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CONTENTS Four Christmases

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Solons from the Sea

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Naval History and Retired Of&cers

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U. S. Naval Academy .

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Navy on Capitol Hill

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Bureau of Naval Personnel

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Bulletin Board

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Book Reviews

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S H I P M A T E

1941=1942=1943=1944

by Alexander Wynne This purports to be an account of four Christmases spanning World War II, spent here and there pretty much all over the world by a group of naval people: an American flag-officer supported by a loyal and earnest staff of younger men, who helped him keep flying aloft not only the Stars and Stripes but the star-flecked flag of their chief . . . all imbued writh F A I T H in their cause, H O P E for the best and a final victory with the help of their God, but sharing scant CHARITY, it is feared, with or toward their enemies across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans until the shooting was all over.

1941—Soerabaja, Java The first of these Christmases found the group on the Island of Java in 1941, only eighteen days after the debacle and the ghastly holocaust administered by their enemies out of the Rising Sun. The Pacific fleet had been all but destroyed at Pearl Harbor, the British heavy squadron at Singapore had been sunk without even a trace of its distinguished and gallant chief, Adm. Sir Tom Philips. The enemy was swarming all over the Philippines and IndoChina and overflowing into British Malaya.

(General MacArthur and Admiral Hart were marooned to the north, over a thousand miles beyond the equator, on the Island of Corregidor at the entrance to Manila Bay. It was across these dreary miles from as far north as Shanghai that the admiral had escaped, or retired, or perhaps retreated, with meagre light forces before the overwhelming yellow tide sweeping all before it in full flood to the south. Here on the Malay Barrier they had joined hands with remnants of the British and Dutch naval forces in the Far East for the purpose of holding the islands from Singapore to New Guinea as a barrier against a yellow bore rushing down into the Indian Ocean to drown Australia.

The Allied surface forces, a few cruisers and destroyer divisions with practically no air support whatever, had been spread butter-thin along this barrier. All three Allied admirals had set up individual headquarters ashore on the island of Java; the Dutch at Batavia, the British at Priok and the Americans at Soerabaja . . . loosely joined by a common purpose, however urgent, and by a "green" secret telephone over which Dutch, Oxford and American accents struggled against a deafening static in an efi^ort to insure joint action.

The American naval commander-in-chief, an old submarine hand, had chosen to remain at Manila and later at Corregidor in order best to supervise the operations of his submarines, sending, his second-in-command south with the surface forces. And so it was that the admiral found himself and his staff ashore in Java in a small dwelling on the outskirts of thriving and complacent Soerabaja. Not for a moment did the Dutch, high or low, dream that DECEMBER,

1953

with the whole world if you will let him keep that tub."

The admiral stepped into the front room and saw that the little dining room beyond was decorated with a solitary red paper bell hanging from the small chandelier over the table set for the eight men of this house, who would have Christmas dinner as best Wong, the Chinese cook, could manage out of tin cans and as best Poli, the Chinese steward, could possibly serve it.

"Who did the bell?" asked the admiral.

"Poli, out of some red flimsies the yeoman gave him," replied Flags and added, "We just couldn't manage real presents this year. We all thought that if only we could get that radio working we might send out some presents to our people in message form. . . . " "Of course," interrupted the admiral as the rest of the staff trooped in all spruced up for dinner in khaki shorts and short sleeved shirts with black necktie prescribed for the occasion.

The communications officer announced that he had succeeded in arranging a regular schedule with our people up north beginning at eight o'clock—in about threequarters of an hour. He added that they had already given notice of important information for us at that time. "We have the radiomen standing watch continuously, day and night" . . . and added that they would not get much sleep. "Wish we could lay hands on more radiomen," he muttered, little dreaming that in a few weeks our ship losses would release to us more than we could possibly use.

The dinner was served in candlelight by the imperturbable Poli. It consisted of tomato soup, Willy smothered in stewed tomatoes and then peaches, all fresh out of cans; also warm but excellent beer provided by their Dutch friends. The conversation, which oozed out of heavy hearts weighted down with thoughts of families at home and the sinister looking future, shone with the tinsel of make-believe and with anxiety concealed behind jest.

When a toast was proposed to those at home "who think of us now," Comoff disappeared with an ill-concealed lump in his throat only to reappear soon after eight o'clock.

"We have news, Admiral," he announced as he handed him a message just received from Corregidor.

And indeed it was news and good news.

Their commander-in-chief was coming out in a submarine from Corregidor and would be with them on New Year's Day, DV and a kind providence permitting.

There was a round of applause as faces lighted for a moment. . . . "Good old Tommy" was heard at the far end of the table while "That puts Rockwell on a hot spot" International News Photo came out of the middle of the table in a JAVA. . . . T w o Dutch submarines hushed voice. (above) and Dutch cruiser JAVA in SoeThe chief-of-staff was seen to be imrabaja harbor, December 1941. mersed in deep thought as he sat with their East Indian Empire was in real danger. The power of Britain and America could be relied on to help them defend successfully this, their pearl of the Orient, against any designs of the Asiatic upstarts of the islands so far to the north! Little did they realize how weak their allies were so far from home and how weak they would continue to be for many months to come.

Little did they appreciate that disaster was well nigh on top of them.

The admiral spent Christmas day in endless conferences with his Dutch colleagues, whose stolid optimism hardly counter-balanced his deep concern over the grave situation he knew the Allies faced in the Orient, ft was well after dark when he returned to the little house the Dutch had turned over to him. It was well darkened as was all of Soerabaja against enemy night-bombing attack. He emerged from the one bathroom on the place demanding, "Where is the bathtub?"

"It's out in the barn," replied Flags, for no one else was in sight. "The communicators," he continued, "had to have it full of water out there where they installed the radio this morning. It's to keep the apparatus cool. Comoff has been talking to Manila trying to arrange a schedule."

"No other water in the barn, eh? It used to be, many years ago, before this war caught up with us, that cleanliness came next to Godliness, but these days communications rates cleanliness. So, no fear, we'll make dirt trumps and play our hands with radio."

"That will be good news for Comoff," replied Flags. "He says we will be in touch

closed eyes and face cupped in his hands.

An instinctive silence fell over the company as all present regarded him as though expecting him to speak . . . and he did.

"Admiral," he said, rising and rousing himself out of reverie, "to me this means that surely Douglas MacArthur will follow our chief out of a beleaguered Corregidor in due course and perhaps soon. That will leave Wainwright holding a very heavy Army bag and Rockwell holding ours. Gentlemen I give you, and bottoms up . . . Wainwright and Rockwell. May they hold fast together and may (3iod bless and keep them."

"Amen" . . . "Amen."

1942—^Dakar, French West Africa Christmas Eve 1942 found the admiral and his staff with few changes at Dakar, French West Africa. The admiral now headed an Allied military mission. The transfer from far-off Java to distant Dakar was accomplished in a year's time as though by an act of official legerdemain with full use of the fabulous flying carpet.

"What a man," remarked the admiral to his Flags on returning from riding with the (jovemor-General. "That Frenchman in spite of his wooden leg can ride circles around me and they say he still plays a great game of polo."

'Twas the day before Christmas and all through the admiral's house, the Hotel des Gouvemeurs opposite the (jovernor's Palace on the westem tip of Africa, there reigned a spirit of confident optimism. There was balm in Gilead, for had not General Eisenhower just landed in North Africa, and were not the French here in West Africa cooperating to the fullest extent?

After a whole long year of being on the defensive and suffering those early heartbreaking disasters, were not the Allies now on the offensive? And, tomorrow, Christmas would be celebrated in a proper spirit of joy and thanksgiving for at last He seemed to be smiling down upon them, rewarding their efforts and answering their prayers.

"The Admiralty in London must be happy to learn that the Governor-General

finally has let down the bars to the British," remarked the admiral to the chiefof-staff.

Since the abortive attack on Dakar by the British squadron in July of 1940, no British subject had been permitted to enter into or remain in this vast colonial domain of the French except to linger in their stuffy jails. At long last these barriers had been lowered.

"Something of an event having the British here tomorrow. What a Christmas for all of us," mused the chief-of-staff.

"Am looking forward to it. The admiral is bringing the air vice-marshal with him.

There will be six of them all told."

"And with the French admiral and the air fellows we shall be eighteen all together . . . and what about food, Flags . . . enough to go around?" asked the chief-ofstaff.

"Should have, sir," replied Flags. "We have two suckling pigs that will have red Algerian apples in their mouths, fresh yams and all sorts of things out of cans."

"And what about the egg-nog?" asked Comoff.

"You are helping me make it tonight. It will be something to write home about, too," assured Flags. "Powdered eggs and canned milk make an egg-nog smooth as silk. . . . " "Awful," winced Comoff as he reached for a book on the table.

"Don't throw it," warned Flags. "Save your strength for when you taste it. You'll need it." Then turning to the admiral he added, "If Comoff lets me live, we'll have an egg-nog tomorrow all right . . . am shy on sugar but not shy at all on French brandy."

"Am sure history will long record your egg-nog," smiled the admiral. "Dinner at two then, tomorrow afternoon for eighteen.

That seems like a big order on the edge of the Sahara Desert." And the admiral added, thinking out loud, "The big moment for me will be when the French and the British admirals face each other here in this house tomorrow. Meeting for the first time since they threw steel at each other some three years ago."

THE GOVERNOR'S PALACE . . . at Dakar. Hotel des Gouverneurs

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GOVERNOR GENERAL PIERRE BOISSON (wearing spats) and V. Adm. W. A. Glassford in the gardens of the Governor's Palace in Dakar.

He turned to mount the great staircase to his room to put himself right for diimer after his ride, when the ADC to the (iovemor-General rushed breathlessly into the room, escorted by the duty officer, with the shocking news of the assassination of Admiral Darlan at Algiers. The (jovernorGeneral, he said, was leaving at once by plane for the north and would be pleased to take the American admiral with him should he care to go.

The admiral gravely declined -with thanks and added expressions of deepest sympathy.

Gloom had rapidly settled down over the Hotel des Gouverneurs. Who shot him?

Why? What did it mean? What of the consequences, the repercussions? There were questions rising like bubbles in the minds of all present. But the biggest bubble of all was the question of French leadership. What would happen seemed anybody's guess.

During the ensuing evening while this dark shadow of uncertainty hovered over a political situation in French Africa already obscure and nov^r blurred by the tragic shooting of Admiral Darlan, rumors trickled into the Hotel des Gouvemeurs that, of course, the Allies must have had a hand in the dastardly deed even if not inspired and accomplished by them. There were no demonstrations however. The Frenchman in the streets of Dakar was perplexed and resentful and, as he merged into the muttering crowds, he simply waited for more news. It was in this atmosphere of gathering tension that a solemn Christmas Eve dinner was followed by the brewing of Flags' synthetic egg-nog. The grim thoughts of the troubles the morrow might bring faded in restless sleep.

Christmas morning burst sunny and bright after the uneasy night. Mid-morning with tension somewhat eased found all hands gathered around the Christmas tree —a potted rubber-plant duly decorated with home-made tinsel contrived and stuck on the huge leaves with mucilage and paper fasteners by the two colored stewards out is at right. of Charleston, S. C. SHIPMATE

avoiding mention of their leaders. Then the French admiral, sensing on the part of his host a chivalrous consideration for a divided and confused France, not knowing what the future would bring with a successor to Admiral Darlan and his regime, sprang to his feet and proposed a toast to "Les Allies," among whom he included La Belle France, as one of that team on whom the British and the Americans could rely.

He expressed regret that the British admiral was not present; that while the British had reason to doubt French hospitality in West Africa in 1940, the French then had good reason to doubt British cordiality, but that was all water over the dam.

Flags quickly started the gramaphone playing La Marseillaise, using a borrowed and cracked record, while the corhpany, standing, drained the last of the excellent Algerian wine. It was on this note and ebb-tide of the wine that the party broke up ending a memorable Christmas dinner, memorable especially for the French admiral's toast that came true. The colonial French were allies, all of them. It was now only a matter of the French themselves getting together, and that was a French problem. All too keenly was felt the absence of the British on this first occasion in West Africa which sealed our united AUTO ROAD . . . in French West Africa built by French engineers and native effort with the French against the common enemy. A message telling them so was sent hand labor. to the British admiral at Freetown, a mesPresents were distributed, an old French very tactful way to put it, under the cir- sage that inferred that their absence only quill pen for the flag-secretary, a French cumstances. The British admiral added in made the American hearts grow fonder. naval boatswain's pipe for Flags to pipe all his dispatch that he deeply regretted not 1943—French Guinea hands for grog as the sim crossed the fore splicing the main brace with his French yard and the cover was taken off the native and American colleagues this Christmas, The winter of 1943 found the admiral wooden bowl containing the dubious nog but hoped for better luck next year. back in French West Africa on a strictly . . . a Senegal war club for the chief-ofAlas, there was not to be another Christ- American diplomatic mission this time as staff with which to enforce order and disci- mas for him. Before the year was out he Personal Representative of the President. pline . . . a really beautiful model of a himself became a tragic war casualty.

He had the rank of minister and besides French transport plane, picked up at a But they did not know that then. Ranks junk shop, for the Air Corps g e n e r a l . . . left vacant for Christmas dinner by the his naval status he wore a third hat as a battered musket out of the same shop for absence of the British were closed by mem- deputy for West Africa to the Supreme the Army general . . . an old rusty carving bers of the Governor-General's staff from Allied Commander on that continent. Beknife for the surgeon, and so on until the Palace across the street. These delight- sides the naval and military features 'of the mission, the economic phase loomed as finally the admiral was presented with a French-English dictionary and phrase book ful young Frenchmen brought with them important if not more so. It was through several bottles of excellent Algerian red the political avenue, now that the French to bolster his spotty French. wine . . . they could not bear the thought ships, both fighting and merchant, were The usual toast on such occasions so far of eating roast suckling pig without it. again sailing the seas, that a very confrom home in fond remembrance of those As the dinner progressed the flag-secre- siderable army of native troops was being left behind was being experimentally sipped tary proved himself an adept carver. The assembled to reinforce General Eisenhower in doubtful egg-nog out of real punch colored cook from the magnolia gardens in North Africa . . . and that the economy glasses picked up somewhere by Flags, of South Carolina had done himself proud of the country was being slipped into high when the duty officer entered with a dis- and was summoned to receive the approval gear for the Allied effort. And, ever there patch for the admiral. It brought the sad of the company. The admiral, noticing that was a weather-eye on American postwar news that the British admiral had decided the wine was running low and while there interests in that part of the world. A great to postpone his visit to Dakar "in view of was yet time, rose and proposed a toast to, deal of travel was involved covering this the absence of the (Jovernor-General"—a "Our Respective Countries," studiously vast French colonial empire to learn where

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talking to natives.

JUNGLE STREAM . . . in French West Africa. conditions and circumstances required or warranted American assistance.

It was just before Christmas week. Flying conditions were perfect. The French thought this was the best time to make an extended trip throughout the eight provinces within the commonwealth. And thus the tour was planned by air to the remote spots where landing fields and strips were to be found, and from them by motor to the various towns and villages in the neighborhood.

Up north, Sicily had been overrun and the war carried into Italy. The landing at Anzio had definitely been planned and soon we were to learn how Bobby Burnett in the cruiser BELFAST led Bruce Fraser in the D U K E OF YORK to the kill of the Ger-

man ScHARNHORST . . . and in the Pacific Nimitz was definitely pressing the offensive.

It was known that plans for the Allied Normandy landings were progressing. Allied spirits soared.

"We'll spend Christmas somewhere in the wilds and make up for it by getting back in time for New Year's," predicted Flags.

"Better take your sprinting shoes with you," warned the chief-of-staff who had to stay at home to keep the flag flying. "You may tangle with elephants, rhinos or even gorillas and your only chance will be to out-run them."

"They haven't a chance," retorted Flags.

"We're taking a dozen army carbines as presents for the native chiefs, and as long as they last . . . Heaven help the wild beasts . . . we won't." He little dreamed he would tangle with a wild boar.

It was arranged that the staff surgeon would go along just in case. Besides it was in the cards to have a look at some of the Tsetse fly compounds in the uplands where it was reported that many of the pathetic victims were suffering from lack of medicines.

The French thought best to have with the party a liaison officer, a most engaging French colonel of native cavalry who knew the country and the people intimately and whose genius for affability smoothed the way at every turn. He wore a kepi with straight visor to the lower side of which was hinged a monocle which invariably he would swing down in front of his left eye when speaking to natives, much to their amazement. They called him "deep look,"

Thus there were six guns all told in as many trees some fifty to a hundred feet apart facing the bush. The two natives generously gave the four tallest and stoutest trees to the Americans and it was noticed their two trees stood well back of the advanced riflemen. They were taking no chances with these tyros at this game. It was debatable whose life was more in danger, the pig's or the hunter's.

At a shout from one of the natives, which apparently meant that all was ready, bedlam broke loose in the bush ahead. There was shouting and yelling and the beating of native drums. This went on for some time before the first victim emerged from cover for a look around. He was mudcolored, mean-looking, thin to emaciation with vicious tusks sticking straight up from each side of his jaws. He kept coming at a slow walk, occasionally looking back, evidently disturbed by the awful racket behind him and reluctant to leave cover.

Soon he became the target of the four army carbines. Dust "splashes" surrounded him but if he was hit he didn't show it or even flinch. Just then a smaller "pig" made its appearance and the Navy was faced with a real problem of fire distribution. If another boar had shown up it is feared the fire control system, such as it was, would have collapsed. But this second pig was the last. Both appeared enormous, but dead they looked much smaller than when alive.

Both animals soon enough were rurming here and there across the field loath to advance but more afraid of the noise behind them than of the guns in front of them. All this time they gave no sign of being harmed by the carbine fire. It was thus that the pigs were finally driven still very much alive among the trees and, when near the two natives, both were killed by single shots from their artillery which poured primitive grapeshot into them with a treEach night the party would stop over in mendous roar that completely drowned the a village as the guests of the local French feeble popping of the carbine. Happily, the administrator who was responsible for pro- only casualties were the two pigs. duction in his prescribed cercle. These officials were charming and invariably exThe party was told that after dinner, plained that theirs was a "Black" country another Christmas dinner with roast pig where the white man can do no manual reminiscent somewhat of the one last year labor and thus survives the climate and at Dakar, the natives would be pleased to the regional diseases. There is little actual entertain with some of their dances. A boncultivation of anything. Most everything fire had been lighted in the middle of the from sisal and mahogany to peanuts grows "common." The flames leaped high in the wild. The sole requirement of the native is gathering the produce and transporting it, usually on top of his or her head, to a collection center.

Christmas Eve found the party in French Guinea at a small village of about two hundred and fifty native inhabitants, counting all hands. It was decided to stop over here for Christmas Day. The Americans were given the choice of an elephant or a boar hunt. The latter was chosen as the party was ill-equipped and totally inexperienced in the business of facing elephants ; besides one had to travel from thirty to forty miles by motor and foot to contact the nearest known herd. While equally uninitiated in boar hunting, at least an army carbine might do the work. Americans surely were familiar with pigs even if not wild ones. Furthermore, it was learned much to relief that the hunters climbed trees and from that comparatively safe position shot at the dangerous tusked animals beaten by natives out of the low bush, fairly close aboard the village. in the native dialects, and evidently had much regard for his views on all things.

The two colored stewards, both eager to go, were included. One had a beautiful singing voice about which more later.

The early days of Christmas week were spent motoring through the mountain forests. These were especially imposing and awe inspiring. Lofty and stately trees of the hard and softer woods towered above the thick impenetrable jungle over a vast area. The profusion of wild flowers, particularly tropic orchids, and screaming multi-colored unfamiliar birds lent to the utter strangeness of the surroundings. One marveled at the feats of the French engineers in actually cutting ribbons of roads through these forests with native labor, using only hand tools and boiling water instead of dynamite to crumble away the rocks.

The bush extending down from the high forest lands was equally impressive; a country of elephant grass at times as high as ten feet with occasional trees and lofty shrubs reaching above it. Elephants were numerous as might be expected in the Ivory Coast. Hippopotami and crocodiles infested the many streams over which the party passed on primitive rickety bridges or, when too wide, on dug-out canoe ferries ingeniously propelled by the stream itself with the aid of the natives in a smart seamanlike manner, except for the shouting and yelling. The lowland savannah in the great river valleys was covered with shorter elephant grass. Here groves of trees were frequent and lion and leopard abounded.

No wild animal was seen during the entire trip that was not actually hunted, with the exception of the irrepressible monkeys and of these so many were around all the time that they seemed almost the inhabitants.

There were only four carbines left at this time and these were manned by selfstyled nimrods of the staff including the doctor and the flag-lieutenant. These four suitors of Diana were reinforced by two natives each armed with a murderous looking gun, an African replica of the smoothbore, muzzle-loading, sixfoot hand cannon FRENCH GUINEA . . . practicing for the of the days of Daniel Boone. sword dance.

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air. It was an impressive as well as a cheery sight, especially as the natives, more than two hundred of them, men, women and children were gathered around the fire dressed in their native finery, and some in ceremonial costume. These latter were the witch doctors. Benches and chairs were provided for the visitors and when these were occupied the show was on. And what a show it was!

First was the fire dance. Some half dozen magnificient looking native men whose dark skins gleamed in the fire-light as though covered with oil, dressed merely in breechclout, striking headdress and anklets to match, walked deliberately one after the other into the bonfire, over it and out the other side. All this to the accompaniment of violent beating of the tomtoms and wails from the women. The cadence of the drums then changed and the women moaned rather than wailed as the same men rolled one after another through the bonfire. Again the drum cadence changed, now quite slow and quiet, while the women sighed audibly and hissed as the men next plucked blazing sticks out of the fire, waited until the flames subsided, then with rare nonchalance bit off the white and red hot embers, holding them in their teeth until cooled and again dark. The Americans watched transfixed and unbelieving while the tomtoms beat to an end with the fading embers, and the sighs ceased. The dance was finished. Just how it was done, they were never told; neither does a magician tell how he does his tricks. This was a memorable magic show . . . but more was to come.

Next was the famous sword dance. None of the visitors had ever heard of it but famous it should be for rarely if ever was anything more breathtaking.

Two of the same men who had come through fire unscathed now took positions about fifteen feet apart on opposite sides of the fire. The flames leapt high above their heads; they could scarcely see one another, if at all. To the rhythmic beating of the drums and clapping of the women, two really beautifully^ proportioned children about five years of age, dressed as were the two men, now appeared from the gloom behind the women. Each child carried two long, wicked looking knives. The blades were at least fifteen inches long.

These they handed to the men so that now each of the two men on either side of the fire grasped a poinard in each hand. One of the little boys stood aside while the cadence of the drums quickened and the beating grew louder and louder. The women were absolutely quiet; the clapping had ceased. The other boy now climbed into the arms of one of the men and lay flat and stiff across the crook of his elbow . . . both men still holding their knives upright in their fists. Suddenly with a great shout the child was hurled by a deep up-swing of the man's arms high into the air, away over the top of the flames, and there on the opposite side was the other native with arms and knives reaching upward to impale the child as he came down. The women shrieked. Shocked hearts stopped beating but the drums beat in a deafening cadence.

A terrible sight was being witnessed and there had been no warning. The child, however, dropped into the crooked elbows of the second man, unharmed. The man had tilted his knives just in time. The same performance was repeated with the second child and that was quite enough both for them as well as for the visitors.

It was a truly terrifying experience. The beating of the drums in such perfect cadence, with timing and tone seemingly interpreting or expressing the spirit or emotion of the moment, prompted not a little DECEMBER,

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LONDON. . . . Damaged apartment building hit by a robot plane. comment on the part of the Americans who instinctively associated this fantastic rhythm with that produced by their own colored folk at home. The two seemed to be intimately related somehow; the difference appeared more in degree than in substance.

These comments prompted the French liaison colonel to suggest that the colored steward with the glorious voice sing to the natives. Pinckney, whose skin was a match for that of his listeners but whose trim naval costume was no match for their primitive fine feathers, was persuaded to sing some spirituals followed by a Christmas carol. The administrator addressed the natives telling them that a modern descendant of their own people would sing for them some of the songs of their transplanted race in America across the great water in the direction of trie setting sun.

The whole of the tribe then gathered in front of the now dying bonfire, sat on the ground and listened with rapt attention to the beautiful singing by Pickney of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "All God's Chill'uns Got Shoes," and others. Pinckney then led the party in singing a Christmas carol.

At the end there was not the slightest sign of applause or reaction on the part of the natives. They remained staring without moving so much as an eyelid it seemed until the administrator broke the spell and asked them to go home. The party was over.

The natives drifted away silently as did their guests. What went through their minds never will be known. It seemed that their silence after the singing was that of awe and wonder and perhaps of longing.

What went through the minds of the Americans is of little consequence except that by what was experienced they surely were more humble and perhaps better and more tolerant men, better fitted to face what the morrow might bring after this memorable Christmas 1943.

1944—London, England Christmas of 1944 found the admiral in London. His staff had not much changed as the war years brought victory nearer and nearer. He. was now deputy for occupied countries to the commander of our forces in the European theater. He had arrived in England shortly after the landings on the Normandy Coast and had witnessed much of the V-1 bombardment of London and was now in the midst of the V-2 raids.

Of the two evils many people preferred the latter which dealt death unannounced out of silence, while the former abomination on the other hand could be seen and heard grumbling its way across the sky. The V-2's were heralded by the alert sirens but there was a certain sense of superiority, akin to disdain, over the enemy at the "all (Continued on page 14)

SOLONS FROM THE SEA A Second Career

by R. Adm. James K. Davis, USN (Ret.), '16 A second "plebe year" is almost behind me, although I am on the retired list and am well on to sixty. The days that remain in my fading freshman term as a member of the House in the Pennsylvania General Assembly are numbered.

During my next term I can address the House and I can speak out in party caucuses without senior members cracking the State-house equivalent of "That ratey new plebe, Mr. Davis."

These experiences, past and anticipated, are the fruit of an idea rooted in scores of ward room and cabin mess discussions; many of them long ago. With the passing years I came to feel that one's growth as a naval officer also added capacity for pursuing a modest political career in retirement.

The logic for choosing such a field after one passes to the inactive list is briefly this.

Contrary to popular misconceptions, Captain Bligh has been dead a long time. The seasoned officer of today has lived his life close to the needs and the development of his men. He has come to enjoy the common touch, to feel mature concern for the problems of others—an indispensable element of military leadership and the very essence of political action. Surely, this ingrained tendency toward sympathetic human insight, combined with the essential honesty and clear thinking of the retired officer, goes a long way toward establishing him as a politically appealing figure. At least such appeal should grow strong enough to be heeded in small districts where there can be personal contact with the voters. And it is at these lower levels of political movement that strong, clean spade-work is needed if American constitutional government is to survive.

Then, too, a low-powered political career in retirement is quite in harmony with the basically dedicated quality of a naval career. It is a continuation of service to the nation, merely service in another field. Nor is it necessarily in a less important field.

Of course there are some retired officers fitted by talent or special training who can make their best efforts in business, industry or the professions. However, for the greater number not so markedly endowed, politics offers broad opportunities to lead active, eventful and purposeful lives and to have a whale of a good time doing it.

Totally inexperienced, I sought political service in my boyhood home community.

My quest naturally took me to the chairman and members of the county committee of my professed political party.

In most localities this is the logical first step for one contemplating a political effort.

Many, perhaps, are unaware of the importance of local political organizations.

These party officials generally control commimity patronage. Moreover, they can and do upon occasion cogently discourage wouldbe candidates considered unsuitable for public office.

Some organizations are bad ones. These are more often identified with large cities.

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JAMES K. DAVIS, '16 such sub-standard groups. When they are encountered they offer a real challenge to the retired officer seeking to serve his country in politics. They offer a challenge because a noxious party organization is the kind of political sore which must be removed if good government is to forge ahead.

However, I believe that most rural political organizations are clean outfits, genuinely interested in promoting honest and responsive public service. Their members generally welcome and encourage the candidacies of men of character, common sense and ability; specifications so often squarely met by those whose names are followed by "U.S.N., RET." Whether or not a candidate receives a party organizational green light, he must make a campaign if he is determined to run for elective office.

He will probably find that campaigning in a rural commimity calls for more doorbell ringing than is required among an urban constituency. But there is a great advantage in that a country effort usually needs only modest campaign expenditures.

As a case in point, my own constituency is small enough that I call at each home. In doing so, each campaign adds between five and six thousand miles to the speedometer of the family car. Beyond this, few other expenses are involved.

Since one of the top goals of personalvisitation electioneering is to make identifiable character with the electorate, there are secondary measures which help. For one thing, in my home region I have made nearly a hundred talks, frequently on naval experiences and problems, before service, political, and women's clubs. My engagement book also includes the usual requests directed at retired officers for Memorial Day and Flag Day addresses. Generally some of my remarks have been published in the local and nearby newspapers.

Radio is a real factor. As a weekly newspaper publisher I made a weekly local news broadcast over a two-year period. For the past four years I have written a weekly political column, "On Soundings," with

comments ranging from township to national issues.

In addition to my regular pre-election canvassing I conduct a leisurely, year-long schedule of calling upon all isolated constituents living outside of towns. These calls are bona fide visits, sometimes lasting well on to an hour. Now and then I learn what people are thinking. This elementary working of representative government is a stimulating experience.

Of course, rural campaigning is not entirely a matter of long-faced exchanges.

Many a situation easily and naturally sideslips into the humorous and unexpected.

There was the woodsman and his family, all of whom supported me politically because their dog bit a man strongly opposed to my candidacy. Why this meant the political nod for me, I shall probably never fathom.

Then there was the pleasant old lady, living at the far end of an abandoned logging road, who listened to my door-step campaign remarks with apparent relish, bobbing her head in seeming agreement at each point. When I paused, .anticipating those happy phrases of concurrence, so dear to a candidate's heart, I heard instead: "Wal, I ain't agonna buy a thing. I got no money terday."

But my surprise was mild, indeed, compared to a visit at the door of a very deaf old farmer. Campaigning in a presidential year, I reached in my pocket to bring forth and hand him a .presidential campaign badge. Before I withdrew my hand the farmer gently said: "Keep your money in your pocket. I'm going to vote for you anyway."

Most Americans when canvassed take pains not to tip their hands as to their final attitudes toward candidates or issues. Upon the approach of an office-seeker a voter, registering outward cordiality, quite often will mumble, "We'll do the best we can for you," or "We'll see what we can do." Many a kind-hearted fellow, doubtless feeling that his verbal fog has lowered the temperature of hospitality, will relent with a "Best of luck." He may even work diligently against your candidacy but at least exchanges have been kept on a cordial plane.

Possibly it is this very tendency toward pleasantries which moved an old and politically experienced friend of mine to remark: "You'll find that when a man talks one way during a campaign, maybe he'll stick by it and maybe he won't. But when a woman says something, you can bet that she'll go the whole way on it." Pure feminist propaganda, perhaps, but my own case histories incline toward the same conclusion.

However, regardless of passing and sometimes conflicting observations on the American voter, one thing seems certain: given the facts and a clear definition of the issues, the majority of voters will register a verdict that is common-sensed and morally sound. Too often, the true facts remain obscured and the issues confused.

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tion that the retired officer standing for office may run into formidable opposition.

Retired pay can be distorted to look like a towering fiscal arrangement, suggesting that service brass "has it too good" to understand the problems of those living on low incomes. Then there is the argument, why give political plums to those who do not need them? Still another hurdle is the ex-serviceman who harbors a vendetta against officers.

These out-of-focus claims and prejudices usually can be corrected by clean, goodnatured and sustained work at the hustings.

Such an effort cannot only answer the antibrass objections but also can convincingly justify the candidacy of the retired officer.

It can be advanced that living comfortably on a pension, he is able to give public service his primary attention. And entrenched in his officer's code of honor, he is beyond the reach of improper pressures. Having followed an earlier profession to middleage retirement, an officer on the inactive list enjoys a settled outlook and is less inclined to use minor political office as a stepping-stone.

Stepping-stone is the word which suggests an important factor to weigh when a naval officer comes to the point of deciding whether or not it will be the political arena for him after retirement. If he hopes for a path of stepping-stones leading to high political recognition, a governorship or a seat in the U. S. Senate, or a congressman's billet, then surely he will ponder carefully the factor of age. Unless he should be in line to profit by some random stroke of fortune—the kind which occasionally makes calculations look meaningless—an officer should squarely face the fact that he will probably retire too late in life to expect advancement along the established and usual routes to political stardom.

In fact the low heights seem much more recognizable as goals. Within their altitude brackets one will find ample opportunity for interesting, useful and patriotic service.

These minor elevations in state and local government usually can be won by welldirected political effort. And at these levels are scores of issues to attract one who wishes to serve his country from the retired list at the levels of township or county commissioner, city councilman, selectman, and senate or house member of the state legislature.

Among these positions, probably the legislative chambers of the state-house hold out the most interesting and satisfying potentialities. They represent an extensive field for constructive effort. Another reason, and a cogent one, why the state legislature may enlist the services of the retired officer in a final career is the question of pay. Not because state legislative pay is so high, but because it is so low. For in most states it is so low that independent means are essential if one is to represent his constituents without fear or favor. The cause of good law-making can only advance by an influx into state legislatures of patriotic men enjoying such personal income as the pension of the retired officer.

Broadly speaking, state parliamentary proceedings can profit from an upgrading in membership. They must so profit, if representative government is to function positively and vigorously in all the forty-eight State-houses of our American federal system.

In this direction lies a clear-cut opportunity for the retired naval officer to render further service to the nation in his declining years; providing that he is willing and up to the demands of campaigning and legislating.

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NAVAL HISTORY and RETIRED OFFICERS

by Capt. John D. Hayes, USN, '24 Retirement from the Naval Service, that separation from the most desirable profession in the world, comes eventually to all of us and, for most, it comes at a relatively early age. None have to be told of the great problem of adjustment that it presents to all naval officers. For some, this problem is primarily financial and what is said here can interest them little. For the majority, the problem of adjustment is one of finding useful purpose in a world that badly needs talent. Many turn to business, some to teaching, while others devote themselves to community problems large and small. Few make a profession of retirement alone.

There is one area within the naval profession itself where the talents of retired officers are especially needed. This is naval history. Active officers in these days seldom have the leisure to study history, much less write about it—though they often help make it. On the other hand, professional historians, with a few outstanding exceptions, seem loath to make the naval part of man's past exploits a field of major endeavor. But the retired officer should have the leisure and he has the immeasurable advantage of having lived part of the history of which he writes.

A sufficiently comprehensive history of the United States Navy still remains to be written. To date, only portions have been given adequate treatment. Naval operations in the War of 1812 have been well covered • and are known to Americans, due primarily to the initial efforts of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., when a young man. Samuel E. Morison's account of the Navy in World War II is still the best history to come out of that recent conflict.

But a good history of the naval operations during the Civil War has yet to be published, despite the fact that material is easily available. Histories and biographies of the military side of this war come out almost every month and there exists in many cities an organization known as the Civil War Round Table, but little of this commendable attention is devoted to the Navy. The long process of forging our modern Navy was begun in 1881, but no comprehensive history from that time to 1945, which includes World War I, exists.

In fact, there are but few good historical monographs for this period. The organizational growing pains of the Department of Defense might have been easier if more officers had been familiar with the Navy's administrative history and how the Navy came to be the way it is. The story is available, lying fallow within volumes of the U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings, in articles written mostly by the historian, Charles O. Paullin, and also by Adm. Stephen B. Luce and others. This material should have been published in book form long ago. In the biographical area, there are only three of what might be called definitive biographies of naval officers who served in the period following the Civil War. _ These are Puleston's Mahan, Falk's Fighting Bob Evans and E. E. Morison's Admiral Sims and the Modern American Navy.

Where is the source material? Most is buried in archives and libraries around Washington, D. C , but one great store of it is in published form in the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of Rebellion (30 volumes).

These Official Records are available in any good library. They can also be found in some secondhand bookstores, either in sets or separately. They cost about one dollar per volume.

Another important research source is the Navy Department Library. Many monographs on naval subjects can be found there, but perhaps its best offering is the complete set of the Proceedings of the U. S. Naval Institute. The back volumes of this publication have a wealth of material on the Navy that needs sorting, coordinating and analyzing. The library has a catalog of all articles in the Proceedings.

Recently it started a union catalog of the material in other naval libraries.

The New York Public Library is another source rich in naval and maritime history.

There is considerable material on the West Coast, especially in the San Francisco Public Library and in the Hoover Library at Stanford University. The latter contains the greatest amount of source material on World War I in the United States. The reputation of the Naval War College Library at Newport, Rhode Island, needs no elaboration here.

Perhaps the most interesting and pleasant source materials with which to work are the collected papers of deceased naval officers, belonging to the Naval Historical Foundation and now on loan to the Library of Congress. These papers can be examined in the Manuscript Division on the third floor of the Library's new building. If this article does nothing more than encourage the commendable practice of depositing valuable papers and records with the Naval Historical Foundation, it will have been worth the effort, for even though naval officers_ continue to neglect this material, professional scholars some day will become aware of it and make use of this rich historical source.

There is the need to bring to light papers of still other prominent officers and additional naval material of historical value and to make them available for future use.

Here is a task for retired officers who do not want to submit to the drudgery of writing, but who have lying dormant the determined spirit that sparks archeologists and other researchers.

Today the Navy is at the peak of its century and a half of effort. It is therefore a cause for wonder that none who were nurtured on Mahan's doctrines have cared to follow in his footsteps and codify our rich naval history or translate his penetrating theory into modern terms. Such was not the case in Great Britain after the long trial of its wars with France. British officers of the XlXth century, conscious of their heritage, published book after book.

These, to a large extent, provided the material for Mahan's great historical works since he never used primary sources himself.

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KING PAUL OF GREECE . . . inspects the full Marine honor guard at the Naval Academy immediately after receiving a 21-gun salute in honor of his October 30 visit to Annapolis. Accompanied by Queen Frederika, the King toured the Naval Academy grounds and made a luncheon address to the Brigade of Midshipmen.

work were given by Messrs. W. G. Payne, J. F. Blose, and L. G. Schneider. Mr. W. E. Snyder, the Industrial Relations Officer, discussed job opportunities at the Experiment Station.

After luncheon, the visitors were conducted on a tour of the Station's other major laboratories and then visited the Marine Engineering Department of the Academy.

Also scheduled are; Rev. Theodore F. Adams of the First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., December 6; the Right Rev. Noble C. Powell, D.D., Episcopal Bishop of Maryland, January 24; former Army Chaplain Maj. Gen. Luther D. Miller, U S A (Ret.), now Canon of the Washington Cathedral, February 2 1 ; former Chief of Navy Chaplains R. Adm. W. N. Thomas, U S N (Ret.), representing the Methodist Church, March 7; Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, Methodist Bishop of the Washington, D. C , area, April 4 ; and Rev. Frank E. Pulley, Chaplain of the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., May 16.

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King Paul and Queen Frederika of the Hellenes (Greece) visited the Naval Academy on October 30 as part of their official state visit to the United States.

The Greek royal couple were accompanied by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Athanese G. Politis, Ambassador of Greece, and other Greek military and civilian aides attending the royal party. John F. Simmons, U. S. Chief of Protocol, and R. Adm. Richard P. Glass, USN, Aide to Their Majesties, also accompanied the group. V. Adm. C. Turner Joy, USN, welcomed the royal party.

Assistant SecNav for Air James H. Smith The official party were luncheon guests (left) with V. Adm. C. 'Turner Joy and of Admiral and Mrs. Joy in the Super- V. Adm. Skule Storheill (extreme right), intendent's Quarters.

C-in-C of the Royal Norwegian Navy, reviews the Brigade.

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Baritone Conrad Thibault launched the Naval Academy's 16th Subscription Concert Series on November 21, in the first of four scheduled Saturday evening concerts featuring nationally known aitists.

Succeeding concerts in the series will be given by the National Gallery Orchestra on January 9; the Columbia Concert Trio (piano, violin and cello) on January 30; and pianist Alec Templeton on February 27.

Diesel Manufacturers M e t At Experiment Station The Diesel Engine Manufacturers Association held the fourth of its educational meetings for the fall of 1953 at the Naval Engineering Experiment Station, Annapolis, in October. In attendance were engine and accessory manufacturers, engineering professors and members of the Diesel Engine Section of the Bureau of Ships. R. Adm. W. D. Leggett, Jr., Chief of the Bureau, addressed the group which numbered approximately 70. The purpose of these conferences is to stimulate interest in the Diesel engine field at colleges and universities.

The day's program included a welcome

by Capt. F. W. Walton, Director of the Experiment Station, a tour of the Station's Internal Combustion Engine Laboratory and a talk on its operations by Mr. W. F. Joachim, Superintendent of the Laboratory.

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Academy to Begin Guest Clergyman Program In an effort to acquaint midshipmen with various denominations of the Protestant Church, the Naval Academy Chapel has begun its 1953-54 series of sermons by guest clergymen. Cdr. Ernest A. Ham, USNR, Chaplain of the Naval Station at Annapolis, was the first speaker, as a representative of the Disciples of Christ Church.

The program, arranged by senior Naval Academy Chaplain Capt. John D. Zimmerman, USN, includes instruction classes in the various Protestant denominations. Midshipmen vvill be accepted as members of the churches they choose on Easter Sunday.

Cdr. R. C. Hohenstein, USN, Chaplain of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn., representing the Lutheran Missouri Synod, gave the sermon on November 8.

NAVY UNDER SECRETARY and COLOMBIAN NAVY CHIEF TAKE SALUTE. . . . Returning the salute of the Naval Academy's Brigade during a dress parade, are (left to right) Thomas S. Gates, Jr., Under Secretary of the U. S. Navy; V. Adm. C. Turner Joy, and Capt.

Juan A. Pizarro, Commandant of the Colombian Navy.

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by Fred Lardner, *22 By the time you read this, you may know more about the tentative results of the Defense Department's study of service attractiveness than you will learn here. Things are now starting to happen fast, and probably there will be plenty of action all through 1954.

We use the expression, tentative results, because for the most part the actions will be tentative, with final action dependent on what Congress may do. Consider the following : Commissary Stores and Post Exchanges.

Latest reports (as of mid-November) indicate that only a very few commissary stores, possibly ten or less, will be closed.

Although we have listened to contrary opinions, we have believed the law on this subject gave the Defense Department almost complete authority to decide what commissaries should be closed. However, if only a very few service commissaries are closed, it is possible or probable that sonie members of Congress will challenge this action, contending that more should have been closed.

Service stores of all kinds will receive attention on the floors of Congress next year, with some members sounding off, but we doubt that there will be any serious consideration of legislation in committees.

If only a small number of commissaries are closed, this result will be a victory for military service persoimel and their dependents. Perhaps never before has there been such a widespread effort on the part of these people to exert pressure in a controversy affecting them.

Pay. It is ironic that the success of efforts to obtain a general pay increase for mihtary personnel now seems dependent on efforts to obtain a pay increase for Federal civilian employees. But that is the way it looks to this correspondent. A drive to get a pay increase for government civilian workers is gathering force. It is headed by Senator Frank Carlson and Representative Edward Rees, Kansas Republicans, heads of the respective Post Office and Civil Service Committees.

According to reports, the current roadblock to a military pay increase is the Bureau of the Budget. The Defense Department appears to be debating whether or not to request action by Congress on this subject in spite of the Budget Bureau's stand. Both thÂŤ Budget Bureau and the Comptroller General's Office serve good and necessary purposes, but too often they prejudice the military. On this subject, the Budget Bureau position should be bypassed, in spite of any custom or rules which may prevail.

personnel. Such action generally originates within the Congress. Obviously, Congress considers that these workers as a whole can exert considerable political influence.

On the other hand, Congress has appeared and still appears to underestimate the political power of men and women in uniforms of the armed services.

If we remember correctly, the number of Federal civilian employees is now below 2,500,000 and perhaps closer to 2,000,000.

Almost all these workers are of age, and therefore actual or potential voters, and the great majority of them are resident in the various States. But many of them resident in Washington do not vote.

The total number of uniformed military personnel may total not much more than 3,(X)0,000 in a year or so. Even though some are under age, and many have no voting residence, it is possible the total potential vote of Uncle Sam's military workers exceeds that of his civilian workers.

We believe the commissary controversy will prove that the military, and their dependents in particular, can exert more than a little influence. Such influence should be continued during 1954, and supported by heavy increases in the number of registered voters, resident and absentee, among the military and their dependents.

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The House Armed Services Committee has initiated action which is certain to result in original legislation designed to improve the attractiveness of military careers, or lend support to such legislation sponsored by the Defense Department.

Representative Dewey Short (Rep., Missouri), chairman, addressed a letter to Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson. The letter is quoted in full.

Honorable Charles E. Wilson The Secretary of Defense Washington 25, D. C. My dear Mr. Secretary: For some time this Committee has noted with increasing concern, adverse developments regarding the conditions of service of military personnel. The recent statements of alarm by civilian and uniformed heads of the Services have increased this committee's apprehensions with respect to direct and indirect benefits, and living conditions of officer and enlisted personnel.

Needless to say, these problems are of fundamental importance and their solution calls for our detailed consideration and study. Among the factors which are reported to have contributed to the present conditions are the rising costs of living coupled with a decrease in the so-called The Influence of Polities fringe-benefits of those in the Armed In recent years Congress has enacted Services.

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ly evaluate the problem of service housing, retirement, and direct and indirect benefits, it is necessary for us to have certain basic and comparative data. Therefore, it is requested that the conclusions, and supporting facts, of the Hook Commission concerning service benefits (considered as part of pay) be made available to this committee. _ It is further requested that a comparative analysis be made to show the differences in the pay and benefits received by Foreign Service officers and the pay and benefits received by armed forces officers, of comparable rank, in the following respects : A. Basic pay and salaries, showing pay increases since 1950.

B. AlloTjuances and benefits within the United States aiid abroad.

(1) Quarters, to include comparison of government quarters and furnishings abroad where such are available; and the allowances received by each where government quarters and utilities are not available both in the United States and abroad.

(2) Special allwances for cost of temporary quarters incurred by member and his family upon arrival at a new station.

(3) Cost of living allowances for specific areas abroad.

(4) Allowances for extraordinary and necessary expenses incurred by member incident to the establishment of his residence at his post of assignment.

(5) Allowances for service in dangerous and unhealthy areas or under adverse living conditions abroad.

(6) Allowance for maintaining wife and minor children elsewhere than in the country of assignment.

(7) Per diem allowances: (a) for officers, (b) for dependents.

C. Travel and related expenses in the United States and abroad.

(1) Conditions under which travel pay may be drawn for travel within the United States.

(2) Actual rates of reimbursement for travel performed by member.

(3) Conditions under which travel expenses of dependents may be claimed.

(4) Rates of reimbursement for travel performed by dependent.

(5) Percentage of instances in which Foregn Service and military officers are permitted to travel with their family in proceeding to a new duty station abroad.

D. Transporting or storing furniture and household and personal effects.

(1) Conditions under which expenses will be met by the Government.

(2) Weight allowances according to rank.

(3) Conditions under which expenses for storing will be met by the Government.

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E. Conditions under which the Government will provide household equipment for use of members on a loan basis, with typical list of items available for such use.

F. Conditions under which privately owned automobiles will be shipped at government, expense.

G. Commissary or mess services, or post exchanges or equivalent facilities, available overseas.

H. Leaves of absence.

(1) Number of days authorized.

(2) Provisions for travel at government expense of member and dependents incident to leave.

(3) Provisions for accumulating or transferring leave.

(4) Average per capita annual leave actually taken during past two years by armed forces and foreign service officers.

I. Medical benefits available to members and dependents.

J. Approximate percentage of foreign service officers authorized governmentowned automobiles with chauffeur for private use compared with percentage of armed services officers with automobiles so assigned.

K. Allowances or payments authorized for domestic help or other employees connected with household maintenance.

L. Retirement and disability benefits.

(1) Provisions for entitlement to voluntary retirement with restrictions (statutory and administrative), if any.

(2) Financial benefits to wife and other dependents upon death of member.

(3) Restrictions on employment after retirement, if any.

M. Educatio)ial benefits.

(1) Provisions for expenses incident to the education of dependents of members.

(2) Provisions for, and approximate percentages of members receiving postgraduate or other instruction on a full-time basis at private institutions.

(3) Provisions for government payment for off-duty instruction showing availability of such benefits by rank.

N. Provisions relating to expenses incident to bringing home remains of personnel and family dying abroad.

O. A comparison of promotional opportunities for foreign service officers with those now in effect for officers of the Armed Services.

IN A D D I T I O N to the above it is requested that this committee be provided with data showing those instances in which there are discrepancies in the legal benefits afforded those in the Regular Service and those in Reserve components of the armed forces, including benefits received by dependents or next of kin of a deceased member. This should include benefits administered by the military departments as well as those administered by agencies outside the Department of Defense. And also, it is requested that this Committee receive, at the same time, the Defense Department's recommendation for equalization of Regular and Reserve survivor's benefits.

Further, it is requested that a study be made of the effect of current OFFICER R E T I R E M E N T provisions in order to ascertain the ultimate effect of their continuation on the career planning structure of the armed forces. Aside from its effect on officer career planning such a study should ascertain the actual monetary economies, if any, which result from voluntary retirement after 20 years' active service— i.e.: is it less expensive to permit officers to retire after 20 years of service and replace those officers with young junior officers than to require not less than 30 years of service for all officers. Your recommendations as to appropriate legislation necessary for remedying any defects in the 12

as compared to $80 million for a French division, $70 million for a British division, $30 million for a Turkish division, $15 million for a South Korean division, $5 million for a Nationalist Chinese division.

Commentators who dealt with this subject agreed that the plan will permit a decrease in the number of U. S. forces abroad. However, most of them stated flatly that the six American divisions now in Conflicting N e w s a n d V i e w s Europe would not be decreased until a ( k r The development of new super-weapons man army of at least 12 divisions could be is resulting in conflicting news and com- established. ment. The weapons themselves have international, political and economic as well as Tactical Use of A-Bombs military implications, or, to be more emJudging from Washington reports, it apphatic, complications. Any subject that is complicated is fair game for a typewriter pears that the Administration has decided strategist. And, though they may differ in to use atomic weapons in small aggressions their opinions, who's to say that any of as well as big wars, and tactically as well the commentators are wrong, that there are as strategically.

"The main reliance of the United States any real, final answers to the questions for defense will be on the extraordinarily raised ?

Generally, news commentators like to expanding range of atomic weapons," said have some fact behind their reasoning. Marquis Childs, news columnist, recently.

Sometimes their opinions are borrowed "The policy of the Government written up from more authoritative sources, and some- for all to see will be based on the use of times these sources are not averse to float- atomic weapons not merely in a big war ing trial balloons. These balloons may rep- but in smaller scale wars such as that in resent factional rather than national in- Korea.

"These weapons will be tactical, for use terests.

Thus, before the Joint Chiefs of Staff against troops and supply lines, as well as have had a real chance to study new weap- strategic. An atomic bomb wdth an exons in relation to defense, they have before plosive power equal to that of the bombs them all sorts of answers to the questions dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki can raised. The "new look" is being previewed be carried today in a small fighter plane."

Crosby S. Noyes, writing in the Washfrom every conceivable angle, and maybe this is a good thing. However, this scout- ington Star, said: "Strategic air war still remains the ultiing and flaunting of opinion is likely to mate threat. But before it would be recause some embarrassment.

Recently, in a press conference. Secre- sorted to, every effort would be made to tary of Defense Charles E. Wilson took limit the use of atomic weapons to attacks occasion to say he had not meant, as in- on troop concentrations and supply points."

Walter Lippmann, columnist, writing ferred by newsmen from a prior statement, that some American troops would be with- from London, does not appear to agree drawn from Europe. Army and Navy per- with these views. Nuclear weapons carried sonnel will be reduced in the next fiscal by bombers, guided missiles, and the like, year, he said, but only or primarily in sup- are "good only as weapons of absolute porting personnel. Wilson said that his war," he said, "and of very little use as statement regarding the introduction of new instruments of national policy."

"Thus," he said, "they are irrelevant and weapons, mainly atomic weapons, was to the effect that American forces overseas useless—almost like battleships on dry land might be reduced at some time in the dis- —in places like Indo-China, Malaya, the Israel-Jordan frontier, Trieste. Military tant future, but not immediately.

Mr. Wilson also objected to implications power in fact or in being plays a necessary by newsmen that he had suggested that part in all these troubled places. But the new weapons might in effect permit the military power must be that of the convenMarine Corps to take over the duties of tional forces and not of the ultra modern armaments." the Army.

But if, as Mr. Childs suggests will hapBuilding Foreign Armies pen, the United States threatens to use Secretary Wilson's dilemma resulted these new weapons in lesser trouble areas, from a decision of the National Security it is likely that there will be no less trouble Council. According to reports, the Council in such areas. requested the Army to reduce its strength N a v y ' s Role O n N a v y D a y by 100,000 men. The Army devised a plan The Navy's role as it now exists and as to quietly withdraw about 25 percent of its men now stationed in Europe. Secretary top naval authorities hope it will exist in Wilson then told newsmen that the Army the future was well explained in various planned to bring back one to three divisions Navy Day speeches.

The first of these was a pre-Navy Day of the six divisions now stationed there.

Our European allies protested this move. speech given by Admiral Carney, Chief of From other news, however, it is ap- Naval Operations, before members of the parent that our government is planning to National Press Club in Washington, D. C. build up European and other foreign ar- Some of these members. Washington cormies, on the theory that they are cheaper respondents and columnists, are so critical to sustain than United States forces. Re- of the Navy as apparently to be trying to ports indicate that the Administration is shape the future role assigned to it.

Here are the primary points made by fashioning a new foreign aid program, designed to last 15 or 20 years and based on Admiral Carney in Navy Day talks: The new FoRRESTAL-type carriers are Defense Department spending of funds now spent for foreign military aid through the firm requirements in any offensive role, Foreign Operations Administration (suc- including delivery of A-bombs, which can cessor of the Mutual Security Administra- be made small enough to be transported by carrier planes. tion).

Additional nuclear-powered submarines It is planned to purchase with U. S. funds various military equipment and other should be included in the building program, even if only designs are considered. Subgoods manufactured abroad.

The cost of maintaining one U. S. divi- marine uses are broadening so fast, and (Continued on page 40) sion abroad is about $250 million annually. current career planning program are solicited.

I should appreciate a reply to these questions not later than 1 Jan. 1954. \'ery sincerely, Dewey Short, Chairman Copy t o : The Secretary of State.

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Vice Admiral

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James L. Holloway, Jr., USN PULHES Helps Navy i n Assigning Jobs

BuPers experts are making headway in Chief of Naval Personnel analyzing men and jobs. The Billet and Qualifications Research Branch of the Personnel Analysis Division of BuPers is studying physical qualifications for Navy the human beings, who, in the last analysis, enlisted billets.

A system of "physical profiles" was de- are the Navy. veloped for the Canadian Army. With changes, the British Army took it over. Sub School Volunteers Wanted The U. S. Air Force and U. S. Army The Navy has requested applications have been establishing a system, somewhat from Regular Navy and Naval Reserve similar, in order to place men in jobs for officers on active duty for Submarine School which they are physically qualified.

Classes convening the first week in July, The Navy has a somewhat more difficult 1954.

Officers in the grades of lieutenant (juntask. Every man aboard ship can be labelled as being in a "combat status" since he must ior grade) whose date of rank in that grade man a post at General Quarters. Then, too, is June 1, 1952, or later and ensigns whose a man aboard ship will never know if his date of rank is prior to July 1, 1953, are ship is going into hot, humid climates or invited to volunteer. Deadline for applicato an area of blizzards and biting cold. In tions is March 1, 1954. The course of addition, every Navyman has not one, but training at the New London, Conn., Submarine School is March 1, 1954. Duration several jobs aboard ship.

For these reasons, the BuPers personnel of the course is six months.

Detailed requirements for volunteering analysts must greatly modify previous methods of setting up physical profiles for officers are contained in BuPers Instrucbillets aboard ship. Pilot-studies have been tion 1520.6B. undertaken, and some service jackets carry Si PULHES marking. PULHES is a de- USNR Officers Appointed t o Regular Navy vice in which the letters stand for the A total of 121 Naval Reserve officers beginning of a key word of each category: have been selected by a special board for Physical capacity; Upper limb; Locomotion; Hearing; Eyesight; Stability (emotional).

Results are encouraging, however, and mobilization should now present less problems. Those shipmates interested in a fuller presentation should see NavPers 18348.

appointment to the Regular Navy. Among them were ten commanders, t6n lieutenant commanders, twenty-five lieutenants, and seventy-six lieutenants, junior grade, and ensigns. This is the first such augmentation in the two higher grades since 1946.

Navy Lieutenants Up f o r Selection

Selection boards to recommend lieutenants of the Regular Navy and Naval Reserve of the line and staff corps on active duty for promotion to lieutenant commander were convened in November, 1953.

Promotion zones for Regular Navy officers terminate with the following signal numbers taken from the January 1, 1953, Regular Navy Register: Line, 13852; Supply Corps, 32580; Medical (Zorps, 30635; Chaplain Corps, 34572; Civil Engineer Corps, 35113; Dental Corps, 36040; Medical Service Corps, 36561.

Promotion zones for eligible Naval Reserve officers terminate with these register numbers taken from the April 1, 1951, Naval Reserve Register : Line, 68003 ; Medical Corps, 2458; Supply Corps, 5549; Civil Engineer Corps, 2243; Chaplain Corps, 740; Dental Corps, 2234; Medical Service Corps, 439.

BuPers Increases Efficiency W i t h Analyses f o r Speed

Speed is important in processing orders, correspondence, and personnel details. BuPers is aware of speed in many ways. Highspeed machine sorters and tabulators are used in processing personnel information— by means of which it is often possible to obtain almost split-second answers to statistical questions on personnel.

As a result of management studies conducted under the Deputy Chief, streamlined routing, handling, and filing are now the order of the day. Time and motion studies were made, which, together with job analyses, were interpreted and smoothed.

In addition. Bureau-wide standardization has made it possible for a quick and efficient turnover of positions when an officer reports in from sea to take his tour of Bureau duty.

The individual and his problems, requests, and records are never lost sight of, however. With all the accent on speed and efficiency, everyone in the Bureau, from the Chief down, looks upon the Navy man and woman as a person, not a name or mere number. By this means the Navy's manpower is served with a rapid, efficient method, yet one that never loses sight of D E C E M B E R ,

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ONE OF THE NAVY'S ICEBREAKERS . . . USS ATKA (AGB-3) in far northern waters. She is one of the vessels participating in Operation SUNEC (support of Northeast Command) now in full swing in the Araic. The ATKA'S ability t o cut through and push aside floes of rotting winter ice-pack has made it possible for her t o lead convoys of ice-vulnerable amphibious vessels, cargo vessels, and tankers into bases otherwise unattainable. Operation SUNEC was completed in late Nov. 13

1950; and was elected E.xecutive Vice President on January 26, 1951. He became President and member of the Executive Committee on March 1, 1953. He is also a. Director of the Te.xaco Development Corporation, the Arabian .A.merican Oil Company, Trans-Arabian Pipe Line Company and the Seaboard Oil Company. He w as elected a Director of the Nav'y League of the United States on December 5, 1952.

He is a member of the Cloud Club (New York), the Blind Brook Country Club, the Ardsley Country Club, the Atlantic Beach Club (Atlantic Beach, N. Y.), Cypress Point Club, and the Pacific Union Club (San Francisco).

On November 29, 1927, he married Elizabeth Walsh of Washington, D. C. They have three daughters: Elizabeth, Ellen, and Sheila. • Their home is at Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y.

FOUR CHRISTMASES (Continued from page 7) clear." The distant, faint boom aroused a momentary sympathy for someone unPhoto by Fabian Bachr^ich Courtesy The Texas Companyknown and thankfulness that the known, especially oneself, was safe.

GUS LONG, '26 . . . president of the When these junior horrors, as compared Texas Co. we learn to the atom and H-bombs, landed close aboard, it was no fun as the many who have had this experience well know.

Gus Long, '26, Now Happily the great majority of those in and about London during those times escaped Heads Texaco injury and loss and can only recall the ghastly near-misses, the blinding yellow Augustus C. (Gus) Long, President of flashes, the shattered glass and the window The Texas Company, was born at Starke, curtains reaching violently like malevolent Florida, on August 23, 1904, the son of tentacles straight into the room, the treAugustine V. and Ruby (Brownlee) Long. mendous crashes that knocked one about, He received his early education in Florida, and then the eerie silences that made way and attended the Marion Institute, Marion, for speculation as to what was hit and Alabama, in 1921 and 1922. He was gradu- where; if that building o r the other had ated from the U. S. Naval Academy in been the victim, or this or the other friend 1926, and ser\'ed approximately four years or colleague safe. in the Navy.

The telephone would jangle and one of He entered the service of The Texas Company on January 1, 1930, as a Service the friends would be calling to see if you Station Supervisor for the Sales Depart- were all right.

"All right here. . . •. How about you?" ment in Florida, and subsequently became "No harm done.... What about Brown?" representative in Florida.

"Don't know. . . . C|ill you back."

In May, 1931, he was transferred to the Company's Export Department, serving as "Thanks."

General Manager in Ireland until February, .A.nd so it was with the admiral, as near1934, when he was transferred to The misses drew near friends all the more near, Hague, Netherlands, as Manager of the he knew that London was still suffering Dutch subsidiary. ghastly torment but it had not struck home.

He returned to the United States in So when his good friend of many years, 1940, and was appointed Assistant to Man- -Adm. Teddy Evans, called by telephone on ager, Central Territory, Domestic Sales, Christmas Eve to ask him to accompany and became Assistant Manager of the Chi- him on an inspection of bombing "incidents" the following Christmas Day, he accago Division in 1941.

During World W a r II, Gus returned to cepted with alacrity. the Navy and served in South America and "Going to have a look at some of our Washington before going to London as a blasted areas . . . carry a bit of Christmas petroleum attache to assist in coordinating cheer to those people," said Evans. "Want petroleum supplies for the allied nations. to come along?"

In 1943, he was appointed Assistant "Like to very much."

Manager of the Central Territory at Chi"Right. Pick J'OU up at eight in the cago. On January 1, 1945, he was trans- morning." ferred to New York as Manager of the Evans, T H E Evans of the BROKE, then Foreign Sales Division, and in June, 1946, was appointed Assistant to the Vice Presi- a retired admiral of the Royal Navy, had dent in charge of Foreign Operations. On January 1, 1947, GJIS Long became Vice President of the California Texas Oil Company, Limited, in charge of marketing west of Suez.

In November, 1948, he returned to The Texas Company as Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. He was elected Vice President in charge of Foreign Operations, Eastern Hemisphere, in June, 1949; was elected a Director on August 4, 14

been recalled to active service as Commissioner of the Civil Defense of the City of London.

It was his organization that conducted the rescue work, attended the wounded and the derelict survivors, fought the fires and cleared away the debris and hid the wreckage away from sight behind fences and walls while work progressed to put things right. Many bombed spots in London today are just as he left them. But perhaps more than all else, Teddy Evans' contribution to the war was helping to keep alive the indomitable spirit of London, an example matched by all of Churchill's Britain. It was characteristic of Evans to go among his Londoners on Christmas Day, at the height of the critical days of the Battle of the Bulge, to spread cheer and encouragement.

The admiral accompanied Evans, looking over some six recently bombed sites, one of which had been razed only a few hours before. Feverish ant-like work was in progress at them all. So much to do; so tnany people to look out for. It was grim business but not once all during that Christmas Day was there heard-a single complaint or a cry of anguish. People who had lost all including their families, men and women ahke, worked with the rest, dry eyed and unbelieving but with chins up.

Admiral Evans was here, there and everjrwhere; mostly offering hope to these dauntless people. It was plain t o see they loved him, trusted him and took courage from his very presence. It was heartening to watch people come up to him . . . he was always "Teddy" Evans to them . . . shake his hand and wish him a !Merry Christmas . . . people who concealed sorrow, wretchedness and despair behind the solid wall of British fortitude.

"Look!" exclaimed an old woman to him as she pointed aloft to scores and scores of planes in formation after formation winging their wav to Germany . . . to the Battle of the Bulge. "They won't let the ruddy Huns push through again, \\nll they?"

"Never. Mrs. Jenkins;" he reassured her.

"We're through with Dunkirks and soon we'll put a stop to this rotten business too."

"Good old Teddy, Merry Christmas."

"Same to you all. keep chins up. The King will be around soon to tell you how proud he is of you, too."

"God bless . . . he'll see us through."

The two admirals went on to another remote part of London and there again in the midst of death and destruction were seen many loose formations of planes returning from Germany, with obviously vacant positions. These were watched in silence by the man-ants on the home front clearing away debris in hopes of unearthing some of their cherished belongings.

"Some of 'em missing up there," remarked one sky-gazer.

"Some missing down here, too."

"Yes." was the rejoinder, "but it's different . . . they K N E W where they were going."

"Right . . . (Sod bless 'em."

That night, on darkened Grosvenor Square where the admiral lived, roving bands of the stout-hearted sang all the carols that have been sung there and everywhere in Christendom for countless Christmases before. It was cheering and reassuring to feel on Christmas Night 1944, when being hurt at the Bulge, that the spirit of Britain continued the same as had inspired a great people three years earlier to hold on alone against the hordes that sought to crush freedom on earth.

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by Oretha Swartz

EAST COAST QUEEN FREDERIKA OF GREECE . . . whose husband. King Paul, is Admiral of Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower will spon- Washington, D. C. The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. the Royal Hellenic Fleet, chats with Mrs. sor the launching of the Navy's first atomic submarine on 21 January in ceremonies at Robert B. Anderson and the Chief of Na- C. Turner Joy during the Oaober 30 visit Groton, Conn. The ship is to be named the val Operations and Mrs. Robert B. Carney of the Greek royal couple to Annapolis. were honor guests of R. Adm. J. Cary NAUTILUS. Jones, Naval Inspector General, and Mrs. The revolutionary new vessel will be the Jones, at a cocktail party at the Officers' Annapolis, Md. largest submarine ever built by this coun- Club, Bethesda Naval Medical Center.

V. Adm. and Mrs. C. Turner Joy entertry—as well as the first vessel of any kind tained at luncheon in the Superintendent's Among the numerous guests attending to be driven by nuclear power. It is exhouse of the Naval Academy in honor of pected to be far faster and have far longer were V. Adm. and Mrs. George H. Fort, King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece. range than any other sub, and its cost is R. Adm. and Mrs. Philip Snyder, V. Adm. Guests included His Excellency Stefanos in the neighborhood of 30 million dollars. and Mrs. Clark Woodward, Capt. and Stefanopoulos, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mrs. William B. Freeman.

The keel for a second atomic sub, to be Admiral and Mrs. Carney entertained at His Excellency Athanese G. Politis, Amcalled the SEA WOLF, was laid at Groton a reception in their Naval Observatory bassador of Greece; Mrs. Mary Karolou, in September. The Electric Boat Company quarters preceding their departure for the lady-in-waiting to the Queen; Mr._ Anis contractor for both subs.

Far East, with 200 guests attending. Among thony Stathatos,. master of ceremonies to A Norfolk flag officer with more than them were the Undersecretary of the Navy the King; Mr. John F. Simmons, chief of two and one-half years' service in Greece Thomas S. Gates, Jr., the Assistant Sec- protocol of the Department of State; Air was named naval aide to the King and retary of the Navy for Air James H. Vice Marshal Charalambos Potamianos, R H A F , aide-de-camp to the King; R. Adrn.

Queen of Greece during their tour of the Smith, Jr., and Mrs. Smith.

United States.

Previously, the Carneys entertained at Richard P. Glass, American aide to Their Majesties, and Colonel Daskalopoulos and He is R. Adm. Richard P. Glass, Com- two separate receptions for a number of Cdr. Epaminondas Panas, RHN, aides-deservice personnel, and for members of the mander Cruiser Division Two, Atlantic camp to the King.

Fleet. Prior to hoisting his flag aboard the Defense Department.

Also Governor and Mrs. Theodore R. Among the many guests were the Japaflagship R0.A.N0KE last April, the Admiral served as Chief of the U. S. Navy Section, nese Ambassador Araki, the Philippine McKeldin of Maryland, Admiral and Mrs. Joint L'nited States Military Air Group, Charge d'Affaires and Mrs. Ahelli and Carney, Capt. and Mrs. Charles A. BuUndersecretary of Defense and Mrs. Kyes. chanan, Capt. and Mrs. Howard G. Corey, Greece.

Also Admiral and Mrs. Radford, Gen- Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. Isaac C. Kidd, Lt. and For distinguished service in this assign- eral and Mrs. Ridgway, General and Mrs. Mrs. Ralph S. Wentworth, Jr., and Miss ment and for his outstanding efforts to ad- Twining, the Assistant Secretary of the Molly Joy. vise and assist the Royal Hellenic Navy, Navy and Mrs. Thomas, Assistant SecreCapt. and Mrs. John S. Lewis are in the Government of Greece awarded him tary and Mrs. Hannah, Assistant Secre- Porter Road quarters, with the officer now Knight Commander of the Royal Order of tary and Mrs. McNeil and Assistant Sec- head of the Department of Seamanship and Paul I. Navigation at the Naval Academy. He forretary Nash.

Admiral Glass accompanied King Paul and Queen Frederika on a four-week nationwide tour, which included visits to major U. S. cities, among them Washington, D. C , Philadelphia, Annapolis, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles.

Adm. Richard L. Conolly, president of the Naval War College since 1 December 1950, has accepted the presidency of Long Island University at Brooklyn, N. Y. His retirement was effective 2 November, with the rank of full admiral. He has completed 43 years of active duty and is the last of the Naval Academy Class of 1914 to retire.

R. Adm. Thomas H. Robbins, Jr., former chief of staff, is the acting War College president.

Adm. and Mrs. Robert B. Carney left in November on a tour of the Far East.

They visited their son, Maj. Robert Bostwick Carney, Jr., USMC, and his family, in Formosa, where he is training Chinese marines.

R. Adm. Ralph E. Wilson, recent deputy NEW AND PAST OFFICERS of the Fifteenth Naval District Navy Officers' Wives commander of the Military Sea Transport Club at Balboa, Canal Zone, are shown following the installation of the new officers Service, was honored at a party at the at the club's monthly meeting in September. Seated, left to right, are Mrs. J. Ray, National Press Club, sponsored by the vice president; Mrs. A. H. Clark, president; Mrs. A. M. Bledsoe, honorary president; Propeller Club, Port of Washington.

Mrs. D. L. Martin, recording secretary, and Mrs. A. Beale, treasurer. Outgoing offiThe officer is the new commander of the cers, standing, left to right, are Mrs. D. Z. Williamson; Mrs. L. F. Sugnet, past Pacific Fleet's Cruiser Division 5, based president; Mrs. C. R. Swisher; Mrs. W. T. Reilly and Mrs. N . H. Johnson. The new corresponding secretary, Mrs. P. Johnson, is not shown. at San Francisco.

ON THE RECORD

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merly was assistant chief of staff and op- Philadelphia, Pa. erations officer for the Command, Pacific "An Enchanted Evening" was the theme Amphibious Force. of the sidewalk cafe fashion show sponCaptain Flaherty, former head of the department, is commanding officer of the sored by the Volunteer Women of Navy U S S WISCONSIN. His family is now at Relief held at the Naval Base Commissioned Officers' Mess.

Wardour.

The fashions—worn by masked models— R. Adm. and Mrs. Robert E. Jasperson of Ferry Farms met their son, 1st Lt. included all styles suitable for the Navy Robert W. Jasperson, USA, upon his ar- wife, "budget wise." Mrs. Peter W. Haas, rival in New York harbor aboard the Jr., wife of Rear Admiral Haas, U S N , LiBERTE. The young officer completed a chairman of the Volunteer Women, was tour of duty in Korea, and toured the Far overall chairman.

Assisting were Capt. Stanley P . MoseEast and Europe before returning home. ley, chief of staff to the commandant, and Pensacola, Fla. Mrs. Moseley; Capt. and Mrs. Thomas M. Cdr. and Mrs. Tom Ball were honored Brown, Mrs. Richard H. Lambert, Capt. at a number of parties preceding their de- Jack Williams and Cdr. Harry Miller. parture for Naples where the officer has A number of dinner parties preceded the new duty. Among them was a cocktail event, and following the show dancing was party at the Mustin Beach Officers' Club, enjoyed. with a group of friends the co-hosts.

Capt. and Mrs. Morris Smellow enterA morning coffee honored Mrs. Ball in tained during the cocktail hour for the the home of Mrs. C. Cleland of Blackshear shipyard supply officers and their ladies in Ave. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Wil- Quarters A-11 at the Naval Base. The liam R. O'Connell and Mrs. (Seorge Carter. officer is shipyard supply officer.

Navy League members and their wives The Smellows visited their son, Neil, in attended the Navy Day party given by the Pensacola Council of the League members Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he is a freshfrom the hours of 5 :30 to 7:30 p.m. at the man at Antioch College.

A farewell party was held by the Naval Mustin Beach Club.

Air Experimental Station for the military New Orleans, La. and civilian members of the Aeronautical Mrs. Thomas G. W . Settle was sponsor Instruments Laboratory and the Aeroat a recent launching of the U S S EXCEL, nautical Photographic Experimental Labonon-magnetic minesweeper, in ceremonies ratory who moved en masse from the Naat the Higgins, Inc., shipyard. Mrs. Settle val Base to Johnsville, Pa. is the wife of Rear Admiral Settle, comCocktails preceded dinner and dancing at the Lu Lu Temple, with Capt. Harold R. mandant of the Eighth Naval District.

Official speaker at the launching was R. Badger, director of NAES, and Mrs. Adm. Evander Wallace Sylvester, deputy Badger, and Cdr. John J. Baranowski, aschief. Bureau of Ships, Washington, D. C. sistant director, and Mrs. Baranowski, Mrs. Settle's attendant was Mrs. George heading the list of officers and ladies atH. Mills, wife of Commodore Mills, U S N tending.

(Ret.), of Rutherfordton, N. C. The SetAmong the guests were Cdr. and Mrs. tles' son, Thomas, Jr., attended the launch- Gordon Ebbe, Cdr. and Mrs. A. R. Wooling. Houseguests of the Settles were the dridge, Cdr. and Mrs. E. M. Wurzel, Cdr. Mills. and Mrs. H. T. Patten, Cdr. and Mrs. Admiral Sylvester was the guest of Capt. W. H. Hilands, aiid Cdr. and Mrs. J. P. and Mrs. Philip K. Wakeman at their Sager. The officers are superintendents of quarters in the Naval Station at Algiers the various laboratories. during his visit.

A cocktail party was held at the Officers' Club in honor of members of the Supply Demand Control Point conference, with hosts including R. Adm. and Mrs. Ralph J. Arnold and Capt. W. Boundy.

The committee in charge of arrangements included Cdr. Donald Christensen, chairman, and Lt. Keith Bennett, Lt. William D. Forsyth and Ens. Arthur W .

Ploeger.

Among the out-of-town guests attending the three-day conference were R. Adm. F. L. Metter from Washington; Capt. E. F. Metzger, Great Lakes; Capt. T. G. Reamy and Capt. L. H. Thomas, Mechanicsburg; Capt. G. M. Brydon, Brooklyn, and Cdr. J. M. Lyle, Port Hueneme, Calif.

MISS LINDA LeHARDY, whose engagement to Midn. Harry Jauncey Sweet, 3d, has been announced by her mother, Mrs. Louis Marcel LeHardy of Annapolis, Md., formerly of Coronado, Calif.

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MRS. GEORGE SARGENT GROVE, USN, bride of Lieutenant Grove, USN, is the former Miss Marilisse Dean, daughter of Mrs. Frances Baylies Dean of Fairfield, Conn. She formerly was with Vogue , magazine.

Norfolk, V a .

The Woman's Auxiliary to the Norfolk Symphony and Choral Association entertained at an "after-concert party" at the Norfolk Museum in honor of Edgar Schenkman, conductor of the Norfolk Symphony and Civic Chorus, Mrs. Schenkman, and the members of the orchestra.

Mrs. Robert A. Allen, wife of Captain Allen, U S N , was chairman of the party, assisted by Mrs. W. Frank Portlock.

Guests were received by Mr. (Seorge G. Phillips, president of the association, and Mrs. Phillips, and Captain and Mrs. Allen, among others.

Mrs. Ingolf N. Kiland, wife of Rear Admiral Kiland, Commandant of the Fifth Naval District, and Mrs. PhiUips presided at the punch bowls.

WEST COAST La Jolla, Calif.

Adm. Jesse B. Oldendorf, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Oldendorf entertained a small group of friends at dinner before leaving the first of last month for Italy. They plan to stay indefinitely with their son-in-law and daughter, Cdr. and Mrs. James S. Gray, Jr., in Naples, where the officer is stationed.

Newport, R. I. , En route to Italy, they visited another War College talent was called into the production of The Cabaret, that was pre- son-in-law and daughter, Cdr. and Mrs. sented on the 19th of last month with Mrs. Stephen L. Johnson, in Norfolk, Va. The Maurice J. Costello chairman. Profits go Oldendorfs will later return to La Jolla to to the Drama Group to finance its yearly make their home. productions.

Cdr. Frank McCommon, U S N ( R e t ) , The Class of 1937 of the Naval Academy and Mrs. McCommon had as guests Mr. met for cocktails and dinner at the Officers' and Mrs. Joseph H. McNeil from Nassau, Club recently, with Cdr. Walter J. Barry Bahamas. The McNeils arrived from Lonand Cdr. Nelson P . Watkins in charge of don, where they attended the Coronation. arrangements.

Capt. Onnie P. Lattu, Naval Supply De- Del Mar, Calif. pot commanding officer, presented certifiR. Adm. J. R. Lannom, U S N (Ret.), cates of appreciation to the coaching staff and Mrs. Lannom had as houseguests Mr. of the depot-sponsored Little League base- and Mrs. Ellis Page Pulliam of San Franball team, the '53 Middletown farm cir- cisco. The officer and Mr. Pulliam were cuit championship. classmates—1919—at the Naval Academy.

S H I P M A T E

Funds for the party have been raised at the Hobgoblin Ball held during Halloween at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, when all hands wore costumes and danced to the music of Charlie Prince's orchestra. A buffet supper preceded the event.

Honorary president of the club is Mrs. H. T. Cowdrey. President, Mrs. Warren W. Johnson; vice president, Mrs. Alvin Robinson; recording secretary, Mrs. J. W. Brown; assistant recording secretary, Mrs. K. W. Benner; corresponding secretary, Mrs. G. E. Greer; assistant, Mrs. A. M. Kowalzyk; treasurer, Mrs. J. G. Dodd, and assistant, Mrs. W. W. Keller.

Houston, T e x .

Tea Hostess

MRS. JOHN BOSLEY YELLOTT of Baltimore, the former Miss Anne Selden James, daughter of V. Adm. Jules James, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. James, of Washington, D. C. C o r o n a d o , Calif.

Capt. and Mrs. Berton A. Robbins, Jr., and children, Carol and Berton, 3d, have taken a house at B Ave. until their household effects arrive from Europe. The officer was stationed for over two years at Weisbaden, Germany, where he was commanding officer of the Rhine River Patrol. He is now commanding officer of the U S S PICKAWAY.

Mrs. Robbins is a well-known free lance photographer whose professional name is Pat O'Mara.

Capt. Richard H. O'Kane, commanding officer of the U S S SPERRY, has purchased a house at Alameda Ave. Mrs. O'Kane is active in Navy Relief, Red Cross and PTA work.

Their daughter, Marsha, is a jimior at Coronado High School, and their son, Jimmy, is also in school.

Captain O'Kane skippered the submarine U S S TANG that is prominently mentioned in the book. Submarine, authored by Cdr. E. L. Beach, U S N .

San D i e g o , Calif.

Mrs. Neill D. Brantly, wife of Rear Ad-miral Brantly, U S N (Ret.), was hostess at a "hail and farewell" tea in honor of Mrs. W. Y. Allen, Jr., new arrival, and Mrs. A. E. Jarrell, whose husband. Captain Jarrell, USN, had received orders to the West Coast. The officer has been promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral.

The tea was held in the Junior League rooms, with Mrs. William V. Houston, whose husband is presidejit of Rice Institute, and Mrs. E. F. McElhenny, whose husband is acting president of the University of Houston, pouring.

Also pouring were Mrs. S. M. Robinson, wife of Admiral Robinson, Mrs. Gainer B. Jones, Mrs. Larry Gordon, Mrs. Bradford Hudson and Mrs. Ralph Searcy.

Assisting the hostess were Mrs. Carlos Cardeza, Mrs. . J. Wheeler Seale, Mrs. Murray Robinson, Mrs. Kay Warford and Mrs. J. S. Waters. Miss Joan Jarrell was junior hostess.

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N e w p o r t , R. I. Lectures

The War College Wives Club is sponsoring a series of lectures by outstanding men appearing at the War College, with all service wives in the area invited to attend.

Prof. Hans Kohn was the first speaker with his subject, "Russia and Her Present Internal Situation." The lectures are held in Pringle Hall.

Professor Kohn was born in Prague. He came to the States in 1931 on a lecture tour, and remained to teach in various colleges including Smith, Harvard and Radcliffe. He is now professor of history at City College of New York.

Mrs. Robert W. Cooper is chairman of the lectures.

Pensacola, Fla. Wives Luncheon

The Corry Field Officers' Wives luncheon was held at the Mustin Club with bridge and canasta following. The Corry The Naval Station Officers' Wives Club Field doll was on display. met for luncheon at the club, with the inMrs. John Kipp, Mrs. Wilbur Conrad, stallation of officers for a six-month term Mrs. Robert Foltz, Mrs. Robert Woolling, taking place. President is Mrs. A. P. Maddox; vice president, Mrs. K. S. Ehrman; secretary, Mrs. L. R. Blackwood, and treasurer, Mrs. W. T. Hogue. Mrs. P. F. Wakeman is the retiring president.

Honorary president is Mrs. Thomas G. W. Settle, wife of Rear Admiral Settle, commandant of the Eighth Naval District; honorary vice president is Mrs. F. H, Gardner, wife of Captain Gardner, commanding officer of the Najyal Station.

Mrs. M. C. Adams and Mrs. Rodney Toups of the Volunteer Service, Red Cross, were guest speakers. Their subject was the volunteer work accomplished by service wives.

A l g i e r s , La. Club Luncheon

Mrs. Forrest P. Sherman, widow of Admiral Sherman, USN, has been honored at a number of parties among them a dinner hosted by R. Adm. and Mrs. John B. Pearson in their North Island quarters.

Norfolk, Va. Guests included R. Adm. and Mrs. George R. Henderson, Mrs. Robert F. Luncheon Wives of officers of the USS NEWPORT Hickey, wife of Rear Admiral Hickey, who is overseas, and V. Adm. and Mrs. Harold N E W S and the U S S PITTSBURGH entertained jointly at a luncheon at the ComM. Martin, the guest of honor's hosts.

R. Adm. Elwood Tillson, U S N (Ret.), missioned Officers' Club, Naval Base, when and Mrs. Tillson have purchased a house colored slides taken during the Mediterat Jacinto Place. They have made their ranean cruises of the ships were shown.

Hostesses were Mrs. Roger Buck, Mrs. home at San Carlos.

Edward Havlik, Mrs. John Pascoe and N A V Y WIVES Mrs. Alwyn Smith.

Wives of officers of Landing Ship FloN e w York tilla Two at Little Creek met for luncheon Officers' W i v e s Club The Officers' Wives Club, New York at the Naval Air Station Breezy Point area, will hold a Christmas Party for the Officers' Club, with Mrs. Mildred Alexchildren of enlisted personnel, with Mrs. ander speaking on "Fashions Around the Paul C. Crosley chairman, assisted by Mrs. World."

Alvin Robinson. Some 250 children will A l e x a n d r i a , V a . attend, with Santa, a tree, carols and movies the order of the day. Gifts will be pre- Authoress Mrs. Charles Tatham of Ossining, N. Y., sented the youngsters, and ice cream, cake, was the guest of her father. Brig. Gen. and candy.

D E C E M B E R ,

Archibald Campbell, USA (Ret.), and of her sister, Mrs. W. Allen Gait, in Alexandria, Va. During her stay she was a guest speaker at the Washington Post Book Fair.

Mrs. Tatham, the former Julie Campbell, is authoress of teen-age novels, the latest of which. The World Book -of Dogs, was exhibited at the book fair. The book is the authenticated history and origin of 24 most popular breeds, and includes numbers of amusing true stories, and full-color dog, portraits.

The authoress is the sister of Capt. Gordon Campbell, USN, Class of 1926. Their great-grandfather, John D. Defrees, was a close friend of and editor for President Lincoln, who appointed him to establish and direct what is now the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Photo by Meade

MISS JEANNE CHANNEZ FORD, daughter of Capt. Walter Chilcott Ford, USN, and Mrs. Ford, of Annapolis, Md., whose engagement has been announced to Midn. Edward Haskell Tandy, Jr. The wedding will take place in June.

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apparel and household goods to be given to tions at the monthly meeting of the club.

Mrs. Howard G. Corey presided during the the Jango Thrift Shop. business hour.

San D i e g o , Calif.

Members participated in the program. A Wives of officers of the Na-^1 Station tea followed, with Mrs. W. G. Holman, met for luncheon in the Officers' Mess with Mrs. C. B. Brooks, Jr., and Mrs. J. D. Mrs. John R. Cordell and Mrs. D. L. Zimmerman hostesses.

The December green show will be held Leach hostesses. on the 15th in the Officers' Club.

Submarine

o w e . New York. . . . Mrs. Alvin Robinson (left), chairman of the Hobgoblin Ball, and Mrs. Warren W. Johnson, president of the Officers' Wives Club, New York area. Mrs. Robinson is vice president.

Mrs. Alvan Maccaulay and Mrs. William Maier took reservations.

P h i l a d e l p h i a , Pa. Hostess

Mrs. Lucien M. Grant was hostess at a luncheon for officers' wives who made up the registrar group of the Navy Red Cross blood bank, of which Mrs. Grant is chairman.

The luncheon was held in the Naval Base quarters of Admiral and Mrs. Grant, and was the second in a series of luncheons for the volunteers.

W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. House o f M e r c y

Wives

The Submarine Officers' Wives met for luncheon in the Admiral Kidd Commissioned Officers' Mess, San Diego, with hostesses the wives of Division 32 officers.

Mrs. F. E. Janney was chairman, assisted

by Mmes. H. S. Howard, H. M. Doran, Jr., J. T. Knudsen, R. C. Medley, W. A. Bacchus, J. M. Connolly, Jr., and W. R. Boose. Mrs. G. M. Wofle was in charge of reservations.

The group is now the tenth of service wives in the area to include Navy Relief sewing in their activities.

Gray

Ladles

Nine officers' wives completed a Gray Lady training course for the American Red Cross in Coronado, with Mrs. Frank T. Sloat, local chapter chairman, presenting the certificates.

Naval

Academy

Women's

Club

Mr. Obaidur Rahman, director of information services of the Embassy of India, was guest speaker at the regular meeting of the club, held at the Officers' Club.

He was accompanied by Mrs. Gutpa, wife of Brig. P. Gutpa, military and naval attache at the Embassy, and Mrs. T. G. Kelly, wife of Wing Commander Kelly, air attache at the Embassy.

Mrs. Theophilus H. Moore presented the speaker, and a tea followed the program.

NAVY

JUNIORS

Fashion

Show

Members of the Annapolis chapter, Tau Omicron Phi service sorority, held a fashion show at the Community Service Building, with proceeds going to the sorority's charity fund. Fall and winter fashions were from Town and Country.

Models were the Misses Mary Lindauer, Ellen Howard, Elizabeth Caldwell, Joan Harvey, Henrietta Carter, Sally Marable, Betty Swanson, Anne McWilliams and Betsy Podlich.

And Mrs. John F. Davidson, Mrs. Hubert Hayter, Mrs. T. H. Moore, Mrs. H. H. Marable, Mrs. Archibald C. Rogers, Jo, Rubins, Mrs. Joseph C. Kramer, Mrs. Donald H. Patterson, Mrs. Ralph S. Wentworth, Jr., Mrs. William A. Seger, and Mrs. Harry Birchard.

Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower opened the 17th annual bazaar of the House of Mercy, Maryland Page when she was presented with a loaf of Miss Sarah Lee Lewis, daughter of Cdr. banana bread—an annual bazaar specialty.

Chester E. Lewis, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Mrs. Arthur MacArthur is chairman of Lewis of Aimapolis, represented Maryland the patronnesses. A yearly visitor to the as a page at the National Convention of bazaar is Mrs. Emory S. Land. Chairman the United Daughters of the Confederacy, of the Ladies Board which sponsors the JULIE CAMPBELL TATHAM . . . audior held at the Shoreham Hotel in Washingaffair is Mrs. Dwight D. Chandler. ton, D. C. of World Book of Dogs.

Miss Lewis was the personal page to Army-Navy League They were awarded to Mmes. B. D. Mrs. James W. Easter, president of the Mrs. Charles E. Wilson, wife of the Defense Secretary, attended the meeting in Abernathy, O. C. Dickes, J. P. Flynn, the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Air- E. D. Lawrence, W. H. Packard, E. S. men's Club at L Street, N.W. Mrs. Claude Waring, Jr., G. P. Chase, W. L. Powers B. Mickelwait presided at the business and G. E. Peddicord.

Mrs. Earl Dobbins, wife of Commander meeting of the Woman's Army and Navy Dobbins (CEC U S N ) , is assistant public League's fall opening.

Also attending was Mrs. Robert B. An- works officer for the llth Naval District, derson, wife of the Navy Secretary. A me- and was elected chairman of the Gray morial fund was presented by Mrs. Arthur Lady Corps, with a total of 35 members.

They work at the outpatient clinic and W. Radford for tier son, the late Maj. Rothe infirmary annex at Naval Air Station, bert Claude Maze.

North Island. Mrs. Elliott Laughlin, wife Senior Jango of Captain Laughlin, USN, is the past Mrs. Robert B. Carney, wife of Admiral chairman.

Carney, CNO, was honor guest at the Luncheon Hostess luncheon and fashion show given by the Mrs. Thomas A. Donovan was hostess to senior Jangos in the Army-Navy Country wives of officers of her husband's staff at Club.

Mrs. L. George Clark, Jr., program a luncheon in her Palm Ave. home, Corochairman, was in charge of the fashion nado.

Captain Donovan, who commands Landshow presented by Garfinckel's, with background music furnished by a string en- ing Ship Flotilla Three at the Amphibious Training Base, recently was professor of semble of the U. S. Navy Band. ^ . ^ ^ ^ ^11 ^ naval science at the University of Nebraska.

Supply Corps Wives Their son, Thomas, Jr., is a junior at The Navy Supply Corps Officers' Wives the university, with another son, Tracy, in Club met for luncheon at the Army-Navy school here.

THE PRETTIEST, THE FUNNIEST and Country Club with Alexandria's historical the most original costumes at the HobA n n a p o l i s , M d . old port section discussed by Mrs. William goblin Ball, sponsored by the Officers' Moore Kabler, daughter of Brig. Gen. and Naval Academy Garden Club Wives Club, New York area, were judged Mrs. William H. Holcombe.

Mr. Harry W. Dengler of the depart- by, left to right: R. Adm. Roy Thomas The guest was introduced by Mrs. Mur- ment of agriculture at the University of Cowdrey, USN; R. Adm. R. Mason, USN, and Capt. Joshua Goldberg, USNR. rey L. Royar. Members brought articles of Maryland demonstrated Christmas decora-

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Miss LeHardy is the daughter of the Maryland Division, UDC. Thirty-six states late Lieutenant Commander LeHardy, were represented.

USN. She is now a senior at Mary WashMrs. John Sheafe Douglas of San Diego, ington College of the University of VirCalif., is head of the committee for the ginia, and is a member of Tau Omicron Vacation Tea Dances to be held 23 De- Phi service sorority.

Midshipman Sweet is a member of the cember in the Commissioned Officers' Mess, first class at the Naval Academy. A June Naval Amphibious Base.

Service juniors home from colleges for Week wedding will be held in the Naval the holidays, visiting midshipmen and jun- Academy Chapel. * * - * ior bachelor officers are invited to attend.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard MacFadden Miss Nancy Brindupke, daughter of Mrs. Schaal of Oradell, N. J., announce the enJohn F. Davidson, and Captain Davidson, gagement of their daughter, Miss Ruth USN, of Porter Road, Naval Academy, Joan Schaal, to Lt. (jg) Robert Patton has been pledged to Pi Beta Phi sorority at Oliver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey R. Duke University.

Oliver of Oak Park, 111., and Blue DiaShe was also elected treasurer of the mond, Nev. freshman class at the university.

Miss Schaal is a graduate of Connecticut College for Women and is now attending Katharine Gibbs School in New York.

BETROTHED Lieutenant Oliver is a graduate of the Capt. Herbert Hughes Marable, U S N , and Mrs. Marable of Round Bay, Md., Naval Academy, Class of 1950. announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Sarah Hughes Marable, to Mr. Paul Alford Camm of Philadelphia, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert George Camm of Cary, 111.

Miss Marable attended Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, and was graduated last June from Westem Maryland College at Westminster, Md. She is a member of Tau Omicron Phi service sorority. Her father is Deputy Hydrographer, U. S. Naval Hydrographic Office, U. S. Navy and Washington, D. C. Mr. Camm was graduated from the University of Illinois, and is a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He served two years in the U. S. Army.

The wedding will take place 19 December in the Naval Academy Chapel. * * * Mrs. Lois Marcel LeHardy of Annapolis, Md., formerly of Coronado, Calif., annoimces the engagement of her daughter.

Miss Linda LeHardy, to Midn. Harry Jauncey Sweet, 3d, .son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jauncey Sweet of San Carlos, Calif.

Photo Morton & Roland

MRS. MALCOLM BROOK MANSFIELD, the former Miss Mary Ann Heiser, daughter of Capt. Harold Marvin Heiser, USN, and Mrs. Heiser of Arlington, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Turner of Eastport, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Carol Ann Turner, to Midn.

Edward Keith Walker, Jr., son of Capt.

E. K. Walker, USN, and Mrs. Walker, of Yorktown, Va. Miss Turner attended State Teachers College at Towson, Md. Midshipman Walker was graduated from Severn School before entering the Naval Academy, where he is a member of the first class.

NEW TOP'S OFF T O COLLEGE. Miss Meta Holmes, daughter of Mrs. Merrill S. Holmes and the late Lieutenant Holmes, USN, has returned to Towson State Teachers College; Miss Mary Gale Buchanan, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Charles A. Buchanan, is attending Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia; Miss MUdge Corbin, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Clifford T. Corbin, is in her senior year at Hannah More Academy and Miss Michelle Foley, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Francis J. Foley, and Miss Jo Demarest Rubins, daughter of R. Adm. Joseph R. Rubins, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Rubins, returned to Mary Washington College. The girls are new members of AnnapoHs Chapter of Tau Omicron Phi. DECEMBER,

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A TEA HONORS Mrs. A. E. Jarrell (right), wife of Captain Jarrell, USN, with Mrs. Neill D. Brantly of Houston, Tex., wife of Rear Admiral Brantly, USN (Ret.), the hostess. Left, is Mrs. Norman Callish, wife of Colonel Callish, commanding officer of Ellington Field. ter. Miss Sally Diane Kleinhen, to Lt. Thomas Densmore Linton, Jr., USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Linton of Bowling Green, Ky. Miss Kleinhen attended St. Katherine's School for Girls in Iowa, UCLA, and was graduated from Mills College, (California.

She is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority.

Lieutenant Linton attended Jacob Tome Institute, Union College in Ohio and Western Kentucky College. He is a member of the Class of 1949 at the Naval Academy. . "The wedding will take place December 19. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Adams of Danvers, Mass., have announced the engagement of Mrs. Adams' sister. Miss Mary Whipple Ireland, to Lt. (jg) Adrian Ogle Rule, 3d, USN, son of Mrs. A. O. Rule, Jr., and the late Captain Rule, USN, of Pensacola, Fla. Miss Ireland was graduated from Connecticut College for Women. She is the daughter of the late Judge and Mrs. Richard H. Ireland of Norwalk, Conn.

Lieutenant Rule was graduated from Bolles School, Jacksonville, Fla., and from the Naval Academy, Class of 1950. He is stationed at the Naval Submarine Base at New London.

The wedding will take place in January. * * * Capt. Karl R. Wheland, USN, and Mrs. Wheland of New London, Conn., announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Karen Jo Anne Wheland, to Ens. William Eugene Trueblood, USN, son of Mrs. Hazel Trueblood of Bloomington, Ind. Miss Wheland attended San Diego State College. Ensign Trueblood attended the University of Indiana before entering the Naval Academy, from where he was graduated in 1953. He is now stationed on the

Capt. Walter Chilcott Ford, USN, and Mrs. Ford of Annapolis, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jeanne Channez Ford, to Midn. Edward Haskell Tandy, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Tandy of Hermosa Beach, CaHf. Miss Ford attended Peabody Conservatory of Music and was graduated from American University.

Midshipman Tandy attended the Univer- U S S M T . MCKINLEY. The wedding will take place in the early sity of California at Los Angeles before entering the Naval Academy, where he is summer.

H^ ^ =K a member of the first class. The wedding Mr. and Mrs. Royal W. Lyne of Bay will take place in June. :{: ^ :f: Ridge, Md., announce the engagement of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Kleinhen of Los their daughter, Miss Dorothy Louise Ljaie, Angeles, Calif., announce the engagement to Midn. Kenneth Dean Burns, son of Mr. and approaching marriage of their daugh(Continued on page 44) 19

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Book Reviews B E A N S , B U L L E T S A N D BLACK OIL.

By R. Adm. W. R. Carter, USN. Washington, D. C , Superintendent of Documents, 1953. $2.50.

Review by F. ADM. CHESTER W . NIMITZ,

USN

Beans, Bullets and Black Oil is a saga of war service in the world's largest ocean against a powerful and resourceful enemy.

The author, with becoming modesty in referring to his own important responsibilities, tells a completely factual story of the logistic operations that made possible the success of our Navy in the Pacific in World War II. Admiral Carter also treats with admirable and tactful restraint the usual snafu which commences at the top and pervades the entire command structure in such stupendous and far flung naval operations.

This book will be a logistic text for future planners for generations to come, and will be avidly read and studied by our enemies and future aggressors. To the extent that it gives valuable information to those who oppose us and who plot our destruction, it is a mistake to have made public such a revealing account. On the other hand, it is due to all those officers and men who participated, that their great contribution to winning the war be made known to our people.

Logistics is an all-embrasive term which touches every producing activity at home.

It commences with the farmer, miners and all other producers of raw materials, and includes all the processors of foods and materials such as ship builders, munition makers and the like. Included also are our legislators who make available the nation's wealth, and the financiers who share the responsibility of national economic stability with our national backers. Our transportation systems deliver finished products to our harbors and coast-wise air bases where handling facilities must be adequate. Added to all these material factors must be a people united in determination to support fully the national military effort and to make the sacrifices such effort might require.

Then comes that logistic phase of transport to the forward areas and distribution to the fighting forces at times and in quantities needed, of every item of supplies and equipment. It is in this phase that the Navy takes hold and assumes one of its greatest responsibilities—the control of the sea lanes and the safe delivery of men and materials to the fighting fronts. Ships and naval tools of war may change greatly with the passage of time but the Navy's primary function—Control of the Sea—will not change. The Navy shares with its sister armed services the responsibility for establishing, as accurately as possible, the needs which must be filled for the successful projection of the nation's military power overseas, but it is the particular and lone responsibility of the Navy to assure safe delivery overseas of manpower and all the sinews of war. All these matters are touched upon in Beans, Bullets and Black Oil. Thjse general observations are for the non-military reader and not for military students to whom they will appear trite and obvious.

To offset the damage to possible future operations in areas far removed from our coasts by the disclosures of difficult techniques it is hoped that our citizens will read this work with pride and confidence in their Navy. It is also hoped that those unfriendly to us and to our way of life, DECEMBER,

1953

who read this book, will understand that the kind of men who overcame the obstacles and handicaps of the last war are plentiful in our country. Perhaps this knowledge of our capacity will take its place alongside our stockpile of atom bombs and other secret weapons and serve as a deterrent to World War III. Military students who seek an understanding of Japan's capacity to offer such formidable resistance as we encountered in the Western Pacific will do well to start with the series of treaties which were drafted in the great Washington Conference in late 1921 and early 1922. The most important of these treaties, and one which greatly strengthened Japan's geographical position in the Western Pacific, is the Five Power Treaty limiting Naval Armaments signed by the United States, British Empire, France, Italy and Japan on 6 February 1922 in Washington, D. C. In Article X I X of that Treaty the United States, Great Britain and Japan made an agreement which had a tremendous influence on the operations described in Beans, Bidlets and Black Oil—an agreement, which in the light of hindsight, was a great diplomatic victory for Japan. In Article XIX the United States, Great Britain and Japan agree to the status quo as of 6 February 1922 with regard to fortifications and naval bases which shall be maintained in their respective territories.

This agreement had the effect of freezing the status, as of 6 February 1922, of— (1) United States insular possessions in the Pacific except those adjacent to the United States, Alaska and the Panama Canal Zone, but not including the Aleutian and Hawaiian Islands.

(2) Hongkong and British insular possessions East of 110° E. longitude except those adjacent to Canada, Australia and its territories and New Zealand.

(3) Japanese insular possessions in the Pacific including the Kuriles, Bonins, Amami-Oshima, Loo Choo Islands, Formosa, Pescadores and any insular possessions in the Pacific which Japan might thereafter acquire.

This treaty was to remain in force until 31 December 1936, and it might be added that Article X I X is the direct result of United States insistence on the ending of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. As a price for this concession the Japanese demanded the provisions of Article XIX as a guarantee that British and American Fleets would not combine against Japan.

That the Japanese later walked out on this Treaty for the Limitation of Armaments before it was due to expire is of small importance. With the acceptance of this agreement the damage to United States' interests in the Western Pacific was all but irreparable, and we had taken the first step towards World War II. By accepting the status quo as of 6 February 1922 we invited unopposed aggression in that part of the world, and accepted the many logistic obstacles and handicaps described by Carter.

By this agreement it was expected that neither Japan nor the United States could successfully wage war against the other because of the logistic difficulties involved and the lack of suitable naval bases to support forward movement. However, the Treaty did not limit Japan's capacity for aggression against her neighbors in the Western Pacific, whereas the United States had no such hostile intentions in the Eastern Pacific. By this master stroke Japan won a great strategic victory. She gave up the Anglo-Japanese Alliance which would have ended anyway with the commencement of

her future aggressive plans; and she imposed such major obstacles against the projection of United States naval strength into the Western Pacific that her plans for aggression could be carried out with little or no interference—or so' she thought.

But Japan failed to take into account American ingenuity and determination which Admiral Carter so well describes in his story. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, humiliating as it was to our Navy, was a blessing in disguise. It united our country as nothing else could have done, and it hardened our resolution and determination to win. Following that initial American disaster came the incredible buildup of our production of everything that was needed, not only for ourselves, but also for our allies for the prosecution of the war against the aggressors. From that time on our major problem became one of distribution and delivery of the sinews of war to all our forces and those of our allies over dangerous oceans. It is the Pacific Ocean phase of that epic effort which is so well described in Beans, Bullets and Black Oil. If we had a secret weapon in our war with Japan—and in my opinion it was not only secret but highly eifective—it was our ability to replenish our forces afloat in widely separated and distant areas, close enough to the enemy to enable us to maintain a constant and unremitting pressure against him. It was our ability and skill in performing this important logistic task that caused the British liaison officer on the staff of the Commander Task Force 58 to remark that— "it was during this first replenishment period that he became fully aware of the versatility, power and efficiency of the United States Pacific Fleet" (page 358).

In this connection the reader should turn to pages 308 and 309 to see what Admiral Nomura, I. J. N., had to say about this phase of our logistic exploits. Such admiring comment from one of Japan's most able officers suggests that perhaps, by taking the wraps off our secret weapon as Admiral Carter has done, we may deter some future aggressor from taking that fatal initial misstep which will provoke World War III. Our proficiency in replenishment afloat in moderately rough seas did not come overnight, nor was it without suffering and losses. There was much "blood, sweat and tears" that tried the souls of the brave and resourceful officers and men who carried out their dangerous assignments, not only afloat, but ashore in the construction of first class naval bases in islands where only cocoanut palms flourished before our Sea Bees arrived on the scene. Building or "stretching" a harbor was a Sea Bee specialty, and the magnificent bases at Noumea, Segond Channel, Manus and Guam will stand forever as monuments to the skill of our base builders. Not only the large bases, but lesser ones such as Canton Island, Baker Island, Kwajelein, Okinawa and in many other areas made important contributions to the success of our war effort in the Pacific. To grasp fully this undertaking one must read painstakingly every page, and every line on every page of Beans, Bullets and Black Oil. Only then will come the realization of the great dependence of all our combat forces in the Pacific on our service squadrons and base builders in World War II. To every officer and man who helped to deliver the beans, bullets, black oil, bulk stores, bulkheads, and to build the bases— from V. Adm. W. L. Calhoun down to the lowest rating—a resounding well done!

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T H E P I S T O L S H O O T E R ' S BOOK. A pageantry on the anniversary date of Ocmodern Encyclopedia by Charles Adkins. tober 10.

Harrisburg, Pa. The Stackpole Co. 1953.

One of the displays consisted of a per348 pages. $6.00. sonally owned class ring from every class that had one. Much correspondence and reReview by search finally made the exhibit complete.

R. ADM. J O H N H . W I L L I S , U S N (Ret.) A comprehensive book on pistol shooting It was displayed in a specially built case by a well-known exponent of the hand- in Memorial Hall. It consisted of rings gunner's art. Seldom can be found under lent by many of the most distinguished one cover such a wide variety of subjects alumni of the Naval Academy and atdear to the pistolman's heart. To name a tracted much attention. One of the most few: there are chapters on choice of weap- historic rings was that of the Class of 1869, first class known to have had a ring, ons, ammunition, hand-loading, foreign the which was presented by that class to Adm. arms, the training of beginners, competition David D. Porter who was then Superinshooting, hunting, quick draw, police train- tendent of the Academy. ing and trick shooting. The chapter on Although most of the rings had to be "Buck Fever" is applicable to all of us who have burned powder in competition, returned to their owners after the celebraand brings to mind a number of amusing tion, those that were donated became the incidents of scores ruined by shots on the nucleus of the present Naval Academy wrong target or that one in the 6-Ring that Class Ring Collection. In the last eighteen years, the collection has outgrown the origgot there by its own volition. inal case so that a new case has been obTJte Pistol Shooter's Book contains so tained and the display completely remany points of interest and practical sug- arranged. gestions that all members of the shooting The first personally owned ring of any fraternity will find it most interesting and class to be donated to the Museum becomes educational as well as a ready reference and the permanent representative of that class guide. in this collection. All rings from that class subsequently donated are welcome and they will be displayed in one of the exhibit R U S S I A N A S S I G N M E N T . By V. Adm. cases marked "Naval Academy."

No rings have yet been donated from the L. C. Stevens, U S N (Ret.). Boston, Mass., Little, Brown & Co., 1953, 568 following classes, so that the first ring received will permanently represent that class pages, $5.75. in the exhibit: 1882, 1891, 1892, 1916, 1917, Leslie C. Stevens, whose writings on 1928, 1929, 1931, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, Russia and her people have appeared as 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, leading articles in such periodicals as Life 1945, and the Atlantic Monthly, has now writ- 1953 and 1954.

The Class of 1885 is the only one that the ten a book, Russian Assignment, which was published in October by Little, Brown & Cadet Engineers are known to have had Co., Boston. Steve really hit the jackpot a ring different from the Cadet Midshipwith this volume which is composed of a men in the days before the Engineer Corps compilation of notes on his observations was amalgamated with the Line in 1899. and personal experiences during his assign- The Director of the Naval Academy Mument as Naval Attache in Moscow, 1947- seum would be pleased to receive any further information on this point and particu1949. To quote from the foreword: "Many of life's incidents and impressions, larly about any rings representing the Enand particularly the atmosphere and feel of gineers in the cases where their rings diftheir settings and surroundings, fade so fered from that of the rest of the class. rapidly that they are beyond conscious recall, like dreams that must be trapped at the moment of waking if they are to be remembered. Almost all of this book was Latest Naval Policy written solely so that the vividness and color of Russia would not fade for me Toward Navy League personally. It was written at the time the SECNAV 5720.4 daily incidents it describes were taking place, and is now made into a book and OI-305(SHPR)/sra published because it seems to contain much 26 June 1953 of the indirect lighting by which my own ideas of Russia have become clear. Perhaps D E P A R T M E N T O F T H E NAVY it may serve as partial substitute for those Office of the Secretary who cannot see and experience Russia. In Washington 25, D. C. it are no revelations, no sensational discoveries, no stirring events, but rather bits and pieces of my own daily experiences SECNAV I N S T R U C T I O N S 5720.4 from whose fragments and flavor others From: Secretary of the Navy may take some pleasure in assembling their T o : All Ships and Stations own mental mosaic of Russia."

Subj.: Naval policy concerning the Navy Timely, authentic, interesting reading— League of the United States food for thought too. You just can't afford 1.

Purpose.

To promulgate for the inforto miss it. mation and guidance of addressees the esC. E. C. tablished policy of the Navy in matters concerning the Navy League of the United States.

2. Cancellation. This Instruction cancels Naval Academy Class and supersedes SECNAV letter to all ships Ring Collection and stations dated 6 February 1950 ( N D B In 1935, the late Adm. David Foote Sel- Jan-June 1950, 50-90, p. 13).

3. Policy and Objectives of the Navy lers conceived the idea of celebrating the ninetieth birthday of the Naval Academy League. The Navy League is dedicated to partly as a sort of dress rehearsal for the a strong national defense and has enunCentennial to come ten years later. It con- ciated its belief that our national security sisted of historical exhibits of all kinds demands a well-balanced American defense displayed for several days, climaxed by team, of which a strong Navy, including 22

the Marine Corps and naval aviation is an indispensable part. While its primary purpose is to create a broader tmderstanding of the Navy and its missions and to develop and maintain public interest and cooperation in all matters tending to enhance the Navy's efficiency, the Navy League supports all elements which contribute to national security. Emphasis is placed upon the fact that the Navy League retains its right to express its opinion or take such action as it deems advisable regardless of any established Navy Department policy; and, conversely, the Navy Department's expression of policy on any subject is representative only of the Navy and is not to be interpreted as the policy of the Navy League.

4. Naval Support and Cooperation. It is desired that addressees extend general support to the Navy League by rendering assistance and cooperation in order that the objectives of the Navy League, as compatible with established naval policy, may be accomplished. The Navy Department will transmit through appropriate channels to the president of the Navy League, for further dissemination through Navy League channels, matters which it considers of interest to the Navy League and in which the Navy League might assist in the general or specific objectives at hand. In the interest of uniform procedure, district commsindants are requested to confer with regional officers of the Navy League within their respective districts to insure mutual accord, full understanding, and maximum cooperation. Support of and cooperation with local Navy League officials by stations and unit commanders is essential in the attainment of mutual objectives.

R. B. Anderson

TO ALL HANDS And especially to all destroyer men and destroyer escort men—past, present, and future.

United States Destroyer Operations in World War H has been four years in preparation—two years of searching through the myriad combat reports, operational histories, personal interviews, private letters and other official and unofficial papers and documents, both American and enemy, selecting and compiling the material for this history; a year of checking every word, diagram, or photograph for military security; and another year in preparing the charts and original artist's illustrations.

Added to this has been the finest of engraving, printing, and binding. The result is an unsurpassed history—thrilling, informative, and containing more words, charts, sketches, and photographs than half a dozen ordinary-size histories.

To obtain United States Destroyer Operations in World War H at the special pre-publication price of $5.00, be sure to send in your order to the United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, Md., before December 15, 1953.

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DEADLY ACRID FLAMES spurt from a white phosphorus grenade as Corporal Henry W. Roark signals his flame thrower into action for the final assault on an "enemy" pillbox. Corporal Roark, fire team leader of a rifle squad at Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va., will see no enemy during this problem, is prepared for the real thing in time of war.

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T H I R S T Y WING TANK rapidly consumes 230 gallons as S/Sgt. Robert Dieffenderfer refuels his T-33 jet trainer at the end of a routine flight.

Attached to the Sth Fighter Interceptor Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Crew Chief Dieffenderfer, a skilled technician at only 26, has sole responsibility for maintenance and upkeep of $100,000 plane.

DECEMBER,

1953

RUGGED TRAINING for rugged soldiers is all part of Army life, as M / S g t .

James Matthews shows two recruits the ropes at Ft. Dix, N. J. Only 2 9 , Matthews is top sergeant over 234 men in the 60th infantry regiment. A typical career man, Matthews is married, has two children, plans to " t r y for 20 years, then buy a place at the shore and just fish."

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UNITED STATES NAYAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION YOUR ORDER PLEASE H o w about w r i t i n g us a letter?

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line?

President— V. ADM. G. F . HUSSEY, JR., U S N (Ret.), '16... .Norwalk. Com. Vice-President (Eastern Arect)— V. ADM. E . L . COCHRANE, U S N (Ret.), '14... .Cambridge, Mass.

Vice-President (Central Area)

It is o n l y o n rare occasions that w e have from o u r readers a n expression

HOWARD V. CLARK, '21

either of criticism or approval of o u r oflFerings i n Shipmate.

Detroit,

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Te serve until after the Spring meeting 1954

of a n inarticulate audience.

At Large

T h e m i s s i o n of o u r m a g a z i n e is t o interest a n d serve y o u . T h i s can best b e accomplished b y your -writi n g u s occasionally expressing your

CAPT. L . F . BROWN, USNR, '16

(Atmapolis)

GLENN O . CARTER, '05

R. ADM. H . C . TRAIN, U S N (Ret.),

'09

CDR.

(Ret),

DAVID

N.

(^LDENSON,

USN

( R e t ) , '02 (Los Angeles) ( R e t ) , '03 (Washington) SHAFROTH,

USNR, '27

CDR. E . A . TEAGUE, USNR, '29 (Los

Angeles)

R. ADM. A. H. V A N KEUREN, U S N F.

J . A . MILBURN,

(Philadelphia)

R. ADM. ROBERT HENDERSON, U S N

Christmas

(New

ROYCE N . FLIPPIN, '26 (New York)

Local

ADM. J .

'16

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USNR

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O.

York) CAPT. J. T. TALBERT, U S N

(Ret.), '16

i n g o f o u r course. W e w i l l greatly

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NORMAN

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t h o u g h t s as a g u i d e toward t h e chart-

of your v i e w s o n this s u b j e c t — n o w .

Mich.

Vice-President (Western Area)— R. ADM. K . J. CHRISTOPH, U S N (Ret.), '20... .San Diego, Calif.

Executive Director—R. ADM. C. E . CONEY, U S N (Ret.), '19

J. J. MCGUIRE, '45 (Baltimore) ADM. L . E . DENFELD, U S N ( R e t ) , ' 1 2

USN

(Ret.), '08 (Washington)

(Past President) CAPT. H . G. COREY, U S N '30 (Naval

THOMAS M . SEARLES, '13 (Phila.)

Academy) At Large

To serve until after the Spring meeting 1955 V. ADM. W . S . ANDERSON, U S N

CDR. S . G. LAMB, U S N

(Ret.), '19

( R e t ) , '03 V. ADM. H . E . OVERESCH, U S N , 'IS

CAPT. J. G. SPANGLER, U S N , '32

To serve until after the Spring meeting 1956 V. ADM. W . W . SMITH, U S N (Ret.),

A. E. TARANTINO, '35

'09 W. C. JORDAN, '22

DECEMBER,

1 9 5 3

CDR. C . S . WALLINE, U S N , '40

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Wkaia tk& 2>0f2e Sec'y. Mr. Albert H. MacCarthy, Carrel Hall, Annapolis, Md.

Friends and classmates of '97 will greatly regret to learn of the death of Ann St. Clair Smith, the widow of R. Adm. Arthur St. Clair Smith. Mrs. Smith died on Sunday, November 8, at her old home at Orangeburg, S. C , where she had gone for a brief holiday.

She will be greatly missed in Annapolis where for many years she was very popular in Navy circles and among residents of Anne Arundel County.

DQEIQ Sec'y, R. Adm. Henry Williams, USN (Ret.), 1714 "Que" St., N.W., Washington 9, D. C.

The following item from the August ISth issue of The Illustrated London News will be of interest to many alumni: "Mrs. D. C. Hanrahan, whose unsparing generosity to all ranks of the Royal Navy made her name of Auntie May' a legend, died recently in New York. The wife of Capt.

D. C. Hanrahan, U S N , at the outbreak of World W a r II, she adopted the whole of the TRIBAL class of destroyers and showered gifts upon them." The notice accompanied a snapshot of the late Mrs. Hanrahan walking through a crowd arm in arm with two sailors of the British Navy.

Sec'y, R. Adm. J . A. Fnrer, USN (Ret.), 2101 Connecticnt Ave., N.W., Washington 8, D. C.

The Neals have been visiting their daughter, Lindsay, the wife of Maj. J. P . Treadwell, USMC, at Camp Lejeune, N. C. Nora was in Washington while your class secretary was motoring near Nora's old home in Tennessee. Bad synchronizing.

Downes writes that his address is now 48 E. Schiller St., Chicago, 111.

Rufe Manley brings back the MONANGAHELA cruise by calling attention to a lovely article in the August number of the Atlantic Monthly eititled "Aloft." Particularly for those who were royal yardmen on the

MONANGAHELA

it

evokes

stirring

memories.

Ike and Clarice Yates are in Washington visiting their daughters, Clarice, the wife of Capt. Walter Price, U S N , and Phyllis, the wife of Capt. C. L. Freeman, USN. Both officers are on duty in the Pentagon. Ike and Clarice are great-grandparents for the second time with the birth of a second son to Mrs. Hancock, a daughter of Captain and Mrs. Freeman, and the wife of Lt. D. R. Hancock, U S N . The only other great-grandparents in 1901 are the Kings.

Sec'y, Capt. R. H. Johnston, (SC) USN (Ret.), 2118 Bancroft PI., N.W,, Washington 8, D. C.

The Los Angeles members of the Class of 1902 were recently honored by a visit

as

HELP WANTED—Male or female. Anyone unerringly familiar with surnames, first names, middle initials, ranks, service desienations, duty status, and class years of 30.000 individuals who matriculated at the Naval Academy (also first names, maiden names, and nicknames of their wives, plus names of their progeny) to proofread SHIPMATE copy. Approximately 5,000 names to be checked each issue. Only those who can produce evidence of never having made an error need apply.

from classmate Capt W . D. P U L E S T O N , U S N (Ret.), the distinguished author and authority on naval history; the classmates were also happy to welcome Mrs. Puleston.

The big event was a dinner extended by NOTICE classmate R. Adm. and Mrs. Robert Henderson, U S N (Ret.), assisted by R. Adm. Shipmate's New Deadline and Mrs. E. J. Marquart, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. W . W . Smith, widow of classClass secretaries and contributors to mate, the late Mr. W . W. Smith, and Cdr. "What's the Dope" are advised that all George P . Brown, U S N ( R e t ) . Other copy for Shipmate must be received at the editorial office on the seventh day of promoters were delegates from the Class of 1901, Capt and Mrs. Benyaurd B. Wyeach month preceding date of issue, i.e., gant and (Zapt. J. V. Babcock. A good copy for January issue must be at time must have been had by all, because Alumni House not later than Dec. 7. the next day Rear Admiral Henderson checked in at the hospital with a broken collar bone and a broken rib—he says he fell off a ladder.

Spanish-American W a r Pension R. Adm. and Mrs. A D O L P H U S STANaval personnel who served on active T O N are enjoying a visit from their daughduty during the Spanish-American War ter, Mrs. Bernard McCabe of Ebford, may presently be eligible to receive a pen- Devon, England, and her baby daughter. sion for such service from the Veterans They will be joined later by Mr. McCabe.

Administration.

Col. Joseph Wayne Earnshaw, USMC Public Law 108, 82nd Congress, ap- (USNA '27), and Mrs. Earnshaw anproved 4 August 1951, liberalized the serv- nounced the birth on 4 October 1953 of a ice pension laws relating to Spanish- son, Stephen Payne Earnshaw. The baby Ainerican War pensions and added the fol- is the third grandchild of the late Capt. lowing rules: R A L P H P A Y N E C R A F T and Mrs. (a) The delimiting dates of the men- Craft, of President Gardens, Alexandria, tioned war shall be from April 21, 1898, Va. to July 4, 1902, inclusive, except that if a Mrs. Whitten, widow of F R A N C I S S. person was serving with the United States W H I T T E N ( U S N A '02), arrived in military forces engaged in the hostilities in Washington from Nassau, Bahamas, to atthe Moro Province, this period shall extend tend a reception given here recently for the to July IS, 1903; King and Queen of Greece. (b) continuous active service which comThe October issue of Shipmate noted the menced prior to and extended into the ap- passing on 13 August 1953, at Los Angeles, plicable period shall be counted in com- of W I L L I A M W A L K E R S M I T H , and puting active service; and" funeral services at Santa Monica, attended (c) a discharge or release from active by classmates R. Adm. Robert Henderson service under conditions other than dis- and Cdr. George P. Brown. Interment honorable shall be a prerequisite to en- services held on 9 September 1953 at Arlington National Cemetery were attended titlement.

The minimum monthly pension rate es- by classmates Adm. and Mrs. J. O. Richtablished by this law was $90 per month, ardson, V. Adm. and Mrs. Emory. S. Land, however, this has since been increased to R. Adm. G. J. Rowcliff, Capt. and Mrs. $96.75 by Public Law 346, 82nd Congress, C. M, Simmers, Capt and Mrs. E. G. Kintner, Capt. and Mrs. R. C. Davis, and approved 23 May 1952.

Capt. R. H. Johnston. A message of regret Members of the Naval Academy classes at inability to attend was received from of '98 to '05, who prior to graduation served Cdr. J. A. Campbell, of Rehoboth Beach, actively as naval cadets aboard ship, may Dek be eligible for such pensions.

J E R R Y LAND, now president of the Eligible naval personnel presently in re- Air Transport Association of America, ceipt of Navy Retired Pay, who are award- was honored by the Alumni Association of ed this pension by the Veterans Adminis- the University of Wyoming at Laramie, tration, will be required to waive the Wyo., on October 30. He was the first equivalent amount of retired pay to become recipient of an award to be presented each eligible for the receipt of this pension. year to a "Distinguished Alumnus for outRetired naval personnel, who are deemed standing and distinguished service and eligible for receipt of this pension from the achievement."

VA, may find it advantageous to accept this VA pension since it is tax exempt and since also such personnel would then be eligible for out-patient medical treatment at See'y, Capt. Lonis P. Davis, USN (Ret.). any VA hospital.

Dresden Apt., 2126 Connecticnt Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. Personnel who are interested in obtainJ O H N J. L O N D O N has returned to his ing additional information concerning possible eligibility for such VA pension are home at 2525 Sunset Dr., Miami Beach, advised to contact the VA Regional Office Fla., after spending the sutnmer in New nearest their home or the District Civil York, Chicago and Wisconsin. He writes Readjustment Officer of the Naval District that he made contact with H U B E R T B U R N H A M in Chicago and C L A R E N C E in which they reside.

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in good health, still playing golf, and both say they intend coming east in 1955 for Sec'y, R. Adm. H. C. Train, USN (Ret.).

1905 SOth Anniversary. • 81 Market St., Annapolis, Md. R A L P H B. S T R A S S B U R G E R reW I L B U R J. CARVER is back in Fort cently made the sports-page headlines when his horse, Worden, which had been flown Myers, Fla., after spending the summer in over from Haras des Monceaux, France, Maine. His mailing address there is to the United States ran off to victory in POBox 22.

1909 has a fine representation at the the $65,000 Washington (D. C.) International race at Laurel track on November 11. Homecoming, October 2. Those present were the Carvers, Chaplines, Doyles, Farrells, Gwynns, LeClairs, Moses, Poco Smiths, Stuarts, Trains, Wellses, Wickhams, "Speck" Manahan, Bob Piatt, Mike Sec'y. Capt. L. M. Atkins, USN (Ret.).

Robertson, and Ben Tilley.

39 Franklin St., Annapolis, Md. Word has been received from CARD F R A N K B. GODLEY writes that since L I N D S A Y that he has sold his home at the middle of the summer he has been liv- 5835 Waverly Ave. in La Jolla and moved ing at 324 San Jose Dr., Dunedin, Fla. to an apartment with the new address of W. A. H A L L is back in Florida at 41 Sj^ 5325 Electric Ave., La Jolla, Calif.

O L I E O L D E N D O R F writes that he has N. Highland Ave., Clearwater, Fla., after sold his house at 6546 Muirlands Dr., La spending the summer in Carlisle, Pa. Jolla, and moved out on 1 November. He and Betty are traveling east to Norfolk to visit one son-in-law and after Thanksgiving they will sail for Europe to visit another Sec'y, Capt. R. F . Frellsen, USN (Ret.), son-in-law in Naples.

5 Sherwood Rd., Wardonr, Annapolis, Md. Olie says when they get fed up with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Asa Appley of Glen Ridge, N. J., and Hamilton, N. Y., living out of a suitcase they will return to have announced the engagement of their La Jolla and either build or buy another daughter, Miss Ruth Ann Appley, to Lt. house.

May and H A R O L D T R A I N attended (jg) Albert Gleaves Cohen, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Morris Cohen of the Military Order of World Wars Convention in Pittsburgh, Pa., 27-31 August.

Wynnewood, Pa. H. C. Train Miss Appley was graduated from Northfield School for Girls and is now in her third year at Connecticut College for Women. Her father is president of the American Management Association and a Sec'y, R. Adm. Charles J. Moore, USN (Ret.), 5509 Grove St., Chevy Chase 15, Md. member of the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. During World War II, W. p . BROWN is now living at 302 he was deputy chairman of the War Man- 4th Ave., South, Lake Worth, Fla. power Commission.

Miss Appley's maternal grandparents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herod Capt. Joseph Y. Dreisonstok, USN (Ret.), Wilson of Delaware, Ohio, and her pa- Sec'y, 5431 39th St., N.W., Washington 15, D. C. ternal grandparents are Mrs. Joseph Earl Word has just been received of the death Appley and the late Reverend Appley of on June 28 of E R N E S T J O H N MEYER Basking Ridge, N. J. at his home in Grand Island, Neb. Lieutenant Cohen, who attended the A new mailing address for CARLETON Haverford School, is a graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, Class of 1949, and H. W R I G H T is Box 517, R F D 3, Roais serving in a submarine attached to the noke, Va. Atlantic Fleet. His maternal grandparents R p B E R T G. ROSEBOROUGH is livwere the late Adm. and Mrs. Albert ing in Senatobia, Miss.

Gleaves, USN, and his paternal grandH A R O L D C. P I E R C E (BRIGEN parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Cohen of Philadelphia. A June wedding USMC) is retired and living at 20 Chapel St., Brookline, Mass. is planned.

The home address of SAMUEL J. R A L P H T. H A N S O N advises that as of early October his address is 40 Legare ZEIGLER, JR., is 2 Walton Way, Belle Haven, Alexandria, Va. St., Charleston 4, S. C. GEORGE W H I T E S I D E requests his H O R A C E T. DYER writes that his address is The Dakota, 1 W. 72nd St., mail be addressed to 4th and Walnut Sts., Carrollton, 111.

New York 23, N. Y. The secretary regrets to report the death Classmates will be sorry to hear of the death on October 11 of S T E P H E N B. of LLOYD H O M E R L E W I S on 12 OcM c K I N N E Y in New York City. He is tober 19S3. survived by his widow, Mrs. Sarah McM. S. T I S D A L E moved early in NoKinney, who lives at 1940 Park Ave. in vember to Carillon House, 2500 WisconNew York. sin Ave., Washington 7, D. C. We regret to report the death on TuesB E N J A M I N P E R L M A N advises that day, October IS, in Corpus Christi of his new permanent address is "Arden," E M I L L I C H T E N S T E I N . Death was Harwood, Md. from natural causes occurring while visiting relatives in Corpus Christi.

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DE100 Sec'y, Col. D. C. Cordiner, USA (Ret.), U. S. Soldiers' Home, Washington, D. C.

Boston of which we all became so^ very fond during my cruise as ComOne." His mailing address there is 404 Beacon St., Boston 15, Mass.

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Sec'y, Capt. W. A. Heard, USN (Ret.), 3622 Prospect Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C.

DICK CONOLLY was retired as a fourstar admiral on October 2. He had served as president of the Naval War College since December 1950. He is now president of Long Island University, Brooklyn, N. Y. We hear that P H I L Y E A T M A N continues to enjoy the life of a gentleman and a scholar in Princeton, N.J., where his address is 72 Library PI.

See'y, R. Adm. Morton L. Ring ( S O . USN. Rm. 2008. Navy Dept., Washington 25. D. C.

A L B E R T R. S T E P H A N advises he is now living on North St., Kennebunkport Me.

Sec.-Treas. Capt. E. S. Earnhardt, USN (Ret.), 4326 Woodberry St., University Park, Hyattsville, Md.

3701 Nebraska Ave., NW, is the new address for A. W. RADFORD. Classmates will be saddened to hear of the death of VAN H U B E R T RAGSDALE (VADM U S N R E T ) on 11 October 1953 at his home in Ormond Beach, Fla. Death was due to a heart ailment and he is survived by his widow, a son, a daughter and a sister.

L. F. S A F F O R D gives his home address as 2821 Dumbarton Ave., NW, Washton 10, D. C.

See'y, V. Adm. Earle W. Mills, USN (Ret.), Apt. 2A. 1 Beekman Place. New Toik 22. N. T. Orders Issued ALBERT M. BLEDSOE (RADM USN) to Com 13th Addu ComNavBase Brem.

LLOYD E. CLIFFORD has moved to 629 Woodmont Ave., Berkeley 8, Calif.

R A L P H C. A L E X A N D E R is back at 5100 Loughboro Rd., NW, Washington, after spending the summer in Jamestown, R. I.

DEinE] Secy., R. Adm. Carl E. Fink, USN (Ret.).

4401 Chesapeake St., N.W., Washington 16, D. C. Treasurer, Cdr. Louis B. Pelzman, USNR. 2010 Fenwick St., N.E., Washington 2, D. C.

Classmates will be saddened by the news of the death of ROBERT M. DORSEY on October 15 at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis after a short illness. He is survived by a brother and two sisters of Henderson, Ky. Class 1919 assembled for their regular monthly luncheon at 1215 Tuesday, November 3, at Army and Navy Club, WashCorresponding Sec'y. Mr. P. D. Sleeper, ington, D. C. Present: Adams, Camp, Aetna Life Insurance Co., 1511 K St., N.W., Washington, D. C. Crichton, Dierdorff, Fink, Kincaid, King, G. D. HULL'S address is 435 Diamond Read, Rochester, Schildhauer, Stevens and Wisenbaker.

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H U G H J. K N E R R (MAJGEN U S A F The Gorgas Memorial Institute of TropiH E W L E T T T H E B A U D writes, "We R E T ) requests his address be changed to have finally settled, I hope permanently, in cal and Preventive Medicine, at its annual 645 Altara St., Coral Gables, Fla. DECEMBER,

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NEW HIGH-SPEED TEXACO TANKERS POWERED BY

C-E BOILERS

First of four fast new tankers, the S. S. North Dakota has been placed in coastal service by The Texas Company. These ships, designed and built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, have a service speed of 18 knots.

Specially designed for the transportation of an unusually wide variety of refined petroleum products, these new tankers are 558 feet long, have a beam of 75 feet and a loaded draft of 31 feet. Deadweight tonnage is 19,203.

The North Dakota and her sister ships will each be powered by two C-E Sectional Header Boilers. Normal steam capacity of each boiler is 54,000 pounds per hour at 600 psig and 850 F; overload capacity, 69,000 pounds per hour.

COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, i., Combustion Engineering Building 2 0 0 Madison Avenue, N e w York 16, N. Y. B-672

ALL TYPES OF STEAM GENERATING. FUEL BURNING AND RELATED EQUIPMENT FOR MARINE AND STATIONARY APPLICATIONS 30

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meeting on October 30, 1953, in Washington, D. C , elected Capt. Miles P. DuVal, U S N ( R e t ) , as a member of its board of directors for three years—the first time a naval officer has been so honored.

See'y. Capt. D . R. Osbom, Jr., U S N ( R e t . ) , S427 Porter St.. N.W.. Washington 16. D . C.

E. M. T I L L S O N requests his mailing address be changed to 742 Jacinto PI., Coronado, Calif.

It is regretted that the report of the death of C H A R L E S W O O D S O N , Class of 1920, -vvas erroneously listed under the Class of 1919 in the November issue of Shipmate.

On the distaff side we have the news that Major Edna Loftus Smith, USMCRW, wife of CLYDE W. S M I T H , was awarded the Navy Commendation Ribbon with Medal Pendant during a sunset parade at the Marine Barracks in Washington on August 28.

During World War II Major Smith was attached to the Naval Aviation History and Research Unit of DCNO (A) as the Marine Corps' historian on naval aviation and collaborated in the writing of The Navy's Air War. She was called back to active duty ift July 1947 to do the research •for Robert Sherrod's History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II, a volume that required five years' research and writing and which was published in May 1952.

Major Smith's award was for her work as chief historian and researcher for Mr.Sherrod's history.

R O S W E L L B. DAGGETT has recently moved from New Jersey to Georgia where his mailing address is POBox 380, LaGrange,* Ga. R. P . E R D M A N writes the following news of his varied activities: I think the last issue of Shipmate was most interesting, especially because of the Buchanan cover and the story by Ellicott.

Of course it has made a hit with Frank Screven, Buchanan's great-grandson, to •whom I have given my copy. The portrait was originally in his possession.

We had a "Little Reunion" of 1920 grads in this area a month ago—at Beaufort, S. C , at the invitation of C. C. Champion who has his home on Ladies' Island. Present were Ducky Mallard, Luke Burgess, Ford MacElvain (who came over from Alabama for the occasion), Steiner Dunbar, Champion and myself. We had expected that Eddie Tillman, Pat Murphey and Tommy Craven would also be there and, perhaps, George Stevens who started out in '20, but they were not able to make it. We all had our wives with us.

After a get-together at the Officers' Club at Parris Island we went to a Beaufort restaurant for supper. This is the first time •we had tried such a thing in this vicinity.

Here is a summary of my own activities for your records—I fell in love with Sa-vannah and Savannah people in 1935 when I spent six months in the Branch Hydrographic Office finishing a. tour of duty started by Smith Cobb, ''18, who was ordered to sea suddenly. I then went to the China Station for three and a half years, during which time I purchased 2 ^ acres of uncleared land on the Wilmington River near the General Oglethorpe Hotel and across the road from the golf course.

By extending my China cruise beyond the usual limit I was able to get ordered back to Savannah in 1939 and immediately cleared the land and built a home of SaDECEMBER,

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vannah "grays," the lovely antique slavemade bricks. We named the place Sparkleberry Hall. I grow successfully a number of citrus fruits (20 trees) and on a large scale—camellias (1200 bushes). Having no yard man I find-it quite a chore to keep the place in the shape that I want it. The camellias I use as source of the information used in our privately printed American Camellia Catalog which has world-wide circulation. The hand-colored illustrations we do ourselves by silk-screen printing.

We are also negotiating now for an ambitious printing of a comprehensive camellia book by a New York publishing firm.

I also represent the compass and navigational instrument firm of Wilfrid O. White & Sons, of Boston.

Any spare time is devoted to golf and to our 11-year-old daughter, Dashiell.

We usually find ourselves too occupied to get away very far from home. Therefore I doubt whether we will be able to make the reunion trek to Annapolis.

Fortune willing I may slip in for a short visit next summer so our daughter can get her first sight of my alma mater.

THUMBNAIL SKETCH GEORGE M . DUSINBERRE, '20, Cdr.

(Ret.)

George Dusinberre married Charlotte Heath of Manchester, N. H., in 1930. Two children: Bill, who is teaching high school in Norristown, Pa., and Nancy, attending Antioch College.

Dusie was first retired in 1939. He taught Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and the University of Delaware, as well as at the Naval Academy. He has been at Penn State University since 1948.

He has written a textbook on gas turbines ; also a "real" book on the calculation of heat conduction, which engineers on nuclear power plants have found useful.

The Dusinberres reside at 219 S. Patterson St., State College, Pa., and practically always have a guest room available for classmates passing that way.

DEIBD See'y. R. Adm. T. J . Kelly. U S N ( B e t . ) , Room 510, Shoreham Bldg., Washington S, D . C.

For the next year DONALD M. HALLEY's address will be FOA-STEM, A P O 928, c/o PM San Francisco.

H A R O L D E. P A R K E R has moved from Michigan to Washington where his address is 3900 16th St., NW, Apt. 515, Washington, D. C. The following attended the 1922 luncheon at the Army-Navy Club, Washington, on 3 November: Shultz, Fink, Marston, Malstrom, Vest, Brice, Toney, Lott O. M. Walker, W. F. Thompson, E. J. Long, Bibby, H. L. Jennings and Zachary.

The secretary writes: "Another squawk about an omission from our information on 'Sons of '22' in the present Plebe Class (1957). BILL W H A L E Y writes from 386 Nautilus St., La Jolla, Calif., 'Re October Shipmate, I also have a son in the Class of '57. He is having his troubles with the academics but I am hoping he makes the grade. His name is Tom.' "The word has also reached us that the son of the late L U K E FOLLMER, Lloyd D. Follmer, Jr., is a member of the Class of 1957.

"Sympathy of the class is extended to R. Adm. and Mrs. CARL F. E S P E because of the death of their son, Craig E. Crowley. Craig was a Lieutenant, U S A F , having graduated from the Naval Academy in 1950. He was killed in a military plane crash near March Air Force Base, California, on 8 October 1953.

"From the letters that have been coming in it is evident that those classmates attending Homecoming Weekend had a wonderful time. Thanks are due—somewhat overdue in fact—to M I L T JACKSON and JIM J E N N I N G S for their able and untiring assistance; and to Miriam and J O H N B E N N I N G T O N for the use of their lovely home for the Saturday evening party. Anyone who missed this year's event should start making plans at once for next year's Homecoming."

DEIBBJ Sec'y, Capt. Clande H. Bennett, Jr., U S N (Ret.).

732 S p r i n g L a n e , Philadelphia 28, P a .

Orders Issued F R A N K W . P A R S O N S ( C A P T U S N R ) to R A D .

S T A N H O P E C. R I N G (RADM U S N ) to CarDiv Pac. A R L E I G H A. B U R K E (RADM U S N ) to CruDiv Lant.

R O B E R T L . D E N N I S O N (RADM U S N ) to D i r Strategic PlansDiv Op N a v .

J O H N R. P E R R Y (RADM CEC U S N ) t o Ch of C i v E n g r of Nav and ChBuDocks NavDept.

O. R. SWIGART has recently moved to 601 S. Pugh St., State College, Pa. J O H N H. W I L L I S gives his mailing address as POBox 215, Churchland, Va. C. G. M c K I N N E Y advises that his A R T H U R A. ACiETON has moved in home now is in Noel, Va. to Washington and is living at 4343 Reno Rd., NW, Washington, D. C. F. E. SHOUP's address is 1508 Oakcrest Dr., Alexandria, Va. Sec'y, Gerald A. Staeey, 802 Grand View Drive.

Mount Vernon, Va., is the home address Alexandria, V a . of J O H N P. B. B A R R E T T .

Orders Issued B E V E R L Y M. C O L E M A N ( C A P T U S N R ) to H O W A R D B. K E P P E L has recently RAD. moved to Brookville Lane, Old Brookville, H A R O L D D. B A K E R (RADM U S N ) to ComOp L. I., N. Y. DevLant.

The Class of 1923, Washington chapter, F R A N C I S H. W H I T A K E R writes held a class luncheon at the Army and that his new address is POBox Z7Z, Bound Navy Country Club on October 23, 1953, Brook, N. J. at which the following were present: Bres, H A R O L D F. P U L L E N gives his cur- Shoup, Jecklin, Rassieur, Parr, Oliver, Edrent address as c/o The Tamalpais School wards, Briggs, Fryberger, Stephens, Huebl, for Boys, 1675 Grand Ave., San Rafael, Zern, Mclsaac, Montgomery, Hudson, Davidson, Sprung, Barrett, Ammon, HolCalif.

5835 Waverly Ave., La Jolla, Calif., is derness, Arnold, Dussault, Wright, Daisley. the new address for W. B. W H A L E Y .

We were happy to see Murr Arnold, the J O S E P H R. BARBARO is now living new Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Naval at 4422 Greenwich Parkway, Washington Personnel, there. Red Perry, who is to be the new Chief of the Bureau of Yards and 7, D. C. 31

Docks, had planned to attend but unforYour class officers are glad to co-operate tunately other business kept him away at in helping broaden the circulation of Shipthe last minute. mate, and to bring to the attention of those The members present were urged to as- in our class who are not presently subsist the Alumni Association in promoting scribers the desirability of getting this pubits drive for new members. The next lunch- lication regularly. We have been endeavoreon meeting will be held on Friday, No- ing to get more and more class news spread by means of these pages, and will vember 20, same place, same time. continue to ask you all to send in news items which will be of interest to all of 1924. The more we have as regular readers of Shipmate, the broader will be our Sec'y. Mr. Panl W. Siegrist, coverage of class news items. This is in c/o Standard & Poor's, 345 Hndson St.. fact the only practical way for us to asNew York 14, N. T. similate class news, except for the infreOrders Issued quent class Cruise. And, by the way, there RALPH E. MILLS (CAPT USN) to C/S Nav will be a 1954 Cruise which will be folSect JUSMAG, Athens.

FITZHUGH LEE (CAPT USN) to ComCarDiv lowed by our 30-year Reunion at Annapolis.

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WILLIAM L. ERDMANN (RADM USN) to Dep C/S. CinCSouth.

THOMAS U. SISSON (CAPT USN) to BuPers temp.

ROBERT L. CAMPBELL JR (RADM USN) to PhibGruLant.

JAMES B. HOGLE (CAPT USN) to ResCord 1st NavDist.

JOHN T. WARREN (CAPT USN) to Nav Hosp Oak, treatment.

PAUL L. WEAVER (CAPT USN) to St CinCaf Med.

died of leukemia in Redlands, Calif., and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Alice B. King of 1881 Rossmont PI., Redlands, Calif. He had been president of the Redlands Federal Savings and Loan Association and past president of the California Savings and Loan League.

DEIBB Sec'y, R. Adm. John W. Bays, USN (Ret.), Culver Military Academy, (Culver, Ind. Orders Issued ERNEST BLAKE (CAPT USN) to C/S Com ServPac. ALLAN L. DUNNING (CAPT USN) to Sup Ship, Newport News Shipbldg & Drydock Co. FRANK TURNER (CAPT USN) to command USS ESSEX. HAROLD M. ZEMMER (CAPT USN) to Nav Hosp San Diego, treat.

BROOKE SCHUMM (CAPT USN) to BuPers temp.

JOSEPH F. JELLEY JR (RADM USN) to Dir of Cons, Ofc of AsstSecDef Properties and Installations, Wash.. D. C. EUGENE F. McDANIEL (CAPT USN) to C/S and Aide ComSTSLantArea.

HUBERT D. RILEY (CAPT USN) to OpNav.

With regret we have to record the passing of Thomas J. Ball at Long Beach, Calif., on October 15. Tom had been an invalid for more than 25 years, but carried on a patient life with the loyal aid and devotion of his wife, Mrs. Mary Ball, who survives. Eddie Hunter writes in that Jack Bolton was helpful in the funeral arrangements, and with Ira McKee, Tom TempleH. C. Z I T Z E W I T Z has been transton and Scotty Laidlaw attended the services and provided a wreath "from class- ferred to the New York Naval Shipyard, Naval Base, Brooklyn, N. Y. W I L L I A M R. COE, JR., is associated mates." with the Virginian Railway Co., with ofJ O S E P H W. E A R N S H A W (COL fices at 44 Wall St., New York 5, N. Y. USMC) and Mrs. Earnshaw announce the birth of a son, Stephen'Payne EarnW. L. E R D M A N N has been transferred shaw, on Sunday, October 4, 1953, at the to Staff, CinCSouth, Navy 510, F P O New Sec'y, R. Adm. T. J. Hickey, USN (Ret.), York.

Naval Hospital, Quantico, Va. The baby 4608 Chevy Chase Blvd., Chevy Chase 15, Md. is the grandson of the late Capt. Ralph Orders Issued Having returned recently from Panama, Payne Craft, USN, Class of 1902, and J O H N J. S C H E I B E L E R is now on duty ERNEST M. HELLER (CAPT USN) to Nav Mrs. Craft of Alexandria, and of Mrs. Hosp Bethesda, treatment. at the Navy Dept., Room 241S-T3, WashM. J. Earnshaw of Phoenix, Ariz. ington 25, D. C. J U L I U S C. SEIDL gives his address as C. E. COFFIN, JR., has moved to 854 "Your Second Career" continues to be a 266 W. 23rd St., New York, N. Y. Tarento Dr., San Diego 6, Calif. leading topic with our Washington group, GEORGE L. P U R M O N T is living at GORDON S H A W A S H L E Y requests and in the absence of news from other areas his address be changed to Route. 1, Box we assume all those who intend to retire 10 Pala Ave., Piedmont, Calif. next June are giving the subject due conMARVIN J. W E S T has returned from 37, Molino, Fla. sideration. At the Washington luncheon Panama and is now stationed at the NaJ O S H U A W. C O O P E R is now Chief on October 24 the views and advice of val Receiving Station, Box 125, San Diego of Staff, Commander Cruiser Destroyer Major H. M. P. Cunningham, U S A F 36, Calif.

Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet, and his family (Ret.), who is Washington district manis residing at 561 Country Club Lane, D. C. BEARD requests the following ager for Lincoln-Mercury, were received.

Coronado, Calif.

His remarks were well received by our change of address be noted: Office of Na(5E0RGE S H A W who used to be very group, which included Abrahams, Bach- val Research, 150 Causeway St., Boston, active in the Cincinnati chapter of the man, Bullis, Bradley, Chadwick, Clexton, Mass.

Alumni Association writes that he has Demarest, Domer, Duvall, Farrell, Fisher, moved to Dallas, where he and Alan Furth, Gminder, Hoffman, Kalisch, LamSkinner are working up a very active berth, Lewis, H. J. Martin, Neale, Nesser, group of Naval Academy Alumni. George Rawlings, Robinson, Scheibeler, Sinclair, See'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel, USN, is still associated with American InternaSutliff, Sylvester, Turner, VanSteenbergh, S410 15th St., North, Arlington 1, Va. tional Underwriters Corp., and is making Weeden and Wright.

Orders Issued his home at 4237 Amherst St., University ALVORD C. GREENACRE (CAPT USN) to Have you seen Jack Bolton at any of Park, Dallas, Tex. Sen and LogAdvisor to Argentine, Naval War the football games this fall? He's in our College, Buenos Aires.

A class luncheon was held by the San football territory—or was in recent weeks. HARRY C. JOHNSTON (CAPT USN) to 12ND temp.

Diego chapter of the Class of 1927 on 27 Your reporter had not yet seen Jack at this CLARENCE BROUSSARD (CAPT USN) to October 1953 at the Commissioned Offiwriting, and was wondering if Jack still AsstC/S for NavRes and Tng Com Three. has that good old coonskin coat which we JOHN F. WALSH (CAPT USN) to NavHosp cers' Mess, U. S. Naval Station, San Bethesda. treatment.

Diego. Present were Anders, Blanchard, used to see at the Navy games of the late D. B. Coleman, J. W. Cooper, Gleim, Mastwenties. He is still very active with MCA Artists Agency at Hollywood, and business Down at SMU young Ed Bernet Jr., son sie, McDaniei, McGarry, R. J. Moore, in the New York office of the agency of classmate ED BERNET, is proving Prichard, E. B. Robinson and Walsh. It brought him east. himself to be a real "chip off the old was agreed to hold these luncheons on the 27th of each month, except when this date Another traveller is Boyd Wilson, who, block" on the football field. Ed went to fell on a Saturday or Sunday. Election of SMU rated as the best pass catching end with Mrs. Wilson, made a long vacation new officers of the chapter was held. Retour to the West Coast with many stop- in the state high race and under the new sults: president Capt. D. J. Walsh, U S N ; rules has developed into a deadly tackier overs. Some of you classmates might have secretary-treasurer, R. Adm. W. T. Mcseen the Wilsons, since Boyd tried to line and a polished blocker. Ed's Dad, you Garry, U S N (Ret.), replacing R. Adm. know, played end on the Navy team in the up names of those in various localities. season of 1925. According to ROYCE D. B. Coleman,- U S N ( R e t ) , and Cdr. We saw a good picture of Jimmy Lazell F L I P P I N , who supplied a newspaper E. B. Robinson, U S N (Ret.), respectively. in the October issue of Avisco News, along clipping giving the above information, this Word has just been received of the death with a story of his providing cellophane makes three sons of 1926 who are playing wrappings for the world's biggest bakery. on major college teams. If anyone knows on October 3 of C H A R L E S E. H A R R I SON. No, Jimmy doesn't bake; but he does buy of any more, let Flippin know. lots of wrappings in his capacity of purMonthly class luncheons in the Norfolk F I T Z H U G H L E E gives the following area were inaugurated Tuesday, 27 Octochasing agent for packaging materials used by the American Stores Company. The new address: Box 200, Route 2, Post Rd., ber. At the luncheon it was decided to world's biggest bakery is in the Overbrook East Greenwich, R. I. hold the monthly gathering at the Comsection of Philadelphia, and Jimmy resides We regret to report the death of LY- missioned Officers' Mess (open) at the in nearby Germantown.

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on the last Thursday of each month. Since the last Thursday of November and December are chronically poor dates on which President, Capt. C. E. Trescott, USN, Department of Marine Engineering. USNA. to meet, the next luncheon will be on Annapolis, Md. Thursday, 3 December. Reservations should be made with Ray Mitchell (phone NorOrders Issued folk 62-0026) or Freddie Berry (Naval JAMES H. FLATLEY (CAPT USN) to Com Base Extension 3358).

NAB. 5ND. H. BUSH (CDR USN) to ONR NavDept.

Although there are around fifty members BURL LOUIS A. HARRISON (CDR USN) to USS of the Class of '27 having Norfolk as their ROCKBRIDGE. home port or on shore duty there, only ten were able to get to the luncheon: Mate W. S. STOVALL, JR., gives his new (Sinbad) Addison, Freddie Berry, Hank duty address as ComServPac, F P O San Briggs, Creed Burlingame, Pete Ferral, Ray Mitchell, Bob Speck, Bud Southwick, Francisco.

Red Stillman and Dick Zern.

A. W . S T R A H O R N advises that he is Ray Mitchell (Captain U S N Ret.), who now living at 8 Bedford Ct., Wawaset is in the life insurance business in Norfolk, Park, Wilmington, Del. was elected secretary-treasurer. Freddie L E O N A R D T. M O R S E has been transBerry, on shore duty in command of the ferred to Op OOIE, Navy Dept., WashFleet Weather Central, was named chair- ington 25, D. C. man. Discussion as to forming of a chapter in the Association of the Class of 1927, U. S. Naval Academy, was scheduled for the December meeting.

Sec'y, R. Adm. Charlea Brook. USN (Ret.), 4108 Chesterbrook Rd., Falls Chnreli. Va. Orders Issned JAMES D. LANG (CAPT USN) to command USS KULA GULF. WILLIAM N. WYLIE (CAPT USN) to InScruit 7th.

HENRY G. CLARK (CAPT CEC USN) to Dep DirPacDivDocks.

JOHN F . FLYNN (CAPT USN) to C/S JUS MAG. Athens.

Sec'y, Capt. B. K. James. USN. 2629 S. Hayes St., Arlington. Va. Orders Issued ALBERT C. BURROWS (CAPT USN) to Com DesRon 8.

BARON J . MULLANEY (CAPT USN) to Com DesRon 5.

ROBERT L. MORRIS (CAPT USN) to ComDes Ron 26.

D. E. DALLMAN requests the following, EVAN E. FICKLING (CAPT USN) to CO USS change be made in his address: 128 W. CABOT.

W A L T E R F . P R I E N is Commanding Officer of the Naval Supply Depot at Great Lakes, 111.

B. F. McLEOD advises that his new duty address is Staff, NRTC, NAS, Glenview, 111.

A. KONIGSBERG is now living in Apt. I, Bldg. 112, U. S. Naval Station, New Orleans 14, La. A new address for J O H N E. E D W A R D S is 39 Edgewood Terrace, Belle Haven, Alexandria, Va.

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3732 Manor Bd., Chevy Chase, Md. Orders Issued ARTHUR I. FLAHERTY (CAPT CEC USN) to PWO, NavSta, Nav Base, Newport.

JOHN O. MINER (CAPT USN) to OpNav temp.

WARD T. SHIELDS (CAPT USN) to OpNav. ALEXANDER C. VEASEY (CAPT USN) to OpNav. VICTOR A. KING (CAPT USN) to War Plans and OpOff StafE ComNavPhil.

REGINALD R. McCRACKEN (CAPT USN) to NavHosp St. Albans, L. I. KARL R. WHELAND (CAPT USN) to ConSub Ron 2.

RALPH N. ERNEST (CAPT CEC USN) to Staff SacLant.

BAFFOBD E. LEWELLEN (CAPT USN) to MSTS, Wash., D. C. DANIEL A. STUART (CAPT USN) to BuPers..

LOUIS F. VOLK (CAPT USN) to CoMavMar Cor ResTraCen, Hon.

F. J. BECTON has left the W a r ColElmwood PI., Minneapolis 19, Minn. lege in Newport and is on board the U S S R A Y M O N D DOSS advises that he has C. M. CHARNECO is on duty at the GLYNN (APA-239), F P O New York. recently moved to 823 Gladstone Dr., East Norfolk Naval Shipyard, c/o Supply OffiO. E. HAGBERG's home address is 7 cer, Portsmouth, Va. Grand Rapids, Mich.

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DEIBB Sec'y. Capt. S. M. Archer. U S N .

Naval Operations (OP-316B). Room 4D. 625 Pentagon, Navy Dept., Washington, D . C. Orders Issued CHARLES E. P E R K I N S (CAPT U S N ) to Com NavJoint Staff. ComlceDefFor. JACOB A . LARK (CAPT U S N ) to BuPers.

JOHN D . LAMADE (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS VALCOUR. FREDERICK WOLSIEFFER (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S GREAT SITKIN. J O H N P . ROACH (CAPT U S N ) to NavHosp NPT, treatment.

J O H N M. LIETWILER (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav.

R. B. L I T T L E writes that he is li-ving at 200 Walnut St. in San Francisco and that he has been assigned to the newly conceived billet of Comptroller 12 N.D. Headquarters.

H. R. P R I N C E gives his current address as D-3S Amphib Base, Norfolk 11, Va. O W E N E. F A N G is living at 10 N. Columbus St., Arlington, Va. Included in an announcement by Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in Pittsburgh of recent changes in top management posts was that W A L T E R H. L E W I S , assistant •vice president, production, had been named manager of the Pittsburgh works.

Hank Ford writes that the Durham, N. C , chapter of '32 consisting of Hank meets regularly, and enjoys itself immensely. Hank is quite sold on his job as P N S at Duke. Says he is just realizing what he missed by not going to college.

Hank wants the word passed along that he would be happy to see anyone passing that way. He points out that it is most convenient to pass by way of Durham going to and coming from a lot of places.

There appears to be quite a '32 contingent in the Yokosuka area. Both Luke Luker and Charles Odend'hal report on a planned "'32 party" that Hank and Jeanette Delong were trying to give. It appears that typhoon "Tess" was about to interfere.

Charlie reports "Whitey Baker, Harry Hull, Tallulah Wilson, Bill Short Bull Ovrom, and Jack Kauffman in the area.

Also George and Marge Luker, Bill and Liz Kerme and Jack Bandy living there.

Charlie hasn't his family on board yet.

He reports his room in the BOQ has replaced the International Bar of Shanghai, the Strangers Club of Panama and Picadilly Circus of London as the crossroads of the world.

P. D. Quirks is dug in at White Sands, N. M., but has trouble holding a chapter meeting. One constitutes a quorum-r-P. D. P. D. was in Washington recently and reports all under control in the Southwest.

Jack Binns welcomes one and all to his motel, Seaside Village, Solano, Calif. He has seen Tom Chambers recently and reports that Frank Bigaouette lives at 328 S. Arnaz Dr., Los Angeles 48, Calif.

Thanks for the dope, Jack.

Harvey Head reports in from Fontana, Calif. He has a small manufacturing business, is married but no children. Harvey would be happy to see anyone passing by.

Fontana is between Ontario and San Bernardino. His company is the Mineral Wool Insulating Company. He reports seeing George Hughes recently. George is also in the manufacturing business .and located in San Diego.

Bruce McCandless sends in some good advice on preparation of the Annual which will certainly be made use of. Bruce is still attending school, uses a wheel chair much 34

of the time and a cane the rest of the time.

He is chipper as ever, and eager to see one and all in the Long Beach area. We're always glad to hear from you, Bruce, and are rooting for you one and all.

Hap Asman reports from Guam that Bill jonson, Gordon Underwood and Ike Hobbs represent our Marianas chapter.

Bob Maulsby reports in from London.

Dan Carrol, Barry Atkins and Walt Innis are nearby and an occasional small bottle is split in honor of '32 and the U. S. Naval Academy. Sue Maulsby was the outstanding graduate last spring from George Mason High School in Falls Church, Va. A $50 prize was the award. Well done.

Sue, another grand achievement for '32 juniors.

Capt. Lloyd W. Parish (Mike Fink to you all) won the 1953 Fleet Air Hawaii Badminton Championship. According to reports Mike had to come from behind to win. We are sure proud to hear there is still some youth and fire left in some of us guys, Mike.

Jerry Jewett reports he recently saw Don McLeod in Los Angeles. Don is an executive with Sears Roebuck Company at 2650 E. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 54, Calif.

George Bailey writes from Long Beach at the Naval Shipyard. He sends his regards and reminds one and all to drop by.

Geo. Porter says to come fishing with him at St. Petersburg.

Bill Short reports also from Japan. In addition to those already reported on Bill had seen Jack Kauffman, Jack Catlett (Diphda), and Harry Hull. Bill further reported seeing Bob Kashower in Alberta about a year ago. Bob was managing the Airline Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Hank Delong also reports in from the land of the rising sun.

Bob Bisson, Col., USMC, checks in at long last. Bob is a Marine aviator, now Commanding Officer, Marine Air Group 13 at Kaneohe, T. H. Bob says he is a jet pilot now, and feels every year of his life.

Confer with Mike Fink, Bob. 'Three hundred ballots on what to do about a yearbook were sent out. The response was fine—70 percent got their vote in in time. Of those received it was better than 2 to 1 in favor of yes on question one. Only one out of ten voted no on both questions. The class appears to be overwhelmingly in favor of a yearbook.

Ballots for class officers will be out probably before you read this. Vote promptly and mail your ballot in. They will be opened and counted at the January 13, 1954, luncheon. The January luncheon in Washington is the annual class meeting.

Try to be in town at that time.

The Norfolk chapter is having a party November 6 at SacLant Mess, cocktails and dining. Norfolk now is our second heaviest concentration.

The Washington group has a party planned for November 13 at the Gun Factory. Details are not firm at this writing.

The regular October class meeting was held October 14 in conjunction with the Washington chapter luncheon. The main order of business was to nominate a candidate for class officer. This was done and the ballots are probably in your hands by now. Rear Admiral Hague, Commandant, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, gave a very interesting talk on the history and purpose of the ICAF. He specifically commented that the fine introduction by John Spangler would not increase John's marks at the ICAF.

Those present were Red Adams, W. I. Bull, Sam Moncure, Scotty Mclver, new arrival a t the J C S ; Bill Brown, George Pressy, Red Stoner, Joe Jaap, Phil Harrington, John Spangler, Charlie Sugarman, Earl Finney, Jerry Miller, Porter Lewis, Bull Dreany, Joe Tshirgi, Fred Ruhiman, Leon Kintberger, Lindsay Williamson, Ted White, Burl Bailey, Ed Konrad, newly arrived in BuPers; Charlie Lanman, and Harmon Utter, just taking over as CO, NAS, Anacostia.

There will be no class luncheon in November since the second Wednesday falls on November 11 and the club will be closed.

QSBB Sec'y, Capt. J. B . Denny, U S N , BnPers, Rm. 3072, Arlington Annex, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D . C. Orders Issued EDWARD R. N E L S O N JR (CDR U S N ) to BuOrd. MURRAY H A N S O N (CAPT U S N ) to Staff ComCaribSeaFron.

On 7 December 1953 Westinghouse Studio One over the CBS-TV network will dramatize the story of U S S ANGLER (Capt. Robert I. Olsen, U S N ) which in March 1944 rescued 58 survivors of the PANAY massacre in the Philippines. The play, entitled "Dry Run," tells the story of life aboard the overcrowded ANGLER on the 2,500-mile cruise to Darwin, Australia, under the Japanese-patrolled waters of the Pacific. "Dry Run" will be seen on a network of 67 stations by an audience of some twenty-three million viewers. The program will originate in New York and be seen at 10 p.m. E S T . The television play was written from the Log of Captain Olsen.

G. S. COLEMAN advises that his new mailing address is Box 2, Navy 230, c/o PM Seattle.

P. C. STALEY, JR., has been detached from the Naval War College in Newport and has reported to the Joint Intelligence Group, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington 25. D. C. He is making his home at 300 Poplar Dr., Falls Church, Va. M A R R I T T S. HIGHAAI writes that he is living at 1225 W. Addison St., Chicago 13, 111.

J O S E P H D. GALLERY is residing at 218 Hillside Rd., Southbridge, Mass.

999 Belledeer Dr., Tupelo, Miss., is the home address of C H A R L E S L. ROUSSEAU. Bob Madden's financial records for Double Three Roundup have been audited and found in good order by an audit committee headed by Larry White. A brief summary of income and expenditures follows : INCOME

From sale of books (400 copies) $4,000.00 From class funds 771.40 $4,771.40 EXPENDITURES

Payments to publisher Miscellaneous: Mailing questionnaire and follow-ups Mailing books

$4,360.00

$ 80.94 92.51 SHIPMATE

Other mailing expenses (copy and proofs to publisher, individual follow-ups and receipts, returned photographs) Telephone, telegrams and trips to Philadelphia Reproduction of photographs R e n d e r i n g of class crest Clerical help Other

122.12 42.52 5.68 20.00 33.00 14.63 411.40

$4,771.40 5(K) copies of the book were ordered from the publisher, and 507 were actually received. 400 copies have been sold. In addition, the following complimentary copies were given: To widows 41 To past Superintendents and Commandants 3 To Naval Academy Library, Museum, and Alumni Association 3 To editors of other class books and to Navy Public Information 4 51 Finally, two replacement copies were provided to replace those lost in mailing. Accordingly, as of 1 November 1953 there are 54 copies still available at $10.00 each. If all 54 are sold the use of class funds for

the book can be reduced from $771.40 to September at the Academy. Chaplain Zimmerman delivered the invocation. I was $231.40.

All classmates desiring to buy extra cop- honored to be privileged to dedicate the ies should notify Jobo Denny (Capt. James plaque. Captain Corey accepted for the B. Denny, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Academy. Chaplain Lonergan pronounced Room 3072, Arlington Annex, Navy Dept., the benediction. The plaque will be permaWashington 25, D. C ) . Make out your nently displayed in the west balcony of checks ($10.00 per copy) to "Naval Acad- Dahlgren Hall. Roy Smith, Harry Greer, and Ed Shantz were the moving spirits in emy Class of 1933 Fund." getting the plaque made, and Bob Leeman made all the arrangements at the Academy fo.r the ceremony.

Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Close. U S N .

The Washington group now has a new 1228 Allan Ave., Falls Church, V a . schedule of meetings: luncheon at the Gun O r d e r s Issued Factory Officers' Mess the second WednesF R A N K K. U P H A M ( C A P T U S N ) t o Staff, • day of the month for the first two months C h N a v A i r R e s T r a , N A S , Glenview.

ALFRED D. KILMARTIN (CDR USN) to of each quarter. The meeting the third month of each quarter will be a cocktail MSTS P a c A r e a .

G O R M A N C. M E R R I C K ( C A P T U S N ) t o Ofc party. For December, Fid Murray is in of BAGR, E a s t D i s t . N e w Y o r k . charge, and cocktails will be served from H A R O L D W . C A M P B E L L J R (CDR U S N ) t o 1830 to 2030 on Friday, 4 December, at Sixth NavDist. thfe Officers' Mess, Naval Medical Center, J O S E P H J. S T A L E Y writes that his Bethesda. For reservations, contact Fid current duty address is CinCNelm Staff, Murray in OP-11.

Box 10, F P O New York.

At the October meeting, the results of W. T. D U T T O N in on board the U S S balloting for the Class Council were anPAWCATUCK, F P O New York. nounced : members—Bob Harbold, Frank J O H N M. H Y D E advises that he is Pinney, Reg Rutherford, Luke Sample, now residing at 50 Everett St., Newport, Tom South, and Brown Taylor; alterR. I. nates—first, Bill Guthrie, and second, Washington contingent believes "20 Butch Robbins. Frank Pinney will serve Years After" book containing record of as secretary-treasurer until 1 July 1954, class since graduation would be welcomed. or until the next council is elected.

Exploration is underway by Ad Hoc ComBrown Taylor volunteered to start work mittee. All members will receive question- on a "Twenty Years After" book. The naires shortly. Committee urges them to following agreed to assist: Fid Murray, fill out and return promptly.

Bob Leeman, Russ Maynard, Bob Paton, About seventy attended the dedication of Art Manning, Charlie Gerlach, Tom South, the Class of 1934 Memorial Plaque on 26 Bob Harbold, and Bill Coleman. More

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volunteers are needed. The group will girl, and have their residence at 219 81st meet (after deadline for this letter to be St., Virginia Beach, Va. Don is Chief Staff printed) and organize.—R. Rutherford Officer of Heavy Attack Wing I. New arrivals from Washington added to those who had stayed over: Shirley and Rix Rixey, Henry and Natalie Sipple, Bob and Edythe Ware, Tom and Mary CunSec'y, Cdr. J . S. C. Gabbert, USN, Bnrean of Naval Personnel, Navy Dept., ningham and Curt and Betty Kelly.

Washington 25, D. C. The others who had stayed for the full weekend were Betty and John Johnston, Orders Issued FRANK L. BARROWS (CDR USN) to com- Squire and Cynthia Pridmore, Ralph and mand USS ASHLAND. Mary Cousins (CO Naval Air FaciHty HAROLD W. McDONALD (CDR USN) to Nav Annapolis), Red and Anne Hessel, Bush ResTraCom, NAS, Glenview.

GRAFTON B. CAiMPBELL (CDR USN) to Car and Donnie Bringle, Bernice and Johnny Div 18.

Nielson and Jack Denton.

GEORGE L. CONKEY (CDR USN) to ComDes All in all there were 25 of the class presDiv 32.

EDGAR G. OSBORN (CDR USN) to WestSea ent for the buffet-dinner-dance after the • Fron.

WALKER A. SETTLE (CDR USN) to BremGm. game. There were 29 of the class present over the weekend ha-ving come from PhilaROBERT E. RIERA (CDR USN) to AirLant. delphia, Norfolk, Patuxent and WashingC. S. F O S T E R , JR., advises his cur- ton, D. C. rent duty address is ComDesDiv TwentyWith the homecoming and class party two, U S S ENGLISH (DD-696) ( F ) , F P O at Annapolis the monthly class luncheon New York. was omitted in Washington this month.

Charlie and Truey Meigs have their residence at 3224 Cathedral Ave., N W , where they lived when they were here in Washington in 1949.

Sec'y, Cdr. Richard R. Pratt. USN, Box 70, Navy 214, FPO, New York, N. Y. Just learned from Mrs. Goodloe that Orders Issued Tom Turner's four-month-old daughter's PAUL B . RYAN (CDR USN) to USS HELENA. name is Constance Hope Turner. As you ARCHIBALD E. TEALL (CDR USN) to Com remember, Tom and Connie have their PhibConDiv 12.

BENNETT C. OELHEIM (CDR USN) to USS residence in Walpole, N. H., where Tom is owner-operator of the Traditional FurBREMERTON. niture Co. 35 Champlin St., Newport R- L> is the new home address for ALLAN F. FLEMING.

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Orders Issned WALTER L. PHALER (CDR USN) to CruDes Pac. FREDERICK E. JANNEY (CDR USN) to USS JUNEAU. LAWRENCE V. JULIHN (CDR USN) to Fid Com ArmedFors SpecialWpns Project Albuquerque.

JAMES R. GREY (CDR USN) to Twelfth Nav Dist.

KENNETH E. HANSON (CDR USN) to NAS Point Mugu.

DONALD G. BAER (CDR USN) to OpNav.

GUY G. N A R T E R is currently residing at 511 Berkley St., Falls Church, Va. S T A T E S M. MEAD has moved to 72 Van Rensselaer Ave., Stamford, Conn.

W A S H I N G T O N N E W S O F 1937 After the ball game (football) was over we gathered at the Naval Academy nursery, the old Severn Club, for cocktails, buffet supper and dancing. This year we really had a fine get-together at Alumni Homecoming time.

Some of us couldn't stay, Morgan Baldwin had to leave for Baltimore before the supper was served. Also Jane and Bob Tate had to leave for the Philadelphia area. Their home address is 135 Browning Lane, Rosemont, Pa. Johnny and Gwen DeVane from Patuxent, Betty and Charlie Lake from Rockville, Md., Jack and Ray Wadleigh, Libby and Ace Barton, Wes and Marcella Stuessifrom Norfolk, Hank and Babe Transue from Philadelphia, all stayed over from the festivities on Friday.

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See'y. Lt. CoL John Saxten. USHC. (^3 Division Headquarters. Marine Corps.

Washington 25. D. C. Orders Issued RANDOLPH KIPPEL (CDR USN) to USS MOUNT McKINLEY. ROBERT B. BYRNES (CDR USN) to Nelm.

EMORY H. HUFF (CDR USN) to Nelm.

JOHN L. HAINES (CDR USN) to NavSuBase Pearl.

CECIL A. BOLAM (CDR USN) to Fair Jax. CHARLES D. BROWN (CDR USN) to ComSub Div 71.

FREELAND H. CARDE JR (CDR USN) to ArmedForStaffCoI NorVa Duins.

WILLIAM S. FINN (CDR USN) to ArmedFor StaffCol NorVa Duins.

HEROLD J . WEILER JR (CDR USN) to CO FasRon 6.

WILLIAM O. SPEARS JR (CDR USN) to ArmedForStaffCoI NorVa Duins.

ALAN J. HOLMES (CDR USN) to NavPhiBase Coronado.

Some of the following notes were sent to Shipmate by H A R R Y H O L T O N .

All 38'ers are urged to send their home addresses and duty stations to R O B E R T C. MAIN, Operations Manager, The Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore 3, Md. Bob is maintaining a centralized mailing list of the entire class for permanent use by class officers in the Washington area.

W. T. (BILL) INGRAM is regional general manager of the Reyuolds Metals Company at 601 South Ardmore, Los Angeles 5, Calif.

W. G. ( W I L L Y ) BROWN (CDR U S N ) commands the U S S HERBERT THOMAS (DDR-833) in the Pacific.

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E. J. S P E N C E R K E M P reports that he is starting a new job as Deputy Commissioner of Corporations in the Los Angeles office of the California Division of Corporations.

Lt. CHARLES F. P A P E is Officer in Charge, Harbor Defense Unit, U. S. Fleet Activities, Navy 3912, F P O San Francisco.

Cdr. E. H. H U F F has received orders to Nelm.

Cdr. CECIL A. BOLAM has been or-

dered to Fleet Air, Jacksonville, Fla., for duty.

J O H N E . DACEY and Mrs. Dacey announce the birth of a daughter. Dale, on 29 September 1953 at DePaul Hospital, Norfolk, Va. N O R M A N E. FRYER, JR., has gone to the U S S RENVILLE (APA-227). F P O

San Francisco.

V. J. SOBALLE's new address is U. S. Naval Station, Navy 115, F P O New York.

Cdr. and Mrs. R O B E R T G. B I D W E L L announce the birth of a son, on October 30, at Virginia Beach.

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Cdr. W. J . Ruhe, USN, BuPers, Navy Department, Room 3733, Arlington Annex, Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issned ROBERT R. STARTZELL (CDR USN) to Op DevLant.

WILLIAM W. GENTRY (CDR USN) to FleTra Gru Gtmo.

SAXE P . GANTZ (CDR USN) to AirLant temp.

ALMER P. COLVIN (CDR USN) to Joint Tech AdGru NAS Atsugi.

CLARENCE E. BELL JR (CDR USN) to USS ORION. JOHN E. PARKS (CDR USN) to CO FasRon 8.

CHARLES W. CUSHMAN (CDR USN) to OIC Cruitnop Phila.

JAMES G. GLAES (CDR USN) to SubFlot 1.

GEORGE S. SIMMONS n i (CDR USN) to Com SubDiv 32.

CHARLES F . LEIGH (CDR USN) to NavHosp Phila treatment.

ROBERT BRENT (CDR USN) to CO AirAsRon 38 JAMES M. ROBERTSON (CDR USN) to Nav PhibTraU NavPhiBase Coronado.

THEODORE C. SIEGMUND (CDR USN) to ArmedForStaffCoI NorVa Duins.

JACOB J . VANDEBGRIFT JR (CDR USN) to ArmedForStaffCoI NorVa Duins.

JIM M I L L E R requests his address be changed to 711 Cabrillo Ave., POBox 375, Coronado, Calif.

A L L E N B. R E G I S T E R advises that his home address is 534 Pratt St., Norfolk, Va. ROGER W . P A I N E , JR., gives 4456 20th Rd., N., Arlington, Va., as his current mailing address.

A. A. P E T E R S O N is living at. 16 Whitfield Rd., Baltimore 10, Md. SHORfi B R E E Z E S

by PAUL SCHRATZ

This is the first time I can remember when I can feel the pangs of spring fever occurring in November. We've had superb weather in the Washington area recently and the lure of the great outdoors has been very strong. Or maybe it's an occupational disease which comes after two years ashore.

In any event my feet have never been so loose.

DAN CARRISON is taking the bows this month for a very fine article, "Our Vanishing Military Profession," published in the November issue of the American Mercury. A similar article with much of the same subject matter has just been published by Hanson Baldwin in the Satexepost but Dan at least managed to get his to the newsstands first. The Mercury can be obtained from your local news dealer for thirty-five cents. I suggest, however, that you may obtain a copy from the library if you desire, and since Dan is not on a royalty basis, he has no objection.

Before leaving the literary world, I might also add that planning is underway to put together a class booklet Fifteen Years After. From the experience in publishing Nine Years After in 1948, there are several suggestions I am sending along to you. We will try to make the book as S H I P M A T E

up-to-date as possible and for that reason don't delay when you get your questionnaire. Get the dope, get snapshots, get whatever else is required and get it back in to the committee pronto. The publication date, with or without your contribution, will be 1 July 1954. For reasons I cannot give here it cannot be delayed beyond that date. So when the questionnaires are sent out in January, forget about general quarters and those other noxious shipboard routines; grab a pen or pencil and make with the dope.

Secondly, give us a break in preparing an address list. If you've been out of touch, sound off now with a post card and let us know what you're doing. Drop us a card anyhow—we're glad to hear from you, and by all means, include the dope on other classmates you run across or know the address on, with the latest date you knew that address to be correct. Our records are particularly weak in the resignation, separation and transfer category. Send any dope you know to the Executive Committee, Class of '39, Washington, or to BILL R U H E , in BuPers, or to me. In fact, I defy you to send me the dope at any address which won't get to the right destination. There's your challenge, men—try me out.

I can't over-emphasis the importance of this. I remember last time we went to press virtually the entire class was on shore duty and the great majority of them right here in the Washington-Annapolis area. And we still couldn't get the replies in. That book actually was spawned as Seven Years After and finally saw daylight two years late.

Those who answered first had doubled the size of the family in the betwixt.

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cially picked squad of illiterate goons who gun-deck your report for you. Comes publication day, either your ideas or theirs go to press and it's up to you to influence the choice. And the above, incidentally, is one of the nicest things I ever heard said about the Executive Committee.

Names in the news this month—ALLYN O S T R O S K I just returned from a tour in Berli,n to duty in BuAer electronics division. Abie says duty aus Deutschland is sehr gut. ROG P A I N E is also newly returned from a salt-encrusted DD command to A F S W P in the Pentagon.

GEORGE E. L A W R E N C E , a real newcomer in town, is here as a civilian with Bausch & Lomb, on loan for a six-month tour in D. C. George reports, also residing in upstate New York are Jack Harby, Bob Johannsen, Jerry Bruckel, and Dick Fahy.

Dick is with the NROTCZ unit at Rochester and reports the good news of a third youngster recently, but the sad tidings of the illness of his wife. We here extend our congratulations and our sympathy and hope sincerely that your family ship is again on an even keel. ABE C H I L T O N , an expert civil engineer since '41—or should I say an engineer who is always civil—is now in BuDox for duty flashing a degree in nuclear physics; D I X I E H O W E L L , another DD ex-CO, is here for six months but has not yet figured out what for; T H U M P W I L L I A M S O N , last of the newcomers, is now working in BuPers. GEORGE G H E S Q U I E R E visited town this month reporting all's well in Jax, which also applies to LARRY GEIS and R I P K L I N E .

Dog M I K E P A T T E R S O N contributes the remaining news item, reporting the birth of Malcolm Dewitt Patterson, third child, first son, at Bethesda on All Saints' Day. Congrats on the boy, Pat, I know how you feel.

On the social schedule is the annual Christmas party at the Country Club, 1200 on Saturday, 19 December, complete with everything. In fact this year the Committee is trying to make arrangements to entertain the fathers, too, so they don't have to go downstairs to the club coom as in the past. N E I L (Big Stoop) ALMCJREN will be the man of the day for the kiddies, trying to perpetuate the tremendous artistic standards of St. Nicks in the past— Bob Trauger, Paul Rooney, Ned Beach, et al.

Looking further into the future a class dinner-dance is planned for February, details of which will probably be available next month.

DAN CARRISON also suggested a joint '39 U S N A - U S M A Army-game television party here but couldn't rouse enough enthusiasm. As a compromise, a combined '39 USNA, '49-Smith-Vassar reunion was suggested but fell through because of previous commitments. We finally decided to all just drop in on old Dan and let him tell us about the article. Motion carried.

See you next month.

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Orders Issued ADDISON S. ARCHIE JR (CDR U S N ) to Fie TraGru Gtmo.

JAMES G. HEDRICK (CDR U S N ) to ComCar AirGru 9.

HAROLD A. WELLS (CDR U S N ) to N A A S Whitingfld Milton.

JOHN E. LACOUTURE (CDR U S N ) to USS TARAWA. MICHAEL J. HANLEY JR (CDR U S N ) to Air Lant temp.

DONALD M. KABLE (CDR U S N ) to U S N Ad Gru RokNav.

HUGH A. H A N N A (CDR U S N ) to ArmedFor StaffCol NorVa Duins.

HARVEY B. SEIM (CDR U S N ) to DesFlot 4.

B E N J A M I N C. COOLEY (LCDR U S N ) to USS WACCAMAW.

,B. A. T R I M B L E writes that he has moved to 12 Aborlea Ave, Lower, Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pa. R O B E R T A. MALLEK has been detached from the Bureau of Ships and is now on duty in Seattle with the Assistant Industrial Manager, USN, 2400 l l t h Ave., SW.

nson Sec'y, Cdr. John C. Feick, Jr., U S N , P . O. Box 284, Purchasing Agent, Westinghouse Plant, Elmira, N . Y. Orders Issued CHARLES H. CARR (CDR U S N ) to CO Fas Ron 8.

DAVID M. R U B E L (CDR U S N ) to Inter Am DefBd Washington DC. DAVID L. BYRD (CDR U S N ) to AirLant temp.

JOSEPH L Y N N (CDR U S N ) to CO Patron 6.

LLOYD L. DeLATOUR (LCDR U S N ) to NaBa TraCom N A S Pncla.

JOHN G. MESSER (CDR U S N ) to CO USS SOLEY.

R O B E R T M. S T R I E T E R has moved from Key West to 28 Greenway Rd., Alexandria, Va. P. N. C H A R B O N N E T ' s wife writes that he has been at Patuxent since last March. He attended Test Pilot Training and was graduated the end of July. After nearly a month's leave on the Gulf Coast, he is back at Patuxent with Tactical Test.

ROLAND R I E V E reports the following new address: 19 Battle Green Rd., Lexington, Mass.

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A L V I N L. C O H E N has recently moved her 16, at Corona Naval Hospital, Calif.

Besides her husband, she is survived by to 1315 Jasmine St., Denver, Colo. four daughters who live at 132 Belmont, J A M E S D. MOONEY, JR., advises Long Beach. that his mailing address is 11 W. 42nd St., New York 36, N. Y. Apt. B, 1017 W. Ocean View Ave., Norfolk, Va., is the home address of H E N R Y Sec'y. L t . C d r . Garrison Brown, U S N , A. E I M S T A D .

Box 6042, Shirlington Station, Arlington, V a .

J A M E S E. VICTOR, wife "Pug" and son Toby are living at 362 W. Groveton Orders Issued C O R L I S S W . ADAMS (LCDR U S N ) to A i r P a c S t , Alexandria, Va. temp.

72 La Rancheria, Carmel Valley, Calif., E R I C H . H O P L E Y (LCDR U S N ) to command is the home of J. H. T O R B E R T .

USS PICKEREL. R O B E R T S. R A N K I N (LCDR U S N ) t o Ground A recent change of address for GensCoI F o r t Riley.

M A R V I N B . M U L L E N I X (LCDR U S N ) to Fie C H A R L E S W. W A K E F I E L D is 3917 T r a C e n S a n Diego.

Traine Dr., Dayton 9, Ohio.

R O B E R T E . T H U M (LCDR SC U S N ) to N a v Med & D e n t a l SnpOff Brooklyn.

At the tenth reunion of the class during W A L T E R H . E S W O R T H Y J R (LCDR U S N ) to Homecoming Weekend, those present deSnbGrn 1 New London Gru. J O H N D . H . K A N E J R (LCDR U S N ) t o com- cided that the Rev. Knox Kreutzer should mand USS THEODORE E. CHANDLER. act as class corresponding secretary. AcW I L L I A M C. D O Z I E R J R (LCDR U S N ) to cordingly, he has established a central mailStaff C i n C L a n t F l t .

P A R K E R B . ARMSTRONG (LCDR U S N ) to CO ing address in the Washington area. The USS SOUTHERLAND. address is P. O. Box 1944, Seminary StaGEORGE A . GARDES (LCDR U S N ) t o MSTS tion, Alexandria, Va. WestPacArea.

Kreutzer is now Chaplain with the DisFollowing is a new address for G. L. trict of Columbia Department of CorrecM O E L L E R : Conus Det/ACB One, U. S. tions. His home address is 15 Forest Hill Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, San Rd., Bellehaven, Alexandria, Va. The following West Coast news from Diego 55, Calif.

ROBERT L. H A R V E Y : 3 Pomegranate Rd., Portuguese Bend, On 3 October a group of tottering patriCalif., is W. G. W H E L D O N ' s new adarchs and their ladies foregathered in the dress.

Ramp Room of the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Naval Air Station, San Diego.

Many of these oldsters once again enjoyed the company of their friends whom they Sec'y, Owen F . Keeler, J r . , had not seen in years and reminisced about 3509 M a r t h a Custis Dr., Alexandria, V a . the misty days of antiquity when first they Orders Issued made Lieutenant. This, of course, was one A L L A N E . M A Y (LCDR U S N ) to command of several reunions of the Class of 1944 U S S K 3 . SSK 3.

G A R D N E R T H O M A S J R (LCDR U S N ) to com- held in the San Diego area. It was a brave showing. For notwithstanding the weight m a n d U S S U L V E R T M. M O O R E .

J O H N E . B R A U N (LCDR U S N ) t o N a v A n T r a of their years, and infirmities, most of the Com N A S Corpus Christi.

GUY C. L E A V I T T (LCDR U S N ) to N O L '44s in the area attended the formal cocktail-dinner party.

W h i t e Oak. .. „ J O H N M . B A R R E T T (LCDR U S N ) to A i r P a c Those who attended were Gladys and temp.

H O M E R M. D O R A N J R (LCDR U S N ) to N a v Bill Nelson, Jan and Hotie Hall, Joan and Hap Perry, Marion and Pat Patterson, SubBase P e a r l .

A L B E R T C. K O P L E W S K I (LCDR U S N ) to A i r Dawn and Sandy Knotts, Mimi juid Chuck Pac temp. „„ C H A R L E S E . S T A S T N Y (LCDR U S N ) to CO Almy, Becky and Wayne Ramay, Doris and Bob Harvey, Myree and Rags Muller, USS RAZORBACK. J O H N W . K E L S E Y J R (LCDR U S N ) t o CO Ginny and Mark Hill, Lillian and Bill USS STERLET. T H O M A S R. McCANTS (LCDR U S N ) to CO Etter, Fifi and Don Warfield, Charme and Don Jackson, Jay and Jack Laney, Bill USS GRENADIER. W I L L I A M C. P A T T E R S O N (LCDR U S N ) to Bergstedt, Betty and Bob Netting (from CarDiv 4.

Oxnard), Mary and Bill Kiser, Sue and J O S E P H E . GOULD (LCDR U S N ) to Staff Luis Benitez (from Pasadena), Lorraine CinCPacFlt. W I L L I A M R . M c Q U I L K I N (LCDR U S N ) to and Marvin May (from Los Angeles), OpNav. Alice and George Prestwich, Olive and Cliff Lowe, Irene and Bill Talbot and D O N A L D A. MILLER'S new duty ad- Barbara and Al Thomas. dress is 7712 U S A R E U R Intel. & M.P. Also living in the area are (most of School, A P O 172, PM New York. whom are temporarily at Mare Island, J. W. E L L I S , JR., is on duty at Hunter's Point or WesPac) Ann and Herb Ainsworth, Tena and Bill Boose, Marjorie N A O T S , Chincoteague, Va. Bob Carr, Betty and Mike Casey, . JACK BECKER writes that he is living and Trudy and W. D. Chadwick, Nancy and at 2704 Otis Dr., Alameda, Calif.

H. A. Dorr, Rusty and Chuck Meshier, DAVID S. S T A N L E Y took over on 22 Betty and D. Y. Munnikhuysen, Sally and August as commanding officer of U S S Pat Patrick, Jeanette and P. A. Quarles, FOSSE (DE-59), F P O San Francisco.

Marty and Charles Walker, Lee and J. L. R O B E R T B. GREENWOOD'S mailing Ashcroft, Lisa and Bob Awtry, Mary Lou Bill Bennett, Robin and Joy Boyes, address is VP-49, Navy 138, F P O New and Deanie and H. P. Caldwell, Lois and W. York.

H. Catha, Bernice and Norm Campbell, John Driscoll, Lindy and Chuck Hayden, Gerry and Jack Herrick, Jane and Bob Lewellyn, Edna and George Moran, VirSec'y, L t . Gene Goudie, U S N , ginia and C. K. Schmidt, Nancy and Ted VF-742, c / o F P O , New York City C o r r . Sec'y, Bev. Knox Kreutzer, Snyder, Evelyn and John Ward and Al P . O. Box 1944, S e m i n a r y Station, and Marie Stubel. In Long Beach are Alexandria, Va. H. A. and Rosemary Cummings, T. P. and J O H N B. W I N N I N G H A M gives his June Dankworth, and Ed and Betty Hollynew mailing address as Box 28, Navy 100, field. In El Centro are Marion and F. J. O'Malley.

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QEIEIB Sec'y, A . L. Buck, Box 6086, Shirlington S t a t i o n . A r l i n g t o n 6. V a .

R O B E R T B. A T W E L L has moved from Washington to Norfolk where he is living at 224 Dune St. R O B E R T CURLEY writes that his new home address is 65 Lunado Way, San Francisco 27, Calif.

A R T H U R E. LEVY has recently moved to 8 Donald Ave., Passaic, N. J. A new address for CAMERON I V E S is 66 Neillian Way, Bedford Gardens, Bedford, Mass.

R O B E R T KIRK's home address is 27-D Felton Rd., Sigsbee Park, Key West, Fla. The following is a new address for P. A. J E N S E N , J R . : 904 N. Overlook Dr., Alexandria, Va. J O S E P H J. McGUIRE writes that he is living at 614 Windsor PL, Moorestown, N. J. A R N E T T B. T A Y L O R has been detached from the QUILLBACK and assigned to the

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NEWSLETTER Usually in this column I commence with a report of the monthly luncheon at the Gun Factory. This time, however, due to a business trip, the writer couldn't attend.

From telephoned reports the gang had a good meal and certain business was conducted, chiefly with reference to plans for the next luncheon, our Ten Years After Book, and last minute preparations for our next class letter mailing. (The latter should be received early in December.) Next month's Shipmate will carry a more coniprehensive report.

R E P O R T FROM J A P A N (Sam Gorsline reporting) I sent the report of our last party to the editor as I was also sending my dues but this one will come to you. As you may or may not remember I have not been getting my Shipmate, but occasionally I see a copy.

The class column looks fine and I know it must be a full-time job to keep it up at that level. Keep up the good work!

On the night of September 26 we had another get-together of the '45ers—Japan chapter. We met at our house in Kamakura for a short period of cocktailing, about three hours to be exact, and then went to a Chinese restaurant, namely Kaseiros, for the benefit of those familiar with the countryside around this neck of the woods. Incidentally, to make all of you stay-at-homes jealous a full-blown cocktail party out here costs about $1.00 per head.

I guess that is just the price we pay for this rough duty.

Those present were reading from the left to the right: Jim Braun out here from Barber's Point and VR-21, Ben Decker from S I P U Det-1 at NAS, Atsugi; Bob and Evelyn Coulthard from Staff ComNavFe; Hank Milham, who is exec on one of the subs out here; Sugar Fortson and Catherine from NAS, Atsugi; Bob Stanton, who is exec of a U D T outfit at Camp Ine Gill; Al Dame from VP-57 and about to go home to Whidbey Island; Vince and Liz Anania from Staff, Com NavFe; Phil and Glo Erickson from Staff, ComNavFe; Roie Gore, subbing for Fred, who is in Korea with the armistice commission; Bill and Gwen Benson from NSD, Yokosuka; Wally and Bet Lawson SHIPMATE

from N S D , \ o k o s u k a ; Jack Peters from tainer Corporation of America in Philabtaff, ComDesFlot 1; and Sam and Bar- delphia. His address is 8 Wilde Ave., bara Gorslme from Staff, ComNavFe. Oth- Drexel Hill, Philadelphia. Bud also gave ers around but unable to attend were Slim us the address of G. T. F I N N E G A N and Caple, Ken Allison, Doc Graybill, Pinky E. J. McDOWELL—72 Concord Ave., Howard. Bob Hogsed.. Gerry O'Rourke, Milton, Mass., and 92 Beach St., Long Rudy Biordi, Steve Layton, and Tom Beach, Calif., respectively.

Johnston with new bride. Hope to have a BEN L A M P E R T gives his address as lot more in the near future. c/o Virginia Engineering Inc., Newport Guess this is all for the time being. Keep News, Va. up the good work and keep the hot dope H A N K A N S O N dropped us a note flowing. along with $13.20, which represented the REPORT FROM FORT LYAUTEY profit from our Homecoming cocktail party October 3. His good wife, Duffy, wants ( Davidson-Cockrill-McLaughlinto share the credit for planning with Jo Harward reporting) Zech, Arlene Montgomery, Martha Ann Here at the Harward's on a bright sun- Mize, and Rhoda Schwartz. ny afternoon, we decided to give you a F R A N K K L E B E R in one brief note news report from Port Lyautey. After partying at the Officers' Club for the past made several noteworthy announcements. two nights we decided to get all the class First Frank married on 6 September 1952 together for a few gin flips, to recuperate, the former Miss Evelyn Evans Coker of and let the rest of the class know who's Nashville, Tenn. Also Frank and Evelyn on 2 October 1953 became the proud parhere and what's doing.

Hub Davidson is here in VP-10, his ents of a son, Christopher. Congratulasecond tour in Port Lyautey with this tions on both counts, Frank! His current squadron. Jim Cockrill is here with VC-8 address is Quarters 40B, U. S. Naval and due to leave for HatWing, Norfolk, Shipyard, Navy 128, F P O San Francisco. about October 15. Bill McLaughlin is N A F From 336 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View, Photo Officer. Bob Hanwell is in N A F Calif., T E D J O H N S O N sends in his dues Supply. Phil Harward, flying P4M's, is and best wishes. here for the second tour and considered Let's keep the dope rolling in, gang . . . taking oilt permanent residence. see you next month.

Passing through, but in on the weekend A. L. Buck, Jr. parties were Don Kennedy and Swede Hanson. Don reported into CinCNelm (Staff) and is already down here bothering us; Swede hails from VR-22 in Norfolk and is commanding a luxurious Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Charles V. Wilhoit, Jr., USN, USS RANDOLPH (CVA.15) freighter (R5D). Bill Studeville commutes FPO New York, N. Y. from Moffett almost weekly, and on our tours around the Med we run into Bill P E R S I A N GULF Botts in Naples, Long John Hill in Cairo, (see photo) Jack Pate in Rome, Dave Saunders and The Persian Gulf Division of the Class Bill Berger in Malta, Julian Lebourgeois just left Tangier, Joe Barton is flight deck of '46 Alumni held their annual getofficer on the CORAL SEA, Jack Manherz is together in the Trucial Coast Shaikhdom in F9's on the CORAL SEA, and it is ru- of Abu Dhabi this year. The reunion was mored that Stue Nelson is filling the billet highlighted by an Arab dinner supplied by for Intelligence Officer for ComSixFlt the Shaikh in his palace. The piece de resistance, naturally, was goat roasted en though we haven't seen him. toto and perched on top of a mound of rice.

The gala affair wound up when rose water PERSONAL ITEMS J I M H A M B U R G is living at 1840 Stev- was sprinkled on the guests' hands and faces and incense was passed to be wafted ens Ave., Palo Alto, Calif., from whence into their beards. These festivities oche attends Stanford School of Business. curred during a recent visit to Abu Dhabi M c P I K E and G E N E S T E are also in at- by Commander Middle East Force and tendance there. his Staff, of which the least-Asiatic lookFrom out St. Louis way, LLOYD ing individuals shown in the picture are K U H N M U E N C H reports as an employee mernbers. Requests for further information of Reynolds Metals Company. His address and/or photos should be addressed to Lt. George Tarleton, USN, Staff ComldEastis 6309A Sutherland, St. Louis, Mo. For, F P O New York, the newly elected F. C. W I S E R , along with his dues, (in his absence) corresponding secretary. writes a note that he's working for Con-

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Shaikh SHAKHBUT of Abu Dhabi and friends: (Left to right) Capt. Bill Peck, USMC; the Shaikh's son; Lt. Bruce Althoff, USN; Shaikh Shakhbut; and Lt. George Tarleton, USN. NORFOLK 15 October—Wives gathered for luncheon in the Williamsburg Room of the Naval Base Officers' Club. Jane Kearns and Gem Mills were co-hostesses for the gathering and we hope there will be more to follow. The room was decorated with leaves, ears of corn and berries to carry out the fall theme. The place cards were hand-painted leaves done by Jane Kearns.

Attending were Mesdames E. H. Ellis, E. B. Frame, J. V. Goure, D. S. Harris, J. B. Jones, H M. Waddell, C. V. Wilhoit B. C. Wilcox, J. S. Kearns, H. D. Mills, and H. W. Moody. A short discussion was held and plans made to hold a cocktail and dinner party on 28 November (Army-Navy game night).

SAN DIEGO 3 October—A very successful cocktail and dinner party was held at the Admiral Kidd Club in San Diego attended by the following classmates and their wives: Bill Adams, Lindsay Ashley, Vince Bacon, Paul Barcus, Jasbo Blake, Jeb Bryant Don Burns, Ben Chase, Pat Dowling, John Giedt, Chauncey Glenn, Wade Hardy, Chuck Hart, George Klug, Dix Lademan, Jerry Lee, Lea Martin, Bob Pickrell, A.I Rose, Bill Spangler, and Jack Taylor.

Ernie Bouveron came with Drag. Marty Hansen and Marigold Gorton arrived without husbands who were both a bit too far west to make it. Harlie Mize says, "No one got too bent out of shape and generally, things were calm with the usual bull throwing and reminiscing by all." He's furnishing pictures for the next issues to prove it.

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A Senate Armed Services subcommittee, headed by Senator Ralph Flanders (Republican, Vermont), has been holding hear(Continued from page 12) ings in an effort to find out why the servhave such proven potentialities as carriers ices have not made more progress in utilizof guided missies, that broad experimenta- ing modern business and accounting methods, as they were directed to do in a 1949 tion is almost mandatory. amendment to the Armed Forces UnificaMany of the rugged battleships and tion Act. cruiser hulls of World W a r II vintage "will prove to be priceless • as cheap and Secretary of the Navy Anderson, testifyready vehicles for guided missiles and new ing before the subcommittee, supported the gadgets." The big gun turrets of battle- idea of a civilian comptroller. The Navy ships can be replaced with new armament. has been using the services of an assistant Their hulls can resist damage much better secretary for this purpose, though his work than any other ships afloat. is not full-time and he is not a financial expert.

Our concept of defense should not be The Army and the Air Force have been geared to anything that isn't flexible. Plans geared to fixed expectations of enemy ac- utilizing the services of Generals as comption have in the past been "wrong so damn troller, and having them report both to the Chief of Staff and an Assistant Secretary many times." in these departments. Witnesses for these As long as the Japanese are disposed to departments that using civilian and align themselves with the free peoples of departmental said would tend to the world, they should be encouraged to divide militarycomptrollers and civilian officials. Use of do so. a military man as comptroller would keep this job in the chain of military command Weapons Should Serve Strategy and in the position of carrying out military In another Navy Day speech, delivered orders. before the New York Council of the Navy Secretary Wilson said that a civilian League, Secretary of the Navy Robert B. comptroller would be used merely to supply Anderson stated that a primary problem of facts, and should not attempt to make opdefense is the application of proper stra- erational decisions. tegic concepts to the political, economic and military realities of the present and preNavy Department Organization dictable future.

An eight-man committee has been named "So long as war strategy requires control of sea areas, a Navy must be built, by Secretary Anderson to review the orwith its integrated air and subsurface com- ganizational structure of the Navy Deponents," he said. "If it requires the cap- partment with the idea of eliminating posture of beachheads, amphibious forces must sible overlapping or duplicating functions be maintained. If it requires the taking or and make certain that management reports holding of large land forces and the de- to top-level staff will disclose deficiencies struction of large land armies, an Army, and problems so they can be handled extogether with its supporting tactical avia- peditiously. tion, equal to the task, must be formed. If The committee will also recommend such it requires extensive measures for early changes as may be necessary in the top warning and continental defense, those structure of the department to provide the measures must be taken. If it requires a Secretary with an organization better capability for the retaliatory bombardment equipped to work with the Office of the of an enemy's homeland, then a sufficient Secretary of Defense. strategic Air Force must be made ready.

Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas S. "The weapon is the Servant of strategy, Gates, Jr., was named chairman of the comnot its master. A strategy built around the mittee, which also includes: Adm. Donald capabilities of a single weapons system, B.'Duncan, Vice Chief of Naval Operaand limited in its application to the cir- tions ; Lt. (jen. Gerald C. Thomas, Assistcumstances under which that weapons sys- ant Commandant and Chief of Staff of the tem might effectively be employed, is a Marine Corps; V. Adm. John E. Gingrich, dangerously narrow concept upon which to Chief of Navy Material; R. Adm. Ruthven base the security of the Nation.

E. Libby, Assistant Chief of Naval Opera"We may well have need in these un- tions for Operations; V. Adm. Earl Mills, certain times of all our combat capabilities." U S N (Ret.) ; Hobart Ramsey, Naval Secretary Anderson said the Navy is re- Academy graduate and vice president of viewing the need for continued operation of the Worthington Pump and Machinery various facilities, as shipyards, air stations, Company since 1929 and director of numerous industrial firms and associations; and naval bases and supply depots.

Richard Paget Naval Reserve Captain "Some may be closed," he said. "Others who served as management engineer of the may be reduced in scope of operation. Still Navy Department from 1942 to 1945 and is others may even be increased in response a partner in the management consulting to strategic or logistic considerations. In firm of Gresap, McCormick and Paget, any event, the American taxpayer can be New York City. assured that we shall be paying only for those facilities whose justification has surThe committee will report in late 1953. vived the most careful scrutiny of the Navy's top management."

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In order to get "more defense for less money," Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson has advocated the employment of civilian "financial managers" for the armed services.

Recently Mr. Wilson told newsmen that he expects to ask Congress to authorize an additional assistant secretary for each of the three services to serve as full-time comptrollers.

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man; and Ellen Ahearn, corresponding secretary.

Wednesday, 16 September—The newly elected officers met at the home of the entertainment chairman, Mary Baldwin, to discuss plans for future class activities.

Tuesday, 29 September—First bridge evening of the new school year met with Rita Bailey. Co-hostessing with Rita were Ginny Kelly and Ellen Ahearn.

ANNAPOLIS 8 September—(This item got on the Norfolk Night Boat by mistake, missed the FlogWing hop to GTMO and the October column. Anyway, if I didn't print it now you still wouldn't know i t so ) Wives' luncheon and hat fashion show was held at the Commissioned Officers' Mess.

Hostesses were Harriet Martin, Betty Schabacker and Barbara Moore, who gave the style commentary on the show. (Talking through her hat, no doubt I) Modelling were Fran Culpepper, Kathy Hankins, Libby Williams; Jean Taylor, Beverly Bumstead, and Sue Dunseath. The new members introduced were Joanie Grojean, Pearl Groves, Mildred Anders, Jean Ortland and Geni Herzog.

Since I have had no word from Annapolis concerning the Alumni Weekend party, I'll assume it was a roaring success and no one has yet sobered up enough to write!

FIRST COMPANY

C. D. GROJEAN U S N has been assigned duty in the Executive Department USNA. What company. Chuck?

M. W. H U E Y U S N has been ordered from Aviation Supply Office, Philadelphia, to composite Squadron 5 (VC-5) in AirLant.

SECOND COMPANY

W. A. F A U C E T T U S N has moved to 4811 Irvington Ave., Jacksonville 10, Fla. No dope as to what squadron Bill is flying with.

THIRD COMPANY

D. F . P I L L E N has been RAD where he was serving in U S S DEXTROUS (AM-341)

PacFlt and gave his address as 1520 Knuth Ave., Euclid, Ohio.

J O H N L. TAYLOR U S N presumably reported. for duty with FaeTuPac at San Diego. "Do"—please write your address, willya I Born: To Liz and Wes Schmidt, fourth son, Geoffrey Adrian Lange, at Elizabeth City, N. C , on 30 September 1953. Four days later Wes was ordered to move to Norfolk. Address now is 1320 Boxwood Circle, Forest Park, Norfolk.

SIXTH COMPANY

J O H N G. G I E D T U S N recently completed Aeronautical Engineering PG and was ordered to ComAirPac. Address is 1210 Ninth St., Palm City, Calif.

W A D E L. H A R D Y received the nod from BuPers and is now living at 910 E. Oakside, South Bend, Ind. Wade was serving in L S T 1082, PacFlt.

SEVENTH COMPANY MONTEREY Mary Martha M A T H E R , and son TomTuesday, 1 September—The wives met for coffee at the Copper Cup Room at the my, have taken an apartment at 18 Badger Postgraduate School for quarterly elec- Rd., Arundel Estates, Annapolis, Md. tions of social planners. Elected were: F. M. L A V E L L E U S N has been orMary Baldwin, ' entertainment chairman; dered from N A F Annapolis to N A S KwaNonie Skoog, funds chairman; Rita Bai- jalein. Grace will take the children home ley, publicity; Jackie Kent, hostess chair- to Scranton while Frank is away.

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EIGHTH COMPANY

J. \ . GORE U S N gives his address as 115 E. 55th St., Virginia'Beach, Va. Jim is attached to SWU Lant.

N I N T H COMPANY

B E N and Liz S H E R M A N are back at 924 Addison Ave., Palo Alto, Calif., after spending summer in the East. Ben is studying nuclear physics at Stanford.

R O B E R T H. B A N K S reports his address is now the Mead Sales Company, 20 North Wacker Dr., Chicago, 111.

KELLY V. H O L B E R T (SC) USN, who is on duty at the General Stores Supply Office, says he is living at 731 W. Rockland St., Philadelphia 20.

B o m : To Russ and Ruth Miller, second set of twins, both girls, at New London, Conn., where Russ is serving in PIPER (S-409) ; three girls and one boy.

TENTH COMPANY

Have a belated report of the birth of Burr Curtis Wilcox III, now seven months old. Burr and Doris live at 99 Alabama Ave., Apt. A, Norfolk 2, and have a daughter, Carol, 4 ^ . Burr is serving in M T .

OLYMPUS (AGC-8), presently in the Mediterranean.

ELEVENTH COMPANY

P A U L N. M I T C H E L L U S N who was on duty at the Advanced Undersea Weapons School, Key West, now gives his address as c/o J. E. Osborn, 1200 N. Walnut S t , Lodi, Calif. No dope yet on what duty.

C. M. H A R T (SC) U S N and wife, Marilyn, who live at 118 Garrett Ave., Chula Vista, Calif., have adopted a weekold baby and named her Laurel. Chuck is on duty at the Fleet Training Center, San Diego.

M. T. P I T Z U S N is serving in VR-21, Norfolk, after shore duty in the Aviation Dept U S N A .

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J O H N R. MURRAY, JR., U S N has reported for duty in VX-4 at Point Mugu from the Artillery School, Ft. Bliss, Tex. (Guided Missiles Branch). John, Billie, and the three children are living at 153 E. Cedar St., Oxnard, Calif., and enjoying their first tour of West Coast duty.

B A X T E R H. M U R P H R E E lives at 7228 Minter PI., Takoma Park, Md., and works for Prudential Life Insurance Company in D. C.

M. S. S N O W D E N USN, no doubt finding it tough to give up shore duty as an N R O T C instructor at University of Illinois, has reported for duty in VF-41, AirLant.

THIRTEENTH COMPANY

Pat Gatewood (VF-103) and I recently had the pleasure of a visit from J. F. I R V I N E while the RANDOLPH was in Gtmo for "shake-up" training. Jim finished the Aeronautical Engineering PG at Princeton in June and is now flying Panther jets in VF-34, which was down for a month's concentrated flying at NAS Leeward Pt. The Squadron Commander is obviously trying to get ahead in the Navy as Jim reports the men have put up a big sign over the "Line shack" which reads "Stalag 34." Jim and Fil live at 4356 DeMedici Ave., Jacksonville, Fla.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;phone 880403.

EIGHTEENTH COMPANY

R. B. COLE U S N has reported to V F 33 from the Staff, ComCarDiv 16 where he was Aide to Rear Admiral Storrs. Address is 4633 Westfield Rd., Jacksonville, Fla. NINETEENTH COMPANY

J O H N A. SICKEL U S N is an exchange pilot with the 84th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Hamilton AFB, Calif., after a tour of duty in Electronics Test at N A T C Patuxent River, Md. H O W A R D L. W E I G L E U S N is a flight instructor at NAAS Whiting Field and lives at 106 Ariola Ave., Pensacola, Fla. W A L T E R G. LESSMAN U S N is reported to have departed Annapolis for an AM in Charleston. (No more dope than that.)

FOURTEENTH COMPANY R. E. McCALL U S N has reported to a DAVID A. ROGERS U S N giv?s for Jet Squadron at Oceana, moving from his address 2535 N. Wycoff, Bremerton, Annapolis to 114 83rd St., Virginia Beach, Wash. Dave is on duty in Puget Sound Va. TWENTIETH COMPANY Naval Shipyard, his first duty since he completed Naval Construction and EngiH A R R Y M U S C H E N H E I M , JR., has neering PG and turned EDO. changed his address to Sun Canadian Pipe Line, Ltd., 1 Water St., W., Burlington, FIFTEENTH COMPANY Ontario, Canada.

R. M. BOYLE (SC) USN, who reJ O H N M. J O N E S U S N has reported ported to U S N A from U S S BATAAN (CVL-29), has been assigned duty in the to VF-43 from duty in Guided Missile Training Unit 3 at NAS Chincoteague, Department of E H & G. Va. Address is 1377 Dancey St., Jacksonville, Fla. SIXTEENTH COMPANY JACK E. BUCKNUM U S N is now on Must apologize for the brevity of this duty in Office of Information, Navy De- column but feel I must give the other partment, Washington 25, D. C , Room classes a break now and then! Also, I have 4D727 Pentagon. encountered a bit of interference of late W A L T E R W. V A N D E R W O L K , JR. trying to fit this column into the schedule (CEC) U S N is on duty as Public Works of the RANDOLPH. The amazing thing Officer at NAD Hingham, Mass., after a (to me) is that I managed to get any column written at all and I'm most thanktour at the Naval Facility, London. ful that I have been able to keep the dope SEVENTEENTH COMPANY coming your way. The Christmas present Ann A U S T I N and children have re- I'm asking for is 450 new '46 Shipmate turned to her home at 411 Jackson St., subscribers so we can put the dope out to everyone. Anyway, Merry Christmas, and Chillicothe, Mo. I'll be seeing you next month.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Daisy.

P R E S T O N A. P E A K writes from 2929 Amherst Dallas. 5, Tex., where he is an assistant professor of business administration at SMU and consultant to Otis EngiSec'y, Mr. Joseph P . Flanagan, Jr., neering Corporation and Otis Pressure Stanton Court, Apt. B-2, 6615 Spragne St., Control, Inc. Philadelphia 19, Pa. Born: To Barbara and Clyde Hannah, DONALD D. FARSHING, JR., writes first daughter, Susan Gray, on 11 September 1953 at Monterey. They have two that he is now residing at 1273 Surf Ave., Pacific Grove, Calif. sons, Gly.de, Jr., and Ted.

CLASS OF 1947 . . . cocktail party and dinner at Officers' Club, Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif., on Oaober 16.

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A new address for R. R. H O R N E R , JR., is 3511 Wythe PI., Hampton, Va. Horner is manager of the Bell Telephone Company in Newport News.

R O B E R T B. H A D D E N has recently moved to 178 Waltham St., Lexington, Mass.

Jean and BILL H A R R I S are the proud and beaming parents of a baby girl, Elizabeth Arme, born on October 13 at Monterey, Calif. The Harrises are at home at 12 Baxter PI., in Monterey.

H. R I C H A R D D U D E N is currently living in Ferry Farms, Annapolis, Md. E. J O H N BALLJE has been detached

will be Sybil Geiger, Anita Dittmar, and Bobbie Bendel.

Opening for Math Prof The following Navy Juniors have arrived : Lt. Spiro Spirson and Mrs. SpirThe Bullis School in Silver Spring, son annoimce with pleasure the birth of Md., is interested in locating an Acadtheir daughter, Ashley Barrett, born Ocemy alumnus, preferably someone in the tober 7, 1953, at the Fort Ord Hospital.

Class of 1948, 1949, or 1950, who can She joins a two-year-old brother. Kirk handle advanced math, that is calculus (Chipper), and weighed 5 pounds 1034 and analytic geometry, descriptive geoimces at birth. ometry and engineering drawing.

Lt. Wallace C. Holton and Mrs. Holton announce with pleasure the birth of their son, Edward Martin, at the Ford Ord Hospital on October 5, 1953. He weighed part of their family and Pete's dad. They 7 pounds 11 ounces, and joins two brothers were en route to Pensacola.

Also at Prince-, and a sister. from the U S S MARSHALL and is now livton were Paul and Peggy Ann Van Mater Carolyn C. Ball ing at 543 Miller Dr., Elgin, 111. and Chandler Lee von Schrader and Ely (Mrs. George F. Ball) GEORGE A. AMACKER, JR., is on The only dope from Pensacola this board the U S S L S T 503, F P O New York. Kirk. It was quite a game. month is the arrival in this area of C H A R L E S B. H U G G I N S ' address is GEORGE " L E W " L I T T L E . He is pres2120-B S. John Russell Circle, Elkins ently in IBTU, but should soon be proceedPark Pa. Sec'y, 2nd Lt. Leon C. Bramlett, USMC, ing out to Whiting Field. 48-A now has a N E W E L L S. B O W M A N has been 538 W. Second St., Clarksdale, Miss. four-man representation here. selected as the recipient of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corp. Fellowship for the T H O M A S F. M U R P H Y , JR., has reANNAPOLIS NEWS 1953-54 academic year at Princeton. He is ported on board the U S S MACON (CAReported by J I M and FRAN HARRISON completing the last year of work leading 132), F P O New York.

Here are the members of '48-A on duty to a Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry.

W A L T E R GRECHANIK writes that Bowman and his wife reside at Updike he is presently stationed at the Bureau of at the Naval Academy: Administration: Lt. Robert B. McClinFarm in Princeton.

Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department, ton; Executive Department: Lt. Joseph E. Jane McLeod, DICK (Murdoch Mills) Washington, D. C. McLEOD's wife, has written of their reR O B E R T K. GEIGER is at the PG Weatherly, Lt. Benjamin J. Conroy, Capt. cent change of address to 114 Malloway School and is living at 1067 Rosita Rd., Charles J. Schneeman, I J S M C ; Department of Seamanship and Nairigation: Lt. Lane, Monterey, Calif., where they are Monterey, Calif. living with children, Johnny, Sandy and E. F. KELLY has left the P G School Kenneth L. Shugart, Lt. Charles P . Smith; Judy. and is with the Naval Admin. Unit at Department of Marine Engineering: Lt. Philip W. Erickson, Lt. William L. CarJane happily took the organization and MIT, Cambridge, Mass. publicity of the class in California to task J. E. S P A L D I N G requests his address penter, Lt. James L. Harrison; Departwhen they arrived at Postgraduate School be changed to Supply Dept., U. S. Naval ment of Electrical Engineering: Lt. William L. Zedaker, Lt. John E. Willde, Capt. where Dick is in Aeronautical Engineer- Shipyard, Long Beach 2, Calif. ing-Armament, and the result is a happy DONALD P. B U H R E R is living at Francis B. Carlon, U S M C ; Department of Foreign Languages: Lt. Willard Lee one. Jane is hereby nominated correspond- Birch Hills Estates, Whippany, N . J. ing secretary of the Class of 1947 west of D. T. GILES, JR., is on board the Strong, Capt. Richard W. Crowley, USMC. The first luncheon of the year was held the Mississippi. Her first effort is as U S S SARSFIELD, Key West, Fla. follows: P E T E R J. GOLDMAN writes that he on 27 October at the Commissioned OffiW e have fifty-two classmates in Mon- has moved to New Haven, Conn., and is cers' Mess. The hostesses for the afternoon were Hope Zedaker and Joan Wilkie. It terey. The wives of those who are married living at 255 Roydon Rd. meet once a month for luncheon and bridge We regret to report the death on 9 was planned to hold the monthly luncheon and get together with husbands every third October at the Naval Hospital, Key West, on the last Tuesday of every month.

The wives of 1948-A and 1948-B attendmonth. On October 16, thirty-eight couples Fla., of J E R O M E E D W A R D LARSON. found their way to a cocktail party at the Death was caused by bulbar polio. He is ing were: Muriel Shugart, Lynn ZimmerCopper Cup Room of the Officers' Club in survived by his widow, Lillian Charlene man, Joan Wilkie, Fran Harrison, Libby the Postgraduate School. There followed Larson, and a son, Christopher, who live Fisher, Beth Erickson, June DeGoede, diimer in the Club Bali Room. The fol- at 5332 Lake Nokomis Parkway, Min- Gunvar McClinton, Ann Baker, Peggy McManus, Betty Weatherly, Betty Brendle, lowing is a list of those attending the party, neapolis, Minn. including out-of-towners Tom and Mary On October 21, 1953, the monthly lunch- Elly Carlon, Jane Humphrey, Betty ShimLou Bell, N A S Alameda, and Sam and eon of the wives of the Class of 1948 was shak, Bev Speer, Harriet Fowler, Evelyn Anne Pillar, Mare Island; Grant B. Ap- held at the Spindrift Restaurant here in Hoffman, Pat Schneeman, Celeste True, thorp (Nancy), J. M. Balfe (Edie), T. R. Monterey. We were most pleased to have Blanche Carpenter, !Marge Rogers, Hope Brittain (Sue), Rupert Brooke (Betty Peg Hayward (wife of T. B. Hayward) Zedaker, Jane Norton, Bess Wilkes, and Lou), B. B. Brown (Donny), T. J. Bur- with us. She was visiting with the W. C. Connie Crowley. The luncheon was folgoyne (Margaret), J. P . Cofer (Randy), Holtons and lending a helping hand to lowed by bridge.

G. M. Dent (Hilda), H. M. Dryer (Bea), TeeDee upon the arrival of the Holtons' R. E. Enright (Rosemary), D. D. Far- fourth child. Peg and Tom are living at shing (Mari Louise), R. S. Gardiner the Miramar Naval Air Station, where Sec'y, Lt. (jg) R. W. Bates, USN, (Janet), W. W. Gay (Joan), N. W. Go- Tom is stationed at present. She brought 900 N. Wayne St.. Arlington 1. Va. key (Mickey), D. L. Hancock (Sally), us news of several classmates that I will R. P. N O T T I N G H A M gives his curD. L. H. Hathaway (Mary), M. H . Jester pass along. Peg and Harry Lee have been ( F r a n ) , W . F . Johnson (Loyce), J. D. at Miramar, too, but are on their way to rent duty address as T P T , N A S Patuxent LaHaye (Gloria), R. S. Leddick (Ann), a new duty stationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Naval Photog- River, Md. R O B E R T T. K E N Y O N has gone to O. J. Loper (Mildred), D. R. Mayer raphy School in Washington, D. C. I know (Lorraine), M. M. McLeod (Jane), J. C. that both Peg and Harry are pleased with the U S S CAPERTON ( D D - 6 5 0 ) , F P O New Metzel (Jean), C. J. Ostertag (Joyce), those orders, not only because of Harry's York.

L. V. Di LORENZO left Quantico reF. J. Ready (Peggy), L. T. Renz (bache- interest in photography, but also because lor), G. M. Sheldon (Joan), J. E. Sny- Peg's sister and her husband, the K. L. cently and moved to 3807 Northern Pkwy., der ( P a t ) , R. B. Southwell (Ann), W. A. Shugarts, are now living in Annapolis, Baltimore, Md. 174 Pinehurst Ave., New York 33, N. Y., Spencer (Betty), W. A. Teasley (Bar- where Kenny is assistant basketball coach bara), R. M. Tucker (Joy), Buck Wil- at the Academy. The R. L. Milhollands is the new home address of W . J. LAUliams (Elly), D. J. Yuengling (Fran), and are in Pensacola, where Bob is instructing. B E N D O R F E R .

R I C H A R D C. A D A M S has been transA. R. Schuknecht (Mary Jean).

Our Halloween Party had to be postAs a matter of incidental intelligence, poned for a week, because we were unable ferred to the Naval Air Station, Corpus classmates will be glad to know that Rose- to find a place to have it, but now all the Christi, Tex. N. A. CASTRUCCIO advises that his mary Enright (Bob's wife) is president plans are complete, and will be held Noof the Engineering Wives Club which had vember 7, 1953, at the Presidio Officers' n'ew mailing address is POBox 51, Bishop, Club, here in Monterey. It will be a cos- Tex. its origin in Annapolis.

DINNER PARTY At the Navy-Princeton debacle, the class tume party, and I know will be lots of fun. turned out in reasonable numbers consid- The invitations are out now, and are in S T O K E S CLARK writes that a 1948-B ering how inaccessible Princeton is. Pete the form of ordersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;very cleverly worded. Dinner Party is being planned at the Offiand Mrs. Colot were there together with The hostesses for the November luncheon cers' Club, Submarine Base, New London,

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CcMin. It IS tentatively scheduled for Saturday, December 19. Any classmates in the area (Boston, Newport, Quonset, New York) who may be interested should communicate with him at Box 71, Sub Base, New London. He will be pleased to furnish all details.

This is going to be a short one this month, but I just have to get my two cents in.

Early last month I received a letter froni G U Y RIGGS. It was very interesting in that he gave me a complete history of his goings and comings since 4 June 1948—in brief that is. After duty in the ASTORIA, PCS

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your reservations to Mrs. S. K. Moore, 1208 Newell Ave., Norfolk 3, Va. Get them to her prior to the ISth of December.

That's about it for this month. How about some more of you following Guy Riggs' lead? Sit down and write a page about yourself and your family and send it on to me.—Dick Bates

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TEM produces results in from one-half to Naval Hospital at Charleston, Guy left the one-third usual time. Tutoring candidates is Navy and become a part of the IBM Corour specialty (since 1926). Write for inforporation. He was married in 1951. He and mation. A . W . BRYAN, Prin., USNA ' 2 2 , (Jeorgene are now living at 10 Marshall 14 SPA V I E W CIRCLE, A N N A P O L I S , M D .

St.. Apt. 8-K, Irvington, N. J. Their daughter, Ruth Ann, was born on 23 March 1953.

A little later in the month a letter from the MOORES, S U M N E R and Jane, outlined what I think is a mighty fine plan.

"The Service-Academy Prep" It seems that the wives of our classmates Established 1909 in the Norfolk area have met, for lunch and other things that wives meet for, and Formerly also known as "Puhl's" and as "Schadman's," have decided that it is time for a party. So Intensive preparation for all Service academies and they have arranged for a cocktail party civilian colleges. 1953 student's record academic from 1830 till 2000 followed by a buffet exams: W.P., 100% passed; 100% Pres., N.G., supper and dancing, at the Armed Forces S.D.V. won appoint. Annapolis, 95% passed,- 100% Staff College Club, on Friday, 18 DecemPres., S.D.V., passing NR (1 NR failed) won appoint. ber. Now all that sounds like it would cost Kinss Point, Coast Guard, 100% won appoint. Special a fortune, but these gals have really driven Review Courses January and February. a shrewd bargain and it will only be $3.00 per person. Jane Moore has been Box M , 1811 Biltmore St., N.W. appointed secretary for the group and is Washington 9, D. C. handling reservations. She would like to have your reservations prior to 15 December—nay she M U S T have them prior to will collect it at the party. People in the that date. She says that you need not send Norfolk area speak highly of the Armed the money to her with the reservation but Forces Staff College Club, and say that that you may bring it with you and she the food and cocktails are the best. So send

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J O H N C. P E T E R S is now stationed at Patrick AFB, Cocoa, Fla. His home address is 253 Willow Lane, Loveridge Hgts., Eau Gallic, Fla. T. M. ROGERS requests his mailing address be changed to c/o Mrs. E. D. Peden, 4(X)1 Overbrook Lane, Houston, Tex. M I C H A E L B O N N E R writes that he has been transferred to Edwards AFB in California. His mailing address there is Box 0-120.

RAYMOND L. MILLER is at the PG School in Monterey.

Jane and RAY W A L L A C E left Hawaii early in November for the States and their new duty station at Westover AFB, Mass.

With them are the two children they acquired in the Islands—Jan, their 2^-yearold daughter, and their new baby, Jay Raymond, II, born at Tripler Army Hospital on September 24.

R. W. H A L E Y advises that he is now living at 5017 Hazel Ave, Philadelphia, Pa. N E A L W. C L E M E N T S ' new address is 2807 S. Columbus St., Arlington, Va. S T A N L E Y J. G R E I F is Commanding USS PCE 903, F P O New York.

The Class of 1949 is well represented by thirty-seven graduates here at the Naval (Continued on next page, col. 2)

CLASS OF 1949. . . . Seated in the pirture which was taken during the reunion in September, are (1. to r.) D. D. Boseley, Kathryn Boseley, Dot Bading, Don Clarke, Mary Downey Clarke, Lloyd Hoover, Betsy Hoover, J. E. Draim, Patricia Draim, Jim Keihner, Dolores Keihner, Nancy Vogt, Lillian Brandfon, 'W. W. Brandfon, Mike V o g t Jean Edmundson, Lynn Martin, Annamarie Kelly, Lee Wilson and Peppy Woodard. Standing (1. to r.), 1st row, Sidney Foscato, Herm Bading, Stan Counts, Edith Barkley, Henry Barkley, Coleman Brown, Joe Kanevsky, Jean Kanevsky, Bill Kremidas, Margaret Kremidas, Chuck Martin, Chet Ditto (who came down from Moffett Field), Dick Kelly, Russ Goodacre, J. Edmundson, R. Wilson and Dave Woodard. Standing, last row (1. to r.), Bill Bryan, Ann Bryan, Bette Counts, Chuck Meyrick, Vivian Meyrick, Meta Brown, Tom Kilcline and IDornell Kilcline.

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York Hospital School of Nursing and the dress be changed to W-Div, U S S ORISUniversity of Colorado. Captain Nowell KANY (CVA-34), F P O San Francisco.

(Continued from page 19) was graduated from the Naval Academy Lt. CRAIG E D W A R D CROWLEY, and Mrs. Claude T. Burns of Chula Vista, in 1935.

USAF, 25-year-old son of Mrs. Carl F .

Calif.

Satu/rday, 10 October, Miss Britta Maria Espe and the late Lt. Cdr. Edward D. Miss Lyne is employed at an Annapolis Bjornlund, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred- Crowley, U S N , died in a military plane bank, and is a member of Beta Sigma Phi erick B. Bjornlund of Morristown, N. Y., crash near March Field, Calif., on 8 Ocsorority. Midshipman Burns attended San and Lt. Frederick Edward Blum, USN, son tober 1953.

Lieutenant Crowley attended the U. S. Diego State College before entering the of Mrs. Ira Newell of Flushing, N. Y., at Naval Academy, where he is a member of the home of the bride's parents at Rock- Naval Academy and was commissioned a the first class. leigh. The bride is a graduate of Walnut Lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force on Hill School and Smith College, and has graduation in June 1950. At the time of The wedding will take place in June. been employed by the American Museum his death. Lieutenant Crowley was atWEDDING BELLS of Natural History. Lieutenant Blum, a tached to U. S. Air Force Base, Sculthorpe, Norfolk, England.

Saturday, 31 October, Miss Judy Jo Dur- graduate of the Naval Academy, Class of In addition to his mother, Lieutenant 1945, is attached to the Air Transport ski, daughter of Capt. Malen Durski, USN, Crowley is survived by his stepfather, R. Command, Hawaii. and Mrs. Durski, and Lt. (jg) Paul FredAdm. Carl F. Espe, U S N , of Washingerick Carlton, USN, at the "Little Church Saturday, 10 October, Miss Frances Howell ton, D. C , and his maternal grandparents, of the Mountains," La Crescenta, Calif. At Harry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Whitely Saunders of Balhome in Honolulu where Lieutenant Carl- Woodward Harry of Washington, D. C , timore, Md. and Ens. David Joseph Ackerson, U S N , ton is attached to U S S EDMONDS. Saturday, 31 October, Miss Jane Christie son of Mrs. Harry H. Ackerson of SpringHammond, daughter of Capt. Philip Hus- field, 111., in the Eldbrooke Methodist ton Hammond, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Church, Washington. The bride was gradNo Secretary Hammond of Bristol, R. I., and Charleston, uated from Southern Seminary and Junior H A L R. CRANDALL requests his mailS. C , and Mr. William Godfrey Carter, son College. Ensign Ackerson attended the ing address be changed to 1605 10th St., University of Colorado before graduating of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Carter of New Corpus Christi, Tex. York and Eau Gallic, Fla., in St. Michael's from the Naval Academy, Class of 1952.

R. H . LESSIG has moved to 403 CalChurch, Bristol. The bride is a member of vert St., Hampton, Va. the Charleston Junior League. She studied WHAT'S THE DOPE T H O M A S S. BURNS writes that he is at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography. now out of the Navy and living at Pitcher's (Continued from, page 43) Mr. Carter is a graduate of the University of Maryland and is an instructor in elec- Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. Way in Hyannis, Mass.

A new baby girl, Margaret Catherine, tronics in the Army Ordnance School at The first reunion of the fall was held in Aberdeen Proving Ground. He served with September in the lounge of the school with was born on (October 3 at Fort Dix Army the Navy in the Pacific during World War Nancy and Mike Vogt as hosts and there Hospital to Margaret and J I M H U N T . was a near 100 percent turnout. Some Jim is flying F-86-D's out of McGuire II. hadn't seen one another since graduation, AFB. Satwrday, 24 October, Miss Jean Nichols so there were many good stories exW I L L I A M D. M C D O N O U G H is on Kitching, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lau- changed. The wives of the class recently board the U S S EPPING FOREST ( L S D _ - 4 ) , rence James Kitching of Summit, N. J., had a luncheon with Mrs. W. L. Bryan and F P O San Francisco. and Easton, Md., and Lt. (jg) Oliver Dyer Mrs. H. D. Clarke as co-hostesses. Mrs. F R A N K L. R E N T Z reports the followColvin, Jr., U S N , son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Meyrick and Mrs. W. L. Bryan ing new address: Naval School, Mine Colvin of Montclair, N. J., and Seattle, were elected as co-chairmen of the class Warfare, Yorktown, Va. Wash., in the Central Presbyterian Church, for this year with Nancy Vogt, publicity.

H U G H SEASE, JR., advises that he is Summit. The bride is a graduate of Kent The engagement of A L B E R T now living at 74 Rhodes Circle, Hingham, Place School and attended Sweet Briar GLEAVES C O H E N to Miss Ruth Ann Mass.

College. Lieutenant Colvin attended St. Appley of Wynnewood, Pa., has been anJACKSON H . B O W D E N was recently Alban's School and was graduated from nounced by the young lady's parents. More transferred to Harlingen A F B , Harlingen, the Naval Academy, Class of 1949. He is details may be found under Class of 1907. Tex. with the Atlantic Fleet.

Satu/rday, 24 October, Miss Grace Marie Gress, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred No Secretary T. Gress, and Mr. Richard Meade Benson, Sec'y, Lt. (jg) A. L. Stapp, USN, 106 Homoja, NAS, Miramar, Calif. son of R. Adm. Francis Wyse Benson, GEORGE J. K U B A L has reported to U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Benson of San C. R. W H I P P L E sends the following Nellis A F B in Las Vegas, Nev., where Diego, Calif., in St. Patrick's Catholic change of address: 560 Tysens Lane, New his mailing address is POBox 1277.

Church. Home, Illinois St., San Diego.

M I C H A E L A. ZIBILICH has been deDorp, Staten Island 6, N. Y. Saturday, 24 October, Miss Anne Elizabeth K E N D A L L D. MOLL writes that he tached from the PRINCETON and is now on Lawver, daughter of Capt. Roland C. Law- is now living at 1101-14 Noel Dr., Menlo duty at the NAS, Pensacola, Fla., where yer, USN, and Mrs. Lawver of Westwood, Park Calif. he is living in the BOQ. N. J., and Ens. Robert Bernard Hoffman, ( J E O R G E H . DIMON, JR., writes that VERN G. S T A N C E advises that he USN, of San Francisco, Calif., in S t An- is now attached to the Naval Air Facility he is now in all-weather instrument school drew's Roman Catholic Church. The bride at China Lake, where his mailing address and will fly F94C for the Air Defense attended the University of Connecticut. En- is 512-B Essex Circle, N O T S , Inyokern, Command. He won his wings the middle sign Hoffman was graduated from the China Lake, Calif. of September. George's current address is Naval Academy, Class of 1953, and is atW A R R E N L E E MORGAN'S new ad- Box 944, Moody AFB, Valdosta, Ga. tached to the U S S IRWIN. Home, Key dress is 19 Broadmoor Ct., Alexandria, La. C H A R L E S D. F E D E R I C O has reWest, Fla. John Hilary Billings, Jr., was born on cently moved into 101-C Ellinor Ct., Navy 20 to L t (jg) J O H N H. BIL- Point, Pensacola, Fla. Saturday, 17 October, Miss Catherine Septemberand Having joined the ranks at Pensacola Mrs. Billings.

Amalia Haas, daughter of R. Adm. Peter LINGS P. A. P H E L P S has recently been trans- recently, D A N I E L J. K E R S H A W is loWilliam Haas, Jr., USN, and Mrs. Haas, ferred the U. S. Naval Air Missile Test cated in BOQ 600, along with the rest. of Philadelphia, and Mr. Gregory Clement Center,toc/o Kershaw just came off the U S S LAWS. Nicholson, son of Mrs. William Hopkins Mugu, Calif. Public Works Office, Point T H O M A S A. JULIAN'S new address Nicholson, Jr., Moorestown, N. J., in the GEORGE F. H A M P T O N is now sta- is 2809 Dearborn PI., Utica, N. Y. Chapel of the Naval Base, Philadelphia. tioned with the 1732nd ATS ( A E ) , WestKARL M. F R I E D M A N has been transThe bride is a graduate of Ogontz College AFB, Mass. ferred to the 20th Air Transport Sq., and Mr. Nicholson of Mercersburg Acad- over, P H I L I P J. CONLEY, JR., has' been Westover AFB, Mass. emy and the University of Pennsylvania. assigned W I L L I A M D. R O T T L E R has left ConHe is a veteran of World War II. Home, AFB, S.toC.the 7th Liaison Sq., Donaldson nally A F B and is now at Luke A F B in Moorestown.

A. D. McFALL writes that his home Glendale, Ariz.

Sunday, 11 October, Miss Phyllis Mathias, address at present is 1880 Shadowlawn, It's a girl for CARL and Ruth K N I P daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Ma- Jacksonville, Fla. PLE. Susan Margaret weighed in at seven thias of Graceham, Md., and Capt. Byron MARVIN V. S C H L A P P I wrote to say and a half pounds on 11 October.

Home Nowell, U S N ( R e t ) , son of Mr. that he was taking an Air Electronics J O S E P H P I D K O W I C Z has moved to and Mrs. Aubrey Nowell of Salt Lake Course at Keesler AFB. While he is there 302 Westerfield St., Bossier City, La. City, Utah, in St. Mary's Lutheran Church, he is living at 307 Rodenberg, Biloxi, Miss.

A letter from W I L L I A M P . MAUCJSilver Run. The bride is a graduate of the B. J. R E G E N A U E R requests his ad- H A M tells that he is taking a two-year

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course in Industrial Administration under Air Force sponsorship at Carnegie Institute of Technology. His address while in Pittsburgh is Apt. E-1, Devonshire Apts., 4910 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh 13, Pa. R I C H A R D C. DIETZ is on duty with V S ATU-400, U. S. NAAS, Kingsville, Tex. GEORGE T O D D has recently been transferred to Tyndall A F B in Florida, where his mailing address is 3625th Tng. Sq. ( a / c ) , Box 697.

The U S S LEWIS, F P O San Francisco,

7-A Ellinor Ct., Navy Point, Warrington, Fla., is the home address of N. C. SNYDER. Also in Florida, at NAS, Pensacola, are F R A N K I E NAYLOR, A R T H U R J. C A R P E N T E R , and BRUCE B O R T H WICK. P A U L L. DUDLEY writes that since leaving Annapolis in August, he has gone to California where he is living at 1249 27th Ave., San Francisco.

R. H. OSBORN is in Co. Z, NSCS, NSD, Bayonne, N. J. 106-A Lorena Ave., Pensacola, Fla., is the current home address of J O H N F. WELLINGS. DAVID B. GROVER is making his home at 11-D, Poinsett Apts., Summitt Dr., Greenville, S. C. D. B. YOUNG, JR., has moved to 16 Grandview Apts., Warrington, Fla. H O W A R D J. LARSON reported in November on board the U S S HANSON (DDR-832), F P O San Francisco.

W I L L I A M A. P L U M M E R has gone to March A F B and is living at 3484 Sky Lane Dr., Riverside, Calif.

C H A R L E S M. BOWLING advises that he is now on duty at Lawson A F B , Fort Benning, Ga., and that he is living at 1051^ Jeannette Ave., Columbus, Ga. W I L L I A M A. L A W L E R is now making his home at 4-B Rowland Ct., Navy Point, Warrington, Fla. R. M. M A T T I S O N is on duty on the

is T H O M A S C. GOSLIN's new ship.

R O B E R T P. B A R T L E Y writes that his new address is Box 64, A P O 864, c/o PM New York.

W I L L I A M A. D E A T O N has moved to 622 N. Center St., Statesville, N. C. R A L P H R. H E D G E S has gone to NAS, Hutchinson, Kan. A baby girl was born to W E N D E L L E. COSNER and Mrs. Cosner at Reese A F B Hospital, Lubbock, Tex., on August 10.

The baby, Susan Talbot is the granddaughter of P r o t and Mrs. James T. Pole WELCOME T O THE AIR FORCE, of Ferry Farms, Annapolis.

MATE. . . . 2nd Lt. William A. Brownie C H A R L E S E. SEEGER is on board (right) is greeted by 2nd Lts. Daniel the U S S U N I O N (AKA-106), F P O San Sperling (left) and Mercade Cramer (center) at the main gate of Oxnard AFB, Francisco.

J A M E S F . L I N K writes that he has California, as he reports for duty with the been reassigned to the 87th Air Rescue 533rd Air Defense Group. All three men Sqdn., Palm Beach International Airport, are 1953 graduates who chose to carve out along with another former '52 alumnus, their service careers with the Air Force.

K E I T H L. H E S T E R . Link is living at 1616 S. Olive, West Palm Beach, Fla., R I C H A R D G. G A N T T is on the N E W and announces the birth of Michael An- JERSEY and reports that they are now on U S S MANCHESTER (CL-83), F P O San drew on 27 August in Lubbock, Tex. He the East Coast and the F P O is New York. Francisco.

R A Y M O N D J. C H R I S T E N S E N also sent in the following information on C. M. COOKE, JR., gives his duty adthe whereabouts of some of the Air Force dress as OMS 1332, Lowry AFB, Denver, writes that after spending the summer at the Academy, he and Mrs. Christensen are classmates: Colo. now in Florida, living at 205-C Holmes Former Annapolis grads who recently J O H N P. GALLIVAN requests his Dr., in Warrington where they expect to received "Silver Wings" of the Air Force mailing address be changed to 305 S. Park be for the next year. at Reese A F B , Tex., a r e : William B. Ave., Dothan, Ala. V. E. WILSON, JR., is on board the Maxson, Lawrence A. Skantze, James F. F R A N K M. BROWN is at Keesler Link, and Keith L. Hester.

AFB in Mississippi where his mailing ad- U S S ANDROMEDA (AKA-15), F P O San Francisco.

Having received Wings, the following dress is Box 1256, 3401 Stu. Sqdn. ( 0 ) .

RONALD J. RODDA requests mail be classmates were assigned to Randolph R O B E R T L. S T R U V E N has reported A F B for B-29 training, combat crew: on board the U S S S T . PAUL (CA-73), addressed to him at POBox 73, Graham Air Base, Marianna, Fla. Donald E. Jensen, Joseph Pidkowicz, F P O San Francisco.

James K. Streett and Richard H. Van ROY O. GIROD's address is Company R O B E R T C. A N D E R S O N has been Bergen. sent to the U S S MITSCHER (DL-2), F P O Y, NSCS, NSD, Bayonne, N. J. Ens. A. W. P L A T T informs us that he Dale F . Ellis and Charles R. Troppman New York.

After spending the summer on the Sev- was married to the former Miss Joan are at San Marcus A F B , Tex., for helicopter training and Edward B. Richter ern, E D W A R D A. MORSE is now living Miller of Wichita, Kan., on 29 August at has been assigned to Air Sea Rescue Sqdn. at 323 Bryant Rd., Navy Point, Warring- the Methodist Church in Annapolis. Al is stationed on the U S S BLACK (DD-666), ton, Fla. in Japan. and resides at 9639 Wells Pkwy., Norfolk, D. W. KLICK has been assigned to the James R. Crews and Richard B. Morrin Va. Congratulations, Al, and good luck have gone to the Troop Carrier Sqdn., at S75th Installations Sqdn., Selfridge AFB, to you.

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Dawson A F B , Columbus, Ga. Ensigns W. C. B E N T L E Y and L. J. C H A R L E S H. KRUSE, JR., advises David C. May is in Oklahoma with the that he is residing at 1004 North U St., S K O M S K Y report that their address is Troop Carrier Sqdn., at Ardmore A F B ; Pensacola, Fla. BOQ, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Roger W . Johnson at Donaldson A F B in South Carolina with Troop Carrier Sqdn.; and Karl M. Friedman has gone from Reese to MATS, Westover A F B , Mass.

P H I L I P C. D A V I S has just returned from Korea where he was with the 51st Fighter Interceptor Group and flew 112 missions in F-86 Interceptors, received the NATIONAL DEC. He and his wife and young son, â&#x20AC;˘i,y M A R Y L A N D OF ANNAPOLIS Philip C , 3d, are now living in Texas where he is assigned to the 3555th F I W , ESTB. 1805 Perrin A F B , as instructor.

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D A V I D P. H E E R I N G writes that he is living at 901 Monument Ave., Fredericksburg, Va. D E C E M B E R ,

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U. S. I L ALUMII ISSOCIATIOm a'uz*uUtAi4cc4<dic*u When changes occur within the Branch Association, such as officers or- time and place of meetings, please inform the editors at Alumni House.

AKRON President Mr. Clifford J. Collins, '24, 816 Orlando Ave., Akron 20, Ohio.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Joseph W. McGrath, Jr., '47, 423 Wooster Rd., N., Barberton, Ohio.

ANNAPOLIS President, Cdr. Jesse B. Gay, Jr., USN, '35, 50 Rodgers Rd., USNA, Annapolis, Md. Secretary, Lt. F. T. King, USN, '46, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, USNA, Aimapolis, Md.

ATLANTA President, Mr. Clarence M. Head, '20, 303 Forrest Blvd., Decatur, Ga. Secretary, Phillip G. Stokes, '28, 875 Woodley Dr., N.W., Atlanta, Ga. BALTIMORE President John Davis, '24, R F D 4, Annapolis, Md. Secretary, William S. Graham, '46, 122 Dumbarton Rd., Baltimore 12, Md.

BIRMINGHAM Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. Leon Hamrick, '22, Steiner-Rouse and Co., Brown Marx Bldg., 2008 First Avenue, North, Birmingham, Ala.

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President, Cdr. Donald H. Johnson, President, Cdr. R. S. Barrett U S N , '19, USNR, '27, 932 ISth St., Wilmette, 111.

7466 N. Shore Rd., Norfolk, Va. Secretary, Mr. W. T. Cluverius, 10837 Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. Cdr. E. R , S. California Ave., Chicago 43, 111.

Blair, Jr., USN, '42, Fleet Athletic Officer, Service Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet Norfolk, Va.

CLEVELAND

President, Mr. Herbert Ackerman, '41, 228 The Arcade, Cleveland 14, Ohio.

Vice President Mr. Robert J. McGinness, 10949 Lorain Ave., Qevelcuid 11, Ohio.

Treasurer, Mr. William Feahr, '39, 1068 Hanna Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio.

Secretary, Mr. (Jeorge W. Collins, 3347 Braemar Rd., Shaker Heights 20, Ohio.

INDIANAPOLIS

COLORADO President, C. J. McWhinnie, '22, 650 Bellaire St., Denver, Colo.

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, Ind.

HOUSTON President, Capt. T. J. Thomhill, 1644 Banks St., Houston, Texas.

Secretary-Treasurer, M. I. Kearns, 1858 Norfolk, Houston 6, Texas.

Vice President, H. R. Brannon, '32, 745 Fourteenth St., Boulder, Colo.

Secretary-Treasurer, H. O. Caperton, '32, 1142 Humboldt St., Denver, Colo.

KANSAS CITY

DETROIT President Lt. Cdr. Paul Richmond, '42, USNR, 1614 Newcastle, Grosse Pointe Woods 30, Mich.

President Cdr. Max I. Black, U S N ( R e t ) , '21, 3090 Lake Hollywood D r , Hollywood 28, Calif.

Secretary, Lt. Cdr. A. J. Wanamaker, Jr., U S N (Ret.), '41, 3270 Laurice Ave., Altadena, Calif.

President Mr. Richard B. Brown, '47, Marsh Steel Corp., 101 E. 9th St., North Kansas City, Mo. CONNECTICUT Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Paul J. Love, President L. C. Farley, '05, 152 Broad '46, 5549 Canterbury Rd., Kansas City 3, Kans.

St., Wethersfield, Conn.

Secretary-Treasurer, R. A. Spare, '07, 79 Everett St., Bristol, Conn.

LOS ANGELES

BOSTON President, Harold R. Keller, '11, 37 Shef- DETROIT-ANNAPOLIS DADS CLUB field Rd., Newtonville, Mass.

President, Mr. John W. McCrea, 16801 LOUISVILLE Vice President Marcus G. Steele, '31, Grand River, Detroit 27, Mich.

Mr. CHiurchill Humphrey, '07, 4095 Mas403 Lebanon St., Melrose, Mass.

Secretary-Treasurer Mr. William H. sier Ave., Louisville 7, Ky. Secretary, Malcolm B. Flanders, '28, 149 Hagenmeyer, 323 E. Atwater S t , Detroit (Continued on next page) 26, Mich.

Longwood Ave., Brookline, Mass.

MEETINGS 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: Meetings are held on the first Sunday of each month at the Commissioned Officers" Mess of the Naval Air Station, Atlanta, at 1930.

BALTIMORE: Meetings held on the third Thursday of each month at the Hotel Stafford, Baltimore, Md., at 7:00 P.M. * BIRMINGHAM: No information regarding meetings.

BOSTON: Luncheon meetings held first Wednesday of each month, 12:30 P.M. at the Boston Yacht Club, 6 Rowes Wharf, Boston.

CHICAGO: Regular monthly dinner meetings held on 1st Fri. at 6:30 PM at Naval Armory, Randolph St. CLEVELAND: Meetmgs 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.

CONNECTICUT: Chapter meetings are held quarterly at prearranged places around the State. Alembers are notified by mail 2 weeks pnor to the 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.

HOUSTON: Luncheons held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Ben Milan Hotel.

INDIANAPOLIS: Meetings held on the third Monday of each month at 12:15 P.M at the Indianapolis Atiiletic 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: Dinner meetings held first Wednesday of each month, 6:30 P.M.i at locations selected by entertainment committee.

LOUISVILLE: No information regarding meetings.

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MIAMI: Regular luncheon meeting held on the last Friday of each month at 12.15 on 3rdfloor,Walgreens, 200 East Flagler St., Miami. Dinner dances held as announced.

Touring Alunmi always welcome. Contact secretary.

MILWAUKEE: Meetings held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Odworth 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, IT. S. Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I. NEW YORK: Luncheon meetings on the third Tuesday of each month save for March; July and August, at 12:30 P.M., Maritune Roomâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;21st Floor, The Lawyer's Club; 115 Broadway, N. Y. PHILADELPHIA: Dmner meetings are usually held on the second Friday of each mouth at the Officers' Mess. Naval Base.

PITTSBURGH: Regular monthly meetingsof the Chapter are held on the evening of the third Friday of each month excep t July and August, in the Sheraton Hotel; Pittsburgh, Pa. RICHMOND: Quarterly dinner meetings held on the second Friday in February; May, August and November.

ROCHESTER: Regular Luncheon 2nd Tuesday at Chamber of Commerce. 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 The Secretary.

SAN DIEGO: Regular dinner meetings held one each quarter in Coronado or 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: Meets every two months. Contact the President or Secretary if not on mailing list.

TAMPA: No information regarding meetings.

TWIN CITI ES AREA: Meetings held once a month at NAS MinneapoUs Commissioned Officers' Mess. Members notified by Secretary.

WASHINGTON, D. C : Monthly luncheons held the tUrd Thursday month; S HinI the P M A T E 12:30 P.M., Army and Navy Club, Farragut Square A Eye St., N.W.. Washmgton 6.

MIAMI President R. Adm. Thomas E. Boyce, U S N ( R e t ) , '23, 3910 Loquat Ave., Miami 33, Fla. Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. W. S. Ginn, U S N ( R e t ) , '23, 4121 La Playa Blvd., Coral Gables, Fla.

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MILWAUKEE President James H. Wheeler, Jr., '45, 4132-A North Larkin St., Milwaukee 11, Wis. Secretary-Treasurer, Eldward F. Pionkowski, '40, 5335 N. Shoreland Ave., Milwaukee 11, Wis.

NEWPORT President, V. Adm. S. A. TafHnder, USN, Ret, 20 Seaview Ave., Newport R. I. Secretary, Capt J. T. G. Stapler, USN, Ret, 86 Rhode Island Ave., Newport, R. I.

NE1V YORK President Cdr. Royce N. Flippin, USNR, '26, Smith, Barney & Company, 14 Wall St., New York S. N. Y. Secretary, Lt. Cdr. Arthur A. Denton, USNR, '32, 27 Sylvan Ct, W. Islip, N. Y.

PHILADELPHIA President, V. Adm. James L. Kauffman, U S N (Ret.), '08, 250 S. 18th S t , Philadelphia 3, Pa. Secretary, Mr. Arthur Fleming, Jr., '25, 4248 Chestnut S t , Philadelphia, Pa. PITTSBURGH President, Capt. Morgan C. Barrett, U S N ( R e t ) , '21, 494 Second St., Beaver, Pa. Secretary, Mr. Richard H. Miller, '22, Apt. 56, King Edward Annex, 225 Melwood S t , Pittsburgh, Pa.

RICHMOND President: Capt W. C. Wickham, USN, Ret., '09, R F D 2, Ashland, Va. Secretary-Treasurer: E. Neil Rogers, '40, Lane & Rogers, Attorneys, 1 North 6th St., Richmond 19, Va. Chairman, Welcoming (Tommittee, Mr. E. Neil Rogers, '40, 303 Sunset Drive, Westham, Richmond, Va.

The monthly meeting of the Maryland chapter of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association was held on Thursday, October IS, at the Hotel Stafford, Charles and Madison Sts., Baltimore, Md. On this occasion we were fortunate in having as our speaker Mr. Paul L. Holland, Class of 1908, who is now director of public works for the city of Baltimore.

Mr. Holland spoke on various planned improvements for the city.

Those attending were Chris Russell '06, Bob Goldman '26, Bob Gardner '25, John T. Waldhauser, Jr., '23, Bev Bristor '27, John H. Forshew '17, Frenchy Levasseur '23, C. R. Lamdin '21, D. J. Fitzgerald '27, Paul Holland '08, and John Davis '24.

BOSTON Fifty members and guests turned out to hear Bill Cunningham, well-known sports writer and broadcaster, at the October luncheon held at the Officers' Club, Fargo Building, South Boston.

This is the largest attendance ever for a luncheon and shows the desirability of having a well-known speaker with a good bit of publicity to bring the "boys" out—two of them drove 75 miles to attend.

Among those present were A. S. Kibbee '03, J. S. Barieon '07, C. H. W. Keppler '07, H. A. Ellis '10, H. R. Keller '11, R. Dudley '13, L. H. Thebaud '13, T. H. Downey '14, J. H. Laycock '14, F. B. Craven '16, K. Dunwoody '17, A. Fisher '22, C. F. Hooper '22, J. F. Morgan '22, S. Pullen '22, A. R. Taylor '22, H. G. Brousseau '24, J. A. Callaghan '24, C. L. Winecoff '24, H. C. Fish '24, R. K. Ashton '25, H. A. Kieran '27, H. G. Wall '27, J. F. Way '27,

Secretary, Cdr. John W. Brady, USNR, '24, 1104 Federal Ave., Seattle 2, Wash.

ST. LOUIS

President, Lt. Cdr. Robert W. Murch, ROCHESTER President Mr. T. G. Cox, Jr.. '20, 1596 USNR, '42, c/o Murch-Jarvis Construction Co., 718 Locust St., S t Louis 1, Mo. Creek S t , Rochester 10, N. Y. Secretary, Robert F. Deibel, Jr., '39, c/o Secretary, George E. Lawrence, '39, 62 Dixie Mills, 10th and Walnut Sts., East Park Lane, Rochester 10, N . Y. St. Louis, 111.

SAN DIEGO President Capt Joseph T. Talbert, U S N ( R e t ) , '20, 506 First St., Coronado, CaliL Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. Hal C. Jones, U S N (Ret.), '21, 4205 Del Mar, San Diego 7, Calif.

SAN FRANCISCO President, Mr. J. R. Riordan, 14 Sierra Vista PI., Danville, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. F. J. Behounek, '44, 2115 Roosevelt Ave., Berkeley 3, Calif.

SCHENECTADY President Capt. J. S. Evans, U S N (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. Robert A. O'Neill, U S N R , '38, 19037 37th Ave., N.E., Seattle 55, Wash.

DECEMBER,

1953

CHICAGO The first Chicago chapter meeting of the fall was held at the Naval Armory, Chicago, on October 9.

The guests of honor were Chicagoland's newest Flag Officers R. Adm. J. B. Ricketts, USN '24 (and Mrs. Ricketts) and R. Adm. J. M. Ross, USNR. Admiral and Mrs. Ricketts also celebrated their, wedding anniversary on this occasion.

Plans for the trip to South Bend, October 21, for the Navy-Notre Dame game were outlined by Don Johnson '24, chapter president and Ed McLean '35, vice president.

"Goldie" Goldenson '25 gave an interesting report on his visit to headquarters at Annapolis for homecoming festivities.

A rising vote of thanks was tendered L. B. Herrington, Jr., '24 for his untiring efforts in behalf of the Chicago chapter and the national Alumni Association while serving as president and secretary in Chicago.

Those present included the following: E. T. Eskilson '26, M. A. Powell '25, C. E. Olsen '19, L. B. Herrington, Jr., '24, E. R. Jeter '34, E. A. Ruth '26, W. J. Mauer, Jr., '40, H. A. Stebner, Jr., '45, Don Johnson '27, W. C. Mott '33, E. K. Zitzewitz '25, G. Buchanan, Jr., '22 J. L. Kane '23, O. J. Crepeau '44, J. H. P. Hughart '21, A. K. Randolph '24, C. M. Evans '24, E. C. Sandquist '44, L. N. Blair '23, R. I. Hale '37, D. N. Goldenson '25, E. F. Metzger '33, F. L. Sheahan '45, P. K. Bryant '24, W. T. Cluverius, Jr., '30, Ed McLean '35, H. R. Moon '49, H. Burnham '05, D. Walker '46, D. P. Tucker '15, D. J. Nankervis '46, R. L. Downing '39, R. C. Moreau '20, K. A. S. Axelson '31, and P. Martin '38.

HOUSTON

TAMPA President R. Adm. Edward L. Beck, '25, U S N ( R e t ) , Palm Oaks, R F D 2, Palmetto, Fla. Secretary-Treasurer, Ens. L. C. Hernandez, USN, '48-B, Columbia Restaurant Ybor City, Tampa, Fla.

TWIN CITIES AREA President, Mr. Sumner T. Scott '20, Fairmont, Minn.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Ted L. Hasbrouck, '23, R. F. D. 265, White Bear Lake, Minn.

WASHINGTON,

T. D. Price '30, W. F. Wesanen '30, L. A. Ellis '31, J. B. Fellows '31, M. G. Steele '31, C. Brewer '32, H. Rounds '32, A. C. Husband '35, C. M. Fellows '36, R. H. Wescott '37, M. Harvey '38, J. O. Seamans '42, T. P. Cutler '42, L. B. Hester '42, E. A. Livingstone '44, F. J. Barber '45, J. F. Crehan '46, J. B. Wilson '47, E. J. McCormick, Jr., '47, S. L. Kunin '48, and R. A. Dalla Mura '51.

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President, R. Adm. A. H. Van Keuren, '03, U S N (Ret.), 2823 29th St., N.W., Washington 8, D. C. Secretary, Mr. Arthur Tarantino, '35, 8506 Rosewood Drive, Bethesda, Md. Treasurer, A. L. Mathers, '31, Dunn Loring, Va.

Our November 3rd meeting was highlighted by the presence of three new members : Capt. William Y. Allen '30 and Cdr. C. B. Gill '40 of the N R O T C at Rice Institute and Mr. J. B. Noble '19 who has established his business and residence here.

Others with us for the luncheon were Adm. S. M. Robinson '03, Frank C. Huntoon 'IS, Carl Lamb '19, Phillip Lemler '20, A. D. Blackledge '20, Neill D. Brantly '20, E. H. McMenemy '20, H. G. Schneider '21, W. S. Thomson '22, M. I. Kearns '24, R. F. Heath '27, W. E. Ford '29, W. A. Illing '30, T. J. Thornhill '30, R. A. Turrentine '34, R. J. Huntoon '45, and M. E. Collmer, II, '52.

R. Adm. A. E. Jarrell '25 and his wonderful wife have left us. Many parties, including one by our Alumni Association and another by the Houston Council_ of the Navy League, were sincere expressions of the respect and friendship the Jarrells earned from us all. They deserved the very best wishes of all hands.

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KANSAS CITY The Kansas City chapter, U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, held its monthly meeting last October 14, with Captain Westhofen, the new Commander of the Olathe Naval Air Station, as our guest, to welcome him to the Kansas City area.

The following attended the luncheon: Chester Sivers '34, Charles Tonkin '24, Bob McNatt '47, Pat Humphrey '29, Richard Brovm '47, Paul Love '46, Captain Westhofen, Cdr. J. E. Clancy '41, Richard Rubenstein '48, Clayton Hubbard '24, and John H. Taylor '12.

The Navy League is holding a Navy Day celebration in Kansas City with the former Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Dan Kimball, as guest speaker. We are, of course, all looking forward to this outstanding event, for the Navy in Kansas City.

NEWPORT The forty-ninth meeting of the chapter was held on Tuesday, 27 October 1953, at the Convnissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Station, Newport, R. I. Those present were B. B. McCormick '92, H. E. Yarnell '97, J. T. G. Stapler '06, A. G. Stirling '06, G. E. Baker '07, G. W. McKeehan '07, R. King '08, J. W. Rankin '08, M. L. Hersey '09, C. D. Peirce '10, G. Morgan '15, E. E. Sewall '18, C. C. Hartman '20, R. R. Hartung '20, W. G. Eagleton '20, G. K. Hodgkins '23, C. McR. Winslow '24, J. H. Wellings '25, and H. B. Heneberger '25.

After dinner the vice president of the chapter presided at a business session. Certain amendments to the Chapter By-Laws were proposed, seconded and approved by a majority vote of those present. Final action to be taken at the next meeting which was set for Tuesday, 24 November 1953, at 1830 in the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Station, Newport, R. I. The following members were appointed as a nominating committee to nominate officers of the chapter for the coming year: G. H. Bowdey '07, G. E. Baker '07, M. L. Hersey '09, S. Umsted '15, and F. L. Robbins '23.

There followed an informal talk by the guest speaker, the Hon. E. E. Crocker, formerly our Ambassador to Iraq, and at present a member of the Naval War College Staff. The subject was "Iraq and the Middle East."

Josh Shively roommates in Class of 1924, both absent from recent meetings. The president made reminder announcements of the Blue and Gold Special train for the Army-Navy game; also the date of the Navy-Columbia game and the Na-vy League Dinner. It was disclosed that several present had overlooked the expiration date for ordering tickets to the Army game, and they were advised to send wires because of the ticket deadline.

Leslie Gould, financial editor of the New York Journal-American, was our guest speaker. Beginning with several very amusing stories which were told in expert fashion, Mr. Gould gave an interesting review of the business outlook, and some observations on the situation in Washington today. Believing that the peak of the boom in business is definitely past, the speaker was equally sure that the return to normal conditions is not likely to bring depression, or even recession in the accepted sense, but a period of keener competition. Many industries are already completing periods of adjustment. Unfavorable factors with which to contend include high installment credit, slumping commodity prices and low farm income; but the transition to lowered business volume he said will be helped by the good condition of the banking system, high defense spending, window dressing in preparation for the 1954 elections, and very high liquid savings. An interesting question and answer period concluded the meeting.

PHILADELPHIA

The meeting began with the regular dinner followed immediately by the introduction of L t Guy P. Bordelon, U S N . Lieutenant Bordelon was introduced as the only Navy "ace" of the Korean conflict. His feat was even more interesting when one considers that he was the only United Nations "ace" in propeller driven aircraft.

Lieutenant Bordelon was aboard the carrier PRINCETON which operated in Task Force 77. Adm. Jocko Clark was credited with conceiving the Cherokee operation which was the close support type, immediate, very close and very successful. Other tasks of carrier based craft were interdiction, the destruction of supply lines and generally heckling troop movements. Lieutenant Bordelon flew for some time in Korea before registering his first "kill" but after the first he quickly made up his five to become an ace. The particular operation in which he found his forte was the counter-Bed Check Charlie. The Communist succeeded in alarming the United Nations forces by the use of slow planes used at night against which the jets were virtually helpless offensively because of their high speed. To counter this the Navy was called on and successfully eliminated the threat.

Lieutenant Bordelon, after describing the war in general terms, gave a detailed account of his "kills."

Present were 33 members and their guests including H. M. Gleason '99, L. S. Shapley '99, Roland Riggs '04, H. E. Kays 'OS, Ed Washburn '06, E. F. Buck '08, Leo Lindley '09, E. L. Patch '11, John Falge '12, Ned Marbourg '17, L. P. Sargent '17, Clyde King '22, Eddie Duncan '23, W. R. Thayer '23, E. E. Berthold '24, E. T. Goyette '27, Frank Robinson '30, Fred Lincoln '36, F. J. Bader '43, F. J. Behounek '44, Larry Mayer '44, J. R. Riordan '44, Ray Dix '45, Doug Landreth '45, Paul N. Hewett '47, and Nash Burger, guest of Captain Shapley; C. W. Gumming and D. D. Davis, guests of John Falge; Ned Marbourg, Jr., guest of Ned, Sr.; S. DeAngelis, guest of Fred Lincoln; Herbert D. Walter, Ward Durgin, and (Zol. Denis Daly, U S A (Ret. )

The first meeting of the fall season was held by the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association of Philadelphia at a luncheon at the Engineers Club of Philadelphia on 14 October 1953.

We had as our guest speaker Col. J. Harry LaÂŁrum, who gave a very interesting talk on "Philadelphia and the Delaware Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Present and Future."

Present at the meeting were I. C. Shute '06, J. L. Kauffman '08, M. L. Brown '11, E. A. Crenshaw, Jr., '12, J. H. Hoffman '13, T. M. Searles '13, J. H. Brown '14, W. K. Beard '14, J. E. Boak '14, R. N. S. Baker '15, R. B. Twining '16, J. L. Woodruff '17, R. L. Porter '17, S. G. Lamb '19, H. J. Goodwin '19, J. B. Donnelly '20, J. P. Graff '20, T. M. Dell '21, V. E. McGuinness '22, C. H. Bennett, Jr., '23, R. B. T H O M A S J. BALL JR ( L T U S N Stevens '24, S. N. Pyne '25, J. H. Simp- R E T ) died at Long Beach, Calif., on 15 son '26, J. P. Baugh '26, J. D. Sweeney October 1953.

'26, J. F. Bowling '27, W. L. Aiken '33, CRAIG E D W A R D C R O W L E Y (LT H. W. Cooley '36, C. Stein, Jr., '37, K. H. U S A F ) 'SO died in a plane crash near NEW YORK Stefan '40, F. R. S. Sellers '42, A. G. March Field, Calif., 8 October 1953.

There were 62 present at the monthly Hamilton, Jr., '42, F. A. Leelaus '45, M. J. R O B E R T M. D O R S E Y '19 died in luncheon meeting of the Naval Academy Belensky '46, and A. S. Dowd '47.

Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., 15 OcAssociation of New York held on October tober 1953.

20 at 12:30 p.m. at The Lawyers Club. PITTSBURGH CHARLES EDWARD HARRISON Our meetings are always held on the Many of the members, accompanied by ( C A P T U S N ) '27 died 3 October 1953. third Tuesday of the month at this club their wives, attended the Navy Day DinLYMAN M A U R I C E K I N G JR at l i s Broadway. Among the members ner in the William Penn Hotel, 27 October present were G. O. Carter 'OS, former 1953. We were privileged to hear a most ( C A P T U S N R ) '26 died of leukemia president of the Alumni Association; R. inspiring and informative address by Adm. in Redlands, Calif., 14 October 1953.

J E R O M E E D W A R D LARSON ( L T Adm. Thomas H. Binford '20, A. R. San- Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operaborn '21, R. Adm. U S N (Ret.), Philip tions, outlining the need for a stronger na- U S N ) '48-A died in Naval Hospital, Key Lemler '20, and Capt. Charles Carpenter val defense in the atomic age and em- West, Fla., 9 October 1953.

'26. Admiral Binford is Commander Armed phasizing the need for spirit and morale in LLOYD H O M E R L E W I S (CDR Forces Information School at Fort Slocum, the armed services.

U S N R E T ) '12 died 12 October 1953.

N. Y., while Admiral Sanborn is now with The annual Midshipmen's Party in PittsE M I L A. L I C H T E N S T E I N (LCDR Curtiss-Wright and lives in Ridgewood, burgh, the only major project of the PittsU S N R ) '07 died in Corpus Christi, Tex., N. J. Mr. Lemler is from Houston, Tex. burgh chapter, is definitely scheduled for Captain Carpenter is the new Assistant Tuesday evening, 29 December, at the 15 October 1953.

E R N E S T J O H N MEYER, N-'12, died Chief of Staff for Personnel, Third Naval University Club. in Grand Island, Nebr., 28 June 1953.

District. Admiral Sanborn and Captain Carpenter have recently joined our local S T E P H E N B. M c K I N N E Y ( C A P T SAN FRANCISCO Association.

U S N R E T ) '07 died in New York City, President Royce Flippin initiated the The regular monthly meeting of the San 11 October 1953.

VAN H U B E R T RAGSDALE (VADM "sound-off roll call" by class designations Francisco branch was held on 7 October which disclosed representation from most 1953 at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U S N R E T ) '16 died of a heart ailment classes, and included Bob Mathews and Treasure Island. Joe Riordan '44 presided. at Ormond Beach, Fla., 11 October 1953.

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