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Saratoga, frequently called the turning point of the Throughout the history of warfare, successful field American Revolution, was the end product of a series of commanders have based command decisions on proper "no reconnaissance" battles fatal to Burgoyne's invasion reconnaissance. Burgoyne ignored history and the obvious force. Supremely confident as he swung southward from need for strategic and battlefield reconnaissance thus comCanada, the British commander rarely knew where or mitting a series of faulty command decisions and helping what was ahead. St. Leger's British force, vital element in to assure the success of the American Revolution.

Burgoyne's campaign, disintegrated when its sizable Indian contingent vanished at news of a huge- American counter force. Reconnaissance would have readily shown the Americans mustered a mere 1,000 men. Along his From the beginnings of communities on the face of the earth, march, Burgoyne dispatched his grenadiers to reinforce a reconnaissance has helped shape history. Today CAI's specialty in this area is helping shape history to the advantage of the Free Hessian advance unit at Bennington . . . as usual, without World. Typical of CAI contributions are: V . I . P . Visual Integrated adequate reconnaissance. The grenadiers did not discover Presentation, data display system; KA-30 the world's most versauntil after they were decimated by a Colonial force that tile aerial camera; S O L O the only electro-optical "available now" the Hessians had already been wiped out. Finally, guidance system.

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Admiral George Whelan Anderson, Jr., USN '27, Chief of Naval Operations 1 August 1961.

CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY 1 AUGUST 1961 REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY THE HONORABLE JOHN B. CONNALLY Admiral Burke, Admiral Anderson, Admiral Davidson, distinguished guests, and ladies and gentlemen: W e are assembled here today to witness the close to one of the most distinguished careers in Navy annals. This is an occasion which evokes mixed emotions from all of US—-

Sadness—as a devoted servant departs from active duty, Pride—with the entire Navy, for having been a part of his great career.

Gladness—as we rejoice with him in anticipation of the relaxation of retirement.

Security—as we forecast of him still large service to his country, and, Inspiration—as we reflect upon his nature and the attributes which have brought him success and greatness.

Years ago, while he was Commander Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Three, he earned the wonderful nickname "31-Knot Burke"—an affectionate title won in the course of battle and linked with extraordinary heroism and courage, which has remained with him throughout the years.

Admiral Arleigh Burke brought with him to the Ofifice of the Chief of Naval Operations that same spirit of determination, service and devotion which he displayed throughout World W a r II. W e can recall with much admiration the many notable accomplishments of this man as an individual and the impact upon the Navy of his guidance. Because of his resoluteness and foresight, we continue to have the greatest Navy in the world manned by the finest sailors in the world.

Admiral Burke has championed and led the Navy in a technological revolution—he has ushered in the age of nuclear power, guided missiles, and supersonic flight. History will record these things. But more importantly, history and the long line of sailors who follow him will remember his impact as a leader of men and his influence upon the moral fiber and motivation of the officers and men of the United States Navy.

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY CONNALLY and Rear Admiral Davidson salute during arrival honors for Mr. Connally.

H e has asked nothing of the men under his commands that he has not been willing to give three-fold himself— devotion to duty, love of country, loyalty to service above S H I P M A T E

ADMIRAL BURKE and Admiral Anderson enjoy a joke in the Visiting Team Lounge at the Field House before the Change in Command Ceremony.

self, studious determination to excel, and indefatigable fer\'or and hard work in the pursuit of all assignments.

Throughout the career of this splendid leader, there has been a companion whose efforts must be recognized here today, the gracious and charming lady who has been Mrs. Arleigh Burke for more than 38 years. I am confident that each Navy or Marine Corps wife here can appreciate some of the tribulations she has undergone during those yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the hopes, the fears, the happiness, the sorrow of parting, the joy of reunion. I am sure she, too, faces this day of retirement with mixed emotions. I am pleased to extend our deep appreciation to her, and to say "thank you" to Bobbie Burke for years of cheerful and selfless service to her country. W e wish her great happiness for the future, while remembering fondly her accomplishments and helpfulness of the past.

Fortunately for the Navy, and for us all. Admiral Burke's successor as Chief of Naval Operations stands in his own right as an officer of great ability in whom I have the highest confidence.

Admiral Anderson has an enviable background of professional knowledge and experience to bring with him to his new office. H e is a superlative and proven leader. His personal and professional ideals, his love of country and pride in service, his courage, and his forceful desire to excel will serve him well.

I am reminded of a statement once made by Secretary of State Dean Rusk. H e said, "Power gravitates to those who are willing to make decisions and live with the result, simply because there are so many who readily yield to the SE P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R ,

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intrepid few who take their duties seriously." That these two fine ofificers have taken their duties seriously, there can be no doubt. While we do not search for power in the often implied meaning of the word, we do need those who dedicate themselves to each task in turn, and follow through to successful attainment. That Admiral Burke has emulated the sage advice of these words for over 42 years is evident in the results he has achieved. That Admiral Anderson has made decisions, lived with the results, and administered his various duties seriously, is equally apparent.

T o Admiral Burke, you have the thanks of a grateful nation and the enduring admiration of sailormen every-^ where, and from all of them I relay to you a sincere and heartfelt, "Well Done."

To Admiral Anderson, I know that you can expect the loyalty of the men and women of the Navy, with completd confidence that they will serve you faithfully and well because they are assured in the knowledge that the Navy command is in good hands.

The new chief shall also enjoy the invaluable help and' backing of a wonderful wife. To Mrs. Anderson, we extend our warmest best wishes and a hearty welcome. I am confident that you will accept your new role willingly, and undertake your new responsibilities with the samei graciousness and devotion that won thousands of friends for the Nation and the Navy in the Mediterranean countries.

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To each of you then, Godspeed in your endeavors. May you have fair winds and following seas.

ADMIRAL BURKE, Admiral Anderson, Rear Admiral Davidson and Rear Admiral Mott happily inspect a seating chart of the Field House before the Change in Command Ceremony.

ADMIRAL BURKE during the singing of "Navy Blue ond Gold.'

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ADDRESS BY ADMIRAL ARLEIGH BURKE The days of our lives pass all too quickly, but when we are busy and happy, as I have been during my years in the Navy, our days leave a great store of wonderful memories. As my career draws to a close amid the familiar surroundings of the Naval Academy, where it began as a plebe 42 years ago, the temptation to reminisce is strong, for these have been eventful }-ears, exciting, exhilarating years, full of cherished memories and warm friendships.

It would be pleasant for me to tell you of all the fine Navy men I have known, of the classmates and shipmates, of the splendid officers and bluejackets, who in peace and in war have shared with me the frequent trials and deep satisfactions of a life in the naval service. It would also be interesting to recall the extensive changes that have taken place in the Navy in the last forty years, to consider the transition from "four-pipers" to guided missile frigates, from the old " S " boats to P O L A R I S submarines, from the gallant "Big E " to her nuclear-powered namesake.

To talk about "the good old days" and the "good old ways" is a natural temptation for any sailor, but I cannot possibly say enough in praise for the magnificent people I have known and served with in the Navy. The enthusiastic support of these people, particularly during the past six years, has made many a difficult task possible, and many a distant goal attainable.

The greatest reward a man can take with him from a career in the Navy is the memory of the fine men and women that he has known, those who have fought gallantly side-by-side, those who have given their lives for their country, those who have joined in the struggle taking place in the world today. My respect for our Navy people, for their hard work, for their spirit, for their patriotism, has no limits. W o r d s cannot express how grateful I am for the privilege of being one of them.

Now as for change, perhaps the greatest lesson I have learned in my experience is that there is no escape from it. Change is all about us. And the changes in the Navy that I have seen may appear insignificant beside the changes destined for our Navy in the future.

It is the future that I would like to talk about, very briefly, this afternoon. W e live in troubled times, in a world that is apprehensive and tense. But we can look forward to even more difficult times. There will be heavy seas ahead. And we will need steadfast, determined, courageous people to ride them out. Yet, in the midst of this changing, challenging world, there remains at least one constant influence on the affairs of men and nations. That constant is seapowerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;naval power.

Other nations, in other ages, have, like ourselves, depended on the sea for their strength. Throughout history, great nations have exploited the seas to enhance their prosperity, to accelerate their growth, to insure their security. Yet, through apathy, through complacency, many of these ancient empires succumbed to the lure of comfort.

They lost the hardiness, the spirit of adventure, the diligence and vigor that are the bedrock of a nation's maritime strength. They turned their eyes from the sea. And when these mighty nations lost their ability to reap the benefits offered by the sea, all too often they lost their freedom as well.

Today, as in the past, men determined to be free depend on their ability to stand together in order to preserve their freedom; and because the free nations of the world S E P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R ,

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ADMIRAL BURKE speaks at Change in Command Ceremony.

are physically united by the bonds of the sea, we have formed maritime confederations to project our strength wherever and whenever our hard-won liberty is threatened.

That is why naval power is so vital to the Free W o r l d ; and that is why our Navy people, why our naval officers and bluejackets, have a magnificent opportunity to do wonderful things for their country. The stakes today are greaterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the opportunities are greaterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the responsibilities are greater.

For in this modern world, the instruments of warfare are not solely for waging war. Far more importantly, they are the means for controlling peace. Naval officers must therefore understand not only how to fight a war, but how to use the tremendous power which they operate to sustain a world of liberty and justice, without unleashing the powerful instruments of destruction and chaos that they have at their command. This means that our naval officers must be deeply conscious of their responsibilities, and how to meet those responsibilities. It means they must maintain their traditional excellence in the fundamentals, in seamanship and airmanship. And, they must also achieve the highest degree of technical skill in the art of missilery, in the sciences of nuclear power and of space.

Yet at the same time, our Navy men must understand people, for people control the world. They must know why people do the things they do; why people succeed or fail; zvhy people act for the common good, or act against it.

This is a tall order, to be sure, but I am confident that our Navy men are equal to the challenge.

ADMIRAL BURKE, Secretary Connally and Admiral Anderson talk in the Visiting Team Lounge before the Change in Command Ceremony.

Thus, the Navy of the future will continue to require men of courage, of physical and moral courage, men of determination and drive. Most of all, our Navy will always need men of integrity. That need will never change. Integrity is the basic, the fundamental quality which every Navy man must maintain at all times—and at all costs.

Integrity is the strength of our Navy. Indeed, it is the strength of our country. It is a quality which all of us in the Navy must constantly strive to promote and inspire.

This is our greatest, our most demanding responsibility— the true test of our leadership.

The Navy is fortunate to have officers of the caliber of Admiral Anderson, officers who are able and willing to assume the heavy responsibilities of leadership. The new Chief of Naval Operations brings to his duties a distinguished reputation, a reputation earned by his outstanding performance, by his broad experience, and by his profound devotion to our Navy and to our country. I should also add that he too is fortunate, because he can depend on the unwavering support, on the conscientious efforts of all the splendid people in the Navy to aid him in his demanding assignment. Admiral Anderson will be better able to live up to the great trust and confidence placed in him, because the men and women of the Navy will do everything in their power to help him. This unselfish, and often unseen, effort on the part of thousands of Navy people, afloat and ashore, will help to assure his success.

T o you, to my friends here and everywhere, who have shared so fully in all my endeavors, I give my heartfelt thanks. I am eternally grateful for your support. I am proud to have spent so much of my life in your company.

Now it is time—"to turn over the watch," and it is with great pride that I can say to Admiral Anderson "The Fleets are manned and ready—courageous captains and crews are ready for battle—our Navy is strong and alert —and all hands stand ready for the challenges that lie ahead."

Good luck, Godspeed, clear sailing to you. Sir.

ADMIRAL ANDERSON and Rear Admiral Davidson salute during arrival honors for Admiral Anderson.

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REMARKS BY ADMIRAL GEORGE ANDERSON Secretary Connally, Admiral Burke, Admiral Davidson, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, and particularly the many old shipmates that I see in this audience this afternoon.

Mr. Secretary, I am very grateful for the confidence manifested in me by you, by Secretary McNamara, and by the President of the United States in submitting my nomination as Chief of Naval Operations, and to the Senate for my confirmation. My family share my honor and my gratitude.

I am particularly grateful for the generous remarks you made, and to Admiral Burke for his inspiring words this afternoon. As I am sure you can all understand, my feelings are verj- mixed. Feelings of pride, and inspiration, and humility, and confidence.

For the past six years it has been my privilege to serve at sea or overseasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in the Sixth Fleet and in the Seventh Fleet. And there I have seen the introduction of nuclear powered submarines, of modern aircraft carriers with supersonic aircraft, of new ships with guided missiles, of old ships that have been rehabilitated, of new ships and new capabilities to lift our wonderful Marines on any mission to which they may be assigned. I have seen the readiness that has been maintained by our forces at sea on the ramparts throughout the world, and the Navy's ability to respond instantly to any call that may be placed upon it.

I have personnally witnessed the great respect which the United States Navy and its officers and men enjoy, wherever they visit. Friendships, old friendships, new friendships, but genuine respect too, from those who do not choose to be friend, and above all, I have seen the self respect that our officers and men have in carrying out their duties for their country. Admiral Burke, I can appreciate.

ADMIRAL ANDERSON speaks during the Change in Command Ceremony.

I believe, as well as anyone else, the dynamic leadership and the part played by you, in making this transition of our Navy the greatest transition that has probably ever taken place in history. And so I am inspired by you, by your predecessors, and by the officers and men who man our ships.

I accept the challenge which is placed upon me as Chief of Naval Operations as your relief, and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But I do this with confidence because of the splendid people we have in the Navy. Officers and men who man our ships on active duty, men and women who man our shore establishments, our reserves who stand at the alert to bolster up and reinforce our forces at sea, to our retired people, who give us guidance and inspiration, to our civilians who work with us, and to our civilian organization and components which make our task so easy.

ADMIRAL ANDERSON is sworn-in as Chief of Naval Operations by Rear Admiral Mott.

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But above all, I am inspired and derive my confidence from our families, our wives, our children, our grandchildren, of all of us, who represent to us America, and who look to us for their security. They give us the love, the attention, the devotion, the assistance which we need to carry on our tasks whether we be at sea or ashore. And so with all these factors in mind, I have confidence that we shall, with God's help, keep this Navy on course, steaming strongly, and keep it the best Navy that ever was.

Thank you very much.

ARLEIGH BURKE'S FAREWELL MESSAGE 10 July 1961 TO T H E OFFICERS AND MEN OF T H E UNITED STATES NAVY: There comes a time in every man's life when he must attempt to evaluate what he has done to better his country, his service, his family and his group. This review can very well comprise the legacy a man bequeaths to his successors.

I have now—with more than a twinge of reluctance— reached this stage, and in retrospect I find it impossible to single out any one item which I can truthfully say was exclusively and inalienably mine. This is a truism which most men recognize eventually because they learn that major accomplishments can be achieved only with the cooperation of friends and shipmates.

In forty-two years of naval service I have had a unique opportunity to serve my country which I deeply appreciate.

I have also been blessed by the loyalty, support and friendship of the most dedicated people I have ever known, not least of whom is my devoted wife.

Experience has brought me a full appreciation of the prize cargo a man can hoist aboard. To this beloved Navy I do commend; Love of country, overshadowing all other loves, including service, family and the sea.

Individual desire to excel, not for aggrandizement of self, but to increase the excellence of the Navy.

Devotion—perhaps consecration—to personal integrity in oneself, in one's service, in one's country.

Courage to stand for principle, regardless of efforts to dilute this courage through compromise of evasion.

My service life has been rich and rewarding, and no man can ask for more. May you, too, find satisfaction and, throughout your careers, experience fair winds and following seas.

REAR ADMIRAL DAVIDSON presents Admiral Burke with Admiral Burke's personal flog at the conclusion of the Change in Command Ceremony.

Legion of Merit with two Gold Stars and Oak Leaf Cluster ( A r m y ) , the Silver Star Medal, the Commendation Ribbon, the Purple Heart Medal, and the Presidential Unit Commendation Ribbon; the nickname of "31-Knot Burke" for a true charger; a highly successful tour as Commander Destroyer Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet; and the longest term ever served as Chief of Naval Operations.

I had the pleasure of serving as your Fleet Commander when you were a Type Commander, and as one of your two Fleet Commanders when you were Chief of Naval Operations. Being in the advantageous position of having viewed your accomplishments from both sides, I am happy to take this opportunity to express the sincere appreciation of the members of the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association for your selfless devotion to duty.

During your tour as Chief of Naval Operations, your boundless energy and enthusiasm and your leadership contributed materially to the success of this nation in the cold war; to the overall readiness of the U. S. Navy; to the successful operations during the crises of the off-shore Islands of China, the North Vietnam Refugees, Suez, Lebanon, Laos, and the several trouble spots in Latin America; to the increased prestige and role of the Navy within the military establishment; and to the adoption and implementation of the Polaris-Submarine weapon system which (because of its invulnerability) is our foremost deterrent.

We, your brother alumni, are proud of you and of your accomplishments. For you and Mrs. Burke we wish many more years of good fortune, happiness and smooth sailing.

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28 July 1961 Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, U S N Chief of Naval Operations Washington 25, D. C. Dear Admiral Burke: I am writing in my capacity as President of the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association.

On the occasion of your retirement from active duty in the United States Navy, we of the Alumni Association express our admiration of your most successful career.

W e note with pride that this career resulted in: forty-two years of successful and devoted service to our nation; an outstanding combat record; the award of the Navy Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal with Gold Star, the

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H E S T A T E O F M A R Y L A N D is proud to claim as a native son the daring Raphael Semmes—sailor, lawyer, and advocate of the Doctrine of States' Rights—so often referred to as "the South's most intrepid mariner."

And it is of nationwide interest to learn that when a new guided missile destroyer slid down the ways at Avondale Marine Ways, New (Drleans, on 20 May 1961, it was given the name of Raphael Semmes who won fame as skipper of the Confederate sea raider ALABAMA. The United States Navy thus honored the fearless sea dog whose successful maneuvers toward commerce destruction paralyzed the ocean-carrying trade of the United States during the W a r of 1861-1865.

Raphael Semmes, elder son of Richard Thompson and Catherine (Middleton) Semmes, born 27 Sept. 1809 at Piscataway, Charles County, was destined for a varied and colorful career—first in the United States Navy, later a student of law, and still later service in the Navy of the Confederate States of America. H e was orphaned in childhood and was reared in the home of an uncle in Georgetown, D. C. When Semmes, at the age of seventeen, received a warrant as Midshipman in the U. S. Navy from President John Qunicy Adams, he little dreamed of what the future held in store for him. At the age of twenty-six, in 1835, he was named acting master of the famous U. S. Frigate 10

CONSTELLATION ; and, less than thirty years later, he was destined to skipper two of the most elusive and feared raiders in the history of maritime warfare—the SUMTER and eventually the ALABAMA.

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I T H H I S midshipman's warrant, Semmes reported for duty aboard a sloop-of-war of the Mediterranean Squadron on 8 Sept. 1826. Later he completed a short course at the Naval School at the Norfolk Navy Yard and had duty afloat in the L E X I N G T O N , the E R I E , the BRANDYWINE, and the schooner PORPOISE. In 1832 he qualified for promotion, but there was no vacancy in the rank of lieutenant. Discouraged, he thought of studying law so he requested leave of absence and went to Cumberland, Maryland, where he read law in the office of his brother Samuel for two years. H e was admitted to the bar but soon realized his first and foremost interest was the Navy and he decided not to resign.

Raphael Semmes received the rank of Lieutenant in February 1837, nearly two years after he had received an appointment as Acting Master of the frigate CONSTELLATION. H e was interested in oceanography and was a faithful follower of Matthew Fontaine Maury, the "Pathfinder of the Seas." H e always found duty challenging and profitable when given assignment with hydrographic surveys.

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During long leaves of absence, as was customary in his day, Semmes from time to time studied and practiced law in Maryland and in Ohio. It was in Cincinnati, Ohio, that he met and married Anne Elizabeth Spencer in May 1837.

They had six children—three sons and three daughters.

When war came with Mexico Raphael Semmes was in command of the U . S. Brig SOMERS and his ship was one of the blockading squadron off Vera Cruz in 1846. H e lost the SOMERS in a gale and a Court of Inquiry exonerated him of blame while praising his seamanship unstintingly.

He was soon detailed as flag lieutenant to Commodore David Conner and sent ashore with the naval artillery at the bombardment of Vera Cruz. H e accompanied General Winfield Scott's troops to Mexico City on special duty as volunteer aide to Major General W . J. Worth, who cited him for his intelligence and gallantry. Thus, unforeseen circumstances had permitted him to obtain dual experience in the profession of arms.

In November 1847 Semmes returned to Prospect Hill, Alabama, where he had established a home for his wife and family in 1841. H e was given command of the ELECTR.A. in 1848 and one year later was detached and placed on waiting orders. In fact, until 1861, he was in the "waiting orders status" more than half the time. H e had moved his family to Mobile, Alabama, in 1849 and it was there that he maintained his legal residence the remainder of his life. Promoted to the rank of commander in 1855, he was detailed to the Lighthouse Service and served as inspector of stations on the Gulf of Mexico. Next came duty in Washington, D. C , as secretary to the Lighthouse Board and he was named a member of the Board in 1861. In the interim he wrote and published his memoirs and practiced law.

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N 14 F E B R U A R Y 1861, the Committee on Naval Affairs of the provisional Confederate Government then meeting in Montgomery, Alabama, requested Raphael Semmes' presence for a conference. His views on the Doctrine of States' Rights were known and his ability as a naval ofificer had been proven. H e knew that the invitation to a conference meant a summons to active duty which he had been anticipating. The following day he resigned his commission in the U. S. Navy and started for Montgomery where he gave the Confederate Congress his views on national defense.

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command of the C.S.S. S U M T E R , the first national warship of the Confederacy. Formerly a packet steamer, the HAVANA at New Orleans, her new commander had to rebuild and equip her for w a r ; and with all in readiness on 30 June 1861, Raphael Semmes put to sea with a crew of 114 officers and men. Thus began the epoch-making raids against enemy commerce.

Cruising to the Caribbean and the South Atlantic—and taking prizes for the Confederacy hither and yon—Semmes hoped to find a legal way for the South to profit by his activities. Finally he crossed to Gibraltar, taking six prizes along the way, but there he was blockaded by Federal vessels and there his ship, the S U M T E R , had to remain.

Meanwhile his accomplishments on the high seas were being weighed by Captain James D. Bulloch who had been sent to England by President Jefferson Davis as a secret agent; and at length he was notified by Stephen R. Mallory, Secretary of the Confederate States Navy, that he was promoted to the rank of Captain for "gallant and meritorious conduct."

Captain Semmes' new command was the raider E N R I C A , commissioned as the C.S.S. ALABAMA and receiving her first salute on 24 August 1862. The Azores had been chosen as the rendezvous for this occasion.

The fame of Raphael Semmes and the ALABAMA—almost legendary during the war years—are important factors in the naval history of that period. His cruise to the American Coast in 1863, his following the lanes of the Atlantic up and down the cost, his recrossing to the coast of Africa in August of that year, his rounding the southern tip of Africa and following the coast up to the Indian Ocean and on through the straits to Singapore were history-making voyages of commerce destruction. His confident return voyages via the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean, and up the Atlantic to Cherbourg, France, where the ALABAMA found anchorage on 11 June 1864, are indications of his determination and resourcefulness.

Another ship-of-war steamed into the harbor of Cherbourg on 14 June 1864. Now the die was cast—here was the U S S KEARSARGE—and five days later the two engaged in battle. The gallant ALABAMA foundered, surrendered, and finally sank. Semmes and many others of his crew were picked up by the English yacht D E E R H O U N D and were taken to England, where the English people were determined to make a hero of him. {Continued

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An American In Berlin b y Paul Schratz ' 3 9

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R. K H R U S H C H E V F L E D to East Berlin after he aborted the summit conference in Paris last year.

At about the same time my wife and I were planning our first European vacation, also to include a trip to Berlin.

Little did we realize at the time that the first incident could have dramatic repercussions on the second. But Berlin has been the focal point for the fever of each increase in world tension, and pressure on Berlin invariably means restrictions on travel across Communist-controlled East Germany into the big cityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including travel by casual American tourists.

W e decided to go by rail across East Germany, partly for a close look at the countryside enroute and partly because we are partial to German trains, which are the 'tourist's delight. But in Wiesbaden the night before our departure for Berlin we learned for the first time of some of the new restrictions on travel. Harassment and petty annoyance is a better word for it. Communist border police scrutinize all papers with microscopic thoroughness and refuse entry into East Germany on the flimsiest pretext.

Just a day previous an Air Force First Lieutenant had been put off the train at the border because his military rank had been abbreviated "1st Lt" on his entry permit and " 1 / L t " on his ID card.

Forewarned, we went through our papers for a last check. T o our horror we discovered that my wife's identity card carried my military rank as Commander instead of Captain! High anticiptation suddenly turned to panic. A new identity card required assistance of the Navy at Bremerhaven; a new entry permit, in Russian, was available only from civil authorities in Heidelberg.

With fine cooperation from the Army in Frankfurt and the Air Force in Wiesbaden, we made the grand try early next morning. But as train time approached, it appeared

more and more impossible that we could square away new forms. W e would simply have to trust to luck and hope that the discrepancy, inconsequential as it was, would simply be overlooked.

When the U. S. Army and West German officials checked our papers at the Frankfurt depot, I received a new shock when they noticed that my service number, 082699, was listed in the Russian form as 82699. A few seconds with a typewriter avoided this crisis and we finally passed through the succession of guards and security patrols, each of whom pointedly reminded us that all photography from the train was streng verboten. By continually reassuring ourselves that we were not really going to the death chamber, hopes were kept high even when prospects seemed dim. Leaving Frankfurt, each passing minute, each clackety-clack of the rails started building up the suspense.

Nearing the border in the wee hours of the morning, each of us feigned sleep in our berths trying not to alarm the other. W e were both wide awake and thoroughly alert.

When the train pulled into the station at Helmstedt for border inspection the real ordeal commenced. Every footstep, every squeaking boot down the passageway sharply increased the strain. My wife not only felt like Anne Frank, it suddenly occurred to me that her maiden name ivas Frank. U. S. Army security patrols went by; train crewmen went by; West German customs officers went by; East German security police went by; everything went by except timeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which stood stock still. Patrols outside the window checked underneath trains for stowaways fleeing from East Germany. Each pair of footsteps inside or outside the train created a crescendo of anxiety in the tense atmosphere. Minutes dragged by like eons.

Somehow two whole hours passed into uneasy oblivion.

We wondered whether something else had gone wrong

THE " K U D A M M , " THE M A I N DRAG WITH THE FAMED "BROKEN CHURCH" IN THE RIGHT CENTER (KAISER WILHELM CHURCH).

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when the dreaded knock finally came—"Mrs. Schratz—" H e r pulse passed 220 and I could hardly fumble the door open. My anxiety was short-lived. It was the welcome olive-drab of the U. S. Army patrol returning some emergenc}- papers which had been left in the passport folder. There was a roaring in ni}- ears and it was a full minute before my heart tried an experimental beat or two.

The friendly interruption broke the tension somehow and very shortly the train began to move. When we finalh' cleared the station we silently hugged each other with tremendous sighs of relief. Dawn was already breaking, but we were across the border and on our way!

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I T H A N T I C I P A T I O N whetted by the suspense at the border, our eager faces scanned the countryside like children on their first trip from home. East German farmlands, even to the casual view, contrasted starkly with the neat, beautifully cultivated and prosperous farms which so impressed us in West Germany. Where the West German family was hard at work in the fields from sun to sun, the women harvesting and the men and boys busy with the ever-present shiny tractor, no such industry was apparent in East Germany. Not a single mechanized farm vehicle was noted. Among the few signs of life in the early morning hours were the East German housewives who invariably waved friendly greetings. I am naive enough to believe that the regular passage of our specially marked United States Army train was a high point in their day.

In the heart of Magdeburg and Potsdam, again little life disturbed a desolate scene still showing prominent scars of the war which ended a decade and a half ago.

Some construction was apparent in Potsdam, mostly government type buildings in the massive, ponderous, Russian style, but even this suggested something started yesterday which wouldn't be finished tomorrow, so why work today ?

Scaffolding seemed old and weatherstained; grime was everywhere.

Berlin itself is a revelation. The tremendous job of reconstruction by the busy and proud West Berliners creates the impression of a fairyland. Even to the some-

IN THE GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE, EAST BERLIN. SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER,

1961

THE BRANDENBURG GATE AND ENTRANCE INTO EAST ZONE OF BERLIN.

what jaded view of these world-traveled eyes, it is a breathtaking panorama of magnificent architecture, beautiful boulevards and flower-laden parks and a kaleidoscope of new buildings in all directions. The Kurfurstendamm, or Kudamm, is the equivalent of New York's Fifth Avenue and Broadway, a boulevard of restaurants, theaters, nightclubs and shops overflowing with new merchandise. And everywhere, thousands and thousands of automobiles whiz by all hours of the day and night. A city condemned to death in 1945 is now a living tribute to the finest architecture of a dozen nations. The exquisite Americandesigned Congress Hall, the magnificent hotels, the beautiful new Opera House, the ultra-modern Hansa apartments are monuments to the architectural ingenuity of a different nation. Functionally designed office buildings are everywhere. Yet one is impressed perhaps most of all by the very obvious master plan behind the reconstruction. Prominent throughout the city are glass enclosed models of the metropolis, each using a common color code to show buildings existing in 1949, new construction by 1959, and planned development for the present decade. Gathered around is a group of intent Berliners, studying, discussing, deeply interested and very proud of their city.

Berlin after dark is entrancing. After a superb dinner at one of the many fine restaurants, one can linger over a coffee and relax to the sentimental tunes of a zither. O r perhaps he prefers a brandy around the open fireplace on the roof garden of the magnificent new Berlin Hilton.

Below, the whole city is a flickering jewel of brilliant light.

Toward the Tiergarten a carnival provides a gay and carefree panorama of music and motion. Toward Kudamm the more sedate but no less congenial theater crowds swarm into the cafes. Incidentally, it is a surprise to see patrons sitting comfortably in the "outdoor" cafes despite the nip of winter—but then all Berlin sidewalk cafes are infrared or radiant heated and warm as toast throughout the year—Paris, please take note!

Beyond the scenes of merriment on all sides, the Soviet Zone is a sea of blackness pressing on the edge of the gay city. Even by day East Berlin is stark and gloomy.

Passing the VoPo police guarding the Soviet Sector, one is suddenly weighed down by a feeling of gloom and 13

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despairâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;dingy buildings, no cars, no people in the streets, no children playing, no signs of life. In the very heart of the city on a "busy" Saturday afternoon, a total of four cars and fifteen people could be seen. Postwar reconstruction is limited to a row of ponderous and somber rectangular buildings along Stalin Allee and Lenin Allee whose harshness even the soft fingers of fog could not soften.

T h e buildings extend only a few feet back from the cobbled streets. Much like a movie set constructed for a Hollywood Western, behind the facade is a formless desert of rubble where not a stone has been turned since 1945.

Embassy Row, once one of the most beautiful avenues in all Germany, is today a desolate, rat-infested eyesore of indescribable devastation. Only in the Garden of Remembrance, a memorial to the 7,000 Russian soldiers lost in the siege of Berlin, was there any degree of architectural skill and here, monument as it is to fallen members of a hated foe, the captive German labor force must have worked with at least a minimum of enthusiasm. The monument by any standard is very beautiful.

The Berlin situation is impossible from the Soviet view because it bleeds off the talent of East Germany and vividly illustrates the utter failure of Communism in the very country chosen by Karl Marx to be the ideal for the spread of his insidious doctrine. Yet the situation is equally impossible for the West because of the complete isolation of the city. West Berlin, despite the very high morale of its people, must create at the same time a feeling of claustrophobia. The symbolic significance of the American presence is terrific. The most casual American tourist feels the warmth and sincerity of his welcome among the German people. Everywhere they were immediately interested and curious to hear stories of our visit to their former (and future) capital. Since it is virtually impossible for them to see the city at first-hand, eyewitness reports arouse great interest. West Berlin is a vital, integral part of West Germany. Even though we realize that the Soviets cannot allow the Berlin situation to continue, we ourselves cannot give up our tremendous stake in her future.

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H E S U M M E R C R U I S E S are about complete and I am delighted with the preliminary reports, especially those of the new exchange cruises. In May, I said that we were planning a number of exchange cruises in which our midshipmen would be assigned in pairs on an exchange basis with Latin American and N A T O navies. That planning resulted in twenty of our midshipmen. Class of '62, making cruises in ships of ten Latin American and N A T O countries. Also participating in the program are Ensigns Thomas Markley and Jerrold Smith, graduates of the Class of '61. They are making a world cruise in the Argentine cruiser L A ARGENTINA. The midshipmen for these cruises were chosen on the basis of their overall interest in the program, military bearing, general aptitude, and proficiency in the language of the nation to which they would be assigned. All of our midshipmen have written expressing their gratitude for the opportunity to operate with the N A T O or South American navies, and also praising their hosts. I would say this is a program which will be carried on and even expanded in the future.

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N T H E W E E K E N D of 25-27 August we celebrated the twelfth anniversary of Parents' Open House Weekend. This has become the highlight of Plebe Summer and we have had over three thousand parents, guardians, brothers and sisters as guests of the Academy on each of

the last two years. The parents have shown a great interest and enthusiasm and I believe the dividends are high. One of the main events of the weekend is the Parents' Forum which is held in the Field House. The families get an opportunity to direct questions to the Superintendent, Commandant, and the various Department Heads. Fielding some of the questions is sometimes a problem, but the parents are anxious to become familiar with the Academy and this seems to be a wonderful way for them to learn.

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H E F O O T B A L L S Q U A D held a picture-taking session on Tuesday, the 22nd, and departed Thursday morning for the Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island. There are 111 making the trip and Captain Asbury Coward tells me that Coach Hardin plans to start work with a 45-man varsity group and that Coach Bellachick will work with the remaining sixty-six. The boys are apparently in for a lot of hard work with drills scheduled to start at 0700 each day.

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W I S H A L L of you could have been at the Academy for the C N O change-in-command ceremony on Tuesday, 1 August. Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally bade the official farewell to Admiral Burke and welcomed Admiral Anderson aboard as his successor. I'd like to

Photo by Jack A. Garrow THE SUPERINTENDENT, Rear Admiral John F. Davidson, USN, speaks at the Parents' Forum during Parents' Open House Weekend.

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relay something Secretary Connally said about Mrs. Arleigh Burke. H e called her a "champion whose eft'orts must be recognized here today" and then thanked her for the many years of cheerful and selfless service to her country. I believe this voiced all our sentiments. Admiral Burke said in his talk that "The fleets are manned and ready, courageous captains and crews are ready for battle, our Navy is strong and alert and all hands stand ready for the challenges that lie ahead." Admiral Anderson took the oath of office and declared, "I recognize the tremendous challenge which I accept." The reception, which followed the Field House ceremony, was held in Dahlgren Hall. It was a big crowd and Secretary Connally and Admiral Burke and Admiral Anderson all were sorry that they couldn't receive everybody (which someone figured would take ten and a half hours).

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NN A N D I have just returned from a two-week leave.

W e travelled to Vermont and had time to see and visit a lot of old friends and places which we hadn't visited for a long time. The golfing was good and my game (not my score) seemed to improve a bit with the rest and relaxation. Both of us are glad to be home and look forward to seeing many of you on 30 September at the Homecoming game.

Best regards.

ADMIRAL AND MRS. ARLEIGH A. BURKE and Rear Admiral John F. Davidson, USN, Superintendent of the Academy, walk from the Superintendent's quarters to the reception in Dahlgren Hall following the Change in Command ceremony.

REUNIONS AND PARTIES HOMECOMING 1961 Saturday, 30 Sept.

Class 1914 After the game 1916 REUNION 1917 After the game 1919

After the game

1920

After the game

1921 7:00 p.m.

REUNION 1922

5:30 p.m.

1929

After the game

1937

6:00 p.m.

"Open House"—Maury's Dinner, North Severn ( O ) Club Buffet at Jack Stone's 248 King George Street "At H o m e " Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Bryant, co-hostesses at 213 King George Street "Open House," Heineman's 343 Dewey Drive Cocktails and Dinner Dance Hubbard Hall Cocktail and Buffet Commissioned Officers' Mess Dutch Treat Class Party at the Quarters of Rear Admiral and Mrs. John F. Davidson. " B Y O B " party—Minter's 14 Porter Road

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Cocktail-Buffet, and after-dinner drinks—11 Porter Rd. $7.00 per person—Mess Treas.: Capt. E d , Conrad, Rm. 4C514 Pentagon—'•" Mess Cooks: John Myers and Walt Small 1939 After the game Buffet Supper ( B Y O L ) Miller's 30 Upshur Road, $3.00 per person 20th Reunion 1941 Dinner-Dance, Bay Ridge 1945 6:00 p.m.

Beach Club Cocktails-Dinner Dance 1947 7:00 p.m.

Carvel Hall, Severn Room $7.50 per person 1948 A&B 6:30 p.m. Cocktails—Carvel Hall Cocktails, Dinner & Dancing 1949 5:30 p.m.

Elk's Club Brunch, Carvel Hall 1951 11:45 a.m.

R E U N I O N 8:00 p.m. Dinner-Dance, Carvel Hall Cocktails & Dinner 1954 6:30-8:00 Paul's Restaurant, Riva, $8.50 per couple

1938

6:00 p.m.

1955

9:00 p.m.

" B Y O B " party—Ashford's 47 Badger Road

1956

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Twelfth Annual Parents' Open House Weekend

by Lt. Jack A. Garrow '55

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A R E N T S W O R E W H I T E tags; guests, red; brothers and sisters, green tags at the 12th Annual Parents' Open House Weekend, August 25-27. It was easy to recognize parents, guests and brothers; but a skeptic might wonder if all those pretty sisters wearing green tags were sisters. Irregardless of tags, they all came to the Academy with one objective in mind—to see their midshipmen and the United States Naval Academy.

Over 3,000 people attended the Open House Weekend, second heaviest attendance in the history of the event, which began in 1950. Last year attendance was about 3,200. But, the Class of 1965 is slightly smaller than 1964.

Over 800 of the 1,211 members of the Class of 1965 had members of their families here for the weekend. License plate colors rivaled the rainbow—even Hawaii was represented during the activity-packed three days.

More than twenty families traveled from California to take advantage of the Open House Weekend. In fact, every section of the country was represented.

The first to register were Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rosenberg of Anniston, Alabama. Mrs. Florence Turner, mother of Midshipman Eric A. Turner, said she was a descendant

of John Paul Jones when she registered in Mahan Hall.

Upon registering each parent was given an envelope containing information ranging from a schedule of events to income tax information.

The Alumni Association in collaboration with the Naval Academy helped find lodging in and around Annapolis for the families. The facilities of the Alumni House and the Academy Officers' Club were offered to the parents during the weekend.

Designed to acquaint parents of the new midshipmen with the Naval Academy, its program and mission, the Open House Weekend was crowded with activities to accomplish this aim.

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F T E R R E G I S T R A T I O N on Thursday and Friday • morning the weekend was kicked off with a concert by the Naval Academy Band in front of the Chapel—first selection, "Mississippi Suite."

Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends sat on benches, on the Chapel steps and under trees to enjoy the rousing music of the band, a warm sun and an unusual cool breeze. Some were dressed in the

TWO FAMILIES meet their midshipmen in front of the Naval Academy Chapel on the first day of Parents' Open House Weekend.

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UMBRELLAS, plastic caps and raincoats—and smiles for some—were the order of the day for the rainswept Plebe parade during Parents' Open House Weekend.

Photo by Jack A.

height of fashion and others not so stylish. But, they all shared a common excitement and pride in the Naval Academy and their midshipmen.

They also shared an anticipation of meeting their young men for the first time as midshipmen. A lady with a somewhat excited tone of voice asked a passing officer, "When are the midshipmen coming?"

At 12:00 p.m. the plebes did arrive and met their parents at prearranged places in the Yard. The detailed planning of the Weekend Committee was quite evident at this point. Areas in the Yard had been lettered and plebes and parents had been given diagrams of the lettered areas before the weekend began so that they could make plans for meeting. This greatly reduced the number of lost parents and misplaced midshipmen.

They were many happy tears from mothers, approving looks from sisters, adoring stares from younger brothers and the patting of stomachs by fathers to indicate good physical conditioning when families met their young men.

Noon meal formation with the plebes in new tropical white uniforms was held at 12:30 p.m. and liberty began at 1:00 p.m. This was the first liberty for the Class of 1965 in the city of Annapolis and they took full advantage of it. With car-riding and dining-out privileges downtown Annapolis looked as though June Week had come in August. In fact. Parents' Weekend has grown so much that some have accurately termed it "Plebe June Week." Restaurants were crowded and plebes got a taste of assisting high-heel clad ladies over the cobblestone sidewalks of Maryland Avenue.

Many fourth classmen took advantage of liberty time to show their parents the Academy Yard or to display their newly acquired talents in sailing knockabouts. Halfhour Y P boat trips were available to parents and midshipmen in the afternoon, and the academic departments held open house. The Academy motion picture, "Ring of Valor," was shown twice in Mahan Hall. The Command Department held continuous planetarium demonstrations throughout the afternoon.

A special 1961 Plebe Summer photographic exhibit featuring black and white photographs and a continuous color slide presentation of 48 slides was set up in the S E P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R ,

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Rotunda of Bancroft Hall. This proved very popular with parents looking for their sons and midshipmen looking for themselves in the photographs.

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F T E R G I V I N G T H E P L E B E S a taste of liberty in • Annapolis and a time to get acquainted with their parents, the next day, Saturday, was devoted to telling and showing the parents what the Naval Academy is all about. At 9:00 a.m. parents were given a tour of Bancroft Hall with Plebe Summer battalion and company officers as guides. A dress parade by the Plebe Regiment was held at 11:00 a.m.

The parade, which is usually one of the high points of the weekend, was marred somewhat by a rainstorm. The rains came to the plain of Worden Field just after the last company was in place. The stands were packed with visitors, but only a very few sought shelter. One man ran by the writer saying, "I'm just going to the car for raincoats." A lady commented, "Nature is a real stinker.

I don't mind getting wet, but think of those poor kids out there." A mother said she was amazed at how military the midshipmen remained even though it was raining very hard.

The parade went on as scheduled, except that the manual of arms was cut from the routine. Admiral Davidson reviewed the parade in the rainstorm.

Saturday afternoon the rain stopped and the parents were treated to sports exhibitions, which included boxing, wrestling, gymnastics, fencing, tennis, baseball, swimming, squash, soccer and lacrosse.

Fathers lunched with their sons in the Academy Mess Hall on Saturday, and members of the immediate families of fourth classmen joined their midshipmen in the Mess Hall for evening meal.

Saturday evening's Parents' Forum in the Field House was the high point of the weekend again this year. Very few seats were empty. Parents were anxious to find out first hand from officials the Academy's philosophies, programs and aims, and what their young men can expect at the Academy. The Field House, which can be unbearably hot in August, was surprisingly comfortable.

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of the Naval Academy, started the Forum with a welcome address to the parents. H e reviewed the mission of the Naval Academy and presented his own philosophy on the Academy's final product. Admiral Davidson said he believed ". . . we want to graduate, each year, a group of young gentlemen—young men with manners, poise, and self-assurance—young men who will be at ease and be accepted in any place and in any situation."

H e went on to say that " . . . we want these young gentlemen to graduate with an excellent education on which they can continue to build throughout their naval careers. . . . we want to instill in these young gentlemen, who have achieved a good education, a real and sincere desire for a life of service to their country in the United States Navy. . . . we want to produce dedicated career officers."

Admiral Davidson left the audience with the final thought that ". . . we do not believe in begging anyone to join us or to stay with us. On the contrary, we believe that by making it difficult to join and accepting only top performance, we present a real challenge to the young men of our country, a challenge which only the cream of the crop will accept, and a challenge which will be avoided by those of lesser character."

Captain Charles S. Minter, U S N , Commandant of Midshipmen, followed Admiral Davidson at the podium. Captain Minter discussed the role of the Executive Department and explained plebe indoctrination. H e told the parents with a smile that "As you might imagine, an organization (Executive Department) which exercises such complete control over their (midshipmen) Academy lives is not always viewed as an unmixed blessing by the midshipmen themselves. When I was a midshipman, we used to refer to the Executive Department as the 'Big Bad Wolf Department' . . . in our more charitable moments."

Lt. Colonel Robert H . Twisdale, U S M C , of the Executive Department described the average day of a midshipman—minute by minute—with the help of an 8 ft. by 8 ft. color-coded pie chart.

Captain Harry B. Hahn, U S N , Secretary of the Academic Board, gave the last speech of the evening on the academic aspects of the Naval Academy.

Following a 10-minute intermission a question-andanswer period was held for the parents. The Superintendent, Commandant, Secretary of the Academic Board, Senior Chaplain, Senior Medical Officer, Directors and the Assistant to the Superintendent for Academic Matters were on the stage to answer questions. The Q-and-A session was active and questions ranged from "What is the ratio of study hours to classroom hours" to "Is the Academy a midshipman's permanent home and permanent address" and "Will midshipmen be required to register for the draft." A father asked, "How are the plebes able to keep current on current events especially without being able to listen to the radio?"

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U N D A Y W A S H I G H L I G H T E D by Chapel services, liberty from 1:00 p.m. to evening meal formation, recreational sailing, Y P boat trips and a midshipmen musical review in Mahan Hall.

By the official close of the weekend on Sunday, the excitement had been replaced by sore feet. But, the feelings of pride were still there, and to an even greater degree.

A portion of President Kennedy's address to the Class of 1961, which Admiral Davidson quoted in his welcoming address to parents, sums up quite well what the parents realize and what is the basis for their pride. President Kennedy said to the graduating class, "What you have chosen to do for your country by devoting your life to the service of our country is the greatest contribution that any man could make. And let us have no doubt that the United States needs your devoted assistance today. The answer to those who challenge us so severely in so many parts of the globe lies in our willingness to freely commit ourselves to the maintenance of our country and the things for which it stands."

A SECOND CLASSMAN of the Plebe Summer detail barks out cadence for a platoon of new plebes.

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HOMECOMING—1961 Friday, 29 September 1000-1800 Registration at Alumni House.

1205 Brigade formation for noon meal followed by luncheon in Mess Hall for alumni who are fathers or male guardians of Midshipmen.

1300-1600 Patrol craft tours of Naval Academy waterfront (half-hourly) from Santee Pier.

1300-1530 Open House all Academic Departments.

1635 Dress Parade on Worden Field.

1830-2000 Reception in Dahlgren Hall.

2000-2130 Dinner in Mess Hall for alumni and guests.

2130-0100 Open House, Alumni House.

Saturday, 30 September 0900-1030 1045-1125 1400 1700-0100

Class meetings, if scheduled.

Alumni Assembly, Assembly Hall.

Navy vs. William and Mary football game.

Open House at Alumni House and "O" Club.

Sunday, 1 October A.M. Divine Services in Chapel.

0930-1330 Sailing.

1130-1215 Visits to Midshipmen's rooms by parents.

FOOTBALL SCHEDULE—1961 SEPTEMBER 23 Penn State 30 William & Mary

at University Park at Annapolis

(Homecoming)

OCTOBER 6 14 20 28

Miami (Friday) Cornell Detroit (Friday) Pittsburgh

at Miami at Ithaca at Detroit at Pittsburgh NOVEMBER

4 Notre Dame 11 Duke

at Notre Dame at Norfolk

(Oyster Bowl)

18 Virginia

at Annapolis

(Family Day)

DECEMBER 2 Army

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER,

at Philadelphia

1961

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ATHLETICS FALL SPORTS PREVIEW Naval Academy athletic teams will participate in a total of 64 contests during the 1961 fall season. Varsity schedules in five sports list 41 engagements against some of the nation's top teams. Plebe squads will face 23 opponents this season.

A brief run-down on the outlook for the '61 season follows: Football "Although we will have an unusually large number of sophomores and inexperienced men up from the junior varsity on this year's varsity squad, we expect that we will get better and gain confidence through game experience as the season progresses. W e plan to build and mold as we go along and, while we have no intention of overlooking any opponent enroute, we expect to reach our full potential

by December 2 when we meet Army," Coach Wayne Hardin says. " W e will be inexperienced in most positions. John Hewitt and Steve Hoy, our starting guards last fall, are the only returning regulars, and Hoy has been shifted to center, which will be new to him. I don't wish to sound pessimistic, but a coach doesn't lose 17 lettermen—including Playerof-the-Year Joe Bellino—and not feel those losses. W e will have a green team and, while none of us knows how fast these newcomers will develop, we expect that we may surprise a lot of people along the way," Hardin declared.

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"In a nutshell, '61 is a wait-and-see year for us. W e will have a green squad that should improve with every game."

The '61 Schedule Sept.

Sept.

Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec.

23 — a t Penn State 30 —William & Mary 6 — a t Miami (Fla.) 14 — at Cornell 20 — a t Detroit 28 — a t Pittsburgh 4 — at Notre Dame 11 — Duke at Norfolk 18 — Virginia 2 — Army at Philadelphia

Soccer Like the football squad. Coach Glenn Warner has only two starters on hand from last year's team. Captain Neil Fagan (right halfback) and Willie Tirado (outside left) are the lone holdovers who were in the first-team lineup at the conclusion of the '60 campaign.

"Gone is our defense of Dick Kievit at goal; the three backs, Bob Hill, Jack Prudhomme and Gordie Callender, and the forward line has lost Jim Noonan, John Champlain, Dick Stengel and Fred Farber. Another starter, Pat Gilstrap, ran afoul of his studies," according to Warner.

Lettermen returning from last year besides Fagan and Tirado are Bill Krulak (outside right), Carmine Tortora,

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NAVY'S 1961 QUARTERBACKS (left to right): Bob Hecht, Ron Klemick and Charles Coleman.

Wayne Barner and Ernie Perkins (insides), and Don McLaughlin and Andy Sundberg (halfbacks).

"A key to the overall soccer picture is the fact that four youngsters could be in the starting lineup this year. A rugged schedule may prove a severe test in the early stages of the season while these newcomers to varsity play are gaining experience. For the first time, we show signs of having more scoring punch but a questionable defense may offset it until mid-season," the Navy coach reports.

The '61 Schedule Sept.

Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.

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- Haverford - North Carolina - Drexel -West Chester - at Penn State - Gettysburg -Duke - Maryland - Swarthmore •at Bucknell -Army

Cross Country "The 1961 Navy cross country team could be the weakest we have had in a number of years," according to Coach Jim Gehrdes. "The only possible stopper for this will be the fighting determination that the team members could come up with.

"The big leader should be Joel Heine who had an outstanding youngster year. Also, the confidence which Captain-elect Steve Simpson received last fall should contribute much to the squad's overall performance. Brian Havey, Charles Bowers and Miller Detrick could round out the top five but these three can expect to be pushed by several newcomers up from last year's plebe team.

"A lack of returning experience is too evident with this year's team. This, coupled with a tough schedule, will S E P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R ,

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require an all-out effort if we are to come up with a good year," the Academy coach states.

The '61 Schedule Sept.

Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov.

30 — D u k e 7 — at Maryland 14 — at Pittsburgh 21 — St. John's & N.T.U. 28 — P e n n State 4 — Georgetown 10 — Heptagonals at New York 25 — Army

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ENSIGN JOE BELLINO, assistant plebe football coach, shows a few tricks to some plebe football candidates.

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HEAD COACH WAYNE HARDIN AND TEAM CAPTAIN JOHN HEWin.

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Dinghy Sailing Navy is challenged in '61 by both its reputation in 1960 and a strong college opposition. Last year's successful season included a championship in the Middle Atlantic Association and in National Team racing, the Monotype championship captured by Midshipman Ulmer, a tie for first in the Owens Trophy, and a second in the Schell Trophy regatta against strong New England competition. The season ended with a disappointing second in the National Intercollegiates raced at Navy, which resulted from some unfortunate fouls due to overzealousness. Navy's varsity squad also manned a yawl which, first, beat all the regular midshipman crews and then won the MacMillan Cup series with an astonishing six out of seven to demonstrate again that the best schooling for the big boats is in dinghies.

This year, with a squad emerging from the shadows of Midshipman Ulmer and Lutz, Navy has a team developed against the fiercest competition. It will be a good team with a strength which will surprise the opposition.

Captain Marty Seelig has been a steady performer for three years and is expected to show the brilliance of a senior standard bearer.

The '61 Schedule Sept.

Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov.

30—Service Academy Regatta at Kings Pt. 8—Monotype Race 21-22—Nevins at Kings Pt. 28-29—Area Championships at Georgetown 11-12—Middle Atlantic Monotype Champs.

18-19—Middle Atlantic Fall Intersectional

150-Pound Football The Navy 150-pound football outlook is fairly bright for 1961 with a good crew of 19 lettermen returning, although the loss of 10 letterwinners will be felt. Missing are such stars as Fullback John Quarterman and Halfback Jim McCune. Again this year, the tackle spot remains the 24

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major problem facing Lt. Bob Rogers who is in his first season as head coach. (Rogers has been an assistant to former Head Coach Jack Cloud for the past two years.

Cloud is now working with the J V s . ) "Captain and All-League End Joe O'Brien can be relied on for an outstanding performance any time and any place," says Coach Rogers. "And the line is further strengthened by John Tomchak and Faust Hughes at guard. W e have three good centers in Bill Wunderly, Tom Reemelin and Ray Kutch but there is a good possibility that one of these centers will wind up at tackle where we are noticeably weak. Charles Spadafora who played fullback and guard with the J V s will probably be used at guard this season.

"We don't seem to have a problem at halfback with Graham Hall, Laurence Senn, Tony Yannarella and Pat Wilkes all back for '61. Fullback is the big problem with only Steve Stokes returning and he should really be playing halfback. Senn may also be switched to fullback to bolster this position," says Rogers.

"There is a strong possibility that Roger Kisiel, down from the varsity, could provide the key to a tremendous season. His running ability and talents as a quarterback are capable of making any offense go. Also returning at quarterback are Bill Stilwell and Mike Foster and they should supply the needed depth at this all-important position.

"At any rate the 150's intend to improve on the 4-and-2 mark posted last season," states Coach Bob Rogers.

The '61 Schedule Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov.

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1920 RAdm. Lloyd Harrison, U S N (Ret.) 22 Clayton Terrace St. Louis 31, Missouri Capt. F. B. Stoddert, U S N (Ret.) R.R. 1, Box 81 Goochland, Va. 1921 Capt. Ralph B. Hunt, U S N (Ret.) 2909 Old Dominion Blvd.

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Capt. Herbert C. Zitzewitz, USN (Ret.) 9 Widgeon Circle Newport News, Va. 1928 Capt. E. E. Lull, U S N R 2853 pntario Rd. Washington 9, D. C. Mr. Donald Kelley Smith 25751 Vinedo Lane Los Altos Hills, Calif.

1931 RAdm. Raymond H. Bass, U S N (Ret.) 853 East Mountain St. Glendale 7, Calif.

Mr. Arthur S. Genet 541 Merrioaks Rd. Barrington, 111.

Mr. Frederick E. Krauss 26981 Shirley Ave. Euclid 32, Ohio 1932 Capt. John S. Fahy, USN 2900 Old Dominion Blvd.

Alexandria, Va. Capt. J. H. S. Johnson, USN (Ret.) 7382 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd. Atlanta 19, Ga. RAdm. Allen M. Shinn, USN 3038 "O" St., N.W. Washington, D. C. *Capt. William J. Widhelm, USN RAdm. R. C. Williams, Jr., U S N (Ret.) 1760 E. Clifton Rd., N.E. Atlanta 7, Ga. 1933 *LCdr. Francis E. Brown Capt. John S. Lehman, USN 1490 E. Del Mar Blvd.

Pasadena, Calif.

Capt. Rufus L. Taylor, USN P. O. Box 275 Sandy Spring, Md. 1934 RAdm. Russell B. Allen, USN (Ret.) 137 Beaconsfield Brookline 46, Mass.

RAdm. Stanley S. Daunis, USN (Ret.) 48 Cameron Drive Huntington, L. I., N. Y. *Cdr. George F. Davis, USN Capt. Charles M. Henderson, USN 19310 Portos Court Saratoga, Calif.

Capt. Charles R. Stephan, USN 880 N. Frederick St. Arlington, Va. 1935 F. Petrovic, USN Naval Station Calif.

Wilson, USN

1929 *VAdm. James H. Flatley RAdm. Geral L. Huff, USN (Ret.) '29 Box 350, Route 1 Riverside Drive Ben Lomond, Calif.

Capt. William Qtrs. B, U. S. San Diego 36, Capt. J. C. G. 653 B Ave. Long Beach, Calif.

1930 Capt. Norwood A. Campbell, USN (Ret.) 140 W. Century Blvd.

Playa del Rey, Calif.

RAdm. Mell A. Peterson, USN (Ret.) 43 Payne Whitney Lane Manhasset, L. I., N. Y. RAdm-William S. Post, Jr., USN 1900 Columbia Pike Arlington 4, Va. *Lt. (jg) Frank L. Robinson, U S N (Ret.)

1936 *LCdr. Walter B. Bayless, USN RAdm. John K. Fyfe, USN 118 Rolfe Lane, Bay Colony Virginia Beach, Va. Capt. Dallas M. Laizure, USN Star Rt. 1, Box lOA St. Leonard, Calvert Co., Md. *Cdr. Raymond W. Vogel, Jr., USN *Cdr. August F. Weinel, USN

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1937 Capt. W. J. Barry, U S N 427 Powhatan St. Norfolk 11, Va. Capt. Lawrence G. Bernard, U S N Submarine Squadron Seven F P O San Francisco, Calif.

Cdr. Ernest S. Friedrick, U S N 165 Candee Ave. Sayville, N. Y. Col. Joseph A. Gerath, Jr., USMC (Ret.) 60 Boone Trail Severna Park, Md. Cdr. Hugh W. Howard, U S N (Ret.) 215 Crosby St. Arlington, Mass.

Capt. Gerald P. Joyce, U S N 45 Halawa Drive Honolulu, Hawaii Capt. John Curtis Kelly, U S N 604 Tyson Drive Falls Church, Va. Capt. Hubert B. Reece, U S N 1108 Seaton Lane Falls Church, Va. Capt. Jesse P. Robinson, Jr., U S N Qtrs. C:., U. S. Naval Air Station Johnsville, Pa. Lt. (jg) James R. Scales, USN (Ret.) 370 Arroyo Terrace Pasadena, Calif.

Capt. Burton H. Shupper, U S N 51 Betio Place Honolulu, Hawaii Cdr. Lewis D. Tamny, USN (Ret.) 1516 East 2nd St. Sanford, Fla. Col. Robert T. Vance, USMC 3362-B S. Wakefield St. Arlington, Va. Capt. Roger B. Woodhull, U S N B-14, U. S. Naval Base Philadelphia 12, Pa. Capt. Stanley M. Zimny, U S N 4931 Milton St. San Diego 10, Calif.

1938 Capt. Raymond Berthrong, USN Box 304, Route 1 Great Falls, Va. Capt. Charles D. Brown, U S N 408 Lyric Lane Falls Church, Va. Capt. Frederick W. Brown, Jr., USN l l l l Army-Navy Drive Arlington, Va. Capt. William M. Laughlin, Jr., USN 1411 Poplar St. Annapolis, Md. Capt. Charles H. Morrison, Jr., USN Shamrock Cliff Gate House Ridge Road, Newport, R. I. * Deceased

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Capt. Elvin C. O^le, U S N Office of Legal Affairs Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C. *Lt. Walter A. -Sharer, U S N Capt. Eugene T. B. Sullivan, U S N 5900 Ponderosa, N.E. Albuquerque, N. M. *Lt. William 'J. Tate, Jr., U S N 1939 Capt. James L. Abbot. Jr.. U S N 557 Windsor *Road, Bay Colony Virginia Beach, Va. Capt. Marlin. D. Clausner, U S N c/o U. S. Naval Attache APO 285, New York, N. Y. Mr. Edmond A. Hoggard 5 Main DriVfe Wenham, Mass.

Capt. Robert R. Green, U S N FAAWTC (Dam Neck) Virginia Beach, Va. Capt. Marvin D. Norton, Jr., U S N 655 B Ave. Coronado, Calif.

Cdr. Gaylord S. Barrett, U S N (Ret.) 310 Crosswoods Drive Falls Church, Va. Capt. Harrv A. Seymour, U S N 727 East 26th St. Pater son, N. J.

1940 Capt. James J. Coyle, U S N 4633 N. Henderson Rd. Arlington 3, Va. Capt. Edward R. Fickenscher, Jr., U S N 1123 St. Vincents Ave. La Salle, 111.

Capt. Oscar E. Gray, Jr., U S N 3 Nina Court McLean, Va. Capt. William H. House, U S N 951 Cabrillo Ave. Coronado, Calif.

Capt. John F. Refo, U S N 2605 S. Joyce St. Arlington 2, Va. Cdr. Wallace A. Utley, U S N (Ret.) 40 Tennyson Ave. Baldwin, N. Y. •LCdr. Charles M. Wood, Jr., U S N Mr. Robert T. Young 8411 Halifax Drive Bon Air 35, Va. 1941 Capt. John C. Doherty, U S N 128 Oriole Drive Virginia Beach, Va. Cdr. Wayne Hoof, U S N Asst. ALUSNA, London Navy 100, F P O New York, N. Y.

Col. Wilbur L. Jobanek, U S A F 924 S. Fairfax St. Alexandria, Va. Capt. William G. Matton, Jr., U S N 19 Hermitage Point Bayside, Va. Cdr. John M. Reade, III, U S N 10817 Admirals Way Rockville, Md. Capt. Stoughton Sterling, Jr., U S N Staff CINC, U. S. Pacific Fleet F P O San Francisco, Calif.

Cdr. Raymond V. Welch, U S N 1115 Woodside Pkwy.

Silver Spring, Md. 1943 Cdr. Rene E. Gonzalez, U S N 4532 Charles Bennett Dr. Jacksonville 11, Fla. Cdr. Leslie R. Heselton, Jr., U S N 350 Hilltop Drive Chula Vista, Calif.

Cdr. W. B. Kirkland, Jr., U S N 307 White St. Falls Church, Va. Cdr. Arthur W. Newlon, U S N Bureau of Weapons, Navy Dept.

Washington 25, D. C. * Deceased

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FIRST (1960-61) ANNUAL ALUMNI FUND RAISING

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In accordance with the decision of the Board of Trustees of the Alumni Association to create an annual opportunity for alumni to contribute to the yearly Operating Budget or to the Endowment Fund of the Association, our First Annual Fund Raising Campaign was conducted during the fiscal year 1 July 1960-30 June 1961. The Annual Fund Raising Campaign for the current fiscal year will be conducted commencing in the late fall or early winter this year.

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The First Annual Fund Raising Committee consisted of representatives of each of the main groups in the Association, active duty officers, retired officers and resigned alumni. The Chairman was Vice Admiral W . R. Smedberg, I I I , U S N '26, Chief of Naval Personnel and a former Superintendent of the Naval Academy. The other two members were Admiral W. M. Fechteler, U S N (Ret.) '16, Management Consultant for General Electric and a former Chief of Naval Operations; and Col. Thompson H .

Mitchell, U S A R '25, President of R C A Communications.

The Association greatly appreciates the donations received; individual letters of thanks and acknowledgement were sent to all who contributed. A total of 960 alumni contributed the gross sum of $11,181.56, an average contribution of $11.64 per alumnus contributing. W e trust this annual project will receive continuous and everincreasing support by maintaining the average contribution and broadening the number of contributors.

Noteworthy are a contribution of $1,000.00 received from Bob Sprague '21, Chairman of the Board, Sprague Electric Company, and also a contribution from the Washington, D. C , Chapter which donated $375.00. Several contributions of $100.00 each were received.

A breakdown of contributions by classes is tabulated below.

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Amount $317.00 81.00 86.00 179.00 101.00 108.00 92.00 136.00 146.00 48.00 54.00 59.00 407.00 184.00 118.00 191.00 374.00 1,260.00 620.00 451.00 395.00 288.00 621.00 267.00

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'38 '39 '40 '41 '42 '43 '44 '45 '46 '47 '48 '49 '50 . '51

'52 '53 '54 '55 '56 '57 '58 '59 '60 Wash., D. C Chapter .Unassigned Totals

Amount $177.00 122.00 156.50 224.00 225.00 126.50 .

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375.00 1 2.00 2 960 $11,181.56

AFTER TAPS AT SEA The night comes when no voice may be heard over the 1 m.c, but time goes on as usual for the mid watch.

And paced by time inexorable, the ship goes on, not needing sleep. Silent in the galley, the duty steward, awesome in his self-sufficiency, ponders the future, when he may dare to live and love as well as serve. Huddled round cradled cups of coffee, the only campfires that they know, the watch slanders take out their dreams for fingering, as monks fondle their beads.

In statued silence, the helmsman broods over the little world of compass, dial points of light, more one with companied hosts of the past than with the muted voices of the present. He is a man apart, attuned to the ship's great soul.

Church dark and church quiet is the bridge.

Here and there the glow of dials, soft red and steady, lonely vigil lights, brave against the night.

They add a warmth and comfort beyond the need counted in the builders' specifications.

Only in this muted time does the bridge seem holy place aside in contrast to the cluttered, pride-filled day, No achievements chalked up now, but steady journeying across the golden waters.

by LCdr.

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(ChC) USN SHIPMATE

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OFFICERS President— ADM. JERAULD WRIGHT, U S N (Ret.) '18 (4915), Washington, D. C.

Vice President (Eastern

Area)—

ADM. B . H A L L 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. A D M . 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 . MH-LER, U S N '39 (13484), Chief of Stafif, U S N A At Large

(To

serve until Spring Meeting 1962) R. ADM. P H I L I P N I E K U M , JR.,

R. ADM. E . M . ELLER,

U S N (Ret.) '26 (8204)

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

MR. EDWARD W . REBARD,

R. ADM. F . V. H . HILLES,

U S N '30 (9620) (To

'41 (14475) 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 '35 (11861) (To

U S N (Ret.) '36 (12227) serve until Spring Meeting 1964)

MR. H A N S O N W . BALDWIN,

'24 (7405)

R. ADM. H . D . MOULTON,

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CAPT. WALTER L . SMALL,

V. A D M . E . W . CLEXTON,

U S N '38 (13017)

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

From Local Chapters

(To serve until Spring Meeting 1962) CAPT E

K . ZITZEWITZ,

R A D M . LOGAN M C K E E , U S N '21

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

A D M . 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 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER,

(6093), 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. 1961

Much discussed these days are extreme right wing views held by military officers.

Senator Fulbright recently sent a 22-page memorandum to the White House and SecDef criticizing the growing pattern of senior military officers sponsoring "educational" programs to familiarize the troops and taxpayers with the dangers of Communism.

Many of these programs, Mr. Fulbright contends, veer into "Right-Wing radicalism" which propound positions contrary to Government policy. Militant anti-Communism finds expression in witch hunters who see subversion rife in schools, churches, labor unions, and the government. Liberalism is equated with socialism and socialism with communism, and hence most welfare legislation, foreign aid, summit conferences, disarmament and whatnot are opposed. Any effort to seek accommodation with the Soviet Union is viewed as playing directly into enemy hands.

To my view, the strength of our people against Communism comes not so much from education as from leadership—leadership which concentrates not on the danger from without as on the strength from within. This leadership is based partly in education, partly in moral guidance but primarily and essentially in discipline, in dedication to an ideal, in selfless devotion to the cause of freedom with enough missionary zeal to carry the word and show by actions at home or abroad that the qualities which made us great are still alive to keep us great.

Looking back at our previous totalitarian enemy and the transparent ideology of the Hitler era, this point is well illustrated. History shows that far more was done for Allied morale in W W II by stressing the Four Freedoms than was achieved by educating our people to the dangers of the "master race" concept.

The experience of the Korean War is more significant. Leadership, discipline, morale and moral integrity played far more dominant roles than knowledge of the enemy. The failure of so many of our POW's under interrogation is attributed most prominently to lack of discipline. Far too many men were without loyalty to either unit or country.

And on the other hand, the Marines and Turkish prisoners, including at the same time the best and least "educated" of the U N forces, held together due to identical reasons of leadership, strict discipline and absolute integrity of command from the most senior through the most junior. With no ideology except self-preservation, in fact, discipline can unify a force of mercenaries into a smooth, fighting machine. Witness the case of the French Foreign Legion.

Korea was responsible for developing and promulgating the Code of Conduct of the Armed Forces. Here again I note the emphasis on discipline and unit morale almost to the exclusion of knowledge of the enemy.

In short, if any major shortcoming is evident in our educational preparation, indoctrination in our own ideology may be that element.

The Code of Conduct is not self-executing nor is it a battlefield checkoff list. It is a major challenge to military leadership in the service and in the community.

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14 August 1961

Mrs. William Van C. Brandt 238 King George Street Annapolis, Maryland Dear Mrs. Brandt, As President of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association I extend to you the deepest sympathy and condolences of all alumni on the recent passing of your beloved husband.

Commander Brandt for many years rendered valuable service to the Naval Academy and to the Alumni Association in his capacity as Trustee and member of our organization. His enthusiasm for and dedication to the Academy were of the highest order. He was a member of the Board of Trustees in 1945 when the Board made the great decision to purchase Ogle Hall as the headquarters and home of all Naval Academy alumni. For his part in this monumental step we will be grateful for all time.

If at any time the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association can be of assistance to you, please feel free to call upon us in any regard.

Sincerely yours, /s/

JERAULD

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victory at Tsushima and formerly Japanese Navy Day. MIKASA thus once again joins the ranks of restored historic ships after an eclipse of almost a generation in time and at a cost of over 190 million yen (about $530,000).

Of the total, the Japanese government provided 100 million yen, 70 millions were contributed in small sums by the Japanese people and 23 million yen were realized from the sale for scrap of an LST hulk presented to the fund by the U. S. Navy.

FAdm. Nimitz was instrumental in arousing Japanese interest and action in the restoration and it was as his and Admiral Burke's personal representative that I had the good fortune to attend the ceremony to deliver their greetings and an appropriately autographed portrait from Admiral Nimitz which was at once placed on display in i\dmiral Togo's former quarters in MIKASA.

MEET"

This magnificently restored old ship, worthy companion of USS CONSTITUTION and H M S VICTORY, with its large collection of historic exhibits below decks provides a most interesting tour for a Yokosuka visitor.

Don't miss it!

K E M P TOLLEY

Rear Admiral, U S N (Ret.) 1929 VICE ADMIRAL GEORGE F. HUSSEY, JR., USN (RET.) RECEIVES COVETED A W A R D

Vice Admiral George F. Hussey, Jr., USN (Ret.), a 1916 graduate of the Naval Academy, was among a group of 34 leading association executives named by the American Society of Association Executives to receive the coveted Chartered Association Executive Award.

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Issue Copy due at Alumni House November, 1961 15 October 1961 December, 1961 15 November 1961 January, 1962 15 December 1961 MIKASA REJOINS THE IMMORTALS

Of the many tens of thousands of our service personnel who have visited Yokosuka, Japan, over the past fourteen years it is doubtful if one in ten knew of the existence of the old Japanese battleship MIKASA, a rusting hulk lying in a bed of concrete a few yards from the Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, fence.

Torn virtually to pieces during the early part of the Allied occupation, looting and further destruction halted by the personal intervention of FAdm. Nimitz (see February, 1961 Shipmate), MIKASA'S restoration was formally celebrated in impressive ceremonies on 27 May, date of the great naval 32

RADM. TOLLEY '29 presents FAdm. Nimitz's photograph to Minister of Defense, Mr. Naomi Nishimura.

Vice Admiral Nobuo Fukuchi, JMSDF, looks on.

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Managing director of the American Standards Association since 1948, Admiral Hussey was honored at the ASAE's annual meeting m Denver. The CAE award, first of its kind, provides special recognition to qualified assoaation executives who have acquired broad backgrounds in all phases of association management and met rigid requirements covering education, experience, training and association achievement.

A member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, Admiral Hussey served as a trustee of the Association in 1952-53, and President from 1953 to 1955. At the time of his retirement from active service in 1947, Admiral Hussey was chief of the Bureau of Ordnance.

TESTIMONIALS TO ' 0 1 A N D

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Testimonials, signed by the Superintendent of the Naval Academy and by the President of the Alumni Association extending greetings to the members of '01 and '11 on the occasions of their 60th and SOth Reunions, were forwarded to each member of those classes. Acknowledgments and letters of thanks received are most interesting and gratifying. Among them is the following from Col. Albert T. Rich, U S A (Ret.) '01, who had a distinguished career in khaki after doffing bell-bottom trousers: 18 August 1961 RAdm. W. F. Fitzgerald, U S N (Ret.) Executive Director USXA Alumni Association Alumni House Annapolis, Md. Dear Admiral Fitzgerald: It would be difficult for me to adequately express my feelings when the Testimonial to the members of the Class of 1901 arrived yesterday which you so thoughtfully sent to me.

Sixty-four years ago I embarked on a "Naval Career" as a "Middy" in the Class of 1901 at the Naval Academy w-ith expectations that I would follow the sea-faring life of several of my "Down-east Maine" ancestors who were "Masters of Wooden Ships and Iron Men" and sailed all over the world.

However, it didn't materialize as I hoped, as Captain Cooper, Superintendent at that time, decided that my qualifications limited me to those of a "Cabin Boy" and not a Fleet Admiral.

I decided then that I might be better qualified as a "General of the Army" and enlisted at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont for service in the Philippines, in the 43rd Infantry. The day after enlisting the Company Commander promoted me to the rank of Sergeant which I held throughout the Philippine Campaign based, I imagine, on my Naval Service possibly. Shortly after I returned from the Philippines I qualified as a "Shavetail" and ultimately retired at my present military rank.

One of the closest friends I had in the Class of 1901 was Fleet Admiral "Rey" King* who ultimately swore me in as "Near Admiral" on one of my visits with him at the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth Navy Yard where he was a patient. When this important Naval ceremony was being held he instructed me to raise my "left" hand when taking the oath. He often stopped over at my home and we had many interesting talks about the past days at Annapolis. He often recalled what happened at a "Class Gettogether" in Portsmouth when his classtnatesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;accompanied by some of the S E P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R ,

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"Better-halves"â&#x20AC;&#x201D; had a dinner there. I was asked on one occasion by one of the ladies why I didn't continue my Naval Service. I informed her seriously that two vital reasons prevented the same, to wit: Dumbness and kindness of heart.

The first was adequately understood but not the second until I informed her that "Had I graduated only kindness of heart for my close friend, 'Rey' King, would prevent me from attaining his rank of Fleet Admiral."

Again thanking you for the Testimonial, I remain.

Cordially, /s/

ALBERT T .

RICH

P.S. Kindly pardon any typographical etc. errors. My Private Secretary??? is AWOL. One fingering this Royal Electric with the cooperation of the two physical members of the "Index Finger Union" by an Old Military Fossil of four score years and three is SOME job. Nuf sed period. *Ed. Note: Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King '01, whose Lucky Bag write-up indicates his early nicknames were "Acqui," "Dolly" and "Rey." FROM THE PRESIDENT OF ' 0 1 :

"Thank you so much for the Testimonial marking the sixtieth anniversary of the graduation of our Class of 1901 and the Reunion to celebrate that event. We still remember with great comfort and satisfaction the fine luncheon you gave us in Alumni House.

"Speaking as President of the Class and also for myself, I wish you would convey to Admiral Davidson and to Admiral Dyer our appreciation of the thoughtfulness that prompted their effort and of the happy result, and assure them that it will be placed among our archives as a valued possession."

vital statistics on all deceased members of his class. This information is of great value in improving our Register of Alumni and in making it a most valuable reference book.

We are most appreciative of this service and hope that others will do the same.

iasst Call BRANDT, W I L L I A M V A N CORTLANDT (CDR USNR RET) ' 1 1 , 9 A u g . 1 9 6 1 , USNH, A n napolis, M d .

COOMBS, ROBERT ERNEST (CAPT USN RET) ' 3 2 , 25 July 1 9 6 1 , S e a t t l e , W a s h .

DAHLGREN, JOSEPH FRANCIS (LCDR USN RET) ' 2 4 , 2 A u g . 1 9 6 1 , USNH, San D i e g o , Calif.

E R D M A N N , W I L L I A M L. (RADM USN RET) ' 2 4 , 1 A u g . 1 9 6 1 , h e a r t attacic in a i r p l a n e FARLEY, LOUIS CALCOTT (CAPT USNR RET) ' 0 5 , 15 July 1 9 6 1 , W e t h e r s f i e l d , Conn.

FINNEY, HERBERT F. (LCDR USN RET) ' 2 0 , 2 7 A u g . 1 9 6 1 , N e w Y o r k City GOLDENBERG, CHARLES NORDHAUS (CDR USNR RET) ' 2 0 , 2 8 July 1 9 6 1 , V a l l e f o , Calif.

HILL, KINCHEN LEONARD (CAPT USN RET) ' 0 8 , 16 A u g . 1 9 6 1 , Charleston S. C. JENNINGS, H O W A R D L. (LCDR USN RET) ' 2 2 , 16 A u g . 1 9 6 1 , USNH, Bethesda, M d .

KERMES, ALBERT J . (LT USN RET) ' 5 2 , 9 A u g .

1 9 6 1 , USNH, Bethesda, M d .

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PELZMAN, LOUIS B. (CDR USN RET) ' 1 9 , 16 A u g . 1 9 6 1 , Lakehurst, N . J .

PRICE, J O H N PAUL (LT JG USN) ' 5 8 , 2 2 A u g .

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W A D B R O O K , CHARLES GURNEY ( l / L T USMC RET) ' 2 6 , 18 A u g . 1 9 6 1 , Lakehurst, N . J .

A member of one of our early 1900 classes has gone to considerable trouble to secure

WHITE, ROBERT ESTES (ENS USN) ' 6 0 , 14 A u g .

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Sec'y, R. Adm. J. A. Farer, U S N (Ret.) 2101 Connecticnt Ave., N . W .

Washington 8, D . C.

ERNEST ACTON BROOKS

With great sadness I report the death from a stroke at Brooke Army General Hospital, San Antonio, Texas on 21 June 1961, of Commander E R N E S T A. BROOKS, U S N (Ret.), affectionately known to our class as "DICKIE." Burial was in Bellfontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on April 25, 1882 in Jackson, Tenn. and in 1897 was appointed to the Naval Academy from that state. He was the youngest member of our class and served at sea in the summer of 1898 during the Spanish American War. His later sea assignments included duty on the battleship WISCONSIN. A period of bad health led to his retirement on June 19, 1914 for physical disability, incurred in the line of duty. He was recalled to active duty in W W I as an instructor at the Naval Academy, and in W W II for special work in the Office of Naval Material of the Navy Department in Washington.

He made his permanent home in St. Louis, Missouri, but spent most of the past twelve years in San Antonio, Texas. Between World Wars he was an officer of the First National Bank of St. Louis. He was also active in the work of the Methodist Church.

We had been looking forward to seeing him and enjoying his always cheerful company at our class reunion in May. He seemed to be in good health and planned to attend, but at the last moment was prevented from doing so by the death of a member of his immediate family.

Flowers were sent in the name of the class and were acknowledged in very appreciative letters by his brother, Warren, and his niece, Mrs. Ernest A. Brooks, II. Dickie never married. He is survived by two brothers, Louis J. Brooks, an attorney in St. Louis, and H. Warren Brooks (LCDR U S N R R E T ) , of San Antonio, Texas.

Sec'y, RAdm. A. H. Van Kenren, U S N (Ret.), 8013 Aberdeen Rd. Bethesda 14, Md.

Thanks to FREDDY FRIEDRICK, we are assured of the well being of the following classmates, all of whom he saw recently: M I K E ROBINSON in Houston, Texas; H U G H CLIFFORD in Texas; GUS SADLER in Newbern, Alabama and BILL ANCRUM in Camden, S. C. Freddy made another of his cross-country motor trips from San Diego to see his son in Long Island.

After checking in with me he drove to see his grandson, who is a plebe at the Naval Academy. Freddy is tough and wiry, as he has to be to undertake these trips at an age which would rule out most of his classmates.

Louise GILES, EMMA's widow, writes from 1102—8th Ave., Seattle, Wash., that she is planning to visit her daughter in early September where her address will be c/o Louise Denny, 5726 Ellsworth Ave., Pittsburgh 32, Pa. V A L L E T T E McNAIR's son Fred continues to hold his own at tennis. A U S T I N HIBBEE, recuperating from a siege at the Naval Hospital, recently saw Fred and his son play at Edgemoor in the National Seniors and Father and Son tournaments and extended his congratulations to them.

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Sec'y, VAdm. Alexander Sharp, U S N (Ret.). 6306 Bannockburn Dr. Bethesda, Md.

Recent word from some classmates follows : In this area, F R A N K JACK F L E T CHER and Martha have been in Kansas City. I K E BOGART, of Chevy Chase, recently came second in his age group at the Rye, N. Y. amateur golf championship. BOB H A R T E R sails his yacht at Annapolis.

CHRIS RUSSELL lives with his daughter in Baltimore.

S T E V E DECATUR says he is "writing to give myself something to do." He returns to Garden City from Kittery, Me., after Labor Day. CHI COLLINS in New York City is well but his wife unfortunately is not. MILO D R E E M E L lives at Wynnewood, Pa., and is doing fine. S T E V E D O H E R T Y and Edna live at Cape May, N. J. Steve is "still able to move about" but Edna is just recovering from a few months of illness. JACK S T A P LER at Newport is lonely but keeps cheered by visits of his sister and his son's children.

LEO W E L C H also at Newport is pretty spry. He writes that Chauncey Shackford '99 is making a real comeback and walks around Newport frequently; A R C H I E STERLING isn't too well; T A F F recently had some teeth pulled but failed to bring them home to put under his pillow and be rewarded by the tooth fairy.

GEORGE DARLOW lives in the winter at Daytona Beach, Fla., and in the summer in Buffalo, N. Y. His nephew George A. G. Darlow graduated from Yale with high honors, entered the Navy in July and was assigned to the OflScer Candidate School in Newport. N E D C H A P I N at Grants Pass, Oregon says: "the fishing is out of this world—guess Fm like the contented Californian who was as happy as a Christian with four aces" BING H O W E is at Valley Center, Calif., where he and Mary are enjoying life. They have great-grandchildren.

CY BARKER, GEORGE ALEXANDER and JAM L O W E live in the Los Angeles area. Cy says he is pushing 78 and able to look out for himself and that the family is OK. Alec said to say "Hello." I have not heard from Jam for some time. HARRY P E N C E at La Jolla continues to enjoy that area and saw S T E V E WALLACE recently.

BOB W H I T E was down that way recently from Los Altos. Bob is active in the Retired Officers Club of the Peninsula. CALHOUN at Coronado says "Well! Alive, family fine." DUTCH R E I C H M U T H reports all well and so, apparently, are E D D I E W A S H B U R N at Berkeley and H U G H ALLEN at Pasadena. DEAN CAUSEY at Warrington, Fla. is going along with his "hum-drum" life; and ROLAND BRAINERD and Jessie are at Pensacola trying to keep cool in the heat and dry in the showers (like Washington, D. C ) . ALDEN HALL at Clearwater, Fla. plays golf regularly; thinks it is not a game but a disease. He and Nell took a jaunt recently to Long Island and way ports.

A N D R E W HICKEY is at his home in Kingston, N. Y., but is tripping out west soon. A. C. (KAISER) W I L H E L M at Sandusky, Ohio recalls his days at Crabtown with gusto. FRANK ROBERTS at Boulder, Colo, says he and Mildred are getting along fine and that "this mountain region is the only place ashore where I do not have a restless feeling to be afloat."

BONVILLIAN is temporarily at Wickford, R. I. Later his address will be in care

of his son Capt. W. D. Bonvillian, USNA, NAS Floyd Bennett Field, N. Y. J A K E F I T C H and Dennie live at Newcastle, Me. looking out for their grandchildren. They had a very interesting and pleasant three months in Africa last winter.

J. B. GOLDMAN ( E M M A ) writes from his home at Bay St. Louis, La., that he is well; his wife takes good care of him and he "is living on borrowed time and pills" (aren't we all!).

C H O P E W E L L leads a quiet life at home at Cambridge, Md., on the Eastern Shore when he isn't visiting his daughter in Florida.

He keeps pretty much to the AnnapolisBaltimore-Wilmington axis.

G. S. ( P A D D Y ) BRYAN and Mrs. Paddy are at Clarks Green, Pa.

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Sec'y, Capt. R. C. Parker, U S N (Ret.) 5706 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Md.

HOMECOMING

We should have mentioned in the last month's Notes, the annual Homecoming of U S N A Alumni at Annapolis on 29 Sept.1 Oct. If the present issue of Shipmate reaches you before then, let us know whether you are coming—as we hope you are.

The deadline for contributions to the next (November) issue is 15 October. In connection with deadlines—it has happened in the past that news of a classmate's death has arrived just in time for publication, but that later details as to the funeral, pallbearers, etc. came in too late and so were not published.

Do you remember L E S T E R ADAMS, who left our class before graduation, but then proceeded to go thru Bowdoin and Johns Hopkins? Back in Maine with his medical degree he became identified with the fight against tuberculosis, and until a few years ago he was president of the medical association dealing with the disease. Since retirement he has been writing a history of that campaign.

Sec'y, RAdm. Edward J. Foy, U S N (Ret.) Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington 8, D. C. KINCHEN L. HILL

It is my sad duty to report to his many friends and classmates the death of Capt.

K I N C H E N L E O N A R D HILL, USN ( R e t ) , on 16 August 1961, in the USNH, Charleston, S. C. "K.L." had been seriously ill for in excess of two years at his home in Society Hill, S. C , where he had been living since his retirement in 1936. Shortly before his death he was taken to the hospital in Charleston. He was born 21 June 1885 in South Carolina and was appointed to the Naval Academy from that state.

Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, 21 August, following an impressive service in the Fort Myer Chapel.

Full military honors were rendered. The honorary pallbearers were Schuyler '07, Kinkaid, DeSassure, Badt, Wille and Foy. In addition to his widow, Kinchen is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Remsberg, of Frederick, Maryland; by his devoted stepchildren: Capt. Robt. Chandler, USN, Barron W. Chandler, Mrs. Louise C. Lion, and Mrs. Frank H. Harrison, as well as by a number of grandchildren.

A floral piece was sent in the name of the Class of 1908.

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To turn to lighter things, I have to relate a fish story; this time one I can vouch for.

T O M and Helen KINK.A.ID returned to V\ ashington the middle of August from their vacation at the Snow Inn, Harwichport, Mass. Tom is proudly displaying an authentic, a really authentic photograph of himself and a companion holding a magnificent string of ten (repeat ten) handsome striped bass, averaging over ten pounds each in weight! These were taken in only a few hours in Cape Cod Bay and the sight of them made me no end envious. In my old age, I talk a lot about fishing, but catch mighty few. They are as scarce in my life as news from my classmates.

Sec'y, RAdm. Harold C. Train, U S N (Ret.) 1 St. Mary's St.. Annapolis, Md.

JEDGE ROBBINS

Jedge has now retired from active participation in his business of "Robbins Orchard" in Mayfield, Kentucky, his old home. He now spends most of his time in Orlando, Florida, address: 2312 Musselwhite Street. H e was up this way in July and came to Annapolis to see me. W e had a wonderful visit talking over Naval Academy days. W e had not seen each other since November, 1906, when he resigned from the service. He was in Silver Spring, Maryland at the time of Gene Woodson's funeral at Arlington and was one of the honorary pallbearers.

Emily WINTERS

Captain Theodore Hugh Winters, Jr., U S N (Ret.) '35, and Mrs. Winters announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan, to Charles Rollin Grandy, I I I . Susan is the grandaughter of Ted and Emily Winters, and of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Joseph Purkrabek, of Annapolis. Mr. Grandy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Selden Grandy, of Virginia Beach, Virginia. A September wedding is planned.

Irma RUTTER

Irma motored to the West Coast and is now living in Coronado, California, at 623 A Avenue, near where her son James, Jr. lives. He graduated in the U S N A Class of 1936 and is now retired. Irma is planning on renting her home in Bethany Beach, Delaware.

HAROLD TRAIN

Sec'y, VAdm. R. M. Griffin, U S N (Ret.) 3133 Connecticnt Ave., N . W .

Washington 8, D. 0 .

WILLIAM VAN CORTLANDT BRANDT

We are sorry to report that W I L L I A M VAN C O R T L A N D T B R A N D T died at AnnapoHs on 8 August. Van, after spending three years with our class, resigned to take a position with the Electric Storage Battery Co. of Philadelphia for whom he worked until his retirement as Manager of the Industrial Truck and Locomotive Sales Department.

Throughout his lifetime Van continued his connection with the Navy. During World War I he was graduated from the Submarine School, New London, and served in the transport

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ing ship for armed guard crews. From 26 July to 3 Nov. 1945 he commanded the U S S SANCTUARY ( A H - 1 7 ) . He retired as a Com-

mander, U. S. Naval Reserve.

Upon his civilian retirement he settled in Annapolis where he was active in many local affairs, and was well known as one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the Academy teams.

He is survived by his widow, Sara (228 King George St., Annapolis), and a daughter, Mrs. Arthur R. Aakin of New Hope, Pa., and by five grandchildren. His son died in 1955 of injuries received in an accident.

GEORGE L O W R Y participated in the annual encampment of San Francisco's Bohemian Club this summer, which took place on the banks of the Russian River in the redwood country to the north.

H E N R Y and Lucy S H I E L D S spent their summer entertaining two grandchildren in Scranton, Pa. RAY and Grace CYGON didn't start with a particularly large family, but at the moment have the following great grandchildrenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;five boys and a girl, plus two adopted girls!

N O E L P E R L E Y will be in the Washington area for some time, not only for the checkup required by Bethesda, but also to introduce where possible his personnel management and economic ideas that he has developed over the years. His new address is: Col. R. N. Perley, U S A (Ret.), 7608 Highland Ave., Springfield, Va. Returning to Washington from Little Campton, R. I., Mary and I stopped overnight with my old roommate J O H N MAGRUDER and Esther and found them in excellent health and spirits. We always enjoy these reunions with the opportunities they afford to recall old times together.

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Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. G. H. Fort, U S N (Ret.) 3537 Edmunds St.. Washington 7, D. C.

Three generations of members of the Class of 1912 attended a "Hail-Farewell" party in honor of Capt. P. V. H. W E E M S on 8 July, given by his daughter and son-in-law, Capt.

Charles R. Dodds and "Missy" Weems Dodds, on their spacious lawn overlooking Ridout Creek, at Pleasant Plains Farms, Annapolis, Md. The delightful "Hail-Farewell" program was arranged and conducted by the children, 3rd-generation of members of the class.

Those attending were Mrs. Robert A. Hall, and daughter Peggy Burns and children, Mrs. Oliver W. Bagby and son and daughter-inlaw, Cdr. Henry Bagby, wife and children, Capt. and Mrs. P. V. H. Weems, Capt. and Mrs. C. R. Dodds and children and Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Dodds and family. Among others attending the most enjoyable party were Capt. and Mrs. Alton L. Waldron and daughter.

The "Hail" was on the occasion of Captain Weems' recall to active duty to instruct a class at the Naval Academy in Space Navigation and a "Farewell" on the occasion of his departure for Southampton, England, to attend a seminar in Astronautics at the University of Southampton, 12-19 July 1961, where he was the U. S. Representative and speaker on Space Navigation.

The U. S. Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, of which our "SAVVY" S A U N D E R S is Chairman, has recommended

that the name RAMSEY Glacier be given to a glacier about SO miles long in the Antarctic. It was first flown over in Operation Highjump on 16 February 1949. DICK BYRD was in charge of this mission and he rode the lead plane. D U K E RAMSEY was Vice Chief of Naval Operations at this time and Operation Highjump was under his direction.

"Savvy" says that Dick Byrd always wanted to name something in the Antarctic for the Class of 1912, but that he had a hard time trying to convince him that it was contrary to the U. S. Government policy. So we will have to settle for a glacier named for the Class President.

SCHUYLER MILLS sends word that Dorothy and he are both well and that he is still busy, teaching at the University of Texas, including Summer School. His duties have kept him tied down in Dallas except for a recent short trip to Mexico. They miss the class gatherings we have had at various reunions. However, they hope to make the SOth next May. He also sent a check for the Class Fund which is sincerely appreciated.

"CY" W A K E M A N sent his usual contribution to the "kitty." He hasn't moved recently which is news in itself. His athletic prowess has evidently been handed down.

His granddaughter, now a high school senior, is President of the Girls' Athletic Association and is also the Badminton Champion of Northern California.

J O H N FALGE reports that the BISC H O F F S checked in at San Francisco and gave glowing accounts of their round trip transport visit to Japan.

"JIG JIG" BROWN has moved to 1125 West 8th St., Plainfield, N. J. He sent a generous contribution to the Class Fund and the news that they had just completed a fine trip to the West Coast on the SS POLK and returned by auto. They saw "RED" PACE and "PLUG" H O L T and report that both are enthusiastic about our SOth Reunion next year.

We just returned from a vacation which mcluded Cape May, Johnson's Point, Branford, Conn, and Cape Cod. It included a delightful long weekend with " J O S H " and Dorothy V E N T E R , and a K.T. party at his near-neighbor's, CUYLER T E N EYCK. Both are in fine shape (now that Cuyler has lost about 15 lbs.).

Mary Louise, daughter of Dorothy and "Josh," a recent graduate of Vassar, was married on Aug. 26th at Branford, Conn., to Mr. James Rodey Briggs of Detroit.

"Josh," an old New York Yankee rooter, may have to change his tune during the rest of the red hot pennant race in the American League. The groom's father is the long-time owner of the Detroit "Tigers."

See you at the SOth Reunion in Crabtown, May 18-20, 1962.

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Corr. Sec'y, Paul D. Sleeper 4545 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington 8, D . C.

As was noted in the August issue of Shipmate, two more of our fine classmates will now be among the missing on our Class Roster.

ROGER McCORMICK SCOTT EARL FRANCIS ENRIGHT

Roger McCormick Scott died in Buffalo N. Y. on 27 April 1961. My address for him was Kenmore, N. Y., and I have been sending various "All Hands" class bulletins to 35

him at this address but have not received any word from him. My first knowledge of his death was the notice in the "Last Call" column of Shipmate. However, I am sure we all send our sympathy to his family.

Earl Francis "Liz" Enright (CAPT USN R E T ) died of a sudden heart attack while on a visit to Annapolis on 17 July 1961.

Services were held in the Academy Chapel and he now rests in the Naval Academy Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were Abbott, Helmick, Hill "Jakey" Lee, Palmer and Sleeper of 1913. I received note from his widow, Lillian Wells Enright, of appreciation for our class flowers and the many expressions of sympathy she received. Earl was born in Holyoke, Col., 5 Oct. 1891, and was married to Lillian Wells of Annapolis, 2 July 1913. He is survived by his widow, whom most of us know as she was Earl's regular "drag" during our midshipman days; and by a daughter, Mrs. Lillian E. Harnby; a son, LCdr. Robert E. Enright, USN '47, and seven grandchildren. He graduated from the Navy Electrical School, Mare Island, Calif, in 1909; U S N A 1913; Navy P. G. School, Annapolis, 1915; MIT, M.S. Naval Architecture, 1917; Harvard School of Business Administration (Special), 1917. He joined the Construction Corps and served in various Navy Yards and as Supt. of Naval Construction in private shipbuilding companies. His wartime duty was—Production Officer, Phila. Navy Yard; Manager, Boston Navy Yard; Deputy Chief of Design, Direction Div., BuShips. He retired in 1944, from physical disability (eyes). Since retirement he has mainly held executive positions in civilian life. He will be very much missed as he usually came to D. C. to attend our monthly class luncheons several times each year. He was with us on 15 May '61, when we had our joint luncheon with Army '13, and was his usual jovial self and seemed in the best of health. All of '13 send deepest sympathy to his widow and family.

Since last reported, contributions to our Class Fund have been received from Brownell, "Doc" Lee, Palmer and Thurston. Thanks to you all for your help from 1913.

Those attending one or both the July and Aug. D. C. luncheons were—Abbott, Helmick, "Doug" Jones, "Jakey" Lee, Thurston, Woodside and Sleeper. Summer seems to be a bad time for "turn-outs" for our luncheons, so many are out of town. However, we regret that more classmates were not present to welcome Thurston and Woodside whom it was great to have visit with us.

Mrs. H. B. "Frances" Page's new address is Monticello Ct., 800 S. Washington St., Alexandria, Va. ARD tells me "Just back from 10 days in Detroit. Hope to join a D. C. luncheon soon."

A U S T I N says "Bound for New Hampshire—Bay Head in Sept. Regards to all."

CLARKSON—"Sorry I can't be at some of your D. C. luncheons. Hope to be at our SOth." Mrs. H. C. "Dorothy" DAVIS is visiting her sister for the summer—Mrs. Katherine Ross, Rt. 82-A, Stanfordville, N. Y. HELMICK (3 Aug.)—"On my way to Maine, will see you at Sept. luncheon."

HUDSON—"Hoped to be at Aug. luncheon. Now trust I'll get there soon."

JUPP—"Visiting in Seattle, 'Doc' and Ethel Lee, 'Pat' Pillsbury and Francine and I having dinner together tonight (8 Aug.), and shall see classmates in San Francisco soon."

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McCAWLEY—"Margaret and I just back from trip west—a ranch in Wyoming, San Francisco, Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver, Alberta, Montreal and home. Our oldest son Bill has been sent to Geneva for three years representing DuPont. We hope to go next year."

ROBINSON—"On 14 July, Millie and 'Red' Ruble, on their 45th wedding anniversary were hosts at a wonderful dinner at St. Francis Yacht Club, overlooking Golden Gate. Present were Brenners, Hazeltines, Hatch, Venable, the Robinsons and our hosts.

A large wedding cake was served with dessert and liqueurs followed with many toasts.

All present looked forward to our SOth, and even hoped for our 60th. 'Reggie' Venable and Jim Brenner entertained at lunch at the Bohemian Club and all in all it was quite a memorable day."

WHITE—"Will be at Burning Springs, Ky. until 1 Oct. May sell our houses and get apt. like you have.

Also received cards or notes from Brownell, Dillingham, Gayhart, Grayson, Hunt, Miller, Searles, Seibert, Shock, Woodside, and Zemke. All send best regards and the best of good luck and good health to all '13ers everywhere, as I do.

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

I received a very newsy letter from AL BERRY a short time ago telling me that he and Estelle have changed their address.

Although they are still in Spain, their address is now El Milford, Juan Bravo 7, Madrid, Spain. The letter is quoted practically in full just below.

"Dear Bob: It's been a long time since I wrote you and much water has gone over the dam. We have moved and I wanted you and Shipmate to have our new, and more or less (permanent), address.

"We got fed up with the rapidly deteriorating maid and cook situation in Torremolinos and with Estelle and I both feeling the need of being closer to medical service than Rota (six hours away by car), we decided to sell our home and come to the big city.

This we did getting a good price for the house. Since our arrival here we have been very busy buying a French car (which took SOME time doing to obtain permission), selling our Spanish car, making almost daily trips to our Air Base at Torrejon for medical checkups, tests, etc., getting all my clothes taken in because of loss of weight, etc., etc.

We are feeling much better and are more or less free from worries and responsibilities. " W e have a two bedroom apartment here with full service, heat, air conditioning and everything included, with kitchen provided and refrigerator. With the PX and Commissaries nearby we are enjoying life. We are now free to take trips around this part of Spain and others further afield.

"I'd like a squib in Shipmate if possible, to let our friends know of the change of venue and to let them know that the latch string is out. We still remember last year's visit to Torremolinos of GORDON and Lucille NELSON and Ned Ellsberg and his attractive wife, both of which visits gave us such pleasure. I have never been situated, either on active duty, or since retirement, anywhere around many of our class and I have missed that greatly. So pass the word.

"Tell JOE ARNOLD when next he takes a freighter cruise this way to divert it to Madrid via the Manzanares River so we can see them both. That should be easy.

"There does not seem to be much more news of the Berry family of interest so will bring this to a close. Our very best to you both and we wish you two could tear yourselves away from Annapolis long enough to see Europe too—by way of Spain, of course.

We'd love to see you!"

As you can see from his letter he prefers to be closer to medical facilities, etc., which is a wise idea.

Received a letter from S C R A P P Y K E S SING not long ago telling me that he and Jane would be coming East shortly, and that he would be a patient at Naval Hospital in Bethesda for his usual periodic checkup. I have just learned that he has arrived there; I expect to see him when I have my bimonthly checkup there on 5 September.

Nothing serious but I like to keep on the "safe side."

R A L P H DAVIS and Dorothy have just recently returned from their annual sojourn at Bailey Island, Maine, and are now back at their permanent home, Birdneck Point, Virginia Beach, Va. As mentioned in the last issue of Shipmate Hazel and I are having "Open House" at our home after the football game with William and Mary on Saturday of the Homecoming weekend.

"A T O A S T TO T H E BEST O F T H E M ALI^FOURTEEN." BOB

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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.

THOMAS GREEN PEYTON

Tom died at Bethesda Naval Hospital on Wednesday, 28 June 1961. He had been ill since May and Polly had been with him every day.

Services were held at the Fort Myer Chapel and in Arlington Cemetery on Monday, 3 July 1961. Classmates who acted as honorary pallbearers at the traditional naval funeral were Burhen, Graf, Granat, Marshall, Small, and Struble. A wreath was sent in the name of the class.

Tom had been in Ordnance at the Naval Academy and as Executive Officer of the Naval Proving Ground Dahlgren. He saw extensive sea duty in World War II in convoy and amphibious service. He served as Chief of Staff to Rear Admiral R. K. Turner at Guadalcanal. He was promoted to Commodore in 1945 and was the Commandant of the Naval Operating Base at Guam upon his retirement in 1947. After retirement he was associated with William and Mary College.

Polly will continue to live at their home No. 5 Bayberry Lane in Williamsburg, Virginia. His son, Cdr. H. A. R. Peyton, is at the Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory in New London, Connecticut. Tom also leaves a daughter, the wife of Captain Carol A. Turner, USN. WILLIAM DANIEL THOMAS

Willie was visiting his brother in South Hampton, Long Island, N. Y., when on Sunday, 16 July 1961, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died.

Services were held at the Fort Myer Chapel and in Arlington Cemetery on Thursday, 20 July 1961. Classmates who acted as honorary pallbearers at the traditional naval funeral were A. C. Davis, Graf, Marshall, Small and Struble. A wreath was sent in the name of the class.

SHIPMATE

Willie was an early naval aviator and one of the first graduates of the Naval Air Training School at Pensacola, Florida. He served as an aide to the Chief of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics and later commanded the Naval Air Base at St. Simon's Island, Georgia.

ing pulled an "Arnold Palmer" on the last hole.

Yours for a shot in the arm for 'IS before it is too late.

Sincerely,

He leaves a daughter, Mrs. T. Peter Ansberry of New York, and two brothers, John Thomas of Philadelphia and Winston Thomas of South Hampton.

3 July 1961 Dear Pete, Thank you very much for your help in contacting the Navy Athletic .'\ssoc. They wrote me and we now have a chair in W I N T H R O P's name in the stadium. I know it would make him happy. Thank you for your kind interest. Best wishes to you and your nice wife.

Sincerely,

FLORENCE ALOYSIUS McCAFFREY

Florence died while waiting to board a plane at O'Hara Field in Chicago on Friday, 19 May 1961. He was on his way home from a business trip when he suffered a heart attack.

Services were held in Forest Hills, New York and he was buried in St. Charles Cemetery at Farmindale, Long Island on Wednesday, 24 May 1961.

A letter from Julianne McCaffrey to Myron Hutchinson about her father's death was forwarded by Heather Hutchinson to the Class Secretary. A letter has been sent to Julianne on behalf of the class.

Florence saw active service in World War One as an Ensign.

Estelle M u r p h y McCREA

Mrs. John L. McCrea died at her home in Boston, on Wednesday, 5 July 1961, after suffering a heart attack.

Services were held for Estelle on Monday, 10 July 1961 at the Fort Myer Chapel and in the Arlington Cemetery. Graf, Marshall, Small, and Struble attended the chapel and graveside services. A number of classmates' wives were present.

Two daughters, Mrs. Meredith Coyne of Arlington and Mrs. Ann Falvey of Cleveland, survive their mother. John will continue to live at 127 Crafts Road, Chestnut Hill 67, Massachusetts.

LETTERS FROM HERE A N D THERE

25 May 1961 Dear Pedro: Once again for the 3rd month straight, no item of 191S's class in the Shipmate. When I look at the lengthy entries from '10, '11, '12, etc. I begin to think that there is something wrong with our method of collecting news—certainly we have reached a new low —maybe a campaign to raise a class fund might stir things up. I don't believe for one minute that we are not still active—that we aren't doing things as before, for I hear of R A F E B A T E S crossing the continent to his native California, of T U L L Y S H E L LEY leaving for Bombay, India, to handle S gigantic projects for his company, LUMMUS of London—then of SCOTT BAKER representing the class at the joint ArmyNavy alumni association dinner and dance in Philadelphia on May 12th. (I don't know if Scott still dances but I am sure that Elizabeth does.) That same evening I was a boxholder with two other U S N A alumni at the annual Savoy Co. performance at the Academy of Music (Pete Atkeson and Fred Riddle of '22). I feel like a social reporter for the Evening Capitol in reporting such things but feel I should send in something for our news starved column. H O R S E and Peg P E N N O Y E R had to postpone their flight to Paris as Peg was ill but they'll be off in time. Horse and Skeeter are about even in the latest golf matches, Horse havS E P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R ,

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AGNES WINSLOW

7 July 1961 Dear Pedro: Three cheers for you, T E D BREED, and MACKEY L E W I S for at long last seeing that class activities appear in Shipmate. Mackey Lewis' "To whom it may concern" letter was a "masterpiece."

Last spring I was the only classmate to attend W I N D Y W I N S L O W s funeral service and I had to send the notice to the editor of Shipmate because I did not know who the class secretary was.

Mackey Lewis speaks out like a two-fisted Texan and I think all of us "had it coming."

I spend most of the year here in Palm Beach taking a motor trip in the summer months to visit my sons and their families in New Jersey.

P I N K Y K N E I P stopped by a few months ago for a cocktail but couldn't stay.

CLAUDE VICKREY has been in Palm Beach for several winter seasons and as a gay bachelor has been very active. We have seen something of him each winter.

I don't think there is any other news except that I believe I have passed ROCKW E L L in the greatest number of grandchildren. I will not mention the number because in the first place I am not sure I know it, and secondly I do not believe there is anything very noble about being prolific. (I understand there are two more on the way.)

Best regards, DAVE COLLINS

P.S. Am enclosing a picture of two former Navy trackmen which appeared in the Spectator last spring.

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missioned at Boston Navy Yard on 3 June 1961. William and Lynde, III were on hand for the commissioning and also the Jim Mahers, Kendall Prestons, Mark Sperrys, Ralph Stephans, John McCrea and Rate Bates. Lillian and her sons presented a bronze bust of Lynde to the ship's company.

BILL A L E X A N D E R recalls that fifty years ago on 1 July 1911, T E D CHANDLER, H U G H ELDREDGE, SPRIG F I E L D and he were sworn in as Midshipmen, by Ted's father. Captain Chandler, who was then the Commandant of Midshipmen.

The MERRILL K I N N E s and ARCH HOWARDS are off on a sea trip, Los Angeles—San Francisco—Seattle, Victoria and then by car around Vancouver Island. They expect to jet back. It is good to know that Arch is on deck again after having had a bout at Balboa Naval Hospital.

The IZACs are touring Spain this summer.

The MARK SPERRYs are in Europe for the summer.

Heather H U T C H I N S O N has gone to Greenwood Lake in New York State for the summer.

BILL and Helena GRANAT left Washington in July to visit the West Coast for a couple of months.

The MERIAM COOPERs were very proud this June when Lieutenant Richard M. Cooper graduated from the Air Force ,\cademy. Their daughter is at Brillamont in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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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.

WEST COAST

It is with real pleasure that we report that Martha JOY has been released from the SD Naval Hospital and is now home in La Jolla well along the road to recovery. Her doctors have ordered a rigid diet and restricted her activities to her home for the next few months.

Bert Morgan Photo PALM BEACH, APRIL 1961. Mrs. Jeremiah Maguire recently gave a house party in honor of Lady de Clifford of London. Above, from the left, are Lady de Clifford, David Collins '15, Mrs. Maguire, Cdr. Claude Vickrey '15 and Mrs. Collins.

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From BILL K I T T S , London. . . . "Am in the midst of conducting 'Operation Petticoat' with a task force consisting of Teddy, our daughter, and four granddaughters.

Spending the summer in England and then moving on to the Continent after which some will return home while Teddy and I will stay on until next summer." We hope to welcome you all to the SD area upon your return to the USA, Bill Along with the notable observances of Bastille Day, the SD Sixteeners-Seventeeners staged their annual cocktail-dinner celebration at the Marine Officers' Club, Recruit Depot. It was a grand turnout with Z7 of the faithful showing. COUNT and Angie GRASSIE, together with S P I K E and Kay FAHRION greeted the guests. Alice H O L M E S and Sport RICHARDS did the decorations presenting an arrangement which was beautiful. Sport, a very gifted gal, made paper flowers in delicate shades of red, blue, yellow and white resembling night blooming cereus which were strewn along the center of the U-shaped table lighted by clusters of pale yellow candles which gave off a warm, friendly glowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;truly a beautiful, impressive sight! PABLO GOEN, Hollywood, had the distinction of coming the greatest distance to be with us, closely followed by BO and Gayle W E L L S , Palm Springs; ROSY and M a r t h a F E I N E M A N , Long Beach; GLOOM and Diana BATEMAN, San Clemente. Those of us in the SD area greatly appreciated their efforts to be with us. After a relaxing hour of visiting and renewing old times, along with the sampling of those tempting liquids so aptly prepared, we sat down to a sumptuous banquet. Count Grassie spoke briefly, thanking the guests, particularly those from afar, for attending and congratulating those who had made possible the party, for their work. ING KILAND followed the Count pointing out the wonderful fellowship which exists between '16 and '17, a relationship that has always been pleasant since those first days at the USNA.

rill Comstock presented his guest, Rob Hickey, an old submariner shipmate of Merrill's who now lives in Palm Springs a couple of doors from the Bo Wells. It was good to have Rob with us. We hope he will return soon. W A L T E R WEBB, back from his Argentine trip, was a welcome sight as was CHUCK EMERSON, our eminent professor at State. H O O K J E N K I N S told us of GREHAM H A L P I N E ' s illness. All Hands hope he will soon be fully recovered and back in circulation.

Club; all within reach are most cordially invited.

We learned from the Washington Evening Star of Mid'n. Roger N. BuUene's commissioning as an Army 2/Lt. He will be following in the path of his father, our late classmate Gen. EGBERT F. BULLENE, who transferred to the Army four months after his graduation. Also as his father did, Roger will begin his army career with artillery training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

With the afternoon well along, we closed the book on another pleasant session to await the September call. Those not already identified who attended: Bennett, Benson, Cochrane, Fahrion, Grassie, Holmes, Loventhal, McCiinnis, Richards, Sauer, Warren, Possum Webb, and Dutch Wessell.

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Adios, Amigos, Hasta Luego.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, USNR (Ret.) 248 King George St., Annapolis, Md.

The July '16-'17 luncheon at A & N Club was attended by Bill Fechteler, Bill Hawthorne, Herby Jones, Pete Merwin, Jim Steele, Len Austin, Walt Calhoun, Frank Hanafee, Casey Jones, Chuck Noble and Pete Small. All regular attenders were delighted to welcome Herby and Casey.

On July 27, Len Austin, Walt Calhoun, Colin Campbell, Nino Gregory, Frank Hanafee, Church Kelly, Lisle Small and Jack Stone gathered at Arlington to pay our respects at the last rites for CRUSTY MORRIS, for whom graveside services were held at 10 a.m. that day. Louise Calhoun and Birdie Kelly were also in attendance as we bid our last affectionate farewell.

PORTER. BOB writes from Newport that he and Mary are grandparents for the seventh time with the arrival of a daughter to his son David and his son's wife Delores Those who had planned to attend but were in Pensacola. unable to make it were remembered: Martha GREGORY. NINO drove down for a visit Joy, Eleanor Young, Tex and Helen Harper, Shorty and Judy Sauer, Duke and Irma Car- with POSSUM and Marian PARK on their rington, Red Keady. Besides those already game preserve. He saw K E N FLOYDmentioned, the following attended: Ike and J O N E S who was doing well.

Mary Bennett, Bunny and Polly Cochrane, Don't forget the Homecoming this year.

Merrill and Eleanor Comstock, Lil and Mu- Sept. 29th and 30th. A good many are exriel Herndon, Sleuth Holmes, Isabelle Kil- pecting to attend. Let you be amongst them. and, Joe and Dolly Loventhal, Soc and Also at 248 on Saturday.

Ruby McGinnis, Parson Richards, Amos and With love and good cheer, Marguerite Root, Jack and Gilda Terhune, JACK Phil and Elistine Warren, Possum and Kathleen Webb. With the hour drawing late, we made our adieus with appreciation to the Club's capable staff who outdid themselves Sec'y, RAdm. E. E. Duvall, USN (Ret.) in making our party most memorable and Apt. 755-B, The Westchester, Washington 16, D. C. enjoyable.

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

LOUIS BENJAMIN PELZMAN

With the death on 16 August in Washington of our genial Class Treasurer, Louis B. Pelzman, '19 lost one of its best-liked and most faithful members. Louis passed away from a heart condition at his home, 3701 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Funeral services with full military honors were held at Arlington, Friday afternoon, Aug. 18. The crowded Fort Myer Chapel emphasized the eloquent and moving eulogy upon Louis's loyalty to his country, his family and his friends. Honorary pallbearers were Callaghan, Fink, Friedman, Greer, Kincaid, King, Settle, Thurber and Willenbucher.

Louis was born in Washington, D. C. An able member of Central High School's Cadet Corps, he was also in the old Washington Naval Militia and in 1914 cruised to Bermuda with them in the RHODE ISLAND.

Most of you remember the electric tension that gripped us shortly before graduation when it was rumored that twelve would be sent overseas almost immediately. Louis was one of them.

Florence Gottleib and Louis were married graduation day, 6 June 1918. Shortly thereafter he sailed to join the N E W YORK, Admiral Hugh Rodman's flagship in our Sixth Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet. From her decks on 21 Nov. 1918, he witnessed the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet.

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The Admiral Kidd Club was the scene of the August gathering of the SD '16-'17ers on the 17th and it was almost a record turnout with 21 checking in. The prelims were hardly underway when in came D U K E CARRINGT O N acclaiming this was his (39th) birthday. These prelims are never too subdued but Duke's announcement certainly picked up the beat. Birthday or no birthday Duke got nailed with the record "Trophy of the Day"! Two other persistent winners, ING KILAND and AMOS ROOT, also were generous and took care of the other trophies of the day. MERRILL COMSTOCK, our usual benefactors over the years, appears to have lost his charm. However, the leading candidate to replace Merrill seems to be Ing Kiland which all of us, especially the '16ers, approve. Being smorgasbord day, the boys took off at the sounding of mess call. Mer38

FREDDY H O L M E S told us about the golf trophy he gave to the Naval Academy; this cup, made in England in 1771 and brought to this country in 1785, is displayed in the trophy case in the Field House. According to Captain Asbury Coward, the Director of Athletics, "the trophy presented by Captain Holmes is certainly one of the most handsome we have here." The annual golf award is a gold medallion with a replica of the permanent trophy on one side and the Naval Academy seal on the other. On 6 June last, Adm. J. L. Hall, USN (Ret.) '13, presented this year's award to the winning midshipman golfer, W. J. Catlett '61, whose name will be engraved on the permanent trophy.

Classmates are reminded that on Wednesday, 1 November at 12:30 there will be a combined '18-'19 luncheon at the Army-Navy

CDR. LOUIS PELZMAN, USNR (RET.) '19 SHIPMATE

Alter the squadron's return, the N E W \0RK was slated for the Pacific. Louis, understandably, wanted to stay in the Atlantic.

Newly home from England in the SHAW, I wanted the Pacific. We traded jobs. Louis remained in the SHAW wellnigh until his resignation 30 Nov. 1921. He entered the commercial field, first with his father-in-law, our Harry Goodwin, in Annapolis and later in Washington. Retaining his interest in the Naval Reserve, he was recalled to active duty in 1941 and ordered to the Bureau of Ships. His excellent performance of duty there led to his promotion to Commander.

Upon his 1946 return to inactive duty, he formed with his son-in-law, Charles Grob, the Washington wholesale houseware firm of Pelzman-Grob Co. of which he was president at the time of his death.

Louis had been our faithful and efficient Class Treasurer for about ten years and was one of the Class Executive Committee. Here his dry humor and keen insight were marked assets. And no class luncheon, reunion or homecoming will seem quite the same without him.

Besides his beloved Florence, he is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Charles Grob, a sister, Mrs. G. David Pearlman, and two grandchildren, all of Washington, and a brother. Dr. Ivy A. Pelzman (COL USAR MC), of New York City. We offer our sincere sympathy to them all.

Ted REYNOLDS" good letter of 23 July from Ltixembourg reports that J O H N is recovering nicely from his initiation to '19's "Cardiac Qub." He was slated to be in the U. S. Air Force Hospital, Bitburg, Germany, until mid-August. It is about 35 miles from Luxembourg and Ted commutes daily.

She writes : "I've nearly worn out my passport showing it at the border but the guards are beginning to know me and wave me through."

Due to the Chief of Naval Operations Change in Command Ceremony on 1 August in the Academy's Field House, I did not attend '19's August luncheon. GEORGE DYER came down from New Hampshire for the ceremonv. I also saw BILL CALLAGHAN and' J I M M Y H O L L O W A Y .

LOU P E L Z M A N wrote me on 4 August that DuVul, Greer, Settle, King, Rochester and he attended the luncheon and that "Willenbucher discoursed at length on the retirement bill." (This was poor Louis's last letter to me.)

Miss Lynn Harrison Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Francis Adams, was married to Mr. Morton Hutchinson Clark, son of RAdm. and Mrs. David Henderson Clark, at eight o'clock in the evening on Saturday, the twelfth of August at All Saints' Episcopal Church, Chevy Chase, Md. SCOTT and Sally LAMB's card of 6 Aug. from Shrewsbury, England reads: "Just finished dinner at the 'George' after visiting Warwick Castle and Coventry today. On to Wales tomorrow, then the Lake district and on to Edinburgh and the Highlands. Enjoying tour in little Hillman 'Minx.' Home about 1 Sept."

Other European travelers will be H A R R Y and Betsy R O C H E S T E R . They plan to go by ship in September and return by jet. W e will miss them at "Homecoming."

D U T C H S C H I L D H A U E R missed the August luncheon because he and Carmita were leaving that day for a two-weeks trip to Canada.

Invitations have been sent by R.'\dm. and Mrs. A L B E R T T. SPRAGUE, JR. for a SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER,

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Nuptial Mass at which their daughter Katherine Ancona and Mr. Faustin Neff Weber, Jr., will be united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony on Saturday, the twenty-sixth of August at ten o'clock in the morning.

Sacred Heart Qiurch, Auburn, Alabama.

BEANY and Irene ADAMS "celebrated" Beany's retirement with attacks of virus.

Beany ensured their "rest period" by breaking a leg. He writes on 12 August: "I'm glad to report that Irene has recovered from the virus and that my busted leg is mending satisfactorily. The doctor is going to remove the cast Monday in order to take X-ray pictures and I'm hoping he will not think it necessary to put on another cast for I am sick and tired of lugging that hunk of concrete around. My plans for future activities are still not wholly determinable although a few outlines are beginning to show up on the radar screen."

Nell S T E V E N S and Miriam BRYANT will be "At home" to '19ers at Nell's home, 213 King George St. on 30 Sept. after the William and Mary game.

It grieves me very much not to have been present on 18 Aug. to say "Goodby" to our good friend, Louis. I was and am still undergoing tests at the Naval Hospital. Was strongly advised not to undertake the sad journey to Arlington. Walton Read took Nell Stevens, Nancy and Dulany. My sincere thanks to him, to Earle Kincaid, Carl Fink, Bill Callaghan and the other '19-34s who rallied around as always. Hope to be (lischarged from the hospital tomorrow, 23 Aug. 1918 and 1919 will hold a joint luncheon at the Army and Navy Club at 1230, Wednesday, 1 Nov. 1961. GEORGE DYER wants '19's Executive Committee to meet after the luncheon. Due to the proximity of Labor Day and Homecoming, we will hold no September or October luncheons.

The item on page 26 of August's Shipmate about J O H N CASS./VDAY and his parakeet trouble refers to him as a "bold" lover.

Be that as it may, the word when it left W A L T E R ANSEL'S facile pen and my ancient Undertvood, was "bold," in purest Brooklynese. Who are Walter or Dierdorff to assess Jawn's amative characteristics? Line forms on the right, girls!

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Sec'y, Capt. John F. Crowe, Jr., U S N (Ret.), 4431 Volta Pi., N.W. Washington 7. D. C.

CHARLES NORDHAUS GOLDENBERG

We regret to report GOLDIE's passing on July 28. The funeral service was conducted at Sinai Memorial Chapel, San Francisco, followed by interment in (jolden Gate National Cemetery. The class was represented by Ballreich, Bonney, D. Harrison, Lemler and Morse. Goldie had resigned from the Navy in 1922, but returned to active duty in the Reserve during W W II. He was a Civil Service employee in the Mare Island Naval Shipyard and had been so employed since the end of W W II. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jessie F. Goldenberg ; a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Loeb, Jr.; his mother, Mrs. A. D. Goldenberg, two brothers, Arthur and Hugo; and a sister, Mrs. J. S. Josephson. The class extends heartfelt sympathy to them in their bereavement.

The H E I N E M A N s will again hold "Open House" for classmates and their wives and old friends after the Homecoming game 30 September at their home, 343 Dewey Drive.

Most of us know the location from past soirees there. It is about four blocks from the N.W. parking area (Farragut Rd. side) of the Stadium, a five-minute walk from the game should you care to leave your car at the Stadium, or wish to park before the game at the house where there is room for about 20 cars. So, if you travel to Annapolis or the Heinemans' house, turn right into Farragut Road (steep-roofed Lutheran Church on the right marks the spot) up the hill and then turn left into the Stadium parking area or turn right into Dewey Drive if headed for the house.

The following attended the class luncheon June 30 at the Army-Navy Club: Browder, Bryan, Crowe, Fred Cunningham, Daggett, Dettmann, Haugen, Hawkins, Holsinger, Korns, Lyon, Martin, Mead, Nibecker, Patterson, Robbins, Sabalot, Shope, Swanson, Ten Eyck, Tomlinson, Wachtler, Wilkerson.

Tommy Robbins brought us up to date on current Navy news covering the field in a most informative talk.

The following attended the class luncheon on July 28: Browder, Bryan, Christmas, Cope, Daggett, Dettmann, Greer, Haff, Hawkins, Holsinger, Lyon, Mead, Nibecker, Osborn, Patterson, Pearson, Steinhagen, Webb, Wilkerson, Wachtler.

The CROWEs went to the hustings of New England to get some cool air and also to scout up news. The hospitality of PERLEY and Mary P E N D L E T O N in their scenic home at Deerfield, N. H., was enjoyed for a day and a night. Both are very well and busy supervising their large acreage in addition to Penny's editorship of the Deerfield paper. Their charming house is over 200 years old and Mary and Penny did a superb job in rehabilitating it. K E N and Arlene REED had been overnight guests there, a few days prior to our visit. The Pendletons have ten grandchildren, Jean having four children, Mary Lois three, and Brian three.

From Deerfield the Crowes went to Damariscotta Mills, Maine, where we saw quite a bit of Lex and Von Charlton '08. At the Charltons', we also met Adm. and Mrs. Aubrey W. Fitch '06. Adm. Fitch taught our class Seamanship our first class year which accounts for our escaping collisions etc. during our naval careers. Elmer Hill '19 and Mrs. Hill also came over to the Charltons' while we were there. The Maine air and living are really keeping all of the above in fine condition and I must say it was invigorating to get together with some of the old Navy we had not seen for years.

RED and Julie GROVE have been commuting back and forth to Europe on business during the past year, having made five or six trips back and forth. They were in Europe for the months of March, April and May and returned in early June. Also, they have just become grandparents again, Julie Grove Ahrens having been born July 7 to their daughter Nancy. Red and Julie are thoroughly enjoying the grandparent role.

Our deepest sympathy goes to DICK H I G H L E Y M A N , whose beloved wife, Agnes, passed away unexpectedly July 28 at their home in Saratoga, Calif. (14751 Fruitvale Ave.). Dick himself has been incapacitated for several years and is now at the Campbell Convalescent Hospital, 3580 Payne Ave., San Jose, Calif. Carroll Bonney and the Ballreichs have visited Dick from time to time. This is a time when a card from some of Dick's old friends might boost his morale a bit.

The GREERs had a party for H A R R Y and Sybil M A R K E L L early in July and invited all the '20 availables in Annapolis.

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1%^ COMING HOME, MOSSBOTTOM—HEADS UP, TAILS OVER THE DASH BOARD!

Those attending were the Daggetts, Wade DeWeese, the Gearings, the Haugens, Wap Martins, the Millers, the Sabalots, the Steinhagens, Wilsons and Wooldridges. Marion and Johnny Greer did the work—the Markells took the credit.

The KORNS' daughter, Brenda, and her husband, Robert Cattell, came home from Switzerland for a six-month visit. They have recently departed for Leopoldville in the Congo where Bob Cattell will be the Administrative Officer of the U. S. Information Service Office. The Korns' other daughter, Mrs. Martha Williamson, is building a house in Anchorage, Alaska, where Mr. Williamson is with the Forestry Service.

My plea for news brought word from LEON BAKER (Fort Wayne, Ind.) that last winter he ran across H E R B and Edna 40

F I N N E Y in a plush beanery in Montego Bay—the Royal Caribbean. The Finneys and the Bakers were living it up there for several weeks.

JERRY DONOVAN is recuperating at home after surgery in a New Haven hospital in June, so Jerry and Charlotte willl not make the Homecoming this year. Their son, Arthur, is serving in a destroyer in the Far East. Another son, Jerry, has obtained his law degree and has taken the New York State Bar exams and is now serving in the Army. Larry is in his sophomore year at Georgetown University.

While vacationing in Waltham, Mass., in early August, SABBY SABALOT was incapacitated by a coronary and subsequently transferred to the Chelsea Naval Hospital.

By the time this appears in print, Sabby will most likely be back home in Annapolis.

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East Coast Corr. Sec'y. M r . Homer Eimers 930 H St., N . W . . W a s h i n g t o n . D. C. West Coast Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. George Van Deurs, 313 Golden Gate Ave. Belvedere, Cal.

Grace Ronan McGLONE

Grace McGlone, wife of LOU McGLONE, died on 11 August in West Acton, Mass., after a prolonged illness.

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CLASS LUNCHEON

At the regular monthly meeting of the Class of 1921 held at the Army and Navy Club on Wednesday, July 26, 1961, attendance was as follows: Abie Abercrombie, Joe Bolger, Burton Biggs, Happy Bowman, Heber Brumbaugh, Jim Dudley, Homer Eimers, Floyd Ferris, Red Jamison, Red Hanlon, Arthur McCollum, Wayne McDowS H I P M A T E

ell. Country Moore, Gale Morgan, Ken Noble, Don Smith, Sherwood Smith, Pinkie Thorp, John Waters.

The class luncheon for September is scheduled for Wednesday, September 27, which falls in the same week as Homecoming and our 40th Anniversary. We would like very much to see, at the luncheon, any of our out-of-town members who can arrange to get here a day or two early for the major festivities.

AROUND SAN FRANCISCO BAY

P O S I T I O N R E P O R T S : The ROLANDs at Erie, Pa., on 18 July. J O H N . \ M E S in Japan at that time. (School teachers on the loose.) J I M M Y HARRISes in Lucerne 6 August, but on the 14th were reported hurrying home for business reasons, hence mav miss the reunion. JACK and Betty C R E N S H A W left Nevada for a year of trailering planned to take them to Maine and the class reunion, about the time this sees print. In late July, Dorothy CLOUGHLY fell in their Glenn Ellen home and broke hip. Letterman says months to mend.

Cloughlys' plans for the reunion are out the window. T U R K and Anne W I R T H visited Ann's Bay Area family in mid-July. "Turk won fame when he lunched with 5 classmates at Treasure Island, for one of them was A. G. COOK who has appeared for no one else in years.

On 9 July R E I S I N G E R held a yacht warming aboard his MOON FIRE (not DAME

as previously reported). On one of the city's hottest afternoons some 40 guests enjoyed cool drinks and hot dogs, and burned their fingers on the habachi. B U N T Y J O H N S was the angel who stayed to help police the boat.

A few days later D A L T O N and Lee DAVIS poured cocktails for a few old friends of their son, LCdr. Bill, who was enroute with his family from Honolulu to a new station in Washington, D. C. Grandson Bill, Jr. survived introductions in high good spirits. It was a Thursday so R U F T H A Y ER merely dropped Anna as he passed through the room on his way to the Bohemian Club.

C H A R L I E and Virginia W O O D S O N were hosts at Treasure Island on 22 July.

Among '21ers sighted were: Madden, How-

Photo by G. van Deurs BUNNY WRAY at the San Francisco class dinner pleading for more Shipmate space for San Diego.

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Photo by G. van Deurs O N 8 JULY SOME 80 GUESTS at Thayer's NIcasio retreat earned luncheon by drawing on paper plates.

A jury including J. McQueen and Bert Rodgers (applied for '21 membership to get his name in Shipmate) ajudged these the prizeworthy dozen. Lew Johns was commended for the stark simplicity of his entry in the top row, Scup Miller for his self-portrait lower right.

ell, Carlson, Talbot, Miller, Carter, Howard, Divoll, R. K. Davis, Carlisle, Thomas, Conlan, Hoover, Johns, McQueen, KirbySmith, True, McKee, Reisinger and the Lewises. Bob and Betty are both hearing perfectly again as a result of Dr. Schiff's surgery at Oak Knoll.

J O H N N I E and Virginia McQUEEN served a delightful supper, on 5 August, in the garden of their Menlo Park home. Among those present: Conlan, Lewis, Hoover, Madden, Thomas, the Davis boys, Dalton and Ransom, Red Grove ('20) ; the GE boys.

Coulter and Cooke; Boone, Divoll, Miller, Carlisle, Schwien, and Duncan. During the evening a pair of Virginia's pet squirrels got so excited they fell off a limb. F R A N K T A L B O T swore that, before he limped off, one of them said, "Love-making in trees is for the birds."

J O E S A U R E T T E writes from his home at Chatham, Va.: "Things are such that it is not probable that either of us shall be at the Homecoming. Had spoken hastily about it to F R A N K S H A N N O N H O U S E some time ago but nothing further came of it, so we hate to miss it.

"I play the piano for the prisoners at the local road gang to sing hymns twice a month and have organized a group of Chatham Men's Chorus, 25 men, who sing upon invitation at P T A meetings, church revivals and the like. 25 invitations during the last 16 months. Lots of fun. My voice is baritone â&#x20AC;&#x201D;powerful, since I am somewhat deaf. . . .

"We continue to enjoy the magazine.

"We have an old remodernized house, with lots of room. Would like to see any of our time traveling through here."

How many '21ers ever get together for a foursome of golf? On Thursday, 20 July, TOM M U R R E L L from Los Angeles, LO-

GAN McKEE up from visiting at Lido and BILL BILLINGSLEY who was visiting in San Bernardino got together with A B I E COOK for lunch and a round of golf at Red Hill Country Club at Cucamonga. The following Tuesday Logan and Abie met Bill for an early game, 0700 to beat the heat, at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino.

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Sec'y, Gerald A. Stacey, Golden Propeller Farm, R2 Box 146, Mercersburg, Pa.

H O W A R D LOBDELL JENNINGS

It is with deep regret that we report the death of Lieutenant Commander H O W A R D LOBDELL J E N N I N G S , U S N Ret, on 16 August 1961, at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md. Jimmy, as he was known to his legion of friends, was operated upon for cancer and passed away peacefully just a few days later.

Jimmy entered naval flight training in 1924 and served as a naval aviator until his retirement for physical disability in 1940.

During World War II he worked for General Motors as a technical advisor and was materially responsible for GM's aircraft production. Since then he has been with General Motors in their defense systems division in Washington, D. C. Survivors a r e : his widow, Gloria; his mother; two daughters : Shirley Erickson of Mt. Holly Springs, Pa., and Beverly of Pughtown, Pa., and a brother, VAdm. Ralph E. Jennings, U S N (Ret.), of Bethel, Conn.

Burial was at Arlington National Cemetery on 21 August.

The class luncheons at the Army-Navy Club in Washington won't seem the same without Jimmy's "Good afternoon, Com41

mander" applied to one and all without regard for rank or lack thereof. '22 has lost one of the very best.

Be sure to attend Homecoming and the Class Party on the 30th of September.

Mostest of the bestest, ABE

F I S H R O W E writes from London that his job over there is at the Embassy as a civilian occupying the position of Foreign Maritime Representative for the Scandinavian countries and the United Kingdom.

He hopes to return States-side for consultation in September after two and a half years in London, and he plans on being present in .\nnapolis for the Homecoming activities 29-30 September. His address is Bo.x 40, Navy 100, F P O New York.

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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.

VAdm. FRANK T R E N W I T H WARD, JR., USN ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Ward announce the marriage of their daughter, Anne Elizabeth, to Mr. Robert Eugene Mattick, on 18 March in Yuma, Ariz.

The bride graduated in June from San Diego State College, with honors in her major subject, sociology.

The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mattick of Charlotte, N. C, also graduated in June from the School of Geology at San Diego State College. Both plan to do graduate work in their major fields.

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Sec'y, Mr. Paul Siegrist, c/o S t a n d a r d & Poor's, 345 Hudson St. New York 14, N . Y.

EDWARD FRANCIS GALLAGHER W I L L I A M LAWRENCE ERDMANN JOSEPH FRANCIS DAHLGREN

We are saddened in having to record the loss in past weeks of three of our classmates.

ED GALLAGHER, "The quiet Irishman," died on 22 June 1961 at Loudonville, N. Y., where he had been living a rather secluded life for many years. Ed had been retired from the Navy in 1936, but returned to duty for W W 2. After the war he established the Commodore Electric Company at Albany, which he operated with his brother; but he retired from this activity several years ago following the loss of his wife, Rosemary, and had devoted himself exclusively to his home, garden and children. Death followed complications resulting from an insect bite.

A son and two daughters survive.

SKEE ERDMANN retired last year, and had been living at Kentfield, Calif. He succumbed 1 August 1961 from a heart attack in a commercial plane in which he was arriving at Indianapolis to attend the funeral of an uncle. It was perhaps the beloved uncle that Skee used to talk about so much back in Annapolis prep-school days. Those of us who were "candidates" at Annapolis in 19191920 well remember the colorful big boy from Indiana who made light of studies and routine, and really surprised some by his successful career as a Naval Aviator and Flag Officer. We recall his having his command, USS LEYTE, at Annapolis Roads at the time of our 25th reunion, and receiving us aboard. Following cremation, his ashes were to be interred in the Pacific Ocean. His wife, Hayden Tucker, and daughter, Patricia Ann, survive.

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J O E DAHLGREN, bearer of an honored naval name that he lived up to in stature, bearing and devotion to the Navy during his relatively short span of active duty, passed away 2 August 1961 at Naval Hospital, San Diego. Joe had been retired in 1941, but maintained a keen interest in the Navy and in boating, and sailing. A resident of Santa Barbara, Joe had been teaching at The Cate School where he was very popular and where the most recent yearbook had been dedicated to him. In February Joe began a sabbatical leave of absence and visited Europe, where he became ill from pneumonia, and when cancer was found he was flown back to the San Diego hospital where surgery failed to bring relief. A memorial service was held at San Diego, and interment followed at .Arlington National Cemetery on 18 August, with services there attended by many of Joe's classmates. Surviving are his wife, Betty Singleton, a daughter, Mrs. Ann Hecht, and sons Bernard, Ulric and Joseph F., Jr. We were able to get our floral tribute to the Dahlgren funeral; for Skee Erdmann we made a contribution to a designated hospital fund, and for Ed Gallagher and Jack Holtzclaw contributions to the U. S. Naval Academy Foundation.

DOC D E W O L F and Marion continue their travels, from their Paris base. For the summer they rented a house near Haarlem, Holland ; in early September they planned to visit England, and to reach the French Riviera about 1 October. Writes Doc: "Last winter we made a trip by air, and cars hired as necessary, to those countries bordering the Iron Curtain right across as far as Cambodiaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Burma, Siam and Cambodia. We utilized local air lines using DC-3's and native pilots. Thought I was breaking trail for '24 on the trip through the Khyber Pass which looks as romantic as it sounds. Was surprised to find MIN MILLER's footprints a week old coming the other way. I'm used to seeing mountains, but Everest looks like a cloud up in the sky above you. . . . It is primitive in spots, but the most rewarding trip we've ever taken. It took two months, beating it out hard. It could be done much

JOE SAURETTE '21 in training for the next Olympics.

more cheaply. I met a former shipmate and wife who were doing it by passenger space on a freighter, and train and bus."

"Sounds dull, but I like it" says (A. B.) ABIE E L L I O T T in explaining he has no grandchildren to date. Abie has not been heard from for years because he is sort-of out of the main stream of traffic at 506 Avenue E, Victoria, Texas. He is still in the employ of DuPont, making nylon. His son is a geophysicist "doodle-bugging for oil" in the Philippines for Mobile International.

Speaking of grandchildren, the W H I T E Y RICH.A.RDS are expecting their eighth in September, at Ithaca, where Whitey is still

Photo by G. van Deurs IN THE CHOW LINE in George Russell's garden, Joe Conoly, Baty and Piggie Schwien, Bull Guernsey, Hank Divoll, and Ajax Gray.

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on the Cornell staff. He will be glad to see you when you come to Ithaca, say for that Navy-Cornell football game.

Our other representative at Cornell, NOBLE A B R A H A M S , drove down to Washington for a physical e.xam in July, and stopped enroute to check up on BILL McC.ALB at Harrisburg. Found Bill resting and all right, and also visited his wife Gladys who was hospitalized at the time, and we trust recovered by now. Then, in Washington, he met up with BILL P U R P L E and Henrietta, who apparently still reside there.

But at the time Bill had just finished a three weeks' hospital visit with a recurrence of his old heart attack.

Well, we knew IRV D U K E and Helen had changed their address to Stratford, Va., but nobody told us whyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as we might have guessed (and did), Irv has taken over from TOM SISSON as Resident Superintendent of Stratford Hall, ancestral home of Robert E. Lee. A better choice than this native Virginian would be hard to find.

From our European correspondent: "As for B E R T I E W A T T S , he is a member of a distinguished hunt outside Paris; that is sport, and not subsistence shooting. He's over in London at the moment and will no doubt return resplendent in the latest cut of tweeds for the fall season in the field. He is now at least five times over a grandfather, but carries the burden lightly. His place is really a beauty, in a quiet little countryside near a small town with an eleventh century church. One can't resist photographing that church, and Bertie has made an excellent oil painting of it. . . . All this sounds like pleasant living, and so it is."

In August BERT K A L I S C H visited New York officially, and W I L B U R MELLON arranged a luncheon for him at the Military & Naval Club, at which W A L T E R GRAESSER and P . \ U L S I E G R I S T were glad to be "counted in." Bert brought us up to date on the Washington news, and also produced a clipping with a fine picture of COLBY RUCKER and the terrific Rucker beard. We hope it will be reproduced in these pages, because it really is a beaut. And now our feature editor is asking for MORE BEARDS, more mustaches! Please send us pictures showing your's, won't you? Yeh, how about a contest ?

One of our Chicago classmates reminds us that we still have a memorial fund, with no subject-theme agreed on, by sending in $50, which brings the total to $1,110. Also from Chicago comes news that H E R B BE.A.RCE and family have moved to Cincinnati, Ohio (3008 Meadowlark Lane, Cincinnati 27).

The D. C. group of the Class of 1924, USNA held its August fourth Wednesday of the month luncheon at the Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C. Twenty members of the class attended as follows: M. M. Bradley, D. L. Francis, E. E. Gminder, G. R. Hartwig, C. M. E. Hoffman, E. N. W. Hunter, Bert Kalisch, J. N. Lewis, P. V. Mercer, C. J. Nesser, G. Reith, E. C. Rook, G. A. Sinclair, T. U. Sisson, T. C. Southerland, R. L. Swart, C. J. Stuart, G. H. Van Steenbergh, S. A. Williams, C. W. Wilkins.

ROY H A R T W I G , Class Chairman, announced that our new Class Secretary, VAdm. R. E. Rose, Commandant of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Ft. McNair, sent regrets that he could not attend due to a previously scheduled appointment to take a physical examination. This was followed by the sad announcement that our classmates J. W. D A H L G R E N and W I L L I A M L. E R D M A N N were deceased since our last meeting.

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MRS. VAUGHAN BROWN of Annapolis watches with fascination as Colby Rucker '24, a retired rear admiral, shows her how he makes a "Turk's H e a d " knot.

It was good to see ED W. H U N T E R who was in Washington on business for a Lumber and Shipbuilding Company of Portland, Oregtsn. VAdm. C. W. W I L K I N S , who lives in Daytona Beach, Fla., told us of his trip to visit his children in Washington and Norfolk areas.

P R E S T O N MERCER spoke on the Pay Equalization Bill and mentioned that there was little chance of any action on it this year.

The District of Columbia group held its regular fourth Wednesday of the month luncheon at the Army-Navy Club in Washington, on 26 July. Twenty-five members of the class and one guest from the Class of '11 attended as follows: W. F. Bullin, S. E. Bush, Malin Craig, Jr., T. H. Dyer, W. H. Duvall, D. L. Francis, G. R. Hartwig, C. M. E. Hoffman, L. B. Jaudon, B. Kalisch, L. N. Lewis, Jr., P. V. Mercer, A. M. Morgan, E. L. Neale, D. J. Ramsey, G. Reith, G. N. Robillard, G. A. Sinclair, T. U. Sisson, T. C. Southerland, C. J. Stuart, R. L.

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Swart. M. J. Tichenor, G. H. Van Steenbergh, R. E. Wilson. (Dur guest was Capt.

Herbert S. Jones '16.

BOB SWART reported he'd received unconfirmed word concerning the deaths of classmates E. F. Gallagher, John S. Holtzclaw and Gordon Kent. He also noted that PAUL W. SIEGRIST, National Secretary of the class, reported that he had sent a contribution to the Naval Academy Foundation for the class in memory of J O H N S. HOLTZCLAW. Capt. H. S. Jones was introduced and paid tribute to the "young people" of the Class of 1924 while stating that he was on a visit to D. C. from his residence in Litchfield, Conn.

The Michigan Report and Conflict of Interests were discussed by Hartwig, Morgan, Swart and Mercer. No one learned anything from the discussion. Roy Hartwig announced that VAdm. W. M. BEAKLEY, Class Secretary, had departed to Norfolk for duty as Deputy CinC Atlantic Fleet and it was voted

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to elect VAdm. R U F U S E. ROSE, Commandant, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, as the new Class Secretary, D. C. group, subject to his acceptance. By telephone after the meeting Adm. Rose accepted his election.

ALLEN P. and Kay CALVERT spent a couple of days in Annapolis recently (July) enroute to Virginia to visit relatives.

They visited with Alice and Bill Turney '25 in Swarthmore, Pa., enroute from their home in Berkeley, Calif.

J. F. DAHLGREN wrote shortly before his death: "Spent Algerian crisis in France until May 4th when I was hospitalized by U S A in Bremerhaven and returned to San Diego for removal of left lung on July 3.

Oldest boy Bernard with wife and granddaughter Eva in Virginia, young Olin at Occidental, young Joe trying to get into college. Have been teaching 8 years and seeing CRUTCH ADAIR and ART WOOD. Old friends here have been kind. Betty and I taking care of each other now. Best and sincere regards to class."

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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.

At the last luncheon of the Washington group we were informed of the consideration of dissolution of Military Survivors, Inc., the fine organization so ably headed up by Erma HUBBARD, widow of HARRY, and backed up by Ruth REAMY. It was a matter of funds. After considerable discussion it was decided that we would make a contribution of $200.00 out of our class fund to help keep this most worthy group going until proper financial support may be worked out.

We notified all other class secretaries of our action and many have indicated their support. Military Survivors, Inc., is the only organization which will go to bat 100% for any widow or orphan of any member of any rank or rate of any military service. In their six years of existence they have assisted over 350(1 of these widows and orphans of service personnel and have been instrumental in obtaining legislation beneficial to 90,000 most of whom have not or could not contribute a dime to the organization. Their continued lobbying on all beneficial legislation and their continual work on legislation to make deaths after 20-30 years' service considered as service connected alone justifies their existence.

Erma acknowledged our contribution with sincere thanks. She reports that results of our letter have been very gratifying but that a decision as to whether to continue or not will be made at the meeting in December.

Our contribution amounted to little more than 50c per living member, and it is hoped that it has aroused enough interest to keep Military Survivors, Inc., off the rocks.

Received a long letter from FRANK M U N R O E giving a report on the doings of the WEEKs, SUGNETs, KELLEYs and themselves. Frank and Martha are very active in Volunteer Fire Department work in the Hoods Canal area and Frank has a personal chore in building up a woodpile for their five fireplaces. Bruce Kelley is also volunteer fireman and president of the firemen's association of his area. Frank's name is in the Seattle telephone book and he would appreciate a call from anyone visiting the Northwest.

P E T E HORD, our San Diego V.P., sends the following: J O H N W I L L M U R P H Y and Louise are spending the summer at Yale University 44

where Murph is collaborating in the preparation of a new math book.

P E T E and Jean H O R D had motored to Kentucky in June and July to visit Pete's family. His mother is 93 and going strong.

HAM and Louise LOVE called Pete on their way through San Diego in August where the Loves were visiting Ham's brother Bob. Pete and Jane arranged a quick gettogether at their home for a few classmates to meet Ham and his folks. Present were Ham and Louise Love, Bob and Rosalie Love, MARVIN and Maud W E S T , CLARE N C E and Ruth HAUGEN, H U N T E R and Dorothy WOOD, VIC and Virginia LONG, J I M M I E and Pat DOWDEN, TOM and Jean BURROWES, S M I T H and Cam BRIGGS. P. W H I T E , J U D G E ELLER, and GEORGE D U F E K are doing a little politicking down Norfolk way on a project to name the bridge across the Virginia Capes "Maury Marineway." Any of you who can give this a push are invited to join up.

SLIM and Carvella B E E C H E R report their new address as Apt. 512, 700 S. Court House Rd., Arlington 4, Va. Slim finally gave up the rural snow plowing for apartment life.

J O E and Ruth N E V I N S deserted us at Bethany Beach, Del., this summer and spent six weeks at China Lake, Me. Maude and her husband and two children joined them to enjoy the snappy Maine air. Joe reports seeing Harold and Eve Doe '23 who live there throughout the year. Harold retired as a Commander in '46 and his address is just China, Me., for those of you who would like to contact him. Incidentally, Joe and Ruth announce the arrival of their sixth grandchild, Joseph H. Nevins, IV, on 27 July 1961 at Georgetown Hospital, Wash., D. C. The mother of the youngest Joe is the former Mary A. Salmon, daughter of Brig. Gen. Ronald D. "Fish" Salmon (Ret.) '31, and Mrs. Salmon.

CHASE WANGLIN sent in a very delightful account of a post-nuptial reception for his daughter Sherry and her husband Michael Andrew McCable. The party was given at Chase and Ann's home in Beverly Hills, Calif., where they have lived since 1931. Chase was on active duty from '41-'46 and many of his friends will be interested to hear of them and Sherry who was married last April.

BILL K I R T E N has returned to Mexico City leaving behind a lot of renewed friendships and many friends of Bacardi rum.

Your secretary had one of the most enjoyable weeks of his life having Bill as his guest at Bethany Beach, Del., for ten days of recuperation after extensive treatment at Bethesda which was considered successful as far as could be determined at this time. Bill told me not to beat around the bush, to report it as cancer of the mouth, and to advise anyone suspecting similar trouble to hightail it to Bethesda where the best treatment in the world is available. "Viva Bill y Anejo."

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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. R. Smedberg, III Qtrs. B, 2300 E St., N.W. Washington 7, D. C.

Adm. JIM R U S S E L L will be relieved as the Vice Chief of Naval Operations in November and will take over from Admiral C. R. Brown '21 as Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe, in December. His headquarters will be in Naples, Italy, where he and Dorothy will live in Villa Nike.

VAdm. and Mrs. E. W. G R E N F E L L became grandparents for the fourth and fifth times July 17th when their daughter and son-in-law, Army Lieutenant and Mrs. N. F. Colby, added twin sons to the family roster.

Joe says that three of his grandchildren are now visiting them in Norfolk and they are probably among the very few who have three occupied cribs in one of their guest rooms.

Capt. H E N R I DEB. CLAIBORNE writes from "Small Hall," Center Cross, Va., that he has his house and 92 acres up for sale and is in the market for a job. Apparently he has had enough of the 5 :00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. farming, which has kept him laboring long hours in the vineyard. He has stated his readiness to return to active duty in the event that the crisis deepens and his services are needed.

A recent clipping from the newspaper states that Dr. H E N R Y A. BOORSE, professor of physics at Columbia University and dean of the faculty at Barnard College, has been awarded a grant of $83,000 by the National Science Foundation. The grant will finance research on a study of electrons in metals. Congratulations to a classmate who has made several significant contributions to science since he left the Navy.

F I E L D E R A. J O N E S has written from Apartado 267, Caracas, Venezuela, that he has thoroughly enjoyed his copy of "Thirtyfive Years After" and feels that the committee deserves a lot of credit for it. "Fee" is actively interesting himself in getting good candidates for the Naval Academy from among the sons of Americans living in Caracas.

H. KNOX P E R R I L L writes from 359 South Westgate Ave., Los Angeles 49, Calif., that he is doing some research concerning the personnel of Patrol Squadron Eleven, which made the flight from San Diego to Pearl Harbor almost twenty-five years ago, and has asked for information from the Navy Department to help him with the research.

If K E N N Y CRAIG or any others in the class have any information concerning this flight or the personnel who made it, Knox would be most grateful for the information.

He regretted the fact that he and Virginia were not able to get back to the class reunion, but asked that his regards be sent to all.

CORRECTION

In the August issue one line was skipped in the paragraph referring to the "series of retirements leaves on active duty 16 members of the Class of 1926." The item should read "J. Sylvester, Deputy Chief of Naval Operation (Logistics) ; W. R. Smedberg, III, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Personnel and Naval Reserve) and Chief of Naval Personnel. . . ." (Sorryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ed.)

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Word has been received that Lt. CHARLES G. WADBROOK, USMC (Ret.), died on 18 August 1961 at the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N. J. The class extends deepest sympathy to his family.

RAdm. and Mrs. G. R. D O N A H O opened their house and garden for a silver tea to benefit the Navy-Marine Residence. Submarine wives ran a bake sale and there was a garden-plant sale and a white elephant sale.

Sec'y. Cdr. Howard C. Adams, USNR Pacific Far East Line, Inc., 918 16th St. N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

SHIPMATE

Kay V I R D E N would like to inform Navy wives in all areas that the Washington group of the wives of 27 will act as agents for anything any club wishes to sell in the Washington area to benefit the Navy-Marine Residence. They have already undertaken to sell the S t Peter's Chapel plates for the Mare Island Club, and are planning to sell the Navy bracelet as another project. Kay can be reached at 4101 Oakdale Rd., McLean, Va. N E W ARRIVAL

Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE B. GILBERTSON announce the birth of a son, Lars George, in (ireemvich. Conn., on 20 March 1961.

W I L L A R D S A U N D E R S ' new address is: RAdm. W. A. Saunders, U S N ( R e t ) , 3315 Carolina Place, Alexandria, Va. The C L I F F O R D W I C K M A N s were hosts to the Class of 1927 at their Shady Side, Md., home on July 29.

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Sec'y, RAdm. R. K. James. U S N Chief BuShips. Washington 25. D. C. '27 PARTY at the Cliff Wickmans' home in Shady Side, M d .

HENRY B. TALIAFERRO MEMORIAL

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At the time of Queen Elizabeth's visit to Massena, N. Y., for the ceremonies in connection with the St. Lawrence Seaway a memorial plaque in memory of Henry was unveiled. This bronze plaque hangs in the administration building of the Robert Moses Power House at Massena, N. Y. A progress report from GEORGE F R I T S C H M A N N on his trek through the Pacific Northwest: "Since my last letter we have spent two weeks in Seattle, a week in Vancouver, B. C , and are now enjoying an indefinite stay in the Campbell River area of Vancouver Island.

"In Seattle we spent considerable time with our older son Gerry (George, J r . ) .

The Class of '28 is very thinly represented in the Seattle area. W E L L S and Grace T H O M P S O N were on a trip to the south but returned just before we left so we did get together for one evening. Wells is a

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N A T O "honors" were rendered in Naples on 25 July for VAdm. DAVID L. McDONALD, newly appointed commander of the U. S. Sixth Fleet, at the six-nation headquarters of Adm. C. R. Brown, CinC of Allied Forces Southern Europe. Mac relieved Adm. George W. Anderson, Jr., the new CNO.

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member of the U. of W. faculty. Not contacted were C H A R L I E P H I L L I P S , Mercer Is., who graduated with '29 and G. M. INSCOE, (CEC) USN, at N A S Whidbey Is. "Dined with old friends Henry and Eleanor Marshall '27 and Spike and Marge Dudley '27 one Sunday at the Marshalls' and the following Saturday joined a predominantly '27 gathering at the Dudley summer cottage on Mercer Is. consisting of the Dudleys, Marshalls, James and Erie Prichard, Ted and Jan Fauntz and our old midshipman friend of PG School days, Eddie Manown '38. Also enjoyed a cocktail and barbeque session with Joe and Emma Lou Kircher my one time assistant and co-worker in the SCB in the Puzzle Palace, who has just retired and is studying at U. of W. "During our Vancouver stay we took in all the tourist type attractions and side trips.

Our pleasure was greatly diminished by the nearly perpetual haze, reminiscent of L. A. smog, which prohibited good picture taking.

The length of our Campbell River stay will depend upon the weather and its effects on the salmon fishing. More next month."

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From SHAG RANSFORD, Santa Clara, Calif: "Dear Jimmy: Had the typewriter out for some business letters and before putting it away (which is a lot of effort—!)

decided to pick and peck out a quick note to you. ".A.S you no doubt know GEORGE and Greta F R I T S C H M A N N had lunch with us not long ago during one of their trailertrips around the country. They both look well and seem to enjoy their mode of travel and calling on most of the Class of 1928. I think Greta attended the Academy vicariously—she seems to know more of the goings and comings of each classmate better than George!

"Still planning our long trip as soon as the house is sold. If we don't sell, will take a shorter trip just to try out the station wagon and spend one or two nights per week with sleeping bags, air mattresses, etc., but for the most part will do as we have always done, pick a good motel. Pattie definitely is not the 'Frontier' type but I've always had a hankering to sleep out and cook out.

"Possibly next year we'd like to go MSTS and see the Scandinavian countries. 'Tis a free and unfettered life we plan to live and what more could one ask. Our best to you and all of '28."

D. K. ( S M I T T Y ) S M I T H writes from Los Altos Hills, Calif: "Seems like when we matched for this honor that I lost or at least I was outmaneuvered, so I turn up as historian for this memorable event. It was occasioned by the W. A. TAYLORs breaking their moorings in Dallas and jetting to the West Coast where we regret to report that they found our 'cool summer' weather just as hot as that which they had hoped to leave behind and I can regretfully report that Al is just as hot, on the golf course, as the weather.

"SLIM Q U I E T E R was in the hospital with ulcers (okay now) ; SHAG R A N S FORD was on a shakedown cruise for his new camping equipment; MOON MULL E N S couldn't be located nor could D A V E TODD, so Al, BYPASS BEYERLY and myself represented '28 at our cocktail buffet.

We found enuff other Navy around however to give the musicals, which started early and loud and lasted long, a distinctly nautical flavor. There was so much brine(?) flowing down the slope that I was concerned that 45

THE W. A. TAYLORS AND D. K. SMITHS (1928) AT LOS ALTOS, CALIF., 25 JUNE.

all the apricots would turn out salted but they survived, as did the neighbors whom I had the foresight to invite.

"Al and his wife headed out of here for Monterey, L. .\. and then Las Vegas so any flashes that you see in that vicinity will not necessarily indicate a resumption of the atomic testing program. It was much fun and should happen more frequently."

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Sec'y, R A d m . Charles O. Triebel, U S N R m . 4B548 P e n t a g o n Bldg.

W a s h i n g t o n 25, D. C.

Edith Hill MATTIE

Edith Hill MATTIE, wife of RAdm. DOMINIC LEWIS MATTIE, USN ( R e t ) , died 11 March 1961 at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md., following a long illness.

Surviving in addition to her husband is her father, Mr. James D. Hill of Brookline, Mass.; a daughter, Mrs. Charles C. Bald-

win of Norfolk, Va.; a son, D. Lewis Mattie of Greensboro, N. C, and 5 grandchildren. Interment was in the Naval Academy Cemetery.

Class activity has been at a standstill during the normal hot, humid Washington summer. However, we will get started on the 21st, third Thursday of the month.

But, this is not all. J O H N N I E DAVIDSON has kindly offered us all the opportunity to gather at the Superintendent's quarters for dinner on Saturday night, September 30, after the Homecoming game. Everyone who was able to get to Annapolis last year remembers the fine time we had and we all will welcome the opportunity to meet together again. The committee will be set up to handle the arrangements and we will try to get personal notes to those on the liastern Seaboard at least. If reading this is the first you have heard about it, drop me a note and say you are coming. Our economyminded committee will keep all charges to a minimum consistent with the inflationary

spiral and budget requirements. "Cost effectiveness" is a watchword in the Pentagon these days, which I know will hearten all you taxpayers.

P A T H U M P H R E Y was in town this summer attending a sales convention. He is in the insurance business in Kansas City.

He said he had seen BOB H E I N L E I N in Colorado Springs. Bob writes science fiction and I understand he predicted the astronaut's flight years ago.

P E T E and Rosalie P E R S O N S had a party for P A T PATRICK before he sailed for Europe. ED and Peg S T E P H A N had members of the class in for a farewell to Pete. Moral: leave town.

A note from RED W E L S H way out on Sangley Point in the Philippines passes the word "the latch string is out to all classmates, retired or active, who may be traveling through the area." Red may think he's safe halfway around the world but some of us may take that slow boat to China, stop off and fool him. He said he had a pleasant visit with FRAN and Jean DUBORG in San Francisco. Fran divides his time between olive ranching at Oroville, Calif., working on his house at Lake Tahoe, and just plain enjoying retired life.

Most important news is that CAL LANING is working for all of us in assembling the data for a new edition of our "29 Muster Notes." Let's everyone cooperate by answering his questionnaire immediately and not "filing and forgetting." In case any of you did not get a questionnaire from Cal, write him and tell him about yourself, your family, and your present activity. His address is: 355 Crest Rd., Ridgewood, N. J. Looking forward to another fine alumni weekend in Annapolis. Let's have a big gettogether on 30 September.

DONALD H. (JACK) DALTON was elected president of the Columbia University Club of Washington at its annual meeting June 18. Mr. Dalton, a former first vicepresident of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, is chairman of the Draft Rockefeller Committee in the Washington area. He is on the board of directors of the Legal Aid Society.

VADM. D. L. McDONALD '28 inspects a guard of honor after taking over as Commander Sixth Fleet.

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Sec'y, Capt. Christian L. Engleman U S N (Ret.). 2318 So. Pierce St. Arlington. Va.

R E D and Edie .AILES are celebrating the arrival of their first grandchildren, both granddaughters—the first to their eldest son John t'SS) at New London, Conn., on March 24; and their youngest son Bob ('57) not to be outdone followed suit 20 days later at Monterey, Calif.

Capt "^yADDY" W A D S W O R T H is now back in his home in the Washington area.

His address and telephone no.: 728 S. Wavne St, Arlington, \ ' a . : J.\ckson 4-1780. Welcome back, Waddy!

RAdm. J A M E S A D K I N S is associated with Fitch, Fox and Brown, real estate brokers in Washington.

Nice hearing from D A N . \ GUSHING and receiving some of the latest news of him and his family. Dana and Iris settled in Norfolk at 9536 Wells Parkway in June of last year. Since mid-July Dana has been working with Southern Materials Company, Inc., presently in the capacity of "Loading Coordinator'' for the stone rip-rap being moved out to the site of the new Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel. Dana says that his son, Whitney, is proposing to supplant the Wright brothers (both of them) as the aeronautical genius of the age, while his daughter, Nancy, is going to summer school in an effort to accrue extra credits so that her junior year at Granby may be made easier. Dana and Iris issue a sincere invitation to classmates to call or visit when they find themselves in the Norfolk area.

We received word from J O H N T A T O M that "KEL" N U T T I N G is in the Veterans' Hospital, Togus, Maine, where he recently underwent surgery and had about 40% of a lung removed. On behalf of your classmates, Kel, our sincerest hopes are that your recovery will be fast and complete.

A most interesting letter was received recently from ROYCE GROSS who is residing in Lancashire, England (1-A Victoria Avenue, Barrow-in-Furness). Royce reports that he has been with Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp. in Groton, Conn., since 1947, after his coronary. In 1957 he was married to Ulla, a French girl of Danish birth. They were married in Geneva, Switzerland, where she was working with the Migration Committee. A few months ago, he was sent by Electric Boat to represent them at Vickers-Armstrongs (Shipbuilders) in Barrow in connection with Electric Boat's interests in the construction of their first nuclear-powered submarine. Royce says they have now settled in a small flat in Barrow proper, and are now beginning to enjoy the finer weather and the longer days in the Lake District, which is only several miles north of them; however their Gales Ferry home, just above the Submarine Base in New London, is missed a great deal.

Ulla's son Alain, having finished his six months' active duty with the Marines, is working in Stockholm this summer and will return to Harvard in September to complete his last year. Royce's son Alan is 20 and in his second year at University of North Dakota; his daughter Diana is 16 and in boarding school in Connecticut. She is spending the summer in England with the family.

Royce concludes by saying they have a busy, active and interesting life there, what with the friendly and kind Barrovians, and the occasional passers-through, not to mention our good submarine friends in the Holy Loch area, which is approximately a five-hour drive away. -And finally, they would be most S E P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R ,

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CHICK HAYWARD '30, Grace Ennis and Clare Ennis '30.

happy to see any and all friends who pass their way. Good hearing from you, Royce.

GEORGE H E A P writes that he has moved to Coronado, Calif. (620 First St.).

Noted in the 21 July issue of the Los Angeles Times, practically a full-page spread was given to an article entitled "Experts Go Back To School to Keep Pace with Science."

Your secretary being an engineer is greatly aware of the need for this sort of thing.

Even though you are right in the middle of your profession, you nonetheless find yourself getting further behind every day. The newspaper article gave a vivid description of the work that CLARE E N N I S is doing at UCLA in the field of advanced instruction

for this country's foremost military and civilian engineer-managers who straddle today's technological dilemma. Looking over the curriculum—and it is a fine one—it is noted that each course is replete with outside authoritative speakers. Among the most recent outstanding lecturers was CHICK H A Y W A R D , now Deputy CNO (Development), who addressed the UCLA course on 20 June. Clare was good enough to send us a picture of himself and Grace taken with Chick on this occasion at Ojai, Calif. Clare is doing a fine job and making an outstanding contribution to both government and industry.

That's "30" until next month!

GATHERED FOR MINT JULIPS at Jack White's '31 home at 1200 Toyon Drive, Millbrae, Calif., on 4 July. Left to right, sitting: Heloise Phifer, Ginny Peterson, Fanny Andrews and Tommie White. Standing: Tom Phifer, Dick Peterson, Dick Andrews and Jack White.

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Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagberg, U S N , Staff Com 4. Naval Base. Philadelphia, Pa. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. S. W. Betts, U S N Dir. Naval Weather Service, Naval Station, Washington 25, D. C.

We have word that a 1931 miniature class ring is available at Kahn-Oppenheimer Incorporated, jeweler at 917 F St., N.W., Washington 4, D. C. It is 14 kt gold, size 4J/2, with a very slightly worn acquamarine stone and can be had for $25.00, tax included, by contacting Mr. Harry Brott of the above organization.

EARL GALLAHER announces he has joined Airtronics, Incorporated, 5221 River Rd., Bethesda, Md., as Personnel Director and Security Officer.

FULLER BRUSH writes . . . "Isabelle and I are living temporarily in Dave McDonald's old apartment at Ponte Vedra.

Apartment Water Oak # 1 , Ponte Vedra Estates, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. It is situated on one of the finest golf courses in the South and has a good fishing lagoon within casting distance of the front door. So far the Old Man hasn't found time to take advantage of all the facilities but Sharon (our 13-year-old) caught a IS-inch large-mouth bass in a matter of minutes right out front.

She and Ricky (on leave from the Naval Academy) are having quite a time swimming and fishing.

"Bill (17 years old), who entered West Point 5 July, writes that they are giving him a hard time at the Point because we accidently put my new return address on the outside of a letter to him. When the upper class found out that he was a Navy Junior the fireworks started. His latest letters indicate that the hazing has subsided to the point where he will last out the summer.

"Best wishes to you and all the old gang.

The latch string is always out to any of you who happen to stray down this way."

Correction to our list of widows attending the 30th reunion. Betty Kunkle attendedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; whoever heard of Betty Kimble?

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Sec'y, Capt. J. S. Fahy, U S N BuPers. Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. T. A. Nisewaner. U S N Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C.

ROBERT ERNEST COOMBS, JR.

With sincere regret we announce the death of our ex-baseball playing classmate, ROBERT E. COOMBS (CAPT USN R E T ) , on 25 July 1961 at Seattle, Wash. Bob retired in Feb. 1953 as a result of physical disability and established his home in Seattle where for the past several years he had been teaching high school math. Surviving are his widow Frances and 3 sons, Robert M., John B., and William L., who list 6204 40th St, N.E., Seattle, as their home.

JULY CLASS LUNCHEON

Despite the absence in California of FLOYD SCHULTZ, the local chapter President, the July luncheon turnout was the largest in years. Attending the affair were Norm Blaisdell, Bull Dreany, Johnny Fahy, Whitey Franklin, Paul Harrington, Casey Holt, Earl Hydeman, Joe Jaap, Bill Kelly, Jack Lamade, Bob Leonard, Harry Lockwood, Jerry Miller, Grimshaw Moore, Sammy Moncure, Andy Nisewaner, Charlie Odenhal, Ray Pitts, Hank Seely, Lem Small, Corky Ward, Willie Williamson, M. T. Young, Joe Tschirgi, Cowboy Weston, Ennis Taylor, Al Bowser, Red Stoner and Dimi Dimitrijevic.

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18 July luncheon. RED S T O N E R was in from California with his lovely wife Helen, visiting their daughter Lory and son-in-law currently living in the city, and made this his first lunch in a year and DIMI DIMITRIJEVIC, who always attends when he is in town, was down from New York and his post on the Military Affairs Committee of the United Nations.

This was to have been a farewell luncheon for PAUL EMRICK, who leaves soon with Loraine for duty in California, but at the last minute Paul got held up in OpNav. CORKY WARD was not only present and saying farewell before departing for Norfolk but also proudly announcing that he is now a grandfather. Daughter Marion, married to Lt. (jg) Toby Warson '59, who is currently affiliated with the Nuclear Power program, became the mother of a beautiful baby girl, Lesley Lynn, on IS July 1961.

Because of planned repairs to the Naval Weapons Plant Officers' Club, it was voted to have the Aug. luncheon at the ArmyNavy Country Club.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations are in order for 2 more sterling members of the class who made the July Selection List on our last go-round for Rear Admiral. To Harry Hull, Chief of Staff and Aide to ComNavStrikeFor, Southern Europe, and BOB W E E K S , Deputy Director for Communications, go the heartiest wishes of the class for long and continued success in the Navy.

ENGAGEMENT

RAdm. JAMES ALFRED T H O M A S , USN ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Thomas of West Hartford, Conn., announce the engagement of their daughter Leslie Sheppard to Louis John Nicolary, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph Nicolary, also of West Hartford.

Miss Thomas is a student at the National College of Education, Evanston, 111. Cadet Nicolary attends Norwich University, Northfield, Vt. HERE A N D THERE

And now we locate RAdm. W A L T INNIS. Upon retirement in 1959 Walt quit his solitary life as a bachelor and journeyed to England to marry Miss Pauline Coleman from Devonshire. Not being content with just the United States they then traveled to Argentina where for a year Walt was engaged as a consultant. However, in the late summer of 1960 Walt and Pauline returned to the States and are now living at 4000 Massachusetts Ave., Washington, D. C. Also heard from was REX L I T T L E who phoned in from New York to ask about arrangements for the 29th Reunion during Homecoming week in Sept. For the past several years Rex and Sylvia have been living in Heidelburg, Germany, where he was serving the Navy as MSTS Representative, Europe. In early 1961 they gave up that "hardship" assignment to give Rex an opportunity to become Operations Officer on the staff of the Deputy Commander MSTS Atlantic. He is currently serving as Deputy himself but on the arrival of the new relief (rumored on good authority to be HARRY H U L L ) in Sept. 1961, Rex will become Chief of Staff. Rex and Sylvia hold down the fort at 142 Quentin St., Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, N. Y. MAGRUDER T U T T L E writes: "I have just received orders detaching me in August from Carrier Division Twenty, an ASW Task Group. This has been a very short but real fine year for me, except that I haven't seen enough of my classmates. The progress

being made in anti-submarine warfare is encouraging.

"Jim Reedy '33 from NAS Jacksonville will be my relief.

"My next assignment is with the Naval Air Basic Training Command, Pensacola, Fla. "I hope that any classmates or friends passing that way will get in touch with me."

Margaret D R O P P tells us that she now has six grandchildren. In July both her daughter Virginia, who is the wife of Capt.

Frank Camstra, U S A F '53, and Spud Murphy's daughter, Priscilla, who is the wife of the Dropps' son Robert '60, became the mothers of sons, nine days apart. Grandmother Dropp took over the baby sitting chores with the Camstras at Champaign, 111., and then went on to greet the new "Tony Dropp in Long Beach. We all know Tony would be real proud to be a six-time grandfather.

There has been a dearth of news from out of Washington. We would love to hear what other classmates are doing so the plea is out again to send in your tidbits of information. Also, to keep current, send any changes of address to J O H N N Y FAHY, BuPers, Washington, D. C. It was a shock to hear from PAUL and Dee H A R R I N G T O N that we are soon to lose their company on the Washington scene.

They are scheduled to depart 25 August for Seattle when Paul gives up his job as Assistant Chief for Production and Quality Control, BuWeps, and is transferred to duty on the Staff of ComThirteen in Seattle pending his retirement from the Service on 1 January 1962. A finer couple we have yet to find anywhere and Washington's loss will be Seattle's gain. On retirement they will continue to reside in Seattle where Paul is going into business with Dee's brother, D. H. Noonan, in the construction game.

EMERSON F A W K E S and BOBBY F U L T O N were in town over a good portion of August but the Captain's selection board of which they were members, along with J O E JAAP, kept them so busy they were almost out of circulation. Next time in the city look us up boys.

J O H N N Y SPANGLER writes in from Tokyo that he and Charlotte have now moved into some very swank quarters that would do justice to a king. If one can't be a millionaire, at least it's fun to live like one.

Word has been received that LEVERING SMITH, the man of many scientific achievements over in Admiral Raborn's Special Projects Shop, has just received another high honor. Although passed over by the last Selection Board, Levering in early August was nominated by President Kennedy for a "spot" promotion to Rear Admiral while remaining in his current assignment as Director, Technical Division of the Special Projects Office. Although Senate confirmation has not yet been received, we wish to give our congratulations on a well deserved tribute for your outstanding scientific accomplishments.

BRUCE and Sue McCANDLESS happily report their new status of grandparents.

Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Bruce McCandless, II, became the proud parents of a son, Bruce, III, IS Aug. 1961, at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md. AUGUST CLASS LUNCHEON

The August class luncheon, held on Tuesday, 15 August, at the Army-Navy Country Club represented a change of locale that could easily become permanent. Several regular attendees such as BOB LEONARD, S H I P M A T E

G R I M S H A W MOORE, and J O E T S CHIRGI had to cancel at the last minute due to various "crash" programs but the following members were present and enjoyed a delightful luncheon with excellent service: Sam Moncure, Lem Small, Billy Robards, Gus Wellings, Johnny Fahy. Lindsev Williamson, Norm Blaisdell, Al Parker, Bill Kelly, Jake Lark, Earl Hydeman, Jack Lamade, Paul Harrington, Jerry Miller, Bill Groverman. Al Slayden, Cowboy Weston, Bob Greenlee (our USMA ex-classmate) and Andy Nisewaner.

All due credit goes to BILL K E L L Y for setting up the bar and pre-mixing the martinis. Now that he has retired, it is suspected that he is overlooking a fabulous career as a bartender.

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Sec'y, Capt. T. A. Christopher. U S N Rm. 1841, Arlington Annex. U. S. Navy Department. Washington 25. D. C. Corr. Sec'y. Capt. Morgan Slayton, U S N Room G-074A. Arlington Annex, Navy Dept., Washington 25. D . C.

At the class meeting held on 29 June a new class committee for the Washington area was elected: T U R N E R A. DUNCAN, chairman. AVCO Corp., 1701 K St., N.W., Washington 6. D. C.: Capt. DAVID LAMBERT, USN, Supt. Naval Weapons Plant, Washington 25. D. C.; Capt. E. E. GRIMM, USN. OpNav, Rm. 4D483, Pentagon, Washington 25, p . C. Capt. MORGAN SLAYTON, USN, Corresponding Secretary.

Subsequent to that meeting, members of the committee had gotten together informally to discuss long-range studies for Class of '33 programming. These include: (1) increased participation in Shipmate (which will be the secretary's principal responsibility) ; (2) initiating planning for the class's thirty-year reunion in 1963; and (3) plans for a 30-year supplement to the "Double Three Roundup." To this end, the secretary presented a tentative form letter, to be sent out to all classmates at the class luncheon held in June in order to get a consensus on these plans. Many helpful suggestions and a generally favorable reaction to the projects were elicited.

We are all very proud of our classmates who have been selected for promotion to Rear Admiral by this year's Board. For those who might not have seen the list, here is a lineal rundown of the selectees: Tom Morton, Jack Coye, Joe Williams, Arnie Schade, Elliott Loughlin, Joe Cobb, Tom Christopher, Bob MacPherson, C. B. Jones, Paul Buie, Jim Reedy and Hank Monroe.

As had been decided, the monthly class luncheons were continued in spite of the summer doldrums. Because of the anticipated action of the Selection Board, routing changes of duty assignments experienced at this time of the year and the possible imminency of retirement of certain classmates, it was hoped that the majority of the Washington area members would be able to attend the meeting held on 27 July at Fort Myer.

Thirty members had indicated they would attend and, in spite of the Berlin crisis and the hijacking of planes, we were fortunate to have twenty-seven present: Joe Bailey, Hal Bowen, Swifty Caldwell, Tom Christopher, Jack Coye, Lew Davis, Fuzzy Drake, Tad Duncan, Joe Enright, Eddie Fredericks, Weaver Garnett, Pickles Heinz, Chick King, Dave Lambert, Dave Macintosh, Bob McRae, Steve Mandarich, Barney Meyer, George Miller, Jimmy Ogden, Charlie Robertson, Arnie Schade, Herb Schwab, Gordon Selby, Morgan Slayton, Archie Wright, Paul Zimmerman.

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Just before I took over this job from TOM C H R I S T O P H E R , he had received a very nice letter from P A U L ZIMMERMAN, forwarding the write-up of the marriage of Miss Barbara Leigh Smallwood to his son, David George Zimmerman, II, which took place on Friday, 29 June at the Overland Park Presbyterian Church, Lawrence, Kan. The young couple will be at home in Lawrence until September, when David will enter the Naval Officer Candidate School at Newport.

The bride is a June graduate of Kansas University in Business Administration, while the young groom attended school at the Naval Academy, Fort Hays Kansas State College and is a graduate in architecture from Kansas University.

Other news that Paul sends is that BLISH H I L L S came to visit twice in the past three months; his son, George, is in school there (Lawrence) while Blish is stationed at N O E A D , Colorado Springs. They had a good visit together and the Zimmermans plan to go out to see him now that the wedding is over and school is out. Paul has been doing some graduate work in psychology and says he is going out to harvest some wheat on his farm near Hays next week. He said that all but one of the roaming Zimmermans were at the wedding (Pablo is on a Middle Cruise), plus most of the Searcy family.

H A L CRIST wrote to TOM C H R I S T O P H E R as follows: Dear Tom, Congratulations, old boy, on your recent selection. I know everything is in good hands.

Keep up the good work and best of luck.

As for myself I retired last June—jobs not being too plentiful and I, not being in the mood for any more pressure, went down to Duke for a 12 months' course. Finally made MAT in math but it was a tough struggle. Now I'm signed up to teach at Princess Anne High next year and looking forward to it.

My six weeks' vacation is all work—fixing up the house for sale and buying another —bigger this time. Haven't had time to get bored yet. If you get down to Virginia Beach way give us a call—be glad to see you. If you should know where J O E COSTELLO is I would appreciate his address.

Good luck and happy sailing.

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

R A N D O M NOTES

TOM CALLISTER (4025 N. 24th Rd., Arlington 7, Va.) checked in the Washington area for the forthcoming year. No further particulars. Tom is one of the few MD's in the class.

BOB D A V I E S (156 Shawnee Trail, Aurora, Ohio) was recently appointed president of the International Division of ParkerHannifin Corp. of Cleveland.

C H A R L I E M A N N (4809 Morgan Dr., Chevy Chase, Md.) was recently named executive vice president of Data Analyses Corp., with headquarters in Washington, D. C, a subsidiary of Dynalectron Corp.

NAVY-MIAMI FOOTBALL GAME OCTOBER 6

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(formerly California Eastern Aviation Inc.).

BILL G U T H R I E (2704 Cortland PL, N.W., Washington, D. C.) is now on the staff of Georgetown Properties, Inc. The Senate confirmed the appointment of J O H N H A R L E E to be a member of the Federal Maritime Board. Since March he has been a consultant to the Under Secretary of Commerce and Transportation. From ROY SMITH, U. S. Naval Liaison Officer, Admiralty Tower, Gibraltar, B.C.C.: "Suppose you have seen or heard that we will be coming back to Washington this fall. Have been promoted to Captain and will take over as CO of the Reserve Training Center Washington sometime in late November. My relief is due here about 3 October and we have 30 days' leave enroute in which we hope to tour a bit of Northern Europe, sailing from Southampton. Only problem is that we have so many invitations to visit RN friends who have gone from here to England that we could use the whole period there alone and something will have to go by the board. Two, though, are musts; to play golf at St. Andrews and to have dinner in Nelson's cabin in HMS

VICTORY.

"The new flag list confirms '34 as being one of the great classes. Still a year away from the zone and we already have 25 Rear Admirals aside from the Marine flag officers.

Methinks it will be another 1916 or 1927.

My sincere congratulations to those who made it and best wishes for those coming up next year."

To ROLLIN and Beth W E S T H O L M in Japan. Enjoyed having Kristin, your No. 1 daughter, as a temporary Annapolis-Washington car pool companion.

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LOST A N D FOUND DEPARTMENT

The following letter was received from the manager of the Princeton Inn, Princeton, N. J. "We have found a 1935 Academy cla.-.s ring, with the inscription 'Betty from Mark.'

It is possible from this description you might be able to advise us the name of the owner, and where we might find him. I would judge there were not too many men named Mark in the class."

According to the Register the only Mark in '35 was MARK ESLICK, JR., who died 13 October 1945. Anyone who can provide any clue to the ownership of this ring is requested to write to Mr. Sam Stewart, General Manager, Princeton Inn, Princeton, N.J. Sec'y, Capt. D. G. Gumz, U S N 2743 N. Wakefield St. Arlington, Va. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, U S N 1013 Downing St., Rt. 4, Box 575C Annandale, Va. HOMECOMING

Welcome, and a happy 25th Reunion to you all—here at Annapolis or elsewhere. Those who can't make it, we know you are here with us in spirit as we get together to celebrate, and we will toast you all—North, East, South and West. I'm sorry I missed the deaclline for the last issue with all the news and dope, but the sudden change of duty with all its turn-over details let the deadline get by. So just be patient as I report on events since last June.

REAR ADMIRAL GENE FLUCKEY '35 presents USS BARB Trophy to Midshipman Jim Dunn '61 for Second Consecutive Year.

On 23 June the gals got together and had a wonderful time at Dick and Med Fowler's home in Sleepy Hollow. Swimming in the pool was the big event, and now I guess I'll have to build one. Ede still hasn't stopped talking about how her martini came floating across the pool as she lay on a raft basking

"TWENTY SIX YEARS YOUNG!—IN SERVICE, THAT IS." From left to right, top to bottom, at the '35 Class Reunion: Captains Maurer, Atkins, Parker, Gimber, Freeman, Phillips, Irving, Shaffer, Reich, Tipton, Harmer, Bauer, Becker, Karaberis, Houck, Wood, Wulzen, Jennings.

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in the sun. "Squeak" Amme and Sue Tyree were the co-hostesses. Present were: Mary Dora Sexton, Mac Fleming, Lorraine Morton, Mary Moore Lacey, Dotty Entler, Barbara Schlecht, Ede, Med, and the co-hostesses. A good time was had by all, and the topics of conversation were the reunion, the family, and a rehash of old times. As for me, this floating martini I've got to see!

Not to be outdone by the girls the male contingent had a luncheon at Fort McNair on 29 June. Nineteen were present including Lovell (our host), Schlecht, Fleming, Fowler, Tyree, Butler, Woodville, Phillips, Sanford, Amme, Thompson, Bjarneson, Hanger (back from California and now a lawyer in D. C ) , Morton, Rothwell, Thacher, Gumz, Masters, and yours truly. Discussion was centered around the "Old Fud Lucky Bag" and the Dedication Fund. In spite of the price quoted by John Court, it was decided to go ahead with the "Old Fud's L B " under the sponsorship of Bon Amme and Norm Gillette. As to the Dedication Fund, the following is reported: Total cash received $4,948.00 Due on pledges (Get yours in!) 165.00 Funds used by 1936 5,150.00* Deficit credited to class 37.00 â&#x20AC;˘Used for chairs in '36 area of stadium $4,100.00** Used for plaques on promenade 1,000.00 Used for chairs in other classes 50.00 $5,150.00 **Chairs given by class 12 Chairs commemorated by classmates 22 Chairs commemorated by members outside class... 7 41 or $4,100.00 R A L P H H A A S is the last classmate to receive a chair dedication, made by H A N K FUSSELL. Had several calls from MALCOMB McGRATH inviting me to luncheons, but couldn't go. However, managed to get from him the fact that he has four grandchildren, and that his current business address is 240 Newbury St., Boston 16, Mass. Thought he was in the lead as a grandfather until I heard from Hank Fussell and found out he had ten. This makes Mac look like a piker.

G R I F F SEXTON'S son will enter Princeton University this fall. Our best wishes for success go with him, and may he emulate the fine leadership qualities set by his Dad, both in scholastics and athletics.

A note from BILLY J O H N S O N inquired about the reunion. H e is still with M & R Dietetic Laboratories, makers of Pream. He reports all well and happy in his family.

Hope Billy got my late letter in time because we all want to see the Johnsons at Homecoming. If not, I busted and take all the blame.

A card from T O M M Y K I N G tells about the Coral Sea celebration visit to Australia.

Says Tommy, "Ran into STANTON TROTT who is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Tasmania.

He and wife, Mary, and the children love the place, and I don't blame them. Every stop in Australia is wonderful!" He also reports, "Played golf with S C R A P P Y CRAWFORD in Coronado before deploying west Also saw E D H O F F M A N and BILL K A U F M A N . I am in Guam now and at a delightful party at B I L L and Dotty GAILLARD's, whose daughter just married DICK R O T H W E L L ' s son. Say hello to all at the reunion."

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THREE '36ERS MEET IN MONTEREY. Left to right: Wm. B. Thomas, OinC Naval Engineering Curriculum, Ralph Arndt, Chief of Staff to Superintendent, U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, and Wm. H. Shea, ComDesRonNine.

A letter from H A N K F U S S E L L says, "I suppose you've already read FRISBY LEDERER's new book. The rascal goes through here on his way to and from New York, but has only called me once. (Frisby take note.) I hope to get him to stop in on his next trip as I have a lot to talk to him about." He continues, "I was sorry we missed M. J. S M I T H when he invited us to lunch on his ship at Point Hueneme. Family complications and a new grandchild, our tenth, prevented same."

W I L L I E L E W I S writes that his oldest daughter, Marcia, received her B.A. degree, cum laude, at College of Notre Dame of Maryland. She majored in language and was President, Beta Kappa Chapter of Eta Sigma Phi. She has been attending the Middleburg College Summer School of Italian for advanced study. This fall she will continue work towards an advanced degree under a graduate assistantship appointment granted by the University of Illinois. Willie's oldest boy. Bill Junior ( U S N A '60), has received orders to the October class at Sub School, New London, Conn. Willie also says he saw T O M and Mary Ellen SAMUEL recently.

Tom is enjoying retired life and looking forward to classes at San Diego State College. Willie expects to be relieved as CO OKANOGAN in October and hopes to return to the East Coast for duty.

Tom Kimmel, Jim Grav. Jack Carmichael, and Fred Chenault. He hoped to see " O N I O N " P H I L L I P S en a visit to La Spezia. Mary and Joy (their youngest) had finally arrived and an apartment had been found. Says Jack: "Life is most stimulating as you can imagine. Our best to all '36 in Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;may you have a grand reunion!" Thanks Jack; we'll all miss you and Mary and be thinking of you.

J. T. and Nancy R E E D announced the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Lucille, to Brian Campbell Miller on 24 June.

Elizabeth attended the College of William and Mary and her husband is a graduate of Duke University. The newlyweds will make their home in Bethesda, Md. We all wish them health, wealth, and prosperity as they start their new life together.

FITZ P A L M E R has retired and is enrolled in Duke University in the special program in mathematics for retired Armed Forces officers. The course is designed to prepare former officers for teaching math in high schools or elementary math in colleges. Good luck, Fitz, as you go on toward new goals.

Also had a short note from FRED CHEN A U L T saying all is well in the Med. He wanted to correct me on the fact that he expected to see ALEX T Y R E E appear on the scene shortly. My previous report said he had seen Alex. Fred also sends his regards and best wishes to all on our 2Sth reunion.

Speaking of reunions, a note from R A L P H A R N D T and the accompanying picture tells about a reunion at the PG School, Monterey, on the occasion of the 115th anniversary of the landing of Commodore Sloat when he took possession of California, after the start of the Mexican War. Ralph is presently Chief of Staff to the Superintendent of the PG School, and BILL T H O M A S is OIC of Naval Engineering Curriculum.

BILL SHEA, ComDesRon Nine, was visiting; BOB O'DENNING, former Director of the Engineering School, had left just before the picture was taken.

A long letter from JACK N O E L recounted his many adventures in the Med since taking command of the SPRINGFIELD. His story struck a note of nostalgia as he brought back many memories of my days in Greece and Italy. Perhaps the latest event in Jack's life occurred recently when he hosted Capt. J. D. Lodge, U S N R (former Governor of Connecticut and Ambassador to Spain), during the Captain's two-week active duty period on the Staff of ComSixthFleet Jack's letter also said he had seen

C H A R L I E E I S E N B A C H , Head Academic Planning Department, Naval W a r College, has recently been detached and relieved by T. D. Cunningham '37.

To those of you who don't make it to Annapolis for the Reunion, we will miss you all. Anyway, we know you will be present with us in spirit, and as we celebrate we will be thinking of you all "scattered far and wide." Twenty-five years seems only like yesterday to me, and I'm sure it does the same to you; while it may be long in 51

terms of time, it seems only a short time ago that we threw our hats high with abandon as we went on out to the Fleet as naive young Ensigns. Except for the war years and Korea, during which many of our classmates gave up their lives so that the new generation might live, life has been pretty good to us all. It is to those who made the supreme sacrifice that we lift our glasses on high this twenty-fifth reunion, ever mindful that they have laid the future of this country in our hands.

Recent duty changes : Bob Hayler to ComDesDiv 132; Ernie Humphrey to OpNav; Fred Bennett to Navy Comptroller's Office; Carl Heywood to CO, ONR Office, Bklyn., N. Y.; Dick Pratt to BuPers; Randy Meade to CO NSD Yokosuka; Moose Brown to SupShips, N. Y. Shipbuilding Corp., Cam(ien, N. J.; Jack Ryder to ComMinFlot 1; Scrappy Crawford to ComPhibRon 1; Alex Tyree to ComServRon 6; Jack Carmichael to OpNav; Joe Rice to ComPhilNavShipYd; Romberg to BuWeaps; and yours truly to Joint Staff, JCS. A good time to all who come and best wishes to those who couldn't make it from all of us here at the 2Sth Reunion. May we all be together when we make it the thirtieth.

YOKOSUKA NEWS

L O U I E DECAMP, skipper of the KEARSARGE (CVS-33), writes that, "On 28 July 1961 all of '38 present and accounted for in Yokosuka, Japan, met for drinks in the O Club and then lunch in the cabin mess of the KEARSARGE. Present were: C H A R L I E MACD O N A L D , Chief of Staff DesFlot One, soon to go to his DesRon in Long Beach; MONK MASTERSON,

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sailed shortly afterwards back to C O N U S ; S K I P GIFFIN, Commander Sub Group WestPac and recently designated Commander SubFlot Seven; LOUIS D E C A M P , CO KEARSARGE.

"Missing were W A L T KREAMER, CO of the Naval Communications Facility away on TAD, and RED J O H N S O N , CO of the POLLUX, homeported in Yokosuka but away at sea. The next day BILL R A T L I F F in the PIEDMONT arrived to relieve MICKEY FINN'S PRAIRIE and the next day JIM PAINE, Chief of Staff for DesFlcjt Seven, arrived in the TOPEKA. If one stays in Yokosuka long enough everyone passes through."

Thanks for the news, Louie.

MEMORIAL STADIUM

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Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. J. P. M. Johnston, USN (Ret.), 5439 41st St., N.W. Washington 15, D. C.

Capt ROBERT L. SAVAGE, USN (Ret.), has been named to the newly established position of manager, administrative planning by Babcock Electronics Corporation, Costa Mesa, Calif. Savage will reside in Comeo Highlands, Corona Del Mar.

Corr. Sec'y, Capt. John A. Bogley, U S N 3900 Watson PI., N.W., Washington, D. C. HOMECOMING

The SMALLs and MYERs have kindly volunteered to take over the class cocktailbuffet party on Saturday, 30 September. The party will be held in the Smalls' quarters on Porter Road immediately following the Homecoming game. Two hours of cocktails, roast beef buffet, wine and after dinner drinking are included in the price of seven dollars per person. ED CONRAD, the newly elected chairman of the Washington group, is in charge of the party so make your checks payable to "GEORGE DALTON, Treasurer" and mail them to Capt. E. E. Conrad, 4903 Jamestown Rd., Washington 16, D. C.

CAPT. ROBERT I. SAVAGE '37

H E Y D O N and Muriel W E L L S and their charming daughter Dee. Heydon wears about four hats on the staff of the Commandant, Sixth Naval District, but found time to be a very genial and entertaining host. The Wells have purchased a beautiful air-conditioned home in the suburbs of Charleston.

Any of you who have been to Charleston in the summer can appreciate as I did the comfort of the air conditioning. Muriel gave a most enjoyable dinner party for me and included K E N and Bobbie ROCK also on the Commandant's staff. Muriel and Dee also stopped by Washington and stayed with the Hestons on their way to visit Muriel's mother in New Jersey.

DON BROWN reports that the donations for memorial chairs have come to a screeching halt so those of you who have stuck the forms some place and forgotten about them, please find them and send in your checks so we can finish this very worthwhile project.

Among the many letters already received we have some news which I promised last issue to pass along. H E R B MANDEL retired in February and is now busily engaged in the Research and Development Department of the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Conn. Son Matt is at Andover and Gloria and Herb are in the throes of designing and building a home.

H A N K W E I L E R addresses himself from Greensboro, S. C , where he is working for "We, the people"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith. DAN HALL writes from

NORFOLK NEWS

The H E S T O N s journeyed to Norfolk where GRANT took over DesRon 22. They attended a round of parties being held in honor of ED and Betty LUBY about to leave for the West Coast and a DesRon for Ed. Amongst the classmates seen were Agee and Emilou Melvin also about to depart for duty in Honolulu, the Kellys, Stotts, Ponds, Manns, Winn Haines, Robie Haines and the Randy Moores.

Grant shoved off for the Med with his squadron and Jean and the boys left by plane to join him in Naples after short visits in London with the PALMERs and the SPEARs in The Hague. Jean and the boys will return to Washington in time for school and join Grant again for Christmas.

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CAPT. ELTON L. KNAPP, USN '38 (right), relieves Capt. Edward C. Callahan, USN, as Commanding Officer of the Navy Training Devices Center while RAdm. L. D. Coates, USN '30, looks on.

S H I P M A T E

'38 CLASSMATES IN YOKOSUKA gather for lunch in cabin mess of USS KEARSARGE (CVS-33). Left to right: Charlie MacDonald, Chief of Staff DesFlot One, Monk Masterson, CO NAS Atsugi, Mickey Finn, CO PRAIRIE, Skip Giffin, ComSubFlot Seven, and Louie DeCamp, CO KEARSARGE.

Cohasset, Mass., but gives no further information.

DAVE I N B U S C H writes from P. O. Box 145, Cocoa Beach, Fla., that he suffered a heart attack last winter. SLICK S T E A R N S writes from 29 Chenango St., Cazenovia, N. Y., and J O H N and Caroline B R O W N E from 4635 Libbit Ave., Encino, Calif. P A U L SCHULTE reports leaving United Aircraft's Hamilton Standard Division and starting work with the Huyck Systems Company on Long Island. Paul and Teena now Hve at 9 Randall Drive, Suffield, Conn. BOB F L E T C H E R is a school boy at Purdue and gives his address as P. O. Box 612, West Lafayette, Ind. Will continue these news items in future columns but in the meantime all those with good intentions who forgot to send in their donations please get busy and send them to Capt. C. D. BROWN, 408 Lyric Lane, Falls Church, Va. Don or I will also be very glad to get answers to any questions you may have, particularly those of you who desire to join with one or more classmates in designating a chair for a particular classmate.

NEWS FROM ALL A R O U N D

J O H N and Julie F E R R I T E R stopped in Washington for a visit and John's sister's wedding on their way to Newport where John is taking over DesRon 20. Both looked like Key West duty had agreed with them.

EL B A L D R I D G E came up from Buenos Aires to a special course at the Naval War College in Newport and spent some time in Washington. Unfortunately, I was out of town and could not return the warm hospitality he gave me while in Buenos Aires S E P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R ,

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this summer but I understand he was kept busy in between his official duties.

Congratulations go to MAC McCRORY who has been assigned to duty as the Aide to our new CNO. K. G. ROBINSON has orders to the Sth Naval District, F R E D B A R D S H A R goes to Staff ComSixthFleet, C H A R L I E A K E R S to Command DesRon 13 and ED T R I C K E Y to duty in OpNav. Get your reservations in for the Alumni Association planned events for Homecoming and particularly for the class party at the Smalls'.

Sec'y, Capt. Thomas R. Weschler, U S N 4300 Hawthorne St., N.W. Washington 16, D. C.

This month the news has been scanty, but when you see the list of all the people moving this summer and fall you can understand why there wasn't time for letter writing.

And with no wives' luncheons during the summer here in Washington (first one is the second Wednesday of October and monthly thereafter), there isn't even any scuttlebutt. Two friendly faces did show up for the first time this month: F R E D H O O P E R , now at BuShips, just reporting in from Long Beach, and M E N D Y (C. G. MEND E N H A L L , Jr. RADM U S N R E T ) who is with Industrial Nucleonics Corp., 650 Ackerman Rd., Columbus 2, Ohio, dropped by on a Washington visit Just missed C H A R L I E DANCY who was in town from the Weapons Lab at Dahlgren. He has orders as CO COMPASS ISLAND this fall, homeported in New York City.

The big news to pass along is about Homecoming, 30 Sept. at Annapolis. ROLLO M I L L E R has generously volunteered to host the '39 Homecoming party commencing after the game Saturday. He lives in Quarters at 30 Upshur Rd. The party is BYOL, and if you can make it, send a check for $3.00 per person for buffet supper and set-ups. Please sign up early, so Jane and Rollo have a chance to plan and get oriented for the invasion. (Capt. C. K. Miller, 30 Upshur Rd., USNA, Annapolis, Md.) JACK and Dottie REIGART are still there at 3 Porter Rd., and the SEYMOURS should be aboard by this time. Harry has turned over the KAWISHIWI (AO-146) to LLOYD VASEY, who left CinCPacFleet's Staff.

NEWPORT NEWSLETTER

With Paul Schratz moved to New London, it appears that I have fallen heir to giving the dope on local affairs.

We are now in the summer doldrums, but we are looking forward to an active year.

We will again join with '38 for monthly luncheons and other functions. It looks now like those present locally will include: from '38â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bogart, Bolam, Ferriter, Hartigan, McDowell, Morrison and Raymer; from '39 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Alford, R. W. Clark, A. F. Fischer, R. K. Gould, Gray, H. J. Green, Henry O'Rourke, Powell and Young. In addition, there are about twenty others in the Boston and New London areas who will be included in the larger affairs.

The first luncheon will be held in September, and after that I expect to have regular dope for you.

BILL ALFORD

Thanks, Bill. See you all at Homecoming!

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Sec'y, Capt. E . Muhlenfeld. U S N , Joint Staff, JCS, Room 2B867, Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, LCol. G. G. Williams, USMC 565 Brandon Rd., Bay Colony Virginia Beach, V a .

From J A K E H E I M A R K : "For a conference in Panama late in July, CARL SANDER, now Chief of Staff to ComDesFlot 4, came down from Newport.

HARVEY and Florence S M I T H flew in from Lima, Peru, and yours truly arrived from Mexico City. While there, it was a treat for us all to attend a reception given by A. T. and Gil NICHOLSON and to see BUD and Elaine N E W H A L L who have just arrived.

Nick and Bud are attached to CinCarib's Joint Staff. This is a theater command which includes the Latin American land areas. Since they have arrived there only recently, future visitors to Panama in the next couple years can expect to find them in quarters at Quarry Heights. Carl Sander will be participating in Unitas II which is an anti-submarine exercise in which U. S. and Latin American antisubmarine forces will train together. By December when he returns, Carl should have many interesting tales to tell.

"The Smiths are enjoying Peru and like us all complain about time going by much too quickly.

"My three years in Mexico end next January, and I expect to leave here for sea duty.

This has been a most interesting tour in many ways."

J O N S E H U G H E S has retired and is with Goodbody & Company in St. Petersburg, Fla. He writes: "By comoarison to a 2S-knot approach on an AO or AE, this job is going to be quiet—but I think I'll like i t " DON BRUCE is on the Staff of the Naval Warfare Research Center at Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, Calif. His address is now 863 E. University Ave., Los Altos, Calif.

From JULIAN BURKE, who is Exec of Bancroft Hall, USNA, we hear that LON W E L L M A N has reported in as Head of the Command Department and ABE LINCOLN is head of the Math Department. BILL LAMB has departed USNA for duty as PNS, Rensselaer, and J I M VELLIS has

gone to the West Coast, where he is CO of USS MATTHEWS (ADA-96).

Jim writes from Bremerton: "DICK N E S B I T T is here at Bremerton—the Vellises and Nesbitts have had fun getting together again. Best to all the gang back there —the Vellises will sure miss Homecoming this year. We'll be thinking of you all."

Twenty-five years after we all went through the great flail of Plebe summer, the following eight of our number have sons enjoying the same experience as members of the Class of '65: Jim Coyle, Deacon Fickensher, Ozzie Gray, Willie House, John Refo, Wally Utley, Jug Wood, and Bob Young. Congratulations to these classmates on initiating '40's next generation in the Navy. .

With Homecoming time rolling around again, when you think of an appropriate necktie to wear to that big game and the surrounding festivities, think of SAL WALLINE—he still has a number of class ties left. And ED M U H L E N F E L D is still looking for biographies and checks from about half of you.

See you at Homecoming!

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Twenty-eight classmates joined the ranks of the "old fuds" and tacked the letters (Ret.) after their names on 1 July. Retiring from the Navy were: Dave Armstrong, Pete Batcheller, Russ Blair, Jim Botten, Randy Boyd, Hugh Clark, Hank Conger, Lloyd Delatour, Dell Deller, Maynard ^ Dixon, Archie Fields, Lee Graham, Dick Hill, Gene Krebsbach, Bob Luker, John Malone, Ormsby Marshall, Vince Muirhead, John Palm, Red Plaxco, Dave Polatty, Charlie Quinn, Waldo Simons, Harry Simpson, and Ed Taber and Bill McReynolds of the Marine Corps.

We certainly wish them a successful and prosperous civilian life. We also hope that they send their addresses to the Alumni Association so that we can keep in touch.

W A R R E N R. W I N N , JR., has been named Vice President, Schedules and Planning, of Eastern Air Lines. Since March 1960 he has been Assistant to the President of Eastern Air Lines. This post generally rotates every 12 to 18 months in order to give top-level administrative experience to men from various departments. Winn's home is at 8 Locust Drive, Upper Nyack, N. Y, J O H N N Y BURWELL checked in with an announcement that he will attend Homecoming and a short report on the activities of E N D E R S HUEY, ONC of the Sub School, New London. In order of importance, Enders escorted John and his naval reserve officers from New Haven around the sub school. In short order Enders than had the Governor of Illinois, some West Point cadets, and some Air Force Falcons. Enders, according to John, was still the same old calm and capable Enders of yore.

John also reports that he heard the other day from ORMSBY MARSHALL, who has taken a job as program manager (Space R & D ) with Western Dev. Labs in Palo Alto, Calif.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. K. Taussig, Jr., U S N (Ret.) Sherwood Rd., Wardour, Annapolis, Md.

Sec'y, Cdr. Arthur F. Rawson. Jr., U S N , 445 Argyle Dr.. Alexandria 7, V a .

LCol. Walter W. Stegemerten, USMC 6106 Dorchester St., Springfield, V a .

Little by little the news from around the world of '42 is increasing. At the present time

though there are a lot of areas that we don t hear from. For example, there must be a lot going on in the SOth State that would be of interest to us not so fortunate as to be stationed there. Let's hear!

The big item of discussion at the Washington area luncheons on the 1st Wed. of each month is still the 20-Year Book. Your committee wants to get going, but as of Aug., the response was still far from encouraging.

The committee has to be able to make^ firm commitments by Nov., so if you haven't indicated your support let's get on the ball. The address is still: Association of the Class of 1942, POB 6042, Shirlington Station, Arlington, Virginia, Att'n. BOB T O W E R .

Lots of news from NORM N A S H about the Norfolk area. New arrivals were ED ROSENBERG, Staff CinCLantFlt,and ACE MULLEN. I K E KIDD with his DesDiv is back from the Med. In August, BOB McW E T H Y and P H I L COLE left for Washington and duty in OpNav. W A L T BRANDON assumed duty as XO, N A S NorVa. New arrivals in the Norfolk area should contact J U D DOYLE (NavCommSta-Ext 3200) to get on the local roster and mailing list. The class meets each 3rd Fri. at Breezy Point O Club for lunch; alternating stag and drag. The July luncheon was drag and those attending were: Tom and Emma Lee Williams, Shine and Charlie Payne, Gerry and Jean Scott, Norm and Muff Nash, Chick Martin, R. C. McGrath, Barney Reinhardt, Jud Doyle, Earl Greer, Ace Mullen, Walt Brandon and Phil Cole. However the drawing power of the wives was evidenced by the small attendance at the August luncheon.

Five stalwarts were present: Woods, Scott, Flynn, Abernathy, and Nash. "Those who didn't attend missed a very pretty waitress."

J O H N MAROCCHI, still at F t Monroe, checked in to say he was going on another trip, but to keep him on the mailing list.

TOM W I L L I A M S had a running fight with the medicos over the need for a knee operation. Good luck, Tom, on however the fight turned out.

On an Aug. trip to Omaha (SAC), Norm traveled part of the way with DICK GLAESER. Dick was on his way from Quantico to the West Coast for TAD. Norm, reported that GERRY MILLER and D W I G H T RAYMOND were busy on their sketches for the year book (would that rnore were). Gerry is also busy managing a Little League team. The star pitcher for the team is a boy who conquered a bout with polio that left him with one arm unusable. Norm was thrilled to see the little fellow pitch, assisted by sheer guts and Gerry's encouragement.

From Brown University, C L I F F and Jo MASON report that duty in Providence is interesting and pleasant with enjoyable neighbors and all that goes with it. Jo has been hospitalized however for about six weeks, but they were expecting full recovery shortly after the date (in July) of Cliff's letter. "We are all pulling for a speedy recovery, Jo." From the Long Beach area BOB REILLY, CO USS HARRY E . HUBBARD, reports that

he hasn't been getting the news. He feels that the only DD skipper out of '42 is being slighted. "Corrective action has been taken, Bob." DAN BERGIN was reported departing the area for duty in Washington. TRIGGER E S L E R and J O H N W E L C H both on ComCarDiv 19, Staff, departed for WesPac on the YORKTOWN. Accompanying them with his DesDiv was K E N SIMMONS, Com DesDiv 232. Returning to the area is DICK OLSON, XO U S S TOPEKA. DOC ROBINSON, the OinC of recruiting in the area, S H I P M A T E

u*ii^ snazzy bachelor's apartment up near Hollywood. "TAD'ers in the area take note."

Doc states that he is very happv with his surroundings." For the benefit of' those who haven t had a tour in the Long Beach area.

Bob gives it his personal recommendation.

"I'll bet Doc does too."

Don't forget the 20-Year Book. W e need a sketch of the family and yourself; a good recent picture of the whole familv; and a check for $5.00 payable to " U S N A ' Class of 1942-Twenty Year Book Fund."

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Sec.-Treas., Dale V. Ness 1331 Barger Dr., Falls Church, Va.

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_ Cdr. T H p M A S J. C H R I S T M A N , U S N , is now Resident Representative for the Bureau of Naval Weapons at Aerojet-General Corporation, Sacramento Solid Rocket Plant.

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m OFFICERS f OF THE NAVY, MARINE CORPS, and COAST GUARD HAVE FURNISHED THEIR FAMILIES THE PROTECTION OF

Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Frank F. Clifford, Jr., USN 3854 Columbia Pike, Arlington 4. Va.

UNCHOPPED SPINACH

As this is written, we are about "T-30 and counting" to Homecoming. (Anyone who doubts my know-how a la missiles, please note!) The magic effect of the "Green Bowlers" will soon be evident and the environs of this year's "Grand Lodge"—the Bay Ridge Beach Club—will be sprinkled with "Look AUvers." DICK V A N O R D E N reports that the Club was a sell-out and we are hoping that those unfortunates who will not be billeted there may join us on the side of the pool for the various rituals. From the picture postcard look we've had, the pool will hold all delegates—with the shallow end reserved for those who "reallv live" at the reception.

GEORGE F I T C H E T T and F R A N K CLIFFORD (the short and long of it) have been appointed lifeguards on a space (and time) available basis.

Inasmuch as the July Class Newsletter has been given wide distribution, no additional ofRcial business at this writing. However, it must be noted that the response to J I M S M I T H ' S cryptic fiscal call has been gratifying. In addition, many of those forwarding their inputs took the time to comment and enlighten us as to whereabouts, status, etc.

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by Bill on a recent trip to Japan: J O H N S W A N K on ComSeventhFleet's staff; ED R U E T E from N S D Subic; Roy Jones in Tokyo; Al Giorgis in Yokosuka.

SOCIAL NOTES FROM ALL OVER

G. F I T C H E T T reports meeting LARRY S I M M E L I N K in Cleveland where Larry is Chief Engineer for Shell Oil Co. Larry is also "going up" in Navy circles, having made Cdr. USNR. W A L T DEDRICK saw GEORGE M A X W E L L in San Diego.

George is a Supply type at N A S . Walt reports JACK RILEY at SubBase Pearl and GEORGE P E E D as CO GMU-10 at Pearl.

Last but not least, he informs us that one of his four offspring, Dan (16), has one year to go prior to entering college. We concur with his observation that "we 'look alivers' are fast becoming old fuds." W A L T ROSE reports in from his job as Sales Promotion Manager, Baird Machine Co., Stratford, Conn., that his sixth, Sharon Marion Rose, arrived 17 March 1960. His job is a traveling one, especially to Europe (that bad, Walt?)

—and apparently he's kept pretty busy. However, he still has time to make a very generous offer to assist in the production of a "Look Alive" car sticker. (Boy, Madison Avenue has nothing on us.) NICK BURDE writes from 32 Brookfield Ave., Nutley, N. J. that W. A. yVILLIAMS is now a famous author and invites our attention to Time, 7 July issue, which reports Bill's progress in the writing field and' as a professor at the University of Wisconsin. JIM T O W N S L E Y corresponds from 500 Highview Rd., Middletown, Ohio. His new job is Supt. of Maintenance for the Middletown Works of Armco Steel. HAROLD LAMB is in LITTLE ROCK (CLG-4) as Operations

Officer. E. B. "Buzz" U H L E R is with G. E. in their program for jet engines. He resides at 130 Junedale Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio.

"Buzz" has identified the whereabouts of BOB DELANEY as Nortronics Division of Northrop Corp., Norwood, Mass. BILL S H U M A N announces his 20-year retirement as of 1 April 1961. Bill is now Assistant Director of R&D for a division of RaybestosManhattan at Manheim, Pa. Bill states BILL P E T R A T can be found in Sayville, L. I. "TEX" OSTROM has departed our ranks via resignation and is with a management engineering and consultant firm in New York. Address: 48 Mill Road, Latham, N. Y. KARL MUNNIGER, who is also in the consulting engineer business (1 Webster St., Albany, N. Y.), writes in to say it's great to be a part of this "Go-Go" class, and that space is available for 4S'ers passing through Albany. (My next command will probably be the Albany Night Boat, Karl. I'll take you up on it.) R A L P H SWANSON reports his new address as P. O. Box 467, Warren, Ohio, and that he is active in the Reserve as XO of NRCB Division 4-20, Youngstown. BOB DELGADO reports in from Chief Engineer in the HORNET (CVS-12).

fabulous doings at H. C. Be there and be fabulous!

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Sec'y, LCdr. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr., U S N R 3514 Lord St., San Diego 11, Calif.

Jeanne GILLIAM writes from Key West, Fla.: Dear Daisy— Wanted to drop you a note to give you a report on our whereabouts and extend an invitation to any of '46 who come Key West way. GILL is operations officer here for VX-1—shore duty tour.

We left Norfolk a year ago and bought a so-called cruising houseboat in Fort Lauderdale—continued trip aboard ARGO and have made our home in her ever since. ARGO is a 76-foot Trumpy yacht built in 1912. In spite of her age we find her a comfortable home and quite seaworthy. We have 4 bedrooms, living room, dining room, wheel house, galley, 2 full baths and 2 ^ baths plus engine room—twin Mack diesel engines—a workshop and a large after deck. To speak for her seaworthiness we have had regular cruises around the islands near Key West in the past year. Last Thanksgiving we spent our holidays at the Dry Torgas Island some 60 miles west of here. Last week we returned from a month's cruise in the Bahamas with stops at Cat Cay, Beng Island, a week in Nassau, Bimini and back to Miami and on home. Our whole family is enjoying this life afloat. The family consists of Bret 10, Kathy 9 and Chris 5, plus Yogi Bear, a St. Bernard, Coca, a Persian cat and Flippy, a green sea turtle (some 2 feet long).

ARGO we decided is our answer to the many necessary Navy moves—our record: 10 moves in 12 years. We have central heat and hope to be able to continue to live aboard on future duty tours.

ALAN J. FRANKEL, Nitro, W. Va., has been appointed purchasing agent at Monsanto Chemical Company's Chocolate Bayou

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Sec'y. Mr. Joseph P . Flanagan, Jr. 401 E. Mill Rd., Flourtown, P a .

J O H N T. H A R R I S has been appointed to the new position of manager of military applications operations at St. Paul Univac.

In his new post, Harris is responsible for market planning, public relations and advertising, sales promotion, proposal preparation and training. He was formerly assigned to St. Paul Univac's Washington headquarters office as technical assistant to the director of military applications.

PAUL O. GADDIS, who has completed a year of advance management study at M.I.T. under an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, received the honors award for the best master's thesis in the School of Industrial Management at M.I.T. He is the first Sloan Fellow to receive the award. His subject was the accountability of corporate management in companies with dispersed ownership.

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Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Ray Lochner (SC) USNR-R, 1221 Van Buren Dr..

Annapolis, Md.

WILLIAM H. KANZLER has been appointed an assistant professor of education at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo.

He received his M.A. from Columbia University in 1952 and his Ed.D. from Wayne State University in 1960.

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Sec'y, LCdr. Robert W. Hanby, Apt. J4, Perry Circle, U S N A , Annapolis, Md. West Coast—LCdr. W. W. Lee, USN, 2830 S. Norfolk St., San Mateo, Calif.

After a long dry spell the news has picked up.

P-A,UL and Betty BRYANT announce the arrival of Edward Glenn Bryant, who checked in on 21 July at 1344. This is # 6 . The 5 other boys welcomed the youngster home on the following Monday.

DEPARTURE

PAUL ABEL and family checked out of the Command Dept. for VA-164 at NAS Cecil, Fla. (after stops in Albuquerque and U.S.C).

ARRIVALS

AL GIORGIS supplies a newsy bit including a recent "Look Alive" party at Yokosuka which included: Ruth and John Swank, Rita and Bill McLaughlin, Elva and Craig Randall, Sam Gorsline and Louise and Al. It also seems that Betty Cockrill and Barbara Gorsline made the plunge and deployed themselves to WestPac to be with the breadwinners. (My frau will have a fit hearing this—I've had her believing that anywhere outside CONUS was verboten for wives.)

That's "thirty" for this month—looking forward to sitting by the pool with a stenographer and t\'pewriter and recording the

Plant, near Alvin, Tex., after serving as purchasing agent at the company's Nitro plant.

The following note has been received from GLENN R E I F F : "Last winter I resigned from the regular Navy and accepted a commission in the Naval Reserve. I am presently working with Sanders Associates in Nashua, N. H., and both Amy and I are looking forward to seeing our many friends in New England."

J. T. HARRIS '47

P. D. L A W L E R and family have reported to the Science Dept. here. They are living at 1205 Van Buren Circle, Annapolis.

Next door at 1207 Van Buren Circle will be the NORM HALLADAY family. Norm is attached to the Weapons Dept.

Joining Norm in Weapons will be DON HALL. As yet, the Halls do not have a local address.

The Command (old Seamo & Nav) Dept welcomed DICK STRUYK and his family.

They are living at Rte. 2, Box 369, Arnold, Md. BOB N O T T I N G H A M has reported as Flag Secretary and Aide to the Superintendent. Bob is living in BOQ at the present S H I P M A T E

MAIL BAG

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S C O T T H O L D E R dropped me a line from Owensboro, Ky., where he is selling Fords with the Harry Holder Motor Co. Unfortunately, I w-as on emergency leave and unable to assist the group from his hometown.

S U M N E R M O O R E reports from Paris that P E T E R and Jane O'BANNON are in fine health. Peter arrived on 6 April, at the American Hospital in Neuilly, France.

Sumner reports he sees the T I M BRADLEYs and BOB DICKEYs from time to time, but all would like to see more of '48B in Paris.

LCdr. R O B E R T W. O'REILLY, USNRR, gives his new address as 326 S. Main St., Bel Air, Md.

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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.

GENERAL

DAN N O L E N dropped by one Sunday on a trip from Omaha. H e reports that Lenora and the boys had just returned from a vacation in our home state of Alabama in good health.

Rumor has it that the Norfolk group had a party recently. Who, when, where and what?

HUGH LOHEED and WARREN GR.\HAM organized a '48B luncheon at the Army-Navy Club in D. C. in June.

Attending also were Bill Ayers, Bill Abromitis, Greg Bell, Phil Bolger, Bill Chandler, John Gaffigan, Dudley Holstein, Art Markel (about to move back to California), Paul Martenson. Tom Nugent, Harry Remsen and Bob Tobin.

Another_ luncheon was tentatively scheduled for 15 Aug. HOMECOMING

Final arrangements for class party still not firm. Reservations for a party similar to last year has been made for the same room at Carvel Hall. Approximately two hours of cocktails with a buffet dinner to follow. W e estimate the cost to be $5.50 a person. Please send LCdr. P. G. BRYANT, U S N , Dept. of English. USNA, or R . \ Y LOCHNER, 1221 Van Buren Drive, Annapolis, Md., your money ($5.50 stag or $11.00 couple) by 1700, 25 September, as we must give Carvel the total number attending by 26 Sept.

OTHER AREA NEWS

ANDREW G. NELSON ' 4 9

After graduation Andy took part in the Newport-Annapolis sailing race prior to reporting

to

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LEONARD

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(DD-852) in the Western Pacific as communications officer. In 1950 Andy was part of the re-commissioning crew of ALFRED F .

CUNNINGHAM (DD-752) as communications officer. Later Andy became First Lieutenant and assistant Gunnery Officer. Acting in the latter capacity Andy won a letter of commendation in action off Korea in 1952.

Two WestPac tours were followed by a six-month course at CIC School Glenview.

In August 1953 he reported to U S S QUINCY (CA-71) as CIC Officer and back to the Western Pacific for the third tour. The QUINCY was decommissioned in Bremerton in 1954 and Andy was off to Yale.

From 1954 to 1956 he taught Naval Weapons to the N R O T C Students at Yale.

In August 1956 Andy reported as Executive Officer of the USS PRESTIGE ( M S O 465) serving two years and getting his fourth tour of WestPac. He took command of USS CONSTANT

(MSO-427)

while in

WestPac

and participated in the Formosa Straits Operations.

From command of the MSO, LCdr. Nelson reported to the Bureau of Naval Personnel in April 1960 for duty.

Andy's hobby is writing, which he does very well. Two of his articles will appear in the U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings September and October issue this year.

He married the former Elizabeth (Liz) Larrabee in January 1950. They have three children Larry 9, Lesley 5, and Jeffrey 2J^.

Their address is 708 Killebrew Drive, Annandale, Va. W A S H I N G T O N AREA NEWS

JAMES L. FURRH, JR. '49, Director, Market Planning, International Electric Corporation.

S E P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R ,

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Maj. K E N S C H I W E C K is at the Marine Corps Landing Force Development Center, Marine Corps School, Quantico, Va. He lives at 17 Cabin Rd., Triangle, Va. In the last column JACK and Jean D.A.NIS wished to announce the birth of their first child and not Jack and Jean Davis.

JACK W A M S L E Y calculates that there are 405 of our classmates still in the service and 350 pursuing civilian occupations.

Congratulations to N O R T O N H A R D ING who, in April 1961, received a Letter of Commendation from the Chief of Naval Operations. Admiral Burke personally commended Norton at a Thursday morning CNO briefing for his efforts on a classified electronic project for the Bureau of Ships.

The bachelor ranks are dwindling, what with one of the most eligible '49ers, BERNIE GEWIRZ, recently getting married.

Bernie married the former Sarah Ruth Myers of Tallahassee, Fla., on 14 May 1961 in Washington, D. C. Bernie and Sarah toured the East Coast on their honeymoon and are now at home at 3101 Davenport, Washington, D. C. Incidentally, Bernie's law offices are now located in the Riddell Building, 1730 K St., Washington, D. C.

W I L L I A M H. H A M I L T O N has orders to report to OpNav. CURTIS R. NORTON, JR., is reporting to the Naval Communication Station, Cheltenham, Md. "SLIM" S U M M E R V I L L E is on duty at Annapolis.

LCdr. W I L L I A M D. M c F A R L A N E and his wife Laurie proudly announce the birth of a daughter, Catherine Elizabeth, on 2 August 1961. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. and mother and daughter are fine. Home address is Box 366, Orange Park, Fla. JIM and Annette M U R P H Y now live at 261 El Chico Lane, Coronado, Calif. He is the Executive Officer, U S S INGERSOLL ( D D 652).

Received a gratifying letter from P H I L BRANNON commenting on our excellent directory. Phil is a claim examiner with Prudential Life Insurance (in the same building as Ed Zimmerman). Home addressâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1651 Lindsey Rd., Jacksonville, Fla. W I L L I A M MYERS is now with Op-60, Office of Chief of Naval Operations. Bill just reported here from War College. He, Doris, and their two boys are living at 7214 Lincolnshire St., Annandale, Va. BOB COONTZ, ED D E N N I S , and BILL BRYAN have recently been assigned to the Fleet Computer Program Center Pacific, San Diego.

With the passing of the Navy's lighterthan-air-ships LUNDI MOORE will embark on a new assignment. Lundi has been one of the finest LTA pilots for many years and since decommissioning of the squadron has been assigned to NAS, Lakehurst.

J A M E S L. FURRH, JR., has been appointed director of Market Planning of International Electric Corporation at Paramus, N. J. The newly-appointed director joins lEC from Radiation at Stanford, a West Coast subsidiary of Radiation, Inc., where he was program manager for various computer projects. Mr. Furrh and his wife, formerly of Atherton, Calif., will make their new home in Bergen County, N. J.

Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. John S. Holmes, U S N 502 Sharon Court, McLean, V a .

10-YEAR BOOK

As of this writing (late August) BILL CURLEY reports that 260 classmates have submitted complete questionnaires and photographs. In view of the number of incomplete returns, scheduled printing of the yearbook has been held up at least another month in 57

CLASS OF 1950 WIVES at Hardy's Lawn Party in Wash., D. C , on 19 July. Left to right: Shelly Henderson, Pat Mulligan, Judy Frudden, Barbara King, Margie Shultz, Jane Taylor, Jeanne Jefferson, Sally Hardy and Pearl Holmes.

order to give everyone a further chance to send in questionnaires and photographs.

Those classmates who have not participated as yet are strongly urged to send in their forms and photos as soon as possible. Otherwise this yearbook project can easily last well into 1963. More expeditious processing of your questionnaires will be available if you mail them to LCdr. W. CURLEY, 2305 Afton St., S.E., Washington, D. C. An "In Memoriam" section will be included in the yearbook. It will consist of the best photograph available of the deceased with a short military biography of each. If funds are available a gratis copy of the 10year book will be provided to the next of kin, upon request to the Corresponding Secretary.

Plans are in the mill to include a brief history of our class activities in the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. Also, it is hoped that several action shots of our class participating in major events will be interlaced throughout the historical section. In order to support this grand venture into the past successfully Bill Curley and J. K. Noble are going to need every bit of information that they can dig up. The Washington group will be going through the records for items for Bill and J. K., but good leads are what are really needed. Thus, if anyone knows of an item of major interest that could be used they are strongly urged to write Bill Curley or myself. Of course, a detailed item with photos, etc., is the ultimate, but, if only a few specifics such as names, approximate dates and locations are known, chances are the remainder can be found in the Chlnfo files in Washington.

CLASS OF 1950 at Hardy's Lawn Party in Wash., D. C , on 19 July. Left to right: Bob Jefferson, Norm Thom, Mark Frudden, John Henderson, Bob Shultz, Bill Taylor, Tom Mulligan and John Holmes.

firsthand knowledge. If we can convince other classmates in other areas not already covered (Jax, San Diego, Dayton, Fort Worth, Omaha, Los Angeles, Oklahoma City) I am sure that we can really "get the dope" throughout our entire class as Gene's column testifies: LARRY H A W K I N S helped to represent 'SO at the first manned space shot by standing by with his ship, USS ABILITY (MSO519), right off Cape Canaveral in case of an early abort. He has been running the legs off his ship but is due for a few months R&R during regular overhaul starting in August.

SAM H O F F M A N N is the only other classmate presently in command of a MinLant MSO. I wish you could have seen Sam navigate the ship's ladders while on crutches and one foot in a cast. I accused him of being a liberty-hound when told that the accident occurred while jumping from the ship to the pier. Sam is fully recovered now and deployed to the Med with his ship, USS BULWARK (MSO-425).

.A.RNIE A U S T I N is doing a fine job as Force Electronics Officer on CoMinLant Staff. Arnie and his wife, Jackie, are now enjoying an extended visit from Jackie's parents who are residents of Cannes, France.

DICK DOLLINGER just took over the job of CO, NavScolsMinWarfare here in Charleston. He has been fleeted up from XO after the retirement of Capt. Orr, the past CO. Yours truly is holding down the job of "Service Manager" at the MinLant "UDrive In and We'll Fix It Garage." My wife Betty and I just returned from an exhilarating few days of hiking with four other couples in the Smoky Mountains at Gatlinburg, Tenn. A wonderful place to relax.

On 2 August, ARNOLD AUSTIN a n d l headed for the Destroyer Piers here in Charleston to ferret out any classmates in the area. Our intelligence proved correct, and we renewed acquaintances with SAM DOAK on the FURSE (DDR-882) and GEORGE SHICK on the GYATT (DDG1). They both had just reported aboard as XO, and both verified D E K E FORBES' earlier article about War College being a wonderful tour of duty. The ships were due to sail to the Med the next day, so our visit was brief. We did find out that both are MinLant alumni, Sam having been skipper of the USS EXULTANT and George the Commanding Officer of the USS FRIGATEBIRD. Sam is sending his family back to WinstonSalem for the deployment period, but George

KEY WEST AREA

JERRY and Dori DAVI have come through again from Key West. Note the photograph. Dori reports that the gals wined and dined their husbands at the station pool on 30 June. Unable to attend the 'SO gettogether were J O E S C H E T T I N O , DICK STIMIER and ROY SNYDER. Everyone had a real good time, did the "Hully Gully" and made lots of promises to do it again soon.

CHARLESTON AREA

GENE MORIN is the Force Maintenance Officer on CoMinLant Staff. In response for area representatives, he has offered to help out in the Charleston area. All of the following material was submitted by Gene with 58

CLASS OF 1950 AT KEY WEST. Seated from left to right: Dori Davi, Helen Darfus, Jan Duggan, Chuckle Schettino, Nan Andreson and Alice Edwards. Standing from left to right: Jerry Davi, Dick Duggan, Ron Andresen, Fred Edwards and George Darfus. Attending the party at the Station Pool on 30 June but not in the photo were Walt and Carlene Wagner.

S H I P M A T E

is keeping his wife Bunny and three children here in Charleston. If we don't see the boys back in Chasn. seven months from now we'll know they flunked their P-work as Ship's Navigator.

We were pleasantly surprised to meet BILL McGARRAH at lunch the other day.

In July, Bill reported to the Charleston Naval Shipyard as an E D O subsequent to completing PG School at Alonterey. Temporarily, he has been put to work on a drafting board in the Design Division.

W A S H I N G T O N AREA

BILL and Sally H A R D Y held their annual summer picnic for the Washington group on 19 July. As always it was very successful even though Bill had to leave in the middle of the picnic for a meeting. The kids ran wild on their spacious grounds, the old men drank beer and the girls ate as the two photos testify. Not in the photographs but among the lucky ones able to attend the picnic were T O M KING. T O M McGLAUGHLIN and RICK SNYDER. NORM T H O M was a welcome sight up from Sanford with plenty of dope. Odds and ends picked up during the lawn party were: CHUCK and Billy H O W A R D from Hanscombe AFB, Mass., visited T O M and Barbara KING on 13-14 July. Chuck is now assigned to R&D. ROY SOMOGYE has just married, having recently recovered from a heart attack while in England representing a U. S. steel company. T O M McGRATH, a Philadelphia lawyer, relaxed with the Hardvs last July during lunch, while on a case in Washington. BOB B I N N I O N has now moved to Philadelphia where he is associated with the Trane Co. Norm Thom reports that F R A N K CRAMBLET, GEORGE J E S S E N and himself are the only ones left at Sanford. BOB S A T R E has orders to a YP Squadron in Brunswick, Me. P H I L and Bettv RYAN have gone to W a r College.

TOM NOBLE has just reported to the

Washington Post Photo CRUISING DOWN THE POTOMAC. Jacqueline Kennedy walks up the gangplank of the USS SEQUOIA where she is greeted by the President on board the Secretary of the Navy's Yacht. The USS SEQUOIA took the Presidential Party down the Potomac to Mt. Vernon. The officer at the right is LCdr. D. B. Meek, Class of 1950, Commanding Officer, USS SEQUOIA (AG-23).

wife, Ann, with their three girls live on the post at 334A Walnut Court. At the present time John is a Wing Senior Radar Navigator on a Select B-52 Combat Crew in SAC. TOM ROGERS writes that he is now at PG School in Monterey. Originally he had orders to War College. However, they were changed to Monterey where he is now taking a two-year course in Operations Analysis. Tom and Eleanor and their four children (Mike, Carol, Sharon and Diane) are residing at 2107 Trapani Circle, Monterey.

Tom's previous duty was with Air DevelUSS OBSERVATION ISLAND as Assistant opment Sq'd Four (VX-4) where he served Weapons Officer. as Flight Officer, Zuni Project Officer and Sidewinder IC Project Officer. Unfreeze that On 22 July, RAdm. (Ret.) and Mrs. sliderule Tom. Shultz gave a farewell lawn party for BOB and Margie S H U L T Z enroute to War College. Classmates at the lawn party were MARK and Judy F R U D D E N , BILL and Sallv H A R D Y , J O H N a n d P e a r l Sec'y, LCdr. J. N . Green. U S N 1826 Holly Hill Dr., Falls Church, Va. HOLMES, BILL and Jane TAYLOR and KEN MOLL. Ken is still with the Stanford As this column goes to press, excitement Research Institute and presently he is working with the Department of Defense on civil is building up for the ten-year reunion. To all who can't make it from afar this year, defense affairs. we'll raise a foaming glass . . . and as they The unstoppable bridge game occurred on used to say in Brooklyn, "Wait till you go the second of August at Shelly H E N D E R - to sea."

SON'S home. At 1930, a half hour before bridge for '50 wives at their home, John took RECENT N A V Y ORDERS Shelly to the hospital to have her third child.

All LCdr's as follows: Ralph Leach from The bridge players took over their home VP-47 to U N C / U S for Korea; Don Beck and kept the cards flying when at 2130 John from VF-14 to Pacific Missile Range, Pt. called and announced that Shelly had a 6 lb. Mugu; Melville Cunningham from Luke Air 10 oz. girl to be called Sylvia Merrill. I won- Force Base ( U S A F exchange officer) to der if they found the wine cabinet to celebrate CarDiv 6; Gordon Voegelein from SENNET or did they rebid their hearts ? to BuWeps Technical Liaison Office (Special Projects), Pittsfield, Mass.; John Head from The Washington monthly men's luncheon at Hogate's on 2 August was rather small ARNEB to PhibOpTrauLant at Norfolk; Bill Surman from HALIBUT to CUSK (SS-348) ; this time. Those not on leave or duty who were able to make the luncheon were John Ed Currie from Ottawa (exchange officer, Henderson, Frank Fahland, Bill Curley, Bob Canada) to PatRon 1; Pete Hughes from Ringhausen and Jim Dinardo. This was GROUPER to LAFAYETTE (SSBN-616) ; KinFrank's first meeting plus a pleasant visit naird McKee from SKIPJACK to NAUTILUS (SSN-S71) ; Glen Sears from SABLEFISH to from Jim Dinardo, who came over from Ft. Meade. Bill Curley gave a rundown on the SubRon 2 ; and George Yoran from SARDA to THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN-600). progress of the 10-year book.

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OTHER AREAS

A new address for LCdr. REGINALD I received a very nice letter from J O H N KIRK, who is now a Major in the Air Force R O W L E Y is 8302 June Lake Drive, San at Glasgow A F B , Montana. John and his Diego 19, Calif.

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The following note was received from BOB REED at Quarters V, U. S. Naval Base, Portsmouth, N. H . : "Betty and I, Kendall (3J4) and Nancy (9 mos.) moved into quarters in June and are thoroughly enjoying one of the Navy's better fringe benefits.

"I am presently Ship Superintendenting the construction of USS JACK (SSN-605).

I'm the only Sl'er attached to the shipyard now that CHARLIE K O S O N E N has departed for SupShips, Groton. There is, however, a considerable traffic of classmates on the boats at the yard. Currently on hand are: DOUG FLETCHER, XO ALBACORE; PAUL BARNES, X O BARBEL; and GERRY YORAN, XO SARDA.

"The welcome mat is out for any classmates in the area."

BUCK BIDDLE, who left the Air Force in 1957 to join the staff of the Biddle Advertising Company, is presently an account executive/supervisor working primarily on Heath Candy-Candy Ice Cream Bar and Hiram Walker Distillery accounts. Buck and Julia with their children Terry Beth, Mike, and Pat reside at 904 North School S t , Normal, 111.

Capt. JACK RAMEY, USAF, works in the Project Office for the Discoverer satellite system at the Space Systems Division of AFSC in Los Anegles, having earned a Master's degree at the Univ. of Michigan in aeronautical and instrumentation engineering prior to his present assignment. Jack reports his biggest problem to date is in getting the "boat guys" to cooperate with the new space effort. He, Mary Lou, and son Michael live at 19216 Dunbrooke, Gardena, Calif.

Capt ROBERT McINTOSH, USAF, was selected to attend the August 1961 class of the Experimental Flight Test School at Edwards AFB, Calif. Bob hopes to remain to attend the new Space Flight School in order to reach his goal of experimental space flight.

DICK R O B E R T S is supervisor of the Noise Reduction Section of Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Conn. H e and Mary Ellen now have four children.

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Received from BOB A D L E R : "I am XO of USS NORRIS (DDE-8S9), presently undergoing a FRAM 2 conversion at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. I will return to Newport with the ship in the fall upon completion of the overhaul. It looks as if we will be able to make the reunion."

TOM GILLEN took two weeks from his job as senior electronics research engineer at Autonetics Division of North American Aviation at Anaheim, Calif., for an active duty tour at the San Diego Naval Station.

CHUCK GANGLOFF is also employed at Autonetics. Tom reports that J O H N McGREW, who is an assistant principal at Western High School in Anaheim, appears on Los Angeles television, giving educational lectures for the board of education.

Tom also sent a rundown on submariners by areas as listed below: Pearl Harbor—Joe Fitzpatrick,^ HALIBUT ; George Mueller, GRAYBACK ; Brad Granum, TiRU; Al Holland, BLUEGILL ; and John Nunnely, GREENFISH.

San Diego—Johq Leahy, BLUEBACK ; John Tillson, CAIMAN ; Dick Cunningham, CATFISH ; and Dick Crawford, REMORA. Norfolk—Harland Rue, SEA LEOPARD ;

Dick Johnstone, CARP ; Cliff Barnes, BARBEL. Key West—Bruce Meader, CHOPPER, and Ed Clausner, THREADFIN.

Charleston—Bill Shaughnessy, TROUT. New London—Floyd Holloway, HARDHEAD ; Bill St. Lawrence, GEORGE W A S H I N G -

TON (sometimes Holy Loch) ; George Barunas,

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Loch) ; Charles Fletcher, ALBACORE ; Francis Degnan, TENCH ; Jay Dewing, DOGFISH ; Bob Bills, ANGLER; Bob Swart, SEA ROBIN; and Bob Brodie, TRITON.

_ Some of these may be out of date by press time. The recent change in rank of the class and the demands of the POLARIS program make for large turnovers among the dolphin wearers.

DON K N U T S O N reported to the Naval War College in August for the Command and Staff course.

CAPT. RICHARD W. SMITH, USMC, in the July issue of U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings reviewed the book Wake Island Command by RAdm. W. Scott Cunningham, USN ( R e t ) . In all the publicity over the part played by Major James Devereux, it is not commonly known that the then Commander Cunningham arrived on Wake Island to assume duties as island commander on 28 November 1941. If the book is as interesting as Dick Smith's excellent review, we highly recommend it.

JACK W.A.LES is now on duty with Staff, ComServLant. His new address is 2423 Tulibee Drive, Norfolk.

SANDY W I N N E F E L D writes from ComFairMed staff in Naples that he won't be able to make the reunion this year—but maybe next.

GORDON VAN HOOK, while serving on DesRon 28 staff and at sea with Task Group .'\.lfa on midshipman cruise, sends us the notice that Leila had a baby girl, Helen Reid A'an Hook, born 9 July at Coronado Hospital. HERB Z O E H R E R flew Gordon out to RANDOLPH in an S2F just prior to the Project Mercury shot.

SAN FRANCISCO AREA

JACK H A M I L T O N writes that he and ROBIN McGLOHN organized the SF area and had a party at NAS, Alameda Officers' Club on 26 May. About 15 attended. SCOTT H I G H T O W E R has taken over the addresses 60

for the area. He may move to Sacramento in the next year but says he'll still handle the area because he wouldn't feel that removed up in Sacto. He's working for himself, buying and developing land and putting up apartment buildings. The Bay area is in good hands, and it all depends on the interest local hands can drum up. Some Bay area addresses follow: Stanley Anderson, USS SCAMP at M I N S Y ; Reece Belk, 424 Kitty Hawk Rd., Alameda; Norm Busse, 2363 32nd Ave., San Francisco 16; Matthew Breen, 18 Palmdale Ave., Daly City; Carlisle Buzzell, VF-124; Capt. Al Crews, USAF, 6S94th Test Wing, Lockheed Missile and Space Company, Sunnyvale ; Charles Gillespie, VF-193; Fred Graham, 70 Upland Rd., Kentfield; Scott Hightower, 1110 Marlesta Court, Pinole; James Irwin, 682 Chauncey Court, San Jose; Lawrence Johnston, 15692 Wicks Blvd., San Leandro; Bill Langenberg, 22 Hawthorne, San Jose 10; Capt. James E. McCormick, USAF, 6S94th Test Wing; Joseph Mularz, 3444 Imperial Drive; Richard H. Richardson, 3435 Notre Dame Drive, Santa Clara; Howard Ruggles, 1861 Limetree Lane, Mountain View; Walter Schutz, VA-196 ; William Weaver, 5108 Paseo Olivos, San Jose; R. Allen Young, VA-153; and Robert Salin, 570 West Iowa St., Sunnyvale.

CLASS BIOGRAPHIES

This is probably the last chance to run a reminder in Shipmate for those haven't done so to send in their biographies for the tenyear book. Everyone should have received a note on this in the mail along with the annual report mail-out and dope on the big ten-year reunion at Annapolis. If you didn't receive your mail-out, we probably don't have your correct address. Send in those address changes to the class secretary. We can still use biographies and pictures if you act right away.

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Class of 1952. U S N A P. O. Box 225, Annapolis, Md.

ALBERT JACK KERMES

It is with deep regret that I announce the death of ALBERT ( J A K E ) KERMES. He died following heart surgery at U S N H Bethesda, Md. He was an insurance agent and field representative for the United Services Life Insurance Company. On behalf of the class, our deepest sympathies are extended to his widow Marilyn and their daughter.

Betty LACKEY writes from Cariisle, Pa.: "Dear Tom: "Just a note to let you have some news from the Sanford, Fla., area ( N A S Ramey Field, Hat Wing One).

"While in the Annapolis area last week, I tried to contact you and BOB JACOBS but as you see, no luck. Harry's mother lives in Annapolis so I had taken the three children (Val, Larry, and Jamie) for a short visit before school commenced.

"LEE and Jean EBBERT with their two girls, Tracy and Mercy, are in Sanford where Lee is attached to VAH-9. AL and Barbara RIES (I believe that is the correct spelling) have just come into the area and will report to VAH-3.

"I bought a home there and plan to settle permanently in the Loch Arbor section of Sanford. Please pass the word on as I would be delighted to help out any of the classmates if they are headed for duty in Sanford.

"My best to you all, and the best of luck to you."

ASSOC. MEETING

The annual meeting of the association was held on 29 May 1961 at the Alumm House Members of the executive c(>nimittee present were: Tom Paris, Ken Smith, John Dolan and Dave Manring. Other classmates m attendance included Mike Zibilich, Pete Maloney, Al Ries, Doug Payne, Ben Coski and Jean Fitts.

Business discussed included Homecoming and selection of class officers in the Washington-Annapolis area for the current year.

M I K E ZIBILICH was nominated to head class Homecoming affairs for 1961. Class officers selected were as follows: JEAN F I T T S as Executive Vice President, BEN COSKI as Administrative Vice President, JERRY H Y N D M A N as Secretary and Shipmate correspondent. DAVE MANRING, J O E BURGIN and DICK P O H L I were selected as additional members of the Executive Committee from the Washington-Annapolis Area. The office of Treasurer was left unfilled pending further developments.

JERRY HYNDMAN Sec'y, Capt. G. E . Weinstein, USAF 2067 Mercury Dr., Kirtland A F B , N . M. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Lane Rogers, USMC, Exec. Dept., U S N A , Annapolis, Md.

DON and Betty H E N T E announce the birth of a son, Stuart LeMay, on 5 Aug. '61.

Stuart is their second son and third child.

ROBERT J. H A L E Y has been named to the newly created position of product sales manager for the line of subminiature, snapaction "Cricket" Switches recently introduced

by Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation. Mr. Haley has been actively engaged in field sales engineering and service of similar electrical switch products for the past four years.

He has specialized in the original equipment manufacturer and authorized distributor markets. Before joining Fansteel, he was with the Microswitch and Aero divisions of Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Company.

Miss Octa Jo Raby became the bride of L A W R E N C E H E M P H I L L WATSON, JR., on Saturday, August 19. The wedding was held at the First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Va. The couple will reside at 5917 Lowell Ave., Alexandria, Va.

ROBERT J. HALEY '53 Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation S H I P M A T E

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A N N A P O L I S AREA

BOB R O G E R S EARL W H I P P L E is currently on leave and has asked me to cover the area news for this one issue. He did a fine job of promulgating the Homecoming dope in the August issue, but, for those few who have mislaid the past issue or those in transit with whom Shipmate has not yet caught up, here's the word again. The '54 class party will be held Saturday night, 30 Sept. at Paul's Restaurant on Riva Road. The damages will be $8.50 per couple which includes cocktails from 1830 until 2000 and dinner. The class Homecoming parties of the past few years here in Annapolis have been great, but the success of any party depends on planning. If you're coming, drop BOB W I L M E R , Science Dept.; E . \ R L W H I P P L E , Dept of E.H.&G., or BOB ROGERS, Command Dept,, a postcard. We must give Paul's an accurate count. If you're a late or unexpected arrival to the area for Homecoming, try to give us a call not later than Saturday noon. We're sure the bar won't run dry, but those empty plates are hard on the digestive tract. See you at Homecoming!

JON and Marcia D I L W E G happily welcomed Peter Coleman on 9 Aug. "Little Pete," 7 lbs., 7 oz., joins Mark (5) in the Dilweg homestead.

RECENT ARRIVALS

Returning to the Severn banks: ROD and Pat C R . \ W F O R D . Rod will be with the Weapons Dept, and the Crawfords' home address is 1306 Colony Drive. GERRY and Mary Ann McCarthy. Gerry will be with the Executive Dept., and that puts the McCarthys on Perry Circle, Apt. E-6.

CHUCK M O R R I S to the Math. Dept He and Gussie have taken up residence at 103 Sims Drive. After 18 months at Language School in Monterey, P E T E Y A D L O W S K Y has reported to the Foreign Languages Dept.

He and Sally can be reached at 9 Monroe Rd.

Sec'y, Joseph Malec. J r .

81st and Cass St.. Omaha, Neb.

NEWS FROM A N N A P O L I S

BOB R U L E The Class of 19SS will hold a party at the home of J I M and Joelle A S H F O R D , 47 Badger Rd., USNA, after the Homecoming game. The festivities will get under way around 9:00 p.m. and will be B.Y.O.B. All classmates are cordially invited to attend.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brown of Roanoke, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Anne Louise, to Lt. GEORGE MAURICE L A N M A N , U S N , son of Mrs. Andrew Saul and the late RAdm. Charles Burrows Lanman, U S N (Ret.) '32, of Chevy Chase, Md. Miss Brown was graduated from the College of WilHam and Mary in 1959. Her fiance is presently stationed at Quonset Point, R. I., Naval Air Station with Air Anti-Submarine Squadron Thirty-nine.

An October wedding is planned.

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fine job in the past four years and wish everyone the best of luck in the years of service which lie ahead.

In order to promote a feeling of class pride and unity, the following men will act as area representatives for Shipmate: New London: Al Miller Box 33, Sub School, Sub Base, New London, Conn.

Pensacola: Phil Oppenheimer Bldg. 600, BOQ, NAS Pensacola, Fla. Dennis Sullivan Charlie Stackhouse Athens, Ga: Race Simpson Supply Corps School Athens, Ga. Gordie Prescott c/o Mrs. Oliver 14 Prince S t Athens, Ga. Mayport, F l a : Hal Morrison U S S FISKE (DDR-842)

F P O New York Quantico, Va.: Don Myers Marine Corps Schools Quantico, Va. Tom Talcott Basic School, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va. Yokosuka: Tom Mitchell U S S OKLAHOMA (CLG-S)

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F P O San Francisco Chris Seelbach Long Beach: Dick Skirpan

Effective and thorough preparation for West Point,

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EAST COAST President. Lt. (jg) Charles R. Larson, USN VA-176, FPO New York WEST COAST Sec'y. Lt. (jg) John L. Higgins, Jr., USN USS NOBLE. APA 218 FPO San Francisco

BRUCE McCANDLESS, H, and his wife Bernice became the parents of a son, Bruce, III, on 15 August 1961, at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md. Bruce is currently in VF-102, returning from the Med in the FORRESTAL. Bernie is the former A. Bernice Doyle, of Roselle, N. J.

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EAST COAST Pres., Lt. (jg) Frank Donovan, USN USS THE SULLIVANS (DD-537) FPO New York Sec'y, Lt. (jg) George Brainerd, USN Box 43, Nav Sub School, Nav Sub Base, New London. Conn.

Mr. and Mrs. J O H N BYRNE, 40 Mt. View St., West Orange, N. J., announce the birth of twin daughters, Karen Anne and Patricia Ellen, on 30 May 1961.

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Pres., Ens. James R. Traa, USN USN Nuclear Power School Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo, Calif.

Corr. Sec'y, Ens. Ken. Craig, USN USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON FPO San Francisco

Now that the Class of 1961 has taken its place in the fleet, the class officers would like to extend a well done to the class for a

F P O San Francisco Dick Bowen U S S K I N G (DLG-10)

F P O San Francisco Air Force: Will Jeas 3108 10th St., Apt. 3, Wichita Falls, Texas Any information as to happenings and events in which the Class of 1961 is involved will be forwarded to K E N CRAIG who will act as corresponding secretary for Shipmate.

Don't be silent! Let us hear how YOU are doing by getting in touch with your nearest area representative or by writing to Ken Craig, whose address is at the head of the column.

JAMES R . TRAA

Class President

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W I T H A ROUND TUR

by John D. Hayes '24 SHORT REVIEWS OF SOME NEW MILITARY BOOKS

T H E SIEGE O F N E W ORLEANS. By Charles B. Brooks. Seattle : Univ. of Wash.

Press, 1961. 334 pp., $6.50.

Geography determined that two battles for New Orleans would be fought within fifty years but it was leadership that determined their outcome. This book and another published recently, The Night the War Was Lost by Charles L. Dafour, provide fascinating and worthwhile comparative studies of these major events in American history.

T H E F I G H T FOR T H E S E A : 'The Past, Present and Future of Submarine Warfare in the Atlantic. By Commander David D. Lewis, USN. Cleveland: World Publishing Co., 1961.

This work by a public information officer is ostensibly for laymen but it does provide a good review for professionals of this most critical military problem of our day. In pondering the future, it is certainly safer and saner to extrapolate from the past than to accept the bland and brazen predictions of "experts" who have no more idea about what the next war will be like than you or I.

have happened had Americans generally understood sea power and known better how to apply the silent preventative measure of naval powers. A specific tool, pacific blockade, recognized by international law, was available to them, and still is, to check the spread of Communism to the Western Hemisphere.

Pacific blockade can stop shipment by sea of the means of military display that Communism must have if it is to thrive.

Pacific blockade or blockade without declaration of war or belligerency is of nineteenth century origin. The term was first used by Laurent-Basile Hautefeuille, a French authority on international law who is hardly known in this country even among authorities on the subject. The purpose of this form of blockade was to prevent wars between small nations or to force them to recognize their international obligations through the use of naval force. Its justification was that it avoided the general hostilities and disturbance of international relations even with the state on whom the blockade was imposed.

To comprehend the possibilities of pacific blockade, it is necessary to understand what

is meant in general terms by freedom of the seas, blockade and contraband.

1. Freedom of the Seas is the concept that the high seas are open IN T I M E S OF P E A C E to navigation by ships of all nations.

2. Blockade is the right, in international law, of a belligerent to cut off a port or coast of an enemy from maritime communication.

3. Contraband are goods destined for one belligerent which another may seize and confiscate on the high seas even if they are owned by neutrals or carried in neutral vessels. Absolute contraband comprises goods designed for war purposes; conditional contraband includes goods that may be applied for such purposes.

In the cold war of today with the U. S. Navy in control of most of the seas of the world, pacific blockade provides a positive, concrete means for checking the advance of Communism across navigable waters. The geography of the Western Hemisphere is especially suitable to its use.

The cold war gives us the legal justification and there are no real maritime neutrals

J E T TANKER. By Lieut. Colonel Grover Heiman. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961, 189 pp., $3.50.

This novel for juveniles is an example of the "soft sell" that our friends in the Air Force used to get their message across to our youth. The book stresses the "buddy" system used as a new approach to discipline.

It would be wise to study it and also to find out how such books get published. We might have more extra-curricular naval writers if they could get such concrete help from the Navy Department.

T H E NAVAL OFFICERS GUIDE. By Arthur A. Ageton, '23 and William P. Mack, '37. Annapolis: Naval Institute, 1960, 649 pp. and good index, $6.75.

Now in its fifth edition, this book has become almost an officers' Bluejackets Manual and as such should be on the shelf in each J.O. room. This rewritten volume contains information on just about every non-technical subject from the organization of the Defense Department to straight dope on leaving cards and the pay of the next higher grade.

MEN O F SPACE. By Shirley Thomas.

Philadelphia: Chilton, 1961, 235 pp., $3.95.

A publicity handout by a lady T.V. commentator, about four dollars overpriced.

ORGANIZATION FOR D E F E N S E . By Paul W. Hammond. Princeton Univ. Press, 1960.

The author's last two sentences which are supposed to summarize his findings are as unclear as the rest of the book. It seems time that political majors stopped trying to psychoanalyze the Department of Defense and turn to subjects they can handle for Ph.D. dissertations.

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to dispute it. The designations of absolute and conditional contraband define and control its limits while the dread of nuclear war should keep retaliation within bounds that we can handle. Experience of two World Wars with the new forms in blockade will provide the precedents and the administrative mechanisms.

Wfiy not give pacific blockade a tryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or at least some studv?

BOOK REVIEWS WAKE ISLAND. By W. Scott Cunningham '20 with Lydel Sims. Little, Brown, 300 pp., S4.95. Reviewed bv RAdm. John D. Hayes, USN (Ret.) '24.

How does a military man protect himself from the fabrication of history or the anonymous brutality of modern publicity methods ?

Is it ethically right to injure an officer's career and reputation for the sake of a public relations legend, no matter how much that legend is needed; or should an officer be willing to sacrifice these as he would his life if the judgment of authority demands it?

Do the ends in war justify the means?

These were reactions after reading "Spiv" Cunningham's book. They were no doubt influenced by the facts that I am a naval officer and had known since the days of Wake that this old shipmate was its island commander and wondered why his role had never been recognized. It now appears there were errors of both omission and commission at the time in the Navy Department. Someone who should have known Cunningham was there, didn't. It might not have been expedient to correct these errors at the time and later no one had courage or gave a damn enough to do so.

For fifteen years Cunningham sought officially to rectify this, becoming as you view him, either a knight or a nuisance. He got nowhere but in doing so he accumulated the material to produce a remarkable book, factual, restrained, well written. It is indeed three books in one. He gives us for the first time the full story of Wake from all points of view, naval. Marine and civilian, and explains the mystery of the "Send more Japs" myth. As a prisoner of war he made two escape attempts and he gives a word picture not of a prisoner-of-war camp but of a Japanese prison with all its dreadfulness except the feeling of endless time that he must have known. The material in the last fifty pages was published recently in a popular magazine. It depicts his post-war efforts and gives a naval idea of what it is to "fight City Hall." Spiv's story has the elements of a Greek tragedy to which all professionals might add the footnote, "There but for the grace of God goes me."

Cunningham rebuts the previous popular accounts in many areas. In one he is no doubt right. No "black shoe" would ever believe that a naval aviator would turn over the operSE P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R .

ational control of aircraft to a non-aviator, no matter what the color of his suit.

Cunningham's experiences show that the only way to correct an official error on the record is the hard way : search diligently for the facts, present them in an interesting manuscript whose honesty is evident, obtain a reputable publisher, get a copy in every library possible and await the verdict of history. People today are not going to be as interested in a book about Wake as they were in 1942 or 1947. But future historians of this tragic episode will most likely use Cunningham's version.

In preparing his book, the naval officer had the help of a fellow townsman, Mr. Lydel Sims, a Memphis newspaper man, and he is given full credit for his part. Military people generally have neither the inclination nor ability to compose books but such books are badly needed. Cunningham and Sims have shown the way.

It is hard, however, to forgive Mr. Sims and Little, Brown for allowing this book to come out without an index which would so increase its future usefulness. But the official Marine Corps Defense of Wake Island and the ghost written Story of Wake Island do not have indices either so bets are even.

ANOTHER WAKE ISLAND STORY

Spiv Cunningham, in his book, is hard on Admirals W. S. Pye and F. J. Fletcher who, during the interregnum after the Pearl Harbor attack, had the control of the abortive Wake Island relief expedition. I had a small part in that affair and, for whatever it is worth, I would like to put my story on the record.

In December 1941 I was engineer officer of the cruiser ASTORIA, flagship of Admiral Fletcher who was ComTaskForce 14. The ship had been to sea with the LEXINGTON

during the attack and returned to Pearl on 10 Dec. When the admiral came back from reporting to the commander in chief, I met him as senior officer on board. He called me to his cabin and asked if the ASTORIA could make it to Wake and back without fueling. I do not remember how long it took me but my answer was "No." Old timers may remember that the ASTORIA class was "short-legged." Additional armor had required a sacrifice of about one third of the cruising radii of the earlier 10,000 ton cruisers.

The admiral again went to headquarters and when he returned he told me that the operational people there said I was crazy, that W P L ? (Cruising Radii of Ships) indicated that CruDiv Six could do it. I stuck to my story, knowing that the figures in that publication were too optimistic, as they had been based on Form H Reports. (Remember?)

My statement most likely had no eft'ect on future events but the possibility has worried me for years. Was I too conservative?

S. E. Morison, History of U. S. Naval Operations in World War II, Vol. I l l , page 244, indicates that the day Wake fell, the ships of CruDiv Six had 70% fuel. This was after eight days at less than fifteen knots with a battle still to be fought and destroyers to fuel if the SARATOGA was hurt.

Wake was lost, in my belief, when Task Force 14 was formed. Long-legged cruisers were needed or, more important, the fast tanker NEOSHO, rather than the 12 knot NECHES. Had a differently constructed task force arrived in time, the sequel can only be a subject of speculation. What would the SARATOGA'S Buffalo fighters have done against the Zeros of the ZUIKAKU and SHOKAKU?

The

SARA,

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luckiest ship we had against the Japanese in World War II.

THE DISTAFF CORNER SUBMARINE OFFICERS' WIVES CLUB

The Submarine Officers' Wives Club of Norfolk, Virginia, is reprinting for the fifth time the Submarine Cookbook, Dolphin Dishes. The cost of the book is $3.50 per copy and all checks should be made payable to D O L P H I N D I S H E S and sent to Dolphin Dishes, P. O. Box 9611, Norfolk 5, Va. Mrs. Carl Gronemann is chairman of this project.

All proceeds will go to the newly established D O L P H I N S C H O L A R S H I P FOUNDATION. The Dolphin Scholarship Foundation announces the first recipient of their annual scholastic award. John Lyman Haines, Jr., son of Captain John Lyman Haines, USN '38, and Mrs. Haines of 1103 North Lake Road, Bayside, Va., was selected on the basis of his scholastic proficiency, character, and all-around ability.

John, a 1959 graduate of the Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii, is entering his Junior year at the Citadel in Charleston, S. C , where he is working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science.

He is a star man at the Citadel maintaining an A average. He is a member of the Guidon Staff and a corporal in the Cadet Regiment.

He is an avid golfer, being a member of the varsity golf team at Punahou, and is an accomplished artist. John hopes to make the

JOHN LYMAN HAINES

U. S. Army his career. It is with%reat pride the Dolphin Scholarship Foundatijb awards John Lyman Haines a $350.00 per year scholarship. '

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ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS CARACAS

The Caracas chapter held its first annual formal dinner party during the evening of 14 July at the 200 Club. Among members, wives and guests we had about 60 turn out.

Unfortunately our date coincided with Bastille Day celebration and our hoped for guest of honor. Ambassador Moscoso, could not show up. Nevertheless the party turned out to be one of the most delightful ones ever. Everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly, food and drinks were superb and our entertainment was excellent. During dinner we had the pleasure of listening to live background organ music. Joe Seijas, our president, gave a speech of welcome to everyone and presented the guests. After dinner we listened to some songs from wonderful musical shows sung by a local performer accompanied by the organ.

Eli Vinock gave a short sentimental talk about Naval Academy days that should have been recorded for printing in Shipmate. We all ended it with "Navy Blue and Gold" followed by a BEAT ARMY! Those attending were: Helen and Fielder Jones '26 with their daughter and son-in-law.

Marge and Warren McKenney '32, Max Crawford '33, Barbara and Eli Vinock '38, Henry Rodner '43, Ruthie and Allan Wright '44 with guests Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Barnwell and Lt. Col. and Mrs. F. Burdell, Ella and Curt Bessette '45, Ginny and Tom Polk '45 with Ginny's mother, Mrs. Scott, Olga and Nat Heller '47 with guests Mr. and Mrs. J. Aguila, Hilda and Joe Seijas '47, Dottie and Ben Allen '48, Beverly and Carlos Tovar '51, Pat and Ray Fillerup '54, and Bette and Jan Prokop '56. Also Associate Members: Contralmirante Daniel Gamez Calcano, Col. and Mrs. O. D. Gray, USMC ( R e t ) , Cdr. and Mrs. W. F. Allbright, USN, and Lt. and Mrs. G. R. McConnell, USN. Our associate, Capt. Bob Huse, Naval Attache, could not make it, but he was with us in spirits at least—he contributed a good portion of the firewater.

Other guests were Contralmirante Francisco Lara y Senora, Capitan de Vavio Julio Perez Rojas y Senora, Capitan de Navio Antonio Elyun Yunez, Captain de Navio Orlando Medina y Senora, and Capitan de Fragata Ramon Perez Luciani y Senora.

We had a photographer for a little newspaper publicity and so we finally would send you some pictures. It turns out that when he reloaded his camera later on he did something with the film we are all on but does not know what. Which just goes to prove you should not offer any drinks to a photographer taking pictures of you offering drinks.

Curt Bessette '45 and his nice family have just been transferred out of here. Our associate in excellent standing Cdr. Will Allbright is also leaving very shortly.

CORONADO

The 10 August meeting of the Coronado chapter was held in the Neptune Room of the North Island Officers' Club at 1800. Before dinner our new flags, American and Naval Academy, were received with appropriate ceremonies. The color guard was provided by the Naval Air Station and the band from ComPhibPac furnished the music. The band played also during the dinner.

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Mr. Barry A. Mendoza, project leader for weather satellite data handling program at General Dynamics—Astronautics, gave a most interesting talk on "Current and Future Space Programs." He was introduced

by RAdm. D. J. Sullivan, USN ( R e t ) '26.

At the end of the talk, he briefly told of the electronic brain to digest television photographs of the atmosphere and predict storms and hurricanes days before they strike. Interested are the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Weather Bureau and Navy.

The new Secretary of the Coronado chapter is Cdr. T. F. Carlin, USN ( R e t ) '23, 1030 Glorietta Blvd., Coronado 18, Calif.

DETROIT Last year's President, Bob Adams, announces the election of the following officers to serve from 1 July 1961: President, Frank Meyer; Vice President, Joe Dickson; Secretary, Bill Moesta; Treasurer, Walk Thorsby.

Admiral Oscar H. Dodson has accepted our appointment as Director, Civil and Governmental Affairs. Information regarding VIPs should be directed to him and to our Secretary.

Unless otherwise announced, all future regular meetings will be held the second Tuesday noon at Harmonic Club, 267 East Grand River, Detroit.

Special meeting (for your ladies and guests) 20 October, Tiger Stadium, 1700—• rendezvous Naval Armory, food and refreshments. 1930 bus to Stadium for Navy-Univ. of Detroit football game. 2230 bus to Naval Armory for food and refreshments.

We hope to plan a year of sensible and interesting events that will appeal to those Alumni who would like to rendezvous socially, using these opportunities to consolidate friendships and promote our common interest in the Naval Academy and the Navy.

We actively solicit the interest and initiative of all members.

One of the Navy's more noted submarine officers, Capt. Edward L. Beach, until recently commander of the atomic-powered submarine TRITON—which circled the globe under water in 84 days—spoke at a buffet dinner at the Brodhead Naval Armory. During his talk he showed films of the epochmaking underwater trip. Beach was in Detroit to board the submarine SABLEFISH, which recently completed a Great Lakes training mission for naval reservists.

NEW

ORLEANS

The August meeting of the New Orleans chapter was held on Sunday, 5 August. The members of the chapter, their wives and guests were guests of Captain Neville Levy, USNR, an honorary member of the chapter, and of his son David Levy '45, the chapter President, at a picnic at their Bayou Cottage, Madisonville, La. The picnic started at 1030 from which time refreshments, swimming in the lovely pool and conversation under the pines and pecan trees were enjoyed until a bountiful southern buffet was served at 1300.

The party ended at individual discretion and was thoroughly enjoyed by all hands.

The following were present: E. O. Cresap '00, Gene E. Sullivan '44, A. L. LeBreton

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'47, W. J. Harrison '21, T. A. Boyce '51, H. P. Benton, Jr. '24, H. R. Babington '50, M. W. Seller '45, E. Carlton Guillot, Jr. '47, W. A. Weaver, Jr. '51, David P. Levy '4^, H. P. Benton, III '48, R. W. Hanemann '51, H. R. Carson '23, D. A. Versaggi '45, J. W. Sherar '52, J. M. Alexander '34, R. P. Davis '29, S. D. Lowe '55, Paul A. Dimberg '39, T. J. Ryan, Jr. '21 and J. E. Jones '33.

The following additional guests were present : Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Koepp, Capt and Mrs. John F. Kettler, Capt. and Mrs. Marlin C. Ludwig, Cdr. and Mrs. Frank Williams, RAdm. Carl B. Olsen, USCG, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Cresap, Jr., and Miss Judy Dimberg.

The date of the monthly meetings has been changed to the first Friday of the month and are still held at the International House, New Orleans.

NEWPORT The regular July meeting of the chapter was held on Tuesday, 25 July 1961, in the Destroyer Room of the Officers' Club, Naval Base, Newport, R. I. Present were: G. H. Bowdey '07, C. O. Cook, Jr. '31, D. E. Cummings '07, H. E. Eccles, '22, R. K. Gould '39, H. B. Heneberger '25, M. L. Hersey '09, G. K. Hodgkiss '23, F. S. Holmes '18, G. C. Hoover '16, Rufus King '08, B. B. McCormick '92, H. H. Mcllhenny '27, L. W. McKeehan '97, D. W. Olney '30, J. W. Rankin '08, F. L. Robbins '23, E. L. Robertson '31, R. T. Spofford '30, J. A. Snackenberg '21, J. T. G. Stapler '06, S. A. Taffinder '06, Brown Taylor '34, C. N. Turner '42 (speaker), Scott Umsted, '15, C. E. Weakley '25, L. F. Welch '06, C. M. Winslow '24, G. C. Arnold, and Col. M. C. Shattuck, USA (Ret).

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Before dinner a minute of silence was observed in memory of the late R. E. Cassidy '07 who was a regular attendant at the chapter meetings a n d w h o will be missed by all of us. The President will write a letter of condolence to his widow.

After dinner Captain C. .\. Turner, Operations Officer, ComDesLant, gave a very able talk and showed colored slides and motion pictures of our great destroyer forces. R-\dm.

C. E. Weakley, ComDesLant, contributed his knowledge during the question and answer period.

NEW YORK More than sixty members and guests attended the June meeting of the Naval .Academy Association of New York, Inc. at the Lawyers Club, 115 Broadway in New York City on Tuesday, 20 June 1961.

Mr. Paul W. Siegrist "24 presided over the meeting. After the roll call he introduced the guest speaker, VAdm. John McN. Taylor, Commander Amphibious Forces .\tlantic.

Class of 1926. Admiral Taylor's subject was the "World Cruise of the U S S CANBERRA." which he supplemented with excellent movie slides.

The voyage covered some 55,000 miles during which the C-\XBERR.\ visited 27 ports in 17 different countries. No unpleasant incidents occurred in any of the countries visited.

In Australia, the survivors of the original CANBERRA, an Australian ship, were entertained aboard the present American vessel.

The original CANBERR.A. was the only foreign ship to fight under an American admiral and the American flag. The present ship is named after the Australian ship sunk during World War II and not the Australian City as many believe.

The September luncheon meeting will be held at the Lawyers Club on Tuesday, 19 September 1961. Captain Edward L. Beach, USN, Class of 1939, will be the speaker. All alumni who may be in the New York area at that time are cordially invited to attend the luncheon.

1 9 6 1 Register of A l u m n i SOLD OUT Watch pages of Shipmate for Avoila bility of 1962 Edition.

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P h o n e CO 3-4564.

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(IX-X) A N N A P O L I S , Md. F o r sale. One of Annapolis' most c h a r m i n g historic brick houses. Beautiful liv r m and dn r m , both with fireplaces, hall with fine s t a i r w a y , 4 b d r m s in main house, one bdrm and sitting r m in hyphen. Eva Gude B r a n d t , Realtor, Annapolis, Md. COIonial 3-4612.

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(VIII) S A N DIEGO, Calif, area. For sale. OCEAN F R O N T ( r e a r faces proposed Boat H a r b o r ) Ranch type hse, red tiled roof, white shingle. 2 baths, 2 firepl, liv & din r m s w a l n u t panel. Many wndws face sea. Beamed ceilings, U shaped brk patio, white b r k walled g r n d s approx 80x128 (worth $32,500). P L U S 3 b d r m guest cottage, 2 g a r , r m for pool or u n i t s . N r all schls & N a v a l Bases. $37,500. $7500 dn will c a r r y bal. Sub to court approval. Cdr. F . Powers, P . O. Box 37, Imperial Beach, Calif.

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RAPHAEL SEMMES (Continued from page 11) Wounded and with his health shattered by stress and Strain, Raphael Semmes journeyed to Switzerland for a rest before returning to Richmond, Virginia, in January 1865. The following month he was appointed Rear Admiral and given command of the Confederate vessels on the James River, consisting of three ironclad rams and seven wooden steamers. When Richmond was evacuated, however, he was obliged to burn his ship rather than have it fall into Federal hands. H e landed his men as a naval brigade and eventually surrendered as a part of Joseph E. Johnston's army at Greensboro, North Carolina, seventeen days after the surrender at Appomattox.

Following his parole on 1 May 1865, Semmes returned to his home in Mobile where his whole family had as-

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sembled to greet him. Much to his chagrin, poHticians of the Federal Government were preparing a bitter blow, and he was arrested and taken prisoner to Washington.

When he finally returned to Mobile in April of the next year he was elected probate judge of Mobile County and took up the practice of law. H e devoted his spare time to writing his Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States—a valuable contribution to naval history—published in 1869.

Raphael Semmes died 30 August 1877, and the citizens of Mobile who regarded him with admiration and deference took steps to express their high esteem. His funeral was military, with an admiral's salute befitting his colorful service afloat; and, as he was a devoted Catholic, his funeral oration was given by Father Abram J. Ryan, the poet-priest of the Confederacy—another native son of Maryland long identified with the City of Mobile.