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Admiral C. C. Kirkpatrick will have relieved me as Superintendent before the upcoming Alumni Weekend, and although Mrs. Davidson and I will be in California for this Homecoming, it is my privilege and pleasure to extend to each of you and your families a cordial invitation to visit the Naval Academy during Alumni Weekend 2830 September. For most of us, Homecoming affords the only opportunity we have during the year to renew old friendships and attendance in recent years has been increasing. I hope that this year we can set an all-time attendance record.

In recent years the programs for the weekend have been very similar and Homecoming this year will be closely patterned after last year's schedule of events. Captain W. R. Werner, Head of the Weapons Department and Chairman of the Alumni Weekend Committee 1962, and Rear Admiral W . F. Fitzgerald, Jr., Executive Director of the Alumni Association, are in charge of a hard-working committee which is completing arrangements for the weekend. The schedule of events is as follows: Friday, 28 September 1000-1800 Registration at Alumni House.

1215 Luncheon in Mess Hall (for Alumni who are fathers or legal guardians of midshipmen) .

1300-1600 Patrol Craft tours of Naval waterfront (half hourly).

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1635 Dress Parade on Worden Field.

1830 Pep Rally in Tecumseh Court.

1830-2000 Alumni Reception in Dahlgren Hall.

2000-2130 Dinner in Mess Hall for Alumni and their ladies.

2130-0100 Alumni Dance in Dahlgren Hall.

Saturday, 29 September

Sunday, 30 September 0800 Catholic Mass in Chapel.

0930-1230 Sailing in Academy Yachts.

1030 Divine Services in Main Chapel.

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Brigade Formation for noon meal.

1400-1700 Sailing in Academy Yachts.

Reservations for the various weekend events will be handled by the Alumni Association. They have mailed out application cards for the reception, dinner, and lodging to all alumni members and to non-members for whom addresses are available. Those not on the mailing list may obtain applications by writing to the National Association in Annapolis. The Alumni Association is ready to assist all the alumni and their families in obtaining accommodations.

The cost of the reception and dinner is $4.00 per person and it will be helpful to the Planning Committee if each alumnus will file his application well in advance of the weekend. Football game tickets, as in the past, will be handled directly through NAAA. Ticket applications have already been mailed to N A A A members. Member and non-member tickets for this game with William and Mary are $4.00 each plus 35^ insurance, postage and handling per application. Non-members may forward to the Athletic Association a letter of request for tickets together with their remittance. The deadline for receipt of applications for this game is Tuesday, 21 August.

Mrs. Davidson and I join with Admiral and Mrs. Kirkpatrick in extending to each of you a warm welcome to Alumni Weekend.

Best regards.

Sincerely,

1045-1125 Alumni Assembly in New Assembly Hall —Guest Speaker: C N O Admiral G. W .

Anderson, Jr., U S N .

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Navy football versus William and Mary.

1700-0100 Open House at Alumni House.

1700-0100 Class Reunions (Times and Places to be announced).

J. F . DAVIDSON

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N S E P T E M B E R 7, 1911 at the Glenn Curtiss Headquarters in Hammondsport, N. Y., Lt. Theodore G. O Ellyson, U S N , our first qualified naval aviator, took ofi'

The First Attempt to Catapult a Seaplane 31 July 1912 U. S. Naval Academy Annapolis, Md.

in a Curtiss hydro-aeroplane from a crude three-wire device. The plane was balanced by two wires under the wings, while a third, heavily greased and downward sloping, supported the pontoon and plane.

However, as stated on page 19 of the History of Naval Aviation, by Capt. Archibald D. Turnbull, U S N R , and LCdr. Clifford L. Lord, U S N R : "It was evident that so crude a device could not be used aboard ship, especially in rough weather, and that some form of a catapult must be devised. This inspired Captain Chambers (Washington I., 7 6 ) to seek the help of Lieutenant St. Clair Smith from the Naval Gun Factory, and that of Naval Constructor Holden C. Richardson, already an interested observer of aircraft who would soon qualify as a pilot and whose very great scientific abilities would eventually carve a deep mark upon Naval Aviation. With these highly capable assistants, Chambers studied the catapults already tried by the Wrights, the devices used by Chanute for his ghders and the coiled spring type once built by Langley. Then with advice from Ellyson the three set to work together and for the next year spent considerable time on a catapult of their own." . . . they now produced (page 23) a device operated by compressed air. First using an old torpedo tube, for which a part of the hoisting gear salvaged from the veteran battleship OREGON was later substituted, they extemporized a makeshift model assembled at Annapolis.

No one knew what such rapid acceleration might do to the human body but Ellyson was ready to risk it and on July 31, 1912, he was shot along a wharf; halfway down, as he reached flying speed, the nose of his pontoon was air-borne, but the rear end dragged until a cross-wind tipped him neatly over into the Severn, to come up uninjured himself but with a badly damaged plane."

Lieutenant Ellyson was attached at the time to the pioneer Naval Aviation Camp on the beach opposite the Naval Academy and near the Engineering Experiment Station. Captain Chambers came down from Washington to witness the test. A plebe since July 6, I was one of the interested spectators on old S A N T E E dock. Charles G. Feldmeyer, Annapolis news dealer and Kodak agent, had been engaged to take high-speed pictures of the event. (^Continued on page 6) SHIPMATE

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NAVY-CURTISS HYDRO-AEROPtANE mounted on first catapult, on Reina Mercedes Dock, U. S. Naval Academy. The compressed air actuating cylinder, piston rod and nest of sheaves and cable are shov/n behind the plane which was mounted on a car rolling on tracks secured to the deck. Wing tip pontoons shown were removed later to clear a bollard on the dock.

CLOSE-UP VIEW showing the power plant and Curtiss dual-control system.

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L I E U T E N A N T T. G . ELLYSON, U S N , pilot of the p l a n e , making his final inspection bef o r e the a t t e m p t e d flight.

W I T H THE M O T O R R U N N I N G "full out," everything seemed to be O K . Lt. Ellyson signalled "Let G o ! " The p l a n e shot f o r w a r d .

The heavy impelling force acting at the heel of the pontoon threw the plane into a full stall a n d the left w i n g started to settle. Lt. Ellyson f o u g h t h a r d to recover, as shown by the position of the elevator and left a i l e r o n , but to no a v a i l . The launching car may be seen as it shot off the end of the dock, clear of the p l a n e .

THE PLANE W E N T into a left spin. The nose d r o p p e d sharply a n d it dove into the w a t e r .

It all h a p p e n e d so quickly t h a t there was no time for the pilot to "cut the g u n , " a n d the p l a n e w e n t into the w a t e r with the motor running w i d e o p e n . The rear end of the pontoon may be seen through the spray which is just beginning to rise. The splash went a b o u t fifty feet in the air, a n d the p l a n e d i s a p p e a r e d below the surface.

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THE PLANE CAME to the surfoce almost immediotely, on its bock, but there was no sign of the pilot! It seemed an age before his head popped up alongside the right wing, just as rescuers reached the plane and he was greeted with a mighty cheer from the anxious crowd on the dock. UnrufFled by his narrow escape and apparently unhurt, Lt. Ellyson scrambled up onto the pontoon and set about directing the salvage of the plane.

SALVAGING THE PLANE. One man is shown securing a line to the rear end of the pontoon.

THE TIDE CARRIED the plane about a quarter of a mile up the Severn River before it was finally righted ond token under tow of a steam launch. Due to the absence of the wing-tip pontoons, however, it was most unstable, ond before it had proceeded far, the wind got under the right wing and it turned turtle. The photograph shows the plane just as it turned over, the right wing being shown as it momentarily pointed skyward.

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PIONEER NAVAL AVIATION {Continued from page 2) Through some mischance, none of his shots were successful. The pictures shown with this article were taken by two of my classmates, Lowell Cooper, now Capt. U S N (Ret.) and my roommate, and Maxwell Cole, now Cdr. U S N (Ret.). Lieutenant Ellyson borrowed the negatives from them. These were lost while he was changing station.

But fortunately prints had been made. My copies were pasted in my Midshipman's Memory Book. In 1933 while undergoing flight training at Pensacola I had them rephotographed. These plates were broken while in transit north. Late in 1936 the Naval Air Station, Anacostia, rephotographed my prints and early in 1937 I forwarded copies to the Bureau of Aeronautics with the descriptive captions shown.

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H E F R O N T - P A G E coverage of the experiment in the Annapolis Evening Capital, Thursday, August 1, 1912 is not without interest. It reads:

NAVY AVIATOR FALLS INTO SEVERN RIVER Lt. T. G. Ellyson Has Narrow Escape From Injury WAS TESTING N E W DEVICE Hydro-Aeroplane Suddenly Tilted By Side-wind And Took Bird Man Down But for the fact that he had only attained the height of about twenty feet, Lieut. Theodore G. Ellyson, one of the corp of Navy aviators, would have sustained serious and perhaps fatal injuries when he plunged into the Severn river with his hydro-aeroplane while conducting an experimental test yesterday afternoon.

The aviator was carried down beneath the machine, but emerged uninjured with the exception of a slight bruise about the arm. The test was that of a new catapult device designed to be placed on the deck of warships thus obviating the necessity of large and cumbrous mechanism in launching air ships, the actual start of a craft being accomplished by means of compressed air pressure furnished by a tank of piston attachment.

From the general standpoint, the test was a dismal failure, as the machine caught in a gust of wind from one side shortly after it left the Santee Dock, tilted and plunged into the river. Though the aviator was unhurt, the planes of the aircraft were rather badly damaged, and it is said several days will be required in completing the damages. It is believed, however, that much success will be accomplished using the new launching device, and additional experiments will be conducted at an early date.

The launcher, with compressed air as the motive power, propels a small car on which the hydro-aeroplane rests, along a track into space and at the given time, and when the propeller of the aircraft is started and the necessary speed attained the machine becomes loosened from the car and makes the ascent.

In some respects yesterday's test was satisfactory, but the machine only arose slightly from the track, and it appeared that suflRcient speed had not been attained to master the elements of wind. This was the opinion expressed by Capt. Washington I. Chambers, head of the department of aviation in the Navy, who came to Annapolis purposely to witness the test.

LT. ELLYSON seated in the machine ready to start the motor.

When the machine suddenly tilted and carried its operator down, it was thought that Lieutenant Ellyson was injured, and steps were taken at once to go to his rescue. But soon the bird-man appeared, climbing over the superstructure of the machine, smiling • all the while. H e was taken aboard a boat, while the damaged hydro-aeroplane was towed across the river to the aviation camp. Repairs are now well underway.

After the attempt, Lieutenant Ellyson said that he was confident the device would prove practicable. H e said that a change in the valve would be used, so that the propelling force would gradually accelerate rather than shoot the machine out with a sudden impact. H e also explained that the side wind was a strong obstacle to a successful start.

In view of the fact that each large warship of the Navy will probably be equipped with an aeroplane in the near future, an efficient and comparatively small launching device is considered a necessity, and experiments along this line will continue. The catapult device can be placed either on deck or on one of the turrets.

The faith expressed by Ellyson was, of course, amply justified. Its next step in fulfillment occurred that fall.

States the History of Naval Aviation, page 2 3 : "By November Richardson was ready to test a modification of the device at the Washington Navy Yard and this time Ellyson's hydro-aeroplane was airborne in a matter of seconds and making 35 miles an hour."

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A S T J U N E it was my great privilege to witness the i new swearing in ceremony when some 1,200 members of the Class of '65 became Midshipmen, U. S. Navy. At the time I did not know how new the ceremony was, but in speaking of it to a number of classmates, shipmates and other alumni, it was obvious that none of them was familiar with it.

As I was so greatly impressed with the colorful pageantry and dignity of the ceremony, I feel I should try to "pass the word" about it. I don't mean to imply that any swearing in ceremony was ever lacking in dignity. My own official entry was impressive and during two tours as a "D.O.," I witnessed quite a few of such ceremonies— quite a few, because, for a great many years, plebes entered in relatively small groups in late June, all through July, and even in August. Thus, they were sworn in in a number of different ceremonies. Those were all impressive, to be sure, the group standing there in Memorial Hall under that grand flag Perry flew at Lake Erie with the deathless words of the dying Lawrence, "Don't give up the Ship," sewed on in white on a field of blue. But none of those could match the ceremony in its present form for impressive grandeur—swearing in an entire class at once.

Let me attempt to describe it.

The ceremony was scheduled for 1700, 29 June. I arrived at 1630, wondering how they were going to swear in 1,200 plebes at one time. The answer lay in the arrangements.

On the front terrace, immediately in front of the main steps, were 1,200 chairs, 600 on each side with a "passageway" in between. A break, and then several hundred more chairs were placed for the families of the new class. The latter group of chairs were already over half filled when I arrived and, soon, nearly all seats were taken. Second classmen in dress whites acted as ushers, though little ushering was necessary. However, they were also available to answer questions and, above all, they presented a smart "dressing" for the occasion.

The first event in the proceedings was the arrival of the band, or, rather a detachment thereof—some 40 members.

They arrived about 1640, marching onto the front terrace from Dahlgren Hall way via the old Third Wing terrace.

(I have yet to get oriented to the new wing designations!)

The first thing that struck me about the band was how much more military it was than I remembered it, how much more stream-lined the members were! When the band group had taken its station to the right of the chairs for the new class—that is, to the right of the spectators facing the main entrance—they struck up various marches for a few minutes.

Next, the dignitaries took their seats in chairs arranged in a semi-circle, facing the audience on the wide break between the two sets of the main steps—the Superintendent, the Commandant, their wives, aides, assistants, distinguished guests, etc.

Then, at 1645, a stir in the crowd, a craning of necks to the left to see better, and lo! there appeared from far left the head of the 1,200 candidate column, marching to the ever stirring strains of Anchor's Aweigh. They were not plebes yet, of course, and were still in their civilian clothes. About eight abreast, with a few second classmen "riding herd" on them, they already presented a smart, military appearance with definitely the time honored "heads up, tails over the dashboard" look about them.

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The candidates marched to their seats, stood in front of them until an entire row was filled, then sat down together at some sort of signal. The second classmen rate a thoroughgoing "Well Done" for the excellent indoctrination job they did—and in such a short time, too.

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THE " N E W " SWEARING-IN CEREMONY.

Also, at this point, I should like to comment on the fine job done by the Academy authorities on two counts: first the form letter to the candidates wherein some gracefully worded suggestions had been made as to how a candidate should be attired on reporting. The whole group made, even in their "cits," a neat and presentable appearance.

The other count concerns the tremendous job, ably done, of taking in 1,200 young men in a few hours, running them through final physical exams, assigning rooms and roommates, issuing books, white works and other articles of uniform not requiring tailoring, and various items of equipment. The magnitude of the operation staggers the imagination!

When all of the candidates had been seated, the Chaplain gave the invocation, and then the Commandant, Captain Charles S. Minter, Jr., arose and addressed the groups.

Captain Minter proved to be very able on his feet and, after a few very well chosen remarks, greetings and so on, he proceeded to the Oath of Allegiance. H e stated that he would first read the Oath in its entirety, then read it section by section with comments and explanations on each section. Then, he did just that. Having read it all the way through. Captain Minter then read it by sections, and, after each section, he gave the promised comments and explanations. At the conclusion of this second reading of the Oath, Captain Minter gave anyone who could not subscribe to the Oath the opportunity then and there to withdraw. T o the surprise of none, there were no withdrawals.

Then came the third reading of the Oath as it was actually administered. The Class of 1965 was underway.

Then the Color Guard, which had been standing in the great doorway to the rotunda, came forward and the thrilling music of The Star Spangled Banner filled the air. ( A note on the Color Guard for the benefit of Old Grads who haven't been to the Academy in recent years: there are now five in the Color Guard—the two rifle bearing guards and three Color bearers, for the Navy Standard has been A U G U S T ,

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added to the Stars and Stripes and the Regimental (now, of course. Brigade) flag.

Finally came a talk by the "Supe," Rear Admiral J. F .

Davidson, who proved to be a tremendously effective speaker. It was really splendid to find two naval officers who were able to do such fine speaking jobs all of an afternoon. This was a fitting climax to an impressive, aye, profoundly impressive, ceremony. This ended the pageant, and the ex-candidates, now midshipmen, U. S. Navy, fourth class, hastened to their rooms to don those oversize —inevitable, until the first trip to the laundry queens!— white works, pausing briefly enroute for a final word with their families.

As I said in the beginning, at the time I witnessed the ceremony, I did not know how new it was. A couple of weeks later, however, it so happened that I found out and from, as will be seen, the best possible source. It was aboard the splendid, newly commissioned carrier, K I T T Y H A W K , readying for sea in the Philly Yard, where I was the luncheon guest of the skipper, Captain W . R. Bringle, generally known as "Bush." I knew that he had been Commandant of Midshipmen from along about the summer of '58 to the summer of '60, so I asked about the ceremony; how long it had been conducted in its present form; how it got started. "Bush" hesitated a moment and I sensed at once that it was from modesty; that the present form of the swearing in ceremony was his own idea! So it proved. H e had taken over as Commandant too late in 1958 for any change in the ceremony to be made, but, later, had discussed the idea with the then Superintendent, Rear Admiral Charles L. Melson, who enthusiastically endorsed it. The following summer, 1959, the Class of 1963 became the first to have the benefit of the new and additionally impressive ceremony.

To Alumni everywhere, if you are ever in the vicinity of the Halls of Bancroft in late June, do take time to go over and witness the swearing in ceremony. A glow of warm pride in your heart will be your reward.

MOVING MADE EASY b y Capt. J . Lloyd A b b o t , Jr., USN ' 3 9

"DIG C O R P O R A T I O N S of our country—and some of -L* the small ones too for that matter—apparently have come to realize the Navy knows what it's doing with regard to a policy for moving people from one place to another.

Simply stated, the policy is that a broad base of geographical assignments and varied jobs are necessary for "rounding out" the up-and-coming executive.

Evidence of this phenomenon is available all over. Take, for example, the following conversation: "Hey Joe, that guy up in the personnel office told me they cut Sam Gutchem's orders this morning. He's going to San Diego; has to leave by Thursday; and gets concurrent travel for his family!" Do you imagine yourself to be eavesdropping at a Navy Exchange soda fountain? That's not the case at all. In tenor this conversation could be taking place at a , water cooler in nearly any small, medium, or large corI poration in the country.

The point now is this: W e in the Navy have been moving around for years, so it seems only fair that our vast experience in such matters should be passed on to young officers who are apprehensively facing their first move.

Accordingly I will offer a few hints in chronological order so to speak—like before the move, during the move, and after the move.

Let's assume you already have your orders and have contacted the Moving Company. They are sending a representative out to the house to establish contact with you and help with your plans. This is a very dangerous period and the first thing to watch out for is the "orchid gambit."

A very goodlooking young man will ring your doorbell and announce himself as the Mover's advance echelon. H e will have an absurd surplus of wavy hair and will be dressed as if he were expecting to have lunch at the White House. Early in the conversation he will hand your wife an orchid corsage from the best florist in town, and make some remark like anyone as lovely as she should have a beautiful flower to wear while her husband takes her out to dinner—away from all the troublesome thoughts about moving. Follow-up on this maneuver occurs on the day the Packers arrive. The Boss Packer has another orchid, which he presents to your helpmate with the news that she looked so "right" with that first orchid, the management couldn't resist taking the privilege of sending her another. This immediately reduces her to a semi-gelatinous state, and for all practical purposes she's out of the ball game. The guy could pull the leg off a coffee table and munch on it like a carrot—and all she'd do is giggle and readjust the corsage.

Now that we have the Packers in the house you should be warned about " M & S." This is not the name of a candy product. In the jargon of the Moving Trade it means "Marked and Scratched"—at least that's what the man says it means as he goes around making a list of your furniture and putting down "M & S" by each and every piece. If you can see a fly speck on it with a microscope it's " M & S." If you don't believe it, try getting him to put a notation by your dining room table to the effect that 10

it's in beautiful condition, without a spot, mark, defect, or blemish anywhere. Trouble is, when you finally arrive at the other end of your move and take your first horrified look at all the new scars and scrapes you are helpless.

Everything was marked "M & S" to start with, and at the far end this is interpreted to mean "Marred and Scarred" or even "Mutilated and Sabotaged." I offer no hope to you in this matter. Just resign yourself to the old Navy philosophy, "Three moves are equivalent to one fire."

The next topic I want to discuss is Planning Ahead.

Everyone has seen those little cards saying "Plan Ahead" where the last three letters are squeezed down the right edge of the card. This is the way it is with moving. One of the first things to do is segregate the clothes and things you are going to need between here and there. Having done this you must take maximum security precautions with this lot of belongings. Remember, the creed of all packers is "When in doubt, pack it." (I'll have more to say about this later.) Once, on a move from Washington to Chincoteague, I failed to lock up the well-planned assembly of clean shirts, underwear, socks, etc. for "the trip." Consequently, you guessed it, I made the entire journey with what I had on my back when the Moving Van majestically pulled away from the curb. Perhaps the best thing to do with this "trip gear" is lock it in the car.

On the other hand one of the worst phrases in the English language is " W e can take this in the car." Everybody in the family has ideas along these lines and if you let them get away with it there would be no room whatever for people in the car—not even a driver. You must fight each member of the family to a decision to hold his "bag" to the absolute minimum essentials. This way there is some chance of everyone getting a seat, and of finding room for the golf clubs and partially-consumed spirits.

Now let's look into this "Everything goes" creed of the Movers. Remember that the amount collected as a fee for your move is directly related to the weight and "cube" of your shipment. I would not, of course, accuse my Moving-business friends of stacking the deck, but will cite you a few examples which you may interpret for yourself.

I have a good friend, currently running the Good Order & Discipline concession at a large undergraduate service academy near Washington, D. C. Once, on a move from Newport, R. I., to our nation's capital, they carefully packed his trash and garbage in Newport, and even more carefully unpacked it at the other end. H e said it lent a certain flavor to the commissioning of his new home!

Another friend, now Executive Officer of a small white ship stationed in the Persian Gulf, turned his back once too often while the packers were visiting him in Maine, preparing to move to Norfolk, Virginia. The result was they packed the nice big stack of firewood down in the basement and loaded it on the van. Sad part of this story is that he didn't have a fireplace in Norfolk. A Commander told me about his move from Washington to Storage-inNewport to California. In this case they had gone through the house and picked up all the old magazines and newsSHIPMATE

papers and packed 'em in a box. This same officer reported his ash trays packed complete with ashes and cigarette butts. There is even a story about a large pile of bricks being packed, out in the garage, and showing up at the new location. Haven't been able to verify this one. The moral here of course is to throw away as much as possible, and do it days ahead of time. If there's any doubt whatever as to whether a given item should be kept, don't hesitate, throw it away!

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N O T H E R P R O B L E M exists when you are moving out of a furnished, or partially furnished house or apartment. The trick is to have them pack everything that's yours, and yet leave alone what belongs to the landlord. I personally have a Navy mattress up in my attic, and am trying to figure out how to get it back to my last duty station.

While we're talking about the packing stage, I want to warn against overdoing hospitality to the packers and cite a personal experience to back it up. Once we were moving from a house located right on the ocean. It was an especially nice place for the children since they could go for a swim right outside our front door. W e had been there nearly a year and hated to leave. The packers came in one day and did their bit and then on the following day a big van came by to "pick up." The day was quite sultry and we had rather an excess supply of cold beer in the ice box. In fact one of the problems about moving is how to have everything in adequate quantity and yet run out exactly when the time comes to go. Anyhow, what with the heat and our miscalculation, it seemed kindly and appropriate to offer the moving crew an occasional cold glass of suds—which we did. What we didn't realize was that the van driver, while he had no real objection to cold beer, much preferred "boiler makers." Furthermore he had resourcefully provided himself with a fresh bottle of whiskey which he kept stored in the truck. H e would accept a glass of beer with profuse thanks and retire to the interior of the van. There he would lace the beer liberally with whiskey and "take a break." Looking back on it, it's a wonder the van ever got loaded at all. Loaded they were though—both he and the van. Finally he and his crew proceeded to have themselves a swim in the ocean to "cool off." A neighbor who observed the eventual departure of the van telephoned the Moving Company and a relief driver intercepted them weaving along the road a few miles after getting underway.

Once everything gets in the van there's not much you can do about it. Moreover there's something like a 9 9 % chance that the shipment will arrive at the other end no worse for wear than its new accumulation of "M & S." There are, however, exceptions. I have one friend, presently employed as a navigator, who has had considerably more than his share of bad luck. Once, on a move to the West Coast, his van was on the last lap, winding through the California mountains. Suddenly the van did a half gainer and several full twists into a deep gully. Fortunately the driver was unhurt but the household effects had merged into one large glob—the same weight as before but considerable less "cube"! On another move this same officer arrived in Okinawa in time to watch them unload his furniture from a freighter. On an overseas shipment like this they pack everything into one huge box, the size of a large room. The box had been hoisted out of the ship's hold and then swung out over the concrete pier when the hoisting sling broke! The whole thing fell a matter of 30 feet to the pier. Whereupon a swarm of Okinawans surrounded the box and turned it upside down, since the bottom was pretty well broken. That's the way it was AUGUST,

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delivered to my friend—one huge upside-down box full of the world's largest jig saw puzzle! Mother Nature sometimes delivers a harsh blow to furniture during shipment, and of course there's nothing you can do about that either.

Once, on Guam, a typhoon drove a 2" x 8 " plank right through the center of a mattress, like sticking a piece of cheese with a toothpick, and didn't damage any of the rest of the furniture.

Now we come to that vital period—the arrival of your household effects at the new home. Your contract normally calls for unpacking everything and hauling away all the crates, boxes, barrels, and packing materials. You should expect something like this: The furniture will all be carried into the house and put wherever you say. The boxes, barrels, crates, and miscellaneous will be neatly stacked (up to the ceiling) in the garage. Then the young van driver will come up to you with a bright smile and start out, "Now if you'll just sign here, we'll—" Don't let him finish the sentence! Just say quietly and firmly that you'll sign as soon as everything is unpacked and all packing materials are loaded on the van. T o do otherwise will subject you to several weeks' unpacking, and will definitely start you off on the wrong foot with the new garbage man.

Unpacking can be a very trying time. This is when a sense of humor and a certain amount of philosophical resignation are indispensable. This is when you find out jelly glasses are indestructible and crystal goblets are not.

This is when you find yourself in possession of a small supply of the neighbor's chinaware—the neighbor now being two thousand miles away. There is something adventurous about unpacking, since each box or barrel may contain a surprise. Unfortunately the surprises are nearly always unpleasant. Earlier I advocated for you a credo of "Throw it away." It's at unpacking time when you will wish you had listened. There's no place to put everything, and the assortment of junk collected by an average group of healthy children (and their parents) is three points lower than ridiculous.

There's one bright spot about moving anywhere in this wonderful country of ours: Late on the afternoon you arrive, when your back aches from lifting things and your nerves are twanging like an electric guitar, a nondescript guy will come to the door and introduce himself as your new neighbor, just home from a hard day at the office. H e will persuade you to take the load off your feet on his best porch chair, and will force a cool glass into your hand. It doesn't detract from his hospitality one bit when he later confides that it was the best excuse he'd had in weeks for taking a drink on a weekday afternoon.

People are nice everywhere.

1962 REGISTER OF ALUMNI $4.00 plus postage ($1.25 west of Mississippi; 75^ east of Mississippi) Enclosed is $ Please send 1962 Register t o :

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ALEXANDER SLIDELL MACKENZIE (1803-1848) and

THE BIG FAMILY

by John D. Hayes, '24

T ^ H E BIG F.\MILY is the title of the -*- latest work of a well-known novelist, Vina Delmar. Published in 1961, it purports to tell the story of the family of John Slidell, the New York candlemaker whose sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters, as well as numerous in-laws, have made an impact and perhaps have had an influence on the history of the United States. .\uthors who produce historical novels have been advised by one unkind critic to either write novels, write history or try to make their living selling something. Without applying the generalization here, it is a fair appraisal that the subject Miss Delmar chose proved too big for her to handle, too complex to be stufifed within 375 pages, even with the license historical novelists assume for themselves.

The founder of the Big Family was ambitious John Slidell. His wife, from a prominent New York family, was, according to Miss Delmar, Jane Mackenzie but her sons' biographers in DAB state her Christian name was Margaret. In any case their family included: John Slidell, Jr., Senator from Louisiana and Confederate Commissioner to France, a major actor in the famous Mason-Slidell or TRENT Affair which brought war with Britain closer than did any other incident between 1861 and 186S. Thomas Slidell, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, who lost his mind after an assault on him by a New Orleans ruffian and whose son, William, served through the Civil War as a captain in the regular army with the 16th U. S. Infantry.

Alexander Slidell Mackenzie who in 1815 entered the Navy and in 1837 took his mother's surname. He was author of the

first biography of John Paul Jones and as commander of the big SOMERS was the cen-

tral figure in the tragedy that has become known

in

U.

S. history as the "SOMERS

Franklin Buchanan and Sidney Smith Lee, older brother of Robert E. Lee, captains of the sidewheeler frigates SUSQUEHANNA and MISSISSIPPI, the two steamships in Perry's

Squadron. Buchanan was the first Superintendent of the Naval Academy and Lee the second Commandant of Midshipmen. Both reluctantly joined the Confederacy. Sidney Jane Slidell, wife of Matthew Calbraith Smith Lee was also the brother-in-law of Perry, whose opening of Japan in 1854 was James M. Mason, Confederate Commissioner one of the great diplomatic achievements of to Great Britain and Slidell's companion in the nineteenth century. Fresh from this tri- the TRENT Affair. umph. Perry served as member of the Navy's Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, whose first selection board and in this duty was forced to pass over his own son. In the wife was the sister of Mathilde Deslonde, Navy of the time it was said that this cut Mrs. John Slidell.

Finally numerous nephews and cousins and the old man's cockscomb. It may have broken his heart. He died in 1858. The Perrys had in-laws, all enrolled in the U. S. Navy where ten children. Among their sons-in-law were nepotism was rampant. Perry had sixteen -August Belmont, immigrant, banker, politi- relatives with him when he commanded the cian, social leader and sportsman; and Home Squadron in the Gulf during the MexFrancis Vinton, the West Pointer who be- ican War. One of the charges brought against came a noted theologian and the eloquent Mackenzie was that his precipitant action in rector of New York's Trinity Church at the hanging Spencer and the two enlisted men was the presence on board of several Slidell head of Wall Street. relations who would have been certain vicJulia Slidell, wife of Christopher Raymond tims in event of mutiny.

Perry Rodgers, the only officer who served It is thus easy to understand why this twice as Superintendent of the Naval Academy. Two of their sons graduated from the family was too big for Miss Delmar. It is Academy and reached flag rank. Miss Delmar not easy for an historian to forgive a novelist spells Rodgers' name incorrectly throughout for hacking up history but a naval officer appreciates the sympathetic treatment she has her book. given the much maligned Mackenzie, a fellow Outside this family circle but involved in author, faced with a military command situait were a host of other figures who have left tion that was beyond him. their mark on American history and letters.

With the exception of Alfred T. Mahan, These include: Mackenzie was probably the most prolific James Fenimore Cooper, novelist of the writer among naval officers in our history.

Indians and the sea, author of the History His first work, A Year in Spain (1829), of the Navy of the United States of Amer- made his literary name. His second was ica (1839) who never forgave Mackenzie for Popular Essays on Naval Subjects (1833).

(Continued on page 62) an unfavorable book review of this work.

Cooper's revenge was lasting, for it is his version of the mutiny that has been accepted by most historians, novelists and television script writers.

Mutiny." Mackenzie had three sons who more than atoned for any mistakes their father may have made.

John Canfield Spencer, New York lawyer, former Congressman, Secretary of War and indulgent father of ne'er-do-well Philip whom Mackenzie hanged along with two enlisted men for plotting mutiny. Spencer and Cooper, with the help of New York newspapers, almost succeeded in having Mackenzie tried for murder in a civil court.

Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick, first cousin of Lieutenant Guert Gansevoort, Mackenzie's executive officer. Melville at the time was himself an enlisted man serving in the flagship of the Pacific Squadron. It did not take long for the story of the SOMERS to reach the berth deck of the frigate UNITED STATES three thousand miles way. The SOM-

ERS case haunted the mystical Melville throughout his lifetime and he left an epitaph based on it in the novelette Billy Budd. perhaps the best study on military command in any language.

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Washington Irving, whose interest in Spain, some claim, was aroused by the writings about that country of his young friend, Mackenzie.

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WASHINGTON PIPELINE

by Fred Lardner

T J E R E is a summary of the status of some â&#x20AC;˘*--*- more important legislation.

Appropriations Committees will consider this subject in a military construction appropriations bill. They might decrease the number of housing units for 1963, but it is doubtful if they would decrease the number of beds for the Long Beach hospital.

Retired Pay Recomputation. Action on this has been postponed a year or two. A majority of the Senate Armed Services Committee voted to let this subject be considered by the Defense Department Pay Study Group as part of its task of developing a new general pay raise bill.

Dual

Employment - Dual

Compensation.

The Defense Department sent Congress a message proposing certain legislation. However, the House Civil Service Committee, to which this proposal has been referred, has taken no action on it so far.

Per Diem Expense Rates. Congress has finally approved an increase of $12 to $16 in per diem rates for military personnel, effective now, and an increase in the maximum allowance of $25 to $30, effective in September.

Military

Construction

Authorization

bill,

H. R. 11131. Congress has passed this bill, authorizing the construction of 13,792 new housing units in fiscal 1963, of which the Navy is allotted 3708 units at a cost of $71,015,000. Under this bill a new Long Beach, Calif., Naval Hospital with 350 beds would be constructed. In connection with the Long Beach project, Representative Vinson (D., Ga.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said: "If we find that military needs require that the number of beds be increased to 500, we will certainly bring a bill in here to increase the number of beds." Now the House and the Senate

Quarters Allowances. The quarters allowances law, effective January 1, 1963, provides two ratesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;without dependents and with dependentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for commissioned officers, warrant officers, and the six top non-commissioned officer grades, E-4 with four years' service to E-9. Rates for lower enlisted grades vary from $55.20 for personnel with no dependents to $105 for those with three or more dependents. The table below shows the final solution of this problem.

Conflict-of-interest. H. R. 11217, sponsored

by Rep. Hebert (D., La.), and designed to place Regular officers of the Navy and Marine Corps on the same basis as Regular officers of the other Uniformed Services in selling to the Government, has passed the House and is pending in the Senate Armed Services Committee. This bill would repeal Section 6112 (b) of title 10, U. S. Code, which provides that if a retired officer of the Regular Navy or the Regular Marine Corps is "engaged for himself or others in selling, or contracting or negotiating to sell, naval supplies or war materials to the Department of the Navy, he is not entitled to any payment from the United States while he is so engaged." Repeal of this provision would enable retired Regulars of the Navy and Marine Corps to sell to the Navy Department after they have been retired for

Officers Pay grade

O-IO general 0-9 lieutenant general 0-8 major general 0-7 brigadier general 0-6 colonel O-S lieutenant colonel 0-4 major 0-3 captain 0-2 first lieutenant O-l second lieutenant

New rate

$160.20 160.20 160.20 160.20 140.10 130.20 120.00 105.00 95.10 85.20

Without dependents Percent Dollar increase increase

$23.40 23.40 23.40 23.40 20.40 27.60 25.80 19.50 18.00 16.80

17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.0 26.9 27.4 22.8 23.3 24.6

New rate

With dependents Percent Dollar increase increase

$201.00 201.00 201.00 201.00 170.10 157.50 145.05 130.05 120.00 110.10

$30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 33.30 20.70 25.35 27.45 25.80 24.60

17.5 17.5 17.S 17.5 24.3 15.1 21.2 26.8 27.4 28.8

145.05 130.45 120.00 110.10

25.35 27.85 25.80 24.60

21.2 26.8 27.4 28.8

120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 114.90 114.90 110.10 110.10 105.00 105.00

42.90 23.10 42.90 23.10 37.80 18.00 33.00 13.20 27.90 8.10

SS.6 23.8 55.6 23.8 49.0 18.6 42.8 13.6 36.2 8.4

105.00 105.00

27.90 8.10

36.2 8.4

rrant Offiicers W-4 W-3 W-2 W-1

chief warrant officer... chief warrant officer... chief warrant officer... warrant officer

120.00 105.00 95.10 85.20

25.80 19.50 18.00 16.80

27.4 22.8 23.3 24.6

Non-Cor imissionec 1 Officers E-9 sergeant major

85.20

33.90

66.1

E-8 master sergeant

85.20

33.90

66.1

E-7 sergeant, first class

75.00

23.70

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E-6 staff sergeant

70.20

18.90

36.8

E-5 sergeant

70.20

18.90

36.8

E-4 corporal with over 4 years' service

70.20

18.90

36.8

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two years. This bill will be of tremendous help to these officers . . . if the Senate committee will only approve it.

O P T I M I S M ABOUT RETIRED PAY?

Is it possible to get optimistic about retired pay recomputation, without inviting some caustic comment . . . such as, perhaps, a fist or a kick? Statements made during the July 7 hearing and others made later by informed government authorities convince this writer there should be optimism.

Consider the following statements made at the hearing (actually, this was not a hearing in the usual sense; only Secretary of Defense McNamara was a witness) : Chairman Russell (Sen. Russell, chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee) : "We have at one time received information from the Department of Defense with respect to the amount of increases which those retired prior to June 1, 1958, would receive under the recomputation bills, and this information indicates that there are about 25,000 senior retired officers who would receive substantial average increases ranging from $561 a year for lieutenant colonels 0-5 to $4,586 for retired Chiefs of Staff O-IO. Further, it appears that about 75,000 lower grade officers and enlisted personnel would receive minor increases. I see there are about 38,000 in the lower commissioned and enlisted ranks who would receive nothing because the 6 percent increase that they are now receiving would be larger than their recomputed pay. About 45.000 would receive nothing because they are not receiving retired pay under the Career Compensation Act of 1949."

Secretary McNamara: "It would be unwise to make these changes now when we may be facing substantially more extensive changes within a matter of months. I think we would introduce distortions into the structure that we might find difficult to relate to other action at a later date. Some groups, in particular, warrant attention if the recomputation legislation were to pass at the present time, as the 45,000 officers and enlisted personnel who had retired prior to 1958 under a series of old laws and were given the option of choosing between two retirement scales. That group of 45,000 includes a large number of men retired because of disabilities, and it includes others retired for other reasons, and not subject to the law that would be affected by the recomputation proposal.

"I have examined the reasons why those people were excluded from the adjustments referred to, and while those reasons may have been satisfactory at the time, I doubt that they continue to be satisfactory, and it is in partial recognition of that that I think It unwise to proceed with the recomputation bill at this time." . . .

Secretary McNamara: "The present costs of retired pay in fiscal 1963 will be about $1,059 million. My recollection is that by 1972 those costs will have doubled to $2 billion, at present rates, and that by 1980 they will have increased by 50 percent again to a total of $3 billion at present rates. But I say, in connection with that, that we are not accounting for our retirement costs properly. We recognize the expenditures as costs S H I P M A T E

following retirement instead of recognizing them as costs at the time the services were rendered. That is the nature of our government accounting system. It misstates the facts.

"The men who have retired have rendered service, and it was part of their contract of service that they would receive certain retirement pay, and those contract costs should have been recognized at the time the service was rendered.

"The fact that retired pay will treble between now and 1980 doesn't lead me to think we should act with respect to retirement pay but rather we should act with respect to that because of the cost which the size of the military establishment imposes, and if we want a military establishment of our present size, and I believe we do, then we should simply recognize that it carries with it certain costs. Next year, when we present the budget, I will at least indicate in a footnote the unfunded retirement."

(Lardner's note: This statement is important in that it indicates that Secretary McNamara, unlike some authorities, does not believe future costs of retirement compensation should pose a threat to retired pay recomputation.)

Secretary McNamara: "The benefits that might be applied or recommended in such legislation for the 83,0(X) people we talked of, for example, might be quite different from the adjustments that would be provided by the recomputation proposal for the 108,000 people. We haven't really studied those 83,000 people in any substantial detail.

Among them are individuals who retired under a variety of disability laws, each of them different, each falling into a separate category, and each requiring separate analysis.

Some of them retired at 75 percent of active duty pay, and were permitted an option to choose either a retention of the 75-percent retirement provision or accept compensation under another act. At the time they exercised the option, conditions were different than they are today, and if they had the option to exercise over again, they might have selected a different method of compensation."

Senator Goldwater: "Now, for the second Congress, I have reintroduced a bill and we haven't had hearings on it, and I share the feelings of the distinguished Senator from Maine that wa have become so burdened with study groups in this town that we never get to hearings. I think the hearing is a vital factor. I think this morning has been very helpful, but we have not exposed this to the full light of open hearings where we can talk it up or talk it down, make suggestions that will correct the inequities that, I have become convinced, are in my bill. I didn't realize the extent of them."

This is only a small part of the discussion of July 7.

Concerning future action, it is expected that the Defense Department Pay Study Group will recommend, as part of a new general pay raise bill, adjustments in retired pay which will meet objections to S. 401 and S. 626, the retired pay recomputation bills introduced in the Senate.

A Defense Department authority told this writer that the ideal solution would be to adjust the pay of all those retired prior to June 1, 1958, effective date of the 1958 pay law, so that it could be calculated on the basis of active duty rates to be authorized in the new pay bill. This bill is expected to be sent to Congress early next year, for enactment in 1963 if possible. A savings clause would prevent anyone from receiving less pay than he now receives.

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The Retired Officers Association said; "To sum up the prospective action of the Association, the following ideas are believed appropriate to any new bill sought: (1) Authority for recomputation of pay by those receiving pay under the Career Compensation ./Kct of 1949 where such were retired prior to June 1, 1958; (2) Authority for reelection as to recomputation of pay by those not receiving their pay under the Career Compensation Act, but who were retired for physical disability prior to October 1, 1949â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if it would be to their advantage to do so, such reelection to be available at any future date: (3) Authority for a cost-of-living percentage increase for those groups not covered by (1) and (2) above."

OBSOLETE SHIPS PROBE

For years top officials of the Navy, testifying in numerous hearings before Congressional committees, have warned that Navy ships are becoming obsolescent.

It has been stated or inferred on various occasions that the usual shipbuilding programs, as authorized in annual appropriations bills, are not sufficient to provide enough new or modernized ships.

Now the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Preparedness has announced hearings on this subject, to be held this fall.

Senator John Stennis (D., Miss.) said: "It has become clear to the subcommittee that one of the most serious of the problems affecting adequate defense is the growing obsolescence of Navy ships.

"The only real solution to this problem is to prosecute a vigorous and wholly adequate program for building new ships. As I have said elsewhere and here many times, the great roaming policeman of the world today, every day and night of the year, is the United States Navy, with its power under the sea, on the sea, and in the air."

Senator Stennis said his subcommittee will report later this year on its investigation.

"Modernization of the Navy," the Senator said, "has been one of the most neglected parts of the defense program."

N A V Y SEEKS CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH CARE

Not satisfied with present health treatment provided for active duty dependents and retired families, the Navy plans to seek approval of a contributory health program. This might lead to expansion of the Dependent's Medical Care Act to include dental care for active duty dependents and general medical care for retirees and their dependents, or a joint member-government contributory system of health care.

A group of Navy and Marine Corps officers and specialists from the Navy Office of Analysis and Review made a study which indicates that Navy hospital and other health facilities are no longer adequate to meet the workloads facing them. The number of dependents and retirees has been increasing at a much faster rate than the increase in the capacity of health facilities. Considering the total potential patient population (that is, the number of all Service members and their dependents), the group reported that this potential will increase to 9.7 million in 1980 from 6.7 million in 1960. Retirees will account for 2.2 million of the expected 3 million increase.

In order to take care of the demands of the present and the immediate future, the following additional personnel would be needed, the report indicates: 243 medical officers, 300 dentists, 37 medical specialists, 105 nurses, 980 hospital corpsmen, 525 dental technicians.

Incidentally, the Defense Department Pay Study Group has been considering a return to government-financed dental care for dependents of active duty personnel.

Not long ago this writer investigated the hospital situation, particularly construction of new beds for retirees. There is no space here to go into that subject in detail, except to say that the military departments no longer dare even mention retirees in connection with new hospital construction. In hearings before the House Armed Services Committee, a House member testified that the proposed Long Beach hospital, with 450 beds, would have some space for retirees.

The beds originally requested totaled 500. The Senate Armed Services Committee reduced the number of beds to 350. In the Long Beach area, almost no active duty dependents or retired dependents are cared for in government facilities. Probably some male retirees have been provided for in the hospital ship they have there, where no female patients are allowed.

According to the Navy study, new hospitals are needed at Oakland and Camp Pendleton, and outpatient facilities are needed at the San Diego Naval Station, Charleston Naval Hospital, New London, Mayport (Fla.), and NAS Oceana, Virginia.

Recently this writer recived a letter from a retired Navy captain who sought dental care at an Air Force hospital and had been turned away, and another letter from a rear admiral who had been turned away from an .Army hospital on the basis of no space available.

In conversations with retired officers, I have suggested that a program of contributory health insuranceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with the government paying most of the cost and the retired member contributing a lesser amountâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;may be the only way of assuring government aid in the treatment of retired families in many areas.

Some officers have scoffed at this, claiming that officers want to be treated in military facilities only. Perhaps most officers would prefer treatment in military facilities. But the records show that most wives, or dependents, prefer civilian facilities and civilian doctors. By records I mean surveys taken in connection with operation of the Dependents' Medical Care Act. Here is a letter from a retired Air Force colonel: "In the several Service hospitals where I have received treatment, retired officers are treated on an out-patient basis, and must sit around in waiting rooms crowded with dependents, pregnant women, and crying children. I am unable to understand the thinking of those responsible for this policy. Are they not going to retire some day?

"In January of this year I was admitted to (an Air Force) hospital for several days of tests. I was put in a large ward with women, children, and retired and enlisted men. I protested but was told the hospital was overcrowded and that this was all that was available. I was also told they have no officer ward, but do not believe this.

"I have been in naval installations several times and in my opinion the Navy takes much better care of its officers."

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EDUCATIONAL POLICY CHANGE AT U.S.N.A. Reprinted below is an editorial which appeared in the June 23 edition of the .Vczc York Ti)nes and a letter to the Editor which appeared in the July 9 edition. The editorial was written as a result of the Secretary of the Navy's directive of 22 May, subject: Education at the Naval Academy, which was reprinted in the June-July issue of Shipmate in the All Hands section.

The Neii' York Times and Professor Huntington have very kindly granted permission for this reprint in

WEAKENING THE NAVAL ACADEMY A recent and sudden order of the Secretary of the Navy supports a proposal made by Vice Admiral H . G. Rickover for the establishment of "a civilian educator of national rank" as "Dean of Academics" at Annapolis. It requires the ultimate substitution of civilian for officer instructors in all academic departments except the naval science division.

There are some loopholes and exemptions in the directive and Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth in the final paragraph asserts that it was not his intent "'to reduce in any way the present emphasis on basic naval indoctrination, discipline, leadership and motivation to command at sea." Nevertheless, there is much misgiving at the Naval Academy, at the other service schools and among naval officers that this is precisely what the directive—if it is ever fully carried out—will do. For the first two years of the four-year course the midshipmen will have no officer instructor in academic subjects whatsoever.

The service academies exist for one purpose—and one only: to produce officers of character dedicated to military careers and to the service of their country. The training, the indoctrination, the tradition, the continuity with past and future, the sense of obligation, the responsibilities of leadership, the demands of honor are more important, by far, to the officer of tomorrow than an understanding of nuclear physics.

Mr. Korth's order, while intended to strengthen, may therefore actually weaken, the Academy's special role. Instead of a further and unwise step toward "civilianization" of the services, it would have been better had the Secretary of the Navy given top priority to the Naval Academy in the selection of first-rate officer instructors, and required preparatory periods of academic instruction in their specialties (as West Point does) for those officers assigned to teach at Annapolis.

MILITARY FACULTIES BACKED Opposition Explained to Civilian Teachers at Service Academies The zvrifer of the folloz^'ing letter is Associate Professor of Government and Associate Director of the Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University.

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EDITOR OF T H E N E W Y O R K T I M E S :

Your June 23 editorial "Weakening the Naval Academy" deals with a key issue raised by Admiral Rickover and other critics of our system of military education.

These critics argue that the service academies should employ civilian professors to teach the academic subjects (English, social sciences, pure sciences) in their curricula.

Your editorial showed how the increased use of civilian instructors (as proposed for the Naval Academy) would hinder the Academy in achieving its overriding military purposes. The use of civilian teachers is bad not only on military grounds, however, but also on academic ones.

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Shipmate.

It should be pointed out that the Naval Academy already makes substantial use of civilian faculty members for academic courses, while the Military Academy and the Air Force Academy have almost entirely military faculties.

The latter two academies recruit their instructors primarily from their own graduates, who are then sent to leading civilian universities for graduate work.

Graduate Studies I have taught such military graduate students at both Harvard and Columbia and can testify that they are usually extremely able and rank substantially above average. After a year or two of graduate work they go directly to the academy to teach their subject, thus bringing to their own students a fresh awareness of the latest developments at the major universities.

It is unfortunate but true that the suspicions—however ill-founded—which the average civilian academic has of the "military mind" will prevent the academies from obtaining many first-rate civilian teachers. In the long run, the academic achievements of a military faculty will probably be higher than those of a mixed civilian-military faculty.

At the present time 97.5 per cent of the all-military faculty at the Air Force Academy have advanced degrees (M..\., Ph.D., or L L . B . ) . At the Naval Academy, however, which employs civilians and has not pushed graduate work for its military teachers, 91.4 per cent of the civilian professors and only 15.9 per cent of the military professors have advanced degrees.

At present almost 20 per cent of the Air Force Academy faculty have Ph.D.'s, and it is expected that this percentage will increase to 35 or 40 per cent within a few years. This figure compares very favorably with the percentage of Ph.D.'s on the faculties of many first-rate civilian liberal arts colleges.

Relevance of Academic Subjects Students entering the academies usually come with a deep interest in technical and military subjects. Much of the first two years at the academies has to be devoted to correcting this "technical bias" and demonstrating the relevance of English and the social sciences to the cadet's future professional career.

A division of the curriculum into "academic" subjects taught by civilians and "military" subjects taught bv officers, however, is likely to reinforce the student's 'initial feeling that the former are less important to him than the latter. In addition, a military officer teaching an academic subject can make a much better case with the higher military authorities for the importance of his subject for the professional officer than can a civilian.

At the Naval Academy, where civilians do teach academic subjects, these subjects have a much smaller role in the curriculum than they do at the Militarv and Air Force Academies, where the same subjects are'taught by military officers.

S.^MUEL P .

HUNTINGTON

New York, July 1, 1962.

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O F F I CERS President— ADM. JERAULD WRIGHT, U S N (Ret.) '18 (4915), Washington, D. C. Vice President (Eastern Area)— CAPT. ROYCE N . FLIPPIN, U S N R '26 (8278), New York, N. Y.

Vice President (Central

Area)—

CAPT. JOHN K . HYATT, U S N R '24 (7548), St. Louis, Mo.

Vice President (Western Area)— CDR. CLAUDE L . WEIGLE, U S N (Ret.) '27 (9124), Los Angeles, Cal. Past President— V A D M . GEORGE C . DYER, U S N (Ret.) '19 (51270), Annapolis, Md.

Executive Director— R A D M . W . F . FITZGERALD, U S N (Ret.) '21 (5912), Annapolis, Md.

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

(To serve until Spring Meeting 1963) LT. G E N . C . C . JEROME,

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

USMC (Ret.) '22 (6451)

U S N '43 (15752) R. ADM. E . B . FLUCKEY,

R. ADM. C . W . NIMITZ, J R . ,

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

R. ADM. H . D . MOULTON,

U S N (Ret.) '36 (12227) U S N '35 (11861) until Spring Meeting 1964) (To serve U S N R (Ret.) '31 (10026)

'24 (7405) V. A D M . E . W . CLEXTON,

CAPT. WALTER L . SMALL,

CAPT. C . E . BELL, U S N '39

M A J . R . J. PERRICH, U S M C

U S N '38 (13017) U S N (Ret.) '24 (7181) (To serve until Spring Meeting 1965) (13565)

'47 (18611)

R A D M . E . M . ELLER, U S N

(Ret.) '25 (7738)

LCDR. HARRY D . TRAIN, U S N

'49 (20423) From Local Chapters

(To serve until Spring Meeting 1963) CoMO. RALPH S . WENTWORTH,

U S N (Ret.) '12 (3882) Annapolis R A D M . W M . H . BURACKER, U S N

(Ret.) '20 (5427) Boston CAPT. E . K . ZITZEWITZ, U S N R

'25 (7966) Chicago CAPT. ALLAN L . D U N N I N G , U S N

(Ret.) '27 (8608) Connecticut CoMo. C. C. BAUGHMAX, U S N

(Ret.) '07 (3107) Coronado MR. ROBERT G . WALDRON '19

(5059) Detroit A U G U S T ,

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

( R e t J '21 (6093) Los Angeles_ CAPT. FRANCIS H . WHITAKER, U S N

(Ret.) '22 (6231) New York CAPT. L . E . DIVOLL, U S N

(Ret.) '21 (6053) Peninsula CDR. RALPH .A.. SEXTM.^X, U S N

(Ret.) '25 (8107) Philadelphia V.A^DM. ROBERT F . HICKEY, U S N

(Ret.) '21 (6196) San Diego R.A.DM. JOSEPHUS A. BRIGGS, U S N

(Ret.) '23 (6965) Washington

We just completed a briefing at N.A.MTC, Pt. Mugu. Everbody is talking Space and Astronautics and we took several G's briefing pressure to get the latest for our earthbound and chairborne readers.

Space flight, we find, is far from new.

Astronomers in ancient Greece and Egypt discovered other planets and thoughts of i..terplanetary travel must not have been far behind. Lucian of Samos a century after the death of Christ wrote a novel about a moon journey but the first rocket was a Chinese device to propel "fire arrows" at the Mongols 1200 years later. A solid fuel rocket was developed in England about 1800 which created a strong enough glare in .\merica to be reflected in our national anthem written during the War of 1812. Unfortunately, only professionals and boy sopranos can sing it and nobody knows the words, so despite major contributions to rocketry by pioneering .\mericans, we didn't pay much attention to the rocket's red glare until a So\'iet Sputnik drew a finger of fire across the firmament in '57. By that time, science ran second or third to propaganda and politics and too many of our early petards blew up in our faces both politically and scientifically.

Jokes about our early missile effort ripped into the national pride. Several painfully progressive years later we still hadn't the best boosters for either the space program or the rockets. Then a "crater experiment" occurred when a missile tried to launch the silo instead of vice versa. . \ junk man, brought in to salvage the 200 tons of steel debris, looked at nearby concrete and steel lidded silos and asked speculatively, "When will they be ready for me?"

Until our half-astronaut Shepard led the way for Glenn and Carpenter, these and similar tales were not very funny back at the pad. We finally relaxed when chimps Ham and Enos passed their space tests.

Chimpanese replaced Pentagonese; we broke the language barrier and we were A-ok. On the super-tense moments of Glenn's re-entry Ham insisted Glenn would land west of RANDOLPH and near NOA. Ham chattered, "Assist him, NOA" but only Enos knew he wasn't saying ".AH systems are go." Cdr. Carpenter immediately shifted to a banana diet but hammed his own recovery, too far off^ to speak to anybody. Both Ham and Enos, incidentally, have since been proposed for associate membership in the Alumni Association.

We don't want you to think we're frivolous about the missile program. Far from it. The missile and rocket trade is definitely out of the bicycle shop and the Mugu orientation is a red, white and blue shot in the arm. The experts even run the program without service bias. W e tried a delicate needle job on an enthusiastic blue-blood Colonel at Vandenberg. Perhaps because those are the most unfarmlike silos this barefoot boy ever saw, we suggested politely, "Why don't you reduce the cost of hardening by putting the launchers underwater ?"

He replied. "Oh, you mean on a submarine ?

Well, we're all in favor of your mobility. You may have heard of our missile train idea, and since you brought up the subject, I might suggest that our missile trains aren't in danger of attack by enemy missile trains."

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ATTENTION: FRIENDS OF GEORGE COOK SWEET ' 9 8

Miss Lillian C. White, Southern Publishing Co., P. O. Box B2S7S, Delray Beach, Fla., is writing a biography of the late Cdr. GEORGE C. S W E E T '98, at the request of his widow.

Anyone who has memories or stories to tell about Commander Sweet is requested to correspond directly with Miss White.

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS

The LA chapter is sponsoring an All-class Get-together after the Navy-SC game on 17 November in the main ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel. Located in the center of town, the hotel is across the street from the Pershing Square parking garage.

The chapter President is RAdm. E. D. McEathron, U S N (Ret.) '20, and his address is 243 Arbolada Drive, Santa Anita Oaks, Arcadia, Calif.

NAVY-MINNESOTA FOOTBALL GAME

A reception and cocktail party, sponsored by the Twin Cities Chapter, will be held at the Leamington Hotel in Minneapolis on Friday evening, 5 October. The reception will be followed by a dinner-dance. The t)rice for the dinner-dance and hors d'oeuvres at the cocktail party is $7.75 per person.

Reservations and remittances for the dinner-dance and reception should be sent to Donald S. Murray '47, 1998 Laurel Ave., St. Paul 4, Minn. Making reservations as soon as possible will be appreciated.

Arrangements have been made with the Leamington Hotel for room accommodations.

Reservation requests should be mailed directly to the hotel. The hotel cannot guarantee space for those requesting it after 1 September.

LAST SURVIVOR OF ADMIRAL STEPHEN B. LUCE, USNA GRADUATE # 1 7 3 , DIES

Dr. Stephen Bleecker Luce, grandson and sole survivor of RAdm. Stephen B. Luce, Class of 1850, USNA, died on 2 June in Boston.

During World War I, Dr. Luce served with the Navy's intelligence department. He was a former commander of Narragansett Bay Chapter, Military Order of World W a r s ; a former secretary of the Trinity Church Corporation and a former vestry member.

He was a member of the Archaeological Institute of America and secretary of its Boston Society; a member of the visiting committee of the department of classical art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

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lasit Call A G A B I A N , SAMUEL, 4 July 1 9 6 2 , G r e a t Neck, N. Y. CHARLES, ROLAND WILBUR, 25 M a y 1 9 6 2 .

CRAVEN, FREDERICK BARNARD (LCDR USN RET), 25 M a y 1 9 6 2 .

DAVIS, HENRY FREDERICK OILMAN (CAPT USN RET), 11 July 1 9 6 2 , Garrish Island, K i t t e r y Pt., M e .

D U N C A N , GREER ASSHETON (CAPT (CEC) USN RET), 25 June 1 9 6 2 , USNH, B r e m e r t o n , Wash.

FAIRCHILD, HERBERT B., 14 July 1 9 6 2 , N e w Rochelle, N . Y. GILCHRIST, MURVYNE D U R W O O D , 4 July 1962.

HALE, HARRY DONALD (LCDR USN RET), u n k n o w n d a t e , Lynwood, Calif.

HAYS, W I L L I A M SLAUGHTER (CDR USN RET), 4 July 1 9 6 2 , USAF Hosp., Brookley AFB, Ala. KEAR, CARLETON ROMIG (LCDR USN RET), 25 June 1 9 6 2 , V A Hospital, Coral Gables, Fla. KELEHER, TIMOTHY JEROME (RADM USN RET), 2 3 July 1 9 6 2 , USNH, Annapolis, M d .

RICHARDSON, EWART CORIDAN, 6 A p r i l 1 9 6 2 .

RISLEY, RALPH GREEN (CAPT USN RET), 19 June 1 9 6 2 , N e w Y o r k , N . Y. SCHWARZ, ALDEN DELBERT (RADM USN RET), 17 June 1 9 6 2 , USAF Hospital, Homestead AFB, Fla. SMITH, ROBERT CALDWELL (LT(JG) USN), 10 July 1 9 6 2 , AA nr. USNAS, Cecil Field, Fla. STROTHER, W I L L I A M JOHNSTON (CDR USN RET), 15 M a y 1 9 6 2 , San M a t e o , Calif.

TARPLEY, W I L L I A M AUGUSTUS (LT USN), 2 7 June 1 9 6 2 , AA nr. USNAS, M i r a m a r , Calif.

THACH, JAMES H A R M O N JR. (VADM USN RET), 3 July 1 9 6 2 , Old Lyme, Conn.

WILLE, FRANK JOSEPH (RADM USN RET), 14 July 1 9 6 2 , U S N H , Bethesda, M d .

WISHART, CLIFTON ARMFIELD, 2 4 M a y 1 9 6 2 , Richmond, V a .

CHARLES LEWIS LEIPER

Professor CHARLES L. L E I P E R , age 86, died in Coronado, Calif., on 4 June. For thirty-three years Professor Leiper was a member of the faculty in the Department of Mathematics at the Naval Academy.

Following graduation he served for two years as a past midshipman and was commissioned as Assistant Engineer, USN on 6 May 1898. He served in the Spanish-American War and then resigned as an Ensign in 1901. He was appointed Instructor in Mathematics at the Naval Academy in 1908, and was promoted to Professor in Mechanical Drawing in 1913, and to professor of Mathematics in 1916, in which department he served until his retirement in 1941.

Prof. Leiper was married to the former Margaret McClure of Pittsburgh. Upon the death of his wife, Prof. Leiper moved to Coronado, Calif., in 1954, where he made his residence at the El Cordova Hotel.

Prof. Leiper was a life member of the Naval Institute, a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, the Mathematics Association of America and the American Association of University Professors.

He was co-author of the text Engineering Mathematics which was used at the Naval Academy.

Sec'y, Capt. E. S. Jackson. U S N (Ret.) 455 Arlineton Dr., Pasadena, Calif.

CARLETON R O M I G KEAR

Again it becomes my sad duty to report the loss of another classmate. CARLETON ROMIG KEAR passed away in a hospital at Coral Gables, Fla., on 25 June. Kear had been suffering since Christmas from "enphysema," an ailment that entails difficulty in breathing, and had been in the hospital for some three months when the end mercifully came. His first attack came just as the Kears were moving to a near-by ground-floor apartment, in the course of which move Mrs. Kears suffered a severe heart attack that left her for the moment helpless in a hospital.

Kears had suffered years before with a serious intestinal trouble and had staged a remarkable recovery from a major operation.

He retired in 1914 as Lieutenant Commander.

His various assignments included the A T LANTA,

KEARSARGE,

RHODE

ISLAND,

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N.A., ALBANY, Cavite (1912-13) and some 6 years in Cuba in connection with the Cuban Navy.

He is survived by his widow, Eleanor D. Pettit Kear, and a son, Carleton R. Jr., Class of 1935, who is now on duty in the Defense Dept., Washington. Mrs. Kear's address is now 255 N.E. 53rd St., Miami, Fla. (a very recent change). She is a grand-niece of Mrs. U. S. Grant and is the daughter of Col. James C. Pettit, for whom the Pettit Barracks at Zamboango were named.

Kears and I were on duty together for 2y2 years after we graduated, and an enduring friendship resulted. He was a fine shipmate, a person of unassailable integrity and fairness, an even disposition and a very good mind.

His ashes were interred at the Naval Academy Cemetery at a private ceremony on 15 July.

I have received frequent inquiries about the condition of I K E A R N O L D since his accident. As you know, Ike fell in November 1960 and suffered a triple fracture of his upper right arm. Repairs were made immediately, but one of the broken bones failed to knit and the upper end is now unattached in his arm. The end (under the flesh) forms an ugly lump on the arm. He cannot lift any weight to speak of, cannot drive a car, and is unable to put on a coat unassisted. He still needs a nurse. He is up and about and looks well.

I am unable to say whether he is contemplating any further treatment of the arm.

Nothing of that kind is underway at present.

Capt. Allen B. Reed. U S N (Ret.) 3101 Woodley Road. N.W. Washington 8, D. C.

HUGH McLEAN WALKER

The sad news of the death of our classmate H U G H McLEAN W A L K E R (LCDR U S N R E T ) on 6 June was telegraphed to me by his wife Margie from Jasmine Hill, Augusta, Ga. Humie, as we called him, had been ill since January 19S2 and bed-ridden since May 1955. Through it all he kept cheerful and read and watched T V constantly. His sons took him out for an occasional ride.

Born in his grandmother's house on Jasmine Hill, he moved to a new house nearby on Jasmine Hill when he was 9, and there spent his life when he was not on active duty.

Few of us in the Navy are so fortunate as to our domiciles.

Retired in 1912, Humie returned to active duty in World War I convoying troops across and bringing wounded back on the Atlantic. In World War II he again returned to active duty after first supervising the training of welders, shipfitters, riveters, etc. for the State of Georgia. In April 1942, he reported to the Charleston, S. C , Navy Yard and served successfully as 6th District Port Director Communications Officer; Port Director, Brunswick, Ga., representing the Commandant, 6th Naval District in acceptance of ships built at Brunswick, Ga.; and Senior Member of Courts and Boards for the Brunswick area. Inactivated 22 October 1945.

Humie is survived by his widow, Margie Twiggs Walker, two sons, Howell Walker and Hugh M. Walker, Jr., and five daughters: Mrs. E. G. Treacy, Mrs. Elizabeth Carey, Mrs. Mary Baker, Mrs. Flint Hendrix and Mrs. James Mitchell. Also by nine grandchildren.

AUGUST,

1962

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

B. Mae WOODS

HERBERT STEPHANS BABBITT

Mrs. George M. Baum (B. Mae Woods), wife of Capt. GEORGE M. BAUM, USN (Ret.), passed away 27 May at their home, 25 St. Elmo Way, San Francisco, Calif.

Mrs. Baum had been ill for six months with cancer of the lung.

Her nephew, Reverend Paul W. Power, son of Cdr. Kent H. Power, U S N (Ret.) '21, was able to come west and sing the requiem Mass.

Mrs. Baum was interred in Golden (iate Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif. She is survived by her husband George, a daughter, Mrs. W. T. Craig of Pacific PaHsades, Calif., three grandchildren and four sisters.

Only recently did we learn that our classmate Capt. H. S. B A B B I T T had died on 18 October 1960, and been buried at San Fernando, Calif., although the last available issue of the USNA Alumni Register listed him as still living. Retired in 1937, he was on active duty in W W II, and subsequently made his home at 12508 Foothill Blvd., San Fernando, Calif., where his widow now resides.

Capt. Louis P . Davis, U S N (Ret.) Dresden Apartment 2126 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C.

Marjorie C. SMEALLIE

Mrs. John M. SMEALLIE, widow of our classmate, died at Tripler Army Hospital in Oahu, Hawaii, on 11 February. She had been living with her daughter, the wife of Capt.

J. B. Burks, USN, at 52 Halawa Drive, Pearl Harbor. She is survived by her daughter, Ann Burks, and grandchildrn.

Interment was in Arlington Cemetery on 27 February. Among the honorary pallbearers were: Ingersoll, Gawne, Furlong, Spears and Cdr. D. D. Natt.

Haydie Druilhet SHOEMAKER

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

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Haydie SHOEMAKER, beloved wife of our classmate H A R R Y ( " S H O E " ) , died at New York on 28 May. Funeral services were held at St. Francis Xavier Church, N. Y. Interment was in Arlington Cemetery on 1 June. Gawne, Furlong and Davis attended.

She is survived by sons, Lee Offutt of New York and Cdr. Anderson Offutt, USN, of San Diego.

Capt. BRUCE L. CANAGA is still busy with his Berkeley garden. King Dierdorff '19 enjoyed a very pleasant visit with him and the gracious Mrs. Canaga on 23 June.

He was a favorite "Commodore" of Dierdorff's in the old San Diego-based 4th Destroyer Squadron days. He and Mrs. Canaga send greetings and best wishes to friends and classmates in the East. Their address is 2727 Woolsey St., Berkeley 5, Calif. Their son, Dr. Bruce L. Canaga, Jr., is a Captain in the Medical Corps, stationed at Bethesda.

(Submitted by " K I N G " DIERDORFF '19)

PATRICK NELSON L. BELLINGER

Another big loss to us has been that of VAdm. P. N. L. B E L L I N G E R who died on 29 May at the Clifton Forge, Va., hospital—one of the few survivors from aviation's early days. He joined our embryonic naval air force back in 1912, and with his energy and cheerful acceptance of risks became a "first" in many phases of its early development, including participation in the trans-Atlantic flight of three U. S. Navy seaplanes in May, 1919. One of our highranking aviation officers in later years and in W W II, he was the recipient of many honors and decorations, from foreign governments as well as our own. Since retirement in 1947 he had made his home at "Earle Hurst," Covington, Va. Burial was at Arlington on 1 June. Present from our class were: Hoover, Read, Schuyler, Robinson, Fellsen, Windsor, Dyer, DuBose, and Parker. Pat is survived by his widow, Miriam, a son, Frederick W. Bellinger of Forestville, Va., three daughters, Mrs. Valentine de Olloqui of Lewisburg, W. Va., Mrs. John H. Kauffman of Bethesda, Md., Mrs. Lalor Crimmons of San Francisco, and by eleven grandchildren.

C H E S T E R BAUGHMAN was here in the East from Coronado recently, visited his step-son, Capt. J. D. Collett, USN, who commands the Naval Station at Newport, saw friends and relatives in Washington and Annapolis, and attended a meeting on 1 June of the Alumni Association Board of Trustees of which he is a member. Back in Coronado, he reports throwing a party which included Jean and JOCK ABBOTT, returned from their cruise to the Orient, and Cornelia and BILLY H I C K S with their daughter and son-in-law, BGl^en. Daly.

Though our ranks are thinning, our Reunion in Annapolis on 12-14 October is definitely in prospect. All classmates who have not already done so are urged to let us know if they can come.

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

In May, in San Francisco, several classmates lunched together and sent me a note via the R E I C H M U T H s , BOB W H I T E s and T A F F I N D E R , who was apparently passing through.

In June the Bob Whites got down south to Santa Monica and lunched at the Miramar with the CY BARKERS, H U G H ALLENs and A L E X A N D E R (whose wife was not present due to illness).

The Whites motored to Newport Beach to meet the PENCEs. The Whites do get around.

HOMECOMING 28-29 SEPTEMBER

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

GREER ASSHETON DUNCAN

It will come to his friends as no great surprise to read of the sad death of our classmate, Capt. GREER DUNCAN, (CEC) U S N (Ret.), as all have been aware of his long illness from leukemia. Indeed—at the time of our fiftieth reunion—Dune looked so badly that many failed to recognize him.

Death came to him in the Bremerton Hospital on 25 June. The remains were cremated.

Services were held in St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Bremerton on the 28th, conducted by the Rector, The Reverend D. M. S. Hevenor, who had attended Greer faithfully during his illness. At the suggestion of the wid19

ow, flowers were omitted. Contributions to the church were sent instead. A contribution was sent in the name of the class, one, incidentally, which had been sent to me for flowers by Dave Patterson (Duncan's roommate at the Academy) at the time the latter was so very ill last year. It has been acknowledged, with thanks, to the class. The Duncans had been living in Seattle since his retirement in January '47, following a most successful career in the Civil Engineer Corps, culminating in his appointment as Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. He was a friend who will be greatly missed.

HENRY FREDERICK D I L M A N DAVIS

As these notes were about to be mailed, notice was received of the death of our classmate, H. F. D. DAVIS. Arrangements were made for his funeral in Arlington Cemetery on Monday, 16 July. The class was represented by members and by a floral offering to his memory. Details of Captain Davis' career are contained in the following notice received from Portsmouth, Maine: "Captain Henry F. D. Davis died Wednesday, 11 July, at his summer home on Garrish Island, Maine. He was born in Winnepeg, Canada, in 1885, the son of Frederick Davis of York, Ontario, and Katherine Bricker Davis. He was educated in the public schools of Minnesota, attended the University of Nevada and was graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1908. He received his Master's Degree in design engineering from Columbia University.

"In 1940 he came to the Portsmouth Navy Yard as Shipyard Commander and, immediately after Pearl Harbor, expanded the yard which then employed 4,700 men to over 20,000. During his four years as manager the rate of output of submarines was multiplied over 12 times, to the highest in the United States, and he broke all world records for shipbuilding when he delivered 77 submarines in four years—32 of them in one year. Building time was reduced from 469 calendar days to 173.

"His last duty before retiring was as Supervisor of Shipbuilding at the Fore River Yard, Massachusetts, where he again made another world record delivering in 28 months, 120 combat ships from Bethlehem's Fore River and Hingham Yards, and several small craft from the dozen yards he supervised in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. His major delivery was the 27,000 ton aircraft carrier USS PHILIPPINE SEA at the Fore River Yard.

"Captain Davis is survived by his widow, Mrs. Hazel duMont Grant Davis, and by his sons' widows, Mrs. Charlotte Foster Davis of Arlington, Va., and Mrs. Margaret Richardson Davis of Cambridge, Md. Also, three grandsons, Stanley Owen Davis, Jr., Frederick Foster Davis and Frederick duMont Grant Davis, 2nd."

HARRY M . G W Y N N (See 1 9 0 9 Notes)

I had the pleasure of having JACK E A R L E as a guest at lunch around 10 June.

He was visiting his son, who is a captain in the Coast Guard, living in Arlington. Jack was enroute (as I suggested in the last issue of Shipmate) to Beirut, to visit a friend who plans to show him the Near East for a couple of months. Later I had a card from him from New York, stating his ship was being delayed by a strike and, still later, one announcing he had secured passage in the WIHIHAPA, a German ship of 10,000 tons, general cargo, 12 passengers, chartered by the Greek Hellenic Line, to replace the one in which he was originally booked. Says he drew an outside cabin with twin beds and bath and that he would have to "double up"; 20

"Alas," as he puts it, his roommate is scheduled to be a male! We don't all get the breaks, do we? Jack called upon NORMAN VAN DER V E E R in the Veterans Administration Hospital in New York. Found him to be in not too good health.

Which reminds me that I have heard, recently, of a number of classmates who are ill—some quite seriously. As I have learned over the years in this job, our friends don't always appreciate having their ailments publicized. And so I won't. It is unfortunate, in a way, as it deprives them of letters from their friends, which might cheer them up. In the case of GREER DUNCAN the class responded in a big way to my suggestion that he might appreciate hearing from them and the letters did him no end of good, I'm told.

ROBERT P. (BOBBIE) W A T E R S of our class represented the Sons of The American Revolution at the Awards Ceremony at the Naval Academy on 5 June. The award this year was a camera, presented to Midshipman Levi Arogast of the First Class, for standing highest for the course in the Command Department. Waters had high praise for the efficient manner in which the Awards Ceremony was conducted.

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

I deeply regret to report that Harry died at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, on 11 June 1962, after a short illness. Funeral services were held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Annapolis on IS June followed by burial in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Classmates and close friends in Annapolis acted as honorary pallbearers.

Harry was from Washington, D. C. He resigned from the Naval Academy 15 February 1908, while in the Class of 1909. He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Philippine Constabulary the same year, along with another classmate, Dudley Howard McDowell, who resigned about the same time.

They both served in the Constabulary until 1912. Harry entered the U. S. Army on 15 August 1917, advancing through the various ranks to that of Colonel, retiring for physical disability on 31 March 194S. He was Military Attache to Guatemala, 1923-27. It was during this period that he made the acquaintance of the present President of Guatemala, Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes, who was then a Colonel, and worked closely with him in reorganizing the Guatemalan Army. From this association a firm and lasting friendship developed between these two officers.

From 1939-42 Harry served with the Military Intelligence Section of the War Department, doing Latin American Intelligence. For this reason he received a citation from the Director of Military Intelligence reading as follows : "Acknowledge with appreciation the loyalty and devotion to duty of Colonel Harry Martell Gwynn, while serving with the Military Intelligence Division, War Department, during the period December 31, 1940 to July IS, 1942."

From 1942-45, he was Commandant at Jjohns Hopkins University of an Army specialized training unit that was being trained mostly for intelligence behind enemy lines.

Harry married Alice Tierney of Hyattsville, Md., on 31 March 1912, in Toyko, Japan. It is interesting that the best man at their wedding was a former classmate, Hasell

Hutchinson Dick, who resigned from the Naval Academy and entered U. S. Foreign Service, and was a Vice Consul in Toyko at the time.

Shortly after Harry's retirement, they built a home bordering Crab Creek, Annapolis, purchased years before, naming their place "(Trab Acres." This place was only 20 miles from where Harry's forefather from Wales settled before the Revolutionary War, and where his grandfather had defended his life in the War between the States.

On 10 July 19S8 Harry and Alice, accompanied by several friends including a classmate, Levin Campbell, and his wife, flew to Guatemala City at the invitation of the President of (Guatemala. The President personally decorated Harry in an impressive ceremony with the highest decoration of the Army, the Quetzal Medal in the grade of officer. In an introductory address, the Guatemalan Chief of Information said in part: "The place of honor occupied by the Army within the civilized nations is due in part to the great activities furthered by Colonel Gwynn 30 years before during his stay in Guatemala as Military Attache." He furthered stated that Colonel Gwynn "collaborated with enthusiasm to increase the strength of relations between the United States and Guatemala."

Colonel Gwynn is survived by his wife, .A.lice, of the home address "Crab Acres," RED # 3 , Annapolis.

ALEX ALEXANDER. A grandnephew of Alex entered the Naval Academy on 26 June with the Class of 1966. He is Donald Weil of Corpus Christi, Texas. His father was an officer in the Naval Reserve during World War II. He called on me the day before he entered; is very enthusiastic about having the opportunity to be a naval officer.

BEN TILLEY. Ben has moved permanently from Annapolis and is now living at the El Cordova Apartment, Apt. 51, Coronado, Calif.

HAROLD TRAIN

Sec'y, RAdm. Charles J. Moore, U S N (Ret.). 5509 Grove St. Chevy Chase 15, Md. Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Dorsey O. Thomas 725 West Boulevard, Kokomo, Ind. M a r t y BRANHAM

It is with deep regret that we learned of the death of Marty Branham, widow of Capt.

H U G H McCULLOH (DOC) BRANHAM. Marty died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles C. W. Atwater, in Baltimore on IS May. Besides Mrs. Atwater, Marty is survived by three other married daughters, the son of one of them being Midshipman Hugh McCulloh Vandervoort, USNA. RUSSELL, CDR. H E N R Y E. ( M O O S E ) .

A nice note from Moose at his summer home in Sheffield, Mass. (Berkshires). He and his Agnes are in a quandary about plans for next winter. Have given up apartment at Deland, Fla. May settle in Winter Park, or they may go to southern Spain. In checking back on The Big Moose, your reporter was surprised to learn at this late date that he was one of the youngest men in our class— as well as the "savviest."

REINICKE, COMMODORE F. G. A copy of Inform received, and an invitation to join the International Services of Information. "Rouge" is waging a one-man war against the Communists. Working hard at it, too.

L A N P H I E R , CDR. A L F R E D Y. Your reporter had lunch with Al and Red last month at the New York Yacht Club. We were all in the Asiatic Fleet together in S H I P M A T E

1911-15. We covered Shanghai of that era from The Bund to Soochow Road.

P O W N A L L , VADM. C H A R L E S A. Several people have reported the Golden Anniversary of Baldy and Mary a huge success—a wonderful gathering at the home of their daughter, the widow of Cdr. Wagner of the Medical Corps, who lives near them in La Jolla. The BE.\RYs, the GR-A.Ys, the LUCKELs, the H E I N s and B E . \ U and Gertie Lang S M I T H were all there—and probably others of 1910 I have missed.

BERRY, CAPT. H O W . \ R D B. SID and Hilda did a quick (33 days) tour of Europe in May via Air France and Boeing 707. Did Rome, Florence, Milan, Nice, Geneva, Paris, Amsterdam and London. Highlight: opera at La Scala, where . \ L E X and Edyth RUHL's son is a tenor. Back in L.A. at almost the same hour they left London.

SHERM.A.N, Mrs. Frederick C. Fanny's more leisurely jaunt over much the same places in Europe was sadly cut short by news of the death of a much loved sister-in-law.

She is back in San Diego, but with reports of a most delightful three months "en tour."

NICHOLSON, CDR. T. A., U S N R (Ret.). Tom and Peg are summering in Colorado—just 800 feet below the Eagles Nest he sold a few years ago at Evergreen.

He reports the graduation from high school of his granddaughter, Christine Cabell, with high honors. National Merit Commendation, etc. She enters Northwestern University, Evanston, this fall. Tom says, "Her scholastic ability springs from someone else than me."

That we doubt! Many of us over the years remarked that had Tom applied his ingenuity in a slightly diflterent direction, he would have made Moose Russell and S . W V Y COOKE look to their laurels.

Speaking of graduations, your reporter is doing a bit of bragging, too. His recent trip East was to witness the one of his senior granddaughter, Miss Trudi Tiedman, who enters Michigan this fall. She, too, had a gold tassel on her mortar board (honor student).

I spent a very pleasant day in Washington with C H A R L I E MOORE—visit to .A.nnapoHs, Alumni House, H . \ R R Y HILL's, and back for a dinner with Carolyn D . W I D SON making the fourth at table. Chatted by phone with S K I P MERRILL, TOM MORAN and P O P GILLIAM. Pop would still do a game of baseball at shortstop. The others would take their exercises more mildly.

REFO, C-\PT. M I L E S P., JR. ( d e c ) .

Charlie Moore has forwarded a letter from Nick's son. Carter L., who is a prominent attorney in Richmond, Va. He reports that their mother died in 1951, and reminds us that his two brothers are both Captains, USN —Miles P., I l l , '38, and John F. '40.

Cheerio—until next month.

P.S. C H . \ R L I E M O O R E has heard recently from Flora B.ARTLETT, widow of "CULIS." She lives in New York City and keeps herself busy in various ways, including an interest in the local Officers Wives Club.

She says she enjoys Shipmate to which she has just subscribed. Flora has invented a foolproof closure for plastic tubes or bottles which she has just missed selling for quantity production.

BILLY W I L L S has sent Charlie his application forms for tickets to the Navy football games for the 1962 season. Charlie says to let him know if a classmate is in desperate need for tickets to any of this season's games.

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RALPH GREENE RISLEY

It is with great regret that we report the passing of Capt. R.A.LPH G R E E N E R I S LEY, USN (Ret.), at his home in New York City on 19 June. He died unexpectedly in his sleep, although he had been in failing health for about two years. His was a lighthearted, pleasing personality, and he had a varied career, practicing law in France and Monte Carlo between wars and, after retiring in 1947, engaging in business activities in New York City.

He was laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington Cemetery, and the pallbearers were: Macomb, Butler, Reynolds, Chandler, Hinckley, Griffin, Zimmerman and Paulus P. Powell, R.A.dm. (Ret.) '13.

He is survived by his widow, the former Margaret M. Davis, whose address is: 4 E^st Eighty-ninth St., New York City, a son, Ralph Greene Risley, Jr., and two sisters.

By the way, our 45th Reunion Bulletin mentions Ralph, Jr., as a former student at Columbia University. After graduating there, he received his Master's degree in geology at the University of Wyoming, and is now practicing his profession in the oil fields of Kansas.

The C H A N D L E R S ' grandchild, Bill Krulak, was in this year's graduating class at the Naval Academy and received his commission in the Marine Corps, the service of his distinguished father, Maj. Gen. Victor H. Krulak, USMC. The HINCKLEYs had both a son and a grandson in this year's New London to Bermuda races.

The MACOMBs completed a 6,000-mile journey through our Southwest and Mexico in June. For ALEX, it was a sentimental journey, for he was able to visit his birthplace. Fort Reno, Okla., and the Army reservation on which he spent a good part of his boyhood, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

The GRIFFINs are beating the heat of Washington at Little Compton, R. I., and the CH.A^NDLERs are seeking the wide open spaces, winding up on the West Coast.

The BYRNEs are taking a cottage in Maine.

There were ten of us mobile enough to foregather at the Army-Navy Club on 11 June: Bieri, Perley, Byrnes, Loftin, Cygon, Reynolds, Hinckley, Chandler and Zimmer-

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Sec'y, Como. R. S. W e n t w o r t h , U S N (Ret.) P . O. Box 803, Annapolis, Md.

Your committee for the 50th Reunion has received many verbal and written compliments from the class about the arrangements for that happy occasion. They are appreciated very much. The reunion more than repaid us for all the work. Now, as to the financial side of the reunion : the money received was placed in two separate accounts— one for the meals and the other for the window. All bills have been paid. The account for the meals has a small surplus; that for the window had a larger surplus. Both surpluses have been transferred to the class savings account. When M.A.MIE returns, with Margaret, from the coast he will be asked to audit the reunion moneys.

You will be interested to hear that the Chapel is receiving a needed, thorough overhaul this summer. It is understood that sufficient money has been received by the .Acad-

emy from an estate to enlarge and overhaul the organ. The Academy hopes to finish the work on the organ this summer but it may not be undertaken until next summer due to lack of time.

J O H N and Barbara FALGE, with their daughter, Mary, have been visiting John's brother in Washington recently. A late report was postmarked in New London.

SCHUYLER and Dorothy MILLS visited their daughter in Evanston, III, enroute home to .A.ustin. It was good to see S.AM and Fran ZEIGLER at the reunion and at BOB L . W E N D E R ' s pleasant party. CY W A K E MAN returned to the coast and sent a new address—1260 North Bascom Ave., Apt. 19, San Jose 28, Calif. There is a rumor that Cy made the trip east by bus. A hardy stock 1 Mary B. H A L L has moved from Florida to AJinapoHs. Betty lives here. Marion GREENMAN's grandson graduated from the Academy in June. He, like his grandfather, BILL, stroked the crew. Marion would like to move from Marathon, Fla., to Annapolis. Mary's husband is on duty in Washington. We hear that Isabel EDG.A.R has moved from Carmel to San Francisco.

The Class of 1966 was sworn in on 27 June. It is one of the largest classes to enter —1271 men. C H A R L I E and Rallie M A S O N saw Charlie III take the oath. DOC and Marj ABBOT saw Steve enter and the F A W K E S watched Emerson (DeLany) Fawkes join the long Blue Line.

Juanita RAMSEY has established a fund in DUKE's name for the yearly award of a wrist watch to the graduating midshipman who has the highest mark in science and engineering, and who plans to take Flight Training.

The watch this year was won by Midshipman Robert W. Deputy from Shreveport, La. He will begin Flight Training in October.

If you have not received your fifty-year Testimonial of Service from the .A.lumni Association, please tell me so. The class thought the engraved document a fine idea. It is signed by the Superintendent and the President of the Alumni Association.

Please keep me advised of the news of your family; the class is interested.

Admiral and Mrs. Davidson are being transferred to the Training Command on the coast this August. They are a very attractive couple. They were given a "going away" party by their many friends in Annapolis and by the civic and military organizations here.

The Admiral has made many changes in the curriculum of the Academy in order to prepare the young officers for the great scientific advances of our wonderful Navy.

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

GEORGE WHEELER

WOLF

I sorrowfully report that our fine classmate died in Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, on 6 June, just 49 years to the day after we graduated. Funeral services were held at Trinity Episcopal Church, Southport, Conn., on 8 June and he was later interred in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he was born 15 .A.pril 1892. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Stina B. Wolf; a son, George W., Jr., of Lakeville, Conn., and two brothers and a sister, all of Pittsburgh. .A.t his request flowers were omitted but a contribution from our class was sent to the .\merican Cancer Society, with memorial card to his widow, who has requested that her sincere thanks be extended to our class.

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George was a submarine commander and Navy Cross winner in World W a r I, resigiied as a LCdr. in 1926. He progressed rapidly to the top in civilian life; some of his accomplishments are listed below: Ten years in Argentina and Europe with General Motors Overseas Operation. In 1936 he returned to the U. S. as Vice President of this GM unit. In 1938 he resigned from GM to become President, U.S. Steel Export Co., and later for a time, in addition, he was President of Isthmian Steamship Co., a subsidiary of U.S. Steel. H e retired in 1957.

Some of his other appointments were: after start of W W II, in charge of postwar planning for U. S. Steel, Chairman of Planning Committee; Supervisor of Special Reports for Commerce and Industry Assn. of New York and the City of New York. In 1948, at the request of the Secretary of the Army, he headed a mission to Germany to help increase production of steel there, and later to study problems relating to plants scheduled for removal as war reparations.

In 1949, he organized a mission at request of Pakistan to survey steel requirements there. Since 1956 he had been Chairman of the National Foreign Trade Council, and earlier a director and member of its policy and executive committees. In 19SS he received the Council's Capt. Robert Dollar Memorial Award for "distinguished contribution to the advancement of American trade." H e was also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Society of Automotive Engineers.

George was highly respected by all and very well liked by those who had the privilege of getting to know him. I know we are all glad that our classmates "Chub" Austin and Glenn Davis attended the funeral services as class representatives. They report that many executives of U. S. Steel and G. M. were there.

Our sincerest sympathy to his widow and to all of his family. W e of 1913 are all saddened, too, by his loss.

and widows on the West Coast will be there, and do hope some of you others will join with us. Contacted DOC and Ethel L E E in Seattle, and Mrs. INGRAHAM (her new address is Route 4, Box 382, Camano Island, Washington) ; all hope to attend."

GRAYSON—"Highland, N. C. (25 June).

Having cottage painted and face lifted; new electrical equipment in kitchen, rewiring, etc.

Hope to get to DC luncheon in Sept. on way to Connecticut."

HATCH—"Why don't you, Paul and Frances, come West and visit us next time instead of going to Florida. W e have loads of room, and you can make this your headquarters for visiting other '13ers north and south of here. Please tell other classmates in your vicinity this also applies to them. Dorothy and I appreciate so much the congratulations we received from so many of our fine class. We expect a wing-ding of a party in Nov. for the Navy-Southern Cal. game. W e truly hope a sizable group of our classmates from the East will plan to join us."

HAZELTINE—"Hattie H A T C H gave a birthday party for ROBBIE ROBINSON on 21 May. We all have dinner together occasionally. S3 years ago today (3 July) I entered USNA. It seems fitting that on this date I should send a contribution to the Class Fund of 1913; therefore it is enclosed.

I shall be at our 50th."

HOARD—"It's June and tornado season in Okla. Can be pretty exciting at times. I hope to make West Coast trip this fall."

(Why not go for Navy-USC game. Pinky?)

DOUG JONES—"Expect to be in Maine until August. Will miss DC luncheons."

JAKEY LEE—"13 June 1908 to 13 June 1909; 54 years for me. I buy the KT's at June lunch."

DOC LEE—"We want any of '13 who come to the Seattle Fair to be sure to look us up."

LEIGHTON—"Building new home and really busy. Will be in Norfolk 24-25 June for meeting of 'Early Naval Aviators' and

I M P O R T A N T . Our DC September class luncheon will be on Friday, 28 September, not on the 13th!! W e hope all classmates coming to this year's Homecoming will join us for our DC luncheon.

Generous help with our Class Fund has been received from ARD, CLARKE, H A Z E L T I N E , and O'NEAL. Thanks a lot from 1913.

CRAVEN delivered an address on 13 June at the U. of Washington, Seattle, on Space Satellite Communications, and also visited the World's Fair there.

DUDLEY—"On 7 May 1962, while preparing my garden for a strawberry bed, my helper raked up my class ring which I had lost in 19SS. Never expected to see it again."

ELLICOTT—"I retired in '51 as Major, USAR. Have many times recalled the 4th Deck, 1st Batt. at USNA. My best to everyone, especially to Eric Zemke. I get back to St. Mary's Co., Md., occasionally, but can't get around much, account of heart condition."

possible cruise on ENTERPRISE."

MILLER—"Have been in Bethesda Hospital for operation, but discharged about 12 July."

NEWELL—"Made some talks at stockholders meetings and occasionally speak on radio where they have Comment or Viewpoint programs; also spoke on Decision of Supreme Court."

O'NEAL—"Hope to make a DC luncheon some day. Had the pleasure of seeing TOM SEARLES when he was in Birmingham recently and enjoyed our talks of old times.

Am counting on attending our SOth. Also got a note from DON DOUGLAS that he plans to be there too."

QUINLAN—"Will be in my cabin, Nederland. Col., until IS Sept. Hope to see any of '13."

SEARLES—"Left in early July for Mex. and West Coast. Hope to see some of '13 there."

STEVENS—"Left for Mich, early June via Seattle Fair, Banff and Canada over GRAY—"The Grays drove to Seattle for Lake Superior." the Fair. The Space Needle is worthwhile; THEBAUD—"Did you know the new also food, service and prices excellent. Lots Supt., is our BOB K I R K P A T of vacancy signs for rooms. The science RICK's USNA, younger brother?" presented is overpowering. Had a fine getTHURSTON—"Hope to see the DC together with JIM B R E N N E R and we hope for a BIG turnout of '13 for the Navy-USC group in September." (Sam, try to be at our football game 17 November at Los Angeles. DC luncheon.)

TIMBERLAKE—"Had note from TheJim will handle his area, I will work on the San Diego group, and at present (20 June) baud enclosing picture of the 'Old MISSOURI' we hope V E N A B L E will handle arrange- taken in 1912, fifty years ago. In picture ments in Los Angeles—hotel for rooms and were Phaff, Pickhardt, Timberlake, McCawa luncheon and dinner and bus transportation ley and Thurston. My! My 1 How young we to and from the game. We hope all classmates were, and looked it."

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TODD—"Getting along OK, keeping busy, but must take it easy."

WALLACE—"Was in DC to visit my son but missed luncheon as I got sick and stayed in bunk there, then started to hurry home but spent a week in New Mex. with pneumonia; better now."

WILD—Jasper, I hear you have been in hospital. Hope you are OK now.

Also, I received cards from Ard, Austin, Babbitt, Briggs, Brownell, Clarkson, Crisp, Dale, Dillingham, Donahue, Doyle, DuBose, Gayhart, Henderson, Hudson, Hunt, "Buck" Jones, Junkin, Loynachan, Masek, McCawley, Robinson, Ruble, Shock, Venable, White, and Woodside. All send their best to all of 1913 everywhere, as I do.

PAUL

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Maury, U S N (Ret.) 208 P r i n c e George S t . , Annapolis, Md. West Coast Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. O. O. Kessing, 842 D Ave., Coronado, Calif.

PENNOYER

It is with much regret that I have to announce the death of May P E N N O Y E R who passed away in Pensacola on the morning of 14 July. She had been ill since 17 May when she suffered a stroke from which she never recovered. The Class of 1914 extends to "Pennux" our very deepest sympathy.

By the time you receive this issue of Shipmate the chances are that you already will have received my first bulletin in relation to our Fiftieth Reunion. Although it is too early to decide upon what should take place for that event we can all be thinking about it anyway.

Received a letter recently from R A L P H DAVIS saying that he and Dorothy had recently left their home in Virginia Beach to spend the summer visiting members of their family part of the time, and eventually spending most of August and September on Bailey Island, just off the coast of Maine. I was very glad to get word from Ralph that their home suffered no damage during that terrific storm on the Atlantic coast early in March.

However, most of Virginia Beach suffered great damage amounting to millions of dollars.

One bit of cheerful news to give you is that DON ROYCE's attractive daughter, Priscilla, was married about the middle of July. The lucky bridegroom was Mr. William Fothergill from Detroit and Washington.

Hazel and I had a very pleasant surprise a short time ago when Jane Gary called us up and gave us the good news that she was visiting her daughter whose husband had just been relieved as Director of Science at the Naval Academy, and was under orders to command the Submarine Squadron based in New London. We all enjoyed a very delightful evening. Liz Jalbert was among those present. Bob was in New York on business and therefore unable to be present.

Sorry, I can't think of any more news that might interest you. Would be glad to hear from any of you at any time giving me the latest dope that you may have handy to add to this column.

TO OLD FOURTEEN ONCE MORE! BOB

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Sec'y, Adm. Arthur D. Struble. USN (Ret.) 4017 OUver St.. Chevy Chase, Md. A n t . Sec'y. LGen. P . A. del Valle, USMC (Ret.), 41 Comhill St., Annapolis, Md.

R E D and Mary T H O M A S were in Washington for a few days enroute north. They were in fine shape although Red opined that while he had enjoyed the drive East, he wasn't looking forward to the return drive.

The BILL GRAN ATs left from New York in the ROTTERDAM for a couple of months

in Scandinavia on 20 July. R A F E B A T E S had his usual spring tour in California. He saw the L O W s in San Francisco and the ARMSTRONGS in Monterey. In Coronado he saw the P E N N O Y E R s , MITCHELLs, GODFREYS, and CAMPMANs. He talked

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he had joined upon graduation—Adm. Wm. H. Standley. In La Jolla he saw the H O W ARDS, K I N N E s and F A H R I O N s . As usual Rate had a good time.

If any Fifteeners are coming to Homecoming I suggest that you let Pete or me know.

GROT W O O D wrote from Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, on 2 July as follows: "I am off this next week to pick up Frances, who has been visiting our youngest child and her family, and then the two of us will fly to Alaska once more for a three-week vacation—fishing in the Kuskokwin River (2nd largest in Alaska), St. Annick, at the Paradise Camp in the Katmai National Monument, a visit to the wild life Denali in McKinley Park, a trip to Point Barrow in the Arctic. Wish some of the Hunky Dunks could come along to 'wet a line.' Will report later on our return for the benefit of Shipmate. By the way, when do you and Rip get out another Bulletin?

"Have just had a letter from F R A N K I E H U N T O O N who hopes to come out to Maine to visit us."

Good luck to you. Grot, and thanks for the letter.

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HENRY JAMES WHITE

We were shocked to learn of the sudden death of our H E N R Y J. W H I T E in Oak Knoll Hospital on 31 May 1962. With Kathleen, Henry had gone over from his home in Carmel for a routine checkup. He died following a heart attack. Graveside services were held at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery where he was buried with Military Honors. Henry is survived by his widow, Kathleen, his son, Henry J., Jr., a brother, Walter W., a sister, Mrs. Norman Schaff, and an adopted daughter, Joan, wife of Mr. Joseph Patrick. As you may recall, Henry had been flying since 1911, his aviation number was 248, and his license was signed by Orville Wright. He was also a gifted linguist, his hobby being translations. Kathleen gave us a copy of a recent translation, one of Khayyam's quatrains, which follows: "The Moon doth slowly cross the garden floor. .'^n ancient servant bearing a pale light— Year after Year. Then comes an evening damp— It beams alas! but beams on us no more."

Kathleen's present plans are to stay in Carmel—Box 371, Route 3. Qassmates attending the service were: Sauer, McGinnis, AUGUST,

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Walter Webb, Possum Webb, Carrington, Bunny Cochrane and his wife Polly.

Congratulations are in order for our GEORGE C H A P L I N E . George and Allene Borden were wed on 4 June 1962. At home in Old Westbury, Long Island, N. Y., and La Jolla, Calif. I know the class wishes them all happiness.

According to an editorial from the Litchfield. Conn., newspaper our HERBIE J O N E S , that salty and stormy petrel in civic affairs, is having quite a fling in the local government. The editorial gave a vote of thanks to the indefatigable Captain for giving the 18th century a slight boot in the pants.

E M M E T T and Elsie B E T T S have changed their abode to 192S-7th St., S., Naples, Fla. Hope you love your new home.

The MAX COLEs have changed their domicile to South Rd., Kensington, East Kingston, RD 1, N. H. The June class luncheon at the ArmyNavy Club, D. C, was attended by Carney, Fechteler, Merwin, Earnhardt and Nemo Awtry from Gainesville, Fla. WEST COAST DOPE

An MSG from P E P FLOOD, which we were glad to have and PDL, says he is fully recovered from his operation, back on the job, and is planning to pay us a visit before the summer is over.

The San Diego '16-'17ers did not plan a luncheon in June because of the already planned annual cocktail-dinner event on 23 June. But, as well laid plans so often go astray, this one did on very short notice. An MSG from NINO GREGORY notified us that he was on his way to Santa Ana to visit his grandchildren, and where and when would the June '16-'17 luncheon be held. Go was sounded and the situation considered with the results that the June luncheon was set for the 12th. Even though that was only a couple of days off, the response was surprising. Golf games were postponed. A trip to the desert went by the boards and come the twelfth, 17 of the faithful paddled in to the Admiral Kidd Club. It was a grand party!

As usual, the prelims got the boys off and running. FRED HABERLE, just released from Sick Bay, caught the first tab. LIL HERNDON, recently returned from another foray on Las Vegas where he and Muriel again came out on top for the second straight time, followed Fred on the list of donors, but the big catch of the day came to our old Champ of Yore, MERRILL COMSTOCK. Several of the competitors came close and deserve mention: E D D I E HAGEN, a newcomer from Carlsbad, just managed to avoid the slickies, as did BO W E L L S , over from Palm Springs to participate in the celebration. Other valiants who ventured on our 101 Freeway were GLOOM BATEMAN of San Clemente and J E S S E K E N W O R T H Y of Encinitas. The Club's new chef broke out a new and varied supply of chow which was appreciated. Thus another pleasing session drew to a close with Nino's promise that he would return. Others attending: Bennett, Cochrane, Holmes, Loventhal, McGinnis, Richards, Root, Sauer, Reggie Thornhill '18, who was shipmates with Nino back in the Coco Solo days, Possum and Walter Webb.

That '16-'17ers cocktail-dinner party held at the Marine Officers' Club on 23 June was voted the most successful party yet. With Eleanor Young and Dorothy Marguerite Brewer as guests of honor, 36 turned out.

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tractive set of the largest lemons we have ever seen, set in a background of dark green leaves, and each illuminated by pale yellow candles placed on the u-shaped table. The Henderson Room, the scene of the affair, never looked more attractive. LIL and Muriel H E R N D O N with F R E D and Faye H A B E R L E were our gracious hosts greeting the guests as they arrived. AMOS ROOT capably performed that precise duty of Tarife and B. COCHRANE, that of M.C. Attending from afar: Pablo Goen with his attractive gal, Laura Tetts of L A ; Tex and Helen Harper of Westwood Village; Rosy and Martha Feineman of Long Beach; Gloom and Diana Bateman of San Clemente.

The Rancho Santa Fe area was represented

by Hook and Esther Jenkins, and Phil and Elistine Warren. The local boys and gals were Ike and Mary Bennett, Bunny and Polly Cochrane, Merrill and Eleanor Comstock. Sleuth and Alice Holmes, Isabelle and Ing Kiland, Joe and Dolly Loventhal, Soc and Ruby McGinnis, Parson and Sport Richards, Amos and Marguerite Root, and Jack and Gilda Terhune. Another truly fine party, and again, we are deeply appreciative of the pleasant and efficient service accorded us by the staff of the Marine Officers' Club.

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

Frances H e l e n JENKINS

The passing of Frances Helen, the beloved wife of our Jack, is reported with sadness.

She passed on in Washington 6 June and was buried in Arlington on 11 June.

Married soon after graduation their life together was idealistic from the beginning to the end. Walt expressed the sympathy of the class to Jenk and attended the services.

We again offer our sympathy to Jenk.

GREGORY—Nino, that irrepressible boy, seems to be on West Coast. Card says "'16'17 luncheon June 12th. I go." We have no idea how he got out. But they are all quite bloodthirsty souls. He'll escape. Strangely enough Nino did survive the trip and wandered back to Crabtown on 18 June after having been gone two weeks. He is in good shape.

PARK—Possum unexpectedly appeared in Crabtown in mid-June and after a few days folded his tent and departed for Possum's Point, Va. A careful check reveals nothing missing except part of the contents of a few small bottles. It might be said, in all fairness, that he had able and willing—at least not unwilling—assistants to carry out this project.

CALDWELL—Ted writes from Edinburgh that he and Jean recently had luncheon at Hawes Inn in South Queensferry, just at the foot of Firth of Forth bridge and that they toasted those of the class who served in Sixth Battle Squadron. Cutie's idea offers limitless possibilities. One could toast in Brest, Queenstown, Plymouth, Gib. and probably in passing any bar in the world.

Toasting in line of duty.

As Bunny Cochrane gives us about all the news we hear of our own boys on the West Coast, here goes for his loose on the East Coast: Imagine how nice it was to have Dutch and Florence Wyncoop drift in to 248 to make a pretty May evening even prettier. And, a few days later. Roomy Cooper and his gal drifted by—and were we glad to see them. The Coopers are vaguely considering moving down to Crabtown. How welcome they would be!

HARVEY—Harve writes from Holland

on his way to go sailing in the Mediterranean with his daughter. He says: "All expenses paid (by me)." Hope he is back in time for our reunion.

REUNION—We have not heard from enough of the class. The pool of rooms at Carvel is gradually disappearing, but only by sleuthing does your committee find out who are taking them up. At any rate the 45th will be a success, as attested by those who have already signed up.

The Cornell game on 13 Oct. is quite likely to be a sell-out so do get your tickets. Stoney has ordered 2 extra for our widows and, if they will just tell him, will get more.

FAILING—Rollo (to you) writes and wants reservations at Carvel. He now has them. He and his gal expect to attend our 4Sth. A number of us have not seen Rollo for years and he will be a welcome addition.

For the Cornell game we are arranging for two busses to take us from luncheon to game and bring us back so that there will be no driving or parking problem. Stoney has requested tickets to game for the drivers.

It would be a good idea for some of you plutocrats to come armed with an extra ticket or two.

WELLS—Nino saw Bo on the West Coast and he will be at Carvel for our 4Sth along with his Gayle. They intend to be here for Homecoming also. Going to Florida between times. Nino says Bo and Gayle are blooming.

GRAY—Jack writes that he will be unable to be here for our 45th. He says a previous commitment prevents it. We did not know that people involved themselves for more than 45 years.

CLARK—Jock and China will be here.

They will most likely headquarter in Washington and attend events from there.

Remember Oct. 12-14 and pass the word.

With love and good cheer.

JACK

Sec'y, RAdm. E. E. Duvall, U S N (Ret.) Apt. 755-B, The Westchester Washington 16, D . C. 45TH REUNION

After the initial response, there has been a slow down in the replies to our letters on the 45th reunion. We would like to get as early as we can, a pretty good estimate of the number to be expected so that details can be made. So far, we are expecting the following: Cooks (Doc), Donners, Perry Taylors, E. C. Rogers, McDowells, Lovettes, Tomlinsons, Gibbs, von Hasselns, J. D. Jacobs, Henifin, Wrights (Jerry), Sol Phillips, Richardsons, Bledsoes, Dobyns, Styers, Moens, Frances, Duvall, Wades, Malones, Flynns, Gibsons, Sullivan, Curtises, Bailey, Warlicks, Prices, Kidds, Thornhills, Mittens, Dot Cummins, Hoffmans, Nichols, Wunch, Hazel Wilson, Barringers and Murphys (V. R ) .

This is a respectable (we hope in both senses of the word) number but we'd like to have more and will be glad to hear from those who are just procrastinating or who now have a better idea of their plans. So please send in your intentions.

If you've lost the original letter just write Elmer Duvall and he'll send you another one.

HOMECOMING 28-29 SEPTEMBER S H I P M A T E

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

Dulany and I were married on 10 June 1939.

Terming it a "23, Skidoo" anniversary present, she gave me a month's leave this year.

(Younger readers, if any, please consult their elders re this favorite jive term, circa 1908.)

Ably aided by T E X SETTLE, I got a hop West on 11 June, arriving at RUSS and Peg IHRIG's gracious and restful Los .\ltos, Calif., home on the 12th. Since then I have: (a) Attended the wedding of nephew David Ross Dierdorff in Palo .i^lto on 15 June.

(He and bride graduated from Stanford on the 17th.) (b) Visited West Coast relatives, including son Bill. (c) Delivered frequently my profusely illustrated lecture: "Let me show you pictures of my nine grandchildren!"

'19 victims of the latter have included the Ihrigs, Lees, Talbots, Challengers, Carmines, Jack Redman, Louise Hilbert, the Pitres and the Tommy Atkins. The Palo Alto RENDs were still visiting their daughter in Denmark. The ANDERSONs, not yet returned from the East Coast, and Lillian R E D M . \ N , busy with a golf tournament, were also spared.

During six delightful days at the IHRIGs, R U S S and I re-fought two wars and settled world affairs, P A U L T.A.LBOT assisting. (.Amy L E E returned from Europe during my visit. She looks so well. However, her brother was seriously ill at Dr. Russell Lee's Palo Alto clinic while his wife stayed at the Lees. "GENER.AL" has become a furniture craftsman par excellence.) ."And, of course, I saw brother John, his charming Phoebe and their three sons. Their eldest, John Ainsworth, Yale '49, an Associate Managing Editor of McGraw-Hill's Business Week, came from New York to assist brother Bob in ushering at youngest brother David's wedding.

On 16 June Russ and Peg invited the LEEs, TALBOTs and CHALLENGERS in for cocktails. .Also included were Dick Rasmussen '51 and his Claude, a pretty cousin of Dulany's, from nearby Los Altos Hills.

I had the great pleasure of meeting Marion Challenger. She and Link have two pretty daughters, 15 and 13. CH.AL teaches bankinqr and finance at Menlo College. As a hobby, he has become something of a "conchologist." (Look it up, Section Leader!) .After some tough bouts with the medics, P A U L T A L B O T is running under slow bell. Sue is sweet and charming as ever.

On 19 June I enjoyed a delicious dinner and pleasant evening with CAMPBELL and Margaret C A R M I N E in their Piedmont home. CHICK's hair is a bit whitish as befits a grandfather but, boys, he still has it.

On the 20th son Bill and I enjoyed a pleasant visit with Louise H I L B E R T in San Francisco. Louise, busy with her painting, has many examples of her talent on the walls of the gracious old Pacific Heights home which she and poor BILL remodeled together. .After luncheon with J.ACK REDM.AN on 21 June in San Francisco's Bohemian Club, he took me on an interesting tour of this famous landmark. Jack participates in its dramatic activities. He is connected with Luce and Co., in a financial and public relations capacity.

On Sunday, 24 June, I lost a close grandchildren contest, 10 to 9, with T O N Y and Ali.x P I T R E . Their son Tony, a successful Palo Alto lawyer, has four children, while their daughter, Mrs. Leslie R. Olsen, wife AUGUST,

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of Capt. L. R. Olsen '42, has six. But the subsequent delicious dinner which Bill and I enjoyed removed any sting from the defeat.

Tony is still a busy consulting engineer with Western Asbestos Co. Flew to Pendleton, Ore., on 25 June for six days with brother Bill, his vivacious Pat, their two pretty daughters (21 and 18) and son Bill, 17, just elected president of his high school student body with the slogan, "Vote for Sagacious Dierdorff." (His sister Patty Rose graduated in June as the outstanding girl graduate in a class of 165).

Bill is District Extension Supervisor for Pacific Power and Light of which John is a Vice President.

Bill and Pat drove me the 200 miles down the Columbia to "Ross Farm" near Hillsboro. Ore., where they plan to live upon retirment. Grandfather, the Rev. W. George Ross, moved into the old house 28 March 1873. Father, the Rev. Wm. H. Dierdorff, and mother were married there. And for five nights I slept in the room where I was born. On Sunday, 1 July, we attended the "Old Scotch Church" where grandfather and father preached for a quarter of a century.

And afterwards we wandered around the firshaded cemetery where three generations of the family rest. It was a most heartwarming experience. .After another visit with brother John and Phoebe in Portland, I bussed to Tacoma, where TOMMY A T K I N S picked me up.

After inspecting the Atkins' beautiful Tacoma apartment. Tommy drove me the 28 miles to their summer place, "Log Home," across the Sound from Steilaceem, Wash.

Nearing it, one of its picture windows framed their three attractive grandchildren, "Biff," Victoria and Brian Vincent from San Matee.

Their ages range from 7 ^ to 4. It was a most fitting ending to my "Grandfather" tour.

Tommy, an Honorary Doctor of Engineering from Montana's School of Mines, has been in charge for some seven years of Tacoma's United Mutual Savings school children's savings program. Aimed as a public service to promote youthful thrift, it embraces some 80 schools and 30,000 pupils.

Busy Dorothy is very active in Tacoma's Little Theatre and the Wakewood Little Theatre. And I find that she should have been on the list of '19's sponsors in last Bulletin, having christened the carrier PETREF BAY at Vancouver, Wash., during W W II. .After 24 lazy hours capped by a delicious barbecued dinner (with roasted oysters fresh from the .Atkins' beach, too), all this on the terrace overlooking the sound, I drove back

to Tacoma with Henry Agnew 23, staunch shipmate on the CHESTER in the Coral bea.

(Tommy was there as Exec, of the N E W ORLEANS.) After 24 hours with Henry (see '23 notes), I jetted back to Baltimore s Friendship. The six little Dierdorffs on the reception committee almost toppled grandpa.

I was only a feiv hours A. O. L. Hope that Dulany will accept my story that I slept at the YMC.A and they forgot to call me.

P D D I N G W E L L ' S change of address to

359 Williams St., Longmeadow 6, Mass. (without telling your scribe) explains why the last annual Bulletin didn't reach him.

Writes that he is looking forward to our 45th next year. And to show how Shipmate gets around, he forwarded a recent Springfield clipping showing a luscious member of the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros, circus, surrounded by clowns, perusing a copy of the April 1959 issue. (Ed's note: See December 1959 Shipmate, page 3.)

W.ALTER W H I T E H E A D writes on 2 July: "We are now settled on Southern Island for the summer and our address should be changed to P.O. Box 34, Tenants Harbor, Me.," which will be their headquarters for a year or more.

And in forwarding a dues check from Riverside, Calif., R O S I E F I T C H notes that his address is now Apt. 304, 3668 Adams St. R A L P H and Arinthia R O B E R T S had passed through in mid-May and are now back in Elmira after what Nebraska-born Rosie terms their "9500 mile buggy ride."

(With a fringe on top, Rosie?)

In the course of a recent Ocean City, Md., visit, CARL and Eloise F I N K spent a pleasant evening with the W.ALLERs. Carl reports that FR.ANK and Arline are in the pink and would be happy to see any '19ers visiting the area. They are living this summer at the corner of 4th and Baltimore Ave. .Ann RICH.ARDSON's airmail card from Japan tells of a very "glamorous" maiden voyage of the PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT of the

.American President Lines. After two weeks in Japan, she was flying home to California.

And HARRY and Betsy ROCHESTER'S card of 7 June from Onnsbruck, Austria, reports on the beauties of the Austrian Tyrol.

On the 8th they were heading for "sunny (we hope) Italy."

On the evening of 1 July after dinner with friends in Hillsboro, we tuned in on "20th Century" with Walter Cronkhite, just as BILL CALLAGHAN came on loud and clear with an account of his MISSOURI. The program was titled "End of the Battleship."

Did Bill set '19 and me up around Hillsboro!

BOB W.ALDRON's airmail from Gote-

W h e n buying or selling real estate in or near Washington, D. C. the name to remember . . .

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borg, Sweden, stated that he and Adelaide were sailing for home from Rotterdam on 14 July. Says he couldn't locate any "MacDierdorffs" in Scotland, but there was an abbreviated Swede cousin named "Didoff, Bertil," in the Goteborg directory.

GEORGE DYER reports on 7 July that the situation in New Hampshire's "Summer Simmerdown" is well in hand. He adds: "You may have missed Secretary McNamara's public expression of 'Sympathy' for Retired Officers who lost out on pay increases in the 1958 Pay Bill. Anyhow, I am going to ask the bank to give me suitable credit for it when I deposit my pay check each month hereafter."

SCOTT LAMB writes: " I retired 29 June and so far (11 July) it is goodâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I expect to do some consulting this fall and then we hope to go to Honolulu in December for Christmas with our daughter, wife of John Tillson '51. After that, if at all possible, on to the Far East for some touring."

M I K E WILLIAMs' letter of 10 July from Seton Village, Santa Fe, N. M., reports that they will probably be there until Labor Day and "that Jo likes it so well she wants to move out for keeps." She has done quite a bit of painting and was on location that day with a movie outfit with whom "she had a small part." Mike and Jo hope to be in Annapolis for Homecoming.

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

CLASS LUNCHEON

The following attended the class luncheon 0-- 29 June at the Army-Navy Club in Washington: Browder, Bryan, Christmas, Crow, Fred Cunningham, Daggett, Hague, Haugen, Hitchcock, Holsinger and son Gordon, Lyon, Mansfield, Maxwell, Mead, Mullinix, Nibecker, Patterson, Sabalot, Wachtler and Wilkerson. The luncheon is normally held on the last Friday of the month at the ArmyNavy Club.

T O M M I E ROBBINS was honored on 28 May in appropriate ceremonies at the old Naval Air Station, Anacostia, when the road from the main gate to the Administration Building was renamed Robbins Road. Highlight of the occasion was the unveiling by a seaman of the new street sign. Tommie accepted the honor from Capt. H. A. Adams, CO of the Naval Station, Washington.

On 1 June Tommie Robbins, the last of our class on active duty, retired, closing a 46-year naval career. He and Barbara are now touring Europe. They went first to England, then to Paris and Brussels where they were house guests of her cousins. Ambassador and Mrs. Butterworth. They were then to go on a motor trip through the chateau country to Spain, returning to France to stay in a small fishing village for a month before returning to Washington in late September or October. We are glad to know that Tommie and Barbara will be with us here in Washington.

V I R G I E and Willie K O R N S recently returned to Washington from a five-week trip to the West Coast. They first drove to Seattle where they were joined by their daughter Martha, her husband two children, who had driven from their home in Anchorage, Alaska, to Seattle. After covering the Seattle Fair, they proceeded to the San Francisc-i area to visit relatives and then to Los Angeles and San Diego.

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Island, Honolulu, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. While in Toyko, Harley saw WALLY HIGGINS who has been in business in Japan for many years, and found him in very good health. In San Diego, Harley visited with his daughter and grandchild.

ELLSWORTH McEATHRON, who lives in Arcadia, Calif., sent word that in June he visited his daughter Jane and husband on Long Island, and helped them remodel an old house. Mac recently saw SOL GOODE in San Luis Obispo where he teaches math at California Poly. Mac also ran into E D D I E COLLINS and BILL RICE at Los Angeles Alumni meetings, and reports that both look very well. Mac has seen J O H N W R I G H T who is retired from the Army; he moved to Azusa from Ohio and holds anti-communism classes in a local high school several evenings a week. He further indicated that the L.A. Alumni will sponsor a get-together after the NavyU.S.C. game 17 November in the Biltmore Hotel ballroom.

The move of the BAILEY CONNELLYs to Annapolis has been indefinitely postponed.

However, they are still planning to go through with it as soon as they dispose of their property in Clifton, Va. The W A P M A R T I N S ' daughter, Beatrice, Mrs. Brent Field Bucheister, and her husband announce the birth of their first child, Gustav William, who was born in Annapolis on 21 April and christened at St. Pius X Church in Towson, Md., where the young parents live. This is the Martins' first grandchild.

D E W I T T and Hope REDGRAVE went to the Seattle Fair by way of San Diego where they visited their son, Cdr. DeWitt Clinton Redgrave, III, taking over command of the HENRY B . WILSON

P A U L and Emily H E I N E M A N will again hold "open house" for classmates, wives and friends at their home, 343 Dewey Drive, Admiral Heights, after the Homecoming football game on 29 September. Their home is about four blocks from the N.W. parking area of the Stadium. There is room for about 20 cars at the house. From the highway, turn into Farragut Road (steep-roofed Lutheran church marks the spot), go up the hill and turn left into the Stadium parking area or turn right into Dewey Drive if headed for Paul's house.

DAN W I L K E R S O N reported on the June 2 Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association.

Those present showed wide interest and several asked questions in an effort to develop details.

On the evening of 21 June in Berkeley, Calif., King Dierdorff '19 and son Bill had a pleasant visit with F R A N K and Helen BEARD and their attractive daughter-inlaw, Jean, daughter of the late Capt. M. M. Lindsey '22 and Mrs. Lindsey. Frank suffered a slight stroke last fall and is having to take it easy. Young Frank is with the U. S. Forestry Service, high in the Sierras.

Hence, Helen is helping Jean with five young Beards this summer, as is Mrs. Lindsey who lives nearby.

(Submitted by " K I N G " DIERDORFF '19)

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Sec'y, RAdm. Floyd F. Ferris, U S N (Ret.) 4201 Cathedral Ave., N.W., Apt. 414W Washington 16, D. C.

W A S H I N G T O N AREA

Our class secretary, FLOYD FERRIS, is vacationing in Europe. He asked me to take the watch during his absence. Floyci will return to Washington about 10 August.

Eighteen members attended the monthly class luncheon at the Army and Navy Club, Washington, on 27 June. They were Oliver Billingsley, Brownie Brown, Major Brumbaugh, Dick Condon, Jimmy Costello, Freely Elmers, Bill Fletcher, Emma Giles, Red Jamison, Blackie Loker, Mac McCollum, Mac McDowell, Doc Purves, BDV Smith, Charley Smith, Jim Thorpe, Thug Waters and Tom Wattles. If you do not recognize some of these nick-names, consult your Lucky Bag. As of 4 July JIMMY FREEMAN, ST. V I T U S HILDING, L I O N E L R O W E and CHARLEY S M I T H were patients in the Bethesda Naval Hospital. GALE MORGAN is recuperating at his home. SWIG

(DDG-7).

On their recent trip to the Orient, J O E and Anne TALBERT went via M.S.T.S. direct from San Diego to Yokohama. They spent two weeks in Japan sight-seeing. After covering Tokyo, they went by train to Osaka, Nara and Kyoto and visited all the shrines. They then flew to Hongkong and back to Tokyo. While in Hongkong they saw the Red China border. The Talberts returned home on M.S.T.S., stopping off at Honolulu; there they visited Kauai and other islands and returned to the West Coast via M.S.T.S. A note from K E W P I E BARKER, who has lived in Bradenton, Fla. since retiring from the Navy in 1946, indicates that he keeps busy fishing and playing golf and traveling. Kewpie has traveled in all fifty states and Canada, plus numerous cruises in the Gulf and Caribbean.

CAPT. LAURENCE DIVOLL ' 2 1 , 2nd Lt. John Ruprecht and Lt. Gen. John McQueen ' 2 1 .

S H I P M A T E

T> ' ^ recent patient, has returned to Penn State after getting professional assistance in developing his third set of teeth. W O P BARBARO describes this situation as follows: "Our class is rapidly becoming a major Maintenance Problem."

SYD B U N T I N G has shifted his residence from Annapolis to New York City. Our president has announced that the runner-up in the last election, BLACKIE LOKER, will move into the class vice presidency vacated by Syd when he left the WashingtonAnnapolis area.

Regards, RED JAMISON

The regular luncheon at the Army and Navy Club was attended by Brumbaugh, Costello, Eimers, Ferris, Fullinwider, Hamilton, Hanlon, Hunt, Jamison, Loker, McCollum, Moore, Purves, Charlie and Sherwood Smith, Thorp and Wattles.

Word has been received that GEORGE R U S S E L L expects to retire on 1 October 1962. After retirement he plans to return to Washington and live in Chevy Chase.

GHmpsed S P O T and Edna QUIMBY in town in late May, both looking exceedingly chipperâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he with a deep mahogany Florida tan. They, with boat in tow on a trailer, were stopping briefly with their son and his family in Kensington before heading north to Kittery Point, Maine.

Profile: J. E. ( J O H N N Y ) P I X T O N writes: "After living in the same house for 14 years, we are moving back to our native Florida. Ina is from Pensacola and I am from central Florida. We finally determined that Sarasota, where we have spent our va-

cations recently, is the best spot for us. We bought a house on Siesta Key last March and will move in by 1 June. Our address: 5024 Higel Ave., Sarasota, Fla. "Upon retiring from the Navy in 1951, I was employed by the Allison Division of General Motors. The last ten years with them has been a satisfying and rewarding experience, and was concluded with my second retirement recently.

"Now Ina and I are looking forward to a more leisurely pace. And we will be happy to see all classmates whenever they are in the Sarasota area."

This area's loss is Florida's gain, John; all the best of good luck in your new home.

Profile: O S W A L D S. COLCLOUGH. After retirement in 1950 from the assignment Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, Oz shortly thereafter became Dean of the Law School of George Washington University, which position he held until 1953. In 1950 he became Professor of Law; in 1953, Dean of Faculties; was Acting President (of G.W.) from 1959-1961; and he became Provost of the University in 1961.

Back in 1935, Oz was awarded the John Bell Lamer Me(ial, given the senior in George Washington University Law School who attains the highest grade in the entire course for the Bachelor of Laws degree. He was given the Doctor of Laws degree by Muhlenberg College in 1945; the Doctor of Laws

by Dickinson School of Law in 1958; and Doctor of Science (Hon.) by G.W. in 1961.

In the field of public service Oz also has a distinguished record: Principal Representative, Department of Defense, U. S. Dele-

gation, United Nations Conference on Law of the Sea, Geneva, 1958 and 1960; Member, Atomic Energy Labor-Management Relations Panel since 1953; Chairman, Executive Committee, National Capital Downtown Committee, Inc. 1959â&#x20AC;&#x201D;; Chairman, District of Columbia Juvenile Court Advisory Committee. 1957; Chairman, White House Disarmament Task Force on Navy Inspection, 1955-1958; Chairman, Educational Institutions Advisory Council, and Director, Armed Forces Management Association; Director, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Foundation, The George Washington University; Chairman, Board of Trustees, Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies; Member, Board of Directors, Washington Planning and Housing Association; Member, Patent Office Advisory Committee of the Secretary of Commerce.

In 1959, Oz was awarded the Jefferson Medal by the New Jersey Patent Law Association. His biography is carried in Who's Who in America.

Memberships: American Bar Foundation (Fellow-at-Large) ; American Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; Federal Bar Association (National Council) ; American Judicature Society; The Maritime Law Association of the U. S.; Phi Delta Phi, international legal fraternity; Order of the Coif, national honorary legal society; Newcomen Society of North America; National Security Industrial Association, honorary life member; Army and Navy Club (Washington) ; Army-Navy Country Club; National Lawyer's Club.

Oz is married to Kathleen Bain of Norfolk, Virginia. They have three daughters:

Reni Photos EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE USNA CLASS OF 1921 join to congratulate their classmate, Capt. John W . Jamison, on the occasion of his receiving the St. George Medal and Citation awarded by the American Cancer Society.

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Mrs. John F. Dolan of Washintgon, D. C ; Mrs. F. A. F. Cooke of Yokosuka, Japan, and Mrs. John Trimble Harris of St. Paul; and eleven grandchildren. Oz and Kitty live at 25 Grafton St., Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Profile: H O W A R D H. HUBBELL. .A.fter the commissioning and shake-down cruise in the W E S T VIRGINIA in 1924, How-

ard Hubbell resigned his commission on the offer of a job by one of his father's business associates. As he looks back on it. Howdy says he really expected to stay in the Navy and he didn't go out looking for a job. It later turned out that the job he took had no real future, and after six months he left to go to work for his father as a steel salesman in the St. Louis area. Soon he was made a partner.

In 1926 these partners started Hubbell Metals, Inc. . . . a company distributing and doing first step machine processing on carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass, copper and magnesium. Howdy started as Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager, and has been President for several years.

Some years ago when the company was striving for a new sales record, he told a story that will probably ring a bell to many of you. You'll remember those cutters and summer seamanship drills on the Severn and the Chesapeake. We would maneuver out to Annapolis Roads lighthouse and race in. If you won, Foolish George said "Well done," and ordered you to put up the boat. However, if you came in second or third, he cussed the living daylights out of us, made us row back and race in again, feeling that anyone who came in second or third, with a little more determination, hard pulling and guts, could have won. Howdy told that story, and the company made the new record. Soon after they adopted "Blue and Gold" as company colors, and this is often displayed with a Navy blue and gold-striped necktie.

Howdy was married in 1930 to Mary Howell Betts, and they have two children: Peter and Lorna. Both children, after Princeton and Vassar, married, and they now have four grandchildren.

At the outbreak of World War II he volunteered and was sent to the Academy to teach thermodynamics for several years, and later become First Lieutenant of Bancroft Hall.

In St. Louis he belongs to the St. Louis Country Club, the Noonday and University Clubs. Howdy also serves on the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Symphony as a Director and Chairman of the fund-raising drive. He has served on the board of several private schools in St. Louis, and a number of trade associations. For some ten years the Hubbells owned and lived on a farm nearby St. Louis where they bred and rode horses.

The family sails on the Severn and on Martha's Vineyard where they frequently spend summers. He plays duffer golf, and feels that he has some conversational ability on music as a listener, painting, antiques, wines, wild flowers and trees. He resides at 5265 Westminster PI., in St. Louis, and he and Mary have a country place, overlooking the Mississippi, in Pike County, Missouri.

Profile: Capt. J O H N W. JAMISON, USN (Ret.), president of the Lost Chord Club, received the coveted St. George Medal and Citation for oustanding contribution to cancer control at the annual meeting of the American Cancer Society, District of Columbia Division on 12 June.

This is the first time the award, presented each year to one person in each Division of the Cancer Society, has been presented to a laryngectomee here.

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RIGHT: Rufus Thayer, "Scup" Honk Divoll, all ' 2 1 .

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Capt. Jamison has been an active volunteer with the local Cancer Society for many years. He is a member of the Board of Trustees and served as the D. C Division delegate to the Cured Cancer Congress of 1959.

First treated for cancer of the larynx in March 1953, Capt. Jamison sought medical attention because of persistent hoarseness— one of the seven danger signals of cancer.

He has learned to speak again by esophogeal speech and devotes many hours each week to helping other laryngectomees, both before and after surgery. He makes frequent visits to patients, speaks to medical students, nurses and others with the message of hope that a person whose larynx has been removed can learn to speak again and lead a relatively normal life.

"Red" Jamison made an outstanding record during World War II He served as beachmaster in the landing at Casablanca and was commended for his ingenuity in improvising a plan that made the landing a success. He later served in the South Pacific.

Married and the father of two grown children, he is a member of the Army-Navy Club of Washington, the Naval Academy Alumni Association, The American Legion and the Retired Officers Association.

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is a member of the First Methodist of Blairsville. Pa. and of the Acacia Masonic Lodge in Blairsville. He and Mrs. Jamison reside at 2230 California St., N.W., Washington, D. C Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Washington Hales (Virginia Dart Greene) were married at 8 o'clock on 7 July in St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Altadena, Calif. Virginia's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dart Greene, were hosts at the reception which followed in their home on La Solana Drive.

Alfred is the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. RALEIGH STANTON H A L E S of Arden Rd. Raleigh Stanton, Jr., was his brother's best man.

The young couple will make their quarters in Cambridge, England, where Alfred will begin a year of research at King's College, 1 Oct. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Cal Tech last month and has been awarded a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY BABBLE

Thanks to J O H N MADDEN, the roster of Bay Area members of the Class of 1921 will soon go to press. There are now 61 of us, plus two widows (Mrs. FRANK BRIDGET and Mrs. " F I S H " R A M S E Y ) . Getting all the dope—full names, rank, addresses and phone numbers—was no easy task, especially since the area encompasses a 60-mile radius. When the final audit is completed, a copy of this roster will be filed with the class Secretary in the East, and another in

the 1921 Lucky Bag which is kept in the office of the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Treasure Island, as a handy reference for "visiting firemen."

J O H N M C Q U E E N and LARRY ( H A N K ) DIVOLL were participants on 16 June in a ceremony that may someday have marked significance—the commissioning, as second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, of a very promising young man who may in years to come wear its stars. John J. Ruprecht was sworn in by McQueen and was presented a standard Marine Corps sword (Mameluke) by Hank and Billie Divoll. The ceremony was held at the Los Altos home of the new officer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Wilson, and was witnessed by a hundred guests, among whom were FRED and Polly BOONE. After the main brace was duly spliced (Hank's suggestion that had to be explained to most of the guests), a buffet supper was served. John graduated magna cum laude from Claremont in June.

He will spend this summer, his third, in training in the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders' Class at Quantico. After completion of a law course at Stanford, he will enter the Marine Corps for active duty, and hopes to make it his career.

On Memorial Day two members of '21 were featured speakers at ceremonies honoring deceased comrades. GEORGE RUSSELL spoke twice, in the morning at Golden Gate National Cemetery where more than 60,000 men and women of our armed forces rest; in the afternoon at the Elks Club in San Mateo. George made a most impressive address in which he emphasized that Memorial Day should be "more than a day of looking back"; that the duty of all Americans is to pay tribute to those who made the supreme sacrifice by rededicating themselves to the preservation of our priceless freedom.

"If," he said, "we can not only remember our dead and why they died, but also devote ourselves to using our powers to prevent wars rather than to fight them, then we shall have paid a tribute worthy of the heroes we have gathered here today to honor."

L E W J O H N S was main speaker in a colorful ceremony sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars on a Coast Guard cutter outside the Golden Gate. In his address, Lew reminded his audience of the debt we owe to our departed heroes, to guard the safety of our country. "We are all aware of the danger of Communism outside our land, but," he cautioned, "we must also take heed of the threat of it on the inside." Climaxing the ceremony, flowers were scattered on the ocean in memory of those who died to help maintain our way of life.

H A N K DIVOLL has recently returned from an extended survey trip for the Missile and Space Company of Lockheed Corporation which took him to Salt Lake City, Denver, Pueblo, Amarillo, Ft. Worth and Houston.

Summer is seeing the class socially "back on the beam." Several gatherings were enjoyed in June by our constantly enlarging group. "SLATS" and Kay MOORE entertained with a brunch at their attractive Russian Hill apartment with its unobstructed view of the Bay. It happened to be the day when JIM R E I S I N G E R was racing his new sailboat, so the guests had a grandstand seat for the event. Not even Corinne, who was present at the brunch, could be sure which boat was Jim's but everyone waved just the same.

The return of the Trhn Vinns (daughter and son-in-law of JIMMY and Vera HARRIS) from a tour of duty in Japan was celebrated on 16 June by the Harrises with a cocktail party at Treasure Island. Capt. Vinn has reported for duty as Supply Officer, 13th S H I P M A T E

Naval District. Vickie and the three children (the third, a boy, was born in Japan) will join him when he can find quarters in crowded Seattle.

On 23 June the R. K. DAVISes served cocktails in their beautiful Menlo garden, followed by a scrumptuous supper for a number of civilian friends with a sprinkling of classmates to provide a bit of "salt."

The Reisingers' traditional Glorious Fourth Fun and Frolic was especially gay this year.

Practically all '21ers were present; only a few had to be "accounted for." Early comers had a swim, diving right off the Reisingers' front porch into Belvedere Lagoon.

GEORGE R U S S E L L and Jim Harris kept things lively with banjo and mandolin. Everyone was delighted to see MORGAN (MUY) and Jane B . \ R R E T T of Metuchen, N. J., house guests of the CH.A.RLIE ROL.\NDs, who have moved from their Pacific apartment to 131 Font Blvd. (Park Merced). The Barretts stopped by on their way to the Seattle Fair to look over this area as a possible future home.

The R U F U S T H . \ Y E R s ' annual picnic at their Lucas Valley hideaway on 7 July drew a host of friends, all of whom enjoyed the real country atmosphere. The house is approached by crossing a rustic bridge, while stately redwoods on an abruptly rising hill form a scenic backdrop for the long sweep of green lawn. The gentle lowing of cattle can be heard, and some of the guests vow that they even saw buffalo thereabouts.

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Sec'y, Gerald A. Stacey, Golden Propeller Farm, R2 Box 146, Mercersbnrg, F a .

With pardonable pride F. D. "BUD" R I P L E Y sent us clippings of the 70,000th landing on the U S S HORNET. This landing was made by Rip's son, 1st Lt. Michael J. "Mike" Ripley, USMC. Ripley had two other sons in the Marine Corps: Capt. George Ripley and 2nd Lt. John Ripley. The latter was graduated from the USNA, June 1962.

Received a letter from Chauncey Camp, '19, asking for a copy of the new Directory.

Will do, come early .August.

Speaker at the .^^pril meeting of the N. Y. Naval -Academy .Association was our own BILL S E B . \ L D . FR.A.NK WHIT.A.KER writes that Bill's talk was most interesting and informative. Incidentally, we understand that Frank was elected president of the N.Y. group for the coming year. That group displays excellent judgment!

From an anonymous source in San Francisco came a clipping from the Charleston, S. C, Neii's and Courier, announcing the retirement of RAdm. K. M. McMANES on 31 May; he has been ComSix for the past few years.

WEDDING

Capt. S. K. GROSECLOSE, U S N (Ret.), and Mrs. Groseclose announce the marriage of their daughter, Mary .Ann, to Ens. Peter L. McCammon, U S N '62, son of Mrs. Walter O. McCammon and the late Dr. McCammon of Washington, D. C , and New Orleans. The wedding was held in St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Annapolis on 7 July. The couple will reside in Norfolk.

H. C U T T E R W A L T E R S sent clippings showing A. V. W A L L I S receiving the gavel symbolic of the presidency of the Retired Officers' Club of St. Petersburg, Fla. The solid black walnut gavel is made from a chair which was once in the cabin of President Lincoln's flagship of 100 years ago, the USS

YANTIC.

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FRED P I E R C E supplied data concerning the whereabouts of Lola F O L L E T T Murphy : Mrs. Joseph G. Murphy, 3418 Blossom Lane, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

BILL BRICE quotes from a letter he received from D.A.DDY M c I N T O S H , written

aboard

the

USS

GENERAL

WILLIAM

MITCHELL. He and Martha together with Nina and R E D .A.NDERSON were aboard to tour the Orient. "Comfortable room . . . excellent service . . . only complaint is too many kids aboard.

"We spent one night in Pt. Hueneme and the next one in San Diego. The gals went to La Jolla for the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Red and I to Rotary luncheon at Coronado Hotel where VAdm. R. E. LIBBY, USN (Ret.), spoke briefly but brilliantly of his recent trip to places where we are going. Not too much time to talk with himâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he had another engagement. Looks fine and has a good job.

"I won $15.00 at bingo which proves I must be living right. . . ."

W A S H I N G T O N NEWS

The class luncheon on 10 July was enlivened by the arrival of K E N McMANES who is in process of taking up permanent residence at 4707 Elmhurst Lane, Bethesda.

It has also been fine to have BUCK JORDAN in town for the last 3 meetings.

BEANY J A R R E T T , who has been elected president of the Washington .A.lumni chapter, handled the luncheon ably, as usual.

S H E R M A N CLARK is a regular now (up from Annapolis). It was a good meeting also because of the opportunity to appropriately mark the retirement of H.ARRY S T E V E N S , one of our regulars, after 24 years in the Federal Power Commission (except for 4 years in uniform in W W 2). Harry and Lucile are enroute to Dallas visiting their daughters and grandchildren: Mrs. Patrick Riley, SAC Base, Moses Lake, Washington, and Jane (Chilcott) in Pasadena. Harry's wife, Lucile, is MARION S T A P L E S ' sister, and they plan to settle near the Staples in Dallas. We are happy to know they'll be back for the Reunion.

Susie DUNCAN reports that Mary Lucinda Hale, daughter of P E T E and Lillian HALE, was married to Oliver Damon Parker of Poplar Buff, Missouri, at the Swedenborgian Church, San Francisco, on 14 .\pril. She was given in marriage by Ed Duncan and Susie was the matron of honor.

Mary Lucinda and her husband will make their home in St. Louis at 902 N. Kings Highway. Much happiness to the bride and three cheers to the Duncans.

John Lockwood P R . \ T T , IV, was born on 22 June in Philadelphia where his father is studying medicine at the U. of P. The same day Mary Riddle A T K E S O N made P E T E and F R E D R I D D L E grandfathers with another fine boy, James Gordon Atkeson. They all live next door to each other in Philadelphia.

Apropos the Reunion, class business was a matter of key interest at the class lunchon.

Changes in class bylaws to be proposed in September at Annapolis took form, the principal one being the desirability of the election of an Executive Vice President of the class, who would be a resident of Washington or vicinity, to handle the day to day, on the spot class functions which regularly come to our attention here; not the least of which are funerals, flowers, helping families in such cases, handling the regular luncheons, etc. The location, size, and interest of this group, 60 members, the proximity to Arlington, Bethesda, the Capital and Annapolis make the presence of a class officer especially desirable. He would have many hands to help him and be enthusiasti-

cally supported in the numerous class chores which are performed here. This is not designed to dilute the powers of the present class officers, but rather to implement them.

The Washington reports are sent directly from Washington to Shipmate with Jerry Stacey's permission. The class luncheons are the second Tuesday of each month, causing the news to be a month late for each Shipmate if it were routed via Jerry in Mercersburg, because the Shipmate deadline is the ISth. .411 other news should be sent to Jerry.

Classmates in this area, the majority of whom are regulars at the luncheons, are listed belov>f because of Reunion interest: Atkeson, Anderson, B. S., Baker, Bauernschmidt, Bartlett, Becker, Bibby, Brice, Butler, Carter, Chanler, Clark, S. R., Clay. Coleman, Cooper, Comp, Dugan Dunkelberger, Fink, Flood, Gallagher, Gardner, Groseclose, Hudson, Ralph H., Hudson, Homer B., Jarrett, Johnson, John Norton, Johnston, Donald H., Jerome, Kehoe, Kneeland, Lardner, Lewis, Little, Long, Lott, Malstrom, McCracken, McHugh, McManes, Mitchell, Nash, Neimo, O'Connell, Parker, Pierce, Pratt, Reeside, Riddle, Sebald, Shuhz, Stokes, Stuart, Taylor, Toney, Walker and Walsh.

H A R V E Y W A L S H reports on our 40th; June 25 Bulletin includes an error. Regarding the price for tickets for the football game, the price should be $4.00 per ticket plus 35^ registration fee per order of tickets from the Athletic .Association.

Regarding rooms, the following are still available: Annapolis Charter House (2) ; Kent Motel (9) and the Islander (14).

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Sec'y and Recorder.

Capt. Charles Beaumont, U S N , R e t .

37 Maryland Ave., A n n a p o l i s , Md.

JAMES H. THACH, JR.

It is with deep sorrow that we note the passing of VAdm. James H. Thach, Jr., on 3 July at Old Lyme, Conn. Private services were held in Connecticut. His widow, Caroline, would probably appreciate a line from his friends.

P E T E M C D O W E L L is desirous of holding a picnic one day this summer at "The Cove," Cove, Pa. If interested members will drop a card to the Secretary, I will advise Pete.

The members of the class and their ladies have been active on addresses, and the following list of changes to the roster is available: Kelly, Matthew L. V 151 Calderon del Charro Apts., Mt. View, Calif.

Lionel B. Moses, Jr. NV 416 Dempster, Evanston, 111.

Mrs. H. M. Cooper DWV PO Box 135, Coronado 18, Calif.

Flaherty, Michael E. V c/o Mrs. Edith Libbey (Nursing Home), do not communicate.

Rassieur, Wm. T. V. 106 London Way, Sonoma, Calif.

Mrs. Dorothy A. Drexler D W V 4740 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington 8 D. C 6 Burt, G. La Rue V 7003 Plymouth Rd., Pikesville 8, Md. Armknecht, R. F. V 89 Carlton St., Brookline 46, Mass.

Harshman, .\lberton C V 926 11th St N.W., Albuquerque, N. M. Jenkins, Philip H. V RED 1, Pequea, Pa. Nunn, John R. D. 29

Mrs. Caroline Thach D W V Old Lyme, Conn.

[Ed.'s note—We regret the typographical error made in the list of changes to the roster in the June-July isue—the entry for Bacon, Lewis H. should be Capt. (MC) U S N R instead of USAR.] Many letters have reached me and the spirit of them all seems to be "keep the pot boiling," regards to all, and say hello to the classmates. So everybody has been greeted by somebody, and that's the spirit!

BOB and Maurine COFER became grandparents of a boy, Robert Elliott Cofer, born on 9 July, which also happens by quite a coincidence to be Grandpa Bob's birthday. The baby received his middle name from F R A N K E L L I O T T S H O U P , JR., who was Bob's best man and is the son of Pat and Scaley.

In June Maurine and Bob visited Becky and Bob I I I in Owego, N. Y., where the latter is employed as a Staff Engineer in the I.B.M. Space Guidance Center. They attended the commencement exercises at Syracuse University where young Bob received a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering. He had attained this higher degree by study outside of regular hours during the last several years.

AL and Helen RICHARDS have an attractive and unusual home high in the Berkeley Hills. Situated on one side of a ravine through which a spring-fed stream flows all year, its balcony-porch overlooks a scene of secluded beauty, augmented by Al's masonry and weed-working skill and Helen's gardening artistry. King Dierdorff '19 enjoyed a delicious barbecue supper on this porch on 22 June.

Al, a Safety Engineer for the California Casualty Indemnity Exchange, bases in San Francisco. Helen has qualified with the Library of Congress in transcribing books into Braille. At the time of Dierdorfl's visit she was doing White's The Making of a President, 1961.

As noted in '19's column. H E N R Y AGNEW, Tommy Atkins and King Dierdorff held a Coral Sea reunion at the Atkins' summer "Log Home" near Long Branch, Wash., on 10 July. Afterward Dierdorff visited H E N R Y and Mary Edna AGNEW's attractive Tacoma home overlooking Puget Sound.

Mary Edna was "stork-sitting" at Whidbey Island with daughter-in-law, Lise, whose mother, Mme. Madelain Renin, had just arrived from Paris. Son, LCdr. Dick Agnew '49, is flying a heavy bomber from the BON

HOMME RICHARD headed for the Far East.

He and Lise have two children.

Hence Mary Edna, as always, was busy but not with her usual tasks as President of the Tacoma Orthopedic Association whose 110 guilds and 3,000 women members support Tacoma's Mary Bridge Children's Hospital.

Henry, in command of Tacoma's Naval Station for about 3J4 years before he retired, has been with the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce since thereafter.

(Submitted by " K I N G " DIERDORFF '19)

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

WILLIAM SLAUGHTER HAYS

With deep regret we are called upon to record the passing of W I L L HAYS, after a lingering illness, on 4 July 1962. Will had been living in the San Diego area for several years, but for many months preceding his death he was at Bethesda Hospital. Your reporter is inclined to remember many classmates, unseen down through the years, by their appearance and activities at the Naval Academy; and, with many of you, he has a picture in mind of Will Hays as a dashing Battalion Officer in the Midshipman organization of our plebe summer. As Alabamian as is cotton, Will came to our group from Marion Institute, well versed in military matters. He was retired from active duty in 1934 (eyes), but was back on the active list for the war, 1940-1946. In that period he served as Naval Liaison Officer for ComWesSeaFron with the Mexican Navy, winning several citations from the Mexican Government. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Georgia Musselle Hays, daughter Marian and son William S., Jr. Funeral services were held at All Saints Episcopal Church at Mobile, Ala., with interment at the National Cemetery, Mobile.

In the May Shipmate we raised Bill Mansfield's interest in the make-up of the N A P C formed at Goat Island in 1920, from which came a number of our classmates. Now NORMAN ELLIS produces the photo_ of that group which we reproduce herewith.

How many can you identify? The three leaders in front of the formation are obviously Ellis, Harrison and Simonton. Review-

ing the front rank we can pick out Morrow, Gamet, Sleeth, Crews, Marsh and Clausen, leaving several for you to identify. In the rear rank we see Francis on the right flank; others included in that rank are Adams, Demarest, Gallagher, McCallum, Nagel, Mosier, Steel and Kessler—and leaving several others for you to identify.

Due to the changed schedule of Shipmate we find there are two San Diego 1924 parties to report, so you can be sure that our group out there is the largest and liveliest yet reported. It was 20 May when the HURSTs, Bess and Willie, entertained the 1924 group at their home at 400 Second St., Coronado, to a rice and curry buffet which followed earlier refreshments. Present were Cowboy Cameron and Easley, Blackie Carroll and Ruth, Bill Bailey, Frank Deam and Lucy, Gus Fish and Tooie, Monty Garfield and Ardath, Pablo Graf and Anne, Nat Hudnall and Polly, Eric Lankenau and Fern, Joe Lillard and Reah, Austin Magly and Adeline, Dr. Jessie Rutt, Dutch Shultz and Evelyn, Dina Short and Dottie, Hal Tiemroth and Evelyn, Count Wolowsky and Ethel, Rufe Young and Betty, Eddie Edgar and Helen, Swede Ekstrom and Betty, Don McLean and Lloyd; also Dr. and Mrs. Gil Hardie (Isabelle Bedford).

N A T and Polly H U D N A L L were hosts at the most recent San Diego class party, held on 29 June at the Admiral Kidd Club, and this time it was a delightful "sit down" roast beef dinner. At this meeting it appeared the unanimous opinion that Bess Hurst should serve as corresponding secretary to keep Shipmate advised on San Diego activities.

The Hudnalls had just about the same group as listed above for 20 May, except for the Edgars, Ekstroms and McLeans. In addition to the 20 May group there were present the Louie Aliens, Pete Dunns, and Ooftie Gregor; also Dora Bailey, Laurie and JACK W I L L I A M S (all the way from Texas), Jimmy Hudnall, son of Nat and Polly, and Miss Banning of La Jolla.

"All American La JoUan for 1962" is the title conferred on H A L T I E M R O T H by the La Jolla Post of the American Legion at Memorial Day services at Scripps Park. Admiral Tiemroth was chosen "because he has shown a concrete demonstration of Americanism during the past 12 months."

T H I R D C A R E E R : No sooner had the " COCHRANs become settled at their new (retirement) home at Asheville, N. C. (P.O. Box 5161, Biltmore Station), than Bill got

SOME OF 1924—NAPC AT GOAT ISLAND, 1920.

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a callâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he has accepted appointment to teach at the American Institute for Foreign Trade at Thunderbird Field, Phoenix, Ariz., as Associate Professor of Area Studies. This means Asheville will be only a part-time home for them, with an apartment in Phoenix. Bill also reports meeting up with DOC C O O K E at Asheville, on the golf course, and this led to foursomes, with wives included.

Practically all hands then took some sort of a crack at the proposed U S N A reorganization. No perfect solutions were reached, and there was very Uttle unanimity.

W e were late in learning of JACK E N GEMAN being hospitalized for a month in Baltimore, after which he has taken up walking as a basic exercise. In fact, when we saw him his pedometer had registered 8 miles on the sidewalks in 3 days. The Engeman books continue, with Foreign Service scheduled next, and to be followed by Doctor, pictorial accounts of preparation for those careers.

CLIFTON ARMFIELD WISHART

N O B L E A B R A H A M S has completed 5 years as a professor at Cornell, and is talking of a sabbatical after another year. In May he attended as a layman an Episcopal Conference at Utica, where he was joined

by H A R R Y S O U T H W O R T H and Mildred at the same conference.

That handsome greeter of Jackie Cochran in the Lockheed Aircraft ad appearing in Time of June 29 was none other than ABE V O S S E L L E R (V.P. Lockheed, Europe) as you might have recognized.

BILL M A N S F I E L D reminds us that BUD Y E O M A N S is taking over as Com 12 (San Francisco) giving our class now 4 in that category. Others are W A L L Y P E T E R S E N (5), IRA N U N N (9) and BULL T O W N E R (13). Bill also reports a visit at Boulder from H A N K MARTIN, and a call made with Chrissy on Julia Martin Luce, daughter of Hank and Gertrude Martin, who is an M.D. along with her husband, at Estes Park. At Boulder, Bill reports W A L T E R CHADWICK, who left us second class year, is retiring from National Bureau of Standards, and plans to go back to teaching.

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Sec'y, RAdm. F. K. Loomis, USN (Ret.) 3055 Fozhall Road, Washington 16, D. C.

It is with deep regret that we report the death of C L I F F W I S H A R T on 24 May 1962 in Richmond, Va., after a long illness.

Cliff and his charming wife, Lois, had been living in Bermuda, where he was Executive Vice President of Reynolds International.

However, they were back home in Richmond when his tragic illness struck in March, 1961.

Our sincerest sympathy goes to his lovely wife, Lois, and his daughter.

A n t o i n e t t e M a n s o n i MILLER

Word has been received from RED MILL E R of the passing of his well-loved wife, Toni, on 8 April 1962 in Portsmouth, Va. WEST COAST NEWS

GEORGE P U R M O N T sent in his usual newsy letter and in it congratulated Joe Stryker on the fine job he had done. (In which the new Secretary concurs, and only hopes that the regional V.P.s will continue to give him the same fine cooperation they gave Joe.) George reports that he is busy golfing and fishing with some occasional substitute teaching at any level from the fourth grade up.

J O H N C H I T W O O D recently retired from serving 12 years as councilman at Carmel. The class congratulates him on his fine record of public service, which includes being Mayor 1957-1960.

R O B E R T S. CLARK is living in beautiful Laguna Beach, Calif., and is busy as representative of ten engineering companies.

C A R T E R P R I N T U P is busy in Los Angeles with Rocketdyne Co. He has two naval officer sons.

VIC LONG apologizes for his lapse of three months and promises to do better.

(You're so right Vic, we all wonder where the time gets to.)

MORGAN and Martha P O W E L L migrated West for the winter, their attraction being a new grandchild in the L.A. area.

They visited briefly in Conorado, but their headquarters are in Santa Barbara, where they see something of J U G RAY. P E A R L W H I T E blew into San Diego in March. He checked in with Vic by phone but would not give any specifics as to what brought him out.

V I C and Virginia LONG visited Minerva L U D E W I G in San Francisco but had to come home after ten days for a rest after the fast pace of a big city.

May visitors to Coronado included H A P and Bunny GILL, who motored West from Washington, and L E W and Zelda P A R K S , who came from their Florida retreat via a very circuitous route through Mexico.

P E T E and Jane H O R D sold their attractive home on Coronado Bay front, and moved

Do you remember the Cockburn Hotel in Ekiinburgh, from first class cruise ? Well, that permanent tourist, DOC D E W O L F , sends us a picture postal of it, saying "it hasn't changed a bit, including being a temperance hotel."

How many of you 1924 people will be at Annapolis for Homecoming this year? Hope to see all the old familiar faces, and some new ones too! This issue of Shipmate carries all details, and you have your mailed invitation.

The D. C. group held its regular monthly luncheon on 23 June at the Army-Navy Club.

The twenty-two members attending were: Bullis, Collins, Cochran, Craig, Cunningham, Duvall, Dyer (Tom), Gminder, Hartwig, Hayes, J. D., Johnson, Dick, Kalisch, Lockhart, Longfellow, Neale, Nesser, Purple, Ramsey, Reith, Rook, Sinclair and Van Steenburgh.

A report was received that D I N N Y F R A N O S and T O M S I S S O N were back on the binnacle list at the Bethesda Naval Hospital.

BOB L O C K H A R T explained his presence in the area as "business" for Rand Corp., and he gave a quick run-down on about ten of our West Coast members whom he encounters more or less regularly.

BILL COCHRAN, our retired diplomat, sketched his aspirations to instruct in a far western Foreign Service school for the coming year and thereby wiggled out of the chairmanship of the 40th Anniversary Lucky Bag. Any volunteers? Only two years off, you know.

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CRUISE ABOARD TOM MITCHELL'S LONE STAR I I . Left to right, front row: Maud and Dick Gaines, second row: Tom Mitchell, Tommie and Eugenie Mitchell, George Gellhorn, rear: Ellie Gellhorn (See '25 notes.)

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to Borrego Springs. Guess they want to be "desert rats," but wonder if they won't miss those ocean breezes when the temperature gets up around 115.

RED MILLER reports having recently talked to GUS FEE, OBIE O'BRIEN, S T R O K E BLACKWELL, and P E A R L W H I T E (who apparently got safely home from California). He reports them all healthy except that all he could get out of Pearl is that he's got the doctors fooled.

Red sees ROY MESSMER practically daily at school, where Roy is acting head of the math department.

Both the secretary and .AL P E F L E Y had newsy letters from GEORGE BAINS. He and Rebec are on a tour which started off with a North Cape cruise. They disembarked in Norway, and after touring Norway and Sweden they went over into Russia, visiting Leningrad and Moscow. When last heard from they were in Vienna.

The Washington group goes on as usual.

Our June luncheon at the Army-Navy Club was attended by: Beiser, Toon Benson, Cash, Christensen, Cronin, Elliott, Hurd, Johns, Karns, Loomis, Newton, Pefley and Stirling Smith. Remember, it's always the same time and placeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the last Tuesday of the month at the Army and Navy Club (in town). Drop in whenever you are in the vicinity.

DICK LARKIN writes in that he is still at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. with his shoulder to the wheel, his nose to the grandstone, etc. The leading article of the current issue of Pitt, the University of Pittsburgh alumni magazine, is devoted to historian GEORGE FOWLER, terming him "one of the world's most respected scholars of the Middle Ages and Professor of History at Pitt." The class congratulates one of its outstanding classmates.

GOLDIE GOLDENSEN writes that he has now entered on a new career as an investment banker in the firm of M. B. Vick & Company. Other Chicago notes: E D D I E FUNK, who left us second class year, is retiring 31 July from the Glidden Co., after 33 years. They will keep their home in Oak Park, 111. The following classmates have

been sighted recently and all seem to be in good health and economically solvent: Clem Criddle, Charlie McGee, Brent Field. Elmer Zitzewitz, Willie Hanner, Tommy Bowers, and Charlie Silsbee.

USS

J O H N A.

BOLE

(DD-755)

has

two

sons of the Class of '25 serving aboard: Lt. (jg) ROBERT HURD, and Ens. J O S E P H GOLDENSEN. We received a note from SLIM BEECHER giving a change of address and promising to make a class luncheon soon. We're looking forward to seeing you. Slim.

ADDITIONAL WEST COAST NEWS

T I N Y and Helen SCHULTZ off on vacation from his teaching job in Monterey visited in and around Coronado in mid-June. Both are hale and hearty.

The CAM BRIGGS have been jetting to various faraway placesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Doris on a European tour and Cam to a reunion of his NAS compatriots at Minneapolis. Afterwards Cam looked as though it had been a real bang-up affair.

MARVIN and Maude W E S T motored to the East Coast in the spring for an extended tour including a hop over to Nassau. They saw various classmates including the PAUL CLYDEs in Pensacola.

The K E N T LOOMISes are jetting to Europe on 1 September to spend a month driving around France.

GEORGE and Eleanor GELLHORN, DICK and Maude GAINES, TOM and Eugenie MITCHELL with young Tommy and Fred SAGER, a Navy booster, cruised on Tom's LONE STAR II across Long Island Sound from Rye to Oyster Bay for a picnic.

The COURTNEY IVEYs and the SCHUYLER PINEs were supposed to be along but they couldn't make it. For a soldier (Col. AR) Mitch's navigation in the foggy crossing was admirable. However, if no complaints on his seamanship, he got both barrels on his "Boss of the Year" award. (See recent Shipmate.)

MORE NORFOLK NOTES

P. W H I T E got in under the deadline to

report that he is still receiving monthly checks from Cleveland, and on the activities of classmates of the area. . . . GEORGE DUFEK, he reports, is still luxuriating in manorial splendor on the lovely banks of the James. (George, the eminent Director of the Mariners' Museum, was in Washington recently to deliver a lecture and dropped in to the Office of Naval History for a visit with J U D G E ELLER and K E N T LOOMIS.) . . . J O H N N Y LONG'S daughter, Joan, is now Mrs. Tarwater and is taking postgraduate courses in foreign languages. . . . T O N Y RORSCHACH reports that he is better looking than ever, has lost twenty pounds and is fit as a fiddle. . . . GUS F E E says he is happy to set where he is. . . . ROY MESSMER is still teaching math at William and Mary, and his son. Bill, is a second classman in the Academy. . . . OBIE and Helen O'BRIEN have been presented with a new granddaughter, Mary, by their son, Dan. Jim is enroute to Monterey for a P.G. course.

PARKER-BECK W E D D I N G

SOLEMNIZED

The marriage of Mrs. Thelma U. Parker and Adm. E D W A R D L. BECK was solemnized in the Chapel of the United States Naval Air Station in Jacksonville on Saturday, 14 Apr., with Chaplain Howard E. Waters, USN, officiating at six o'clock in the evening.

The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. B. T. Camp of Palmetto, and the groom by his son, Edward L. Beck of Lakeland.

FRANK M U N R O E writes that he and Martha have plenty of sleeping space (up to 8, plus 2 sleeping bags) for any classmates visiting the Seattle World's Fair. Incidentally, he adds, it's terrific.

H. W. B L A K E S L E E wrote the following in a recent letter : "This summer I am 'retiring' from Dre.xel Institute of Technology in Phila. and moving permanently to Ocala, Fla. There I will be teaching engineering drawing and descriptive geometry at the Central Florida Jr. College, which will be my future address.

"My two older children are married and will remain in Philadelphia. My youngest daughter, Betty, is married to Lt. John S.

BECK WEDDING PARTY. Left to right: Edward L. Beck, Jr., his date, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Camp, Admiral " K i t " Carson and Evie, the Bride, the Groom, Thelma and Belt Clelland, Son Bob Beck and Gentleman Steve Wogon. (See 1925 notes.)

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Barger, USNR, an aviator attached to the INDEPEINDENCE. They live in Sanford, Fla."

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W a s h i n g t o n 7. D. C.

Lt. Gen. EDW.A.RD W. S N E D E K E R , Commandant of the Marine Corps Schools at Quantico, Va., spoke at the commencement exercises of Long Island University's Mitchel College on 15 June. Snedeker was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree.

Mitchel College was established in 1957 for military personnel and their families, civilian employees of the Defense Dept., active reservists and retired military personnel.

The class luncheon at the Naval Weapons Plant in Washington on 24 May was attended by: Agnew, .Armstrong, Barker, Brady, Briner, Brown, Brownfield, Claiborne, Cochran, Dietrich, Fravel, Gano, Greenslade, Katz, Kelley, Livdahl, McKee, McQuillen, Smedberg and Strange.

R. S. "SPERRY" C L . \ R K E writes from Corpus Christi, Texas, where he is Vice President of the Parkdale State Bank, that he and "Red" are thoroughly enjoying life and their many friends in Corpus Cnristi and that they are planning a visit to their oldest daughter and oldest granddaughter in Honolulu next December. Special notice to C H A R L I E BUCH.\N.'\N and CLIFF D U E R F E L D T , both now on duty in Honolulu.

Our President, K E N N Y CR.\IG, has sent the following information of interest to all of us. "Early in February, Nan and I departed Norfolk, via M . \ T S , for Port Lyautey. After trips to Rabat and Fez, we went to Tangier and the following day took the ferry to Algeciras, Spain. While there we visited Gibraltar where we ordered a Volkswagen, which was to be delivered in early March. We went to Rota, Spain, and from there took side trips to Granada, Cordoba, Ronda, Seville and the countryside. Once our car arrived, we proceeded to Madrid for a few days—through Barcelona to the French Riviera. We drove down the west coast of Italy as far as Rome, then to Florence where we caught up with W E N D E L L and Lois KLINE—we had missed them in Africa and Spain. We all joined for a couple of interesting evenings and heard of their vacation—• they too were driving a VW.

"We visited Venice and were caught in a big snow storm trying to get through the Brenner Pass—took us two days to do those fifty miles. We drove through part of .Austria and stopped at Wiesbaden tor a couple of days. While walking the streets of that city we met H U B I E and Jean STRANGE. It was quite a surprise as we hadn t known they were anywhere in Europe.

"Our next big stop was The Hague, where we visited BILL and Lois COOPER. They really showed us the countryside and it was great seeing them looking so well. Bill is President of United Fruit, Europe.

"Took a ferry to England, then headed north, where our first real stop was St. .\ndrews. From there we went to Gleneagles —needless to say, the golf at both places was wonderful. We traveled as far north as Inverness, Scotland, returned to Edinburgh via the Loch country and on to London. On the loop we visited Cambridge, Oxford, Eton and Harrow.

"While in London we had a grand evening with CH.'\RLIE and Julie D U N N ; he is the head man of Regent Oil Company— Texas Company subsidiary. We made our return trip on the QUEEN ELIZABETH, arriving in New York on 22 May. "Next on the itinerary is a trip to the World's Fair in Seattle. Later this year we plan to settle in Jacksonville, Fla." Adm. W. A. "BILL" DOLAN, JR., retired from his job as Commander of tne Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 1 July.

ROBERT B. "BOB" ELLIS, after two years of fishing and hunting, finally got the bug out of his system—at least temporarily —and accepted the job of Superintendent of the USS

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morial. He writes that there will be more than 400,000 visitors a year to the battleship, which is now berthed in Wilmington, N. C , as a splendid Memorial and, we hope, an inspiration to many youngsters to join the Navy in the years to come.

Classmates will be delighted to learn of the marriage of Ella GRAF to Mr. Bruce St. Clair MacMillan in Harper Woods, Mich, on Friday, 8 June. We all join in wishing Ella many years of happiness, but the Naval Academy has lost the charming hostess who did so much for the midshipmen for a number of years.

CHARLIE HORNE, Senior Vice Presi-

dent of General Dynamics Corporation, has recently been elected President of the Electronic Industries Association at that organization's annual convention in Chicago.

W E N D E L L K L I N E writes that he and Lois returned on 1 June from a wonderful cruise to Europe, during which they ran into the K E N N Y CRAIGs in Florence, Italy.

T. R. "TOM" LANGLEY reports his recent marriage to Catherine Clark of Lodi, Calif. The couple will make their home at 36 Lowell St., Redwood City, Calif.

D. L. "GLOOM" MILLS recently discovered the Aide to the Executive Officer's ledger from our First Class Cruise in the old .ARKANSAS. He mailed it to the Corresponding Secretary with the comment that I should have it because I am "prominently mentioned in five of the memoranda therein."

Most of the material in the book has unfavorable connotations in that demerits are assigned to classmates like Smedberg, Ted Frederick, Louis Mabley, Joe Grenfell, Jesse Hull and CharHe Boyle, over the signature of F. S. Crosley, "by direction."

BILL T U R E K writes from Lake Zurich, 111., that he hasn't seen many classmates for a long time because he has been very busy, since his wife Peggy passed away almost two years ago, being father, and mother, to his two teenagers.

Recent announcements/events regarding children of classmates—some you may already have: 19 March 1962. Miss Susan Banks, daughter of N E I L L and Sara BANKS, married Mr. Stephan E. Earnest. Glenwood Spring, Colo.

28 .\pril 1962. Miss Lynn Perkam married Mr. John Dennis Black, son of the late H U G H ( D U B I E ) and Franke BLACK. Yakima, Wash.

12 May 1962. Miss Judeene Jones, daughter of F I E L D E R and Helen J O N E S , married Mr. Richard H. Warren. Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

6 June 1962. James F. McQuillen, son of Col. and Mrs. F. J. McQUILLEN, USMC (Ret.), graduated from the U. S. Military .•\cademy and was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the U. S. Army.

24 June 1962. Miss Carolyn Ruth Reich, daughter of H E R M A N and Ruth REICH, was married to Mr. Lowell R. Marks. Los Angeles, Calif.

OFFICIAL PARTY at christening of USS WORDEN (DLG-18) at Bath Iron Works, 2 June 1962. Back row: Mrs. James Russell Lowell, Cdr. Robert S. Adams, USN, LCdr. Ralph W. Below, (ChC) USN, RAdm. Charles J. Palmer, USN, Mr. John E. Newell. Front row: Mrs. Robert S. Adams, VAdm. William R. Smedberg, I I I , USN, Mrs. William R. Smedberg, Mrs. Edwin 6.

Smedberg and RAdm. Joseph H. Wellings, USN.

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CHARLES CROSBY PYNE

Capt. CHARLES CROSBY PYNE, USNR, died suddenly on 11 June in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Mass. He had been a member of the administrative staff at Harvard University since 1948.

Born at Pensacola, Fla., Pyne resided at 4 Mansion Rd., Marblehead, Mass. He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth, and 3 children.

First National City Bank, New York City, has announced the appointment of J O H N T. DIMON as a vice president.

Dimon entered the bank in 1929 with the Foreign Tellers Department and in 1950 became manager of the San Juan, Puerto Rico, branch. He returned to the main office in 1954 to become supervisor of the CaribbeanEast area, and he will continue in this assignment.

JACK and Dinty H O L T W I C K report the arrival of their fifth grandchild and fourth grandson, Charles A. Hall, Jr., only son and second child of their daughter, Robin, and her husband, PFC. Charles A. Hall, USA. The new arrival checked in on 19 June at the Centre County Hospital in Bellefonte, Penn., near State College where the Holtwicks are located.

From C L I F F COOPER we learn he has arrived back in New York, will be in Florida in September and California for Christmas.

Ultimate destination uncertain. His address in the meantime will be c/o RAdm. J. E. Leeper, USN (Ret.), 1300 Stony Brae Drive, Falls Church, Va. VAdm. CHARLES D. GRIFFIN, USN, and Mrs. Griffin announce the marriage of their daughter, Linda Louise, to Capt. Harry Collins, II, USMC, on 30 June in St. Alban's Church, Washington, D. C. The bride was given in marriage by her father, and following the wedding a reception was held at Chevy Chase Club, Chevy Chase, Md. Mrs. Collins attended Punahou Academy, Honolulu, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, and graduated from Wheaton College, Norton, Mass., in 1960.

Captain Collins attended Rutgers University and is presently serving as a flight instructor in the Naval Air Training Command at Pensacola, Fla.

W I L L I A M N. DA V I E S has been elected Executive Vice-President of Interchemical Corporation. He had been Vice-President Sales and Foreign Operations since early 1961 and his responsibilities in this area will continue.

Mr. and Mrs. Davies live at 575 McCulloch Place, Haworth, N. J. WEDDING

Miss Ann Warner Richmond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thacher Richmond, of New Canaan, Conn., was married on 23 June in the First Presbyterian Church to Mr. W. Croft Jennings, Jr., son of RAdm. W. CROFT J E N N I N G S , U S N R ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Jennings of Columbia, S. C. The Rev. T. Guthrie Speers, Jr., cousin of the bride's father, officiated. The reception was held at the Richmond home.

Mrs. Jennings was graduated from Masters School at Dobbs Ferry in 1958 and Smith College, cum laude, in June of this year.

She made her debut in 1958 and was a member of the Junior Assemblies in New York.

Mr. Jennings was graduated from Woodberry Forest School, Orange, Va., in 1956 and from Trinity College, Hartford, in 1960, where he became a member of Psi Upsilon.

He is attending the University of Virginia Law School and will be graduated next year.

The couple will live in Charlottesville, Va. LA CHAPTER

The third meeting of the Los Angeles chapter of '27 was held with the ladies at Allen Center on 29 June. It was very pleasant to have the HUMMERs from San Diego and the HOERNERs from Phoenix, Arizona. The arrangements at the Club were excellentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;cocktails, dinner and dancing.

Most of the members who were not in attendance had conflicting engagements or were out of town.

It is now the concensus that the Los Angeles chapter is a going concern.

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LATE NEWS FROM THE FRITSCHMANNs

"We are now at Campbell River, V.I., B.C., for the summer. Left Long Beach 9 May and arrived here 11 June, having spent a few days to a week at such places as Morro Bay, San Francisco and Smith River, Calif.;

JOHN T. DIMON '27

Portland. Ore.; Aberdeen and Port Angeles, Wash.; and Victoria, B.C. Contact with '28 was limited to BY and Betty BEYERLY in San Francisco and W. C. BRENNAN's widow, Ann, in Garberville. Other alumni visited with included Red and Helen Stoner '32 in Morro Bay, Nick and Margo Doukas '35 in San Francisco and Bill and Betty Lefavour '31 in Port Angeles. While at Port Angeles we drove up to Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mts. where we chanced to meet Freddy and Elizabeth Kivette '25 also enjoying the splendid view.

"The night before we crossed into Canada we received the news that son Gary and wife Sandra had presented us with our first grandson.

"We will stay here until after Labor Day, then proceed to Seattle for a few days to take in the World's Fair and visit old friends before heading south slowly, with ETA Long Beach the first week in November."

L.A. CHAPTER 1927. Back row, left to right: Harry Hummer, Dutch Woelfel, Eck Eckelmeyer, Maurice Goudge, Thelma Weigle, Sam Jack, Frank Manville, Ailene Hoerner, Jack Hoerner, Conn Humes. 2nd row: Jack Weigle, Karen Eckel meyer, Jo Goudge, Les Mye, Flor ence Mye, Alice Jock, Tom Flynn, Front row: Marge Woelfel, Madeline Hummer, Frank Henry, Lillian Henry, Dale Flynn, Grace Roffe and Alice Manville.

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Sec'y, RAdm. Roy S. Benson, U S N , AVCNO, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

On Saturday, 19 May, the airfield at NAS, Olathe, Kansas, was dedicated to the memory of J I M M Y F L A T L E Y by naming .the field the James H. Flatley Field.

The ceremonies were held as a part of the celebration of Armed Forces Day. Other events of the day included a demonstration by the Blue Angels and Army and Air Force Combat Units. The primary dedication address was made by C L A U D E RICKE T T S . Mayor Bartle of Kansas City presented the Air Station with a portrait of Jimmy which was a very fine likeness of him.

Dottie Flatley presented the station with Jimmy's sword in a touching expression of her sentiments.

Besides Dottie, three of her four sons, her two daughters-in-law and some of Jimmy's brothers and sisters were present.

ROY J O H N S O N flew down from his duty station at Omaha, Nebraska, for the occasion.

On 21 June the annual business meeting and election of officers for the coming year were held at Claude Ricketts' quarters. The annual financial statement was audited and approved by the Executive Committee. We had $490 in the checking account. The group contributed $50 to bring our total to $540. $500 will be salted away in a savings account to earn us an annual interest and $40 will remain in the hands of the Secretary-Treasurer to meet current expenses in the year to come.

Eighteen of us, Ricketts, Beardsley, Davidson, Stephan, Frankel, Triebel, Weakley, Laning, Johansen, Waterhouse, Dye, Marcy, Easton, Richardson, Dalton, McLaughlin, Arwine and Davison, completely filled the table of the VCNO and Claude hosted a delightful luncheon for the group.

J O H N A R W I N E , whom many of us have not seen in years, was a welcome guest as he accompanied C A L LANING who gave his final report on the coming Class Book.

John has a technical publications business in New York and is contributing heavily his time and efforts to assist in the final production. Cal reports that they are in the final stages of assimilation of information and will go to press within the month.

Balloting has been completed for members of the Executive Committee for the coming year. As a result of the closed vote, Claude Ricketts was elected Chairman, Gus Johansen, Vice Chairman, Roy Benson, Secretary-Treasurer, and Chuck Triebel and Chick Frankel members of the Executive Committee. We expect Roy in Washington during the end of August and at that time I will turn over the class files to him. The class has never been heavy on correspondents, but I have enjoyed hearing from many of you over the past year and having the opportunity to keep the rest of the class informed through the columns of Shipmate. Those of you who have not written owe a letter to the incoming Secretary-Treasurer in order that we may all continue to maintain class bonds in the years ahead.

E D D I E S T E P H A N saw R E D L Y N C H on the West Coast and reports that he is a gentleman farmer in Rancho Santa Fe. Weakley and Ricketts had dinner on the West Coast with S H I R L E Y S T O V A L L who is happily retired in San Diego.

LES R I C H A R D S O N recently stayed with the FARRINs in Pearl Harbor where Jimmy is Commander of the Naval Shipyard.

H A N K McROBERTS is living in Pensacola and enjoying life in Florida.

GUS J O H A N S E N had a letter from GEORGE A S H F O R D who is living and working in San Francisco.

STEAMY STONE, who was married in July in Sacramento, will make a trip to the East Coast to see many of his friends in the Washington area.

J O H N N Y and Ann D A V I D S O N gave a last round-up of '29 at the Sup's quarters before they left Annapolis. There were cocktails, dinner and dancing for all youthful couples who returned in remembrance of their plebe summer by the Severn. Regret you West Coast and Florida sojourners could not be with us.

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VADM. WILLIAM A. SCHOECH, USN '28, Commander 7th Fleet, pins the 1961 Toulmin Medal of the Society of American Engineers on Capt.

Charles J. Merdinger, (SC), USN ' 4 1 .

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Sec'y, BGen. Ronald D . Salmon, USMC (Ret.), 640 Oakland Ter., Alexandria, Va. Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. Parke H. Brady, U S N (Ret.), 1801 Foxhall Rd., Wash. 7, D. C.

On 20 June Marcia Dornin, daughter of RAdm. MARSHALL E. DORNIN, USN, and Mrs. Dornin, Monterey, Calif., became the bride of Michael Beaver Schoettle of Haverford, Pa. The wedding took place in The Church of the Redeemer, Bryn Mawr, Pa. After a honeymoon in France, the young couple will make their home in Cambridge, Mass., where Mr. Schoettle is attending the Harvard School of Business Administration.

FREDERICK A. W E I S S has been elected president of the Point Breeze, Md. Chapter of the Telephone Pioneers of America, a group consisting of men and women who have served in the telephone industry for 21 years or more. The Point Breeze group, made up of Western Electric's active and retired employees, is the association's newest and 65th chapter.

FROM THE SEA TO THE LAND

Having completed his naval career in 1959, RAdm. RAY EDWARD MALPASS, USN ( R e t ) , is well on his way in another career in Orlando, Fla. As executive director of the Central Florida Development Committee "Foxy" has distinguished himself by spearheading the passage of Orlando's bond election which will result in a new library, new baseball stadium, new auditorium and new streets for the city.

On his retirement, "Foxy" moved to Florida for his family's health and purchased a cypress-paneled pioneer house in Maitland.

On being asked what he was going to do, he replied : "I don't want any more pressure jobs, but I do want a job that has a challenge." .''tbout that time he was introduced to Frank Hubbard, the current chairman of CFDC, and when the objectives of the committee were explained to him he became interested. He read the by-laws, the charter and decided that he had found the challenge he was looking for.

jade bracelet and earring set which Anne had made. Dixie Sutton showed two color photograph enlargements. "Clouds East," a study in blue and white of a thunderhead over the Atlantic taken at Key West, Fla., and "Daybreak on the East Fork of Stony Creek" taken in the California mountains.

ABE and Dee LINCOLN volunteered to head the next get-together in September which is to be an outdoor barbeque at Abe's favorite Country Club. News from one of the dinner absentees is that the McCREADYs would be at the Seattle World's Fair and M U S H and Nova DORNIN were on the East Coast in conjunction with their daughter's wedding.

MEL P E T E R S O N has reported to the Director of Corporate Development Planning, Nathrop Corp., Beverly Hills, Calif.

He can be reached at 427 Bon Hill Rd., Brentwood, West Los Angeles, Calif. Phone —GRanite 22302.

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Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagberg, U S N (Ret.) Atmospheric Sciences Program National Science Foundation Washington 25, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. S. W. Betts. U S N Dtr. Naval Weather Service, Naval Station, Washington 25, D. C.

Now that we've established a new "Last Baby Trophy" we'll keep close tabs on this one. The latest transfer was from R O N N I E S M I T H to SINC W R I G H T at Pacific Groves, Calif., where Sine is teaching high school math. Here's Ronnie's story: "Eleanor and I drove over to deliver the baby cup to Eileen and Sine, actually to young Scott who acted as if he couldn't care less. There was a good contigent of '31 present: MAN and Alice HAMM, BOB and Gimpie HEILIG, CHARLIE and Alice J E T T , P H I L and Carlyle MOTHERSILL. After a few drinks at the Wrights we all went over to the club at the P.G. School in Monterey and enjoyed a very nice St. Patrick's Day evening—all in all we thoroughly enjoyed the evening despite having to give up the trophy."

"It fitted in very well with the way I believe a committee of this type should be run. The committee makes the policy and I execute it, which is what I have had to do all my life."

Currently this second career is keeping "Foxy" very much on land and immersed in water control, streets, highways, industrial development and higher education.

(Ed's, note: The above is a re-write from the Orlando Sentinel of 10 June 1962.)

BAY AREA

On Saturday, 23 June, a Class of '30 no host cocktail party and dinner was held in the Treasure Room of the Commissioned Officers' Mess (open), Treasure Island, by the Bay .\rea group. Due to schools being out, most of our teachers got out of the States one jump ahead of their pupils, but the small group who attended sang loud enough to earn their dinners. Present were Catherine Fairchild, John and Helene Flynn, John and Julia Gragg, Paul and Margery Hanlin, Ned and Frances Harrell, Dave and Anne Hawkins, John and Betty Kinert, Al and Jean Kohlhas, Abe and Dee Lincoln, Dixie and Betty Sutton and Joe and Wilma Whitaker.

At the suggestion of RED E.A.RL during the March dinner, that classmates might be interested in each others' hobbies, D I X I E SUTTON as chairman prevailed on DAVE and Anne H A W K I N S to exhibit some of their choice polished rocks and a beautiful 36

The May Washington area get-together was a cook-out at the Garden Club of the Bellevue Annex—and no cracks. RAY H U N T E R turned out to be a surprisingly well trained chef and he had a mob to feed: Al and Ruth Renken, Carl and Cel Lucas, Ab and Lynn Metsger, Ray and Frances Hunter, Floyd and Bobbie Myhre, Carl and Kay Mott, Bill and Helen Leverton, Doc and Cecelia MacDonald, Mendy and Fran Ryan, Bill and Ruth Brawn, Mike and Katherine Gaasterland, Bill and Verna Williams, Sherry and Ruth Betts, Easy and Audrey Stewart, Rusty and Anne Williams (up from Norfolk visiting the Websters), Johnny and Virginia Webster, Bill and Carlotta Williams, Jack Fitzgerald, Cy and Mary Merkle, Dick and Cesca Steere, Jack and Lou Crowley, Johnny and Betsy Gannon, Barney and Ruth Sieglaff, Ward Shields, Lois Fitch and Dan and Kathy Wackwitz.

MATTY HALL has been called back to active duty from California to serve on one of the study groups SecNav has established to review the organization of the Navy. He'll be in Washington several months and is staying at 5711 11th Rd., N. Arlington, 538-6129. " JACK FITZGERALD is in Washington off and on getting settled as a new production development manager. He can be reached at 333 Bond Building, 14th and New York Ave., N.W., phone RE 7-1444.

SHERRY B E T T S has a new address, 6730 Greeley Blvd., Springfield, Va., 4511169. As of July first he was continued on active duty in a retired status and reported to the National Science Foundation for duty as Executive Secretary to the Interdepartmental Committee for Atmospheric Sciences of the office of Science and Technology, White House. His mailing address, however: Atmospheric Sciences Program, Nat'l Science Foundation, Wash. 25, D. C. MENDY RYAN and DICK ANDERSON also retired 30 June and plan to stay in the Washington area for the immediate future.

ED M A C D O N A L D retired 1 July, and after a trip to U. K. to receive a medal, he is back in Washington standing by to help out at the National Science Foundation's Antarctic Project in connection with the coming operations on the Palmer Peninsula.

AL REED has checked in to his new job in OpNav (OposB) reheving RED RAMAGE who has left for New London to be DeptyComSubForLant. The Reeds are out in that fashionable swimming pool-dunking area at 4221 Brookside Rd., McLean, Va., 5367380.

And there's good news from the Naval Hospital^ in Portsmouth, Va. CHARLIE B R O O K S seems to be making a steady recovery from his heart attack in the Mediterranean a few weeks ago. It will be several weeks before he can be assured he's out of the woods, but all lights are green and he is feeling fine.

Capt. E D W I N A. McDONALD, USN (Ret.), recently journeyed to London to receive the Royal Patron's Medal for 1962 (The Royal Geographical Society) for services to Antarctic exploration, including the first coastal exploration in the south Bellingshausen Sea. The presentation was made in the afternoon of 18 June in the Royal Geographical Society's hall by Sir Raymond Priestly, one of Captain Scott's polar party and now president of the Royal Geographical Society.

Photo by Holmes I. Mettee FREDERICK A. WEISS '30

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That night, at the Society's annual dinner, Capt. McDonald responded to the toast given to the medalists by Lord Shackleton at the Grocers Hall.

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Secy, Mr. John Stanley Miller 5809 Namakagan Road Washington 16, D. C. Corr. Secy: Capt. T. A. Nisewaner, U S N Joint Staff, Pentagon Washington 25, D . C.

Mrs. J O H N H. H O O P E R writes: "John had extensive surgery, beginning in November of 1961. He still must have another operation before he can be 'connected' to eat in a normal manner. That operation may not be possible for several months.

"He is somewhat of a medical miracle among doctors here in Long Beach because the initial operation was extremely complicated and he survived innumerable complications, such as collasped lung, hepatitis, and pneumonia.

"The doctors were the best and he had wonderful care in the hospital, but his own willpower kept him alive. He was on the critical list over three months.

"I know he is a very poor correspondent but I also know he would like to hear from his friends and classmates.

"We were planning to come back for the reunion this fall, but it is out of the question now. I've added some medical complications of my own to our problems.

"Margaret and NORM S.'VMPSON have visited John many times since his operation â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and they have had their own share of operations.

"Our telephone number is unlisted, so please give it to anyone who wants itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; GEneva 4-8112. Maybe we can see you next year."

CLASS LUNCHEON (JUNE)

Twenty-three of the faithful foregathered for lunch on 5 June at the .\rmy-Navy Country Club at what is destined to be the last sizable gathering of a c t i v duty Captains out of the Class of 1932. The occasion was highlighted by the appearance of H O O P E R HOLLOW AY, fresh from his industrial enterprises at .A^ustin, Texas, and accompanied by his business associate "Skinny" Childers.

Hooper offered to stand treat for the luncheon, but settled, instead, for a substantial

gift to the Naval Academy Foundation, an enterprise close to his heart.

MUDDY W.ATERS gave a fascinating report on proceedings at the Spring Meeting of the Board, Naval .A.cademy .'Mumni Association. Hanson Baldwin, he reported, is assisting in getting Shipmate on a paying basis. There is a definite need for the threeblock area of colonial .A.nnapolis, which expansion plans for the Academy embrace.

BUD L E E D S made his first appearance since his return from Leghorn, Italy, and subsequent retirement. There was the usual buzz of conversation regarding post-retirement plans, indicating that most plan to be gainfully employed. E.A.RL HYDEM.AN leans toward teaching history, H A N K SEELY was plugging Texas Instruments, and AL SLAYDEN indicated that he will remain in the Washington area for a while.

Others present and contributing to the fun were: Johnny Fahy, Dog Smith, Al Bowser, Grimshaw Moore, Bill Franklin, Bob Leonard, Jerry Miller, Mel Young, Jake Lark, Joe Jaap, R. J. C. Maulsby, Johnny Chittenden, Gus Wellings, Bull Dreany, Al Shinn, and Andy Nisewaner.

Pelling (Class of '33). Jim and Marion will move to temporary residence at 6005 Camino de la Costa, La Jolla, for the summer while Jim firms up his future plans. Jim Junior is serving in the submarine CHARR (SS-328) homeported in San Diego.

Don also wrote in to say that he saw COUNT R U C K N E R recently when he was down for the First Fleet change of command.

Count, soon to be relieved as ComCruDesFlot II by our classmate R.A.LPH J O H N SON, will return to Washington to fill the newly-created billet of ACNO (Training) OP-03T. BOB W A L K E R has recently moved to Coronado and has purchased a house at 441 Country Club Lane. When contacted the other day, he and Gayle were "dog-sitting" in Sara and C H A R L I E P H I L L I P S ' house while the latter were back East for Jack Phillips' graduation from the U. S. Naval .Academy. Bob has received his Master's degree from Stanford and plans to take a teaching position here in the San Diego area.

Skeets Baker ( E D D I E BAKER's widow) has moved to Coronado and lives at 944 "A" .Avenue.

WEST COAST NEWS

HERE A N D THERE

That faithful correspondent of the West Coast, DON T H O M A S , writes in to give a bit of dope on the retirement plans of California '32ers who will be leaving active service on 30 June.

TOM FLECK will be relieved as ComEleven's Chief of Staff by Selby Santmyers (Class of '33). Tom and Louise have moved back into their house at 7929 Roseland Drive, La Jolla. Tom's retirement plans are indefinite.

BURL BAILEY will be reheved as CO NAS Miramar by Lou Bauer (Class of '35).

After a summer trip back to Burl's home in Michigan, Burl and Polly plan to take up residence in San Diego. No definite retirement plans yet.

JIM CLEMENT is being relieved as CO Naval Station, San Diego, by Captain A. G.

LOU BRYAN and Betty have returned to Washington, D. C, from Newport, R. I., where Lou just completed a very successful tour as Commander Destroyer Flotilla Two and is now looking forward to the challenge of duty as Deputy Director J-4 (Logistics) on the Joint Staff. Lou and Betty have moved back into their wonderful home at 4300 Chesterbrook, McLean, Va. DICK and Virginia CRAIGHILL were in town for a short visit prior to going down to Norfolk, Va., where Dick will get in a little sea duty as Commander of an Amphibious Group. Dick and Viriginia have been down in Panama for a long period, and it was nice seeing them back in their old stamping grounds.

C H A R L I E HITCHCOCK, that effervescent representative of Boeing up in Seattle,

CAPT. JOHN GRIDER, USN '32, receiving the Legion of Merit for his outstanding work In communications on the StofF of CinCSouth.

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hit town again during the latter part of June and once again called some of his old classmates. Charlie, on missile business, as usual, put in some good words for Seattle, and indicated that CHUCK GOLD, up on the Staff of ComThirteen, was busy as a bird dog handling all the affairs for the Seattle World's Fair. Charlie stated that he has yet to see the Fair himself but hopes to get around to it before the summer is over.

A real stranger put in his appearance in the Washington area in June when O W E N VAUGHAN, our retired ex-Supply Corps classmate, called to inquire about a few boys around the town. Owen, who retired in 1956, has for many years been associated with I T T Communication System, Inc., of 60 South State Highway 17, Paramus, N. J., as Deputy Director Service Group. Good luck, Owen, and thanks for checking in.

Phyllis Helen Holt, daughter of Capt.

P H I L L I P C. H O L T and Mrs. Holt, became the bride of Robert T. Bigham on 12 May at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Washington, D. C. Among the Navy guests who attended were: Adm. William M. Fechteler, USN (Ret.) '16, former C N O ; HARRY and Stella DREANY, BOB and Teeny LEONARD, JERRY and Ruby GELLER, BUD and Billie LEEDS, and CES and Bert TAFT. The bride is a graduate of the University of Md., and the groom, a Purdue graduate, is on temporary active duty with the Air National Guard stationed at Andrews AFB while on military leave from the Sun Oil Co. The young couple will make their home in Rockville, Md. The U. S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, as well as the Italian Army and Air Force, teamed up at Camp Darby to salute Capt. J O H N R. LEEDS, Commander of Mediterranean Sea Transport at Livorno, on the eve of his retirement after 30 years of service.

The tri-service, bi-national review, held at the home of 8th Log. Comd., included a Marine Corps helicopter salute, low-level Italian jet fly-over, the unveiling of a surprise new honor guard by Hqs. and Hqs. Det 8th Log. Comd., and the piping aboard of Capt. Leeds on the reviewing stand by a bosun's mate.

Capt. Leeds was presented a Certificate of Appreciation by Col. E. G. Hardaway, CO of 8th Log. Comd., in the name of the American military community here before representatives of four nations on the reviewing standâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the U. S., Italy, Canada and Norway from the nearby United Nations emergency forces based at Pisa airport.

The review which followed comprised color guards of all services and of Italian Carabinieri, troops from the Army and Air Force stationed at Camp Darby, and SETAF's Carabinieri.

The surprise honor guard, in public view for the first time after several weeks of quiet preparation, evoked spontaneous applause frorn spectators for its smart appearance and precision movements.

An age-old naval tradition was brought up on dry land by the Army in honor of the retiring naval officer. As he approached the reviewing stand at the beginning of the review, Capt. Leeds was piped aboard just as if the stand were a regular ship of the line.

Capt. and Mrs. Leeds will return to Washington, D. C , where they will make their home.

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CLASS LUNCHEON (JULY)

The July luncheon witnessed a grand gathering of the Old Guard before that inevitable scattering of the clan following the 30-year retirement of so many of the old familiar faces. Twenty-six of the faithful gathered for the July luncheon at the Army-Navy Country Club. Representing the local contingent were: Bull Dreany, Jack Counihan, Francis Foley, Andy Nisewaner, Norm Blaisdell, Grimshaw Moore, Bob Leonarcl, Harry Lockwood, Billy Robards, Muddy Waters, Emerson Fawkes, Dick Matter, Bill Wylie, Sammy Moncure, Jerry Miller, Gus Wellings, Mel Young, Whitey Franklin, Van VanEvera, Henry Kinksiek, Charlie Odend'hal, Harry Reiter, Lou Bryan, Wally Weston and Al Slayden.

LOCAL NEWS

H A R R Y R E I T E R reported that on a recent western swing in connection with his Pentagon business he had a chance to get together in San Francisco with Gordon Underwood, Paul Emerich, Hank Delong, Bud Willard, Danny Goodman, and Garry Jewett.

Of the above, GORDON, PAUL and DANNY retired as of 30 June but BUD and H A N K remain on the staff of Commander Western Sea Frontier, Bud as Chief of Staff and Hank as Operations Officer. Harry also reported that while in San Diego on the same swing he ran into BILL K E N N A at the Missile and Space Reliability Symposium. Bill is working for one of the missile companies but we are not sure which one.

Due to the suddden shift of local personnel an emergency election was held to select a Chairman of the local chapter of the class.

EMERSON F A W K E S beat out LOU BRYAN in a very close vote and Lou was immediately nominated Vice Chairman.

MUDDY W A T E R S , who has graciously consented to serve as Chairman of the T H I R T I E T H REUNION, gave a report on the arrangements to date (everything is on track) and nominated AL SHINN, LOU BRYAN and Emmy Marshall as his coworkers. By all means make arrangements to hit this Thirtieth Reunion, it is going to be a real affair.

JACK C O U N I H A N reported that J O H N GRIDER, who is just back from duty in CinCSouth, just received a commendation and a Legion of Merit for his wonderful

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work in communications on that Staff during the past two years. Unfortunately John was visiting in Memphis during the July luncheon but we extended him our congratulations on a job well done.

G R I M S H A W M O O R E reported that he had heard from BILL KELLY out Honolulu way and that Bill is teaching at Punahou School during the summer session and is in hopes that he might stay on for the coming year.

The meeting would not have been complete without a run-down on what the local contingent, active and inactive, plan to do.

LOU BRYAN is just reporting into the Joint Staff for duty and EMERSON F A W K E S has just reported in as Assistant Chief of BuWeps for Fleet Readiness and Training. Emerson with Kitty and the family have moved into their new home at 2757 South Ives St., Arlington, Va. C H A R L I E O D E N D ' H A L reported that he had just left the insurance game and was in the market for something more in the management line. BOB MAULSBY reporteci that he is now with Ryder and Company, investment brokers of Arlington, and loving it. Harking back to his thespian days as a midshipman he also announced that he now heads up the Arlington Players Little Theater Group and was eagerly looking about for more "hams" to appear on the stage.

Announcement was also made that word had been received that W I N BAILEY was going with Northrup Aviation in California.

J O H N N Y F A H Y has not located as yet but expects to head for California soon and hopes to locate a personnel administrative job with some college in that area. NORM BLAISDELL has his irons in the fire with I T T in the New Jersey area and is awaiting the final word. Good luck! FRANCIS FOLEY left the Washington area at the end of June and headed for Paris and duty on the staff of S H A P E where he will relieve Bucky Lee in Plans and Policy.

FRANK BRUMBY has accepted a job with McDonnell Aircraft Co. and he and Bianca are moving almost immediately to Long Island where Frank will be initially employed. WALLY W E S T O N goes to California to join the family on the ranch near Santa Rosa. His address until the next change takes place will be Box 757, Healdsburg, Calif.

JOHNNY CHITTENDEN, GRIMS H A W MOORE and ANDY NISEW A N E R all head for Duke University in Durham, N. C, and an intensive one-year special course leading to a Master's in Educati()n and prospective teaching careers. With this departure, the current Corresponding Secretary turns over the mantle for class news to that wonderful Washington member, JERRY MILLER, the current class Secretary, who has done so much over the past twenty years to hold the class together. As I (lepart the area (although the family remains) I wish Jerry the best of luck and the cooperation of the class.

RAdm. LEVERING S M I T H , USN, Technical Director of the Navy's Polaris program, received an honorary Doctor's clegree from New Mexico State' University in Las Cruces, N. M., on 2 June.

The LL.D. degree was conferred by the University's Vice-President, W. B. O'Donnell, during Land-Grant Centennial commencement exercises.

Admiral Smith has been with the Navy's Special Projects Office since April 1956.

Special Projects is the office the Navy set up to manage the entire fleet ballistic missile weapon system which includes Polaris missiles, nuclear-powered submarines, sea SHIPMATE

and shore support facilities and personnel to man and operate the system.

VAdm. William F. Raborn '28, the first Director of Special Projects, has referred to Adm. Smith as "the finest scientist in uniform today."

Under the present head of Special Projects, RAdm. I. J. "Pete" Galantin, '33, Admiral Smith is responsible for the technical aspects involved in the design, development and production of both missiles and submarines.

Admiral Smith received the Navy's Distinguished Service Medal on 5 January 1961 for his work on the Polaris program. He was promoted to Rear Admiral to date from 1 September 1961.

Admiral Smith is a fellow of the American Rocket Society, and has received the following scientific awards: C. N. Hickman Award (1957, American Rocket Society), American Society of Naval Engineers Gold Medal (1961) and William Parsons .Award (1961, Navy League of the United States).

Chmn, Mr. Turner A. Duncan AVCO Corp., 1701 K St., N . W .

Washington 6. D. C. Corr. Sec'y, C a p t . Morgan Slayton. U S N Room G-074-A, Arlington Annex, Navy Dept., W a s h i n g t o n 25, D. C. Alvina (Terry) Siems DERICKSON

The class is grieved and shocked to learn of the sudden and unexpected death of Terry DERICKSON on the evening of 9 July at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, where she had registered the night before to undergo a series of allergens tests in the hope of finding the cause for the very serious asthmatic attacks she had been suifering during the past two years while with Dick, attached to NavCenEur Staff at Fontainbleau, France. Funeral services were held at St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Annapolis, Md., with interment in the Naval Academy cemetery on Thursday, 12 July. Dick has requested that in lieu of flowers, any contributions should be sent to a medical research foundation that he will designate when the results of the autopsy are made known to him ; in view of this, the class Chairman is withholding the customary remembrance until we hear from Dick regarding his wishes in the matter. ,,*

Dick reported in for duty as Director, Navy Council of Personnel Boards ( E X O S ) on 25 June. He, Terry and their youngest daughter, Missey, had just leased a house at 91 Sellers Rd., Annapolis, for the forthcoming year. Their son, Dick the 3rd, is a Lt. (jg)

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M O N T H L Y LUNCHEON

Because of the 4th of July festivities, the July '33 class luncheon was delayed until the 3rd Tuesday (instead of the usual second week), taking place at Fort Myer's Patton Hall on the 17th. The following stalwarts managed to skip ofiicial duties for an hour or so: Dick Bird, (Tharlie Duncan, Eddie Fredericks, Pete Galantin, Pickles Heinz Draper Kaufman, Chick King, Joe Koenig, Don Lacey, Dave Lambert, Mac McMullen, Dale Mayberry, Ed Miller, Morgan Slayton, Charley Travis and Jimmy Ogden. DON LACEY assured us that the B P O E had relented and would be delighted to have the classmates use their clubhouse, adjacent to the Memorial Stadium, for a get-together cocktail party immediately after the Homecoming Weekend football game this autumn (also, plans are afoot for a class luncheon there, immediately preceding the game a year hence as part of our 30-year after festivities).

In the absence of T U R N E R DUNCAN, called out of town on official business with AVCO. Morgan urged that All Hands try to get a big turnout for the next luncheon, 14 August, as it may be the last one for such a large group in the Washington area for some time to come.

Other '33 News: GERALD H. ( J E R R Y ) W R I G H T sends a note from 499 Fern St., West Hartford, Conn., with a snapshot of son, 2nd Lt. John P. Wright, USMCR, who received his commission on 25 May 1962 at the Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va. Proud parents, Jerry and Joan, plus daughter May and younger son, Jerry, attended the ceremonies. Jerry, Sr., says he enjoys keeping in touch with the class through Shipmate and sends best personal regards to all who remember him.

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

BOB D A V I E S writes from his home at 156 Shawnee Trail, Aurora, Ohio: "I have read with interest your articles on '34 but haven't gotten around to doing much writing or sending in any information. (You are not alone Bob.) I probably wouldn't be doing it now except my oldest son, Robert H., Jr., has just received his orders to report to the Academy as a Midshipman. He reports on 27 June and was appointed competitively from the Naval Reserve. He was at Bullis School in Silver Spring last year. As for myself I was recently made President of the International Division of Parker-Hannifin and will continue as a corporate Vice President. In my new job I am spending about half of my time in Europe, mostly England, Holland and Germany. We have established a Dutch subsidiary, Parker Hannifin n.v., at Schiphol in Holland and soon expect to have a facility in Cologne, Germany, and one in England probably near London."

The '34 crop of graduates from the Academy was plentiful this year and the class standings of Bill Brockett, Jr., and John Hyland, III, show that they were cast from the same mold as their seniors. Jim Fuller, Charles Lee, Frank Marshall, III, Ken Updegrove. Bill Krulak, Dick Hardy, and Dick Nichols, Jr., rounded out the group. It was certainly a banner year for '34 juniors. Also word that Frederic Jensen Pegelow graduated from Stanford University on 17 June.

There must be many others, but as usual no word.

The Dahlgren Frolic on 9 June was a huge success as attested by the pictures. M I K E SELLARS and Mary Agnes put on a tremendous affair that was thoroughly enjoyed by all hands. The weather and the setting were perfect. The schedule of events, as ably planned and coordinated by Mike, ran off smoothly and with maximum participation, from the reception at the Main Gate through the regular boat trips on the Potomac, tours of the LAB, taxi service to and from the swimming pool, and the golfing, to a happy departure for home. For a few it was a pleasant one-night stand at a nearby motel and a continuation of the earlier pleasantries. Of

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course there was a delicious spread of chow and a continuous round of good cheer. The following that participated again extend to Mike and Mary Agnes a hearty thanks for a day that will long be remembered : Kelly and Bea Harper, Jack and Muriel .Arnold, Butch and Cecelia Harbold, Jimmy and Mary Lou Smith, Bob and Dotty Chandler with Jacqueline and Bettsey Lee, Frank and Virginia Upham, Frank and Ellen Pinney, John and Eloise Nichols, Bob and Gladys Leeman, Parks and Dotty Adams, Bill and Dot Sweeney with Sharon and Billy, George and Lois Hoffman with Blair and Connie, Charlie and Eleanor Stephan with Joan and Robert, Keith and Gusta Taylor with Kit, Francis and Florence Bradley with Charles, Dianne, and Lorraine, Bill and Jean Stevenson with Victoria, Bob and Marian Paton with Marcia, Marvin and Adeline Rosenberg, Chuck and Dorothy Coley with Carolyn, Herman and Ursula Kossler with their brood of six, Jim and Shirley Wright with Wendy and (jordon, Paul and Jean Van Leunen with Paul, III, Bruce and Emily McNaughton, Dick Pratt, Marshall and Eleanore White, Roy and Ann Smith, and John Horton.

FRANK and Ellen P I N N E Y report t'ne birth of their first grandchild on 6 June.

The young man is named Peter Miles Harrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Harrington of San Diego.

Sec'y: Capt. T. S. Baskett, U S N U. S. Naval Observatory Washington 25, D. C.

Captain FRANK K. B. W H E E L E R , USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Wheeler announce the marriage of their daughter, Mary Ann, to 2nd Lt. Munro Vardeman Robertson, USMC, on 21 June at the Stanford Memorial Church, Palo Alto, Calif.

Mary Ann attended schools in Arlington, Va., and Honolulu, and was graduated from Stanford University on 17 June.

Lt. Robertson was born in Manila, graduated from Hollywood High School and re-

ceived his Marine Commission and B.S. degree from Stanford University. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Robertson of Hollywood and Idyllwild, Calif.

The newlyweds are now on duty at Quantico, Va. Another reminder that we have class luncheons every other month (July, September, November, etc.), usually on the third Monday, at the Army-Navy Country Club.

F L E T C H LAMKIN notifies classmates in the Washington area of these (if you are here and not on his list, give him a call at Oxford 67396). Out-of-town visitors are particularly welcome. It is a good chance to see a couple of dozen classmates under congenial circumstances. Advance reservations are not necessary.

Fletch has been so zealous in putting out the word that FRANK GAMBACORTA had to write from Florence, Italy, that while he appreciated getting the notices, he couldn't make the luncheons. Frank is attending classes at the University of Florence and working for an MA in Italian Literature.

MAC WORDELL is managing airports, which sounds like good work, particularly if you can do it in the Lake Tahoe area.

Ruth and Mac would be glad to see any classmates vacationing in that beautiful part of the world. Mac's address is: P.O. Box 563, Al Tahoe, Cahf.

The CLINEs added a new member to their family almost a year ago. Their new "daughter," Miss Ruenchit Kulakrives of Bangkok, Thailand, is shown in the accompanying picture, cutting her cake on the happy occasion of a 20th birthday, while Susan Terry, the Clines' 18-year-old daughter, Mary Lib and John stand by. Miss Kulakrives is attending Strayer Junior College in Washington; her sponsor while in this country is her grandfather, Adm. Chamnarn Atayut, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy.

Capt. SLADE CUTTER and Mrs. Cutter announce the marriage of their daughter, Anne, to Ens. John Joseph McCarthy, Jr., '62 on 7 June 1962 at Quantico, Va. Ensign McCarthy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John

J. McCarthy of New London, Conn. Ensign McCarthy has been ordered to the July class of the Submarine School, New London, for duty under instruction.

Sec'y, Capt. K. C. Lovell, U S N 3948 Garrison St., N.W. Washington. D. C. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, U S N 4029 Downing St. Annandale, Va.

Well, I came home all set for a quiet evening and with firm decision to get this column out on time, only to find my household joined by the neighbors all in an uproar. Reason: a baby falcon or sparrow hawk had zoomed down on our patio, challenged our cat who promptly ran for the boondocks, and settled down on my niece's hand to beg for bread.

Quite a time was had by all as 50 feet of movie film rolled away and all the birds in the neighborhood zoomed and dive bombed the poor scared creature who just wanted a friend. Oh well, we finally settled down by 2000, and it is now 2330 as I try to beat the old deadline.

21 June wound up our luncheons for 1962.

We will start again on the 1963 sessions in October, date to be announced later by CASEY LOVELL. Present to wind up the season were: Ammo, Fleming, Humphrey, Masters and Pratt, who presided in the absence of Dick Fowler, Carmichael, Dick Bradley, Folsom, Ed King, McKellar, Romberg, Combs, Entler, Jim Gray, Oseth, Bill Shea, Casey and myself. No business was transacted, but we had a good time wishing BON .AMME "bon voyage" as he leaves the Service to go to Stanford Research Institute at Menlo Park, Calif. He will be in the Defense .Analysis Center, and as Bon says, "I'm not retiring, I'm just changing jobs!" Our sincere best wishes go with Bon as he joins industry.

Bon also came in for further recognition.

Having won the coveted Naval Institute essay contest award last January, he was further selected to be the recipient of the National Navy Leagues' Annual "Alfred Thayer Mahan" award for literary achievement

fc-ÂŤ '35ERS AND WIVES AT A SENIOR SUPPLY CORPS OFFICERS' CONFERENCE IN WILLIAMSBURG, VA. Standing, left to right: John Cline, Joe Lyie, Hersch Goldberg, Steve Sherwood, Spurge Sharrocks, Em Stanley, Tom Brown, John Bottoms and Glen Clegg. Seated, left to right: Mary Lib Cline, Helen Goldberg, Marge Sherwood. Also present, not in picture, was Paula Clegg.

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not for the purpose of obtaining funds. So please let me know if there is a '36 widow in your area.

Whereas we started our Navy careers some thirty years ago with one of the smallest classes in history, I was quite interested to see the following in the Washington Post: "With an order to 'Beat Army' the Superintendent of the US Naval Academy welcomed the Class of 1966, one of the largest in the school's history." Imagine, 1270 plebes to run; and in our time they had to downgrade the old song to "1600 men upon the field." More power to our Alma Mater, and may all 1270 graduate in 1966. We need 'em!

Nothing more to report at this time. I'll cover the 26 July B and O Canal Barge trip next issue. Meanwhile, Ede and I adjourn to Nags Head for our annual spree and my usual dose of sunburn. See you next month.

Time is getting close; get your Homecoming reservation in to Casey or me soonest!

BILL ELLIS

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

JOHN CLINE '35 and family, including their new "daughter." See Class Notes.

in 1961. .As a result, he and "Squeak" attended the National Convention in Chicago on 19 May where .Admiral Anderson presented Bon with an engraved diamond-studded watch as the prize. Congratulations, Bon! Both on your awards and for best wishes and good luck as you embark on your new career.

The luncheon was really broken up by the news that Robbye KING, ED and Beulah's daughter, had defeated Mrs. Frank Cash, Maryland State -Amateur Golf Champion, thereby qualifying for the finals in the Woman's District Golf Association championship match being played at Indian Spring Country Club. .As reported, "Mrs. Cash, long a power in area women's golf, fell behind early in the match and it was no contest for the accurate putting of Miss King." The following day Robbye went on to defeat her opponent, June Bostrom, in a 19-hole decision for a 1-up victory and the DG.A title.

Congratulations, Robbye, on winning such a close and exciting match. Our best wishes for continued success and many more titles!

Not to be outdone by her sister, there was even more news in the King family. On 15 June, Dr. Robert G. Lee, Beulah's father, performed the marriage ceremony uniting Betty Lee King and John E. Ferguson as husband and wife. Betty graduated from Wake Forest this year; John from the University of Virginia in 1961. The happy couple will live in Baltimore where John is associated vi-ith the Martin-Marietta Electronics Corporation. Our best wishes to the bride and groom!

JACK N O E L writes that his address is now Office of the Naval Attache, .APO 230, New York, N. Y., or 65 Rue La Fontaine, Paris XVI, France.

A note from Mary .Ann .ALFORD reports that she and J O H N have a newly adopted daughter by the name of Stephanie. She joins brothers Blake and Johnnie, Jr. Says Mary Anne, "We seem fated to move every year.

After 11 months in Honolulu and a year here (Coronado) John is out in WestPac awaiting orders any minute. . . . Jean and Tom King were here, but left last month for Hawaii." Thanks, Mary .Anne, for the news A U G U S T ,

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H A N K FUSSELL, after reading the last issue of Shipmate, told Hank Rowe, "I saw it too and have already stuck some old rusty pins in your dolly but at least Ellis added that everyone else is getting fat too, so what the heck!" To me he wrote, "Thanks for the publicity and for the thought that I'm not the only fat one. How about Bill Wendelâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; isn't he the one! !" Thanks, Hank, I can see that your fame for a good sense of humor is still with you; at least I bet you still have some hair. I haven't!

I have a card from the Naval Officers Wives Club Committee for the Navy-Marine Residence requesting a list of Navy and Marine widows of our classmates. I have the dope on a few locally, but if you know of others please let me have their names and present address. I am assured that this is for the purpose of establishing eligibility and

It is with sincere regret that we record the death of Betty Stilwell in Annapolis on 21 June after a long illness. Funeral services were held in St. Andrew's Chapel of the Naval Academy Chapel on 25 June followed by interment in .Arlington National Cemetery. Our deepest sympathies go to Jim, Betty-Jo, Bobby and Jimmy.

ANNAPOLIS NEWS

BOB and Betty H U R O N gave a cocktail and dinner party for classmates on Memorial Day in their quarters at the Engineering Experiment Station. The occasion was a farewell to W.ALT and Jane SMALL, J O E and Marie C.ASSIDY, RED and Jean COWARD and J O H N and Babs MYERS, all departing the N.A this summer. Walt Small goes to New London as ComSubRon 10, Joe Cassidy to Seattle as Director, Northwest Div., BuYds and Docks, Red Coward as CO

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FIVE MEMBERS OF '38 with units of the Sixth Fleet. Left to right: R. K. Irvine, CO USS CANBERRA; F. A. Bardshar, Dep. CofS ComSixthFIt; E. P. Aurand, CO USS INDEPENDENCE; R. W. Rynd, CO USS SHANGRI-LA and W. R. Hunnicutt, Jr., ComDesRon 26.

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to USNA this summer as Secretary of the Academic Board.

Visiting the Hurons in June were C H E T and Kay OWEN. Chet has recently been promoted to Vice President and Washington Representative for PneumoDynamics Corp. and has office at One Farragut Square South, Washington. The Owens will move from Grand Rapids, Mich., this summer and settle in the Washington area.

GEORGE BOURLAND paid us a visit from Guam where he has been in tne export business for many years. George has a meat products plant on Guam and was in Washington to get approval from the Agriculture Department to import his products to the States.

During a recent visit to Norfolk, MAC and Dort McCRORY ran into the J O H N HAINEs, REFOs, McGIVERNs and LAUERMANs. Hank Lauerman retired in February and has been attending Duke University taking graduate work towards teaching law. Mary and the family remained in Norfolk and Hank commuted from Duke on weekends. Nice to hear about you. Hank, and the very best of success in your new career.

This year has seen the exodus of many classmates to civilian life and second careers.

To each we want to say two things. First, Godspeed and the very best of good health, happiness and success. Second, we want to keep in contact and know where you are and what you are doing. So please drop me a line and I will pass the news along in this column. A recent example of what we like to hear comes from J A K E BOYD. Jake writes that he is now retired and working for the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company at Sunnyvale, Calif. However, he does not expect to be in orbit in the near future.

He and the family have realized a longtime ambition and have built their own home in San Mateo, just south of San Francisco. It was completed this June and the address is 1426 Bel Aire Rd., San Mateo, Calif. It was nice hearing from you Jake and lots of luck to you.

The Washington wives group journeyed down to Annapolis for their final spring luncheon and had a wonderful picnic while cruising the Severn on one of the Academy boats. The Annapolis wives group made all

the arrangements and a good time was had by all.

The class picnic this year was held on 26 May at the Quantico Creek Picnic Area, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va., at the kind invitation of our Marine classmates J O H N SAXTEN, H U G H ELWOOD, and H O W A R D BENGE. TOM S U D D A T H coordinated the arrangements and those attending included the Elwoods, Saxtens, Suddaths, Arthurs, Blands, Norrises, Rindskopfs, McDowells, Hestons, Jones, Weymouths, Trickeys and Kleises. There were many very clever games for both adults and kids and the food was delicious so the affair was a huge success. Some news heard at the picnic was that Elaine and J A K E BLAND are to be congratulated on their grandson.

I am not sure this is a first in the class so any of you who are already grandparents let me know the date. The SAXTENs' daughter was married the Saturday before the picnic. The W E Y M O U T H s ' daughter plans to wed a young naval officer this summer and live in Europe while his ship is with the Sixth Fleet. Ruth and GID BOYD spent an evening with the H E S T O N s on their way to Bremerton where Gid will pick up his cruiser, the COLUMBUS. They had attended Nancy's graduation at Sullins Junior College.

She plans to attend the University of Arizona this fall.

In looking back over some past columns, I note that in one I mentioned my orders to an Amphibious Squadron in Norfolk this summer, "rhese orders have been cancelled since the powers that be considered it necessary that I finish my full tour at the Industrial College. I have been assured of a West Coast Amphib Squadron next summer so in the meantime will continue to act as your reporter for the Shipmate column.

Many classmates are on the move though.

EL BALDRIDGE took command of Destroyer Squadron 12 in May and is now in the Mediterranean. RAY BERTHRONG will take command of Destroyer Squadron 19 and SKIP GIFFEN reports to OpNav. CHARLIE J O H N S O N takes over Destroyer Squadron 25, GORDY W I L L I A M S has command of the Bremerton Group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet and P H I L BESHANY will be Chief of Staff and Aide to the Deputy Commander Submarines Atlantic. RAY DUBOIS will command the sub tender PROTEUS

(AS-19). DICK W O O D F I N takes charge of the NROTC Unit at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, and R A E F SEMMES reports to BuPers. LOUIS D E C A M P is Chief of Staff and Aide to ComASWForLant, CHARLIE M A C D O N A L D joins the staff of CinCPacFlt, and MAC McGIVERN takes over Submarine Squadron 12. J O H N H A I N E S will command Submarine Squadron 6, S T E V E MANN takes over Submarine Squadron 1 and L U K E McDONALD reports to the Joint Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

JACK M A N S F I E L D will command the ToPEKA (CLG-8), and J O E TUCKER takes over command of Service Squadron 6.

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

We report with regret the death of SAM AGABIAN on 4 July at his home. He died suddenly of a heart attack. Sam had been most successful in his business career, and had continued to serve the Navy through his manufacturing interests. He was operational vice president of Sperry Gyroscope Company responsible for such operating units as Air Armament, Surface Armament and Marine Divisions. Sam was a 2nd Lieutenant, USMC, for a short time, joining Sperry in Brooklyn in 1940. The class extends its deepest sympathy to his widow, Louise, and to his three daughters, Nina, Lori and Lisa.

Home address: 20 Edgewater Lane, Great Neck, Long Island. Burial was in Roslyn Cemetery.

W I L L I A M H. SEED writes to say that a year ago he joined the staff of American Management Association as Assistant Manager of the Finance Division. Headquarters are in the Hotel Astor in Times Square. He looks forward to hearing from or seeing any classmates and would especially like to hear from anyone who would consider an invitation to participate in the Association meetings as a speaker or discussion leader. Bill has a bachelor apartment in Eastmore House, 240 East 76th St., New York, N. Y. Just phone LEhigh 5-4386. He has a seminar catalog for anyone interested in the management program.

'38 GET-TOGETHER IN ANNAPOLIS. Left to right: Joe and Marie Cassidy, Jean and Red Coward, Betty and Bob Huron, Babs and John Myers, Walt and Jane Small, Bob McNitt and Tom Washington.

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H. F. LLOYD AND E. L. BEACH, '39, at Atlantic Fleet ASW exercise, Keflavik, Iceland.

The excellent picture elsewhere on these pages shows some of our fine Supply Corps types at their recent meeting at Williamsburg. Thank you, T O M BELL, for getting the picture in to us.

BING ( O P 07) and Margalee GILL E T T E have a baby daughter born around the first of Julyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Laura Donoghue by name.

Margalee thought she would have the '39 cup for the youngest child for awhile but Carol R U H E is close on her heels, due in November.

The Washington contigent of the class held a dinner-dance 16 June at the ArmyNavy Country Club with a turnout of about 25 couples. It was a perfect night for the Club with dancing topside and the view of the city. P R E S and Betsy S H A M E R with the HELFRICHes and O'MEARAs made the affair a success. Only out-of-towners noted were the D U N F O R D s in from Haddonfield, N. J. (New York Shipbuilding), and looking fine and relaxed.

A reminder to all Washington newcomers and visitors that the class luncheon is the first Wednesday of every month at ANCC. The wives meet the second Wednesday of each month. Suzy SUGG is President of the Washington '39 wives this year. The first luncheon for the fall, 10 Oct., 12 noon, will be held jointly by and at Mickey CLARKE's (C.R.) and Anne ELSOM's (J.H.) who have adjoining houses at 5363 Pooks Hill Rd., Bethesda, Md. This first one is a "Bring your own sandwich" and no one is to be bashful about waiting to be invited.

H A N K LLOYD writes that he and NED BEACH (ComSubRon 8) were brothers-inarms in Iceland for a month on a LantFlt ASW exercise. Hank had the air and Ned the subs. Each tried to convert ( S U B V E R T ? ) the other. Neither won but both appreciated the exercise and the chance to work together. A picture taken during the Keflavik visit shows them looking fit. Incidentally, both of them are in Washington, plus ABBOTT, SCHRATZ, T E N A N T Y , GORE, GOOLSBY and many others. (Have to see the detail desk to get caught up).

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ROLLO MILLER relieved PAUL SCHRATZ as CO FULTON on 2 Aug. Paul saw BILL SAWYYER and FRED H O O P E R in New London on a one-day visit, as well as J E R R Y M I C H E L (there with an NSIA group) and LOU and Taffy RODDIS (Lou is President, Pennsylvania Electric Co., Johnstown, Pa.) J I M S M I T H was in Washington from California in June but just missed the class luncheon. He sends word from San Diego of a '39 cocktail-dinner get-together at the Naval Station Officers' Club that turned out to be one of the best. They held it 2 June before all the summer transfers and leaves pulled the gang apart. Those attending were: Ken and Madeline Barker, Jim and Mae Coleman, Bob and Louise Dexter, Paul and Betty Ann Gill, Jim and Regina Henderson, Harry and Mickey Higgs, Hap and MB Jolly, Gene and Roberta Knox, Harold and Mary Louise Lank, Moe and Helen Moore, Doc and Dal Norton, Jim and Ouida Reilly, John and Nida Renfro, (due in Washington this fall), Lee and Anne Savidge, Jim and Martha Smith. Fred and Cynthia Taeusch, John and Rosemary Weatherwax, John and Lois Williams, Tommy and Vivian Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; all from San Diego area. And from Long Beach area, they were happy to have Jack and June Fidel, Don and Dot Hardy, Sorry and Jean Simpson, Dick and Martha Zullinper, and Bob Smith. What a wonderful group.

And a credit to the West Coast contigent for keeping the class spirit alive.

30 June was a sad day for seeing still more of our close friends and classmates join the ranks of the retired. This does not mean that there is only sadness in the event, but we sure know time is marching on and the strong ranks of '39ers marching to the fray are greatly depleted. One of the happiest ways I've seen to start retirement is that taken by BOB and Sally GULICK who, with their two girls, left early July on a 2-month tour with a good-sized trailer (shipshape as a yacht, sleeps 4), East to West Coast and back, Seattle Fair included. Then with the girls in school. Bob and Sally will tour a bit job hunting and finding "that spot" to settle.

Don't forget the Homecoming game (William and Mary) 29 Sept. and the Naval Academy festivities Friday the 28th. You may not make it every year, but if you're new in the area don't miss it. Also will appreciate hearing from all Washington area '39ers so we can get out a new area roster by early October. Thanks for the news!

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Sec'y, Mr. Tally Shelley, Jr. 69A West Road New Canaan, Conn.

The Twenty Year Book was received in June by those classmates who participated with dollars, information and pictures. Unfortunately, in spite of herculean efforts by ROLLO R I E V E , only 54 percent of surviving members are in the book.

Some interesting and fast changing statistics from the book: 48% 193 Active duty 36% 144 Civilians 16% 62 Deceased Graduates 399 100% The 181 in the book average 2.8 children per family. Tops: N E D and Virginia H I N E S and BILL and Patricia N O R T H with 8 apiece (per couple that is).

If you didn't get in the book, send your address, career brief and family picture to me. If there is enough response, we may be able to publish a supplement.

Classmates who knew him will be saddened to learn of the death of Jose Cortez on 5 June in Tucson, Ariz. Jose had many friends in '41 as well as other classes.

His widow, Annette, resides a t : Rte. 5, Box 716, Tucson, Ariz.

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Sec'y, Capt. Arthur P. Rawson. Jr., USN 445 Argyle Dr., Alexandria 7, V a .

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

The class committee held its last meeting of the present members at the home of J O H N DREW. John leaves for the West Coast and duty as ComDesDiv 212. T E X W I N S LOW relieves John as Chairman. Thanks a lot for your fine work, John, and welcome to the committee Tex. IGLOO F O L T A will relieve A R T R A W S O N as Secretary in August when Art is detached. Art will get out one more Washington list before he leaves. H A N K F I E L D S , Editor, expects to have the Scorebook at the printer's by the time this is read. Address-a-Print was low bidder by $400.00. A letter will be prepared to advise the class on the final cost, to include distribution. The committee agreed that it was important to get out the regular class newsletter every six months, and will so do.

BUNKY H E R N D O N made the Class of '42 award to an outstanding graduate of the Naval .Academy Preparatory School at Bain-

'39 SUPPLY CORPS officers at recent conference in Williamsburg. Left to right: Sam Major, Dick JefFrey Tom Bell, Larry Lovig, Henry Adams, Nat James.

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bridge. The award is given yearly in memory of the many members of '42 who gave their lives in the service of the country. The winner was Lance Cpl. Dennis R. Craff, USMC. J O H N N Y HOUGH and DICK W E R N E R presented a check for $100 to Midn. Craff after he was sworn in as a midshipman.

This issue reports two firsts: Layton ALLEN, Jr., reported to the Naval Academy on 27 June. Layton is the first '42 junior to enter the N.A. P E T E HINK.AMP is to become the first grandfather. Pete's daughter, Margriet, who is making her father a man of distinction, is Mrs. Michael Watson Hughes.

ART R.AWSON went to Newport to see the start of the Bermuda races, and came back with a lot of information for Shipmate.

DAVE GREEN and D.AVE P E T O will remain another year at the Naval War College as instructors. P E T E H I N K A M P graduates to go to the New York Naval Shipyard as a relief for R. C. GOODING in the billet Repair and Shipbuilding Superintendent. He will help build TOM H.ARBERT's new VANCOUVER

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NEY'S RALEIGH, another new LPD. Gooding goes to Special Projects probably to relieve CHET LEE who is reporting to the National War College. BILL RICHARDSON and BILL H U R S T are going to the next class at the Naval War College. BOB CARTER is ComDesDiv 242. J.ACK K.ANE has left his destroyer division to relieve CAROL T U R N E R as Plans Officer of the staff of ComCruDesLant. Carol takes over DesDiv 362. R U F F P O R T E R left the Naval War College for Norfolk and ComDesDiv 282. H.ARRY A L L E N D O R F E R leaves DesDiv 202 to become administrative aide to CinCLantFlt, and I K E KIDD leaves DesDiv 182 to become administrative aide to CNO. This adds to the list of admin, aides of PARKER .ARMSTRONG and H A N K SWEITZER. T. E. WILLI.AMSON goes to the Strategic Target Planning Group at Offutt -AFB in Omaha. RAY B.AKER retired and will remain in Newport with Raytheon. MOE SL-ATER has the KANKAKEE in Boston in overhaul, but Caroline has just left Washington to join Moe when he brings the ship down to Norfolk. Art's address when he wrote all this was : J.ACE Afloat, FPO, N.Y. NORM N.ASH reported other new arrivals in the Norfolk area: GERRY MILLER, W E S GEBERT, and DON HOLMES. ACE MULLEN is enjoying duty in homeport as ComDesDiv 222, after a seven-month tour in the Med. While there he ran into BOOTS J E N N I N G S on ComStrikeSouth Staff. Norm Nash received a fitting tribute from the daughters of CHARL I E and Shine P.AYNE upon his return from salvaging the USS MONSSEN. It was a cake of Ivory soap, appropriately carved, and labeled MONSSEN, and flying a flag saying "it floats."

T E D GERBER is now working in New York City and residing at 10 Colony Rd., Darien, Conn. MURR.AY T H O M P S O N is with Westinghouse at their Friendship .Airport plant, Baltimore. His residence is 8 White Oak Court, West Severna Park, Md. As of 4 June, IS couples had signed up for Homecoming. Let's get the names in to W I L L I E NYBURG. A weekend at the Diplomat will be just like a second honeymoon.

Willie's address is still 325 Mansion Drive, Alexandria, Va.

keep our mailing list current is an all hands effort, particularly with so many leaving the service for civilian life. Please send a change of address card to the Class of 1942, USNA, Box 6042, Shirlington Station, Arlington, Va., when you make a change. Or send the new address to the Class Secretary, Capt.

G. W. FOLTA, USN, 2818 Beachwood Drive, Arlington, Va. BOB (R.R.) GR.AHAM reports that he retired on 1 February and that 5230 Manhasset Drive, San Diego, Calif., is their permanent address.

The Norfolk group held a farewell party at PAUL and Marcelle RUEHRMUND's, 6461 Powder Horn Drive. The party had an oriental motif, and the invitations were written in "oriental pidgin" English. For one night only the very lovely Chez Ruehrmund in Glengariff near the municipal airport was known as Teahouse of June Moon.

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Sec'y, Cdr. William Thomas Peach III, USN (SC), Naval Supply Corps School Athens. Ga. Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. John T. Shepherd 5527 S. 3rd St., Arlington 4, Va.

On 19 June a group of '43ers gathered to toast the 20th anniversary of liberation from the confines of old Bancroft Hall. Shown in the accompanying photo are: (left to right) Libby Sibold, Jack Newland, Blanche McCaughey, Jesse Naylor. Cele Newland, Bob Greenwood, Barbara Naylor, Jim Aller, Bob Hansen, Jean Campbell, Bill McCaughey, Jane Heselton, Jim Campbell, Rosemary Franz, Nell Rasmussen, Betty Marx, Ted Marx, -Al Rasmussen, Jean Hansen, Hazel Greenwood, Art Sibold and Len Franz. Jim and Mariella Oliver were also there. The placeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hawaii.

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The Norfolk contigent of '43 celebrated the 20th anniversary of graduation at Breezy Point Officers' Club on 9 June. The dinnerdance included original songs (LANG), a prize for the most moves ( K U R T Z ) , longest married ( T A Z E W E L L ) , most children ( M c Q U I L K I N ) , and first grandfather (CLARK).

The following couples were in attendance: Woodward, Beaver, Worthan, Davis, Hansche, Sterrett, Harnish, Clark, Rathbun, Kurtz, Law, Erkenbrack, Koelsch, Metzger, Thompson, Lang, Donaldson, Tazewell, Stuart, Gammon, Miller, Ethridge, Smith, Hurst, McQuilkin, and Alice Berquist and Kay Sappington attended minus husbands. Well, somebody has to run the Navy while the rest are raising whooppee!

Summer departures from Norfolk to Washington include: Amme, Donaldson, Ethridge, Heyworth, McQuilkin, Lang and Stuart. GAL G.ALVANI is off to be CO N.AD McAlester, Oklahoma. BILL METZGER departs for Staff ComNavAirPac. BILL B E N N E T T has retired and will teach school in West Palm Beach, Fla. This former member of the Naval Academy Sailing Team will be coaching sailing after hours in his new job.

P H I L KOELSCH, prominent Texas lawyer, has continued his association with the Navy after resignation in 1949, by participation in the active Naval Reserve. During the fleet build-up to meet the Berlin crisis in the fall of 1961, Phil assumed command of the ex-Naval Reserve Training Destroyer USS WREN (DD-568) operating out of Norfolk, and has enjoyed the fast tempo of operations required of the ship since that time. Dee CLARK and children departed 4 July for a 3-month tour of Europe, on a luxurious but economical Italian freighter. H.ARRY will join his family in Europe at the end of the summer for a few weeks of togetherness.

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Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. L. G. Scliris, U S N 6212 Lone Oak Dr., Bethesda 14, Md.

W A S H I N G T O N , D. C.

The June luncheon was postponed one week in order to allow J.ACK K.ALINA to come to Washington to give a little talk. Besides Jack, others attending the luncheon were Don Brooks, Sam Simpson, Jim O'Neil, Cal Cobb, .A. L. Buck Jr., Frank Sperberg, J. G. Holzbauer, J. E. Reed, Don Hill, Bob Froyd,

MAC M A C D O N . A L D ' S son was sworn in

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'42 SAILORS ON A POSTMAN'S HOLIDAY IN LEWES, DEL. Left to right: Buzz Betzel, John Drew, Frank Carter and Layton Allen.

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John Eakin, John Haines, H. L. Norton, Hub Davidson. Dick Van Orden, Ed White, Wes McClaren, Bob McDevitt and myself.

In addition, Joe Metcalf and Ward DeGroot from the Class of '51 were there as guests.

As a matter of interest, the Washington Chapter is coming out with a bulletin the first part of August, so keep your eyes peeled and keep checking the mail boxes.

The bulletin should contain the final arrangements for Homecoming at the .Academy. In general, I understand that they will be the same as last year's. The Bay Ridge Beach Inn will be the stomping ground of the '45 tribe once again.

I have been told that a bus is being chartered for the Army-Navy game this year.

The idea is that it would leave Washington in the morning and return late at night.

From what I gather, it is amazing what they have done to busses to make them hospitable.

This bus will have the same facilities as a train.

The schedule for the class luncheons is as follows: 28 August, 2 October, 6 November and 8 January 1963. If you take a look at the calendar you'll see why the eighth of January.

J U L I E N L E B O U R G E O I S has come into OpNav as well as RUDI BIORDI. BOB BARNHART is leaving to go to the National War College here in Washington. Understand that J O H N H I L L is reporting in OpNav from Key West shortly. I can't remember if it has been mentioned before or not, but BILL C H A I R E S and J O H N P O T TER are here in Washington. Also, PAUL P U R K R A B E K just left here for SubRon

Eight in New London, Conn. R. G. BARNH.ART is with the Vertol Company and every now and then he can be seen in the halls of the Pentagon.

Saw DOC FALLON the other day. He is with the Office of Legislative Affairs. BILL D O E H L E R has orders from Exec of the Marine Barracks, 8th and I Sts., S.E., Washington, D. C, to Aide, Commandant, MarCorps. RIX R I X I E is in Quantico now, reported in not too long ago.

On the distaff side, while M. Scott was orbiting around the earth, some of the '45 wives were getting together at the Collingwood Inn in Alexandria for lunch. Space (excuse the pun) limits naming the gals.

On 23 June a group got together at the Army-Navy Country Club and had a real fine time. Among those present were Sam and Lucy Simpson, Wes and Gail McClaren, Sherm and Gini Blandin, Vic and Flo Knick, Dick and Nancy Van Orden, Ed and Beth Behm, Roy and Sarah Brotherton, Bob and Betty Ewing, Don and Helen Poe, Tweet and Helen Norton, Ralph and Katherine iStell, Don and Nancy Brooks, Bob and Audrey Davis, John and Darlene Charles, and Lou and Electra Scliris.

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I happened to be there on 5 July and spent some time with RED OBERTON. Red is going as XO in CALVERT on the East Coast, after he turns over WADLEIGH to the Chilean Navy. While having lunch saw J E S S E COBB and ED H.ALL. If I had remained at the Club longer, I probably would have seen a few more '45ers.

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Received a letter from CHRIS C H R I S T O F F E R S O N . I really thought for a minute that Chris had left the Navy and was working for the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco as the Public Relations Chief.

I quote: "I can only submit that the area should not be overlooked. If things get dull you spend a night on the town an hour away.

What town ? San Francisco! In the winter you ski in Squaw Valley, in the summer relax at Yosemite, both 4 hours away. If that is too much driving then one tries Carmel at an hour and a half away. . . no doubt about it . . . for the best of living this area has few peers."

Besides being a press agent Chris informs us that J E R R Y R E S T E R and M A R T Y SNEAD are there as civilians as well as BOB W I L L I A M S (who incidentally sends his regards to all the class). Chris also informs us that he is going back to sea in GRIDLEY (DLG-21) and will be homeported in Coronado.

MAIL CALL—DAVE LEVY dropped us a line from New Orleans giving us the latest clue of BOB .AXELSON. A. C. L E W I S is now in Houston, Texas. Sure could use some letters.

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Sec'y, LCdr. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr., U S N , 3541 Lord St., San Diego 23, Calif.

Note changed address above. By the time you are reading this in print I will be home again in San Diego where WISEMAN will be

'45 GET-TOGETHER. Left to right: Bill Cosgrove, Ted Cochrane, Walt Schwartz, Tom Bush, Don Curron, Al Giorgis, John Swank, Jim Montgomery and Craig Randall.

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out of commission and once again in Naval Reserve Training status. I hope to mention some of my experiences in the next column as well as some of the people I saw during the tour. I already have more dope than I can print for this column so will save these little "goodies" for the next one.

EMIL ADAMS has orders from Naval War College to Federal Armed Forces Academy, Hamburg, Germany.

RAYMOND M. ANDERSON has orders from C O . USS SIRAGO (SS-485) in Norfolk to Naval War College for duty.

BOB BACCHUS has orders from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7, Norfolk, to Naval Section, MAAG, Lisbon, Portugal.

HAM BAKER now gives his address as William Penn Drive, Stony Brook, Long Island, N. Y. He is Consulting Management Engineer for Stone and Webster Service Corporation.

DAVE BARKSDALE has orders to command Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 28 in Norfolk.

JACK and Nina BEASLEY have changed their home address to Box 154 Sylvan Hills, Holidaysburg, Pa. (a suburb of Altoona).

Jack is president of Pro-Manage, Inc., a management company which operates his four automobile dealerships in Peimsylvania.

STU BEYER has orders from C. O. USS SHELDRAKE (AGS-19) to Naval Hospital, St. Albans, Long Island, for treatment.

DON BLAIR has orders from Long Beach Naval Shipyard to Marietta Manufacturing.

Co., Pt. Pleasant, W. Va. BILL BLYTH has orders from Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, to C. O. the Marine Battalion, Naval Security Group, Naval Communication Station, Japan.

FLUNKY BOLAND has orders from duty under instruction at Stanford University to Joint Staff, CinCEur. SNAG BOWEN has been detached from duty in TraLant, Norfolk, and has reported to U S S TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) as Chief Engineer. They have been in Bremerton while the ship was in overhaul but will have moved to San Diego by the time you are reading this.

CHARLES I. CAMPBELL, JR., is on duty under instruction at Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk.

BILL C A N T W E L L has orders from Naval War College Staff to Submarine Squadron Sixteen.

W A L T CARLIN has orders from Air Development Squadron 5, China Lake, to Heavy Attack Squadron 13, N A S Whidbey Island, Wash.

BOB CASSON has orders from NROTC Unit, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., to Service Squadron Six in the Med. ED CLAYTON has orders to command Fighter Squadron 32, Jacksonville, where he has been serving since the middle of '61.

GEORGE CLEGG has orders from Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk (duty under instruction), to Staff, Deputy Commander Submarine Force, Atlantic, in New London.

ED COOKE has orders from Exec, of

struction at Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk.

ROCKY H A R T has orders from U S S NEREUS ( A S - 1 7 ) , San Diego, where he was

Repair Officer, to Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, Miss.

J O E HOLDEN, Material Officer on the Staff of ComDesRon 11, Long Beach, has orders to U S S LEAHY ( D L G - 1 6 )

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GENE D E N T E has orders from P. G. School, Monterey (Management) to Joint Military Mission to Turkey.

CARL D U B E R G has orders to Naval Security Group, Ft. George G. Meade, Md., from duty under instruction at Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk.

MAX E C K H A R T has orders to Naval Academy from Staff, ComNavAirPac in San Diego.

ED ELLIS has orders from NATC Patuxent River, Md., to Fighter Squadron 74 NAS Oceana, Va. Last December George piloted the Phantom II to a world's altitude record of 66443.8 feet in sustained horizontal flight.

J O H N ERICKSON has orders to Carrier Division 14 from Fleet Weather Central, Quonset.

JACK FAGAN will be relieved as C O .

USS SHARK (SSN-591), Norfolk, and will be C O . of the Naval Nuclear Power School, Mare Island, Calif.

BILL F O R S Y T H will report to United Nations Command, U. S. Forces, Korea, from Naval Air Basic Training Command, Whiting Field, Milton, Fla. HARRY GEE will be detached from Electronics Supply Office, Great Lakes, 111., with orders to report to the Office of the Industrial Manager, Tenth Naval District, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

DAN GOOD is a Lt. Commander in the Medical Corps on duty at the Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, 111.

CHUCK G R I F F I T H S , who has been serving in U S S ROBERT E . LEE (SSBN-601) as

Exec, of the Blue Crew, will become C O . of the Blue Crew.

FRANK HAAK has orders from Heavy Attack Squadron 4 to command of Heavy Attack Squadron 8, both in Whidbey Island, Wash. the Gold Crew of U S S ABRAHAM LINCOLN DICK HALL reports to Staff, ComNav(SSBN-602) to C. O. of the Blue Crew of AirLant, Norfolk, from New York Naval USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN-598).

Shipyard.

J O H N P. CRITCHLEY has orders to H A L HAMBERG has orders from Exec.

CinCNavEur ComNavEastLant fromNELM. of Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 26 to comT. L. CROOKS has orders to Barrier, mand of the same squadron, in Norfolk.

Pacific, Barbers Point, Hawaii, from TrainWALLY H A N K I N S has orders to the ing Squadron 28, Corpus Christi.

Staff, Anti-Submarine Warfare Force, PaDAVE DAVISON has reported to U S S cific, Pearl Harbor, from the Staff, Naval F. D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42), Mayport, Fla., War College, Newport. from Airborne Early Warning Squadron 4, JERRY H E N D E R S O N has orders to Jacksonville.

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port, Fla. LEAHY is being built by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, and is to be commissioned in August.

W A L T H O R N E R has orders from Attack Squadron 153 to Attack Squadron 125, both at NAS Lemoore, Calif.

BILL H U D D L E S O N has order to MAAG Viet Nam, Saigon, from Staff, ComNavAirPac, San Diego.

STAN H U T C H E S has completed duty under instruction at Naval W a r College and has orders to Commander Naval Air Base, Japan (Atsugi).

BLACKIE J O H N S O N has orders to the Submarine School, New London, from duty as C O . U S S THREADFIN

(SS-410), Key

West.

J O H N K A U F M A N has had his orders changed from COLUMBUS ( C G - 1 2 ) to Staff, PhiGrp Three, San Diego.

BOB K A U F M A N has orders to command USS SCORPION ( S S N - 5 8 9 ) , Norfolk, instead

of USS HADDO as previously reported.

GEORGE KELLY has orders to Air Development Squadron Six, Quonset Point, from Pacific Missile Range, Pt. Mugu, Calif.

J O H N "L" K E N T has orders from Exec, to CO of Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 24, Norfolk.

GENE K E N Y O N has orders from P.G. School Monterey to USS HAMNER, not SAM-

UEL N. MOORE as reported in the April column. HAMNER is getting FRAM Mk. I in San Francisco Naval Shipyard and will complete about the end of November.

FRANK KING has orders to Operational Test and Evaluation Force, Norfolk, from Naval War College Staff.

LEGS LEGARE and Virginia Charlotte (Ginny) Trujillo were married on 2 June at the Naval Base Chapel, Portsmouth, N. H. "Legs" oldest daughter, Joanne (IS), was a bridesmaid. "Legs" is Assistant Administrative OflScer at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and says Ginny was formerly LCdr., NC, USNâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an ex-flight nurse. Congratulations to both of you!

MAC MAGINNIS has orders from USS CANBERRA ( C A G - 2 ) , Norfolk, to Staff, CinCPacFlt, Pearl Harbor.

JACK MARCH has orders to become Commander Mine Division 73 in Long Beach where he has been on duty as Exec, of U S S HERBERT J. THOMAS ( D D R - 8 3 3 ) .

BOB McCALL has orders from Carrier Air Group Three, Jacksonville, to Fighter Squadron 62 at Cecil Field, Jacksonville.

MAC McKENZIE goes from Joint Strategic Target Planning, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, to Attack Squadron 133, Cecil Field, Jacksonville.

BUZZ P E A R S O N has orders to command U S S J O H N S . M C C A I N ( D L - 3 ) , Pearl Har-

bor, from duty under instruction at Naval War College.

MARC PITZ has orders from Air AntiSubmarine Squadron 28, to Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 22, both in Quonset.

J O S E P H B. QUIGLEY became a member of the law firm of Cahill, Gordon, Reindel and Ohl, 80 Pine St., New York 5, N. Y. "Quig" says, "Incidentally, you may be pleased to learn that S T U W H I T E was SHIPMATE

made a partner in his firm. Fish, Richardson and Neave, 20 Exchange Place, New York 5, N. Y., at the same time my name was added to our masthead, viz., 31 December 1961.

We bought each other a drink when the news came out and used the occasion to look back over all the years since we entered as plebes in 1942. When we looked back, the milestones, such as leaving .Annapolis in June of 1945 and finishing at Harvard Law together in 1950, time seemed to have gone by at a disturbingly rapid rate." Congratulations to both Stu and Quig.

TROY RAY has completed the course of instruction at Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, and will relieve Jim Faddis, '45, as CO U S S U H L M A N N

(DD-687) in San

Diego.

GORDON E. R O B I N S O N has orders to Naval Support Activity, London, from duty as CO U S S

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H A R R I S ROGERS has orders from duty under instruction at the Air W a r College, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala., to Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 27, Norfolk.

JACK R O U L S T p N E has orders to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7, Norfolk, from Naval .Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Md. Jack, along with Ci-pt. Bruce K. Lloyd '40, claimed tliree world records in an HSS-2 "Sea King" helicopter on 1 December 1961 over a closed course between Milford and Westbrook, Conn. The respective speeds for 100, 500 and 1000 kilometers were 182.8 mph, 179.5 mph and 175.3 mph. Congratulations !

PAUL S C H W E M L E Y has orders to command U S S ENGLISH (DD-696), Norfolk, from duty under instruction at Naval W a r College.

H A N K SCHULTZ has orders to N A F Naples from the SACLant ASW" Research Center, La Spezia, Italy.

BILL SEARLE has orders to Staff, ComServPac, Pearl Harbor, from Naval W a r College (under instruction).

JACK SICKEL has orders from Attack Squadron 22, Jacksonville, to Attack Squ.adron 125, N A S Lemoore, Calif.

BILL S I M P S O N has orders from Naval War College (instruction) to Helicopter .Anti-Submarine Squadron 5, Quonset Point.

BILL SLESNICK (see picture) is coauthor of a new secondary school textbook.

Modern Algebra, Second Course, published in May. He was also co-author of Modern Algebra, First Course, published last year.

Bill recently resigned from St. Paul's School faculty to accept the position of Assistant Professor in the Mathematics Department of Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. Bill has been at St. Paul's since 1952 except for a year (1958-59) as a visiting instructor at Dartmouth. In addition to his BS from USNA, Bill holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma and a Master's degree from Harvard. He studied two years at Oxford University under a Rhodes Scholarship. (Daisy Note: Thanks to Mary FULLER who noticed the article in Bill's "S.P.S. News" and sent me the lead.)

AL S P R A G U E has been ordered to command U S S TWINING (DD-540), San Diego, from duty under instruction at Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk.

"DAISY"

for

ANNAPOLIS

Effective and thorough preparation for West Point, Annapolis, Air Force and Coast Guard Academies, and all colleges. Fall Course begins September 12.

W e n d e l l E. B a i l e y , USNA ' 3 4 , Principal Box S, 2 1 0 7 W y o m i n g A v e . , N . W .

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Sec'y, Mr. Joseph P . Flanagan, J r .

401 E . Mill Rd., Floartown, P a .

AMEKDMENT TO CLASS CONSTITUTION

The Secretary reports that on 1 June 1962 the proposed Amendment to the Class Constitution carried unanimously. The class officers will select a nominating slate in the near future and it is expected that before the next Army and Navy game, the procedure for electing a new group of class officers will have resulted in transfusion of new life into class affairs. Additional letters have been received from class members as follows: J A M E S C. W I L L I A M S , writing from Monroeville, Ala., where he heads the Jim Williams Agency of Western Life Insurance, writes that he has not heard anything from the class since 1947, but hopes to make some Army and Navy games in the near future.

Mrs. L E O N A R D (Winnie) T E P P E R writes from 16 Marshall St., Irvington 11, N. J., that she became Leonard's bride on 19 January 1962. They are living at the above address. Classmates who have admired Len's taste will be pleased to know that Winnie (the former Winnie Jacobson from Montclair) is the lovely lady who so perfectly complemented Len at the past few Army and Navy games. Best of luck.

An announcement was recently received that R.AY BAKER has become a partner in Shanley and O'Neil, attorneys, 2001 Wisconsin Ave., Washington 7, D. C. Ray can be reached for a luncheon appointment anytime.

W A R R E N B. J O H N S O N writes from the U S S OBSERVATION ISLAND

HOMECOMING 28-29 SEPTEMBER A U G U S T ,

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(EAG-1S4)

operating out of Port Canaveral, Fla., as a Polaris missile test firing ship. Warren's job is Supply OflScer, of course.

E. Keith Hartzell and Associates, consulting engineers, is located at 263 Josephine St., Denver 6, Colo. Its principal engineer is E.

K E I T H H A R T Z E L L , who passes on the following items of interest: "Em and I have a new, 11-month-old baby girl, a new home, and I have a new set of skis. My business is fine and we continue to act as the consultants on some very wonderful and exciting projects.

"BEN M A R T I N played golf with us at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs a few weeks ago, and we had a most enjoyable time. H e remains a fine guy, with a great sense of humor, and his golf game is certainly far above average.

"We are, actually, pretty much in the hinterlands, away from any members of the class, although it is still a magnificent and wonderful place to live.

"I saw CHAN B O W E S at the Orange Bowl game over a year ago and we had some pleasant times together."

Cdr. A. J. (AL) P U H E R T , U S N , reports in from the Staflf ComCarDiv 2 in the U S S INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62). Al's home address is 5525 Bayberry Drive, Norfolk, Va. Al graduated from Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk in January. H e and Margaretta announce the arrival of their 4th child and 3rd son, John Andrew Puhert, on 19 February 1962 at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va. J O H N J O H N S T O N from the Naval W a r College in Newport, R. I., provides a helpful list of '47 at the W a r College in addition to himself (including wives) : Dick and Evelyn Colguhoun, B. B. and Shelloy Crawford, Del and Jane Grantham, Art and Edith Holfield, Doc and Bess Jex, John and Virginia Johnston, Jack and Lorraine Langford, Bob and Fran Penniston, Bruce and Cal Smith, Jack and Jean Smith.

Jaynie BRUMBAUGH and George VAN S I C K L E went to work, and between them they came up with a list of other classmates in the Newport area: David D. Ansel (Ann), 21 Hunter Ave. VI 6-2207; Dale C. Brumbaugh (Jayne), Gray Craig, Paradise Ave., Middletown, VI 7-2402; Gene C. Fletcher (Ruth), 22-C Jefferson Rd., Brenton Village; George Grove (Maralis), Chastellux Ave., VI 6-1849; William R. St. George (Louise), 9 Hope, VI 7-7393; Earle Trickey (Mary), civilian, 12 Beach View Terrace, Middletown, VI 6-0237; John R. Van Sickle (Georgie), 15 Continental Drive, Middletown, VI 7-8935.

DAVE A N S E L is at the New Destroyer School. GEORGE GROVE is XO of the FARRAGUT. J O H N V A N SICKLE is XO of the BLANDY. Dale is XO of the H U G H P U R -

VIS, expecting to be relieved by G E N E F L E T C H E R in June. D E L G R A N T H A M is slated to go to Pearl in June as Commanding Officer of a destroyer. Jane writes that Dale had two Mediterranean tours since they located in Newport, but the rest of the Brumbaughs have been happily iceskating, building snow forts and beach-combing during the summer.

A. W. (BILL) MOESTA and wife, Mary, are always ready to welcome any shipmates home at 1370 Harvard Rd., Gross Pointe 30, Mich. (Secy's noteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;suburbia of the auto tycoons.) The Moestas have two daughters, Susan (9) and Jane (7), and a male heir, A. W. Moesta, III, who has only been around a matter of weeks. Bill is still active with the Naval Reserve in ResMatCo 9-2 in Detroit and works as a sales engineer in the auto industry in the engineer category.

DONALD D. W E L T , President of Rochester Instrument Systems, Inc., reports on the progress of R I S in the second quarter of fiscal year 1962. He writes that on the nine-man Board of Directors along with Don is Frank B. Smith, Assistant Director of Research for Value. R I S manufactures elec47

A member and steward of Peaohtree Road Methodist Church, Atlanta, the Atlanta Downtown Kiwanis Club and the Gyro Club of Atlanta, Mathis is also active in several aviation organizations.

In 1950 he married the former Nell McGehee of Macon, and they have three daughters.

Of 209 officer students attending the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va., from all branches of the armed forces, selected allied nations and governmental agencies, 51 were from the Navy. Seven members of the naval contingent had something in common: all graduated from USNA in 1947.

Attending a reunion party held to honor the chance situation were: John R. Fisher, George H. Laning, James F. Rex. Robert L. von Gerichten, Henry F. Munnikhuysen, Herbert E. Whyte and Kenneth O. Ekeland, Jr.

session to its owner, and 2) our compatriots in the other services see us as the Class of '48.

The comments are coming in as a result of the previous two "editorials." All are in accord with the first four statements, the fifth or open statement has invoked several thought-provoking ideas. I would like to comment on one of them because it is a direct approach to our problem. T E D H O L T suggests that we get together on Saturday afternoon before the cocktail hour and vote on the plan of action. This meeting would be a business meeting to discuss 1) the four point plan, 2) election of an Association of officers to foster class activities, 3) formation of a Wives' Auxiliary to plan and sponsor social activities. We can make the Fifteenth Reunion a truly memorable milestone in the history of the Class of 1948.

Now for the local news by areas : ANNAPOLIS

Photo by Fabian Bachrach EVAN T. MATH IS, JR., '47 tronic monitoring, alarm and indicating devices for the electric and gas utilities and the process control industry, including chemical and petroleum plants and the nuclear energy field.

There are presently 14 regular employees and 10 part-time personnel in work at RIS. The company address is Rochester Instrument Systems, Inc., 275 N. Union St., Rochester 5, N. Y. EVAN T. MATHIS, JR., was elected president of Marble Products Company, quarry operators in Georgia and Missouri, on 11 June. A native of Americus, Georgia, Mathis is one of the original stockholders of the company. Following his resignation from the Navy in 1954, he became assistant sales manager when the company was first organized.

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Corr. Sec'7, LCdr. Ray Lochner (SO lUSNR-R, 1221 Van Bnren Dr. lAnnapolis. Md.

EDITORIAL

What is the true value of our ring? I'd like to repeat a summary of a letter I have received from an Air Force Major. About five years ago the Major's parents found a '48 miniature. Recently when the Major was home on leave, the subject of the ring was brought up. Our fellow officer in the Air Force immediately realized the intrinsic value of such an obj ect and embarked upon a proj ect to locate the owner. He has contacted officials at the Naval Academy in order to find the best way of locating the rightful owner. To the Major, the ring was a '48 Class Ringâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; not '48A or '48B, but '48 This true story brings up two points: 1) who lost a miniature ring about five years ago? If anybody knows of such a loss and can let me know the whereabouts of the loss and can describe the ring, I am certain that the Major would be most happy to return the long-lost pos-

BILL and Mary Lou KANAKANUI dropped in on Jean and me on their way to Charlestonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the new homeport of Bill's ship. Summer has seen the '48 officers on duty at the Naval Academy enjoying leave during the lull between graduation and reporting of the Class of '66. Some have taken vacations (DON and Betty H A L L ) , some worked hard (Professor CHUCK FOWLE R ) , and others, well, I just don't get around as much as I'd like to keep you posted.

CANOGA PARK, CALIF.

A two-page letter from SHELDON H I R S C H giving me a rundown on the alumni who are with Litton Industries.

Sheldon is the Director, Industrial Relations.

BILL W A G N E R is Assistant Program Manager for the Marine Corps Tactical Data Systems; Bill is also enrolled at UCLA in the Engineering Executive Program working for his Master;s. RUFO ROBINSON is working in Engineering Project Administration in the Guidance & Control Systems Division. Also seen on their trius to the West

'47 REUNION. Sitting, left to right: George H. Laning, John R. Fisher, James F. Rex. Standing, left to right: Robert L. vonGerichten, Henry F. Munnikhuysen, Kenneth O. Ekelund and Herbert E. Whyte.

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issue of Shipmate it was further proposed that the tvvo classes combine as one class and settle on a year in which to celebrate future reunions.

While these proposals may have some merit NORFOLK, V A . there are reasons why they are not proper.

BILL BACON writes that he and Kitty, Under the constitution of the Class of LEE and Jean THOM.AS will be here for 1948B the above proposals must be submitted the Homecoming. They plan on arriving to the Secretary of the class. On approval Friday evening and return to Norfolk on of the other elected officers of the class the Sunday. proposals then must be submitted to the class as a whole for a vote. I am sure that this W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. procedure is similar to procedures established GEORGE BALLS, JACK F I S H E R s , by the Class of 1948.A. BILL H A R K I N s , and A R T BLOUGHs are Nothing in the constitution of the Class busy checking out the restaurants in northern Virginia on a regular basis. In between these of 1948B forbids its members in a given area periodic adventures to unknown eating estab- from associating with members of all other lishments, their respective wives have month- classes. Therefore, as in the past, classes may ly luncheons. .Any other wives in the area combine in social functions where the small who would be interested in joining their number of members presents an economic luncheon group should call Carolvn Ball at hardship.

Until the Class of 1948B votes to combine 684-5787, Dorothy Blough, a t ' 533-9542, Winnie Fisher at 256-4986, or Grace Harkins officially with another organized class it is at EL 6-6065â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Arlington, Va. G E N E and will be a separate organization.

KELLY is deploying with POWER. In the In conclusion I think that the columns of meantime. Gene's wife, Jean, will be back Shipmate are not the proper place to air in the area in September. CH.ARLES ALEX- what is in fact a private matter between two .ANDER is reporting in to the Defense Com- classes. Procedures have been established to munication -Agency this summer. Definite settle these problems. date of reporting is not known by this reporter.

NEWS On Saturday, 2 June 1962, the '48ers in On 26 May through the foresight and hard the area had a very enjoyable dinner-dance work Aria L A \ y L E R and Judy HALL.Aat the Army-Navy Country Club with cock- DAY of .Armapolis group got together prior tails at 1930 on the roof, dinner in the North to thethe of several of the class. We Dining Room at 2100, and dancing in the gathereddeparture in the patio area between the Ball Room from 2200 until 0100. In addition Lawlers and Halladays for a picnic. Attendto the Washington group, a group came up ing were the Ayers, Bolgers, Bryants, from Patuxent and H E R B GREEN came in Brendles, Blizards, Barnes, Conards, Ernie Gray, from New York. Herb, you make those of Halls, Hanbys, Halladays, Lawlers, Fred us in Annapolis hang our heads in shame! Don Quinns, Rardins, R. C. Smiths, Those in attendance at the dinner-dance Nelsons, were: Dick and Wyn Adams, Jim and Rose Stacys and Struyks.

Departures to Com.Air Lant Staff are Ahern, Jack and Rosalind Ayers, George and Carolyn Ball, Jim and Mary Beggs, Greg Ayers, Bryant and Lane with Bolger to and Emily Bell, Art and Dorothy Blough, Oceana. Vinsel will go to Boston while Lou and Maureen Boland, Guy and Bebe Hanby goes to Brunswick, Maine. Stacy is Buck, Bill and Barbara Chandler, Jack and the only one leaving the East Coast as he Jane Chapman, Chris and Gerry Christoph, becomes a navigator out of Japan.

Smiley and Shirley Dorris, Buck and Lucille SUMNER MOORE reports from Brest, Edmondson, Jack and Mary Ellen Gaffigan, France, that he is still blazing a trail. .After Ben and Alice Goodman, Warren and Nancy being the first U. S. naval officer at the Graham, Herb and Margie Green, Red and French Naval War College he is now the Joanne Hanlon, Joe and Hettie Hawvermale, first USN officer at the French Naval AcadTom and Peggy Hayward, Dick and Mary emy. His mailing address is S H A P E , APO Lou Hoffman, Ted Holt and Erline Perry, 55, New York.

Louie and Lorna Lewis, Hugh and Vilma Loheed, Paul and Carol Martenson, Wayne and Nancy McCord, Jim and Sonja McHugh, 1962 Cliff and Shirley Morgan, Gene and Dorothy Mulligan, Perry and Grace Nelson, Tom and REGISTER OF A L U M N I Marty Nugent, Dr. Tony Werner and Marian McGovern (guests of Tom Nugent), K. O. A Complete Directory of and Natalie O'Keefe, Curley and Wanda Ail Naval Academy Alumni Olds, John and Dolly Rasmussen, Jack and Barbara Robbins, Walter and Virginia Spangenberg, Ed and Pauline Sutter, Bob Over 23,000 Addresses Listed and Millie Tobin, Floyd and Mary Jane Plus a Geographical Locator Young.

Coast were BUD EK.AS and DICK F E N N , both with BuWeps. The remainder of the alumni are of other classes, so I won't mention them here.

Thanks, Ted, for the list of all_ the people who attended; I know what a job it is to get a list as you have done, and then list them in a letter. My hat is off to you.

Until next issue of Shipmate, RAY

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Sec'y, LCdr. Robert W. Hanby, Apt. J4, Perry Circle, USNA, Annapolis, Md. West Coast Rep: LCdr. W. W. Lee, USN 418-6th St., Coronado, California

$4.00 Plus Postage 75c east of Miss.; $1.25 west of Miss.

Enclosed is $ Please send 1962 Register to:

EDITORIAL

It has been proposed in the Shipmate column of '48A that the classes of '48B and '48.\ combine their I5th reunion. It was proposed that this reunion be held at Homecoming in September 1962. In the June-July A U G U S T ,

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Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Merwin Sacarob, USN (Ret.) P. O. Box 2651, Washington 13, D. C.

'49ER OF THE M O N T H

ROBERT L. WAtTERS '49

Following graduation LCdr. W A L T E R S was assigned

to U S S

MISSOURI

(BB-63)

where he served in the engineering and gunnery departments, including a tour of duty with Seventh Fleet off Korea from September 1950 to April 1951. Upon completion of duty in MISSOURI, he attended Gunnery Officers Ordnance School in Washington, D. C.; then served as Gunnery Officei* of U S S KEPPLER

(DDE-765)

for

twenty-eight

months.

In the summer of 1954 LCdr. Walters reported to the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, Calif., for a course in Ordnance Engineering. Following Postgraduate School he served as Gunnery and Readiness Officer for Commander Battleship Division Two, whose flagship was U S S WISCONSIN ( B B 64). After the Battleships were decommissioned in 1957 he became the Asst. Guided Missile and Nuclear Weapons Officer on the Staff of Commander Cruiser Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. He then served as Gunnery Officer in USS NORFOLK for over a year during which time NORFOLK evaluated the SQS23 and the ASROC ASW Weapon System.

In February 1960 LCdr. Walters reported to the Strike Warfare Division of OpNav where he served in the surface-to-air guided missile section. In September he will report as P X O of U S S BERKELEY ( D D G - 1 5 ) which

is scheduled to be commissioned in Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in November.

LCdr. Walters currently resides at 700 Ivydale Drive, Annandale, Va. In 1949 he married the former Diana Moomau of Petersberg, W. Va. They have two children, Andy, born 10 February 1953, and John Philip ( J P ) born on 17 July 1959. They are looking forward to a move to Long Beach this winter.

On 25 May the Washington chapter of the class held its annual C and O Canal barge trip, and it was as roaring a success as last year. Those in attendance were Dick and Jimmie Lou Bailey, Fred and Audrey Baur, Frank and Ginny Benson, Coleman and Meta Brown, Jack and Diane Butler, Luke and Charlotte Capone, Gerry and Lena Dyer, Les and Jane Fenlow, Don and Fran Florence, Mickey and Libbie Gussow, Ted and Betty 49

Hammer, Harve and Merilyn Henning, Red and Mary Lou Kretschmer, Bill and Sally Lalor, Gerry and Joy Dell McCabe, Mike and Nancy McCreight, Carlos and Doris McCullough, Mickey and Madelon McDonald, Bill and Doris Myers; -Andy and Liz Nelson, Jim and Patti Patton, Pete and Jean Peterson, Jim and Mary Reddick, Bob and Martha Ripley, Sac and Betty Sacarob, Fritz and Sue Smith, Slim and Helen Somerville, Walt and Connie Stapleton, Jim and Pat Tapp, Eki and Marty Waller, Bob and Diane Walters, Sheila Watkins (Jim couldn't make it), Tom and Jane Watkins, and Dick and Betty Whiteside cruised along with us.

At the June monthly luncheon attendance was sparse. Thirteen '49ers appeared and elected DICK BAILEY to the Executive Committee of the class.

GERRY J O N E S writes that he is still in Japan but has transferred from USS ST. PAUL to the Ship Repair Facility, Yokosuka. The Jones' new address is Navy #3923, Box 425, F P O San Francisco.

DAVID O. CAMPBELL also sends in a change of address. Dave is now with the Central Marketing Staff of Autonetics at 9150 East Imperial Highway, Downeyj Calif.

Dave lives at 737 West Harrison Ave., Claremont, Calif.

There was also a letter from J I M McVOY who has left submarine to become an E.D.O. Jim is now Assistant to the Repair Superintendent for Submarines at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. His address there is Production Department, Code 333, U. S. Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S. C. At the July monthly meeting luncheon fourteen classmates were on hand. RICHARD W H I T E S I D E was elected to the Ex-

ecutive Committee. The Committee now consists of Vice President—FRITZ S M I T H ; Secretary—SAC SACAROB; Treasurer— F R A N K B E N S O N ; Members—RICHARD BAILEY, BILL MYERS and DICK WHITESIDE. G E N E S P E C K A R T and MACK ADAMS were at the luncheon as first-timers and gave brief resumes of their activities since graduation.

Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. F. M. McCraw, Jr., 620 Berritt St., Fairfax, Va. NEW LONDON

"Nation Salutes Submarine Service Today on 62nd Anniversary"—11 April 1962, but this submarine family celebrated in its own way! Timothy Grant Engle arrived 3:40 P.M. to join Ray, Claire and Andy ( 2 ) . The foregoing announcement received from Claire ENGLE, Box 35, Quaker Hill, Conn. Ray is now serving in THRESHER (SS(N)593) and expects orders to his fourth nuclear new construction.

MONTEREY

MARSH TREADO, 1260 Spruance Rd., Monterey, writes: "We held our 'end of the school year' get-together the last weekend in May. (See picture.) Leaving as the result of graduation were Ann and GEORGE ARMSTRONG, Hawaii bound; Lois and STAN HERMAN, BuShips; Julianne and F I S H W H A L E Y to ALFRED CUNNINGHAM

(DD-752). Members remaining in Monterey are: Don Elliott, Frank Featherstone, Len Greene, Bob Oliver, Pap Phelps, Tom Rogers, Larry Stepp, Marsh Treado, Bob Watson, Pete Young and Wayne Jensen."

CHARLESTON

GENE MORIN, Staff ComMinLant, writes that most of '50 are departing the Charleston area. DICK DOLLINGER was detached as XO from Naval School, Mine Warfare and is currently at the U. S. Naval Hospital, St. Albans, N. Y., Room C-135, where he will probably remain from 6 months to a year. I'm sure he would appreciate a note or a visit from anyone in the area. LARRY H A W K I N S to report to ONR from his M.S.O. As a postscript Gene adds that his son, Russell Lawrence, arrived in February.

This totals up to 1 girl and 2 boys for Betty and him.

NORFOLK

L E E BENDELL, Aide and Flag Lt., CinCLantFlt, enclosed a picture of the monthly meeting (May) at Breezy Point honoring DON ALBRIGHT. Don is to become a stockbroker in Monterey. For anyone in the Norfolk area on the fourth Friday of each month, stop by Breezy Point for the class luncheon. W A Y N E S M I T H departed Norfolk for Rensselaer. His relief as Aide to ConNavAirLant will be RON ANDERSON. CARL GOODIEL has recently reported to FMFLant.

WASHINGTON

7 August marked another social event of the season as BILL and Sally HARDY hosted to annual area class picnic. Approximately 35 couples and countless minors attended. ED GRUNWALD played chef over the hot coals to everyone else's satisfaction.

SAN DIEGO

Nice letter from GARRY MURPHY, 650 Cabrillo Ave., Coronado, Calif., reporting on the activities in that area. Garry is a LCDR in the Naval Reserve, and, from the

'50 "END OF YEAR" PARTY AT MONTEREY. 1st row, left to rigiit: Mary Oliver, Elaine Watson, Faye Elliott. 2nd row: Marsh Treado, Dorothy Treado, Jane Featherstone, Lois Herman, Lois Phelps, Frank Featherstone. 3rd row: Pap Phelps, Ston Herman, Don Elliott, Bob Watson, Bob Oliver.

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"UNIFORM IN NORFOLK FOR '50 IS " Front row, left to right: K. C. Spade, John Mackenzie, Don Albright, Ed Bronars, J. J. McNally, Gerry Coleman.

Bock row: Rod RadclifFe, Lee Bendell, Pete Wood, Dick Thurston, Skip Purvis, Witt Thompson.

appearance of the stationery, apparently a successful stockbroker. '50 received kind words from the President, Naval Academy .Alumni Association, Coronado Chapter, on its excellent turnout at the meeting. J O H N F.ARRELL, Aide ComFair D/NAB-11, forwarded a list of classmates known to be in the area: Joe Howard, FAW-14; Steve McClaren, Aide and Flag Lt, ComFirstFlt; Dick Powell, Staff, ComNavAirPac; George Seeley and Charlie Dunn, Los Angeles; Cliff Skinner, Staff, ComCruDesPac; Bob Whitelaw, City of San Diego; Bob Wunderlich, FAW-14; and Dick Martin, VF-121.

Of interest, all deceased classmates who graduated now have chairs at Memorial Stadium dedicated to them.

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Secretary, Capt. B. S. Morgan, Jr., USAF 4606 Eaton Drive, Washington 23, D. C.

W A S H I N G T O N AREA

-A going away party was held recently to thank J O E METCALF, who leaves for PG school, for his many contributions to the class during his tour in Wash. Present were: Livingston, Connors, Dalla Mura, Kinney, Hunt, Watts, Schoen, Etchison, Hutchison, Baker, Ginder, Green, Young, Whitner, R.eardon, Seagren, Morgan, Metcalf and Judy Latimer (Sam's sister). Also leaving are JIM BAKER for Saigon and J O H N GREEN who will be the XO of the USS

MAUNO KEA

(AE-22). Entering the area are

CARR

W H I T E N E R who just received an MS from Syracuse University and is being assigned to Hd U S A F ; CURLY M.ATSON who is going to A F Systems Command, and BILL DAVIES. Bill is now a V P and the Northern District Manager for S. S. Lee .Associates, Inc. Coming here to attend George Washington University is Dave Bannerman (Capt. U S A F ) ; John Love, Brooke Read, Bill Phillips, Jack Nunneley and Jack Cromwell are also new in the area.

HERE A N D THERE

W E S H A M M O N D writes from Camp Lejeune: "DICK W R A Y is also here in the Second Marine Division. Dick got his law degree while at Bainbridge and now chases

PRESENTATION of a $1,000 check for the Falcon Foundation, USAF Academy, by members of the Class of ' 5 1 . Left to right: MGen. A. P. Clark, LCdr. Joseph Metcalf, I I I , Mr. Samuel P. Ginder, Jr., and Copt. James C. Hunt, Jr., USAF.

A U G U S T ,

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'Jeep .Ambulances' (he works as staff legal officer).

"BOB MILLE was here but has since left for Quantico. W I L L HEIM is expected here shortly.

"I got married in March '59 while I was aide for MGen. Shoup in the 3rd Marine Div. in Okinawa. Donna (Miss D. M. Selby of Colorado) was the 'head-shrinker' for the .Army's school system. She says she married a Marine to do her thesis for a Ph.D. Her summation of my Marine Corps friends : 'Too many comedians, not enough straight men.'

I told her all the straight men went into Navy line. From Okinawa I went back to Quantico as an instructor. While at Quantico in April '60 a son, James, was born to us. In August '61 I transferred to the 2nd Marine Div. where I am now Communications Officer in Regimental Hd. Incidentally, funny thing happened last October. V/hile on the way to the U S N H in the neighbor's car Donna was delivered of Victoria Ann. Mother and daughter are doing fine. No, at the time I wasn't swishing martinis but was on the rifle range. Anyone in the area please look us up. Incidentally, P A U L P E A R S O N was just here on his way to Okinawa. His wife, Dottie, passed away last winter and he was leaving his two boys with her parents."

BOB REHW-ALDT writes that his wife had their fourth son, David James, on 25 May '62 at the Offutt AFB hospital.

CHARLES D U K E and BILL FRASCA are both assigned there. Bill is still single and Chas. has a wife and son. All classmates passing through should call him.

JIM RADJA writes that his wife had their third child, Gregory Andrew, on 7 June '62. He joins Lisa, age 3, and James, age 17 months.

SAM J O N E S , now at USNA, is in charge of a party at Homecoming, 29 Sept. '62.

More definitive information will be sent shortly to everyone by mail.

Note picture of the presentation of a $1,000 check for the Falcon Foundation, U S A F Academy, by members of class to MGen. A. P. Clark, Director of Military Personnel, USAF.

mates. We are now settled in Church Hill House, Somerset, and can be reached there or at the squadron. Have a fine Homecoming, we'll join you in 'spirits' from here." Thanks for taking pity on the poor columnist. Bob, and I hope your example and my plea will bring letters from more of our classmates.

NEBRASKA

P.AUL J O H N S O N sent a postcard from Offutt AFB and says he has just finished helping test the B52H which was quite a program and is now in the Requirements Division at SAC Headquarters in the Bombing/ Navigation Branch. He lives in the BOQ and wants any classmates going by to drop in. Paul saw TOM STAFFORD, ROY DICKEY and ED GIVENS (who just got married) at Edwards AFB. HOMECOMING

DONALD A. NICKSAY '51

I should have learned to appreciate a letter writer and done some myself prior to this date. Nancy and I left the Lakehurst area in March after I completed the VP30 course in Jax and we are now enjoying (?) the heat and humidity with its inherent mildew on the Isles of Bermuda. I am currently Flight Officer with VP49. P E T E BARRY passed through when we were all hoping to have the Mercury astronaut Carpenter land in our recovery area. That's not much in the way of news but as sole '52 rep in Bermuda I'll be glad to buy a round for visiting class-

JERRY

New target date for submission of book to publisher is now 1 Sept. '62. The book should be ready for mailing around 1 Nov. '62.

DONALD .A. NICKSAY, who joined Brush Instruments as sales engineer in 1960, has been named District Sales Manager. Married and the father of a boy, 9, and a girl, 6, Nicksay and his family live at 196 Elmtree Lane, Elmhurst, 111.

NEW CORRESPONDENT

Class of 1952, U S N A P . O. Box 225, Annapolis, Md.

W A S H I N G T O N , D. C.

Before being transferred. DICK P O H L I sent me his new address, USS EVERSOLE (DD-789), F P O San Francisco, along with a list of the new D. C. area members of the Association Executive Committee. The new members are: BOB COMPTON, L.ARRY SK.ANTZ and J O H N LANGFORD. Incidentally Bob Compton is the D. C. area Homecoming representative and if you live in the area and want some information just call him at JU 9-7061. He is also looking for a place to purchase a good inexpensive class hat for Homecoming.

BERMUDA

BOB J.ACOBS writes from Bermuda: "Having held your job as '52 Shipmate editor 52

HYNDMAN

Sec'y. Lt. Eugene J. Christensen, U S N U S N Postgraduate School Monterey, California Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Richard K. Miller, SC USN, Executive Dept., USNA, Annapolis, Md.

TEN-YEAR BOOK

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DICK COULTER called me from Quantico, Va., the other day and said he and BILL BLASKO were wondering what the ."^coop was on Homecoming. I told him we hoped to have a two-page blurb in the mail soon. Now it has been mailed, so if we had your correct address you will receive it before this issue of Shipmate reaches you.

If you don't get it drop me a card and I will mail one posthaste. It contains all the information you need to plan a fine weekend and is more complete than last month's column.

Room reservations are still coming in for the Holiday Inn Motel. Twenty-one rooms have now been reserved and paid for. Recent reservations were made by John Nelson, Larry Novak, Glen Lenox, Jim McGowan, Bob Compton, Bob Sayre, Ed Paluso and John Owen. I also heard from ED SHIVER who is an attorney with the Justice Department in San Francisco and he says he hopes to make it back for Homecoming. I hope you do too, Ed, as well as everyone who can possibly break away for the big 10.

JOHN S. OLSON '53

Your new writer is DICK MILLER. I've been Officer Inspector of Uniforms in Mother Bancroft for a year; after completing an eight-year orbital flight through the Naval Establishment, including duty in PhibPac, .AirLant and PacResFlt before becoming a Supply Officer; then Naval Supply Center Oakland and PhibPac again before returning to USNA. Fay and I live at 16 Fiske Circle in Annapolis with our two sons. Please visit us if you come to the Annapolis area!

I have quite a few informative letters on hand, so I'll try to pick the high spots out of them.

BOB GOLDNER, stationed in V-918 at Jacksonville, lives at 7339 Coral Sea Rd., Jacksonville, Fla., with Bobbie and their four children, Susan, Bob, Jr., Kevin and Shelley. Bob writes that H U G H and Judy GALLAGHER and their two sons live nearby. Hugh will be going to Intelligence School.

P E T E KRUSI was in Jax for a week in November. Pete, Mary and their two children live in Albuquerque. JIM CHESLEY is with VP-49 in Bermuda. DAN BEARD, Donna and two sons are in Sanford, Fla. CHUCK and Audrey K R U S E are also in Sanford, Fla. DON and Rita KILLIAN passed through on their way to Coronado last winter.

Bob, your newsy letter should certainly S H I P M A T E

inspire others to send me some column fodder!

J O H N BR.AINERD sent the following news: John is stationed at the Navy Trainmg Devices Center, Port Washington, N. Y. He ran into F R E D SIM.A Lt New York in February, and at an alumni luncheon in New York encountered civilians BILL DOUGH E R T Y , C L I F F T H O M A S , ARCH MCA L L I S T E R and JACK S I N N O T T .

BILL HALL, now with the Martin Co. in Baltimore, wrote some news of his Antarctic adventure as a site representative for the PM3.A Nuclear Power Plant. Also at this chilly gathering in March were: T O M M I T C H E L L as OIC of the plant, and JACK MORRISON, also a Martin site rep. After the plant "went critical" Bill and Jack returned to Baltimore.

By the way, shipmates, my brother, Ken Miller (E. K . ) , is a father again! He and Jane and their four children live at 141 Truman Place, Huntington, Long Island, N. Y. where Ken is a field engineer for Sperry.

I hear the following from FR.ANK M I T C H E L L : Frank is at the Marine Corps Officer Selection Office, U S Naval Base, Philadelphia. He saw P.AUL CRUM and GEORGE AD.AMS, who were studying medicine at the U. of Pa. Both may return to the Navy as M.D.'s.

GERRY W E I N S T E I N sent a notice from the Travelers Insurance Co. announcing that J O H N S. OLSON will receive a citation from that company for outstanding achievements in the life insurance field during 1961.

John sold over a million dollars of life insurance protection last year. John, his wife, .Ann, and two sons live at 1541 Ash Court, Tallahassee, Fla. Jerry writes that C. T. Butler, Larry Laird, Ed Brunson, Don Hente, Jim Jordan and Don Fisher are all located in Albuquerque.

BOB SH.AIDNAGLE is President of MarTec Electronics Co., 9033 East Florence Ave., Downey, Calif. M A X I E W A K I T S C H is at U. of Utah working on a Master's in physics. The Weinsteins live at 2067 Mercury Drive, Kirtland A F B , New Mexico, and would welcome a visit from classmates passing through.

I have a letter from BILL .ALBERS with news of 'S3ers at Whidbey Island. Bill finished 3 years at Monterey in 1960, went to Alaska with CHUCK W H I T E in V P - 1 , visited P E T E and Ginger McCREERY in .Alaska, and is now on the ComF.AIRWhidbey Staff. Bill and Shirley have 4 children, 6, 5, 4 and 3, and live at 1015 Mountain Drive, Oak Harbor, Wash. They extend an invitation to any classmates visiting the area to drop in for a cup of cheer. Bill encloses a picture of a gathering of classmates at Whidbey.

CHUCK W H I T E is going to the training command at Pensacola, J I M RODGERS was in the RAG Squadron, C H R I S W O L K E is in VAH-4, and BRUCE B O R T H W I C K is Avionics Officer for VP-2.

Got a letter from S T A S E R HOLCOMB today. He and Joanne and their 4 kids will stay at 620 Balboa .Ave., Coronado, Calif.

Staser has orders from the Nuclear Weapons Training Center (where I was one of his eager students in '60) to VS-35, also at North Island.

H A L S H R E W S B U R Y is in VS-29 at North Island and D. C. E I B E R T is in the RAG syllabus. P H I L C H A R E S T is enroute to D. C. for duty in inactivity at the N.W. P. .Also in today's mail was a nice note from BOB DOELLING (now LCdr.) who has reported as Eng. Off. of SubRon 10, after 19^ months as GOLD Engineer Officer of A U G U S T ,

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'53 PARTY AT WHIDBEY ISLAND. Kneeling, left to right: Jim Rodgers, Shirley Albers, Bruce Borthwick, Tish Wolke, Chris Wolke. Standing: Jackie Borthwick, Sue Rodgers, Chuck White, Betty White, Bill Albers.

ABRAHAM

LINCOLN

(SSRN-602).

DAVE

CRUDEN, BOB BELL and D A V E CANNON are still aboard LINCOLN. Bob Doelling saw R E E V E S TAYLOR in London, and visited R.ALPH F R E E S E at his home in .Annandale, Va. B. M. K.AUDERER will be Eng. Officer of

SKIPJACK

at

Portsmouth,

N. H., and

FR.ANK R U D O L P H will report as Engineer of SEAWOLF. The Doellings invite classmates visiting the New London area to give them a call.

That's all for this month, and I am up to date on your letters, so keep them coming, while I go back to my chief chore of fitting white service on to the Class of '66!

M

Sec'y, Lt. P . J. Vogelberger, Jr., U S N USS P H I L I P P I N E SEA FPO San Francisco, Calif.

Annapolis R e p : Lt. Paul SItarlatos, U S N E. H. & G. Dept., U S N A Annapolis, Md.

N E W ARRIVALS

EARL and Betty W H I P P L E are happy to announce the arrival of their third child, Eric Wade, on 13 July 1962. Their two daughters had been waiting for a brother and were not disappointed. Earl is finishing up his tour here at the Academy and will report to Camp Lejeune in September.

We are planning a class party for Homecoming weekend this coming September, and it will be along the lines of last year's gathering. Unfortunately we still do not have all the firm data yet, but times and prices will be available in September's column. In the meantime, please let us know if you are coming so that we can arrive at a rough estimate.

There are still about twenty classmates left in the .Annapolis area, many who have offered their homes to classmates during Homecoming weekend. All the information you

can include in your letters will be most appreciated and will help us make this Homecoming even better than previous ones.

GEORGE M c K E E writes from the U S S BiGELOw (DD-942) out of Mayport: "I am looking forward to reading about the orders received by our classmates. After I completed Nuclear Power Training in Idaho I went to DesLant engineering school before reporting to this ship. I am now the Chief 'Snipe' of this modern 1200# steam plant.

The ship operates out of Mayport, Fla., and we are now having our tour in the Mediterranean until about October 1. Pat and I have a house about 1 block from the ocean in south Jacksonville Beach: 47-36th Ave. South Jacksonville Beach Florida During our visit to Malta I had a very nice visit with L E E and Judy FRYBERGER. He is on the CinC A F F Med staff in Malta and enjoying it very much." .Another letter arrived from SCOTT F O S T E R : "I am presently patent counsel for the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission in Washington, D. C. The wife, Marjorie -Ann, daughter, Lisa, and I reside in Bethesda, Md. Thus far we have made contact with PAUL I S R E A G Y and J U L I A N SAL.AS in this area. We would enjoy hearing from any 'S4ers out our way."

While in Washington the other day I ran into M I K E B.ASFORD at .American University where he is completing work on his Master's in International Relations. He is due for orders shortly. M.ATT P.ASZT.AL.ANIEC, also, in the same program, is successfully completing his courses this summer.

DICK DE.AN is presently attending Language School in Washington, preparatory to attending the University of Brazil under an Olmstead scholarship. Dick will leave for Brazil in March.

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A little postscript to the Homecoming plans might be appropriate. When you write, send it to me, Paul Skarlatos, at the E. H. & G. Dept. or to ROD CR.AWFORD in the Weapons Dept. Many thanks for the letters.

Keep them coming.

SS

Sec'y, Joseph Malec, Jr. 81st and Cass St., Omaha, Neb.

NEWS FROM ANNAPOLIS

BOB S M I T H has forwarded some news of the Norfolk group together with a picture taken at their recent spring party. Bob writes as follows: "The enclosed picture was taken at our Spring get-together at the NOB O Club during the last week of May. Seventeen '55ers and wives were at the party plus our most efficient chairwoman Anne H O L L A N D ( B I L L was at sea in SCORPION).

"Presently there are about 34 classmates in the Norfolk area. We try to socialize as often as possible. The wives have been enjoying monthly coffees and as a class group we met after the Oyster Bowl game last year and again at Christmas. BILL and Darlene S T E V E N S hosted a pot luck supper earlier this year and plans are being made now for a beach party later this summer.

"If any '55ers have orders to the Norfolk area we certainly would like to have them join the group. Let me know and I will get the word around. Address mail to Lt. R. L. Smith, Submarine Liaison, ComFAIRWingsLant (Staff).

"Leaving the area shortly are J O H N ADAMS to Camp Lejeune and DON K E L LERMAN to P.G. School. Arriving from Monterey for duty on SubRon Six staff is M. D. M A T T H E W S . MYRON RICKE T T S left earlier this year for duty in Florida."

One of the more pleasant surprises awaiting me upon my return from leave was a note announcing the marriage of BILL BALL E W and Linda Kaye Shular in Bristol, Tenn., on 23 June. I know I speak for the entire class when I extend to them congratulations and best wishes.

GARY SNYDER sent the following letter bringing us up to date on his activities over the last few years. It appears Gary is certainly an old pro at the Surface Nuclear game:

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"It has been ages since I have contributed any news to our class column. It seemed futile on past occasions, so I got out of the habit. Starting now I'll try to be a better correspondent.

"I joined the Surface Nuclear Power program back in July of 1958. Completion of the Advanced Nuclear Power Engineering School in Idaho Falls, Idaho, was followed by qualification at the A l W Prototype. This was followed by a tour as Reactor Control Officer at the same prototype. My total time in Idaho was_ about thirty months.

"I left A l W with orders as the Reactor Control Officer on the BAINBRIDGE (DLGN25), but had my orders changed to the same billet at the DIG Prototype after submitting my resignation in January of 1961. GEORGE T S A N T E S and I swapped jobs and he is now on the BAINBRIDGE. I expect to be re-

leased on the 20th of this month or 18 months after first submitting my resignation.

"As a civilian I will be joining the staff of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Plum Brook Reactor Facility in Sandusky, Ohio.

"Besides my wife, Margo, my family consists of Gary, Jr., Glenn and Marguerite.

Also very much part of the family is Admiral, my Blue Merle Collie.

"While at Idaho I ran across many of our classmates. Here at West Milton, the site of the DIG and S3G Prototypes, I don't see very many. The surface program is rather static here and the submariners don't get across the street very much. I do know that JACK McNISH is a recent arrival. H e will be the S3G Training Officer after having qualified there several years ago. I'm the only member of the class at the DIG Prototype.

"Bob, that in a nutshell covers my last four years.

"JOHN and Gwenyth ROBERTS called us from New London a few weeks ago. They have two boys.

"My address will change to Route 1, Norwalk, Ohio, after the 20th. I'll drop you another line soon.

"I'm rather anxious to get the word from the meeting at Monterey. I do hope that things shape up a bit and we become a more active class."

BOB RULE MONTEREY AREA

Our faithful Monterey correspondents, J O E and Genie WALTER, have forwarded us the latest news from that area:

"Well, for the final time, I sit down to pen (or type) another epistle of the goings on in Monterey.

"On the 5th of May we had a great Farewell Party for all the group that will be scattering all over come June. It was a great success, and a perfect way to bid one and all adieu.

"I guess the easiest way to tell you all where we can be located in the coming year will be to divide us into Coasts.

"Heading East will be the ALDERSONs, DON and Marge. They are going to the USS

ROBINSON

(DD-562)

in

Charleston.

Also heading for Charleston after a temporary lay-over in New Orleans will be the BRIGGs and the WARRICKs. Don and Aleat Briggs will be aboard the U S S SEMMES, and Dick and Mary Ellen Warrick are going to the U S S TATTNALL. Renewing

acquaintance with the boat W I L L and Jane T I N D A L L Betty CANN. Norfolk will sented by a large group from TOM EMERY who is going to

board

the

USS

school will be and TOM and be well reprehere, including to Little Creek

WALWORTH

COUNTY

(LST-1164) ; the P E T E R S O N s , FRED and Nora at PhibRon 8, Staff; DON STUART who will call the U S S OGLETHORPE ( A K A -

100) home; DAVE and Jane REYNOLDS who meet the U S S W A H K I A K U M COUNTY;

DUD and Ann M A T T H E W S to ComSubRon 6 Staff; and E D and Mary J A R D I N E will arrive in December from New York to board the U S S RALEIGH ( L P D - 1 )

in Nor-

folk.

"Also heading East, but not to ship duty will be DAN and Bettie PECKHAM. Dan will be at the Air Turbine Test Station in Trenton, N. J. Joe and I will also call New Jersey home while Joe goes to school at Princeton University. Just across the river from us will be GORDON and Audrey W I L S O N at Philadelphia on the U S S LONG BEACH. In Washington, D. C , T O M and

Patsy L A P H A M will be at Headquarters, Marine Corps. Heading East, but not making it will be J I M and Dora GRIFFIN. Jim is going to study at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, as is RAY J O H N S O N .

"Remaining in the Golden West ( ? ) will be several couples including the HARTERs, J O H N and Sheila, who go to the Naval Ship Yard at Puget Sound. Heading for North Island will be DON and Hennie McGONEGAL where Don will be an Instructor in Special Weapons at Coronado; the W E S T BROOKs, DARREL and Jeannie to VS-25, NAS North Island. Also going to San Diego will be CARL and Vita CLEMENT to meet

SHIPMATE

the U S S MATACO, and W A L L Y and Dawn O L S E N to U S S PREBLE ( D L G - 1 5 ) .

"Point Mugu will be home to LARRY and Doug B A L D A U F in VX-4. To Pomona go the K O E S T E R s , F R E D and Eileen, where Fred will be O-in-C of the Ship Qual. Asst.

Team. Going really far West are BRUCE and Ingrid N E W E L L , to the U S S TAKELMA (ATF-113) in Pearl Harbor where Bruce will be the commander.

"Both the Norths and the Striets are heading to Lemoore, Calif. H A N K and Jimme N O R T H will be in VA-164 and B R E N T and Dolly S T R I E T will be in VA-I44.

"To those we leave behind we say a fond farewell, and, although we'll miss them, we're really happy to be hitting the road again.

"It has been real fun keeping the news up from here, and I know it will be even better next year."

ROGER G. B E T S W O R T H , of Waterloo, Iowa, has been awarded the degree of Bachelor of Divinity, magna cum laude, from Drew University.

11II ^- ^- °°' ^'^^ II II Annapolis, Maryland I took this column duty for NICK N I C H O L S O N because they sent him and all the Spanish speaking people in this area to Mexico to make sure they had a crowd on hand for J. F. K. This subjects you to the Air Force outlook this month, a very strange situation in a magazine called Shipmate.

Speaking of this magazine, we'd like to see more of our classmates subscribe. Why? Well, it's not to promote propaganda for an archaic method of warfare, but to make sure our classmates get the word. What word? First . . . there's a big Homecoming Weekend being planned. Second . . . we are trying to set up a memorial for our deceased classmates and need all the ideas we can get.

Anway, if you find yourself in the wealthy position of owning a subscription, pass it around to our less fortunate classmates.

Got a letter from BILL LOVEDAY, whom we heartily thank for all the information which we will incorporate in the column.

Bill is in WestPac on a seaplane tender and living with his wife in Okinawa.

For those who remember BOB CANT R E L L who spent 25^ years with us, he's now mending Marines as a medic (Lt.) on Okinawa.

ED ZABRYCKI is sumo wrestling at Yokosuka, Japan, and has GEORGE CONNOLLY and SLUG B U T T S as fans.

BILL and Marie D I L L O N are flying around the Luke A F B area since returning from Kadena, Okinawa.

TOM N O R T H A M invites everyone in the Oakland area to come out to Point Molate in Richmond, Calif.

J O H N BUCKLEY writes from Pearl Harjjor and says that V I C BARICEV is a civilian shipbuilder in Pascagoula, Miss.

(The nose that launched a thousand ships.)

ANGUS McEACHEN, always a big man with the girls, is supporting beauties while being a shining light at the P.G. school at Monterey.

P H I L F A L E S and GEORGE W H I T E are Malstrom Minutemen Missile Men making Moscow meditate.

JERRY F A L L I N is pushing a slip stick for McDonnell Acft., but he's keeping his hand in the business by being a weekend warrior in a FJ-4F. Ingersoll Rand Co. is buying T O M F.ARAUGUST,

1962

LT. JOHN ALDEN WEBSTER, JR., '56 with his bride, the former Miss Joan Roberta Murray of Groton, Conn.

REN's groceries and DON FLOOD is with VIDYA. S T E V E GARDELLA is going to Guam to fish, fly, and frolic in the sun.

No, DICK GUEST isn't a civilian either.

Just 'cause that uniform looks like a bus driver's doesn't take him off the payroll. His present home is in that scenic wonderland, Woodbury, N. J. Dauntless W A L T E R D E N H A M , defender of dames and decrepits, was sent love by BUN BUN MURTLAND, a fan and former wife of his. Walt is presently holding his own at Vandenburg A F B , Calif.

RON BEAGLE has joined the Scott Tissue Co. in Atlanta, Ga. No, no, I'm not a civilian, says BOB S C H M I T T . I'm a lieutenant at ComPhibGru 3. Honest I am. Yes, yes, we believe you; the directory meant civilized, not civilian.

Ex-Mid M I K E A H R E N S is a manager of missiles at Marysville. MMM good.

GLENN BALL is exchanging his blues and black shoes for an aloha shirt and san-

CLASSMATE RELIEVES CLASSMATE as Commander Mine Division 32 in Sasebo, Japan. Lt. Richard R. Tarbuck '56 relieves Lt. Herbert B. Kuykendall '56.

dais—claims there's a better view looking out from Waikiki Beach than looking in.

Merrie T E D D I E B E N N E T T and Jane Roylance Benson were recently joined in holy wedlock in jolly ole London and will trade fog for smog when they go to Calif, in the new year.

BOB B R O W N is currently muscleing missiles at Okinawa where they're using a new fuel—sake (not the missiles but the men).

J O H N CONWAY is about to become a barrister. Washburn U. is giving him the gift of knowledge.

CORKY CORKINS is doing the birdman bit by teaching others the act in P2V5F's.

D E L CORY, having laid down the sword and picked up the cross, will be back in as a Navy Chaplain in '64.

BUD DELGADO has switched back to improving his mind and A F I T has accepted him for August.

JIM D E T O R E and BRUCE D O L P H are occupied with trying to get more holes in an IBM card, so if you get an envelope filled with confetti you'll know they've succeeded.

W. J E R R Y H O W E L L writes from Monterey that after July he will be assigned to U S S OKLAHOMA CITY (CLG-5), F P O , San

Francisco.

PORKY DRAYTON has finally found his solution. He's with the National Cash Register Co. FRED L I P P E R T is currently studying needle work and pill pushing at a school for Voodoo addicts (pardon me, Vermont College of Medicine).

The Honorable MALCOLM McDONALD wants it noted he is in CEC, not, excuse the expression. Navy Line.

BUZZ MANN, another cross bearer, has two more years to go before he's ordained.

Would you believe it? J O H N MCLAUGHLIN is teaching school in Denver.

The current list of Pampered Pets of Patuxent includes D. C. OWINGS, J I M FLATLEY, ROGER BOX, BILL EVERETT, F R E D HORNER, and if they need a Bendix engineer, D O N M U R P H Y .

BILL O ' K E E F E is Navy Line, not, pardon the expression. Navy Air. ANDY P I S K E is lolling in the sun down at Patrick AFB, Fla. JACK M c I N T Y R E is a R O T C instructor at Catholic University—4J^ years of fat duty.

ED P A R K E R is an engineering writer for Westinghouse.

RALEIGH P I A T T got a Master's from Okla. U. and is now matching minds with a computer at Culver City, Calif. .AL R E E D invites all to 44 N. Federal St., Lynn, Mass.

No! T O M (Never on Saturday) SCHW.ARTZ didn't get an increase in pay; he's still in the Air Force—correct your directory, please.

J O H N S C H O E P received one of those alphabet degrees and is presently trying to tell some students at Keesler A F B what the letters mean.

FRANK (bring 'em back alive) T.ATOM is working in a garage at Auburn University —working his way up to a degree in mechanics.

How many of you have looked toward retirement? Well, H A R O L D H.ADDOCKS got it and a medical discharge, too. You can't keep a good man down. He's gone out to enrich the State of Utah with his presence.

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VIC BRILLLANTES, one of our better boxers and a brilliant guy, is coming back from the Philippines to hone up that razorsharp mind of his at MIT. HERB H O F F M A N and E. I. DuPont are going steady in Wilmington, Del. Indiana U. claims FRANK INGRAM, too.

J O H N KELLY is a Multiplex mastermind in Rome—Rome, N. Y., that is.

Push, pull, click-click—turn in your bars for a stick. BILL LABARGE is now a slipsticker for Fisher Porter Co. in Pa., and L.ARRY L O W D E N is doing the same act in Kansas for Vendo Co. Ole "Smack it with a racquet" REED L E W I S is going through another plebe year at the A. F. Squadron Officers School at Maxwell, Ala., along with EMIL BLOCK, CH.ARLEY MITRI, J O H N ELLIOTT, DICK KAUFMAN and LYLE BERGER. JIM VAN M E T R E is now Aide and Flag Lieutenant to RAdm. Daspit in New London, and talks of organizing a chapter there.

DICK TURNER and CHARLIE COKER are doing the Ben Casey bit at Oklahoma Med. School.

DICK T H O M A S and BARRICK T I B B I T T S are writing answers on their cuffs at MIT. JAY W E S T E R H A U S E N is teaching engineers in Boulder, Colo.

Classmate relieves classmate as Commander Mine Division 32 in Sasebo, Japan. Lt. RICHARD R. TARBUCK relieves Lt. H E R B E R T B. K U Y K E N D A L L in ceremonies at Sasebo. Mine Division 32 consists of U S S WARBLER

(MSC-206)

(F), USS

WHIPPOORWILL ( M S C - 2 0 7 ) , U S S WIDGEON (MSC-208), U S S WOODPECKER ( M S C - 2 0 9 ) and U S S GANNET ( M S C - 2 8 9 ) . (See accom-

panying photo.)

WEDDING

Lt. J O H N ALDEN WEBSTER, JR., USN, married the former Miss Joan Roberta Murray, Groton, Conn. Classmates attending were: Lt. HAROLD S. L E W I S , Lt. GERALD E. GREEN and GREGORY S. BITTNER. THE STORK CLUB

ED HANSEN—girl—Julia Diane BOB SAMPSON—boy—Scott David TOM NORTHAM—boy—Thomas A. I l l LAST MINUTE BULLETIN

The Homecoming Weekend plans have been pretty well firmed up. The weekend will start on Friday, 28 September, with registration at the Alumni House where a classmate will greet you. The big event will be Saturday following the game when we'll have a dinner-dance and party all for $5.00 per person.

See you there.

ED HANSEN

5/

E A S T COAST L t . David L . Mitchell, U S N .

USS J A L L A O (SS-368), F P O New York W E S T COAST Lt. R. L . Madouse, U S N USS K A W I S H I W I (AO-146) F P O , S A N Francisco

EAST COAST

MIKE GIAMBATTISTA, who so colorfully expressed the East Coast news over the past several months, departed New London for the comforts of Holy Loch, Scotland, where he has assumed the duties of Communicator Submarine Squadron 14. .Among the souvenirs he left to me, D.AVE MITCHELL, were a 1955 Plymouth with 99,300 miles on it, a motorcycle helmet, ether mask, one 56

I have been asked to pass along to all prospective newcomers to the Boston area— no public quarters available. Civilian housing only.

The Monterey group held a farewell dinner at the PG Officers' Club on 26 May for departing classmates K E N T LARABEE, DICK McCR.ACKEN and DAN ROUDEBUSH who head for Long Beach. Incidentally, Kent and Dick recently left the realm of bachelorhood. B E N KATZ will be in Long Beach, H.AL R E I C H E R T and BOB AT W E L L head for the East Coast, and yours truly to Pearl.

DICK MADOUSE

B. R. KOMPA '57

channel T V set, numerous letters from classmates and a chance to write a column for a while.

RANDY and Mimi BROWN report sad and glad news. Glad due to the addition of another curtain climber, Eleanor Tracy, born 1 March 1961. Sad because of an automobile accident which occurred last February and took the fight out of Randy and Mimi but thankfully spared the little ones. By now they both should be back in battery and enjoying Monterey PG. ED and Norma NIKKOLA with their two sons, Danny and Steven, are stationed at Otis AFB on Cape Cod, Mass., where Ed is the Missile Launch Officer of the 26th Air Defense Missile Squadron-BOMARC. KEN and Ducky P E T E R S O N are residing in Faulknerland—Pascagoula, Miss., where Ken is helping to build one of the nuclear submarines.

D.AVE B U T T E R F I E L D sends news that Dan Roudebush, Ben Katz, Hal Reichert and Dale Hollabaugh whisked himself and Pete Peterson away to the snares and delusions of Big Sur. Dan is a house owner near Carmel. Ouch!

RAY STOETZER and P E T E DIDIER have just checked in to M I T as candidates for the Naval Architecture course. Understand the schedule is a bear—no gouge.

WEST COAST

Received a most informative letter from RED and Mary Ann CLEVENGER bringing us up to date on MIT happenings. Red's address is 26 Boulder Drive, Burlington, Mass. Anyone stopping by at this address this summer will find TIM and Kathy ANDERSON occupying the premises. Red will be in Washington, D. C , on his M I T field

Friends of Lt. (jg) BOBBY STUART BROOME, who was lost at sea on 19 September 1960, hrve dedicated a memorial chair to his memory.

BERN.ARD R. K O M P A has been named as sales engineer for Robertshaw-Fulton's Aeronautical and Instrument Division at Anaheim, Calif., according to a recent announcement from the company.

After active duty with the USAF, he was with Leeds and Northrup and the Decker Corp. before joining Robertshaw.

All classmates please take note of the '57 H O T SMOKING GOUGE concerning a class party for our 5th anniversary this Homecoming. This has been forwarded to you under separate cover, and the Annapolis Chapter Fund would appreciate your rapid response. Hope you all can make it, as it's going to be a tremendous one.

E A S T COAST President, L t . ( j g ) Charles R. Larson, USN VA-176, F P O New York W E S T COAST Sec'y, L t . ( j g ) J o h n L . Higgins, J r . , U S N USS N O B L E (APA-218) FPO S a n Francisco

If at first you don't succeed—ask J.AMES A. F R E D E R I C K S E N . He knows how.

Turned down medically on graduation, Jim has just won a 3j4-year push against the Bureau of Personnel, and after a refresher course at OCS in Norfolk, reported to the tender SHENANDOAH.

From $700 per month at Union Carbide to $358 ensign's pay—and with wife and two children—may seem to be quite a cut to most, but money was no object.

Ensign Fredericksen is a Navy career man. "I just had trouble getting started," he said. We say, congratulations and good luck.

Miss Mabel Irene Garrity, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Garrity of Forty Fort, Pa., became the bride of Lt. HENRY DIXON STURR, JR., son of Capt. and Mrs. H. D. Sturr, U S N (Ret.) '33, on 21 July in St. Andrew's Chapel, U. S. Naval Academy, .Annapolis. Miss Mary Sturr, sister of the groom, was the bride's attendant.

The young couple are now stationed in Norfolk.

MONTEREY CLUB

The '58 Club of Monterey greeted 26 newcomers to the Postgraduate School at a cocktail party in the Trident Room of the school's Officers' Club on 4 August. Officials of the Club for the coming year a r e : AL CARtri,}.

Other news on classmates at MIT : summer RATT.A, Chairman; CHUCK SMITH,Vice fields trips will find H A L BULLOCK at Chairman, N E W T MOORE, Secretary, and David Taylor Model Basin, DAVE Mc- MAC BALDWIN, Treasurer.

GUIGAN to Philadelphia, N E I L NELSON The July get-together of the club was to NRL, Wash., J I M O'CONNELL to Scot- held on 14 July at the home of IRV and land, DAVE S M I T H to China Lake, Calif., Carol GOTO. and J O H N W H I T E to Brooklyn Navy A standing invitation is extended by the Yard. club to all classmates who may be in the P E T E DIDIER checked in at M I T on 4 Monterey area to contact one of the memJune. The Didiers' address: 8 Patricia Circle, bers just in case there may be a party on tao.

Wilmington, Mass.

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E A S T COAST Pres., Lt. (jg) Frank Donovan, U S N U S S THE S U L L I V A N S (DD-537) F P O New York WEST COAST Sec'y, Lt. (jg) George Brainerd, U S N U S S STERLET (SS-392) FPO San Francisco

CHARLES F. M A R R O N

It is with deep regret that I inform the class of the death of Lt.(jg) CH.ARLES F. M.ARRON in an aircraft accident on 9 January 1962 while on duty in the Philippine Islands. He was piloting an AD-5Q aircraft from VAW-13 and had just taken off on a cross-country movement of the squadron to Japan. His three crew members were also lost. Charlie was a member of the 2nd Company. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Marron, 1007 Milwaukee .Ave., Deer Lodge, Mont., and a sister also residing in Montana.

As the deadline approached, your secretary was drafting the annual "Why don't members keep the class informed of their doings via the '59 class column?" when a letter from the DONOVANSarrived, written by Frank's better half, Martha. Her letter follows: "Among recent correspondence from the class was an informative letter from BILL B.ALLARD. At present he is the Supply Officer of VF-101 in Key West where he is living with his wife, Mary Ruth, and their son who was two on 6 June. Bill spent six months in Supply Corps School along with 58 other '59ers who have been disbursed throughout the world. Bill reported to the USS MEREDITH (DD-890) where he served with GEORGE E L L I O T T for nineteen months. George has a baby daughter and has recently been transferred to Charleston.

"Others from the Supply Corps of whom Bill had information were M I K E STURGES and BOB S T E I D L E who are back at USNA for their 1st tour of shore duty.

RON D E N N Y is on the DesLant Supply Staff in Norfolk. ".As for a few 'brown shoes,' M I K E COMMONS was at Moffett Field last Christmas time. TOM CLIFT finished his R.AG training in VF-101 several months ago.

D.AVE GILL changed to CEC awhile back.

BILL N E V I L L E went into the Marine Corps and is stationed on the West Coast.

"Congratulations are extended to H O M E R FRANCK who was married to the former Marilyn Ross of Topeka, Kansas, on 17 June. The couple are presently living in North Kingstown, R. I., while Homer is 'pushing the parts' as Supply Officer at nearby Quonset Point, VS-39, NAS. He informs us that VS-39 has been ashore since 3 October while transitioning to the new S2F-3's. During this time, a New England winter has come and gone, witnessing the launching of some new families. DENNY L.AFERTY married the former Margaret Jean Holm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 24 February. .Around the hangar, Denny is currently 'ringing the school bell' as Ground Training Officer. BOB OLIVER recently reported to newly formed VS-20 where he is the Squadron Communications Officer. On 30 December he was married to the former Cathy M. Stern and they are settled at 135 Sachan Rd., North Kingstown. Close by are Priscilla and J O H N B U T T E R F I E L D and their daughter Wendy at 92 Forest Park Drive. John recently took time out from his job as Airframes Officer to appear on the TV show 'Say When.' Anyone in the market for a new freezer?

"VERN and Helen BLOCK aiinounce the birth of Laurie Elizabeth weighing in at 5 lbs. 3 oz. on 8 March. With them in the Quonset area where Vern is stationed is their healthy two-year-old son, Jeff.

"MICKEY GARVERICK was one of the recent black shoes heard from. He is currently Chief Engineer o" the USS M U L LiNNix (DD-944). He will spend the re-

maining of his four years aboard her. Other '59ers aboard have included G.ARY S M I T H , presently in the Submarine Nuclear Power Program, and BILL P H E R I S now in New Iberia. FR.ANK H U R L E Y is_ stationed aboard the MULLINNI.X also. He is living in the Norfolk area with his wife, Sandy.

"Enjoying a gathering at Garvericks' recently were Jim Fiene, John Turner, Hans Roensch, Frank Hurley, Bob Larson, Al Zuntag, and Larry Permenter, plus their better halves. .Also present, but not included in the picture, were Joe King and John Moore.

"We are happy to report that BOB OLIVERI is serving as 'aide-de-camp' to General John White who took over the -Air Force Special Weapons Center at Kirtland AFB in .Albuquerque on 1 July. Prior to this duty, Bob was instructing Advanced Navigation at Harlingen AFB in the southmost part of Texas. His wife, Medaris, is from the Lone Star state herself, and they have one son, Robert Anthony, Jr., born there this past March.

"Congratulations are extended to SIDNEY E. VEAZEY who was married to Mary Jay Galantin, daughter of Adm. and Mrs. Ignatius J. Galantin, at the Navy Chapel, Washington, D. C, on 27 January." " J E S S " DE CES.ARE recently wrote from the USS

COLUMBUS ( C C - 1 2 ) . On

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July he and Emily Pugh were married.

Emily is the daughter of Brig.Gen. and Mrs. E. L. Pugh, USMC ( R e t ) , of Coronado, Calif. Jess writes: "We'll live in Bremerton, Wash., where I am serving as prospective MPA

of USS

COLUMBUS

(CC-

12). Because of redesignation as 1400 ( E D O ) in Oct. '60, I expect that this 'heavy' will be my last sea duty for quite some time.

"CARL and Carol K E S K E , BARRY and Marilyn K E T T S are also in the Bremerton area and we've spent more than a few hours hashing over old times. Expect TOM YOUNG to be up here in the fall making

'57 WETTING D O W N PARTY, MONTEREY. Seated, left to right: Kent Larabee, Bob Atwell, Bill Crowe, Roy Wyatt, Jack Cook, Dale Hollobaugh, Don Brown, Doug. Gibson, Dave Collins, Gory Lowe. Standing, left to right: Dick Chanslor, Don Roudebush, Brink Trammel, Ted Almstedt, Bill Romoser, Dick McCracken, Jim Partlow, Bob Strange, Dick Porter, Dick Madouse, Marty Kiefer, Hal Reichart, Ken Malley.

A U G U S T ,

1 9 6 2

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Bremerton pretty monopoly."

much

an Eighth Co.

SUBMARINE '59ERS IN THE MED

The three Communicators on the three submarines deployed to the Med during Jan.April were all from 2nd Co. CORSAIR ( A G S S -

435), J O H N McCABLE, JALLAO (SS-476), BOB

BEATON

and

RUNNER

(SS-476),

DAVE BOYD. Other '59 Submariners over there were H A L SEXTON, Supply Officer in CORSAIR, and M I L O N M O C I I L O V I C H , Gunnery Officer in RUNNER.

John McCabe earned his gold dolphins while on the Med cruise in CORSAIR.

Homecoming 1962—start planning now!

Recently Dan O'Brien, Pete Stephens, Bob Jones, Jim Osborn, Bob Steidle, Zeke Zembrzuski and Mike Sturges got together to plan a get-together for any '59ers who come back for Alumni Weekend.

The schedule tentatively runs as follows: Friday, 28 September 1900—Alumni cocktail party and hop, Dahlgren Hall Saturday, 29 September 1400—William and Mary game 1700—Cocktails and victory celebration 1900—Dinner (cost around $2.00 per person) We need to know the number of people planning to attend so we can arrange location, etc. Needless to say, it will be a good time to get together, and also avoid the rush of Colonial .Annapolis.

Let us know your plans noiv—drop a card to the Class of 1959, Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. We're looking forward to seeing you.

Final arrangements will be published in the next Shipmate. Also, information will be available at the Alumni House when you register.

We'd like to hear from you A S A P !

on the PICKEREL (SS-524). Jerry says they are finding the academic program very strenuous and he personally regrets not having paid more attention to the profs at the Trade School. Their class will graduate in September and will report to Arco for six more months, where they all hope to qualify on the reactor.

We should have dedicated this article to our submariners, for they sure came through with the news this time. P O R T E R L E W I S , who says that he's finally overcome his innate laziness for writing, reports from Charleston, S. C , on the submarine contingent there: "HARRY L E W I S and I have beeen in the ODAX (SS-484) since January 1961, and F R A N K BRAUN reported aboard in April.

Frank and Maggi Braun have a year-old son; Harry and Colleen Lewis are expecting an addition on October; and my wife, Cecile, and I added a daughter, Elizabeth, to our family August 1961. The ODAX had been here in Charleston Naval Shipyard for an overhaul since February. Other '60 couples in the area a r e : TOM and Marbeth PAULSON, who in April became parents of a girl, Kari;

NICK T E M P L E and M I K E HAGEN reported aboard while we were in New York.

I first ran into Nick in a liberty boat going ashore and into Mike the same evening on the ferry from Manhattan to Staten Island.

It's Mike that I keep running into everywhere I go except aboard ship. In addition to those I have already mentioned, I have heard that P A U L NORTON, GENE GASSER and BOB M A N S E R are prospective FORRESTAL pilots. We intend to have a big get-together while in the Med. In New York, I had hoped to see my roommate, J O H N COMBEMALE, and I visited his home but John took off to France right after graduation from sub school 22 June.

Upon returning to Norfolk, I called up K E N N Y M A C L E O D , who, as luck would have it, was in town for a few days waiting to fly off to the Med to pick up his sub, which is returning back to Key West in Aug. H e left Eileen and the baby in Key West to geet settled. Kenny was telling me that his old roommate, AL ABLOWICH, liad already been accepted for U D T and had already left the U S S

INDEPENDENCE.

Tom is aboard the CORPORAL ( S S -

Others that I have run into in the Norfolk 346). BILL and Karen RAMSEY; Bill is area have been: BUD P O W E R S and DICK aboard the SENNET (SS-408). And latest STOAKLEY at Breezy Point and J O H N newcomers are the DAVE BANNERS. M E N D E L I S at the DesSub piers. John GERRY NELSON was aboard the CLA- seems to have put on a few pounds here and MAGORE (SS-343) for a year but he and his there, but mostly back there, since graduawife, Jane, left for nuclear power school in tion.

New London this past spring."

Just received a telegram from J. C. W I L L I A M S with the fatal news of R. C. FROM THE FORRESTAL SMITH, who was killed at Cecil Field on 10 July. Whichever R. C. Smith it was, we Got my wires crossed last month about BUD ROEMISH and J. C. WILLIAMS. grieve his death and we will include approBud is attached to Squadron VA-83, flying priate paragraph in the next article, when AD's and it was GENE GASSER, not definite identity has been established (refer to "Last Call" of this issue).

"JC," who is flying A4D's.

Hate to conclude with a sad note but in First week of June while we were still in the shipyard, I went over to the BOQ to the future, should any of you find out about wash my car and again ran into BILL the death of one of our classmates, please LEWIS, who followed my example and send flowers to the funeral in behalf of the Pres., Lt. (jg) H. A . Lawinski started washing his car. I had just about Class of 1960 and submit the bill to me for NAS, Miramar, Calif. finished my car and he was halfway through payment.

Sec'y, Lt. (jg) J. Chavez, Supply Dept.

USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) his when he turned to me and said: "Chico, The FORRESTAL deploys to the MediterraFPO, New York do you mind if I say something nasty?" nean for 7 months starting in August. I will Yes, it had started raining. FRANK P R E - continue to be in charge of the article, so NEW ARRIVALS V I T T was staying at the BOQ, too, and please send your news letters to me as before. .Actually an old arrival by now, but just he came down to say hello.

And let's hear from those of you from whom the same MARTY and Karen MERRICK we have not heard since graduation.

While the ENTERPRISE was alongside the wish to announce the birth of their first FoRRESTAL a fcw weeks back I ran into two daughter, Kimberly Lynn, born 25 February 1962, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Merricks of our classmates that are attached to squadPres., Ens. James R. Traa, U S N U S N Nuclear Power School have since moved up to Brunswick, Maine, rons on the "Big E " : my one-time roomMare Island Naval Shipyard where Marty is flying P2V's and is presently mate at NAPS, "PINKY" SAUNDERS, Vallejo, Calif. deployed to Argentia. Karen tells us that not and DON BOECKER. "Pinky" and I were Corr. Sec'y, Ens. Ken. Craig, U S N USS RICHARD B . ANDERSON only were they blessed with a baby but that in a hurry, going in opposite directions, so FPO San Francisco their dog had 6 puppies at about the same we only exchanged greetings and some small talk. Don came by to visit the FORRESTAL as time.

From boys in Air Force blues comes word BILL KEE'S guest.

DON and Bobi BOECKER are happy to that BILL J E A S is at Lincoln, Nebr. DICK On our recent 3-week rendezvous in the announce the arrival of their daughter, BACKUS and TONY LUCCI are attendMichele Denise, on 28 May 1962. Don is Atlantic (which included a week's visit to ing North Carolina State. Dick is majoring New York), we had the entire Air Group in Nuclear Physics, but says the gals are a with VA-76 on the U S S ENTERPRISE and he and his small family are living in Virginia aboard and attached to the Air Group were bit scarce down that way. T I M D E G A V R E six of our classmates, bringing the total on was married to the former Miss Susan Ross Beach.

Last but not least, K E N N Y and Eileen board the FORRESTAL to 8: Hasty Williams, Williams of Annapolis, Md. The ceremony Nick Temple, Bud Roemish, Fred Schwer, took place in the Academy Chapel. Their M A C L E O D are now the proud parents of a Hagen, Willy Taylor, and, of course. current address is Box 1332, Lincoln AFB, "big whopper," Kenneth MacLeod, IV, born Mike Bill Kee and myself in ship's company. Nebr. to them on 5 June 1962 at Groton, Conn.

If you are wondering what happened' to A baby, John Paul, was born on 12 April.

"RUSTY" DOWELL, he got transferred HERE AND THERE The proud parents are J O H N and Lorette to the U S S GOODRICH on 4 June 1962, to From the Nuclear Power School at Mare which he will report September, after com- ZENYUH. Another addition out there on Island, Vallejo, Calif., JERRY GELLER pletion of some school in Dam Neck and the prairies of Nebr. is a boy, Dean William tells us that the Class of 1960 is well repre- CIC school in Glynco. HASTY is with JEAS. NORM and Trina MAZUREK are sented in the persons of Mike Colley, Hugh VA-81 flying A4D's and married the former also expecting soon.

Crow, Joe Dobes, Joe Henderson, Terry Miss Diane Gilmore of Wellesley, Mass., last Bill Jeas, Norm Mazurek, Tim DeGavre, Hubbard, Frank Hunt, Bob Lowe, Bob Mor- 24 February. He wanted me to include the John Zenyuh and "BOOTS" KUHLA are gan, Norm Slezak, Doug Williams and following in the article: all assistant launch control officers for the 551st Atlas " F " Missile Squadron. They himself. All of them went there directly SID JONES, where are you? have completed five weeks' training at Vanfrom Sub School, with the exception of J O E NEAL PARKER, how about dropping a denburg AFB on the Atlas " F " and expect DOBES, who reported from Pearl after to see their squadron become operational having received his dolphins while serving

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SHIPMATE

this summer. Bill wants you to know that if you are passing through Lincoln, the welcome mat is always out.

D U A N E D U F F , out here on the West Coast, IS presently at San Francisco attending a ten-week damage control school. He recently married Miss Judy Brooms of Bethesda, Md., on 14 April at Silver Spring, Md. With Duane and Judy at Frisco are Mike and Carol Von Radesky, E. E. Mitchell, Ed Lutz, Jim Breece and Dick Gregor. M I K E V O N RADESKY endorses DC training and feels that all 1100 types would benefit heartily from it. He and Carol seem to be enjoying life in the Gold Coast City.

Duane just recently returned from a fabulous WestPac cruise on the U S S COONTZ (DIG-9) to the down under continent.

DANA F R E N C H also made this enjoyable expedition.

CHRIS SEELBACH sends more news from the Far East. He enjoyed a party with Paul and Chris Umberger who live in a beautiful Japanese home facing Mt. Fuji with the ocean at the doorstep. Among those attending were N E D K U H N S , U S S H U B BARD (DD-748), and J I M H E N D E R S O N , DCA on the U S S HUBBARD; P A U L U M BERGER is M P A on the U S S KNOX ( D D -

742).

In the Far East area Chris has seen F R A N K SNAY in the U S S RODGERS ( D D 876) ; ROD W A T T E R S O N ( D D S C U S K SS-348) ; J I M J O I N E R , M P A in the D U N -

CAN ; F R A N K

DATTILO

in the U S S

MCKEAN ; RON E R C H A L , U S S W I N D H A M CITY ( L S T - 1 1 7 0 ) ; P E T E D A N A and BOB

O'NEILL, XO of the Marine Detachment in U S S MIDWAY

(CVA-41).

From Newport, A L MILLER reports that Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Greer announced the engagement of their daughter, Diana Hutton, to J O H N G. PALMER. A December wedding is planned. M I L T BOUDOY was attending the MK 37 school, and whooping it up at the snake ranch of BOB VOGEL, DAVE W R I G H T and Al. Dave Wright, after a stay at the hospital, has reported to the U S S TENCH.

FRAN and Gail G I A M B A T T I S T A announce the birth of their first, Mike Anthony, born on 4 May. Both DICK B O W E N and I have seen J O H N LECORNU here in San Diego. John is presently executive officer of the Marine Detachment in the U S S ORISKANY, which

is now on the way to WesPac. John finished gun school after arriving on the coast with his new bride.

Dick and I have also seen DICK A R D E VANY, who is living it up about town ; A R T DESROSIER, who is 2nd Division Officer in the U S S HELENA ( C A - 7 5 ) ; JACK BLAMN, who is in the U S S SHIELDS and

who recently had his arm put in a cast after a tough game of basketball with the crew.

Dick also reports seeing S T U F R E E LAND who is at the engineering school here in San Diego and CHUCK ST. L A U R E N T who is at the A S W School here. Apparently Chuck is a hot twister as witnessed by some. BOB K L I N E in the USS PRESTON ( D D - 7 9 5 )

is sporting about

town in a new Thunderbird. W A L T H U T C H E N S was on leave when Dick came by the U S S SOMMERS

(DD-947)

as

gunnery observer. Apparently the SOMMERS is a "hot" gunnery ship with many Es on their mounts. Walt is presently DCA aboard.

DON K N U D S E N is in the U S S TURNER JOY ( D D - 9 5 1 ) out of Long Beach, and is

on his wav to WesPac along with Dick in the U S S ' K I N G

(DIG-10).

DICK

HOLT

and DICK S K I R P A N are in the area. Dick AUGUST,

1962

Skirpan is from the U S S YORKTOWN ( C V A -

14), was at the A S W school when Dick Bowen saw him. Dick wonders about the significance of having ' 6 r s bottom four here in the area and each with a first name starting with D. RICH D E R O S E and DICK W E L L S have to give up their snake ranch at Mission Beach near San Diego to go to WesPac

in the U S S

MAHAN

(DIG-11).

Rich is Asst. CIC and Dick is A S W Officer.

Some more who are giving up snake ranches and leaving wives behind as they go on their way to WesPac are Jim Kenmeter, USS ToPEKA ( C I G - 8 ) ; J. V. Cavanaugh, U S S ERNEST G. SMALL (DDR-838) ; Gus Keolanni, U S S PRICKETT ( D D - 5 6 1 ) ; Jim Halloran, U S S COVELL ( D D - 5 4 7 ) ; Chadie

Lyman, U S S TRATHEN (DD-530) ; Bill Hartman, U S S BLACK (DD-723) ; Mike

I received a wonderful letter from a guy v,e all remember with much warmness, A R N I E KLEBAN. Arnie says we might be interested in "some news of the first of '61 to go civilian." He recently took Miss Sharon Zeiden of Pittsburgh as bride, B E N S O T T I L E was there to give him support. At present Arnie is Sales Service Manager for the Federal Enameling and Stamping Company of Pittsburgh. He says that he has a fancy title for "plebe" in business. .Actually, the salary is good and the potential is there.

He corresponds with R A L P H ZIMMERMAN, his ex-roomie, who is presently learning how to fly at Pensacola witli the Marines. Arnie hopes that anyone in the Pit. area will stop by and say hi to him and his wife at 1171' Morningside Ave., Pittsburgh 6, Pa.

Gothie, U S S A. A. CUNNINGHAM ( D D 752) ; Marc Bruno, U S S FRANK E . EVANS

I was privileged to have a chance to BOB BURN in the U S S SEA DEVIL (DD-754) and Dick Fluegal, as DCA on the visit (.AGSS-400) while the ANDERSON and SEA U S S KING (DIG-10).

DEVIL operated together. Bob is a sharp DANA F R A N C H called Dick and told communicator and really knows his ship. I him about a pretty Australian lass who is was quite impressed with the submariner's coming to see Dana; he met her while in life and thoroughly enjoyed my short underway visit. the U S S COONTZ (DIG-9) on her cruise down under.

For all of you guys who are too busy to DICK HOLLY is engaged to JIM write, take a tip from the guys at Nuclear IBACH's sister, Chris. W A R R E N H O P P I E Power School and get your wives and sweetis in Bremerton, and father of a baby girl. hearts to write to me giving me all the W I L L K R A U S E is here in the U S S ST. latest news.

Ens. J A M E S J. KULESZ, JR., was marCLAIR COUNTY. ried on 12 May to Leslie S. May in Trenton, Jim Ibach, in the U S S BAUSELL ( D D N. J. Ens. REID S M I T H was one of the 845), has a fine idea for keeping up with ushers. his company classmates. He has instituted The newlyweds are presently living in a company newsletter that he prints periodthe Larchinont Apts., Norfolk, Va. ically and sends to all his former company, with the full news of all of their achievements. I will be the recipient of this fine source of news and will briefly outline its contents for all. F R A N K T H O M A S and DON P E T E R S , U S S CAPITAINE

(AGSS-

336). BOB W E L L S attended A S W School there recently. BUD BRONS is on his way to sub school. DICK DAVIES is in the U S S LYNDE D . MCCORMICK,

home-ported

here in San Diego. HARRY DIETZ is attached to a Marine Pioneer Detachment at Camp Del Mar and is occasionally seen in the area. JERRY DUNN is in the U S S TOWERS

(DDG-9)

and recently been on a

goodwill cruise to South America and to the Annual Coral Sea Battle celebration in Australia. H A N N Y BOOTH is in the MCCAFFARY (DDE-860) as Supply Officer.

J.ACK L O F T U S ^ is presently in the U S S

LOFBERG undergoing FRAM at Hunter's Point. JACK MATTI.ACE is at Pensacola now after completing basic training school at Quantico. JIM MORRIS was a father for the second time, a girl, Carla Ann. RICH S H R E V E totaled a Healey and is an enthusiastic promoter of the seat belt. No injuries v.'ere received.

Since the guys at Nuclear Power School at Idaho Falls, Idaho, are working so doggone hard, the wives have decided to write uo the latest from that area. Here is what they are doing. BOB and Peg GRAHAM are the parents of a son, Robert Scott, born 16 February. J O H N and Marilyn STAVE announce the arrival of Sheila Ann on 5 April; J O H N and Pat MORRIS have a new addition as of 4 June, Corinne Jean; BRANT JACOBS flew home and returned with a new bride, the former Miss Marcia Klinkiewicz of Washington, D. C , on 4 May. The gals report winter sports are high on their list of pleasure activities, parties are few and far between since their husbands' qualification date is drawing nigh, the exodus at the end of August as they head east for Submarine School in New London, Conn., is expected, and their hopes are great for a big reunion at Homecoming in Annapolis in 1962.

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Captain Samuel Kent Groseclose, U S N (Ret.) '22, and Mrs. Groseclose of Annapolis, Md., announce the marriage of their daughter, Mary Ann, to Ensign P E T E R L E V E R I C H McCAMMON, son of Mrs. Walter O. McCammon and the late Dr. McCammon of Washington and New Orleans. The wedding took place on 7 July in St. Anne's Church, Annapolis.

Miss Marian Headrick of Annapolis was maid of honor and Ens. W I L L I A M S H E L DON served as best man for his classmate.

Ens. and Mrs. McCammon will be at home in Norfolk, Va., in September.

FIRST DUTY STATIONS Abel, Warren R., NAS, Pensacola; Abercrombie, M. G., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Acreback, C. T., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Agamite, James N., NAS, Pensacola; AUee, Donald W., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Alehouse, T. S., USS STODDARD ( D D - 5 6 6 ) ; Andrews, M. K., USS MCDERMUT ( D D - 6 7 7 ) ; Arbogast, W. L., USMC Schl, Quantico; Archer, Edward C . USS WITEK (EDD-848); Argo, John T., Jr., NAS, Pensacola; Arick, John C , USMC Schl, Quantico; .Armstrong, J. J., Wright-Patterson AFB; Arnest, Charles S., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Arnold, David P., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Arthur, John R., NAS, Pensacola; Badger, F. H., NAS, Pensacola; Baehr, John G., Jr., NAS, Pensacola; Bagby, James L., Jr., NAS, Pensacola; Baj, Chester T., Jr., Cannon AFB, N . Mex.; Baker, John L., NAS, Pensacola; Baker, John S., NAS, Pensacola; Baker, Joseph R., Supply Schl, Athens, Ga.; Baker, Ronald C , NAS. Pensacola; Barker, E. P., USS ENTEMEDOR (SS-340); Barner, Wayne A., USMC Schl, Quantico; Barnes, James H., USS MADDOX ( D D 731): Barr, Michael L., Laughhn AFB, Tex.; Bateman, W. E., Sub Schl, New London; Bates, Robert C , NAS, Pensacola; Batts, Charles J., Sub Schl, New London; Bayless, T. H., Sub Schl, New 59

L o n d o n ; Bealle, William E., Sub Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; Beard, Errol D . , USS G Y A T T ( D D G - 1 ) ; Beasley, F e n n C , N A S , Pensacola; Beasley, R o n ald D . , Supply Corps School, Athens, G a . ; Beedle, Ralph E., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Beer, Robert O . , Jr., Supply Corps School, A t h e n s , G a . ; Bell, Ronald I., N A S , Pensacola; Belton, David C , Sub Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; Benton, S. H . , Jr., T u l a n e University, N e w Orleans, La.; Benton, William C , N A S ; Pensacola; Benzing, Joseph C , USS L E S T E R ( D E - 1 0 2 2 ) ; Berg, John S., USS M U L L A N Y ( D D 5 2 8 ) ; Bewick, James S., USS SPROSTON ( D D E 5 7 7 ) ; Beyer, M . K., Jr., U S M C Schl, Q u a n t i c o ; Bezanson, R. H . , Reese A F B , T e x . ; Billings, Bryce G., N A S , Pensacola; Bird, William J., Fort Belvoir, V a . ; Birindelli, J. B., Supply Corps School, A t h e n s , G a . ; Bishop, Richard K., USS G U R K E ( D D - 7 8 3 ) ; Blegstad, Gary C , N A S , Pensacola; Blesch, Jerry M . , USS DOUGLAS H . Fox ( D D 7 7 9 ) ; Bolster, R. W . , Jr., U S M C Schl, Quantico; Bond, William C , N A S , Pensacola; Borsic, James P., N A S , Pensacola; Boss, Ronald A., USS A U L T ( D D - 6 9 8 ) ; Bosser, Robert L . , Westover A F B , Mass.; Bostwick, S. H . , Sub Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; Bourland, David L . , N A S , Pensacola; Bowers, Charles H . , N A S , Pensacola; Bowers, H i l t o n C , U n i v . of Michigan, A n n Arbor; Bradt, L. D . , Jr., N A S , Pensacola; B r a n d o n , H . T . , N A S , Pensacola; B r a n d t , Dale E., N A S , Pensacola; Brems, Richard A., USS ROWAN ( D D - 7 8 2 ) ; Brennan, W . J., U S S

WALLER

(DDE-466);

Cornforth,

C.

M.,

USS

COBBLER ( S S - 3 4 4 ) ; Cossaboon, E . E., U S M C Schl, Q u a n t i c o ; Costello, John N . , Supply Corps Schl, A t h e n s , G a . ; Cotton, Douglas L . , N A S , Pensacola; C o u g h l i n , D . T . , Stewart A F B , T e n n . ; Covey, Robert W . , N A S , Pensacola; Covington, W . E . , N A S , Pensacola; Cox, John H . , USS D E A L E Y ( D E - 1 0 0 6 ) ; C r a w f o r d , R. L . , Langley A F B , V a . ; Creighton, C. B., S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; Crooks, Stephen C , USS GAINARD ( D D - 7 0 6 ) ; Cross, William D . , USS

CHARLES

BERRY

(DE-1035);

Crowley,

Ed-

w a r d J., N A S , Pensacola; C r u m l y , Jerry M., N A S , Pensacola; Cullen, W . E . , Jr., U S M C Schl, Q u a n tico; C u r r a n , Daniel A., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Cuthbert, B. G., March A F B , Calif.; Cybul, Harvey J., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge.

D a h l , Dennis K., N A S , Pensacola; D a n b e r , E d w a r d B., W e b b A F B , T e x . ; Davis, Alton T . , Sub Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; Davis, E d w a r d A., N A S , Pensacola; Davis, George B., S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; Davis, James D . , N A S , Pensacola'; D a w son, Robert G., U S M C Schl, Quantico; DeGroot, Robert H . , U S M C Schl, Quantico; Delesie, James C , N A S , Pensacola; Delphin, Barry R., W e b b AFB, T e x . ; DeMarco, Robert V., Wright-Patterson AFB, O h i o ; D e m s h a r , Carl W . , N A S , Pensacola; D e n n i s , C. H . , U S M C Schl, Quantico; Denson, Stephen L., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Deputy, Robert W . , N A S , Pensacola; D e s m o n d , H O L D E R ( D D E - 8 1 9 ) ; Brockett, W . A., Jr., U S S D. J., Jr., S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; D e w e y , Victor C O L L E T T ( D D - 7 3 0 ) ; B r o d e h l , R. B., USS N I C H O., F t . Bragg, N . C ; Diaiso, Robert J., W r i g h t OLAS ( D D E - 4 4 9 ) ; Brodeur, Philip D . , N A S , PenPatterson A F B , O h i o ; Diedenhofen, J. W . , S u b sacola; Brooks, L y n n A., USS ROBISON ( D D G - 1 2 ) ; Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; Dietrich, F . L., Plattsburg B r o w n , David C , USS M C M O R R I S ( D E - 1 0 3 6 ) ; AFB, N . v . ; Diget, D o n a l d L., USS H U L L ( D D B r o w n , G . E . , Jr., N A S , Pensacola; B r o w n , Jack 9 4 5 ) ; DiMotta, E . G., Jr., N A S , Pensacola; Ditchey, M . , Supply Schl, Athens, Ga.; B r o w n , Jay S., USS Robert L . , N A S , Pensacola; D o m m e r s , R. W . , D U N C A N ( D D R - 8 7 4 ) ; B r o w n , Joseph R., N A S , Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; D o n a h u e , James Pensacola; B r o w n , Noel W . , Nuclear Power Schl, W., N A S , Pensacola; Doty, Wells B., USS D E N N I S Bainbridge; Broz, Joseph P., N A S , Pensacola; J. B U C K L E Y ( D D R - 8 0 8 ) ; D o y l e , T . F . , Jr., N A S , Brunelle, W . T . , S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; BuchPensacola; D r a i n , David A., USS MURRAY ( D D E holz, B . R., USS OZBOURN ( D D - 8 4 6 ) ; Burch, 5 7 6 ) ; D r a u d e , T h o m a s V., U S M C Schl, Quantico; T h o m a s E . , Little Rock A F B , A r k . ; Burges, R. Droste, James B., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; T., Jr., USS O ' B A N N O N ( D D E - 4 5 0 ) ; Burgin, RobD u b s , T h e o d o r e B., N A S , Pensacola; D u c k w o r t h , ert A., U S M C Schl, Q u a n t i c o ; Burk, William E., K. J., C r j i g A F B , Ala.; D u c k w o r t h , S. M., Nuclear Supply Corps Schl, Athens, G a . ; Burkons, H u g h Power Schl, Mare Island; Duffy, Peter A., U S M C A., USS J E N K I N S ( D D E - 4 4 7 ) ; B u r r o w , J. B., Jr., Schl, Quantico; D u k e s , Gary R., Nuclear Power Sub Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; Butler, John H . , Nuclear Schl, Mare Island; D u m o n t , T . J., Jr., U S M C Schl, Power Schl, M a r e Island; Byrne, Robert M . , USS Quantico; D u n l a p , C. R., I l l , USS P R I C H E T T ( D D BOCK ( D D - 7 6 1 ) .

5 6 1 ) ; D u n n , Daniel R., Wright-Patterson A F B , O h i o ; D u p e e , David V., USS C A R P E N T E R ( D D E 825).

Callahan, Paul L., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Carroll, John P., Supply Corps Schl, Eastwood, T . I., I l l , USS E N T E R P R I S E ( C V A Athens, G a . ; Carter, G o r d o n H . , U S S COONTZ ( N ) - 6 5 ) ; E g a n , Francis X., U S M C Schl, Quantico; ( D L G - 9 ) ; Carter, T h o m a s L . , U S M C Schl, Q u a n Egerton, Alfred J., USS M O A L E ( D D - 6 9 3 ) ; Eldred, tico; Carter, William M . , N A S , Pensacola; Carter, William A., USS T U R N E R JOY ( D D - 9 5 1 ) ; Eller, William P., McGuire A F B , N . J.; Chace, A . B., Jr., John C , USS M A N L E Y ( D D - 9 4 0 ) ; Elliott, Ronnie Sub Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; C h a d w i c k , S. K., U S S R., N A S , Pensacola; Ellis, John R., N A S , Pensacola; E m e r s o n , N . P., Nuclear Power Schl, BainG E A R I N G ( D D - 7 1 0 ) ; C h a m b e r l i n , H . B., U S M C bridge; E n g e l k i n g , J. F . , USS L Y N D E M C C O R M I C K Schl, Q u a n t i c o ; C h a m b e r s , John A., U S M C Schl, ( D D G - 8 ) ; English, David C , S u b Schl, N e w Q u a n t i c o ; C h a m b e r s , R. H . , N A S , Pensacola; L o n d o n ; Epley, T h o m a s F . , Keesler A F B , Miss.; C h a m p i o n , R. H . , Sub Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; C h a n g , Epstein, Joseph L . , Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Melvyn H . , U S M C Schl, Q u a n t i c o ; Chapla, Paul Island; Ericson, Jon K., Sub Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; A., Great Lakes, 111.; Chasteen, R. W . , USS LEARY Estell, W . A., Jr., Sub Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; Everett, ( D D R - 8 7 9 ) ; Chauncey, G . A., S u b Schl, N e w Robert F., USS DAVIS ( D D - 9 3 7 ) ; Ewert, Lawrence L o n d o n ; C h a v a n n e , W . G., Keesler A F B , Miss.; E., N A S , Pensacola.

C h e s b r o u g h , G . L., USS M U L L I N N I X (DD-944);

Chesson, John W . , U S M C Schl, Q u a n t i c o ; Chesson, R. R., Jr., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Christy, D o n a l d E . , U S M C Schl, Q u a n t i c o ; Clancy, Robert S., N A S , Pensacola; Clardy, Charles W . , Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles; Clark, D a v i d G., USS D E C A T U R ( D D - 9 3 6 ) ; Clark, Jerry A., USS BRUSH ( D D - 7 4 5 ) ; Clark, V a d y R., N A S , Pensacola; Clarke, E d w a r d J., S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; C l a y p o o l , A l l a n J., U S S JOHN S . M C C A I N

(DL-3);

Cleary, Francis P., U S S H O L L I S T E R ( D D - 7 8 8 ) ; Cleater,John F . , N u c l e a r Power School, Bainbridge; Clement, D . A., U S M C Schl, Q u a n t i c o ; Cliff, W i l l i a m R., N A S , Pensacola; Clugston, Joe E., N A S , Pensacola; Cole, Ralston P., Keesler A F B , Miss.; C o l e m a n , R. H . , USS H A R L A N R . D I C K S O N ( D D - 7 0 8 ) ; C o n d o n , D . J., I l l , N A S , Pensacola; Conrey, T h o m a s R., N u c l e a r Power Schl, Mare Island; Cooke, H . D . , I l l , Moody A F B , G a . ; Coopersmith, J. M., N A S , Pensacola; Copley, David R., Nuclear Power Schl, M a r e Island; Corbalis, F. F . , Jr., T y n d a l l A F B , Fla.; Corcoran, J. F . , U S S

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F a g a n , C. J., USS W I L L I S A . L E E ( D L - 4 ) ; Falkenbach, R. W . , U S M C Schl, Quantico; Farber, Martin J., N A S Pensacola; Farrell, E d w a r d R., USS NoRRis ( D D E - 8 5 9 ) ; Farrell, Gerard D . , USS I L L U tivE ( M S O - 4 4 8 ) ; Feeney, H . J., I l l , USS ZELLARS ( D D - 7 7 7 ) ; Fellows, F . Y., I l l , Supply Corps Schl, Athens, G a . ; Ferriter, N . M., USS A F F R A Y ( M S O 5 1 1 ) ; Fink, Carl M., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Fischer, Ernest C , Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Fisher, A. W . , I l l , N A S , Pensacola; Fitrcll, Stuart J., N A S , Pensacola; Fitzgerald, G. M., USS RICHARD E . KRAUS ( E D D - 8 4 9 ) ;

Fitzger-

ald, R. N . , N A S , Pensacola; F l e m i n g , James A., Supply Corps Schl, Athens, G a . ; F l e m i n g , M . T . , Jr., USS B E N N E R ( D D R - 8 0 7 ) ; Foley, Richard L., Supply Corps Schl, A t h e n s , G a . ; Foster, Michael L., N A S , Pensacola; Foyle, Robert C , USS FORTIFY

(MSO-446);

Francis, W a y n e

H . , USS

KING

' ' D L G - 1 0 ) ; Frederick, R. E., N A S , Pensacola; French, T . P., Jr., N A S , Pensacola; Fritz, Jerome C , USS W A L D R O N ( D D - 6 9 9 ) ; Fritzel, Roger N . ,

Offutt A F B , N e b r . ; Fryer, Charles W . , USS SOLEY ( D D - 7 0 7 ) ; F u l g h u m , R. E., Supply Corps Schl, A t h e n s , G a . ; Fuller, James D . , N A S , Pensacola; Fuller, John P., USS IREX ( S S - 4 8 2 ) ; F u l t o n , Allan C , N o r t h Carolina State College, Raleigh, N . C ; F u l t o n , William J., S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; F u l t o n , William L . , USS SAMPSON ( D D G - 1 0 ) ; F u l t z , J. M., I l l , N A S , Pensacola; F u t c h , George W . , S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n .

Gaffney, F . J., Jr., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; G a g e , William R., U S M C Schl, Q u a n t i c o ; Galanti, Paul E . , N A S , Pensacola; Gallagher, T .

D., U S M C Schl, Q u a n t i c o ; Galloway, T . L . , Williams A F B , A r i z . ; G a m b o a , Jose C , U S S BASILONE ( D D E - 8 2 4 ) ; G a r m o n , Gerald S., N A S , Pensacola; Garrison, Carl D . , N A S , Pensacola; Garrison, S. A., S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; G a u l , James H . , USS D A M A T O ( D D E - 8 7 1 ) ; G a u v i n , William A., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; G e z e l m a n , Allen D . , U S A E S , Fort Belvoir; G h i r a r d i , L . F . , USS W I L L I A M

R . RUSH

(DDR-714);

Giles, Robert E . , USS STURDY (MSO-494); Gingras, Peter S., USS COGSWELL (DD-651); Ginieczki, R. F . , N A S , Pensacola; Glasier, Peter K., USS L A K E C H A M P L A I N ( C V S - 3 9 ) ; G l e n n , W .

L., Jr., USS V E S O L E ( D D R - 8 7 8 ) ; G l o v e r , W . F .

H . , I l l , USS R O B E R T H . M C C A R D (DD-822);

Gluck, John M . , Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Goebel, David M . , USS SARDA ( S S - 4 8 8 ) ; Goldsb o r o u g h , M . W . , Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Golwas, P . G., Jr., N A S , Pensacola; Googins, Bruce R., USS SOMERS ( D D - 9 4 7 ) ; G o r d o n , D o n a l d P., S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; G o r d o n , Richard S., N A S , Pensacola; Graf, Karl R., S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; Grafton, P . S., USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL ( D D - 8 6 9 ) ; G r a h a m , Walter H . , USS BORIE ( D D 7 0 4 ) ; G r a n t , L . R., II, N A S , Pensacola; Gray, V. S., Jr., S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; Green, H a r o l d C , Supply Corps Schl, A t h e n s , G a . ; Green, N . R., Jr., N A S , Pensacola; G r e e n m a n , R. P . , Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Greer, George W . , Supply Corps Schl, A t h e n s , G a . ; Griffin, C. D . , Jr., USS P H I L I P ( D D E - 4 9 8 ) ; Griggs, Stanley D . , N A S , Pensacola; G r z y m a l a , T . C., USS C O U R T N E Y ( D E 1 0 2 1 ) ; G u n l o c k , T . R., U S S W H I T F I E L D C O U N T Y ( L S T - 1 1 6 9 ) ; G u y o n , Robert J., N A S , Pensacola.

H a d d i c k , John R., N A S , Pensacola; Hafner, Arnold N . , U S M C Schl, Quantico; H a l l , G r a h a m , C h a n u t e A F B , 111.; H a m i l t o n , Jack E . , S u b Schl, New London; Hamly, F . N . , USS FLETCHER ( D D E - 4 4 5 ) ; H a m m e r , J. L., I l l , USS V A N V O O R -

His ( D E - 1 0 2 8 ) ; H a n b y , James W . , Keesler A F B , Miss.; H a n l e y , J. J., Jr., N A S , Pensacola; H a n z e l , J. A., Jr., S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; H a r d , Donald G., Univ. of 111., U r b a n a , 111.; H a r d y , Richard E., USS BARNEY ( D D G - 6 ) ; H a r m s , R a y m o n d J., Sub Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; H a r p e r , Robert E . , Fort Belvoir, V a . ; H a r r i n g t o n , P . H . , Supply Corps Schl, Athens, G a . ; H a r r i s , Leigh, Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; H a r t , Larry M., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; H a r t , Patrick V . , U S S RANGER ( C V A 6 1 ) ; H a r t m a n , Robert C , Sub Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; Harvey, Paul R., N A S , Pensacola; Hastings, R. W., N A S , Pensacola; H a t h e w a y , A . L . , USS BOYD ( D D - 5 4 4 ) ; H a u g e n , Ronald G., N A S , Pensacola; Havey, Brian J., N A S , Pensacola; H a w k i n s , T h a n e D . , Scott A F B , 111.; Hayes, Richard J., S u b Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; H e c k m a n , Ralph P., Wright-Patterson A F B , O h i o ; Heffernan, T . J., USS L U C E ( D L G - 7 ) ; H e h n e n , M a r k T . , U S M C Schl, Q u a n tico; H e i n e , W . A., I l l , N A S , N e w York; Heiskell, L. L . , Craig A F B , A l a . ; H e n d e r s o n , P . C , USS TOPEKA

(CLG-8);

H e n l e y , R. L . , Jr., USS K E A R -

SARGE ( C V S - 3 3 ) ; Hennessy, John M . , U S M C Schl, Quantico; H e n r y , Russell J., N A S , Pensacola; H e r m a n n , K e r m y n J., USS T R A T H E N ( D D - 5 3 0 ) ; Herriott, Jack A., U S S E P P E R S O N ( D D E - 7 1 9 ) ; Hertzfeldt, D . R., N A S , Pensacola; Hesser, William A., U S M C Schl, Q u a n t i c o ; H e w i t t , John F., Sub Schl, N e w L o n d o n ; H i c k a m , Aubrey W . , USS P U T N A M ( D D - 7 5 7 ) ; H i c k m a n , John A., George A F B , Calif.; H i c k o x , O . J., Jr., USS FARRAGUT ( D L G - 6 ) ; Hicks, Robert L . , N A S , Pensacola; H i n k l e , John C , Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; H i t c h b o r n , J. B., USS W E D D E R B U R N ( D D 6 8 4 ) ; Hitchcock, T . K., N A S , Pensacola; Hoffm a n . David W . , N A S , Pensacola; Hoffman, W . S.,

SHIPMATE

USS TAYLOR ( D D E - 4 6 8 ) ; Homer, James J., Nu-

clear Power Schl, Mare Island; Honeywell, J. A., USMC Schl, Quantico; Hopkins, Roger E., Lowry AFB, Colo.; Horvath, Frank J., NAS, Pensacola; Howe, Henry F., USS WILLIAM M . WOOD ( D D R -

715);

Huchberger,

B., Hamilton AFB, Calif.;

Huchthausen, P. A., USS BLANDY ( D D - 9 4 3 ) ; Huff,

Dennis E., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Hughes, F. P., Jr., NAS, Pensacola; Hughes, Frank W., USS

MACDONOUGH

(DLG-8);

Hughes,

James,

N.AS, Pensacola; Hughes, T. E., McConnell AFB, Kans.; Hughes, William A., Sub Schl, New London; Huling, John M., Jr., USS JOSEPH P. K E N -

NEDY, JR. ( D D - 8 5 0 ) ; Hunsicker, J. E., Fort Belvoir, Va.; Hunt, Paul D., Jr., Sub Schl, New London; Hurst, Edwin K., II, NAS, Pensacola; Hurst, Paul D., USS HAYNESWORTH (DD-700); Hutchinson, D. v . , NAS, Pensacola; Hyde, Albert R., NAS, Pensacola; Hyland, J. J., Ill, Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge.

Ingram, Charles R., USS DUPOXT

(DD-941);

Ingram, Isom I., NAS, Pensacola; Inskeep, George W., NAS, Pensacola; Ise, William H., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge.

Jackson, James

B., USS CHARLES F . ADAMS

(DDG-2); Jackson, John T., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Jacobson, K. R., USMC Schl, Quantico; James, Donald W., NAS, Pensacola; Jeffers, Paul R., Sub Schl, New London; Jenkins, John P., Moody AFB, Ga.; John, Joseph R., Sub Schl, New London; Johnson, Philip H., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Johnston, T . F., NAS, Pensacola; Johnston, Wayne G., USS RENSHAW

(DDE-499);

JoUey, J. N., Jr., USMC Schl, Quantico; Jones, David F., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Jones, Patrick J., USMC Schl, Quantico; Jones, Philip T., USMC Schl, Quantico; Jordan, James F., USS CHARLES P. CECIL (DDR-835); Judge, C. V., II, USS RICHARD B . ANDERSON (DD-786).

Kazmar, W. J., McGuire AFB, N . J.; Kallus, Ernest R., NAS, Pensacola; Kammerdeiner, R. N., USS HERMITAGE (LSD-34); Kane, Charles R., Sub Schl, New London; Kasberg, Walter B., USS CowELL (DD-547); Keenan, Thomas D., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Kehl, Stephen L., Sub Schl, New London; Keithley, C. L., Jr., NAS, Pensacola; Keller, Douglas G., USS CROMWELL (DE-1014); Kelly, John P., USS JOHN PAUL JONES

(DD-932); Kendrigan, J. R., Sub Schl, New London; Kennedy, R. S., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Kennelly, R. J., NAS, Pensacola; Kenny, John J., Jr., Sub Schl, New London; Ketner, Barry R., USS LORAIN COUNTY

(LST-1177);

Kiehle,

James H., Williams AFB, Ariz.; Kile, Thomas J., NAS, Pensacola; King, Donald M., NAS, Pensacola; King, John B., USS EVANS (DE-1023); Kinger, Joseph M., Sub Schl, New London; Kirvan, W. H., Jr., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Kisiel, Roger W., NAS, Pensacola; Klos, Alan R., McConnell AFB, Kans.; Knochel, C. A., NAS, Pensacola; Knotts, S. R., Jr., Sub Schl, New London; Knubel, J. A., Jr., USS BANG (SS-385); Kobar, Michael L., Sub Schl, New London; Koch, James P., NAS, Pensacola; Koch, Robert W., Sub Schl, New London; Koeber, Charles J., NAS, Pensacola; Kosch, Charles A., Supply Corps Schl, Athens, Ga.; Kotchka, Jerry A., USS HANK ( D D 702); Krehely, Donald E., Supply Corps Schl, Athens, Ga.; Krulak, W. M., USMC Schl, Quantico; Kszystyniak, J. E., USMC Schl, Quantico; Kunkel, Donald J., USMC Schl, Quantico; Kuntz, Robert P., NAS, Pensacola; Kurshan, David, Laredo AFB, Tex. Labriola, J. M., Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.; Labyak, Peter S., USS DEWEY (DLG-14); Laduca, N. J., Jr., USMC Schl, Quantico; Lagrandeur, L. B., USS HOOPER (DE-1026); Laine, Lawrence L., USS SARATOGA (CVA-60); Lane, Joseph H., Fort Belvoir, Va.; LaPlante, John B., NAS, Pensacola; Larabee, Harry W., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Larsen, Jerome E., USS BUCHANAN (DDG-14); Lastaiti, R. S., USS BRISTOL (DD-857); Laughlin, C. E., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Lavoo, John A., USMC Schl, Quantico; Laws, Richard L., NAS, Pensacola; Leach, T. J., Jr., Offutt AFB, Nebr.; Lee, Charles R., NAS, Pensacola; Lee, Richard C , Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Lee, Richard N., AUGUST,

1 9 6 2

USS HoEL (DDG-13).

Nair, S. E., Jr., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Nardone, Carl F., Sub Schl, New London; Nash, Michael A., NAS, Pensacola; Natter, John T., USS HOPEWELL (DD-681); Nelson, D. J. C , NAS, Pensacola; Nelson, G. A., NAS, Pensacola; Levings, W. H., Ill, USS RICHARD S. EDWARDS Nelson, Peter J., NAS, Pensacola; Nelson, Sigurd (DD-950); Lewis, Ernest L., NAS, Pensacola; E., USMC Schl, Quantico; Nerup, Robert K., USS Lewis, F. L., NAS, Pensacola; Lewis, Robert J., WALKE (DD-723); Newell, M. T., NAS, PensaNuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Liacopoulos, V. cola; Newton, F. H., Ill, Nuclear Power Schl, P., NAS, Pensacola; Life, Richard A., USS YORK Bainbridge; Newton, Roy I., Sub Schl, New LonCOUNTY (LST-1I75); Lindgren, J. O., Jr., WrightPatterson .AFB, Ohio; Lindsay, J. H., Jr., USS don; Nichols, R. E., Jr., Sub Schl, New London; Nickerson, Guy D., NAS, Pensacola; Nicklas, DYESS (DDE-880); Lingley, Gordon S., Sub Schl, Charles, Sub Schl, New London; Nissenson, L., New London; Litrie, Edwards S., Nuclear Power USMC Schl, Quantico; Norton, C. K., Jr., NAS, Schl, Bainbridge; Locher, Oliver G., N.AS, PenPensacola; Nowell, Herbert T., N.AS, Pensacola; sacola; Lojko, Boley A., Nuclear Power Schl, Nystrom, S. C , NAS, Pensacola.

Bainbridge; Lorenzen, Mylan W., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Lorino, William J., Sub Schl, O'Brien, Joseph R., N.AS, Pensacola; O'Brien, New London; Losoya, Rodolfo, USS CHARLES R .

Martin J., NAS, Pensacola; O'Connell, R. L., USS WARE (DD-865); Lucas, James D., Jr., USS H E N WALKER (DDE-517); O'Connor, J. A., Supply DERSON (DD-785); Luker, Richard A., NAS, PenCorps Schl, Athens, Ga.; O'Connor, Kip, Sub sacola; Lundquist, D. G., NAS, Pensacola.

Schl, New London; O'Connor, M. B., Jr., NAS, Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; LeGrande, L. C , NAS, Pensacola; Lehmiller, D. J., Univ. of Michigan, .Ann .Arbor; Lencses, David B., N.AS, Pensacola; Letteney, L. K., Sub Schl, New London; Levangie, James C , Sub Schl, New London;

MacGregor, J. A., USS BLUE (DD-744); MacIsaac, P. C , USS KEPPLER (DDE-765); Mackenzie, K. B., Fallon, Nev., CO, NAAS; Madalo, Michael, USMC Schl, Quantico; Madison, R. L., USS CONE (DD-866); Madonna, R. V. C , USMC Schl, Quantico; Magruder, P. M., Jr., USS SPRINGFIELD (CLG-7); Maheu, John C , NAS, Pensacola; Majeski, Robert A., USS HARDHEAD (SS-365); Malave, Pedro M., NAS, Pensacola; Maley, Michael D., Sub Schl, New London; Mallen, Frank H., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Maloney, E. F., Ill, Keesler, AFB, Miss.; Maness, Anthony R., NAS, Pensacola; Mann, Edward B., Jr., USS DAHLGREN (DLG- 12); Manno, Samuel F., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Marienthal, G., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Marrical, A. R., NAS, Pensacola; Marshall, F. G., Ill, NAS, Pensacola; Marshall, James A., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Martin, Walter P., USS ROBERT K .

HUNTINGTON (DD-781); Martineau, R. G., NAS, Pensacola; Martinelli, S. A., ComBSNavShipYd, Boston, Mass.; Masella, J. V., Jr., 551st AB Gp (ADC), Otis AFB, Mass.; Mather, Gregory A., Supply Corps Schl, Athens, Ga.; Maurer, J. H., Jr., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Mayfield, David M., Sub Schl, New London; McCahill, D. F., NAAS, Meridian, Miss.

McCammon, Peter L., USS WALLACE I. LIND

(DD-703); McCarthy, J. J., Jr., Sub Schl, New London; McCasland, J. S., USS BLACK (DD-666); McCray, Donald, NAS, Pensacola; McDonald, R. L., U S A R A L Repl Det (1703), Ft. Richardson, .Alaska; McDonough, T. J., Jr., Supply Corps Schl, .Athens, Ga.; McGrath, John M., NAS, Pensacola; McKechnie, T. W., USS JOSEPH K . TAUSSIG (DE-

1030); McLean, Robert, Sub Schl, New London; McNeal, Robert J., US.MC Schl, Quantico; McNeill, C. A., Jr., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; McNeill, Donald R., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; McPhail, Eugene B., USS ALFRED A. CUNNINGHAM (DD-752); McRae, David A., NAS, Pensacola; McWhinney, R. T., Jr., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; McWhite, Peter B., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge.

Mears, Edward I., Sub Schl, New London; Meckler, Jacob M., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Mercer, Thomas A., NAS, Pensacola; Mcsser, James S., NAS, Pensacola; Mettier, James H . , USS PICKING (DD-685); Meyer, Victor A., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Miga, Michael J., Hancock Field, N . Y.; Milkowski, G. C , Sub Schl, New London; Miller, Donald G., USMC Schl, Quantico; Miller, William C , USS DUPONT (DD-941); Monaghan, Brian D., USS AGERHOLM (DD-826); Monney, Neil T., NAD, Bangor, Wash.; Monroe, H. N , III, USS JOHNSTON ( D D 821); More, Alan R., USS PRESTON (DD-795);

Pensacola; O'Dell, Peter G., USS BARRY (DD933); O'Donnell, F. X., USS PORTERFIELD ( D D 682); Olson, Harvey D., USS BRINKLEY BASS ( D D -

887); Olson, Phillip R., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Orriss, David A., USS SAMUEL N . MOORE ( D D - 7 4 7 ) ; Osborn, G. H., NAS, Pensacola; O'SulIivan, E. J., NAS, Pensacola; Overstreet, J. W., NAS, Pensacola; Owen, Robert H., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Owen, Thomas J., Sub Schl, New London; Owens,'William A., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island.

Palka, Fred, USMC Schl, Quantico; Palmer, James M., USS HARRY E . HUBBARD

(DD-748);

Paquin, James E., Sub Schl, New London; Partrick, R. E., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Patten, Michael J., Sub Schl, New London; Patterson, W. B., Williams AFB, Ariz.; Pearce, James W., USS PREBLE ( D L G - 1 5 ) ; Pearson, Dale G., USS H E R BERT J. THOMAS ( D D R - 8 3 3 ) ; Penny, Douglas C ,

NAS, Pensacola; Perkins, E. D., NAS, Pensacola; Perrill, F. E., Supply Corps Schl, Athens, Ga.; Peterson, D. A., Jr., NAS, Pensacola; Pfingstag, W. C , Sub Schl, New London; Pfister, W. C , USS MAHAN ( D L G - 1 1 ) ; Phillips, G. B., Jr., NAS,

Pensacola; Phillips, John B., USS GREGORY ( D D 802); Phoebus, C. R., NAS, Pensacola; Pinskey, Howard S., Supply Corps Schl, Athens, Ga.; Pitzer, Ronald T., USS BOLD ( M S O - 4 2 4 ) ; Plath, Richard N., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Poe, John R., USS MEREDITH ( D D - 8 9 0 ) ; Pooser,

James E., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Popp, Arvel J., USS COMPTON ( D D - 7 0 5 ) ; Powell, D. W.,

Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.; Powell, R. C , Arizona State Univ., Tempe, Ariz.; Pozzi, Robert J., USS BAINBRIDGE

(DLG(N)-25);

USS BACHE

(DDE-470);

Pratt,

Thomas

R.,

Procopio, J. G., NAS,

Pensacola.

Quinn, John T., Supply Corps Schl, Athens, Ga. Racouillat, R. N., USAREur (Ger.); Raggett, M. M., USS INFLICT ( M S O - 4 5 6 ) ; Ramsey, Roger C,

USS

CHARLES

F . ADAMS

(DDG-2);

Rank,

Lawrence M., Vance AFB, Okla.; Rawls, H . M., Jr., USS LOFBERG ( D D - 7 5 9 ) ; Rector, Edwin, An-

drews AFB, Md.; Reed, Gary A., NAS, Pensacola; Regan, John T., Sub Schl, New London; Reiling, V. G., Jr., USS JOHN WILLIS ( D E - 1 0 2 7 ) ; Reilly,

1157); Morrell, Robert G., Hamilton AFB, Calif.; Mullins, David L., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Munger, Jerry W., NAS, Pensacola; Murphy, Paul F.. Barksdale .AFB, La.; Murphy,

John R., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Reilly, Thomas M., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Reistetter, E. A., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Renfro, Jack D., Supply Corps Schl, .Athens, Ga.; Rhodes, Donald W.,NAS, Pensacola; Rice. Richard B., Ft. Campbell, Ky.; Richarde, H. M., NAS, Pensacola; Riddell, R. A., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Ridgely, Philip J., USS HELENA (CA-75); Ripley, John W., USMC Schl, Quantico; Ritt, Dayton W., NAS, Pensacola; Roberts, C. S., IV, Seymour Johnson AFB, N. C ; Roberts, James E.] Lockbourne .AFB, Ohio; Roberts, Joseph T., USMC Schl, Quantico; Roberts, T. C , III, Supply Corps Schl, Athens, Ga.; Rogas, Edward, Jr., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Roll, William R., USMC Schl, Quantico; Rosenbach, B. H., USS JONAS

Thomas

INGRAM ( D D - 9 3 8 ) ; Rosser, T. N., Jr., USS SEL-

Moritz, Carl .A., Jr.. USS TERRELL COUNTY (LST-

F., USS LLOYD THOMAS

(DDE-764);

Murray, Thomas E., N.AS, Pensacola; Murray, William L., N.'\S, Pensacola; Mustin, Thomas M.,

LERS (DDC-11); Rossi, Joseph L., NAS, Pensacola; Roze, Uldis R., Ft. Bragg, N . C.; Rue, 61

Thomas .A., NAS, Pensacola; Rueckert, Jon, Navy Supply Corps Schl, Athens, Ga.; Ruff, John C , USS STRIBLING ( D D - 8 6 7 ) ; Runnels, Joseph D.,

James Connally AFB, Tex.; Rupertus, P. H., USMC Schl, Quantico; Rupprecht, R. P., NAS, Pensacola; Rutherford, P. F., USS BRIDGET (DE-I024).

Sage, Henry J., USMC Schl, Quantico; Salyards, G. M., USS PARSONS ( D D - 9 4 9 ) ; Sand, James C , USS IMPLICIT ( M S O - 4 5 5 ) ; Sanders, R. F., Ari-

zona State Univ., Tempe, Ariz.; Santi, Ralph L., NAS, Pensacola; Sapp, Neil C , NAS, Pensacola; Sarsfield, P. J., USMC Schl, Quantico; Saunders, P. G., NAS, Pensacola; Schreiber, J. B., Sub Schl, New London; Schroller, K. W., Jr., NAS, Pensacola; Schropp, John W., USS MASSEY ( D D - 7 7 8 ) ; Schwartz, Henry W., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Schweizer, G. W., NAS, Pensacola; Scifers, L. v . , Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Searcy, M. J. Jr., Sub Schl, New London; Seelig, Martin A., USS WARRINGTON ( D D - 8 4 3 ) ; Senn, L. E., NAS, Pen-

sacola; Sharp, Clay L., Jr., NAS, Pensacola; Shaw, Joseph W., Jr., USS KENNETH D . BAILEY ( D D R - 7 1 3 ) ; Sheafer, E. D., Jr., USS TOWERS ( D D G - 9 ) ; Sheldon, W. G., USS CORRY ( D D R -

817); Sherman, Jay D., Arizona State Univ, Tempe, Ariz.; Shoup, Linn T., USS CHARLES H .

ROAN ( D D - 8 5 3 ) ; Simmons, R. L., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Simpson, S. T., USS BIDDLE (DDG-5); Sisk, R. M., Jr., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Sloat, James W., Jr., NAS, Pensacola; Slowikowski, W. F., Keesler AFB, Miss.; Smith, Bradford D., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Smith, Franklin J., USS MORTON (DD-948); Smith, L. W., Jr., NAS, Pensacola; Smith, Michael O., NAS, Pensacola; Smith, Roger W., Sub Schl, New London; Smith, W. R. H., USS HENRY B .

WILSON (DDG-7); Soderberg, J. E., Sub Schl, New London; Soechtig, S. A., USMC Schl, Quantico; Sommers, A. E., Jr., USMC Schl, Quantico; Sontheimer, R. M., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Spane, Robert J., NAS, Pensacola; Spofford, Barry A., USS FURSE (DDR-882); Sprague, H . O . , Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Springer, C. H. T., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Sramek, J. S., Jr., USMC Schl, Quantico; Stackhouse, L. R., IJSS FRANK E . EVANS (DD-

754); Steele, Billie O., USS MCCAFFERY ( D D E 860); Steen, G. S., Jr., Supply Corps Schl, Athens, Ga.; Stephenson, W. W., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Stilwell, W. C , NAS, Pensacola; Stokes, Stephan R., Key West, Fla.; Stolgitis, W. C , Sub Schl, New London; Stone, Thomas E., USS SAUFLEY ( E D D E - 4 6 5 ) ; Storey, William F., USS BOSTON ( C . A G - 1 ) ; Stratton, Craig A., USS

MACKENZIE (Continued

from

page 12)

T h e n came An American in England (2 vols., 1835) and Spain Revisited (2 vols., 1836). H e next turned to biography with his Life of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (2 vols., 1840) ; then t h e first Life of lohn Paul Jones (2 vols., 1841). .After t h e SOMERS affair he occupied himself writing a Life of Stephen Decatur (1846). Mackenzie wrote with a sprightly, humorous style and most of his books went into several editions. H e died in 1848, from t h e effects of a fall from a horse, leaving three sons a n d a daughter.

T h e self-educated Mackenzie w a s an advocate of formal education for naval officers and he wrote extensively on the subject. T h e anomaly is that it w a s n o t his writing but the sad facts of the SOMERS case that hastened the establishment of t h e N a v a l Academy.

Members of the military professions should prefer to remember Mackenzie not as a successful author or an unfortunate commander but as the father of t h e three w o r t h y sons who followed him in t h e profession of a r m s .

Ranald Slidell Mackenzie (1841-1889) graduated first in t h e Class of 1862 a t W e s t Point ( g r a d u a t e no. 1967). T w o years later he w a s a major general of volunteers commanding a division of cavalry in the A r m y 62

R., NAS, Pensacola; Vogel, R. W., Ill, Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Volk, J. S., II, USS BAUSELL (DD-845); Vopelak, R. J., Nuclear Great Lakes, 111.; Sullivan, John P., USMC Schl, Power Schl, Mare Island; Vreeland, Roy A., NAS, Quantico; Sullivan, M. E., NAS, Pensacola; SundPensacola. berg, A. P., USS MANLEY ( D D - 9 4 0 ) ; Sushka, P. W., Jr., Sub Schl, New London; Swartz, Carl, Wagner, Frank, NAS, Pensacola; Wagner, G. III, Chanute AFB, III; Sykes, Dustin C , USS F. A., USS RADFORD (DDE-446); Waite, Richard, TOM GREEN COUNTY (LST-1159); Szekely, R. A., IV, Supply Corps Schl, Athens, Ga.; Walker, Jr., NAS, Pensacola.

James E., NAS, Pensacola; Wallace, Roy N., USS DEHAVEN (DD-727); Wallin, Steven R., USS Tabb, Hugh A., Sub Schl, New London; JOHN R . PERRY (DE-1034); Walsh, Bernard, NAS, Tamny, Michael A., USS EDSON ( D D - 9 4 6 ) ; Pensacola; Warner, E. L., Ill, Casde AFB, Calif.; Tanger, Richard G., NAS, Pensacola; Tansey, Warthin, J. C , Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Philip M., USS BEALE ( D D E - 4 7 1 ) ; Tash, Allen R., Keesler AFB, Miss.; Teasdale, Irvin C , USS Waterman, G. R., Sub Schl, New London; Watkins, Donald E., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare HARTLEY ( D E - 1 0 2 9 ) ; Teeple, William W., USS Island; Webb, Evans W., Supply Corps Schl, ERNEST G . SMALL (DDR-838); Teller, John P., Athens, Ga.; Wehner, Joseph L., USS HAMMERSub Schl, New London; Thatcher, Paul D., 3526th BERG (DE-1015); Welham, W. F., Jr., Sub Schl, Smdent Sq (ATC), Williams AFB, Ariz.; ThaxNew London; Werlock, James P., Sub Schl, New ton, David R., Sub Schl, New London; Theis, London; Wertin, J. E., Ill, NAS, Pensacola; WesJohn H . , Jr., USS UHLMANN ( D D - 6 8 7 ) ; Theriot, ner, Ross C , Sub Schl, New London; Westbrook, Simon, Jr., NAS, Pensacola; Thomas, E. C , Jr., R. E., USS MARSHALL (DD-676); Westerman, R. Sub Schl, New London; Thomas, Peter W.,Nuclear R., McClellan AFB, Calif.; Wheeler, K. B., NAS, Power Schl, Bainbridge; Thomassy, L. E., Jr., Pensacola; Wheeler, Sidney E., NAS, Pensacola; NAS, Pensacola; Thomes, James T., Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh; Thursby, W. R., Jr., North White, John D., II, USS SAMUEL B . ROBERTS ( D D 823); White, J. A., Jr., USS PURDY ( D D - 7 3 4 ) ; Carolina State College, Raleigh, N. C ; Tidball, White, Robin J., Sub Schl, New London; Whitney, Robert N., USS WILKINSON ( D L - 5 ) ; Tiernan, M. R. K., NAS, Pensacola; Wicks, F. C , Lowry AFB, C , Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Tipton, John E., NAS, Pensacola; Tobolski, D. M., USS Colo.; Wilhoit, James M., Sub Schl, New London; MCKEAN ( D D R - 7 8 4 ) ; Todd, Terrence S., NAS, Williams, D. D., NAS, Pensacola; Williamson, W. S., Sub Schl, New London; Wilson, Harold D., Pensacola; Tolbert, C. O., NAS, Pensacola; TomNAS, Pensacola; Windham, Dale D. M., USMC check, John K., Supply Corps Schl, Athens, Ga.; Schl, Quantico; Winkler, Joseph J., NAS, PensaTompkins, Paul S., USS WINDHAM COUNTY ( L S T cola; Winter, Ward L., NAS, Pensacola; Wolfe, 1170); Torbit, Jerry B., USS FRED T . BERRY John T., USS BAUER (DE-I025); Wood, John G., ( D D E - 8 5 8 ) ; Toreson, A. H., Jr., NAS, Pensacola; USS NORFOLK (DL-1); Woodford, D . L., Asst Tortora, Carmine, Sub Schl, New London; TownROICC, BuDocks Contracts, Point Arguello, Calif.; send, J. T., Sub Schl, New London; Trapnell, Woodka, Thomas K., NAS, Pensacola; Woodruff, Bruce S., USAREur (Ger.); Trax, Lindsay J., Peter B., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; Woods, NAS, Pensacola; Treanor, R. C , Supply Corps James R., Jr., NAS, Pensacola; Woodworth, G. Schl, Athens, Ga.; Tremaine, Myron D., 45th R., Jr., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Island; WunderArty BDE (ED), Arlington Hgts., 111.; Trimmer, ly, W. L., Jr., USS JOHN KING (DDG-3); Wurts, Ray A., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Tripp, R. W., Jr., USS BiGELow (DD-942); Tully, A. R., E. v . . Ill, USS THEODORE E . CHANDLER (DD717); Wyly, Michael D., USMC Schl, Quantico.

Jr., Supply Corps Schl, Athens, Ga.; Tune, Cecil L., Jr., NAS, Pensacola.

Yandell, L. A., Nuclear Power Schl, Mare Uber, Thomas E., Sub Schl, New London; Island; Yandrofski, R. M., NAS, Pensacola; YanUpdegrove, K. R., USMC Schl, Quantico. narella, A. M., George AFB, Calif.; Yeatts, Thomas R., Nuclear Power Schl, Bainbridge; Yohanan, Valentine, G. E., Sub Schl, New London; Van Robert R., USS PROVIDENCE (CLG-6); Yufer Brackle, V. L., USS POWER (DD-839); Van Kenneth L., NAS, Pensacola.

Saun, A., USS O'BRIEN (DD-725); Vaughan, LAWRENCE

(DDG-4);

Stubbs, W.

O., Jr., USS

AVENGE ( M S O - 4 2 3 ) ; Sturmer, Donald C , NTC,

Trotter, USS EVERETT F . LARSON (DDR-830); Veith, Dennis A., USS FRANK KNOX (DDR-

742); Verneski, John C , Vance AFB, Okla.; Vincent, W. L., NAS, Pensacola; Vinson, Clyde of t h e Potomac. N o less than Ulysses S. Grant wrote of h i m : " I regarded Mackenzie as t h e most promising young officer in t h e army." Ranald lived up t o this appraisal for, as colonel of t h e 4th Cavalry, he did more than any other man in the t w o decades after 1865 t o bring a n end t o t h e Indian W a r s .

H e died at the age of 48, worn out in mind and body from h a r d service a n d seven wounds. T h e r e is a moving tribute t o him in H e r r and Wallace, The Story of the U. S. Cavalry (1953), pages 188-200, a n d he has lived again recently in t h e television series "Mackenzie's Raiders."

Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, J r . (18421867) graduated from the Naval Academy in 1859 (graduate no. 370) in the same class as Mahan. H i s first cruise was in the H A R T FORD, flagship of t h e E a s t Indian Squadron.

In t h e papers of S. F . D u P o n t in t h e Eleutherian Mills Historical Library, W i l m i n g ton, Delaware, there is a letter from his widowed mother asking her friend. Captain Du Pont, for t h e itinerary of t h e HARTFORD, ordered home in 1861. She wanted to get letters to h e r son t o counteract t h e secession sentiment she feared w a s r a m p a n t in t h e w a r d r o o m a n d steerage of t h e ship. H e r fears were unfounded. T h e HARTFORD a n d Mackenzie arrived home in time t o take part in t h e battle of N e w Orleans. H e w a s in the ironclad N E W IRONSIDES in the attack

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(DD-729); Zagayko, A. R., Sub Schl, New London; Zimmerman, R. P., Jr., Sub Schl, New London; Zumbro, Paul E., Shepard AFB, Texas. on F o r t Sumter, 7 April 1863. H e did a tour a s instructor in seamanship a t t h e N a v a l Academy in N e w p o r t and then became executive of the HARTFORD. H e w a s killed in action 13 J u n e 1867 on t h e island of T a i w a n while in command of a force that h a d gone ashore to punish savages for t h e m u r d e r of members of the crew of an American whaling ship. T h e tribute h e received from his commander. Rear Admiral H . H . Bell, w a s perhaps even greater than that given his brother. " T h e N a v y could boast n o braver spirit, n o man of higher promise."

M o r r i s Robertson Slidell Mackenzie (18481915) graduated with t h e N a v a l Academy Class of 1866 ( g r a d u a t e no. 6 7 7 ) . I t was not easy for t h e W i d o w Mackenzie t o g e t an appointment for t h e blood nephew of t h e man w h o , at t h e time, almost succeeded in getting E m p e r o r Louis Napoleon of F r a n c e to recognize t h e Confederacy. T h e fact that M o r r i s did enter m a y have been in part due to t h e difference in names b u t it also m a y indicate that there w a s less rancor in those days than w e a r e led to believe. M o r r i s Mackenzie retired in the r a n k of rear admiral and died a t t h e family home in Morristown, N e w Jersey.

T h e r e must be members of t h e B i g Family still in t h e a r m e d services of t h e United States. Will their friends come forward and announce t h e m ?

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ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS CARACAS The regular monthly luncheon meeting of the Caracas chapter was held at the Club 200 on 7 June with ten members attending.

The meeting was pleasant, even though a number of members could not attend due to official business which took them out of Caracas.

The regular monthly luncheon meeting of the Caracas chapter was held at the Club 200 on 2 July with nine members and Capt.

Antonio Eljuri-Yanez of the Venzuelan Navy attending.

The date for the annual dinner party was set for 31 .August with Cdr. Bullen in charge of arrangements.

CHICAGO The spring blowout party of the Chicago chapter was held on 8 June in the gala atmosphere of the Officers' Club at the Naval Air Station, Glenview.

The turnout was splendidâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;54 in all, counting alumnus, wives and guests, for the dinnerdance party.

Muster of the chapter's officers was 100% : Gordon and Mary Buchanan '22, President; Burt and Shirley Kleinman, '48B, Vice President; Squirrel Herrington '24, Secretary; Mike and Shirley Berngard '49, Treasurer.

New "faces in the window" also aboard: Frank and Helen Orr '48B, Doug and Jane Aldrich '44, and Wayne and Mary Wittenberger '42.

The guest of honor was RAdm. Ira Nunn, Com Nine, who regaled the crowd with his keen wit and humor.

Very little business, but we did finally distribute the chapter Roster of Alumnus, after several months of preparation.

CORONADO The quarterly meeting of the Coronado chapter was held in the Neptune Room, Officers' Club, Naval Air Station. North Island on 14 June. Commodore Baughman gave a report of the meeting of the trustees at Annapolis.

Karl Schuele, assistant to the Vice President for Advanced Planning, General Dynamics, Astronautics, gave a talk on current and future space planning.

The next meeting is scheduled for 13 September.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The 9th meeting of the 1961-62 season was held on 16 May at the Army and Navy Club.

About 64 turned out for the occasion.

The principal guest and speaker was the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1 H Q USMC, Major General A. L. Bowser, U S M C '32.

The Presiding Officer, RAdm. J. A. Briggs, USN (Ret.), '23, made various announcements, then called upon each member to rise in turn, announce his name, class, and introduce any guests he might have.

Following luncheon, the Presiding Officer introduced the speaker; General Bowser gave a very interesting talk on "Modern Amphibious Concepts."

At the conclusion of this talk the meeting was adjourned.

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HOUSTON Present at the June monthly luncheon were 11 members and 4 honorary members. Young men interested in the Naval Academy in the Houston area may receive information and assistance by contacting: John Kirby Ewing, Krese Building, Houston 2, or Leon Ince, 371 M and M Building, Houston.

LOS ANGELES This chapter is sponsoring an all-class gettogether after the Navy-SC game on 17 November, in the main ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel, which is in the center of town and across the street from the Pershing Square underground parking garage.

The last such gathering here was in '49 and was a grand success with about one thousand attending.

NEWPORT, R. I. The regular May meeting of the chapter was held on 29 May in the Fleet Room of the Officers' Club, Naval Base, Newport, R. I. Present were 14 members plus Col. M. C. Shattuck, USA (Ret.), and Professor Albert Somit, speaker.

Professor Somit, of the Staff of the Naval War College, gave a very interesting talk on "The Background of Berlin."

SAN DIEGO At the regular meeting of the USNA .Alumni Association held last 10 May, the following officers were elected for the year beginning 1 July: President, Capt. Harry J. Verhoye, U S N (Ret.) '30; Vice President, Capt. Roy A. Newton, USN (Ret.) '30, and Sec-Treasurer, Cdr. C. V. "Daisy" Wilhoit, Jr., U S N R '46.

The following were elected to the Board of Directors for a 3-year term beginning 1 July 1962: RAdm. C. C. Hartman, USN (Ret.) '20, Capt. S. N. White, U S N R '39, J. J. Devlin '43, LCdr. L. E. Martin '46, and Trustee, Robert F. Hickey, USN (Ret.) '21.

The president appointed RAdm. S. B. Dodds '21, as chairman of a committee to study attendance problems.

Mr. P. E. Culbertson, Chief Project Engineer of Convair Astronautics, presented an NASA film of the Friendship Seven Flight and a discussion of the Atlas booster.

ST. LOUIS At the July meeting, a luncheon at the Missouri Athletic Club, St. Louis alumni were addressed by the national alumni vicepresident, John K. Hyatt '24, Captain, USNR, who discussed the proposed expansion plans for the Naval Academy as well as the newly announced policy of enlarging the civilian teaching staff while curtailing the number of officer instructors. Chapter President Bob Murch '42 (Cdr. U S N R ) announced plans for the August meeting, as well as preliminary planning for a 10 October "Founder's Day" Dinner and Reunion for all metropolitan St. Louis area alumni.

Capt. Frank Grubb, U S N (SC) '39, and Maj. Robert Hunt, USMC '49, are recent arrivals in the area and are on active duty in St. Louis.

USNA Alumni in the St. Louis area not on the local mailing list are urged to contact Cdr. Robert W. Murch, USNR, 718 Locust St., St. Louis 1, Mo. SEATTLE The June meeting of the Seattle chapter opened with a cocktail hour at 6:00 p.m.

Dinner was served at 7:00 p.m. followed by routine business and a program. Twenty-five members were present. Business. The minutes of the last meeting were approved by the membership; however, it was noted that E. G. Fairfax '39 should have been added to the list of alumni present at the meeting held in Bremerton on 4 May 1962.

John Wyatt '58 reported that eleven aspiring midshipmen candidates took advantage of the offer extended by the chapter to visit the U. S. Navy ships that were in Seattle for the commencement of the World's Fair.

Those who did visit the ships report that it was both interesting and enjoyable.

John also informed the membership that a congratulatory telegram was sent to Jim Burrow, Jr. '62 on his graduation from the Naval Academy.

As reported by Don Krick, the James Kyes Memorial is in the final production stages and will be ready for dedication some time in July. All members of the chapter are urged to attend the dedication in Monte Cristo, Wash. The date of the dedication ceremony will be announced later.

A discussion concerning retired pay recomputation legislation, introduced by Senator Jackson of Washington, brought forth considerable comment by the membership. C. S. Weeks '25 and Eric Barr '11 both stated that they had written to voice their opinion of the proposed legislation, and it was decided that they would collaborate on a letter stating the opinion of the members of the Seattle chapter. The letter would be prepared for the signature of our President, Don Krick. All individuals interested in this legislation are encouraged to check with C. S. Weeks or Eric Barr and to write to your Senator.

Bob Gregory '44 expressed his opinion on the proposed plan to replace naval officer instructors at the Naval Academy with civilian professors. He believes that the lack of down-to-earth discussions between the naval officers and midshipmen will adversely affect the midshipmen's preparedness for duty in the Fleet. Several opinions favoring and not favoring the proposed replacement were expressed by the membership. Program. Jack Colley '32 introduced the guest speaker, Mr. Lyle Stewart. Assistant Superintendent of Public Schools, Seattle. Mr. Stewart, whom we would call the Officer in Charge of Curriculum Planning and Development of School Plans, pinch-hitted for our scheduled speaker, Mr. J. B. Chichester, who was ill and unable to attend. Mr. Stewart is the President of the University Rotary Club and holds a M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington and Simpson College. The subject of Mr. Stewart's talk was "Problems in Public Education."

TWIN CITIES A reception for the official party of the .Academy and a cocktail party will be held 63

at the Leamington Hotel in Minneapolis on Friday evening, 5 October, followed by a dinner-dance. The price for the dinner-dance and hors d'oeuvres at the cocktail party is $7.75 per person.

Reservations and remittances for the dinner-dance and reception should be sent to Donald S. Murray '47, 1998 Laurel Ave., St. Paul 4, Minn. Making reservations as soon as possible will be appreciated.

Tickets for the game should be obtained directly from the Naval Academy Athletic -Association, Annapolis.

We have arranged with the Leamington Hotel for room accommodations. Reservations should be mailed directly to the Leamington. The hotel cannot guarantee space for those requiring it after 1 September.

WASHINGTON The tenth meeting of the 1961-62 season was held on 20 June at the Army-Navy Club.

About 100 turned out for the occasion.

The principal guest and speaker was the Chief, Bureau of Naval Weapons, RAdm. P. D. Stroop, USN '26.

The Presiding Officer, R.Adm. J. .A. Briggs, USN (Ret.) '23, President of the Washington chapter, made various announcements, then called upon each member to rise in turn, announce his name, class, and introduce any guest he might have.

Following luncheon, the Presiding Officer introduced the speaker. Adm. Stroop gave a most interesting presentation on "Navy Weapons Systems," using photographic slides and film clips to illustrate unique features of the various weapons and to show them in action. Adm. Stroop spiced his comments with various figures to point out the comparative performance of modern weapons as opposed to the performance capabilities of the weapons systems in the fleets during and prior to World War II. It was impressive to note that in spite of the vastly increased complexity of modern weapons (necessitated of course by the performance they must achieve), their design is such that they retain sufficient simplicity to make them completely effective in the hands of our present-day bluejackets and officers.

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