Styles, Ralph E., (Cdr.) Executive Officer, USS Dorothea L. Dix, AP 67.

Travis, Charles W., ( C d t ) , to Com. Officer, USS Douglas H. Fox. Vogel, Raymond W., Jr., ( C d t ) Commander, Carrier Air (iroup, 89.

Wahlig, F. H., ( C d t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS a r t e r Hall.

Wendelburg, George, ( C d r . ) , to Naval Academy.

Annapolis.

White, Richard D., ( C d r . ) , ( D E ) , NR, to 7th N D , Miami, pending assignment.

1 0 ^ 4 BEVERLY R. VAN BUSKIRK, ITOt '34^ (Lt_ USN), has been reported safe after having been a prisoner at Branch 2, Prisoner of War camp, Tokyo.

Adams, Spencet M., ( C o m d r . ) , to Bureau of Aeronautics.

Birthisel, Lawrence H., Jr., (Cdr.) Commanding Officer, USS Henry A Wiley, DM 29.

Blenman, Charles, Jr., ( C d t ) , to Com. Officer, Air Transport Sq. 6.

Christensen, Ernest E., ( C o m d r . ) , to Navy Pilotless Aircraft Unit, Mojave.

Clarey, B. A., ( C d r . ) , to Office of Public Information, Navy D e p t Close, Robert H.. ( C d t ) , to Training Center, San Francisco, pending assignment.

Craft J. P., Jr., ( C o m d r . ) , to Staff—Commander, inno K. J. BARCLAY, '33, (Comdr., Fit ' '^^ USN), gives his mail address as Fifth Dickinson, Clarence E., ( C o m d t ) , to Navigator, 1501 Mackinaw Road, S. E., Grand Rapids, USS Franklin.

Dissette, Edward F., (Cdr.) Michigan.

Office of the Director of Public Information, Navy Dept Doll, R. E., ( C o m d r . ) , to Off. of Res & Inven.

ARTHUR E. KRAPF, '33, (Lt. Comdr., Dry, Melvin H., ( C d t ) Duty on Staff—Submarine School, Submarine Base, USN), has received the Navy Cross and N e w London, Conn.

Bronze Star Medal.

Edrington, T. C , III, ( C d t ) , to Executive Officer, USS President Hayes, APA 2.

Beyet Aaron F., J t , ( C d r . ) , ( D E ) , NR. Fletcher, Francis O., Jr., (Cdr.) Executive Officet USS Arthur Middleton, APA 2 5 .

Commanding Officer, USS New, D D 8 1 8 .

Brittan, Theodore H., ( C d t ) Grant, Mark " A " , ( C o m d t ) , to USS Barnes.

Engineer Officer, USS Midway, CVB 4 1 .

Greer, Harry H., Jr., ( C o m d r . ) , to Trng. Center, Brown, M. B., ( C d r . ) , to Commander, LCI(L) San Francisco, pending assignment Squadrons, Pacific.

Gunn, F. A., ( C d t ) , to Training Center, San Burrow, James B., ( C o m d r . ) , to 12th N D , San Francisco.

Francisco.

Hasrings, Willard E., ( C o m d t ) , to Com. Officer, Davis, David W., J t , ( C o m d r . ) , ( D E ) , N R , to Melbourne.

Pint Lieutenant and Damage Control Officer, USS Irvine, Donald G., ( C d r . ) , to Mare Island Group, Philippine Sea. 49th Fleet Davis, L. M., (Cdi.), ( C E C ) , to Eastern Pacific Joachim, Paul L., ( C o m d t ) , to 1st L t and DamDivision, San Francisco. age Control Officer, USS Leyte.

Davis, Nathaniel B., J t , ( C o m d r . ) , to Sepa.

Johnson, N . C , ( C d r . ) , to Commanding Officer, Cent, Nav. Air Station, Charleston.

USS Theodore E. Chandler ( D D 717) Davis, Ray (Cdr.) Kinsella, William T., ( C d t ) , to Submarine Executive Officer, USS Ranger, CV 4.

School, N e w London.

Drake, Francis R., ( C d t ) , to Fleet A i t West Knerr, H. S., ( C o m d t ) , S ( E ) - L , NR, to Bureau Coast pending assignment. of Ships, Navy Dept.

Drustrup, Norman J.. ( C d r . ) , ( C E C ) , to Service Lawrence, William H., (Cdr.) force. Pacific Fleet pending assignment.

Executive Officer, Receiving Station, Washington, Heath, Clinton J., ( C o m d r . ) , to Commanding D. C. Officet USS Phoenix.

Lee, Robert M., ( C d t ) Hudson, George K., ( C d r . ) , to Commanding OfMinecraft, Pacific Fleet, for further assignment. ficet USS Guam.

MacKenzie, Colin J., ( C d r . ) , to Fleet Trng. Gen., Hunt William A., ( C d t ) , H ( S ) , N R , to Sep- Oahu. aranon.

Menges, Robert H., ( C d t ) , f D ) , NR. Keating, Robert A., J t , ( C o m d t ) , to Comdr.

Florida Group, 16th Fleet, Green a v e Springs, aubmanne Squadron 1.

Fla. Kellet Clarence A., Jr., ( C d t ) Nauman, H. K., ( C d t ) . to Submarine School, Commanding Officer, Air Transport Squadron 4. New London.

Kibbe, Richard L., ( C d t ) , to Naval Operations.

Newell, James H., ( C o m d r . ) , to Exec. Officer, Kimbdl, Leland P., J t , ( C d t ) , ( S C ) , to Office USS Tinian. CVE. ot Asst Secretary of the Navy, Navy Dept.

Ovrom, Robert J, ( C d t ) , to Com. Officer USS Lambert, David, ( C d t ) , to Com. Officer, USS Epping Forest Venango.

Paton, Robert A., ( C o m d r . ) , to F i t Activ., YokoI^ne, Richard, (Comdr.), to Public Inform., Navy suka.

Presler. Irving S., (Cdr.) " Y ' - ' Pending assignment Nearest Naval District temporary duty pending furLa, Lamar, J t , ( a p t ) , ( S C ) , N R . ,. • T ^ . ° ' . ' ^ ^ Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Ma- ther assignment Reedy, J. R., ( C o m d r . ) , to Nav. Sta., Patuxent terial Division), New D e p t ^omnJ'^°^ v . , ( C o m d t ) , to Com. Officer, USS River, Md. Robbins, Orme C , (Cdr.) Submarine Base, Balboa, C. Z. Y / ° ? ^ ^ ? - ^ ' ^- ^( C o m d t ) , ( S C ) , to Nav. '<':• Washington, D. C. Scherer, Donald A., ( C d t ) , to Mare Island Grp., 19 th Fleet Cii^'T'b ^O'^iid E., ( C d t ) , to Chief Staff Officer Pacific Fleet Tacoma.

Schoenweiss, Carl W., ( C d t ) , to Naval Air Transport Service Oakland.

Manning, Joseph I., ( C d t ) Shilson, James S., ( C d t ) , to Officer in Charge, furtiCT^"' .Naval District temporary dury pending F i t Weather Central, Manila.

Martineau, David L., ( C d t ) Slack, Leslie M., ( C d r . ) , to B u t Pers., pending fiirH,?'*" • ^ ^ ™ ' District temporary duty pending assignment rarther assignment Smith, Arthur C , ( C d t ) Bureau of Ships, Navy Dept. temporary duty.

Jfe"o°' T. H., ( C d t ) , to Naval Operations, •^"or, K. L., ( C o m d t ) , to Naval Operations.

Smith, Bernard A., (Cdr.)

JANUARY,

1946

Commanding Officer, USS Ozbourn, D D 846.

Stone, Lester J., ( C o m d r . ) , to navigator USS Bennington.

Vanleunen, Paul, ( C d r . ) , to Mare Island Grp., 19th Fleet Walker, George B., ( C o m d r . ) , ( D ) , NR, to nearest N D .

Walker, William W., (Cdr.) Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Dept.

1 9^*^ JOHN F. P. GALLAGHER, '35, ' » «'«i' writes: "Have been in USMC reserve since May of '44 and am now stationed at USMCAS, Cherry Point, N. C, as Head of Labor Relations Section, Personnel Relations Division (civilian personnel). Have seen ED PENNEBACKER (Lt. Col., USMC), who is Asst. G-3 MCA Bases."

Barrows, Frank L., ( Comdr.), to USS Bescugo.

Baskett Thomas S., ( C d t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Dogfish.

Brandt John H., (Cdr.) Nearest Naval District temporary duty pending further assignment.

Carlson, Albert L., (Cdr.) Minecraft, Pacific Fleet for further assignment.

Carpenter, Stephen W., (Cdr.) Duty on Staff—Commander, Battleships-Cruisers, Pacific Flee.

Claggeti, Bladen D., ( C d r . ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Cutlass.

Farrell, Richard M., ( C o m d t ) , to Com. Officer, USS Blackfin.

Gayler, Noel A. M., (CMt) (Office of Research and Inventions, Navy Dept.

Germershausen, William J., (Comdr.) to Com. Officer, USS Razorback.

Heath, John A., ( C d t ) , to Army-Navy Staff College, Washington, D. C. Henry, T. H., ( C d t ) , to Commanding Officer, USS Runner, SS 4 7 6 .

Herold, Frank B., (Comdr.) to Training Center, San Francisco, pending assignment.

Jack, Richard G., ( C o m d r . ) , to Executive Officer, USS Admiralty Islands, CV. Lofland, John H., Jr., ( C d t ) , CEC, to Naval Air Station, San Diego.

Lyie, Joseph M., ( C d r . ) , ( S C ) , to Air Force, Pacific Fleet I McCallum, James L. P., ( C d r . ) , to Mare Island Group, 19th Fleet Morrison, W . F., ( C d t ) , to U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis.

Murphy, Charles H. S., ( C o m d r . ) , to Air Technical Trng. Command, Corpus Christi.

Powell, William T., Jr. Pre-Commissioning Training Center, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.

Purdy, Arthur M., ( C d r . ) , to nearest N D , pending assignment.

Reich, Eli T., ( C d r . ) , to Naval Operations.

Settle, W . A., Jr., (Cidr.), to Commanding Officer, Carrier Aircraft Service unit 65.

Shaffer, John N . , ( C d r . ) , to Executive Officer, USS Montpelier, Shelburne, Charles W., ( L t C o l . ) , USMC, Eagle Mountain Lake, Tex., upon discharge from medical treatment to Headquarters.

Smith, Frank M., ( C o m d r . ) , to Com. Officer ,USS Becuna.

Smith, Russell H., ( C d t ) , to dutj- on Staff, Seventh Fleet Sweeney, Vincent A., ( C d t ) to Aerological Duty, Naval Air Station, Norfolk.

Theis, John H., ( C d t ) Executive Officer, USS General William Mitchell, AP U 4 .

Wood, Burris D., J t , (Cdr.) Pre-Commissioning 'Training Center, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif, temporary duty pending further assignment

IQO/L RICHARD R, PRATT, '36, I /OO (Comdr., USN), has received a Cinclant commendation.

HUGH GARVER, '36, and Mrs. Garver announce the birth of a second son, Robert Jorgen, on 7 June 1945.

JOHN V. NOEL, JR., '36, (Comdr., USN), received a Bronze Star Medal.

BRUCE R. WARE, 111, '36, (Comdr..

USN), has received a Gold Star in lieu of a third Bronze Star Medal.

"YER DERN TOOTIN' "

BY G E N E RJEWE

We've been waiting for the last issue of SHIPMATE to arrive before getting down to

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WHY PLANNED SECURITY? IF Y O U WERE G O I N G TO BUILD A HOME— W o u l d you merely provide the ferials?

OR W O U L D Y O U —

ma-

1. Visualize the home you want?

2.

Plan the details?

THEN

W H Y PROVIDE F I N A N C I A L MATERIALS—

ly that this fine title was passed along to someone else.

Should any of you care to get a copy of this fine Centennial issue of The Log. you might write in to the Log office at the Academy. For a consideration of two bits or possibly slightly more, they'll probably accommodate you.

Hope to have more dope for you when this appears again as we're hoping to get to Crabtown over the holidays. Forgot to mention that I hoped to pick up a lot of dope at the ArmyNavy game but failed to get to see that grear spectacle because tickets that were promised failed to show up. Got to find a new ticket supplier, I guess. So long!

Life Insurance Policies, Bonds, Cash and Pension— WITHOUT PLANNING? PLANNED SECURITY PROVIDES A FINANCIAL HOUSE OF PROTECTION CASH FOR FINAL EXPENSES CASH FOR EMERGENCY FUND INCOME FOR FAMILY UNTIL CHILDREN ARE GROWN EDUCATIONAL FUNDS FOR CHILDREN LIFE INCOME FOR WIFE MOST FAMILIES need INCOME In the form of Monthly Checks through PLANNED

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business on this, as has been our custom. And as we have almost nothing to offer this time, we thought we might get some leads from the new issue. But in running through my desk I find a letter telling that my subscription is running out. So I think everything is explained. All of which should be a warning to you. If you get your notice and want SHIPMATE to come regularly, don't lay it aside and forget it hke I did. Get your remittance in promptly and there will be no break in service.

All we have to offer is something that should have gone in last month's effort but was overlooked. Want to call your attention to the Centennial issue of The Log. In an article titled "Heroes of Past Leave Undying Records," our own Joe Patterson is listed with "Three to Nothing," Jack Dalton and "Navy Bill" Ingram. Many of us are prone to forget that among us was a man that captured three firsts and two seconds in the same ArmyNavy track meet. We remember that he was a goatkeeper, indicating that football injuries prevented him from participating further m this sport. And finally we recall that he was a member of the 1936 Olympic squad which participated in the Berlin Olympics where Pat also won his share of points. We are happy to see that history is placing Joe in his rightful niche.

Two pages before the fine tribute to Pat is a group of pictures of the previous midshipmen's praaice cruise, one of which is captioned, "The last night brought 'happy hours.' All the officers had to take a little ribbing. Cementhead was no exception." We wonder if the august person referred to was from among our own group.' It's hardly like-

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Bjamason, Paul H., (Cdr.) Nearest Naval District temporary dury pendiag further assignmeoL Brown, D. S., (Cdr.), to Commanding Officer.

USS Harry E Hubbard.

Davenport, William K., Jr., (Lt. Col.), overseas to Parris Island, S. C. Ferguson, James W., (Lt. Col.), previous orders to Camp Lejuene. N . C , modified to San Diego Area.

Fleming, A. F., ( C o m d r ) , to Com. Offr., Nav. Air. Sta., St. Simons Island. Ga. Folsom, P. L., (Cdr.), to 12th N D , San Francisco, pending assignment.

Fuier, Albert D., (Cdr.) Engineering Division, Bureau of Aeronautics. Navy Dept.

Greenup. Francis A., (Comdr.), to Com. Officer.

USS Bugara.

Heywood. Carl W., (Cdr.) Conunanding Officer, Air Transpon UtilitySquadron 1.

Hoffman, Edward E.. (Cdr.) Executive Officer, L'SS Savannah, CL 42.

Houston, Charles E., (Cdr.) to Army-Na\-y Staff College, Washington.

Hunter, Gould, (Cdr.), ro Commander, Service Force, Pacific Heet.

Kircher, John J., (Comdr.), ro Com. Officer, USS Pittsburgh.

Martin, Elby D., Jr., (Lt. C o l ) , USMC, overseas to Wash., D. C. Millett, John R. (Cdr.), to Inactive Fit, Pacific, San Diego.

Oseth, John M. (Cdr.) Minecraft. Pacific Fleet for further assignment.

Phillips, Jewett O., (Cdr.), to Duty on Staff, ird Fleet.

Price, W. N . , (Comdr.), to Staff—Comdr., 5th Fit. Slonim, Gilven M., (Cdr.), to Command. Officer, USS Jarvis.

Smith Millard J., (Cdr.), to Pre-commissioning Trg. Center. San Francisco, pending assignment.

Southerland, James J., (Cdr.), to Naval Academy, Annapolis.

Thomas. William B., (Cdr.), ro Duty of Staff— Submarine Division 82.

O N e i l , Guy E., (Cdr.) Conmianding Officer, USS Pomodon, SS 486.

Rouzee, George M., (Cdr.), to Assistant Navai Attache and Assistant Naval Attache for air, Liim.

Savage, Robert L , Jr., (Comdr.), to Bur. Aeronautics.

Street George I_, (Cdr.) Na%-al Operations, Navy D e p t tempoiary duty Voise. Albert O., Jr., (Cdr.) Naval Operations, Navy D e p t WiUey, Robert S., (Comdr.), to l l i h N D , San Diego, Calif., pending assignment WiUey, Robert S., (Cdr.), Bureau of Ordnance Navy Depr.

RICHARD H. BOWERS, '38, (Lt. Comdr., USN), has received a Bronze Star.

1938

WILUAM M. LAUGHLIN, JR., '38, (LL Comdr., USN), has received a Bronze Star.

H. R BENGE, '38, (Lt. Col., USMC), gives his duty address as Sixth Service Depot, Service Command, FMF, c/o FPO, San Francisco.

W. L. KITCH. '38, (Lt. Comdr., USN), has received the Silver Star.

GEORGE BOURLAND, '38. (Lt. Comdr..

USN), on duty with BuSandA in Washington writes: The biggest crowd so far, eighteen, rallied around martinis and manhattans in the ArmyNavy Club on Friday, 14 December, for the monthly '38 class luncheon. Present were the lawyers Biddie Bidwell, Doug Pugh, Hank Lauerman, Cookie Robinson and Monk Masterson. For the first time the luncheon date was changed from the second Thursday in every month to the second Friday in order that the legal beagles could attend. Jamie Adair and Deke Ela, now here on temporary duty, were also present. From BuPers came Axel Allison, Red Manown and Obie Parker.

Ed Luby was out of town and couldn't make it. Aviators John Sweeney, Bobby O'Neill, Ted Grell, John Eckhardt and John Leydon also made it. Tiny Lynch, Al McFarland and George Bourland were the remainder. Pete Aurand, Connie Hartigan, Wendy Suydam and Paul Lovelace couldn't make it.

John Leydon suggested a plan for comIQO7 ALBERT S. FUHRMAN. '37, memorating those classmates who have been I7 0 / (Comdr., USN), is CO. of the lost which will certainly mean more to their sub JACK which has received a Presidential families than anything so far suggested. John suggests that the class finance and supervise Unit Citation. the preparation of a leather folder, suitably enBennett, James C , (Lt. Col.), overseas to Naval graved, to be made up for the wife, child, Hospital, Oakland, California. or parents of classmates lost during the war Benson, Ralph H., Jr.. (Cdr.) Navigating Officer. USS Albany, CA 123. (there would be one such folder made up for Bertholf, Charles M., (Cdr.) each classmate). This folder would include Director of Public Information, Navy Dept Burt. Paul S., Jr.. (Cdr.) such picmres as may be available, taken both Office of the Assistant Secretary of Navy (Maat the Naval Academy and after graduation, a terial Division), Navy Dept.

Colbert, R. G., (Comdr.,) to Bu. Pers. resume of the classmates tours of duty and acCresap, James B., (Cdr.) Secretary Joint Chiefs of Staff as Assistant Secre- tions participated in, copies of citations, lettary Implementation Section. Na\T Dept. ters, etc., and in genetal, all the bits of inDevane, John M., Jr., (Cdr.) Air Force, Pacific Fleet temporary dut)' pending formation which a wife, child, or parents may further assignment. know only by hearsay, or might not know at Eddy, F. M., (Cdr.), to Commanding Officer, all. Certainly no memorial to those who have USS Tirante, SS 420.

Ferrara, Maurice, (Cdr.), to Commanding Officer gone down could be more personally comUSS Finbaclc.

Gerken, Albert F., (Cdr.), to Fleet Camera Officer memorative than a folder prepared along the Atlantic FleeL line of John's suggestion. Comments on the Hartman, Herbert J., (Cdr.), ( C E O , NR. to suggestion will be welcomed by either John Service Force, Pacific Fleet, pending assignment.

Holden, Richard, (Cdr.), to Comanding Officer, Leydon, whose address is Bureau of AeronauUSS Torsk. tics, Room 2-W-18, Navy Department, ot the Janney, Frederick E., (Cdr.) Chapel Committee in care of the Alumni AsCommanding Officer, USS Raton, SS 2''0.

Johnson, Dwight L., (Cdr.) to Naval Academy, sociation.

Annapolis.

Kissinger, R., Jr., (Comdr.), to Planning Div., Nav. Base, Portsmouth, N . H. Lirette, John R., ( L t Col.), USMC, overseas to Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Menefee, Frank F., (Cdr.) ( A l ) , NR, to Bur. of Ships, Navy D e p t Molteni, Peter G., Jr., (Comdr.), to Com. Officer, USS Scabbardfish.

About half of the guys showed up in bright new three stripes and brass hats, but the others hadn't been able to make connections with the tailor. A concerted drive was made to have me throw the party because of the extra fifteen

days' pay 1 received.

W e expea to have a cocktail party around the 18th of January which will be reported on later.

Brown. Charles D., (Cdr.) Executive Officer, USS Pondera, APA 191.

Brown, William G., (Cdr.) Pre-Commissioning Training Center, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif, temporary dut>- pending further assigimjent.

Cassidy, John J., Jr., (Cdr.), (CEC).

Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Dept, Collum, William J., Jr., (Cdr.) Executive Officer, USS Frontier, AD 25.

Onrad, Homer E., (Cdr.), to Training Center, San Francisco, pending assignment.

DeHority, Charles M., (Lt Col.), Guam to Head, quarters.

Dubois, Raymond F., (Cdr.), to Training Center, San Francisco, pending assignment.

Fryer, Norman E., Jr., (Cdr.) Commander, LSM Squadron 7.

Haddock, I. F.. ( C d t ) , (SC), to Naval Aviation Supply Depot, Philadelphia, Haines, John L., (Cdr.) Executive Officer, USS Cortland, APA 75.

Hoyle, Rhonald J., (Cdr.) Aide and Flag Lieutenant, Air Force, Pacific Fleet.

Kitch, WiUiam L, (Cdr.) Executive Officer, USS Geneva, APA 86.

Mann, Stephen S., Jr., (Cdr.) Executive Officer, USS Cape Johnson, AP 172.

McEntire, Fred E., Jr., (Cdr.) Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Dept Muse, George R., (Cdr.) Executive Officer, USS Prairie, AD 15.

Palmer, J. M., (Cdr.), to Bureau Naval Personnel Saxten, John A., (Lt Col.), previous orders to San Diego Area modified; to Headquarters.

Small, Walter L., Jr., (Cdr.) Executive Officer, USS Lamar, APA 47.

Zimanski, Frank A., (Cdr.) USS Washington, BB 56.

Hospital, Annapolis on 25 October. Red is now continuing postgraduate work at Cornell. His address is 276 Olin Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, N e w York.

1 0 4 0 R O B E R T G. B R O W N , '42, (Lt. * ' ^ ^ Comdr., U S N ) , and the former Eugenia H . Lamar of Baltimore were married on 22 October at Pikesville, Md. W I L L I A M M. M O N T G O M E R Y , '42, (Lt. Comdr., U S N ) : Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Saunders of Norfolk have announced the engagement of their daughter Marion Louise to Lt. Comdr. M O N T G O M E R Y .

J O H N J. EBNET, '42, (Lt. Comdr., U S N ) , and the former Rosemary Ellen O'Keefe were married on 6 November at St. Cloud, Minn.

R O B E R T L. H U M P H R E Y S , '42, (Lt. Comdr., U S N ) : W e extend our sympathy to Lt. Comdr. H U M P H R E Y S , whose mother, the late Julia J. Humphreys, died at U. S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md., on 22 N o vember.

CHARLES B. BISHOP, '42, (Lt. Comdr., U S N ) , writes: " T h e Class of '42 is well represented here at Mare Island—ED OSLER, HANK G R A N T , I G L O O FOLTA, S W E D E M O M 1 0 ^ 0 CHARLES R. C H A N D L E R , ' 3 9 , SEN, BILL D O Z I E R , N O R M N A S H , OLLY ' '-37 ( L L Comdr., U S N ) , gives his A T K I N S O N , CARL K L U G , T O M BENEnew duty as Staff ComDesPac. D I C T and myself are the submariners present so far. ( 1 1 N o v . ) H . P. M c N E A L just left JACK C. Y O U N G , '39, (Lt. Comdr., for the East Coast—Portsmouth. J O H N N Y USN), gives his new mailing address as 2 4 4 R O W A N is the only surface sailor I've seen Loma Avenue, Long Beach 3, California.

—he's riding a destroyer. Most of us are putting subs in reserve, but some hope to see THOMAS J. R U D D E N , J R . , ' 3 9 , (Lt. the East Coast before long—I among them.

Comdr., U S N ) , and Mrs. Rudden announce W o u l d like to hear from BILL FARRELL and the birth of a daughter, Pamela Jean, on Navy ROLLO MAYER, if they read the tabloids."

Day, 27 Oaober, at the U S N Hospital, Annapolis.

R A Y M O N D W I G G I N S , '42, (Lt. Comdr..

U S N ) , and Mrs. Wiggins announce the birth JOHN C. LAWRENCE, '39, (Lt. Comdr., of their second daughter, Dana Lee, 14 N o USN), and the former Margaret D . Handy of vember, Washington, D . C. Annapolis, Maryland, were married on 8 December at Annapohs.

W A L T E R B. W O O D S O N , JR., '42, (Lt., H. R. HEESr, '39, (Lt. ( j g ) , U S N R ) , has U S N ) , gives his new mail address as 536 A. returned home after three years and seven Avenue, Coronado, Calif. months in a Japanese prison camp. His present address is c/o Caprt. H . R. Hein, El Cortez Hotel, San Francisco.

1940

STEPHEN

H.

R I C H A R D W . B O N D , '42, (Lt. Comdr., U S N ) , was killed on 20 November in a plane crash at Chincoteague, Virginia.

MACGREGOR,

J O H N A. LINDBECK, '42, (Lt. Comdr., ' ' TV JR., '40, (Lt. Comdr., U S N ) , and the former Julia A n n Dewey Chadwick, U S N ) , writes: " T h e fleet's headed home but t h e SPRINGdaughter of the late Captain and Mrs. F R A N CIS L CHADWICK ( ' 9 3 ) , were to have FIELD still swings around her hook in Tokyo Bay. T h e only one I've run into out here been married in a late fall wedding. from '42 is BOB PALMER in Yokosuka. Ran CHARLES D . SMITH, II, '40, (Ens., into ALLENDORFER, PALMER, BAKER, USN), has been reported safe after having TABOR, JACK HILL and STURGIS all in been a prisoner at Camp 5, Moulmein, Burma. one day at the Club in Leyte a while back."

Antonelli, John W., (Lt Col.), USMC, Sasebo, Japan, to Boston, Mass.

Figuers Horace H., (Lt Col.), USMC, previous wders to San Diego Area modified to Camp Lejeune, Heriing, George W., (Lt. Col.), USMC, Corpus Chrisn, Tex., to Jacksonville, Fla. Karch, Frederick J., (Lt Col.), USMC, overseas, to Camp Lejeune, N. C.

1941

'^^ ^- DREYER, '41,

(Lt.

' ^ ' Comdr., U S N ) , and Colette became proud parents of a baby boy at the Naval

JANUARY, 1946

1 0 4 Q R O B E R T H . BEAVER, ' 4 3 , (Lt. I 7*r J U S N ) , with VB-5, writes: ' T h e only other classmate in this outfit is B U D CARTTR, whom I see frequently, but we're expecting more representation from '43 in t h e future. B U D is in the fighter squadron and I'm a dive bomber."

G. A. KELLEY, ' 4 3 , (Lt., U S N ) , writes: "Having left the USS TEXAS I am now

enjoying a little shore duty with my wife prior to getting the new cruiser ALBANY building in Quincy, Mass."

L Y N N F. W O O D W A R D , ' 4 3 , (Lt., U S N ) , and Helen announce the birth of an 81/2 pound son, Terry Lynn, on 3 December.

1 Qdd B E N J A M I N H . COLMERY, JR„ ' 7t*T •44_ (Lt ( j g ) , U S N ) , and Anne announce the birth of a son, Ben III, in Battle Creek, Michigan, on 14 October. Father expects to have his wings soon and to report to C V . operational training in Jacksonville.

FLOYD E. LEWIS, '44, (Lt. ( j g ) , U S N ) , and Mrs. Lewis announce the birth of a son on 6 November.

W I L L I A M C. GIBSON, '44, (Lt. ( j g ) , USN), writes from 2534 Flamingo Dr., Miami Beach, Fla.: "I am awaiting orders here after the decommissioning of USS M O R R I S on which I have served my first two years at sea. Many '44-ers (particularly ex-4th Batt people) will remember having heard tales of the old "Maru Boat" from "Uncle Beany" JARRETT, her first skipper. Well, she all but ended her colorful career on 6 April when she rammed a Kamikaze off Okinawa. However, after six weeks at Keramo Phetto and two months at Hunter's Point she was 8 0 % towards being as good as new. But then the war ended, so after three more months of just 'settin'' MORRIS finally became a civilian with an uncertain future. Needless to say it was a sorrowful little group of 55 men and 10 officers w h o watched them haul down the commission pennant which had fluttered proudly in the breeze since March 1940, and present to our skipper Comdr. R E X F O R D V. WHEELER, J R . , U S N , ( ' 3 7 ) . A m o n g those also present were G E O R G E J E N N I N G S , ' 4 5 , and H U G H R E Y N O L D S , '46.

"But, as I said before, the wheel of fortune is spinning, at the prefsent time, for me, and whether I shall be on hand to give the okay signal to Mr. Stork when he comes in for his Iknding next April remains t o be seen."

EARL P. YATES, '44, (Lt. ( j g ) , U S N ) , and Mrs. Yates announce the birth of a son Eric Preston, 13 November 1945, Mrs. Yates is the former Lucy Anne Welch of Annapolis.

Earl is stationed at Corpus Christi for flight training."

D O N L. W Y C K O F F , '44, (Lt. ( j g ) , U S N ) , and the former Ens. Marianne Smith, ( N C ) , U S N R , were married at N A S , Corpus Christi, Texas. Don's address is Class 5B, N A T B , Corpus Christi.

LYNDE D. MCCORMICK,

J R . , '44,

(Lt.

( j g ) , U S N ) , and the former Edith R. Lazenby of Annapolis were married on 8 Dec. B E N J A M I N F. P A R K , '44, (Lt. ( j g ) , U S N ) , and Mrs. Park announce the bitth of a son, Benjamin Scott, weighing 9 pounds two ounces, on 17 October.

E J N A R N I C H O L A I T H O M P S O N , '44, (Lt. ( j g ) , U S N ) , and Mrs. Thompson are parents of a son, Ejnar Nicholai Christian, Jr., born on 28 November at Ranger, Texas.

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JAMES M. WINDSOR, '44, (Lt. (jg), USN), and Betty annotmce the birth of a son, James Bradford, weight seven pounds one ounce, on 30 Oaober.

/I^ie> yo44. Recelaln^

OTHO C. SAPPENFIELD, '44, (Lt., l)SN), writes from 1312 Cryer Ave., Qncinnati 8, Ohio: "Have just returned from overseas and have seen my new daughter Sue Ann for the first time. She was born the tenth of August while I was still in Southern France. Both Aim and Sue look wonderful. I have often wondeicd what happened to my wife, JOE SHARKEY and his friend PAOLUCEI. Any news of them or their whereabouts would be appreciated."

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PEMBERTON B. WALL, '44, (Lt. (jg), USNR), gives his maihng address as 33 Colburn St., North Attleboro, Mass. lOAC FRANQS T. KLEBER, '45, ' 7 ^ 0 (Ens., USN) : Capt. Thomas M. DeU, Jr., USN, ('21), and Mrs. DeU announce the engagement of their daughter, Jeanne Lee to Ens. Kleber.

C. F. DONAGHY. '45, (Ens., USN), has come ashore from USS PAUL HAMILTON to go to Dallas, Texas, for flight training.

T h e magazine that carries

JAMES R. GREEN, '45, (Ens., USN), and the former Eleanor Allison of Maplewood, New Jersey, were married 10 Nov. at Maplewood.

all the news about the services and especially up to

LOYD J. KIERNAN, JR., '45, (Ens., USN). and the former June Thompson, of Port Washington, Long Island, were married on 24 October at Annapolis.

the minute flashes about the Alumni in your own gradu-

H. R. ADRIANSE. '45, (Ens., USN), and the former Suzanne Ward of Grand Rapids were married on 4 April.

ating class. With this issue we have added "Orders,"

ROBERT R. POLK. '45, (Ens., USN), and the former Mary Ann Witzel of Oshkosh, Wis., were married on 10 June 1944. Robert teported to Dallas, Texas, for flight training on 20 September of this year.

which was discontinued during the war years.

LAWRENCE T. SIMMEUNK. '45, (Ens., USN), is serving on USS PERCH. ROBERT E. SIMPSON. JR., '45, (Lt, USMC), writes: "I have been on active dut>- with the Marine Corps since January, 1943. I was eligible for promotion to 1st Lt. in December '44, but, as now, I was hospitalized. I was with the 3rd Marine Divisionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;went into Guam.

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JAMES M. RAVENAL, '45, (Ens.. USN), tells us his shipmates include Comdr. K. LOVELAND, '33, Lt. Comdr. ROLAND G. MAYER, '42. Lt. B. W. FRESE, JR., '43, gunnery- officer and Lt. (jg) E. L. KELLY, '44.

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FRANK L. SPILLMAN, '45, (Ens., USN). and Mrs. Spillman announce the birth of a son, Frank Jay, born on 23 .luly 1945 at Kansas City.

W. D. BROTHERTON, HERBIE MILLS, E. J. KING, JR., S. W . HELLER, DAVE MANNING, and M. FUSEUER, JR., are at Gunnery Officers' Ordnance School in Washington, D. C. G. C. GAYLER was recently

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detached from the school to go on duty on a new destroyer.

JACK GAMBRILL, JOHN GILLCRIST and SPOOK ELLIOTT are in flight training in Texas. SPIDER IVES was last seen flagging a Texas-bound bus.

AL CHANNEL'S ship was decommissioned in Brooklyn and he hasn't been heard from since his 30 days leave.

JOHN CHAPMAN still on a carrier transporting troops from Europe, but looking forward to sub training.

SID WYNN is at Renssaleer for a course in civil engineering.

J. F. BRADLEY just reported to Gunnery School after a tour of duty in the amphibs.

MARIUS FUSELIER and the former Betty Lu Scott of Tylertown, Miss., were married on 27 Oaober.

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John R Wylie of Westport, Conn., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Judy, to Ensign Rusling, who is serving in the USS IOWA.

JOHN E. PERRY, '44 ELMER W. TOD, 07 JOHN T. READY, JR., '^8 MITCHEL P. STROHL, '43 EDGAR B. LARIMER, '99 ERNEST F. BUCK, '08 PAUL A. DIMBERG, '39 EMERY M. NICKERSON, '42 WILLIAM H. STANDLEY, '95 VINCENT P. ERWIN, '11 HOMER H. NIELSEN, '34 CLYDE R. ROBINSON, '07 FELIX JOHNSON, '20 LLOYD S. SHAPLEY, '99 WENTWORTH H. OSGOOD, '12 WAYNE HERKNESS, II, '39 GEORGE B. GILBERTSON, '27 CARTER A. PRINTUP, '25 EDWARD J. HANNON, JR., "43 PAUL L. STAHL, '33 DONALD P. HOFFMANN, '45 EDWIN A. WOLLESON, '06 IRVING R. CHAMBERS, '15 HOUSTON ELDREDGE, '81 ERNEST A, BROOKS, '01 GEORGE L. SMITH, '98 ROBERT W. McNEELY, '94 JAMES G. GAWNE, '05 AUGUST C. WILHELM, '06 HARRY L. PENCE, '06 CLAUDE A. JONES, '07 CHARLES C. ROSS, '08 EDMUND S. McCAWLEY, '13 ADRIAN R. MARRON, '14

WILUAM T. COUTANT, '46, (Ens., LEWIS H. M C D O N A L D , '14 USN), and the former Eileen Cuddy were ROLLIN V. A. FAILING, '17 married on 21 November in New York City. C. WARREN QUACKENBUSH, '18 HERBERT M. SCULL, '19 HARRY N. UPTHEGROVE, '46, (Ens., JOHN M. GREER, '20 USN), and Jean P. St. George of Weems RUPERT M. ZIMMERLI, '21 Qeek were married on 18 Nov., in Annapolis, WAYNE A. M C D O W E L L , '21 RALPH R. GURLEY, '22 Md. WILLIAM J. SEBALD, '22 SHIPMATE has received and wants to ac- JUNIUS W. MILLARD, '22 knowledge subscriptions, contributions or JUSTIN S. FITZGERALD, '23 other communications from the following WILLIAM C. LEMLY, '23 officers: EVERETT H. BROWNE, '23 BURNICE L. RUTT, '24 ROSCOE C. DAVIS, '02 ROBERT E. CRONIN, '25 CLARENCE F. SWANSON, '20 CLARENCE E. GREGERSON, '25 ORIN G. MURFIN, '97 CARL J. FORSBERG, '26 ROBERT J. MORGAN, '38 BURNHAM C. McCAFFREE, '26 GEORGE P. PEED, '45 HERBERT F. ECKBERG, '27 WILLIAM M. GOODWIN, JR., '39 GILL M. RICHARDSON, '27 JULIUS L. THOMPSON, '21 ROBERT O. STRANGE, '28 PAUL D. CiOULD, '30 CORBEN C. SHUTE, '29 RALPH B. DEWITT, '22 HARRY W. ENGLUND, '30 CHARLES E. KIRKPATRICK, '31 CHARLES J. MEDINGER, '41 KARL E. JUNG, '31 PAUL E. ARBO, '44 MALCOLM H. TINKER, '33 DONALD H. DALTON, '29 EDWARD E. GRIMM, '33 ALEXANDER GOULARD, '29 ERNEST E. CHRISTENSEN, '34 GEORGE R. PALUS, '39 WYMAN H. PACKARD, '35 LAWRENCE P. SARGENT, '17 WARHELD C. BENNETT, JR., '36 CHARLES L. HARRIS, JR., '35 WILLIAM E. LEWIS, '36 JAMES R. BANKS, '39 ALAN R. JOSEPHSON, '38 ROBERT C. BOURNE, '16 CLAUDE S. FARMER, '38 JAMES J. COYLE, '40 THEODORE A. GRELL, '38 OTIS C. GREGG, '27 GEORGE T. McDANIEL, '39 EVERETT H. STEINMETZ, '35 WILLIAM M. CARPENTER, '40 STEPHEN ZYSK, '34 WARREN WALKER, JR., '40 CHARLES E. KING, '33 JOHN C. FEICK, JR., '41 JOHN L. LANDRETH, '41 JOHN B. RAWLINGS, '36 AARNE J. TERVO, '42 I S D. BOYLE, '30 EDWARD B. HERNDON, III, '42 WILLIAM H. GALBRAITH, '20 ROBERT J. HANSON, '42 HARRY R. CARSON, JR '73 JOHN J. O'BRIEN, '43 WARD W. WADDELL, W ELMER L. FOX, '43

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1946

ARNOLD G. THALHAMER, '44 JOHN R. STRACHAN, '44 RICHARD M. McCOLL, JR., '45 WILLIAM J. TRAYNOR, '45 ANSON D. GEIGER, '45 HOWARD N. HARTLEY, '13 PAUL MILLER, '20 EDWARD C. PALMER, '14 ROSWELL H. BLAIR, '15 THEODORE M. WALDSCHMIDT, '17 RALPH D. F. SWEENEY, '21 WILLIAM D. HOOVER, '21 WILLIAM B. WHALEY, '22 PHILIP M. BOLTZ, '24 JOSEPH M. WORTHINGTON, '24 ORLIN L. LIVDAHL, '26 LEONARD C. CHAMBERLIN, '27 WILLIAM H. ASHFORD, JR., '27 FREDERIC S. KEELER, '29 * CHARLES D. WARFIELD, '29 WILLIAM A. BURGETT, '30 CHARLES R. HERMS, "30 JOHN S. HORNER, '32 HARBEY H. HEAD, '32 LAURENCE H. MARKS, '33 JOHN C. LOVCI, '33 JAMES E. HALLIGAN, '34 CHESTER A. SIVER, '34 GORDON F. SMALE, '38 ANDREW L. BURGESS, '38 WILLIAM S. HITCHINS, '39 DONALD H. KELTON, '44 JAMES D. MOONEY, JR., '44 ROBERT H. MERRICK, JR., '45 ROBERT O. COULTHARD, '45 LEON V. WALKER, JR. WILLIAM W. SCHOTT, '16 WARREN L. HUNT, '39 THOMAS A. DONOVAN, '28 ROBERT DELGADO, '45 JAMES T. CHANDLER, III, '48 VADYM V. UTGOFF, '39 CHARLES H. MADDOX, '09 ERNEST A. WATKINS, '45 GILL M. RICHARDSON, '27 ROBERT P. FOREMAN, 44 ' FRANK W. PARSONS, '23 WILLIAM P. CARMICHAEL, '43 JOHN J. PIERPONT, '22 FELIX JOHNSON, '20 WILLIAM H. S-TEWARD, '30 JOHN E. PERRY, '44 LESTER O. WOOD, '31 G. LLOYD TUCKER JOHN D. SHEA, '32 OLIVER N. FOWLER, '33 HOWARD F. KINGMAN, '11 CLARKSON J. BRIGHT, '10 J. RAYMOND DYER, '25 NEWTON P. FOSS, '44 WALTER W. LORSBOUGH, '06 SYDNEY B. DODDS, '21 LOUIS R. DE STEIGUER, '89 VICTOR S. HOUSTON, '97 JOHN P. JACKSON, '01 GEORGE F. KEENE, JR., '16 JAMES M. FARRIN, JR., '29 THOMAS ASHCRAFT, '28 HERBERT J. RAY, '14 JAMES M. JOHNSTON, '19 PHILIP G. LAUMAN, 07 ROBERT G. BAGBY, '44 ARTHUR MAJOR, '44 RUSSELL E. BLALACK, '44 ALGERNON H. KERR, JR., '43 JAMES C. BLAKE, '22 ALBERT C. MURDAUGH, '23 MAXWELL H. MIZELL, '23

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EPHRAIM R. MCLEAN, JR., '24 FREDERICK D. KIME, '21 MAURICE VAN VLEAVE, '20 RUSSELL H. HEDGECOCK, '38 RONALD J. WOODAMAN, '31

JOHN W. MCCORMICK, '35 LOWIS H. MILLS, '35 JOSEPH W. LEVERTON, JR., '31 MARSHALL E. DORNIN. '30 IRVIN S. HARTMAN, '33

We WaUUuf, Wiue^ —FRIENDLY—

/ ^ ( X ) D postwar news is the plans just ^ J released by the Bremerton, Washington business men through their Chamber of Commerce; good news that is, for the Navy families who foUow the ships to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Re-named the Bremerton Hotel Corporation, the Bremerton Housing Corporation, will undertake the construction of a very modem 125 room hotel, eight stories high and with five lot water frontage. Direcdy south of the well known Enatai Inn on Washington Street, the corporation has purchased five lots and will begin building as soon as possible.

The new hotel, which we warn wUl not be finished within the next year, but is encouraging proof of one city's concern for its main business, is to be modeled on the new Stader Hotel in Washington, D. C. The rooms will be sitting rooms during the day and wUl be made-up into bedrooms at night. This has been planned for the benefit and convenience of the Navy families who go to Bremerton for the length of a ship's repair period. The main floor of the hotel will contain, besides the lounge, a coflFee shop and dining room, something sadly lacking in Bremerton, and a tap room and space for several shops.

Bremerton has always been very conscious that its main business is the servicing of the Fleet in normal times and the Chamber of Commerce has a direct interest in the new hotel as part of a plan to make for a friendly feeling between the town and the Navy. When the hotel is finished and open for business, it should be with a friendly feeling indeed that wives receive the word that the next period "in" will include the Naval Shipyard at Puget Sound.

—SELLING—

There is pleasure and regret in two very noticeable things about the town.

First is the kindly feeling when you recognize some old and welcome prodduct back in the stores. There is a glow and a litde inside voice says, "That's back too." The regret is when you visit the bank, and if you pause a moment and 52

watch the other clients, you will see a steady, constant and distinaly regretable stream of War Bond cashers. It is amazing, you wonder why they bought them in the first place if they couldn't stand savings burning a hole in their pockets.

You know by the appearance of these people that they don't need the money, it's not going into anything permanent.

Two, three, four years from now, when you read about the number of people on relief, unemployed and requiring some sort of state or federal help, remember the faces you saw and the busy fingers signing names on the backs of War Bonds and eagerly pushing them across the counter for redemption.

—CHECKREIN—

Prophesies of the last six months have arrived and the deluge is upon us. Unless the current comedy sketches on the radio amuse enough to compensate for the unpleasant facts of the first class housing mess, you will be able to understand the necessity for the return to price controls. Priorities have again been placed on building materials, being the onlv solution for the tight supply and slow produaion. It's another thing, though, to try to tell the citizen at what price he can sell his house, or what profit he can make.

If the proposed legislation for fixing price ceilings ever reaches Congress it will have an awful battle to get past the vociferously outspoken opposition of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. Naturally the real estate dealer is happier when he receives a cash commission on a house sale than with the rental commissions he may receive on a monthly basis.

Additionally, he can often persuade the same house onto the market again and again, whereas a rental will probably mean a more or less permanent tenant.

Naturally everything that can be done will be done to keep real estate turning over as fast and as profitably as possible.

The crescendo arrives as veterans return and families try to subdivide into some semblance of private living. Neither the remrning veteran nor the re-establishing war worker can settle down into a job until he is sure of a roof. He expects to be able to find a roof at a price he can

pay, commensurate with his wages. It's well past the point where he can be choosy about the kind of roof; any roof now.

Until building can get started the government is trying to help and is encouraging cities to move, remodel or make available as many units of the temporary war housing as possible. Now this war housing is just what it soimds like, and for the benefit of those who may see this proposition discussed or may even need to move into a temporary housing unit, I can describe it because I have lived in it. Boxlike is the overall word for appearance, in liveabiliry it is adequate and can be made comfortable with some efforts.

In most localities most units are one story in height, with two houses or apartments in each separate unit. The living room is moderate sized, an open archway brings the combined dining room and kitchen companionably dose. In the center of the living room stands the heating plant for the whole house. It is a large mastodon of a coal heater, square and brown, strategically placed so that the heat supposedly circulates through the whole of the four or five rooms. The stove pipe rears blackly and without immodesty straight through the roof.

Two or three bedrooms, rather decent sized, open from a long hall and may contain some furniture such as a bed, mattress and chest with mirror. The bath, after you have gotten past the water heater, is stricdy war stuff, and by that I mean that the war still goes on, if you have any expectations of trj-ing to keep it polished and dean. The plumbing is black metal, the enamel is thin but while the fittings lack the sturdiness of your grandfather's walnut encased conveniences, they do constimte inside pliunbing. The kitchens, rather well designed, have plenty of cupboard space, sinks and tubs, three burner stoves and very good electric iceboxes. The hot water is really hot and plentiful, the utilities are usually induded in the rent.

While the stove provides direa heat, the opposite may be said of the windows.

They are rather primitive and uncannily accurate about smashing fingers, being without cords, and opened to three heights only. Metal plugs and matching holes are provided in case you have been able to get the sash open. Naturally there is no weather stripping, so you must group your furnimre almost exactly between the stove's direct heat and the window's direct cold to be comfortable for any length of time.

Describing the above conveniences of war housing doesn't make me homesick, and I was glad to move, but it was adequate as a temporary measure, which it was intended for, and that is the need which must be satisfied for at least the first eight months of this year. It does not

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quickly and his own insistance on immediate demobilization has not provided him with any training for the home battle. The country has been caught with its transportation and housing down, and the house seeker will wage his own pri-

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be a shortage of these, because many war workers can find no other space and still occupy these units.

Therefore some check must be placed on the runaway boom in selling. The Bureau of Internal Revenue has reason to suspect that the handsome profits taken in the past year or two have not been fully reported on the tax returns and they are investigating. The OPA is looking into the matter of tenants slyly dispossessed, but the main consideration is that almost each and every house sold adds a family to the list of those seeking another house. With inflated prices able to bid up the market the person who has had no house and can afford but a fixed price to obtain one is forced into frantic competition which only aggravates the situation. If you have not had to move for the past five years you won't be impressed by this. If you have had the experience of waking morning after morning wondering, while time ran out, where you are going to find a place to live, you will agree that there must be a check somewhere. It looks as if the place is the nmaway real estate market and the time is now.

"Swede" Larson

uating at the Naval Academy to illustrate "over confidence."

{Continued from page 37) Texas Battle Flag From Naval Academy Alumni Assodadon.

USS Jacinto Received An unusual flag trophy of Pacific Harry England, associate secretary, recombat operation was received in Octo- calls that "long before he was dected a ber from Captain Michael H. Kernodle, trustee in 1944 Swede Larson had a vet) USN, of die oflice of die Chief of Naval great interest in the work of the organOperations, and former commanding of- ization . . . and was particularly interficer of die USS SAN JACINTO (CVL- ested in the new Alumni House at 30). Each time this carrier went into ac- Annapolis." tion a silk State of Texas flag flew with the Stars and Stripes. The silk batde E was a frequent and doquent conflag, formally presented by Captain Kertributor to SHIPMATE Magazine nodle to the Superintendent, wUl take its and a regular attendant at 1922 dasplace with other famous emblems and reunions whenever he could be within banners that symbolize our naval vic- hailing distance. I recall particularly his tories through the years. amazing memory for names, and even The SAN JACINTO saw much action nicknames. Classmates and football aswhile operating as a tactical unit of the sociates he had not seen for years, sports First and Second Fast Aircraft Carrier writers and editors, brass hats or enlisted Task Forces of the Third and Fifth Fleets, men—"Swede" had not only a cheery U. S. Pacific Fleet. These are the major word for all, but he could usually recall operadons in which she took part: an incident, often humorous, of their last Leyte, 19 October—12 December meeting, or assodation.

1944.

The "Lucky Bag" of 1922 quotes a Luzon, 16 December 1944—22 Janlitde ditty imder "Swede's" picture that uary 1945. characterized up to the time of his death Iwo Jima, 15 February—16 March his exurberant nature and his deep an.; 1945.

Something Old . . . abiding affection for both the Navy and Okinawa, 18 March—27 April 1945.

Something New Sustained strikes against KYUSHU, the Marine Corps: HONSHU and HOKAIDO and Japanese "A naval brigade, some dreadnaughts, too {Continued from page 38) And a fleet of submarines,— Peter W. Haas, Jr., USN, executive of- Empire, 10 July—15 August 1945.

Surrender and occupation of Japan, They wouldn't have a chance in hell. ficer of the Station. It has a wooden If they bucked the Horse Marines!" handle about a foot long and seven leather 16 August—24 August 1945. thongs. It is not known whether it was used to flog members of the crew, or Call for Neminatien of Officers and Trustees to "persuade" prisoners to talk. The Z-39 SHIPMATE issues a call for nominations of officers and trustees in accordance with the Bywas commissioned in 1941. Of the NarLaws of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association.

We quote herewith extracts of the By-Laws for your information, bik class, 2,400 tons, it saw litde real ac* » • • • tion and was capmred by the Allies in ARTICLE VI—Nomination and Election of Officers Toulon, France. Flogging was abolished Section 1. Candidates for the offices of President, Vice-President and the Board of Trustees shall be nominated by members of the Association. Nominations shall be in writing, and must in the U. S. Navy as long ago as July 17, be received by the Secretary prior to March 15 th of the year in which they ate to be voted upon in order to be eligible for consideration. The Board shall submit to the membeis of the 1862 by an Act of Congress, largely Association for vote the names of only those candidates who shall have been duly nominated by through its advocacy by Commodore twenty-five members.

Section 2. A call for nominations will be issued in die official publication of the Assodatioa.

Uriah P. Levy, USN, whose portrait Section 3. The election of officers shall be annually on May 15th. In order to be counted, all electoral votes must be in the hands of the Secretary prior to noon of the day of election hangs in Memorial Hall.

Medal ISever Awarded Added to Collection The Museum has received a campaign medal that never was awarded. In fact, if ever there was a case of counting ones chickens before they were hatched, this is it. The medal, of ersatz bronze, with a three color ribbon, was struck by the Germans to commemorate the capmre of the Suez Canal! An Axis ship carrying thousands of these medals and other supplies, however, was intercepted in the Mediterranean and sunk. This was just as well, because the Germans and Italians were stopped short, at El Alemein, by General Montgomery. The Museum's medal was recovered by salvage experts and presented to the Naval Academy by Rear Admiral Earl W. Mills, USN. Admiral Mills displayed the medal during an address to a reserve midshipman class grad54

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Voting shall be carried out in the manner provided in Article VII. Section 6. Members may be re-elected to any office except the Office of President and VicePresident, as long as qualified. The President and Vice-Presidents shall not be permitted to succeed themselves more than once.

ARTICLE VII—Voting Section 1. Every member in gocxl standing shall be entitled to one vote. Voting shall be by mail and secret. Voting by proxy is prohibited.

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It is suggested that President and Vice-Presidents be ilso nominated as Trustees in order that they may have a vote on the board.

For your guidance the following may be used.

We the undersigned regular menobers, in accordance with the By-Laws request that the name of be entered as a candidate for of the Naval Academy Alumni Association for the year 1946-1947. (Trustees. 1946-1949.)

The nomination must reach the Secretary by March 15th, 1946. The official ballot will appear in March SHIPMATE.

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Public Law 490, as amended, death is presumed to have occurred on 25 November, 1945.

J O H N ABEL LORD, '25, Comdr- Died on 9

September, 1945, of disease at Bath, Maine.

RICHARD KEEBLE MASON, JR., '40, Lt. Offi-

cially determined to be missing in aaion as ALBERT MARION BONTIER, '55, Comdr. Of- HOWARD PHILLIP FISCHER, '38, Lt. (jg). Ofof 7 November, 1944, having been serving ficially determined to be missing in acficially determined to be missing in action aboard the USS GROWLER when that subtion as of 6 October, 1944, having been as of 1 March, 1942, having been serving marine failed ro return from a war patrol in serving aboard the USS SEAWOLF when aboard the USS PILLSBURY when that ship the China Sea. In compliance with Section that submarine failed to return from a spewas lost due to enemy action while enroute 5 of Public Law 490, as amended, death is cial mission in the vicinity of the Philipfrom Java to Australia. In compliance with presumed to have occurred on the Sth day pine Islands. In compliance with Section 5 Seaion 5 of Public Law 490, as amended, of November, 1945. of Public Law 490, as amended, death is death is presumed to have occurred on 25 presumed to have occurred on the 7th day November, 1945.

LELAND STANFORD MCDANIEL, JR., '41, Lt. of October, 1945.

Officially reported to be missing in action as of 25 October, 1944, having been servEDMUNDO GANDIA, '38, Lt. ( j g ) . Officially ing aboard the USS HOEL when that ship FRANK MATTESON BOSTWICK. '77, Commo. determined to be missing in aaion as of 1 was sunk during an engagement with enerny Died on 20 December, 1945, at Oak-Knoll March, 1942, having been serving' aboard ships in the Philippines Sea. In compliance Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. the USS PILLSBURY when that ship was lost with Section 5 of Public Law 490, as amenddue to enemy action while enroute from ed, death is presumed to have occurred on JACOB WILLIAM BRITT. '24, Comdr. OffiJava to Australia. In compliance with Secthe 26th day of October, 1945. cially determined to be missing in action tion 5 of Public Law 490, as amended, death as of 1 March, 1942, having been serving is presumed to have occurred on 25 Novem- RICHARD W I L L I A M MEYERS, '36, Lt. Officially aboard the USS ASHEVILLE when that ship ber, 1945. determined to be missing in action as of 1 was lost due to enemy action while enroute . March, 1942, having been serving aboard from Java to Australia. In compliance with the USS EDSALL when that ship was lost due Section 5 of Public Law 490, as amended, ROBERT W I L L I A M GERMANY, JR., '30, Lt. Ofto enemy action in the vicinity of Java. In ficially determined to be missing in aaion death is presumed to have occurred on 25 compliance with Section 5 of Public Law as of 1 March, 1942, having been serving November, 1945.

490, as amended, death is presumed to have aboard the USS PILLSBURY when that ship occurred on 25 November, 1945. was lost due to enemy action while enroute GEORGE MAGRITOER BROOKE, '21, Comdr. from Java to Australia. In compliance with LION TYLER MILES, '31, Lt. Officially deterDetermined dead on 28 February, 1945, Section 5 of Public Law 490, as amended, mined to be missing in action as of 1 March, after having been reported a prisoner. Evideath is presumed to have occurred on the 1942, having been serving aboard the USS dence establishing death under Public Law 25th of November, 1945.

ASHEVILLE when that ship was lost due to 408. enemy action while enroute from Java to Australia. In compliance with Seaion 5 of MORRIS DAVIES GILMORE, JR., '39, Lt. ( j g ) .

GEORGE RAMSEY CLARK, 7 8 , R. Adm. Died Public Law 490, as amended, death is preOfficially determined to be missing in ac14 December, 1945, at his apartment in sumed to have occurred on 25 November, tion as of 1 March, 1942, having been servthe Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D. C. 1945. ing aboard the USS EDSALL when that ship PAUL DOANE, '43, Lt. Officially determined

to be missing in action as of 6 Oaober, 1944, having been serving aboard the USS SEAWOLF when that submarine failed to return from a special mission in the vicinity of the Philippine Islands. In compliance with Section 5 of Public Law 490, as amended, death is presumed to have occurred on the 7th day of October, 1945.

MARK ESLICK, JR., '35, Comdr. Officially re-

was lost due to enemy action in the vicinity of Java- In compliance with Section 5 of WILLIAM J O H N MILLICAN, "28, Comdr. Officially determined to be missing in aaion as Public Law 490, as amended, death is preof 13 November, W44, having been serving sumed to have occurred on 25 November, aboard the USS ESCOLAR when that subma1945. rine failed to return from a war patrol in the Yellow Sea- In compliance with Section 5 LOUIS JOSEPH GULLIVER, JR., '36, Lt. Offiof Public Law 490, as amended, death is cially determined ro be missing in action as presumed to have occurred on the I4th day of 1 March, 1942, having been serving of November, 1945. aboard the USS ASHEVILLE when that ship was lost due to enemy action while enroute THEODORE NELSON, '03, Capt. Died of a heart from Java to Australia. In compliance with attack on 10 December, 1945.

Seaion 5 of Public Law 490, as amended, death is presumed to have occurred on 25 WILLIAM ADOLPH N E W , '25, Capt. Died on November, 1945.

November 4, 1945 of a heart attack in Germany.

ported to be missing in action as of 12 October, 1944, when the plane in which he was flying, a unit of Bombing Squadron Eighteen, was lost, presumably due to enemy antiaircraft fire, during a glide bombing attack at Kiinin Harbor, Formosa. In ANDREW BRITTE H A M M , '39, Lt. Comdr. Decompliance with said Seaion 5 of Public termined dead after having been reported Law 490, as amended, death is presumed to missing in action, Kure Harbor, Japan. Evihave occurred on the 13th day of October, dence establishing death under Public Law 1945.

408.

ERNEST EDWIN EVANS, '31, Comdr. Officially

reported to be missing in action as of 25 October, 1944, having been serving aboard the USS JOHNSTON when that ship was sunk during an engagement with enemy ships in the Philippine Sea. In compliance with Section 5 of Public Law 490, as amended, death is presumed to have occurred on the 26th day of Oaober, 1945.

JANUARY, 1 9 4 6

J O H N D O T T HARPER. JR-, '39, Lt. Comdr.

JOSHUA JAMES N I X , '30, Lt. Officially de-

termined to be missing in action as of 1 March, 1942, having been serving aboard the USS EDSALL when that ship was lost due to enemy action in the vicinity of Java.

In compliance with Section 5 of Public Law 490, as amended, death is presumed to have occurred on 25 November, 1945.

Officially determined to be missing in action as of 7 November, 1944, having been serving aboard the USS SHARK when that EDWARD FRANCIS O'ERLEN, JR., '40, Lt. Officially determined to be missing in acsubmarine failed ro return from a war patrol tion as of 6 Oaober, 1944, having been in the China Sea. In compliance with Secserving aboard the USS SEAWOLF, when tion 5 of Public Law 490, as amended, death that submarine failed to return from a speis presumed to have occurred on the Sth day cial mission in the vicinity of the Philipof November, 1945.

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determined to be missing in aaion as of 1 March, 1942, having been serving aboard the USS EDSALL when that ship was lost due to enemy action in the vicinity of Java. In compliance with Seaion 5 of Public Law 490. as amended, death is presumed to have occurred on 25 November, 1945.

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^LARYLA^D The December Meeting of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association of Maryland was held at the Stafford Hotel, during the evening of 11 December. 1945.

pine Islands. In compliance with Section 5 of Public Law 4 9 0 , as amended, death is presumed to have occurred on the ~th day of October, 1945.

route from Java to Australia. In compliance with Seaion 5 of Public Law 4 9 0 , as amended, death is presumed to have occurred on 25 November, 1945.

.\fter the dinner and meeting, Play-by-Play Movies of the Army-Navy Football Game were shown. These movies afforded the members and guests who were unable to anend the game, to see the plays heard over the radio.

THOMAS BENJAMIN OAKLEY. J R . . '34, LOUIS BERRY SHAY. '98. Died 30 O a o b e r . . \ n additional opportunity was given to those Comdr. Officially determined to be missing 1945. who attended the meeting, to see the plays in action as of ^ November, 1944, having that were performed too fast to be observed been serving aboard the USS G R O W L E R R.^Y A R V E L SNODGRASS, 3 " , Lt. u ' g ) . Offiat the time of t h e game. when that submarine failed to return from cially determined to be missing in a a i o n Members and guests attending were: a war patrol in China Sea. In compliance , as of 1 March, 1942, having been serving Capt. F. D . Karns, ' 9 5 ; Capt, P. V. H. with Seaion 5 of Pubhc Law 4 9 0 , as aboard the USS EDSALL when that ship Weems. 12; Comdr. E. B. Jarmon, '39; W . B. amended, death is presumed to have ocwas lost due to enemy action in the viBristor. 2 - ; J. T. Waldhauser, "23; P. L Holcurred on the iSth of November, 1945. cinity of Java. In compliance with Section land, 0 8 ; F. T. Wagner, '30; V. P. Brett, '39; 5 of Public Law 4 9 0 . as amended, death J. P. Zuris, ' 3 9 ; L. D . Pickering, ' 1 3 ; Capt.

H A R O L D C L A Y P O U N D , ' 2 5 , Lt. Comdr. Offiis presumed to have occurred on 25 N o D. W , Hardin, ' 2 2 ; Lt. J. B. Poore (Ret.), cially determined to be missing in action vember, 1945.

'25; O. N . Fowler, "33; Clayton Demarest, Jr., as of 1 March 1942, having been serving "19; Harrv England, '2~'; O. B. Wight; aboard the USS PILLSBURY when that ship E L T O N B E R N A R D S T I R L I N G . "42. Lt. OffiF. Troche; C. G. Nichols, Jr.; Capt. G. P. was lost due to enemy action while en cially reported to be missing in action as Brewster, "16; Comdr. P. F. Hambsch (Ret.). route from Java to Australia. In compliance of 25 October, 1944. having been serving '09; D . J. Fitzgerald. "26; W . T. Saunders, with Seaion 5 of Public Law 4 9 0 , as aboard the USS JOHNSTON when that ship '90; Capt. M. A. Leahy. 0 8 ; D r . M. D. Whiteamended, death is presumed to have ocwas sunk during an engagement with enehurst; D . R. Aniskin; G. Kustaut; F. Boweis; curred on 25 November, 1945. my ships in the Philippines Sea. In com- J. C. Hunt; P. S. Lower; D o n Riley; H . Tait; pliance with Section 5 of Public Law 4 9 0 , J. Frache; Capt. L. D . Pickermg, Jr., USMCR; as amended, death is presumed to have H . F. Wigner; D r . J. F. H. Dunning; J. L K E N N E T H E D W A R D P O U N D . ' 3 7 , Lt. Offioccurred on the 26th day of October, 1945. Power. cially determined to be missing in a a i o n as of 1 March, 1942, having been serving For information, please communicate with aboard the USS ASHEVILLE when that ship FRANCIS P U G H T H O M A S , ' 4 3 , Lt. Officially O. N . Fowler, Secretary, 1001 St. Paul Street. determined to be missing in a a i o n as of Baltimore 2, Marvland. was lost due to enemy action while en

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