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Aviation Joins Tfie U. S. fleet HOW I SAW THE THIRD TINE OF THE TRIDENT GROW b y Capt. D. E. Cummings, USN (Ret.) ' 0 7

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A D A N Y O N E H E A D L I N E D on December 29, 1902, that a U. S. Fleet was that day born which would one day make the U. S. a major world power, he would have been right, but none would have taken him seriously. Just 14 months earlier (October 19, 1901) another infant was born, destined to grow up with that Fleet and to direct its far-flung power as the binding force of freedom across the Seven Seas. His name, Arleigh A. Burke.

It was around the beginning of this century that new inventions, new organizations, a new type of better educated officer and enlisted man, and better ideas were adopted in large scale by the U. S. Navy that had often in the past led in all these fields.

T h e advent of the Twentieth Century was marked by a number of events, which completely altered the aspect of naval and sea power of the world and of the United States in particular. Some of these took place within the Navy, others elsewhere; they included phenomena such as the birth of radio and of airplanes from hesitant beginnings. It was marked by the formal creation of the U. S. Fleet, the fruition of a couple of decades of transformation from wooden to iron ships and from sail to steam, and by the arrival at the Naval Academy of the first of a series of modern and, at last, practical submarines.

It was also marked by the growth of a system of command in the Navy adequate for its modern purposes. Those years saw the beginnings of the modern Navy and all the years since have built on the foundations laid at that time. T h e years since have been years of transition in material, in ideas, in conceptions of warfare, in the training of officers and men and in all those things that go to make up a modern Navy. T h e incredible developments of radar, nuclear energy, space satellites, revolutionary though they are, still had to fall into place from these sure foundations.

On March 25, 1898, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt proposed that the Navy investigate to see whether Professor Langley's successful 12-foot model airplane held future promise. T h e result was benevolent support. September 26, 1910, Captain W . I. Chambers was charged with development of aviation in the Navy and, with his successor. Captain Bristol, performed valiant services. Out of these beginnings under devoted, experienced officers evolved the Bureau of Aeronautics.

Beginning in 1910 some experiments in the adaptation of aircraft to ships and other significant events took place. Some of these seeds of a great tomorrow were: a. Eugene Ely flew from the deck of BIRMINGHAM and later landed on and took off from the deck of PENNSYLVANIA.

b. Glenn Curtiss placed his new hydro-aeroplane alongside PENNSYLVANIA, was hoisted in and out and returned to base. c. May, 1911—the Navy ordered two Curtiss planes and 1 Wright aircraft. d. In 1912 Captain Chambers submitted plans for stabilizers for use as a robot automatic pilot. e. In July, 1912, Admiral Fiske patented an aerial torpedo and sometime afterward I saw it tried. T h e torpedo head flew off on impact and had to be redesigned. f. T h a t year also saw the first successful catapult launching. g. June, 1913—the Navy's first fatal accident occurred; Ensign Billingsley, thrown out of a wind tossed plane, fell to his death. h. On January 6, 1913, the first aviation unit to work with a fleet concentration was shore based at Fisherman's Point, Guantanamo Bay. Ships and planes got used to SHIPMATE

seeing each other, and over a hundred officers took their first hops, i. In April, 1914, a detachment from Pensacola conducted reconnaissance for the Fleet at Vera Cruz, Mexico. A plane piloted by Lt. P. N . L. Bellinger sustained the Navy's first combat hit. O u r first " b o m b " in anger was a cake of soap dropped by h i m .

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M E S S M A T E O F M I N E in USS NEBRASKA, Billingsley received a letter from the Bureau of Navigation asking if he still wanted flight training. It was news to him that he had wanted it at all. H e had never thought of it before, but said yes.

In a flight with Towers the plane encountered bumpy air and both were thrown out. Billingsley fell to his death. Towers caught part of the structure and rode the plane to a crash landing. F r o m catastrophe safety precautions arise. Thereafter improved safety belts were provided. It is one of the strange twists of fate that the letter to Billingsley was a clerical error, it being intended for Bellinger.

In 1916 planes were still small. At Culebra that spring the gunboat DUBUQUE, of which I was Executive Officer, was lying at anchor. Abeam of her lay USS N O R T H CAROLINA with a hydro-aeroplane which made frequent training flights. O n e day I was startled to see the plane wobbling at low altitude directly toward my ship. T h e n a firmer hand took the controls and banked the plane steeply to avoid collision. It actually flew under the forestay of the ship, between the forestay and mast, without leaving a scratch. T h e sure-handed pilot, however, did not have time to right the plane before it hit the water.

W e rescued him and his student and were salvaging the plane when Admiral Cleaves and his Aide came on board to supervise.

Planes were rudimentary as well as small. O n the way north that spring, stopping at Pensacola, I had my first hop. I sat on a seat, strapped in, completely surrounded by atmosphere, with the pilot beside m e strapped into a similar seat. H e instructed m e that if he leaned left, or right, I was to do likewise.

After the hop, in which I did a lot of leaning, he took me proudly into a hangar to show me the latest acquisition—a plane with an enclosed fuselage—the foremost fringe of the wave of progress. T h e pilot was a former shipmate, E. W .

Spencer.

In September 1916, Lawrence Sperry demonstrated his pilotless plane. In 1917 the Navy bulk its own aircraft factory in Philadelphia to build planes and demonstrate production methods. In 1920 we made the first radio navigation trip from shore to a ship 94 miles at sea and returned. In August 1920,

IN NOVEMBER 1910, Eugene Ely, a civilian aviator, flew from the ship's deck in a Curtiss bi-plane.

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Norden was authorized to take flights to experiment with his bomb sight, gyroscopically directed.

Previously bombing had been done with an open sight. I knew from my own observadon that at 1000 feet the front end of this sight would conceal a whole squadron of destroyers underway. Precision sighting with it was impossible. I had tried unsuccessfully to put a telescope with cross wires on it.

In June 1917, the Navy's first aviation unit arrived at Pauillac and St. Nazaire on USS JUPITER and USS N E P T U N E u n d e r

Lt. Cdr. Kenneth Whiting. In October 1918 the N o r t h e r n Bombing Group made its first raid in force. In February 1919 the first Fleet Air Detachment of six twin-engine flying boats was formed at Guantanamo and operated with the Fleet. In this same period a gunnery practice to classify the spotters of the Fleet was held and served for the first time to observe the fall of shots. Although the pilots were unfamiliar with gunnery, their advantage of position made their spots superior.

This gave further impetus to the practice of putting planes on as many ships as possible, and equipping them with radio.

Towers visited the Detachment that spring to discuss with Captain G. W . Steele, Jr., Detachment Commander, and Commander Bruce Leighton, Squadron Commander, whether the Fleet should stick with boats or switch to carrier aviation. Also, about that time, I noticed a newspaper article about somebody named Billy Mitchell favoring taking aviation away from the Navy and putting it with the Army Air Corps. I hurried into print with an article, "Aviation or Naval Aviation, Which.''" that appeared in the February 1920 Naval Institute Proceedings.

My thesis was that flying over water needed a sailor w h o could fly, rather than an aerial chauffeur. I illustrated it by an experience of Captain Steele, who was in the cockpit of a flying boat heading up the coast for N e w York in a dense fog. H e had no communication with the pilot. H e sighted a ship.

From its heading and the general "lay of the land" and sea— he knew that it was steering for Ambrose Channel, but the pilot didn't, and he couldn't tell him. T o be useful over water, I concluded that the flyer had to know what takes place on the water and tvhy. T h e following year I was a student at the Naval W a r College. During that year of 1921 rules were formulated for including aviation in the course of this fine school that has done much to promote forward thinking.

One morning I found on my desk a scribbled note from Admiral Fiske. It asked, "You are a hundred miles at sea in command of a division of battleships. You sight a squadron of enemy torpedo planes approaching, what would you do.''"

Twenty years later the answer to that and the bombing squadron was still being sought. T h e war was the quickest teacher but

for mutiny. But he established new standards of readiness, competence and performance that over the near horizon of the years would stand die Navy (and the United States) in good stead in war.

Late in 1918 the Navy first flew the N C boats designed to get to the war zone by air instead of by ship. In May, 1919, the first trans-Atlantic flight took place. T h e operation to cross the Adantic by air (one of many Navy firsts) was a carefully organized affair, not unusual in the Navy. It included, under an Admiral, a line of ships to guard the route and a starting base at Trepassy Bay. A stop was planned at the Azores and USS SHAWMUT, under my command, was at Lisbon to receive the expedition. At Trepassy and on the SHAWMUT were young Lieutenants to prognosticate the weather, both of whom were to become Chiefs of the Weather Bureau: Willis R. Gregg, and F . W . Reichelderfer.

O N 5 NOV. 1915 LCdr. H. C. Mustin mode the first catapult launching from USS NORTH CAROLINA in an AB-2 flying boat.

active minds in the Navy had come a long way in providing the answer—farther, in fact, in large caliber guns, evasive maneuvers, fire control and anti-aircraft gun and fighter defense than any Navy in the world.

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R O M T H E W A R C O L L E G E I went to command the Naval Air Stadon at Rockaway. It was customary for planes to make weekend hops to ports within range. I required on these hops that pilots collect data useful to aviators. After a few of the hops I sent in the collected data to the Department. Soon the first series of Notices to Aviators appeared, made solely from these reports at Rockaway.

My squadron of six flying boats took part in the bombing of the ex-German ships. From gunnery experience it occurred to m e that salvo bombing might have advantages somewhat similar to those of gun salvoes. I suggested to my aviators that they try it, which they did against the ex-German ships. On their return they reported that other squadrons had given them the "raspberry"; nevertheless they had better results in damaging the ships than the single bombing attacks. T h e experience of the sea is a long experience; the more one knows the past the better he builds the future.

At that time Pensacola textbooks reportedly proved mathematically that planes had already reached their maximum size, since the lifting surface varied in area as the square of the linear dimensions while the volume increased as the cube. Of course earlier, not long before the Wrights flew, some expert proved it couldn't be done—just as it can be proved that the bumblebee can't fly. This cured m e of any skepticism regarding scientific limitations.

W h e n at Rockaway I performed additional duty inspecting construction of the Navy's first especially planned sea plane tender, USS W R I G H T . O n March 20, 1922, USS JUPITER, re-

named LANGLEY, was commissioned with a flight deck. Later, I saw her anchored in the Potomac River with a spring line to keep her headed in the wind. Pilots, including Chevalier, were practicing flying on and off. Chevalier was one of the most brilliant pioneers, in spite of needing thick glasses to see at all.

Admiral E. J. King, a qualified aviator, assumed command of Aircraft Battle Force in the 1930s. H e worked mercilessly, morning and night, demanding the same heavy duty performance from others. H e ran them completely ragged until, if not they, at least their wives and sweethearts were ready

Also in the SHAWMUT for the purpose of painting a historical picture of the event was the Navy's close friend and collaborator, Reuterdahl. While waiting at Lisbon he busied himself painting the background consisting of the brighdy colored hillside with its gaily painted houses. H e was much disgusted when the NC-4 arrived just at dusk and he had to tone down his entire background.

T h e Gunnery Officer of the SHAWMUT at this time was Lt. Frank Wead, who soon afterward went to flight training. He led the first acrobatic team to take off and stunt in formation with wing tips tied together. A "Wizard," this unique "Spig" Wead suffered a tragic accident ashore. In his new house he stepped on an uncompleted top step and six months later left the hospital a hopeless cripple. But with characteristic flexibility of the sea he left it with a new career. H e proceeded to write the first fine Navy and aviation movies and a stage hit, "Ceiling Zero." D u r i n g World W a r II he was joyfully welcomed to active duty on a carrier in what Admiral Halsey called the "Dirty Tricks" Department. By any definidon, Spig Wead was a m a n .

Three N C planes left Trepassy for the Azores and ran into dense fog. T w o , under Towers and Bellinger, coming down under the ceiling, landed in the ocean. NC-4, Commander A. C. Read in charge, landed at the Azores and, at 8:01 p.m.

May 27, 1919, at Lisbon.

There the flagship ROCHESTER swarmed with welcoming celebrities—naval, diplomatic, journalistic. As everybody knows, side honors on such occasions included brief band music, which the Navy makes short and snappy in order not to delay die proceedings. O n this occasion, however, the Municipal Band of Lisbon had requested to be allowed to take part and was assigned this duty.

NC-4 landed and tied up to a buoy. In accordance with strict orders I went alongside and took off the crew. They objected to going to the welcome without a chance to freshen up. Perhaps they had in mind the famous story of the state reception by the King of Italy for the Prince of Wales. As a special rnark of honor the King personally escorted the Prince to the Quirinal; reporting of this spot news to the home folds was entrusted to the British Navy. But languages play tricks on the unwary, especially on a sailor radio operator not in the know. T h e breathless British public was starded to hear that the Prince had been escorted to a place with similar sounding name, but one universally known to men, and much more private. ^ , ^ .,j T h e N C crew were escorted to the flag ship. But here, too, concept of custom if not language played tricks. They climbed wearily to the top of the starboard gangway. There they were greeted by the music, of all things, of the "Star Spangled Banner," played not in quick d m e , but in slow dirge tempo complete with three verses, each with chorus. At long last before midnight, the music ended and the greeters took over.

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If they had not on the flight, the crew now earned their laurels.

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H E N A V Y was both wise and lucky that it integrated aviation into itself from the beginning. It was wise because, by so doing, it enhanced sea power. It was lucky because it avoided falling victim to destructive influences that hampered other services, including some in other nations. Naval aviation took part in World W a r I, but it did so without being subordinated to the Western Front.

T h e experience of the British Navy with its aviation was not so happy. So secondary did it become to the war on land that it was merged with the Royal Flying Corps to become the Royal Air Force. For naval purposes aviation on British carriers was under non-naval command. After the war our Captain Fitch, in England as Attache, called on the Comm a n d i n g Officer of a carrier. H e was warmly received. Said the Commanding Officer, "You are a regular naval officer, and I can talk to you as m a n to man." H e then took his hair down, spoke bitterly of the terrible blunderer, the Air Commander, how ignorant he was of seamanship and navigation, and what a general so-and-so he was.

This call completed, Captain Fitch thought it well to call on the Air Commander, who received him warmly and said, "You being a regular aviator, I can talk to you as man to man."

T h e n he took his hair down and recited a similar list of grievances about that so-and-so, the ship's Captain.

T h e British, being practical people, and used to the ways of the sea, eventually realized that a ship is no place for a divided command, and restored to the Navy its own air arm.

But the interlude was a time of great development in naval science, and they suffered sorely in the early part of World W a r II when they had neither proper carriers, planes, nor tactics for the vast problems they faced at sea.

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H E A D V E N T O F A V I A T I O N brought many applications for flight training from young Naval Academy graduates. In December, 1910, Lt. T . G. Ellyson '05 was ordered to Curtiss for training. H e became naval aviator number one.

Later John Rodgers '03 went to W r i g h t Brothers for training and became naval aviator number two. In 1911, Lt. J. H .

Towers '06 was trained by Curtiss and became aviator nurnber three. In the same year, Ellyson, Rodgers and Towers sef up a unit at Annapolis and trained naval aviators there. Inj^iue time this unit was transferred to the old Navy Yard at Pensacola, where it still is. Lt. P. N . L. Bellinger '07 was trained at Annapolis and became naval aviator number eight.

All the officers who took flight training continued to be regular naval officers, and to perform duties as such. Many qualified as aviators for the sole purpose of rounding out their mastery of all the tools of their profession. Not all went to training stations to learn to fly. Capt. G. W . Steele, Jr., took advantage of his duties as Commander, Fleet Air Detachment to learn to fly with the assistance of the Squadron Commander, Bruce Leighton. As the number of aviators and the importance of their role grew, it became desirable to add officers of known capacity for major command to add strength to the voice of aviation in the counsels of the Navy. It was necessary to provide, for example, that commanders of carriers should have standing proportional to that of commanders of battleships.

Older officers, therefore, qualified in flying. Some were invited to do so. W h e n Capt. W . F . Halsey was a student at the Army W a r College he brought to me for information a letter from the Department asking if he would like to go to Pensacola for flight training. H e did so, and ten years later was the spectacular Commander of Carrier Task Forces carving out victory in the Pacific.

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were included in promotion examinations. T h u s officers of all ranks soon had at least a book knowledge of flight procedure.

T h e classes at the Naval Academy were given elementary flight training and soon one of the summer cruises was given over entirely to aviation. T h u s every incentive and facility was provided to ensure that everyone in the Navy understood something of this revoluUonary change that had so gready increased the power of the Navy.

In this expansion a key figure was Admiral Moffett. Coming from wartime command of the Great Lakes T r a i n i n g Station, which had a notable record both in training and in public relations, he was appointed Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics.

H e achieved a vast expansion of Naval Aviation and did a good job here as in earlier duties. H e went at it with energy and dedication. H e lost his life in the process. But he left a memorial of greatness in the sinews of the fleet that greatly served the United States in her time of trial.

Looking back over the years of the development of aviation, it is clear to me that the Navy integrated it as fast as it was ready for utilization, that the "barnacle N a v y " started early to adapt it to naval use, and to adapt to it the communications, navigation and other techniques necessary for seapower in its Twentieth Century service to the United States. Aviation grew up with the Navy until it had reached a status where it became an integral part, carrying its full share, and after awhile, a paramount share of the load—which is the nature of all true growth.

World W a r II thus found the Navy fully integrated with aviation and ready to utilize it effectively in the Atlantic and especially in the Pacific. Since this war, which could not have been won without a Navy that had integrated air as well as submarine advances, aviation has continued to be a major element in naval armament. Nuclear power, space operations, almost every development show that the Navy needs all its arms, effective and strong. Aviation has certainly borne its part and continues to do so.

T h e Navy was wise in its early recognition of the usefullness of aviation in seapower and wise in its thorough indoctrination of the entire service with aviation. Its old idea of requiring all line officers to be qualified in all branches of their profession has paid off, although, in the later years of rapidly changing technology, it has been necessary to depart more and more from that practice. T h e Navy has done well with its aviation and aviation has done well with the Navy. May it long continue as we reach out into space and the u n k n o w n future that rests with America's destiny on sea-based power.

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W Short History of Education b y Richard A r m o u r

ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAVID SCOTT

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which a w e l l - k n o w n humorist spoofs much t a k e n f a r too seriously b y m a n y persons campuses, f r o m matters academic a l l the fund-raising a n d the a l u m n i m a g a z i n e .

Prehistoric Times

Little is known about higher education during the Stone Age, which is perhaps just as well.

Because of a weakness in the liberal arts, the B.A. was not offered, and there was only the B.S. or Bachelor of Stones.

Laboratory facilities were meager, owing to a lack of government contracts and support from private industry, but the stars were readily available, on clear nights, for those interested in astronomy. (Scholars, who went around without much on, looked at the stars with the naked eye.)

Prehistoric students, being before history, failed to comprehend the fundamentals of the subject, such as its being divided into Ancient, Medieval, and Modern.

There were no College Boards. This was fortunate, because without saw or plane, boards were rough.

Nor were there any fraternities. The only clubs on the campus were those carried by the students or, in self-defense, by members of the faculty.

Alumni organizations were in their infancy, where some of them have remained. The alumni secretary occupied a small cave, left behind when the director of development moved to a larger one. While waiting for contributions to come in, he idly doodled on the wall, completely unaware that art critics would someday mistake his drawings of certain members of the board of trustees for dinosaurs and saber-toothed tigers.

The Alumni Quarterly came out every quarter of a century, and was as eagerly awaited as it is today. •Copyright 1962 by Editorial Projects for Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Classical Period

In ancient Athens everyone knew Greek, and in ancient Rome everyone knew Ladn, even small children—which those who have taken Elementary Greek or Elementary Latin will find hard to believe. Universities wishing to teach a language which had litde practical use but was good for mental discipline could have offered English if they had thought of it.

Buildings were all in the classical style, and what looked like genuine marble was genuine marble. However, philosophy classes were sometimes held on the steps, the students being so eager to learn that they couldn't wait to get inside.

The Peripatetic School was a college where the professors kept moving from town to town, closely followed by students and creditors. Sometimes lectures were held in the Groves of Academe, where students could munch apples and olives and occasionally cast an anxious eye at birds in the branches overhead.

Under the Caesars, taxation became so burdensome that Romans in the upper brackets found they might as well give money to their Alma Mater instead of letting the State have it. Thus it was that crowds often gathered along the Appian Way to applaud a spirited chariot race between the chairman of the funds drive and the tax collector, each trying to get to a good prospect first.

The word "donor" comes from the Latin donare, to give, and is not to be confused with dunare, to dun, though it frequently is.

When a prominent alumnus was thrown to the lions, customary procedure in the alumni office was to observe a moment of silence, broken only by the sound of munching. Then the secretary, wrapping his toga a little more tightly around him, solemnly declared, "Well, we might as well take him off the cultivation list."

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The M i d d l e Ages

In the period known as the Dark Ages, or nighthood, everyone was in the dark. Higher education survived only because of illuminated manuscripts, which were discovered during a routine burning of a library. It is interesting to reconstruct a typical classroom scene: a group of dedicated students clustered around a glowing piece of parchment, listening to a lecture in Advanced Monasticism, a ten-year course. If some found it hard to concentrate, it was because they were dreaming about quitting before exams and going off on a crusade.

Some left even sooner, before the end of the lecture, having spied a beautiful damsel being pursued by a dragon who had designs on her. Damsels, who were invariably in distress, wrought havoc on a young man's grade-point average.

Members of the faculty were better off than previously, because they wore coats of armor. Fully accoutered, and with their visors down, they could summon up enough courage to go into the president's office and ask for a promotion even though they had not published a thing.

At this time the alumni council became more aggressive in Its fund drives, using such persuasive devices as the thumbscrew, the knout, the rack, and the wheel. A wealthy alumnus would usually donate generously if a sufficient number of alumni, armed with pikestaffs and halberds, could cross his moat and storm his castle walls. A few could be counted on to survive the rain of stones, arrows, and molten lead. Such a group of alumni, known as "the committee," was customarily conducted to the casde by a troubadour, who led in the singing of the Alma Mater Song the while.

The Renaissance

During the Renaissance, universities sprang up all over Europe. You could go to bed at night, with not a university around, and the next morning there would be two universities right down the street, each with a faculty, student body, campanile, and need for additional endowment.

The first universities were in Italy, where Dante was required reading. Some students said his "Paradise" and "Purgatory" were as hard as "Hell." Boccaccio was not required but was read anyhow, and in the original Italian, so much being lost in transladon. Other institutions soon followed, such as Heidelberg, where a popular elective was Duelling 103a,b, usually taken concurrently with First Aid, and the Sorbonne, which never seemed to catch on with tourists as much as the Eiffel Tower, the Folies Bergere, and Napoleon's Tomb. In England there was Oxford, where, by curious coincidence, all of the young instructors were named Don. There was also Cambridge.

The important thing about the Renaissance, which was a time of awakening (even in the classroom), was education of the Whole Man. Previously such vital parts as the elbows and ear lobes had been neglected. The graduate of a university was supposed, above all, to be a Gentleman. This meant that he should know such things as archery, falconry, and fencing (subjects now largely relegated to Physical Education and given only one-half credit per semester), as well as, in the senior year, how to use a knife and fork.

During the Renaissance, the works of Homer, Virgil, and other classical writers were rediscovered, much to the disappointment of students.

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Alumni officials concentrated their efforts on securing a patron, someone rich like Lorenzo de' Medici, someone clever like Machiavelli, or (if they wished to get rid of a troublesome member of the administration) someone really useful like Lucrezia Borgia.

Colonial America

The first universities in America were founded by the Puritans. This explains the strict regulations about Late Hours, Compulsory Chapel, No Liquor on Campus, and Off-Limits to Underclassmen which sdll exist at many institutions.

Some crafts were taught, but witchcraft was an extracurricular activity. Witch-burning, on the other hand, was the seventeenth century equivalent of hanging a football coach in effigy at the end of a bad season. Though deplored, it was passed off by the authorities as attributable to "youthful exuberance."

Harvard set the example for naming colleges after donors.

William and Mary, though making a good try, failed to start a trend for using first names. It was more successful, however, in starting Phi Beta Kappa, a fraternity which permitted no rough stuff in its inidations. At first the Phi Beta Kappa key was worn on the key ring, but the practice went out with the discovery of the watch chain and vest.

During the Colonial Period, alumni officials limited their fund-raising activities to those times when an alumnus was securely fastened, hands and legs, in the stocks. In this position he was completely helpless and gave generously, or could be frisked.

R e v o l u t i o n a r y America

Higher educadon came to a virtual standstill during the Revolution—every able-bodied male having enlisted for the duration. Since the ROTC was not yet established, college men were forced to have other qualifications for a commission such as money.

General George Washington was given an honorary degree

by Harvard, and this helped see him through the difficult winter at Valley Forge. Since he gave no commencement address, it is assumed that he made a substantial contribution to the building fund. Then again, mindful of the reputation he had gained through Parson Weems' spreading of the cherry tree story, he may have established a chair in Ethics.

Unlike the situation during World War I, when colleges and universities abandoned the teaching of German in order to humiliate the Kaiser, the Colonists waged the Revolutionary War successfully without prohibiting the teaching of English

They did, however, force students to substitute such good old American words as "suspenders" for "braces," and themes were marked down when the spelling "tyre" was used for "tire" and "colour" for "color."

T h e Alumni publication, variously called the Alumni Bulletin, the Alumni Quarterly, and the Alumni Newsletter, was probably invented at this time by Benjamin Franklin, who invented almost everything else, including bifocals and kites. T h e first such publication was probably Poor Alumnus' Almanac, full of such homely sayings as "Early to bed and early to rise makes a m a n healthy, wealthy, and wise enough to write his Alma Mater into his will."

Contemporary America In the nineteenth century, denominational colleges were founded in all parts of the country, especially Ohio. In the smaller of these colleges, money was mostly given in small denominations.

A few colleges were not named after John Wesley.

State universities came into being at about the same time and were tax supported. Every taxpayer was therefore a donor, but without getting his name on a building or being invited to dinner by the president. T h e taxpayer, in short, was in the same class as the Anonymous Giver, but not because he asked that his name be withheld.

About the middle of the nineteenth century, women were admitted to college. This was done (1) to relieve men of having to take women's parts in dramatic productions, (2) to provide cheer leaders with shapelier legs, and (3) to recruit members for the Women's Glee Club, which was not prospering. W o m e n students came to be known as co-eds, meaning that they went along with a man's education, and he could study and date simultaneously. It was not realized, when they were admitted, that women would get most of the high marks, especially from professors who graded on curves.

In the twentieth century, important strides were made, such as the distinction which developed between education and Education. Teachers came to be trained in what were at first called Normal Schools. W i t h the detection of certain abnormalities, the name was changed to Teachers Colleges.

John Dewey introduced Progressive Education, whereby students quickly knew more than their teachers and told them so. Robert Hutchins turned the University of Chicago upside down, thereby necessitating a new building program. At St. John's College everyone studied the Great Books, which were more economical because they did not come out each year in a revised edition. Educational television gave college professors an excuse for owning a television set, which they had previously maintained would destroy the reading habit. This made it possible for them to watch Westerns and old movies without losing status.

Of recent years, an increasing number of students spend their junior year abroad. This enables them to get a glimpse of professors who have been away for several years on Fulbrights and Guggenheims.

Student government has grown apace, students now are not only governing themselves but giving valuable suggestions, in the form of uldmatums, to the presidents and deans. In wide use is the Honor System, which makes the professor leave the room during an examination because he is not to be trusted.

Along with these improvements in education has come a

subtle change in the American alumnus. N o longer interested only in the record of his college's football team, he is likely to appear at his class reunion full of such penetrating questions as " W h y is the tuition higher than it was in 1934.''" "It is true that 8 5 % of the members of the faculty are Communists.''" and " H o w can I get my son (or daughter) in.?"

Alumni magazines have kept pace with such advancements.

T h e writing has improved, thanks to schools of journalism, until there is excitement and suspense even in the obituary column. Expression has reached such a high point of originality that a request for funds may appear, at first reading, to be a gift offer.

However, if pictorial content continues to increase, it will not be necessary for alumni to know how to read.

This cannot come too soon.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Richard Armour is the author of 22 boo1{s of humor and satire, including the recent Gold Is a Four-Letter Word. In addition to his boo\s, he has written more than 5,000 pieces of light verse and prose for magazines in the United States and Great Britain. Tie is, as well, professor of English and dean of the faculty at Scripps College in Claremont, California.

Commissioned last spring while Professor Armour was on leave in fapan, "A Short History of Education" is, according to the author, "probably the first piece of the sort written in an unheated Zen Buddhist temple" while the writer was clad "in long underwetir, heaviest suit, overcoat, sweater, and goose pimples." Since he had no access to any but fapanese boo]{s, he reports the history "had to be out of my head, which is what I am most of the time, anyhow."

Readers who li\e his approach to the history of education will also enjoy It All Started with Eve, It All Started with Columbus, It All Started with Europa, It All Started with Marx, Twisted Tales from Shakespeare, and T h e Classics Reclassified.

Professor Armour has a Ph.D. from Harvard. He has taught not only at Scripps College, where he has been on the faculty since 1945, but also at the University of Texas, Northwestern University, Wells College, University of Freiburg and University of Hawaii.

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1962 Fund Raising Campaign LITERATURE CONCERNING our third annual Fund Raising Campaign has been forwarded to our entire mailing list. In the event your copy of this mailing has gone astray, the information contained therein is repeated on the following two pages.

Early returns are most gratifying and reflect an excellent condition of willingness on the part of our alumni to support our Alumni Association a n d the Naval Academy to which we all owe allegiance. Among the most gratifying donations received to date is one of $500.00 from the Washington, D. C , local chapter. Several contributions of $100.00 or above have been received. Many, many alumni daily are contributing other amounts.

W e are most grateful for any donation, large or small.

If you have not already participated in the 1962 Fund Raising Campaign, we would appreciate your consideration at this time. Checks should be made payable to the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, Alumni House, Annapolis, M a r y l a n d . See tear sheet

below.

The 1962 Annual Fund Raising Committee MEMBERSHIP IN the Alumni Association approximates fifty per cent active duty officers with the balance rather evenly divided between retired officers and alumni who resigned from the Naval Service. These groups are represented on the Fund Raising Committee by an outstanding alumnus in each category: ADMIRAL ARLEIGH A. BURKE, U. S. Navy (Retired), Is a former Chief of Naval Operations who served a record-breaking three terms In the Navy's highest assignment. He is now a member of the Board of Directors of several large corporations.

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Dear Fellow Alumnus: Your Alumni Association exists to aid and support the Naval Academy and to serve you. The extent and quality of its program (cited in the enclosed brochure) obviously are influenced by available financial resources.

For this reason we invite your support in t h i s , our third annual fund-raising campaign.

Contributions may be designated for the General Fund or for the Endowment Fund or both. Contributions to the General Fund can be used immediately for such activities as publication of the Register of Alumni and Shipmate, both of which have experienced increased costs and decreased advertising income. Contributions to the Endowment Fund will generate additional funds over the years through sound long-term investment.

As you know, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue has ruled the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association is "organized and operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes." Contributions to the Association are therefore tax deductible.

As alumni of the Naval Academy, our heritage is a proud one. We have an obligation to the Academy ~ and to ourselves ~ to maintain and strengthen this heritage. A medium for this purpose is provided by the Alumni Association. Your 1962 Fund Raising Committee earnestly hopes that you will support the Association to the maximum extent possible. Your gift will aid greatly In expanding our effort to assist the Navy and the Naval Academy and to provide Improved services for you and your fellow alumni.

Thank you for your favorable consideration of this appeal.

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THE U. S. NAVAL ACADEHT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION YOUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION is unique in that it is the sole organization whose programs encompass the wide variety of service and support to the Naval Academy which is stated in the Association's Mission. Included in the Association's many activities are the following functions, all of which are designed to further the interests of the Naval Service, and the Naval Academy and its alumni. The Alumni Association: MAINTAINS files and records on everyone who ever attended the Naval Academy, graduates and non-graduates. In effect, the Alumni Association acts as the Registrar's Office for alumni, and as such is a source of much historical information.

PUBLISHES the Register of Alumni annually. The Register lists every ex-plebe since the establishment of the Academy—names, home and duty addresses, class standings, biographical data, ranks, awards and decorations. Navy Department designators and qualifications, widows' addresses, a geographical section, non-Naval Acdemy flag officers section, and a Marine Corps general officers section.

PUBLISHES Shipmate ten times per year. More and more classes are now using the pages of Shipmate in lieu of separate class bulletins. The popularity of this top-drawer magazine is increasing month by month—Shipmate is a "must" in every family ever affiliated with the Naval Academy.

ADMINISTERS the Naval Academy Alumni Association Endowment Fund, the present holdings of which approximate $125,000. We want the Endowment Fund to grow and grow so that the income from it may assume an ever-increasing proportion of operating expenses "to keep the plant running" for the benefit of the Naval Academy and its alumni.

ADMINISTERS National Alumni Public Relations Program. This program is designed to inform the American public (including potential candidates for admission) about the Naval Academy and the advantages of a career in the Navy and in the Marine Corps.

SERVES as the continuing liaison, and keeps open the channels of communication, between the Naval Academy and its alumni, the Naval Academy and classes, the Academy and local associations, between and within classes and locals, and between individuals.

ADMINISTERS, in conjunction with the Naval Academy, the annual Homecoming program.

The Association is ever alert to make this gala week-end more and more enjoyable, interesting and informative.

ASSISTS parents of midshipmen, particularly during Parents Wee\ End when many of the plebes' parents are establishing their first real contact with the Naval Academy or the Navy.

SPONSORS, and is sole distributor for selected merchandise—Naval Academy commemorative chinaware, alumni chairs, crests and blazers, music records, etc.

OPERATES Alumni House for the benefit and convenience of the Association and the alumni of the Academy. Alumni House is the functional headquarters of the Association.

It is also available for social and business purposes—class and chapter meetings, class reunions, group parties and receptions, individual relaxation.

PERFORMS reunion clerical wor\ and mailings for the class celebrating its 50th anniversary free of charge. Other classes and local alumni organizations are assisted in every way possible at basic cost to the Association.

ASSISTS AND SUPPORTS the Naval Academy Athletic Association and the Naval Academy Foundation in executing the functions of those organizations.

SOLVES and assists in the solution of many individual problems of alumni and their friends.

AND HOPES, through the cooperation and positive action of alumni, to render increased and expanded services to the Naval Academy.

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"PsyWar" A

N E W W R I N K L E in psychological warfare—"the greatest thing since the advent of the wheel"—appeared in the pages of The New York^ Times on Friday morning, Nov. 30, the day before the Army-Navy game.

It was a full page a d — B E A T ARMY!—paid for out of nonappropriated funds by the Brigade of Midshipmen. (Reproductions of the advertisement, as it was actually published and as it developed, are pictured on these pages.)

T h e sponsor of the idea was Midshipman ( 1 / c ) W . D .

Davidson, Chairman of the Brigade Activities Committee, and Sixth Battalion Commander.

T h e "psywar" ploy started with a letter from Midshipman Davidson on 13 November to Hanson W . Baldwin, Military Editor of The Times, and a member of the Class of '24 at the Naval Academy.

Davidson wrote that "the Brigade is very interested in running an ad in your paper, which all of the Cadets on the Hudson read, a few days before the Army game. " T h e ad that we would like to run would relay our deter-

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mination, to make this Army-Navy game our fourth consecutive victory, to the Corps of Cadets. " W e would greatly appreciate any help you could give us on this project."

Baldwin sent the letter with a forwarding memo to Monroe Green, Business Manager and Advertising Director of The Times. Mr. Green, a University of Pennsylvania man very friendly to all of the services, started the wheels moving. H e called Midshipman Davidson in Bancroft Hall, and in a letter of Nov. 16 received from him a rough outline of the Brigade's idea of what the ad should convey.

It should, Midshipman Davidson said, be "addressed to the Corps of Cadets; mention . . . our past three victories"; stress the "unity and spirit of the Brigade—one team, alias the '4,100,'" and provide some "counter to the Chinese bandit theme."

Mr. Green called in William H . Cardon, Manager of the Advertisers' Service of The Times, and Miss Marijane Jackson, in charge of Education Advertising. Mr. Cardon was asked to prepare a dummy or rough layout of the advertisement to be sent to Bancroft Hall for revision and approval. But before The Times artists got busy, Mr. Cardon thought it wise to consult Arthur Daley, The Times sports columnist, to "straighten out this business of the Chinese bandits."

Once Daley had clarified the picture and had explained that the "bandits" were West Point's much touted and much advertised defensive team, the dummy was produced. It was sent to Annapolis, considerably modified by Davidson and other eager helpers, and the modification sent back to N e w York with this letter: Dear Mr. Green, Enclosed is our revised draft of the full page ad which the Brigade wishes to have published in The Times next Friday.

T h e print and sketches are extremely rough but I believe they convey the appropriate ideas. If your artists could spruce up the goat and the Chinese caricature I think the ad will be highly effective.

I will be contacting you by phone soon to confirm our arrangements.

I think this ad will be the greatest thing since the advent of the wheel.

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U R I N G O N E of the numerous telephone calls back and forth to Bancroft Hall, Lt. George E. Biles, Exec. Dept., came on to the wire, merely to vouch for the Brigade's solvency.

T h e full page advertisement, priced at $3,500,, appeared in the sports section of The T/wej-, opposite the Army-Navy game news. It was accompanied by a short article on the sports page, written by Times sports writer Robert M. Lipsyte.

N a v y M e n Lob a Full-Page Ad In Effort to Jolt A r m y ' s M o r a l e Gideon did it with lamps in 1245 B.C., and Admiral Nelson did it with whispers in 1805. This morning the Brigade of Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy are displaying their concept of psychological warfare with a full-page newspaper advertisement.

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"Just like our 'Let's Go for Four,'" said Davidson.

And in 1245 B.C. Gideon beat the Midianites, although badly outnumbered. His enemies knew that Gideon's army had one torch bearer for each 100 troops. So Gideon outfitted 300 men with torches and threw the Midianites into hysteria.

But Gideon was an army man and West Point forces have not tipped their hands yet.

The ad attracted nadon-wide attention. Many extra copies of that Friday's Times went to West Point for the edification of the "Kay-dets," and to Annapolis to the delight of the midshipmen. Other papers reproduced the ad, and TV and radio broadcasters in New York, Philadelphia and elsewhere described it. It was prominent in the meeting of the Alumni Board of Trustees at the Philadelphia Naval Base Officers' Club that Friday morning, and in the Bellevue-Stratford, Navy headquarters.

But far more important, the "psywar" ploy proved highly effective. The goat really did eat up those Chinese bandits!

Comment by the Supt., RAdm. C. C. Kirkpatrick: ". . .

Certainly the ad played a great and convincing part in the psychological as well as physical assault upon the Army football team on that fateful Saturday of 1 December. . . ."

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Navy and Army will meet in civilized warfare. But Annapolis agents are leaving nothing to chance.

"You might call it psychological warfare," said Midshipman W. D. Davidson casually of an advertisement on page 39 of today's New Yor\ Times.

"It will show Army the unity of the brigade, the kind of spirit and determination they will have to face."

His voice grew steely with a Victory-at-Sea ring.

"It will shake the morale of enemy forces and reduce their spirit to rubble," he said.

Davidson, the chairman of the Brigade Activities Committee, said the $3,500 for the ad was being collected by voluntary donations from midshipmen and alumni. The ad itself states that no Government or appropriated money is being used.

"Notice how the ad plays upon Army's insecurity and terror," said Davidson. "They've lost three in a row to us.

'Let's go four in a row,!' says the ad. Of course they're frightened of being beaten again."

He continued: "And the goat chewing up the inadequate Chinese bandit. Wow! It's the greatest thing since the advent of the wheel."

The ploy is not without military precedent, Davidson pointed out. Another naval hero. Admiral Nelson, beat the French Admiral Villeneuve at Trafalgar by playing on his fear of seeing his fleet annihilated as had happened in 1798 at the Battle of the Nile.

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HE GREAT AND noisy enthusiasm of the Brigade so evident before and during that stupendous Army-Navy football game has given way to the happy expectation of Christmas leave for the midshipmen. Lighted trees grace the entrance to the Chapel and fill the Rotunda of Bancroft Hall. Our Chapel Choir and the young ladies of the Hood College Choir have given their wonderful yearly presentation of Handel's Messiah. Winter and the holiday spirit have come to the Naval Academy!

I know that all of our Alumni were as thrilled at the outcome of the Army-Navy football game as every one of us.

The team and the Brigade did themselves proud that day.

There were outstanding individual efforts in the game, including, of course, the electrifying performance of Roger Staubach. Class of '65. But it was a team effort that beat Army, and I include on the team every man on the football squad and every midshipman in the Brigade. The President has now

seen two Navy victories; I hope we can enlarge upon that statement for some years to come.

Of the four fall sports in which the Naval Academy and West Point met this year. Navy won threeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;varsity football, cross country and soccer. Our 150-lb. football team lost a close, hard-fought game, 12-15.

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HERE HAVE BEEN some recent developments in the modernization program of the Naval Academy that I would like to pass along to you in this report. During the week of 3 December the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense, after consultations with the Naval Academy, approved a construction program and proposed methods of procedure to achieve the planned modernization and improvements at the Naval Academy.

The proposed new Science Building for the Naval Academy will be located on existing Naval Academy land, and efforts

RADM. KIRKPATRICK, Superintendent USNA, and Capt. Wade DeWeese, Director of USNA AAuseum, look at a color print of the historic painting, "Signing of the Declaration o f Independence," presented to the Academy by the Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland. RAdm. Thomas L. Wattles, USN (Rit.) ' 2 1 , right, a member of the Society of the Cincinnati made the presentation.

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to acquire three city blocks of Annapolis will be deferred pending the development of a plan for acquisition and use of the land by a joint committee of interested parues. Some 17.3 acres of land adjacent to Dorsey Creek, now the property of the Naval Academy Athletic Association, will be purchased as a future site for Naval Academy service facilities. The Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense will recommend that these steps be taken during Fiscal Year '64.

In addition, it was agreed that the modernization of Bancroft Hall will continue as scheduled with the remainder of the modernization and improvement program for the Naval Academy planned for accomplishment in subsequent Fiscal Years.

This means that we hope to start work next summer on the key element in the entire program, the new Science Building.

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county school superintendents from Georgia who visited us for a two-day orientation visit this month. These men represented about one-third of the secondary school leadership in that state, and contributed to our understanding of current trends in secondary school education as well as providing a firsthand look at our program for this distinguished group.

The faculty and staff of the Naval Academy join me in wishing each of you the greatest success and happiness in the New Year.

Sincerely,

N A CONTINUING effort to inform secondary school leaders about the Naval Academy, we were host to 64

Superintendent's Report TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING Gendemen: It is a great pleasure for me to join with you here today and to report on our activities at the Naval Academy since the last meeting of the Board of Trustees on 1 June 1962.

There are four main topics which I would like to discuss with you and which I know will be of considerable interest.

I will talk about our faculty, the progress of improvements to our physical plant, and two highly successful experiments which we tried for the first time this past summer.

Faculty at the Naval Academy First I would like to say a few words about our faculty, since I know this matter is probably foremost in your minds.

A litde review, first, of what has gone on during the last year might be helpful. About a year ago, it became apparent to the Naval Academy that an expansion of faculty was becoming very necessary. Steps needed to be taken to accommodate the gready increased work load which had developed largely as a result of the new curriculum instituted in 1959. The electives program, now in full swing, with its associated demands for counseling time and for individual attendon to students by our most experienced professors, was becoming a heavy extra load on the faculty. Furthermore, there had been a growth in Brigade strength to a level of 4,000 midshipmen. A very careful study on the part of the Naval Academy resulted in a recommendation to the Bureau of Naval Personnel that we increase our civilian faculty by 85 and decrease our officer faculty by 6. The Bureau of Naval Personnel was unable to budget for this program during FY 63.

While this proposal was being considered in the Bureau of Naval Personnel the Secretary of the Navy directed us to replace, on a phased basis, the officer instructors in all but the Naval Science Division of the academic organization with qualified civilian professors. The Secreury further stated that JANUARY,

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this policy would not preclude the future assignment of naval officers to the Naval Academy faculty in those instances where such officers possess the educational and teaching qualifications to be required of civilian professors. The Secretary also directed that a civilian educator of national rank be appointed to report to and assist the Superintendent of the Naval Academy as his Academic Dean. We are doing three things now to carry out this directive and to meet our requirements as generated in a study of last spring.

First we have reaffirmed our need to expand our civilian faculty by 85 persons and the Bureau has concurred in this with the first phased increase entered in the FY 64 budget.

Secondly, the Bureau of Naval Personnel has undertaken an extraordinary effort to identify and order officers with advanced education to the Naval Academy next June to replace officers on the faculty who will normally rotate at that time. We have submitted a detailed list of requirements which the Bureau is attempting to match from its current inventory of officers having a Master's degree in the subject which they will teach. The Chief of Naval Personnel has told us that we can expect at least 50 officers next June with these qualifications. This is at least three times better than our experience in any previous year as far as qualifications of officers reporting is concerned.

We fully expect that officers beyond the 50 with Master's degrees ordered will have advanced education in the fields in which they will teach closely approximating the Master's degree. As you can see, a very significant gain will take place next year and in succeeding years in the academic qualificadons of our officer faculty. I should mention also that we expect at the same time to maintain our high standards of performance with respect to these officers selected for duty on our faculty. ' We expect, therefore, that our combination of experienced civilian faculty and well prepared officers will approximate IS

the ratio of 54% civilian to 46% officer which we had planned last spring. I have been assured that our efforts to man our faculty in about the same officer/civilian proportion as at present are entirely acceptable to the Secretary of the Navy, provided educational qualifications are met. I might quote here also from the comments of the Chief of Naval Operations last summer at our Alumni Meeting during Homecoming Weekend.

Admiral Anderson said, "We are going to see to it that we have here at the Naval Academy the finest officers that this service of ours can produce. Certainly we are going to improve the teaching capability of officers assigned to the Academy as time goes on. We cannot overnight provide Ph.D.'s or Masters of Science in every field. But we are going to do the best we can. We are going to continue to get the very finest civilian instructors that we can to supplement those of the faculty at the Academy, those who do so much for us today and have done so much for us in the past. Also we are going to continue to provide to the Naval Academy officers who can instill in these young men the will to win which we have to have in the Navy today. We are going to instill in these young men by association with officers, officers of the Navy and Marine Corps who have experience at sea, those same qualities, same dedication, and same esprit de corps and willingness to give their all for their shipmates, their Navy, and their Country."

This objective is shared not only by the present faculty of the Naval Academy, but by the Superintendent, the Chief of Naval Personnel, the Chief of Naval Operations, and by the Secretary of the Navy. There is no doubt whatsoever that the objectives of Secretary Korth are identical with the objectives of the Naval Academy, Admiral Wright, representing the Alumni Association of the Naval Academy, and the Chief of Naval Operations.

In order to find the best man possible for the position of Academic Dean, the Secretary of the Navy wrote to the Presidents of all the colleges and universities with Naval ROTC Units asking for nominations. The Secretary of the Navy then wrote to the nominees asking them whether they were able to express an interest in this opportunity. To those who replied affirmatively, the Superintendent of the Naval Academy was asked to provide material and consultation in order to assist in the selection of the best qualified man. We are now in the process of collecting background material and interviewing these very fine men, and I expect to provide a list of all those who have confirmed their interest, ranked in order of precedence, to the Secretary who has stated that he will

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make the final choice from among the top five on the list.

I am sure that by the selection of the right man we will take an important step forward in the management of our academic program.

Beyond these steps we have done several things this summer and fall to help raise the stature and confidence of our existing faculty. Probably the most significant change since last June is a new salary schedule which became effective on 1 September with the approval of the Secretary of the Navy, which for the first time put our faculty on a ten-month paid basis. This means that our faculty this year will be paid essentially a year's salary for ten months' work, leaving them free during July and August to carry on research, to further increase their educational qualifications, or to remain at the Naval Academy on a paid basis to assist with our summer program. This schedule opens up possibilities then for more research during the summer. Upon our request, the Chief of Naval Research is assisting us in our liaison with Government laboratories in this area in the hope that we can provide opportunities for our faculty to engage in individual research using the marvelous facilities available within driving distance of Annapolis.

We have taken the first step this fall toward much closer liaison with colleges and universities in the WashingtonBaltimore area. We met for a day with representatives of the Presidents of these institutions and explained our program in detail, exploring possibilities for cooperative use of resources and staff. This meeting has already borne fruit in the way of proposals for additional extension courses for our faculty here.

We hope also that we can arrange exchanges of visiting professors, and perhaps even extend an interesting experiment of last year where a class of midshipmen visited an exceptionally fine Mathematics Seminar at the University of Maryland.

Physical Plant

The second topic which I know will interest you greatly is our physical plant improvement. We are going ahead in two main areas: the renovation of Bancroft Hall; and the future expansion and modernization of our academic buildings, as proposed by the Moreell Commission.

The Bancroft Hall rehabilitation is a Thirty Million Dollar renovation of all the wings of Bancroft Hall except for the two new ones finished a year ago. We are about in the middle of the project which will be completed before the academic year begins in 1964. The contract is on schedule, is being well managed, and the renovated wings are impressive indeed.

The implementation of the Moreell plan is now in the hands of the Navy Department and the Department of Defense. It is part of the Military Construction budget which is undergoing review at the present time. The first phase scheduled for this coming year has funds appropriated in the current budget for an enlisted barracks. The land acquisition for the new Science Building involves the three blocks in Annapolis, and is still a matter of discussion within the Navy Department.

I mentioned two experiments which were tried this summer for the first time.

Admissions P r o g r a m

The first of our experiments was in the area of our Admissions program. We were interested in training a group of men drawn from the entire country who could return to their homes and counsel young men about the Naval Academy.

Last summer the Bureau of Naval Personnel, following our recommendations, instituted what we call our Blue and Gold Program. 33 Reserve officers chosen from all the Continental Naval Districts reported to the Naval Academy for two weeks active duty training. They were given a very thorough indoctrination in the entire Naval Academy program with special SHIPMATE

emphasis on admissions procedures. These men were largely high school principals, superintendents, and counselors, and many were very influential in their own communities. Some of these men arrived with serious reservations about this program in general and about the effectiveness of the Naval Academy in particular. Every one of them left full of the greatest enthusiasm for what the Naval Academy is doing and eager to get on with their counseling of young men who would like to begin a naval career.

To speak very briefly of the results of this program, we have already had at the Naval Academy two visits of 40 or 50 high school educators, organized in each case by one of these men.

They spend several evenings a week visiting the various high schools in their districts, choosing and counseling desirable young men for entry into the Naval Academy. The results have been extremely successful, and we intend to double the program next summer.

Year of Self-Evaluation In conclusion, I would like to say that we look on this year as an opportunity for self-evaluadon and stock-taking. This is our fifth year of experience using College Boards for admissions, a very highly successful change which has produced recognizably improved candidates for entrance. This is the fourth year of experience with our new curriculum, with the Class of 1963 graduadng next spring after the full treatment throughout their entire career here. We are watching this carefully to see whether further changes in the curriculum are necessary in order to achieve the objectives which we set out in 1959 to accomplish.

At the present time, the change appears to have been a great success, both from the point of view of our faculty and from the point of view of midshipmen. As an indication of our success with this program, this year 302 midshipmen of the incoming class were able to validate 842 courses. This means that these men who had taken prior college level work in these areas are able to take elective subjects of interest to them, or the next sequential course in any department to fill out their schedules. Among all four classes of midshipmen, there are 1,367 elective course enrollments this year. This means that each term about one-quarter of the Brigade has been able to study one or two extra subjects which are of particular interest and give them added preparation for graduate work later.

We are looking closely at the way our educational program is administered to make sure that we are in tune with the best principles of pedagogy today, that the midshipmen's time is properly divided among those things which contribute to his military life, his professional knowledge, his physical development and his academic education. I have the greatest confidence that as a result of the steps which have been completed so far and those which I have mentioned which are in progress, we will be able to carry out the assurance given to the Alumni Association by Admiral Anderson last summer when he said that we are "going to continue to provide for the Navy the finest officers that we possibly can to design, maintain, to operate and to fight, if necessary, this wonderful Navy of which we are all a part."

Piebe Indoctrination Our second experiment concerned the Plebe indoctrination during the summer. The Class of 1966 which entered last June has turned out to be an exceptionally fine class. In order to take advantage of the summer months to better prepare these young men for the rigors of the academic year, we rearranged the traditional pattern of Plebe Summer. We introduced the Plebe rates earlier so that there would be no sudden change when the First Classmen returned in the fall. We doubled in number the supervisory Second Class detail, choosing these Second Classmen very carefully. We organized the Plebes into platoons so that they would move as a group into their Company assignments during the academic year, and would remain with their friends of the summer. We also made some changes in the Plebe indoctrination at the beginning of the academic year to insure the closest relationship between the Plebe's own First Classman and the Plebe himself. As a result of these efforts we have observed that the Class of '66 showed outstanding initiative, interest, and enthusiasm during the summer, and entered upon the academic year with much less of a break in stride than had been experienced previously.

C. C. KIRKPATRICK

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SAMUEL WILLIAM PRESTON (1841-1865) Flag Lieutenant to Three Admirals and Tragic Example of the Stall Ollicer in War

by John D. Hayes, '24 Q N T H E K N O L L of the Naval Academy ^-^ cemetery that overlooks the Severn River as it flows toward the sea are the graves of three alumni who were called upon, in their early years, to give what their profession demands of its members, their lives, when that sacrifice is needed in the service of the state.

The three graves are within a few feet of each other and are among the oldest in the cemetery.

One is that of the celebrated William B. Gushing, 1861, whose most famous Civil War exploit was his destruction of the Confederate ironclad ALBEMARLE. Ratey and undisciplined. Cashing was allowed to resign in lieu of dismissal in March of his first-class year. When hostilities opened, he reentered the Navy as a Master's Mate and won his reappointment as midshipman by sea service. The restless elements in Cushing's make-up that made him a poor naval prospect also made him a superb combat officer, a contradiction within the military service still unresolved. Gushing survived the war for a decade but he was a war casualty as much as if he had died in one of his exploits.

The second grave close by is that of Charles W. Flusser, 1854, Gallant Flusser as he was called, born in Annapolis and once a member of the Naval Academy faculty. He died 19 April 1864 in his attempt to stop the same ALBEMARLE with the two wooden ships under his command lashed together. He lost his life when he himself fired his bow gun, loaded with solid shot, against her iron sides at point blank range. His entire family were in the Confederacy and his shipmates had to decide where his remains would be interred.

The third grave is that of Samuel W. Preston, 1862, who was described by a senior well qualified to judge as "the most brilliant, the most gifted, the most promising man I have ever known. Had he been spared he would probably have been the first man in the Navy." Preston's unusual ability destined him for staff duty throughout the war as flag officers sought his services.

He was alternately flag lieutenant to Rear Admirals S. F. Du Pont, J. A. Dahlgren and D. D. Porter, but to each of these men he was much more than that. Each of them sent him from their squadron to Washington to represent them in critical decision-making conferences, perhaps with the feeling that Preston could do the job better than they could do it themselves. His unusual performance in such duty brought him an admiring list of acquaintances in high places.

He was undoubtedly the best known and most influential naval lieutenant of that war, both in and out of the Navy.

HIS MONUMENT, USS PRESTON (DD-795) The tragedy of young Preston's life is that this was not the sort of distinction that he wanted.

Ambitious to a fault, especially during the last years of the war, he realized that military glory with its fame and promotion could only be gained in combat and he sought every opportunity for it, begging his superiors for the chance. Later he took the opportunity to take part in operations he planned and, where he could, he assigned himself a combat position in them. His ambition brought him 14 months of imprisonment and finally death in the last batde of the war before 18

Fort Fisher in January 1865, a litde more than two months before his 24th birthday. Willing to accept this chance for the opportunity he sought, he left a request that in case of death his remains be interred at the Naval Academy. Preston's brilliance and bravery were still fresh in the minds of his contemporaries a generation later and he is honored today in the Navy by DD-795, the third destroyer to bear his name.

This precocious and ambitious man came from a humble background about which he preferred to remain reticent. He once, however, told a boasting boyish fib about his family that was to be discovered after his death to the embarrassment of some of his admirers. He was born 6 April 1841 near London, Upper Canada (Ontario), the thirteenth child of a poor Canadian farmer who for a time migrated to Ottawa, 111.

There his father apprenticed the promising son to a merchant, Mr. J. W. Mills. Samuel remained in this family until Mr. Mills obtained an appointment for him to the Naval Academy from Senator Stephen Douglas.

At the Naval Academy he stood first in his class and received only two demerits during his entire period there. The opening of the Civil War forced the early graduation of his class but with so many of the regular faculty being ordered away, he was kept there as an instructor. Professor Henry H. Lockwood, West Point 1836, whom the Navy Department released to become colonel of the First Delaware Regiment and later a brigadier general wanted the 20-year-old Preston as his lieutenant colonel but here the Department refused.

father and son relationship. The flag officer seldom failed to mention Preston in admiring terms in letters home, while the flag lieutenant considered the senior "one of nature's noblemen." Preston worked so hard that the admiral feared for his health. When he was sent north during the summer of 1862, he visited the admiral's family at their home on Brandywine Creek, near Wilmington, Delaware, but the older man's hope that he might become interested in one of the numerous nieces did not materialize.

Twice Preston was sent to Washington by the flag officer as his personal representative on critical missions and he performed these duties with remarkable tact and efficiency. In fact, Du Pont was later to regret that in the critical days both before and after his repulse with the ironclads against Charleston, when the admiral's position was not properly understood by his superiors in Washington, that he did not send his flag lieutenant, rather than the men he did, to explain his views there. Had he sent Preston, Du Pont's position in American history might have been different from what it is today.

Preston's appraisal of the ironclad action against Charleston on 7 April 1863 is perhaps the best on record: "Many officers with less courage than Admiral Du Pont would have allowed selfishness or pride to predominate and, renewing the attack for the sake of making a gallant thing of it, would have perhaps knocked down Fort Sumter and then been forced to withdraw leaving one, two or more ironclads in the hands of the enemy and Charleston quite as impregnable as before, or indeed more so, for the enemy could afford

PRESTON AND DU PONT In October 1861, Preston had his chance when he was recommended to Flag Officer Du Pont, commander of the newly formed South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, as his flag lieutenant. In this duty Preston came under the guiding hand of three of the ablest naval administrators of his day, Du Pont; his fleet captain. Captain Charles I t . Davis, noted mathematician and Shakespearian scholar; and Commander C. R. P. Rodgers of the family that gave four generations of officers to the Navy and then commanding the flagship WABASH. He assisted them in the planning of the Port Royal operation, until then the biggest ever undertaken by the Navy with 20 warships and 14,000 troops in 30 transports.

Du Pont had gathered within his squadron a large number of the ablest officers in the Navy, all of whom were eager to serve under him. In his capacity as flag lieutenant, Preston came in close contact with these men who soon recognized his unusual ability. The fleet captain, Davis, began unloading his duties upon the young man who, before he was 21 years of age and with practically no sea experience, was soon performing the duties of squadron operations officer, controlling the movements and readiness of the 60 nondescript ships performing blockading and Army support duty on the southern coast. While doing so, he sought every opportunity also for active service and with Du Pont's permission participated in all the naval and several of the Army operations, including the bombardment and surrender of Fort Pulaski.

Between the 57-year-old, childless Du Pont and the younger man, there developed almost a

SAMUEL W. PRESTON An 1862 photograph by Brady.

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to exchange Sumter, (their most vulnerable fort) for one of our formidable engines of defense, the monitors. Charleston cannot be taken by complicated machinery."

PRESTON AND DAHLGREN Du Pont was relieved on 5 July 1863 by Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren, the ordnance expert and friend of Lincoln. The new admiral, who had had littie sea service, was forced to begin operations in conjunction with the Army against Charleston almost immediately after taking over.

He soon realized the treasure that Du Pont had left him in Preston, and during the next three weeks of the most difficult amphibious assault and bombardment operations he used his flag lieutenant as his entire staff. Three weeks of unending labors in the heat of a southern summer broke down the young man's health and he was forced to go North to recuperate. During this trip he paid his last visit to his home in Canada.

By 1 September Dahlgren had him back on the job and this time the lieutenant was actually designated fleet captain. But he was only to serve Dahlgren in this caoacity for a week. On 8 September 1863 he was captured in the abortive naval landing force assault on Fort Sumter.

Du Pont on learning what had happened attributed the bungle to "a green admiral, with ambitious, spirited, self-reliant but inexperienced young men around him." Dahlgren was not the first nor the last senior who has come to grief by putting too much power in the hands of smart young officers.

PRESTON AS A PRISONER OF WAR Preston spent more than thirteen months in prison at Charleston and Columbia, S. C , using his pen and his wits trying to get exchanged. It is reported that he finally succeeded when he learned that the brother-in-law of General U. S. Grant was also a prisoner in the same camp and somehow got this word through to the Union lines. Grant, at the instigation of his old friend, Captain Daniel Ammen, USN, and his own military secretary, Adam Badeau, who had known Preston from Port Royal, directed an exchange of naval prisoners, although General B. F. Buder, then Commissioner for Exchange, was reluctant to do so. Moreover, Grant ordered that Preston be sent to his headquarters when exchanged to report on his experiences.

Preston at this meeting with Grant and his staff spoke for all the prisoners of war whom, he said, readily understood that the policy of no exchange to drain Confederate manpower must be paramount to the usual considerations of humanity and they were willing to endure privations until such time as their release could be effected without giving military aid to the enemy. But

he advocated that vigorous efforts be made by the government to relieve them of the barbarities to which they were exposed in all the large prison camps of the South. He believed that this ill-treatment was a deliberate policy to force the Union into exchange, the military advantage of which would be all with the enemy. Hence Confederate willingness to publish reports of suffering in the prison camps.

Badeau later told of the sensation Preston created. The officers crowded around him, his handsome person clothed in tatters and his frank and gendemanly bearing arresting admiration and good will. Grant was delighted with him, showing him marked attention. At the General's suggestion, Preston included his remarks in a letter to Buder under whose control he was as a paroled prisoner. This letter of 20 Oct. 1864 was published in the New York Herald a few days later.

Preston was not formally exchanged until December. He spent this time in Newport, R. I., and New York. He also took the trouble to write to the family of every prisoner whose address he had been able to obtain. But he was now a different Preston. The experience under Dahlgren had given him a sense of his own power and a realization of the dependence seniors had upon him. The fifteen months as a prisoner and parolee had embittered him as he saw the war obviously drawing to a close and the fame and promotion he eagerly sought going to lesser men. Mrs. Du Pont saw this change and was not happy about his release. When his death did come, she found consolation in the thought that "God might have taken him from the evil to come."

PRESTON AND D. D. PORTER When exchanged, Preston for the third time was assigned duty as flag lieutenant, this time to Admiral D. D. Porter, whose operation with the Army against Fort Fisher, near Wilmington, N. C , was to begin on Christmas Day. An intense naval bombardment was to be followed by the explosion of a ship loaded with powder close to the fort, which the Union assaulting troops would then easily take from the stunned defenders. Or so General B. F. Buder, the Army commander, expected.

Porter gave Preston his chance for distinction, assigning him as second in command of the powder boat. The powder experiment turned out to be a miserable failure, the Confederates hardly knowing that anything happened. Buder refused to storm the fort, re-embarked his troops and returned to the James River.

The furious Porter sent Preston to Washington as his bearer of dispatches and to advocate that the troops be returned under another commander and the assault made. Preston was now to do his most important service for the Union cause and it was in a staff assignment. The impression that

he made on Grant two months before paid off. for die lieutenant general, who never was too enrfiusiasric about die Fort Fisher operation, seiit the Uoops back under an old friend of Preston s South Adantic days. Major General A. H. Terry.

Du Pont later remarked on Preston's work to a friend: "Porter sent him to report die first failure and 1 am convinced his earnestness and clear statement of the case induced a renewal of the attack more than anything else."

The second attack took place on 15 January 1865. To divert the attention of the defenders from the main Army assault (and perhaps get some glory for die Navy), a landing party from the fleet was organized to storm the sea face like a gigantic boarding party. Trenches would be first constructed as close to the fort as possible. Marines would take position in these and then, with their rifle fire, cover the advancing sailors, armed only with cudasses and pistols.

Preston went ashore in full uniform, in charge of the sappers who were to dig the trenches. When he was finished, he attached himself to the assault party where he was killed leading it. The assualt was repulsed with heavy loss but it did succeed in creating the diversion it intended. After the fort was in Union hands, about 2200 that night.

Lieutenant Silas W. Terry, 1863, recovered the body of his shipmate, Preston, and that of Preston's friend and his own classmate, Benjamin H .

Porter, and remrned them to the ship. Preston's body was sent to Fortress Monroe and then to Aimapolis, according to his wishes. The remains were placed in the family vault of Judge Randall and when the Naval Academy returned to Annapolis later that year, they were interred with appropriate honors.

A fitting obituary was given him by a sad but still admiring C. R. P. Rodgers: "What better death could come to a sea officer."

Cases parallel to Preston's have occurred in America's subsequent wars and will no doubt again. The older among us can easily remember where men's very ability doomed them to a secondary position in war and oblivion after it.

Some of these served willingly, knowing in their hearts the services they were performing and the sacrifices they were making. Others believed themselves prisoners to their senior's selfishness and became bitter and frustrated. A flag officer has to realize that no man is big enough to fill his job and he should be humbly grateful to those who have the role of his "alter ego"—either by expanding his command potential or filling some gap in it.

There were many latent Cushings in the Navy of the Civil War and the Navy of today has a good supply. That war, however, produced only one Preston—and no doubt such are scarce today.

by Fred Lardner HE ADMINISTRATIVE agencies of the seven TUniformed Services—the Departments of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Treasury, Commerce, and Health, Education and Welfare—all protest against "inadequate" pay increases offered in the proposed pay increase legislation. This legislation has been given the "highest priority" by the Defense Department. Norman S. Paul, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, has established a "Task Force on Military Compensation" to develop the legislation, and Colonel Leo E. Benade, USA, who was staff director of the Defense Department Military Pay Study Group, has been appointed director of this task force.

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Committee, which developed data on which the 1958 pay law was largely based.

The November issue of Shipmate carried a table of present pay by rank and years of service and the increases expected in this new proposal. We may not know until the legislation is introduced in Congress the exact increases selected by the Defense Department. The increases in the table vary from about 5 percent, as for the lowest enlisted rank and the general and flag ranks, to around 10 percent in most cases and to about 20 percent in a very few cases.

Here is, in part, what Admiral George W. .\nderson. Chief of Naval Operations, said about these proposed increases:

"Many years ago, when the present system of military compensation was established, military and naval personnel lived and worked in almost complete isolation from any civilian counterpart or component. That condition no longer exists.

Military and naval personnel work closely with civilians and live beside them in many communities throughout the nation and the world. Military remuneration must be closely related to compensation practices of other segments of the Federal Government and of industry. In order that this objective be attained, or reasonably approached, it appears to me that the proposed basic pay strucmre should be reconsidered with the (Continued

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FALL MEETING— BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association held its annual Fall Meeting at the Officers' Club, Philadelphia Naval Base, on 30 November 1962. Eighteen of the thirty-one Board members were present, plus several class and chapter observers. Attendees included the President and all three area Vice Presidents. Commanding Officers of the major naval commands in the Philadelphia area were invited to lunch with the Board.

In addition to matters of routine administration, the following agenda items were discussed and acted upon by the Board.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Rear Admiral C. C. Kirkpatrick '31, Superintendent of the Naval Academy, gave an excellent report which is published elsewhere in this issue.

1961 ANNUAL FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN The Executive Director reported that donations in the 1961 Fund Raising Campaign totalled $20,021.75 from 1,065 contributors. The total amount included $5,000 from an anonymous donor. Excluding the extraordinary $5,000 gift, the average gift was $14.25 and the percent of participation (based on the mailing to 21,925 alumni) was 4.9%. The average gift is not too bad; the percent of participation is well below other universities and colleges including West Point. We must seek increased participation while holding or improving the average donation.

ALUMNI FUND FOR THE NAVAL ACADEMY The Board voted to authorize and direct the President to appoint a high level committee which will investigate and report to the Board at the May meeting on the desirability of establishing a Fund for the Naval Academy. Expenditures from the Fund would be made upon the recommendation of the Superintendent for desirable Naval Academy projects for which appropriated funds are not available. The proposed project would include a bequest program. The proposed Fund would be in the nature of the recently established "Superintendent's Fund" which has produced favorable response at West Point, RAISE IN ANNUAL DUES AND LIFE MEMBERSHIP FEE An ad hoc committee, the Chairman of which was Rear Admiral F. V. H. Hilles '30, and the members Vice Admiral George C, Dyer '19, Captain C, E. Bell '39 and Mr. E. W, Rebard '41, reported to the Board that over several weeks time the Committee had made a detailed study of income and expenses of the Alumni Association. The analysis presented by the Committee covered fiscal years 1952-1962 inclusive. Charts prepared by the Committee led to the following observations: a. The upward trend of both Total Income and Total Expense is accompanied by a narrowing margin between the two. b. The narrow deviation of the Alumni House Department curve from the break-even line (despite the appreciable income and expense items of which it is comprised) suggests that Alumni House activities may be disregarded in this study, as having minimal effect on the net profit. c. The upward trend of the National Association Department profits is outweighed by the concurrent downward trend of the Register and Shipmate Departments losses, with a consequent tendency toward increased net loss. d. The two major expense items are G & A (General and Administrative) and M & M (Mechanical and Mailing). Although both show a continued upward trend, M & M (with inputs only from Register and Shipmate) is increasing at a faster rate than G & A (with pro-rated costs 20

for the Alumni House and National Association Departments, in addition to the Register and Shipmate Departments). e. The upward Uend of dues income appears to be leveling off, suggesting stable total association membership, f. Advertising income from Shipmate and Register (the other major income element besides dues income) is declining rather sharply. g. Two positive indicators concern, first, the apparent up trend of income from subscriptions and sales, and secondly, the upward slope of the contributions curve. It should be noted parenthetically that since FY '60, increased efforts have been devoted to a fund raising campaign, with gratifying results, although their credit to the Endowment Fund does not improve the financial situation of the operating budget, h. As a general observadon, it should be recognized that income from regular membership dues (distributed equally to the Shipmate and National Association Departments) must be considered separately and apart from dues income from life membership, which is credited entirely to the Endowment Fund, and thus (as with part of the contributions) has no direct effect on operating income.

The Committee agreed the downward trend of the net profit curve must be reversed, either by increasing operating income, decreasing expenses, or by a combination of both. Expenses were found to be minimum consistent with the Alumni Association's program. The two major expense factors. General & Administrative and Mechanical & Mailing, offer little promise for decrease since they vary direcdy with increased membership and increased distribution of publications. Of the three principal income factors, i.e., subscriptions and sales, advertising income, and dues income, only the last, or dues income, is subject to control to offset declining advertising income.

The Committee concluded as the most feasible and practical means of offsetting the downward trend of the Association's net profit, regular membership dues should be increased, A graduated scale was considered, and in view of the many ramifications and administrative costs of complicated many-step increases, the Committee considered that a one-step increase at ten years from graduation was the most satisfactory from all viewpoints.

After detailed discussion by the members of the Board of Trustees, the Board unanimously approved the following recommendations of the ad hoc Committee: a) Effective commencing with the next fiscal year (1 July 1963): increase regular membership dues from $8,00 per year to $10,00 per year commencing ten years after the graduating year of each class; dues to remain at $8.00 for those classes graduated less than ten years, b) Also effective commencing with the next fiscal year: increase the first year dues for the graduating class from $2.00 to $5.00 (the approximate annual cost per copy of Shipmate), with the "three-year package plan" for new graduates remaining at $12.00 as an incentive to join for three years, c) Effective immediately, and based on the present Life-to-Regular ratio of 12'/z to 1 ($100,00 to $8,00): increase Life Membership Fee to $125.00. Present Life Members or those making payments on the Partial Life Membership Plan are not affected by this increase.

PENSION PLAN FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES Action on a proposed pension plan for civilian employees of the Alumni Association was deferred pending further examination and report by the Business Committee to the Board of Trustees at the Fall 1963 Meeting. By that time the

effect of the raise in dues will be indicated, and decision will be made at that time whether or not the Association can afford such a plan, desirable as it may be.

ADVERTISING IN THE REGISTER AND SHIPMATE Included in the report of the Chairman of the Publications Committee, Mr. Hanson W. Baldwin '24, was a detailed recital of the advertising situation of the Register and Shipmate. For several years there has been a downward trend causing much concern. Recently there has been some improvement in Shipmate advertising due primarily to exceptional efforts on the part of alumni, but no forecast can be made regarding long-range prospects of continued or increased improvement. The Board authorized the Publications Committee to take such action as it deemed necessary regarding the designation of the publisher's representative for the Register and Shipmate.

Nominating Committee Slate And Call for Nominations

By Petitions In compliance with Article VI, Section 1, of the By-Laws of the U, S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, Inc., the Nominating Committee has submitted the following slate of candidates for the offices of President, Vice President (Central Area) and Trustees-at-Large, FOR PRESIDENT: (two-year term) Adm, W, F, Boone, USN (Ret.)

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FOR VICE PRESIDENT: (CENTRAL AREA) (two-year term) RAdm, L, J. Jacobi, USNR (Ret.)

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FOR TRUSTEES-AT-LARGE (four to be elected for three years each) Cdr, R, B, Baldwin, USN RAdm, R, H, Barnum, USNR-R Capt. W, S, Busik, USN Joseph Henry Clasgens, II RAdm. E. B. Fluckey, USN MajGen, J. N, Hart, USMC (Ret,) Lt, George W. Jensen, USN Capt, S, G, Jones, USN LCdr, S. O, Jones, USN Cdr. Ralph B. Netting, USNR (Ret.) VAdm. Robert B. Pirie, USN (Ret.) Capt. Paul W. Siegrist, USNR (Ret,) LCdr, Carlisle A, H. Trost, USN

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From The Association By-Laws VI, 1. As soon as practicable after 1 June and in any event before 1 July each year the President shall appoint a Nominating Committee of seven members, representing as equably as possible the Eastern, Central, and Western Areas, Two members shall be Trustees-at-large, The remainder shall be regular members of the Association, not more than one of whom may be a Trustee from a local Association. It shall be the duty of the Nominating Committee to submit to the Board of Trustees, not later than December 10, a slate of candidates for the offices of President, Vice President, and Trustees-at-large, sufficient in number to fill all prospective vacancies. The nominations shall be published in the January issue of the official publication of the Association, Nominations by petition may be submitted to the Board of Trustees not later than February 15. A petition for a nomination to any office must be signed by at least fifty members. (Italics added,) SHIPMATE

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O F F I CERS President— A D M , JERAULD W R I G H T , U S N (Ret,) '18 (4915), Washington, D , C, Vice President (Eastern Area)— CAPT. ROYCE N . F L I P P I N , U S N R '26 ( 8 2 7 8 ) , N e w York, N , Y,

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

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(Ret,) '27 (8608) Connecticut CoMo, C. C. B A U G H M A N , U S N

( R e t ) '07 (3107) Coronado M R , ROBERT G . W A L D R O N '19

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From late 1941 until the final defeat of Japan, the ENTERPRISE fought the war in the Pacific, opening with the delivery of a squadron of Marine fighters to Midway on the eve of December 7di, and closing widi the far-flung strikes on Amani Gunto, Daito Gunto, Kyushu and Shikoku preparatory to the planned assault on this islaiid of Japan itself. During these 4'/2 years, the ship operated so continuously that her only respites were a mondi in September 1942, five months in die middle of 1943, and one mondi in July 1944. The first was to recover strength after the fateful batde of Midway which turned the tide of the Japanese advance. The second, and longest, was after the three severe bomb hits received in the critical batdes of Guadalcanal fought so that a few thousand U. S. Marines who hated the place would be sure to stay. The last was after "the great Marianas turkey shoot"—otherwise known as the Batde of the Philippine Sea—where the final strength of Japanese air power was broken.

In between, the BIG E ranged the Pacific, taking part in the many engagements including those off Guadalcanal and the Gilbert Islands; the occupation of HoUandia, Palau, Leyte and Luzon; and such strikes as against Truk, Nansei Shoto, Indochina, Hong Kong, and Canton.

This is the story, heroic, human, terrifying, of the adventures of the BIG E as seen through the eyes of the men and officers of the ship and of the various air groups operating off her decks.

Through all the jumble of historical events and happenings, the author is able to weld together the individual heroic acts of the ship's personnel, the air squadron personalities and the different levels of leadership, into a series of interesting, exciting tales. The feelings of the air crews when they may not find a carrier landing deck to return to after an air action, those of the men of a repair party when they courageously delve into the vitals of the ship to assure that she will be able to stay afloat in fighting condition after deadly blows from enemy aircraft, all are dramatically and adequately told. And the personalities of the leaders—Admirals Frank Jack Fletcher, "Bull" Halsey, Marc Mitscher, Raymond Spruance —under which she fought are interspersed. The author, backed by many sources official and unofficial, combines the general tactical story with the many individual incidents derived from personal interviews, diaries, and letters.

The background of the author, who started out in World War 11 as a reserve officer commanding a subchaser in the Atlantic and the Med areas and then an escort in the Pacific, earning three battle stars in each area, is of interest. Released to inactive duty after the war, he earned a B.A. degree (cum laude) in literature from Dartmouth College and reentered the Navy as a regular officer. After a tour as executive in a destroyer (qualifying for command), he took flight training and earned his wings as an aviator early in 1950. Since then he has had considerable experience in ice reconnaisance and shipping patrols out of Iceland and Greenland, in radar warning barriers, and in fleet maneuvers in the Med. To be fully appreciated, the book should be read in installments, action by action, batde by batde. As Admiral Radford says in the foreword, the story of the BIG E and her legend in the Pacific has been long overdue.

( R e t ) '21 (6196) San Diego R A D M , J O S E P H U S A. BRICCS, U S N

(Ret.) '23 (6965) Washington 21

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by Arthur Daley (Reprinted from SPORTS OF THE TIMES, Nov. 14 issue of the New York_ Times) During the 1956 Olympic Games at Melbourne, the simmering hostility between the Hungarians and the Russians erupted through the surface of the blue-green waters of the Olympic pool and streaked it a blood red. It was almost inevitable.

On the eve of the international show Soviet tanks had moved into Hungary to crush the rebellion against Communist oppression, and the flames of bitter nationalism had carried all the way to Australia.

The water polo match between the two countries was to serve as its major manifestation, and what heightened its impact was the fact that the Olympic championship was at stake. The Hungarians went into it without inhibitions. The entire squad intended to defect anyway. There could be no reprisals.

It was a Donnybrook, Almost at the first splash, a Soviet swimmer tried to strangle a Magyar.

Later a Russian put the slug on a Hungarian forward and a batde royal broke out. It was quickly quelled. Being the world's best water polo players, the Hungarians added insult to injury by rolling up the score, Valentine Prokopov, a Soviet defenseman, jabbed an elbow in the eye of Ervim

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Blood gushed forth, a red patch floating on the blue-green. It almost triggered a riot. Incensed Hungarian emigres poured from the stands, and oidy the quick action of the police halted a mass drowning. Oh, yes, Hungary won the Olympic crown with a 4-to-O victory.

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national scene. Once upon a time, there were two kinds of water polo, the American version and the international kind.

The internationalists played with a hard ball, so highly inflated that it floated. In fact, it was â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and isâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;against the rules to bring it below the surface. Restrictions against bodily contact are severe. It is a game of fast swimming and fast passing, all in full view of the spectators.

The Americans used to regard this as a sissy sport. They preferred their own brand. As far as anyone could ascertain, the only things forbidden were the use of knives and brass knuckles.

Everything else went. It was a lusty form of submarine wiesding and was played with a soft ball that could be clutched in the hand and carried below the surface. The only thing soft about the game was the ball.

It was so brutal that the Amateur Athletic Union abolished it for almost a quarter of a century, revived it briefly and then abolished it again. This was a game meant only for he-men and must have had solid character-building values because even the colleges engaged in it.

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All this came flooding back to mind the other day with the death at 84 of Joe Ruddy of the New York Athletic Club, the unchallenged king of water polo. This bald, barrel-chested wonder brought to his sport the same unsurpassed skills that such contemporaries as Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey and the like brought to theirs. At times he seemed almost as much fish as man, Joe had been known to take the ball at one end of the pool and start swimming underwater toward the other end. He would fight a few furious batdes on the tank floor enroute and bob up at the far end for a goal. This powerfully built heavyweight once was timed on a submersion. Without gills or snorkel, he remained under water for 3 minutes 19 seconds. This epic feat rated inclusion in one of Bob Ripley's BelieveIt-Or-Not cartoons.

Unfortunately, Ripley missed one of the most extraordinary water polo games ever played, believe it or not. It was a match between the New York A. C , the national champion, and the United States Naval Academy, the intercollegiate champion. The captain and star of the Winged Footers was Joe Ruddy, The captain and star for the midshipmen was Joe Ruddy, Jr, They kidded each other at family dinner earlier, "We'll beat you old-timers tonight, Pop," said young Joe, "I'll bet you all the tea in China you don't," said his old man.

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It was a tremendous game, wild, rough and exciting. Two minutes before the end, Joe Jr. surfaced at the N.Y.A.C, goal and scored. It made the count 29-29, Down went Pop with the ball, Junior swam frantically on the surface to intercept his father near the Navy goal. Pop bobbed up, snorting like a porpoise. Junior tackled him. They disappeared into the depths and the water boiled as if sea monsters were doing batde below.

Up came Pop and slapped the ball against the goal board. "Then he wheeled instandy and plunged below to fetch up the semi-conscious body of his son. The New York A,C. had won, 32 to 29, The high scorer for the clubmen was Joe Sr., with 32 points. The high scorer for the midshipmen was Joe Jr., with 29 points.

Pop was so proud of that boy. He thrilled when Joe Jr, was decorated in the war and glowed when his son finally reached an admiral's rank, Joe Sr. was the best water polo player of all, and he had no more fervent admirer than Joe Jr.

l a j J t Call BYERS, J O H N ALEX ' 1 2 (no details a t press time) CATRON, PERRY ' 2 2 , 9 N o v . ' 6 2 , Sandusky, Ohio CLAUSEN, ALBERT JULIUS ' 2 4 , June ' 6 2 , Richm o n d , Calif.

DOYLE, THOMAS J O H N , JR. (CAPT USN RET ' 1 4 ) , 2 3 N o v . ' 6 2 , C a m p b e l l , Calif.

EARLY, ALEXANDER R I E M A N , JR. (RADM USN RET ' 1 4 ) , 10 Dec. ' 6 2 , USPHS Hosp., Seattle, Wash.

GIFFEN, ROBERT CARLISLE ( V A D M USN RET ' 0 7 ) , 10 Dec. ' 6 2 , U S N H , A n n a p o l i s , M d .

JACOBY, W I L L I A M CROSBIE ' 3 8 , 2 8 A p r i l '61 KEATING, TIMOTHY EDWARD ' 5 7 , 5 Dec. ' 6 2 , a u t o accident, M t . Kisco, N . Y. MANLEY, W I L L I A M

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PRICE, W I L L I A M RODNEY N ' 1 6 , 8 Sept. ' 6 2 , Wilmington, Del. QUALE, ARTHUR MAURICE ' 2 4 , 2 1 N o v . ' 6 2 , Willmar, Minn.

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practically every type of ship. For service in command of a destroyer during WW I, he received the Navy Cross, His last sea duty was in command of USS COLORADO.

A fine portrait of COMMODORE DUDLEY W, KNOX was presented to the Naval Historical Foundation on 19 November 1962 by Captain Charles Bittinger, USN (Ret,), a close friend and admirer of the Commodore, The presentation was made in the offices of the Foundation and those present included Mrs, Dudley Knox, the Commodore's son Dudley S. Knox and his wife and daughter and a number of officers and friends of the Naval Historical Foundation, VAdm, John F, Shafroth, USN (Ret,) '08, who succeeded Commodore Knox as the President of the Foundation, accepted the portrait and delivered a brief eulogy of the character and achievements of Commodore Knox, stressing his ability as an historian, his unselfishness, his loyalty and never-ending devotion to his country and his Navy, He also recalled to mind the part played

by Commodore Knox when he served on the Staff of Admiral Sims both before and during World War I and helped in the development of the destroyer tactics and the destroyer doctrine so effectively used in World War I, The portrait is located in the offices of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D. C,

Sec'y, RAdm. J. A. Furer, USN (Ret.) 2101 Connecticnt Ave., N.W. Washington 8, D. C.

BENYAURD BOURNE WYGANT On 26 November belated word was received in Washington of the death of Capt, BENYAURD BOURNE WYGANT, USN (Ret.), on 6 November 1962 at his home in Los Angeles, Calif.

Death was attributed to cerebral hemorrhage. Cremation took place on 9 November at Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Calif.

Benny had a nomadic childhood in the Army going from post to post. He was born in Kansas and appointed to the Naval Academy from Florida. His father was Colonel Henry Wygant, Infantry, U. S. Army. Some 50 years ago he married Katharine Heffenger of Portsmouth, N. H., a daughter of Passed Assistant Surgeon Arthur C. Heffenger, USN (Ret.). There were 2 children, Barbara and Benyaurd Jr. Of a sunny and genial disposition, Wygant made friends wherever he served in a variety of naval duties during a long and efficient career in the service. Beginning with service at sea as a naval cadet in the USS VIKING during the Spanish-American War, he subsequendy served in

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Ashore he had diversified assignments ranging from duty at the Naval Academy to command of the Naval ROTC unit at Harvard University.

Recalled to active duty in 1940, Wygant set up and commanded the splendid Naval Reserve Midshipman School at Northwestern University throughout WW II. For his exceptionally efficient work in connection therewith, he was awarded the Legion of Merit.

Subsequent to his being returned to inactive duty after the war, the Wygants made their home in California, Benny became active as a member at large of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America and as President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the English Speaking Union, Katherine can be reached at 801 Westholme Ave., Los Angeles 24, Calif, We will miss Benny, He always had something worthwhile to contribute.

The very capable Secretary of 1901, DUTCHY FURER, who has been undergoing treatment in the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md,, has returned home, FRED and Mary Hempstone OLIVER recently returned to their home in The Cleveland House, Washington, D, C , after a 15-day visit to Newport, R. I., and Cambridge, Mass., where they renewed old acquaintances. They also went to Setauket, Long Island, to see their older son Robert and his family, which includes Robert's 3 fine grandchildren. The younger son of Fred and Mary, Smith Hempstone Oliver, and his charming wife live in Washington, Mary continues to write a poem occasionally. She recendy had her 80 th poem published.

Capt. Lonis P. Davis, USN (Ret.) Dresden Apartment 2126 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C. REMEMBER WHEN?

Press release of January 30, 1945: MEMBERS OF NAVAL ACADEMY CLASS OF 1905 AT 40TH ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON "Headed by Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary, USN, Commander, Eastern Sea Frontier, members of the Class of 1905, United States Naval Academy, held their fortieth anniversary luncheon today (Jan. 30) at The Wall Street Club. The class was graduated forty years ago today.

"Seated, left to right: Captain Charles H. Shaw, USN (Retired), Machinery Superintendent, Field Production Division, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn; Commander Logan Cresap, USN

(Ret.), Marine Superintendent, Isthmian Steamship Lines, and President, Naval Academy Alumm Association of New York; Vice Admiral Ardiur B. Cook, USN (Ret.), former Commander, Caribbean Sea Frontier and former Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics; Vice Admiral Leary; Captam Hamilton F, Glover, USN (Ret.), Commanding Officer, USN Ordnance Plant, Baldwin, L, I., and Captain John T. G. Stapler, USN ( R e t ) , Operations Officer, Eastern Sea Frontier, "Standing, left to right: Captain Burton H. Green, USN (Ret.), Commanding Officer, USN Ammunition Depot, Earie, N. J,; Captain A, C. Stott, USN (Ret,), Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, Fort Schuyler, The Bronx; Mr. Earle Farwell, lawyer, of 72 Wall St., New York; Lt. Comdr. Duncan I. Selfridge, USNR, on duty at U, S, Naval Hospital, Philadelphia; Mr, Frank B. Godley, of die McGraw-Hill Publishing Co,, Cleveland; Commander Henry Rawle, USNR, on duty in Eastern Sea Frontier; Mr, P, E, D, Nagle, Kearny (N. J,) manufacturer; Mr, Glenn O. Carter of the Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation, 30 East 42nd St., New York; Commander Samuel Gordon (CEC), USN (Ret.), Senior Assistant Public Works Officer, Third Naval District; Mr. R. B. Strassburger, newspaper publisher and farmer of Gwynedd Valley, Pa., and Mr. R. P. R. Neilson, portrait painter, of 131 East 66th Street, New York."

January 30, 1945 Rear Admiral S. C. Hooper, USN (Ret.) President, Class of 1905 4425 Garfield Street, N.W. Washington 7, D, C, Dear Hooper: It is with great satisfaction and pleasure that I advise you herewith, for the record of our class, that the following named members assembled at the Luncheon Club of Wall Street at 40 Wall Street, New York City, at 12:30 p.m. today, to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of our graduation from the Academy, As you know, we have held meetings in every year since 1935, The least attendance was in 1936 when but eight members assembled, and the largest meeting was in 1941 when seventeen members assembled. Again, in this year of 1945, we had seventeen men present, which record I think rather unusual.

This year we had a rather unusual experience.

The Publicity Department of the Third Naval District got wind of our meeting and expressed a desire to give the meeting some publicity because of the unusual circumstance, and because of its being our fortieth anniversary, and with Leary's approval a photographer was sent to the meeting and took our picture. I will relay a copy of this picture to you in due course.

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Members present were as follows: G. O, Carter, Earie Farwell, P, E, D, Nagle, J, T, G. Stapler, A, C. Stott, H, F, Leary, H, F, Glover, D, I, Selfridge, R, P. R, Neilson, Henry Rawle, F, B, Godley, R, B, Strassburger, C. H, Shaw, B, N . Green, A. B, Cook, Logan Cresap, Samuel Gordon, You will observe that a number of the men present came from considerable distances to attend the meeting, Selfridge and S:rassburger came up from Philadelphia and Godley came from Cleveland, B, H. Green came from Earle, New Jersey, Max Campbell had sent in an acceptance but wrote in to say that he had fractured his wrist on the ice just prior to the meeting and thought that he had better stay at home. Harry Shoemaker wrote at the last minute that he had been dispatched elsewhere on urgent public business and would be unable to attend. Tommy Atkins, who has attended every year for many years, sent a telegram which arrived in the course of the luncheon, informing us that his plans had gone awry and that he would be unable to attend.

I also received, as you know, a note from your good self, expressing your regret that you could not be present.

We were all very much interested to discover that two of the members present had never seen each other since the day we graduated forty years previously.

Everyone present expressed himself most enthusiastically as to the pleasure which he had derived from this litde celebration and we separated about 2:30 p,m. wi h the hope that we would be able to get together in 1946 for the same purpose.

Very truly yours,

Roberts came to command the Navy V-12 unit at U, of Colorado and retired in 1945, The Roberts have endeared themselves to the whole community, so Mansfield writes, and we can believe it, I remember Mansfield as serving in NTS in Naval Operations Merchant Marine Division, He also served under Adm. TAFFINDER and with Cdr, CAKE. TOMMY WITHERS was Cdr. of Mansfield's submarine division in 1928.

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Sec'y, Capt. R. C. Parlier, USN (Ret.) 5706 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Md.

ROBERT CARLISLE GIFFEN

Our classmate, VAdm, ROBERT C. "IKE" GIFFEN, USN (Ret.), died at the Naval Academy Hospital on 10 December after many months of struggle between failing health and unfailing courage. On 13 December funeral services were

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Sec'y, VAdm. Alexander Sharp, USN (Ret.), 6306 Bannockbnrn Dr. Bethesda, Md. Our BOB ROBERTS, his wife Mildred and daughter (Mrs,) Sabra Johnston had Thanksgiving dinner with their good friends, Capt, William N, Mansfield, USNR '24, all of Boulder, Colo,, where the Roberts have lived since 1942 and the Mansfields since 1957, 24

MRS, SABRA JOHNSTON (left), Capt, Frank H, Roberts, USN (Ret,) '06, and Mildred Roberts.

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held in St, Andrew's Chapel at the Naval Academy, followed by burial in the Academy cemetery.

He had made his home at Mas Que Farm, Spa Road, in Annapolis since retiring after World War II. He is survived by his widow, Elsie (sister of Bill Hodgman '08), by a daughter Mary, wife of RAdm. Shirley Miller, USN (Ret,) of Annapolis, by a son, Capt, Govert C, Giffen, Jr., USN, '38 now on duty in Washington, and by several grandchildren.

Honorary pallbearers were his classmates Dyer, Frellsen, Hoover, Parker, Robinson and Schuyler plus RAdm, H, C, Train, Capt. Walter Sharp (SC), Capt, (x>nnelly (MC), commanding the Naval Academy Hospital, Capt, Compton, USN, and Mr. John Wells of Annapolis, In addition to his professional achievements, "Ike" Giffen was distinguished by a personality which would have been outstanding anywhere.

His sense of humor and his friendliness and interest in others never failed. Merely to be with him would make one feel this is not really such a bad world, and oneself rather a good fellow in it. To us who knew him, the stars on his collar were no more than his due, while his unfailingly cheerful wit and warmth were something special, the remembrance of which will hearten us even after he is gone.

Turning back to '07's 55th Reunion on Oct, 12-14, a heartwarming feature was the number of letters received from classmates who, tho unable to attend, took the trouble to reply to the invitation and to express their interest and loyalty.

To all of them our thanks, and the regret that our limitations as a correspondent prevent a personal reply to each letter.

Sec'y, RAdm. Edward J. Foy, USN (Ret.) Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington 8. D. C. Having abandoned the regular monthly class luncheons, due to failing attendance, and substituted periodical ones, one such was held in the Army and Navy Club the 1st Friday of December, Present: Bedt, Carter, Donavin, Dubose, Emmerson, Foy, Holland, Kauffman, Kinkaid, Rockwell, Shafroth and Waters, Two of the "Old Standbys," Stitchey Payne and Dick DeSaussure, were missing. The former is about to be sprung from the Naval Hospital after a trying bout with arthritis, which has immobilized him for some 2 months and the latter—I am sorry to say—has sold his house here and moved to Charleston, S. C. The occasion was enlivened by the presence of 3 out-of-towners: REG KAUFFMAN, NICK CARTER and PAT DONAVIN, I don't recall any lag in the conversation. Pat insisted upon providing a round of liquids, A good letter from BEN (A. M.) CHARLTON informs us that whereas they have had, for some years, a home in Damariscotta Mills, Maine, which they abandoned each winter for a trip to Mexico, they have purchased a home in San Miguel de Allende, in the state of Guanajuato, some 200 miles northwest of Mexico City. Their plan is to live there most of the time, making only occasional trips back to the States, when the spirit so moves. His description of their new town is so alluring that I don't dare repeat much of it for fear you will all take off hot foot for Mexico, The address is Apartado 187, San Miguel de Allende, Gto., Mexico, At the November luncheon of the Washington section of the Alumni Association, I spoke with Admiral Kirkpatrick, the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, who was the speaker of the day.

He told me of his regret that our CRACKY DAGUE, Navy's 1st All-American, was not able to be present at the Navy-Southern California game, due to absence from Los Angeles that day, but that the Athletic Association had sent him a JANUARY,

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Navy football blanket. This was a nice gesture, which I feel sure all of you will appreciate.

A card from JACK EARLE reports that he is on his way back to Florida from the Near East in an German freighter, the GOLDENFELS. He will make brief stops at Naples and Marseilles. He writes that attractive as Beirut, Lebanon, is, he will be glad to be back in Florida.

In the tradition of a prominent columnist in Washington, I call attention to the fact that "I wrote it first." 1 refer to this column in the January 1962 Shipmate wherein I descanted upon the cost of status, particularly at football games in which Navy takes part. 1 wrote that, as we advanced in seniority, we were assigned seats lower and lower down, until finally we found our view restticted to the broad backs of the football squad, especially when anything exciting happened and the squad felt compelled to stand and cheer Navy along.

The day following the recent Army-Navy game (and what a game and what a quarterback!) the New Yorl{ Times in its "Sports of the Times" contained the following paragraph (and I quote no less than that master of sports writing, Arthur Daley): "Unlike other Presidents who docilely watched from ground level where they were given superb views of the backs of bench-warmers, this one insisted on seeing the game. So a special royal tribunal was built half-way up the stands, one on either side of the field. The President was one guy who knew what was happening."

You see "I told you so" a year ago. If you missed seeing that game, one way or another, you missed a bonafide thriller. I occupied a prize seat at the television. Half way down!

A happy, a healthy and a prosperous New Year!

Sec'y. RAdm. Harold C. Train, USN (Ret.) 1 St. Mary's St., Annapolis, Md. Jane VAN METRE I deeply regret to report that TOM VAN METRE'S wife, Jane, died on 18 November at "Altair," her home on Shepherdstown Rd., Martinsburg, W. Va. She had been in failing health for the past six years. Funeral services were conducted at the Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg, by her Rector, the Reverend W. Scott Harvin, with burial in Rosedale Cemetery in that city. In addition to Tom, she is survived by three stepchildren, Mrs. Frank Thompson, Trenton, N. J., and Alexandria, Va., Dr. Thomas E, Van Metre, Baltimore, Md., Albert Cleaves Van Metre, Alexandria, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. James F. Thompson, Jr., and Mrs. Wilson F. Sperow, both of Martinsburg; nine step-grandchildren, three nieces and a nephew.

She was born in Upper Tract, Pendleton County, her family moving to Martinsburg in 1898. Married twice, her first husband, Dr, George Burce Geyer, died some years ago. Educated in local schools, she was graduated from Martinsburg High School and attended Randolph Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Va. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and former President of St. Hilda's Guild. Active in civic and community affairs, she was a charter member and former regent of Shenandoah Valley Chapter N, S, D, A. R., honorary member and former President of the Travel Club; charter member and former Secretary of Olde Berkeley Garden Club; and member of the Blue Ridge Chapter, Randolph Macon Alumni Association.

She and Tom were married in 1945, CLASS LUNCHEON A smaller attendance than usual at the November luncheon on the 20th, eight being present: Glennon, Hatcher, Hustvedt, Manahan, McCauley, Piatt, Train and Williams.

JOHN ASHLEY—It looks like John and Ester

are getting to be the most traveled members of die class. They left San Diego by ship (MSTS) on 3 AprU 1962 for Yokohama; in Japan diree weeks; dience two weeks on a French freighter (never had it so good in food, comfort and service) to Bangkok, including a four-day stop at Saigon; two weeks in Bangkok, thence by air to New Delhi, Karachi, Charan, Tripoli and to Madrid, arriving in mid-June, Thence variable sojourns in Italy, Germany and Switzerland and back to Spain and home, arriving in Charieston (by MATS) from Madrid on 10 October. Remrned to their home in San Diego via Williamsburg to visit children; Washington for a few days, then to Detroit to pick up a new car, motoring the rest of the way.

Only Navy file encountered after Japan was Paul Bates '11 in Madrid, HAROLD TRAIN

Sec'y. RAdm. Charles J. Moore, USN (Ret.), 5509 Grove St. Chevy Chase 15, Md. Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Dorsey O. Thomas 725 West Boulevard, Kokomo, Ind. ARMY-NAVY GAME Your reporter quotes a rather unusual account of the Big Game from his daughter, Gretchen Tiedman: "The weather was balmy. Have never experienced such a thing. One is normally prepared to suffer and freeze as bravely as possible.

Many seats had strange faces which turned out to be children or grandchildren. Better check these details—-I only heard or overheard. Commodore BATTLE was sitting in front of us. Next was JOHN (DUCKY) BLANDIN's granddaughter, Virginia Smith Buchanan and her husband were next to us. Her husband is on the Selection Board (}). Anyway, he was a great help in identifying the President's surrounding brass and VIP's. I was working for you, but Bob was more interested in which attractive wife belonged to what husband. Could there be a Smith in '10 with a son, ROY SMITH, III, also on die Selection Board (?), A Capt, Crenshaw '12 sat behind us with a most courteous friend. I didn't catch his name and didn't have the courage to ask a second time. I did the best I could. Looked in vain for the following familiar faces: Reinicke, Flanigan, Nicholson, Lee, Hill, Lanphier, Moore, Orem and Hustvedt," BEARY, VAdm, DONALD B, A nice note from Don, He and Mary are recently back from a trip to the old home town of Helena, Mont, Big snow storm on 7 September kept them out of Canada, Back to Spokane where Mary's son is a practicing surgeon. Kicked up their heels in San Francisco and then home. Gives good reports on the POWNALLs, the HElNs, the GRAYs and FANNY SHERMAN. He is in good health and good spirits. Bueno!

GILLIAM, Capt. E. A. Pop chides your reporter for misspelling his name—Gilliam. Reminds us that he belongs to the one-eyed branch of the family—the one that steals horses or bases or something.

DICKSON, Cdr. GEORGE L. First Christmas card of the season is from George confirming his new address. In return, your reporter sics him on a neighbor, a VPW (Very Pretty Widow), native of Kokomo, Ind, REINICKE, Commo, F, G, Red reports a very pleasant reunion when CHARLIE and Anna Louise MOORE stopped by for a chat enroute to Newport to inspect the latest grandson. Apparendy, they discussed at length your reporter's selfawarded degree of C.E. (Culinary Engineer).

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Sec'y, VAdm. R, M. Griffin, USN (Ret.) 3133 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington 8, D. C.

Lucy SHIELDS - We learned with regret that Lucy SHIELDS died on 24 November at Scranton, Pa. She and Henry were married in 1955.

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Isabelle BADGER was in Washington over Thanksgiving visiting Peg McCord (Mrs. F. C. McCord).

CARLOS BAILEY is wintering in Florida following a successful cataract operation at Bethesda.

The following attended the December class luncheon: J. O. Richardson, Carlos Bailey, Noel Perley, Bieri, Foster, Cygon, Loftin, Byrnes, Hinckley, Chandler and Zimermann.

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Sec'y, Como. R. S. Wentworth, USN (Ret.) P. O. Box 803, Annapolis, Md.

J O H N ALEX BYERS

We have just heard diat JACK BYERS passed away recently. More details later.

The David Taylor Model Basin held a Commemoration Ceremony naming "The Maneuvering and Seakeeping Facilities'^ of the Basin in honor of SAVVY SAUNDERS on 19 November 1962.

A large distinguished group of officers and civilians were present. The Chief of the Bureau of Ships, RAdm, R. K, James, USN '28, and the President of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Mr, John Newell, attended.

Our class was represented by Froggy Fulton, Bob Lavender, Mammy Weems and Strat Wentworth, Several speakers paid tribute to Savvy's distinguished career. Mammy related Savvy's early achievements and his Naval Academy record. The ceremonies were fitting and proper because Savvy had a major roll in the conception, design and construction of the Basin. He was recognized as one of the world's foremost naval architects.

His classmates are proud of his many achievements, but, above all, we remember him as a brilliant, helpful friend of sound common sense and deep religious feeling.

At the time when we recorded, with sadness, the loss of our classmate, BILLY HOGG, we did not have an accurate account of his career. It has now been supplied by his brother, John, Billy retired first in 1939 after serving on the PITTSBURGH,

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SCHENCKE, He served on the staffs of Admirals Winslow, Caperton and Plunket, He was recalled to duty at the outbreak of WW II to serve in Naval Intelligence, After he retired again in 1946, he setded in Carlsbad, Calif, Billy's first wife, Susan Dessez, died in 1938, He is survived by his second wife, Mae, who lives in Carlsbad, and by his brother, John Webb of Broomall, Pa, Billy was a genial, cooperative, competent officer of much charm.

A recent letter from ANDY ANDERSON reports that Miriam and he went to Fort Benning after they left Annapolis, to visit Ida and family, Andy is now home in San Diego at 4990 Del Monte Ave. Adele HAGGART is not too well at present.

We hope that she will make a steady reovery to grace 4508 Granger St, and to delight her friends.

There is a cynical saying—probably by some youth—that "home is the last place to go!" We are pleased to hear that Isabel EDGAR has returned home after a tour of Europe and has setded at 2090 Pacific Ave. in San Francisco.

TOMMY (R. R.) THOMPSON paid a visit to TOMMY THOMPSON, the coxswain of the crew, recendy. He lives at the Laguna Beach Nursing Home. Tommy (H. A.) is bedridden and unable to talk but he still retains the joy of life and charm which made him one of the best loved members of our class. He was much pleased to look at the pictures of the class at the 50th reunion.

We have had a good response from the class about our Award of a Watch, The present score is twenty-eight in favor of Plan I, twenty-two for Plan II and three for III, We haven't heard 26

RADM, F, L, RIEFKOHL '11 and wife, Louise, at Central Florida Chapter A-N game broadcast.

from twenty of our friends. We hope to hear from a half dozen more. However, the result will probably not be changed by the late votes. Of course, the final result will be reported in this column in the February issue. The Academy authorities suggest a permanent fund of $2500 with the Superintendent as Trustee, RED PACE has moved to 109 No, Sycamore Ave., Apt. 401, Los Angeles, Calif.

MAMMY WEEMS spent several days in the hospital recendy to have a small repair effected.

He is now home and running on all eight.

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

The big news in December was Navy's win over Army on 1 Dec.!!! BUCK JONES, JUNKIN, SEIBERT and TISDALE are the only classmates I have heard were there in person, BUT I expect all of us at least saw it on TV. Army's new coach has had a lot of publicity, BUT Navy's Wayne Hardin and our "youngster" quarterback, as well as the whole team, really "went to town."

FOUR straight, now let's go for FIVE! (Of course, you all remember we of '13 never saw a Navy loss to Army in THE GAME.) For 1913 the biggest event in a long time was the pre-50th Reunion in Los Angeles for the Navy-So. Cal. game on 17 Nov. JIM BRENNER and "MOUSE" GRAY and the "Volunteer Willing Workers of 1913" really did a great job. (And don't think it doesn't take a lot of WORK by someone to have such a fine get-together.) I have heard nothing but enthusiastic compliments about all the arrangements, and about what a great time was had by all. Those present (compliments of CHIEF HAZELTINE and REGGIE VENABLE) were Chub and Marjorie Austin, Jim and Patty Brenner, Fred Crisp, George Dale, Lloyd and Deie Gray, Gib and Dorothy Hatch, Roy and Martha Newell, Earl Quintan and his granddaughter, Reggie and Fay Venable, and Mrs. George Wolf, "Friday evening we went to the Alumni Dinner in honor of RAdm. Kirkpatrick (Supt. of USNA) and Rip Miller. We had a table to ourselves and were the oldest group present, Saturday started at 8:00 a.m. with French 75's in Brenner's suite; from then on it was an endurance test. Everyone says Navy should have won. After the game we gathered in '13's

suite in the Biltmore—then to the huge USNA cocktail party in the ballroom of the hotel. A wonderful time was had by all and great credit goes to Brenner and Venable for getting the whole Reunion started."

CHUB AUSTIN writes me "It was perfect."

VENABLE says, "It was a grand success—all of us are looking forward to our 50th." The D, C. group sent a telegram of "Best wishes for a wonderful time and good luck to Navy" which was read to those attending.

The SLEEPERs had a cocktail-buffet party at the A & N Club in D. C, on the night of 17 Nov. for about 200 friends and, of course, all of '13 in this area were invited. Those of '13 present were Glenn and Marguerite Davis, the Halls, Helmicks, Jupps, Lees, Powells, Marie and Jane Lingo, Edith and Margaret Moore, "Babs" Blandy Noyes, Frances Page and the Thebauds. It was grand to see them all. Also, Pete and Margaret Weems, and Cboper Foote and wife (he is Secy-Treas. of USMA '13), Fine contributions to our Class Fund, since last reported, to help with the extra expenses assumed by our class for our 50th have been received from Gray, Grayson and Thebaud.

Thanks a lot for '13 to these fine classmates.

ADDRESS CHANGES

HALL, J. L.—to Ellinor Village, Ormond Beach, Fla., until 1 May 1963, SHINE, T,—547 A Ave,, Coronado 18, Calif, WITHERS, C—to Lady's Island, S, C , until next spring.

On 13 Dec, our D. C, group had a fine luncheon with Army '13. Present were: Col. W, C. Foote, Col. H. R, W, Herwig, MGen, J, W. Jones and BGen, G, R, Young of Army, and our classmates Abbott, Hall, Helmick, Jakey Lee, Thebaud, Tisdale, Woodside and Sleeper. We were delighted to see and welcome MERRICK TISDALE from N. Y, and WOODSIDE from New Haven who, just returning from Florida, told us he had a fine get-together with the CLARKEs and GRAYSONr in Sarasota, all looking forward to our 50th, BRIGGS—"Doctors say I am progressing OK," DONAHUE—"My cataract operation was successful and am out of hospital," DOUGLAS—Don was here on a hurried business trip. Didn't get to see him, but had a fine phone conversation. He expects to be at our 50di.

S H I P M A T E

GAYHART—Corto gave a talk to die Daytona Beach Stargazers Club on the Pleiades Star Cluster recendy.

GRAYSON—"The schedule for our 50di looks good. We will be there," HUDSON—"May the years be kind to you and may you enjoy many more Xmas celebrations and even happier ones as they come along to all '13ers everywhere."

JONES, DOUG.—"Coming along, hope to be with you at a luncheon soon," McCAWLEY—"Margaret and I are both on ulcer diet, gosh, no drinks, smokes, etc.'^ RODES—"Will be in D. C, for Xmas, Family will assemble 17 strong.^^ RUBLE—"Before sailing on 15 Nov., for their trip to Manila, Hong Kong, Formosa, Japan, Korea, Alaska, etc., etc., Liz and Robbie Robinson had Millie and Red Ruble at luncheon at one of San Francisco's glamour spots. It was grand to see them."

SEIBERT—"The Navy win over Army was just great.'^ Also received cards or notes from Babbitt, Brownell, Clarkson, Crisp, Dale, Dillingham, DuBose, Gray, Hatch, Henderson, Hunt, Buck Jones, Loynachan, Newell, Miller, Quinlan, Shine, Thebaud, Todd, Thurston, Withers and Zemke.

Frances and I hope you all had a grand Xmas, and that 1963 will be the best ever.

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PAUL

THE NAVY MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION NAVY DEPARTMENT

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OUR MISSION: T o provide v^'itK certainty a n d promptness a substantial sum for tke purpose

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

of aiding tKe families of deceased members

THOMAS JOHN DOYLE, JR. One of the biggest shocks ever to hit the Class of 1914 came on Friday, 23 November, when one of the most popular members of our class, or any other class, passed away in Campbell, Calif., while visiting his son, who is also Thomas J, Doyle, "T,'^ as he has always been known since he entered the Naval Academy, succumbed to a heart attack, an ailment which caused his retirement before he reached the required age for that status.

His death came as a particular shock to Hazel and me as he and Jane were our house guests less than two months previously while in Annapolis for the Homecoming Weekend, At that time "T^^ looked the picture of health.

The passing of " T " came as a double shock to Jane as her mother died less than a month before the same sad event occurred to " T . " After the funeral services the graveside services took place in the Golden Gate Cemetery.

The following is a message of appreciation sent to the Class of 1914 and signed joindy by Jane and their son: "Thank you for the beautiful tributes received by us in honor of Tee by his classmates and friends, "The Flag and the class farewell in flowers were as one."

cost the government benefits to wnich they

ALEXANDER RIEMAN EARLY The next distressing news for the class came less than a week ago when a message from ComThirteen in Seatde to the Superintendent USNA was telephoned to me by the duty officer. This message stated that Alex had passed away in Seatde and that his death was caused by cancer, I have received information since then that he had been ill for about six months.

One of the outstanding incidents in Alex's successful career was during World War II while in command of the heavy cruiser CANBERRA when that ship was torpedoed off Formosa, For saving the ship from sinking on that occasion he was awarded the Navy Cross, Funeral services were held in Mercer Island, Wash., on Friday, 14 D e c , interment on Monday, JANUARY,

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a n d to secure for tbem witKout may be legally entitled.

MEMBERSHIP PROVIDES: $10,000 PERMANENT INSURANCE PROTECTION Including $2500 Terminal Dividend At No Extra Cost * Kindly. Competent Assistance In Sec:uring Government Benefits * Membership Loans W i t h o u t Delay For Further Information and Brochure Regarding the Services and Benefits of The Navy Mutual Aid Association, write

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17 Dec, at the Calvary Mausoleum. Flowers were donated by the class.

I have requested further information from the Bureau of Personnel regarding the careers of both DOYLE and EARLY but my request was sent in too late for me to receive a reply for this copy of Shipmate.

Hazel and I had the pleasure of receiving a call from Dorodiy and RALPH DAVIS on Thanksgiving day. "They were in Annapolis to spend the holiday with his son, Cresap Davis, who lives here.

We were not so fortunate some days later when Mabel and DON ROYCE came by to call. They knocked on our outside front door but we failed to hear the knock as we were in our basement quarters watching television. If any of you should ever come by, please open the front door and push bell button in the vestibule, A TOAST TO THE BEST OF THEM ALL, FOURTEEN. BOB

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

With Pasadena Rose Bowl weather in Philadelphia on 1 December, the Scott Bakers, the Stuart Clarks, Claude Vickrey, W, E, Blood, Ike Schlossbach, Ted Breed and Rip Struble were at ihe Big Game. The sons of Shorty Gamble and Bud Fisher were there, Rafe Bates was unlocated.

BILL ALEXANDER sent in his regards to all fifteeners and says that he can still button his midshipman dress jacket.

The Washington Evening Star carried the following: "Former Middle credited with Helmet Gimmick.^^ "The Jolly Roger the Middies had pasted on the front of their football helmets Saturday was the idea of Dave Collins, Class of 1915, father of Rip Collins, a former Navy player, "Wayne Hardin, Navy's coach, said Collins wrote him a letter early in the season suggesting the insignia as a counter-move to Army's Chinese Bandits."

Cdr, Robert C. BURNETT, USN (Ret.), son of our BOBBY, died at La Mesa, Calif., on 17 November 1962. He was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery at San Diego and is survived by his widow, Patricia, and a daughter and a son.

Bobby also mentioned the surprise visit of FRANKIE HUNTOON, GEORGE OULTON and their wives that was covered in a previous Shipmate by Frankie, Bobby had also seen IRV CHAMBERS and his wife earlier in the year, STEVE ROCKWELL writes that things are picking up in Florida, He says that a neighbor of our cotton-picking Texan, MACKEY LEWIS, is building a large food processing plant just eight miles away, Steve says that a diet of Florida oranges and grapefruit for a year has put him in the pink of condition. He notes that: "I lived your writing of the destroyer WEDDERBDRN, Hook and I were very close at the Academy, I have before me a can of Rogue River Chinook Salmon packed by the Sportsman Cannery, Wedderburn, Oregon," So Hook has a town as well as a destroyer named after him, Steve wants Mackey and some of the other old timers to put out some Bulletin material. Why not get started.? Contributions, tax free, will be welcomed.

MERION COOPER is working hard on a litde number called "The Best of Cinema.•' He was helped by Lowell Thomas and Jimmy Doolitde.

Coop is encouraging his boy, Dick, to consider the jump from Air to Space, I am saving most of Coop's letter for the Bulletin.

Salud y pesetas.

RIP

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Sec-Treas., Capt. E. S. Earnhardt, USN (Ret.), 3900 Calverton Dr., College Heights Estates, Hyattsville, Md. Corr. Sec'y, Mrs. Leon F. Brown 20 Southgate Avenue Annapolis, Maryland IT-Jt* 92"»'. ^ ' ' ' y - Cdr. E. F. Cochrane, USN (Ret.), 4315 Avalon Blvd.

San Diego 3, Calif.

RICHARD R. CLAGHORN A letter from Houston, Texas, informs us that Cdr. "Willie" R, R. CLAGHORN, USNR (Ret,), passed away on 3 November 1962, He was VicePresident and Foreign Manager of the Bank of the Southwest National Association. He is survived by his widow, a son and 2 daughters. Mrs. Claghorn resides at 2921 Tangley, Houston, and wishes to thank the class for their kindness and sympathy.

EARNY and Gladys EARNHARDT took off on 22 November for California to visit their grandchildren. Have not had a report of their activities as yet.

Needless to say I attended the Army-Navy game and have never enjoyed a game so much in my life. Our team was superb, and the weather was just like a June day. The only member of the class I managed to see was BOBBY BOURNE, WEST COAST ACTIVITIES BUNNY COCHRANE Rumors have it that we have another barrister in die offing—ROSY FEINEMAN is attending UCLA acquiring skill in the ways of the law to better assist those who run foul of those rocks, shoals or other miscalculated adventures. More power. Rosy.

MICK CARNEY phoned while in the area between planes—had combined pleasure with business doing some fishing down at Cape San Lucas in Baja Calif, and work in Los Angeles, Promised to tarry awhile on the next visit to the Coast, Another story which we are checking out is that BERT and Marie RODGERS are back from their prolonged stay on the continent. Now in SFC, the story is that they are headed for Coronado to establish permanent headquarters.

Away back last February on learning of the Navy-So, Cal, clash scheduled for the Coliseum in Los Angeles 17 November, the San Diego '16'17ers began planning to attend that battle en masse. Finally dawn broke and it was the big day. Reveille sounded much earlier than usual for the faithful who hit the deck, donned their finery, packed their chow, plus other consumables, and headed for the port of departure. There, on arrival we found a sleek, glistening Greyhound Scenic Cruiser lying at short stay, awaiting and rarin' to go. Thirty-nine strong, this youthful-inspirit band clambered aboard and it was Anchors Aweigh, Los Angeles bound The results of that truly great game have long since been history.

But the memory lingers. From the kick-off to the final whisde it was a thrilling, exciting, slambang affair. Navy, a decided underdog, was tremendous, coming within an eye lash of winning from that mightly Trojan team. We were also treated to a very pleasing and colorful show during the halves. Particularly impressive was the So, Cal, undergraduates' rendition of "Eternal Father Strong to Save" and "Navy Blue and Gold," We extend our congratulations to them.

As previously planned, we did not indulge in the after-the-game going-ons, but headed back from whence we came, well rewarded by the great showing of a fighting and determined Navy team.

The Pool—COUNT GRASSIE and ING KILAND shared it—providing the "coffee" at the coffee break at San Clemente enroute home. Thus ended another pleasant venture, made possible in no small way by the courteous and efficient service cheerfully rendered by Greyhound, Coming attraction—the 16 January luncheon at North Island Club, which will open our 1963 season, and a February conclave at which we

hope to have the gals along with those McFALL folks; the date still to be set, Hasta luego, amigos

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

What with the Reunion and football season finished there is very little of interest happening in Crabtown, At the November '16-'17 Washington luncheon were: Austin, Calhoun, Gregory, Hanafee, Kelly, Noble, Small, Stone, Earnhardt, Merwin, Phelps and Steele, A good time was had by all and we enjoyed the usual impeccable service of the A and N Club, NINO GREGORY went back to Severn School before Christmas to help out because of illness on the staff, CHUCK and Birdie KELLY, those indefatigable travelers, are off to Puerto Rico for a month or so, SPIKE and Kay FAHRION have reached the West Coast safely after a few moaths in the East, And IRISH and Gladys MOORE have returned to Boulder, Colo,, after a prolonged visit in the East, Seventeen extends its sympathy to Fourteen on the untimely passing of T, Doyle, Savvy, friendly, kindly and square. What more could be found in a manl As the year begins may you all be blessed with health and happiness is the earnest wish of your yeoman, and always with love and good cheer.

HONEST JOHN

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

RALPH NETTING'S welcome letter of 18 Nov. carries the good news that he and Dorothy plan on coming from Detroit next May for our 45th.

He writes: "We've trekked from coast to coast a couple of times and made a couple of jaunts to Europe." (During one last spring they ran into the GREERs at a remote "Schloss" near Salzburg.) Ralph and BOB WALDRON attended this year's A&N game and joined forces with SCOTT and Sallye LAMB in calling your aging Secretary and Dulany from Philadelphia's Union Club where they were celebrating a great game, (We enjoyed it on that grand '19 TV set,) The Nettings spent Thanksgiving with daughter Marcia, her husband and three granddaughters in Denver, They plan to Christmas in Portsmouth, N, H,, where son-in-law Dick Scales '57 is second engineer on the TINOSA (SSN-606), Dick's skipper at the Nuclear Reactor School was none other dian Cdr. Jeff METZEL, JR., '47 now in command of the NAUTILUS, Ralph hopes that the two Scales sons will follow in their Navy footsteps.

Speaking of the MARSHALL GREERs, he joined the "Coronary Club" on 22 Oct, He's home now and getting along very well. We've missed Dopey very much at the last two luncheons, COUNT and Rhody VON HEIMBURG have abandoned Wisconsin's snows for Florida's, at least for the winter. Their address is Coral Ridge Towers, Apt, 1015, 3233 34di St,, N,E., Ft, Lauderdale, Speaking of Ft, Lauderdale, BOB and/or Sylvia NELSON call their home "SYL'S FOLLY." How does your columnist know.? Well in November's Shipmate I referred to P.G. and Joan Nelson Lee's son as "Doug," Grandmother Sylvia's witty note of 26 Nov, says it's Donald Gordon Lee (age 10/4) which I think is a most impressive name.

Particularly when I had to fight not to have him named "Juble" because of Jubilee, Daughter is named "Merrie" (age 13) because of "Merrily we roll along," My abject apologies to Sylvia and young Donald Gordon Lee. SHIPMATE

DEMMY DEMAREST is working toward a Master of Liberal Arts degree at Johns Hopkins, writes he's "having fun trying to get educated or cultured or what have you."

LUKE and Marie GRANT have moved from Philadelphia to Alexandria, Va., where their address is 1415-C North Van Dorn. We expect Luke to join our litde circle of serious drinkers, I mean thinkers, at the A&N Club the first Tuesday of each month.

KEN MUIR forwards the cut shown with a letter saying: "Here is an old picture I came across the other day. Now you can show Dulany what a hard working young Midshipman you were when you helped coal the WISCONSIN on the youngster cruise of 1916."

(Ken, it was taken with my Kodak 3-A which went to the bottom of the English Channel with the SHAW'S bow

when the AQUITANIA cut

us

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two, 9 Oct, 1918.)

We're happy that you and Marguerite plan to come from Grand Rapids for the Reunion, And many thinks for the picture.

ROSEY FITCH has moved to another Riverside, Calif., address, 3668 Adams St., Apt, 304, Found his former house and yard too much of a chore. He had seen RALPH and Arinthia ROBERTS in May and visited two nieces in Seattle this summer. He hopes to make the Reunion either by driving or flying.

Estelle CUSHMAN's gracious note reads: "Please accept and extend to the Class of '19 my gratitude for their help in easing a hard situation.

We left Arlington without qualms, feeling that at last Charles Cush was back in the Service he loved and missed so sorely.

"Jean and Charles Jr. join me in a heartfelt 'Thank you,' " Sincerely, ESTELLE LOWE CUSHMAN

Natick

Nov, 16, 1962

HERB and Mary SCULL from Knoxville are welcome additions to the growing list of 45-year Reunion patrons. They hope also while "up Nawth" to visit their eldest son who is working for his M,S, at the University of Delaware, Herb still teaches at the University of Tennessee, says he enjoys it and they continue to ask him, two very good reasons.

FREDDY BELTZ writes that he and Sara have requested reservations at the Charterhouse in May. Several other couples plan to stay there also.

Maryland Treadway is already filled. Carvel has 32 reconditioned rooms with private bath. We are holding a cocktail party and dinner there on 11 May. If you want one of these rooms, please forward a deposit of | 1 0 and specify the occasion.

Better not delay getting reservations. The indications are we're going to have a fine turnout.

Etheljane SCHETKY's good card tells that she and LAURENCE had a pleasant Thanksgiving with the Malcolm Schetkys in York, Pa. (LCdr. Malcolm is stationed there). Daughter, Nancyjane, her husband, Cdr, D, M. Patterson, USN (Ret.) '39, drove up from Bethesda with their three to help the Malcolm Schetkys and their two sons with the turkey.

In the spring, the Schetkys had driven to Natick, Mass,, to see the Cushmans (Laurence and Cush roomed together through the Academy). And more recendy they had driven there to visit Estelle, RAY SMITH, well-known shaker for Mess Hall oranges and more recendy a Senior Vice President of Western Electric, is retiring in January but will take a new position with the Martin-Marietta offices in New York. Louise writes that she is "delighted as there is no move involved. We like Short Hills and our home."

Helen HAINS' heartwarming letter of 10 D e c states that she and son, Peter, plan to spend the J A N U A R Y ,

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THE LATE BILL HILBERT, Ken Muir, Lorry Marsh and King Dierdorff while coaling the Guantanamo Bay, July 3, 1916, during '19's Youngster Cruise,

winter in Florida's Weirsdale near her sister, "Nub" NICHOLSON, and NICK. SCOTT and Sallye LAMB plan to spend Christmas in Hawaii with son-in-law, LCdr. John Tillson '51, their daughter and family, this in the course of a MSTS cruise to the Far East.

WHITEY WHITEHEAD, enroute to Virginia on business, was a most welcome dinner guest on 10 Dec. He and Lillian have a house in Westport, Conn., for two months (P.O. Box 492) to be near daughter, Constance, and family. Their future plans are a bit indefinite.

Thaddeese RHOTON's welcome card gives her current address as Country Club Apts., 2-C, Country Club Rd., (Dolumbus, Ga. GEORGE DYER reports the following '19ers at the A&N game in addition to Adaline. The Lambs, McGurls, Logan Ramsey, Franz Willenbucher and Dutch Schildhauer, Virginia Kincaid, Elizabeth Metzel, Bob Waldron and Ralph Netting from Detroit, Ralph and Eleanor Jennings and the H, McCoy Jones.

According to a copyrighted story in the Army, Navy and Air Force Journal and Register for 17 Nov. TEX SETTLE, on active duty as a member of the Board of Defense Study of Military Compensation, dissented vigorously with some of Secretary McNamara's views on that subject, notably the Pay Bill of 1958. Tex is quoted as stating his well-reasoned opinions in no uncertain terms. Hurray for Tex!

WISCONSIN,

Sec'y, Capt. John F. Crowe, Jr., USN (Ret.), 4431 Volta PI., N.W. Washington 7, D. C. I r i n a BLAKESLEE

I regret to report the passing of VIC BLAKESLEE's widow, Irina, a well-known writer, on 17 November 1962 at the Bethesda Naval Hospital.

Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery.

Davvy WILSON

Johnnie Green has advised me of the passing of HARVEY WILSON'S wife, Davvy, last April.

We extend deepest sympathy to Harvey.

Twenty-two attended the class luncheon 30 November at the Army-Navy Club. Among those were TOMMIE ROBBINS, who gave us a brief rundown on his recent 4-month vacation in Europe following his retirement from the Navy, and some whom we had not had with us for a long time. The latter included BILL SWANSTON who moved to Annapolis last September, HO SEXTON who is wintering here instead of in Vermont, and GENE ALDRIDGE from Los Altos, Calif., who is here visiting his son's family. Those present were: Aldridge, Christmas, Cope, Crowe, Daggett, Glass, Greer, Hague, Korns, Mansfield, Wap Martin, Mead, Mullinix, Nibecker, Osborn, Pearson, Robbins, Sabalot, Sexton, Steinhagen, Swanston and Wachder. WALLY WACHTLER called on Tommie Robbins and the .

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visiting firemen (Swanston, Sexton and Aldridge) for a few remarks.

We still have one officer on active duty, WADE DE WEESE, Curator of the Naval Academy Museum, a busy and most interesting assignment.

A letter from DIPPY JOHNSON in reply to my card seeking news indicates that he retired from General Electric in December 1961, having been Manager of Employee Relations, Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Department, Atomic Products Division, Cincinnati, since his retirement from the Navy in 1950. Shortly thereafter, he and Ann took off on a 3'/4 months' cruise around the world, leaving from San Francisco via MSTS in the GENERAL PATRICK, and stopping at Honolulu

and then Japan. The Japanese Travel Bureau had good English-speaking guides—^Dippy was called "Your Excellency" but Ann has refused to follow suit. Both thoroughly enjoyed it, including the food which was light but really tasty. From Japan they flew to Okinawa, received the VIP treatment, and then proceeded to Hongkong; they expect to be wearing Hongkong models for some years to come. Dippy and Ann then took Thai Airlines to Bangkok and for 2 hours never stopped eating and drinking, being served by beautiful stewardesses in pale lavendar costumes.

At Bangkok they boarded a Dutch freighter, the BANTAM, Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Line, stayed on her about 7 weeks and managed to gain about 18 pounds between them with the fine Chinese and Indian cooking. They took in a lot of out of the way places, the most attractive being Kuala Lumpur, the very beautiful and modern capital of Malaya with its large homes and terrific landscaping in semi-tropical backgrounds; MukuUa, Arabia, where they had dinner with the Sultan, looked the oldest. Having expected raw lamb's eyes, everything was so camouflaged Dippy doesn't know for sure what he ate; no dancing girls.

After transiting the Suez Canal they disembarked at Genoa, spent 3 days at Lucerne and 3 days at Paris. Then they sailed home from Bremerhaven in the GENERAL UPSHUR and rewrned to their

home in Cincinnati. Since then Dippy has had 2 fishing trips to Canada and headed East to see the Navy take Army. Quite a cruise. Dippy, and thanks for your most interesting letter.

RED FLEMING, in reply to my card asking for news, advises that he is still in Buffalo where he has been Sales Manager for that zone for Otis Elevator Company since 1946, when he left the Navy after World War II. Red has been with Otis for 39 years, but as a Naval Reserve Officer saw service during World War II in about every theatre of operations. He is now retired from the Reserves as a captain and expects to retire from Otis in 1963, In Buffalo he seldom sees classmates, but he did see TOMMY COX recendy and found him in good health and fine spirits.

The Flemings still like to travel, and during the last few years have been to Russia, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, France and the Caribbean, They have 3 sons, the youngest now a jet pilot aboard the SARATOGA. They are enthusiastic golfers, weather permitting. Thanks for the news. Red, and good luck.

DUCKY BINFORD, who has lived in La Jolla since retiring from the Navy in 1954, has sent in news from that area. In recent years he has been heavily engaged in civic affairs. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the San Diego Council, Boy Scouts of America; he has handled publicity for the County Heart Association; he has been on the staff of the Military Order of the World Wars for several years where he handled all the publicity and public relations and assisted in a state and national convention.

Ducky has also assisted the muscular dystrophy program, is a member of the La Jolla Town Council, and has been chairman of its zoning committee for 4 years. He is now a member of the Board of Trustees, having been Chairman of the Board of Trustees for 2 years. Two years ago Ducky went into the Century Security, I n c , in San Diego, as a partner. This is a security and 30

investigation business employing about 50 people and the work is very interesting, MARCY DUPRE has been President and Superintendent of Jefferson Military College in Washington, Miss,, for the past 7 years—deep in the Old South, Implanting knowledge of a practical sort in teen-agers has kept him young. His school is quite modern in curriculum and has high academic standards, Marcy's oldest grandson graduated from it last May and is now at Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss, Marcy sees JOHN TOM BOTTOM frequendy, as well as CARLETON TODD and Alphabet Davis '21, all who live at Vicksburg, Anyone visiting Marcy's area is cordially invited to stop by; Marcy is 6 miles northeast of Natchez, JENNINGS DOW keeps busy and active as a Director and Vice President of Hazeltine Corporation, Litde Neck, L, I. Jennings is also President of Hazeltine Research Corporation, a subsidiary, Hazeltine has participated in various electronic programs vital to the build up and maintenance of our national defense, A note from DUCKY MALLARD in Lena, S, C , indicates that all is well with the Mallards; he is taking in the slack and enjoying life in the good old South. Thanks for the contribution to the class kitty. Ducky.

PAUL STEINHAGEN has resigned his teaching job at Catholic University in Washington where he has been on the staff since retiring from the Navy in 1949.

DUCKY BINFORD sees MURRAY SMITH quite regularly; Murray has been President of Western Metal Supply (jompany for several years.

CHICK HARTMAN is presendy employed as the Executive Secretary, San Diegans, Inc., an organization of prominent businessmen to promote buildings and businesses in downtown San Diego.

The BAILEY CONNELLYs have sold their place in the country near Clifton, Va., and moved to the American Apartments (Apt. 107), 810 Monroe St. (Eastport), Annapolis, Md. Bailey and Evelyn will no longer have to worry about getting up the hill during prolonged snow and ice conditions such as we had the winter before last.

The picture in the November Shipmate of those attending a 1920 reunion party in 1934 on the occasion of a fleet visit to New York was furnished by WAP THOMPSON. I understand that Wap and JUDY BOIT planned the party.

Barbara Curtis, widow of JOHNNIE CURTIS, and Parker Fairlamb '27 were married in the Naval Academy Chapel on 29 December, Barbara will continue as Administrative Assistant at Alumni House, a position she has filled most effectively for several years.

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

Again 21 '21ers showed up at the November luncheon. They were: Barbaro, Billingsley, Brumbaugh, Costello, Eimers, Ferris, Eullinwider, Giles, Hamilton, Houser, Jamison, Loker, Manger, McCollum, McDowell, Purves, Charlie and Don Smith, Thorp, Waters and Watties.

One of the plus values of being in the Nation's Capital is illustrated by the fact that every so often a visiting classmate drops in for one of our regular luncheons, A case in point this month was GEORGE L. MAUGER, who was in town for a meeting of the new Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, George is now president of a company which operates all lodges in the Sequoia National Park, Says his work is most rewarding, interesting, and that it keeps him hopping. He sees several '21ers, especially RALEIGH HALES, at the Los Angeles alumni meetings from time to time. Good to catch a glimpse of you, George.

Nearly a dozen members of 1921 found themselves sitting close together at the Army-Navy game and enjoyed their reunion almost as much as the victory. They included John Waters, W, V. Alexander, Rufus Thayer, Ed Kline, Bill Duncan, Whitey Brandt, Andy Lawton, Carl Shugg, Sam Bardett and Jimmy Hughes.

When W. B, THORP re-retired the first of October, the citation which was given him by the Assistant Secretary of Defense said, in part: 'Tor more than fifteen years, initially as a Naval Officer on active duty and, later as a civilian consultant, Captain Thorp has rendered outstanding service to the Department of Defense, His leadership and vision in stressing the importance of international economic relations to the primary mission of the Department of Defense have materially influenced defense policies and programs.

As advisor to the Munitions Board, Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries of Defense, he clarified complex issues and recommended positions on international economic policies affecting the national security."

It is noted that LAURENCE LITCHFIELD, JR., •21, together with Adm, Arleigh A. Burke, USN (Ret,), and VAdm, W, R. Smedberg, III, USN, comprise the Fund Raising Committee of the U, S, Naval Academy Alumni Association for 1962.

CHARLIE and Agnes SMITH are planning to leave Washington for Florida and they won't be back until the first of May. They'll be at Pompano Beach, Ed says, as they've bought a new cooperative apartment there.

During the latter part of November a very impressive ceremony was held at the Pentagon in the office of the Secretary of the Navy, at which time Virginia Kelly, wife of our classmate TOM KELLY, received the Navy's Meritorious Public Service Citation. Mr, Korth, in presenting the citation—awarded Virginia for oustanding contributions to the Department of the Navy in the field of morale and welfare—commended her on her vigorous campaign in support of construction of a naval hospital at Long Beach, Calif,; for a new naval home in Philadelphia; and for her volunteer work at Walter Reed Hospital here in Washington, Among those witnessing the ceremony were Adm. Robert Carney and Mrs. Carney, and Adm, Arleigh Burke and Mrs, Burke, From '21 were the HAMILTONs and die FERRISes, The Jimmy Hamiltons left Washington on 7 December for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. James A. Carmack, their son-in-law (he is with Lockheed), and Jimmy and Marguerite's 4th grandchild. The Carmacks live in La Canada, This will be their 1st visit with the newest granddaughter. They likewise expect their son, James E,, Jr,, up from El (I^ntro, where he has recendy been elected district attorney. They'll be back in Washington after Christmas, Am advised that LEO PACE has recendy been admitted to Bethesda Naval Hospital. We hope he'll be back in Hendersonville, N . C , before the holidays, where he and Peggy have lived since Leo's retirement.

PROFILE—TIM O'BRIEN There used to be a cartoon in Tim^s office in the Navy Department warning visitors as follows: BE BRIEF Benjy met a bear The bear was bulgy The bulge was Benjy.

But when you're talking about yourself it^s a case of "Do as I say, not as I do."

After his retirement in 1950 Tim setded in Garden City, N . Y., and soon thereafter became active in the business world. His 1st venture was as Vice President and Director of a company in the electronics field which had developed a system of Pay TV, Tim got tired of waiting for approval of the principle of subscription television by the SHIPMATE

Federal Communications Commission (still not approved).

In 1952 Tim was elected to the Board of Directors and Finance C>>mmittee of Ronson (2orp. and its numerous subsidiaries in the U. S., Canada and other parts of the world.

After his beloved wife, Lillian, passed away in 1955 he moved to the Los Angeles area but continued to fly back to New York monthly for board meetings. Tiring of this long-distance commuting, Tim resigned his post at Ronson in 1959 and decided to re-retire in San Diego, Presently he is acting in an advisory capacity to a new company which has acquired world rights to equipment for water purification, including a portable decontamination unit for removing radioactive fallout from contaminated drinking water. He hopes no one will ever have to make use of the latter unit, Tim has served as Chairman of the Executive Board of the (Catholic Youth Organization for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and is now on the advisory board of the Bayside Settlement House of San Diego—a United Fund agency operated by the Sisters of Social Service, His daughter, Connie, and her husband. Dr. Robert Evoy, and their 5 children (Molly, Bobby, Timmy, Shannon and John) live on a ranch near Seatde and he visits them every few months.

After his daughter acquired several race horses Tim also became interested in the sport and has tried to emulate his famous namesake "Chicago Tim" O'Brien (but no relation) who made a fortune betting on the nags, Tim now confines his efforts to the fabulous 5 and 10 pool at Caliente in nearby Mexico. He says that some of the horses do not understand his method of mathematical analysis and fail to run to their potential speed, even though he urges them on in pure (jastilian Spanish, Tim says, "They probably think I'm like another tourist in Mexico who wrote back home saying 'These Mexicans sure are dumb.

They call a horse a "Caballo," ' •• PROFILE—JOSEPH O. SAURETTE "I retired physically (went out on me ear— ears—literally), in 1942, but was kept on active duty till ^45," writes Joe from Chatham, Va. "Taught one year of Spanish at Lake Forest Academy, then came down here to live as we always wanted to live in a small town. We had our own horses—Louise and I like to ride. Later we built our swimming pool—34x15x9 ft. (deep, that is) at the diving end. We bought an old house that had 6 methods of heating and we have been modernizing it ever since."

taught French and Spanish at the Naval Academy, Joe also has quite a collection of small arms. As the local press puts it, Joe's formula consists of "Working with nature, sharing his bounty and talents, and savoring the moment.^^ PROFILE—ARNOLD (EVERETT) TRUE Retired in 1946 for physical disability. Found that sitting on the front porch and beginning to rock after 6 months was not the idyllic existence that it is sometimes cracked up to be—and Navy retired pay not sufficient for the style of living to which one would like to become accustomed.

In 1947 began teaching meteorology at San Jose State Ojllege, and still at it. The department is now in the process of expansion to include graduate work and research with 6 faculty members.

As a side line, Everett and his 2 stalwart sons operate a 1,000 acre catde ranch in the Santa Cruz mountains. Hobbies and sports: horseback riding, cow punching, fence mending, road building, deer, quail and dove hunting, .

Since retiring says he has been busier and worked harder than he ever did in the Navy, Has verified that old adage that "Every day in the Navy is like Sunday on the farm," Travels: 70 miles per day commuting from the ranch to San Jose and Palo Alto, Had a short visit with SIMPSON M A C K I N N O N in June while enroute to a meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Fairbanks, Alaska, Planning a trip to Europe this summer.

Descendants: Two sons aged 21 and 18; no grandchildren.

Organizations: Professional member American Meteorological Society and American Geophysical Union, American Association of University Professors, Society of Friends, Democratic Party, and the Human Race.

SAN FRANCICO BAY AREA NOTES Our second '21er has left the Bay Area since October, and we don't like it. This time it is FREDDIE BOONE who, like GEORGE RUSSELL, is now living in Washington, Of course we can console ourselves that in both cases the move did not stem from a simple desire to leave the West Coast. Admiral Boone has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to head its newly established office for coordination of NASA activities with the Department of Defense,

Joe is something of a horticulturist; the local Star-Tribune says: "The Commander can be found most every day tending the virtual 'Garden of Eden' he has created in his backyard on south Main St. The fairyland effect is produced by 72 varieties of roses and almost 100 different kinds of other flowers. In addition, the retired naval officer grows raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, 9 kinds of grapes, Chinese chestnuts and hazelnuts," Louise Saurette has been associated with Chatham Hall, a school for girls, for the past 16 years, but she is now retired, A couple of years ago Joe organized the Chatham Chorus and this vocal group (in which he sings baritone) is in great demand throughout that area of Virginia.

Also, in a most commendatory article appearing in the Richmond Times-Dispatch Joe^s leadership in undertaking a rehabilitation project in which he plays and teaches piano at the local prison camp is enthusiastically described. This program is sponsored by the Chatham Ministerial Association, and has not only aroused much enthusiasm for music in general, but has inspired the formation of quartets, quintets and instrumental trios.

Born in Canada, raised in Massachusetts, and educated at Annapolis, Commander Joe calls French his native tongue. Besides French, his foreign languages are Spanish, Portuguese and German, He graduated top man in Spanish and JANUARY,

1963

Charged with responsibility to strengthen the flow of technical and management information between NASA and DOD, Fred's tide is Deputy Assistant Administrator for Defense Affairs, He will also serve as alternate to Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA. Fred and Polly left the Bay area in October and he returned late in November to pack their belongings for shipment East, and to put their house in Woodside on the market. They have leased an apartment in Washington, Fred's friends in this area are delighted at his appointment to such a responsible position, but both he and Polly will be sadly missed by the colony of '21.

Marie Carter, wife of J, H. "NICK" CARTER, miraculously escaped death in a highway crash early in November when a huge cement truck struck her car on a highway near Walnut Creek.

Marie had slowed down at a point where the freeway narrows from 4 lanes to 2 when the truck, unable to stop, plowed into the rear of her car.

Impact of the crash tore open the truck's gasoline tank which immediately burst into flames that enveloped the car.

An ardent golfer, Marie was on her way to "win a turkey" at their country club when the accident occurred. She was driving a brand new Cadillac Coup de Ville, a birthday gift from Nick, and she had with her a fine camera, an album containing 100 colored pictures, her matched golf clubs and other valuables, all of which burned along with the car. Namrally, she was in a state of shock for several days and received some injuries, but is about back to normal now. An eternal optimist, Marie hopes to be back playing in tournaments before long. One bright spot (in addition to just being alive!) is that the accident didn't happen before the September championship tournament at the Carters' golf club, Marie won it over a field of women many years her junior.

The main social event since our last report was a sumptuous cocktail party given on 10 October

by CLARENCE and Marion CONLAN at die Officers' Club, Moffett Field. The guests all agreed that it was a regal affair with the best food they've had in a long time. Friends of the Conlans will be delighted to know that, after sessions of serious illnesses for both, they have come out "blooming." In addition to the usual Navy files, their guests included a number of civilians.

Small dinner parties made up the rest of the '21 calendar for the fall. These included an election night supper at die JIM REISINGERs' Belvedere home. It also celebrated BOBBIE MADDEN's birthday; a dinner on 11 November at the Russian Hill apartment of SLATS and Kay MOORE, and a Dutch treat Thanksgiving dinner at the Los Altos Country Club for a small group of baja Peninsularites, Several of the distaff side of '21 took in the races at Bay Meadows on "Retired Officers Day." The only big winner was Virginia McQUEEN, who, after all expenses (including a "conscience" contribution to Children's Home), came home $14 richer.

PROFILE—ALBERT GEORGE COOK, JR. A, G, Cook served his last active duty as Chief of Staff, Twelfth Naval District and retired from the Navy in 1950, On 7 August of that year he assumed the resonsibilities of Director, San Francisco Disaster Corps, a position he held until 1 November 1962 when he retired "age in grade," No question of fitness, for he never used the 75 days of sick leave accumulated during his tenure of office. Actually, he almost didn't "make" retirement. The Cuban crisis created an embarrassing situation, and he gave up 3 weeks' vacation to stay on the job.

JO SAURETTE '21

When A. G. first took the reins of civil defense in San Francisco, there was very littie technical knowledge on the subject. It was an uncharted course, but during his regime intensive research was undertaken to determine the best course of action in the event of nuclear attack, and to edu31

cate the public in civil defense. This included investigation of shelter in existing buildings, planning for family survival, and establishment of training course. During these 12 years. A, G. appeared on numerous panel discussions, radio and television programs. The various training programs have served as a pattern for other communities, and many letters have been received in testimony of the assistance given by the San Francisco Disaster Corps, such as one from the Head of Danish Civil Defense who said, "Everybody would derive benefit from studying this plan, which in several respects might serve as a model also to European cities." President Eisenhower, in a congratulatory telegram, praised the program as an "effective example for all our communities."

Upon A, G,'s retirement, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors drew up a resolution commending Admiral Cook for "formulating one of the most efficient civil defense preparedness programs . , , and taking public recognition of his invaluable contributions to the welfare of the City through preparation and implementation of an outstanding disaster survival operation plan," The State organization of Supervisors also passed a resolution of thanks, and the Red Cross Executive Ojmmittee honored him with a luncheon at which he was presented a Certificate of Merit in appreciation of his 12-year contribution to disaster preparedness.

Retirement, in A, G,'s case, meant nothing more than moving his office. At Stanford Research Institute he is a consultant in civil defense matters. His current activities involve analysis of various buildings to develop civil defense potentials as to storage areas for food, water and medical supplies, and development of plans for the safety of the occupants of those buildings. His new job is on a parttime basis, and the wonderful part of it, he says, is that there are NO administrative duties. Even better than that, he and Harriet can now live full time in their own home at 11796 Plateau Ave,, Los Altos, For 12 years they have "camped" during the week in a San Francisco apartment, spending only week-ends in their house. They can now enjoy country living and have their children with them on occasion.

The C^oks have 4 children and 10 grandchildren. Two of their children live nearby; Meeta and her husband, D. W. King, an insurance broker, have just bought a modernistic home in Menlo Park; Archie and his family live in San Francisco where he is in real estate. Harriet, Mrs. W. J. O'Keefe, lives in San Diego. Mr. O'Keefe is a construction engineer. A. G. the 3rd is engaged in research in parking in Washington, D. C , with a bit of "politicking" on the side in Arlington, Va., where he and his family reside.

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

PERRY CATRON

It is with deep regret that we report the death on 9 November 1962 of PERRY CATRON. Perry had been in the hospital for several months.

Funeral services were held on 12 November at Grace Episcopal Church in Sandusky, and the burial took place at Oakland Cemetery on the same date. He is survived by his widow, Mildred, their daughter Cyndiia, 3 sisters, and Mrs, Catron's father, George Schiller of Sandusky.

Perry was extremely well liked by all who knew him. His loss will be exceptionally keenly felt by GENE EMMONS widi whom Perry had been associated these many years, dating back through midshipmen days.

We are happy to quote from a note received from MARION MURPHY: "As you probably know I had made plans to attend the 40th Reunionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;had tickets, reservations, class tie, and other arrangements. Then came word from my doctors that an operation was in order, for pos32

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY Fred Korth (left), Mrs, Virginia Kelly, and her husband, RADM. Thomas J. Kelly, USN (Ret.) ' 2 1 ,

sible lung tumor revealed by my annual physical exam at Lockheed, So, instead of making the reunion I landed in the hospital, Formnately the operation was successful and everything was found benign. The resultant peace of mind helps compensate for a sore side and missing out on the class reunion, which I hear was a great affair, "Lockheed did without my services for 4 weeks and the stock went up on the New York Stock Exchange. I am Senior Staff Engineer, Polaris Missile System. This represents a recent change in tide, but my actual job has not changed much in the past 5 years. The outcome of my operation (not the details) may be of interest to my friends,'^ WILLIAM J, SEBALD, former E, S, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, and former Political Adviser to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers during the occupation, was decorated with the first class order of merit with the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun, The decoration was awarded by Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira at the Foreign Office in a brief ceremony. It took place during Bill's recent visit to Japan, He returned home on 10 November 1962, Those of you who saw or heard the Navy wallop Army in Philadelphia on 1 December may

have heard the introduction of the midshipman 30 striper of the First Company. '22 is proud of Mid, James Metcalfe, son of our classmate, RED METCALFE, and Honeybee.

The day we started out for that momentous Navy victory we stopped at the Mercersburg Post Office to pick up our mail. In it was a card mailed from Italy containing Season's Greetings and regrets concerning last minute circumstances which kept them from attending Reunion 40.

Imagine our surprise, therefore, when we found HUMPHREY TOOMEY seated immediately behind us. The card also informed us that Humph's new address is Via S, Miniato Almonte 14, Firenze, Italy, Phone: 660.540.

Speaking of new addresses, a rush job came from HARRY STEVENS. He and Lucille have found a new house: 10656 Countess Drive, Dallas 28, Texas.

RAYMOND D, LEWIS, Secretary-Treasurer of Government Services, Inc., was chairman of the East South Restaurant Convention and Exposition held at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, in early December.

A nice note was received recently from Bobbie MEYERS, "Thanks so much for the listing in the directory. It's nice to feel I'm still a minute part of '22 and the Navy,'^ S H I P M A T E

ORDER YOUR 1963 REGISTER N O W Order blank on pages 16 and 35.

WILL, JOHN H, VADM V, 30 E. 62nd St., New York 21, N. Y. LOOMIS, HARLOW H. CDR USNR DWV, 405 N. Wayne Ave., Wayne, Pa.

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

ARTHUR MAURICE QUALE

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Sec'y and Recorder, Capt. Charles Beaumont, USN (Ret.) 37 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, Md.

W I L L I A M GRANT

MANLEY

It is with real sorrow that 1 announce the death of Brig. Gen. WILLIAM G. MANLEY, USMC (Ret.), on 24 October 1962.

We have also learned that the widow of AUGUSTUS S. MULVANITY has recendy passed on.

Sorry! Last month's notes were inadvertendy omitted.

By the time this hits the press it will be the year of our 40th reunion, so do your stuff.

On die cheerful side, RAYMOND D. LEWIS has had his name in the Washington, D, C , papers for a series of civic accomplishments. His fine work as secretary of the Washington Chapter of USNA '23 is highly appreciated by the area members.

ED MEYERS has recendy been elevated to Vice President for Purchasing by the board of directors of the Campbell Soup Co, Nice work, and congratulations, MARSHALL and Mary DANA are still enjoying the sunshine when they are not frozen at Largo, Fla. They, too, expect to attend the 40th!

PETE HAAS has been out to the S.F. Bay area and back and to Ohio for the holidays. Dr. and Mrs, Maurice H, Friedman announce the marriage of their daughter, Joan Sanders, to Lt, (jg,) Jackson Weatherbee Tarvell Kennedy, son of die late ANTHONY KENNEDY and Mrs. Kennedy of Moylan, Pa. The wedding took place on 15 December 1962 at St. Alban's Church, Washington, D. C. December was a wonderful day to be backing Navy, Navy all the way I As a midshipman described it: "They had nothing but Dietzel oil, we had Atomic Power."

A litde bit of dope is filtering in from the West Coast, diis time from Mrs. GWATHMEY, to whom I express my gratitude. Would that I knew the magic words to make all the classmates and their wives give us the local dope! Everybody is interested.

FRED WITHINGTON is now committed to go ahead with his class record, but, how good will the overall usefulness be if your reply has not been received? So, come on, guys and dolls!

We regret to learn of the passing of MAURICE QUALE on 21 November 1962 at Willmar, Minn,, from burns sustained in the explosion of a truck near his hunting cabin in the Minnesota woods 27 October. "Quaile" left the Navy in 1929, and apparently had very litde contact with classmates in recent years, when he lived in his old home town. We learned of his address only last year by asking for information in this column. Nearest of kin surviving is his widow, Ella.

Army-Navy Game report: "I had a wonderful rime in Philadelphia. Got there at 1330 on Thursday and left at 1100 Sunday, and got home safely this time,'^ writes NOBLE ABRAHAMS. (Note: it was last year that Noble demolished his car on the drive home from the game.) He lists others present at the game: Shug and Dody Morrill, Leonard and Dorothy Jaudon, Lloyd and Harriet Thomas, George and Leah Hake, Hanson Baldwin, Ken Hyatt, Elmer Zitzewitz, John and Alice Buxton, James Whalen, Ray and Louise Waller, Clinton Sayres, Bill McCIaleb and cousin June, Min Miller, Al and Beth Walsh, Roy and Dot Hartwig. "There was another, and, bless me, I can't recall his name!" (Well, that's easy to understand, too.)

RAdm. IRA NUNN, USN, COM 9, is always in the news of that big Naval District he commands. We quote the following Chicago news item: "A $250 scholarship to a Navy or Marine Corps dependent graduating from North Chicago High School in June 1963 has been established.

The award, to be known as the 'Rear Admiral Ira H. Nunn Forensic Scholarship,' is sponsored by the 9th Region of the Navy League, and will be given for exceptional debating or forensic accomplishment. The scholarship honors the Commandant of the 9th Naval District. Admiral Nunn is noted in the Midwest for his public speaking talent."

Our Rocky Mountain Editor (BILL MANSFIELD to you) also reports on Ira Nunn's presence at the University of Colorado on 25 October, where he made Awards to outstanding NROTC and NESEP students, conducted an inspection, and took the Review which followed.

WASHINGTON

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REPORT

(By pony) From Muddied Waters Reservation, Season of the Great Pumpkin. "How, Big Chief Editor: Chiefs of Double Dozen Tribe, Muddied Waters Branch, gathered at big wigwam of Old Buffalo Fighters on sixth sun after festival of the Great Pumpkin for pow-wow. Chief BACHMAN guarded door; he say 'all chiefs ante up two green stamps four bits white man's wampum before can come in. Firewater 5 bits extra,' Other chiefs say 'Ugh.' Warrior chiefs drink hair of the dog, maybe two hair, thump chest, throw much bull. Chiefs sit around cook-pot. Same old jerked buffalo rump, same old compone, same old white man's coffee, no put hair on warriors' chests.

Chiefs hold pow-wow, make much talk. Send smoke signal to Land of New Frontier, say 'Great White Father get on ball, equalize retired pay; chiefs need wampum.' Sent smoke signal to medicine man's tepee, say 'Get well. Chief Red.' Sachem HARTWIG get on feet and make talk.

He say he have belly full, he want to sit around cook pot and swap lies with other litde chiefs.

He say it time to pass buck; time for another little chief to be Sachem. He sit down, Litde chiefs make big talk, many excuses. Two chiefs disappear into boy papoose flush room. Later Chief ROOK hold up hand. He say 'I no speak with forked tongue. I tell you true. Chief VAN STEENBERGH he can do Sachem.' All Chiefs say 'Hurray for Sachem Van Steenbergh—he heap brave warrior—maybe have hole in head,' ExSachem Hartwig say 'amen. Next pow-wow on first sun after festival of holly berry,' Present at pow-wow of the Great Pumpkin: Sachem Jerry Van Steenbergh, Ex-Sachem Hartwig, Chiefs Bachman, Gminder, DuVall, Collins, Johnson, Longfellow, Mercer, Nesser, Rook, Lewis, Stuart, Cleaves, and Sinclair. No Indians, no squaws, no papeese and no reservation agents. Ugh, Ugh!" (signed) Litde Chief SINCLAIR. WALTER B. CHADWICK, long-time chief of the National Bureau of Standards' Radio Prediction Services, retired in November after 23 years' federal service, 16 spent with NBS. The speaker at the farewell luncheon remarked: "For more

MERGER OF ' 2 1 A N D ' 2 3

A merger of the families of 2 Naval Academy graduates took place on Saturday, 24 November 1962, when Paula Sabin, daughter of VAdm. L. B, Sabin, USN (Ret,) •21, and Mrs. Sabin, was married to Lt. Brian D, Woods, son of RAdm. R. W, D, WOODS, USN (Ret,), and Mrs. Woods.

Another wedding announcement has been received from Mr, and Mrs. John Avery Curtis of New York and Bethesda. "Their daughter, Katherine Edna, was married to Mr, Douglas Vernon Rigler, son of Capt, FRANK VERNON RIGLER, USN (Ret.), and Mrs. Rigler of Annapolis, on 27 October in the Naval Academy Chapel.

The following corrections to the roster are in order: BENNETT, Mrs. C. H. Jr., WV, 508 So. 22nd St., Philadelphia 26, Pa, MANLEY, WILLIAM G, Brig. Gen. USMA (Ret.) D, J A N U A R Y ,

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ing the fancy printed program they sent in: from 1800 to 2000 they were entertained at cocktails at the GEORGE BAINS', followed by dinner, music and dancing at the Officers' Club, NAS.' As a warmup on Saturday morning, the group assembled for the game on TV, Those in attendance were George and Rebec Bains, Freddy and Mary Warder, Dusty Rhodes, John and Carol Melgaard, Belton and Thelma Cleland, Kit and Evie Carson, Harry and Edna Ferguson, Ham and Louise Love, Puss and Marion Goodney, Red and Elva Hourihan, Mitch and Dot Mitchell, Eddie and Thelma Beck, Tink and Pauline Bell, Horace and Alice Blakeslee, Karl and Louise Nonweiler. Lew and Zelda Parks had planned to attend, but Lew was turned in at Bethesda, unfortunately,

WALTER B. CHADWICK '24

time than seems possible, Walter Chadwick has done a thorough and painstaking job in developing the NBS Radio Predictions Service to where it is recognized as the primary source of information on ionospheric conditions , , , the first and only such predictions on a global scale." All of us remember Savvy, at least by reputation. He came to us from Massachusetts—^but the Medicos found him color-blind in October, 1922, when the Japanese color test was introduced at USNA, He graduated at Wesleyan, took an M.S. in mathematics at Pennsylvania in 1926. During the war he served as a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy.

This month's memory test: Where did you first see, and just where can you see today the inscription of the motto "NON SIBI SED PATRIA".? Some of us saw it this year on BILL MANSFIELD'S Christmas card, and had difficulty in placing the exact location of the Naval Academy original.

P. WHITE stopped by on his way home from Philadelphia, and gave the following eyewitness account of the game: "On a balmy summer afternoon in Philadelphia the first of December, 1962, when Paul Dietzel got his well-deserved comeuppance it was my good fortune to be seated behind a genuine Mainliner, ERNEST ST, CLAIR VON KLEECK, JR„ who with his charming wife of Rosemont, Pa,, honored me and some of his poor relations from Raleigh, N, C , MARTIN ROWLAND PETERSON and the lovely Mrs. Peterson to a delightful evening at their pretty landscaped home. We were treated to sparkling conversation and prime filet mignon by a master chef, the aforementioned E, St, Clair, "Worthy of note also was our meeting with an aristocratic and haughty mainline cat named Timmy who always turned up his nose at any food except filet mignon, sliced chicken or turkey breast and shrimp creole," GEORGE BAINS reports that he and Rebec are just back from a grand tour that started in the last of February, Their itinerary included North Africa, the Holy Land, and a drive through most of Europe; then a North Cape cruise, ending with a steamer trip from Stockholm to Russia,

and a Balkan tour to Rumania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Berlin.

FREDDY and Mary WARDER have setded in Ocala, Fla., following his retirement.

The Washington Group again made the December luncheon coeducational. It was held on Thursday, the 27th at the Army and Navy Club, and there was a goodly turnout of the distaff side.

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Happy New Year to all of '26. I hope you have made a New Year's resolution to send me, the Corresponding Secretary, some information concerning yourselves during 1963, Since not one of you sent me any item of interest during the past 4 or 5 weeks, I have not followed my usual procedure of "digging" up news but am taking this method of showing you what happens when no one takes an interest.

Warm regards.

W. R. SMEDBERG, III

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

Barbara Curtis, widow of Johnnie Curtis '20, and PARKER FAIRLAMB were married in die Naval Academy Chapel on 29 December. After a brief honeymoon, the newlyweds returned to Annapolis, Parker to resume his daily commuting between Washington and Crabtown, and Barbara to continue her efficient work as Administrative Assistant at Alumni House, Miss Anne Schuyler Knickerbocker, daughter of RAdm. WILLIAM LANE KNICKERBOCKER, USN, and Mrs. Knickerbocker, was married on 24 November to Mr. Richard Maurice Dubois, son of Mr, and Mrs. Alphonse J, Dubois of Woon-

Speaking of Christmas cards, we enjoyed the one sent by BILLY and Ag BRERETON from their new home in Haiti (P.O. Box 1157, Portau-Prince), Says Bill, it's "the house we have always loved in Haiti , . . high on the side of the mountain overlooking Port-au-Prince. We can almost fall out of bed into our swimming pool."

(Well, all hands will be relieved to know that Bill is under no great strain!) They have sold the big house in Connecticut and have a smaller place now at 987 Sport Hill Road, Easton, (3onn.

The reference to RED SYLVESTER in the Washington news arises from his hospitalization at Bethesda, where we understand he had a rather rough time; but Washington now reports him on the mend. In Angus' words we say "Get well. Chief Red." In New York WALT GRAESSER has been out of circulation because of an operation, successful; now back in circulation.

During the holiday build-up JOSH SHIVELY has been helping Rogers Peet get their job done —maybe you saw him at the Fifth Avenue store.

RAdm. TED BLANCHARD, USNR (Ret.), is now associated with Auerbach, Pollak and Richardson at their New Rochelle office (271 North Avenue, NE 2-4600).

Happy New Year!

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

Well, it was a great Army-Navy game. Some attended, some made it the occasion of regional reunions, and some of us just parked in front of oiir televisions. The Florida group made it the occasion of their second class reunion, Summariz34

VADM, AND MRS, C. W. WILKINS '24 at A-N game broadcast during Central Florida Alumni get-together.

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'28 WASHINGTON AREA NOVEMBER LUNCHEON. Around the table, left to right: Morris, Anderson, Norgaard, Rittenhouse, Stanley, Gallery, (bashful?). Wood, Sears, Wakeman, Stringer, Collins, Logsdon, Roberts, Jamjs, Peden, Watts, Jordan and Urquhart.

socket, R, I., in the Post Chapel, Fort Jay, Governor's Island, Mrs, Dubois is a 1962 graduate of Goucher College and was presented at the St, Nicholas Society Ball in 1960. The bridegroom received his Master and B.S. degrees in electronics engineering from the University of Rhode Island and holds a reserve commission as First Lieutenant, Ordnance, USA, The young couple now reside in Radnor, Pa,

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Sec'y, RAdm. R. K. James, USN Chief BuShips, Washington 25, D.

A general class reunion was held on the 4-yard line of the Army-Navy game in Philadelphia. After 35 years, our class has reached a position on the playing field. Present and in sight with various members of their families were George King, Nat Babbitt, Bill Etdinger, Harry Sears, Jimmy James, Pete Anderson, Mac Leary, Owsley Stanley and Al Taylor, now president of E. F. Hutton and Co. In honor of the LEARYs visit from Shreveport to a'ttend the game, the JAMESes entertained a number of friends in Washington the Friday preceding. Never have so few classmates drunk so much in such a short time.

ED DEXTER writes from New York that the post Army-Navy game celebration with the LEARYs and the TAYLORs continued enthusiastically the next day in New York City.

RITTENHOUSE has become a restauranteur.

As part owner of the Genghis Khan in Washington, he importuned the class to hold its last luncheon in his establishment on 12 December.

Chow mein was not served in a can.

Remember to contact PHIL WAKEMAN about your attendance at our 35th Reunion in Annapolis on 4-5 May. Returns to date (14 December) are most gratifying—46 plan to attend; 20 doubtful and 10 unable to attend.

Three questionnaires were returned—addressee unknown—anyone knowing the whereabouts of: P. H. GOODWIN, JOE FINNEGAN or ARTHUR HERALD, please let Phil Wakeman know.

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

I had a fine letter from BILL ALLEN. He lives at 282 Ambassador Drive, Brighton, Rochester 10, N. Y. He has been doing a lot of traveling recendy; saw BUCK BRANDLEY, HENRY FORD and JAKE DAVIS. In the letter he said, "Good luck and good health to CHUCK TRIEBEL." On "Muster Notes" he said "CAL LANING and JOHN ARWINE are to be congratulated." To Cal he said, "Please send our other pictures back.

Some are not replaceable," Bill's letter was from New London where Bill Jr, was just completing submarine and nuclear power school.

SAM GRIFFITH is living at Norcross Lodge, Mount Vernon, Maine. Last year he translated Mao Tse-Tung's On Guerrilla War. It is selling well. His translation of Sun Tzu's Art of War (an ancient Chinese classic) has just been published. He is now working on a book. The Battle for Guadalcanal.

GEORGE WALES, AL LOOMIS and BUCK BRANDLEY were in Washington the first week of December for the Annual Commandant's Conference.

"WOODIE" TEAGUE, vice president of Great Western Financial O)rporation, Los Angeles, was in Washington recently and had lunch with a few of us at the Pentagon. Since then he has written to CAL LANING, wih a copy to your secretary, as follows: "I received my copy of the '29 Muster Notes and have now completed the first reading. I think j'ou with Mickey's help have done a remarkably good job.

"I know you profess to having enjoyed putting this yearbook together, and I am sure you were partially repaid by the satisfaction of a job well done, but I also feel that you are entided to a vote of appreciation from the rest of us for all the endless hours and all of the work that you expended on it.

"Best regards to you and Mickey and please drop by for lunch when you are in the area."

Secretary's Note: Cal did it within the budget— a miracle these days.

Carusi

Sec'y, BGen. Ronald D. Salmon, USMC (Ret.), 640 Oakland Ter., Alexandria, Va. Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. Parke H. Brady, USN (Ret.), 1801 Foxhall Rd., Wash. 7, D. C. JOHN E. LEE has been named manager of the Rancho Santa Fe office of Shearson, Hammill and Co., the New York Stock Exchange has announced, Lee joined the La Jolla staff of Shearson, Hammill in 1957 and was transferred to Rancho Santa Fe when that office was opened in 1959, FRED HILLES writes: "On recent trip to West Coast, visited CHRIS and Nancy ENGLEMAN in Washougal near Pordand, Kanati Falls Ranch lives up to even the raves that Chris had been voicing. Had a personally guided tour and firsthand look at the 'outdoors' life. For those otherwise inclined, Chris and Nancy have a modern ranch house with a well-stocked larder and a beautiful view of the Washougal River and the falls, after which the ranch is named. Chris showed

1963 REGISTER OF A L U M N I The new 1963 REGISTER will be available for distribution by 31 January $4.00 plus postage ($1.25 v/est cf Miss.; 75^ east of Miss.)

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me the Class of '30 guest cottage, which he says is always reserved for visiting classmates. I recommend by all means taking advantage of this standing invitation, and going out of your way to do so. Rest and relaxation is enhanced by no telephone, so Chris says drop him a line (Box 504, Washougal, Wash.) and he'll meet you.

Chris is active in Vancouver Navy League and investments in his spare time, which as we all know is well enough."

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Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagberg, USN (Ret.) 1109 Grove St., N.E„ Albuquerque, N. M. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. S. W. Betts, USN Atmospheric Sciences Program National Science Foundation Washington 25, D. C.

The U.S.C.-Navy football game on 17 November at Los Angeles proved to be a fruitful source for this report on members of '31 residing on or near the Gold Coast. The Naval Academy Alumni Association of Los Angeles scheduled their November meeting on Friday evening before the game, one of the guests of honor being RAdm. C. C. KIRKPATRICK, USN, new Academy Superintendent. BENNY BASS, BOB FITCH, OSCAR HAGBERG and AL WILSON brought the total '31 attendance at this fine dinner to 5— most of any class attendance.

At a real cliff-hanger football game next day, when a good Navy team played the number one ranked team in the nation to a standstill, we were able to spot DICK ANDREWS and Fanny, LARRY COOK and Margaret, ALGY BECKMAN, MAC McKEE and Helen, PAUL and Ruth SCHOENI in our immediate vicinity. And there were many more of the class there.

BILL HOLLISTER arranged a class dinner following the Alumni Association post-game cocktail party, and Bill did a superb job. We just moved from the ballroom to CJDnference Room number 10 in the Biltmore to greet: RAdm. J. Dean Black, the only active duty guest. Navy Deputy Commander, DASA, Sandia Base, Albuquerque, N . M.; Ed and Phyllis Burns, Jack and Caroline Cashman, Bob and Azile Cooper, Nat Copeland, Bob and Lois Fitch, Ed and Adele Foster, Harry and Fran Gimber, George and Dottie Greene, Oscar and Betty Hagberg, Bill and Norma Hollister, Jim and Mim Grant, Peri and Nancy Lockwood; Also, R, R, Mac and Alma McCracken, Danny and Bettey Morris, Larry and Agnes Nelson, Kay and Betty Pottinger, Al and Irina Wilson, Ray and Conchita Raysbrook, and Mel Garton.

Burns, Foster, Lockwood, McCracken and Grant converged on Los Angeles from the San Diego-Coronado area; Hagberg from Albuquerque, and the others from the Los Angeles area. Cooper is Executive Secretary, The Claremont Colleges; Copeland has his own engineering firm; Fitch is now with the Union Bank of Los Angeles; Hollister is Cal Tech-Pasadena Project Director; Morris is a manufacturer's representative; Nelson works for Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach Division, and is a technical editor; Pottinger is in real estate in Orange, Calif,, and Al Wilson is with Aerojet General, Azusa, in management development; yours truly Hagberg is a part-time instructor in math at the University of New Mexico, WASHINGTON AREA At the regular December meeting of the Washington, D, C , group we rectified a state of separation of some endurance by reclaiming a "classmate" of long standing—VAdm. O. S. O)lclough, (Ret.), currendy Provost and Dean of Faculties, George Washington University, Washington, D. C. Memories of 2nd Class Summer were rekindled during pre-luncheon activities and Ozzie brought us up to date as to what really happened in the Executive Department along about that time. Incidentally, Washington meetings this year are scheduled for the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Army and Navy Club, 17th and Eye Sts,, N,W. 36

MIKE and May WOOD and daughter, Ashley, journeyed to Decatur, Ga., to attend the wedding of son, Jim, and Miss Nancy Matthews on 4 November, Nancy is the daughter of Mrs, Martha Lakes Matthews of Decatur, and Doctor Warren Matthews of Marietta, Nancy graduated from Randolph Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Va, Jim graduated from Virginia Military Institute and is now a 2nd lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve. Jim and Nancy are now living at 1725 S. Craycroft, Tucson, Ariz., where Jim is stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB. It was a fast trip as Mike had to get back to his high school teaching chores in Norfolk and May to raking leaves and pine tags in North Atianton.

JACK DORSETT and TOMMY PAYNE have turned up with new jobs at Booz-Allen Applied Research, Inc. of Bethesda, Md., and Tommy's new address is 3804 Basil Rd., McLean, Va., 356-5170, JOHN E, KIRKPATRICK was among the five Oklahomans recendy honored at the annual Hall of Fame ceremonies of the Oklahoma Memorial Association. Owner of Kirkpatrick Oil Company, John is also the donor of the new Science and Arts Foundation building at the state fairgrounds; his activities in his native state include director of the Community Council, director of the Economics Club of Oklahoma, Frontiers of Science Foundation, director of the Independent Petroleum Association, and the Institute of International Education. He is married to the former Eleanor Blake of Oklahoma City and they have one daughter, Mrs. Konrad Keesee.

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Sec'y, Mr. John Stanley Miller 5809 Namakagan Road Washington 16, D. C.

CLASS LUNCHEON (December 1962) Commencing its series of First Thursday Luncheons, the Washington chapter of '32 mustered 17 strong for the December meeting at the Army-Navy Country Club. Two West Coast visitors were made welcome—EUGENE H. (PAT) MAHER from the staff of COMEleven, San Diego, and BROOKS HARRAL. Brooks is doing a transcontinental business as management consultant, far from his home in Moorestown, N . J. Currently he is engaged in planning and building a separate boat harbor for the housing development known as Huntington Harbour, south of Seal Beach, Calif, Others present were: Bo Lyons, Charlie Odenhal, Sam Moncure, Al Shinn, Harry Lockwood, Dimi Dimitrijevic, Bob Leonard, Harry Reiter, Lou Bryan, Bill Franklin, Jerry Miller, Joe Wylie, Ray Pitts and Swede Eastwold. At least 3 of the regulars were absent for the same cause: EMER FAWKES, DAN CARROLL and BOB FULTON were all taking part in the 3-day Maintenance Conference in Williamsburg. We just missed seeing MAGRUDER TUTTLE and FRANK NUESSLE, who flew out of Washington.

Plans are being laid now for a big dinnerdance party at the A-N Country Club on the last .Saturday in March, the 30th. Every effort is being extended to make it a worthy successor to the one held last 31 March, when more than 100 attended.

It is also planned to have a showing of the 1962 Army game film at the February luncheon (Yep, first Thursday). Those who want to relive that "fourth-in-a-row" thriller should make plans now.

ORDER YOUR 1963 REGISTER NOW Order blank on pages 16 and 35.

The West Point Class of 1932 is host, diis year, to die joint '32 luncheon to be held at 12 noon on WEDNESDAY, 3 April at the A-N Country Club. The Washington area contingent is urged to turn out in force, JACK COUNIHAN briefed die diners on 2 matters which BuPers is preparing for congressional consideration, both relating to particular inequities correctible only by legislation: acceptance and wearing of decorations awarded by foreign governments, also the discriminatory nature of laws regulating the possible choice of employment for retired regular officers. You'll be reading full particulars as separately presented

by Jack.

HERE AND THERE SWEDE EASTWOLD has established residence at 409 Underbill Place, Alexandria, Va,, for his tour in BuWeps, GEORGE PRESSEY is in die same city, at 3406 Alabama Ave,, for his tour in OpNav, We earlier reported that SCOTTY and Winnie GIBSON had forsaken Florida, They are now setded at 28 Smithport Rd,, Utica, N . Y., where Scotty labors in the vineyard of General Electric's engineering staff, BOB and Teeny LEONARD have a new address in the same old Chevy Chase area: 3500 Windsor Place, Chevy Chase 15, Md, The telephone number is the same: OL 4-6255.

RAY PITTS, retired and with Melpar Corporation, is heading up one of the National Security Industrial Association special committees advising SecDef McNamara on his cost reduction program.

Chmn, Mr. Turner A. Duncan AVCO Corp., 1701 K St., N.W. Washington 6, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Morgan Slajrton, USN Room G-074-A, Arlington Annex, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C. WILLIAM JOSEPH CONLEY, JR. Capt, WILLIAM J, CONLEY, JR,, USCG, Chief of the Merchant Marine Safety Division, Staff, Commander 13 th Coast Guard District, died at the age of 52 on 18 October at the U, S, Public Health Service Hospital in Seattle, He leaves his widow, Annette, a daughter, Mrs, Culbreth, and a son, William J, Conley, III. Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery, For those classmates in the 2nd Battalion who were associated with "Red" during plebe year, his loss will be especially poignant because all will remember him as a jovial, red-headed Irishman with an unquenchable love for the sea. When academics finally defeated him at the Naval Academy, he turned to the Coast Guard and graduated from that Academy in 1935, He served as line officer aboard the Coast Guard cutters ARGO, CAYUGA and GALATEA until 1939. During 1944-

45 he was commanding officer of USS WooNSOCKET in the Adantic. After W W II he held several posts including CO of the Coast Guard Separation Center, New Orleans, and executive secretary for the Radio Technical Commission for Marine Services in Washington, D. C. He returned to shore duty in 1951 as the Marine Inspection Officer, Boston, and the following year became Officer-in-Charge of the Marine Inspection Office, Norfolk, Va. In 1959 he was assigned to his final post with the Commandant, 13th Coast Guard District.

GUY M. MORROW Col. GUY M. MORROW, USMC (Ret.), died at the Bethesda Naval Hospital on Sunday, 8 December, after undergoing treatment for the past 8 months. Funeral services were held at the Fort Myer Chapel on Tuesday, 11 December, followed by burial with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. The service in that lovely Chapel was simple, as befitted the man and the occasion, but deeply moving in the tributes paid to the memory of this officer who had earned SHIPMATE

decorations for gallantry in action and whose courage and spirit, in the face of an incurable disease, was the inspiration for all who knew him.

Guy retired from active duty in 1959 and went to work for Curtiss-Wright, Note the photo of him with other classmates aboard PAUL BUIE's flagship, USS WASP, during an ASW demonstration cruise for members of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences on 15 October, Guy is survived by his widow, Joni, daughters, Karolyn, Cynthia and Mary; a brother, John Morrow, and a sister, Mrs, Hazel Liming, Although I have written a note of sympathy on behalf of the class to Mrs, Morrow and her family, I know she would appreciate hearing from others in the class or their wives. Her address is: 60 Sykes St,, Livingstone, N, J. ' 3 3 USNA-USMA PRE-ARMY-NAVY GAME LUNCHEON

With the excellent machinations of Col, C. P. Bellican, USA (Ret,), and our own class chairman, TURNER DUNCAN, a congenial custom of having a get-together of the '33 Military and Naval Academy graduates in the Washington area prior to the annual Army-Navy game (we BEAT ARMY!) was continued this year with a luncheon at the Army-Navy Town Club on Friday, 30 November, A total of 46 graduates showed up for the festivities, 26 Class of '33 Navy versus 20 Class of '33 Army, In his note to me Turner wrote: "On this basis, it would appear that the Navy is giving the Army some odds on the game.

However, not being a competent financial accountant, nor not being able to find one in the class, we decided to make it an even-Stephen bet.

S55.20 has been deposited to the account of the Class of '33 Naval Academy. Altogether a happy occasion with a felicitous aftermath for the Navy files.'^ M A I L CALL

A very welcome and thoughtful letter from HAVEN "ANDY" ANDREWS, containing a newspaper clipping about Red Conley's death, reminiscing about the latter way back at the Naval Academy during plebe year, and summing it all up by writing: "It's gratifying to know how much persistence he (Red) had in following through with his love of the sea." For those interested.

Andy and his family live at 72 Charles St., Rochester, N. H. Thanks, Andy, but send us more news of the Andrews family!

On 15 November RAdm. PAUL D, BUIE, USN, ComCarDiv 14, wrote a nice letter telling of the reunion of '33 classmates aboard his flagship USS WASP on 15 October when the Institute of Aerospace Sciences visited aboard as part of its National Symposium schedule of events. As shown in the accompanying photo to prove the fact, he wrote, "Among the group of IAS members aboard I was pleased to find 4 of our classmates: GUY MORROW, LARRY NEVILLE, HENRY RUMBLE and GORDON SELBY. We did what we could to have a small reunion on WASP, but I'm afraid the real festivities had to wait until dinner ashore. Nevertheless, it was grand as always to see these old friends and to be able to be their host," A warm note from CHARLES L. "ROUSSY" ROUSSEAU, President, Lucky Star Industries, P. O, Box 357, Tupelo, Miss., saying how much he was enjoying the '33 news in Shipmate and deeply interested in the when's, why's and wherefore's of the forthcoming "30-year after" '33 book.

He said he ran into HOWIE KUEHL recendy at the Admirals Club in Dallas and had a fine opportunity to reminisce and get brought up-todate in between flight times. He was anticipating spending the week of 19 December in San Francisco and hoped to see some of our classmates in the area. About the middle of November he had a surprise call from SID BOBO who lives in Memphis and the 2 hope to be able to get together soon to review their 29-year acquaintance.

Capt. BENNETT DODSON, USN (Ret.), presendy the very dynamic and go-getting Superintendent of the Texas Maritime Academy at Texas A. and M. College, has me on his official mailing list and, from all that I can read, he has that newly-created school really going places. His own personal enthusiasm and interest is reflected in every page, whether it be about entrance requirements, the advantage of a career in the maritime industry, the acquisition of a fine, beautiful training ship (formerly STATE OF MAINEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;so obviously open for write-in suggestions for a new name more appropriate to the Lone Star State's mari-

time school), or announcing an "Important Notice" to the effect that favorable action by the U, S, Congress will provide matching federal funds for those State of Texas appropriations, signifying full recognition of the Texas Maritime Academy as one of only 6 such educational institutions in the country. Congratulations, Ben, and keep up the good work!

Mrs, C, M, White, the mother of our own CLARENCE MARBURY WHITE, JR., told me the other day that, after almost 2 years of serious illnesses and operations, Marbs will be well enough to come East for Christmas. As 1 indicated in a previous issue of Shipmate, I had learned that he was in the Naval Hospital in San Diego and wrote him but he has been (rightfully, I should say!) devoting his energies to getting well rather than to answering letters from nosey corresponding secretaries. Hope to have more good news, straight from the source, right after Christmas, CLASS LUNCHEONS

The regular monthly luncheon for the '33 contingent in the Washington area was held on Tuesday, 13 November at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Patton Hall, Fort Myer, Va,, with the following in attendance: Charlie Blick, Joe Cobb, Bob Curtis, Dick Derickson, Norm Drustrup, Turner Duncan, Charley Garrison, Pickles Heinz, Chick King, Tom Long, Don Lacey, Donn Mcintosh, Mac McMullen, Bob McCrae, Dale Mayberry, Charley Travis and Archie Wright.

TOM LONG and CHARLEY TRAVIS brought the group up-to-date on the work going ahead on our 30-year after class book. A preliminary questionnaire was distributed among the local residents as a flyer to test its completeness, feasibility and relevance before making up the final one to go to all known classmates and widows.

Incidentally, those classmates who were given that initial form (none of whom has turned his in yet!) are urged to complete it at the earliest so that work can go ahead on the planning.

Other business transacted: a vote was taken concerning the location of future monthly luncheons and among those present, it was unanimously decided to change over to the Army and Navy Club, Farragut Square and Eye St., N.W., Washington, D, C,

'33 REUNION O N USS WASP, Left to right: Henry Rumble, Guy Morrow, Paul Buie, Larry Neville and Gordon Selby, J A N U A R Y ,

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

The latest word from LARRY BECHT in the San Diego area: "The LEO FLYNNs have returned from a year's stay in France—and Coronado seems much brighter. Still trying to get •34 people out to local alumni meetings—not too much success—Admiral Bill Calhoun (our adopted classmate) is one of the regular attendees—we could all take a lesson from 'Uncle Bill,' The Army/Navy game brought the following together at our hacienda: the Marshall Whites, Pop Gunniscs, Larry Bechts, Tony Antoniaks, Bill Hemburys, Hart Kaits, Leo Flynns, Dickie Dickinsons, and the Dick Manns, Between breaking in a new electric organ, the size of the score and a generous helping of 'schnaps'—things got slighdy far out —but delightfully so. We had a nice note from the RITTENHOUSEs, in Honolulu; apparendy there is quite a contingent of '34ers in that area.

As you know, BOB LEEMAN and his lovely wife are now here—Bob is CO at NAS North Island, and doing an outstanding job, "MARSHALL WHITE, PAUL SAVIDGE and FRANCIS BOYLE joined JIM DAVIS as 'Flag' representatives hereabouts, though we haven't seen Paul yet—he lives 2 doors from us but across the street. HART KAIT will be leaving soon for an RsdD assignment in New York— sounds real challenging. Dolly will remain here until the end of the school year, Dickie Dickinson is attending UCLA to get his Master's degree , , . there's no stopping this boy! Most of us are satisfied to play golf, wresde with 'duplicate,' socialize a litde and travel (our recent trip to Las Vegas was a rousing financial success—plus all those lovely ladies!).'• Washington area luncheons are still the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Army-Navy Country Club. However, no luncheon is scheduled for February since we will have a cocktail-buffet party on Friday, 22 February at the Army-Navy Club in town, A detailed notice will be mailed early in Februarv to those in the Washington area. Perhaps others may plan their schedule to be in the area at that time.

A Christmas letter from the ED LEEs advises that "Lee Hotel" has been established in a new location at 2700 Ridgeway Ave., San Bruno, Calif. Tel: Area Code 415, 589-6703, and die arrival of 2 grandchildren: Mary Therese Lee to Skip (Ed) and Jo Ellen on 15 August and Kevin Scott Lee Flores to Gloria and Ricky on 28 August, HERBERT CLYDE CRESS has been appointed Works Manager at Huyck Systems Co,, Huntington Station, N, Y, Herb served the Huyck Systems Co, as a consultant prior to his present appointment. His business career encompasses 27 years with Sperry Rand Corp, where he achieved the position of vice president and works manager.

As a member of the Division Management Staff, Clyde will provide the increased management capability desired for further growth of the manufacturing department of Huyck Systems Co, Herb, his wife and 3 children reside in Huntington, N, Y. Noted in passing: the naming of Whitaker Blvd. at NAAS Meridian, Miss,, in memory of LCdr. FRANK M, WHITAKER, USN.

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Sec'y, Capt. K. C. Lovell. USN 3948 Garrison St., N.W. Washington, D. C. Corr. Sec'y. Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, USN 4029 Downing St. Annandale, Va. Be it resolved in 1963 that I will keep the '36 column informed on family news and my whereabouts every month. We hope that is the way you ushered in the new year, because the closing events of old 1962 have produced a dearth of dope. So why not sit down right now and drop us a line.

Would like to share with you a bit of the wonderful note from JACK and Kadileen RYDER which they enclosed in their Christmas card. As they put it, "The past year has been a whirl—a gloriously busy year of seeing Japan, visiting Hong Kong, making new friends and renewing old friendships. Sasebo is a busy port and beautiful with its terraced hills, bedecked with cherry blossoms and azaleas in the spring and glowing with red maples and chrysanthemums in the fall."

A visit from Jack's sister took Lee and Kathleen all over Japan, and then in February and September, Kathleen went to Hong Kong, Says she, "It was a glorious 2nd honeymoon with Jack's flagship there and in the midst of the Chinese moon festival; exhausting to the wallet, but most exhilarating," Lee is a freshman in high school and enjoying her classes as well as her Japanese piano teacher, John is still a little ball of fire, a people-to-people exponent, having entered a Japanese school where his blonde hair and blue eyes make him a center of attention. Jack is enjoying his work and his command, and has been participating in mining force exercises with the forces of Thailand, United Kingdom, Korea and Japan. Says the latter has been a most stimulating experience."

The '36 Washington forces have somewhat depleted since the latter part of the year. However, returnees are HOY'T and Mildred MANN and the DOCKUMs, Hoyt is in OP-50 and Dock is ASW research and development in OP-76, It is good to have both families back again.

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

WASHINGTON NEWS The 25 th Reunion is still before us because there was an omission in the reporting. Threats, yes, threats, a '37 wife in the Boston area will

go to the Harvard reunion; she may not be as well known, but she'll be appreciated. Until then she is consoling herself with a letter opener and an ash tray. It was the only bawl, brawl, ball (damn this typewriter)—it was the only Homecoming reunion she had ever been to, besides.

WYMAN called me just before the class luncheon to say that while he had expected to be there he would have to send his greeting to the bunch.

He says she is recovering nicely.

In rearranging the names geographically to do the reporting, all of those coming from Massachusetts were just left out (intentionally, I assure you). In fact, the last Washingtonian, alphabetically, was omitted also.

Now for the corrections: from Boston and Massachusetts 4 couples were present at the 25th reunion—WYMAN and Lil HOWARD, MALCOLM and Marjorie ODELL, LEW and Marguerite RUPP and BOB and Priscilla WESCOTT. The omitted Washington couple was DON and Ruth WHITE. LARRY BRANTLEY reports diat at die Army/ Navy football game he saw the following classmates: Bush and Donnie Bringle, Bob and June North wood, Dick and Ginny Ball, Paul and Margaret Huelsenbeck, Barney and Flomarie Flenniken, Monty and Libby Ballinger, Walt and Dolly Keen and the parents of Hank Burfeind, BERNIE BIERI has been recendy ordered to Washington as Deputy Chief of Navy Material, BuSandA, He and Peggy now have their residence at 4507 32nd Rd,, Nordi, Arlington 7, Va. Reports from the Pensacola, Fla., area say that JEFF NORMAN is manager of a branch bank serving the Naval Air Station there.

Just flashing through that inch-thick file of correspondence relating to the 25th reunion: a postcard from TOM MILLER of Stonington, Conn,, gives a picture of his yacht which he was sailing at that time in ocean passage to Florida to participate in the Southern Ocean Conference Racing Circuit.

WES STEESY reports that GUY O'NEILL can be reached through his brother-in-law, Richard Collins, 33 Linger Lane, Phoenix, Ariz, DAVE CLEGG wrote to TOM NIXON who sent me his letter. It is such a nice biographical letter expressing his wish to join the class on its 25th that it is quoted in full: "One not accustomed to our Latin American mores and traditions would find it hard to believe that I am already answering your Christmas note—Christmas 1961, that is. There was a bit of delay in the mail so that your card actually arrived last May, "In the meantime we had moved back to Sao Paulo from Venezuela which added to the confusion. Anyway, to answer one question you put, we are still in South America and probably doomed to remain for some time. Two of our daughters are with us: Kathleen (16) is starting her junior year in high school here and Christine (12) is in the 6th grade. Carol is about to begin her junior year at Marquette University in Milwaukee. At present she, Carol, is in Mexico City going to summer school and Marion and Chris are in Chicago finishing up a short vacation, Kathy and I are here in Sao Paulo, "Until I read^yoyr card I was not aware of the 25th class anniva5$ary coming up this year. It is an odd thing, too, since I saw MEL COOPER (remember him?) in Bogota not too long ago and even in going over old times neither of us thought of it, Mel is one of the few classmates I have met since graduation, although last month I was on a lightning trip to Washington and visited my brother who is still in the Navy, and he said that there are a lot of our classmates in Washington now. Even so there cannot be too many any place still in the service because he said his class '35 had dwindled to fewer than 80, and they were a bigger class than '37.

"Whether or not I can make the reunion or S H I P M A T E

die class and advise us of diose who accept, "I send you my warmest personal regards and will be looking forward to seeing you in June."

not is a big question. Right now it looks pretty impossible. If it were any other time of year there would be a good chance, but September this year is going to be rough because of changes we are making in the C^, and the number of people who will be on vacation. However, I won't give up and as soon as I know the date I will try to make some plans. If by any chance I can make it I will send you a cablegram, "I am taking Shipmate now thanks to you and that should carry news of the get-together. It comes a little late, as you would guess, but it does come," Dave's address is Caixa Postal 9212, Sao Paulo, Brasil,

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NEWS FROM ALL

Congratulations go to JIM ANDREWS who was presented the Silver Anniversary Award by Sports Illustrated magazine at the recent annual football hall of fame banquet held at die WaldorfAstoria, The award goes to a football player of 25 years ago who has achieved high success in his chosen profession. We are sure proud of you,

Jim,

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Our last luncheon produced the lar.f^est group of the year. The new faces were JACK l^ILTON, BuWeps, HARRY STOTT up from Rio, K, G. ROBINSON retired and now head of the physical plant at Georgetown University, BOB CARTER, NavComp's office, and BOB MILLARD down from Boston to put his 2 children in George Washington University. Other familiar faces were Blaisdell, McDowell, Randy Moore, Bill Rogers, Owen, Elwood, Washington, Suddath, Heston, Rindskopf, Alford, Red Mason, Leydon, Pugh, Ed Conrad, Hugh Robinson, Muse, Ogle, Trickey, Semmes, Norris, Art Johnson and yours truly, HUGH ROBINSON gave us an excellent off the record run down on the trials and tribulations of Mr, Sylvester's office during the Cuban situation entided, "How they dealt with the press," ED CONRAD followed this lively discussion with a rundown on the Bolte Report which will be submitted as legislation this year. This, too, was off the record but it looks good for the Navy.

Also, I might add that Robinson and his boys did an outstanding job despite what you may have read in the papers to the contrary.

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REUNION

By now most of you have received copies of questionnaires concerning the reunion plans and dope for the addendum to the 20-year Lucky Bag. GRANT HESTON is in charge of the arrangements for the reunion and MIKE RINDSKOPF is in charge of the addendum. The reunion activities will take place in Washington on 1 and 2 June 1963 and in Annapolis on 27 and 28 September 1963. Any of you who have not received this information please drop me a line and I will see that you are mailed copies. Our addresses are far from accurate and we have already had a number of letters returned marked undelivered.

If any of you know the addresses of the following classmates, please let me know: C, J, Zimmer, R, J, Tapscott, G. S. Daunis, R. J. Antrim, D, P, Hall, W, H. Tulley, E, W. Pate, T, H, Price, F, A, Tappan, H, L, Ritter, F, W, Bankhead, F, W, Brown, Jr., C. H. Swan, R, G, Gavlak, R, H, Konig, P, J. Sullivan, R, G. Hall, III, Alex Torbett, J. D, Lawrence, A, K, Forney, D, E. Leffler, S. H. Phillips, W. J, Schlacks, F. R, Hunter, J, L, Wetzel and W. C, Jacoby.

ED CONRAD addressed a letter to all classmates which expresses so well our thoughts for the reunion that I am taking the liberty of quoting parts of it: "The past 25 years have passed more quickly than we like to realize, and we will in a few months celebrate our 25th Anniversary of graduation from the Naval Academy, Many things have happened to us all since then, both in our personal and professional lives. Some of our classmates made the supreme sacrifice in carrying out tasks for which we were trained, some have gone into the 'great outside' where they are contributing significandy to society, while some of us remain in the service.

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TOM MILLER '37 takes his yacht to Florida for Southern Ocean Conference Racing Circuit.

"In order to note adequately and celebrate happily our 25th anniversary, and to nurmre further the bonds of friendship which we began in 1934, the USNA '38 Washington class group is sponsoring a get-together in Washington in June 1963, as well as our usual Homecoming in Annapolis in September 1963 (but with increased emphasis in this important year). You are cordially invited to join us in these activities, "We plan to have a lunch and dinner-dance in Washington on Saturday, 1 June, and pick ourselves up as necessary on the 2nd with relaxation or possibly a visit to the Naval Academy, In any event, we promise it be to a rewarding weekend experience for all hands who come, "The Homecoming weekend in Annapolis will consist of cocktail gathering by class in Dahlgren Hall followed by dinner in the mess hall on Friday, 27 September 1963, On Saturday following the football game we will have a class dinner at the Officers' Club in the Annapolis Yard, "Widows of classmates will be guests of the class at all class functions, and are strongly encouraged to attend. If you know of any widows in ycjur area, please invite them on behalf of

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Congratulations also to JIM STILLWELL who married Edna Lebow on Thanksgiving Day, honeymooned in Bermuda and is now settled down in Annapolis, GEORGE BOURLAND flew into Washington shordy after the typhoon devastated Guam and reported he was not wiped out but suffered heavy damage. His first words were: "Thank the Good Lord that we are still alive." George bought some acreage in Guam that has lots of palm trees on it.

He is clearing the land, so is up to his ears in some million pounds of that tasty dishâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;hearts of palm. His reason for coming stateside was to open up a market for his product. Also, he rimed it right to see the Army-Navy game which I might say was the finest exposition of heads up football that I have ever had the pleasure of seeing Navy play. Good luck, George, it was nice to see you.

The Christmas cards are beginning to roll in which is one of the nicest things about this job, and I will pass along some of the messages in future columns.

Happily only a few classmates are on the move this time of the year. AL CHURCH reports to the Joint Staff, JCS, PETE AURAND goes to OpNav, RAB IRVINE to BuWeps and JOHN SWEENEY takes command of the ANTIETAM (CVS-36), HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sec'y, Capt. Thomas R. Weschler, USN 4300 Hawthorne St., N.W. Washington 16, D. C. Thanks for the letters in November and early December, and may 1963 bring many more, ERNIE and Kay SCHREITER are now in England, Staff CinCNELM, living at 31 Holland Park, London, W, 11, England after a very wonderful year in Naples where Ernie was CO MississiNEWA, Kay traveled over most of the Med following the ship, but is happy now to look forward to 2 years of having Ernie ashore.

GAME PARTY, Left to right: Bob and Winnie Alison and Dave Watkins.

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ED GIBSON gives his new address as 3504 Durango St,, (2oral Gables, Fla., and hopes that anyone enroute to or from Key West will stop off to give Ed and Jane a growl. Ed retired 1 July '62, last duty being C/S to ComCarDiv 14.

He is now a sales associate with the Keyes Co, Realtors, in Coral Gables, Also in Coral Gables, but apparently unknown to Ed dius far, is RALPH BENITEZ. Ralph's current address is 901 University Drive, Coral Gables, Fla. Last October he accompanied the President of Mexico on a tour of the Far East, I quote: "We visited India, Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines, none of which I had visited before, so 1 had a chance to see something new.

Traveling with a presidential party is, to say the least, an interesting experience, and we had our share of thrills, incidents, etc. While in Manila I called CARLOS ALBERT, but unfortunately made no contact. I am back in Miami now, but still spend a lot of time in South and Central America doing my bit for Pan American Airways,^^ Thanks to the initiative of P, D. Stroop, Jr,, Class of "54, we have the accompanying picture of BOB and Winnie LAWRENCE and DAVE and Alison WATKINS who were the '39 members on hand at the Central Florida Naval Academy Alumni Association meeting (jointly with West Point) at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla,, for the Army-Navy game. I saw Bob there at Canaveral about a year ago working with the Polaris team, Westinghouse, 1 believe. Dave, write and tell us who your boss is, and how you like the area!

By now that classic Army-Navy game is history but it was sensational to watch. '39 in Washington celebrated the event the following Friday, 7 December, at Bethesda Officers' Club with a dinner-dance, some 28 couples attending. There were no out-of-towners, but several couples rarely seen were there to make it a happy occasion and a good chance to catch up on news. PAUL and Henrietta SCHRATZ deserve a real "well done" for the arrangements and decorations. TED SIEGMUND was able to make it ashore from ToLAVANA operating out of Norfolk, and full of the good news of his orders as ComDesRon Two. Betty was mighty glad to have him there.

Thanks for the letters and let's hear from the West Coast.

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Sec'y, Capt. Harvey B. Seim, USN National War College, Washington 25, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, G. G. Williams, c/o J. C. Wheat & Co., 15 Selden Arcade, Norfolk. Va.

TWENTY-YEAR BOOK As of mid-December, more than 60% of the surviving graduates had submitted biographical info and about the same percentage had ordered books. Thanks to all who responded to the November mail-out so prompriy. Incidentally, we have been unable to find a current address for EUGENE E. BALL, EUGENE T. KIRK or CHARLES A, SKINNER. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who knows where they may be contacted.

WASHINGTON NOTES Thirty-five class members attended the monthly luncheon held at the Fort Myer Officers' Club on 13 December, where WHIFF CALDWELL gave us some interesting insights into the aircraft industry and his experiences wtih Douglas Aircraft.

Those present included Dixie Howell and Scotty

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Goodfellow who have just reported to assignments in the Washington area, and John Rossie in the guise of a visiting expert from out of town.

The local class group holds luncheons on the second Thursday of each month. Call FRITZ FREUND (Oxford 5-9364) or HARV SEIM (Oxford 5-8401) for info on the location, RANDOM REPORTS ROY SMALLWOOD, commanding USS W I N STON (AKA-94), stopped at Guam last November to deliver relief supplies after that island had been severely battered by Typhoon Karen, There he found BILL CLARK and WILLIE TRICE, both of whose quarters had been demolished, Roy reported that Bill, as (X) of the Naval Station, was gaining much experience as an emergency hotel and cafeteria operator.

WALLY UTLEY is owner-manager of the Trav-lers Motel on Route 73, Maple Shade, N. J., just off Exit 4 of the New Jersey Turnpike.

BILL LAFFEY writes from Carlisle, Pa., where he is now Manager-Network Engineering of the Reeves-Hoffman Division of the Dynamics Corporation of America, NORMAN FAERBER was recendy advanced to the position of Regional Manager of HewittRobins, Inc., for the south and southwestern sections of the country. He is moving this month with his family from Darien, Conn., to Dallas, Texas, to take over his new duties, BLAINE LIBBEY is currendy at the Princeton Theological Seminary, where he says he is "immersed in the non-technical studies of Greek, theology, Bible, speech, etc., and thoroughly enjoying it." Blaine, his wife, Mary, and their four attractive daughters are living at 20 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton, N, J, MONTY (J,W,M.) MONTGOMERY is presently serving as Commanding Officer, USS PAUL REVERE (APA-248). He writes that Mary and the children are living at 820 Balboa Ave., Coronado, Calif., while he is deployed with the Seventh Fleet, The MOONs are now making their home at 7010 Milne St., New Orieans 24, La. Russ is still with Boeing but is working on the Saturn Booster Program in New Orleans.

A letter from BILL LATTIMORE reports that he is enjoying life and prospering with the William Lattimore Company, realtors specializing in land development and residential construction.

Bill's address is 108 Winchester Drive, Savannah, Ga. TOM WELLS hopes to get his Ph.D. this summer and should be teaching college history this fall, probably in the South. The Wells' current address is 1049 Reeder Circle, N.E., Adanta 6, Ga. BOB NEWCOMB completed his graduate work for a Master's degree in mathematics at Purdue and is now happily employed in teaching calculus at Whittier College, Whittier, Calif.

PETE PETERSON is also teaching math, at a private school in New Haven, Conn, His home address is 150 Dessa Drive, Hamden 17, Conn, DICK SHAFER retired in September and is now Associate Professor in the Oceanography Department at Oregon State University. Betty writes they are delighted to have a permanent address which is 170 Weatherford Way, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Sec'y, Mr. Tully Shelley, Jr. 69A West Road New Canaan, Conn.

WASHINGTON WIRE On 28 November the regular monthly luncheon in the Washington area drew an attendance of 28 enthusiastic '41ers to the Officers' Club at the old Gun Factory. In fact, the zip and tone of the proceedings were so lively that some of those present were of the opinion that they had

entered the wrong room—after all, the Class of '26 was booked for a lunch the same day. But it was really '41 after all—just showing a new head of steam from the superheaters cut into the line when our able CHARLIE CARR took over die post as Executive Group Chairman following his election at the previous luncheon.

Present for the active session were the following: Simpson, Taussig, Carlson, Ace Clark, Buell, Crenshaw, Young, Zawacki, Overton, Burbage, Ed Miller, Cooper, Weisner, Williams, Tom Wolfe, Greenlee, Messer, Maxwell, Vincent, Blount, Ray, Zirkle, Merdinger, Cocke, Rowney, Charlie Carr, Hadler, and Moitoret.

Prominent on display at the head table were the handsome USNA crest bookends with the appropriately engraved plate which VIC ROWNEY had already secured for the class to present to ROLLO RIEVE in appreciation for the outstanding job he had done on our 20-year book.

It is a sure bet that Rollo will be pleased.

A special welcome was extended to recendy retired FREDDIE MAXWELL, who had traveled farther than anyone else to attend this luncheon, coming all the way from Seatde where he now draws his paycheck from Boeing, Fred's last tour of duty was in the research and engineering compartment of the office of SecDef, where he had achieved the ultimate in Pentagon status symbols for a four-striper—an office of his own on the outside of the E-ring with a window!

Another classmate present was singled out for special farewell greetings, for RUSTY CRENSHAW was due to leave his Op-07 billet in just a day or so to proceed to take command of the USS SPRINGFIELD, and '41ers cheered this major combatant command plum. Rusty displayed for all to see a farewell token he had already received —a card he can keep in his pocket, printed in large, easily read type, and inscribed: "STARBOARD—RIGHT; PORT—LEFT." Executive Group Secretary VIC MOITORET was called on to cover the minutes of an Executive Group Committee meeting, and he prefaced his report with the happy observation that he had not seen anyone else from '41 in the Main Navy Dispensary that morning drinking a barium milkshake for breakfast in the X-Ray room. Highlights of the report included the following items of interest to all classmates: There will be no Washington area class lunch in December, The April 1963 luncheon will include the class wives, while the May 1963 luncheon will accept the invitation of JACQUES HADLER to be held at the David Taylor Model Basin and to be preceded or followed by a specially conducted tour of the Model Basin for those who can spare the time. As coordinator for the Washington area luncheons, the Committee had designated BUD GREENLEE, and, in keeping with the old '41 tradition, it was noted that he was a non-volunteer. In the same fashion, TOMMY BLOUNT had been designated as guest coordinator (with CHARLIIE CARR as alternate); anyone with suggestions for guest speakers they would like to hear at a future Washington area luncheon should pass the word to Tom. Classmates outside the Washington area are reminded that our class luncheons are on the last Wednesday of each month, and if they are ever in the Washington area, it is suggested they contact JACQUES HADLER at the David Taylor Model Basin (since he appears to be among the more permanent Washington fixtures in '41) to confirm the date, time, and place of any luncheon they might attend.

Three additions to the Washington area listing previously distributed were noted: GUS MACRI, on duty in OpNav; TOM "SUGAR" CAIN, retired Supply Corps Captain back in town in a civilian job; and GEORGE EVERLY, just back from a tour as Exec at Commander Naval Activities United Kingdom in London and now in OpNav, The Executive Committee will seek to reproSHIPMATE

duce and distribute copies of our By-Laws and subsequently take action as required to hold a classwide election of officers. From the one copy available it had already been determined that an audit of Hadler's books as Treasurer was probably overdue and that Bud Greenlee's tasks as Executive Group Committeeman also included automatically the designation as Publnfo Officer for the Washington area. Bud will therefore be responsible, with an assist from Vic Moitoret, for channeling as much news as possible to TULLY SHELLEY for inclusion in Shipmate. If there is ever an issue of Shipmate again that is devoid of any '41 news, look for some quick hara-kiri.

Looking further ahead, the Executive Committee recommended immediate appointment of two couples to begin planning the annual February class party in Washington and further recommended that this party be formal, A target date should also be established for an appropriate class function in connection with Homecoming at USNA in September to permit advance planning.

The sale of the smart '41 neckties which Tom Blount arranged for our 20th Anniversary had covered the initial cost, and those still available for sale will bring in a small profit, (Classmates outside Washington can buy these by mail for one buck—^but better order two because your wife will want one as a distinctive hair-ribbon!)

Another Washington area project which has been initiated is a Social Roster, to include home addresses and telephone numbers and first names of classmates' wives. Data will be collected by the Group Callers and Vic Moitoret hopes to turn out a pocket-sized directory of Washington area classmates on his basement printing press.

As requested by the Executive Committee, classmate VIC ROWNEY came over from Annapolis to be our guest speaker at the November luncheon, Vic is Head of the Steam Department and he confessed that he had been accused of being out of uniform because his necktie was two-blocked! In addition, Vic serves as Officer Representative for the Academy's 150-pound football team, with a prospect of moving up to perform the same job for the varsity next year. He filled us in on many interesting highlights on the development of this year's team, some notes on the Army team, and put us in the proper spirit for the big victory that ensued the following Saturday.

CHUCK MERDINGER reported that there is a local source for a large sized Class of 1941 crest mounted on a plaque, in Annapolis, and he was promptly commissioned to get the hard facts to report to the class at the next luncheon.

Pre-luncheon conversation, besides noting some weight-gaining on some unidentified classmates, seemed concentrated in several groups on the topic of getting children into college (or finding the wherewithal to keep them there). Besides those already publicized with sons in the USNA classes of '65 and '66, other classmates were bemoaning the fact that there is no Naval Academy for daughters to attend. CHARLIE CARR's daughter, Kathleen, was a National Merit Scholarship finalist and is now a freshman at William and Mary. JACQUES HADLER has a son in the frosh class at the University of Wisconsin.

Of particular note was the fact that Joey TAUSSIG '66 entered the Naval Academy almost 100 years to the day after his great-grandfather!

The senior Taussig had been in the Class of 1867 at USNA, the officer who, as we all learned, coined the phrase, "We are ready now!" was in the Class of 1899, and our own JOE was in '41 —but all three of those classes graduated early because of wars: Civil, Spanish-American and World War II, respectively. This might sound an ominous note for the 1965-66 year, since the newest Midshipman Taussig is in the Class of 1966.

As noted before, Jacques Hadler is close to being a Class of '41 permanent fixture in the Washington area, for he has been working here since 1947. In spite of his 15-year tenure though, J A N U A R Y ,

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(COTF), Palmer and Jeannette Quaries (ORION), Bob and Zenaide Rubel (NAL), Bill and Barbara Siple (SubDiv 62) and Doc and Jeanne Mane Snyder (SACLant), The Cuban situation reduced attendance since most of the carriers and odier ships were deployed. ENTERPRISE classmates include WILSON BALDWIN, HANK BARBOUR and DAN BROOKS, while aboard the INDEPENDENCE are BILL ALEXANDER and N E W T FOSS. Similarly, Jack Creamer (NEWPORT N E W S ) , Bob Kel-

Jacques admitted that when he attended the Executive Committee meeting lunch in November it was only the second time in his life that he had been inside the Pentagon!

Litde time was required to nominate and elect ALAN RAY and TOM COCKE (and their spouses) to take charge of planning for the February party, which will be held in the Officers' Club at the old Gun Factory on a date to be announced (but probably close to our 7 February anniversary). Norfolk based classmates are asked to take note with the hope that they can join us.

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Sec'y, Capt. Arthur F . Rawson, Jr., USN 445 Argyle Dr., Alexandria 7, Va. Col. Walter W. Stegemerten, USMC 6106 Dorchester St., Springfield, Va.

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The only news from '42 is way out—out in WestPac. ART RAWSON reported from his cabin on the USS MAGOFFIN, between weekend parties in Pearl and arrival in San Diego. Art said he ran into BILL DOZIER, CO USS CASTOR, while in port. Sailing schedules did not permit seeing K, B, BROWN, CO USS PRAIRIE, BILL MORROW, Chief of Staff, ComDesFlot Three and E, H, FARRELL, ComDesDiv 132, in the USS

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Another first for the class was a resounding success, dianks to DICK VAN ORDEN and DON POE—the bus trip up to Philadelphia and back to watch Navy beat Army for the fourth in a row.

From all reports, all the modern conveniences were available including the set ups for refreshments. Among those making the trip were Homer and Sue Adrianse, Don and Nancy Brooks, John and Darlene Charles, Frank and Lacy Clifford, Ed Hastings and his date Natalie Gridley, Don and Jean Hill, Andy and Rusty Kerr, Ric and Flo Knick, Z and Sally Loftin, Jack and Julia Manherz, Joe and Sarah Midgett, Don and Helen Poe, Sam and Lucy Simpson, Walt and Rhoda Schwartz, Than and Nancy Taylor, Dick and Nancy Van Orden, and Dick and Kay Wilson.

From everything I heard, ANDY KERR's rendition of "I know the feel, of a tomato peel, because I am, a garbage m a n " would have had Jerry Colonna scurrying looking for a new job.

O'BRIEN,

Art asked for information on the Scorebook, Look for the next issue of Shipmate and I will have all the dope. Washington '42 had their big party at Bethesda Officers' Club on the 14th.

Deadline prevents me from a report on what a big success it was, I'll have the news for the next issue. The Cuban excursion kept everyone busy on the East C^ast the last couple of months.

However, I'm certain the next issue will bring us up to date again.

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Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. L. G. Scliris, USN 6212 Lone Oak Dr., Bethesda 14, Md.

Pres., Cdr. Scott E. Terrill, USN BuWeps (Rm. 27). Navy Dept.

Washington 25, D. C. Sec'y, Cdr. M. T. Scott, USN Rm. 2604, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington 25, D. C.

The turnout for the 4 Dec. luncheon was good considering that budget time is here again. Art Esch '40 explained the "Bolte Bill." His talk was excellent and well appreciated by all. Those atNORFOLK AREA tending the luncheon included Ed Behm, Dick Van Orden, Muddy Waters, Don Poe, George P, The fall party of the Class of '44 in die NorGriffith, A, L. Buck, Jr., J. C. Barron, J. L, folk area was held on 16 November with 32 Rothumul (guest), Calvin Cobb, R. G, Barnhart members and their lovely wives enjoying cocktails, dinner, dancing and talk at the Breezy (Bob was down from Philadelphia), J, L, Midgett, Point Officers' Club. Arranged by BEAVER HORHub Davidson, Z, Loftin, Lou Knudsen, F. F. TON (CinCLant), the party was one of the Clifford, Lou Scliris, H, R. Adrianse, Vic Knick, quarterly affairs held by the lively Norfolk conSam Simpson, Ed Hastings, Don Brooks, Bill tingent. The next party will be held on 1 FebBryson, John Hill, Don Hill, Ralph Stell, Bob ruary at the Breezy Point Officers' Club, AttendMcDevitt, C. R. Bryan, Doc Fallon, Joe Holzing with their respective wives were Tom and bauer, J, E, Rich and Alex Padis, Marilyn Brown (JCS), Mike and Libby Caldwell (NAL), Hal and Martha Casde (LONG BEACH),

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Boyd and Jane Gustafson (PRATT), Howie and Boots Greer (NAL), Beaver and Elaine Horton (CLF), Mac and Carolyn McCauley (Sub Lant), Jim and Ann Miller (INTREPID), George and Ann Montgomery (CLF), Walt and Kathy Muller

DICK NEUENDORFFER wrote a letter that was a litde late for my last submission so I'm quoting most of it for this column " . . . I am writing news of the '45 contingent in the New London area, I hope this will fit into your

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column and provide an interesting run-down of this corner of '45 history.

"NORMAN 'BUZZ' BESSAC and Joy have been here in New London for over three years.

Buzz is the PCO of the Blue Crew of the new Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine ALEXANDER HAMILTON

(SSBN-617), He

put

the

SCORPION

(SSN-589) in commission in 1960 and operated in the Adantic for two years, "DAN C. CLEMENTS recendy became the division commander of SubDiv 102 after a tour in Squadron 8 as operations officer. Roz and the children have kept their home lively in Quaker Hill, Conn., near New London, "WALT DEDRICK and Joan came from the West Coast where Walt had the HALIBUT ( S S G N 587) and put die THOMAS A. EDISON ( S S B N - 6 1 0 )

into commission as CO of the Gold Crew.

"LOWELL 'SLICK' FITCH and Jane had a big wing-ding last winter to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Arizona statehood. Slick is officer-incharge of the Enlisted Department of the Submarine School, Jane is the faithful '45er who rallies the other class followers for a reunion twice each year. She also encourages the '45 wives to meet for coffee each month, "PAT HANNIFIN and Mary live in Gales Ferry, Pat is putting the USS LAFAYETTE

(SSBN-

616) in commission as CO of the Blue Crew, Pat deserves a great deal of credit for his work in the first INGTON.

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submarine,

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WASH-

"JIM HENNEGAN and Bobbie have a full house of seven delightful children, Jim is at SupShips, Groton.

"DICK and Joan JORTBERG live in Groton, Dick formed a remarkable crew on the USS TuLLiBEE (SSN-597), Now he will be the PCO of USS TECUMSEH (SSBN-638).

"Betty KAVANAGH is raising a fine crew in Mystic, (;k)nn. She is always game for a '45 outing, "JOHN and Louise KURFESS came to New London from Hawaii and Japan, John is the staff aviator and training officer on DepSubLant. He

still raises snakes in his strong box. His love for natural wildlife is rubbing off on his diree sons.

"BOB MAY and Sally came here this past summer. Bob is on the staff of SubDevGruTwo, "HUGH and Peg MURPHREE are the big leaders at our Christmas reunion, Hugh is head of the PCO Course at the Submarine School, "DICK and Mary Helen NEUENDORFFER live in Stonington, Neu is Director of Customer Relations at General Dynamics Electric Boat Div, "JACK and Sally PADGETT live in Gales Ferry, Jack came from Lincoln Labs at MIT to be the New Developments Officer on DepSubLant staff.

"HENRY and Evelyn PEYTON live at Fort Trumbull where Hank is head of the Engineering Laboratory Department at the Underwater Sound Laboratory, Evelyn is leader of Navy Wife Volunteers at the Mystic Seaport Museum, "PAUL and Mary Ellen PURKABEK arrived in August from Washington, Paul is Chief of Staff in Squadron 10.

"GEORGE and Betty STEELE are in Groton, George's book, Sea Dragon, was published last year and tells about the trip of SSN-584 through the Northwest Passage and under the North Pole.

George is on DepSubLant Staff.

"ARNETTE and Mib TAYLOR are in New London, where Arnette came to put the THOMAS A, EDISON (SSBN-610) in commission with the Blue Crew.

"HAL and Eleanor TRUEBLOOD are in Mystic, Hal was Academic Dean at the Submarine School and is now the Flag Sec, on DepSubLant Staff, "BOB H. WATSON'S family is on a farm in Ledyard, Conn. Bob is Operations Officer on Squadron 8 Staff. Nancy is seriously ill in the Lawrence Memorial Hospital, "With this thoughtful note, the story of '45 in New London comes to a close, "Two recent departures were: LANDO and Jo ZECH went to Portsmouth after feting Jacqueline Kennedy at the LAFAYETTE launching, Lando was

ordered from LAFAYETTE Gold Crew command to the

JOHN

ADAMS

(SSBN-620)

as

commanding

officer, "BUCK and Judy ODER moved to New Jersey where Buck is with RCA Camden. He retired on 20 years^ service after a tour as Research Officer on the Staff of Submarine Development Group Two.^' PEARL

HARBOR

Here is some of JACK McADAMS' comments on some of the class: 'Tearl is very much the same fine duty. Moved from ASWForPac to the above command (SubFlot Five). BOB HALE moved from CinCPac to this command as well.

GEORGE PEED from GMUTen to CO RADFORD and PETE SNYDER is now at SubPac, BILL BROWN and R, R, RILEY are here in KEARSARGE and MAX THOMPSON in PRINCETON. Incidentally, PAUL N, SHULMAN is now named PAUL BENZUE, former CNO of die Israeli Navy, now president of an engineering company in Haifa, . . ."

SAM GORSLINE came through with more news- "The previous sortie to Lihue, Kauai, was so successful that we took another stab at it in Sept., as advertised. Due to Domihic and Mercury we didn't have as good a turnout as before but as usual the event was 4.0. The previous group shrunk to three with PREXY FERGY, BOB BUCK, and yours truly. We caught the milk run to Lihue and after the usual cool Mai Tais we had a sandwich and a business meeting. I hasten to explain that as it is traditional in Hawaii we make these soirees on Wednesday afternoon during rope-yarn Tundays. If the Navy ever closes its air station on Kauai and no longer sends its weekly trip over we will have to start swimming over to lunch. This will be all right on two counts; first, it fulfills the President's physical fitness program requirements and, second, we will go over plane or no. Enough of the advantages of life with the Look Alivers in Hawaii.

"The monthly luncheon in October was the usual unqualified success. It was held at the Naval

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Station in conjunction with the Ice Skating Association. I was unable to attend but all reports indicate the presence of the lovely skate sharpeners added to the usual good fellowship and food. Attendees were Prexy Ferguson, Dale Becker, Black Jack McAdatns, Jack Riley, Bones Thomas, Pete Snyder, Dick Raihle, Rosey Hale, Lloyd Bell, Frank Spillman, George Peed and Walt Schwartz.

This was WALT SCHWARTZ'S aloha luncheon and he was presented with a model (unconstructed) of the LONG BEACH, Walt's next duty station after a stopover at Nuclear Tech, Welcomed at the lunch was PETE SNYDER just reported to SubPac's Staff, "On 20 October in honor of BONES THOMAS'S and SAM GORSLINE's 28th birdiday and BILL and Polly FERGUSON'S 5th wedding anniversary, the clan '45 descended on Mary and Bones Thomas for a real old fashioned barn burner. As has been so well proven in the past the distaff side of the class did their best to increase our 45 waist lines and again were most successful. After everyone had had their chance at the bar and the chow the inevitable ukeleles made their appearances. Bones, JACK and Joanne RILEY led the musical interlude with Polly and Bill Ferguson and others contriburing to at least three full passes through every song book in the hous;. Fortunately for the neighbors there was a '44 sponsored party next door and their inspired conversation served to counteract the lilting toons that floated out on the Hawaiian breezes.

"Almost forgot to mention the distinguished gathering at the latest Maka-hiki. Three new couples added to the already lively group out here: AL and Louise GIORGIS (newly arrived from Yokosuka), DALE and June BECKER from Mare Island, and FOSTER and Wayne LALOR from Washington, Others aboard were WILLY and Polly FERGUSON, JACK and Gloria McADAMS, PAUL and Thelma NUSCHKE, DICK and Irene RAIHLE, JACK and Joanne RILEY, BONES and Mary THOMAS and SAM and Barbara GORSLINE. "Since the party Bones Thomas has been in and out of the hospital and other than the fact that he cannot lift anything heavier than his hat he is doing all right, "Almost forgot to mention seeing J, P, and Dane CULLEN at JSTPS Staff in Omaha on a recent trip," All for now, SAM HERE A N D THERE

J. H. RHINESMITH is with AutoNerics in Downey, Calif, JOHN P, WILLIAMS is in the Public Works Office at NAS Miramar, C^alif, John sent in the dope on phantom DEAN K, MARQUARDT, 650 E, Hill St., Escondido, Calif, Dean is a partner in a local engineering firm, ED CONKLIN can be reached at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 404 West Fairmount Ave,, Louisville 1, Ky, JOHN T, GILFILLAN, JR,, is an M,D, at 2824 Glenn Ave,, Los Angeles 23, Calif. W. E, (BILL) BARNES is at 447 " I " St., Chula Vista, Calif, Bill has been at Vandenberg AFB as a Project Administrator on the ATLAS missile, WILEY and Sally CONOVER are at 1062 Valencia Mesa Drive, Fullerton, Calif,

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Sec'y, Cdr. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr., USNR USN & MCTS. 2144 Clement Ave., Alameda, Calif.

DAISY'S BUTTON D O W N

'46

Washington, D, C, (Doris lACOBELLI, Buck BUCHANAN, BUD KENNELLY,) AL and Peggy BETTIS live at 4916 Brookeway Drive, Washington 16, Al is in BuShips, BOB BRADY has departed Office of Naval Research for duty in Turkey, ACE and Jeanne CRAWFORD live at 2515 Willowood Lane, Alexandria, Va. He is on duty in OpNav, DIZ and Jeanie DEHN live at 701 Milestone Drive, Silver Spring, Md. Diz is on duty at National Security Agency, Ft, Meade, J A N U A R Y ,

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LOOK ALIVE WITH '45 IN PEARL HARBOR. Left to right: Bob Buck, Sam Gorsline and Bill Ferguson.

CARL and Beatrice DUBERG live at 3450 Tolita Terrace, Hyattsville, Md. Carl is on duty with the Naval Security Group Headquarters, Ft, Meade, BOB FINLEY has been extended another year in his job at the Naval Security Group Activity, Kami, Seya, Japan, and will not go to Washington as I reported in the last issue, (Was looking forward to seeing Bob and Portia on their way through San Francisco.) CHARLIE and Nancy FORQUER live at 5018 Aspen Hill Rd., Rockville, Md. ED and Phyllis GOLOWAY still live at 1005 Woodside Drive, Alexandria, Va. Ed is now working for the State Department. CLYDE and Babs HANNAH live at 56 Southgate Ave., Annandale, Va. He is in BuShips. BOB HORNER has departed duty at NAS Lemoore and is now at Defense Intelligence Agency. Miriam and Bob live at 6813 N. 31st St., Arlington, Va. DAVE and Joan HOWARD live at 3613 Vernon View Drive, Alexandria, Va. LEROY and Sally JACKSON live at 3902 Isbell St., Silver Spring, Md. FRANK JOHNSTON gives his address as 7802 Killebrew Drive, Annandale, Va. He is a law specialist on duty in the office of the J.A.G. LEE KIRSTEIN is a student at the Senior School, MCS, Quantico. JACK and Madeline LANGILLE live at 4722 First St., Ariington 3, Va. Jack is in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. MILTON MAPES is now working for the State Department.

JIM MOORE has received order from CO USS AuLT (DD-698) in Norfolk to Office of Secretary of Defense. VINCE and Thelma OTTEN live at 1002 San Carlos Drive, Fairfax, Va. Vince is on duty in BuPers. HARMON and Sherry PENNY live at 501 William and Mary Drive, Alexandria, Va. He is on duty in BuWeps. JOE and Margaret PERSZYK live at 412 Shiloh St., Fairfax, Va. BOB and Bobbie PIEHL live at 9304 Rosewood St., Annandale, Va. DUSTY RHOADS is a civilian in D. C. and says he is not interested in '46. (You can't win 'em all!). WALLY and Rosemarie RIGGS live at 721 Roma Drive, Fairfax, Va. He is on duty with the Joint Alternate Command Element, STEVE ROWEN is Director of Contracts for Raytheon Missile and Space Division, Fran and Steve live at 1000 16th St,, Washington, JOHN and Judy RUSLING live at 20 Wainwright Drive, Annapolis, Md, He is on duty at the Naval ODmmand Systems Support Activity in

D. C. BILL and Clarkie WALTON live at 3900 Whann Ave., McLean, Va, Bill is on duty in BuDocks, HARRY and Marge WATSON live at 5820 Osceola Rd., Washington 16, Harry works for Bell Telephone Laboratories, WALTER WEAVER has orders to Naval Security Group Headquarters from CO Naval Security Group Activity, Futema, Okinawa. BOB and Pat WELANDER live at 716 N, Overlook Drive, Alexandria, ROD and Fern WINGO live at 4702 Surry Place, Alexandria, Rod is in the Office of Naval Research, ' 4 6 MEETING W I T H WALLY SCHIRRA

Classmates met widi WALLY SCHIRRA at NASA Headquarters on 16 October for about 30 minutes of head shaking and general palaver, (See how many you can recognize in photo,) Don Iselin, D, A, Lane, Dave Rogers, Jig-Jig Dougherty, R, W. Finlay, Vic Finos, Vince Otten, Donn Ashley, Bob Horner, Ted Haselton, Dud Mills, Phil Plummer, Gene Gralla, Milton Mapes, Fred lacobelli. Rod Wingo, Rex Stout, Larry Larson, Bill Walton, Ed Goloway, O^rliss Nugent, Ernie Lowen, Pat Cartmell, Bill Williams, Joe Ahearn, Mac McHenry, Bob Gautier, Fenton Jameson, Bernie Heesacker, Jack Langille, George Klug, John Carl, Wiley Scott, Chuck Coyer, Frank Harmer, Leroy Jackson, Al Davis, Al Kelley and Wally.

FAR A N D NEAR

JOE GORSKI has orders to Pacific Missile Range, Pt. Mugu, from Staff, ComNav Mariannas, Guam.

Early Christmas card from DALE and Gloria HARRIS reveals that they have moved from Huntsville, Ala,, to 1436 Club Drive, Lynchburg, Va, Dale is still with GE, TEX LAWRENCE is attending the Command and General Staff College, Ft, Leavenworth, Kansas, LEW MILLSAPS is on duty in Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 36, Norfolk, BILL and Katherine NICOL have moved to 2838 Ponderosa Way, Santa Clara, Calif,, where Bill works for Lockheed Missile and Space Division, Sunnyvale. DOUG RODGERS is working for the State Department in New York City, CHARLEY and Lois RULON are proud parents of their 1st child, a daughter, Cleo Lisa, born 21 September 1962, Charley has just joined John J, Nesbitt, I n c , Philadelphia, as Manager of Administrative Services, They live

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CLASSMATES MEET WALLY SCHIRRA '46 AT NASA, 16 Oct. at "Charlorue II," R,D, 2, Doylestown, Pa, Congratulations!

BILL SPANGLER graduates this January from Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, and was not attending Air War College as I (with the help of Navy Times) led you to believe in a previous issue. He will be XO of the Public Works Center, Naval Base, Newport. GEORGE and Leah TARLETON have moved to 190 Encinas Ave,, Athcrton, Calif,, and report the arrival of Lisa Alleen, on 29 June 1962, George works for Ocean Services, I n c , in San Francisco. Congratulations! CHARLIE WESTCOTT is on duty with MACS at Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, Calif, This column is rather short (by our standards) but I hope to have more news after all the Christmas cards are in.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! DAISY

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Sec'y, Mr. Joseph P. Flanagan, J r .

401 E. Mill Rd., Flonrtown, Pa.

PHILADELPHIA AREA The Class of 1947, Philadelphia Chapter, held a cocktail party for classmates and friends at the Princeton Club following the Navy's splendid showing at the Army-Navy game. Seventeen couples were present to sign the roster,

my competitive spirit, I will bring you up to date on the movements and activities of the SNEADs and some of our classmates in the local area and those I have run into in my travels, "We left a real fine group of classmates in Newport in June 1960, and I reported to the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Md, I did the 8-month grind at the Test Pilot School and have been in the Flying Qualities and Performance Branch of the Flight Test Division since completing TPS, I have been project pilot on numerous interesting projects; the Branch ASW/AEW Section Head and am now the FQ&P Branch Head, My projected rotation tour date back to sea duty is next June, Needless to say, it has been an extremely interesting, broadening and challenging tour of duty, "FRANK READDY and JIM LAHAYE were in TPS with me, and both are now in the Weapons Systems Test Division. MAC BALFE and B. B. BROWN arrived in the summer of '61 from the Air and Naval War Colleges, respectively, and are also at WST now. JOHN POPE has been here in TPS and the Service Test Division for years and is momentarily awaiting orders to ComFairWestPac Staff in Atsugi, Japan.

FRANK HUNTER also went to ST after TPS and as the Head of the ASW Branch there, he was 'very big' (unquote Frank) in the P3V-1 test work. He has just recently been transferred to VP-44 which is the second P3V-1 squadron

MIDWEST NEWS RED and Phyllis NIEDFELDT wrote that a little arrival, Lindsay Anne, took over their house on 16 November and from all appearances will keep the Niedfeldts close to the hearth at 717 Fowler St,, N. Muskegon, Mich. Perhaps that is why the Niedfeldts were giving the TV game party this year (as well as last year), Phyllis reports that DON and Mac HAGGERTY are expecting their 6th around Christmas time. Red recently recovered from a bout with hepatitis and is still on a strict soft drink diet, Nice going.

NEWS FROM SWOOSE "Have just received my November copy of Shipmate and was sorry also that there wasn't more information concerning the location and activities of the members of '47, I thought your short and slighdy pointed blast at us was well deserved and possibly overdue. Each month when Shipmate arrives, I always race right back to the '47 section, but as you pointed out, there is all too often virtually nothing concerning our classmates. Then I will grouse a bit about what should be done and promptly forget the whole thing until the next month. Since your article aroused 44

FRANK R, NESBin '47

and is based here at Pax. DEL NORDBERG went to F T after TPS and did much of the test work on the F4H including establishing the present world 30,000 meter time to climb record. In September he was transferred to an F4H squadron (VF-41) at Oceana, So much for the class here at Pax, "I have just returned from a 15-day exchange visit with the Royal Navy, Spent a week with their test unit (C Squadron) at Bascombe Down and flew their fighters Sea Vixen and Hunter and their new low level strike airplane. Buccaneer, for a comparison of flying qualities and performance. During the 2nd week we visited the Hawker plant and field for a briefing and flight demo of their VSTOL P-1127, the Vickers-Armstrong plant for a demo of their Hovercraft, and various other facilities being brought up to date on the latest developments in the British aviation industry.

"The first friendly face I ran into in London was BOB VON GERICHTEN who is presendy the Assistant Naval Attache, Next was DON FARSHING who is the BuWepsRep, London, and then BRUCE SMITH who is on the Staff in London, Our schedule was too full to permit much visiting but I was able to get out to play golf with Bruce and spent the afternoon with the family. They are located in a lovely home well out in the London suburbs and I'm sure would love to see anyone passing through. The day I left I ran into STU KEARNEY who was also in England on a trip out of BuWeps, "In September I ran into BILL RUSSELL at the SETP Symposium in Los Angeles, He is now CO of an F8U squadron homeported at Miramar.

So much for classmates met by chance encounter, "I am enclosing a picture taken with members of the RN Test Squadron that you might like to run if space permits. The other U. S, Navy type shown is Walt Spangenberg out of '48-A, "I think my friends might also be interested in learning that my wife Bette presented me with our 4th youngster, a son, on 13 September, It has been 9 years since there has been a baby around here but the litde rascal has taken over already.

"You mentioned a nominating committee and nominations for class officers. I would be happy to serve on any committee, and want to propose the name of JACK STEVENS for a class office, I am sure that Jack will serve with distinction in any class office, so I will leave it to the committee to slot him. Jack has always worked hard to foster class spirit and has been the sparkplug of class activities at every duty station, "Have rambled on much too long but you asked for it!

SHIPMATE

"SWOOSE" SNEAD '47 with members of the Royal Navy Test Unit at Bascombe Down, England—Oct,

"P.S. Gloria McNULTY is still here at Pax and taking all the golfing honors in the local area."

FRANK R. NESBITT has been appointed Senior Marketing Representative of the Huyck Systems Co., Huntington Station, N. Y. Frank, with his wife and 5 children, resides in Hicksville, N. Y., and is a member of the IRW and AMA. N E W CLASS OFFICERS

The majority of class officers have agreed to the designation of a Nominating Committee and accordingly those of the following who are in a position to serve are hereby declared to be the Nominating Committee: Don Whitmire, Doug Rumble, Bill Moesta, Bob Marmet, Brendan White, Bill Blevins, Jerry Nuss and Swoose Snead.

The Nominating Committee should report the names of their candidates to the Secretary at the earliest possible time so that the election can take place promptly. BOB MARMET is hereby constituted Chairman pro tem of the committee.

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and reported to USS LSMR 517 operating out o£ Litde Creek, Va. In his 2 Vi years aboard the "rocket" ship Mickey served as Gunnery Officer and Executive Officer. He participated in numerous amphibious exercises and visited the West Indies on several occasions.

In 1954 Mickey joined several classmates in the ordnance engineering postgraduate course at Monterey, Calif. He went on to MIT for a 3rd year in fire control, acquiring his M.S. in 1957.

Next he reported to USS STEINAKER out of Norfolk, serving as Gunnery Officer and Operations Officer. After 2 deployments to the Med, Mickey became more intimate with Athens than Norfolk.

Shore duty followed in mid-'59 at BuOrd, now BuWeps, in Washington, D. C. Currendy Mickey is the Bureau's project officer for the TYPHOON Weapon Control System which includes the most advanced shipboard fire control radar, AN/SPG59. In 1962 Mickey changed his designator to

Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Merwin Sacarob, USN (Ret.) P. O. Box 2651, Washington 13, D. C. 4 9 ' e r OF THE

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MILTON GUSSOW was one of the few men who joined our class as an already commissioned ensign. Upon graduation the "2nd time" Mickey was assigned to USS MACON out of Norfolk and served as radio officer. In early 1950 he was detached while the MACON was being decommissioned at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and reported to USS BATAAN which was being recommissioned in the same yard. After serving in gunnery and personnel billets, he received top priority and dispatch orders in August 1950 to ComNavFE while the BATAAN was participating in refresher exercises off San Diego preparatory to deployment to WestPac. As a member of the communications staff of ComNaFE, Mickey lived in Tokyo and Seoul.

One phase of his interesting foreign duty tour was acting as communicator to VAdm. Joy in late 1951 during the Korean peace talks in Kaesong. From that tour he returned to the East Coast, attended Gunnery School in Washington, J A N U A R Y ,

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1962, Background airplane is the

Buccaneer,

1510, Weapons Engineering Duty Officer. In his off duty hours he teaches graduate courses in microwaves and communications engineering at George Washington University.

Mickey and Libbie were married in 1951 at Newark, N. J. They have 2 girls, Myra, 9, and Su.san, 5. The Gu.ssows reside at 6312 Carnegie Drive, Bethesda 14, Md., and would be happy to see any old Navy friends stop by.

WASHINGTON

AREA

NEWS

On 8 December the Washington Chapter held its annual Christmas cocktail party at the Navy Yard Annex (it used to be the Naval Weapons Plant). Those in attendance included Bill and Anne Jones, Tom and Jane Watkins, Sac and Betty Sacarob, Gene and Carol Speckart, Jack and Rose Mary Benoit, Eli and Betty Venning, Curt and Polly Norton, Jim and Pat Tapp, Gerry and Mary Smith Sumner, Jimmie Shapiro, Carlos and Doris McCullough, Dick and Betty Whiteside, Fritz and Sue Smith, Bill and Mary Hamilton, Mac and Anne Adams, Bo and Doris Ellis, Fred and Barbara Horan, Mike and Nancy McCreight, Dick and Muriel Sheppe, George and Ginny Kling, Jack Wamsley and his date, Phd Thom and his date, Ed and Alta Rawsthorne, Jim and Carrie Brown, Frank and Ginny Benson, Luke and Charlotte Capone and Jim and Pat Linder.

JIM BROWN has just reported in to BuPers, and JACK WAMSLEY reports to the New York Naval Shipyard in January. RUSS GOODACRE has left for the U. S. Staff, Seoul, Korea. BOB DOUGLASS spent 3 months in town in BuShips on TAD, and has left for command of the SARGO (SSN-583).

Two of our classmates have been at it again, JIM and Sheila WATKINS are proud to announce the birth of their 6th child, Edward Francis, on 12 November 1962. LEE and Virginia RAMSEY al,so take pride in announcing the birth of their 7th child—6th girl—on 28 November 1962.

OTHER AREA

LCDR. MILTON

GUSSOW

'49

NEWS

JIM P.ATTON, my predecessor as secretary, is ever loyal to the class column. Jim wrote from the CoLLETT (DD-730) with the Seventh Fleet that he and Patti are setded in their litde Japanese house at Hayama. Jim has run into several '49ers in the Far East—DICK WOLFORD, commanding the LST 1166; OLLIE MOLLISON, Operations 45

Officer of Jim's Squadron; PAUL SMITH, exec of die TUCKER (DDR-875); HARRY TRAIN, commanding the BARBEL (SS-580) and doing a fine job as Trustee at Large with the Alumni Association; and GERRY JONES at the Ship Repair Facility, Yokosuka, On the way out to Japan, Jim and Patti visited JOE BARROW in Raleigh, N , C , DEE BUTLER and C. D. McDONALD in Monterey, and MAX GILLIAM in Los Angeles before a wonderful cruise (no watches) on the PREsroENT WILSON. Best regards to you, Jim, from all of us, and keep the information coming.

JOHN E. JENSEN, widi die FAA, has changed his address from Severna Park, Md., to Northfield, N. J, We still need up-to-date addresses for a large number of classmates. Just sit down and write a postcard.

MAJOR REED MULKEY, USAF, is now Chief, AFSC Scientific and Technical Liaison Office at the Boeing Company, Seatde, Wash.

His seats at the game weren't quite that good.

However, he still saw many of the important people diere like LEW POWELL, TOM HUTCHINS, BUZZ RUE and DON KILMER, It's certainly a small world, especially since I'm on TOY all the time. The last trip took me to the Electrical Engineering Department of Northwestern University, In one lab I made my way through a number of racks of electronic equipment, and I came upon a man in a sock bag blue raincoat. It was DON NICKSAY who keeps the raincoat to remind him of his fighter pilot days. Now he is piloting recorders and other instruments for Brush Instruments, He's doing very well and is manager of their Chicago district office.

Next time you're in Chicago and need a sock bag blue raincoat, look up Don, Anything for a classmate, we always say.

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Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. F . M. McCraw, J r .

620 Berritt St., Fairfax, Va. Classmates in the Washington area held their annual Christmas party on 12 December at the Gun Factory " O " Club. MILT SCHULTZ made the arrangements and was the perfect host. By sheer coincidence, it happened to be the two-bit night, which doubled the pleasure. Those attending were: Lee and Doris Baggett, Frank and Dottv Fahland, Ed and Carol Grunwald, Virgil and Nancy Hancock, Riggie and Karen Hamer, Bryon and Donna Lee, Also, Bill and Debbie Martin, Frank and Betty McCraw, Bob and Yvonne Ringhausen, Milt and Mary Schultz, Walt and Susanne Whidey, Duff and Kadion Arnold, Jim and Martine Allen, Bob and Jean Jefferson, and Bill and Jane Taylor.

An interesting article appeared recently in the Washington Star (front page) which announced that the Junior Senator from Massachusetts had leased a house in Georgetown. Among other similarities it developed that the owner has 3 sons named Jack, Teddy and our own BOBBY SCHULTZ. AMBROSE BALTZ, Box 20, Pocahontas, Ark., visited in Washington prior to attending the Arnr.y-Navy game. He resigned from the Air Force in 1954 to enter the feed and grain business, Ambrose is married with 7 children, including a set of twins. In addition to children, he also raises chickens, hogs and cattle, I asked him if his tickets were with the class and he said no, unfortunately his congressman didn't know where the class sat, so he had to accept tickets on the 50-yard line. That was really tough.

Short letter from BILL CURLEY dated 21 November aboard the USS HYADES ( A F - 2 8 ) off Git-

mo, "We finished loading Wednesday night for a replenishment run down to T F 136 but with the blockade over now the trip was cancelled, so we off load Friday,'^ Pictures, money, new or revised biographies for our 10-year book may still be sent to BILL HANN at 2305 Afton, S,E,, Washington 2 1 , D, C, Received a Christmas card from Charlotte MONROE, 1259 Cape Charies Ave,, Adantic Bend, Fla. Bob is XO on the FARRAGUT ( D L G - 6 )

now in the Med. He left in August and is due home in March. He missed the 4-month tour by one month. Some people have all the luck,

ORDER YOUR 1963 REGISTER N O W Order blank on pages 16 and 3 5 .

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JUDGE RICHARD E, SNYDER '50 RICHARD E, SNYDER is now Judge of Orphans Court, Montgomery County, Md,, by virtue of his election on 6 November in which he polled approximately 48,000 votes. One of the youngest Judges in the country.

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Sec'y, Capt. B. S. Morgan, Jr., USAF 4606 Eaton Drive, Washington 23, D. C.

Things are rather quiet this month. In fact a good part of the information that I have to report was lost when the September and October issues of Shipmate were combined. We, also, seem to have lost the addresses of some of our classmates.

Copies of our class mailouts were returned as addressee unknown. If anyone knows of recent addresses of anyone on the following list let me know: Dinegan, Rosecrans, Roy, Orem, Loferski, Cochran, McCauley, Bailet, Murphy, Bowen, Greathouse, Morrow, Crews, Stockman, Gilchrist, Nehez, Oilman, Corrigan, Owen, (!k)rnwell, R. G. Williams, Reaves, Raithel and White, DICK BIEDERMAN writes, "Barb, the 2 boys and I will be moving to the 'Seabee^ Center at Davisville, R, I., in February 1963. In March I'm scheduled to take command of MCBG," BILL LAWRENCE writes, "I underwent replacement air group training in Fighter Squadron 101 here in Key West and joined Fighter Squadron 14 aboard FDR in November, VF-14 is homeported in Jacksonville and Anne and our 3 are setded there now. For any classmates in the area or passing through, our address is: 7407 Hennessy Lane, Jacksonville, Fla, The welcome mat is always out."

HERE AND THERE PAUL GOSLOW has been assigned to the Department of Science at USNA. W. B. (DUNC) DUNCAN has left P.G. School and is now stationed at Quantico, RED CARTER works in OpNav, Also new in Washington are PAUL LAUTERMILCH and JOE GRACE, PERRY STEPHENS and his wife Dot have recently adopted a boy, Glenn Philip Stephens, who was born on 12 July 1962, CHET CHERTAVIAN is now attending die Naval War College in Newport, His home address is 278 Green End Ave,, Middletown, R. I. DON KINNEY flew up to the A-N game in a Beechcraft, He parked it next to the "Caroline,"

Class of 1952, USNA P. O. Box 225, Annapolis, Md. NO COLUMN My sincere apologies for the non-appearance of a column last month. Because of a misunderstanding on my part, I missed the submission deadline.

Now that I'm squared away, it won't happen again, ANNAPOLIS An association meeting was held on 20 November 1962 at the Officers' Club, Present at the meeting and luncheon were Ben Coski, Jean Fitts, Art Gustavson, Chuck Seeger, Tony and Barbara Scalese and Dave Carlisle, The Treasurer reported that the class owns 617 shares of Lexington Income Trust Fund Inc, currendy valued at |6,564,88, has $300 deposited on 30 motel room reservations at the Holiday Inn for Homecoming 1963, plus $403,43 cash on hand.

He further reported that the quarterly dividends on our stock have been averaging $60.

It was noted that 2 memorial chairs in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium were recendy purchased with class funds and designated in memory of ROBERT GULLEY and MORTIMER COX, Tentatively, it is planned to purchase at least 2 additional memorial chairs after the 1st of the year. We still owe approximately $2,000 on our gate at the stadium and each memorial chair purchased will be applied toward that debt.

According to our records, memorial chairs should be dedicated to the following classmates in the order listed: Harry Pribble, Robert Whaling, Maurice Collmer, Coy Etheridge, Albert Kermes and John Dolan, HER- AND THERE TOM LYONS writes a most welcome letter from Bremerton, Wash,: "In regard to the question recendy posed in Shipmate 'Where is he.?,' CHUCK HORNE, when last seen in February 1962, was DesRon 9 Material Officer in Yokosuka. I think he is still there but am not sure.

"As for me, I am in Bremerton where DICK POHLI and I are putting the KYES and EVERSOL

through FRAM. Right now (Oct. 1962) we are the honchos but will step back down to XO shordy when the ships get ready to go back to sea.

"Three other classmates are presendy here.

TOM QUINN is in the shipyard P and E Dept. and is our type desk representative. PAT CURTIN is with the shipyard Supply Dept. and BILL BOWEN just arrived with the BENNINGTON, "Maybe one of these years I will get to the East Coast, I have been out here for 9 out of 10 including 3 in Japan, so ought to be due pretty soon," BERNARD J, McGEE is presendy working with NASA in the Lone Star State and sends his new address as 3499 Evergreen St,, Houston 17, Texas, SHIPMATE

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Many thanks to GEORGE VAHSEN of 19di Company fame for the following interesting and informative run-down of '52 in the Fleet Ballistic Missile Program: "Greetings from Holy Loch, Scodand, the home away from home for our deployed Polaris forces, "I joined the busy FMB Support Complex in Oct, '61 as SubRon 14 Engineer Officer following a tour as Engineer Officer on the good ship ROBERT E . L E E , Penny and our youngsters journeyed to this friendly land of Scots in late December as 'unauthorized' dependents; have since been declared 'legal' and thoroughly enjoy the way of life and genuine hospitality of the Scotsmen, David, Cathy and Sharon all proudly wear their pleated kilts made from the notorious Polaris tartan, "A most enjoyable fringe benefit of my billet on board the Polaris 'mother ship' is the frequent contact with classmates as the Blue and Gold SSBN crews visit the Holy Loch, A total of 22 members of USNA '52 are past or present members of this first FBM Submarine Squadron, With all SSBN's named for famous Americans, our '52 Polaris muster list reads somewhat like a plebe year history book, but here we go: "BROOKS, McCUTCHEON and VAHSEN were a terrible trio of Lee's Lieutenants with the commissioning crew of ROBERT E , L E E . I lasted only one patrol as Gold Engineer Officer. .After 2 patrols with the Blue crew as Assistant Engineer and one patrol as Gold Engineer of GEORGE WASHINGTON,

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WALT BROOKS remains loyal to Marse Bob Lee with 3 Polaris patrols under his belt as Gold Engineer, and also remains as congenial, cheerful and competent as ever, "A newcomer to GEORGE WASHINGTON is TOM

THAMM as Blue XO, Tom just recendy reported to G, W, following an interesting tour in TRITON as Engineer Officer, "JACK YOUNG was a hard working precommissioning Engineer on spirited PATRICK HENRY. However, Patrick gave him liberty rather than death and Jack joined the civilian multitudes prior to the initial arrival of P. H. at Holy Loch.

"THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S big stick has brought

RAE ARISON to Holy Loch on repeated occasions, Rae, the T.R.'s Gold Weapons Officer throughout commissioning, shakedown and 3 patrols, will soon depart the Rough Riders for greener pastures,

"Soon to visit Scotland in fightin' SAM HOUSTON are DON McPADDEN, Blue Navigator, PAT M C D O N A L D , Blue Engineer, RALPH ENOS, Gold Navigator, and DICK HART, Gold Weapons Officer. All have been at Newport News with SAM H . throughout building, commissioning and shakedown of the 7800-ton monster. Prior to his HOUSTON assignment, PAT McDONALD teamed with CURT SHELLMAN and TOM TFIAMM in TRITON,

"Busy days at Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn., are soon to end for GEORGE TROFFER and TOM CAGNEY when young TOM EDISON joins the growing FBM forces. George and Tom are Engineer and Navigator respectively for the Blue half of T,E, Also widi the EDISON is J. V. SMITH, Gold Navigator, "And

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of Newport News and joins his brothers in the Holy Loch litter, we shall welcome the smiling "ABRAHAM LINCOLN proudly claims CHARLIE faces of CHUCK POLLAK, BOB DENBEIGH DARRELL as Gold Weapons Officer and MILT and BOB CONNOLLY. All are Blue brediren on ALEXICH as Asst, Engineer with the Blue crew.

J.M.; Chuck as Weapons Officer is kept out of Chuck, with Honest Abe since commissioning, trouble by Bob D. as Asst. Weapons while Bob will soon be back to commence his 3rd patrol.

C. as Chief Snipe provides the nuclear propulMilt, a relative newcomer to ABRAHAM'S fold sion which gives their big birds virtually 'unafter duty with SEAWOLF, will depart for duty as a new construction FBM PXO after completion limited' range.

"And last, but bv no means least, we muster of his 2nd LINCOLN patrol. ART THOMPSON in SIL DESROCHE, busy member of PROTEUS was Big Abe's Blue Weapons Officer, but after Supply Dept., battling the never ending crises 2 patrols departed A.L. for duty in New London associated with FBM replenishment and supply as Squadron Weapons Officer on the newly formed support. Sil and family, resident members of the staff of the 2nd FBM squadron, SubRon 16.

Holy Loch family since January '62, will depart "Recent new arrivals at Holy Loch with the Scotland when PROTEUS returns to Charleston for Green Mountain Boys of ETHAN ALLEN were overhaul.

CURT SHELLMAN, Gold Engineer, and HOWIE "Sorry, no group pictures, but the patrol cycle McCOLLUM, Blue Navigator. Prior to his preis such that there just never are many of us at commissioning duty with ALLEN, Curt was shipthe same place at the same time. Can't truthfully mates with TOM THAMM in TRITON. Both parboast that the '52 Polaris contingent has signifiticipated in her historic 'round the world in 80 cantly helped or hindered the development of our days submerged cruise. After one patrol with nation's number one deterrent force. But good, ALLEN, Curt now departs for duty at Newport or bad or awfulâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;our 'boys in blue' from '52 News as PXO of the new construction JAMES are fortunate enough to man many of the key MADISON. HOWIE McCOLLUM's precision navibillets in our Navy's newest and most potent gation was instrumental in the unqualified sucmen-of-war. cess of the first fully operational Polaris launch when ETHAN ALLEN plunked a bird right in the "A sincere invitation to any and all whose 'pickle-barrel' a few months ago in the Pacific. travels take them to or near Scodand. Sail up the J A N U A R Y ,

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WHERE IS HE?

In keeping widi JERRY HYNDMAN's idea to attempt to stimulate interest in this column, generate some news and also get some of our addresses up to date, each month we're going to ask the above question. This month, does anyone know the whereabouts of RAY COBLE, JOHN SELL or JOHN TONETTI.? If so, please cut us in on their current addresses. If not, write anyway and let us and all of your classmates know where you are and what you're doing, DAVE CARLISLE

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^^The Service-Academy

River Clyde and spend some time with us in our Scottish 'casde' on the banks of the Holy Loch. Chances are good that several old friends are here readying their submersible 'sewer pipe' for another pleasure cruise."

Sec'y, Lt. Eugene J . Christensen, USN USN Postgraduate School Monterey, California Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Richard K. Miller. SC USN, Execative Dept., USNA, Annapolis, Md.

My first New Year's resolution is to submit these columns in a more legible form, dear classmates. In the December issue CARL TROST and HERB TIEDE were the unlucky victims whose names were mysteriously changed at some point in the journalistic process.

I received a very informative letter from HAL RUMPH. Hal, Bobbie and dieu" 5 children live at 5012 Weber St., Annandale, Va. Hal recendy resigned from the Air Force and is employed

by IBM Corporation in D. C. He and Bobbie would welcome a visit from any classmates. Some of Hal's news: PETE and Carol STOFFELEN live at 5219 Ravensworth Rd,, Springfield, Va, DAN BEARD called from the airport while passing through on his way to a squadron in the Med, Dan's wife. Donna, and their 2 boys are in Sanford, Fla, EDDIE BEST and family reside at 7120 Kerr Drive, Springfield, Va, Eddie is expecting sea duty this spring, SCOTT PURVIS, who lives at 1111 ArmyNavy Drive, Arlington, Va., wrote me a letter which is so full of the unrepressed, sparkling wit of the bachelor that it's taken me weeks to decipher ! Scott has seen a number of classmates during his wanderings: BILL and Scotty RAMSEY at Patuxent River; BILL and "My Betts" PURDUM in D. C ; HARRY BARNES at Perrin AFB, Texas; DEAN DE LAMAR at NAS, Jacksonville; etc. Dean is an electrical engineer with the Power and Light Co. in Adanta.

The Army-Navy game was pure pleasure this year, as you-all must realize from the score. I can certainly vouch for the spirit of the Brigade, because when I had the guard in Mother Bancroft on the Wednesday before the game, I was overwhelmed by a spontaneous pep rally which overflowed the walls and gates temporarily. My cap and my dignity were returned to me 2 hours later. At the game, the perfect weadier, the fighting team and the spirited cheering by everyone from the Supe to the lowest plebe combined to make it a memorable day.

FRANK MITCHELL is still in Philly as the O. in C, USMC Officer Selection Office. Frank reports diat JIM BALDINGER is also there now, as the Aviation Officer Selection Officer; JOE' PERTEL is diere at the Air Material Center; and FRANK WOLCOTT is the USMC Officer Selection Officer at Pittsburgh. BOB HASKINS, who works for Westinghouse in Philly, was seen at the O Club after the game; likewise ED WORTH who is XO of a sub at Charleston, S. C. MONTEREY

NEWS

GEORGE REITH writes again, just in time for this column: PETE and Judy CONRAD have a new daughter, Kathleen. A "Beat Army" party was held for 52-55 at the P.G. School O Club on I December, '53 was represented by the Musorafitis, Handfords, Conrads, Roachs, McCartj's, Flosses, Se47

brings, Sheeleys, Felts, Johnstons, Cornells, Bob Dodds and Doc Reith.

A '53 luncheon was held at the PGS on 11 December and the following slate of new Monterey group officers were elected: President, Moose Musorafiti; VP, Curt Anderson; Secretary, Rich Handford; Treasurer, Pev Blundell.

George also asks for information on DAVE GOVAN and JOHNNY MATSON. Speak up, Dave and John, we know you're out there somewhere! Are you married yet, John.?

George and others have asked about 10th reunion plans. I've been silent on that subject pending firm arrangements, but here is the plan which has been discussed and approved by all interested parties at Homecoming this year: 1— A block of motel rooms reserved for '53 classmates for Homecoming weekend at USNA next fall. 2—A really smashing dinner-dance, and party to be held in Annapolis after the Homecoming game. A committee of classmates here is hard at work completing the plans. Any dissenters or contributors are invited to send in their ideas soon so that an announcement of the final arrangements can be made by February or March. Then it will be up to you-all to get your reservations in as early as possible so the planning group can get a good estimate of the projected attendance. There are so many classmates living in Megalopolis East that we are bound to have a big gathering. I really regret that Fay and I will be overseas by then.

That's all for this issue. If I'm never heard from again you'll know that Salty Sam's Christmas wish came true and 1 have been transferred to the moon!

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Sec'y, Lt. P. J. Vogelberger, Jr.. USN USS PHILIPPINE SEA FPO San Francisco, Calif.

Annapolis Rep: Lt. PanI Skarlatos, USN E. H. & G. Dept., USNA Annapolis, Md.

A NEW YEAR

Here we are in another year, and in the way of a good omen I find myself inundated with letters and information. If I may indulge in a

bit of amateur philosophizing, there are many indications that our class has nearly completed a phase that all classes go through. We left the Academy to go out and conquer the world. While still in the process of this conquest, we have taken a breath and looked back at the friends we have not seen since graduation, and we realize that they are still our friends because of the bonds welded at the Academy.

LCDRs

It also seems appropriate to start the New Year off by extending our sincerest congratulations to the members of our class who were selected for lieutenant commander recendy: Tom Albee, John Bayne, Larry Burkhardt, George Harper, Dave Smith, Charlie Ulrich, and Bruce Wooden.

ANNAPOLIS

In keepins; with a pleasant custom established last year our class held a party at the home of AL SMITH. It was a great success because of the efforts of the hostess, Donna Smith. The following '54'ers imbibed: Wayne and Jenny Brandon, John and Mary Jo Brennan, Rod and Pat Crawford, John and Jane Everett, Bill and Jean Fletcher, Don Gehring, Herb and Pat Hope, Tom and Joan Lawson, Gerry and Mary Ann McCarthy, Chuck and Gussie Morris, Red Pollack, Bill and Louise Schulden, Paul and Marguerite Skarlatos, Bernie and Margaret Mary Storck, Harry and Linda Sweet, Jack and Rusty White, and Dick and Helene Dean.

DICK DEAN has just about completed his schooling in Washington and will leave shortly for South America.

FLORIDA

The accompanying picture speaks for itself, but MIKE STROOP sent along a letter to add a few details: "Enclosed is a picture of classmates who managed to meet with the Central Florida Chapter of USNA Alumni and the local West Pointers on 1 December at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., for the Army game. Under the local ground rules West Point picked up the tab for the fourth year in a row.

"Those in the area that could not join us are BILL LAND now employed with Pan American and JOHN GERDING who works with the Martin Co. Seems I am the only one in the group in the Navy. I am presendy serving with the Polaris project at Cape Canaveral. TED is in the Air Force working on Project Mercury; CHUCK is in the Air Force with the 6550th Ops Group; MAC, al.so in the Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., just happened to be here with his U-2; STEVE is in his own words an 'eminent scientist' with Pan Am; BOB is with Boeing.

We have a very active chapter with over 90 members and '54 is always well represented at the monthly meetings. Looking over the attendance records we have seen during the past year: RALPH CHIDLEY and BOB MACK on duty in Washington, D. C , with special projects; they both come to the Cape often; DENIS CONRADY was stationed here until last summer and now is working on his Ph.D.; MARK BYRD, Weapons Officer on the SSBN 618; and RUSS WILLIAMS now with Air Reduction in Tampa."

Many thanks for the letter and the picture, Mike. It seems like a lot of trouble to get all this information together, but it is vastly appreciated and enjoyed by '54. I, for one, was trying to find the whereabouts of BOB HEMINGS for a long time.

MISCELLANY

A letter from PAUL TREAGY informs us that his new address is: 99-049 Kupono Place, Aiea Heights, Honolulu, Hawaii. Paul recendy reported as XO of the USS NICHOLAS (DD-449).

MATT PASZTALANIEC sends us news from Bermuda: "I am slowly getting back to being in the Navy again after having been a near civilian for a year at American University. Thank heaven all went well, though, and I managed to successfully complete the course, which, as 1 look back, was extremely interesting.

"Not much to mention except that I am on my way to VP-49 in Bermuda—that is once I complete this schooling plus the RAG. Takes forever and a year to reach a squadron nowadays.

WITH HANDS EXTENDED to collect their bets, left to right (front); Mike Stroop, Ted Windle, (standing): Chuck Rowley, Virginia Rowley, Mac Macleary, Marty Stroop, Steve Wallace, Liz Wallace, Pat Windle, Bob Hemings and Betty Hemings, See '54,

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NEW LONDON CHAPTER OF '56. Back row, left to right: Ted Lewin, Charlie DiBona, Stan Cctola, Art Keegan, Jim Owen, Doug Haymon, Ed Covey, Chip Honsinger, Dick Seesholtz, Pete Fitzwilliam, Gordy McGarry. Third row; Evelyn DiBona, Helen Collier, Rosemary Covey, Helen Catola, Nancy Van Metre, Duane Beving, Jim Van Metre. Second row: Judy Hayman, Sheila Keegan, Andy Beving, Sandy Fitzwilliam, Mary Lee Seesholtz. Front row: Ruth Owen, Joan McGarry, Jan Lewin, Beryl Honsinger,

"As for my wives from school—had four of them, RON KURTH. BEN CZAJA, CHUCK POREDA, and PAUL PETZRICK. The last I heard they are in the following places: Ron— working for his Ph.D. at Harvard. Ben—at Monterey enrolled in the Oceanography course. Paul —working on the Apollo missile project. Chuck —-not certain of his whereabouts, but last I heard he was aboard a can in San Francisco."

Thanks, Matt; have a good tour in Bermuda.

Heard via the grapevine that NED HOGAN will shortly present a paper before an aeronautical conference in Paris. The paper concerns work which Ned has been doing with the F4H and F8U. Ned al.so is expecting to report as an aide to an admiral's staff once he detaches from Pax River.

My wife and I spent an enjoyable evening in Washington recendy with BOB and Sally SMIDT. Bob completed two years at Monterey and is now assigned to BuWeps.

Before I end the column here is MIKE STROOP's present address: 112 Eden Ave., Satellite Beach, Fla.

P. O. Box 1926 Annapolis, Maryland As I begin this column allow me to project my thoughts ahead to the issue date and say that we of the Executive Committee sincerely hope that each and everyone of you had a very merry Christmas and may the year 1963 be a vintage year for all.

Before we go on with the latest news I must apologize for certain misnomers which appeared in the last 2 issues. You probably knew that Sloan and George Bills were the BILL's and that Roy Hill was none other than RAY HILL, fencer extraordinaire; Rudy Davis is Rudy DAUS, naturally; Jim Flattery is test pilot JAMES FLATLEY and in the December issue Ed and Rosemary Conley would be the COVEY's, and Jim Kjuty refers to JIM KAUTZ, A thousand pardons!

Speaking of the Coveys, we just received the J A N U A R Y ,

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latest news of all the happenings in and around New London. Ed is vice-chairman of our New London Chapter, and has sent the following.

NEW LONDON

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My, how the time does fly. It seems like only a few days ago when my bride and I (and our pup) moved into second increment of Capehart housing at the Submarine Base, NLon. But that was I October! As soon as we arrived in the area we learned that our classmates were planning a meeting—we had come just in time.

Yes, JIM and Nancy VAN METRE were hosts to '56crs at their home at 31 Ibis Lane, Groton.

This get-together was more than a delightful evening when you see old friends; Jim had composed a letter to all '56ers in the area which proposed that we seriously consider the establishment of a New London Chapter of the Class of 1956.

This goes along nicely with our class chairman's desire to organize the class locally.

After we talked over old times and brought each other up-to-date, we discussed the idea of organizing a NLon Chapter of our class. JIM VAN METRE, MERRILL COLLIER and CHIP HONSINGER led the discussion and then we decided to organize. We elected a chairman, vice chairman and 2 co-secretaries who were to compose a charter for our local '56 chapter and administer our NLon chapter. After discussing projects we adjourned our business session.

The lucky people who had attended the Homecoming game and weekend then related all the news from Crabtown. As you can imagine, Homecoming was a big success this year. We saw many old friends.

Our ace photographer, MERRILL COLLIER, demonstrated how to properly photograph our charming group. Enclosed is a picture that we hope Shipmate will print.

One of our objectives is to get classmates totogether and provide a local up-to-date social register. In order for this to function properly we need each classmate to contact the chapter when he checks in/out of the area as a bare minimum. Please contact any of our committee members:

Chairman—Jim Van Metre, 31 Ibis Lane, Groton. HI 5-1582, Office 449-3343.

Vice Chairman—E. J. Covey, USS SAM HOUSTON (SSBN-609), Gold. HI 5-6266, Office 449-3312.

Secretaries—Jan Lewin, 57 Osprey Drive, Groton. HI 5-7636.

Rosemary Covey, 17 Osprey Drive, HI 56266.

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The Executive Committee held a meeting at the Naval Academy Officers' Club on 14 December and had as their guest the Chairman of the Annapolis Chapter, JIM BRUSO. Jim reports that the chapter is looking ahead to next Homecoming and is starting to make plans for the big event.

This year it will be on 28 September. It was mentioned that everyone should make a note of the fact that next year Navy will play 4 of its games here in Memorial Stadium. In addition to Homecoming on 28 September, they are as follows: 19 Oct., VMI; 26 Oct., Pittsburgh, and 9 November, Maryland. In view of this all Annapolis types hope to see more of you outsiders here during these times. If assistance is needed in making arrangements for one of these weekends, drop a note to the Annapolis Chapter.

'56ers I N THE

NEWS

CARL SCHLEICHLER showed up at the Army-Navy game, among others, and sends word that he is now assigned to the U. S. Naval Security Group in Turkey after having successfully completed a postgraduate course at the University of Cologne, France.

ROGER LYLE is now on summer vacation from school in Brasil and is spending his time doing Bikini research at Copacabana beach.

GEORGE TEXTOR and PAT McCOOL were cheering on Navy at the Boston College game.

WAYNE WEEKS, HERB KUKENDALL, MIKE AHRENS and DON GARGES were among '56ers at the Army-Navy game. Al.so JOE POPE got in the spirit of things and showed up at USNA for the Army game team send off. BEN JACK KENNEY is one of the Navy representatives at Joint Targets Command at Offutt AFB, Neb. 49

KEN COSTILOW and family are now living in National City, Calif., and invite anyone in the area to stop by for a session. He is presently aboard die USS HENRY COUNTY

(LST-824).

RALPH JACOBSON says classmates are scarce around Colton, Calif., and advises '56 types at March AFB to stand by for a visit.

BOB KELLER is now working for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Co. at their Connecticut Advanced Nuclear Engineering Laboratory as a senior experimental engineer.

STEVE WISE is sharpening wits at USNPGS, Monterey. (Let's hear from our Monterey chapter.)

DAVE MINTON finished Nuclear School at Mare Island and is now a Division Engineer in the USS THOMAS JEFFERSON in Newport News,

Va, He and family will be moving to New London this summer, CARL NELSON held up under a well-planned barrage at WooPoo—stray goats in his office, mysterious phone calls, etc.—but ended up winning the best between him and his troops. The latter had to lead a goat around with the score on his back.

DUANE HEISINGER and tribe are enjoying an interesting tour under different and varying conditions as Asst. Attache, Colombo, Ceylon.

AL REED is now a field representative at GE in Lynn, Mass., for Hamilton-Standard fuel controls being used in all T58 engines.

BILL SLAUGHTER pulled up stakes and headed south to the CIC school at Glynco, Ga. From there he will be going to the West Coast for duty aboard ship.

DON and Betty HORVATH are enjoying civilian life in Baltimore. They invite '56ers in the area to drop by. They are living at 1305 Glenmont Road.

STORK REPORT AL and Cadierine REED, baby boy, 9 November 1962.

KEN and Vivian COSTILOW, baby giri, 7 November 1962.

DON and Nancy KENNEDY, baby girl, 28 August 1962.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE A request to plant a tree on the Academy grounds in honor of our departed classmates is being sent to the Superintendent for approval.

In addition to the tree, a plaque with an appropriate inscription will be erected.

Plans are being made to publish another class directory. The target date which has been set is December 1963. Send us your suggestions on how to improve the directory.

The class plaques are going like hot cakes.

Send in your orders to BILL SLOAN in care of our P. O. box. The cost is $16.95 and we request that the money be sent with the order. Make your checks payable to the Association of the Class of 1956, U, S. Naval Academy.

With regard to the class plaque, the committee has decided to send a number of these to certain areas where there are sizeable concentrations of '56ers for the purpose of presenting them to various officer clubs. A letter will be forthcoming to all chapters now in existence so that the arrangements for these presentations can be made.

Our traveling chairman has migrated south for the winter and won't be back until the latter part of April. He was quite busy making last-minute arrangements and therefore wasn't able to contribute his 2 cents worth to the column. Maybe next time.

That's all for now. Write when you can, and if you can't, write anyhow.

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EAST COAST Lt. David L. Mitchell, USN, USS JALLAO (SS-368). FPO New York WEST COAST Lt. R. L. Madoose. USN USS KAWISHIWI (AO-146) FPO, San Francisco

TIMOTHY EDWARD KEATING TIMOTHY E. KEATING was killed on 5 December 1962 in an automobile accident in Mount Kisco, N. Y. He is survived by his widow, Anne Johnston Keating, and three children, Sara, Nancy and Timothy.

Finding 3 thousand miles a little too far to travel for the weekend, the '57 gang at Monterey celebrated the 5th reunion anyway with a cocktail party at the Postgraduate School Officers' Club. Found in the picture are Dale and Nada Hollabaugh, Harry and Marna Yockey, John and Monica Shewmaker, Bob and Nancy Brazzon, Dick and Shirley Chancellor, Mac and Jan McCullough, Randy and Mimi Brown, Bob and Clara Ailes, Ron and Ann Rau, Charlie and Ann Hall, Tom and Angela Miklos, Fritz and Barbara Warren, Parke and Sheila Brown, Larry

Masten, Jack and Di Cook, Harry and Joan Fritz, and Dick and Carol Gantz, There have been several new arrivals in the Monterey area: Jim and Joy Foresman announce the birth of David Lee, 8 September; Sharon Lynne was welcomed into the Al and Rosalie ZoUar family on 29 November; Jim and Jackie Varnadore are fighting the odds with their 4th boy, Shane Patrick, born 23 September; Bob and Mary Christenson are the proud parents of Grant Donald, born 24 November; and Barbara Olivia joined John and Barbara Jerome on 21 September.

Received the following from DAVE BUTTERFIELD, currendy PJO officer for SubFlotOne: "You undoubtedly heard of the record turn-out on 17 November to witness the rare appearance of the middies this far west in their contest against the USC Trojans in the USC Coliseum, The excitement of the game brought back many memories—as did the sight of old friends.

"There were several classmates at the postgame Alumni cocktail party. Those that I remember seeing were: BOB LUTZ, dragging Sandy Dean, DAN KENNEY, DON and Kay BEATTY, ED and Sally SM.ATHERS, ED and Kay BIGGERS, JOE MONTEITH, CHARLIE GODDARD and BILL HESKE, Later that evening Bob Lutz, his date, Dan Kenney (the original one-man floor show), Meg (my wifel and I, plus a few friends, continued the reunion at 'Litde Joe's Restaurant'; best Italian food in Los Angeles, "This past year I've been on the staff of ComSubFlot One—a very educational and pleasant experience. At the beginning of '63 I report back to the sub DioDON and await shore duty orders to. . , ,?

"I managed to sneak through the back door to become a pilot—private, that is. The Navy wouldn't accept my eyeballs when I tried in '57 so I took flying lessons with Meg this summer . . . result, a whole new horizon of travel is open to us. We both fly in hours to vacation spots that would otherwise be inaccessible (timewise).

I highly recommend private flying—a great experience available to practically everyone."

Dave and Meg list their home address as 4806'/i Orchard Ave., San Diego 7.

The KAWISHIWI had the pleasure of acting as middleman for MILT BANK's highline transfer from the FRANK KNOX (BILL PEERENBOOM, Ops Officer) to the carrier KITTY HAWK,

I can report that Navy's big victory over Army came through loud and clear at 3 in the morning

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SHIPMATE

'58 ARMY-NAVY GAME PARTY, MONTEREY, CALIF. in the South China Sea, Will the K-dets ever win another?

Dave Butterfield's letter came as a big boost to the sagging morale of my mail box. We all want to find plenty of info in the '57 column of Shipmate every time we turn to it. There is only one way this can be brought about. I know our ranks at Monterey have swelled considerably; how about some news from the land of cypress and swinging golf clubs?

EAST COAST President Lt, Charles R. Larson, USN VA-176, FPO New York I am pleased to give a report on a classmate who made news for his performance during the recent Cuban crisis, BRUCE WILHELMY, flying F8U photo Crusaders with VFP-62, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. To quote the Jacksonville paper of 29 November 1962, the award commended him for "outstanding skill which resulted in obtaining photographic information vital to national security." The award was made for his low-level reconnaisance flights over Cuba and he received it at NAS Cecil Field, where VFP-62 is home-based. I think I can speak for the class when I say our congratulations to you, Bruce; we're proud of you!

NEWS IN GENERAL I received a letter from JACK RENNIE with a lot of news from the West Coast. I'll quote from the letter: "For the past year or so, I've found the '58 column Shipmate among the shortest, so I thought I'd drop you a few notes about the people I've run into in my wandering around WestPac and the Coast.

"Presendy, I'm on a deployment aboard the HORNET, flying S2F-3's. My outfit, VS-35, was the first on the West Coast to receive these new birds, and we've been mighty pleased with them.

Carol and I have 2 tads now, John Peter and Kathleen Marie, Right after the first of the year we should setde down in Coronado again and we'd sure like to have any wandering classmates stop by.

"Well, now for the other members of the class: I ran into FRANK 'FRESHWATER' SMITH at JANUARY,

1963

Atsugi. He's in VQ-1 and has decided to extend for a year in the squadron. DICK JOHNSON was in VQ-I, but received orders to heavy attack (A3D's) and is flying up at Whidbey. PAUL BROOKS is driving P-boats (PSM's) in VP-42 at North Island and is a frequent visitor in the Rennie household (when Rennie has a household), I've also seen JESSE HERNANDEZ, BILL SCHRAMM and BRUCE WILCOX at North Island, They are either flying P5M's or have transitioned into P2V's (our color girl is as pretty as ever), GRAN FULLER is still in VP-9 flying P2V's out of Alameda, HUGH HARPER left the Marine Corps in August, and I assume he is gainfully employed in the Bay area, I ran into DICK TENNENT yesterday. He's in the RASHER and is one of the watchstanders down under, "Other members of the VS group include TED SMEDBERG, 'HOOT' GIBSON and DALE WESTBROOK in VS-38. JIM HIGGINS in VS23 rounds out the mob at North Island. MIKE O'CONNOR and Nancy are at Ream Field where Mike is flying helos. I think Mike is in the process of transitioning into the new HSS-2's.

STEVE WEBSTER has thrown his talents into the submarine program. He should be graduating from sub school soon. JOE MAYHEW and JOHN DEAN are still Malstrom Missile Managers at Cheyenne, but PETE REYNOLDS has finally gotten up in the air. After finishing with T-37's, he's now flying T-38's in Texas. JOHN WYATT is stationed at Seattle and seems happy with both the Supply Corps and the scenery.

"Well, that's all I can think of for now. I'd sure like to hear from the '58ers on the East Coast. Next year there'll be a lot of moving around, and I'd like to encourage everyone to keep the rest of us informed of new addresses."

Good idea. Jack, and many thanks for the letter.

PAUL and Dot TUCKER sent some news from Homecoming. They saw JIM and Diane BAYNE, BRAD and Marilyn STUMKE, WALT and Regina MITCHELL, and CHUCK and Marie LARZELERE there. Chuck and Marie were on leave from Bermuda. After the game, everyone attended a party given by CHARLIE BROOKS and PAUL MALCEWICZ at the BOQ. Bachelors diere included: TED WHITE and BOBBY LANE who are stationed at Pax River.

Others in the Norfolk area are BILL and Martha DOUGHERTY and FRED and Jackie VICTOR. Fred's whole squadron, VAW-12, was moved there from Quonset Point. MIKE and Meta FRAWLEY had their 2nd child, a son, in October. Mike is also in VAW-12.

STEVE GUTHMAN writes from Baltimore where he is working as a sales engineer in Westinghouse Electric Molecular Electronics Division, He resigned from the Navy last July, He and Bobbie, Hilary (age 2) and David (age 2 months) just moved into their new home at 4503 Panacea Road, Pikesville 8, Md, Steve says they'd be glad to see any '58ers who are in the area, JIM and Nancy CASWELL became the proud parents of a daughter, Laura Desiree, born 6 October, "Cas" is working at the recruit depot in San Diego and is happy with the Marine Corps, He sent some news for some others in the area, BERT and Cece ROBBINS are in San Diego, Bert is going to P.G, School at San Diego State, DICK BRINEGAR just returned from Okinawa and is headed for Cherry Point, N, C, TONY STREMIC is at the Depot with "Cas" and TONY ANTHONY and HUGH HARPER were there before they resigned. BILL BAUER passed through with the Marine F8U squadron that flew from El Toro to Japan.

MONTEREY Al Carretta, George Meinig, Newt Moore, John Rohrbough and Chuck Smith made up the Monterey contingent of '58ers who journeyed to Los Angeles for the Navy-USC game. They met quite a few classmates at the game and at the post game Alumni party at the Biltmore. Among those attending were: Phil Taylor, Denny Taft, Al Hospes, Otto Helweg, Bill Cartwright, Ralph Luce, Bill Mooney, Paul Brooks, John Poindexter, Ted Smedberg, Taylor Keith, Don Buder, Kip Banta, Bob Juliano and Dick Sturr.

An Army-Navy game TV party and cookout was held at NEWT and Rudi MOORE's (see picture) and Navy's great victory was celebrated by the 30 classmates and wives who attended.

The Monterey Chapter of the class held our social luncheon of the school year on 13 December in the Trident Room of the P.G. School Officers' Club, and it was well attended and enjoyed 51

by those classmates w h o d i d n ' t have a previous c o m m i t m e n t for a class.

L o n d o n . BOB T O U H E Y a n d his wife, A n n e t t e , are living in Quonset, R. I., while Bob flies c h o p pers. BOB L A R S O N is flying o u t of Oceana, V a . , and also h a s found himself a pretty T e x a n lass for a wife. K E N T C L A R K is flying off t h e RANGER o n t h e West Coast. H e is flying t h e N 3 N ' s younger brother, t h e A D .

EAST COAST Pres,, Lt. (jg) Frank Donovan, U S N USS THE S U L L I V A N S (DD-537) FPO New York WEST COAST Sec'y, Lt. (jg) George Brainerd, U S N USS STERLET (SS-392) FPO San Francisco BELATED H O M E C O M I N G

NEWS

Merry Christmas a n d H a p p y N e w Year a n d here is a litde belated H o m e c o m i n g n e w s .

T h e '59ers h a d a litde get-together at t h e A l u m n i H o u s e after t h e g a m e . U p from N A S Cecil Field w a s BOB M A R T I N w h e r e h e is a p a r t of V A 4 6 . BILL D U K E is a constant N a v y s u p porter. Bill looks good a n d was enjoying t h e party. J O H N M c C A B E a n d his wife Judy came d o w n from O i n n e c t i c u t w h e r e John is aboard C0R.SAIR (SS-435).

HANS a n d Mary Lee R O E N S C H journeyed u p from Litde Creek w h e r e H a n s is part of V P 5 6 . Also from Norfolk were JOE a n d N a n c y C A S A N A T O . ROSS S M I T H came d o w n from W a s h i n g t o n where h e works for BuPers. H O E a n d Janie (plus 3 puppies) K E E L E Y came u p from Norfolk w h e r e Joe is Chief Engineer in t h e B E A L E . M I K E F I T Z G E R A L D c a m e d o w n from t h e USS BARNEY ( D D G - 6 ) .

L E O a n d Kathy P E C K ( m i n u s glasses) came d o w n from Mechanicsburg, Pa., w h e r e Leo c o m m a n d e e r s SPCC. BOB M A N L E Y came d o w n with all t h e B u S a n d A h o t dope. JIM C O L L I N S joined the crowd with his d r a g , Bette Ellis. Jim is aboard USS

GEORGE

WASHINGTON

(SSBN-598)

out

of

N e w L o n d o n . A L a n d Mary L o u Z U N T A G came u p from t h e Supply D e p a r t m e n t in Norfolk.

D A V E a n d Janet D O E L G E R journeyed south from N . J. D a v e is aboard USS T U S K ( S S - 4 2 6 ) .

K E V I N M U L K E R N is aboard USS B E R K E L E Y ( D D G - 1 5 ) . Kev was due to be m a r r i e d at T h a n k s g i v i n g — a belated congratulations. BILL a n d Rose Marie M c A R E E were visiting in t h e area before r e p o r t i n g to Nuclear Power School in Bainbridge.

SI N U N N is aboard USS R O C K V I L L E ( E P C E R 851).

F r o m t h e C r a b t o w n c r o w d : P E T E a n d Judie S T E P H E N S — P e t e ' s in the Physics C o m m i t t e e of the Science D e p a r t m e n t . BOBBY a n d June J O N E S ; Bob is H H E at H a l l i g a n H a l l . JIM a n d Lillian O S B O R N ; Jim is at P W at H a l l i g a n H a l l . D A N and Cindy O ' B R I E N ; D a n ' s in t h e Steam D e p a r t m e n t . G R E G a n d Eileen N O L A N ; Greg's d r i v i n g YP's for t h e Drill C o m m i t t e e of t h e C o m m a n d Department. R A L P H and A n n CHRISTY are also d r i v i n g YP's as well as h e l p i n g t h e crew team. BOB a n d D e e S T E I D L E a r e still m a n a g i n g the affairs of the P T D e p a r t m e n t a n d plebe baseball team. Also seen w e r e D I C K B O S T I C K , JIM F U Q U A a n d R O N D E N N Y . All present seemed to enjoy t h e w e e k e n d . May have missed a few but believe we've h i t t h e majority. Congrats to the n e w Lt's a n d best wishes for a successful N e w Year from t h e Sturgeses.

At this w r i t i n g F R A N K was at sea a n d M a r t h a D O N O V A N sent t h e following: "DUTCH LEON, AL WILDERMAN, GUY C U R T I S , and D I C K N O R E I K A completed t h e theoretical course at Nuclear Power School in N e w L o n d o n on 20 September. T h e y w e n t o n to the reactor sites for six m o r e m o n t h s . D u t c h a n d G u y w e n t to W i n d s o r Locks, C o n n . , w h i l e Al a n d Dick are w e a t h e r i n g t h e snows of W e s t Milton, Schenectady, N . Y. " G U Y H . C U R T I S was married o n 18 A u g u s t to Judith H . Wisback in B a r r i n g t o n , R. I. "RAY a n d P a t F O R S B E R G sent w o r d of their second son, Mark E d w a r d , w h o w a s piped aboard on 16 A u g u s t ; birthday of R a y W a l t e r Forsberg, Jr., w h o was two. It was a busy day. F r a n k and I h a d a baby girl, Mary C a t h e r i n e , t h e same day, 16 A u g u s t . " Ray Forsberg is stationed deep in t h e n o r t h e r n woods of Maine while d o i n g d u t y w i t h t h e Naval Security G r o u p Activity at W i n t e r H a r b o r .

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V I N C E O B S I T N I K of t h e 3 r d C o m p a n y is servi n g a b o a r d t h e U S S B L E N N Y ( S S - 3 2 4 ) o u t of N e w

D I C K a n d L i n d a A S A F A Y L O have t u r n e d i n their b r o w n shoes for black steamers. D i c k is orr the D D M E R E D I T H o u t of Mayport, F l a .

Concerning the Army contingent—SCRAGG K E E F E w a s last seen in a fox hole in O k i n a w a .

JIM T R I T Z a n d wife a r e in G e r m a n y . JACK R O U R K E , his V o l k s w a g e n a n d d o g a r e still t o u r i n g t h e Bavarian countryside.

W i t h t h e Air F o r c e — W A Y N E a n d Jan MESSN E R a r e in O m a h a , Nebr., w i t h their three children.

BILL R A T H a n d m a t e were last k n o w n to be in t h e Georgia l o w l a n d s .

M A R T Y H A N S O N g r a d u a t e d first in t h e 2 n d class a t t h e Destroyer School in N e w p o r t . H e is stationed

on

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USS

LAWRENCE

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expects to take over as chief engineer on t h e L A W R E N C E some time next y e a r — ' 6 3 . C O U R T N E Y S T A N T O N is aboard t h e L A W R E N C E as Operations Officer for ComDesDiv 182. Other '39ers o n t h e L A W R E N C E include GEORGE E R I C K S O N , BOB W I L E Y , D A V E A S C H E R a n d GARY SUSAG. SAM K N O X g r a d u a t e d from t h e first class at the n e w Destroyer School in N e w p o r t . D O N A L D K A T Z a n d BOB D A R B Y were a m o n g t h e m e m bers of t h e second class.

A letter from H O D W E L L S was informative.

A L B O O T H E , JIM M I N T U N , J O H N G U N T H E R , BILL M A T T H E W S a n d H o d received Bachelor of Civil E n g i n e e r i n g Degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in T r o y , N . Y., t h e s u m m e r of '62. All five were on ships before they transferred from t h e line to C E C . A L a n d Shirley B O O T H E a n d their son w e n t to Seal Beach, Calif., w h e r e Al is Assistant Resident Officer in C h a r g e of Construction for the area. JIM a n d Sue M I N T U N a n d their son w e n t to N e w p o r t , R. I., where J i m is assigned to t h e Public W o r k s Center. BILL a n d Phyllis M A T T H E W S a n d their d a u g h t e r w e n t to Yokosuka, Japan, where Bill is on t h e staff of C o m m a n d e r Naval Forces.

J O H N a n d N a n c y G U N T H E R a n d their son went to Yokosuka. John is on the staff of C o m m a n d e r Fleet Activities. Peg a n d H o d a r e in G u a m w h e r e H o d is assigned to t h e Public W o r k s Center.

G A R Y B A R N U M a n d his c h a r m i n g wife, Marian, are in N e w p o r t . Gary is enrolled in t h e fourth class of the Destroyer School. After graduation in ' 5 9 , he spent 2 years o n I N T R E P I D , then the oldest C V A afloat ( C V A - U ) , recendy converted to C V S . H e was Assistant Navigator a n d Ship's T r a i n i n g Officer. F r o m there h e w e n t to the T H U B A N ( A K A - 1 9 ) a n d was Assistant First Lt. a n d Boat G r o u p C o m m a n d e r until 2 3 October this year. Marian has taken the.se past 3 years of the airdale N a v y a n d t h e gator Navy in welcoming t h e 6 m o n t h s ' respite before their going to the g r e y h o u n d N a v y .

W h i l e in Yokosuka your Secretary has r u n into several '59ers. B U D M c C O R D a n d BOB K I H U N E are M P A a n d C I C Officers respectively aboard USS RoBisoN ( D D G - 1 2 ) . B U D a n d Sharlene a r e p r o u d parents of a d a u g h t e r , Mia Susan, born 13 May 1962 a n d reside in C o r o n a d o . BOB a n d

ORDER YOUR 1963 REGISTER N O W Order blank on pages 16 and 3 5 .

H o p e K I H U N E have t w o boys, T r a c y ( 3 m o n t h s ) and G o r d o n ( I ' / z y r s . ) . T h e K I H U N E s reside in San D i e g o . RAY F O R B E S is presendy a t S u b Scol h a v i n g been A S W officer o n t h e ROBISON. J O H N P E C H A U E R has been aboard USS M O R TON ( D D - 9 4 8 ) since g r a d u a t i o n a n d is presently chief engineer. H e a n d Janice became parents o n 29 N o v e m b e r '62 to a son, Jeffrey Paul. John informed m e that W A Y N E L O C K W O O D a n d BOB L A R K I N at last c o u n t were carefree bachelors. W a y n e is aide to C o m M i n e P a c in L o n g Beach, H e w a s formerly chief engineer of t h e USS H O P E W E L L ( D D - 6 8 1 ) . Bob is chief engineer of the U S S SoMERs ( D D - 9 4 7 ) .

V A N N I E L D is nresendy G u n Boss o n t h e USS OsBouRN ( D D - 8 4 6 ) . BAILEY YEAGER is Port Services Officer, N S C , San Diego. A L O V R U M is prospective engineer of t h e USS JOSEPH STRAUSS ( D D G - 1 6 ) w h i c h is building on the East Coast.

If you h a v e n ' t noticed, take a look at t h e cover of t h e N o v e m b e r issue of All Hands magazine.

T h e officer on t h e cover observing t h e white " E " with three h a s h m a r k s a w a r d e d to t h e USS C O U R T N E Y ( D E - 1 0 2 1 ) is F U R M A N S H E P A R D .

'59ers a r e well represented in t h e submarines presently in Yokosuka. JERRY M c M U R R Y is assistant engineer aboard T A N G . L A R R Y F R A N K L I N is G u n Boss o n C U S K . JIM C A R W I N is E M O / C o m m u n i c a t o r o n S E A F o x . H e a n d Lois have a d a u g h t e r , D a w n , a g e t w o , a n d a r e prese n d y residing in San D i e g o . JERRY P E T E R S O N is aboard t h e B R E A M .

Pres,, Lt. (jg) H. A . Lawinski NAS, Miramar, Calif.

Sec'y, Lt. (jg) J. Chavez, Supply Dept.

USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) FPO New York BRUCE HALLIDAY It is with deep regret that w e a n n o u n c e the death of B R U C E H A L L I D A Y , w h o was killed w h e n his aircraft, an A D - 6 , w e n t into t h e water after a deck launch from t h e USS I N D E P E N D E N C E , operating in t h e Caribbean, H e leaves behind his w i d o w , Diane, a n d a 1 5 - m o n t h - o l d baby b o y , Bruce was a soft-spoken a n d m o d e s t g u y w h o w e n t to t h e A c a d e m y w i t h o n e goal in m i n d , which was to become a naval aviator. W e grieve his loss b u t at least w e can say h e died d o i n g w h a t h e t h o u g h t w a s m o s t i m p o r t a n t in life— flying.

It's always a pleasure h e a r i n g from o n e of o u r classmates o n t h e outside. T h i s time it w a s JERRY H I L L , w h o proceeded to let us in o n w h a t he has d o n e since g r a d u a t i o n ; 10 days after graduation h e married Miss Barbara H e r b i g a n d soon thereafter w e n t to w o r k for D u P o n t at W i l m i n g ton, D e l . , where h e r e m a i n e d 2 years. I n September h e was transferred to Boston, where h e is n o w d o i n g technical service w o r k w i t h packaging film sales. H e a n d Barbara a r e t h e p r o u d parents of a Wi -year-old boy, Greg. Jerry extends a s t a n d i n g invitation to a n y of o u r classmates in or passing by t h e Boston area for a visit to his h o m e at 58 G r a n t St., Fairfield G a r d e n s , W a t e r town 7 2 , Mass.

F r o m B e r m u d a came w o r d from JIM D U D L E Y w h o along with G L E N N P H I L L I P S a n d G E O R G E R U D Y in V P - 4 9 , a n d D A V E M A R Q U I S , JIM N E A L a n d G E O R G E R U C H E R S F E L D T in V P 45, a r e living it u p in t h e land of h i g h prices, m o t o r scooters, little cars, d r i n k i n g rain water, 20 M P H speed limits, d r i v i n g o n t h e w r o n g side of t h e street, British accents a n d American tourists. Both squadrons, by t h e w a y , a r e flying t h e latest of t h e Navy's i m m o r t a l seaplanes—the P 5 M . Better late than never, Jim wishes to a n nounce that h e a n d Judy w e r e m a r r i e d o n 1 July 1962 a n d last September welcomed into t h e world a beautiful litde r e d h e a d , N a n c y Elizabeth. G l e n n a n d Carol Phillips, however, a r e sporting t h e newest arrival a n d their 2 n d girl, w h o w a s born o n 24 N o v e m b e r 1962.

S H I P M A T E

SAVAGE missed, due to circumstances beyond their control. The party sounded like a good tune was had by all, Ray and Hal will be rewrmng to die states to join those at Newport, AL DESSAYER recendy married the former Miss Alice Knight of Norfolk, Va„ after getting 30 days leave from his ship on die West C^oast, Castro took most of die '61 ushers, but M, L, BURGESS and JERRY O'DONNELL did make it. Al is currendy reporting back to the West Coast at Bremerton to go aboard the USS JAMES E. KYES and take her from her FRAM as CIC Officer.

VIC and Nancy KARCHER were able to take in and enjoy the Navy-USC game after getting a But studies haven't been the only activity at windfall on some tickets at the last moment. Even sub school as the following announcements will though Navy didn't come out on top, it brought attest: JOHN and Marilyn STAVE—a girl. Sheila Ann; JAKE and Pat MORRIS, a giri; DENNY back many fine memories. The Karchers heard and Pattie JOYCE, a girl, C^rol Sue, born I Au- that JOE KIEL is finishing a school in Alabama gust; ERNIE and Helaine MORENO, a gal, Laura and will then head for Norfolk for more school, Ann, born I June, 1962, next to Jax for the RAG, and finally back to Norfolk where he will be stationed. Also TED In other locales: JOE and Ann BELLINO, a and Penny LANGWORTHY are living in Milton, girl, Therese Ann, born 16 June; CHUCK and Fla., while Ted is instructor of the T-28.

Anita GALLAGHER, a boy, Charles Jr,, on 25 While on my transit from Dago to WesPac, The Class of '60's infiltration into the P-green June, I had a wonderful dinner with JIM and Colleen jungles of the FORRESTAL continues at a steady Wedding bells, too, have been sounding as pace. To date the number stands at an amazing JERRY KENNEDY married the former Miss Jac- SNIEZEK in Hawaii. They live wirfi their son, litde Jim, not too distant from the Naval Base 14, I've mentioned one or 2 during the past few quelyn Chappell on 1 September; LARRY DRAKE in some very nice quarters. Jim is ASW Officer months but never the entire group, so I think took Miss Karen Erickson as bride on 8 Septemin the USS JENKINS. While I was there Margo it's appropriate to count off (I have to use my ber; WALT STROBACH married the former Miss METZLER dropped by to say hello. CHARLIE right hand twice each time now-a-days). They Sharon Shea; JUSTIN RYAN went up die aisle are: Mike Hagen, Bud Roemish, VA-85 flying with Susanne Myer on 15 September; and on 27 is presently in WesPac and due back to young Charlie and Margo soon. From Jim I learned AD's; Paul Norton, Pat Carlson, Hastie Williams, August ARNIE ALLEN married the former Miss that HANK and Margie SCHMIDT are now in Chris Poindexter, VA-83 flying A4D's; Nick Joan Dreyer, Hawaii. Hank is in the USS O'BANNON. Also while Temple, Buz Ausley, Jay Blanche, VF-74, flying TED MOSS writes from the Red Sea-Persian in Pearl I saw WES ANDREW in die " O " Club.

F4H's; Willy Taylor in VAW-33 flying S2F's; Gulf area that after a year as 1st Lt. he is now Fred Schwer in VAW-19 flying die Willy Fudd; the ASW Officer. His destroyer, die USS MEREBill Harrison, a communicator with VF-74 for DITH, left Mayport early in August for a 7-month a few days; Bill Kee in Gunnery, and myself, the cruise to the 6th Fleet. Ted has seen PAUL black sheep.

Sec'y, Ens. Howard S. Pinsky, SC, USN MOSES who is ASW Officer on the USS HUNTNaval Supply Corps School My attempts to solicit info for a summary on INGTON; HANK SCHWIRTZ, ASW Officer, PAUL Athens, Georgia at least a couple of the guys came to naught; it LAND, Comm. Officer and JACK DELL, all was like trying to squeeze blood from a stone, aboard the USS NOA. The USS PERRY recendy NORTH but it was also quite understandable, because we left die Red Sea with WAYNE SMITH as DCA, I've received word from BOB HARTMAN have been on a very heavy schedule. They've been being relieved by the USS POWER in which J. W, that the men of the Silent Service graduated last doing a lot of flying, and I too have been very HARRIS, a proud new father, is 1st Lt, Ted also month from Submarine School in New London busy providing all the services they need. I might has seen JOHN DEMAS around the Mayport area and have already reported aboard their first add that despite his overwhelming schedule, when the USS JONAS INGRAM was in, Ted, while boats. Here is a listing of homeports and assignFRED SCHWER still finds time to stand undergoing alongside the USS MASSEY a month or so ments of that class: way watches. ago, saw HERK HARDISON. Before CHARLIE New London: Jack Hamilton, IREX, Bill BruFARRELL left the USS MCCAFFERY to go back to Thus ends another eventful year for us all. nelle, CAVALLA, George Futch, same; Jerry Schreisee Adm. Rickover, he and Ted bumped into All the 1.76% of the class in the FORRESTAL exber, BEGUNA, Mike Kober, SABLEFISH, Pete Sushka each other in a tender in the Med. Ted reports tends its wish to other 98.24% for a Happy New that TONY COPES and JIM CONNELL are in and George Davis, GROUPER, George Davis, CORYear and many happy returns.

PORAL, Pete Sieglaff, CLAMAGORK, Larry Lettney, the USS FARRAGUT. Jim is Comm. Officer and HARDHEAD; Tony is in Gunnery.

Norfolk: George Watterman, SEA LION and Pres., Ens. James R. Traa, USN Ted strongly advocates "bringing the wife" Box 43, US Submarine School Carl Nardone, ARGONAUT; and so Carol is over there.

At the present time she US Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

Charleston: Karl Graf, DARTER, also Carmine is in Switzerland until Ted gets out of the Red Corr. Sec'y, Ens. Ken Craig, USN Tortora; John Ericson, AMBERJACK, Kip O'Conner, USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON Sea area. PAUL LAND and JACK DELL also FPO San Francisco THORNBACK, Dave Englis and Bob Koch, SENNET, hold to this philosophy and have their wives Bob Hartman and Curt Thomas, TROUT; with them. Jack was married 9 June.

A couple of letters came in just after last Key West: Joe Hanzel, ATULE, Bill Williamson, Ted states that the Red Sea life is rather dull month's deadline so I will start off with them.

BARRACUDA, Jim Townsend and Jim Soderberg, and routine steaming. He has seen Aden, Bahrain, First of all, lots of news from the Newport CHOPPER, Tom Owen and Roger Smith, QUILLMuscat, and will see Karachi, Pakistan and Beirut. area by JIM TRAA's lovely and able secretary, BACK, Steve Kehl and Jim Wilhoit, SEA CAT; From the West Coast BOB HOAG reports that Honey, Since Jim is up to his ears in studies. he is in the USS STODDARD presendy as ASW San Diego: Tom Bayless, DIODON, John DiedenHoney is pinch-hitting.

Officer. After a tour as 1st Lt. for a year, Bob hofen and John Searcy, CAT FISH, Mike Patton To start off, the following is a list of classmates joined SWISH SWISHER from die USS TINGEY and Don Gordon, SEA DEVIL, John Kenny, ROCK, in both nuclear and non-nuclear sub training, at the ASW School in San Diego. Bob has had Chuck Kane, SALMON, Pablo Zimmerman and along with their wives' names: Don Alger, Ted Walt Welham, BAYA, Dick Nickols, CAPITAINE; a WesPac tour under his belt and during this and Sue Ardell, Tom Bailey, Tom Balish, George rime he participated in the rescue of the crew Pearl Harbor: Jim Kendrigan, ARCHERFISH, Borst, Mike Bradley, Lawson Bronson, Bill Butof the Greek freighter SS YANIX. In the San Steve Garrison, BARBEL, Tom Uber, BARBERO, ler, Dick Butrovich, Ariie Campbell, Buzzy Cams, Diego area he has seen JOHN HAY, CHUCK Dave Thaxton and Ed Clarke, BASHAW, Ted Bill and Nina Ciesla, Don and Louise Cleveland, BARTHOLOMEW, TOM MITCHELL, CHUCK Mears, BLUEGILL, Bill Pfingstag, CARBONERO, Bob and Linda Dennis, Tony and Penny DENNY and JOHN GUTHRIE, the last two Chuck Creighton, CusK, John Regan, GRAYBACK, Dighton, Al and Beveriy Donn, Brent and Marsha prior to their reporting to sub school. Bob and Gordon Valentine, GROWLER, Stew Lingley, GUDJacobs, Denny and Patty Joyce, Jerry and Jay Caroline wish to announce their new addition, GEON, Paul Jeffers, MEDREGAL, Mike Maley, PICKKennedy, Bob and Anne Kelly, "Ski" Komoroski, a daughter Kim Caroline, born 11 October. Their EREL, Al Chace, SABLO, Jim Levangie, TUNNY Gene and Elaine Livingston, Larry McEwen, current address is 2314 Palermo Dr., San Diego. and Jim Werlock, WAHOO. Ernie and Helaine Moreno, John and Pat Morris; In Naples, RAY SANDERS got together with Joe and Mary Yvette Mueller, Tom and Kay HAL SPOONER and DANNY HOUTEN from EAST Murray, Bob Nemes, Dick Norman, Jerry North, the USS FORREST SHERMAN; and JOHN GRIFJIM GAUL of the black-hose Navy tells me Lionel and Mary Lou Nowomy, Bob and Ruth FETH from the USS M\XES C . FOX, for a litde that he saw our 2 Peruvian classmates N.\1M Pardow, Bob Reed, Ron Reiman, Jerry and Sandy get-together while P.^UL MOSES and TEX BENAUENTE and WILLY TIRADO in Norfolk.

Rosenberger, Bruce and Tuan Rosengren, Bill

FROM THE FORRESTAL The hottest news out here in the Med is a minor incident that occurred on the ROOSEVELT, which involved our one and only DAN ROTH. In late November Dan was launched in his AD into a dark, grim and threatening night when he wasn't even supposed to have flown. All went well for him until he came down, a litde right of centerline, striking first an A3D, which tore part of his right wing, then chewing off parts of 14 other aircarft until he came to a dead stop, aircraft in flames. Fortunately the flames died down long enough to allow Dan to get out of the plane, unseen and unscathed. On the way to the ready-room, it struck him that perhaps he should inform someone on the flight deck, where in the meantime they were frantically looking for the pilot and thinking the worst. So up comes Dan from behind and states: "But I'm the pilot of the AD." And the class ought to be proud of Dan's achievement in developing the latest of Navy's deadly secret weapons: the Dan Roth carrier approach. (Please don't take offense, Dan, we're all glad you made it safe and sound.)

Rothert, Andy Salko, Bob Schin, Tom Shields, Rick Schreve, Reid Smith, Bob and Janue Smith, John and Marilyn Stave, Walt and Cookie Strobach, Dave and Sue Stryker, Chuck Thomas, Jim and Honey Traa, George and Pat Verd, Mike and Carol Von Radesky, Gordon Wacker, John Walker, Gene Weaver, Bob Westfall, Gil Wilkes, Larry and Karen Drake, Don and Mary Ferrier, Don Erickson, Dave Farley, John French, Clark Gibbs, Bob Glover, John Grafton, Bob and Peg Graham, Lee Greenwood, Alan Greer, John and Sheila Guthrie, Virgil Hill, James and Joanne Hodde, Curt and Ruby Holcomb, Al Holifield, Tony Hooker and George Huffman,

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They both were aboard destroyers and have since returned to Peru with fond memories of their stay in the United States.

Among our other classmates sailing' in and out of Norfolk are JOE GAMBOA aboard the BASILONE, BILL WUNDERLY aboard die KING, JOHN WOOD serving in the NORFOLK and VAN "GREEK" LIACOPOLIS who's hitting it big in Norfolk.

One of our classmates, DENNY LANGE who left youngster year, was seen in the Little Creek O Club getting ready for one of Pappy Walch's song fests. He's an aviator now via the NavCAD program and is married. He also just became a Lt. (jg).

A few of the boys from Sub School elected to go on to Nuclear Power School, The new address for BILL LORINO, PAUL HUNT, CHUCK NICKLAS and ROBIN WHITE will be Bainbridge, Md,

ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS BOSTON The 2nd meeting of the 1962-1963 season was held at the Commissioned Officers' Club, Boston Naval Shipyard, The meeting started prompdy at 1200 with cocktails, followed by luncheon at 1230, We were very fortunate to have as our guest and speaker, RAdm, Joseph H . Wellings, USN, the new Commandant, First Naval District, who gave a most interesting talk about the last days of the German ship BISMARK, which he witnessed from the conning tower of the HMS RODNEY. Thirty-seven members and guests attended this meeting. The next luncheon is scheduled for 18 December.

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With basic school under their belt our young aviators are really on the move, DAN "DIGGER" CONDON and his wife Robin, along with NEIL and Peggy SAPP threw a post Army-Navy game victory party at their homes in Meridian, Miss.

In attendance were: Stu a^d Lynn Fitrell, Doug and Cathy Penny, Jim and Sally Delesie, Ralph Santi, Dick Hastings, Dave "Barrel" McRae, Henry Richards, Jim Hughes, Jeff Osborn, Cecil Tune, George Brown, Mike Sullivan and Dan Hertzfeldt.

The Navy Supply Corps School held graduation exercises in Athens last month and the Academy "porkchops" reported aboard their ships last week.

Fred Perrill, Ken Tomcheck, Bill Burke, Charlie Kosch, Don Krehely, Chick Webb and Paul Tully will be in the Norfolk area. Fred Fellows, Jack Brown, Harry Green and John Costello will be stationed in Newport. Tom Quinn goes to Philadelphia, and Bob Fulghum and Tom McDonnell to Mayport, To the West Coast scene go Phil Harrington, Rick Foley, Joe Baker, Ben Birindelli and John Carroll to San Diego; Dick Treanor, Lex Fleming, George Greer and San Steen to Long Beach; Bob Beer and Dick Waite to San Francisco, and Joe O'Coimor to Bremerton, Wash.

The Central Florida Chapter held their December meeting at Patrick Air Force Base jointiy with the West Point Alumni. The Atlantic Room of the Officers' Club was decorated around 2 large TV sets back to back complete with grandstands and yard markers. Each goal post was modified to serve as a bar to accommodate the more than 150 attendees. This is an annual affair for the Army-Navy game with the losing side picking up the bill. This year we were evenly matched in attendance with the following representatives for USNA: Fred and Louisa Riefkohl '11, Dick and Tiah Dole '22, Weary and Ellen Wilkins '24, Otho and Phyllis Smoot, Ruff and Margaret Johnson '26, Emmett and Betty Sullivan '27, George and Cynthia Holley '30, Bob and Linda North '35, Dave and Barbara Inbusch, Hank and Sonia Surface '38, Bob and Winnie Lawrence, Dave and Alison Watkins '39, Tony and Paula Benjes '40, Betty Phipps (Dick Phipps '43 was at sea).

Bill and Betty Graham '45, Joe and Wilma Robertson '47, Walt and Peg Flint '50, Bob and Ruth Howell, Hal and Betty Lewis, Tom and Dorothy Bakke, Jessie Houston, Ed and Rose Ann LaMoy, Ferris and Ce Smith '52, Jack and Lorene Russell, Chuck and Nancy Starnes, Wes and Betty Westmoreland, Rod and Helen Borum '53, Ted and Pat Windle, Mike and Marty

Stroop, Steve and Liz Wallace, Chuck and Virginia Rowley, Mac MacLeary, Bob and Bettye Hemings '54, Pat and Lydia O'Cxjnnor '55, Fred and June Hopewell, P. J. and Roma Wilson '56.

Our next meeting will be at Ramon's in Cocoa Beach the 2nd Saturday in January, at which time we will elect officers for the new year.

CHICAGO The November dinner meeting of the Chicago Chapter mustered 39 alumni, wives and guests.

New faces in the crowd: Ed and Jane Page who have been in the Chicago area for almost 2 years, but as Ed has been traveling constandy this precluded his prior frolicking with us, Ed is now on a semipermanent basis in Chicago, having recendy joined the Continental Clan Company but will be moving east next summer; he is an ex-submariner, having resigned in '57.

COLUMBUS The Columbus Chapter has had a fine season.

The kick-off was a September bowling party, followed in October by a dinner party. The scheduled speaker was the Hon, Samuel Devine, Congressman representing this part of Ohio, but his appearance was prevented by the late adjournment of Congress. It is hoped that we will be able to schedule an appearance for him soon in order to work more closely in carrying out the objectives of our chapter.

An Army-Navy game party was scheduled for the Columbus General Depct Officers' Mess (Open) in conjunction with the West Point Society. The newly decorated club was the scene of great jubilation and considerable dejection as a result of Navy's 4th-in-a-row win. Extra television sets were distributed throughout the Club through the courtesy of a local dealer so that everyone had a 50-yard-line seat. A number of chapter members attended the game in Philly.

The annual election of officers has been conducted and new officers will be installed in January. They are: Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;C. G, Mendenhall,

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I heard from DAVE BROWN, our award winning yawl commander classmate, that he just returned from a very interesting tour of WesPac aboard the USS MCMORRIS (DE-I036). He visited Yokosuka, Subic Bay, Singapore, Rangoon and really enjoyed himself. He even had time to enter a sailing race at the Rangoon Sailing Club (incidentally, he lost).

RAY NEWTON is now out at Mare Island, having graduated Submarine School and is currendy enrolled in the Nuclear Power program there.

SOCIETY

The months of November and December saw some changes in the marital structure of our class.

On 24 November 2/Lt. WILLIAM CHAVANNE, USAF, married Miss Elaine Roberta Portman in Paterson, N. J. The Submarine Base Chapel was the scene for the wedding of Ens. ROY NEWTON and Miss Glenda Lee Tolleson on 14 December.

On 15 December Ens. JOHN ERICSON took Miss Carol Ann Evans for his bride in Hartford, Conn.

Ens. JACK HAMILTON was married to Miss Donna Flavia James in Adanta, Ga., on 19 December, That's it for this issue. Keep your letters and information coming in so I can disseminate it to the rest of our classmates, 54

COLUMBUS CHAPTER A-N GAME. Left to right: "Pooch" Davies '53, Mac McCombs '30 and Jody Davies.

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Jr., '39; Vice President—R. A. Brown '49; Secretary—O, M, Davies '53; Treasurer—D, A, Bossen '50; Director—J. A. Jordan '29, A Christmas dinner-dance was held on 28 December at Lincoln Lodge for members, midshipmen from the area and their drags, and the parents of midshipmen.

CORONADO The quarterly meeting of the Coronado Chapter was held on 15 November in the Neptune Room, Officers' Club, Naval Air Station, North Island. Cocktails and dinner were followed by a talk by Doctor Waldo Lyon of the Naval Electronics Laboratory. West Point Alumni in the Coronado area were invited. Those attending were: Col. William Kelly '99, Gen, Styer '16 and Col, Kirby '19, Another distinguished guest was RAdm. John F, Davidson, On 17 November RAdm. M. E. Arnold, Com 11, initiated a safari by bus to Los Angeles for the Navy-USC game. The San Diego Chapter joined the Coronado Chapter. Also, various individuals organized separate bus loads. At least 6 bus loads left Coronado, Everyone considered the game a moral victory, and were proud of our team. Many went to the cocktail party at the Biltmore given by the Los Angeles Chapter. We met a number who had come froin as far as San Francisco,

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The 3rd meeting of the 1962-63 season was held on 21 November 1962 in the Army-Navy Club, About 115 turned out for the occasion.

The principal guest and speaker was RAdm. C. C. Kirkpatrick, USN '31, Superintendent of the Naval Academy, Following the luncheon, the Presiding Officer, VAdm. H. B. Jarrett, USN (Ret.), made various administrative announcements. He then called upon each member to rise in turn, announce his name, class, and introduce any guest he might have.

The Class of '31 turned out en masse to honor their "Supe," with 31 members present exclusive of the speaker.

The Presiding Officer then introduced the speaker. Admiral Kirkpatrick spoke on the Naval Academy and outlined the mission and told what is being done to discharge it. He spoke about recent changes in the course and what the "Korth directive" meant. He also talked of modernization—essentially the academic facilities are in need J A N U A R Y ,

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of modernization, but Bancroft Hall, even the "Old'^ wings, is fine.

With respect to the Army-Navy game the Supe said that the team that wanted to win the most would. While he promised us a victory, from the score it seems that even he apparently did not know how badly our team wanted to win.

Admiral Kirkpatrick then discussed some other problems. He said that morally the Brigade is great, physically even better, but mentally there can be improvement in the curriculum and teaching. He pointed out that gadgets change so fast today that the technically expert midshipman finds his knowledge obsolete when he joins the Fleet, The lesson is that more must be taught about principles and less about pieces of hardware which individually become obsolete so rapidly. He explained the validation procedure, whereby midshipmen can get credit for courses already completed before coming to Annapolis, and the modernization of the faculty.

Lastly, Admiral Kirkpatrick observed that the present cruise system is lacking and that a return to the Practice Squadron method is needed if the midshipmen are to get full benefit from their cruises and so that fewer ships are disrupted by preparing for and accommodating the midshipmen.

The meeting adjourned at 1415.

HOUSTON Seventeen members attended the 4 December luncheon. The reading of a letter of appreciation from the widow of deceased member R. R. Claghorn '16 and the announcement of the officers for 1963 were performed. Please address correspondence to our officers as follows: President: John L. Jay '35, Maryland Casualty Cxi., 3121 San Jacinto, Houston, Texas; 1st Vice President: James A. Boorman, Jr., ^38, 214 Caruthers Lane, Houston 24; 2nd Vice President: G. F. Kershner '25, Continental Oil Co., Texas National Bank Building, Houston 2; Secretary-Treasurer: Leon Ince ('32 Honorary), Lynn Elliott Co., M & M Building, No. I Main St., Houston.

We are particularly proud of the acceptance of duty by Leon Ince, an honorary member whose son, Joe Ince, performed so well in the game against Army. Leon has been a moving force in our chapter for years, taking especial interest in our recruiting effort, and he honors us to serve in an official capacity.

Four-in-a-row over Army leaves us a bit heady as we bring 1962 to a close and bask in Navy's accomplishments.

LOS ANGELES The weekend of 17 November was a large one indeed for Navy folk gathered in Los Angeles from all along the coast as well as Annapolis and points between. Los Angeles Chapter planned its monthly dinner on the 16th so that visiting and local alumni might meet, mingle, mellow, and get the word straight from eminent authorities such as Charley Kirkpatrick '31, Tom Hamilton '27, Bill Busik '43, and that perspicacious man of the "Line," Rip Miller, chief orator of the occasion. Best of all, the ladies graced us with their presence. Pres. McEathron was in rare form as M.C., creating waves of mirth among the 159 persons present. Other distinguished visitors at the head table included John Davidson '29, Chuck Minter '37, R. B. Cowdrey '44, and Mesdames Davidson, Hamilton, McEathron, Miller, Minter and Nienstedt.

Next afternoon, just as Rip had predicted, the team really played a game and liked to scare the pants right off Southern Cal. Afterwards the Clan, nearly a thousand strong, gathered in the ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel tastefully decorated (ahem) for the party by Ballance '28, Clark '29, McEathron '20 and Nienstedt '34 with signal flags et al. provided by Frank Silk '38. Blue and gold class numeral signs were strategically placed around the room as gathering spots. These grouped classes from 1846 to 1962. The Class of '06 appeared to be the earliest represented, although some vowed later on they spotted Rich Aulick and Bob Savage of the Class of 1846 breasting up to the bar. It was a great party, and that nobody could deny.

MILWAUKEE An enthusiastic cheering section gathered for the Army-Navy game at 11:30 a.m. at the Milwaukee Athletic Club.

Among those present were Bob and Jane Anderson '33, Ted and Susie Cheney '58, Charlie and Edie Hertel '47, John and Gladys Illingworth '47, Lynn and Betty Reed '47, Ken and Lois Schlager '51, Jim and Barb Toal '51 and Jim and Ginney Wheeler '45.

It was the first time for some, but the 20th time for Bob Anderson, who "SOPA" and tickled to death. It's the first time Bob has been the "old man" of the crowd. .^ftcr a nice happy hour and a delicious prime ribs luncheon with all the trimmings, everyone sat back and relaxed while Staubach and friends gave us a real thrill. Everyone was so happy that they vowed to look for talent in the coming 55

years. We are hoping that the Chinese bandits don't raid some of our better sources of talent.

Many regrets were received from others in the area who could not attend. Our contemporaries from West Point had a secret and unannounced meeting to form a local society.

Jim Toal, Chapter President, suggested we make all future meetings mixed affairs. Needless to say, the girls were in accord. Looks like a good coming year for the local chapter.

Anyone passing through is invited to contact the Secretary, Jim Wheeler, Jr., Essential Chemicals Co., ED 2-9010, or at home ED 2-4537 for information.

NEWPORT The regular November meeting of the chapter was held on Tuesday, 27 November in the Fleet Room of the Officers' Club, Naval Base, Newport, R. I. Twenty-six members and guests were present.

After dinner a short business meeting was held, with President Bowdey presiding. J. T. G. Stapler '06, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, presented a slate of officers for 1963. Elected were: G. H. Bowdey '06, to continue as President; L. F. Welch '06, 1st Vice President; L. W. McKeehan '07, as 2nd Vice President; F. L. Robbins '23, to continue as Treasurer; C. M. Winslow '24, to continue as Secretary and B. B. McCormick '92, to continue as Council Member.

A committee to audit the accounts of the Chapter Treasurer as of 31 December 1962 was named and consists of G. Morgan '16 and D. Carlson '29.

The President set the next meeting for Tuesday, 29 January 1963, Walter Gurnee Dyer of Portsmouth, R, I., presented a fascinating color movie of the wild animals he filmed on safari to Kenya, Tanganyika and Uganda.

PENINSULA The prospect of seeing Navy football live and in color inspired a trek of about 20 members of the Peninsula Chapter to Los Angeles over the weekend of 17 November. And the trip was eminently worthwhile—a fine stirring game, which caused the Nation's Number One Team, USC, to quake in their cleats all afternoon, while Staubach sparked a Navy team which gave us thrills, suspense and all-around fine play.

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Members, ladies and friends of the Peninsula Chapter more than 140 strong gathered at the brand-new and very beautiful Cabana Motor Hotel on Saturday morning, 1 December, to watch

CAPITOL HILL (Continued from page 19) view of adjusting generally upward the basic pay, with particular emphasis on the middle enlisted grades and officer grades O-I to 0-6.

"With regard to officers, the proposed pay scales will reintroduce compression in the upper grades; a serious deficiency which was only partially alleviated by the partial adoption of the Cordiner Committee recommendations in 1958 . . . "b. As you know, members assigned to sea duty spend an excessive amount of time away from home and incur significant additional expenses. Sea duty also involves exceptionally long working hours and uncomfortable living conditions. I strongly recommend retention of some form of special compensation for these personnel.

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the Army-Navy football game, to celebrate the Navy victory, and top the festive occasion off with brunch.

West Point Alumni in the area were invited to join the fun—but those that were there kept very quiet—and over the din of 4 televisions, Navy cheers and applause, and the tinkling of ice in the fruit juices quaffed during the game, their names didn't reach the scribe.

Julian Wheeler '16, the latter-day sage of Menlo Park, ably represented the senior class present, and John Granville '58, also of Menlo Park, was junior attendee. The Class of '46 finally beat out '34 for having more members present.

Since everyone so thoroughly enjoyed the annual affair, it promises to be bigger and better than ever for the 5th straight victory in 1963.

Turner Joy and committee did a bang-up and appropriate decoration job, while Brad Arthur and Isobel Hensley put special effort into decorated corsages for the ladies, SAN

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The San Diego Chapter met for a dinner at the Admiral Kidd Club on Friday, 30 November 1962. Ladies and guests were invited and we had a fine turnout.

Rear Admiral John F, Davidson, USN, former Superintendent of the Naval Academy, attended with Mrs, Davidson and gave a graphic talk on the many changes made and planned at the Naval Academy, His prognosis of the Army-Navy game was most accurate, Mr, and Mrs. Walter A. Schirra, Senior, were present as our honored guests. They are the parents of Navy Astronaut "Wally" Schirra '46.

Our meeting had a most noteworthy publicity distinction. It was carried on 2 local TV channels, thanks to the prestige added by the presence of Mr, and Mrs, Schirra, Next meeting is planned for late January, Here's wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, SEATTLE The November meeting of the Seattle Chapter got underway with cocktails at 6:00 p,m. Dinner was served at 7:00 p.m. and was followed by a business meeting and a program. There were 46 members and guests present.

E. C. Renfro '30 announced that Capt. Christian Engleman, USN (Ret.) '30, is now in the area.

His address—Washougal Falls Ranch, Washougal, Wash.

Bernie Bieri '37 was congratulated for the fine

proposal to expand entitlement to submarine pay to include duty while assigned as a prospective crew member of a submarine under construction or while undergoing advanced training leading to assignment to a submarine of advanced design.

This authority is urgently needed to ensure that the rapidly expanding Polaris and nuclear submarine programs can be adequately manned by highly motivated and qualified volunteers. This proposal was withdrawn as a separate item because of your expressed desire that it be included in the overall pay study. It is recommended that it be included in the recommendations relating to incentive-hazardous duty pay. "d. The proposed changes in basic pay are, in my opinion, inadequate to permit the Navy effectively to compete in the market for manpower.

The proposed changes will not produce comparability or equity for the military member when his remuneration is compared with that received in other Federal employment or in industry. I feel that the problem of insufficient retention in the critical rates which exists in the Navy today

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cooperation and assistance he extended to the chapter during his tour as CO of the Supply Depot. Bernie remarked that he was sorry to leave Seattle and all the friends that he has made here.

He commented that the Seattle Chapter has been the warmest and best group of people that he has met with since his service in the Navy. He then took the opportunity to introduce his relief, Capt. George Lofink. Capt Lofink will command until after the first of the year when Capt. H. J. P. Foley '38 will relieve him.

For the last item of business the membership elected 3 new trustees to serve until December 1965. They are: VAdm. A. M. Bledsoe, USN (Ret.) '18; Col. T. J. Colley, USMC (Ret.) '32; and Mr. Richard Detjen '58.

Program

Our Program Chairman, Jack Colley '32, introduced the guest speaker for the evening, RAdm. George C. Towner '24, Commandant, Thirteenth Naval District. RAdm. Towner is from Fort Benton, Mont., and was one of 4 midshipmen at the Naval Academy at the same time from Fort Benton who all achieved flag rank.

The purpose of RAdm. Towner's talk was to "bring us up-to-date" on the Navy. He commented on the Navy's FY63 Appropriation Act, and also mentioned that 3 5 % of all ship overhaul would be carried out in private shipyards.

Many other very interesting developments were discussed, and quite an active question and answer period followed.

The meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m.

would not be substantially reduced by enactment of the proposed pay scales. "e. Finally, the advisability of including in the proposed memorandum reference to the value of supplementary benefits being 40 percent of total compensation of military personnel is questionable, since other studies have established the cost of supplementary benefits as between 24.87 percent and 28.4 percent of pay.

"In summary, I feel strongly that the proposed pay structure does not reflect the spirit of the President's Pay Reform message to the Congress which set forth the principle adopted by the Congress in the Federal Salary Act of 1962, that Federal pay should be based on comparability in order to assure equity with current compensation practices throughout the national economy. It is my belief that it is most important today that the salary levels for the several Federal statute systems be interrelated.

"Therefore, it is recommended that the pay proposals be reconsidered in the light of the comments from all the Services and revised apS H I P M A T E

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propriately, I feel that it is important that the Services be permitted to comment further subsequent to any revisions which may be made," W h a t W i l l Congress Do?

Jerry Klutz, who sponsors a Washington Post column entitled "The Federal Diary," writes, in part: "Defense Secretary McNamara is reported to have won the inter-agency argument to prevent military pay from being linked with Civil Service salaries. . , .

"Federal officials who argued that military and civilian pay be related suggested these among other links: That a Grade 18 be equated for salary purposes with a major general, a Grade 13 with a full colonel, and a Grade 7 with a second lieutenant.

"McNamara argued successfully that this plan, in effect, would extend the principle of salary comparability to military people, which he felt was unrealistic and couldn't be justified. He approves comparability for civilians."

Why is comparability for the military unrealistic and why can't it be justified? Such questions are almost certain to be considered in the 88th Congress. The House Armed Services Committee is likely to give military personnel a better break in pay than the civilians in the Defense Department give them. .And, judging from what Senator Russell (Dem., Ga.) said some months ago, the Senate Armed Services Committee may go along with the House committee. Senator Russell decried the influence of Federal civilian employee unions upon Congress and described them as a "Frankenstein monster," adding that military personnel should be as well treated in matters of pay as the civilians.

A reader writes: "In your December 1962 column you state that Government employees have had nine pay raises since World V/ar II for an overall 91 percent increase. I should like to know how this compares to the military pay (percentage-wise) for their five increases during the same period."

It was bad reporting not to mention the average or aggregate increase of the five post-World War II military pay raises. But I haven't that information. Perhaps it is mentioned somewhere in the hearings on the 1958 pay bill. Perhaps some reader on active duty in the Navy Department, working on pay, can provide it.

Tables of civilian-military pay comparability have been prepared and distributed in the past six months or so by Defense Department civilians.

These tables include military allowances, fringe benefits, etc., as well as pay, indicating that some people are a litde apprehensive about making a direct comparison of civilian and military pay.

Legislation

Pending

More Navy Ships. The first major legislation to be considered by the House Armed Services Committee in 1963 probably will be the authorization bill for acquisition of missiles, planes and ships during fiscal 1964. A subcommittee of this committee has urged a drastic increase in the annual rate of shipbuilding in order to lessen the risk of obsolescence. More new ships in 1964 is almost certain.

Bolte Plan For Promotion, Retirement.

Legislation supporting changes in the Officer Personnel Act and other personnel laws, to achieve .more uniformity in promotion and retirement and

easing the administration of officer personnel, is expected to be considered by Congress this year.

Complexities of this legislation may delav passage until 1964.

Dual Employment-Dual Compensation.

Secretary of Defense McNamara is reported as strongly recommending enactment of legislation to enable more retired Regular officers to be employed by the Federal Government and without loss of all their retired pay.

Academy Bill. Last year a bill authorizing 3800 cadets at the Military Academy and 3800 at the Air Force Academy, providing each with the same number the Naval Academy has, was made a political football and failed of passage.

Certain politicians, primarily members of the Senate, contended the bill was planned as a vehicle to get more football players into West Point. But what will happen now that Paul Dietzel has been proven only human.' If Navy beats Army again in 1963, the bill may have a much better chance in 1964.

Help For Dependents. The Guantanamo evacuation indicated another advantage enjoyed by civilian employees of government over the military. Dependents of civilian employees were entitled under law to immediate cash grants. Dependents of military employees received no immediate cash help from the government, though Secretary McNamara approved payments to them from other funds. Congress will be asked to provide cash for military dependents who are required to leave any area hurriedly.

A bill authorizing transportation of dependents who need operations or medical treatment and who can not get it where they are located will be introduced.

Family Protection Plan Taxation. The Defense Department plans to sponsor a bill which would grant tax exemption to payments of personnel made under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan, formerly the Contingency Option Act. The payments made under this plan

are deducted from members' pay checks by the Government, and members never see this money, but it is still subject to regular income taxation.

M e d i c a r e For The Retired

The Defense Department is considering methods of assuring retired personnel and their families that they can obtain civilian medical care and hospital treatment largely at Government expense.

This subject has been debated several times in the past year on the floors of Congress and during Congressional hearings, and an increasing number of Senators and Representatives are becoming aware that many retired personnel have to pay for their own health care.

Currently there is emphasis on bringing retired families under the Dependents' Medical Care Act, giving them the same authorization to use civilian doctors and hospitals that dependents of active duty personnel now enjoy. Health insurance programs, including one like that now available to Government civilian employees, are also being considered. While some such plan might be approved by the Armed Services Committees, it would also have to be approved by the Appropriations Committees of the House and the Senate, The Appropriations Committees were responsible for issuing "advice" to the Defense Department not to schedule beds for the retired in new hospital construction or in additions to existing hospitals.

When it approved the Medicare Act, Congress ruled out participation of retired families, with the proviso that it would again consider their participation sometime in the future, when actual costs of the program were ascertainable as a result of treating dependents of active duty members in civilian hospitals.

Some health insurance program for retired families is wanted by influential Defense Department officials. While it has not been mentioned officially, the department looks with apprehension on the tendency of new retirees to settle in areas near military installations where housing is scarce and property values are rising.

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