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THE RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION Membership Opened to Active Officers To All Officers in Active Status of All Components of ihe Uniformed Services.

The Retired Officers Association recently established an A S S O C I A T E MEMBERS H I P to which all Officers IN A C T I V E S T A T U S of all components of the uniformed services are eligible. The purpose is to make available to them and their dependents and survivors the various expanding services of the Association and to extend to them an opportunity to assist in maintaing and developing those services.

This action was duly made known to the Secretary of Defense and to other responsible officials of the Government.

Officers in active status will, if they continue in service, eventually be faced with retirement. The present personnel laws extend to them retirement privileges to which they have always looked forward as one of the inducements to hold able persons in the services.

The retirement laws, however, are subject to readjustment and the benefits thereunder are subject to change. The system is administered under laws of constantly increasing complexity and may become subject to recurrent suggestions to curtail benefits.

Experience of more than twenty years has completely established the wisdom of forming the Retired Officers Association.

Now more than ever before the maintenance of an organization such as this is iinperative for safeguarding our retirement rights.

From its National Headquarters in Washington, D. C , the Association's staff keeps in close touch with service personnel policies and legislation as they relate to both active and retired personnel. It has rendered important services to both groups, especially with respect to pay, retirement, pension laws, hospitalization and kindred matters. The recent work of the Association on the legislation which was embodied in the Career Compensation Act of 1949 is well known. Its work in proposing, in 1944, that benefits for survivors of deceased officers be provided on a contributory basis, now proposed in H. R. 8035 by Congressman Kilday, is a matter of record.

In addition to representing its membership collectively, the Association assists its tnembers, and their dependents and survivors individually in personal problems related to their rights, privileges and obligations. It administers a scholarship program designed to assist worthy children of deceased service personnel. Insofar as it is able, it cooperates in assisting retired personnel in finding gainful employment.

From the above, it is apparent that the Association and its program are of vital interest to active, as well as retired officers.

To that end the By-laws were amended, on May 3, 1950, to establish an A S S O C I A T E MEMBERSHIP to which all commissioned and warrant officers IN A C T I V E STATUS of the uniformed services of all components are eligible. This type of membership carries with it all rights, benefits and privileges of the Association and its services, save the opportunity of holding office which is restricted to those in retired status. A S S O C I A T E M E M B E R S become M E M B E R S upon retirement.

Yoii are cordially invited to become an Associate Member of our Association.

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CONTENTS Office of Naval Material

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The Navy on Capitol Hill

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The United States Naval Academy

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Bureau of Naval Personnel

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Bureau of Ordnance

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Oiiiceol The many problems involved in providBy ing logistic support to the operating plans of the Chief of Naval Operations have be^n Vice Admiral E. D. Foster, highlighted by the late developments in Chief of Naval Material* Korea. Large as the Navy's business activities are in peacetime, the job of supporting a wartime fleet materiel-wise is truly tremendous. Only by developing and applying sound business principles can we insure getting the right kind of material ment problems, and confirmed during the where it is needed, on time, and at least two years which have elapsed since the cost to the country's economy. The Office passage of Public Law 432. This experiof Naval Material assists the material bu- ence has clearly demonstrated to those reaus and the Marine Corps in their busi- primarily responsible for the business manness management problems by providing agement of the Navy that coordination of coordination and policy guidance over their business activities.

ONM was evolved from the experience of World W a r II. Very early in the war, the Secretary of the Navy established the Ofiice of Procurement and Material under Admiral S. M. Robinson, whose job was to coordinate the efforts of the various bureaus of the Navy Department in procurement, production, and inspection of Na\'y's huge wartime material program, and to act as a clearing house and spokesman of the Secretary in dealing with other agencies in connection with Navy's material requirements.

In August, 1945, these functions were transferred to the Asisstant Secretary, who established the Material Division to exercise the authority and to carry out the functions previously performed by OP&M. On March 5, 1948, the President approved Public Law 432, 80th Congress, which gave legislative sanction to these functions and permanently established the Office of Naval Material. The Chief of Naval Material thus became legatee of the wartime reV. Adm. E. D. Foster, USN. sponsibilities of 0 P M , and of the interim agency, the Material Division, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

The reasons for this statutory action are not hard to find. They were based upon these business management functions rewartime necessity, corroborated by three quires a staff agency in peacetime as well post-war years of experience in manage- as in war to provide coordination and policy control.

The charter of the Chief of Naval Material, as provided by Public Law 432, reads * Vice Admiral Foster, born at Cape May in part as follows: "The Chief of Naval Court House, New Jersey, February 17, Material shall, under the direction of the 1896, attended Princeton University three Secretary of the Navy, effectuate policies years, and was commissioned Assistant of procurement, contracting, and producPaymaster in the Navy, with the rank of tion of material throughout the naval estabEnsign, on June 29, 1917. He subsequently advanced through the various grades lishment and principles therefor, . . ." and until his promotion to Rear Admiral to he ". . . shall determine the procurement rank from July 16, 1943. On October 4, and production policies and methods to be 1949, he was appointed a Vice Admiral followed by the naval establishment in to be e£Fective while serving as the Chief meeting the material requirements of the operating forces, and shall coordinate and of Naval Material. direct the efforts of the bureaus and offices Vice Admiral Foster has served with of the Navy Department in this respect." distinrtion on many of the ships and This formal legislative language requires shore stations throughout the Naval es- some explanation to show just how O N M tablishment. He holds the degree of performs its job. In the first place, it Bachelor of Arts, conferred by Princeton University and the degree of Master of should be made clear that the Office of Business Administration from the Grad- Naval Material is not an operating agency; uate School of Business Administration of although it is charged with effectuating Harvard University. From February 1948 "policies of procurement, contracting, and until October 1949, Admiral Foster was production of material," it does not procure Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Ac- material, it lets no contracts, and does not directly manage production facilities. It is counts.

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concerned primarily with policy making and coordination. Through long experience, the Navy Department has discovered that decentralized implementation of its business functions provides the best and most efficient manner of performing its mission. At the same time, it has become equally convinced that centralized policy control and coordination must accompany decentralized operations.

The Secretary of the Navy has delegated to his Naval Command Assistant, the Chief of Naval Operations, cognizance over naval command and consumer logistics. In like manner he has delegated to the Assistant Secretary cognizance over the business aspects of the administration of logistics in general, and over the producer logistics field in its entirety. The Assistant Secretary, in turn, utilizes the Office of Naval Material for policy direction and coordination of those functions written into Public Law 432 as quoted above, and for related functions under his direct supervision.

The Office of Naval Material, as presently constituted, is primarily concerned with the coordination and policy guidance of procurement, production, industrial mobilization planning, the Navy Material Inspection Service, facilities and material control. We shall discuss each of these broad areas in turn and attempt to show the vital role that ONM performs in connection with Navy's mission.

Procurement It is generally known that Navy's business activities fall within the classification of very big business. There is no one commercial concern whose business affairs equal those of the Navy in scope, size, diversity or complexity. Its operations as a procuring activity serve to illustrate this point. In fiscal year 1949, the latest year for which complete information is available, Navy purchasing engaged over 2,000 people directly. Over 524,000 purchase actions were involved, amounting to over 2 billion dollars or nearly 45% of total Navy appropriations. During the peak rate of procurement in World War II, Navy's procurement exceeded $20 billion per year •—and the procurement dollar bought much more then than it does now.

Navy purchasing is conducted for the most part in 59 major and minor purchasing actiivties. Ten major purchasing agerfcies are located in Washington: Six bureaus, the Military Sea Transportation Service, the Office of Naval Research, and the Marine Corps, as well as the Armed Services Petroleum Purchasing Agency. In the field there are seven Navy purchasing offices, four procuring supply demand control points and 38 minor purchasing activities. In addition to these major and minor purchasing activities, there are attached to many of the ships and to all shore stations supply officers who are authorized to procure in an emergency, or within established dollar limits.

Wartime experience showed — and is showing again—the necessity for carrying

on the operating function of procurement close to the technical personnel who are responsible for the adequacy of material and weapons. However, decentralized operation must be accompanied by centralized policy control. Because of the impact upon American industry caused by the large volume of purchases by the Navy, effective coordination within the Navy and with the other military services is essential. This coordination is part of the job of ONM, while the implementation of the policies evolved is the responsibility of the bureaus, the Marine Corps and the other procuring activities.

Standards and Specifications

must maintain industrial plants in reserve ONM acts as the coordinating agency of whose production will be essential for milithe Navy Department bureaus and the tary purposes as soon as possible after the Marine Corps on general policies and pro- outbreak of war. These reserve plants are cedural matters in the development of in two groups: (a) the National Industrial specifications, standards, and in matters of Reserve consisting of surplus plants under preservation, packaging, and packing. It the custody of the General Services Adfunctions as an administrative liaison office ministration, and (b) the Defense Departbetween those joint agencies of the govern- ment Industrial Reserve under the custody ment such as the Munitions Board Stand- of the military departments, comprised of ards Agency, Munitions Board Joint Pack- World War II plants for which there is aging Committee, and Federal Specifica- limited peacetime use, such as aircraft, tions Board, which are engaged in coordi- shipyard, explosive and munition plants. nation of specifications, standards, and The Navy has interest in 84 plants in the packaging matters, and in the promulgation former category and has 128 plants in the of the policies of those agencies within the Departmental Reserve which have been An important part of ONM's job is to Navy Department. assigned to it for maintenance and presermarshal the Navy viewpoint when intervation to insure their readiness for use in service policies are involved and to present Production war. Many of these plaiits have been sold that viewpoint forcefully and effectively in In the production field, the principal or are leased to private operators who are councils and committees established for the peacetime job is planning for wartime pro- responsible for maintaining their capabilit}' development of common policies for use duction—in other words. Industrial Mobili- for early conversion to war production. throughout the Defense Establishnjent. In zation Planning. The outcome of modern The second phase of the I M P Program obtaining this Navy viewpoint it is, of wars is determined, in large degree, by the course, necessary to discuss such of these ability of a nation to produce technologi- is the Industrial Equipment Reserve. The problems as pertaia to purchase with the cally superior weapons in adequate numbers Navy has a reserve of about 40,000 machine contracting officers of the bureaus and and promptly. While the extent of a na- tools plus cutting tools, tool room accesMarine Corps and, where possible, of the tion's territories, the size of its population sories, manufacturing aids, and gages, obpurchasing offices in the field. Every Fri- and of its armies, its wealth and its natural tained mainly from World War II producday, a meeting is held at which as many resources are important, a more compelling tion lines and from government suppliers, contracting officers as can be assembeld in factor is a nation's possession of a large which will facilitate industry's conversion Washington may exchange purchasing ex- and efficient industrial organization which to war production. This reserve, while inperiences and may raise problems requiring is fleixble enough to be adapted continu- adequate and out of balance, is a nucleus with which to bridge the gap from the outcommon solutions or policy guidance. ously to changing demands. break of war until our machine tool makers In order to bring to bear the maximum can catch up with war requirements. This The Department of Defense is committed to a policy of coordinated procure- industrial effort in the shortest possible phase of the planning program includes ment, usually single-department procure- time, it is necessary that carefully coordi- acquisition, overhaul, preservation, distriment. In this field, ONM must analyze the nated planning and preparedness measures bution, and storage of reserve industrial responsibilities assigned to the Navy De- be undertaken with industry in advance equipment. partment and allocate them to the various of an emergency. The Navy's Industrial The third phase of the program is conbureaus and the Marine Corps, in order Mobilization Planning Program is a part that the Navy may, in an effective and of the national plan which we must under- cerned with Industry Preparedness Meaorderly manner, procure specified items for take if we are to be ready for war. In a sures. It comprises peacetime steps intended real sense, this program is an effort to to facilitate conversion to high speed prothe three Services. buy time in the critical period of transition duction methods. These measures include ONM took the leadership in the prepara- from peace to wartime effectiveness. such projects as the following: exploratory tion of the Armed Services Procurement The Office of Naval Material has the studies to find ways to speed up producAct of 1947, and has actively participated responsibility for coordinating the planning tion ; redesign of items for mass production in the development of the Armed Services activities of the Navy in this area, and for techniques and to reduce the use of critical Procurement Regulation which provides a promulgating Munitions Board policy guid- materials; educational orders for the purcommon basis for purchasing both among ance in Industrial Mobilization Planning pose of retaining essential know-how or for the three military departments and among within the Navy. The I M P Program is developing new skills in critical industries; the various parts of the Naval Establish- divided into four principal parts. First, we (Continued on page 6) ment.

Supplementing this Regulation, ONM formulates and issues the general procurement policies and procedures of the Navy.

Policies thus developed must be followed up for compliance, and reviewed for effectiveness. One of the tools ONM uses for these purposes is contract clearance. By passing upon the business aspects of the larger contracts, contract clearance achieves three results; first, it insures compliance with existing policies; second, it reveals the need for new policies or common procedures, and exposes weaknesses in existing policies; third, it promotes uniformity throughout the Navy in dealing with suppliers. Contract clearance is one of the most effective devices by which the Navy is able to coordinate its practices with those of the Army and Air Force in order that the three Services may present a united front in procurement matters.

Though less than one percent of the number of all contracts are forwarded to ONM for clearance, these comprise over 80 percent of the total contract dollars.

While ONM does not credit the contract clearance function, in whole or even in substantial part, with the Navy's success in keeping its record clear, it is well to recognize this function is an important cog in the overall system of checks and balances on the business affairs of the Navy.

The Chief of Naval Material, V. Adm. E. D. Foster, SC, USN, at his desk with, from left, R. Adm T. G. W. Settle, Vice Chief of Naval Material; R. Adm. Louis Dreller, Direaor, Planning and Coordination Division; and R Adm. G. F. Yoran, Procvurement Policy Division.

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Rebirth of the Navy Personnel Freeze Navy Promotion Involuntary Recall

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By Fred Lardner With the exception of the lives lost and the injuries sustained, the Korean campaign may prove a blessing to the United States.

It has opened the eyes of the American press and the people to the fact that our diplomats, generals, and some of our intelligence agents failed to comprehend the type of war in which we might ne.xt be engaged. It promises to give our military leaders a chance to reassess their thinking about the arms and armament which may be necessary in event of a real war . . . with Russia.

"What it all teaches," says David Lawrence, newspaper columnist and publisher, "is that all manner of weapons and services are needed in war. Even battleships would come in handy today with their 16-inch guns in bombarding the Korean coast cities.

Their firepower would do a real job and proof of this is the fact that some heavy cruisers are now being rushed to the Far Eastern area to help. There's not a battleship in the Pacific.

"More than $50 billion has been spent on defense in the last five years—preparing for a certain kind of war which the enemy may never begin. This was a blunder comparable to that of the French who relied on the Maginot Line.

"The United States has supplanted Great Britain as policeman of the seven seas.

This is a global job in which the American Navy has taken over the task which the British Navy performed for centuries. But the American Navy is helpless to police the seven seas. It is below adequate strength in the Mediterranean and below what it should be to defend the approaches to Europe and the Baltic, and without the ships to do the job that might be needed in and around the Persian Gulf if trouble breaks out in Iran.

"It will take at least a year to 18 months to build the Navy up again, and at least that length of time to get all the tanks for the Army and the tactical air units for the ground troops. One can only pray that something deters the Russians in the interim."

That's part of the story. The second part is who and what is to blame for all this. But we're not going to stick our neck out by pointing a finger, not in this publication. Anyway, it appears that the high military command is now doing all it can to correct the error in tactical thinking.

We can't resist mentioning that some Navy men, not supposed to be experts on land warfare, pointed out this error just about one year ago.

Rebirth oi the

Navy

President Truman requested an extra $10.5 billion for defense, and Congress gave SEPTEMBER,

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it to him. Since then he has asked for another billion dollars, most of it for Naval aviation.

Judging from general reports, present plans call for increasing the personnel of the Navy from about 380,000 to 579,000.

The Marines, with an April strength of about 75,000, have announced that they will call up 44,000 members of their Organized Reserve and 80,000 members of their Volunteer Reserve.

Officially, neither the Navy nor the Marine Corps will say what their ultimate strength under the present expansion plans will be, or when that strength might be attained. That's what public relations men tell us. So in reality the reports of Pentagon newsmen are somewhat unofficial.

Judging from what has appeared in the press, the ultimate strength of the Marine Corps, which will call up almost all its Reserves, will be around 250,000.

The Navy has about 1,000,000 Reservists, and will have little difficulty in calling 200,000 of these to active duty.

need any change in its promotion policy for the time being. It can continue to use the system legalized by the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, the prinicpal feature of which is the requirement for the number of officers in each grade. This system was based on a theoretical Navy strength of 500,000 men, which three years ago was considered as the logical strength of a peacetime Navy.

While no plans have been made for the temporary promotion of officers in the near future, which may mean several months or more, such promotions will be forthcoming eventually as the Navy builds up to and exceeds 500,000 personnel.

As of mid-August, 1,038 Naval officers had been selected for promotion to higher grades and were awaiting vacancies.

Among these are: 6 officers for flag rank; 30 for commander; 102 for lieutenant commander; 900 for lieutenant. We could find no one who would hazard even a guess as to when a sizeable number of these ofiicers might be promoted, though perhaps by the time you read this a number of them may have been promoted. Certainly the status Personnei Freeze quo in promotion can not continue for long in the face of a 56 percent in increase in The Navy announced in early August personnel. that voluntary separation of commissioned officers from the Naval service has been The Marine Corps has announced distemporarily suspended. Thus, attrition of continuance of written examinations for some 1,700 officers in the ensuing year has promotion of officers and enlisted men, arid been eliminated. instead has authorized "temporary promoRequests from officers with permanent tions of a probationary nature." However, appointments in the Regular Navy for re- the Corps is evolving a program of officer tirement with less than 30 years' service promotion based on its new strength. will be held in abeyance, as will requests from officers commissioned under the Involuntary Recall NROTC-Holloway plan for termination of appointments or transfer to the Reserve.

Presidential authority has been granted Naval Reserve officers can not get in- to effect involuntary recall of Naval Reactive duty now, and active or inactive serve officers to active duty. Reserve perReserve officers can not resign unless it is sonnel ordered to active duty will serve at determined that their services are not least one year. Quotas will be filled as needed to meet immediate or future mobili- far as possible from the Organized Reserve.

Members of the Voluntary Resevre will zation requirements. not be recalled except as necessary to fill In effect, the Navy said, this policy will specific quotas not procurable from the suspend release of all officers from active Organized Reserve. duty except Regular Navy or Naval Re"No deferments will be granted except serve officers requesting retirement after 30 years of service. It will apply to women in cases involving key billets in industrial officers, including nurses. A Navy gal can- activities essential to national defense and not now get out because she wants to get in cases wherein community welfare would married. This ought to be a break for more be seriously affected," the Navy said. than a few Navy fellows.

Reserve officers can apply for voluntary An experienced Naval officer has a back- recall to duty for a minimum of one year ground of training which can not easily be of service. replaced.

New Navy in Ships Navy

Promotion

According to House Armed Service The Navy has been criticized in the Committee authorities, the following is a press for not announcing an emergency fairly accurate estimate of the increase in promotion policy, as the Army has done. naval ship strength resulting from the new Actually, we are told, the Navy does not defense program. The words "fairly accu-

rate" apply to the situation as of midAugust.

The new Navy will be a little larger than the Navy was just before the cutback program inaugurated by the Department of Defense about a year ago. Increases in the main ship classifications will be: Large aircraft carriers—6 to 9; Small and escort carriers—8 to 14; Cruisers (light and heavy)—12 to 14; Destroyers—140 to 172; Submarines—70 to 75.

According to Representative Vinson (Dem., Ga.), committee chairman, the total number of active combat ships will be increased from 237 to 285. A new carrier, . the USS Oriskany, is expected to be added to the fleet shortly after publication of this issue of Shipmate.

That Navy cutback is proving an expensive program. According to Representative Vinson, it costs the following merely to de-mothball: Battleship—$150,000 ; Aircraft carrier—$100,000; Heavy cruiser—$65,000 ; Light cruiser—$55,000 ; Escort carrier— $45,000.

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The $10.5 billion for expansion of the armed services is scheduled to be divided as follows : Army—$3,063 million; Navy— $2,649 million; Air Force—$4,535 million.

We hope the Air Force does a lot more for direct support of ground forces with this money than it has done so far with other appropriations.

The Navy money would be divided as follows: Navy military personnel, $425,489,000; Navy personnel general expenses, $19,016,000; Marine Corps military personnel, $128,395,000; Marine Corps troops and facilities, $149,766,000; Aircraft and facilities, $149,078,000; Aircraft construction and related procurement, $646,269,000, to remain available until expended (this is in addition to funds appropriated for aircraft procurement in the 1951 appropriations bill). . Ships and facilities, $483,748,000.

Ship construction, $160,000,000, which will be in addition to funds in the 1951 appropraitions bill.

Ordnance.and facilities, $216,077,000.

Ordnance for new construction, $25,000,000.

Medical care, $16,431,000; Civil engineering, $35,404,000; Service supply and finance, $163,562,000; Service-wide operations, $29,794,000.

Congress granted the President's request for authority to shift up to 10 percent of any one appropriation to another, the shift to depend on possible need for change evidenced in the next several months.

Legis/ation In the last two issues of Shipmate this column was largely devoted to discussion of pending personnel legislation, with some talk of what may be coming up in 1951.

Since the start of the Korean war, however, there has been comparatively little action on these bills.

It is too late now to expect much action, although the fact that Congress will be in session for the remainder of this session, a greater length of time than was expected two months ago, may result in enactment of some bills that otherwise would be pigeonholed.

To some extent the legislative need has changed. Congress is now legislating for

the Korean and possibly bigger wars. That legislation comes first. It is possible that this preparation for war will obviate the need for some personnel legislation v/hich has been pending.

Here is recent action on various bills: H. R. 7764, authorizing the Navy to initiate a modest modernization program through construction of new prototype ships and conversion of existing vessels.

Scheduled to start in fiscal year 1952. Will be law when you read this.

S. 1507, provides that Reserve personnel, while on active duty or on active duty for training, shall be entitled to receive either (1) the compensation for such duty, including any travel or other expenses incident thereto, or (2) the pension, disability allowance, etc., to which entitled by virtue of prior service. Has passed Senate, and should pass House.

S. 780, provides that the Navy convene a board to review records of commissioned officers, active or retired. Navy or Marine Corps, who failed of selection from 24 July, 1941, to 7 August, 1947. If record indicates injustice has been done, the board is authorized to recommend the grade or rank to which officer so prejudiced should be advanced, advancement to flag rank precluded. Recommendations subject to approval by Secretary of Navy and President.

H. R. 9178, to suspend restrictions on the authorized strength of the armed services. Now law.

H. R. 9183, by Rep. Pat Sutton (Dem., Tenn.), and H. R. 9245, by Rep. E. P. Scrivener (Rep., Kans.), new bills, would restore $1500 tax exemption for military personnel.

Mercfiant

Marine

It is heartening to note the appointment of y . Adm. Edward L. Cochrane, U S N (Retired), as head of the new Federal Martime Board and the Maritime Administration.

Congress has authorized the government to control the movements of foreign ships in American waters. And the Coast Guard, which may soon be under the Navy, together with the FBI and other intelligence agencies, is creening seamen to keep dangerous men off American vessels.

But the merchant marine would be a weak point in a war with Communism.

We believe it has been impossible to spot all seamen who might prove dangerous.

If we have to fight the Russians, let's hope the President puts the merchant marine in the U. S. Navy.

OFFICE OF NAVAL MATERIAL (Continued from page 4) pilot production orders to develop efficient methods of manufacture for new items of equipment. Also included is planning for the use of production capacity allocated to the military departments, which is carried on with industrial management by some 130 field offices of the Army, Navy and Air Force. The work of these Armed Services Procurement Planning Officers, as they are called, insofar as the Navy is concerned is under the general direction of the Office of Naval Material. More will be said concerning them in subsequent discussion of production planning with industry.

The fourth and final phase of the Indus-

trial Mobilization Planning Program is called Planning within the Department of Defense. It includes the determination of probable wartime requirements for industrial manpower, materials, and utilities, and studies of the sources of availability of these essentials. It also includes estimating the needs for military construction and the defense of industrial plants. Looking after Navy's interests in the allocation of industrial plant capacity among the military departments comprises an important part of this segment of the program.

ONM coordinates requests of the bureaus and the Marine Corps for funds to support industrial mobilization projects within their fields of responsibility, and justifies the funds requested before the Munitions Board, the Budgetary Advisory Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and, from an overall standpoint, before the Congressional Appropriation Committees. This function involves close cooperation with the Munitions Board, which agency has overall responsibility for Industrial Mobilization Planning within the Department of Defense.

Production

Planning

With

Industry

As previously mentioned. Armed Services Procurement Planning Officers are in direct contact with industrial management in their dual capacity as representatives of the Munitions Board and of the claimant agencies of their own department. The Naval officers selected as A S P P O ' s function under the management control of the bureau or office which has management of the field office. They include Inspectors of Shipbuilding, Inspectors of Ordnance, Bureau of Aeronautics Representatives and General Representatives, Industrial Managers of Shipyards, Supervising Inspectors and Inspectors of Naval Material.

Production planning with industry by these representatives is conducted under procedures established by the Munitions Board, and set forth in the Production Allocation Manual (formerly known as Annex 47). In brief, these procedures require the allocation of capacity for specific items within a given plant to one or more material planning agencies within the military departments. In the Navy, for example, plant capacity first of all is requested by one or more bureaus. This request is reviewed by ONM and forwarded to the Munitions Board, for registration of the bureau or bureaus as claimants for capacity in the plant and requesting authority to initiate planning wth the management of this particular facility. The Munitions Board reviews the requests from all calimants, and if the Board approves them, one of the claimant agencies is designated to appoint a Procurement Planning Officer as the official coordinator of planning with management of the plant. Soon after such designation, the designated bureau (or service) assigns, a representative officer in its field organization or, in the case of the Navy, may request the Field Services Division of ONM to assign production planning responsibility to one of the general inspection offices to act for it in planning with management. In either case, the succeeding stages involve conferring with the management of the plant whose capacity is under consideration, drawing up, based on the prospective requirements of all claimants for war production, a tentative schedule of production. After agreement has been reached between management and the claimant agencies on the specified production schedule, the tentative schedules of (Continued on page 12) SHIPMATE

^Ue ^ii/iied Stated, Middies, Cadets and NROTC on Summer Cruise The 700 midshipmen of the first and third classes of the U. S. Naval Academy that departed from Annapolis, Md., Friday, July 21, on the second midshipmen's summer cruise, departed from Norfolk, Va., July 25, aboard the battleship U S S MISSOURI and eight destroyers of Destroyer Divisions 101 and 181.

Vice Admiral Harry W . Hill, USN Superintendent

Memorial Plaques for Medal of Honor Winners To Be Dedicated 7 Dec.

Accompaning the middies on the summer cruise are 50 cadets from the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, and 641 students of the Naval Reserve Officer's Training Corps Program from 19 colleges throughout the Eastern and Southeastern states.

The second midshpmen cruise of the season, under the over-all command of Rear Admiral John H. Carson, USN, whose flagship is the MISSOURI, left Norfolk for sLx weeks of training operations in the Atlantic. Commanding the midshipmen detachment aboard the "Mighty Mo" is Commander Dtmcan P. Dixon, USN, of the Naval Academy's Ordnance and Gunnery Dept.

Seven hundred ninety-three trainees, including 50 cadets from West Point, the middies and X R O T C students are embarked aboard the MISSOURI, which is under the command of Captain I. T. Duke, U S N .

The MISSOURI'S

escorting

destroyers,

USS JOHN H. KENNEDY, JR., BROWNSON. U S S R. H. MCCARD, L. B. ROBERTS, U S S C. H. ROAN, RUSH, USS JOHNSON and the

USS USS USS USS

FISKE, each have approximately 75 midshipmen and N R O T C students abord.

Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Units making the cruise include midshipmen from Northwestern University, Yale, Marquette, Tufts, Virginia, Kansas, Brown, Louisville, Dartmouth, Mississippi, Illinois, Michigan, Illinois Tech, Princeton, Rensellaer, Wisconsin, Cornell, Purdue, and Columbia.

The nine ship training task force made port at Halifax, Novia Scotia, July 29.

Other ports of call for the cruise will be Guantanamo, Cuba, and New York City, where the trainees will attend one of Broadway's leading shows and tour the city's points of interest.

Subs at Annapolis Three U. S. Submarines, the U S S T I G RONE, USS

RUNNER and

USS

CONGER

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rived in Annapolis late Saturday, July 15th, for a two-week stay. These subs were used to instruct the Midshipmen of the First Class during their stay, making three-day cruises twice a week. The "Firsties" were given an opportunity to see how the silent service works and to actively participate in operating the "under-seas" boats.

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1950

SECRETARY OF ACADEMIC BOARD AT NAVAL ACADEMY RELIEVED. Captain William G. Cooper, USN, left, who has been serving at the Naval Academy since September 1947 as Head of the Foreign Language Department, then as senior aide to the Superintendent and Secretary of the Academic Board, is shown as he greeted his relief, Captain Robert T. S. Keith, USN. Captain Cooper, a graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of '27, will report to the National War College, Washington, D. C , for a course of instruction. Captain Keith graduated from the Naval Academy in 1928. He served as Commander Fleet Training Group and Underway Training Element at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, since June 1949 before reportring to Annapolis.

Admiral Hill to Observe Midshipmen's Training Vice Admiral Harry W. Hill, USN, Commandant of the Severn River Naval Command and Superintendent of the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., departed from Annapolis for Pensacola, Florida, Tuesday morning, August 1.

The Admiral and his Flag Lieutenant, Commander W. F. Bringle, USN, went to Florida as guests of Vice Admiral John D. Price, USN, Chief of Naval Air Training, to observe 210 midshipmen from the second class of the Naval Academy undergoing flight indoctrination at Pensacola.

On their return flight from Pensacola Admiral Hill and Commander Bringle stopped off at Norfolk, Va., to observe amphibious landings of Naval Reserve Officer's Training Corps ( N R O T C ) midshipmen who were then undergoing amphibious training at Little Creek, Va.

In order to keep forever alive in the minds of midshipmen the great acts of heroism and devotion to duty which, during World War II, exemplified the highest sense of naval tradition, bronze memorial plaques will be dedicated in honor of each deceased naval hero who graduated from the Naval Academy and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for action during World War II. Each bronze memorial tablet will bear the full citation of the individual Medal of Honor award, and will be mounted in Bancroft Hall outside a room which had been actually occupied by the officer while he was a midshipman. To further perpetuate the memory of these World War II naval heroes, each room so marked with a plaque will be named in honor of the deceased graduate, as "The Callaghan Room," "The Cromwell Room," etc.

Unveiling Ceremonies in Memorial Hall will be held following Chapel Services on those Sundays which fall nearest the anniversary dates of the actions for which the Medals of Honor were awarded. If possible, the Flag Officer serving in the capacity of force or fleet Commander at the time and in the area of the individual action, will take the principal part in the unveiling ceremony. Thus, the Brigade of Midshipmen will have opportunity to see and hear some of the top naval officers of the recent war who held such important parts in keeping alive during the present, the great fighting traditions of the U. S. Navy.

Of special significance will be the memorial ceremony to be held in the Naval Academy Chapel on 7 December 1950. At this time the plaques will be dedicated in honor of four deceased officers who were at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and were awarded Congressional Medals of Honor.

Invitations will be extended to members of the families of the following deceased officers to be present at the unveiling of the memorial plaques, which are now being prepared : R. Adm. Norman S C O T T , U S N R. Adm. Daniel Judson C A L L A G H A N , USN Cdr. Ernest Edwin E V A N S , U S N ...

Capt. John Phillip C R O M W E L L , U S N . , .

Capt, Mervyn Sharp B E N N I O N , U S N . . .

R. Adm. Isaac Campbell K I D D , U S N . . .

Capt. Franklin V a n - V A L K E N B U R G H , USN Capt. Cassin Y O U N G , U S N Cdr. George Fleming D A V I S , U S N Cdr. Howard Walter G I L M O R E , U S N . . .

Lt. Cdr. Edward Henry O ' H A R E . U S N . .

Capt. Albert Harold R O O K S , U S N Lt. John James P O W E R S , U S N Lt. Milton Ernest R I C K E T T S , U S N . . . .

Lt. Col. Harold William B A U E R S , USMC Cdr. Samuel David D E A L E Y , U S N ..

Lt. Cdr. Bruce Avery V A N V O O R H I S , USN

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PERSONNEL

EXPANSIONS

The Bureau began to expand the active duty personnel strength of the Navy by announcing that applications from male Naval Reserve officers and enlisted men on a voluntary basis for active duty were desired. This was followed by requesting applications from Naval Reserve Waves.

Enlistments in the Regular Navy were facilitated by relaxation of requirements for broken-service reenlistments and for the reenlistments of personnel who had received "hardship" discharges or who had been discharged under "saved pay" provisions of the career compensation Act. To further augment the Navy, the involtmtary recall of Reservists was authorized. To stop attrition, all expiring enlistments were extended for one year and the voluntary separation of commissioned officers from the Naval Service was temporarily discontinued.

Officer volunteers—The first call stated that all ordered to active duty would receive general assignments, primarily afloat and overseas, for an obligated and guaranteed period of 12 months. Officers in the grades of Lieutenant Commander and below were desired in the Unrestricted Line, both aviation and non-aviation. Supply Corps, Chaplain Corps, and Civil Engineer Corps. Officers in the grades of Commander and below were desired in the !Medical Corps and Dental Corps, and in a limited number in the General Line specialties of electronics, intelligence and communications.

Enlisted volunteers, male—Enlisted volunteers were needed in pay grades E-3 (Seaman, Airman, etc.) up through E-6 (first class petty officer) in all general and emergency service rates. Chief petty officers were required in general and emergency service ratings of: sonarman, radarman, fire controlman, fire control technician, electronics technician, aviation electronics technician, air controlman, mineman, communications technician, yeoman and photographer's mate. Enlisted applicants had to be in Reserve classes: V-1 (Enlisted personnel associated with surface units of the Organized Reserve), V-2 (Enlisted personnel associated with aviation units of the Organized Reserve, V-3 (Enlisted personnel who are attached to electronics companies and platoons of the Volunteer Reserve), V-6 (Enlisted personnel required for mobilization in addition to the other classes of the Volunteer Reserve), 0-1 (Enlisted personnel of the Organized surface component), and 0-2 (Enlisted personnel of the Organized aviation component).

Enlisted volunteers, women — Women volunteers were desired in all petty officer grades, including chief petty officer, in the emergency and general service rates of teleman, radioman, communications technician, yeoman, personnelman, machine accountant, storekeeper, disbursing store8

Vice Admiral John W. Roper, USN Chief of Bureau

keeper, aerographer, tradesman, aviation storekeeper, hospitalman, and dental technician.

Involuntary recall—Quotas are to be filled as far as possible from the Organized Reserve, who are considered to be qualified for active duty, and from the Fleet Reserve, with members of the \'olunteer Reserve not to be recalled involuntarily except as necessary to fill specific quotas not procurable from the Organized and Fleet Reserve sources. Waves and retired personnel are not to be involuntarily recalled at this time.

Enlistments extended—In keeping with Public Law 624, 81st Congress, the Navy extended the enlistments of members of the Regular Navy and Naval Reserve, active and inactive, excluding USNEV's, that expired on or after July 28, 1950, and prior to July 9, 1951. Personnel whose enlistments expire prior to the July 1951 date still may voluntarily reenlist, thus becoming eligible for a reenlistment bonus, or may voluntarily extend their current enlistments.

Fleet Reserve—Members of the naval service transferred to the Fleet Reserve are to be continued on active duty. Eligible persons may continue to submit applications for transfer to the Fleet Reserve.

Voluntary separation of officers—Attrition in the officer ranks was curtailed by the temporary discontinuance of voluntary separation e.xcept for those with 30 years' service. It was estimated that this suspension would eliminate the attrition of approximately 1700 naval officers in the ensuing year. Requests for resignations from officers with permanent appointments in the Regular Navy and for retirements with less than 30 years' service are to be held in abeyance. Officers commissioned under the NROTC-Holloway Plan are to have their requests for termination of appointments, or transfer to the Reserve held in abeyance. USN (temporary) officers are to have requests for reversion to permanent warrant or enlisted status and requests for termination of temporary appiontment and transfer to the Fleet Reserve with less than 30 years' service held in abeyance.

Naval Reserve officers are to have their requests for inactive duty held in abeyance and no resignations of Naval Reserve officers on active or inactive duty are to be approved except in those cases where it is determined that the services of the officer concerned would not be necessary to meet immediate or future requirements.

The same policies that apply to male officers apply to women officers, including Nurses, in addition, women officers wishing

to resign for the reason of marriage will have their requests held in abeyance. In the past these requests normally were approved.

Orders to Naval Reserve officers and enlisted personnel for recall to active duty normally allow up to ten days for reporting after receipt of orders. If it was considered imperative that a further delay in reporting be granted, requests can be made within 48 hours after receipt of orders. While the deferment policy provides for occupational deferment only, consideration also is to be given to extreme hardship cases.

Individual acknowledgment of requests for active duty could not be made at the time. However, all applicants will either receive orders or a letter stating their services are not needed at this time. Security prevented answering inquiries as to status of applications and existing billet vacancies.

PROCUREMENT Officers

The temporary suspension of procesisng applications for commissions in the Naval Reserve has been partially lifted. The suspension was the result of the workload brought about by the Offices of Naval Officer Procurement-Recruiting Stations handling the processing of voluntary recall of Reserves to active duty.

Civilians may not apply for commission in the following classifications: (1) Regular Navy, Active duty—Doctors, Dentists, Nurses. Medical Interns, Medical and Dental Students and Electronics Specialists.

No applications for the Naval Reserve are being accepted from persons eligible for the draft, except from Doctors, Dentists, Interns and Theological, Medical and Dental students.

It is expected that additional programs will be reopened as physical facilities are expanded in the Recruiting Stations— ONOP's and as the needs of the service dictate.

PROMOTIONS Regular

Navy

The Bureau has published the names of 316 officers who have been promoted to the grades of Commander, Lieutenant Commander, Lieutenant and Lieutenant (junior grade) in the General Line, Supply Corps and Nurse Corps.

Those promoted were officers in the Regular Navy. USN (Temporary) and Reserve officers paid under the Regular Navy appropriation.

Of those promoted, 69 were Lieutenant Commanders. 80 were Lieutenants, S were Lieutenants (junior grade) and 162 were Ensigns.

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Reserve

The^ Bureau also published the names of 306 Naval Reserve officers either on inactive duty or on active duty in connection with the Reserve program, who were Lieutenant Commanders selected for promotion to the grade of Commander.

It has also been announced that the issuing of commissions to Naval Reserve officers who are promoted will be suspended.

The statement suspending the issuance said that as a temporary measure to help overcome personnel shortages, the Bureau will discontinue issuing commissions to Naval Reserve officers for other than original appointments. Instead of a commission, officers will receive a post card acknowledgement which will certify that their acceptance of the grade to which promoted has been received and verified.

When conditions permit, it was announced, issuing of commissions to Reserve officers will be resumed. In the meantime officers have been requested not to write to the Bureau requesting information about their commissions.

Military

Law

Requirement

In view of the enactment of Public Law S06-81st Congress, the Navy is undergoing a transition from Articles for the Government of the Navy and Naval Courts and Boards to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and a new law manual.

In order to facilitate this transition and reduce confusion insofar as promotion requirements of General Line officers of all categories are concerned, the Bureau has eliminated the subject of Military Law in future examinations, re-examinations and delayed examinations.

Commencing April 15, 1951, the subject "Military Justice" will be included in examinations. This subject will be based upon the Uniform Code of Military Justice and will implement law manuals and decisions.

TRAINING G e n e r a / Line School

Closed

Instruction has been suspended at the Naval School, General Line, Newport, R. I. A class at the School was scheduled to commence July 24. For the present, the Navy said, it plans to continue instruction at the Naval School, General Line, Monterey, California, where a class of approximately 50 Oofficers commenced instruction in February 1950.

The ten months General Line course provides for training in professional naval subjects for officers of the grade of commander and below.

The Bureau stated that the approximately 500 officers in the grades of commander and below who were to have attended the July 24 class would be reassigned to other duty consistent with the needs of the service. Their immediate availability and the fact that they can be reassigned without the providing of reliefs was given as the reason for the suspension of training at the School.

USNR to Staff

College

Naval Reserve officers were to attend the August 22 class at the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. The quotas were formerly entirely Regular Navy officers, but because of the current international situation, these officers are not available in sufficient numbers for this training.

Eligible for the five months training were General Line officers (1105) in the grade SEPTEMBER,

1950

the grades of Lieutenant (junior grade) and above for linguistic courses at the U. S. Naval School (Naval InteUigence), Naval Receiving Station, Anacostia, D. C. according to the Bureau of Naval Personnel.

Courses varying in length from 5 months to 18 months are given to provide the students with a mastery of the written and spoken language equivalent to that of a Recruits t o N e w p o r t For t h : first time since early 1944, Navy fully literate native. In order to graduate recruit ti aining will be given at the U. S. and qualify as interpreter-translator the Naval Training Center, Newport, R. I., student officers must devote 12 hours a commencing in September. The Newport day to classroom and outside work, besides activity will supplement the recruit train- activities including newspapers, movies and ing centers at Great Lakes, 111., and San using the language daily in extra-curricular informal gatherings.

Diego, Calif.

Languages in which courses are given Recruit training was suspended at Newport when the facilities were turned over with the starting dates are: Chinese, Turkish, Iranian, Arabic, German—first Monto a pre-commissioning school. day in April; Swedish, Portuguese, Ital• • • ian, French, Spanish—first Monday in April and October; and Russian—first Status of NROTC Officers Monday each quarter.

The Bureau has clarified the status of Applicants should be less than 30 years officers who were commissioned directly of age and should have completed a minifrom Naval ROTC units and who have not mum of 2'/2 years of college or equivalept. yet been selected for retention in the Reg- Applications accompanied by a Language ular Navy as career officers.

Qualification Form (PRNC-NIS-Rev. 11In order to set forth the eligibility of 46) available upon request from the Buofficers in this category for training an3 reau of Naval Personnel, should be forchange of designation, the following policy warded via official channels to the Bureau was issued: concerned officers are not of Naval Personnel. eligible for flight training, postgraduate training, long term training change frorn the General Line to the Supply Corps or USN Officers Assigned t o USNR Civil Engineer Corps, or change in desigRegular Navy officers who are to be asnation to Engineering Duty, Special Duty or Aeronautical Engineering duty. How- signed to duty with the Naval Reserve are ever, they may apply for submarine train- being indoctrinated as to what comprises ing and for short term training of five the present-day Naval Reserve, the nature of duty they will have, and the current months duration or less.

Officers who complete three years serv- policies, programs and Public Laws afice and are selected for retention as career fecting the Naval Reserve.

The officers are being assigned to the officers will be eligible to apply for all training and assignments open to their Reserve program under a policy promulcontemporaries in the Regular Navy. In gated by the Secretary of Defense last addition, applications for flight training and December. Under that policy it was dichange to the Supply Corps and Civil En- rected that, to the fullest extent practicable, gineer Corps may be submitted during the all regular officers of the Armed Forces third year of commissioned service, but were to be assigned to at least a two-year assignment to such duty will not be made tour of duty with the civilian reserve comuntil the board to select officers for reten- ponents.

Behind the move was the reasoning that tion has completed its findings. in time of mobilization the officers and men of the civilian components comprise the great bulk of the nation's Armed NACP Officers In order that the administration of edu- Forces, as they did in World War II. It cational benefits off^ered Naval Reserve of- was stated that for the professional milificers commissioned under the Naval Avia- tary men in such a time to weld these comtion College Program does not continue in- ponents and the regular establishment todefinitely. The Secretary of the Navy has gether into the most effective fighting determined that eligible officers must com- force, he must be intimately familiar with and understand the problems, state of trainply with new time limitations. ing, and psychological outlook of the citiUnder the N A C P program all officers zen soldiers.

By the same token, it was who do not apply or are not selected for added, urgently need the skilled retention in the Regular Navy and who, guidancereservists and supervision that only the protherefore, must accept a commission in the fessional military man can give.

Naval Reserve and are ordered to inactive Officers assigned to duty in the Navy Deduty, may apply for retainer pay. This is paid at the rate of $100 per month up to a partment, District Headquarters, Chief of total of $2,000, while the Reserves pursue Naval Air Reserve Training Headquarters, full-time instruction in any accredited col- Naval Air Stations and Naval Air Relege. In addition, these officers are given serve Training Units will receive indoctrituition, books and laboratory fees at gov- nation after reporting to their duty staernment expense while they are drawing tions. Inspector-instructors and commanding officers of Naval Reserve training ships the retainer pay. are to be provided with courses prior to The new time limitations prescribe that reporting, and will be ordered to one week the instruction must commence not later temporary duty at District Headquarters. than two calendar years after the officer's During the indoctrination period the ofacceptance of appointment as Ensign, ficers will be informed as to t'he authority, USNR, and or his release to inactive duty.

He also must complete the utilization of his duties, responsibilities that they will have educational benefits prior to the sixth such as representatives of the Navy; the Organization and mission of all the Civilian Comanniversary. ponents of the Armed Services; current • • • policies, programs and Public Laws affecting the Civilian components, along with foreign Languages Instruction Instruction is available for qualified Reg- their history and traditions; local influences (Continued on page 11) ular Navy officers, including women, in of commander in the Organized Reserve on inactive duty, and officers in the grades of commander and lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve already on active duty.

Reserve officers completing the course will be obligated to serve one year active dutv.

eiimu H ORDiMce One of the first mobile betatrons of the world, a 10-million volt X-ray generator whose rays are capable of penetrating 16 inches of steel, is operated at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory at White Oak, Maryland. It is so powerful that it is housed in a special building surrounded by threefoot thick walls of reinforced concrete in order to protect personnel from the danerous Xrays.

The massive betatron is one of the first industrial machines capable of penetrating steel thicker than 12 inches. It is also unique in that it may be aimed in any direction. All other betatrons, cyclotrons and similar nuclear research equipment of this type are held in a fixed position. The Naval Ordnance Laboratory uses it principally for the examination of large critical structures of items of naval ordnance. It has been used to detect flaws in the castings of the massive anchors such as those used by the major combat ships of the Navy.

By means of Xray "Shadowgraphs" the Navy scientists may determine in early developmental stages the effects of stresses, strains and shocks upon the delicate internal components of the modern day naval ordnance. Proper engineering clearances in the internal structures of naval ordnance can also be obtained through use of the betatron. Techniques developed through use of the machine have also been useful in many other fields. "Clear sharp pictures of steel such as castings, welds and armor plates, which could not be obtained by any other means, have been made through use of the betatron. These pictures have revealed defects such as cracks, blowholes and other flaws.

In the field of naval ordnance, for which General Electric has developed various Xray machines, results have been most successful. For example, in the development of one major weapon, the percentage of failures was running as high as thirty and forty per cent. Conductivity tests were conducted for over six months and the cause for the failures could not be discovered. Finally, after all other tests had been abandoned, the nuclear physicists were given a chance at it.

Through the use of Xray techniques, they immediately discovered that the initial impact was causing a small wire in a coaxial cable to separate. With this information, the scientists were able to correct the trouble and the weapon is now a success.

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The 10,000,000-volt betatron, an X-ray generator manufactured to Navy specifications, is capable of penetrating 16 inches of steel. It is used in non-destructive testing of naVal ordnance.

new type shell casings was nearly abandoned. The idea seemed to be sound, but, in testing, the casings would invariably burst. Test after test was conducted.

Changes were made but the casing still was not successful. Again the nuclear physicists were called. Xrays showed internal flaws that otherwise had not been discovered.

These were removed and now the project is in full force.

The betatron consists of a powerful electromagnet weighing approximately two and one-half tons. The magnet surrounds a doughtnut-shaped glass tube in which electrons are accelerated and made to produce Xrays by striking a tungsten "target." The unit is compactly housed in a steel housing four and one-half feet wide, four feet high, and two and one-half feet deep. Portable This betatron is the most powerful unit with the use of a crane, the entire unit used by any Bureau of Ordnance field labweighs approximately 5500 pounds. oratory and it helps to make the laboratory Engineers who built the betatron state it one of the most complete stations in the can take an Xray picture of an inch-thick world for non-destructive testing.

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The powerful Xray machine is installed in the laboratory at White Oak in such a way that its rays will be dissipated harmlessly. The Xray energy radiated from the betatron is almost entirely concentrated in the central beam. Radiation at 90° and at 180° from the central beam is of the order of 0.01% of the maximum energy. Three feet of concrete reduces the central beam to 1% of its original intensity.

Protection from the central beam is obtained by distance. Although the machine is mounted to allow maximum flexibility in the positioning of the beam, stops have been set so that the direct beam may not strike a side wall. Full advantage of the inverse square law has been taken to insure safety from the direct beam.

An area 100 feet from the building face has been fenced off to prevent possible entry of persons into the danger area. All doors opening on this space are interlocked and are protected by visible signals as well.

However, should a door be opened while the betatron is in operation, the Xray circuit is broken in every machine facing that area. In addition, a large flashing "danger" signal makes it difficult for any person to be in the area without knowledge that exposure is being made. Finally, an audible alarm system which commences thirty secons prior to the betatron exposure makes the safety precautions complete. The entrance to the laboratory from the control room is closed by means of a 1600-pound sliding leaded-door which must be clewed before the machine can be energized. On the control desk is placed an automatic counter. When a certain radiation inteiisity level is reached, this device produces an audible and unmistakable signal.

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BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL (Continued from page 9) and circumstances affecting the Naval Reserve ; and the importance of public relations including the value of cooperative relationship with local civic, veteran and other military organizations.

In making the announcement concerning the assigning of Regular Navy officers to the Reserve program, the Chief of Naval Personnel, Mee Admiral John W. Roper, USN, stated that duty with the Reserve Component constitutes a challenge of the highest order, with demonstrated ability in leadership, administration and public relations weighing heavily in the selection of officers for these desirable assignments.

WAVES C e / e b r a t e Eighth

Anniversary

Congratulations to the W A V E S on their eighth anniversary July 30, were sent by the Assistant for Women to the Chief of Xaval Personnel, Captain Joy Bright Hancock. USN. It was on July 30, 1942, that President Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing enlistment and commissioning of women in the U. S. Naval Reserve. In 1948, the Women's Armed Services Integration Act made the W A V E S a permanent part of the Naval Establishment.

During World War II, members of the WAVES served overseas in Hawaii. Today finds them in Hawaii, Guam and Alaska in the Pacific, and in London and Heidelberg in the European Area. Women today served in all appropriate ratings; principally in hospital work, communications, supply, aviation, and general administration.

Captain Hancock's anniversary greeting was: "Anniversary greeting to A L L W A V E S .

"Today marks the eighth anniversary of the W A V E S as part of the United States Na\-y. The outstanding contribution of these women to the war effort was largely instrimiental in the passage of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 which made the W A V E S a permanent part of the naval establishment. Thousands of women veterans have retained on active affiliation with the peacetime Naval Reserve and it is hoped that they will be joined in this vitally important component by many additional women who have had no prior military experience.

"You are familiar with the fact that a large group of enlisted women and officers are now serving in the Regular Navy as a career in a wide variety of ratings in the Line and various staff corps. Perhaps you are not quite as familiar with the role that women reservists are playing in the present naval establishment. The Naval Reserve is an important part of the total military organization and an essential adjunct to the Regular Navy. One group complements the other and without both it would not be possible to maintain a strong, efficient Navy.

"Not only may W A V E S belong to Volunteer Units, but they may now join or be associated with Organized Divisions of the Xaval Reserve. Recruits are receiving training during drill periods in the Volunteer Units or are undergoing an intensive two-week indoctrination course at places designated by each District Commandant or Chief of Naval Air Training. In addition, approximately 150 Reserve Officer Candidates began their training at the Xaval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, this summer. Thus, the women in the Regular Navy and those in the Naval ReSEPTEMBER,

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serve are forming the nucleus of welltrained personnel which will be needed in the event of another national emergency.

The enthusiasm, cooperation, and hard work of the Reservists in this program is of the utmost importance.

"To all W A V E S , everywhere, may I extend my sincere congratulations on this anniversary. Your active interest in the part we are playing in the naval establishment will prove inspiration to us in developing future plans. We shall continue to do our utmost to uphold and be worthy of the high trust placed in us by the Navy."

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Lieutenant Moffett was born in Pyengyang, Korea on August 16, 1917 and graduated from the Pyengyang Foreign School in 1935, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois with a B.S. degree in 1939 and the Northwestern University Medical School in 1941.

Lieutenant Moffett entered the United States Naval Reserve on April 5, 1943 and was released to inactive duty on March 8, 1947. He is entitled to the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon for serving with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons 13 and 16 during World War II.

SPORTS Golf

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Unused

Tennis

The Inter-Service Sports Council cancelled the Inter-Service "Leech Cup" Tennis Alatches and the Inter-Service Golf Tournament because of a lack of available transportation space needed to bring the contestants from world-wide installations and activities to the sites of the competitions.

The Leech Cup matches were scheduled for July 28 and 29 at the Army-Navy Country Club, Washington, D. C , while the Inter-Service Gold competition was slated for the middle of August at Fort Benning, Georgia.

This immediately was followed by the Navy cancelling the All-Navy Golf and Tennis competition for 1950. The tennis matches had been slated to be held during the week of July 17 at the U. S. Naval Academy, while the golf was set for the week of August 6 at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. MISCELLANEOUS Dependents' Travel

Halted

The Navy indefinitely .suspended transportation of dependents via government transportation or at government expense to destinations west of the Pacific coast, including Alaska and Hawaii, on July 14.

Diverting of ships to other uses and the assignment of available transportation space, both sea and air, to higher category personnel were given as the reasons for the suspension.

Dependents who could sail to Pacific installations from Pacific coast ports of embarkation on and before the deadline date could proceed if space is available to occommodate them. Those dependents who arrive at Pacific Coast ports, but who were unable to embark on or before July 14, were returned to their homes in the United States with their household effects at government expense.

The suspension of travel, it was pointed out, applies only to dependents and not to civilian employees under orders or returning from leave and presently awaiting transportation to Pacific detsinations.

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Korea

An inactive Naval Reserve doctor who became a "displaced person" from Korea requested immediate active duty in order to serve with the U. S. Armed Forces in Korea. Lieutenant Howard F. Moffett, MCR, USNR, was in Korea as a Presbyterian missionary when fighting broke out, and had to flee to Tokyo as a DP. He requested that he be ordered to duty, in accordance with current regulations, with the Air Force. His request received the approval of the Commander of the Far East Naval Forces and the Commanding General of the Far East Air Force and was approved by the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Orders to active duty were issued by the Bureau of Naval Personnel.

Leave

Claims

The deadline for submitting claims for unused military leave has been extended to June 30, 1951, by Public Law 479, 81st Congress. The previous cut-off date was Sept. 1, 1948, and claims submitted subsequent to this date were invalid and must be resubmitted.

Members and former members of the naval service who are entitled to submit claims under P. L. 479 are those who had unused leave standing to their credit on August 31, 1946, in excess of 60 days.

These individuals are entitled to compensation for this unused leave in excess of 60 days and up to 120 days, provided their claim is submitted not later than the new deadline of June 30, 1951.

Enlisted members and former enlisted members should submit their letter to the Chief of Naval Personnel requesting a claim to be prepared and should enclose a statement listing all leave taken from Sept.

8, 1939 to Sept. 1, 1946. Officers should request claim forms from the Chief bf Naval Personnel with such requests containing a statement as to whether or not the individual had prior enlisted service between Sept. 8, 1939, and the date appointed an officer.

Other former members of the naval service who are entitled to compensation for unused leave are those who were not in active service Sept. 1, 1946, and who were former enlisted members discharged under honorable conditions prior to Sept. 1, 1946; were discharged under other than honorable conditions prior to Sept. 1, 1946, but who since Aug. 9, 1946, have had their records corrected to show discharge under honorable conditions ; or who were former officers on terminal leave on Sept. 1, 1946, were granted less than 120 days of terminal leave and had prior enlisted service between Sept. 8, 1939, and the date of appointment as an officer.

These former members are entitled to compensation for unused leave not to exceed 120 days, or in the case of former officers, not to exceed the difference between 120 days and the number of days of terminal leave granted.

All these former members should submit claims on Budget Bureau Form No. 49R283, obtainable from the Bureau of Naval Personnel, not later than June 30, 1951, or within one year after records were corrected to show honorable discharge.

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Benefits

The Bureau has answered some of the questions that have been raised by the present expansion of the Navy due to the Korean crisis concerning eligibility for veterans' benefits of persons now entering upon a period of active duty.

Inductees, enlistees, retired persons, and Reservists entering or returning to active duty may be eligible for reemployment rights provided by the Selective Service 11

Act of 1948, as extended by Public Laws 572 and 599, 81st Congress. Voluntary entrance into active duty does not bar eligibility for these rights.

To be eligible persons must leave a position other than temporary in the employ of a private employer or the Government for the purpose of entering active duty in the armed forces; satisfactorily complete active duty and receive a separation under honorable conditions, have enlisted in the Regular Navy only once since June 24, 1948, for a period of not longer than 3 years, or if a Reservist or retired person, be released from active duty not later than three years after entering such active duty, (unless period is involuntarily extended) ; apply for reemployment within ninety days after discharge or release from active duty or from hospitalization continuing after discharge or release for a period of not more than one year.

If the position was with a private employer the eligible veteran is to be restored to his former position of like seniority, status, and pay unless circumstances have changed as to make it impossible or impracticable to do so.

If the position was with the U. S. Government the veteran is to be restored to such position or to a position of like seniority, status, and pay. If disabled during such active military service, the eligible veteran would be restored to such other position, the duties of which he would be qualified to perform.

Among the other benefits that persons entering the service are eligible for are.

Federal Civil Service Preference; Compensation for service connected disability frpm the Veterans Administration, or Disability Retired or Disability Severance Pay from the Navy; Hospitalization and Medical Treatment; and Naturalization preference. Members are also eligible to take out National Service Life Insurance.

Survivors of persons entering the service may qualify for Federal Civil Service Preference; Compensation if death was due to Service-connected disability; Six Months' Death Gratuity; and Reimbursement of Burial expenses.

Service entered into after July 25, 1947, does not establish eligibilty for any of the benefits of the G. I. Bill.

OFFICE OF NAVAL MATERIAL (Continued from page 6) production are transmitted to the Munitions Board for approval and recording as an allocation of production. Claimants are required to make periodic reviews of their plans, and where necessary, they must revise production schedules in consultation with management. Production planning requires estimation of the needs for raw materials, additional industrial equipment, and manpower which would be needed to effectuate the production schedules. field Services

The Navy has found by experience that required quality of material purchased can best be guaranteed by inspection at source —at the plants where the equipment is produced. The Navy's Material Inspection Service is the organization set up to perform this function. Experience has shown that this small but widespread group of officers and civilians, from the standpoint of both economy and effectiveness, should also perform, and it accordingly has been assigned, the field production planning duties described under the paragraphs im12

mediately preceding. As a matter of fact, this field organization performs so many diversified functions that we have seriously considered changing its name.

This Material Inspection Service is subdivided into two categories: (1) The system of general inspection offices that inspect for all bureaus and procurement offices of the Navy; (2) the Bureau Field Inspection Offices located in highly specialized plants, such as the Bureau of Aeronautics Representatives, the Supervisors of Shipbuilding, the Naval Inspectors of Ordnance and Inspectors of Machinery.

In addition, the Staff of the Board screens proposals for acquisition, disposal and outleasing of real and related personal property.

A Digest of Naval Shore Activities is now published semi-annually by ONM. It contains a large amount of data used for management and planning purposes by the bureaus, and is also used by the various Navy Department offices and boards. Records concerning reserve plants are maintained, and matters relating to Departmental Reserve Plants and National Industrial Plant Reserve plants of concern to the Navy are coordinated.

The Chief of Naval Material exercises coordination control over the Material InThe job of disposing of excess and surspection Service as a whole, and manage- plus property, formerly performed by the ment control over the General Inspection War Assets Administration is, by delegaOffices which are under Inspectors of tion of authority from the General Services Naval Material.

Administration, now the responsibility of Material Planning and Control as a field the Navy Department. Here again, ONM, operation in peacetime includes not only a within the Navy, exercises coordination limited continuation of the function known control. in the last war as "procurement expediting," but it also includes scheduling, pro- Material Control gressing, local administration of NavyOne of the most vital cogs in the distriowned plant facilities, and location of criti- bution field is inventory control, and one cal materials and machine tools. In addi- of the most important tools of inventory tion, in wartime it provides assistance for control is cataloging. The size and scope contractors in connection with priorities of the supply problem is indicated by the programs in effect, and acts as Mobiliza- fact that the Navy has, under Navy Intion Planning Coordinator at plants and ventory Control (exclusive of plant accompanies where such responsibility is as- count), between two and one-half and three signed to the Navy Department by the million items, aggregating a value of apMunitions Board. proximately thirteen billion dollars.

Contracting officers frequently require inThese inventories are carried in two disformation on a prospective contractor. tinct systems: (1) replenishable items conONM field personneK perform pre-award trolled by the supply-demand control points, surveys to determine the ability of such a and (2) ammunition, technical equipments contractor to produce. In this connection, and components—over 100,000 items—conguidance is given to business men, for trolled directly by the bureaus. ONM proqualifying as acceptable bidders. vides overall distributive definitions and Since many Navy contracts are classified, ground rules, thereby avoiding the confuinspection offices are responsible for con- sion that would be entailed if each bureau ducting security surveys of plants, assisting and each supply-demand control point procontractors in obtaining security clearance mulgated its own. of their personnel, and for the performance It should be emphasized that the Office of other similar services. of Naval Material provides policy direction Immediately after World War II, con- for the Navy's inventory control program tract termination and property disposal to insure that proper supply-demand relawere big jobs. They are now services ren- tionships are maintained for all categories dered to contracting officers mainly in con- of material. The actual maintenance of the nection with termination of subcontracts. supply centers and supply-demand control Currently, many development contracts points is under the cognizance of the Buare being given to industry, and ONM field reau of Supplies and Accounts and other personnel assist in working out details of material bureaus, which staff and operate such contracts with industry. These are them. No supply department stocks mateillustrative of the many services performed rials which are controlled exclusively by in the field which justify the conclusion any one supply-demand control point, and that ONM's field personnel represent a the Naval Supply Centers and Depots stock close tie-in with American industry. This material under the cognizance of almost all nation-wide network enables the Navy to supply-demand control points. Central cohave its representatives on the job wher- ordination and standardization of the poliever it is conducting business with industry. cies and practices under which the supplydemand control points operate is the only facilities way to prevent complete confusion at the In days of peacetime diminishing stocking activities. ONM exercises this budgets, it is important that money spent coordination control through the Bureau of for construction of facilities be used wisely. Supplies and .Accounts for material conThe secretariat of the Facilities Review trolled by the field supply-demand control Board, a branch of ONM, screens for the points and directly with the technical buBoard and for the Secretary major new reaus for bureau controlled equipments. construction projects and modifications of The cataloging program, which is now existing facilities. in large part under the direction of the In time of war when adequate appropria- Munitions Board Cataloging Agency, will tions are not a consideration but when the do much to promote economy and efficiency availability of manpower and materials is in the Navy's distribution system. When of paramount importance, the screening completed, this program will facilitate effitakes cognizance of limited manpower and cient and economical operation of the supmaterials and stresses the need for con- ply function, and will be one of the means structing only those facilities essential to of effectuating the required logistic support the war effort, and the maximum utiliza- of the Naval forces with greatest effectivetion of existing facilities in lieu of new ness. construction.

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Conclusion

It is evident from the foregoing- discussion of the major functions of the Office of Naval Material that its role is to coordinate the policies and procedures under which the bureaus of the Navy and the Marine Corps carry on their business activities. O N M supplies the focal point through which materiel matters that are generated in the Munitions Board or other government activities are channeled or disseminated to those who implement them in the Navy. In affording this focal point, ONM assists in ironing out differences and in supplying and integrating naval policy in business matters. Indeed, ONM performs functions within the Navy parallel to those performed by the Munitions Board within the Department of Defense. ONM serves to coordinate among the bureaus and offices of the Navy Department the business aspects of logistic support.

ONM, along with the bureaus, offices and Marine Corps, is an integral part of the team to support the program of the Chief of Naval Operations. This it does by assisting the bureaus to meet CNO's material requirements for the Operating Forces in peacetime, and by guiding them in planning for the most effective logistic support in wartime with particular emphasis upon shortening the time required to bridge the gap between peacetime levels of production and war production. Since it is manifestly impractical for our nation to maintain in peacetime its armed forces at war strength, this bu\-ing of time and readiness, upon out break of war, may well prove to be decisive.

Competitive Appointments to Naval Academy Twenty competitive appointments to the Naval Academy for students of Honor Naval Schools, Honor Military Schools and Naval R.O.T.C. units are made available each year. Of these, ten are allocated by the Bureau of Personnel to Honor Naval Schools and Honor Military Schools, and ten to N.R.O.T.C. units.

This year the following nine have been admitted from the Honor Naval Schools and Honor Military Schools:

Captain Melson Reports Captain Charles L. Melson, U. S. Navy, has relieved Captain William G. Fisher, U. S. Navy, as Chief of Staff, Severn River Naval Command, and Administrative Aide to the Superintendent, U. S. Naval Academy.

Captain Fisher will report to the National War College in Washington, D. C , after a short leave. Captain Melson reported here from duty as Commanding Officer, Destroyer Division 20. His flagship was the U S S BARTON, DD 722.

1. BOYD, J O H N W . JR.

Bolles School 2. CAROCCIO, FRANK J., JR.

Admiral Farragut Academy 3. GORMAN. PAUL T .

Admiral Billard Academy 4. HOLTZ, WILLIAM F .

Admiral Farragut Academy 5. H U F F M A N , WILLIAM L., JR.

The Manlius School 6. JoLLiFF, JAMES Y .

Valley Forge Military Academy 7. MAHORNER, JAMES G .

Bolles School 8. MCCLELLAN, PARKER W .

Admiral Billard Academy 9. VARBEDIAN, ALEXANDER A.

Valley Forge Military Academy

Middies Return From West Point Sixty-four midshipmen of the third class of the U. S. Naval Academy returned to Annapolis on Thursday, July 27, upon completing 10 days of training with the Cadets of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point.

The midshipmen went to West Point to foster unity between the Cadets and Navy trainees and to acquaint the midshipmen with the training presented by the Army at Camp Buckner.

Upon arriving at Annapolis, the Middies were paid and then departed for their annual summer leaves.

Currently SO Cadets from West Point are undergoing six weeks of Navy training in the Atlantic with midshipmen and NROTC students aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI and eight escorting destroyers.

USS Underhill Memorial Group Meets At Naval Academy for Fourth Time For the fourth consecutive year, special memorial services were conducted at the U. S. Naval Academy Chapel, Monday, July 24, in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice when the destroyer escort USS UNDERBILL was sunk by Japanese forces off Okinawa on July 24, 1945.

Vice Admiral Harry W. Hill, U S N , Superintendent of the U. S. Naval Academy and Commandant of the Severn River Naval Command greeted over 100 survivors of the sinking and the families of the gallant Navy men who made this supreme sacrafice, as they gathered together at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., for special services that were held at 3:15 p.m., on July 24, just five years to the day and minute of the UNDERBILL sinking.

Some years ago in a letter to Mr. Alex Morrison of Williamson, N. Y., Radio Technician first class Hichard Morrison USN, expressed to his father, the wish SEPTEMBER,

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that the rrien who served together aboard the UNDERBILL M I G H T STAY T O GETHER. This wish was faithfully carried out when Mr. Morrison and the survivors of the UNDERHILL smking formed the U S S U N DERBILL Memorial Group which meets every July 24, at the U. S. Naval Academy Chapel to pay tribute to those lost in the sinking.

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This year over 100 members of the U S S UNDERBILL Memorial Group from 36 states and the District of Columbia gatherd at Annapolis once again for the special Both Unsweetened (Dry) and Sweetened (Cordial) memorial services, at the Naval Academy Bottled in England by L. Rose & Co., Ltd. Chapel, that were marked with simplicity; Agents: *McLeer & McLeer, Inc., Dept,. M-6 and to banquet at nearby Carvel Hall, 60 Hudson St., N.Y.C. (East and Midwest) where survivors, and families of those lost, Mailliard & Schmieden, San Francisco (West) met and renewed the friendships of the men and families who served aboard the destroyer escort.

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Systems Engineering Sub-ffuntinq Seoplanes Guided missiles experience aids Martin in implementing this airplane design concept

must be R u 9 q e d to be R i q h f

Guided missiles were the first aircraft to attain supersonic speeds—the first to acquire fully automatic control—and the first to require the close design integration of components which The Glenn L. Martin Company calls Systems Engineering. Today, with piloted airplanes also passing the sonic barrier and being assigned increasingly difficult missions, it is essential that they, too, be designed as integrated air-borne systems, not merely as flying vehicles whose sole goal is speed.

The Navy's new Martin P5M-1 is a tough customer— built to stand the pounding a seaplane takes in anti-sub operations from rough seas in dirty weather.

With a background of demonstrated accomplishments on top level missiles projects, and continuous growth in this field . . . The Glenn L. Martin Company has carried over Systems Engineeing from its missiles experience to its airplane designing. The Martin engineering staff has been shaped and manned to provide proper emphasis on all three of the basic types of functional elements involved in the production of a modern airplane —airframe and power plant—electronic flight and navigational controls—and military armament or passenger facilities.

Martin Systems Engineering recognizes that the immediate problem of aeronautical engineering is not to concentrate exclusively on airframe performance, but to integrate the necessary electronic and mechanical systems into the airframe design to produce a truly effective military weapon. And, whether the weapon is a manned airplane or a guided missile, it is imperative that the complete development be so scheduled that the end product represents a completely coordinated system. There is no advantage in having an airframe ready for flight testing while the guidance system, which may necessitate airframe changes, is still a gleam in the designer's eye.

That is Martin Systems Engineering.

That is why radar, servo-mechanism, automatic control, automatic computer and antenna experts—as well as aerodynamicists, structural engineers and electrical, hydraulic, armament and power plant installation specialists—are all part of the well-integrated engineering team The Glenn L. Martin Company offers its customers today.

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ITH their range and flexibility, seaplanes are potent weapons in our anti-submarine arsenal. Their job demands unusual strength in every part—plus excellent rough water characteristics. The new Martin P5M-1 has these qualities!

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The Martin P5M-1 combines the latest electronics and armament systems into a most eff"ective weapon for the location and destruction of submarines. ^ Designed to succeed the famous Martin PBM Mariner seaplane series, it is further evidence of the * AIRCRAFT Builden oj T>tp>.ud.tbU Aircrajt Since l^OIQ advanced aircraft-weapons engineering Martin offers its customers Manufacturers of I Military aircraft « Martoday! THE GLENN L . MARTIN tin airliners • Guided missiles • Rockets • Electronic fire control and radar systems * COMPANY, Baltimore 3, Md. Precision testing instruments D e v e l o p e r t and Liceniors ofi Moreng fuel tanks (to U. S. Rubber Co.) • Morform metal-forming (to Hydropress, Inc.) " Honeycomb construction material (to U. S. Plywood Corp. and Aircraft Die Cutters) • Structural adhesives (to U. S. Plywood Corp. and Bloomingdale Rubber Co.) • Permanent fabric ftameprooflng (to E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co.) • Hydraulic automotive and aircraft brake Leaders in Building Air Power to Guard the Peace, Air Transport to Serve It,

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Progress Report The affairs of the Association have such a healthy trend and so much general interest is being displayed in the activities of our organization, that our President recentlj- decided that the time is now ripe to make a positive move toward the affecting of closer liaison between the Association and the Xaval Academy and Navy Department.

Late in July, Mr. Carter came down to Annapolis where a conference had been set up with Admiral Hill, Captain Pirie, Captain Smedberg and your Executive Director. As a result of this conference, annual alumni "homecoming day" is revived and Admiral Hill has extended to our alumni the gracious invitation to visit the Academy which was published on page one of the August number of Shipmate. In addition, we have the assurance of the Academy authorities that special consideration will be shown alumni who have occasion to visit the Naval Academy and who so identify themselves, to insure that this will be a most pleasant occasion. Further, the Athletic Association will make an all-out effort to eliminate the petty annoyances which have occasionally been experienced by our alumni in connection with admission to various athletic events.

Early in August, Admiral McCormick, Vice Chief of Naval Operations; Admiral Roper, Chief of Naval Personnel and Admiral Hickey, Chief of Public Relations, generously gave Mr. Carter and me a half hour of their valuable time to discuss ways and means by which our alumni through the medium of Shipmate and information passed on to our local organizations, may be kept up to the minute on developments within the Naval Establishment which will enable us to intelligently discuss matters connected with the Navy on which the public should be better informed. This was a most constructive meeting during the course of which Mr. Carter found occasion to cite to those present some thought-provoking instances of occasions on which a well informed group of alumni could be of the greatest assistance to the Navy in the furthering of its interests.

The Association is out of the doldrums, we are active, eager to serve and impatient to get along with the realization of the aims of our organization. Limitations are imposed by the necessity of watching our pennies and by our small office staff but we are making real progress and with your continued patience and whole hearted support will eventually become the closely knit, effective organization to which all of us aspire.

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OFFICERS To serve until after the Spring meeting 1951 President—GLENN

O . CARTER, '05

Larchmont, N. Y.

Vice-President {Eastern Area)^V.

ADM. G . F . HUSSEY, USN (Ret.) '16 Norwallc, Conn.

Vice-President {Central Area)—CDR. E . K . ZITZEWITZ, USNR, '25 Evanston, III. Vice-President {Western Area)—E. F. MARBOURG,'17 San Francisco, Calif.

TRUSTEES To serve until 1V.July 1951 ADM. J . F . SHAFROTH, J R . , USN (Ret.) '08 (Washington)

CAPT. R . S . M C I V E R , USNR, '21 CAPT. C . W . K I N G , USNR, '22 V. ADM. T . L . SPRAGUE, USN, '18

CDR. S . G . LAMB, USN (Ret.) '19

R. ADM. H . C . TRAIN, USN (Ret.) '09 CDR. F . C . BILLING, USNR, '25

CDR. W . VAN C . BRANDT, USNR, '11

(Philadelphia)

(New York)

(Philadelphia)

LT. CDR. W. B . J U P P , USN (Ret.) '13

CAPT. CHESLEY M . EVANS, USN

(New York) N. O. WYNKOOP, '16 (New York) V. ADM. L . NOYES, USN (Ret.) '06

(Ret.) '24 (Chicago) F. A. STROHECKER, '24 (Seattle) LT. (jg) R. W. CLACK, USN, '44

(Washington)

(San Francisco)

CAPT. C . L . MELSON, USN, '27

(Naval Acadenay) To serve until 1 July 1952 A. ARNOLD BRAND, '14 CAPT. H . H . CALDWELL, USN, '27

CDR. J . H . FALGE, USN (Ret.) '12 D . S. WALKER, '24

To serve until 1 July 1953 CDR. W . F . BULLIS, USNR, '24 R. ADM. T . J. KELEHER, USN (Ret.) '08 V. ADM. E . W . MILLS, USN (Ret.) '18 CAPT. R . B . P I R I E , USN, '26

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With Indian Summer looming dead ahead Mrs. David S. Sterrett, wife of Lt. Sterand the new fall season just around the rett, is chairman of the wives club, and comer, plans are underway for a number helping her on the picnic are Mrs. L. E. of interesting activities in Annapolisâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Feild, Mrs. Eugene R. Flathmann and Mrs. none is more pleasing to the innumerable L. Lavrakas. The menu will include beer alumni of the Naval Academy than the and potato salad, hot dogs and the trimhomecoming scheduled for the weekend of mings.

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OFFICIAL Alumni House will be the scene of regisThe Korean situation, the Camid Operatration on Friday at 0100, and for those tions the New Plebe Class have absending in reservations for the various go- sorbedand the Station recently, with informalings on, tables will be set up in the halls ity marking all social activities during the where all cards and tickets may be easily summer. obtained. Tables are expected to be manned \'ice .Admiral and Mrs. Harry W. Hill bj- volunteer members of the Annapolis Chapter of the Alumni Association, and all were hosts at dinner in the Superintendent's Classes will be designated for easy regis- House honoring two officers recently detached from the Station, both of whom are tering. going on to the National War College in Just to mention a few of the things you \N'ashington, D. C. may care to take part inâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;well, there's tlie Honored guests were Capt. William G. cocktail party (one dollar per person) while another buck takes you to a right fancy din- Fisher, Chief of Staff, and Mrs. Fisher, ner. Two dollars will get you a bus ticket and Capt. William G. Cooper, Secretary to for the Na\'y-Northwestem football game the Academic Board, and Mrs. Cooper. held Saturday afternoon in Baltimore, while The Hills were among the guests who one more dollar includes a tasty box limch- attended the dinner given by Capt. and eon.

Mrs. Fisher, before their departure, for the And all bachelors note: Fifty cents says officer's relief, Capt. Charles L. Melson, USN, recently commanding officer, district you may reserve a bunk in Bancroft Hall. squadron 20, and Mrs. Melson.

To make it easy on everyone, including Admiral Hill and his flag lieutenant, yourselves, send reservations early. Incidentally, busses and lunches will be avail- Cdr. W. F. Bringle, USN, observed flight able to all Baltimore-held games, with indoctrination of 210 second class midshipbusses leaving from in front of the House men recently in Pensacola, when they were guests of "\^ice Admiral John D. Price, around noon time.

The homecoming this year, with Vice USN, Chief, Naval Air Training.

From Pensacola they flew to Norfolk Admiral Harry \V. Hill, superintendent, the official host, has a number of variations where they watched amphibious landings of from former years, with the dinner on Fri- NROTC midshipmen undergoing training day night including all fathers of midship- at Little Creek, \'a. Before returning to men as guests. That night, all alumni and the Academy they were guests at a beach their wives will meet for dinner in Ban- luncheon with naval officials at Little croft, following the Brigade dinner at the Creek. regulation hour.

-Admiral Hill attended the cocktail and In the House, a number of Navy person- buffet supper in Hubbard Hall last month nel will be on hand seeing to it that guests given by the Athletic Association in honor enjoy the historic rooms, including Rear of Navy's new crew coach, Mr. R. S. Admiral and Mrs. Charles E. Coney, and "Rusty" Callow, who was appointed to rethe manager of the House, Mrs. A. D. A. place Capt. Charles Walsh who resigned due to illness.

Crawford, and Comdr. Crawford.

Right now, members of the Classes of NAVY JUNIORS 1909 and 1920 are up to their elbows in reHot dogs and baked beans, potato salad decorating the halls of the House, with the Class of 1909, with Rear Admiral Harold and soft drinks, beer and pretzels, all were C. Train, USN (Ret.) chairman, doing the part of the attraction on Friday, 25 August, King George street side of the first floor when members of T O P were hosts at a hall, and the Class of 1920, with John C. bachelors officer picnic on the grounds of Ten Eyck, chairman, decorating the College North Severn. Guests included PG, Maavenue side of the lower hall, and the en- rine Corps, Navy and .\ir Force officers of a single status, and some 100 young men tire upper hall.

Painting, new draps, new furniture are attended. all in the plans, with Mrs. Hugh LeClair, Members of the service sorority, with advisor, and Rear Admiral T. J. Keleher, Claude Handy president, were on hand for U S N (Ret.) chairman of the house com- the fun, and a number of guests from Anmittee. napolis and vicinity including several fuAnd speaking of the House, plans are ture pledges of the group. Soft ball w^as completed for the picnic given by the wives enjoyed from the hours of five-on, as well of the Class of '43 on Friday evening-on, as volley ball and horse-shoe pitching.

1 Sept., when "guests" will be husbands, The sorority sponsored a children's picand the patio the scene of the informal nic on a Sunday afternoon last month, with gathering. several underprivileged youngsters of the 16

By Oretha Swartz community invited. Favors were given to all and ice cream, soft drinks and a big cake were enjoyed. Miss Jane Swartz, entertainment chairman, was in charge, and others helping the small fry to enjoy the afternoon were Miss Ann Williams', Miss Ann Armbruster and Miss Joan Flynn.

From England comes word that Miss Jeanne Ford, who has been making her home in London for the past year and a half with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Walter Chilcott Ford, and her sister. Miss Barbara Ford, will return to the States to continue studies at American University in the fall.

The Fords have been traveling extensively through a number of European countries. On 20 July they attended the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.

Miss Ford has completed her junior year at London University and Trinity College of Music. Her sister is enrolled at Queens House School for Girls in Londoa Capt. Ford, USN, is assistant Chief of Staff to Admiral Richard L. Connolly, USN. From the West Coast comes word that Miss Linda Le Hardy, daughter of Mrs. Louis Marcel LeHardy, and the late Lt. Cdr. LeHardy (Class 1926) will enter Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, in the fall.

In the very wee jimior set a number of brand new Navy Juniors are keeping their parents busy, with the birth of a son, Robert Russell, bom to Capt. and Mrs. Robert Henry Rice of Porter Road. The baby was born 14 July in the Naval Hospital. The child's father is head of the Department of English, History and Government.

And it's a girl for Capt. John C. Raaen, USA, and Mrs. Raaen, of Eastport, bom 1 .\ug. in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington.

The baby, named Caroline Emily, is the granddaughter of Capt. R. W. Berry, USN, of San Francisco, and Mrs. Helen C. Berry of Alexandria, and of Col. J. C. Raaen, USA (Ret.) and Mrs. Raaen, of Chicago.

Capt. Raaen recently completed a course at the Naval Postgraduate School and is now attending Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore where he is studying atomic energy.

The young daughter of Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. G. E. Peddicord of Homoja Village was christened recently in ceremonies held in the Naval Academy Chapel with Chaplain R. N. Stretch officiating. A reception follower in the Officers' Club.

Little Cynthia Peddicord was born 25 March. Godparents were Mrs. Richard D. King of Edgewater; Mrs. Josiah Ferris, Jr., of Alexandria, and Cdr. G. P. Norman of Norfolk, who was unable to attend. The Peddicords recently left Annapolis for the West Coast.

SHIPMATE

BETROTHED

In honor of Capt. Robert M. Bowstrom's recent promotion, members of the Supply Corps honored him at a surprise cocktail party last month in the Officers' Club. Lt. Cdr. Alfred D. Cox, Jr. was in charge of arrangements.

Cdr. and Mrs. Victor B. Graff and small daughter, Kathy, have left for Boston for new duty after spending several days here with Mrs. Graff's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Wier.

Cdr. Graff was recently on duty in the Department of Marine Engineering. . . .

Capt. Franklin D. Karns, U S N (Ret.) spent a month in Bermuda with his son Harris-McKechnie and daughter-in-law, Capt. and Mrs. FrankMiss Harriot Ann McKechnie, daughter lin D. Karns, Jr. . . .

Capt. John W. Bowman, USMC, and of Capt. Arnold W. McKechnie, USN, and Mrs. McKechnie, of Coronado, was married Mrs. Bowman, spent some time on a motor to Ensign Evan Charles Harris, USNR, trip through New England States, after on Wednesday, 12 July in Christ Episcopal which they stayed several days at Rehoboth Beach.

Church, Coronado.

Prior to their trip, Mrs. Lee Reed BowEnsign Harris is the son of Mr .and Mrs. man of St. Louis, Mo. visited the Bowman Don C. Harris, of Chadwick, Md. family at Weems Creek. . . .

GOINGS O N Cdr. James Madison Doyle, U S N (Ret.) Capt. and Mrs. Dana B. Cushing were and Mrs. Doyle were hosts at cocktails rehosts at an informal cocktail and supper cently in their Cornhill street home. Mrs. party in their Upshur Road quarters hon- Doyle returned recently from an extended oring Capt. and Mrs. William G. Fisher stay in Jamaica, British West Indies. . . . who recently left the Station.

Prof, and Mrs. William A. Darden have Guests included Capt. and Mrs. Robert returned to their Thompson street home T. S. Keithâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the officer has relieved Capt. following a visit with their son-in-law and William G. Cooper as secretary to the aca- daughter, Capt. and Mrs. G. K. Carmichael demic board, and are now in Porter Road and family in Newport, R. I. . . . quarters.

Also Capt. and Mrs. Cooper; Capt. and Mrs. James R. Reid; Capt. and Mrs. H. B. Jones; Capt. and Mrs. Robert W. Cavanagh; Capt. and Mrs. Francis R. DuBorg; Vice Admiral Hill Capt. and Mrs. Robert B. Pirie; Capt. and Administers Oath of Office Mrs. Francis D. McCorkle; Cdr. and Mrs. A. F. Richardson and Mrs. H. Gates In the space of a few short weeks, the Sickel. . . .

Superintendent, Vice Admiral Harry W. Capt. and Mrs. Henry J. Mullins, Jr. of Hill, USN, has had the pleasure of adminRodgers Road were hosts at cocktails hon- istering the oath of office to four new caporing their Washington houseguests, Capt. tains and one rear admiral. They are Capt. and Mrs. J. E. Flynn and Capt. and Mrs. John L. Chew, USN, Capt. Richard C. Steere, USN, Capt. Henry Mullins, Jr., Garvin Scull.

USN, and Capt. Robert M. Bostrom, SupOther weekend guests were the Flynn's ply Corps, USN. daughters, Kathleen and Patricia. . .

Capt. Chew recently relieved Capt. R. S. In Annapolis for the summer are Capt. Adams, USN, as Executive Officer, Banand Mrs. Hollis M. Cooley of Wardour, croft Hall. Captain Steere will continue who will remain here until late fall when to serve as the Executive Officer of the they will return to their winter home at English, History, and Government DepartCoral Gables, Fla. ment. Captains Mullins and Mostrom will Rear Admiral A. T. Beauregard, U S N hold similar posts with the Mathematics (Ret.) and Mrs. Beauregard, have re- Department and Supply Dept. respectively. turned to Annapolis after making their The new Rear Admiral is Daniel W. home in Rio De Janiero for the past five Ryan, DC, USN, of 209 Union St., Manyears. They will soon move into their home, chester, Iowa. Upon being sworn in as a Lane House, at Maryland avenue. . . . flag officer, by the Superintendent, Admiral Ryan was detached from duty as Head of Mrs. James F. Adams of De Moines, la.

Walker-Holmes is visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Lt. Dental Quarters, US Naval Academy and Miss Angela Mary Holmes, daughter of Cdr. and Mrs. C. W. Adams of Thompson was ordered to report for duty as District Dental Officer, Ninth Naval District, Mrs. Arthur Leshe Liversedge of Venters street. . . .

Great Lakes, 111.

Post, Transvaal, South Africa, and Lt. Now in their apartment at Moonrise .Lewis Walker, Jr., USN, recently on the Farm are the Lt. Cdr. Cecil C. Adams whose staff of Admiral Richard L. Conolly, USN, were married Saturday, 5 Aug. at St. wedding took place 5 August in Buffalo, Mary's Church at Wargrave, Berkshire Minn. The bride is the former Miss Shirley Dahl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raycounty, England.

Be Sure to Read mond C. Dahl of Buffalo, and is field direcImmediately following the ceremony, the tor of the Girl Scouts in this area. . . . couple left for this country where the offiLt. Robert Holmes Smith, Jr., USN, has cer has a new assignment. He was gradSCHEDULE FOR uated from the Naval Academy with the returned to his ship at Key West, following a three-weeks' visit with his mother, Class of 1943.

Mrs. R. H. Smith at Maryland avenue.

The bride is the daughter of the late Midn. John Valentine Smith is a member J- J. Holmes of Sidney, New South Wales. of the second class at the Naval AcadALUMNI DAY She was graduated from the Royal Acad- emy. . . . emy School of Dramatic Arts in London.

Lt. and Mrs. Walter Garich were guests Capone-lammers last month of Mrs. Garich's parents. Dr. On Page 23 Miss Charlotte Loretta Lammers, daugh- and Mrs. David I. Jenkins of Annapolis Boulevard.

The officer has recently reter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Lammers of Bahimore and Ensign Lucien Capone, Jr., ported for new duty at Norfolk. . . .

Capt. Floyd Franklin Ferris, USN, and Mrs. Ferris, of Washington, D. C , have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Alwilda J arden Ferris, to Ross A. deMatteo, 2d, son of Mr. and Mrs. James deMatteo of Providence, R. I. Mr. deMatteo was graduated from Brown University. He served during World War II in the U. S. Naval Reserve as a lieutenant commander.

Capt. Edwin B. Coyl (MC) U S N , and Mrs. Coyl of Washington, D. C , have announced the engagement of their daughter.

Miss Betty May, to Midshipman John Addison Buck, son of Rear Admiral Walter A. Buck (SC) USN-Ret., and Mrs. Buck, of Philadelphia.

Midn. Buck is a member of the first-class at the Naval Academy.

WEDDING BELLS Barnard-Stephens Mrs. Louisa Taylor Stephens, daughter of Mrs. Roy Campbell Smith, Jr., of Newport, R. I., and formerly of Annapolis, was married to Cdr. Horace George Barnard, RN, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Barnard of Norwich, Norfolk, England, on Tuesday, 1 Aug. at the Naval Chapel, Newport War College Station.

The bride is the daughter of the late Capt. Smith, USN, and is the widow of Lt. Stuart Stephens, U S N A F , who was lost in a plane crash off Monterey, Calif., in 1943. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Phihp R. Alger of Annapolis.

Cdr. Barnard was attached to the cruiser EXETER during World War II, and at one time was the youngest commander in the British Navy. He attended the National War College at Newport.

Following the reception held in the home of Capt. and Mrs. Guy Baker, the couple drove to Montreal from where they sailed for England.

Thom-Lee Miss Gladys Lorraine Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Lee of Omaha, Neb., and Ensign Norman Richard Thom, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thom of Detroit, Mich., were married Friday night, 4 Aug. in St. Andrew's Chapel, with Chaplain M. N. Yotmg officiating. A reception followed in the Officers' Club.

Ensign Thom attended the Detroit Institute of Technology, Ohio Wesleyan University and Marquette University and was graduated from the Naval Academy. Following a wedding trip, the couple is now at home in Homoja Village while the officer is on duty in the executive department of the academy.

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1950

USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Capone of Bristol, R. I., were married 22 July in the Naval Academy Chapel.

Father Geary officiated at the 3 o'clock ceremony, after which a reception was held in the Officers' Club.

Ensign Capone graduated from the Nayal .\cademy with the Class of 1949. During his first class year he was director and pianist with the NA-10, midshipmen orchestra.

Following a wedding trip, the couple is at home in Newport where the officer is stationed.

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1902 No Secretary

WUai^i tU 2>0f2e

W . G. D I M A N may be reached c/o Mrs. T . C. Wilson, Jr., 2000 Midwood Place, Charlotte 5, N . C.

1903 Sec'y, R. Adm. A. H. Van Kenren, USN-Ret. 2823 29th St. N.W.. Washineton 8, D. C.

Marine and Naval Orders f r o m July 1891 Sec'y, K. Adm. H. G. Gilmor. (CC) USN-Ret..

1720 N St., N.W., Washineton 6, D, C.

1892 Sec'y, Capt. Stanford E. Moses, USN-Ret..

P. O. Box 698. Bellflower, Calif.

F R . \ N K H. B R U M B Y , Adm. U S N Ret. D e c e a s e d ) . Shipmate regrets to announce the death of A d m . B r u m b y on 16 J u l y 1950, at the N a v a l Hospital^ P o r t s mouth, V a . H e was seventy-five. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Isabelle T r u x t o n Brumby, their son, Cdr. F r a n k H . Brumby, Jr., Class of 1932 and their daughter, M r s . Charles T . Fitzgerald.

A d m . Brumby's service at sea and on shore was forty-three years. H e hauled down his flag for the last time in 1938 after a tour of duty as Comdt. of the Fifth Naval District ( H a m p t o n Roads and N o r f o l k ) .

In 1935, A d m . B r u m b y was named Commander Battle Force, U . S. Fleet and advanced to the r a n k of Vice Admiral. H e had previously served as a flag officer on the Board of Inspection and Survey, Comdr.

Control Force, Comdt. Norfolk Y a r d and Comdt. BatDiv. One. In the first half of W o r l d W a r I, he commanded the old cruiser C I N ' C I X N A T I and in J u l y 1918, he became Capt. of the Yard, at Norfolk. Post-war, he commanded the K A N S A S ; served in the W a s h i n g t o n Y a r d and graduated from the W a r College. In the war with Spain, 1898, he had duty in the

USS

1899 Sec'y, V. Adm. Clark H. Woodward, USN-Ret., Westchester Apts., 4000 Cathedral Ave., Washineton 16, D. C. J O H N T. B O W E R S , (Cdr. U S N - R e t . ) and M r s . Bowers have long resided in the "Jonas Green" house in Annapolis. It is pictured on the cover of the AnnapoUs telephone directory and described as : "Reputed to be one of the oldest houses in Annapolis.

H e r e in 1745, Jonas Green published the 'Maryland Gazette,' oldest newspaper in the thirteen original colonies t h a t is still being published."

Mrs. Bowers, nee Green, is a direct descendent of J o n a s Green. All three Bowers' boys a r e officers in the N a v y : J o h n T .

Bowers, Jr., Class of 1928; T h o m a s K. Bowers. Class of 1932 and Richard H .

Bowers, Class of 1938.

1900 Sec'y, Mr. WiUiam B. Ferenson, Chapel Hill, N. C.

1901

CELTIC.

1896 Sec'y, Capt. Dudley W. Knox, USN-Ret., Westmoreland Apts., Washineton, D. C. M A S O N E . M I T C H E L L was elected Historian General of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, at the National Congress, held in Atlantic City in May. H e writes from 536 Center St., Conway, A r k .

1897 Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. John W. Morse, USN-Ret., Wardman Park Hotel, Washineton 8, D. C. E R N E S T F . E G G E R T , (Capt. U S N Ret. D e c e a s e d ) . Shipmate regrets to announce the death of Capt. E g g e r t on 22 July 1950 in the .Arlington, Va. hospital after a long illness. H i s home was in \ ' i e n n a . V a . Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Edith Jones and a son by his first wife, Samuel L. E g g e r t . Interment was in Columbia Gardens Cemetery, A r lington.

Capt. E g g e r t ' s entire naval service was in the naval Construction Corps in which he was commissioned in 1899 following two years special study in naval architecture H i s last tour of active duty was in the W a s h i n g t o n N a v y Y a r d in connection with testing ship models.

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E a r l i e r in his career, he served as Superintending Constructor for ships of w a r at Camden, N . J. and more importantly in this kind of duty at N e w p o r t N e w s Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. In other tours of duty he served on the Asiatic Station and at the Boston N a v y Yard. H e retired in 1938.

No Secretary E R N E S T J. K I N G , ( F i t . \dm.

USN) Included in a statement made by A d m . K i n g before the . \ r m e d Services Committee, is the following: " T h e carrier task force is a combination of strength that is unmatched in mobility and versatility. Its planes can operate from the deck of a carrier at sea or from a land advance base. T h e y can bomb with accuracy both land and sea t a r gets. " I submit if we want our money's w o r t h in armed strength, we must not overlook the inherent capabilities of such a naval force in attack, in defense and in retaliation."

L. J. G. J O H N D O W N E S , JR., ( R . .\Am. U S N R e t . ) . .Announcement is made with regret of the death of .Adm. Downes' wife in Chicago on 1 .August 1950. Interment in the Naval .Academy Cemetery following g r a v e side ceremonies on 7 August, beside her son. Midshipman John Downes, Jr., who died on 7 .August 1926.

H o n o r a r y pall bearers w e r e : V. A d m .

R. C. Giffen ; R. Adms. C. J. Bright, B r y son B r u c e ; Commodores H . J. Benson, R. S. ^^'entworth; Capts. L. M. Atkins, H . V .

McKittrick. E . D. .Almy. R a y F . Frellsen, W a l t e r D. Sharp. F . V. M c N a i r and Cdr. Louis T. Gulliver.

1904 Sec'y, R. Adm. Fred E. McMillen, (SC) USN-ReL, El Cortez, San Dieeo 1, Calif.

H U S B A N D E . K I M M E L , ( R . Adm. U S N - R e t . ) . Shipmate regrets hearing that A d m . Kimmel has been hospitalized at St. .Albans N a v a l Hospital on Long Island with a heart impairment which manifested itself recently at his home near N e w London, Conn.

D A V I D M c D . L e B R E T O N , ( R . Adm. U S N - R e t . ) . Announcement has been made of the engagement of A d m . LeBreton's son, David, Jr., and M r s . A . H . Welles.

A n A u g u s t wedding is planned.

The bridegroom-to-be is Second Secretary, U. S. Embassy in W a r s a w , Poland.

W I L L I A M F . H A L S E Y , JR., (Fit. -Adm. U S N - R e t . ) is serving as Chairman of the B o a r d of the -All .American Cables and Radio in N e w Y o r k where last month he was made a member of the Propeller Club. In accepting membership he said: "It was my w a r experiences that it would have been impossible for the N a v y to exist, let alone fight if it had not been for the support of American shipping. T h e y were forever bringing us bullets and beans."

T h e Secretary w r i t e s : " D o r o t h y Kimmel writes that ' H u b ' is m a k i n g good recovery at St. .Albans following his severe heart attack last month. T h e medicos predict that he will be back home in about two months."

"Jessie Fairchild. wife of H E R B E R T ( H u b ) B . Fairchild, died at N e w Rochelle, N. Y. on 25 J u l y 1950. ' H u b ' came to New Y'ork from Chicago with F r a n k A. Munsey in 1924 to be Advertising Manager of the N e w Y o r k Herald.

H e was -Assistant to the General M a n a g e r of the N e w York Sun at the time of that paper's demise in J a n u a r y 1950, and is now in the employ of Davis, Delaney. Inc., P r i n t e r s , N . Y. City." " T h r o u g h Lew -Atkins, Secretary of the Class of 1906, we learn of the death of our plebe classmate, W i l l i a m LeGrand Bumett at Cuthbert, -Alabama on 2 J u n e 1950. Billy was a surveyor by profession and at the time of his death was Clerk of the Quitman County ( A l a . ) Commissioners. H e had never married. It will be remembered that Burnett and Fairchild were plebe roommates for a while."

1905 Sec'y, Cdr. Haeo Frankenbereer. USN-Ret. 1308 Emerson St.. N.W., Washineton 11, D. C. L O G A N C R E S A P , (Capt. U S N - R e t .

D e c e a s e d ) . Shipmate regrets to announce the death of Capt. Cresap at his home near Scarsdale, N . Y. on 16 July 1950. Surviving are two sons, Logan Cresap, Jr., graduate of the N a v a l .Academy in 1936 (resigned in 1938) and Charles M. Cresap.

Capt. Cresap retired from naval ser\nce in 1921 and engaged in merchant marine work. H e recently had been active as Superintendent of the Isthmian Steamship Lines in N e w Y o r k . H e was an authority on safety-at-sea equipment and construction of passenger ships.

In the first W o r l d W a r , Capt. Cresap served as Gunnery Officer U S S DELAW.\RE SHIPMATE

m the British Grand Fleet. His last active duty precedmg retirement was in the Bureau of Ordnance in Washington. Capt.

Cresap was expert in naval ordnance matters. He complete an Ordnance post graduate course in 1910.

1906 Sec'y, Capt. L . M. Atkins. USN-Ret., 39 Franklin S t . . Annapolis. Md.

S H E R W O O D E A. T A F F I N D E R , (V Adm. USN-Ret.) and Mrs. Taffinder of Newport, R. I. have announced the marriage of their daughter. Miss Constance DeWolf Taffinder and Norman Seaton Ives, son of the late Capt. Norman Ives, USN, Class of 1920, who was killed in Normandy in action on .August 2, 1944. Tho ceremony was performed in the Berkeley Memorial Chapel, Middleton, R. I. followed by a reception at the Officers Club at the Naval Base, Newport.

GEORGE A. A L E X A N D E R , (Capt.

USN-Ret.) changes his address to 417V4 Shirley Place, Beverly Hills, Calif.

1907 Sec'y. C a p t R. F . Frellsen, U S N - R e t .

5 Sherwood Rd.. Waldoar. Annapolis, Md.

E M A N U E L A. L O F Q U I S T , (Capt.

USN-Ret. Deceased). Shipmate regrets to announce the death of Capt. Lofquist on 21 July 1950 at his home in Lake Forest. 111. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Dorothy Deveroux Andrews and their two daughters. Mary .Andrews and Ruth Cecila Lofquist. Interment in the Naval -Academy Cemetery followed full naval honors at graveside services. All Classmates in .Annapolis served as pallbearers: Bryson Bruce. Ray Frellsen, Louis J. Gulliver. W. Taylor Smith, R. C. Giffen, H. V. McKittrick, E. D. Almy and C. R. Robinson.

Capt. Lofquist was last on active dutj' as war-time Chief of Staff. Ninth Naval District. In the first World War. he served

parents twice in June. Mark, Jr., son of Helena (Mrs. Clinton Curtis) arrived in New York on 7 June and Caroline, Jr., daughter of Marcia (Mrs. William Stewart Roberst Rogers) arrived in Newport on 10 June.

May and Harold Train became grandparents for the third time on 17 July, when Melinda North Hathaway arrived in Tokyo, Japan. She is the daughter of Marianne and Amos Hathaway. Commander Hathaway graduated in the Class of 1935, and at present is on General MacArthur's Staff.

If anyone knows Van Valkenburchs' room number in Bancroft Hall for his first class year please let me know as soon as possible.

1910 Sec'y, R. Adm. Charles J . Moore, USN-Ret., 5509 Grove S t , Chevy Chase 15, Md.

1911 Sec'y, R. Adm. Robert M. Griffin, U S N President, Naval Retirine Board and Naval Examinine Board, Navy Dept., Washineton 25, D. C.

1912 Sec'y, Commo. W. G. Greenman, USN-Ret., 1407 21st St, South, ArUneton. Va.

E R N E S T H. BARBER, (Capt. U S N Ret.) reports to us from 15 de Enero No. 516, (San Antonio) Miraflores, Lima, Peru.

ELLIS M. ZACHARIAS, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.). The Admiral's new book, "Behind Closed Doors," has just been published by Putman, New York. The sub title is "The Secret History of the Cold War." Adm. Zacharias wrote his first book soon after the end of the recent war entitled "Secret Missions." in the transport GREAT NORTHERN and in C H A R L E S A. LOCKWOOD, JR., (V. August 1918. he was Navigator of the Adm. USN-Ret.) is the author of "We're flagship PENNSYLVANIA followed by a tour Betting Our Shirts on .Atom Submarines" of duty at the Naval Academy where the in a recent Saturday Evening Post. He two Lofquist girls were born. commanded Pacific submarines in the war.

He was the first Navigator of che new He believes the U. S. submarine to be powbattleship W E S T VIRGINI.'^. His first sea ered by atomic energy (now out of the duty was in the CONNECTICUT. 'Round the blue-print stage) will outclass the snorkel world Cruise.' He did a cruise as Execu- type boat as radically as the snorkel outtive of the C-\LiFORNi-A. His command classed the other types.

The atom boat drives by a turbine from cruise was the tender DOBBIN. Shore duty included a tour in Ordnance and Gunnery, steam produced by nuclear processes will as well as in old BuNav. He graduated decide any naval war. Its range will be from the War College in 1940. In recent Hmited only by the endurance of its crew. years he was associated with .American No air will be required for the engines and air for the crew will be supplied from air Car and Foundry Corp. in Chicago. banks.

L. J. G. The "A" submarines dispenses with 700 tons weight that now goes into diesels and 1908 storage batteries. The craft will be faster Sec'y, CoL D . C. Cordiner, USA-Ret., when running submerged than on surface.

U. S. Soldiers' Home, Washineton, D . C. The name of the first oneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;PLUTO, sugE D W . A R D W . M C K E E , (Capt. U S N - gests Adm. Lockwood. Plutonium is used Ret.) and Mrs. McKee have decided to in the nuclear process. make their home in Annapolis. They have M. S. T I S D A L E (V. Adm. USN-Ret.) located a home on Southgate A v . in the has moved to 1229 Sacramento St., Vallejo, old town. The McKees' had a tour of duty Calif. at the Academy some fifteen years ago as Director Naval Academy Athletics.

-A. K. S C H - A N Z E , (Deceased). We are

sorry to report the death of Mr. Schanze who died July 1950 in New Jersey.

JOSEPH E. A U S T I N , (Cdr. U S N R ) writes to us from Route # 1 , Fairfield, Pa.

1909 Sec'y, R. Adm. H. C. Train, USN-Ret., 81 Market St., Annapolis, Md.

Contributed by Harold Train.

Mark and Carol Hersey became grandSEPTEMBER, 1 9 5 0

ard M. Bates and Capt. .Ard of the marriage of their daughter, Nancy Inman to John T. Cassidy at Reno, Nevada on 11 June. Capt. Ard resigned from the Navy in 1919 and later was commissioned in the Naval Reserve.

C H A R L E S G. HELMICK, (Maj. Gen. USA) corrects his address to 4784 Old Dominion Drive, Arlington 7, Va. MICHAEL HUDSON, (Lt. USN-Ret.) changes his address to 64 Edwin Place, Asheville, N. C.

1914 Sec'y, Capt. W. A. Heard, U S N .

4412 Edmnnds St., N.W., Washington, D. C.

E D W A R D L. COCHRANE, (V. Adm. USN-Ret.) has been appointed by the President as the first permanent member of the new Federal Maritime Board and it is anticipated that he will also be named as Chairman.

Recent legislation, abolishing the Maritime Commission, placed all its function under the Department of Commerce in two units: (a) The Maritime Board, (b) The Maritime Administration. Adm. Cochrane will also be Federal Administrator.

He served during the war as Chief of the Bureau of Ships and after retirement in 1947, he has been Head of the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at M.I.T. Lt. Edward L. Cochrane, Jr., U S N , Class of 1945 is the Admiral's son.

OLIVER O. KESSING, (Commo.

USN-Ret.) is the grandfather of a boy, Oliver O. Kessing, III, who was born on 15 June at Newport, R. I. The parents of the baby are Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Oliver O. Kessing, Jr., U S N .

1915 Sec'y, R. Adm. Morton L. Rine. (SC) USN, Rm. 2008, Navy Dept., Washington 25. D. C. F R E D E R I C K G. RICHARDS, (Capt.

USN-Ret.) is Headmaster of the Hun School, a college preparatory school for boys in Princeton, N. J. Previous to retirement from active naval service, Capt.

Richards was on duty as Professor of Naval Science and Tactics at Princeton University.

R. W. C H R I S T I E (V. Adm. U S N Ret.) gives his mailing address at 2244 Vallejo St., San Francisco, Calif.

1916 Sec'y, Capt. Laurence F. Safford, U S N , Naval Communications Annex, Rm 337, Bldg. 19, 3801 Nebraska Ave., N.W., Washington 25, D . C.

F. D. Kirtland, (R. -Adm. U S N ) writes to us from the Navy Dept., Pentagon 4E606, Washington, D. C.

1917 Sec'y, Capt. Ross F. Collins, USNR. Cedarundel Farm, Rt. 3, Annapolis, Md.

Correspondine Sec'y, Mr. P . D. Sleeper, 339 Investment Bide-, Washineton 5, D. C. Members of the Class lirine in and near Washineton, D. C , meet for lunch at the Officers Mess, Washineton Navy Yard, at 12:15 on the 13th of each month, nnless the 13th is on Saturday.

Sunday or holiday, when the luncheon is held on the first working day thereafter. All members of the Class are urged to join the luncheon whenever they can be in Washington at this time.

A N D R E W G. S H E P A R D , (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) was relieved from active duty on 27 July. He has been serving in command of the Earle Ammunition Depot since February 1947. His successor is Capt. Paul C. Wirtz, USN, Class of 1923.

I. N. KILAND, (Adm. U S N ) informs us that his address is now Commander Amphibious Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

LIGON B. ARD, (Capt. U S N R ) . Announcement has been made by Mrs. Rich-

Fahrion, Frank G., (R. .Adm. U S N ) . ComDesLant.

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1918 Sec'y, V. Adm. Earle W. MiUs, USN-Ret., Apt. 2A. 1 Beekman Place, New York, 22, N . Y.

D E A N D. FRANCIS forwards his address to Paul H. Davis and Co., 10 S. LaSalle St., Chicago 3, III. REX L E G . HICKS, (R. Adm, U S N Ret.) has been appointed to the new Federal Maritime Administration. He is Chief of the Division V)f Ship Construction and Repair. In the recent war, he was Chief of Fleet Maintenance, Office Chief of Naval Operations, following sea service as Executive Officer, cruiser PHOENIX and later Captain of the cruiser LOUISVILLE. Prewar, he had duty in boiler laboratory and in design branch, Bureau of Ships.

OLTON R. B E N N E H O F F , (R. Adm. USN-Ret. Deceased). Shipmate regrets to announce the death of Adm. Bennehoff at Arundel-on-the-Bay, near Annapolis, Md., on 17 July 1950. He and Mrs. Bennehoff, with their daughter Anne, had come from their home in Imperial Beach, Calif, for a visit. Adm Bennehoff was 54.

In the recent war, the then Capt. Bennehoff served in the invasion of North Africa W A L T E R C. A N S E L writes to us from as commander of the attack transport THOMAS STONE, following duty in com- GAVEA, BOX 610, R. F. D. # 2 , Annapolis, mand of a destroyer division. Later in Md. 1943, he was assigned to the Joint Chiefs of Staff for logistics (1943-46) and was subsequently ordered to court martial duty.

1920 In World War I, he served in destroyers overseas.

Sec'y, Mr. James A. Crocker, 3009 44th Place, N.W., Washington 16, D. C. R A L P H S. M C D O W E L L , (Capt. U S N Ret.) has been appointed to the position of H U G H W. TURNEY, (Capt. U S N ) Chief of the Programs and Planning Office and Mrs. Turney, of Arlington, Va., have of the Federal Maritime Administration—• just announced the engagement of their a newly organized nit. Capt. McDowell daughter Joanne to Capt. Frank W. was on duty in the Bureau of Ships during Bauers, Jr., Air Force, son of Lt. Col. and the war and before that he served in the Mrs. F. W. Bauers, Ret. A wedding is Portsmouth, N. ,H. Navy Yard. He returned from sea duty in 1942 to take over planned for this autumn. Both Miss Turney the duty of Deputy Production Officer, Of- and Capt. Bauers are graduates of George fice of Procurement in Chief of Naval Op- Washington University. erations. Later he was assigned to logistics J A M E S H. DOYLE, (R. Adm. USxN) and planning in C.N.O. is a task force commander in Korean P E T E R F. FISCHLER, (R. Adm. waters.

USN. Deceased). Shipmate regrets to anALLEN P. MULLINIX, (R. Adm. nounce the death of Adm. Fischler in the U S N ) has recently received the Bachelor Naval Hospital, San Diego on 14 July of Laws degree from the George Wash1950. He was on duty as Commander Am- ington University of Washington, D. C. phibious Force, Pacific Fleet. He was born FERGUSON B. BRYAN, (Cdr. U S N in Pennsylvania in Sept. 1895. Surviving are Mrs. Fischler, the former Miss Rachel Ret.) states his address to be 319 S. St. E. Moore and their daughters, Mrs. Louis Asaph St., Alexandria, Va. F. Dieffenbacher, Mrs. Betty Jane Maddox B. P. WARD, (Capt. USN-Ret.) reand Miss Patricia Ann Fischler. ports to us from Alabama Polytechnic Inst., Adm. Fischler served with eminent dis- Auburn, Ala. tinction in two World Wars, as well as A. D. BLACKLEDGE changes his adduring the peace between the wars. Im- dress to 33 East 39th St., Indianapolis, Ind. mediately prior to promotion to flag rank, DUDLEY M. PAGE, (Cdr. U S N he commissioned the new battle cruiser ALASKA in June 1944. Later in flag rank, Ret.) writes to us from 119 Record St., he served in the Pacific areas. He was ex- Frederick, Md. pert in amphibious operations.

W. A. WACHTLER, (Brig. Gen. After graduation in June 1917, the then USMC-Ret.) gives his mailing address as Ensign Fischler was assigned to the old 3901 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington cruiser TACOMA and later assigned to the 8, D. C. battleship NEW MEXICO for the duration of C. C. ANDERSON, (R. Adm. U S N the war. Post-war, he had duty afloat in the destroyers MEREDITH, BELL and P U T N A M ; Ret.) forwards his address as 723 Emerson the gunboat SACRAMENTO, the ammunition St., Evanston, 111. ship NiTRo and the cruiser INDIANAPOLIS. Gaines, Oliver W., (Capt. U S N ) . 12 N D In 1938, he commanded the new destroyer Tempduty pending assignment.

Hartt, Beverly A., (Capt. U S N ) . 12 N D TempFARRAGUT and in 1940-41 was Executive of the WYOMING. His shore duty included duty pending assignment. the Naval Academy, Bureau of Navigation and the Naval War College.

CARLOS W. WIEBER, USN-Ret.) writes to us from 4649, Warrington, Fla. A L B E R T F. FRANCE, USN-Ret.) reports to us from 572, Annapolis, Md.

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1921

Sec'y, Capt. T. J. Kelly, U S N . c / o Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

ARNOLD J. ISBELL, (Capt. USNDeceased). Shipmate is pleased to report that Charles Mays Isbell and Don Isbell, Hutson. Albert L., (Capt. U S N ) . 12 N D Temp- sons of Mrs. Arnold J. Isbell and the late duty pending assignment.

Captain Isbell, are now Cadets at West Point, having been sworn in in June. Mrs. Isbell lives in Washington.

1919 T H O M A S J. KELLY, (R. Adm. U S N Ret.) has joined the Socony-Vacuum Oil Sec'y, Cdr. Albert R. Staudt, USNR, 1415 Tuckerman S t , N.W., Washington 12, D. C. Company, Inc., as an assistant to the Chairman of the Board. Admiral Kelly retired E R N E S T E. H E R R M A N N , (R. Adm. from the Navy after 33 years' service U S N ) gives his mailing address as U. S. which included two wars and considerable active combat duty.

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During the Okinawa and Japanese campaign, he commanded the cruiser SPRINGFIELD and was twice decorated for valor.

He recently completed four years' duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and has served on Joint Staff Committees. He has made many fact finding trips to Europe and other foreign countries during the past three years.

Admiral Kelly was raised in the midcontinent oil country where in his early youth he worked as a roustabout in the oil fields. A graduate of the Naval Academy, he is also a graduate petroleum engineer from the University of Pittsburgh.

E. C. KLINE, (Capt. U S N R ) changes his address to 1014 Wellington Road, Jenkintown, Pa. LUCIUS K. SCOTT, (Cdr. USN-Ret. Deceased). We are sorry to report the death of Commander Scott who died in his home at Coronado, California on 10 July 1950. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Betty Scott; a son, Jock Scott and a daughter, Helen, all of Coronado.

Members of the Class of '21 in the San Diego area turned out to bid bon voyage to two classmates, Whitie McCrory and Loosh Scott. The following acted as honorary pall bearers: Jake Mclnerney, Terry Acuff, Ray Tarbuck, Bunny Wray, Sid Dodds, Burt Voit, Burt Culver, Dal Emory, Buddy Macklin, Judge Haley, Pete Rodes, Sammy Sampson, Bill Jackson, Willie McHugh, Joe Connolly, Jimmy Pollack, Abe Abernathy, Hal Jones, John Livlen, Eppie Schell, Rex Tallman and Tarby Tarbutton. Whitie and Loosh were buried close together in Rosecrans National Cemetery at a beautiful spot overlooking San Diego Bay and the broad Pacific. The services in both cases were very impressive and comforming with the wishes of Mrs. McCrory and Mrs. Scott.

Shipmate regrets that after a long illness, Mrs. Thomas A. Parfitt, wife of Lt. Thomas A. Parfitt, Ret., died at her home, 140 Virginia Ave., Asheville, N. C. on 6 uly 1950. Lieutenant Parfitt is a patient at the U. S. Naval Hospital where he is recovering from an operation for Buergers Disease. ' J A M E S R. DUDLEY, (R. Adm. USN) informs us that his address is now 11 Overbrook Road, Ruxton, Md. CHARLES F. MACKLIN, JR., (Capt.

USN).

Shipmate congratulates Capt. and Mrs. Macklin—their son^ Joseph D. Macklin is a Cadet in the new plebe class at West Point. This new Cadet is the grandson of the late Charles F. Macklin, Class of 1892, who resigned in 1896 while serving as a Captain in the U. S. Marines.

F R E D E R I C K D. KIME, (Capt. USN) and Mrs. Kime announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Mary Ann Kime to Ralph McCracken, Jr., on 10 June at Norfolk, Va. D A N I E L V. GALLERY (R. Adm. U S N ) is the author of an exciting-to-read article in the August Esquire. The title is "Bismarck: Battle of Blunder." Inherent in the cause of the great battleship's destruction was: "Admiral Raeder's subordinates let him down in their execution of the Raeder plan," when the BISMARCK went forth to destroy allied convoys. "These subordinates carried out their orders literally and became the victims of their own blind obedience." Specific blunders: The BISMARCK sailed with two thousand tons of bunker space unfilled. The German SHIPMATE

admiral ignored the prospect of sinking the only ships barring his safe return and he declined to make use of German tankers to refuel at sea. .Admiral Gallery writes of his recurring thought: "Why didn't the British try to board and capture the BISM.\RCK (when she had become helpless, demoralized and battered). I believe it could have been done and at any rate it would have been worth trying."

The Class of '21 will have monthly Class luncheons at the .Army-Navy Club, Washington, D. C. at 1200 on the following dates : Wednesday, 20 September ; Wednesday, 25 October; Tuesday, 21 November and Tuesday, 19 December.

R. J. Flood; Capt. Beverly M. Coleman, USNR, and Mr. Oliver M. Walker.

missions Officer. service in 1947.

Jennings. William F . , (Capt. U S N ) . Navy Member, Staff and Faculty, Army W a r College, Fort Leavenworth.

Malanaphy, Michael J., (Capt. U S N ) . PubInfo Officer, East SeaFron.

Forster, Kenneth L., (Capt. U S N ) .

NavCommSta, 14 N D H d q t r s , NavBase, Pearl Harbor.

J A M E S F. HANGS writes to us from 520 Laurel St., Chillicothe, Ohio.

WILLIAM A. K A N A K A N U I , (Cdr. U S N ) reports to us from 20 Wailupe Circle, Honolulu 16, T. H.

1923

PRESTON V. MERCER, (Capt.

U S N ) is with the Commander Service Squadron Two, c/o FPO, Norfolk, Va.

Sec'y, Capt. Claude H. Bennett, Jr., USN-Ret., 19 Mary's Lane, Egypt, Mass.

RONALD D. HIGGINS, (Capt. U S N ) is on duty at the Naval Personnel Office, 14ND, Navy No. 128^ c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

LAM-AR M. W I S E , (Capt. USN-Ret.) J O H N S. KEATING, (Capt. U S N ) is wishes his address changed to 4832 Durden now in command of the U. S. Naval TrainDrive, -Apt. 2, Chamblee, Ga. ing Station, Great Lakes, 111., where subW. G. SCHINDLER, (R. Adm. U S N ) stantial numbers of recruits are coming in writes to us from NOL, White Oak, Qtrs. for training.

A, Silver Spring 19, :Md. W I L L I A M D. W R I G H T , (R. Adm. CH.ARLES F. ERCK, (Capt. U S N ) USN-Ret.) and Mrs. Wright are proud forwards his address as Ferry Farms, of their son, William Polk Wright. He is a member of the new plebe class at the R. F. D. # 2 , .Annapolis, Md. Naval Academy. Admiral Wright, who reHARRY W. BALTAZZI, (Capt. U S N ) tired in June 1948, is a State Department changes his address to c, o CNO Mail and official (civil).

Dispatch Section ( O P 32). Navy Dept., C H A R L E S H. W.ALKER, (Capt.

Washington 25, D. C. U S N ) has presently been asisgned to the Cogswell, Wilson P . , (Capt. U S N ) .

CornFair, Guam.

Hanlon, Byron H . , ( R . .A.dm. U S N ) . Superintendent. XavGun Factory, Washington, D. C.

1922 Sec'y. Cdr. E. E. Meyers, USNR-Ret., c/o The Douglas School, Pebble Beach, Calif.

H.ARRY B. J.ARRETT, (R. Adm. USN) arrived last week in Taipei, Formosa with orders as U. S. Naval .Attache and Chief of the U. S. Military Estabfishment there which is made up of officers of all three armed services.

DON.ALD S. EV.ANS, (Capt. U S N ) and Mrs. Evans are the proud parents of a son, bom at Boulder Hospital, Boulder, Colorado on 9 July.

ARTHUR W. BRY.AN, (Lt. U S N Ret.) now resides at 14 Spa View Circle, .Annapolis, Md. The Class of '22 held its monthly luncheon at the .Army-Navy Club at 12:30, 11 July. The following were present: Capt.

Sherman Clark, U S N ; .Adm. H. B. Jarrett, U S N ; Capt. A. A. Clarkson, U S N ; Capt. B. M. Coleman, U S N R ; Capt. Curtis Shears, U S N R ; Capt. E. John John, USNR; Mr. William E. Bruce; Capt.

F. J. Mee, U S N ; Capt. A. I. Malstrom, USN; Cdr. A. R. Lyon, U S N R and Mr. Oliver M. Walker.

JOHN F. GORDON writes to us from General Motors Corporation, 14-135 General Motors Bldg., Detroit 2, Mich.

H.ALSTEAD S. C O V I N G T O N , (Capt.

USN) has moved to 1214 Rockbridge Ave., Norfolk 8, Va. JOHN R. H U M E , (Capt. U S N ) sends his address as 3306 .Armour St., Port Huron, Mich.

The regular Class Luncheon was held at the Army-Navy Club on Tuesday, August 1, 1950 and the following were present: Cdr. A. R. Lyon, U S N R ; Capt. Herbert Gray Chandler, U S N R ; Lt. Cdr. H. F. Stevens, U S N R ; Capt. E. John Long, USNR; Capt. A. I. Malstrom, USN; R. Adm. J. P. Bennington, U S N ; Lt. Cdr. W. F. Thompson, U S N R ; Mr. SEPTEMBER,

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San Francisco, Calif.

PAUL F. DUGAN, (Capt. U S N ) is stationed at the Naval Hospital, SOQ, San Diego, Calif.

S T A N H O P E C. RING, (Capt. U S N ) writes to us from Naval Operating Base, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands.

L. A. R E I N K E N , (Capt. U S N ) changes his address to Commander Fleet Training Group and Underway Training Unit, Navy #115, c/o PM, New York, N. Y. F. A .EDWARDS, (Capt. U S N ) corrects his address to 1407 21st St., South, .Arlington, Va. Comly, Samuel P ^ Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . CO, M S T S , Port Office, Canal Zone.

Mullins, William J., (Capt. U S N ) . NavExamining Board and Physical Disability Board, Navy Dept.

Walton, F r e d W., (Capt. U S N ) . BuShips.

F a r r a r , Murvale T., (Capt. U S N ) . I n s p l n s t , NavRes, Boston.

Riley. William A., (Capt. U S N ) . NavGun Factorv, Washington, D. C. Morris, Robert M., (Capt. U S N ) . Chief of Staff and Aide, ComPhibGru 3.

Wilcox, Donald E., (Capt. U S N ) . Chief of Staff and Aide, Chief of N a v A i r R e s T r a , Glen-

He retired from active

CLARENCE E. EKSTROM, (Capt.

U S N ) is at the Naval .Air Station, Whidbey Island, Wash.

EDGAR T. NEALE, (Capt. U S N ) has been assigned to the USS BATAAN (CVL 29), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

T. A. TURNER, (Capt. U S N ) changes his address to Naval War College, Newport, R. I. On Friday, June 16, Miss Anna Maria Brice McFadden, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Archibald G. W. McFadden of .Arlmgtoii, Virginia, and Annapolis, Maryland, became the bride of Lt. (jg) William Wood Stevens, USN, son of Mrs. Wood Stevens of Macon, Georgia. The ceremony took place in St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Key West, Florida. The Rev. Dr. Leonard St. John Iverson officiated.

In the absence of Capatin McFadden, who was recently Commanding Officer of the U. S. Fleet Sonar School, Key West, but who is now on duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, the bride was given in marriage by her brother, .Archibald Weems McFadden, a student at , the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She wore a period gown of white Chantilly lace and net over taffeta with a fingertip veil of illusion held in place with orange blossoms. Her bouquet was of lilies-of-the-valley and orchids.

The matron of honor, Mrs. Dennis J .

Downey, wife of Lt. (jg) D. J. Downey, USN, wore a buffant go^wn of yellow, organdy with matching bonnet and carried an old fashioned bouquet.

The bride's other attendants were Miss Elizabeth Buckley, daughter of Mrs. Cecil C. Adell, and Mrs. William Haley Rogers, wife of Ens. W. H. Rogers, USN, and wore bouffant gowns of green and pink organdy respectively with matching bonnets and carried old fashioned nosegays.

The best man was Lt. (jg) James Kyle, USNR, and the ushers were Lt. William Kildow, USN, Lt. William B. Earl, USN, Lt. (jg) Edward A. Christofferson, USN, Lt. (jg) David A. Wendt, USN, Lt. (jg) Richard J. Campbell, USN, and Lt. (jg) 1924 Dennis J. Downey, USN, all attached to naval activities in the Key West area.

Sec'y, Mr. Paul W. Siegrist, Glore, Forgan & Co., On leaving the church the young couple 40 Wall St., N e w York 5, N. Y. passed under the traditional arch of swords.

Immediately following the ceremony a R O B E R T S. CARR, (Cdr. USN-Ret. Deceased). Shipmate regrets to announce reception was held at the Commissioned the death of Commander Carr at the Naval Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Station, Key Hospital, Newport, R. I., on 2 July 1950. West.

He had been under hospital treatment, folThe bride is a niece of R. Adm. Horatio lowing retirement on 1 January 1947. Sur- Ridout, USN-Ret. viving are his wife, Caroline Seabury Lieutenant Stevens attended Marion Carr; a son, Richard S. Carr and a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Carr Davis. During the Institute and graduated from the U. S. recent war, Commander Davis was on duty Naval Academy with the Class of 1945. at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport He is at present attached to the U. S. and at Charleston, W. Va. At sea he served Fleet Sonar School, Key West. Florida. in the cruiser MILWAUKEE and was staWaller, Raymond R., (Capt. U S N ) . Chief of tioned at Omaha Beach in the Normandy Staff and Aide. ComSeventhFlt. Thew, Joseph P., (Capt. U S N ) . The Joint invasion.

Staff, Office, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, C. GEORGE E. P E T E R S O N , (Capt. D. Gates, Herbert K., (Capt. U S N ) . BuShips.

USN-Ret.) is associated with the Admiral Oden, Solomon F . , (Capt. U S N ) . CO U S S Billard Academy in New London as Ad- HECTOR (AR 7).

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1925 Sec'y, Mr. Charles M. Goetz, 910 Shoreham Bldg., Washington 5, D. C. P H I L I P D. COMPTON, (Lt. Cdr. USN-Ret.) and Mrs. Compton are the parents of Midshipman Robert E. L. Compton, now a member of the Second Class, U. S. Naval .Academy. Lt. Cdr. Compton, who was retired in 1943 has been engaged in teaching in the public schools of Long Beach, Calif.

At the annual meeting of the Class of '25 held at Fort Leslie McNair, Washington. D. C, on 22 June, the following were elected to the Executive Committee for the year ending 30 June 1951 : .Aubrey Leggett, Chairman; Roland Charles, Vice Chairman ; Charles Goetz, Secretary and Treasurer; Richard Elliott and Robert Hogaboom.

FR.ANK L. DURNELL, (Capt. U S N Ret.) corrects his address to 3308 E. 1st St., Long Beach 3, Calif.

J O E W. STRYKER, writing in the Naval Institute Proceedings for July advises : "Keep out of Government Quarters." He believes in the benefits of officers owning their home and tells the "how best to do this."

THOM.AS C. P.ARKER, (Capt. U S N Ret.) writes excellently about "Thirteen W'omen in a Submarine" in the July Proceedings, U. S. Xaval Institute. The submarine was the SPEARFISH commanded by the then Lt. James C. Dempsey, Class of 1931, who magnificently rendezvoused his boat in enemy patrolled waters to meet up with the "13 women" and other evacuees from Corregidor, May 1942. Capt. Parker was there.

Apts., Apt. 607, 510-21 St St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C. The next Class Luncheon in Washington HELEX.4 (C.-\ 75).

Simpson. Samuel D.. (Capt. U S N ) . Admin- w^ill be on Tuesday, 26 September at the Officer. Pearl Harbor NavShipyd, Pearl Harbor. Naval Gun Factory. If you have recently White. Philip, (Capt. U S N - S C ) . Staff, Chief arrived in the vicinity, please call Steve of X a v . \ i r R e s T r a , N A S , Glenview.

Jarrell, Albert E., (Capt. U S N ) . ComTrans- Rice to get on the mailing list.

Div 11.

The owner of the '26 miniature found in Goulett. Wilfred B., (Capt. U S N ) .

Naval San Diego was identified as J. N. Shofner.

Operations.

Robinson. James M., (Capt. U S N ) . ComServD. M. .Agnew, Jr., is a Nax'y Plebe and Ron 4.

H. F. Stout, Jr., is an .Army Plebe.

Querv, James V.. Jr., (Capt. U S N ) . Chief of Staff, (ComSan DiegoGru, PacResFlt. .A few (too few) classmates have been clearing out their desks and finding the class letter sent out last March.

1926 George J. (Red) Price is at the .Arroya Del \'alle Sanitarium, Livermore, CaliSec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel. U S N , Office of Naval Material, Rm. 2202, fornia. Henry Ripley lives at 125 W. ElsNavy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. mere Street, San .Antonio. Te.xas. E. L. D. DOUGL.AS V. GL.ADDING, (Capt. Roach is at Penn State College, State ColU S N ) has assumed command of the Naval lege, Pa. H. D. Scrymgeour lives at 2717 Reserve Training Corps Unit at Harvard E. Lovers Lane, Uni\-ersity Park, Dallas, with the title of Professor of Naval Science Texas. "Sparky" says that Ed Bernet and Tactics. He takes over from Capt. lives at 3912 Lovers Lane, so they bend Carroll T. Bonney, Class of 1920, who has elbows together, but would like classmates just retired from active service and has passing through Dallas to join them. F. J. McQuillen sent his class assessment from made plans to live in California.

Bankok, Thailand and no doubt would like J O H N McN. T.AYLOR, (Capt. U S N ) to have classmates passing through Bankok is serving in Korean waters as Chief of to join him too. Following addresses still Staff to the Task Force that engineered missing from Secretary's files: N. M. the first major size amphibious landing Parry, Wm. Turek, Burchett, Fountain, there last month.

Mason and Moss.

J O H N G. FOSTER, JR., (Capt. U S N ) Bowling, Selman S., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval forwards his correct address as 805 10th .Aide to the UnderSecNav. Navy Dept.

Greenslade. John F . , (Capt. U S N ) . Staff, ComSt., Coronado, Calif.

N a v F o r Marianas.

F. L. TEDDER, (Capt. U S N ) is on the McDill. -Alexander S., (Capt. U S N ) . Special Staff Commander, 7th Fleet, c/o F P O , San .Assistant to the SecNav for PubRelatons, Navy Dept.

Francisco, Calif.

Weimer, Edward L. B., (Capt. U S N ) . ExecuOfficer. BremertonGru. PacResFlt. J O H N F. N E W M A N , (Capt. U S N ) tivePoehlmann, Karl F., (Capt. U S N ) . Office of changes his address to Potomac Park NavResearch. Navy Dept.

Tonseth. Thomas H., (Capt. U S N ) . Joint Chiefs of Staff. Washington, D. C. Larson, Harold O., (Capt. U S N ) . CO U S S

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t.r.-int, Etheridge, (Capt. U S N ) .

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1927 Sec'y, R. Adm. John W. Bays. USN-Ret..

Culver Summer Navil School, Culver, Indiana

E U G E N E F. McDANIEL, (Capt.

USN) and Mrs. McDaniel are being congratulated. Their son. Roland McDaniel is a member of the new plebe class at the Naval Academy. Capt. McDaniel is currently on duty as head of the new school of strategy and tactics at Newport, R. I. A N D R E W H. BERGESON, (Capt.

USN) is about to take over his new duty assignment in \\'ashington, following a tour of duty as Naval .\ttache for .Air at the Embassy in Buenos Aires, the Argentine. Mrs. Bergeson and Andrew, Jr., age three, arrived in .\nnapolis a few weeks ago.

FRANCIS C. M A N V I L L E , (Capt.

U S N ) . Sliipmate congratulates Capt. and Mrs. Manville—their son. Stewart Manville is a Cadet in the new plebe class at West Point.

GORDON S. E V E R E T T , (R. Adm. USN-Ret.) is now living on Route •#!, Box 157, Lamar, Colo.

J. B. D A N H O F F , (Cdr. USN-Ret.) states his address is 902 Washington Ave., Bremerton, Wash.

S \ M U E L S. J.\CK, (Col. U S M C ) is residing at 3230 Ordway St., N.W., Washington 8, D. C. G. R. D O N . \ H O . (Capt. U S N ) changes his address to 101 Quaker Lane, R.F.D. #2, .\lexandria. Va. JOHN C. M U N N , (Col. U S M C ) is now at the National War College, Washington 25. D. C. RAWSON B E N N E T T , (Capt. U S N ) reports to us from Industrial CollegeArmed Forces, Rm. 201. Bldg. T-5, Fort L. J. McNair, Washington 25, D. C. Wells. Peter K., (Cdr. U S N ) . N a v S t a , Long Beach.

Wev. Bosquet N., (Capt. U S N ) . Chief of Staff and .Aide, CTomPhibTraLant.

Steiner, Carl L., (Capt. U S N ) . 10 N D .

Lowrie. Noble W.. (Capt. U S N - S C ) .

San FranciscoNavShipyd, San Francisco.

Marshall, H e n r y M., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Operations.

Mitchell, Samuel G., (Capt. U S N ) . Air Priorities Officer, W e s t S e a F r o n .

Palmer. Robie E., (Capt. U S N ) . CO, U S S VULCAN

(.AR

5).

1928 Sec'y, Capt. R. K. James, U S N , Naval Shipyard, Mare Island, Vallejo, Calif.

RAYMOND DOSS writes to us from 559 Overhill Road. Birmingham, Mich.

ROLAND CURTIN, (Capt. U S N ) and Mrs. Curtin are the proud parents of a son, Roland Mark, grandson of Mrs. Roland Curtin of .\nnapolis, Md., and of the late Lt. Cdr. Roland I. Curtin, and of Col. and Mrs. William P. Wattles of Belgrade Lake. Me. The baby was born on 29 June.

RODNEY L.A.IR, (R. Adm. U S N Ret.) and Mrs. Lair have established their home on South River, near Annapolis.

ROBERT T. S. K E I T H , (Capt. U S N ) is on duty at the Naval .Academy and assigned to duty as Secretary of the .'Vcademic Board. He relieves Capt. Wm. G. Cooper, Class of 1926, who is a member of the new class at the National W a r College.

JOHN J. HEIL, (Maj. USMC-Deceased). John J. Heil, son of Mrs. Heil SEPTEMBER,

1950

ALUMNI DAY U . S. N A V A L A C A D E M Y Friday, 6 October, 1950 Schedule of Events 1000—Registration, .'\lumni House (Pick up reservations for all events) 1215—Lunch for fathers of Midshipmen in Mess Hall with Brigade 1300-1530—Open House in: Bancroft Hall Chapel Museum McDonough Hall (Gym) Depts. of Marine Engineering, Ordnance and Gunnery, Seamanship and Navigation. A Comprehensive program of demonstration in each of these Departments is in the course of preparation.

1530—Dress Parade, Wordon Field 1800—Reception and Cocktail Party, Dahlgren Hall (Armory) 2000—Dinner in Mess Hall, alumni and ladies 2100—Open House, Alumni House.

Special busses will be run to the Navy Northwestern game by the Alumni -Association. These busses leave from Alumni House and have special parking privileges at the Stadium in Baltimore. Cost of the round trip, $2.00 Box lunches at $1.00 will be provided on Saturday, 7 October, for those giving advance orders. during our boiler repairs at Newport News, I met Al Walden, who was taking the job of Chief of Staif in a Cruiser Division. Our wives, Lee and Grace, met in the elevator of the Chamberlin (Old Point Comfort) after 13 years; then all four of us "went on from there."

During two and a half years in Cincinnati, I enjoyed association with the Cincinnati Alumni Chapter, which is a "going concern," under the guidance of such able people as Bates Johnston, Paul Johnson, address to USS GENERAL H . W . BUTTNER Commo. L. F. Small, Mac MacConnell, (-AP 113), c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif. Que Bowman and Leroy Brooks. Good luck to Cincy!

(Duty in Command of a Navy Oiler.

Best regards to '28 and SHIPMATE. Capt. Wells Thompson writes about life in Tackney, Stephen N., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval command of a Navy oiler. His ship, the USS TALUGA, serving the Military Sea Operations.

Peden, Robert C , (Capt. U S N ) . ComTractorTransportation Service, transports bulk oil Ron 3. from producer ports to shore bases.— Editor.)

1929 Since my shore duty at Cincinnati ended Sec'y, Capt. Charles E. Treseott, U S N , last April 29, when I took command of Bureau of Ships (Code 512), Navy Dept., this oiler, I have been back with the sea Washington 25, D. C. going forces, and learning again (I hope) ROBERT N. S. CLARK, (Capt. U S N ) the complexities of real Navy life.

The TALUGA is one of the tankers serv- is stationed in the USS ALSHAIN (AKA ing with the far-flung Military Sea Trans- 55), c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif.

R. F. CRIST writes to us from Armed portation Service, and engaged mostly in hauling bulk petroleum products from re- Forces Staff College, Norfolk 11, Va. fineries to oil storage depots. Since April, E. J. BURKE, (Capt. U S N ) is on duty we have been making trips between the in the USS MAURY (AGS 16}, c/o F P O , Caribbean and the East Coast; at present, New York, N. Y. the ship is in New York for a few weeks Edward R., (Capt. U S N ) . CO, U S S of leave and liberty after which our haul- S AHannon, B I N E (AO 25). ing will be resumed. We look forward Epps, William B., (Capt. U S N ) . CO U S S JASO.N ( A R H I). next to a Yard overhaul in the fall, on the West Coast.

The duty with MSTS has been most 1930 interesting and I can recommend it as one Sec'y, Mr. Edward P. Dorner, way to check off auxiliary ship experience.

113 N . Columbus St., Arlington, Va. These ships operate independently, visiting many out-of-the-way spots and definitely KLEBER S. MASTERSON, (Capt. not "gathering moss." As can be imagined U S N ) and Mrs. Masterson have arrived in there is not much home life; both married the United States from their former staand single sailors, however, have a chance tion in Guantanamo Bay. to save their money.

W I L L I A M H. KIRVAN, (Capt. U S N ) During a visit to Trinidad, I fell in with and Mrs. Kirvan are being congratulated John Urquhart, who was enjoying his com- on the birth of their fourth child, Rita mand of the USS ALCONA, an AK. also oper- Kirvan, born at the Naval Hospital, Beating in the East Coast area. Then later, thesda, Md., on 20 June. Their other chiland the late Major Heil is a member of the new class at the Naval Academy. Major Heil, a prisoner of war in the Philippines, lost his life while enroute from the Philippines to Japan. The prison ship sank, most of the prisoners were drowned.

THEODORE F. ASCHERFELD, (Capt. U S N ) and Mrs. Ascherfeld are receiving congratulations on their son, Theodore, Jr., a member of the new plebe class at the Naval .Academy.

E. H. P O P E , (Cdr. U S N ) changes his

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dren are Wm. Jr., age 10; Peter, age 7 and Judith, age 2.

H A R O L D K. FEIOCK, (Lt. Cdr. USN-Ret.) writes: "This month I became associated with Mr. Phillip H. Loh in the practice of law in Morrilton, Ark. We have located our offices in the Chamber of Commerce building on Moose Street just south of the Missouri Pacific depot. Mr. Loh has been a successful attorney here for a number of years and I am glad to have this opportunity to become his partner. He served in the Air Force during the past war and is a member of several local organizations. Morrilton is a pleasant place to stop for a visit as well as to live and I will be happy to have you drop in any time."

F R A N K P. LUONGO, JR., (Cdr. U S N ) informs us that his address is now P. O. Box 724, U. S. Naval School, Monterey, Calif.

1932 Sec'y, Cdr. R. B. Fulton, U S N , Bureau of Ships, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

PAUL H. H A R R I N G T O N , (Cdr. U S N ) changes his address to Naval Air Rocket Test Station, Lake Denmark, Dover, N. J. H A R R Y SOSNOSKI, (Cdr. U S N ) advises us that his address is 2615 12th St., Moline, 111.

H U G H L. HENDRICK, JR., (Cdr. USN-SC-Deceased). Shipmate regrets to announce the death of Cdr. Hendrick on 25 July 1950 in the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md. He was forty years old. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Josephine Wheeler Hendrick; their son, Hugh L., Jr. and their daughter, Josephine Hendrick.

Prior to his last illness of long duration, he was on duty in the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts in the fiscal section and before that he served as Detail Officer of that Bureau. Just before the war, he established the Navy Supply School in Washington. He was a college graduate in business administration.

DONALD L T H O M A S , (Cdr. U S N ) writes of the "Four Stackers" in the July Proceedings, U. S. Naval Institute—Twenty two, flying the Stars and Stripes were lost in action; eight went the same way after transfer to Britain; and one, flying the colors of Soviet Russia was lost. She was the Deiatelyni, formerly the (Ihurchill of the British Navy, and originally the

W A L T E R W. S T R O H B E H N , (Capt.

U S N ) writes in the July U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings on the subject "Should we train ships or men."

MYLE L. BLEMKER, (Cdr. U S N R ) reports to us from 1521 Anthony Road, Augusta, Ga. C. R. H E R M S , (Capt. U S N ) gives his new address as 2710 South Joyce St., Arlington, Va. CHARLES W. LORD, (Capt. U S N ) corrects his address to CO, USS SITKOH BAY (CVE 86), c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif.

USS HERNDON, U . S . Navy.

S. M. ALEXANDER, (Capt. U S N ) is The four pipers took their toll of enemy with the Industrial College of the Armed U boats—eleven German subs and three Forces, Room 201, Bldg. T-S, Fort Lesley Japanese boats. Some of the four pipers J. McNair, Washington 25, D. C. (there were 119 in 1941) flew the colors of Flynn, John F . , (Capt. U S N ) . AsstChiefof- Norway, Great Britain, Canada and RusStaff Personnel, 8 N D . • sia while the former U S S STEWART bore Snaad, William O., (Capt. U S N ) . Naval Op- the flag of Japan following salvage operaerations.

Spofford, Richard T., (Capt. U S N ) . CO, Mine- tions in South Pacific.

Ron 3.

MORTON SUNDERLAND, (Cdr. Jenkins, Walter T., (Capt. U S N ) . Staff, ComU S N ) and Mrs. Sunderland are receiving PhibGru 3.

Kinert, John O., (Capt. U S N ) . CO, NavComm- congratulations on the arrival of Sally Sta, Guam.

Ann Sunderland, born at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis on 29 July. The Sunderlands have two older boys. Cdr. Sunder1931 land is on duty as Executive Officer, Department of Electrical Engineering, USNA. Sec'y, Cdr. Oscar E. Hagberg, U S N , Armed Forces, Staff College, Sally Ann is the granddaughter of Maj. Norfolk 11, Virginia Gen. and Mrs. Archibald H. Sunderland, ALBERT J. KELLER, (Col. USMC) Ret., of Hampton, Va. and of R. Adm. is with the N R O T C Unit, Stanford Uni- and Mrs. Bryson Bruce, Ret., of suburban Annapolis. versity, Stanford University, Calif.

A N D R E W L. YOUNG, JR., (Cdr. Outerson, William, (Cdr. U S N ) . Joint Staff, U S N ) is now residing at 3481 South CinCEuropeanComd.

Nicholas, Nicholas J., (Cdr. U S N ) . U S S Wakefield St., Arlington, Va. EDISTO (AGB 2 ) .

Louis W., (Cdr. U S N ) . NavSta, SangE D W A R D S. QUILTER, (Cdr. U S N ) leyMang, Point. and Mrs. Quilter are the proud parents of Howe, Frederic N . , (Cdr. U S N ) . U S S ORISa daughter, Deborah, born at the Mercy KANY (CV 34).

Williams, Paul D., (Cdr. U S N ) . 5 N D TempHospital, San Diego, Calif., on 24 June. duty pending assignment.

Letts, Kenneth P . , (Cdr. U S N ) . U S S TOLEDO CARLTON C. LUCAS, (Cdr. U S N ) (CA 133). corrects his address to 113 Fifth St., Garden City, L. I., N. Y. N E L S O N M. HEAD, (Capt. U S N ) 1933 changes his address to 1215 Buckingham Ave., Norfolk 5, Va. No Secretary J. T. SMITH, (Cdr. U S N ) now reRICHARD C. (Cdr. U S N ) sides at 39 Upshur Rd., USNA, Annapolis, is now Executive GAZLAY, Officer, Naval Air StaMd. tion, Quonset Point, R. I. RICHARD R. HAY, (Cdr. U S N ) is HAROLD G. BOWEN, JR., (Cdr. in the Office of CNO, Navy Dept., Wash- USN) informs us that his new address ington 25, D. C. is now Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Dept Allen, Robbins W., (Cdr. U S N ) . Joint Chiefs Washington 25, D. C. of Staff, Washington, D. C. CARL T I E D E M A N , (Cdr. U S N ) is Cox, Marshall H . , (Cdr. U S N ) . AsstlnspGen stationed at Quarters "CB," Naval Base, of SupCorps ( A i r ) , Philadelphia.

Kinzie, Frederick A., (Cdr. U S N - S C ) . Naval Newport, R. I. Operations.

A R T H U R K. E S P E N A S , (Cdr. U S N ) Moorer, Thomas H . , (Cdr. U S N ) . NavOrdTestSta, Inyokern, China Lake. gives his new duty address as M S T S 24

MidPac, Navy No. 128, c/o F P O , San rrancisco, Calif.

TTQM^^^^^'^ ^V COLEMAN, (Cdr. USN) IS currently in command of the Naval Air Base at Litchfield Park, Ariz Here on a four hundred acre reservation of desert (eight inches of rain annually) he has custodianship of a substantial number of carrier planes, hitherto in moth balls This region being dry and the sand being non-abrasive to metals, the planes needed a partial envelope for protection. The extremely favorable climatic conditions at this base have been the reason for the low cost of maintenance and restoration of the planes for service.

J O S E P H P. COSTELLO, (Cdr. USN) changes his address to read 84 Rayburn Rd., Stoughton, Mass.

BENJAMIN F. THORN, (Cdr U S N R ) states his address is MSTS Pacific, 33 Berry St., San Francisco, Calif.

W A L T E R L. BLATCHFORD, previously received the Bachelor of Laws degree from the George Washington University Washington, D. C. E. C. BEST, (Col. USMC) sends his new address as Room 1W99, BuAer, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C.

1934 Sec'y, Mr. K. M. Milner, c / o CUss of 1934, U S N A , P. O. Box 2 Arlington, Virginia

MAURICE T. IRELAND, (Lt. Col. USMC) corrects his address to Marine Barracks, Navy No. 926, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

JACKSON D. ARNOLD, (Cdr. USN) is with the Harvard Business School, Soldiers Field, Boston 63, Mass.

J. E. VOSE, JR., (Cdr. U S N ) advises us that his address is Eastern Air Defense Force, Stewart AFB, Newburgh, N. Y. REGINALD R U T H E R F O R D , (Cdr. USN)

is on duty in the USS BATAAN

(CVL 29), c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif.

G. P. CHUNG-HOON, (Cdr. USN) reports that his address changed to the USS

J O H N W . THOMASON (DD

760),

c/o

FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

E. H. BATCHELLER, (Cdr. USN) gives his address until 5 September as Mattapoisett Neck Rd., Mattapoisett, Mass. .•\fter the 5th, his address will be 133 Gibbs Ave., Newport, R. I. A L F R E D D. KILMARTIN, (Cdr. U S N ) has recently arrived in Taipei, Formosa for service with R. Adm. Harry B. Jarrett in the U. S. Military Establishment there.

House, .^rthur C , J r . , (Cdr. U S N ) . NavSta, Long Beach.

Klunk, Richard S., (Cdr. U S N - S C ) . NAS, Patuxent River.

Upham. Frank K., (Cdr. U S N ) . N A S , Moffett r lela.

1935 Sec'y, Cdr. A. E. Paddock, U S N , Rm. 2W94, Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

E. D. STANLEY, JR., (Cdr. USN) has currently been stationed in the USS CORAL

SEA

(CVB

43),

c/o

FPO,

New

York, N. Y. J O H N G. O'HANDLEY, (Cdr. USNSC) is with the Aviation Supply Depot, Naval Supply Center, Oakland 4, Calif.

A. TALERICO, JR., (Cdr. USN) informs us that his address is Inspector of SHIPMATE

Naval Material, Kroger Building, 35 East 7th St., Cincinnati 2, Ohio.

E. P. J O R D . \ N , JR. writes: "Mrs. Jordan and I have welcomed a new member into our family. Miss Sue Jordan, born 14 October 1949, and makes an ideal sister for Dan, age 10 and E. P., I l l , age 4. We are located on Route 1, Box 376, Salem, Va., in the edge of the Appalachian mountains just out of Roanoke, Va. in one of those beautiful little Virginia towns. We have the welcome mat permanently anchored outside for any members of '34 or '35 that may happen by this way."

W I L L I A M P. S M I T H sends word that his address is 20 Rugby Rd., Massapequa, L. I., N. Y. B E N J A M I N SARVER, (Cdr. U S N ) and Mrs. Sarver are the parents of a daughter, bom at U S N H , Quantico, Va. on 4 July.

Marianne and A M O S H A T H A W A Y ' s third daughter, Melinda North Hathaway, was bom in Tokj'o, Japan on 17 July.

Amos is on duty on General MacArthur's Staff.

Brock, Fenelon A., (Cdr. U S N ) . Naval Operations.

Boyle, Peter F . , (Cdr. U S N ) . N A B , 14 N D .

Baskett, Thomas S., (Cdr. U S N ) . SubDiv 63.

Laird, Horace C , J r . . (Cdr. U S N ) . NavSubBoard of InspSurvey. San Diego.

Cairnes. George H., (Cdr. U S N ) . Office of Publnfo. Office of the SecDef, Washington, D. C. Kirkpatrick. Raleigh C , (Cdr. U S N ) . U S S MiXDORO ( C V E 1 2 0 ) .

Hauck, Philip F . , (Cdr. U S N ) . B u P e r s .

1936 Sec'y, Cdr. Richard R. Pratt, U S N , c / o Fleet Post OfBce. N e w York, N . Y.

J O S E P H E. RICE, (Cdr. U S N ) has moved to 908 W. Whitner, Anderson, S. C.

H A R R I S O N B R E N T , JR., (Lt. Col. USMC) is with Quarters T-I, MCS, Quantico, Va. C H E S T E R W. NIMITZ, JR., (Cdr. U S N ) is being relieved as Assistant Professor of Naval Science, University of California in Berkeley to take the course at the Armed Services Staff College, Norfolk, Va. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, himself a pioneer Professor of Naval Science, Univ. of Calif., has expressed himself that this type of shore duty assignment is as important as any duty a line officer is called on to do in peace. He went further and said that officers doing these jobs well should be rewarded commensurably.

J A M E S S. GRAY, JR., (Cdr. U S N ) is in the Office of Chief of Naval Operations ( O P 55), Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. J O H N K. FYFE, (Cdr. U S N ) while in command of the submarine BATFISH in the war, "downed three Japanese submarines in 72 hours." (See article in July 22nd Saturday Evening Post by V. Adm. C. A. Lockwood). Cdr. Fyfe's awards are: Navy Cross; four Silver Star Medals and two Presidential Unit Citations.

Clapham, Lathrop B., (Cdr. U S N ) . N A S , Agana, Guam.

Stuessi, Wesley J., (Cdr. U S N - S C ) . NavSta, Adak.

P n d m o r e . James A., (Cdr. U S N ) . PhibGru 3.

Carson, John D., (Cdr. U S N - S C ) . NavSta, San Diego.

1938 Sec'y, Lt. Col. John Saxten, USMC, Marine Corps Board, M.C.S., Quantico, Va.

AL.A.N R. McFARLAND writes to us from 143 Hewett Rd., Wyncote, Pa. C. DON.ALD BROWN notifies us that his address has changed to 4010 25th St., .•\rlington, Va. H A M I L T O N O. HAUCK, (Cdr. U S N ) has been assigned to the Research and Development Board, (Guided Missiles Committee), Pentagon Building, Washington 25, D. C. R A N D O L P H K L I P P E L , (Cdr. U S N ) and Mrs. Klippel of 510 Oak Park Blvd., Walnut Creek, Calif., take great pleasure in announcing the birth of a daughter, Janis Lynette, born 24 July, at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif.

Commander Klippel is now stationed in the U S S GENERAL ANDERSON, C/O F P O , San Fran-

cisco, Calif. The Klippel's have one other child^ Karen Diane, age 2.

ROBERT L. MIDDLETON, (Cdr. USN. Shipmate congratulates the Middletons, father and son, because of Middleton senior recently received an award from V. .A.dm. Harry W. Hill, Superintendent 1937 of the Naval Academy. The citation read: No Secretary For loyal and faithful services and profiW A L T E R H. K E E N , JR., (Cdr. U S N ) ciency during forty years' membership in corrects his address to Jamison, Bucks the Guard Force, U. S. Naval Academy.

County, Pa. D A N I E L J. H A R R I N G T O N , (Capt. and Mrs. Harrington take Adams, Thomas M. (Cdr. U S N ) . OpDevFor- USN-Ret.) great pleasure in announcing the birth of Lant.

F u r e r , Albert B., (Cdr. U S N ) . N A A S , Corry Field, Pensacola.

Pinkerton, Dale F . , (Cdr. U S N ) . N O B , Guam.

Shea, William H., J r . , (Cdr. U S N ) . ServDiv 31.

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their fourth child, second son, Robert, born on 3 August, at the Naval Hospital, Kodiak. Alaska. The grandparents are Capt. and Mrs. Robert E. Hancock of Monson, Mass.

Glennon, William R.. (Cdr. U S X ) . Office of Publnfo, Office of SecDef, Washington, D. C. Jackson, Andrew D., Jr., (Cdr. U S X ) . Xaval Operations.

Pierce. Edwin L., (Cdr. U S X ) . U S S ORISKANY

(CV

34).

Haselton, Henry T., (Cdr. U S X ) . U S S LEYTE (CV 32).

1939

Busses to Games For the convenience of our clientele busses will be run again this year from Alumni House to the Navy-Maryland football game at College Park on September 30th, and to the three football games in Baltimore; Northwestern on O a o ber 7th, Southern California on October 21st and Tulane on November 11th.

Return trip tickets will be S2.00 each. Box lunches at 51.00 each will be available for those who wish them. Tickets for the busses and lunches MUST be picked up at Alumni House and paid for not later than the Tuesday preceding the game, all checks payable to the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni As-

See'y. Cdr. D. Furlong, USN, David W. Taylor Model Basin, Washington 7, D. C.

T H O M A S D. KEEGAN, (Cdr. U S N ) reports to us from Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. E D W I N D. H A R R I S O N , (Lt. Cdr. U S N R ) forwards his address as 516 West Stadium, West Lafayette, Ind. OLIVER H. PAYNE, (Cdr. U S N ) mav be reached c o Armed Forces Staff at the Navy Hospital, Annapolis on 8 College, Norfolk 11, Va. June.

J. M. CEASE, (Cdr. U S N ) is on duty Sellers, Herschel V., Jr., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . in the

USS

W.ASHBURX

(AKA

108),

c/o

FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

PAUL A. HOLMBERG, (Cdr. U S N ) is with the Bureau of Aeronautics, (G/M Div.) Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. Joan S. Cooke writes: 'I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Class of '39 for their kind expression of sympathy. The flowers sent at the time of Cdr. Cooke's death were lovely and I am most grateful."

J O H N V. CAMERON, (Cdr. U S N ) changes his address to 36 Ayrault St., Newport, R. I. ELBERT C. LINDON, (Cdr. U S N ) states his address to be Service School Command, U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111.

R. W. SCHUMANN, (Cdr. U S N ) son of Capt. Roland Weyburn Schumann, USN and Mrs. Schumann, and Miss Mary Louise Gillette, daughter of Commo. Norman C. Gillette, USN and Mrs. Gillette of Long Beach, Calif., were married at St. \^incent's Church, Los Angeles, Calif, recently.

Lloyd, H e n r y F . , (Cdr. U S N ) . N A S , Patuxent River.

Anderson, John B., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . 11 N D .

Fargo, William B., (Cdr. U S N ) . ServPac. Shumway, Peter, (C^dr. U S N ) . Naval Operations.

Xetts, George W . , (Cdr. U S N - S C ) . Office of the Supervisory CostTnsp, EastArea, Brooklyn.

1940 Corresponding Sec'y, Mr. Charles A. Skinner, P. O. Box 454, Glendale, Ohio

ALBERT W. N E W H A L L , JR., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) advises us that his address is 606 Southmont Dr., Montgomery, Ala. RICHARD J. HE.A.TH who resigned soon after graduation to study for the priesthood, was ordained a Catholic Priest (Dominican Order) in 1947 and is now in Rome for graduate philosophy study at the Collegio Angelicum.

His mailing address is Rev. Richard Mark Heath, O.P., .\ngelicum, Salita del Grilla 2, Rome, Italj'. The name "Mark" is the name he took when he entered the Dominican Order.

L. J. G. ROBERT A. NEWCOMB, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) and Mrs. Newcomb announce the birth of their second child, Dorotliy Dee, 26

George Washington University of Washington, D. C. Rich received the Bachelor of Laws degree and Sweitzer received the Juris Doctor degree.

RICHARD B. L. CREECY, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) has a timely article in the new Naval Institute Proceedings under the title of "Military Applications of Atomic Energy."

E D W I N M. ROSENBERG, (Lt. Cdr. USN-Ret.) has won the first round of his fight to be restored to the active list of the Navy. The Senate has enacted legislation for such reinstatement and action by the House is awaited. He was retired for physical reasons in March 1947 and since then has been engaged in teaching. During the past two years, he has been on active duty in Seamanship and Navigation at the Naval Academy.

GERALD J. SCOTT, (Lt. Cdr. USN) may be reached c/o Comdr. Air Force .Atlantic Fleet Staff, Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va. ROBERT G. TOWER, (Lt. Cdr. USN) changes his address to 343 Gundry Drive, Falls Church, Va. E. F. F L A H N F E L D T writes to us from Naval Operations.

Egan, James G., (Lt. Cdr. U S X ) . Airship- 132 Lester Road, Park Forest, III. Ron 1.

Trice. William W., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . XavCICROBERT B. CHILDERS, (Lt. Cdr. TeamTraCen. San Diego.

Hedrick, James G., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . Tactical U S N ) reports to us from 309 Rogers Hts., W. Annapolis, Md. Ron 3.

E D W A R D F. GALLAGHER, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) is on the Staff, Carrier Division 4, 1941 CO F P O , New York, N. Y. Sec'y, L t Cdr. Charles W. Styer, Jr., U S N , 3903 Jocelyn St., N.W., Washington, D. C. Fifty-one couples attended the Class of ROBERT W. WINDSOR, JR., (Lt. '42 dinner dance on Friday, 7 July 1950 Cdr. U S N ) notifies us that his address is at Fort McNair Officers' Club. A greater attendance was expected, but apparently Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md. transfers and leaves reduced the actual atD. C. S. KLINE, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) cor- tendance. However, all who attended had rects his address to 209 Browder St., Dal- a most enjoyable evening of cocktails, dinlas 1, Tex. ner, and dancing. The occasion produced R. J. CELUSTKA, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) many classmates recently assigned duty in changes his address to R.F.D. #4, Box the \\^ashington area.

955, Annapolis, Md. HARRY A L L E N D O R F E R departed W. V. DOWNER, JR., (Capt. USA) and Mrs. Downer are the proud parents from Washington around 26 July for duty of a daughter, Carol Ann, born at Presby- with ComDeslan. His departure will create terian Hospital, Chicago, 111., on 28 June. a vacancy in the Chairmanship of the ExDAMON W. COOPER, (Lt. Cdr. ecutive Committee which will be filled at U S N ) son of Mr. and Mrs. Damon M. an early date.

Cooper of Elizabethtow^n, Kentucky, was All Class funds will be retained in the detached from NAAS Cabaniss Field, Cor- Farmers National Bank in Annapolis under pus Christi, Texas on 20 July. He received a savings account and a smaller checking orders to report to the aircraft carrier, account. Chuck Payne has transferred the USS PHILIPPINE SEA. custody of the funds he has had since Lt. Cdr. Cooper was the Officer-in- graduation to \"ern Binion. The Class Charge of Advanced Training Unit Four funds transferred to Vern consisted of a at Cabaniss Field where he has been sta- $1000 (maturity value) government bond tioned since September 1949. At Cabaniss and a $190.00 checking account. In addiFeld, student naval pilots are taught to fly tion. 118 paid memberships have been recarrier type aircraft such as the F4U Cor- ceived. A complete report of the Class sair, the F8F Bearcat and the AD Sky- funds will be circulated early in October, raider.

1950.

Silverman, Milton J., (Lt. Cdr.). NavCruitSta BOB D.\Y has written from Moscow and O N O P , Denver.

Simpson, H a r r y M., (Lt. Cdr. L"SN). Serv- and reports he spent about three weeks in a hospital recovering from food poisoning.

Ron 3.

Camera, John A., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) .

Fair- .Apparently Bob was the first U. S. serWing 2.

Tebo, Kenneth M., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . StafT, viceman to get into a Russian hospital.

CinCPacFlt. Hill. Robert M., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . U S S CoNw.^Y ( D D E 507).

Graboswky, Leon, (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . U S S ORISK.^NV

(CV

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Hine, Jonathan T., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) .

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Brown. Robert G., (Lt. Cdr. U S X ) . Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington. D. C. Barnett. William R.. (Lt. Cdr. U S X ) . USS WEEDEN ( D E 797). ResTraShip, San Diego.

Reeves. Clavide L.. (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS WILLIAM

1942 Corresponding Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. T. L. Balis. U S N , P. O. Box 7153, Apex Station, Washington 4. D. C.

FRANCIS E. RICH and H E N R Y B. S W E I T Z E R received degrees from the

C . L.WVE ( D D

763).

Oliver. Ray E., (Lt. Cdr. U S X ) . ServPac. Williamson, Thomas E.. Jr., (Lt. Cdr. USN).

Insplnst. NavRes. Ashville.

Dunham. Fr.ink C , Jr., ( L t . U S N ) . USS HAMBLETON

(DMS

20).

Crawford, John W., J r . . (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . BuShips.

Kintner, Edwin E., (Lt. Cdr. L ' S N ) . BuShips.

Gardes. George .â&#x20AC;˘\., (Lt. Cdr. U S N ) . USS ROBERTS ( D E 749), ResTraShip, Baltimore.

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Woodward, Lvnn F . , (Lt. U S N ) . U S S M I N -

1943

DORO ( C V E

Sec'y, Mr. Robert W. Besch, 120 Western Dr., Short Hills, N . J.

WILLIAM B. VAN D U S E N has moved to 4606 Chestnut St., Bethesda, Md. J O S E P H D. W A T S O N , (Lt. U S N ) corrects his address to read 704 Dreams Landing, Annapolis, Md." ROBERT T. GREGORY, (Lt. U S N R ) may be reached c/o Carl Bentzinger, Route #3, North Court Rd., Ottumwa, Iowa.

WALTER W. S T E V E N S , (Lt. U S N ) is now serving on the ComAirLant, NAS, Norfolk, \ ' a .

FREDERICK R. P U T M A N , (Lt. USN) is living at 122 W. Alosta, Glendora, Calif.

DONALD A. MILLER, (Lt. U S N ) gives his dutv station as Squadron VC-5, NAS, Norfolk, Va. FRANK M. N E L S O N , (Lt. U S N ) is now on the Staff, Commander First Fleet, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

The R. G. S M I T H ' S are now home at 103 Sedgefield Drive, Norfolk, Va. HAROLD D. SOLLENBERGER, (Lt. USN) and Mrs. SoUenberger are being congratulated on the birth of a son, Richard Duffield, on June 5th at the Naval Hospital. Philadelphia. Pa. DUNBAR L A W S O N . (Lt. U S N ) sends words that his address is Bo.x 335, Randolph Field, Tex. MELVIN R. E T H E R I D G E , (Lt. USN.) of 1330 California St., Berkeley, Calif., is taking a post-graduate course at the University of Calif.

L. F. W O O D W A R D , (Lt. U S N ) and Mrs. Woodward take great pleasure in announcing the arrival of a daughter, Sandra Kay, born 1 June. The Woodwards' are now living at 2939 Henrico St., Norfolk 13, Va. Mrs. Arthur Leslie Liversedge, of Venters Post, Transvall, South Africa, has announced the engagement of her daughter, Miss Marv Holmes, of London, England, to Lt. L E W I S W. W A L K E R , JR., U S N .

Miss Holmes is the only daughter of Mrs. Liversedge and the late Mr. J. J. Holmes, of Sidney, New South Wales. Lt. Walker's parents reside at 6521 Skyline Drive, San Diego, Calif.

The wedding took place on 5 August in St. Mary's Church, at Wargrave, in Berkshire County, England. The bride was given in marriage by R. .Adm. George Raymond Henderson, USN, Deputy Commander in Chief, U. S. Naval Forces, Easterrn Atlantic and Mediterranean. The best man was Cdr. Ehvard F. Baldridge, USN. The ushers were Cdr. Richard G. Colbert, USN ; Lt. Cdr. Frank Larsen, Lt. (jg) Frank E. Locke, U S N and Lt. (jg) Bernard S. Browning, U S N .

ROBERT S. ADAMS, (Lt. U S N ) .

Miss Claudia Stuart Smedberg and Lt. -Adams have set their wedding day for 2 September at 4 p.m. in the Naval Academy Chapel, according to formal invitations sent out by Capt. and Mrs. William R. Smedberg, III, parents of the bride-to-be.

The Reception immediately following the ceremony will be in the Naval Academy Alumni House.

Miss Smedberg's brother is Midshipman Wm. R. Smedberg, IV, U S N A , Class of '51. Capt. Smedberg is Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, USN'.A Drachnik, Joseph B., (Lt. U S N ) .

USS DES

MOINES ( C A - 1 3 4 ) .

Barrett, John M., (Lt. U S X ) .

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1950

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120).

Amine, Robert G., (Lt. U S N ) . tions.

Naval Opera-

1944 Sec'y, Lt. Gene Goudie, U S N , 25th & Panama Streets, Philadelphia 2. Penna.

R A L P H S. W E N T W O R T H , JR., (Lt. U S N ) and Mrs. Wentworth are the happy parents of a daughter, Pamela, born at the Portsmouth, Va. Naval Hospital on 22 July. Pamela is their second child. Lieutenant Wentworth has just taken over command of the U S S PECITONICA, following three years at sea on the Staff of R. Adm. Roscoe Good. During the war he served in the TENNESSEE and was in the fight for

Okinawa. Pamela Wentworth is the granddaughter of Commo. and Mrs. Ralph S. Wentworth, USN-Ret., now residing in Annapolis.

W. H. J O H N S O N writes to us from 1985 N. Marengo, Pasadena, Calif.

E. W. BEHM, (Lt. jg U S N ) reports to us from Chief of Naval Operations ( O P 20), Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. F O R W O O D C. WISER, JR. advises us that his address is now 97 Summer St., .Arlington, Md. W A D E R. BASCOM (Lt. jg U S N ) may be reached c/o C. E. Stephens, Leavittsburg, Ohio.

EVAN J. M C D O W E L L writes to us from 38 Park Ave., Long Beach, Calif.

R. J. FABRIZIO corrects his address to 82 Hague St., Jersey City, N. J. SCOTT E. PECK, JR., (Lt. jg U S N ) .

The engagement has been announced of Miss Maria Rosa Orendain and Lt. Peck.

The bride-to-be has been residing in San Diego. Lt. Peck, a naval aviator, recently returned from duty in Guam and is now assigned to Naval Intelligence study in Washington. The father of the bridegroom-to-be is R. Adm. Scott E. Peck, USN-Ret. WILLIAM T. NOLL, (Lt. jg U S N ) and Mrs. Noll are the proud parents of a daughter born at U S N H , Newport, R .1., on 20 July.

B. W. DECKER, JR., (Lt. jg U S N ) is stationed at BOQ, U. S. Naval Receivmg Station, Anacostia, D. C.

T. J. CHRISTMAN, (Lt. U S N ) states his address is now 925 Parkman St., Altadena, Calif.

J O H N R. T A U T M A N N , (Lt. U S N ) informs us that. his address is 1034 E. Pacific St., .Appleton, Wise.

A R T H U R MAJOR, (Lt. U S N ) has moved to 56 Madison St., Annapolis, Md. W I L L I A M C. CHAPMAN, (Lt. U S N ) is now in the Office of the Naval Attache, American Embassy, Moscow, USSR. T H O M A S W . I R E L . A N D . (Lt. U S N R ) changes his address to 23 Worth1946 ington Drive, N.W., Washington 16, D. C. No Secretary LEON I. S M I T H , JR., (Lt. U S N ) arR. O. N E W B E R N , (Lt. jg U S N ) gives rived in Annapolis the first part of July his present duty station as USS TIGRONE in order to get settled and ready for the (SSR 419), c/o F P O , New York, N. Y. opening of the Post Graduate School to T H O M A S E. AUGER writes to us which he has been assigend as a student officer. His younger brother is Lt. Robert from 427 Center Drive, N H A # 1 , HonoSmith, Air Force, a Naval Academy grad- lulu 18, T. H. uate in 1950.

CHARLES I. CAMPBELL, JR., (Capt.

MAURICE I. GLAD, (Lt. USN-De- USMC) is with the Marine Corps Recruit ceased). We are very sorry to report the Depot, San Diego, Calif. death of Lt. Glad, who was killed in an J A. RUCKEL, (Lt. jg U S N ) has been AD-4 crash near Jacksonville, Fla., on 17 assigned to CVG-19, c/o F P O , San FranMay, 1950. cisco, Calif.

EARLE S. GREENWOOD and Mrs. Dewitt, Henry V., Jr., (Lt. U S N ) . CarDiv 1.

T r a u t m a n n . John R., (Lt. U S N ) . AirTrans- Greenwood take great pleasure in announcRon 5 Detachment, N A S , SanDiego. ing the birth of a son, Gary Franklyn on Wohler, Tack L., (Lt. U S N ) . N a v F o r F E .

10 July.

Wilson, Rodney W., (Lt. U S N ) . ServLant.

Ely, Charles S., J r . , (Lt. U S N ) . NavDamage WILLIAM A. LYSTER, (Lt. jg U S N ) Control ' T r a C e n , Treasure Island, San Francisco.

Glodt. William L., (Lt. U S N ) . Office of Sup- and Mrs. Lyster are the happy parents of Ships, New York.

Wulf, Robert A., (Lt. U S N ) . Staff, Cin- a son, born at U S N H , Newport, R. L, on CLantFlt. 20 July.

Boyd, Laurel B., (Lt. U S N ) . U S N A .

H.ARRY A. COHAN, II, and Mrs. Cohan are happy to announce the arrival of a son, Harry Andrew, III, born 1 July 1945 in Brooklyn, N. Y. Sec'y, Lt. (jg) Samuel G. Gorsline, U S N , Miss Janet Scott Dant, daughter of Mrs. 718 7th St., Coronado, Calif.

James W Haviland, III, wife of Captam F R E D E R I C K A. HALE, JR., (1st Lt. Haviland, USN, of Coronado, Calif, and U S M C ) . Miss Virginia Compton, daugh- Lt. (jg) P E T E R W. J O H N S O N , USN, ter of Capt. and Mrs. James P. (Tompton, were married at the Chapman Park Hotel, USN-Ret. and Lt. Hale were married in Los Angeles, Calif, on 8 July. the Naval Academy Chapel on the afterGEORGE P. DAVIS, (Lt. U S N ) son noon of Saturday, 5 August. A reception of Mrs. Blanche Pavis of Staten Island, followed in the (Dfficers' Club in the Acad- N. Y., and Miss Beatrice Anne Rosteremy. Lt. Hale is currently on duty in the mundt,' daughter of Mrs. Helen RosterNaval Academy. mundt of San Diego, Calif., were married A. C. B E S S E T T E , (Lt. jg U S N ) gives at the Naval Training Station Chapel, his new address as 106 Grandview Court, Newport, R. I. on 24 June.

Ithaca, N. Y. WILLIAM A. GLASER and Mrs. GEORGE L. F I T C H E T T , (Lt. U S N ) Glaser are happy to announce the arrival has moved to 8232 Andrews Lane, Nor- of a son, Raymond William on 1 July. folk 3, Va. The Annapolis Class of 1946 is planning R. G. N E W L Y . (Lt. jg U S N ) is on a reunion of its members for the fifth anniduty at the Post-graduate School, Annapversary of their graduation. ohs, Md. 27

PAUL N. H E W E T T , (Lt. j g U S N ) The reunion w-ill take place in Philadelphia the week-end of the Army-Navy of A\'ebster Groves, Missouri, received the Master of Arts Degree (Industrial Game, December 1st and 2nd, 1950.

Management) from the University of Iowa.

There will be a short business meeting RICHARD A. SAVAGE, (1st Lt. followed by social get-togethers Friday evening before the game and Saturday USMC) completed the Advanced Air evening after the game at the Bellevue- Training phase as a student carrier pilot Stratford Hotel according to present plans. at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas on 22 June. He then reAttempts are being made to contact all ceived orders to report to Carrier QU.\LImembers of the Academy Class of 1946 by FiCATioNS at Pensacola, Fla. There he will direct mail. complete the final stage of flight training, be presented with Navy Wings and desigThose not hearing from the reunion committee directly should contact: Robert nated a Naval Aviator. He received his Doran, 20th Floor, 230 Park Avenue, New Primary and Basic Flight training at PenYork City 17, New York for further de- sacola prior to reporting to Cabaniss Field on 2 March, where he was taught to fly tails. the F4U "Corsair," a Navy fighter plane.

Lieutenant Savage is the son of Mrs. 1947 Anna Mary Savage of 3S14-34th St., N.W., \\'ashington, D. C. Sec'y, Ens. Joseph P. Flanagan, USNR, 142 Brown St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. WILLI A AI D. BLEVINS, (Lt. jg U S N ) states his address is now VF-14, J O H N D. DAVIDSON, (Lt. jg U S N ) Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla. is now living at 10 Vine, Homoja Village, FRANCIS J. READDY, (Lt. jg U S N ) Annapolis, Md. writes to us from BOQ, Bldg. 600, SU:MNER W . BURGESS, (Lt. j g USN.AS, Pensacola, Fla. USN)

is stationed in the U S S

REQUIN

(SSR 481), c/o F P O , New York, N . Y. D. D. ANSEL, (Lt. j g U S N ) is now on duty in the U S S .AMC (U 11), c/o FPO, New York, N. Y. WILLIAM W. BARRON, (Lt. jg U S N ) gives his mailing address as Navy No. 128, c/o F P O , San Francisco, P W D , NSY, Pearl Harbor, T. H.

1948-A Sec'y, 2nd Lt. Leon C. Bramlett, USMC, 538 W. Second St., Clarksdale, Miss.

CHARLES S. ALEXANDER, JR., (Ens. U S N ) has reported for duty in the

FRANCIS F. MANGANARO, (Ens. U S N ) and Mrs. Manganaro announce the birth of a daughter, Carol Sue, on 22 June at the Mercy Hospital, San Diego, Calif.

ROGER CARLQUIST, (Ens. USN) commenced advanced flight training in the Naval .Air Advanced Training Command on 11 July. This phase of the Navy's flight training program is the most important and also the most valuable. Advanced Training for student pilots is conducted in service type aircraft. Ensign Carlquist just completed the basic phase where he learned to fly and did all of his flying in trainer type planes. Now he has advanced to operational or service type aircraft.

-At the Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Texas he will be instructed in carrier-type aircraft.

He has been assigned to Advanced Training Unit .ATU-2 and will soon be flying the F8F "Bearcat" a Navy fighter plane.

REUBEN P. PRICHARD, JR., (Ens. U S N ) completed the Advanced Air Training phase as a student carrier pilot at the Naval .Au-xiliary Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas, on 4 July. He then received orders to report to Carrier Qualifications at Pensacola, Fla. There he will complete the final stage of flight training, be presented with Navy Wings and designated a Naval Aviator.

Ensign Prichard is the son of Mrs. Reuben P. Prichard of Syracuse, N. Y. York, N. Y. and is married to the former Martha Joan HAROLD W . J E S S E , (Ens. U S N ) Moore of \"illisca, Iowa. They have a W. C. THAYER, (Lt. jg U S N ) sends his address as Box 7, U. S. Submarine forwards his address as IC Ellis Drive, daughter, Mary Paige.

Base, New London, Conn.

Navy Point, Warrington, Fla. RICHARD B. H O U G H T O N , (Lt. j g JACK THOMAS BAKER, (Lt. U S N R ) now resides at 1153 Sapphire U S M C ) . The engagement has been anLane, San Diego 9, Calif. nounced of Miss Gwenyth Lee Barnes of Pampa, Texas and Lieutenant Baker. The WILLIAM P. BLAIR, (Lt. jg U S N ) wedding is planned for late summer. The informs us that his address is now VP-21, bride-to-be is a graduate of Stephens ColNAS, Patuxent River, Md. lege in Missouri.

WILLIAM L. FOSTER, (Lt. jg U S N ) FRANK J. V I E H M A N N , (Ens. and Mrs. Foster are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son, born at Key USN) and Mrs. Viehmann are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son on West, Fla. on 27 June.

June 25th at Key West, Fla. J A M E S D. LA HAYE, (Lt. jg U S N ) SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, III, (Ens. completed the Advanced Air Training phase as a student carrier pilot at the U S N ) . A recent Saturday Evening Post Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Corpus printed Ensign Pennock's letter to the EdiChristi, Texas, on 24 July. He then re- tor. It concerned that magazine's article ceived orders to report to Carrier QUALIFI- about Annapolis last May: "As a Naval CATIONS at Pensacola, Fla. There he will .Academy graduate and a native of Marycomplete the final stage of flight training, land, why the headline,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;'and Midshipbe presented with Navy Wings and desig- mens' girls still go out with St. Johnnies nated a Naval Aviator. Lt. La Haye served after kissing the sailors goodnight' j UNITED SERVICES \ i LIFE INSl)ItANCE""cb"M~PA in the U S S IOWA from 1946-47 and re"Possibly such is the case but why make ceived his Primary and Basic Flight Train- a general statement in bold type. ing at Pensacola prior to reporting to "If the girl I dragged two years at the Cabaniss Field on 10 April, where he was taught to fly the AD-1 "Skyraider," a -Academy late-dated a St. Johnny, she never told me and she is now my wife."

Navy attack plane. to W A R R E N L. SPRY, (Ens. U S N ) Lt. La Haye is the son of Mr. William writes to us from Box 7, U. S. Naval SubJ. La Haye of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and marine Base, New London, Conn.

Commissioned & Warrant is married to the former Gloria Morgan J O H N W. S H A R P gives his new mailof Tenafly, N. J. They have a son, Donald. ing address as 1838 Robert St., New OrWILLIAM G. H E A R N E , (Lt. j g leans 15, La. USN-Deceased). We are sorry to report the death of Lt. Hearne who died at Pratt PAUL A. RILEY, (Ens. U S N ) General Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida on changes his address to read BOQ 600, 14 July 1950. He was the son of Mr. and USNAS, Pensacola, Fla. Mrs. George M. Hearne.

UNITED SERVICES LIFE j p H N K. RYDER, (Ens. U S N ) is now J O H N S. URBAN, (Lt .jg U S N ) cor- stationed at the Portsmouth Naval ShipINSURANCE COMPANY rects his address to 9 Berger Court, Apt. yard, Portsmouth, N. H. 1600 T W E N T I E T H ST., N.W. 1-D, Bayonne, N. J. WILLIAM F. REED, (Ens. U S N ) WASHINGTON 9, D. C. V E R N E H. J E N N I N G S , JR., (Lt. jg and Mrs. Reed are the parents of a daughU S N ) reports to us from 202 S. Second ter, Patricia Ann, born on 9 July at Rodriguez, G. H. St., Warrington, Fla. U S S ENGLISH ( D D 696), c/o F P O , New

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1948-B Sec'y, E n s . R. W. Bates, U S N .

U S S J U N E A U (CLAA 119) c / o F P O .

San Francisco, Calif.

H. S. HOLDER, (Ens. U S N ) gives his new mailing address as Apt. # 6 , 6 Danbury St., N.W., Washington 20, D. C. DANIEL W. CULLIVAN, (Ens. USN) states that his new address is Box 7, U. S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

T. A. ROSS, (Ens. U S N ) gives his new duty station as U S S PF21, c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif.

THOMAS W O O D S , II, (Ens. U S N ) is now stationed at the U. S. Submarine Base, Box 7, New London, Conn.

WARD P. RIGGINS, JR., (Ens. U S N ) has reported to the Electronics Material School, Treasure Isalnd, San Francisco Calif.

FLOYD M. McCURDY, JR., (2nd Lt. USMC) and Mrs. McCurdy announce the birth of a son, Floyd Miles, III, on 4 July.

Lieutenant McCurdy is now serving with Headquarters Battalion, Second Marine Division, F M F , Camp Lejeune, N. C.

W I L L I A M T. C H I P M A N , JR., (Ens. U S N ) writes to us from 7608 Argyle Ave., Norfolk, Va. P H I L I P H. BOLGER, (Ens. U S N ) is living at 207 Hardig Rd., Apponaug, R. I. W I L L I A M LAUBENDORFER, JR., (Ens. U S N ) . Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Nina Neely Hankinson, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Frank E. Hankinson, and Ensign Laubendorfer who is at present serving on board the destroyer HERBERT J. THOMAS.

J. C. HUENERBERG, (Ens. SC-USN) is on duty in the USS EDISTO (AGB 2),

c/o F P O , New York, N. Y. J A M E S B. WAY, JR., (Ens. SCUSN) is now stationed in the U S S GHERARDI

(DMS

30),

c/o

FPO,

New

York, N. Y. F R E D G. BAUR, (Ens. U S N ) notifies us that his address is now 413-D Buccaneer Drive, Buccaneer Gardens, Corpus Christi, Tex. P E T E R S. SWANSON, (Ens. U S N ) states his address is now BOQ, Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Tex. J A M E S H. GREEN, (Ens. U S N ) reports that his address is 9 Whitfield Place, Newport, R. I. J O H N F. DANIS, (Ens. U S N ) is now serving on the Staff Com 7th Fleet,, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

J. V. F E R R E R O , (Ens. U S N ) forwards his address as BOQ, U. S. Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

JAY R. WALLACE, (Lt. U S A F ) and Mrs. Wallace are expecting transfer orders from their present station at Vance Air Base, near Enid, Oklahoma. Mrs. Wallace is the former Miss Jane Herring, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. George Griffin Herring, Jr., USN, Class of 1921-B. GEORGE D. FLORENCE, (Ens. U S N ) has moved to 511 Valley Rd., Roebuck Springs, Birmingham, Ala. EVERETT C. HIGGINS, (Ens. U S N ) . Announcement has been made of the wedding of Ensign Higgins and Miss Barbara Louise McLean of Overbrook, Pa. The ceremony was performed on 22 July in the Christ Presbyterian Church in Overbrook. Ensign Higgins is the son of Capt. Ronald DeWolf Higgins, USN, Class of 1923, who resigned in 1924. After service in the war, he was commissioned captain in the Navy in 1945.

The bride-to-be is with the Army Finance Section in the Free Port of Trieste.

J O H N C. T S I K N A S , (Ens. U S N ) now resides at 19 Bull St., Charleston, S. C. K I L L E D IN K O R E A N ACTION, ENSIGN DON S T E P H E N S Navy's First Carrier Casualty "Killed in action in Korea." This is the report that came through from the Korean front on 22 July. It related how Ens. Don R. Stephens, USN, Class of '48-B lost his life when his dive bomber crashed during a strafing attack on a North Korean armored truck.

RICHARD F L U S S , (Ens. CEC-USN) A correspondent of Life Magazine at is with the Public Works Dept., Pt. Mu-^u the scene cabled the few facts and with NAS, Pt. Mugu, California. it, a photograph of Don in the midst of other naval aviators on board the BOONE C. TAYLOR, (Ens. U S N ) carrier VALLEY FORGE as they were has reported for duty at the Submarine briefed prior to taking off.

Base. Apt. T-4, New London, Conn.

Don was married and the father of STANLEY R. H A W E , (Ens. U S N ) a small child. and Miss Carolyn May Nye were married His Lucky Bag said of him: "His at the Congregational Church, Greenwich, sights are set on a pair of those gold Conn., on 8 July. wings. . . . He is capable when it comes JOHN D. CAYLOR, (Ens. U S N ) and to any kind of action and he works Miss Mary H . Gribble were married at best when under pressure."

Church of Christ, Dalton, Ga., on 24 June.

Don Stephens whose home was in Miss Gribble is the daughter of Mr. and Painsville, Ohio, prepared at Admiral Mrs. Elexander Charles Gribble and EnFarragut Academy. As a midshipman, sign Caylor is the son of Mr. and Mrs. he tried out for track and baseball and John Fletcher Caylor. was varsity player on the undefeated HARRY D. TRAIN, (Ens. U S N ) and 150-pound football team.

HARRY P A R T R I D G E , (Ens. U S N ) Miss Catherine Peck Kinnear were marand Mrs. Partridge announce the birth of L.J.G. ried on 8 July in the Church of the Blessed a son on 25 June at the Naval Hospital, ^irine. Chevy Chase, Md. The best man Newport, R. I. Ensjgn and Mrs. Partridge was Ens. John M. Donlon, USN, '49. The reside at 20 Greenough Place, Newport.

1^49 ushers were Lt. Roger W. Peard, Jr., DICK SCOTT, DICK S H I M S H A K , U S M C ; Ens. Peter L. Fullinwider, U S N ; Sec'y, Ens. John C. Barrow, U S N , BOB S C H W O E F F E R M A N N and A R T 106 C Lorena Ave., Ellinor Villaee, Ens. Lee Chambers^ U S N and Ens. Emile Pensacola, Fla. MARKEL, (all Ensigns) arrived in AnW. Achee, USN, all out of the Class of napolis the first week in August to begin C H A R L E S M. C. J A N E S , JR., (2nd '49. coaching football. Their assignments are Lt. USMC) sends word that his address Ensign Train, who is serving in the denot known at this writing.

All earned their "wings" as coaches of is now 75MM Receoilless Gun Co., 5th stroyer H. J. ELLISON, won his " N " star the 1948 plebe football team. Dick Scott, Marines, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, in water polo of which he was team captain. He was also a center on the varsity an all-American center, has been doing FMF, c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif.

R E E D C. MULKEY, (Lt. U S A F ) and football team. He is the son of R. Adm. duty on board the destroyer CHEVALIER in the Pacific. Art Market had a cruise in Mrs. Mulkey take great pleasure in an- and Mrs. Harold C. Train, Ret., now makthe Far East, and Dick Shimshak went to nouncing the arrival of a daughter, Karen ing their home in Annapolis.

Pensacola flight after the football season of Claiborne, born 8 April.

LUCIEN CAPONE, JR., (Ens. U S N ) '48.

BERNARD S. GEWIRZ, (Ens. U S N ) son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Capone of W I L L I A M J. L A U B E N D O R F E R , has moved to 73 Tuckerman Ave., New- Bristol, R. I. and Miss Charlotte Loretta Lammers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry (Ens. USN) gives his home address as port, R. I. 10 Overlook Terrace, New York 33, N. Y. C H A R L E S F. HICKEY, (Ens. U S N ) L. Lammers, were married at the U S N A VVILLIAM R. F I S H E R , JR., (Ens. changes his address to ATV-10, NAS, Chapel, Annapolis, Md., on 22 July.

USN). Announcement has been made of Corpus Christi, Tex. ROBERT W H I T E , (2nd Lt. U S A F ) the engagement of Miss Libby Gertrude T. I. GUNNING, (Lt. USMC) informs and Mrs. White are the happy parents of Herdtfelder of Washington, D. C. and Ens. us that his address has changed to 6616 N. a son, born at U S N H , Quantico, Va., 28 Fisher. Their wedding day has been Moore Ave., Portland 11, Oreg.

June. planned for next October.

R O B E R T E. F I N N I G A N , (2nd Lt. W I L L I A M C. HALL, (Ens. U S N ) L. V. DlLORENZO, (Lt. USMC) U S A F ) may be reached c/o P. O., Box changes his address to 206 2nd Ave., North Troy, N. Y. writes to us from 3807 Northern Parkway, 333, Ellington AFB, Houston, Tex. Baltimore 6, Md. W I L L I A M G. HALL, (Ens. U S N ) is J A M E S D. BEELER, (2nd Lt. U S A F ) D. L. H A R T S H O R N , (Ens. U S N ) gives his correct address as "A" Co. 1st on duty in the USS RODMAN ( D M S 21), corrects his address to read 5116 Alpha Batt., 6th Mar., Camp Pendleton, Ocean- c/o F P O , New York, N. Y. side, Calif.

Ave., Jacksonville, Fla. T. J. HAMMER, JR., (Ens. U S N ) is E D W A R D S. CARVER, (Ens. U S N ) currently stationed in the U S S CHARLES FRANK S. T I E R N A N , (Ens. U S N ) has moved to 52 Hunter Ave., Newport, now resides at 3409 Ocean Drive, Corpus H. ROAN (DD 853), c/o F P O , New York, R. I. .

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CHARLES M. C. J O N E S , JR., (2nd tanks, men are required to impose our will Lt. USMC) has moved to 922-C Bougainupon the enemy. All we must do in the terrifying confusion that is modern war is ville, Oceanside, Calif. carry out orders. That goes for every offiA. K. KNOIZEN, (Ens. U S N ) reports cer and enlisted man. a new address as 106-B Lorena Ave., ElliBy nor Village, Pensacola, Fla. This blind obedience is not forth-coming Paul E. Ederheimer because Americans can adjust quickly. It J A M E S R. FOSTER, (Ens. U S N ) isn't there because cordial relations exist commenced advanced flight training in the between management and labor. The orders Naval Air Advanced Training Command are carried out because someone has leamed on 11 July.

With the situation in Korea being what to command through years of training and C H E S T E R L. DITTO, (Ens. U S N ) it is I want to weigh in with a plea for the experiences. Because petty officers and has been stationed in the U S S SOUTHERreturn of the old order in the new unified "non corns" have learned how to obey and LAND ( D D R 743), c/o F P O , San Franhow to transmit that knowledge to others.

Armed Forces. cisco, Calif.

Yes, and for months trainees have been imWhen the war ended ex-Gi's, officers and pressed so with the importance of officers R I C H A R D W . S H E P P E , (Lt. men rushed into print. They slammed the USMC) son of Dr. and Mrs. William Armed Forces generally, damned the offi- by salutes given, honors rendered and heavy Marco Sheppe of Jo-Betty Farms, and Miss cer caste system specifically and were ready braid worn that they obey without question.

Muriel Bruning, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. to beat the Military and Naval Academies That is important. It must be built up step by step as in a play. Anything detracting Joseph H. Bruning of Bethany Pike, were into agricultural institutions. from that relationship is criminal. There is married 15 July at the home of the bride's As an ex-GI, a Chief Boatswain's Mate nothing comparable to it in civil life or grandmother, Mrs. George Ashton Laughin the world's finest Navy, I was fed up private industry. lin of Bethany Pike. plenty with this criticism, but it didn't mat"This is not democratic," say the cry E. C. A T K I N S , (Ens. U S N ) writes to ter much at the time. We had won the war us from the U. S. Submarine Base, Bldg. and many were safely home. Now, how- babies. Right. We surrender our freedom, "M," Room 408, New London, Conn. ever, we might soon find ourselves in the temporarily, the better to fight for it. It smacks of a darker age. Granted. So does RICHARD T. BAILEY, (Ens. U S N ) thick of things. Again we will want to get war. Then, we don't elect leaders; nor does son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Bailey home safely once the job is completed. any military force the world over. Those of Silver Spring, Md., and Miss Jimmy That is why I want to examine the criti- who are best qualified to command do so.

Louise Fendley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. cism that has been leveled at the caste sys- In that time, when necessity calls men by James T. Fendley of Portsmouth, Va., tem. That's why I want to go Back to the the millions to the colors, leaders are were married at the U. S. Naval Academy Brass. chosen by the best common denominator: When an undisciplined ex-enlisted man Youth, health, education, aptitude, leaderChapel, Annapolis, Md., on 14 July. at customs and traditions he doesn't ship. Of course some good men are overROBERT W. K E N N E D Y , (Ens. balks understand, I can take it in stride. But U S N ) and Mrs. Kennedy take great pleas- when ex-officers start raking the Services, looked, some boobs slip by. Fortunately ure in announcing the birth of a son, Wil- make wild charges and finish by saying there are sufficient regular officers, who by liam George, born 24 June, at the U S N H , that "With few exceptions, only the me- example and indoctrination, impart their knowledge, their dignity, their sense of Pensacola, Fla. diocre remain in the Army and Navy after rank and duty to the neophytes.

J A M E S B. BROWN, (Ens. U S N ) and graduation from the Academies." I bend Miss Caroline Celeste Collier were married on all canvas and clear decks for action.

To thoroughly imderstand such qualities in St. Andrews-by-the-Sea on 1 July. leadership, discipline, obedience, caste, For when I'm hitting a beach, and scared, as I count that officer successful who, by train- one must realize that war is not a natural ing and experiences, can give me an order state for civilized man. Man does not easily 1950 that I will execute immediately. The fi- make the transition from civilian to killer. nancial statement of a well qualified foot- Think back to any invasion you made; the Sec'y, Ens. Aron L. Stapp, USN, c/o R. M. Langdon ball player (probably booted out of a service last twelve hours. Your heart begins to Edgrewater, Md. school) turned bond salesman would not pound so that you feel it in the pit of your stomach. You are conscious of trying to inspire confidence at that particular time.

F. A. E D W A R D S , JR., (Ens. U S N ) breathe. Talk is small, aimless, repetitious.

And in battle that is exactly what is Food doesn't taste. The marines, or solhas been assigned to the U S S ROANOKE needed : Officers who know hotv to command. diers going "in" are scared, they smile con(CL 145), c/o F P O , New York, N. Y. are so built up by custom and stantly and try to appear unimpressed. They WILLIAM F. H A W K I N S , (Lt. Officers who and so gaudily bedecked with take rags in one hand, small arms in the USMC) is playing baseball for the Quan- tradition, braid that their orders are obeyed instantly tico Marines. Recently he clouted a home- and without question. Then, strategy other, do nothing with them, most indusrun as did Carl Goodiel, also out of '50 doesn't mean a damn thing, nor do tactics. triously ; and then repeat the process endand a varsity player in the Academy. The All that has been taken care of months be- lessly. General Quarters sounds and you Marines have won 85 games and lost 12. fore. The Chiefs of Staff, the admirals and stumble to your battle station in the dark.

The "Hawk" will play football for the generals, men trained for their responsibili- You shiver in that tropic night and stand Quantico Marines as will Dave Ridderhof ties have plotted that problem. Where to silent. You don't talk to your shipmates; and Boosie Fraser, '49. hit; when to hit; how many ships, planes. there's nothing to say. The only sounds are respiration and water, deep, dark water GEORGE J. BOWEN, (Ens. U S N ) slapping against your ship. Suddenly the states his address is now CoB, Naval Supblackness is ripped apart by gunfire. Tracply Corps School, Bayonne, N. J. ers streak skyward, curve and burn out.

P E T E R F. BLOCK, (Ens. U S N ) sends One hangs aloft, it burns brighter, trembles, his address as 5-B Devereux, Rivercrest tendants were Byron C. Ruble, Richard C. falters, then it plummets to the sea and Apts., Charleston, S. C. Stimler and Jacques F. Trevillyan, all of explodes. You've seen your first plane shot WILLIAM W. FRITZ, (Ens. U S N ) is the Class of '50. Wayne had duty in the down. That it was an enemy is immaterial. on duty in the U S S HANSON ( D D R 832), GEORGE ( D E 697) out of San Diego. The A sense of unreality pervades your being. mailing address for the Jensens' is 4171 Inertia lays heavy hold on your limbs, your c/o F P O , San Francisco, Calif. mind is barely functioning. Terror crowds ROBERT D. HARRIS, JR., (Ens. Euclid Ave., San Diego, Calif. upon terror in a rapid succession. The big D. C. SATTLER, (Ens. U S N ) has re- guns open fire. You see, then hear the U S N ) informs us that he is attached to the U S S CORAL SEA (CVB 43), c/o F P O , ported to the U S S ROANOKE (CL 145), sixteen-inch projectiles crash through the New York, N. Y. c/o F P O , New York, N. Y. barrier of air. The distant beach trembles R. D. SHERO, (Ens. U S N ) forwards and ignites. Word over the "inter com."

E. J. BRONARS, (2nd Lt. USMC) advises us that his address is 119 Caroline St., his address as 410 Baltimore Ave., Apt. " M A R I N E S MAN YOUR TANKS. # 3 , San Antonio, Tex. Fredericksburg, Va. O P E N B O W DOORS NINETY DET H O M A S H . ROSS, (Ens. U S N ) . ROGER M. FREEMAN, JR., (Lt. GREES." Your own planes, fighters and The engagement has been announced of U S A F ) resides at 6 Raines Ave., Sands- bombers, roar overhead making for the now, not too distant beach. And then it's Miss Ann Carolyn Sipp of Huntington ton, Va. light. For a moment you take heart at the Park and Ensign Ross. The wedding is L. R. ROYAL, (Ens. U S N ) is sta- sight of ships, your ships so far as the eye planned for this fall. tioned in the U S S MISSOURI, C/O F P O , can see. And then fear grips your belly, a W A Y N E L. J E N S E N , (Ens. U S N ) New York, N. Y. trauma clamps on your mind as sirens and Miss Dorothy Kathryn Jackson of ROBERT D. H O F F M A N , (Ens. U S N ) scream the command. "Bow doors open Mount Ayr, Iowa were married on 29 states his address to be 862-D Ave., Coro- wide." You hear the splash of the stem June in St. Paul's Lutheran Church. At- nado, Calif.

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AKRON

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CHICAGO

DERTOIT-ANNAPOLIS DADS CLUB

President, Mr. Gordon Buchanan, '22, 1724 S. Ridge Rd., Highland Park, 111.

Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. Cdr. R. D. Kirkpatrick, Jr., USNR, '40, Industrial Surveys Co., Inc., 425 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 11, 111.

CINCINNATI

President, Mr. Adolph Bednar, '25, 541 Malvern Rd., Akron 3, Ohio.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Clifford J. Collins, '25, 816 Orlando Ave., Akron 20, Ohio.

President, Lt. Cdr. Charles A. Skinner, USNR, '40, P. O. Box 454, Glendale, Ohio.

Secretary, Lt. Bates H. Johnston, U S N Ret., '22, 131 Burns Ave., Wyoming, Cincinnati 15, Ohio.

ANNAPOLIS

CLEVELAND

President, Capt. William C. Schultz, USN. '25, 31 Upshur Rd., USNA, Annapolis, Md. Secretary, R. Adm. Hubert E. Strange, USN-Ret., '26, 23 Southgate Ave., Annapohs, Md.

President, Cdr. H. L. Sargent, U S N Ret.. '38, 1023 Creekview Rd., Cleveland 19, Ohio.

Secretary, Mr. G. R. Whitmyre, '36, 4625 West 227 St., Fairview Park, Ohio.

Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. G. R. Whitmyre, '36, 4625 West 227 St., Fairview Park, Ohio.

ATLANTA

President, Mr. L. H. McQueston, 185 Puritan Ave., Highland Park 3, Mich.

HAMPTON ROADS President, Capt. Hunter Wood, Jr., USN, '25, Chief of Staff, Cdr. Naval Base, Norfolk, Va. Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. Cdr. E. R. Blair, Jr., USN, '42, Fleet Athletic Officer, Service Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va.

HOUSTON President, Mr. D. J. Martin, '24, 4211 Roseneath Drive, Houston, Texas.

Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. James H. Chadwick, Jr., USN-Ret., '44, 431 Queen's Crescent, San Antonio 2, Texas.

INDIANAPOLIS Chairman Welcoming Committee. Cdr. G. E. Marcus, Jr., USN, '35, U. S. Naval Ordnance Plant.

Secretary, Mr. Robert McMurray, '22, 725 E. 57th St., Indianapolis 20, Ind.

President, Mr. Alvan R. Pierson, Jr., COLORADO KANSAS CITY President, Lt. Cdr. B. P. Montagriff, '23, 264 T H E P R A D O , NE, Atlanta Ga. President, Mr. Jo Zach Miller, IV, '39, Secretary, Capt. E. C. Parker, USN, '24, USN-Ret., '26, 1812 Monaco Parkway, 708 E. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo. Denver, Colo.

Naval Air Station, Atlanta, Ga. Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. Pat L. HumSecretary-Treasurer, Mr. Arthur G. phrey, USNR, '29, 3616 W. 63rd St., Stiles, '30, 324 Cooper Bldg., Denver 2, BALTIMORE Kansas City 5, Kans.

Colo.

President, Lt. Cdr. Charles R. Lamdin, Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Lt. LOS ANGELES USN-Ret., '21, 4414 Roland Ave., Balti- Cdr. R. E. Jeffrey, USN, '40, Office of President, Cdr. Ellwood A. Teague, more, Md. Naval Officer Procurement, New Custom USNR, '29, 4161 Elmer Ave., North HollySecretary. Mr. Ernest J. Litty, 30 W. House, Denver 2, Colo. wood, Calif.

Biddle St.,'Baltimore 1, Md. Secretary, Mr. William D. Lanier, Jr., CONNECTICUT '40, 338 E. Grandview Ave., Sierra Madre, BIRMINGHAM President, Capt. L. C. Farley, USNR, Calif.

'05, 152 Broad St., Wethersfield, Conn.

Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. LOUISVILLE Secretary-Treasurer, Maj. Gen. O. R. Leon Hamrick, '22, Steiner-Rouse and Co., Mr. Churchill Humphrey, '07, 4095 MasBrown Marx Bldg., 2008 First Avenue, Cauldwell, USMC-Ret., '16, Avon Old sier Avenue, Louisville 7, Ky. Farms, Avon, Conn.

North, Birmingham, Ala. MIAMI DETROIT BOSTON President, Mr. Alex M. Balfe, '30, MerPresident, Cdr. Frank R. Davis, U S N rill-Stevens Drydock Co., Miami, Fla. President, Cdr. Austin S. Kibbee, U S N R - Ret., '24, 584 Townsend, Birmingham, Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. Cdr. Walter S. Ret., '03, 47 Crafts Rd., Chestnut Hills, Mich., or "Phone Birmingham 3269W." Brookline, Mass.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Winston Wil- Ginn, USN-Ret, '23, 4121 LaPlaya Blvd., liams, '46, 20431 W. Chicago Blvd., Apt. Miami 33, Fla. Secretary, Mr. Robert H. Wescott, Jr., (Continued on next page) 206, Detroit 26, Mich.

'37, 37 W^hitcomb Ave., Hingham, Mass.

MEETINGS MILWAUKEE: Meetings held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Cudworth

AKRON: Dinner meetings held on the last Thursday of each month.

ANNAPOLIS: Meetings held the second Wednesday of each month at 8:00 P.M. at Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. ATLANTA: Meetmgs held first Friday night of each month at the Officers' Club, Naval Air Station, Atlanta, Ga. BALTIMORE: Meetings held on the Thursday nearest the 15th of each month at the Hotel Stafford, Baltimore, Md., at 7:00 P.M .

BIRMINGHAM: No information regarding meetings.

BOSTON: Contact Secretary for time and place.

CHICAGO: Regular weekly luncheons held at noon every Thursday on the fifth floor of the Western Society of Engineers' Club at 84 E. Randolph St. CINCINNATI: Regular monthly dinner meetings at 6:30 P.M. on the second Monday of each month at the Hotel Alms.

CLEVELAND: Meetings held at 12:00 noon at the Hickory Grill, 929 Chester Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, on the third Wednesday of each month.

COLORADO: Meetings held on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The time varies as it is sometimes a luncheon meeting and other times a dinner meeting.

DETROIT: Meetings held quarterly at the Naval Armory.

HAMPTON ROADS: Meetings held on the first Tuesday of each month except for the months of July and August.

HARTFORD: No information regarding meetings.

HOUSTON: Luncheons held on the first Thursday of each month.

INDIANAPOLIS: Meetings held on the third Monday of each month at 12:15 P.M. at the Indianapolis Athletic Club.

KANSAS CITY: Regular luncheon meetings are held at the University Club at 12;15 P.M. on the second Wednesday of each month.

LOS ANGELES: Luncheon meetinp held first Wednesday of each month, 6:30 P.M., at the Officers Oub, 2600 Wilshire Blvd.

LOUISVILLE: No information regarding meetings.

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Post, 1756 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, Wise, at 6:30 P.M. NEWPORT: Meetings usually held at 6:30 P.M. on the last Tuesday of each month at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. C. Naval Training Station, Newport, K. 1.

NEW YORK: Luncheon meetings on the third Tuesday of each month save for March.

July and August, at 12:30 P.M., Maritime Roomâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;21st Floor, The Lawyers Club, 115 Broadway, N Y. PHILADELPHIA: Dinner meetings held on the third Friday of each month at the Officers' Mess, Navy Yard.

PITTSBURGH: Regular dinner meetings held at 6:00 P.M. on the third Friday of each month at Dutch Henry's, Diamond St., Pittsburgh, Penna. Informal luncheons held at the Roosevelt Hotel grillroom every Friday.

RICHMOND: Quarterly dinner meetings held on the second Friday in February, May August and November.

ROCHESTER: Regular joint monthly meetings of U.S.M.A. and U.S.N.A. graduates are held at Rochester, N. Y. Graduates in the vicinity communicate by phone with Rochester, Main 8410.

SAN DIEGO: Regular monthly dinner meetings held alternately in Coronado and San Diego. Members are notified by mail.

SAN FRANCISCO: Dinner meetings held at the Commissioned Officers' Club, Treasure Island, at 6:30 P.M. on the first Wednesday of each month.

SCHENECTADY: No information regarding meetings.

SEATTLE: Meetings held on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 P.M., B.O.Q., Naval Station, Pier 91, Seattle, Wash.

ST. LOUIS: Meetings held on tbe second Friday of each month.

TWIN CITIES AREA: Meetings held once a month at NAS Minneapolis Commissioned Officers' Mess. Members notified by Secretary.

WASHINGTON, D. C : Monthly lunchoens held the third Thursday in the month, 12-30 P.M., Army and Navy Club, Farragut Square & Eye St., N.W., Washmgton b.

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SAN FRANCISCO

President, Mr. Robert J. Anderson, '33, 505 Glenview Ave., Oconomowoc, Wise.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Keith W. Bexten, '45, 2029 E. Marion St., Milwaukee 11, Wise.

President, Mr. Charles B. Archibald, â&#x20AC;˘22, 715 Empire Bldg., Pittsburgh 22, Pa. Secretary, Mr. D. W. Kelley, '38, 6748 Juniata Place, Pittsburgh 8, Pa.

President, Lt. Col. H. N. Lyon, USMCR, '25, Mills Bldg., Room 800, 220 Montgomery St., San Franciscp 4, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. Robert W. "Bob" Clack, USNR, '44, 1115 Upper Happy Valley Rd., Lafayette, Calif.

RICHMOND

President, R. Adm. R. O. Glover, USN, Ret., '15, 4308 Cambridge Rd., Richmond, Va. Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Albert R. Jones, '41, Automobile Club of Va., Fifth and Franklin Sts., Richmond 19, Va. Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. NEW YORK President, Mr. George F. Hussey, Jr., E. Neil Rogers, '40, 303 Sunset Drive, '16, 70 East 45th St., New York 17, N. Y. Westham, Richmond, Va. Secretary, Mr. John C. Barron, '45, 144 ROCHESTER East 86th St., New York 28, N. Y. Secretary, Mr. Charles P. McCabe, '22, Otis Elevator Company, 155 West Main PHILADELPHIA St., Rochester 4, N. Y. President, R. Adm. R. L. Porter, Jr., USN-Ret, '17, 2127 Porter St., Philadel- SAN DIEGO President, Cdr. D. J. Sass, U S N - R e t , phia 45, Penna.

Secretary, Cdr. William Van C. Brandt, '30, 739 Tolita Ave., Coronado, Calif.

Secretary, Capt. L. E. Ruff, USN, '30, USNR, '11, Suite 412-414 Beury Bdlg., 3701 N. Broad St., Philadelphia 40, Penna. District Communication Officer, 11th Naval District, San Diego, Calif.

Phone RAdcliff 5-4874.

NEWPORT President, Commo. Mark L. Hersey, USN-Ret., '09, 54 Kay St., Newport, R. I. Secretary, Capt. John W. Rankin, U S N Ret., '08, 27 Everett St., Newport, R. I.

SCHENECTADY President, Capt. J. S. Evans, USN-Ret, '07, 742 De Camp Ave., Schenectady 3, N.Y. Secretary, Mr. D. L. Wyckoff, '44, 112 Dartmouth St., Schenectady, N. Y.

SEATTLE President, Cdr. Joseph B. Danhoff, USN-Ret., '27, 611 Fourth S t , Bremerton, Wash.

Secretary, Mr. Eugene L. Bush, 24197th Ave., North, Renton 2, Wash.

Chairmen, Welcoming Committee, B .B. Cassels, 2437 Lake Washington Blvd., No., Seattle, Washington, and Mr. R. R. Fox, '22, 2040-23rd Ave., North, Seattle, Wash.

ST. LOUIS President, Capt. William P. Kellogg, USNR-Ret., '21, 4526 Olive S t , S t Louis 8, Mo. Corresponding Secretary, Mr. William M. Holland, '49, 3841 Flora Place, St Louis 10, Mo.

1 9 5 0 EDITION OF

The Register of Alumni T H E n e w edition of t h e Register will soon go t o t h e printers. T h i s year the entire book is being re-set and w e are taking a d v a n t a g e of t h e opportunity t o m a k e several desirable changes in t h e format which h a v e long been c o n t e m p l a t e d .

T h e 1950 Register will be found t o be a reference book w i t h o u t equal. I n n o other single p u b h c a t i o n can t h e included data be found a n d in this, t h e 6 6 t h E d i t i o n , this material will be presented in a simplified and more easily readable form t h a n has been true of p a s t editions.

I n spite of repeated warnings, m a n y w h o h a v e waited until after t h e date of publication t o order their c o p y h a v e been disappointed. T h i s year t h e edition will again be limited a n d your best assurance of being able t o purchase your c o p y is t o order it N O W .

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TAMPA President Capt. Carl J. Lamb, USNR, '19, 518 26th St., West, Bradenton, Fla. Secretary-Treasurer, Ens. L. C. Hernandez, USN, '48-B, 2111 3rd Ave., Tampa, Fla.

TWIN CITIES AREA President, Capt. Philip S. Creasor, USN, '25, Commanding Officer, U S N CML, 1902 West Minnehaha Ave., St. Paul 4, Minn.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Arnold P. Sorenson, '45, 6833 Logan Ave., South Minneapolis 9, Minn.

WASHINGTON, D. C. President, V. Adm. John F. Shafroth, USN-Ret, Kennedy-Warren Apts., 3133 Connecticut Ave., N.W., W^ashington, D. C. Secretary, Cdr. A. E. Lampe, USNR, '30, 5516 Huntington Parkway, Bethesda, Md.

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LOCAL ASSOCfATfONS enjoyed the afternoon's workout both outdoors and at the 19th hole.

Following these actiivties we were served up a delicious beef steak dinner. This cleared the air for a pleasant round of reminiscing and the mapping of plans for our September meetings. The policy of meeting regularly and in the same place was discussed and it was decided to inaugurate a new series of monthly luncheon meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at 12:20 at the Yacht Club, Rowes Wharf in Boston. Capt. J. F. Fitzsimmons, '26, C. 0 . of the Squantum Naval Air Station invited the members of the Graduates -Association to visit the station September 20th commencing with a noon luncheon at the Officers' Mess. It was unanimously agreed that this would be just the thing to start the Fall season. A committee was named by the President to follow through on necessary publicity and arrangements.

Those on the committee includes: J. F. Morgan, '22; R. F. Ockley, '39; Secretary R. H. Wescott, '37 and -A. Copeland, '45.

ANNAPOLIS

Preliminary plans for our Annapolis Chapter meetings in the 1950-1951 season are being worked out under the direction of President Capt. Tiny SchuUz. The first meeting, following the usual summer recess, will be held on September 13th in Alumni House.

Of primary importance at this opening session is the work to be done by the Chapter in furtherance of the invitation extended by V. .\dm. Harry W. Hill, Superintendent of the Naval Academy "to visit your alma mater," the occasion being the revived annual Alumni Day. .\dmiral Hill has this year chosen October 6-7 as .\nnual Alumni Day that "old acquaintances may be renewed and you can again see 'the old school on the Severn'."

The project looms as a large and vitally important occasion and the role to be played by our Chapter members is a special one. So,' it is hoped that the fullest possible tumout of members and associate members be on hand ready with suggestions to make Those present at the outing were: Alumni Day the greatest possible success.

J. W. Powell, '97; A. S. Kibbee, '03; President Schultz is currently up to his G. C. Manning, '14; W. H. Buracker, '20; ears in nominations to fill vacancies on the W. E. Haycock, '22; J. F. Morgan, '22; various Chapter committees and possibly H. G. Brousseau, '24; G. C. King, '24; to add at least one additional committee. J. P. Fitzsimmons, '26; R. A. Mitchell, All committees may be increased in mem- '27; E. Elliott, '29; G. D. Price, '30; H. P. bership scope.

Rounds, '32; J. H. Spencer, '36; J. G.' Finally, plans are afoot to have Head Hughes, '37; R. H. Wescott, '37; R. F. Football Coach Eddie Erdelatz kick off as Ockley, '39, and A. Copeland, '45. the guest speaker at our September meeting. Eddie is an awful nice guy and a football coach who rates fullest support INDIANAPOLIS and encouragement. Our chapter will do .A-t the meeting on Monday, 26 June, the its part.

L. J. G. Indianapolis group learned that Lt. Cdr. I. J. Davenport, '40, was being relieved from duty in Indianapolis to go to sea.

BALTIMORE Dave has done an excellent job during the The July meeting of the Baltimore Chap- past year in developing activities for the ter was held on Thursday the 13th at the group and small token of our appreciation and good wishes was presented at that Hotel Stafford.

An informal meeting of this chapter meeting. will be held again in August.

For the coming year the grpup elected Present at the meeting were: Howes Cdr. G. E. Marcus, Jr., '35, as Chairman, Bodfish, '15; J. J. Levasseur, '23; A. W. and Robert McMurray, '22, as Secretary Br>-an, '22; C. R- Lamdin, ' 2 1 ; W. F. to keep Shipmate advised of Indianapolis Kigerl, '42; W. H. Brockman, '27; D. J. activities.

Fitligerald, 27; W. E. Perdue, '27; J. T. Those in attendance at this meeting were Waldhauser, '23; E. J. Litty, '46; J. H. as follows : Mr. H. W. Nordyke, '09; Mr. Bryan, '06, a guest and R. N. Gardner, Dorsey O. Thomas, '10; Capt. A. D. Blackledge, '20; Capt. M. C. Thompson, '21 ; '25.

Mr. Robert McMurray, '22; Mr. C. C. Dunn, '26; Capt. M. H. Hubbard, '27; BOSTON Cdr. G. E. Marcus, Jr., '35; Lt. Cdr. I. J. Our regular June luncheon meeting held Davenport, '40; Mr. E. H. Schock, '40; Mr. Robert H. McKinney, '47; 2nd Lt. at the Boston Yacht Club on 1 June J. H. Arvidson, '50 and Midn. 1/c C. O. brought out the following : Paddock, '51.

F. S. Hatch, ' 1 1 ; T. G. Brown, '15 C. H. Bennett, '23; R. E. Perry, '24 L. G. Ingram, '25; R. E. Palmer, '27 LOS ANGELES W. E. Erwin, '33; R. H. Wescott, '37 R. F. Ockley, '39, and T. McWhorter, '41.

The Los Angeles Chapter met the evenOn July 1st our Outing Committee made ing of July 5, at the Officers Club, West up of President A. S. Kibbee, '03; H. P. Wilshire, Los Angeles. Following dinner.

Rounds, '32, J. H. Spencer, '36 and Sec- President Elwood Teague, '29, conducted retary R. H. Wescott, '37, met and laid a short business meeting, then introduced plans for a N. A. Graduates' Golf Tourna- Mr. Loren Crow of the California Institute ment and stag supper to be held August of Technology as guest speaker. Mr. Crow 2nd. Despite overcast weather, vacations gave an interesting discussion of the new and Korea, we mustered eighteen strong science of rain making. With the aid of at the Dedham Polo and Country Club, colored slides and models, he reviewed the Wednesday afternoon, .August 2nd. The history of the art, discussed the difficulties Club facilities were superb, and all hands SEPTEMBER,

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encountered to date and gave the probable scope and expectations for artificial control of the weather in the future. During the discussion period thereafter, many important aspects, legal, commercial, military, etc., were touched upon.

Those present were: Elwood A. Teague, '29; Edward T. Dillon, guest; Wm. C. Brennan, '28; G. K. Trout, '27; W a h Miller, '30; Wyckoff Westover, '21; G. B. May, '43; H. F. Kingman, '11; J. W. Reeves, Jr., '11; Frank G. Wagner, '30; T. C. Bradner, '30; W. L. Bradway, guest; Richard M. Oliver, '23; Spalding Trafton, Jr., '27; C. Grey McPartland, '47; Joe Costello, '48; Former Congressman L. N. Ford; R. S. Venable, '13; Arthur A. Griese, '24; Herbert Nash, '29; W. W. Feineman, '16; Ed Friess, '29; R. McBeanfield, '08; Robert Henderson, '02; Max I. Black, '21; A. B. Miller, '09; Larry Grannis, '21; B. K. Culver, ' 2 1 ; Paul Goen, '16; F. A. E. Lowell, ' 2 1 ; R. H. Dasteel, '39; Fred M. Pierce, '22; G. D. Fitzhugh, '22; B. Dodson, '23 and T. L. Hartigan, '47.

NEWPORT The thirteenth meeting of the Newport Chapter of the U. S. Naval Academy .Alumni Association was held at the Commissioned Officers' Mess (Open) at the Naval Base, Newport, R. I., on June 26, 1950. Cocktails at 1830 were followed by an excellent dinner, some members choosing lobster, and some, steak.

Those present were: E. C. Kalbfus, '99; C. Shackford, '99; F. H. Sadler, '03; J. T. G. Stapler, '06; S. A. Taffinder, '06; L. F. Welch, '06; H. H. Utley, '07; W. D. Brereton, '08; J. W. Rankin, '08; A. H. Dresel, '09; J. B. Glenon, '09; M. L. Hersey, '09; R. W. Bates, '15; R. E. Dees, '17; R. R. Hartung, '20, and H. G. Bowen, Jr., '33.

The only business after dinner was discussion as to the date of the next meeting.

It was decided to hold rneetings regularly on the last Tuesday of each month unless some special reason for changing that date was brought up.

PITTSBURGH The regular monthly meeting was held 26 May 1950.

Present: Archibald, '22; Barrett, M. C. '21 ; Baur, '39; Brown, '22; Carpenter â&#x20AC;˘27- Eury, '47; Frederick, Lt. U S N R , Godfrey, V. H., '15; H a r t '29; Kelley '38; Kenney, L t U S N ; Ludewig, '25 Nesbit, '20; Powell, '31; Sturgeon, '44 Wilcox, '44 and Willis, '42.

The meeting opened at 2010 with the President, C. B. Archibald, presiding.

The President read a report on attendance.

A motion was made, seconded, and passed directing the Secretary to poll the members to ascertain the best night to hold meetings.

A motion was made, seconded, and passed directing Council to discuss the liquor problem and determine a program for next Fall.

W. H. Nesbit and Harry A. B. Bro\yn were unanimously apopinted as a Committee to make arrangements for joint attendance at the Navy-Notre Dame football game in Cleveland on 4 November 1950.

A motion to sponsor a Christmas Party for visiting Midshipmen during Christmas Leave, 1950, passed unanimously.

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A motion was made, seconded and passed resentative of the local electing chapter, to provide a suitable wreath for Memorial but of all three chapters concerned, and he would be equally responsible to the Day Exercises at Point Park. members of all three chapters.

The Treasurer reported a balance of 4. It was agreed that the elected rep$169.55 as of this date. resentatives from this area could not be A motion to suspend meetings until Sep- expected to defray their own expenses. It tember was carried unanimously. was further agreed (subject to a confirmation of the Pittsburgh Council at the SepThe meeting adjourned at 2205.

ETCNTS OF INTEREST SINCE LAST MEETING tember meeting) that the treasury of each chapter would help pay these expenses on The Memorial Day Exercises at Point the following basis. The trustee would be Park were very solemn and impressive. allowed a flat fee of $50 for each meeting Honorary Yiember Lt. Cdr. J. A. Matone attended but not to exceed $100 during made a stirring speech and the League of each fiscal year. This expense money would Na\T ^lothers, who sponsored the pro- be supplied on a ratio of 50% from the gram, greatly appreciated the sentiment Pittsburgh chapter and 25% each from the expressed by presentation of the wreath Cleveland and Akron chapters. This deterprocured in the name of the Pittsburgh mination was based upon the relative numClapter by BUI Nesbit ber of members of the three chapters.

5. It was agreed that the elected trusOn Saturday 24 June, Powell, Archibald, Caotain Barrett and Kelley journeyed to tee will be responsible to the three chapters Cleveland to meet with representatives of to inform them of the time of the National the Akron and Cleveland Chapters for the Board Meetings and to his knowledge the puipose of reaching an agreement regard- subjects to be discussed. This notification ins joint representation on the Board of to the chapters should be in sufficient time Trustees of the National Board of the to permit the chapters to forward to the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. trustee their comments, requests, and recommendations on any matter to come up beThe following agreements were reached fore the National Board. Each chapter has at this meeting: the responsibility of informing the trustee 1. It was agreed that the three chapters of its position on any controversial issue.

(Pittsburgh, Akron and Cleveland) should It is presumed that some type of agenda consolidate their membership in order to is distributed prior to the Board Meeting. elect a trustee from this geographical area At any rate, the elected trustee, lacking to represent the three chapters jointly on any instructions from the three chapters, the Board of the National Alumni Associa- will represent those three chapters jointly tion. The Cleveland and Pittsburgh Chap- to the best of his ability and knowledge. ters committed themselves to this policy on Consequently, the three chapters agree to a continuing basis. A great deal of dis- accept his position as representing their cussion revolved around the question of members if they have not previously inrequirements and qualifications of a trus- structed him to the contrary. tee. It was decided that we could not 6. It was agreed that our first represpecify such qualifications, but in every sentative would have a tough time in the case elect the man whose abilities and in- National Aleeting. We expect the results terest would best serve the combined chap- of this first meeting to be very limited ters. and our first representative is assured of 2. It was agreed that election of this our support.

All of the above agreements were made trustee would be made by the local chapter concerned on a rotating basis. This local between the Cleveland and Pittsburgh election would be confirmed by the other Chapters and without representation from two chapters as an election conducted on the Akron Chapter. We are assuming that a geographical basis. The order of rota- unless we hear to the contrary from the tion would be Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Akron Chapter we can consider these Akron. This determination was made on agreements to have the full support of the Akron Chapter. the following facts.

It should be pointed out here that the a. The three chapters had agered to unanimously elect George Powell to above agreement must be ratified by the represent them for the current year. membership of the Pittsburgh Chapter beSince this was disallowed by the Na- fore it can become binding and in effect.

Would you please indicate your preftional Association, George Powell still stands as our elected trustee for erence on the attached postal card and rethe first year in which a geographical turn it to the Secretary prior to 15 Septrustee is permitted to sit on the tember 1950. Drop it in the mail, today, and don't wait for the deadline.

National Board.

Bill Nesbit would like to receive all j'our b. The order of rotation was determined based on the number of members, Navy-Notre Dame ticket requests prior to Pittsburgh having the majority, 15 September so that he will have time to Cleveland the next greater number, procure our tickets. It is pointed out that your Athletic Association dues must be and Akron the least members. paid before your ticket request is valid.

3. It was agreed that this yearly rota- Send your requests to the Secretary and tion should be maintained as far as the I'll see that Bill receives them. right of the local chapter to select a repreNow is the time to pay your Chapter and sentative is concerned. Each chapter, how- Association dues. We will have to have 65 ever, reserves the right to pass its oppor- or more members by the end of the caelndar tunity for election of a local trustee and year in order to be eligible to elect a Trusvote instead for a prevoius incumbent or a tee as outlined above. Do it today! member from another chapter. If this D. W. B. KELLEY, '38, right to pass an election is exercised, the Secretary. rotation schedule will not be disturbed and that chapter so exercising its right will not have another opportunity to elect a local SAN FRANCISCO trustee until its turn comes up again on the third subsequent year. It was emphaThe San Francisco Branch of the Naval sized that this representative is not a rep- Academy Alumni Association held their 34

the Treasure Island Naval Station Cornregular monthly stag diimer meeting at rnissioned Officers' Mess. Hap Lyon presided.

At the risk of going beyond the recording duties of the Secretary, the following story was told by an active "bird-dog" member on himself. It seems that for reasons fitting the case, he advised several candidates for admission to the Naval Academy to join the Naval or Marine Reserve in an effort to get Naval Academy appointments. They acted upon his advise.

-Apparently out of respect for their advisor, Lt. Col., USMCR, they joined the Marine Reserves. The candidates are now en route to Korea. "How am I going to explain that to their parents?"

Guest speaker for this meeting was Frankie .Albert, all-American quarterback and famous T-General of the San Francisco '49ers who spent two weeks at Crabtown during spring practice this year assisting Ed Erdelatz. Movie highlights of the last 49er season, in color, were shown.

The following Alumni attended: A. F. Huntington, '98; Henry Delano, '06; E. D Washburn, Jr., '06; R. A. White, '06; Leo Lindley, '09; F. G. Marsh, 'lOj Russell Ryan, '10; E. L. Patch, '11; John Falge, '12; G. S. Gillespie, '12; R. G. Payne, '12; H. W. Pillsbury, '13; T. J. Lucado, '17; Ned Marbourg, '17; Harry W. Need, '18G. W. Mead, '20; R. S. Morse, '20; C. V. Conlan, '21; S. T. Cloughley, '21; F. A. MacGurn, '21; G. C. Miller, '21; H. L. Fudge, '22; P . D. Parcells, '22; E. R. Duncan, '23; B. W. Williams, '24; H. N. Lyon, '25; Ray Kimbell, '26; Harold A. Henry, '27; E. P. Burton, '28; Sam Harrison, '28; F. E. Moore, '28; .A. W. Strahorn. '29; Jim Fole}^ '29; Frank Robinson, '30; F. I. Lincoln, '36; E. S. Gillette, Jr., '40: D. H. Lewis, '40; James B. Black, 43; L. G. Smith, Jr., '43; H. S. Barbour, '44; Bob Clack, '44; Larry Mayer, '44; J. R. Riordan, '44; J. M. Windsor, '44; W. G. Nobmann, '46; M. J. Breen, '51; R. BJ Hoffman, '53, and R. C. Oakes, '53.

ST. LOUIS The June meeting of the S t Louis U. S. Naval -Academy .Alumni Association was one of the most outstanding meetings we have ever had. It was held at the Naval -Air Station, Lambert Field and through the courtesy of Captain Frank Brandely, USN, the facilities of the Officers' Club were open to the group for cocktails and and buffet dinner. The party started early and lasted late.

The meeting was held late in the month to time with the arrival of the graduating class and midshipmen home on leave in the vicinity of St. Louis.

Captain Bill Ferguson was responsible for the arrangements, assisted by Bob Murch.

The gniest list included the following with their drags: Joe M. James, James S. Troutman, B. L. Fishback, Tr., E. K. Dille, J. E. Walsh, Robert F. Swalley, W. L. Morgan, Jr., R. T. Brownrigg, Lt. Cdr. A. Rosenkoetter, John Callahan, Capt. Frank Brandley, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murch, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Higginbotham, R. 0.

Brinson, Alaj. and .Mrs. Fraser West, Cdr. and Mrs. Robert Bence, John L. Oberrider, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deibel, Jr., C. B. "Buck" Rogers, Jr., L t Col. and Mrs. Peyton, Cant, and Mrs. Chas. McNish, Cdr. Harlow Panhorst, Capt. and Mrs. Wm. Ferguson, Capt. Wm. P. Kellogg, SHIPMATE

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TAMPA On Friday, 28 July eleven alumni of this area met for an organization luncheon, at the Columbia Restaurant, in Ybor City.

The following program was adopted: a. That a permanent organization is justified. b. That the next luncheon will be held at the Columbia Restaurant at 12 noon on Monday, 11 September, at which time a permanent slate of officers will be elected. c. Temporary officers to serve until 11 September were elected: Carl J. Lamb, '19, President Leslie H. Blank, '18, Vice-President L. C. Hernandez, '48-B, SecretaryTreasurer d. The adoption of by-laws and the question of affiliating with the National Association will be discussed at the September meeting. .A rising vote of thanks was extended to our host, L. C. Hernandez, for a perfect luncheon.

Those present were: Thos. P. Hyman, '11, Bartow; H. C. Davis, '13, Tampa; S. G. Rockwell, '15, Orlando: Leslie H. Blank, '18, Tampa; Carl J. Lamb, '19, Tampa; Paul Coloney, '21, Bradenton; J. S. Farrior, '40, Tampa; H. S. Parrish, Tr., '46, S t Petersburg; V. V. Sharpe, jr., '48-.A, Tampa; L. C. Hernandez, '48-B, Tampa; Lt. J. C. Peters, US.AF, '49, MacDill Field.

anchor, you feel the first tank bump off. .And then . . . Well, it's just not a natural state. But you respond because you have been trained for such operations. You respond to orders because someone knows how to command.

And how about the marines who make the landing? The marines who are going to wrest that bit of jungle, that bomber strip from the enemy? The carping critics tell how careless and hearthigh are the "leathernecks." These birds who foul their erstwhile nests don't know the half of it.

Certainly marines are the finest shock troops in the world. Marines honor tradition, marines have esprit de corps. And they have stern discipline and a rigid caste system. Whether a marine officer is an Academy man; the product of a military school or college; or up from the ranks he is addressed by enlisted man in the third person only. And when an enlisted marine passes an officer going in the same direction, the marine salutes as he draws alongside and says, "by your leave sir." That is done in the Army and Navy too, but in the Marine Corps they make a fetish of it. It isn't chicken, I've never met a marine who resented it. Marines know how important is real leadership. They know how much men depend upon officers in battle. Marines know the importance of discipline as no other soldiers, with the exception of combat infantrymen, know. For, worse than bombing, more terrible than shelling is the harrowing experience of another man firing a rifle at you. Morale is what keeps men going then. And morale is high in direct proportion to leadership and discipline. A taut, well disciplined ship is a happy one.

Of course the leadership must be fair.

However, sadism, abuse of power and bullying are not American traits.

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Contrary to the beliefs of some civilians, military discipline is not a weapon forged to torture free souls, who in war, find themselves in uniform.

All military lore proves that a strong regimen is a prerequisite to victory. The average American lad has been disciplined lightly at home, in school and in his work. There is something about our American way of life that makes teamwork easy.

The insistence on uns w e r v i n g obedience, the rigid system of caste, have not been designed for the average American lad. But if one in twenty is not amenable to direction; if one in twenty would take advantage of an officer who lets down the bars, things would be fouled up badly.

Observance of caste and discipline work hand in hand. It is too bad that not all officers know this. I've

seen reserve officers drink with enlisted men.

After a few rounds they go off arm in arm calling each other "Bub." And I've seen the result. One day in Pearl Harbor, the West Lock to be exact, I was told to have the anchor detail, which had been secured, to stand by again; that made it the sixth time within an hour. We stood by, and when collision with another ship appeared imminent we let our anchor go immediately.

The other ship didn't get her hook down.

When their First Lieutenant gave the order he first had to explain it to his pal "Bub." Because we obeyed orders the crash wasn't too bad, so we could proceed to our rendevouz with the enemy some four thousand miles and two months away.

The cry babies point out that presidents of large corporations don't wear distinctive uniforms, nor flash spread eagles and other marks of their positions. Therefore, they would change the uniform. The marks of rank these birds would discard so lightly are the symbols of leadership so necessary to the fighting man. More, they are symbols of a tradition that have inspired our forces since the Revolutionary War. These symbols cannot be abolished; they must not be abolished. For to the sailor, marine and soldier they give meaning to such names as Valley Forge, the Fighting Tops of the Bon Homme Richard, Lake Erie, The Wilderness, Santiago, Bois de Belle.au, Soissons, Midway, "The Canal." Inspiration. That's the very least you can give a lad who is going "in" and maybe not coming out again. Of course uniforms and braid are not worn by the presidents of large corporations. But then a worker doesn't need to know the history and tradition of the Ford plant in order to do his job. The worker isn't going to die for dear old General Motors.

In the brilliant blueprints ( H O W T H E A R M E D FORCES SHOULD BE R U N ) laid out by our best critics we are told that a rigid caste system and stern discipline is no longer necessary. They tell us that wars in the future will be fought with push-buttons. Everybody will want to mash a button and fire atomic missiles. Fine, but we mustn't throw all training methods overboard. Even buttons can fail; machinery, whether driven by gasoline or atomic isotopes can fail. Only on man can we depend. Long ago I saw a plane crash in sight of the whole fleet. Her pontoons were damaged and she began to sink. The whaleboat, the twelve-oared whaleboat of the USS NEVADA, pulled by men, saved the flyers while the crews of the power boats were still trying to get their engines to turn over. And then there's the Mark 14 gunsight. A wonderful mechanism the M14 for two or three rounds when a bomber flew at a lazy three hundred miles per hour. The sight tracked the plane and figured all the lead. The trouble was that one couldn't see after the third round because of smoke; and against fast diving kamakazies they were useless. Again, men firing tracers, depending upon their own eyesight and intellect proved to be the barriers to oblivion.

In the event of another war our weapons will be improved greatly, if not changed entirely. But we'll still have to launch small boats, fuel and provision ships at sea; transfer sick men to larger ships and drop the hook occasionally. For those operations, and others too numerous to mention, we shall still need Boatswain's Mates, Coxwains, seamen and petty officers of the other branches. The highly technical Army will have similar tasks for their Joes to perform. We cannot train every lad in atomic fission and electronics. But we can teach him how to act when his life depends upon (Continued on page 39) 35

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Navy Grid Team Preparing For Opener With Maryland Erdelatz Planning Squad of 36 or 37; Spirit Impressive With Navy's varsity football opener only a few weeks away, Coach Eddie Erdelatz and his staff of assistants are at work rounding the Academy grid squad into condition for their initial contest September 30 against the University of Maryland eleven.

Of the 60 who reported for practice Monday, August 28, the Navy mentor plans to cut this group to "about 36 or 37 men" before the Midshipmen take the field against the Terps.

The Naval Academy gridders have been observing a two-a-day practice schedule since the first day of drills, but the schedule now calls for but a single workout daily until the first game.

Twelve lettermen are missing from the 1949 team which won three, dropped five and tied one. Erdelatz is looking to 19 lettermen, led by Captain Tom Bakke, to form the nucleus for the '50 squad.

Impressed with the spirit of the Navy team, the new Academy grid coach says: "I have never been associated with a group that has accepted its work with any more enthusiasm and determination. I can make no predictions as to the outcome of the season, but I will say this—we will have a scrappy, high-spirited outfit.

"We are in the process of what amounts to a rebuilding job. The 12 lettermen lost from 1949 included three ends, five guards, one center, one quarterback and two halfbacks, and those positions may prove hard to fill.

"We will operate from the T-formation and right now it looks as though we will use the two-platoon system. The available material may necessarily change our minds on this score, however. We'll just have to wait and see."

Aiding Erdelatz with the Navy varsity are Len Eshmont, Ben Martin, Don Clark and Frank Foster.

Eshmont is a graduate of Fordham University where he starred in the backfield on the gridiron with the famed Seven Blocks of Granite. After graduation he entered the Navy as a commissioned officer and served in the pre-flight aviation training program.

Upon release to inactive duty in 1946, he signed with the professional San Francisco club. He had just completed his fourth season at halfback in the FortyNiners' backfield when Eddie Erdelatz brought him to the Naval Academy as a member of the football coaching staff.

The only holdover from last year's Navy varsity staff, Ben Martin joins the new Academy coaching lineup headed by Eddie Erdelatz. A native of Prospect Park, Pa., Ben attended Princeton for two years be(Continued on page 39) 36

Here is the staff which will guide Navy's football fortunes this fall. Left to right: Ben Martin, Head Coach Eddie Erdelatz, Len Eshmont and Don Clark. Frank Foster, another assistant to Erdelatz, is absent from the picture.

Profiles Of Navy's Gridmen-1950 Edition ENDS

TOM BAKKE, of Denver, Colo—Captain of 1950 Navy team . . . Honorable mention All-American at University of Denver in 1947 . . . Understudied Phil Ryan last year . . . Final year of varsity eligibility . . . Fine leader . . . Came to Academy from Naval Reserve.

BOB M C D O N A L D , of Monte Vista, Colo.—Won All-State honors at Monte Vista high school . . . Won a Navy letter last fall . . . Slated for much work during 1950 campaign . . . Varsity lacrosseman.

LARRY T R E A D W E L L , of Norfolk, Va.—A leading contender for starting assignment . . . Has two years of varsity experience . . . Letterman . . . Able attackman on varsity lacrosse team . . . Did not play football in high school . . . Caught 10 passes in '49 for 144 yards gained.

BILL WILSON, of Mt. Vernon, 111.— Holds a record of 29 kickoffs in one high school game . . . Set a new Naval Academy basketball scoring record for one season of play last year with 257 points in 21 games . . . Good pass receiver . . . Caught 15 tosses last season for 250 yards JIM BALDINGER, of Pittsburgh, Pa.

—Selected on All-City honor team two years while playing at Pittsburgh's Perry High School . . . Lettered there in football, basketball, swimming and track . . .

President of his senior class and of his high school . . . Strong candidate for varsity berth.

K I T CARSON, of Little Rock, Ark.— Cousin of the famous Indian scout . . .

He and Tackle Bob Renneman are tallest men on Navy squad at 6:4 . . . Good pass-catcher . . . Won All-State grid honors in high school (Arkansas).

J O H N GURSKI, of Ford City, P a . Captain of cage squad in high school in which sport he earned five letters . . .

Prepped at Admiral Farragut Academy . . . Was starter at end for plebes last fall . . . John's brother, an All-State in Pennsylvania high school competition, is now at North Carolina State.

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JIM H U N T , of Baltimore, Md.—AllMaryland Prep tackle in '46 . . . Starting tackle last season . . . Navy's leading heavyweight wrestler . . . Has won two letters each in football and wrestling.

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cdr. John Higgins Is Named Navy Swimming Coach; Once Held Eight World Swim Marks Lt. Cdr. John H. Higgins, of Providence, individual medley for four years (1934 R. I., has been named head swimming thru 1937), and National Intercollegiate coach at the Naval Academy succeeding titleholder in the breaststroke in 1940. He Henry Ortland, Jr. The announcement was was a member of the United State Olympic made by Captain Howard Caldwell, Di- team in 1936 just after his graduation from rector of Athletics. high school. He also was on the AllA graduate of Ohio State University in America swimming squads which toured March 1941, Cdr. Higgins entered the Japan in 1935 and '37.

Navy in August of the same year. He All told, the new Navy swimming menserved aboard the aircraft carrier KULA tor has held eight world records and 20 GULF as athletic officer and assistant gunnery officer during the war years, and as American records in the breaststroke.

Ortland had been coaching Naval Acadathletic officer at various shore installations during and since the war. He comes emy swimming team for 31 years. to the Naval Academy from Pensacola Although relieved of his varsity coach(Fla.) Naval School Pre-Flight. ing duties, Ortland will retain his position Cdr. Higgins was National AAU cham- as associate professor in the Department pion both indoors and outdoors, stroke and of Physical Training.

1950 TICKET INFORMATION Stands $10.25 Season Ticket Books End Stands $ 5.50 (Baltimore Games) Game Place Time Prices Maryland Xollege Park 2:00 $3.75 Northwestern Baltimore 2:00 3.75 & 2.00 Princeton Princeton 2:00 4.00 Southern California Baltimore 2:00 3.75 & 2.00 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2:00 3.90 Notre Dame Cleveland 2:00 4.75 Tulane Baltimore 2:00 3.75 & 2.00 Columbia New York 1 :30 3.60 Army Philadelphia 1:30 6.00 Address Mail: N A V A L ACADEMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND

Fall Sports Schedule 1950 Date Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Dec. 2

Varsity Football Opponent Maryland Northwestern Princeton Southern California Pennsylvania Notre Dame Tulane Columbia Army

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Date Opponent Nov. 3 Maryland J. V. Plebe Football

Date Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 10 Nov. 18 Nov. 23 Nov. 25

Opponent Villanova Fresh.

Wyoming Seminary Pennsylvania Fresh.

Longwood School Penn State Fresh.

Delaware Fresh.

Admiral Farragut Acad.

Bullis School Maryland Fresh.

150-Pound Football Date Opponent Oct. 20 Villanova Oct. 28 Pennsylvania Nov. 4 Princeton Nov. 11 Rutgers Nov. 18 Cornell Varsity Soccer

Date Opponent Oct. 4 Gettysburg Oct. 7 Yale Oct. 18 Haverford Oct. 21 Penn State (Continued on page 39)

Navy football prospects loosen u p as they get ready for the more strenuous aaivities of the pre-season training grind. Coach Erdelatz has indicated he will carry a squad of about 36 or 37 men through the tough nine-game grind.

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Chosen on the All-Metropolitan eleven of New York City and was New Jersey All(Continued from page 36) State . . . No. 1 plebe snapper last season P A U L T E T R E A U L T , of Greenfield, . . . Top prospect for Navy center duties.

Mass.—Played full 60 minutes in most of B E R N I E BOTULA, of Pittsburgh, Pa. Navy's games last season . . . Won All- —Captain of grid squad at Pittsburgh's American honorable mention in first year South Hills High School . . . Game comof varsity play last fall . . . Heaviest man petitor . . . Made a good showing during on the Naval Academy grid squad . . . Navy's spring football drills.

Fierce, aggressive player.

F R E D GAMBKE, of Englewood, N. J. F R I T Z DAVIS, of Lincoln, Neb.—Only —Letterman center . . . Completes varsity three-letterman at the Academy for 1949- competition this fall . . . Prepped at Ad50 season . . . W^as defensive tackle on miral Farragut Academy . . . Shared startfootball squad, basketball center, and tosses ing assignment a year ago. ' the shot and discus in track sport.

CHARLES SIEBER, of Amarillo, Tex. J O H N LEAHY, of Corning, N. Y.— —This rugged Texan was all-stater at Three-sport letterman in high school . . . Amarillo High School in 1948 . . . Letter Performed well in spring practice . . . Was winner on high school track squad which on the Navy varsity last fall but did not won the state title in 1949. make a letter.

QUARTERBACKS BOB RENNEM-A.N, of Great Neck, BOB ZASTROW, of Algoma, Wise— N. Y.—Second Lieutenant in U. S. Army before entering Naval Academy . . . Two- Third-team all-America last season . . . year letterman . . . Great spirit and deter- Navy's offensive spark . . . Completed 74 mination . . . Will be playing his last sea- of 178 passes during '49 as a "youngster" . . . Nine tosses were for touchdowns . . . son this fall.

W A L T GRAGG, of Detroit, Mich.— His passing accounted for 1,126 yards Lettered last year as defensive tackle . . . gained in nine-game season . . . Scored Played high school ball at Detroit's South- tvi-ice himself . . . A baseball letterman, he eastern High . . . Big, aggressive, fine plays third base and bats clean-up. spirit.

M I K E S O R R E N T I N O , of Sharon Hill, T E D BLACK, of Jersey City, N. J.— Pa.—Slickest ball-handler among quarterMaking strong bid for varsity berth . . . backs . . . Gained valuable experience last Mainstay in last year's plebe forewall . . . season although he did not letter . . . Star Came to the Naval Academy through the signal-caller at Bullis Prep before entering Naval Reserve . . . Attended St. Peter's Naval Academy.

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BOB CAMERON, of Los Angeles, Cal. GUARDS —All-City (Los Angeles) quarterback . . .

BILL STEELE, of York, Pa.—Only re- Won three letters each in football and turning letterman at guard for the Mid- track at George Washington High School shipmen . . . Hand injury forced him to sit . . . Set new shot put record for California out first few games of 1949 season . . . Ex- high schools . . . Prepped at Admiral Farpected to be a mainstay in the '50 forward ragut . . . First-team quarterback of '49 wall. plebes.

DICK D E N F E L D , of Sioux Falls, S. D. HALFBACKS —Nephew of Admiral Louis E. Denfeld F R A N K I E H A U F F , of St. Louis, Mo. (USN-Ret.), former Chief of Naval Operations . . . Looked good in spring practice —Leading ground-gainer among Navy reg. . . Dependable, sturdy guard . . . Will be ulars last season with 4.7 average . . . Outstanding as first-year man . . . Out with pushing for starting assignment.

D A V E FISCHER, of Mt. Vernon, l a - leg injury portion of season . . . Led plebe Captained football, basketball and track team in scoring in 1948.

BILL P O W E R S , of Bryan, Tex.—Exsquads at Mt. Vernon (Iowa) High School . . . Won All-State football honor . . . A tremely fast . . . Experienced ball carleading contender for starting role at guard rier . . . Has been hampered by injuries . . . Was a tackle on last year's plebe team. during both varsity seasons . . . Missed BOB McCOWAN, of Chester, Pa.—All- spring practice due to leg injury . . . AverDelaware Country (Pa.) in 1944, '45 and aged 4.3 yards per carry last fall.

'46 . . . Played basketball, track, and laVIC VINE, of Garrettsville, O.—Came crosse in high school in addition to foot- up from intra-mural squad to first-line ball . . . Lettered in football and wrestling varsity position . . . Tog perfomrance was at Bullis Prep School . . . Shortest man on two TDs in 21-21 tie with Tulane . . .

Navy squad at 5 :8.

Plays both offense and defense . . . Varsity pole vaulter.

CENTERS A R T SUNDRY, of Pittsburgh, Pa.— T E D K U K O W S K I , of Chfton, N. J.— Played football, basketball and baseball Returning letterman . . . Prepped at St. through high school and Bullis Prep . . . Vincent's (Pennsylvania) . . . Art's brother

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F R A N K ADORNEY, of Cleveland, O. —Served three years in the Navy prior to entering the Naval Academy . . . Played football for Jacksonville Naval Air Station in 1947 and at Norfolk in '48 . . . Was on the U. S. N. Southeastern Conference AllStar team in '47 . . . Starred at Cleveland's East Tech High.

BOB ALLISON, of Robinson, 111.— Three-sport letterman in high school . .

Varsity javelin thrower . . . Returning letterman . . . Used mostly on defense during '49 season . . . Ex-Navy enlisted man IRA KANE, of Chambersburg, Pa.— Captained high school football, basketball, and track squads . . . Clocked in :09.8 for 100 yards while in high school . . . President of his class for three years . . . Spent one year in Navy before coming to the Academy.

FULLBACKS

DAVE BANNERMAN, of Carolina Beach, N. C.—Navy's top ground-gainer last year with a total of 416 yards . . .

(Continued on page 39)

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Erdelatz Planning Squad of 36 or 37; Spirit impressive (Continued from page 36) fore entering the Naval Academy in 1942.

Graduating with distinction in 1945, Martin served aboard the U S S HELENA for one year and returned to the Academy in '46 as assistant plebe football coach. He became head plebe coach in 1948 and fielded an undefeated eight-game winner.

He was Navy's end coach last season.

Clark entered the University of Southern California in 1941 and played two seasons of football before going into the service. Extensive wartime duty with the infantry in Europe, including the Battle of the Bulge, won for him a field commission overseas.

He returned to Southern Cal in '46 and, after two more seasons with the Trojans, Don climaxed his collegiate grid career as captain of the USC squad which played in the Rose Bowl New Year's Day 1948. He had played two years of pro ball with the Forty-Niners when he came to Annapolis with Eddie Erdelatz.

Foster has been a member of Naval Academy football staffs since 1924 and has coached the junior varsity eleven since 1935. He is a native of Portville, N. Y., and served with the Marines during World War I.

Luncheon Preceding Penn-Navy Game As has been the custom in the past, the General Alumni Society of the University of Pennsylvania is giving a pre-game luncheon at the University on the day of the Navy-Penn game. These luncheons are delightful affairs and are a great convenience for those attending the game.

A cordial invitation has been extended to our alumni to join the alumni of the University of Pennsylvania on this occasion and it is hoped that a representative number of Navy supporters will respond.

The cost of the luncheon is $1.50 per plate and tickets may be obtained by addressing the General Alumni Society, University of Pennsylvania at 3401 Spruce Street, Philadelphia 4, Pa.

Boy's Nation Visits U. S. Naval Academy One hundred ten members of Boy's Nation, the American Legion's program to familiarize American Youths with the working of their government, were guests of the Navy July 26, when they toured the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.

The boys from all over the nation, who Frank came to the Academy in 1920 as held their national convention in Washinga member of the Department of Physical ton, D. C , toured the Naval Academy's Training. Since then he has been on the Chapel; McDonough Hall, which houses coaching staffs in water polo, swimming, all the Navy's Athletic trophies; had dinrifle and baseball in addition to football. ner with the brigade of midshipmen, and Foster will assist Erdelatz with the varsity viewed the feature movie, "The U. S. Naval and will be in charge of the Navy junior Academy," during their four-hour visit to varsity eleven. He also will serve as chief Annapolis. scout.

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PROFILES OF NAVY GRIDMEN—1950 EDITION (Continued from page 38) Scored 18 points as '49 squad's chief Ijneplunger . . . Letterman who will be playing his last season for Navy this fall.

JACK WILNER, of Pittsburgh, Pa.— Played football, basketball and track at Pittsburgh's Peabody High School . . .

Captained the grid and cage squads . . .

All-City football in '47, and was a member of the City Chmpionship high school quintet . . . Played in the Jaycee Dapper Dan All-Star game in ittsburgh in 1948.

FRED FRANCO, of Newport, R. I.— All-State halfback (Rhode Island) . . .

Was fullback on last year's plebe eleven . . . Terrific drive, powerful legs . . . Consistent ground-gainer . . . One of the youngest men on the Navy squad at 19.

ROGER DREW, of Kenilworth, 111.— Place-kicking specialist . . . Made 19 of 21 points-after-touchdown attempted last season tolead team in scoring . . . Had 8 for 8 in '48 including three important points in the 21-21 tie with Army . . . Has scored 27 points via place kick in two seasons of varisty play . . . Two-year letterman.

SEPTEMBER,

1950

BACK TO THE BRASS (Continued from page 35) co-ordinated action. And we can train oificers now. Rather than abolish the Naval and Military Academies, as some have advocated, we need more schools like them.

For a while "braid" was a drug on the market, I know. But soon again we may need officers, we'll need them badly; and we'll want them to be good.

I am not a jingoist or professional man at arms. I believe that the Military should be under the supervision of the Executive, Administrative and Legislative branches of our government. .

As the father of two fine children; as one who believes in the brotherhood of man; as one who has faith in our democracy to lead the world in moral regeneration; as one who has faith in the United Nations; and as one who believes in the inherent dignity of man made in the image of the Almighty I hope that we shall never again have to resort to war. This is a fervent prayer. I firmly believe that our President has acted wisely in Korea. I hope, sincerely, that Russia will now take heed and try to be a good neighbor. But if war should come I want to depend on trained officers. Officers who wear all the braid permitted by Navy Regs. Officers who know their responsibilities, who know how to command. For when I'm hitting a beach, and scared, I want a leader, not a drinking companion, not a guy called "Bub."

FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE —1950 (Continued Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 8 Nov. 11 Nov. 25

Date Oct. 14 Oct. 18 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18

Date Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 3 Nov. 10

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Despite the fact that it is now Septober Yep, It Was a Wonderful (that's half way between September and Summer, Wasn't It? October) it's not too late to pass along one of the better yarns we've heard in some time. This one concerns the academy's number one practical joker. Last spring when everyone was making preparations for the coming June Week, there was one enterprising second classman who had decided that he had hit on just the joke to play on his girl friend who was due to arrive on Saturday for the Ring Dance.

He went out to the five and ten cent store and after looking around a bit he found a cheap ring that he hoped to pass for a Naval Academy miniature in the dark.

Well, the Ring Dance came and went, and after the dance he and his girl were standing out on the sea wall when he suddenly turned toward her and blurted out, "Will you marry me?", and before the sweet young thing had a chance to recover her speech and collect her wits enough to say anything, he held out the 49c ring where she could see it, and then threw it out into the bay, saying, "I thought that After talking to several of the first class- it would be like that." It appears that the men that were assigned to the fleet cruise, SYT (sweet young thing) was fixing to this past summer, there wasn't one gripe say yes, so when she was told the next that they had, for they all agreed that they morning that it was all a practical joke, learned more in the fleet in those eight she became so angry that she packed her weeks than they had ever thought possible. bags and went back home. What some To the thirty midshipmen who virere as- people won't do for a laugh. signed to the U S S ALBANY, their ship was a little more like their home away from There is a group of men at the academy home on the Severn because of the fact that deserve a lot more credit than they that there was a very familiar face aboard. usually get. I have reference to the Public R. Adm. J. L. Holloway, the former super- Relations Committee, the outfit that durintendent of the Naval Academy, brought ing the academic year put out all the newshis flag aboard as ComCruLant. It's al- paper releases as well as sports programs ways good to see an old friend again. and a great many other lesser details that arise in that line of work. All summer One Saturday morning the latter part of while the midshipmen out on cruise are July there was a very chagrined, puzzled going to the movie or happy tour, these and slightly worried young man sitting on few are busy at work helping the ship's the bench in front of the commandant's Public Information Officer get out indioffice. About an hour or so earlier this vidual writeups and special articles. They sailor came walking into Bancroft Hall also see to it that there is proper coverage where he presented himself to the Officer in the photograph department. These lads of the Watch, and reported that he had deserve a hearty "well done" for all the been directed to come that morning to be work that they do to keep the public insworn in as a midshipman. In less than formed about the whereabouts and the fifteen minutes after seeing the OOW, he doings of the brigade. was surrounded by more gold lace than he ever thought existed. There were captains The annual crop of cruise sea stories is and commanders, photographers and inter- noM7 rolling in, and though there are many viewers, all hustling around taking pic- incidents that are not a bit out of the orditures, asking questions, and shaking hands. nary where the midshipmen are concerned, As luck would have it, the recipient of all there are a few excellent ones that give a this attention was the 1000th man to be good insight to the inner workings of the sworn in with the Class of 1954. genus midshipmite. This one came back from the U S S MISSOURI, a ship that for Even at this late date there are still a some reason seems to foster the sea story. great many plebes who smell of fresh This years cruise, being no different from stencil ink, and for that matter, they still other similar cruises, had the third classhave it all over their hands, clothes and men learning how the Navy is able to most everything else except where it be- keep their ships in such good condition, longs, across the front of their white works. and also who keeps them that way. "This To all our new shipmates we would like one particular afternoon, one of the youngto wish them all the best of luck during sters was sitting back on the fantail chipthe coming years. ping paint off of an exhaust vent, and Of the many fine institutions that the American Navy has acquired over the four years, probably the best of them all is that of leave. Borrowing from the recent musical hit, and improvising a bit, it might be said that there ain't nothing like a fortyday leave. Of course, if you go over to the other tack, there ain't nothing like returning from said leave. Of the 3400 men at the academy, there was only one that complained that he was given too much leave. The poor kid is now at Bethesda for observation. Everyone is presently going through all the motions of getting back into the swing of the academic year, and though the brigade is physically within the confines of Club Bancroft, its collective rnind is still scattered around the country.

There are but two words that will accurately describe the feeling: "Yea Furlough."

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managmg to appear very engrossed in his little task. Amid the din of chipping tools there arose a voice behind him asking what he thought he was doing. Thinking that the voice belonged to one of his classmates, the mid, without turning around, piped up and very casually informed the voice that as far as he knew, he was sitting up on the open bridge freezing ice cream, and what the duce did it look like he was doing. How was he to know that he was speaking to a commander. It was just another one of life's little trials and tribulations.

The monthly Spindrift just wouldn't be complete without a word or two about the state of the Maryland weather. As is usual, they have had much and varied weather. It does everything in Maryland except remain the same. The cherry trees in the yard have just finished up a very tiring year, one in which they really out did themselves by blooming not once or twice, but three times. Don't get us all wrong, gentle Marylanders, for there is one thing we are thankful for, and that is if you don't like the weather, all you have to do is wait for an hour, and it's sure to change.

Well, it's about time to close out the Bancroft Bull Session for another month, so until next time, be seeing you around the campus. In case you haven't heard, the good word is Beat Maryland Universtiy!

Cast (dall OLTON R. B E N N E H O F F , '18, (R. Adm. USN-Ret.). Died 17 July 1950 at his home near Annapolis, Md. F R A N K H . BRUMBY, '95, (Adm. USN-Ret.). Died 16 July 1950 at the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va. W I L L I A M L E G . B U R N E T T , '06. Died 2 June 1950.

R O B E R T S. CARR, '24, (Cdr. USNRet.). Died 2 July 1950 at the Naval Hospital, Newport, R. I. LOGAN CRESAP, 'OS, (Capt. USNRet.). Died 21 July 1950 at his home near Scarsdale, N. Y. E R N E S T F . EGGERT, '97, (Capt.

USN-Ret.). Died 22 July 1950 at the Arlington, Va. Hospital.

P E T E R K. F I S C H L E R , '18, (R. Adm. USN).

Died 14 July 1950 at the Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif.

M A U R I C E I. GLAD, '44, (Lt. USN) Died 17 May 1950 near Jacksonville, Fla. W I L L I A M G. H E A R N E , '47, (Lt. jg U S N ) . Died 14 July 1950 at Prat General Hospital, Coral Gables, Fla. H U G H L. H E N D R I C K , JR., '32, (Cdr. S C - U S N ) . Died 25 July 1950 at Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md. EMANUEL A. LOFQUIST, '07, (Capt. USN-Ret.). Died'21 July 1950 at his home in Lake Forest, 111.

A. K. SCHANZE, '08. Died July 1950 in New Jersey.

LUCIUS K. SCOTT, '21, (Cdr. USNRet.). Died 10 July 1950 at his home in Coronado, Calif.

DON R. S T E P H E N S , '48-B, (Ens. USN).

Died 22 July 1950 in action in Korea.

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