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By Theodore Taylor In the summer of 1904, Ernest J. King, the craggy, flint-coated fleet admiral, was but an ensign in the cruiser CINCINNATI, ploughing around Asiatic waters; another famed fleet admiral, William F. Halsey, Jr., had just graduated. That same summer, ori June 22, seventeen-year-old Marc Mitscher took his Annapolis entrance exams and immediately skidded to the foot of the class.

The Navy grades on a percentage system with "4.0" as the highest mark; "2.5" as passing. Perhaps his appalling entrance grades were prophetic. He made 2.6 in geography, 2.5 in arithmetic, 2.8 in history, and failed geometry with 2.2 In English, he fared little better.

Judged only on scholarship, Mitscher was one of the most unlikely candidates for gold braid ever to log in at the staid, strict school on the banks of Maryland's Severn.

In contrast, among his original classmates were such brilliant students as Jerome Clark Hunsaker, one of the nation's top aeronautical engineers; Richmond Kelly Turner, Willis Augustus Lee, Jr., and Thomas Cassin Kinkaid, all famed flag officers by the end of World War II. Mitscher was soon left in their wake, standing helplessly in the debris of an academic record which confounded even the most patient professors.

Mitscher acquired his nickname that fall semester. The first midshipman from Oklahoma was Peter Cassius Marcellus Cade, Jr., who had bilged outâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Academy slang for failingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in 1903. When the upper classmen returned from September leave, and found Mitscher in the place of Cade, it was decided tribute must be paid to the former Sooner State representative.

Mitscher was forced to repeat Cade's full name each time he was asked a question.

In a few weeks, it was "Oklahoma Pete" Mitscher. By mid-winter, it was plain "Pete" Mitscher, and remained that way.

His troubles came from the stacks of books. He was no match for Dandell's Principles of Physics or Meras' Syntaxe Pratique or Cotterill and Slade's Lessons in Applied Mechanics or Genung's Outlines of Rhetoric. Scholastic brickbats bounced off his head with hardly a dent. He even failed the "crip" course in mechanical drawing that year.

ON BOARD THE USS LEXINGTON off Saipan, June 1944.

He joined freely in the hazing of the new plebes. Then tragedy struck the Academy in November, 1905. A member of Mitscher's group, James R. Branch, was killed in a class "fight." Congress demanded action by abolishment of hazing, class fighting and other traditional practices aimed at converting boys to men. Some 200 midshipmen had been involved in hazing, a lengthy investigation proved, and Mitscher was among them. Punishment was ordered.

Academy records indicate he was forced to resign because of scholastic difficulties.

He had other troubles. Martinets ran Annapolis and harsh discipline was both a game and a way of life. Sun-downing was a left-over from the sail Navy. Neither was he fitted for happy survival in this pattern. Only the in-born stubbornness kept him going. Hazing was cheered on by the sun-downers. How much can they take?

Mitscher was hazed with the rest, although there is no evidence he was unduly manhandled. By now, he had acquired a reputation of touge, a red mike, and wooden. The Severn translation: tough, a woman hater, and poor student. * A chapter from the forthcoming biography "The Magnificent Mitscher" to be published in October by W. W. Norton Co.

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COMMANDER of Fast Carrier Task Force 58, June 1945.

However, his classmates blame it on the hazing rap, plus 280 demerits against an allowable 250. They point out Mitscher would have been permitted a re-examination in the spring of 1906 if academic reasons alone were involved.

Whatever the cause, he was asked to vacate the premises on March 16, 1906.

The painful letter to the Secretary of the Navy, scrawled on cheap tablet paper, is still a part of the Admiral's official record.

Father Mitscher fumed and threatened.

He told his son to remain at Annapolis and then hurriedly arranged for Congressman McGuire to make a re-appointment. But the two years of school were wiped off the calendar. Mitscher was allowed to re-enter as a supposedly chastened plebe, and start all over again. He was ordered to report back to Annapolis in June, 1906.

Outwardly tough, he was also a deeply sensitive lad. That Achilles heel seldom was revealed to any but his most intimate friends. Now a bilger, he had received a blow where it hurt the most. Apparently it only made him more determined to lick the precision monster that straddled the nub of land between Dorsey Creek and the main body of the Severn River.

At nineteen, with a black mark on his record, and looking about as old as he did twenty years later, he took up residence once again at the Academy. To the fresh, eager plebes of 1906, several years his junior, it often appeared he carried a small man's chip on his shoulder.

One 1906 classmate said: "He was more like a private in the rear rank. He made aside remarks. He was negative and antisocial. He swore. He was dry and uncommunicative. He was inclined to ignore orders and advice."

But another member of the class saw Mitscher differently: "Yes, he was tough, and didn't make friends too easily. But he was the kind of man you'd most want around when you got into trouble. The bilging had hurt him."

He had a sober hue, but never somber.

In the confines of his room, or in the company of close friends, the inner warmth came out. But it was a warmth that needed long kindling. His close companions were Harry "Cash" Cecil, a kindly, chubby Tennessean, who was later killed in the crash on the dirigible Akron. There was also hotheaded "Frenchy" Lamont, a "convict."

Frenchy couldn't keep out of trouble. There was also moon-faced, twinkling "Fats" Roesch, penny-ante partner T. A. Nicholson, studious and witty Herbert "Judge" Underwood, and Mitscher's "wife," roommate "Papa Mike" Foster, who shared his toothpaste, shaving cream and money. With the exception of Judge Underwood, they were all poor students.

Apparently, there wasn't a strategist or hero, a Mahan, Dewey, Farragut or John Paul Jones in the lot. In fact. Underwood crammed them constantly in the fight to survive.

Mitscher began picking up demerits again for various misdemeanors, and kept a siz-

able credit of them until he graduated. The violations ranged from "button off reefer" to "smoking" to "card playing" and "room in disorder." Some were more serious. But he didn't appear to worry until he received at least 250, which was the limit. Once, he accumulated a hundred in less than 24 hours and again teetered precariously on the brink of dismissal.

It was March, 1907. The room which he shared with Papa Mike, a sterile, bleak cubicle with a pair of green reflectored hanging lights and twin porcelain wash basins, was_ the scene of a drinking party.

The midshipman grapevine tom-tomed a warning that officers were about to raid the party.

Mitscher and Underwood dragged Papa Mike, who was pleasantly tight, off to a safe hiding spot. Then Mitscher returned to the monastic cell clad in a turtle neck sweater with 1910 emblazoned across his chest. The raiders had arrived and he was scooped up, with four other classmates, and immediately marched to the dispensary.

There he was pronounced "under the influence."

scher to let him draft an explanatory statement.

Calmly, Mitscher answered, "No, Benson knows I'm telling the truth."

Benson had ordered Mitscher to return to his office the next day. He apparently figured a night's reflection might change the mind of the bull-headed youngster who was kicking up the traces of naval custom.

So on March 13, Mitscher trooped ag:ain to Benson's ofiice.

Certain he had won a victory, the Commandant greeted Mitscher warmly, requested the new statement and lifted his hand to receive it.

Mitscher said, "I have no new statement."

Benson bellowed, "Fifty demerits for gross disrespect I" To which Mitscher answered, "My statement is the unvarnished truth and therefore can't be gross disrespect."

Benson ordered him out but soon removed the alcohol charge from his record.

Although Mitscher intensely disliked the stern discipHnarian the rest of his life, it Mitscher emphatically denied the charge, was noticed Benson appeared to have conclaiming he had not touched a drop since siderable respect for young Mitscher after September leave. He was in training for the showdown. wrestling at the time. The denial was not In assaying stubbornness, there was little according to naval custom. It was per- difference between Midn. Pete Mitscher missible to explain, but not to contradict or and Adm. Pete Mitscher. If you could conaccuse. Mitscher would have none of that vince him he was wrong, which was not sacred fol-de-rol. He hadn't been drinking easily done, he would back down. But, and planned to say so. He penned a short otherwise, on the slightest doubt, Pete statement. But in doing so. Underwood would follow his own convictions to the wisely pointed out, he was contradicting end, regardless of interruptions, distracthe doctors. More than that, he was calling tions, cost, danger or consequences. His them liars! salvation, at Annapolis and later, was an On the morning of March 12, Mitscher exceptional amount of common sense and a was hauled before Capt. W. S. Benson, the quality of judgment which seldom erred.

Academy Commandant, later Chief of NaHe was tattooed in the summer of 1908. val Operations. Benson fined Midshipman When the USS OLYMPIA reached NorMitscher fifty demerits on the spot, charg- folk the captain decided to disembark fortying him with gross disrespect. four midshipmen due to overcrowded conUnderwood thought Mitscher had tem- ditions. Mitscher was among the midshipporarily lost his senses! Gross disrespect men sent back to join the lowly plebes for to the Commandant was almost as serious a dull summer of tacking around Chesaas drinking! Underwood pleaded with Mit- peake Bay.

Landing his AH type hydroplane.

Resentment at being kicked off the OLYMPIA ran high for several weeks.

"We took it out in raising as much hell as possible," Underwood remembers.

To cement the common misery, thirteen of them visited a tattoo artist and received identical artwork on their upper right arms.

The design was a bluish-colored buzzard, pierced by a purple dagger that dripped blood. It was hideous enough, and they all felt better. But in later life, Mitscher was rather sensitive about that gaudy decoration.

His studies continued to mire him down although he crammed every free moment into books. His scholastic records from 1906 to 1910 are filled with borderline marks. His last failure was in 1909 (Marine Engineering and Applied Mechanics), but he slithered past the 2.5 mark on a re-exam. However, in such subjects as seamanship and gunnery he displayed aptitude.

His highest mark in the final year at Annapolis was registered, appropriately enough, in Naval Warfare.

But if Mars, stirring up the smoky recipe for future conflict, and selecting the leading instruments of destruction, would have carefully examined the prospects of the 130 midshipmen who marched up for their diplomas on June 3, 1910, he would have discarded Marc Andrew Mitscher immediately.

The balding young tar had not qualified as a midshipman officer. If he had leadership ability, it was so deeply buried that nothing short of smelting and remolding would bring it out. There was no indication of social polish which would enable him to carry out the quasi-diplomatic duties required of a flag officer and he was only a few places away from "anchor man"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;lowest on the list.

Of course, there was an earlier wooden graduate named William "Bull" Halsey.

Naval schoolbooks, Mitscher and Halsey proved, are often thrown out of the porthole with the same hand that tugs a gun lanyard.

Mitscher's page in the 1910 Naval Academy yearbook. The Lucky Bag, caricatures him in both poetry and prose: Pete dislikes all allusions or mirth On the hue of his hair or its dearth It gives him much pain When he has to explain That he's not an albino by birth The stern looking face of this whitened patriarch belies his true nature. Often Pete endeavors to frown upon the light and happy side of life, but he never really succeeds. 'Tis said a grass widow trampled on his heart Youngster (sophomore) leave, whereat he swore that he was forever done with the eternal feminine, and sought solace in his pipe and a book. But time proved she is eternal and not many hops had passed ere Pete again graced the gym with his presence, confiding to the stag line, with a smile, that he was roped in on a fussing game and zvarning them off the hazardous rocks and shoals of that treacherous sea.

The one thing that will make Pete smile and continue to do so for many days is to piU_ "one over" on Papa Mike. The remainder of the time he spends in combing his hair to hide the bald spots. Pete is a man who never says much, and his smiles gain by their very rarity. We know him for a true friend and a man on whom one can depend.

He had requested duty in the USS COLORADO, a Pacific Fleet armored cruiser and got it, reporting aboard that vessel at Seattle in July 1910 as a Passed Midshipman.

In those days, all midshipmen were on two years' probation before being commissioned ensigns.

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A SMALL STREAM, EASILY FORDABLE"

By Cdr. A. G. Berry, Jr., USNR (Ret.), 14 Have you ever used your car for a boat? It's a most unique experience.

My wife and I, having made our home in Mexico for a year and a half, had just driven from Cuernavaca to the border for the semi-annual visit required of all turistas

by Mexican law. After having touched base at Brownsville for a two days' stay, and after consuming large quantities of chocolate sodas, baked ham, fathoms of hot dogs and other items to please the American palate which were unobtainable or too expensive in Mexico, and having stocked up on facial tissues, scotch tape, American pipe tobacco and other scarce articles, we were again before the aduana (customs) at Matomoros, across the International bridge from Brownsville.

While waiting our turn to go through customs, we found our car just behind one identical to ours but with Mexican license plates. Because the two cars were brand new and a radically different model from anything else on the road, we naturally entered into conversation with the occupants. These turned out to be an attractive young Mexican couple, who spoke perfect English, with their two young children, returning from a vacation trip to the States.

It was not too long before they were released from the border ceremonies and, after many good-byes, they started for Victoria.

About a half hour later, we, too, were given a clean bill of health and were off southward. Everything went well until about 3 p.m. when we came to the Rio Charreros, the first of four rivers to be crossed, the first and last by fording and the other two by car ferry. On our trip north two days before, these had been easily negotiated. In fact, the Rio Charreros was labeled on our road map as "a small stream, easily fordable" and had a depth of about six inches of sluggish water when we crossed it before.

But now, as we approached, we saw before us a raging torrent, some fifteen feet deep and some thirty yards in width; down which bushes, branches of trees, other debrisâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even what looked like islandsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;were being carried at an enormous rate of speed.

On both banks were some thirty or forty cars stopped by this impassable barrier.

We drew up behind the last car on our side and lo! it was the car of our friends of the border, Senor and Senora Gonzales.

We disembarked, as had everyone else, to view the situation and discuss the possibilities. The cause of our predicament had been a flash flood from the mountains to the west. Obviously there was nothing to be done until the raging river reverted to its usual status of being a trickle. It would take many hours, to say the least.

It turned out to be anything but a somber affair as everyone was making the best of a bad situation. The occupants of all cars were talking and laughing at their predicament and exchanging whatever they had to offer. One car had drinking water (a priceless thing in Mexico), another oranges, others food, some had gin and rum. I had tequila as did the Gonzales. Each did what OCTOBER,

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he could to make things less gloomy as it looked like a long and uncomfortable wait.

Some enterprising Mexican lads from nearby huts brought food and fruit for sale and did a very brisk business on both sides of the river.

Senor Gonzales and I were keeping a careful watch on the river which had stopped rising but still showed no signs of receding. Before long, however, by means of stones and markers we placed on the bank, we detected a slight receding of the water. Things were picking up.

While this was encouraging, it was most evident that we were in for a long night of it.

It was then that Senor Gonzales had a brain storm. Rather than spend a cold and uncomfortable night in our cars why not return to San Fernando, a small town about thirty kilometers back, and see if we could find accommodations for the night. We had noted the village while driving south. At the time it had not looked at all prepossessing, but the thought of it as a haven now put a rosy glow about it that was practically magnetic.

On arrival and after much questioning, we were directed to what had once been an inn or fonda some hundred or so years ago. It was now simply a bar and restaurant on the ground floor, while the upper floor was vacant, void of all furniture and attacked by dry rot. There being no other accommodations in the village, we sought shelter there. We, or rather Sefior Gonzales, outlined to the proprietor our predicament. At first he demurred and pointed out that it no longer was an inn and had no beds or other necessities. However, Senor Gonzales finally persuaded him to accommodate us and he scoured the pueblo for beds, linen and towels to take care of six stranded people. Meanwhile, we had a reasonably good supper with cold beer and felt that we could face whatever turned up. Of course, without Senor Gonzales' Spanish, we would never have gotten anywhere.

After another beer, we all said good night and repaired to our respective rooms.

Our room was about 35 by 25 feet completely devoid of anything bui two cots and one chair. Nothing else. Everything was neat and clean but I noted that the wood floor, the first we had encountered in Mexico, was riddled with holes, some as large as one by three inches, through which we could look down on the customers in the bar below.

There being no signs of water, we called the proprietor and requested some. "Oh, no seUor. That is impossible as you might spill some on the customers at the bar below!" This stumped us. We had no water for either washing or drinking. Suddenly the brilliant idea came to me to ask for a half dozen bottles of charged water which we put to good use for cleansing ourselves and for drinking. We were saved and the bar customers were not deluged either. The W. C. was, of course, somewhere in the back yard, in complete darkness and whereabouts unknown.

In spite of everything, we had a good night's rest and after a very satisfactory breakfast we all set out once again for the Rio Charreros where we hoped to find everything under control. We were doomed to disappointment, however. When we arrived at about ten o'clock, we found the same lineup of cars, the occupants looking somewhat more bedraggled than the night before, but still there. The waters had receded enough for the most lofty trucks to cross under their own steam, but for cars the crossing was still hopeless. However, we found an innovation since we had returned to San Fernando the night before.

Some enterprising Mexican had gathered together five others with horses and made up a towing gadget of six horses to tow cars across for 10 pesos (about $1.15). We saw them tow some small trucks across from the opposite side and, as the waters were dropping rapidly, we hoped before the lapse of too much time to be able to get to tftc other shore ourselves. The water level was still too high for my liking and during a discussion with Sefior Gonzales we looked to the west. At the source of yesterday's flood was a large, black storm cloud. If we had another flood we would be doomed to possibly two or three days' delay. The outlook was not promising.

Gonzales and I debated the matter at length and finally decided to attempt the crossing rather than risk another couple of days' delay. We matched to see which one of us would go first and, of course, I lost. Reluctantly and only after a draw on the tequila bottle for some false courage did I drive my car to the water's edge.

The stream was still some thirty feet across and looked miles deep. I was by now completely resigned to possible death by drowning but my pride prevented my backing out. The six horsemen attached the towing gear to my bow bumper. Wondering if it would ever again start I turned off the motor, grabbed the wheel with frantic hands and we plunged in. I never felt so helpless. As we were pulled into the torrent, I noted that the occupants of all cars on both banks were eagerly watching our progress and probably thanking God that it was I and not they who was attempting the crossing. As for Seiior Gonzales, I was cursing him roundly for winning the toss and for suggesting the crossing anyway.

We sailed across without difficulty with the water about five inches above the bottom of the car doors and, of course, covering the lower part of the motor. However, the old ship proved to be not only seaworthy but watertight. Not a drop of water leaked into the car itself. On the other side, we approached a steep slippery bank. The horses had got me that far but could not negotiate the bank. For something to do as much as anything else, I stepped on the starter and much to my astonishment and relief the engine took hold. The added power of the motor enabled the horses to get us up the bank and safely on the road. I felt much as Columbus did on finally sighting, for the first time, the New World. We waited for the Gonzales to be pulled over and then we said goodbye with promises to see each other in Mexico City.

The rest of the trip to Victoria was uneventful. The other three streams were forded without difficulty. At that city, we drew up at the curb in front of the hotel and, as I got out of the car, a lad approached me and pointed to my front right tire saying, "Sefior, you have a flat tire."

Sure enough, I had picked up a nail as I drew up to the curb! This was "the most unkindest cut of all."

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And the Senate Finance Committee came At present the value of survivor benefits up with a scheme to give up to $240 a year programs to Reserves is worth from three in income tax credit to retired employees to four times as much as to Regulars. of all governmentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Federal, State and Academy Service Credit. Graduates of localâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;except Federal military personnel the Military, Naval and Coast Guard under 65.

Academies, active and retired, can rest President Eisenhower vetoed the pay bill, assured that in the not distant future their but he couldn't veto the income tax credit service at the academies will be officially bill, which was part of the Internal Rev- recognized as real active duty service . . . enue Code bill of 1954, an important bill at least for pay purposes. For many years this service has been recognized for all almost 900 pages long. purposes that it could possibly be recogIt must be assumed that those inter- nized for, except that for which it should ested in helping to improve career service receive primary recognition . . . a military will be wider awake and quicker on the career. trigger in the 84th Congress.

Dual Compensation. The Bureau of the Budget is considering a bill which would W h a t ' s Coming Up? give retired officers a chance at some of Here are most of the major legislative the Federal Government jobs they could topics affecting military personnel to be fill. This bill would permit a retired officer to take a Federal civil service job and considered by the 84th Congress. earn up to $6,250 annually without sufferPay Increase. After the President ve- ing any loss in retirement compensation. toed the Federal civilian pay bill, a few Conflict-of-interest Statutes. The Justice members of Congress said another bill would be approved_over any possible Pres- Department is studying the various conidential veto in the next Congress. These flict-of-interest statutes with a view of legislators, it developed, are on Post Office effecting changes in them. The Retired and Civil Service Committees or from Officers Association will seek a less strinareas in Virginia and Maryland where gent application of these laws to retired large numbers of Federal workers live . .. officers. We'll report on this again in the and vote. Because of that Presidential next issue; for retired officers seeking emveto. Congressional leaders hardly would ployment, it is an important subject. dare to let a pay bill that doesn't help These are the subjects of primary interthe military get by them. Since another, est to career officers, active and retired, broader pay raise bill is almost inevitable, scheduled for consideration in the next you'll get a pay increase.

Congress. Present reports indicate that Retired Income Tax Credit. Section 37 each of them will have Admmistration supof the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, port.

Public Law 591, is explained at the end H o m e of Y o u r O w n of this column. It grants income tax credit to retired military personnel over 65 years Or perhaps this should be entitled homes of age but denies such credit to personnel under 65. This situation can be rectified of your own. It refers to the fact that by a bill which would amend Section 37. Public Law 560 authorizes loans to enable Such a bill is almost certain to be enacted. career personnel to acquire or build homes of their own. The Federal Housing Ad8 3 r d Congress Helps Medical Care For Dependents This ministration may guarantee 95 percent of The 83rd Congress did more to help the project reached Congress in legislative form a mortgage of $17,100, whichever is lower, military than to hinder it. It approved a late in the last session. Congress was ex- at 4 ^ percent interest. long list of bills designed to aid the armed tremely busy with the Administration's genThe new tax law. Public Law 591, proservices and military personnel, though eral legislative program, and decided not comparatively few were major bills. Most to tackle this subject. There will be plenty vides that a member of the armed forces such legislation came from the Armed of controversy on this subject, but in the on active duty has up to four years from end dependents of military personnel, active the date of sale of a residence (this means Services Committees. and retired, will have a better and more a principal residence) until he is required Unfortunately, other committees can leg- universal medical care program. to include the gain from the sale in gross islate for or against the military. In recent income for ta.x purposes. Within those four years the House Appropriations Committee Survivor Benefits. The next Congress years he may have been transferred and hurt military career service with several will consider proposals for broad changes have purchased a new residence. bits of legislation. This year the Appro- in present survivor benefits programs. The priations Committee decided to help rather general idea is to simplify the program by Retired Officer Survivor Benefits than hinder. But the Post Office and Civil placing it all under one law, making such Service Committees put through a bill to benefits more equitable, and giving active Retired oflficers who want to withdraw increase Federal civilian pay by 5 percent, duty personnel and their survivors the from the program of survivor benefits without, of course, including the military. additional protection of Social Security. authorized by the Contingency Option Act The story of what the 84th Congress will do to improve military career service is much more important than what the 83rd Congress did. There should be more major personnel legislation in the Congressional hoppers in 1955 than during any previous session.

Such legislation is certain to have more positive and personal help from the Defense Department and the White House than it did in 1954. We can be assured of this by what President Eisenhower said in vetoing a bill to increase the salaries of Federal Government civilian workers.

"While this bill is limited to civilian personnel," the President said, "I must observe, parenthetically, that consideration of a complete Federal personnel program must eventually meet certain imperative needs of the members of the Armed Forces.

These patriotic men and women, whose morale, skill and dedication to service are so important to us all, now lack adequate medical care for dependents and reasonable survivorship benefits for their families. It is most important that these needs of Armed Forces personnel, serving their country often in remote corners of the world, engage our serious consideration."

The President referred to only two projects to improve service morale, but it may be assumed that he might have mentioned several others. The Administration has now approved six or seven, some of which were introduced to the 83rd Congress and some of which are still under study. This statement was made in the veto message on the Federal civilian pay bill, and it might be interpreted as advice to the Congress not to send the White House another pay bill, or any bills improving Federal career service, without including the military. It could also mean that Congress had better get busy on military personnel legislation.

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(Public Law 239) are authorized to do so by a law recently signed. Public Law 696, permitting withdrawal under certain circumstances. Those who wish to withdraw must show that their election under the law was based on miscalculation or mathematical errors in computing payments and benefits or upon wrong information about the program, and is causing them hardship.

Another law ( P . L. 346) amending P. L. 239 authorizes officers with 18 years of service to have almost a year in which to make up their minds about participation.

Retired Income Tax

That controversial retired income tax law is contained in Section 37 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (Public Law 591). The best possible explanation of the entire tax law as applied to individuals, with special emphasis on military men, is provided by the Navy Department's Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, copies of which were distributed to ships and stations everywhere. Please don't embarrass a good public relations man, Lt. Cdr. John Gast, Director of Technical Information for the bureau, by asking for personal copies. The Navy won't supply them.

"Retirement income in the case of an individual who has attained the age of 65 before the close of the taxable year," the study states, in reference to the tax credit on retired income, "means income from pensions and annuities, interest, rents, and dividends; but to individuals who have not reached their 65th birthday before the close of the taxable year the term is limited to income from pensions and annuities under a public retirement system. The term 'public retirement system' does not include the system for retirement of members of the .\rmed Forces. Such income is 'retirement income' only to the extent that it is includable in gross income and does not represent compensation for personnel services. The term, however, is limited to $1,200 less pensions and annuities received under title II of the Social Security Act or under the Railroad Retirement Acts of 1935 or 1937, or which are otherwise excludable from gross income, and the excess of $900 of earned income in the case of a taxpayer under 75 years of age at the end of the taxable year.

"Among other items, that part of annuities excluded from gross income under section 72, and compensation for injuries or sickness excluded by section 104 (military or naval disability retirement pay) need not be subtracted from the aforementioned $L200. The remainder, if any, is then multiplied by the tax rate applicable to the first $2,000 of taxable income (20 percent for the calendar year 1954), and this prodduct is allowed as a credit against the tax.

Such credit, together with any other credits to which the taxpayer may be entitled, can not exceed the tax.

"A taxpayer, in order to qualify for the retirement income credit, must have received earned income of at least $600 during each of any 10 years prior to the taxalale year. A retired member of the Armed Forces is not entitled to 'retirement income credit' with respect to retired pay unless he is 65 years of age or over on the last day of the taxable year. That part of the retired pay of a retired member of the Armed Forces which is excluded from gross income for income-tax purposes is completely disregarded for the purposes of the retirement income credit. For example, when a retired officer's only income during the year is his retired pay of $4,000, and by reason of a physical disability inOCTOBER,

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curred in active service $1,000 of it is excludable from gross income, he will be entitled to a retirement income credit of $240 against his tax for 1954 if he is over 65 years of age. If a husband and wife each qualify for the retirement income credit, such credits may be claimed on their separate or joint returns."

Government Employment Aid

In the last issue of Shipmate we sounded off on the need of retired officers for employment, and suggested that the Navy Department, now helping Reserve officers find jobs, might help retired oflficers.

Since then we have learned much more about what the military departments are doing or not doing in this line.

The only officially constituted employment aid for retired career oflficers is that rendered by the Retired Activities Division of the Air Force (Lt. Col. E. M. Way commanding; address: Room 4E-243, USAF Headquarters, AFPMP-12-R).

This is not an employment agency, and will not solicit jobs. It merely tries to fill requests for help from among retired A F oflficers, and help is given only to those officers with applications and data on hand.

The general purpose is to supply limited help based on information available.

Certain oflficers in the Division of Career Management, Department of the Army are attempting unoflficially to help retired Army oflficers, or, rather, oflficers currently retiring. A brochure, size three by three inches, containing the names and qualifications of 124 applicants recently retired or shortly to be retired, has been sent to 1,200 industrial and business firms and educational institutions. A total of 1,500 copies were printed, and applicants were charged $25 each for this service. This charge entitles them to receive 100 individual copies nf their applications for distribution by themselves. Oflficer in charge of this work is Col. J. H. Evans.

Certain oflficers in the Navy Department are trying to see what they can do, unoflficially, to help retired naval oflficers. Unfortunately, I do not have the names of all these gentlemen, and there may be very few of them. R. Adm. W. K. Romoser, Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel for Naval Reserves, has been making inquiries. His address is Room 3068, Arlington Annex, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. The general idea is to try out the plan originated by Cdr. Harold "Red" Sylvester of the Class of 1924 and his advisers, who are having some success in helping classmates secure gainful employment.

There will be more on this later, as we learn more about what the departments are doing officially and groups within them are doing unoflficially.

VA Compensation Increased

Public Law 695, signed by the President on August 28, 1954, will increase serviceconnected disability compensation being paid by the Veterans Administration to veterans receiving such payments and will also increase the compensation rates being paid to widows without children. Dependent parents are also included in the new law. Peacetime service-connected compensation will be based on 80 percent of the new wartime rates. Compensation rates for qualified widows without children have been increased from $75 per month to $87 per month. It will be noted that widows

with children, and orphans, received no increase in compensation.

Some may wonder why. Two years ago the Congress made an adjustment of payments to widows with children, and orphans, while widows without children were left out. Now the inequities brought about by the selective increases two years ago are erased. Compensation rates for dependent parents are increased from $60 per month to $75 per month where there is only one parent, and from $35 per month to $40 per month each where both parents are living. The rates for veterans were increased 5 percent. Veterans Administration said the increases are automatic and will be included in checks mailed at the end of October, 1954. VA requested veterans and dependents not to write to the agency concerning the increases because they are payable automatically.

VA Pension Rates Increased

Public Law 698, approved by the President on August 28, 1954, will increase nonservice-connected disability pensions paid by the Veterans Administration to veterans receiving such payments and the pension rates paid to all surviving dependents. The new pension rates for dependents of veterans of W W I , W W I I and the Korean conflict are: widow, no child, $50.40; widow and one child, $63; each additional child, $7.56; one child, no widow, $27.30; two children, no widow, $40.95; three children, no widow, $54.60; and each additional child, no widow, $7.56. The new pension rates for dependent survivors of Spanish-American War veterans are: widow, $54.18; widow who was wife of veteran during service, $67.73; additional for each child, $8.13. Spanish American War veterans' pension for 90 days or more service was increased from $96.75 to $101.59, and the pension for those requiring aid and attendance was increased from $129.00 to $135.45. Spanish-American War veterans receiving pensions for 70 days or more of service will be increased from $64.50 to $67.73 and for those needing aid and attendance, from $83.85 to $88.04. Pensions were also increased for widows and children of the Civil War, the Indian Wars and the Mexican War. No change was made in the other income limitations, which if exceeded bar receipt of pensions.

So Long, Commander Esch

Cdr. A. G. Esch, for the past two years public information oflficer for the Bureau of Naval Personnel, has left Washington to become public information oflficer for the Naval Academy. This correspondent in recent years has been in regular contact with various information or press relations men in the Defense Department, and considers Commander Esch one of the best, military or civilian. He will help the Naval Academy.

Under Commander Esch and Admiral James Holloway, chief of Naval Personnel, Shipmate magazine received valuable help. This correspondent was gratified because when he received a query from a reader for information which he did not have, he could transfer that query to Commander Esch and get a real or an official answer. Of course, we did not mention names of readers who sent the queries.

Commander Esch's place in the Bureau of Naval Personnel has been taken by Cdr. John W. Higgins, Jr., who was transferred from Commander, Administrative Command, Amphibious Group, Western Pacific. Commander Higgins has had a tour of duty at Annapolis.

Vice Admiral Paperwork Management Paperwork management took a great step forward when the Navy Directives System was put into effect. Further improvements have been made along other lines of administrative procedures as affecting paperwork.

To sum up past successes in paperwork management, the Oflfice Methods Division of EXOS has assembled a display. Just recently, the display was ranged along the passageways of that large building overlooking the Pentagon known as "Navy Annex." The Annex, of course, is most well known for the fact that a few wings house the Bureau of Naval Personnel.

BuPers officials, stenos, typists—and all who sail a desk there—were out in full force to inspect the display. The eyecatching posters and exhibits, made up in easy-to-read charts and pictures, were so arranged as to be seen in "tour" fashion.

The viewer could start at one end, walk slowly, and at the end of the display would have taken in the greater part of the "message"—all at the pace of a slow walk.

That speaks well for the display, but it also points up the fact that management procedures were applied to the display itself, because one of the basic rules is "keep it short, keep it simple."

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Since the Navy Department handles approximately 130,000 pieces of paper every minute oi every working day, there is a good reason for adopting time-saving methods. Above all, the time of each reader must be considered. Therefore, the paperwork management program has adopted certain tests. Is this form necessary? Is your letter streamlined? Are enough, but not too many, cognizant people on the routing slips? Are procedures standardized?

These are just a few of the tests that are applied when evaluating methods from the standpoint of saving the twiri factors of time and money.

As an example, consolidation of forms in one area alone resulted in saving 9,000 man-hours per year. It has been estimated that the new BuOrd inventory report on ordnance material has resulted in saving the Navy Department 225,000 man-hours annually—besides making the work easier for all concerned in the reports. This includes units afloat as well as ashore.

The men who work in the program of paperwork management feel that the better methods will be felt more and more in the Fleet, by a lessening of the paperwork burden familiar to those in ships. They are realistic, of course, and do not advance any claim that paperwork can be done away with—only that it will be made easier and there will be less of it. As they say, "paperwork will always be with us." They also realize that great emphasis must be placed on making paperwork easier for the forces afloat and outlying bases.

Paperwork management is not perfect, one may hasten to add. But it is coming along. A concerted effort has been made, and improvements have been cropping up.

The officer afloat can well be skeptical, however, as he sees the "pile-up" on his desk. One high-ranking sea-dog tossed off a laugh-provoking remark to the effect that he would be happy to see the day when it was no longer a matter of "make fourteen copies, seven of which must be legible." Admittedly there is still a large boulder of truth in what he says, but the movement is in the right direction.

EPPERSON R E C E I V E S ATHLETIC AWARD . . . R. Adm. Thomas Burrows (right) presents Cdr. N. Burt Davis, Jr., USS EPPERSON, the Pacific Cruiser-Destroyer Force Athletic Excellence Trophy.

The award, made in Yokosuka harbor, was won by the EPPERSON for the third consecutive year.

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One further remark. When asked if all the problems were going to be solved by the EXOS people, one oflficial, Mr. W. B. Rice, said: "Of course not, because after all many improvements have to come from the operating level. The commands themselves, since they are aware of the problems, can set their yeomen and personnel men to improving methods. We stand ready

HAKODATE'S BLACK SHIP . . . R. Adm. David M. Tyree, ComCruDiv 1, and Japanese flower girls place a wreath on the graves of two U. S. sailors who died in Hakodate, Japan, 100 years ago. The ceremony was part of the Hakodate Black Ship Festival commemorating Commodore Perry's landing in Japan. The sailors were members of that historic expedition. to help them. They can call upon us for assistance in any of the major ports. Any DRMO (District Records Management Office) oflficial at a Navy installation will be glad to be invited on board to assist in paperwork management problems of a ship."

The millennium is not here, but it is certain that some of the weight of paperwork is getting lighter, and will continue to get lighter, as a result of the work done in this direction, and the adoption of those methods that are applicable by fleet units.

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Increased Forced Attrition Increased forced attrition may be in store for flag officers of the Navy and Marine Corps during the next twenty months.

Only ten flag vacancies will be created through normal statutory age retirement in the two services during the remainder of the fiscal years 1955 and 1956. This means that the number of flag billets available will be circumscribed unless a more stringent policy is set of forcing out permanent two-star officers, unless some officers voluntarily retire.

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R. ADM. WALTER F. BOONE . . . becomes 39th Naval Academy Superintendent.

A d m i r a l Boone Assumes Duties as A c a d e m y Superintendent R. Adm. Walter F. Boone assumed duties as Superintendent of the Naval Academy and Commandant of the Severn River Naval Command on August 12.

Admiral Boone was graduated from the .A.cademy with the Class of 1921. For the past two years he has been serving as Navy Member of the Joint Strategic Survey Committee, the principal policy advisory committee serving the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

paign and the final series of attacks on the ments. The group also inspected the variJapanese home islands which preceded the ous laboratories, workshops and lecture surrender of Japan. halls in the Marine Engineering Dept.

The regularly scheduled Wednesday aft• • • ernoon parade of the plebe regiment was observed by the Canadians from the reCanadian Service College viewing canopy on Worden Field. Following the parade the party watched Navy Group Studies N a v a l varsity football squad practice on one of Academy Teaching the athletic fields.

The Canadians also visited all of the In a program designed to better acquaintanceships with U. S. Service acad- academic departments, hearing brief talks emies and their instruction methods, six on the function of each.

Canadian officers, representing three of their Nation's military schools, made a • • • two-day survey of training techniques at the Naval Academy.

The group was headed by Col. Cameron Argentine Midshipmen B. Ware, Commandant of the Canadian Visit N a v a l Academy Services College at Royal Roads Esquimalt, Vancouver, B. C. Thirty midshipmen of the Argentine With him were Wing Cdr. A. H. Mid- Navy had the opportunity to compare middleton, RCAF, Deputy Commandant at shipmen training methods during a oneRoyal Roads; Lt. Cdr. Donald S. Bethune, day visit to the Academy late in August.

RCN, and (Army) Capt. Norman A. The future Argentine naval officers arShackleton, both of the Royal Military College at Kingston, Ontario; and Maj. rived at Annapolis by bus from New York H. J. Gauthier and Flight Lt. D. J. City. They were from the Argentine TrainGagnon, RCAF, of the College Militaire ing Ship B A H I A T H E T I S , which docked in Royal de Saint-Jean in Quebec.

New York. Accompanying them on their Curriculum talks were conducted for the visit to the Academy were ten officers visiting military educators by heads of sev- from the training ship and the Commanderal of the Academy's academic depart- ing Officer, Cdr. Ezequiel Vega.

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the Battle of Midway, the GuadalcanalTulagi landings, the battlej of Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz, and the November battle of Guadalcanal.

From December 1942 to April of 1944, he served as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Fleet and served aboard the U S S RANGER, flagship of Carrier Task Force 22, participating in raids against German shipping in Norwegian waters.

He returned to the Pacific theatre of operations in March of 1945 when he as- NORWEGIAN CADETS VISIT ACADEMY. . . . A group of Norwegian Merchant sumed command of the U S S YORKTOWN. Marine cadets witness the noon meal formation of the midshipmen during a recent This World W a r I I carrier participated visit to Annapolis. The cadets were from the Norwegian Training Ship STATSRAAD LEHMKUHL which made a recent visit to Baltimore. in the latter part of the Okinawa CamOCTOBER

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By Lynn Wehrmeister, '55

We were passing by Thompson Stadium the other day and dropped in for a few minutes to see that grand old gentleman of Navy football. Bill the Goat. We made small talk for awhile and then got down to the serious business of the '54 team; and what he had to say is going to surprise you!

Well, sir, the old fellow settled back comfortably, thoughtfully stroked his gnarled whiskers with one hoof, got that twinkle in his eyes, and made the simple statement that his boys aren't going to lie down for anybody this season—and as a matter of fact, that they're going to be pretty hard to knock down, too. He took out a copy of the schedule and showed it to us. It looked like suicide, and Bill had to admit that he had had visions of himself in somebody's stew pot when he first saw it. But after watching the first month of practice, he said, he figured he would be able to put on an excellent show chasing Indians, panthers, lions, and even Irishmen and obnoxious mules!

He wouldn't tell us any more so we went over to the varsity practice field to see for ourselves. At this writing the team really looks good! Joe Gattuso has flashed into his old form at fullback, and youngster Jim Hower, a six-foot, 195-pound fireball, is giving him plenty of trouble in keeping his spot. Spectacular Bobby Craig has taken over the left half spot from Bill Hepworth, a two-year starter; and it's not because the Hepcat isn't as good as he ever was. George Welsh and John Weaver are handling the quarterbacking with plenty of finesse; and captain Phil Monahan, Jack Garrow, and Chet Burchett, a youngster from Baytown, Texas, are packing the mail at right half.

Backfield coach Len Eshmont had this to say: "We have shifted some of the backs around and have a power runner and a speedster in each backfield. Now we have more balance in our defensive units. To date we're coming along very well."

The line is coming along, too. The first two teams are neck and neck and Ron Beagle appears headed for his greatest year at left end. Injuries at key positions could hurt, as they could hurt any team; but Navy is going to field a better line than a lot of people expect.

We talked to Coach Erdelatz in his office and he was lavish in his praise of the team's attitude and fighting spirit.

"All you can ask of a man is his best, and these guys are giving everything they've got. They couldn't do anything more than they're doing. They have an excellent attitude about everything—football, the Academy, everything. We have no problems."

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FLOYD H. (GLENN) WARNER, Naval Academy soccer coach, was honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association for his "outstanding service" to the sport during 1953. Warner was the retiring president of the Association.

According to the "experts" in all of the pre-season forecasts. Navy is about one step above Western Idaho Mines and Miss Squeegee's School of Home Economics, but in plain language—it just ain't so!

Granted that this season's schedule is the toughest in quite a few years, and granted that the Navy line will be outweighed on occasion, they are not as inexperienced as some would lead you to believe. The "experts" also seem to neglect the fact that every man in the Navy wall wants to play football. They're fast and rangy and mean; and they like nothing better than knocking people down. They've all the guts in the world and they go 100% all the time—except when they go 150%.

Don't sell this Navy team short. They will have a much better season than a lot of people expect.

Soccer Glenn Warner's Navy soccer team opened the pre-seasori practice game schedule by thumping Grumman Aircraft, 4-1.

The visitors from Beth Page, Long Island, scored first in the second period; but the mids opened up with a goal in the second quarter, two in the third and one in the fourth to chalk up win number one.

Actually the score gives very little indication of the character of the game. Navy controlled the ball throughout the contest and 90% of it was played in Grumman territory, as indicated by the mids' 32 shots •to the Flyers' 8. It was surprising that the score was not lopsided, but Navy displayed their lack of shooting practice time and again. They could boot the ball anywhere on the field—except into the opponent's goal.

Coach Warner was very well pleased with the boys' showing, though. While their shooting was miserable during the entire game, it can be easily accounted for by the fact that they had scrimmaged only twice and had had no shooting practice.

The first two weeks had been devoted to fundamentals and conditioning and it paid dividends. The skill which the Navy attack displayed in passing and heading more than made up for the lack of accuracy in money country. It was apparent after the opening kick that Warner has more than his share of talented hooters.

Captain Bruce Newell played his usual superb game in the goal and was well relieved by John Karas and Wes Hewitt.

Hewitt is an up and coming youngster who has no problems in kicking the ball downfield ; he simply throws it fifty yards or more every time. The Navy defense, when it was obliged to function, proved strong and cagey; and the forwards moved the ball all over Lawrence Field at their leisure. With the one exception, the shooting department, Navy displayed a finesse rarely seen in intercollegiate soccer. They have the makings of one of the finest teams ever to don the blue and gold. With an average number of breaks, they're going to go a long way this year.

Miscellaneous: End Ken Holden is the lightest lineman on the squad at 178. . . . Jim Owen has moved from fourth-string tackle to first team end in one year. . . . Ron Beagle led the team in pass receiving last season with 14 for 146 yards. . . . Tackle Pat McCool likes to play with "hot rods" and custom built cars. . . . Fritz Warren, youngster tackle, was a Marine sergeant with three years in the Corps before entering the Academy.

Hugh Webster, veteran tackle now operating at the left guard slot, is the son of Captain Hugh Webster, '26. . . . Bill Whitmire was judged the outstanding lineman on the '53 plebe squad and is a good man to keep your eye on. . . . Roy Freeman spent a year in the Army. . . . John Weaver set a Naval Academy record of seven pass interceptions in 1952. . . . Bob Craig is described as "the most improved back on the club" by Erdelatz.

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the theory; those late runners streak across the yard with laughing reminders as to how many seconds are left. One dejectedlooking mid makes a frequent appearance, head hung low, on his every-thirty-minutes trip frorn the first wing to the main office.

Plebes give themselves away by their semibrace that they still carry in spite of the fact that they are carrying on.

One thought for the beginning of an academic year I will pass on to you. "God grant me serenity to accept those things ':> that I cannot change and courage to do something about those that I can." So much for the news from Bancroft.

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Back at the .\cademy after thirty days of leave the place looked the same as ever; only the organization had been changed, from the Superintendent down.

The new plebe class was reported to be an eager one. Three hundred had answered the call for the plebe football team. Of course, they hadn't been without their hard knocks. A fifty-eighter related to me the misfortune that occurred to him early one morning as he was trying to make the marching extra duty squad muster. I considered it typical of the trials and tribulations of a plebe summer. In the darkness he had put his leggins on backwards and, being late, he was trying to straighten them out with one hand, rifle in the other, while running down the ladder. He tripped himself and tumbled all the way down the flight. But in the good old Navy tradition he carried on and marched off that hour of extra duty.

John Paul Jones remains the most misquoted man in the history of our Navy.

Only rarely is Captain James Lawrence given the credit by questioned plebes for having said, "Don't give up the ship!"

That quote just naturally seems to go with Captain Jones in the crowded mind of a fourth classman.

It didn't take us long to find that the life of a first classman is a little more privileged than that of the other classes.

We were granted the Labor Day weekend, so we just had time to get well settled before we were off again for an end of the summer splurge before commencing the routine.

And still there are tales of cruise. One comes from the bridge of a battleship where a firstie had been given the conn by the officer of the deck. The captain of the ship was observing. There came a change in station problem involving the maneuvering board for which the mid and his OD supervisor got answers differing by 180 degrees. Each was positive he was right and a discussion of the solution followed.

The captain smiled, but said nothing.

Finally the perplexed mid acquiesced and gave orders for the lieutenant's course.

Soon it became apparent that the correct station was not being assumed. "I have the conn, sir," the mid bravely stated; wherewith he put his own solution into practice and ultimately took station. Tally one correct solution at least for a future OD. A member of the second class was among those making the trip to Europe during his leave via military hops. On the way back from Germany he had a flight to Westover Field that stopped off at the Azores for lunch. The mid was a bridge fanatic and when his flight with all his baggage aboard was ready to leave, he had the contract for four spades. He must have thought he could make game because he stayed. For two days he sat on that rocky island with his leave fast running out. Finally two classmates arrived in a Navy plane and talked their pilot into OCTOBER,

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carrying him along. They arrived at Patuxent with the unfortunate mid wearing wash khakis and his two bags containing his uniform in Westover. The OD at Patuxent came to the rescue, gave him a chit to travel in wash khakis, and he made it back to the Academy just in time.

But his bags remained in Westover customs, the price he paid for making the four spade bid.

Another fifty-sixer was turned back and returned to the Academy with the new plebe class. No plebe routine for a turnback, though. He stood nineteen straight days as midshipman officer of the watch during working hours, more tours at that post than most six-stripers experience.

And speaking of six-stripers, Darrel Westbrook holds down that job for the first set. When his girl was asked what she thought of the big string of six bars he wears on each collar she remarked very appropriately that they reminded her of a "picket fence."

Aboard the canted deck carrier, ANTIETAM, some segundos discovered an out-ofthe-way, unoccupied cubbyhole that they took over as their lounge-clubroom and dubbed "Hernando's Hideaway." But it must not have been hid away well enough, for the Marine captain, along to chaperon the party, got wind of the matter and decided to put an end to the rendezvous.

It surely must have sounded strange when the word was passed' over the IMC that "Hernando's Hideaway" was out of bounds for all midshipmen.

On the other second class cruise carrier, there was an unexpected fire foam demonstration when someone in hangar deck control leaned against a foam switch and set the nozzles off. And before you could say, "Shut those nozzles off," there was eight inches of foam on the deck with enough all over the bulkheads to call for a fourhour job cleaning the whole mess up.

Elsewhere in the fleet a mid was standing on the darkened bridge looking out into the night, when someone came up behind him and casually asked, "What do you think of cruise, son?" The mid, absorbed in thought, realized that it was an officer behind him, but without looking replied, "Well, it's plenty good, but I suppose it would be easier if the flag weren't aboard, sir." He turned a little then, and his eye was caught by four stars, two on each collar. "Guess maybe you're right, son," the Admiral said as he walked away.

This year for the first time I got a room facing on Tecumseh Court. It provides me with a constant source of entertainment on a weekend, just watching the people come and go. From what I have seen I can venture the theory that a midshipman's walk is indicative of his mood.

Those leaving for an afternoon's liberty have a quick, jaunty step; their heads are high. They return more slowly and deliberately, as if deep in thought. Of course the "Flying Squadron" is the exception to

M e m o r a b l e (and printable) Signals a n d Dispatches Capt. J. C. Broome, RN (Ret.), has undertaken the task of compiling and illustrating some of the more memorable (and printable) signals and dispatches which were transmitted at sea by Allied naval forces during World War II. Publication by an English firm is planned for the near future.

Having served extensively with U. S. forces. Captain Broome feels that no such book will be complete without a proportionate share of material from American files and recollections; and he has turned to the personnel of the U. S. Navy for such help.

Captain Broome, in addition to being an illustrious veteran of the Royal Navy, is a well-known cartoonist and illustrator, former managing editor of the magazine Sketch, and more recently served as technical director of the highly successful British film, "The Cruel Sea." He is eminently qualified for the task he has now undertaken.

Accordingly, all hands are requested to forward any pertinent material along the line indicated which they may have, or can recall, to Captain Broome. The only qualifications are that the signal or dispatch was actually sent and is now wiclassified; that the story of the circumstances is reasonably short; and the text of the signal or dispatch be interesting or amusing, or both— in short, that it be memorable and printable 1 Credit to the source will be given for all material used.

To expedite, it is suggested that such material be sent to: Capt. John C. Broome, RN (Ret.') 4, Sprimont Place Chelsea, S.W. 3 Knightsbridge 1654, England

Position A v a i l a b l e In California The executive position of Dean of Instruction at the California Maritime Academy will be open about December 1 for a properly qualified retired naval officer of the rank of captain or rear admiral.

Candidates should have the following qualifications: Age, approximately 50. College NROTC or commensurate teaching experience. Master's degree in education, engineering or other appropriate field.

Health adequate for executive administrative duties.

Starting salary, $613 per month increasing 5 per cent annually to $745 at the end of four years. Suitable quarters on Academy grounds, including all utilities, at a charge of $60 per month.

Applications should be addressed to Superintendent, California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, Calif.

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THE

BULLETIN BOARD

by Oretha Swartz

O N THE RECORD

A whopper of a Navy Relief Ball is being held in Norfolk, Va., the nights of 8-9 October, with Rockwell Hall at the Amphibious Base, Little Creek, the scene of operations.

Theme of the fete is "We All Stand Together," and many a wise old owl will appear in decorations. For some time, now, wives of officers in the area have worked daily on the decorations, with yards of chicken wire, pounds of paste and miles of gaily colored paper going into the various animals and fish—life size, medium and miniature—that will decorate the hall.

In the submarine room, for instance, every kind of fish will be dangling from mid-air, including the school teacher (shaped like a fish, of course) who points her ruler at the School of Fish, suspended from the ceiling to appear to be swimming.

Overall chairman of the mammoth ball is Mrs. Rufus Edward Rose, Jr., wife of Rear Admiral Rose, with Mrs. Arthur H. Taylor, wife of Captain Taylor, commanding officer of the Amphibious Base, chairman of the decorations committee.

The largest Auxiliary of the Navy Relief Society is said to be the San Diego Auxiliary with 300 volunteer workers who average 2900 hours of service a month.

Members act as receptionists and interviewers, run the Thrift Shop at Navy Field, man the nursery facilities at the Navy commissaries and hospitals and make surgical dressings and layettes. President is R. Adm. George C. Dyer, U S N .

the hurricane. Main power plants went out of commission on both sides of Narragansett Bay and at the Navy Station the causeway at Gate 1 was completely blocked by high waters. The wooden sidewalk that runs near the gate was lifted bodily by the storm and dumped in two sections, blocking the main entrance to the station. Two barges went loose in the harbor, and at Davisville the 455-foot attack transport DEUEL broke loose and ran aground. She was grounded in deep silt about thirty feet from shore.

The water at the Naval Station rose four feet high in the Officers' Club parking lot and the club itself was flooded. Off New Jersey, mountainous waves (Peekskill size not the Rockies) had Navy ships heaving around like bark in a mill-pond, and according to Lt. Luther J. Graves, Jr., USN, executive officer of the OLSEN, the waves towered a good sixty feet in the ozone.

At Bremerton, Wash., the carrier U S S ROOSEV'ELT'S armor girdle was made ready for a "trade-in" and P S N S supply workers wonder if they ever faced a bigger job.

The ship outgrew her old 3,200-ton armor envelope, and the addition of torpedo fenders made the FDR's middle considerably more generous contour-wise.

The old armor, on some 80 or 90 railroad flatcars, will be shipped to an Indiana steel mill to be traded in on new ones.

The big job was to figure out how the 38ton plates could be loaded in order not

to scrape the roadside scenery during the cross-country trip.

At Long Beach, Calif., one of the biggest traffic jams the city ever encountered took place the day the Mighty Mo was open to the public. A crowd of 50,000 was attracted to the scene, and police had to restrict the outer harbor area to traffic at half-hour intervals, keeping one lane open for fire equipment.

At San Francisco, Adm. Chester Nimitz took one last look at the mighty battleship on whose decks he signed the Japanese surrender nine years ago. The Admiral and his wife visited the S8,000-ton ship before 25,000 others streamed aboard.

Seattle residents had a one-day look at the U S S MISSOURI in mid-September be-

fore the big battleship became reserve fleet accommodation vessel there. An open house was held on board for the visitors.

The Navy has asked four state governments if they, or non-profit organizations, are interested in receiving as memorials two famous warships of Spanish-American war days.

The invitation went out to Washington, California, Oregon and Penns}'lvania to take over the battleship OREGON and cruiser OLYMPIA. A law passed by the last session of Congress made the two historic craft available for memorial purposes.

At Norfolk, Va., Capt. Clifford S. Foster, Jr., a native and resident of that city, was relieved as Commander Destroyer Division 22 in ceremonies held aboard the division flagship ENGLISH. New orders send him to Paris where he will be on the staff of the Commander in Chief, European Command. He was relieved by Cdr. Richard D. White who has been' with MSTS in the Western Pacific.

During the August leave of Adm. Robert B. Carney, the CNO and Mrs. Carney enjoyed deep sea fishing off the coast at Atlantic City. Earlier, Admiral and Mrs. Carney had fished off Montauk Point— where Mrs. Carney caught her first tuna.

Guests of the Carneys have been their son-in-law and daughter, Capt. Joseph K. Taussig, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Taussig

Annually, the various auxiliaries throughout the United States sponsor large fimd-raising benefits which take various forms . . . such as the rodeo held at the Marine Base in San Diego, the ball at Norfolk or Washington, D. C , the plays in Mahan Hall in Annapolis.

Also helping out for Navy Relief are such groups as the San Diego chapter of Tau Omicron Phi, service sorority, of which Mrs. H. E. LeBarron is sponsor.

Once a month members of the club act as companions as well as dancing partners for hospitalized service men at the Naval Hospital, under the auspices of the Red Cross.

They also maintain a milk fund and act as cigarette girls at the annual Charitv Ball.

Last year the chapter sponsored two booths—which netted $300—at the Navy Relief Carnival, and turned in another $500 they made acting as cigarette girls and clowns at the Country Fair benefitting the Crippled Children's Hospital.

Cdr. W. S. Hays, U S N (Ret.), spoke on activities of Navy Relief at an open meeting of the Big Sister League at the Home in San Diego.

At Newport, R. L, naval facilities were heavily damaged on shore, and numerous mishaps afloat were reported, following 12

MBA LUAU N I G H T m Guam. The Micronesian Bookkeepers Association celebrated completion of its annual audit with a "Luau Night" at the Top-O-The-Mar Commissioned OflScers" Club. MBA officers attending were, seated left to righf Cdr f- J- Wuest, '40, executive vice president; Capt. J. S. McAfee, '31 president" Mrs Wuest, Mrs. McAfee, Mrs. M. E. Murphy, R. Adm. Murphy, '22. Standing, Lt! ? j \ ^ ^ " " x i ' ' "^f"''^'; M « . Connell; Lt. Virginia Adams, secretary, and Lt. Cdr. W. C. Moses, 30, auditor. Admiral and Mrs. Murphy were guests of honor.

S H I P M A T E

of Annapolis, who are now in their new home in Wardour.

GOINGS O N Oslo,

Sweden

(Tapt. and Mrs. Louis C. Mabley have arrived in Sweden where the captain is Naval Attache. He was recently on duty m Newport, R. I. The Mableys sailed from New York on the KUNGSHOLM.

Guam The annual audit of the Micronesian Bookkeepers Association was held at the Top-O-The-Mar Commissioned Officers' Club, with some 140 guests attending.

The dinner menu included kelaguin uhan (shrimp) ; ensaladan patnetos nejog (hearts of palm salad) ; bistek (Spanish steak) ; henetnon babue (roast pig) ; tinon manog (barbecue chicken) ; henegsa brenhe (Spanish rice) ; laymy (breadfruit) ; tetejas (tortillas) ; mongos (mangos) ; pina (pineapple) ; and papa j a (papaya).

Among those attending the luau following the audit were R. Adm. and Mrs. M. E. Murphy, Lt. Cdr. W. C. Moses, Capt. and Mrs. J. S. McAfee, Cdr. and Mrs. C. K. Phillips, Cdr. and Mrs. M. G. Bourland, Cdr. and Mrs. R. J. Wuest, Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. W. H. Burnett, Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. L. T. Chesnut, Lt. and Mrs. J. F. Paolantonio, Lt. and Mrs. W. H. Ortland and Lt. (jg) P. N. Shefrel.

Subie Bay,

Philippines

Capt. Walter R. Wright, (SC) U S N , will be in command of a naval supply depot to be established at Subic Bay. He was detached in mid-September from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton, Wash., where he was stationed the past two years. The new depot will be established by the first of January and will join a naval ship repair facility at Subic Bay. Mrs. Wright and sons, Larry and Steven, will make their home near San Clemente, Calif., imtil leaving for the Philippines.

Paris,

France

Capt. and Mrs. Clifton G. Grimes are now in Paris where the captain is Chief of Staff and Aide to U. S. Navy Shipbuilding Representative Europe with added

duty as assistant liaison officer, U. S. Navy Shipbuilding Office France.

Preceding their departure from Washington, D. C , members of the Office of Naval Research and their wives held a bon voyage party for the Grimeses at the -A.rmy-Navy Country Club.

The fete also welcomed Capt. L. D. Coates, Jr., new Deputy and Assistant Chief of Naval Research, and Mrs. Coates, recently from Jacksonville, Fla., where the captain was attached to the Naval Air Station. . . .

Capt. R. S. Quackenbush, Jr., recently in command of the U S S RANDOLPH, is now

on duty with S H A P E in Paris.

Mrs. Quackenbush and son, Philip, sailed with the captain out of New York.

F/orence,

Italy

Mrs. Godwin Moore, widow of the late Cdr. Charles Moore, USN, spent the summer months motoring through the British Isles with her children. They returned to their home at Floren;e in midSeptember.

Mrs. Moore is the former Miss Beatrice McLean of Washington, D. C. San Juan,

Puerto

Rico

R. Adm. and Mrs. G. B. H. Hall entertained in honor of Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison, USA, at two parties, one for senior military personnel and the other for leading civilian personnel in the San Juan area.

The General was on an official visit from his Panama headquarters. . . .

Lt. Cdr. and Mrs. David S. Sterrett were hosts at cocktails for 130 guests at the Officers' Club. . . .

Capt. Joseph A. Kerrins, USCG, and Mrs. Kerrins entertained at a reception in their quarters in honor of R. Adm. and Mrs. G. B. H. Hall. . . .

Capt. H. T. Bierer, District Supply Officer, Mrs. H. T. Bierer and young daughter are now in their San Geronimo quarters. . . .

Lt. and Mrs. James T. Hall and children have returned to their Annapolis home after a visit with the lieutenant's parents.

Admiral and Mrs. Hall. . . .

Mayor Dona Felisa de Gautier of San Juan was hostess at luncheon for a number of wives of Navy officers. Recently, she was guest of honor at a luncheon-meeting of the Naval Officers' Wives Club. A short talk was given by Professor Ramirez, following luncheon that consisted of native Puerto Rican foods.

Norfolk,

Va.

Adm. Jerauld Wright, USN, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, and Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, and Mrs. Wright entertained at a series of three receptions at Missouri House, Norfolk Naval Base.

The receptions were held on 10, 17 September, and 1 October, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Some 200 guests attended each reception.

V. ADM. F. S. LOW chats with Mme. de Galard-Terraube at the luncheon the Admiral and Mrs. Low (second from right) gave at the Commissioned Officers' Mess at Treasure Island in honor of the French airborne nurse and heroine of Dien Bien Phu. At the right is the Admiral's daughter, Patricia Filmar. Mme. de Galard-Terraube visited Treasure Island during a tour of the United States made on the invitation of Congress.

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Washington, D. C. The Embassy of Panama is home to Senora de Heurtematte, wife of the Ambassador, Senor Don Roberto M. Heurtematte. She is the former Bette Gibson, daughter of the late Capt. Holbrook Gibson, USN. Captain Gibson formerly was commandant of the submarine base in the Canal Zone. . . .

ACADEMY SALUTES MARYLAND'S GOVERNOR. . . . Maryland's chief executive. Governor Theodore R. McKeldin (left), returns a 19-gun salute fired in his honor at the U. S. Naval Academy, where he made a brief call on R. Adm. Walter F. Boone, Naval Academy Superintendent (right).

Mme. de Kauffman, wife of the Ambassador from Denmark, is the former Charlotte MacDougall, daughter of the late R. Adm. William Dugald MacDougall, USN. . . .

R. Adm. and Mrs. Harry B. Jarrett entertained at dinner in their home for a number of guests. . . .

The Ebony Room of the Gun Factory was the scene of the hail and farewell party given by civilian division heads and officers of the engineering department of the Naval Gun Factory.

Good-by was said to Cdr. and Mrs. R. B. McLaughlinâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the commander has taken command of the U S S VESUVIUS, and a

welcome was given his relief, Cdr. A. S. Freedman, and Mrs. Freedman.

Capt. Thomas K. Bowers, engineering officer, and Mrs. Bowers headed the guest list.

Newport,

R. I.

V. Adm. and Mrs. Lynde D. McCormick entertained at two receptions for the War College student officers and staff officers and their wives in the President's House of the Naval Station.

Recently they had as houseguests the Admiral's brother-in-law and sister, R. Adm. John R. Beardall, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Beardall of Berryville, Va. Admiral Beardall is a former Superintendent of the Naval Academy.

Admiral and Mrs. McCormick attended the cocktail party given by Capt. and Mrs. Paul Foley for the staff members of the Naval War College. Also attending were R. Adm. and Mrs. Thomas H. Robbins.

The McCormicks recently were guests of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Knott of Glen Cove, L. I., and of Cdr. Harold M. Hunter, U S N (Ret.), aboard the yacht TONDA Mrs. Leslie M. Slack of Newport and her mother, Mrs. Walton Hopkins of Annapolis, Md., will return in October from a summer tour of the British Isles and the Continent.

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Captain Slack commands Destroyer Div 102 operating in the Mediterranean Como. and Mrs. Howard B. Mecleary entertained in their home at Catherine Street in honor of Dr. and Mrs. John Payson Adams who were commemorating their wedding anniversary. . . .

R. Adm. Melvin H. Bassett, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Bassett were in Annapolis for Plebe Weekend when they visited their son, "Bing," a member of the fourth class. . . .

Officers of the U S S

YELLOWSTONE and

their wives met for cocktails at the Officers' Club to celebrate the ship's winning the coveted efficiency "E" for the third consecutive year.

Following the party a number of guests went to Old Fort Farm, the home of the skipper and his wife, Capt. and Mrs. Caleb B. Laning. . . .

Capt. William F. Amsden, U S N (Ret.), has been elected vice-commodore of the Jamestown's Conanicut Yacht Club. Rear commodore is Maj. Pierre P. Lahens, U S A ( R e t ) . R. Adm. Ralph C. Alexander, LFSN (Ret.), was named as a member of the board of trustees for a threeyear term. . . .

V. Adm. and Mrs. Sherwood A. Taffinder entertained at a small reception at the Art Association in honor of their sonin-law, Mr. Norman S. Ives, Jr., who was exhibiting there.

Mr. Ives is an instructor at the Yale Fine Arts School specializing in design and graphic arts. Mrs. Ives is the former Connie Taffinder. . . .

Cdr. and Mrs. Elmer Lee Fox entertained at a cocktail party in their home at Red Cross Avenue, for the officers of the U S S PETERSON and their wives. . . .

Cdr. and Mrs. Louis H. Bibby were hosts to the officers of the USS GATLING and their wives in honor of Cdr. and Mrs. William D. Owen who have since left for the West Coast.

The party also honored Cdr. and Mrs. Philip Saylor. Commander Saylor has relieved Commander Owen as the CATLING'S commanding officer. . . .

Capt. and Mrs. William L. Eagleton have as their guests their son, William Eagleton, Jr., a Foreign Service officer, Mrs. Eagleton and children, Diane, Mark and Richard.

Mr. Eagleton has just completed a tour of duty in Beirut, Lebanon, where he was a student of advanced Arabic. In October he will report for duty in the U. S. Information Agency in Kirkuk, Iraq. . . .

It's home from Madrid, Spain, for Capt. and Mrs. Richard R. Pratt. The recently promoted captain is now executive officer

Mrs. William Taylor Smith and her On 18 September, V. Adm. Harry W. Hill, U S N (Ret.), former superintendent, daughter, Mrs. Stiles M. Decker, were and Mrs. Hill entertained in honor of the hostesses at a cocktail party in the garden of Mrs. Smith's home at Acton P l a c e . . . .

Boones, also at Alumni House.

Mrs. Joseph W. Valiant of Carvel Hall .\dmiral and Mrs. Boone were hosts at dinner in the Superintendent's Quarters is spending two months in Montreal, Canin honor of the visiting representatives of ada, as the guest of her son-in-law and Canada's three service academies who paid daughter, Mr. Charles Carroll Dunn (Class of 1926) and Mrs. Dunn. an official visit to the Naval Academy.

Guests included Col. C. B. Ware, Com- La Jolla, Calif. mandant, Royal Roads, Esquimalt, B. C , V. Adm. B. C. Allen, U S N ( R e t ) , and and Wing Cdr. A. H. Middleton of Royal Mrs. Allen entertained at a cocktail party Roads; Maj. J. Gauthier and Flight Lt. in the garden of their home at Spindrift D. Gagnon of the College Militaire Royal, Drive, in honor of their son, Capt. Burrell St. Jean's, Quebec; Lt. Cdr. D. S. Bethune C. Allen, Jr., USN, and Mrs. Allen reand Capt. N. A. Shackleton of the Royal cently of Quantico, Va. Aliiitary College at Kingston, Ontario.

Capt. and Mrs. Allen are now in CoroSpecial guests included R. Adm. and nado where the captain is with the Third Mrs. H. G. DeWolf, of Washington, D. C , Amphibious group. and Capt. D. W. Groos, RCN. Admiral DeWolf is the Canadian member of the San Diego, Calif.

NATO Joint Staff. . . .

Capt C. S. Willard, who has been servNow at home at 21 Thompson Street are ing with NATO, Mrs. Willard and daughMrs. Hilary C. Rowe and son, Hilary, Jr., ter, Barbara, visited the officer's mother, and daughter, Stephanie, who recently re- Mrs. Charles L. Willard, following their turned with Captain Rowe from a two-year arrival from Naples. tour of duty in Brussels, Belgium.

Mrs. Willard was hostess at a small Captain Rowe is now Chief of Staff, luncheon at Cafe del Rey Moro in honor Destroyers Division Flotilla 3, in the Far of her daughter-in-law, and Mrs. Howell East. Hilary, Jr., is a sophomore at the Hollis of Columbus, Ga. Captain Willard's new duty is comUniversity of Maryland, and Stephanie is attending Jr. Hijh School in Annapolis.... mander of the Naval Air Station at Key West, Fla. . . .

Capt. C. Greham Halpine, U S N (Ret.), Mrs. John D. Andrew and children, and Mrs. Halpine were hosts at cocktails at the North Severn Officers' Club in honor Wes, Doris, Patricia, Frederick and Pegof their sons-in-law and daughters, Cdr. gy, are now in Aberdeen, Md., where they and Mrs. J. S. Eversole of Charleston, will be joined by Captain Andrew, newly S. C, and Lt. and Mrs. Robert Hill of appointed liaison officer at the Army's Proving Grounds.

Annapolis.

The captain has been in command of Commander and Mrs. Eversole also ob- the USS MONTROSE ( A P . \ ) that is enserved their 14th wedding anniversary. . . . gaged in the evacuation of civilians from Capt. Alexander S. Koczak, USAF, the area to be turned over to the ComMrs. Koczak and their daughters, Karen munists under the terms of the Indochina and Diane â&#x20AC;&#x201D; three-year-old twins â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and truce agreement. His family has been in Alice, have been guests of Mrs. Koczak's the San Diego area, at Mission Beach. parents, R. Adm. Theodore G. Haff, USN Mrs. Andrew and youngsters drove (Ret.), and Mrs. Haff of Scott Drive. across country in a 25-foot trailer. Her The Air Force captain has reported to husband expects to return from the Western Pacific in late October. . . .

Andrews Field for new assignment

of the USS N E W JERSEY, and his wife and

five children are in Newport.

Mrs. Pratt is the former Miss Ann V. Mecleary, daughter of Como. and Mrs. Howard B. Mecleary of Twin Beeches.

Annapolis,

Md.

R. Adm. Charles A. Buchanan, Commandant of Midshipmen, and Mrs. Buchanan entertained at a reception in the garden of their Porter Road quarters in honor of the new Superintendent of the Naval Academy, R. Adm. Walter F. Boone, and Mrs. Boone.

Guests included heads of the various Photo by Betty Smith, Evening Capitol departments, and their wives.

A number of parties have honored the THE SEVEN SEAS GARDEN CLUB was formed in Annapolis, Md., this fall, with Boones since their arrival in Annapolis Mrs. Frank V. Rigler, center, the president. Left is Mrs. Roy deS. Horn, treasurer; in August, among them a cocktail party Mrs. Paul R. Heineman, vice president; Mrs. Rigler; Mrs. Richard H. Gingras, given by members of the Class of 1921. recording secretary, and Mrs. Colby G. Rucker, corresponding secretary. Members are wives of Naval Academy graduates.

The fete was held at Alumni House.

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SHIPMATE

ar, president of the club and wife of the Paymaster General of the Navy, was assisted by Mrs. DeWitt C. MacKenzie, executive chairman, in receiving guests.

NAVY WIVES Annapolis, M d .

Seven Seas Garden

CAPT. JOHN S. McCAIN, JR., left, was relieved as Commander, Submarine Squadron 6 by Capt. Edward Ellis Shelby, in ceremonies held at Norfolk, Va. Mrs. McCain, left center, was presented with a silver pin by officers of the squadron and their wives at a party held in Norfolk.

Mrs. Shelby, right center, was also honored at the fete. Capt. McCain is now commanding officer of the USS MONROVIA. Cdr. Emil P. Svarz, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Svarz gave a small cocktail party in honor of their daughter, Mrs. Max Samter of Oak Park, 111., in their home at Rancho Santa Fe. Mrs. Samter and three children were guests of her parents for ten days.

Club

A new garden club has been formed in Annapolis for wives of Naval Academy graduates whose husbands are either retired or who are not stationed in the Severn River Naval Command.

Mrs. Frank V. Rigler is the president of the new club, and Mrs. Paul R. Heineman, vice president; Mrs. Richard H. Gingras, recording secretary; Mrs. Colby G. Rucker, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Roy deS. Horn, treasurer.

The meeting was organized in the home of Mrs. John C. Robertson of Shipwright Street, the organization chairman of the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, District 2. The first meeting was held last month in the home of Mrs. Horn.

Charter members of the club, other than the officers, are Mrs. Samuel K. Groseclose, Mrs. Charles Adair, Mrs. F. A. Edwards, Mrs. Thayer T. Tucker, Mrs. Roland M. Huebl, Mrs. John Eakins, Mrs. Rawson J. Valentine, Mrs. Gordon Franklin Duvall and Mrs. Nicholas Lueker.

Navaf Academy Women's

Club

Members of the executive board of the club met at the North Severn home of the president, Mrs. Clifford A. Lenz, wife of Commander Lenz, USN. The first meeting of the club will be held 5 October in the Officers' Club with R. Adm. Walter F. Boone, Superintendent of Seattle, Wash. the Naval Academy, the speaker. A lunchMrs. Albert M. Bledsoe entertained at a eon for Admiral and Mrs. Boone will prebirthday party in honor of her husband. cede the 2 p.m. meeting, and a tea will Rear Admiral Bledsoe, commandant of the follow.

13th Naval District. Cocktails and a buffet Attending the executive board session supper were enjoyed in their quarters. were Mrs. Levin H. Campbell, Jr., Mrs. Some 40 guests attended from Bremer- Howard G. Corey, Mrs. Russell S. (Tallow, ton, and a number of other guests included members of the board of directors; Mrs. the hosts' son, Stuart Bledsoe, and wife Joseph E. Weatherly, Jr., recording secand four children, who have a ranch at retary ; Mrs. J. E. Hixson, corresponding Ellensburg. secretary; Mrs. R. K. Moxom, treasurer; Mrs. W. H. Wright, second vice president.

Bremerton, Wash.

And Mrs. C. P. Brady, program chairA farewell party was given by members man ; Mrs. W. A. P. Martin, membership; of the supply department for Capt. Walter Mrs. M. E. Brenneman, hospitality; Mrs. R. Wright, P S N S , and Mrs. Wright, at John S. Lewis, program committee; Mrs. the Elks Club. The cocktail and dinner J. T. Eagen, ceramics; Mrs. George E. party was followed by a take-off on the Long, house; Mrs. Vernon M. Wright, hobbies and characteristics of the captain, Girl Scouts; Mrs. E. D. Lamiman, art, and a fishing enthusiast. A live baby salmon Mrs. Hector deZayas, publicity. in a bottle of water was given him, to be taken to the Philippine Islands, the officer's Washington, D. C. new station.

Cdr. Strong Boozer, assistant in the MSTS Officers' Wives Club The Military Sea Transportation Service supply department, spoke briefly, and two squares of dancing followed dinner. Ball- Officers' Wives Club held a picnic at the Fort Hunt picnic area for members and room dancing completed the evening....

Capt Carl H. Bushnell, U S N ( R e t ) , their guests. New members were weland Mrs. Bushnell of Edmonds were din- comed to the group.

The first luncheon of the fall season was ner guests of Cdr. William S. Taylor, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Taylor at their held on 23 September at the Army-Navy Country Club, with sherry served earlier.

Olympic View home.

Officers for the year are Mrs. Francis The Bushnells were accompanied by their house guests from Coronado, R. Adm. C. Denebrink, honorary president; Mrs. Robert Davis, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. N. K. Dietrich, honorary vice president; Mrs. G. P. Rogers, president; Mrs. F. P. Davis. . . .

Mrs. George B. Cook, who has been the Smith, vice president; Mrs. J. S. Elliott, guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Capt Jr., secretary; Mrs. F. M. Fahy, treasurer; and Mrs. Karl F. Poehlman. has com- Mrs. J. H. Ard, membership chairman; pleted a visit in Alaska with her grandson, Mrs. C. A. Weske, hospitality; Mrs. R. L. Karl, Jr. They flew to Fairbanks, Nome, Jones, program; Mrs. W. L. Bull and Mrs. Anchorage and a number of other cities. W. E. Hart, civilian representatives.

Mrs. Cook's home is in San Diego. . . .

SC Officers' Wives Club R. Adm. and Mrs. Homer N. Wallin A fashion show by Jelleff's was prewere hosts at luncheon in their quarters for long-time friends, Capt. and Mrs. Bar- sented at the Navy Supply Corps Officers' naby of Philadelphia, who were on a tour Wives Club luncheon-meeting at the ArmyNavy Country Club. Mrs. Murrey L. Royof the Pacific northwest.

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A combined Fleet Wives-War College Wives luncheon was held 7 September at the Officers' Club, with over 400 guests attending. Guest of honor was Mrs. Perle Mesta, former United States Minister to Luxemburg.

Reservations were made by Mrs. Virgil R. Glocheski, Mrs. Ovid M. Butler, W a r College wives, and Mrs. T. A. Nisewaner, Mrs. Jack Badner and Mrs. James L. Penola. Fleet wives.

Guest of Honor

Mrs. Roger F. Scott was guest of honor at a luncheon given by the officers' wives of DesRon 10, at the Officers' Club. Mrs. Scott is the wife of Captain Scott who was relieved in San Diego by Capt. Alonzo Jackson, and who will report for duty at the Naval Ammunition Depot in Indianapolis. She was presented with a silver silent butler as a farewell gift.

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The wives of officers of the U S S R A N DOLPH met for luncheon at the Commis-

sioned Officers' Mess, Norfolk Naval Base, with cocktails served beforehand. Reservations were made by Mrs. Bernard Condor and Mrs. Paul McGucken.

A MAD HATTERS PARTY was held by members of the Navy Officers' Wives Club at Treasure Island, when members wore hats made of fresh flowers, fruits or vegetables. Seated front row, left to right, are Miss Paula Rohles; Mrs. Edward Duncan; Mrs. Harvey Anderson; back row, Mrs. Roy B. Reed and Mrs. T. R. Cooley.

Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. Anderson received awards for the cleverest and the prettiest hats.

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F. Auchincloss of New York, to Mr. Sewell Ford Faulkner, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Faulkner, Jr., of Keene, N. H. The bride-elect attended Bucknell University where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, and was graduated from the Columbia Presbyterian Medical School of Nursing.

Mr. Faulkner was graduated from Williston Academy and Harvard College, where he was a member of the Hasty House Guest, N e w p o r t , R. I. Miss Cary McCormick, daughter of Pudding Institute of 1776 and the Fox Capt. and Mrs. William M. McCormick Club. He received a Master's degree from of Washington, D. C , has been the house the Harvard Business School. During guest for several weeks of the Misses World War II he was a Flight Officer, Stephanie and Eugenia Cooper, daughters serving as a navigator with the 8th Air of Capt. and Mrs. Robert W. Cooper of Force.

Kay Street.

A January wedding is planned. * * * Guest of H o n o r Mr. and Mrs. J. Lloyd Hopkins of AnMiss Sally Rockey, daughter of Capt.

Walter W. Rockey, U S N (Ret.), and napolis, Md., announce the engagement of Jilrs. Rockey of San Diego, was honored their daughter, Shirley Ann, to 2nd Lt. at the luncheon given by the Board of Di- Charles Noel Dupont Smith, U S . \ F , son rector of the Girl Scouts, at the first fall of Mr. Alfred C. Smith of Springfield, Mass., and Mrs. Eugene Vincent Lia of meeting of the directors.

San Diego, CaUf. Miss Rockey was one of five girls in the Miss Hopkins has been employed in the United States selected to attend the International Girl Scouts convention at the Superintendent's Office of the Naval Academy. She is a member of Tau Omicron Swiss chalet in Adelboden, Switzerland.

Phi service sorority.

Sack f o School Lieutenant Smith was graduated from A number of Navy Juniors in the Puerto Brown Military Academy and the Naval Rico area are now in various schools in Academy, Class of 1954. The wedding will the States, among them Walter Ellsworth take place 23 October in the Naval AcadLinaweaver, Jr., son of Captain and Mrs. emy Chapel.

Linaweaver, who is attending the Univer* * * sity of Rochester Pre-Medical School.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Page of ChelAlso Miss Susan Hannon, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. E. R. Hannon, a senior at tenham, Gloucestershire, England, announce the engagement of their daughter, the University of Louisville in Kentucky.

Joan Lillian, to Ens. James Rodger JenMiss Johanna Drustrup, daughter of kins, Jr., USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. JenCapt. and Mrs. N. J. Drustrup, is attend- kins of Norfolk, Va. ing Katherine Gibbs in Boston, while her Miss Page is serving with Headquarbrother, Mickey, is attending Mercersburg ters, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, at NorAcademy. folk. Ensign Jenkins attended the Norfolk Division of the College of William and BETROTHED Mary-VPI, and was graduated from the Capt. William Stephen Harris, USN, and Mrs. Harris, of Coronado, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter.

Donna Powell, to Ens. Kenneth L. Coskey, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Paul Coskey of Detroit, Mich.

Miss Harris is a graduate of Miss Louise S. McGehee School in New Orleans and attended Stephens College and the University of Maryland. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

Ensign Coskey attended General Motors Institute. He is stationed overseas with Squadron VS-21.

A late fall wedding is planned.

Members of the Officers' Wives dance committee sponsoring the supper dance were Mrs. Frank Miller, overall chairman ; Mrs. Harry E. Townsend, chairman for the dance, assisted by Mrs. Roy Buck.

Mrs. Paul Foley was chairman of posters; Mrs. Carl B. Herndon, Mrs. Edwin J. S. Young, Mrs. George Burkley and Mrs. Robert .'\. Theobald, Jr., were members of committees.

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MRS. NILS RONALD THUNMAN was Miss Elizabeth Chase Caldwell, daughter of Capt. Rex Smith Caldwell, USN, and Mrs. Caldwell, of Annapolis, Md., before her 6 September wedding in Annapolis.

The bride is the granddaughter of the late Adm. J. V. Chase, former Commaaderin-Chief, U. S. Fleet San Francisco, Navy

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At the Mad Hatters Party held at Treasure Island by members of the Navy Officers' Wives Club, hats made of fresh flowers, fruits or vegetables were worn by the members.

A check for $150 was presented to the Emergency March of Dimes.

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Junior J a n g o , W a s h i n g t o n , D. C.

The Membership Tea for Junior Jangos was held on 17 September at the quarters of Mrs. Robert B. Carney, wife of Admiral Carney, Chief of Naval Operations.

Daughters of officers of the Armed Services between the ages of 14-18 attended, and are eligible for membership in the organization.

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Jango

A luncheon that officially opened the 1954-55 season for Senior Jangos was held on 21 September at the Army-Navy Country Club. A program by the strolling string ensemble of the Air Force Band followed the luncheon.

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Small boats with signal flags flying were center pieces on the table when the Service Junior Supper Dance was held at the Officers' Club. The boats were fashioned of coat hangers based in gold sea shells, and Mrs. Neil C. Porter and her committee were in charge of decorations.

On the committee were Betsey Perkins, Missie and Poppa Herndon, Don Uehling, Warren Young, Mary Mcllhenny, Clay Porter and Nikkie and Bob Theobald. Official junior hosts and hostesses were Barbara Robbins, Jim Uehling, Nikkie Theobald, Wally Snyder, Ann Wellings, Jim Bentley, Warren Young, Clay Porter and Nancy Tiederman.

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Dr. and Mrs. Carl Fischer of Chestnut Hill, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Jane, to 2nd Lt. Hardy Lee Swanson, Jr., USAF, son of Mr. and Mrs. Swanson of Florence, S. C. Miss Fischer was graduated from Springside School and is attending the University of Pennsylvania where she is a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.

She made her debut at the June Ball in 1952.

Lieutenant Swanson attended The Citadel and was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1953.

* * * Capt. William A. Finn, USNR, and Mrs. Finn of Montclair, N. J., announce the engagement of their daughter, Mrs. June

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MRS. WILLIAM EUGENE TRUEBLOOD formerly was Miss Karen JoAnne Wheland, daughter of Capt. Karl R. Wheland, USN, who commands Submarine Squadron 2, U. S. Submarine Base, and Mrs. Wheland, of New London, Conn. Her marriage to Ensign Trueblood took place 28 August in the Chapel on the Thames.

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Naval -\cademy, Class of 1953. He is attending the Naval Submarine School at New London, Conn.

The wedding will take place in the early winter.

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Mrs. Samuel Carroll Lampkin, Sr., of Norfolk, Va., announces the engagement of her daughter, Trianne Ruth, to Ens. Ralph Francis Freese, (SC) USN, son of Mrs. Al Schneider of Pampa, Texas, and the late Mr. Ralph Freese of Kiowa, Ohio.

Miss Lampkin, daughter of the late Mr. Lampkin, is a graduate of Longwood College. Ensign Freese attended Western State College of Colorado and was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1953.

The wedding will take place in December.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lovett Ridge of Langhorne, Bucks County, Pa., have announced the engagement of their daughter, .Ann Shoemaker, to Lt. Francis McKee .\dams, Jr., USN, son of R. .Adm. F. M. Adams, U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. .Adams, of Atlanta, Ga. Miss Ridge is a graduate of George School in Bucks County and Skidmore College. Lieutenant Adams is a graduate of the Naval Academy. Class of 1949. He is stationed at the Naval Proving Grounds, Dahlgren, Va. Capt Ivan Finn. British Army (Ret.), and Mrs. Finn of San Diego, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter, Mona Gwendolyn, to Mr. Charles Hammond Dugan, son of Mrs. Hammond Dugan of Lexington, Ky., and the late Lieutenant (jg) Dugan, USN. of Baltimore, Md. Miss Finn was graduated from the University of California. Mr. Dugan attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and was graduated from the University of Kentucky and received his Master's degree from UCLA. No date has been set for the wedding.

Capt. Hazlett P. Weatherwax, USN, and Mrs. Weatherwax of Washington, D. C, announce the engagement of their daughter, .Alyce Jean, to S. Sgt. Robert A. (iornell, USMC, son of Mrs. Claire E. Cornell of Newport, R. I. Miss Weatherwax was graduated from the Newport Hospital School of Nursing, and her fiance is stationed in New York City.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles John Trofie of Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter, Marianne Frances, to Midn. James Winbert Anthony Mulholland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Winbert F. Mulholland of Wyndmoor, Pa. Miss Trofie attended St. Joseph's Academy and the Academy of the .Assumption.

Midshipman Mulholland is a member of the first class at the Naval Academy.

Capt Carroll M. Hall, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Hall, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Bryn Mawr, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Linda Hastings Hall, to Lt. (jg) A. Alden Carpenter, (MC) USNR, son of Mrs. Maynard L. Carpenter and the late Mr. Carpenter, of Concord, N. H. Miss Hall is a graduate of the Baldwin School, attended Hood College, and in 1952 received her BS degree from the ColumbiaPresbyterian Hospital School of Nursing She is presently on the staff of the Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington, Vt. Dr. Carpenter was graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1950, attended Dartmouth Medical School, and received h's Medical degree from McGill Faculty of Medicine in Montreal last June.

He is serving an internship in the Naval Hospital at Chelsea, Mass.

An October wedding is planned.

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Saturday, 2 October. Miss Virginia Ann Wheeler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis T. Wheeler of Medina, Ohio, and Lt. Barney Martin, USN, son of Mrs. John C. Martin of Salem, 111., and the late Mr. Martin, in Muskegon, Mich. The bride was graduated from Miami University.

Lieutenant Martin attended Culver Military .Academy and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1946. He received his wings in 1949. Station: presently, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.; to report to Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet.

Monday, 27 September, Miss Georgia Hickmott Moore, daughter of Capt Benjamin Eugene Moore, USN, and the late Mrs. Moore, of Washington, D. C, and Ens. Charles Henry Halsey, Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Halsey of Decatur, III, in Washington. The bride was graduated from St. Mary's Junior College in Raleigh, N. C, and attended Armstrong College. Ensign Halsey was graduated from the Naval .Academv, Class of 1953. He is serving in the

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MRS. DALLAS LANE WALLACE formerly was Miss Elizabeth L. White of Washington, D. C. Her marriage to Ensign Wallace, USN, took place 7 June in the Navy Chapel.

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Saturday, 18 September, Miss Jane Campbell Moore, daughter of Capt. Granville Alexander Moore, USN, and Mrs. Moore, of Newport R. I., and Lt. (jg) Albert Roberts, 3d, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. .Albert Roberts, Jr., of St. Petersburg, Fla., in Newport. The bride attended Miami University where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Lieutenant Roberts was graduated from the University of the South in Tennessee.

Saturday, 11 September, Miss Rosalie Wilkes Rankin, daughter of Capt. John

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MRS. WILLIAM GRIFFIN GRANAT was Miss Barbara Berg Cranston, daughter of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Joseph Alfred Cranston of Washington, D. C., before her 11 September wedding in The Shrine of The Most Blessed Sacrament. Mr. Granat, member of the Class of 1947, is the son of R. Adm. William Granat, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Granat, also of Washington, D. C. Wilkes Rankin, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Rankin of Newport, R. I., and Mr. Carl Roger Fonda, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Cole Fonda of New Rochelle, N. Y., in Emanuel Church, Newport. The bride attended the Annie Wright Seminary, Milwaukee-Downer College and was graduated from Tufts College and the Boston School of Occupational Therapv. Mr. Fonda was graduated from the Philadelphia Textile Institute. Home, Lowell, Mass.

Saturday, 11 September, Miss Barbara Berg Cranston, daughter of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Joseph Alfred Cranston of Washington, D. C, and Mr. William Griffin Granat, son of R. Adm. William Granat, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Granat of Washington, D. C, in the Shrine of The Most Blessed Sacrament. The bride attended Annie Wright Seminary and was graduated from Holton Arms School and Michigan State College where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She made her debut in 1950. Mr. Granat was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1947, and will receive a Master's degree from the Wharton School of Commerce and Finance in June. Home, Philadelphia.

Saturday, 4 September, Miss Mary Lee Lamberth, daughter of Mr. Hugh Rodman Lamberth, Class of 1924, and Mrs. Lamberth, of Washington, D. C, and Ens. Frank Richard Nolan, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Joseph Nolan of Ardsley, N. Y., in the Navy Chapel,' Washington, D. C. The bride attended George Washington University. Ensign Nolan is a member of the Naval Academy, Class of 1954.

Station, Naval Supply Corps School, Athens, Ga. Monday. 6 September, Miss Elizabeth Chase Caldwell, daughter of Cant. Rex Srfiith Caldwell, USN, and Mrs. Caldwell, of .Annapolis, Md., and Ens. Nils Ronald Thunman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thunman of Springfield, 111., in St. Martin's Evangelical Church, .Annapolis. The bride was graduated from the A. L. Miller 17

Our Lady of the Elms, and has been teaching in Bennington, Mass. Lieutenant McCaffrey attended St. Michael's College and was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1951. Station: Ethan Allen Air Force Base in Vermont.

Navy during World War II. Home, Washington, D. C.

Friday, 20 August, Miss Ellin Bachrach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Bachrach of New York City, and Ens. Baron J. Gordon, USNR, son of George M. GorSaturday, 28 August, Miss Karen JoAnne don of Norfolk, Va., and the late Mrs. Wheland, daughter of Capt. Karl R. Whe- Gordon, at the Hotel S t Regis in New land, U S N , and Mrs. Wheland of NewYork City. The bride was graduated from London, Conn., and Ens. William Eugene Hood College, and her husband was gradTrueblood, USN, son of Mrs. Hazel True- uated from Lynchburg College and atblood of Bloomington, Ind., in the Chapel tended the Naval Academy. He is serving on the Thames, Submarine Base, New in the U S S MIDWAY. London. The bride attended San Diego State College. Ensign Trueblood attended Thursday, 19 August, Miss Susan Drayton the University of Indiana and was grad- Rule, daughter of Cdr. Howard Clark Rule, uated from the Naval Academy, Class of Jr., U S N ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Rule of An1953. Station: recently detached from USS napolis, Md., and 2nd Lt. Thomas TempHn MOUNT M C K I N L E Y ; new duty San Diego. Miller, USAFR, son of Mr. Edgar E. Miller, Assistant Director of Athletics at Saturday, 21 August, Miss Sue Garner, the Naval Academy, and Mrs. Miller, in daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Rockhold the home of the bride's parents at Ferry Garner of West Annapolis, Md., and Ens. Farms. The bride was graduated from James Biddle Rodgers, USN, son of Capt. Bryn Mawr College. Lieutenant Miller James Hunter Rodgers, USN, and Mrs. was graduated from Admiral Farragut Academy and Duke University. Station: Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Wash.

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MRS. WILLIAM STERLING COLE, JR., is the former Miss Nancy Hanna Brindupke, daughter of Mrs. John F. Davidson of Virginia Beach, Va., and the late Cdr. Charles F. Brindupke, USN. Ensign Cole is the son of Congressman and Mrs. W. Sterling Cole of Bath, N. Y., and Washington, D. C. The wedding took place 16 June in the Naval Academy Chapel.

School for Girls in Macon, Ga. She is the granddaughter of the late Adm. J. V. Chase, former Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Fleet, and the great granddaughter of Adm. Harry C. Taylor, president of the Naval War College in 1899. Ensign Thunman attended the University of Illinois and was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1954. Station, West Coast.

Photo by Bradford Bachrach Saturday, 4 September, Miss Laura Duncan Davis, daughter of R. Adm. Ernest MRS. CARL ROGER FONDA was Miss Judson Davis, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Rosalie Wilkes Rankin, daughter of Capt.

Davis, of Beaufort, N. C., and Mr. James John Wilkes Rankin, USN (Ret.), and Allen Finer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mrs. Rankin, of Newport, R. L, before Thomas Piner, of Beaufort, in St. Paul's her 11 September wedding in Emanuel Episcopal Church, Beaufort. The bride Church. Her necklace has been worn by was graduated from St. Mary's Junior brides in the family since it was given College and the University of North Caro- to Mrs. Charles Wilkes by the City of lina, with a degree in Fine Arts. She took Boston during the Civil War, at the time postgraduate work at the University. Mr. the City also gave Adm. Wilkes a sword Piner will receive his commission as secfor capturing Mason and Sidell. ond lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force after graduation from East Carolina College, Greensville, N. C , in November, Rodgers of Bethesda, Md., in the Naval Saturday, 28 August, Miss Clotilda Flor- Academy Chapel. The bride attended the ance Cohen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al- University of Delaware and the University bert Morris Cohen of Wynnewood. Pa., of Maryland. Ensign Rodgers was gradand Lt. John W. MacDonald, USAF, son uated from the Naval .Academy, Class of of the Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Mac- 1953. Station: flight training at KingsDonald of Missoula, Ment., in All Saints ville, Texas.

Church, Wynnewood. The bride is the granddaughter of the late Adm. and Mrs. Saturday, 21 August, Mrs. Thekla Baskin Albert Gleaves. Her father is a member Player, daughter of Mrs. Jessie B. Shelton and the late Dr. James Calvin Baskin of of the Naval Academy Class of 1907.

Epps, La., and Lt. Cdr. Edward Cornelius Saturday, 28 August, Miss Elizabeth Ann Walsh, U S N R (Ret.), of Los Angeles, Mulgrew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- Calif, at the Dupont Plaza Hotel, Washliam E. Mulgrew of Woonsocket, R. I., ington, D. C. The bride has been with the and Lt. John Francis McCaffrey, USAF, Office of the Special Assistant to the Comson of the late Mr. and Mrs. jfohn W. missioner of the Public Housing AdminisMcCaffrey of Middletown, R. I., in S t tration. Mr. Walsh is a graduate of the Charles Borromeo Church, Woonsocket. Naval Academy, Class of 1933, and the The bride is a graduate of the College of University of Minnesota. He served in the

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Saturday, 14 August, Miss Rosalie Anna Hansen, daughter of Mr. Peter William Hansen of Ovid, Mich., and Ens. John Emerson Hoch, Jr., USN, son of Commander Hoch, USN, Naval Air Station, and Mrs. Hoch, of Norfolk, Va., in the Naval Air Station Chapel. Ensign Hoch is a graduate of the Naval .Academy, Class of 1953. Station: flight training at Hutchinson, Kan. Saturday, 7 August, Miss Linda Cameron Wood, daughter of Capt. Lester Orin Wood, USN, and Mrs. Wood of Norfolk, Va., and Ens. Allen Bane Higginbotham, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Higginbotham of laeger. West Va., in the Naval Academy Chapel. The bride attended Hood College. Ensign Higginbotham attended Duke University and was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1953. Station: Norfolk.

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MRS. THOMAS TEMPLIN MILLER was Miss Susan Drayton Rule, daughter of Cdr. Howard Clark Rule, Jr., USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Rule, of Annapolis, Md. The wedding took place 19 August in the home of the bride's parents at Ferry Farms. 2nd Lt. Miller, USAFR, is the son of Mr. Edgar E. "Rip" Miller, and Mrs. Miller, of Annapolis.

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UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION If You Are in Business or If You Have Business Connections l a any association there are situations where concerted a a i o n on the part of the membership w^ill accomplish more in less time than is within the power of only the oflScers of the Association. Our present advertising status is one of those situations.

It is an established fact that both the Register and Shipmate need more advertising to maintain their present high standard. Space limitations preclude a recitation of details, but even a cursory examination of our annual report discloses the unsatisfactory position of our publications; nor is it deemed appropriate here to regale you with the obvious selling argvmients which can be produced. Such sales talk is primarily the task of our advertising agent, so this article will be limited to an appeal to the membership for the concerted action which can, without question, quickly and positively produce the desired results.

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OFFICERS To serve until after the Spring meeting 1955 P Tssx dsft t V. ADM. G . F . HUSSEY, JR., U S N (Ret.), '16 Norwalk. Conn.

Vice-President (Eastern Area)— V. ADM. J . F . SHAFROTH, JR., U S N (Ret.), '08.. Washington, D. C. Vice-President (Central Area)— CoMMO. WEBB C . HAYES, U S N R ( R e t ) , '11 Fremont, Ohio Vice-President (Western Area)— V. ADM. H . F . KINGMAN, U S N ( R e t ) , ' 1 1 . . . .Los Angeles, Calif.

Exec. Director—R. ADM. W . F . FITZGERALD, JR., U S N (Ret.), '21

This appeal must not be considered as a hat-in-hand request for favors from our members. It more nearly approaches a partial statement of our account with the Naval Academy, the fountainhead of our Association. A little self-analysis will disclose that each of us is a debtor, the degree of indebtedness varying in individual cases. It follows naturally that the amount we can repay also varies in individual cases. Each member can help— some a little, some a great amount. Let's single out a member or two like Admiral Topsail, class of 'xx, or Mr. Business Bossman, class of 'yy.

TRUSTEES To serve until after the Spring meeting 1955 At Large

Topsail had a brilliant naval career and served his country with distinction both in peace and war. His military exploits and leadership qualities earned for him a well-deserved national reputation which undoubtedly contributed to his opportunity to step into the high executive position in industry which he now holds and administers most successfully.

Topsail was endowed with those characteristics which spell success right from the start—a keen mind, sound judgment, courage, a fine sense of fair play, honesty, integrity. Everyone knew even when he was a midshipman that he was going places. In fact he would have gone places no matter what college he attended—but the truth remains he went to the Naval Academy, and it was at the Naval Academy that the raw materials of those fine charaaeristics were molded in the proper forms and became the vital factors which paved the way to his subsequent success.

Topsail owes a lot to the Naval Academy.

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H E L P WANTED—Male or female. Anyone unerringly familiar with surnames, first names, middle initials, ranks, service desiKnations, 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 namea of their progeny) to proofread SHIPMATE copy. Approximately 5,000 names to be checked each issue. Only those who can produce evidence of never havine made an error need apply.

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We regret to report the recent death of Mrs. GEORGE C. T H O R P E in Washington, D. C, widow of George Cyrus Thorpe, Col., USMC (Ret.). Mrs. Thorpe was prominent in Washington and received much acclaim, editorially, for her interest and participation in civic work. She was chairman of the legislative committee of the American Automobile Association District Advisory Committee.

All of us were greatly shocked and distressed by the sudden and untimely death of Mrs. Ruth Gibson Tarrant, wife of V. Adm. W. T. (BILL) T A R R A N T , which occurred on 23 August, after an illness of only a few days.

She was one of the five lovely daughters of R. Adm. W. C. Gibson, who lived in Brooklyn, near the Navy Yard, after his retirement from active duty in the Navy.

Many of us, then young ofiicers, enjoyed the hospitality of their home. Since her marriage to Bill Tarrant in 1906 she was known to many other naval officers, who enjoyed the friendliness and charm of their home life. Admiral Tarrant has held many high and responsible positions in the Navy and reached the rank of vice admiral, the only member of '98 to do so. Needless to say she was a prime factor in his success.

Mrs. Tarrant's father, the late Adm. W. C. Gibson, was a distinguished officer of his time and a fine sailor, as evidenced by the fact that as captain of the sailing ship MONONGAHELA he made a record passage under sail around Cape Horn. Her brother, the late Cdr. Holbrook Gibson, met an untimely death some years ago, which interrupted what promised to be a distinguished naval career.

The Tarrants' son, William Theodore Junior, distinguished himself as a naval crew officer during World War II and received several high decorations for his service.

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Sec'y, Capt. Edward S. Jackson, U S N (Ret.), Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena 5, Calif.

It is with deep regret that we report the death of Mrs. Robert Morris, wife of BOBBY MORRIS. She passed away suddenly on 15 August at their home in Coronado, Calif. Besides Bob, she is survived by a son, Robert Lee Morris, U S N ; a daughter, Mrs. F. S. Habecker, and three grandchildren.

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Sec'y, R. Adm. J. A. Purer, U S N (Ret.), 2101 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington 8, D . C.

W I L L I A M S. P Y E is now residing at 1121 Alameda Blvd., Coronado, Calif.

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Sec'y. R. Adm. A. H. Van Kenren, USN (Ret.), 2823 29th St., N.W., Washington 8, D. C. Our wandering classmates are returning gradually to their winter homes : the LAMAR LEAHYs from Newport to Oyster Bay, the W A L T E R ANDERSONs from London to New York, the TOMMY TAYLORs from all over Europe to New York, and the COOKEs from Lake Placid to Long Island.

DUNCAN GATEWOOD retains all the health and energy of a man half his age.

For nearly two months this summer he fished in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and the Adirondacks, sometimes sleeping in the open in a sleeping bag and cooking over a campfire. His catch of salmon, trout, small-mouth bass and pickerel was quite impressive To keep in trim when not fishing, he plays tennis at Forest Hills, though not quite in the national championships. His son, Richard, is now first counselor to the U. S. Embassy, Athens, Greece, and his other son, Bryan, is a junior at Yale University.

GUS SADLER continues to live the life of a country gentleman at Five Acres, Newbern, Ala. He supervises the "help" in the morning, takes aboard southern delicacies at noon, loafs in the afternoon till the neighbors gather over tall glasses in the late afternoon at Five Acres or the club and in spite of an occasional hot afternoon (tempered by air conditioning) is convinced he couldn't better his lot, A.

Sec'y, V. Adm. Clark H. Woodward. U S N (Ret.), Westchester Apts., 4000 Cathedral Ave., Washington 16, D . C.

W A L T E R M . H U N T writes to us from 14 Elm St., Exeter, N. H. It is with deep regret that we report the death of E D W A R D CLIFFORD KALBF U S on 6 September 1954 at Newport, R. I. He is survived by his widow, Syria, and a sister, Mrs. Edward Frear, of Stevensville, Pa. Interment was at the .Arlington National Cemetery.

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Sec'y, Capt. L. M. Atkins, U S N (Ret.), 39 Franklin St., Annapolis, Md.

MATT and Mrs. AIANLY have moved from their Porter St. home to 3133 Connecticut Ave., Washington 8, D. C. A new and permanent address for JIM OLDING is 1216 Gordon Ave., Reno, Nev.

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Sec'y, Capt. R. F. Frelben, USN (Ret.), 5 Sherwood Rd., Wardonr, Annapolis, Md. It is with deep regret that we report the death of W I L L I S W. BRADLEY on 27 August 1954 in Santa Barbara. He was a member of the California State Legislature and suffered a heart attack while participating in a hearing of the Committee on Oil and Mines of which he was a member.

Interment was at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. He is survived by his widow who resides at 284 Argonne Ave., Long Beach, and four daughters: Mrs. John J. Earle, Monrovia, Calif.; Mrs. Bruce McCandless, Long Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Wallace H. Brucker, Arlington, Va., and Mrs. Guy O. DeYoung. Ft. Brooks, Puerto Rico.

AL C O H E N sends word that his son, Al, Jr., a Lt. USN, has resigned his commission in order to enter the ministry.

Young Al expects to attend Oberlin College.

D U T C H K E P P L E R writes us interesting news: "Although the statutes of Harvard University require that faculty and officers of administration retire at the age of 66, the corporation has vi'aived the rules for the fourth time and appointed C. H. J. Keppler (Dutch) as counsellor for foreign students for another year, when he will be seventy." Congratulations, Dutch.

K E N T H E W I T T is recovering nicely at the Naval Medical Center at Bethesda from an attack of pneumonia which he contracted while on a tour of Europe this summer.

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POBox 1095, Anna Maria, Fla., is the new address for W. H. S T I L E S , JR. K. L. H I L L has been in the Naval Hosp., Naval Base, S. C , for about the past five months. His home address is Cedar Lawn, Society Hill, S. C. W. A. HODGMAN is now receiving his mail c/o John W. Thiele, 1321 Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, Calif.

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Sec'y, R. Adm. H. C. Train, U S N (Ret.), 81 Market St., Annapolis, Md.

Rita McCandlish died on .\ugust 25, 1954, at a local hospital after an illness of ten days. Besides her husband, Como.

B E N J A M I N V. McCANDLISH, she is survived by one brother, R. Adm. Ralph F. Wood, U S N ( R e t ) , of Borrego Springs, Calif. Rita was born in New York City, a daughter of the late Franklin and Clara Wilson Wood. She and Bain moved to Hartsville, S. C, after his retirement in September 1946, where they lived on a small farm. The two of them did most of the work in building an attractive cottage and guest cottage on the place. May and I stopped overnight with them in May 1952 and had a most delightful visit. Bain's adSHIPMATE

dress is R3, Lamar, S. C. Rita was buried in Petersburg, Va. C H I N N Y B U T L E R suffered a heart attack about two months ago and was in the Anne Arundel General Hospital, Annapolis, for almost a month, and then transferred to the Veterans .A.dministration Hospital, Fort Howard, Md. He made a good recovery and is home again at Edgewater, Md. (near Annapolis), RI, POBox 295.

Sarah Home D E E M is entering Vassar College this fall. She is following in the footsteps of her mother, who is a graduate of Vassar. Jimmy's widow lives in Landfall, near Annapolis.

F R A N K J O H N S O N died in San Francisco, Calif., on 24 Alay 1954. He had been ill of a heart condition for some time. He was found dead in his bed that morning as a result of a coronary thrombosis. He was buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif. Before entering the Naval Academy, Frank was an Apprentice Boy. After graduating his first ship was the armored cruiser W E S T \ ' I R GiNi.\. In the steerage besides Frank were five other classmates: Hustvedt, Ernest Gunther, Al Ede. Billingsley and Harold Train. He retired on 30 June 1930 and lived in California until his death. The last time I saw Frank was in Pearl Harbor, shortly after the Jap attack, when he reported for dutv to the Commandant of the 14th Naval District.

CARD L I N D S A Y writes that his wife.

Nan. who suffered a heart attack sometime ago is making a very good recovery.

Card lives at 5325 Electric Ave., LaJoUa, Calif.

JIM M . \ L O N E Y gives me the very sad news that his wife, Betty Dow Maloney, passed away 17 August 1954, at their home on Lyons Bend Rd., Knoxville, Tenn. She is survived by Jim and two sons. James D. Maloney, Jr., who has been teaching at the University of Tennessee, and is also a consulting engineer at Oak Ridge, Tenn., has accepted a position with the Meade Paper Corp. The other son. Samuel D. Maloney, who has been pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Red Springs, N. C, for the past two and a half years, is teaching Bible at Davidson College, Davidson, N. C. D U F F MILLER, who was in the Veterans Hospital, Sawtelle, Calif., for a short stay at the time of the 1909 West Coast dinner, writes that he is feeling fine now.

Duff lives at 704 S. Mariposa St, Los Angeles 5, Calif.

I had a nice letter from DICK W U E S T , who says that they have finally completed transforming their farm at Fallbrook, Calif., into a beautiful hilltop, with a magnificent view of the surrounding country.

Dick had some slight trouble with his heart but is now feeling fine again.

Mary Caroline Cooper, two-year-old daughter of Cdr. and Mrs. Henry G. Cooper, died in Kansas City, Mo., on 13 July 1954. She was the granddaughter of H E N R Y COOPER who died 7 October 1951.

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Sec'y, R. Adm. Charles J. Moore, USN (Ret.), 5509 Grove St., Chevy Chase 15, Md. NOTICE FROM T H E SECRETARY It is with much sadness that I report the sudden death of RUSS OSMUN (BrigGen. USA R e t ) at Chatham, Mass., on August 9, 1954. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on August 13.

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At the time of his death Russ and his wife, Edith, were spending the summer at Chatham where they were enjoying the pleasure of a sail boat and the company of their children and grandchildren. Russ expressed this pleasant existence in this manner : "There are several old codgers, retired like myself, who foregather from various points in the East each summer, and who, like myself, have reduced loafing to a fine art. We have some hilarious times, sailing, fishing, swapping lies about the big one that got away and so on.

Then there are our lively grandchildren and their parents, all ardent sailors, so there is no difficulty in finding a 'crew.' A real delight is that my favorite wife is such a good sport that she, too, goes out with me occasionally. There is something about sailing that is good for the soul. You are out there on the wide water, strictly on your own. The air is invigorating and there are none of the irritations and pressures of city life to bother you. You have to use your wits to get the best and safest sailing out of the boat, so there is enough of a challenge to make it interesting. Either alone or with congenial companions, there is nothing like it for enjoyment and peace of mind."

These lines are typical of the man. Whate\er he did he did well—with an appreciation of the spiritual value of his task and a great satisfaction in having done his best to accomplish it. This is the way he worked on the class bulletins from 1950 on: first with Skipper Merrill, then with Tom Moran. His persistent aim and his greatest hope were to rekindle in each member of the class association the spirit that existed among us in 1910. He believed that the affection that he held for his classmates so abundantly ought to be, and was, truly mutual.

Members of the Class of 1910 may remember that Russ Osmun was appointed to the Naval Academy from Ohio. He was born in Detroit on 19 May 1887. On graduation Russ was ordered to the USS MARYLAND where he served for about a year. Illness would not permit him to continue longer in the Navy and he resigned and went to Colorado to regain his health.

He was in the insurance business for a while and then stocked and operated a farm in Kansas. By the end of 1913 he had overcome his illness and in January 1914 he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Coast .Artillery. This change, he explained, was because he was lonesome, although the farming venture was successful.

Early in his career, Russ became associated with Gen. Leonard Wood through the Citizens Military Training Camp at Plattsburg and became one of his aides.

This relationship lasted through most of the first World War, and he served with the general at Governor's Island, Charleston, S. C, and Camp Funston, Mo. Russ had a great respect and admiration for the distinguished and capable general and they were close friends until the general died.

Toward the end of the war, Russ commanded a battalion of field artillery bound for France, but it arrived there just in time for the armistice. Nevertheless, he remained in France on duty with the Motor Transport Corps, an assignment which led to his transfer to the Quartermaster Corps of the Army.

As an army quartermaster, Russ had many interesting and important assignments. He served in quartermaster posts in Washington, Fort Sam Houston, Honolulu, El Paso, and, at the time of his retirement in 1946, was Commanding Ofificer of the Kansas City Quartermaster Depot. Early in his career he established the Motor

Transport School at Camp Holabird. Later he attended the French Army Supply School, Paris, the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, the Army Industrial College and the Army War College in Washington, and was Commandant of the Army Quartermaster Corps School in Philadelphia. For a year he was aide to the Governor of Hawaii. In its organizational stages, he was on duty with the Civilian Conservation Corps in California.

During the Second World War, Colonel, and later General, Osmun was assigned mostly to intelligence duties and served in London, Delhi and Cairo. A fascinating account of his experiences is contained in the Fortieth Anniversary Number of the 1910 Class Bulletin. I recommend that members of the class reread Russ' story.

It is most worthwhile.

On his return from overseas, Russ was given the task of reorganizing the Military Intelligence Service, U. S. Army, and became Chief of the Service. The War Department cited him for the "complete and fundamental reorganization of the Military Intelligence Service, during a period of maximum operational activity in all theaters of war." He was awarded the Legion of Merit, and was designated a Commander, Order of the British Empire, and a "Gran Oficial" of the Chilean Order of "Al Merito."

Russ is survived by his widow, Edith Moss Osmun, 5305 Albemarle St., Westmoreland Hgts., Washington 16, D. C.; his son, William G. Osmun, his wife and their children, Andrew and Gay; his daughter, Helen O. Parker, her husband and their children, Robert and Susan.

The Class of 1910 has lost one of its most devoted members. He really became known to many of us only after his retirement and through his editing the class bulletin. His friendliness, loyalty, sincerity and unselfishness displayed in this work have earned him the affection of the entire class. We shall miss him.

C. J. MOORE

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Sec'y, Capt. Alfred G. Zimermann, USN (Ret.), 2908 Forty-Fifth St., N.W., Washington 16, D. C. E. H. H I C K S requests his address changed to 311 Llanfair Rd., Wynnewood, Pa. B. SAUNDERS BULLARD is still residing in San Leandro, Calif., but he has moved to 951 San Jose St. The ALNAV announcing the new selections for Captain contained good news for at least four 1911 families: the Bob Hinckleys (Cdr. Robert M. Hinckley, Jr.) ; the Starr Kings (Cdr. Thomas S. King, J r . ) ; Mrs. Bob English (son-in-law, Cdr. Thomas D. Davies) and Mrs. Don Godwin-that-was (son-in-law, Cdr. William F. Bringle). Congratulations to the Captainsto-be and to their elders.

This recalls our graduation exercises when dapper Secretary George Von L. Meyer had just finished confidently predicting war in 1918 and again in 1938 and was handing out our diplomas. Bob Hinckley came back to his seat, diploma in hand.. muttering darkly against the wag that had the nerve to poke a stick of wood inside his diploma as a reminder that he was anchor man of the class. It was only after we had shown him that all our diplomas were similarly rolled over fillers that he regained his usual good nature. Anyway, Bob can how crow about producing the senior Captain for 19irs second echelon.

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Sec'y, C a p t . J . Y. Dreisonstok, U S N ( R e t . ) , The Westchester, 4000 C a t h e d r a l Ave., A p t . 212A, W a s h i n g t o n 16, D . C.

The class has voted to donate a granite bench to be located an Lover's Lane in the Academy grounds. It is hoped to dedicate the bench at the time of the annual alumni gathering this September.

The class also voted to add the names of non-graduates of the class who lost their lives in the performance of duty to a plaque which already bears the names of Coil, Bagby and Chase.

W A L T E R DELANY, Stassen's right arm, is doing a lot of commuting between Washington and Paris.

E R N I E and Irene PACE were in Canada to attend the wedding of Sir Robert Cave-Browne-Cave, nephew of Irene.

Amongst those of the class touring Europe are the Osgoods, the Holts and Beriah Thompson. Betty McMorris has just returned.

The BISCHOFFs are planning to leave for the Continent this fall for an extended stav of a year or so.

S T I T C H E Y P A Y N E and Mary celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary at the Fairmont Hotel in Frisco recently. The Greenmans, who came into the dining room as the announcement was being made, joined the PajTies and a good time was had by all.

D U K E RAMSEY has been doing a bang-up job for the aircraft industry. He spoke before the American Legion's National Security Commission on "The Aircr_it Industry and the New Look."

Col. R. D. (Dunk) BROWN, presently serving as professor of history at Notre Dame, was elected president of the St. Joseph Valley (South Bend) Club of Retired Officers.

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L A U R E N C E W. CLARKE corrects his address to 4750 Drake Rd., Cincinnati 27. Ohio.

E A R L H. QUINLAN has moved to Alhambra, Calif., where he is residing at 311 S. Third S t

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H . M a n r y , U S N ( R e t . ) .

208 P r i n c e George St., Annapolis, Md. W a s h i n g t o n Rep., Capt. W . A. Heard, U S N ( R e t . ) .

3622 Prospect Ave.. N . W . . W a s h i n g t o n , D . C.

L.A.WRENCE J. K. BLADES requests Iiis address changed to 386 Fourth Ave., New York 16, N. Y. The correct address for F R A N K L. L O W E is 10525 Fuerte Dr., La Mesa, Calif.

1914 CLASS R E U N I O N When you receive this copy of Shipmate our Fortieth Reunion will be history, and it is hoped that the memories of it will be cherished by all as the years roll by. The November issue will be devoted mainly to a blow-by-blow account of the various rounds of this and of that; this will be mainly for the benefit of those who were, unfortunately, not able to attend.

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and if the number of checks received so far is a criterion, which undoubtedly it is, the indications are that we will have nearly a hundred on hand for the occasion, including of course the wives and widows.

So long until November!

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4326 Woodberry St., University P a r k , Hyattsville, Md.

The correct address for C H A R L E S G. B E R W I N D is 212 Wakefield Rd., Rosemont. Pa. A U G U S T U S SCOUT'S address is 222 Park Ave., Pt. Rich., Staten Island 21, N. Y. "COUNT" GRASSIE has recently retired as president of Lewis College in Lockport, 111. He and his family will reside in Coronado, Calif., where they bought a home at 500 Alameda Blvd.

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Sec'y, V. Adm. E a r l e W . Mills, U S N ( R e t . ) .

A p t . 2A, 1 Beekman Place, New York 22, N . Y.

H. E. T H O R N H I L L requests his address changed to 5301 Electric Ave., La Jolla, Calif.

The correct address for H E R B E R T G. S T O N E is POBox 868, Rotherwood Farm, Kingsport, Tenn.

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Sec'y. Capt. E a r l e H. Kincaid, U S N ( R e t . ) . " K i n m o r , " 7913 Deepwell Drive, Washington 14, D. C. T r e a s u r e r , Cdr. Louis B . P e l z m a n , U S N R , 2010 Fenwick St., N E , W a s h i n g t o n 2, D. C.

A new address for C. B. H U N T is 4634 Euclid Ave., San Diego 15, Calif.

W. A. BROOKS changes his address to 4382 Jett Rd., NW, Atlanta, Ga. A. O. GIESELMANN notifies us that his address changed to 36 Windsor Ave., Berkeley 8, Calif.

It is with deep regret that we report the death of Mrs. Dorothy Adams, wife of Dr. A R T H U R S. ADAMS, on 12 August at the U S N H , Bethesda, Md. Dr. Adams has been president of the American Council on Education since 1951, and since that time has resided at 2617 O St., N W , Washington, D. C. Funeral services were held at the Fort Myer Chapel, and burial followed in Arlington National Cemetery.

A. R. S T A U D T requests his address be changed to 4801 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington 8, D. C. The new class secretary, E A R L E K I N CAID, reports the following attendance at the class luncheon at the Army and Navy Club in Washington on September 7: Carl K. Fink, Dutch Schildhauer, Robert B. Crichton, M. R. Greer, Ray Thurber, Albert Staudt, and Louis Pelzman, all from Washington. From the Annapolis area came Charles E. Coney and Walton R. Read.

For the benefit of those interested in Washington weather, the temperature at noon was 100 degrees.

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The latest address for E V A N D E R W. S Y L V E S T E R is 4608 Overbrook Rd., Washington 16, D. C. A. J. W E L L I N G S is now residing at 27 Whitehall St., New York 4, N. Y. E. T. ALDRIDGE's new address is 2822 Devonshire PI., NW, Apt. 6, Washington 15, D. C.

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3427 P o r t e r St.. N.W., W a s h i n g t o n 16, D . C.

M. E. B R O W D E R corrects his address to 2229 Bancroft Place, N W , Washington 8, D. C.

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Sec'y, R . A d m . T. J . Kelly, U S N ( R e t . ) .

Room 510, Shoreham Bldg., W a s h i n g t o n 5, D. C.

J O S E P H C. H U S K E is residing in Fayetteville, N. C , at 108 Hillside Ave. W.A.LTER F. BOONE is now on duty as Superintendent of the Naval Academy.

It is with deep regret that we report the death of ROY M. SIGNER as the result of a heart attack on 6 August 1954 at Altadena, Calif. He is survived by his widow who resides at 1994 Midwick Dr., Altadena, Calif.

The Class of 1921 will have a cocktaildinner party on the occasion of the Stanford game on October 8, Friday night, at Treasure Island, for classmates, wives and guests, to start at appro.ximately 7 o'clock.

For further details and reservations, please contact Capt. C H A R L E S ROLAND, 3055 Pacific .\ve., San Francisco, Calif.

R A L P H E. M c S H A N E corrects his address to 3031 Sedgwick St., N \ \ ' , Washington 8, D. C. J. D. BEARD has assumed a teaching job in mechanical engineering at Penn State University—his address is 265-E McCormick Ave., State College, Pa.

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Sec'y, Gerald A. Stacey, Golden Propeller F a r m , R t . 2. Box 146.

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H A L S T E A D S. COVINGTON reports a new address at 945 Larchmont Crescent, Norfolk 8, Va. FRANCIS J. M E E has moved to Mobile, Ala., where he is residing at 1101 Government St., Apt. 8-B. R. C. STRONG, JR., writes to us from 1020 Southard St., Key West, Fla. Qtrs. A, NAS, San Diego, Calif., is the new duty address for J O H N P. W H I T NEY. H O W A R D E. OREM corrects his address to 7209 Maple Ave., Chevy Chase, Md. The correct address for ^IICH.^EL J. M A L . \ N A P H Y is Box 542, Montvale, N.J. J A M E S P. CLAY writes to us from 4119 40th St., Arlington, Va. E D W A R D R. GARDNER, JR., is still residing in Washington, D. C, but he has moved to 2500 Que S t , NW. A new address for N I C H O L . \ S A. DRAIM is 348 Carol Dr., Ventura, Calif.

F R E D L A R D N E R is now residing at 3816 Davis Place, NW, Wash. 7, D. C. The latest address for L. G. R A I N E Y is 139 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Sec'y. Capt. Clande H. Bennett. J r . . U S N (Ret.).

732 S p r i n g Lane. Philadelphia 28, Pa.

R I C H A R D M. OLIVER has moved to 4845 Laughboro Rd., N W , Wash., D. C. SHIPMATE

The correct address for R. O. D E H L E N D O R F is 118 Peach Orchard .A.ve., Dayton 9, Ohio.

J. W. S H I P M A N ' s correct address is Rm. 403, 21 E. 40th St., New York 16.

POBox 12, Locust .\ve., Ruxton 4, Md., is M. W. B R A T H W A I T E ' s address.

J O H N M. OCKER writes to us from 2911 Queen Lane, Philadelphia 29, Pa. ART .A.GETON was recently appointed Ambassador to Paraguay. He and his family, including^ Mary Jo and Rex, sailed from New York in the SS BR.^ZIL for Buenos Aires. From there they sailed for Asuncion up the Plate and Paraguay Rivers some 800 miles, mas o mcnos. .-Vrt's mailing address is American Embassy, Asuncion, Dept. of State, Foreign Service Mail Rm., Washington 25, D. C. A new address for W I L L I A M A. BOWERS is 2344 Hanover, Palo .\lto, Calif.

R . \ Y M O N D D. L E W I S corrects his address to 4201 Mass. Ave., NW, Apt. 3042-C, Washington 16, D. C. WASHINGTON SEPTEMBER COMMUNIQUE Your secretary thought this epistle might remind all hands that we rfo have an organization. Also, a few items of interest have simmered through the Washington summer heat!

October Meeting—PABLO B.A.RRETT, although vacationing in Connecticut, apparently did not forget his duties as master of the exchequer and custodian of the wine locker. He has been good enough to make arrangements for our October meeting. It will be held as formerly, at the .•\rmy-Nav}' Country Club Friday, 22 October, at 1200, with pipedown for chow at 1230.

People in the News — C A B E L L GWATHMEY—the new director of the D.C. Department of Licenses and Inspections. For a period of several weeks it was difficult to pick up a newspaper without finding Cab's handsome mug smiling at us from the bumwad. Your secretary suspects his job is not all smiles, at that! MEL GRCDSVENOR, appointed vice president and associate editor of the National Geographic Society, reporting to President John Oliver LaGorce. President BILL

AMMON going around the countryside telling of the history, aims and accomplishments of Naval Communications. .A.mong other groups, he has addressed the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary out at Kenwood and was scheduled to talk at a September meeting of the Washington Sertoma which meets at the University Club.

Neiv Directory—Your secretary is planning to issue a new directory which T O N Y McIS.'\.'\C has volunteered to have reproduced. If you have any changes you wish to make, if you know of any classmates transferred in or out of this general area, or if you merely want to argue about the set-up in general, give me a call. AL MURD . \ U G H was good enough to call me concerning the arrival of KARL H E N S E L at the Office of Naval Research, residence telephone—J.A.ckson 4-0676, Arlington, Va. Welcome aboard, Karl—hope to see you in October—thanks, Al. Your secretary had a nice letter from our distinguished educator-classmate and president of William and Mary, DUKE CHANDLER. So, write me or call me and I will be glad to hear from you. The number is MEtropolitan 7-9900, Extension 8449 and the address is The C. & P. Telephone Co., Washington.

And, didn't we have a swell time at W.A.RREN PARR's June dinner-dance at the Army-Navy Country Club!

RAY LEAVITT

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Sec'y, Mr. Paul W. Siegrist, c / o Standard & Poor's, 345 Hudson St., New York 14, N . Y. Orders Issued HERBERT K. GATES (CAPT U S N ) to Nav Hosp Bethesda treatment.

THOMAS A. HUCKINS (CAPT U S N ) to 3 N D .

The W I L L I A M G. F I S H E R s are now residing at 1825 President Dr., Glenshaw, Pa. LOUIS J. BASTIEN, JR., gives his address as 7750 Colfax Ave., Chicago 49, 111.

Reserve Training Center, 495 Summer St., Boston 10, Mass., is the new address for R A L P H E. MILLS.

J O H N M. K E N N A D A Y changes his address to .A.llendale School, 519 Allen's Creek Rd., Rochester, N. Y. A new address for A. P. CALVERT is 2809 Steiner St., San Francisco, Calif.

E D W A R D F. K E R N S lives at 1121 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia 25, Pa. Box 372, Mexico, N. Y., is the correct address for H A R R I S O N B. S O U T H WORTH. T. J. HEDDING, previously in command of the Formosa Strait Patrol, was awarded the Order of the Cloud and Banner by the Chinese Government in honor of his services to Free China. W I L L I A M P. COCHRAN, JR., American Charge d'Affaires, was present at the ceremony.

W I L F R E D E. L A N K E N A U corrects his address to 2 Peter Cooper Rd., Apt. 4F, New York 10, N. Y. Suite 23, 1463 Beacon St., Brookline 46, Mass., is the correct address for J O S E P H A. CALLAGHAN. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. W R I G H T cordially invite Navy classmates and friends to open house and cocktails following the Navy-Stanford game, October 9, at their home, 3 Sequoia Way, Redwood City.

J E R R Y VAN S T E E N B E R G H , for the Washington group, reports their August luncheon drew 24 on the 24th, with some new faces present, including Houdini J A U D O N (back from Alaska, but brought no gold) and Norm ELLIS (back from Wisconsin N R O T C ) . They and Tommie S O U T H E R L A N D spoke briefly; and other listeners were Bradley, Craig, Domer, Duvall, Ekstrom, Furth, Gminder, Hartwig, Hatcher, Hoffman, R. F. J. Johnson, Montgomery, Rawlins, Richter, Robinson, Sisson, Sylvester, Verge, Weeden and Winecoff.

Tom MOORE gave a most interesting presentation in a summary of atomic power developments in industry to the New York group at their August 24 luncheon meeting at the Military and Naval Club. Tom has been designing boilers for B & W most of the time since he left Bancroft Hall, and because he has been identified with atomic power study and experimentation sirce the war released him from the service, we don't think there is anyone better qualified than he to make such a presenta-

RETIREMENT CEREMONY. . . . at Treasure Island, Calif., June 29 (1. to r.): Capt. Edwin F. Barker, Capt. Alvin L. Becker, Capt. Maurice A. Bliss, Capt. Allen P. Calvert, Cdr. Douglas M. Campbell, Capt. Chester E. Carroll, Lt. Ivan A. Coler-Dark, Capt. Shirley Y. Cutler, Lt. Cdr. Guy E. Elsey, Cdr. Chester S. Fay, Capt. Joseph H. Garvin, R. Adm. Hugh E. Haven, Capt.

Alfred H. Richards, Capt. Peter C. Supan, Capt. Louis F. Teuscher, Capt. W. V. R. Vievi^eg, Capt. Raymond A. Waller, Capt.

John T. Warren, Capt. Warren D. Wilkin, Capt. John M. Woodward and Capt. Edward W. Young.

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tion. Those of us who wondered about GEORGE J . D U F E K ( C A P T U S N ) to O p N a v . the availability of atomic material were THOMAS B U R R O W E S (RADM U S N ) to CO MSTS W e s t P a c A r e a . interested in his statement that the known reserves of uranium in the world today Margaret and ROGER N I C K E R S O N have a power potential which is 23 times that of all the other fuel reserves (coal, are living at The Madrigal, Apt. 3-K, 3640 oil, gas, etc.). Yes, we were brought up Johnson Ave., Riverdale 63, N. Y. U. S. Navy Shipbuilding Liaison Office, to date on what is being done. Others present were Crosley, Horsch, Mathews, Mat- France, A P O 230, PM N. Y., is the new tucci, McLaughlin, Morrill, Replinger, Sie- duty address for CLIFTON G. GRIMES. grist, Singer and Boyd Wilson.

F. K E N T LOOMIS changes his adSecond Career: Jack K E N N A D A Y is dress to 3500 36th St., NW, Washington making his start in the educational field by 16, D. C. joining the staff of the Allendale School A new duty address for F R E D E R I C K at Rochester, N. Y. This is a small boys' B. W A R D E R is Com. Cru. Div. Five, school, and Jack's field will be in mathe- F P O San Francisco. matics and English, also French. He and Nancy are enthusiastic about Rochester, and have bought a home at 241 Canterbury ^ 1926 • Rd., Rochester.

Sec'y, Cdr. H . A. Fravel, U S N , 3410 15th St., N o r t h , Arlingrton 1, V a .

Second Career: Ken EARL wrote in some time ago to announce his affiliation Orders Issned with St. John's-Ravenscourt School in A L B E R T G. MUMMA ( C A P T U S N ) to CO Mare NavShipYd. Winnipeg, Canada, following retirement.

A L T E R F . R O D E E ( C A P T U S N ) to ComCar We are informed that this is the second- W Div 15. oldest boys' private school in Canada.

J O H N L. W I L F O N G ( C A P T U S N ) to 13 N D .

E S L E Y A. W R I G H T ( C A P T U S N ) to N S A CLASSMATES—Brig. Gen. Francis M. ARNOLD K L I N E shares our regret W Fid McAlister, left. Assistant Chief of StafiF DetachPac. thct our Cruise publication did not tell OTHO P . SMOOT ( C A P T U S N ) to 5 N D .

G-4, Headquarters Marine Corps, and enough about what some of our classmates D E N N I S J . S U L L I V A N ( C A P T U S N ) to CofS Brig. Gen. Marion L. Dawson, Commandand Aide ComNavForConAD E n t A F B Colo have been doing, because they are shy in ing General, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing . extolling their own accomplishments. He H ESNp rRi nYg sC. B R U T O N (RADM U S N ) to B u P e r s , in Korea, are shown with Mrs. McAlister cites "P. K. SMITH, for example, whose temp. at a farewell party given for the Mcdynamic leadership and courage in flying C H A R L E S A. B U C H A N A N (RADM U S N ) to Alisters at Pearl Harbor. Gen. McAlister gasoline into Guadalcanal in August, 1942, D O UDesFlotPac. G L A S V . GLADDING ( C A P T U S N ) to has been Chief of Staff, Fleet Marine saved a whole Marine Division." Your reNavHosp St Albans L I , t r e a t m e n t .

Force, Pacific, 15 months. Gen. Dawson porter is sorry that he is not in a position F R E D E R I C K C. S T E L T E R J R ( C A P T U S N ) to formerly was Assistant Director of AviaOpNav. to add details here, and he knows there tion at Marine Corps Headquarters. The must be a great many similar reports OSCAR S T I E G L E R ( C A P T U S N ) to BuShips. generals are members of the Class of 1927 which would not only be interesting readat the Naval Academy.

NORMAN E. W E A V E R has moved ing, but real news to many of us who just to Chicago, 111., where is residing at 3810 don't know about similar instances. This W. Monroe St. column has room for such reports. Can H A Z E N ( C A P T U S N ) to ComServ Staff, ComNav Marianas, F P O San J OFSoEr P SHi xT. thFlt. you send us in a war or peace-time accomFrancisco, is the correct duty address for J O H N F .

H E N K E L ( C A P T U S N ) to ComServ phshment of a classmate?

Ron Two. E. W. A R M E N T R O U T , JR. L E R O Y V. H O N S I N G E R ( C A P T U S N ) to Com We are all saddened by news of the unJ A M E S H. RODGERS has been transLBeachNavShipyd. timely passing of G R I F F M E I N T S on LORING O. SHOOK ( C A P T U S N ) to OpNav. ferred to BuShips and is living at 7004 August 28, suddenly during sleep. Griff C H A R L E S W . P A R K E R ( C A P T U S N ) to Com F l e T r a G r u San Diego. was on duty in the Canal Zone, where he Exfair Rd., Bethesda, Md. Mary and JIM GRANGER give their A L S T O N RAMSAY ( C A P T U S N ) to DepDir commanded the Marine Detachment, and Welfare and Morale JStaff USCinC Europe. had expected retirement next June. His address as POBox 176, Winters, Calif. T H O M A S B . N E B L E T T ( C A P T U S N ) to CO NAS PaxRiver. widow Jean, his mother, and daughter El- Jim is the resident engineer with the U. S. L L I A M H. A S H F O R D J R ( C A P T U S N ) to len survive, the latter being a student at Bureau of Reclamation on the Montecello W ICofS and Aide ComCarDiv Four.

DePauw University. Interment was at Ar- Dam. C H A R L E S D . G R I F F I N ( C A P T U S N ) to Op lington National (Cemetery with full miliQtrs. A43, NAD Mare Island, Calif., is Nav. tary honors, and services at Fort Meyer the latest address for W A L T E R J F R A N C I S C. B . McCUNE ( C A P T U S N ) to CO M S T S / N C S O L a Pallice.

WHIPPLE. Chapel, September 2.

R O B E R T H . R I C E ( C A P T U S N ) t o OpNav. Griff really was a wit, always holding K E N N E T H CRAIG is serving as Com- MYRON W . G R A Y B I L L ( C A P T U S N ) to Ins Gen AISeaFron. up the lighter side in dour situations. In his mander, Alaskan Sea Frontier, Navy 127 F R E D E R I C K S. H A B E C K E R ( C A P T U S N ) to eulogy the chaplain spoke of Griff's "shar- Box 14, PM Seattle.

ComFleTraGru Gtmo. ing his experience with others," and to D A N I E L B. MILLER has reported to W A Y N E R. LOUD ( C A P T U S N ) to ChNavSec MAAG J a p a n Tokyo. that quality many of us can testify. We re- Oregon State College as P N S of the call his experiences with the medical de- NROTC Unit there. The Millers are livL. W. PANCOAST changes his address partment in midshipman days, when an mg in Corvallis, and their daughter. Daneffort was made to increase his height (he dle, entered Oregon State as a freshman to 1239 Stow Ave., Pensacola, Fla. U. S. Naval Communication Station, was barely 5' 4"), and his humorous ac- this fall.

Rm. 2621, Main Navy Bldg., Washington counts of what went on in the unsuccessful A new address for John G. F A R N S - 25, D. C , is the new duty address for effort to add to his height ("Just let us O R T H is 1575 East Boulevard, Cleve- J O H N W. M U R P H Y . know, Meints, if you don't think you can W land, Ohio. carry on," the doc would say, etc.). His Chevy Chase, Md., is still the home of J O H N A. W I N F R E Y requests his ad- J O H N L. EWING, but he has moved to mess-hall table plebe "life-boat drill" was dress changed to U. S. Naval Sta. (Alprobably the best produced in the 19234138 Leiand St. 1924 season, and his unofficial training of giers), New Orleans 14, La. R. S. FORD's correct address is Naval plebe "rowing" was something to see, too.

Navy Dept. OpNav (Op-40), Wash- Board of Inspection & Survey, 390 Main Yes, you could count on Griff to ease a mgton 25, D. C , is the correct address for St., San Francisco 5, Calif. dull occasion by his anecdotes, descriptions J E S S E L. HULL. SAMUEL S. JACK has been assigned and interpretations. as Assistant Director of Marine Aviation, Hdqtrs. Marine Corps. He and Mrs. Jack •< 1 9 2 7 • are residing at The State House, 2122 Sec'y, Cdr. Howard C. A d a m s , U S N R , ^ 1925 • Mass. Ave., NW, Washington, D. C. 8707 Ellingson Drive, Chevy Chase, Md. Sec'y, R. A d m . T. J . Hickey, U S N ( R e t . ) , Hdqtrs. Marine Corps, G-4 Div., Wash4608 Chevy Chase Blvd., Chevy Chase 15, Md. Orders Issued ington 25, D. C , is the correct address for W I L L I A M C. B R Y S O N ( C A P T U S N ) to CO FRANCIS M. McALISTER. Orders Issned C L I F T O N G. GRIMES ( C A P T U S N ) to CofS H E N R Y H. C A L D W E L L ( C A P T U S N ) to CofS F. F. AGENS gives his new address as and Aide U S N ShipBldg Representative, Euand Aide C o m A i r L a n t .

1433 Harbor Oaks Rd., Jacksonville, Fla. rope, P a r i s .

W I L L I A M S. V E E D E R ( C A P T U S N ) to Senior G()RDON L . C A S W E L L ( C A P T U S N ) to Op A L B E R T R. H E C K E Y is now staNav. Member, Board of Decorations a n d Medals, Nav Dept.

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MANN HAMM requests his address changed to 2110 Fanvvood Ave., Long Beach IS, Calif.

J. C. T O T H has been transferred to the Naval War College, Newport, R. I. A new address for RAYMOND P. H U N T E R is 111 S. Ridgeley Rd., Norfolk 5, Va. J O H N D. CROWLEY is now stationed

L. J. B . \ R B O T gives his address as U. S. Fleet Activities, Navy 3912, F P O San Francisco. . \ new address for J. .\. JORDAN is 170 Glencoe Rd.. Columbus 14, Ohio.

Marine Barracks, Naval Gun Factory, Washington 25, D. C , is the latest address for E. S. P I P E R .

The correct address for LLOYD R. SAUER is Qtrs. 660, Foss Acres, NTC, Great Lakes, 111.

C L . \ U D E L. 3VEIGLE changes his address to 2531 Kenihvorth .'\ve., Los Angeles 39, Calif.

U. S. G. S H . \ R P ' s new address is 32 Makalapa Dr., Honolulu 18, T. H.

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Sec'y, Capt. R. K. James, U S N , 2629 S. Hayes St.. Arlington, V a .

Orders Issued ROLLO N . N O R G J V A R D (CAPT U S N ) to Com DesRon Two. ROBERT T. S. KEITH (CAPT U S N ) to Comdt of Mids U S N A Annapolis.

J. F. Q U I L T E R gives his present duty station as 6th Naval District, Naval Base, Charleston. S. C. R I T T E N H O U S E is ComTransDiv 14, F P O San Francisco.

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Sec'y-Treas.. Cdr. B. H. Bush, U S N , O f c of Naval Research, Rm. T-3-2505, Bldg. T-J, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued GEORGE K. CARMICHAEL (CAPT U S N ) to ComDesRon 13.

OLIVER G. KIRK (CAPT U S N ) to InsGen 13 ND. JOSEPH P . CANTY (CAPT U S N ) to ACofS for Operations 6 N D .

GUY P . GARLAND (CAPT U S N ) to ComServ Div 31.

CARL A. PETERSON (CAPT U S N ) to CO and Dir NavEnginecring and ExperSta Annapolis.

CLAUDE V. RICKETTS (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S SAINT P A U L .

The new duty address for J A M E S L. FOLEY is Staff CinC South, Box 4, F P O N. Y. W I L L I A M J. R I C H T E R changes his address to 114 W. Olean Ave., Norfolk, Va. Hdqtrs., 15 ND, Fort Amador, Canal Zone, is the correct address for R O B E R T N. S. CLARK. The monthly class luncheon was held at the Gun Factory on 26 August. Two outof-town visitors were D I N T Y MOORE of Exide Battery in Philadelphia and K N I G H T PRYOR of Remington Rand in St. Paul.

A dinner-dance will be held at the ArmyNavy Country Club on 23 October.

For the information of visiting classmates, the local monthly luncheon is held on the fourth Thursday.

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CAPT. WILLIAM M. DRANE and family are shown upon arrival at Kodiak, Alaska, where the captain is in command of the U. S. Naval Station—the Navy's northernmost Naval Station. Left to right are daughter Donna; Mrs. Drane, and right, the youngest daughter, Margie. A third daughter, Mrs. E. C. Powdrell, lives at Verdi, Nev.

MSTS, Gulf Sub-Area, 4400 Dauphine St., New Orleans 12, La., is the correct address for C. R. H E R M S .

J A M E S A. W O O D R U F F , JR., has returned to the States, and he is living in Denver, Col., at 2750 E. 7th Ave. Rm. 4E770, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C, is W A L T E R M. FOSTER'S address.

ROY A. N E W T O N _ requests his address be changed to 225 Alameda Blvd., Coronado, Calif.

A new address for ROBERT D. SUTT O N is Design Branch, Ships Dept., Nav. Sta., Key West, Fla. It is with deep regret that we report the sudden death of Mrs. Dorothy Graham Gross, wife of R. Adm. ROYCE L. GROSS, USN ( R e t ) , on 23 August at the Pratt Diagnostic Hosp., Boston, Mass.

Besides her husband, Mrs. Gross is survived by two daughters and two sons. Funeral services were held in the Community Methodist Church of Gales Ferry, Conn., with interment in the church cemetery.

We regret to report the death of Miss Barbara Jean Stevenson in an accident.

She is the daughter of R. Adm. and Mrs. H A R R Y C. S T E V E N S O N .

ROBERT E. H I L L changes his address to H & S, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Div., F P O San Francisco.

The correct address for H. A. H O U S E is Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pa.

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Sec'y, R. Adm. Charles Brook, U S N (Ret.), 4108 Chesterbrook Rd.. Falls Church, Va.

Corr. Sec'y. Capt. F. B. T. Myhre. U S N (Ret.), 1107 19th St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

Orders Issued LAFAYETTE J. J O N E S (CAPT U S N ) to Com NavBeach G m Two. HAROLD M. HEMING (CAPT U S N ) to Com DesRon 18.

LAWRENCE E. R U F F (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. JAMES A. A D K I N S (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. ALBERT F. HINDRELET (CDR U S N ) to CO USS PASIG. EMMET OBEIRNE (CAPT U S N ) to CofS and Aide CTG 7.3.

Orders Issued ROBERT L. TAYLOR (CAPT U S N ) to BuOrd. NOAH ADAIR JR (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS WASHBURN. RICHARD K. ANDERSON (CAPT U S N ) to MareNavShipyd.

JAMES T. SMITH (CAPT USN) to CO Nav ResSta NavSta San Diego.

ROBERT D. KING (CAPT U S N ) to Ast for NavB Matters 12 N D .

WALTER R. WRIGHT (CAPT SC U S N ) to CO N S D Subic Bay. MARVIN J. J E N S E N (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS MISSISSINEWA. SCHERMERHORN V A N MATER (CAPT U S N ) to ComSubGru One PhilaGru.

W I L L I A M W. GUBBINS has moved to Glenview, 111., where he is residing at 411 Rollwind Rd. OCTOBER,

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D-45, Little Creek, Norfolk, Va., is the new duty address for A N D R E W YOUNG, JR E. S. BURNS has been assigned to duty under instruction at the ICAF class which began 19 August. He is residing at 6134 18th Rd. N, Arlington 5, Va. GEORGE E. P I C K H A M recently reported to the Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa., for duty under instruction.

H A R R I S P. CHILD is now residing in Woodbury, N. J., at 41 Lupton Ave. GEORGE D E M E T R O P O L I S is serving as Administration Officer, N. Y. Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N. Y. This is a big year for the Class of 1931 at the Naval War College. There are fourteen of us now on the staff or taking the new second-year course in Naval Warfare or like our potential Mahan, Bob Cooper, who is taking the course of Advanced Study of Strategy and Sea Power. The first informal get-together of the season was a class stag luncheon at the Officers' Club, 27 August. The War College boys included Bob Jones, Lou Bellis, Jack Dorsett, Joe Toth, Larry Cook, Bob Cooper, Tom Hogan, (Jeorge Madden, Harry Gimber. Red Ramage, Alex Uehling, Oscar Hagberg, Rudy Fabian and Hal Payson.

Also present was Johnny Maloney, skipper of the DIONYSUS (AR-21) which was anchored in the stream.

Other classmates in the area unable to attend were Jock Wilson, still laid up in the hospital with a broken leg; Bud Needham, CO of Quonset Point N.A.S, and Mike Flaherty, Public Works Officer of the Newport Naval Station.

The Class of 1931 Newport Luncheon Club expects to sit down in the Terrace Room of the Officers' Club every third Thursday of the month during the rest of the year. All Class of 1931, please note, and if in the area come and sit down to chow. Incidentally, Joe Simmers, Secretary of the Naval War College, also attended the luncheon and was elected honorary member of the local Class of 1931 Luncheon Club—Class of 1932, please note.

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Sec'y, Capt. R. B. Moore, U S N , Naval Operations (OP-54B), Room 4E 616, Pentagon, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. Orders Issued CHARLES M. LYONS JR (CAPT U S N ) to CofS and Aide/Operations ComCruDiv Four.

ERNEST P . ABRAHAMSON (CAPT USN) to BuShips.

CHARLES J. PALMER (CAPT U S N ) to Bu Ships.

HARRY W. SEELY (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS WHITLEY. JOHN C. DEWITT (CAPT SC U S N ) to SupOff Puget Sound NavShipyd.

ROBERT P. WALKER (CAPT U S N ) to Nav Hosp Newport treatment.

P H I L I P W. CANN (CDR U S N ) to JStaff USCinC Eur.

W. B. SHORT, JR., reports a new address at 6 Vernon Terrace, Belle Haven, Alexandria, Va. 27

FRANCIS E. FLECK, JR., has been ordered to the U S S SALAMONIE (.^.0-26), F P O N. Y. The correct address for F. K. U P H . \ M U S S CACAPON ( A O - 5 2 ) , F P O San Fran- is Bo.x 1, NAS, Glenview, 111. cisco.

Com. Fleet Training Group, Pearl HarBERNARD W. F R E U N D has been or- for, T. H., is the latest address for dered to the Industrial College of the J A M E S E. SMITH. Armed Forces, Washington, D. C , and is Tunica, Miss., is the new home of R. H. residing at 726 Ripley St., Brookville, CANON. Alexandria, Va. MAURICE T. IRELAND is now reA recent change of address for A. G. ceiving his mail c/o Boeing Employment W A R D is 820 26th Place, S, Arlington, Service, 1301 2nd Ave., Seattle. Wash.

Va. FRANK L. P I N N E Y , JR., writes to R O B E R T J. C. MAULSBY is now us from 6345 Western Ave., N W , WashCommanding Officer of the U S S VALCOUR ington 15, D. C. (AVP-55), F P O N. Y. A recent change of address for J O H N The correct address for RICH.-\RD S. M. H Y D E is 1124 Cerritos Dr., Fullerton, CRAIGHILL is 1208 S. Oakcrest Rd., Calif.

Arlington 2, Va. R. J. HARDY'S address is 1051 ManW I L L I A M H. GROVERMAN changes chester Ave., Norfolk, Va. his address to Staff CinCLantFlt., U. S. J O H N C. NICHOLS corrects his adNaval Base, Norfolk, Va. dress to Staff, CinCPacFlt, F P O SFran.

U T WingLant, N . \ S , Norfolk, Va., is As of 1 September, 246 copies of the the new address for G. S. J A M E S .

20-Year Book have been ordered and paid H O W A R D R. PRINCE is currently for by 234 members of the class. Biostationed in the U S S MULIPHEN (.A.KA- graphical material is now going to the 61), F P O N. Y. printer, and the book seems to be assured.

However, it will not be possible to get it out on time unless the lagging members M 1933 • send in their biographies, photographs, and checks at an early date. A R T MANNING, Sec'y, C a p t . T . F . Connolly, U S N , who is on the staff of the Industrial ColOp-60, Room 4D581, P e n t a g o n , N a v y Dept., W a s h i n g t o n 25, D . C. lege in Washington, has taken over BOB B A T O N ' S job of collecting material and Orders Issued R A Y D A V I S ( C A P T U S N ) t o CO U S S prodding laggards. Bob leaves shortly for ONSLOW. Pakistan where he will be head of the J O H N A . GAMON ( C A P T U S N ) t o Staff Chief naval group on the joint military mission. of N a v a l T r a i n i n g N A S Pensacola.

During July and early August, members B E N J A M I N F. T H O R N is now resid- of the Class Council assisted the secretary in addressing and mailing more than 500 ing at 6252 S W 25th St., Miami 44, Fla. A new address for P H I L L I P C. HOLT ballots for the new Council to all members is 8105 Kerry Lane, Chevy Chase 15, Md. for whom we hold good addresses. The response so far has been disappointing.

W. M. R . \ K O W advises us that he has Only 207 have taken the trouble to make recently been transferred to the U S S the required six check marks on the balSHENANDOAH ( A D - 2 6 ) , F P O N. Y. lot, put it in the addressed envelope, and R. D. F U S S E L M A N writes to us from supply a stamp. J I M .^CQU.\VIVA, whc 918 26th Place, South, Arlington, Va. sent his ballot airmail from Bombay, India, J O H N C. LOVCI is attached to the certainly puts to shame some of our memProduction Dept., Long Beach Naval Ship- bers on duty in the Pentagon who have yel to respond. It is hoped that enough ballots yard, Long Beach, Calif.

J A M E S F. T U C K E R requests his ad- will have been returned to announce the dress changed to 4354 Lorcom Lane, Ar- new Council at the reunion.

TOM SOUTH has been preparing biolington, Va. Chief, U. S. Naval Mission, Casilla 58-V, graphical material on the deceased memValparaiso, Chile, S. A., is the correct bers of the class. Anyone knowing the address of the next surviving kin of the duty address for E. J. FOSTER. following should write to Capt. T. W. RAY DAVIS is now stationed in the South, 1033 Knoll Dr., Falls Church, Va.: U S S ONSLOW (AVP-48), F P O SFran.

T. E. .\vise, R. S. Blanchard, T. Truxton, W. R. K A N E has recently been ordered C. W. Fell, R. F. Hallock, J. M. Hight, to the Naval War College, Newport, R. I. E. L. Jurado, R. E. McLean, J. B. Pesante, E. H. Worthington, M. H. Ray, M. F. Stunkard, J. H. Sunkel, R. Donaldson, -< 1 9 3 4 • T. J. Mulcahy, C. R. Ware, C. L. Wheeler, Sec'y, Capt. F. L. Pinney, Jr., U S N , W. L. Fly and W. R. Winters.

F R E D L. R U H L M A N has been assigned to Qtrs. B, U. S. Naval Sta., San Diego 36, Calif.

J O H N B. S M I T H is stationed in the

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Orders Issued E D W I N H . S C H A N T Z ( C A P T U S N ) t o OIR NavDept.

T H O M A S H. D U B O I S ( C A P T U S N ) to ACofS for N a v a l Reserve T r a i n i n g 11 ND GORDON A . G R I F F I N ( C A P T U S N ) t o A L U S N A a n d A L U S N A for A i r . Belgrade.

B E N E D I C T J . SEMMES J R ( C A P T U S N ) t o Staff ComDesLant.

R O B E R T A . P A T O N ( C A P T U S N ) t o ChNav Sect MAAG P a k i s t a n K a r a c h i .

DOUGLAS M. S W I F T ( C A P T U S N ) t o N a v Hosp N e w p o r t t r e a t m e n t .

L E S L I E K. T A Y L O R (CDR U S N ) to ONM NavDept.

CEDRIC W. STIRLING notifies us that his address has been changed to 611 Janney's Lane, Alexandria, Va. Naval W a r College, Newport, R. I., is the new duty address for F. A. NUSOM. 28

the correct mailing address for S. H. DODGE. "Dummy" GORHAM requests his address changed to 14 Lagoon Dr., Wrightsville Beach, N. C. A new address for J A M E S H. BROWN is 155 Lawrence St., Middleton, R. I. F. W. K I N S L E Y is presently assigned as Commanding Officer of the U S S ALCOR (AK-259) in the Atlantic Fleet. Fred, his wife and two-year-old daughter live at 207 Mayco.x Ave., Norfolk 5, Va. GEORGE H U T C H I N S O N and W. S. S A M P S O N were recently ordered to the Naval War College, Newport, R. I. Staff, CinCNELM, Box 8, F P O N. Y., is the new address for E L B E R T M. STEVER. FR.A.NCIS D. W R I G H T corrects his address to RI, Box 46, Rugby Cove, Arnold, Md. The latest address for C H A R L E S E. F O U S T is 1098 Cumberland Dr., Clarksville, Tenn.

MALCOLM T. W O R D E L L is living in Lancaster, Pa., at 222 Sunglo Rd., Blossom Hill Manor.

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Sec'y, C d r . J . S. C. Gabbert, U S N , B u P e r s , Navy Dept., W a s h i n g t o n 25, D . C. Orders Issued E L M E R D. A N D E R S O N (CDR U S N ) t o Fie WcaCcntrol Wash DC. J O H N N . F E R G U S O N J R (CDR U S N ) t o Fid Com A F S W P Albq.

H A R R I S O N P . M c I N T I R E (CDR U S N ) to CO NavMarCor ResTraCen Seattle.

J A M E S R. N O R T H ( C A P T U S N ) to CO U S S MISSOURL

W. S. SAMPSON has been ordered to the Naval War College, Newport, R. I. HQ. Air Material Command, Box 992, Wright Patterson A F B , Dayton, Ohio, is

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Orders Issued J A M E S W . O'GRADY (CDR U S N ) t o MilAide & Admin E a s t DepSecDef W a s h DC. E V E R E T T M. L I N K (CDR U S N ) t o OpNav.

F. A. C H E N A U L T has been transferred to the U S N A and is residing at 105 Ridgely Ave., Annapolis, Md.

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Cor. Sec'y, L t . Cdr. J . P . M . J o h n s t o n , U S N ( R e t . ) , 5439 41st St., N . W . , W a s h i n g t o n 15, D . C. Orders Issued DAVID B . B E L L (CDR U S N ) to ComSubDiv 62.

ROGER W . M E H L E (CDR U S N ) t o O N R B r o FeBsn. J O H N R . M A D I S O N (CDR U S N ) t o OpNav temp.

H E R B E R T J . H A R T M A N (CDR CEC U S N ) t o N a R e s T r a C o m N A S Glen.

E D W A R D W. H E S S E L has been ordered

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USS

LAKE

CHAMPLAIN

(CVA-39), F P O N. Y. JACK A. O B E R M E Y E R is currently attached to the Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at M I T .

His new address is Rm. 5-325, MIT, Cambridge, Mass.

Packard Hill, Ashburnham, Mass., is the new address for E L L I S H. FRANK. G. G. M.A.THESON is now living in Sunbury, Pa., at 650 Eighth St.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Richard R . P r a t t , U S N .

Box 70, N a v y 214, F P O , N e w York, N . Y .

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Sec'y, L t . Col. J o h n S a x t e n , USMC, G-3 Division H e a d q u a r t e r s , M a r i n e Corps, W a s h i n g t o n 25. D . C. Orders Issued RAYMOND F . D U B O I S (CDR U S N ) t o C O USS DORTCH. J O H N E. DACEY (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. G E R A L D G. H I N M A N (CDR U S N ) t o CO U S S GUSHING. I R V I N J . S U P E R F I N E (CDR U S N ) t o T r a n s Div 22.

C H A R L E S M. R O B E R T S O N (CDR U S N ) to CO AirShipRon T w o .

J O S E P H R . T U C K E R (CDR U S N ) t o CO U S S BORIE L A W R E N C E D . E A R L E (CDR U S N ) t o U S S TIDEWATER. F R E E L A N D H . C A R D E J R (CDR U S N ) t o CO USS BROWN. J A M E S S. COOLEY (CDR U S N ) t o N a v F o r ConAD E n t A F B Colo S p r i n g s .

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Qtrs. 17-B-13-G, Camp Pendleton, Calif., IS the^ new duty address for P . \ U L E. BECKER, JR. He is on duty there as F M F Pac Troops Supply Officer.

J A M E S DOUGLAS notifies us that his address has been changed to Box 632, R3, Fairfax, Va. DONALD D. SNYDER, JR., is receiving his mail c/o J. W. Church, Petersham, Mass.

Cdr. and Mrs. R A N D O L P H K L I P P E L are the proud parents of a baby boy, Barry Allen, born 19 August, weighing 7 lbs., 1 oz. Barry has three sisters, Karen 6, Janis 4, Wendy 2. The Klippels live at 137 Adria Dr., (Zoncord, Calif. Commander Klippel is the Exec of the USS AIOUNT MCKINLEY (AGC-7).

H A M I L T O N O. H A U C K corrects his address to N . \ D C , Johnsville, Pa.

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J O H N C. L A W R E N C E (CDR U S N ) to U S S CURTISS. F R A N K R. E D R I N G T O N (CDR USN) to N a v Ger. J O S E P H W . H U G H E S (CDR USN) to B u A e r .

P A U L C. R O O N E Y (CDR USN) to N A S N a MisTestCen P t Mugu.

The business address for GEORGE E. LAWRENCE, JR., is Business and Defense Services, Rm. 4837, Dept. of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave., Washington, D. C. E. J. F I S H E R is now residing in Coronado, Calif., at 411 6th St. D.A.NIEL K. W E I T Z E N F E L D has been ordered to Bu.Aer, Dept. of the Navy, Washington 25, D. C. Virginia Beach, Va., is the new home of A. F. R O B E R T S H A W , where he is residing at 218 77th St. J O S E P H M. W E S T changes his address to 550 Alameda Blvd., Coronado, Calif.

J O H N C. S P E N C E R requests his address changed to 353 Palmer Rd., Yonkers, N. Y. CURTIS F. VOSSLER is now attached to the Aviation Dept., USNA, Annapolis.

SEA BREEZES

Cdr. W. J. Ruhe, U S N , BnPers, N a v y D e p a r t m e n t , Room 3733, A r l i n g t o n A n n e x , W a s h i n g t o n 25, D. C. O r d e r s Issued J O H N T. O ' N E I L L (CDR U S N ) to U S S TARAWA. GEORGE V. R O G E R S (CDR U S N ) to NavGer. ROBERT M. B R O W N L I E (CDR U S N ) to JStaff CinCPac. H A R V E Y L . L A S E L L (CDR U S N ) to U S S BOTTINEAU. C O R W I N G. M E N D E N H A L L J R (CDR U S N ) to D e s L a n t .

J O N A T H A N F . R I C E (CDR U S N ) to N P G Dahlgren.

By

PAUL

SCHRATZ

The question on everybody's lips these days is "where's the class book?" Well, the same question is on my lips, too. There is a fellow by the name of RUHE, listed at the head of the '39 column as class secretary, who is supposed to keep me informed on the Washington news but Bill must have misplaced my address. Either the Nervous N E R E U S or 845 J Ave., Coronado, will find me, collect or prepaid.

Th

Mendy and Ann M E N D E N H A L L are in town now, caught in a series of change of duty orders. Mendy left SubPac in Pearl for CruDesPac, then went to Bu Pers for a month before coming back to San Diego for the Sonar School course, after which they proceed to Newport for a DesLant job. Mendy's news on the book is the best I have—it was just about ready for the printer when Mendy left Washington at the end of July.

Three of our local folk were in the lists for additional left breast baubles recently.

Fitz F I T Z P A T R I C K was awarded a Bronze Star as CO of A. J. ISBELL (DD869) ; F R E D RADEL same as CO GURKE (DD-783) ; and GEORGE DUNCAN a Gold Star in lieu of his seventh DFC, earned as CO Fighter Squadron 53. George should also be in line for at least a pat on the back for his boys splashing the two Commie planes in the South China Sea last month. J O H N N Y PARKS also added a DFC as CO, Carrier Air Group 15.

The San Diego group is planning another KT-steak fry in the near future but the date is not yet firm. Gordy and June GLAES are project officers and will have something out locally very shortly. Our party back in July was a very fine one, thanks mainly to that always congenial atmosphere which has been our stock in trade at class gatherings since 2 June '39.

This whole San Diego setup has much to recommend it as good duty (as if you didn't know). One thing I noticed on the class questionnaires which I handled back in Washington, the number one choice of a place to retire was Coronado. This, our first duty on the West Coast in any capacity, is a good chance for us Johnny-come-

School

6 miles from The White House

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At Silver Spring,

Md.

PREP

WILLIAM F. BULLIS, Principal Graduate U. S. Naval Academy '24

A n accredited four-year college p r e p a r a t o r y secondary school, specializing in p r e p a r a t i o n f o r the Service Academies. Modern fireproof buildings in w o o d l a n d setting. Rates moderate. Enrollment limited. Boarding and d a y students accepted.

W r i t e f o r descriptive material to Principal, Box F.

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latelys to come under the influence of Southern California climate and Chambers of Commerce. After a month I can state that my allegiance is still with Honolulu, but there are many things to recommend this peaceful, sleepy, friendly little town where everything is within walking distance and pedestrians have the right-ofway over cars. At a tea for the parents of the parochial school children last Sunday, seven of the families were '39ers. Many of our youngsters are taking swimming and tennis lessons together and . . .

Who said I hadn't come under the influence of the Chamber of Commerce?

The new sleek delta-wing Sea Dart fighter plane has been operating in the area recently. From our view of water takeoffs and landings and close at hand looks at performance in the air, my periscope-trained eyes tell me we have a new vveapon which will require careful evaluation by our brown-shoe compatriots in the near future—even if Convair's Pogo-stick, her other stimulus to the science-fiction writers, hasn't already started the policy boys thinking of the future. _ I heard a story about two wealthy Texas oilmen visiting Fort Knox recently. The guide said more than enough gold bricks were stored there to extend all the way around Texas. They thereupon suggested, "You go on and build that wall. If we like it we'll buy it."

S H O R E BREEZES By

GUS

WOLF

At the 1 September luncheon at the A-N Club several newcomers to the Washington area put in appearances. Ranking member was J. F. Splain, Col. USAF, who is now on duty with the Joint Staff. Other new arrivals were D. N. Syverson, BuPers; T. A. Fidel, O N I ; and H. P. Ady, Naval Academy. Out of town visitors included L. E. Harris, W. T. Alford, E. H. Seller, D. W. Watkins, and H. Spector from Norfolk and Curtis Vossler who came from Annapolis to give us the scoop on homecoming events.

The question of election or appointment of class officials was discussed. Nothing was resolved due to the lack of authoritative information available. All members of the class interested in this subject are requested to read the 1939 Constitution (issued 18 May 1939) and come to the next A-N Club luncheon on 6 October.

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Sec'y. Lt. Cdr. R. A. Mallek, U S N , 2400 l l t h Ave., S.W., Seattle 4, Wash.

Orders Issued HOWARD L. SMOLIN (CDR USN) to NaBa TraCom N A S Pncla Dulns.

HORACE E. BENT (CDR U S N ) to CO USS SAUFLEY. JOHN I. HARDY (CDR U S N ) to NOTS Inyokern.

ARTHUR G. ESCH (CDR USN) to USNA Annap.

WILLIAM M. HODGES (CDR U S N ) to PatRon 11.

JOHN J. LOVE JR (LCDR USN) to (jO USS SPIKEFISH. THOMAS R. PERRY JR (CDR U S N ) to U S S LAKE CHAMPLAIN. JAMES F. P H E L A N (CDR U S N ) to N R L Chesapeake Bay Annex Randle ClilT. KARL H. STEFAN (CDR USN) to CO FitRon 33 P A U L M. P A U L (CDR U S N ) to AirPac temp.

ROBERT W. N E W H A L L is now residing at 711 Country Club Lane, Coronado, Calif.

The correct address for HARRY F. FISCHER, JR., is 1.305 N. Strart St., Arlington, Va. 30

A R T H U R G. ESCH has been ordered to USNA, Annapolis, Md.; his quarters are at 92 Boyer Rd.

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Sec'y, Cdr. John C. Feick, Jr., U S N , P. O. Box 284, Purchasing Agent, Westinghouse Plant, Staunton, Va. Orders Issued ROBERT HAILEY (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S WALLER. JAMES P. LYNCH (CDR USN) to US NavPG Scol Monterey.

VINCENT U. MUIRHEAD (CDR U S N ) to Hel AsRon One. ROBERT J. CELUSTKA (CDR U S N ) to NaT Scol PreFlt N A S Pncla.

RODERICK O. MIDDLETON (CDR U S N ) to CO USS BENHAM. FRANCIS P. CUCCIAS (CDR U S N ) to AirPac temp.

GEORGE E. EVERLY (CDR U S N ) to DesLant.

WILLIAM C. WALSH JR (CDR U S N ) to LOFF USNShipbldg LOFC Yugoslavia RIJEKA. JOHN W. PALM (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. JOSEPH E. HOKR (CDR U S N ) to NavWest ConAD Hamilton A F B SFran.

E. C. SVENDSON has been ordered to BuShips (Code 850), Navy Dept., Main Navy Bldg., Washington, D. C. A new address for J O S E P H C. ZIRKLE is 631 Country Club Lane, Coronado, Calif.

W. F. HEAVY, JR., corrects his address to 204 Fairmont, Birmingham 9, Calif.

H U B E R T H. ANDERSON is now living in San Mateo, Calif., at 144 Dartmouth Rd. J A M E S V. R O W N E Y has been ordered to t h e U S S TICONDEROGA ( C V A - 1 4 ) , F P O

N. Y.

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Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. Garrison Brown, U S N .

Box 6042, Shirlington Station, Arlington, Va. Orders Issued DAVID G. ADAMS JR (CDR USN) to U S S SAIPAN. RICHARD L. LOWE (CDR U S N ) to USS MOUNT OLYMPUS. FRANK C. DUNHAM JR (LCDR U S N ) to U S S AULT. ALEXANDER D. C. BYERS (CDR U S N ) to N A A S Kingsville.

HARRY J. KELLEY (CDR USN) to CO U S S FRED T. BERRY. WILLIAM E. UNDERWOOD (LCDR USN) to CO USS ELLYSON. ROBERT B. POAGE (CDR USN) to Staff CinC North.

HENRY L. GRANT III (CDR U S N ) to Pat Ron 24.

WILLARD L. NYBURG (CDR U S N ) to CO AtAkron 175.

ROBERT A. MARTIN (CDR U S N ) to N A A S Saufley Fid Pncla.

H. E. SHEAR has a new address at 712 Woodlawn Ave., Falls Church, Va. RICHARD D. KING is also living in Falls Church at 6000 Brook Dr. Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Qtrs.

829A, Pearl Harbor, T. H., is the new duty address for W. W. G R I F F I T H .

J A M E S W. CONGER has been ordered to the Naval War College, Newport, R. I. F. G. SCARBOROUGH is residing at 2713 S. Grant St., Arlington, Va. J O H N C. HILL, II, is now attached to the Naval Academy and is living at Apt. C-3, Perry Circle.

Lt. Col. and Mrs. H. J. W O E S S NER announce the birth of their sixth child, a daughter, Mary Grace, on 7 .'\ugust '54 at Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va. A new address for GORDON S. W I L E Y is 4233 Los Palos Ave., Palo Alto, Calif.

The following was sent in by M. O. SLATER, 603-A Lexington, China Lake,

Calif.: "Cdr. and Mrs. Mervin O. Slater wish to announce the birth of their third child, a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, born 6 August '54. MO is stationed at the Naval Ordnance Test Sta., at China Lake. Peter, 16 mo. old, as well as the new girl, was born at the Naval Infirmary at China Lake. We have another son, Billy, who is 3l4 years."

BOB MURCH was recently elected secretary of the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis and last year conducted a course in construction management for 285 foremen and superintendents at Washington University. He is associated with the Murch-Jarvis Construction Co. in St. Louis, Mo. W I L L I A M E. SIMS is currently stationed in the U S S GUDGEON (SS-567), F P O San Francisco.

The correct address for RICHARD E. CURTIS is 3310 Old Dominion Blvd., Alexandria, Va. CEDRIC B." BERGQUIST has been transferred to Naval ROTC Unit, Univ. of Calif.. Berkeley, Calif.

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Sec'y, Owen F. Keeler, Jr., 4507 38th St., N., Arlington 7, V a .

Orders Issued JOHN J. N O L A N (LCDR U S N ) to BuShips.

ROBERT C. WOODSIDE (LCDR U S N ) to Bu Aer. ALBERT C. B U R L E Y (LCDR U S N ) to SnbScol NavSubBase NLon. ALFRED B. ELLIS (LCDR U S N ) to Nav Hosp Chelsea treatment.

WILLIAM H. KASTENBEIN (LCDR U S N ) to NavSta Kwajalein.

MILES R. FINLEY JR (LCDR U S N ) to Fie Sonar Scol SDiego.

W A L T E R C. B L A T T M A N N recently reported for duty at the Naval War College, Newport, R. I. The current duty address for HOW.^RD W. B U R N E T T is Navy Exchange Office, Navy 926, F P O San Francisco.

Staff CinCPacFlt, Pearl Harbor, T. H., is the new address for ALVIN W. HALL, JR. W. M. McCULLEY corrects his address to 46-B Jackson Rd., Ft. Adams, Newport, R. I. CLYDE B. A N D E R S O N ' S address is Qtrs. Q-4, Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C. J. O. DIGANGI gives his address as POBox 77, Tupman, Calif.

A new address for R. G. ZIMERMANN is 34B Adams Dr., Brenton Village, Newport, R. I. W I L L I A M C. P A T T E R S O N writes: "Four months ago I took my first steps as a brand new civilian when I started working in the Missiles Service Dept. of the Douglas Aircraft Co. in Santa Monica.

Calif. About the same time, STAN H U T C H I N accepted a position in Lockheed's Missile Systems Div. in Van Nuys.

Betty Jo and I will be very happy to see old friends and classmates who find themselves out here. We are at 2317 32nd St. in Santa Monica."

Here is some "Dope" from DALE COX: "I recently visited J I M BLACK, who was retired after being wounded in Destroyers in the Pacific. Jim is running a small chemical company in Oakland, Calif. He recently was elected a trustee for the Menlo Park Schools in an election that ran hot and heavy—more votes cast than for the 1952 Presidential election. I'm sure that his many friends would like to know that he has a fine home, an ample bar, a SHIPMATE

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p»-fctty wife and lots of hospitality in case they are in the Menlo Park area.

"I'm presently stationed at Patuxent River in Service Test. The following classmates are also aboard the Air Station : Carl Holmquist, Bob Selmer, Bob Adams and John Shepherd in the Test Divisions and Bill Everett, Jim Quillin, Tazz Shepard and Dick Madsen in Fleet Units."

The correct address for A R T H U R G. RAND is U. S. Naval Sta. 926, F P O San Francisco.

J A M E S M. F E A S T E R is now living in Coral Gables, Fla., at 610 San Juan Dr. B. S. UMBARGER requests his address changed to 4329 Montgomery Ave., Bethesda 14, Md. It is with the deepest regret that we report the death of ROBERT J.^MES FOSSUM on 1 Sept. 1954 in a plane crash off^ the U S S CORAL SEA in the Mediterra-

nean area. Bob is survived by his widow, Shirley Auld Fossum, and three children, Bobby, Susan and Gary, who are residing with Shirley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Auld, Jr., of Round Bay, Severna Park, Md. Memorial Services were held at the U. S. Naval Academy Chapel on 8 Sept.

1954. He is also survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. .\rthur Fossum, of Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The Class of '43, USNA, gathered together in July for a beach party and clambake at Pequot Beach, New London.

Planned by the wives while husbands were operating submarines, the party was held on the first Saturday that the majority was free to attend. Clams, lobsters, corn on the cob and salad were enjoyed and songs around the bonfire concluded the evening.

Those present: LCdr. and Mrs. William Newlon, Williston Shor, Jack Barrett, Jim Calvert, Dick Mitchell, Vito Vitucci, Jack Hudson, W. A. (Moose) Grossetta, and Bob Kunhardt.

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Sec'y, L t . Gene Gondie, U S N .

VF-742, c / o F P O , N e w York City Orders Issned D O N A L D S. L I N D B E R G (LCDR U S N ) to Op Nav. W I L L I A M R. BOOSE (LCDR U S N ) t o U S S SPERRY R I C H A R D ' B . L I N N E K I N (LCDR U S N ) to BnAer. W Y N N V . W H I D D E N (LCDR U S N ) to A i r Lant temp.

N O R M A N F . C A M P B E L L (LCDR U S N ) to BuAer. J A M E S D . M O O N E Y (LCDR U S N ) to U S S RENDOVA. C L A U D E N . D E B U H R (LCDR U S N ) to U S S COLAHAN.

MARTIN M. CASEY, JR., informs us that he is now residing at 124 F Ave., Coronado, Calif.

Patent Dept., Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc., 463 West St., New York 14, N. Y., is the correct address for EVERE T T J. OLINDER, JR. J O H N C. K A N E has moved to 1538 Ormond Dr., Corpus Christi, Texas.

A new address for T H O M A S R. R H E E S is 444 D Ave., Coronado, Calif.

Duval Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla., is the new address for E M M E T FERGUSON, JR. G. D. P R E S T W I C H has been transferred to VP-48, and his new home address is 363 I Ave., Coronado, Calif.

E D W A R D BIDDLE is now stationed in the U S S TRUMPETFISH (SS-425), F P O

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SCHOOL D I R E C T O R Y

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preparation

for Annapolis, West

Point, Air Force and Coast Guard Academies and all colleges. 9 6 % W. P. and Annapolis candidates passed.

3 and 5 on Naval Re-

serve, 3 ot lop 4 W. P. Pieiidentials (nos.

1, 2 and 4), 1 and 2 on W. P. S. D. V. Fall course begins September 14. Catalog.

W e n d e l l E. B a i l e y , USNA ' 3 4 , Box S, 2107 Wyoming Ave., N.W., Washington 8, D. C.

J O H N R. STRACHAN is living at Ross Court, Loudonville, N. Y. The correct address for W I L L I A M R. BOOSE is 0-12-A, San Francisco Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, Calif.

ALDEN W. ADAMS, JR., is on duty at the Naval War College, Newport, R. I. RAGNWALD MULLER requests his address changed to 4907 Chevy Chase Blvd., Chevy Chase 15, Md. NROTC, Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio, is the new duty address for HORACE C. HOGAN, JR. Mary Anna and DONALD W Y C K O F F are residing at 2241 Niagara St., Denver, Colo.

D.A.N J. RIENSTRA, JR., is currently attached to the Potomac River Naval Command, U. S. Naval Gun Factory, Washington 25, D. C. NOTS, Inyokern, China Lake, Calif., is the new duty address for J.A.MES H. ALDRICH. The wives of the Class of '44 are holding monthly luncheon get-togethers in the Washington, D. C , area. Anyone interested in attending who has not been already notified, please contact Mrs. John B. Livingston, 1605 Buchanan St., NW— phone RAndolph 3-0589.

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Corr. Sec'y, A. L. Bucli, Box 6086, Sliirlington Station, A r l i n g t o n 6, V a .

ROBERT N. DAVIS requests his address changed to 1608 Ripon PI., Alexandria, Va. RICHARD J. K E S S L E R writes the following: "I am currently serving as executive officer of the USS SNOWDEN ( D E 246) and recently returned to Newport from Gtmo. Bay. While in Gtmo. I met 'Hut-Sut' RAWSON of MCB 8. Hut made a trip to Santiago, Cuba, with me. Also met TOM UTEGAARD ( U S S STODDARD)

and BRYCE ROYALTY ( U S S BUAINE).

DON P O E ( U S S VESOLE) came in, but

I missed seeing him. Saw DAN OLIVER who was relieving CHUCK F A D E L E Y as X. O. of the USS

CARPELLOTTI.

We

are

gradually developing quite a gathering here in Newport and plan to hold a get-together in the not too distant future. My home address is Sandy Point Ave., R F D 1, Newport, R. I." Pawtucket, R. I., is the new home of CHANDLER E. SWALLOW, JR., where his mailing address is POBox 314.

J. E D W A R D SNYDER'S address is POBox 1, Annapolis, Md. ComAirPac, Box 1230, San Diego 35, Calif., is the correct duty address for ALLEN M. DAME. P A U L F. A L L M E N D I N G E R is Chief Engineer in the Magneto Div. of Fairbanks, Morse & Co. in Beloit, Wise. His home address is 1308 Prairie Ave. The correct address for J O H N P. W I S E is 41-G Jackson Rd., Brenton Village, Newport, R. I. E. H. DOOLIN is residing in Lexington Park, Md., at 535 Saratoga Dr. H A R O L D M. LAMB requests his address changed to 1401 Manor PI., Monterey, Calif.

The W I L L I A M R I O R D A N S are now residing at 4705 Daleridge Rd., La Canada, Calif.

J. R. C H A P P E L L writes to us from 814 Georgia St., Louisiana, Mo. LANGDON A. COOK, JR., resides at 908 Terrace Dr., Falls Church, Va. T E D S. J O H N S O N is currently attached to N R O T C Unit, Tulane Univ., New Orleans, La. A new address for R O B E R T B. BEAR is 37 Beekman PL, New York 22, N. Y.

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SAN DIEGO N E W S (Harlie Mize) 27 July—Wives luncheon at the Town and Country Club in San Diego. Hostesses: Nellie Swanson, Gretchen Martin, Marigold Gorton. Others attending were: Edna Carlson, Dolores Giedt, Marie Gieseke, Mary King, Wilma Clements, Sue Page, Trisii Robertson, Shirley Williamson. Betty Pickrell, Betty Lee, Jean Chase, B. G. Ashley, Ellen Camp, Joan Muncie, T. J. Spangler, Katie Smith, Betty Munns, Cissy Davis, Doris Mize, Liz Forrest and Pat Walker.

"If you are familiar with the Coronado Area, you will remember the old golf course that they used to have down by the beach; they are sub-dividing it into homes and have some pretty good buys there for 3 and 4 bedrooms with 2 baths." .Apparently several of our classmates are contemplating becoming owners of real estate in Coronado.

ANNAPOLIS NEWS (Genie Herzog) 11 .August—Wives bridge and canasta party at the lovely new home of Jean Ortland. .Attending were: Mary Martha Mather, Joanie Grojean, Jean Ortland (who planned the party) and Jane Johnson, Nancy Culwell, Carol Gronquist, Jackie Glindeman, Sue Dunseath, Genie Herzog, Mary Loper, Sally Stoutenburgh, Barbara Burki, Letty .Atkinson and Evelyn Dise.

28 August—Picnic at the Experiment Station which was planned by Kathy Hankins, assisted by Fran Weirich, Jackie Glindeman, Jean Candler, Barbara Burki, Linda Harmer, and Genie Herzog. Lots of good food, good beer, and good company. Only casualty of the evening was Jackie Glindeman who was socked in the eye with a Softball; not serious, we hope (that's really keeping your eye on the ball!). Attending were: Linda and Frank Harmer, Jean and Sam Candler, Fran and Jim Weirich, Barbara and Arde Burki, Jackie and Hank S H I P M A T E

Glindeman, Corky and Cal Turk, Millie and First Co7npany—K. E. BAUMAN Sam Anders, Joanie and Chuck Grojean, USN, 4353 Athens St., San Diego, Calif.

Sue and Jack Taylor, Jean and Hank Ort- Ken is X.O. of U S S W I S E M A N . land, Kathy and Wally Hankins, Mick and No Shipmate—Agnew, Boniface, BorJoe Jackson, Mary and Jack Loper; Peg gerding. Brown, H. J.; Clark, W. D.; and F. E. Field and Phyllis and .Al Whittle Collins, H.; Coope; Dutton; Edwards, J. came from D. C. Phyl and Don Heberling W.; Fisher, E. H.; Fryer; Hart, R. R.; up from Norfolk visiting the Hankins over Hourigan; Klug; Larson, D. L.; Lord; the weekend.

Lowell; McKnight; McPhillips; Mott; Due to a slight foul-up, the dope on Ship- Quallen; Rae; Rulon; Russel; Taylor, mate changes of address did not reach me R. D. in time to be included in this column. This, of course, forces me to write the column Second Company—R. WILLIAMSON, entirely from the correspondence which I II, USN, 600 2nd St., Coronado, Calif. have received direct during the past month.

No 6'/iJ/';«a/<?—Adams, W. S.; Allen, H. While this is enough to keep my postman N.; Bettis; Dehn; Johnson, F. C.; Kaufwondering what sort of racket I run it is man, R. Y.; Litty; Mabbitt; Mathews; a good way to prove how much this column McConnell; Miller, R. B.; Poulsen, Scott, depends on Shipmate subscribers.

T. F . ; Smith, J. T.; Stevenson; Treacy. . As of this date approximately 580 of us are members of the .Alumni Association Third Company—].

J. ALBRIGHT, which means, among other things, that we USN, was detached from the MACON in receive Shipmate regularly. Whenever you June (missing his third Midshipman cruise send in a change of address to Shipmate by one day) and is now CO, LST 722. an impression of the new stencil is made Dudley is "at-home-alone-as-always" at on a 3x5 card and dropped into an envelope 9601 Sherwood PI., Norfolk. Dudley, you marked "1946." At the end of each month have just become eligible for the hug-ofBen Martin picks up that envelope at the-month for making Shipmate subscribers Alumni House and mails it to me. This out of the Albrights. dope, combined with direct correspondence, J O H N L. H A Y W A R D , USN, writes is used to write the column and to correct "Have sold our home in Levittown, Pennthe class file. sylvania, said 'goodbye' to our fine neighI can do this job better and with a lot bors the Jack Martins, presently working less expenditure of my limited free time for Kaiser Metal Products, and headed only if we can convince the hold-outs that south for Green Cove Springs with it is necessary for all of us to kick in and Thelma, the two girls, Christine, age 2 receive our ozvn copy of Shipmate. I've years, and Karen, age 2 months, a 21 ft.

Usted the names of non-subscribers at the camping trailer and 21-in. television set. bottom of each company. Maybe you can Presently X.O. aboard the GEO. E . DAVIS make some of them understand how they (DE-357) soon to be laid up in the Reserve are helping to sabotage the column by Elect. Will be off again in November to reading someone else's copy of Shipmate. KWest CO/XO School and finally up to I need some help if we are to keep this Newport in January where I'll relieve the column diflferent from the other class col- X.O. of the PETERSEN (DE-1S2). Will have a good trailer with slightly 'square umns.

New but related subject—the question wheels' for sale—cheap, by that time."

W. J. WEBER, JR., USN, 8230 Jordan has been raised as to the advisability or possibility of putting out a "Ten Years St., San Diego, Calif.

After" book. I personally would like to No Shipmate—Adams, R. J.; Brimm; see one printed but would be against it Campanile; Casson; Clayton; Currie; unless there is a lot of popular support for Dwyer, J. C.; Holleman; Hunter; Johnit. Right now we would like to have your son, T. P . ; Judkins; Kirstein; Lubitz; views on the subject. Write either to me Radick; Weber, W. J. or to Ben Martin, 215 Wardour Dr., AnFourth Company—A. H. T H O M A S , napolis, Md. Oh yes, due to the effect of the Arkansas drought on the peanut crop JR., USN, 522 Palm Ave., Coronado, Calif. it will probably take money!

No Shipmate—Batchelder ; Benedetti; Cunat; Dakos; DelVecchio; Downen; Fisher, J. R. M.; Gawf; Glennon; Hailer; Hanks; Howard, G. D.; Jameson; Johnston ; Kulik; Levine; Liebel; Mahinske; McKeand; Paletti; Rhoads ; Riggs ; Saunders ; Schifanelli; Seccombey; Smith, H. P.; Smith, L. W.; Swanson, K. T.; Swanson, R. M.; Thrasher ; Yeo. Fifth Company—Katie Smith, widow of J A M E S M. SMITH, lives at 755 Pioneer Dr., Glendale, Calif.

Had a delightful visit recently from BRUCE and Betty SULLIVAN and two children who were vacationing in Hot Springs. Bruce is a petroleum engineer employed by Humble Oil and Refining Co. Their current address is Box 127, Overton, Texas.

"New arrival in Hampton Roads August 19, 1954.

"On 19 August at 1:39 P. M. a vessel of U. S. registry made its first appearance in the Hampton Roads area. It is the Allyn Sue Furland with a displacement of 7 lbs. lOyi ozs. She is currently berthed at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va., where she has undergone major outfitting in conjunction with her mother ship, the Rita B. Furland. Later in the week she is expected to shift berths to 4617 Peterson St., Norfolk, Va., where she will undergo rigid inspection by F R E D E R I C K W. FURLAND, chairman of the board of the Furland Steamship Co." Note—Third child, second daughter. Fred is going to USS WALDRON (DD-699) as Operations Officer. Based in NORVA. No Shipmate—Abernathy; Back; Braseth; Brown, M. C.; Cooke; Dienst; Dudley ; Gear ; Groves ; Haley; Jones, A. C.; Jones, A. L.; Mauldin; McMurdo; Parry; Street; Waldron ; Wallace; Weldon; Williams, W. H . ; Wright.

Sixth Company—W. E. H U D D L E S TON, USN, was visiting relatives in Hot Springs recently enroute to San Diego where he will relieve DIX LADEMAN on the Staff, ComDesRon Seven.

J. A. JACKSON, USN, is on duty in the Dept. of Seamanship and Navigation, USNA. No Shipmate—Brady, R. L.; Brumsted; Conover; Critchley; Fontaine; Geer; Gorak; Greenwood, B. K.; Hammell;

'46 PICNIC, EXPERIMENT STATION, ANNAPOLIS. . . . August 28. Front row, seated (1. to r.): Arde Burki, Fran Weirich, Barbara Burki, Jim Weirich, Ed and Peg Field, Mick and Joe Jackson; 2nd row, seated: Al and Phil Whittle, Sam and Millie Anders, Jackie Glindeman, Don and Phil Heberling, Corkie and Cal Turk. 3rd row, standing: Katie Hankins, Hank and Jean o'rtland, Jean and Sam Candler, Jack and Mary Loper, Chuck and Joanie Grojean, Linda Harmer, Hank Glindeman, Frank Harmer, and Sue and Jack Taylor.

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Hampton; Jackson, J. A . ; LaBarron; Langford; Rodgers; Schwemley; Shrode; Twible; Vogel.

Seventh Company—J. A. DAVIS, JR., USN, 522 Pomona Ave., Coronado, Calif.

R. S. H U T C H E S , U S N , 1245 Emory, Palm City, Calif.

M. I. ROSENBLOOM, USN, 286 Gibbs Ave., Newport, R. I. "Rosey" has his chit in and was waiting for acceptance when I last heard.

No Shipmate—Barr; Boner; Britain; Camp; Campbell, Q. K.; Decker, E. A . ; Doty, W. K.; Elhs, R. L.; Fridge; Haak; Hamberg; Haupt; Holben; Hutches; Johnson, P. W . ; McCormack; Moore, R. B.; Perkins, J. B . ; Rosenbloom; Smith, D. W . ; Snider ; Sommerlatte; Stockwell; Sutherland; Ullman; Wasner; Watson, H. A.; Woods.

Eighth Company—C. W. W A L K E R , USN, 3929 College Ave., San Diego, Calif.

"Chuck" IS flying with VF-113 at Miramar.

No Shipmate—Beutler; Boggess ; Brown, R. W . ; Carlin; Converse; Cox; Hanson; Hayes, W. E . ; Kilpatrick; Lampton; Malntyre; Rabe; Robinson, E. W . ; Sewell; Taylor, C. A . ; Trombla; Uhwat; Urquhart.

Ninth Company—G. H. T I T T E M O R E , USN, 253 Donax, Imperial Beach, Calif.

No Shipmate—Bacchus; Barnes, R. J.; Bierman; Boyd; Curnutte; Gordon; Hafer; Herzog; Koch; List; Lyons, J. W . ; Mayes; McGovern; McGrath; Meyer; Moore, J. A . ; O'Neil; Schoen; Smith, J. A.; Stickles; Strasburg; Tittemore; Valentine; West; Wible.

Tenth Company—G. E. R O B I N S O N USN, 162 Lawrence, Apt. A-1, Middletown, R. I. Robbie is X. O. U S S MOND (DE-341).

RAY-

No Shipmate—Anderson, R. M . ; Aroyan; Bellamy; Candler; Cochran; Donner; Erickson; Grenier; Haselton; Hillsabeck; Kennelly; Maxson; Mays; Nichols; Nobmann; Olson; Robinson, G. E . ; Sartain; Stevens; Thompson, R. C.; Van Curen.

Eleventh Company—Ho Shipmate: Allen, P. H . ; Bacon; Baker, J. H . ; Bergs; Bowen, L. D.; Brantner; Bridger; Clegg; Davis, L. R.; Field; Green; Hart, C. M.; Kelley, J. D . ; Kucharo; Lucas; Norris; Parsons; Pitz; Ray; Raulstone; Sampson; Thompson, H. B . ; Williamson, D. C. Twelfth Company—Recently heard that Marie j A C O B S E N went to Europe in July on the SS CONSTITUTION. Jake's father is captain of the CONSTITUTION and Jake is

over there now as engineer of the BACHE (DDE-470). Had an informative letter from " R E D " LAYTON, who is serving with ZP-4, N A F Weeksville, Elizabeth City, N. C. . . . "After three years of aeronautical engineering with a major in Flight Performance, I'm Electronics Officer! . . . We are currently living just outside metropolitan Camden, N. C. (population 35) and our mail address is R F D Belcross, N. C. We have a very nice house with wall-to-wall children—Mary Catherine 8-23-49; Patricia Ann 8-24-50; Jane Merrill 10-21-51; Susan Kathleen 1-15-53; Carol Elaine 8-17-54. As the man in the record shop said, 'That may not be a record, but it's a damn good average I' " No Shipmate—Ackley; Adams, W. H . ; Auger, M. A . ; Burhans; Burns, E. A.; Carneghi; Clement; Connellan; Dale; Doran ; Earner; Greene ; Hollier; Kehoe ; King, J. D . ; McKay; Moody; Northup ; Sindell; Snowden, M. S.; Stout; Upthegrove; Van Antwerp ; Whittier.

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Thirteenth Company—Born: To J I M Miller, K. C.; Morrow; Murdock; Nichand Fil I R V I N E , third child, first son, olson; Perszyk; Reynolds; Rose; Rusling; James F. Irvine, III, on 23 June 1954. Sprague; Walsh.

Address is 4356 De Medici Ave., JacksonSeventeenth Company—NQ Shipmate: ville, Fla. Jim is attached to VF-34 at Acuff; Armstrong, W . F . ; Blair; Chase; Cecil Field.

Coflin; Daly, G. O.; Dibling; Dunn; No Shipmate—Barcus; Blackford; Bon- Finos; Forrester ; Goode; Greer; Hannah; ham ; Dana; Dowling; Fitzgerald; Fran- Kappock; Kephart; Mueller; Ochoa; cis ; Gorski; Hamilton; Howe; Johnston, Sandeford; Snelling; Taylor, W. E . ; WatF. S.; Kenyon; Kloss; Ledbetter; Little; son, J. T . ; Watt, J. R.; Weidner; White, Mapes; Mayo; Schirra; Sidrow; iTowner; I. R.; Willett.

Van Stone; Westcott.

Eighteenth Company—Born : To H A L Fourteenth Company—R. A. PAGE, and Betty W I L L I A M S , third child, second U S N , is X. O. of U S S REDFISH in San daughter, Bonnie Jeanne, on 31 July 1954.

Diego. Address reported in September Weight, 7 lbs.

R. B. COLE, U S N , is moving to Oceissue.

H. B. ROBERTSON, U S N , 514 Palm ana, Va., with VF-33, which is changing home port from Jax. Ave., Coronado, Calif.

No Shipmate—Ashley, C. L.; Butner; p . A. ROGERS, USN, writes an interesting letter bringing me up to date on Clark, G. T . ; Craig, W. D . ; Davis, T. E . ; himself and several other classmates he Dibble; Downey; Dupler; Ellsworth; Heevisited while on T A D in San Diego. Dave sacker; Hughes; Hutcheson; Iverson; is Docking Officer at Puget Sound Naval Knape; Tucker; Valenty; White, R. J. Shipyard and also Ship Supt in the LEXNineteenth Company—No Shipmate: INGTON conversion.

Burrill; Conway; Costello; Culpepper; No Shipmate—Adams, E. J.; Albert; Davis, R. A . ; Doughty; Harris, J. L.; Crehan ; Gibbs ; Graff; Hexter; Kelly, G. Hastings ; Lawrence ; Lessman; Medcalfe; R.; Key; Longton; Lonnquest; Lyon, R. Milloy; Newman; Petticrew; Sills; SnyD.; MacDonald, H. R.; Masich ; Megee ; der ; Spargo; Steers ; Tinch; Trott; White, Myers ; Rein ; Robinson, C. M.; Rothwell; A. T. Shofner; Smith, J. R.; Snowden, R. B . ; Twentieth Company—No Shipmate: Weir, R. A. Branch; Branson; Burdette; Carlson; Fifteenth Company—E. L. BALL, USN, Cartmell; Crawford, R. E . ; Davis, W. O.; 647 Random Rd., El Cajon, Calif. Ed is Dente; Donahoe ; Duesterberg; Eaton; attached to the Fleet Training Group at Erwin; Harmer ; Hess ; Holt; Jones, W. F.; Kinneberg ; Latham ; Magee; Memory; the Sonar School.

Metschl; Metzler; Rathbun; Steves ; Viele; AL J I M I N E Z writes to change his ad- Warmath; Young. dress to 186 Church St., Waltham 54, Incidentally, I have very little or no Dope Mass. "In early June we had a little gettogether at my apartment with 'CLIFF' on many of the "non-subscribers" listed, so DUNCAN and BOB W E R T H E I M , who any dope on them would be appreciated.

"Daisy" had received their degrees at M I T and were leaving Boston. Also present was BILL VANDERWOLK, who's stationed at Hingham Naval Ammo Depot. ^ 19 4 7 • Sec'y, Mr. Joseph P. Flanagan, Jr., "And then three days ago on the 14th Stanton Conrt, Apt. B-2, 6615 Spragne St., (Aug.) we had another get-together, this Philadelphia 19, Pa. time all from the 15th Co. here in the house: FRANK LOGAN, studying IndusLt. and Mrs. K E N N E T H A R T H U R trial Management at M I T ; S T E V E MURRAY are pleased to announce the ROWEN, who lives in Roxbury (works birth of a daughter, Leslie Lennox, on 11 for Raytheon) and H A L L I E RICE, whose July 1954. The Murrays live at Ten Oaks LST pulled into Boston for the weekend. Manor, Apt. 4B, Eastport, Annapolis, Md. Hallie expects his discharge when he gets MILO G. C O E R P E R corrects his ad-: back to Norfolk." dress to 5406 Willoughby St., Chevy Chase, Received a note from Liz WAGNER Md. written in Valencia, Spain, on 3 Aug. F R A N K J. KORB has recently had a "Shirley Ann (4 yrs.) and I have been change of duty and is now Assistant Perhaving a time trying to keep up with the sonnel Officer on the Staff of ComDesLant.

6th Fleet in Med. waters and our chase His home address is 158 Lawrence St., has taken us from Naples to Messina, Apt. A-2, Naval Gardens, Middletown, Palermo, Cannes, Germany, Barcelona; R. I. and now Valencia. P A U L is CO of the A new address for G. O. FOWLER, REVENGE (AM-110) and enjoying every minute of it. The '110' is due back in the JR., is 5114 25th Rd. N, Arlington, Va. States early in October and Shirley and I BAR Grumman, Bethpage, L. I., is leave here the end of August after a won- the correct address for A R T H U R D. CAINE. i derful summer of sightseeing."

Little Rock, Ark., is still the home of No Shipmate—Ba.hcozk, R. F . ; Ball; Bellah; Blake; Campbell, J. W . ; Coulter; JACKSON T. S T E P H E N S , but he Curry; De Temple ; Dyroff ; Ferch ; Fer- changes his address to Stephens Bldg., 114 guson ; Frazier; Hefferon; Jackson, J. E. Capitol Ave. P.; Kane ; Kingsbury; Leffingwell; LeuschE. A. SCOLES corrects his address to ner ; Lyons, R. I.; Peregoy; Rice; Smith, 101 E. 14th Ave., Hutchinson, Kan. D. F . ; Suddath; Sueur; Vosburgh; Wolfe, The latest address for J O S E P H P. J. M. FLANAGAN, JR., is 401 E. Mill Rd., Sixteenth Company—J. D. R I V E S , JR. Flourtown, Penna.

USN, 520 Maycox Ave., Norfolk,' Va! O. G. P I T Z requests his address changed Presently flying helicopters in HU-2, to 8A Old Grandby Rd., Freeman Knoll, Det. 1.

Chicopee Falls, Mass.

No .S"/!i>)»a/£'—Atkinson, E. C.; Bard, E L L I S P. McCURLEY, who resides at R. T . ; Beard; Bennett; Boland; Cross; 10 Dunham St., Lexington, Mass., received Cuccias ; Dougherty, J. j . ; Dwyer, T. J.; his Master's Degree in physics from the Hartley; Huszagh; Matthews; Mealy; Univ. of Wisconsin last January and curS H I P M A T E

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rently has a staff position with the Lincoln Laboratory of M. I. T. R I C H A R D D. CAMPBELL is now living in Hutchinson, Kan., at 10 West 23rd Ave. Rt. 1, Box 932, O.xnard, Calif., is the new mailing address for DONALD K. SKINNER.

chanical Engineering—his home address is 27 Quendale Ave., ^Monterey, Calif.

H E R B GREEN requests his mail sent to his business address—W-A-TV, 1020 Broad St., Newark, N. J.—until he can find a new place to live.

J O H N H. F I S H E R is currently stationed in the U S S

ORISKANY

(C\'A-34),

F P O San Francisco.

MONTEREY

NEWS

Another school year here in Monterey.

'47 wives gathered August 20 at the LaPlaya Hotel in Carmel for the first luncheon of the season. It was a lovely spot and a grand party, about 35 attending.

Hostesses were Mickey (Mrs. N. W.) Gokey and Elly (Mrs. B. D.) Williams.

Plans were made for a cocktail party September 11, and for alternate monthly luncheons and bridge afternoons. I'll eventuallj^ get a list of those in the area and send it in.

We have a new daughter to report, too.

Leslie Collins arrived July 8 at Fort Ord. Big brother David, 4 ^ , is just about as tickled with her as Dale and I are.

JajTie Mason Brumbaugh

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

W. M. SANGSTER forwards his address as 212 W. Park Rd., Iowa City, Iowa.

U. S. Naval Hospital, Navy 3923, F P O San Francisco, is the correct duty address for W. E. MONAGHAN. W . \ R R E N L. SPRY is now stationed at the P G school under instruction in Me-

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Sec'y, Lt. R. W. Bates, USN. 900 N. Wayne St., Arlington 1, Va. RICH.A.RD I. H E N D E R S O N now resides at 410 WajTie St., HoUidaysburg, Pa. A new address for DEAN D. D E W I T T is 609 4th St., Coronado, Calif.

Grace and E D W I N RUDZIS are living in Middletown, R. I., at 826 W. Main Rd., Apt. A-2, Naval Gardens.

Naval Air Station (VX-S), Moffet Field, Calif., is the new duty address for GORDON R. ENGEL. W I L L I A M H. BARTON, JR., gives his current address as Ward A-1, Rm. 8, U S N H , St. Albans, L. I., N. Y. JACK S H E R W O O D is still living in Glenview, 111., but he has moved to 1812 Monroe St. It is with deep regret that we report the death of DAVID R. T H O R N H I L L on 26 !May

1954

in the

USS

BENNINGTON

near Quonset Point, R. I. W. F. DODDY is on duty as Disbursing Officer at the NAS, Pensacola, Fla.

DAVE H U R T is now residing at 1051 Halsey Dr., La Mesa Village, Monterey, Calif.

Plaza Apts., Apt. 602, Corvallis, Ore., is the new address for B. G. ALLEN. P E T E R N. S H E R R I L writes to us from 1281 Mills St., Apt. 8, Menlo Park, Calif.

R I C H A R D J. S P R I N G E is now stationed in Annapolis, Md., and is living at 801 Dreams Landing.

R. C. AD.A.MS recently reported to the PG school in Monterey, where he is taking the course in Aeronautical Engineering— his address is 900 Paloma Rd. J . \ M E S E. IklYRICK has also reported to the .\cademy, and he is living at 804 Dreams Landing.

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Dept. of Naval Science, Illinois Inst, of Technology, Chicago 16, 111., is the correct address for H. B. L O H E E D .

C H A R L E S MERTZ, III, corrects his address to 1108 Lexan Ave., Norfolk 8, Va. R I C H A R D U. SCOTT writes to us from SIS Franklin Rd., Lexington Park, Md. SECRETARY'S LETTER

the Gunnery School at Washington, D, C , after which he reported to U S S LSMR 514 as gun boss. In January 1952, Tom reported to Sub School. Just a few days after reporting, he married Eileen Marie Shea in New York, and they set up housekeeping in Groton, Connecticut. After Sub School Tom reported to his present duty. Tom and Eileen have ". . . two beautiful daughters. They get their looks from their mother, in case you were wondering." Kathleen Ann (Kathy) was born on 27 October 1952, and Eileen Theresa (Terry) was born this last 16th of April.

The Cheesmans are expecting to move this fall, so the address on the boat will be the most direct way of contacting them (June 1954).

I received a lot of interesting mail this month, much of which was in answer to my May letter. It will appear in later months. A good many people are speaking of reunions around the country. Greg Bell, who is now out of the Navy and living in Norfolk, speaks of some sort of a gettogether after the Oyster Bowl game. No BOB C H E W writes from 609 Edgespecific plans, but it sounds like a good water Dr., Pensacola, Fla., and gives his idea. By the time you read this, the Home- permanent address as Priscilla Rd., Jamescoming will be history, as will the A-B town, R. I. Bob reported to flight training cocktail party after the game on Saturday. on graduation and was designated a naval Another possibility would be a shindig aviator in March 1950. His first assignafter the Army-Navy game ' in Philadel- ment was with VF-34, in the Atlantic and phia. We have some representatives up the Med. Besides Med cruises. Bob particithere who might be able to designate a pated in a Middie cruise in U S S LEYTE, meeting place for a come-as-you-are pay- and the canted deck evaluation operation as-you-go affair. .'\nd of course, any time in ANTIETAM with the Banshee. Bob maryou are in Washington just give me a buzz ried Elinor Vernon Jones of Pennington, (JA 8-0249) and we will have a party, N. J., on 3 February 1951, at Quonset even if only a small one. I am sure that Naval Air Station. On their third wedding the crowd at Monterey is planning a B- anniversary, 3 February 1954, son Robert bust after the Stanford game.

S., I l l , was born. (Now if he can just As a matter of interest I would like to tag his wife's birthday like that he'll never give you another run-down on Shipmate have any trouble remembering important deadlines. If you want to plan a party, and dates.) Since May 1953 Bob has been an would like to have a notice in Shipmate, instructor in Basic Training at Corry you must plan far in advance. The dead- Field (June 1954). line for this column is the 7th of the month MATT CHIARA writes from 150 Compreceding publication. So, if you are plan- mon St., Lawrence, Mass. He states that ning a party for the latter half of Decem- my letter of 15 May encourages him to ber (for instance) you should notify me write that he is alive, single, and managing prior to 5 November (or Shipmate direct his father's business in Lawrence. Matt prior to 7 November). Then the notice went into the Supply Corps on graduation will appear in the December issue, and and says that he is still active in the local most everyone will see it by about 7 Decem- Supply Reserve Unit, which is in Boston, ber. If you are planning on the first of Company 1-1 (July 1954).

December we should be notified prior MIKE CHILDRESS, LT USN, was to the Sth (or 7th) of October. Have I completely confused you? The only other last heard from on the May selection list. thing you must remember is to write a My letter to him was returned. After complete report on who was there etc., giaduation, Mike reported to U S S KERSTiN. Then after attending the CIC school and send it in. at Glenview, he reported to U S S SHANGNow here we go on the second instal- RI-LA. After that I lost track (June 1952). ment of Who's Who in '48-B. (Remember BILL CHIPMAN, LT USN, reported that the date in parenthesis is the latest date of information which appears in my to U S S STRIBLING after graduating. Next file, with the exception of the May selec- heard from in Norfolk where he and his tion list for Lieutenant.) Next month we wife, Marie, announced the birth of a will run the third group, Stan Garner daughter, Gail Dixon, on 21 December through Burt Kleinman. Then in Decem- 1950. His next duty was Sub School in New London, after which he reported to ber Herb Kline through Eugene Noblet.

ROGER CHAPMAN, LT USN, gives USS ARCHERFISH (SS-311) in Key West.

2844 Shoal Crest Ave., Austin, Texas, Somewhere along the way Bill III was as his most recent and permanent address. born. The Chipmans now live at 93 Maine After graduation Roger reported to U S S Rd., Key West (March 1954).

BOB CLAITOR writes from Claitor's GuRKE. In November of 19S0 he reported to the Stafif of Commander Air Force, Book Store, 241 North St., Baton Rouge Pacific Fleet, as a communicator. In Octo- 2, La., that ". . . my 14th resignation was ber, the 26th to be exact, son Thomas accepted, and I got out of the Navy on Dwight was born in San Diego where Mrs. 1 February 1954. I'm now happily engaged Chapman was awaiting his return to the in buying and selling law books." Bob U. S. In July 1952 the Chapmans were says he is still single, but giving the local in the San Francisco Bay area. Since that belles the chase. (Good luck.) He says time Roger has served in U S S Los A N - the welcome mat is out to any of us on our GELES (CA-135). I have no dope on his way through Baton Rouge (June 1954). current assignment, and only know that S T O K E S CLARK, LT USN, has rehe was selected for lieutenant last May cently reported back to U S S ATULE ( S S (June 1954).

403) after a tour on the StafiF, Com Sub T O M CHEESMAN, LT USN, writes Div 82 as Staff Engineering Officer. After from New London, where he is serving in USNA, Stokes reported to USS ATLANTA, USS CREVALLE (SS-291). On graduation where he served until March 1949 when Tom flew to Tsingtao where he reported he was part of the commissioning crew for duty in U S S TOLEDO (CA-133). After for U S S SALEM (CA-139). After a year a little more than two years in the Far he reported to Sub School, where he was East and South Asia, he was ordered to assigned to U S S TORSK until the next class 38

started. After Sub School, he reported to his present boat. Stokes is Engineer Officer in ATULE, and tells me that he qualified in subs in 1952. In 1951, while on a skiing vacation in New England, Stokes met Kay McCarthy of Winthrop, Mass., and married her on the 24th of this - last April.

They are now living at 17 Noank Rd., Mystic, Conn. (Phone J E 6-7160), and Stokes gives his permanent address at 626 Otis Blvd., Spartanburg, S. C. His brother graduated from the Naval Academy this last year, and Stokes was able to get down to Crabtown for the ceremony (June 1954).

DICK CLAS reported to U S S NOBLE after graduation, and in 1951 reported to Sub School. He and his wife announced the birth of a son on 12 October 1951, at Newport, R. I. That's all I have on Dick (December 1951).

J O H N C L I T H E R O , LTJG USN, reported to U S S MINDORO after participating in the Bermuda race after graduation.

On 27 February 1952, he and his wife, Smitty, announced the birth of a son, John, Jr., at Portsmouth, Va. A May 1954 report indicated that they are on their wav to Agana, Guam (May 1954).

DICK COCHRAN, LT U S N , now in U S S PITTSBURGH, gives his permanent address at 524 South 2nd St., Okemah, Okla.

After graduation Dick reported to USS BEATTY in the Atlantic, and in 1951 came to Washington to attend the Photo Interpreter School. For the next couple of years he was with the Staff, ComPhib Lant, and in 1953 he reported to his pressent ship, where he is the First Lieutenant.

He and his wife, Elizabeth Anne, were married on 24 June 1950. They have two children, Susan Anne, who is two and a half, and Ricky, who is a little more than a year old (June 1954).

J A M E S COMERFORD went from graduation to U S S WRIGHT. Then in 1952 he gave his address as U S S CORAL SEA. He has recently been transferred to USS DOUGLAS H . Fox

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permanent address at Bantam, Conn., where you can reach him by addressing your letter Main St. He appeared on the May selection list, but beyond that I know nothing (June 1948).

BOB CONOLLY, L T U S N , was to have reported to U S S TUCKER after graduation. My letter to him was returned so I have no information (June 1948).

AL CONORD, LT USN, is permanently located at 60 Highfield Rd., Bloomfield, N. J. He and his wife, Audrey, were last heard from at 36 Main Rd., Key West.

They have two children, Patricia and Michael. Al is now in U S S AMBERJACK

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LEAMON R. COOK, who went into the Marine Corps, has a permanent address at Route 5, Versailles, Ky. Beyond that, no dope (June 1948).

DON CORSON went to Bayonne and the Supply Corps after graduation. In 1951 he reported to U S S ELECTRON (AG-

146) (June 1948).

C H A R L E S COULTER, L T USN, reported to U S S WACCAMAW after participating in the Bermuda race after graduation. His permanent address is 96 Northwoods Rd., Manhasset, L. I. (June 1948).

JACK COWDEN, L T USN, went from graduation to WRIGHT to flight training.

His permanent address is Sidney, la. (June 1948).

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VERN DAMBERG went from the J A M E S A. COX went from the Naval Academy to the Supply Corps. His per- Naval Academy to U S S HYADES, then to manent address is 1213 Bolivar St., Den- U S S FARGO. His permanent address is 2114 Brenner St., Saginaw, Mich. (June ton, Texas (June 1948).

H O W A R D CROSBY, LT U S N , writes 1948). from U S S PICUDA (SS-382) in Key West.

JIM D A V E N P O R T , LT USN, of He says the best permanent address he Mackey's, N. C , appeared on the selection can give us is c/o McCarthy, Wildrose list. Other than that, no dope (June 1948).

Lane^ Newcastle, N. H. On 1 August 1953 J O H N DAVIS, LT USN, remained at he married Phyllis B. McCarthy in Portsmouth. They are now living at 2434 the Naval Academy for his first duty, then Fogarty Ave., Key West, Fla., and give in 1951 turned up at the Sub School in their phone number as 2-3372. .After sail- New London. After finishing there, he ing VJ^M.-VRIE in the Bermuda race after reported to U S S SEACAT (SS-399), and graduation, Howard reported to U S S was last heard from on the Staff, Sub Div HARWOOD (DDE-861). Then in mid-1950 42, where he was engineer officer. He and he went to Sub School in New London. his wife, Kitty, are proud parents of a son, His first boat was U S S GRAMPUS, and John H., live at 75 Sigsbee Rd. in Key after more than two years he reported to West (March 1954). his present one (June 1954).

JIM DAY went into the CEC, after Navy in the Olympic tryouts.

J A M E S S. CROSBY went from grad- representing permanent address is 815 State St., uation to U S S COLUMBUS. His letter was His returned so even his permanent address as Natchez, Miss. (June 1948).

J O H N DeGOEDE, LT U S N , went given in the register is not good (June from the Naval Academy to U S S WRIGHT 1948). and then to flight training. After getting J O H N C R U M P T O N , L T U S N , writes his wings he reported to VA-115 in San from Monterey, Calif., where he is en- Diego. In 1953 he reported to the Naval gaged in the Aline Warfare course at the Academy for duty, where he was assigned Postgraduate School. He gives his per- to the Juice Department. John, and his manent address as R F D 3, Box 52, Stark- wife, June, are at home at 56 Badger Rd. ville. Miss. He married Eve Hamblen In October 1953 (the same day as one of Moses of Gorham, Maine, on 8 July 1950 our Annapolis class reunions) their son, in San Diego. After a long tour in U S S John Webb, was born. John will no doubt BRINKLEY B.\SS, John served in U S S be in Annapohs through the summer of MURRELET (AMS-372), USS JACK1955 (November 1953).

DAW (AMS-21), and at the Naval Station in Astoria, Oregon, in that order.

DAN DEIBLER went from the Naval He reports that the PG school is more Academy to U S S WRIGHT and then to rugged than sea duty . . . "Home every flight training. His first assignment therenight with my face in a book." He and after, I believe, was in VA-115 at San Eve are at home at 463 Hannon Ave., Diego. Other than that I have no informaMonterey, Calif. tion (June 1948).

V E R N E DELLING, LT USN, reportTOM CUDDY, L T U S N , is now in USS FLYING F I S H , out of New London. ed to U S S OGLETHORPE after graduation.

He reported to U S S DAYTON after grad- His permanent address is 18750 Chase St., uation, gives his permanent address as 220 Northridge, Calif. He appeared on the Main St., North Brookfield, Mass., and May selection list. Other than that, no inappeared on the May selection list. Other telligence (June 1948). than that I have no dope (March 1954).

DEAN D e W I T T reported to U S S Fox DAN CULLIVAN, L T USN, is in U S S after graduation. I next heard from him PIPER (SS-409), PM, New York. After aboard U S S HAILEY (DD-556) out of graduation he reported to U S S LOFBERG. San Francisco, in June 1951, and again a In 1950 he turned up at Sub School, ap- year later in U S S SKAGIT (AKA-IOS) peared in PIPER in 1952, and was noted on also in the Pacific. On 22 April 1953, Dean and his wife announced the birth of a the May selection list (April 1954.) daughter, Mary Holt. Their last address BRAD DALEY, L T USN, reported to was 655 G Ave., Coronado, Calif. Dean USS WORCHESTER after graduation, and mentioned accompanying SKAGIT on the appeared on the May selection list. The Point Barrow re-supply mission, and was rest of the six years is a mystery to me. not looking forward to the weather; " . . . I His permanent address is 300 Sweetbrier get cold when the temperature gets down Ave., Chattanooga 15, Tenn. (June 1948). to sixty-five" (August 1953).

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VINCE DiLORENZO, CAPT USMC, has always been one of the best of the class for keeping Shipmate and me informed. His letter is such a good one, and so detailed, that I am going to have to abbreviate it to get it all in . . . so here goes. Permanent address: 3807 Northern Pkwy., Baltimore 6, Md.; or 210 Chapelle St., Santa Fe, N. M. Married Frances Joanne Martin of Baltimore at the Naval Academy Chapel on 5 June 1948. Two daughters: Leah Mary, born 16 January 1951 at Annapolis, Maryland; Marilyn Lucile, born 24 August 1952 at Quantico. If their plans have materialized as they hoped, they are now motoring to California, where they will set up housekeeping. Duties : On graduation, Quantico; August 1949, 1st Marines at Pendleton; July 1950, to Korea with First Provisional Marine Brigade; May 1951, back to the U. S.; June 1951, to Fort Sill, Okla., for artillery instruction; October 1951, back to Quantico; September 1953, assigned to current duty with Com Phib Group Three embarked in U S S MT. MCKINLEY (AGC-7) ; October 1953, returned to the Far East in MCKINLEY, duty as Group Shore Bombardment and Assistant Gunnery Officer; participated in Operation "Flag Hoist," Iwo Jima; hoping to return to California for duty with the 1st Marines at 29 Palms. That's it for Vince. He says to use the Baltimore address until we hear further (June 1954) BILL DITTMAR, LT USN, now at the Postgraduate School, also wrote a very complete letter. On 7 June 1948 he married Anita Gamache (sic), a hometown girl, and then reported to Pensacola for flight training. They announced the birth of a daughter, Barbara Lynn, on 22 August 1949. In November Bill was designated a Naval Aviator and reported to VA-llS in San Diego. He then went to Korea and remained there until mid-1952 when he was ordered to the Postgraduate School for the aeronautical engineering (armament) course. Bill Jr. was born there on 1 April 1953. In June Bill (Sr.) graduated from PG and is now at M I T for his third year. Bill and Anita are

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at home at 900 Paloma Rd., Jklonterev, Calif. Until they settle down at M I T Bill says to use his permanent address: 609 East ISth St., Peru, 111. (June 1954).

GEORGE D I T T M A N , L T USN, after a short stay at the Naval Academy, reported to U S S MixDORO, then to Pensacola for flight training. He appeared in the May selection list, and beyond that I have no intelligence (June 1948).

Platoon Officer for U D T Team One, and then returned to the .Amphib Training Center in Coronado as an instructor in mid-1952. From mid-'53 until April 1954, Dune was CO of U S S PC-1170. He is out of the Navy now and is a production foreman for the Reynolds Metals Co., in Louisville, Ky. (June 1954).

ROBERT D. DUNCAN, LT USN, writes from 829 Law St., San Diego 9, Calif. He is currently CO of U S S P C S 1401, but expects orders at any moment.

He says that he will be sorry to leave, as he has enjoyed the duty tremendously. Bob married Patricia Royce Kersh of Joplin, Mo., on graduation day at the Naval Academy Chapel. On the 24th of October 1951 a son, Douglas Clayton, was born at Quonset Point, R. I. He gives their permanent address as 105 South Ball St., Webb City, Mo. He didn't tell me much more about himself, but I did get a lot of dope about other people from his letter (July 1948).

BILL DODDY, LT (SC) USN, reported in from Williamsburg, \''irginia.

His permanent address is 4144 St. William Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Betty C. Zoller on 12 June 1948, in Cincinnati.

Directly thereafter they went to Bayonne, where Bill attended the Supply School. For the next two years he was in U S S WARRINGTON (DD-843). His next two-year tour was spent at Sanford NA.A.S, Fla., after which he reported to his current dutj', Administrative Officer, CHB 1, Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg, Va. He is expecting orders at any moment, but until that time they are holding open house RICHARD T. DUNCAN, L T USN, at 1211 Stewart Dr., York Terrace, Wil- went to flight training after a short tour liamsburg (June 1954). in U S S WRIGHT. He appeared next on CLAUDE E. DORRIS, L T USN, went the May selection list. Beyond that I have from the Naval Academy to Pensacola, no intelligence (June 1948). and then, I believe, to \^F-22. A Saturday SID DUNN, LT (CEC) USN, has a Ez'cning Post story in 1951 indicated that single entry in my file, that he reported to he was in Korea, and had been rescued N . \ F Weeksville, Elizabeth City, N. J., from behind the lines bj' helicopter. He as Public Works Officer, late in 1952. And next appeared on the Alay selection list. that's it (December 1952).

Not very complete dope (February 1951).

K E N D U N W O D Y went from the Naval L A U R E N S DORSEY, L T USN, writes Academy to Bayonne. Has anyone seen from U S S NORFOLK ( E D L - 1 ) , out of him since? (June 1948) Boston. His permanent address remains JIM D U P R E E also disappeared after 2401 N W 23rd St., Aliami 37, Florida. going On 11 October 1952 he married Coline 1948). to flight training at Pensacola (June Foley Macdonald of Nova Scotia, Canada.

F R A N K E A S T E R L I N is now banking They have a son, Laurens Macdonald Dorsey, bom 7 August 1953 in Philadel- in Louisville, Ga. His Navy duty was phia. After graduation, Laurens reported varied and came to an end early this year to U S S ToPEKA (CL-67) at Pearl Har- as a result of ALNAV 1. He was assigned bor. In mid-1949, when TOPEKA went into to U S S WiLKE (EDD-800) out of Key mothballs, he came east to U S S KEAR- West for about two years. Then after SARGE. In mid-1950 when KEARSARGE was attending the CIC course at Glenview, he put in mothballs, Laurens reported to reported to Tactical Air Control Squadron CINCPAC for duty in the Pearl Harbor T W O at Norfolk, but was ". . . literally message center. From Pearl Harbor, he jerked out of that easy-going outfit to be reported to Washington, D. C , and the exec of LSAI 398." After a short time Gunnery Officers School, in preparation Frank became the Skipper of the 398 and for his duties in the pre-commissioning so life was not so bad. On being released, crew of NORFOLK. The Dorseys call 476 he was relieved in that job by Karl Summer St., .Arlington 74, Mass., home Thiele. In January 1953 Frank married at the moment, but expect to be moving Lillian Abbot of Louisville, Ga. They have a daughter, Hulet, born in Norfolk early this winter (July 1954). this year. Frank's current and permanent BEN D O W D went from the Naval address is First National Bank, Louisville, Academy to U S S J. P. KENNEDY. His Ga. (June 1954). permanent address is "Willow Shore," REX E A T O N went from the Naval Thorn Hedge Road, Bellport, L. I. If my spies report correctly, Ben is out of the Academy to U S S IOWA. I haven't heard Navy now, and married; however, I have from, or about, him since (June 1948). had no recent information to confirm all D E W E Y ALLEN ELLIS, JR., LTJG that (June 1948).

U S N (deceased). Dewey went to U S S ED DUNCAN, CAPT USMC, went to LEYTE after graduation, and then to flight Quantico after graduation. I next saw his training. He died on 6 October 1952. I picture in Time magazine, giving rather would much appreciate more detailed inforgraphic proof that he was wounded in the mation for our class file (October 1952). fighting there. Other than the fact that GORDY ENGEL, LT USN, always he has since recovered, I have no informawrites a good letter. Of course he doesn't tion (1950). say much about himself, but there's always N O R M A N DUNCAN is currently liv- lots of news. After a short stay at the ing at 1803 Ratcliffe Ave., Louisville, Kv., Naval Academy after graduation, Gordy but calls 469 West 6th St., Russellville, reported to U S S MINDORO, and then to Ky., his permanent address. On 9 October Pensacola and flight training. After get1948 he married Carolyn Moore of Frank- ting his wings, he reported to VR-32 in lin, Ky. They have a son, Norman Lee, San Diego. His only complaint about the II, born 25 September 1951 in San Diego, Navy and flying was that he got too much Calif. After graduation Dune went to U S S personnel work, and not enough flying.

KEITH (DD-775). After a course of in- After coming east to Patuxent River, and struction at the CIC school in Glenview, he spending a year or so in personnel, he reported to U S S BAYFIELD (APA-33) as rectified that situation by going through CIC officer. In 1950 and '52 he was the the Test Pilot Training course there. His 40

letter of June indicated that he was expecting orders this summer, so he may be at Moffett Field, Calif., at the moment. Until you hear differently, however, I think that a letter to N A S ( E T ) , Patuxent River, Md., will be forwarded. His permanent address is 150 I Ave., Coronado, Calif. Gordy and his wife, Rusty, have two sons: Reed, born 25 Februarj' 1952, and Steve, born 7 November 1953 (June 1954).

L E E E S T E S reported to U S S C H U K AWAN after graduation, and then in early 1952 he reported to U S S FULMAR ( . \ M S

47) at Yorktown, Va. His permanent address is 12 Kils\'th Rd., Brookline 46, Mass. (March 1952).

BILL E V E N S went into the Supply Corps after graduation. He resigned from the Navy a very short time after graduation, and then was recalled for Korea. He is out again, and living in Maryland. He gives his address as POBox 115, College Park, Md. (September 1954).

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after graduation. In 1953 he attended the Navy Postgraduate School (Intelligence) here in \\'ashington. He is now on duty in Washington and living at 2722 Troy St., Arlington, Va. (August 1954).

J O H N EVERNGAM, L T U S N , reported to U S S PERRY after a short stay at the Naval .\cadem3'. He also appeared on the Afay selection list, but other than that I know nothing about him (June 1948).

E M I L EYLER, L T U S N , reported to USS AGERHOLM after a short stay at the Naval Academy to participate in the Bermuda race. I ran into him in Yokosuka in 1951 where he was stopping off on his way to (or from) Korea as a member of a U D T team. Saw him again at an ArmyNavy game (1952, I think). Then he appeared on the May selection list. Anybody seen him since? (1952) BILL F I S H E R , L T U S N , went to U S S PHILIPPINE SEA, and then to flight training. He joined VF-11 after winning his wings. On 19 .August 1950 he married Libby Herdtfelder of Silver Spring. Md., in Silver Spring. He reported to the Naval .Academy for duty in mid-1953 and was assigned to the Steam Department. The Fishers live in Epping Forest, Annapolis (October 1953).

ED FLEMING, L T U S N , joined USS PROVIDENCE after graduation. In March of 1954 he was reported in U S S DACE at

New London. He then appeared on the May selection list. Bevond that, no dope (Alarch 1954).

J O H N A S S E R S O N F L E T C H E R , LT JG U S N (deceased). John remained at the Naval Academy after graduation to try out for the United States Olympic Wrestling Team, which he did successfully.

He repeated this achievement in 1952.

John became a Naval .Aviator after his trip to the 1948 Olvmpics. He was killed on the night of 29-30 September 1953 in a flight accident off Cape Henry. He was survived by his wife, Betty Lou, and their daughter, Melissa Dawn. Mrs. Fletcher's address is 39 Orange Terrace, Macon, Ga. Earlier this year three of John's close friends, John Hale, Josiah Henson, and Newbold Smith, founded a "John A. Fletcher Memorial Fund," the purpose of which was to finance a memorial plaque dedicated to John, and a living memorial in the form of an annual award to an outstanding amateur wrestler. The plaque was dedicated on 27 February 1954. The S H I P M A T E

hvmg memorial will be contingent upon the response the committee has to their appeal for funds (March 1954).

DICK F L U S S , L T ( S E C ) U S N , went mto the CEC on graduating, and reported to Treasure Island for his first duty. In 1950 he was with the public works department at Point Mugu, Calif., and then in 1952 reported to the Amphib Base, Little Creek, \'a., for duty with ACB 2. Early in 1954 he reported to the U S N Re-Training Command, Portsmouth, N . H., as Public Works Officer (February 1954).

Calif. Don says most of his duty has been West Coast and Far East, with the exception of the Great Lakes tour and a roundthe-world tour in W A S P (July 1954).

CHUCK F O W L E R was discharged (physical) from the Navy on graduation.

He studied for a teaching career and was appointed to the Naval Academy as an instructor in Electrical Engineering in 1950. In August 1951 he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor. He and his wife, Harriet, are living in Annapolis (November 1953).

structor in the Northwestern N R O T C Unit. His current address is Northwestern Apartments, 1725 Orrington, Evanston, 111. (August 1954).

J O H N P. GAFFIGAN went to the Supply Corps. He turned up in Havertown, Pa., in 1952, where his address was 301 Brookline Blvd. (March 1952).

That's it for this month . . . see you at the games.

DICK BATES

M 1949 â&#x20AC;˘ ANDY FRAHLER, L T ( S C ) U S N , reported to U S S IOWA after graduation.

Sec'y, Lt. (jg) John C. Barrow, USN, Brandon Rd., Bay Colony, Virginia Beach, Va. He married Claire Jennings of Bethesda, Aid. They announced the birth of their The Alumni Association gratefully acson, Donald Andrew, on 11 September knowledges receipt of a Class of 1949 1950 at Bethesda. In 1951 Andy was back Lucky Bag from J O H N C. H U E N E R at the Naval Academy coaching plebe BERJ, JR., who is now attached to the baseball. Then in late 1951 he reported U. S. Naval Schools Mine Warfare at to the Supply School at Bayonne. On Yorktown, Va. February 1952 the Frahlers announced the CLINTON R. VAIL is now receiving birth of their daughter, Andrea Leigh his mail c/o R. B. Barnett, 7502 Kessel (July 1952).

St., Forest Hills, N. Y. IAN NAIRN FRASER, LTJG U S N R. W. BEAN corrects his address to (deceased). Scotty went directly to flight training" after graduation. He was killed 1180 Hempstead Dr., Cincinnati 31, Ohio. in a night flying accident while with ComA recent change of address for J. W . posite Squadron 33 in U S S FRANKLIN D . GREEN is 236 Cambridge St., Winofficer in the ANTIETAM, followed by six ROOSEVELT, on 6 May 1953. He was highly chester, Mass. months (with just about every job) on a praised for his ability and devotion to duty MATS VR-7, F P O San Francisco is round the world trip in a fleet tanker by his commanding officer in a letter which the new duty address for A R T SCHLOFNANTAHOLA. Then to Sub School in 1950 appeared in this column in the September MAN. and out to Pearl Harbor for 2J4 years in 1953 issue. He was survived by his wife, W. J E R O M E T H O M A S requests his TiKU (SS-416) and QUEENFISH " ( S S - 3 9 3 ) . Patricia, and their daughter, Carol George.

Qualified in Subs in November 1951 and Airs. Eraser can be reached c/o Dr. A. address changed to 506 Valle Vista Ave., for command in July 1953. Came up here O. Torson, Independence, Wis. Scotty was Oakland 10, Calif.

(Schenectady, N. Y.) in August 1953 as from Waverly, N. Y. (May 1953).

The following are recent changes of one of the engineering officers on the E D F R O T H I N G H A M , L T U S N , went address received at Alumni House: nuclear powered submarine U S S SEAdirectly to flight training after graduation.

J O H N G. LANDERS, 45 Park Ave., WOLF . . . it's like no Navy duty I've ever In 1950 he turned up in Norfolk, then in heard of. It is highly interesting and an 1952 reported to the Sub School, New Lon- Cambridge 38, Mass.

EARL R. SHORT, 14 Fishers Mill Dr., effort which takes every second of the day don. His latest address is 8849 London Columbia, S. C. and a lot of the night." And I thank you, St., Norfolk, Va. (June 1954).

Sir, for your wonderful letter (June 1954).

ROY E. GOLDMAN, U S S BURRFISH W A L L A C E S. GABRIEL, L T USN, DON FOULDS, L T U S N , is now at- writes from Northwestern University, (SSR-312), F P O N. Y. ROBERT K. RIPLEY, Qtrs. B-6, tending the Navy Postgraduate School at Evanston, 111., where he is on duty in the Monterey. His permanent address is 608 N R O T C unit. He gives his permanent ad- Perry Circle, USNA, Annapolis, Md. Granger St., Saginaw, Alich. He married dress as RR 1, Morning View, Ky. Says EDWARD I. McQUISTON, 1055 Doris C. Roberts of Leonia, N. J., on 4 he is still a bachelor. After graduation he Yorkshire Rd., Grosse Pointe Park 30, March 1949. Don is a general line officer, spent a year and a half in U S S CORDUBA Alich. and has a good deal of duty in engineering ( A F - 3 2 ) in Communications, followed by Mr. and Mrs. ALAN M. LINDY are and electronics. After duty at the Naval a similar period in U S S GEORGE (DE-697) Academy, Don joined U S S CRAIG ( D D - where his duties also included CiC. His pleased to announce the birth of a daugh885), and then U S S BROWN ( D D - 5 4 6 ) . next year was with the Korean Blockade ter, Kimberly Ruth, on 27 July 1954.

He then attended the Electronics Mainte- and Escort Force in U S S SAUSALITO Clara and R U S S E L L W I L S O N and nance School at Great Lakes, and reported ( P F - 4 ) . After a six months stay at the their little daughter, Valarie, take great to U S S WASP. This fall he reported to CIC Officers School in Glenview, he re- pleasure in announcing the birth of James the PG school for the Ordnance Engineer- ported to U S S MISSISSIPPI (EAG-128) Edward on 21 June 1954. Lt. Wilson is ing Course. Their address will be 1119 as CIC Officer. Since July of this year currently stationed in the U S S TURNER Leahy Rd., La Mesa Village, Monterey, he has been an ordnance nad gunnery in- (DD-834), F P O N. Y. F R A N K FOGARTY, L T USN, writes a very mterestmg letter from 7 Sherwood Lane, Rt. 2, Ballstan Lake, N. Y. To quote him: ". . . My permanent address is 842 South Durbin, Casper, Wyo. . . . I'm married to the former Dorothy (Dotty) Reilly who hails from Great Falls, Mont., a childhood sweetheart. We were married, after the Olympic crew tryouts, on July 27 1948, in Great Falls. We have four children (bet that is near the top of the class for offspring), first a boy, Tim, and then three girls, Peggy, Sheila, Alary Pat. Ages 5 years to nine months, no twins.

Tim was born when I was in San Francisco in the ANTIETAM. The girls were all bom in Hawaii. About five months in low.A. (BB-61), then 6 months as signal

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H Q S 17th A. F., A P O 118, PM N. Y. J O H N P. CADY, JR., is currently stais the correct address for T H O M A S F. tioned in the U S S T U S K (SS-426), F P O BLAKE, JR. N. Y. E R N E S T B. BROWN is attached to A new address for CORNELL C. the U S S NORFOLK (EDL-1), F P O N. Y. ANGLEMAN is 470 Oak St., Monterey, J. R I C H A R D K I N T gives his current Calif. duty station as U S N Guided Missile CLIFFORD E. CRAFTS, JR., corrects School, Pomona, Calif. his address to 257 Alliston Rd., Springfield, The correct address for LUCIEN Delaware Co., Pa. CAPONE, JR., is Box 1215, U S N PG RICHARD E. G O O D S P E E D is now on duty at the PG School, taking an School, Monterey, Calif.

C. R. W H I T E is now receiving his eighteen-months course in Aerological Enmail c/o C. R. White Co., 6623 Penn Ave., giiieering. His home address is 1030 Spruance Rd., Monterey, Calif.

South Minneapolis 23, Minn.

ROBERT B. E N G L I S H has a new Box 261, Blowing Rock, N. C , is the address at 3401 Bristol Rd., Fort Worth, new address for W. M. F U L T O N .

ROBERT L. S M I T H is Hving in Nor- Texas.

WILLIAM G. REITZ is attached to folk, Va., at 906 Westmoreland Ave. El Paso, Texas, is still the home of the 498th Bomb. Sq., TAC, Langley AFB, J O H N E. P U C K E T T , but he has moved Va. T H O M A S R. EAGYE, II, has reported to 2409 Portland Ave. A new address for RICHARD A. for duty as Aide and Flag Lieutenant on MERGE is Box 1646, U S N PG School, the Staff of R. Adm. George L. Russell, USN, Commander of the Submarine Force Monterey, Calif. in the Pacific Fleet.

G. M. NEELY, JR., is currently atRONALD T. KELLY has been assigned tached to the M. E. Dept. at USNA, and he is living at 149 Prince George St., to Stafif, ComPhibLant, FPO N. Y. MOQ E-1, MCAS, Cherry Point, N. C , Annapolis, Md. is the new address for J A M E S J. DI NARDO, JR. DICK STILL is currently on duty at the ^ 1950 • Academy and is residing at 1002 Dreams Sec'y, L t . ( j e ) A . L. Stapp, U S N , Landing, Annapolis, Md. VF-51, FPO, San Francisco, Calif.

The mailing address for the Corrigans is R2, Box 530, Arnold, Md. H. B. M I N N I G E R O D E requests his address changed to POBox 388, Quaker Hill, Conn.

POBox 36, Marshalltown, Iowa, is the new mailing address for J O H N F. McGREW. P A U L A. L A U T E R M I L C H changes his address to 1133 Cambridge Crescent, Norfolk, Va. The latest address for GERALD C. T H O M A S , JR., is Box 82, Thomason Park, Triangle, Va. W I L L I A M W. BOYES, JR., was married to Miss Carol Ann Smith on 10 July at St. George's Episcopal Church in Newport, R. I. Carol Ann attended Beaux Arts School in Paris and graduated from Mary Washington College of the Univ. of Virginia in 1953. Bill's duty address is VS-36, NAS, Norfolk, Va. ATU-802, Chase Field, Beeville, Texas, is the correct address for W I N D S O R R. SMITH, JR. We regret to report the death of ROGER W. TILLSON, JR., on 26 August 1954 in a plane crash at Mt. Saint Helena, Calif. He is survived by his widow, Joy Chessman Tillson, and daughter, Susan, of 165 Eldora Dr., Mountain View, Calif.; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Tillson, Sr., of 9 Rock St., Middleboro, Mass.

MYRON E. L E S L I E has moved to Bryn Mawr, Pa., where he is residing at ^ 1952 • -< 1 9 5 1 • 226 Fishers Rd. Sec'y, L t . Edward P . Clark, 22134A, Sec'y, 2nd Lt. W . T. Terrell, USMC (Ret.), 69th Pilotless Bomber Squadron, 5008 Klingrle St., N.W., Washingrton, D . C. F R A N K T. MAYNARD is currently APO 109, New York, N . Y. Treas., Lt. (jg) P . A. Stark, Jr., U S N , stationed in the U S S PRESTIGE (AM-465), U S S KEARSARGE (CVA-33) F P O San Francisco.

CLYDE M I D D L E T O N is currently FPO, San Francisco, Calif. stationed in the U S S STEINAKER ( D D R A recent change of address for The Alumni Association thanks T O M C H A R L E S A. OREM is 14 W. Pleasant 863), F P O N. Y. S H I N E '55 for donating a copy of the St., New London, Conn.

DICK DALLA MURA has recently 1952 Lucky Bag, which has been placed Box 1855, U S N PG School, Monterey, been transferred to the U S S SWALLOW in the Association Library.

Calif., is the new duty address for J O H N (AMS-36), F P O San Francisco.

E D W A R D A. SEBES has been transMELTO GOUMAS gives his mailing ferred to the U S S HARLAN R . DICKSON J. RYAN, JR. address as 7th AFDS, A P O 677, PM, (DD-708), F P O N. Y. B. T. MILLS has assumed a position with Northrop Aircraft in Hawthorne, N.Y. BOQ, NAAS, Kingsville, Texas, is the Lt. (jg) and Mrs. J O H N McGAVACK correct address for M I C H A E L A. ZIBCalif., since his recent discharge and is take great pleasure in announcing the birth residing at 10722 Burl Ave., Inglewood 2, ILICH. of their second daughter, Lynn Alison, at Calif.

J A M E S E. W O O L W A Y gives his presS T E P H E N W. McCLARAN gives his Lawrence Memorial Hosp., New London, ent address as U S N Schools, Mine WarConn., on 26 May 1954. present duty station at BOQ, Fleet Sonar fare, Yorktown, Va. The latest address for WILLIAM F. School, San Diego 47, Calif.

A new address for J. RICHARD F O S T E R is U S S RIVAL ( A M - 4 6 8 ) , F P O T H O M A S is 296 Lockwood Ave., NorthS BOQ, Rm. 208, Jacksonville, Fla., is N. Y. field, 111. the correct duty address for ROBERT J. F O R R E S T R. J O H N S corrects his adWHITE. CHARLES E. SEEGER has been dress to 6320 N. Talman Ave., Chicago ordered to the U S S NORFOLK (DL-1), W. M. B I R K E L forwards his address 45, 111.

FPO N . Y. as 238 Garfield Ave., Pomona, Calif.

A new address for RICHARD T. Box 7, U S N Submarine Base, New DOUGLAS D. STONE, JR., is now BIEDERMAN is 10219 S. Oakley Ave., London, Conn., is the new address for a civilian working for General Electric on Chicago 43, 111.

ROBERT S. D E N B I G H . their Engineering Program. His present VA-55, F P O San Francisco is the corplace of employment is the G. E. Lynn, rect address for GEORGE W. GOVAN. W I L L I A M A. SMITH'S address is 23529-A, 36th FBS, A P O 60, PM, San Mass. Riverworks Plant, and his home J O H N P. LAUBACH writes to us from Francisco. address is 20 Central Ave., Medford, Mass.

130 3rd Ave., New London, Conn.

A new duty address for D A N I E L J. On June 26th, Lt. (jg) H. H. BRICK WILLIAM L. P O W E R S ' address is K E R S H A W is BOQ, NAAS, Kingsville, was married to the former Miss Carolyn VF-153, F P O San Francisco, and W. C. Texas.

Compton of Jacksonville, Fla. The ceremony was performed at the All Saint's W H I T N E R ' S is VA-155.

J O H N W. J E F F R I E S has been ordered J A M E S E. RADJA is currently sta- to VF-64, NAS, Alameda, Calif.

Chapel, NAS, Jacksonville. Box 1098, Stu. Mail Center, U S N PG School, Monterey, tioned in the U S S HANCOCK (CVA-19), J. A. JAROSZ requests his address F P O San Francisco.

Calif, is Brick's mailing address. changed to U S S EDWARD H . ALLEN ( D E A recent change of address for W. H. 531), New York Naval Shipyard, BrookJ O H N T. ASHLEY, JR., writes to us from 568 W. Washington, El Cajon, Calif. VONIER is 8 Chase's Lane, Apt. B-2, lyn 1, N. Y. The correct address for R. T. QUINN Lt. (jg) and Mrs. P H A R O A. P H E L P S Middletown, R. I. G. P. BARNEY is attached to the U S S is U. S. Naval School (Mine Warfare), a- - pleased to announce the birth of their second son, Andrew Kirk, on 9 August AGERHOLM (DD-826), F P O San Francisco. Yorktown, Va. 1954 at U S N H San Diego. The Phelps PAUL W. J O H N S O N writes to us Leslee and P A T CORRIGAN are the reside at 3263 55th St., San Diego 5, Calif. proud parents of a baby girl. Colleen Mary, from 109 Florida St., Travis AFB, Calif.

Connor Engineering Corp., Danbury, who was born on August 7 at the U S N H , W. E. McCAFFERTY is stationed in Conn., is the latest address for A. L. RE(j- Annapolis, Md. Pat is on duty at the the USS MANCHESTER (CL-83), F P O San Academy teaching 1st class Electronics. Francisco.

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C H A R L E S H. W I S E M A N informs us that he is attached to the U S S L S T 551, F P O N. Y. H A R O L D E. COLLINS is presently on duty at the U. S. Naval School (Electronics), Treasure Island, San Francisco, and his home address is 422 Hawthorne Ave., Oakland 9. Calif.

BERN.A.RD J. COSKI has recently been transferred to the U S S HARWOOD ( D D E -

861), F P O N. Y. J O S E P H P. GAGLIARDO, JR., gives his new address as 3278 Guam Dr., Tarawa Terrace II, Camp Lejeune, N. C. Lt. and Mrs. R O B E R T M A T H E R S became the parents of a baby girl, Linda Carroll, on 29 August. Bob is with the U S A F at Newbury .'Kir Field, England.

W I L L I A M E. P I K E requests his address changed to Naval Officers CIC School, N A S , Glenview, 111.

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Sec'y, 2nd Lt. Gerald E . Weinstein, U S A F , 1029 Alvarado Drive, S.E., Apt. B .

Albnqnerqne, N . M. Treas., E n s . C. S. Walker, U S N , U S S Renshaw (DDE-449), F P O , San Francisco. Calif.

BILL DAVIS was married in May at Pensacola to the former Miss Nancy Blew, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Clarence L. Blew. "Pooch" and Nancy are now stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas, where they are living at 317D Buccaneer Dr. DOUG B I N N E Y requests his address changed to H&S Co., 3rd Bn., 4th Marines, 3rd Mar. Div. F M F , F P O San Francisco.

The correct address for ROGER G. BOOTH is 210 East 7th St., Hutchinson, Kans.

DONALD T. C A N N E L L has moved to 66 John St., Newport, R. I. Tucson, Ariz., is still the home of J. T. W E S T E R M E I E R , but he has moved to 4742 E. First St. B. DE-A.N S M I T H ' S address is 3404 Brookview Dr., Apt. 428, Waco, Texas.

C. H. HALSEY, JR., is currently stationed in the U S S RANDOLPH (CVA-15), F P O N. Y. GEORGE W. K N I G H T O N , JR., and ROBERT E. GORMAN are both stationed at James Connoly AFB, Waco, Texas—3565 Stu. Sq., 54-0.

BOQ 843, N A A S Saufley Field, Pensacola, Fla., is the latest address for RAY F. CR.A.TER. D. W. KLICK requests his address be changed to Box 574, Hebron, N. D. The following are currently stationed in Las Vegas, Nev.: GEORGE A. FREDERICK, Box 602, Nellis A F B .

H A R O L D H. R U M P H , c/o Stu. Sq., Nellis A F B .

J O H N L. RUSSELL, Gen. Del. J O H N W. SWAN, Box 615, Nelhs AFB. LEO B R A C H T E N B A C H gives his current duty address as 3609 Stu. Sq., Box 191, Ellington AFB, Houston 30, Texas.

A new address for T H O M A S J. McL E A N is 6607th Installation Sq., A P O 23, PM N. Y. DON H E N T E changes his address to 5655 Gross Dr., Page Manor, Dayton, Ohio.

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Audrey and CHUCK K R U S E are now living at 3221 Ocean Dr., Corpus Christi, Texas.

F R A N K I E NAYLOR and his better half are also in Corpus Christi, at 401 Pelican Ave., Laguna Shores.

R-^Y BRIGHT and BILL RAMSEY have reported to BOQ, NAAS Barin Field, Foley, .'Ma. J O S E P H LEICHT, III, is still stationed in the U S S CABOT (CVL-28), which is now in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pa. Sea Brook Inn, Stonington, Conn., is SANFORD N. LEVEY'S new address.

San Francisco is the F P O for the following : W. B. BRANSON, " B " Co., 1st Bn., 9th Marines, 3rd Mar. Div., F M F .

W. M. CRAIG, JR., "A" Co., 1st Tr. Bn., 1st Mar. Div., F M F .

BRUCE F. OGDEN, " B " Btry., 1st Bn., 12th Marines, 3rd Mar. Div. For the next three years DONALD J. P O R T E R ' S address will be 25215A, Hq. FEAF, Box 523, A P O 925, PM, San Francisco.

ROBERT A. SCHALLER has moved to 22 Greenough PL, Newport, R. I. Box 7, U S N Submarine Base, New London, Conn., is the latest duty address for C H A R L E S N. D I E S E L and M. L. KRATZ. P A T R I C K J. KELLY is currently stationed in the U S S JOHNSTON (DD-821), F P O N. Y. G. H. B A R T H E L E N G H I gives his new address as BOQ A-102, NAS, Hutchinson, Kan. JAY R. H A M I L T O N , JR., has moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., where he is residing at 985 Northwood.

A new address for M. T. GREELEY is 501 Pennsylvania Ave., York, Pa. BOQ, N A S Pensacola, Fla., is the new address for J A M E S R. SCHERMERHORN. The J A M E S B. POLAND'S are now residing at 413-B Buccaneer Dr., Corpus Christi, Texas.

JACK V O S S E L I E R corrects his address to BTU-IN, NAAS Whiting Field, Milton, Fla. ROBERT R. GOLDNER sends his address as lOS-A Ellis Dr., Navy Point, Warrington, Fla. J O H N A. GRAFF states his address changed to Apt. 3, 210 North 10th, Las Vegas, Nev. F R E D E R I C A. MANN is receiving his mail c/o Mrs. F. B. Mann, Apt. 97, 4239 North 7th St., Phoenix, Ariz.

The following are in Pensacola, Fla.: ROBERT H. T H A L M A N , 401 Bryant Rd., Navy Point.

LEONARD I. COLE, JR., and W A L K E R W. LAMBERT, BOQ, N A S .

DERALD R. BEAL, 11-C Lorena Ave., Ellinor Village.

RICHARD R. READ lives at 301 S. Sixth St., Warrington, Fla., and R O B E R T J. A K E N S at 105-A Ellinor Court.

A new address for D E N I S A. CONRADY is 3401st Stu. Sq. ( O ) , Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Miss.

CALVIN W. T H O M A S is also at Keesler, Box 1818, 3401st Stu Sq. HAROLD E. P I L C H E R is living at 1332 San Mateo Dr. SE, Apt. 12, Albuquerque, N. M., and ROBERT W. ROGERS is living at 8311-B Decatur Ave., SE, Albuquerque.

Fox Co., 3rd BC, 1st Trng. Bn., Camp Barrett MCS, Quantico, Va., is the correct address for E D W A R D C. T I P S H U S .

A recent change of address for C H R I S K R A H N is 5103 Cathedral Ave. N W , Washington, D. C. BOB SMIDT's new address is NABTC, NAS, Pensacola, Fla. ROY W I G H T is now residing at 201 E. Ocean View Ave., Pine Manor, Apt. 7, Norfolk 3, Va. T H O M A S J. LAWSON gives his address as 119-B Catherine Ave., Ellinor Village, Pensacola, Fla. BOB McGURK is currently on duty at the Fleet Air Defense Training Center

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The latest address for E U G E N E H. P A R K E R is 101-C Ellis Dr., Warrington, Fla. BOQ 674, NAS, Pensacola, Fla., is the correct address for J A M E S V. HEALY. EDGAR F. T A T U M , JR., requests his address changed to 420 3rd St., SW, Moultrie, Ga. On 6 Sept. 1954 R O N T H U N M A N was married to Miss Betsy Caldwell, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Rex S. Caldwell, at St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Annapolis with reception following at Alumni House. Ron is stationed in the U S S SHELTOX (DD-790), F P O San Fran-

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Oct.—Dartmouth at Hanover Oct.—Stanford at Palo Alto Oct.—Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh Oct. —Pennsylvania at Philadelphia Oct. —Notre Dame at Baltimore Nov.—Duke at Norfolk Nov.—Colimibia at Annapolis Nov.—Army at Philadelphia PLEBE FOOTBALL

9 Oct.—Pennsylvania State University Frosh of State College, Pa. 16 Oct.—Bullis School of Silver Spring, Md. 25 Oct. ^—^University of Marj'land Frosh of College Park, Md. 5 Nov.—Univ. of Pennsylvania Frosh of Philadelphia, Pa. 13 Nov.—Univ. of Pittsburgh Frosh of Pittsburgh, Pa. 25 Nov.^—Columbian Prep School of Washington, D. C. 150-LB. FOOTBALL

15 Oct.—Rutgers U. of New Brvinswick, N. J. (at New Brunswick, N. J.) 23 Oct.—U. of Pennsylvania of Philadelphia (at Philadelphia) 29 Oct. —Villanova Coll. of Villanova, Pa. 6 Nov.—Cornell U. of Ithaca, N . Y. 12 Nov.—Princeton U. of Princeton, N. J.

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29 Oct..—Mercersburg Academy of Mercersburg, Pa. 10 Nov.—U. of Ud. Frosh of College Park 13 Nov.—Girard College of Philadelphia VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

2 Oct. —Villanova Coll. of \^illanova. Pa. 9 Oct. —U. of Marvland of College Park, Md. (at College Park, Md.) 16 Oct.—St. John's U. of Brooklyn, N. Y. 29 Oct.—Georgetown U. of Wash., D. C. 5 Nov.—Heptagonal Cross Country Ch. (at New York, N. Y . ) . (Dual meet with U. S. Military Academy held in conjunction with Heptagonals.)

15 Nov.—ICAAAA Cross Country Ch. (at New York, N . Y.) 23 Nov.—NYU of New York (at N Y ) PLEBE CROSS COUNTRY

15 Oct.-—Baltimore Polytechnic Institute of Baltimore, Md. 23 Oct. —U. of Md. Frosh of College Park 29 Oct. ^Mercersburg Academy of Mercersburg, Pa. DINGHY SAILING

2 Oct.—Octagonal Regatta (G. Washington, Catholic U., Lehigh, Georgetown, Princeton, Virginia, Lafayette and Navy) 17 Oct. —Frosh Elimination Regatta (Virginia, Catholic U., Georgetown, Maryland, Geo. Washington and Navy) 30-31 Oct.—Schell Trophy Regatta (at Cambridge, Mass.)

30-31 Oct.—Freshman Championships 6-7 Nov.—W'ashington Area Championships (Catholic U., Geo. Washington, Maryland, Georgetown and Navy) 13-14 Nov.—Middle Atlantic Fall Invitational Regatta

IF YOU ARE IN BUSINESS {Continued from page 19)

Bossman's story is quite parallel. He, too, was endowed with the natural traits which are essential features of any success story. For sufficient reasons, he decided to cast his lot in the world of business rather than on the seven seas. Like Topsail, Bossman had a brilliant career and proJUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL gressed from one success to another, and Oct.—Princeton U. J V at Annapolis now is a recognized authority in his field.

Like Topsail, he, too, can look back to those days when the Naval Academy acVARSITY SOCCER cepted the basic materials, strengthened Oct.—Cornell U. of Ithaca (at Ithaca) them and developed them as the foundaOct.—Yale U. of New Haven, Conn. itons of character without which his rise Oct.—Princeton U. of Princeton, N. J. to the top would not be possible. BossOct.—Swarthmore College of Swarth- man, also, owes a lot to the Naval more, Pa. Academy.

Oct. —U. of Md. of College Park, Md. Topsail and Bossman, repeated many Nov.—Haverford College of Haver- times in our Association, are now so situford, Pa. ated they can phone a friend, or talk to Nov.—Penn St. U. of State College, an associate, or call in their advertising Pa. (at State College. Pa.) manager, and say: Nov.—U. of Penn of Philadelphia "Bill, I'd like to take a page in the RegNov.—U. S. Military Academy of West ister or Shipmate (or both!). It doesn't Point, N. Y. (at West Point) cost much, the circulation is nationwide and also covers the whole navy, and for PLEBE SOCCER personal reasons I want to get on their Oct.—Mt. St. Joseph High School of list. And Bill, you might carry that as a continuing item in your advertising Baltimore, Md. Oct.—Calvert Hall College of Balto. budget."

How about it.' And as the TV comOct.—Swarthmore College Jr. Var. of mercials say—mention this program.

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OSGOOD V. TRACY, '24

Osgood V. Tracy, '24, General Manager of Esso Standard Oil Co. Osgood V. Tracy, a director and general manager of the Chemical Products Department of Esso Standard Oil Company, has for more than 20 3-ears been engaged in the commercial development and manufacture of chemicals from petroleum.

Tracy joined the company in 1930 and subsequently served as operations head of the Standard Oil Development Company— central technical organization of Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) affiliates, manufacturing co-ordinator of Chemical Products and assistant manager of the Chemical Products Department of Esso Standard Oil Company. He is also president of Enjay Company, chemical products marketing affiliate of Esso. He has been general manager of the Chemical Products Department since 1949 and was elected a director in January 1954.

In October 1951, he was on leave from the company to serve for a year as deputy director and later director of the Chemical Division of the National Production Authority, U. S. Department of Commerce.

In this capacity he shared responsibility for aiding the chemical industry in meeting necessary production goals and distributing scarce chemicals to defense and essential industries. He was the first oil industry representative selected to help NPA's Chemical Division, an appointment which was cited as indicative of the phenomenal growth of petroleum as an important source of organic chemical' raw materials.

Osgood Tracy was born in Syracuse, N. Y., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1924. After duty with the Navy, he entered the chemical field with the Solvay Process Company, later joining Esso at its Baton Rouge Refinery where he took part in the company's early developments in synthetic rubber and synthetic soaps and detergents. He is a member of the American Chemical Society.

He makes his home in Morristown, N. J., with his wife and three daughters.

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11. S. I A. ilLllMIVI ASSOCIITIOIK 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, '25, 816 Orlando Ave., Akron 20. Ohio.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Joseph W. McGrath, Jr., '47, 423 Wooster Rd., N., Barberton, Ohio.

ANNAPOLIS President, Cdr. E. D. Lamiman, USN, '40, 85 Bowyer Rd., USNA, Annapolis, Md. Secretary, Cdr. R. H. Maury, U S N ( R e t ) , '14, 208 Prince George St., Annapolis, Md.

ATLANTA President, Capt. W. A. Brooks, USN (Ret.), '19, 752 E. Wesley Rd., NE, Apt. 2, Atlanta, Ga. Secretary-Treasurer, Capt J. O. Banks, USN, '25, 152 M t Vernon Dr.. Decatur, Ga.

BALTIMORE President Mr. W. Beverly Bristor, '27, 600 Hastings Rd., Towson 4, Md. Secretary, Mr. H. B. Atwood, '27, Central Savings Bank Building, Baltimore, Md. BOSTON President, Henry G. Brousseau, '24, 266 Highland Ave., West Newton, Mass.

Secretary, Malcolm B. Flanders, '28, 149 Longwood Ave., Brookline, Mass.

CHICAGO President, E. C. McLean, '35, 11 Hibbard Rd., P. O. Box 92, Winnetka, 111.

Secretary, Mr. W. T. Cluverius, 10837 S. California Ave., Chicago 43, 111.

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CLEVELAND

KANSAS CITY

President, Mr. Robert J. McGinness, 295 Point Dr., Avon Lake, Ohio.

Secretary, Cdr. Frederick R. Matthews, 879 Medford Dr., Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

President, Mr. Richard B. Brown, '47, Marsh Steel Corp., 101 E. 9th St., North Kansas City, Mo. Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Paul J. Love, '46, 5549 Canterbury Rd., Kansas City 3, Kans.

COLORADO President, Mr. H. R. Brannon, '32, 745 14th St., Boulder, Colo.

Secretary, Mr. Donald L. Wyckoff, 2241 Niagara St., Denver, Colo.

CONNECTICUT President, V. Adm. James E. Maher, USN ( R e t ) , '15, IS Niles Hill Rd., New London, Conn.

Secretary, Arthur R. Cushman, '39, 410 Pequot Ave., New London, Conn.

LOS ANGELES President, Mark H. Harrington, '20, 696 E. Colorado, Pasadena 1, Calif.

Secretary, Cdr. Albert S. Fuhrman, U S N ( R e t ) , '37, 1302 S. Idaho St., La Habra, Calif.

MIAMI

President, R. Adm. Thomas E. Boyce, USN ( R e t ) , '23, 3910 Loquat Ave., MiDETROIT ami 33, Fla. Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. W. S. Ginn, President, Paul D. Richmond, '42, 1614 Newcastle Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods 36, U S N (Ret.), '23, 4121 La Playa Blvd., Coral Gables, Fla. Mich.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Wallace J. Agren, '46, 4134 Harvard Rd., Detroit 24, MILWAUKEE Mich.

President, James H. Wheeler, Jr., '45, 4132-A North Larkin St., Milwaukee 11, DETROIT-ANNAPOLIS DADS CLUB Wis. President, Mr. John W. McCrea, 16801 Secretary-Treasurer, Edward F. PionGrand River, Detroit 27, Mich. kowski, '40, 5335 N. Shoreland Ave., MilSecretary-Treasurer Mr. William H. waukee 11, Wis. Hagenmeyer, 323 E. Atwater St., Detroit 26, Mich.

NEWPORT HOUSTON President, Capt. J. W. Rankin, USN President, Capt. Frank C. Huntoon, (Ret.). '08, 27 Everett St., Newport, R. L U S N R (Ret.), '15, 3727 S. Braeswood Secretary, Capt B. Anderson, U S N Blvd., Houston 25, 'Tex. ( R e t ) , '21, 1 Gray Terrace, Newport, R . I .

Secretary, Capt. E. H. McMenemy, U S N (Ret.), '20, 19 Briar Hollow, Houston, Tex. NEW YORK President, David A. Stretch, '30, 120 INDIANAPOLIS Broadway, New York 5, N . Y. Chairman Welcoming Committee, Cdr. Secretary, Lt. Col. Samuel S. Yeaton, G. E. Marcus, Jr., USN, '35, U. S. Naval USMC ( R e t ) , '30, 50 East 52nd S t , New Ordnance Plant.

York 17, N. Y. Secretary, Mr. Robert McMurray, '22, (Continueii on next page) 725 E. S7th St., Indianapolis, Ind.

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AKRON: Dinner mntingi held on the laat Thuraday of each month.

ANNAPOLIS: Meetinga held the aecond Wedneaday of each month at 8:00 P.M. at Alomni Home, Annapolia, Md. ATLANTA: Meetinga are held on the 6rat Sunday of each month at the Cemmiaaioned Officera' Meaa of the Naval Air Station, Atlante, at 1930.

BALTIIMORE: Meetinga held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Hotel Stafford, Baltimore, Md., at 5:30 P.M. BOSTON: Luncheon meetinga held firat Wedneaday of each month, 12:30 P.M. at the Boaton Yacht Club, 5 Rowea Wharf, Boston.

CHICAGO: Regular monthly dinner meetinga held on lat Fri. at 6:30 PM at Naval Armory, Randolph St. CLEVELAND: Meetinga held at 12:00 noon at the Hickory Grill, 929 Cheater Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, on the third Wedneaday of each month.

COLORADO: Meetinga held on the fourth Tueaday of each month. The time variea aa it ia aometimea a luncheon meeting and other timea a dinner meeting.

MILWAUKEE: Meetinga held on the first Wedneaday of each month at the Cudworth Poat, 1756 N. Proepect Ave., Milwaukee, Wiac, at 6:30 P.M. NEWPORT: Meetinga usually held at 6:30 P.M. on the last Tueaday of each month at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I. NEW YORK: Luncheon meetinga on the third Tueaday of each month save for March, July and August, at 12:30 P.M., Maritime Roomâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;21at Floor, The Lawyer'a Club, 116 Broadway, N.Y. NORTH TEXAS: Quarterly; contact Fred Wiedemann, 2501 Cedar Springs, Dallas Tex., for information.

PHILADELPHIA: Dinner meetings are usually held on the aecond Friday of each month at the Officera' Meaa, 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 Hotels Pittsburgh, Pa. RICHMOND: Quarterly dinner meetinga held on the aecond Friday in Februaryi May, August and November i

CONNECTICUT: Chapter meetinga are held quarterly at prearranged places around the State. Membera are notified by mail 2 weeks prior to the meeting.

ROCHESTER: Regular Luncheon Meeting at 12.15 PJJ. on Second Monday of each Month at Chamber of Commerce.

DETROIT: Meetinga held quarterly at the Naval Armory.

HOUSTON Luncheona held on the firat Tueaday of each month at the Ben Milan HoteL INDIANAPOLIS: Meetinga held on the third Monday of each month at 12:15 P.M at the Indianapolia Athletic Club.

KANSAS CITY: Regular luncheon meetinga are held at the Univeraity Club at 12:16 P.M. on the aecond Wednesday of each month.

LOS ANGELES: Dinner meetinga held firat Wednesday of each month, 6:30 P.M.i at locations selected by entertainment committee. Phone A. S. Fuhrman, Dunkirk 7-2061.

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 Alumni always welcome. Contact secretary.

SAN DIEGO: Regular dinner meetinga held one each quarter in Coronado or San Diego. Membera are notified by muL SAN FRANCISCO: Dinner meetings held at the Commissioned Officen' Club, Treaanr* laland, at 6:30 P.M. on thefiratWedneaday of each month.

SEATTLE: Meetinga held on the first Wedneaday of each month at 6:00 PJrf.; alternating between C.O.M. (Open) Naval Station, Pier 91, Seattle, and B.O.Q. U.S. Naval Air Station, Seattle.

No meetings during July and August.

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LOUIS: Meets every two montha. Contact the Premdent or Secretary if not on mailing list.

TAMPA: No information regarding meetinga.

WASHINGTON, D. C : Monthly luncheons held the third Thursday in the moathi 12:30 P.M., Army and Nary Club, Farragut Square k Eye St., N.W.i Washington (.

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NORTH TEXAS President, Stanley J. Schiller, 416 Crestwood Dr., Fort Worth, Tex. Secretary-Treasurer, Fred Wiedemann, 2501 Cedar Springs, Dallas, Tex.

PHILADELPHIA President, Capt. James B. Donnelly, U S N (Ret.), '20, Temple University, 1926 N. Park Ave., Philadelphia 22, Pa. Secretary, Mr. Arthur Fleming, Jr., '25, 4248 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.

PITTSBURGH President, R. A. Hart, '29, 1225 Peermont Ave., Pittsburgh 16, Pa. Secretary, R. H. Miller, '22, 225 Melwood St., Pittsburgh 13, Pa. RICHMOND President, Capt. W . C. Wickham, U S N (Ret.), '09, R F D 2, Ashland, Va. Secretary-Treasurer, E. Neil Rogers, '40, Lane & Rogers, Attorneys, 1 N. 6th St., Richmond 19, Va. Chairman, Welcoming Committee, Mr. E. Neil Rogers, '40, 303 Sunset Drive, Westham, Richmond, Va.

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ANNAPOLIS The Annapolis Chapter had its first regular meeting of the season on Wednesday evening, September Sth. After the business meeting Coach Eddie Erdelatz gave an interesting talk on his plans and prospects for the coming football season. After the address coffee and doughnuts were served to the members and their ladies.

Members present at the meeting were F. V. McNair '03; J. M. Doyle, H. T. Train '09; W. Van C. Brandt, M. D. Gilmore '11; J. R. Palmer '13; R. H. Maury, H. H. Jalbert '14; M. W. Hutchinson '15; L. F. Brown '16; J. W. Gregory '17; C. E. Coney '19; P. Heineman '20; J. P. Costello, W. F. Fitzgerald, D. T. Giles, C. W. Gray ' 2 1 ; S. K. Groseclose, H. T. Walsh '22; C. D. Beaumont, R. M. Huebl, E. E. Sprung, T. T. Tucker, B. B. Wilson '23; C. W. Truxall '25; H. E. Strange '26; H. G. Corey, W. T. Jenkins '30; J. F. Tenney '31; R. H. Dale '32; R. B. Madden '33; J. M. McDowell '38; E. D. Lamiman '40, and R. F. Gower '47.

ROCHESTER President, Mr. Quinton A. Pierce, '42, 295 Browncroft Blvd., Rochester 9, N. Y. DETROIT Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Lawrence E. We held our annual Fresh Water Cruise Guiliani, '43, 48 Huntington Park, Apt. 2, for Midshipmen on Wednesday, August Rochester 21, N. Y. 18th. Eleven midshipmen from the Michigan area, with their drags, participated SAN DIEGO in this event The Detroit Chapter of the President, Capt. Joseph T. Talbert, U S N Alumni Association was represented by ( R e t ) , '20, 506 First St., Coronado, Calif. Admiral and Mrs. Jacobi, Paul and Ginny Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. Hal C. Jones, Richmond, Wally and Dorothy Agren.

USN ( R e t ) , '21, 4205 Del Mar, San Diego Mr. J. W. McCrae attended as a representative of the Annapolis Dads' Club of 7, Calif.

Detroit. The Detroit Power Squadron furnished six yachts for this outing, under SAN FRANCISCO the direction of Commander Watson, who President, Capt. Edwin R. Duncan, U S N also made the cruise.

(Ret.), '23, 1421 Portola Dr., San FranAlthough the weather looked somewhat cisco 27, Calif. threatening in the beginning, the day turned Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. Lawrence A. out very nicely and everyone enjoyed Mayer, USNR, '44, 1 Upper Toyon Dr., himself at swimming, dancing, relaxing, Kentfield, Calif. and partaking of the excellent refreshments. It was most encouraging to see that almost twice as many midshipmen SEATTLE turned out this year and from the comments President, Capt E. D. Poole, U S N we received from the various midshipmen, (Ret.), '21, 1132 Harvard Ave., North it looks as though they would like to Seattle 2, Wash. have this established as an annual event Secretary, Capt. J. J. Greytak, USN, '26, and that even more of them will particiU. S. Naval Station, Pier 91, Seattle 99, pate in the future.

Wash.

As mentioned in the previous issue, we have tentative plans for an early fall meeting. We also mentioned the possibility of ST. LOUIS having this meeting in the form of a dinnerPresident, Louis J. Wilson, '35, 9 Oak dance and we requested that you send your Terrace, Webster Groves, St. Louis, Mo. comments concerning such an affair to the Secretary, Douglas R. Aldrich, 460 Bis- writer. We have not heard any further mark Ave., Webster Groves 10, Mo. from any of our members regarding this, so we assume that it would be better not to give such a party at this time. For our TAMPA fall meeting, instead, we thought you would President, R. Adm. Edward L. Beck,'25, perhaps be interested in seeing the 45 minU S N ( R e t ) , Palm Oaks, R F D 2, Palm- ute color movie on Annapolis. Our presietto, Fla. dent, Paul Richmond, showed this film Secretary-Treasurer, Ens. L. C. Hernan- recently at a meeting of the Detroit Power dez, U S N , '48-B, Columbia Restaurant, Squadron, somewhat in token for our apYbor City, Tampa, Fla. preciation for their participation in the Midshipmen Cruise. This iilm was very well received and the comments were that WASHINGTON, D. C. President, V. Adm. W. L. Ainsworth, it was very interesting. After seeing the U S N (Ret.), '10, 1 W. Woodbine St., film, we feel that it would be of interest to our Alumni group as well.

Chevy Chase, Md. Secretary, Mr. Arthur Tarantino, '35, We also plan, for the fall, our annual 8506 Rosewood Dr., Bethesda, Md. party on the day of the Army-Navy Game, OCTOBER,

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MIDSHIPMEN'S FRESH WATER Cruise sponsored by Annapolis Dads' Club, Detroit Chapter, August 18. which as usual will be held at the Brodhead Naval Armory, where a large screen television will be available as well as refreshments at a nominal cost. We should like to encourage more of our members to attend the party this year, as we have excellent facilities available to us and the affair is much more interesting when we have a larger cheering section. We have heard the comment that a number of people do not attend because they hold television parties in their own homes for this event.

We would like to suggest that if you are making such plans that you plan to have your party at the Armory instead of at home, as all your guests would be most welcome.

HOUSTON The Houston branch of the Alumni Association held its September monthly luncheon at the Ben Milam Hotel on Tuesday, 9 September, after a summer lapse of two months during which no meetings were held.

Thirteen members attended and our old friend and barbecue chef, par-excellence, Leon Ince, was present as Lynn Elliott's guest.

Several who had taken vacation trips regaled us with a new crop of stories. Lynn Elliott had visited Bremerton Navy Yard and gave us a short general description of some of the modern alterations being put on aircraft carriers.

Those present were as follows: S. M. Robinson '03, F. C. Huntoon '15, E. H. McMenemy '20, W. S. Thomson '22, A. B. Wallace '25, W. Y. Allen, W. A. Illing, T. J. Thornhill and L. F. Volk '30; L. T. Elliott '32, R. A. Turrentine '34, R. H. Bowman '44, R. J. Huntoon '45, and Leon Ince, guest.

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LOS ANGELES After skipping our monthly meeting during August because of so many members being away, our fall meetings started off with September. This was held at the Green Hotel in Pasadena. It was a hot evening and the gin and tonics were very much in evidence. From the expression on our bartender's face, wouldn't be surprised if the Green Hotel had to run across the street to the corner drug store for more tonic water.

After a very fine dinner we were privileged to hear as our speaker Mr. Dick Pittenger. He is presently director of advertising for one of the more successful insurance companies out here on the West Coast, The Farmers Insurance Group.

Formerly he was with 20th Century-Fox for eighteen years in advertising and publicity. He held a most unique position in respect to the Annual Governors' Conference, being really the only outsider in attendance. His episodes concerning many of the forty-eight states' governors as well as President Eisenhower were most interesting. To say the least, we all enjoyed his tales very much.

Several topics were discussed, the most important of which was our next meeting in October. This will be handled by the local Navy Youth Foundation on the sixth of that month. It is planned to hold this meeting at the new Schlitz Brewery's Hospitality Center in the San Fernando Valley. Reservations must be made. The occasion is for a grand pre-Navy-Stanford game wing-ding. Rip Miller will be here to "give us the dope."

Attending this meeting were the following members: Arnold and Jackson '00; Kingman ' 1 1 ; Feineman '16; Harrington and Threshie '20; Dalkowitz, Hales and McKee ' 2 1 ; Converse, W. Glen Jones and Pierce '22; Dodson '23 ; Ruhsenberger '24; MacKinnon '25; Niekum '26; Grout and George Jones '27; Friess '29; Ennis '30; McCleod '32; Lennox '34; Seller '36; Benson, Carroll and Fuhrman '37; W. W. Stevens '43; Behm '45; Joste and C. R. Wilson '47.

We are pleased to make note of the classes of Forty and junior showing up at our meetings. All hands are very welcome.

SAN FRANCISCO Wednesday, August 4th, the San Francisco Branch of the U S N A Alumni Association held its monthly dinner meeting at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Treasure Island, E. R. Duncan presiding. After a short business meeting, the arrangements for the affairs after the Stanford-Navy game were discussed.

Mr. A. B. Feslier, Travel Commissioner for New Zealand in the United States and Canada, gave us a very interesting talk on the political and cultural sides of New Zealand today. After his short lecture, Mr. Feslier answered questions from the floor and then showed motion pictures of the scenic beauties of New Zealand.

Those attending were: H. E. Kays, A. B. Court and E. R. Shipp '05; J. M. Schelling '07; Leo Lindley and Adm. P. W. Northcroft '09; E. L. Patch ' 1 1 ; John Falge and C. D. Edgar '12; R. S. Robertson '12; H. Watts Pillsbury '13; F. E. Beatty '16; T. Ross Cooley '17; G. Van Deurs and Jim Reisinger ' 2 1 ; W. P. Cogswell and H. L. Fudge '22; W. R. 48

Thayer and E. R. Duncan '23 ; W. E. Evans, Nominating Committee For D. D. Wight and E. E. Berthold '24; R. W. Reither '25; R. S. Kimbell '26; E. T. Next Year's Ass'n Officers Goyette '27; C. P. Butler '28; Frank L. The President of the Alumni AssociaRobinson '30; John S. Matthews '32; R. W. Curtis '33; L. F. Jett '38; Frank J. tion, V. Adm. George F. Hussey, Jr., has Behounek, L. A. Mayer, J. R. Riordan appointed the following to serve on the and Paul T. Heffernan '44; Douglas E. Nominating Committee in accordance with Landreth and Raymond E. Dix '45; Jack Section VI, Paragraph 1, of the AssociaA. Garrow and Kenneth Holden '55. tion by-laws: Guests for the evening were: J. C. Capt Roland H. Dale, U S N '32, Chairman 5 Porter Rd., USNA, Annapolis, Md. Irwin, Cdr., Stanford '25; Paul Barnes; Capt. George W. Shepard, Med. Corps Adm. Wm. H. Standley, U S N (Ret.) '95 862 G. Ave., Coronado, Calif. ( R e t ) , and C. Morton, LCdr. ( R e t ) .

Lawrence A. Mayer V. Adm. W. W. Smith, U S N (Ret.) '09 3410 Newark Ave., Washington 16, D. C. Capt. Harold R. Keller, U S N ( R e t ) '11 37 Sheffield Rd., Newtonville 60, Mass.

Capt. Frank C. Huntoon, U S N R (Ret.) '15 3727 S. Braeswood Blvd., Houston 25, Texas Mr. Robert McMurray '22 725 E. 57th St., Indianapolis 20, Ind. Mr. Donald L. Wyckoff '44 2241 Niagara S t , Denver Colo.

Mail forwarded to the last known adThe Committee is to submit to the Board dress of the following listed members of of Trustees, not later than December 10, the Alumni Association has been returned. a slate of candidates for the offices of To date, efforts to trace them from this president, vice presidents and trustees-atoffice have produced no results. Their pres- large to be voted on by members of the ent addresses are needed. If you know Association at the next election in April.

The geographical distribution of the where they may be reached, please send the information on a post card to U. S. members of the Nominating Committee Naval Alumni Association, Alumni House, makes it impossible for them to meet. Their work must be accomplished by correspondAnnapolis, Md. ence. They can be of the maximum effectiveness only if members take an active 1917—Francis A. Smith part in making suggestions to any member 1920—Donald T. Whitner of the Committee whether nearest in age or location.

1921—Marion R. Kelley

LOST IN THE SHUFFLE

1922—Theodore W. Miller, Robert R. Cleland 1923—William P. Hauworth 1925—William H. Shahan, Frederic Bell, Royal B. Stevens 1927—Rex I. Heinlein, Jr., O. H. Dodson 1928—Edward E. Lull 1930—John Hulme 1932—Willard Feldscher 1934—E. W. Logsdon, Norman C. Leclerq 1938—Joseph P. Fitz-Patrick 1944—James D. Mooney, Jr. 1945—Robert J. Tartre 1948A—John C. Hufft 1948B—Robert D. Huntington, Jr. 1949—Ralph D. Whittier, Joseph N. Kanevsky, John F. Docherty, Tr., Frank E. Sherman, Jack L. English, Frank P. Brown, Jr., Robert L. Blum 1950—George G. Deranian 1951—Murray H. Silverman 1952—Milton P. Alexich, George J. Kubal, Andrew Y. Lemoal, Philip C. Davis,

Jr. 1953—Dean A. Abrahamson, Leonard K. Baker, David H. Fischer, William R. Hatfield, Earl E. Hill, Jr., Ira W. Kane, William A. Lawler, Samuel P. Massie, Richard K. Miller, Harry J. Nesbitt, R. W. Scearce, Jr., William J. Sturgeon, I I I

UsHt (Ml F R E D E R I C B R E W S T E R BASSETT (RADM U S N R E T ) '88 died U S N H Jacksonville, Fla., 6 August 1954.

W I L L I S W I N T E R BRADLEY, JR. (CAPT U S N R E T ) '07 died of heart attack at Santa Barbara, Calif., 27 August 1954.

ROBERT J A M E S FOSSUM (LCDR U S N ) '43 died in plane crash in Med. area, 1 September 1954.

F R A N K E D W A R D JOHNSON (LCDR U S N R E T ) '09 died at San Francisco, Calif., 24 May 1954.

E D W A R D CLIFFORD KALBFUS (ADM U S N R E T ) '99 died at Newport, R. I., 6 September 1954.

CHARLES GRIFFITH MEINTS (COL USMC) '24 died suddenly while on duty in the Canal Zone, 28 August 1954.

R U S S E L L ALGER OSMUN (BRIG GEN U S A R E T ) '10 died at Chatham.

Mass., 9 August 1954.

ROY M A X W E L L SIGNER (CAPT U S N R E T ) '21 died at Altadena, Calif., 6 August 1954.

DAVID R A N D O L P H

THORNHILL

( L T J G U S N ) '48-B died in U S S B E N NINGTON off Quonset Point, R. I., 26 May

1954—Louis H. Hamel. I l l , James G. Mahorner.

1954.

Shipmate thanks all who supplied addresses of names listed in last month's "Lost in the Shuffle."

ROGER W E S T O N TILLSON, JR. (LTJG U S N ) '51 died in plane crash at Mt. Saint Helena, Calif., 26 August 1954.

S H I P M A T E

MARKED

. . . FOR DESTRUCTION 1 In a matter of seconds these on-coming

enemy

blips will be m a r k e d for destruction.

V fe?s

W h e n the Navy's new M a r k 6 T a r g e t Designation System "sights" an enemy, the r a n g e and

bearing

d a t a are automatically transmitted to a p p r o p r i a t e gun directors. Guns are "on t a r g e t " b e f o r e the object

gets within maximum

efFective

flying

r a n g e . The

result may well spell the difference between survival and disaster to ship and crew.

Developed Naval

by

RCA

in close coordination

personnel, the M a r k

6 Target

with

Designation

System is now in full production. It is but one of the many complete electronic systems which RCA has d e v e l o p e d for the a r m e d forces. RCA engineering — from o r i g i n a l planning to flnal production — assures greater in

efficiency,

effectiveness

and

safety

operation.

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