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America's first Astronaut—Cdr. Shepard, USN '45.

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MAN-IN-SPACE RECOVERY b y Rear A d m i r a l F. V . H. Hilles, USN ' 3 0

AN HISTORIC MILESTONE in America's MAN-IN -Tl. SPACE program was reached on 5 May 1961 when Cdr. Alan B. Shepard, Jr., USN, was successfully launched into space and recovered. Safe recovery of Commander Shepard was the eagerly awaited finale to this spectacular event and an integrated naval task force was on hand to do the job.

The Naval Recovery Force, an important part of the team that supported our nation's first space flight, shared the challenges in the years of planning and preparing for this first "Man-In-Space" controlled flight. (The first Astronaut to actually maneuver his spacecraft.) Expeditious but above all safe recovery of our first Astronaut at the end of his journey was the specific responsibility of the Naval Recovery Force.

Commander Shepard's flight called for forces made up from the Destroyer Force, Naval Air Force, Fleet Marine Force, Service Force, Mine Force, Air Rescue Service and the Air Force Missile Test Center. All provided units

that were part of history-making Task Force 140 of the Atlantic Fleet.

The Navy role in support of Project Mercury began over two years ago. Because of NASA's decision to use the Atlantic Ocean as both a proving ground and landing area for the full scale orbital flights, it followed naturally that the Atlantic Fleet would be called on to support Project Mercury. Consequently, in very early negotiations with the Department of Defense, the NASA Space Task Group arranged for CinCLantFlt to provide the Project Mercury Recovery Force. Adm. R. L. Dennison's command has been in the Mercury Recovery business since its inception in 1959 when, on a modest scale compared to present day activities, a single helicopter and destroyer experimented in spacecraft retrievals. Early Flotilla Commanders in this recovery business were RAdms. H. Smith, and D. W. Knoll. Since that time Recovery Forces have retrieved 14 spacecraft. Of these, 10 were unoccupied, 2 were with Rhesus monkeys, 1 with a chimpanzee, "Ham," and, as SHIPMATE

you know, the last delivered Astronaut Shepard. This has required considerable planning and practice in the developing of techniques and, because recovery has been integrated into fleet operations schedules, has involved overall a large number and variety of surface and air units. This has provided recovery experience for a wide segment of Atlantic Fleet Personnel and has been in the best U. S. Navy practice of maintaining maxium flexibility.

A few hours prior to the scheduled lift-oflf on the morning of the historic flight my hard working, experienced Mercury staff in the Control Center at Cape Canaveral (headed by Capt. E. M. Luby, Chief of Staff and Cdr. N. R. Girault. Operations Officer) reported that the long check-off was progressing unusually well. The tempo was that of calm expectation. Earlier atmospheric radio interference and the resultant problems in communications were disappearing. The primary circuit for coordinating the deployed force downrange, a voice single sideband circuit for speed and simplicity, was working perfectly. Vital weather information was coming in on all circuits from the recovery ships in stations along the planned track. On this information might depend NASA's decision whether to launch or not. My staff were busy plotting and recording the data as it came in. Some of the essential information being transmitted to the recovery force included countdown information, refined predictions as to the spacecraft landing point under existing weather conditions and how search and retrieval should be oriented toward the expected landing point. Reliable CW circuits backed up the voice circuits and were bearing the brunt of the administrative traffic. Wall charts, plotting tables, and status boards were arranged to provide rapid reference and plotting of significant items and events. Direct "Hot" lines kept CNO and CinCLantFlt apprised as the countdown progressed. Teletype machines were chattering away with expectant news stories from the downrange ships. Because of the national interest in this test, news media repersentatives for radio, TV, newspapers and periodicals were embarked in three of the downrange ships. In addition to my Mercury Staff in the Recovery Operations Room were Capt. J. R. North, USN, Deputy for Recovery for the Department of Defense Representative, Cdr. T. H. Casey, Jr., USN, Commanding Officer of Patrol Squadron Five, Col. P. T. Johnston, USMC, Commanding Officer of Marine Air Group Twenty-Six, BGen. J. A. Cunningham, USAF, of the Air Rescue Service and Maj. J. E. Washburn, USAF, Atlantic Missile Range launch sits liaison officer. All were providing liaison

THE MARINE HELICOPTER of Marine Air Group Twenty-Six piloted by Lt. Wayne Koons and copilot Lt. George Cox retrieved both Cdr. Shepard and the spacecraft.

concerning their respective units—our extensive planning and preparations were bearing fruit. As they told me, "Everything's in fine shape for recovery—it seems too good to be true—communications have never been better —the downrange area is like a mill pond."

The previous three-day delay and countdown hampered by weather now served to heighten the suspense on this historic day. Some units had been conditioned to the dramatics of countdown in previous tests, but there was restrained excitement of a special quality that day that had not been evident previously. The difference, of course, was the presence of a man, a naval officer, Astronaut Shepard, in the spacecraft.

The time arrived for fully manning all stations in the NASA Project Mercury Control Center. As Commander of the Recovery Force, I sat at the left of Mr. W. C. Wil-

EAR ADMIRAL FREDERICK V. H. HILLES, '30, assumed comR mand of Destroyer Flotilla Four on 24 May 1960. With this duty came the added responsibility as Commander of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Project Mercury Recovery Forces of a Task Force directly under Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet.

Admiral Hilles took command of the USS PUTNAM in 1944 and in July 1945 he commanded Destroyer Division Twenty-Two. Postwar assignments included a tour at the Naval War College, staff duty with Commander Amphibious Training Command, Atlantic Fleet and Commander Second Fleet and Director of Training and later Deputy .Director of Operations, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In 1955 Admiral Hilles assumed command of Transport Division FiftyTwo and one year later. Amphibious Squadron Five. He was then ordered to duty as Chief of Staff Amphibious Training Command, Atlantic Fleet for a short tour of duty before reporting to the Office of Chief of Naval Operations as Director, Strike Warfare Division.

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Hams, Mercury Operations Director. The Control stations are tiered (on three levels) so that all stations are in clear view. The Mercury Control Center may be compared to the modern Combat Information Centers on our larger ships. Essentially, the functions of the Control Center are the same—collection, display, evaluation, dissemination and control.

From our positions in the Control Center we could w^itch the master display board on which the flight profile for the mission was represented together with the green, red and orange " G O , " " N O - G O " and N E U T R A L lights that indicate the status of various components and stations of the complex Mercury system. We could also look down over the shoulders of the men manning the dozen or more positions below us, each performing a function essential to a successful operation. The displays on their consoles were visible, and using our own intercom console, we could listen in on their conversations and the countdown. W e even watched the recorded indications of the Astronaut's pulse, respiration and E K G ! Like everyone in the Control Center, I was caught up in the prevailing atmosphere of suspense.

I must say that Alan Shepard seemed calmer than most of us there in the Control Center. However, I had great confidence as to the outcome of a recovery—at sea. This was based on previous Mercury operations in which our procedures had been put to most severe tests. Knowing we had eminently capable units, all trained, poised and ready, I felt most confident in reporting " G O " to Mr. Williams.

The countdown resumed. We watched the closed-circuit T V screen in the Control Center. The dramatic lift-off was quickly followed by the telemetry reports needed by the Recovery Force. In short order "Hot, straight, and nor-

mal" was on the air. The voice *of Alan Shepard, fully substantiated by the extensively telemetered, monitored and recorded physical and mechanical reactions in the Control Center, gave us assurance that the flight was indeed "AOK." The Recovery Force, dispersed along the 300 miles downrange, was "at the ready" for any eventuality. The nearest unit to have a potential recovery task was stationed right at the launch site. It, of course, would only be used under "abort" or emergency conditions. A veteran and hard working group at Cape Canaveral (consisting of numerous Army L A R C land vehicles. Marine helicopters and Atlantic Missile Range small craft, under the command of Lt. Col H . E. Cannon, U S A F , Atlantic Missile Range) was ready for immediate action to pluck the spacecraft from the least accessible areas surrounding the launch complex, including the Banana River, should that iDecome necessary.

As the missile left the launch al:)ort emergency area another group, consisting of two mine craft and the U S S RECOVERY ( A R S - 4 3 ) under the command of LCdr. R. H. Taylor, U S N , stood ready for location and retrieval just off shore downrange.

As the missile passed over the deeper waters of the Gulf Stream vigilance and recovery capabilitv were maintained by four destroyers, U S S ROOKS (DD-804), U S S ABBOT (DD-629), U S S

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LEIGH (DD-689), and aircraft, patrolling the possible "booster powered-flight abort" areas. Long-legged P2V planes of Patrol Squadron Five were providing electronic and visual surveillance along the missile trajectory. They were supplemented by visual Air Rescue Service Aircraft equipped with specially trained paratroop medical rescue

THE C O N T R O L R O O M OF THE PROJECT MERCURY C O N T R O L CENTER A T CAPE C A N A V E R A L . The O p e r a t i o n s D i r e c t o r sits a t t h e center desk i n t h e f o r e g r o u n d w i t h t h e Recovery Force C o m m a n d e r on his left. A f t e r lift-off t h e Recovery C o m m a n d e r moves t o t h e Recovery C o n t r o l Room w h i c h is c o n v e n i e n t l y l o c a t e d a t the l e f t o f t h e C o n t r o l C e n t e r .

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THE RECOVERY FORCE COMMANDER RAdm. F. v . Hilles, USN '30, was met by Capt. R. J. North, USN, Deputy for Recovery for the Department of Defense Representative (in whites), and Cdr. T. H. Casey, Jr., USN '43, Commanding Officer of Patrol Squadron Five (on the right), upon his arrival at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. RAdm. T. B. Clark, USN '27, ComFairWingsLant (of the left of the picture) arrived with RAdm. Hilles and flew as co-pilot of the first fixed wing aircraft to reach the impact area and circled the spacecraft during recovery operations.

personnel prepared to land on water or jump, as circumstances warranted.

As the spacecraft sped on its planned profile, the U S S LAKE C H A M P L A I N (CVS-39) (RAdm. G. P . Koch, U S N , Commander Carrier Division Lighten, embarked) with two Destroyers. U S S N. K. PERRY (DDR-883), U S S D E CATUR (DD-936) patrolled at the scene of the intended landing, a capable and trained group fully alerted for the recover^'. Their pilots are plank owners in Project Mercury Operations having participated in hundreds of practice pickups.

Throughout the flight of the spacecraft, the clear, concise voice radio reports of Alan Shepard were heartening to all.

Suspensefully, we checked off each planned sequence of events. Now the time for reentry into the earth's atmosphere was at hand—then for the all-important report of parachute deployment. W e knew when it should happen— we knew that it must happen—but now we needed the report that it did happen. First a visual and electronic sighting by P2Vs, then finally the report came through "parachute descending in visual sight of the prime recovery ship" from the L A K E C H A M P L A I N ! At the landing scene the action was fast and efficient. The Marine helicopters circled the spacecraft as it descended, suspended from a bright orange and white sixty-three foot parachute. From then on recovery was precisely by rehearsed procedures and the performance of Alan Shepard in assisting throughout by his voice communications, his agility, and fast reactions admirably justified these hours of practice. (Each Astronaut has a specialty which he studies'and briefs the other Astronauts o n ; Shepard's is recovery.) The safe and rapid return of Commander Shepard to the LAKE CHAMPLAIN has been fully reported by the news media so I won't go into this here. Back at the Mercury Control Center, the exhilaration of this epoch-making accomplishment gave way to the sober processes of evaluation and critique. Congratulatory messages were coming into the Recovery Force: Chief of Naval Operations—"The instantaneous recovery of Commander Shepard and his space capsule was the logical culmination of many months of planning and painstaking effort by you and all your forces, my congratulations to you and all your command, in this colorful event in which the initial effort was perfect in every detail. W e are particularly proud of the prominent role our Navy has J U N E - J U L Y ,

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played today in launching and returning an American Naval Officer from space. Arleigh Burke."

Commander in Chief Atlantic—"For Rear Admiral Hilles. On behalf of entire fleet I wish to extend to you, your staff, and the hard working members of the Project Mercury Force a hearty well done for the important part you have played in the flawless recovery of our first Astronaut. Your task has been an essential ingredient of the success of this historic event. Please pass to all hands concerned. Adm. Robert L. Dennison."

Commander Carrier Division Eighteen—"I want to express my appreciation to all Destroyer personnel for their fine spirit, cooperation and hard work in getting ready for and so ably executing the MR-3 operation. I want to pass on the many well dones that the Task Group received from Admiral Burke, Admiral Dennison, Rear Admiral Hilles and others to all Destroyer personnel. Although the helos got there first, it was most comforting to me and I am sure to all participants to know that you were there. Your type commander can well be proud of such fine ships. RAdm. Koch."

Director Space Task Group, N A S A — " I want to express my appreciation for the outstanding support which you personally, and your forces collectively, have provided to Project Mercury. The excellent performance by the recovery forces most recently demonstrated in our first manned flight, MR-3, was typical of what we have come to expect based on your fine work during several previous missions. The support and hard work provided by you and your staff through the recent development phases of Project Mercury have been most helpful and the overall success of MR-3 verified this approach to manned space flight. I feel that your willingness to devote personal attention to this matter in addition to your otherwise heavy schedule has contributed greatly to the flawless recovery record to date."

Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the flight (and this embraces more than the recovery phase) is the way that it emphasized what Admiral Burke has stressed—no matter how sophisticated and advanced our technology, the man is still the key element of any scientific system.

Introduction of Cdr. Alan Shepard into the Mercury system made everything—including the recovery s y s t e m ^ work with greater reliability.

LAUNCH OF AMERICA'S FIRST MAN-IN-SPACE, Cdr. Alan B. Shepard, USN, on the Mercury Redstone MR-3 from Cope Canaveral Launch Site on 5 May 1961.

COMMANDER SHEPARD IS ASSISTED into the Project Mercury spacecraft by his backup LtCol. John H. Glenn, Jr., USMC.

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COMMANDER SHEPARD UNSUITS aboard the CHAMPLAIN.

COMMANDER SHEPARD DEPARTING the COD aircraft that transported him to the Grand Bahama Islands.

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At 6:10 on the morning of 5 May, NASA and McDonnell technicians closed the hatch on the Mercury Spacecraft known as "Freedom 7," and sealed me inside the cockpit. This is the one moment when I had to pause and reflect. I also have to admit that I had a few butterflies.

That moment was the beginning, but it wasn't the real beginning.

By the time that moment of reflection arrived, I had developed a strong feeling of confidence—confidence in the skill and dedication of all of the people involved in Mercury; confidence in the launch vehicle, the venerable Redstone; confidence in the Mercury spacecraft which I was to fly—and certainly confidence in myself and my ability to do a genuine test pilot jobMuch has been said during recent weeks about how that feeling of confidence was developed. Wrapped up in a phrase, it is the result of months and months of intensive work by thousands of talented and dedicated people. The prompt and efiicient work of the Navy recovery forces is one excellent example.

Since my flight, I have accepted all the accolades, only as their representative.

In that regard, I would like to express my sincere thanks to my classmates and the many other members of the Navy for their thoughtful cards, letters and wires. I only wish I were able to answer each one personally.

ALAN B. SHEPARD, JR. Commander (USN) '45

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• • • j "Shep" is a New Englander, and as such, K ? ^ a he naturally likes sailing and skiing. He ^ ^ ^ 1 gets plenty of the first in the Naval AcadB > f l H emy yachts and yawls, but in lieu of the second, he rows oh the varsity crew—and he is not just the co.xswain either, he really rows. "Schimpf's" big smile and easy laugh made an impression on the class as early a-s plebe summer, but he made his biggest impression when he did such a swell job of decorating the gym for our Ring Dance. With his personality and ability he should go far toward making this a better Navy.

Foolball 4; Varsity Crew 4, 3, 7, '45, NA, H; Sailing 4; Annapolis Yacht Club Ttophy 4; Boat Club 4, 3, 7; Lucky Bag 7; Camera Club 4, 3; Ring Dance Committee 3; Decorations Chairman 3; Regimental Hop Committee 7, Vice-Chairman 1.

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L A N B. S H E P A R D , JR., joined the exalted ranks of . the Class of 1945 at the Naval Academy back in June, 1941 as a happy mixture of grin, brains, personality and muscle. Today he retains these basic ingredients of balance and success.

Alan arrived at the Naval Academy as one of the youngest members of the class. In short order he established himself as one of its most well rounded and well liked members. He had many nicknames—Al, A.B., Shep and Schimpf. This latter name grew in significance with the advent of space flight. Academically, his class standing improved each year until during first class year he became one of the group's ranking scholars. He was anything but a bookworm, for he was active as a yachtsman, a midshipman with great social charm and abilities and a fine athlete.

Indicative of the Schimpf's drive was the manner in which he made the first boat of the Navy crew in 1944. Sheer determination and a singleness of purpose overcame the three to four inch height advantage of other oarsmen. He received his " N " in varsity crew—one of the shortest men, aside from the coxswain, to earn this honor. Total commitment to the accomplishment of a task at hand or goal has been perhaps the greatest characteristic of Alan Shepard.

It served him well on his road to the conquest of space.

After graduation Alan was ordered to the destroyer in the Pacific where he did his share of the infighting with the Japanese. One of his first postgraduation successes took place when the ship came back to the states.

H e courted and married his lovely wife, the former Louise Brewer, a Pennsylvania girl. After the war he went to flight training in Corpus Christi, Texas. While there, in order to shorten the length of the course and to speed his own proficiency he took private flying lessons on the side. After obtaining his wings in Pensacola in 1946, he was assigned to the bent-wing Corsair. Flying these planes was, he confided to a friend seeking advice, "for men only." After proving himself as one of the Navy's top pilots he went on to the Test Pilot School at Patuxent River. Following completion of the training course he "Sheparded" the kingsized F 2 H Banshee into the Fleet; to insure the plane's success, he went along with it to one of the squadrons on the West Coast. Another tour at the Patuxent River Test Center, a course at the W a r College and some staff duty were among his subsequent assignments.

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Although memories dim with the passage of years, Alan is remembered by all of us as a man with color. At one 14

time he put on thrilling displays of solo acrobatics in the F 2 H Banshee. He would come in low with lots of speed, pull straight up with rolls until out of airspeed, drop a wing and reverse the process. This was often done in conjunction with the Blue Angels' shows. Once, while flying on the air group commander up through a very thick cloud layer, he was perceptive enough to note that a malfunction of some system in the lead plane was affecting the leader physically. H e talked the commander and the formation up through the "soup" and averted a probable catastrophe.

Once, reputedly, he arrived back at a task force with a few minutes to spare and flew across the fleet on his back at an altitude of a few hundred feet. The admiral in command was, apparently, impressed by the feat—so no reprimands were forthcoming.

When the Astronaut program opened, the Schimpf was naturally among the first to sign up. Although the Russians claim to have had the first man in orbit, most of his classmates believed this to be untrue. They felt that the press just simply misspelled the name s C H I M P f when such articles appeared as, "Chimp goes into orbit." Others, perhaps more realistically, adopted the slogan of "First the Chimp and then the Schimpf."

The Class of '45 add its congratulations to those of all other Americans to Alan Shepard. W e know, however, that his greatest contributions to the Navy and to the country will lie in the years ahead.

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NCE A M A N achieves historical significance, his biographers always manage to find signs of greatness in the man's youth.

Those acquainted with Alan as a midshipman were not conscious of the signs. One of Alan's most easily remembered characteristics was his facility for creating the impression of instant friendliness; this readily disarmed those who might have made a critical appraisal. In retrospect, factors bearing on his unique selection and accomplishment promptly come to mind: superb physical conditioning, diverse interests and quick adaptability.

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The Medal of Honor, the country's highest decoration, is presented by the President in the name of Congress to members of the Armed Forces of the United States for gallantry and intrepidity, at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty.

Chief Water Tender John King, U.S.N, was, on two separate occasions, awarded the IVledal of Honor — one of only seven Navy men in our history so decorated.

The Navy's newest guided missile destroyer, the U.S.S. JOHN KING (DDG3), named in his honor, was commissioned at Boston on 4 February 1961.

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REUNIONS 1961 1901—60th Annapolis and Washington, in turn, were the settings for the 60th reunion of 1901. On 17 May, 9 of the remaining 18 members of the class with their wives or nearest relative assembled for luncheon in historic Alumni House.

Those present were Ivan Bass, Pete Burwell, Earle Cook, Dutchy Furer, Jessie Gay, Alfy Howe, Jonpi Jackson, Fred Oliver and Johnny Walsh.

A highlight of the luncheon was the well-merited and eloquent tribute paid by Pete Burwell, Class President for 63 years, to Dutchy Furer for his many years of devoted and efficient service as Class Secretary.

A tour of the Academy grounds followed the luncheon.

Under the capable guidance of Commander James K. Jobe who had been detailed for the duty by courtesy of the Superintendent, Rear Admiral John F. Davidson, the tour developed the fact that nothing remains of the Academy known to 1901 save the two gatehouses at the Maryland Avenue entrance and the officers' quarters in Upshur Row, "Oklahoma."

Then came a dress parade of midshipmen which again emphasized the changes time has made at the Naval Academy. The dress uniform was the same that 1901 had worn in its day, but the more than 3000-strong brigade of 24 companies was a striking contrast to the less than 300

paraders the little battalion of four companies had mustered in 1901. It was interesting to note that two of the four 1901 three stripers were present at the dress parade.

The following evening saw members of 1901, their wives, near relatives and widows of classmates, gathered for dinner at the Army-Navy Club in Washington.

Present were Ivan and Vic Bass, Dutchy and Helen Furer, Jessie and Merl Gay, Alfy Howe and his daughter Hilda Edwards, Jonpi and Dorcas Jackson, Fred and Mary Oliver and Johnny and Jessie Walsh. Also Martha Ackerson, Edith Downes, Mattie King, Susan McBride, Anne Pye and Diana Richardson.

Greetings from the Class' Slopers announced that they would have a reunion at a later date, probably on 7 June, the graduation anniversary.

There was nostalgia when thoughts went back to the SOth reunion dinner with an attendance of more than 50, but optimism prevailed and plans were made for a 70th reunion.

That the entire two-day program ran off without a hitch was due to the effective attention given to details

by Dutchy and Helen Furer.

Captain FREDERICK L . OLIVER, U S N (Ret.)

60TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION—CLASS OF 1901. From the left seated: Merl Gay, Annie Pye, Martha Ackerson, Jessie Walsh, Mattie King, Edith DownesDiana Richardson. From left standing: Ivan Bass, Vic Bass, Mary Oliver, Helen Furer, Dorcas Jackson, Jay Furer, Jompi Jackson, Alfy Howe, Fred Oliver, Susan McBride, Jesse Gay, Hilda Howe Edwards, John Walsh.

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1911—50th The 1911 Fiftieth Reunion, 19-21 May, was a great success thanks to the thorough arrangements made by the Committee headed by H a r r y Hill, and our Class President, Starr King, and the assistance afforded by the Naval Academy and the Alumni Association.

One hundred and twenty-three persons attended, including 44 classmates with wives, 15 stags (one with daughter), and 17 widows (one with daughter and one with husband). Of the 94 survivors of the original 193 graduates, 50 attended. There were also 9 non-grads. There was good attendance from the West Coast and other distant areas, affording the opportunity of renewing friendships after lengthy separations. Excellent weather prevailed throughout the weekend.

The events commenced Friday with a gathering at the Naval Academy Natatorium for the dedication of the building as the N O R M A N S C O T T N A T A T O R I U M . Norm, who lost his life in the Battle of Savo Island and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, was the organizer and captain of the first Naval Academy swimming team to engage in outside competition. After an impressive ceremony attended by Norm's brother, the plaque honoring Norm was unveiled by his son, Norman, Jr., and an officer of the Academy.

Later we met at Carvel Hall for cocktails followed by separate dinners for the men and the ladies. At the men's dinner many interesting telegrams were read, including much appreciated messages of some length from President Kennedy, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Chief of Naval Personnel. After a thoroughly enjoyable dinner the men adjourned at about midnight and rejoined the ladies.

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Saturday we witnessed a dress parade of the three thousand midshipmen and agreed that they drilled better than in our day. The parade was followed by a luncheon at Alumni House, which had flying on its flagpole in the grounds two flags, one "1911" and the other "Class Reunion." During cocktails in the garden each member of the class was presented by the Naval Academy and the Alumni Association with a very attractive Testimonial to mark "with congratulations and well-wishing the G O L D E N A N N I V E R S A R Y of the Class of 1911." After lunch there was a tour of the Memorial Stadium, and that night dinner with the ladies at Hubbard Hall (the Boat House), enlivened by an orchestra provided by the Superintendent.

On Sunday, after attending Chapel, we gathered at the Class Bench dedicated to our classmates who have given their lives to the service of their country. An impressive ceremony was held during which our President. Starr King, delivered an inspiring address. W e then adjourned to the quarters of Captain Reigert (Dwight Chandler's son-in-law) on Porter Road to enjoy a buffet luncheon as the guests of Dwight and Amy. From there, wearily but happily, we departed homeward or, for those still able, to a boat trip around the much changed Academy waterfront.

The following attended with their wives: John Anderson, Ashe Barr, Batten, Bailey, Bieri, Butler, Brandt, Byrnes, Craven, Chandler, Colhoun, Cheek, Comstock, Deyo, Arthur Ford, Gordon, Griffin, Glennon, Grafton, Gibbs, Hatch, Haislip, Hill, Hinckley, Howard, King, Keller, Loder, Mack, Magruder, McComb, Meigs, Mohle, McMillin, McClung, Gates, Payne, Patch, Read, Reynolds, Shields, Wright, and Zimermann.

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Casey Greene and Althea O'Brien were accompanied by attractive daughters, and Mrs. Whitelaw (formerly Mrs. McCloy) by her husband who was enthusiastically received and congratulated on his courage.

Stags for the weekend were Bates, Brown, Bullard, Foster, Hutt, Howell, Lowry, Loftin, Merring, Meyer, Paine, Fred Rodgers, Simons, Stark and Tschirgi.

Widows of the following classmates were guests: Milton Anderson, Badger, Buchanan, Bruns, Cobb, Capehart, Ewald (now Mrs. Claude), English, Flint, Hagen, Murray, "Alice" McCord, Nixon, Okie and Stone.

Several others planned to come and some actually started but failed to make it, including John P . Hyman, kept in Florida by poor vision, Ducky Rodgers, stranded by ferry failure, Billy Hicks by the unexpected death of Marge's brother and Phillips and Perley grounded by medicos while enroute.

NORMAN SCOTT NATATORIUM PLAQUE

1926 —35th The 35th reunion of the Class of 1926 held during May 5-7 in Annapolis was well attended. One hundred eighty were present at the dinner in Hubbard Hall on Friday night. Jack Greenslade entertained us with a showing of class pictures—movies and slides.

On Saturday we followed the usual pattern: pictures taken in Bancroft Hall and lunch for the one hundred classmates present with the Brigade in the mess hall while the wives and guests lunched at the Officers' Club. That evening one hundred eighty-eight met at Carvel Hall for cocktails, dinner and dancing.

A memorial service for deceased classmates was held Sunday morning following the regular Chapel services.

The following registered in time to have their names listed as present: Dwight and Thelma Agnew, Donald Alexander, Robert and Mid Armstrong, Nat and Alice

Barker, Al Benjamin, Carl Biederman, Charles and Betty Boyle, Charles and Helen Briner, Robert and Flo Brown, Charles and Kack Buchanan, Frank and Harriet Busey, Jim and Ann Byrne, Joseph and Martha Callahan, Henri Claiborn, Murray and Annett Clark, Joe Cochran, Ken and Nan Craig, George and Doris Crissman, Henry and Katie Dietrich, Edward and Betty Dodson, Bowie and Clare Duckett, Paul Dudley, John and Beppy Eakens, Eddy Elliott, Eskil and Helen Eskilson, Marvin and Maud Evenson, Edward Fisher, Carl Forsberg, John and Frosty Fradd, Henry and Grace Fravel, Lawrence and Louise Frost, Roy and Harriet Gano, John and Harriet Glick, Al and Francine Greenacre, John and Rose Mary Greenslade, Elton Grenfell, Rowland and Marnee Groff, Thomas Halloran, Guy and Rose Helmick, Hollis and Becky Hill, (Continued

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AT 1157 W E D N E S D A Y , 7 June 1961, Midshipman .i»- James R. Traa, President of the Class of 1961, proposed three cheers " F o r those we leave behind." With the final cheer 784 hats sailed throughout the Field House; one was retrieved by the President of the United States.

June Week was officially over and the Class of 1961, their parents and friends, the Supe, his lady, and others could rest on their oars and be thankful for an exceptionally active and successful June Week. Not a single event was rained out.

When the Enterprise Bell tolled the outcome of the scores in the Army-Navy contests, everyone heard that Navy won four out of five—winning in baseball, track, tennis, and golf. In losing to Army 10-8 in lacrosse, our national champions may tie with Army for this year's national championship. After tabulating the scores in the almost clean-sweep, the year's record showed 11 wins over Army in 17 contests. Outstanding teams this year included football and swimming, each team a co-champion of the E a s t ; gymnastics and baseball—both teams Eastern Intercollegiate Champions; lacrosse possibly tied for the national championship; and Dinghy Sailing Eastern Intercollegiate Champions. At the present time our crew is the only undefeated varsity heavy-weight crew in the country; they row for the national title at Syracuse on 17 June.

On Saturday night the big event was the 1962 Ring Dance afloat. The SS SEA BELLE loaded with 1600 happy souls left Santee Dock at 9 p.m. and returned shortly after midnight—no complications or involvement other than those who returned less miniatures. On Monday night, Mrs. Davidson and I had the pleasure of meeting the parents and drags of the graduating class at the Superintendent's Garden Party. Earlier the same day. Admiral Burke gave the Baccalaureate Address and afterwards reviewed the Brigade at the Commendation Parade. On Tuesday morning at the Presentation of Prizes and Awards, Midshipman Joe Bellino became the first midshipman in 42 years (since Bill Ingram, Class of 1919) to win both the two big athletic prizes, the Naval Academy Athletic Association Sword and the Thompson Trophy. It was announced at this ceremony that the football jersey bearing the numerals 27 would be permanently retired at the Naval Academy. The name and fame of Joe Bellino would never be forgotten. On Tuesday afternoon, I was privileged to assist the 1961 Color Girl, Miss Betty Fears, a Registered Nurse at the Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, transfer the colors from the 13th Company to the 21st. The 21st Company was commanded by Midshipman John J. Sheahan of Rego Park, New York.

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H E P R E S I D E N T A N D P A R T Y arrived by helicopter graduation morning. Dewey Field was the landing site and Santee Dock the honors site. Twenty-one guns advised the 10,000 graduation guests in the Field House that the President was aboard. The motorcade followed the perimeter route viaTurner Joy Road to the Field House.

The President observed the manning of the rail of the A P L s and the full-dress display of yachts and yawls at anchor. The President gave the Graduation Address and presented diplomas to those midshipmen who graduated with distinction. Immediately following the ceremony the Presidential Party returned to Washington.

Several dedications have taken place recently. On 18 May, one of the interesting highlights of the Class of 1911's 50th reunion was the dedication and naming of the Norman Scott Natatorium in Macdonough Hall. Mr. Norman Scott, Jr. (Class of 1944) assisted in the unveiling of the plaque which named the building for his distinguished father. Admiral Scott, Congressional Medal of Honor winner (posthumously), organized the first Naval Academy swimming team in January 1911. The alumni who know Dinty Moore (and I dare say they number in the thousands) will be pleased to learn that his friends dedicated a stadium chair to him in a ceremony held during the halftime period of the Army-Navy lacrosse game. Dinty coached Navy lacrosse teams from 1936 to 1959.

There is much evidence throughout the yard of new construction, maintenance, and upkeep. The Museum Annex, financed by the Naval Institute, will be completed in January 1962. The field-lighting project for Dewey and Farragut Fields will be completed in September. Wings 7 and 8 in Bancroft Hall are 9 9 % completed and will be in operation before 1 July. The rehabilitation on Wing 6 and one-half of Wing 4 starts about 12 June. The underground utilities replacement program has been the subject of midshipmen humor characterized in the " N o More Rivers" ceremony as "the diggers and the fillers." It's absolutely not true that the Naval Academy is being moved 18 inches to the right or left!

Regards to all.

Sincerely,

SHIPMATE

ATHLETICS SPRING SPORTS FINAL REPORT

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A V Y ' S S P R I N G S P O R T S squad compiled an outstanding record this season. Included in the victories was four wins in five events with Army. The complete reports follow.

Baseball Veteran left-hander Chuck Davis threw a three-hitter at Army as Navy took a 3-0 victory and with it the Eastern Intercollegiate League Championship.

Joe Bellino smacked a double to score one run and then raced all the way home on an infield out to lead the midshipmen offensively.

The victory gave Navy a 24-2 record. This is the most wins ever recorded by a Navy team in the Academy's baseball history.

Navy's 1961 baseball record: Navy 7, Yale 2 Navy 4, Trinity 1 Navy 8, Gettysburg 2 Navy 7, Syracuse 3 Navy 2, Baltimore U. 1 Navy 3, Ithaca 0 Navy 7, Dartmouth 6 Navy 5, West Virginia 4 Navy 4, Penn State 3 Navy 5, Pennsylvania 2 Navy 4, Duke 3 Navy 9, Georgetown 4 Princeton 4, Navy 2 Navy 5, Harvard 2 Navy 4, Villanova 1 Navy 16, Brown 1 Navy 14, Cornell 10 Navy 10, Maryland 4 Fort Meade 3, Navy 0 Navy 3, Columbia 1 Navy 8, Mer. Mar. 0 Navy 7, Drexel 1 Navy 4, Camp Lejeune 2 Navy 16, American U. 1 Navy 3, Army 0 Navy 13, Bucknell 6 JUNE-JULY,

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Crew (Heavyweight) Navy stands as the only unbeaten eight-oared varsity in the East after nosing out Cornell in the Eastern Sprints Regatta. The oarsmen met Wisconsin 10 June at Annapolis and were favored to win the Intercollegiate Rowing Association's Regatta at Syracuse 17 June.

The Navy J V s also won their race in the Eastern Championships and the plebes finished second in the freshman event as the midshipmen walked off with the Rowe Cup for the most points scored in the regatta.

The '61 crew record: Navy-George Washington: Won by Navy Navy-Columbia: Won by Navy Navy-Princeton : Won by Navy Cornell & Syracuse: Won by Navy Adams Cup Regatta: Won by Navy E.A.R.C.: Navy-lst.

Crew (Lightweight) Navy's 150-pound varsity crew was beaten out in the Eastern Championships after having whipped the champion, Harvard, in a dual race earlier in the season. However, the J V shell came through to take the junior varsity event.

The 150-pound varsity crew record: Navy-Iona College: Won by Navy Navy-St. Joseph's College: W o n by Navy Columbia & Princeton: Won by Navy Navy-Harvard: Won by Navy Navy-Yale: Won by Navy Pennsylvania & M.I.T.: Won by Navy E.A.R.C.: Navy-3rd.

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Golf Navy's Herndon Oliver scored a 1-up victory over his Army opponent in the final match of the day to give the Middies a 4-3 triumph over the Cadets. The win was Navy's eighth for the season against four losses.

The golf record for ' 6 1 : Navy 6, Dartmouth 1 Navy 5, Georgetown 2 Navy 6, W m . & Mary 4 Duke 6, Navy 1 Virginia 10, Navy 8 Navy 5, Pittsburgh 2 Navy 5, Penn State 2 E. Champs.—Navy 3rd Navy 4, Bucknell 3 Navy 5, Pennsylvania 2 Maryland 17, Navy 10 Princeton 5, Navy 2 Navy 4, Army 3

Lacrosse Army scored six goals in the third quarter and added two more in the fourth period to gain a come-from-behind 10-8 win over the midshipmen. The victory, the only one of the day for the Cadets, was Navy's first loss of the year and ruined the Middies' claims on the National Championship.

A crowd of over 6,200 watched the fired-up West Point outfit fight back from an 8-5 deficit after the Navy stickmen had dumped in three goals in less than a minute to take the lead mid-way the third period.

The Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association officials met on 10 June to decide the issue of the Na^tional title. It was expected that they would declare Army and Navy cochampions for 1961. Navy's record for the season: Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy

12, Rutgers 3 16, Penn State 5 18, Wash. Col. 5 10, Princeton 5 8, Virginia 7

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9, Maryland 7 17, Duke 2 15, J. Hopkins 9 12, U. of Balto. 10 10, Navy 8

Sailing (Dinghy) Navy's dinghy sailing team was host to the National Collegiate Championships 12-17 June and, with two out-

standing skippers in Ed Lutz and Charles Ulmer, the Middies were picked as one of the favorites for the title.

The 1961 sailing schedule: Spring Invit: Navy 1st Service Acad. Regatta: Navy 1st Owens Trophy: Navy tie for 1st with Princeton M.A.I.S.A. Cham. Elim.: Navy 1st M.A.I.S.A. Championships: Navy 1st Tennis Hampered by injuries to key men throughout the year, Navy's tennis team was at full strength for the big finale and took a one-sided 8-1 victory over the West Point squad. It was the 12th consecutive victory over the Cadets for the midshipmen. The season's record: Dartmouth 7, Navy 2 Yale 6, Navy 3 Navy 8, Syracuse 1 Navy 8, Geo. Wash. 1 Williams 8, Navy 2 Navy 5, Maryland 2 Colgate 7, Navy 2 Navy 7, Swarthmore 2 Navy 7, Brown 1 Navy 6, Penn State 0 Navy 5, Columbia 4 Navy 8, Pittsburgh 1 Princeton 9, Navy 0 Cornell 5, Navy 4 Penn 5, Navy 4 Navy 9, Bucknell 0 Harvard 7, Navy 2 Navy 8, Army 1 Track With an all-out effort on the part of the Navy trackmen, the Midshipmen scored a record 91-49 victory over the Cadets in the annual meet at West Point. It was the greatest number of points ever scored in an Army-Navy track meet by the Midshipmen.

The win gave Navy an even 3-and-3 split in dual meets this spring. Navy's 1961 track record: Navy 68y2, Quantico 62y2, Morgan St. Col. 32 Navy 88 4/5, Georgetown 27 1/5, Pittsburgh 36 Penn State 66%, Navy 64>^ Penn Relay Winners: Discus—Jud Sage ; Shotput— Dick Brown Maryland 76, Navy 55 Heptagonals: Dartmouth 31, Yale 54, Navy 52 Navy 91, Army 49

JERSEY NO. 27 has been retired from active duty. RAdm. John F. Davidson approved a request from the Brigade of Midshipmen that the number worn through three years of football action by Bellino be retired to the trophy room in the Naval Academy field house. Copt. Asbury Coward (left). Director of Athletics, notifies Bellino of the action. Coach Wayne Hardin is on the right.

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E R H A P S N O W H E R E in this country are customs so firmly established as at our government schools. At the Naval Academy, customs are so much the regular thing, that acts which appear unusual to the visitor are not noticed by the midshipmen themselves as extraordinary. A candidate—a youngster desirous of entering the Academy is a candidate—bows to them before he enters.

On his way to his entrance examinations, he doffs his cap to old "Tecumseh." Tecumseh, a hideous Indian chief, is the wooden figurehead of the Old DELAWARE. The figurehead is mounted on a pedestal in the Academy grounds between the Lyceum and the old Seamanship Building, and is supposed to be the special deity of satisfactory marks.

The candidate, having passed his entrance examinations and drawn his outfit from the Academy store, finds himself a full fledged "plebe" and begins to hear of many customs he never dreamed of. H e finds that he must rise when an upper classman enters his room, and that his replies to questions must invariably be sprinkled with "sirs." H e never thinks of saying anything except in reply to questions—all his conversational powers are for his classmates for a year. With common consent, the plebes walk downstairs next the wall, leaving for the high and mighty upper classmen the support of the bannister. They also find themselves walking without swinging their arms, looking

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neither to right nor left, and turning such sharp corners that the rule of changing direction through a curved path is entirely disproved.

The plebe does not sit on "Youngster Bench," or First Class Bench, nor does he walk down Second Class Walk or "Lovers' Lane." H e does not play tennis nor sail in the catboats, go to hops, nor make his presence felt in any decided way unless it be on the athletic field or in the classroom, he being equally unhampered in sport and study.

At mess the plebe does not converse, but sometimes does tell stories, and even sings at times, but as if to compensate for this breach of etiquette he carefully keeps his hands off the table and does not look around. When his meal is finished and he gets all he wants, instead of leaning back in his chair he sits up very straight to improve his carriage.

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After the semiannual examinations, the remaining plebes may choose a class crest, but not till the first graduation exercises, which makes them "youngsters," or third classmen, nor till after their youngster cruise, may they elect class officers. This very good rule compels the members of a class to become acquainted thoroughly before a class president is chosen, and precludes the possibility of getting the wrong man for a place of such honor and responsibility. The youngster finds that he can now do about as he pleases, as long as he does not come in conflict with the regulations.

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F T E R T H E next graduation and cruise the whole . class, then gay second classmen, have a fine class banquet just before going home on their second leave which, as before, is the month of September. After the class has completed half its second class year it may get class rings, beautiful ones covered with symbolic figures.

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When the next graduation comes, the class lovingly gives a farewell ball to the first class graduating, and starts them on their way. The class is now first class, and can make customs if it so desire, by establishing a change in' class "rate." It begins to do as it pleases, or thinks it does, but still really follows custom. In the middle of the year, the first term over, and the mathematics and physics and chemistry courses completed, "Math and Skinny," as they are called in Academy slang, are buried by the first class, with mock sorrow and much horseplay, the whole affair being an extravagant fancy dress one.

Just a little before graduation, amid all the excitement of buying a graduation outfit and preparing for final exams, the class gives its german, each first class middy inviting his best girl or her first substitute.

Then comes graduation, and after spending four happy, hard working, lively years together, with joy at going out into the Service, but with sorrow at parting, the class breaks up. The midshipmen do not leave customs behind, but enter in fact a Navy rich in customs, customs which say that a man shall do his duty, though it be at the sacrifice of his life.

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THE NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION A Presentation to the Midshipnten b y V . A d m . G e o r g e C. D y e r , USN (Ret.), President, USNA Alumni Association

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D O N O T K N O W what the good word tonight is with you midshipmen of the First Class. But when I was a midshipman a year or so, or more, ago, the good word tonight for the First Class would have been "36, a sleep and a wee short butt."

It is my purpose to spend a short part of that "wee short butt" talking to you about the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

There are thousands upon thousands of alumni associations in these United States. Each one is somewhat different from the others. Your alumni association is really different from the others in two major and worthwhile aspects.

The first of these aspects is that the Naval Academy Alumni Association seeks to bring to young men throughout this land of ours, to their parents, friends and teachers what it believes to be a true image, not only of the Naval Academy but of the Navy as a whole. We do this through our Public Relations Program. In other words, your alumni association, working through its chapters, class organizations and alumni who have retired or have separated themselves from the active duty Navy, is a helpful instrument in the larger field of national defense. Most alumni associations serve only their alma mater. W e serve not only our alma mater, but in broader fields.

The second aspect in which the Naval Academy Alumni Association is different from other alumni associations is that its time, energy, and funds are devoted to the broad areas of service to the Naval Academy, to the Navy and to historical and educational purposes connected therewith.

The Association does not devote its time and energies to promoting job opportunities for an individual alumnus, as so many of the other alumni associations do. W e stick to assisting the Navy and the Naval Academy, particularly the latter.

Both these aspects are important, and are major factors in qualifying the Association as tax-exempt under the federal income tax laws. To obtain tax exemption, the Internal Revenue Service requires that an organization not be self-serving. Your Alumni Association is not a selfserving organization. It is not a "gimme" organization seeking particular and personal benefits for its members.

It is not a "what's in it for me" organization.

Just as you probably will never get the full dollar value for your service to your country in the armed forces of the United States, dollar benefits from membership in the Alumni Association are not on an immediate "quid pro quo" basis.

who did not graduate from the Naval Academy or who resigned from the service is less noteworthy. W e do have a goodly number from those alumni who serve in the Air Force or the Army. But irrespective of where you serve, or whether you serve, the Naval Academy Alumni Association is your natural affiliation.

The national headquarters of the Association is in Annapolis in famous Ogle Hall, the home of two colonial Maryland governors. W e maintain Ogle Hall as a historic home. In this we are helped by the class organizations.

Ogle Hall is included in the routine tours of Historic Annapolis. If you have not seen this lovely house I urge you to do so before leaving Annapolis. (You can hold your wedding reception there, if you apply early enough.)

When you were a plebe and your parents came to Annapolis for Parents' Weekend, the Alumni Association most probably handled the details of arranging where your parents stayed. W e do the same chore at the annual homecoming of all alumni each fall, when some 2500 to 3000 alumni and their families all sit down to dinner in the midshipmen's Mess Hall. W e help the Naval Academy Alumni Foundation in its mailings, and in locating suitable athletic and outstanding scholarship candidates for the Naval Academy.

Basically, the day-to-day mission of the Alumni Association is to serve the Naval Academy and to advance the interests of the Naval Academy.

Only the Superintendent of the Naval Academy can say how well we fulfill this part of our mission.

The Alumni Association is a growing organization; it is a lively organization; I would hardly characterize it as a prosperous organization, but we pay our bills and keep our credit high. It is an organization which keeps you in close touch, on a completely unofficial basis, with your classmates and friends and with the Naval Academy.

It is, in my humble opinion, a worthwhile organization.

No matter whether your future lies in steady progress up the ladder in the Navy, in the Army, or the Air Force, or in civilian pursuits, you will find your thoughts from time to time turn to your alma mater. The Alumni Association nurtures such thoughts, and stands ready to welcome you to membership.

GEORGE C . DYER

May 2, 1961

T H E 1961 E D I T I O N OF THE REGISTER OF ALUMNI WAS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT O N 31 M A Y 1961

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O U R A S S O C I A T I O N is about 13,000 strong, having about the highest percentage of possible membership of any dues-paying alumni association in the land. A very large percentage of the active duty Naval Academy graduates are members, and we have a very satisfactory percentage of the retired officers. Our percentage of those 26

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R E IS some testimony from House H EArmed Services Committee hearings on

H. R. 6151, the military procurement authorization bill for fiscal 1962.

Senator Thurmond (D., S.C.) : "You state that 75 percent of the active fleet ships were built under World War II programs, and there is a limit to the extent of modernization of these aging hulls. How much longer will these World War II ships be available for active combat operations?"

Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Operations: "The statutory length of the life of a ship varies. The life of a major combatant ship is 20 years. At the end of 20 years the machinery and the hull get to be in pretty bad shape."

Senator Thurmond: "Is it possible now to convert these ships and modernize them with present-day equipment or are they antiquated?"

Admiral Burke: "Some we can modernize and some we cannot. The destroyers we can modernize, rewire them, put new equipment in them, and they will last perhaps 8 years longer. But you have to renew portions of the hull and deck. You can also modernize some of the submarines by cutting them in half, increasing their length and giving them room for more and more modern equipment. This will increase both their capability and their life.

"But some ships you cannot modernize, such as the older, short-legged destroyers.

They just do not have the capability of receiving these improvements."

Senator Thurmond: "Then the 22 we are building a year are hardly enough; we are losing more than that each year. Is that correct ?"

Admiral Burke: "More than that are becoming overage each year, sir, and in about 3 or 4 years we are going to have a big drop in numbers of ships because we will not have built ships to replace them."

Senator Thurmond: "How much do you think you will have to build each year in numbers to maintain our present level?"

Admiral Burke: "With the modernization program that we have going we would have to build about 40 to SO ships a year and that would still leave some old ships in our fleet.

To get to the point where all the ships are modern would require about 60 new ships a year for about 7 years, and 42 thereafter."

Senator Thurmond: "In other words, you would have to build double what we are building now?"

Admiral Burke: "That is correct."

It is a good thing for the Navy that the House Armed Services Committee was able to consider this bill, and that the Senate Armed Services Committee was able to consider S. 1852, a similar bill. Heretofore, requests for appropriations covering the purJUNE-JULY,

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chase of aircraft, missiles and naval vessels were made to the Appropriations Committees.

In the 86th Congress a law was enacted (section 412 of P. L. 86-149) providing that no funds may be appropriated after December 31, 1960, for procurement of aircraft, missiles or naval vessels unless the appropriation of such funds has been authorized by legislation enacted after that date.

Enlarged Shipbuilding Program

Let's take a look at what the House Armed Services Committee approved.

"The fiscal year 1962 shipbuilding and conversion program as approved by the Committee on Armed Services provides for 35 new ships and 22 conversions of existing ships. The program includes 6 guided missile frigates, 2 of which will be nuclear powered, 10 Polaris submarines, 3 attack submarines, 3 escort ships, 3 guided missile escort ships, 3 amphibious transports, dock, 1 amphibious assault ship, 1 combat store ship, 1 hydrofoil research ship, 2 oceanographic research ships, 1 surveying ship, and 1 Polaris submarine tender. The conversion program includes 14 destroyer FRAM MK I and 6 submarine modernizations as well as conversion of 2 Reserve fleet hulls into a missile range instrumentation ship and a major communication relay ship."

This bill passed the House. It is slightly more generous than the Senate bill, also passed. By the time you read this, the bill— primarily the House bill, I believe—should be law.

35 new s h i p s . . . 22 conversions. That's a pretty good start toward meeting the need, as explained by Admiral Burke.

"In spite of the numbers of ships for which funds for construction and conversion have been authorized or requested," the committee said, "there will remain a serious deficiency of new and modernized ships in the fleet. The reason is self-evident. Assuming a useful life of 20 years, about 41 new ships per year are needed to maintain a Navy of the present size.

During the last 14 years, the input of new ships has averaged only about half of this number. Shipbuilding programs averaging about 60 new ships a year for the next 7 or 8 years and 41 a year thereafter may be necessary to overcome this problem and insure a modern fleet of the present size during the next two decades.

"Planning for orderly replacement of obsolescent World War II carriers may require that authorization for an aircraft carrier be provided in fiscal year 1962. Despite present programs, in 1965 three ESSEX class carriers will still be operating in the fleet as attack carriers. These ships have been overtaken by obsolescence and are far less effective than the new carriers in handling some of our newest planes.

"The need for a continuing program of new construction of destroyer types is great.

World War II destroyers are now, for the most part, obsolescent. At the end of fiscal year 1961, we will have 225 destroyer types in the active fleet. Of these only 41 have been built since World War II. Now under construction or authorized are 28 others. 50 World War II destroyers will have been rehabilitated and modernized when the FRAM MK I conversions are completed with the fiscal 1963 program.

"It is essential that the nuclear-powered attack submarine program be pursued vigorously, as a complement to our other A S W forces. Three ships of this type are authorized in the fiscal year 1962 program.

"Amphibious lift must continue to be modernized. We have amphibious lift for 1^2 Marine division/wing teams and their equipment. Total lift capacity is therefore only half of the Marine Corps ready strength of three division/wings and only part of this lift is modern, high speed shipping.

"There is urgent need for new ships for mobile logistic support, survey, oceanographic research, experimental hull design, command and communications and range instrumentation. Small numbers of service craft are also required. These types perform many services which are essential to support of the combatant units.

"The Committee on Armed Services is seriously concerned over the fact that the requirement for modernization of our fleet has apparently been subordinated to other more pressing considerations. Therefore, the committee wishes to emphasize that, unless there occurs a substantial change or reduction in the defense role assigned to the U. S. Navy, future shipbuilding programs will necessarily be larger and more costly than that currently recommended for fiscal year 1962."

The original bill came from the Defense Department, which recommended 36 new ships and 22 conversions.

More Nuclear Ships

Representative lames Van Zandt (R., Pa.), in debate on the House floor, revealed that the House committee is determined to have more nuclear ships. He said that the Defense Department, apparently for reasons of dollar economy, was reluctant to incorporate nuclear propulsion plants in any of the new combatant ships for construction in fiscal 1962. However, the committee recommended that at least two of these ships should be nuclear powered.

The committee also recommended that from now on any ship of 8,000 tons or over built by the Navy should be nuclear powered.

Marines In Armor

Senator Russell (D., Ga.) : "I heard the other day that the Marines are going to the wearing of armor again. General. Is the statement that you have breastplates accurate? We have come full cycle now."

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Senator Bush (D., Conn.) : "We have not gotten back to spears yet."

General David M. Shoup (Commandant of the Marine Corps) : "We have been experimenting with body armor since World War II, and we continue to experiment with it, and the armor we have today is very valuable.

We gave it some tough tests during World War II, and this is just a continuation to iron out the problems of body armor, to get something comfortable enough and light enough so that a man will wear it and not throw it away."

This armor would help protect a man against mortar and pistol fire and shrapnel, but would be of no avail against a hit by highvelocity rifle fire.

M a r i n e s In Laos

Senator Russell: "General, do you think that you could get the Marines into Laos, and they could operate in that country, if orders came for them to go?"

General Shoup: "Absolutely."

Chairman Russell. "It is pretty rough country to fight a war in, is it not?"

General Shoup: "Yes, sir. But there is always somebody on the other side, and he is operating in the same kind of country."

Chairman Russell: "Some of those people are brought up under a little more primitive climate, under more primitive conditions, and they get along on considerably less food and clothing and ammunition, can they not?"

General Shoup: "That is a comparative matter. I have seen Marines get along on a mighty small amount, quite small."

Chairman Russell: "Well, it is fine to see that kind of confidence. That is what made the Marinesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;believing they could do it enabled them to do it."

Personnel Benefits

The Defense Department has recognized a need to increase compensations and allowances as much as possible in order to influence men to remain in the Services. This is not new; the department under the Eisenhower Administration scheduled numerous improvements, some to be made effective administratively, others, it was hoped, to be approved

by Congress.

A special committee was established to study the subject not long after Secretary of Defense McNamara took charge. This committee was composed of active duty officers representing each Service and the Defense Department, and was headed by Rear Admiral B. A. Clarey, USN, chief of the Directorate for Personnel under Assistant Secretary of Defense Carlisle P. Runge. Here is part of a general statement made by this committee: "The military compensation system must be designed to attract, retain and motivate the high quality of personnel required for effective accomplishment of the global defense mission. In summary, it should: "Be progressive in nature, encourage and reward outstanding performance of duty,_and inspire personnel toward the more diflicult skills and hazards of prospective combat and higher positions of responsibility and leadership.

"Provide compensation levels which are reasonably comparable to those paid people outside the military services occupying positions requiring similar skills and responsibilities.

"Recognize the distinctive nature of the military service, with its ever present demand for self-sacrifice.

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"Provide adequately for such unusual requirements as frequent moves of household, duty under isolated conditions, and involuntary separation of service member from his family.

"Provide sufficient compensation to enable military personnel to establish a standard of living which will allow them to discharge effectively their responsibilities to both country and family."

It has been generally agreed that another general pay raise is some time away, perhaps two years distant. The committee's task, therefore, was to get as much as possible out of existing laws and propose Congressional approval of other improvements. Here in part is what the committee recommended: Quarters Allowances. Increase these allowances an average of some 37 percent, using a pre-World War II base of average public rentals and assuming that the 1952 increase in allowances was insufficient at that time.

Trailer Transportation. Compensate members for having their trailers transported with fees equal to existing commercial rates, about 35 cents a mile last year. Rates for self-hauls would be established by Defense Department regulation.

Responsibility Pay. Make effective responsibility pay for officers already approved by Congress. These pays range from $50 to $150 monthly for 0-3 to 0-6 grades. The Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force want to use these pays, but the Army is opposed or has not decided how the pays should be applied.

Per Diem Rate. Increase the per diem rate for travel from $12 to $15, with authority to go as high as $25 in certain cases, as when members attend conventions and other meetings.

Family Separation. The Army proposed special payments, based on rank and number of dependents, for members who are involuntarily separated from their families. The Navy and the Air Force are considering this.

Pay For Aviators In Non-Flying Status.

The Air Force and the Navy have proposed special pay for aviators removed from flying duty through no fault of their own and assigned to other work. The Army opposes this, explaining there should be no pay for hazardous duty where no hazard exists.

Retired Pay Recomputation. The committee urged immediate Congressional approval of retired pay recomputation for officers retired prior to lune 1, 1958.

Reserves' Pay. Released Reserve officers would be given special pay equal two months' pay for each year of service, instead of a half month's pay for each year. This would put them on the same basis as Regulars released.

Reserves' Retention. The Navy, much in need of Reserves who will spend a number of years, as up to 10, in the service, favors payments as high as $16,000. The Army and the Air Force object to this, explaining that it would handicap efforts to procure Regular officers.

Alert Pay. Favored by Air Force, opposed

by Army and Navy, the latter contending that extra long hours are a part of military life and that military pay should have nothing to do with the standard work week of civilian life.

Remote Or Isolated Duty Pay. Air Force and Army would like this pay, which would vary from 10 percent to 40 percent of base pay. The Federal Government and industry both provide special pays for civilians for work in isolated spots, the amount of pay depending on the degree of hardship.

Variable Reenlistment Bonus. The Navy favors a special first reenlistment bonus for critical skills. Army and Air Force say this emphasis on first reenlistments is not fair.

Technical Competence Pay. Air Force would pay up to $300 monthly to officers who have degrees in engineering and science and work in these fields. Army and Navy oppose.

Reports by special committees or commissions on certain subjects do not necessarily mean action. On most of the subjects listed here Congressional approval is necessary, and Defense Department approval must precede that. The department will have to make its own decisions in areas where the Services can't agree.

Family Protection Act

The House has passed H. R. 6668, a bill amending the Contingency Option Act and making this program of providing for survivors available to more Service members and more attractive. So far a comparatively small number of Service members, 91,626, had made an election under this plan. Of this number, about 23,000 were actually retired and living at the end of 1959. In addition, 2,328 retired members who elected to participate in the plan have died and their beneficiaries are currently in receipt of the annuities. There have been 823 terminations from other causes, as death of an eligible beneficiary, remarriage of a widow, or the attainment of age 18 by minor children.

The experience of hundreds of such plans in Government and industry has proved that in order to maintain actuarial balance some form of election in advance of the actual date of retirement is essential. That is why the law, enacted in 1953, provided that elections to participate in the plan must be made prior to completion of 18 years of service.

Experience of the past 8 years has found these terms unduly restrictive.

"There are thousands of persons who ha.ve now completed more than 18 years of service for pay purposes," the House Armed Services Committee said, "who want to be covered by the act, but are prohibited from doing so."

Under these amendments, members who have served more than 18 years can make an election, but 3 years must elapse before they are retired. Under existing law, a person may change the mode of his election, but 5 years must elapse before the change becomes effective. Under the new proposal, this period is changed to 3 years.

The 1953 act permits those who are retired prior to completion of 18 years of service to elect to participate at the time of retirement.

Such retirements are invariably disability retirements. Of 872 members retired for disability and protected by this act, 240 died within the year of retirement. This has not depleted the program's financial reservesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it is $30 million in the blackâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but it threatens to deplete them.

The House committee estimates that 95 percent of those retired for disability before 18 years of service will die of a service-connected disability. Therefore, they will become entitled to the benefits of the Survivor Benefits Act, and they will have to be satisfied with compensation paid by the Veterans Administration.

Another section of the new bill permits a retired member to withdraw from the plan if he finds payments are causing financial hardship.

Senate action on the bill is expected this year.

S H I P M A T E

WITH A ROUND TURN

by John D. Hayes '24 THE CANADIAN SERVICE COLLEGES

It was only recently that I learned of the unique system adopted by Canada for educating its young men for the military profession. Instead of the separate service colleges that we have Canada uses a complex of schools in which candidates for all services are educated together.

The Canadians after World War II recognized the fact that while future warfare would require separate military services, inter-service cooperation would be a "must" and the way to get it was at the bottom and not the top. To this end it was decided in 1948 that the Royal Military College at Kingston and the new college at Royal Roads, Victoria would provide the officers for all three services. Candidates enroll in the sery-ice of their choice but receive their academic education and training in military character with candidates for the other two services. The course is four years. The student spends seven months of each year at college, the rest training with his own service.

The college at Royal Roads which had formerly been a Canadian nav'ul reserve officer training establishment offers only the first two years of the course after which the candidate goes to Kingston. In 1952 a third college was established at St. lean in Quebec, also giving the first two years. The curriculum at St. Jean is bi-lingual, and in addition it offers a year preparatory course. St. Jean is an effort to obtain more participation in the military profession by the French speaking element of the population.

The College at Kingston is administered by the Army, at Royal Roads by the Navy, and at St. Jean by the Air Force. However, the faculty at each college is both civilian and military with the military being from all services.

SOME THOUGHTS ON THE CANADIAN-AMERICAN FUTURE

The future seems to belong to Canada.

Great Britain in the nineteenth century worried about France and Germany while friendly United States was displacing her as the first country of the world. Today we worry about Russia whereas Canada may be the cotmtry that will displace us in the twenty-first century.

Brooks Adams, the youngest of the historian generation of the famed Adams family, advanced the thesis that American independence became inevitable when the French threat was removed from the North American continent. Americans today might seriously ask themselves some questions. "What of the Canadian-American relations when the Russian threat is removed ? What of the 3,000 mile border between them that is already becoming more and more evident ?" We have the example in the nineteenth century of two sections of our own country drifting apart.

Today the initiative to prevent this lies with us. We, on our part, should do everything to keep together these two political land masses that make up the English-speaking island in the center of the world. A separately strong Canada and strong United States on the same continent will be something entirely different from a strong England and a strong United States with an ocean between them.

JUNE-JULY,

1961

These are not happy thoughts—but a military man who shuns unhappy thoughts is headed for trouble.

THE USES OF HISTORY

All the great military minds of the past, in fact all the philosophical realists, have advised the study of history as a guide for action. We of the present generation, however, have listened instead to the materialists and have discarded the hard precept of "the past is prologue" for the easier "the past is dead."

There is a more pressing reason now for the military men to read history. The historians now seem to have the conn as the economists did in the F.D.R. era. We must learn to talk their language and to do this we must know, above all, our own history.

For instance, we must be able to explain to McGeorge Bundy what we mean by sea power. Bundy in his work with Henry L. Stimson, On Active Service, claimed that the World War II Secretary of War derided "the peculiar psychology of the Navy Department, which frequently seems to retire from the realms of logic and into a dim religious world in which Neptune is God, Man his prophet and the U. S. Navy the only true church."

Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., in the Atlantic Monthly of January 1959 listed the right of revolution as one of the ten American contributions to civilization. If this is so, we ought to know something about the history of revolution if only to argue that such history shows no record of "spontaneous revolution" such as was expected in Cuba.

THE SOVIET TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

Like Will Rogers of old, all I know is what I read in the papers—or in modern jargon, what I get from "the media." This source recently provided us with a happy bit of covert intelligence, the significance of which seems to have been lost in the breastbeating and "mea culpas" of the Cuban affair.

The Soviets on May Day put on a display of military might in Moscow including Yuri Gagarin. This was reported and so was the fact on that very day there was little meat or vodka in the Moscow stores.

To me this means that the Russian transportation system was unable to bring into the capital these necessities of life along with the arms and the crowds to watch. A transportation system that could not meet this relatively small increased demand on it is a second-class system that could not support a modern war. As long as the Soviet Union has such transport, anything else it does, or its leaders say, will not frighten me.

RAPHAEL SEMMES

"The naval officers who had come South brought with them nothing but their poverty and their swords." Memoirs of Service Afloat, p. 91.

Raphael Semmes was easily the outstanding naval officer of the Confederacy. Perhaps he was the most outstanding on both sides in the Civil War for none did so much with what was given him. It was he who conceived the idea of Confederate cruiser warfare and convinced Secretary Mallory of its feasibility. On 30 June 1861 his ship, the commissioned Confederate cruiser SUMTER, es-

caped past the Union blockading ships in the passes of the Mississippi and commenced this campaign that was to drive American overseas trade into foreign bottoms and ended a century of American merchant marine dominance.

Semmes' naval achievements can lead us to forget that he was also a very articulate man, both as an author and lawyer. In the first hundred pages of the book mentioned above he gave justification for the secession movement that is not matched in all the literature on the subject. He explained the first accepted meaning of the words "We the People" and pointed out how Daniel Webster and Joseph Story distorted them. He held that secession was not treason and proved that the Civil War was inevitable. At times he sounded like the lawyer he was but he did set down in the pages of his book what went on in the hearts and minds of many Southern officers less able to express themselves.

"All professions," he wrote, "are clannish.

Men naturally cling together, who have been bred to a common pursuit; and this remark is particularly applicable to the Army, and the Navy. West Point, and Annapolis were powerful bonds to knit together the hearts of young men. Friendships were there formed, which it is difficult to sever, especially when strengthened by years of after association, in common toils, common pleasures and common dangers."

TAMPERING WITH THE UNIFORM

The continued agitation about the uniform, manifested most recently in the unnaval "command pin," has not been limited to our Navy.

The Royal Navy has the same trouble. A few years back a British naval officer with forty-four years' service who signed himself "Traditionalist" spoke out on the subject in The Forces magazine of June 1955. The occasion vras the elimination of the color markings between the gold lace which had previously distinguished the various specialist branches of the Royal Navy. A similar change had been made right after World War I when all officers were authorized to wear what was previously known as the "executive curl."

"Traditionalist" offered caustic comments on the desire of some to appear to be what they were not and pointed out that the medical and dental officers had insisted on retaining their scarlet color marking. The uniform, he claimed, was no longer able to fulfill its dual purpose of indicating membership in a military society and a person's position and function in it. This caused confusion in new ships, especially among enlisted men, and in officers' relations with other services and foreign navies. It no longer designated the officers responsible for discipline and combat training and thereby lowered the respect for these two essences of a fighting service.

This officer predicted that someday the whole tendency would have to be reversed, possibly after some disaster made it necessary for the executive branch to again have something to distinguish them. "Let us hope it will not be a tin helmet with E X E C in white paint across it."

So far as the U. S. Navy is concerned, "Traditionalist" appears to have been a prophet—almost an exact one.

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INSIDE THE MAIN GATE

by Midn. W . S. Williamson '62

GRADUATION ENDS ANOTHER YEAR AT N A V Y

A N O T H E R SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL â&#x20AC;˘ ^ YEAR at Annapolis has drawn to a close with the inevitable final examinations, June Week, and embarkation for cruise, accompanied by traditional spring Maryland weather. The Class of 1961 has entered the fleet and the responsibilities and privileges of leadership rest squarely upon the shoulders of the Class of 1962. The past year at the Academy has been as eventful and challenging as any in her history, filled with events which mark the continual progress of the Navy towards keeping pace with the needs of changing times. The deep-seated traditions of Annapolis that remain the heritage of every Midshipman, past, present, and future, have been strengthened rather than replaced by the Academy's newest efforts to provide the fleet with capable junior officers, prepared in every possible manner for a useful and dedicated career in the service of the United States.

Our expanded program of academics has been made possible by certain changes in daily routine. A graduate of the Naval Academy may consider the differences in the working day of a Midshipman in his and the present day a sign of an easier path to the Regular commission for the prospective officer; an examination of our schedule would disclose that W. T. Door '62 has as little time for skylarking as did W. T. Door '22! To cite specific examples of innovations in Academy life, here are several new routines (instituted since my plebe year) which may be of interest.

T ^ H E COLOR C O M P E T I T I O N was espe-*- cially lively this year and enthusiastically participated in by the Brigade of Midshipmen. In some years of the Academy's existence, it is my understanding that a company would frequently decide whether or not to make an organized attempt to win the colors early in the fall. It is a pleasure, then, to express my opinion that this form of the naval pursuit of excellence, so comparable to the rivalry for the "E" award in the fleet, has become the goal of every company in the Brigade and well within their reach.

Some of the contributing factors are Brigade parades, company and platoon infantry, cumulative academic average, communications proficiency, formation tactics afloat, CIC operations, AA gunfire control and naval gunfire support, anti-submarine warfare, pistol proficiency, and standing within the sports program competition. When I visited the Military Academy, I found little interest in their similar competition and correspondingly small emphasis of the professional competition within its bounds. Here are some of our top companies in this year's competition and their leaders.

The twenty-first company is commanded

by Midshipman-Lieutenant John J. Sheahan of Rego Park, New York. Lieutenant-Commander John A. Rusling ('46) is company officer.

Midshipman-Lieutenant Henry J. Schwirtz of Elizabeth, Illinois, commands the eleventh company. Lieutenant Carl A. Nelson ('56) is company officer.

The twelfth company is commanded by Midshipman-Lieutenant Robert C. Smith of Wantagh, New York. The company officer is Captain Paul D. Slack, USMC ('55).

The thirteenth company commander, Midshipman-Lieutenant Stanley R. Roman, is from Reading, Pennsylvania. LieutenantColonel Robert J. Koch (USMA '46) and Lieutenant S. H. Applegarth ('51) have been the company oflScers for thirteen.

Midshipman-Lieutenant Jon M. Barr of Summit, New Jersey commands the fifteenth this set. Captain Clyde D. Dean, USMC ('54) is company officer.

OW T H A T T H E BRIGADE has deN ployed to the far corners of the fleet, your questions concerning Annapolis today can be accurately answered by the members of the present Brigade. If you have any specific questions concerning the life of a Mid at the new Annapolis that are within my qualification to answer, please drop me a line in care of the Editor, Shipmate. I'll be happy to forward all the information available on some salient point of interest concerning our school.

We now walk to class, a privilege experimentally introduced this year to replace the customary marching sections and their associated delays in proceeding to and from classes. The responsibility for arriving to class on time now rests exclusively with the individual, and classes now begin exactly on the scheduled time, permitting additional coverage of the daily recitation and uniform preparation for written work by every Midshipman enrolled in each course. The Brigade is well aware of the convenience and responsibiHty that have been granted them in this new procedure, and popular opinion among the 3800 is strongly in favor of fulfilling our obligations as military students and not abusing the new privilege.

Infantry drills are now held during the last period on Monday for the entire Brigade, greatly facilitating the scheduling and coordination of intra-Brigade activities that might be impractical if the battalions drilled on the different afternoons of the week, as they did in the past. The drills are held on Dewey and Lawrence Fields, yielding ample maneuvering space for infantry by both regiments. The fields are superior drill areas and eliminate many of the traffic problems experienced by company commanders on Worden in the past. Parades remain the special purpose of Worden Field, which has adequate seating space for the crowds of spectators that always arrive on Wednesday afternoon.

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THE W I N N I N G COMPANY SALUTES THE COLOR GIRL. S H I P M A T E

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

SiA BREEUS

by Paul R. Schratz '39 " B O Y , W H A T A RIDE"

The Navy proudly salutes the feat of the first American Astronaut on his successful flight into the New Frontier. Al Shepard is one of our own, of course, even though his mission, as pointed out to the Air Force officers here at the Naval War College, was "a typical Air Force operation—a Navy flier in an Army missile using an Air Force PIO."

ALUMNI

NEWS

WHAT'S THE DOPE

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LAST CALL

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DISTAFF CORNER

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ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS

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CLASSIFIED SERVICES

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OFFICERS President— ADM. JERAULD WRIGHT, U S N (Ret.) '18 (4915), Washington, D. C. Vice President (Eastern Area)— ADM. B . HALL HANLON, U S N (Ret.) '21 (5953), Washington, D. C. Vice President (Central Area)— CAPT. J O H N K . HYATT, U S N R '24 (7548), St. Louis, Mo.

Vice President (Western Area)— V. ADM I. N. KILAND, U S N (Ret.) '17 (4657), Coronado, Calif.

Past President— V. ADM. GEORGE C. DYER, U S N (Ret.) '19 (5127), Annapolis, Md. Executive Director— R. ADM. W . F . FITZGERALD, U S N (Ret.) '21 (5912), Annapolis, Md.

TRUSTEES Superintendent's Representative— CAPT. C . K . MILLER, U S N '39 (13484), Chief of Staff, U S N A At Large

(To serve until Spring Meeting 1962) R

ADM. E . M . ELLER,

R . ADM. P H I L I P N I E K U M , JR.,

U S N (Ret.) '25 (7738) R

A.DM F V H . HILLES,

U S N (Ret.) '26 (8204) M R . EDWARD W . REBARD,

U S N '30 (9620) '41 (14475) (To serve until Spring Meeting 1963) LT. G E N . C . C . JEROME,

CAPT. W . S . B U S I K ,

USMC (Ret.) '22 (6451)

U S N '43 (15752)

R. ADM. C . W . NIMITZ, JR.,

R . ADM. E . B . FLUCKEY,

U S N (Ret.) '36 (12227) U S N '35 (11861) (To serve until Spring Meeting 1964) MR. HANSON W . BALDWIN,

'24 (7405) V. ADM. E . W . CLEXTON,

U S N (Ret.) '24 (7181)

R. ADM. H . D . MOULTON,

USNR

(Ret.) '31 (10026)

CAPT. WALTER L . SMALL,

U S N '38 (13017)

From Local Chapters

(To serve until Spring Meeting 1962) CAPT. E . K . ZITZEWITZ,

U S N R '25 (7966), Chicago R

ADM W . H . BURACKER,

U S N (Ret.) '20 (5427), Boston R A D M F L . TEDDER, U S N

(Ret ) '26 (8433), Central, Fla. CDR

T H O M A S I. MILLER, U S N R

(Ret.) '37 (12528), Connecticut COMO

C

C . BAUGHMAN, U S N

(Ret.) '07 (3107), Coronado MR

DANIEL C . WILKERSON, '20

Detroit J U N E - J U L Y ,

CAPT. HERBERT HEZLEP, JR.,

U S N R '23 (7140), Los Angeles CAPT. PAUL W . SIEGRIST,

U S N R '24 (7369), New York CAPT. WALTER F . SEEDLOCK, U S N R

'41 (14292), Peninsula CAPT. THOMAS M . DELL, JR., U S N

(Ret.) '21 (6087), Philadelphia CAPT. EMORY D . STANLEY, JR. ( S C )

U S N '35 (11894), Seattle V. ADM. GEORGE H . FORT, U S N

(Ret.) '12 (3902), Wash., D. C. 1 9 6 1

But a magnificent event. The only quibble I find with the whole operation is the deathless prose marking these historic occasions.

The Navy is famed through the years for the apt phrase in moments of crisis. The fellow whose steward forgot a morning call, who slept through General Quarters and finally rushed topside when the battle was all but over—"I have not yet begun to fight" brought fame to the man who didn't get the word I Equal renown went to the CO, whose gunner having twice failed to open fire on order, finally yielded to pure sarcasm under his leader's icy: "You may fire when ready, Gridley."

The Army never quite came up to the Navy's skill with the mot. Custer's statement at the battle of The Little Big Horn is a prime example but can't be repeated even in Playboy, and the four letter word by the hero of Bastogne wasn't much better.

Even the Navy has slipped recently. Gene Wilkinson really dropped the ball on his first trip to sea in NAUTILUS. Having nothing to do but make progress reports and sign Title A cards for the previous months, surely he could have done better than "Underway on nuclear power." "What hath Rickover wrought" comes readily to mind, and there must be many others. He could have made fortune plus fame with a commercial: "We couldn't have done it without irradiated foods."

When Al Shepard's dunk in the drink splashed the pages of history, I was tense with anticipation. The T V announcer's momentary confusion at the moment of recovery, when he thought Al had gone back into the capsule, filled me with terror. I was sure he was searching for the SecDef release which "security" had cleared of any foreign policy implications. "Boy, what a ride" was probably sincere but it's pretty naive. And the later "IVe did it" is not bad but it smacks too much of Lindbergh and the connotation doesn't leave quite the right taste. As a matter of record, I have it privately that Al's first words actually were "Don't lose that goddam capsule; I'm signed out for it." To which the helo pilot grumbled "and there's one more guy who just became senior to me."

The moral, naturally, i s : don't let the scientific details mar a good press. Even in the negative this sage wisdom applies. When Russian Yuri Gagarin made his flight, an alert press would have emphasized that our man Ham was actually first. The relative standing of Ham and Gagarin among the upper vertebrates the anthropologists could work out at their leisure. Yuri's seniors certainly propagate the doubt in any event. And when Yuri landed, there was the chance to publicize his first words in the free press of the world—"Nov shmoz ka pop?", or "Where's my banana?"

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What's The

Dope WHENEVER

ALL HANDS NATIONAL ELECTION RESULTS

A Board of Tellers consisting of J. G. M. Stone '17 (Chairman), S. S. Bunting '21, J. F. Delany '25, L. P. Fairlamb '27, P. W .

Haas '23 and J. N. Hart '25 met on 15 May in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws of the Association to count the ballots which had been cast in the annual election of officers and trustees of the Association.

The results of the Board's count are tabulated below.

The thanks of the Alumni Association are extended to the members of the Board of Tellers who voluntarily accepted the tedious job of counting the thousands of ballots which were forwarded prior to the deadline.

For President: Jerauld Wright '18 5960 For Vice President (Central) John K. Hyatt '24 626 For Trustees-At-Large Hanson W. Baldwin '24 5229 E. W. Clexton '24 5057 H. D. Moulton '31 4887 W. L. Small, Jr. '38 5086 '45 DOES IT AGAIN

Still another salute is due the fine Class of '45! Time and time again, '45 has come up with an idea, a concept, a memorial, or a gimmick which symbolizes excellent class spirit and a great appreciation of the Naval Academy and the Alumni Association: the Triton Light, one of the finest class memorials in the nation; the "Green Bowlers" very much in evidence at class gatherings; the motto of "Look Alive with '45"; the road signs erected far and wide for Homecoming; the positive interest and support rendered on all occasions by the class to the Academy and to the Association.

And now another clever gesture by the '45ers. At the recent Board of Trustees meeting. Class President Dick Van Orden and Class Veep Don Poe represented the class.

Dick made a formal speech to the Board arid presented to the Association a J4" class pin nicely mounted on a large-sized wooden shield, the nameplate of which was inscribed "Watch Us Grow, Class of '45." The shield is now displayed in the Tap Room of Alumni House.

Dick explained a large size class crest suitably mounted was being manufactured but was not ready at the time of the Board meeting—hence the interim pin-on-shield presentation. (The fine Bohemian hand of 32

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The reporter explained he was Abner C. Doubleplay, a part-time sports writer who had been pressed into service because of the early hour.

"I'd like to interview the captain," he added.

He was taken to the bridge to meet the skipper, Capt. Hugh G. Lark, a 1922 graduUSS IDAHO ASSOCIATION REUNION ate of Annapolis (not really).

The U S S IDAHO Association of Norfolk, "Where'd you come from. Captain?" the Va., is most anxious to locate every living reporter asked. officer and man who ever served in the "I guess I can tell you that without violatIDAHO. At present there are some 1,200 names and current addresses on the roster but more ing security," Capt. Lark said. "We were bound for the Operation Mohole project in are wanted.

If you ever served in IDAHO or know the the Pacific to serve as observers."

Operation Mohole is a scientific drilling address of anyone who did, you will be doing the IDAHO Association a big favor by sending test in the ocean floor seeking to learn what this info to them at this address: USS IDAHO makes up the earth's interior.

"The sea was calm and everything seemed Association, P . O. Box 8048, Norfolk 3, Va. Chief Signalman David C. Graham is the in order, so I retired for the night. When I awoke, here we were. Confronted by those present Chairman.

The fourth annual reunion will be held in low bridges of yours, we dropped anchor— Norfolk's newest motor hotel—the Golden the ship's anchor, of course, not the chief."

"But how do you account for your being Triangle—in downtown Norfolk on 21-23 July. All the reunion information has been here?" the reporter persisted. sent to the entire roster. If you did not get a "A slight navigational error, I think," he copy of the activities planned and desire said. such—please drop a card to the above address.

"What will you do now?" asked the reporter.

MYSTERIOUS VESSEL VISITS ELGIN, ILL. "Break the navigator," replied the captain.

(From the Elgin Daily Courier-News, "How will you get out?" continued the 1 April 1961) reporter.

Today was the day the cruiser stopped on "Perhaps we can have a bill introduced the Fox River in Elgin.

Congress and legislate our way out," said The city's elders marked it down as a first in Capt.

Lark. "Or maybe the Defense Departfor the community, for none could recall such ment could turn the matter over to the Air an event in Elgin's history. The date, April Force like they did missile development. If 1, 1961, will go down in city annals, they de- the flyboys are so good, let them solve this cided. one."

The Courier-News, equally impressed by "Now, I'm afraid I'll have to terminate the sight at dawn today of the mighty warship anchored placidly on the river alongside the interview," said the captain with the air the Riverside Drive parking deck, sent a re- of a man who has a lot on his mind. "I see porter out in a borrowed launch to interview that the meters on this parking deck are in effect all night. We're running up quite a the captain of the USS MIRACULOUS. bill."

"Ahoy!" called the reporter in his best As he stepped onto his launch, the reporter nautical voice. turned back to the captain.

"Ahoy yourself," came the response from "I can't help feeling this must be some a chief petty officer at the rail. "Do you have to be so loud? We've had a hard voyage and sort of a gag. After all, this is April Fool's day," he said. most of the crew is asleep."

"So it is," mused the captain.

"Who are you?" the reporter asked more quietly.

Whereupon he, the crew and the cruiser "Anchor Saweigh, chief of the boat," the vanished, but not before an alert Couriersailor said. "And who are you?"

Neivs photographer snapped a picture.

Jack Kalina is indicated somewhere in this project.) When the mounted crest is received it will be displayed alongside the present shield.

To the Class of '45, our sincere thanks— and to borrow a phrase from a distinguished member of the class: AOKAY, '45.

SHIPMATE

Photo Courtesy Elgin (III.) Va.ij

:iiier-News

USS "MIRACULOUS" IN THE FOX RIVER, ELGIN, ILL.

And once again the surface of the Fox was serene off the Riverside Drive parking deck.

(From the Elgin Daily Courier-News, 3 April 1961) April 1 was "knavey" day across the nation. Five salts in different parts of the nation—New York, Annapolis, San Francisco and Elgin were involved in a wrangle, no doubt by means of electronic tubes, over proper identification of the ship in the photo that appeared on page 1 of the Elgin Daily Courier-News Saturday.

They mailed letters voicing their opinions to the editor. All arrived today. Such are the wonders of modern communications that all were mailed in Elgin about 6 :30 p.m., Sunday, according to the postmarks.

Said the first: Sir: Certainly anyone at all familiar with naval vessels must have recognized Saturdays visitor to Elgin, not as a light cruiser, as the Courier-News said in error, but a Blue type destroyer.

W.

T.

O. O.

DECQUE

Lt. ( j g ) , U S N R F P O San Francisco From Annapolis: Sir: Surely both Hatch and Decque must be imposters. Any Navy man would spot it immediately as a T C L ( P S ) , one of the ships of which Adm. Funston said: "Give me a dozen of these and we will be in Murmansk

by Monday."

STASHANS

Instructor, Naval History Annapolis, Md. J U N E - J U L Y ,

SKIVINGTON

(SKIVVY)

SCHIRTT

Rear Adm., USN The Navy Club New York, N. Y. But Capt. H. G. Lark writes to get everything squared away and shipshape: Sir: Your reporter erred—no wonder, since Hatch, Decque, Prof. Stashans and even Adm. Schirtt failed to identify correctly the ship I have the honor of commanding. It is a submarine.

H. G. LARK,

USN

Commanding, USS

MIRACULOUS

Ed. note. The above was contributed by Rear Admiral Walter Ansel, USN (Ret.) '19.

HATCH

CBM, U S N (Ret.) Corrected the second: Sir: As always during the 20-odd years I knew him in the Navy, Bosn's Mate Hatch is confused. Anyone should know, from the midships position of the chain locker, that the ship is a mine sweeper.

MANIUR

But he, too, is disputed; thusly: Sir: Every old-timer in the Navy will laugh Hatch, Lt. Decque and Prof. Stashans out of the service (if they were ever in). It is the famous LANGLEY, a converted carrier of the Spanish-American war.

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CORRECTION!

Two errors appeared in the article "The Naval Preparatory School" in the May issue of Shipmate. First, the author, Lt. Cdr. H. Ortland, III, is in the class of 1946, not 1945.

Second, the screening examination mentioned in the article will be held on 5 July instead of 6 July.

Hasit Call BENNETT, CLAUDE HENRY, JR. (CAPT USN RET) ' 2 3 , 15 M a y ' 6 1 — P h i l a d e l p h i a , Pa. BLADES, LAWRENCE J O H N KINZER (CAPT USNR RET) ' 1 4 , 2 4 M a y ' 6 1 — U S N H St. A l b a n s , N . Y. BROADLEY, CHARLES VINCENT (CDR USNR RET) ' 2 5 , 21 A p r . ' 6 1 — B e t h e s d a , M d .

COCHRAN, W I L L I A M THOMAS ' 1 3 , 16 '61—Richmond, Va.

May

CONRAD, GYLE DEAN (CDR USN RET) ' 2 0 , 3 1 March '61—Phoenix, Ariz.

COOKE, EB SMITH ' 3 1 , H e r n a n d o , Miss.

ELLIOTT, W I L L I A M JENNINGS ' 2 3 , 2 4 A p r . ' 6 1 — E l Paso, T e x .

HOLTZCLAW, J O H N SMITH (LT JG USN RET) ' 2 4 , 13 M a r c h ' 6 1 — M a c o n , G a .

KERCHER, MERRILL A. (CDR USN RET) ' 1 6 , 2 4 M a y '61—Goshen, Ind. LEWIS, J O H N W I L L I A M (CAPT USN RET) ' 0 7 , 2 8 A p r . ' 6 1 — V a l l e j o , Calif.

METZ, RICHARD PERRY (ENS USN RET) ' 5 3 , 3 FEB. ' 6 1 — C o n c o r d i a , K a n .

MINTZER, LEONIDAS MURNEY (CDR USNR RET) ' 1 8 , 2 6 A p r . ' 6 1 — U S N H San D i e g o , Calif.

PILLSBURY, HORACE WATTS (CAPT USN RET) ' 1 3 , 17 M a y ' 6 1 — S e a t t l e , W a s h .

POEL, HARLAN JAMES ' 3 8 , 6 A p r . ' 6 1 — W i l mington, Del. R Y A N , THOMAS ALLAN (LT JG USN) ' 5 9 , 16 M a y ' 6 1 — a i r c r a f t accident n e a r M i r a m a r , Calif.

SHAFER, W I L L I A M WADE (ENS USN) ' 6 0 , 2 5 Apr. ' 6 1 — a i r c r a f t accident. O r a n g e Grove, Tex. SHUTE, ISAAC CLARKE (LCDR USN RET) ' 0 6 , 12 M a y ' 6 1 — H a v e r t o w n , Pa. SPENCER, ROGER W A Y L A N D ' 1 2 , M a y ' 6 1 — Duluth, Minn.

V A N O U S , W I L L I A M WINFRED (RADM USN RET) ' 3 2 , 14 M a y ' 6 1 — U S N H A n n a p o l i s , Md. WALLACE, LEWIS (CAPT USN RET) ' 2 5 , 1 M a y '61—Leesville, Tex. W I L S O N , W I L L I A M HENRY (ENS USN) ' 6 0 , 2 8 Apr. ' 6 1 — a t sea in USS REDFIN WORRELL, J O H N ROBERT, JR. ( 1 / L t USAF) ' 5 7 , 2 2 M a y ' 6 1 — a i r c r a f t accident, A d e l , Ga. 33

Sec'y. Capt. E . S. J a c k s o n , U S N (Ret.) 455 A r l i n g t o n Dr., P a s a d e n a , Calif.

Under date of 1 May 1961 "KING" R I D D L E wrote: "The Governor of my home state, Tennessee . . . sent me a commission as Rear Admiral in the Tennessee State Guard. The letter of transmittal was addressed to Rear Admiral William K. Riddle."

It has given us pleasure to congratulate King.

Sec'y, C a p t . Lonis P . Davis, U S N <Ret.) Dresden Apt., 2126 Connecticut Ave., N.W., W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. EDMUND SPENCE ROOT

The class secretary regrets to announce the death of E. S. ( S T I F F Y ) ROOT at the Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif., on 27 Feb. 1961. He was buried in Rosecrans National Cemetery. There were no next of kin so far as known, and no other information is yet available.

The secretary is indebted to Cdr. Frederick D. Powers '14 for the first information of Stiffy's death and to A R T H U R S T O T T for the few details available.

In this area, as elsewhere, our ranks are thinning, but at Bryson's funeral in Annapolis on 22 April we were able to muster Bemis, Schuyler, Frellsen, Gulliver, Windsor and Parker, augmented by Davy Howard, down here on business, and by Horace and Natalie Dyer, who happened to be in Annapolis.

J O H N W I L L I A M LEWIS

Another loss on 28 April was the death of J O H N W. (TUBBY) L E W I S , (CAPT USN R E T ) . Details are lacking, but he had been living in Vallejo, Calif., and a note from PAT SCHELLING out that way says that the funeral services were held there, and the burial was in San Bruno Cemetery near San Francisco.

Evalina COHEN, widow of our classmate AL COHEN, has left Philadelphia and is now living in Bethesda, Md., Apt. "A," 6917 Stratmore Drive.

K E N T and Floride H E W I T T were in Washington recently, visiting their daughter and her husband, Capt. Gerald S. Norton, USN. When not baby sitting with his grandchildren, Kent was engaged in doing a tape recording of his war experiences for Columbia University and the Office of Naval History at the Navy Department. He should have plenty to give them I

Sec'y, VAdm. Alexander S h a r p , U S N ( R e t . ) , 6306 Bannockburn D r .

Bethesda, Md. Sec'y, R A d m . E d w a r d J . Foy, U S N (Ret.) Sheraton P a r k Hotel, Washington 8, D. C.

ISAAC CLARKE SHUTE

His classmates note with deep regret the passing of LCdr. ISAAC C. S H U T E , USN (Ret.), on 12 May 1961 in Havertown, Pa. After retirement in 1927 Commander Shute became port engineer of the Atlantic Refining Co. marine division in Havertown, and during W W II was a consultant at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He was a member of the American Society of Naval Engineers and the U. S. Naval Institute. His survivors include his widow, the former Rhoda Rodriguez, 2 sons, Roger S. and Capt. Corben C. Shute, U S N (Ret.) '29, a daughter Mrs. Thomas McMahon, 2 stepsons, Timoleon and David Rodriguez, a sister and 8 grandchildren. One of his grandchildren, David Shute, is a member of the Class of 1963, USNA. GEORGE A L E X A N D E R writes that some of the West Coast boys have again had a get-together—this time at Miramar Hotel, Santa Monica, Calif. They were George Alexander, H U G H ALLEN, JAM LOWE, CY BARKER and BOB W H I T E from the Bay area.

The USS IDAHO Association will have its fourth annual reunion at Norfolk, Va. in the Golden Triangle Motor Hotel in downtown Norfolk 21 to 23 July. All ex IDAHO personnel should attend if they can do so. I'm /s/

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SHARP

Sec'y, Capt. R. C. P a r k e r , U S N (Ret.) 5706 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Md.

BRYSON BRUCE

The death of BRYSON BRUCE at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, on 17 April meant the loss not only of a much loved classmate, but of the Alumni President who for many years had handled our class affairs with quiet wisdom and efficiency. The job now devolves upon the competent shoulders of Adm. J O H N H. HOOVER, USN (Ret.), who lives in Washington.

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The respite from reading these notes in last month's issue was occasioned by the necessity for the writer to be drydocked in the Bethesda Hospital for certain minor "underwater repairs." He was there for 12 days the middle part of April, but now, as you see, is all fit again. I almost wrote "fat," which would not have been wide of the mark at that. He is indebted to many classmates for their solicitude (felt or feigned) which took the forms of calls or messages and here expresses his thanks. The doctors out there did their usual good job.

While in the hospital I roomed near C. R. NORRIS, whom I had not seen in many years. He was up from his home in Coral Gables, Fla., for a number of quite serious complications. I must say that he looked anything but robust, but he was cheerful and taking his ailments lightly. His attractive wife and his nice son, a captain serving in the Pentagon, were most attentive and the former took him back to Florida a few days after I made my appearance.

BILL W I L L I E was also out there for a not-too-serious operation on one hand. He also was cheery and bright. Only stayed a few days. That hospital is a good place to run into your old friends, both in your own class and others, but I can think of better places.

I have been remiss in not reporting here the good news of JACK S H A F R O T H ' s election in Jan. to be President of the Naval Historical Foundation. I know it was a welldeserved honor as I have been aware for a number of years of his great interest in and his fine work for the Foundation. The Shafroths and the KINKAIDs both celebrated their SOth wedding anniversaries the end of April. I imagine many others in the class have done likewise of late, or are about to, but they have carefully kept the news from me.

A letter from MOSE KRAUS tells me that they have moved from Florida to "170

East Coronado Rd., Phoenix 4, Ariz." Don't tell anybody from Florida, but Mose says there's way too much rain down there. Mentions 87 inches in one year and 18 in one month! His description of their new _ location, in which you can have your choice of climates by moving very short distances, sounds ideal. Mose commented upon the death of S P U D S T U R N E R and expressed his admiration for him. He also wrote that the news of the 50th wedding anniversary of the REGGIE K A U F F M A N s reminded him that he was a shipmate of Reg's at the time of the marriage. Time flies, doesn't it?

Reg writes me that he is very proud of the fact that his son. Draper, who was promoted to the rank of rear admiral in Feb., has been assigned to the command of DesFlot Three, thus following in the footsteps of his Pa, who spent a large part of his sea duty in destroyers. And he has good reason to be proud, as Draper has had a most interesting and varied career and has been the recipient of many decorations._ He is best known, probably, for his work in connection with bomb disposals and underwater demolition teams which he had, perhaps, the greatest part in organizing. The Kauffmans are to be in Jamestown this summer, Elsa having recovered splendidly from a bad fall last winter.

In the April number I reported that the GENE W I L S O N s were off for a cruise to Greece. One of my agents told me a few days ago that, unfortunately, Genevieve was stricken with pneumonia on the ship on the outward passage, which pretty much spoiled things for her, but that they are now back home and she is, happily, as good as new again.

Sec'y, R A d m . Harold C. T r a i n , U S N (Ret.) 1 St. Mary's St., Annapolis, Md. CLASS LUNCHEON

Sixteen were present at the April luncheon on the 18th: Braisted, Chapline, Dessez, Glennon, Hatcher, Hustvedt, Manahan, McCauley, Piatt, Robertson, Sampson, Smith, Train, Williams, Wright and Hazel Dick.

Hazel hadn't been to a class luncheon since he was on duty in the Passport Division of the State Department many years ago. I have just received a letter from him in which he says "I want to tell you what a treat it was being with you and seeing the gang at lunch the other day."

J O E L BUNKLEY—Bunk, Jeanne and young Brit have returned to their home in Jamestown, after a stay of about 4 months in Spain. Bunk says he misses the sunshine of Majorca; nothing but foggy weather since he got back.

VIRGIL DIXON—Virgil is now in Louisville, Ky., at 549 South Jackson St., Apt. # 3 . He moves around a lot, so doubt if he stays there very long.

A R D E N LOGAN—Arden writes that his 3rd grandchild, a girl, was born in Aug. 1960.

F R E N C H Y LECLAIR—The engagement has been announced of Beryl Brierly Powers, granddaughter of Frenchy and Lillian, to Mr. Horace Clovis Robison, Jr., son of Capt. and Mrs. Horace Clovis Robison. Captain Robison is a graduate of the Class of 1923.

Betty McELDUFF—Betty writes that she went to Portugal last Nov., spending most of her time in that country, except for a couple of weeks in Spain, during which visit she saw OLIE and Betty OLDENDORF at Torremolinos. One day at a party, she met an attractive Major in the U. S. Army named S H I P M A T E

Jones, and when she asked if he was by any chance related to a classmate of her husband's named Tommy Jones he replied, "I am his son, Thomas Hardaway Jones, Jr." (A small world.) She does not plan on returning to the States until the spring of 1962.

She is living at the Hotel Cibra in Estoril, Portugal. All mail addressed there will be forwarded.

BEN TILLEYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ben injured one of his legs recently and was in the Naval Hospital at Annapolis for a spell. He has been discharged now. His daughter drove up from Norfolk and took him back to live with her for a while. Address c/o Captain and Mrs. Melvin, 1049 Hanover, Larchmont, Norfolk 8, Va. (For notice of death of Mrs. Webb Trammell, see Class of 1910 column.)

HAROLD TRAIN

Sec'y, RAdm. Charles J. Moore, U S N ( R e t . ) . 5509 Grove S t .

Chevy Chase 15. Md. Lily de Lathuy TRAMMELL

With great regret we report the death of Lily de Lathuy TRAMMELL, wife of our classmate Capt. W E B B T R . \ M M E L L , in Istanbul, Turkey, on 30 Apr. 1961, after a long illness. She was born in Belgium and married Webb in 1931. Webb was Naval Attache in Istanbul, Turkey, during W W II, and after he retired in 1946 they made their home there. Besides her husband, she is survived by Lt. Webb de Lathuy Trammell '53, at present on duty with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean and a daughter, Mrs. William Morris (Chislane Trammell) of Amman, Jordan.

Sec'y. V A d m . R. M. Griffin, U S N (Ret.) 3133 Connecticnt Ave., N . W .

W a s h i n g t o n 8, D . C.

See Reunion news on page 17.

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Corr. Sec'y, V A d m . G. H. Fort, U S N (Ret.) 3537 E d m u n d s St., W a s h i n g t o n 7, D. C.

M I K E and Helen MORRISEY never made their long-planned tour of the Far East

by Norwegian freighter after all. While on their grandchild-counting trip, in South Pasadena, Mike had a bad accident in which a blow on the head by a car door induced a mild stroke. When he left the hospital his doctor vetoed the doctorless cruise. However he was well enough to revisit Grand Cayman and they enjoyed 7 weeks there. He is now home and almost "back to battery" and he sent his usual contribution to the (Tlass Fund along with best wishes to all hands.

LIGON ARD also remembered his 1912 classmates with a short but eloquent communication; just a nice check for the kitty.

Louise M E R R I L L sent a note of appreciation for the flowers sent by the class and for the report of TIP's funeral in Shipmate.

She has had to write hundreds of letters of appreciation for expressions of sympathy received from friends and admirers of Tip from all over the world.

Yours truly has been reelected as the Washington Chapter Trustee on the Board of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, relieving Admiral Bill Fechteler.

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Corr. Sec'y, P a u l D. Sleeper 4545 Connecticut Ave., N . W .

W a s h i n g t o n 8, D. C.

sympathy for his widow and family. He was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Va., 18 May, and his pallbearers were members of his Sigma Chi Fraternity. (I, of course, telegraphed flowers from '13.)

HORACE WATTS PILLSBURY

I have also just received the sad news that our grand classmate, H. W A T T S PILLSBURY, passed away at his home in Seattle, Wash., on 17 May 1961, and was buried in Ft. Lawton Cemetery, Seattle, on 22 May 1961. He was a real man. While he knew early last year that his time was limited, he decided not to wait around for the end but to go ahead with his wife Pat on a long planned and cherished trip all over Europe. I know from letters from both him and his wife that they had a wonderful time and his letters were always cheerful. On their way to Europe they visited Washington and Annapolis. "Pills" attended a D. C. monthly luncheon held on Friday, 13 May 1960 at which 13 of '13 were present. He and Pat also attended a cocktail party at the Jupps' in Annapolis. He and I were good personal friends at the Academy. He was a star on the Track Team and I was manager.

At the Jupps'' party he said, "Paul, I know the score. There's no use worrying about it.

Pat and I are just going ahead as usual and get all the living we possibly can out of whatever time I have left." God bless you, Pills.

All of '13 send their sincerest sympathy to you, Pat, and to his family. (DOC L E E has kept me well informed of Pill's condition and sent a telegram giving me the sad news.

Thanks, Doc.)

W I L L I A M THOMAS COCHRAN

I report with real regret that our fine classmate, W I L L I A M T. COCHRAN, passed away in the Veterans Hospital in Richmond, Va., on 16 May 1961, after a severe heart attack several days previously.

Quoting from 1913's Lucky Bag: "Bill, just plain B-i-1-1â&#x20AC;&#x201D;it's a small name, but it covers a big man. To his classmates that nickname signifies a true friend, a lovable classmate, a fine athlete. He has been a man to count on in football, baseball and basketball." We will all miss him, and all of '13 express their

Enough votes have not yet been received (19 May) to indicate whether our 50th will be in May or Sept. If you haven't voted yet, rush your vote to me, but BE SURE TO U S E MY N E W A D D R E S S GIVEN ABOVE. Since my last All Hands bulletin, fine contributions to our Class Fund have been received from classmates Brenner, Dale, Enright, Grayson, Hatch, Helmick and Robinson. Thanks, all of '13 appreciates this help.

JOINT LUNCHEON OF 1913 GRADUATES OF USMA AND USNA AT THE ARMY-NAVY CLUB, WASHINGTON, D. C. 15 May 1961. Tho.;* prssent were (starting on left, then clockwise): Col. W. C. Foote, Sec'y of local USMA group, Adm. J. L. Hall, BGen. W. C. Crane, Commo. J. R. Palmer, Cap!. J. D. Jones, Capt. J. E. Bronner, Capt. H. L. Abbott, Col. A. B. Johnson, MajGen. C. G. Helmick, Capt. E. F. Enright, VAdm. G. B. Davis, MajGen. W. R. Schmidt, Cap'.

W. B. Jupp, BGen. G. R. Young, MajGen. H. C. Davidson, USAF, and his guest Col. H. B. Millard, USMA '24, Cdr. J. A. Lee, and Paul D. Sleeper, Corr.

Sec'y, USNA '13. Col. Millard is head of Millard School, Langlois, Oregon, which prepares young men for USAFA, USMA and USNA. J U N E - J U L Y ,

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Especial thanks from all of '13 and real appreciation also go to Mrs. H. C. (Dorothy) Davis of Lutz, Fla., who sent a very generous contribution to our Class Fund in memory and honor of her husband, our classmate H A R T W E L L C. (DAVE) DAVIS who passed away in 1959. He was a grand chap, and well liked by all who knew him.

On 15 May we held our annual joint luncheon with the local 1913 West Point group, and it was a most enjoyable occasion, with 18 present, as follows: USMA '13: BGen. W. C. Crane, MGen. H. C. Davidson, Col. W. C. Foote (local secretary for their group), Col. A. B. Johnson, MGen. W. R. Schmidt, BGen. G. R. Young, and as guest of General Davidson, Col. H. B. Millard '24, USMA, Head of Millard School, Langlois, Ore., which prepares young men for USAF, USMA and USNA. Those from U S N A 1913 were Abbott, Brenner, Davis, Enright, Hall, Helmick, Doug Jones, Jupp, Jake Lee, Palmer and Sleeper. We were all especially delighted to have a visit from B R E N N E R and E N R I G H T .

After my All Hands bulletin, I received so many letters that we simply do not have space to quote all of them. However here are excerpts: D A L E writes, "We have been planning for 10 years to attend our 50th. God willing, you will see us in '63. Tell any classmates that come our way, we would be most happy to see them. Also, why not estimate expenses for each occasion at our SOth and sell tickets for all but room and board?" (We may do it, but must first find out when it will be, before we can get definite with the hotel.)

D u B O S E says, "Wish I could be at the joint luncheon with '13 USMA. However, I hit the jackpot lately as we saw both the J I M M I E HALLs and H E L M I C K S on their way north."

GAYHART writes, "Tell All Hands that Daytona Beach is on the road to or from South Florida. We would be glad to see any classmates coming this way."

GRAY, from Mallorca, Spain: "Having wonderful trip. Left Naples in Volkswagen, drove north through Italy and into Yugoslavia. Then took a coastal steamer on a week's cruise of the Dalmatian coast. From here we take our car and continue."

GRAYSON tells me, "Leave Sarasota 8 Jime for Highlands, N. C. Leave there about IS Oct. for Keeneland, Ky., when the races start."

H A T C H writes, "It's too long between reunions, we don't see many of our classmates except every 5 years. Why not a gettogether every 2yi to 3 years? Robbie is chipper as a lark. After what he went through, he has more pep than I do."

H U D S O N informs us, "It is possible I can get to a D. C. luncheon in July or Aug. I am counting on it." (We will count on it too, Mike.)

J U N K I N writes, "Am delighted you expect to have rooms for all in Carvel Hall at our SOth. Good luck to all."

McCAWLEY tells me, "Our 45th wedding anniversary is today, 6 May 1961."

ROBINSON reports, "I am doing fine after my last bout in the hospital. Had a nice get-together with RED and Millie RUBLE and ERIC and Pat ZEMKE in 'Frisco recently, and see a lot of H A Z E L T I N E and Hatch here in Carmel where we enjoyed a fine visit from Frances Page."

R U B L E writes, "Regardless of the month I really hope to be at our SOth. Had a real time bending elbows with Zemke and Robbie when he was here."

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W I L D tells me, "Am not sure yet that we can possibly come to our SOth. We hope something will develop so that we can. Our best to all '13ers."

W H I T E : "Was glad to see the DUDLEYS here on their way from Mexico. Also drove over to the west coast and enjoyed seeing the GRAYSONs in Sarasota and Mrs. H. C. (Dorothy) Davis at Lutz, near Tampa."

Also, received notes or letters from Ard, Austin, Brownell, Cassard, Dudley, Dillingham, Miller, Searles, Seibert, Shock, Thebaud, Todd and Woodside.

The best of good health, good fortune and good luck to you all.

PAUL

Received a postcard from P I N K E Y P O W ERS postmarked 1 May, Honolulu, saying that he is out there recuperating from a flu bug or virus that afflicted him in Dec. and Jan. He reports that he is now much better and expects to be 100% OK when he returns to the States. He went on to say that he expected to see J O H N N Y MOYER shortly.

DEAC H A N S writes that he is still enjoying his golf in Oakland, Calif.

I have just learned from Fran CREIGHT O N that she has recently returned home from the Orient after several months there.

Her present address is General Delivery, Carmel, Calif., where she has a house for the summer.

TO OLD F O U R T E E N ONCE M O R E !

BOB

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Maury, U S N (Ret.) 208 Prince George St., Annapolis. Md. West Coast Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. O. O. Kessing, 842 D Ave., Coronado, Calif.

Received a very interesting letter from P H I L YEATMAN which I will quote in part: "Elizabeth and I have just returned from a very pleasant 3-week visit to England. This trip was made for the best of all possible reasons—to wit, that the opportunity arose, and we thought it would be fun, and so we went.

"We were mostly in London, and enjoyed the fact that we had time to do so many things that the former schedules were too full to permit time to be taken. We went to Greenwich, and I stood on the meridian, with one foot in West Longitude and one in Fast—childish, but something I have always wanted to do! We went to Gravesend and put flowers on the grave of Pocohontas, hoping that she would be pleased to be visited by a fellow native-born Virginian. We were especially interested in viewing Christopher Wren churches, damaged by bombing, and now rehabilitated. They are really lovely, and after all that gray Gothic stone, a real surprise, gleaming with white and gold and pale blue, appearing at long last as Wren meant them to look, which they have not done for centuries. We also saw the grave of Captain John Smith, which I never expected to do.

"We were not altogether in London, managing a visit to Winchester, Wells, Bath Abbey and the ruins of Glastonbury, which are very impressive. We visited Sulgrave Manor, and saw a few of the 'Stately Homes of England,' Hatfield House, Ham House, Knowle, Compton Winyates. Other pleasant memories, novelties to me, were the Albert and Victoria Museum, Kensington Palace (saw the room and bed in which Victoria was awakened and informed that she was Queen of England), and also the 'Grace and Favor House' there which is occupied by the Princess Margaret and her husband, Apsley House (Wellington Museum). Also we greatly enjoyed the spectacle of Hyde and Kensington Parks on a Sunday afternoon, swarming with children in and out of prams and dogs and their owners all over the place.

The eating in London is much better than it used to be, especially if you go to the better places (mostly French cuisine) where the cost is relatively high, but quite cheap compared to New York.

"Early in March we were briefly in Beaufort, S. C , and there saw the W A R N E R BAYLEYs, who were in fine fettle, though the Mrs. was recovering from a back injury caused by a fall on a sliding carpet in her own bedroom."

DON'T FORGET T H I S ! If you should be planning to be here for the Homecoming Weekend please make your reservations immediately; available space is rather scarce later on.

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Sec'y, Adm. Arthur D. Struble, U S N (Ret.) 4017 Oliver St., Chevy Chase, Md. Asst. Sec'y, LGen. P. A. del Valle, USMC (Ret.), 41 Cornhill St., Annapolis, Md.

T E D BREED, whose inimitable drawings brighten the pages of our Class Bulletins, sends the following news-laden letter which 1 am delighted with, for material is scarce as hen's teeth. I quote: "Dear Pedro: For the second time 1915 got no mention in Shipmate. Is this because they never write to their secretary? There is lots going on—BILL S C H O T T and Mrs. Schott are at the Lowell Hotel, 28 E. 63 St., New York, N. Y., on a visit from Bill's Chateau on the Rhine—until 1 June.

"Tully Shelly is due on 26 May for a month's vacation at his residence. Blue Water Hill, West Port, Conn. R A F E is visiting the S W E D E at Monterey and sneering at Europe, the East, and Lake Placid. SCOTT BAKER gave a terrific K T party yesterday (30 April) at his Main Line residence. " H O R S E and Peg P E N N O Y E R take off on a jet flight (Air France) to Paris to visit their son Bill who is on duty there—now a captain. They will then tour England and Scotland and return by air when tired out.

"My new English bulldog, 'Blockbusters' Sir Johnny Bull arrived via BOAC 29 March from London, obtained through Tully's good efforts from the famous kennel whose name the dog bears. He is the finest that I have seen come out of England and, at the age of 5 months, promises to make the big time in 2 years.

"These are just a few of the things I have heard of. I had lunch with the Schotts at the 'Quo Vadis' in New York and we talked much of reunions and classes. In my opinion, a class that does not keep in touch with itself regularly will have little to re-une about in the year 1965. We might get out a directory of addresses and of phone numbers—collect some dues too. Personally I think the class needs stirring up. Regards, Ted." Your assistant class secretary hopes this "stirring" letter from our dauntless Ted will arouse the Shakespearean streak of authorship in all our classmates, so that I may never miss another Shipmate. My own lack of news to print I'm certain will soon be a thing of the past, as I understand our class secretary R I P S T R U B L E should be coming home with the spring, and his adventures alone will fill volumes.

The following, received from MACKEY L E W I S , is reproduced verbatim, as it provides us with much news and a blast at our lackadaisical conduct in office: Dallas, Texas 16 April 1961 Secretary, Class of 1915, U S N A TO W H O M I T MAY CONCERN: First of all, some of you Annapolis-Washington SHIPMATE

crowd get on the job and contribute something to Shipmate, even if you have to make It up. At least print the name and address of the class officers. It reflects on all of us when vvre are the only group not even listed in the alumni magazine. Officers were elected from your area because you could keep in touch with such things. Somebody please get busy—we haven't closed our class books and many of us are still very much alive.

Nancy Lee and I have just completed a 2month cruise to the Orient on a superfreighter. It made 21 knots and served food that was far too good. I gained 12 pounds, and now, even a month after our return, I am still going through the painful process of trying to knock off the excess weight. We had 2 weeks in Japan and 12 days in Hong Kong where we went broke saving money on the wonderful bargains. W e also visited Formosa and Okinawa (where Scotch was still $1.85 a bottle).

We drove our car to San Francisco and enroute home, we stopped off in San Diego and were the house guests of RAdm. Lucien Ragennet '22, my old exec from the PANAY, in his most attractive home.

S K E E T E R M I T C H E L L went to a great deal of trouble and got all the local Hunky Dunks (with apology to BILL G R A N A T ) together for a luncheon party. First, drinks were served in the beautiful patio of his home, which has twice won the local prize for being the most attractive in Coronado. Incidentally, T E D and Bea C H A N D L E R lived there at one time. Skeeter and Belle looked fine and both are apparently very happy.

Skeeter is quite a boy. He manages to play about even with Horse in golf in spite of his almost daily trips to Mexico to hunt quail during the season, to fly-fish in the Rockies during the season and, when things get really boring, he jumps into a jet with some of his old aviation friends for a jaunt to Alaska for salmon fishing. Needless to say, he is leading a full and active life.

H O R S E P E N N O Y E R looks fine and healthy. His whole life is golf and his ambition is to put Skeeter in the poorhouse. Since, after SO years, there is an apparent difference of 15 cents, he has his work cut out for him. Regret to report his wife Peggy was just recovering from an operation and couldn't be present.

HARRY C A M P M A N and his charming wife added dignity to the crowd. They lend much to the social life of the community— swimming, dancing and horseback riding.

Harry just refuses to grow old.

VINCE GODFREY and his wife have just moved back to Coronado upon his final retirement from business. He is still in good form in tennis, and promptly won the doubles in the Coronado Hotel matches.

ARCH H O W A R D , whom I have't seen since graduation, represented the La Jolla crowd. Same old Arch! We missed his wife who couldn't attend because of illness.

I found out that R A F E B A T E S had recently been in town and stirred things up in his usual style. R I P S T R U B L E was shortly expected enroute home from India.

The "tight little island of Coronado" looked just about the same as it did in my old destroyer days in the early '30s.

I am very greatly indebted to the whole crowd, especially Skeeter and Belle, for the time they gave up to meet with us. Time is passing on and, from the law of averages, some of us will never meet again.

Upon our return we found a letter from H A M M O N D B O W M A N telling us he was to be in Dallas for several days the end of April to attend the General Assembly of the JUNE-JULY,

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Presbyterian Church. We immediately extended the invitation to make our house his home. He will have a busy schedule, but I hope we will have time to talk of old days.

Now you people in Annapolis get busy, put on sail and get out of the doldrums.

Best wishes to all of you.

MACKEY

Sec.-Treas., Capt. E. S. Earnhardt, U S N (Ret.). 3900 Calverton Dr.. College Heights Estates, Hyattsville, Md. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. C. Greham Halpine, U S N (Ret.), 1 Taney Ave., Annapolis, Md. West Coast Sec'y, Cdr. E. F. Cochrane, U S N (Ret.), 4315 Avalon Blvd.

San Diego 3, Calif.

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A recent letter from the R U S S E L L HITCHCOCKs of Sheepscott, Me., tells u s : "In one of the recent Shipmates there was a note about the Hitchcocks of snowbound Maine. Actually Maine where we live had less snow this winter than New York City, but in any case we escaped most of it by going to Portugal and Spain for 3 months from where we have just returned. We took our small Hillman, purchased last spring in England, and could go where and when we wished. The almond blossoms were out in southern Portugal and it was carnival time. Then Seville and Granada, Spain, and back to northern Portugal for another spring, and finally Madrid and sailing from Barcelona. See you next Sept. in Washington and Annapolis."

WEST COAST

BUNNY C O C H R A N E The SD '16-'17ers announce with pleasure that a cocktail party will be held at the Marine Officers' Club, Recruit Depot, on Friday, 14 July. Time, 1800 until. Dress informal. All '16-'17ers near and far and their wives are invited to join with us in this annual celebration. Please contact any SD '16 or '17ers for details.

Recently we ran across a story concerning H E N R Y W H I T E and a serious operation which caused us concern so we wrote him.

His reply: "I was delighted to get your good letter. Actually, I did have what might have been a stiff session at Oak Knoll last Nov. Seems the local docs suspected a diverticolitis and subjected me to the old barium enema.

The latter revealed an incipient cancer on the colon. So they hustled me to Oakland where the surgeon opened me up and removed the necessary section of internal plumbing, stating that he considered it a 'surgical cure.'" Henry is due for a check at Oak Knoll the latter part of May. We all wish him the very best and are looking forward to seeing him and Kathleen at our July shindig.

Message from Lil H E R N D O N : "We are moving to La Jolla and after 15 May our address will be 6467 Avenida Manana. Actually we don't move into our new address until 15 June." Welcome back!

We have just learned that S L E U T H H O L M E S is about to have his book published and, while a definite date of publication is not available or, for that matter, the

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exact title, it will probably come out late in Dec. In 1958 Maurice was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (History) by the U. of Southern California Graduate School. The book is taken from his thesis and is an historical dissertation on the background and conduct of early Spanish nautical exploration along the coasts of Baja and Alta California between 1522 and 1700. As additional info becomes available we will send it along. We have seen some of the galley proofs on this unusual and very interesting book. It is a real pleasure to extend our congratulations to Doctor Holmes on his achievements. From now on, we '16-'17ers in our SD luncheons will try especially hard to let him "win" one of those cherished awards in the Prelims.

Small. As time wore on and vocal chords became strained (imagine!), they gradually departed. On 18 May Colin Campbell, Nino Gregory, Chuck Kelly and Jack Stone are going up from Crabtown to try to give a younger touch to the affair.

PARK—PIE really got back from the trek he and Marion made. He brought the regards to the class of J A W N and Emily RICHMOND. That is about all the useful news he brought back, or maybe your yeoman was a little inattentive.

M A T T H E W S — C H R I S T Y sends a card with a snapshot pasted on. The shot shows a guy of the pleistocene age holding an innocent baby called Rosalie which, he says, and we believe, and we quote: "is partly his." For the record your recorder never has With the City Fathers holding an election been able to see any "resemblance" between on our regular meeting day to determine, parents and children. Webster says it's a among other items, if certain of the present "copied likeness." members thereof would continue to hold forth Now hear this: we are holding our 45th or get the old Heave Ho (which they did!), at Homecoming in Sept. 1962. Registry at our April luncheon was postponed to the 20th. Alumni House on Friday, the big party in Since on those days the favorite department the Armory Friday night, Saturday luncheon of the Club is secured for sea until the voters at Alumni House or Officers' Mess. Dinner have completed their civic duty, the aforesaid at Carvel and, after Chapel, a despedida at decision was unanimous. But late as it was 248 King George. At present it is not known the Boys came alongside the dock at the what the tariff will be except that it will be Admiral Kidd Club early and stayed late. nominal and, of course, at 248 it's on the By coming early, the "winning" contestant house. gets off a little lighter than is the case after Previous classes have looked a bit frisky the Main Body docks. following their 4Sth so, to take up the slack, Because of the possible advantage, and we think the following should be worked after careful consideration at some length into the program: of the merits, the legal quorum figure of 5 1. A pie race—bring your own pies. was established. Thus, our first prelim "winA bean eating contest—if you are feelner" under the new edict came to be. It was ing2. them bring 'em along. none other than our most successful con3.

A 3-legged race. Twine will be furtestant over the years, M. COMSTOCK! It is fitting and proper that of all our con- nished.

4. A 20-yard relay race for those under 68. sistently generous compatriots, Merrill should have had that honor. We also believe that 5. A dancing contest for anyone who can with the establishment of the "legal quorum" still exhibit all the grace Prof. Bell learned there will be a marked increase in the num- us. ber of early birds. But on with the prelims.

6th event open to suggestions.

We were honored to have a new recruit join 7. An endurance contest—both glasses and up with us, Dick Richards '17. Dick, with the help of I K E B E N N E T T , managed to fillers furnished by Honest John. The judgavoid winning the 2nd citation. Ike Bennett ing will be willynilly and all decisions final. worked very hard to take that prize from There will be no biting in the clinches—parhim. As the battle wore on, B. COCHRANE ticularly with mixed twosomes. and Sleuth Holmes got nicked as did P H I L Suggestions from the class will be welWARREN, the Baron of the Rancho Santa comed on this athletic program but they must Fe Grass Lands just to the east of Del Mar. be constructive as the whole subject has been As chow was about to be announced and thought out carefully.

Prelims drew to an end, good ole faithful It will be a help if the class will pass the SOC McGINNIS got caught with the final word and of particular assistance if those accounting of the day. who plan to attend will advise your slave It was good to have COUNT GRASSIE so he can make plans and reservations. We with us looking very fit after his brush with hope for a big turnout of those who possibly those S D N H surgeons. B. Cochrane had as can make it. More will follow on this subject. his guest Maury McColley, a resident and HAEBERLE—FRED is retiring from neighbor and Phil Warren and Hook Jenkins in Rancho Santa Fe. GLOOM BATEMAN Webb Institute this summer after having took the Distance Trophy for the day, having given them 10 years of the only kind of servmotored down from San Clemente. Others ice he ever gave: distinguished. Faye was in Crabtown in early May searching for a suitattending: Spike Fahrion, Joe Loventhal, Amos Root, Shorty Sauer and Possum Webb. able place to live. We do hope she finds one.

It would be a great pleasure to all here to Hope you will join us at the 14 July SD have them with us.

Annual Dinner.

Society note—PIE PARK, the GREGHasta luego, Amigos.

ORYS and KELLYs were at 248 on 12 May for a little reminiscing, or what have you.

The May '16-'17 Army-Navy Club luncheon was duly held and attended by Nick Carney, Earny Earnhardt, Bill Fechteler, Willie Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, USNR (Ret.) Hawthorne, Gloom Major, Pete Merwin and 248 King George St., Annapolis, Md. Jim Steele, all first class. Juniors were Walt Calhoun, Colin Campbell, Frank Dean, Nino The '16-'17 luncheon at the Army-Navy Gregory, Chuck Kelly, Chuck Noble. Pete Club was attended by Earny Earnhardt, Bill Small, Red Worden and Jack Stone. It was Fechteler, Willy Hawthorne, Gloom Major, Pete Merwin and Jim Steele. The dissenters a nice party and disinterested bystanders were Len Austin, Eddie Brady, Walt Cal- figured the Billy Fecht and Gloom didn't houn, Hot Hanafee, Chuck Noble and Pete clear over a couple of dollars. This they

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hotly deny—and with good reason. The party was fun with one of our favorite numbers attending—si.xteen.

With love and good cheer.

JACK

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Sec'y, RAdm. E. E. Duvall, U S N (Ret.) Apt. 755-B, The Westchester, Washington 16, D . C.

LEONIDAS MURNEY MINTZER

We regret to report that on 26 April LEONIDAS MURNEY M I N T Z E R passed away at the Naval Hospital, San Diego. A former editorial writer for the San Diego Union and Evening Tribiitie and a short story writer, Murney had been a resident of San Diego since 1923 and had resided at 2608 El Cajon Blvd. His first wife, the late Mrs., Ethel Dummer Mintzer, was the former director of the Francis Parker School. His second wife, Mrs. Katherine Worthington Mintzer, whom he married in 1944, died last Dec. Survivors are 3 daughters, Mrs. Katherine Gerlach of Santa Barbara, Mrs. Ethel Litchman of Palo Alto and Mrs. Polly Vaughan of Bakersfield; a stepson, Bryan Worthington, a student of San Diego State, and 6 grandchildren.

Those classmates who attended our regular luncheon meeting on 3 May last were Barnes, Vince Murphy, Buddy Loomis, Jack Haines, .A.lexander, E. C. Rogers, Duvall, Bill Wade, Bob Mitten, Dobyns, Kennedy and Leon Lovette.

On 11 May, at a graveside service in Arlington Cemetery, the ashes of RAdm. G. W. J O H N S O N were interred. Johnny passed away in San Diego on 10 March—the cause of death, arteriosclerotic heart disease. Owing to her serious illness, his widow, Mrs. Eileen M. Johnson, was unable to come East to the above service; however, a distant relative of Johnny's, several friends and a representative group of classmates were present.

A rain of long duration still persisted which imparted rich green tones to the trees and shrubbery—a lovely setting for this dignified and impressive ceremony.

In a letter from REGGIE T H O R N H I L L , we learned that he gave a small party for Mary McCartin M A R S H A L L at which DON CURTIS, P E R K I N S and Rachel F I S C H E R were other guests.

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Sec'y, RAdm. R. A. Dierdorff, U S N (Ret.) 34 Randall St.. Annapolis, Md.

The H. McCOY JONESes returned to Washington recently after buying a large cattle ranch in southern Idaho. They held a pre-Reunion '19 "roundup" on 5 May at their attractive 20th St. home, formerly the Junior League headquarters. After "branding" operations on the first floor, we adjourned upstairs to the "chuck wagon" for a delicious buffet supper. The fifty '19ers present thank Rancher Jones and Range Boss Tini for a delightful evening.

Despite the wettish weather, our Annual Reunion, 6 May, was a distinct success. The corsages and boutonnieres presented at Alumni House were much-appreciated gifts of the H.^RRY GOODWINs. The handsome flower arrangements were prepared and given by Miriam BRYANT. And '19's numerals flew from the Alumni House staff.

The large attendance (62) called for two rooms at the luncheon instead of last year's (Continued on page 40) SHIPMATE

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Photo by Del Ankers VICE ADMIRAL H. R. THURBER '19, at the White House, May 2, 1961, conferring on this year's MS "Hope Chest" Campaign with President Kennedy ond Ralph Glock (center). President of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

1 9 (Continued from page 38) one. Adaline DYEjR and Nell S T E V E N S had selected the delicious luncheon menu. The subsequent business meeting, under Class Chairman GEORGE DYER's able direction, ran very smoothly. But we must be aging.

There wasn't a single argument.

In the afternoon George and Adaline Dyer and LOUIS and Florence PELZMAN were co-hosts at the Dyers' "Simmerdown" for a delightful cocktail party and buffet supper which were greatly appreciated by all hands.

Sighted at some or all of the weekend's festivities were the Adamses, Andersons, Miriam Bryant, the Callaghans, Coneys and Maud Crichton; the Demarests, Dierdorffs, Miles DuVal, the Dyers, Fergusons, Finks and Friedmans; the Goodwins, Greers, Jean Herrmann, the Hicks, Holloways, Jennings, Jones and Kincaids; the Kings, Lambs, McGurls, Elizabeth Metzel and Dot Orr; the Pelzmans, Reads, Ann Richardson, the Roberts ; the Rochesters, Schaeffers, Laurence Schetky (we only regret Etheljane wasn't there), the Schildhauers, Schoeffels and Settles; Alexandra Staudt, Abe Stein, Sophie Thompson Smith (and Don), the Tarbuttons, Willenbuchers and Wynkoops. Ann RICHARDSON and the ANDERSONs had come all the way from California, J E A N H E R R M A N N from Houston and the FERGUSONS from St. Louis.

The U. S. Naval Institute will shortly publish a second edition of George Dyer's Naval Logistics, first published a year ago.

George is busily engaged in bringing it fully up-to-date. This involves a round of visits to Pentagon offices. As further evidence of Naval Logistics' professional standing, the Brazilian Navy has requested (and received) George's permission to publish an edition in Portuguese.

Elizabeth METZEL has moved to 2480 16th St., N.W., Washington 9, D. C. Her youngest son, the Rev. William Sims Metzel, a Presbyterian missionary, has returned to his post in Kasai Province, the Congo. His wife and children remain in the States where Mrs. Metzel is teaching French.

During a recent visit to Southern California to visit their children, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Huschke, Rolling Hills Estates, the KINCAIDs were in touch with a number of '19ers. Earle talked on the phone with Madeleine Murray in Santa Barbara. At 40

Photo by Del Ankers TESTIMONIAL AWARD LUNCHEON to Vice Admiral H. R. Thurber '19, May 10, 1961. Left to right: Mrs. Frank Slingluff, Jr., widow of Cdr. Slingluff '09, Admiral Thurber, Mrs. Donald Baruch, Mrs. Joseph K. Taussig, widow of Vice Admiral Taussig '99.

Terminal Island's Admiral Allen Club they dined with the BERT GRIFFITHS. Bert is fine and "enjoying anti-acid bourbon."

Marion is "young and charming as ever."

V E N U S S H O R T in North Hollywood was recovering from a throat ailment. The Shorts expect to be East in the fall enroute to Europe. Earle tried unsuccessfully in South Laguna to call Elizabeth JACKSON. On Easter weekend the Kincaids and family drove to San Diego's unique Stardust golf course hotel, formerly the Mission Valley Golf Club. "We immediately contacted CHUCK and Kay H U N T . Chuck, master par excellence of good cheer, is also the 'Mystery Chef and finally a prize rose grower. Their patio is a thing of beauty.

"We saw Point Loma at its best as guests of S T E V E and Norrie HALL. What Goren could have learned from our bridge would fill another book! Talked with J O H N N Y ROPER and TOM JETER. CHICKEN CARTER is not listed. Had dinner at the Admiral Kidd Club with the LANNOMs and other friends.

"A nostalgic moment climaxed our San Diego visit. P O P OLDS, with his indelible smile and charming wife, called at Stardust with an armful of the largest and loveliest roses I ever saw. I visualized the spirit of a worthy class in every petal. We had a lovely time largely made by Annapolis classmales."

As noted in May's Shipmate, P E Y T O N COCHRAN slipped off a Baltimore roof on 1 April and bunged himself up considerably.

His reply to my letter of sympathy runs: "What I can read of your letter of 5 April, 1 am sure is insulting. I know you realize the true story of my injury was that I jumped out of a second story windowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;some husbands are so inconsiderate!"

Congratulations, Skip, or are you merely boasting?

The LUKE GRANTs have moved back to Philadelphia and are now at No. 508, Rittenhouse Claridge Apts., Rittenhouse Square.

Luke writes: "Letters in recent bulletins show that 'grandchildren' are one of the favorite topics. I think that the Grants must lead the class with No. 15 expected in Sept.

Present count 6 boys, 8 girls. I enjoyed talking to DAN McGURL and R A L P H H U N ERFORD at the Philadelphia Alumni dinner 2 weeks ago."

Kaye H U G H E S , JIMMY's widow, died 25 April at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The former Katherine Brown, she made her debut in Washington in 1935. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Malcolm Rowland. Jimmy had command of and was badly wounded when the PANAY was bombed and sunk, 12 Dec. 1937.

At the Annual Business Meeting, LAURENCE S C H E T K Y expressed his and Etheljane's warm appreciation for the flood of letters, visits and expressions of sympathy following their serious 26 Dec. accident. Her host of friends will be glad to know that Etheljane is walking again, albeit with a cane. Laurence is staying with the DeWitt Pattersons '39, near the Bethesda' Medical Center.

The London Times Literary Supplement, 14 Apr. 1961, in reviewing W A L T E R ANSEL's Hitler Confronts England, Duke University Press, Cambridge University Press, likens his style to Thomas Carlyle's. I am indebted to MILES DuVAL for the review.

The following paragraphs indicate its tenor.

"This book by Rear Admiral Walter Ansel, USN, is a study from the German point of view and on the basis of German records, of operation Sea Lion, Hitler's projected invasion of England in the summer and autumn of 1940. There have been other books on this subject, a few of them good ones. Admiral Ansel's surpasses them. It is one of the most impressive of all the books that have so far dealt with the Second World War and a distinguished piece of work without limitation of subject.

"The combination of scholarly excellence and practical experience, however unusual, is achieved from time to time. It is only on rare occasions that both are combined in a book that is also distinguished for vividness and style of writing. This is such a book.

Admiral Ansel may never have read Thomas Carlyle; Carlyle's style is not to everybody's liking. But any reader of Hitler Confronts England who is familiar with Carlyle will feel that this is Sea Lion ('the pivotal event of the war and one in history' in the Admiral's phrase) as he might have written it; and even the reader who has reservations about this kind of writing will feel its power and appropriateness for the recounting of great and complex events in history and will admire the Admiral's unforced and consistent skill with it."

S H I P M A T E

Just after the Reunion, Bible publisher S C O T T LAMB and Sallye went to the American Red Cross National Convention in Ciricinnati. Sallye has long been very active in this organization. Scott writes: "Whom should I see there but H A R R Y SLOCUM. He works in the' Washington office, I understand, on a voluntary basis and fills a very important billet there. . . What hasn't '19 gotten into?" (What other class, for instance, has a leading publisher of the Holy Writ in its ranks?)

The excellent picture on page 55 of May's Shipmate, is captioned " H . McCoy Jones '19 (right), chairman of the U S N A Foundation, receiving from Royce Flippin '26, the 1961 Award of the Naval Academy Association of New York, for outstanding service to the Naval Academy." Congratulations, Harry!

On a volunteer basis, RAY T H U R B E R has devoted the past 6 years to the fight against Multiple Sclerosis. Summoned on 10 May to Washington's La Salle du Bois. ostensibly to discuss this year's M.S. "Hope Chest" Fund Drive which he again heads, Ray found himself facing some 40 friends and associates at a testimonial award luncheon. The handsome plaque presented to him reads: AWARD OF HONOR H. R. T H U R B E R VICE ADMIRAL, U. S. N A V Y (RET.) In grateful recognition of his Oustanding Contribution to his Fellow Man

By Long Devoted Service as a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and as Chairman of the Washington, D. C. Area Chapter Presented by The Board of Trustees May 10, 1961 Washington, D. C. Area Chapter National Multiple Sclerosis Society Dulany and I have never owned a T V set. In recent months we have talked of getting a portable, especially for newscasts and documentaries. Hence yesterday, 23 May, when a bulky carton arrived containing a TV, I thought Dulany was surprising me.

"No!" she said when I sought to peek. "It's from the class. Wait until G E O R G E DYER arrives." When he did, he presented on behalf of you wonderful '19ers, a handsome 19-inch RCA portable! I can only say "Thank you!" from the bottom of our hearts.

I 11 Sec'y, Capt. John F. Crowe. Jr., U S N / I I (Ret.), 4431 Volta PI., N.W. L U Washington 7. D. C.

GYLE DEAN CONRAD

We have recently learned with regret of the death of GYLE CONRAD on 31 March 1961 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Phoenix, Ariz. Following cremation, interment was in Arlington National Cemetery on 18 April.

Those who knew Gyle in his midshipman days or who later served with him will always remember his lovable character. There was never a situation he could not analyze with good humor.

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ability (arthritis) and settled in Phoenix, Ariz. He was recalled to active duty in Washington in June 1941 where he served until he was retired in July 1945 as a Commander. He then returned to Phoenix.

The best information available indicates that Gyle is survived by a brother, Dewey Conrad of Quinton, Md., and a sister who lives in the state of Washington. Our sympathy is extended to them in their loss.

The following attended the class luncheon 28 April at the Army-Navy Club: Browder, Bryan, Christmas, Crowe, Deringer, Dettmann, DeWeese, Glass, Hague, Holsinger, Lyon, Moxsen, Nibecker, Osborn, Page, Pearson, Plaskitt, Robbins, Wachtler and Wilkerson.

TOMMY ROBBINS who, as Commandant, Potomac River Naval Command, is the only officer of our class on the active list, gave a very informative talk on several items of current naval interest.

ROY GRAHAM, who retired last year after 10 enjoyable years with Raytheon, just couldn't stay retired. Roy has been elected E.xecutive Vice President of the New York City Board of Trade, Inc., 1 Liberty St., New York City. The Board of Trade includes over 1200 of the largest trade, commercial and manufacturing organizations in the New York City area. It speaks for ''business"_ and works with all_ the activities in promoting and preserving bur American heritage. Roy still plays conversational tennis and thinks that Short Hills, N. J., is the best all-year place to live.

It was good to see " H O P P Y " H O P W O O D on his recent visit to Washington from the foothills of Shamokin, his old home town. Hoppy is considering a move to the Washington area before next winter and we shall be glad to have him here again.

He has been doing the civic circuit, committees, drives, etc., since settling in Shamokin following his retirement last summer.

"GERMANY" and Nina CURTS recently returned from a delightful 10-day tour of Puerto Ricoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;business for Germany and pleasure for Nina. They flew both ways. On the return trip fog in Washington diverted their plane to Philadelphia, and the trip to Washington was completed by bus, taking longer than the flight from San Juan to Philadelphia.

The BILL S W A N S T O N s of Oxford, Md., spent the winter in Torresmolinas, near Malaga, Spain. Bill retired from the Maryland Public School System after teaching in Easton since about 1954.

SHAD MILLER, the Squire of Rock Island, Tenn., does a lot of hunting and fishing and also is involved in civic affairs, cooperative organizations, etc. Shad has 2 sons in the Navy, Raleigh B., Jr. '52, and William H. '56. The former is serving in a Polaris submarine and the latter is in naval aviation.

K H E M P A L M E R moved last fall from Orlando to 413 N. Grandview Ave., Daytona Beach, Fla. S P I V CUNNINGHAM'S Wake Island Command appeared in condensed form in Cavalier magazine. It is a clear, forceful exposition of what happened on Wake Island at the time of the Japanese attack in the early days of W W II. The book itself was scheduled for publication in June.

My past calls for news have not brought results. However, if we are to have a representative column, some of you must send in the dope. This means you.

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East Coast Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Homer Eimers 930 H St., N.W., Washington, D. C. West Coast Corr. Sec'y. RAdm. George Van Deurs, 313 Golden Gate Ave. Belvedere, Cal.

CLASS LUNCHEON

The regular monthly meeting of the Class of 1921 was held on Wednesday, 26 April 1961 at the Army-Navy Club, Washington, D. C. Attendance was as follows: Wop Barbaro, Joe Bolger, "LA" Brown, Heber Brumbaugh, Oz Colclough, Homer Eimers, Floyd Ferris, Ed Fullinwider, Don Giles, Jimmy Hamilton, Reds Jamison, Tom Kelly, Reds Hanlon, Blackie Loker, Wayne McDowell, Country Moore, Gale Morgan, Ken Noble, Johnny Pixton, Stu Purves, Al Smith, Don Smith, Herb Tellman and Pinkie Thorp.

40TH REUNION

SYD BUNTING, the chairman of our 40th Class Reunion Committee, reports that the forms recently sent out to all members of the class requesting information as to whether or not you expect to attend the Sept. reunion have been coming in very slowly. Syd urges each of you to dig his letter out from under that pile on your desk and send in your answer (more important send in your check). Invitations have also been sent to class widows to attend the various class parties during the Reunion as guests of the class.

The following letters have been returned because of improper addresses: William L. Rees, Mrs. A. E. Meredith, Mrs. H. W. Taylor, Mrs. Joe E. Rucker, Mrs. William R. Millis, Mrs. S. W. Harvey, Mrs. John J. Lenhart. If any member of the class or widow has not received his or her reunion letter, or if you know the proper address of any of the above listed names, please inform S. S. Bunting, Ferry Farms, Annapolis, Md. '21 MEMORY BOOK

Deadline for sending in stories for the 1921 Memory Book has been postponed until after the Class Reunion by request of some of the ELDER S T A T E S M E N of that CLASS. AROUND SAN FRANCISCO BAY

Somebody dropped a line of the April Shipmate script. This made it appear that LOGAN McKEE, our visitor from the south, had taken over the local activities of NORMAN McKEE, a long-time Menlo Park resident. It's not so. Logan and Norman are unrelated McKees, both '21ers, both good company, and both were in town for the DAVIS-CARLISLE clambake reported in that issue.

On 13 April JIMMY and Vera H A R R I S reported good cherry blossom viewing and gave 29 April as E T D Japan. No destination or ETA. "They have not been reported since.

THAYER, T H O M A S , M A D D E N and McQUEEN were sighted drinking champagne at a Legion of Honor preview on 20 April. They expressed no opinions on the exhibit.

On Saturday, 6 May, F R E D and Polly BOONE poured cocktails in their Woodside home. The Glen Ellen CLOUGHYs reported a good flower crop in their ex-Spanish brickyard. General Electric men C O U L T E R and DOC COOK were noted in a huddle with AMES, but insisted they were not paid enough to be price-fixing. Ames, they said, was telling them of the sad case of the bowlegged cow. J O E CONNOLY, still boosting San Jose's Downtown Association, had dis41

Photo by G. van Deurs PHIL AND RUTH NICHOLS, TRAM AND CHARLIE ROLAND

covered several other cities where retired Navy men did similar jobs. Johnny and Virginia McQueen reported on the wild life, not wild living, of Menlo Park. CARLSON, of the Wilder Co., took time out from Los Altos real estate deals to appear. Among others sighted were Thomas, Scup Miller, Nichols, Madden, Carter, Schwien, RK Davis, Hoover, N. McKee, Divoll and Bud Ruble '23. Ruf and Anna Thayer missed the party. Enroute on the Skyline Blvd., somebody rammed their stern. No personnel injuries, but the car was unfit for partygoing.

It was rumored in Ignacio: That NICK COULTER was planning a trip east, businessâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Gypsy wanted to go too, fun; that Homer, the McQueen's pigeon, was killed When it flew into a screen trying to reach Virginia; that Harvey, their rabbit, invaded the school grounds across the street and attacked the padre in charge who was demanding protection from the brute; that HAM and Doris H A M I L T O N of Tennessee were on the way to Florida to see if Fish Moebus had become an ornithologist, and to return the perfumed fertilizer Fish sent for Doris's birthday.

We were distressed to learn of the tragic automobile accident which caused the death of Eleanore and injuries to BILL W E B STER. The class extends deepest sympathy and condolence to Bill in his great loss and best wishes to him for a speedy recovery.

FLOYD F E R R I S informs us that the class cocktail and dinner party will be held at the Army-Navy Club, 1625 Eye St., N.W. (on east side of Farragut Square), on Thurs(iay evening, 28 Sept. 1961. The cocktail party will be held in the Caravan Room on the Sth floor commencing at 7 p.m. The dinner party will be held in the Washington and Colonial Rooms on the 2nd floor commencing at 8 p.m.

Black tie is fiat the uniform.

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Sec'y, Gerald A. Stacey, Golden Propeller Farm. R2 Box 146. Mercersburg, Pa. Corr. Sec'y, H. L. Jennings, 701 Cafritz Building Washington 6, D. C.

W I L L I A M J E N N I N G S ELLIOTT

It is with deep regret that we report the death on 24 April 1961 in El Paso, Texas, of W I L L I A M J. E L L I O T T as a result of pneumonia and a heart condition. Bill was prominent in real estate development in the area and held high oflices in city, state and national real estate associations, boards and commissions.

J O H N E. P A R K E R has been elected to the advisory board of 2 mutual funds having headquarters in Washington, D. C. The funds are Shares in American Industry, Inc., and Atomics, Physics and Science Fund, Inc. WEDDINGS

On 9 June 1961 in the Naval Academy Chapel, Miriam Page Bennington became the bride of Ens. Maurice Dudley Stanley, Jr. "Paigie" is the daughter of Airs. John P. Bennington and the late R.\dni. J O H N PAIGE B E N N I N G T O N . "Sonny" is a 1961 graduate of USNA, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Stanley of Marietta, Ga. While the above is the age-old story of "losing a daughter and gaining a son," Lt. Tom Bennington '55 sent us the news that Miriam has also gained another grandson.

Albion presented Tommy with a son, William Bacon Bennington, on 14 May 1961.

Mrs. J O H N F O S T E R G E I S E announced the marriage of her daughter, Eugenia Parker, to Mr. Thomas Stephen Gray on 10 Jime 1961 in Calvary Episcopal Church, Americus, Ga. Mostest of the bestest, ABE

BAY AREA

F R A N K A K E R S writes, "The April issue of Shipmate found '22 again adequately represented in print. This encourages me to send on a few items of interest here in the Bay area.

"I enclose a picture of a group of our classmates taken before lunch at my Quarters at the Naval Air Station, Alameda last Sunday, 23 April. It was a good meeting and while everyone talked at once, still I can report the following : "From Pebble Beach are the J E S S FORSYTHs and H U G H GOODWINs. Jess' main interest is sports cars. Hugh is taking his writing seriously. He recently published a story in the American Legion magazine.

"From Napa were the BRUCE ADELLs, where Bruce teaches school at Napa College and thoroughly enjoys it. From nearby Vallejo are DADDY and Martha M c I N T O S H where Mac keeps the transit lines rolling.

From Los Altos were the MURPHYs. Murph is still a wheel with Lockheed.

"From time to time we see quite a few classmates from around this area or passing through. CLYDE and Marge KING are still here in Oakland. Clyde has retired twice and is now a consultant in industrial relations.

"Some time back the MARION STAPLEs flew in their company plane from Dallas and we had a wonderful evening with them. The GEORGE NEELYs are in Piedmont and George is still with Standard Oil of California and manages somehow to obtain more patents each year than anyone else.

"The E D D I E SOLOMONs (Eddie retired on 1 .A.pril) were here on their way back to Hawaii where they will make their home.

" F R A N K and Peg W A T K I N S have returned from a trip through the Orient and are headed for Seattle where they plan to retire.

"Every now and then we see BAT CRUISE when he comes in from Honolulu.

This time he was enroute for his annual physical at Bethesdaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;then on to Mexico with Inez.

"We hope to see all hands at the 40th."

CLASS LUNCHEON

Those who attended the Class of 1922 monthly luncheon at the Army-Navy Club in Washington, D. C, on 9 May 1961 were as follows: R. H. Hudson, J. N. Johnson, Bibby, Dugan, Pratt, Brice, H. F. Stevens, Jarrett, Marston, Atcheson, Dunkelberger, Whitgrove, E. H. Pierce, H. L. Jennings.

This was W H I T ' s last Washington class luncheon, as he and Lydia are abandoning Washington to settle in Ojai, Calif.; address, 702 Country Club Rd., P. O. Box 663.

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Corr. Sec'y, R A d m . A r t h u r A. Ageton, U S N ( R e t . ) , 1025 Connecticut Ave., N . W , W a s h i n g t o n 6, D. C.

CLAUDE HENRY BENNETT, JR.

Capt. CLAUDE H E N R Y B E N N E T T , USN ( R e t ) , died at the Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., on Monday morning, 15 May 1961 of a heart ailment. He was 58.

A graduate of the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, he graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in the Class of 1923 and was for many years its Class Secretary. He served continuously on active duty until Jan. 1946 when he retired. He had been

1922 AT NAVAL AIR STATION, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA 23 APRIL 1961. Seated (left to right): Martha Mcintosh, Alice Adell, Boyliss Akers, Eleanor Goodwin, Ruth Murphy and Bets Forsyth. Standing (left to right): Jess Forsyth, Bruce Adell, Frank Akers, Marion Murphy, Hugh Goodwin and Mack Mcintosh.

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continuously active in the business world ever since. In W W II, Captain Bennett commanded the destroyer LUDLOW in convoy and combat duty in the Atlantic. Later, he was promoted to command of a destroyer division in the Atlantic and served in the same capacity in the Pacific. For his W W II service, he received the Legion of Merit for duty in the Bureau of Ordnance and the Commendation Ribbon for his duty in the LUDLOW.

Captain Bennett is survived by his widow, Frances Margaret Steinmetz Bennett, and

by Peter C , Lt. USN, and James A., Capt.

USAR, both on duty in the European theater. At the home address, 732 Spring Lane, Philadelphia, are Claude H., HI, and his daughter, Margaret. He is also survived by 2 brothers and a sister.

Captain Bennett was a trustee of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, a member of the Racquet Club of Philadelphia and of the Military Order of the World Wars.

Graveside services were held in the U. S. Naval Academy Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, 19 May.

MORRIS SMELLOW has been appointed General Manager of Lengor, Inc., Annapolis, Md. The firm makes the Simplex portable oil test kit for industry.

DOC H U D S O N reported that he and Peggy had returned after a wonderful 3-month trip on the KUNGSHOLM of the SwedishAmerican Line, circumnavigating the globe.

While on Formosa, they visited with DICK SMOOT, but missed DON F E L T in Pearl Harbor, as he was out of town.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Thornbury of Santa Monica, Calif., have announced the marriage of their daughter, Katherine Adel, to Capt.

Homer Ambrose, Jr., U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, son of Capt. H O M E R AMBROSE, U S N ( R e t ) , on 4 April 1961.

In a recent letter from J O H N C. McCUTCHEON he says, "I had a most enjoyable evening with the Army in Augsburg on the evening of their Founders' Day Dinner. I was the guest of Capt. (Chaplain) James M. Reaves '43. Also there were Col. Daniel B. Williams '40 (he was in the 2nd Batt. when I was in the Exec Dept.), Lt. John Rourke '59, now our Engineer, and Lt. John J. Garrity '60 in the 46th Infantry."

CLASS LUNCHEON

The April class luncheon was held at the Officers' Club, Naval Weapons Plant. Members present were Huebl, Rigler, Mclsaac, Welker, Hudson, Edwards, Coe, Sprung, Holderness, Tucker, Stephens, Haas, Leavitt, Beaumont, Wilson, Ambrose, Oliver and Lindsay.

R A S S I E U R said in his note that he hoped to join with us for a luncheon later on in the spring. Word was received that M I K E CONNELLEY would be back East in time for the May luncheon.

A note was read which the Secretary sent to Mrs. FRANK MONROE, extending sympathy on the loss of her husband and offering any assistance she might desire.

A card was received from PABLO BARR E T T reporting a pleasant trip through Spain.

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Sec'y, Mr. Paul Siegrist, c/o Standard & Poor's, 345 Hudson St. New York 14, N . Y.

J O H N SMITH HOLTZCLAW

J O H N S M I T H HOLTZCLAW died 13 March 1961 in Macon, Ga., where he had lived at 206 Clisby Place. "Sweetie" retired with a disability away back in 1932 as a Lt. (jg) and was associated with the Bibb Manufacturing Co. of Macon. We learned of his death through George Brydon from his brother, Dr. Ben C. Holtzclaw, dean of the Graduate School of the University of Richmond, Va. "Sweetie" was a native of Perry, Ga., and burial was there.

The D. C. group of the Class of 1924, USNA, held its regular 4th Wednesday of

the month luncheon at the Army-Navy Club in Washington, D. C , on 26 April 1961.

T W E N T Y F O U R members of T W E N T Y F O U R and one guest attended as follows: W. M. Beakley, S. E. Bush, W. E. Cleaves, W. V. Deutermann, W. H. Duvall, D. L. Francis, G. R. Hartwig, C. M. E. Hoffman, B. Kalisch, P. V. Mercer, G. C. Montgomery, E. T. Neale, C. J. Nesser, D. J. Ramsey, G. Reith, G. N. Robillard, E. C. Rook, G. A. Sinclair, R. C. Sutliff, R. L. Swart, H. M. Sylvester, G. H. Van Steenbergh, R. E. Wilson, J. M. P. Wright.

ROY H A R T W I G , Class Chairman, announced that our classmate, D. T. (TURN E R ) DAY, was reported ill at the Bethesda Naval Hospital. BILL CLEAVES introduced his guest, Mr. Jim Bridges.

GEORGE C. MONTGOMERY reported that while he and his wife had been in the East for several months, they planned on a trip through New England and return to California shortly. The class treasurer announced that he had received a letter from J A M E S S. (SCOTTY) LAIDLAW, who is currently Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Hycon Mfg. Co. in Monrovia, Calif.

Roy Hartwig reported that H A P GOODALL, whose son is a member of this year's graduating class, would present the Class of 1924 award at the Naval Academy in June.

P. V. MERCER spoke about plans for another mixed party for the class and by a vote it was decided to hold the party in the fall.

The D. C. group of the Class of 1924, U. S. Naval Academy, held its regular 4th Wednesday of the month luncheon at the Army-Navy Club in Washington, on 24 May 1961. Twenty-eight members of the class attended as follows: W. M. Beakley, M. M. Bradley, W. F. Bullis, H. L. Collins, W. V. Deutermann, I. T. Duke, W. H. Duvall, D. L. Francis, E. E. Gminder, Dale Harris, G. R. Hartwig, R. S. Hatcher, L. B. Jaudon, B. Kalisch, G. Edmund Peterson, D. J. Ramsey, G. Reith, E. C. Rook, G. A. Sinclair,

REMEMBER WHEN? 1924 Class Dinner 21 February 1924.

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T. U. Sisson, T. C. Southerland, C. J. Stuart, H. M. Sylvester, M. J. Tichenor, G. H. Van Steenbergh, R. R. Waller, R. E. Wilson and J. M. P. Wright.

ROY H A R T W I G , Class Chairman, opened the meeting with the usual song and dance about the status of the Equalization of Retired Pay Bill and then introduced the outof-town members of the class.

R. S. H A T C H E R , in from the Coast, reported he had recently seen S. Y. C U T L E R out in California. D A L E H A R R I S reported he had bought a home and retired in Pensacola, Fla., but was planning on going to .\laska shortly. R. R. W A L L E R , who lives in Philadelphia, plans a trip to California in about 6 weeks and will look up the classmates in Coronado and San Francisco.

BILL BULLIS, just back from a 98-day trip around the world, reported that the average foreign citizen did not show animosity toward Americans.

G. E D M U N D P E T E R S p N , down from Boston, gave an account of himself and H. L. COLLINS, also down from Boston, told us of his recent trip to Europe on a honeymoon.

He and his bride, Capt. Winnifred Quick, W A V E Commander, were royally received by classmates abroad including IRA N U N N in Oslo and Adm. P A G E S M I T H . H. L. concluded by saying: "It's nice to be married to an active duty captain."

We had to go back 37 years to get the class picture we are re-printing in these pages this month—our first Class Dinner in Baltimore on the eve of Washington's birthday, 1924! B E R T K A L I S C H assembled and restored it from "pieces" found by G E N E ROOK in his attic storage. Do you locate yourself in it? Down front, left to right, it is easy to pick off Nuesse, Chesty Baldwin, Norcross, McCaleb, Freels, Hatcher, Brereton, Poupeney, Shiebler, Harrison, Kissam, Erdman, Mitchell, Caples (stop me if I'm wrong!) ; but whose are the 2 cut-off faces down front? The one on the left might be Frank Deam, but on the right, whose is the wrinkled forehead and the wavy hair?

Capt and Mrs. W I L L I A M A. HICKEY, USN ( R e t ) , of Barrington Rd., Grosse Pointe, Mich., announce the engagement of their daughter Sharon to Dr. James Lloyd Cox of Pontiac, Mich. Sharon will receive her B.S. degree from the U. of Michigan Dental School in June. She is affiliated with Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. James Cox attended Eastern Michigan U. and will graduate in June from U. of Michigan Dental School.

The wedding will probably take place in early summer.

Bill Hickey, by the way, is now Dean of Engineering at the Detroit College of Applied Science, having left Chrysler's Missile Division last Oct. But we don't know how fixed he is when he says: "With Sharon married there's nothing to keep Florerice and me in this area, so I'm looking for a different clime at this point."

The "photographin'" JACK E N G E M A N is covering Europe at this time, and reports the weather is perfect for photos. A postal from Rome announces "next to Trieste, Madrid, Paris, and to see Page Smith in London. Working on 3 books."

We like these words from A S H E V A N S , whom you'll recall is teaching at Menlo College (Calif.) : "The April Shipmate is in hand, and Kura and I note with great interest the extensive coverage, as usual, of classmate information. In addition to the pleasure, and at times specific value of receiving this information, it reflects most favorably upon our class. . . . It seems to me that many of us who enjoy and benefit from receiving the information could be more coJUNE-JULY,

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operative in submitting some of the same. . . ."

(Ash, you are SO right!) He then tells us of having missed the M . \ N S F I E L D s when they were in the Menlo area in April, because the latter became "too involved with our grandchildren." The Mansfields made an extensive tour from their Colorado home through all parts of California and the southwest, including San Francisco. Of the latter.

Bill writes Ash: "That cured me of any idea of living in your area—California driving is too hectic for this old fud!" Ash also informs us that the MAGLEYs were delayed in their long auto tour 'cross country.

Aus was hit by an infection while in Evanston, 111., and had to put in a week at Great Lakes; but they then returned safely to Coronado.

We trust that Irene B E R T H O L D has fully recovered from the pneumonia attack which hospitalized her in April.

This is the time of year when we should be announcing the graduation of your sons, daughters and grandchildren. We have one: James D. Lazell, Jr., is graduating from Sewanee, University of the South. He will now start his graduate work at Penn toward his Ph.D. His field is herpetology. And speaking of Penn, we are reminded that F R E D I L S E M A N N is the President-elect of the U S N A Alumni Association of Philadelphia, and JIM LAZELL a director.

We were taught that "you can't change the name of Arkansaw," but Bess Styer H U R S T is determined to change the name of Orange Avenue in Coronado. As Secretary of the Coronado "Crown Boulevard" Committee she is leading the campaign, believing the change to "Crown Boulevard" of the main thoroughfare name would add dignity and prestige to the Crown City.

Oh yes, another 1924 name appeared in the San Diego headlines in April: JACK O P I E , who was a witness in a suit we don't fully understand. But he did testify that a piece of property that cost $41,400 in 1955 was later sold to Ryan Aeronautical for $1,440,000; so it appears that Jack at least hears about some big deals in the area.

We now have the address of the BELLERBYs: 2953 Worden St., San Diego 10, Calif.

(Don't write—telegraph!)

"Your world-wide staff of correspondents doesn't miss a thing!" writes ED CUNN I N G H A M when we ask him for details of his prospective transfer from Albany to New York City which MALIN CRAIG reported to us. We'll have the details in our next issue, with the new Cunningham address.

We are grateful to JACK BOLTON for taking care of a floral wreath for the late E D W A R D V. DOCKWEILER. We try to take care of this from Washington, but this time for some reason the information did not get to us, and but for Jack's initiative we would not have been represented; and your officers do try to take action and despatch a floral wreath in each such sad instance. We ask the cooperation of all hands, particularly in an instance where the deceased is not on the retired or active duty list. Information clears in Washington now through RAdm. R. L. SWART, 2619 S. Ives St., Arlington, Va. If you have early knowledge of a classmate's decease and know where a floral tribute may be sent, please wire Bob Swart or the Class Secretary. This will assure that action will be taken, if we have not earlier received the necessary information from official channels. In the most recent instance we have received a very gracious note of thanks from Mrs. Dockweiler.

We think it is newsworthy that L E N N I E DAY is active in his usual tennis routine again, having kept in condition (and he

shows it!) by a regular schedule of squash rackets during the winter months.

Change of duty: WALLY P E T E R S E N (RADM U S N ) has been ordered to Norfolk as Commandant Fifth Naval District. Among the retireds: E P H McLEAN is now affiliated with Reynolds & Co. at Philadelphia.

The trip home to the States by J O E T H E W has been postponed and he is now scheduled to sail from Beirut 17 July, to arrive New York 9 Aug. WEDDING

On 6 May Miss Anne Purves was married to Mr. William Forrest Close, son of our own Capt. F O R R E S T CLOSE, USN (Ret.), of Madrid. They were married in New York where they will reside.

NEW ARRIVAL

Jennifer Louise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Susanna Siegrist) Donald F. Johnson, born 21 May at White Plains, N. Y. Incidentally, that makes PAUL and Norma SIEGRIST grandparents for the first time.

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Sec'y, RAdm. Joe W. Stryker, U S N (Ret.) Structural Clay Products Institute 1520 18th St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

CHARLES VINCENT BROADLEY

It is with deep regret that I report the death of M I K E on 21 April at Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Md., after a brief illness.

Fie was a senior security official at the Central Intelligence Agency at the time of his death. He was born in Salem, Mass., and attended Governor Dummer Academy in his native state before entering the Naval Academy with us in 1921. After 2 years' service as an ensign he resigned and was associated with the American Steel Foundries Corp., the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., and the Fidelity and Casualty Insurance Cos. in New York and New Jersey. He also served as engineer and departmental manager for the Marsh and McLennan Insurance Brokers of New York. In 1942 he returned to active duty in the Navy and served with ONI until 1946. Following the war, he worked for the War Assets Administration and in 1947 he joined the CIA. He is survived by his widow Margaret, who lives at 5442 Broad Branch Rd., N.W., Washington, D. C, and 2 daughters, Barbara Beinhocker of Cambridge, Mass., and Deborah Gale of Philadelphia. It was a sad class luncheon on the day of Mike's funeral at Arlington, which most of us attended.

LEWIS WALLACE

On Tuesday, 2 May, I received with deep regret the word that L E W died at his home in Leesville, Texas, on the day before. To date, we have been unable to obtain further details or information.

In accordance with the policy adopted recently by the Washington group and reported in a recent issue of Shipmate, Adm. J O H N H. (SAVVY) SIDES was presented with a Certificate of Achievement from his classmates. The presentation was made for us by RAdm. Paul H. Ramsey as one of his last official acts as Savvy's departing Chief of Staff. The Certificate read: TO OUR D I S T I N G U I S H E D CinC Pac Fleet C L A S S M A T E : "The Class of 1925, U. S. Naval Academy, is proud of one of its most distinguished members who by reaching a top oflice of the Navy, that of Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet, does credit to himself and his class.

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"Therefore it presents this Certificate of Foreign Service and will graduate from Achievement to Admiral John Harold 'Savvy' Princeton this year.

Sides, United States Navy, as a token of Pete also reports that he and Jane stopped admiration and pleasant association with a at Ramona and visited with AL and Ann fine officer, man, and shipmate." Hope it is JARREL. Al is the Squire of Ramona, growCNO next. Savvy. ing oranges, tangerines, figs, avocados and The following article from the Northern just everything else around the beautiful Virginia Sun indicates a signal honor for home they have built at 1110 Sth St. Al has H E R B RICE. It stated: "The Teachers not been idle—he chairmanned the Local Award Committee of the National Capital United Fund drive—is active in Kiwanis and Area's Joint Board of Science Education this many other civic enterprises. Thanks for the week presented its annual Area Outstanding good report, Pete.

Up farther north GEORGE P U R M O N T Teacher Award to Capt. (Ret.) Herbert P. Rice, USN, a math teacher at J.E.B. Stuart lets us know that HUGH and Patricia F R E N C H visited California this winter and High School. saw many old friends including the RED "The presentation took place at the EngiPOWELLs in Santa Barbara. Hugh is in neers, Scientists and Architects Day banquet the brokerage business with Reynolds and held at the Presidential Arms Hotel in Co., and lives in Bethlehem, Pa. Alexandria.

Latest data on JIM and Marjorie Mc"Captain Rice, a graduate of the U. S. Na- NALLY. They live at 18 Elizabeth Rd., Upval Academy, taught gunnery at the Academy per Montclair, N. J., where Jim is working for 4 years. He was nominated for the award, for RCA as a Leading Engineer in Surface Mr. Edward Arndt, Stuart High School Communications in New York City. Their assistant principal, said, 'because of his ex- daughter Patty and her husband Craig S. cellent reputation as a teacher and his eager- Atkins, Jr., are in Caracas, Venezuela, workness to explore new methods of teaching his ing for Mobile Oil. They have grandson Guy. Eileen and her husband George R. Carter, favorite subject.' with grandson Bruce, are in the Camden area "Some math now being taught in high having just reported for work with RCA. schools is obsolete and should be replaced In accordance with the Constitution, the by more significant subject matters, according to the award winner. Some established following were nominated by the nominating committee as Class Officers to take office on subject matter needs to be emphasized.

1 July 1961: President, John Brown; Vice "In order to prepare teachers for the new President, Clay Latrobe and Kent Loomis; approach to teaching mathematics. Captain Secretary, Joe Stryker; Treasurer, K. C. Rice was instrumental in bringing about a Hurd; Executive Committee, Jimmy Cash. university class at J.E.B. Stuart High School.

Because the nominating committee all left The class is composed of teachers from all of Fairfax County. The class was so suc- for Florida as soon as they were appointed, cessful that it was extended for a second we are a month late in making these announcements. As the election will be held in semester."

Washington, D. C, on 27 June it will be Herb apparently is active in many fields necessary for all of you wishing to vote for as your secretary recently found his name the above, or any other candidates, to vote in the list of acknowledgments of a book by by letter to your secretary prior to 27 June.

Frederick C. Dyer on Executives Guide to Ballots will be mailed only to the Washington group. (P.S. How about a little dope on Handling People. or some other classmates with your Cecilia W H E E L O C K called and reported yourself vote ?) that her 1st grandchild, F. Eberhart HayJ O H N N Y and Dot J O H N S took off the ness. III, had been born to her daughter Kim and her husband Capt. F. Eberhart Hayness, last week in March for the south to get away Jr., USMC (Res.), on 7 April at the Wash- from that white stuff that had plagued Washington Medical Center. The Haynesses now ington all winter long. Johnny talked to live at 3309 Camalier Dr., Chevy Chase 15, DUSTY R H O D E S in Jacksonville on the phone but Dusty was so late getting home Md. from work that they were unable to get toGEORGE O ' K E E F E postcards, "Picked gether. Dusty is doing real well in the inup the Feb. Shipmate at the A P O in Bang- surance business. The next day the Johns kok enroute to Don Muang Airport—1st had a few drinks with SQUEAK TUZO who issue I've received since Nov. as the others is enjoying retired life at Del Ray Beach. got adrift incident to our move from Indiana Then on to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where to Thailand. Am on the way to Singapore they spent 2 weeks with MONTY and Ruth and Kuala Lumpur to look over the Malayan EGGERS who were also visiting there. Got Tele-communication System which is similar together 3 times with the PARKS, Eggers, to the systems we are putting in Thailand LOVEs and McKinneys. L E W and Zelda and Vietnam." He gives his address as J U S - , have just recently moved to Daytona Beach MAG Box 113, A P O 146, San Francisco. where they have a lovely home on the water.

Enroute to New Orleans the Johns stopped Never a dull moment for the O'Keefes. off briefly to say hello to E D D I E BECK at P E T E H O R D sends in a few items from Palmetto, Fla. Eddie had just returned from the .San Diego-Coronado reporting station. Evelyn's funeral at Annapolis and appeared BILL and Elizabeth GOULETT passed to be doing fine under the circumstances. through San Diego and telephoned a few Then on to New Orleans where they saw friends. They were on a long cruise to the FREDDY and Mary WARDER. Mary had Orient via Navy Transport but stayed in suffered a heart attack just before Easter San Diego only a few hours. (Gobby figured and while still confined to bed is doing fine and is very cheerful. They are closing up out a long time ago that it's cheaper to just the Sth Naval District and Freddy will be keep on traveling rather than pay rent.) looking for a new job come summer. T I N K Minerva LUDWIG and Betty Webster and Pauline BELL had just been to New (wife of H. P. W. '26) motored from San Orleans, but they missed them.

Francisco to visit for two weeks with V I C and Virginia LONG, S W E D E and Lucille The LIN H O W E T H s have moved to OxLARSON and Sue H A V I L A N D in Coro- ford, Md., which is on the Eastern Shore nado. Sue has her house on the market and near Easton. They will be happy to see any plans to live with her son Peter in Wash- of you passing through and Lin says "any ington, D. C. Peter is in training for the filling station man can tell you where we 46

live." It was nice to have Lin at one of our recent class luncheons.

M I K E and Avis F E N N O have returned to their old home at 8505 Woodhaven Blvd., in Bethesda, Md. Mike has just been discharged from the hospital and his plans are uncertain.

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Sec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel, U S N (Ret.) 3410 15th St., North Arlington 1, Va. Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. W. B. Smedberg, III Qtrs. B, 2300 E St., N.W. Washington 7, D. C.

NATHANIEL SCUDDER PRIME

RAdm. N A T H A N I E L S. PRIME, USN (Ret.), of Buckstown, Md., died of cancer in a New York City hospital on 18 April 1961.

After retirement from the Navy in 1946 Admiral Prime became director of engineering for the Walker Manufacturing Co. of Racine, Wis., and later became president of the Langevin Corp. of New York City. At the time of his death he was president of Prime, Inc., an engineering firm which he founded several years ago.

Admiral Prime commanded the destroyer CoNWAY during W W II and was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star for valor in the South Pacific. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ella King Prime; one daughter, Miss Patricia Prime of Buckstown; a brother, Benjamin L. Prime of New York City, and a sister, Mrs. William H. Truesdell of Orlando, Fla. Two members of the graduating class of 1961 are sons of '26—Kenneth G. Craig and Thomas F. Halloran, Jr. The class extends best wishes for successful careers to these two who start in our footsteps 35 years after.

On the day on which the Class of 1926 held its 3Sth reunion, the following item of interest appeared in the Washington Post: "Orlin L. Livdahl, Jr., of 4700 Davidson Dr., Chevy Chase, is one of 15 students and recent graduates of Lehigh University who were named recently to Phi Beta Kappa, the national scholastic honorary."

SMEDDY had a note from BILL TUREK saying that he was going to try to make the reunion but wanted to be remembered to the class in the event that he did not. He reported that he had lost Peggy last fall after a long and severe illness and was just beginning to accommodate himself to a somewhat drearier life. Our sympathies are with you, Bill.

T E D AYLWARD wrote from Langhorne, Pa., that he was hoping to make the 3Sth reunion. We were all disappointed that he and Jane did not show up.

Those of us who were present at the reunion owe much to the splendid arrangements which were made by HUBIE S T R A N G E and his committee. Even the rain which fell most of Saturday failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the more than 200 who were present.

The class also owes a great deal to JACK G R E E N S L A D E for the splendid book Thirty-five Years After, which you should all have received by this time. He still has a few additional copies for those who wish a second one at $5.00 per additional copy. His address is 5020 Millwood Lane, N.W., Washington 16, D. C. At the annual meeting of the American Ordnance Association held in Los Angeles at the Statler-Hilton on 16 May, P. D. S T R O O P received the Blandy Gold Medal for his outstanding contribution in naval ordnance.

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S e c y . Cdr. Howard C. A d a m s . U S N R Pacific Far E a s t Line. Inc., 918 16th St. N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

VAdm. and Mrs. GEORGE W. A N D E R SON of Washington, D. C , announce the marriage of his daughter, Mary Annette, to Mr. Daniel Coughlin, Jr. The wedding took place on 24 Apr. 1961 in the Blessed Sacrament Church in Alexandria, Va. Mrs. Coughlin is a graduate of Emma Willard School, Troy, N. Y., and Newton College of the Sacred Heart, Newton, Mass. Mr. Coughlin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Coughlin of Lexington, Mass. He was graduated from Tufts College, Medford, Mass., and after serving in the Navy received his law degree from the LTniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

The couple will reside in New York City.

Vice Admiral Anderson is the Commander of the United States Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.

TURK P O W E L L writes from Miami, Fla., that Hally Allan, Curt Myer, Jud Hill, Bunny Gates and Alden Schwarz are all in the Miami area and enjoying the climate and the bathing girls who line the beaches.

We have just received word from RAdm. CHARLES B. B E A S L E Y that he has been transferred to the Better Business Bureau of San Mateo County as its first manager.

He is enjoying his work immensely and you will be interested in knowing they have quite a colony of 1927 in that area which he sees quite frequently. Two of his sons have chosen the Navy as their careers.

Charles, Jr., is now a JG and Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Taylor Keith in San Diego. He has orders to a destroyer now undergoing modernization and will join her in Aug. as Operations Officer. Ronald is a Second Classman. Jim is a junior in high school and hasn't yet made up his mind what he wants to do.

Rear Admiral Beasley's daughter Karen has recently become engaged to Lt. John R. Huey, Jr., USN. She is a senior at the University of San Diego College for Women and was graduated from Notre Dame High School in Belmont. Daughter Cathy is a sophomore in high school.

Cdr. E D W I N B. R O B I N S O N , U S N ( R e t ) , assistant Technical Director for Development and Engineering at the U. S. Navy Electronics Laboratory, has been awarded a Certificate of Commendation from the Secretary of the Navy for his work in connection with the Polaris Missile Communications Committee. The award was sent via VAdm. W. F. Raborn, USN, Director of Special Projects for the Navy, who added his own "sincere gratitude for a job well done."

Full text of the certificate is, "The Secretary of the Navy takes great pleasure in presenting this Certificate of Commendation to E. B. Robinson in grateful recognition and appreciation of his outstanding service to the Department of the Navy as a member of Polaris Missile S S B ( N ) Steering Task Group Command Communications Committee." Signed, W. B. Franke, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C.

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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thacher Richmond of New Canaan, Conn., announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Ann Warner Richmond, to Mr. W. Croft Jennings, Jr., son of RAdm. W. C R O F T J E N N I N G S , USNR (Ret.), and Mrs. Jennings of Columbia, S. C. Miss Richmond is a graduate of The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., and is in her junior year at Smith College, J U N E - J U L Y ,

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North Hampton, Mass. Mr. Jennings is a graduate of Woodberry Forest, Orange, Va., and of Trinity College, Harttord, Conn., and is in his first year in Law School at tne U. of Virginia.

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Sec'y, RAdm. R. K. James, U S N Chief BuShips, Washington 25, D. C.

GEORGE F R I T S C H M A N N writes, "We are underway again, having cast off from Long Beach in mid-April. The first week was spent in the Santa Barbara area where we enjoyed pleasant evenings with FICK and Peggy FICKLING in Ojai, P O P and Libby P A R M E L E E and BURTON and Mary DRESBACH in Santa Barbara. Was unable to contact HARDENBERG although he is still in S. B. L E S T E R SANDS, who holds a professorship at U. of California at Santa Barbara, is currently in Lima, Peru, on a Fulbright Grant advising on curriculum and visual-aid programs.

"Next followed a week spent in the Morro Bay area, touring the coast and hinterland and a stab at deep sea trolling for salmon without result. Saw a lot of Red and Helen Stoner '32. He is teaching at California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo, and Hving in Morro Bay. "Then a week equally divided between Santa Cruz and San Jose. In Santa Cruz contacted Norma Lofberg, widow of Gus Lofberg '27. She is teaching in the local schools. Had lunch with SHAG and Patty RANSFORD in Santa Clara and rehashed our respective experiences in Mexico. Patty is still feeling the effects of their experiences as noted in the June-July 1960 issue of Shipmate. They are now planning to sell their home and tour the U.S.A. in their station wagon, fitted out with sleeping bags, Coleman stove, etc., and their parakeet! Bent el-

bows with BYPASS and Betty BEYERLY in Los Altos, MOON MULLEN in Los Altos Hills and W O O S T E R and Kay TODD in Woodside. By tne time this reaches print Bypass will have relieved ZEKE PEDEN of the title of 'Newest Father' so fleeting is fame! Bypass is with Lockheed as is Moon wnose wife was recuperating from pneumonia and couldn't join us. Wooster is studying at San Jose State with teaching in mind.

"We have now moved up to Daly City, which is as close as you can get to San Francisco with a trailer, and plan to spend at least 2 weeks doing the Bay area. Will report thereon in a future letter."

AL MOMM writes : "The good word has come, and the University of Connecticut has confirmed that I will start teaching at the Hartford branch this coming September. My course here at Duke Univ. finishes July ISth, and Bess and I will pick up our gear and drive to New England (with trailer) to find a place to live in the Hartford area. After we leave here in July, we will stay with Bess' dad, Dan Ryan, at 55 Franklin St., So. Braintree, Mass.

"VIC COLE and GEORGE KING are helping me get settled in the Hartford area.

Vic is teaching at the Univ. of Hartford, and (jeorge has a job in research for the Ensign Bickford company (making safety fuzes and primacord) at Simsbury, near Hartford.

Also understand that T E D MARTIN lives in Hartford—will look forward to seeing him, too."

MAC and Kay LEARY along with ED and Red EVES journeyed to New Orleans in May to attend the launching of the guided missile destroyer, SEMMES. Why?—to see J I M M I E JAMES (Chief, BuShips) who was the main speaker at the launching. In the course of his speech, Jimmie jokingly told listeners that a DD was a "Dixie destroyer."

A southern group of '28ers got together on May 12 at the instigation of H A R R Y HOLLAND, owner of the Alamo Frozen Foods Company, in San Antonio. It all started out because RED RABORN was scheduled to speak before the San Antonio Rotary Club. Unfortunately Red was unable to be there but the "reunion" was held anyway. The WINEs, TAYLORs and LEARYs joined the Hollands and a good time was had by all.

J O H N Q U I N N will soon return to Washington to take over as Director of LatinAmerican Affairs in CNO. We feel sure he would "rather be here than any other place he knows."

P E T E and Hattie A N D E R S O N are circumnavigating the globe. Pete was to report on classmates found in various corners of the world. No reports as yet—apparently classmates are still hard to find.

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Sec'y, RAdm. Charles O. Triebel, U S N Rm. 4B548 Pentagon Bldg.

Washington 25, D. C.

Received a letter from CHARLIE W E A K L E Y who is now ComDesLant, operating out of the pleasant summer port of Newport, R. I. He lives in a pleasant old house recently built in 1732. His daughter Linda is a chip off the old block, you will note, as she is Phi Beta Kappa at Catholic University, but has not devoted her entire time to the deep books as Charlie is announcing her engagement to Mr. Frederic F. Case of Washington, D. C. The kids are all growing up fast. BUD EASTON's boy Bill plans to be married on 9 Sept. in Princeton, N. J., to Miss Suzanne Bennett.

That takes care of the younger generation for this month, and here is a real surprise for you. Old Pop Cupid finally caught up with E N I S who, believe it or not, is finally getting married (yes—for the first time) in June.

The monthly luncheon was better attended this month as it was "on the house" at W H I T E Y BEARDSLEY's. A full dozen of us turned up for a good old solid Navy rice and curry spread.

BUCK BRANDLEY's young daughter, pitching a little baseball to keep the old man in shape, sprained her thumb when he tossed her one of his wild ones.

Understand that K E M P and Vlada TOLLY may make a return trip to Japan as guests for a ship launching.

Your correspondent had a pleasant quick trip to London—which was beautiful with the spring flowers—having luncheon with T O B E HOGLE who has enjoyed his duty there thoroughly and plans to move on shortly to an afloat command.

ENGAGEMENTS

'28ERS MEET AT THE ALAMO. Back row, left to right: Chet Wine, Al Taylor, Mac Leary, Harry Holland.

Front row: Dorothy Taylor, Lillian Wine, Kay Leary, Kathleen Holland.

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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sterling Grimes of Stanford, Ky., announce the engagement of their daughter Susanne to L t (jg) Nickolas John Frank, III, U S N 'SS, son of RAdm. and Mrs. NICKOLAS J O H N FRANK, JR., of Shore Cliffs, Corona del Mar, Calif. Miss Grimes was graduated from the U. of Kentucky where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. An August wedding is planned.

RAdm. CHARLES E N R I G H T WEAKLEY, USN, and Mrs. Weakley, Washington, D. C, have announced the engagement of their daughter Linda Enright Weakley to Frederic F. Case, son of Mrs. Frederic Webster Case and the late Mr. Case.

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Sec y, Capt. Christian L . Engleman U S N (Ret.), 2480 16th St., N.W. W a s h i n g t o n 9, D. C.

Members of '30 residing in the San Francisco Bay area and Northern California had a party at the Treasure Island Officers' Club, Saturday evening, 20 May. Twenty-one classmates with their wives attended. Guests were Betty Robinson (widow of Frank L. Robinson), Sy Johnson '29, and Mrs. Johnson.

Attending were John and Marge Azer, Bill and Betty Drane, Jack and Helene Flynn, John and Julia Gragg, Pooch and Margery Hanlin, Ned and Frances Harrell, Dave and Anne Hawkins, Harold and Wanda Heming, Johnny and Betty Kinert, Abe and Dee Lincoln, John and Undine MacGregor, Hugh and Marion AlacKay, Mac and Betty McClain, George and Vera McCready, Bowen and Madaleine McLeod, Joe Robbins, Doc and Gertrude Strohbehn, Dixie and Betty Sutton, Bill and Helen Thomas, Bobby and Pat Trower, and Joe and Wilma Whitaker.

MAC and Betty McCLAIN made arrangements for the party. Betty did the workâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mac took the credit.

Coming from the farthest distance were BOBBY and Pat T R O W E R , down from their summer home at Donner Lake. Their winter home is a trailer, address: any highway, USA. J O E ROBBINS was the only bachelor.

He's a lawyer for Lockheed at Sunnyvale.

We were particularly glad to see GEORGE and Vera McCREADY, who have had their problems with the medicos in recent months.

Also from a distance, Santa Rosa, came the DRANEs, BILL and Betty.

The floor show consisted of each giving a brief account of "what's happened to me" since leaving active duty.

For those who may not have known his attractive wife, Wilma, J O E W H I T A K E R introduced her to the fans of TV's "The Flintstones," as "Oh, Wilma !" Joe is an Oakland High School teacher.

We were pleased to note that J O H N N Y KINERT and D A V E H A W K I N S were recently elected President and Vice President, respectively, of the N. A. Alumni Association San Francisco chapter.

Mac McClain, in introducing those present and calling upon them for short speeches, remarked, upon reaching Dave Hawkins, that this would probably take awhile. Dave didn't disappoint us. Any party with Dave on hand is assured of success.

This was the first '30 get-together here since last June. The next party is planned for October, with Johnny and Betty Kinert in charge. There are about SO members of '30 in this area. We hope the October party will bring out an even larger number than did this one.

L A F A Y E T T E J A C K S O N J O N E S has completed a course at Duke University and will be teaching at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Va., in the fall.

Going through letters from classmates which have been so happily received during past months, a letter from J O E C L I F T O N turned up which, to your secretary's knowledge, was never shared with all of you. Joe wrote an interesting letter telling of the relinquishment of his title of Carrier Division Commander on 20 Oct. last to SANDY HEYWARD, the ceremony taking place aboard the Flagship ORISKANY. YOU will recognize Joe passing the C T F 77 baton to Sandy in the picture. Many thanks, Joe, for your letter and sincere apologies for the delay in transmitting the news.

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JOE CLIFTON '30 turns over command of CTF 77 to classmate Sandy Heyward.

We are happy to announce the marriage of ROY A. N E W T O N and Mrs. Victor S. Gaulin on Saturday, IS Apr. 1961 at the Chapel of the U. S. Naval Hospital in San Diego, Calif. The bride, the former Eleanore Marie Simmonds, is the widow of Lt. VICTOR S. GAULIN. She was given in marriage by her son, Richard Victor Gaulin.

Her daughter. Miss Diane Gaulin, served as maid-of-honor. Best man was the bridegroom's brother, Reid Newton. Following a trip to Palm Springs, the Newtons are now residing at 601 Balboa Ave., Coronado. Roy's younger daughter, Eugenie, and Diane Gaulin will reside with them in Coronado. Roy has 2 other children, Roy I., a midshipman at the Naval Academy, and Miss Mary G. Newton, residing in San Francisco. Heartiest congratulations to Roy and his bride.

W. CLARE E N N I S is associated with UCLA as Extension Specialist in the field of Engineering.

BILL and Viv M O O R E are now residents of beautiful Santa Barbara and have a home high upon a hill near Mission Canyon with a big bay window overlooking the ancient Santa Barbara Mission with the Pacific and the Channel Islands beyond (978 Cheltenham Rd.). Both Bill and Viv were deep in study at Purdue when a telephone call was received from General Motors saying that there was a good position awaiting Bill at their new Defense Systems Division Research Laboratories in Santa Barbara. Too good an opportunity to pass up; the Moores sublet their house in West Lafayette and the 5 of them took off on their second 3100-mile trip via auto in a period of 6 months! Good luck in. your new venture. Bill.

H A R R Y S M I T H and BILL S H E E L E Y are residing in Rome, N. Y. P H I L OSBORN, who retired in June 1959, is teaching calculus to advanced students at Blair Academy, Blairstown, N. J. He is enjoying his life very much as a "math prof" (though it demands a 16-hour day during the school term) and he's finding life in the New Jersey countryside most pleasant. Nice hearing from you, Phil.

That's "30" until next time!

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Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagberg, U S N , Staff Com 4, Naval Base, Philadelphia, P a .

Corr. Sec'y, Capt. S. W . Betts, U S N BuWeps ( F A ) , Navy D e p a r t m e n t , Washington 25, D . C.

EB SMITH COOKE

It is with much regret that we announce the death of EB S M I T H COOKE due to cancer, at Hernando, Miss. Our deepest sympathy is extended to Alison Cooke and her 3 lovely daughters. Eb had been working with the State Forestry Service in Hernando for the last few years.

As this goes to press we have over 60 classmates with wives scheduled to attend the Reunion and indications that we will nearly fill Carvel Hall. By reading time our best-by-far Reunion will be history. A tremendous vote of thanks goes to FLOYD M Y H R E for his untiring efforts that made the party.

Returns from Reunion letters have brought much news from little-heard-from classmates.

RON and Eleanor S M I T H are laying claim to the 1931 Last Baby Cup. Their Margaret Lyn was born 16 Feb. 1961. The cup has been missing for some time so we have a new one to be given a sendoff at the Reunion. Ron is teaching college in Hollister, Calif., and liking it. He also reminds us of a possible class record. He's a grandfather S times with the latest a granddaughter born to R. K. Smith, Jr., L t (jg) USNR, and Marilyn Smith in Coronado on 5 Jan. 1961.

HARRY GIMBER writes from 1922 El Segundo Blvd., Gardena, Calif., that his reunion date will be taken over by his son Douglas' graduation from Notre Dame and commissioning as an Ensign USN from the NROTC unit there.

J U S T I N MILLER writes from a new address at 4111 Arden Way, San Diego 3, Calif., that his school teaching will keep him there.

C H A R L I E COOK, JR., wil! be settled at 620 Hope St., Bristol, R. I., after retirement 1 July.

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N O A H ADAIR won't make it from 700 Escalona Dr., Santa Cruz, Calif., being tied up in the Stanford program for teachers.

- JIM D E M P S E Y is being rushed off to the Mediterranean as ComPhibGru Two. Says he'll see us all in '66.

N E L L I E H E A D says he and Virginia will be back at the old Arlington, Va., address, 3033 N. Dickerson St., after retirement 1 July.

TOMMY G R E E N E says his daughter's wedding and Lamar State College duties will keep him in Beaumont, Tex. TOM P H I F E R is now with Philco in Palo Alto, Calif., with a brief new address: P. 0 . Box 592.

JIM ALLEN mentions casually he was married in April to Mrs. Fannie Otis of Winsted, Conn., at Portland, Conn. He is in business in Hartford with Connecticut Venture Capitol Corp., of Weathersfield. New address, just P. O. Box 684, Hartford 1, Conn.

KAY P O T T I N G E R has a new address, 663 Woodland St., Orange, Calif.

And here's a hint for the golfers. BOB and Gimpie HEILIG have a new address at 4117 El Bosque Dr., Pebble Beach, Calif.

JIM MEOLA's exams at U. of Minnesota cancel out his reunion plans. He's at 5024 Beard Ave., South, Minneapolis, Minn.

R A L P H E R N E S T is carrying on as business manager of Hanna Boys Center, Sonoma, Calif., the "Boys Town" of the West Coast.

BEANS CORLISS says the Florida fishing, boating, etc., are just too tough to leave! He's in Stuart, Rte. 1, Box 459, in a new home with the welcome mat out.

E D D I E GUILBERT's kept in Pensacola to attend graduations of his daughter from college and son from high school.

A R T STAFFORD'S now teaching math at Waynesburg College, Pa. GEORGE F R E E M A N has a new address with Caltex Oil (Germany), GmbH Brahmsstrasse 3, Hanover, Germany.

RAdm. J O H N W. CRUMPACKER, SC, USN, has been appointed Chief of the Navy's

'31 GROUP O N USS NEWPORT NEWS. Left to right: Sieglaff, Molumphy, Motes, Maloney, Howe, Crane and Rivero (see class notes).

Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. He will relieve RAdm. James W. Boundy, SC, USN, who will become Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy.

Rear Admiral Crumpacker has been serving as Director of the Material and Budget Division, Chief of Naval Operations, since May 1959. Prior to that time, he was Commanding Officer of the Aviation Supply Office and the Naval Aviation Supply Depot, Philadelphia, Pa. Captains Dick Crane, Charlie Howe, John Maloney, Garvey Molumphy and Jesse Motes, all retired, were attending a convoy commodores' course at RAdm. Walt Price's Training Command, Naval Base, Norfolk.

They joined RAdm. " R I V E T S " RIVERO (Deputy Chief of Staff, Atlantic Fleet) and RAdm. BARNEY SIEGLAFF (ComCruDivTwo) aboard his flagship, the NEWPORT NEWS, for luncheon on 11 May 1961.

Capt R. W. COOPER writes that on 1 June 1961 he will retire from his present duty as Commander Fleet Air Norfolk and Naval Air Bases, Fourth and Fifth Naval Districts and on 15 June will become Secretary of the Executive Committee, Associated Colleges at Claremont, Claremont, Calif.

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY JOHN B. CONNALLY congratulates RAdm. John W. Crumpacker, SC USN, ' 3 1 , newly appointed Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts and Paymaster General of the Navy.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. S. Fahy, U S N BuPers, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. W. J. Catlett, U S N (Ret.), White Post R l , Warrenton, Va.

H A R R Y A. SOSNOSKI has recently been appointed as Manager, Planning, for Defense Electronic Products, Radio Corporation of America. He will be responsible for coordinating and directing all planning efforts for RCA's 6 Defense Electronic Product divisions. Before his retirement from the Navy in 1954 Mr. Sosnoski held important posts in the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 195253 he was Research Liaison Assistant to the Assistant Chief of that Bureau, with responsibility for organizing Project "ZIP" for development of a super fuel. His final naval assignment was that of Commanding Officer and Director, Special Devices Center, Office of Naval Research. He was responsible in this position for research, design, development, production and maintenance of all Navy training aids used for aircraft, surface ship and submarine training.

WEDDING

Capt. GEORGE W I N S T O N BAILEY and Mrs. Bailey of Washington, D. C , announce the marriage of their daughter, Janet Elizabeth, to Carl Edwin Schoening, son of Mrs. William C. Griffin of Takoma Park, Md., and the late Mr. Carl F. Schoening.

The ceremony was performed by the Rev. James Clark Brown in the Cleveland Park Congregational Church in Washington. The bride was given in marriage by her father.

Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Officers' Club, Walter Reed Medical Center. The couple will reside in Takoma Park. Mrs. Schoening attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, Calif., and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, Calif. The bridegroom is an alumnus of the U. of Maryland and is with the Maryland Capital Park and Planning Commission, Silver Spring, Md. JACK H O R N E R has advised us of the tragic death of his oldest son, William Jackson Horner, on 25 July 1960. Young Bill was on a camping trip in the Wallowa Mountains in northeast Oregon working on a project toward his Doctorate Degree in Geology. The family has established a memorial in the form of a student loan fund at the University of Kansas where young Bill took his postgraduate work. The memorial will be known as the William J. Horner Memorial Loan Fund in Geology, which will be administered by the Kansas University Endowment Association. All of us send our deepest sympathy to Jack and Jane in their deep loss of this fine young man.

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'32 GROUP AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY IN NEW YORK. Left to right: Bil Dimi Dimitrijevic, and Art Goodhue.

On Wednesday 19 April P A U L GROULEFF held a get-together and a short tour of the American Museum of Natural History in New York where he is the Plant Manager. BILL S H O R T , BOB E V A N S , FRED W O L S I E F F E R and D I M I DIMITRIJEVIC were able to make it. J O E BUSH, GUS H A L S E Y and R E X L I T T L E who are in the area were unable to attend.

Bob Evans is Director of Engineering and Research at A C F ; Joe Bush is the New York Representative for Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock; Gus Halsey is Assistant to the General Manager, Eastern Ship Repair District, Bethlehem Steel; Freddie Wolsieffer is still a General Consultant to an employment firm; Art and Bill are enjoying living. Dimi is on the staff of our Military Delegation to the United Nations and Rex Little is at M S T S Lant.

Dolores Enright wrote in from Annapolis to correct a few items regarding the notice concerning our grand classmate W I L L I E ENRIGHT who died on 27 Feb. 1961 in that city. Willie retired on 30 Nov. 1959 as a Brigadier General, USMC, before taking over an assignment with the Equity Annuity Agency in the Annapolis office. Willie had had a mild heart attack in 1955 and evidently did not fully recover. Following a pancreas operation at Pepinsula General Hospital in Aug. 1960 he was on the critical list and eventually died of complications from that surgery due to inability to administer drugs because of the bad heart. Dolores reports that their dream and joy after retirement was their 93-year-old colonial home at 196 Duke of Gloucester S t , where she is still living.

Classmates and their wives are all invited to drop by.

BILL TAGG tuned in from Los Altos, Calif., where after 5 years both he and Elinore have become firmly entrenched in the community and strong boosters of the area.

Bill is employed in the Lockheed Missile and Space Division where he says he works with the largest group of retired military personnel in any one company. Among the classmates J U N E - J U L Y ,

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Short, Bob Evans, Freddie WolsiefFer, Paul Groulefl,

who are working at Lockheed are BOB BEERS, H A L SARGENT and E R N I E S N O W D E N . Bill also reports that he keeps in touch with that effervescent classmate MAL M U N G E R and Sarah Ann when Mai takes time off from his job as Chief of Staff, 12th Naval District, to bring the rest of the clan up to date on the Navy.

CASEY H O L T , Secretary of the Washington chapter, is spreading the word to one and all that hereafter the monthly class luncheons will be held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Naval Weapons Plant.

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BILL KELLY has recently retired and will soon depart on a roundabout voyage via Europe to New Zealand, his bride's homeland.

Among those who have recently retired and reside in the Washington area are Walt

Asmuth, Walt Innis, Mike O'Connor, J. C. Maulsby and H. J. "Turton. Among those recently reporting for duty in the Washington area are Dan Goodman, Hal Ruble, Wally Weston and Ennis Taylor.

Maureen R I C H A R D S reports that TOMMY and Madge T H O M A S drove to Coronado from Los Angeles for a quick visit with her. Tommy and Madge were on their way home to West Hartford, Conn.

Capt. H E N R Y G. MUNSON, U S N (Ret.), has joined the Technical Staff of RCA's Advanced Military Systems, Defense Electronic Products. Before his retirement Captain Munson was Senior Submarine Member of the Navy Board of Inspection and Survey, engaged in conducting the acceptance trials and inspections of the new nuclear propulsion submarines.

Announcement has been made of the appointment of Capt. S H E L D O N W. BROWN, USN (Ret.), as Manager of Aerojet-General Corporation's Atlantic Division at Frederick, Md. Captain Brown, who had done graduate work at California Institute of Technology and the Graduate School of Business Administration at Harvard University, won the Navy League Award for Merit and the Navy's Legion of Merit for his contributions to the development of aircraft launching and arresting equipment for aircraft carriers. He is an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences.

* < Sec'y, Capt. T. A. Christopher, USN l l l l Rm. 1841, Arlington Annex, U. S. Navy U U Department, Washington 25, D. C.

Photo by Aerojet General SHELDON W. BROWN '32

O O P S ! We missed the last posting date and there was a big hole where T H I R T Y T H R E E should have been. We're still not getting as much news as we would like, but we're happy to report that these tidbits in Shipmate are shaking loose some of our procrastinating correspondents.

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his appreciation of the class news in Shipmate. DICK W H I T E had stopped in for a chat on the way to London. Jim is a literary agent and is president of James Brown Associates, Inc., Authors' Agents, 22 E. 60th St., New York 22, N. Y. Good to hear from you, Jim. From Honolulu CARL J O N E S sent a newsy letter as he prepares to leave DesFlot Five for duties as Chief, Navy Section, MAAG, Japan. Carl reports frequent gatherings on the patio and golf course among the Howie Kuehls, Ward Hardmans, Garry Colemans, Baxter Russells, Charlie Moores, Ben Dodsons, Jim Bewicks, Don Harbys and Dwight Stynes. Transients Charlie Duncan, Ray Fusselman, Norm Drustrup, Shelly Shellabarger, Otto Spahr, Leo Leon, Hank Ruble and Dick Kibbe have joined the fun where the Trade Winds blow. Carl reports that Pati, their youngest daughter, will stay in Honolulu for the summer joining them in Sept. with Corinne's Aunt Hazel. Carol (now Mrs. Frederick L. Grover) graduated from UCLA in Feb. (Corinne was able to make the event) and is now a housewife and working girl in Durham, â&#x20AC;˘ N. C, where her husband is a 1st year medical student. Carl and Corinne send Aloha to all.

It's a small world. BILL M A C D O N A L D tells us he ran into DAVE M A R T I N E A U in Paris during his wanderings abroad. Dave is fine and enjoying his work.

FUZZY DRAKE on tour with the War College was quenching his thirst at the local hofbrau in Bonn, Germany, and who should he see through the bottom of his glass but BOB CAMERA. Fuzzy reports the image was clear. Bob is with Westinghouse Europe and would like very much to see any cronies passing through his way. His office is at 123 Champs Elysees, Paris Sth, France.

S T E V E MANDARICH stopped the show at the April luncheon by passing the cigars and announcing the birth of Steven Stanley Mandarich on 8 Apr. 1961 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Mother and son are doing splendidly but Ruby reports she can't get Steve out of orbit.

BAL C H E A T H A M retired 1 April and headed west as Horace Greeley advised all enterprising young men. Bal is planning on giving the grey matter a few more wrinkles and going into teaching. His address will be 2347 Branner Dr., Menlo Park, Calif. To you and Betty we all wish the best of health, happiness and prosperity, Bal. As a reminder to all of you Washington visitors the class luncheon is held at Patton Hall, F t Myer, on the FOURTH Thursday of every month. Recent attendees were Jim Reedy, Red Gill, Gordon Selby, Dick White, Carter Bennett and Leo Leon. The Washington contingent has recently added to its distinguished list D E A N E MARCY (MC) who is the new Commanding Officer at the Naval Dispensary at Main Navy. Welcome aboard Deane.

Sincerest sympathy goes out from all of us to BILL and Ginny S H A F E R who lost their son Wade in a flight training accident at Corpus Christi. Ens. William Wade Shafer '60 was buried at Arlington Cemetery 1 May 1961. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Franca Bozievich Shafer, and daughter Virginia Marie.

Fran B. Shafer, widow of Ens. WilHam Wade Shafer '60, writes: "I want to thank all of you for BILL SHAFER, his son Wade and myself for sending the basket of yellow gladiolas, pink carnations and lilacs. Wade was killed in an aircraft accident but he was doing the thing he loved mostâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;flying."

WEDDINGS

On 11 June 1960 Miss Susan Margot Schade, daughter of A R N I E and Becky SCHADE, was married to Ens. Sibley Logan Ward, III, '60, at St. David's Episcopal Church in Washington, D. C. Susan attended the College of William and Mary at Williamsburg. The young couple are presently living in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

The marriage of Miss Judith Munns Kane to Lt. (jg) Thomas Verner Moore, USNR, was solemnized 1 Feb. 1961 at the Little Chapel in the Woods, NAS, Norfolk, Va.

Chaplain Merle N. Young, USN, officiated.

Judy is the daughter of the late BILL (KILL E R ) K A N E and Madeline Kane. Her husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Verner Moore of Port Washington, L. I., currently residing in Paris. Judy attended Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Va., and the Norfolk College of William and Mary where she was affiliated with Kappa Kappa Kappa. She was also a member of Tau Omicron Phi National Service Sorority. Lt. (jg) Moore was graduated from Rice University. The newlyweds are making their home in Houston, Texas, where Mr. Moore is employed by the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P . Harbold, Jr., USNR 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis, Md.

The Washington Area regular monthly luncheons were suspended for the summer months with the 16 May meeting at the Army-Navy Country Club. The following faithful enjoyed this get-together over the fine lunch and cups of cheer arranged by BILL H A S T I N G S . Present were Tex Cassidy, Ernie Christensen, Butch Harbold, Bill Hastings, Red Ingram, Art Krapf, Read Mecleary, Homer Nielsen, Jack Nichols, Jack Phelps, Gene Rider, J. Victor Smith, Keith Taylor, Frank Upham and Jim Wright.

A report from REG R U T H E R F O R D (28 Lathrop St., Madison 5, Wis.), who has changed over from Professor, Department Chairman, etc., to a full time student at U. of Wisconsin, going for a Master's and secondary teaching credentials. The result of a routine physical last spring and retirement.

ENGAGEMENTS

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jenson of Glen Flora, Wis., announce the engagement of their daughter, Karen Marie, to Mr. Reginald Rutherford, HI, of Madison, Wis., son of Capt. REGINALD R U T H E R F O R D , USN

FIVE OF '33 at the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts conference at Treasure Island 17-19 April. Left to right: Charlie Blick, Jimmy Dietz, Ed Metzger, Lee Kimball and Larry White.

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(Ret.). Miss Jenson, a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron, will be graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Home Economics in June. Her fiance, a member of Acacia, the University Concert Band, Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Beta Kappa, will also be graduated from the U. of Wisconsin in June. H e has had a Sloan Foundation Scholarship during his undergraduate career and has recently been awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship for graduate study in physics. The wedding is planned for 19 Aug. 1961 in Glen Flora, Wis. Capt J O S E P H B O N A F I E L D T I B BETS, USN, and Mrs. Tibbets of Arlington, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter Kathleen Virginia to Mr. Peter James Reynolds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon James Reynolds of Syracuse, N. Y. Miss Tibbets attended Bushy Park School, London, England, and Stephens College, Columbia, Mo. Mr. Reynolds is an alumnus of Le Moyne College, Syracuse, N. Y. After graduation he served in the Navy and currently holds the rank of Lt. (jg) in the Naval Reserve. Upon completion of his naval service Mr. Reynolds joined his father in business in Syracuse, N. Y. A July wedding is planned.

Sec'y & Corr. Sec'y. Capt. Thomas S. Baskett, U S N , Staff. Industrial College of the Armed Forces ( I C A F ) , Washington 25, D . C.

The wedding season is on, and more classmates edge their way toward grandfatherhood. Sara Howard Packard, daughter of WYMAN and Margaret PACKARD, became the bride of Ens. David Lee Mares '60, on 25 March 1961 at Makalapa Chapel, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto C. Mares of Racine, Wis. The couple will live in the Pearl Harbor area, where Ensign Mares is on duty in the USS WALKER.

Jo Ann Gerwick, daughter of JACK and Jo GERWICK, is marrying Lt. (jg) John Allan Wedell, U S N '58, on 10 June at Niantic. Conn. Jo Ann is a junior at the U. of Connecticut, having recently transferred from Ohio Wesleyan. John is serving in U S S ENTEMEDOR. Jack (R.A.DM R E T ) lives in Niantic and is with ANco Technical Writing Services of New London and Boston.

TONY PARRY writes that he has retired after 27 years' service in the Pennsylvania State Police to become Chief County Detective of Dauphin County, Pa. (county seat Harrisburg). H e invites transient classmates to pay him a visit, either at his home or at the courthouse.

The last class luncheon was held on a Monday (instead of the usual Wednesday) at the Army-Navy Country Club. There was a good turnout, and F L E T C H L A M K I N plans to continue this pattern, on the 3rd Monday of alternate months. Next one will be in July. Out-of-towners who occasionally visit Washington please note. A call to Fletch (Liberty 5-6700, ext. 66749) at the last minute will insure you a place and a good chance to see a lot of friends during a short visit E M STANLEY, in town from his N S D Seattle, was a welcome visitor at the 8 May luncheon.

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Sec'y. Capt. D . G. Gumz, U S N 2743 N. Wakefield St. Arlington, V a . ,,„„ Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A . Ellis, U S N 1013 Downinff St., R t . 4, Box 575C Annandale, V a .

It hardly seems possible, but 2S years ago on 4 June we were all assembled in Dahlgren Hall eagerly awaiting that final hour when we would no longer be Midshipmen. Then, J U N E - J U L Y ,

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him this month, but they will be back in time for the Reunion. Thanks Fred for all the dope. Let me hear from you more often.

Several requests have been received regarding the dedication of chairs in the Memorial Stadium. Since we plan to honor our deceased classmates as a part of the Reunion, it seems only fitting that some statistics are repeated. Maybe by this means we can make it 100% for '36.

As of Homecoming 1959, chairs in Section 1, Rows 6-9, of the Stadium were dedicated to the following: Bayless, Bonin, Bull, Connole, Corley, Crook, Daub, Dickson, Embree, F. C. Graham, Gustafson, Janney, Kolb, Krogh, Maxwell, Dick and Jack Myers, Jack and Bob Moore, Neve, Patterson, Robinson, Simoneau, Southerland, Vogel, George Wagner, Weinel, Wild, Yoho and Zabriskie.

There is also a plaque in the promenade dedicated to Bill Hulson. In Jan. 1960 the class credit with the U S N A Athletic Association was such that a committee picked and added T E D LYSTER, V A N P E R K I N S and LOUIS GULLIVER to the list. JACK HAYS was selected as alternate in the event another donor picked one of the 3 chosen.

This means, if my records are right, that all are not accounted for. Chairs are still not dedicated to these war casualties: R A L P H HAAS, Jack Hays and J I M BELDEN. Others who are not accounted for a r e : F. T. Thompson, Joe Evans, D. S. Brown, Web Johnson, Ronnie Burcher, Harry Allan Barnard, Jr., J. C. Hunter, W. W. Thing, R. A. Foose, Jr., N. T. Guthrie, F. H. Lash, Jr., and J. A. Lewis. Think it over; get out the checkbook now and send your donation ($100) to USNA Athletic Association Memorial Stadium Fund today. Let's get behind this and make it 100% by the time of the 2Sth Reunion.

Speaking of statistics, the following may be of interest regarding our class: still active U S N 110, USMC 11; retired U S N S3, USMC 12; deceased 43. These figures do not include those who were separated or who did not get commissions for any number of reasons. In this connection, anyone knowing the whereabouts of BILL NEAR, J O H N SPENCER, S T U EDELSON and I. W. ROSS please let Bon Amme or me know.

We have no records on any of them.

Had an unexpected long phone conversation with H A N K F U S S E L L last month. Am glad it was his dime, because it lasted quite a while and was from California. He was interested in the Stadium chairs and the reunion plans. Says he likes his job at Lockheed and wishes he could be with us in Sept. but can't make it. He will be with us in spirit. It was good to talk to him after all these years. Call or write again Hank.

N A U L T , now Skipper of the LITTLE ROCK, Also had a quick phone call from B E N tells of events in the Med. Says Fred, " '36 O E L H E I M telling me about his plans. Havcould have a small reunion in the Med. ing been released from the hospital he and JACK CARMICHAEL, ComDesRon 32, Val are returning to Europe where they will operates with me often. He highlined over make all the necessary arrangements for to the ship one day to call on ComCruDiv 4. Ben to enroll in the University at Rome and Jack really whips those DDs around." At school arrangements for the youngsters. Then Fleet anchorage conferences Fred reports he they will return to Laguna Beach, Calif., has seen in addition to Jack, J I M GRAY where Ben will retire and establish a per( C / S O T F 60), TOMMY K I M M E L (CO manent' residence before going back to Italy M I S S I S S I N E W A ) , J A C K N O E L (CO SPRINGto enter school and work toward completion FIELD) and ALEX T Y R E E who was a visit- of his Doctorate in Philosophy (science). ing fireman at the time.

Good luck, Ben. Recent duty changes: Dick Pratt to BuFred goes on to say, "I am most impressed Pers ; Vince Combs to Chief of Staff & Aide by duty with the 6th Fleet. Operations at ComCruLant; Randy Meade to CO N S D sea are at a fast pace—the days are not only busy ones-, but most interesting. We've hit, Yokosuka, Japan; Don Willman to Chief of Staff & Aide ComDesLant; Carl Heywood in the short time I've been here, excellent ports from Izmir, Turkey, to Bordeaux. The to CO ONR Brooklyn Office, N. Y.; Gil Slonim to Chief of Staff & Aide to ComFleet is certainly well-received any place ASDeForPac. we go." He also adds, "WesPac sailors, if you get a chance for the Med, take it!" Fred That's all for now. See you in Aug., and is looking forward to Katie and John joining a happy anniversary to you all.

diploma in hand and with much abandon we let fly those tight-fitting squared caps to go forth embarked on a career that to some has been successful, and to others tragic. All in all, small as we were as a class, we can look back on those years and say we have done our part in keeping this demotracy of ours safe and protected for the future generations. To all the heroes of our class who gave their all to make this possible we arise and salute; to the Class of '61 we give our best wishes for continued success as they join our ranks to uphold the traditions and ideals for which our classmates and many before them have bled and died. As in our case 25 years ago, we now wish you Godspeed and good luck; on you the future of our country depends.

On 9 May we had our election luncheon.

Seventeen were present and our guest was Capt W. L. Thomas, USN, of the Naval Security Group. BON AMME announced the slate, and it didn't take long for all to unanimously accept the recommendations of the Nominating Committee. With no nominations from the floor. Bud Masters was elected President for 1961-62, Al Fleming Vice President, Casey Lovell Secretary, and Dan Entler, Bon Amme and yours truly to the Executive Committee. Other than the election of officers, the main topic was the 2Sth Reunion and the plans for same enthusiastically presented by Bon Amme. Present in addition to Bon, myself and our guest were Masters, Ryan, Palmer, Holmshaw, Woodville, Gumz, Combs, Jack Turner, Miller, Entler, Schlecht, Tyree, Fleming, Ed King, and Marshall Thompson.

If you haven't already done so, answer Bon's letter right now and get the dope in for the Lucky Bag 25 which Gillette and Court are getting out. Also, get your reservation in the hands of Dan soonest; the rooms he has reserved are going fast. DON GUMZ reports $430.57 received to date for reservations and the kitty to produce the year book. Don't forget the date: 29-30 Sept., Homecoming Weekend at Annapolis.

A note from DICK and Phyllis R O T H W E L L announces the marriage of their son Richard to Ann Holcombe Gaillard on 10 June 1961 at the Naval Chapel, Nebraska Ave., N.W. Ann is the daughter of Capt.

W. E. Gaillard, U S N '35. Richard is a Second Lt. in the Marine Corps, stationed at the Basic Training School, Quantico, Va. A reception was held at Bethesda Officers' Club at which everyone was able to wish Ann and Richard health, wealth, and much happiness as they start life together. T o both we say: Our best wishes for a happy future and congratulations!

A wonderful letter from F R E D CHE-

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Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. J. P. M. Johnston, U S N (Ret.), 5439 41st St., N.W. Washington 15, D . C.

On 24 April our Chairman for this year announced the Nominating Committee for the slate of the coming year. Tom Adams, Bill Smith and Walt Keen made the nominations : Chairman, Jack Obermeyer; Vice Chairman, Hubie Reece; Sec-Treas., John Johnston; First Batt Rep., Swampy Lajaunie; 2nd Batt Rep., Bernie Bieri or Dick Ball; 3rd Batt Rep., Tex Lander or Hubie Reece; 4th Batt Rep., Si Filippone.

J O H N N Y D E V A N E mailed some 40 ballot cards per the constitution to the area classmates. The returns are in: Chairman, Obermeyer; Vice Chairman, Reece; 1st Batt, Lajaunie; 2nd Batt, Ball; 3rd Batt, Lander; 4th Batt, FiHppone; Sec-Treas., Johnston.

GARRY ADAMS has sent us a bit of news from far away of classmates on the "China Station." Here is his letter: "Received the March Shipmate today and am reminded that I'm remiss in getting an item to you.

"Back in the middle of Feb., 5 from '37 assembled at Yokosuka during the 7th Fleet Scheduling Conference. They were Schnitzel Schneider, CO ST. PAUL, Zip Zimmey, CO JASON, Bob E^rly, Commodore PhibRon 5, Jerry Hughes, Repair Facility, Subic, and Garry Adams, HQ U N C / U S F Korea.

"We severally and collectively shared a few during the conference, and Schnitz was a gracious host for lunch aboard the ST. PAUL. I'll be leaving Korea in Aug. heading for the 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Hope anyone in the area will drop by."

For some reason 29 April follows 24 April and so time passes—and so the USS KITTY H A W K became comrhissioned. Having received an invitation to attend at the Philadelphia Naval Base, I attended my first commissioning ceremony to see BUSH BRINGLE say "I assume command." For one who has been away from ships for 15 years, to go aboard, wander in the hangar, and go from stem to stern on the flight deck—• DAMN BUT S H E IS BIG! The officer ushering us to our seats said that 8,000 chairs had been set out in the hangar and that the crew would be mustered forward of that, some 2,000 or more men.

Afterwards from the flight deck one looks down on the battleship (mothballed) at the head of the next pier. Having arrived early we watched the crowd gather, including SYD BOTTOMLEY. Just happened to realize that Syd was the first of the class to have command of a carrier and was present to witness the most recent of the class to have command of a carrier.

C H A R L I E M I N T E R leaves command of the INTREPID to become Commandant of Midshipmen. From 1953 to 1955 Charlie had been executive officer of the Physical Education Department. Now there will be two Charles S. Minters at the Academy—Charlie and his son, Charles S. Minter, IIJ. Thirty-one ocean-going yachts are entered in the Bay-Newport Race beginning 17 June.

This is an every second year race. The early entries include George R. Hinman's SAGOLA, Walter S. Gubelman's WINDIGO, T H O M A S S. M I L L E R ' S

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DON BROWN reports that H E R M KROL was one of the first to respond to our drive to honor our deceased shipmates with memorial chairs. Herm lives in Annapolis on Wilson Rd. extended, and has been employed by the Martin Co. in Baltimore as an engineer in the advanced design section since his retirement last July. He says that any one over his way is most welcome to stop in.

He also requested some dope about the Washington group's monthly luncheons. They are held at noon on the 4th Thursday of each month at the Army-Navy Country Club.

A classmate's mother has also responded to our drive, so we are showing progress.

The Committee will shortly send each of you, by mail, all the information necessary for you to participate in this worthy cause.

NEWS A R O U N D THE WORLD

The Industrial College field trips provided an opportunity for me to visit with CY and Patsy W E L T E in Mexico City. Cy met me at the plane and took me home for dinner.

He is teaching Semantics in Mexico City College and in return is working on a degree in Anthropology. They live in a lovely home on the edge of the city which they rent for $88 a month (3 bedrooms and 2yi baths).

A live-in maid costs $12 a month so they find living on retired pay very comfortable.

They have purchased about 4 acres of land about 30 miles from Mexico City and are building a ranch-type house from adobe bricks. When Cy graduates, they hope to make this their headquarters while digging and searching for bones and treasures in the Mexican ruins. Mexico City is a delightfully clean place to live with wonderful year-round climate and both Cy and Patsy convinced me that they were very happy and contented and highly recommend it to their classmates.

Their address is Aptd Postal 23901, Admon F2, Mexico 101 D.F. Mexico, 34a—Vereda De Santa Fe.

GRANT H E S T O N took the European trip and saw F R E D S C H R O E D E R in Paris and then visited London where S K I P and Sue P A L M E R took charge and showed him a wonderful time. Sightseeing and a wonderful dinner the first Sunday followed by a class party the following Friday night with DICK and Marcia MUGG, BEN and Lucy P I C K E T T and JIM and Shirley AND R E W S . Dick leaves shortly to take command of the NORTON SOUND. The class party took place in the Palmers' delightful house just off Regents Park. They had only been there 2 weeks but Sue has made it look just as though they'd always been there. The following afternoon Skip took Grant to a cricket match and tried his best to convert him to London duty. According to Grant, they all looked wonderful and it was a real gay time.

BILL F R O R A T H visited South America and saw EL BALDRIDGE, our Naval Attache in Buenos Aires. El gave a nice cocktail party for all the Navy students.

NORFOLK NEWS

C H A R L I E P O N D took charge of the last luncheon which included Hank Lauerman, Randy Moore, Graves, Hart, Josephson, Luby, Mann, Tucker and McGivern. P E T E AURAND was in town with his A V P enroute to Guantanamo.

CHANGE OF DUTY

M I K E R I N D S K O P F has orders to OpNav and BOB H U R O N is going to take over as CO and Director of the Naval Engineering Experimental Station at Annapolis.

LOUIS D E C A M P .will command the KEARSARGE (CVS-33), LES EUBANKS to be CO SubRon Six and TOM INGHAM to be Assistant Chief of Staff for Communications on CinCLantFlt Staff.

J O H N F E R R I T E R takes over as CO DesRon Twenty, CECIL BOLAM as CO of

LAKE CHAMPLAIN

(CVS-39) and

BOB

McNITT as CO DesRon Twenty-Five.

FRED S C H R O E D E R has orders to the Naval Inspection and Survey Board, NAS Patuxent River.

TOM F O S T E R to be CO of the NROTC Unit at the U. of Pennsylvania, and FRANK SILK will be CO of the Naval Station at Long Beach.

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extracted from the sports page of the newspaper.

On Friday, 12 May classmates gathered for the regular 2nd Friday lunch, at the Army-Navy Country Club. Those present for the ever-pleasant camaraderie were Jack Carroll, Hubie Reece, Dinty Moore, Dave 54

DeVane, Tom Adams, Tex LanStevens, Syd Freedman, Jack Jack Obermeyer, John Johnston Brantley.

CAPT. H. F. LLOYD '39 assuming command of Fleet Air Wing 3. Left to right: VAdm. Frank O'Beirne '26, COMNavAirLant, Capt. H. F. Lloyd CFAW-3, Capt. N. C. Gillette '36 departing CFAW-3. « H^=P M A T E

'39ERS IN THE PORT HUENEME-POINT MUGU AREA MET AT A LUNCHEON ABOARD NORTON SOUND O N 10 APRIL. Left to right: K. C. Childers, CO Missile Center, Pt. Mugu, Emmett Bonner, CO NORTON SOUND, Johnny Parks, Navy Deputy Pacific Missile Range, Art Chilton, CO CEC Lab., Port Hueneme, and Bill Ringness, Director, Range Support, Pacific Missile Range.

VIC DYBAL will take command of DesRon Seven. H A N K J A C K S O N will be CO VALLEY FORGE (CVS-45), ED LUBY to be

CO DesRon Nine and GEORGE R E I N HART will command SIERRA (AD-18).

NEWS FROM OUTER SPACE

Our congratulations go to ILA.LPH W E Y MOUTH who commands the LAKE C H A M -

PLAIN and did such a wonderful job in recovering our first Astronaut. It was Navy all the way and a job that we can take great pride in. Nice going, Ralph, we are all mighty proud of you.

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Sec'y, Capt. Thomas R. Weschler, U S N 4300 Hawthorne St., N . W .

Washington 16, D . C.

J. D. P. H O D A P , JR., writes that his new address is 2326—11th Ave., East, Seattle 2, Wash.

With the transfers coming thick and fast and summer plans taking lots of attention, our news supply has dwindled to a trickle.

We hope those coming into Washington will give us a call and a summary of the area the/ve left, while all of you going to sea or to the hinterland will remember that the Washington scene needs something stronger than rumor to keep the class united.

E M M E T T BONNER, CO U S S NORTON SOUND, sent us the very fine group picture you see elsewhere on these pages. Emmett's having the group of '39ers for lunch was practically a welcome aboard party for K. C. CHILDERS who had taken over in early April as CO at the Missile Center at Mugu.

Thanks for the picture, and hope it will stimulate others.

The B R E H M s have orders to Verona, Italy, where he will be on a N A T O staff.

Alice says they are both studying Italian and looking forward to another European tour (Paris before).

The H O L M B E R G s are heading for Kwajalein, detached about 7 July. Betty Holmberg has already checked schools and anticipates at least one child using a correJ«+I*-'J « t V,

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spondence course and the oldest staying here in the States.

The S I M P S O N s have new orders, a West Coast ship again (previous one went to J O H N R E N F R O when BuPers needed an immediate relief) and they'll be situated in Long Beach.

ED D A S H I E L L is hopeful his orders to the NiTRO will hold and that he'll be off to the bounding main by Nov. J I M D U N F O R D retired as of 1 April and is now working with New York Ship at Camden, N. J. They are getting a house in Haddonfield, N. J. Ginny Dunford was hostess for the last '39 wives' luncheon (no more till fall—October—2nd Wednesday of each month thereafter). Jean Simpson completed a very successful tour as president for this year and is being relieved by Trina W E S C H L E R (which hopefully will help me get the news fast and accurate—but maybe not all fit to print).

Hear the COMPTONs are off to the West Coast—he's getting a command—but no details.

D A V E BILL made the presentation of the '39 award to the Bainbridge Naval Academy Prep honor graduate, a fine young man by the name of Ernest Glenn Ambort. The presentation was a part of the graduation ceremonies and very impressive. Thanks, Dave, for representing the class so ably.

T O M EDDY and LARRY GEIS are both completing the Harvard Business School Executive Course, about 4 months long, for industry, military and government, and Helen EMdy and Jimmie Geis had the opportunity to share the last week in Boston with the boys—a regular part of the course. Larry is still heading for his ship at Norfolk. Tom Eddy is staying on at BuWeps.

AL T O U L S O N left 14 June for Honolulu via MATSONIA. Aloha!

Sorry not to be printing a fine article on the Newport contingent but P A U L S C H R A T Z ' S welcome letter has run afoul of the transfer of material from John Renfro to me—and it can't be located. Please try again Paul.

Have a good summer.

Sec'y, Capt. W a r d W . W i t t e r , U S N BuOrd, N a v y Dept., W a s h i n g t o n 25, D . C. Corr. Sec'y, LCol. G. G. Williams, USMC 565 B r a n d o n Rd.. B a y Colony Virginia Beach, V a .

ED M E N D E N H A L L sent a most interesting report, complete with newspaper writeups about his current activities. Ed is living in Beverly Hills, Calif., and can be reached through his business address, Paul Hartman, Inc., 10579 Dale Rd., Stanton, Calif., or 111 New Montgomery St., San Francisco, Calif.

Ed resigned from the Marine Corps in June 1954 and spent a number of years in the mining business in the Southwest. Anyone wanting firsthand information from one who has had firsthand mining experience need only check with Moe. He can certainly entertain you with vivid stories about those exciting ventures.

Ed's current activity involves a multimillion dollar project of establishing automatic parking facilities, known as Electromatic Autoparks, throughout the United States during the next 2 years. These "Autoparks" provide rapid, economical and heavily concentrated parking facilities. Beverly Hills is the site of the first unit. Other major cities throughout the nation are being selected as sites for units. Ed expects to be selecting these sites in the next few months so we may see more of him than in recent years.

Best wishes, Ed, on this new venture.

ROBERT N. MILLER informs us that he is now on duty as Operations Officer, ComCarDiv One. Others of '40 who are in the Coronado area are J O H N CHASE, EASY GLENN, BILL W A L K E R and H E R M A N TRUM.

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Sec'y, Cdr. A r t h u r F . R»wson, J r . , U S N , 445 Argyle Dr., Alexandria 7, V a .

LCol. W a l t e r W . Stegemerten, USMC 6106 Dorchester St., Springfield, V a .

On Sunday, 14 May, the Washington and .\nnapolis group held their annual picnic at the North Severn Picnic Area. It was wishfully called the "42" Youth Gathering. Enjoying the beer, soft drinks, games and boat 55

ride were Harry and Nancy Allendorfer, Frank and Maxine Andrews, Ollie and Dottie Atkinson, George and Polly Bennett, Buz and Margaret Betzel, Charlie and .\lnora Bishop, Brick and Wilma Brafford, Bill and Emmajane Carver, Bill and Pat Cross, Dick and Charlotte Curtis, Hap and Clara Lee Day, Bob and Betty Doherty, John and Marian Drew, Max and Trilly Duncan, George and Jeanne Gardes, Wes and Pat Gebert, Phil and Betty Gutting, Art and Lois Hamilton, Gordon and Marjorie Hillberg, Eric and Shirley Hopley, Bill and Betty Lou Houser, Greg and Miriam Johns, Ike and Angelique Kidd, Dick and Jean King, Mac and Irene Mackown, Bob and Brigitte Martin, Max and Marge Munk, Doug and Peg Plate, Art and Patricia Rawson, Roy and Joy Robison, Ed and Sue Rosenberg, Jim and Peggy Small, Pete and Dorothy Smith, Bill and Patty Spiegel, Walt and Harriet Stegemerten, Jim and Vannie Sturgis, John and Jean Wallace, Bud and Annabelle Workman. The 38 couples were accompanied by 129 bona fide youths.

DALE R E E D writes that he is enjoying his role as professor of Naval Science at the U. of Texas.

NORM N A S H reports from Norfolk that he, J O H N OLEKSY and GERRY SCOTT had lunch together on the occasion of John's visit to CinCLantFlt from OP-40. Norm and R. C. McGRATH found it necessary to spend 2 days in Florida and while there saw LEN ERB in the brand new ABRAHAM L I N -

COLN, C H E T LEE (Special Projects), BILL W I L L I S (CO

SAM HOUSTON), and

BOB

GIBSON (Lockheed). The April luncheon at Breezy Point was attended by Andy Rucker (now in NAS Gitmo), Jud Doyle, Gerry Peddicord, Gerry Scott, R. C. McGrath, Norm Nash, Corky Corkran, Dick Varley, Walt Brandon and Phil Cole.

Our dope from the West Coast and other far flung areas has been "skosh." Any classmate having news of interest send it to your correspondent at 6106 Dorchester St, Springfield, Va.

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Sec'y, Cdr. William Thomas Peach III, U S N (SC), Naval Supply Corps School Athens, Ga. Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Harry C. Sipe, Jr., U S N 502 Smoot Dr., McLean, Va.

As we go to press for the next issue of Shipmate, plans are being made for a '43 picnic at the Naval Academy. R A L P H LEEDY is handling publicity in Washington and W E S B U R N E T T is the contact and arranger at Annapolis.

News is in short supply this time but HARRY and Dee CLARK write of '43ers around the Norfolk area: "The winter social schedule for Norfolk has been ably supported by a majority of classmates in the area.

Fran H U D S O N was unanimously elected chairman of the group. BARNEY and Kathy R A P P held the first BYOB potluck party at their home at Virginia Beach in Nov. Thoroughgood. Back to Virginia Beach in March to accept the hospitality of BOB and Jane BEAVER. BERT and Maxine T H O M P S O N have volunteered for the May party, bringing the crowd to Norfolk for a change!

"The wives have started a monthly bridge group, with Jane Beaver the lead-off hostess, followed by Fran Hudson, who entertained in March, and Margaret Donaldson in April.

"We must comment that these '43ers around the Norfolk area have the most beautiful homes.

"Newcomers include the Freemans, Ethridges, Sterretts, Kellys and Kurtzes. Give our regards to the Washington crowd."

Every now and then it is always a pleasure to pass on a few kudos. This time I want to acknowledge the wonderful job Dian P E E T , Kay S A P P I N G T O N and Pat HOLMQ U I S T have done with the N O W Club. As most of you know the Naval Officers Wives' Club of Washington is an important group and we are very proud of our three '43 wives who have served as committee chairmen.

As this is my farewell issue and I may not see you for awhile I want to thank many of you for your tidbits of news and your letters which have provided the majority of news in the column. Cdr. J O H N T. S H E P H A R D will take over and pen a few notes for you from time to time and I know he, also, will appreciate your news letters from the "four corners" and the "seven seas." His address is 5527 S. 3rd St., Arlington 4, Va. Best of luck and wishes to all.

HARRY SIPE

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Sec'y, Cdr. F. F. Clifford, U S N 3854 Columbia Pike, Arlington 4, Va. Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Lyle A. Cox 2717 S. June St., Arlington, Va.

UNCHOPPED SPINACH

As I take pen in hand to report on the doings of the '45 group, I pause to reflect on 2 items: How did I get into this scribe business in the first place, and: What shall we call the column?

The latter is answered at the top and is of interesting origin, undoubtedly un-nautical.

Since it is the first writing I have done in a year which didn't require somebody's "chop" ("initials" for those who have never had Pentagon duty), I am overcome with a feeling of independence and thus the flamboyant title.

1945 CLASS PARTY IN PEARL HARBOR. Left to right: Gloria McAdoms, Jack McAdams, Jean Herrick, Bob Herrick, Polly Ferguson, Ted Cochrane, Doris Cochrane, Rhoda Schwartz, Phil Crosby, Cissy Crosby, Sarah Midgett, Lloyd Bell, Walt Schwartz, Joe Midgett. Sitting: Bill Ferguson.

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S H I P M A T E

The first question involves the recent elec(short tour) that the Pearl gang has been tions of the new staff at the Seat of Govern- merrily holding forth. He amplifies his last ment level. report on matters social as follows: At our first meeting, one of the many subThe class party on 8 April, sponsored by jects which arose was who would take the STU and Barbara NELSON, produced a load of putting out the word. GEORGE gay evening complete to floor show. AttendF I T C H E T T was the number one candidate ing were Lloyd Bell, Ted and Doris Coch—and I was standing behind him. George, rane, Phil and Cissy Crosby, Bill and Polly being a foot shorter, got to the floor first Fergiison, Bob and Jean Herrick, Jack and and I got it. So here goes with words of Gloria McAdams, Joe and Saran Midgett, prose.

Walt and Rhoda Schwartz, George and Betty Steele and Max and Ginny Thompson.

HIGHLIGHTS .Another noteworthy event was MAX Naturally, the biggest doing of the month THOMPSON'S "Wetting Down" on 27 was ALAN S H E P A R D and his monumental .•\pril. Max put out a witty invite including flight His outstanding effort is being cov- a 4-shot "Peanuts" cartoon and a photo ered elsewhere, so I shall refrain from dup- showing himself with a necklace of 10 cardlication. Suffice it to say, he went with our board shoulder boards. best wishes, expressed in numerous wires such a s : CORRECTION DEPARTMENT From the San Diego chapter: "CongratuTOM B U S H to be CO EPPERSON ( D D E lations to most look alive member of Forty719) vice Staff CinCPac. Five. Immensely proud of you.'' And a 4-line The BENNINGTON (CVS-20), it appears, poem constructed at the last Washington luncheon, followed up by a terse but well- has its own chapter, including J A K E LOVEDAY, G E N E SILLIMAN, LAVERNE meant "Well Done" after the flight.

BROWN, and DON CURRAN. They are Classmate Shepard's arrival in Washington backed up, shore side, by JACK Mc ADAMS, was covered by about 60 classmates and the Grover Whalen of Ford Island. wives, with a sprinkling of green bowlers, That's about it—for our first effort. Please from the balcony (2nd deck) of the Treausry note that only 2 dopesters reported this Building. After an amusing, last minute effort, through the halls of Treasury, au- month. Since those of you who know me realize that I am extremely shy with words, thority was finally secured to man the balcony (or ledge depending on how close to oral or written, you also know I need "les bons mots" for the column. Additionally, El the edge one stood). In spite of all the people (privates, sergeants and captains of po- Presidente Van Orden and his staff are completely receptive to ideas, suggestions and lice) we had to brief, and in spite of our weakness at remembering the present Secre- criticism—so please write in.

Back to "Chop." tary of the Treasury's name, it was worth it.

CLIFF The look on the Shepards' faces as they sighted us would have warmed anyone's heart Our thanks to the Department of the Treasury, and especially to one frustrated Sec'y, LCdr. C. V . Wilhoit. Jr., USNR elevator operator.

Under active consideration at Washington are the following ideas/proposals: Plaques: to purchase two '45 plaques, one for the Trident Light and one for Alumni House. W e are currently investigating costs and will report more later. Annual Formal Dinner Dance: to be one of tw^o (other is annual luncheon with wives) annual affairs at Washington. Tentatively scheduled for November.

FROM THE MAIL BAG

FRANK K L E B E R reports he is completing a 3-year tour afloat and is expecting to wind up in Washington next tour. It also appears the San Diego chapter had a spring get-together on 19 April in Coronado attended by George and Louise Asman, Betty Berger, Jim and Peggy Bradley, Jock and Julie DeGrazier, Jim and Vi Faddis, Pat Gowan, Frank and Evelyn Kleber, George and Helen Maxwell, Mace and Hilda Milliken, Greg and Pat Panawek, Randy and Nsmcy Prothro, Dutch and Janie Schulz, Chan and Edie Swallow and Bill and Marian Traynor.

DICK W I L S O N made a 2-week trip to Europe recently and looked alive with A L LEN "MUDDY" W A T E R S at Port Lyautey and L E E H A I N E S and J O E COLTON at Rota, Spain. As if the last address wouldn't indicate it, all were enjoying life to the fullest—Ole. We just learned that F R E D KELLY is CO

HONOLULU

DICK W E S T has orders from Barrier Pacific at Barbar's Pt. to AntiSubDefFor, Pacific, also located in the 29th State. Dick and Frances live at 5614 Dovekie St., Iroquois Pt., Ewa. LONG BEACH

DIX LADEMAN, the 9th classmate to receive orders to command a destroyer, will get the MADDOX (DD-731). He comes from USS EDSON ( D D - 9 4 6 ) , also a Long Beach ship, where he was XO. Dix and Ruthie live at 2019 Moray Ave., San Pedro, Calif.

JACK MARSH has relieved FRED FURL A N D as XO of U S S HERBERT J. THOMAS

(DDR-833). Jane writes to say their address is 6808 Parapet S t , Long Beach 8. Hold on to the list, Jane, until someone asks about the date for the next class party—then give them the list and you've been formally relieved !

MONTEREY

We were disappointed to learn that "BLACKIE" and Edie YERBURY will not be coming to San Diego from PG School as we had expected. Blackie says : ". . . My orders are for duty in Section S P 114 of BuWeps. Unusual as it may seem, I'll be doing the work for which I have been trained. . . . In April the whole gang met at our house for a steak fry. Most of the talk was of orders. It was a great party which lasted 3514 Lord St., San Diego 11, Calif. about 8 hours. . . ." Blackie has been studyCongratulations to Al Shepard from all of ing Operations Analysis.

JIM CUMMINGS, another Operations '46 and to our own classmate WALLY Analysis PG, has become the 2nd classmate SCHIRRA for being on the team. to get orders to command an aviation squadANNAPOLIS ron. Jim goes to Attack Squadron 83 at G R I F F MOODY (MAJ USMC) has re- Oceana, Va. JIM T U R L E Y took 1st honors ceived orders from the Naval Academy in the aviation squadron command race with (Command Dept.) to Marine Corps Schools, Fighter Squadron 213 aboard the LEXINGTON (CVA-16).

Quantico. Griff, I thought sure we'd be seeing you at Camp Pendleton this summer.

NEW LONDON DICK RABE has orders to Tactical Air Marjorie LYON writes: '"46 in the New Control Squadron 13 in San Diego. He has London area seems to move in all directions been serving in the Electrical Engineering at once—consequently, we never seem to get Dept. for the past 3 years. Honest, Andree, together. The wives have held coffees at the I'll know you the next time we meet! homes of Mrs. AL W H I T T L E , Mrs. J I M BELLAH and Mrs. WALDO STRANG— BOSTON lots of chatter but the only newsworthy item DICK K N I G H T has received another set was the birth of David Strang on 9 Dec. of orders from Aviation Supply Officer, The Strangs' new address is 85 Tyler Ave., Philadelphia—this time to U S S W A S P Groton, Conn." I will add that Waldo Strang (CVS-18). Dick must believe 'em now be- works at Electric Boat; Harvey Lyon is X O cause he's house-hunting in the Boston area. of the Gold Crew of the PATRICK HENRY and the Lyons live at RFD 3, Glen Woods, W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. Gales Ferry, Conn.

BILL BAKER (SC) has orders from Bureau of Supplies and Accounts to USS YORK- N E W YORK Marian BLAKE has turned in a fine piece TOWN (CVS-10) in Long Beach. " N E L L I E " BLY has orders from the of correspondence from the long-dormant Office of Naval Research to the Naval Ord- New York area. I will editorialize as little nance Laboratory, White Oak, Md. I don't as possible. "It occurs to me that the 22nd know Maryland too well but their address is fast approaching and I haven't gotten a at 3902 Spruell Dr., Kensington, Md., sounds letter off to you about the New York party.

We have moved since then—Ugh !—and you convenient. know how that goes. W e have adequate BOB H A L E Y (SC) has orders to Bu- housing, Wherry type, adjacent to Mitchel Weps. He has been assigned to duty under .A-FB, which has just closed down, and thus instruction at George Washington U. many vacancies for us Navy types. New "IVY" I V E R S O N reports from BuShips address: 112 Mitchel Ave., East Meadow, to George Washington U. for duty under L. I., New York. The New York group met instruction. Ivy and Peggy live at 5814 Old at the Officers' Club of Floyd Bennett Field for cocktails, dinner and dancing on 22 April.

Chesterbrook Rd., McLean, Va.

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BUSINESS

to be

After a temporary stint in BuSandA, "MAC" McHENRY has received orders to Assistant SecNav (Installations and Logistics).

P H I L P L U M M E R has orders to the Joint Staff, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Phil was on the Staff of ComCarDiv Four. The way things are going for the JCS Phil should have plenty of time for golf!

FORREST

SHERMAN

(DD-931).

Congrats. W e have heard a lot about that ship from our former boss (R. S. Crenshaw '41) and from what we gather from the first skipper, Fred, you've got a fine ship.

BILL F E R G U S O N reports from that Island I've never seen the north side of J U N E - J U L Y ,

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Those attending were Jack and Sheila Devlin, Dick and Ann Hall, Bob and Millicent Weir, 'Ace' and Martha Braseth, John and Mary Mathews, Art and Barbara Morrow, Jack and Nancy Dwyer, 'Buster' and Marty Bouveron, Bill Leffingwell and Ricki Di Palma, Stu and Mary Beyer, J. J. and Phyllis Collins, Russ and Gail Davis and Marian Blake. John was home sick in bed.

"Buster and Marty came down to spend the weekend with us from Connecticut. He is at the same job with Sikorsky, but expecting orders soon.

"JACK and Sheila DEVLIN live at 9601 Shore Rd., Brooklyn, N. Y. Jack is a Civil Engineer Corps officer attached to the Atlantic Division of BuDocks and Area Public Works Office, N. Y. "Ace and Martha B R A S E T H live at 490 N. Long Beach Ave., Freeport, L. I., N. Y. Ace reports that he is Vice President of Mollineaux Oil Co., and supplies many of us Long Island types with our fuel during the winter. We in exchange, supply him with fat checks. He and Martha have 3 children. " N E I L E COE gives his address as 159-15 35th Ave., Flushing 58, N. Y. "HARRY COHAN gives his address as 17 Harmony Dr., Massepequa Park, L. I., N. Y. "DOUG RODGERS can be reached at N. T. A. (National Television Asso., I presume), Columbus Circle, N. Y. "BOB and MilHcent W E I R live at 274 Mitchel Ave., East Meadow, L. I. Bob is Ass't Supply Officer in USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64).

"J. J. COLLINS will be going to Dartmouth this summer with AT&T, representing the New York Area Bell System Management Development Program.

"We had a nice visit with Gene and Jean Kelly '48, just returned from Villa France on the D E S MOINES, which is being decommissioned in Boston. Jean had written the letter to you about the party for the '46ers over there. W e decided that you were pretty 'stuffy' leaving out the last paragraph of her letter about washing the champagne glasses â&#x20AC;&#x201D;or were you edited?" (Please, Marian, me "Stuffy"?) The explanation is simple. I couldn't make out the last word, which you'll have to admit was a key word in this case.

The story was printed in my Jan. column and the missing paragraph was: "I might further add, we feel it's the only celebration on record where the champagne glasses had to be washed in the bidet" ( ? ? ) . There was no doubt in my mind as to what Jean meant, but I simply didn't want to expose my ignorance of French! Such are the hazards of writing this column.

Marian concludes with a P.S. "John has recovered, by the way. The doctors had a name for it, but in our language he was pooped." Tired blood?

STU CHAMBERS has received orders to the Naval Training Devices Center, Port Washington, L. I. He was CO of USS CREVALLE (AGSS-291) in New London.

NORFOLK

Pris F O U S T writes of news from Norfolk while J I M is off on refresher training with USS H A N K (DD-702).

On 2 March Evie D I S E had the coffee.

Those present were Jane Campbell, Jane Ledbetter, Gloria Beutler, Sunny Arthur, Betty Maginnis, Gem Mills, Helen Moore, Lis Schmidt, Sidney Savage, Trish Robertson, Evie Dise. On 22 April the ROBERTSONS and LYONSes ( K E N and BENNY) very nicely made arrangements for cocktails, 58

dinner and dancing at Breezy Pt. Those present were the Engels, Laytons, Macons, Maginnises, Albrights, Schmidts, Discs, Marg Gardner, Whites (Al and Renee), Johnsons (Charlie and Jane), Arthurs, Bowens, Robertsons and Fousts.

We had a nice visit with J O H N CARL several weeks ago. He was here getting ready for carrier qualifications. Then a couple of weeks ago we had a nice visit with K E N MORSE who had flown down for househunting (Daisy Note: Ken has just received orders from R. P. I. Management School to a Helicopter AntiSubRon in Norfolk.)

W I L S ENGEL has orders to ComDesLant Maintenance Representative in Norfolk. He has been serving in USS TIDEWATER (AD31) as Repair Officer.

"FREE" J O N E S has orders from BuWeps to Anti SubDef For, Atlantic.

"ROBBIE" ROBERTSON has orders from Armed Forces Staff College to Headquarters Fifth Naval District.

PHILADELPHIA

NORM K E P H A R T (SC) has orders from USS SARATOGA (CVA-60) to Aviation Supply Office, Philadelphia, which seems to be a popular roost for '46 SC types these days.

JIM and Fil I R V I N E will be returning to D. C. after what seems to have been a very short 3 years in Coronado, where Jim has been on duty at N A S North Island. He has orders to BuWeps.

J A N J A N K O V S K Y (SC) has orders to NAS Corpus Christi, Texas. He has been detached from U S S CORAL SEA ( C V A - 4 3 ) ,

where he was serving (in Bremerton, Alameda and WestPac) as Ass't Supply Officer.

On 23 Feb. 1961, just a month before Jack returned from WestPac in U S S PARSONS (DD-949), Marli L O W E L L gave birth to a daughter, Kathryn Amy. What a nice welcome-home present!

H A N K and Elly P H E L P S have moved to 1301 Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, Calif., where Elly will be closer to her folks while Hank

has

USS

RATON

(AGSS-270)

in

WestPac. "ZIP" Z E N N I has received orders to report about 14 July as Aide to VAdm. Rufus Rose, the new Commandant of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D. C. I was down to wave goodbye to Zip as he departed on 24 April for WestPac in USS McMoRRis (DE-1036)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a smart-looking ship, or I never saw one! He will be relieved "somewhere west" in time to report.

In the meantime, Peggy and Martin M. II have proceeded on to Fall River, Mass.

FAR AND NEAR

SAN DIEGO

Keeping on schedule with our plans for a class party every other month, we met on 29 April for a BYOB and potluck party at the lovely and spacious Point Loma home of BERT and Dona DECKER. In attendance, besides Bert and Dona, were Vince and Nancy Bacon, Jim Burton, Ben and Jean Chase, John and Ann Collins, Bill and Marie Gieseke, "Chauncey" and Ann Glenn, Bob and "Skip" Hanks, Bill and Connie Huddleston, Fred and Doris lacobelli, Jim and Felicia Irvine, Joe and Mickey Jackson, Jan and Gracia Jankovsky, Jack and Marli Lowell, Dick and Melba Scott, Kay Smith, Ed and Lorry Treacy, Jess and Lois Ann Watt, "Daisy" and Dorothy Wilhoit and Bill Searle, down from USS PROVIDENCE ( C L G 6) in Long Beach. The summer parties are being planned for late June and Aug. We were sorry to lose BRUCE and Marilynn (repeat Marilynn) A L T H O F F from the area but as soon as Bruce took command of the DUNCAN and bought a sailboat they decided to change the DUNCAN'S homeport to Long Beach. They are living at 57 Corinthian 'Walk, Naples, Calif., where the children can swim to school in one of the local moats! Sail down to see us, y'all.

A recent letter from PABLO D E LA LLAMA announces that he has been appointed Manager of the School and Commercial Furniture Division of Brunswick International, C. A. In case you have been as concerned as I with the news from Oriente, Cuba, during the past year I am printing Pablo's picture. Pablo says: ". . . My wife Carmen, my 2 sons Paul (10) and Ricardo (3) and myself are living in a rented house at 565 Broadview, Highland Park, 111. I commute every day while I am in town, as my job is going to take me overseas quite often. . . . On Friday we are all going to Windsor, Canada to obtain our U. S. Immigrant papers, as our present status is that of 'refugee.' Then on the 18th I am leaving for Rio and Sao Paulo in Brazil for a market and product analysis, to see if it is worthwhile to start manufacturing school furniture in our Brunswick operation down there! . .'.

I have been to 2 alumni meetings here and at the second one I was guest speaker. My topic naturally was Cuba and Communism.

That day, one month ago (7 April), I mentioned in the question and answer period

We'll miss TOM CARROLL's ready wit at the parties from now on as he has orders to ServPac in Pearl. He has been serving with the Board of Inspection and Survey, Pacific Coast Section (Inoperative Electronics Equipment Dept.).

"CLIFF" CLIFTON is classmate # 1 0 in the orders to command DDs status. He will relieve in USS

BRINKLEY BASS

(DD-887)

where he is now serving as XO. The BRINKLEY BASS goes to Bremerton next month for FRAM I. TOMMY GROVES has turned over the Exec's job in USS PERKINS ( D D R - 8 7 7 )

to

Dick Wolford '49, and assumed the same status in USS KING (DLG-10), one of the new guided missile frigates recently joining DesRon 15.

DAVE H O W A R D swaps command of USS QUEENFISH (SS-393) for command of USS POMODON ( S S - 4 8 6 ) , both San Diego

boats.

PABLO DE LA LLAMA '46 SHIPMATE

that this so-called invasion was not going to be successful if it was not backed by total U. S. Armea Services Support. Unfortunately—very unfortunately—I was so right!

I have lost at least 15 friends in this deal. ilany of them prisoners and others were shot against the wall. This 'non-interventionist' policy that has been going on in the past 30 years has been a natural feeding ground for communists, who A R E N O T held by this type of policy. I hope Mr. President realizes that and he will take action soon.

Otherwise, I really don't know what, as I can't run to any other place. . . ." " F R E N C H Y " F O N T A I N E has orders to the Naval Mine Defense Laboratory, Panama City, Fla., from the Office of Industrial Manager, 15th Naval Dist I received a nice note of congratulations on my new position from Ruth HANCOCK, who added: "Now that you've brought your records all up-to-date after last fall's gettogether, let us put them out-of-date again with the announcement of the arrival of Jonathan Russell on 3 Apr. 1961. We now have a complete basketball team and our own cheer leader. All is well."

BILL H I G H S M I T H has received orders from Naval Air Technical Training Unit, N.\S Jacksonville, to FltAirMed. HARRY and Lois M A R T E L L have moved into a new home at 1650 11th Ave., N.E., Rochester, Minn. We're sorry we can't help you christen the swimming pool this summer, friends.

I'm sure you will share with me the sorrow at the death of NICK N O R R I S ' wife, Kitty, and their daughter. Tiffany, in an automobile accident sometime in May. Their residence is at 211 Dawn St., Signal Mountain, Tenn.

Hunter, their 4-month-old son, was in the car but was not seriously injured. Nick suffered a concussion, a broken left arm and a spinal injury. The 2 older boys, N. B., I l l and Clifford, apparently were not in the car at the time. Our deepest, sorrows are with you, Nick, in this tragedy.

BURR W I L C O X has received orders from CO of U S S DmECT (MSO-430) to U. S. Taiwan Defense Command.

CHUCK W O O L U M S has orders to Barrier Atlantic from Airborne Early Warning, Atlantic. Don't know where this is, do you?

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Corr. Sec'y. LCdr. Ray Lochner (SC) USNR-R, 1221 Van Buren Dr., Annapolis, Md.

WASHINGTON, D. C.

Congratulations to the J. A. C H A P AIANs, II. Their 1st child, Elizabeth Alden, was born 11 Apr. 1961. Jack and Jane are both very happy over the occasion.

BRUCE BENSON has received orders to the Naval War College in Newport, R. I. The 9-month course is expected to convene on or about 1 Aug. MECHANICSBURG, PA.

W A L T GRECHANICK will join Bruce Benson at the Naval War College. He is leaving OSO, Mechanicsburg, where he has been on duty for the last Syi years. Most of Walt's tour at OSO was as Director of the Programs Division.

BILL OLIN reported to OSO in Dec. 1960, after serving as the Supply Officer of the OBSERVATION ISLAND.

ANNAPOLIS, MD.

The DAN SHOCKEYs are leaving Crabtown for duty in Norway. They expect to leave the U. S. on or about 28 July and have a few days' sea duty (not all CEC officers are immune from the pitch and roll) while enroute to Norway. When addresses are available, they will be published.

NOROLK, VA.

A letter from Greta GOLDMAN (shades of Annapolis duty) with information from the Norfolk area. (Dn 17 March the wives of A and B had a coffee at Breezy Point Officers' Club. Mary Ann GREEN was the hostess. In all, 17 wives were present.

Another coffee was planned for the first week in May with Kitty BACON and Greta Goldman as hostesses. Also included in Greta's letter was a change of address notice from J O E BARTOS. Joe now lives at 4757 Sugarhill Dr., Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.

Come on West Coast, let's have some news!!

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Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. J. E. Patton, U S N 7719 Bristow Dr., Annandale, Va. U S N A Class of '49 P. O. Box 2651, Wash. 13, D. C.

Food for thought—if this column means anything to you and knowing that I am willing to give precious hours out of a busy schedule to write it, won't you make a special effort to get just one non-member classmate to join the Alumni Association? Or maybe you are in a position to promote some advertising for Shipmate. Let's cooperate to make this organization mean something to all of us.

"DAISY"

cessively assigned to Randolph, Tyndall and McCord Air Force Bases. In the fall of 1951, he was sent to graduate school at Purdue University, from which he graduated with an M S E degree in Jan. 1953.

From then to 1956 he was assigned to The National Security Agency. For service performed during this tour, he was decorated with the Legion of Merit in 1956.

Following a 1956-57 tour at the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, he was sent to the Foreign Service Institute to study the Russian language. This was followed by an assignment to the American Embassy in Moscow as Assistant U. S. Air Attache.

In late Nov. 1960 the Soviet government accused him of espionage and declared him persona non grata.

On his return to the United States, he was assigned to Headquarters, USAF, in the Pentagon.

Major McDonald married the former Dorothy Lou Hewitt of Jacksonville, Fla., in Dec. 1949. Their children, Maureen 9, and Mike 5, accompanied them on the tour in the USSR. The McDonalds are currently living at 4601 Black Lick Rd., Annandale, Va. WASHINGTON NEWS

Elections were held during the May luncheon of the Class of '49 at O'Donnell's.

Twenty-two classmates were present and the following officers were elected: BOB W A L T E R S , President of the Washington Chapter; LOU CAPONE, Class Treasurer; MICKEY BUSSOW, 1949 Executive Committee. Outgoing president, STAN COUNTS, and treasurer, JACK DAVIS, deserve a well done from the class for their efforts during the past year.

Among those present at the luncheon were Lou Capone who recently reported to Readiness Branch, Naval Communication System Headquarters, Washington, D. C. Lou, his wife Charlotte and son Skip now live at 4811 North 21st St., Arlington, Va. Lou and J O H N DRAIM, visiting from P t Mugu, gave a brief sketch of their activities since graduation.

For the spring outing on the C&O Canal barge on Thursday, 25 May, there will be 35 couples.

REG MACHELL, who did a fine job as class secretary during the past year, has been transferred to George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA, Huntsville, Ala. Sounds like wonderful duty, Reg. (^od luck.

The new class directories were mailed in April. Anyone who applied for one and who has not received it, please drop me a line. A few early reports indicate the directory has been well-received. The following classmates deserve special credit for the time and effort they expended in assisting in the publication of this directory—Jack Davis, Fred Baur, Reg Machell, Andy Nelson, Bob Walters, Stan Counts, Harry Morgan, Coleman Brown and John Green.

WEDDING

OTHER AREA NEWS

On Saturday, 3 June 1961, Miss Adeline Old, daughter of Lt. Gen. and Mrs. Archie J. Old, Jr., was married to R I C H A R D ALLYN VAILL, in the Base Chapel, at March AFB, Calif. General Old is Commander of the Strategic Air Command's Fifteenth Air Force, with headquarters at March AFB, Riverside, Calif. The bride attended Sophie Newcomb College, and is a graduate of the University of Texas. Mr. Vaill is a graduate of Hotchkiss School and the Naval Academy. He is a member of Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, and is on the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles Electric Club. The couple will reside in Santa Monica, Calif.

LCdr. M I C H A E L GUILD and his wife Oily now live at 1608 United St., Key West, Fla. Mike is with the Key West Test and Evaluation Detachment.

Dr. and Mrs. DALE W I L M O T H write from 6020 S. 92nd St., Hales Corners, Wis. J O E and Cyle BARROW proudly announce the birth of their 2nd son, William Rickett, on 11 Apr. 1961.

GEORGE W. CUMMINGS is now a Curate at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., having graduated from Episcopal Seminary in June 1961.

George is a Deacon and will be ordained a

JUNE-JULY,

1961

IRVING T. McDONALD, JR. '49

A native of Massachusetts, Maj. I. T. McDONALD, JR., USAF, came to U S N A after 2 years in the Navy's W W II V-12 program. Commissioned in the U S A F on graduation from the Academy, he was suc-

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Priest in 1962. George and his wife Joan make their home at 625 Via Estrada, Palos Verdes Estates. They are the parents of Kalaine Anne, their 4th child, born 5 Apr. 1961. Other children in the Cummings family are Karen 8, Richard 6, and Jeffrey 5.

CHARLES H O T C H K I S S and his wife Harriet write that their address has now changed to 7705 Hill Dr., Richmond, Va., and their new home could use some '49er company. Any classmates in the area please drop in. Chuck and Harriet have 2 sons, Charles A., Jr. 9, and Carter Walker 4.

DALE HAWLEY's address is now General Delivery, Rapid City, S. D. Dale is still a Field Service Engineer for Aerojet General Corp., Sacramento, Calif.

ED R A W S T H O R N E writes that he is leaving CarAirGru Six and reports to Fighter Squadron 102 in May. H e reports that S P I K E GARTLAND recently reported to VA-65 and J I M M I E SCOTT to VA-66.

LCdr. BILL EMERY and his wife Betty write that they are with MAAG in Rome, Italy, until June 1962 and would be delighted to show any '49ers around the city of Rome.

RICHARD ( R I C ) TAYLOR and his wife Lyn have moved to 837 Hollow Tree Ridge, Darien, Conn.

LCdr. ANDY O W E N S ' wife "Bail" writes, "We are still going full speed ahead in this lovely land of flowers, bugs and lizards. Our 'Royal Hawaiian Mai-Tai' baby was born IS Nov. 1960 so we named her Ginger. The other 2 children have chicken pox. Andy is working hard. We live on a golf course—between club house and 1st green— and the boys play tennis every day at noon.

We just moved—3749 Radford Dr., Honolulu 18. Where are DEAN and J I M KNEALE?"

Maine Ave. Several new faces were present including Tom Ross up from CinCLant, Frank McGraw and Walt Whitley on duty with BuPers, Virgil Hancock working with North American, Harry Krantzman in town from Dahlgren and Tom (G.) Miller working with Arthur D. Little & Co. Other area people in for lunch were Tom McGlaughlin, Mark Frudden, Bob Whitehead, Red Meek, Bob Shultz, Bill DeMers and John Holmes.

It is sincerely hoped that all of the class who are in town around noon on the 1st Wednesday of each month drop in at Hogate's for lunch with us. Virge, Tom and Harry were wonderful to talk with and I am -sure they ORDERS W. E. Davis, Jr., BuWeps to NavAirTra- enjoyed the visit too.

The Washington wives met at the home Com, NAS Pensacola; R. D. French, AtkRon 153 to SenAide CinCSouth; J. P. Ras- of Margy SHULTZ on 3 May for 3 tables mussen, Jr., NavShip Rep Facility, Yokosuka of bridge. Betty McGRAW was welcomed into the group, having just arrived in Washto U S S DELTA ( A R - 9 ) ; W . A. Matson, I I , ington with F R A N K 3 weeks ago.

U S S SEAWOLF ( S S N - 5 7 5 ) to U S S SKATE ( S S N - 5 7 8 ) ; D . G. Fears, U S S TRITON RED M E E K will represent our class at (SSN-5S6) to USS SKIPJACK (SSN-5S5) ; the Alumni Board of Trustees meeting to J. W. Lynn, Harvard U. to USS PROTEUS be held at Annapolis in late June.

(AS-19) ; W. E. McGarrah, Monterey to Norfolk Naval Shipyard; T. I. Noble, OTHER AREAS At the present time D O N FORBES is reporting for the Newport area, TOM ROSS for Norfolk, BILL McGARRAH for Monterey and J O H N FARRELL for Hawaii.

Thus with 8 areas without representatives we need volunteers urgently if this plan to keep ourselves better informed of our classmates' activities is to succeed. Of course news from classmates assigned to places other than those listed is always wanted and will always receive the same priority as news from the selected areas. So please get together, pick a representative and let us hear from you.

M. I. T. Cambridge, to U S S OBSERVATION

ISLAND (EAG-154) ; M. C. Minnis, AtkRon 112 to BuWeps Rep (Sp Proj Ofc), Lockheed Air Corp. Missiles and Space Div., Sunnyvale; W. W. Wilson, U S S J. K. TAUSSIG (DE-1030) to OpNav; D. J. Dunham,

Jr., Annapolis

to U S S SARATOGA

(CVA-60) ; M. E. Hardy, PhotoCompRon 61 to U S N A ; T. I. Kolstad, USS TURNER JOY (DD-9S1) to U. of California, Berkeley; R. F. Wiseman, Kirtland AFB to USNavEur. NEWPORT AREA

D E K E FORBES We had an extremely successful '50 party at BUD and Marilyn LOCKWOOD's in March. In addition to the War College contingent, we were fortunate to have GERRY and Molly COLEMAN come over from Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. John S. Holmes, U S N Quonset Point to join us. FRANK MAY502 Sharon Court, McLean, Va. NARD was able to drop in for the party.

Most of us had not seen him since graduAREA REPRESENTATIVES During Homecoming Weekend last fall the ation. Connie EMERSON ( D A V E was at class officers discussed various ways that sea) joined us too. Planning on the part of news of classmates throughout the world Velura Highberg and Marilyn Lockwood recould be quickly gathered and reported. Two sulted in making the party an outstanding ideas became prominent: Company Represen- success.

BUDDY B U R T ' S mother passed away in tatives and Area Representatives.

Feb. I am sure that I speak for the entire The Company plan envisioned a represen- class when I offer my heartfelt sympathy tative from each Company who would keep to Buddy and Joy over the loss to their track of the classmates in his Company and family. report their activities to the Corresponding This will most likely be the last note from Secretary. me during my tenure at the War College.

The Area plan envisioned a class repre- I am ordered to VAH-4 at Whidbey Island. sentative in each area where our class was At the present time, the only '50 people that generally assigned who would report on their I know who are stationed at Whidbey Island activities to the Corresponding Secretary. are J O H N and Mary COUGHLIN and Under the Area plan the reporting responsi- GEORGE and Betty EAST. You can rest bility would be passed on to another class- assured however that one of us will keep you mate in the area whenever transfer of the up to date on the latest from the "Rainy Country." representative out of the area occurred.

Due to the fact that 36 representatives With the academic year almost over at would be needed under the Company plan the W a r College, it is probably apropos to plus the difficulty of corresponding across offer a few reflections for the '50 group comthe country, it has been decided to attempt ing next year. The school offers everyone the Area plan first. Another point in favor the opportunity to broaden his knowledge of of the latter plan is one of flexibility, where- the world. Consequently, the best advice is in areas may be dropped or added as the em- to relax, enjoy your sabbatical leave from phasis shifts with duty assignments reflect- the day-to-day trials and tribulations of Navy ing our seniority and importance in the U. S. toil, and think big. A year at the War ColNavy and the U. S. Air Force and civilian lege is rewarding in many ways. However, life. The following areas have been suggested it is most likely that those in attendance will as an initial list: Newport, R. I., Norfolk, Va., not realize this fact until the course is at Charleston, N. C , Jacksonville, Fla., San least half over.

Diego, Calif., Monterey, Calif., and Hawaii; for classmates in the Air Force: Dayton, W A S H I N G T O N AREA Ohio, Fort Worth, Tex., Omaha, Neb., OklaAt noon on Wednesday, 3 May, the Washhoma City, Okla., and Los Angeles, Calif. ington group met for lunch at Hogate's on 60

Dori Davi wrote a very nice letter from Key West while her husband, JERRY DAVI, was at sea as XO of the USS SEA POACHER. She writes that they have been in Key West since Nov. 1958. Prior to that time they were in Italy for a wonderful tour of duty where Jerry was Aide, DepComStrikForSouth. Their address "in the islands" is 1009 South St., Key West, Fla. Betty GOODSPEED has written that she, DICK and the 3 boys will be departing California early in June for duty in England.

Dick has orders to the 700th Helo Sqd. at Culdrose, Helston, Cornwall, England, as an exchange officer. They plan on spending a few days with the family in Massachusetts before leaving the U. S. W e wish smooth sailing and a very pleasant tour of duty in the land of Gilbert and Sullivan.

10-YEAR BOOK

BILL CURLEY reports that the returns on the 10-Year Book continue to come in at a steady rate. Some checks have been missing in the returns even though the completed questionnaires indicated that the checks were enclosed. The photographs are really improving; however, we would like to remind those people who have indicated that they will send their photos later not to forget. CLIFF S K I N N E R sent in a complete list of 'SO in the San Diego area who did not receive a questionnaire. This really helped a lot If similar actions could be taken in other sections of the country the problem of reaching all of our classmates will be nearly solved.

Ideas are needed for the cover of the 10-Year Book. Please send them to Bill Curley.

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Sec'y, LCdr. J. N . Green, U S N 1826 Holly Hill Dr.. Falls Church, Va.

A N N U A L MEETING

The Class Association held its annual business meeting on 6 May at the Army-Navy Town Club in Washington. The vigorous efforts of the local Executive Board to raise a quorum resulted in success with a couple of proxy votes to spare. Upon completion of business, the number of people was approximately doubled by a merger with the wives for drinks, dinner and such doings.

Details of the meeting will be duly recorded in the Annual Report to be mailed later this summer to all members of the class.

Some items, worthy of advance publicity, are mentioned here.

S H I P M A T E

Election of officers: (congratulations to the new) President, Capt. JIM H U N T , U S . \ F , 5619 Elmendorf Dr., Washington 23, D. C ; Members-at-Large, SAM GINDER, 4004 Rickover Rd., Silver Spring, Md., and ARCHIE T H O M P S O N , Heavy Attack Squadron Five, c/o F P O New York.

The Board of Directors for the next year was filled out by the election of the following for Executive V-P. Secretary, Treasurer and 3 board members, respectively: Joe Metcalf, John Green, Don Kinney, Gerry Connor, Bill \\"hitner and Tom Hutchins.

TEN-YEAR-BOOK

The committee in charge of publishing the ten-year book reported that even though only roughly 507c of the biographies have been received to date, they still hope to do much better. It is not too late. Write out your biography and statistical facts about yourself and mail it in, pronto. Much effort is being e.xpended and, with your cooperation, a firstclass book will be forthcoming. lOTH REUNION

GERRY C O N N O R reports the room reservations at Carvel Hall going like hotcakes for the reunion dates of 29-30 Sept. and 1 Oct. '61 at Annapolis. Let Gerry know if you w ant a room reservation. His address : 4100 Heathfield Rd., Rockville, Md. A full schedule of events is being planned, carefully arranged so that no one gets thirsty, so arrange your leave or liberty to make it back to Mecca this fall.

USAF FALCON STADIUM FUNDS

The drive is about half-way toward a $1000 goal which would be recognized by an impressive plaque honoring deceased Air Force classmates. All hands, especially those who have not yet contributed, are urged to reconsider this appeal and send your checks to Jim Hunt.

The subject of Memorial Chairs in the Xavy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for deceased members is being negotiated with USNA Athletic Association officials. The Class President will establish a committee for the class in this matter.

Out-of-towners at the .\nnual Meeting were DON G R I E S M E R from Kirtland AFB, .Albuquerque, N. M., and J.AMES COOPER from Springfield, Mo. We might also give honorable mention to W E S H A M MOND and BILL DINEG-AR from Quantico since U S N A is considered in the area but was not represented.

HERE A N D THERE

BLASCO M.ATTIONI has orders to USS ODAX (SS-484) as XO. Matt has been ship superintendent for submarines at Charleston Naval Shipyard.

DAN E V A N S has been in Spain since 1956 with Flt.AirConRon Two and "it's a great place to be stationed." He expects orders in July.

PAT BURKE, ex-US.AF, has taken a position in Domestic Sales with Lockheed Missiles and Space Division at Palo Alto, Calif. Pat showed up at the Washington area regular 2nd Wednesday of the month lunch at .Army-Navy Town Club peddling rcsc3.rcn A new address for OSVALDO FOURZ.AN is Commandante Guardacostas-31, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico. We have no other dope from Ozzie at this time, but some of you who wander south of Tijuana might be able to look him up.

LCdr. DON H A Y N S W O R T H will complete a tour as an instrument flight instructor in the Replacement .Air Group at San Diego JUNE

J U L Y ,

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ing Revicii'S and the American Institute of Industrial Engineer's Journal. He has done research on Small Computer Feasibility in Manufacturing Control under a Bethlehem Steel Grant and on Linear Programming under a Royal McBee Grant.

this summer and report to Monterey for the General Science Curriculum. Don and Elizabeth acquired Number Three this year with the arrival of Lise' Anne.

LCdr. J A M E S B U R N E T T is an .A4D pilot in -Attack Squadron 172 flying from USS

FRANKLIN

D . ROOSEVELT

(CVA-42).

.Andy and Alice with their 3 children reside at 1S1<) \'ernon Dr., Jacksonville, Fla.

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Class of 1952, U S N A P. O. Box 225, Annapolis, Md.

ROBERT W I L L I A M W H A L I N G

H E N R Y LOVE from Pensacola to Light Photo Squadron 62; J O H N MINNIGER O D E from SS-352 to BuWeps TLO at Pittsfield, Mass.: L A W R E N C E KEILY from LST-1076 to USNA.

It is with deep regret that I report the death of BOB W H A L I N G on 15 Apr. 1961 in an aircraft accident at Pensacola, Fla. Bob was enroute from El Toro to Pensacola when the accident occurred. Our most sincere sympathies to Bob's family.

NEW ADDRESSES

Capt. DAVE JAMES, USAF, 1049E Center Rd., Dover, Del.; R A L P H H O O P E R , Dunminning Rd., Newton Square, Pa.; Capt. R O B E R T HARDING, USAF, 430 Quietwood Dr., San Rafael, Calif.; Capt.

BILL DINEGAR, USMC, 126 Davis Ave., White Plains, N. Y.

N E W ARRIVAL

DE.ANE and Marge ALDERN turned the trick again with a not quite 6-pound baby boy on 3 May. Christopher Brian by name and our congratulations to the Alderns.

VOICE FROM THE PAST

Received a note from J. R. O W E N last week. J. R. finally settled down in Sept. of last year, popping the question to the former Miss Billie Tyler of Portsmouth, Va. J. R., a graduate of the Missouri School of Law, hangs his hat with the Federal Aviation .Agency, Kansas City, Mo. He gives his address as 4627 Campbell, Kansas City, and has the welcome mat down for all passing through.

T O N Y SCALESI just reported aboard USNA and will be checking into the Command Department for duty.

CLASS RECORDS

After the May meeting LARRY T R E A D W E L L dumped the files and records of the class into the beat-up automobile of the new class secretary. He now stands relieved.

Larry is leaving BuPers for the job of XO of a Newport destroyer (and command during the period of a FRAM overhaul in New York commencing this fall). He has done a bang-up job during his tenure and deserves a vote of thanks for all that extra duty.

Keeping up with addresses is a continuing problem due to the mobility of the class. Put it on your check-off list to notify the class secretary of all address changes, temporary or permanent home. Notify the Alumni Association directly of the current mailing address desired for Shipmate. The class secretary cannot do this for you—that is the law— although we do compare notes with the Alumni House records. All inputs to this column must go through the class secretary, so drop a note to let us know where you are and what you are doing. Formal or otherwise type get-togethers in the various areas usually generate a lot of dope, so always pick a fall guy to write it up and send it in.

W I L L I A M A. SMITH, JR., assistant professor of industrial engineering at Lehigh University, has been promoted to associate professor of industrial engineering effective 1 Sept. 1961. .A specialist in industrial engineering and data processing, "Prof. Smith is the author of technical articles in the Association for Computing Machinery Comput-

USNA

The clan at the Naval Academy will meet at the end of the month (May) in order to appoint and select class officers for academic year 1961-62. .As soon as the appointments are made we will pass the word on to you.

We are averaging about lyi letters per month from 'S2ers. Open up, drop us a postcard and let us know what you are doing.

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Sec'y, Capt. G. E. Weinstein, USAF 2067 Mercury Dr., Kirtland AFB, N. M. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Lane Rogers, USMC. Exec. Dept., U S N A . Annapolis, Md.

No mail in the letter box again. We have been out of circulation with the normal June Week press, but what about all of you out there in inner and outer space ?

A note from DAVE FROST (we erred in that we missed the notice of LCDR for Dave in ALN.AV 52). He is finishing up at

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the Graduate School of Business, Stanford, and will be moving on to OSO, Mechanicsburg. He is presently living at 7731 Rainbow Dr., San Jose, Calif., (which he tells us is up for sale). The location is 12 minutes from Moffett.

The West Coast Agents have done it again! 22 April was the date of the 'S3 .Aloha Party at N A F Monterey. The planning staff' included Dave Fudge (who sent in this dope), Lynn and Marguerite Felt, Art Barke, Freddy and Goldy Goldsmith, Dave and Bobbi Dally, Hugh and Betty Toland, Chris and Tish Wolke, Lois Randall and Clay and Pat Studebaker.

From the enclosed photos the planners outdid themselves, at least that's the way the executors look. Because of space limitations, I couldn't get all pictures in this issue. New 'S3 officers at U S N P G S were announced: President, P E T E CONRAD; Vice President, JIM Y O U S E ; Secretary, BILL SHIRL E Y ; Treasurer, RAY CRATER. I am deeply indebted to Barbara DALLY who has sent in a monster gouge re the Monterey crowd. I have taken the liberty to cut it down somewhat, but I think I have retained most of the significant info. .As of 13 April '53ers at the PG School at Monterey were Ron Adler, Dick Albright, Bill Allen, Bill ( F P ) Anderson, Arthur Barke, George Barthellenghi, Bob Borthwick, Bill Britton, Dick Brummage, Tom Bucy, Jim Burgess, Charlie Butler, Earl Chaney, Larry Collier, Pete Conrad, Ray Crater, Dave Dally, Jeff Davis, John Davison, Jr., Paul Dudley, Jr., Tom Dumont, Denver t). Eddy, D. Linn Felt, Dave Fudge, Art Gilmore, "Goldie" Goldsmith, Fritz Hahn, C. D. Hamm, Bob Hatcher, Jerry Hayes, Lee Hebbard, Al Hinman, A. W. (Sam) Houston, Walt Hubbell,

Joe James, Bob Karcher, Roger Kattmann, Bill Kennedy, Gerald F. Laughlin, Horace M. Leavitt, Willis A. Lent, Jr., Al Manhard, George Matais, Rod Maxim, Phil Maxwell, Charles M. McCarty, Bill Monroe, III, John Paulk, Alan Personette, Joe Pertel, Bob Raffaele, Howard W. Randall, R. E. Reffitt, Ernest R. Seymour, Bill Shirley, Ed Spar, Clayton A. Studebaker, Hugh Toland, Jack Tuttle, Gene Vahlkamp, Eugene Van Hoof, Dave Wagner, Don Wells, Vaughn Wilson, Chris Wolke, J. P. Wood, Ed Worth, Jim Wright and James A. Youse.

ANNAPOLIS NEWS

The 'S3 types at USNA are soon to dwindle in number. FRANK ADORNEY is off to a V P outfit in Hawaii and DOUG BINNEY is bound for our old "natural habitat," Okinawa. LEO CUCCIAS is soon to join a VS in Norfolk, BILL DAVIS to VF, Cecil Field, GLEN H A T C H to VAH, Sanford, and J O E TARLTON to VS, Quonset K I T FRASER will be joining a sub out of Charleston and "DAD" W E B S T E R is going to a DLG now in Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and that's it for this session. Hope to see some of you this summer. Again, our thanks to the Monterey crowd for their interest and support. How about some sighting reports from those of you on the perimeter ?

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Lt. Peter J. Vogelberger, Jr., U S N 56 Jerome Ave., Bloomfield, Conn.

A letter from Z. J. KOWALSKEY, JR., dated 24 April is as follows: "I'm now alone at Wurtsmith AFB. CARL HARMS got orders to the Air Force Missile School, followed by subsequent assignment overseas, and

he's gone. He just barely beat me, though.

I have not yet raceived my official orders, but a short blurb from my assignment officer in BuPers followed by my name in Navy Titnes indicates that I'm on the road to the Weapons Systems curriculum at PG school. So let's say I have semi-official orders. Margie and the boys are ready to go, too. Sunny California will look mighty fine after 2 cold winters in Michigan. Tliis has been a fine tour of duty, and certainly one we will look back on as one of the most rewarding in our career.

"In regard to J A M I E DEUEL's letter in the April, 1961 issue, the only comrnent I have in regard to advertising in Shipmate is that the corresponding secretary or editor of the magazine be given blanket approval to strike out all such references prior to publication. I agree that the use of the column for advertising is undesirable, but at the same time feel that anyone who takes time to write to the column (there are so few of us) deserves to have the letter printed, with the one exception mentioned above.

"I submit that we consider purchasing the stained glass window for the St. Andrew's Chapel in preference to the other projects.

I submit further that this window be dedicated to the deceased members of our class.

No final report was published regarding chairs in the new stadium for our classmates, but from a personal standpoint I had a heck of a time getting funds for 2 members of the 19th company. Maybe the class as a whole could sponsor the stained glass window as sort of a continuing monument to these troops.

"In view of my projected departure, anyone who writes to me after 1 July, address the letter to me at 6426 Arthur Ave., St. Louis, Mo."

'53 ALOHA PARTY, MONTEREY, CALIF. Top row: Dot and Sam Houston, Ted and Mary Lou Lloyd, Ed and Dolores Worth, Orlene and Joe James, Jim Burgess, C. D. Hamm, Art Barke, Art and Nell Gilmore. Third row: Caroline Hinman, Paul Dudley, Gerry Laughlin, Chris Wolke, Ray ReflFitt. Second row: Joan Dudley, Judy Conrad, Ducky Laughlin, Betty Toland, Sylvia ReflFitt, Ruby Burgess, Helen Hamm. Front row: Linn and Marguerite Felt, Hugh Toland, Roger and Dorii Kattmann, Joan and Mac McCarty.

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'54 CLASS PARTY HELD AT PAUL SLAWSON'S. Rear row: Charles Roush, Charles Rourke, Paul Slawson.

Center: Bill Boiko, Carl Master, Bill Montgomery. Front: Gayle Ballard, Frank Dorsey, and Ed Stevens.

ANNAPOLIS AREA

EARL W H I P P L E In the midst of exams and hectic plans for June Week, here is some "hot scoop" off a very cool typewriter.

RECENT BIRTHS

MAURY and Barbara W E R N E S S had another reason to rejoice on 5 May, the day that Commander Shepard was launched into space. They welcomed a son, Walter Ford, to their family. Walter balances the Werness family very nicely at "two pair"—2 boys and 2 girls.

BOB and Rosanne GIBSON are very pleased to announce that they now have a "full house" with the arrival of Linda Gay U the Gibson household on 2 May. Linda »ins 2 brothers and 2 sisters.

I must apologize to the PASZTALANIECs for overlooking a very important event. On 17 Oct. 1960 a son, Mark Emory, joined MATT, Lorry and Matt, Jr., at the Pasztalaniec domicile.

BART and Eileen DALLA MURA are happy to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Susan, on 16 April. Susan was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Eileen is visiting her parents for a few months, and the new grandparents were very happy to have their daughter home for the event. Bart flew to Edinburgh for a short visit, and reports that both Eileen and Susan are doing very well.

Susan joins Jennifer 5, and Tony 3, at the Dalla Mura home.

GENERAL NEWS

A class meeting was held on 2 May At OWEN NASH's home to elect new officers for the Annapolis contingent, and to make a final decision on the class gift. BOB W I L MER was elected President, BOB ROGERS was elected Secretary, and your "Bull-prof" was retained as Shipmate correspondent. It was decided that the most practical and worthwhile gift, considering location, need, and value, that our class could give to the .\cademy. would be a water fountain to be J U N E - J U L Y ,

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erected on Worden Field. Bids have been let to various firms in the Baltimore-Washington area for an appropriate design, and the cost has been set at approximately $5000.

A plea for ideas was solicited in Shipmate at the beginning of the year, but only one reply was received from the entire class outside of the Annapolis area, and that was received too late for consideration. This letter was from AL CASEY. (See below.)

We hope that the class will be pleased with the choice of our class gift. It is felt that this is a very good location, and that a fountain is needed very badly on Worden Field.

Transfers from the Naval Academy: BILL S T I C K L I N G to the USS EATON

(DD-781). He, Donna and their 20-monthi)ld daughter. Dee Ann, are now residing at 124 Spruce Lane, Annapolis. CHAUNCEY S W E E T is also reporting for duty from Morfolk, as is GLENN SANFORD, from (Juantico, but I do not have any definite info on them as of this writing.

Quite a few classmates are expected here this summer, and as soon as information is available, I will get it in the column.

DON FORBES is reporting to the Navy Field Office, Ft. Meade, Md. His address is 308 State St., Annapolis.

TOM CONBOY is reporting in the very near future to the Test Pilot School, Pax River, Md. Received a letter from PAUL SLAWSON containing info about classmates who are studying at Harvard and MIT. Paul had a gathering at his home (see picture) and says he is still single and lives at 148 Hancock St., Cambridge, Mass. Paul is on an Administration Fellowship at Harvard studying Economic Development and will receive his MPA in June. In July, Paul will begin work in New York City with Mobil International Oil Co. GAYLE B.ALLARD will receive his MBA from Harvard Business School and will probably work in the Louisville area.

His first child, a son, arrived about a month ago. (Sorry, but no other dope available about this new arrival.)

FRANK DORSEY is in his first year at the Harvard Business School, and hopes to work in the Boston area this summer.

BILL BOIKO, USAF, was on leave in the area and dropped in on the party. Bill is enroute to California for duty.

BILL MONTGOMERY will receive his MB.A from Harvard Business School in June, and plans to work in the electronics

THE NAVAL ACADEMY SHIELD TIE

(DDE-

510) based at Norfolk; LEO ORSINO to ComDesRon Twelve, F P O New York, homeport, Newport; DICK M U R P H Y will report as XO of the U S S DANIEL .A. JOY ( D E -

585), homeport, Chicago, 111.

R.AY .ALV.ARADO will report to the USS DEWEY ( D L G - 1 4 ) , homeport, Norfolk;

DICK KELLY will report to Newport as XO

of

the

USS

CALCATERA

A handsome tie of pure dye repp silk finely fashioned by our custom craftsmen. The shields are actually woven into the fabric in the traditional blue and gold color combination.

(DER-390) ;

D W I G H T A G N E W reports aS CO of USS SENECA

(.ATF-91)

at

Norfolk.

JIM V.AUGHAN to PG School at Monterey in the Management course; ROBBIE R O B E R T S O N and J I M B R U N N E L L are also going to PG School at Monterey; B.ART D.ALL.A MURA reports as XO of U S S CROW ( D E - 2 3 2 ) , homeport, Galveston,

Tex. M A T T P A S Z T A L A N I E C is going to PG School at American U. in Washington, D . C , where he will take a course in International Relations, and BOB GIBSON will report as Naval Academy exchange officer to West Point on 1 .Aug. His address will be Qtrs. 159, USMA, West Point, N. Y. Transfers to the Naval Academy: PAUL SK.ARLATOS is reporting to the E. H. & G. Dept, USNA, from RAG, Key West, some time during the early part of Aug. AL S M I T H has arrived for duty in the Command Dept. Al reported from duty as Chief Engineer on the USS R. K. HUNTINGTON

Truly a distinctive symbol of Annapolis affiliation.

Price $4.00 each • G. S. HARVALE & CO. : 100 Fifth A v e . , N e w Y o r k 1 1 , N . Y. I Please send: I Navy Shield Ties •

' Name I Address I

! City \ Amount enclosed $

Zone.

. State.

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industry. The Montgomerys just welcomed a 2nd child to their family. (Boy or girl, Paul?)

ED S T E V E N S is on a National Defense Fellowship at MIT studying Nuclear Reactor Engineering and will receive his MS in Sept.

Ed is getting married on 1 July to Miss Mary Lou Smith of Boston.

CARL MASTER, USN, is an instructor attached to the Executive Dept. at the Submarine School, New London.

CHARLES ROUSH, USAF, was sent by the Air Force to the Harvard Business School. After receiving his MBA in June, Charlie expects duty in the Washington, D. C, area.

CHARLES ROURKE is completing his first year at the Harvard Business School and will live at home this summer while working for a brokerage firm in New York City. Charlie is still a happy bachelor.

DICK BURNS, USN, was sent by the Navy to MIT to study Naval Construction.

Dick has 2 more years to go in the course.

His first child is expected any moment.

Thanks for the information on the above classmates, Paul, but I know that there are classmates who would like to contact these people, and I feel sure they would appreciate it if these gents would send in any new addresses or any other information about themselves or their families that they can provide.

The following is the letter received from -A. G. CASEY mentioned above: "In response to the request from the class gift committee for suggestions, here are mine.

I am against a fountain or any other stone or glass monument which would mean little more to the Brigade than just another bit of plebe knowledge. The fact that a large number of visitors may pass by such a monument does not impress me as being a worthy criterion for choosing our gift. I feel we should offer something the midshipmen need, or are lacking, or that will be at least something they will use. Examples of what I had in mind are : an additional knockabout for recreational use or, more academic, a valuable set of volumes for the new library; or perhaps we could outfit the new library with a complete section, such as a foreign language corner equipped with books, records, and tape machines. If we can't choose something reasonable in cost, and otherwise acceptable, why not ask the present middies ? I doubt if you find many who feel the need for another yard ornament.

"Both of my former roommates announced the arrival of male offspring in the past few months. They are John Van Dyne Southworth, HI, and Michael Hanlon. JACK S O U T H W O R T H is a civilian with Carrier Corp. in Syracuse, and MARK HANLON is at the .Ammo Depot at Charleston, S. C. "Recently I met ED UZDAVINES at Westover AFB where he is with the 99th Bomb Wing, a B-52 outfit.

"I really enjoyed J A M I E DEUEL's' April letter, especially that news of DAVE PER.AULT. I heartily agree with Jamie's comment : 'Let's have the news without the commercial.' " .Al's letter contains some very good ideas, and the gift committee hopes he will find that its decision has been a sound one based on the requirements of the Academy, and the appropriateness of the gift. Al is now a Major in the Air Force, and resides at 2 White Birch Dr., Pease AFB, N. H. I think congratulations are in order from the class: although I may be mistaken, I believe that .Al is the first member of '54 to reach that rank.

Matt Pasztalaniec's plebe baseball team is on its way to another very successful season.

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So far the plebe nine has a record of 12 wins and only 1 loss suffered at the hands of a very strong Maryland Frosh team. Matt's team has 3 more_ games remaining on its schedule. Last year his ball team had a 15-2 record. DICK M U R P H Y is Matt's assistant, and I think they both deserve a "well done" for the fine record they have earned.

If you will pardon yours truly for a moment, I'd like to give you a little scoop on my plebe lacrosse team. Last year the plebes had a 7-1 record, losing to Maryland midway in the season, 13-10. This spring the team was undefeated in 8 games, with especially satisfying victories over the Maryland and Johns Hopkins Freshmen. I figure I should quit now and silently steal away, but I'll probably be the Plebe Head Coach next season, too. All the Varsity sports teams have been very successful this year, and there is a bright outlook for the up-coming contests during June Week with our arch rival.

Watch for the Aug. issue of Shipmate for the Homecoming plans. Last year we had a great party, and plans are moving forward for an even bigger and better one this year.

Homecoming will be the weekend of 30 Sept., so why not start making plans right now to be in "Olde Crabbe Towne" for the many big events planned? I'm sure there will be someone here you have just been waiting to swap lies with. Contact BOB WILMER, E. E. Dept., BOB ROGERS, Command Dept., or EARL W H I P P L E , E. H. & G. Dept. for any additional information. That's all from the old stand at USNA for this month.

NOROLK AREA

P E T E EASTON A cocktail party was held 24 March at the home of JAUNCEY and Linda S W E E T and showed a fair increase in number of area alumni interested in these '54 get-togethers.

The following attended: Dick and Audrey Robey, Bill and Cheron Hargrave, Frank Steele, Tom Conboy, Pete and Kathy Easton, Jack and Mary Fuka, Ted and Gerry Fekula, Rufe and Pat Rose, Shelby and Jean Clark, Bob and Dot Brewin, Penn and Ann Colvin, Don and Mary Meyer, Hal and Laura Nagel, and Mike and Lynn McCaffre.

The~next gathering will be on Friday, 5 May and will be hosted by JACK and Mary FUKA at their home, 7409 Patrician Rd., Larrymore Lawns, Norfolk, Va. Any new or old comers to the area who are not yet logged in on SHELBY CLARK's records and wish to attend may call Jack at justice 3-0035 or Shelby at JUstice 8-8319 for further information.

For the benefit of all '54ers we pass on the following.

DICK ROBEY will soon be heading to New London, Conn., for duty on the USS ROBERT E . LEE, Gold Crew. The Robeys added Mary Elizabeth Robey to their family 7 Nov. 1960 for their 2nd girl, 4th child.

Other recent departees from Newport News, Va., for New London and the USS ROBERT E . LEE are the BOB JONESes and

JACK SABOLs. SHELBY and Jean CLARK proudly announce the arrival of # 3 girl, Barbara Foster Clark, on 19 Feb. 1961.

T E D and Gerry F E K U L A announce the arrival of John Steven on 21 Jan. 1961, 4th child, 2nd boy.

I am sure we are all glad to see OSCAR HERZER is being discharged from the hospital and headed to the Naval Air Advanced Training Command in Corpus Christi.

BILL HARGRAVE and family departed 1 April for Naval Air Special Weapons Facility, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, N. M., where he will be working along with DICK BORDONE and RED S H I E L D S .

JACK FUKA has orders to the Supply Corp School, Athens, Ga. That's it from the Norfolk areaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;let's see a few more new faces at the next party.

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Sec'y, Joseph Malec. Jr. 81st and Cass St., Omaha, Neb.

NEWS FROM ANNAPOLIS

BOB RULE TONY CAJK.A writes from Charleston that he expects to be detached from HARDER

'54 COCKTAIL PARTY IN NORFOLK. Standing left to right: Gerry Fekula, Kathy Easton, Bob Brewin, Dot Brewin, Bill Hargrove, Jean Clark, Tom Conboy, Cheron Hargrove, Ann Colvin. Seated in front, left to right: Ted Fekula, Pete Eoston, Shelby Clark, Penn Colvin, Jack Fuka, Mary Fuka.

S H I P M A T E

" A N D DON'T HOLD UP THE LINE, MOSSBOTTOM, WITH YOUR YACKETTY-YAK TO THE SUPE OF WHEN YOU SKIPPERED THE OLD POKEY!"

some time late this summer in time to report to the Naval Academy prior to the commencement of the academic year. At this time, to the best of my knowledge, Tony is the only member of the class due to report next year.

BOB GALVIN will be detached in June with orders to PG School.

Congratulations to P A U L and Estelle SLACK on the recent birth of their second child ('both girls) Dana Lynn.

JOE and Genie W A L T E R just made the publication deadline with their letter from Monterey listing the new duty stations for several classmates. Their letter reads as follows: "Come this summer, we shall bid adieu to several of our classmates. Those who will be leaving us for new assignments are as follows: Joe and Pat Dunn will report to the USS J O H N MARSHALL at Newport News,

Va.; Dick and Joan Comstock are heading for Japan, where Dick will be CO of the MAHOPAC C A T A - 1 9 6 ) ; Savvy Sanders and J U N E - J U L Y ,

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his wife Nancy and the family will leave for Pearl Harbor where Savvy will be aboard the USS BASHAW; Ray and Judy Hine have orders to Norfolk where Ray will be Asst.

Missile Officer

of the USS LITTLE ROCK

(CLG-4) ; Tom and Joyce Kiefaber are bound for Mare Island where Tom's new billet will be Operations Officer of the USS MAUNA KEA ; both Hank and Lucy Mustin and Bill and Marjorie Sympson will be heading for Camden, N. J., to report aboard ships soon to be commissionedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Sympsons will report to the USS BIDDLE and the Mustins to the U S S LAWRENCE; Jim and .Ann Todd

are slated for the U S S WALKE, where Jim will be Operations Officer ; we are also losing Don and Connie Todaro, who are going to the U S S BOSTON, where Don will be fire control officer ; Tom and Eileen Copeman will report to San Diego where Tom will be aboard the HELENA. Headed for another year of school are both the Overdorffs and the Balls, the Overdorffs at M I T and the Balls

at Oberammergau, Germany; we shall also be saying goodbye to Bill and Dariene Stevens, who are headed for Norfolk, where Bill will be working wnth Weather Research ; 2 of our bachelors are headed for Norfolk alsoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Tom Mclsaac to the U S S STORMES and Steve Reszetar to the USS W. M. WOOD. "Cupid also struck one of our bachelors this year. ED GRANT met and married a charming nurse here, the former Lt. Rosemary Davis. They are going to take a belated honeymoon to Hawaii this summer, and then it's off to Princeton.

"We have also been putting the stork to good use this year. On 5 March Joan W E A VER presented her husband with their 2nd girl, Bryce. The CLEMENTs, C H A R L I E and Vita, made it 2 of each with another girl, Ruth Ann, born 2 April. D.AN and Bettie P E C K H A M proudly announce their first child. Donna Winifred, born on 28 April.

BILL and Jay BALL also welcomed their first child, also a girl, on 30 .April and named 65

Ronnie left on a hop to Morocco from which he didn't return. The plane was lost at sea enroute to Argentia. To do the right thing, I offered to set up the dedication of a seat in the new Stadium to Ronnie. I have had difficulty in getting a satisfactory answer from the Athletic Association about getting a seat dedicated. At any rate I'd like to do this for the family. I'd appreciate your help NEWS FROM NOROLK and advice on what is involved in this matter DON K E L L E R M A N so that I may accomplish it." Please send all 'SSers in the Norfolk area got together for contributions to Lt. (jg) C. H. Haughey, a wonderful potluck supper at the home of VP-23, F P O New York.

MYRON and Marilyn R I C K E T T S on 29 During a recent visit to my brother Thom's April 1961. Organized by J O H N and Charis snake in Dover, N. H., the following POWELL, the party included John and U S A F ranch types helped dent the keg: FRED Eileen Long, John and Debbie Adams, Neil FEDERICI, JIM and ROGER and Jane Harvey, Steve and Angie Kaiser, WILLIAMSON. HOCKNEY Needless to say we hanDon and Evelyn Knepper, Dave and Dottie dled the situation with ease.

MacKenzie, Jim and Dene DeGroff, Glenn and Dot Arthur (who journeyed from Newport News), Bobbie Brainerd and Nancy WEDDING Kellerman (Don was basking in the sun in Mrs. and Mrs. Marshall Adelbert Hebner Key West). announce the marriage of their daughter Lois In addition to the monthly coffees, more Ann to L t (jg) MICHAEL J O S E P H activities are being planned for the future. GUBITOSI on 15 April in San Diego. PerIf you are planning to come to Norfolk soon, sonal congratulations, Mike. please contact Lt. Donald W. Kellerman, Let's hear from you.

VP-24, N A S Norfolk, so you can join our happy group.

BILL and Charlotte LOWREY announce EAST COAST the birth of their son, Robert McClure, on President, Lt. (jg) Charles R. Larson, U S N VA-176, FPO New York 19 Jan. 1961 at the Portsmouth Naval HosWEST COAST pital. Young Robert is the grandson of Capt.

Sec'y. Lt. (jg) John L. Higgins, Jr., U S N and Mrs. B. G. Lowrey '26.

USS NOBLE, A P A 218 FPO San Francisco Parents of a girl, Elizabeth Ann, are B E R N I E and Dottie W H I T E . The baby was born on 7 March 1961 at the De Paul JAMES THOMAS MOORE Hospital.

It is my sad duty to announce to the class We are very happy to welcome RAY and Lydia W A Y S and their lovely family to the the death of T O M MOORE, who was lost group. Ray is stationed at Oceana NAS with at sea during April carrier qualifications aboard the U S S INDEPENDENCE. Tom's F8U VF-41. photo crusader was lost when it had a structural failure on a night catapult shot. Tom was a member of VFP-62, Light Photo Pres., Lt. M. F. Collier, U S N Squadron 62, based at NAS Cecil Field in 121-8th St., Idaho Falls, Idaho Jacksonville, Fla. I know that I speak for Sec'y, Lt. W. S. Hull. U S N 6211 Chestnut Ave., Newport News, Va. all the class when I say that we feel the loss Corr. Sec'y, Mr. R. J. Mann of a classmate who was an outstanding officer 116 S. Jordan St., Alexandria, Va. and Naval Aviator. Arrangements will be GEORGE BILES has left Trinidad, T W I , made to dedicate a memorial chair in his where he was aide to Commander, South At- honor. lantic and reported in to the Naval Academy as Plans Officer. Immediately after arriving, S T E V E " W H I T E Y " E D W A R D S and Sloane had another 8-lb. boy, Spencer Yates.

Any classmates dropping through the area his wife Lois became the parents of a son, are invited to stop in at 69 Sellers Road, Randall Hamilton, on 10 Apr. 1961 at the Naval Hospital, Newport, R. I. Whitey is where the welcome mat is always out.

her Mary Cathleen. D O N and Marge A L DERSON have made it # 4 with the arrival of Graham on 6 May. W e still have quite a few waiting in the wings, but they didn't make it for this edition. "That's all the news for now but will try to keep it coming on a regular basis."

currently in the U S S KING

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EAST COAST Corr. Sec'y, Lt. (jg) M. D . Giambattista, USN, USS TUSK (SS-426), FPO New York WEST COAST Corr. Sec'y, Lt. (jg) Charles J. Beasley, USN, Staff, ComCruDesPac San Diego 32, Calif.

From San Diego, DAVE BUTTERF I E L D writes the following: "ASPRO is to me outstanding in all respects. Managed to get my dolphins 14 Jan. I sure do love these subs and hope to stay with them. Living in La Jolla; as you know it is a tough life.

Beautiful weather year round—my several (7 in all) brothers and sisters nearby with their multitude of offspring providing never ending entertainment. I'll be marrying Meg Bieri in the Washington National Cathedral on 11 June. My brother Dan will be my main support."

The following was received from C. H .

Haughey '58. "I was in the 16th Company and during my years in the company I grew to know R O N N I E GIBSON, a classmate of yours. I saw a lot of the Gibsons after graduation and during a visit to Norfolk 66

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BAST COAST Pres., Lt. (jg) Frank Donovan, U S N U S S THE S U L L I V A N S (DD-537)

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Sec'y, Lt. (jg) George Brainerd, U S N Box 43, Nav Sub School, Nav Sub Base, New London, Conn.

J O E and Diane McGLINCHEY announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Helen, on 25 April 1961.

ENGAGEMENT

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur d'Arcy Harvey, Arlington, Va., have announced the engagement of their daughter Maureen Agatha to L t (jg) J A M E S J O S E P H CULLITON, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Anthony Culliton, Louisville, Ky. Miss Harvey is attending William and Mary College. Lieut.

Culliton is stationed at the Naval Air Base, Beeville, Tex. A June wedding is planned.

Your secretary is encouraged by the regularity of incoming mail. However, there are a lot of you from whom we have yet to hear.

Don't keep us in the dark too long.

PAUL QUAY writes from the U S S HARLAN A. DICKSON ( D D - 7 0 8 )

out of Newport

where he is CIC officer, "I was married last May to Sandra Ann Szatkowski of Wilming- ' ton, Del., who is a Trinity College grad. We have lived in Newport ever since and have just had a baby girl, Anne Marie, on 13 March." Paul is slated to take over as operations officer on the DICKSON this spring. The DICKSON is now in the Boston Naval Shipyard after a recent Med cruise. The Med deployment was highlighted by a trip into the Black Sea. They also had an opportunity to see the Olympics. While in the Med Paul ran across Bob Oakes ( U S S O ' H A R A ) , Bill Houley ( U S S SEA O W L ) , John Buchanan ( U S S CUBERA), Bill Silvers ( D E S M O I N E S ) ,

Bob Miller (SARATOGA), and Boots Ceres (USS COMPTON). He heard about, but didn't see, two others who were over there—DENNY B R E Z I N A ( U S S BOSTON) and GARY

GIEST ( U S S INGRAHAM). Paul recently heard from his old roommate CHARLIE F R A I M E who reports that he and GLENN MORRISON are doing fine in the Air Force.

They both have their wings. While JIM W I L S O N has been in Newport at Gun School, he and Paul have been playing handball in the afternoons, and bridge in the evenings with their wives.

AL R U T H and his wife recently arrived in Newport from the West Coast. Al is now in the pre-commissioning detail as prospective Damage Control Assistant on the U S S LYNDE

MCCORMICK

(DDG-8).

Al's

wife

writes about their trip: "Our first stop was dergoing training in the Caribbean. In typical Philadelphia where we saw the McKees '58, Navy fashion, Whitey's ship 'got underway Wayne, Toots and their 2 daughters. While just 8 hours before he became a father! we were in the area we drove to Lakehurst and saw RON JESBERG (12th Company) RAY L A N D R U M is in the KING with and his wife Paula. They have a lovely Whitey. daughter, Lisa Renee, born in Nov. He is H A N K VARGO was relieved as the Chief flying helicopters and plans to deploy this Engineer of the U S S M C K E A N (DDR-784), month for 3 months. and he reported aboard the U S S PIVOT "We have had W A R R E N HAMMOND (MSO-463) as XO in April. He and his (12th Co.), BILL B A T T S (12th Co.) and wife Jo Anne are still living at 543 Ximeno Ave., in Long Beach, Calif. On 27 July 1960 NELSON S P R I N G E R (22nd Co.) over they became the parents of a 2nd son, John for dinner. Warren is attending Gunnery School, Bill is in Engineering School and Thomas.

Nelson is aboard the BRISTOL (DD-8S0).

"BOB STARCK (15th Co.) stayed with ENGAGEMENT us a few days the first of April. He is on his Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sterling Grimes of Stan- way to new construction, the SAMPSON ford Ky., announce the engagement of their (DDG-10) as A S W Officer in Bath, Me. daughter Susanne to Lt. (jg) NICKOLAS "On Easter Sunday we drove to New J O H N FRANK, H I , USN, son of RAdm. London and saw the FERNOWs, BILL and and Mrs. Nickolas John Frank, Jr., '29, of Pat. They are expecting the stork in June.

Shore Cliffs, Corona del Mar, Calif. Miss M I K E and Mary L E E D S stopped in for a Grimes was graduated from the U. of Ken- chat. tucky where she was a member of Kappa "Now on 28 May we go to Boston until Alpha Theta sorority. An August wedding is early Aug., at which time Allen will leave planned. (on the ship!) for San Diego.

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"We saw ROGER ERICKSON's (12th CO.) wife Phyllis and daughter while in New Jersey. H e has been deployed in the Med since Feb. "We have enjoyed our trip back east. It has been wonderful seeing everyone again.

"One last thing, we hear from the V A N D E P U T T E s (12th Co.), A N D R E and Dot, in Belgium. They are expecting # 2 in June."

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been assigned to the U S S KITTY H A W K , and

has been attending schools in the area prior to reporting aboard. Pat and Scot are expecting an addition to their family sometime this summer.

Phil writes, "While I was aboard the Los ANGELES and living in Long Beach, F R A N K ORR would drop up every few months from San Diego where he is flying P2Vs. He is still as interested as ever in those 'steam engines,' and he was just about to get around to seeing Walt Disney about his Disneyland steam engines. It is a real wonder that he hasn't bought a steam roller of some type yet However, maybe his money is going for something else, a special girl there in California."

The Powerses seem to be the only '59ers at Mare Island. The place is infested by '57 and '58. Their address is 23 Citrus, Vallejo, Calif.

Pres., E n s . H e n r y A . L a w i n s k i ^ Georgia D r . , Pensacola, F l a .

Sec'y, E n s . Jose Chavez. Disbursing Officer. U S S F O R R E S T A L (CVA-59), F P O N e w York

WILLIAM WADE SHAFER

We regret to say that 2 of our classmates have lost their lives in the service of their country.

BILL S H A F E R experienced hydraulic failure in a T2J at an altitude of 100 feet in a practice mirror approach landing. His aircraft stalled and crashed on the runway.

The following paragraph is taken from the '60 Lucky Bag. "Wade, a Navy junior from Pensacola, Fla., originally hails from Coronado, Calif. .After high school, he attended Pensacola Junior College and then enlisted in the Marine Corps. In Jan. of '56, Wade was accepted for N A P S and started his life at the Academy the following June. Wade's ability to handle firearms won him a spot on the plebe and varsity pistol teams. He was always active in company sports too, as demonstrated by his performance on the crosscountry team for 3 years. Wade never had J U N E - J U L Y ,

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I recently heard from P H I L P O W E R S who is attending Nuclear Power School at Mare Island. He and Judy became the parents of a baby boy, Bret ("no relation to Maverick") Monsarrat Powers last 23 Aug. Phil's first duty was aboard the U S S Los ANGELES, out of Long Beach. Strangely enough while Phil was aboard, the ship was never deployed to WestPac. However, she had been scheduled for a WestPac cruise.

Had it not been cancelled the Los ANGELES would have left the day Bret arrived. Instead, the Los ANGELES left for Hawaii for 3 weeks and the change of command of CinCPacFlt. During this time the Los ANGELES was First Fleet's Flagship (Admiral Melson). Phil said . . . "it seemed like old times."

While in D. C. for an interview with Admiral Rickover (there were 3 in all), Phil had a chance to attend BOB M U L R O O N EY's wedding to the former Carol Lord on Saturday, 18 March at the Naval Academy Chapel. SCOT and P a t S H E N T O N were up from Norfolk for the occasion. Scot had

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A girl was also born to BILL and Ruthi CALVERT on 26 Feb., one day before Bill left on a 6-month cruise.

David Allen brightens the home of D A V E and Tippy T O P P . He was born on 15 April.

Ens. and Mrs. J I M S H I P P announce the birth of a son. James Hunter Shipp arrived on 18 April.

The happy day for J I M and Rhoda N E A L was 19 April. Their boy is named James Bennett.

BUD and Paula P O W E R S announce that their son, Byron Wayne, was born on 29 April.

J O H N LUSIGNAN married Peggy Henningsen at the Naval Academy Chapel on 20 May. Peggy is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Miss Sara Howard Packard became the bride of Ens. DAVID L E E MARES on 25 March at Makalapa Chapel, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Mrs. Mares is the daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Wyman H. Packard '35. They will live in the Pearl Harbor area where Dave is stationed aboard the U S S WALKER.

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D O N N I E DARROW married his hometown sweetheart at Lebanon, Mo., on 14 March, thereby losing 3/5 of Scotch to J O H N COMBEMALE, MURRAY NIXON and CHICO CHAVEZ, his 3 roommates.

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JIM K E N N Y married the former Miss Sharon Hatsen of LaCrosse, Wis., in LaCrosse on 17 Dec. 1960.

ART W E G N E R was married to Patricia J. Vining of Racine, Wis., on 21 Oct 1960 in Grace Episcopal Cathedral in San Francisco, Calif. The wedding was attended by the members of the class who were in Nuclear Power School with him. DAVE P A R K I N S O N was best man.

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too much sweat academic-wise and the 3.4s were always within easy reach. Marine Corps Air is first in line on Wade's list of plans for the future."

Wade leaves a widow, who is expecting a child, and one child.

W I L L I A M HENRY W I L S O N

BILL W I L S O N , while standing OOD watch aboard the REDFIN, was swept overboard at 1830 on 26 April. Bill was attempting to visually identify a radar contact when a IS-foot wave struck the boat tossing him over the side. The man-overboard alarm was given immediately and a rain squall at sunset added to the confusion. Bill was evidently knocked unconscious for he was spotted in the water making no attempt to swim. All that was found after a lengthy search was Bill's foulweather jacket.

Bill joined the Navy in 1953 and later went on to get his dolphins as a whitehat. He came to the Academy from N A P S with 3 years of service behind him. His friends will testify that he was a highly motivated sailorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he wanted nothing but sea duty. Bill leaves a widow and a little girl surviving him.

The news of new arrivals continues to make the headlines.

LARRY and Dianne COX are the parents of a girl (Terri Lea) born on 19 Feb.

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C H A R L I E PARKER, also aboard the SOMERS, is serving in the Engineering Department. They deployed to WestPac in April to represent the U. S. Navy at the Coral Sea Celebration in Australia. Also deploying at the same time for the same reason were Larry Laudig aboard the USS RAZORBACK, Bob Osman and Charlie Cook on the U S S BUCK, Larry Cox, who is CIC Officer aboard the USS BURKE, and Jim Cameron on the U S S

ROWAN. Their deployment is scheduled for 7 months. JACK W H I T E L Y returned from WestPac in Dec. 1960 and is now A S W Officer aboard the USS FLOYD. From our dear old institution, we hear from ARKY V A U G H N who is assigned to Public Works Office. He finds his work varied and most interesting. He reports he feels very much at home. On the side he has been helping with the varsity baseball team, but wishes he were playing instead. Arky says the team lacks the left-hand hitting of GARY BAGNARD and F R E D MARSH, and the righthand hitting of "The Brown Bomber." Arky reports that some officers from D. C. have spoken very highly of TRACY TUCKER, who is Transportation Officer at Pax River and apparently doing a good job.

Aboard the U S S FORRESTAL the number of '60ers has increased to 3 with the arrival of BILL K E E who is assigned to the Gunnery Dept. With Bill in Gunnery, R U S T Y D O W E L L in Engineering, and CHICO CHAVEZ in Supply, we know the FORRESTAL has had it. CHUCK BAILEY, on his way to the USS MANLEY, was aboard for 2

days and enjoyed fully the luxury of the floating hotel; probably the last 2 days of comfort he'll get for months to come.

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Now a few words on the forgotten few— or rather the chosen few—the fellows in the atomic age part of the Navy.

Twelve members of '60 were sent to the Advanced Nuclear Power School at New London, entering on 6 July 1960. These 12 members were Ron Babcock, Don Broadfieid, Pete Chabot, Ken Folta, Jim Henry, Nate Heuberger, Doug Johnston, Ralph McClarren, Dave Montgomery, Jim Patton, Rudy Ressler and John Schmidt. They were graduated on 22 Dec. 1960 with R A L P H McCLARREN taking the top honors.

After graduating from New London, they were assigned to nuclear prototypes at 3 different sites. A few of them were selected for a special 3-month sub school course, and after graduation from this school they each will report to a nuclear boat. Don Broadfield will

Some time ago, 14 Feb. to be correct, J I M E I L E R T S E N and TOM U N D E R L I E D left the Pensacola area to represent the NABAAU in the Navy District Basketball Tournament which was held in Jax, Fla.

Their team went on to win the Southern Atlantic Tournament. Jim and Tom maintained 20-point averages during the tournament.

Enroute to the finals in Hawaii, they stopped over at San Francisco to see the sights. The team was given a warm reception in Hawaii, with each member receiving a coconut hat. Tom had a reunion with his firstie, Dave Smalley. Jim came across RANDY McHENRY in the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki Beach and also saw TOM H Y D E and DICK PARISEAU whizz by in a snappy Mercury.

All-in-all the tournament was tremendous.

Tom and Jim returned well satisfied and wearing suntans from Waikiki Beach.

We have some fine news which reflects credit on the organization and leadership of RAY TAILOR, BUZ SOLLBERGER and TORRY ROGERS, our Lucky Bag Staff.

Our class is now $6000 richer after closing the books on the '60 Lucky Bag. A "Well Done" by any standard!

The editors of this article wish to express gratitude to all those who have contributed news items of interest to the Class of '60.

We feel, after one year of appearing in this magazine, that our column is a success, in-

The Mail Boat

I am very desirous to purchase a picture of the CHESAPEAKE, and would appreciate your giving me any information as to where I may buy it.

go to the SHARK, Ron Babcock and Jim

Henry to the SEAWOLF, Ken Folta to the NAUTILUS, Pete Chabot and Rudy Ressler to the TRITON and John Schmidt to the SKIPJACK.

AUGUSTINE S. JANEWAY 1-

shipmate:

I was very much thrilled to see on the cover of the May issue of Shipmate a picture of the old

CHESAPEAKE.

I was a member of the Class of 1908 U S N A and I sailed on her on my Plebe Cruise. It was a wonderful experience.

My station was on the fore-royal, and it was an extra exciting job because when we sailed for Chesapeake Bay to return to Annapolis, we were struck by a gale and carried down off Hatteras. However, the weather calmed and a favorable breeze carried us swiftly up the Chesapeake Bay, and we arrived in Annapolis just in time to go on leave.

Pictures of the CHESAPEAKE may be obtained by sending $3.00 to Gladstone Photo Shop, 606 High St., Portsmouth, Va. (ED.) Shipmafe: The response to my plea for an anchor for the Yale NROTC, as published in the "Mail Boat" of April's Shipmate, was almost instantaneous. Walt Griffith '34 (RADM USN R E T ) used his influence with such effect that the anchor arrived within two weeks.

Many thanks to Walt and to Shipmate.

J. M. SEYMOUR

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I t is easier t o recall A l a n in athletic gear t h a n in u n i form—sailing, crew, football, using all t h e facilities of t h e g y m . N o star in academics, b u t n o p o n d e r i n g over t h e books. W i t h pipe in m o u t h , academic necessities w e r e accomplished in t h e r o u t i n e study periods. Elective t i m e not spent in athletics provided t h e diversions which cont r i b u t e d to A l a n ' s adroit yet easy social grace. A h o p w a s r a r e l y missed, a n d his r e g u l a r attendance w a s attested to by h i s contributions to H o p a n d R i n g D a n c e a r r a n g e m e n t s .

A l a n w a s almost as facile viewing t h e lovely y o u n g ladies t h r o u g h a c a m e r a as he w a s in m a n a g i n g to evade t h e d u t y officer's search for would-be jitterbtiggers a t t h e hops. A s a n A r m y brat, conforming to A c a d e m y procedures w a s n a t u r a l — a t least, A l a n m a d e it a p p e a r so.

M i d s h i p m e n r a r e l y appreciate t h e m e a n i n g of shipmate, b u t r e m e m b r a n c e of S h e p ' s A c a d e m y days brings this t e r m to m i n d .

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WEDDING

Miss Marylou Chappell, daughter of Brig.

Gen. and Mrs. J. M. Chappell, and 2/Lt. DAVID J. SCHNEGELBERGER, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Schnegelberger of Newark, N. J., were married in a double ring ceremony Friday, 5 May 1961 at St. Martin's Chapel of St. John's Cathedral in Denver.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. Commander of Air Reserve Records Center, Denver, Colo. Following the ceremony the newlyweds were honored at a reception at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Officers' Club. Mrs. Schnegelberger is a junior at the University of Colorado. Lt. Schnegelberger is now assigned to the 703rd Strategic Missile Wing at Lowry A F B . .After a short wedding trip Mrs. Schnegelberger will return to her classes at the University of Colorado. The young couple will live in Aurora, Colo.

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That is a magnificent picture of CHESAPEAKE on your May Shipmate cover. Some of the happiest days of my life were spent aboard her on midshipman cruises. I loved her then, and I still love her. My station used to be the fore t'gallant yard, and when the order came to "Lay aloft!" I could get up there about as fast as a monkey.

If I remember correctly, CHESAPEAKE'S captain was then a Lieutenant Helm. I held him in awe and respect for the way he could handle his big ship. He would bring her back to her dock under sail from a cruise on the bay. Slowly, gently, he would edge her in to the dock until her port side nudged the fenders and the snubbing lines went ashore.

No tugs, no powered boats ever helped her.

It was a beautiful thing to see.

J O H N H . E A ^ E '08

REUNIONS—1926

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as much as we planned, while still sons of Mother Bancroft, to have a varied and reliable source of information. The class has responded in good form. However, there are still scores of classmates we have not heard of since graduation. We welcome all to join our gossip column.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

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H a m i l t o n a n d P e g g y H o w e , E d w a r d J a c k s o n , Benjamin K a t z , E d w a r d Kelly, W e n d e l l a n d L o i s Kline, T h o m a s Langley, J a m e s an(l E l v a Leeper, H e n r y L e w i s , Diggs a n d Clara L o g a n , B a r r o n a n d T e e n y L o w r e y , Charles a n d M a r g e L y m a n , L o u i s a n d P e g Mabley, C h a r l e s a n d R u g h McCluskey, Samuel M c K e e , F r a n c i s a n d Alice McQuillen, James and Ruth Morrison, Al and Carmen M u m m a , Stan a n d M a g g i e Nichols, J o h n O ' S h e a , O s c a r a n d D o t Pederson. B o b a n d Bobbie P i r i e , G e o r g e a n d Bee Prifold, W i l liam a n d M a r y D a y P r y o r , J a m e s R a n s o m , H e r m a n a n d R u t h Reich, J a m e s a n d Dottie Russell, H a r p e r a n d Jodie S c r y m g e o u r , George a n d E v a S h a n e , J o h n a n d P e g S i m p son, W i l l i a m a n d Claudia S m e d b e r g , O s c a r Steigler, H u bert a n d J e a n S t r a n g e . Daniel a n d Jewell Sweeney, F o r d a n d T i c a T a y l o r , J a c k a n d A m e l i a T a y l o r , Fonville a n d P e t t y T e d d e r , Charles a n d D o t t i e W a d b r o o k , E u g e n e W a l d r o n , J o h n a n d Gladys W i l f o n g , Cecil B u r n s i d e , Ella Graff, S a r a h L e h a r d y , I r e n e W e a v e r , E v e l y n W i l l i n g h a m , Rita Willingham, S H I P M A T E

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Mrs William G. Collier has been elected second vice president of Samahan, a club for all women with officers' club privileges in the Subic Bay-Cubi Point Complex, Philippines.

Lieutenant Collier '55 is Traffic Division Officer of the Waterfront/Traffic Dept., Naval Supply Depot, Subic Bay. The Colliers have been here about a year. They came from .Annapolis, where he was Navy Exchange Officer.

The Samahan election luncheon featured a showing of hats sent from Joseph Magnin of San Francisco. Among the Supply Corps wives modeling the hats were Beverly Westmoreland, wife of Lt. Perry L. Westmoreland '56, and Elaine Williams, wife of Lt. Robert L. Williams '56.

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MRS. ELTON GRENFELL, wife of Admiral Grenfell, ComSubLant, (left) and Mrs. Carl chairman of the re-issue of Dolphin Dishes.

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The Naval Officers' Wives Club held its final luncheon of the season on Thursday, May 11 in the Blue Room of the Hotel Shoreham. Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the guest speaker.

Honored guests included Mrs. John B. Connally, Jr., Mrs. Paul B. Fay, Jr., Mrs. James H. Wakelin, Jr., and Mrs. Kenneth E. BeLieu.

Mrs. John Crumpacker was the Senior hostess.

The club had given a gay spring coffee in April. Wives of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were the honored ladies. Attending were Mrs. Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Mrs. Arleigh A. Burke, Mrs. Thomas D. White, Mrs. George E. Decker, and Mrs. David M. Shoup. Mrs. William B. Franke was a surprise guest.

meeting with a luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel on Thursday, May 4.

Mrs. Armand M. Morgan, president, introduced the speaker. Assistant Secretary of the Navy James H. Wakelin, Jr., who read the speech of the Secretary John B. Connally, Jr., who was unable to be present.

Senior hostess was Mrs. Edward C. Kenney, assisted by wives of officers of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Special displays of chic hats created by the Millinery Group and of spring flower arrangements by the Ikebana Group were featured.

Tribute was paid to the founder Mrs. Keith Sommerville Frazier, who organized the society in 1908. About 250 members and guests enjoyed the colorful affair. On May 3rd members were entertained at tea by Mrs. Arleigh A. Burke at her home.

Mrs. Thomas J. Kelly was in charge of the luncheon.

The Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy concluded their annual two-day

ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS BOSTON Sixty members attended the last of the monthly luncheons for 1961 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on 12 May. Host for the occasion was RAdm. Charles Palmer, USN '32, Commander of the Shipyard.

The guest speaker was Col. James M. Keck, USAF, vice commander of the 509th Bomb Wing at Pease AFB. He told the group that the nation must be prepared for the possibility of a surprise attack from Russia and that the Strategic Air Command has the mission of deterring such aggression.

He gave a confident report on SAC's state of readiness and said the Soviet menace calls for "national resolve to use this deterrent force." If deterrence should fail, he said, SAC has the striking power to counter an enemy attack.

Colonel Keck, a 1943 graduate of the U. S. Military Academy, also spoke admiringly of the Navy's role in the nation's strategic defense picture, emphasizing the importance of the Polaris submarine.

"That's a lot of weapon," he said, "and it can do the job."

The luncheon gathering of the Naval Academy alumni also served as the association's annual meeting. Officers elected were: Pres'ident, RAdm. Howard L. Collins, U S N (Ret.) '24, of Milton, Mass.; Vice President, Capt. Louis C. Mabley '26, of Chestnut Hill, Mass.; Secretary, RAdm. Russell B. Allen '34 (Ret.) of Brookline, Mass.; Treasurer, RAdm. Timothy F. Donohue, USN (Ret.) '27, of Boston; Trustees, Horace P. Rounds '32 of Needham, Mass.; Walter J. Toner '43, of Dedham, Mass.; and RAdm. William H. Buracker, U S N (Ret.) '20, of Boston.

CENTRAL FLORIDA The recent meeting of the Central Florida Alumni Association at the Patrick AFB Officers' Open Mess was a resounding success.

President Emmett Sullivan was able to arrange with the Naval Academy Athletic Association for the loan of the "five star" movie The Ring of Valor. For this occasion we invited a half dozen boys and their par70

ents as our guests in order to expose them to the advantages of a service academy. This 4S-minute production, narrated by Robert Taylor, is tremendous and shows very recent scenes of the Academy, taking boys from their entrance haircuts through the graduation exercises. It is felt that those young men of the area who attended were quite impressed and we intend to follow up on these boys with a swimming party for the boys and their dates during the summer, hoping to present further information at that time.

Those attending were as follows in class order (we suggest this order for all the chapters reporting as we find our contemporaries much more easily at a glance) : F. I. Riefkohl '11, Howard Gamble '18, Ted Gibb '18, Dick and Tiah Dole '22, Maxwell Wells '22, Gyro and Mae Sperry '23, Ruff, Margaret and Ruff, Jr. Johnson '26, Otho and Phyllis Smoof '26, J. F. Way '27, Sully and Betty Sullivan '27, Dave and Barbara Inbusch '38, Dave and Alison Watkins '39, Art and Shelly Herbert '48A, Walt and Peggie Flint 'SO, Lowell and Pat Stockdale '51, Ed and Rose Anne Lamoy '52, Bob and Marea Foster '53, Jack and Lorene Russell '53, Bob and Bettye Hemings '54, Dave Milnor '54, Mac and Beverly Macleay '54, Denny and Cathy Conrad '54, Bill and Pat Greene '55 and P. J. and Roma Wilson '56.

Guests were Byron Dean and David Walker brought by Howard Gamble, LCol. and Mrs. Good and Denny, Mr. and Mrs. Williams and Jim, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Crockett and Jack, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Traut and Rick, Mrs. O. Turner, General Meyer, USMC ( R e t ) , Cdr. W. H. Martin, USCGS, and LCol. and Mrs. Brill and Ray. Our next meeting promises to be a very timely one, presenting the role of "Man-inSpace" by Lt. Colonel Rosa of Patrick AFB who has an extremely important part in the protection of our Astronauts.

It is wonderful for fellow-alumni to realize that the first pilot of space was a graduate of the Class of '45. On that historic day of 5 May 1961 when Cdr. Alan B. Shepard, Jr., was launched into space, the prayers of all who knew him and thousands who knew of him were in unison as the Mercury Redstone

carried him in that 15-minute ride to Grand Bahama. As the details were relayed back to the center the Naval Academy was well represented in the team that helped in the operations.

Adm. F. V. H. Hilles '30, ComDesFlot Four, was the USN Recovery Commander under whom all the recovery forces of USAF, USN and USMC operated. Under him were Capt. E. M. Luby '38, Chief of Staff, as well as LCdr. W. C. Doe '47, Lt. P. A. Stark, Jr. '52, L t J. A. Young 'S3 and L t (jg) J. W. Scheible '57, Coordinating the efforts of the VP-S were Cdr. M. Casey '44, Lieutenant Wilkinson '55 and Lt. (jg) R. Marryott '57. In the lead aircraft as on-scene commander was Adm. T. B. Clark '27, ComFltAirWGS, U. S. Atlantic Fleet; the plane was piloted by Lieutenant Schuller '51 and navigated by Lieutenant McKensie '58.

As Atlantic Missile Range Consultant to Admiral Hilles was Capt. W. Flint '50, who also served as alternate Mercury Status Monitor along with Capt. T. Windle '55.

Capt J. Russell '53, was in Range Central Control as the Mission Controller. The Western Electric Company systems in the Mercury Control Center came under the supervision of Jack Pressler '45.

CHICAGO A meeting of the Chicago chapter was held at the Naval Armory on Friday, 5 May with the smallest attendance for some time.

This meeting conflicted with meetings for both President Kennedy and Richard Nixon who were in Chicago at the same time.

The speaker was the Rev. Ira Latimer, a minister who had formerly been an enthusiastic member of the Communist Party and who is now devoting himself to fighting communistic infiltration and other activities in this country. Reverend Latimer made an excellent talk in a straightforward and informal manner, bringing home many vital points pertaining to this all important work.

Present were Melvin Berngard '49, Oreal J. Crepeau '44, Enrique D'H. Haskins '33, Lewis B. Herrington '24, Theodore Miller '22, Douglas Nankervis '45, Charles Robinson '46 and C. Silsbee '25.

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INDIANAPOLIS The Indianapolis cliapter of the Alumni Association had a luncheon meeting on 17 May 1961. In attendance were Bart Day '34, Roe Johnston '45, Gus Kiergan '33, Bob McMurray '22, Horace Nordyke '09, Ed Rhea '33, Ed Schock '40, Dorsey Thomas '10, Tommy Thompson '21 and Ed Wilson '25.

It was the first time that the old grads Nordyke and Thomas had been together in a long time. Needless to say, plenty of old sea yarns were spun.

Election of officers was held and the following were elected for this next year: Tommy Thompson, President; John Carlson, Secretary-'Treasurer.

LOS ANGELES A dinner meeting of the Los Angeles chapter was held on 10 May 1961 at the Nikabob Restaurant, Los Angeles.

Cdr. Donald A. Gary, U S N (Ret.), Congressional Medal of Honor Winner when a L t (jg) aboard the U S S FRANKLIN, gave us a stirring talk, illustrated by spectacular motion pictures, in color and black and white, of the tragic attack on the FRANKLIN off the Japanese home islands on 19 March 1945.

Those in attendance were R. McC. Beanfield '08, A. B. Miller '09, W . W . Feineman '16, A. B. Cook '21, S. G. Dalkowitz '21,

L. C. Grannis '21, R. S. Hales '21, Logan McKee '21, F. W. Pierce '22, K. L. Moses '23, M. C. Heine '24, R. S. Clark '25, P. S. Creasor '25, R. G. Ballance '28, E. W. Friess '29, E. A. Teague '29, F. C. Bradman '30, L. V. Nelson '31, D. A. Neinstedt '34, A. S. Furman '37, Russ Miller '46, L. R. White, Jr. '46, R. T. Crane '47, D. L. Shield '47 and W. R. Little '51.

NEWPORT The regular April meeting of the chapter was held on Tuesday, 25 Apr. 1961 in the Destroyer Room of the Officers' Club, Naval Base, Newport, R. I. Present were Mr. Robert O. Blake, State Department (speaker), C. H. Bowdey '07, M. O. Carlson '16, R. E. Cassidy '07, J. D. Collett '32, R. Dees '17, H. B. Heneberger '25, M. L. Hersey '09, G. K. Hodgkiss '23, F. S Holmes '18, Rufus King '08, B. B. McCormick '92 (with Captain McLaughlin (MC) as guest), H H. Mcllhenny '27, L. W . McKeehan '97, J. E. McGoff '33, J. W . Rankin '08, F. L. Robbins '23, R. T. Spofford '30, T. M. Shock '13, J. T. G. Stapler '06, Brown Taylor '34, Scott Umsted '15, L. F. Welch '06, C. M. Winslow '24 (with Tom Warnick as guest), Col. C. B. Herndon, U S A ( R e t ) , Prof. William T. Mallison, Jr., and Capt. E. J. Tiernan.

After dinner a short business meeting was held. President Stapler presiding. It was an-

nounced that 2 students from Rogers High School had made a trip to the U. S. Naval Academy under arrangements made by the chapter. They made the trip down aboard a destroyer and their return fare was paid for by the chapter.

The next meeting was set for Tuesday 23 May 1961, the guest speaker to be Mr. Park Wollam of the State Department whose .subject will be "Cuba."

Mr. Robert O. Blake of the State Department gave an exciting, up-to-the-minute talk on the situation in Algiers.

WASHINGTON Because of the pressure of work the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Arleigh Burke, was forced to cancel his engagement to speak to the Washington chapter Alumni Association luncheon on 27 April. However, we were most fortunate in obtaining VAdm. U. S. G. Sharp, Jr., DCNO, for Plans and Policy. Admiral Sharp gave a most interesting talk concerning the world situation.

The Washington chapter held the last of their spring luncheons on 17 May at the Army-Navy Club. Their guest speaker was RAdm. I. J. Galantin, Director A S W / S S Division of CNO. The title of Admiral Galantin's talk was "Role of the Submarine in Today's Navy."

CLASSIFIED SERVICES HOUSING A L E X A K D R I A , Va. For sale. Brick 2 story 3 bdrm Colonial. Screened pch, firepl in liv rm, separate din rm. Gas forced air ht. Freezer-refrig, rnge. Full bsmnt, attic. Yd fenced, trees, shrubs, grass. Nr par, pub high schls, churches, bus, shop ctr.. Pentagon. $18,500. Owner moved away. See Edward Briggs, 2173 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington.

JA 5-8402. (V) ALEXANDRIA, Va. For sale. Spl lev house 3 bdrms, 1 ^ baths, liv rm w/firepl, den, din rm, kitch w/blt-in gas rnge & oven, refrig, laundry area equipped w/220 V, bsmnt, patio. Nr schls, shop ctr, PX, commissary, dispensary. Assume 4%% GI Loan, $112 per mo, $21,500, immediate occupancy. Contact 1/Lt. J . C. Eddins, USMC, MCI Co., MB, 8th & I St., S.E., Washington, D. C. Tel FL 4-1841 or LI 7-5700 Ext. 2611. (VI-VII) ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Beverly Hills). For sale. Single brick home, lot 65'xl08'. Upstairs, 4 bdrms w/2 baths. 1st flr, lge liv rm w/firepl, lge din rm w / graciously cool view overlooking the Capitol, bkfst rm, kitch complete w/appliances. Bsmnt, lge tiled rec rm w/firepl, laundry rm, small bdrm or sew rm w/bath & storerm. Easy commuting to Pentagon. Presently financed w / 4 % % mtge (GI). Cdr. A. F. Rawson, 445 Argyle Dr., Alexandria. Tel KI 9-6518. (VI-VII) ANNAPOLIS, Md. For sale. 3 bdrm rambler w/liv rm, Sep din rm, kitch equipped w/blt-in gas rnge, tile bath, full bsmnt w/plumbing roughed in for bath, & g m d lev exit, antique brk frnt & antique brk firepl in liv rm. Cor It. Conv to schls & Naval Academy. Dock priv within 100 yds. $19,000, equity $2200. Avail June 1961. Lt. James F. Chesley, 702 Tyler Ave., Annapolis. CO 8-5205.

(VI-VII) ANNAPOLIS-SEVERNA PARK area. Not quite 2 yr old spl lev with 3 full bdrms, 1% baths, lge fam rm & completely fenced in patio. This home is in residential Severna Park. Incl in selling price is a private pool share. A wonderful buy at $19,500 & a GI loan that can be easily assumed. Lt. Thomas A. Paris 713 Pin Oak Rd., Severna Park, Md. Tel MI 7-6527. (V) JUNE-JULY,

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. For sale. 2 yr old spl lev in Colony Hills. 3 bdrms, lge rec rm, den, util rm.

Full sized din rm. Modn kitch & 1% baths. Nicely situated on deadend St. Ideal for children. Shade trees protecting hse & yd. 5 min to USNA & all shopping. City wtr & sewage. Lt. M. F. Paszatalaniec, 1306 Colony Dr., Annapolis, Md. CO 3-9052. (V) ANNAPOLIS, Md. For sale. Pines on Severn, 4 bdrm home, liv rm with firepl, din rm, paneled rec rm with stone firepl, 2% baths, pantry, kitch, util rm, 2 car gar, terrace, screen porch, beautifully landscaped, lovely vw of Severn, wtr frnt & swim privileges. 10 min fm Academy. Mrs. Bryson Bruce, Rt. 2, Box 60, Arnold, Md. Tel CO 3-4443.

(V) ANNAPOLIS, Md. For sale. Spl lev house on very lge lot. Lot terraced nr house leads to lge lev area containing shade trees. 9 rms, 1% baths, full bsmnt. Screened pch. Built-in kitch plus lazy susan, garb disposal, sliding drs. 2 yrs old. Landscaped.

Well kept programmed lawn. On small circle affording privacy. City wtr, gas, elec. Not n r heavy trafiicked sts. Less than 10 min fm USNA. Lt. R. J . Kurth, USN, 1207 VanBuren Circle, Annapolis, Md. (V) ANNAPOLIS, Md. For sale. 3 yr old split level on wooded 1 acre lot in Ferry Farms. Close to Naval Academy, Engineering Exp. Sta. & golf course. 3 bdrms, 1^4 baths, bow windows in liv and din rms, eating space in bright modern kitch.

Paneled study with ample bookcases. Attchd gar with rear e n t ; adaptable to bdrm expansion. Low 20s. LCdr. P. K. Lundeberg, Ferry Farms, Annapolis, Md., Tel CO 3-3496. Washington tel NA 8-1810, ext. 505. (VI only) ANNAPOLIS, Md. For sale or rent. Charming 2 ^ bdrm home in private wtrfrnt community. Liv rm w/firepl, kitch w/din area, bsmnt w/additional rm, oil furn. % acre wooded lot, fenced-in backyd, swim, boat privileges incl. $110 per mo plus utilities. 1 yr lease. Sale: $11,000. Contact RAdm. E. W. Herron, Annapolis. Tel Victor 9-2271.

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ASHLAND, N. J. near Haddonfield. For sale.

House less than 2 yrs old. Conv to Navy Yard & Walt Whitman Bridge. Spl lev, 3 bdrms, rec rm.

Cor lot with lge tree, gar. Call HAddonfield 8-4377 or write Lt. & Mrs. F. S. Virden, 120 Eaton PI., Ashland, N. J. (V) CORONADO, Calif. For rent, 15 July to 15 Jan. 1962. 5 bdrms, 3 baths. Completely furn. Contact LCdr. J. T. Collins, USN, 711 J Ave., Coronado, Calif. (V) CORONADO, Calif. For sale. 3 lge bdrms. 2 baths w/marble top Pullmans & full wall plate glass mirrors. 14'x20' liv rm. Sep din rm plus space for fam meals in service rm adjoining kitch. Fully equipped, all elec blt-in GE kitch. Wall to wall cpt.

Drapes. 2 car gar. 3 yrs old. Located in eul-de-sac. ^ blk to beach & red ribbon winning patio in 1961 Coronado garden show. $35,000. LCdr. J. F. Irvine, 30 Ocean Ct., Coronado. Phone HEmpstead 5-9185.

(VI-VII) CORONADO, Calif. Wanted to rent. 3-4 bdrm house commencing July-Aug. Capt. J. E. Bennett, 2904 N. Dinwiddle St., Arlington 8, Va. (V) FALLS CHURCH, Va. For sale avail 1 July 1961.

3 bdrm Rambler w/lge firepl. 72'xl40' lot. 15 min to Main Navy Pentagon Annex. % blk fm bus stop.

2 shop ctrs & schl within short walking distance.

Full price $16,000 fm owner Lt. John L. Beck, USN, 1326 Woodley Rd., Falls Church, Va. Phone J E 2-9085. (VI-VII) LANCASTER CO., Va. For sale. Wooded acre on waterfrnt. Rnch type house. Lge liv rm, din area, wndws & closets. 3 bdrms, 1% baths, built-in elec rnge, wall oven, dishwasher, oil ht. Screened pch overlooking wtr, fiagstone terr, sports fishing, oysters, crabs, duck & quail shooting avail Iby permission local farmers, pier and 14' boat with outbd mtr. Direct fm owner $22,000. Write Cdr. H. M. Taylor, Millenbeck, Va. (V) MONTEREY, Calif. For sale. Lovely 3 bdrm 2 bath, 3 yr old home in exc neighborhd on cul-desac. Ideal cntrl location for PG Schl, commissary, pub schls, in sunniest Del Rey Oaks. 1500 sq ft incl tiled entry foyer, brk firepl, dble gar, built-in stove & oven, garb disposal, lge kitch, fam rm, fenced & landscaped w/professional care. Assume 5%% FHA in service loan. Cdr. A. Major, 1114 Rosita Rd., Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Calif. Tel FR 5-4068. (V) 71

M O N T E R E Y , Calif. F o r sale. Avail in J u n e . 3 bdrms, 2 baths, built-in r n g e , oven & disposal.

Beamed ceilings, drapes & wall-to-wall carpet throughout. Lge m a s t e r bdrm, lge din area & firepl. Dbl g a r fenced & landscaped, 220 wiring. 5 min to commissary & hosp. 4 % % GI loan avail or new F H A . Approx $3000 down. Total $20,950.

Write L t . A. A. McPherson, 252 DeForest Rd., Marina, Calif. (V) N E W P O R T , R. I. F o r sale by owner, avail 15 J u l y 1961. Redwood F a r m s overlooking N a r r a Bay. 3 bdrms, tiled b s m n t ideal for children, lge e n d yd, Sep g a r . Take over my m o r t g a g e . W r i t e Lt. R. C. Smith, 342 Mail Coach Rd., R t e 2, Newport, R. 1. (V) N O R F O L K , Va. F o r rent. U n f u r n modn rnch, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, firepl, lge kitch w/blt-in oven & rnge, attached gar, oil hot w t r bsbd h t . Wooded lot 135'xl90' w / c a n a l a t back for access to L y n n haven River. 4 mi fm N A S Oceana n r P i n e Tree I n n off Va. Beach Blvd. Avail 17 May. $160 mo.

Yearly lease. Cdr. J . M. Weeks, U S N , 3514 Sunrise Dr., Key West, Fla. (VI-VII) N O R F O L K , Va. For sale. 3 bdrms, rec rm, 2V^ baths, spl lev, fenced yd, blt-in rnge, gar. Popular Halls Subdiv. Centrally located to all naval installations. 2 yrs old. P a y reasonable equity, assume In-serv Loan. Avail 1 July. Contact LCdr. D. D. Ansel, 5485 Bayberry Dr., Norfolk 2, Va. Tel U L 5-2690. (VI-VII) N O R F O L K , Va. area. For sale. House between Oceana & Naval Base. 3 bdrms, 2 baths, fully air cond, brk veneer. 3 yrs old w / l g e din-liv rm. Kitch includes blt-in refrig, rnge, oven & g a r b a g e disposal. Gar fin as e x t r a rm. $19,500. Avail J u n e or J u l y . LCdr. B. W. Compton, 8801 Edinburgh Dr., L y n n h a v e n , Va. GY 7-1928. (VI-VII) N O R F O L K , Va. For sale. Occupancy 15 July. Brk Cape Cod, 4 bdrms, 2 full baths. L a r c h m o n t area, 1 mi to College of W&M, 2 mi to Staff College, 4 mi to Naval Base. Close to all schls & Shopping.

Bus line 2 blks away, % mi to pub health service hosp. 10 yrs old, GE elec kitch, fenced back yd, roomy lot, exc neighborhd, air cond. House in exc cond. $19,000. LCdr. R. W. Puddicombe, 1029 M a n chester Ave., Norfolk. MA 3-3951. (V) P E R R I N E , Fla. 9760 Sterling Dr. (Bel A i r e ) . 2 yr old, 3 bdrm, den, 2 bath, blt-in stove-oven, artesian fed pool. On fresh w t r canal opening into Biscayne Bay. A i r cond & ht. Carport, patio, fenced yd. 10 min to Homestead A F B , 14 h r to Miami. Walk all schls, shop ctr, bus. $22,950. Wonderful for retirem e n t or S. Fla. duty. W r i t e Lt. R. T. Grant, U S N , 1523 L a i r d St., Key West, Fla., or call CY 4-3109.

(VI-VII) Q U O N S E T P O I N T , R. I. For sale. Avail immediately. 3 yx old contemp spl lev, % acre wooded lot, p a r t i a l l y fenced yd. 3 bdrms, 2 baths, den, liv r m , Sep din r m , e n t r y hall, full bsmnt, attached g a r , oil ht. W r i t e LCdr. J u s t i n L. Van Kleeck, 63 Sunnybrook Dr., N o r t h Kingstown, R. I. (VI-VII) SAN DIEGO, Calif. F o r sale, 4 bdrm, 2 b a t h plus den hse in South Bay Area. Raised h e a r t h firepl, c n t r l h t n g , wall-wall carpet in halls, disposal. 2 car g a r , g r a p e stake fence, patio w/compl Indscapng incl fruit trees. Spce for pool in r e a r yd.

Walk dist to elem, j r high & Coed Cath schls.

Ream Field 3 min, Amphib Base 15 min, N A S N O R I S 22 min, N R F 14 min. Cor lot. $5000 dn & assume 5 % % F H A in-serv loan a t $144/mo incl taxes & ins. Contact Cdr. R. W. N E T T I N G , 1458 Signal Ave., Imperial Beach, Calif. (V) SAN J O S E , Calif. For sale by owner. Lindsay Lifetime Home, 21 mo old, n r schls, shopping, churches. 3 bdrms, 2 baths, flrepl, fam rm, hdwd firs. Btfl vw, nestled in S a r a t o g a Blue Hills. All GE blt-in kitch. Ash cabinets, lge closet spce. Soft w t r plumbing. W a l l / w a l l cpt & drapes. Compl Indscpng, compl sidewalks. Custom patio & lanai.

S19,000; $2,850 dn, $130 mo p a y m n t s . Avail 15 J u n e . 1st p a y m n t 31 July. LCdr. David Frost, 7731 Rainbow Dr., San Jose (west of HW 9). AL 2-6971.

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