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CONTENTS Samuel Powhatan Carter, Class of 1846

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Historic Annapolis and the Navy by Oretha Swartz

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Thoughts on Commissioning for Prospective Commanding Ofl&cers by Handford T. Cruser, III, '42

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Capitol Hill by Fred Lardner, '22

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Inside the Main Gate

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About the Navy and Navy Men

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Navy Athletics by Jerry Sedor, "J7

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COVER—Alumni House, home of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. Built in 1739, it is known also as Ogle Hall and the Porter House.

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On Tuesday evening, 4 September, the first day of the Academic Year, Admiral Smedberg informally addressed all officers of the Severn River Naval Command and the civilian members of the Naval Academy faculty. Wives had also been invited to attend and many were in the audience.

The Admiral said lie expects to have such get-togethers a few times each year.

He began by congratulating the faculty on the success of the Plebe Parents Weekend, a report on which is given elsewhere.

He spoke of the plaudits that had come from many parents attending. He then discussed the new Fourth Class Sponsorship Program whereby members of the faculty other than the Executive Department will act as advisors to Plebes in all but military matters. The program is to assist plebes in adjusting themselves to military life, to expose them to the social and home life of Navy families, and to foster in them the desire for a career in the Navy or Marine Corps as a General Line officer. Described by one midshipman as a "Plebe Papa Program," it is in the nature of an experiment. Participation in it by the faculty is voluntary; nevertheless, 97% have agreed to participate. The Superintendent stressed the point that the program was in no way to affect the relationship between the midshipman and his company officer who is charged with the military aspects of his training.

Admiral Smedberg reaffirmed that the purpose of the Naval Academy was to produce Line officers for the Navy. He said he was shocked to learn that 40% of the last graduatinrg class recently asked for duty other than the Line of the Navy.

This is a condition that can only be corrected by a faculty who believes that the national security of our country is only as strong as its Navy, and that the core, the very heart of that Navy, is formed by the graduates of the Naval Academy.

The Superintendent stressed the point that officers should feel that the years spent in teaching midshipmen will be rewarding and profitable. He referred to a remark made by an officer instructor to the effect that officers who teach at the Naval Academy were giving up three years of their career to do so. He challenged that concept and stated that those officers of all Services who earnestly and enthusiastically teach their subjeas to the midshipmen will find they have in no way impaired their careers; that on the contrary this experience in teaching and dealing with young men will stand them in good stead throughout their lives. He recognized the fact that some of the instructors were primarily interested in flying jet airplanes but he stated his conviction that the temporary setback to that proficiency will be more than offset in the long run by the new experience gained here. He pointed out that the period of technological proficiency is relatively short in comparison with the higher responsibilities that will be acquired with increased rank, and stated that the duty here, if performed with imagination, initiative and competence, will pay many dividends career-wise in the years ahead.

He lauded the dedication t o the Academy and to the teaching profession of the 200 civilians on the faculty. The Acad-

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SAMUEL P. CARTER-Class of 1846 The Commandant Who Was A General It may come as a surprise to many in all services today to learn that two officers of the regular Navy served throughout the Civil W a r in the Union Army and rose to the rank of major generals. The story of the able but bombastic William Nelson of Kentucky who came to a sad end will be told at some future time. The other, Samuel Powhatan Carter of Tennessee, returned to the Navy after the war to have twenty more years of a distinguished career including a tour of duty as Commandant of Midshipmen during the superintendency of John L. Worden of MONITOR fame.

Carter was bom in 1819 in Elizabethton, Tenn. He attended Princeton for two years before becoming a midshipman in 1840. He was in the first class of the Naval Academy, one of the "oldsters" who after five years at sea were sent to study for a year before being examined for the rank of Past Midshipman. His graduation number is 11.

He served at the Academy from 1850 to 1853 as Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Infantry Tactics and from 1857 to 1860 as Assistant to the Commandant.

When the Civil W a r broke out he was a lieutenant in the steam sloop of war SEMINOLE on the South American station.

Carter came from the strongly Union section of E^st Tennessee and he had no hesitation about expressing his sentiments.

Andrew Johnson, that state's Senator and afterwards President, solicited Secretary of the Navy Welles for Carter's help in organizing and instructing the Union volunteers in Tennessee. When the SEMINOLE returned to the United States in July 1861 Carter was ordered to report to the W a r Department.

Carter was commissioned as a Colonel and given command of the Tennessee brigade in September 1861. He became a Brigadier General of Volunteers in May 1862 and from the close of 1862 commanded

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a division. At tlie end of the war he commanded the 23rd Corps in W. T. Sherman's Army and was breveted a Major General in March 1865.

General Carter was in the early operations in Eastern Tennessee and had a major part in the recovery of that state in 1863.

He commanded the cavalry of the 23rd Corps in these operations and became one of the most successful cavalry commanders in the West. After East "Tennessee was occupied by the Union forces he became the Provost Marshal of that area. His division was part of Schofield's Army in its great strategic movement from the heart of Tennessee to the coast of North Carolina by river, rail and sea transport in three weeks.

He thereby had a part in the closing operations of Sherman's march through the Carolinas.

At his own request, Carter was mustered out of the Army in 1866 and returned to the Navy. While he was a General, he was promoted on the regular list from Lieutenant to Lieutenant Commander in 1863 and to Commander in 1865.

Carter's first assignment, after again CARTER I N 1865 as a Major General in putting on a Navy uniform, was in com- Command of the 23rd Corps in W . T. Sherman's Army of the West. mand of the gunboat MONOCACY on the Asiatic station from 1866 to 1869. He served as Commandant of Midshipmen from 1869 to 1872. Afterwards he commanded ward academic standing. Their desire for the ALASKA on the European station. He knowledge and their realization of the was commissioned Commodore in 1875 and importance of class standing in later life retired as a rear admiral in 1882. He was needs to be developed. He mentioned the the second president of the old Naval new Superintendent's List which will be Academy Graduates Association. He died similar to the Dean's List of many colleges. in 1891. His remains are in Oak Hill Cem- Midshipmen who maintain a bigh class etery, Washington, D. C. standing, but not necessarily starring, and S. P . Carter was a devout Presbyterian whose military aptitude is also high, will and a member of one of the first out-in- be placed on the Superintendent's List and town church parties. His brother, William will receive special privileges. MemberBlount Carter, was a Presbyterian minister ship on this list will be given publicity, in Tennessee who was active in the Union especially in the midshipman's home area.

Admiral Smedberg concluded by speakcause. Carter was tall, handsome, dignified, graceful in carriage and very affable. In ing of the plans for material progress. the words of a brother officer, he was "a The extension of Farragut Field and the soldierly Christian of sincere piety and Dewey Basin fill, for which funds have been appropriated, will add more than 60 undoubted courage." acres of playing fields to the Academy.

A detailed manuscript account of Carter's This will permit the building of two new Army service can be found in Box 213 of wings on Bancroft Hall and the modernthe Naval Historical Collection in the ization of the old wings. The dilapidated Manuscripts Division of the Library of Thompson Stadium must come down after Congress. Reminiscences of him are in War this football season. T h e Admiral will Paper 19 of the District of Columbia Com- push for a new 21,000-seat capacity stamendery of the Military Order of the dium and hopes to get the support of the Loyal Legion.

Alumni for this project. He spoke of the S. P. Carter is believed to be the only necessity for another academic building American officer who served in both general and for an auditorium seating 5,000 persons. Too many temporary expediencies and flag rank. have been accepted as satisfaaory substitutes, as the Academy has expanded. New buildings must be provided for the Public The Superintendent Works and Supply facilities which now occupy the old deteriorating Quonset huts Speaks to the Faculty and other temporary shacks. And he pointed to the necessity for a proper bar(Continued from page 1) racks building and mess hall for the sevemy's tradition of civilian professors eral hundred enlisted men who now exist reaching back to the days of its founding in the REINA MERCEDES and a barracks shipâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the A.P.L. is a rich one.

The Admiral then spoke of some improvements that must be made. Midshipmen ought to have a better attitude to-

He closed his remarks by saying that too little money had been allocated to the Naval Academy for too many years.

HISTORIC ANNAPOLIS--AND THE NAVY

By Oretha Swartz The Navy's part in the preservation of historic Annapolis will be recognized on Navy Day, Saturday, 27 October, when the Fall Open House Tour is held by Historic Annapolis, Inc. Colonial homes to be opened during the tour include several now owned and lived in by Navy personnel, with a number of them restored by their owners.

Annapolis has been the Mecca of naval officers and their families since the founding of the Naval Academy in 1845. Many officers feel they know Annapolis well.

However, there is a wealth of historical facts concerning Maryland's capital city that is not generally known.

ing was held at St. John's College to arouse the people of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County to preserve the heritage of their colonial city founded in 1649. The ire of the citizens had been fired for some time, at the callous destroying and desecration of the pre-Revolutionary houses and structures, but the climax came when the Carroll-Davis House was put up for sale and townsfolk knew that it, too, might be torn down like the old Mackubin House and the space turned into a parking lot.

Annapolis, which was named in honor of Princess Anne, later Queen of England, has more living symbols of early Colonial and Revolutionary history than any other A Heritage Show will highlight the tour, in the country. During 1783-1784 this when many objects from the Orient will place city was the Capital of the United be on display in the recently restored small Maryland Inn at Church Circle. The Inn States. is the old Hyde House, built between 1772 For many years people throughout the and 1780 on the lot laid out prior to 1718 Nation have thought of Annapolis chiefly for the Drummer of the Town. The tours as the home of the Naval Academy—but will start at 10 a.m. and continue until 196 years before the Academy was founded, 5 p.m. Visitors may walk from historic and throughout the Revolution, Annapolis house to house without the worry of driving was a thriving commercial and social center their cars or re-parking. of North America.

Historic .A.nnapolis, Inc., was formed the Then, tall-masted sailing ships rode at night of 7 April, 1952, when a mass meet- anchor in Chesapeake Bay, filled with

cargoes of spices and silks, teas and perfumes. English Royal Governors, wealthy Maryland tobacco merchants—all lived in fine mansions, rode in grand carriages drawn by superb horses . . . small wonder that Annapolis was called the "Athens of America."

Three years before the celebrated Boston Tea Party, the Patriots of Annapolis held their own tea party when they forced thq owner of the brig, PEGGY STEWART, to burn

his ship and its cargo of tea, while his wife watched from the captain's walk on what is known today as the Peggy Stewart House. Built in 1760-72, the house stands in the shadow of the Chapel dome and is owned and lived in by an Academy graduate, J. P I E R R E BERNARD, '23, Commander, USNR. It will be open during the tour.

Three Signers of the Declaration of Independence built stately homes overlooking Chesapeake Bay: Charles Carroll of Carrollton, William Paca and Samuel Chase.

Their homes are all in use today.

Between the bandstand and Bancroft Hall is a stone marker designating the site of the home of Judge Joseph Hooper Nicholson, brother-in-law of Francis Scott Key, to whom Key gave the original manuscript and who set the words to a popular tune of the time. Here the manuscript remained until the Nicholson home was torn down in 1845.

Few people know that Charles Willson Peale—who painted the Father of Our Country some 60 times—followed the trade of a saddler during young manhood in Annapolis, before taking up portrait painting, George Washington visited here—many times. In the Old Senate Chamber of historic State House—the oldest in continuous legislative use in the country—he resigned his Commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.

Following the Revolution, however, a change came over elegant little Annapolis.

Back in those golden days, Baltimore was just a struggling yokel of a town. But her wonderful port eventually caused the eclipse of Annapolis and, like a faded beauty, the latter was called "The Finished City." She was saved only by the advent of the Naval School.

A stone's throw from the Main Gate of the Naval Academy is 9 Maryland Avenue, a house thousands of midshipmen and officers have walked by . . . little realizing that here was the gathering place for what might be called the first faculty meeting.

This is the Loockerman-Tilton House, to be opened during the tour.

The month before the opening of the Naval School in October, 1845, the first Superintendent, C o m m a n d e r Franklin Buchanan, called a meeting at the residence of Colonel M'Lane Tilton, USMC. On hand for the discussion of plans were Professor Lockwood, Professor Chauvenet and Lieutenant Ward, all of whom were on duty at the Philadelphia Asylum.

Concerning this meeting in his reminisTHE CHASE-LLOYD HOUSE, begun in 1769 by Samuel Chase, Signer of the Declara- cences prepared for the eighth annual dintion of Independence, is noted for its fine Palladian window and divided staircase. ner of the U. S. Naval Academy Graduates Association, Professor Lockwood said, " . . .

Here Francis Scott Key was married to Mary Tayloe Lloyd in 1802.

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I remember very well our arrival in the old dilapidated city and our reception by the city functionaries and outsiders. . . . The new Superintendent was very enthusiastic and full of his new office. He had fully solved the problem how to lodge the expected personnel in the very limited quarters at the fort.

"Said he, 'There are just four houses for you gentlemen: one for the Surgeon, one for Lieut. Ward, one for Prof. Chauvenet, and one for the Bachelors, Lockwood, Marcy and Howison. . . .' There was nothing mean about Buchanan. Though not a scholar, he was every inch a gallant sailor and an accomplished gentleman. . . ."

The Loockerman family dates back to Govert Loockerman, the immigrant, reputed to be the richest merchant in New Amsterdam when he died in 1683. A descendant, Richard, married Frances Townley Chase, daughter of Judge Chase who purchased the Hammond-Harwood House which he presented to them, in trust, upon his death.

During the time when Col. Tilton was owner of the house, many stories—true or false—were woven around the place. One claims that he kept in a room his coffin, which he frequently tried for size. .\fter he died, it is said that the city wouldn't accept the use of the coffin, due to its condition, and it may be seen today in a building in back of Historic Annapolis headquarters at State Circle.

Old timers recall that he kept a hat rack in the entrance hall, hung with sunbonnets which had been made by a lady friend in poor financial circumstances. Ever so often he would get rid of the lot—only to re-order. They also remember his famous "cherry bounce" served in goblets with the bottoms broken off so that they could not be set dowTi. The coffin served as his liquor cabinet.

The present owner of the house, Mrs. Reamer W. Argo (the former Mrs. Donald W Todd) makes her home here. In a wdng are R. Adm. H. H. JALBERT, U S N ( R e t ) , '14, and Mrs. Jalbert. In the main house, a staircase that hangs free from the second and third floors rises to the third floor. Here are two black marble fireplace mantles brought from England for ship's ballast, and the front door is a rare double Christian door.

The opening of a wing of the Waddell House during the tour will recall the colorful and controversial life of an early graduate. J A M E S I R E D E L L W A D D E L L , 1847, was appointed a midshipman in September, 1841, and assigned to the old threedecker USS PENNSYLVANIA. Within a short time he fought a duel with another midshipman—one account says a senior officer— who had insulted him. Shot in the hip, he limped throughout life. His career was climaxed during the Civil War when he commanded the Confederate cruiser SHENANDOAH . . . and was called a "pirate."

Captain Waddell refused to believe the Yankee reports on Appomattox and continued his "piracy" in the high seas. Finally, on 12 August 1865, he accepted the word of the captain of the British bark BARRACEUTA that the war had finally ended, and the SHENANDOAH headed for Liverpool, where she was surrendered to H M S DENEGAL. Ex-agents of the Confederacy paid off her crew from the "cotton fund" in London.

Finding it expedient to live in England for several years, until feeling had subsided.

Captain Waddell returned to the States where he was appointed a master of the new Pacific Mail steamer CITY OF S A N FRANCISCO (there was a good deal of English OCTOBER,

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THE LOOCKERMAN-TILTON HOUSE was the meeting place for Commander Buchanan, first Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Professor Lockwood, Professor Chauvenet and Lieutenant Ward a month before the opening of the Naval School in October, 1845. Here plans for the new school were discussed. In a dining-room window of the house, names of early-day midshipmen (A. E. Nelms, 1820) are scratched in the old glass. capital in Pacific Mail).* But public opinion against the "pirate" was so great that the company deposed him—only to restore his command due to public appeal for fair play! He was in command when the ship, bound for Panama, struck an uncharted reef and sank, with no loss of lives.

Although evidence showed that the captain was not at fault, his Master's License, was suspended—only to have the ruling reversed by the Supervising Inspector. Apparently, Captain Waddell had the faculty for inspiring either intense loyalty or bitter antipathy.

In 1877 Captain Waddell returned to Maryland when he took over the task for the State of suppressing pirates in her oyster beds. His "flagship" was a police boat manned by 10 men and armed with two howitzers.

Near the mouth of the Henga River, a fleet of oyster poachers would not surrender and made the error of laughing at the captain . . . in fifteen minutes the Oyster War was over. One boat was sunk, three driven ashore, three captured and the rest escaped.

The intrepid officer died in Annapolis in 1886 and is buried in St. Anne's Cemetery. He was married in 1860 to Miss Ann Selman Iglehart, whose father had bought the house, now called the Waddell House, at Prince George and Randall Streets. The main house at Prince George Street has been owned since 1892 by the V/erntz family.

The wing at 34 Randall street, to be opened during the tour, is owned and occupied by R. Adm. ROSS A. D I E R D O R F F , U S N (Ret.), '19, and Mrs. Dierdorff. It is said that wood in the floors of the house comes from each of the Confederate States.

Another occupant of the house, famous in Naval history, was Commodore Wilkinson, the successful Confederate blockade runner. Wilkinson lived in the house before Waddell, and was head of a preparatory school for boys which preceded the Werntz School.

The heart of Annapolis is in its two circles, one running into the other in * Another Confederate Naval officer who became a captain in the Pacific Mail line was William H .

Parker. Hi,<i book. Recollections of a Naval Officer, still remains one of the most interestingly written in naval literature.

something of a figure-8. The old State House with its hand-pegged wooden dome and the Old Treasury Building, built in 1735, dominate the slight but highest hill in the area. St. Anne's Church, founded as a state church in 1692, centers Church Circle. Here is the final resting place of Robert Eden, Baronet, last of Maryland's colonial governors and ancestor of Sir Anthony Eden.

Branching off the circles like the spokes of a wheel are a number of streets with historic names. Off State Circle is Cornhill Street and within its block length are 11 houses built before 1800. These once figured in the fashionable life of the town but gradually fell in disrepair until the street became a slum area. But what happened in Georgetown is happening now to Cornhill Street.

The pioneers in restoring the quaint street are Cdr. J A M E S MADISON DOYLE, USN (Ret.), '09, and Mrs. Doyle, whose first venture in 1949 was the old Brewer House. They have restored four others, including their present home at No. 60, and No. 58 which has since been purchased and is the home of R. Adm. C H A R L E S W. GRAY, USN ( R e t ) , '21, and Mrs. Gray.

Although the Doyles have opened their home during past tours, it is No. 56 Cornhill that will be open on the 27th. This Federal-type house, built between 18001815, was restored by them but was recently sold to Miss Grace Hilliard, daughter of ihe late Cdr. R O B E R T B. H I L L I A R D , USN, '04.

Also opening is No. 53 Cornhill, the Collins-Callahan House, restored and lived in by Capt ROSS F. COLLINS, U S N (Ret.), '17, and Mrs. ColHns. Built before 1720, the gambrel-roofed structure is constructed of English bond bricks at the ends and Flemish bond bricks in front. It has a fireback dated 1762. Thomas Callahan, the first owner, was a retired planter. When the inventory was made following his death in 1816, by John Shaw, famous Annapolis cabinet maker, four slaves were listed.

One of the earliest houses of the 18th century, the Bordley-Randall House, is now the home of Capt. P. V. H. W E E M S , U S N (Ret.), '12 and Mrs. Weems, who will open it during the tour. The front portion of the house was built before 1716 by {Continued on page 46)

THOUGHTS 01IJONNISSIONII FOR I

By Cdr. Handford T. Cruser, III, '42 EDITOR'S NOTE : JVe zvould like to give

our readers more articles like this one. It should be of professional value to many and of interest to all. It may bring forth comment and advice froin older and experienced officers. Shipmate is one of the feiv vehicles available for ihe exchange of such professional ideas and it is hoped that more articles of similar character from active officers ivill be forthcoming. We zvould also like to haz'e articles on the e.rperiences and reactions of alumni zvho have entered ciznlian life.

At no time in his career does an officer have the chance to leave his lasting imprint on a ship as he does when he commissions her. Men-of-war seem to have distinct personalities, much like people. Some are smart, some are not. Some are happy, some are not. Some are clean and some are not.

This individuality comes from the company of men who live and work and fight in her.

Those who do most to form this individuality are the original crew, for their attitudes to the ship and to each other become lasting and are taken up by the everchanging numbers that follow them. This commissioning crew is the creation of the first commanding officer.

The duty of fitting out and commissioning a ship may be the most remote of your future expectations and information on the subject when you get it may go into the "that's nice to know" or "file and forget" categories. Then one day orders arrive and suddenly you wonder, "Where did I read that?" What is more Hkely, you may have never seen any such information and may assume this duty is much like putting a ship through shipyard overhaul. If so, you are in for a rude awakening. Fitting out and commissioning is harder but it is more varied, more gratifying, and much more of a challenge.

This new experience will start, of course, on your old job with your orders in your hand and your rehef due to report. Your shipmates and your friends will express congratulations, which you accept with unvoiced qualms. At the same time you ask them some questions which are bothering you. You then learn how few officers have had experience in this duty. ' Written instructions are just as scarce.

U. S. Navy Regulations, 1948, Art. 0743, provides a broad outline of the duties of a prospective commanding officer. BuPers Instruction 1320.4A of 5 May 1955 specifies procedures for ordering personnel for new construction or conversion ships. One can gain much, prior to reporting, by a personal visit to or correspondence with the Type Desks in BuPers, OpNav, and BuShips.

Your best guides, however, will be common sense, good judgment and previous naval experience.

Time passes quickly among the problems of clearing up details, being relieved, and working out the decision of whether the family should be moved temporarily or left

behind. Before many days you find yourself standing before the Headquarters of the Naval District Commandant, to whom you have been directed to report.

You pay your respects to the Chief-ofStaff, who in turn will present you to the .A.dmiral. Your immediate senior, you learn, is to be the Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Operations. His office becomes your next stop. These are all of the calls that are necessary but the shipyard activity which is building (or converting) your ship had best not be forgotten. A visit to the Production Officer will be wise, followed by a call at the office of the Administrative Officer.

Here, if your timing is good, you will be introduced to the Commander of the Naval Shipyard. In case of building or conversion by a private contractor, these calls would include the Supervisor of Shipbuilding and such civilian officials as he might advise.

You may have the idea that the role of the Prospective Commanding Officer is mostly that of "Glad Hander." Actually, it will be that of "Chief Expediter." To do it properly you will have to get personally acquainted with many other officers and civilians of the shipyard. This may be done with least trouble by having your Ship Superintendent introduce you around.

Good relations having been established at the top level, it is now time to get down to work. There is no definite sequence of events to follow. Some will find you, others you'll have to find for yourself. An office must be set up or, if established, it must be organized. You will be fortunate if the Supply Officer has preceded you. He will be there to greet you, shop equipped, waiting for you to push some buttons.

The personnel situation will come first to your attention. It may take several days to get the complete picture, but what is written here may shorten that time. Like a "recipe" in a cookbook which is based on a stated number of servings, this discussion is based on a ship of specified size and personnel allowance â&#x20AC;&#x201D;sixteen officers and 160 to 240 enlisted.

on hand. Divide them among your officers and specify what you want them to do.

Assemble your officers and have them brief you on what they are doing and what is on their agenda. Do not fail to make a detailed set of notes.

It is best to wait until after working hours to make your first tour through the ship. This will consume less time, will enable you to see more, and will be much less frustrating. Notes taken on your first tour can be at best sketchy. Details will appear sharper with each successive visit.

In the meantime draw your own essential suppliesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a large size cup for coffee, a scratch pad, and several sharpened pencils. Select a desk in a quiet corner and think! Draw on your previous e.xperience and compose a long list of every conceivable job that is required in readying your ship for sea. Do not make the mistake of considering that any one item will be taken care of automatically. You will guess wrong every time.

Conditions and problems will vary with each location and with each type ship but there are certain pitfalls which are common to all. Foremost among these is the assembly of all publications and all Instructions and Notices. This is "in the mill" to some extent, but it will require checking and expediting. All publications arrive from the District Publication and Printing Office in their original form with changes attached.

Entering corrections is no small task and it is too late to accomplish this after departure from the Yard and commencement of training. District Publications and Printing Office will advise you that they require a directive from the Administrative Office of the Navy Department to issue your publications. Good! Write to the Administrative Office, Navy Department, asking that they originate this directive. 'Their response will be prompt. They want to help you but cannot do so unless you make your problems known.

Concurrently, you will receive word from the Administrative Office that all of the applicable instructions and notices are being Four of the officers and forty to fifty forwarded to your command. Don't let this enlisted men will report at the scene of the fool you or lull you into a feeling of securwork. The remainder will be ordered to a ity. These are only those originated by the Fleet Training Center where the Prospec- Bureaus and Offices in Washington. Pretive Executive Officer will be the boss. The pare letters to all of the applicable Fleet, trials and tribulations of the EXEC are Force, Type, and Training Commands, resufficient to comprise another article. His questing copies of their effective documents. location may be several hundred miles from Leave nothing to chance. As soon as each you and the ship. Your own quota at the package arrives have a careful tabulation shipyard activity is about a dozen CPOs, made against the latest Quarterly Checklist. two dozen other rated men, and a handful Then order missing documents by number. of seamen and firemen. The local ReceivingAnother common problem to eliminate Station will be berthing and feeding these men, so it follows that cooks, messmen, early is that of having last-minute changes compartment cleaners, and masters-at-arms in the alterations and conversion work bevyill take a portion. Remember, good rela- ing done by the yard. The Shipyard Pertions with the Receiving Station officers sonnel are just as conscientious as you are.

They don't want to clutter up or obstruct will go a long way. your working spaces, nor do they want you Now you start to' expedite. Have the to suffer from poor workmanship. But they yeoman type a complete list of personnel can't spot everything. Require that your SHIPMATE

officers and chiefs inspect their spaces carefully in the beginning and look over the plans. If they catch discrepancies before the work has progressed too far, the yard can correct them. Later the cost is prohibitive.

Have each item brought to your personal attention. You decide on its merit, then present it to the Planning .Assistant and the Ship Superintendent. They know that the plans are not infallible. One good e.xample of this occurred in the conversion of DEs to DERs. The bridge structure received a major alteration, but the side lights were left in their original location. It was not apparent to design personnel that this would affect the conning station, but it was obvious to the ship's personnel. When a suggestion was made to the Planning Assistant, a phone call was made to the type desk in Bureau of Ships, and positive remedial action resulted immediately.

Your most persistent headaches will be in supply, especially in the assembly of stores, spare parts, and equipage. These are matters that require early attention. The Supply Department clerks who actually sort through the allowance book and order your material are not familiar with your problems. Nor have they sufficient experience to understand the urgent need for early receipt of material. It will be bad enough to have certain items unavoidably delayed until the last minute, to be loaded aboard without time for inventory. It will be disastrous to have the bulk of your tools and spares arrive in this fashion. During your first week it is essential to have your officers investigate the progress, if any, on allowance material. Make a personal verbal report on this to the Commanding Officer of the supply activity. Remedial action should follow. If it does not, mention the matter diplomatically at the first Weekly Commanding Officers' Conference. You will not be black-listed, but rather congratulated for having your fingers so accurately on the situation.

In the meantime do not forget your Prospective Executive Officer. His task of organizing the training plus preparing the entire Ship's Organization Book and the Ship's Regulations is a harassing one. He is without funds and minus tools. Make a trip to view his surroundings and find out his needs. He can finagle office space and even borrow typewriters but the expendables are hard to come by. Requisition the much needed material on your Commissioning Allotment and have it delivered to him. Be sure to supply him with a General Arrangement Drawing of the ship, and a liberal amount of detailed notes regarding your wishes, for inclusion in the Ship's Instructions. With X W P 50 as a guide, he will be well on the road.

In the midst of all of this you must be working out the plans for the Commissioning, as your main contingent will not arrive from the Fleet Training Center until a day or two prior to the date set for the ceremony. Following that, many hours of your time will be devoted to preparations for the shakedown period. All of the days of this duty will be extremely full ones, and the gratification you can receive from them is unlimited.

From the beginning, remember that nothing is so unimportant that action on it may be delayed. Insure that you are kept advised in detail at all times by your officers. This, plus a personal check twice weekly on the progress of work as compared to the Shipyard's Compartment Completion Schedule, will keep you armed with facts for the Commanding Officers' Conference and the Progress Report to Chief of Naval Operations.

Your work will require imagination, diplomacy, leadership, and sensitivity to the conO C T O B E R ,

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slant need for urgency. Your reward will be a ship which is organized, well equipped, high in morale, and prepared to concentrate on the training needed to make her a highly effective unit of the U. S. Navy.

ADMIRAL SELECTIONS The following letter, which appeared in the 25 .\ug. issue of Navy Times, is believed to be of interest to Shipmate readers and is reprinted here by permission of the editors of the former publication. The letter was signed although a pseudonym was used.

N O R F O L K AREA, Va.: Judging from the private reactions expressed by numerous captains on the recent selections to rear admiral, it may be concluded that the selection to flag rank is more of a lottery these days than a proper selection. Captain's reactions to the list indicate about a 25% concurrence with the selection board; amazement being expressed in specific instances of many names on the selection list and equal amazement at the absence of many names on the list.

Before the war, reactions in the captain grade would approximate 90% or better concurrence with the selection board.

It seems, in these days of a big Navy, that the selection board is hampered by insufficient information. It used to be that the selection boards for flag rank knew personally or by service reputation most, if not all, of the officers being considered for flag rank. The official record and the needs of the Navy were additional factors affecting the selections.

Now it seems likely that the board knows very few of those eligible and must rely primarily on the official record.

It is noted, too, that the majority of the board were vice admirals, who are not in as intimate contact with eligible captains as rear admirals are.

Board's Difficulties

It is further noted that the president of the hne flag selection board addressed a letter to the Secretary of the Navy mentioning the long hours each day, including Saturday and Sunday, the board has worked, their satisfaction to find so many captains fully qualified and their regret that so many outstanding captains could not be promoted. These statements by the president of the board imply that the board Vi'as crowded for time to deliberate and that it was hampered by lack of information and forced to a somewhat "eeny, meeny, miny, mo" procedure in picking a few from so many well-qualified officers on the basis of their official records.

Now everyone knows that the official fitness report records have many drawbacks as a primary basis for selection and the board's job is made more difficult by lack of personal knowledge of the members of the great majority of captains under consideration.

The present system is archaic, and although satisfactory in the days of a small Navy, it is a horse-and-buggy system now in the present-day Navy.

Until such evaluation and modification can be accomplished, the following interim measures should be adopted in order to restore greater confidence in the Navy in the selection of officers, especially to flag rank: 1. Publish well in advance the composition of the selection board and require all flag officers of the Navy and those eligible for consideration to submit nominations with their supporting reasons for the consideration of the board.

2. Publish the precept. There appears to be no valid reason why those under consideration should not know the guide lines governing the selection board.

3. Increase the number of the board to about 15 flag officers with one admiral, one vice admiral and 13 rear admirals, at least half of whom have been in flag grade less than five years, in order that more direct personal knowledge of the service reputations of eligible captains will be available on the board.

4. Let the board work until the job is done, unhampered by any time limit.

5. Give the present "promotion zone" another name. With most of the current selections coming from below the so-called promotion zone, it would seem that the term "promotion zone" is a misnomer and absurd. A more realistic system would be to have three zones. Call the present promotion zone the "secondary promotion zone"; establish two additional zones below this called, respectively, in order the "primary selection zone" and the "special (or outstanding) zone," from which last named zone in these days of vertical selection in emulation of the Army and Air Force, the Navy is promoting "boy admirals" to keep up with these services, instead of trying to have the Army and Air Force emulate the Navy. The Navy should know who are horizontally selected and who are vertically selected and why.

If the foregoing suggestions are carried out, the selection boards in future will have greater information on those eligible for promotion to flag rank and their selections will meet with greater concurrence and confidence throughout the Navy than now obtains.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Armed Forces Writers' League

There is a new national organization of service-connected writers who stand ready to give a helping hand to service personnel, active and retired (including dependents), who are free lance writers or who would like to break into print.

The Armed Forces Writers' League, which was started in Hawaii about two years ago, is now expanding its national organization. Branches are being established near most major military areas in the U. S. and overseas and there is also being offered a member-at-large status for interested persons who are remotely located or who wish to assist with organizing a branch in their areas.

The League has as its special mission the promoting of writing and illustrating Changes Recommended for publication by members of the Armed The system requires thorough evaluation Forces and others associated with the and extensive modification to establish .'\rmed Forces, and the assisting of such criteria for selections in order to meet the members in producing and selling their maneeds of the present-day Navy. This should terial. Membership is one dollar a year or be undertaken by a group set up for the ten dollars for life. Inquiries should be purpose and comprising both Navy person- addressed to LCdr. R. S. Ewing, SC, USN, nel and skilled consultants from civil life National Secretary, Armed Forces Writers' in the industrial and educational fields. League, 3542 No. Utah St., Arlington 7, Va.

The XAVY On

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status in highly exceptional cases where that may be more advantageous. In the great majority of cases, based on deaths before January 1, 1957, where widows elect to "take" under the new provisions, the applicable basis pay would be that for the rank held by the deceased husband under the pay schedule in effect January 1, 1957.

Payments for Children

Compensation rates for children where there is no eligible widow will be payable in uniform amounts without relationship to the military pay grade of the deceased father. These rates are slightly higher than the existing rates for children—$70 per month for 1 child (present wartime rate is $67) ; $100 for 2 children (present wartime rate is $94) ; $130 for 3 children (present wartime rate is $122) ; and $25 per month for each child in excess of 3 (present wartime additional rate is $23).

out regard to the number of children, for her remaining lifetime or as long as she remains unmarried. Widows with minor children will receive Social Security payments for the children.

The key to the numbers listed under Current definitions of children are not "Pay Grade" is as follows: changed. The basic age limit is 18 years, 0-8—Fleet Admiral, Admiral, Vice Ad- except for helpless children over 18 and miral, Rear Admiral (upper half) ; 0-7— of children attending school between the Rear Admiral (lower half). Commodore; ages of 18 and 21.

0-6—Captain; 0-5—Commander; 0-4— The law provides supplemental compenLieutenant Commander; 0-3—Lieutenant; sation by the Veterans Administration of 0-2—Lieutenant (JG) ; 0-1—Ensign. $25 to an orphan child who is helpless and over 18 years of age in addition to the Coverage of Law basic rate of $70. A helpless child over The law covers all persons on active 18, where there is a widow, will be paid duty, or active duty for training (such as $70 monthly. In a case of an eligible summer camps), with the Armed Services; widow with a child between 18 and 21 all members of the Reserves and National attending school, the child will be paid $35 Guard while on inactive duty training (such monthly in addition to payments to the as weekly drills), and while traveling di- widow. rectly to and from such training, covered only for death resulting from an injury; Payments fo Parents members of the ROTC while on active duty Payments to parents are changed to a training (summer camps) ; cadets and midshipmen at the Service academies; com- sliding scale basis with 15 rates, the missioned officers of the Coast and Geodetic amounts based on other income. "These payments are made whether or not there is Survey and the Public Health Service. a widow or a child eligible. Table II The law will revise upward compensa- shows the amounts payable. tion payable to widows of servicemen who In determining income referred to in die on or from "active duty," "active duty for training," or "inactive duty training" Table II, all payments of any kind or from after December 31, 1956. Widows now on any source are included, except: the rolls may elect to retain their present (a) payments of the six months' death gratuity; (b) donations from public or private reTABLE I lief or welfare organizations; Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Officers Provided by Public Law 881 (c) payments under this table; (d) payments of death or disability compensation under any other law administered Years of Active Military Service Compensation by the Veterans Administration; Pay Grade Formula Under 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over J, Over 6 Over 8 Over 10 (e) lump-sum death payments under the Social Security Act. Amoimts paid for unusual medical exf l l 2 - f l 2 % $228 $228 $235 $235 $235 $235 $235 0-8 penses may be excluded from income, if 215 112-1-12 215 215 209 215 215 209 0-7 the Veterans Administration decides to ap188 188 184 112-1-12 188 188 188 184 0-6 prove the exclusion.

173 169 173 173 173 112-1-12 173 169 0-5 164 161 167 171 164 112-hl2 164 161 0-4 Special VA Payments 161 152 163 165 157 112-1-12 155 152 0-3 155 145 156 158 153 112-fl2 153 144 0-2 In those cases where no Social Security 150 141 152 154 148 112-1-12 148 139 0-1 is payable, primarily because the serviceman, veteran or retired member may not have acquired the mandatory minimum covYears of Active Military Service erage, P.L. 881 provides for a suppleCompensation mental payment by the VA in lieu of beneFormula Pay Grade fits from Social Security. In other cases Over 12 Over 14 Over 16 Over 18 Over 22 Over 26 Over so where the Social Security benefit to a widow with two or more minor children S112-M2% $235 $235 $235 $235 $235 $235 $242 is less than $128, a supplemental payment 0-8 by the VA will be made.

112-1-12 215 215 215 215 215 221 229 0-7 112-1-12 188 188 191 199 202 206 210 0-6 Six Months' Death Gratuity 112-hl2 176 180 182 186 189 193 193 0-5 112-1-12 172 174 176 180 182 184 184 0-4 The six months' death gratuity is based 112-fl2 167 169 171 172 174 174 174 0-3 on base, special and incentive pays. It is 112-1-12 160 162 162 162 162 162 162 0-2 six times the monthly base pay, plus any 112-1-12 156 157 157 157 157 157 157 0-1 special or incentive pays, of deceased with a minimum of $800 and a maximum of The new survivor benefits program, combined as it is with Social Security, will require plenty of explanation to servicemen and their dependents. Officially it is the Servicemen's and Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act (Public Law 881), and it becomes effective January 1, 1957.

Table I shows the dependency and indemnity compensation paid to widows of commissioned officers who die on active duty and of former officers and retired officers who die or have died from serviceconnected causes.

The law also covers retired members and veterans who may die from serviceconnected causes after December 31, 1956, and the widows, children and parents now receiving compensation from service-connected deaths.

It has no bearing at all on dependents receiving pensions, as pensions are paid for non-service-connected deaths.

The Veterans Administration will notify each person receiving compensation regarding their rights under this new law. The VA asks people N O T to write them about this law, as the correspondence would hamper its administration.

The new dependency and indemnity (VA) compensation rates vary, as shown by Table I, according to the grade or rank last held by the servicemen and the number of years of active military service. The rates shown will be payable to the widow, with-

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$3,000. It is paid as soon as possible after death, by the local disbursing officer, where practicable, or by Service Finance Centers, and in a lump sum.

The A p p l i c a t i o n of Social Security

TABLE H

One Parent Total Annual

Income

Effective January 1, 1957, members of More Than— But Equal to or Less the uniformed services covered by Public Law 881 will be placed under the regular contributory Old Age and Survivors' Insur$ 750 ance program while on active duty. $ 750...

1,000 Contributions and benefits are computed 1,000...

1,250 on basic pay. The serviceman, as an em1,250...

1,500 ployee, will pay 2 per cent, and the U. S. 1,500...

1,750 Government, as employer, will pay 2 per 1,750... cent.

For active duty members, the present $160 gratuitous Social Security wage credit Two Parents (not living together) for military service will be discontinued after December 31, 1956, when contributory insurance becomes effective.

Total Annual Income Social Security benefits will be in addition to any Veterans Administration comMore ThanBut Equal to or Less pensation benefits or military retired benefits, for the active duty members who come under the OASI program January 1.

S 750.

1,000.

Table I I I is the key to OASI benefits. 5 750.

1,000.

1,250.

Table I I I with explanations tells a fairly 1,500.

1,250. good story of the value of the Social 1,750.

1,500.

Security program. But the Social Secur1,750. ity program, particularly as it applies to many individual cases, is too complicated for any general explanation. Often the best way to obtain details on a family's status Two Parents (living together) is to submit the facts to the nearest Social Security office.

Total Combined Annual Income Retirement benefits starting at age 65 or later and disability benefits starting at age More ThanSO, for a man or a woman worker, are But Equal to or Less given on the left-hand side of the upper row of figures. Average monthly earnings $1,000. on which these benefits are based are also 1,350. given. The 1956 amendments to the Social $1,000.

1,350.

1,700.

Security Act provide that women can begin 1,700.

2,050. collecting Social Security benefits at age 2,050.

2,400.

62, but, with the exception of widows, they 2,400. would not receive as much per month as they would by waiting until they are 65 (Continued on page 50) 1 No amount payable.

Compensation {•per month) Than—

$75 60 45 30 15

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Than—

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$50 40 30 20 10 i})

Than-

Compensation (Jointly, per month)

$100 80 60 40 20

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TWO CLASSES—FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER—FIFTEEN YEARS APART The Classes of 1924 and 1939 published class books fifteen years after graduation.

The information for these books was gathered from replies to questionnaires. These replies in addition supplied statistical data for some interesting comparisons of two classes at the same period in their careers but at very different periods in our country's history.

The Class of '24 graduated 525 and '39 graduated 581. Fifteen years later, '24 reported 313 still in the services and 177 in civilian life. After fifteen years, '39 had 368 in the services and 133 in civilian life. The Class of '24 reported 39 dead in 1939, and '39 suffered a 12 per cent loss during the war and 80 of this class have now gone.

The war, however, put '39 well up the list of commanders whereas in 1939 '24 was just breaking into the lieutenant commander's bracket.

There were only six bachelors in '39 in 1954 and there may be fewer now. Thirtyfive bachelors were still left in '24 after fifteen years. The most striking statistical differences are found in the size of the O C T O B E R ,

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families: '24 in 1939 had two families with six children and four families with four children; '39 has six families with six children, fourteen families with five children and forty-six families with four children.

Fifty-one percent of '39 own their own homes. The Class of '24 was not asked that question in 1939 and anyone who would have reported owning a house would be considered boasting.

Lieutenant commanders in 1939 were drawing $5,620 per year while commanders now get $8,950. There were no service pay raises during the first fifteen years of '24's career but they did get a hidden raise through the lowering living costs during the depression. Today '39 see 60 per cent more dollars than '24 did in 1939 but living costs have gone up 90 per cent since then.

The average man in '39 with a family of 2.6 finds the financial headwinds very strong. He already knows that he will have to continue working for a living after the Navy retires him. Incomes of civilians were

not too different from their service classmates in both periods.

About fifty per cent of '24 had done a tour on the Asiatic station by 1939 but chances for seeing Europe or crossing the Equator were slim. However, the average man in '39 has visited fifteen foreign countries, has crossed the Equator eight times and the Arctic Circle twice. Nothing indicates better America's changed status in the world.

Some things in the Navy never change.

Average leaves are still only fifteen days and destroyer skippers today report working ninety hours a week. A skipper of a 1,200-tonner in 1939 would have reported the same thing.

The Class of 1948A after nine years of service has made a somewhat similar survey. That class graduated 500 and 36 per cent of them are now civilians, a much higher percentage than in the other two classes. The average children per family is 1.8 so this class has a good chance of catching '39. However, '48A still reports forty-five bachelors.

INSIDE THE MAIN GATE PLEBE PARENTS WEEKEND BIG SUCCESS

of the same name sunk during the same war while fighting it out with a Japanese destroyer, were open for visiting. Many parents took advantage of the sailing, golf and tennis facilities which were offered. The Open House ended with the evening meal formation, Monday, 27 August.

The plebes and their families were initiated into one vexation of Annapolis visiting â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;&#x201D;dining out.

The Parents' Open House, Class of 1960, was held this year from 25 to 27 August and it was a big success. Over 700 mothers and 600 fathers attended. Altogether, about 2,400 members of the families of the plebe class were present during the weekend. The enthusiasm of all was most gratifying.

The Open House started with a dress parade on Saturday, 25 August. The Super- JOINT ANNAPOLIS-ACADEMY intendent's comment at the Saturday evening forum that this was the best plebe ADVISORY BOARD MEETS dress parade that he had seen drew Airfield needs, expansion of Academy applause. At this forum, Capt. A. M. grounds, a football stadium, completion of S H I N N , '32, the Commandant, explained the dual highway to Washington, D. C , the military features of a midshipman's life and a new bus terminal were all discussed while Capt. R. B. MADDEN, '33, dis- at the meeting of the Joint .A.nnapoliscussed the academics. Admiral SMED- Academy Advisory Board on 23 August.

BERG, '26, explained to the parents the The meeting was held in connection with kind of a rewarding life that their boys a lunch given by the Superintendent at his would have as combat officers of the Navy. quarters.

Many pertinent questions were asked by The Joint Board consists of Mayor the parents.

Arthur G. Ellington of Annapolis; Arnold Except for the above two events, plebes C. Gay, president of the Chamber of Comwere the guides for their families. Athletic merce ; John E. Smith, Jr., president of the events were held on Saturday afternoon. On Jaycees; Bruce Wilson, president of the Sunday at Catholic Mass (0700) and at Anne Arundel County Trade Council; Protestant Communion service (0900) Capt. Joseph C. Toth, Chief of Staff of families and plebes could sit together. At the Severn River Naval Command; Capt. the regular Chapel Service (1015) a sec- Lewis C. Coxe, in charge of public works, tion was reserved for parents. Fourth Class and Cdr. Marcy M. Dupre, III, public inliberty was granted on all three days. formation officer. These are members of the committee by virtue of the offices they hold.

The destroyer USS STORMES ( D D - 7 8 0 ) , Also present was Elmer M. Jackson, Jr., named for LCdr. MAX C. STORMES, local newspaper publisher.

'24, who was killed in action during World War II, and the submarine USS ARGOAdmiral Smedberg discussed the needs NAUT (SS-475), successor to another boat for a new football stadium to replace

Thompson Stadium. The latter is badly in need of repair, it impedes the entrance to the new field house and its ground is needed for other athletic purposes. The Superintendent suggested that dues for the Naval Academy Athletic Association be increased from $3 to $8 with $5 going to the stadium fund. Some news media incorrectly reported that the proposed increase would be in Alumni dues.

Funds for a continued survey of an airfield site were deleted from the last military appropriation bill and the Academy is now back where it started in its efforts to get an airfield in the area for midshipman aviation training. Mr. (Jay stated that the Chamber of Commerce of Annapolis is still behind the Navy airfield project He suggested that the Academy attempt to lease portions of Friendship International Airport until it gets its own field.

Admiral Smedberg said that he and Governor McKeldin of Maryland had driven recently over the new US 50 dual highway between Annapolis and Washington. The eastern half from US 301, the old Crane highway to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is completed. This highway bypasses .\nnapolis. The entire route will not be open until next summer, although it was originally scheduled to be finished this fall.

The old Bladen St. station of the Short Line, so familiar to generations of midshipmen, still serves as the bus terminal. Mr. Wilson, who is president of the B&A, said that one plan calls for A new terminal to be at Carvel Hall. Should the hotel not approve this plan, the B&A will attempt to erect a new terminal near the present location.

The Superintendent stated that bids for filling in portions of the Severn River and Spa Creek for the purpose of enlarging the Academy area will be open in November and close December 15. Work is scheduled to start 1 February 1957 and to be completed 1 June 1959.

DR. DURAND GETS HIS NA BACHELOR DEGREE "I appreciate this more than I have words to express. Anything I have achieved in later life I owe to my foundation of four years I spent at the Naval Academy." Dr. D U R A N D made this statement on the occasion of his being presented with his Naval .\cademy Bachelor of Science diploma at his home on 5 September. Rear Admiral MILTON E. MILES, USN, '22, made the presentation in behalf of the Superintendent. Commodore F. G. REINICKE, USN (Ret.), '10, President of the New York .\lumni Chapter, was present.

Dr. Durand's story, as reported in Shipmate last month, reached the newspapers throughout the country via the Associated Press. When he graduated the Academy did not award degrees. Congress in 1933 changed this, making all future and past .graduates eligible for B.S. degrees. Diplomas to graduates before that time were issued when requested.

ACADEMY PROFESSOR BECOMES COLLEGE PRESIDENT JOINT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS MEET AT ACADEMY . . . from left to right are: Mr. Bruce Wilson, president of the Anne Arundel Trade Council; Mr. Arnold Gay, president of the Annapolis Chamber of Commerce; Cdr. Marcy M. Dupre, III, USN, Public Information Officer of the Naval Academy; Mayor Ellington; Capt. Lewis Coxe, USN, Naval Academy Public Works Officer; Rear Admiral Smedberg; Mr. Jackson, local publisher, Capt. Joseph C. Toth, USN, Chief of Staff to Admiral Smedberg, and Mr. John E. Smith, president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.

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.Associate Professor Frank E. Duddy, Jr., of the Department of English, History and Government has been appointed President of Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. He began his new duties at Westminster on 17 September.

Dr. Duddy has been a civilian member of the faculty of the Naval Academy since SHIPMATE

1946 and was in charge of the course dealing with U. S. Foreign Policy given to the Third Class. He served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific and Japan and still holds the rank of Lt. Cdr., USNR. Son of a Congregational Minister, he received his bachelor degree from DePaw University, Greencastle, Ind., and his master and doctor of Philosophy in history from Harvard University.

Westminster College was founded in 1875 and has an enrollment of 450 students.

It grants degrees of bachelor of arts and science degrees, has a strong engineering division and a nursing school is attached to it.

PLEBE RECEIVES CLASS OF '42 AWARD Midn. Hugh E. Crowe, a member of the incoming Class of 1960, received the Class of 1942 Award in a formal ceremony at Bancroft Hall last week. The award is a memorial to members of the Class of '42 who have lost their lives in the service of their country. Consisting of a cash grant of $100 dollars, the award is made to the student of the Naval Academy Preparatory School who has maintained an outstanding record of scholastic achievement and has demonstrated the highest standards of character and integrity. The presentation was made in the Rotunda at Bancroft Hall

by Cdr. Norman C. Nash, U S N . chairman of the Annapolis group of the Class of '42, assisted by Cdr. M. E. Stewart, USN, Officer in Charge of the 4th class detail.

CHAPLAIN ZIMMERMAN, '29, LEAVES NAVAL ACADEMY Capt J O H N D. ZIMMERMAN, ChC, USN, '29, was relieved as Senior Chaplain of the Naval Academy on 21 August

by Capt. Fred D. Bennett. Chaplain Zimmerman, who has been at the Academy for four years, is to be on the staff of the Potomac River Naval Command with headquarters at the Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C. He is an Episcopalian clergyman. Chaplain Bennett who came from Naval Air Station, Barber's Point, T. H., is a Congregationalist.

N.A. EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENTS ( O t h e r t h a n Athletics a n d W e e k l y Hops) ACADEMIC YEAR 1 9 5 6 - 1 9 5 7 DATE

EVENT

Nov. 10 U S N A Concert —Nell Rankin (mezzo-soprano) Met. Opera Co. Dec. 9 Tea Dance, 4th Class IS Handel's Messiah — Presented by Midshipmen and Hood College Choirs, in Chapel 15 Christmas Hop, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cl. 16 Handel's Messiah—Presented by Midshipmen and Hood College Choirs, in Chapel 20 Christmas Leave begins Jan. 3 12 14 19 26 27

1957 Christmas Leave ends Exams, begin (1st and 2nd Classes) Exams, begin (3rd and 4th Classes) Inauguration U S N A Concert—Jan Peerce (tenor) Metropolitan Opera Company Tea Dance, 4th Class

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MIDN. HUGH E. CROWE, '60, RECEIVES CLASS OF 1942 AWARD for being outstanding student of the last Naval Academy Preparatory Class, Naval Training Station, Bainbridge, Md. Left to right: Cdr. Norman C. Nash, USN, '42, Midshipman Crowe, Cdr. M. E. Stewart, USN, '42, Officer in Charge of 4th Class detail.

Feb. 1 2 8 9 17 23 24

Masqueraders Masqueraders Masqueraders Masqueraders U S N A Band Concert U S N A Concert—Szigeti (violinist) Tea Dance, 4th Class

Mar. 1 8 9 10 U-IS 14 17 23

Musical Clubs Show Musical Clubs Show Musical Clubs Show Organ Recital Board of Visitors Spring Leave begins Spring Leave ends U S N A Concert—An Evening with Johann Strauss (A group of fifteen artists) 24 Organ Recital 24 Tea Dance, 4th Class 31 U S N A Band Concert

April 5 6 7 12 13 14 21 28

Navy Relief Show Navy Relief Show Organ Recital Navy Relief Show Navy ReHef Show Organ Recital Easter Sun.—USNA Band Concert Tea Dance, 4th Class

May 22-28 Examination Week 28 Infantry Drill Competition Jitne 1 June Week Commences Special schedule zvill be promulgated June Week

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No one's fault in particular, as we old ones have just been Hving in a different world for the past forty years, and it is hard for some of us to wake up.

Today the August copy arrived and wasn't I glad to see it again. Just like meeting an old friend whom you had not treated quite right, and didn't it make us happy, meeting again, and saying we were sorry.

I've enjoyed reading Shipmate for a long time, how many years I don't know. This August copy was enjoyed as usual except the "Last Call," as the names of three men of 1907 were listed.

I am just a "1907 Bilger" (wonderful class) and Shipmate has helped me relive some very happy days of fifty odd years ago. I can't understand why many more graduates and non-graduates don't subscribe.

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About the NAVY and NAVY Men Last Call for USS Mississippi

At Makin the ship had another explosion in No. 2 Turret, similar to the disastrous The battleship MISSISSIPPI will end a one in 1924. H. J. R E D F I E L D , '16, comnotable thirty-nine-year career when she is manded during the Pelelieu, Leyte and decommissioned this month and then Lingayen operations. At Lingayen she was hit by a Kamikazi. The last wartime capscrapped.

A stalwart in the battle line in the twen- tain was J. J. CROWE, '20.

The MISSISSIPPI was converted several ties and thirties, this good ship furnished fire support for assault operations in the years ago to an experimental ship for testPacific throughout Worid War II, fighting ing new weapons. Although she had two MAJ. GEN. ROBERT PARKER HOLLIS, off or dodging Kamikazi attacks in most of major conversions, she never was fully out USA, '22, is Commandant of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. them. She was flagship of Admiral W E Y - of commission.

LER '10 in the night fight in Suragao Strait, the last of the battleship battles and perhaps the most decisive action in the Forty Grads W. V. D E U T E R M A N N and W. H. war. She received the Navy Unit Citation. At Convair DUVALL, both of '24, commute to WestThe MISSISSIPPI was part of the Battle C. V. (DAISY) W I L H O I T '46 has dis- inghouse from Washington.

Fleet that transferred to the Pacific in covered forty NA graduates working at 1919 when the threat at sea to the United Convair in San Diego. There must be simJoe Taussig left the Naval Institute to States came from Japan. Her captain then ilar groups working in other big industrial take the position of Senior Engineer in the was W I L L I A M A. M O F F E T T , '90, and plants that are such an important part of Analytical Section. He was Secretarymuch of the ship's later success can be our national security. Can anyone furnish Treasurer of the Institute from August attributed to his leadership in those early information of this nature comparable to 1952 to July 1954 when he retired. During years. Moffett afterwards became the noted Daisy's ? his tour in this job the membership innaval aviation leader who lost his life in creased 17% and the Proceedings stood the dirigible AKRON in 1933. Among the first in reputation among the military proother well known officers who commanded Alumni with Westinghouse fessional journals. On retirement he rethe MISSISSIPPI before World War II were mained as executive secretary and editorial T. C. H A R T , '97, her captain during the In Plants Near Baltimore assistant. Joe, who is now Captain ( R e t ) , long remembered cruise to Australia in lost a leg at Pearl Harbor.

J. K. TAUSSIG, '41, this month joined 1925; W. D. P U L E S T O N , '02, the biographer of A. T. MAHAN, '59; R. A. SPRU- H. T. WALSH, '22; R. M. HUEBL, '23; ANCE, '06, and T. S. W I L K I N S O N , '09. C. W. TRUXALL, '25; J. L. DICKIE, '34; H. J. I S L E V - P E T E R S O N , '35; R. National Resources The "Missy" was brought to the Atlantic L. AMELANG, '47 and H. J. RARDIN, in 1941 after the breakout of the German '48B, at the Air Arms Division of the Conferences Given by ICAF battleship BISMARCK. She returned to the Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Corp.

Alumni, active, retired and civilian, are Pacific in January 1942 under command This division of Westinghouse is located of W. L. A I N S W O R T H , '10. L. L. at Friendship, Md., near the Friendship eligible to attend the National Resources H U N T E R , '12, commanded her during the International Airport. All live in the vicin- Conferences which teams of officers from Kiska, Makin and Kwajalein operations. ity of Annapohs, about 20 miles away. the faculty of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces put on in sixteen cities each year. The purpose of these conferences is to present briefly and understandably to reserve officers and to civilian leaders of all groups in the community, the relationship between our nation's economy and its national power.

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Each Conference is a 2-week session, four hours each day and five days a week.

The presentation consists of about 30 lectures, discussions, a few movies and sometimes a trip to a nearby industrial plant or military activity. The Conference is a condensation of the 10-months resident course given at the Industrial College but no prior preparation is needed for it.

Some of the subjects discussed are world political, economic and power patterns; human, material and mineral resources; transportation, communication, industrial and agricultural capabilities of nations to wage "hot" or "cold" wars; problems of production, procurement and distribution i)f military supplies; public opinion as a factor in national strength; foreign economic policies; and the history and political development of communism.

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Conferences. gether with the military commanders of the area. Alumni may obtain information from their Naval District.

The schedule of these conferences for the coming year i s : G—Denver, Colo 24 Sept- 5 Oct 56 B—Tucson, Ariz 22 Oct.- 2 Nov 56 G—Butte, Mont 22 Oct- 2 Nov 56 B—Hartford, Conn 26 Nov- 7 Dec 56 G—Augusta, Ga 26 Nov- 7 Dec 56 B—Ventura, Calif 21 Jan- 1 Feb 57 G—Beaumont, Tex 21 Jan- 1 Feb 57 B—Jacksonville, Fla. .. 18 Feb- 1 Mar 57 G—Roanoke, Va 18 Feb- 1 Mar 57 B—San Antonio, Tex.. .18 Mar-29 Mar 57 G—Akron, Ohio 18 Mar-29 Mar 57 B—Hutchinson, Kans. . .15 Apr-26 Apr 57 G—Providence, R. I IS Apr-26 Apr 57 B—New York, N . Y.. . 6 May-17 May 57 G—San Diego, Calif.. .13 May-24 May 57 G—Grey Team.

B—Blue Team.

Charles A. Pownall, '10, Heads Military Order of World Wars

Decatur House, a historic mansion on Lafayette Square facing the White House, The Commander in Chief of the Military has been made available to the United Order of the World Wars is VAdm. States Navy for preservation as a national CHARLES A. POV/NALL, U S N ( R e t ) , shrine and use as a place of official enter'10. Admiral Pownall's name was spelled tainment of distinguished visitors. incorrectly in last month's issue and apoloThe donor was Mrs. Truxtun Beale, who gies are hereby made. The Military Order of the World Wars is to have its annual died in Switzerland recently. Decatur convention in Annapolis, Md., from October House was built in 1818 by Stephen Decatur with prize money awarded him by 16 to 20, 1956.

Congress for driving the Barbary pirates from the sea. The designer was the famed architect, Benjamin H. Latrobe.

The Naval Historical Foundation MuLucky Bags Wanted seum is presently located in part of the p. V. H . W E E M S , '12, needs copies of Decatur House with entrance on H Street.

Lucky Bags for 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1954 to complete his collection. He would like to buy, or trade for, these copies and would appreciate hearing from anybody who can accommodate him.

Navy's Birthday—27 Oct. Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, '23, the Chief of Naval Operations, has directed that on 27 October, the Navy's birthday, a cavalcade of naval history entitled "The Spirit of the Navy" be presented at major naval commands. It will be presented to Navy audiences, using naval talent. Its purpose will be to build up pride in the great traditions of heroism and victory that are the U. S. Navy's.

The birthday program for this year is not to attract public attention to the Navy as was the purpose of Navy Day of some years ago. It is intended to focus the Navy's own attention on some of the stirring scenes of our own naval history. It is to remind the Navy "family" of the traditions of which we should all be so proud. It is to be an annual affair.

Capt. J. T. Lowe, '34, Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, assisted

by Cdr. M. M. Dupre, '42, will produce this historical pageant at the Naval Academy.

Two performances will be given in Mahan CDR. EUGENE R. BLANDIN, SC, USN, Hall, one on Friday evening, 26 October, '38. His Gray team will address National and one on Sunday afternoon, 28 October. Resources Conferences in eight other cities.

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Home of Stephen Decatur Becomes Shrine

LESS TOLD NAVY TALES

A COMMUNICATIONS F A I L U R E The story goes that at the time the American Sixth Battle Squadron was part of the British Grand Fleet during World War I, Lord Beatty, the Fleet's Commander-inChief, sent a signal to the six ships of this squadron saying that he had a pedigreed English Bull pup which he would like to present to the wardroom of an American battleship. He requested that any ship desiring this dog answer his signal.

Five ships sent dispatches stating they would like to have the dog. Only the TEXAS failed to do this. That ship sent an officer in a boat to get the dog.

"Bill Texas" was a member of the wardroom mess of the Come On ship for ten years, longer than any officer who ever iaelonged to it.

The moral is : If you really want to get something done in this Navy, send an officer in a boat.

[ED. NOTE : Shipmate would like to publish other Less Told Navy Tales. The test for publication will be that it be good and that some tough judges have never heard it before.]

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ATHLETICS

versity of Alabama's first Rose Bowl team in the '20s. Earle was a quarterback when he first came to Annapolis, but was switched to end in his Youngster year.

According to Erdelatz, he could make the team at any position they put him in.

Schedule of N.A. Athletic Events—Fall, 1956

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28 September '•'Soccer

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With all the midshipmen back in the "swing of things" at the Academy, the varsity fall athletes are once more prepping for a successful season. This year's annual Alumni Weekend, among other things, once again marks the official opening of Navy's fall athletic season.

Football All in all, only four men from last year's starting eleven will be on hand when Navy opens its 1956 schedule against William and Mary. The four holdovers are center and All-American candidate Wilson Whitmire, guard Jim Hower, and halfbacks Ned Oldham and Chet Burchett.

Captain Earle Smith, who missed most of last fall's contests and all of the spring practices due to a knee injury, should offset to some degree the loss of Beagle. As a first string end in his Youngster year in '54, Smith caught 15 passes for 195 yards and 4 TDs. . \ sound Smith could greatly affect Navy's football fortunes this fall.

The task of filling the big shoes of little George Welsh as quarterback has been taken over by Segundo Pat Flood. Vying with Tom Forrestal and Gus Prahalis for the incomparable Welsh's position. Flood emerged from the spring drills as top man and has remained there throughout the fall scrimmages.

"The finest center since Dick Scott" is the label Coach Erdelatz has placed on big Wilson Whitmire. "Whit" (no relation to Lt. Don Whitmire, AIl-.A.merican tackle in '43 and '44 at Navy) is the only twoyear letterman playing for Navy this year.

Whit took over the starting center assignment in his Youngster year and has never relinquished it.

The world around Bancroft Hall these days is to watch tackle Jim Martinez this year. Jim is an extremely aggressive player and is considered the strongest lineman on the team. One of the best defensive players in Erdelatz's defense-conscious strategy, Jim plays like he can't stand to be blocked by an opposing lineman.

The two most promising Youngsters up from the Plebes last year are at opposite extremes of the weight scale: Bob Reifsnyder, a 220-pound tackle, and Dick Dagampat, a 163-pound fullback. Bob was an All-American selection in high school where he played fullback, and with a little experience could become Navy's outstanding lineman. Dagampat was the Plebes' best back as a halfback last year. Eddie admits he is small for a fullback, but contends he has the power and deception to match such past Navy fullbacks as Fred Franco and Joe Gattuso.

150-Pound Football Overshadowed by their "big brothers" behind the green fence, Navy's lightweight 14

football team, nevertheless, will soon be preparing to defend their National title, regained last year after a one-year lapse at Princeton.

With only nine of last year's twenty-four lettermen lost through graduation, the "Mighty Mites," led by team captain Dave Mabry, are strong favorites to repeat their championship performance of last season.

The opening engagement on October 19 against the Little Red of Cornell will be followed by encounters with Columbia, Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Rutgers. The Cornell team, which held Navy to 0-0 until the final period last year, and the Princeton Tigers, who tied the Navy at 20-20, should again prove to be the most formidable opponents this year.

Cdr. S. H. WERNER, '42, an outstanding varsity gridder in his midshipman days, will again be at the helm of the "Little Tars."

Cross Country With team captain Walt Meukow and Firstie Bill Aldenderfer the only returning lettermen out of last fall's six award winners. Cross Country coach Jim Gherdes faces quite a rebuilding job this year.

Meukow, one of the best distance runners in recent years at the Naval Academy, completes his sports eligibility at the conclusion of the fall season.

The opening meet on October 6 will find the Navy runners pitted against Villanova and Pittsburgh at the Annapolis course.

Captain Meukow should repeat his outstanding performance of last fall, when he took either a first or second place for Navy in every meet.

Soccer Coach Glenn Warner greeted 12 returning lettermen when the candidates for the 1956 edition of Navy's soccer team reported for initial workouts this fall. The two biggest losses from last year's team were Pete Fitzwilliam, who received an honorable mention on the All-American list of last season, and Jim Pitney, last year's captain and an ineligible this year.

The team opens their tough 11-game schedule against Brooklyn College during .A.lumni Weekend festivities, and are picked to improve on their successful 7-3-1 record of last year.

Odds and Ends Football captain Earle Smith, one of the finest all-around athletes at the Academy, was voted the "Outstanding Amateur Athlete of 1951" in his hometown of Mobile, Ala. Earle's father was also quite an athlete in his undergraduate days; in fact, he was an All-."American fullback on the Uni-

Wm. & Mary 30 September '•'SaiHng (Dinghy) Pentagonal Reg. 6 October *Cross Country.... Villanova & Pittsburgh tFootball Cornell *Soccer Princeton tSailing (Dinghy) Danmark Trophy 7 October tSailing (Dinghy) Danmark Trophy 12 October •Soccer (4th Cl.) Northeast H. S. 13 October tCross Country. .Man. & St. John's (Bkln) tFootball Tulane *Socccr Ys-lc •Football ('4th Cl.) .'.'.'.. F-enn State Fresh.

14 October *Sail. (Ding.) (4th Cl.) . .Fresh. Elim. Reg. 19 October *Soccer (4th Cl.) Calvert Hall Col. •Football (ISO lb.)

Cornell •Cross Country (4th Cl.) .. .Penn. State Fr. •Football (4th Cl.) Pennsylvania Fresh.

20 October tCross Country Penn State •Football Cincinnati tSoccer Virginia 24 October •Soccer Pennsylvania 26 October •Cross Country.. . Syracuse & Georgetown •Football (150 lb.)

Columbia 27 October tFootball Pennsylvania tSail. (Dinghy). . .Greater Wash. Champs.

•Soccer Pittsburgh •Football (4th Cl.) Pittsburgh Fresh.

•Soccer (4th Cl.) Girard 28 October tSail. (Dinghy) .. .Greater Wash. Champs.

2 November •Soccer Slippery Rock Col. •Soccer (4th Cl.) Mercersburg •Cross Country New York U. •Cross Country (4th Cl.) Mercersburg •Football (4th Cl.) Villanova Fresh.

3 Novetnber tFootball Notre Dame (Baltimore) tFootball (150 lb.)

Pennsylvania 4 November •Sail. (Dinghy) (4th Cl.) . .Fr. Champ. Reg. 7 November •Soccer Haverford 9 November tCross Country Heptagonal Champs.

•Soccer (4th Cl.) Maryland Fresh.

10 November tFootball Duke •Football (150 lb.)

Princeton tSoccer Swarthmore •Cross Country (4th Cl.) .. Maryland Fr. •Football (4th Cl.) Bullis School 16 November tFootball (150 lb.)

Rutgers •Soccer Penn State •Soccer (4th Cl.) Penn State Fresh.

•Football (4th Cl.) Maryland Fresh.

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17 November •Sail. (Dinghy) . .Middle Atl. Champ. Reg. tFootball Virginia (Bahimore) 18 November •Sail. (Dinghy) . .Middle .\tl. Champ. Reg. 24 Novetnber tCross Country U. S. Militarv Acad. tSoccer U. S. Military Acad.

•Football (4th Cl.) Columbian Prep.

1 December tFootball,.. .U. S. Military Acad. (Phila.)

Paul F. Foster, '11 MAN FOR T H E JOB The Nashville, Tenn., Banner commented recently in an editorial on the new Atomic Energy Commission appointment of Paul F. Foster, ' 1 1 : An undertaking as vitally important to America and the world as is the President's Atoms-for-Peace program needs an able and growing staff; hence the interest attending announcement of changes in the AEC organization, and specifically — to those who know him — the appointment of P A U L F. F O S T E R as Assistant General Manager for International Activities. His record in the service of his country is its own highest recommendation.

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Don W h i t m i r e Joins Babe Bro'wn in Hall of Fame One of the highlights of the football season at the Naval Academy took place on 29 September at Thompson Stadium when the second Navyman to be selected to football's Hall of Fame was formallv inducted. A three-time All-.\merican, Lt. DON W H I T M I R E , U S N '47, one of the most fabulous men ever to wear the colors of the Naval Academy, is the second Annapolis gridder to win such an honor.

The big (250 pounds) tackle, who starred on the gridiron at Annapolis in 1943 and 1944. joins some excellent companv in VAdm. J O H N H. "BABE" BROWN, U S N (Ret.) '14, who was selected in 1953.

The selection of Don Whitmire, now Assistant Director of Physical Education at the Naval Academy, came as no surprise to followers of Annapolis football fortunes.

Don's collegiate and Na\-y football record is not of the type one runs across everyday: • All-State Alabama high school tackle in 1939.

• All-Southeastern Conference sophomore team 1941.

• Played in 1942 Cotton Bowl and was selected to the All-Time Cotton Bowl Squad.

• First team All-American 1942.

• Named to All-Time University of Alabama team while still a junior.

• Played in 1943 Orange Bowl, selected to All-Time Orange Bowl team.

• Awarded Washington's Touchdown Club's Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy in 1944 as Nation's outstanding lineman.

Don was attending the University of Alabama when he was called to active duty with the Marine Corps in 1943. That same year, he won an appointment to the Naval Academy and was on hand for the 1943-44 football season. His football honors continued to pile up as he was selected for the tackle slot on the .\11-East and AllAmerican teams in 1943.

-Again the following year, he was unanimous choice All-American for Navy and was awarded the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy by the Washington, D. C, Touchdown Club. This trophy is awarded annually to the nation's outstanding lineman.

Don served as the Naval Academy Brigade Commander during his first class year. Since then, he has had duty aboard three destroyers and also qualified as a submariner. He's also tried his hand at coaching, leading the Pacific Destroyer Force squad in 1947 to the Southern California service title, the Pacific Fleet championship and up to the All-Navy semi-finals.

—R.C.G. OCTOBER,

1956

He has had a part in those developments since mid-1954, as a key figure on the AEC's administrative staff. He has been ztdth the Operation's Coordinating Board, and has served as Commission representative on important interdepartmental committees. In Itis nezv capacity he zvill be responsible for coordination of the Com,mission's international programs.

FIRST IN NAVY'S FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME—Babe Brown, '14, now Vice Admiral, USN (Ret.). Playing in four Army games. Babe is an N-3 Star man and a Walter Camp All-American. He kicked two field goals to win the 1912 Army Game and kicked three in 1913. Army, however, won this latter game with something new in football, the forward pass.

Paul Foster is one of those tireless workers exemplifying dedicated service to the security and general welfare of America. A graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, he resigned from the Navy in 1929 to engage in private business ; was recalled to duty as a Navy Reserve officer at the outbreak of World War II, was assigned to the office of Chief of Naval Operations, and became Assistant Naval Inspector General. The first reserve officer to reach the rank of Vice Admiral, he holds the Navy's three highest decorations: the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and the Distinguished Service Medal.

It is reassuring to America to know that it is men of such stature directing or helping oversee a program of such magnitude, and of such momentous importance both to human survival and human progress.

The nation is fortunate in having an administration with the skill and securityconsciousness to pick capable servants—to help carry out a program so vital to the free world.

The scope of that program and its possibility as a peace and progress factor were sensed when President Eisenhower unfolded it more than two years ago. He was not talking through his hat, and the AEC has not been sitting in idleness since that time. It has been at work. The expanded organization now announced is made necessary by the rapid increase in activities growing out of that program. America is measuring to its obligations as leader of the world in the movement of Atoms-for-Peace.

The country, we repeat, is blessed in such vision and purpose. It is fortunate in having men of Paul Foster's caliber to help materialize it.

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DON WHITMIRE, second in Navy's Football Hall of Fame. Don was a tackle like his predecessor, Babe Brown.

Some people may feel that certain classes are crowding this most popular feature of Shipmate. Such is not the case. There is still plenty of room. When space does get restricted, the Editor will let you know. In the meantime, those classes who are sending in plenty of "Dope," keep it coming. Those who are not doing so, DO S O !

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OFFICERS To serve until Spring me.eting 1957 President— V. ADM. J . F . SHAFROTH, U S N ( R e t ) , '08 Washington, D. C. Vice President (Eastern Area)— CDR. S . G. LAMB, U S N ( R e t ) , '19 Philadelphia, Pa. Vice President (Central Area)— J. H. WHEELER, '45

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Vice President (Western Area)— CAPT. T . G. MURELL, U S N R '21 Los Angeles, Calif.

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

TRUSTEES To serve until Spring meeting 1957 At Large V. ADM. W . W . SMITH, U S N

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CAPT. J. T. TALBERT, U S N (Ret.), "^'^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ' ^ ^ o )

D. C. WILKERSON, '20 (Detroit)

A. ARNOLD BRAND, JR., '14 CAPT. L . F . BROWN, U S N R , '16

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COL. J . W . MOREAU, USMC

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CAPT. J. O. KINERT, U S N

'30 (San Francisco) LT. CDR. G . S . FORDE, U S N R '31

local LT. (JG) R. L . MONTGOMERY, U S N

(Ret.), '07 (Connecticut)

(Philadelphia)

G. N. POWELL, '31 (Pittsburgh)

COMO. F . G . REINICKE, U S N

CDR. A. S. F U H R M A N , U S N

( R e t ) , '10 (New York)

( R e t ) , '37 (Los Angeles)

CAPT. HAROLD R . KELLER, U S N R

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CAPT. J. C. TOTH, U S N , '31

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To serve until the Spring meeting 1958 V. A D M . H . F . KINGMAN, U S N ( R e t ) , '11

CAPT. H . E . BAKER, U S N , '32 CALVIN H . COBB, JR., '45

CDR. E . H . ENRIGHT, USNR, '21

To serve until the Spring meeting 1959 V. ADM. T . R . COOLEY, JR., U S N

( R e t ) , '17 V. ADM. J . W . ROPER, U S N

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THE OBLIGATION OF "BELONGING" Every Alumnus of the Naval Academy has a deep sense of "belonging"—of being in a great Brotherhood. He feels he is a part of the Mother of the Navy and that Navy is the bulwark of our country. With that great honor also comes the responsibility, the obligation of "belonging" and of taking part. This means being a member of the Alumni Association.

The responsibility, the obligation of belonging is never a question with alumni of a civilian institution whether it be a small college, a state university that was once an A&M College or one of the Big Three.

In all cases alumni feel their obligation to be in their Alumni Association, their enduring link with their college. This obligation in most cases means heavy financial burdens. Perhaps too Httle has been asked of us.

The Naval Academy graduate on active duty all too frequently postpones joining the U.S.N.A. Alumni Association with the intention of signing up when he retires.

He feels the Alumni Association is fine for retired personnel or civilians, but can offer him little while on active duty. This is unsound reasoning based on a false premise.

The Naval Academy Alumni Association exists as the connecting link between the Academy and all its alumni: active officers, retired officers and civiHans. It is equally for and has need of the bright-eyed ensign in '56, the salty, retired flag officer who graduated in the Gay Nineties, the highly successful business tycoon who resigned at graduation shortly after the turn of the century, and the middle-aged alumnus now holding a key position either in or out of the service.

In these times it is particularly important for the active duty officer to lend a hand in perpetuating the Naval Academy tradition. No longer is the Naval Academy the almost sole supplier of officer personnel for our Navy. No longer is breakfast in the JO Mess a class gathering, or dinner in the Wardroom an alumni chapter meeting, or a dance at the Officers' Club a get-together of Naval Academy graduates' families.

The term "Trade School Boys" during the war meant the hard core of professionals who trained the inexperienced thousands. Today it must continue to mean that dedicated nucleus of the Navy and the strength of American sea power: that is, the Naval Academy officers, the Naval Academy alumni.

The excellent officers now in the Navy from sources other than the Naval Academy deserve and get equal consideration with their Annapolis shipmates in professional and official matters. The fact of the existence of this group, however, should emphasize to the Academy active duty officer the necessity for positive action on his part if the Naval Academy tradition and distinction are to continue. There is no better way to maintain continuity with the Academy than by joining the Alumni Association.

Maintain your link with your Alma Mater. Don't wait until you retire. JOIN YOUR NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION N O W !

CAPT. C . H . BENNETT, JR., U S N

( R e t ) , '23 L T . ( J G ) B . S . MARTIN, U S N

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at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola. From then on until his retirement he was assigned to aviation duty including command of the aircraft carriers LANGLEY and SARATOGA,

This is the last issue of Shipmate in which Orders to Officers will be published. This information is available only for the ranks of Lieutenant Commander and above and therefore applies to a limited number of classes.

It can be found elsewhere. This space will be used for personal news about classmates, including their duty stations.

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Mrs. Alger, widow of PHILIP R O U N S E \ T L L E ALGER, resides at 34 Southgate Ave., AnnapoHs, Md.

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R. H . JACKSON, ADM U S N ( R e t ) , one of our oldest living graduates, attended the meeting of the San Diego Chapter on 30 August. H e heard a talk by A. B. Vosseller, '24, on the aviation problems of a flag officer today. What a vista of naval service and advancement Admiral Jackson has seen. He was a naval cadet in the USS TRENTON, the first U S warship to have electric lights. He was in that ship when she was wrecked with the VANDALIA and Nipsic, two other wooden ships, in the Samoan Hurricane of 1889.

Admiral Jackson retired thirty-six years ago. On his last sea cruise he was Commander of the Battle Fleet which is the equivalent of the Pacific Fleet today. H e now lives at 504 Glorietta Boulevard, Coronado, Calif.

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Sec'y, Como. Dadley W. Knox, U S N (Ret.), 2311 Connecticnt Ave., N W , Washington 8, D . C.

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Sec'y, Mr. A. H. MacCarthy, Carrel Hall. Annapolis, Md.

We regret to annoimce the passing of C H A R L I E O W E N S at the Naval Hospital, Oakland, CaliL, on 20 July 1956.

Charlie lived in Palo Alto. He seemed in good health when your secretary visited him last year.

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

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and Commander of the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, from 1934 to 1936. He was recalled to active duty during World War II, serving from August 1941 until January 1942.

His decorations included the Navy Cross, the Spanish Campaign Medal, the Victory Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, the Order of the Bust of Bolivar and the French Legion of Honor.

Funeral services were held in St. Mary's Chapel of the Episcopal Cathedral, Washington, D. C , on 4 September. Representin the hospital, where he said he had had ing the class were Bass and Furer. At a very good time (sic) and he is now in Zoggie's request his ashes were buried at fine shape and good health. He also said sea from the aircraft carrier SARATOGA. He is survived by his widow, the former that he and Mrs. Mitchell (nee Elizabeth Lapham Wakeman) celebrated their SOth Margaret Phelps Montgomery of Portland, wedding anniversary on Sept. 3. A pity the Oreg., whom he married in London in 1914; whole class couldn't be there to congratulate three sons, Wilfrid M. Rufus Fairchild, and John David, and three grandchildren. them in person!

Golden wedding anniversaries are quite rare in a group of the size of our class.

The E L L I S E S observed theirs quietly some 1 9 0 3 • two years ago.

Sec'y. R. Adm. A. H. Van Kenren, U S N (Ret.), 8013 Aberdeen Rd., Bethesda 14, Md. By the way, Bill added that they have four grandchildren (3 boys, 1 girl). The The class mourns the passing of ROY Ellises have thirteen!

RYDEN, who died suddenly on August 16 Wonder who comes next on the SOth at Ciudad Vallea, Mexico, at the Covaanniversary list? W e are not well enough donga Hotel where he had spent several posted, but suspect that there are several happy vacations in past years. Roy was a more in the offing who might make the mark baseball player at the Naval Academy and within the next two years or so. a gymnast as well as a fine student. After two years at sea, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated in 1908 as a Master of Science in 190 1 • Naval Architecture. He was also graduated Sec'y, R. Adm. 3. A. Fnrer, U S N (Ret.), from the Naval War College in 1925 and 2101 Connecticnt Ave., N.W., the Army Industrial College in 1935. During Washington 8, D . C. his long active service he held many posiThe Navy Department has announced tions of responsibihty, such as Superintendthat a guided missile frigate to be built ent of the Mechanical Division of the next year will be named in memory of Fleet Panama Canal (1921-1924 and 1929-1934) ; Adm. E R N E S T J. KING. The S12-foot manager of the Norfolk Navy Yard, 1936ship, equipped with Terrier guided missiles, 1941, and Supervisor of Shipbuilding for the will be built at the Puget Sound Naval U. S. Navy at Camden, N. J. Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.

He is survived by a son, Roy W. Ryden, We announce with deep regret the death Jr., of CaHfornia and a daughter, Mrs. of R U F U S F A I R C H I L D ZOGBAUM, John R. Waterman of Montgomery, Ala., as JR., on 30 Aug. 1956 at the N H , Bethesda, well as by several grandchildren.

Md., after a long illness. He was born in New York, N. Y., on 18 June 1879, the son of Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum, the famous Marine artist, illustrator and author of that period. He entered the Naval Academy as a May plebe in 1897 and after graduation in 1901 was promoted through the grades reaching the rank of Captain on 4 June 1925, in which rank he was retired on 30 June 1936.

At the request of his wife the Navy Department reviewed his World War I record several months ago. Under date of 6 Aug. 1956 he was informed by the Secretary of the Navy that he had been advanced to the rank of Rear Admiral on the retired list as of 7 Aug. 1947 for the war services.

He had duty on various ships in the Atlantic until 1911 and then served for several years in the Pacific Torpedo Fleet, returning to the Atlantic in 1914. He joined the long course at the Naval W a r College in 1914. In June 1916 he was ordered in command of the U S S DAVIS, one of the

destroyers of the first division to go overseas in World W a r I. In the early part of 1918 he commissioned and commanded the USS STEVENS, and for his services in this destroyer in the war zone was awarded the Navy Cross.

After World W a r I he filled various important billets afloat and ashore and in 1928 qualified as a naval aviation observer

WILLIAM T. SAMPSON, '61, as a midshipman. Sampson stood at the head of his class, was Superintendent from 1886 to ISSK) and commanded the fleet which defeated the Spaniards at the Battle of Santiago, Cuba, in 1898.

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was assigned to duty in Washington, where Jr., a daughter, Mrs. David Anthony Pothe served until Aug. 1919. He was in com- ter, and four grandchildren. Each of the mand of the Hampton Roads Submarine children has two children, a boy and a Base in 1923-24. He was a member of the girl. Frank, Jr.'s boy is Frank, III. Young R. A. W H I T E changes his address to U. S. Naval Mission to Brazil from 1927 Frank is a non-graduate of the Class of 965 Riverside Dr., Los Altos, Calif. to 1931. After varied sea duties, he became 1942, that graduated in December 1941.

Capt. M A T T H I A S E V A N S MANLY, Naval Attache at the American Legation He applied for a commission in the Naval U S N (Ret.), died on 12 September at the in the Hague, The Netherlands. Probably Reserve immediately after Pearl Harbor Boston Naval Hospital after a month's the most difficult part of Monroe's long and served throughout World War II as illness. A memorial service was held in St. Naval career came in Nov. 1942 when a Naval Reserve Officer, mostly on sea John's Episcopal Church in Washington, Task Force 34, under Admiral Hewitt, duty in the Atlantic. He is now either a D. C , on IS September. Burial was at Santa advanced on French Morocco to land 35,000 Lieutenant Commander or a Commander troops in the first major operation of its in the Naval Reserve.

Barbara, Calif. kind under American organization and comTUBBY ALGER. Through the kindness Captain Manley was born in New Bern, mand in Atlantic waters. Monroe comN. C. During World W a r I he commanded manded the northern attack group of this of CARL MOORE, I have again located the destroyers STERRETT and DUNCAN. task force with eight transports carrying Tubby. His address is 325 Dartmouth Before his retirement for physical reasons some 9,000 soldiers, supported by the battle- Ave., Apt. A-3, Swarthmore, Pa. in 1937 he was Port Captain in the Panama ship TEXAS, the cruiser SAVANNAH, deJ I M M I E DEEM. Young Joseph Mason Canal Zone and commanded DesDiv 40 in stroyers and special units. Their major ob- Deem, Jr., LT. USAF, was married on the Atlantic. In World W a r II he was jective was the capture of Port Lyautey and 29 July 1956 in Tallahassee, Fla., to Miss Assistant District Intelligence Officer in the adjacent airfields. As the operation Warren Bancker, daughter of Mr. and San Diego. He retired again in 1943. developed, this turned out to be the toughest Mrs. William Warren Bancker of ClearHe is survived by his wife, Eugenia the task force had to deal with, more par- water, Fla. He is going to duty in Alaska Smith Manly. They resided at 3133 Con- ticularly since both the Navy and the Army and they will live in Fairbanks. He was in necticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C , were new at this sort of operation. Monroe, the Class of 1954 at the Naval Academy, for his part in this operation, was awarded but resigned before graduation. since 1953. the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. His DICK DYSART. Dick writes that his permanent address is "Topside," Onoville, N. Y. He says his home is close to US 6 1907 • and NY 17, both good east and west highSec'y, Capt. R. F . Frellsen, U S N (Ret.), ways ; that they have plenty of room and 5 Sherwood Rd., Wardonr, Annapolis, Md. would be mighty glad to have classmates passing that way stop with them. They It is with deep regret that we announce e.xpect to go to Arizona shortly after the death of our classmate, "Waso" W A L Christmas.

LACE, on 7 Aug. 1956 in Wash., D. C. Interment was in Arlington National CemeI recently had a very nice letter from tery on 10 August. Our deepest sympathy Mabel FAUS, thanking me for always to Mrs. Wallace and family. Honorary pallsending her the annual class bulletins and bearers were DuBose, Frellsen, Hoover, saying how much she enjoyed them. Her Robinson, Schuyler and Thomas. address is 1880 S.W. Edgewood Rd., Portland, Oreg., where she has lived since BILL BOWDEY writes that he and -Annie's death.

Sally will not be present next May for the SOth reunion because they had planned well MARK H E R S E Y . Mark writes that in advance to make a trip to Europe in the DICK BARRY and Ada were in Newport spring of 1957, and while Bill's son, George, in June and he and Dick had a good is still Executive Officer of the US Adtalkfest. vanced NavBase in Bremerhaven, Germany.

R U D O L P H J O E R S . Had a nice letter In the meantime, George has been selected from Rudolph saying how much he regrets for Captain. his inability to visit Annapolis or even go to the Army and Navy Club for class Many questionnaires and ballots are still due to be mailed to the secretary-treasurer. MIDN. C. W. NIMITZ, G. V. Stewart and luncheons, as it would give him quite a thrill to see some of the old class again Please hurry them along; R. E. IngersoU, all of '05, holystone decks or to see again some of the old haunts at on one of their suminer practice cruises. the Academy. He says that being unable to walk he is usually in his morris chair at 1908 • the front of the house. He would always last active duty before retirement was Com- be mighty glad to see anyone who might J. H. E A R L E writes to say his old room- mandant of the Third Naval District, New be so kind as to drop in. He lives at 6015 mate, N. R. VAN D E R VEER, long a York. In 1953, he was selected as a member Goldsboro Rd., Bethesda, Md. resident in France—has recently returned of the first eleven teams of American busito this country, and is now living at 300 nessmen to go abroad to study the adminisRAY J O N E S . Ray writes that he and tration of the United States foreign aid Louise were spending the last Christmas West End Ave., New York City.

A new address for R U F U S KING is program. Other awards for distinguished holidays in Naples, Fla., with Louise's service were: the Legion of Merit; the sister and her husband, got into the swing Institute Tecnologico, Monterrey, Mexico.

Order of Orange-Nassau from the Nether- of things there and suddenly decided to lands and the title of Honorary Commander call off their plans for possibly going to of the Order of the British Empire. He is Pakistan for the State Department and survived by his wife, Lucy Lamb Kelly; a move down there, which they did on 1 Feb. 1909 • son, Capt. Monroe Kelly, '38, who is at Sold everything in Butler, Pa., and took Sec'y, R. Adm. Harold C. Train, U S N (Ret.), present on duty in London; one daughter. a lease on a home in Naples for 2 ^ 1 St. Mary's St., Annapolis, Md. Miss Lucy Lane Kelly, living in Paris; years. His new business is the Sth Ave. I deeply regret to inform the class of the two grandchildren, Monroe Kelly, III, and Paint Center at 468 Sth Ave. South, started deaths of M O N R O E KELLY and Helene Lane Kelly, and two sisters, Mrs. John on 1 April. Ray says his business is fun, Paul of Harrisonburg, Va., and Mrs. John and he thinks he will make out all right, CARTER, FRANK'S wife.

Amos Norman of New York City. even though they started new and inexperiM O N R O E KELLY. Monroe died at his home in Linkhorn Park, Virginia Beach, F R A N K CARTER. Frank's wife Helene enced in a highly competitive line. He Va., on 29 Aug. 1956. He was buried in the died on 15 Aug. 1956 at the Beebe Hos- handles the Glidden products. Their home Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va., on pital, Lewes, Del., of a heart attack. She address is 530 16th Ave. South, phone 31 Sept., with simple graveside services had had a bad heart for years, but had MI. 3-137S. Says to tell any of the gang attended by a few close friends and rela- only been seriously ill for about a month who are down that way to stop in to see tives. ED R A G U E T represented the class before her death. Helene was born in Mil- tliem. at the services. Monroe was born in Nor- ford, Del., but had lived in Lewes since OLIE O L D E N D O R F . I had a letter folk, Va., and had a distinguished Naval she was a year or two old. She and Frank from Olie dated early August. His address career, retiring on 1 Aug. 1948 as a Vice were married in 1911. Frank resigned from at that time was La Cabana, Monte-Mar, Admiral. His first assignment after gradua- the Service in 1919, and in 1921 or 1922 they Torremolinos (Malaga), Spain. While tion was on board the battleship VERMONT. returned to Lewes and had lived there staying in Paris with his daughter and The outbreak of World W a r I found him ever since. In addition to Frank, she is son-in-law, Cdr. Stephen L. Johnson, he on board the battleship FLORIDA. Later he survived by a son, Frank Saulsbury Carter, attempted to locate F R E N C H Y MARION Sec'y, Capt. L. M. Atkins, U S N (Ret.), 39 Franklin St.. Annapolis, Md.

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without success. I'll quote part of his letter about his travels: "Upon leaving Paris, Betty and I toured the chateau country and then headed for Spain. In Spain we did not take the usual route to Madrid through Burgos. We went via Pamplona, Logrono, Soria and Medinaceli. . \ t that time of the year, early May, the country was perfectly beautiful: that is, both France and Spain. Leaves on the trees were the light green of early spring as we left Paris, the fruit trees were in full bloom and, of course, the spring flowers had taken over. There is quite a change in climate once you have crossed the Pyrenees. Spain is much drier and has much more sunshine than France. Here in southern Spain, the climate is very much like southern California (near the coast) ; average temperature about 83 degrees F. in the middle of the day, but cool enough to sleep under a blanket at night. In Spain they do not have 'unusual weather'—here it is 'extra ordinario.' This little villa has a nice large garden, a swimming pool and most of the conveniences required for peaceful living; if you do not expect electric stoves or refrigerators. Betty and I are taking a vacation on a Vacation. We are leaving here the latter part of August, going to Cap Martin on the French Riviera, then on to northern Italy, Sw'itzerland and on to Vienna. To be gone about three weeks. We may return to the U.S.-'A. next spring, but at this time we have no definite plans. This is a sort of lotus land where nobody is ever in a hurry (except when they are mounted on something that has wheels—then they want to go as if the Devil were chasing them). When not mounted or rolling on wheels, they, the Spaniards, are very courteous and polite."

Susan (Dougie) Gray, their sixteenyear-old granddaughter, made the Olympic Swimming Team by finishing third in the 400-meter freestyle final. She is a member of the famous Walter Reed Swimming Club and in finishing third she barely nosed out her teammate, Shelley Mann, of the same club.

GEORGE STODDARD. George lets me know that his permanent address is: Los Tules, Warner Springs, Calif. George joined the 1909ers in touring Europe. He has just returned from 18 months in Europe.

BEN T I L L E Y . A postcard from Ben, who has been visiting his son-in-law in London, says he will be back in Annapolis about 10 Sept.

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Sec'y. R. Adm. Charles J. Moore, U S N (Ret.), 5509 Grove St., Chevy Chase 15, Md.

E. D. L A N G W O R T H Y reports his address changed to General Delivery, Annapolis, Md.

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Sec'y, C a p t . Alfred G. Z i m e r m a n n , U S N ( R e t . ) , 2908 F o r t y - F i f t h St., N . W . , W a s h i n g t o n 16, D . C.

We have a new mailing address for F. L. R I E F K O H L : R F D 3, Merritt Island, Fia. LIGHT W I N D S AND VARIABLE Your scribe was off to the bosque with his Susie when the class lunch was held on 13 Aug., but a dozen of the faithful assembled to their intellectual and gastronomical enjoyment. They were: J. W. .•\nderson, Brandt, Chandler, Cygon, Hinckley, Reynolds, Snow, Bieri, 'VV. J. Butler, Foster, Cobb and Loftin.

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BROOKE H U T T had planned to come from Markham, Va., but had unexpected guests at the last minute.

H . \ R R Y MERRING was in town, but was unable to make the luncheon.

Further contributors to the Class Fund, of those who were unable to attend the Reunion, were: Charlie McCord, Bill Quigley, Loring Batten and Jimmie Taylor.

They will join the Honor Roll of absent donors posted at the class banquet, but don't expect any news of the Reunion in these notes, for copy has to be in by 7 Sept. for this issue.

Caroline and J O H N BIRDSALL were able to come to the Reunion after all, and are combining it with a trip to New Jersey.

John was appointed to the Academy from New Jersey, so he probably wants to check up on the Jersey Shore to see if it is getting ahead of Palm Beach, Fla., where he has been a realtor for thirty two years.

LORING B A T T E N pledged that he Vi-ould be with us in spirit during the Reunion—with spirits, too—and is starting a sinking fund to finance his trip to the SOth Reunion in '61. He recalls a delightful visit with Claire and CARLOS BAILEY in Vermont last spring.

Agnes and V I N C E MEYER spent the month of August in Saluda, N. C , where the 2,100-foot altitude insures a good night's sleep all summer, but Richmond saved some of her hottest days for them after they returned.

Janet BYRNES had a bad fall in her home early in .August, which caused bruises about the face and head. By the time her dental work was completed, she was feeling herself again.

Betty M O L T E N spent a month in Asheville, N. C , before coming to the Reunion, stopping en route at Columbia, S. C , for a final visit with her mother, Mrs. Miller, before heading west.

When the affairs of the Reunion Committee are settled and the proceeds turned in to the Class Fund, your scribe will publish the results. The only attrition in the fund for some years has been for tokens of sympathy to bereaved families. Class correspondence is customarily conducted by means of "penny" postcards. When the supply runs out, your scribe awaits a propitious moment and lets out a loud yell. The yell results in a shower of silver from those attending the class luncheon. Thus the supply of postals is renewed and the trouble of writing a check on the Class Fund is avoided.

with which he delivered his sermons. "Holy Joe" he was to us, as was inevitable, but it was truly a term of affection and not of disdain. Before we graduated, a collection of his sermons was published under the title. The Szvord of the Nation, which your scribe still dips into when he wishes to whiff a fresh, clean breeze from the days of yore. There is much to be said for the modern spiritual leader who sparks the "Happy Hours" and heads a team of social service workers, but memory lingers with affection over those of the cloth who were seen principally at religious observances and who specialized in showing by example how to lead a "Godly, righteous and sober life."

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

L U N T Z H U N T E R " writes that CY W A K E M A N is coming East about the middle of August and expects to stop off to see Luntz at his place in Doswell, Va. That will be a reunion of two swell guys. Incidentally, Luntz has offered to subscribe for a membership for J O E E I K E L in the event Joe does not join the Alumni Assoc.

J I M M I E KING has responded nicely to my suggestion that the entire class become members and has signified his willingness to join.

I wish that all of you could read the beautiful letters I have received from the widows thanking the class and expressing their gratitude that the class thinks enough about them to pay for their Alumni memberships. So far I have heard nothing but favorable comments from the class concerning this.

BOB HAGGART sent me a newsy letter.

Said he had a visit from Tubby and Margaret Russel recently. Rita and Steve Robinson outdid themselves with the beautiful party they gave at the Naval Air Station honoring Bob and Peggy Lavender. 1912'ers attending were the Andersons, Osgoods, Clarks, Gillespies, Lakes, Boyds, Haggarts, Harry Mcllvane and Mrs. Squash Griffin.

Mildred Wenzell is spending several weeks with friends in Connecticut.

E R N I E P.A.CE comes up with a splendid suggestion ref. our reunion. He says that we should have one on each coast and nominated Charley Lockwood to do the organizing out on the Coast. Charley, you are hereby designated chairman of this It is a relief that classmates hereabouts committee. So far the votes are rolling in do their own talking and don't need a and except for one nay vote, it is almost speaker for the luncheons each month. The unanimous that we do hold a reunion and, job of lining up speakers for the Naval of course, the East Coasters are way in the Academy Alumni for the coming winter lead which is to be expected. If the dates for the two reunions do not conflict many season is something!

Now for our Second Echelon news: A would attend both. My personal choice son, Christopher Alan, was born to Barbara would be June for the West Coast and the and Bill Chandler on 18 Aug. at Baltimore, fall for the Annapolis gathering.

D U K E RAMSEY dropped in on a Pace Md. He weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and both mother and son are doing well. Bill party while in Los Angeles and Ernie said has been promoted at the Glenn Martin Duke was looking fine.

Aviation Co. and has a home in the suburbs ANDY B E N N E T T wants to attend a of Baltimore. Christopher is the third child reunion as he has never been to one. Howof the family and Amy and DWIGHT's ever, he is afraid that he might be shocked fourteenth grandchild. at seeing some of us look old. Well, don't The C H A N D L E R S ' son-in-law, Cdr. worry Andy, age may have crept up on John M. Reigart, Class of '39, has been some of us but not on the gals. They look as glamorous as ever. Andy's younger selected for Captain. daughter is married to Cdr. Chas. Helme, BACK C H A N N E L R E F L E C T I O N S who is now in Boston fitting out our first Our Chaplain while we were at the guided-missile destroyer. .And this may Naval Academy, you will recall, was the bring .Andy and June East for a visit. W e Reverend H. H. Clark, D.D. Your scribe shall look forward to their arrival. does not recall ever seeing him in uniform, Our farmer boy, S T O N E Y KERR, says but remembers his appearance in the pulpit he is not, repeat not, a member of the and the quiet dignity and calm assurance Farmer's Union as I had previously re19

ported. This is a Socialist Organization.

Stoney is, however, a member of the Oregon Farm Bureau Federation. I apologize, Stoney, and hope that you know your onions as well as Senator Byrd whom you quoted.

Received a card from the B I S C H O F F S who are in Halifax chasing the elusive Canadian salmon. Bish sends his regards to all his "anchored" friends.

H A R R Y CURLEY dropped me a line to recall some of the old nostalgic days on the WYOMING. Thanks for the class contribution, Harry.

SAVVY S A U N D E R S plans to go to Madrid for the 1957 International Model Basin Conference and will do a little touring of Europe while over there. He said that while in South Bend recently he dropped around to see R. D. Brown who, after 10 years of teaching modern history at Notre Dame, has been retired.

Received a card from Dorothy and JACK R I C H A R D S dated West Springfield, N. H., saying that Claire and Zack Zacharias have their summer camp at this beautiful spot. From the looks of the picture postcard I can hardly blame the Zachs for deserting the humidity of Washington come the first heat spell.

I am indebted to BUNNY ABBOT for digging up one of our old bilgers from whom no one seems to have heard since Naval Academy days. He is LOUIS A R O N S T A N , now president of the Southern G. F. Co., Inc., 263 Decatur St., Atlanta, Ga. Incidentally, Bunny's son, J. Lloyd, Jr.,

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was on the "Name That Tune" program recently. My set broke down just about that time so do not know if he won the big prize or not.

Good old CASEY G R E E N E says why not have our reunion at Virginia Beach where he will throw a party for the class at his place.

Margaret Hall has been enjoying the cool breezes of the North Carolina mountains since June.

Had a very touching letter from Wilna DeTreville, together with a most gracious gift of a donation to the class. I promptly returned the check; as you all know we take care of our widows. However, I shall treasure her sentiments.

A very nice letter from S T E V E ROBINSON, together with a husky check for the class fund. Steve gave me the news on the Lavender avalanche which I have previously reported. We on this coast are looking forward to seeing that wonderful couple, Rita and Steve, in our midst real soon.

To all you needy guys and dolls who would like to make a loan: the vice president of the Mercantile Bank and Trust Co. of Kansas City, one of the largest in the Middle West dropped me a line. He is none other than our own PLUG HOLT. Need I say more? Seriously, Plug has the knack of knowing how to enjoy his middle age.

Fay and he have just returned from a Canadian mountain trip in addition to visiting Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. Their trip covered Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper. Plug is his old youthful self as he covered over 5,000 miles in his car.

BUCK BUCKMASTER's California address is 1414 6th St., Coronado, where he went in September from his summer home at Addison, Me. Buck will return to Maine early in April.

Louise Bagby had a minor operation on her foot in July and is recouping nicely.

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again, this time through the birth on her own birthday in June of a lovely little girl to her youngest son, Henry, and his charming wife, Jean.

Margaret Weems sent me a clipping telling of another signal honor bestowed on our own P. VAN HORN W E E M S . This was a citation: the Colonel Thomas L. Thurlow Navigation Award for the outstanding contribution to the Science of Navigation for the year 19SS. It was a beautiful tribute and one for which we can all be proud.

P I N K Y S C H U I R M A N N is another one who graciously answered my appeal to join the N.A. Alumni Association. Thanks, Pinky, and also for the liberal class contribution.

A beautiful letter from Marion Greenman in which she sends her sincere thanks to the class for the N.A. Alumni subscription. Marion is at Marathon, Fla., with her son. Pierce, who owns the Marathon Boat Works.

A new address for M. S. T I S D A L E is 2355 Alameda St., Vallejo, CaliL The latest word from E. A. RUSSELL comes from 13468 Holmes St., Yucaipa, Calif.

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Sec'y, Paul D. Sleeper, c/o A e t n a Life I n s n r a n c e Co., 1700 K Street, N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

Those at the Washington luncheon were Abbot, Craven, DuBose, Haas, Helmick, Hudson, Lee and Sleeper.

We were all especially happy to have a visit from MIKE HUDSON of Anniston, Ala., who was on a vacation trip, and also to have "DUBY DUBOSE," our class president, with us from Annapolis. We all wish more of our classmates would schedule their vacations whenever possible so that you will pass through Washington and we can have a visit with you. " S H R I M P " PICKERING really is making a big name for himself. He has been retained by the Italian Line to represent them in all matters pertaining to the ANDREA DORIA ship collision mix-up.

CHUB AUSTIN, as usual, sends best regards to all.

EARL E N R I G H T writes that he is spending the summer in Nantucket and just enjoyed a nice visit from his West Point grandson.

Corto Gayhart, Bill Cochran, and Glenn Davis sent best regards to all hands and regretted that they could not spend this luncheon with us.

LEVOY H I L L writes that he is "down South" for the summer, in Selma, Ala., and MIKE H U D S O N was sorry that he did not have Hill's address in Alabama, so that he could look him up.

DUTCH K E I S K E R is spending several months at his summer place near Boston.

The following is a letter from TOM SHOCK: "Thanks for the nudge via Shipmate (August) and I apologize for not following up on my news of Glenn Davis. But in midJune, I rented my house and came here to work for three months and finish up what I had dropped so hurriedly in December last. But it's 'home, James, and don't spare the horsepower' come October. Sorry I cannot make it for Homecoming Week at USNA, but maybe I can horn in on the thirteenth of the month luncheon at the Army & Navy Club one of these days.

"But back to Glenn Davis . . . thanks

to having house guests who were attending and due to the fact that one McCormick (rest his soul) was President of the W a r College, I was invited to attend the very high level Global Strategy Discussions at the War College in early June. There are about a hundred civilians invited and I was asked as a civilian. I think Glenn came under the same heading. So early in this interesting and stimulating week, whom should I run into but said Davis as smart and peppy as in the days he'd knock 'em cold in the section room and at the hops.

In the rush and roar of the week, we saw each other for brief chats. But near the end of the week, my house guests threw a K T party and I figured that there was the time I'd really see the old boy. But not at all! And we all can be proud of this. Old '13 has not entered the dodo class yet!

For our Glenn set all the good-looking gals all of a-twitter and I couldn't get near him for he was surrounded by women. No kiddin'. Don't tell me we '13ers haven't the old S.A. And Glenn returned to New York leaving feminine Newport in tears. I have had several requests for his day and night number but refuse to divulge without his express permission. But it was darn nice to see an old friend and classmate up there. You see, I'm the sole member of '13 in the area. Jock Brownell lives in New London and Tebe is in Boston—the nearest ones.

"After October 1, I quit and I mean quit!

McCormick's sudden death the other day makes me realize I'd better make the most of the remaining years. And work has no place in those precious years.

"Bestest to the boys of the Washington chapter of 1913. P's wrote me if I was in favor of a memorial. Of course, I am for it; I have so declared many times. I asked P's to count me in on any support, financial and otherwise, that may be called for.

I thought that a committee of tycoons like Wolf, Searles, Junkin, etc., had started and we were to get some declaration soon. Isn't it time we got started? Or we'll be the only USNA class without a memorial.

"Again, Paul, say hello to all for me. I didn't tell you how much the Shipmate column means to me."

L. D. P I C K E R I N G corrects his address to read: 573 Forest Ave., Rye, New York.

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M. L. W O R R E L L states his address is now: 1025 Southland Dr., Mount Dora, Fla. SCRAPPY K E S S I N G has been presented with his tenth grandchild, Joan Moffet Kessing. This young lady arrived on 12 August, and is the daughter of Jonas Warren Kessing and Alice Hazlett Kessing. Her maternal grandfather is Swede Hazlett, 1915. Congratulations!

"Burg" Burgy writes from Peoria, 111., that our classmate, SEACORD ROBE R T S , died on 25 May 1956 at a Peoria hospital, following a heart attack. "Seac" was also a member of the Class of '12, previous to his entry into our class, and made many friends while he was a midshipman, all of whom will regret his untimely end. He is survived by his widow.

BABE S W A N T O N . Another death which I regret to announce. "Babe" died recently in New York City; sorry I have no further details. During the last war he attained the rank of Captain, USNR. SHIPMATE

Unfortunately, Ted Breed had fallen and Joint Chiefs of Staff for a period of two gashed his leg and the doctor would not years commencing 17 Aug. 1953. let him travel. Grot Wood also could not Since this will be published in the Octomake it. A complete report on action taken ber issue of Shipmate and by then we will by the committee will appear in the Class have had our Class Reunion, there is pracBulletin in September. tically nothing to put out for this month.

BOB MAURY .Additional gifts have been received for I have by now a large file of information So far JALBERT's second retirement the Goat Fund, from previous donors, from nearly all of the class, most of which has been quite active. Not one to take it amounting to $360.00, bringing the total to will be published for you at the Reunion. easy where there is work to be done, he has date of $6,494.49, including interest.

Since we will have telephone connection been helping Roy Horne, '15, with the ediTULLY S H E L L E Y spent the month of with the West Coast on the night of our torial publishing work of the Naval Institute. Roy is looking for someone for the .August in the U. S. on a combined business Class Dinner, we will also get the dope and pleasure trip, but has returned to his from the West Coasters. job. big job in London. Hazel's broken hip is After the Reunion, I hope you all will still mending, but it will be a couple of continue to send in information both about months more before she is on her feet yourselves and classmates whom you run again.

19 15 • into so that we can keep our section of R I P and Hazel STRUBLE left New Shipmate full of interesting information.

Sec'y, Como. M. W. Hutchinson, Jr., U S N (Ret.), 6 Acton Place. Annapolis, Md. York on 30 August for a trip on the S.S. L. F. BROWN Treas.. Cdr. C. C. Vickrey. U S N R (Ret.), BRAZIL to Buenos Aires, and will be settled 110 William St., New York 38, N . Y. H. E. R E D F I E L D provided the U.S.S. after 15 October at 4017 Oliver St., Chevy It is with great regret that I have to Chase 15, Md. Rip will then take over his Mississippi War Record, 1941-45, the book announce the passing of L Y N D E D. new job as consultant for the Hamilton from which most of the information on that ship for this issue was taken. He is McCORMICK (VADM. U S N ) . Lynde Watch Company. now a happy member of the faculty of the HUTCH died very suddenly and unexpectedly on 16 of Virginia. The book has been Aug. 1956. He was stricken at his quarters, G. H. EASTON, SR., gives us notice University the President's House at the Naval War that he may be reached at the following added to the library of the Alumni House.

College, Newport, R. I., about 3 a.m., and address: South China, Me. died about four hours later in the Newport A. C. DAVIS, VADM USN, received 1 9 1 7 • Naval Hospital. the Gold Star in lieu of second DistinSec'y, Capt. Ross F. Collins, U S N R ( R e t . ) , Lynde served as Commander-in-Chief, guished Service Medal for the performance 53 Cornhill St., Annapolis, Md. .Atlantic Fleet, and was Supreme Allied of exceptional service to the government So. Calif. Rep., C. N . Perkins.

Commander of the Atlantic, wearing four of the United States as Deputy Assistant 1306 S. Sycamore Ave., Los Angeles, CaUf. stars from 1952 until he took over the War Secretary of Defense (International SecurF. C. D E N E B R I N K forwards a new College post in 1954. He also served as ity Affairs) from 20 Apr. 1954 to 29 Sept. address: 255 Obispo Ave., Long Beach, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations in 1950 1955.

Calif. and 1951, and took over briefly as Chief of Naval Operations in 1951 at the death of The present home address for G. L. Adm. Forrest P. Sherman.

H A R R I S S is 4088 Adams Court, Silver Spring, Md. Lynde was born in Annapolis, the son 1 9 1 6 • of R. .Adm. and Mrs. A. M. D. McCormick, Sec.-Treas.. C a p t . E . S. E a r n h a r d t , U S N (Ret.), E. W. MORRIS' address is now Ward MC, USN. Surviving are his wife, Lillian, 3900 Calverton Dr., College Heights E s t a t e s , 36, McQuire V.A. Hospital, Richmond 19, and two sons, Lynde D., Jr., a retired Navy Hyattsville. Md. Va. commander, and J. Jett, who was severely Corr. Sec'y, Capt. L. F. Brown, USNR, Our 40th reunion bloomed during the wounded while with the Marines on Oki31 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, Md. summer. Twenty-five have booked rooms at nawa. His oldest son, Montrose G. McW. M. F E C H T E L E R changes his ad- Carvel and about thirty more have said Cormick, was killed in a plane crash in dress to Sheraton-Park Hotel, Connecticut they are attending; with the Annapolis Australia in 1945.

Ave. & Woodley Rd., N.W.; Washington 8, contingent of about ten, we have cornered Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m., D. C. about sixty-five. It is possible that we Monday, 20 Aug. 1956, at the U. S. Naval GILBERT C. H O O V E R retired on 23 caught them during the heat spells when Academy Chapel, by R. Adm. W. N. resistance was low or useless. As you Thomas (ChC), U S N ( R e t ) , assisted by September as the manager of the Rocky their know the deadline for this column is at Capt J. D. Zimmerman (ChC), the Acad- Flats Area Office of the Atomic Energy all Commission at Boulder, Colo. Gil and his least a month before publication date, so emy senior chaplain. family will return to their home in Bristol, we haven't yet got the late crop.

Burial was with full mihtary honors. The R. I. The rooms we have block-reserved at escort included the Academy band, two comR. B. CARNEY, ADM USN, received Carvel have been allotted (all the good panies of midshipmen, a company of Marines and a company of sailors. He was the Gold Star in lieu of fourth Distinguished ones with individual baths) but we can and buried in the Naval Academy cemetery Service Medal for exceptional service to the will obtain other rooms in town. These will as Academy guns boomed a 17-gun final government of the United States as Chief be fully as comfortable as Carvel—if not salute. The graveside services began with of Naval Operations and Member of the more so. the playing of the Navy hymn by the Academy band and ended with taps and the firing of three volleys by a Marine firing squad. Among the profuse floral displays banked near the grave was a blue and gold star from the classmates of 1915.

Honorary pallbearers were: Adm. R. B. Carney, Adm. J. L. Hall, Adm. A. D. Struble, V. Adm. V. R. Murphy, R. Adm. R. W. Bates, V. Adm. D. H. Clark, NATIONAL M R. Adm. W. D. Leggett, Como. M. W. Hutchinson, Jr., Capt. J. M. Steele, all OF ANNAPOLIS N ^ ^ ^ J ' MARYLAND retired, Adm. D. B. Duncan, Adm. Jerauld Wright, R. Adm. T. B. Robbins, Mr. Mark ESTB. 1805 Sperry of Middlebury, Vt., and Mr. WethComplete Banking Facilities for Officers of the Navy ered Woodworth of Pikesville, Md. Allotments Gladly Accepted Lillian's address will be: Mrs. L. D. McCormick, 2044 First Avenue, San Diego, Loan Applications Given Prompt Attention CaliL * * * * * O u r 151st Y e a r of Service On Thursday, 23 Aug., six Hunky Dunks, Member Federal Reserve members of the Goat Gift Committee, met at Rip Struble's office, 2 Park Ave., N. Y. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation They were : R. W. Bates, Hutchinson, Richards, Shelley, Struble, and C. C. Vickrey.

The GORDON N E L S O N s and their attractive young daughter were in Annapolis recently, and entertained the Jalberts and Maurys at a delightful dinner party at Carvel Hall. Needless to say, a gay time was had by all.

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Addresses are still a matter of concern.

Letters to Egg Mentz, Abie Craig, Cari Brewington, Izzy Lehrfeld and Jake Hendley have been returned.

DEAN DOUGLAS writes from Albuquerque that he hopes to be with us. He sent in NICK VYTLACIL's address as 315 Ahso Dr., Albuquerque. Nick's letter has been remailed.

J. E D W I N ( O S T R A N D E R ) has ingeniously solved the attendance problem by stating that he has a standing engagement to go fishing every 10-12 May! The guy should have got married.

Carvel acknowledged T E X H A R P E R ' s reservation as "Mr. Richard H. Hoopla."

They were so close that we hesitated to change it.

J I M M Y J E M A I L has been tracked down at 1025 Sth Ave., N. Y. C. Shows what a camera will do for a guy! Jimmy intends to avoid work for a day or two and attend.

He says alone, which is most distressing news, because his wife is much prettier than Jimmy.

CHRISTY M A T T H E W S is coming over from Ireland for our 40th. A most commendable spirit, Christy! He is in business in Cobb (Queenstown to you) and says he has lost some of his slimness but has kept the same wife for 37 years.

What some women will put up with!

JOCK CLARK will descend on us with war whoops, so he says. He is in Brooklyn with his nose to the grindstone and apparently enjoying it. His wife will be along to keep him under control—we hope.

SOL P H I L L I P S writes from Sherman, Tex., and says he and Cherry will attend with great pleasure. It will also be to our great pleasure, Sol. Tracked down M U R P H Y JACOBS in Galveston who says that he and his Jane will attend if his affairs at the time allow him to.

The heading in August Shipmate, "Remember May 19, 1957," was a mistake. Must have been due to something the writer had et.

W U DUNCAN writes that he will attend if possible. He is being relieved as V.C.N.O. 1 Sept. and doesn't yet know whether he will be able to get to Annapolis in May. We all hope so, Wu. T. D. ROSS writes that he cannot be with us except in spirit. T. D. is living in Oakland, Calif., just a few minutes drive from his two married daughters and four grandchildren — proving that sturdy oaks from little acorns grow. He sends greetings to all.

N I N O P O S T expects to attend to watch and guard BILLY LUDLOW. He feels that Billy must be kept in line.

There are still a few letters to be written to members but it is expected they will be sent in ample time.

During the next few months Shipmate will carry lists of those who have made reservations. A deadline will be set as late as possible, probably in April, and plans and arrangements completed. Watch Shipmate for developments.

LYNDE McCORMICK These notes are written at the hour of Lynde McCormick's funeral at the Naval Academy.

Men of his character and calibre are few and far between. He will be missed.

Lynde held the respect, esteem, admiration and affection of every member of 1917.

We_ extend our profound sympathy to Lillian and to his family.

J O H N G. M . STONE

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Sec'y, V. Adm. Earle W. Mills, U S N (Ret.), Apt. 2A, 1 Beekman Place, New York 22, N. Y.

The current home address for S. M. H A I G H T is Eastern Idaho Grain Assn., 906 Summit Ave., Seattle 4, Wash.

A new address for L. B. RICHARDSON is 860 -Fountain Head Rd., N., Hagerstown, Md.

WOODY W O O D R U F F and his Gladys intend to be with us. Woody says he cannot talk so much as he once could. But who can after 40 years?

19 19 • Sec'y, R. Adm. R. A. Dierdorff, U S N (Ret.), RIM RAWLINGS writes from Newport 34 Randall St., Annapolis, Md. News that he will pounce on us with no warning. He will let Newport News S. & CY W A R N E R reports from Carmel, D. D. Co. get along for a day or two and Calif., on 8 Aug.: "The last Bull sort of join us. He probably will be filled with left me hanging by my heart strings and nostalgia and want CHARLEY J O N E S to thyroid glands. (I just copied what you sing for him. God forbid! Charley Jones sent in, SETH.) I'm surprised some of has not been heard from. Perhaps he is just you guys didn't send Ruth some lilies on being a little bit stand-offish. the strength of that near obit. I hasten to report that we got the old crate out of C O N N I E P E R K I N S has sent in a fine overhaul and she seems good for considerlist of addresses of '17ers residing in south- able cruising yet—at reduced speed, that is. ern CaHfornia. It would be a great help to Played my first nine holes of golf today the Alumni staff if we would correct our (score 47), and feel like I'll be able to run addresses when changed. Our class is one for the Presidency come November." Good of the greatest offenders in this respect. work, Cy. Think I'd better your Perk is ebullient as always and plans to be greeting to RED WALLERdeliver personally. with us.

Gotta maintain Shipmate's high literary H U G H I E S E A S E is trying to plan to tone, you know. be with us. He can't get away with not FREDDY BELTZ apologizes for not being there. His son is on duty in Washington so we shall have two reasons for him writing sooner, says: "However, between three grandsons visiting here for several to attend. weeks and perpetual double manana, I am CHARLEY W E I T Z E L writes from ant to put aside lots for the morrow. If Long Beach that he will try to make the you don't like that aoolo"v, I will wish a trip if he possibly can. We hope he will kahuna on you." be able to.

In a welcome letter, Ethel B A R R E T T D U T C H S C H N E I D E R writes that he indicates that she and Russell, Jr., who and Anne will be with us next May. We lives in Raleigh, N. C, expect to be at the will have a large contingent from the West Army-Navy game. Her new address is 918 Coast. Dutch is living in Palos Verdes W. Princess Anne Rd., Apt. 3A, Norfolk, Va. Estates, Calif.

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P O P OLDS notes: "I have managed to dodge the hospital since my last surgery in October, last fall, and am busily engaged in developing the water system in a new 680-acre Scout ranch we have just purchased. Our San Diego Scouting family has been growing very rapidly and we now have about 20,000 boys. This keeps "me very busy building swimming pools, water systems, refrigerating plants, etc., and I like it." So do many of those 20,000 and their parents. Pop, who know of your outstanding work through the years as a Boy Scout leader.

CHICK CARMINE is still with Tidewater Oil Co. in charge of maintenance at their 114,000 barrel-per-day Avon refinery, 30 miles east of San Francisco. He and Margaret have their permanent home at 54 Craig Ave., Piedmont 11, Calif., but manage to spend some time in the Sierras from which his good letter was written.

A Captain, USNR, Chick was placed on the Honorary Retired List last year and received a valued letter from JIMMY HOLLOWAY. Elder daughter Mary, majoring in Geography, graduated with Great Distinction from Stanford in June, made Phi Beta Kappa and was granted a fellowship at Columbia for graduate work in Physical and Economic Geography. Younger daughter Nancy has completed her freshman year at the Davis branch of U. of C. which now includes liberal arts and science as well as agriculture. Chick's newsy letter in full will be a welcome addition to the next Bull.

MIKE and Jo W I L L I A M S are spending the summer in Santa Fe, N. M., but expect to come East for the marriage of Miss Cora Williams, Mike's daughter, on 22 September to Mr. Britton Murdoch.

While East they hope to attend Homecoming Weekend.

R-AY STAUDT's new address is 4000 Cathedral Ave., N.W., Apt. 240-B, Washington 16, D. C. Ray's able work on the 40th Reunion is most appreciated.

EGG MENTZ, home in Front Royal, Va., says: "I am getting along fairly well but am beginning to get bored. Maybe that's a good sign." Here's hoping, Egg. ROBBO and Rachel HERBST's new address is 111 Crestwood, Morton, 111., near Peoria. While moving east, Robbo suffered a massive internal hemorrhage, blacked out, ran off the road and wrecked the car. A few seconds' warning permitted him to slow down and fortunately neither Robbo nor Rachel were seriously hurt. He says: "I spent a week in the El Dorado, Kans., hospital while they gave me a refill of good Red Cross blood, three quarts to be exact. My son-in-law sent a plane down to bring us to Peoria and am now getting along well." Here's hoping you both do get to next year's dinner, Robbo. Bad as that Kansas experience must have been, we're glad you both came through it as well as you did.

BOB W A L D R O N indicates that he'll attend Homecoming. Since Adelaide will not be with him, he expects to bunk in Bancroft Hall. Should he be papped ("fried" is the word we boys now use) for "Room in gross disorder," you'll hear about it in November Shipmate.

C. W. K I R T L A N D has moved to a new location at 233 Broadway, Room 948, NewYork 7, N. Y. R. A. O F S T I E changes his address to 3516 N. Valley St., Arlington 7, Va. The present address for S. S. MURRAY is Attawan Rd., Attawan Beach, Niantic 2, Conn.

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A. P O E H L M A N N states his address is now 674 Douglas Ave., O.xnard, Calif.

MARCY D U P R E , who is Superintendent of the Jefferson Military College, Washington, Miss., is looking for a teacher of Science or Mathematics who can also take charge of military drill. A retired Army officer is preferred. Marcy would appreciate the help of any Shipmate reader w-ho knows a likely candidate.

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Sec'y, Mr. Homer Eimers 930 H Street. N . W . , Washington, D . C .

Well, we're back—after seven weeks and 7,000 miles that took us through bits of almost all the Eastern States (22 out of 25), plus D. C. and a bit of Canada.

Had I plotted out the full trip in advance as I did our California jaunt in February— and had a class roster by localities, I probably would have seen more classmates^ and been divorced!

Anyway, here's my recap of contacts and some near misses : 5 July — Williamsburg, Va. — M i s s e d JACK U P S H U R , who is now reported "retired and living on the Eastern Shore."

Arlington, Va. — J O H N a n d E l n o i r WATERS. 7 July—Crabtown—The SYD B U N T INGS, Dolly F I T Z G E R A L D and CHARLIE ERCK. 8 July—Hawthorne, N. Y.—GORDIE and Alice P A R K S . He is the Administrator of Harvey School there.

12th—Caught L O U I S and Grace McGLONE just before they left for a month at Sea Island, Ga., and failed to catch Com One (JACK S N A C K E N B E R G ) at Dist.

H.Q. (All this the day after seeing Mel ParneH throw his no-hitter at the White Sox—at Boston !)

23rd—SPOT and Edna QUINBY at Kittery Point, Me. and 17 Aug. chatted with ROGER MURRAY by phone in Jackson, Tenn. Rog says he doubts he'll make Crabtown for the reunion but hopes to see many—besides natives Tommy Ryan and Tom Lewis in New Orleans for the Navy-Tulane game 13 October.

GEORGE L Y T T L E is now a member of the Department of Electrical Engineering of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.

With him there will be Johnny Langstaff, '20, who has been a member of the faculty for several years.

W. R. COOKE informs us of his new address: Atomic Power Equipment Department, General Electric Co., 2155 S. First St., San Jose, Calif.

The latest dope from R. B. T O M P K I N S comes from 935 Harcourt St., Grosse Pointe Park 30, Mich.

W. R. M I L L I S changes his address to 10208 Fleming Ave., Bethesda 14, Md. We have received a new mailing address for C. R. B R O W N : CO U S Sixth Fleet, FPO New York.

E. P. A B E R N E T H Y is Hving at the El Cordova Hotel, Coronado, Calif.

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LEI-BEDECKED Joe Grenfell, '26, is greeted by Savvy Huffman, '22, upon arrival of SS LURLINE in Honolulu. Joe took over the job of Commander Submarine Force, PacFleet, from Savvy who goes to command the Naval Base, Mare Island.

Commander Joint Task Force Seven, addressed the West Point Society of the District of Columbia at a luncheon meeting on 13 September. At this meeting. Gen. Charles L. Fenton President of the Association of Graduates of the USMA, stressed the need for close association between alumni and their academy to the mutual benefit of both. He also stated that the method of teaching at the academies, preparation and participation, had long proved superior to the lecture method.

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

H. H. GOODWIN changes his address to ComNavForConad, Ent. A F B , Colorado Springs, Colo.

C. F. E S P E is now living at 900 Adella Ave., Coronado, Calif.

J. E. P A R K E R forwards a new address : 2141 Wyoming Ave., Washington, D. C. V. R. SINCLAIR states his address is now Palisades, New York.

E. P . ARCHIBALD forwards a new home address: 117 Central Parkway, Warwick, Va. M. E. MILES, RADM U S N , received the Gold Star in lieu of third Legion of Merit as Commander Task Group 84.7, Yucatan Peninsula and Tampico, Mexico, United States Military Joint Disaster Relief Operation, from 30 Sept. to 20 Oct. 1955.

Attending the monthly '22 class luncheon at the Army-Navy Club, Washington, D. C , on 4 September 1956, were the following: Anderson, Fink, HiU, Parker, H. E., Johnston, D. H., Orem, Snodgrass, Kneeland, Jarrett, Johnson, J. N., Pierce, E. H., Stacey, Jennings, Stevens, H. F., and Toney.

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H.ARRY SANDERS is to have command of the Training Command, Pacific Fleet.

ARLEIGH BURKE addressed the third national conference of the Naval Reserve Association on September 7 and 8.

Bess E D W A R D S , Hazel KINGSLEY, and Ruth TUCKER recently returned from a 52-day tour of Europe, from Italy to the Scandinavian countries plus Scotland and England. They reported it a wonderful experience, including excellent arrangements and accommodations. (No, you're wrong; they didn't have anything "on" their husbands!)

Their sea duty over and back was in the SS UNITED STATES, plus the SS LEDA from

Bergen, Norway, to Newcastle, England.

"FRY" and Jimmie FRYBERGER spent the summer touring in Europe, during which time they visited in England, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France and Holland.

"Fry" is Associate Professor of Engineering at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. We have received a new mailing address for H. W. D U S I N B E R R E which i s : 7017 Suburban Arch, Norfolk S, Va. J. E. C H A P M A N gives us notice that he may be reached at 502 Helen Dr., Millbrae, Calif.

P.O.Box 166, Mayo, Md., is the new address of P. W. HAAS, JR.

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S T E V E and Louise B A R C H E T are in Genoa, Italy, and will be there until the 23

last of November. Their address is Hotel Plaza, Piazza, Corvetto.

The regular monthly luncheon of the Washington Group was held August 24 at the Gun Factory Mess.

Present were Bachman, Bradley, Clexton, Davis, Deuterman, Duke, Dyer, Gminder, Hartwig, Johnson, Kalish, Kearns, Latimer, Mercer, Norman, Robillard, Stuart, Sutliff, Sylvester, Van Steenbergh, Weeden, Winecoff and one guest.

.Air Station. No complete group picture was taken then, but most of the same bunch attended both parties. (Picture enclosed taken at Hursts'.) Quite a turnout! Can you pick us all out?

"Those attending both shindigs were: Dora and Bill Bailey, Easly and Cowboy Cameron, Esther and Abie Dickie, Leila and Pete Dunn, Helen and Ed Edgar, Tooie and Gus Fish, Ofty Gregor, Babe and Al Handly, Becky Harvey, Bess and Willie Hurst, Fern and Lank Lankenau, Adaline Mike Kearns from Texas talked a few and Mag Magly, Lloyd and Don McLean, minutes on his experiences since leaving Jessie Rutt, Evelyn and Dutch Shultz, Kay the Navy in 1926. Mike manages the San and Abe Vosseller, Ethel and Count Jacinto Building in Houston.

Wolowsky and Betty and Rufe Young.

A. BEDNAR corrects his address to "Others at the Vossellers' were: Lucy read: 741 Delaware Ave., Akron 3, Ohio. and Frank Deam, Natt Hudnall, Chet We hear from H. M. SYLVESTER who Wood, Bill Davis and his daughter, Judy, reports his address as 643 Washington and Austin Magly's sister.

BIdg., Arlington Towers, Arlington 9, Va. "Additions to the group at the Hursts' included Elizabeth and Bob Bare, Pablo A. P. CALVERT changes his address to Graf, Georgia and Will Hays, Dora Bailey's POBox #178, Pebble Beach, Calif. brother and sister-in-law and the Hursts' R. A. KEYER sends us his change of son, Capt. James S. Hurst, U S A F (USNA business address: 70 Prospect Ave., Wol- '49), and his wife, who were here on a week's leave from his duties at Holloman laston 70, Mass.

Air Force Base, N. M. The current duty address for E. R. Mc"Chet Wood is ComCruDesPac, San LEAN, JR., is Cmdt, Fourth NavDist, US Diego.

NavBase, Philadelphia 12, Pa. "Kay and Abe Vosseller are looking for E. F. K E R N S wishes his address changed a place in Sherman Oaks, Calif., but an to 25 W. Hortter St., Phila. 19, Pa. interim address for them will be c/o DevelThe present duty address for R. GOLD- opment and Planning Division, Lockheed T H W A I T E is Hdqtrs. CinCLantFlt, Nor- .Aircraft Co., Burbank, Calif. folk, Va. "Had a nice note from the Opiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;still W I L L I E HURST'S better correspond- in Europe . . . the above is the 'dope.' If ing half, Bess, writes from San Diego : I don't get this in the mail now, you will "Here's my contribution! Don't tell me swear it came too late for the deadline!!!". you didn't get it by Sept. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the photogA. B. VOSSELLER, VADM USN rapher who rushed the picture, AND yours Ret., at his own request, retired from active truly will be broken-hearted as well as sure duty on 1 Sept. 1956. He will become assoyou are fibbing! ciated with the Lockheed Aircraft Corpo"The San Diego group really 'got to- ration of Burbank, Calif., as Senior Congether' in a big way in August! After sultant to the Director of Development invitations had been issued by Bess and Planning. Abe's last job was Commander, Willie Hurst for a 'gathering of the clan' Naval Air Bases, Eleventh and Twelfth at their home on the 24th, Kay and Abe Naval Districts.

Vosseller found that Abe could retire at .As Bess Hurst has told us, Abe and his own request on Sept. 1 to take a good Kay (Kathryn Anne Byrne of Seattle) position, so they had the gang in on Aug. 17 plan to reside in the Sherman Oaks section in the lovely patio of Quarters 'A,' Naval of Los Angeles. However, they are con-

tinuing with their plans to build a home on their Alameda Boulevard property in Coronado.

Abe and Kay have two sons, James B. 'SO, and John H. '53.

REPLOGLE'S GLOBES The Replogle Globe Company, Inc., of 1901 N. Narragansett St., Chicago, received the plaudit of the Chicago Tribune on 12 Aug. 1956 for its attractive plant with design and landscaping features in keeping with the residential character of the neighborhood in which it is located.

L U T H E R I. REPLOGLE turned from the school supply business in 1930 to making globes in the basement of his apartment building. With the depression nothing much happened until 1941, then a boom.

After the war sales slipped but soon picked up again and have been growing ever since.

Replogle Globes are sold mostly for home use.

Luther points out that his globes have to be revised from time to time to keep abreast of world events but he said this part of the business is usually exaggerated.

"Actually, about 98% of the globe never changes."

The engagement of Miss Ellen Anne Richter, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. H E N R Y E. RICHTER, USN (Ret.), of Vallejo, Calii, to 1st Lt. Albert L. Cull, USMC, has been announced.

BERT KALISCH (COL USA) has been assigned as Chief, Radio-Television Branch, Public Information, in the Office of Secretary of Defense. The Kalisch clan is back in its permanent home at Brandywine, Md. Dorothy and W E N D E L ( H E R M A N ) K R A F T spent an August weekend with the BOYD W I L S O N s at South Orange, N. J., and Shipmate's Persimmon Reporter was enabled to get the news on the Kraft persimmon tree at West Hartford, Conn.

We learned that this is an excellent year for persimmons, although the number of such trees in that part of the country is very limited. Other current interests of the Krafts include Herman's continuing

BIG TURNOUT OF 1924 in San Diego Area at Willie and Bess Hurst's on 24 August.

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'25 WASHINGTON GROUP'S ANNUAL RICE AND CURRY PARTY. Standing, left to right: Rorschach, E. B. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, Van Metre, Miss Keyser, Mrs. Long, Mrs. Tyree, John Long, Mrs. S. P. Smith, Jackson, Mrs. Jackson, Robinson, Mrs. Turney, Al Moore, Cronin, Mrs. Swinburne, Hammock, Mrs. Moore, Grimes, Mrs. Christenson, Mrs. Orville, Christenson, Ashton, Orville, Mrs. Larson, Swinburne, Pefley, Leggett, Tuzo, Larson, Mrs. Pefley, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Benson, W. L. Benson, E. N. Parker, MacFarlane. Sitting and kneeling, left to right: Tyree, Mrs. Rorschach, Mrs. Warder, Mrs. Newton, Mrs. Ashton, Newton, Mrs. Van Metre, Hurd, S. P. Smith, Mrs. Hurd, Mrs. Cronin, Mrs. Wheelock, Mrs. Robinson, Hoffner, Warder, Mrs. Hoffner, Mrs. Grimes, Mrs. MacFarlane, Mrs. Karns, Mrs. Gill, G. C. Gill, Karns, Mrs. Porter, Porter, Turney. career in the Engineering Department of Trinity College at Hartford.

Second career: C. A. ( T H U G ) FERR I T E R is starting his teaching at a high school about six miles from his home at Greenland, N. H. This we learn from JACK K E N N A D A Y , who called on the Ferriters again when on his trip back to Maine Marine .Academy at Castine, where he is starting his own new job. Jack also reports H A L J O N E S thriving at Rensselaer Poly (Troy, N. Y.) and the HARRISON S O U T H W O R T H s at Mexico, N. Y. Katee and J I M M Y LAZELL have a nice summer cottage on Barnegat Bay, Long Beach Island, N. J. They spend most of the summer there, where boating and sailing go so well in the bay, and surf bathing a quarter-mile across the island.

Their summer address is Harvey Cedars, N. J., and permanent home address 133 Harvey St., Philadelphia 44, Pa. Our August New York luncheon, at th^ height of the vacation season, brought out only enough for a hand of bridge. On the cut ANDY MELLON won the deal, but decided instead to start a general review of the two political conventions. That set the subject for an enjoyable meeting in which John Cullen, Paul Siegrist and Boyd Wilson also took part. For our October lunch on Wednesday the 24th, please let Mellon's office know (on the 23rd, if possible, MU. 2-7722) if you are coming.

P R E S T O N MERCER is back at his Washington office (815 15th St., N.W., Wash. 5, D. C.) after a five-month trip across country in the interest of the investments of armed services' personnel.

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The Annual Rice and Curry Party was held this year at D A V E TYREE's quarters at the Naval Gun Factory on June 16th.

OCTOBER,

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This party has become traditional for those of '25 in the Washington area. It was great fun as is shown by the smiling faces in the accompanying photograph. The GEORGE O'KEEFEs and the ROLAND CHARLESes did not make it in time for the photograph.

F. .A. MUNROE, JR., states his address is now Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.

The current address for W. B. COLBORN is 353 Sacramento St., c/o L. Colborn, San Francisco 11, Calif.

A new address for M. J. W E S T is 5182 E. Bedford Dr., San Diego 16, Calif.

P. B. TUZO, JR., sends us a new address: c/o P. M.,-Mt. Vernon, Va. We hear from C. G. GRIMES who reports his address as 740 Washington Lane, Jenkintown, Pa. H. H. HENDERSON'S address in Arlington, Va., is 1815 N. Hartford St. The latest word from L. F. SUGNET comes from 9214 S. E. 42nd S t , Mercer Island, Seattle, Wash.

W. F. P O R T E R writes that he has a new address at 2601 16th St., S., Apt. 624, Arlington, Va. From La Jolla, Calif., we hear from D P. T U C K E R who gives his home address as 1829 Soledad Ave. We have received a new mailing address for R. H. G I B B S : 102 Westchester Place, New Orleans 14, La. J. H. LONG forwards a new home address : Queen's Lake, R.F.D. 2, Williamsburg, Va. S T I R L I N G S M I T H DOES SOME R E S E A R C H W O R K ON '25 For those who are interested in statistics (in addition to those of Lollobrigida, Monroe, et al.) the following resume of the Class of 1925 has been assembled. After 31 years, including a Central American Revolution, one major war, and the Korean police action, the 448 who graduated on

June 3, 1925, have fared as shown below.

The data are based upon the Navy Register, Shipmate, class publications, and personal knowledge of the writer, who believes the results are correct within a very small margin of error. Percentages, where shown, are based on the graduation figure of 448 : Living 377 84.2% Deceased 71 15.8% Distribution of those still living: Active Duty . . . .

32 7.2% Retired 2S7 57.4% •Resigned 81 18.0% Separated 7 1.6% Status of deceased at time of death: Active Duty . . . .

40 8.9% Retired 21 4.7% Resigned 10 2.2% Other data of possible interest: 23 resigned at graduation (4 of these died) 68 resigned subsequently (6 of these died) —but see asterisk above 96 have retired in flag or general officer grades (S of these died) 114 have retired in captain or colonel grade (4 of these died) 68 have retired in lower grades (12 of these died) Of the 40 zvho died on active duty: IS were killed in action or as a direct result thereof (POWs, etc.)

10 were killed in operational accidents 15 died of other causes At least 43 of those who resigned between graduation day and 7 Dec. 1941 served on active duty in the Reserve Forces of either the Navy, Marine Corps, or Army during World War II. Two hundred and forty-six members (55%) attained grade of captain, or higher, either active or retired.

•Those who resigned and later returned to U S N or retired as U S N R are carried in current status in each instance and are not included in the figure of 81.

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19 2 6 Sec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel, U S N (Ret.) 3410 15th St., North, Arlington 1, Va. Orders Issued CHESTER A. KUNZ (CAPT U S N ) to Fourth NavDist Phila Pa.

GEORGE M U N D O R F F has joined the Detroit Controls Corporations of Norwood, Mass. He will be general manager of their Controls Engineering Unit.

C H A R L E S L. STRAIN is the new Inspector General of the Bureau of Yards and Docks.

BOB ARMSTRONG has joined the staff of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots' Association, Box 5960, Washington, D. C. He lives at 709 Beverly Dr., Alexandria, Va. C. L. C A R P E N T E R sends us his cottage address at Box 62, Boothbay Harbor, Me. M. W. CLAY wishes his address to be changed to c/o Hutchinson Telephone Co., Hutchinson, Minn.

We have a new address for W. J. W H I P P L E : 661 Del Centro Way, Los Altos, Calif.

E. W. A R M E N T R O U T , JR., changes his address to 810 Gonzalez Dr., San Francisco 27, Calif.

From Independence, Mo., we hear from G. B. H E L M I C K who reports his address changed to c/o W. E. Turner, 2700 Glenwood.

The current home address for M. P. E V E N SON is 63 Linda Vista, Atherton, Calif.

The latest dope from W. E. LINAW E A V E R comes from 4205 Summit Dr., La Mesa, Calif.

J. F. BYRNE is now with the Chrysler Corporation, Missile Operations, POBox 2628, Detroit 31, Mich.

J. P. F I T Z S I M M O N S changes his address to 9302 Madison, La Mesa, Calif.

GEORGE G. CRISSMAN, who is now vice-president. Western Div., Computer Control Co., is living at 11450 Berwick St., Los Angeles 49, Calif.

KNOX P E R R I L L reports a change in his home address to 359 S. Westgate Ave., Los Angeles 49, Calif. He would like to have the home addresses of all members of '26 living in the Los Angeles area in order to see that they are all on the mailing list of the Los Angeles chapter of the Alumni Association.

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A. W. M c K E C H N I E has left the Naval Air Station at North Island to take com-

C. D. GRIFFIN may be reached at Office, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Room 2E872, in The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. J. P. M O N R O E is now stationed in the Middle East: Commander Middle East Force, F P O New York.

R. A. H I N N E R S is now stationed at US NavRadiologDef, San Francisco 24, Calif.

E. C. MAYER states his address changed to All Saints' Junior College, Vicksburg, Miss.

BOB H I N N E R S writes that he went on the voluntary retired list as of 1 Sept. His new address is Webb Institute, Glen Cove, L. I., New York, where he has accepted a position as Head of the Luckenbach Graduate School and Professor of Naval Architecture.

The current home address for J. G. McCLAUGHRY is 213 Hanover St, Annapolis, Md. Members of the class are alerted to keep the dates. May 24, 25 and 26 1957, in reserve for the big 30th Reunion being planned for that time in Annapolis. Details are now being worked out and the members will be individually notified of the program in January.

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Orders ALBERT C. BURROWS N r c GLARES. ROBERT T. S. KEITH TWELVE. THOMAS C. ROBERTS OPNAV.

Issued (CAPT U S N ) to COM (CAPT USN) to COM JR (CDR SC USN) to

E. P. BURTON writes that he has a new address at 2509 Equitable Life BIdg., San Francisco, Calif.

W. T H O M P S O N changes his address to c/o Commandant 13th Naval District Seattle, Wash.

DANELLE MILLER, daughter of D. B. Miller, '26, who enters the University of North Carolina this year as a junior. She spent the past two years at Oregon State College, where her father is the Professor of Naval Science and Tactics.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Howard C. Adams, USNR, Pacific Far East Line, Inc., 918 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C. Orders Issued JAMES L. SHANK (CAPT U S N ) to Staff Com STSPacArea.

ARTHUR H. TAYLOR (CAPT U S N ) to AL U S N A and A L U S N A for Air London.

FRANK TURNER (CAPT USN) to CO N A S Alameda.

CHARLES L. FREEMAN (CAPT U S N ) to Snpt in Comd NavObsy Wash DC. JACK P. MONROE (CAPT USN) to CoMidEast For. ROBERT BRODIE JR (CAPT U S N ) to BuPers.

WALTER H. PRICE (CAPT USN) to DepCin CNelm and CofS and Aide CinCNelm.

ROBERT S. QUACKENBUSH, JR (CAPT U S N ) to NavExamBd and Phys Dsabl AppealBd NavDept.

JOE W. BOULWARE (CAPT U S N ) to CofS and Aide ComSix. CARL F. STILLMAN (CAPT U S N ) to NavMbr Armed ServExplo Safety Bd Wash DC. ROGER F. SCOTT (CAPT USN) to CO Nav Avionics Fac Indpls.

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mand of Carrier Division Fifteen with his flagstaff on the USS BOXER (CVS-21).

Before he left, the Chiefs of the Station presented him with his first Admiral's cap.

Two prominent physicians are now numbered among the retired members of the class. J O S E P H F. MALLACK, who retired as a Lt.(jg), is now at the Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago. His address is 6043 N. Kirkwood Ave., Chicago, 111.

CARROLL H. TAECKER, who retired in January 1941 and holds the rank of Commander on the retired list, also practices medicine.

H. M. MARSHALL changes his address to Staff, PacResFlt, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif.

The current duty address for S. S. JACK is Hqtrs, FlMarForce, Pacific, F P O San Francisco.

J. G. McCLAUGHRY expects to make his permanent home at 213 Hanover St., Annapolis, Md.

G. W. ANDERSON, JR., wishes to change his address to Chief of Staff, CinC, Pacific, F P O San Francisco.

We hear from A. M. P A T T E R S O N , who reports his address as NROTC Unit, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. D. G. D O N A H O sends us a new duty address: Commander N.A.M.T.C., Point Mugu, Calif.

J. W. E A R N S H A W is now stationed at Hq. Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N. C. J. S. TRACY gives us notice that he may be reached at POBox 366, Pebble Beach, Calif.

From IndianapoHs 18, Ind., we hear from R. F. SCOTT who reports his duty address as US Nav Avionics Facility.

O. H. DODSON writes that he has a new address: Quarters P, Boston Naval Shipyard, Charlestown 29, Mass.

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Sec'y-Treas., Capt. Roy S. Benson. U S N , Room 1841, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued •'.'^^.^l.'*- FLATLEY (CAPT U S N ) to OPNAV. ALMON E. LOOMIS (CAPT U S N ) to CNABA TRA N A S PNCLA. RICHARD G. VISSER (CAPT U S N ) to CH NAVSEC MAAG S P A I N MADRID. EDWARD J. O'DONNELL (CAPT USN) to BUORD. ROBERT W. DENBO (CAPT U S N ) to STAFF P A U L FOLEY', JR (CAPT U S N ) to COFS AND AIDE COMFIRSTFLT. JOHN P. REMBERT, JR (CAPT U S N ) to OP NAV. FRANK A. BRANDLEY (CAPT U S N ) to AIR PAC TEM. LAURENCE C. B A L D A U F (CAPT USN) to BUORD. EDWARD C. S T E P H A N (CAPT U S N ) to DIR OF LEGL N A V D E P T .

DONALD T. ELLER (CAPT U S N ) to COM DESFLOT SIX. FREDERIC S. KEELER (CAPT USN) to COFS AND AIDE COMTWELVE. JOHN H. McELROY (CAPT U S N ) to STAFF COMAIRLANT.

DONALD T. ELLER has taken command of Destroyer Flotilla Six and ROBERT T. S. K E I T H of Destroyer Flotilla Two, both of the Atlantic Fleet.

ALMON E. LOOMIS, who was recently selected for flag rank, is to be Chief of Naval Air Basic Training at Pensacola.

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Class luncheons in the Washington, D . C , area will resume in September: The place—Naval Gun Factory The time —1200 The dates—26 September 24 October 5 December

WILLIAM W. FITTS (CAPT U S N ) to NavHosp CorpC Trmt.

ALEXANDER C. VEASEY (CAPT U S N ) to ComPhibRon Five.

KARL R. WHELAND (CAPT U S N ) to Com PhibRon Three.

CHARLES M. HOWE III (CAPT U S N ) to Sen Mbr NavInSurv Pearl.

RAYMOND H. B A S S (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S BREMERTON (CA-130>.

ALBERT H. WILSON (CAPT U S N ) to CO NAS CorpC.

ROY S . BENSON

J. H. K E A T L E Y gives us notice that he may be reached at the following address : J. G. White Engineering Corp., A P O 63, San Francisco, Calif.

N. J. F. FR.ANK, JR., sends us his current address, which is 3728 4th St., Arlington, Va. G. S. P A T R I C K changes his address to 2250 N. Quincy St., Ariington 7, Va. R. H. W I L K I N S O N corrects his address to read 411 Warren St., Apt. 2, Norfolk 5, \ ' a .

A new duty address for W. L. K.ABLER is Staff, CarDiv 1, F P O San Francisco.

J. D. ZIMMERMAN reports his address changed to 1725 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., A p t 502, Washington 9, D. C. See the article on John elsewhere in this issue.

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

Orders Issued KLEBER S. MASTERSON (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S BOSTON (CAG-1).

JOHN B. BOWEN, JR. (CAPT U S N ) to CO NAS NORTHIS SDIEGO. HARRY SMITH (CAPT U S N ) to B U P E R S .

NORWOOD A. CAMPBELL (CAPT U S N ) to CO N A S MIRAMAR SDIEGO. EDWIN WAGNER (CAPT U S N ) to OPNAV. CARLTON R. ADAMS (CAPT U S N ) to B U PERS JACK S. DORSEY (CAPT U S N ) to OPNAV. HORATIO A. LINCOLN (CAPT U S N ) to OIC ARMEDFORS P R E S S RAD A N D TVSERV NYK. EDSON H. WHITEHURST (CAPT U S N ) to COFS A N D AIDE COMDESFLOT SIX. LYNNE C. QUIGGLE (CAPT U S N ) TO UNC MAC. HENRY G. CLARK (CAPT U S N ) to COM NAVCBLANT. ROBERT R. CRAIGHILL (CAPT U S N ) to OPNAV. MERVIN HALSTEAD (CAPT U S N ) to FOURTEENTHNAVDIST.

ANDREW M. JACKSON (CAPT U S N ) to OP NAV. GEORGE G. PALMER (CAPT U S N ) to COM DESRON SIX. FRANK B. MILLER (CAPT U S N ) to STAFF COMAIRPAC. ARTHUR H. ASHTON (CAPT U S N ) to STAFF CINCSOUTH. MacPHERSON B. WILLIAMS (CAPT U S N ) to COFS A N D AIDE COMFAIRWHIDBEY. FRANK L W I N A N T JR (CAPT U S N ) to CofS A N D AIDE COMPHIBPAC.

We have a new mailing list for W. G. C H A P P L E : 937 N. Harbor Dr., San Diego 30, CaliL E. O. P R I C E reports his address changed to MarBks, NavSta, San Diego 36, Calif.

R. L. R U T T E R ' s new duty address is now ComPhibRon, F P O San Francisco.

USNavMarResTrCen, 4415 Cullen Blvd., Houston 4, Tex., is the present duty address for H. J. V E R H O Y E .

We hear from J. B. DIMMICK who reports his address as c/o ComDesRonFour, F P O New York.

The latest word from W. M. G R E E N E , JR., comes from RecTrCom, MCRD, Parris Island, S. C. W. F. W E S A N E N changes his address to Code 30, Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C. W. C. M O S E S is now stationed at the U S N A S in Denver, Colo. .A new address for F. P. LUONGO, JR., is 108 N. Galveston St., Arlington 3, Va. OCTOBER,

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CHAPLAIN ZIMMERMAN, '29, relieved

by Chaplain Bennett.

J. E. L E E has moved from the East Coast to the West Coast: 3701 Amaryllis Dr., San Diego 6, Calif.

H. G. COREY is now stationed at Fort Omaha, 30th and Fort Sts., Omaha 11, Nebr.

N O R W O O D A. CAMPBELL took over as commanding officer of the Miramar N.AS. He recently was skipper of the carrier HORNET.

193 1 Corr. Sec'y. Capt. F . B. Myhre. U S N (Ret.), 9729 Bexhill Dr., Kensington, Md. Orders Issued BERNARD F. ROEDER (CAPT U S N ) to Com PhibRon One. ROBERT E. LOCKWOOD (CAPT U S N ) to Com NavBeachGru Two. WARD T. SHIELDS (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S KEARSARGE (CVA-33>.

ELWIN L. FARRINGTON (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. DONALD J. MacDONALD (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. THOMAS B. P A Y N E (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S VALLEY FORGE (CVS-45).

JAMES H. DAVIS (CAPT U S N ) to OpNav. CHARLES T. STRAUB (CAPT U S N ) to AcofS for Logistics CinCSouth.

First row (left to right): Honorable Twobit Slot Machine; Revered Nickie Onearmed Bandit. Second row: Capt. Tom Copeman, Capt. Bernie McMahon (all of the Class of '31).

From Hollywood 46, Calif., we hear from F. D. CRINKLEY who informs us that he has a new address : 1610 Nikings Rd. F. MASSEY reports his address changed to RD # 3 , Newton, N. J. We have received a new mailing address for J. T. T H O R N T O N : 69- 3SA, 186 Lane, Fresh Meadows 65, N. Y. R. H. BASS is CO aboard the U S S BREMERTON (CA-130), F P O San Fran.

It has recently come to our attention that PAUL DOUGLAS WOOD, who was with us for a short time and then went to West Point and graduated with the USMA Class of 1933 was killed in action during the war. Paul was a major, commanding a battalion of the 57th Infantry on Bataan when he lost his life on 7 April 1942. He was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart Medals posthumously.

UP PERISCOPE

by ROBB W H I T E

ROBB W H I T E , who has several fiction works for young people to his credit, has published another exciting tale, this time of submarine and underwater demolition work in the Pacific in World War II. Navy juniors will have a hard time putting this book down and so will their mothers and fathers. Many alumni will find their own experiences again recorded in fictional form for it seems everything that could happen, happened to the SHARK.

Robb resigned on graduation. He returned to the Navy during the war and became a Lieutenant Commander. His address now is Susina Plantation, Thomasville, Ga. Capt. BENNY BASS relieved Capt CHARLIE K I R K P A T R I C K in command of the USS BREMERTON (CA-130) on 31

Aug. 1956. Benny came to the BREMERTON from the Long-Range Objective Group in OpNav. Kirk, recently selected for Rear Admiral, will proceed to the US-Formosa Command where he will be the Chief of Staff.

On a round of the Labor Day Holidays in Virginia Beach we encountered the H. H. (BILL) HALEs and the DUB J O H N SONS. Bill is Commander of the Oceana Master Jet Base, and Dub is skipper of the LEYTE. An interesting (to whom it may concern) golf foursome (luring this holiday also was RAdm. H. H. Caldwell, '27, Eddie Burke, '29, Lou Bryan, '32, and OSCAR HAGBERG, '31, and they played the game like ex-Bill Ingrams—footballers, all.

Our latest roundup of the Washington contingent of the Class of '31 lists seventy souls in the area. There are 33 on duty in the Pentagon in jobs ranging from the CNO staff to the offices of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense, and A F S W P (the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project) ; there are 25 others on duty in the Bureaus and Offices of the Navy Department including Task Force 43, Arctic Resupply; and 12 addresses outside the Navy Department including J O E T O T H and honorary member Doc Snyder at Annapolis, J O E GARDN E R in Baltimore, J O H N A. MYER, new proprietor of the Horseshoe Motor Court near Laurel, with the others scattered from 27

This is one of the most important and exciting aircraft in the world. It is the new Martin SeaMaster, the Navy's first multi-jet attack seaplane. It is now in production and soon to be in fleet service as the spearhead of a powerful new arm of the naval arsenal-the Seaplane Striking Force. The SeaMaster's importance is a matter of inevitability: It is in the over 600 mph class, with a normal cruise altitude of 40,000 feet, an unrefueled combat radius of 1,500 miles, and is operable in ''Sea State 3" (waves averaging 6 feet) with a payload of 30,000 pounds. Thus, the endless runways of this world's oceans, lakes and estuaries provide unlimited and indestructible bases for SeaMaster operation, making it the first aircraft of any type having global striking power, independent of fixed installations. For virtually the whole of our habitable world is within flight minutes of open ivater! This new aircraft development is another powerful reason why the U. S. Navy offers to the military enlistee one of the most exciting futures in the world today.

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Chevy Chase through nearby Virginia. All classmates in the Washington area who did not receive the luncheon notice for September, please send your address to Oscar Hagberg, 610 Melrose St., Alexandria, Va. As of 7 Sept. E D D I E O'NEILL was expected back in the United States for some further check-ups at Bethesda. While commanding the carrier RANDOLPH in the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean, Eddie suffered what has been described as a heart spasm on 16 Aug. Sympathies of the class have been extended to Eddie and family, and reports on Eddie's condition are very encouraging. Here's another '31 wish for speedy recovery!

19 3 2 Sec'y. Capt. A. G. Ward. U S N , OpNav, Rm. 4D537, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued FRANCIS D. FOLEY (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S SHANGRI LA CVA 38.

CHAUNCEY S. WILLARD (CAPT U S N ) to A L U S N A A N D A L U S N A FOR AIR ANKARA. ALFRED L. COPE (CAPT U S N ) to COMFAIR SHIPWG ONE. THOMAS M. FLECK (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S ESTES AGC 12.

ALFRED G. WARD (CAPT U S N ) to COM TRANSPHIBRON EIGHT. B U R L L. BAILEY (CAPT U S N ) to CO N A S OLATHE. GEORGE W. PRESSEY (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS HASSAYAMPA AO 145.

BARRY K. ATKINS (CAPT U S N ) to COM TRANSDIV THREE TWO. THOMAS K. BOWERS (CAPT U S N ) to COM TRANSDIV ONE TWO. WALTER D. COLEMAN (CAPT U S N ) to COM TRANSDIV FIVE TWO. JOHN S. FAHY (CAPT U S N ) to JSTAFF CINCPAC. WILLIAM A. STUART (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS TICONDEROGA CVA 14.

EARL R. EASTWOLD (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS ESSEX CVA 9.

CHARLES B. L A N M A N (CAPT U S N ) to COFS A N D AIDE TO OIC USANTARCTICA PROGRAMS. CHARLES M. SUGARMAN (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S PRAIRIE AD 15.

WALLACE C. SHORT JR (CAPT U S N ) to CO NAVSTA KWAJALEIN. GARRY W. JEWETT JR (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS HAVEN. A L L A N A. OVROM (CAPT U S N ) to COM DESRON SEVEN.

At the August luncheon the gathering was in its seasonal slump with just 19 attending. Discussion followed its usual pattern. ANDY N I S E W A N E R explained the procedure and progress of the 2S-year book and beat the drum for some help in getting in biographies from the stragglers, laggards and lost souls.

C H A R L I E S M I T H related the recent retirement for physical reasons of CLAY'T SIMMERS. The class also noted with regret that GUS W E L L I N G S had retired and left the Washington scene to assume a very responsible position with Chrysler in Detroit. All extended a sincere wish to Muriel and Gus for continued success and frequent reunions with classmates.

After a spirited discussion the luncheon date was changed in order to clear an inherent conflict for the boys with Wednesday conferences.

N O W H E A R T H I S ! The monthly luncheon of the Washington chapter will be on the second Tuesday of the month.

We're going to give it a try and see how it works. Those attending the August lunch were Pierce, Dreany, Zink, Turton, Al Parker, Counihan, Humes, Spangler, Nisewaner, Miller, Bill Short, Utter, Munger, Kintberger (en route Far East), Slayden, Charlie Smith, Carrol (en route Norfolk), Hopkins and Lambert.

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New addresses are noted for the following : HARRY C. HUMMER, CDR USNR, 15123 Esther Ave., Lakewood, Ohio.

WILLIAM W I N T E R , RADM ( R e t ) , 5315 Harvey Way, Long Beach 8, Calif.

The class salutes the first two Marine General Officers in '32. AL BOWSER and J O E TSCHIRGI were selected for Brigadier General by the last selection board. Well done to both.

DICK LAVERY is als9 congratulated on selection for Captain. Dick was out for a number of years but now is back, ranked with '38.

It's a grandson for Ann Brindupke DAVIDSON. The fine boy's parents are L t ( j g ) and Mrs. W. Sterling Cole, Jr., USN (Nancy Brindupke).

The Norfolk Chapter of the Class of 1932 is planning to resume the monthly class luncheons scheduled for the last Thursday of each month at the NOB Club on Thursday, 27 Sept. On tap for October is a dinner party set up for Saturday night, 27 Oct., to get out the distaff side. According to current records the following are in or around Norfolk at some time or another: Capt. F. C. Acker, CO U S S MONROVIA; Capt A. B. Adams, CO U S S NEOSHO; Col. W. Asmuth, LanForTrUnitLant Phib Base; Captains L. A. Bryan, PhibLant Staff; N. Blaisdell, Dist. Communication Officer; D. L. Carroll, Production Officer, Norfolk NavShipyd; W. J. Dimitrijevic, CinCLantFlt Staff; A. H. Dropp, CO USS PocoNo; T. M. Fleck, CO USS M T .

M C K I N L E Y ; C . L . Fraser, CO USS OLMSTEAD; M. E. Garrison, CO U S S EVER-

GLADES ; R. V. Gregory, CO N A T T U Phib Base; P. H. Harrington, O&R Officer, NAS, Norfolk; C. A. Johnson, CruDiv 6 Staff; W. D. Kelly, CruDiv 2 Staff; J. A. Lark, ComDesRon 32; J. R. Leeds, CO USS NORFOLK; R . B . Little, SacLant Staff; D. C. Maclver, PhibGru 4 Staff; W. R. Miller, BatCruLant Staff; S. P. Moncure, CO U S S TACONIC ; A. E. Parker, CO U S S TIDEWATER; W . C . F . Robards,

CO NAD St. Julien's Creek; E. A. Ruckner, ComDesRon 36; G. P. Rogers, CO USS CAMBRIA; F . B . Schultz, CinCLant Fit Staff; W. B. Short, ComUtWingLant; C. R. Simmers, Retired; I. J. Schwartz, Armed Forces Staff College; D. F. Smith, CO USS RANDOLPH ; C. M. Sugarman,

BatDiv 2 Staff; M. Sunderland, CO USS DIAMOND HEAD; L . W . Smythe, CO Phib

Base; A. G. Ward, ComPhibRon 8; O. D. Waters, ComDesRon 2; and L. Williamson, BatDiv 2 Staff.

J. H . S. JOHNSON'S address in CaHfornia_ is NAS Navy 3835, c/o PM, San Francisco.

R. M. H U M E S changes his address to 8303 Thoreau Dr., Bethesda 14, Md. Capt and Mrs. E. P. FINNEY, JR., and four children are now in Seattle, Wash., where Earl has new duty. He has been in command of the USS UNION.

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Sec'y, Capt. L. C. Heinz, U S N , Room 2075, Arlington Annex, Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued ROBERT M. BIGGONS (CAPT U S N ) to BAR Douglas AirCo El Segundo Calif.

JAMES G. FRANKLIN (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS PIEDMONT. DAVID LAMBERT (CAPT U S N ) to ComDesRon One Four.

KENNETH LOVELAND (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS MAUNA-KEA. CHARLES E. KING (CAPT U S N ) to Staff CinCPacFlt.

EDWARD W. ABBOT (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S JASON (ARH-1).

CHARLES K. D U N C A N (CAPT U S N ) to Staff CinCPacFlt. SELBY K. SANTMYERS (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS ELOKOMIN (AO-55).

JAMES D. FERGUSON (CAPT U S N ) to Bu Pers.

ENRIQUE D. HASKINS (CAPT U S N ) to CO NavExamCen NTC GLakes.

MICHAEL J. LUOSEY (CAPT U S N ) to Bu Pers.

THEODORE R. VOGELEY (CAPT U S N ) to Op Nav. RAYMOND L. FULTON (CAPT U S N ) to Op Nav Tem. PRESTON R. BELCHER (CDR U S N ) to BuAer.

Class Sec;y, Capt. L. C. HEINZ, USN, Administrative Aide to Chief of Naval Personnel, Room 2075, Arlington Annex, Washington 25, D. C. Vice Sec'y, Capt. W. C. F O R T U N E , USN. Other members of the Class Committee are: Capt. C. E. ROBERTSON, Capt.

J. B. GRADY, and Capt. R. C. GAZLAY. CLASS CHAIRMAN'S R E P O R T FOR YEAR 1955-1956 1. Duties of the office, while somewhat heavier than usual due to the many responses to the Class Restorative Fund Drive, have been very gratifying. One hundred classmates have submitted their contributions, most of these being accompanied by letters of congratulation, appreciation, or encouragement for this cause. I regret being unable to answer all of these personally.

2. Our bank balance at present is $593.23, with one or two checks expected to raise it to about $600. We own 12 shares of capital stock in The Annapolis Banking and Trust Company, par value $10. The remainder of our assets is represented in two dozen copies of Double Three Round-Up, liquidation value unknown.

3. Installation of the Class Window in St. Andrew's Chapel, at the Naval Academy, will be completed about March of next year.

Dedication can take place then or in connection with some other occasion such as Homecoming, if you prefer. Larry Blatchford, an ordained Episcopal Minister, would like to deliver the sermon that day.

4. My thanks to the other committee members—Joe Cobb, Pete Galantin and Champ Blouin—plus all the other classmates who have helped to make our monthly meetings so enjoyable.

The best of FORTUNE

W. M. RAKOW changes his address to POBox 244, Jacksonville, N. C. The new address W. L. AIKEN sends us is: 8624 Trinity Ave., Detroit 28, Mich.

The current home address for W. B. C H R I S T I E is 1101 Brunswick Ave., Norfolk, Va. We have a new address for W. L. CLARK: 2725 W. Kristen Dr., Indianapolis 18, Ind. W. R. K A N E reports his address changed to USS SAIPAN, NAS, Pensacola, Fla.

R. McAFEE corrects his address to read Office of CNO ( O P - l l H ) , Washington 25, D. C. CO, NATTC, U S Naval Air Station, Memphis 15, Tenn., is the new address for E. H. F R E D E R I C K S .

R. G. BUCK is now stationed at Insp.

Gen. S. C. Pac. Coast, Treasure Island, San Francisco, CaliL J. L. MARTIN is still living in Mass., but reports his home address changed to 173 Bay State Rd., A p t 8, Boston 15.

W. C. MOTT's new duty address is: Office of Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon BIdg., Washington 25, D. C. SHIPMATE

W. R. M A C D O N . A L D is now aboard the U S S FLOYDS BAY ( A V P - 4 0 ) , F P O San

Francisco.

D. L. M A R T I N E A U writes that he has a new address in D. C.: National W a r College, Fort McNair, Washington 25, D. C. We have a new duty address for C. T I E D E M A N : CinCPacFh, Box 8, F P O San Francisco.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P . Harbold. Jr., U S N R , 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis, Md.

Laboratories at the U S Naval Engineering holds a degree of Master of Science from E.xperiment Station, Annapolis, Md. He and the University of Wisconsin. his wife and two sons, Cameron and RodThe 'Young in Spirit" award has been erick, are residing in quarters " B " on the on the move again. The SAM B R O W N S E.xperiment Station Grounds. the latest with a new arrival, born 6 RICHARD L. MANN has joined the are May 1956. These events are taking place staff of Gamble, Pownall and Gilroy of Ft. in rapid succession it would appear Lauderdale, Fla., as Coordinator of Admin- thatsuch the trophy has inspired some members istration and Planning. Before joining of the class ; but please be good enough to Gamble, Pownall and Gilroy, he was Dis- keep the secretary-treasurer informed of the trict Civil and Public Works Officer for in this new construction program. the 15th Naval District in the Canal Zone. progress This last information is not very complete The new home address for R. V A N because of the haste in passing the word.

BUSKIRK is 800 Vista Grande Rd., El Two other contenders are in the listings Cajon, Calif. we have to date, they are the CRUTCHUS Naval .Attache, American Embassy, ERS and the BROMLEYS, with expected .APO 500, San Francisco, is the new address launchings in August and September, respectively. for C. S. K I R K P A T R I C K .

W. I. MARTIN sends us his new duty Another area in which we will need more address: Senior Aide to CNO, OP-002 help from the field is that of reporting 1934 Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. sons at the Academy or we can make it P. S. SAVIDGE, JR., reports his ad- both the Academies. An addition to the dress changed to 5704 Ridgefield Rd., last list and an oversight: Ben P O W E R S , Washington, D. C. '59, U S N A ; Bob BOURKE, '60, U S N A ; E. W . D.AVIS' address is now U S Em- Bob F A I R W E A T H E R , '60, USMA. And v/hy not the daughters ? Here is one for bassy, .APO 85, New York. a beginning from a very proud father: Gail B. TAYLOR writes that he has a new HARBOLD, '56, Univ. of Md. (B.S.).

Orders Issued HOMER H. N I E L S E N (CAPT U S N ) to Ofc of BAGR WestDist Los Angeles Calif.

WILLIAM R. SMITH III (CAPT U S N ) to BuOrd. WILLIAM A. STEVENSON (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S CAMBRIA ( A P A - 3 6 ) .

P A U L V A N L E U N E N JR (CAPT U S N ) to Op Nav. CHARLES R. S T E P H A N (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS MISPILLION (AO-105).

JOSEPH S. LEWIS (CAPT U S N ) to NROTCU M.I.T. Cambridge Mass.

ARTHUR R. MANNING (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS MONTROSE ( A P A - 2 I 2 ) .

DAVID S. EDWARDS JR (CAPT U S N ) to Ofc of Info NavDept.

BERNARD A . SMITH (CAPT U S N ) to CO U S S address on board the U S S AUCILLA ( A O CHARA (AKA-58).

DONALD A . NIENSTEDT (CDR U S N ) to ONR 56), F P O New York.

BrOfc Pasadena, Calif.

J. C. N I C H O L S changes his address to U S S TELFAIR ( A P A - 2 1 0 ) , F P O San Fran.

D. A. N I E N S T E D T has moved to 2365 Monte Vista St., Pasadena 8, Calif.

WARREN

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The current duty address for M. H. DRY is Staff, ComServPac, F P O San Francisco.

G. MERRILL forwards a new home address : 4225 23rd St., N., Ariington 7, Va. Capt. H. F. K U E H L E took command of the Naval Supply Depot, Great Lakes, 111., 28 -August 1956. He was formerly Supply Officer Air Force, Pacific Fleet. Kuehle

A note from "MAC" MACKENZIE and a check for the Memorial Window. H e is now CO of the TULARE ( A K A - 1 1 2 ) ,

FPO

San Francisco. Also received a print from LEW COXE showing the location and subjects of this window. The Class of 1934 window will be a representation of Our Lord as the central figure with His Mother and St. John to each side, and will be located behind the organ console of the St.

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1934 UN THE NORl-OLK-PORTSMOUTH AREA. Identify them with the help of the "What's the Dope" column.

Andrew's Chapel. The completion date has been set as 1 Sept. 1957.

There has been another report of a faulty printing job in a copy of By the Mark 20.

If any others have received copies with pictures or pages missing, please return them and they will be replaced promptly by the secretary-treasurer. Please pass this word around. We are using Shipmate as a means of putting out a general word like this and only a very small percentage of the class subscribe.

Date line of this report: Aboard the USS

SHENANDOAH

(AD-26)

Capt. F. L. Sheffield, Jr., Commanding Wednesday, 5 September 1956 The Captain's cabin, with an overflow into the Commodore's cabin, was the scene of a Class of 1934 luncheon suggested and sponsored by S H E F F S H E F F I E L D . In the past two weeks, Sheff made every effort to contact all classmates in the Norfolk-Portsmouth area and succeeded in rounding up 12 of the 26 known to be in the area, many of whom were at sea. An excellent buffet luncheon was served by our genial host. Perhaps you can identify these classmates in the accompanying picture: Charlie Blenman, SacLant, 107 Cardinal Rd., Virginia Beach; George Browne, Ser Lant, Baecher Rd. (MA.-3-8219) ; Lon Cheney, SacLant, 1015 Jamestown (Crescent (MA. 5-1804) ; Dave Edwards, CDD-162, (ZELLAR), with orders to Chlnfo; Ben Moriand, AFSC, Iwo Jima Apt. 26 (5256) ; Ralph Rottet, FMFLant, Qtrs. M-7, Nor NavShipyd; George Ruffin, FMFLant, 429 Powhatan St., NavBase; Carl Schoenweiss, FairWingLant, 5421 Powhatan Ave. (MA. 2-9175) ; Penrod Schofield, NavPhiBase, Qtrs. D-23 (266) ; Dick Shepard, OpDev 32

For, 1134 Larchmont Crescent; J. W. Brock, GREAT SITKIN (AE-17), Lake Hopatcong, N. J.; Red Garth, SHASTA ( A E - 6 ) ,

1417 W. Little Creek Rd.; Sheff Sheffield, SHENANDOAH (AD-26), 432-C Kingsley Lane; Butch Harbold, BuPers, active duty for training aboard the SHENANDOAH.

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Sec'y, Capt. J . W . Thomson, U S N , Rm. 2607, B u P e r s , Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. Orders Issued J O H N A. H E A T H (CAPT U S N ) to AstCofS for Operations P l a n s a n d Tng: C o m P h i b P a c .

J A M E S H. MINI (CAPT U S N ) to N W C Wash DC Duins.

THOMAS D. McGRATH (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS C H U K A W A N (AO-lOO).

W I L S O N G. R E I F E N R A T H ( C A P T U S N ) t o CO U S S B E X A R (APA-237).

J O H N H. B R A N D T (CAPT U S N ) to Staff Com OpDevFor. W I L L I A M R. B A R N E S ( C A P T U S N ) to Com De.sDiv Six Two. J A M E S F . McFADDEN (CDR U S N ) to NCSO San Francisco N a v S t a SFran CaUf.

We hear from W. P. SMITH, who writes: "Since my return from Europe as Project Engineer on the Construction of Air Bases in France, I have decided to settle here in the south of Florida. I am associated with an architectural firm in Ft. Lauderdale but live in Miami.

"D. Maun, '34, recently retired, is a newcomer to our firm and thus far seems to enjoy the 'rigors of being a civilian.'

"Also saw P. Magruder—the perennial executive—and quite often P. Greenman, '34, who is the owner of the Marathon Boat Works down in Marathon in the Florida

Keys. His mother, Commodore Greenman's widow, has also settled in Marathon. ".Any members of '35 or '34 passing through Miami are always welcome for a drink and a session at my address."

ALAN NIBBS has reported to the US Naval Academy as the new Head of the Department of English, History and Government. He has just come from duty with the Military .Assistance Staff, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, where he was Chief of the Navy Section. He and his wife currently reside at 15 Porter Rd., with their two children, .Ann, 12, and Alan, Jr., 10.

We have a new mailing address for E. C. M c L E A N : 18 Hibbard Rd., Winnetka, 111.

E. F. SCOTT's mailing address has been changed to 104 Third St. ( N H A 1 Nav. Base), Honolulu, T. H. J. D. P A R K E R is now aboard the USS NAVASOTA (.AO-106), F P O San Francisco.

D. W. E R S K I N E forwards a new home address: 350 W. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, N. J. The current home address for T. A. BROWN is 622 Donahue Court, Falls Church, Va. D. N A S H changes his address to 3905 Morrison St., N.W., Washington 15, D. C. A new address for M. T. WORDELL is 126 Cottage St., New Bedford, Mass.

M.C.&T.S.A., 2800 So. 20th St., Philadelphia 45, Pa., is the new address for J. B. CLINE. A. T. DECKER has a new address at 614 Mavry Ave., Norfolk 7, Va. Miss Ann M. Sneeringer, daughter of Col. EARL A. SNEERINGER, has been awarded a $500 scholarship grant by the SHIPMATE

Armed Forces Relief and Benefit .Associat'on- These awards are made to worthy children of its members.

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EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Sec'y, Capt. John V. Noel. Jr., U S N , Bureau of Naval Personnel, Rm. 2609, Washington 25, D. C.

wanted by small, but long established publisher, Washington area. Publications

Orders Issued WILLIAM T. GRONER (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS RAINIER AE 5.

RICHARD L. FOWLER (CAPT U S N ) to AIDE TO ASTSECNAV P A R E N AIR P A R E N N A V DEPT. JOHN K. K N A P P E R (CAPT U S N ) to COM INRON N I N E .

ROBERT L. N E Y M A N (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS M A N A T E E AO 58.

CARL W. HEYW.ARD recently reported to M A T S Hqtrs. in Washington as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans.

A new address for W. A. SMALL is Grinnell College, Grinnell, la.

Members of the Class of 1936 on duty in Washington had luncheon together at the Army-Navy Country Club on 28 Aug. Present were: Baumeister. Benson, Brown, Crawford, Ellis, Gordon Fowler, Kaufman, Ed King, Tom King, Laizure, Law, Lovell, Mann, Phillips, Phinney, Preston, Rice, Rutter, Sherby, Shetenhelm, Stimson, Ware, Wright and Noel.

The 20th reunion at Homecoming in September was discussed. It was agreed that festivities already arranged for all classes would be adequate opportunity for classmates to visit with each other. Applications for membership in the Alumni Association and for tickets for the Homecoming reception and dinner were distributed by the Secretary.

MOOSE B R O W N selected a nominating committee of Ellis, Rice and Moreau to elect candidates for next year's class officers. It was agreed that the next luncheon would be held in October and that class officers would be elected then.

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Cor. S e c . Lt. Cdr. J. P . M. Johnston, U S N (Ret.), 5439 41st St., N.W., Washineton 15. D. C. Orders Issued EDWARD P. MADLEY (CAPT U S N ) USS POINT DEFIANCE LSD 31.

to CO

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MCDOWELL

(CAPT

USN)

CH

STAFFOFF COMSUBCOM NELM/COMHED SUPPACT. ALBERT S. FREEDMAN JR (CAPT U S N ) to CO USS MOUNT KATMAI AE 16.

LAWRENCE V. J U L I H N (CAPT U S N ) to OIC NAVSCOL OFFC A N D NAVSCOLSCOM N A V STA N P T .

FREDERICK E. J A N N E Y (CAPT U S N ) to ADMINAIDE TO DCNO P A R E N P L A N S AND POLICY P A R E N .

FRANK N. SHAMER (CAPT U S N ) to STAFF CINCLANTFLT. THEODORE M. PETERSON (CAPT U S N ) to OPNAV. STANLEY M. ZIMNY (CDR U S N ) to TRAPAC.

R. B. ERLY, CDR USN, received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement as commanding officer of USS JAMES C. OWENS ( D D - 7 7 6 ) against enemy forces in North Korea from 7 to 10 May 1952.

Combat "V" authorized.

The following is a letter from J O H N JOHNSTON: "Recently '37 prepared a revised roster for Washington, D. C. Knowing that Shipmate and the Alumni Association try to keep up to date on address changes this is being sent to you.

"Many thanks in the past for accepting the tardy articles about the class that I sent in.

"Also, I shall probably see you at the Homecoming. To me the Homecomings O C T O B E R ,

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Desirable Additional Qualifications: Experience in professional v^riting, or in the editorial or publishing field.

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children: Van, 15, Reine, 13, Martina, 5, Danielle, 3, Claire, 2, and Letitia 1.

H. O. HAUCK's new address is Langley Hill Dr., McLean, Route 1, Va. A new address for H. S. HAMLIN, JR., is 1103 Seaton Lane, Falls Church, Va. We have received a new mailing address for W. W. McCRORY: 3906 Ingomav St., Washington IS, D. C. The latest dope from R. A. MOORE comes from Qtrs. Q-16, M I N S , Vallejo, Calif.

H. J. WEILER, JR., changes his address to 526 Tuckerman Ave., Newport, R. I. C. R. D W Y E R reports his address changed to 721 Balboa, Coronado, Calif.

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Sec'y, Ernest Dunlap, 3233 Valley Dr., Alexandria, Va. Orders Issued PAUL GANO (CDR U S N ) to MARENAC SHIPYD. ANDREW R. DREA (CDR U S N ) to COMLAN SHIPRON FIVE. JOHN S. EVERSOLE (CDR U S N ) to N A V BOILER AND TURBINE LAB N A V B PHILA. PARTEE W. CROUCH JR (CDR U S N ) to COM CORTRON EIGHT. MEANS JOHNSTON, JR (CDR U S N ) to COM CORTRON ONE FOUR. RICHARD S. McELROY JR (CDR U S N ) to USS W A S P CVA 18.

HOWARD A. THOMPSON (CDR U S N ) to BUPERS. WILLIAM T. SAWYER (CDR U S N ) to ONR NAVDEPT. ROBERT L. ABBOTT (CDR U S N ) to N A S GTMO. HOWARD P . ADY JR (CDR U S N ) to U S S YORKTOWN CVA 10.

RONALD F. STULTZ (CDR U S N ) to U S S INTREPID CVA 11.

EGIL T. STEEN (CDR U S N ) to CO USS S A N MARCOS LSD 25.

GEORGE T. McDANIEL JR (CDR U S N ) to ROYAL N A V STAFF COL GREENWICH DUINS.

SEA BREEZES serve to renew acquaintances in a profusion that was left over eleven years ago."

A. S. F U H R M A N writes to us from CaliL, where he is living at 5326 E. Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, 22.

H. B. R E E C E reports his address changed to Qtrs. I, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.

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Sec'y, Mr. Robert C. Main, Stavid Engineering, Inc., Plainfield, N. J. Orders Issued JOHN W. McMANUS (CDR U S N ) to Baghdad.

LAWRENCE D. EARLE (CDR U S N ) to Phila NavShipyd.

GRANT S. HESTON (CDR U S N ) to DesFIot Four.

WILLIAM M. LAUGHLIN JR (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. LIONEL T. McQUISTON (CDR U S N ) to OpNav. JACKSON H. RAYMER (CDR U S N ) to Staff CinCLantFlt. JOHN E. HAUSMAN (CDR U S N ) to BuShips.

FRANK H. RILE JR (CDR U S N ) to Nelm.

ROBERT K. IRVINE (CDR U S N ) to BuOrd. CHARLES H. MORRISON JR (CDR U S N ) to BuOrd. L A U R E N E. JOHNSON (CDR U S N ) to OSD Wash DC. HENRY C. L A U E R M A N (CDR U S N ) to Nav Dept.

WILLARD D. MICHAEL (CDR U S N ) to OSD Wash DC. ABE F. COHEN (LCDR U S N ) to Ofc of IndMan NinthNavDist.

Cdr. R. W E Y M O U T H is the new head of the Aviation Department at the Naval Academy. Cdr. Weymouth reported to the Naval Academy from duty as Assistant Readiness Officer in the aviation branch on the Staff of the Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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Sea breezes are hard to come by this month. As I write we have just moved into a temporary rental in Norfolk after arrival last night from Washington and the last leg of the trip across country. The temperature is a sweltering ninety and_ any breeze is a memory of the past. A pair of hungry houseflies annoy the still air and a crying infant in a nearby apartment projects his protesting voice into the morning quiet.

Our trip from Coronado was thoroughly enjoyed by the entire family. We couldn't decide whether to fly a couple children across or how to divide them if we did and finally decided to pile all eight of v.s into the station wagon—or at least to start off that way. And the station wagon is the same '51 model we've driven across twice previously. We left Coronado immediately after my change of command ceremony and headed for Sequoia and Yosemite where we enjoyed three very pleasant and relaxing days. Following the hectic pre-departure routine of farewell parties and last-minute chores the restful days in the beautiful surroundings of the National Parks were good planning by Henrietta, the exec and navigator, even if it did require a thousand extra miles.

Spent the evenings at Yosemite cooking hot dogs over a camp fire on the white sand beach of a beautiful mountain strearr.

The setting was perfect—a swim in the cold, clear water or lying in the sanj watching the rays of the setting sun creep up the precipitous mountainside and gradually reddening the snows on their peaks. On the first night it was a particularly breathtaking sight and when dinner was laid out I was inspired to deliver a soliloquy. Then we discovered—no hot dogs. They had been 33

years in submarines, I weighed the cargo aboard one day and here's the summation: passengers (8), 706 lbs.; suitcases (7), 182 lbs.; hanging clothes, 15 lbs.; bedding, blankets, mattress, etc., 48 lbs.; food and utensils, not including large going-away cake presented by NEREUS, 15 lbs.; cola cooler, loaded, 70 lbs.; laundry, toys, books, miscellaneous, 16 lbs.; useless (cap, sword, shirts, etc.), 15; the total, 1,067 pounds.

Passenger weight was a little high but we gained two to ten pounds each during the trip. The weight of clothing and equipment per pound of passenger offered an interesting situation for analysis but time and space prevent a further breakdown.

Other information gathered by the "staff" includes: miles per gal. of gas, 14.7; miles per personnel stop, 14.7; average motel cost per day, $14.00; average total expenses per day, $41.50. Total Captain's Mast en route, two (both on Pete, violation of Art. 15, Late Formation, warning and two days' CLASS OF 1939 LUNCHEON, at San Diego, CaliL, 16 August 1956. Officers, left to probation). right: J. D. Reilly, G. E. Moore, H. D. Helfrich, A. F. Fischer, R. T. Fahy, J. D. Miller, And so we arrive in a new area for the A. G. Harrison, Dan Carrison, J. M. Robertson, Col. C. A. Buechner (USMA 1939), D. O. Ness, J. S. Moyer, W. A. McGuinness, E. J. Fisher. Steward's Mate 3/c David challenge of a new job. We came across the ferry to Norfolk last night with six Lamar who served at the Academy when '39 were midshipmen. happy and excited children. Last time Henpurchased in Fresno but somehow were left age altitude of the highway is around 8,000 rietta and I crossed together was a year feet; the pass is over 12,000 and offers a before our marriage. I haven't yet delivered resting on the butcher's counter. soliloquy and perhaps this is a more One other incident of the Yosemite trip spectacular view of the Rockies for hun- that fitting occasion. dreds of miles.

I will not soon forget. We had hiked to But the fly is still buzzing around and the the base of the falls and there across the Leaving the Rockies we headed south stream over rugged rocks to get some still toward Little Rock, stopping only for a temperature is up ten more degrees. Give and movie shots of the spectacular scenery. short visit in Boulder, Colo., with the par- me a few more days to get acclimated here.

On the return trip I was carrying the baby ents of D W I G H T and Flossie NESS. See you next month. in one arm and the camera in the other Otherwise the trip was marked only by P.S. The new address is 1145 Jamestown when the strap broke and the camera fell cool weather and decreasing motel and to the bottom of a pool in the rapids. By restaurant tariffs. Following our custom on Cres., Norfolk, Va. J. R. BL.ACKBURN changes his address the time I could set the baby down safely, past trips, we ate only dinner in restaurants, kick off my shoes and drop into the icy preparing breakfast in the motel or the car to 4336 Vista Coronado Dr., Chula Vista, water, nothing remained but a tiny stream and lunch invariably in the car. Again we Calif. of bubbles. Somehow a toe touched the praised the cola cooler ice box which G. S. P.ARRETT forwards a new adbroken strap and I recovered the camera, allowed a plentiful supply of fresh fruit, dress : 708 Meridian St., Brilyn Park, Fahs completely flooded, but otherwise undam- vegetables, snacks, dairy products and bev- Church, Va. aged. So my spectacular movies of Yose- erages at all times. We thus were able to Naval Section MAAG, A P O 63, San mite turned out to be some unsatisfactory log our mileage early in the day with plenty Francisco, is the new address for D. P. water colors. of time for sightseeing and still get off J O H N , JR. We left Yosemite via the little-travelled the highway at the first nice town we found W. J. HOLT, JR., writes that he has a but inspirational Tioga Pass toward the around 1630. We made no reservations new address at 612 Winsford Rd., Bryn (except in Sequoia and Yosemite) and Nevada border, which I recommend highly Mawr, Penna. to those who have the opportunity. The were still able to shop around for the best Commander Service Squadron Six, FPO family unit available each day.

Then came road is not recommended for inexperienced New York, is the new address for G. A. drivers but the scenery is wonderful. For a cool shower, a K T and the biggest din- W OLF. the most beautiful camp site imaginable, we ner we could eat, some of which were We have a new address for R. T. suggest the shores of Tenaya Lake (alti- sensational. In Alva, Okla., a full course, tude 10,000 feet) for a day, a week, or a ample and delicious steak dinner cost only F A H Y : 1987 Beryl St., San Diego 9, CaliL a buck and the bill for the eight of us was month.

W. K. STOW, JR.'s, new duty address less than $6.50, not including tip. (Let's Crossing Nevada we hit a peak in accru- keep personalities out of this.) Our family is OpNav 431, Washington 25, D. C. R. W. SCHUM.ANN, JR., is living at ing travel money, I think. Based on the size motel requirements, of course, were current allowances, we were earning our still expensive. Either that or I got my 4418 Stanford St., Chevy Chase IS, Md. expenses at the rate of a half-cent a minute pocket picked. In Fort Smith, Ark., we Cdr. and Mrs. J A M E S P. COLEMAN for a short while. 'Bout all that state had had the unusual sensation of going broke and children, Mariana, Jimmy and Sloan, to offer. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the feeling which accompanies a ten- are en route to Honolulu where the comUtah and Salt Lake City were interest- dollar dinner when you have only three mander will be on the staff of the Coming as we headed east toward the Rocky dollars in the old wallet. Three dollars and mander, Pacific Fleet. Before sailing the Mountain National Park near Denver. We a personal check which nobody wanted. We first of October, they visited in South arrived early in the afternoon at Grand finally hit up an Air Force paymaster in Carolina with their families.

Lake on the west side of the park and Little Rock for everything on the books Cdr. and Mrs. H. F. LLOYD announce found a pleasant and comfortable cottage and this tided us over. the birth of a second son, John Henry right on the lake front. A heavy mountain Lloyd, their fourth child, at the USNH, Stopped in Memphis to see old friend, Pensacola, Fla., 3 Sept. rainstorm had preceded us and left the area fellow submariner and classmate JIG JIG cool and refreshed, with the air heavily This has been a banner year for the scented by wood fires and surrounding pine (or is it J U L I E T - J U L I E T T ) MADISON forests. The evening was enjoyed in front but, unfortunately, the entire family was out Lloyds, fourth child, a son (making score of a big, open hearth as we watched the at the time of our visit. As you know, two daughters and two sons) and Comsilver silhouette of a full moon creep across J. J. resigned several years ago to help mander Lloyd recently selected to Captain. the lake. We even found the ingredients for run a family business. From all appearThe address at which he can be reached a few hot buttered rums to complete the ances they seem to be living quite com- is Chief of Naval .Air Basic Training, NAS, setting of similar days enjoyed in our early fortably.

Pensacola, Fla. married life in a big and comfortable old Througli the Smokies and one more house on the Maine seacoast. When the embers finally started to die we watched National Park we arrived in Norfolk two â&#x20AC;˘ fingers of fog stretch out across the lake weeks after departure from San Diego, 1 9 4 0 spent two days house hunting, then went and quietly throttle the moonlight.

Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. R. A. Mallek, U S N , to Pittsburgh to enjoy a few days with the P. O. Box 552, Riverside, Calif.

Next day only the sun rose early as we families.

Orders Issued One other item of the trip may be of JOHN I. HARDY (CDR U S N ) to USS WINDleft it burn away the mists before attemptHAM BAY CVU-92. ing our drive through the park. The aver- interest. Either from curiosity or all these 34

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RAYMOND V. WELCH (CDR USN) to CO USS HANK DD-702.

GEORGE M. HAGERMAN (CDR USN) to USS BOSTON CAG 1.

DAVID F. LOOMIS (CDR USN) to USS ELDORADO AGC-11.

ELWIN A. PARKER (CDR USN) to CARDIV THREE. CHARLES H. CARR (CDR U S N ) TO OIC SWU PAC DET ONE. HENRY M. EASTERLING (CDR U S N ) TO AEW PAC:

FREDERICK J. RUDER (CDR USN) to CO USS WALLACE L. LIND DD-703.

KENNETH STEEN (CDR USN) to CO USS GATLING DD-671.

H E N R Y L. V A U G H N is the new E.x- ARCHIE R. FIELDS (CDR USN) to USS SALISBURY SOUND AV-13. ecutive Officer of the Recruit Training PAUL H. BACKUS (CDR USN) to OPNAV. Command at Great Lakes.

DONALD E. CARR (CDR USN) to COMCAR AIRGRU ONE FIVE. V. E. T E I G changes his address to N A S JOHN B. THRO (CDR USN) to CO USS (O&R), Norfolk, Va. STOCKHAM DD-683.

V. FORDE (LCDR USN) to WEST L. N. S A U N D E R S , JR.'s, new duty ad- LAMBERT SEAFRON. dress is now c/o Bureau Yards and Docks, JONATHAN T. HINE (LCDR USN) to ONR NAVDEPT. Navy Department. Washington 25, D. C. J. F. R E F O is aboard the U S S FOR- D U K E W I N D S O R GOES 1015.428 M P H RESTAL. F P O New- York.

Hdqtrs. Potomac RivNavCom, U S Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C , is the current address for M. C. SNYDER. W. W . S O U T H writes that he has a new address at Rt. 1, Box 191, Springfield, \"a.

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Pittsburgh 19. Pa. Orders Issued CHARLES MERDINGER (CDR USN) to OIC NAVCICENGR RSCH AND EVALAB NAV CBCEN PORHUE. ROBERT E. TUGEND (CDR USN) to AIRPAC.

D U K E WINDSOR, in a Navy ChanceVought F8U-1 Crusader, set a new national speed record of 1015.428 miles per hour to vkfin the Thompson Trophy for 1956. The announcement was made at this year's National Aircraft Show in Oklahoma City, Okla.

This was the Navy's first entry in the famed Thompson Trophy event, a feature of the national air show since 1929. The airplane was a standard production model equipped with a full armament complement of 20-mm cannon.

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DREWERY R. WILHITE (CDR U S N ) to CO USS RENSHAW (DDE-499).

WALTER B. WOODSON JR (CDR U S N ) to CO USS RADFORD (DDE-446).

WILLIAM W. E N N I S (CDR U S N ) to BuOrd. R A L P H G. J O H N S JR (CDR U S N ) to U S S TOLEDO (CA-133).

ARTHUR C. MULLEN (CDR U S N ) to DesFlot Four.

JAMES F. SCHREMP (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S DALY (DD-519).

GEORGE O. ATKINSON JR (CDR U S N ) to CO USS WEDDERBURN (DD-684).

RICHARD B. VARLEY JR (CDR U S N ) to ServLant.

HANDFORD T. CRUSER III (CDR U S N ) to ServScolCom NTC Bain.

WILLIAM A. ROBIE (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S VESOLE (DDR-878).

GERALD J. SCOTT (CDR U S N ) to Proj Jupiter NavOrdTestU AFMissile TestCen Patricli A F B Cocoa Fla. ROBERT E. THUM (LCDR SC U S N ) to NSD Oakland Calif.

Cdr. J. S. L E F F E N has taken command of Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron 110 at the N A S , San Diego, Calif.

J. D. J E F F R E Y has been detached from Naval Air Material Center. His new duty station is Attack Squadron 105, Naval Air Station, Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Fla. We hear from H. S W E I T Z E R who reports his address as 1017 Washington St., Key West, Fla. W. C. DOZIER, JR.'s, address is USS ROCHESTER (CA-124), F P O San Francisco.

E. F. GALLAGHER informs us of his changed address: VX-4, NAS Point Mugu, Calif.

W. E. SIMS forwards a new duty address : O P 514, OpNav, Wash. 25, D. C. Staff, Commander Amphibious Squadron One, F P O San Francisco, is the present address for C. E. WOOD, JR. ISAAC C. KIDD, JR., has left the Naval Academy to take over command of the new destroyer BARRY.

The September luncheon at the Gun Factory brought forth several new members of the Washington group. Bill Morgan, Grizz Moeller, John Haffey, Ed Osier, Roy WerthmuUer, Obie O'Bryant and Tut Fry have joined the ranks of the select group of underpaid Naval officers who enjoy one of our leading high-cost-of-living areas. Three of our well-known destroyermen said "farewell" as they returned to sea: namely, Ray Baker (Newport), Bill Robie (Norfolk) and that friendly destroyer detail officer, Woody Woodson, who somehow got stuck with a Pearl steamboat. Forgot to ask them if they had executed their wills, as a recent batch of classmates did upon return to sea. Man, it must be rough out there!

GERRY MILLER, our local "do-ityourself" homebuilder, discussed the Class of '45 study on the " H U M P " and attendant promotion problems. It appears that there is considerable material worth our attention therein, and it was decided to reproduce the paper and send to our classmates for their information.

The Homecoming Weekend at Annapolis, 28-29 Sept., will include a class party at the Alumni House, Saturday evening at 1830. By the time this is printed, we hope to have enjoyed a party as good as last year's.

My request for news items from the class at sea and ashore has resulted in a flurry of change of address cards, but little else. What's the matter, nothing ever happen ?

Statistics and class dues should go to A L D E N W H I T N E Y at the class POBox 6042 Shirlington Station, Arlington, Va. Whit states that the new directory should be produced before Christmas. Better get some extra cards this year.

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The Class of 1942, Hawaiian Area, held the first of a continuing series of monthly luncheons in Suite A of the Submarine Officers' quarters on Monday, 6 Aug. 1956.

Those attending and their duty stations were: Frank Andrews, Staff ComSubPac; Jim Ashley, Staff ComServPac; Bill Cross, Staff ComSubPac; Bob Day, Staff CinC PacFh; Dick Glaeser, Staff CinCPacFlt; Jack Fitzgerald, Staff ComFirstFlt, Det "A"; Bob Harwood, Staff ComSubRon Seven; Max Munk, X.O. VP-22; Carol Turner, CO FleTraCen Pearl; and Bill Willis, Staff ComSubPac. Noticeably absent were: George Bennett, SubBd of InSurv in West Pac for TAD, and Ed Rosenberg, Staff CinCPacFlt. Expected in the area for the next monthly luncheon: Bud Woodson, PCO, USS RADFORD, and D. R . Wilhite, PCO, USS RENSHAW.

Among the recently departed from the Pearl Harbor area is: Snuffy Griffiths, T A D ComCruDesPac. A breakdown of those attending this luncheon shows 4 SS, 1 E D O ( S S ) , 2 Aviators, 1 Marine, and 2 Blackshoes.

BUZZ BETZEL was a recent visitor to the area from the San Francisco Naval Shipyard where he shuffles papers about nutz and boltz.

BOB GRAHAM, CEC, recently completed a visit to the area for the Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks.

The next regularly scheduled luncheon will be held 10 Sept. 1956 at the Makalapa 130Q. Visitors to Hawaii are cordially invited to attend.

CORRECTION PLEASE The tickets for the Homecoming buffet are five dollars and twentyfive cents ($5.25). In the Sept. issue we told you five dollars and fifty-five cents.

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Sec'y, Owen F. Keeler, Jr., 337 Merriweather Ave. Grosse Pointe 36, Mich.

Orders Issued DAVID A. SHONERD (CDR U S N ) to B U P E R S .

JOSEPH S. ZEIGLER (CDR U S N ) to HEL ANTISUBRON ONE. DANIEL M. KARCHER (CDR U S N ) to CO USS HENLEY DD-762.

JOHN A. McTIGHE (CDR U S N ) to CO USS LAFFEY DD-724.

ROBERT G. SMITH (CDR U S N ) to NROTCU CORNELL UNIV ITHACA. WALTER K. WILSON (CDR U S N ) to AFMED. RICHARD D. LAZENBY (CDR U S N ) to FIT RON N I N E FOUR. ARTHUR T. EMERSON JR (CDR U S N ) to NAVSTA PEARL. DOUGLAS H. JENNINGS (CDR U S N ) to DES LANT TEM. JOHN A. DUDLEY (CDR U S N ) to BUORD. CLIFTON B. CATES JR (CDR U S N ) to CO USS CASSIN YOUNG DD-793.

DANIEL D. DECKER JR (CDR U S N ) to N A S BRUNSWICK. HARRISON R. FEHR (CDR U S N ) to CO FIT RON EIGHT TWO. DANIEL H. FREEMAN (CDR U S N ) to OP NAV. PERRY HALL (CDR U S N ) to BUORD. JOHN M. SWEENEY (CDR USN) to PATRON FOUR NINE. AMEDEO H. GALVANI (CDR U S N ) to CO USS LEWIS HANCOCK. AUDLEY H. McCAIN (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S CHARLES J. BADGER DD-657.

WILLIAM B. ALLEN (CDR U S N ) to CO FIT RON ONE ONE. FENTON F. SMITH, JR (CDR U S N ) to N R L WASH DC. BERNARD A. THIELGES (CDR U S N ) to CO USS DAMATO DDE-871.

CLYDE B. ANDERSON (CDR U S N ) to CO USS HAYNSWORTH DD-700.

FRANK W. AULT (CDR U S N ) to BUORD. CARL R. BERQUIST (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S WILLARD KEITH DD-775.

JOHN L. NICHOLS (CDR U S N ) to CO U S S CHEVALIER DDR-805.

O W E N and Peggy K E E L E R announce the birth of their second daughter, Catherine Annette, on 29 July, at Grosse Pointe, Mich.

W A L T E R D. M A C C O R D is now flag lieutenant for Admiral Smedberg at the Naval Academy. He was formerly at Op Nav in the Navy Department.

R. W . DUBORG changes his address to 911 Coronado Ave., Coronado, Calif.

A. G. RAND's address is now Graduate School, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Penna.

A new address for S. E. ROBBINS is 35 Boston Ave., W. Medford, Mass.

H. D. SOLLENBERGER may be reached at the following address: Student Detachment, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk 11, Va. J. C. S E I P P forwards a new address: 66 Midland Rd., Mentor, Ohio.

R. M. H A N S O N gives us notice that his address has been changed to Qtrs.

829-A PHNavShipyd., Navy 128, F P O San Francisco.

The present duty address for R. E. STARK is Qtrs. AT6, Phila. NavShipyd, Phila. 12, Penna.

The latest address for D. H. JENNINGS is 105 Hanover Ave., Colonial Heights, Va.

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Corr. Sec'7. Rev. Knox Kreutzer, 15 Forest Hill Rd., Bellehaven, Alexandria, Va. Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. Gene Goudie, U S N , 515 S. 26th St., Arlineton, Va. Orders Issued KENNETH F. X. SMITH (LCDR U S N ) to CO USS LESTER DE-1022.

JOHN E. PETERSON (LCDR U S N ) to AIR LANT TEM. KENNETH B. DUKE JR (LCDR U S N ) to USS TICONDEROGA CVA-14.

WAYNE P . RAMAY (LCDR U S N ) to STANFORD UNIV STANFORD UNIV CALIF DUINS. RICHARD D. FAUBION (LCDR U S N ) to OP NAV. MAYLON T. SCOTT (LCDR U S N ) to DES LANT. JOHN STANKO (LCDR U S N ) to CO USS CARPELLOTTI APD-136.

JAMES R. WISH (LCDR U S N ) to OFC OF S U P S H I P U S N A N D NAVINSORD INGALLS SHIPBLDG CORP PASCAGOULA. ROBERT R. RANDOLPH (LCDR U S N SC) to FAIRJAPAN. RALPH K. HOLTER (LCDR U S N ) to OPNAV. CHARLES L. MILLER (LCDR U S N ) to USS RANGER CVA-61.

ERNEST S. ARNOLD (LCDR U S N ) to USS SHANGRI LA CVA-38.

FRANK O. BARRETT (LCDR U S N ) to USNA ANNA. WALTER F. MARTIN (LCDR U S N ) to AIR LANT TEMP. RUSSELL A. HUGHES (LCDR U S N ) to AIR PAC TEM. JOLLY V. DWYER JR (LCDR U S N ) to N A V RECSTA WASH DC. LEONARD G. CRANING (LCDR U S N ) to NATESTCEN PAXRIV. A L A N R. MacLEOD (LCDR U S N ) to FLEWEA CENTRAL S A N FRAN N A S ALAMEDA. THOMAS W. SALTMARSH (LCDR U S N ) to AFSC NORVA D U I N S .

WILLIAM E. P A Y N E JR (LCDR U S N ) to USS YORKTOWN CVA-10.

D. ZWILLING states his address has changed to 1612 Croyden Rd., Norfolk 3, Va. R. W. TAYLOR changes his address to Talmadge Hill Rd., New Canaan, Conn.

We hear from J. J. BAILEY, JR., who reports his address as 447 No. Stone Ave., Lagrange Park, 111.

C. C. F L O W E R R E E is still living in Arlington, Va., but reports his home address changed to 5935 N. 16th St. R. W. F R A M E ' S address has been SHIPMATE

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THOIHPSON TROPHY EVENT

The Thompson Trophy, traditional symbol of speed, has been awarded annually since 1929.

Originally, the trophy event involved a race around pylons with high performance piston-engine aircraft, but its character gradually changed with the advent of jets.

Today's supersonic speeds have ruled out closed course racing. A straightaway race against time has taken its place.

The first jet race was held in 1946, with the winning plane recording 516 miles an hour.

Now, ten years later. Chance Vought's Crusader — first plane ever entered in the event by the Navy — nearly doubled that speed when it became the first trophy winner to exceed 1,000 miles an hour.

A standard production model Chance Vought F8U-1 Crusader — averaging a blazing 1,015.428 miles an hour — has set a U. S. speed record and captured the coveted Thompson Trophy for the Navy in that service's first entry in this historic aviation event.

The former official record, set last year, was 822 miles an hour.

Commander Duke Windsor, USN, crack Navy test pilot, streaked over California's Mojave Desert at an altitude of 40,000 feet in setting the record. He made two runs over a precisely measured 15.1 kilometer (9.3 miles) course, trailing a sonic boom across the desert in his wake.

Significantly, the triumph was achieved with a stock, combat fighter, identical with Crusaders soon to be delivered to the U. S. Fleet. It carried a full complement of cannon, and ballast equal to a full ammunition load., The Crusader's U. S. record — first to top 1,000 miles an hour — marked the third time Chance Vought-designed aircraft have capturedjthe Thompson Trophy. Commander Cook Cleland, USNR, flying as a civilian, piloted Corsair fighters to new records in 1947 and 1949.

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changed to VA-156, c/o F P O San Fran.

C. A. HILL, JR., is making his new home at 41 Haddonfield Rd., Short Hills,

N.J. We have a new address for F. E. S T O U T , JR.: 3536 N. Utah St., Arlington, Va. The current home address of H. C. C A S T L E is 540 New Hampshire .A.ve., Norfolk 8, Va. J. H. ALDRICH is also living in Norfolk, Va., at 725 Georgia Ave. The latest word from E. N. C. T H O M P SON comes from c/o Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C. J. C. K . \ N E reports his address changed to 708 Cedar St., Elizabeth City, N. C. A. J. P.A.PAGEqRGE has moved to the West Coast and is living at 3777 Fairmount Ave., San Diego 5, Calif.

-A.EEL-NADC, Johnsville, Pa., is the current address for H. R. WALKER.

J A M E S W . MONTGOMERY (LCDR U S N ) to CO USS McGINTY. E D W A R D S. C A P L E J R (LCDR U S N ) to USNA ANNA. R I C H A R D K. M. B R I D G E S J R (LCDR U S N ) to S U B A R E A P E T O F F F R E N C H MOROCCO. J O H N W . COX (LCDR U S N ) to OFC OF BAR E L SEGUNDODIV D O U G L A S AIRCO E L SEGUNDO. W I L B U R N . SIMS (LCDR U S N ) to N A T E C H TRACOM N A S M F S .

R O B E R T A. EIDSON (LCDR U S N ) to O P N A V .

W I L L I A M C. W I L L I A M S (LCDR SC U S N ) to ESO G L A K E S .

J O H N V. P E T E R S (LCDR U S N ) to U S N A V PGSCOL M O N T E R E Y .

J O H N G. HAMMER (LCDR CEC U S N ) to N A S ROTA. R O B E R T F . S T A N T O N (LCDR U S N ) to JSTAFF CINCFE. J O E J . W I L C O X (LCDR SC U S N ) to N A V S T A SANGLEY PT LUZON. F R A N C I S A. P A C K E R J R (LCDR U S N ) to BUSHIPS.

the new address for H. D. M U R P H R E E .

E. F. McCARTAN is at the Naval Mine \\'arfare School, Yorktown, Va. E. W. B E H M is aboard the U S S WALKER (DDE-517), c/o F P O San Fran.

The current address for W. S. ROSE is 65 Governors Ave., Milford, Conn.

The present duty address for H. B. T H O M A S , JR., is aboard the USS MUSKALLUNGE (SS-262), F P O New York.

J. F. BRADLEY, JR., is now aboard the

USS

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New

(SS-480),

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York.

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York, is the latest address for J. B. PADGETT, JR. We have a new mailing address for R. O. LCdr. E. A. HALL is scheduled to be C O U L T H A R D : 138 N. Ash St., Ainsthe new Flag Secretary in the Superin- worth, Nebr. tendent's Office at the Naval Academy. He Results are beginning to materialize unwill relieve LCdr. C. L. MILLER, who has der the efforts of BOB HOGSED to exreceived orders to the new FORRESTAL class pand our organization to local chapters in ail craft carrier USS RANGER (CV-60). the "hinterlands." We got a letter from Lt. Commander Hall comes to the Acad- TOD PACKER in San Diego and also E. E. M A L L I C K is now stationed in the USNA, Marine Eng. Dept., Annapolis, Md. emy from duty with the Staff of Com- one from ALLAN S L A F F in Newport, mander, AFAtlFle, where he served as R. I. Both report considerable interest in H. A. EIMSTAD's address is at US .Aviation Electronics Officer since 1954. the respective groups although most of the Naval Radio Station ( R ) , Skaggs Island, Newport sailors are just that and it is The Halls are residing at 90 Bowyer Sonoma, Calif.

Rd., with their two children, John Martin, rather difficult to obtain a quorum.

P. A. QU.A.RLES recently reported to 3y2, and Cherrie Patricia, age IS months.

I would like to direct the attention of all the Naval War College, Newport, R. I. C. K. MOORE changes his address to hands to not one but two well-written articles which were published in the August USS F R A N O S M . ROBINSON ( E D E - 2 2 0 ) , issue of the Proceedings of the U. S. Naval c/o F P O New York.

Institute. Al Slaff had one of these articles E , H . L O F T I N reports his address and DICK A L E X A N D E R the other. A 1945 â&#x20AC;˘ changed to 42 E. Jackson St., Brenton credit to themselves and our entire group.

Village, Newport, R. I. Class Sec'y, Jack Wilhelm, My ex-wife was back in town last month, 424 Whitestone Rd., Silver Sprine, Md. A new address for L. G. SCLIRIS is this time with Mary Lou and his three 7001 Beryl Rd., Fairfax County, Va. Orders Issued fine young daughters. To those who did not R I C H A R D M. McCOOL, J R (LCDR U S N ) to S. G. GORSLINE, JR., gives us notice live in our "neighborhood" during the three SOEAST ASIA T R E A T Y ORG BANGKOK. S T E V E N W . C A L L A W A Y J R (LCDR USN) to that he may be reached at 2401 Via Rivera, years before I left "her," "she" is JACK Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

AIRPAC TEMP. McLAIN. They were up from Brazil. He B E N J A M I N C. ROGERS J R (LCDR U S N ) to H. C. H A R T Z E L corrects his address is still selling paper bags down there and CO USS A D V A N C E MSO-510.

GRAYDON T. S T O U T (LCDR U S N ) to F L E to read 6828 Forest View Dr., Wayside, also doubles as president of the enterprise.

SONARSCOL SDIEGO. The Bates Valve Bag Corp.

Va. C H A R L E S F . DONAGHY (LCDR U S N ) to CO One last note: I have been asked about RFD 1, Box 9, Gales Ferry, Conn., is USS TROUT.

Photo by

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CLASS OF '46 PEARL HARBOR PARTY. Front row: Sally Jackson, Lynn Redden, Betty Walker, Mary King, Sue Page, Betty Hamberg, Phyllis Whittle, Joanie Grojean (Chuck in WestPac), Barby Griffiths, Ruth Miller. Back row: Larry Redden, Leroy Jackson, Dave Walker, Al Kulik, Bob Page, Hal Hamberg, Al Whittle, Chuck Griffiths, Kirk Miller, Frank King.

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plans for a get-together after the ArmyNavy game. LA V E R N E B R O W N raised the question. I know of no specific plans.

If any locals in the Philadelphia area want to solicit interest in a post-game gathering, I will be glad to do what I can through this class column.

J. R. W I L H E L M

1946

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Corr. Sec'y. Lt. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr.. USNR 4725 Milton St., San Diego 17, Calif.

L. R. W H I T E , L T U S N , received the Navy and ^Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct on 20 Feb. 1955 when a series of explosions occurred on board the U S S PoMODON

(SS-486).

More Specialists—Nine '46ers have recently been selected for a change in officer designators from General Line (1100) and Aviation (1310) to Engineering Duty and Aeronautical Engineering Duty. Changing to Engineering Duty, General, are Don Blair. "Rocky" Hart. W . E. Taylor, and W. H . Williams, while "Frenchy" Fontaine is changing to Engineering Duty.

Electronics, and Ed Sheehy is changing to Engineering Duty, Ordnance. Among the aviators changing to Aeronautical Engineering Duty, General and Electronics, are Larrv Baldwin, Andy Lemeshewsky, and Bob 'McClelland.

Over on the West Coast, W A L L Y SCHIRR.\ and W I L L I E W H A L E N participated in the National Air Show in Oklahoma City by flying from the deck

About the Naval Academy Alumni Association—I don't think that there is much that I haven't said already on the subject.

I am quite disturbed due to the fact that about 30% of the people who were members last year have failed to renew as of this writing. Although I'm going to the additional trouble to send out about 600 letters pleading with people to join, I believe it would be much more effective if each of you who are now members would talk it up. This is N O T a one-man show!

DAISY

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Sec'y, Mr. Joseph P. Flanagan, J r .

401 East Mill Rd., Flourtown, Pa.

T. W . B O W E N writes to us from the U S S CATFISH (SS-339), F P O San Fran-

cisco, where he is now stationed.

J. W. J O H N S T O N changes his address to 112 Pinecrest Dr., Sanford, Fla. .\ new^ address for K. R. KIDDOO is 992 Sleeper St., Mountain View, Calif.

The current duty address for J. R. F I S H E R is PubWksDept, U S Naval Powder Factory, Indian Head, Md. N. H E L L E R changes his address to c/o Equipex, S.A., Apartado 4607 Este, Caracas, Venezuela.

J. L. P R E H N , JR., is now attached to the following command: Electronic Supply Office, GLakes, 111.

P. L. W O R K I N G is now living at 4944 Navy Rd., Apt. 18, Millington, Tenn.

NavAirshipTrU, N A S , Glynco, Brunsof USS_ SH.\NGRI-LA (CVA-38) off the wick, is the latest address we have for coasts of California and Oregon to Okla- W. I. Ga., DONALDSON. homa City and return. Wally, who is We hear from J. J. DEMPSEY, who attached to VF-124 at Miramar, was flying an F 3 H Demon. Willie came all the way reports his address as 9301 19th Ave., from N A S Jacksonville, where he is Hyattsville, Md. attached to VAH-1, to fly his A3D Sky- The current home address for R. N. warrior. (Enjoyed the visit, V/illie, even if BAKER is 3619 " T " St., N.W., Washington 7, D. C. it was too brief.)

The latest dope from W . W . GAY comes It is with great sadness that I report the death of another of our classmates in an from VX-4 U S N A M T C , N A S , Point aircraft accident. BILL A R M S T R O N G Mugu, Calif. was killed recently when his plane crashed D. E. M E N K reports his address has during a normal landing at Moffett Field. changed to 1030 9th St., Huntington, He was attached to VF-191. T o Norma and W. Va. the two boys we extend our heartfelt We have a new address for B. B. sympathies.

BROWN, J R . : 2826 Iroquois Ave., JackK E N ACKLEY is a Civilian Prof, in sonville, Fla. the Marine Engineering Dept. at U S N A P N S , N R O T C Unit, Stanford Univerwhere he was recently on duty as a Reserve sity, Stanford, Calif., is the new address of Lieutenant. Ken is a bachelor and lives on E. C. HILL. Spruce Lane, Hillsmere Shores, Annapolis.

P . GARY wishes his address changed SID and Virginia S I D R O W live at to S.c/o A. W. Giddings, POBox 273, 1805 E. McMillan St., Compton 12, Calif. Severna Park, Md. Sid is a member of the technical staff of The present duty address for J. H. Ramo-Woolridge Corp., which has the prime responsibility for building the Atlas C H A P M A N is VP-49, F P O New York.

F. L. K E I T H also has a new duty ICBM (the brains).

R O B E R T S O N S T E V E N S is in charge address at VP-1, N A S , Whidbey Island, of the antenna group at CalTech Jet Pro- Oak Harbor, Wash.

The current home address for W. J. pulsion Lab in Pasadena. They live at 155 A I C H L E N , JR., is 215 San Miguel Dr., Bridge St., San Gabriel, Calif.

"EAG" and Adrienne AUGER announce Chula Vista, Calif. the arrival of their third child, first daughter. Amy Elizabeth, on 10 Aug. 1956 in 1948-A • San Diego.

FLOYD A V E Y is now working for 2nd Lt. L. C. Bramlett, USMC. North American Aviation, Inc., as a Design Roundaway Rd., Clarksdale, Miaa.

Engineer.

H. B. L A N S D E N is now at AMO "J" G.A.WF is currently American Vice- School, where his address is AMO School Consul in Guadalajara, Mexico, but is be- NAS, Memphis, Tenn. ing transferred to the Staff of Assistant J. E. SPALDING is aboard the U S S Secretary of State Henry Holland in Nov. CASTOR ( A K S - 1 ) , F P O San Francisco.

DICK and Ruth G I E S E R are still doJ. R. H.A.RVERMALE is now living at ing Bible translation work in (stand by to write) Guinaang, Lubuagan, Kalinga 316 27th St., S.E., Charleston, W . Va. W. D. E N N I S changes his address to Mountain Province, Philippines. Their address is c/o Summer Institute of Lingu- 2115 No. Madison St., Hutchinson, Kans. istics, Box 2270, Manila, P . I. S. N. ROSS can now be reached c/o OCTOBER,

1956

DON WHITMIRE, '47, today: submariner and member of the Naval Academy Faculty.

Dept. of Metallurgical Eng., Carnegie Inst, of Tech., Schenley Park, Pittsburgh 13, Pa. W. F . W A G N E R has recently moved to Michigan where his address is 20615 Washtenaw, Harper Woods.

M. I. M A C Q U A R R I E

is still living in

New York but changes his address there to Box 78, Bearsville.

A new home address for C. P . EKAS, JR., is Woodhurst, London Bridge, Va. W. L. C A R P E N T E R forwards a new address as 140 Mt. Vista Ave., Greenville, S. C. J. T. BAKER sends us a new address at 16D-B Paseo de la (Toncha, Redondo Beach, Calif.

B. K E E N E R is now aboard the U S S SAVAGE (DER-386), F P O San Francisco.

H. P. J E F F E R S O N has recently reported aboard the U S S FRANKLIN D .

ROOSEVELT (CVA-42), F P O New York.

Aboard the U S S RAYMOND ( D E - 3 4 1 ) is

J. L. HARRISON, F P O New York.

A new duty station for K. E. P H I L L I P S is the U S S HAMNER ( D D - 7 1 8 ) , F P O San

Francisco.

R. C. DOXEY's address on the U S S RADFORD (DDE-446) is F P O San Fran.

R. P. P R I C H A R D , JR., forwards a new duty address as VA-86, F P O New York.

The current duty address for G. F. BALL is Naval Communication Facility, U S N Station Navy 961, F P O San Francisco.

C. W I N K L E R , JR., is now aboard the U S S COBBLER ( S S - 3 4 4 ) , F P O New York.

W. GRECHANIK corrects his F P O New York address to read N A S Box 8, Navy 214.

B. A. BENSON has been ordered to duty at the Navy Purchasing Office, London, England, where his address is N.P.O. Box 45, Navy 100, F P O New York.

R. J. JACCODINE wishes to have his mail forwarded to 812 Forrest Ave., South Bend, Ind. A new address for G. A. H E R B E R T is 1059 Rivermont Dr., Eau Gallic, Fla. We have a new mailing address for R. K. H A M M A N : 119 Washington St., Marblehead, Mass.

ComFlogWingPac, Staff', N A S Alameda, Calif., is the current address for B. GOODMAN, JR. D. E. CARLSON changes his address to 39

1948A REUNION I N PHILADELPHIA. Back row (left to right): Jack Park, Bud Nylen, Jim Ahern, Bud Ekas, Jesse Holshouser, Don Crawford, Al Garner. Front row (left to right): Joan Nylen, Walt Spangenberg, Ginny Spangenberg, Mary Ekas, Rose Ahern, Betty Jo Holshouser, Emma Park, Colene Crawford, Mary Garner. Not shown: Herby Green, Harry and Joy Zankman.

74 El Monte Ave., Los Altos, Calif.

J. C. DYER has a new mailing address: 128 Markham Dr., Pittsburgh 28, Pa. F W . CORLEY, JR., is aboard the USS MACON (CA-132), F P O New York.

By the time these words reach print I am sure the Class of 1948 will have had a tremendous "Homecoming Weekend" at Crabtown: more about this later.

News of the class elsewhere: 1948A and B held a farewell reunion on May 11th at Fort Ord Army Officers' Club. Many cocktails were followed by an enjoyable dinner and dancing. The occasion was graduation from Postgraduate School. ZEB ALFORD contributed this news along with the picture.

Middle South Utilities, Inc., announces that W . O. CRAWFORD, former Supply Officer from Little Rock, Ark., is the new Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of Middle South Utilities, Inc. Before joining Middle South in January, 1955, Don spent four years with the Savannah River Operations Office of the Atomic Energy Commission.

A change of address for R. W . DICKIESON : 1450 Acton Crescent, Berkeley, Calif.

Also a change of address for W. L. F E L S E N : 2622 Kuahiore Dr., Honolulu, Hawaii.

NORM GREEN, a second year man in Aeronautical Engineering, writes from 1000 Leahy Rd., Monterey, Calif.

GAIL H E A S L E Y and Lela announced the birth of their first son, Brian Keith, on 12 June 1956. Gail is stationed at NSD, Mechanicsburg, Pa. His address is 1621 No. I5th, Harrisburg, Pa. In keeping with that subject, BILL and Sonia J O N E S announce the birth of a daughter, Bonnie Lee, on 20 May 1956. It appears as if a revision of 1948A statistics is already in order.

Marine Aviator TOM M U R P H R E E is the project officer of the "Sidewinder" operation. Tom, the father of three children, gives his address as Code 3521, Michigan Laboratory, China Lake, Calif.

From Norfolk comes word that NORM

School and now lives at 5553 30th PI., N.W., Washington 15, D. C. J O N A T H A N SISSON, at BuShips, changes his mailing address to 3709 May St., Wheaton, Md. "On 8 June 1956 we had a reunion of classmates living in Philadelphia and surrounding localities.

"AL GARNER was largely responsible for the arrangements made at the Officers' Club in Philadelphia. We had a private room for cocktails and a delicious buffet dinner. Bud and Joan Nylen were there from Johnsville, Pa.; Bud and Mary Ekas, Jim and Rose Ahern, Jesse and Betty Jo Holshouser, Walt and Ginny Spangenberg came down from Princeton University; Harry and Joy Zankman arrived from Havertown, Pa.; Herb Green, Don and Colene Crawford came from the New York area; and Al and Mary Garner, my wife Emma and I were there from Philly. Jim and Mary Martin, Bob and Ginny Skord and Steve and Jean Plarr expected to attend and all of us were very disappointed not to see them. During the course of the evening, Herby was persuaded to recite 'Little Ride Hooding Red' and 'Casey at the Bat.' Need we add that the party was a success?

"Since this is our 10th anniversary year, some of us thought we could arrange for a party after the Army-Navy game. A committee consisting of Tyler Dedman, Jim Martin, Bob Skord and myself are making the plans. The cost of cocktails and dinner was discussed and five dollars per person was decided as a rough estimate.

Everyone interested please write me for reservations enclosing remittance t o : Cameron Rd., Huntingdon Valley, Pa. Please do this promptly as we haven't much time.

If not enough people respond, your money will be returned. Come on, fellows, let's make this an anniversary party to remember. This includes '48B, too, since many of our close friends are members of the other half of the Class of 1948."

JACK PARK

The wives of '48-A & B were enterN O R M A N is now aboard the U S S NOR- tained at a dessert bridge and canasta given FOLK (DL-1). He and Betty reside at 417 by Joanna HONBY and Helene A L T at the latter's home. Present were Jan Harvard St., Apt. # 3 , Norfolk, Va. Abraham, Kitty Bacon, Ann Castruccis, GEORGE P A R I S H is now an instructor Libby Davis, Greta Goldman, Jean Lockner, at Sub School. Jeanne, three children and Betty McAdams, Nancy McCord, Shirley George give 103 Plymouth West, Groton, Morgan, Betty Norman, Dorothy Olin, Pat Conn., as an address.

Pyle, Millie Rockman, Elsie Ruehrmund, BOYD B. S I B E R T is an investment Carol Smith, Carol Thiele, Jeanne Thomas, counselor in Washington, D. C. This_ ex- and Marilyn Weir. We were glad that Marine graduated from Harvard Business Carol Smith could attend for she and 40

the children are leaving next week to join Bill in San Diego. Plans were made for a beach party the latter part of August. A coffee will be given in September by Jan ABRAHAM and Kitty BACON. Happy to report three new arrivals to A & B. For A : SIGMUND and Jan ABRAHAM, JR., their first child, a son, David, 4 May 1956, Allentown, Pa. Present address : 6912 Forest View Dr., Shore Line Estate, Norfolk, Va. RAY and Jean LOCKNER, their third child, first daughter, Ruth Anne, 16 June 1956, Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Present address: 8270 Carlton Dr., Forest Park, Norfolk, Va. For B : GEO. and Elva LEIGHTON, their first child, a son, George Arthur Leighton, I I I , 22 June 1956, Portsmouth Naval Hospital. George is the PubWks Officer at the NavAmDep, St. Julian's Creek, Portsmouth, Va. That's all for this month.

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Sec'y, Lt. R. W. Bates. USN, Staff, Cdr. Service Force. Sixth Fleet, FPO New York, N. T. CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES: East Coast.

Paul L. Qninn 1005 Dreams Landine. Annapolis, Md. West Coast.

Peter N. Sherill, iSS Lanrel St., Henlo Park, Calif.

AL CONORD sent in a nice letter. He is located in Pompano Beach, Fla., where he has his own business, Conord Concrete Products Co. His address is Box 1753, Pompano, and he has a nice home next to the water, so all classmates be sure to stop on the way through.

GORDY ENGEL arrived in San Diego, Calif., at the SpWeapUPacFle, from where he dispatched a letter. He's anxious to send in all the class dope he can as well as get in on all the local class activities. His address is 721 Tolita, Coronado, so give him a buzz all you San Diego people. By the way, Gordie, I ran into your brother back here at the Academy when he was out for 150-lb. crew last year.

For those of you who haven't heard, BOB DICKEY was married on 4 August to Miss Catherine Claude Doolin of Annapolis.

Congratulations, Bob, and best wishes of happiness to you, Catherine.

I finally saw the rascalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;BILL BARNES is in the Annapolis area. I didn't get to talk to him, but I hear by the grapevine that he completed graduate work in Washington, D. C., and has recently come down here. More dope on him when I get him cornered for a little while.

A while ago I put out a feeler on some kind of class get-together after the ArmyNavy game. So far I have received one response to the idea, but not to be discouraged, I am tentatively planning to try to obtain space at a smorgasbord in Philly where you can eat all evening for $2.00 a person. Attempts will be made to get some arrangement for liquor on a table basis so you can buy the bottle, buy mixed drinks, or just eat if you wish. But it would be nice to get together after the game rather than just shout hello on the way in and out of the stadium. If you feel that you might be interested in such an affair, please drop me a postcard to that effect posthaste. If I receive no response the idea will be dropped, but if you, the class, want it then the party is on. We have several items of business that should be brought up personally to as many members of the SHIPMATE

class as possible. More dope on the party in the next Shipmate. Send your postcard now.

PAUL L . Q U I N N

1949

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Sec'y. Lt. J. C. Barrow. USN. Dept. of Foreign Languages, USNA, Annapolis, Md.

Morta Anne ZEKAN, age two, welcomed Charles, Jr., into the family in July.

They are the children of C. J. Zekan.

Jimmie HALEY, age two, was joined by his brother, Peter Joseph Haley, who arrived on 7 July 1956 at the NavAdvBase Depinf, Port Hueneme, Calif. Evelyn and Dick are now living at 63 Jelley Dr., Port Hueneme.

Dick is now Control Division Officer in the Supply and Fiscal Dept. of the NavAir MisTestCen, Pt. Mugu.

T E D C U R T I N reports that he is still on sea duty as Engineer of U S S ATULE

time I have been attempting to make some sort of an honest buck.

"For a year and a half I bucked the building trade and F H A by contracting small residences on a speculative basis and then decided to return to school again.

"At the present time I am in between school years at the University of Oklahoma.

The oil fields beckoned, so I am working on a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering. It is very fascinating work and there is a good future in the oil patch. I should be down at the university for two more semesters for a total of three and then back to work for a living.

"Had a letter from M I K E L A K E not too long ago. He has returned to civilian life and is studying rocks down at the University of Texas. H e is working on his geology degree. We should get together down at Dallas next year for the traditional Texas-Oklahoma football game."

A letter from Lt. V. M. DURONIO, USN, informing us that his mailing address has changed to U S S LUCID

(MSO-4S8),

F P O San Francisco. He has just finished (SS-403) in SubRonEight, New London, a tour of shore duty at the N R O T C Unit having been detached from U S S GROUPER at Villanova and is now reporting to the (SSK-214) in February. Grace and little ocean-going minesweeper as Executive OffiTed are with him in Kittery, Me., during cer. While at Villanova, he received his ATULE'S restricted availability this summer Master of Arts degree by attending evening at Portsmouth. Other '49ers in evidence and Saturday school. Congratulations, Val. in the area are Chuck Swanson, Jim WebR I C H A R D W. TAYLOR is now conber, Bill Martin, and Gerry Dyer. nected with McKinsey & Company, ManA card brings us up to date on Lt. agement Consultants with offices at 60 East W I L L I A M R. B R O U G H T O N , JR., and 42nd St., New York 17, N . Y. At the family. They are now living at 526-D moment he is helping your class secretary Timothy Ave., Norfolk 5, Va. A new mem- compile a list of the addresses of members ber was added to the family on 6 Aug. of the class who are now civilians. How 1956 when a son, William R. Broughton, about giving us a hand by sending that III, arrived at the Portsmouth Naval Hos- information to either of us as soon as pital. Bill is now Gunnery Officer on the possible?

U S S CHARLES S . SPERRY (DD-697).

Received a letter recently from HARA letter from Lt.(jg) R O B E R T F . VEY A. P O E N A C K who is presently BAKER, U S N (Ret.), who is now living connected with Remington Rand Univac, at 1714 Meadowbrook Dr., Enid, Okla. A located at 1902 West Minnehaha Ave., St. part of his letter follows: Paul 4, Minn.

"In Sept. 1954 I was placed on the temA card from P E T E F U L L I N W I D E R porary retired list for a physical disability informs us that Hardie and he are the and have been there ever since. 1959 should parents of a son, Peter Lansing, who was find me permanently retired. Since that born on the sixth of June in Tripler Army

Hospital, Honolulu. Young Lanse is the grandson of RAdm. Edwin G. Fullinwider, USN (Ret.) '21, and has a sisterAUyn (3J/2) also born in Honolulu. Pete is currently serving on the Staff of Commander Submarine Squadron One. Their home address is 3915 Kidd Drive, Honolulu 18, T. H .

Lt. G. M. NEELY, JR., advises us that his address has changed to the USS LAWRENCE_ COUNTY ( L S T - 8 8 7 ) , C/O F P O San

Francisco.

H. B. BARKLEY, JR., reports his address changed to 88 Princeton, Pocatello, Idaho.

The current address for J. A. T I N K HAM is MAG Pakistan, A P O 616, Box 1, New York.

R. W. LANKENAU's address in New York is at 180 E. Hartsdale Ave., Hartsdale, N. Y. Staff, Sub School, Submarine Base, New London, Conn., is the new address for O. S. MOLLISON. D. C. H A E S K E forwards a new home address: Apt. 319, 512 W . Ormsby Ave., Louisville, Ky. From Indonesia we hear from S. L. M A T H E N Y , JR., who gives his address as c/o SVPM Pendopo, Sumatra.

E. I. McQUISTON, JR., forwards a new address: 208 Ruby Ave., Oakcrest, Pensacola, Fla. N. W. C L E M E N T S requests that his address be changed to NAAS, Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Tex. A. J. M. A T K I N S is now aboard the U S S VOLADOR (SS-490), F P O San Fran.

L. E. BRANCH changes his address to 30th Bomb Sq., 19th Bomb Wg., Homestead AFB, Fla. H. D. TRAIN, II, is now stationed at Box 1813, U S N P G S , Monterey, Calif.

A new address for H . P. F I S H M A N is Box 28, Navy 127, c/o PM, Seattle, Wash.

C. A. PALMER, JR., is still living in Essex, Conn., but reports his home address changed to Steamboat Dock.

1948-A I N THE MONTEREY, CALIF., AREA have a party at Fort Ord. First row, sitting: Zeb Alford, ""Mac" MacDonald, Pat Spry, Mavis MacDonald, Pete Freeman, ""Lamb" Freeman, Betty Dedman, Bob Doxey, George DeLong, Fred Baughman, Pat Prizer, Bob Connolly. Second row, kneeling: Margaret Alford, Bob Rawlins, Peggy Rawlins, Wyn Adams, '"Corrie" Shimmel, Al Shimmel, Glenn Savage, Jan Savage, Daisy DeLong, N a n Baughman, Betty Carruth, Dave Carruth. Third row, standing: Margie Fenn, Dick Fenn, Jane Smith, Bob Smith, Lee Phillips, Karl Christoph, Gerry Christoph, Kay Keener, Bruce Keener, Tyler Dedman, Dick Adams, Pat Winkler, '"Wink" Winkler, Bev Crump, Frank (irump, Diane Ranch, ""Chick" Ranch, Warren Spry, Rosalie Doxey, Ken Phillips, Edwina Lee, Bill Lee. OCTOBER,

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Creole Petroleum Corp., Maracaibo, Venezuela, S.A., is the new address of J. W. GRIEST. W. M. BIRKEL's address in Palo Alto, Calif., is at 215 Bryant, Apt. 4.

We hear from G. A. BOTTON, III, who P. J. S.A.RRIS states his address is now gives his address at 2474 Calton Rd., 402 E. Broadwell St., Albion, Mich.

Akron 13, Ohio.

The latest dope from D. L I S T E R comes W. W. LASLEY is now aboard the from 350 Maryland .A.ve., Freeport, N. Y. USS BUNTING (MHC-45), US Naval W. S A N D K U H L E R , JR., is now living Base, Key West, Fla. at 601 Atlantic Ave., Pt. Pleasant Beach, H. M. K R A N T Z M A N has recently reN. J. ported aboard the U S S F. M. ROBINSON T. W. T I F T is still living in Atlanta, (EDE-220), F P O New York.

Ga., but changes his address there to 1830 CoUand Dr., N.W. A. D. McFALL is now living at 1880 Shadowlawn, Jacksonville 5, Fla. A new address for R. L. S M I T H is 1008 A new address for R. E. GOODSPEED St. Charles Ave., Charlottesville, Va. is 993 Main St., Fitchburg, Mass.

R. BECK W I T H has a new duty address at FasRon 106, F P O New York.

C. RAY S M I T H is still in Florida but • changes his address there to N A T T U 1 9 5 1 Corr. Sec'y, Lt. John W. Hamilton, U S N , NAS, Jacksonville.

7520 Summit Place, Alexandria, Va. W. W. W R I G H T is now living at 1928 By the time this gets in print, there will Elm St., Murphysboro, 111. have been a rousing get-together at Paul's R. J. COONTZ changes his address to out in Riva, and I trust a very successful 1958 Fairfax Rd., Annapolis, Md. class reunion weekend.

In the September issue I stated that you T. I. GUNNING is now in California would be receiving a mailout in the form living at 1288 Spruance Rd., Monterey. of a ballot and questionnaire, constituting A new duty address for I. BOBRICK the initial attempt at a class organization. is Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Dept., However, seeking greater support of the Washington 25, D. C. gang at Annapolis before attempting to R. J. P E T E R S O N expects to be in formulate a Constitution and hold an elecPrinceton, N. J., for the next year studying tion, a sizeable group convened at Bill Aeronautical Engineering at the Graduate Thompson's one August evening to pass School, Princeton University. His home ad- judgment on what had already been done. dress while there will be 261 Mt. Lucas Rd. The decision was unanimous: not to act T. J. K I L C L I N E changes his Florida in haste, but to start the class off right with a solid set of rules and working organaddress to 170 Pinecrest Dr. ization. Therefore, a committee of four The current address for J. W. GREEN was chosen to look into various other class is 11 Gay Ave., Portsmouth, Va. organizations and work out the framework Latest word from M. I. McCREIGHT of a constitution and by-laws, and a ballot. finds him at the U S N P G S , Monterey, Calif. This overall plan will be submitted to the T. R. M.AHONEY forwards a new home group in a meeting slated for the latter address at 116 Moran Circle, Monterey, part of September, so we hope to have some answers by reunion time.

Calif.

W. G. H . \ L L forwards a new address: POBox 121, Summit, N. J. The present home address for E. E. W I L L I A M S is 972 Rosita Rd., Monterey, Calif.

The general concensus was that it would be better to take plenty of time to gather 19 5 0 • in all the loose strings, so the class can Sec'y, Lt. A. L. Stapp. U S N , have the assurance of at least a good start1516 E. Rosewood, Beeville, Texas ing organization. We hope this meets with R I C H A R D and Elaine BOSSERT your approval, and any and all comments are now at home at 23 Melrose Dr., will be welcomed. Therefore, don't look Livingston, N. J. He writes: "I was re- for a mailout before the latter part of the leased from active duty on 15 June, and year.

The group at Bill Thompson's included am now building roads in and around New Jersey. Cold beer and a complete bar are the four-man committee of Dick Dalla household effects so all classmates and Mura, Al Young, Joe Metcalf and Jack friends are welcome at any time. Those Hamilton; Jim Wassell, John Alvis, Joe that I don't see at .Alumni Weekend on the Salin, Mel Shimer, Gordon Schuller, Kent 29th, I hope to see when we BEAT ARMY Whyte, Ward DeGroot, Don Kilmer, Frajik Rush, Ralph Van der Naillen, Frank 1 Dec." N. K. ROGERS changes his address to Mulholland, Bill Earl, Bill Gorski and Apt. F-4, 1101 Government St., Mobile, Bob Adams.

J O H N W . HAMILTON Ala. T. B A I L E Y ' S resignation from the Air A new address for J. S. M c F E A T E R S , JR., is Thompsonville Rd., RD 1, Venetia, Force was accepted last summer, while in Ashiya, Japan, to go to work in plant Pa. engineering, at General Electric's Appliance R. T. FOX states his change of address Park, at Louisville, Ky. He and Rosemary, is 411 Little Creek Rd., Norfolk 5, Va. and sons, Kevin and Mark, will occupy The latest word from H. H. H O G U E their new home on Earlham Dr., Anchorcomes from Box 275, Isle of Palms, S. C. age, Ky., the first of October.

We have received a new mailing address BOB KALISCH (Lt. U S A F ) has been for W. K. CARR: POBox 734, E. Green- assigned to Stanford University, Palo Alto, bush, N. Y. Calif., following completion of a course at The current duty address for J. Z. USAFI, Dayton. He and his wife, Jane, SCHULTZ is Staff, ComSubPac, F P O drove across country. They are now settled at their new address, 2536 Gloria Way, E. San Francisco.

H. L. H U S S M A N N , III, is still living Palo Alto, Calif.

M. L. D U K E changes his address to U. in Hutchinson, Kans,, but reports his home S. Navy P. G. School, Monterey, Calif. address changed to 1808 Tyler St. 42

C. M. LAKE, JR., gives us notice that he may be reached at the following address: 2 Oak Lane S. W., Glen Burnie, Md. A. J. BARTUSKA has a change of address: 2821 Queen Lane, Philadelphia 29, Pa. The latest word from W. H. LAWTON, JR., comes from 322 Air Division (CC) TCC, A P O 253, New York. .

We have received a new mailing address for J. E. McGARRAH : Apt. 2, 312 Second St,, College Station, Tex. R. E. ADLER is now attending the US NavPGScol, Monterey, Calif.

W. A. W I L L I A M S , JR., sends us a change of address: 1113 B-4 Kimbro Loop, Ft. Belvoir, Va. We hear from R. W. DEAN, who gives his address at 6342 32nd St. N.W., Washington 15, D. C. From Key West, Fla., we hear from E. CLAUSNER, JR., who gives his home address at 2910 Fogarty Ave. J. M. LEI SER reports his address changed to 12 Shangri-La Lane, Middletown, R. I. The present home address for H. S. SEASE, JR., is 5545 Fillmore Ave., Alexandria, Va. R. A. YOUNG is living in Annapolis, Md., at 201 Norwood Rd. J G. T I L L S O N has moved from the East Coast to the West: 1305 9th St., Coronado, Calif.

C. R. W A T T S , JR., is attending the USNavPGScol in Monterey, Calif.

F. B A R B . \ Z E T T E changes his address to 230 Burgess Ave., Alexandria, Va. E. W. CARTER, III, forwards a new address: 1664 Jackson PI., Seaside, Calif.

J. E. F O R E S T E R gives us notice that he may be reached at the following address : Box 148, N A S Cecil Field, Fla. J. E. McQUESTON's new address is O P 0 3 A 1 , Navy Department, Washington, D. C. J. W. INGRAM has moved cross country to Navy 3002, Box 1, F P O San Francisco, Calif.

We hear from W. R. P H I L L I P S who gives his change of address as 8129 Beatty St., Norfolk, Va. We received a new mailing address for W. W. R O T H M A N N : Box 54, Gales Ferry, Conn.

C. A. B R E T T S C H N E I D E R is now living at 84 Prescott St., Apt. 46, Cambridge, Mass.

A new home address for D. F. MOW is 277 Mar Vista Dr., Monterey, Calif.

R. W. CARIUS is now at the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif., where his address is Box 1021.

O. A. REARDON changes his address to 206 North View Terrace, Alexandria, Va. The current home address for D. A. KILMER is 6 Thompson St., Annapolis, Md.

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Sec'y, 2nd Lt. W. T. Terrell, USMC (Ret.), 5008 Klingle St., N.W., Washington, D. C. Treas., Lt. (jg) P. A. Stark, Jr., U S N , USS CONWAY (DDE-507), FPO New York

The AVALLONEs announce the birth of a son, Eugene Vincent, who arrived 27 July 1956 at the station hospital, U. S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

SHIPMATE

J. C. S M I T H forwards a new duty address: c/o U S S CAIMAN (SS-323), York.

F P O San Francisco.

The latest word from W. H. W A K E MCAS Cherry Point, N. C , is the presM.AN finds him living at 2823 Berry Rd., ent address for E. L. MALMGREN. Houston 16, Tex. R. L. B L A N D I N G writes that he has BILLY R.A.Y changes his California ada new address at Rt. 2, Box 353, Carmel, dress to 419 S. Clementine, Oceanside.

Calif.

R. E. M.AXIM is now aboard the U S S We have a new mailing address for T. BOXER (CVS-21), F P O San Francisco.

P. K E A N E : U S S S.\LMON (SSR-573), .A. new duty address for W. N. CAMPPortsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth.

BELL is c/o VF-114, F P O San Francisco.

N. H .

J. H. V O S S E L L E R is now on duty at The present address for G. W. M. BROWN is 7713 Nesbitt Dr., Norfolk, Va. VA-86, N A S Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va. H. O. B.AGBY has recently moved to J. R A P K I N is attending the U. S. Naval Aliddletown, R. I., where his address is 497 Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.

-Aquidneck Ave. C. R. W E B B sends us a new mailing N. A. S M I T H is now aboard the U S S address: 3228 Homan, Waco, Te.xas.

-ALGOL (AKA-54), F P O San Francisco.

R. B. C O N N E L L Y is aboard the U S S L. B. SYKES is now at the U. S. SubBL.\CKFIX (SS-322), F P O San Francisco. marine School where his address is QuarT. A. MORRISON. TR., forwards a new ters, U. S. Submarine School, New London, address: 1030 S. Frederick St.. .Apt. 742, Conn.

Arlington 4, Va. J. B. O'LEARY is now aboard the U S S The current address for G. P. P A Y N E JALLAO ( S S - 3 6 8 ) , F P O New York. is 212 S. Main St.. Franklin, Ky. A. J. C A R P E N T E R has a new CaliG. L. S H I L L I N G E R , JR., is living at fornia address at 573 Gresham Ave., Sunnythe BOQ, N.AS Los Alamitos, Long Beach, vale.

Calif.

J. W. DAVISON, JR., changes his adN. C. P O D A R A S is still living in Nor- dress to 195 Gainsville Dr., Warwick, R. I. folk. \^a.. but reports his home address A new address for W. D. GOODWIN is changed to 424 E. Gilpin Ave. 17 John St., Waterford, Conn.

U S S GREENFISH ( S S - 3 5 1 ) , F P O San D. P. S P E R L I N G changes his address Francisco, Calif., is the new address for to 1968 AACS Squadron, Charleston A F B , V. W. S M I T H .

S. C. A new address for J. E. W A R D is 1076 The latest word from D. F. W A G N E R Spruance Rd., La Mesa Village, Monterey, comes from 1208 Lindale Lane, Norfolk 3, Calif.

Va. The present home address for L. A. R. K. K A R C H E R is now aboard the NOWAK is 3254B Southern Oaks Blvd., U S S BERGALL ( S S - 3 2 0 ) , F P O New York.

Dallas 16. Tex. H. A. FALK is now living at the BOQ, H. A. P R I B B L E reports a new address CECOS, USNCBC, Port Hueneme, Calif. at MOQ F 1. Cherry Pt., N. C. D. J. AMMERMAN is now aboard the The latest dope from J. S. T R O U T M A N U S S GOLDFINCH ( M S C ( O ) - 1 2 ) , F P O , finds him living at 3823 Fordham Rd., New York.

NW, Washington 16, D. C. G. E. W E I N S T E I N reports a change W. A. D E A T O N forwards a new ad- of address to 243 Curtiss-Wright Blvd., dress at 622 N. Center St., Statesville, N. C. Vandalia, Ohio.

J. R. B O T T E N is now aboard the U S S KRETCHMER (DER-329), F P O New York.

1 95 3 • E. R. A L V E S is now with the 3rd MaSec'y, 1st Lt. G. E . Weinstein, USAF, rine Division, F M F , F P O San Francisco.

243 Curtiss-Wright Blvd., Vandalia, Ohio F. R. McCLESKEY forwards a new We regret to announce the death of address at 38 Glendale Ave., Thompsonville, GEORGE A N D R E W F R E D E R I C K on Conn.

7 August 1956, in an aircraft accident (mil.A new duty address for L. BRACHitary) near Lowry A F B , Colorado. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Doree Fran- T E N B A C H is 46Sth Trp Carr Wg, A P O cene Frederick, who lives at 223 Pontiac 253, New York.

R. W. K U F F E L has recently reported St.. Denver, Colo.; his mother and father.

Mr. and Mrs. George C. Frederick; and a aboard the U S S REDSTART (MSF-378), F P O San Francisco. brother, James O. Frederick.

A new mailing address for B. F. OGDEN S. W. E B E R T changes his address to is Rm. 309, O / D Post Office BIdg., PittsU S N A D Earle, Red Bank, N. J. burgh, Pa. A new address for J. R. H A M I L T O N , JR., is 210 Galewood Dr., New Carlisle, 19 5 4 • Ohio.

Sec'y, Lt. ( j g ) Peter J. Vogelberger, Jr., J. A. S N U F F I N is now aboard the U S S Officers Submarine School, U S N Sub School, ST. PAUL (CA-73), F P O San Francisco, New London, Conn.

Calif.

The present dutv address for C. T. Hi Amigos: What happened to "54" in the August BUTLER is VA-151, F P O San Francisco, issue!! ? T o help said situation, here is Calif. some dope on happenings from the sunny J. B. MOONEY, JR., is now living at 15 state (not to be confused with Florida).

Gravel St., Mystic, Conn.

Since '54's reunion at Miramar on June J. P. R. S I N N O T T writes to us from 2nd, seen and heard have been: Falvie Dayton, Ohio, where he is living at 5971 Anderson sporting the latest in leather trollGross Dr. ing wear. Not to be outdone is Poolie We have received a new mailing address Watson, seen in the latest Scotch goods. for C. M. K U N S T M A N N : 13 Robert Rd., (Love that jacket!!!) While speaking of goods, have you seen the latest in cars !!! ?

Glen Cove, Long Island, N . Y. C. F . S E E B E R

states his address is

now U S S NORFOLK

( D L - 1 ) , F P O New

O C T O B E R ,

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Bill Gideon has the meanest convertible alive—tweed seat covers with sparkling wall to wall carpeting.

Aside from the local color found in the BOQ's, several snake ranches have added spice to living in the immediate area.

The spacious surroundings of the "Tigers Den" provided many a festive gathering for the '54 occupants and their friends. Hosts Buster Bilyeu and Don Forbes have since departed for New London, and are missed by all.

Bill Croom, Poolie Watson and Bill Gideon are also holding their own at their respective casas.

Among our married amigos here are found the Pasztalaniecs, Booze and Joan King, and Pat and Rod Crawford. The latter two "families" are putting Imperial Beach on the map.

Further up the coast we find the Dancers, Thunmans, Trenhams and Correntis, the latter two having recently joined the ranks of the married. Congratulations, Tony and Herb.

While on the subject, Coronado, Calif., was the scene of By Collier's marriage on August 11th to Felicia Flynn, which brought many of the old '54's together.

Best wishes to the Colliers.

The Golden Coast has recently welcomed Dick Hartley and Willie Hunter from the Eastern part of the U. S., along with Pat Dollard, Phil Cronk and Ed Anglim from Western sea excursions.

So if you like the sun, surf and a colorful existence, come West, young men.

On 11 July 1956 a son, Edward Haskell Tandy, III, was born to Mrs. Jeanne Tandy and the late Lt.(jg) E D W A R D H A S KELL TANDY, JR. Here's another letter from our faithful correspondent, J A M I E DEUEL, full of good dope as always: "Mena and I just finished a very interesting trip across country in July. The highlight of our trip was vjsiting with my brother-in-law and sister and seeing my cute niece, Madelene Carol Forster. She's got more hair than T. J. Tom showed me around the SAC base where he works and I was very impressed.

House hunting in San Diego, we kept bumping into F R A N K and Virginia ELSBREE. Now we are settled at 4868 West Point Loma Blvd., in the Ocean Beach area. Academy 2-5261. Besides running into GEORGE T R E V O R S , DICK H A R T LEY and BUD F O R S T E R (who keeps reminding me that his boat took the 'E' award from the mighty CHARR after three straight years), I exchanged a few words with BOB OLSEN (5th Batt.) the other day on U. S. 101 as we moved along in bumper-to-bumper traffic. I understand from the outside sources that he's the navigator of the U S S NOBLE, an A P A , and

doing an outstanding job of it.

"In case some of the new submariners from '54 or other members of '54 are interested in where their classmates went after the 102nd Officers' Class graduated, here's the list: In Norfolk you'll find Dick Robey in the CUTLASS (SS-478), Wiley Sanders aboard the SIRAGO (SS-485), and that 'grand old man' Mark Byrd in the REQUIN (SS-481).

"The faithful in sunny Key West include Bill White in the QUILLBACK Paul Happersett in the ODAX

(SS-424), (SS-484),

John Lyding aboard the TRUTTA ( S S - 4 2 1 ) , and Al Dworsky with the CLAMAGORE (SS-343).

"In New London to hold down the fort is 'Red' Delaney in the TORO

(SS-422),

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THE

BULLETIN BOARD

by Oretha Swartz

O N THE RECORD

Naval Academy Women's Club

Navy Relief Society, San Diego

R. Adm. William R. Smedberg, 3d, will be guest speaker at the first meeting of the year on 2 October at the Officers' (31ub.

The executive board meeting was held recently at the home of the president, Mrs. Charles N. Payne. Acknowledgment is made to R. Adm. H. W. Need, USN Photo by Willard Stewart (Ret.), and Mrs. Need for their donation to the club's Scholarship Fund, in memory MRS. RICHARD SHERIDAN WALSH was Miss Joan U. Shaddinger of Bucks of their daughter, Mary Derrick Need.

County, Pa., before her 30 June wedding.

Ensign Walsh is the son of RAdm. Harvey Superintendent's At-Home T. Walsh, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Walsh The first in the fall series of at-homes of Wild Rose Shores, Annapolis, Md. was held by R. Adm. and Mrs. William R. Smedberg, 3d, in the superintendent's house of the Naval Academy on 10 Sept.

Guests included officers and instructors Andersen of Virginia Beach, Va., and the from the Severn River Naval Command, late Mr. Andersen, and Lt. Weldon Max Riggs, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. George and their wives.

W. Riggs of El Dorado, Kan., at the GaliThe Smedbergs entertained the N mid- lee Episcopal Church. Lt. Riggs is a memshipmen winners of the spring sports teams, ber of the Class of 1952. Station: Naval and their drags, at a dinner before the Air Station, Oceana, with Attack Squadron hop on Saturday, 22 Sept. Coaches, officer 76. representatives and their wives attended, as well as Capt. Allen M. Shinn, Com- Saturday, 1 September, Miss Sylvia Pettimandant of Midshipmen, and Mrs. Shinn, grew Grant, daughter of Como. Vernon F. and the Director of Athletics, Capt. C. E. Grant, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Grant of Loughlin, and Mrs. Loughlin.

Warrington, Fla., and Ens. David Winburn Timberlake, USN, son of Mrs. Hugh W. W E D D I N G BELLS Timberlake of Nashville, Ark., at the First Saturday, 1 September, Miss Martha Julio Methodist Church.

Andersen, daughter of Mrs. Leif Werner Saturday, 25 August, Mrs. Beverly Schaeffer, daughter of R. Adm. John B. Pearson, Jr., USN, and Mrs. Pearson of Santa Monica, Calif., and Lt. Donald G. Fraasa, USN, son of Mrs. Charles Fraasa of Cincinnati, Ohio, at the home of the bride's parents. Lt. Fraasa was president of his Class of 1950. He will complete work on liis master's degree at California Institute of Technology. Home: Pasadena.

Some 62,000 children were cared for last year in the three day-nurseries maintained by the San Diego Branch of the Navy Relief Society. The Woman's Auxiliary with 406 volunteers contributed 25,000 working hours. Cdr. W. S. Hays, U S N (Ret.), '24, is executive secretary of the Auxiliary and Mrs. G. W. Willcox is chairman of volunteer women with Mrs. Alfred M. Pride co-chairman. The new training course for volunteers opened on 10 September with Miss Myrle James of Washington, D. C , the society's field representative, in charge.

Seven Seas Garden Club, Annapolis, M d .

Mrs. Roland M. Huebl was chairman of the luncheon and card party given by the Seven Seas Garden Club at Alumni House on 19 Sept. Proceeds from the event will go to the beautification of the gardens of the House, which will be the future project of the club.

Hostesses for the day were Mrs. Paul R. Heineman, president; Mrs. Roy deS. Horn, Mrs. Richard H. Gingras, Mrs. W. A. P. Martin, Mrs. Rawson J. Valentine, Mrs. Frederick A. Edv/ards, Mrs. Thayer T. Tucker, Mrs. Colby Rucker and Mrs. Samuel K. Groseclose.

Saturday, 25 August, Miss Antje Goldman, daughter of R. Adm. Robert B. Goldman, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Goldman of Baltimore, Md., and Mr. Ronald Louis Cain, son of Mr. Arthur Shirrell Cain of Imperial, Penna., and Mrs. Robert Jones of Baltimore, at St. Andrew's Chapel of the Naval Academy. The bride attended Baltimore Junior College and School for Medical Record Librarians at U. S. Public Health Service Hospital. Mr. Cain attended Johns Hopkins Hospital School of X-Ray and the University of Virginia and is a senior pre-medical student. The bride's grandfather, the late M. L. Goldman, was a member of the Class of 1902.

Photo by Hayman

Studio

MRS. DAVID LAJEUNESSE was Miss Elizabeth Patricia Weymouth of Bailey Island, Me., before her June Week wedding in Annapolis, Md. Second Lieutenant Lajeunesse, USAF, is the son of Mrs. Roy W. Lajeunesse and the late Rear Admiral Lajeunesse, USN. He is stationed at Marana Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz.

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Saturday, 18 August, Miss Naomi Lucretia Doig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Rufus Doig of Stamford, Conn., and Mr. George Weston Hulme, son of Capt. John Hulme, USN, Commander Fleet Air Wing 14, and Mrs. Hulme of Coronado, Calif., in the garden of the bride's home. Mr. Hulme is an alumnus of Bowdoin College, and is now attending the Yale School of Medicine. Home: New Haven, Conn.

S H I P M A T E

Saturday, 18 August, Miss Paula Granger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Granger of Washington, D. C , and Mr. Timothy Breed Atkeson, son of R. Adm. Clarence L. C. Atkeson, USN, and Mrs. Atkeson of Washington, at the Washington Cathedral.

Saturday, IS August, Miss Marguerite Mary Creegan, daughter of Postmaster and Mrs. Raymond Creegan of Providence, R. I., and Lt. (jg) Thomas W. Lyons, Jr., USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyons of Jamestown, R. I., in St. Matthew's Church. The bride is a graduate of Pembroke College and has been in government service in Washington, D. C. Lt. Lyons is a graduate of Admiral Farragut Academy and of the Naval Academy, Class of 1952. Station: USS

MCCAIN.

Saturday, 18 August, Miss Marcia Cary Eaton, daughter of R. Adm. Melville Edwin Eaton, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Eaton of Fairhope, Ala., and Mr. Charles Patrick Terrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Terrell of Mobile, Ala., in Sacred Heart Church, Battles Wharf. The bride attended the University of Alabama. Home: Shalimar, Fort Walton Beach.

Saturday, 18 August, Miss Elizabeth Collins Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar James Peterson, Jr., of Clinton, N. C , and Mr. Sydney Serrill Bunting, Jr., son of Capt. Bunting, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Bunting of Ferry Farms, Annapolis, Md., in the First Baptist Church in Clinton.

The bride was graduated from Woman's College of the University of North Carolina. She was presented at the Terpsichorean Club Debutante Ball in Raleigh in 1951. Mr. Bunting attended Severn School and Johns Hopkins University. Home: Denver, Colo.

Saturday, 11 August, Miss Felicia Margaret Flynn, daughter of Capt. Stephen Eugene Flynn, (MC) USN, and Mrs. Flynn of Coronado, Calif., and Lt.(jg) Byron Henry Collier, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Arden R. Collier of Hannibal, Mo., in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The bride attended San Diego State College and was graduated from San Diego College for Women. Lt. Collier was graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1954. Station: USS

HENDERSON.

Saturday, 11 August, Miss Jean Trimble Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Haviland Walker of Tenafly, N. J., and Lt. (jg) Alvin Steuer Glazier, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Glazier of Boston, Mass., in the Chapel on the Thames, Naval Submarine Base. The bride attended the Parsons School of Design in New York and is an alumna of St. Lawrence University. Lt. Glazier attended Tufts College and was graduated from Boston Latin School and the Naval Academy Class of 1953.

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Saturday, 11 August, Miss Phoebe Martyn Bole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fulton Bole of Chestnut Hill, Pa., and Ens. Eugene Russell Walker, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Monroe Walker of Lynchburg, Va., in St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church. The bride attended Hollins College. Ensign Walker was graduuated from the Naval Academy, Class of 1955. Station: Norfolk, Va. Saville

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Saturday, 11 August, Miss Cathryn Anne Powell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Alexander Powell of Garden City, L. I., and Brookfield, Conn., and Lt. Sheldon Drews, USN, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gustav Drews of Garden City, in the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation.

The bride was graduated from the Kent Place School in New Jersey and attended Goucher College. Lt. Drews attended Admiral Farragut Academy and was graduated with distinction from the Naval Academy, Class of 1952. He is a graduate of the Naval Justice School at Newport, R. I.

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MRS. DONALD LOUIS CAIN was Miss Antje Goldman, daughter of RAdm. Robert B. Goldman, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Goldman of Baltimore, Md., before her 25 August wedding in St. Andrew's Chapel of the Naval Academy.

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MRS. GEORGE WESTON HULME was Miss Naomi Lucretia Doig of Stamford, Conn., before her 18 August wedding in the garden of the bride's home. Mr. Hulme is the son of Cape John Hulme, USN, and Mrs. Hulme of Coronado, Calif.

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Saturday, 4 August, Miss Bridget Gallagher, daughter of Mrs. Henry Andrew Gallagher of Junction City, Kan., and 1st Lt. Frank English Deam, Jr., of ]3amberg, Germany, son of Cdr. Frank English Dean, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Deam of Coronado, Calif., at Michaelskirche, Bamberg.

Saturday, 11 August, Miss Angela Jane Asman, daughter of Capt. Edwin C. Asman, USN, Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Station, Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. Asman, and 2nd Lt. Donald E. Cathcart, USMCR, son of Mrs. Edwin Knutter and the late Mr. Walter Cathcart of Elmira, Mo., in Saint Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church, Canton. The bride was graduated from the Academy of Our Lady of Guam, and attended New Rochelle College. Lt. Cathcart served in the Marine Corps, and received his wings and commission as a jet pilot from Pensacola. Station: Edenton, N. C.

Navy Relief Ball Washington, D. C. The evenings of October 12 and 13 will mark a high point in the social season in the Washington, D. C , area for Navy and Marine families. These are the dates of the Navy Relief Ball which will be staged by the District of Columbia Auxiliary of the Navy Relief Society in the Sail Loft of the U. S. Naval Gun Factory. Officers will attend on the 12th and enlisted men on the 13th.

Mrs. Burke, wife of Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Operations, as Chairman began plans for the colorful affair in the early spring. Her Executive Committee consists of: Co-Chairmen, Mrs. Howard E. Orem and Mrs. Raymond A. Anderson; Secretary, Mrs. Henry O. Durham, J r . ; Treasurer, LCdr. Ralph H. Hayden, Jr. "Sailorama Holiday"—The Navy Visits Foreign Shores has been selected as the theme.

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The following year the house was sold to Judge Chase for the sum of $3500 and the Pinkney family moved into a small frame cottage which stood near Old Fort Severn.

Ninian, Jr., was commissioned an assistant surgeon in the Navy, and saw active service in the Civil War when he was assigned to the fleet of Adm. David D. Porter. He retired with the rank of commodore in 1873.

The

USS

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a

hospital-

equipped attack transport of World War II, was named after him.

AN EXPERT HANDWEAVER is Mrs. Walsh, wife of Harvey T. Walsh, '22, who is operating one of three looms in her home at Wild Rose Shores. Designs must be worked out to exact measurement. Her •work may be seen in the Craft Shop at Historic Annapolis, Inc., headquarters at State Circle.

Historic Annapolis And the N a v y (Continued from page 5) Thomas Bordley and was the birthplace of Stephen Bordley and of John Beale Bordley, noted lawyers before the Revolution. It was also the birthplace of Reverdy Johnson, minister to England at the time of the Alabama Claims.

At the close of the 19th century, John Randall bought the house—for taxes, it is rumored—and here were held "at homes" for music and conversation, and "hymn sings" on Sunday evenings. During this latter period. Dr. R. T. H. Halsey, an expert on early American houses who did the American Vv'ing of the Metropolitan Museum, was in charge of certain restorations and decorations. In 1885 Halsey installed four genuine Adams mantles from Glasgow in the house, and also papered the rear hall with French wallpaper showing scenes of the old New York Shipyard— a copy of the original painting by William Burgis of Boston. In the garden of the house is an immense pecan tree—the largest on the East Coast. The original old captain's walk gives a wide view of the city and harbor.

A legend of ill-fated romance hovers over beautiful Hammond-Harzvood House at 19 Maryland Avenue, known as the "Gem of Georgian Architecture." Its intricately carved doorway is the most famous and most copied doorway in America. The house was built by Matthias Hammond, a young patriot of the city, in 1774. Its architect was William Buckland, who designed Gunston Hall in Virginia.

Hammond was engaged to marry a young lady from Philadelphia who jilted him because, she said, "he thought more of the house than he did of her." Hammond refused to live in the house, and never married.

In 1810 Ninian Pinkney bought the house and here Ninian Pinkney, Jr., was born.

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Meanwhile, the house passed to the Harwood family, but contention continued to stalk it. At the outbreak of the Civil War, William Harwood resigned as professor of English and Ethics at the Naval Academy. Although most Annapolitans were in sympathy with the Southern cause—in the early days of the Vv^ar (Lincoln received only three votes in Anne Arundel County and one in Annapolis), the viewpoint of the people gradually changed . . . but not that of Harwood. Upon leaving the Academy grounds he stomped upon the American Flag—and the guard at the gate threw him out.

During the war Harwood taught school near Baltimore. But rather than pledge the formal allegiance to the United States, which was required of all railroad passengers at that time, he walked the 27 miles back and forth from one city to the other, on weekends.

Finally an Association was formed to buy the house, furnish it with originals of its day and it is now maintained by the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland. The house is always open to visitors.

Directly across the street is the ChaseLloyd House that was begun in 1769 by Samuel Chase, Signer, a patriot and lawyer during the Revolution. The Georgian mansion was sold before completion to Edward Lloyd, later Governor. In its music room Francis Scott Key was married on 19 January, 1802, to Mary Tayloe Lloyd. The house is noted for its palladian window and divided staircase.

Two of the famous old Annapolis homes.

Ogle Hall and Paca House, are more familiar to officers and midshipmen as Alumni House and Carvel Hall. Ogle Hall—now Alumni House—was built in 1739 by Dr. William Stevenson. Some eight years later it was leased by Samuel Ogle, who made it his residence as the Colonial Governor of Maryland. The house was purchased by the Ogle family of which a son, Benjamin, became Governor after the Revolution.

Paca House, which is the front section of Carvel Hall, was the home of William Paca, one of the three Annapolis Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Built in 1765, it is the meeting place today of midshipmen and their drags and families.

There is a wing at each end of the hotel lower than the main section.

Shortly after the turn of the century, when the Naval Academy was greatly enlarged and renovated, William Earned, architect of New York, came down to supervise the construction. He could find no place to live so Paca House was purchased—and turned into a hotel. It was named after the book. Carvel Hall, written by the American novelist, Winston Churchill, Class of 1894. Churchill had previously been a guest at Paca House.

Living in a win.g of Carvel Hall is Mr. ALBERT H. MacCARTHY, '97, who was married to the late Elizabeth Lamed. The stairway inside the hotel that leads down from the old section of the house to the "midshipmen entrance" formerly led to the gardens and on down to the water.

One of the finest views of the State House is looking up block-long Francis Street, which branches off Main Street, and near the junction is Kentish Inn. Formerly known as the Workman House, it is the earliest documented house in Annapolis, dating from 1696-1700, and is the oldest to be opened during the tour.

Over in Duke of Gloucester Street, that branches off Church Circle and ends near the shore where Spa Creek, the Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay converge, is Ridout House. It was built in 1763 by John Ridout, the young Oxford graduate who came from England in 1753 to become Secretary to Governor Horatio Sharpe. The house still contains many of the original furnishings, among them the hexagonal Queen Anne table at which both Washington and Lafayette dined, a Heppelwhite sideboard and two Chippendale chairs that once belonged to Sharpe.

Here also is the nightcap left in the home by Martha Washington so that "she might always have one ready when she

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By a special and historic dispensation of law, Ogle Hall was saved from confiscation by the colonial government when all British property was being seized. It was ". . . provided that the property of Mistress Anne Ogle shall not be seized or confiscated in consequence of this act. . . ."

Lavish entertainment was the order of the day in Ogle Hall, where George Washington and General Lafayette were frequent visitors. Lafayette termed its drawing room "the most beautiful he had seen in America." Later, the family of Admiral David Dixon Porter lived here. A son of the famous naval hero, Como. T H E O D O R I C PORTER, '70, was married to Miss Elizabeth Mason, whose family were descended from George Mason of Gunston Hall.

Today, the beautification of the gardens of Alumni House is the project of the Seven Seas Garden Club whose membership is made up of wives of service officers. Here are the old boxwood and the great yew tree—the latter a gift of Lafayette.

THE JONAS GREEN HOUSE, an early gambrel-roofed house with two immense chimneys at each end, was the home of the Printer to the Province. It has been occupied by the Green family since 1743 and is now the home of Mrs. John T. Bowers, a direct descendant.

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came to visit." The house is owned, and ppi7Tfi?r?TP,S?5d in past tours, by R. Adm. ^^^^^B^^ G. R I C H A R D S , U S N (Ret.) L., and Mrs. Richards—who is a direct descendant of John Ridout.

In the same street are the three Ridout houses built in 1774 by John and Mary Ogle Kidout for their three children These are separately constructed but built under a common roof. During the tour No 11^ will be opened by its owner, Mrs. Charles C. Slayton, widow of Capt. SLAYTON USN, '07. The tribute silk drapes at the drawing room windows had originally been given by the Provinces as tribute to the Empress of China. ^T^?i- . U l i l \^^ ^°"^^ of Commodore H 0 \ \ ARD H. J. B E N S O N , U S N (Ret.).

'09, and Mrs. Benson. No. 110 is the home of Cdr. GEORGE B. K E E S T E R , U S N (Ret.), '09. and Mrs. Keester. Also to be opened will be the Barham Garv House at 128 Duke of Gloucester, that "was the home of Thomas Ireland, who was Collector of the Port of Annapolis from 1849-53.

The Christopher Hohne House in narrow Fleet Street may be visited during the tour. The one-room-vvide house dates from 1720, or earlier, and has been recently restored by a group headed bv Orlando Ridout, IV, descendant of John Ridout.

Historians claim that the quaint house was probably built before the capital of Maryland was moved from St. Mary's City to .Annapolis in 1694. Preceding its restoration, it had been condemned for destruction.

Christopher Hohne, who served in the .American Revolution and the W a r of 1812 vvith the rank of lieutenant, was awarded $50 by the Maryland Legislature in 1835 for risking his life to save the dome of the present State House from destruction by fire.

A number of Navy famihes live in various other old houses, many of which have been opened in the past. Among them is the Jonas Green House that has been occupied by a member of the Green family since 1747 and is the home today of a descendant, Mrs. John T. Bowers, widow of Cdr. B O W E R S , U S N , '99. Jonas Green was the Colonial printer whose shop was in the rear of the place and known as The Sign of the Bible. Bacon's Laws of Maryland were published here.

Mrs. Rawson J. Valentine occupies one of the pastel painted houses at Conduit Street that was a part of the buildings erected for the city hotel during Revolutionary days. Washington stayed at the Mann Tavern when he came in 1783 to resign his commission as Commander-inChief of the Continental Army.

Across from Carvel Hall is the Jennings House, built about 1700, now the home of Mrs. John Halligan, widow of R. Adm. HALLIGAN, '98. Further up the street is Dorsey House, built in 1766, where R. Adm. T I M O T H Y J. K E L E H E R , U S N (Ret.), '08, and Mrs. Keleher make their home.

The _ Forensic Club at Duke of Gloucester is the Colonial dwelling now owned and occupied by Mrs. David E. Cummins, widow of the late Lt. Cdr. CUMMINS, '18. The club was organized in 1759, and its speeches and transactions were to be kept secret, "with no point of religion discussed."

Lt. Gen. and Mrs. L E V I N H. CAMPBELL, JR., '09, restored and live in the house at 179 Duke of Gloucester that was constructed before 1740. Prior to the turn of the century, a third of it was cut away so that Conduit Street might be extended.

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One of the beautiful old houses is Acton, the home of Mrs. W. Taylor Smith, and the late Capt. S M I T H , U S N '07.

It was built in 1745 by Philip Hammond, Esq. In the drawing room is a chair that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson, from whom Captain Smith was descended.

An outstanding accomplishment of Historic Annapolis, Inc., was the saving, last year, of the Carroll-Davis House. This house was moved from its site in Main Street to the grounds of St. John's College.

Adm. H A R R Y W. HILL, '11, former Superintendent of the Naval .Academy, was chairman of the county-wide drive that netted over $20,000—the sum necessary to pay for the expenses of moving the old brick and clapboard house. Built in 172223, by Dr. Charles Carroll, it was the birthplace of Charles Carroll the Barrister, author of the Maryland Declaration of Rights.

Many Navy people have worked in Historic Annapolis, Inc., since its founding.

In the group that first met to call the mass meeting were Prof. Henry F. Sturdy and Prof. Walter B. Norris, both retired Naval Academy professors; Dr. Richard D. Weigle, president of St. John's College; Mrs. J. M. P. Wright, wife of Capt.

W R I G H T , '24, and Archibald C. Rogers, -Annapolis architect. The group met with the mayor to form plans for the preservation of the county's antiquities, and the first president of the group was a retired lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps, Charles E. Emery. Professor Norris continues as head of the historic committee, and the president is Mr. Kent R. Mullikin.

No other city in America has as many of the original colonial structures still in use as Annapolis. There are 31 houses built before 1800 that are considered the finest survival of Georgian architecture in any part of the country.

Here is a blending of colonial history with the "modern" history of the Naval Academy. The cordiality of the Academy is extended to all visitors during the tour— the site of Old Fort Severn, the Museum with its mementoes of all wars, the beautiful Chapel. In turn, Historic Annapolis, Inc., cordially welcomes all Navy personnel and asks them to become re-acquainted with its authentic history and charm.

1956 REGISTER of ALUMNI

Advance Orders Being Received Contains recently corrected addresses of active duty and retired officers—plus those of alumni in civilian life.

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS of a l l a l u m n i listed

THE U.S.N.A. ALUMNI ASSOC. Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. Here is my check for $ please send me copies of the 1956 edition of the Register of Alumni to:

WHAT'S THE DOPE (Continued from page 43) Jack Strachan in the ATULE (SS-403), Brad Bassett aboard the T U S K (SS-426), John Bayne in the TROUT (SS-566), Eddie 'Look Ma, it's twins,' Henifin aboard the HARDHEAD (SS-365), Marsh Cunningham

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"The Pearl Harbor contingent lists Jon Hunt aboard the TANG ( S S - 5 6 3 ) , Ed Mortimer in the GUDGEON ( S S - 5 6 7 ) , Chris

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"And finally here in San Diego you'll find Frank Stattery in the T U N N Y (SSG-282), Mike Myers aboard the POMODON ( S S 486), Bob Tolg with the REMORA (SS-481), Bob Montross in the RAZORBACK (SS-394), Tom Moore aboard the ROCK

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Frank Elsbree in the MENHADEN (SS-377), Jim Seabloom with the POMFRET ( S S - 3 9 1 ) ,

Buddy Foster aboard the RONQUIL ( S S 396), Dick Hartley in the BUGARA ( S S 331), George Trevors with the SEA Fox (SS-402),

Maury

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BAYA

(AGSS-318), and yours truly aboard the CHARR (SS-328), and a mighty fine submarine, I might add.

"LOU DILEY is in a special position.

He's attached to the SALMON, a new construction boat in Portsmouth, which will operate out of San Diego after her commissioning near the first of the year.

"Congratulations to ED and Betsy H E N I F I N on their two (2) new additions to the family!"

ED T I P S H U S sends some USMC news from the land of the rising sun: "There are four of USMC '54 in the 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division here in Japan—right

by Fuji-San. BOB O A K E S is the Regimental S-2 Intelligence officer among other things, BILL (Whiskey Bill) SODEN is the exec of Weapons Company—3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, and I am the exec of the Regiment's 4.2 Mortar Company. I've lost track of who's who in '54 on Okinawa, where some of the other troops are I saw W I L L I E ALTER, '54 USMC," on Okinawa last December, I think he was ^ ' t \ the Engineers at the time. BOB R U N Y O N was in Division Communications, but I think he has since rotated back to the States. From time to time I hear from 'GORDO' SELLERS, who is in the 1st Marine Brigade in Hawaii. Gordo says mat life is too expensive for a bachelor in Hawaii. I've suggested that he come to Japan (a number one country) where bachelors are appreciated. , "By the way, I ran into DICK CHUDAY 54 USAF, in Yokosuka one afternoon, hes on Formosa as a Brig. General's aide.

We only had time to comment on how fat each other was getting." (Ed's address is: 4.2 Mortar Co., 3rd Marines ( R E I N F ) 3rd Marine Division ( R E I N F ) (REAR) FMF, c/o F P O , San Francisco. ' _ Here's news from P E T E KOONCE, who is standing up well under the strain of civilian living: "Marilyn, Stevie (my little boy), and I have been living in California for almost 8 months now, and are looking forward to having any '53 or '54 stop by during any of their free time. We are living at 1235 Belmont St., Anaheim, Calif.

"I am working at North American Aviation as a research engineer in electronics.

Don't laugh, you probably remember my terrible grades in 'Skinny.' " W A L T SCHUMAN also works there in the same capacity. He and I and an exsteam prof of ours get together every once in a while.

"Marilyn and I were the guests of DICK J O N E S a few weeks ago aboard the U S S PORTERFIELD before she shoved off for the south seas. Navy chow still tastes good!

While we were in Coronado we ran into BILL OBERHOLTZER. "Please remind CLARK SHOREY through the Shipmate (he never writes and I don't know his address) to get in touch with me."

BOB B I R D E N M E I E C and CHARLIE P O W E L L are attached to MATS at Travis A F B , Calif.

GILL PIGOTT—12421 Edgewood, Tacoma 99, Wash., flying the C-124 out of McChord Field.

J E R R Y HOLMAN—flying the F-89 at Portland, Ore. Orders this September for Thule, Greenland.

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BOB WALKER—TAD to the Air Force Academy for the summer. Planning on a fall wedding.

F R E D PYEATT—completed tour with Brig. Gen. Greene and enroute to Pacific.

W A L T NIX—113 Rue Max, Warrington, Fla. Flight instructor at NAS Pensacola.

JACK DILWEG—252 Aquamarine St., Oakcrest, Pensacola, Fla. Flight instructor at NAS, Pensacola, Fla. B E R N I E and Margaret Mary S T O R C H —145 S. Logan Ave., Audubon, N. J. In the

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RON FIRCH—Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton.

STAN MICHAEL—Brig Officer at NAS Alameda, Calif.

GENE and Joan GUTTENBERG are happy to announce the birth of a son, Joseph Eugene, on June 14, 1956, at Travis AFB Hospital, Calif.

ROBERT C. O A K E S (Life Member) recently became a proud father with the arrival of his daughter, Linda Louise, born 22 July 1956 at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton. Bob is Intelligence Officer of the 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division at Camp Fuji, Japan. His wife, Ruthwood, lives in Oceanside, awaiting his return to the U. S. in April, 1957.

WEST POINT MUSIC The Naval Academy Alumni Association has arranged with West Point to sell the companion long-playing

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Sec'y, Ens. Joseph Malec, U S N , Box 3377, Pensacola, Fla. Treas., 2nd Lt. Ernst Volgenau, USAF, 3415 Tech. Trng. Wg., Lowry A F B , Denver, Col.

We recently heard from M. K. H A T C H who writes, "We have quite a few USNA personnel present here with the 11th Tactical Missile Squadron who also send regards to the home folks. Among those present are D. Proffitt, D. Bouerie, J. Miller, 'Rip' Sassone, E. De Fede, D. Gramley, C. Soreco—all '54ers, and myself from '55."

Kimberly Ann Ellis arrived on the 7th of August at U.S.N.H., Portsmouth. She is the daughter of DICK and Barbara ELLIS. Dick is Disbursing Officer, U S S BOSTON (CAG-1).

D. E. WESTBROOK, JR., changes his address to 227 Pelican Ave., Laguna Shores, Corpus Christi, Texas.

A new address for D. J. DUNN is G-312, 4th Marines, c/o F P O San Francisco.

The current address for J. W. A. MULHOLLAND is 3575 PltTrOran, Vance AFB, Tex. R. E. McCOWAN changes his address to 674 Main St., Shrewsbury, Mass.

P. J. O'CONNER writes that he has a new address at 3301 Pit. Trng. Sqd. ATC, Moore Field, Mission, Tex. From Pensacola, Fla., we hear from C. F. GERHAN, JR., who gives his home address as Rt. 1, Box 113, Corpus Christi, Tex.

record to the great NAVY MUSIC Record (see opposite page).

You have been thrilled by the Military Academy Band and Cadet Glee Club on television and at Army-Navy Games. Now you hove available the traditional Army numbers on record.

As in NAVY MUSIC, recordings are instrumental, a capella, and mixed.

Listen to "The Corps," "Benny Havens Ohl", " O n Brave Old Army Team," "Graduation

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L. R. A L F R E D is stationed at 3560 PltTrOran, Webb AFB, Tex. The new home address of J. R. L U N E N is 85 Lawrence St., Portsmouth, N. H. W . . E . P A R S O N S is now living at 290 Orange Court, Denver, Colo.

R. C. STRANGE reports a change of address at 21 E. 12th, Hutchinson, Kans.

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CAPITOL HILL

based on average earnings of $350 a month).

If this widow had a child under 18, she If the Captain was 65 and his wife 62, would collect $202 plus $162.80.

After July 1957 a service member may and they decided to start collecting then, begin collecting disability payments providthey would receive $149.30 a month. ed he has the necessary Social Security A widow of a Captain with over 22 years' work coverage and the necessary degree of service, whose death was Service-connected, disability. Any member interested in this would receive $202 (from the Veterans' can write for the pamphlet entitled, "The Rights of Disabled People under the Social Survivor Benefits Art chart, Table I) plus Security Law," published by the Social $81.40 (see left-hand vertical row of figures Security Administration, Department of under "Survivors Insurance Payments," Health, Education and Welfare, WashingTable I I I ) , or $283.40. ton 25, D. C.

(Continjued from page 9) before collecting. Widows begin collecting benefits at age 62 and there is no reduction in their benefits.

A Navy Captain and his wife would receive $162.80 monthly, provided they were both 65 years of age (assuming that the Captain's Social Security coverage was

TABLE III Social Security Benefits Retirement and Disability Insurance Payments Average monthly earnings after WoO*

Retirement benefit starting at age 65 or later, or disability benefit starting at age 50—man or woman

$ 30.00 55.00 68.50 78.50 88.50 98.50 108.50

S 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

RetireTnent benefit for woman worker, starting at age—

62 $24.00 44.00 54.80 62.80 70.80 78.80 86.80

63 $26.00 47.70 59.40 68.10 76,70 85.40 94.10

Retirement benefit for couple—man 65 or over, ttrife's benefit starting at age—-

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65

$ 28.00 51.40 64,00 73.30 82.60 92,00 101.30

$ 41.30 75.70 94.30 108.00 121.80 135.50 149.30

$ 42.50 78.00 97.10 111.30 125.50 139.60 153.80

$ 43.80 80,30 100.00 114.60 129.20 143.70 158.30

$ 45.00 82.50 102.80 117.80 132.80 147.80 162.80

Survivors Insurance Payments Average monthly earnings after 1950*

$ 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Widow, widower, child, or parent

Widow and one child

Widow and two children

Lump-sum, death payment

$30.00 41.30 51.40 58.90 66.40 73.90 81,40

$ 45.00 82.60 102,80 117,80 132.80 147.80 162.80

$ 50.20 82.60 120.00 157.10 177.20 197.10 200.00

$ 90.00 165.00 205.50 235.50 255.00 255.00 255.00

*After dropping out as many as 5 years of lowest earnings or of no earnings.

WHAT'S THE DOPE (Continued from page 48) J. P. R I V I E R E is now living at the BOQ, NAS, Pensacola, Fla. Now in Memphis, Tenn., is J. F. W A T SON at the BOQ 105 E., NAS. A new address for E. D. S T E E L E is 818 Inst. Sq., Lincoln AFB, Nebr.

The latest dope from E. H. W I E L E R finds him living at 3398 Hagaru Dr., Tarawa Terrace, Jacksonville, N. C. A new duty address for G. A. GERDON is 64th Air Division ( D E F ) , A P O 862, New York.

ATTEND LOCAL MEETINGS

The attention of all members is called :o the schedule of local meetings listed in each issue of Shipmate. Get in touch with the local secretary and let him know you are in town and arrange to be present at the next local meeting.

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W. B. CHRISTMAS reports to us he has a new address: Room 125A, BIdg. 62, BOQ, NTC, Great Lakes, 111.

The new brigade commander is 22, and the son of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Anderson of Hastings, Nebr.

Midshipman Anderson had one year of The latest dope from H. W. .ALEXAN- ROTC training at the University of NeDER comes from 124 Saratoga Ave., Apt. braska prior to entering the Naval Acad50, Kingsville, Tex. emy, and was appointed from the First District of Nebraska. He has been awardWe hear from J. W. W Y N N E who re- ed two Navy "N's" in athletics for swimports his address as 2110 W. 42nd St., ming and track. He is also a member of Indianapolis, Ind. the "N" club and belongs to the Naval Academy Choir.

Other midshipmen named to top rank 1957 • positions for the fall period: Midshipman Commander LEON A. S T R I P E R S FOR F I R S T P A R T O F EDNEY, 21, brigade sub commander, is ACADEMIC YEAR the son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Edney of Dedham, Mass. He attended one year Midshipman A N D E R S T. A N D E R S O N in the Army ROTC program, at Northhas been named commander of the 3,787- western University. man Brigade of Midshipmen at the Naval Midshipman Commander JAMES F. Academy for the forthcoming fall period. P I T N E Y , 25, was named commander of He took command of the brigade as it re- the First Regiment. He is the son of Mr. assembled for the 1956-57 academic year. and Mrs. Louis P. Pitney of Broad Brook, Conn. Prior to entering the Naval AcadA total of 248 midshipmen were named emy on an appointment from the fleet by brigade officers for the fall period. These the Secretary of the Navy, Pitney served will remain in office until December 21, one year in the Navy as a seaman first when Christmas leave begins.

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Fitness Beport Tells Bew TOU WANT "Shipinate" A Fitness Report blank was furnished with the July issue of Shipmate. Its purpose was to give members the opportunity to state what they liked and did not like about their Alumni periodical and to make suggestions for its improvement. To date more than 80 returns have been received. The first 75 of these were used to compile the chart below. The editors thank those members who made the effort and took the time to help us with our job.

The most popular feature of our magazine is "What's the Dope." Approval of it was practically unanimous with most people wanting "More of Same." The next most popular is "Capitol Hill." This is understandable, for to most of us it is bread-and-butter reading and FRED LARDNER, '22, gives us plenty that is good. Fred is also managing editor of The Retired Officer magazine. Another popular part of Shipmate is the feature articles.

Several people stated how much they enjoyed the writing of the late Captain Ellicott and hoped there would be more like it.

There were many requests for more news about the Academy of the type in which Alumni are interested. There were several requests for a "Letters to the Editor" column.

Replies received by classes in percentage were as follows: 1880 to 1920—21%; 1921 to 1930—32% ; 1931 to 1940—13% ; 1941 to 194cu-20%; 1950 to 1955—14%. All questionnaires but one were signed. Only one of the signed questionnaires was less than courteous in tone. There were many helpful suggestions made in a friendly manner and the many compliments have lightened this editorial job.

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The new permanent addresses of the recently retired officers of the Classes of '25 and '26 are especially wanted. Experience shows that about two years elapse before retired officers become settled in their permanent locations. The addresses left with the Navy Dept. on retirement in most cases are no more than forwarding addresses. The permanent ones go to the Naval Districts where the retired officers choose to reside.

The Association has no means of tracking these alumni down except through their friends.

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S H I P M A T E

I). S. L A. ALIMM ASSOCIATION 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 810 Orlando Ave., Akron Secretary, Mr. Adolph Delaware Ave., Akron 3,

J. Collins, '25, 20, Ohio.

Bednar, '24, 741 Ohio.

CLEVELAND

INDIANAPOLIS

President, Ralph M. Nelson '15, 2594 5. St. James Parkway, Cleveland Heights 6, Ohio.

Secretary, Maurice B. Jewett '23, 10305 Chippewa Rd., Brecksville, Ohio.

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

COLORADO President, Mr. D. L. Wycoff, '44, 2241 Niagara St., Denver, Col. Secretary, Lt. Cdr. R. B. Atwell, USN, '45, 645 S. Dale Ct., Denver 19, Col.

CONNECTICUT ANNAPOLIS President, Cdr. R. C. Giffin, Jr., USN, '38, 39 Upshur Rd.. USNA, Annapolis, Md. Secretarv, Cdr. Roval K. Joslin, USN, â&#x20AC;˘40, 40 Upshur Rd.. USNA, Annapolis, Md.

ATLANTA President, Col. J. P. Edgerly, USA (Ret.), '10, Apt. 85, 595 McAfee St., N.W., Atlanta, Ga. Phone TRinity 6-6807.

Secretary, Lt. Col. Wm. T. Herring, USMC, '41, NAS, Atlanta, Ga.

B'uutcU/liiocicUio^

President, James D. Taylor, III, '25, 119 Glenwood Ave., New London, Conn.

Secretary-Treasurer, Richard Neuendorffer, '45, 1 Maxson Place, New London, Conn.

DETROIT President, Mr. Paul D. Richmond, '42, 1614 Newcastle Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods 36, Mich.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Wallace J. .A.gren, '46, 4134 Harvard Rd., Detroit 24, Mich.

KANSAS CITY President, R. W. Holt, '12, 1232 W. 62nd St., Kansas City 13, Mo. Secretary, Mr. Pat L. Humphrey, '29, 3616 63rd St., Kansas City 13, Mo.

LOS ANGELES President, Mr. Albert S. Fuhrman, '37, 1725 W. Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles 26, Calif.

Secretary, Cdr. H. Knox Perrill, USN (Ret.), '26, 10583 Rochester Ave., Los Angeles 24, Calif.

MIAMI President, Capt. Curtis A. Myers, U S N (Ret.), '27, 901 S. Miami Ave., Miami, Fla. Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. Elmer C. Powell, USNR, '27, 3622 Lejeune Rd., Coral Gables 34, Fla.

MILWAUKEE President, Mr. Mark N. Camp, '46, 208 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee 2, Wis. Secretary. Lt. Cdr. Louie B. Knudsen, SC, USN, '45, 783 N. Water St., Milwaukee 2, Wis.

DETROIT-.A^NNAPOLIS DADS CLUB

BALTIMORE President, Lt. Cdr. H. D. Scrymgeour, USN (Ret.) '26, 4903 Loch Raven Blvd., Baltimore 12, Md. Secretary, Mr. Cecil H. Hull, '46, 312 Weatherbee Rd., Baltimore 4. Md. BOSTON President, R. Adm. W. H. Buracker, USN (Ret.), '20, 12 Stratford Rd., Winchester, Mass.

Secretary, Lt. J. F. Crehan, USNR, '46, 30 Percival St., Boston 22, Mass.

President, John W. Sharp, '48A, 324 Audubon St., New Orleans, La. Secretary, H. B. Broadfoot, '16, 5912 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, La.

HAMPTON ROADS

NEWPORT

President, Capt. Bosquet N. Wev, USN, '27, U. S. Naval Station, Naval Base, Norfolk 11, Va. Secretary, Lt. (jg) R. P. Davidson, USN, '53, Fleet Training Center, Naval Base, Norfolk 11, Va.

President, Dr. J. F. Mallach, '26, 6043 N. Kirkwood, Chicago 30, 111.

Secretary, Lt. (jg) F. L. Sheahan, '45, 1984 Sunset Rd., Highland Park, 111.

President, Cdr. Benjamin B. McCormick, USN (Ret.), '92, Wellington Ave., Newport, R. I. Secretary, Capt. Harry B. Heneberger, USN (Ret.), '25, 488 Walcott Ave., Middletown. R. I.

NEW YORK

HOUSTON

CHICAGO

NEW ORLEANS

President, Mr. John W. McCrea, 16801 Grand River, Detroit 27, Mich.

Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. William H. Hagenmeyer, 323 E. Atwater St., Detroit 26, Mich.

President, Capt. A. D. Blackledge, USN (Ret.), '20, 2307 Gramercy, Houston, Tex. Secretary, Capt. P. E. Woodruff, Jr., USMC, '47, 4914 Brae Burn Dr., Bellaire, Tex.

President, Como. F. G. Reinicke, USN (Ret.), '10, 350 Park Ave., New York 22, N. Y. Secretary, Mr. Spencer A. Barrow, '50, 340 W. S7th St., New York 19, N. Y. (Continued on next page)

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

ANNAPOLIS: Meetings held the Second Wednesday of each month at 8.00 p.m. at Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. ATLANTA: Meetings are held on the First Sunday of each month at the Commissioned Officers' Mess of the Nayal Air Station, Atlanta, at 1930.

BALTIMORE: Meetings held on the Third Tuesday of each month at the Hotel Stafford, Baltimore, Md., at 5:30 p.m.

BOSTON: Meetings held first Tuesday of each month, September through May, except September and January on second Tuesday. 1215. Navy Building Officers' Club, D Street, South Boston, Mass.

CHICAGO: Regular monthly dinner meetings held on First Friday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Naval Armory, Randolph St. CLEVELAND: Meetings held at 12:00 Noon at the Hickory Grill, Second Floor, 929 Chester Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, on the Third Monday of each month.

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

CONNECTICUT: Chapter meetings are held quarterly at prearranged places around the State. Members are notified by mail 2 weeks prior to the meeting.

DETROIT: Meetings held quarterly at the Naval Armory.

HAMPTON ROADS: Meetings are held on the Third Thursday of each month at Commissioned Officers' Mess (Open), Naval Station, Norfolk, Va. HOUSTON: Luncheons held on the First Tuesday of each month at the Ben Milam Hotel.

KANSAS CITY: Irregular dinner meetings. Contact Mr. Pat L. Humphrey, '29, 3616 63rd St., Kansas City 13, Mo. LOS ANGELES: Dinner meetings held on First Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m., at locations selected by entertainment committee. Phone: NROTC University of Southern Cahfornia. Richmond 8-2311 Ext. 226.

MIAMI: Regular luncheon meeting held on Last Friday of each month at 12:15 p.m. on 3rd Floor, Walgreens, 200 East Flagler St., Miami. Dinner dances held as announced. Touring Alumni always welcome. Contact secretary.

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MILWAUKEE: .Meetings held quarterly. For information contact Lt. Cdr. L. B. Knudsen, SC, USN, Phone: BRoadway 2-5901.

NEW ORLEANS: Irregular luncheon and dinner meetings. Contact John W. Sharp, Canal 1303 or Gene Sullivan, Raymond 4507.

NEWPORT: Meetings usually held at 6:30 p.m. on the Last Tuesday of each month at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U.S. Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I. NEW YORK: Luncheon meetings on the Third Tuesday at 12:30 p.m In November, January, April and June in the Marine Room, Lawyers' Club, 115 Broadway; in December, February and May in the Butler Room, Columbia University Club, 4 W. 43rd St., New York.

NORTH TEXAS: Quarterly; Contact Patrick C. Moran, 3520 Waldorf Dr., DaUas 29, Tex. Phone EL-5581.

PHILADELPHIA: Dinner meetings are usually held on the Second Friday of each month at the Officers' Mess, Naval Base.

PITTSBURGH: Regular monthly meetings of the Chapter are held on the evening of the Third Friday of each month, except July and August, in the Sherwyn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa. RICHMOND: Quarterly dinner meetings held on the First Friday Nights of October, December, February and April. Contact J. L. Gammon, 369 Lexington Rd. ROCHESTER: Regular luncheon meeting at 12:15 p.m. on Second Monday of each month at Chamber of Commerce.

SAN DIEGO: Regular dinner meetings held one each quarter in Coronado or San Diego. Members are notified by mail.

SAN FRANCISCO: Dinner meetings held at the Commissioned Officers' Club, Treasure Island, at 6:30 p.m. on the First Wednesday of each month.

SEATTLE: Meetings held on the First Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.; COM. (Open) Naval Station, Pier 91, Seattle, No meetings during July and August.

WASHINGTON, D.C: Monthly luncheons held the Third Thursday in the month, 12:30 p.m., Army and Navy Club, Farragut Square & Eye St., N.W., Washington 6.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB: Meetings held the Third Friday of each month at Officers' .Mess, Wright-Patterson AFB.

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NORTH TEXAS

BRANCH

President, Mr. Patrick C. Moran, '34, 3520 Waldorf Dr., Dallas 29, Tex. Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Preston Peak, '46, 2929 Amherst, Dallas 5, Tex.

IZMIR, TURKEY BRANCH, USNAA

PHILADELPHIA President, Lt. Cdr. George S. Forde, USNR, '31, 421J4 E. Slocum St., Philadelphia 19, Pa. Secretary, William B. Cooley, '19, Apt. 17C, Wissahickon Ave. and Manheim St., Philadelphia 44, Pa.

PITTSBURGH President, Richard H. Miller, '22, 405 S. Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh 21, Penna.

Secretary, Robert B. Coleman, '33, 121 North Oak Hill Rd., Pittsburgh 38, Penna.

RICHMOND President, Cdr. J. P. Moncure, U S N ( R e t ) , '20, 203 Nottingham Rd., Windsor Farms, Richmond 21, Va. Secretary, Lt. Cdr. Joe L. Gammon, U S N ( R e t ) , '43, 369 Lexington Rd., Richmond 26, Va. ROCHESTER President, Laurence E. Guiliani '43, 96 Poplar Dr., Rochester 10, N. Y. Secretary-Treasurer, Earl J. Ashton, '26, 75 Elmdorf Ave., Rochester 11, N. Y.

ACTIVITIES LOS ANGELES

Instead of the regular monthly meetings of the Los Angeles chapter in July and At 1800 on Sunday, 3 June, 1956, mem- August, a picnic was held in Tapia State bers of the recently organized (and more Park in the heart of the Santa Monica recently disbanded) Izmir Branch, U. S. Mountains on Saturday, 28 July 1956. CharNaval Academy .•\lumni Association, met in coal broiled steak sandwiches and trimopen session at the .American Officers' Club, mings were enj oyed by the following alumni Izmir, Turkey. The main order of business and their families: A. B. Miller '09, P. S. was the commemoration of the Silver Anni- Creasor '25, H. K. Perrill '26, J. C. Alderversary of the Class of 1931. The two mem- man '28, W. R. Lennox '34, Marvin M. bers to be honored at this meeting were May '44, G. A. Rieff '46, and Mrs. J. A. Capt. Tom Copeman, Chief Staff Officer to McNally ('25 wife).

Commander Service Force Sixth Fleet The regular monthly dinner meeting was (ComServRonSix), and Capt. Bernie McMahon, Commanding Officer U S S Mis- held at the Mona Lisa Restaurant on 5 sissiNEWA (.^0-144). Also present at the September 1956. The chapter unanimously meeting were: Capt Jerry Miller ('29), endorsed the Kimmel resolution.

Commander Service Force Sixth Fleet, The guest of honor was Tom Harmon, Honorary President, Izmir Branch U S N former Michigan All-American and now .A..A.A; Capt Burt Hanson ('30), Com- West Coast Sports reporter for CBS. A manding Officer USS TIDEWATER ( A D - 3 1 ) , question and answer session after the dinVice President in charge of Decorations; ner brought forth many interesting facets Cdr. Larry Earle ('30), Executive Officer on the Pacific Coast Conference football USS TIDEWATER, Vice President in charge situation. of Refreshments; L t Dick Bates ('48B), Members attending the meeting were: R. Staff ComServForSixthFlt, Secretary (pro tem). After a couple of minutes of business McC. Beanfield '08, A. B. Miller '09, H. the members enjoyed cocktails and a buffet F. Kingman '11, W. W. Feineman '16, supper at the club. The honored members Cleeman Withers '18, C. A. Griffiths '19, of the Class of '31 were stunning in their A. D. A. Crawford '20, E. D. McEathron '20, L. C. Grannis '21, L. Lafot '21, T. G. sterling silver tresses.

Murrell '21, A. M. R. Fitzsimmons '22, H. The meeting was really quite successful D. Smith '22, J. R. Ruhsenberger '24, J. and an indication that our mobile chapter G. Speer '24, R. M. MacKinnon '25, G. G. of the Alumni Association in the Service Crissman '26, H. K. Perrill '26, H. M. Shanahan '26, C. L. Weigle '27, E. W. Force should meet more often.

SAN DIEGO President, Capt. Joseph T. Talbert, U S N (Ret.), '20, 506 First St., Coronado, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, Cdr. Hal C. Jones, U S N ( R e t ) , '21, 4205 Del Mar, San Diego 7, Calif.

SAN FRANCISCO President, V. Adm. Thomas R. Cooley, U S N ( R e t ) , '17. 1150 Union St., Apt. 402, San Francisco 9, Calif.

Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. (jg) Frank L. Robinson, U S N ( R e t ) , '30, 586 Santa Clara Ave., Berkeley 7, Calif.

SEATTLE President, Capt Eric L. Barr, U S N ( R e t ) '11, 2217 E. Newton St., Seattle 2, Wash.

Secretary, Capt. J. J. Greytak, USN, '26, U. S. Nav. Sta., Pier 91, Seattle 99, Wash.

WASHINGTON,

D. C.

President, Capt. Alfred G. Zimermann, U S N ( R e t ) , '11, 2908 Forty-fifth St., N.W., Washington 16, D. C. Secretary, Calvin H. Cobb, Jr., '45, 729 15th S t N W , Washington, D. C.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB President, Capt. Barton E. Day, U S N , •34.

Secretary, 1st Lt. R. B. Loughead, Jr., USAF, '51,' Box 1062, Wright-Patterson ATTR nhin AFB, Ohio.

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Miller, '29; Lt. Dick Bates, '48B. Second row: Hanson, i-ianson, '30; 3u; Capt «.^apt. Bernie oernie McMahon, ivicivxiinun, '31; OL; Cdr. v-ui the the Izmir Izmir Branch.

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Friess '29, E. A. Teague '29, D. K. McLeod '32, S. L. Shaw '32, D. A. Nienstedt "34, Peyton Carroll '37, A. S. Fuhrman '37, .\.

P. Cluster '40, J. C. Cochran '40, W. C. Patterson '45, F. K. Duerst '44, M. H. Snead '45, P. E. Sperry '45, J. W. Kennedy Jr. '46, R. V. Ninnis '50, W. R. Little '51, H. C. Williams '51. Guests: Pete Shaw U.S.C. '57, Dick Page, and Capt. H. D, Hilton, USN, USC '36, Professor of Naval Science, University of Southern California.

NEW ORLEANS The first meeting of the New Orleans chapter of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association since receiving a certificate of recognition from the National was held at noon, Thursday, August 30, 1956, at the St. Charles Hotel and the following officers were elected, having been nominated by E. C. Guillot, Jr., '47, nominating committee chairman: President, John W. Sharp '48.\; vice-president, Gene Sullivan '44; treasurer. Hardy Fowler '44; secretary, H. B. Broadfoot '16; executive committee, R. W. McReynolds '17, Philip Seymour '08, E. B. Arroyo '22. and W. A. Weaver, Jr. '47.

Those present were: J. H. Brown '35, T. J. Ryan, Jr. '21 John W. Sharp '48A, Alden J. Laborde '38, Carl J. Lamb '19, H. R. Carson, Jr. '23, R. W. McReynolds '17, John H. Walsh '01, Wm. H. Hyde '30, Ralph T. Goodwin, Jr. '48B, W. H. Russ, Photo by New Orleans Times-Picayune I I I '49, Arthur H. Eddins '13, E. Carlton Guillot, Jr. '47, Philip Seymour '08, Hardy J O H N W. SHARP, '48A, DISPLAYS CHARTER of newly formed New Orleans chapter of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Asociation.

Fowler '44, F. Geddings Tupper '04, Bruce R. Hoefer '47, Herbert Babbington '50, Al. L. Lebreton, Jr. '47, Herbert Benton, I I I '48B, John S. Watters, Jr. '16, Paul A. San Diego Chapter at the Commissioned Late Teaching Jobs Dimberg '39, Felix Howland '24, J. O. Officers' Mess (Open), U. S. Naval Air Station, North Island, Calif., on ThursWheat '24, C. C. Carter '49.

Here are some teaching jobs that may day evening 30 August. The Admiral gave still be open: Plans were formulated to hold a cocktail a most interesting talk on the many probparty after the Tulane-Navy football game. lems confronting an Air Base Commander. Duquesne Univ., Pittsburgh 19, Pa. Mathematics, Physics Ninety members enjoyed a prime rib of Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables 46, Fla. NEIVPORT beef dinner. Those who were present Math., Physics, Chemistry, History ranged from Adm. R. H. Jackson, '87, to The seventy-ninth meeting of the chapter Ens. J. T. Talbert, Jr., Class of 1956, a Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kans. "was held on Tuesday, August 28, 1956, at span of sixty-nine years. I am sure that Elec. & Mech. Eng., Applied Mechanics the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. very few chapters can duplicate this.

West Virginia Inst, of Technology, MontNaval Station, Newport, R. I. gomery, W. Va. The Commandant of the 11th Naval Those present were B. B. McCormick District, R. Adm. C. C. Hartman, '20, Elec. Eng. with some Electronics '92; J. T. G. Stapler, Archibald G. Stirling, introduced the guest speaker.

Roanoke College, Roanoke, Va. S. A. Taffinder, L. F. Welch, all '06; G. Mathematics, Physics H. Bowdey and R. E. Cassidy '07; R. The chapter learned that forty-odd gradKing '08 with the Rev. R. B. Cook as his uates of the Naval Academy are in the Pan American College, Edinburg, Tex. guest; J. W. Rankin '08, M. L. Hersey '09, current employ of Convair in San Diego.

Physics, Math., Engineering T. Moran '10, C. D. Peirce '10, B. AnderLong Island Agric. & Tech. Inst., Farmingson '21, H. B. Heneberger '25, D. E. Willdale, N. Y. man '36, and the following honorary mem- SEATTLE Electronics bers: Captain E. J. Tiernan, U S N (Ret.), The monthly meeting of the U. S. Naval Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, Pa. and Maj. Gen. S. Williams, USMC ( R e t ) .

Academy Alumni Association was held on Chemical Eng., Mech. Drawing and A tribute was paid to the memory of Wednesday, 5 September 1956, at the ComDesc. Geom.

V. Adm. L. D. McCormick, U S N , who died missioned Officers' Mess (Open), U. S. Evansville College, Evansville, Ind. on August 16, 1956.

Naval Station, Seattle.

Chemistry After dinner the president presided at The meeting was presided over by Eric a short business meeting. The next meeting was set for Tuesday, September 25, Barr, president.

1956, at 1830 in the Commissioned Officers' The following members were present: Mess, U. S. Naval Station, Newport, R. I. G. A. Duncan '08, E. L. Barr '11, D. R. Historic Annapolis in There followed an informal talk by Dr. Lee '13, S. M. Haight '18, C. D. Emory, Ford Times Robert E. Kuenne of the Staff of the Naval E. D. Poole and B. J. Skahill (and son War College on "Some Economic Aspects Bernard), all '21, B. B. Cassels '22, J. An article entitled "The Open House in of National Security."

Brown '23, E. T. Collins '23, Ken Borgen Annapolis" with some excellent colored pic'24, J. W. Brady '24, Capt. J. J. Greytak tures was the opening feature of the SepHAKRY B . HENEBERGER '25 and Capt. G. B. Helmick '26, Capt W. tember issue of the Ford Times, published Thompson '28, R. O. Gilbert '31, L. N. by the Ford Motor Company. It highlights that the theme for this year's Open House SM* DIEGO Swisher '31, Capt. T. D. F. Langen '32, on 27 October, the Navy's birthday, will be Capt H. M. Maples '34, Cdr. S. J. Major R. Adm. A. B. Vosseller, USN, '24, "The Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Its Importance to Historic Commander Air Bases, Eleventh and '39, G. L. Baker '44, R. T. Gregory '44 and Annapolis." Information may be obtained Twelfth Naval Districts, was _ the guest R. Detjen '58. from Historic Annapolis, Inc., 64 State speaker at the quarterly meeting of the Circle, Annapolis, Md. J. J. GREYTAK OCTOBER,

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Los Angeles (Home) Office W a s h i n g t o n , D. C , Office Capt. M . M . (Red) Stephens, ' 2 3 , M g r .

A N N A P O L I S , Md. F o r Sale. N e w brick liouse; 1971 F a i r f a x R o a d ; six rooms, b a t h ; hot w a t e r basement h e a t ; garaicre; club room and V2 b a t h in basement. Lot IOC by 300'. Quiet, dead end street. Mr. A. J . Daniels. 1967 F a i r f a x Rd. (IX) A N N A P O L I S , Md. F o r sale. Lovely colonial style house overlooking N a v a l Academy grounds n e a r Chapel. Newly decorated spacious rooms and porches. Deep lot for g a r d e n or playgrounds.

E x t r a space available for weekend r e n t a l s which can provide source of income equal or g r e a t e r t h a n p a y m e n t s . Available now. Easily financed.

Mrs. T a r d y , 237 P r i n c e George Street. Tel. CO 3-5102. (IX) A N N A P O L I S , MD., 29 Southgate Ave. For sale by owner, 60-year-old, recently remodeled and redecorated. Seven bdrms, 3 baths. Lge entrance, living rm, dining rm, kitchen, glassed sun porch.

Extensive powder r m and bath. Personally p l a n t ed. Contact Capt. F r e d W. Walton, Box 34, Hudson. Ohio. (X) CORONADO. For r e n t Nov. 1. Furnished a t t r a c tive one bedroom a p a r t m e n t in excellent neighborhood. F i n e view of bay and ocean. L a r g e patio.

Suitable for young officer families. Gardener and w a t e r paid. $11S a mo. Box 11 Alumni House. (X) F A I R F A X , V a . F o r Sale. Ideal location for family t h a t likes outdoor living and recreation.

Plenty of privacy and freedom on 2 wooded acres a t t h e end of a deadend country road n e a r town of F a i r f a x . 30 min peak h r commuting to

P e n t a g o n . 1952 construction. Distinctive house with 7 picture windows looking out onto huge colored concrete terrace, lawn and trees. F r e e s t a n d i n g double open fireplace separates living and dining r m s . 3 double and 1 single bdrms, 2 baths. One with twin basins. Fully equipped large modern kitchen. $32,000. Lt. Stansfield T u r n e r , Box 630, R l , F a i r f a x , V a . P h o n e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; BRowning 8-8784. (VIII) N E W P O R T , R. I. Desire to buy old 3-4 bdrm house in N e w p o r t area. Buyer w a n t s to improve property. Lt. D. R. Johnson, Staff, FAW-2, Navy 14. F P O San Francisco. (X) SAN DIEGO, Calif. Desire to r e n t or buy 3-4 bdrm home in Coronado or Point L o m a areas, August 1956. D. M. Miller, 1026 E Ave.. Coronado, Calif. (VIII) V I R G I N I A BEACH. F o r rent, available September $100 monthly on yearly lease. Completely furnished 3-bedroom house, 214 79th St. Third bedroom is finished attic with p e r m a n e n t s t a i r s .

1% blocks from beach, deadend street, adjacent to "sand dunes. Seashore S t a t e P a r k . Fenced back yard with pine trees, ideal for children and pets.

Completely furnished, available short periods a t $125 monthly. 1% miles from F t . Story ( P X , hospital, commissary, movie, church, e t c . ) . Convenient to Little Creek, Oceana, NavBase, N A S , etc. On Virginia Beach school bus route. J . R. Bass, 511 26th Road South, Arlington 2. V a .

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CRAWFORD, M O R T I M E R S. (1ST LT USMC R E T ) '26 died 12 August 1956 at WILLIAM N. MEARS, 22, grandson of WHAT'S THE DOPE Mr. A. D. Langston of West Monroe, La. Navy Hospital, St. Albans, N. Y. Midshipman Mears attended the Louisiana (Continued from page 50) State College for two years prior to enter- FREDERICK, GEORGE A N D R E W class in the electronics field. He has been ing the Naval Academy.

(1ST LT U S A F ) '53 was killed 7 awarded a Navy "N" for soccer at the Fifth Battalion commander is Midship' August 1956 in an aircraft accident near Academy and is active in company basket- man Commander J O H N D. PEACE, III, Lowry AFB, Colorado. ball and steeplechase. He is a member of 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Peace, II, the "N" club. of Hudson, Ohio. Prior to entering the Midshipman Commander RONALD J. Naval Academy, Midshipman Peace attend- J O H N S O N , PAUL CONDIT '22 died 3 August 1956 at his home in Kensington, J E N S E N , 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton ed the Western Reserve Academy in prepS. Jensen of Nyssa, Oregon, is the new aration for the Naval Academy.

Calif. second regimental commander. He spent Commanding the Sixth Battalion is Midfive months in the Army as a private in shipmen LA V E R N E S. SEVERANCE, KELLY, M O N R O E (VADM USN) '09 the Signal Corps and a year in the NROTC JR., 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Sevdied 29 August 1956 at his home in Linkprogram in Oregon. erance of Portland, Oregon. Midshipman horn Park, Virginia Beach, Va. Commanding the First Battalion will be Severance attended the Naval Academy Midshipman ROY F. ARNOLD, 22, son Preparatory School at Bainbridge prior to MANLY, M A T T H I A S EVANS (CAPT of Mr. and Mrs. George Arnold of Enid, entering the Naval Academy.

USN R E T ) died 12 September 1956 at Okla. Midshipman Arnold attended Phillips Boston Naval Hospital.

University in Oklahoma and also graduated from the Naval Academy Preparatory OWENS, CHARLES TRUESDALE School in Bainbridge prior to entering the PLEASE ( C A P T U S N R E T ) '97 died 20 July Naval Academy. at the Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif.

Second Battalion commander is MidshipPASS THE WORD man W I L L I A M N. CURRIE, 24, of RYDEN, ROV W A R R E N (RADM USN The Trustees of the Alumni AssociaMacon, Miss. Midshipman Currie is the R E T ) '03 died 16 August 1956 at Ciuson of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Currie of tion have authorized a special Shipmate dad Vallea, Mexico.

Macon. Prior to entering the Naval Acadsubscription rate of $2.00 per year to the emy, Midshipman Currie attended Missiswidows of any alumni of the Naval WALLACE, W I L L I A M OLIVER (CDR sippi State College for two years.

Academy.

U S N ) '07 died 7 August 1956 in WashThe new commander of the Third Batington, D. C. talion is Midshipman GEORGE C. PASS THE WORD BOUVET, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chades ZOGBAUM, R U F U S FAIRCHILD. JR. N. Bouvet of Bronx, New York.

PLEASE ( C A P T U S N ) '01 died 30 August 1956 Commanding the Fourth Battalion for at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md. the fall term is Midshipman Commander 56

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