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THE SKIPPER—Torpedo Eight

by George Gay

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Over the years I have heard many discussions regarding the action of Torpedo Eight at the Battle of Midtuay. Rarely did I ever hear tite same story twice. The thought occurred to me, 'Who is better qualified to provide a narrative study of the squadron commander than the lone survivor, Ensign Gay.' Ensign Gay is notv Captain Gay and has flotvn for Trans-World Airlines since World War II. He tvas as\ed to do this article basing it on the characteristics and personality of the commanding officer. It is my judgment that he accomplished his mission superbly.

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OU W A N T me to tell you about the skipper! Describe him! Tell you what he was like! Well—that's not easy.

It's not easy because really you are the first person who has ever put that question to me in so many words. And—through the years—with all the publicity and talk of "suicide mission," I have come to feel that everyone already has his mind made up. T h e fact that I feel that your opinion may have been based on erroneous information is the reason I want to tell you about the man.

T h e Battle of Midway took place nearly twenty-four years ago, and since you are a student of naval tactics, I'll assume you know all about what happened. T h e key to the man is not what happened, but tvhy he did what he did that day. Of course in any battle the fortunes of war play a great part, but I must talk about such things to show what I feel the Skipper's basic character was. This is just my opinion. People who knew him better may or may not agree, but, since I am the only one who came back that day, I ask that you allow me to say what I feel; but let's go back to the beginning.

I joined the squadron in November 1941. My wings were so new I had not even sent any of my uniforms to the cleaners.

T h e outfit was in full swing and even pilots I had seen graduate ahead of me seemed to already have gotten into things. At this point, what does a new skipper mean.? H e is bigger than BIG! H e IS Mr. BIG! T h e fellow at the front of the room facing everyone—not just a professor—or teacher—this man runs your life. His word is law and he was putting out the word! I had thought up to now that my cadet and advanced training days were hectic but, all of a sudden, it seemed that this man in a torpedo plane came out of the sky and caught me walking along, zoomed by and caught my chute harness in his tail hook and jerked me into the air. Everything was happening. Gunnery, bombing, torpedo tactics, field carrier approaches, scouting, lectures, engine maintenance, aircraft upkeep—everything! It seemed we didn't know anything but should try to get it all exactly right by no later than early afternoon. All hands seemed to wonder why we had to be in such a hurry when the rest of the air groups seemed to be going along at a normal pace. W e did our share of grumbling like all good sailors when things are really o.k.

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One of the first clues I got about the man (though I didn't know it at the time) was the result of an accident. We had some Brewster Buffaloes in our outfit and some of the fellows were being carrier qualified in them. No one liked the idea and I knew why. I had flown this pardcular aircraft a few hours and I knew that if you cut the throttle, or lost power, the glide angle was about three degrees less than a rock. The nose dropped and went straight down and you couldn't do a thing about it. One of our boys spun into the fantail and was killed. The Skipper consoled the widow and grounded the rest of the Buffaloes. Then he was gone for two days. When he came back, the Buffaloes left and we got more TBD-l's. I don't know where he went or how he did it, but I realized later why. This all happened because the Skipper simply did not want his boys flying that sort of equipment. His solution was to get rid of the Buffaloes—and this he did. No fuss—no fanfare—he was simply taking care of his own. This was during my first few days in this new outfit.

Then it was December 7, 1941.

We did what everyone else did. Dispersed aircraft all over the countryside and went into panic circles, imagining all sorts of things.

Torpedo Squadron 8 was to be attached to the USS HORNET and since the carrier was new, she needed a shakedown. The whole squadron was not slated to go because we did not have a full complement of aircraft, so the junior ones went back to the Advanced Carrier Training Pool to await the ship's return.

Everyone in the "Pool" had heard of our outfit and wanted to know about it. All I could say was that I really didn't know but that the man running it seemed to want to teach his charges all he had learned in his years of experience and that he seemed to feel that he had almost no time to do it. His urgency and sincerity was something you could actually feel.

I went back to the squadron in February. If anything, it was more hectic than ever. From here on I had only about four months to learn all that I would ever have a chance to know about the Skipper.

He was born on August 21, 1900, in Pierre, South Dakota.

His ancestors came from Massachusetts with the early settlers, and his grandfather was in the first territorial legislature. He figured himself to be about one-eighth Sioux Indian on his mother's side. When we learned this, we figiired "so that's it."

O.K.! What the hell! We'll go along, but—boy this constant pushing is getting on everyone's nerves. The Skipper seemed to have that Indian sixth sense because, wham!—he threw a big party. Now this may not seem like much, but it was the way it was done that makes the difference. The rest of the air groups didn't do like we did and they didn't have a party like we had.

The Pilots of Torpedo Squadron Eight. From the left, front: Lt.(ig) G. M. Campbell, Ens. W. W. Abercrombie, Ens. H. R. Kenyon, Jr., Ens. George H. Gay, Lt.Cjg) Jeff D. Woodson, Ens. W. W. Creamer and Naval Aviation Pilot R. B. Miles. Rear: Lt. J. C. Owens, Jr., Ens. Fayle, LCdr. John C. W a l d r o n , Lt. R. A. Moore, Ens. U. M. Moore, Ens. W. R. Evans, 3 r d , Ens. G. W. Teats and Ens. H. J. Ellison.

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The Skipper ran it and saw to it that it was fun and relaxing.

The next day we did nothing but recuperate. Again—I say that it was not what was done but the way it was done that made the difference.

Some comments by others of his groups who knew him might help here!

Rear Admiral Min Miller, USN (Ret.), a classmate, said that he had never felt that the man was a flashing hero type— just a regular fellow.

Captain Dick Hideman, now retired from TWA, knew him at Pensacola and during his first days in the fleet commented that he was just one of the boys except on a party. Then he was the spark plug of all that was going on.

Now! We had heard that we were to be the first unit to get the new TBF's but since they were not available yet, and the HORNET was to sail, VT-8 was split up. The Skipper took half of us aboard with the TBD's and the Exec stayed back to get the new planes and join us as soon as possible.

We went out into the Atlantic, through the Caribbean to Panama and up to San Diego. Most of the junior pilots in the air group were not carrier qualified, but our Skipper reported that VT-8 was ready for anything. We had practiced field carrier landings and takeoffs 'til we had it cold. I made my first actual carrier takeoff with a full combat anti-sub load, flew four hours patrol and came back aboard. The Skipper simply slapped me on the back and said—"Now you are carrier qualified." I truly felt that what he meant was—"We didn't even consider whether you could do it or not—all we had to do was get it officially in your log book."

By now, the Old Man was beginning to grow on us. We planned and studied and let the rest of the air group know that they could kid us if they didn't go too far, but by God if they got out of line, we could and would whip the whole bunch.

We did calisthenics on the flight deck while they lay around in the sun. They called us "Scouts" or the "Circus," but step by step it was becoming apparent that our Old Man was right.

In San Diego he came up with a big box of cow hides and big hunting knives. We were all instructed in leather craft and told how to make shoulder holsters for our 45's. From now on, we were to always carry these as a part of our flight gear.

We didn't really understand the reason for this until later.

When we got to San Francisco, we found bullet-proof seats waiting there to outfit all our planes. The big military holsters on the belts at our hips would not fit into these along with a parachute, but shoulder holsters worked fine. There were also twin 30-cal. machine guns for our gunners. So along with everything else, each crew was responsible for his own installation of this gear in his plane. The pilots supervised the seats.

The gunners—the guns, and everyone helped everyone else in our squadron. But this really did set the rest of the ship to howling. They were rolling on the decks. Our outfit was really nuts and this proved it. Shoulder holsters, hunting knives, rebuilding our own planes, doing exercises to stay in top physical shape when all we had to do was sit in an airplane! Boy-o-boy, how looney could you get. Well—we took it all. Not too sure why, but somehow we felt there had to be a reason.

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Now came the period of being truly confined to non-flying while we took Doolittle to Tokyo. I think it is enough to say that we were duly impressed. The war was all around us and we were part of it. We came back to Pearl Harbor determined to do our best to give 'em hell when we got our chance.

This is where the light begins to shine through. We left Pearl and headed southwest—just missed the Coral Sea Battle.

We studied, flew and scouted all over that part of the ocean.

The scout planes lost a few. Engine trouble or just lost and out of gas. Some got back to the ship and came straight to us.

"Did we have any extra hunting knives?"—"A knife is the best thing you can have on the ocean or an island." Some had had to swim incredible distances and told us how they wished they had been in our physical condition. Would we help them make shoulder holsters and could they read some of our books on jungle survival.?

I was Navigation Officer for the Squadron and, believe it or not, we had charts of some South Pacific areas that even the ship's navigator didn't have! This—because the Skipper had insisted that I get them months ago.

He taught us how to lay our things out at night so that we could dress and collect everything in complete darkness in case the ship's lights were out. This was unlikely but it was a habit he wanted us to feel was natural. We knew every step of the way, every turn, bulkhead and dogged hatch between our bunks and our duty stations. He seemed to think of everything and saw to it that we considered all eventualities and their effect—and ways to overcome them.

When we returned to Pearl after the Coral Sea Battle, he seemed to relax a bit. We were aware of the prospects of the coming pay-off sea battle and the Skipper seemed to swell with confidence. Naturally this was felt by all of us.

The only thing I remember that was done by way of training here was in reference to landing back on the beach. We were all carrier qualified now so we were told that we only needed half a runway to land on, and that we should alternate to the left and right side and keep the interval close enough so that when the Skipper got to the far end of the runway, he would then look back and by thunder the whole squadron better be on that runway. We were now working like a clock and it wasn't hard to do.

I would like to quote what he said at this de-briefing: "Gentlemen, we have worked hard and learned all we can up to this point. We all know what's just ahead so the thing to do now is relax and rest up for it."

Shordy after we got to our quarters out near a cane field, he showed up with two one-gallon bottles of whiskey. We had a party!!

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Reveille came a few days later with the Skipper standing just inside the door of our Quonset hut. He fired a full clip from his .45 out into the cane field. Following this—he let out a wild Indian war whoop and yelled—"All right! Let's get moving— this is no drill—from now on everything is business. MOVE!!"

As we steamed out the channel at Pearl, we saw the other half of VT-8 going in. The new TBF's were on the flight deck and our squadron mates were waving and shouting to us. We all felt pangs of jealousy and regret that we didn't have those new planes, but the Skipper would have none of that. He called us to the ready room and said—"O.K.—so we would like to have those new planes—but we don't. And if we got them right now, we wouldn't have time to learn how to fly them so what would you rather do.? Fly airplanes you don't know or go in what we've got.?" That settled that so we forgot it.

By now I hope you begin to see the picture I am trying to paint. Perhaps he was not outstanding or great, but he had a way of doing things that always seemed to fit the occasion.

There was to be no flying for us now until the actual battle.

The scouts scouted. The fighters flew combat air patrol and we just stood by with torpedoes loaded in our planes. This was the time for us to have opening night stage fright and we did.

The calm before the storm. The time before battle. We were kept busy but it seemed that he wanted us to rest and think more than sweat at this point.

Oh yes! He was a family man and he wrote to his wife just before we took off. He simply explained that he knew we didn't have the latest equipment, but we had worked hard and would do our best. After all, we were at war and he would not want to be any other place than where he was—defending his country as best he knew how.

So here we come to the question—Did he lead us on a suicide mission.? My answer is NO!

Had we gotten there with the rest of our people, we could have at least retired for a formation ditching, joined our rafts together and waited to be picked up. After all, I was picked up and I only had one raft for the rescuers to spot.

I know you are going to ask this question, so I might as well answer it now. What would he be like if he were alive today.? Well, I don't think he would be much different. Older, of course, and retired, but I know that's not what you mean.

He was very patriotic and he loved his country and his family dearly. He was loyal and thoughtful, and tough—but he was fair. None of these things would have dimmed in the slightest.

He would not be bewildered by jets or atomic power or space flight. He would even have been able to explain our draft card burners and their ilk. He would have said that every society has its misfits and shirkers, people who do not think things all the way through. But, if you make friends and they ask for help, you must help them. Turning the other cheek is fine as long as you are only going to be slapped, but when you find that the hand has a knife in it and the forces behind it mean to destroy you, then it is time to do the thing right. And the right way should be permanent. You may not always have the proper tools. Democracy and freedom—and the ability to pick the time and place to fight for their defense—don't come easily. You have two kinds of equipment—experimental and obsolete— and you must do the best you can with what you have. That has worked so far and there is no reason why it should not continue to work.

His name.? I didn't mention that, did I? Well, I guess I secretly hoped that was one of the things that would always be remembered. He was Lieutenant Commander John Charles Waldron. I have only one more thing to say about him.

Under the same conditions, if I had it to do over again, I would follow him like I did then. I know the rest of the Squadron would, and yes!—I think you would, too.

There were the inconveniences of war such as getting shot at, knowing some of us probably would not come back, and wondering if you might be one of them. But the calculated risk was not zero. He certainly knew we were flying beyond our endurance, to get back to our ship, but we might make it close to or even all the way to Midway Island. A good number of our air group did.

The air group formed up and was on its way some 47 minutes before we got the last of our planes up from the hangar deck and away on our heading. So we should have followed our group into the attack instead of getting there ahead of them!

The last thing he said to me was, "Follow me! Don't think I'm lost because I think those two forces will swing together north of where the group is headed. By the time they locate the Japs, we should be there. I hope we aren't late."

Call it anything you like—Indian instinct, intuition or just plain good tactical reasoning, but we went just as straight to those Japs as you could walk to that door. And, since there was smoke coming from fires on some of the ships, we assumed that our group had got there ahead of us. It followed that the fight must be joined. Those Japs were not making that smoke voluntarily. So in we went. With the rest of our planes there, we should have as good a chance as anyone else. The only thing wrong was that no one else was there yet—just the Japs. It turned out that land-based planes from Midway had been heckling the Japs.

And, when the Zeros jumped us, we were wiped out.

Figuring the total loss of Torpedo Eight as a staggering blow, it must be remembered that in the final figures for the day, our squadron did very well indeed. VT-8 drew down the Zeros so that the dive bombers had a better chance—and they did a magnificent job.

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Capt. Gay, a Texan by birth, entered the Naval Reserve in February 1941 and immediately commenced flight training. Appointed in April as an aviation cadet, he qualified five months later as a pilot and received his Navy wings. Shortly thereafter Ens. Gay was assigned to VT-8.

Following Midway and a bit of recuperation leave, he was again ordered to the Pacific, this time with VT-11. Here he participated in the air assaults that preceded the capture of Munda. In September 1943 Lt. Gay reported to NAS, Miami, where his training and experience was put to good use as an instructor in torpedo aircraft and tactics. End of the war found him at Quonset Point organizing his own squadron for a third tour of duty in the Pacific.

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For every fish in Chinese viraters there are at least two Chinamen scheming how to bag it.

CHINESE HUNTSMAN Notes on the Pursuit of Fins, Furs and Feathers in China b y RAdm. K e m p Tolley, USN (Ret.)

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N AT LEAST ONE THING the Red Masters of Peking and the U. S. State Department have demonstrated unity of effort; jointly, they have slammed tightly shut to American travellers a great expanse of the earth's surface, once the happy hunting ground of Old China Hand and wide-eyed tourist. If we cannot peek now, we can at least look back nostalgically on things as they were before the curtain dropped.

One pictured China as teeming with people, every square foot of land cultivated and inhabited. In such an environment one scarcely would expect much wild game to be about, both from lack of lebensraum and from the tendency of a perpetually hungry people to manifest a deep interest in anything edible.

These suppositions were in fact far ofE the beam. There were swamplands along the rivers and canals in south and central China and heavily wooded areas in the uplands, all favorable to the flourishing of wild game. Deer, bear, and a multitude of lesser food and fur animals roamed Manchuria.

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The Chinese themselves had very few firearms suitable for hunting, but in spite of this lack of appropriate means for laying it by the heels, game could be bought almost anywhere, in both quantity and variety, at prices competitive with the barnyard variety.

In some sections of the country, pheasant was cheaper than chicken; after all, domestic birds not only had to be closely chaperoned against theft, but even fed. Wild pheasants required only time and patience, both commodities in long supply in peasant China.

Countrymen made ingenious traps of barbed sticks ringed in a small circle, barbs inward, a few grains of bait in the center. A pheasant, one of the stupidest of birds, would peck at the grain and, when he tried to pull out his head, would find it impaled on the barbs.

More affluent hunters stalked their prey with homemade guns constructed of a length of wire-wrapped pipe tied to a S H I P M A T E

makeshift stock. A matchlock tiring device lowered a smouldering piece of punk to the touch-hole. This ignited a charge of powder mixed from charcoal, bird droppings and sulphur. After a short pause, a mushy "bang," or rather more accurately, a sort of "whoosh" then followed. If the barrel didn't burst, a handful of short bits of cut-up wire or nails scattered in the general direction of the target. One can see that long shots were the exception, with most of the time spent in cautious stalking.

The inclusion in the Navy ships' menus of such exotic fare as venison and pheasant was not as well received as one might suppose. "Sir!," complained a spokesman for the crew one day in Hankow, up the Yangtse River, "them goddam pheasants is bustin' everybody's teeth from the shot! Couldn't we have just plain chicken for a change.''"

In South China, the estuaries of the larger rivers were favorite stopping-off places for thousands of migrating wild ducks. ("Fly-fly" ducks, as the Chinese pidgin described them, to distinguish them from the tame, "walky-walky" ducks.)

Chinese managed to catch a few of these wily birds by hiding under a tiny raft of bamboo junk and floating down amongst them. The seemingly harmless bundle of flotsam would slowly approach a covey of blissfully unsuspicious ducks. Soon, a frantic strangled "quack" would be heard as a duck was yanked underwater from below by the legs.

The above process was scarcely what one might term either convenient or wholesale. There was another method which a sportsman might hesitate to boast of in his club, but which certainly hauled in the game. (It must be remembered that these ducks were no fools; their range finders were attuned to the point where they knew exactly the point at which an approaching boat or human became dangerous.) The wholesale method took advantage of the fact that the ducks' schooling did not go so far as to cover the long range possibilities of a three-pounder saluting gun loaded with a sailor's white hatful of BB shot.

Those of the gunboats with a saluting battery occasionally took advantage of this deficiency in the ducks' education. Fifty birds with one blast was a not unusual bag. This was enough to feed the wardroom officers, those of the crew who liked wild duck and some left over to trade for beer with the sampans which clandestinely eased in astern after the gunboat anchored in the evening. In return for the feathers, the local sampan colony would be happy to do the plucking and dressing, the ex-farm boys in the crew being canny enough not to reveal their knowledge of such special skill.

The rice bird was a small creature not much larger than a sparrow. Its small size and relative rarity made it a favorite delicacy for epicures, but not the sort of thing we ordinarily fed sailormen. I happened onto its preparation for the skillet through investigation of another interesting aspect of Chinese life: The National Government had instituted a state lottery, the proceeds of which were supposed to be expended on road building. A first prize of half a million Chinese yuan, then equivalent to over a hundred thousand U. S. dollars, was large enough bait to interest foreign ticket buyers.

"What are my chances of winning.'" I asked a Chinese friend, who understood much more clearly than I the vagaries of Chinese financial dealings.

"You know lice bird—how Chinese man fix lice bird for eating.?" my friend inquired. I admitted total ignorance.

"Bird very small!" he said. "No can take out insides same like chicken. Put lice straw down throat of bird. Then blow through straw. Insides come out back end of bird. Some day one lice bird he no like this. He get very mad! He blow and blow insides out of Chinese man. You have same chance win lottery!"

JUNE-JULY,

1966

The newcomer to China, invited to hunt bustard, might conclude that he was about to become the victim of something like the spurious snipe hunt, a trick perpetrated on greenhorns in the United States. Actually, there is such a bird, foimd in the swamps surrounding Tientsin, in north China. In appearance, it was a sort of cross between a turkey and a goose and made a good substitute for the traditional U. S. holiday bird.

FOR A RACE AS CLEVER as the Chinese in exacting tribute from the unwary foreigner, it was to be expected that the hunting field could be counted on for some sf>ecial sort of exploitation. Thus, one should not have been surprised at the feigned injury. One not uncommon stunt was for a local type to lie in wait in the path of a foreign hunting party, rise unexpectedly from cover and cry out in anguish that the shot just fired had winged him. As proof, between howls for cumshatv, a few shot holes in his rear end would be demonstrated. This damage, the wounded man cried out in his pain, could be assuaged by fifty yuan, applied to the palm of his hand.

The tenderfoot was inclined to pay off, to avoid unpleasantness with the local police, who could be counted on to rise up immediately out of the ground and back the injured party. The more experienced hunter would take the bitterly protesting victim back to the gunboat, where the doctor would pick out a few of the shot. If they were snippets of telephone wire, the normal Chinese country sporting load, it would become clear to all that the game was a fraud, that the fellow had got a confederate to pepper him from a safe distance. In the rare event that the shot actually turned out to be the Abercrombie & Fitch variety, a deal generally could be arrived at somewhat below the original demand, with the police receiving a small present for their trouble and cooperative attitude.

The average American not only knows very little about the proper preparation of game for eating; he generally fails to appreciate the results produced by experts. My first experience along these lines was in Canton. A German friend in the sausage casing business had come by a magnificent brace of pheasant. Would I give him and his wife the pleasure of joining them for dinner.'' His wife was a handsome northern Chinese who had arranged their house in the Chinese style. One rather expected to find in it the odors generally met in a Chinese house: the faint aroma of burnt peanut oil, the pungence of dried fish, wood smoke from the charcoal fire, and a sort of damp mustiness which accompanies underheated houses in wet climates.

In this case, the odor was so overpowering that a limburger cheese factory would have been positively fragrant by comparison. The stench seemed to cause no embarrassment to the host and hostess, who during the pre-dinner martinis and ancient eggs discussed with animation the details of the preparation of the delicacy about to be laid before us.

The source of the odor, I soon discovered, was the pheasant, which, in accordance with the best European tradition, had been allowed to hang by the neck until it dropped off.

The European predilection for aged game was well recognized by those stores in Shanghai which catered to foreigners.

When eventually I set up housekeeping there, my cook, Hu, demonstrated his understanding of the strange tastes of barbarians by serving me venison or wild duck or some such at least once a week, selected from the tons of game which, when in season, arrived from Manchuria by ship. On these occasions, to which I soon learned to look forward, the character of the evening's entree was clearly apparent as soon as I had opened the front door.

For Hu personally, game was definitely not his dish of tea; I could be sure he would not eat the lion's share of the meal when we had it.

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With the exception of lacquered duck and ancient eggs, tne Chinese do not enthuse over long-killed or gamey food. We sometimes capitalized on this weakness in sending parcels by mail. The inclusion of a small piece of ripe limburger in the package was good guarantee that it would not, in the usual manner, lie around the postoffice for a week or two, but would be speeded on its way.

Caveat emptor was the watchword in Chinese food marts as well as other emporiums. In sustaining customer confidence in the better markets, the carcasses of animals and birds still retained a strip of the original fur or feathers in order to identify their ancestry. Those rare European housewives who did their own marketing or checked the coolie's basket on his return home with the goods were thus credited with the ability to dififerentiate between cat and rabbit fur, moose hair and caribou skin, a pheasant's tail and a gamecock's.

CHINESE FISHING METHODS shared some of the bizarre aspects of their ways of capturing game, but of the two a far greater national effort was concentrated on a pursuit of the finny tribe. One got the impression that for every fish swimming in Chinese waters, there were at least two Chinese scheming how to bag it.

Everything from a one-inch minnow on up was acceptable.

There was no Fish & Game Commission to set a lower limit.

In the waters surrounding the gunboat moorings off Canton, fisherman cast their nets from dawn's break to darkness, more often than not drawing them in totally empty. Occasionally, however, a school would be hit and to the accompaniment of much loud and happy comment a haul of half a dozen or so glittering, jumping litde silver things no larger than a sardine would be dumped into the bilges of the sampan.

Shrimp no larger than one's little fingernail, a couple of hundred to the pound, were not unusual. Nothing edible really ever had a chance to grow up in a Chinese river.

In Chungking, otters sometimes were used in conjunction with net casting. These squirming, sinuous little beasts went over the side of the fishermen's cockleshell skiffs, a leash around their necks tight enough to keep any chance fish from sliding down. From time to time this would be loosened and a small reward offered, presumably for good behavior and to maintain enthusiasm. Our Chinese boatmen were vague on the purpose of the otters, which, as far as we could see, performed no useful purpose.

A slightly more Machiavellian type of fishing was confined to periods of bright moonlight. Athwart one of the smaller streams a low freeboard sampan would be moored, its downstream side coated with whitewash. A version of the Chinese one-stringed fiddle played a crucial part in the drama. The instrument in this case had been modified to include an extension which allowed it to dip into the water. When the fiddle bow was sawed across the strings, not only were the usual hideous sounds produced, but the vibrations were transmitted through the wooden extension into the water, at a spot downstream from the sampan. The fish, whose appreciation of harmony could only be more discriminating than a Chinaman's, apparently had one burning desireâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to put as much distance as possible with minimum delay between them and the source of the vibrations. Rushing upstream, they would see shining in the moonlight the white sampan flank, evaluate it as a minor obstacle to their escape, and jump over it, smack into the boat! It was as simple as that. And unlike the hook & line method, none of the victims ever escaped to tip off their brethren on this joker in the Chinese Department of Dirty Tricks.

Carp, a breed generally considered in the United States as fit only for feeding other fish, were viewed in China as a great delicacy and were raised in stagnant pools that would have had any less hardy sort floating belly-up in short order. Gathering

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S H I P M A T E

Second Nature

Wildlife,water,aII natural resources are protected as a new pipe line is built in the Pacific Northwest.

The new Olympic Pipe Line has recently been put in operation by its owner companies, including Texaco, to carry gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel and heating oils from Puget Sound refineries to Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon.

For most of its 267 miles, the Olympic line is tidily inconspicuous. Few people, except its operators, will ever give it much thought. That's the way it is with pipe lines: out of sight, pretty much out of mind.

But a lot of details had to be remembered during construction to make the Olympic line so easy to forget.

The line cuts through forests and across farms, makes some 200 water crossings.

Careful planning and hard work made sure that wildlife, water, all natural resources were disturbed as little as possible. Water-crossing jobs were timed to give the region's salmon a clear run during spawning season. Pollution and flood-control authorities were consulted all along the way to guarantee proper conservation practices. Farm and ranch lands that had to be crossed were restored and reseeded. From one end to the other, the Olympic represents a victory for sound conservation practice.

The care that went into the construction of this new pipe line is in keeping with Texaco's character as a corporate citizen. Over the years, the Company has developed a concern for nature that by now is second nature.

Texaco thinks this is good citizenship and good business.

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T h u s it was that pig intestines had little market in Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chinese did not eat sausage. But Germans lilted sausage, and there were not enough casings in Germany to surround the available pig meat. So from all over China, where nothing is ever thrown away, came pig intestines for Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;by the hundreds and thousands of tons. In return came tons of old horseshoes from the cobblestone streets of H a m b u r g . The Chinese considered that no better steel existed for making the crude straight razors with which the village barbers shaved the skulls and faces of their customers. T h e hammer! hammer! hammer! of the steel shoes on the stones was what did it, they said; nothing else would substitute.

T h e pigs, some of them weighing three or four hundred pounds, were sent to market alive, stuffed into wicker hampers and slung from a yo-yo pole carried between two sweating, grunting coolies. There were no chances taken that Mr. Pig would shake off a few precious ounces by having him make the journey on his own four feet. It was cheaper to let the coolies sweat off the poundage.

An extra dividend from the pig was the long, stiff bristles which lined his back from neck to tail; in pre-nylon days, they furnished the raw material for most of the world's tooth brushes. Do-it-yourselfers along the route preparing to make their own brushes were wont to pluck out a few bristles as the pigs passed by, trussed up helpless in their hampers. T h e joint complaints of pig and coolies added to the chorus of peddlers' shouts, the squeak of ungreased axles and the general pandemonium common to the streets of old China.

the crop was simplicity itself; a quantity of mashed u p outer hulls of nuts would be dumped into the water at harvest time and very soon the carp would be on the surface in a dazed condition, ready for easy netting.

T h e great fish mystery concerned the rice paddy eels. In some parts, the rice paddies marched up the sides of what were almost small mountains, tier on tier. In the wet season, the higher overflowed into the lower and so on down to the bottom. There were no real streams. In the dry season, the water disappeared and the earth sometimes became almost as hard as stone. Yet, in the spring, after the young rice shoots had been planted and were a pleasant light green, with a foot or more of water around their stalks, old men sat on the banks and caught eels. It has been fairly well established that eels journey to some place far in the open sea to spawn and start growing up. By what magic did those mountain rice paddy eels get there.?

S O M E O D D T R A D E S existed as an adjunct to native customs and tastes. For example, pork is to China what roast fowl is to England, or codfish to Portugal. But not as pork is to Germany, where the total animal divides into smoked meats and miles of sausages.

Although one occasionally saw some strings of flyblown sausages dangling from a meat merchant's front stoop, the average Chinaman, when he was lucky enough to afford it, liked his pork straight from the slaughter, fried in peanut oil and put on top of his bowl of vegetables.

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One cannot say what the new regime has wrought; the total picture no doubt has undergone some profound changes.

Many of the charming peculiarities of the "old" China have surely gone the picturesque way of the headsman's axe and the countryman's homemade matchlock. In fact, as the Old China H a n d of a century ago aptly observed, "Things will probably never be the same again, and probably never were."

The author and a home-made, wire-wrapped matchlock, Chinese hunting piece. Kemp Tolley, member of the USNA class of 1929, is an old "China hand," having spent seven or more years in the Asiatic Fleet and as a language student in Shanghai.

S H I P M A T E

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You'll note that after only 15 years' operation, the Shipyard had already built a large part of *The Great White Fleet" which TR would soon send around the world.

You'll see, too, that the advertisement states the Company's fundamental policy: "Good work, promptly done, reasonable charges and a spirit of fair dealing are the controlling motives."

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She sailed for Ne»i>ort N e w s s h i p y a r d o n F r i d a y , w a s p u t in t h e m a m m o t h dry<l<)ck o n S a t u r d a y , w a s t h o r u u s h l y scra|<od a n d p a i n t e d , a n d a r r i v e d in .New Y o r k for r e c e p t i o n of t a r v n e a r l y t h e followini; M o n d a y , ; n u c h t o t h e d e l i g h t of o w n e r s .

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DMIRAL RICHARD HARRISON JACKSON, the Naval Academy's oldest alumnus—and the nation's senior living admiral—celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday, 10 May. Some 800 naval and civic leaders, relatives and friends from all over the country honored him at a luncheon in the Crown Room of the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, Calif.

The admiral's 47 years in the Navy started with graduation from the Naval Academy in 1887 as a naval cadet, and was climaxed in 1926 when he took command of U. S. Battle Force.

He was retired in 1930. His long career spanned a transition from sail to steam, from frigates and gunboats to battleships and carriers. He is an interested observer in today's atomic age.

On the day of the celebration Admiral Jackson was driven to the hotel from his home in Coronado in a car bearing his four-star license plate, and was pip»ed aboard through eight sideboys from USS PIEDMONT lined up at the hotel's entrance.

He gave a salute at the door, and in the lobby passed through a double corridor formed by the Naval Training Center's 50-state flag team, headed with the flag of 100 years ago when there were only 36 states.

a number of friends from his birthplace attended the celebration.

Mayor Overton opened the program by proclaiming 10 May as "Admiral Jackson Day" and the admiral the city's No. 1 citizen. The California Legislature also passed a resolution on his centennial. Messages from President Johnson, Governor Brown of California, former Vice President Nixon, Secretary of the Navy Nitze and Admiral McDonald, CNO, and many others, were read by VAdm. Lawson P. Ramage, Commander, First Fleet. Capt. William S. Sampson '35 was general chairman of the affair.

In response to the tributes paid him. Admiral Jackson read a poem he had composed for the occasion: "Hello, shipmates in Navy blue.

And other friends so kind and true.

After 100 years I want to say Thank you all for a wonderful day."

Admiral Jackson's long and colorful career is a study in contrasts. He was born on a plantation in the deep south, which he was expected to manage; instead, he prepped for West Point —but didn't make it—and almost didn't make it at the Naval Academy because he reported in with a case of mumps. As a naval cadet he led members of the crew into the rigging to form a human sail in USS TRENTON and saved the ship from destruction during the typhoon off Samoa in 1889, when all other ships in the harbor were destroyed, save one. With others in the low section of his class he was passed over for promotion to ensign and dropped from the service in June 1889—only to be reinstated as ensign and awarded the Navy Cross for gallantry at Samoa by special legislation of Congress in June 1890. During the year he was out of the service he attended the University of Virginia Medical School and was later awarded an honorary Medical Degree. As a vice admiral he achieved his top sea command in 1926.

He wrote articles and poetry; in 1890 his essay, "Torpedo Craft: Types and Employment," won the Naval Institute's gold medal. He served as secretary-treasurer of the Institute from June 1889 to June 1900.

In 1897 he married Miss Catherine Sampson whose father, Admiral William Thomas Sampson, was Superintendent of the Naval Academy at the time of his graduation and who later became a hero of the Spanish-American War. She died after a short illness in 1924. He was retired as a rear admiral in 1930— but was advanced to the rank of admiral by Congress in July 1942.

The Amphibious Forces, Pacific, band struck up the "Adimiral's March" as the centenarian entered the dining room, where he again saluted. Signal flags spelled out "Happy Birthday" behind the speaker's table, presided over by Coronado's Mayor J. A. Overton, and VAdm. Ruthven E. Libby, USN (Ret.), who reviewed the major events in the admiral's life.

Until a few years ago Admiral Jackson worked diligently in the beautifully landscaped garden of his home at 504 Glorietta Boulevard, Coronado. He is particularly fond of roses and has won prizes at shows. On a wall of his home, which is supervised by retired Chief Aviation Ordnanceman and Mrs. Charles Bucey, is a statement of prize money he received when in command of the torpedo boat CUSHING off the southern coast of Cuba. The ship assisted in taking the surrender of two Spanish ships—one a sugar boat—for which he received 33 cents, and $560.21 as prize money for the second ship—more than a year's pay. A painting of the Battle of Santiago Bay hangs on his bedroom wall, also an autographed picture of his friend Admiral of the Navy George Dewey.

Admiral Jackson cut the birthday cake with his sword while the band played the traditional birthday song, then "Stars Fell on Alabama," his favorite song. The admiral was born near Florence, Ala., a year following the end of the Civil War, and

Admiral Jackson is a long-time member of the Army-Navy Club in Washington, D. C , and of the Coronado chapter of the Rotary Club. The creed of the latter organization is symbolic of his life: Service above self.

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Photo by San Diego Union and Evening Tribune Richard H. Jackson '87 cuts his 100th birthday cake. After 41 years, Adm. Arthur D. Struble '15 acts as his flag lieutenant.

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JUNE WEEK HIGHLIGHTS

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U N E W E E K spelled fair weather . . . picture taking . . . proud parents and pretty drags . . . parades and concerts and Army-Navy contests . . . hops and picnics and sailing . . . weddings and farewells.

But June Week '66 has passed into history and the brand new ensigns and second lieutenants—some 868 strong—are starting brand new careers. Of these graduates 210 are Service Juniors.

T h e Navy commissioned 771 graduates, with 80 going in the Marine Corps, six in the Army and five in the Air Force; four foreign nationals returned home and two were graduated but did not physically qualify for commission.

T h e State of California—the largest populationwise—also had the most graduates, 77; second was Pennsylvania with 71, and N e w York was third with 70. Utah had one and Montana had none.

But the west, mid- or southwest, produced the three top men in academic standing who had this in common: each was named to the Dean's and Superintendent's List for every semester during their four years; each received a Fulbright Scholarship, and each has been commissioned in the Navy.

Scholastically, the N o . 1 man was Donald Haskins of Monterrey, Nuevo Leone, Mexico, who will study political science in Argentina. N o . 2 man John Scott Redd of Sidney, Iowa, a Trident Scholar, will study mathematics in Uruguay. N o . 3 man John Arthur Orcutt of Denver, Colo., also a Trident Scholar, will study physics in England.

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Firsts T w o "firsts" are on the record at the Naval Academy.

Herndon Monument was climbed by the Plebes on Friday, 3 June—the opening day of June Week rather than at its close.

If the Mids have anything to say about it, this endeavor will be known in the future as "Recognition Day." T h e well-greased 20-foot monument was successfully climbed, after an hour-and-a-half of team effort, by Fourth Classman Gerald T . Witowski (now Third Classman Witowski) of Coudray. Wis. As tradition decrees, he will be the first in the Class of 1969 to make admiral. A specially prepared grease was used by the Third Classmen to slick the monument.

T h e second "first" was graduation ceremonies held in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, 8 June.

T h e long distance from the stadium to Herndon Monument caused the switch in the day for the "big climb." There was plenty of room for all hands and cars in the 28,000-capacity stadium . . . where photographers roamed at will, snapping everything and everybody.

The Week A dress parade, taken in review by V A d m . B. J. Semmes, Jr., Chief of Naval Personnel, got the Week underway. T h e most important social event of the year for the second class, the Ring Dance, was held Saturday night at the reflection pool on the seaward side of Bancroft Hall, and the Superintendent's garden parties for the graduates, their families and drags were held on Sunday and Monday nights. At the dress parade on 6 June the Superintendent's Commendations were awarded, and the class of 1897 sword and cup were presented to the Brigade Commander, Midn. Michael J. Sweeney of Denver, Colo., as the midshipman who has contributed most by his officerlike qualities. Capt. Sheldon H . Kinney, Commandant of Midshipmen, received the sword in 1941. A breathtaking performance SHIPMATE

of precision low-altitude flying by the Blue Angels, the Color Parade and the Farewell Ball highlighted Tuesday's activities.

T w o " A r m y Brats" reigned over the Week—the winning 20th Company Commander and his Color Girl, Miss Susan M. Hamilton, the daughter of Col. William M. Hamilton, USA, on duty at Ft. George G. Meade, Md., and Mrs. Hamilton.

Midn. Edward A. McKenney—now Ensign, USN—is the son of Maj. Bertram A. McKenney, USA (Ret.), and Mrs. McKenney of Newton, N . J. Miss Hamilton is an elementary school teacher in Arlington, Va. T h e couple first met in the ninth grade when their fathers were stationed in the Far East.

T h e year 1871 marked the first Color Girl, Miss Grace Worden, daughter of the Academy Superintendent, who won the honor again three years later. T h e first notice of a competitive drill for the company flag was in May 1867— but it was during June Week of the following year that the first prize flag was presented.

Graduation Adm. David L. McDonald, Chief of Naval Operations, warmed the hearts of the graduating class when he opened his address by saying, "Today belongs to you—." T h e stars of the day were the 87 who graduated with academic distinction.

RAdm. Draper L. Kauffman, Superintendent, conferred the Bachelor of Science degree on the graduates, and diplomas were presented by A d m . McDonald who also administered the commissioning oath to the new ensigns. Gen. Wallace M. Greene, Commandant of the Marine Corps, swore in those going in that Service.

As always, the Anchor Man received a big hand for making it. T h e m a n with the lowest standing in his class was Scott J. Shields, the son of Cdr. and Mrs. R. A. Shields of Bonita, Calif.

Naval history, however, proves that many of the anchormen have gone to the top. T h e bottom man in 1847—the Academy's second graduating class—went on to become a rear admiral. His name was Walter W . Queen. H e was the first of 16 anchormen to achieve that rank. In 1881 Yonoske Enouye finished at the bottom of his class—and

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went on to become a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. In 1900 Hiroaki T a m u r a , anchorman, became a rear admiral in his country's Navy. T h e class of 1907, which had three sections, also had three anchormen. One of these, Robert C. Giffen, later became vice admiral, U. S. Navy.

T h e hats tossed—and retossed—in the wide-open stadium precipitated a scramble by the young fry and the not-so-young . . . who remembers when hats were tossed in Dahlgren Hall.?

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Prior to 1912 graduates did not throw their caps away— they wore them for another two years. U p to then the grads became passed midshipmen for this length of time, after which they were promoted to ensign.

Starting at 1 P.M. the first of 58 June Week weddings took place. Ceremonies were held on the hour in the Main Chapel and on the half hour in St. Andrew's Chapel.

Anchors A w e i g h T h e narrow streets of old Annapolis are quiet; the new upperclassmen have embarked for the Med . . . are on l e a v e . . . or are in summer training. T h e class of 1970 will soon report in and Annapolis will welcome them.

Annapolis, founded in 1649, capital of Maryland since 1695, a city first named "Providence," then "Proctor's Landing," then "Anne Arundel's T o w n , " and finally Annapolis in honor of Princess Anne who later became Queen Anne.

So it is a fair ivind and a following sea to the Class of 1966 and a welcome aboard to the Class of 1970.

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REJVIARKS BY ADM. DAVID L. McDONALD, USN, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, AT THE 1966 U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATION CEREMONIES

Thank you, Admiral KAUFFMAN. Mr. BALDWIN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. KORTH, Distinguished members of Congress and guests, members of the graduating class, ladies and gentlemen.

Today belongs to you of this graduating class of 1966—and to me! For the last four years—in some ways perhaps a very long four years—you have looked forward to this day with eager anticipation. It is the culmination of your desire to become commissioned officers in the United States Navy. But gendemen, please believe me when I say to you that my happiness in being afforded the distinguished honor of making this graduation address equals the happiness that you enjoy.

In seeking subject matter for this talk, I have reviewed graduation addresses given here from the time of the first one I myself heard. That was in 1925; the speaker was the then President Coolidge and his theme was peace—and how we should strive to attain it. Others speaking here have predicted the future; many have dealt with the present—sometimes glorying in the advances of the Navy, and other times bemoaning the lack of appreciation of our needs. But in almost every address reference has been made to certain basic principles that seemingly never change.

Today—I would like to oudine briefly for you a few of these basic facts which seemingly never change; things which I think will be important and helpful to you as you proceed along your chosen career. I might say, at this point, that my remarks will be equally applicable to those of you who have elected to be commissioned in other than the Navy. And gentlemen—when I say that I propose to oudine these few basic facts briefly, I mean briefly. Although I, as the Chief of Naval Operations, do issue quite a few orders, I still take orders also—including some from my wife. She has made it very plain to me that those of you who are waiting for diplomas and for commissions simply aren't in the mood to listen to a long-winded speaker, and thus, I should keep my remarks brief. I shall.

In a very few minutes your four years of labors here will find their fruition in two pieces of parchment which will be delivered to you—your diploma, which formally certifies what you have done, and your commission, which is an indication of what you are expected to do.

If perchance you feel that you are hazarding much in surrendering something of your liberty to the demands of your unknown profession, consider the hazards to the nation which may arise because it is placing its destiny in no small degree in your hands. Have you really done anything which justifies the Government in this expression of its great confidence.? In congratulating you then, upon the completion of your course, I wish to emphasize not so much your own personal accomplishment in your work at the Naval Academy—as the opportunity that your Government now places before you as a result of your successful work here.

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commission which will be offered to you today states that in you is reposed special trust and confidence in your patriotism, valour, fidelity and abilities. Acceptance of this commission offers to you an entire career in your chosen profession without the need to be re-elected, or even reappointed. This is an honor and a confidence that few in this world ever have an opportunity to enjoy. But here I emphasize the word "opportunity," because the path you are about to embark upon is literally strewn with rocks and shoals upon which it is all too easy for your career to founder. Taking advantage of this great opportunity which is now yours means preparing yourself in every possible way for the effective discharge of the many and varied responsibilities which will be placed upon you by virtue of this special trust and confidence which is soon to be placed in you.

During your course here you have been largely run through the same mold. It is this common denominator found in the graduates of this Academy which makes it possible for us better to cultivate and develop experience in a variety of situations and commands. Here within these walls there exists a sense of timelessness—a thing we call tradition—the tradition of the sea and of ships; the tradition of valour and of service which forms so large a part of any naval training worth its salt. Naval history and the traditions and experiences arising therefrom are facts and cannot be changed or disputed. Many of these experiences and traditions have not only been carried down by word of mouth, but they have also been embodied in laws and rules and regulations. To a considerable degree, it is because of these experiences and the fact that they have been put into tangible, concrete form that it is possible for officers to relieve one another and to carry on the work so easily without a break or letdown in efficiency. Many of these experiences you will find to be your bedrock foundation in the decisionmaking process when the chips are down and there is no time for a study or an analytical review before an enemy may have rendered you impotent.

However, do not let yourself be stifled by custom or tradition and do not hesitate to expand from this pattern to which you have been molded whenever you consider it wise so to do. Always remember that upon graduation from the Naval Academy your education has only begun. Now— somewhat in contrast to the regimentation which I believe is so desirable here at the Naval Academy, you will have ample material and opportunities upon which to expend your best mental efforts; opportunities—ample oppormnities—for the exercise of all your faculties. This will not only be done by the ordinary operations of the Navy itself, but by the special advanced and postgraduate courses which are open to you in scientific lines and in the several war college courses in the national problems of strategy and tactics.

There probably cers of the Navy were in danger of tion in peacetime

have been days when the offimight have thought that they mental and spiritual deteriorabecause there was not enough

active work to occupy the splendid mental equipment with which they entered the service. Such is certainly not the present situation.

Less than 10 per cent of the officers entering the Navy today are graduates of this Academy.

Many of the other 90 percent have never intended to make the Navy a career. They have always had other objectives in life. However, they have agreed to spend a certain number of years in the Navy because they feel it is not only their duty, but also because they know that by so doing they will better prepare themselves for the discharge of their responsibilities should it become necessary at some future time for them to be called to the colors. On the other hand, I must assume that you who have come to the Naval Academy have done so because you wanted to become naval officers. Thus, you have chosen the life of a naval officer as your profession. You are, therefore, about to become a professional fighting man.

Never forget it. Thus you must know and keep ever in mind the ultimate objective of the Navy— the real reason for a Navy—and that is victory at sea—whenever it becomes necessary. And victories at sea are won only by men who know how to fight ships and planes at sea. With this in mind, you should realize that this profession upon which you are about to embark is difficult and demanding beyond measure because failures become very permanent in defeat. There can be no meaningful second prize, also-rans, or even honorable mention awards after military actions.

Some of you won't command units at sea because you have already decided to become specialists in our Navy. Others will undoubtedly make a similar decision later. Let there be no doubt in your minds concerning our needs in these areas either. Today—perhaps more than ever before in the history of our Navy—we need highly trained technicians, efficiency experts, managers and the like. Although victories cannot be won by incompetent commanders, it is equally essential that competent commanders be provided with adequate material means. Officers with individual specialized qualifications are absolutely essential in this day of highly sophisticated and very expensive weapons systems. And even those of you who do not become specialists in the true sense of the word will, by virtue of your future operational assignments—and formal studies—become at least semi-experts in one or more particular fields.

But whether we be operators, technicians, managers, or whatever, let's always remember that the Navy is in many respects unique. We conceive, design, develop, construct and operate various types of units—which, taken all together— constitute the equivalent of a vast industrial empire. Yet, ours is not a business in the narrow sense of the word. It is a profession, and for you— a career. Even though we must assuredly embrace, whenever and wherever practical, those managerial actions which will best ensure maximum efficiency, don't forget the need to keep in mind certain unique features of our establishment. We cannot hire and fire as is done in many businesses.

For instance we cannot acquire a better expert S H I P M A T E

in uniform from another similar business because there is no similar business—our country has only one Navy. We cannot summarily dismiss our adequate but less competent performers—willy-nilly— because there is no pool of proper talent from which to fill the void that would be thus created.

This means that you and I must not only strive for superior competence ourselves, but we must lead and guide and teach in order better to provide our Navy with the competence it requires. It means also that we must have patience and understanding so that we may help our less outstanding personnel to give at least all they are capable of giving even if it is less than what might be desired.

Throughout your career, remember that the one thing a successful military commander must always be capable of exercising is leadership. In spite of the great progress which we've made in the technological arena, men are still required to fight our ships and our planes, and gentiemen, when the chips are down and the guns are firing, you don't manage men, you lead them or else you lose.

Although I've talked almost entirely about your role as military men, keep in mind that the real profession of every American is citizenship. Thus, you have a common bond with those outside the military and I urge you to develop the closest possible relationship with the civilian community wherever you may be. You, as a public servant, are their employee and you—better than anyone else— can convince them of the correctness of their in? vestment.

Just one final thought. As you grow older and acquire increased rank, you will sometimes be referred to as either the brass or as brass hats. But remember, it's not brass that's on your sleeves or on your shoulder marks—it's gold—and it is meaningful—extremely meaningful. You and I are vouchsafed the most important national trust which it is within our country's power to give and we both—you and I—came to this Academy to learn how to discharge that trust. Few in Government can claim such a distinction. But you in turn must adhere—listen to this—you must adhere to the highest code of moral ethics, to personal integrity which knows no bounds, to compassion for those less fortunate, to leadership by example, to loyalty and to a love of country which will never take second place to individual desires. I wish you smooth sailing, gentlemen, as you embark upon what is unquestionably one of the most necessary careers in our country and one which can be one of the most self-satisfying.

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SUBJECT: Summer 1966 Cruise THE SUMMER TRAINING OF MIDSHIPMEN between the end of an academic year and the start of the next is a long established procedure at the U. S. Naval Academy. In recent years the program has expanded in width, depth and variety to a point where only a few hundred of the 4,000-man Brigade share the same identical experiences and no more than a handful can claim to have been shipmates on a midshipman cruise.

This year Special Order No. 7-66 provides for the following training at sea and ashore for midshipmen of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes.

FIRST CLASS (CLASS OF 1967)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRAINING—Forty-one midshipmen will train in the navies of twenty foreign countries: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Spain, Turkey, Uruguay and Venezuela. Length of the training will vary from four to eight weeks. Midshipmen selected for this program will represent the United States and the U. S. Navy in foreign lands, and will participate in social, cultural and professional programs of these nations.

ATLANTIC TRAINING SQUADRON—Approximately one hundred thirty-five midshipmen will train in Second Fleet ships in Western Atlantic waters during the period 9 June to 22 July. The training squadron will be comprised of anti-air warfare task group units.

ATLANTIC ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE TRAINING—Approximately forty-five midshipmen will train and visit eastern U. S. ports in an Atlantic Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Force carrier group during the period 9 June to 22 July.

ATLANTIC ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE TRAINING—Approximately forty midshipmen will train and visit eastern U. S. ports in an Atlantic Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Force carrier group during the period 25 July to 3 September.

ATLANTIC TRAINING—Approximately ninety midshipmen will be assigned to various operating ships of the Atlantic Fleet. All of these ships will be conducting operations in and out of East Coast ports of the U. S. during the period 9 June to 22 July.

ATLANTIC TRAINING—Approximately fortyone midshipmen will be trained aboard Second

Fleet units operating in Eastern and Western Atlantic waters during the period 25 July to 7 September.

PACIFIC TRAINING SQUADRON—Approximately one hundred midshipmen will cruise in First Fleet ships during the period 9 June to 31 July. Fleet training will be accomplished off the West Coast of the United States and in Hawaiian waters. Port visits will include Seatde, San Francisco, Long Beach, San Diego and Pearl Harbor.

PACIFIC DESTROYER TRAINING—Approximately twenty midshipmen will be assigned to various destroyers based at Pearl Harbor, Oahu.

The training period will extend from 10 June to

29 July.

ATLANTIC SUBMARINE TRAINING—Approximately one hundred fifty midshipmen will train in Atlantic Fleet submarines during the period 9 June to 22 July. Embarkation and debarkation ports will include New London, Norfolk, Charleston and Key West.

PACIFIC SUBMARINE TRAINING—Approximately forty midshipmen will train in Pacific Fleet submarines operating from West Coast and Hawaiian ports during the period 9 June to 22 July.

SSBN CRUISE—Approximately fourteen midshipmen will train on Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines on patrol in Atlantic waters.

MEDITERRANEAN TRAINING—Two hundred and fourteen midshipmen will be trained aboard various units of the Sixth Fleet operating in Mediterranean waters during the period 10 June to 29 July.

SECOND CLASS (CLASS OF 1968)

The Second Class porgram consists of two and one-half weeks of professional training at the Naval Academy, three weeks of aviation orientation and indoctrination at Pensacola and Jacksonville Naval Air Stations, one week of submarine training at Charleston, South Carolina, and New London, Connecticut, two weeks of amphibious training at Litde Creek, Virginia, and approximately thirty days leave. To implement this schedule, the class (less one hundred fifty-six Plebe Supervisory Detail midshipmen) has been divided into three groups, each of which will be rotated through each phase of the program.

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One hundred fifty-six midshipmen have been assigned to the Fourth Class Regiment to assist in the indoctrination and training of the New Fourth Class (Class of 1970). They will also receive aviation training at the Naval Air Test Center, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland. These midshipmen of the Second Class are divided into two groups for rotation.

THIRD CLASS (CLASS OF 1969)

ATLANTIC TRAINING SQUADRON—Approximately seven hundred fifty midshipmen will train in Second Fleet ships in Western Atlantic waters during the period 9 June to 22 July. The training squadron will be comprised of anti-air warfare task group units.

PACIFIC TRAINING SQUADRON—Approximately three hundred twenty midshipmen will train in First Fleet ships during the period 9 June to 31 July. Fleet training will be accomplished off the West Coast of the United States and in Hawaiian waters. Port visits will include Seattle, San Francisco, Long Beach, San Diego and Pearl Harbor.

ATLANTIC ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE TRAINING—Approximately thirty-five midshipmen will train and visit eastern U. S. ports in two Adantic Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Force carrier groups, twenty in one during the period 9 June to 22 July, and fifteen in the other during the period 25 July to 3 September.

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In addition to the programs outlined above, other programs of a voluntary nature have been arranged for midshipmen desirous of availing themselves of special training opportunities while in a leave status.

SELF-CONTAINED UNDERWATER BREATHING APPARATUS (SCUBA). Approximately fifteen midshipmen of the First, Second and Third Classes will participate in a course designed to present the military applications of underwater swimming. This course will be conducted 8 August-2 September at the U. S. Naval Base, Key West, Florida.

AIRBORNE TRAINING (JUMP SCHOOL)—Approximately fifty midshipmen of the First and Third Classes will participate in military airborne jump training at Fort Benning, Georgia, during the period 7-28 August.

SURVIVAL, ESCAPE, RESISTANCE AND EVASION (SERE)—Approximately twenty-one midshipmen of the First, Second and Third Classes may at different times undergo courses in survival, escape, resistance and evasion techniques under simulated but highly realistic conditions at Naval Air Station, San Diego, California. The courses are of one week duration.

DAMAGE CONTROL—Midshipmen of the First, Second and Third Classes will be offered courses in Fire Fighting, Nuclear Warfare Defense and Practical Damage Control at the Fleet Damage Control School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Courses vary in length and have unlimited quotas.

CEC ORIENTATION—Midshipmen of the First, Second and Third Classes may undergo a one-week orientation program at the Civil Engineering Officer School, Port Hueneme, California. There are unlimited quotas to these classes.

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FRESH WATER EROM THE SEA AT GUANTANAMO

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Recently, the one-billionth gallon of fresh water was produced at the Guantanamo Naval Base's desalinization-power generation plant.

Heretofore, emphasis has been on the political events which precipitated construction of the plant; however, with the production of the one-billionth gallon of water, it is appropriate to tell the story of the conception, construction and operation of this successful facility.

The Guantanamo Naval Base requires about two million gallons of fresh water per day.

This water was being provided by a Cuban contractor under an agreement that called for pumping water from the Yateras River to the Navy Water Treatment Plant inside the Base.

On 6 February 1964 the Cuban Government terminated this agreement and shut off the supply to the Base.

The dependence of the Naval Base on a single source of water outside the reservation boundaries had always been a source of concern; however, attempts to find water on the Base were never successful. Test wells were drilled in 1916, in th early 1950's, and again in 1960. Even though some test wells went down to 7,000 feet, no water was found.

Studies indicated that catchment and storage of rainwater was impractical.

In 1960 a pipe was installed from an offshore mooring to the Base system to permit barging water to the Base, if this ever became necessary. Also, in late 1963, preliminary project planning for a desalinization plant was begun.

The foresight of these actions paid dividends when the Base water supply was shut off. Within a few days, water was being barged from Florida as an interim measure and Bureau of Yards and Docks (now the Naval Facilities Engineering Command) engi-

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A significant economic sidelight is the marriage of desalinization and electric generation.

When the water was shut off. Naval Base electricity requirements were being met by 18 diesel generator units—all over 20 years old.

The replacement of these units with a more efficient central steam turbine power plant had long been considered. Since the desalinization plant would require steam to vaporize sea water, and for other purposes, the combination of water and power production in one plant was "a natural." Considerable savings result by using steam, which is "waste steam" after driving the turbines, in the desalinization process.

Westinghouse Electric International Company was selected to manufacture and construct the combination plant. In the first phase, a 750,000-gallon-per-day flash distillation plant, which had been built at Pt. Loma, California, by the Interior Department's Office of Saline Water, was disassembled, shipped and rebuilt at Guantanamo. This unit was later joined by two additional distillation units of similar capacity—a power plant consisting of three boilers and two steam turbine generators.

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Mr. Zillig is Head of the Sanitary Engineering Section of the Utilities Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command.

He received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering (Sanitary) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1952, and an M.S.C.E. (Sanitary) from Purdue University in 1953.

Following military service as a sanitary engineer with the Army Medical Service Corps in Europe, he successively worked as Superintendent of two of Cincinnati's sewage treatment plants and as Chief of the Second Army Area Sanitary Engineering Branch. He transferred to the Bureau of Yards and Docks (now Naval Facilities Engineering Command) in mid-1965.

Mr. Zillig is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Water Pollution Control Federation and a diplomate of the American Academy of Sanitary Engineers. He is serving as consultant to the U. S. Public Health Servcie in preparing guide specifications for state and local environmental health engineering positions, and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Ohio.

The completed plant, which has a capacity of 2.25 million gallons of fresh water per day and 15,000 KW electricity, now fully meets Base requirements for these utilities. Operation of the plant has been entirely satisfactory. There have been no unscheduled or long shutdowns of the desalinization facilities and very few power interruptions.

As expected, the cost of water has increased from what it was when purchased from Cuba, but it is only one-fourth the cost of barging water from Florida. The overall cost of water and electricity is only 10 per cent greater than before the plant was constructed. Beyond the overriding question of principle and military necessity involved, costs of the combined plant compare favorably with the past.

The Guantanamo plant ranks as one of the largest dual purpose desalinization-power plants in the world. It was completed in record time and represents an effective partnership between industry, labor and government.

Production of the billionth gallon of water not only attests to the successful engineering and operation of the plant, but is also a milestone in man's effort to take fresh water from the sea.

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• W E DECIDED T O TAKE THE TRAIN from ' ' Helsinki to Leningrad because we would get a better view of the countryside, although it is a 10'/2 hour trip by train as compared to 114 hours by plane. The train was slow, but we had a comfortable compartment and interesting people with whom to visit.

In the next compartment was a member of the Russian Foreign Trade Bureau named Yuri. He was returning from a year's stay in Finland. He was the official translator for Mikoyan, and he also claimed to be interested in sports, and accompanied Russian teams to other countries to act as translator. He was 37 years old, spoke excellent English. According to him, the

most Russians, she had a very expressive face. Her husband is an architect and is working on designing a children's home, the first such building in Russia. Upon completion it is going to be dedicated by Breczhnev. She said that she and her husband make 400 rubles per month, or roughly $400.00. She said that they paid only 4 rubles per month for a large, one-room apartment. She omitted mentioning the very high prices they have to pay for other things such as clothing, etc.

She had never been out of Russia, but hoped to go with her husband fo Finland for two weeks in October.

We had many talks with her on ideology, and she was firmly indoctrinated. For example, the Russians have discovered a new system which is changing the world. No people suffered as much as they before the Revolution. Leningrad, where

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from the English, and there is hardly any similarity in words. It would be impossible to get anywhere without an English-speaking guide. Taxicabs, which are very cheap, cannot be directed unless someone speaks Russian. They are quite plentiful, but one must go to a taxicab station in order to get one. Then you wait in line for possibly ten to twenty minutes. They drive very fast as the streets are not at all congested as in other large cities.

We made a beeline for the Hermitage Museum as it is probably the finest museum in the world.

It is a tremendous place, housed in the Czar's Winter Palace, having 1,140 rooms. Betsy wanted to see the classical section first, and she said it had the finest collection of Ancient Roman and Greek art that she knew about anywhere.

The highlight for me was the Treasure Room.

Left: St. Basil, Moscow. Center: Betsy Gebhard, Sonya, our Intourist guide. Archbishop Nikodium of Leningrad and Luther Replogle. Right

600,000 people died of starvation during the siege, iron curtain phrase was not originated by Churchill was not declared an open city as Paris, and was as we believe, but by Goebbels, Hider's propagreatly damaged by the Germans, who got within ganda minister. three miles of Leningrad. They thoroughly dislike We were met at the station by a representative Germans. They do not want automobiles because of Intourist and herded into taxicabs with our baggage and taken to the Hotel Astoria. You do they need other things more. not know where you are going to stay, you are Lenin is the Savior of the people to whom they assigned a hotel room when you arrive. This is a owe all. He is the great god of the Communist rather comfortable hotel, built in 1913 and is the religion, and his statues are everywhere. Sonia is headquarters for Intourist in Leningrad. a dedicated atheist and has never been in a church. Neither she nor her brother, father or We had breakfast at 9:00 a.m. in the large, husband were members of the Communist party. old-fashioned dining room. Breakfast consisted of There are only 10,000,000 party members out of a whole orange, two boiled eggs, cold ham, black a population of about 200,000,000. I asked if the bread and tea. There is about a twenty-minute party members received preferred jobs or better wait between giving an order which should be housing, and she said no. Then I asked why anygiven complete at one time, until the food comes one wanted to be a member of the party, and she up. The waiters are careless and do not seem would only say that they liked it. She emphaanxious to serve. It is not customary to tip them. sized how much Russians loved their country. She Intourist gives you coupons for four meals a day. was very anxious that we saw only the best. My They can be used in practically all restaurants daughter Betsy took a picture of a quaint, old just like money. There is breakfast, luncheon, tea house, and a policeman or as they call him, a and dinner for a total of about $7.50 per day. militia-man, appeared from nowhere and repriOne ruble is approximately $1.00, and there are manded the guide and told us in effect to move on.

100 kopecks to a ruble.

At first the Intourist system appeared most We had an exceptionally good Intourist guide in Leningrad. She was Sonia, 25 years old, who bureaucratic, and 1 thought that there must be a better way to handle the foreign tourist. I soon was a graduate of the University of Leningrad and learned that hardly any Russians can speak a word had specialized in English literature. She was of English, and the Russian alphabet is different rather attractive in a buxom way, and, unlike 28

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It was a series of three or four small rooms, made up in two parts. One showed a display of hundreds of gold ornaments the like of which 1 have never seen before, taken from ancient graves of several chieftains in the Caucasus. They were made by Greek craftsmen. The other section was made up of treasures from the Czars consisting of collections of watches, snuff boxes, jewelry, religious articles, all of which were fabulous. There was a harness set given by a noble to a czar which had huge diamonds worked into it. There was an extra charge of five rubles for the three of us to view these treasures.

You may have read that some churches in Russia were desecrated by holding the Christian religion up for ridicule. One such church was St. Isaac Cathedral, just across the street from our hotel. In 1955 the anti-Christian propaganda was removed, and the church restored; not into a church, but into sort of a scientific museum. Other churches have been made into factories, warehouses, rest homes, etc. The St. Isaac Cathedral was as beautiful a church as I have ever seen, and it was filled with people milling about. The Russian people do not seem to have enough to do, as there are great crowds in the streets in the middle of the night. Their museums, parks and public places seem always filled with people. This may be because the housing is so inadequate for their needs.

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That evening we went to the ballet. It was excellent. We saw better dressed people there than anywhere else in Russia. The seats were chairs and very comfortable. It lasted for four hours, from 7 until 11 p.m., and there was a great deal of applause. Intourist got the seats for us in the third row for $3.00 each. We saw the second part of Su/an La/^e and also the Second Symphony, The Siege of Leningrad, by Shostakovitch. This performance was a sort of graduation exercise for the pupils.

The plane trip to Moscow took about an hour.

We were met at the airport by Intourist and conducted to the Hotel Peking. The larger and better hotels are the Metropole and National. The Peking was built about 1949. It is very ornate in front, but inside is rather barren looking. Three small elevators did the servicing. Three of us with our luggage and the attendant got in one of the elevators which stuck between floors. The attendant finally decided there was too much weight in the car and removed the baggage to another elevator.

This happened about midnight, and did not lift our spirits. The rooms were not nearly so comfortable as at the Astoria.

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The men seldom wear neckties, and shirts are almost invariably open at the neck. We were told there are more neckties now than previously. They are a hardy-looking people with rather expressionless faces, and there seems to be a certain sameness in their looks. Many have coarse features and stocky builds.

On Sunday morning we walked to St. Nickolas Church, about twenty minutes from the hotel. It was a typical Eastern Orthodox Church. Many people attended, mostly well past middle age. In the basement were several baptisms and funerals going on.

President McCord of Princeton Seminary had given us names of several Eastern Orthodox Bishops who had visited the Seminary some years ago. We located Metropolitan Nikodium at the Church Seminary. He spoke little English, so he and Betsy conversed in Greek. He was most gracious. He had been to America twice and knew Eugene Carson Blake, head of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches. He very generously gave us beautiful picture books of Leningrad which he autographed.

Betsy asked him if there would be a change in the Orthodox Liwrgy along the lines of that instituted by the Roman Catholic Church, and his reply was no, that the Church in Russia adjusts slowly in small ways when the need for a change is felt. "At St. Nickolas this morning you heard the people singing the creed and responses and this is a recent change," he said.

We asked if there were any Sunday Schools in connection with their Churches, and he said no, that the children learn from their parents and from going to Church. The best teachers are the 30

He said that there are no overt repressions from the Soviet Government. It is a battle of ideas, not force. They print anti-Church propaganda, but the people do not believe. There is no actual force employed. He thought the Church will grow in strength because it has a hard core of believers, especially in the country. The Churches in the villages are well attended by young and old alike.

A mutual friend of Ambassador Foy Kohler had written him that we would call, but unfortunately he was vacationing in Germany. He had left word about our visit with the Minister, Mr. Stoessel. We talked to him for about half an hour. He is a native Californian and is finishing up his two-year assignment in August. There are a hundred civilians employed at the Embassy. It is not at all attractive looking. There are numerous children who can be seen playing in a sort of compound in the rear. He has seen no change in the attitude of the Russian Government towards America during his stay. He says the young Russians like and admire the Americans. They imitate them with jazz music, etc.

We also had a short visit with Dr. Jim Bezel who is the doctor at the Embassy. He had worked at Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital under Dr. Lincoln Kessler.

Our Intourist guide was Ena, a graduate of the University of Moscow. She was 21 years old.

Her husband is a construction engineer, and together they make about 300 rubles per month.

She has a three-year-old child who is put in kindergarten during the day. She and her husband share a three-room apartment with her mother and father. Her mother teaches Russian literature in high school and her father is a doctor. Almost all women in Russia work. Her father is the only one of her family who is a member of the Communist Party. Most Communists start as Pioneers from the age of 8 to 14.

Then they become Kominsols until 27, then they can become a member of the party.

She took us on what she called her favorite trip. The first stop was the University of Moscow.

This is a tremendous building, very ornate on the outside, in the Stalinist tradition. It has 44,000 students and many of the professors live in the school. She explained there is another school for Africans and Asians called Patrice Lumumba. I

mentioned having read in the paper that a number of African smdents in Moscow had claimed they were discriminated against and wanted to go home. She said it is not true that they are discriminated against, that they do not want to study, but want liquor and Russian women every day.

We visited Lenin's tomb and the Kremlin.

There was a long queue of people going through Lenin's tomb, and we understand this is true every day. Our guide went to the head of the line, and asked the guard to let us take our place so that we waited only about ten minutes. The tomb was most impressive, although to me it was inexpressibly pagan. Seemed like something from another world. Here was the actual Lenin embalmed. It gave me a very weird feeling. The line moved steadily so that you were outside in the sunshine before you had much time to ponder.

Outside are statues and graves of the heroes of the Soviet. Stalin did not have a statue, just a marker.

I asked the guide where Trotsky was, as I understood he had much to do with the Revolution.

She said he went out of favor because he thought the Revolution should be delayed, and also because his ideas were different from Lenin's. In other words he was a deviationist. She did not say that he was hunted down and assassinated in Mexico by Stalin's henchmen.

The Russians are anxious to get foreign currency, and have special stores which offer good merchandise at very low prices for foreign currency. For example: a fairly good car can be purchased with foreign currency for about |I,500.00 while a Russian has to pay the equivalent of $5,000.00 for the same car. The thought occurred to me how we Americans would like such discrimination. I looked, but did not buy a thing.

That evening we had excellent seats at the Bolshoi Opera and saw the Bride of the Czar. The settings were quite lavish, and to me an excellent performance. I think even Claudia Cassidy would have given it her approval. However, it was strange to look around and see people without neckties and collars open in rather homespun clothing.

The next day we went to a medieval monastery at Zagorsk, located about forty-five miles from Moscow. It was founded in 1377, destroyed and rebuilt around 1420. At first the guide discouraged our going, but when we insisted she said it would cost $25.00 per person extra. When we objected to this, she checked again and found the whole party could go for $25.00.

I would recommend this trip as we had a comfortable limousine, and you see what the Russian countryside looks like. The monastery is at present a religious center. There were many elderly peasants milling around who must have come from some distance. There was a fine collection of medieval icons, robes, books, pictures of saints, etc.

That evening we went to the Moscow circus.

It lasted two and one-half hours, and I think it was by far the best circus I have ever seen. Afterwards we decided to go by subway to Red Square.

The cost of the subway was five kopecks, or about a nickel. The stations are very impressive, far better looking than anything we have here. The train was modern and very comfortable.

We got out at Red Square and walked around for about an hour, looking in the windows of the GUM Department Store. Clothing, for example, seemed very expensive. Lenin's tomb was guarded by two soldiers standing at attention, and I again received the impression how very pagan it was.

The next morning I left Moscow at 8:30 a.m. and went to London via the Russian Aeroflote which took 3 hours and 40 minutes. After a wait of 3 hours in London, I took Pan American flight direct to Chicago which took 8 hours and I arrived home at 4:30 p.m. the same day.

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by Fred Lardner 'T'HE House and the Senate Armed Services -*- Committes are attempting to show Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara that bills approved by them should not be ignored, at least not without consultation between the Defense Department and the committees.

For instance, the Senate Armed Services Committee has approved a military construction program for fiscal 1967, but has stipulated that it will not allow expenditure of the fiscal 1967 funds until Secretary McNamara has reinstituted that large portion of the fiscal 1966 construction program which he deferred. More than $600 million was approved for the deferred projects, and these include 8,500 family dwelling units priced at about $160 million, 52 new bachelor officers' quarters costing $33.8 million; 88 bachelor enlisted quarters costing $140 million, mess halls, schools, chapels, and other construction, costing about $60 million, and 21 medical facilities of various types costing $34.5 million.

Secretary McNamara asked for funds to lease an additional 6075 housing units in the fiscal 1967 bill, but the Senate committee reduced authority for additional leasing to 2400 units.

However, the Senate committee provided Mr. McNamara with two alternatives regarding 19661967 construction. First, subject to Senate-House committee approval, he may continue to defer 1966 projects which he certifies in writing are no longer current and necessary to the mission of the military department or military installation concerned. Second, he can proceed with any of the proposed 1967 construction projects which he certifies are urgently required for national defense and more essential than the 1966 projects.

Some of the items in Mr. McNamara's 1967 request are the same as those in the 1966 appropriation bill. For example, the 1966 bill included $6,113,000 for troop housing at Fort Devens, Mass., while the 1967 bill includes $7,117,000 for troop housing at Fort Devens.

Well, we can be sure there will not be any argument over the repeat construction projects.

Naval Frigates. The House Armed Services Committee included two nuclear-powered missile frigates in the weapons procurement bill for fiscal 1967. Although opposing development of a general nuclear Navy, Secretary McNamara has requested the inclusion of an atomic-powered aircraft carrier in the 1967 bill. Mr. McNamara has been against the building of nuclear-powered escort ships. He refused to proceed with construction of such a ship funded by Congress in the 1966 weapons procurement bill.

The language in the 1967 bill stipulates that the Secretary of Defense "shall proceed" with the construction of two nuclear frigates. It is possible that this language will result in a fight between Congress and the Administration.

Representative L. Mendel Rivers (Dem., S. C ) , chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said the committee still stick to its guns on this issue.

"We are looking forward to much more progress in the field of nuclear propulsion for surface naval vessels," he said. "The Department of Defense has shown a most unimaginative approach to this vital area, and, as in the case of the POLARIS submarine, it has fallen upon the Congress to take the initiative."

Medical Careâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;July 1, '66

The medical care bill, H. R. 14088, was approved by the House with a July I, 1966, effective date. The bill enlarges the scope of care for 32

dependents, to correspond with that provided civilian employees of the Federal Government under their best insurance program. Retirees and their dependents are entided to the same scope of care. And there is a program for the care and training of handicapped children.

However, reports indicate there will be a greatly increased demand for hospital care on the part of civilians 65 years of age and older. Twenty percent of them, it is reported, will want immediate attention under the Social Security medical care program. This would mean an increase of 5 percent in overall hospital admissions. Hospitals with beds 80 to 90 percent occupied may be able to handle this increase, although there are hospitals with beds 90 percent occupied who have long waiting lists. Hospitals now doing a big business will find it difficult to accept the older patients.

There is also a shortage of trained personnel in the civilian hospital field, from doctors to nurses to technicians of various kinds.

Another factor must be considered, one which could be extreme hardship for civilians and a help for military people. In order to participate in the Social Security medicare program, hospitals must integrate their patients and their staffs. If they do not meet the civil rights sections of the law authorizing this program, they will not only not be allowed to participate but they will be denied Federal Government aid of any kind.

As of May 10, more than 3,000 of the nation's 8,237 hospitals had not received civil rights clearance from the Health, Education and Welfare Department for participation in the Social Security medicare program. As of that date, only 5,111 hospitals had been certified. A total of 1,377 hospitals had not even replied to the department's questionnaire concerning their practices and equipment.

Most of the hospitals not yet approved for the SS program are in the South and the near South.

Yesterday (May 27) we heard a high-placed official say that eventually every community would have at least one hospital operating under the program. Only one.?!

It seems to us that some hospitals do not want to come under the program. If this proves to be fact, what will many older civilians do? Health insurance companies are changing their health programs for people 65 and older, primarily so that these programs supplement Social Security insurance. As for military dependents, their insurance will be good for any hospital. The only problem concerning the military groups arises when retirees reach 65 years of age, and are transferred to the Social Security program. In some parts of the country they may have to hunt for a hospital able to accept them as patients. You can imagine what the demands will be on a hospital which is the only one in its community approved for the Social Security program.

Care in M i l i t a r y Facilities

The military medical care bill provides that at least 5 percent of the beds in new military hospitals must be earmarked for the care of retiree groups, and in teaching hospitals beds for retirees must equal 20 percent of total beds. Unfortunately, very few new hospitals are being constructed. Four are scheduled for the fiscal 1967 program; four approved for the 1966 program were not started.

The 1967 hospital projects are: New London, Ohio, 125 beds (Navy); NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, 35 beds; Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, 80 beds (Army); Eglin AFB, Florida, 75 beds.

Dr. Shirley Fisk, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, testifying on the medical care bill, told the House Armed Services Committee that there are now 35,260 available beds in military hospitals, and about 30,000 of them are occupied.

One-seventh, or about 14 percent, of available beds in military hospitals are unoccupied. Congress is considering a bill, which may be law when you read this, to earmark 5 percent of beds in new military hospitals for retiree groups.

But why legislate for new hospitals only? With 14 percent of beds in existing military hospitals unoccupied, why shouldn't more of the existing beds be made available to retirees and their dependents ?

Once the Social Security program gets underway, it is highly doubtful that there will be 14 percent of beds in all civilian hospitals unoccupied.

Chances are there will not be enough beds in most localities. In addition to the Social Security program. Congress amended the Kerr-Mills Act to permit the States to enlarge medical care programs for their needy, regardless of age. Under this law. New York State has already established its standardsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;help for all families with incomes up to $6,000 and savings of $3,000, or 7 million of the State's 18 million people. Under this program the State's funds are matched by the Federal Government. Unless Congress changes this law, it is estimated that 35 million persons would be eligible for hospitalizaiton with State-Federal assistance.

DOD W i l l Share Loss On Sale Of Homes

The Defense Department plans to help ease the financial loss which may have resulted or will result from sale of homes at military installations ordered closed down by the department. A new bill on this subject has been sent to Congress; it replaces a bill introduced last year, which was enacted but for which no funds were appropriated.

The department estimates that about 203,000 military families may be affected by the bill, which includes transactions dating back to November 1, 1964. The original bill would have created an inequitable burden for the government, it was decided, and in some cases force it to underwrite significant profits on various sales.

The new bill provides government aid "limited to payment of a substantial portion of the outof-pocket losses sustained by military personnel, as homeowners, in direct consequence of base closings," explained Deputy Secretary of Defense Cyrus Vance. This loss-sharing concept, he said, is a generally accepted principle that individuals ought to bear the reasonable risks inherent in property ownership without being forced to accept the substantial adverse results which base closing may have on the particular market.

In order to stimulate private efforts of service members to sell their properties, the department offers to make a "cash incentive payment" of five percent of the fair market value of each property to members who sell their homes themselves.

Otherwise, the bill provides payments as follows: 90% of prior fair market value less 2 5 % of the decline in value subsequent to the base closure announcement; or 90% of prior fair market value less 1.5% of prior value for each year of occupancy, with a minimum use charge of 3 % ; or S H I P M A T E

The amount of the outstanding mortgage in the case of FHA-insured or VA-guaranteed mortgages, or the amount of the outstanding conventional mortgage not to exceed 90% of prior fair market value.

The bill provides that those who sold homes prior to the implementation of the program would be eligible for the applicable sales incentive or the difference between chosen formula option and their actual net proceeds, whichever is greater.

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Retiree Survey A survey of military retirees, conducted by questionnaires, should provide the Defense Department with information which should help the department in legislating for retirees and should help active duty members in preparing for retirement.

The questionnaire was sent to all retired officers and to 25 percent of retired enlisted personnel. It will provide the department with information on the geographical location of retirees, the numbers of dependents, retiree ages, dates of retirement, form of retirement, reason for retiring. The questionnaire will provide data on employment of retirees, as what line of civilian employment, earnings, education and training, etc.

The Defense Department wants more exact information on trading by retirees at commissary and post exchange stores. There is still pressure to curtail trading at commissary stores. Secretary of Defense McNamara, viewing these stores from the cold cost-effectiveness viewpoint, claims that, as government-owned stores, they cost too much money.

Navy-Marine Corps Needs The Navy is in the process of increasing its overall strength to 728,000, and the Marine Corps is increasing its strength to 278,000. As of June 30, MC strength will be 250,000, and its goal should be reached by the end of calendar year 1966.

The following information is taken from hearings on the fiscal 1967 appropriations bill, and is

presented in quotes and otherwise, and represents only a few of N-MC needs.

"The river patrol has also created new demands," said Admiral David L. McDonald, Chief of Naval Operations. "This may be attributed in part to our lack of recent experience in this type of warfare. This experience handicap is compounded by the nature of the typography in Vietnam. River patrol units must operate in shallow minable waters; frequendy they lack control of either river bank, and they are thus continuously exposed to possible ambush. We are developing new types of vessels and specialized techniques to meet these challenges."

Committee questioning of General Wallace Greene, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, developed that there was a clothing shortage, particularly in cotton khaki pants, but including shirts, coats, raincoats, and overcoats. Recruits were given one pair of pants instead of three.

Committee members inferred that the Defense Supply Administration did not adequately foresee the need, but it also developed that some clothing manufacturers were reluctant to accept military orders when there is a possibility of losing other contracts. The Navy and the Army also had, and still have, clothing shortages.

"The two things that would help me most right now in doing my job," said Major General Lewis W. Walt, Commanding General, III Marine Amphibious Force and Third Marine Division, "are more Marines and automatic weapons in the hands of every Marine in the forward battalions. We need more Marines because in our search and destroy operations, such as done by the Double Eagle, we covered 500 square miles and killed 309 local guerrillas. They are the ones who have the stranglehold on the people. I think we disrupted their organization considerably.

"We stayed there four weeks. During that time we administered a lot of first aid and medical care. We repaired a lot of bridges and roads.

I know we got a very warm recetpion from the people there after ten days. At first they were very cold to us.

"If I could have had a regiment that I could

have kept in that area for 6 to 8 months, I feel we could have built those people up with their own police force and the security forces of the ARVN to where they would have been prepared to repel any VC intrusion in that area."

More Naval Gunfire Needed Representative Sikes (D.-Fla.): "If we can get back to the 8-inch cruiser, what would it be used for?"

Admiral McDonald. "Gunfire support, sir.

Right now, Mr. Chairman, we have two 8-inch cruisers in th? Pacific, and if we had the third one where we could get it within 30 days, we could do one of two things: we could let it set in reserve until it was needed and where it would be readily available, or we could place it in full commission and hold the three in the Pacific on a one and three basis."

Mr. Sikes. "General Walt, do you have a comment on the use of additional naval gunfire to support operations on shore?"

General Walt. "Yes, sir. I have used naval gunfire a lot in all three wars. In Vietnam we have used it to great advantage. Without naval gunfire, during Operation Starlight we would have lost twice as many men as we did because the VC were so well dug in."

Mr. Andrews. "What size guns were used?"

General Walt. "Six inch. This was right on the coast. There was no problem of range."

Mr. Andrews. "Do you think batdewagons would be helpful to you out there?"

General Walt. "Because of the range—yes, sir."

Mr. Andrews. "You would like to see some?"

General Walt. "Yes, sir."

It developed that the Navy has only four batdeships in mothballs, but no gun factory to replace the 16-inch guns. However, the battleships could be used for gunfire suport. Besides the two 8-inch cruisers, the largest naval guns available are the 5-inch guns of destroyers, and while there are a considerable number of destroyers in Vietnam waters, more bigger guns could be used.

ATHLETICS

by Budd Thalman For Navy, three points spelled the difference between a spring of jubilation or frustration. The three points, however, were in Army's column and allowed the Cadets to take their fourth consecutive spring athletic triumph.

A win in the final event—the triple jump— helped Army to a 78-76 track victory in Annapolis. At West Point, Army's number three doubles team battied Navy to the finish, finally winning 6-1 in the third and deciding set.

Put those two thrillers in the Navy column and the Midshipmen would have wound up with a 4-1 weekend advantage.

In the other athletic activity June 4th, Navy marched to its seventh consecutive national collegiate lacrosse tide with a 16-7 triumph over the Black Knights at West Point. Navy wound up with an overall record of l l - l (only loss 12-11 to Mount Washington) and was 9-0 in collegiate competition.

In golf. Coach Bob Williams' linksters won two of three extra-hole matches to edge the Cadets, 4-3.

The victorv improved Williams' record against the Black Knights to 20-7-1.

A crowd of some 3,000 at Lawrence Field watched Army stage a three-run uprising in the eighth inning to break up a tight pitchers' duel JUNE-JULY,

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and take a 7-3 victory, the fourth straight in baseball for the Cadets. Army senior righthander Barry DeBolt went the distance for the Cadets to win his third Navy game. DeBolt is the first Army hurlcr in 50 years to achieve such a feat.

The win gave Army its second consecutive Eastern League baseball title.

The Army-Navy weekend all but closed the page on Naval Academy athletics for the year 1965-66. In spring sports. Navy fared extremely well despite the disappointment of the final Saturday. In baseball, golf, lacrosse, tennis and track, the Midshipmen carved a record of 45 wins, only 15 losses, and one tie. The crew was winless in four regattas but still has a chance to again be a late bloomer vs. Wisconsin and in the I.R.A. The 150-pound crew was a bit of a disappointment, winning but one of six races. The mids went undefeated in the Shields competition and the dinghies qualified for the national championships.

An overall evaluation of the year revals 133 Navy victories, 59 losses, and four ties. The yearly duel with Army again went to the Cadets, who won nine of the 17 Army-Navy sports with two ties.

Coach Joe Duff's baseball team had its finest season since 1962 and was in the thick of the

Eastern title chase right up to the final game. The Navy nine wound up with a 13-5-1 record. Top batsman for the Midshipmen was youngster third baseman Al Lemerande of Westminster, Calif.

Lemerande not only led the team in average but in runs scored, batted in, and extra base hits.

With the return of Lemerande and three other regulars plus the top three pitchers, Coach Duff will have plenty to work with next season. Two youngsters—Rick Miller and Rick Buchanan— and second classman George Volkman did the season's most effective pitching. Miller was 5-1 in the won-lost column, Buchanan 4-1, and Volkman 4-2.

Captain T. R. Jones, a Thomasville, Ga., second classman, showed the way for the golfers with a fine 11-I individual record. Jones' only loss of the season came on the final hole of the Maryland match.

For the campaign, the golfers won nine while losing three. After Jones, the top dual records were: Jack Diesing 10-2, Harry Buzhardt 9-3, Jim Kosmicki 8-4, and Ken Lovett 7-3.

All-American Jim Lewis, who became the first lacrosse player ever to win the TurnbuU Trophy as the nation's top attackman for three consecutive years, paced the final Navy lacrosse statistics almost as expected. Lewis accounted for 24 goals, 33

35 assists, and 59 total points. He topped the assist and total point categories but surrendered the team leadership in goals to Owen McFadden, who had 27. McFadden was second in assists (14) and total points (41).

Other stickmen with more than 10 points were: Frank Markowski, 15g-7a-22; Bob Bandy, 16g3a-19; Dick Salmon, 13g-4a-17; Al Davey, lOg2a-12, and Bob McCleery 8g-4a-12.

An excellent job in the net was turned in by youngster Mac Ogilvie, who registered 92 saves.

Coach Bill Bilderback's starting defensive trio most of the season was Chris Hocit Bob Havasy, and Carl Tamulevich, all footballers, with another gridder, Ray Hill, the top reserve.

The biggest name to emerge from the Navy track season was youngster Tom Palkie of Cloquet, Minn. The 5-foot-8, 155-pounder put himself in the Navy record book with a tremendous performance in the Outdoor Heptagonals.

Palkie won gold medals in the broad jump, both dashes, and as a member of Navy's champion mile relay team. In the Army meet he duplicated the feat with three individual firsts and a leg on the winning relay.

Buzz Lawlor and Greg Williams again did a standout job in the distance races with Jay Prout and Bob Donohue nicely complementing Palkie in the sprints. The hurdling corps of Eric Houin, Joe Wiggins, John Payne, and Joe Daughtry was superb by season's end. The Midshipmen were not heavy scorers in the middle distances but Jim Kiffer and Ron Knode did some fine running.

Javelin thrower Dave Finch and high jumper John Root were among the strongest entries in the field events. Hammer thrower Stan Holmes, Palkie, and pole vaulters Lou Balestra and Ron Holcombe were top performers in their specialties.

Youngsters showed the way for the tennis team. Lance Home and Bob Chester were the most notable newcomers. Another fine season was turned in by first class captain John Williamson. Under Harvey Muller for the second year, the netters finished a rain-soaked schedule with a 7-4 mark.

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This is a superbly written book and very readable. It gives not only a most accurate description of the Batde of Midway, but also does the same for the prelude to Midway, the Battle of the Coral Sea. RAdm. Smith's flag was in the cruiser ASTORIA, part of Task Force 17, commanded by RAdm. Frank Jack Fletcher and comprised of cruisers and destroyers. Fletcher's flag was in the carrier YORKTOWN; he had overall command of the carrier striking force. Since the YORKTOWN was badly damaged in the Batde of Midway and later sunk, Adm. Smith was never more than a few hundred yards from the Task Force flagship and you might say he had a grandstand seat with full view of all that happened.

Adm. Smith, who was chief of staff to Adm. Kimmel, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, at the time of the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor, and one of the four flag officers at Midway, tells in his own special style just what happened in the Pacific theater from the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl to the prelude at Coral Sea and then the historic Midway encounter.

As the result of extensive research and the receipt of letters from officers, both senior and junior, he has been able to give the exact composition of the different task forces, both our own and the Japanese. His comments concerning the overall Japanese commander and Adm. Nagumo's decisions and non-decisions, both prior to and during the batde, are highly illuminating. Adm. Nagumo's decisions were in fact and to a large extent responsible for our great victory in sinking four Japanese carriers and breaking the backbone of the Japanese fleet and starting us on our way from a defensive position to an offensive position.

The author quotes letters received from some of the aviators who led the plane attacks on the enemy carriers. He gives credit where credit is due and is critical where criticism should be expected. His account of the unsuccessful torpedo plane attacks from our carriers and from the island of Midway which with great loss of life preceded our successful bombing attacks on the Japanese carriers makes one realize just what a magnificent job our aviators did. He describes the many, many heroic actions of these valiant flyers.

The dedication of his book, "To the men who, in the service of their country, go down to the sea or under the sea in ships, to those who serve in the air, and to the patient women who hopefully await their return, this volume is proudly dedicated," is particularly appropriate.

STAND BY-Y-Y TO START ENGINES. By RAdm. Daniel V. Gallery '21, USN (Ret.). W. W. Norton & Co., Inc., New York. 218 pp., $3.95.

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A number of years ago all naval officers fell into one of three categories—young studs, old fuds and lieutenant commanders. In those days the books that one might read for pleasure or enlightenment could be classified either as fiction or nonfiction. Not so in the nuclear age because now we have fiction, non-fiction and Gallery. Gallery is something of a combination of the two earlier categories; a background of a few real live facts and an occasional name that any reader of Time, Life or Netvs Week, would recognize, a story setting that most naval officers or Marines would recognize as having authentic characteristics . . . while laid on top of this legitimate "old sea story" foundation a few supra-characters pursue the unlikely resolution of a series of outlandish situations which could only be the product of Dan Gallery's fertile imagination.

If you enjoyed Now Hear This, and especially if you are a "brown-shoe" (which your reviewer is not), you will have a hard time putting down Adm. Gallery's latest book. Stand By-y-y to Start Engines. And if you are a "black-shoe" your grain-of-salt approach to the book will soon dissolve in chuckles turning to occasional guffaws as you are again introduced to certain objectionable characteristics of the birdman ("There I was, flat on my back at angels fifty," accompanied by hulalike gestures of both hands). You are even mildly surprised and pleased to find that in this series of connected but independent "incidents" the aviatortype characters have found much real usefulness in their less fortunate brothers in the Navy blue.

In Stand By-y-y to Start Engines Dan Gallery, as always, pokes fun at young and old, junior and senior, but with a seasoning of deference where deference is due. As always, you are left with the sure knowledge of the author's love of the service and the job he prefers to refer to as temporary duty because from his swearing in as a midshipman until his retirement in the rank of rear admiral was only a mere 43 years.

D I C K DERICKSON '33 Five Best on t h e Ship a n d S e a m a n

Merchant

SHIP MANAGEMENT: A Study of Definition and Measurement by Rodney M. Elden. Cornell Maritime Press, Cambridge, Md., 1962. 106 pp., $4.

BRITISH SHIPPING by R. H. Thornton. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, Eng., 1939. 304 pp. Out of print. Approx. cost when available, $7.50.

MERCHANT SHIPPING AND THE DEMANDS OF WAR by Catherine B. A. Behrens.

H.M.S. Stationery Officer. London, 1955. 594 pp. $6.50.

FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE: An international Legal Study by Boleslaw A. Boczek. Harvard Univ.

Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1962. 323 pp. $8.

SEAMEN ASHORE: A Study of the United Seamen's Service and of the Merchant Seaman in Port by Elmo A. Hohman. Yale Univ. Press, New Haven, Conn., 1952. 256 pp.

The literature on the merchant ship is sparse indeed. Textbooks are available but they treat the subject from points of view of management economics or internal ship operation. Their oudook is often so narrow that they hinder rather than aid understanding the merchant ship itself both as a living organism and as a constituent element of the modern world.

Americans, be they naval, military or civilian, who seek to know the humble merchant ship and the strange breed of men who man them, would do well to start on the above books and, if possible, read them in the order given. All, in my opinion, should be in every U. S. Navy's ship's library.

For seagoing common sense, honest thinking, and good humor. Ship Management cannot be topped. Its author has sea experience, writing ability and deep conviction. His book is short and can be read in one sitting; terse wisdom will be found on every page and there is a laugh available about every third. It is a publishing bargain seldom found these days and it is still in print.

Rodney M. Elden, a practicing shipping man, is a graduate of California Maritime Academy and received his first appointment as chief engineer at the age of twenty-three. For the past twelve years he has managed and operated cargo ships, tankers and dry bulk carriers. He is also a maritime voice crying in the wilderness.

Fortified by Elden's knowledge and wit, a reader should next turn to British Shipping by another articulate, experienced shipping man for an inside view of this activity. The book was published in 1939 but its fundamental truths on the S H I P M A T E

nature of shipping, as a business and international enterprise, are lasting. It was written just before World War II, a war which had to be won by shipping as the next book will indicate.

Thornton, like Elden, is one of a rare breed, a seaman who can put into words the wonders of their vocation.

Miss Behrens' Merchant Shipping and the Demands of War should be required reading for first classmen at the Naval, Military, Coast Guard and Maritime Academies and for seniors who are Naval ROTC students at colleges and universities.

If such were the case, these young men would enter their professions with the potential for grasping that abstruse reality, maritime strategy, or "sea power" if you prefer. After reading Behrens, the World War II works of S. W. Roskill, S. E. Morison and E. B. Potter become much more than interesting chronologies of naval events.

Nothing comparable to this volume, in fact nothing at all, has been done on the naval and military operations of the U. S. Merchant Marine in World War II. Ships for Victory by Frederick C. Lane is about building Liberties, Victories and T-2 tankers, not their use. Fortunately, British and U. S. shipping were, of necessity, integrated and Miss Behrens treated both objectively. Her work documents the conclusion reached by U. S. Army historian of World War II, Kent Greenfield, that the time and extent of every major operation depended on the availability of shipping.

Flags of Convenience is the only worthwhile book-length study of this post-World War II phenomenon, ships virtually without nationality and outside international and municipal law.

These ships are not just rust-buckets, the dregs of the maritime world, a growing number are the biggest, most modern, efficient vessels on the high seas today. They fly the flag of Liberia which ostensibly has the second largest active merchant marine but actually has no merchant marine at all. The ships who fly her flag are about half owned by American corporations, the rest mainly

DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION Pursuant to a 1 May reorganization in the Navy Department the names BuShips, BuDocks, BuWeps and BuSandA are now history. The organizations functioning under these former names have now become the Ship Systems Command, the Facilities Engineering Command, the Ordnance Systems Command and the Supply Systems Command respectively and the Chiefs of these former Bureaus have now become the Commanders.

The 1 May change did not involve any immediate change in personnel or rank.

The four above mentioned commands, plus an Air Systems Command and an Electronic Systems Command, now comprise the Naval Material Command under one Chief. In the new organization the Chief of Naval Operations commands the Chief of the Naval Material Command, the Chief of Naval Personnel and the Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, as well as having the operating forces of the Navy under him. (See Publish and Post, Shipmate, Apr. 1966.)

FIRST ALL-BRITISH NUCLEAR VESSEL British Information Services 25 May 1966.

The first entirely British nuclear-powered vessel, the submarine VALIANT, should be at sea with the Royal Navy in July. She is expected to commission at that time, following contractor sea trials just completed.

VALIANT'S nuclear reactor is based on the Royal Navy's prototype at Dounreay in Scotiand. She will JUNE-JULY,

1966

by those sea entrepreneurs of Greek nationality or descent, like Onassis and Niarchos, among the wealthiest men in today's world.

American government and shipping officials refuse to face the knotty problem of the flags of convenience. They will be forced to, someday, by the Soviet Union when that nation reaches the position of maritime power for which it is now headed.

The last of these five books, Seamen Ashore, is devoted to a study of the life that merchant seamen lead. Half is devoted to the history of United Seamen's Service, the World War II Merchant Marine Welfare Agency. Its lessons are being relearned today. The heart of the book.

Seamen Ashore, however, is in its Chapter I: "Crews, Ships and War Fronts," and its five chapters of Parts I and II which deal with the characteristics and occupational problems of merchant seamen as well as the men who serve them â&#x20AC;&#x201D;purveyors, guardians, friends, shipmates and internationalists. Seamen Ashore will not only instruct naval officers; it can remove the bias that many have toward the merchant seamen and their unions. Whatever else may be said of the militant maritime unions, the demands they won have improved the lot of merchant seamen of all nationalities. In this they have been true to their patron saint, Andrew Furuseth.

"The merchant seaman has always been a figure to conjure with," writes author Hohman. "With a kaleidoscope capacity for change, he has personified and embodied much of the adventure, wanderlust, romance, and exotica of life as well as its monotony, degradation, brutality, and depravity. . . . In the universal and agelong drama of working-class life there is perhaps no job which can match that of the seaman in its integration of extremes, its blending of the bizarre and the colorful with the humdrum and the drab, and its combination of modern technology and outworn tradition."

JOHN D . HAYES '24

join the DREADNOUGHT, the Royal Navy's first nuclear-powered submarine. Built in Britain and commissioned three years ago, DREADNOUGHT has propulsion machinery of American design.

Britain is also building four nuclear-powered submarines to be equipped with American Polaris missiles. These are RESOLUTION, which will be launched later this year. RENOWN, REPULSE and REVENGE.

SOCIETY OF SPONSORS The Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy observed its 58th anniversary at a three-day convention in Washington, D. C , 10-12 May. Members from more than 21 states and the District of Columbia attended.

The Society is a national organization composed of approximately 850 members, scattered around the world, who have christened a ship of the U. S. Navy. The common interest of members of the Society is one of patriotism and the support of our Navy. Society funds are used for such things as scholarships for young men in preparation foi entering the Naval Academy.

Those who attended the convention this year were invited by Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, an honorary member, to a tour of the White House and gardens. The ladies were also the guests of Mrs. Roy Gano, National President of the Society, at the Lars Anderson House and Museum. Guest speaker at the annual luncheon, final event of the year, was the Hon. Robert Baldwin, Under Secretary of the Navy.

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by Paul Schratz '39 DECISIONS, DECISIONSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;!

Last month we kicked some ideas around on experience versus cost analysis. It was suggested that experience teaches us to buy quality but that cost analysis may suggest we buy quantity if we increase effectiveness by doing so.

The operator says this solution gets him in trouble. His aircraft can be shot out from under him in spite of his "average" superiority. The enemy jumps him succesfuUy, not by challenging the average but by hitting him in the unique capability where he may be weakest.

Without hesitation one dives into a swimming pool where the average depth of water is six feet if he knows the minimum depth is four feet. But if the minimum is only two feet the "average" loses value as an aid to decision making. Again he is a victim of deceptive analysis. The problem in each case is that the analysis of cost is generalized while experience is personalized. Fighting the averages on an individual basis is what populates gambling casinos. The fact that the sucker always loses is what keeps them prosperous.

To restate last month's conclusion, the job for analysis, whether based on experience or a computer, is to free the decision maker from questions which can be resolved by analysis, leaving to him the more difficult questions which can be resolved only by judgment. MacGeorge Bundy says the job of a staff officer is simply to "extend the range and enlarge the effectiveness of the man he serves." Both experience and analysis are necessary for that purpose.

We as operators fall short in being able to give experience the proper weight in the decision maker's arena. It is claimed, often justly, that we are prone to the tendency, when unable to prove a point conclusively, to try to argue it on the basis of "military judgment and appeal to tradition."

(And you'll never guess whose quote that is.)

A few years ago Admiral Sabin stirred a good discussion on military professionalism. One of his points was that "the product of the entire naval establishment is the fighting ship and plane." Even though nobody disagrees with this reminder, the fighting ship and plane are only the means to a higher goal. Never before in military history has weaponry been more dominant in our security.

That importance is not only in the real power launched round the clock from flight decks in the South China Sea but in the potential power of other U. S. forces on the alert around the globe.

Day to day military operational experience offers unparalleled opportunities for exerting leverage on top strategic decision makers. The great classical strategists in history have been predominantly military men. Although Clausewitz never commanded an army nor Mahan a fleet, it wasn't because but in spite of this that they earned their fame. It was their shrewd analysis of somebody else's experience on which they made a reputation. The challenge to the military today is to regain the stature the man in uniform once had in planning the grand strategy. The need was never greater.

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PURPOSE OF THE U.S.N.A. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Your Alumni Association exists for the purpose of serving and supporting the United States, the Naval Service and the United States Naval Academy. In the broadest of terms the Association seeks to accomplish its mission by furthering the highest standards of the Naval Academy, by assisting in v/hat ways it can the continuation of a professional officer corps second to none, and by sponsoring such activities and programs as will perpetuate the history and traditions of the Naval Academy and promote the espirit de corps of its alumni.

The foregoing elements of the Association's mission are tangible and their effective accomplishment is not realized without the spending of money. Administrative expenses, the maintenance of records, the printing and distribution of the Association's publications, and other logistic costs, are met for the most part by the judicious use of membership dues. In an indirect way disbursements such as these contribute to the achievement of the Association's aims. However, membership dues alone are incapable of providing any significant furtherance of plans, programs and projects which the Association hopes to undertake for the benefit of the Naval Academy in an ever increasing degree.

The Naval Academy's primary financial support is provided by the Congress in the form of appropriations. Ostensibly these moneys are sufficient to meet the actual cost of operation and such expansion as may be found necessary. However, it is well known by all who hove worked on the preparation of an annua! budget for any command, installation or bureau that many an item sincerely believed to be essentia! has been curtailed or eliminated as the program advanced up the ladder and competition for the available dollars increased. The Naval Academy's proposed budgets have felt the knife along with all the others and the Academy has done without items which we as alumni could not help but agree are essential.

The Naval Academy Alumni Association has made substantial monetary contributions in support of programs and projects at the Academy. With the wholehearted support of its membership achievement of the tangible aims of the Association will become more and more a reality. You, as an alumnus, are asked to help. The Commissioner of Interna! Revenue has ruled that this Association is "organized and operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes" and hence contributions are tax deductible.

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S H I P M A T E

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

A SHIPMATE

RETRACTION deeply regrets the publication

in its May 1966 issue in the Class of 1917 column of an unwarranted and unfounded

ALUMNI

reference to a member of the USNA

NEWS

faculty. At the time it was written, the author of the remark intended it solely as a witticism but now realizes that it was subject to a serious misinterpretation that

OFFICERS

was never intended. Shipmate

and the

USNA Alumni Association take this occa-

President— VADM. WILLIAM

R . SMEDEERG,

D.C. Vice President (Eastern

III, USN (Ret.) '26 (8367), Washington,

Area)—

sion to retract and disavow the statements contained in this article and to extend to

R A D M . ROBERT H . BARNUM, U S N R '33 (11102), Scarsdale, N. Y.

Vice President (Central Area)— MR. JOHN F . GORDON '22 (6330), Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Vice President (Western Area)— VADM. HAROLD O . LARSON, USN (Ret.) '25 (7899), Coronado, Calif.

Past President— ADM. WALTER F . BOONE, USN (Ret.) '21 (5735), Washington, D.C. Executive Director— RADM. W . F . FITZGERALD, USN (Ret.) '21 (5912), Annapolis, Md.

the faculty member a most sincere apology.

TRUSTEES Superintendent's Representative— CAPT. R . E . HAWTHORNE, USN '43 (15416), USNA, Annapolis, Md. At

Large

(To serve until Spring Meeting 1967) RADM.

GORDON

L.

CASWELL,

USN

(Ret.) '27 (9125)

(7380)

RADM. L . S. KINTBERGER, USN (Ret.)

'32 (I05I5) CAPT.

EDWARD

CAPT. D . J. WALSH, USN

(Ret.)

'27

USN

'39

CDR. HARRY D . TRAIN, II, USN

'49

(9015) (To serve until Spring Meeting 1968) L . BEACH,

USN

'39

(13221)

CAPT.

PAUL

R.

SCHRATZ,

(13436)

R A D M . C . S. COOPER, USN (Ret.) '27

(8653)

(20423) (To serve until Spring Meeting 1969)

L T G E N . A . L . BOWSER, JR., U S M C '32

(10650) RADM.

R A D M . H . B . MILLER, USN (Ret.) '24

J.

V A D M . R . B . PIRIE, USN

(ReL)

'26

(8189) E.

KIRKPATRICK,

USNR

CDR. C . A. H. TROST, USN '53 (23314)

(Ret.) '31 (10277) From Local Chapters

(To serve until Spring Meeting 1967) CAPT. A. J. GREENACRE, USN (Ret.) '26

MR.

W . J. TONER,

JR. '43 (15778),

'23

CDR. ROLAND R . RIGGS, USN (Ret.) '04

'24

V A D M . F . T . WATKINS, USN (Ret.) '22

(Ret.)

(7572), Detroit LCDR. E . R . QUADY, USNR '43 (15800)

Los Angeles 1 9 6 6

SEA BREEZES, usually in this column, will be found on page 35.

(2653), San Francisco

(6952), Coronado F . R . DAVIS, USN

CDR. R. A . SENTMAN, USN (Ret.) '25

(8107), Philadelphia

(13763), Connecticut R A D M . C . S. SMILEY, USN (Ret.)

J U N E - J U L Y ,

R A D M . J. A. ROBBINS, USN (Ret.) '30

(9912), Peninsula

Boston CDR. L . L . DAVIS, JR., USN (Ret.) '39

LCDR.

R A D M . E . B . DEXTER, USN (Ret.) '28

(9254), New York

(8197), Annapolis

(6359), Seatde V A D M . JOHN SYLVESTER, USN

(Ret.)

'26 (8148), Washington, D. C.

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What's The Dope HOMECOMING 1966

ILL lANDS

This year's homecoming weekend at the Naval Academy will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of October. Classmates, old friends and shipmates will be expecting you to join them in the round of festivities and events. The football game scheduled for 22 October is with the College of William and Mary. Mark the dates on your calendar and watch for further announcements.

SPRING ELECTION RESULTS

FOURTEEN G R A N D

A Board of Tellers consisting of J. H. Griffin '25 (Chairman), M. H. Bassett '20, S. R. Clark '22, R. B. Daggett '20, R. N. Norgaard '28, P. R. Osborn '29, F. V. Rigler '23, C. F. Swanson '20, T. T. Tucker '23, H. T. Walsh '22 and F. W. Walton '23 met at Alumni House in accordance with the provisions of the By-laws of the Association to count the ballots which had been cast in the annual election of Officers and Trustees of the Association. The Board's count showed the following to be elected to office: Vice President, Eastern Area: RAdm. Robert H .

Barnum '33, USNR. Vice President, Westeran Area: VAdm. H. O. Larson '25, USN (Ret.) Trustees to serve until Spring Meeting 1969: VAdm. R. B. Pirie '26, USN (Ret.) Cdr. C. A. H. Trost '53, USN LGen. A. L. Bowser, Jr. '32, USMC RAdm. J. E. Kirkpatrick '31, USNR A negligible number of write-in votes for each office was cast.

The newly elected officers take office at an organizational meeting of all officers immediately following adjournment of the regular spring meeting of the Board of Trustees on 2 June.

The personal attention and time given by members of the Board of Tellers in the annual count and tabulation of votes is appreciated, especially so in the instance of the recent effort which, gratifyingly, showed a substantial increase in the number of ballots cast.

Several weeks ago, membership in the Naval Academy Alumni Association passed the 14,000 mark for the first time in its history. Still growing, we hope to reach 15,000 in fiscal 1966/1967.

AMP

GRADUATES

RAdm. Frank C. Jones '38, Capt. John W. Maddex '42, Roberto H . Lim '42, and Cdr. Stansfield Turner '47 were graduated on 13 May from the 49th session of the Advanced Management Program conducted by the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.

The session, which started on 14 Feb., had 160 business executives, government and military leaders participating in the 13-week program. The purpose of AMP is to prepare mature administrators to assume the responsibilities of top management in the business or public organizations that sponsored them. The men represented 29 states, Washington, D. C , Canada, and 24 men from II overseas countries. The Federal government was represented by 14 ranking officers of the military services and six managers of civilian agencies. Since its founding in 1943 some 6,000 men and women have participated in AMP.

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Sept. 10

Since 1851, when USS PREBLE dropped anchor with a ship's company of enlisted men at the Academy wharves, there has always been a station ship. The USS REINA MERCEDES, a prize of war

from the Spanish-American War in 1898, was berthed at the Academy from 1912-58. Before then, in the early 1850's, OLD IRONSIDES and USS CONSTITUTION served as station ships, and from 1907 the USS HARTFORD, flagship of Admiral Farragut at the batdes of Vicksburg and Mobile Bay. The newâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but groundedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;barracks contains 32 two-man and 82 four-man rooms, with TV lounges, on the top decks. A chapel, galley and mess hall are on the first deck, and a gymnasium with athletic gear lockers, game room, barber shop, sick bay and a Navy exchange are on the lower level of the complex C O M P A N Y SPONSORSHIP IDEA

Keith C. Spayde,Jr. '50

The distinction of becoming member number 14,000 goes to Cdr. Keith C. Spayde, Jr. '50.

"Casey" Spayde is a native Baltimorean who came to the Naval Academy from McDonogh School via Bullis Prep. A naval aviator, he has had the general line course at Monterey and a tour as instructor at the Naval Academy in addition to his regular flying assignments. From his present duty with VA-44, Cecil Field, Florida, he will become XO of VA-64 in June.

Married to the former Nancy Durig of Moundsville, W. Va., Casey is the proud papa of Pamela Ann who will be two years old in August.

Congratulations to Casey on being Number 14,000. Who will make it 15?

RICKETTS HALL DEDICATED

The dedication of Ricketts Hall on 29 April at Annapolis terminated a tradition of 115 years by retiring the last of the floating barracks for enlisted men attached to the Naval Academy. Named in honor of the late Admiral Claude V. Ricketts '29, who was Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1961-64, the three-story grey brick barracks replaces APL 32 which has been in use as enlisted quarters since 1958, now towed away.

Senator Daniel B. Brewster (D., Md.) spoke at the dedication ceremonies, and members of the late admiral's family attended. The modern complex houses some 400 sailors and is located near the Academy's Field House overlooking the Chesapeake Bay.

The concept of developing a tie between members of the Brigade of Midshipmen and the alumni of the Naval Academy is gathering headway and as of now a number of graduated classes have undertaken to establish and promote a direct bond with the midshipman companies which carry the same numerical designation as their respective classes. As a tangible first step the idea has materialized in the form of funds to be used in the furnishing of Company Wardrooms. For obvious reasons the Superintendent has placed a maximum limit on the initial amounts and on sustaining amounts where such have been planned.

From LCdr. William S. Nichols '10, USN (Ret.), one-time 10th Company commander, comes a new idea which he states in a letter to the Executive Director, quoted as follows.

"My dear Admiral Fitzgerald: "Thanks for your letter and those kind words.

To tell you the truth, I feel sorry for the first onehalf dozen companies on account of it seems to me that the ranks of the survivors are getting pretty thin. I have been wondering about the maintenance down there.

"I had not heard about the wardroom idea until Charlie Moore wrote me, and, like you, I had it beaten into me as a midshipman and as a snotty ensign, the necessity of keeping everything taut, shipshape, and freshly painted. So, I proposed to him the idea of getting all the three stripers now living to chip in a buck. That puts all the companies on about the same footing, and as the years go on, a buck apiece from each three striper would be about right for upkeep and repair.

S H I P M A T E

"Now, I don't believe that such contributions could be sent directly to the Cadet Lieutenants or to the Superintendent. The ideal place would be, in my opinion, the Alumni Association with the boss man, that's you, given wide enough discretion so that no company would be left in the lurch.

"So I make this suggestion. I suppose by sufficient mention in Shipmate you could spread the word to all classes that every living three striper owes a buck a year, and should send it to you and keep it up until God knows when. So, I am enclosing my check to cover all the years I have been gone, and hope that others will do likewise.

If they don't you have plenty of places where this small amount would fit.

"Hoping for the best, and sorry that my chances of seeing Crabtown are rapidly passing as I seem to be going blind.

"I remain yours very truly William Stuart Nicholas" A check for $56 was enclosed with the letter.

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SMITH, W I L L I A M W A R D ( V A D M USN RET ' 0 9 ) , 3 0 M a y ' 6 6 , U S N H , Bethesda, M d .

Adanfic Fleet, in command of USS TOUCEY, and later of USS PEARY.

In 1924 he attended the Naval War College, then served in the Bureau of Engineering, Navy Department. From 1926-29 he was a member of TAYLOR, JAMES HARVEY (LCDR USN RET ' 1 1 ) , the U. S. Naval Mission to Peru and was later 5 M a y ' 6 6 , U S N H , O a k l a n d , Calif. decorated by the Peruvian government for his work in training and organizing that country's TAYLOR, ROBERT LEE (CAPT USN RET ' 3 1 ) , 2 7 Navy.

M a y ' 6 6 , U S N H , St. Albans, L. I., N . Y .

Following command of the batdeship N E W THORPE, W I L L I A M LUPO, JR. (CAPT SC USN YORK in December 1935, Captain Abbott took RET ' 4 0 ) , 4 A p r . ' 6 6 , O x n a r d , Calif. command of the Charleston Navy Yard and was WALKER, HAROLD ELSWORTH (CAPT USNR-R Chief of Staff of the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth ' 2 0 ) , 14 M a y ' 6 6 , USAFH, M o n t g o m e r y , Naval Districts. He confinued in that post until his retirement in June 1939 when he became Ala. coordinator of the Office of Civilian Defense for WEEDEN, W I L L I A M WAGER, JR. (RADM USN the Charleston area until March 1944; he moved to RET ' 2 4 ) , 2 8 A p r . ' 6 6 , H o n o l u l u , H i .

California in 1949.

SPEARS,

WILLIAM

OSCAR

(RADM

'05), 27 M a y ' 6 6 , Washington,

USN RET

D. C.

WEIS, FREDERICK LEWIS (LT JG USN RET ' 1 7 ) ,

Surviving are a daughter, Lisbeth-Anne, the wife of Capt. J. Conner Young, USN, of 790 W R I G H T , JAMES M A H A N (CAPT USN RET ' 3 4 ) , Terraine Ave., Long Beach, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. A. Lenox Uhler of Washington, D. C ; two grand3 June ' 6 6 , F a i r f a x Hosp., F a i r f a x , V a . sons, Arthur Rudedge Young and John Abbott W O L F , CHARLES HENRY, JR. (ENS USN RET Young. ' 6 5 ) , 5 M a y ' 6 6 , U S N H , St. A l b a n s , L. I., 11 A p r . ' 6 6 , P e t e r b o r o u g h , N . H.

N. Y. TREVOR W I L L I A M

LEUTZE ' 9 7

WILLIAM

OSCAR SPEARS ' 0 5

RAdm. Trevor W. Leutze, USN (Ret.), died on 25 April at his home in Winter Park, Fla. He was born in Santa Barbara, Calif.

BALDWIN, J O H N ARNOLD ' 2 4 , 2 3 M a y ' 6 6 , Adm. Leutze attended the Naval Academy in San Anselmo, Calif.

1897, and was listed among the oldest living alumni of the Alumni Association. In 1901 he was staBANKS, HAMPDEN OSBORNE ' 2 1 , 5 A p r . ' 6 6 , tioned at the old Navy Yard in Washington, D. C , Eutaw, A l a . and in the 1920s he served six years as assistant BEALL, ROBERT LAMAR ' 1 7 , 6 M a y ' 6 6 , to the Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Greensboro, N . C. Accounts.

BRADLEY, J O H N JAMES (LCDR USN RET ' 4 2 ) , During the early years of World War II he was 3 0 A p r . ' 6 6 , USNH, O a k l a n d , Calif. responsible for providing supplies for ships and CLARK, HENRY SCHIEFFELIN, JR. ' 1 5 , 13 M a y shore stations for the Fifth Naval District, when ' 6 6 , Richmond, V a . he received the Navy and Army Commendation CREHAN, J O H N FRANCIS (LCDR USNR ' 4 6 ) , 3 0 Ribbons. He served over 40 years in the naval service.

Apr. ' 6 6 , Brookline, Mass.

Adm. Leutze was the grandson of Emanuel DIETRICH, HENRY THORNTON (CAPT USN RET Leutze, the artist who painted "Washington ' 2 6 ) , 2 8 M a y ' 6 6 , U S N H , Bethesda, M d .

Crossing the Delaware." He is survived by his ELLIS, N O R M A N WYATT (CAPT USN RET ' 2 4 ) , widow, Leobelle, of 1169 Lakeview Dr., Winter 1 June ' 6 6 , USNH, Bethesda, M d .

Park.

RAdm. William O. Spears, USN (Ret.), died on 27 May at the Kensington Gardens Sanitarium, Maryland, following a long illness. Graveside services and interment were at Arlington National Cemetery.

Adm. Spears was born in Jasper, Tenn., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1905.

He served throughout World Wars I and 11 and was in various campaigns. He had several tours of duty in South America, in Brazil from 1918-20 and again from 1924-27; from 1929-33 he was chief of the U. S. Naval Mission to Peru. In 1938 he was chief of staff and aide to the Commandant of the Fifth Naval District and in 1934 had duty in the Naval Reserve Division of the Bureau of Navigation. He was the first director of the Pan American Division of the Navy Department, which he helped establish in 1942.

FERRIS, FLOYD FRANKLIN (RADM USN RET ' 2 1 ) , 2 4 M a y ' 6 6 , Doctors H o s p i t a l , W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. FIELD, FRANCIS LOUIS ' 9 8 , 14 M a y ' 6 6 , P a l m Beach, F l a .

GIESE, AUGUSTUS ALBERT ' 2 5 , ' 2 6 , 17 A p r .

ment in 1946 he served as the Navy member of the State, War, Navy Coordinating Committee, as the naval member of the joint Brazilian-U. S. Defense Committee, and on the Army-Navy Advisory Board on American Republics.

'66, Newport News, V a .

HAINES, PRESTON

BENNETT

(CAPT

USN RET

' 0 9 ) , 1 June ' 6 6 , U S N H , Bethesda, M d .

HAMILTON,

JAMES

LINTON

(COL

USAFR-R

' 2 2 ) , 2 7 M a r . ' 6 6 , C h a r l o t t e , N . C. H A R T M A N , KENNETH PENDLETON (CAPT USN RET ' 2 3 ) , 2 June ' 6 6 , U S N H , St. A l b a n s , L. I., N, Y. LEWIS, CHESTER E. (CDR USN RET ' 1 5 ) , 2 8 M a y '66, USNH, Annapolis, M d .

LITTLE, M A R I O N NETHERY (RADM USN RET ' 2 2 ) , 2 3 M a y ' 6 6 , U S N H , Bethesda, M d .

McCAFFREE, BURNHAM CLOUGH (CAPT USN RET ' 2 6 ) , 2 7 M a y ' 6 6 , U S N H , Jacksonville, Fla. McCALEB, W I L L I A M REED (CDR USN RET ' 2 4 ) , 1 M a y ' 6 6 , Harrisburg, Pa. McQUISTON, EDWARD I R W I N (CAPT USN RET ' 2 1 ) , 13 M a y ' 6 6 , N e w Y o r k .

MEYERS, ARTHUR CHRISTIAN (LCDR USNR-R ' 0 6 ) , 2 7 A p r . ' 6 6 , St. Louis, M o .

MURPHY, EDMUND JOSEPH ALOYSIUS (LCDR USNR-R ' 1 8 ) , 8 M a y ' 6 6 , Flushing, N . Y .

PASCHAL, JOE BENNETT (RADM USN RET ' 2 6 ) , 2 4 M a y ' 6 6 , Pensacola, Fla. POLLARD,

LESLIE

KENNEY

(CAPT

USN RET

'21), 4 M a y ' 6 6 , Madison, Wis. SKAHILL, BERNARD JOSEPH (CDR USN RET ' 2 1 ) , 13 A p r . ' 6 6 , S e a t t l e , W a s h .

J U N E - J U L Y , 1 9 6 6

FRANCIS LOUIS FIELD ' 9 8

Mr. Francis L. Field of Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of New York and Edgartown, Mass., died on 14 May in Palm Beach. Services were held at the Sanctuary of Good Shepherd Chapel in Palm Beach Memorial Park, with his ashes, following cremation, scattered off Palm Beach by the Seventh District Coast Guard. He had been listed among the oldest living alumni of the Alumni Association.

During

his long

career

of over

40 years

he commanded USS HUMPHRIES, USS RICHMOND and USS WEST VIRGINIA. Before his retire-

Survivors include his widow, Mae, of 201 Banyan Road, Palm Beach; a son, William H .

Field of Newport, Conn.; a daughter, Mrs. Oliver N. Jennings of Manchester, Vt.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Order of Naval Merit from Brazil; the Grand Officer Naval Merit from Chile; the Grand Cross Boyaca from Colombia; the Order of Abdon Calderon from Ecuador; the Order of Naval Merit from Mexico; the Aviation Cross, Military Order Ayacjcho. Order El Sol, Grand Officer Naval Cross, all from Peru and the Order of Liberator, Commendador from Venezuela.

He is survived by his widow, Blanche, of 2737 Devonshire Place N.W., Washington, D. C ; two sons, Morton Spears of Westwood, Conn., and Capt. William O. Spears, Jr., Chief of the Military Assistance Group in Denmark; two brothers, Douglas Spears of Chattanooga, and Edward Spears of Nashville, Tenn.; three sisters, Mrs. H .

C. Fowler of Macon, Ga., Mrs. Taylor R. Durham of Charlotte, S. C , and Mrs. M. O. Clark of Chattanooga, and five grandchildren.

JOHN

ARTHUR

Mr. Field was born in Evansville, Ind., and attended the Naval Academy with the class of 1898, then the Revenue Cutter Service Academy.

He was graduated from the New York University Law School in 1901, and was founder and president of the General Springs Corp. of New York.

STRONG ABBOTT ' 0 3

CHRISTIAN

MEYERS ' 0 6

Capt. John S. Abbott, USN (Ret.), died in a Coronado, Calif., hospital on 16 March. Services were held at Christ Episcopal Church, Coronado, with interment in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma.

Capt. Abbott, a native of Vallejo, Calif., was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1903. During World War I he served in the battleships

LCdr. Ardiur C. Meyers, USNR (Ret.), died after a short illness at the Lodge Nursing Home, St. Louis, Mo., on 27 April. Services were held at the Michael Fitzgerald Mortuary, with interment in Lakewood Park Cemetery.

LCdr. Meyers, who was born in St. Louis, Mo., was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1906.

KANSAS and CONNECTICUT. In 1919 he was an aide

and the TRUXTUN, then because of defective eyesight he resigned as a passed midshipman on 1 July 1908. He was associated with the M-K-T and

to the superintendent of the Naval Academy, and two years later was attached to Destroyer Force,

He served in USS MINNEAPOLIS, USS LOUISIANA

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the Union Pacific Railroads, and in 1910 joined the Brecht Co. H e received a Bachelor's degree from the St. Louis University School of Commerce and Finance in 1913.

In April 1917 he was commissioned an ensign in the Naval Fleet Reserve and served during World War I in USS APHRODITE, then in the RoE, which was one of the first ships to carry American troops to France. After the Armistice he was aide for enlisted personnel, on the staff of Commander, U. S. Force in France, and in command of USS CAROLA. He retired as a lieutenant commander in October 1919.

He resumed his association with the Brecht Co. in St. Louis, and from 1921-25 he served as chief examiner of the old Efficiency Board of St. Louis, a predecessor of the Board of Civil Service. He was an engineering consultant with the Comptroller's office from 1925-33, and was budget director for the city from 1933-41, director of streets from 1941-49, then became a private <"onsulting engineer, retiring some 10 years ago. He was a part-time instructor in industrial engineering and management courses for the St. Louis University School of Commerce and Finance. He was awarded two Bronze Star Medals for World War I service, and was active in community affairs in St. Louis.

Survivors include his widow. Bertha of 3437 Virginia Ave., St. Louis; four sons, John C , Roy C , Richard C. and Arthur C. Meyers, Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. Louise Schneider; two sisters, and 14 grandchildren.

the States, he reported for duty in the Office of Naval Operations as a communication watch officer in the newly established Navy Communication Office in the old State, War and Navy Building.

Shordy after the declaration of war he was ordered to sea duty in the destroyers DOWNES and ALLEN at Queenstown, Ireland, and as aide on the staff of Commander Destroyer Flotillas operating in European waters. He received a Special Letter of Commendation from the Secretary of the Navy for his services in connection with the administration of destroyers based on Queenstown.

CHESTER E. LEWIS ' 1 5

William Ward Smith '09

He served in the Bureau of Engineering; as manufacturing officer at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport; as Flag Secretary, Scouting Fleet: commanded the cruiser SACRAMENTO, mainly in Central American waters. In 1931 he became executive officer of Bancroft Hall at the Academy and three years later went to sea as aide and fleet a passed midshipman in USS KANSAS and HARToperations officer on the staff of the CommanderFORD and as an ensign in USS T R I P P E . He was in-Chief, U. S. Fleet. He then returned to the commanding officer of USS MCFARLAND from 1920-22, followed by a tour of duty in the Bu- Naval Academy for duty as head of the Mathematics Department. In 1939 he took command reau of Ordnance, then commanded USS PRESTON. of the light cruiser, BROOKLYN. Just before the In 1930 he was assigned to USS PITTSBURGH, then commanded Destroyer Division 13, Asiatic outbreak of World War II, in February 1941, he became Chief of Staff to Admiral Husband E. Fleet, after which he was aide on the staff of Kimmel, Commander-in-Chief U. S. Pacific Fleet Commander Destroyer Squadron 5. based on Pearl Harbor. He became a rear admiral He was aide and force gunnery officer on the on 19 Nov. 1942. In early 1942 he went to sea staff of Commander Battle Force from June and commanded Task Forces in the Battle of 1935-37, then completed the course at the Naval Coral Sea, 4-8 May; the Batde of Midway, 4-6 War College. Upon the outbreak of World War June, and the Alaskan Task Force (five cruisers II he was commander of the cruiser ASTORIA. He and six destroyers) that bombarded Kiska, 7 Aug. was appointed professor of naval science and He received the Navy Distinguished Medal for commanding officer of the Naval Reserve Unit at exceptionally meritorious service in the battles of Tufts University, and was awarded an honorary Coral Sea and Midway. He was Director of Naval Master of Arts degree from that university. Among Transportation Service, 1943-45, for which service his awards were the Mexican Service Medal and he received his second Letter of Commendation the Dominican Campaign Medal. from the Secretary of the Navy. In March 1945 he Capt. Haines was retired in 1943 for physical became Commander Service Force U. S. Pacific disability and made his home in Bethesda, Md., Fleet and was promoted to vice admiral, continuwhere he was president of the Bethesda Fire Board ing in that capacity until after the cessation of for five years. hostilities. During that time the Service Force inHe is survived by his widow Marion of 3 Pooks cluded more than 700 auxiliary and supply ships.

Hill Road, Bethesda, and a son, Capt. Preston B. In 1946 he became a member of the General Haines, Jr., USN. Board, Navy Department. He retired on 1 Oct. W I L L I A M W A R D SMITH ' 0 9 1946 and was later nominated by the President as Chairman of the U. S. Maritime Commission, VAdm. William W. Smith, USN (Ret.), died on 30 May at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda. Ser- serving in that capacity until 1949. He was vice president, Fruehauf Trailer Co. of Detroit, 1950vices were held at St. Andrew's Chapel, Naval 56. He was elected president of the U. S. Naval Academy, followed by interment in the Naval Academy Alumni Association in 1957, serving for Academy Cemetery with full military honors. two years.

Admiral Smith, a native of Springfield, N. J., was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1909, In addition to the campaign medals of World standing 3 in a class of 174. His first sea duty was Wars I and II, he held the Navy Distinguished in battleships in the Adantic Fleet; during the Service Medal; Navy Commendation Medal, expert summers he was a member of the Navy rifle teams. pistol shot and expert rifleman medals; and three He was then transferred to duty with the Asiatic decorations from foreign governments: Order of Fleet, serving in Olongapo, Philippine Islands, in Merit, Nicaragua, Order of Leopold, Belgium and command of the dry dock DEWEY. Returning to the Eloy Alfaro Medal, Ecuador.

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HENRY SCHIEFFELIN CLARK, JR. ' 1 5

Mr. Henry S. Clark, Jr., died on 13 May in Richmond, Va. Services were held at the Bliley Funeral Home in Richmond, followed by interment in Hollywood.

Mr. Clark was born in New York, and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1915. He served in World War I as port officer in Brest, France.

He had retired from the Chesapeake and Ohio Design and Engineering Department, and was active in community affairs. He was a former member of the St. Nicholas Club of New York, the Country Club of Virginia, the University Club and Army and Navy Club.

Surviving are his widow Margaret of 6009 Howard Road, Richmond; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Clark Huber and Mrs. Harry Osborn, both of Richmond; two brothers, F. Douglas Clark of New Canaan, Conn., and William L. Clark of Teaneck, N. J., and four grandchildren.

PRESTON BENNETT HAINES ' 0 9

Capt. Preston B. Haines, USN (Ret.), died on I June at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, after a heart attack. Services were held at the Fort Myer Chapel, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Capt. Haines was born in Peekskill, N . Y., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1909, where he was Brigade Commander. He served as

Not long before he died. Admiral Smith completed writing a book, titled Midway, Turning Point of the Pacific, published by Thomas Y. Crowell Co. of New York. The publishing date was 4 June, the 24th anniversary of the Batde of Midway.

He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth Purdy Smith of 3410 Newark St., Washington, D. C. 20016; a son. Col. William Ward Smith, Jr., USA, three granddaughters and a brother.

Cdr. Chester E. Lewis, USN (Ret.), died at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, on 28 May. Services were held from his home in Annapolis, with private graveside services and interment with military honors at the Naval Academy Cemetery.

Cdr. Lewis, who was born in Lamira, Ohio, was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1915.

He was retired in 1936 but returned to active duty during World War II, and was again retired in 1947. He served in submarines, cruisers and batdeships, with shore duty in the Department of Marine Engineering at the Naval Academy, the Naval War College and the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department.

His awards included the Haitian and Dominican Campaign Medals, the Victory Medal with Patrol Clasp, the second Nicaraguan Campaign, Yangtze Patrol and American Theatre Medals.

Cdr. Lewis was a charter member of the Annapolis Chapter of the Military Order of World Wars, and served as historian for several years in the chapter and was state commander of the Maryland State Chapter. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and authored several books and publications, including Tracking Satellites.

He is survived by his widow, Lydia Lee, of 19 Southgate Ave., Annapolis, Md., a daughter.

Miss Sarah Lee Lewis, and a brother, Cdr. Roy W. Lewis, USN (Ret.).

ROBERT LAMAR BEALL ' 1 7

Mr. Robert L. Beall died on 6 May in the Greensboro Convalescent and Nursing Center, following a lengthy illness. Services were held in the chapel of the First Presbyterian Church, with interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery at Greensboro, N. C. Mr. Beall was a native of Guilford Co., N. C , and was a veteran of World War I, serving as a major with the First Division in France and Germany. He also was a member of the .Krmy of Occupation in Germany. He attended the Naval Academy with the class of 1917.

Mr. Beall was a retired advertising manager at Wysong and Miles Co. and at one time worked for Vick Chemical Co. He is survived by his widow, the former Willie Wilson; a son, Robert L. Beall, Jr.; two sisters, Mrs. H. O. Carpenter and Mrs. Russell F. Hall, of Greensboro.

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E D M U N D JOSEPH A . MURPHY ' 1 8

LCdr. Edmund J. A. Murphy, USNR (Ret.), died on 8 May at his home in Flushing, N . Y.. following a heart attack. A requiem mass was offered in St. Andrew Avellino Roman Catholic Church in Flushing, with interment with military honors at Long Island National Cemetery at Farmingdale.

LCdr. Murphy, who was born in New York, was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1917 with the class of 1918. During World War I he served with the Adantic Fleet in destroyers and battleships in the war zone and at the Naval .A.ir Station at Pauillac, France. After the war he was assistant engineering officer in battleships in American coastal waters. He resigned from the service in 1925 to go into private industry, and was associated with Ingersoll-Rand and Equitable Life Assurance Society.

In February 1941 he returned to active duty as a lieutenant commander and served throughout World War II. He was security and material officer and liaison officer between private shipbuilding and repair industries, serving in the Third Naval District in the New York area. A Letter of Commendation from the Secretary of the Navy was awarded to him for distinguished service.

In 1947 he again returned to civilian life, joining the Naval Reserve and becoming coordinator of the Executives' Association of Greater New York.

He was a member of the Reared Officers' Association of New York and Washington.

Surviving are his widow, Margaret A. of 3614 165th St., Flushing; and a daughter Rosemary of the home address.

the First National Bank of Los Angeles and a director of several development companies. He attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and took advanced courses in education at the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, and studied agriculture and citriculture at California Polytechnic Institute. He was an expert in pistol and rifle. For the past few years he and his wife made their home in Montgomery.

Survivors are his widow. Colleen, of 3230 McGehee Road, Montgomery; a son, Harold E. Walker, Jr., of Sumter, S. C ; a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Farrar of Montgomery, and six grandchildren.

EDWARD I R W I N McQUISTON ' 2 1

Capt. Edward I. McQuiston, USN (Ret.), died on 13 May in the Naval Hospital, St. Albans, New York, after a long illness. Services were held in St. Andrew's Chapel of the Naval Academy, with the Rt. Rev. John B. Bentley, a close friend of the family from Virginia, assisting. Interment was in the Naval Academy Cemetery with military honors.

HAMPDEN OSBORNE BANKS ' 2 1 A

Mr. Hampden O. Banks died on 5 April at Eutaw, Ala. Services were held at his home, with interment in the family cemetery, Grassdale, at Eutaw.

Mr. Banks was graduated from the University Military Academy in Mobile, class of 1914, and attended the University of Alabama for a year before entering the Naval Academy, from where he was graduated in 1921 A. After two years duty with the fleet he resigned from the Navy and entered Columbia University where he received his Master's degree in mathematical science.

Until his retirement in 1942 he was a professor at the College of the City of New York, when he Edward Irwin McQuiston '21 returned to the place of his birth, Eutaw. He is survived by his widow, Muriel Sage; a son, Capt. McQuiston was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. H e Hampden Osborne, Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. Catherine was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1920 Banks Vemnes, and five grandchildren. with the class of 1921, and first served in ADOLPH OTTO GIESELMANN ' 1 9 FLOYD FRANKLIN FERRIS ' 2 1 USS ARIZONA. In 1927 he was designated a subCapt. Adolph O. Gieselmann, USN (Ret.), died mariner and served for many years in undersea RAdm. Floyd F. Ferris, USN (Ret.), died of at his home in Vallejo, Calif., on 25 March, folcraft. cancer in Doctors Hospital, Washington, D. C , on lowing a heart attack. Interment was in Sunrise 24 May. Services were held in the Fort Myer During World War II he served in Guadalcanal, Memorial Cemetery.

Chapel, with interment in Arlington National Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and in Japan. He comCapt. Gieselmann, who was born in Tennessee, Cemetery. manded the WILLIAM WARD BURROWS and later was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1919.

Admiral Ferris was born in Easthampton, Long the attack transport SIBLEY. From 1946-50 he was He served in USS NORTH CAROLINA following Island, N. Y., and had active service as a midshipinspector of naval materiel. New York, becoming graduation, and later served in destroyers based at man in USS MAINE operating with the Atlantic security officer in 1950. He was awarded the Brest, France. He received a Master's degree in Squadron during World War I. He was graduWorld War I Victory Medal and the American mechanical engineering from Columbia University ated from the Naval Academy with the class of Defense Service Medal with star, and during in 1924. Prior to World War II he served with 1921, and served seven years at sea. He com- World War II he received the American Area the Destroyer Force, Pacific, in USS LEXINGTON manded USS KANE which participated in the Campaign Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Area and USS ARKANSAS; he was design superintendent evacuation of United States citizens from Spain Campaign Medal with four stars. during their civil war, and later was an instructor of the Norfolk Navy Yard and material officer on Following retirement in March 1951, Capt. the staff of Commander, Base Force, U. S. Fleet. of naval science and tactics in the NROTC Unit McQuiston was an executive assistant with Amerof Yale University.

During the second world war Capt. Gieselmann ican Machine and Foundry Co. and later was was design superintendent and later planning offiIn 1940 he was damage control officer and first with Maxson Electronics Corp., for which he set cer at the Navy Yard, Mare Island. For these lieutenant of USS IDAHO, which was on escort up a security system. He also taught science at services he was awarded a Letter of Commendaand patrol duty in the North Adantic area, based the Riverdale School. He was a member of the tion by the Secretary of the Navy with authorizaat Iceland, prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl California chapter of the Sons of the American tion to wear the Commendation Ribbon. In May Harbor. From August 1942 to July 1944 he served Revolution, and was a descendant of a knight of 1946 he became supervisor of shipbuilding, New- successively as executive officer in USS PRESIDENT the Most Noble Royal Order of the Garter, and ADAMS, and in command of USS LIBRA. He was port News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., and also of one or more of the Magna Carta barons. awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for naval inspector of ordnance, Newport News. exceptionally meritorious service in the Solomon He is survived by his widow, the former DoroHe is survived by his widow, the former Jessie Islands area, and the Bronze Star Medal with thea Brewer of Annapolis, of 530 East 23rd St., Halliday, member of a pioneer California family: Apt. 14-C, New York City; a son, Cdr. Edward I. a son, Paul, and a daughter, Jean, of Vallejo, and a Combat " V " for services as commanding officer of a U. S. transport landing troops on Japanese- McQuiston, Jr., USN '49, serving in RANGER; a brother, Paul, of Memphis, Tenn. held positions in the Pacific. daughter, Mrs. Bennett W. Priest of Los Angeles; HAROLD ELLSWORTH WALKER ' 2 0 two brothers. Dr. Stuart McQuiston of Cedar Upon his return to the States in August 1944, Rapids, la., and W. Bryce McQuiston of Pittsburgh, Capt. Harold E. Walker, USNR (Ret.), died on Admiral Ferris served as Navy Foreign Liaison and five grandchildren.

14 May at the Air Force Hospital, Montgomery, Officer in the Office of Naval Intelligence, a post Ala. Interment was at White Chapel, Glcndora, he held until his retirement in June 1952. He also LESLIE KENNEY POLLARD ' 2 1 Calif., on the 18th. received the Order of the British Empire, the Capt. Walker, who was born in Des Moines, Capt. Leslie K. Pollard, USN (Ret.), of MadiLegion of Honor from France, the Royal Order of son, Wis., died on 4 May following a long illness.

George I from Greece, the Special Breast Order la., was graduated from the Naval Academy in Services and interment were held at Arlington of Yun Hui from Nationalist China, the Asiatic1919 with the class of 1920. He resigned in 1922 Pacific Campaign Medal with seven stars, the National Cemetery. and entered the Naval Reserve in 1924, serving Legion d'Honneur from France, the Naval Cross until 1957. He was awarded the Victory Medal Capt. Pollard, who was born in Salmon, Ida., of Merit from Spain, the European-African-Middle with star for services during World War I, and attended Marion Military Institute in Alabama, Eastern Campaign Medal, and two Navy Unit during World War II he received the Cross of and was graduated from the Naval Academy in Commendations. At the time of his death he was Taxiarchon Royal Order of the Phoenix of Greece, 1921. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for secretary of the class of 1921, a post he had held the Croix de Guerre from France, the Asiaticservices during World War I, and a letter of comfor many years.

Pacific Theatre Medal, the Victory Medal, Commendation for services during World War II. He mendation Ribbon, among others. served until January 1943 when he was retired for He is survived by his widow Alwilda of The Following retirement he became a citrus ranchphysical disability but was retained on active duty Towers, 4291 Cathedral Ave., N.W., Washington, er at Glendora, Calif., and was a past mayor of ashore until December 1945 when he was retired D. C ; a daughter, Mrs. Ross A. deMatteo, and in the rank of captain. one granddaughter.

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From 1933-34 he attended the Naval War College at Newport, R. I., and from 1939-41 was an associate professor of naval science at Harvard University. Following retirement he was associated with the Ray-O-Vac Co., becoming assistant to the president. He was active in civic affairs, in Boy Scout work, and was a past director of the Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce, a past state chairman for Veterans Day, and formerly chaired the Advisory Council of Naval Affairs for the state. He was a rose fancier and a consultant of the American Rose Society.

He is survived by his widow, Isabelle, of 301 New Castle Way, Madison; a son. Ward, of Clinton, Ohio; a daughter, Carolyn, of Boston, Mass.; two sisters, and two grandchildren.

BERNARD JOSEPH SKAHILL, JR. '21 Cdr. Bernard J. Skahill, USN (Ret.), died at his home in Seatde, Wash., on 13 April. Services were held in St. Catherine's Church, with interment in Calvary Cemetery.

Cdr. Skahill, who was born in New York City, was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1921.

He served in all major types of naval surface ships, and served throughout World War II. In June 1944 he took part in the invasion of the continent. Following retirement in 1947 he was associated with Boeing Co. as an engineer until retirement in 1961.

Survivors include his widow, Elizabeth, of 8232 16th Ave. N.E., Seattle; a daughter, Mrs. Jacqueline Herum of EUensburg, and two sons, Bernard J. Skahill, Jr., of Seatde, and George E. Skahill of Bellerose, N. Y. JAMES LINTON HAMILTON '22 Col. James L. Hamilton, USAFR (ReL), of Charlotte, N. C , died on 27 March after an illness of six months. Interment was in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Col. Hamilton was born in TuUahoma, Tenn., and attended the University of the South at Sewanee and the Naval Academy, class of 1922. He moved to Charlotte in 1923 and established the J. L. Hamilton Engineering Co., of which he was president until his death.

In 1942 he established the first anti-submarine base for the Civil Air Patrol at Manteo. In 1943 he entered the U. S. Air Corps and served on General Arnold's staff; when the 20th Air Force was activated he served as a pilot in B-29's in the Pacific. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Air Medals, and two Unit Presidential Citations. He was retired as a colonel in the Air Force Reserve in 1959.

Active in service and community affairs. Col. Hamilton was past president of the North Carolina Air Force Reserve Association, past commander of the American Legion Post No. 64 and a 32nd Degree Mason. He had served on the Civil Service Board of Charlotte as chairman, and as North Carolina Wing Commander of the C.A.P. from 1954-57. He also was past president of the Sportsmans Pilots Association, and as an organizing charter member of Christ Episcopal Church he served four terms as senior warden.

Surviving are his widow, Elizabeth, of Flying H Farm, Route 3, Charlotte; a daughter, Mrs. R. Corson Rose of Charlotte; five grandchildren, and a brother, Herschel Hamilton of St. Augustine, Fla. MARION NETHERY LITTLE '22 RAdm. Marion N. Littie, USN (Ret.), died of a heart attack at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, on 23 May. Services were held in the Fort Myer Chapel with full military honors, and interment was in Arlington National Cemetery.

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When the fleet was attacked by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, Adm. Litde was in command of the battleship CALIFORNIA in the absence of the captain and executive officer. He participated in the invasion of Italy at Sicily and Salerno, and was awarded the Legion of Merit for services prior to and during the amphibious invasions.

Following the Normandy invasion he participated in the establishment of the Omaha Beaches.

He was awarded a gold star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit and the French Croix de Guerre for his services in the invasion of France. In 1944 he was chief of staff to Commander, Amphibious Group 12 in the Pacific Theater, and during 1944-45 he took part in the preparation and training for the invasion of Okinawa. For these services he was given the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V." After commanding USS BREMERTON, Adm. Littie was assigned to the Fleet Operational Readiness Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and was retired in 1952. He was then associated with the Research Analysis Corp. as a military operations analyst, and retired from that position in 1963.

He is survived by his widow, Gaynor, of 3182 Key Blvd., Arlington, Va.; a son, Cdr. James G. Littie, USN '50, of Arlington; a daughter, Mrs. Joyce L. Morgan of Willinboro, N. J., and five grandchildren.

KENNETH PENDLETON HARTMAN '23 Capt. Kenneth P. Hartman, USN (ReL), died at the Naval Hospital, St. Albans, N. Y., on 2 June. Services and interment were in Philadelphia.

CapL Hartman, who was born in Chicago, was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1923. His tours of duty included service in destroyers, cruisers, battleships, amphibious ships and aircraft carriers. Prior to World War II he was an assistant naval attache in London and was an observer with the British fleet. During the war he commanded a destroyer and later an amphibious transport. For gallantry in service with the Royal Navy he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by Great Britain.

Capt. Hartman served as Chief of Staff, Commander Amphibious Training Atlantic, and was a naval adviser to the assistant chief of staff of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. He was retired in July 1953.

In 1931 Capt. Hartman received a Master of Science degree from Columbia University, and was graduated from the Naval War College in 1948. He also attended New York University.

He is survived by his widow, Anita, of Apt. 6-C, No. 7 Peter Cooper Road, Peter Cooper Village, New York.

JOHN ARNOLD BALDWIN '24 Mr. John A. Baldwin, a native of Bisbee, Ariz., and a Naval Academy graduate in the class of 1924, died at San Anselmo, Calif., on 23 May, following a lengthy illness. Services were held at the Chapel of the Hills, San Anselmo, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Mr. Baldwin served as a junior officer in the fleet following graduation, but resigned from the Navy in 1926. He was for a few years affiliated with Pacific Abrasive Supply Co., but the major portion of his business career was as west coast manager for the Alkorn Combustion Co. at Los Angeles. He retired in 1957 from this affiliation and leased family land in Colorado for oil, grazing, mining and farming. He was an amateur lapidary worker and rock enthusiast.

Surviving are his widow, Idabelle R. Baldwin of 115 Hidden Valley Lane, San Anselmo; sons John A. Jr. and Robert N. Baldwin; two brothers, a sister and one grandchild.

NORMAN WYATT ELLIS '24 Capt. Norman W. Ellis, USN (Ret.), died of cancer on 1 June at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda.

Graveside services and interment were at the Naval Academy Cemetery.

Capt. Ellis was born in Chicago, 111., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1924. He completed the postgraduate course in aviation ordnance engineering in 1933. A naval aviator, having been so designated in 1926, he served three tours of duty in Washington, D. C. From 1941-43 he was director of the armaments branch of the engineering division. Bureau of Aeronautics, and later was assigned to research and development in the Bureau of Ordnance.

During World War II Capt. Ellis commanded the escort carrier NASSAU in the Pacific, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his services.

He was commanding officer of the Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi, Tex., from 1950-52 and headed the Naval RCTC Unit at the University of Wisconsin from 1952-54. He also held the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Unit Emblem, Army.

Following retirement in June 1954 he became an engineer with the Nems-Clarke Co.; at the time of his death he was an engineering assistant at Vitro Corp. in Washington, D. C. Survivors include his widow M. Arline of 4704 Overbrook Road, Brookdale, Md.; two sons, LCdr. David E. Ellis, USN, of Key West, Fla., and Lt. Peter O. Ellis, USAF, of Riverhead, Long Island; a daughter, Mrs. Adrienne Sebree of New Orleans, La.; and two brothers, Charles D. Ellis of Sacramento, Calif., and Cdr. Lee A. Ellis, USN (Ret.), of Annapolis.

WILLIAM REED McCALEB '24 Cdr. William R. McCaleb, USN (Ret.), died on 1 May at Harrisburg, Pa., of a heart affliction of long standing. Services were held in Harrisburg, his birthplace, with interment at Sunbury.

Cdr. McCaleb was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1924. His sea service was in surface shipsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;batdeships, cruisers, destroyers and auxiliaries. During World War II he had command of Mine Squadron 9, LCI Group 37 and LSM Flotilla 14. He was awarded a Bronze Star Medal, and a gold star in lieu of a second medal, and a commendation ribbon.

Following retirement in January 1947, Cdr. McCaleb was affiliated with the H. L. Yob Company at Mechanicsburg, Pa., and later with the Pennsylvania General State Authority.

Surviving him are his daughters, Mrs. Mary Sawyer and Mrs. Monica Vies; a stepdaughter, Mrs. David Austin, and a stepson, J. D. Moyer, Jr., and three grandchildren.

WILLIAM WAGER WEEDEN '24 RAdm. William W. Weeden, USN (Ret.), died on 28 April in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he had resided in recent years, and where he had been hospitalized since January. Services with full military honors were held on board the nuclear submarine USS SEADRAGON at the 100-fathom curve off Diamond Head.

Adm. Weeden was born in Providence, R. I., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1924. He held submarine commands over a period of 14 years, including USS TARPON and Submarine Division 12. Other commands included LST Flotilla 23, USS BRECKENRIDGE, and the Submarine Base at Key West. Among other medals he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

Following retirement in July 1954 Adm. Weeden was a consultant and lived in Bethesda, Md.; more recently he was curator of the FALLS OF CLYDE, formerly a sailing vessel active on the Honolulu run before the days of steam, now used as a nautical museum. At the time of his death he was commander of the Honolulu chapter of the Military Order of World Wars.

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He IS survived by his widow Beulah Viva of 2895 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu; a daughter, Mrs. Bette Jane Smitii; a stepson David E. Adler; sue grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

GEORGE WASHINGTON PRESSEY '32 RAdm. George W. Pressey, USN, died on 21 April in Tripler Army Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii, after a series of strokes. Services and interment with full military honors were in Arlington NaAUGUSTUS ALBERT GIESE '25 tional Cemetery on the 26th.

Mr. Augustus Albert Giese, vice president in Adm. Pressey was born in Hampton, Va. He charge of personnel, Newport News Shipbuilding attended Severn School and first went to sea as a and Dry Dock Co., died on 17 April in Newport seaman in 1927. He was graduated from the Naval News, Va., after a long illness.

Academy in 1932, and at the time of his death Mr. Giese, who was born in Iowa, left the was Deputy for Military Assistance, Logistice and Academy prior to graduation in 1925. He began Administration, on the staff of Adm. U.S.G. his career at the shipyard in 1926 as a machinist Sharp, Jr. and served successively in the time study departHe first served in USS NEVADA, then in USS ment and on the production manager's staff before MISSISSIPPI, which patrolled the Cuban waters his transfer to the personnel division in 1929. during the revolution in September 1933. After Appointed assistant personnel manager 1 Oct. duty on the China Station and in the Philippines 1950, he became personnel manager 1 May 1950, he had an extensive tour of Europe during the occupation of Austria in 1938, then served in the the second man to hold the tide. He was elected West Indies in USS CAPELLA. After a tour of duty to the position of vice president in charge of personnel by the Board of Directors on 22 May at the Naval Academy, he served in USS TRUXTUN in Newfoundland and Iceland.

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Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Mr. Donald A. Holden, president of the shiphe served on the staff of the Commander in Chief, yard, commented on Mr. Giese's death, "It is Atlantic Fleet, and was attached to the frigate with deep regret that we record the passing of my good friend. His many years of loyal service CONSTELLATION; as fleet navigator he assisted in the planning for Operation TORCH in the Allied to the company and its employees are deeply landings in North Africa, and took part in early appreciated. He was one of the top personnel anti-submarine warfare. For this service he was men in the state of Virginia and in the shipbuildawarded the Legion of Merit. ing industry. His capabilities and wise counsel In 1943 he commanded USS HOBBY which will be sorely missed among his many friends, as escorted USS N E W JERSEY and USS IOWA in the well as by the company's management." dash to the Marshalls in early 1944, and later He is survived by his widow, Margarita Mays worked as part of the Seventh Fleet in New Giese of Warwick, Newport News; a daughter, Mrs. M. Quincy Holt of Newport News; a son, Guinea and operated with Task Forces 38 and 58 in operations off Luzon and Formosa, and in Graham Sherwood Giese, oceanographer with the the China Sea, Hong Kong and Indo-China raids.

Woods Oceanographic Institute; two stepsons, Maj. Donald Isbell, USA (USMA '55), and Capt. A Letter of Commendation with Combat " V " was awarded for these services. He then commandCharles Mayes Isbell, USMC (USNA '54); a sister, ed USS STEVENS in the occupation of the PhilipMrs. Lewis F. Kruse of MinoUa, Iowa; a brother, Victor Giese of San Leandro, Calif., and 17 pines, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and a gold star in lieu of the Second Bronze Star. grandchildren.

gunnery operations officer of Carrier Divisions 2, 3, and 5.

Following a tour in the Bureau of Ordnance as head of the Aviation Ordnance, Material Division, he became executive officer of the carrier ORISKANY, then attended the Naval War College. He served in the Weapons Systems Evaluation Group of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and in 1960 headed the War Room where he was in charge of research and data on the Cuban missile crisis. Following a tour in the Naval Bureau of Personnel he retired in 1964.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, and Commendation Ribbon as well as various area and campaign ribbons.

Surviving are his widow Shirley of 3325 Executive Ave., Falls Church, Va.; a son, Gordon Randolph Wright, and a daughter, Mrs. Ned McLane Lassiter of Falls Church; his mother, Mrs. E. F. Wright of Princeton, N. J., and one grandchild.

JAMES HILLS BARNARD, I I , '36 RAdm. James H. Barnard, II, USN (Ret.), died of meningitis on 15 April at his home in San Mateo, Calif. Interment with full military honors was in Golden Gate National Cemetery.

Adm. Barnard was born at Webster, N . Y., and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1936.

He served four years in USS TRENTON which was in French waters when Germany invaded Poland.

He completed the course at the Submarine School, New London, and was serving in USS TAUTOG when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He made five war patrols in TAUTOG, the second and fifth contributing to the ship's receiving the Navy Unit Citation, and was awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry.

In 1943 he was an instructor, then became head of the Torpedo Department of the Submarine Base, and was awarded a Letter of Commendation with Ribbon for his constructive work. Other assignments were in the Research and Development Division, Bureau of Ordnance, and on the In 1945 he commanded USS GLENNON, and later was executive officer of USS MISSOURI in the staffs of Commander Submarine Squadron One BURNHAM CLOUGH McCAFFREE '26 and Commander Submarine Forces, Pacific. DurKorean theater, for which service he was awarded Capt. Burnham C. McCaffree, USN (Ret.), died a gold star in lieu of the second Legion of Merit. ing the Korean conflict he commanded the escort on 27 May at the Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, After attending the National War College he destroyer USS RADFORD and spent seven months after a long illness. A memorial service was held served on the staff of the Commander in Chief, in the combat area, followed in 1952 by the RADat All-Saints Protestant Chapel of the Naval Air FORD'S participation in the atomic development Pacific, and had duty as Commander Destroyer Station, with interment in Arlington National tests at Eniwetok. For his services he was awardSquadron Two, then was chief of staff and aide Cemetery. ed the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V." Capt. McCaffree was born in Canova, S. D., to the Commander, Seventh Fleet. In 1960 he Adm. Barnard served as industrial and torpedo become Commander Naval Forces, Korea, then and attended Sioux Falls College before entering officer of the Naval Torpedo Station at Keyport, was assigned to the office of the Deputy Chief of the Naval Academy, from where he was graduated Wash., and in the Office of the Chief of Naval Naval Operations (Logistics), then director of in 1926. He became a naval aviator at Pensacola in 1930, and held his first command post in 1939 shore activities development and control division. Operations. He was retired in June 1957 and at the time of his death was associated with Space Naval Operations. He was also awarded the China when he placed aviation squadron VO-5 in comService Medal, the European-African-Middle East- Publications at Palo Alto. He also held the mission in batdeships of the Adantic Fleet. He Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Korean ern Campaign Medal, among others. was operations officer of Fleet Air Wing I I when Service Medal. it was commissioned in 1942 at Key West, then He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth, of 32 He is survived by his widow, Shirley, of 54 East he served on the staff of the Commander in Chief, Makalapa Drive, Honolulu; three daughters, Jean, 9th Ave., San Mateo; two daughters, Mrs. David in charge of the sea frontier desk. who is employed at Stanford University; Sarah Blaney of Orinda, Calif., and Mrs. James Miller From 1947-50 Capt. McCaffree was head of the Sheridan, who attends Goucher College, and Marof Belmont, Calif., and one granddaughter. garet, of the home address.

Aviation Personnel Distribution Branch, Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, and attendROGER BLAKE WOODHULL '37 ed the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. JAMES MAHAN WRIGHT '34 Capt. Roger B. Woodhull, USN (Ret.), died of Capt. James M. Wright, USN (Ret.), died on From 1951-52 he commanded the carrier WASP, emphysema at Winter Park, Fla., on 5 Feb. Inter3 June at the Fairfax County Hospital, Virginia, ment was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va. then was commanding officer of the Naval Air following a heart attack. Services were held in the Station, Jacksonville, and Commander Naval Air Capt. Woodhull, who was born in California, Fort Myer Chapel, with interment in Arlington Bases, Sixth Naval District. His last post before entered the Naval Academy in 1933, and stood National Cemetery with full military honors. retirement in 1956 was Vice Deputy Commandant, near the top of his class for four years; he was a Education Division, Industrial College of the five-striper his first class year. He served in cruisers Capt. Wright was born in Wrightsville, Ky., and Armed Forces. He then became executive director was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1934. until 1940 when he received his wings at Pensaof the Jacksonville Area of the Chamber of Comcola. He served successively in the carriers WASP, He received a Master's degree in aviation ordnance merce. from the Naval Postgraduate School at Annapolis. RANGER and ENTERPRISE. For services in ENTERHe first served in USS N E W YORK, then com- PRISE during action at Guadalcanal in World War Capt. McCaffree was awarded the Air Medal for II he was awarded the Navy Cross. pleted the course at Pensacola where he was services in the Panama Canal Zone in December designated a naval aviator. He served in the 1941; the American Campaign Medal, and the In 1943 he attended the Naval Postgraduate RANGER and in the Bureau of Ordnance and was School, then studied at the California Institute of Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal. a junior naval aide to President Roosevelt.

Technology for two additional years and received Survivors include his widow, Margaret S. of his Master's degree in aeronautical engineering.

In 1943 he served on the staff of Commander 4345 Landover Road, Jacksonville; a son, LCdr. He had two tours of duty in the Bureau of Fleet Air South Pacific and Commander Air South Burnham C. McCaffree, Jr.; his mother, Mrs. Aeronautics, served at the Pensacola and Norfolk Pacific, after which he was assigned to the staff of Charles McCaffree of Seatde, Wash.; a brother, Naval Air Stations, then became director of the Commander Fleet Air West Coast as gunnery and Charles McCaffree, Jr., of East Lansing, Mich.; Naval Air Material Center Structures Laboratory, tactics officer. In early 1945 he became Coma sister, Mrs. George Helliwell of Seatde; a stepson, Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia. mander Air Group 80 on board the BOXER, then James Averill, and two granddaughters.

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He is survived by two sons. Ens. Roger Blake Woodhull, Jr., USN '65, who recenriy reported to Princeton University for a postgraduate course in civil engineering, and Maury Townsend Woodhull, a high school senior who will attend Georgia Institute of Technology this fall.

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LCdr. John J. Bradley, USN (ReL), of San Jose, Calif., died 30 April in the Naval Hospital, Oakland, following a long illness. Services were held at the Willow Glen Mortuary, with interment in the Golden Gate National Cemetery at San Bruno.

LCdr. Bradley was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1942. He served in the Navy from 1936 until retirement in 1960, when he was awarded two Navy unit citations, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with nine stars, and the Philippines Liberation Medal.

He is survived by his widow, Helen, of 1309 Crestwood Drive, San Jose; two sons, John J. Bradley, Jr., and Robert S. Bradley; a daughter, Alice Bradley, of San Jose; his mother, Mrs. Ethel M. Armeno of Santa Cruz; and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Jenkins of Grandview, Wash.; Mrs. Alice Spence of New York and Mrs. Lillian Greer of Miami.

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LCdr. John F. Crehan, USNR, of Brookline, Mass., died on 7 May at the Carney Hospital, Dorchester, Mass. Services were held at St. Ignatius Church, Chestnut Hill, with interment in Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline.

LCdr. Crehan was born in Boston, and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1946. He resigned from the service in 1949 and became an insurance broker in Boston. He was recalled to active duty in the Naval Reserve and served from October 1951-53, with duty at the White House as an assistant to the naval aide to President Kennedy. He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. of Boston and the board of directors of the YMCA. He is survived by his widow, the former Anne Fitzpatrick of II Carlton St., Brookline; a brother, Alfred F. Crehan of New Jersey; six sisters, Mrs. Henora P. Quincy of Lexington, Mass., Mrs. Eileen B. Leider of New York, Mrs. Virginia M. Verrochi of Vermont and the Misses Julia A., Mary V. and Katherine J. Crehan, all of Dorchester.

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Our class has lost another of its few remaining members—one of the most faithful and loyal— F. L. (Louie) FIELD. He died at the age of 87 at his residence in Palm Beach on 14 May. After resigning from the Naval Academy, he entered the Revenue Cutter Service Academy— now the Coast Guard Academy—and served in their ship CHASE for a number of years. He resigned from the Coast Guard to study law, which he practiced successfully for a number of years before going into business and founding the General Spring Corp. of New York. Their specialty was hangers for high pressure steam piping on shipboard and power stations ashore. He had large interests in Europe, as well as in this country, and traveled regularly to Europe.

He was a faithful member of the '98 class organization, attended all meetings and contributed generously to all class projects. He collaborated with Gordon Grant in assuring the technical accuracy of the painting of our old full-rigged practice ship MONONGAHELA which the class presented to the Naval Academy.

Of recent years he made his home in Palm Beach where the welcome mat was always out for friends and classmates. He was a member of the Everglades Club and the Bath and Tennis Club of Palm Beach and a former member of the New York Yacht Club and the Edgartown Yacht Club.

His widow Mae resides at their Palm Beach home.

Word has been received that Mrs. Carleton Romig Kear, widow of LCdr. KEAR '00, died in Miami, Fla., on 24 April. She was the former Eleanor Pettit.

Memorial services were held at SL Andrew's Chapel of the Naval Academy, with burial in the Naval Academy Cemetery on 13 May. LCdr. Kear, who died in 1962, also is buried in the Naval Academy Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, Capt. C. R. Kear, Jr., USN, '35, and a daughter.

Sec'y, RAdm. C. W. Fisher, USN (Eet.) P.O. Box 1101, Carmel, Calif. 93921 Lilian Crocker Coxe, widow of Lewis COXE, USN (ReL) '01, died on Thursday, 5 May, after a long illness, in Coronado, Calif., where she had made her home for 35 years.

She is survived by one son, RAdm. Lewis C. Coxe, (CEC) USN, class of 1934, now stationed in San Diego; a grandson and two great-grandsons, all of Phoenix, Md.

"And then there were eight . . ."

Through the monthly report of the Navy Mutual Aid Association, I belatedly received word of the death on 16 March of Capt. John S. (Jock) Abbott, USN (Ret.). Jock had been in poor health for a number of years and died in Coronado, Calif. The class will miss his cheerful disposition and his loyalty to the class. His wife, Ernestine, died some years ago but his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth-Anne Young, survives. She lives at 790 Terrain Ave., Long Beach, Calif.

The class also has its distinguished Texan in Adm. S. M. (Mike) Robinson. The following are excerpts from an interview with Mike by a reporter. Bob Lee, for the Houston Post, on 28 Feb.: THEY HUNTED CRUISER HOUSTON SILVER Nimitz Greatest, Says Adm. Robinson "Adm. Samuel M. Robinson (retired) leaned back in the easy chair in the front room of his comfortable home at 4614 Laurel, Bellaire, and shook his head gravely. " 'No one will ever take Adm. Nimitz's place,' he said, 'not as far as I am concerned. He was one of the most outstanding men ever to come out of the Naval Academy.'

"It was obivous Robinson had lost a good friend. " 'We were midshipmen together on Asiatic station,' Robinson said, his tone quiet. 'We were also shipmates once, but I can't remember the ship—the OHIO perhaps. That was a long time ago.'

"He flashed a grin that crinkled the corners of his eyes. 'You know, the years pass quickly these days.'

"Nimitz took command of the U. S. Pacific Fleet just 18 days after the Japanese attack of Dec. 7, 1941, left much of it twisted in the mud at Pearl Harbor. He was jumped over 28 senior admirals at the time. " 'He was the unanimous choice,' Robinson said. 'And he did the job decisively.'

"Robinson, a tall lean man with white hair, was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1903, a couple years ahead of Nimitz.

"The paths of their careers criss-crossed on a number of assignments. They served together under Adm. S. S. Robison, whose character left an indelible print on them.

"Robinson went on to become chief of naval procurement and materiel, the only naval engineer ever to rise to four-star rank.

"He retired in 1946 to become director of the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture at Glen Cove, N. Y., for six years, resigning in 1951 to 'permanently retire.'

"He never quite got around to 'permanently retiring,' though. He became active in education circles in Houston, assisted the late Congressman Albert Thomas in studies on widening and deepening the Houston Ship Channel, and did much to make a museum out of the Batdeship TEXAS. "The last close association he had with Nimitz was in attempting to find the silver service of the first HOUSTON, a cruiser sunk by the Japanese in the Java Seas, for display in the TEXAS. " 'We knew that service had to be around somewhere,' Robinson said. 'The captain would not have let it go down with the ship if he could possibly avoid it. " 'Nimitz handled the Japanese end of the search,' Robinson went on. 'Every Japanese who might have had some knowledge of the silver service who visited San Francisco paid a call on Nimitz.

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" 'I finally ran down the fellow who had taken the service off the ship. It was stored in a warehouse in Manila. But when MacArthur declared it an open city, there was a lot of toothing.'

"He paused a moment. It was early evening and the shadows were long in the room. From the kitchen came the sound of sizzling steak. At Robinson's back hung a Chinese painting of a woman who seemed to be listening as he talked. " 'We never did find one single piece of that silver service,' he said at last. 'It's probably scattered from one end of the islands to the other. It might have been melted down. " 'Of course, we have all of the service from the second HOUSTON out there.'

"Robinson described the Battleship TEXAS as a 'miracle.' " 'It's a maze of Texas history,' he said. 'You can learn almost what there is to learn about the Texas Navy out there. " 'You knowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sam Houston would never have won the Battle of San Jacinto without the Texas navy, as small as it was at the time. Houston didn't know a rowboat from a battleship. " 'The powder he used was taken off a Mexican schooner by the INDEPENDENCE and the ships of the Texas navy hit the east coast of Mexico so often and so hard they were afraid to put any troop ships out without a heavy escort.'

"Robinson was thoughtful a moment. 'I got a black-bordered invitation from the Secretary of the Navy to attend Nimitz' memorial service on the west coast. " 'But my traveling days are about over. I've had a touch of flu lately. I don't know if I'll be able to make it to the memorial service for him on the TEXAS.

" 'Nimitz was a tough breed,' Robinson said, 'good solid sort. I would have thought he would have at least 10 more years.'

"He shook his head again as he held the door open. 'No, they'll never be able to replace him.

Thank you for stopping by. Drop around again sometime.' " Capt. Lonis P. Davis, USN (Ret.) Dresden Apartment 2126 Connecticnt Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C. Graveside services were held at Arlington National Cemetery on I June for William O. SPEARS, rear admiral retired, who died on 27 May at the Kensington Gardens Sanitarium following a long illness.

His widow Blanche lives at 2737 Devonshire Place, N.W., Washington, D. C , and he leaves two sons, two brothers and three sisters. For more details see the Last Call.

The editor of Shipmate wants members of '05 to know that the staff-written story on the life and naval record of Fleet Admiral Nimitz, which appeared in the March '66 issue of Shipmate, has been reprinted in the Congressional Record-House for 30 March 1966.

Sec'y, VAdm. Alexander Sharp, USN (Ret.), 6306 Bannockbnrn Dr. Bethesda, Md. 20034 LCdr. Arthur C. inally of the class of after a short illness. midshipman because

MEYERS, Jr., USNR, orig1906, died in St. Louis, Mo., He had to retire as a passed of eye trouble on 1 July 1908.

During WWI he served in French waters on anti-submarine and escort duty. He had a long record of service in city government of St. Louis and participated in many civic activities.

He leaves his wife Bertha and four sons; a daughter; two sisters, and 14 grandchildren.

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Adm. Thomas C. Hart '97, and Mrs. Hart's granddaughter, Penelope, was married in Princeton, N. J., to Mr. Michael G. Menaker, a lawyer, on 21 May. They will live in New York City.

Admiral Hart was shipmate in three ships with Sandy Sharp's father. Mrs. Hart's father was Admiral Bronson who brought many of us up when he was Superintendent of the Naval Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Penelope Hart's father, Thomas Hart, Jr., was on Sandy Sharp's staff in Minecraft Pacific Fleet in World War II. His brother, Roswell A. Hart, was also in the Pacific.

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Elise Cutts, who had spent some time with her daughter and husband at tiie Charleston Navy Yard and later visited in Key West, was also in Leesburg. Togo sends best wishes to all of '08.

Thanks to Staley for his kind remarks on my work as class secretary. I need assistance in the way of news from all of you of 1908 if I am to keep up these notes in Shipmate, so please let me have a letter now and then. I am "past 80 and holding" but must have interesting news of your doings even if the youngsters are wondering when we "old men" are going to step out of the picture.

I am planning a vacation in June to visit my family in Texas if all goes well and my cane holds o u t

Sec'y, Capt. R. C. Parker, USN (Ret.) 5706 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Md. 20014

Randall JACOBS was in the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, for several days in the middle of April, getting a checkup. Very wise! If more of us took as intelligent care of ourselves as we used to take of our ships, it would save us (and our families) quite a lot of trouble.

Helen Frellsen, widow of Capt. Raymond Foss FRELLSEN, USN (ReL), has moved from one apartment in the Americana Apartments, Annapolis, to another. Her new address is: ApL 103, 810 Monroe St., Annapolis, Md.

BIRTHDAYS IN JUNE Happy birthday to: Henry Taylor, 81 on 3rd; Steckel, 80 on 4th; Iseman, 81 on 7th; Barnett, 80 on 15th; Donavin, 80 on I6th; Stewart, 80 on 17th; Schipfer, 79 on 29th.

BIRTHDAYS IN JULY Happy birthday to Kraus, 79 on 16th; Charlton, 79 on 19th; Hicks, 81 on 19th; Seymour, 82 on I9th; Walter Smith, 81 on 22nd; Laizure, 82 on 24th; Irish, 81 on 25th; Rockwell, 80 on 28th.

Sec'y, RAdm. Harold C. Train, USN (Ret.) 1 St. Mary's St., Annapolis, Md. 21401 Sec'y, Como. Harry A. Badt, USN (Ret.) Apt. 609, Blair House, 8201 16th St. Silver Spring, Md. 20910 Dorothy Kirk Hamner, widow of Capt. Edward C. Hamner, (CC) USN '01, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Goold (retired. State Department), and Haller BELT '08 recendy enjoyed luncheon at the Army and Navy Club and later attended the matinee performance of "Doctor Zhivago."

Hugh KNERR, Maj.Gen., USAF (Ret) '08, writes that he served in USS CALIFORNIA, armored cruiser flagship of the Pacific Fleet, from 1909-10 with Admrial Sebree, Capt. Benson and Cdr. McCuUy, who were good examples of leadership at its best. Hugh says that they made a cruise to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific and to Japan; that when in the Solomons, Windsor '07, Bowman '09, Dr. Parker and he were chased by cannibals while surveying atolls for coal dumps.

Hugh says that they had a narrow squeak, but that they did not like the way Cdr. McCuUy (known as The Duke) smiled when they returned to the ship and reported their harrowing experience. Hugh does not say if they continued their "coal survey." Having served with Cdr. McCully when he was exec of the CALIFORNIA, I am sure that he got a great kick out of their interesting story. Those were the good old days but I prefer the oil burners; nuclear power sounds even better.

Haller BELT reports on his brief inspection trip to Arnold Vanderhoof's "naval establishment" in Asheville, N. C : "Vandy runs a very snappy and happy ship but credit goes to his executive officer, 'Emma.' and to his first lieutenant, 'Old John,' both of many years of fine and loyal service."

After a four-day bow to stern, keel to truck very thorough inspection, Haller gives a "Well done.

Old SkeeL" They agreed that Father Time is treating them most kindly. Our best for continued good health to Vandy and Haller.

A letter dated 3 May from John B. "Togo" STALEY, who lives in New Casde, N. H., stated that he and Mrs. Staley (Marjorie), saw Herb STOER in Leesburg, Fla., in early January and found him in quite good shape. They stopped by to see Herb again in April and found him bright and cheerful even though he cannot walk too much. They enjoyed a meal at Herb's favorite German restaurant. Herb, our best wishes to you for improved health.

William Ward SMITH: All of us in 1909, as well as his many friends throughout the Navy and in civilian life, are deeply grieved to learn that Poco died on 30 May at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda. He had not been in good health for some time. Services were conducted by Capt. James E. Reaves, (CHC) USN, senior chaplain at the Naval Academy, followed by burial in the Naval Academy Cemetery.

Poco was a native of Springfield, N. J., graduating from the Springfield High School before entering the Naval Academy in 1905, graduating in 1909, third in the class of 174. While at the Academy he participated in track, football and rifle and pistol matches. He was a member of the famous 1907 midshipmen rifle team that took high honors at Camp Perry matches. On that team were classmates: Walter Stephenson, captain of the team; Ernest Gunther and H. T. Smith. After serving in batdeships in the Adantic and firing on the Navy rifle teams in the summers, he was transferred to the Asiatic Station. He married Elizabeth Purdy of Stamford, Conn., in 1913, in Olongapo, Philippines, having command of the drydock DEWEY at the time. Returning to the States, he was assigned duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and along with three other classmates, Mark Hersey, Bain McCandlish and Harold Train, became communication watch officer in the newly established Navy Communication Office in the old State War and Navy Building.

After an outstanding career, Poco retired on 1 OcL 1946 at his own request and was later nominated by the President to be Chairman of the U. S. Maritime Commission, serving in that capacity until 1949. He was vice president of the Freuhauf Trailer Co. of Detroit, 1950-56, and was elected president of the Naval Academy Alumni Association in 1957 and served for two years.

Not long before he died, Poco completed writing an excellent book, Midway, Turning Point of the Pacific, published by Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York. The publishing date was 4 June, the 24th anniversary of the Batde of Midway.

Poco is survived by his widow, Betty; a son. Col. William Ward Smith, Jr. (USMA (1938); three granddaughters and a brother. Poco and Betty had lived for many years at 3410 Newark Street, Washington, D. C. 20016.

For further details see my story in Last Call.

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CLASS LUNCHEONS March: Braisted, Farrell, Hustvedt, Manahan, Piatt, Robertson, Poco Smith, Train, Admiral Tarrant, Pop Gillam and Skip Merrill. April: Braisted, Glennon, Manahan, McCauley, Piatt, Robertson, Poco Smith, Train, Williams, Pop Gillam, Skip Merrill and Charlie Moore, May, annual mixed class luncheon in Alumni House 17 May: Frank and Margaret Braisted, Lucile Campbell, Hazel Coman, Jimmie and Rie Doyle, Bill and Anne Farrell, Jimmie and Ellie Glennon, Tracy McCauley, May Moses and daughter, Mary, Chester and Helen Roberts, Bobby and Pamelia Robertson, Poco and Betty Smith, Grace Spore, Harold and May Train, Raleigh Williams, Emily Winters, Clarkson and Burton Bright, Carl and Anna Louise Moore.

John ASHLEY: John and Esther are making another trip to Europe. A postcard says they will be back home in August.

Frank CARTER: Frank's grandson, Frank Saulsbury Carter III, son of Frank S. Carter, Jr., is all set to enter the Naval Academy in June, Class of 1970.

Gyp ELDER: Gyp and Marion are on a trip around the world in the SS CORONIA. Nick GOULARD: Nick's wife writes that due to his continuing bad health, they will move from St. Petersburg, Fla., on 1 July to Ocala, Fla., to be near their son, Alexander, Jr., who is a practicing physician in Ocala. Address: Blair House, Apt. 4.

Mildred HEDRICK: Dave and Mildred's grandson, David Walker, was graduated from the Naval Academy in June. He is the son of RAdm. Thomas Jackson Walker (USNA 1939) and Mrs. Walker (the former Katherine Margaret Hedrick).

Frances McLAREN: Frances has sold her home in Altadena, Calif., and has moved to Vacaville, Calif. 95688; street address: 145 Monterey Drive.

Red ROBERTS: Howard Benson and his sister May Krafft, whose daughter lived in Savannah, located Red's brother and sister, and called on them recendy. Red's brother, Mr. Marvin W. Roberts, gave Howard a copy of a newspaper article about Red which I shall quote in part from the Fore River Log of August 1919: "Fore River Mourns Loss of W. L. Roberts, Assistant to General Manager, killed in motor car accident, was friend of Officials and Workmen alike. Sunday evening, July 20th, Mr. Roberts died as a result of injuries received in an accident when the automobile he was driving overturned. Red Roberts, as he was known to us all, and was the nickname given to him by his boyhood friends, was a man who was probably better known to everybody in the plant than any other of the general manager's staff.

"Small in stature but with a heart which was simply overflowing with a desire to help, he lived a life which revealed to his friends and acquaintances what the practical application of the word 'Service' implied. Never stinting himself either in time, money or effort, he was ready and willing to apply himself to any job of any size at any time, and his ideals were lived up to not only in his work but in his hours of recreation. Every moment of his life, even outside of the Yard, was planned for the helping or pleasure of others and whenever the need was present, Roberts was covering the situation before the condition was known sometimes to others.

"With a keen insight into all the work in a shipyard, he assisted everybody in carrying his burdens, whether a laborer, who had a sick wife or destitute family, a foreman who was hampered by some labor proposition, a superintendent who desired some unsatisfactory condition corrected or a young college student away from home for the first time, each and all received from him his very best."

Editor's note: This article also included a very good picture of Red. He was one of several in our class who had to resign on graduation, 4 June, for physical reasons.

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Steve STEPHENSON: Steve had an unfortunate accident in early April. He had a fall stepping down from his living room into the garage; ruptured the big ligaments in both legs. He is still in the Fort Ord Army Hospital, Calif., and when he wrote shordy after the accident, he had casts on both legs from the ankles up. I understand he will be out of the hospital the end of May. Lady MOORE: Catherine writes that Ted (Theodore Stark Wilkinson) has been promoted to Class 6 Foreign Service Officer. He is finishing two years in Sweden as vice consul, and starts a new job in Washington in the Intelligence and Research Branch this summer. He has a son, Theodore the 4th, aged four and twin daughters almost two. She also mentioned in her letter that her widowed daughter, Joan (Mrs. George Tait Hall), was remarried recendy to Dr. Henry Harrison Sadler. They are living in San Francisco.

Editor's note: young Ted tried his best to get a commission in the Navy, but could not do so, due to poor eyes.

BIRTHDAYS IN JUNE Happy birthday to: McCandlish on the 3rd; Mooney on the 3rd; Fox on the 6th; Maloney on the 16th; Hawthorn on the I7th; Farrell on the I8th; Doyle on the 22nd; McDaniel on the 22nd; Hustvedt on the 23rd; Logan on the 27th; Strickland on the 27th; Piatt on the 30th.

BIRTHDAYS IN JULY Happy birthday to: Trammel on the 1st; Bunkley on the 3rd; Paunack on the 4th; Hersey on the 8th; Tilley on the 11th; Weyerbacher on the 12th; Henry Porter on the 17th, Wickham on the 17th; Lanphier on the 23rd.

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Sec'y, RAdm. Charles J. Moore, USN (Ret.), 5509 Grove St. Chevy Chase 15, Md. Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Dorsey O. Thomas 725 West BooleTard, Kokomo, Ind. 46902 A note from Mary Beary (Mrs. Donald B.) expresses appreciation for the many acts of kindness and thoughtfulness by classmates and many others on the occasion of Don's death. She enclosed a photostatic copy of the letter of condolence from the Secretary of the Navy, which follows: "My dear Mrs. Beary: Please accept my sincere personal condolence in the death of your husband.

Vice Admiral Donald Bradford Beary, United States Navy, Retired.

"Vice Admiral Beary will be remembered as a man who served his country in the highest traditions of the Navy for almost half a century.

Within this period of service, two world wars were fought and in each his country bestowed upon him honors befitting a hero. In the first, he was the recipient of the Navy Cross for outstanding service in destroyers. In the second, your husband organized and developed the Fleet Operational Training Command, United States Atlantic Fleet. During his leadership from March 1943November 1944, there was delivered to the Fleet about three thousand trained and efficient fighting ships and auxiliaries. Little wonder he was next assigned to the Pacific Fleet as Commander of Logistic Support Forces. Logistic Support Groups under his command provided logistic services to the amphibious forces assaulting Pacific Islands held by the Japanese and the fast carrier operations including raids on Japan. For the support he gave Admiral Spruance's Fifth Fleet and Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet operations, he was awarded a Legion of Merit and a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Legion of Merit, both with Combat 'V.' His Bronze Star Medal, also with Combat 'V,' was for military operations in the Pacific and Indian Ocean areas in the early part of the war.

Following V-J Day, your husband assumed an important post as Administrator of the U. S. Naval Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Mer-

chant Marine, engaged in repatriating some five million Japanese troops to their homes. Important postwar assignments in the United States included Commandant, Twelfth Naval District, with various additional duties, and President, Naval War College, in which he terminated a most noteworthy career.

"So long as men like your husband are willing to take the risks of ultimate sacrifice, so often present in the Pacific war, the United States will always remain a free nation and the exponent of freedom for all peoples.

"Again, with my deepest sympathy.

Sincerely yours, Paul H. Nitze."

Savvy (Adm. C. M. Jr.) COOKE has been in the Veterans Hospital, Palo Alto, since last November. Very sad—advanced arteriosclerosis. His daughter Charlotte died in her sleep in December.

Son Charles Jr. is in Vietnam, Major AF. Daughter Elizabeth Field and family live near them in Sonoma since return from Formosa. Daughter Maynard is in Manila—her husband attached to the American Embassy there.

A nice letter of reminiscence from Stumps (Col. John P.) EDGERLY on his 78th birthday. He says all is well with him—still in Adanta. Will be summering near daughters in Falls Church, Va., and N. Y. and in native N. H. And he sends a clipping of the engagement of the grandson of John (Maj. J. H.) BIRDSALL, John Holmes Birdsall, III, to Miss Mary Scott Blake of Charlottesville, Va.—a University of Virginia romance.

Gus (RAdm. A. H.) GRAY and Elizabetii have recendy thrown a massive party at the North Island Officers' Club—a Friday the 13th and a 60th birthday party for Elizabeth. Invitation was a very clever spoofing of the superstition.

A birthday card drew a fine letter from Skate (Capt. Frank) LUCKEL—mosdy about Bob MULNIX and his one-man art show at the San Bernardino Country Club.

The Army has honored our class president, MGen. George Ralph MEYER, in naming a portion of the McGregor Range Complex at Fort Bliss, Tex., the "General George Ralph Meyer Range." The dedication ceremony was on 23 May with Mrs. Meyer and family and many friends present. The Commanding General, MGen. George T. Powers III, sent a cordial invitation to Charlie Moore and for the class. Too bad none of us could be there!

The following letter from Charlie (RAdm. C. J.) MOORE is quoted in full—reason obvious: "The sponsorship of the wardroom for the 10th Company of the Brigade of Midshipmen by the class of 1910 was effected in January by correspondence I had with Admiral Fitzgerald of the Alumni Assn., the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, and the Midshipmen of the 10th Company.

"It has already been a source of satisfaction to me, and I am sure it has been to the midshipmen of the Company.

"I have been most pleased by the response by our classmates at my suggestion they reimburse the class treasury for our single and only contribution for the wardroom. I have received generous donations from 17 classmates and 'associates,' which provide the Class Association with the funds necessary for foreseeable administrative purposes.

The letters I have received have expressed enthusiastic support of the wardroom project.

"The first classmen of the 10th Company invited any of the class of 1910 to visit their wardroom when in Annapolis. So on this basis I arranged with them for those of us in this area to witness their afternoon sports and to dine with them in Bancroft Hall on Tuesday, 3 May. Unfortunately only Pop Gillam and I from Washington were able to make the grade, and only Elmer LANGWORTHY from Annapolis. Elmer could S H I P M A T E

not attend the afternoon sports because Elmer teaches in Annapolis high or junior high schools on demand. (I pause here to express my admiration for a gendeman of our age who can walk into a room of teenagers and conduct a class in mathematics or English or any other subject, including home economics.)

"Anyhow, Pop and I were conducted by the midshipmen from Bancroft Hall to the playing fields laid out on made ground off Hospital Point.

The lOth Company was playing in 2 games (intercompany) of Softball. One was 'slow pitch,' the other 'fast pitch.' Even Pop was astounded at the vigorous and fast action of the fast pitch game.

Unfortunately, the lOth Company lost both games.

It was a sight to see some dozen or more games all being played at once, by players in gay and different colored company shirts.

"Elmer met us later at Bancroft Hall. After a short visit to the lOth Company area we were escorted to supper formation. It was very impressive, but what struck me was that there was no talking in ranks as the midshipmen marched into the mess hall. What have they done to them.'

Shades of Fats Roesch, Baldy Bell, Judge Underwood, Pug Ainsworth, Pete Mitscher! Who could have stopped them from talking.'

"Dinner was excellent: fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn pudding and chocolate cake. Procedures had changed very little. The plebes sat on the edge of their chairs, and were most attentive in seeing that the company guests were prompdy served. When the meal was over the plebes doubletimed out of the mess hall. The upper classmen left at their leisure. No one marched out. It was announced over the loudspeaker when we sat down to eat that: 'The 10th Company is entertaining the Class of 1910,' and there was prolonged applause by the entire brigade.

"Again we visited the wardroom, and chatted for some time with the first classmen. They have to use the wardroom during the week days. The 2nd classmen use it over the weekends, and the youngsters may use the library. The plebes cannot enter.

"I left with the first classmen a rebound copy of our I9I0 Lucky Bag, and two copies of our 1950 Class Bulletin.

"Pop, Elmer and I were much impressed by attitude and spirit of the first classmen. They were cordial, friendly and curious. Our answers to their questions simply led to more and more. I had a long chat with the lieutenant (class of 1961) who was the company officer. His interest in, and even affection for, each man in the company was apparent. His leadership was undoubtedly responsible for the fine impression the first classmen made on all three of us. We felt that the Naval Academy will continue to turn out capable and dedicated Naval Officers.

"The midshipmen of the 10th Company have not yet had an opportunity to spend the money 1910 donated for its wardroom. The first class decided to leave the task for the second class which will succeed them in June. Arrangements for the maintenance of the wardroom is in the hands of the Alumni Assn. However, you will find in this copy of Shipmate a letter from our rugged and faithful Bill (LCdr. W. S.) Nicholas which may show the way to the Alumni Assn.

1910 Three Stripers still on deck are: Moose Rossell, Frank Marsh, Tookus Bright, Gus Gray, Skipper Merrill and Savvy Cooke. Bill is in a unique positionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he was 3 striper of the 10th Company in 1910.

"Clarkson and Burton Bright, Anna Louise and I attended the 1909 annual luncheon at Alumni House on 17 May. Again, Elmer Langworthy was teaching school and various infirmities kept the Gillams, the Morans and Merrills from attending."

A very cheerful card from Baldy (VAdm. Charles A.) POWNALL says: "I am getting well.

I take the stand that all is well that ends well.

Regards to all hands." Baldy is getting over a very ticklish pump operation.

J U N E ' J U L Y ,

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Many interesting things with the REINICKES! Their charming daughter Ann was married on 12 April to James Bishop Peabody at Saint Pierre de Chaillot in Paris. From there Red and Nan went on to the baths at Baden Baden and to Berlin to satisfy their curiosity about The Wall.

And Red and Nan were part of a dinner party which Bob (RAdm. R. C.) LEE and Elsie tiirew for Pat (RAdm. H. A.) FLANIGAN and Margie, and with Al (Cdr. A. Y.) LANPHIER. Yes, Pat and Margie were making their annual visit to the States!

Speaking of the Lees. Your reporter and his daughter, Gretchie Tiedeman, made a delightful call on them at Easter time at their "Casde in Seclusion" in the hills of western New Jersey.

Their lovely place up there is worth all the trouble of finding it for the first time.

The four-day fifty-fifth reunion on 10-13 May may have been an ambitious one, but it was judicially planned and skillfully executed and all who participated felt well rewarded.

The men found the Taylor Model Basin at Carderock, Md., really a complex of five research laboratories and the morning spent there was very rewarding. Each received a photograph of the group on the steps of the main entrance for comparison with that taken five years earlier on the steps of Bancroft Hall! After lunch they continued their course in modern Navy procedures by having Capt. John C. Hill, USN (Harry's son), and his civilian associate explain the Navy Analysis Center.

Meanwhile the ladies toured the Lee Mansion (Arlington) and the palatial reception rooms of the State Department. The day was made complete by the reception for all hands at the Chandlers'.

The day at Annapolis began with greetings from the Superintendent, RAdm. Draper Kauffman, at Alumni House, followed by lunch. Anne and Starr King, with Anne Batcheller, our class baby, were able to join us for the dress parade review and the dedication of the wardroom of the Midshipman Company II in Bancroft Hall. At the Hills' supper that evening we were joined by Rodgers (Ducky) and Colhoun.

The third day featured a privately conducted tour of the White House and the excellent dinner at the Sulgrave Club, where toasts were proposed to our absent ones, our country and ourselves.

Bob (RAdm. R. C.) Lee '10 and Elsie in their home near Blairstown, N. J.

Your reporter finds that the wedding of one's senior grandchild is a significant event in one's life. Gretchie's daughter, Trudi, becomes Mrs. John Puravs on July 2nd. Another college romanceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; both school of journalism.

Evelyn (Mrs. Francis P.) Traynor is off on another North Sea cruise. She sails on 1 July aboard the CARONIA for Iceland, North Cape, Norway, The Baltic, Germany, Ireland.

We now have an octogenarian in our midst.

George (VAdm. G. L.) WEYLER passed his 80th on 24 May. At the last minute comes a note from Fanny (Mrs. F. C.) Sherman as she starts home from a delightful month in Hawaii with a sister and a niece. She saw much of Chink (Capt. H. K.) LEWIS and Ethel, who with their daughter extended real Hawaiian hospitality. She talked with Pauline (Mrs. Sam) King. And a kinsman by marriage, Cdr. Wm. A. Kanakanui '24, helped make their visit a pleasant one.

Sec'y, VAdm. R. M. Griffin. USN (Ret.) 3133 Connecticnt Ave., N.W. Washington 8, D. C. CLASS OF 1911 Last class to train under sail Last class to graduate as Passed Midshipmen 314 in class 193 graduated 30 held Flag Rank 69 were Captains 1 Superintendent 1 Commandant of Midshipmen 5 Medals of Honor 31 Navy Crosses 10 Distinguished Service Medals 1 Distinguished Service Cross 157 " N " awards to members of class Provided large proportion of first Basketball (1907), Lacrosse (1908), and Swimming Teams (1911)

The fourth day included a deluxe tour of the FBI and the reception at the Army and Navy Club that evening for the sons and daughters of the class. This drew the largest participation of all, 56, and the proud parents agreed that the class of I 9 i r s second echelon is hard to beat.

The working members of the committee deserve a high mark for an outstanding job, Harry Hill for Annapolis and Carroll Byrnes for sparking the whole thing and for the Washington part.

The class received a very appreciative letter from the Commandant of Midshipmen for our contribution toward improving the 11th Co. wardroom.

On the eve of the reunion we lost a valued classmate in Lt. Cdr. Frank Faries REYNOLDS, USNR (Ret.), as detailed in Last Call. He was a regular at our class luncheons until almost the last and they will seem incomplete without him.

The funeral services, to which the class sent flowers, were held in Alexandria, Va., and he was buried in Arlington on 15 April. Honorary pallbearers were: Hill, Bieri, Foster, Byrnes, Hinckley, Buder and Zimermann.

Another loss was Jimmy TAYLOR (James Harvey) who died at the Oakland Naval Hospital on 5 May. He had retired in 1932 for respiratory difficulties, and lived at 16235 Greenwood Lane, Los Gatos, where he found the climate favorable for his troubles. There is no other information except that his death finally resulted from cardiac and respiratory failure. He is survived by his widow, Lisa.

Dwight Chandler has been elected senior warden of Christ Church (Episcopal), in Georgetown.

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Sec'y, Como, R. S. Wentworth, USN (Ret.) 1922 CarroIIton Rd., Annapolis, Md. 21401

Dame rumor was correct for once. Red PACE was married on 23 April to Mrs. Gerald (Mary) Grant at the Presbyterian Church, Fair Oaks, near Sacramento. A luncheon followed. John and Barbara Falge were the only persons present except the family. Mary has a granddaughter, Nancy Cameron, about 20. The best man was Bill Oliver, Red's grandson.

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John FALGE expects Momus and Sadie for a visit shordy. Andy ANDERSON went to the Scripps Hospital on Monday, 14 March, and the operation was on the 17th. Their daughter came on from Washington.

Mary Payne is thinking about moving to the Fontana. Ozzie and Ruth OSGOOD are not moving around as much as of yore.

We hear that Bob and Peggy LAVENDER are planning a trip to Mexico City.

Plug HOLT is about retired from the bank but he shows up when he is in town.

Andy and June BENNETT were planning to come east this spring but we haven't seen them as yet.

The cherry blossoms are out and gone; however, Washington is beautiful. There has been a lot of rain so the water table is normal. New York is not normal but is not high enough to remove the restrictions.

Margaret Hall has returned from the coast.

Jerry O'Donnell is still at the P. G. school.

Josh and Dorothy VENTER planned to visit Annapolis on 9-10 May. They have returned from the Virgin Islands. Tyck lived across the street from Josh, who has trouble realizing that Tyck is gone.

The furor over marking at the Naval Academy has died down. It is still a fine school of which we can all be proud. Many of the old grads think that the old numerical system of marking should be used again in order to determine accurately the relative standing of officers of the same year.

"It's a small world" has often been said.

When Mammy and Margaret WEEMS made the Mediterranean cruise recendy, they took along their granddaughter Thackery Dodds. She parted company with her grandparents in southern France and moved up through Europe to the "Athens of the North," Edinburgh, where she has been taking some summer courses at the University. The Weemses recently heard from Thackery who said that she has met a very interesting American lady in Edinburgh, Mrs. Carol Hulings, the daughter of Gang and Salina HULINGS, who has been living in Edinburgh for some time. She has two sons, one of whom is serving in Vietnam and the other plans to attend St. John's in Annapolis this fall.

Juanita G. Ramsey, the widow of Duke Ramsey in our class, died on 22 May in Washington, of cancer. She was buried on the 25th in the Naval Academy Cemetery alongside of Duke. The lady was a designer of homes and formal gardens and an orchard culturist; she helped in the development of the Potomac Hunt Club Acres in Maryland. Juanita was a native of Louisville, and was educated in convents in the United States and abroad. She has given a memorial to the Naval Academy for Duke.

DeLany Fawkes, who graduated this June from the Naval Academy, was married on 12 June to Barbara Ann John in the chapel. She is the daughter of Mrs. Muriel Smith John. DeLany is, of course, the son of Kitty and Admiral Fawkes and the grandson of Walter and Lou DeLany.

Bill Wentworth '49, a Lt.Col. in the Marine Corps, has recendy returned from Saigon where he served for a year on the staff of General Westmoreland.

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Exec. V. P., Paul D. Sleeper, Apt. 710 4545 Connecticnt Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20008

At either or both our April and May DC luncheons were Abbott, Craven, Davis, Hall, Helmick, "Doug" Jones, Jupp, "Jake" Lee, Thebaud and Sleeper; and A'I3 Davidson and Foote.

Helmick, Jupp and Sleeper also attended the A'13 May luncheon.

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Fine contributions to our class fund were received in May from Woodruff Meek and Tom Searles. Thanks to both of them from 1913.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS GRAYSON—Rt. 1, Box 2, Highlands, N. C , 28741 until October.

THEBAUD—Pointe-au-Pic, P. Q., Canada, until October or November.

NEWS OF CLASSMATES BROWNELL—(19 April) "We are in Europe —England, Germany, Austria, Italy, France and many way stations. We're viewing many of the old spots and places. It's all interesting and fun; nearly as good as being home. Our best to all."

CLARKSON—(9 May) "Sure wish I could be with you on Friday, 13 May, for the DC luncheon.

I will be attending the 50th 'Roll Call' of the 1st Officers Training Camp Assn. of Texas. I was an instructor at this camp and trained about 200 men for officers in the Field Artillery in WW I. Best regards to all."

DALE—"Eva and I spent most of April on the Colorado River at Fishers Landing. I would like to get a classmate to make the trip to Powell Lake with me."

DUDLEY—(15 April) "It is still wintry up here, snow flurries this morning; expect garden will be late this year."

ELLICOTT—"I am a collector of U. S. coins and trying to find some C. C. (Carson City) silver dollars. Can you find out if I can get them from the U. S. government or elsewhere, or can any classmate help me? Thanks, and my best to all." (I find the U. S. government has them and a lot of U. S. coins which are now real collectors' items; BUT they will not sell them under their present rules. PDS) HATCH—"Really sorry to get news about Ted McCawley and Hank Briggs. Hank and I bunked together in San Juan, P. R., while we were on duty there in WW II." HUDSON—"We live near Ft. McClellan where there are most interesting activities and many delightful personalities. The Fort comprises a Post Complement, the Chemical Warfare School, the W.A.C. Training Center, and is also a training center for various special groups at times with participating officers from Services all over the world. My best to all."

JONES—Buck and Louise were in DC early in May when she was attending a meeting of the Assn. of Sponsors of U. S. Naval Vessels. He and Doug Jones, Abbott and Sleeper got together for a lunch at the Army and Navy Club and it was an enjoyable occasion.

MEEK—"Elizabeth and I attended the beautiful and impressive memorial service for Ted McCawley and it couldn't have been any better. Best regards to all."

MILLER—-"Busy gardening (12 May). No news, but everything going fine. Regards to all."

QUINLAN—"I am now (20 May) living at 266 King George St., Annapolis, Md., for a few days" (BUT he doesn't give any address from there on.

P.D.S.).

RUBLE—-"I was shocked to read in Shipmate of the passing of Briggs and McCawley. They were both fine classmates and shipmates and will be missed by everyone."

RODES—"We will be in Princeton during August and may be able to stop by DC on our way home. My best to all." (Be sure to let me know if you get to DC, Pete. P.D.S.) SEARLES—(3 May) "Just returned from a month in Florida visiting our daughter and our son-in-law who is a Cdr. USN ReL, class '39.

We also visited the Naval Base, Meridian, Miss., where they specialize in jets. My grandson, N'65, has just been transferred there from Pensacola.

My son, N'43, class of '44, is working weekends at Willow Grove Naval Air Station. This makes three USNA graduates I now have in Navy Air Corps. On the way south I attended my 57th anniversary at Miss. State and enjoyed visit with my classmate Lt. Gen. Troy Middleton who enlisted in the Army in 1909. Recendy called on Woodruff Meek and his charming wife. He looks fine and they have a very attractive home. However his doctor tells him not to engage in strenuous activities."

THEBAUD—(13 April) "My DC auto license for 1966 is 'USN '13'. We have now driven thru 46 of the States. It's a grand country, despite the litterbugs. Leave soon for our summer home at Murray Bay, P. Q. Don't forget . . . our gangway is always rigged, the boadine ever tended, and the BAR is NEVER CLOSED!! AND, we have bunks as well as hammocks."

Cards also received from Ard, Dillingham, Donahue, DuBose, Evans, Henderson, Junkin, Thurston, Tisdale and Todd—all of whom sent their best regards to all 'I3ers everywhere, as I do.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Maury, USN (Ret.) 208 Prince George St., Annapolis, Md. 21401 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Charles D. Swain, USN (Ret.), 10231 Vivera Dr., La Mesa, Calif.

In the May issue of Shipmate I mentioned that the class of 1914 is the sponsor of the wardroom for the 14th Company. Don ROYCE, who is chairman of the 1914 Memorial Committee, received two very appreciative letters relating to this which are quoted verbatum following this paragraph. The first one is from the Commandant of Midshipmen, Captain Sheldon H. Kinney, USN, and the other is from the 14th Company Commander, Midn. James A. Long, III. From the Commandant of Midshipmen "The very kind offer of the Class of I9I4 to sponsor the Wardroom of the 14th Company is appreciated. Further, the donation from the class is gratefully accepted. The check for $414 has been deposited in the Midshipmen's Welfare Fund to be used to improve the 14 th Company Wardroom. We are currentiy in the process of renovating the wardroom and I know the midshipmen of the 14th Company will put to good use the class donation recendy received and the $114 annually which you have proposed for the next five years.

"I personally feel that many benefits for both the sponsoring class and the sponsored company will be realized through this program. In addition to the obvious one of enabling the company to materially enhance its wardroom, the resulting professional enrichment will serve as a strong career-motivating influence. The ties of friendship that will certainly result between sponsor and sponsored will surely prove to be rewarding to both. Though this program is a relatively new one, the overall interest that has been shown is most gratifying.

"As Commandant of Midshipmen, I extend my sincere thanks to the Class of 1914 for its sponsorship of the 14th Company and for its generous donation to this worthy cause."

From the I'ith Company

Commander

"On behalf of the 14th Company I wish to extend our grateful appreciation to the U. S. Naval Academy Class of 1914 for its sponsorship of our company.

"The midshipmen in the company are very enthusiastic about the new class and company relationship that is being established. I am sure that this relationship will serve to enhance motivation within the company and provide a close bond of friendship in the future.

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"As you probably know, the funds your class donated to our company will be used to equip the company W'ardroom. During recent years the wardroom has increased its usefulness to the company.

Presently, it provides us with a place to meet informally and a location for maintaining a professional library. In addition, the first class is permitted to keep a TV there and maintain a small coffee mess. My class, the class of 1966, will graduate before the Academy contractors complete the renovation of our basic wardroom. But, I can assure you that the class of 1967 will carefully study all areas before deciding the best way to apply your contribution to the new wardroom. The company would appreciate any recommendations or suggested decoration themes that the class of 1914 would recommend.

"The company has asked that I extend to the members of the class of 1914 an open invitation to visit the company wardroom whenever any of them are at the Naval Academy. Next Alumni Weekend could afford your classmates the chance to see the wardroom and possibly participate in a small ceremony. We also would be most pleased to have the class of 1914 as guests of the Brigade mess whenever possible.

"We hope that during this year, and in succeeding years, the reports you receive on the 14th Company will not disappoint you.

"Please convey to all members of the class of 1914 our heartfelt appreciation and enthusiasm for their interest and generous sponsorship of our company."

I will now quote part of the letter from the I4th Company Commander: "The company would appreciate any recommendations or suggested decoration themes that the class of 1914 would recommend." It is requested that each of you send me an answer which will be turned over to Don ROYCE. He and the remainder of the Class Memorial Committee can decide about the themes, etc.

On 11 May I had the great pleasure of getting together with Pinky POWERS and his group of about 20 others whom he brought from his area in California on a sight-seeing trip. This included New Orleans, and other cities in the following states: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and Maryland.

I joined the party shordy after they arrived in Annapolis, and we started the tour, beginning at the Maryland State House which is the oldest Capitol building in the United States. After seeing many historic exhibits there, we all went over to the Naval Academy and attended the usual Wednesday afternoon dress parade of the Midshipmen. In addition to the regidar Naval Academy band, which all of us can remember during our midshipmen days. Pinky and I were very much thrilled when the Midshipmen's Drum and Bugle Corps passed by the reviewing stand. As all of you know, the class of 1914 started this during our first class year. I cannot remember the names of those who were in it but I do recall that Joe ARNOLD, Wilder BAKER and Bob GARY were in that "gang." I also remember that Tully Shelly (class of 1915) was blowing one of those shining bulges. If any of you should ever come to one of these dress parades, you will be gready surprised to see how much this bugle "outfit" has multiplied since our days.

After the parade Pinky and I escorted the group and showed them other places of interest at the Naval Academy. Our last step was to inspect the chapel which has been greatiy enlarged since we were midshipmen, including the crypt of John Paul Jones which is in the lower section of the chapel.

Due to his extreme modesty, Pinky will probably be very angry with me for what I am now going to mention. Although he organized this group in California, and conducted it from place to place he charges them nothing. As all of you who attended our fortieth reunion will remember.

Pinky has a "voice box" due to throat trouble.

JUNE-JULY,

1966

Ever since he has had it he has been helping many others who have the same ailmenL One of them is the wife of a very distinguished officer in the class of 1915.

I recently received a letter from Dick TRIPPE saying that he will probably arrive in Annapolis the early part of August and will see us. Those classmates who were here for our fiftieth reunion will remember him very well. Although his first name is Nathan, he inherited the nickname of "Dick" due to the fact that his brother was in the class of 1908 and was known as Dick.

Dave and Franny SWAIN gave a very delightful party at their home in La Mesa, Calif., on 1 May for Bull and Helen STECHER. On that day he had reached his 75th birthday. There were 14 guests including the following widows of the class: Virginia Buchanan, Gladys Alford and Betty Lowe. One of the other guests was Joe Stecher who is the grandson of Bull and Helen.

In connection with this particular party there was another one given by the STTCHERs on 8 SepL 1965 for Dave and Franny SWAIN who made the 75 "mark" on that day. I had always thought that I was the oldest member of the class of 1914 as my life started on 9 Dec. 1890.

However, Bob GARY "started off" on 17 Aug. 1890.

It was a great pleasure to me to get a letter from Zeno WICKS not long ago telling me that they are spending about a month in Berkeley Springs, W. Va. His permanent address is Oakland, N. J. If they were trying to escape the cold weather in New Jersey I don't believe that they have had too much luck, as all over the entire east coast the spring weather, most of the time, has been less than pleasant.

We were happy to receive word from Byron RALSTON recendy giving us the very good news that he is now much better after having been on the binnacle list for some years. Hazel and I are now in hopes that he will be well enough to bring his adorable better half, Lucy, and their very attractive and artistic daughter, Lucy, to visit us.

Mabel and Don ROYCE have been spending some time in Florida to get away from the cold weather in New England. I hope that they had better luck than we have had in Annapolis. By the time you receive this copy of Shipmate I am quite sure that the conditions will be much different.

Hazel and I had the great pleasure of having Lucy and Ned ELLSBERG to spend the night with us on their trip from their winter home in St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., to their regular home in Southwest Harbor, Me. Both of them were in excellent health. Their visit happened at a most opportune time for me. It happens that a couple of days before they arrived I received a letter from the widow of George MANNING requesting that I give her information regarding the gold medal which was given to George, and is pinned on his blouse in our Lucky Bag. Blanche, his widow, wished to know what it was for so that she could give the information to their children.

At that time I did not know what it was for but after looking in our book I saw that Ned had received the same decoration. After he and Lucy had arrived I showed him the letter from Blanche.

Fortunately, Ned had the correct answers since he had received the same medal. It happened at that time that the Admiral Trenchard section of the Navy League in Philadelphia was awarding medals to any midshipman who excelled in an essay regarding naval affairs at that time. Ned ELLSBERG won this distinction during our plebe and second class year, and George MANNING won it in our youngster year.

On Sunday, 8 May, Hazel and I drove to Alexandria, Va., to see Lydia and Joe ARNOLD who had been spending a week in that area visiting members of their family. Joe's health seemed to be much better than it was at the time of our fiftieth reunion.

As all of you may remember, Joe and I were roommates while we were midshipmen and, naturally, we are very close. They left by plane for California shortly before we departed, but before they left they gave us the news that they are moving next fall from their present home in Coronado to Honolulu.

Just before Joe and Lyd got into the plane for California we all lifted our glasses and drank: A TOAST TO THE BEST OF THEM ALL, FOURTEEN! BOB

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Sec'y, Adm. Arthur D. Strnble, USN (Ret.) 4017 Oliver St., Chevy Chase, Md. 20015 Corr. Sec'y, Mrs. M. W. Hutchinson, J r .

6 Acton Place, Annapolis, Md. 21401

John and Helen MAHONEY's grandson, John Earl Byrne III, was married on 4 June to Miss Mary Refert in the University of Maryland Chapel.

Both young people have been attending the University.

Rafe BATES was recendy in Washington on his way to the PT banquet on 29 April in New York.

The CNO gave Rafe a fine letter to read to the men at the banquet. Rip STRUBLE, on his way to the Overseas Press Club's dinner in New York, also on 29 April, enjoyed Rafe's story of his winter safari, as he drove Rafe up to New York.

Rafe liked the "service"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;direct to the New York Yacht Club. After the PT festivities, Rafe and Rip drove to the Grot WOODS in Bedford Village.

They were joined by Bing and Lois SPERRY and all had a fine time at the Bedford Golf Club. Bing, Grot and Rip golfed in the afternoon, while Rafe entertained the ladies. Cribbage became very strenuous before the evening was over!

Congratulations to Judy and Ros BLAIR! They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 29 April at their home "East Hundred" at Cobham, Va. Judy writes, "All three of our sons and their wives were here, and alsoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;my mother! I don't know of anyone else who has had a mother at a golden wedding! We had a big wedding cake with a 50th year ornament on top, and Ros and I cut the first slice with his sword, as he did 50 years ago at 185 Prince George St., Annapolis! I wore the same pearls that I wore on our wedding day, and we decorated the house with dogwood, as we did in 1916.

It was a great pleasure to have Lucy and Ned with us, and we are hoping that the visit will be repeated within the not too distant future. Incidentally, we had a small party in our home for them and our guests included Liz Jalbert, and the Jack Stones (class of 1917) who have known them for many years.

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"In the evening, our sons and their wives and my brother and his wife had dinner with us in a private dining room at the Monticello Hotel in Charlottesville. We had a marvellous time together •—lots of toasts drunk with sparkling wine that Carvel had brought from Portugal, photographs taken, etc. It was a very happy day and we felt very fortunate to have had these 50 years together —and our family with us!

"Unfortunately, none of our wedding party of 1916 could be with us for our 50th. Four of Ros' ushers are now dead—Ryland Tisdale, Spig Partello, Ralph Kiely, and Bobby Ferrell. Other ushers were Alfred Tawresey, now in California, and Don Royce. Forrest Liebnow was to be in the wedding party, but his ship was late in arriving in port and he appeared just after the ceremony was over. Ros had a pleasant phone call from Forrest a few weeks ago, from California, and we have seen him several times in former years, on our trip to the west coast.

"Just to keep you up to date on children and grandchildren, as you asked, here is the data: our eldest son, Thom, is an Episcopal clergyman, the rector of Christ Church, Charlotte, N . C , one of the finest parishes I've ever known. He and his wife. Rochet Sydnor, have three sons. Carvel, our middle son, now a captain USN, is at present in command of the USS ALDEBARAN based at Norfolk, but he is to go to Washington for shore duty in the fall. He is a submariner and his duty there will be with nuclear subs, I believe. He and his wife Abbie Dora Ansel, the Walter Ansels' daughter, have three children, too. Dennis, the oldest, is in the class of '68 at the Naval Academy, following in his father's and grandfathers' footsteps. Their two daughters are teenagers and very nice ones. Our youngest son Arthur, Lt. Col. USA, is stationed at West Point as an advisor to the dean of the USMA. He and his wife Barbara have two children." (Have any other Fifteeners had a golden wedding anniversary lately.' If so, please do write and tell us about it!)

Grot WOOD kindly sent us some more items about their trip home from Hawaii. "In Florida, the highlight of our trip was our visit to Palm Beach, where we dropped in on Dave and Jessie Collins. Dave has not been too well of late years and has had to live a quiet, secluded life, well cared for by a devoted wife. However, on our visit he was full of bounce and eager to hear of the doings and well-being of everyone in '15. We wished we could have stayed longer but it was a happiness to see once more the old light in his eyes and to hear his cheery voice. Now, Frances and I are back in our old home in Bedford, N. Y., and are likely to remain here for some time." Grot also wanted to say that in the cribbage

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game in Bedford, Rafe lost the last game by ending up in the peg hole.

Nat PIGMAN reports from Pordand, Ore.: "Right now we are a bit torn up—some muchneeded repairs and refurbishing of the house. No plans for the summer at the moment. I heard from Sam Jenkins not long since, and I'm happy to tell you that Eileen, his wife, who suffered a broken hip in November, is well on the mend and that they expect to return from Europe, passing through here—circa June."

Mr. and Mrs. Tully Shelly, Jr., recendy announced the engagement of their daughter, Susan Boteler Shelly, to Lt. (jg) Lockett Coleman Pitman, USN. Miss Shelly, a senior at HoUins College, was presented at the Darien-New Canaan Cotillon in 1962. Her paternal grandparents are RAdm. and Mrs. Tully SHELLY of London and Westport.

Rip STRUBLE flew out to Coronado to attend the special luncheon for Adm. R. H. Jackson's 100th birthday. About 700 friends gathered in the Crown Room of the old Hotel del Coronado for the birthday luncheon. Rip, who was Admiral Jackson's aide and flag lieutenant in 1925-27, again acted as his aide. Rip reports that Capt. W. S. Sampson, the chairman of the luncheon committee, and VAdm. Ruthven Libby, the toastmaster, did outstanding jobs in handling the affair.

Skeeter Mitchell and Horse Pennoyer have their Intended victim. Grot Wood, in the center.

While talking to Rip, I found out that he had been quite busy in Coronado at the time of Admiral Jackson's party, as a large number of the Jackson family were there for the event. Horse PENNOYER loaned him a car and he was able to get around and to see Belle and Skeeter MITCHELL, Lillian McCORMICK and Horse and Peggy PENNOYER. All were in fine fetde, with Skeeter weighing in at 150. While in Coronado, Rip was also able to pay a nice visit to the GODFREYS and is happy to report that Vince is steadily improving. Emilie Eleanor was in high spirits. They both mentioned how much they had appreciated the visit by Frances and Grot WOOD. Their son Bill is running for Congress from San Diego.

Oliver and Edith RITCHIE attended the funeral of Henry CLARK in Richmond, Va., on 16 May. Chester LEWIS was buried in the Naval Academy Cemetery on 31 May. The following classmates—del Valle, Henning, Horn, Marshall and Struble, also Captains Daggett, Swanson and Weems were honorary pallbearers.

All bands will be glad to know that Catherine Wagner has recovered from the serious automobile accident of early January and has been able to visit her daughter in Vallejo. After a grandson, Frank Wagner McClain, graduates from high school, she will visit another daughter in Dallas before returning to Pensacola. Catherine wrote a fine letter to Pete del Valle thanking him for his thoughtful note on behalf of the class, and for the class flowers sent to Honus' funeral service.

Bill SCHOTT, who spends the summer in Germany and then three months in Rome, was in Washington while paying his yearly visit to the U. S. He looks fine.

Ted BREED has received word that Tully SHELLY was seriously injured in an accident while travelling from Paris to Grasse. While stopped at a police-controlled crossing, the car in which he was riding was struck from behind by a run-away truck going about 60 mph. The car was a total wreck. Tully had no bones broken but the shock was considerable. He was taken to the American Hospital in Paris.

Betty KINNE writes that she has received a fine letter from Kay WAGNER and has asked her to visit La JoUa on her way to Dallas.

It is reported that Harry CAMPMAN, wearing a green beret, has been seen driving around Coronado in a sports coupe. Harry is a director of the San Diego branch of the English-Speaking Union, and he and Ann gave a dinner-dance in honor of Captain Griffiths and the officers of the Australian cruiser, HOBART. HOBART is an improved CHARLES

F. ADAMS class guided missile ship, whose main role is air defense of the fleet.

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West Coast Sec'y, Cdr. E. F . Cochrane, USN (Ret.), 4.315 Avalon Blvd.

San Diego 3, Calif.

Corr. Sec'y, Mrs. Leon F. Brown 20 Southgate Avenue Annapolis, Md. 21401

Earny reports that he has a number of rooms still available at the Charter House and Annapolis Terrace for our reunion this fall. Please take notice and send in your reservations.

You may have read in the Last Call of Shipmate the passing of Dennis L. RYAN on 8 Feb. Up to now we have very little information except that he is survived by his widow Sarah whose address is 12010 Thunderbird Road, Sun City, Ariz.

Looks like that binnacle list hit the jackpot this month but fortunately with one exception none of the ailments appear to be serious. Duke Carrington took Erma to the Donald Sharp Hospital but as we go to press her condition is greatly improved, for which we are thankful. . . . Marguerite Root, who has had trouble with her heart lately, is better. A change of treatment seems to have helped. . . . Sport Richards was recently operated on in Mercy Hospital, but she is now at home and well along the road to recovery. . . . Ike Bennett had the cataracts removed from his left eye and is home awaiting the time for the second operation. . . . Tommy Sprague was operated on at the NH and is now at home regaining his health. . . .

Jack Terhune is slated for an operation, probably early in May. . . . The cause of B. Cochrane's throat trouble has been found—a tumor that was found to be malignant. Thus, he has joined the Cobalt Club along with several of our local people —Elistine Warren, Count Grassie and Duke Carrington, who have been cured. Bunny's condition is much improved and he expects to be back in full commission by the time this news reaches the press.

Phil and Elistine Warren boarded the SS MONTERREY on 8 May for a 42-day cruise to the South Pacific. We are sorry tiiey will miss the 2 June informal but delighted that they are going on a cruise which will do much to get Elistine back in good health. It appears that April has been travel month for a flock of our local group. Hook and Esther Jenkins are in Japan looking over the place.

Their ETR is early May. . . . Edith and Chippo Rogers boarded a MATS transport in the Pacific also headed for Japan. . . . Alice and Sleuth Holmes took off for Dallas and KC for a visit with their son and friends over the Easter holidays....

Muriel and Lil Herndon motored to Vegas and will go to Scottsdale before returning. . . . Marie and Bert Rodgers got out the Chrysler and headed for SFC for a visit with their youngsters and grandchildren over Easter. All of this AOL condition had an effect on the SD 'I6-'17ers April S H I P M A T E

luncheon held at die Admiral Kidd Club on the 17th. With 12 showing, reports indicated the usual good time and highly confused prelims. Ike Bennett, with patch over the left eye, arrived with a guest—a very interesting Dr. Harmon, age 81.

According to Ike, this spry doctor spends his time looking after Ike's health and playing golf. The .MC, EP Shorty Sauer, did a highly creditable job in maintaining the high degree of dignity which characterizes all of these frolics!

About the coming 50th anniversary in OcL, we sincerely hope that all hands will do their utmost to be there. Bob Bourne, Earny Earnhardt and those who are working so diligently to make this one the greatest assure you it will be exactly that!

Opening with a dinner in Washington on 20 OcL and winding up with the Despedida Luncheon on the 23rd, every effort is being put forth to insure a most memorable party. SO NOTIFY EARNY THAT YOU WILL BE THERE. Ann and Walter WEBB are off again on a cruise to the Argentine and the Continent. No ETR was given but assume they will be back with us come the early summer. Bon Voyage! . . . We are sorry to have Gladys and Irish Moore break camp and start back to Boulder.

Those grand people join us in La JoUa each year and are a great assist to our fun. Have a grand summer and when the snow flies next, head for La Jolla and us.

St. Patrick's Day is always great everywhere.

Certainly it was no exception out here. The SD '16-'17ers, 27 strong, put on their March luncheon at the Admiral Kidd Club that day. Ben Wyatt got things rolling when he got his yacht KWAJALEiN underway and ferried those Coronado boys across the Bay to the slip off the club. Then those whose castles are elsewhere were invited aboard for a look-see. She is a beauty! A sleek 50-footer with twin diesel engines plus a separate diesel to supply the light and ship's power, a galley that is capable of turning out just about anything you could desire, a fathometer located near the wheel— a beautifully appointed ship. The trip over and back was colorful and most pleasanL Thanks, Benny! Besides the regular habitues of these quiet affairs, B. Cochrane brought Bishop Bowen, a frequent and favorite with all, and Don Landale, a very pleasant and successful physician in SD. Of course there were the usual prelims. The food was exceptionally good as were those beverages over which those prelims create so much fuss.

Following luncheon our guests were presented, followed by plans for the 50th anniversary. Out of that came plans for the informal luncheon on 2 June at the Admiral Kidd Club. Widows in the area, our SD '17ers and their wives, '16ers and '17ers and their wives nearby attended. The committee appointed to put this affair over were: George Chaplinc, Count Grassie, Amos Root, Shorty Sauer, B. Cochrane and Ing Kiland for our '17 companions.

The interest shown thus far in a dinner at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D. C , as scheduled in the Reunion Bulletin has been such that definite arrangements are now being made for this evenL We need to know at the earliest convenience the names of any others who plan to be present for this dinner.

On the front cover of Time Magazine, dated 6 May 1966 under the caption "Great Teachers," are eight photographs including one English professor, Osborne Bennett Hardison, Jr., son of our own O.B. who teaches at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We feel that this item will be of interest to many classmates who failed to see the article.

From Byron Dague we received the sad news that Pat Patterson passed away at his home in Haddonfield, N. J., the evening of 17 May. The end came peacefully after a long and courageous fight His loss is a great one to all of us. The SD '16-'I7crs extend their heartfelt sympathy to his widow, Mary Green, and family.

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The SD '16-'17ers staged their May luncheon at the Marine Recruit Depot's Officers' Club on the 17th with 20 attending. Bunny Cochrane also attended. He had been given a reprieve from his Cobalt Therapy for two weeks and is progressing satisfactorily. The reunion in October was the chief subject. If you have not already notified Earny that you will be there, both at the Crabtown session and the Washington dinner which opens the most attractive program on Thursday night, 20 Oct., please do so NOW! IT'S OUR 50th!!! Hasta luego, Amigos. . . .

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Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, USNR (Ret.) 248 King George St., Annapolis, Md. 21401

I deeply regret the publication in the May 1966 '17 column of Shipmate of an unwarranted and unfounded reference to a member of the USNA faculty. At the time I wrote it, I intended the remark solely as a witticism but now I realize it was subject to a serious misinterpretation that I never intended. I am sincerely sorry the remark was made and retract it unequivocally and without reservation.

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Sec'y, RAdm. E. E. Duvall, USN (Ret.) Apt. 755-B, The Westchester Washington, D. C. 20016

We were happy to welcome Earl STONE at one of our first Wednesday luncheon meetings at the Army and Navy Town Club, and to see something of him afterwards. He was visiting Washington from his home at 98 Mar Vista Drive in Monterey, Calif., where he is a neighbor of Earle and Caroline MILLS, both of whom are reported to be doing well.

Stone is strategically located so far as golf is concerned since he is able to step outside his door and follow the players in the Crosby Open Tournament there on the Monterey Peninsula.

In April Cdr. Frederick A. (Dutch) WESTFALL spent four days in Washington attending the annual meeting of the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped. This is the seventh consecutive year that he has devoted to this worthwhile project Dutch also was present at the hearings in the Senate and House on legislation relative to programs and recommendations of the Arkansas Basin Development Association of which he has been a director since 1948.

Those attending the class gathering on 4 May were: Ralph Alexander, Tom Dobyns, Bernard Kennedy, Leon Lovette, Bob Mitten, Ralph Riggs, Bert Rogers and Perry Taylor.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Scott G. Lamb, USN (Ret.) 241 Steeplechase Rd., Devon, Pa. 19333

On Sunday, 24 April, the DYERs entertained 19 first classmen of the 19th Company, plus 7 drags, plus the company officer and his wife, at Simmerdown. A nice letter of appreciation has since been received from the company two-striper expressing their thanks for the entertainment and for the gracious gifts made to the wardroom, including the class crest.

Bob and Adelaide WALDRON visited the DYERs for two days in April and then on to Washington and Virginia Beach for a visit.

Beth Crosley suffered a sprained ankle recently and Stew has lost five pounds, "cooking by remote control."

The WYNKOOPs have spent 6 weeks in Puerto Rico, "just to get away from the horrible New York winter weather."

Walter WHITEHEAD telephoned from Gladwyne. Pa., to say that he and Lillian were visiting friends there en route to their Maine home, after wintering in Puerto Rico, followed by a month's visit in Richmond.

SCHILDHAUER, DuVAL and DYER mustered for the April luncheon in Washington. Dutch proudly exhibited a number of beautiful pictures of his home taken after the big snow and, of all things, some snaps of his grandchildren.

On 21 May Dutch was the guest of honor and principal speaker at a dinner at the National Lawyers Club in Washington, in honor of his father, Edward Schildhauer, who was employed in the early construction days of the Panama Canal as an electrical and mechanical engineer.

He contributed many outstanding feats in the electrical development of the Canal, including designing of the electrical controls and set-up in the locks and towing locomotives. The tribute was by the last surviving member of the Panama Canal Commission and former Governor of the Canal, Maurice Thatcher.

Miles DuVAL was host to the Trident editor (from the 19th Company) and his prospective relief from the class of 1967 at the Cosmos Club on 23 April.

Speaking of the Canal, Miles' article in the 1966 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica has been reprinted in the 26 April issue of the Congressional Record—House, as an extension of remarks by Representative Thompson of Texas. It is well worth reading.

Peyton and May COCHRAN were prevented from making the class crest presentation in March due to the fact one of their daughters was involved in an accident on the Baltimore Beltway and Peyton was kept home straightening out the matter. No further details available at this writing.

The DYERs spent several days recently in Mechanicsburg, Pa., where George did research on the Fifth Amphibious Force, for his work on Kelly TURNER. A very interesting letter from Elsa COOK in which she points out that under new rulings for a widow to receive a portion of her deceased husband's Social Security payments, to which she had not previously been entitled, it is now required that she must present (1) a certified birth certificate made at time of birth, or (2) a family bible record (complete book) or (3) baptismal certificate taken from actual church records at time of birth or school record showing date of birth, or (4) Bureau of Census proof of date of birth. Her letter is too long to reproduce here and will be reprinted in our next annual bulletin. Suffice to say, this is a matter well worth looking into for each and every one of us.

At presentation of 1919 class crest to the 19th Company Wardroom. From the left: lamb, Tarbutton, Schildhauer, Duval, Dyer, Callaghan, Ansel, Thurber and Fink.

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Another good letter from Joe BUCHALTER, dated 16 April, "at sea, en route Bremerhaven to San Francisco." His continued travel plans remain quite extensive, including New Zealand, American Samoa, in May 1967 to Ireland, Scotland, Yugoslavia again, followed by a visit to Greece. It seems that Joe is well entitled to the tide of "Most travelled man of 1919."

A gracious note from Tillie Dingwell expressing her thanks for receiving the class bulletin and closing, "May sunny skies be with you all for reunion and for many years to come."

The FINKs returned to Washington in late April after an enjoyable three weeks' trip to Florida during which they saw the Shorty DAYs in Dunedin but no other classmates. Carl enclosed a most entertaining letter from Harry ROCKEY which will be food for our next bulletin. Harry seems to be in rare form and looks forward to attending our 50th.

Tex SETTLE forwards literature on the Washington School of Psychiatry of which he is the Dean of their Forum for Professionals and Executives, "an assembly for thought and action of men and women concerned with the values and uses of life experience and the liberating aspects of retirement."

This report is verified by the TARBUTTONs who have talked to Demmy by telephone and best of all, by a postal card from Demmy himself.

The SCHOEFFELS are visiting in New England and for that reason Red will not attend our June luncheon in Washington. (Note carefully that there will be no luncheon meetings in July and August) Harry ROCHESTER is now home, after a short stay at Bethesda. Des SINNOTT is there for examination and determination of his ailment. Rex HICKS has reportedly gone in recently for a hernia operation and Walter ANSEL has had a recent stay in the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, and George reports him as returning to battery.

Rod and Ann deKAY have recendy returned from a cruise to the Mediterranean in SS FRANCE. Duke WHITTAKER has finally retired to his place. Landfall Farms at Pennsburg, Pa., with, as he puts it "my original wife, Mary." His place there comprises 76 acres with a restored 1812 stone house, pheasants, quail and a nice stream which will have fish in a few years. The restored poultry house is stocked with 14 old automobiles, one of which was at one time the property of F. D. Roosevelt Sounds good, Duke! We Philadelphians are looking forward to that promised party.

Maud CRICHTON forwards her new address as ApL 701, the Brandy wine, 4545 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. DuVal, Dyer, Greer, Schildhauer and Thurber were present for our May luncheon at the Army and Navy Club, a somewhat better attendance than in the past few months.

14 May was the occasion of our 48th reunion, held in Annapolis. The weather was inclement but not enough to dampen the ardor of those present.

Luncheon was timed at 1215 in Alumni House, followed by a business meeting. As previously announced, cocktails were courtesy of the GOODWINs who also arranged for lovely corsages for the ladies and boutonnieres for the men.

A nice letter from Elsa COOK in which she reports that she keeps busy and in good health.

Your secretary appreciates letters such as hers.

It was good to see Jojo and Marian ANDERSON at the reunion, on from their home in San Mateo, Calif. He is in good health, as is she.

Tex and Fay SETTLE's son, Tom, completed his work for his Ph.D. at Cornell in April in "History of Science" and may now be called Doctor. He presently is in Florence, Italy, on a post-graduate fellowship on Renaissance science and Galileo's works and will remain there until September when he returns to take up an associate professorship at Brooklyn Polytechnic Instimte.

Tex and Fay plan to be in Europe from June to October, part of the time with young Tom.

Following luncheon, there was the usual business meeting, presided over by George DYER. George reported the donation of six Churchill volumes by READ and a Holy Bible by LAMB for the 19th Company wardroom. He also reported that his research indicated that an eminendy suitable gift in memory of King DIERDORFF appeared to be a communion bowl for the chapel, similar to the one presented in 1934 by Admiral SELLERS. This idea met with unanimous approval when put to a vote of those present. A proposal for the chairman to appoint a committee throughout the country to arouse enthusiasm for our 50th was also approved. Ray THURBER was elected to the executive committee, vice Malcolm SCHOEFFEL, due to the latter's winter residence in Florida.

Following the business meeting many attended the Navy-Johns Hopkins lacrosse game in the stadium, to cheer Navy on to a 12-7 victory over a strong Hopkins team.

The DYERS entertained at 1730 at their usual delightful cocktail party. If you weren't there, you missed an unusual treat in the form of the smoked turkey served by Adaline.

Yen and Mila CONEY entertained at brunch on Sunday, in lovely weather, with marvelous food prepared in Mila's own inimitable way. A good time was had by all.

Seen over the weekend were the Finks, Dyers, Coneys, Thurbers, Reads, Wynkoops, DuVal, Lambs, Greers, Cochrans, Andersons, Schaeffers, Steins, Goodwins, Jennings, Kings, Setdes, Callaghans, Dulany Dierdorff, Nell Stevens, Maud Crichton and Miriam Bryant. (Blame any omissions from this list to the fact that the Lambs were unable to stay over for the Sunday festivities.)

The DYERs report a visit with Clayton DEMAREST and say that he is making real progress.

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The THURBERS and die LAMBS are signed up for the Army and Navy Club's contract flight to Europe, leaving Washington 6 Sept. and returning 7 Oct. from Paris. The THURBERs plan on visiting Italy and the LAMBs have projected visits to Norway, Sweden, Finland, Moscow, Denmark, two days in Paris and then home. Included is a visit with Bob Cavenagh '26, and his lovely wife, Mabel, in Oslo. Bob is presently Chief, MAAG, Norway. It is anticipated that Al and Eleanor JENNINGS will also be on the same flight, and possibly they and the LAMBS will visit Oslo and Moscow together.

Miriam BRYANT flies to Naples on 17 June to board the yacht ARGONAUT, formerly the property of Onassis of shipping fame, for a month's cruise through the Greek islands and then up the Dalmatian coast Ray STAUDT writes that she hopes to attend our 50th. She was recenriy entertained by Fred and Sara BELTZ at their home in Bradenton. The occasion was a lovely luncheon for Jean KIRKLAND and all present decided they would try for the 50th. Ray plans on visiting the Canadian Northwest this fall to avoid the hurricane season; also to visit nieces and nephews in Toronto.

Word has just been received from George DYER that JoJo ANDERSON has just had another heart attack and is in Bethesda. Also from George, a nice note from Demmy. He is coming along very nicely and keeps his cheerful spirit.

SEE YOU AT HOMECOMING October 21-23

Sec'y, Capt. Roswell B. Daggett, USN (Ret.), P. O. Box 201 Annapolis, Md. 21404 It was gratifying that the monthly luncheon at the Army and Navy Club was attended by 29 classmates on 29 April. This is above average for the second month in succession. Those attending were: Browder, Bryan, Bunch, Christmas, Connelly, Crowe, Fred Cunningham, Curts, Daggett, Dettmann, DeWeese, Savvy Harrison, Hawkins, Holsinger, Isgrig, Lyon, Mead, Paul Miller, Mullinnix, Nibecker, Osborn, Page, Plaskett Robinson, Sabalot, Shope, Clyde Smith, Stoddert and Thompson. This luncheon completed a "class year" and in looking back it is interesting to note that 19 classmates attended six or more luncheons including 4 who had perfect attendance. On the other hand there were 15 in this area with zero attendance.

We were pleased to have Dutch ISGRIG with us at the luncheon. He had driven east from San Diego and from here went on to Pittsburgh to visit relatives. Dutch retired from the service in 1950. He was with Soler Aircraft, San Diego, from 1951 to 1955 and with Ryan Aeronautical Co., San Diego, from 1955 to 1958, finally retiring in June 1958.

At this luncheon the following were "railroaded" into office for another year: chairman.

Jack Lyons; sec'y, Ros Daggett; treasurer, Don Osborn.

Jack WEBB died at the Naval Hospital Bethesda on 10 April. It is understood that he had cancer and was hospitalized for about two weeks. Jack and Helen resided on a farm of 180 acres in Gaithersburg, Md., since his retirement in 1953, where he grew corn and alfalfa. Graveside services were held at Arlington National Cemetery on the 14th which were attended by the following classmates: Bunch, Fred Cunningham, Lyon, Mead, Nibecker, Osborn, Pearson and Clyde Smith.

Harold "Harry" Ellsworth WALKER died at the AFH, Montgomery, Ala., on 14 May. He had been troubled for some time with a complication of diseases. Besides his wife, Colleen, he leaves a daughter and four grandchildren who reside in Montgomery and a son who lives in South Carolina.

I regret to report that word has just been received that Tom BRITTAIN's wife, Helen, passed away at the Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla., on Sunday, 22 May. It is understood she suffered a heart attack and interment was in Kentucky. Besides Brit, she leaves two daughters, Mary B. Brittain of Ocala, Fla., and Mrs. John W. Christie, Jr., of Wilmington, Del., and a son, Cdr. Thomas B. Brittain, Jr., USN '47, and seven grandsons.

I was pleased to receive Jim PLASKITT's biography and also to see him at our April luncheon.

Jim resigned in 1924 to enter the service of the Southern Railway System where he held several administrative technical positions culminating in being the mechanical engineer of the System from 1938-1944. From then until 1951 he was with The Budd Co. selling streamlined trains. From 1951 to date he and his son have operated their own business in Upperville, Va., representing various companies in the railway supply and maritime industries. He is the owner of Kirkby Farm, where he resides in Upperville, and Western View Farm, Briar Patch Farm and other properties. Jim and Mary have 3 daughters, a son and 8 grandchildren.

One reward for being class secretary is that it puts you in direct touch with many of the classmates. I was delighted to have a letter from Rep REPPLIER from Boulder, Colo. Most of you will recall how outstanding he was on the Navy crew.

Unfortunately illness forced him to retire in 1922.

He has resided in Boulder ever since. He describes his life as that of an "unremarkable guy in a small town" and I don't believe a word of it. As S H I P M A T E

for his activities, he states health has been a limiting factor. It is obvious he is much too modest as he has had several short stories in national magazines, has been involved in civic affairs, has been a member and president of the Rotary Club, a member and president of the school board, a member and chairman of the local Town and Gown Group and a member and chapter chairman of the Red Cross board—again his modesty creeps in when he states that he fought World War II on the home front as a member of the War Price and Rationing Board and "through some quirk of circumstance that I have never understood, our board was made the subject of a photo-story in Ufe magazine." With you on the board. Rep, that is not at all hard to understand.

Rep and Meg have two daughters and three grandchildren. Their older daughter is married and lives just south of Denver where her husband is a vice president of the Englewood National Bank. Their younger daughter, who favored us with an appearance at our 45th reunion, works for Pan Am in New York. Rep says his hobbies are fly-fishing in season, fly tying, yard work and a feeble pass at gardening. It was a real pleasure to have Rep and Meg with us at our 45 th and I sincerely hope they will repeat at our 50th.

Here is a little more "confidential" dope about the activities of one Dutch CHRISTOPH. It seems that after retiring from the Navy he was in charge of off shore drilling for Brown and Root until Mr. Truman made his tidelands decision. Then Dutch shipped scrap iron to China until it fell to the Reds. Following that, he worked in real estate in San Diego and then for Ryan Aircraft until he retired at 65. Everyone told him he might as well sit back and relax and this made him just mad enough to go job hunting. He found work with the California State Employment Service where he remained until their compulsory retirement age. The family is not sure that he has retired for good although so far he has not had the urge. But gossip has it that the way Helen is working him around the house in the "Honey Do Club" he may go out and find another job just to escape.

DeWitt REDGRAVE writes: "We had a very enjoyable winter but ran into a lot of cool, windy weather in Florida. We stayed at the Silver Thatch Inn in Pompano Beach from after Christmas until we left on a Caribbean cruise. The Silver Thatch is the 'Tennis Center of the Gold Coast' and players from all over the eastern and central part of the country spend their winter vacations there.

The Caribbean cruise was in the CARMANIA. We visited 10 ports on this 17-day cruise and 8 last year in the HANSEATIC. After return from the cruise we spent two weeks at Key Biscayne waiting for the cold weather to leave Atlanta. Key Biscayne is only a 20-minute drive from Miami and is a delightful spot for those who want to avoid the crowds of the Gold Coast. We arrived back in Adanta early in March.

"This summer we are going to get an early start on a west coast trip, going clockwise and covering the coast from San Diego to Seatde, visiting the national parks we have not seen, then going into Canada, Lake Louise, Banff etc., and arriving in Forest Hills (Long Island, N. Y.) in time for the National Tennis Championships." Good going, DeWitt and Hope. A happy trip and a safe return!

We are always glad to hear from our classmates' widows. Kitty Moses spent about five weeks in Feb. and March visiting her sister-in-law in Jacksonville, Fla. She states that things are coming along quite well and that she seems to be getting back in stride. She hopes to return to golf in a couple of weeks as she knows that will help tremendously. Charlotte Dusinberre is very happy that her son. Bill, is engaged to a delightful English girl. "They will be married in an Anglican church near her home in Coulsdon, Surrey, on 9 July. Charlotte is planning to attend. It seems JUNE-JULY,

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she met the young lady when she was over there last Nov. The couple will be living in Leamington Spa near Warwick University where she is a graduate student in English literature.

Many Shipmate readers will recall that a few months ago the Superintendent announced that each of the 36 companies of midshipmen is being provided a wardroom in Bancroft Hall and that alumni classes are invited to sponsor companies corresponding to the numbered company and year of graduation. Our class voted to sponsor the 20th Company and contributed toward the furnishing of its wardroom. In appreciation of this sponsorship, the Company Comd'r. Mid'n. 1 cl McKenney invited members of our class as guests to dinner with the Company in Bancroft Hall mess hall the evening of 19 May. Following dinner we were shown the wardroom and the company area. It was most enlightening to see the completely renovated living quarters and how different things are today from what we remembered. Jack LYON took this opportunity to present the company a 1920 Lucky Bag, given anonymously by one of our classmates, for inclusion on the book shelves of the wardroom. I am sure all the 23 classmates in attendance had a very enjoyable evening and felt the affair was well worthwhile.

Here is something else that is an innovation since our time. Each of the service academies now has a hostess. At the Naval Academy the hostess is known as social director and has her office in Bancroft Hall. It is a full time paid position. Rumor has it that she wields a big stick in holding down prices of rooms charged drags from out of town, among her many other duties.

Well, in April, the local paper carried a picmre of the four service Academy hostesses who attended the Social Hostess Conference at the Naval Academy. The hostess at the Coast Guard Academy is Mrs. William Sinton. Not believing that it would be possible to have another William Sinton who was not related to our Bill SINTON, I wrote Bill for the scoop. My letter finally caught up with him in Hawaii where he and Christine were on vacation and I found I was wrong. He said the hostess in question is the widow of Capt. W. E. Sinton, USCG. Bill says he never met the gendeman but that he got his income tax bills regularly and that he was congratulated several times for the good jobs the Coast Guard Sinton had done in aviation. Bill insists he must be some kin as his father once told him that if he ever found a Sinton in jail to be sure to bail him out as he must be related.

Bill and Christine have been traveling for two months visiting places where they had had duty and seeing a lot of old friends they had not seen for 25 to 30 years. He said they were about to fly back to California, where he had a golf date with Tex WELLER and Harold FICK. It was a pleasure hearing from Harold VAN BUREN. Van PG'ed with several of us and resigned in 1925 from the Navy and Construction Corps when it looked as if the Washington Disarmament Conference had dealt a death blow to the designing or building any more ships. He went with Procter and Gamble Co., where he remained for 35 years. He managed several different factories, then a group of factories as division manager. These included, during the Korean affair, a couple of arsenals turning out items for Army Ordnance and the Atomic Energy Commission.

Van retired in 1960 and he and Charlotte moved to Harwich Port, Cape Cod. He says this spot suits them perfecdy as their house is on Wychmere Harbor and they can keep their 38 ft auxiliary yawl tied up at their own dock. They have done a good bit of traveling mostly to France, Italy, and Greece, generally in the early spring. Their summers are spent usually cruising to Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. He finds being retired is a full time job, what with

the town planning board, the church, bridge club, yacht clubs and keeping the place and the boat in repair. Their elder son is with United Carr Fastener Corp. in Cambridge, Mass. Their daughter is getting a Ph.D. at Tufts and their younger son is a Th.D. and a professor in the Dept. of Religion at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Their score on grandchildren is 6 boys and 2 girls.

I recall that in last October's column, Artie DOYLE made a crack about Cato GLOVER and his bird house which he plants outside his window when in winter residence in Camden, S. C , and transfers to outside his window at Linville, N . C , during the summer. Well, I guess the bird house has been on the move again as Cato writes that he and Babs expected to move during the latter part of May to Linville, high in the mountains, which is a resort town. Cato and Babs remain very active. She takes a great interest in historical projects and recendy made a gift of letters and documents to the South Caroliniana Library in Columbia which could well be the greatest collection (Chesnut—Williams—Manning Papers) ever presented. He is president emeritus of Marion Military Institute and is on the board of trustees of the Edgar Tufts Memorial Association and Lees-Macrae College of Banner Elk, N. C. He finds these duties not always pleasant but rewarding.

Cato and Babs Glover.

When in Linville, Cato will resume his functions there as president of the golf club and through that office they will plan and administer all the social functions of that lovely resort. The club's financial statement for the 8-month period ending in Oct. 1965 indicates that Cato is a skillful administrator. They came out in the black with a profit for 1965 of $48.68.

Cato says he loves and finds plenty of time for fishing, hunting, bridge and gardening. This last hunting season was one of his best. He has his deep freeze locker well stocked with venison, wild pigs, wild turkeys, geese, ducks, quail and doves, all from North and South Carolina and Texas. His take from Texas also included a bobcat, two huge wild boars, several rattlers and coyotes.

Cato and Babs have three happily married daughters and eight healthy, normal grandchildren. I sincerely appreciate Cato's letter and I know his many friends will enjoy learning about their many interests. It would be of great help to yours truly if other classmates would voluntarily take a few minutes to drop me a line about your exploits. Your friends want to hear about you and this column is a good medium for such a purpose.

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A few class statistics: number of graduates 460, including 13 whose whereabouts are unknown.

Of the remaining 447, the number of graduates deceased as of 14 May 1966 is 170 or 3 8 % .

Number of graduates who have sent in biographies 163; graduates who have not sent in biographies 114 or 41.2%.

It is always a pleasure to hear from Artie DOYLE. I enjoy his sense of humor. He writes that he and Jamie are coming north early in June to see their youngest son, Wright, graduate from U.N.C. .at Chapel Hill. Artie says he is a chip off the old block, getting a Phi Beta Kappa Key his junior year. Then they are going to Patuxent River to see their son-in-law, Flaye Hammond ( L t USN), graduate from Test Pilot School. Flaye was a member of the first class to graduate from the Air Force Academy and transferred to the Navy shortly afterward.

Artie sees Dinty TAGUE regularly on the golf course. They were partners in a tournament two years ago and did well 'til the semi-finals. The weather had been cold, damp and generally miserable and getting worse. On the 15 th Dinty whispered to Artie "if we win today we have to play tomorrow." He adds that there is no dust on Dinty. I'm not so sure about that last statement as Dinty has yet to send in his biography. Artie adds that the SHOEMAKERs and WILSONs seem to be in good health and spirits. In August Artie and Jamie plan to visit the west coast as they do not have air-conditioning in Pensacola. They expect to see the DeLONGs, HAVENs and KETCHAMs. Artie has bought a pair of slippers to wear over his shoes when on Benny Haven's lawn. He is looking forward to seeing one of Benny's cymbidium orchids but can't understand why some of our classmates don't grow mint. I hope he stops at my house during his travels as I have mint growing even in the cracks of the cement driveway.

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Acting Sec'y, Homer Elmers 3028 New Mexico Ave., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20016

With regret we report the death of the following classmates: Richmond K. KELLY, 28 March; Bernard J. SKAHILL, 13 April; Leslie K. POLLARD, 4 May; Edward I. McQUISTON, 13 May; Floyd F. FERRIS, 24 May. Historical sketches of the above will be found in the Last Call.

Floyd Ferris, as you know, was our most able class secretary and we will greatly miss his helpful and enthusiastic assistance in all class activities. Until arrangements can be made for a replacement. Homer EIMERS will be our temporary secretary.

In attendance at the monthly luncheon of the Washington group on Wednesday, 27 April, were McDowell, Thorp, Biggs, Fletcher, Brumbaugh, Colclough, Russell, Abercrombie, Moore, Houser, Jim Hamilton, Giles, Noble, Bunting and Eimers.

From Leesburg, Fla., Hank FORD reports the marriage of his daughter Charlotte Marian to John Grant Hubbard. Hank's son, LCdr. Randolph W. Ford, an aviator attached to Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Fla., was an usher. The young couple will reside in Dunedin, Fla. Instead of the usual monthly stag luncheon in May the Washington group held a cocktail and buffet party for the ladies at the Army and Navy (Town) Club on the night of 21 May. Present were: Boones with Alice DuBois, Brumbaughs, Buntings with Lula Lee Bowman, Jim Dudley, Eimers, Fitzgeralds, Fullinwiders, Gallerys, Van Hamiltons, Housers, Lamdins, McCollums, McDowells, Moores, Purves, Russells, Sherwood Smiths, Swigarts with Lindy Jamison and Pinky Thorp with Josie Heard.

Cat BROWN remains in Bethesda Naval Hospital but is making good progress towards recovery. He can leave for short visits.

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Tommy WATTLES is still using a wheel chair and makes frequent returns to Bethesda for treatment.

We have been informed that Dave JOHNSON has been released from the hospital in Honolulu and is making ynod recovery.

minster Presbyterian Church, Point Loma, San Diego, on 23 April. It was the second marriage for both parties.

Mr. Baldwin gave his sister in marriage; Mrs. Baldwin, sister-in-law of the bride, was matron of honor.

Fred W. Pierce was best man while the ushers were L t M. D. Stanley, USN (husband of the former Paige Bennington), and 2Lt. Wayne R. Stacey, USMCR, son of the groom. A reception was held at the San Diego Yacht Club following the ceremony. Classmates (and wives) of the groom who were on hand for the event were: C. B. Archibald, Dannenberg, Fitzsimmons, H. F. Goodwin, Huffman, M. E. Murphy, Freddie Pierce, Redfield, Rockey, Whaley and Whitgrove; and our bachelor classmate, J. B. McVey. The couple will reside on their farm at Mercersburg, Pa. Mostest of the bestest.

Moebus, Switzer and Van Deurs at '21 Pensacola reunion in January.

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BAY AREA NEWS Sec'y and Recorder, Capt. Charles Beaumont, USN, Ret. (i)n Sunday, May first, Ted and Ann WIRTH 37 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, Md. 21401 and Frank TALBOT were hosts at a wonderful cocktail and buffet dinner at the Fleet Admiral Mrs. Walter C. Holt, currently residing at Nimitz Club, Treasure Island. Along with many Chapel Hill, N. C , address P. O. Box 1053, is fillof their civilian friends the following '2Iers were ing in as a house mother at the University of noted with the Navy guests: Eleanor and John North Carolina and enjoying the experience. Julia Ames, Pat and Abe (Carlisle, Gypsy and Nick will be in the Annapolis area next month for a Coulter, Lee and Dalton Davis, Marjorie and Dave visit.

Davis, Marian and Louie Entwisde, Vera and Bob DEHLENDORF retires from General Jimmie Harris, Irene and Doc Harris, Gay and Lowden Jessup, Jr., Bunty and Lew Johns, Vir- Motors at age 65. He will move to La Jolla, Calif., and locate at 2720 Terrey Pines Rd. Louie BRENginia and John Macqueen, Bobbie and John Madden, Margot and Al Main, Dodie and Scup DEL be warned and put the juice on the electric Miller, Ruth and Phil Nichols, Tram- and Charlie . fence; Bob expects to look you up.

Roland, Bess and Piggie Schwien, Anna Thayer, Our class notes are drying up for lack of Susie and Eddie Duncan, and Ann and George sustenance. All we need from each area is someVan Deurs. one, who is well informed, to drop the secretary a note each month!

David Donavan Thayer, son of Margaret and Don Thayer and grandson of Anna and Rufe THAYER, arrived on 31 March. A new member for the class of '88.

Bess and Piggie SCHWIEN have returned from Texas and Mississippi and report that everything, including the great grandsons, the weather and even the infield grass in the Astrodome was in tiptop condition.

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Sec'y, Gerald A. Stacey, Golden Propeller Farm, R2 Box 146, Mercersburg, Pa. 17236

It is with deep regret that we report the death of Mrs. Florine Hardwick Whitney. After a long illness she died in the Naval Hospital, Pensacola, on 15 April. The sympathies of the class go to VAdm. J. P. WHITNEY, USN ( R e t ) . In addition to Jack, survivors are a son and two grandchildren.

In a happier vein we are glad to convey the following: On 14 Jan. Mrs. Robert G. (Betty) Jones and Capt. John P. CADY, USN ( R e t ) , were married at S t Martin's Church, Providence, R. I. The couple has decided upon country living and are residing about 12 miles from the north end of the Connecticut Turnpike, and "would be happy to see any friends passing this way." Their new address: Central Pike, Route 3, Box 365, North Scituate, R. L 02857.

At the Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Kingsville, Tex., Wayne R. Stacey received his commission as a second lieutenant, USMCR, and was designated a naval aviator. On hand to pin on the Navy wings of gold with pardonable paternal pride was proud pop, Gerald A. STACEY. Mr. Burton C. Baldwin of Encinitas, Calif., has announced the marriage of his sister, Harriet Bell Baldwin, to Mr. Gerald A. Stacey of Mercersburg, Pa. The ceremony was celebrated in the West-

Zeus SOUCEK's ninth grandson will bear that same distinguished name and we congratulate him.

Any more dope on the grandchildren race?

Keep it coming.

The '23 wardroom will be ready for occupancy by the 23rd Company at homecoming this fall.

Suitable dedicatory ceremonies will be arranged, including dinner in the after-dinner speaking dining rooms, either the night before, or the night after the homecoming activities. These after-dinner dining rooms are a far cry from our day. The cost of dinner will be nominal.

The combined 1923 co-ed class luncheon was held in the Washington Room of the town Army and Navy Club on Wednesday, 11 May. It was a tremendous success, reflecting great credit on the organizers. It was immediately voted to make it an annual affair. The following were present: Dan and Kitty Shea, Tony and Nova Mclsaac, Homer and Louise Ambrose, Merle and Evelyn Huebl, Duke and Louise Chandler, John and Katie King, III, George and Jerry Welker, Goat and Sally Mendenhall, Pete and Catherine Hass, Mex Keith, Fred and Louise Withington, Tommy and Ruth Tucker, Joe and Tess Morrison, Joe and Nell Johannesen, Joe Briggs, Emmett and Mary Sprung, Zeke and Linda Soucek, Jack and Betty Curry, Allen and Frances Bres, Charlie Coe, Charles and Jean Beaumont, Brick Roberts, Arleigh and Bobbie Burke, Joe and Mary Wenger, Bob and Maureen Ojfer, Louie and Rachel Reinken, George Holderness, Jr., Bill and Lillian Van Dusen, Red and Jerry Oliver, Ray and Catherine Leavitt, Gordon and Gussie Daisley, Kitty Kern, Bob and Sybil Cook, Al Murdaugh, M. M. Stephens, Neil and Janet Deitrich, Bill Von Dreel and Dorothy Moss, Mrs. John Morrow (Val), Marion J. and Rea Duncan, P. E. and Billie McDowell, Anne Ammon, Dotty Drexler, Libby Woods, Pearl Evans, Edie Gold, Lillian Parr, Pat Shoup and Martha Lewis.

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A nice newsy letter from Karl HENSEL advised that he and Olive are spending another summer in San Rafael, Calif., at 17 Crestwood Dr., Tel. 453-6770, from 26 July until sometime in September. All friends and classmates will be welcome.

Your secretary regrets to announce the loss of our classmate, Kenneth P. HARTMAN, Capt. USN (Ret), on 1 June at S t Alban's Hospital, New York, following a lingering illness.

"K. P." was a steadfast friend to all of us and will be sorely missed. His widow Anita may be reached at Apt. 6C, No. 7 Peter Cooper Road, Peter Cooper Village, N. Y. Classmates in the Washington area were greeted

by Mel GROSVENOR on 8 June at the National Geographic Building. Lunch was held in the private dining room, followed by a personally conducted tour of the plant.

Morris SMELLOW is back home recuperating after a gall bladder removal. He is doing very well.

Pete HAAS is back in Bethesda for some problems which remain, at the moment, undiagnosed.

Shipmate received the following letter from Capt John C. McCUTCHEN, USN (Ret.): "We keep asking ourselves how we could be so fortunate! We came to Rome in February to get away from a very bad guess as to our winter quarters. Settled into a small house in a garden and joined the congregation at the American Church (St Paul's Within the Walls, to keep it separate from St Paul's Without the Walls).

"The news that the Archbishop of Canterbury was to pay an official visit to the Vatican at the express invitation of Pope Paul VI had been long published and we were most happy just to be in town for such a momentous occasion. No Archbishop of Canterbury had made an official call since 1368 though Archbishop Fisher had paid unofficial calls on John XXIII. "Mr. Woodhams, the rector of St. Paul's Within the Walls, called me early one morning and asked if I might like to attend a reception to be given (in the Borgia Rooms of the Vatican Palace) by Agostino Cardinale Bea for the Archbishop. When I had recovered, I said that I most certainly would.

He then said that there might be an invitation available to the first official meeting between the two at the Sistine Chapel but he would not know about it until later. As a word of warning he allowed as how both these affairs were strictly stag. Previously we had heard that there would be tickets for the parish to the joint service that was to be held in San Paolo Fuori le Muri, so this was all gravy so far as I was concerned.

"Imagine our pleased surprise when we received an invitation to the reception given for the Archbishop at the British Embassy! We went, naturally, and met His Grace and had a joyous evening. All the congregations of the British Church, All Saints, and of the American Church were there plus many local big shots, lay and clerical. The collation was noble and I did it full justice. Carvel and I had a good time and I had several interesting talks with priests from the Secretariat, who seemed as pleased as we were by the step forward that was being taken.

"I had my invitation to the reception at Cardinal Bea's in hand but when I saw Mr. Woodhams at the Embassy he regretfully told me that he had been unable to get me one for the Sistine Chapel. He had even gone to the Vatican without luck but, since I was way ahead of myself with all that had come my way, I was happy. Just as we were leaving, merry as grigs, he stopped me and gave me one invitation which had just come, as he said, as a miracle only moments before. (I think that it must have come borne in the beak of a pure white dove.)

"Wednesday morning, early, I was up and o u t I got a second Juan Fangio for a taxi driver and we flew low through the traffic of Rome so it was JUNE-JULY,

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not quite 0900 when we arrived at the Vatican for a 0945 date. I felt not a litde lost! Soon, however, Fr. Diamond from S. Susanna came along with some of his vestry, then Brown Taylor and Marshall Thompson and some of the rest of the vestry from our church, so we gathered ourselves together and went in. Not since I called on the Admiral in Guam have I had such heel-clicking and snapping to attention as the Swiss Guards gave our group as we went in! Our route was up a long flight of marble stairs in the right wing as one faces St. Peter's, then around a corner and, there we were at the entrance to the Chapel. (My heart was broken when I learned, later, that latecomers got to ride up in the elevator the Pope uses.) We went in and were most carefully checked by the Ceremonarious, including an examination of the paper of our invitations for it was known that there were dissidents abroad.

Being both early and lucky we all were seated in the first row of seats not reserved for Most Important People and their aides and attaches, actually in the fourth row from the front.

"For nearly an hour we sat and enjoyed an uncluttered opportunity to examine the details of Michelangelo's 'Last Judgment' by the lights set up for the TV cameras. It is truly a powerful design and in excellent condition. The colors have faded, I think, but quite evenly so that there is no jarring spot to hit the eye. Brown and I searched diligently and, on his part, with expert eye but could find only one sure and one possible female figure, so maybe the girls were better behaved in those days.

"About 1010 the Holy Father and His Grace came in, followed by the appropriate number of henchmen, and sat before the 'Last Judgment' in two gold and red-velvet chairs which were exactly alike and were exacriy on the same level. I was told that this was another first, for the Pope has always before been raised above others, if only a litrie. Even John XXIII, full of the ecumenical spirit as he was, sat a bit higher. Cantuar then read, in English, his greeting and appreciation for his reception and the Bishop of Rome responded in Latin. (The young man next on my left said that the Pope was two-thirds of the way through his address before he realized the speech was in Latin and not Italian. His Grace is quite a scholar and could have done his bit in Latin had he chosen so to do.) Both then rose and the Pope showed His Grace the painting for it was, I am told, his first visit to Rome. The Archbishop met the four cardinals who were present; Bea, of course, and Tisserant were the only two I can name. The other two, according to the press, were of the conservative group but I had no sense of anything but great good will present.

The rather sketchy 'kiss of peace' that was exchanged here may have been political and for the cameras but it did not seem so to me. I thought that they started to shake hands and then suddenly embraced as men who liked each other and appreciated each the worth of the other.

"The Pope had his usual Wednesday audience to which he went after they exchanged gifts but the Archbishop was taken on a special tour of the Museum and Library by the curator and Cardinal Tisserant I went home.

"That evening I went again to the Vatican to Bea's reception in the Borgia Rooms. For my money the rooms put the Sistine to shame in their decoration. I guess neither Pinturicchio nor Viterbo had spent so much time on anatomy that he could not portray humans. I could hardly keep track of what was going on for looking at the decor. The place was full of clergy and Cardinals with a good mixture of laity and I felt I was swimming in a sea of Cardinal Red. (I rode up in the elevator with Cardinal Tisserant and he is a most gracious man.) Cardinal then made a speech in French, which I missed most of by trying to hear either Latin or Italian in it, and the Archbishop made an excellent response in English. We then adjourned to the 'Room of the

Saints' (where S t Catherine of Alexandria is a portrait of Lucrezia Borgia!) and a very fine high tea including champagne and snacks. I talked with several of the priests and again was pleased to find a happy feeling of friendship.

Everyone agreed that this was a most wonderful and historic occasion and a good day for Cardinal Bea, who has worked long and hard for Christian unity. I was a bit surprised by the sense of amity for many of the priests with whom I spoke were of the Secretariat and I had always understood that that is a very conservative body. The Archbishop circulated around among the crowd and, from all I could gather, thoroughly enjoyed himself. His friendliness and ease made a great and favorable impression on everyone. After an appropriate interval I went home. (Seems all I did that week was go home.)

"Thursday morning we were up really early and went off to St Paul's within the Walls for a 0730 Holy Communion at which His Grace was the celebrant. It was most simple. He was alone at the altar and even took off and put on his own mitre, a plain one of deep purple like the Canterbury cap that he wore. The Canon Resident in Rome, Fr. Woodhams, and one of the entourage assisted at the rail, so we really had the troops at work.

"His Grace stayed at the English College here in Rome (it made it possible for people to come to see him without all the difficulty of arrangement that would have been needed had he been in the Vatican) and it was nice to see that the students came to our church for the service. Carvel and I sat among quite a group of them and they followed the service closely, sang the hymns beautifully and were fine young men. None received, of course, but we noted with pleasure that they went out of their way to speak to the Archbishop after the service. Manners are not dead!

"We had a bite of breakfast at the American Bar at via Torino and via Nazionale and then caught a cab to S t Paul's Without the Walls for the joint service. In spite of being a bit late we had seats in about the fifteenth row and could see with no trouble. This was our first time in the Basilica and we thoroughly enjoyed looking at it for it is beautiful. I think it's almost on a par with Santa Maria Maggiore and, perhaps, larger.

"His Holiness and His Grace signed their joint communique in an anteroom before they came in through the apse and took their seats in front of the altar. Same arrangement of chairs here as at the Sistine. The service was excellent and most impressive. The people who worked it out are to be congratulated for a job well done. I was told that one of them had said that this was easier to do than the one after the Council when so many different groups had to be considered.

"After the service the two and their trains went out by the West Door with all the crowd of 5,000 (by the press; nearer 8,000 by my estimate) trying to get there first. We took our time and made it just as quickly as the hurriers. The response to the two men was tremendous. The crowd, if anything, gave a more heartfelt greeting to the Archbishop than it did to His Holiness, but I may be prejudiced. I did not see i t but Mr. Woodhams said that the gift of his ring by the Pope to Cantuar was so absolutely spontaneous and so completely took His Grace by surprise that the Pope had to take him by the hand and put the ring on his pinky. We got the impression that both men liked and respected each other immensely. Other people have said the same.

"I still cannot get over our good fortune in being in Rome for this historic time, much less having had the additional blessing of being present for all the public events. We are just about ready to start a five-yearly pilgrimage to the scene of our unfortunate guess for all this would never have come about had we not been so completely miserable there. I have never known so much good to come out of so absolutely much bad!"

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Sec'y-Treas., Capt. Paul Siegrist, USNR (Ret.), 22 Macopin Ave. Upper Montclair, N. J.

Since our last issue, the Last Call has sounded for three of our classmates, whose obituaries appear in this issue: Chesty BALDWIN, Bill McCALEB and Wiggles WEEDEN. All were popular and all figure in anecdotes many of us can relate.

We have the least information on Chesty, who never reported in our Cruise pages and who was really "missing" for many years until Bob Keyer located him in California. Bill McCaleb we have had at reunions, but we understand his health was failing since our 1964 reunion. Right now your column editors are wishing they had inspired Bill to write more for this column, because he had a style and real humor that was unusual. We also are reminded of his devotion to the boxing squad at Annapolis, as we also associate Wiggles Weeden with his work for the Masqueraders and Musical Clubs.

Probably not many of our readers are familiar with burial services aboard a submarine, and we are so impressed by the colorful description of funeral services for Wiggle Weeden aboard the SEADRAGON, as reported by Wallace Mitchell of the Honolulu Advertiser, that we quote phrases from his story: "The last notes of morning colors had just sounded across Pearl Harbor when the hearse carrying the urn bearing the Admiral's ashes stopped at the gangway of the SEADRAGON. . . . A Marine band played 'Nearer My God to Thee' as a sailor received the urn and carried it to the bow of the ship. RAdm. H. S. Persons, RAdm. Eugene Fluckey, officers of the SEADRAGON and an honor guard of sailors saluted. . . . A quartermaster broke the Admiral's flag at the sail gaff, the band sounded ruffles and flourishes and played the sailor's hymn, the 'Admiral's March.' . . . Cdr. Ray E. Engle, skipper of the SEADRAGON, took the sub on the surface at six knots to station off Diamond Head. . . The urn bearer and a flag bearer passed the urn down the sub's torpedo room hatch, then went below to form an honor guard at a platform erected just below the torpedo tubes. . . . Cdr. A. L. Dominy, Navy chaplain, read from the book of Isaiah, then Psalms 27 and 90, and committed the urn to the sea as the ship's colors were dipped. Marines fired a volley of farewell. . . . A sailor had been taken home."

We regret to learn of the death on 24 May of Mrs. Grace Hendrick Phillips, wife of our classmate RAdm. Neill PHILLIPS, USN (ReL), after a heart attack, at Winchester, Va. Described as one of the most gracious and most beautiful women in Washington, she was also widely known as a horsewoman and an expert riflewoman. A patron of the arts, active in politics, she was also noted for her interest in gardening.

We are saddened also in having to report the death on 29 May of Mrs. Ruth Axtelle Carroll, suddenly, from a heart attack at Coronado. The wife of our classmate, RAdm. Chester E. (Blackie) CARROLL, USN (Ret.), she had been in apparently good health, with no previous heart ailment.

Only three days prior to her passing the Carrolls were the hosts for the quarterly dinner of our San Diego-Coronado group. Funeral services were held on 2 June, with interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego.

George MONTGOMERY and Paul SIEGRIST were visitors at the April 27 luncheon meeting of the Washington group. George spoke mainly of golf rules for the benefit of Roy Hartwig, while Paul touched on 1924 class developments, finances and prospects for more news in this column. It was learned that pneumonia was keeping Angus SINCLAIR away from the meeting, and that Norman ELLIS was having a batde in the hospital. Pres MERCER was on hand a short time, but had to leave early to bear pall, touch base at a KT party and get to a political meeting—yes, Pres is back in circulation. Bill BULLIS reports that while 56

in Hong Kong he almost failed to recognize Wallace Beakley there. Tom SISSON has difficulty moving around, but was very much on hand for this meeting; the complete roll call showed Reed Adams, Bachman, Berliner, Bradley, Bullis, Collins, Cunningham, Granbery, Hartwig, Hoffman, Dick Johnson, Keyer, Lewis, Mercer, Montgomery, Neale, Nessor, Petersen, Robillard (with guest), Siegrist, Sisson, Swart, Van Steenbergh, Worthington and Wright. That totals 26!

Don WALKER—now there's a name we haven't seen in this column for a while, perhaps because the Walkers make their home on St. Croix Island 7 months of the year. But mid-May found Marian and Don at their Greenwich, Conn., home, and on the first weekend of golf Don admits he was third—after John SHANNON and Tom Longdon '23. Don was recently made a trustee of the New York Military Academy, and as for his other activities he says: "I still spend time in Trenton, N. J., as De Laval's consultant on marketing during the summer months. But quite frankly a couple of agencies I started up in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as an avocation have me hanging on the ropes. I represent De Laval, Baldwin Lima Hamilton and a few others, and the thing is paying taxes!" As for Island neighbors, the Walkers dropped in on Billy BRERETON while cruising off his Haiti base, met his lovely wife and enjoyed a gorgeous view. Don continues his contact with Otz Tracy, and we hope Otz will read this comment of Don's: "Speaking of Otz, his daughter dropped in on us at the Island and without a single doubt she has the nicest family we have ever seen." Now there's praise we'd all welcome!

The Walkers were California-bound in mid-June, and some of you may be seeing them there.

Stock COLT is one who is making the most of our affiliation with the 24th Company, Brigade of Midshipmen. On behalf of the 1924 contingent in the Pensacola area Stock has written Alan Roodhouse (now an ensign!) of the interest of our classmates there in meeting those from the 24th Co. who come to Pensacola for flight training.

Our contingent, by the way, consists of Bob Goldthwaite, Bill Davis (Mobile Bay), Kit Carson, Turner Day, Dale Harris, Brom Nichol, Billy Parker, Pa Perkins and Stock Colt. Our Pensacola reporter also appraises "A Philadelphia Achievement," which appeared in the April Shipmate, as inspiring, and suggests that all local chapters of our Alumni Association report on their efforts to get promising midshipman material for the Navy.

Stock also invites attention to a new book which he thinks might supplement Jack Engeman's Annapolis as a guidance tool. He refers you to How To Qualify for the Service Academies, a book by BGen. Monro McCloskey (N. Y., Richards Rosen Press, Inc.) and published in 1964.

Also at Pensacola: Stock and Brom Nichol handled a 1924 class luncheon at Hotel San Carlos on 3 June—42 years less a day since we tossed our caps away in Dahlgren Hall.

Whom do we have in Vietnam? Well, Felix HOWLAND seems to make it frequendy, judging from a card received from him by Bob KEYER in which Felix writes: "Despite hostilities, life here is tranquil, and in two or three weeks more I shall be off to Hong Kong, and then to Taiwan and Vietnam again."

And Bob Keyer is still working on the organization of an alumni chapter, writing: "The Richmond Chapter of the Alumni has 40 effectives as of this date. We are going beyond the 25-miIe radius after 2 June meeting, which is a dinnertheatre meeting at Barksdale Theater, Hanover, Va. I believe in a 60-mile radius of Richmond there are just under 100 alumni available. . . . Alex Kreiser lives at White Stone, and Gene Rook at

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Remo; these two places are only 50 miles east of Richmond."

And now to the Weight Survey conducted by this column. From Dr. L. B. Coy at Kings Cross, Australia, we have the following certification: "This is to certify that Captain L. GWINN now weighs 9 stone, 9 pounds," signed 29 April. Lou reminds us that a "stone" in Australia is 14 pounds, so that makes him just 135, and entitles him to one of those class reunion pictures we've offered. Well, of course Lou was a crew coxswain, with the right "tendencies" we might say. But how about Otz Tracy? We checked with Jim Whalen, but you know, he's around 155 now.

Now we're wondering about the weights of such as Ed Layton, Clint Sayres, Archie Freels, Dave Wight—hey, let's not get too personal. Anyway, your New York reporter, following a digestive upset, registered just 132 (no affidavit) and hopes he has left that well behind by now! Anyone else 132 or less?

And Lou Gwinn also gives us the quarterly crop report from Australia: "We have had rain, but too much, too soon and all in the wrong places.

So much of the farming and stock raising is done on marginal land. Few understand water conservation, and also it takes money to do the job. I hire experts to advise me; result is we have feed for the winter and plenty of water. Our catde topped the market and I think we set a record for price. Most of the stock offered for sale looked like skin and bones. I have all the paddocks (pastures) contour planted with rye and clover and had no run-off in this last rain. I am not a farmer, so do everything according to the book. Our oldest boy, Owen, is a born farmer . . . he placed third in the rodeo, unlimited class; two pros beat him."

Going back to the three classmates we've lost (listed in this issue), we want to thank the several who got word to us, sent detail information, etc. We were able to get out floral tributes in all three instances this time. Bob Swart first heard of Wiggles Weeden thru Navy channels, but we also had good follow-up information from Collins LANDSTREET and Bill KANAKANUI. Collins also sent a wire, and he and Bill represented the class at the Weeden funeral. Bill writes that he attended homecoming last year, but we did not get him so listed. His son. Bill Jr., now has command of USS FARRAGUT. Noble ABRAHAMS telephoned us about the loss of Bill McCaleb, reminded us that Bill and Wiggles were roommates at Annapolis, and are "roommates now for eternity." Dave WIGHT sent us much-needed details on Chesty Baldwin, and also added some news: "playing golf at Leisure World, we ran into Homer and Leila Wheeler-—they look wonderful.

Also talked to the Bertholds while there. Herlihys recently returned from a long sea trip."

Billy BRERETON and Ag were at their Easton, Conn., home in May, and Bill sent us a clipping on the Weeden burial, adding: "I was able to call on Wiggles twice at Tripler Hospital while in Honolulu in March for two weeks on the homeward leg of our 'round-the-world trip last winter.

Also met his wife for the first time. . . . We will be in Easton all summer, and will be glad to see friends if passing this way. We are quite near the Merritt Parkway, and are listed in the Bridgeport phone book."

And now, let's stop worrying about the Breretons losing time by going around the world the way that costs them a day. Billy brings us up-todate: on their five trips around the world, they lost a day on two occasions, but gained on the other three trips, so they are now "one up."

A May report from Colby RUCKER: "Went to a KT party today and met Charlie Hoffman and his lady fair, also P. V. Mercer, who is now well and working hard; also Mrs. Mercer. . . . In line with what Ed Clexton said to the midshipmen of the 24th Company, he did not report on medals.

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I just found a list I once made (it may not be complete): 33 Navy Cross, 1 DSC, 8 DSM, 24 Silver Star, 143 Legion of Merit, 4 Navy and Marine Corps Medal, 136 Bronze Star, 64 Commendation Ribbon, 6 Purple H e a r t otiier 3 1 ; total, 450. That adds up to more than one medal per man for those still in service. . . . I have been writing like crazy: in January 'The Fifth Man' and an article on Admiral King in Shipmate. In the May Our Navy a light one on 'The Vice Captain' and in the same publication will soon appear 'Did You Get the Word,' a dissertation on semantics."

Bert KALISCH has not moved, but has been given a new route and box: it's now Route 1, Box 1, Brandywine, Md. 20613. Bert explains he missed the April luncheon in Washington on account of being a lay delegate to an Episcopal Convocation.

Bob SWART reports that soon after Boney Close checked out at Bethesda, Bertie WATTS checked in. We do not have details, but believe Bertie is in from France for eye treatment.

Jack KENNADAY and Jeanette were in New York in late May and telephoned your reporter that all's well. He promised to come out, but they didn't make it; well, we New York suburbanites are lucky to get a telephone call, with so much to do in the city. The Kennadays were planning a west coast trip in July. Have you seen them out there ?

We have an interesting clipping from the Miami Herald, coming via Pop SEAWARD, and showing our Skipper WARBURTON majestically doing a smart dance with a lady fair at a cocktail buffet at the Biscayne Yacht Club. 'Tis pity we can't reproduce the photo. Says Pop, "Wouldn't Prof.

Bell be proud of his erstwhile pupil?" No other comment from Pop out there in loway, not even comment on the tall corn.

Ruth and Blackie CARROLL hosted the 26 May quarterly dinner of our San Diego-Coronado group, held at the North Island Officers' Club, Neptune Room. As is usual, this party was a howling success, with 38 in attendance. Comments Bess Hurst: "As we grow older, our closeness to classmates tends to wane for only one reasonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;our interests are different. We all look forward to, and turn out en masse for these quarterly get-togethers, and enjoy them even though some of us may not see each other even once in between them." We regret to learn that Hal TIEMROTH had a heart attack, from which he is recovering nicely, but which kept him from this party. Other absentees were the travelling Hudnalls, the Bellerbys up Oregon way, the Lillards back to old home town Neosho, and the Edgars just plain "out of town." Out-of-town guests at this party were Dot and Dale Harris, Sunshine (Mrs. Minor) Heine and Wayne Gamet Regulars attending were the Bill Baileys, Cowboy Camerons, Jim Dancys, Frank Deams, Pete Dunns, Swede Ekstroms, Gus Fishes, Oftie Gregor, Babe Handly, Willie Hursts, Eric Lankenaus, Austen Maglys, Don McLeans, Jessie Rutt, Dutch Shultzes, Count Wolowskys, Rufe Youngs and Merritt (Carr) Upham.

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Sec'y, RAdm. F. K. Loomis, USN (Ret.) 3055 Foxhall Road, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20016

On Friday, 29 April, Whitey TAYLOR hauled down his flag at Norfolk and retired, leaving Rosie MASON as our only member on the active list of die Navy. Tony RORSCHACH writes: "The weather was in keeping with the occasion of Whitey's retirement yesterday, chilly and unhappy.

It's about the end of a great era. . . . Whitey and Doda have hypnotized everyone in the Norfolk areaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Army, Navy, AF, and civilians; Doda's always the gracious and energetic counterweight, and there's no kidding when the papers talk in terms of 'a sad loss to the community' and other superlatives.

"Butch Parker and Tommy Burrowes went down to the ceremony, and after it sailed Butch's 40-footer, THREE STAR, up to Annapolis. They

both voted the ceremony the best planned and most interesting one of its type they had ever seen. Whitey made a fine talk after the trooping of the colors; Admiral Rivero made a nice eulogy, promoted Whitey back to vice admiral, and topped off with a most flattering citation with a DSM attached. Whitey and Doda are now living in their new home at 245 Bay Colony Drive, Virginia Beach, Va." The town of Carmel recently paid signal honors to our late classmate John CHITWOOD, by naming their Littie League baseball park "Chitwood Park." John had been mayor of Carmel for several years, and was very active in promoting Little League ball. Jean Chitwood spoke at the ceremony. Hap Lyon reports that she seems to be fine.

Bill KIRTEN is recovering nicely from his recent laryngectomy. He writes from Mexico City: "I left the hospital on schedule on 4 April and arrived in Vicksburg in good shape. Dickie joined me there on the 8th and we spent a quiet Easter with my family. We returned to Mexico on the 15th. I haven't been to work yet but it's only because my friend in the company who had the same operation says he thinks I should be able to talk a little before I go back. I can now get out a few words and believe that in a month or so more I'll be able to talk up a storm. My secretary comes out to the house several times a week and between the two of us we sort of run the export from here."

Another classmate's outstanding achievement was rewarded when the Civil War Round Table of Washington, D. C , awarded their Gold Medal to Judge ELLER last month. However, his wife was not so fortunate; a couple of weeks later.

Whitey and Doda Taylor at his retirement ceremony.

Agnes Eller slipped and fell, suffering a broken ankle, which has been very painful.

Speed GRAUBART writes from Frankfort, Germany, that he was invited and attended the West Point Founders' Day celebration. He found himself seated at the head table with all the Army generals and considered the seating arrangement a fine gesture to the Navy. He was a little shook, however, when he was introduced as the oldest living Academy graduate in the area. They are expecting Ron MACKINNON over there in July, and Speedy and Lucile expect to be here in December.

Some months ago the class of '25 sponsored the wardroom of the 25th Company at the Naval Academy; various items have been supplied for the room or are in process, such as curtains, rug, television, pictures, class plaque, montage of the five ships which have been named for the members of the class. On Saturday, 7 May, members of the class visited the wardroom, had lunch with the company in the mess hall, then at 1300 met with the whole company in Memorial Hall where, after an inspiring talk, our president. Butch PARKER, presented our class plaque and a door sign to the Company commander. Attending the occasion were Burrowes, Cash, Cronin, Eller, Elliott, Griffith, Hart, Hoffner, Hurd, Loomis, Parker, Pefley, Shahan, Slaven, and Truxall.

Willie HURST sends us another clipping concerning the late Wiggles Weeden, and recalls their close friendship in subs. Willie also adds this starding news: "I quit cigarettes 13 March, after 40-plus years of 2 to 3 packs a day, and haven't back-slid on cigarettes since that date. Confess I feel better!"

This column does not plug many meetings and celebrations, but again we say that HOMECOMING is a must! Just try it once and see. We don't have the date at this writing, but it will be in September or October, and you'll get a notice.

Let's have a miniature class reunion at Home'25 sponsors the 25th Company.

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We learn through circuitous ways that John HAMMOCK is now Mayor of Dermott, Arkansas. . . . Two new grandsons add to the class's evergrowing population. John BROWN announces the arrival of Joel Brewer Brown, the son of John Madison Brown and his wife Katharine Burwell Brown. The parents are doctoral candidates at Johns Hopkins University, he in German literature and she in American history. Frank TIMBERLAKE became a grandfather for the first time in their nearly 40 years of married life when his son Terry and his wife Kate had a baby girl in January. The Timberlakes left for Athens on 25 April, accompanied by their daughter Mimi, and son Tom and his wife. They will meet Frank's brother in Athens and go aboard a nice yacht which they have chartered for a two weeks' cruise through the Greek Isles. After this, Camille and Frank will go to the Costa del Sol in Spain for a two-week visit with Bennett and Edith WRIGHT, who have a villa on the golf course in Guadalmina.

The Wrights are apparendy established there for good. The weather's fine and lots to do. She paints and Benny golfs and tends his vegetable garden. . . . . Among the other European travellers are Hap and Bunny GILL, and Jack DELANEY. On 17 May, Waldo CHRISTENSEN was admitted to Bethesda and operated on for peritonitis of the colon; at last report he is making a good recovery from this serious operation.

Annapolis is the richer for two '25 families. Joe NEVINS retired from Villanova in June, after teaching political science there for eight years, and he and Ruth moved to Annapolis where they live at 5 Acton Place. . . . Schuyler PYNE gave up consulting as full-time employment last summer, and as a part-time consultant decided that he could operate just as well from Annapolis, and enjoy life a lot more. He and Jane are building a house in Providence (behind Greenbury Point), about two blocks from Butch and Betty Parker and their moving date is about 1 July. Their new address will be 259 Providence Road, Annapolis.

Cal Hank writes that she has at last joined the grandparent's club and asked if she is the last.

(I doubt it.) A son, William Peterson Sears, named for our Bill, of course, was born on 31 March to their daughter Cary Webb and her husband Peter A. Sears.

Bill's mother, who now becomes a great-grandmother, is 92 and Cal writes that while she's not physically strong, she is still sharp mentally.

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Sec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel, USN (Ret.) 3410 14th St., North Arlington 1, Va. Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. W. R. Smedberg, III USN (Ret.), 8405 Burdette Rd. Bethesda, Md. 20014

It is regretted that in the last minute rush to make the deadline for the April Shipmate, there were some errors in reporting the death of our classmate, Fondville Lee TEDDER. The date of his death was actually March 7th, instead of March 8th, as incorrectly reported. A memorial service

was held at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, on 9 March, followed by his burial in the Arlington National Cemetery on the 10th. Admiral Tedder had been an original founder of the Central Florida Chapter of the USNA Alumni Association some six years ago. At the time of his death of a sudden heart attack, he had been in excellent health and was employed by Pan American World Airways Guided Missiles Range Division at Patrick AFB and was enjoying his interesting position.

The 40th reunion has come and gone; FOREVER. As best we can determine, there were 131 classmates presentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;most with wivesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;9 of our lovely widows, and 2 daughters, for a grand total of 249 persons. Just over 3 8 % of the living graduates of 1926 were at the reunion. One hundred and sixteen (116) classmates of the 456 who graduated 40 years before were no longer living. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 20-22 May, were gorgeous days in Annapolis; the kind we easterners tried to convince the west coasters represented our "usual weather."

We owe a debt of gratitude to Jack Greenslade and his reunion committee, and to Marne Groff who did all the table decorations for both nights, for the smooth arrangements and, apparently, effortless results of careful planning.

But sadly, during the week following our gathering in Annapolis, we learned of the deaths of three additional classmates.

Joe Bennett PASCHAL, RAdm. USN ( R e t ) , died on 24 May in Pensacola, Fla., of a heart attack. He was buried in Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola. Benny leaves his widow Peggy of 1740 E. Maura St., Pensacola; their son, LCdr. J. B. Paschal, Jr., and a daughter Peggy Ann. Burnham Clough McCAFFREE, Captain, USN ( R e t ) , died on 27 May in Jacksonville, Fla., of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on 1 June. Mac leaves his widow Margaret of 4345 Landover Drive, Jacksonville; their son, LCdr. B. C. McCaffree, Jr. (Mike); two granddaughters; his mother, Mrs. Charles McCaffree of Seattle, Wash.; a sister, Mrs. George Helliwell also of Seatde; a brother, Charles McCaffree, Jr., of East Lansing, Mich., and a stepson, James Averill of Jacksonville. Mac had been the director of the committee of 100 of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce from shortly after his retirement until 1963. He was a trustee of the Baptist Memorial Hospital and an active member of the Navy League Council in Jacksonville.

Henry Thornton DIETRICH, Captain, USN ( R e t ) , died on 28 May at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, of a massive stroke. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, also on June 1.

Henry leaves his widow Kay, of 857 N. Liberty St., Arlington, Va.; a son, Cdr. H. T. Dietrich, Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. J. H. Redd, and eight grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Mrs. Bondhouser of Troy, N. Y.

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To the beloved wives of those classmates and to their sons and daughters and other loved ones, the class extends deepest sympathy. We are proud and happy to have known them so long; we are especially proud that each one has left a son who is carrying on in the Navy that we have spent most of our lives in.

Valery HAVARD writes from Winchester, Mass., that they have sold their house there, have bought one at 3910 Cloverhill Road, Baltimore, Md., and moved into it during 1-2 June. They were at the class reunion and Val says to count him in on the class luncheons in Washington from now on. He is a consultant to Arthur D. Litde, Inc., for whom he has recendy completed a survey of general aviation that has been published for their clients. On the side, and to insure that time will not hang heavy on his hands, he is taking a course in fiction writing!

A list of those attending the reunion will follow, providing that the editor of Shipmate finds room for it. From the Friday informal KT party and supper in the Boat House (Hubbard Hall), through the Saturday events with a formal dinnerdance at the Officers' and Faculty Club that night to chapel and the brunch at Alumni House on Sunday, all hands agreed that it was our best reunion, EVER. It was noticeable that we had slowed up; many wives remarked that we had achieved a maturity and steadiness which was a marked improvement over past reunions. About time, I guess!

While the ladies were having luncheon at the club on Saturday, '26 was being hosted in the mess hall by the 26th Company, following which Kenny CRAIG presided at a business meeting in Mem Hall. Those present voted to permit the Washington group, with the approval of the class officers, to commit the class and its funds to class projects, in the future. Then there was a unanimous vote to sponsor the 26th Company wardroom, to the tune of |500 immediately and $200 per year until our 45th reunion. A committee has been appointed with Charlie BUCHANAN as chairman and Jack GREENSLADE and Roland GROFF as members, to work with the 26th Company officer and midshipman committee to get comfortable chairs, reading lamps, book cases, etc., and the start of a good library of books about the Navy and the sea, professional, scientific, and fiction. We look forward to many meetings in the future in that wardroom between graduates of '26 and midshipmen, through the years, from the 26th Company; informal meetings where any one of us can keep up on the Academy's progress and at the same time answer the many questions that a midshipman always has about a career at sea and ashore, in the Navy and Marine Corps.

There was also general approval of the idea, after a review of the Naval Academy Foundation and its purposes by its president. Bob PIRIE, of continuing class support The strength, or amount of that support was left, however, to future action by the Washington group. Our president, Kenny CRAIG, asked the class to support

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the Alumni Association as a direct means of supporting our Academy and also to enable the class to mamtam its close ties, through die Alumni magazme. Shipmate. He also asked those of us who are interested in continuing class support of the Academy to make a yearly contribution of $5 or $10 to the class fundâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;mailed in June of each year to RAdm. Jack GREENSLADE, treasurer, 5020 Millwood Lane, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20016, which will enable us to continue our support to the 26th Company wardroom, the Foundation, and perhaps some other project which is later found to be worthwhile, and in the best interests of the Academy.

Robert B. GOLDMAN writes from 5182 Hampshire Ave., Westminster, Calif. 92683, of his regrets at missing the 40th, but promising to make the 50th, and perhaps the 45th. He sent his check in support of the 26th Company wardroom project. He reports that he is in his sixth year of teaching in the department of electrical engineering at California State College, Long Beach, Calif., as an assistant professor, where there are about 1250 students in the engineering school; mosdy juniors and seniors, since the lower division courses are usually taken, in California, in junior colleges. He enjoys working with young men and, apparendy, is young enough himself; he seems to be relishing the fact that he doesn't have to retire until he is 70. Bob and Esther have a lot in the low, desert country near Mecca and the northeastern corner of the Salton Sea, where they expect to build a small retirement home in several more years. He says that it is beautiful out there under the shadow of the mountains with desert warmth, and water in the near distance. It is about 50 miles from Palm Springs. Right now they are living practically across the fence on the east edge of the Naval Weapons Station at Seal Beach.

Jack and Louise FROST had a "farewell to Washington" dinner at the Army and Navy Club on 4 May for a large number of their Washington friends. They astounded many of us by the announcement that they had sold their house and were moving in a month to a new one they bought in Norfolk, Va., at 1203 West Princess Anne Road 23507. '26 was pretty well represented by the Bert Browns, Buchanans, Byrnes, Hambergers, and Smedbergs in support of the Frosts.

The list of those PRESENT at the reunion follows, but first there should be mention of those who intended being there but were prevented at the last minute. Stan and Maggie NICHOLS actually got as far as Rocky Mount N. C , from Florida, before Maggie got sick and they had to turn around. Ed and Margaret JACKSON had to cancel out at the last minute on account of illness, as did Anne Sarsfield.

Those attending were: Charlie and Kitty Adair, Dwight and Thelma Agnew, Bruno and Betty Albertson, Bob and Mid Armstrong, Earl Ashton, Skipper and Marusia Asserson, Ted and Jane Aylward, Neil and Sara Banks, Nat and Alice Barker, Bunny Benjamin, Karl and Mary Douglass Biederman, Bi and Mary Bierer, Jack and Maggie Black, Charlie Boyle, Up and Babs Brady, Jim and Alice Brewer, Bruce and Virginia Broussard, Bert and Jean Brown, Chester and Lucy Bruton, Charlie and Kack Buchanan, Cecil Burnside, Dick and Margaret Burr, Frank and Harriet Busey, Jim and Anne Byrne, Joe and Martha Callahan, Don and Marie Campbell, Neil Campbell, Charlie and Dottie Carpenter, Henri and Harriot Claiborne, Murray and Annette Clark, Conny and Rita Conway, Bill and Lois Cooper, Dixie Corbin, Ken Cornell, Kenny and Nan Craig, Ambrose and Dorothy Crowley.

Also Earle Davis, Boot and Betty Dodson, Bill and Lucy Dolan, Ham and Helen Dow, Bowie and Clare Duckett, Dud and Polly Dudley, Dutch Duerfeldt, Charlie and Jewel Dunn, John and Elizabeth Eakens, Eddy and Betty Elliott, Swede and Helen Eskilson, Chick Evenson, Ed Fisher, Royce and Dib Flippin, George and June Foltz, Hank and Grayce Fravel, Ted and Mary Frederick, Jack and Louise Frost, Edie Farrow, Roy and Harriet Gano, Rudy and Francine Greenacre, Jack and Rosemary Greenslade, Joe and Martha Grenfell. Gale and Eloene Griggs, Rowe and Marnie Groff, Marsh Gurney, Val and Anna Havard, Benny Helmick, HoUis and Becky Hill, Charlie and Evelyn Home, Ham and Peggy Howe, Kay Hutchinson, DeWitt and Henrietta Hamberger, Harry and Peggy Johnston, Algy and Helen Joyner, Benny and Bea Katz, Ed and Irma Kelley, Wendell and Lois Kline, Chester and Carolyn Kunz, Frank and Joan Lee, Fitz and Hal Lee, Jimmy and Elva Leeper, Sara Le Hardy, Ed and Jeannette Leonard, Otto Livdahl, Martha Livdahl (daughter), Diggs and Clava Logan, Benny and Ruth Lovett, BG and Teeny Lowery, Charlie and Marge Lyman.

And Fred Mackel, Mac and Virginia Macraillan, Wade and Ruth McClusky, Mac and Bay McCorkle, Mac McGregor, Sam and Geace McKee, Scotch and Evelyn McLean, Frank and Alice McQuillen, Phil and Harriet Morgan, Jim and Ruth Morrison, Charlie and Peggy Moses, Al and Carmen Mumma, Nels and Helen Nelson, Phil and Rose Niekum, Frank and Tommie O'Beirne, John and Audrey O'Shea, Andy and Helen Offutt, Hop and Allen Parish, Bob and Bobbie Pirie, Harry and Betty Pottle, Cleve and Martha Pratt, George and Bea Prifold, Bill Pryor, Bill and Elsie Romoser, Art and Jane Rule, Jim Russell.

And Eddie and Marie Louise Schanze, Sparkle and Phyllis Scrymgeour, Eve Shane, Jerry Shapiro, Susan Shapiro (daughter). Jack and Peg Simpson, Smeddy and Claudia Smedberg, Kas Smith, Otho and Phyllis Smoot Oscar and Virginia Steigler, Hubie and Jean Strange, Roy and Dottie Stratton, PD and Esther Stroop, Cy and Louise Summers, Dan and Julia Sweeney, John and Jerry Sylvester, John and Frankie Sweeney, Ford and Tika Taylor, Jack (J. McN.) Taylor, Mario and Katrina Vangeli, Jim Ward, Irene Weaver, Hugh and Betty Webster, Gus and Charlotte Weis, Jack and Gladys Wilfong, Lee and Amelia Woodbury, and Charlie Whiting.

Sec'y, Cdr. Howard C. Adams, USNR Pacific Far East Line, Inc., 918 16th St. N.W., Washington 6, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, RAdm. Howard W. Gordon, Jr., USN (Ret.), 3127 North 18th St. Arlington, Va. 22201

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On 27 April members of the class of '27, their wives and members of the 27th Company USNA, met in Memorial Hall to celebrate the sponsorship of the Company's wardroom by the class. Donk DONAHO made such an inspiring talk that it is being quoted herewith: "Midshipmen of the 27th Company, my classmates, ladies and distinguished guests, it is a trite but true statement that we are living in a rapidly changing world; spectacular advances have been and are being made in space exploration, medicine, technology and other fields.

"The same is true of our great Navy. In recent years we have seen the successful development of nuclear powered surface and sub-surface ships.

Supersonic jet aircraft have almost replaced their predecessors, the propeller driven aircraft.

"In spite of these changes, the patriotism and devotion instilled in midshipmen while at the Naval Academy have not changed.

"During every day here you are reminded of Academy graduates and other naval officers who have preceded you to the fleet and have distinguished themselves in services to their country.

"You took your oath here in Memorial Hall beneath Perry's flag inscribed with those famous words of history, 'Don't give up the ship.'

"The Naval Academy's museum is replete with treasures and memorabilia which remind you and me and others of outstanding naval officers of history who lived and died, in patriotism and devotion to duty.

"The Navy's heritage is a matter of pride to all Americans. It is kept alive by officers still living.

In sponsoring the 27th Company, VAdm. G. R. Donaho '27, second from the left, presents '27's plaque to Midn. Howard L Crisp, Company Commander.

Shown also are RAdm. Kauffman, Superintendent, Capt. Kinney, Commandant of Midshipmen, and Lt. Rohr, Company Officer. In the photo at the right the 27th Company is assembled on the steps to Mem Hall.

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"The free world was thrilled by the daring exploits of one alumnus of the Academy, Captain Alan Sheppard, the first American in space. He and others in this era are blazing trails to a new world—outer space.

"In every Naval Academy class there are those who by chance, dedication, training—call it what you may—go on to distinguish themselves in carrying out the highest traditions of our Navy and the international policies of our government.

The class of '27 has its share of famous naval officers.

"Some of us are still on active duty. To name just a few at random: RAdm. Jack P. Monroe, Commander Naval Forces Philippines; VAdm. Paul H. Ramsey, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air; Adm. Ulysses S. G. Sharp, Commander in Chief, Pacific.

"A naval officer does more than defend in combat the international policies of our government.

There are occasions when he helps make our foreign policies. One signally distinguished member of the class is Adm. George Anderson, U. S. Navy (Ret.), former Chief of Naval Operations, and currently Ambassador to Portugal.

"I can say unequivocally that some of you will equal or surpass in your future careers the achievements of illustrious naval officers of history.

matches and baseball game were cancelled by a bitter cold rain, a number of hardy souls attended the lacrosse game in which the 27th Company Commander Midshipman Lieutenant Howard L. Crisp, wearing the number 27, was the star.

Thanks to Ray MITCHELL, those who were half frozen were able to thaw out before the six o'clock ceremony. At six-thirty the members of the class had dinner with the midshipmen in the mess hall while the wives accompanied Lt. Robert C. Rohr, 27th Company officer, and Mrs. Rohr, to the After Dinner Speaking Room for dinner.

Paul DROUILHET has left the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva and is now serving with the Inter-Governmental Consultative Organization at 22 Berners S t , London W. 1, England, and would like to welcome any classmates and friends passing through that city.

Jack HOLTWICK has been elected secretary of the Honolulu group and joins me in hoping for a more communicative '27. Jack and Dinty returned to their Kaneohe Bay home after an absence of 18 years. He recently retired as vice president of HRB-Singer, Inc., of State College, Pa., where he had been for eight years. George and Nancy TUGGLE are still in Honolulu where George has just retired as senior vice president of the Honolulu Gas Co.

Sharp party at Makalapa.

"Collectively, you have already distinguished yourselves by standing third in the Color Company competition.

"You may be justifiably proud of: Midshipmen Ogden, Wright and Barnhart who have been selected for the postgraduate education program.

Midshipmen Swientek and Quinn, who were selected for nuclear powered submarine training, have brought credit to your company. Midn. Coleman, whose father was a classmate of mine, has excelled as a member of the varsity tennis team.

Last Sunday, Washington newspapers extolled the virtues of your Company commander—Midn.

Crisp, in the lacrosse game with the University of Maryland.

"These and others of you in this company will be heard from—as midshipmen and as naval officers—or officers of other military services in your forthcoming careers in an honorable and respected profession—the military.

"It is a privilege for me to be speaking for the class of 1927. My class is pleased and honored to be sponsoring the 27th (Company's wardroom and to give you a replica of our class crest and a picture of our class window in the chapel. They were designed by Tiffany. We understand that the firm considers this window to be one of the finest designs in its history.

"We give you a copy of our Lucky Bag, and finally, a modest check which we trust will help make your wardroom a relaxing and attractive room for leisure time.

"I speak for the class of '27, in hoping that as you glance from time to time at the class crest, and read biographies in our Lucky Bag, that you will be further inspired in your desire to carry on naval traditions imprinted in your memory while midshipmen and nurtured in future duties, wherever they may take you."

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Pat and Oley SHARP hosted a '27 gathering in CinCPac's quarters in Makalapa. Joining them were two-thirds of the permanent contingent: (Ruth and Dave WHITE were unable to make it), the HOLTWICKs and the TUGGLEs. From the active duty group stationed in Hawaii were, in addition to the Sharps, Dottie and Bill SUTHERLAND in from Barber's Point. As visiting firemen were Polly and Oscar DODSON, en route on an extensive trip through the Pacific. Oscar, retired as the Director of the Money Museum of the National Bank of Detroit, is keeping in touch with things numismatic by acting as consultant to various coin collections. Remained in Honolulu for about ten days to appraise the collection owned by the First National Bank of Hawaii. (Ed. note: picture attached of Sharp party.) The Washington group monthly luncheons have been discontinued for the remainder of the summer. They will reconvene on the third Thursday of every month, noon, at the Army and Navy Club beginning in September.

Maggie Lou and Tex MEWHINNEY of Denton, Tex., write that their son, Michael Christopher, will graduate from West Point on June 8th. He will marry Linda Taylor Dodson of Dallas, Tex., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Dodson, that afternoon in the Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity, West Point, N. Y. Michael is slated for duty with the Signal Corps in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Sec'y, RAdm. R. K. James, USN (Ret.) Apt. B611, River House South 1600 S. Joyce St., Arlington, Va.

Of interest to the class is the following letter from Midn. 2/C Barry PoUara: "Dear Admiral James: "On behalf of the Class of 1967 of the 28th Company, I'd like to express our appreciation for

your more than generous gift toward the establishment of a liaison between the present Brigade and the Brigade which has already made history.

"The funds we have received from you and your classmates are being used toward the establishment, decoration, and maintenance of our permanent company wardroom. Therefore, it will be enjoyed by every other 28th Company firstclassman to follow us.

"Linking our two classes is appropriate since our job will soon be to build on the great tradition to which your class has already added. We share a school, a uniform, and a mission. Even our class crests have a striking similarity; the only difference being that our crest replaces the helm on yours with the symbol of the atom, an integral part of the modern Navy. We hope that this is the beginning of a communication which will be equally fruitful for both our classes.

"Your class is cordially invited into our wardroom and company area at any time, and we're especially looking forward to seeing you after Navy again beats William and Mary in the 1966 Homecoming classic for your 38th anniversary.

"Thank you again."

At a class luncheon in Washington on 18 April a review of the Naval Academy program to outfit wardrooms for the various midshipmen companies was discussed. All hands were advised that the class treasury had made a contribution of $200 which was less than half of that suggested by the Superintendent. From approximately half of the persons attending the luncheon, generous contributions were made on the spot which has permitted your class treasurer to send an additional $235 to the Commandant for Midshipmen's Welfare Fund to initially outfit the 28th Co. wardroom. Additional funds are promised that probably will make possible the annual payment of $200 for maintenance of this wardroom. If you haven't already contributed and wish to do so, make your checks payable to the "Midshipmen's Welfare Fund" and send the check to Jimmy James as previously noted.

At this class luncheon, Tom ROBERTS and Jim BOYD reported on the canvass of classmates with respect to the time for the fortieth reunion.

With about 3 8 % of the class responding to his questionnaire, Jim was able to tabulate a 3-2 vote in favor of holding the reunion just before June Week in 1968. This now has been set as the firm time with the calendar date still to be announced later. Start making your plans to attend now.

Swede NORGAARD also reported on tentative data collection for the Fortieth Twenty-Eighter.

He urges all hands to respond to his appeal for current addresses on classmates listed in his recent memo to each of us.

Present from Lake Forest, 111., at the luncheon was Acey BURROWS. Acey was in town playing caddy to Gloria who was attending the convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

We were pleased to have him at luncheon and look forward to seeing them at the class dinnerdance, scheduled for Saturday, 23 April.

Twenty members of the class gathered at the Army and Navy Town Club for dinner and dancing on 23 April. The conversation was so good that dancing was all but forgotten. The highlight of the evening was the presence of Gloria and Acey BURROWS. In one brief week he attended a class luncheon, an alumni luncheon and a class dinner-dance.

Present also were the Quinns, Kents, Morrises, Pedens, Rittenhouses, Jordans, Stanleys, Andersons, Pat Strange (Bob's widow) and Harry Sears.

A last minute poop-out were the James as the flu bug had wrestled Jimmy to the ground. To express their regrets those present were moved to verse, but the job of a poet laureate for '28 remains open. No deathless verse resulted from this fine effort.

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From Matt RADOM of Rutgers comes this letter: "The picture of the Jameses and Learys in Shipmate was good to see. It has been a long time since I've seen any of you. This letter is to tell you that I have just been given the Ph.D. by Ck)lumbia University's Graduate School of Business. My dissertation was on the Social Sciences in American Industry which I hope will materialize into a book one day.

"1928 had a BIG turnout at the N. Y. alumni dinner recenriy when Ed Dexter was inaugurated as president. He was ably supported by Al Taylor, Willie Ettlinger, D. K. Smith and Doctor Radom.

Percentage-wise, we were up there.

"I've been chairman of the department of management since last July with the rank of associate professor. It's a great and puzzling life, never a dull moment.

"I hope you and your clan are in fine shape and look forward to seeing you one of these days, maybe at the 40th.

"Here's a pic of what I look like with a mop of grey hair."

The following letter was written by Moon MULLEN: "Dear Jimmie, I have been instructed, as a committee of one, by those others in the enclosed photograph to see that it got into Shipmate with a suitable caption referring!

"It was their opinion that the occasion was auspicious enough for such a rendering in view of the facts that: Three '28ers with their wives assembled in our immediate geographical area constitutes a virtual class reunion; Mac and Tommy McDonald finally made it to our area long enough to relax a few minutes, and the picture is evidence of the fact that we sure take good care of our wives else how could they still look just like they did as brides?

"As class secretary we thought you might exercise in our behalf your prerogatives and charm and influence. We liked the one of the James and Learys in the February issue and hope that we will look as good!

"Our only daughter Ann is to be married here on 23 April and ten days later Alyce and I take off for a five- or six-weeks trip to Europe. It will be my first long vacation since Red Raborn began to boss me as a civilian in the interesting Polaris program almost ten years ago!"

The Mclntyre Learys from Shreveport weekended with Chester and Lil Wine in Corpus Christi. As a

Los Altos, Calif., '28ers Lee and D. K. Smith, Tommy and Mac McDonald, Alyce and Moon Mullen.

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surprise package Chester also invited Kathleen and Harry (Waxahachie) Holland which made a real class reunion. Mac reports the visit was all too short, that he was sent home to keep massaging his investment security business while the ladies with other gal friends from Shreveport took off for Mexico for two weeks. Mac is awaiting their return, anticipating finding a station wagon loaded with a bunch of Mexican articles.

Swede NORGAARD reports he has received a generous response from classmates in his effort to update the class mailing list All but 30 are accounted for. Swede says thank you.

The following bits of information were received

by Swede. Al FAY is still with Deltona Corp. in Miami, and is enjoying that Florida sunshine; Earl POPE in Coronado, Calif., hopes to make the reunion in '68; Ed EVES in New Orleans sends his best to all and Shag RANSFORD is taking good care of Palm Springs. Vic COLE reports '28ers in the Hartford, Conn., area are Ted Martin, George King, Al Momm, and Jim Landon. Otto OTTERSON, Butler, Pa., reports he is still looking for the proverbial end of the rainbow. Art HERALD is with National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters, N. Y.; his home address is 1801 Palm Lane, Orlando, Fla. Lex BLACK reports all is well in Coronado, Calif. Lim HEWETT of Richland, Wash., plans to start enjoying the golden years soon, maybe in Crabtown. Bill (W. G.) FORD keeps busy with his Ford Advertising and Duplicating Service in Springfield, 111.; also in Springfield is Boeker BATTERTON at 156 East Hazel Dell. Dick (R. Y.) BATTERTON is the Commissioner, State Civil Service Commission, State of Colorado.

Thanks to his help we caught up with Boeker.

Bucky LEE, who has been enjoying his fine boat in Florida waters, is now back in Washington, D. C , at 1641 35th St, N.W. Tommy SIMMONDS lives in Sarasota, Fla., Apt. 3, 615 South Palm Ave., zip 33577. He would like to hear from classmates.

Ted MARTIN sends his best from Hartford, Conn., where he is VP, Phoenix Insurance Co. His oldest son is his company's manager in Tokyo.

George FRITSCHMANN, our well-traveled classmate, was last heard from by way of Palm Desert, Calif. He and Greta plan to spend the summer again on Vancouver Island. He sent new addresses for widows of classmates: Mrs. Mary (T. F.) Ascherfeld, 2430 Connel Drive, Cordova Park, Pensacola, Fla. 32503; Mrs. Elizabeth (H. J.) Carpenter, 224 El Camino Real, Vallejo, Calif.

Ed STOVALL gave up Georgia for Hendersonville, N. C ; he likes the cool mountains there.

Sam JANNEY is still in Gloucester, Va., with the Janney Insurance Agency. Frank CROFT in Coronado, Calif., spends much of his time seeing USA. Frank has been trying to locate Snakey HUBBARD who no longer is in Dyersburg, Tenn., nor at Marion Institute, Ala. Nic NASH moved from Calif, to Call, Tex., where he has a seven-acre spot Nic's letter contained the sad news that Frank C. Biggs had passed away. In a letter from Dorothy Biggs of 4002 Woodcraft, Houston, Tex., to Swede she said Frank died from a heart attack in 1961. His happiest memories, she said, were the years he spent at the Academy in Annapolis. Some years back they passed through Washington and spent a day in Annapolis.

Art BINNEY is settled down to the easy life in our capital city, at 2815 Cathedral Ave., N.W. George HUFF is still with Convair in San Diego.

His son, Norman, USAF, is recently back from Vietnam. George sent a sporty photo of himself in tennis togs, a stalwart with the Coronado Tennis Club, also a photo of his "Tea House of the August Moon" located in Pt. Loma. He says, "Plenty of room, including saki and a Hotsibath, come by for a visit, lots to talk about." We'll be there, George.

Mac LEARY, in Shreveport, La., has been helpful in many ways, including the management

of the class of '28 award fund for the baseball trophy. The fund grows and grows in a good blue chip stock bought long ago.

Tommy DONOVAN is well setded in a lovely home at 3233 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, Neb. Never thought a Nutmegger from Hartford, Conn., could stand the wide open spaces of the west.

Tommy is with First Nebraska Securities Corp.

John ALDERMAN at 1340 N. Euclid Ave., Upland, Calif., is back in real estate in San Bernardino County, after trying the export-import business. John QUINN put down his anchor at 4201 Cathedral Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. "The place he would rather be than any place he knows." John Quinn and Jimmy JAMES, who is holding down the chair of executive director, Committee of American Steamship Lines, Washington, D. C , have been very helpful to your editor in cranking up the fifth Twenty-Eighter.

Many thanks.

In addition to Frank Biggs, mentioned earlier, 14 classmates have passed away since the 30th reunion. According to information received by Swede these are: Bagdanovich, Burton (not certain), Carpenter, Furber, Gleason, Jackson, Kerst, Lair, MuUaney, Parmelee, Rice, Savage, Taliaferro, and Williams.

The following letter was received from Dorothea Harrison (Van Meter) Rodimon, dated 28 May: "To Peter's and my friends in the class of '28 and to those in the 'bigger Navy' whom we have counted as our friends over the years.

"My last link with the on-duty-Navy was severed with the death of Peter's and my son, Robert Harrison Van Meter, in the crash of an F-8 Crusader jet on May 20th.

"Roddy (Warner Rodimon, USNA '29) and I were anxiously awaiting the announcement of this son's arrival at Miramar Naval Air Station where he was coming on a routine training flight His telephone call was somewhat overdue, when we received word that his plane had gone off the radar screen about six miles short of the field and that because of rough terrain they probably could give us no news until the morning.

Soon after daybreak we went over to the Station and were there as the search parties found more and more of the wreckage of the plane. There was an hour of hope when they reported that the fuselage had been found and that the ejection devices had worked but later they found Bobby and apparendy ejection and impact were simultaneous. His death, I understand, was instantaneous.

"Those of you who knew him will agree with me, I think, that he was a great lad. Roddy's presence in our lives furnished the experience of fatherhood that was denied him by Peter's sudden death 29 years ago when he was three years old.

Bobby went to Princeton for two years, then into the Naval Cadet program at Pensacola. He served as a regular for upwards of five years and then became an active member of a Naval Reserve unit based at Andrews Field in Washington both before and after getting his degree at George Washington. At Christmas time in '62, after practically having adopted the warm and vibrant Constantinople family in Washington as his own, he married our wonderful litrie daughter-in-law, Elena. Her support and understanding rounded out the richness of his life along with his work in City Planning of Fairfax County and his flying in the Reserve Squadron. Like his father, I believe his life was a full one, truly short in years, but long in the capacity for loyalty, friendship and enjoyment of life. Today my pride outweighs my grief! Age is not the ultimate goal. I think to go in youth when all your dreams have not come true, is to fulfill your dreams in a better world.

The funeral services for him will be at Arlington where he will be buried on May 31st Au revoir, my friends. Bless you all."

Dorothea's address is 7939 Princess S t , La Jolla, Calif.

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Sec'y, RAdm. C. B. Laning, USN (Ret.) 6404 Lakeview Drive Falls Church, Va. 22041 WEST COAST Sec'y, RAdm. Robert N. S. Clark, USN (Ret.), 2510 Via Campesina Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

From H . S. PERSONS, Commander Hawaiian Sea Frontier, comes this word: "In early April the '29 population of Honolulu was increased by sixty-six and two-thirds per cent when the Patricks and Welshes came to town. We had two enjoyable get-togethers: first, a supper on Roy Johnson's barge while touring Pearl Harbor, and the following night a dinner at our quarters.

Ricketts Hall, in a moving and fitting ceremony, was dedicated at the Naval Academy on 29 April. Named in honor of Claude RICKETTS, this fine new building houses the enlisted men at the Academy and is a splendid addition to the Naval Academy complex.

The new executive committee for '29, to take office for one year on 1 July, is made up as follows: chairman, S. B. Frankel; vice chairman, W. T. Easton; secretary/treasurer, C. B. Laning; members, H. L. Ray and C. O. Triebel.

Donald and Irene DALTON of Chevy Chase, Md., have announced the engagement of their daughter Doris Jean to John Robb Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Harper of Wilmette, 111.

Doris is presentiy working on the staff of U. S. Representative Carlton R. Sickles of Maryland.

She was graduated from the University of Chicago in 1965.

Mr. Harper graduated from Yale University in 1963 and is presently studying for his Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Chicago. A late summer wedding is planned.

A A n n < 11 11 11 U U

Honolulu '29ers.

"The enclosed picture was taken on the latter occasion. Although you probably recognize all those in the picture, the following key might be of some assistance: reading from left to right, top to bottom; top row, Don Weiss, Roy Johnson, Rosalie Persons; second row, Red Welsh, Charlotte Weiss, Peg Johnson; third row, Fran Welsh, Charlotte Patrick, and bottom row, Pete Persons and Serpell Patrick."

Present at the May luncheon (Army and Navy Club, fourth Wednesday every month) were Benson, Easton, Frankel, Johansen, Marcy, Laning, Ray and Richardson. No serious subjects were discussed. Last luncheon for the summer was on 22 June. Plans were made for an afternoon in July in Laning's yard, where the necessity for leaving the table after only two hours will not be observed. Lunches will be resumed in September.

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. Washington, D. C. 20007

Brick BLACKBURN, now Chief of Staff, U. S. Strike Command, MacDill AFB, Fla., has fired up your corresponding secretary with a long letter—• including the accompanying photograph—which (after careful editing) may be summarized about as follows: After having escaped from the hospital in Yokosuka, he and Marian shoved off for Bangkok to spend the holidays with their son, Paul P. Ill, his wife and two small granddaughters. They returned to Washington early in January where Brick underwent the works at Bethesda and emerged (after every known test and a few ultra sophisticated ones) "sound of wind and limb" and ready for full duty. The photograph seems to bear out the diagnosis, although your CS could never have imagined Brick unsound of wind!

Homeward bound from Bangkok via Yokohama to Hawaii aboard SS PREsmENT ROOSEVELT (American President Lines) Marian and Brick ran afoul of Whitey and Gay LLOYD who had been visiting their son. Butch, up from Vietnam on R and R for a few days. After what was obviously a delightful trip, this happy quartet parted company, having—• with admirable initiative—made the skipper of the PRESIDENT

ROOSEVELT,

Captain

F. E.

Angrick,

USNR (ReL), an honorary member of the class.

Welcome aboard, skipper!

We have a cryptic notice of a new address for Bob and Ginny HEINLEIN: 6000 Bonny Doon Road, Santa Cruz, Calif.

Roy BENSON was relieved of duty as Assistant Vice Chief of Naval Operations/Director of Naval Administration on 20 June. He then reported to the Secretary of the Navy for duty in charge of a task force to analyze the present structure of the Navy Department, its interfaces and external influences; and proposed needed restructuring. How extensive that restructuring will be and how long the analytical process will take cannot be estimated yet; the minimum essential is the aim.

On completion, Roy is scheduled to go to Boston and become Commandant, First Naval District.

From the left: VAdm. Paul P. "Brick" Blackburn, USN, Capt. F. E. Angrick, skipper of SS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, and BGen. Russell "\N\\\\ey" Lloyd, USMC (Ret.)

Joey RAY and Ruthy recently drove from Washington to his old teaching grounds in Gulfport, Miss., to see friends. On passing 150,000 speedometer miles, his recent model car pooped out.

With fine Fourth Battalion spirit Joey got under the car, changed pistons, rings, bearings, propeller, ground valves, etc., and loaded up for another 150,000 miles. What's good for Joey is not good for GM.

Donations to the 30th Company Wardroom Fund, sponsored by the class of '30, will be gratefully received.

Cdr. Richard C. Drum Hunt has filed as a Democratic candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates. A native of Bethesda, he became a professional historian and lecturer following retirement from the Navy in 1946.

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Ed BRUMBY (secretary and treasurer of the Southwest Group) writes, with some justification, that his last report of a party held in October was published in the March issue! Poor guy; he doesn't know how lucky he is! Accepting this lament for what it's worth, your corresponding secretary (for what he's worth) is happy to report within five days of its receipt the following account of another party held by the group, although no date was furnished by Brumby. This party took place at the 32nd St. Officers' Club (apparently in San Diego) and was attended by Bill and Helen Lowrey, Blackie and Louise Lynch, Bob and Marjorie Jennings, Frank and Julie Luongo, Ted and Dixie Miller (and their guest Mr. Haige), Kay Hindrelet Roy and Ellie Newton, Burt and Evelyn Burton, Bernie and Estelle Fuetsch, Jack and Marion Moreno, Fred and Else Bradman, Fou and Marie Rutter, and Ed and Ralphia Brumby.

Your corresponding secretary called Ed Brumby and ascertained that the party was held on 14 May. There are a few new members in the group: Fog and Olive Hayes who reside at 12032 Verano Court, Rancho Bernado; Bert and Helen Mott who are awaiting completion of their condominium home in Art Linkletter's Village in University Park; Sam and Harriet Weller who moved from Riverside to a new home in Laguna Hills (175 North Avenida Majorca), and—with understandable pride—Red Sharp, who commands the Pacific Missile Range at Point Magu.

Ed suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized for 31 days in January and February; he allows as how the rest did him good and he now hits a golf ball 220 yards and always has 36 putts (or less) per round. Your corresponding secretary doubts this very much, i.e.: unless Ed is talking about 9 holes instead of 18. Ed expresses the hope that his contribution will help fill the vacant space (.') between '29 and '31; so does your CS. We (editorial "we") just had a nice letter from Harry SMITH who says that Sanford, Fla., is a beautiful place and that he and Grace love it more every day. They do miss their friends in the Washington area and those in the mountains of Virginia; this sounds rather personal. Harry adds that young Harry and Tom are in the Sanford Naval Academy and "doing good"; and that Grace is having fun keeping house and taking care of young midshipmen with charcoal-broiled hamburgers in groups of 25 to 30, "midshipmen that is." In the event that any of your corresponding secretary's classmates wish further information on the Sanford Naval Academy (grade VI, lower school through grade 12 in the senior school) please write to Brady and he will forward you a catalogue for ten bucks—prepaid.

Our hat's off, again, to Louise Lynch who has practically kept this column from falling apart Our hat's also off, finally, to the editor whose guidelines are excellent and should be followed by all contributors to this column. Where are they? In any case, we can always blame everything on Moon.

From Louise Lynch in Coronado comes this information: The class of '30 wives met at Jane Heap's for their monthly luncheon with a good crowd on hand. Susan Trent, Jane and George's daughter, whose husband is in Vietnam, and Louise Lynch also attended.

Peggy and Eddie SANDERS have just enjoyed a visit from Peggy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Shepherd of Norfolk, Va. The Sanders will also represent the class at the Navy League Ball on Friday at the Beverley Hilton.

Jane Heap tells us that Ed and Jane Colcstock left from New York on 3 May for Europe, where Jane will continue her study of mosaics in Italy.

Gwen and Jack Lee are also Europe bound. Kay Hindrelet, Bert's widow, will move into her refurbished house with new swimming pool about the first of July. Kay just returned from Mexico City. Daughter Katherine, a little girl with a big, big voice, will arrive the end of June after a S H I P M A T E

visit with her sister and brother-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. James C. Truman. Katherine is a student at Indiana University where she studies voice.

Harvey and Evelyn BURDEN will welcome home their son David and his family from Okinawa. David, who is a lieutenant in the Supply Corps, will report to the Aviation Supply Corps in Philadelphia. Young Harvey, a lieutenant commander on duty at the Naval Aeronautical Engineering Center in Philadelphia, has been selected as a doctoral candidate, and will work in his spare time on his Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Since the boys married sisters being together will make it doubly nice.

A. P. (Pete) KOHLHAS and Jane will visit Harvey and Evelyn in August The Kohlhas' daughter Katherine, who has three children, is smdying towards a doctorate. Son Paul plans to be a musician. Cynthia, 15, will accompany her parents.

Bee and Burrell Allen report that their son Burrell III has a baby boy, Jeffery Howard, named for his maternal grandfather.

Marge Massey, not to be outdone, informed us that she will become a grandmother in July, and again in August. Lt. Lance B. Massey '58, stationed at the NAS in Meridian, Miss., being one of the prospective papas, and Walter Drake Massey, lieutenant in the Air Force, stationed at Dover AFB, Del., being the other future floor pacer.

Bunny and Jay BOWEN are back after a pleasant trip to Hawaii in the UPSHUR to see daughter Gail and Mike Jordan. Mike has just been selected for lieutenant commander in the Reserves. Jay proved his prowess at bridge by winning a transistor radio on the way out. Dana (their other daughter) and Frank Boyd are at present in Quantico, but will soon go to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where the young officer will attend the Staff College. Young John finishes his first year at the Naval Academy, and will have a west coast cruise, to Bunny and Jay's delight.

Adrian Clark, B. V.'s widow, recently visited Marion and Sam Weller in Laguna Hills, and then to Coronado where she was at the Coronado Hotel. Bunny and Jay had friends in for cocktails to honor her while here.

Marge and Bob JENNINGS have joined Sam and Marion Weller at Laguna Hills, Leisure World, but Marge says there's not much leisure, they are all so busy. All seem to love it up there.

Marion and Sam come down frequendy to see Doc and Harriet McKechnie. Marion recently kept her daughter Helen's four children and had a ball. Helen lives in Riverside so Sam and Marion see her often.

Meg and Joe YOUNG look forward to a visit from their son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. William L. Lovern, who will come from Princeton, W. Va., with their two sons John and Eric.

Julie and Frank LUONGO contemplate a trip to Seattle to see old friends about the end of August.

Billie and Roscoe NEWMAN, just back from a trip to see their daughter Nancy and her four children, report that their son Douglas, who is at OCS Fort Benning, Ga., will graduate in August as a second lieutenant in the infantry.

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Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagberg, USN (Ret.) 1109 Grove St., N.E. Albuquerque, N. M. 87110 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. S. W. Betts, USN (Ret.) Atmospheric Sciences Program National Science Foundation Washington 25, D. C.

We regret to pass the word along that Alma Robinson McCracken (wife of Reggie P.) passed away 30 April at the Naval Hospital, San Diego, after an extended illness of several months.

Fu and Marie RUTTER's son Mike was married to Miss Donna Ross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. From Norfolk Al RENKEN reports that on Thomas George Ross, on 7 May at El Montecito Sunday, 3 April, VAdm. and Mrs. Charles Weakley Presbyterian Church, Santa Barbara. Larry, Timmy entertained for honor guests Jimmy and Rana and Susan were all in the wedding party. The WEILER. Present also from the class of '31 were young couple, who are both graduates of the Bob and Carol MOORE and Al and Ruth University of California at Santa Barbara, will reRENKEN. side in South Pasadena, where Mike is employed

by Xerox. The new Mrs. Rutter is a member of the Junior League of Santa Barbara. Tim Rutter will graduate from San Jose in late summer. Susan from Coronado High School this June. Fred and Else Bradman came for the wedding.

Betsy and Willie Wilbourne have just returned from five weeks in the east.

Sorry to report Estelle Fuetsch will undergo major surgery in June.

Ed BRUMBY has been hospitalized for a heart attack, but was at the class party looking so well the poor fellow didn't get much sympathy. Ralphia is as slim as a reed. She goes into Grossmont Hospital for a cataract operation on 13 July. We wish her a speedy recovery.

Helen and Bill LOWREY will be going back this summer to Kansas City to see Lee and her family, and to Norfolk to see Rick and Cathy.

Rick, a lieutenant, jg, has orders to Subic Bay in October. Lynn, the last chick in the nest, will graduate from Coronado High this June, and is contemplating going back to Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, Miss. This college was founded by her great-grandfather. Gen. Mark P. Lowrey.

O. D. T. LYNCH has just completed two years at San Diego State College and upon receiving his teaching credentials will sign a contract with the San Diego school system. Then we leave for the east coast, stopping for several days in Las Vegas to see young DeMouy and his bride. Then on to Columbus, Ohio, for the wedding of my nephew. From there we go to Washington, Annapolis, Florida and Mobile, Ala. We hope to meet Elliott and Eleanor Brown '31 in New Orleans before returning to Coronado.

Mrs. Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Baur of Los Angeles, and Mr. Theodore Alfred Miller, son of RAdm. Theodore T. Miller, USN ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Miller of 5171 Olive S t , San Diego, were married on 19 March in Goodwin Chapel of California Western University.

The newlyweds, both students at the university, are living in San Diego.

Norfolk guests of VAdm. and Mrs. Charles Weakley: Ruth and Al Renken, Jimmy and Rana Weiler, Carol and Bob Moore.

Jimmy and Rana were on their way from a sojourn in Florida to their new home in Newport, R. I. Much reminiscing took place, dating back

to old WEST VIRGINIA days in

the

'30s,

destroyer days in the '40s, and the latest developments in the '50s and '60s.

Bob and Carol are living at Virginia Beach, Al and Ruth at the Naval Station. He is currently ComServLant.

Jack WULFF sends some up-to-the-minute news from Florida: Since this is our 35th anniversary, Mildred and I decided that we ought to get the ball rolling early, so we decided to have a 35th reunion warmup party. We sent out invitations for a swim, cocktails, and buffet supper from 1400 until .' for Saturday, 23 April. Attending were Marge and Lou Bellis from Ft. Lauderdale; Rudy Fabian from Port Charlotte; Jackie (Mrs. Mildred F.) Klein from Coral Gables. A small group, but we had a memorable and delightful time. The party finally broke up after midnight.

Bert FABIAN didn't attend because she didn't feel up to the drive to Hollywood, but insisted that Rudy come, since it was foolish for both of them to miss out on the fun. Bert lost her mother recendy. Lou Bellis is still with Bache and Co. in Ft. Lauderdale. Marge and Lou are grandparents I 'A times.

The Miller bridal party.

Warm-up party for 'Si's 35th reunion. Standing: Lou Bellis and Mildred Wulff. Seated: Jack WulfF, Marge Bellis, Jackie Klein and Rudy Fabian.

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Jackie Klein is a proud grandmother seven times! She is as delighted as ever and tells of her two daughters' graduation from college as follows —one graduated "summa cum laude" the other "how cum." Her son is in the Army in Vietnam.

Bill HALE was invited, but because he had moved his invitation didn't arrive until the Monday after the party. He is living in Eau Gallic near Cape Kennedy and regretted the late receipt since Marge and he have a motto, "Never miss a party!" Marge and Bill are going to Nassau and Freeport in the Bahamas this spring. Bill is teaching history at Brevard County Junior College and has his Ph.D. He says that he loves teaching.

Gleaned in a telephone call from Bobby BENCE in St. Louis: he attended a Telecommunication Confuerence in Paris in April, where he presented a paper. Frances and Missy, their daughter, accompanied Bobby on the trip and they visited Brussels and Amsterdam while in Europe. Missy is graduating from Syracuse University this June.

John Bence '62 is resigning his commission this year to try his fortunes as a civilian.

At a recent class luncheon here in Washington Wax Weatherwax passed along a report of a class luncheon that he had received from Ralph CULLINAN: "The regular scheduled meeting at luncheon of the 31 Rio Chapter was held at the Jockey Club last Thursday. Matters of general interest were discussed, the most important being the formulation of a standard workable plan for the beneficent disposal of slightly used cocked hats, epaulettes and like items. A motion was also presented and unanimously passed fixing February 29th as the date for all future meetings.

"As has always been the case, attendance was 100%. Present: CULLINAN, who with his accustomed magnanimity picked up the tab for the entire affair.

"During the business portion of the luncheon, a Brazilian friend approached the table and asked if I were feeling alright. It was only then that I realized that I had probably been talking to myself in the course of the heated discussion, but when I explained that I was conducting an important meeting he went away perplexed but apparendy satisfied. I noticed that when he sat down he was talking to himself. I hope you will find it possible to give the report of this gathering the publicity it obviously deserves."

35di REUNION REPORT—Those heard from as planning to make the October festival on 21 Oct: Dale BAUER who gets down to D. C. now and then to straighten out the Patent Office. Lou LEWELLEN—"Mail has finally caught up with me. Re the 31st Company wardroom, fine on the initial outlay but the class should not be committed on the sustaining bit unless we are willing to establish a trust fund for this purpose.

One other thing, are the midshipmen going to contribute anything to the maintenance of these wardrooms? Undoubtedly the equipment would be far better taken care of if they have something at stake. They might as well get used to the idea in preparation for life aboard ship." (The 31st Co. already owns its own color TV seL) "Anne and I just returned from a winter caravan to Mexico and will spend the rest of the summer bumming around in our Airstream land yatch.

Hope to see you this fall."

"Governor" RITCHIE—"We had a meeting of the class at our home last week (8522 North Georgia, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73114) in honor of Tony Bater who just got his AF wings. Present — Tony and Brenda Bater, Floss and Harold Bater (proud parents), Eleanor and John Kirkpatrick and Ann and Karl Wheland. Good luck and best wishes." Also Jack Wulff, Andy Hill, Jim Davis, Biddy Fitzgerald, George McManus, Julie Becton, Ted Torgerson, Tommy Rogers, Wax Weatherwax, Bunny Brunelli, Jack Miner, Bill Braun, Bill Hunter, Bill Leverton, Floyd Myhre, Al Reed, Si Merkle, and George Peckham.

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Heard from and planning not, or not yet planning to make THE PARTY: Mendy RYON, Louis SEFCSIK—"I consider it a privilege to contribute a token." Hap PEARCE—"and good luck with this worthwhile objective which must be giving you a lot of homework." Tommy BOOTH—"I'm not the least bit interested in titivating the recreation room of the midshipmen. So, please, count me out on the Bancroft Hall business and count me in on the class fund for sympathetic, friendly, and cultural uses. We're off to Europe for the month of May." Jock WILSON—"If the class is going to support a charitable organization I wish they would select a worthy cause for there are many that would be most appreciative of our efforts. I am not in sympathy with the commander of any military establishment, the superintendent included, who will solicit, or in other words, depend on charity to maintain the establishment. However, if the decision is made I will go along." (Jock, incidentally, is with the State Council of Defense, State House, Providence, R. I.) Buck BUCHHOLZ—from 526 Oak Grove Ave., Burlingame, Calif.—"We moved out here three years ago where I am associate rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. I've had so little contact (with '31) that most of them (recent San Francisco lunches) seem almost like strangers. During the war I saw Nolan in Boston, Madden in San Francisco, Cullinan somewhere and Styx Phillips, our plebe year company commander, on board the CROATAN. That's all the contacts I've had in 35 years except for a couple of letters from Charlie Howe. Wish I could get to the reunion next fall, but that's impossible. My seminary class is having its 30th this summer which I will have to miss also. Tho' I never liked the military life, even when I was a chaplain, I have many pleasant memories of the Academy and the friends of those four years. Give my regards to any who may remember me."

Jack Wulff's letter was the first news we'd had that Betty and Johnny HUGHES had been in a pretty rough automobile accident a few months ago. A quick phone call found Betty taking it easy home with a pretty stiff leg after a month in the hospital followed by a lengthy period of cast, crutches and cane, but hoping to be pretty active again pretty soon. Johnny fared much better and is taking on a new job with the United Planning Organization, 1100 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. BGen. Cliff SHUEY, USMC ( R e t ) , has just completed the first year of a four-year term as a member of the Ocean City Council at Ocean City, Md. Cliff served as president of the North Ocean City Improvement Assn. and campaigned actively for annexation to Ocean City. Meeting with success in this venture last year, he was elected to the City Council. He recommends Ocean City highly as a vacation area.

Vacationing from this vacation area. Cliff and Winnie were in Los Alamos, N. M., again last fall in the role of grandpa and grandma to the four Linder children. Chick Linder, an engineer at Los Alamos, is married to the Shueys' daughter.

The Shueys faithfully called the HAGBERGs and we had a short visit as they went through the Albuquerque airport. They both looked fine and

FOOTBALL TICKETS FOR THE HOMECOMING GAME ARE PROCURED FROM THE USNA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

well—the rigors of political life apparendy agree with them.

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Sec'y, RAdm. Robert B. Fulton, II, USN Commander, NAVSEC (6600) Dept. of Navy Washington, D. C. 20360

HERE AND THERE WITH '32 A whopping 26 members of '32 turned out for the April class luncheon at the Officers' Club, Washington Navy Yard, enjoying sirloin tips in burgundy—and warm conviviality as usual. Included were some most welcome and unexpected classmates—Dave SCOTT slipped in before returning to his job at Woods Hole, bringing us up to date on events in his area; Gary GARRISON was welcomed as a permanent member of the Washington group—now working as a member of the staff of the Oceanographer of the Navy at Suitiand, and living temporarily at the Americana Apartments, A p t 22, 681 American Drive, Annapolis, Md. Harry REITER came in before leaving on another inspection trip in his demanding job of Navy Inspector-General. Two members from the Annapolis contingent came in—Leon KINTBERGER, as usual, and John MUNHOLLAND for his first appearance in many a moon. Hope you can make it a habit, John—and talk some others in the Crabtown area into joining you and Leon! The other faithful attending were: Breany, Klinksieck, Lyons, Holt, Slayden, Williamson, Cx)unihan, Hydeman, Dimitrijevic, Moncure, Roach, Foley, Pierce, Wellings, Van Evera, CoUett, Blaisdell, Taylor, Odend'hal and Innis.

All classmates are reminded that luncheons now are held regularly the second Thursday of each month at the Commissioned Officers' Mess at the Navy Shipyard. If you can attend, call Lou Kirn's secretary (OX 7-1197) any time before lunch, or just come in, and we'll dilute the drinks and water the stew.

The Washington chapter spring dinner-dance, held in the Regency Room of the "O" Club, Washington Navy Yard, was a rousing success.

Sixty-four members gathered from far and near for a happy hour of drinks and class gossip, followed by the club's just famous seafood-roast beef buffet.

After dinner all hands gathered at special tables in the main dining area for more talk and dancing to Gene Sauers' lively music.

Out-of-towners attending were Anne and Hank MUNSON, down from Princeton; Margaret and Moe ARCHER, away from AAU duties in New York, and Sylvia and Rex LITTLE on liberty from his job as city manager of Englewood, N. J. Especially welcome guests were Lee Franklin, who came with Norm BLAISDELL, and Sue McCandless, who came with the DIMITREJEVICs and who brought Mickey's greetings to all the class.

Among regulars attending were Diana and Ray PITTS—with Ray just back from a successful three months' participation in the recovery operations of the " H " bomb lost off the coast of Spain. Good work, Ray. Others present were Alicia and Willie Robards, Beetle Roach, Nona and Corky Ward, Sevilla and Al Shinn, Muriel and Al Wellings, Margaret and Harry Lockwood, Theora and Earl Hydeman, Ray and Lou Kirn, Frances and Jack Counihan, Peg and Jim Collett, Jane and Sam Moncure, Josie and Casey Holt, Beulah and Levering Smith, Gwen and Dimi Dimitrejevic, Frances and Bobby Fulton, Mar>' and George Pierce, Suze and Muddy Waters, Andy Nisewaner and guest (with Eddie away on the west coast). Teeny and Bob Leonard, Emily and Lloyd Mustin, Linny and Andy Saul, Dottie and Gary Garrison, Marie and Mel Young, Frances and Willeye Bull, Janet and Bill Stuart, Peg and Charles Odend'hal, and Dot and Jack Bandy, up from Annapolis area. All hands voted the party a success—with thanks to the hard work of those who handled arrangements.

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Photo by Annapolis Evening Capitol Bruce McCandless and family.

Wc a;^ iiJppy to have received from Elmer Jackson, editor of the .A-nnapolis Evening Capital, this picture of RAdm. Bruce McCANDLESS and family. It was taken at the time announcement was made of the selection of Lt. Bruce McCandless (USNA '58) as one of the new astronauts. Our distinguished classmate is shown with Sue and daughter. Sue Outcomb and her two children, Gerald and Sue. Mickey is holding a photograph of the new astronaut's children, Bruce III and Tracy. Speaking of the selection, Bruce said: "It comes as no surprise, really. For years he has said that he wanted to enter the space program.

This is just the culmination of a long, persistent effort. We're very proud of him. God bless him."

It was with deep regret that we learned of the death of George PRESSEY. As reported in the last issue, George suffered a stroke and passed away in Hawaii on 18 April. Services were held in Arlington on the 26th, with full military honors.

A large number of classmates attended, with Ward, Moncure, Collett Hull and Scott among the honorary pallbearers.

The sympathy of all the class is extended to Bett>' Lee and the family.

Bill GROVERMAN, Rip RARING and Emerson FAWKES were together briefly as patients at Bethesda—none in for very long and all fit and back in circulation now.

HOST SAN DIEGO PARTY Polly and Ski SOSNOSKI livened the social scene for '32 in the Coronado area with cocktails and buffet on the evening of 30 March at their lovely home. Classmates and wives in the immediate area make up a substantial colony, and most were present. Bud and Pat WILLARD braved coastal smog, however, to make the run down from Huntington Beach, and Al and Esther COPE drove from Rancho Sante Fe. Jerry and Ruby MILLER, touring and in the area, enjoyed the oppormnity to visit with classmates and friends long out of the Washington area.

Burl and Doris BAILEY were there, and Burl was pleased with the whole world since that day he had made the second "hole in one" of his golfing career. Golf is, naturally, a big thing for retirees in Coronado, where a quorum of '32 can be assembled on the links on almost any given day. Another ardent golfer is Bull Ovrum, who was present with his recent bride, Frankie. Whitey and JoAnn Moore, Jack and Charlotte Kauffman, Don and Anne Thomas, Bob and Gayle Walker, JUNE-JULY,

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Jeannette Hurst, and Charlie and Sara Phillips also attended. Charlie, it turns out, is an antique car buff. Mark and Neet Dennett are busy with refurbishing their new home at 407 1st St, Coronado. Mark is also busy with service club work and teams with Bob Walker in advising Coronado on how to handle traffic problems.

It was a happy occasion, and guests were slow to leave the fun. They particularly wished Godspeed to the Sosnoskis and Jeannette Hurst, who leave in company for some 2 Vi months in Europe, beginning with historic Greece.

CLASS PARTY, GOLDEN GATE AREA Thanks to the smooth planning and gracious hospitality of Elinore and Bill TAGG, those of '32 in the San Francisco environs were treated to a tremendously successful spring fling on 16 April.

Twenty classmates, each with spouse, gathered for cocktails in the Taggs' manicured and pool-bedecked garden, and went on to the Moffett Field Officers' Club for fine food and merriment.

Al and Esther COPE came from farthest away, a long day's drive from Rancho Sante Fe, and appeared with Bob and Mary DENIG, their hosts overnight. Al brought along, still intact, the beard reported earlier in this column. Those present agreed that it was luxurious and distinguished but underneath it all was still the same old Al. The Denigs were shortly to take off for Mexico City for three weeks. From Pebble Beach came John and Charlotte SPANGLER together with John and Johnnie DEWITT. John Spangler is now wholly retired and giving the famed local golf course a thorough lacing. John DeWitt is deeply engaged in real estate and has opened his own office in Monterey since becoming a licensed broker. Joe and Dottie WITHEROW came from farthest north, in Kentfield, where Joe is happy in his work of teaching Spanish in the high school he attended as a boy. Fred PLETTA took time from his busy medical practice to make the long haul up from Salinas with his wife Virginia, and got a warm reception from classmates who hadn't seen him for a considerable period.

A number of classmates are in state and county employment as developed in the party's conversational exchanges. Garry JEWETT, there with Aileen, is a safety engineer with California's Division of Industrial Safety. Charlie MUSGRAVE, who came with wife Ruth, is a correctional officer in the office of the Sheriff of Santa Clara County.

Marvin STARR, according to Irene, is an instructor in the Youth Science Program directed at the ele-

mentary school level. Jack MORSE, on hand with wife Helen, is with Stanford Research Institute.

Mai MUNGER demonstrated that he is the travelingest of the Bay Area. He and Sara Aim stayed overnight with the Taggs, and the next day Mai was to fly from San Francisco airport to Boston, thence on a 3-week swing through to Washington, D. C , Myrde Beach, S. C , and way points, all in his capacity as an insurance company executive. Jerry and Ruby MILLER, visiting in San Francisco, also made the scene.

A miscellany of industry and engineering positions were represented thanks to the presence of the following: Wally and Ingeborg Short, Dick and Lorene Adams, Dave and Marian Kinert, Brute and Lylia Dale, Hank and Audrey Kretz, Bob and Jean Beer, and Hal and Jane Sargent The Sargents will, ere long, have a home on an island in San Francisco Bay. While the arrangements are not firm, Hal has at least suggested that the next class party for the San Francisco group convene at his home-to-be. All in all, it was a festive occasion that calls for a repeat.

Word has just reached us as this column is going to press that Dottie SIMMERS passed away suddenly. Services are planned to be held in Arlington on 10 May. Joe is still in Jacksonville, Fla. The sympathy of all the class goes out to him.

Dottie (Dorothy Kincade) was born in Philadelphia and was a graduate of Goucher College. Their address in Jacksonville was 3626 Pizzaro Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32217.

Survivors are son Lt. Robert C. Simmers, USA, of Fort Bragg, N. C , Anne S. Dowling, wife of Capt. R. D. Dowling, USMC, of Quantico, Va., and a grandson.

Chmn., Mr. Turner A. Duncan AVCO Corp., 1701 K St., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20006 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Dale Mayberry, USN (Ret.), U. S. Naval Academy Museum Annapolis, Md. 21402 As has been announced in this column in recent issues, the Washington Group of the class has voted to sponsor the 33rd Company of the Brigade of Midshipmen. The initial aspect of our sponsorship is assistance in the furnishing of the company wardroom. About §400 has been provided by individual members of the class to get the project underway. While no firm commitment has been made, it is hoped to provide annual support in the amount of about $100. Such would be done, of course, only when class funds in excess of their requirements are available.

The provisions of the class constitution require approval of members of the class of a project of this nature. Possibly by the time this issue is published, a letter will be addressed to each classmate oudining the proposal and enclosing a proposed change to the constitution. The latter proposes changes to Articles VI and VIII and is designed to permit greater flexibility in the handling of class funds, and simplifying procedures for canvassing the class by utilizing Shipmate as the official organ of the class. If the class authorizes the program initiated by the Washington Group, the individuals who have advanced funds for the purpose will be reimbursed from class funds. The proposed changes to the constitution are reproduced below.

Reference should be made to the present wording of the constitution published in the 20-Year Book.

"Changes—Class of '33 Constitution—Article VI —Voting "The Class Committee shall have the authority to act for the class in conducting routine business matters. In transacting routine matters the approval of the Washington, D. C , area members shall be obtained by the Class Committee in any scheduled gathering where a quorum is present.

A quorum shall consist of fifteen (15) members of the Washington, D. C , area group. A motion will be considered carried if a two-thirds majority of those present signify approval by formal voting procedure.

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"If the Washington, D. C , area group members consider the matter important enough to present to the class as a whole, the Chairman of the Class Committee will carry out the desire of the membership as expressed by a two-thirds majority vote where a quorum of the Washington, D. C , area group is present, by submitting the matter to the class as a whole as hereinafter provided: "The Chairman of the Class Committee shall carry out the intention of the Washington, D. C , area group by publishing in the next available issue of Shipmate the motion to be laid before the class as a whole for its action thereon. The notice appearing in Shipmate shall indicate to the class as a whole that unless 30% of the members of the Association signify in writing to the Chairman of the Class Committee their disapproval of a measure within thirty (30) days after its publication in Shipmate, it shall be considered carried and will be executed by the Committee. Provided, however, that if a majority of the members of the class as a whole vote in favor of a measure published in Shipmate as hereinbefore provided, then the measure will be deemed carried and adopted.

Article VIII "Such funds as are in the Class Treasury shall be divided between Invested Funds and Working Funds. Working Funds shall be under the control of the Chairman of the Class Committee. These funds will be deposited with the Annapolis Banking & Trust Company, Annapolis, Maryland. All funds not required for the conduct of the class business will be Invested Funds, and will be invested in United States Government Bonds, corporate securities of recognized worth, or in savings accounts with regularly established banks or savings and loan associations. No transfer of monies from Invested Funds to Working Funds will be effected without apporval of the class as a whole. Interest derived from Invested Funds shall be deposited in the Working Funds.

"Checks written in the name of the Association will be signed by the Chairman of the Committee and countersigned by a second member of the Committee designated by the Committee for that purpose.

"It will be the responsibility of the Chairman of the Committee to notify the Bank of changes in the officers of the Association. Funds may be obligated only by order of the Committee with the consent of a majority vote of a quorum of the Washington, D. C , area members or of the class as a whole. No debts shall be contracted, and for other than minor expenses the approval of the class as a whole shall be obtained prior to obligating class funds."

The first classmen of the 33rd Company expressed their appreciation for the decision of the class to sponsor their company in a very delightful manner at a formal dinner held in one of the After-Dinner Speaking Rooms in Bancroft Hall on 19 May. All first classmen of the company, led

Jimmy Dietz, left, hosts a party in honor of Ed Metzger, right, at his Ohio House quarters. Naval Station, Norfolk. Between these two are Tom Mooter, Wally Wendt and Paul Buie.

by the Company Commander, Midn. Dick Snaider, hosted the party. They were ably assisted by Lt. Truxtun Umstead '59, the 33rd company officer, and Mrs. Umsted. Following a brief cocktail hour (tomato juice) and a delicious dinner. Tad DUNCAN spoke to the group, telling of our plans and hopes for a constructive, pleasant and long continuing relationship between our class and members of the company. In his acceptance remarks, Midn. Snaider gave us a brief history of the company since its formation two years ago, an account of its substantial achievements to date, and expressed on behalf of the company most sincere appreciation to the class. The following classmates and wives attended: Hal Bowen, Dick and Charlene Derickson, Tad Duncan, Draper and Peggy Kauffman. Chick King, Dick and Lucille Lane, Bill and Betty MacDonald, Dillon and Mary Bell McMuUen, Dale and Helen Mayberry, Bill and Edy Mott "OB" and Helen O'Brien, Jim and Betty Ogden, Bill and Jean Pratt, Ralph Shifley, Ray and Sidney Thompson, Charlie and Esther Travis, Archie and Adelle Wright.

The number of classmates serving in 3 and 4 star grades will soon be increased to 10 when Jim MASTERS is promoted to lieutenant general on becoming Commandant of the Marine Corps Schools in Quantico.

The other classmate joining this very select group is Champ BLOUIN who will assume the rank of vice admiral upon reporting as Commander, Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force. All join in extending congratulations to Jim and Champ!

Jim and Frances FERGUSON have announced the marriage of their daughter Susan to Lt. Bernard J. Mikell, Jr., USN. The wedding was on 12 Feb. at Christ and S t Luke's Episcopal Church in Norfolk. The reception was held at the Commissioned Officers' Club at the Naval Station. The couple will reside in Pensacola, Fla. The feminine members of Tom MOORER's family have been in the news recently. Mrs. Moorer (Carrie) christened USS CLEVELAND on 7 May at the Ingalls Shipbuilding Co., Pascagoula, Miss. Their daughter Mary Ellen was the United States princess for the international Azalea Festival in Norfolk this spring. Tom had the pleasure of placing the crown on his daughter's head at the ceremony.

Midn. Dick Snaider, 33rd Company Commander, Tad Duncan and Draper Kauffman at the 33rd Company dinner for the class of '33.

Bob MacPHERSON, one of our most faithful reporters, has provided the news that another son of a classmate has been designated a naval aviator at the Naval Air Advanced Training Center in Corpus Christi. Warren B. CHRISTIE, Jr. received his wings on 7 April and will report to Attack Squadron 146 in the near future.

A note from Jack COYLE informs us that he has enjoyed Shipmate while being stationed in Naples and also appreciated the fine work that Charlie TRAVIS did on die 30-Year Book. He has obviously enjoyed his tour in Europe which provided Betty and Sally an opportunity to travel extensively, but he is also looking forward to returning to the States in August. He will assume the duties of ComTraLant and will be stationed in Norfolk.

A letter from Ike BEST contains the good news that he has survived a bout with lung cancer and is now in fine shape. He also passed along the news he has now joined the Mitre Corp. and will serve on the senior technical staff of the Director of System Planning. He expressed the hope that he would be able to join others in the class at homecoming this year.

Burt BROWN visited the Academy in late April while en route to a national meeting of the American Personnel and Guidance Assn. He reports that they are living in the small college town of Due West, S. C , the home of Erskine College.

Burt earned his Ph.D. at Florida State University before joining Erskine as head of the psychology dept. He mentioned that there were few classmates in the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he had visited Happy ACKER in Anderson, S. C. The Browns have a large, old frame house in Due West and would be delighted to see any classmates for a visit and overnight stop.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P. Harbold, Jr., USNR 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis, Md. 21401

It is always appreciated when a wife takes pen or typewriter in hand and adds to this column.

Thanks to Sallie Knerr we have this item: "Class of '34 men are scarce in the Charleston area but make up for it in character. On the occasion of a visit from Capel Gerlach from California, Hugh and I enjoyed not only her company but that of Anne and Ed Batcheller and Ursula and Herman Kossler. We all missed Charlie but hope that he will come next time."

Next we have Denny AMBROSE with an announcement and a bit of news to pass along: "After retiring in late 1957, I worked for others in public accounting for some four years and then hung out my own shingle as a C.P.A. in 1962.

There were the usual problems of building but the business is now well established and the work is interesting and satisfying. Best regards to Ceil and yourself and to our classmates through the pages of Shipmate."

AMBROSE-MILLER Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Cary Brooke Ambrose of Caldwell, Ida., to Mr. Francis James Miller of Homedale, Ida. Miss Ambrose is the daughter of Mrs. John B. Naughton of Bethesda, Md., and Capt. Dennison C. Ambrose, (SC) USN ( R e t ) , Caldwell.

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She b a senior at the University of Idaho, majoring in drama and history, and is a member of Pi Beta Phi. Mr. Miller is majoring in pharmacy at Washington State University at Pullman. An August wedding is planned and the couple will make their first home in Pullman while Dr. Miller completes his studies.

JOHNSTON-HARBOLD Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCain Johnston announce the marriage of their daughter Mary De SUva to Mr. Robert P. Harbold III, on Saturday, 4 June at St Anne's Episcopal Church, Annapolis, Md. After a honeymoon trip in Canada the couple will make their home in Alameda, Calif., while Mr. Harbold is on duty at the Fleet Weather Central.

George CLIFFORD reports from Carmel Valley, Calif.: "A few of my San Francisco Peninsula and Monterey Peninsula friends (and classmates) got together at my house in Carmel Valley last April I7th. Present were: Ed and Elinor Fagan (real estate. Pebble Beach), Keith and Augusta Taylor (Wells Fargo trust officer, Oakland), Helen and Dick Dickenson (chief astronomer, Hartnell College, Salinas), Bob and Marion Paton, Hap and Sonya Deakin, and Russ and Rule Maynard, all of Lockheed, Sunnyvale. I'm 'retired' retired, but keeping busy as secretary of the local Kiwanis Club and treasurer of the Valley Community Center. Golf at Ft. Ord and gardening fill up the rest of my time. Keep up the good work, Mr. Secretary, we look forward to your column."

Upper: '35's regular ThirdThursday-of-the-month luncheon at the Washington Navy Yard in A p r i l . Lower: A month older and looking it at the May luncheon.

New London Sub Base Chapel on 2 April. Mrs. Boggia had 10 children of her own and Hank is the father of 4. He also has 4 grandchildren.

Retired because of physical disability in 1947 as a lieutenant commander. Hank's first marriage culminated in a civil divorce and church annulment.

He was living in Groton, Conn., and working as a General Dynamics technical writer when he learned that Mrs. Boggia, who as teen-ager June Davis pinned on his ensign's shoulder boards after graduation, was widowed. Hank resumed the courtship he had begun 37 years ago in their home town of Leonia, N. J. This time he was successful and 13 of their 14 children were on hand at the wedding.

Flash FLACHSENHAR and Marjorie are in Bangkok where he is industrial relations officer for Utah-Martin-Day, a joint venture doing construction work in Thailand. Flash was hired in San Francisco on 14 March and two weeks later after many shots, briefings, decisions, sales and farewells he and Marjorie were at Tokyo's Hilton Hotel. Some happy reunions in Japan followed before they emplaned for the land of the "The King and I," arriving there 4 April. Flash's contract is for 18 months.

'34 get-together in Carmel Valley.

The response to the appeal for a copy of the Lucky Bag for Jane Wilson was GREAT. Grabbed at the first which was a telephone call from Mike SELLARS. ÂŤ _ n t \ n â&#x20AC;˘ III U U

Corr. Sec'y, Capt. E. D. Vestel, Jr., (SC) USN, Supply Officer, Key West Naval Station, Key West, Fla. Sec'y-Treasurer, Capt. Louis N. Detweiler, (SC) USN, 6650 Van Winkle Drive, Falls Church, Va. 22044

As the accompanying photo bears witness. Hank MULLER proved that romance is still alive in the hearts of Thirty-Five. Hank, who led a "4 N 1 Navy and 3 Big Pope" cheer for Pius XI after a midshipmen audience at the Vatican during our 1st class cruise in 1934, married his widowed childhood sweetheart, Mrs. June Boggia, at the

Virgil McQUARY and his wife Traba make their home in the Philadelphia suburb of Cheltenhelm where Virgil is a sales engineer. Trudy PETROVIC, Pete's vivacious wife who heads the Washington Naval Officers' Wives Club, recently presented the Navy-Marine Corps Residence Foundation a check for $5500 raised through a club bazaar.

Naval Reserve Capt D. O. VAN NESS spent two weeks on active duty working for Mace FREEMAN in BuPers in May. D. O., an entrepreneur, who among other things operates several dry cleaning plants in Chicago, was borrowed from Mace by Hersch GOLDBERG to analyze the Washington Navy Yard dry cleaning plant operations for several days. Now the coats and pants match.

Art PURDY was recent appointed vice president and director of manufacturing at New Medical

'35's LCdr. and Mrs. Henry L. Muller pictured with 8 of their 14 children on their wedding day 2 April 1966.

It was the second marriage for Hank and his bride.

Techniques, Inc., manufacturers of water purifiers in Springdale, Conn. Art had previously been general manager of McNab, Inc., a New York City firm. He and Marguerite reside in Simsbury, Conn.

Ted NEYMAN is asst. director of educational research in George Washington University's School of Education. The particular project Ted is presently working on requires a lot of traveling to Erie, Pa., New York City, Bayonne, N. J., Detroit, Atlanta, San Antonio. If you live in or near one of those cities, you can find out when Ted will be in town by contacting the local school board superintendent.

Amos HATHAWAY and Roy BARNES have just completed a strenuous year at Duke where they acquired a Master's degree in math. Amos and Marianne are now living in Charleston, S. C. Amos is an instructor at The Citadel. Roy is back in the San Diego area with Bea. He is a teacher there.

George POWELL, a National Labor Relations Board attorney, tells us Stan RUEHLOW has moved to 85051 Phaeton Way in Oakland where he represents a Los Angeles novelty firm.

Tom McGRATH became a full-fledged author last month when his first book, A Perspective on Antisubmarine Warfare, was published. This 1966 edition, which retails for $6, may be obtained from Data Publications, 1808 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington. Tom lives in Sherborn, Mass.

Judy MOODY, Dwight's widow, took a leisurely and well-deserved cruise to the west coast aboard a P & O liner in April. Boarding the SS CHUSAN in Nassau, Judy sailed through the Canal and disembarked in Acapulco. In early May she hoped to visit Mexico City before proceeding to her mother's home in Los Angeles. Before the end of this summer Judy plans on returning to McLean, Va., where she and Dwight lived.

D. W. GILMORE, senior vice president of the Kansas City Life Insurance Co., and his wife Dorothy rented a house in Annapolis for June week. They watched their son Webb graduate with the class of '66. Marie and D. O. VAN NESS were houseguests of the Gilmores. Earlier this year Gil and Cy AUSTIN had joined Eli REICH aboard the KEARSATGE at San Francisco for four days at sea observing antisubmarine warfare exercises. In their spare time they did a lot of reminiscing about the Bancroft Hall days and subsequent associations. Bob WARD and Billie joined the threesome in San Francisco for dinner when the cruise ended. Shordy after returning to Kansas City Gil, who served 14 years in the Missouri State Senate, was appointed to the Kansas City Police Board by Governor Hearnes of Missouri.

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tired type. Cy was in Lockheed's office near the Pentagon six days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

That's retirement?

Isabelle MACKIE, wife of Cupid, is a successful Washington realtor. Isabelle sold Bill KEAR's home several months ago. Last month she sold Virge VESTEL's. Virge has been detached from MSTS and is supply officer of the Key West Naval Station. He will continue writing this column as corresponding secretary. Lou DETWEILER is now secretary-treasurer as the two jobs have been combined.

Bill HYLAND, Washington Naval Station Supply Officer for the past four years, went on the retired list I June. Bill and Sally have moved to Los Angeles. Glen CLEGG retired 1 June and he plans to continue living in California. Glen commanded the Defense Depot in Tracy, Calif. A third Supply Corps classmate, Fletch LAMKIN, retired 1 July. Fletch and Ethel are staying in their Arlington, Va., home for the present.

Slim BARHAM says things are going so smoothly in Oak Ridge, La., that he plans on taking an extended vacation this summer. Johnny BECKER, still Chief of Staff to ComSix, was also making vacation plans in May. He was thinking about a MAC (formerly MA'TS)) space available flight to Europe from Charleston.

Joe BETTENS is now living in Bay S t Louis, Miss., where he works for General Electric in the Apollo Program. Joe left Convair after 10 years. He and Anne have rented their home in Coronado. From San Jose, Calif., Bill GERMERSHAUSEN writes that he has been working for Westinghouse in Sunnyvale on the Polaris and Poseidon projects. Bill adds this work keeps him close to the Navy in retirement.

A sad note from Bill GAILLARD notified us of the death of his and Dot's grandson Richard Gaillard Rothwell, age 2Vi, at Tripler Hospital, Honolulu, on 1 May. Richard's mother was the Gaillards' daughter, Ann. His father was Capt.

Richard B. Rothwell, USMC ('61), and his paternal grandfather was Col. Richard Rothwell, USMC (Ret. '36), of Andover, Mass.

We also regret having to report the death of Bill KEAR's mother on 24 April. After a memorial service in the Naval Academy's St. Andrew's Chapel on 13 May, Mrs. Kear's ashes were interred in the USNA Cemetery with those of Bill's father, Cdr. Carlton Romig Kear '00, who passed on four years ago.

As we reported in the May issue of Shipmate, our class has sponsored the wardroom of the 35th Co. in the Brigade of Midshipmen. Five hundred dollars was donated to the Midshipmen's Welfare Fund for this purpose.

A dedication ceremony will take place at homecoming when members of the class council and as many classmates as can make it visit the wardroom and meet the 35th Co. officer and company commander. Noon meal will be provided for all members of the class of '35 attending.

If you plan on attending or think you can attend, contact Lou Detweiler whose address is 6650 Van Winkle Dr., Falls Church, Va. 22044. _ f^ n n \ U • III U U

Sec'y, MGen. P. R. Tyler, USMC 5529 Edgemount Dr., Alexandria, Va. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, USN 4101 Downing St. Annandale. Va. 22003

May and June found the '36 WashingtonAnnapolis contingent making the best of the last few times to get together before everybody scatters far and wide to new careers, farms, lush retirement paradises, or just loafing. On 7 May the C&O Canal barge trip was great fun. This in spite of all the obstacles. The day before our trip a retaining wall collapsed and partially obstructed the canal. Nevertheless, the National Park Service somehow or other managed to clear the debris—or so they thought—in time to permit our party to depart from 30th St., Georgetown. Two college stu68

dent bargemen huffed and puffed pulling us to 34th St. where everybody disembarked while the guys —who couldn't have done it without the exuberant assistance from Barbara HOFFMAN—joined the beat down crew in tugging the barge through the muck and mire, cheered on by the taunting gibes from the gals on the bank. Guess who fell into the drink? None other than our SOPA, Al FLEMING, who finished the evening adorned in a lava-lava hastily made from a vari-colored blanket.

Return trip? Not so lucky! '36 grounded—this time really stuck! Nonetheless, in spite of the 4-block trek down the mule path back to cars, the Mayhews, Baumeisters, Laws, EUises, Chenaults. Rices, Stimsons, Hangers, Dick Bradleys, Flemings, Davenports, Gordon Fowlers, Chuck Phillipses, Bjarnesons, and Mart Hoffmans had a wonderful time. Unfortunately missing the boat due to last-minute commitments were the Sanfords, Tom Reeds, and Ryders. 4 June found a large group winding up the '36 active era at the 30th graduation anniversary dinner-dance at the A&N Country Club which, due to deadlines, will be reported next issue.

A long note from Jack BLITCH brings news from the San Diego area, where as '36 Southern Cal secretary he arranges to get west coast classmates together. Says Jack: "We have instituted a 'bring your own booze and meat' modus operandi.

It has been very successful, particularly at outdoor rallies. These are usually held at someone's home, the hostess and several of the other gals supplying salad, beans, spuds, and the like. The host supplies the barbecue fires but assumes no responsibility for cooking the meat; hence the 'bring your own.' . . . Carol BAYLESS, Dub's widow, has been very helpful and may be viewed as asst. '36 secretary, San Diego area. She is listed in the Coronado phone book, and I in El Cajon should any '36ers be in the area; but for info, Carol is the prettier!

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, the date being more or less determined by the fact that Holly is teaching school in Long Beach until nearly then.

They will live in Mill Valley, a Marin County suburb, and Holly expects to teach next year in nearby San Rafael. Bill is sales manager for Macy's of California, working in the main store SanFran. Rosy and Peggy, presently living in Long Beach, are arranging things in good order despite the difficult lines of communication. . . .

Our daughter, Kathy, is a freshman at San Francisco College for Women, an art major and having a ball. . . . My own status? I retired I May and the next day went to work for Crocker Citizen's National Bank, San Fran, as a trainee for the position of trust officer. It appears to be a most interesting future but it takes a lot of effort to get through the 10 months training required. . . . Cissy and I have a very nice apartment (66 Cleary Court Apt.. 310, San Francisco 94109) with a beautiful view of what I am convinced is the most beautiful city in the world. . . . Attended a party recently at the home of Gould and Mary Louise Hunter at which the engagement of their son Dick to Judy Thornton of San Francisco was announced. They expect to tie the knot in September." Consider yourself the Bay Area '36 secretary. Bill, and keep the news coming. It's always good to hear from you, and it is only through the efforts of classmates like you. Jack, Fred Holmshaw, and others that we can hope to keep the class together through the coming years by means of this column. Our thanks for all the dope.

Fred LINCOLN writes that he just bought a 24-acre ranch overlooking the Russian River with a beautiful view and plenty of future prospects. He hopes to run a few calves and horses and just plain enjoy country living. He invites '36ers to drop in on the Lincolns at 8494 Eastside Road, Healdsburg, Calif. 95448, telephone: (707) 8382652.

"Among the San Diego regulars besides Carol and the Blitches are: Ed and Susie Hoffman, Charlie and Margo Holcombe, Ralph Humes, T. Starr and Jeanne King, Hoyt and Mildred Mann, Jimmy and Polly McCauley, Don and Lou Merker, Rich and Golda Myers, Duke and Ellie Roberson (who come all the way from Orange, Calif.), Tommy and Mary Ellen Samuel, Bill and Dottie Thomas, George and Jan Whiting, and George and Emily Winne. Dick and Nancy Hanson make it sometimes from Van Nuys, and before his transfer Dick and Med Fowler were always present. Jimmy and Ruth Rutter and George and Peggy Bell have been unable to show lately, but in March Mark and Virginia Hatton and Dale and Polly Pinkerton showed up to the surprised enjoyment of all of us here." Looks like San Diego has as many of the class present as Washington, and its good to see that the class is getting together in other ports.

A recent news item pictured Dick FOWLER, CNAResTra, presenting a special citation to the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mich., to Dr. John Still, honoring the museum for the preservation of three historic Navy aircraft—two used by RAdm. Richard E. Byrd on North and South Pole flights, and the third a 1916 Curtis flying boat Presentation was in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Naval Air Reserve.

Jack goes on: "On 19 November '65 we had the pleasure of a visit from Rosie and Peggy Ryan and Bill and Cissy Kaufman. They further united '36 as Rosy and Peggy announced at the party the engagement of their lovely daughter Holly to Bill Kaufman, Jr. . . . Ray and Alice Thompson also showed for that get-together."

Jack promises a picture of the group at their next poolside party. Thanks, Jack, for all the dope; keep it coming as the SD '36 correspondent From Hawaii comes the sad news that Richard Gaillard Rothwell, age 2 Vi yrs., grandson of Phyllis and Dick ROTHWELL, died at Tripler Hospital on 10 May. Our deepest sympathy to the parents and the grandparents from all in '36.

A letter from Bill KAUFMAN confirms the foregoing announcement by Jack Blitch. Reports Bill: "Our son Bill (Wm. H., not Bill Jr. since he has a different middle name) is indeed engaged to marry Holly Ryan, Rosy's daughter. She's a perfect doll and we are delighted with the whole idea. They expect to be married 25 June in

Jim Gray and his bride are back in town, but we regret that Jim had to undergo surgery at Bethesda to diagnose a chest ailment. Last reports were that he was doing fine and awaiting the medico's report. We all wish him good luck and a speedy recovery, and welcome the Grays back to the area.

It is with regret that the note from Shirley Barnard reported the sudden death of "Barney" Barnard—best known to his classmates as "Boat Hook." (See Last Call.) Shirley and daughters Phyllis and Jamie thank the class for the flowers expressing our sympathy. She reports that Barney underwent very serious cancer surgery last December, but amazed the doctors at Letterman Hospital with his rapid recovery. His sudden death resulting from meningitis was unexpected. Our deepest sympathy is expressed again to Shirley and her daughters. Personal notes from classmates and friends should be addressed to the home address.

Norm GILLETTE has left the local scene to assume his new duties in Spain as the Chief of the Joint U. S. Military Advisory Group. Also departed is Ben ROBERTSHAW, who left Hqs MarCorps to assume command of the 1st Marine Air Wing. Our best wishes go with Norm and Ben as they take over their new responsibilities.

Once again, let us hear from you all. We want to get out a new directory showing where everybody has gone after retirement. A postal card to your corresponding secretary will be gratefully received. We want to keep the class together wherever you may be.

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Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Cdr. J. P. M. Johnston, USN (Ret.), 5439 41st St., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20015

WASHINGTON NEWS Walt BARRY is feeding information to this source for inclusion in Shipmate. He "enclosed a picture taken at a recent relieving ceremony aboard USS RANDOLPH in Norfolk. RAdm. Paul Hartmann relieved RAdm. Don White as Commander Carrier Division Twenty and Commander Task Group Alpha. Joe Dalton, Ed Hessell, Charlie Burch and I were present for the ceremony. It doesn't seem almost 33 years ago that the class first assembled in Memorial Hall to be sworn in as midshipmen in the United States Navy. It brought back many nostalgic memories as I watched the traditional ceremony unfold."

Frank SHAMER from Qtrs. B, U. S. Naval Station, Long Beach, Calif. 90802, has written a long letter on the events of his family. "First I will try to bring you up-to-date on Sally and our doings.

As you will remember from T-Mac's resumes from Paris, Sally and I put in over three years there on USCinCEur's staff, a very educational period and type duty assignment that I thoroughly believe our Service should be more aware of, both as to its importance and to the care we should exercise in choosing those we assign there.

"While we were there we became grandparents (now total two grandsons, 4-ish and 2-ish, and one granddaughter, 1-ish). Our third daughter Gail, almost 21, is now a junior at San Diego State, her third college so far.

"We returned last summer and rushed out here to relieve Steiny Steinmetz as chief of staff CoMinPac. Here Sally and I are comfortably established in fine quarters on old Reaves Field on Terminal Island (I think they were the exec's quarters), a home that is now seeing its third member of our class in a row. First, Flick and Meg Hale were in them before he was relieved by Mort Lytle in order to go down to San Diego and relieve Dusty Dornin there with the Recruit Training establishment. We replaced Mort and Rita when Mort relieved Dusty last summer and I had a chance to make a choice in these quarters and those usually occupied by the chief of staff. The yard here and the separate building were enough to make us choose, but quickly. We were helped by the advice we received from Meg and Flick in San Diego before arriving here. Meg has as 'green' a thumb as Sally. We see Rita and Mort quite often, being neighbors.

"Still on active duty in the immediate area are Bud and Barbara Hall out at Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach. They have a married daughter, a college daughter and a high school son.

Barbara is still pretty as all get-out and Bud is still a sailing enthusiast who gets out at every opportunity and sails, even weekending in Catalina.

"When one of the big Los Angeles gatherings of the Navy takes place we usually see Johnny Nielson on duty at Hueneme. Johnny is as full of pep as ever. We could give him a prize for looking most as he did when he graduated. I have seen Jack Whisder and he looked in fine health and prosperous.

"Almost every Saturday that I get to play golf at El Toro Marine Air Base I see Bones Savage looking as though that could never have been his nickname. He is humorous as ever and still plays golf with a delicate touch and a rhythmic swing.

He has been retired for some time and it seems to agree with him. I see papers signed by Stan Zimny coming from San Diego (though I have not seen him) and I see where W. R. Stevens was becoming acting Com 11 this weekend, though I really do not know whether this means big or litrie Bill.

"Gene and Virginia Rankin have made it up here a couple of times since our arrival and they J U N E - J U L Y ,

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Don White '37 relieved by Paul Hartmann '37 as ComCarDIv 20 and CTG Alpha.

seem full of pep as ever. I hear that Walter Keen is in the neighborhood though we have not run across each other as yet. He is retired and working. Come to think of it, the 'R' makes that little Bill Stevens, doesn't it? When I attended the IBM Executive Customer training session for the Navy, a fellow classmate was Jack Gibson down from San Francisco where he is on duty with ComWesternSea Fron.

"At the CinCPacFlt dining in at North Island last September, Emery Grantham and Bernie Bieri were in from Pearl and at the winter gala in Los Angeles I saw Ralph Cousins just back at that time from commanding a strike carrier group in WestPac. Others in attendance that night were Bob and Lois Erly. Fil Gilkeson was here for a bit with his ASW group but he has been deployed for some time and now it looks as though he will be staying out there to relieve Pinky Baer at NavBase, Subic.

"Speaking of Bernie, I wonder whether or not you know that his daughter Meg is married to Dave Butterfield. Hook Butterfield, our steam prof who could explain things to us and was not afraid of a question from the class, is my brother-in-law now so I guess that makes Dave a nephew (in law). When I commanded SubRon Five and he was serving in it we had a secret of sorts.

"Well, Johnny, that is about it. We are here and have room should you or any of the class who hear of this be coming through. I expect to be here at least until the summer of 1967, then we'll see."

"The Influence of Military Judgment on Defense Decisions" will be an article in the coming fourth annual Naval Review 1966 published by the Naval Institute. The article will be co-authored by RAdm. Henry A. Renken and Capt. Walter J. Stencil, USN. On May 12 the class had its second Thursday luncheon meeting at the Army and Navy town club. Those present were Jack Wadleigh, Bunny Shupper, Jimmy Denton, Johnny Hess, Wes Steesy, Joe Gerath, Morgan Baldwin, Curt Kelly, Harry Hahn, Ace Barton, Jimmy Cruse, John Reese, Jimmy Gustin, Skeet Gardes, John Devane, and John Johnston. .\ few bits of news did turn up from the meeting. Harry HAHN will become assistant to the president of Pacific Industries on Research and Development in New York City on July 1. Skeet GARDES will soon be reporting to U. S. Nuclear Weapons Training Center, Pacific, San Diego with his residence at 325 8th Street, Coronado. Ace BARTON retired on 1 June and started work on 3 June as purchasing manager of Roberts Co., P. O. Box 250, Sanford, N. C. His home is at Carbonton Heights, Sanford, N. C. Under pain of a litrie repetition. Jack WADLEIGH's report of class news from his recent trip to the Pacific is included. In addition he makes announcement as chairman of the Washington Alumni Group.

Jack Wadleigh has recently returned from a busy and quick trip to the Western Pacific, going as far as Bangkok and Thailand, with stops at Saigon, Philippines, and Pearl Harbor. In the Pacific he did not see Pinky BAER, who commands the ever-expanding Naval Base at Subic, but he did see orders for Fil GILKESON, now at sea in command of a HUK Group. In Pearl Harbor he had a short evening visit with Bernie and Peggy BIERI who have a nice set of quarters in Makalapa. They were preparing to make a quick trip to the east coast where Bernie would attend a conference at NSD, Mechanicsburg, where Ed SCOFIELD commands, and as an addition to the trip they stop in New London and see the youngest of the Bieri family, a small granddaughter.

Jack also had a brief glimpse of Bush BRINGLE, who is Deputy Chief of Staff at CinCPacFk, and talked on the telephone with Don GAY. Frank RYDEEN is still with ComServPac as Chief of Staff and Jack met him at the morning Fleet Staff Briefing.

Orders for several classmates have come out recenriy. Dave Bell will be coming from SACLant to become Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower in the Pentagon. He will be relieved in the SACLant Deputy Chief of Staff job by Dick Colbert who now has CruDesFlot 6 in Charleston. Bob Erly will be ending a long series of assignments in Coronado when he turns over command of AmphibGroup 3 and comes to Washington as Director, Pan American Affairs, in the Office of Chief of Naval Operations.

Bill MACK will leave our Washington group soon to become Commander, AmphibGroup 2, with headquarters at the Amphibious Base, Little Creek, where Bud WATKINS is still the Station Commander.

Plans for an abbreviated Thirty-Year Update of the "Twenty-Year Fix" are going ahead and Jack Wadleigh will be forwarding a request for information from all classmates shordy. He, Curt KELLY, and yours truly are a committee of three to collect and put together as much information as possible and update the book for issue at our '37 reunion in Annapolis during Alumni Weekend in 1967.

Nominations for class officers for 1966-1967 are in order and Curt Kelly, Jim Cresap and Walt Stencil have agreed to serve as a nominating committee to prepare next year's slate.

Sec'y, Capt. John A. Bogley, USN 3900 Watson PI., Apt. 7B Washington, D. C. 20016 WASHINGTON NEWS We were much saddened to learn that George BULLARD had died of a heart attack while Easter vacationing with his family at their summer home near Radford, Va. The funeral was held in the Naval Academy Chapel with burial in the Academy Cemetery. A large group of classmates and wives were able to attend including Les O'BRIEN down from Newport and Pete AURAND on leave from the west coast. Both the Washington and Norfolk groups sent flowers on behalf of the class. OUie Bagby, Ray Calhoun, Al Church, Hank Jackson, Gordon Smale and Walt Small were pallbearers. Our heartfelt sympathy is extended to Mary and the children, George, Jr., John, Laura and Anne, in their loss of a brave and loving husband and father and for us a cherished classmate. Mary expects to spend the summer in Radford and we all would be happy if she decides to setrie in their beautiful home in Arlington, Va. Bad news seems to come in bunches for we also learned that Mac MacCRORY had a heart attack in Seoul, Korea, where he is ComNavForces Korea.

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were on hand which I am sure was a blessing.

We send them all our warmest wishes and Godspeed, Mac, for a quick and full recovery.

There were 40 classmates at our last class luncheon. Chairman Pat FOLEY expressed our deepest concern for MacCrory and ordered a 30-second period of silence to honor George BuUard. Among the visiting firemen were Bill FRORATH from Seatde, in town for a selection board, and Jake BOYD from California. Jake has been working for Lockheed in Sunnyvale for the past four years and has been sent to Washington to head up their FDL project. His family will be coming here to live this summer. Of interest to the class is that Nate SONENSHEIN is the Navy Project Manager for the FDL project which is a new concept in ship design for forward deployment of logistic support. Besides Jake, there are several classmates including Herb MANDEL and Muddy WATERS working as industry representatives in search of award of the lucrative contract.

Marie Mansfield was hostess to the wives this month in her lovely Virginia home with Betsy Mason and Bobbie Morrison as co-hostesses. Kay and Chet OWEN again invited classmates and wives for a picnic at their lovely home in McLean on 25 June which was in lieu of both regular monthly luncheons. Last year it rained and the activities took place in the recreation room and the swimming pool was sadly neglected. In place of the July luncheon, we plan again to go down to Dahlgren for a picnic with Bernice and Bill HASLER where we had a memorable day last year.

On the social side locally the Gid Boyds, Hestons, Mansfields and Harry Masons gave a punch party in the Hestons' beautiful home in honor of the Berthrongs, Ferriters, Kreamers, Morrisons and Robertsons soon to depart for duty elsewhere as reported last month. The weather was good, the girls beautiful, the food and refreshments delicious and the party went far into the night We are blessed that as a class we grow closer and more congenial with age and the wish expressed by each and every one was that wherever each lands it won't be home unless classmates will come for a visit Patsy Welte flew up from Mexico for a short visit with Jean and Homer CONRAD and plans to stop in New York and Boston before heading back for Oaxaca de Juarez, 360 miles east of Mexico City and a block off the Panam Highway.

She assured me that Cecil was left in good hands with a cook at $20 a month and maid at $16.

Cecil completed his Master's degree in anthropology and is now studying on his own in the related field of ethnography which I understand is the study of the culture of present-day people. I suggested that when he solves the riddle about us that he send me the word and I will pass it along in the column. Patsy recommends Mexico for retirement as a place to live well for less. They pay | 8 8 a month for a lovely home, have fresh flowers every day and extend a warm welcome to you all to visit them. Spring is hot and humid and Christmas is the best of the year with late summer and fall a close second.

Bud and Bev WOLFE are heading east for a visit to Washington on the way to see their son graduate from Dartmouth in June. Bud is an attorney at law in San Mateo, Calif. Jane and Pat FOLEY will be heading for Philadelphia in June for his new duty as CO, Naval Aviation Supply Office. The Skip GIFFENs from Guam, after spending a few days with the Red COWARDs, will also head for Philadelphia as Chief of Staff to ComFour, giving us a good class representation in that area. Marie and John BURKHARDT will soon be leaving us for duty at Great Lakes. I failed to mention in a recent column the name of the lucky young man that Mary Ann Muse married on 18 June at the Naval Air Station Chapel, Coronado. He is Robert Raymond Wood and we wish the young couple much happiness and Godspeed.

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NORFOLK NEWS Howard DeLAUREAL faithfully reports that our Norfolk group decreased by one on 29 April when Dave Harris retired in ceremonies following his change of command. Marion Buass was present for the ceremonies and in fact participated, receiving a memento from Dave which was reminiscent of the Navy in the 1930's. Dave and Jane left immediately for an extended tour of Europe. They will return to the San Francisco Bay area where Dave will engage in the stock brokerage business.

On the eve of Dave's retirement, the classmates in the area concentrated for luncheon at Breezy Point, and mustered the largest gathering in recent times with 15 answering to the roll call. We were pleased and happy to have three classmates from out-of-town to join us, including: George Whiteside from Los Angeles, Willie G. Brown from Albuquerque, and Marion Buass from San Diego. Local classmates present included: Red Mason, Vince Schumacher, Jim Payne, Miles Refo, George Reinhart Johnnie Haines, Pret Haines, Tad Grell, Strong Boozer, Dick Cooper, Dave Harris and your correspondent. It was an unusually gay luncheon, to say the least; it had one sad note to it, since it was the last opportunity for us to join in sending Dave Harris off on his next career. I want to take this opportunity for the Norfolk group to wish Dave and Jane a happy and full life in the Bay area, and to Dave, much success in your new career. I am convinced that I speak for all classmates in extending this on their behalf also.

Sec'y, RAdm. C. E. Bell, USN 6359 Cavalier Corridor Falls Church, Va. 22044 The time for people to move in large numbers is almost upon us again. Pete POWELL has already reported in to the Joint Staff here in Washington but we haven't seen him at a luncheon yet Vince de POIX is going to sea. He will take command of Carrier Division Seven. Mo MOORE is leaving the Washington scene and will go to the Pacific regional office of the Federal Aviation Agency in Honolulu.

Ginny Dinsmore has been visiting her good friends Fred and Alice Hooper. Fred has command of the Navy Marine Engineering Laboratory at Annapolis. We were delighted to hear that one of the Dinsmore children won a Fulbright Scholarship in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Had a wonderful letter from Larry GEIS recently, most of which I quote below. Ralph BENITEZ had just been to the Geis' for dinner the night before. Larry says: "In his capacity as special assistant to the Latin American Division vice president of Pan American Airways, Ralph is a frequent traveler all over this area. Clearly he possesses a vast knowledge of Central and Latin American affairs, and it was a real pleasure to get him to talk.

"Ten days ago Jimmie and I were in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and spent a delightful weekend with Fred and Lois Salvia. He is the senior U. S. Naval Advisor to Argentina, and is doing a splendid job down there. Fluent in Spanish, and well known to many Latin American naval officers because of past contacts in Washington, Fred is ideally suited for his job, and his lovely wife certainly is a big help to him in representing our country in Argentina.

"Life here in Brazil continues to be most interesting and challenging. We have been here one year, and presumably will continue for another year before going on to sea duty assignment. The Brazilian people are warm and friendly, and their navy is taking positive action to modernize."

A few months ago I bought some Teledyne and then found out that Henry SINGLETON '39 is

the president. I dropped him a line telling him to keep the stock moving. Also asked him for some news. He replied as follows: "I was delighted to receive your letter of 16 March and to learn that you are a stockholder in Teledyne. I hope the rest of the class follows your excellent example.

"I guess you have noticed in the news that we are in the process of acquiring Vasco Metals Corp. Perhaps you remember George Roberts who was my roommate youngster year. George has been president of Vasco for several years, so some of us '39ers are beginning to get together in the same company."

Chuck NACE has volunteered to present the class of '39 award to the outstanding fleet candidate for the Naval Academy at Bainbridge on 27 May. Gordon GAYLE made the presentation last year.

Nellie LAIRD and the San Diego wives came through with a note from each wife. The contributors were Nellie, Eileen Clark, Aurela Garrison, Tiena Weschler, Scotty Crouch, Bettie Swayne, Rosemary Weatherwax, Vivian Thomas, Kathie Bemis, Betty Holmberg, Marie Coulter and Tut Fargo. From all the very nice notes I collected the following information: Plans for the west coast reunion mentioned in a previous issue are being pushed enthusiastically by Bob CLARK. Nellie will be returning to Sioux Falls when school is out; Ray LAIRD is there already. Charlie SWAYNE and Bettie (he's now on the Staff of Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet) are enjoying San Diego to the fullest. Tiena Weschler reports that Tom is extremely busy in his job at Da Nang, South Vietnam, but he likes the challenge and is enthusiastic about the work. The WEATHERWAXes, as you may remember, are on their way to Pearl Harbor for duty and should reach there about the time this reaches the press. Tommy and Vivian THOMAS' daughter Sandy is engaged and anticipating a July wedding in San Diego. Tommy is on loan from Convair to Electric Boat in New London, Conn., at present but will be home for the wedding.

Kathie BEMIS says Skeet has gotten tired of gardening and golf and is now administrative assistant to the principal of the local high school in San Diego. Frank COULTER is off in die Soudi China Sea area for eight months on a Seventh Fleet deployment. The Gene KNOXes have been in Coronado 16 years now. He works with the County Planning Dept.

I was playing golf at Columbia Country Club here in Washington last week and one of the men in my foursome turned out to be Ed CASSEL who now helps to run Corby Construction Co. in Montgomery County, Md. Ed is doing very well and sends best regards to all old friends in '39.

Larry Geis and the Coronado wives set an excellent example; please drop me a card.

Part of this column is being written in Paris where I am in charge of an inspection of the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief, Europe, General Lemnitzer. I am going to be here two weeks and Ellen came over here with me to do some sightseeing. At the end of the inspection we are taking a few days to visit Italy, Austria and Germany. Since arriving in Paris we have seen a number of classmates including Howie Thompson, Slick Johnson, Bob Brownlie and John Renfro with their delightful wives. Ernie Schab is here, too, and has a very fine job in the State Department in Paris. The Schabs, Renfros, Thompsons and the Bells got together for dinner at an outstanding French restaurant.

Everyone seems very happy with their Paris duty but several changes are coming up this summer.

The BROWNLIEs have received orders to Norfolk, Virginia, and John and Nilha RENFRO are going to the Naval Ordnance Depot at Charleston, S. C. Howie and Polly have another year or two ahead of them before they come back.

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As of this writing the annual review board is in session and will be for another day or two. I have no reliable rumors on how many billets '39 will capture, but I hope it will be better than the last few years. Of course, it is premature, but I want to extend my congratulations to those very fortunate individuals who make the grade this year.

I just recendy learned that "Rail Road" GREENs' son is doing extremely well as a j.g.

It was with deep regret that we learned of the death a few days ago of Frank RALSTON's wife, Marcia. Marcia had been in ill health for some

time.

This will be the last issue until after the summer months, by which time I will try to collect all the information on personnel transfer.

Sec'y, Capt. Arthur G. Esch, USN OpNav (Op-602), 4E510 Pentagon, Washington, D. C. 20350 WASHINGTON REPORT You will recall some months ago that we had to drop the entire Pentagon trying to get a picture of Bill DOBIE, our first flag officer, into this column.

Well, we made it, if a wee moment late; see picture. And a sixth sense tells me that the Pentagon made it too. No comment, and that's off the record. Fine picture of a fine, fine officer. Bill.

RAdm. Bill Dobie '40.

Bill CARPENTER just reported that he is retiring in July; he is taking a position with Georgetown Research here in town. Good, for we shall see much of the Carpenters. Paul DESMOND is here teaching math—new math at that—at Fort Hunt High School in Alexandria. Wow, Tom LEHRER and the new math impress me. Pat CLANCY, who came down for the spring dinner dance with his nice Betty, is hereby penalized 4.1 Brownie points for not getting together with Bruce LLOYD in Philadelphia for pasture pool, sea stories, and sea-story juice. Boots and saddles, you two.

HERE AND THERE Newport's Harry FISCHER has a couple of gems for us. Carl SANDER brought his destroyer squadron home from the long deployment amidst the cheers of 3000 friends, including the governor of Rhode Island. This was the first such participation in this scrap, although Adantic units gave a hand in the Korean action. We salute Carl proudly. George HAWES expects to stay in Newport after War College as Chief of Staff to ComNavBase; this delights the family.

From Sid SHERWIN in Pearl Harbor we learn the very sad news that Bill THORPE died of a heart attack on 4 April. We all join in deepest sympathy to Kathleen and the two children. At the time Bill was on a business trip to Pt. Mugu, Calif.; he was held in high regard by the top management of Kentron-Hawaii, Ltd. Sid also mustered the faithful in Hawaii as Carl Adams, Len Bassett, Frank Frankenberger, Ward Ritter, Bob Wuest, and Jimmy Vellis.

Norfolk news is a mite sparse. Perhaps behavior is too high, or not being reported alternatively.

Maybe even too many are gourmets. You recall that an old gourmet is one who, when asked to a party with lots of wine, women, and song, asks: JUNE-JULY,

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"What kind of wine?" Ouch. June Beers, Chuck was off yachting, again answered my panic button.

Thanks. Ted HILL, darn it, will be off to sea and unable to attend young Ray's graduation at the old school come June Week. Carolyn Greenbacker reports that Annette and Joe SNYDER with their 11 children are moving to Norfolk for a position with S & K Sales Co. Fine note from Ed SLEDGE relates that having completed the installation of data processing equipment in the command center Cheyenne Mountain over the past two years, he has returned to the Burroughs' Great Valley Laboratory in Philadelphia. Ed is air traffic control manager. Mary and the children will remrn after school in Colorado to their former home (and note this roster change) at 1404 Byrd Drive, Berwyn, Pa. Another roster address change reached us from Woody WCXDDSIDE, note new address as 417 Country Club Blvd., Slidell, La. 70458. Woody is contracts manager with the General Electric Mississippi Test Support Department doing contract work for NASA. Sounds interesting indeed, Woody. Do look in on us the second Tuesday of September or monthly thereafter as you can. From the Med, Bill CASPARI scribbled diat they move to Washington in July. My note to him, said he, arrived via a tired dolphin. He sounds almighty interested in my poor golf, for he is bragging of a slow back swing, putting acuity (an odd way to spell "luck"), and a piggy bank. With some "acuity" of my own, perhaps I can hold losses to mere coins for the piggy bank.

WHERE AWAY Who says Johnny REFO isn't whatever? And another thing, he is forehanded to boot. And that's the stuff fine reunions are made of, or something. The essential plan for our long-range notation now is that all the stalwarts are to shape up right after the homecoming football game, 22 Oct., and sashay over to Alumni House. There John has laid on from 1700-1900 the zappingest blast ever. Yes, and if each mate coughs up about a sawbuck, he and his queen can also sarsaparillate a smidgen, not to mention feast upon heavy hors d'oeuvres aplenty. A huge turnout is assured, for the hair pieces of absentees will be the subject of public debate. A flyer will give details and reservation dope to reach you all in the early fall. Spread the word, in case of "disconnects."

Caught Bob MILLER in the corridor the other day long enough to learn of his future. Bob will be relieved of his CVA command in early summer, then move to the potent billet of Chief of Staff, ComCarDiv Six. Roster note. In another sudden move, Bill BRYAN is retiring to take a fine position with the Ft. Worth Division of General Dynamics. He will be in the F - l I I program.

Bill and Penny expect to move to Texas in July.

Even without a big white hat, we shall know them as wonderful friends and class representatives thereabouts. Good luck indeed. Late roster note from Erek ERECKSON has his new address as 3715 South 1st Street Jacksonville Beach, Fla. 32050.

AH SO? Good. At the April 12th Washington luncheon, the last of the spring season, we unanimously decided on class sponsorship of the 4th Company wardroom in Bancroft Hall. This determination followed a complete report from Ted HECHLER on the program and opportunity to ally ourselves in this personal way with brigade life at the Academy. The concept is to assist in the decorating and equipping of this company wardroom as a gesture of close '40 interest in the company. The decision included a class commitment to support this effort to the extent of $350 in the near fumre.

Although the class funds in hand will cover this ouriay, it is planned to solicit the entire class in August or September for a small contribution to insure that the modest class treasury is maintained properly. Look for a separate flyer to all on this.

Relatedly, Prexy Mike HANLEY appointed a committee of Jake BOWELL, Tom TAYLOR, and Lou MAYO to formulate proper class by-laws for class action this fall. As many of you know, the class organization following graduation was not formally documented. While it has not been a preclusive problem, there was a clear consensus of all that some tidying up in a legal sense would set our class house in good order. Thus, the mentioned flyer will also report to the entire class this proposal. As to the wardroom program, perhaps my sentimentality is showing, but this evidence of service to the Academy certainly appears 4.0 to me. And if the class also later decides to be of minor support to this wardroom in the years to come, I'll be just as proud as will each of you. Othersmanship can take many forms.

This is a right good one. Now we are talking!

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Sec'y, Capt. V. A. Moitoret, USN 6000 Merchant Rd., S.E. Camp Springs, Md. 20031

Lots of news this time, but let's start with the best—a letter from Dick FOSTER, so reassuring as solid physical evidence that our Dicko is coming along okay. Here's his own report: "I thank you for the letters, phone calls, etc.

I'm trying to acknowledge as many as I can but perhaps a status report in your fine column in Shipmate along with my appreciation for the many letters and cards I've received from classmates might better serve the purpose.

"I'm still hospitalized but feeling fine. I get home some weekends and will soon be up on crutches with some sort of a brace on my right ankle. Much of the past three months has been spent in trying to close up the wound in my right ankle with skin grafting. This is a mighty slow process, and the results have been disappointing at times. I was hoping that a flap they prepared last week would finally do the trick, but yesterday we find it is infected. So the final fix will have to be put off. Meanwhile I'll be working on getting on crutches. Later I'll probably have to have the ankle fused.

"I've been assigned a project by the Commander Ships System Command (ex-Chief BuShips) and will finish it up in Washington after my transfer there sometime this summer.

"Sarajane is fine although I don't see how she holds up under all the recent problems. Latest crisis was Mary Laura breaking her arm. Fortunately, my doctor had the duty the night it happened, so I'm getting full reports on her progress.

He regrets he's not in private practice with the Fosters as his patients.

"Sara Ellen is doing well in her sophomore year at U. of Maryland and in her weekends at the Academy. . . . We'll let you know when we get settled in Washington—probably in an apartment since our house is leased for a couple more years."

While Tully and Meg SHELLEY continue to get squared away for their major move from (Connecticut to London on 15 July, their daughter Sue has elected for both marriage and a job. Her engagement has been announced to Lt. (jg) Lockett Pittman, USNR, of Trinity College '63 and Newport; he's now with Mobile Construction Battalion 3, but expects to be back Stateside in November. By that time, of course, Tully & Co. will be in London, so the wedding date and location are indefinite. Sue graduated from HoUins College in June and expects to work in NYC. Frank PRICE, who skippered the nuclear cruiser LONG BEACH around the world, is going to relinquish that command; he has orders ashore to the Office of Naval Material in D. C , so we'll be welcoming him to the Executive Group soon. The Washington area will lose Hutch COOPER; he will be checking out of BuPers to head for an exciting billet on the staff of ComNavFor Vietnam 71

in Saigon, which isn't surprising since his soft Kentucky drawl should fit in with the location in South Vietnam. Alan RAY escapes from Washington soon, too. He goes from the ASW Systems Project Office to be ComServRon 2. And June brings graduation from the ICAF to our two classmate scholars. Bob BAUGHAN and George BALL. George goes to sea to take over as ComDesRon 18, but Bob isn't as lucky. He just crosses the river to the Pentagon for duty in the Joint Staff Office, JCS. Dave JACKSON is in for a shift of oceans. He's been on the staff of ComCruDesLant in Newport but will head way out west to become CO of the Naval Ship Repair Facility at Subic Bay, Luzon, where he'll be a close neighbor of RoUo RIEVE, who has already taken over as CO of the Naval Supply Depot there.

Skippering Naval Air Stations is getting to be a popular '41 pastime. When John DOHERTY tears himself away from that tough attache life in London this summer, he'll become CO NAS South Weymouth, Mass., amid the prosaic shoe factories and granite quarries. Vic ROWNEY has been CO NAS at the Pacific Missile Range at Pt. Mugu, now he'll stay in California but migrate northward to be CO NAS Moffett Field. And Court NORTON has been the skipper at NAS Glynco but is moving to a job on the Joint Staff of USCinCSo down in the Canal Zone.

Earl LUEHMAN put away the books at the War College in Newport and will skipper a desk in BuPers.

Reorganization of the Navy Department meant orders for Willard DEVENTER, even though he doesn't move anywhere. He had been BuWeps Surface Missile Systems Technical Representative at the NAS North Island, San Diego. Now his location is designated as Naval Ship Missile Systems Engineering Station, Field Support Office, San Diego. Either way it's a long title on a letterhead!

The April Washington area luncheon was a big deal affair, at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, with free-loading guests Harden & Weaver, the radio station WMAL personalities, scheduled to be present for both the lunch and the golf to follow. Rain unfortunately washed out both the golf and H&W, but it didn't prevent attendance by the following stalwarts: active duty types Houghton, Nicholson, Byrnside, Styer, Andrews, Thomson, Strum, Gray, Svendsen, Bangert, Sisk, Bartlett, and Jamison, and civilian typcoons Stewart, Vincent, Simpson, Rebard, and Stricter.

Bill MADDOCKS comes in with a fine report for us this month: "After less than a year in the Pacific as ComPhibRon 5 it looks like it will be back to Washington and the Pentagon for me in the fall. Dana and the family have enjoyed Coronado during this period; as for myself, I haven't seen much of i t After relieving Al Cook in this job in WestPac in October, I then spent 6 months with the squadron conducting amphibious operations in Vietnam. It was an exciting and extremely interesting period, and I was fortunate enough to conduct several assault operations, but it hasn't allowed much time to enjoy the pleasures of California. I returned to San Diego in April and expect to be back out in WestPac this summer for another crack at the VC, then sometime in the early fall will head for Washington.

"I have not seen many classmates while in WestPac and, in fact, Tom Buell in TOPEKA was the only one I ran into during this deployment.

Incidentally, Tom's cruiser provided magnificent gunfire support during one of our operations. In San Diego 1 have seen Jack Bennett on several occasions and Frank Price arrived at the end of April for shakedown training in his nuclear cruiser LONG BEACH.

Rusty CRENSHAW, still in SecDef's R&D hierarchy in the Pentagon, has been brushing up on the side on his navigation. He's to do the navigating in the Bermuda Race this year aboard the 41-foot yawl ASTRA.

"Our oldest daughter, Pam, stayed on the east coast to continue school at the U. of Maryland, and next year number two daughter, Tina, will be a freshman there as well. We have pretty much decided that we will try apartment living when we get back to D. C. and do it the easy way rather than struggle with suburban chores and commuting problems. I am looking forward to those monthly class luncheons and getting together again with the '41ers in Washington."

I'm pleased to report that a temporarily "missing person" is back on our list again. Bob STRIETER, our straight-shooting rifle expert and patrol squadron skipper, last on duty as a member of the U. S. delegation to NATO in Paris, had retired in '64 and dropped out of sight. Now we've found him again, right close at hand, in Rockville, Md. Bob retired to join a family enterprise, Brittany Builders, land developers and home builders, operating also in Illinois and Ohio. He and Marylyn live at 11504 Hitching Post Lane, Rockville, Md. 20850, and his office is Suite 1010, Montgomery Building, 4720 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, Md. 20014. Their daughter Danna, Bob reports, was married in Feb. '65 to an Austrian industrialist they had met in Europe, a manufacmrer of synthetic stones, polished cut glass, and optical equipment, and as Mrs. Swarovski, Danna now lives in Innsbruck, Austria, where Bob would like to be able to visit more frequently to enjoy the fine hunting preserve his son-in-law owns there.

Your secretary made another effort to keep truth in the recruiting phrase about joining the Navy and seeing the world. In mid-April I flew from Washington to Tehran to attend a CENTO mapping and charting meeting. Couldn't find anyone from '41 in Iran, but Joe Travers '42 is the naval attache there, and he entertained me in style, at the same time hosting George Grkovic '43, and his wife, on leave from their arduous post in Moscow. My next stop was Istanbul to visit the Turk Hydro Office on the Bosporus, and Wes Gebert '42 provided fine transport for this sea duty in the form of a 63-foot AVR—I even got a short side trip to be able to say I've seen the Black Sea! Wes and Tricia took me along for a Sunday cruise in the Sea of Marmora in the same speedy craft and we visited the Turk Naval Academy out on one of the Princess Islands.

The Supe, RAdm. Biren, has taken quite a few leaves out of the USNA book: he's initiated a class ring, song, march, and their curriculum is now extremely close to ours. Two exceptions I

W h e n RAdm. Pierre C h a r b o n n e t ' 4 1 , Com Eight, visited Tracer, Inc., in Austin, Texas, he was surprised to find a classmate whom he had not seen since g r a d u a t i o n , Edwin A .

Tucker, f a r left, a retired commander who is now m a n a g e r of Tracer's Austin Hydrospace Lab. Talking with them Is Dr. A. F. W i t t e n b o r n , center left, the company's vice president for hydrospace, a n d Richard N . Lane, Tracer president.

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noted: ( I ) the Turks are midshipmen for the first two years of the course, then are ensigns for the final two years; and (2) there were no "Beat Army" signs in evidence (Wes says the Turk Navy would not have much chance against the much larger Army). On the first day of my stop in Athens for a NATO geographic conference, I made contact with Jack BEARDALL on the phone. He's Chief of Staff, ComSixthFlt, and was on the horn to the Asst. NA trying to line up additional transport from the fleet landing for the big reception Adm. Ellis was hosting that night at the Hellenic Armed Forces Officers' Club. When I took over the phone to say hello, Jack invited me to the party, too, where I found him cool and collected as usual, obviously finding time to keep up his good golf game occasionally. My final stop on this trip was a day in Monte Carlo for a liaison visit to the International Hydrographic Bureau.

Our classmates are showing up in pictures in the news these days. The 30 April issue of the fournal of the Armed Forces pictured Enders HUEY making a presentation for SecNav of a Meritorious Service Citation to the president of the Curtiss-Wright Corp. The same issue also had a nice shot of RoUo RIEVE getting a Letter of Commendation from RAdm. H. F. Kuehl, CO of the Navy Aviation Supply Office. And the 7 May issue of the same periodical pictured Sheldon KINNEY filling in for our USNA Supe in company with the Superintendents of the Coast Guard, Army, and Air Force Academies at the 8th annual conference, held at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. (Don't worry, Sheldon, that light blue atmosphere will wear off eventually!)

And finally, the Worcester Evening Gazette on 6 April had a cartoon that featured our classmate Charlie QUINN. It was captioned: "You've heard of 'flying' deans. Dean Charles Quinn of Nichols College is a 'scooting' dean—scoots all over the campus." In a postscript Charlie explains that the scooter is a fire engine red Vespa which he can get up to 45 mph—and he loves every minute of both his scooting and his job as dean of faculty at the Nichols College of Business Administration in Dudley, Mass.

Another classmate who is still enthralled with the academic life is Art MYERS. He reports a change of address, to 24 Boulder Road, South Norwalk, Conn. He says this is only a two-block move from his former residence, but enough to change it to a different post office branch! He was sorry to miss our 25th reunion, but says he was still recuperating from a slight heart attack.

Art is director of the evening division at Norwalk State Technical Institute.

Andy ANDERSON is deep in the paperwork in the Navy's Program Information Center that he inherited from Bunny SHUTT. Andy has become a veteran so quickly that he can even pronounce that difficult word: FYFSFP. He helped me in our efforts to justify a new design hydro survey ship for the FY 68 construction program.

British friends inform me that Pat MURPHY, now known as the Baron of Gerard's Cross, has abandoned his crew cut and has a veddy British haircut, to go with the bowler and brolly. Hope we can make a Yank out of Pat again when he comes home late this year. He is our liaison man in the U. K. for the Polaris program.

Jack BENNETT becomes the 10th classmate to sign up for a plaque version of the class crest from BB&B. That means we've still got to find 20 more takers to get to the minimum figure of 30 to make the project go. (Refer back to the March Shipmate for details—or write me.) Jack promises a letter soon from his ComSubRon 3 duty station.

Cheerio.

VIC

HOMECOMING - OCT. 2 1 , 22, 23 S H I P M A T E

Sec'y, Cdr. R. S. Day, USN (Ret.). P. O. Box 6042 Shirlington Station « Arlington, Va. 22206 Although it is somewhat unusual, we have been advised by the Naval Preparatory School at Bainbridge of the name of the recipient of the annual Class of 1942 Award. It is unusual, and very much to the young man's credit in that there is no doubt as to the qualifications of this year's award winner even though I have been advised of his selection fully three weeks prior to graduation.

The honors this year go to 1C3 Thomas Craig Rankin, USN, the son of Mrs. Martha M. Rankin of Goshen, Ind. He was born 6 August 1945 in Goshen and graduated from high school there. He enlisted 26 Sept. 1963 and after recruit training attended IC "A" School and the Nuclear Power School. Tom stands fifth in the class overall in academics, played varsity football, and is the Company Commander. We welcome Tom to '42's Hall of Fame with Jack JAMES doing the honors for the class on 27 May to make it official.

Capt. W. L. Nyburg '42, new CO of KEARSARGE.

Although I wasn't able to take advantage of Willy NYBURG's invitation to be present at his change of command ceremony, his PR men have brought me up to date. Command of the Long Beach-based KEARSARGE changed hands on 22 April with RAdm. Eli T. Reich as guest speaker— this being his flagship. Willy is the 20th skipper of the 20-year-old carrier, having upgraded from command of HALEAKALA.

At a recent Washington luncheon, Jim SEAMANS was in from Raytheon at Boston, with glowing reports of the growing contingent of classmates working with (for) him up there. Carl Von EMONS was down from New York for the day, and Jocko HEBRON provided the catalyst through a fortunate shutde plane connection. Also understand Nick SWORDS has been seen in Washington, down from Philadelphia. Haven't had his address in years, so am glad to add him to our roster.

Started off with 42 for our sweetheart lunch, but working wives tied things up a bit and the following joined us: Dwight and Alice Raymond, Jack and Mary Helen Hill, Garry and Gerry Brown, Bill and Peggy Engdahl, Bob and Pat Mottern, John and Betty Welsh, Bob Armstead, Ed and Phyllis Edmonds, Bunky Herndon, John Marocchi, Chet and Rose Lee, Art and Pat Rawson, Bill and Anne Underwood, Dick and Charlotte Curtis, Snuffy and Rene Griffith, Bob and Jane Stahl, Joe and Gina Jeffrey, Bill and Anne Richardson, and Clara Lee and yours truly.

Bob MOTTERN picked his way skillfully thru the wreckage of the Bureau-system and into the CNO-oriented Systems system, which had become effective on 1 May, or really two days earlier. This was a neat trick and was made somewhat easier when it was discovered that the Marine members of the class were totally "unaffected" by the shift.

Aside from some gloating on their part, they remained reasonably quiet while our retired members (in the contracts area) attempted to learn how long it would be before they had to no longer carry their mail to the various offices concerned and could rely on the regular mail to find the new J U N E - J U L Y ,

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names and numbers. Am not sure whether we have gone backwards, forwards, or sideways in this change, but it is apparent that we now have some new boxes on the various charts.

Ross KNIGHT, 9308 AUwood Drive, Alexandria, had a mild recurrence of his heart trouble the end of April, but was looking forward to getting back to his job with the Airport Operators Council, having substituted an electric razor for the usual blade.

A delightful note from Chris HURST, Bill's lovely bride, comes as a well deserved follow-up to a recent report from Norm NASH. "I knew Norm Nash was having a 'hard week' down here in Coronado several months ago, but Bill Hurst doesn't have a wife named 'Mimi.' You're going to have a lot of people wondering what he did with me!!!" Bill, of course, was dutifully wandering around WestPac, while Chris held down their "lovely" quarters on the Amphibious Base, "and where can you find a lovelier place to wait for returning ships than Coronado?" The quotes are from her letter and serve to emphasize a truism.

Incidentally, Chris does plan to reintroduce herself to Norm.

Took advantage of Bob REILLY's picture in Navy Times to drop him a note and got one back.

Apparendy that article and a 25 February photo in Life got him all kinds of mail, so it pays to advertise. Bob had been keeping track of Hal SHEAR in Subic and along the Vietnam coast for periodic fuelings and vertrek. Igloo FOLTA had made the Subic ritual, but is now here in Washington. Paul DURAND, CO NavSta Subic, and J. D. SMALL, CO RepFac Subic, keep things honest for '42 out that way. Bob is slated to join Bill DOZIER and Bob POAGE on ComSubPac Staff in July, which suits him fine, since all three daughters will be in California colleges in the fall, and he can keep a better parental eye on them from Makalapa than from the far western Pacific.

As of this writing, have no further details to provide, but have been advised that J. J. BRADLEY passed away on 30 April at the Naval Hospital, Oakland. John retired as a lieutenant commander on 1 April 1960, and had been living with Helen and the family at 1309 Crestwood Drive, San Jose.

Sue TABOR continues to make splendid progress. Recendy she disposed of their house and has moved into an apartment in Falls Church. Inasmuch as I have had reports of mail addressed to her being returned stamped "address unknown" or the like, will be happy to forward any received to her.

Newsletter # 1 for the 25th Homecoming is out, so if you don't have your copy, let me know. More will follow and we want all of you on our mailing lists.

Gene MALONE, who retired in Washington on 1 March and promptly set forth on an extended trip to a permanent base at 341 San Gabriel C t , Sierra Madre, Calif., reported in a letter replete with glowing descriptions of the life of the retiree that is on the Technical Staff of Bendix-Pacific's Undersea Warfare and Ocean Sciences Group.

He comments, "wonderful people, challenging work—and why didn't someone tell me about this sooner. No wonder there are so many more civilians than sailors." Their 25 comfortable days excursion took them through Mexico City and up the west coast of Mexico. They did a fairly thorough job of exploring the central plateau out of Mexico City—San Miguel Allende, Puebla, Taxco, and in between. "Madge did a real thorough job of shopping—we now have at least one of everything made south of the border. Then we crept up the coast, beach by beach—my part of the trip (I shopped for quiet cafes close by swimming pools or the surf)." For one reason or another, the family stayed extremely healthy, perhaps due to an early to bed routine, and the

children proved most pleasant travelers, to everyone's delight. Gene's tenants moved out gracefully in time for them to make a leisurely switch from traveler to homeowner and the latch-key is now out to friends and classmates in the area.

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Sec'y, Capt. William T. Peach, III (SC), USN (Ret.), 647 Kaimalino St. Kailna, Hawaii 96734 Wash. Area Sec'y, Cdr. Frederic T. Hansen, USN (Ret.), 6424 Cavalier Corridor Falls Church. Va. 22044

The Washington group luncheon on 23 May produced a new slate of officers who will guide our activities for the next year: Art Sibold, president; Tom Casey, vice president, and Dick Phelps continuing as secretary-treasurer. In attendance were Casey, Cobb, Fritz Hansen, Patterson (in from Boston on business), Dick White, Drachnik, Selmer, Moulton, Joe Sullivan, Hudson, Greenwood, Bob Smith, Rawls, Sibold, Quady, Phelps, Froscher (ONR London as of this summer), Beaver. Among items discussed was the luau which was planned by Lannell Detweiler on 25 June.

Plans are being made for our 25th anniversary. A committee headed by Tom Casey assisted

by Bob Selmer, Red Ringenberg, Jack Hadson, Emmett Quady and the Annapolis group has been charged with producing a program. The festivities probably will be held in connection with homecoming the fall of 1967. Housing facilities are always critical so we would like to hear from as many people as possible who are planning on attending.

MISCELLANEOUS The Legion of Merit was awarded to Hank BRESS this spring for exceptionally meritorious service in connection with Fleet Research investigation FR 69. This project involved separation criteria for surface guided missile forces, obviously in Hank's electronic specialty.

Wally PONDER has received a second promotion in what seems like only a few months. He has been appointed publisher of International Management, Metal Working Production and the U. K. Sweets catalogue by McGraw-Hill, Inc. The two magazines and the catalogue are published in England.

Barbara Ann Richardson Dormody of Carmel, Calif., daughter of Mrs. Jack Carpenter Richardson of Coronado and Imperial Beach, Calif., and the late Lt. Richardson, USN '19, and Cdr. Frederick Henry Lemly, Jr., USN ( R e t ) , of Santa Monica, Calif., son of Capt Frederick Henry Lemly, SC, USNR ( R e t ) , and Mrs. Lemly of Washington, D. C , and Lemon Grove, Calif., announce their wedding on 2 April. The ceremony was held in the chapel of the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey. After honeymooning in northern California where Barbara Ann got the word on how to keep the tachometer needle in the green zone in a 356C Porsche, "B. A." and Fred returned to Santa Monica where he will continue his banking profession in the Trust Dept, Los Angeles H.Q., Bank of America. They join an ever-expanding retired segment of '43 residing in the greater metropolitan area of L. A. Snuffy and Ann Smith (Clayton W.) '43 joined them in a small reception held at the Officers' Club at the P. G. School after the ceremony. Fred retired in July 1964 and has been climbing in the Trust Dept. ever since.

The Navy League selected RAdm. James F. CALVERT to receive its .Alfred Thayer Mahan award for literary excellence for his book The Naval Profession.

Capt Carl O. HOLMQUIST is again in the news. He received a special recognition award from Toastmaster International. The occasion was the graduation exercise of a Youth Leadership Training Course joinriy sponsored by the Navy.

Derek and Kurt Holmquist were members of the class.

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RETIRED Bob SWENSON's date was 1 April; Ev PARKE, 1 May. No word yet on their plans. Larry WICKHAM told us his new address is Hanover, Va.

Earl Buckwalter and Lefty Lavrakas on board YORKTOWN. Lefty Is Chief of Staff, ComASW Gru 3, and Earl has DesDiv 12.

Bob ADRIAN retires the 1st of June and is entering a management training program with the Maryland National Bank in Annapolis, which should lead to Bob getting a branch of his own late in the year.

Dave STERRETT leaves in mid-summer for Hawaii. He'll be electronics officer. Staff Com Serv Pac. Bill DOYLE is due to join the new NavShip Eng. Center in Main Navy, and is house hunting in Annapolis. Saw Norm WHITE in the Pentagon—he's back at work looking good, although still recovering from quite a lengthy hospitalization resulting from coronary irregularity.

General help from Joe VOLONTE, Bob STUART and many others continues to make the job of submitting this column rather pleasant. We are always happy to hear from "long lost" classmates. At times there may seem to be a long lag between the time you submit news and when it appears in Shipmate. This can happen, especially if news is received right after a deadline.

KEEP WRITING.

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Sec'y, Capt. Steven W. Callaway, Jr., USN 19 Tansey Dr., Falls Church, Va. Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. John B. Haines, USN (Ret.), 6011 Hibbling Ave. Springfield, Va. 22150

Look out! Here come those hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer. And if you are not careful, September will be here. And where will you be for the homecoming? The May meeting saw the election of the new officers: Thad Taylor, president; Pat Hannifin, vice president; Bill McLaughlin, treasurer; Cal Callaway, secretary, and Jack Kalina, Gerry O'Rourke and Dave Saunders, trustees.

Again many thanks to Don Poe, Walt Temple, Dick Rumble, Walt Dedrick, Dick Dzikowski, Bob Eidson, and Bill Stewart for the many hours of work and good guidance.

In addition to those mentioned above, classmates at the luncheon included: Ted Cockrane, Jud Beardsley, Bill Geiger, Bill Brown, Pat Cullen, Railroad Riley, Guy Best Will Crenshaw, Howie Blum, Bones Thomas, Stan McCord, John Swank, Jim Montgomery, Bob McDevitt from York, Pa., Doc Prothro, Tip Watson, Joe Henson, Jesse Cobb, Ralph Stell, Sam Gorseline, Val Grey, Johnny Johnson, Ed Roeder, John Gillolly, Fred Kelly, Jack Padgett, George Peet, Swede Hansen. Don Poe was in Paris, where he saw Morrie Lax who sent his best to all. Morrie is in the embassy and invites all passing through to stop for more than just a mail check, or passport verification.

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NEW DUTIES For a while it appeared that the duty station changes were slowing down. But now the summer rush. And that's what it is for many, though some of you lovely ladies must be relieved when the orders call for no moving.

The new students are: To National War College, Dick RUMBLE from BuPers; Bud NANCE and Gerry O'ROURKE from OpNav; two of our aides—Ted COCKRANE of ONM and Jim MONTGOMERY of Asst. SecNav; then Walt DIETZIN from his gold W. WILSON and Oscar DALE from Saigon will represent us at the Armed Forces Industrial College. Dean AXENE leaves his blue J. C. CALHOUN for the ivy of Foreign Service Institute of the State Dept. in Arlington. Jim FADDIS changes from the CO billet in ARCADIA to C/S and Aide for ComCruDes Flot 6; and Al OLSEN parallels from SIERRA to DesFlot 4. Joe DOAK relieves Al in SIERRA. Some of the other new CO's are: Dan CLEMENTS from SubLant to PROTEUS; Bob EWING from OpNav to YELLOWSTONE; Bob BALDWIN, BuPers

And from June BALDWIN, the only contribution to the ladies' column: "Thank you for giving the girls a chance. Bob and I are still upholding our record for never having deviated from the California-to-Washington trail at orders time; however, this year we are extending a litde further and will be on the sands at Waikiki midJune, waiting for quarters. Bob has left for CHIPOLA and will be gone most of the year. His comment, 'Twenty-one years to become a service station attendant' We call him our North Dakota oilman. Give us a chance to toss a lei over the green bowler if you're passing through."

Bob WILSON, Pittsburgh, has just been promoted to VP and general manager of the Engineering and Construction Div. of Koppers Co. He has been with them 14 years, and evidentally served for the company in Turkey for the past four years as VP and director of the Turkey Division. The company builds steel plants. Good work. Bob.

CONGRATULATIONS Alex JULIAN, Navy Commendation Medal. As project manager for the re-entry subsystems for Polaris and Poseidon missiles, he had an extraordinary understanding of weapon system principles and fleet operational requirements, and transto CHIPOLA; Bill CHAIRES to ARCTURUS; Hal LAMB, 2nd Fleet, to BEXAR (good luck on pro- lated them into an effective fiscal, technical and nunciation); Hugh MURPHREE, SubPac to ESTES; contract program. (This was for the period of Red OBERTON, Amphib Base, Coronado to July '61 to Feb. '65.)

Sam ROREX. Bronze Star Medal. "In INDEJENKINS; and Mike MARSCHALL from the AcadPENDENCE off Vietnam: Carried out his vital emy to Naval Construction Regiment. responsibilities with exceptional initiative, comWarren TAYLOR also leaves the Academy for petence, reliability and managerial foresight. staff CinCPacFlt. Dick McCOOL stays in the PIO Through his personal control and diligent efforts, business, going from 7th Fit to Deputy Com- the support requirements of a new and highly mander Defense Info School at Ft. Benjamin complex weapons system were coordinated and Harrison. Joe MOORE comes back up north from established thereby enabling the optimum utilizaLima to NavWeapSupActivity in Washington. tion of these sophisticated advancements to Naval Gerry JOHNSON and John NORTH are the only Aviation and the combat posture of the INDEPENDtwo this time to come to OpNav—a new record.

ENCE ship/air wing team. During a period of Alex KERR left 7th Fit with Dick McCOOL for absence of the CO, due to emergency leave. Capanother legal tour with JAG. Charles MOORE tain ROREX proved his professional competence from Newport to ASWS Project Office (inci- and reliability by assuming command during a dentally, I met his brother a few months ago; sustained combat operational period with the same he had completed a fascinating tour as an ex- unswerving loyalty, personal industry, and ability change instructor at the French Naval Acadto promote teamwork under pressure that was emy). his hallmark throughout. This continued industry John CHAPPELL leaves OpNav for staff Flt\ir- and personal capacity for work were contagious Wing 2. Syd WYNNE from BuShips to NAD and inspiring examples of leadership and dedicaCrane (maybe the people will ask what that thing tion to duty. . . ." is on your shoulder as you stroll by with the These words are quoted from the official citaoar. That is the time to stay put—as the story tion because we are prone to forget how much goes). Dean MITCHELL to staff SubLant, and Ed HASTINGS from National War College to we owe, and sometimes think it is unrecognized. the beach at Coronado—I mean staff at NavAir- Not all receive a medal and glowing albeit deserved words, but all can receive the high reward Pac. Sam ROREX shifts from the big bird farm to the bigger squirrel cage with JCS. And down of unegotistical but confident self-satisfaction of in the Halls of Montezuma, Hal ROEDER from knowing a job is well done. As I write this on HQ to DSA with the Quartermasters; Ben LUCAS 1966's Memorial Day, I urge you to sponsor and rcluctanriy leaves Vietnam for the Staff College, participate in celebrations of our country's patriotic NorVa.; and Tom GLEASON to SacLant also holidays. \ simple dignified service at sea, the from Vietnam. firing of a salute, and the sincere respect for the day will help our young men (the majority in any LETTERS from MEDDYBEMPS unit of the Armed Forces is usually under 21) learn the glow of a tingling spine when the flag is Larry SMITH, CO VERMILIONS "I relieved Hank seen whipping in the breeze, when the band Bagby on 1 April, with John Gilchrist and Walt plays one of our stirring marches, or when their Delaney attending to add that 'Look Alive' tone to the affair. If you get down this way, come seniors show sincere respect for the services' traaboard and break bread." Thanks, Larry. I recentditions. But most of all they can learn that it is ly resigned from Stanwick, and am now working the mark of a man to be unembarrassedly proud for Civil Service in the Fast Deployment Logistic to be in the service of his country.

Ship Project under Adm. Sonenshein in ONM. Ralph SWANSON from Cleveland requested a TO THE CLASS OF '45 For participation in the farewell services of our copy of the book, sent in dues, and expressed willingness to contribute to the company room friend and classmate, Walt SCHWARTZ. The fund. James STRAND in Lagos, Nigeria, gave us chapel at F t Myer was filled, with several standa change of address—from Calgary, Canada. He is ing. It was a measure of the man and also of with Nigerian Gulf Oil Co. Sure would like to those attending, that so many came; groups from have him write his impressions for the column. NorVa and Annapolis as well as from the ship.

LONG BEACH. Such a tribute is a great assurance Al OLSEN from NorVa told of his move from to a widow and children, and '45 should continue Washington in the blizzard (sometimes these letters are delayed a litrie getting around the '45 this effort. Rhoda and the two daughters are expected to move to Annapolis, where Walt had staff in Washington), and that '45 in NorVa served as an instructor. "one of these days will get organized."

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And now for the summer. Please try to make one trip to include taking the children for a tour of some of our most modern ships and aircraft.

It might surprise you how litde your own know of the Navy outside of your own branch. I still think one of the thrills of shipboard life is to watch the bone in the teeth of a fast ship!!

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Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr., USNR, USS TULARE (AKA-112) FPO San Francisco 96601

From W. M. HUEY, secretary of the Washington chapter, comes this information: Homecoming this year will be the weekend of 21-22 Oct. when Navy and William & Mary will meet on the field at Memorial Stadium.

In anticipation of a class event comparable with last year (if possible), we have made plans to have another great turnout. Lee Zeni has already made the following arrangements: 1. The Stewart House, near South River, has agreed to hold 30 rooms for members of the class of 1946, for the 21 and 22 of O c t Those planning to attend should write direcdy for reservations—mention USNA '46.

2. The rooms will be available until 1 Sept.

They can accommodate four (4) people at the quoted rates of: |18.00/night/couple $ 3.00/night for each additional person.

3. Dinner and cocktails will be at the Maryland House on the 22nd. Cost is $3.75/couple plus 3 % tax and 15% gratuity. Drinks are 80c each.

We in D. C. are looking forward to getting a look at you out-of-towners so please let us hear from you if other questions arise. If not, we'll rendezvous in Crabtown under the banner on the 21st On Samrday, 21 May, the D. C. group had a dinner-dance at the Army and Navy Club. In attendance were: Bob and Olive Baird, Bob and Marge Baylis, John and Anne Collins, Jim and Mary Alice Cummings, Bob and Ev Disc, Dick and Eleanor Dunning, Cy and Bobbi Faulders, Gene and Bev Gralla, Hal and Betty Hamberg, Bill Hansen, Don and Phyl Heberling, Jean Huey, Don and Jackie Iselin, Dave and Helen Leighton, Luke and Dot Lucan, Mac and Betty Maginnis, Mike and Jane Mapes, Lou and Marti Millsaps, Dave and Betty Munns, George and Bev Pavis, Buzz and Doric Pearson, Mark and Mary Pitz, George and Shirley Reaves, Bill and John Searle, Bob and Ann Spargo, Jack and Doe Taylor, Perry and Jean Taylor, John and Stu Tierney, Bob and Ursella Uhwat, Bob and Barbara Wertheim, and Lee and Jerry Zeni.

Although WestPac deployment certainly cuts down on the amount of mail I receive, you must admit that I have a well-traveled typewriter!

Thumbing through back issues of Shipmate you'll find my first deployed column was written from Pearl Harbor, my second from Okinawa, and this one from Hong Kong. The next one should be Singapore, from whence I should be able to sling together a few well-chosen words. Life appears to be much too busy at sea (at least for exec's) so that I always seem to be writing this column while TULARE is in port. The most I can say for that is that it keeps me out of the local bars! I've seen so very few classmates since deployment that I really hated to miss Jan JANKOVSKY in Sasebo for the one full day that the HANCOCK was in port with TULARE. I was

having my annual administrative inspection at the time so didn't even put a strain on my mooring line that day (which was justified by the inspection grade we received). So it was a pleasure to see, if not a classmate, then a '46 airdale contemporary, Paul HARTLEY, report to USS GEORGE CLYMER, PhibRon 3 flagship, as exec. If you can't have a '46cr in the squadron, then the next best J U N E - J U L Y ,

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thing is a friend of '46—or another alumnus, like my good friend Joe METCALF '51. I visited Joe and Ruth at their home in Bangkok while TULARE was there for a five-day liberty port visit and we had a great time renewing our friendship of several years and gabbing at length about our mutual interest, the Alumni Association.

Daisy

Wilhoit '46 and Joe Metcalf '51 discuss alumni affairs in Bangkok.

Jean AVEY writes from 3788 Vancouver Drive, Dallas, Tex. 75229: "Sorry not to have filled you in completely when I gave you our change of address. You assumed correcdy—Floyd is still with the Autonetics Division of North American Aviation, a sales engineer in the Dallas Field Office. . . . Chiefly he travels to Oklahoma City, Omaha and Wichita, with occasional forays to San Antonio, New Orleans, Houston, Fort Sill, Fort Leavenworth, Tulsa, etc. Once in a while he even stays in Dallas! . . . It's a bit late to say this—the 20th anniversary dinner-dance was truly a magnificent affair, really the most outstanding event I think since June Week activities 'way back in 1945. It was so beaudfuUy organized and executed; the committee in charge deserves the class's undying gratitude—the only flaw—that you and Dorothy were not there."

Bob MOTT left 24 April from 4277 Fairoaks Drive, Columbus, Ohio, for Vietnam where he will serve in the Agency for International Development as a provincial representative. Bob had this to say about his new job: "Economic development

is South Vietnam's key to winning the war against Communism. I've spent the past 20 years in various forms of development in the United States.

Now I'm going to spend 18 months helping the Vietnamese develop their ports, build bridges or whatever AID's job of Provincial Representative calls for." Bob was executive director of the Development Committee for Greater Columbus for nine years. He served as expressway coordinator for the city, during which time an $180 million expressway construction project provided the city with a complete inter-beltway, the north and south freeways and preliminary construction on the east freeway. He was named "Man of the Year" in 1961. Following his resignation from the Marine Corps in May 1946, Bob received a Master's degree in government management from the University of Denver and was the first city manager of Galena, 111., and of Delaware, Ohio. Frances and the two boys will remain in the U. S. since dependents are not allowed to go to Vietnam. In addition to his family and friends. Bob says he is going to miss golfing in Vietnam. He is golf champion of Worthington Hills (Ohio) Country Club.

The thing most certain to make us realize our age is learning of the wedding of the daughter of a classmate! Dorothy Porter, older daughter of Bill and Jackie, was married to 2nd Lt. Joseph K. Taussig, III, USMC '66, on 12 June in Baltimore.

Liz Pritchard writes that their oldest daughter, Meredith Lynne, was married in the Naval Academy Chapel on 11 June to Ens. David W. Mattis '66. IAT, wonders if their daughter marrying a '66er is not a first for the class. I'll record it so in my book until someone tells me otherwise.

Liz Pritchard goes on to say that Pritch has returned from duty in Vietnam and is assigned to duty on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They live at "Highland," Dunkirk, Md. 20754. Also, she says: "I talked to Jim and Ginny Ferguson a couple of weeks ago. He has just returned from Vietnam and saw Denzil while he was there. They are living in Alexandria, Va., 6001 St. John D r . " Fritz RADLOFF writes: "Obviously I'm not on the active list anymore; didn't have much option in the matter either. However, we are now out and not unhappily but at times do have mixed emotions about the change. We setded in Marin County just across the Golden Gate from San Francisco. I started, after the summer, as a mathematics instructor in the local high school system. The report so far is fine both as to location and job. New address is 90 Via La Paz, Greenbrae, Calif 94904. . . . The two and a half years prior to retirement I, in effect, was out of the Navy. My assignment was in the Defense Atomic Support Agency quartered in the Pentagon.

I received quite an education in that job. It was run under Army regs and procedures by an Air Force Lt. Gen. for the Joint Chiefs of Staff but also as chief advisors for the SecDef. What a mess that could be at times! . . . The drop-out rate from the Navy of classmates is going to continue each year with the next big group in five more years. Teaching would be a fine second career for a good number, particularly if they will start doing something about it prior to retirement. I had the blind luck to do so, getting another degree in math from the University of Hawaii and finishing my Master's work while in Washington. All of this was on my time. If something like this isn't done it can take up to two years school prior to qualifying for a teaching credential. The second bit of advice, if I were asked for it, would be to be prepared to wait out and overcome state education departmental bureaucratic red tape that makes anything the services had to be in the minor leagues!"

Bob SCHABACKER writes: "Just to keep you in touch—we have been house-hunting since last November. Actually, we rented a house for a year but last week bought one from the same realtor so will move in May to our permanent address— 315 Monaca Drive, Erie, Pa. It is a large enough 75

house so Betty can have her studio and I can have my den for 'airplane pictures.' I am now sales manager of the Erie Ceramic Arts Co., 3120 West 22nd St., Erie. We are a very healthy small company manufacturing telephone number plates, meter dials for gas and water meters and other small porcelain enameled parts which benefit from silk screen designs. Betsy has not been accepted as yet—and may not be—but hopes to spend her junior year at University College, University of London, starting in the fall. Wilson has recommended her and they want her to go as an English lit major. We miss the Navy—mosdy our very good friends, but we are busy as ever and Betty really has her painting hand back."

union which will be a pleasant memory by the time this is published.

WASHINGTON AREA NEWS Well, we had a swinging time at our "USNA spring caper" this 4 May, in lieu of the regular Did receive a very newsy letter from Bill monthly luncheon. Our Annapolis contingent, CROWE with a return address of 2630 Poinsettia Drive, San Diego 92106. He reports: "I was re- Brungot, Farley, Kellogg, Maxon and Prehn (Joe Evans was away at school), conspired once again lieved of command of USS TROUT (SS-566) in to show us Washingtonians a relaxing afternoon Charleston in July 1962 and reported to Princeton at the old Academy, featuring a fine luncheon at University a month later. For the next three years I was studying for a doctorate in political science. the Annapolis Yacht Club, a P-rade, and a cookout at the Prehns' sumptuous quarters. We found I passed my general examinations in May of 1964, that the long lunch and open bar at the Yacht then launched into my dissertation. The subject of my thesis was postwar Royal Navy policy and as Club made for a lively bunch of spectators at the P-rade, but this year's event was more tuned to a bonus benefit I took the whole family—Blake, a mid-week exercise than last year's. Those of age 8, Brent, age 6/4, and Bambi, our daughter you who remember last year will recall that the age 5 (present ages)—to Great Britain for five months to do research (Sept. 64 to Jan. 65). party rambled on into the wee hours . . . not Marv SWANBERG has moved to the west coast conducive to a good day's work on the following This was the high point of the tour. We took a and relieved in his new job as commanding offiThursday! This year we broke up prompdy (.'') flat right in the heart of London and soaked up cer, Beachmaster Unit One. Dorothy has written at 2300 or so. We owe a vote of thanks to the the atmosphere. In June 1965 I completed my that she has talked to Marv on the phone and work and was awarded a Ph.D. in politics. While entire group of Annapolitans and especially to that Marv and Shirlee are house-hunting in George and Jean BRUNGOT for their effort in at Princeton I saw a great deal of Howard Coronado. arranging for us to lunch at the Yacht Club and UNANGST who is a local doctor and a well estabJohn VIELE writes from Key West, where he to John and Mary PREHN for their part as host lished part of the community. He was married in is exec of USS BUSHNELL ( A S - 1 5 ) , that he expects and hostess of the cook-out and party.

1962 and I had the honor to be an usher at the to retire on I July. "I have hopes of putting a wedding. Another usher was Ferd GRAHAM Attending this year were: Bob Turnage and recently acquired Master's degree in Personnel who at the time was living in northern New Evelyn Canada, Bob and Barbara Marmet, Jack Administration to work for me somewhere. BUSHJersey until he was transferred back to Louisville, and Jill Edwards, Dick and Chris Yeatman, Bo NELL is just starting an overhaul at Charleston.

Pam and the children are still in Key West but Kentucky, in 1965. We also have a classmate teach- and Betty Heininger, Dick and Bernice Lilly, Bill ing at Princeton. George PITCHER is an Associate and Mary Jane Scurlock, Doc and Bess Jex, Bob will join me here when school's out. After that, Professor in the Philosophy Department and a and Rosemary Enright, Jeep and Pat Donaldson, who knows.'" promising author. For the past year I have been Robbie and Pat Brady, Charles and Holly Darby, "First Lady Off to Big Bend After San An- serving as Chief Staff Officer on the staff of Jim and Jean Farley, Dean Kellogg, George and tonio Fiesta" announced the clippings from the ComSubRon 3 in San Diego. I now have orders Jean Brungot, John and Mary Prehn, Bruce and Dallas papers sent to me by observing correspondto relieve ComSubDiv 31 in mid-June. This will Carmen Maxon, Dean Evans (lunch only . . . ent, Jean Avey. "San Antonio (AP)—Mrs. Lyndon allow us to remain in San Diego another year. Joe away at school), and Dick Duden.

B. Johnson headed for the Rio Grande wilderness We see Sybil Stockdale quite a bit and she is Photo by Hessler today after starring as 'Queen Lady Bird' at a col- doing fine." Nice letters like that sure make my orful music-filled fiesta on the picturesque San job easier. See you in D . C. Antonio River. . . . Mrs. Johnson's official escort The early deadline for this issue may cut out a was 6-foot-2 fiesta King Antonio 43rd, resplendent report on the 20th reunion festivities but rest in a blue and red uniform with gold braid, rows assured it will be forthcoming for all you unforof medals, a red plumed hat and a ceremonial tunates who didn't make it. One of the unlucky sword. In real life he's Walter N . CORRIGAN, Robert P. Gatewood a drug store executive and chamber of commerce ones is Tom JACKSON who penned in from '47 CO, WEDDERBURN somewhere in the Tonkin Gulf. booster."

He writes: "We had a fine cruise, leaving San Diego in early January, steaming about almost Dorothy wrote in April that Ted Mouton had continuously and getting about every type assigncalled to report that Mary Bennett had passed ment since. I have seen many classmates in the away in Honolulu after suffering a coronary ocSan Diego area and quite a few out in WestPac. clusion. Art was navigator of the HORNET and Subic Bay is the focal point of social activity had orders to Washington which have been out here and you can most always meet an old changed to CinCPacFlt Staff. Art's address is 1702 Kewalo, Apt. 502, Honolulu, Hawaii. The class acquaintance at the O Club here. I will be back We are happy to announce that the 860 member sends condolences to Art on this sad news. Ted, in San Diego in mid-summer, reside at 835 J D. C. Life Underwriters Assn. at its 76th annual Avenue, Coronado, with wife Nan, and children who had the Air Group in the HORNET, also said elections meeting elected Robert P. GATEWOOD, that he has orders to the Industrial College of the (Mary 12, Tommy 11). We extend best regards C. L. U. ('47, USNA) its president for 1966-67. to old friends who do attend the reunion and Armed Forces and will be leaving in July. Seems Mr. Gatewood entered the life insurance field in hope that it is a resounding success." as if the Moutons have been in Coronado for 1950. He is a qualifying and life member of the about the past five or six years and I know Ted Million Dollar Round Table and the leading agent I am very remiss in not acknowledging a note and Lynn will hate to leave. Christ Episcopal for Philadelphia Life Insurance Co. He is a promifrom Bob MARMET who sent a copy of a letter nent lecturer, author and educator on life insurChurch is about to lose a very fine Sunday School from Gloria LaHaye thanking the class for the teacher, too. ance, is a national director of the American memorial chair in memory of Jim LAHAYE. Society of Chartered Life Underwriters, a faculty Gloria says, "We are setded in Virginia Beach According to Corliss Nugent, Bill PECK has member of American University and a member (1512 Westerfield Road) and many friends are orders from Vietnam to Inspector/Instructor, of the Board of Governors of Georgetown Preparahere." I received a clipping from the Chesapeake USMC, Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training tory School. He resides with his wife, Marilyn, Log of 12 May which starts out: "No former Center, Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles. John COLand their 13 children at 3838 52nd St., N.W., All-American football star has yet made it to the Washington, D. C. Congratulations, Bob! LINS says that he met Zoyla Jimenez in WashingWhite House as the elected tenant. . . . Now, ton while she was there on a visit.

Cdr. Robert S. "Bob" SMITH, USN, who so however, there is a growing feeling among those I have instructed Dorothy to make frequent recendy attended our April luncheon, received in Chesapeake County whose opinions are never checks of the Mexican Village in order to collect rush orders as executive officer, USS LONG BEACH. lighdy regarded that one of our own just might as much information as possible about classmates.

He reported aboard on 16 April and the ship got make the grade someday." Then follows about a She is having marvelous success and keeps me dozen paragraphs extolling the merits of our own underway 1 hour later. Bob replaced Walt well informed.

Schwartz '45, who was killed on 9 April in a Dick DUDEN. Not only is the article well writ"Daisy" most unfortunate automobile accident. Bob was ten, but it most certainly is true and maybe Dick doing a fine job with SecNav's Personnel Retenmay be the one to go all the way for '47. tion Task Force here in Washington when he Sec'y, Cdr. Jack M. Stevens, USN News of the Key West contingent finds Fred received his sudden orders.

COMCVSG-50. NAS Key West. Fla. 33040 BOUWMAN leaving in June for his CVA; Larry Wash. Corr.. Cdr. C. E. Donaldson, III.USN It is not too early to start planning for HomeYOUNG scheduled to retire this summer; Pete 1824 Baldwin Dr., McLean, Va. 22101 coming '66. This is "our year" at USNA, and BURKART remaining another year as ComSubDiv we rate special accommodations for our party on Another skimpy mail bag this month but did 121; Jim REX expecting to stay another year in Saturday, 22 Oct. More details later. Plan now for receive a short note from Prexy Ernie indicating VX-1, and the STEVENSes moving to BuPers in the Homecoming weekend, 21-23 Oct. that John PREHN had been asked to represent '47 August. In the meantime, let's hear from you.

Regards from Washington, at the Alumni annual meeting in Annapolis in JACK early June. John will give us a report at our re"JEEP"

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Sec'y, LCdr. Robert W. Hanby. USN 1864 Branchwood St.. Norfolk, Va. 20113 Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. S. K. Moore, USN 308 Mansion Dr., Alexandria, Va. 22302 This issue's offering turns out to be a double month's input due to the fact that it is for the June-July copy. In any case, the amount of information is still rather thin, and the corresponding secretary would have been almost totally without late news if it were not for a call the other day from T. A. (Terry) Ross, who was in town briefly. He lives in Clearwater, Fla., with his wife and four children, where he works for Honeywell. Address: 1152 Glenmoor Ct. Terry has kept up with the Naval Reserve and recently did two weeks ACDUTRA in Key West. The Rosses recently had a long weekend in the Bahamas, so Honeywell is not working him too hard. Anyway, the latch string is out in Clearwater for anyone passing that way.

On the Washington scene, the 10th of May saw the usual bimonthly luncheon nicely done at the Gun Factory Club by Bill Bacon, Willie Lee, Ed Sutter and Hal Deeley; featured were the wives and Art Markel. Art held forth with some fascinating and amusing anecdotes on the Navy's recent successful H-bomb fishing off southern Spain. He was on hand in his capacity as honcho of the ALUMINAUT. Apparently, for lack of mail and liberty, it was a rough operation, but it certainly was a highly interesting and rewarding experience. When the work was all over, Ann Markel joined Art in sunny Spain for a week or so of leave. A fair number of wives turned up at the luncheon as the below list will attest, and Snipe Hoffman managed to get two of the Quantico Marines up this time, George Balzer and Cy Waldrop.

Others on hand were: Paul and Diana Keenan, Andy and Barb Anderson, Reid and Betty Hunter, Ed and Pauline Sutter, Dave and Betty Foxwell, Jim and Kay Carrington, Bill and Kitty Bacon, Willie and Edwina Lee, Jim and Rose Ahem, Bill and Iris Arnold, Chuck and Goodie Braley, Don and Debbie Harvey, Bill and Peggy Bartow, Cab and Libby Davis, Joe and Bettie Weatherly, Sumner and Jane Moore, Perry and Grace Nelson, plus a flock of singles: Dudley Holstein, Hank Corley, Frank Crump, Ed Cummings, Roger Chapman, Hal Andrus, Jim McHugh, Tom O'Conner, Wads Wadsworth, Dave Whelan, Dave Cammack, Bob Doxey, Jack Fisher, Oz Osborn, R. M. Gregory, Floyd Young, Jim Day and George Goodwin.

Walt SPANGENBERG has orders to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and here is a most interesting "Reporting In" letter from him, dated 5 Feb.: "Graduation leave ended with me in grays that puzzled everyone, on a train for my first trip west of the Rockies. The two years that followed in PASADENA were full of anti-aircraft gunnery, deck watches, electronics repair school, a cruise to the Orient and much impatience to go to flight training. I returned from the China cruise with the usual haul of exotic curios, and my first thou-.

I spent the latter for a new car and was off to Pensacola. There I found the combination of classmates, friends and flying unbeatable, as it has been ever since. I finished in late 1950, and in the Pacific sea tour that followed made two fighter squadron safaris to Korea; the first in F4U's

engine failure over the South China Sea. The FJ experience (the flying, not the bailout) led to a subsequent part in the BuUpup missile test and evaluation program of VX-4 at Point Mugu.

"I applied for Test Pilot School, and went early in 1960 as a member of Class 26. Virginia and I encountered some difficulty with housing, and wound up the test pilot course with a strong minor in home planning, construction and finance. The tour following at flight test was very busy and very interesting for me. I was involved in flying qualities and performance work with airplanes ranging from the Piper Aztec and Grumman Mohawk on the small, light side to the Orion and Vigilante on the heavy, fast side. The latter airplane provided me my wildest ride when I lost an engine on takeoff once, and Virginia her most terrifying sonic boom when I apparently laid one right on our house at the end of a Mach 2 test run.

"During my tour at Flight Test I had the very good fortune to participate in a liaison visit to the Royal Navy test squadron at Bascombe Down in England. Expenditure of some extra midnight oil later resulted in a trip to Paris early in 1963, to an AGARD Panel meeting, at which a flight test civilian engineer and I presented a paper on airplane lateral control requirements for takeoff and landing. The flight schedule at Pax River also included two stork visits. Both boys were born in Washington, as I was.

"I was ordered to VR(F)-31 in 1963, and found that arranging for movement of 40 to 100 airplanes of various types, conditions and priorities with an average of 45 pilots of varied experience and qualifications was a game somewhat like chess. Each move had to be right in order to get all the planes delivered on time. Early in '64 we headed west again to VF-121 at Miramar. Checkout in the F4B Phantom was followed by a long airplane ride to the South China sea and CONSTELLATION, where I joined VF-143 as XO. I am now CO of VF-143, and back in the South China Sea—this cruise in RANGER. This caper is my sixth in WestPac; my third involving generally recognized disrespect and belligerence. So, whatever the operation lacks in novelty is made up by the interest I've developed in this part of the world through repeated exposure. It has been said that there are many roads to communism. We in RANGER, along with many others, are now trying to interdict all of them, except the free-will voluntary one which has never been travelled by any nation that I know of."

George Balzer reports that Glenn A. (Doc) SAVAGE retired from the Navy on 1 May, and has taken a job with Lockheed. His address is 1154 W. Olive St., Apt. 211, Sunnyvale, Calif.

94086.

Ed Sutter recently visited John and Janie McCONEGHY out in San Diego. John is XO of ESTES and refers to himself as "the sheriff."

James R. Duquette '48, Vice President, Booz, Allan and Hamilton, Inc.

aboard BON HOMME RICHARD and the second in

F9Fs aboard PHILIPPINE SEA. "During the summer of '53 I became a student again and married a teacher. Virginia and I spent the Monterey-Princeton years teaching elementary school in her case and studying aero-engineering in mine.

"Returning to Pacific sea duty in '56, I was by coincidence ordered back to VF-91, the same squadron I had left in 1953. This time the go was in FJs aboard TICONDEROGA, and before it was over I had joined the Caterpillar Club after an J U N E - J U L Y ,

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Sec'y, Cdr. Wm. C. Dotson, USN P. O. Box 2651, Washington, D. C. 20013

FORTY-NINER OF T H E MONTH

John F. Barrow, '49er of the Month.

Our distinguished forty-niner of the month is John Barrow. Though our sources didn't provide voluminous detail, the following oudine should suffice to fill in the calendar between graduation and 1966. 1949—USS SAIPAN, Fire Control Officer.

1950—Flight training. 1952—Fighter Squadron Thirty-one. 1954—CIC School instructor. 1955— Resigned. Became sales engineer with Kellsmau Instrument Co. 1958—Moved to Adanta and line of work as manufacturer's representative. 1961— Back to Kellsman as Southeast manager. 1963— Moved to Washington, D. C , as marketing manager for ACF Industries, Electronics Div. 1965— Became Navy advanced program manager for IBM, FSD. John and Flo have three children, Scott 13, Lisa 8, and Gregg 2. Extracurricular interests include golf, photography and piano playing. The Barrows expect to remain in the D. C. area, and have the welcome mat out for classmates passing through; address is 204 St. Ives Garth, Severna Park, Md. MARINE CORPS To make up for some shortage of Marine Corps inputs to Shipmate recently, we received the following fine run-down of prospective duty assignments. Each year the Marine Corps provides a personnel planning document, the annual "slate."

It lists fielcl grade officers by name, present assignment, and prospective transfer during the coming year. (Field grade officers are majors and above in the Marine Corps.)

Coming to Washington in the next year are Bill "Nails" WENTWORTH, Dick "Salty" FRANCIS and Fred GRABOWSKY. Close to the Washington area will be Willard PETERSON at Quantico and Cal KILLEEN at Baltimore. (Roger PEARD and Bob NEEDHAM could use some reinforcements at the D. C. area luncheons from among these gents.) In the east coast area we will have Bill BASSETT at Norfolk and Hank HOPPE at Parris Island, S. C. On the west coast Ralph BROWN will be at Camp Pendleton. "CMC" JONES and "Spook" SPECKART are to go to Pearl Harbor, and Jack TOWNSEND will go to Vietnam.

Dick SHEPPE may be slated for French language school in Washington, but we're not sure of this.

VIETNAM

So, the class is well documented in and near the Nation's capital, but of other areas we hear litde. Someone in Long Beach, San Diego, Norfolk, Newport, New London, Key West, and some of the really nice home ports and duty stations, please send your correspondent some dope.

Following closely on the above was the following note from Dick Sheppe from Da Nang: "We have recendy had small gatherings of parts of the old gang out here in the sunny tropics. In the immediate Da Nang-Chu Lai areas I have seen Fred Grabowsky, Spook Speckart, Ralph Brown, and Tony Waller. Nails Wentworth shows up from Saigon now and then and I understand 77

that Charlie Whiting is over in Bangkok. All local '49ers aren't Marines. Paul ROMAN showed up from Washington on an inspection trip and Dick AGNEW turned up out in the boonies one morning a few weeks back. Dick is XO of MONTICELLO. There are undoubtedly more of the boys around but these are the ones I've seen."

KOREA Recently Bill BROUGHTON, who had just returned from Korea, agreed to give us a rundown on '49er activity in that part of the world. His interesting reply follows: "Here is that squib I promised. My last duty station was Chinhae, Korea, in the U. S. Naval Advisory Group. My first job upon reporting in January 1964 was Chief, Fleet Training Division (Advisor to Commander ROK Fleet). In July 1965 I fleeted up to O-in-C Chinhae Detachment.

"While in Chinhae, I saw more '49ers than at any time since graduation. For a two-year review: Les Fenlon was advisor to the Ministry of National Defense when I arrived in Korea. We voted each other Korean correspondent and hence no corresponding with Shipmate was done. Les is CO of D . D. out of Norfolk now. Bob Hunt was Marine advisor at Kimpo for 13 months and departed, and now C. M. C. Jones has that job, although they did not relieve one another. Mark Lechleiter visited Chinhae in February, 1964, as weapons officer of PROVIDENCE and now is CO of a Long Beach D. D. At various times at Seventh Fleet scheduling conference I ran across Bob Ardinger, CTF-73 Staff; Stan Cooper, Ops officer of OKLAHOMA CITY; Bud Yingling; Don

Harlan, Seventh Fleet Staff; Chuck Martin, CTF-76 Staff; and Stan Counts, ComCruDesPac Staff. Red Tolbert was at an Amphibious Planning Conference in Seoul. Chuck Zekan brought his sub into Chinhae for a brief visit and operations with ROK Fleet and RoUo Wilson brought MITSCHER in for an equally short visit. A considerable amount of excitement was generated when J. D. Watkins brought SNOOK to Chinhae for the first official visit of a nuclear powered sub."

WASHINGTON AREA A large gathering of Forty-niners was held at the Officers' Club at Fort Belvoir on 15 May, with a cocktail party followed by buffet dinner. There were many "new" faces and plenty of spirited conversation, as always. A hearty thanks goes to Walt and Ruth SCHRIEFER for arranging everything, even to reserving dinner tables right by the windows overlooking the Potomac.

The big crowd of over 60 included the following: Herm and Dot Bading, John and Flo Barrow, Jack and Rose Marie Benoit, Frank and Ginny Benson, Ton and Kate Blake, Ace and Mickey Boughton, Bob and Jeannette Brown, Luke and Charlotte Capone, Glen and Tookie Clark, Chuck and Elizabeth Cecil, Red and Genie Cobb, Jack and Ann Dalrymple, Denny and Jean Demyttenaere, Bill and Kathy Dotson, Spike and Jackie Gartiand, Tom and Joan Gill, Bill and Lois Goewey, Roy and Bobby Goldman, Ted and Betty Hammer, Chuck and Betty Lou Hickey, Jim and Petie Hurst, Al and Bobby Jenks, Bill and Marge Kremidas, Bill and Jo Lynch, John and Helen Metcalf, Harry and Alice Morgan, Jack and Annette Murphy, Bob and Jane Needham, Bill and Marty Read, Chuck and Helen Reid, Gene and Frances Reiher, Walt and Ruth Schriefer, Harry and Cathy Train and Jay and Jane Wallace.

HERE AND THERE Paul GARRISON has been elected president of the Technical Appliance Corp. (TACO) of Sherburne, N. Y., a subsidiary of The Jerrold Corp. of Philadelphia. TACO manufactures television, telemetry and high frequency antennas with particular emphasis on space and satellite tracking antennas and microwave communications.

Paul lives in Hamilton, N. Y., with his wife Jane and their children, John 11, James 9, Linda 7, and Amy 5.

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Recendy received the following from Jim PATTON: "Just a short note to give you my change of address. Patti and I will be heading Washington way the end of this week. Expect to report into BuPers about the 29th of June after a needed 30day leave.

"We plan to visit with Bill and Doris Myers in Hawaii and with Dee and Eileen Buder in San Diego on the way home. I had the pleasure of visiting with Jim and Pat Tapp a week ago in Sasebo. They will be heading toward D. C. in August. Jim has orders to the Defense Supply Agency at Cameron Station.

"See you at the class luncheon in July."

Our Newport area rep provided us with several news items: "Bud Ince recendy paid a visit in his role as aide to Admiral Moorer. Jack Hill (Amphib School, Little Creek) has completed a short course at the NEWS (Naval Electronics Warfare Simulator). Three Forty-niners will be classmates in a 5-day Naval Justice Course in June prior to departure for new duty stations: Shap Shapiro to ONI Washington; Voss Vosseler to VP-28 Hawaii via San Diego/Moffett; Bud Ince as CO to SecGru, Skaggs Is., Calif., via newly purchased camping trailer."

CLASS MEMORIAL QUESTIONNAIRES The class executive committee, at their meeting 15 June, reviewed the partial returns from the class on the '49 Memorial Policy question. For those of you who may not have answered yet— please take time now to complete and mail the questionnaire. Your opinion on this matter is important.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE To recap the class officers and executive committee: Harry Train, president; Luke Capone, vice president; Al Jenks, treasurer; Bill Dotson, secretary; Ace Boughton, John Barrow and Bill Read.

HOMECOMING '66 Homecoming activities will commence with the annual dinner in Bancroft Hall on Friday evening, 21 Oct., followed by dancing in Dahlgren Hall. Additional details on these activities, which are sponsored by the USNA Alumni Association, will he. provided separately in Shipmate.

As was the case last year, our entertainment committee has arranged for a limited number of reservations at the White Gables Motel, Route 3, Severna Park, Md., for Friday and Saturday nights. Classmates interested in obtaining rooms at the motel should send a $5 deposit for each night to Ace BOUGHTON at 45 St. Andrews Rd., Chartwell, Severna Park, Md., by 1 Sept.

Make checks payable to White Gables Motel.

Please indicate the number in your party and the kind of accommodations you desire.

company, is $5 per person—special rate $10 per couple. Please send your reservation for the dinner to Ace Boughton at the address given above, preferably by 1 Sept. Make checks for dinner payable to "Class of '49." If your plans are not firm and you find you can come only at the last minute, by all means do so, and just pay at the door. In any case, Ace would appreciate an indication as to how many plan to attend the dinner in order to complete plans with the Charter House.

Sec'y, Cdr. J. J. Pansner, Jr., USN 2544 Marymount Ave., Vienna, Va. 22180 Readers of this column are probably getting tired of hearing that the class of 1950 meets for luncheon the first Wednesday of every month at Hogate's Restaurant. The problem is basically this: we need a bigger turn-out. We understand it's not always possible to make it. We have this problem too.

Just as you're going out the door, the boss comes steaming out of the front office with a hot project and you end up eating a dry sandwich at your desk.

But the biggest problem is not the hot project.

It's just plain forgetfulness. We hear it over and over: "It slipped my mind." Or, "Gosh, I forgot all about it."

The solution? Simple. Take your desk pad calendar, or your planning calendar, then note "Class lunch at Hogate's—1200" on the first Wednesday of each and every month.

Why Hogate's.' We started there around 1956 for a number of reasons, most of which are still valid today. There is ample parking. It's on the bus line. No reservations are required. The food is adequate for the price. The management is most accommodating about taking care of our group whether it be 3 or 300. The location is convenient to most of the places where we work in Washington and to the AFSC at Andrews AFB. If you can possibly work it into your schedule, you out-of-towners, plan your business trips or x-countries so that you can be in the area on the first Wednesday of the month.

Mustered at the May luncheon: Kivlen, Flint, Dunaway, Maynard, Simons, Monroe, Goodspeed and Dutch Schultz.

While we're in the editorializing mood, we have been told that '50's participation as alumni runs in the ballpark of about 20 per cent. Unformnately, most of the readers of this column belong to the Alumni Association so perhaps the message is being lost. But, perhaps not. Those of you who are members can do your part to encourage those who are not to join NOW.

Looking back on it, perhaps it was the pitch we received just before graduation that soured many of us on the idea of joining the Alumni Association. Perhaps it was financial considerations. An As last year, a '49 dinner party will be held ensign didn't make much in those days (nor today at the Charter House Motel on Route 50 just either, for that matter). But, whatever the reason, outside Annapolis on Saturday evening, 22 Oct. today there is really no excuse for not belonging to Cocktails at the Charter House after the William and supporting your Alumni Association. You can't and Mary game (6:30—pay-as-you-go bar), with the buffet dinner to begin about 7:30 p.m. The get a better bargain for | I 0 a year—and you won't be importuned to give, give, give to alumni price, including dinner, favors, and outstanding fund-raising projects.

Paul A. Garrison '49 has been elected President of the Technical Appliance Corp.

Vietnam correspondent P. A. PHELPS, who is commanding officer of U. S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Eight, sends us a picture taken during Lt. Gen. Krulak's visit to Da Nang. Besides Phelps, John GREENWOOD, who is General Krulak's aide, is also pictured. Our reporter tells us that the construction shown in the picture is a part of a complex MCB-8 is putting in for NSA Da Nang. "Our most important job has been construction of an extensive waterfront facility on the Tourane River which has been badly needed to unclog Da Nang's port." He says he has run into Paul FOREHAND who is in Saigon on General Westmoreland's staff.

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Correspondent John BRICK writes from Pensacola where he is XO of VT-5 at NAS Saufley.

John's address is 3621 Bonner Road, Pensacola, Fla. He reports Bo DAVIS, XO of VT-2, and Don LONG are at Pensacola. In the Jacksonville area: Wayne SMITH, XO of VA-66, Casey SPAYDE, PXO of VA-64, Dodge McFALL, XO of VA-76, Bob FOLEY, XO of VA-106, Bob FROSIO, XO of VA-12, Bob HARRIS, XO of VA-I72, and George DENMARK in a VP Squadron. Phil RYAN in RVAH-7 out of Sanford. Paul McMAHON is CO of VMA-225 at MCAS Cherry Point.

John goes on to say that Walt CLARKE has orders to an outfit at NAS Cecil Field. Also, "With Casey's and my departure from Colorado Springs, we don't have any Navy representation out there, but there are still a few AF types either at NORAD or AF Academy: Darrell TRIPP, Harvey HOGUE, Joe MANCI, Bill HAIDIER, John KIRK, Ray BOLGER (and perhaps more)."

From Annapolis Jim WILKINS reports he will be leaving the Steam Department at USNA in June for duty at the Ship Repair Facility, Subsic Bay, Philippines. Betsy, Susan (15), Jimmy ( I I ) , David (4) and Jim will be traveling together via Europe taking leave en route. "After our arrival in Subic Bay in the latter half of July, the welcome mat will be out to all classmates and other friends who arrive in the area."

From New England, Will MacFARLAND writes, "I am sure most of our friends know that Lindy and I and our four children moved to Boston about three years ago and we have met a number of classmates at Newport during some of the class parties down there. We find no class activities whatsoever in the Boston area and would love to hear from anybody in this area either on the way through or permanently stationed or living here. Our address is: 4 Kimball Ave., Wenham, Mass."

The National Life Insurance Co. of Montpelier, Vt., announces that Robert F. FAHEY, Chartered Life Underwriter, 138 Treehaven Rd., Buffalo, N. Y., has been appointed general agent for western New York State and north central Pennsylvania.

Fahey will supervise the agency's representatives in policy owner sales and service and will be in charge of recruiting and selection of agents. He will retain the agency's headquarters in Buffalo.

Bob has been associated with the agency since 1959 and is a life member of the Million Dollar Round Table. He also has belonged six consecutive times to the company's President's Club, for the top policy owner and sales representatives in its nationwide field force.

He earned the Chartered Life Underwriter designation, the highest educational title in the life insurance field, in 1960 after passing graduatelevel examinations and meeting stringent experience and ethical requirements.

Robert F. Fahey '50

Bob spent four years in the U. S. Air Force, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Air Medals for service in Korea.

The Faheys have a son, Robert F. Jr., 10/4, and three daughters, Carrie Ann 9, Jo Ann 8, and Ellen 5.

Texaco announces that James W. KINNEAR has been elected vice president in charge of the Supply and Distribution Department. He has been general manager of the Marine Department and assistant to the chairman since November, 1965.

Jim joined Texaco's Foreign Sales Department in 1954. He held sales positions in Puerto Rico and Jamaica, and was appointed sales manager in Hawaii in 1959. He became sales manager for Texaco's Los Angeles Sales Division in 1963 and was transferred to New York in 1964 as assistant to the vice chairman.

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Sec'y, Maj. J. W. Hammond, Jr., USMC Editor & Publisher, Marine Corps Gazette Box 1775, M.C.S., Quantico, Va. 22134

But still when two or three shall meet.

And old tales are retold . . .

The tenth annual class meeting was held on Saturday, 7 May, at Boiling AFB Club. Jim HUNT, as outgoing president, presided at the business meeting and announced the results of the class-wide election for officers. The new president to serve for five years is Sam JONES (USS CANBERRA, FPO San Francisco). The two

members of the board to serve for a like period are Larry TREADWELL and Dick DALLA MURA. Although the gathering at Boiling was attended by over 120 classmates and their ladies, under the pressure of business and the tight scheduling of dinner and subsequent events, we omitted a very necessary and Important part of the proceedings, i.e., formal acknowledgement to Jim H U N T of all hands' appreciation for his leadership during the past five years. The only things that exceeded Jim's efforts were his results. Under his guidance, the class became a litde closer and achieved a little more purpose and direction. I

From the left: Capt. N. R. Anderson, CEC, USN, Com NCR; Col. Snoddy, USMC; RAdm. T. R. Weschler, USN, CO NSA Da N a n g ; LGen. V. H. Krulak, USMC, CG FMF Pac; SWC Burleigh, USN, MCB 8; Cdr. P. A. Phelps ' 5 0 , CEC, USN, CO MCB 8; Lt.jg T. R. Holmes, CEC, USNR, MCB 8; LCol. J. E. Greenwood, USMC, Aide to LGen. Krulak.

J U N E - J U L Y ,

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know that we were always admonished not to memorize the General Signal Book, but it is times like these that I wish I could recall the flag hoist for "Well Done!"

Those attending on 7 May also cast their ballots for the one-year offices. New exec, v.p.. Bill St. Lawrence; secretary, as noted; treasurer, Ashby Reardon; members of the board. Tip Mott-Smith, Jack Tetrick, Lee Doggett.

The effort to help plebe classes get started toward an evenmal class organization came to fruition in Memorial Hall during April. Jim Hunt, under the watchful eye of RAdm. W. F. Fitzgerald ' 2 1 , presented stock certificates to the class president of '69, Midn, 4/c Harold W. Lavender, Jr. (see pic). Jim was backed by a '51 contingent consisting of Bill Duncan, Tom Ward, Matt Breen, Herb Zoehrer, Bill Bowling, George Patch, Ashby Reardon, Phil Phillips, Ed Bauer, Lee Doggett, Dick Inman, Noah Anderson, Bill St. Lawrence, Wake Stornett, Marv Duke, Bill Marin and Bill Holmberg. Incidentally, the latter is now the Marine aide to CNO.

Midn. Harold W . Lavender, President of ' 6 9 , accepts a pair of bonds as a gift from the class of ' 5 1 . Left and right are RAdm. Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the Alumni Association, and M a j . James C. Hunt, USAF, President of ' 5 1 .

My predecessor, Don KNUTSON, had the foresight to prime the pump and leave me a reservoir of correspondence from classmates who answered his plea for news. Pat O'GARA reports in from RVAH-3 (the RAG Sqdn). He says diat Bill THOMPSON graduated from there in February and is now XO of RVAH-6. He also passes on that Deacon BAKKE left in December for a year at the RAF Staff College in London. Joe METCALF answers muster from Bangkok. He's a self-confessed "deep-thinker" with Advanced Research Project's R & D Field Unit, APO San Francisco 96346. Al JOHNSON'S lady (Lois) fills in on Al's activities. He's the new skipper of SES BALBOA (Sea Explorer Scout Troop 89), homeport â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Chester Springs, Pa. Dick CHILDS goes from LAKE

CHAMPLAIN

to

NORAD

for

duty.

Jack

HAMILTON is coming to D. C. for June and July. He'll be at the Presidential Gardens Apts., Alexandria, Va., while working at 0 P - 0 5 W for a summer Ops Analysis tour. Jerry CONNOR allows that his pre-Academy training (he was a Marine) is standing him in good stead in the USAF. He's a Forward Air Controller over Vietnam, address: 634di CSG, Box 532, APO San Francisco 96310.

There was a nice letter and family picture from Harry GRAVES. I'll try to use the photo next column, but there are five handsome children; Kitty looks charming and Harry not half as old as most of us. He's a sales engineer with a Rockville, Md., firm. They live at 12513 Summerwood Dr., Silver Spring, Md. I have several new addresses: Cdr. S. J. ANDERSON, USN, USS HADDOCK, Pascagoula, Miss.; LCdr. V. C. WANDRES, USN, 336 D Avenue, Coronado, CaliL 92118; Mr. Donald D .

HAYNSWORTH, 4210 Mt. Henry Avenue, San Diego, Calif. 92117; J. P. CROMWELL, Jr., 2656 Mariner Dr., San Pedro, Calif.

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TREASURER'S REPORT Among those present at dinner on the occasion of the class of '51'$ presentation of funds for the organizing of the plebe class were: (front) Duncan, Ward, Breen, Zoehrer, Bowling and Patch; (rear) Hunt, Inman, RAdm. Fitzgerald ' 2 1 , Anderson, Reardon, Marin, Duke, Phillips, St. Lawrence, Bauer, Stornett and Doggett-

The class meeting as mentioned was well attended. As close as I can determine from the records, the following were there: John Allen, Bill Aston, Matt Breen, Carl Buzzell, Ben Benjovsky, Jack Bowen, Bob Brodie, Walt Boyes, Jack Berga, Chet Chetavian, Dick Dean, Des Desrosiers, Lee Doggett, Ron Davies, Jay Dewing, Dick Dalla Mura, George Derby, Les Etchison, Rog Farrell, Don Griesmer, Sam Ginder, Jim Hunt, John Head, Yours Truly, Bill Heim, Bill Holmberg, Jim Holland, Dick Inman, Dave James, Woody Johns, Russ Kaulback, Don Knutson, Don Kinney, John Libey, Paul Lautermilch, Bill Marin, Dan Maringiello, George Mueller, Tom McCreless, Dick Neff, Kevin O'Toole, Mike Patten, George Patch, Bob Rehwaldt, Cliff Rigsbee, Chuck Rushing, Bill St. Lawrence, Bob Small, Lou Sarosdy, Bill Smith, Willy Truesdell, Jack Tetrick, Hal Vail, Jerry Woodbury, Sandy Winnefeld, Bill Whitner, Gerry Yoran, George Yeager.

In addition, the evening was graced by the presence of all those lovely ladies who have had the patience to put up with '51 over the years.

The incoming executive committee had an organizational meeting at the Gun Factory ("Old Corps" term) on Wednesday, 11 May. Despite that fact that Wednesday is Happy Hour there and that they serve olives in soup bowls, a lot was accomplished. The big items discussed were fifteenth homecoming—it's later this year, details will be forthcoming; and the annual winter formal dinner in the D. C. area. This year the announcements will be out earlier to facilitate maximum attendance and forestall conflicting social engagements.

I'd like to close with a personal observation. I feel that an aim of any class is camaraderie. By definition we are an itinerant group—"four years together by the sea, where Severn joins the tide, till by service called away and scattered far and wide . . . ." But there should be a link somewhere. This column and the files of the secretary, no matter how incomplete the latter are, are the link. So, when you're transferred or going TAD etc., drop me a line. In turn I'll do my best to let you know who is in or near your new area—and pass it along to them that you're "On the way."

If things work out, I hope that you arrive with a "Splash!"

Maj. James W. Hammond '51 is the new editor and publisher of the Marine Corps Gazetfe.

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Sec'y, LCdr. Augustus B. Cheatham, USN Superintendent's Office USNA, Annapolis, Md. 21402

The annual class meeting and election of officers was combined with a dinner party at Andrews AFB Officers' Club on 6 May. "The turnout was very good, with 40 couples attending. The proximity to Mother's Day inspired two door prizes: one to Joe and Dolores LACY as the parents with the most recent addition to the family, a two-month old daughter, and the second to Jack and Drana O'GRADY as the parents with the mostest (seven).

Hork DIMON presented the treasurer's report appended below, and some discussion was made of possible uses for the money remaining in our treasury. About $7,000 was left over from the sale of our Lucky Bag in 1952, which was invested in a mutual fund (LIT) and cut into in 1954 for $1400 for a stained glass window for the chapel; in 1957 for $5200 to the Navy-Marine Memorial Stadium, resulting in the class pledging $15,000 for the purchase of a class gate, letter "O" on the East (visiting team) side of the field; for $100 each for additional seats to ensure that all deceased members of 1952 will have a seat dedicated to them in the stadium; and for incidental operating expenses. Due to the growth of the national economy there still remains about $8,000 and some discussion resulted over what, if anything, to do with it. If nothing comes up before then, I suggest the last surviving member turn it over to the class of 2052 to get them started.

The annual election was held with the following results: executive VP, Jim Nunneley; administrative VP, Bob Compton; secretary, Gus Cheatham; treasurer, Hork Dimon; members of the executive committee, Paul German, Bob Michaels and Jim Link.

Hereafter Gus will write the column for Shipmate. Please send your items to him, so they will not follow me all over the Pacific.

For those of you interested in duplicate class rings, crests and plaques, there is still a representative of the Herff-Jones Co. Contact Mr. A. Richard Thomas, Jr., 1435 Whitewood Court, Plainfield, N. J. 07062.

For anyone knowing of an extra copy of the litde blue class register, there is plenty of demand for copies. Getting out an updated issue for our 15th anniversary has been mentioned, but since the Alumni Association, for many individuals, has only the address from which they came to the Academy, it will be a tedious task trying to run down our classmates.

Bill KNUTSON writes that he has just bought a house in Virginia Beach and that he will leave Air Wing 7 this summer to relieve John R. C. MITCHELL as exec of VF-33 in USS AMERICA.

HOMECOMING Oct. 2 1 , 2 2 , 23

Assets 1 May 1965: 617 shares LIT ($11.24) . . .

Miscellaneous

$6935.08 1022.81

TOTAL

$7957.89

Assets 1 May 1966 663.554 shares LIT ($11.02) Miscellaneous

$7312.36 889.33

TOTAL Net Gain:

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$8201.69 $243.80

Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Thomas J. Lawson 3140 Anchorase Dr., RFD 3 Annapolis, Md. 21403

On 29 April, Ray and Joan BECK left Annapolis for a trip to San Diego for a very special occasion. For on 22 April Joan won the title of Mrs. Maryland, and the Becks were journeying to California for Joan to compete in the Mrs. America Contest.

Joan's competition in the Maryland contest included the blue ribbon winner in the National Pillsbury Contest. During the contest she had to prepare a salad, compete in a table-setting contest, submit entries in the creative arts and hobbies section, style her hair, and answer many questions.

Good grooming, poise and personality, community activities, interests, as well as skills were all judged. I hope Ray can bring back some class news to expand this column next month, for I have not received any mail since last January.

Rusty and Lynn GORMAN were the guests of Roy and Dolores PATTERSON here in Annapolis on the weekend of 23 April. Rusty is currently working for ESSO Tankers Co. On 13 May, Lynn and their 4-year-old boy and 2-year-old girl sailed for Italy on the liner MICHELANGELO. For the next two years they will live in Genoa while Rusty works for ESSO Standard Italiano.

Congratulations to Chuck and Dee ROSE. On 17 April they had an 8-pound 3-ounce girl in Norfolk, Va. They have the exact reverse situation to us a year ago, for Patricia Marie has 3 older brothers.

My spies report, as I hit the deadline, that although Joan Beck did not win the Mrs. America Contest, Maryland can be proud of its representative. Joan did win the cake-baking contest and all of us in '54 say "well done, Joan, we are proud of you."

Just received the following letter from Bob OAKES. It's good to know that my pleas for mail do not fall entirely on deaf ears.

"What with the 'please' in the April Shipmate for additional news and the even more poignant 'please' of my wife, we will try to provide you with some filler for the coming '54 happenings of Shipmate.

"I resigned from the Marine Corps in September of '58 and went direcdy to work for AC Spark Plug in Flint. In 1961 we moved to Detroit for some time in the AC office there and last October returned to Flint where I assumed the responsibility of equipment sales engineer & OEM account manager at Buick, which basically boils down to the fact that I have responsibility for all of AC'S transactions with Buick. For those who might not be familiar with AG's operations, they are much more than the name implies, covering not only spark plugs, but fuel pumps, air cleaners, radiator caps, instrument clusters, flexible shafts, tank units, temperamre and pressure switches, ad nauseam.

"Family-wise, Ruth and I have three children: Linda, almost 10, Lloyd, 8, and Cammy, almost 5.

"While in Detroit I did attend one or two alumni luncheons, and last March I attended with S H I P M A T E

a prospective midshipman an alumni function, pointing out the changes at the Naval Academy.

It is apparent great progress has been madeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not only from the physical standpoint but in the curriculum plan also, and I for one feel somewhat humble when I think how much more the present USNA grads have to plow through than we did!

"My only contacts with fellow '54 graduates have been with Dave Henry (we reminisced over a few highballs about the time he shaved his head after he had been put on report by 'Gumshoes' Thompson for having his hair improperly cut at one of the local barber shops!). Dave was with Mitre Corp., I believe, at the time we met. John Gale, who is in marketing at Chrysler, and I had contact with Bob Marshall, who I believe was with IBM. "We would be more than happy to have any of our classmates stop by en route cross-country and assure them of a guided tour of Buick Motor Division and even a strong sales pitch.

"Incidentally, as a matter of interest, Detroit is not the motor capital of the world since Flint claims the distinction of building more cars than any other city in the world!

"Keep up the good work and rest assured that while we don't write to you very often, we are interested in what you print."

Sec'y, LCdr. S. W. Resztar, USN Weapons Dept., USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402 WASHINGTON-ANNAPOLIS PARTY The 27th of May found 16 fifty-fivers and their wives with "five thousand dollars" clutched in their hot hands at the gambling tables at the Naval Gun Factory in Washington. Who else could arrange such a delightful night but that head gambler himself, Clark GAMMELL? Cocktails were served starting at 6:30, when an attempt was made to capture this group on filmâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the results included: First picture, back row, left to right: George Martin, Ray Ways, Ernie Volgenau, Wes Saunders, Burt Munger; second row, Barbara Martin, Lydia Ways, Sara Volgenau, Ann Saunders, Shirlee Munger; first row. Bill Sympson, Margie Sympson, Clark Gammell, Loretta Gammell.

Second picture, back row, left to right: Don Walter, Paul Slack, Hank French, Ed Wardwell, Bob Lynch; front row, Rita Walter, Estelle Slack, Joanne French, Joan Wardwell, Bev Lynch. Third picture, back row, left to right, Phil Monahan, Charlie Clement, Bill Barlow; front row, Terry Monahan, Vita Clement, Claudia Barlow.

Ed Wardwell is now manager of development at Ocean Systems, Inc.; Chuck Gray is in Marketing for Pulse Communications; Don Walter is working for a nuclear consulting firm in D. C ; Ray Ways is at Patuxent River; Ernie Volgenau is connected with System Analysis in the Office

of the Secretary of Defense; Charlie Clement and George Martin are both attached to Ship System Command; Hank French is aide to the president of the National War College; Bob Lynch is with Owens Plastics in Baltimore but will become plant manager in Charlotte, N. C ; Wes Saunders is with OpNav; Bert Munger is in Air Systems Command; Bill Barlow is in Air Force Intelligence; Chuck Gammell is head of Navy News Bureau; Phil Monahan is at Headquarters Marine Corps, and Paul Slack will be at Management School, Rensselaer, in Troy, N. Y. Then all went downstairs for prime ribs, and to various games. The group was especially delighted to have with them Chuck Gray and his bride Jean. Our congramlations and best wishes to both of them. Also Paul and Estelle Slack, since this was Paul's first chance to see a lot of people after his year in Vietnam and before moving his family to Rensselaer for the management course.

On this subject a few congratulations are in order here at the Naval Academy. Tom Mclsaac, Bill Sympson and John Addams have completed work for their Masters of Science in personnel administration.

ANNAPOLIS There will be a mass exodus of '55s from the Academy this summer. Tom COPEMAN is scheduled to relieve the CO of USS FIDELITY stationed in Charleston, S. C. Tom, Eileen and family plan to be settled in Charleston area in July. John GONZALEZ will leave from San Francisco on 20 June for Okinawa and further transfer to the Marines in Vietnam. Pat and family plan to stay in Annapolis. Phil HARMON will be getting out of the Navy in June. Phil, Bobbie and family plan to move to Florida. Ned JARDIN will be entering the Naval War College. Ned and Mary are looking forward to joining in the activities in Newport.

Tom McISAAC has not received orders yet since this summer he will be working at the Academy on a doctors and dentists orientation program.

Tom, by the way, really brought home the silver, winning prizes for high game, high score and second place for his team in the local bowling league.

Jim TODD is going to USS CORREY as executive officer. The CORREY, a Norfolk destroyer, is leaving for duty witfh the Sixth Fleet shortly after Jim reports aboard in July. Bill SYMPSON is scheduled to relieve as executive officer of USS RICHARD E .

BYRD based at Norfolk. He will report to Key West 20 June for the PXO course and will join the ship in the Med or when she returns in August.

LETTER OF INTEREST Mai MacKINNON writes: "Having just returned from TAD on the staff of CTF 65 off die coast at Palomares, Spain, I feel it pertinent to call your attention to the participation of 1955 in that fine Deep Sea Recovery Operation.

"While on my way through Washington en route to Spain, at a briefing at OP 33 Pentagon, I counted two other '55ers at the same briefing: Ed Wardwell, out of the Navy and doing a fine job with Ocean Systems, Inc., the prime contractor on the H-bomb job, and Clark Gammel, from CHINFO, aiding in the all-important PIO aspect of the affair.

"On scene as a fellow staff member was George Martin, a former Trieste pilot and locator of the THRESHER wreckage, who,

by the way, was

an

observer in ALVIN when the H-bomb was relocated on 2 April, just prior to the successful recovery. Also as skipper of the MSO ABILITY was Tom Potter whose fine ship was the control platform for ALVIN on 15 March, when the bomb was first located.

"A fine record by a fine class. This is the coming of a new era for the Navy and the country.

The era of Deep Submergence is upon us and the Palomares operation is a good yardstick with which to measure our abilities in the broad field of oceanology. We have a long way to go and need the backing of the entire Navy as well as Congress and the country. As Admiral Gallatin so wisely has said, 'The ocean's bottom is far more attractive than the moon's behind.' We have to be as familiar with that bottom as with our own backyard. Think Deep."

VIETNAM '55 is also well represented on the other side of the world. Paul SLACK, who just returned from there, mentioned meeting four classmates: Bob WEIR in Da Nang attached to Second Battalion Fifth Marines; Frank HAMILTON in Saigon attached to the Naval Advisory Group; Jerry NAY, flying C-I30s for the Air Force, and Jim DICKINSON flying L-19s as a forward air observer.

Let me take this opportunity to thank all of you who have contributed to our Shipmate column and say welcome aboard to Steve RESZETAR who wUl be writing for you next year.

Sincerely, BILL SYMPSON

Sec'y, LCdr. G. S. Connolly, Jr., (SC) USN P. O. Box 1926 Annapolis, Md. 21401 HAWAII Al and Roxanne ANDRADE plus their five litde "poi wonders" write that they have visited with many a classmate in the more than seven years they have been with all that sunshine and are always happy to hear from any passing through. That address is 812 Halula Place, Kailua, Hawaii.

Doug and Audrey OHMEN write that they can be contacted at 2 Third Street, PH NSY, Honolulu. Doug is now aboard USS SARGO.

'55 Get-together.

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IBM A meeting of the International Business Machine 100% Sales Club was held in New York City in late February to honor outstanding IBM salesmen. The class of '56 was well represented on the honor roll by Max Baldwin, Bob Cecil, Jim Detore, Don Kennedy, Hoyle Miller, Tony Perrone, Dan Sullivan and Jack Wilson.

Howard E. Smith, Jr. '57

Don KENNEDY was recently promoted from marketing representative in Washington, D. C , to the Eastern District Staff of the Government Region for Recruiting Coordination. Danny Sullivan was transferred to Poughkeepsie and is now an instructor in computer concepts. He always said he would make a better "prof" than student.

AIR FORCE It has been reported that none other than Roger LYLE recendy graced the nation's capital with his presence. Roger is now serving as Air Force liaison officer in Panama and was in Washington with graduates of the Brazilian War College making a tour of U. S. military installations. We could tell from youngster cruise that Roger was set on improving U. S./Latin American relations.

ACROSS THE STATES John and Eleanor EGAN are presendy living at 21 Dahlia Road, Somerset, N. J. John is with Sherring Pharmaceutical. He and Eleanor have two childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a boy and a girl. John and Jan M C L A U G H L I N are living in Denver, Colo. That address is 4451 South Utica. John teaches math in the secondary school system and also is busy as president of the local Homeowners Assoc. John and Jan adopted a baby boy last June.

In a recent selection by the Supply Corps for special doctoral studies our own Jan PROKOP was selected. Jan elected the field of management/data processing for his Ph.D. Congratulations from the class of '56.

CLASS BUSINESS Since you last read the '56 column in Shipmate there have been a couple of changes to the executive committee. Don BROWN is our new chairman; yours truly (George CONNOLLY) secretary; Tony PERRONE remained as treasurer, with Jarvis LYNCH and Pete PETERSON rounding out the committee. A note of thanks to both Don KENNEDY and Woody WOODBURY for a job well done.

HOMECOMING The group here in Washington is already making plans for homecoming '66. Remember, this is the first big one. Ten YEARS. The date is 22 Oct. so start making plans to be here. We will be at Len's "Oak Grove" again with a completely private room, sit-down dinner, and dancing. More details later. Till my next ventureâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; more letters, please.

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The Officers' Club at Andrews AFB was the scene on 6 May of an enjoyable party for the '57 Washington-Annapolis contingent. Approximately 45 of us gathered to reap the benefits of Chet Burchett's fine party-arranging efforts.

Ed and Solveig PALANEK visited Dave and Gerry SMALLEY in Crabtown during April. Ed just finished acquiring his Master's in astronautical engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton, Ohio. They were on leave prior to reporting to Kirdand AFB in Albuquerque. They looked well, although Ed looks as if he could use a workout. They now have two children, Jeanette and David.

At the same time the Palaneks were in Annapolis, Ed and Pat WHI'HNG stopped by to see Mother Bancroft and its environs. Ed and Pat were married in Jan. '65, and at present are stationed at Ramsey AFB in Puerto Rico where Ed is flying B-52's. Ed has been aircraft commander for two years and met Pat at Ramey.

Larry BRYSON writes: "Currentiy I am completing my medical internship in Boston, after which my wife Marilyn and I will live in St. Louis, Mo., during a two-year tour in USPHS Outpatient Clinic there. Our address after I July is 730 Cranbrook Drive, Kirkwood, Mo." Carter GLASS writes from the Air Force Academy, "I haven't written to Shipmate in years and thought I would let you hear from our contingent here at the Academy. Gayle and I and our two children. Carter (age 6) and Julie (age 4), have been here four years now after graduating with an M.S. degree in astronautics at the Air Force Institute of Technology. I am teaching in the math department along with several other classmates: Nick Glonis, Jack Tillman, Floyd Stuart, and Howie Andre. Jim McGinn is also here as our AOC (company officer).

"Our address is Qtrs. 4403B, USAF Academy, Colo. We would be happy for anyone driving coast to coast to drop in and see us. We are all still captains."

EAST COAST Sec'y, LCdr. Richard L. Madouse, USN 31 S. Park Drive, Arlington, Va. WEST COAST Sec'y, Lt. Thomas E. Dyer, USN Box 2700, USNPGS, Monterey Calif.

We are pleased to report that a memorial chair has been dedicated in the Navy-Marine Memorial Stadium in memory of Thomas Allen FADES. A news release reports that our classmate Howard E. SMITH, Jr., has been named product manager for medical electronics at Baxter Laboratories, Inc. With the company for nine months, Howard previously served as marketing staff assistant. In addition to graduating from the Academy, he holds an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School. Howard, his wife and children reside in Glenview, 111.

Tom and Marie MAGUIRE welcomed their fifth daughter. Amy Elizabeth, 8 lb. 7 oz., on 27 April.

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John Bartocci as Nathan Detroit and Ed Mahon as Big Julie in NPGS March '66 production of "Guys and Dolls."

MONTEREY On 20 May the newly redecorated NPGS Officers' Club provided the setting for a gala evening of dining and dancing as 28 couples got together for a farewell party. This outstanding affair was not recorded on film, but its planner, Ed MAHON, did provide a picture to spruce up this column showing himself and John BARTOCCI as they appeared in the recent NPGS production of "Guys and Dolls."

The stork has been busy here on the west coast. On 1 May Bob and Carolyn PEACHER joined the parental ranks with the arrival of Alexander Wadsworth Peacher, who tipped the scales at 7 lbs. 9 oz. Bob figures his son will be ready for any IQ test going once he can learn to say his name. On 15 May, George and Muff PHILIPPS also became parents for the first time when Christopher Odale Philipps weighed in at 5 lbs. 1 oz.

From my mailbag (which has been empty far too long) comes news of another arrival. Mike GUBITOSI writes: "After nine years, I finally experienced something I considered worthy enough to send in for our column. On 26 April I raced (as custom would have it) my wife Lois to the maternity ward at Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego. After handing her and a suitcase over to an extremely efficient looking nurse, I prepared to relax (this is our second) in the 'expectant fathers' waiting room when from between two swinging doors steps Vic VIEWIG dressed in pink gown and sterile white cap. After hearty greetings and my learning Vic was an intern and him learning that I had just brought Lois in, we shook hands and at 1512 he delivered my second daughter Ann Michelle. I learned Vic left the service, graduated from med school (one of the top in his class) and is now interning at Balboa.

From what Lois tells me, he has found his niche in life as an outstanding 'Doc'." I have the chit and if anyone would like to dispute Mike's claim to a class first, please drop me a line.

With graduation over, a large percentage of the Monterey group is leaving for new assignments. John Bartocci and Eugene Conner are going to VF-124 and VF-121 respectively at Miramar. NAS Lemoore will see the arrival of Bruce Friederich (VA-23), Dick Hartman (VA22), and Jim Quinn (VA-94). Shore duty tours are the next order of business for Phil Arcuni (ComFairWingSLant, NorVa), George Lanman (OSD, Washington, D. C ) , Dick McConnel (USNA), and Bob Peacher (DCA, Washington, D. C ) . Joe Koch restored my faith that there are still sea-going billets for naval officers with his orders to USS ANNAPOLIS in WestPac. Joe also reported that Phil Davis is leaving NAS Lemoore for duty in TICONDEROGA as flight deck officer.

MEMORIAL CHAIRS As a result of a motion by Larry MAGNER at the May luncheon, Ed MAHON has forwarded a check for $100 to Fritz WARREN. This money came from contributions of those here and is aimed towards correcting the memorial chair deficiency noted in the April Shipmate.

Those of us who knew Bill MATNEY were all saddened to learn of his death on 25 Sept. 1965, and somewhat chagrined to see that nothing had as yet been done towards providing a memorial chair. Dan KENNEY and I have accepted the responsibility for receiving donations from those who wish to contribute to a memorial chair in Bill's honor. Dan's address is 1314 Josselyn Canyon Road, Monterey, Calif.; my address appears at the beginning of the class column.

HOMECOMING 1966 Later this year, homecoming weekend is scheduled for the 21st, 22nd, 23rd of October. Mark your calendar now and start planning to attend.

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detached from BuPers in mid-May and will report on 13 June to USS STALWART as CO. STALWART

n U Sec'y, Lt. Gene Thomas McKenzie, USN l l 11 Dean of Admissions Office U U USNA, Annapolis, Md. 21402 FROM THE MAIL BAG AT ANNAPOLIS Roger MANLEY writes the following from 658 South Magnolia Drive, Satellite Beach, Fla.: "So all right, your cryptic remarks in the March Shipmate have prompted me—after almost eight years—to finally pass on some word to the class column. Since the Air Force is ever PIO conscious, I also happen to have on hand a picture of me with my boss, Ted Speaker '50, sitting in the Titan III Control Center at Cape Kennedy. He works the Titan III launcher as the A F Test Controller, and I am normally the assistant TC. Adm. Fitzgerald might be interested in the picture as sort of an epilog to an article that I wrote for him in 1959.

is homeported in Charleston.

George CHAFFEE married the former Karlan Sue Shoemaker in the Naval Academy Chapel on 23 April. George is the operations officer in USS TATTNALL

( D D G - 1 9 ) . Chuck SMITH, executive

officer of USS HARTLEY, and his family were down from Newport for the wedding.

The following is from Bert CONCKLIN: "After years of virtually no social contact with members of '58, I was recendy privileged to discover three company-mates (while on a business trip from Washington, D. C.) in the Los Angeles area. I met George Sloan at the Air Force Space Systems Division and was subsequendy entertained by George and his wife Mary at their home in Torrance, Calif. During my visit at the Sloans, Al Haynes and Jim Pierce (both live in the Torrance area) dropped in to say hello and round out the sea stories. I am currendy living in North Springfield, Va., and am employed by the Systems Sciences Corp. of Falls Church, Va. I would be pleased to hear from any classmates visiting in the Washington area."

Sheila TAYLOR writes from Kodiak, Alaska: "After seeing the shortness of the April Shipmate column thought I'd make it possible to add a few lines, sometime in the future. We announce the arrival of Christopher Brendan on 1 April. You know we may not have the most children, but do wonder if we haven't had the largest. The total birth weight for our 4 is 39 lbs. 6 oz., or an average of 9 lbs. 9 oz. Here in the largest of the 50 states, we think BIG. As you may know, Philip is here in Kodiak with Fleet Weather Central. We noticed in the class and Alumni Register that other classmates are scattered about Alaska. To these, and any that may fly or sail (steam.?) our way, we live in Qtrs. MOQ D-B, our phone no. is 3324, and we welcome you to our island!"

Capt. T. R. Manley '58 and Maj. E. E. Speaker '50 in Titan III launch control center.

"So how are you doing? I guess I haven't laid eyes on you since the hectic period just prior to graduation. I trust your career and family are doing well. I will just shoot you the salient facts and let you use what you want. First off, Eleyse and myself have four children (2 ea. male, 2 ea. female). Their ages range 6 yrs. thru 4 wks. My assignments have been Denver, Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Denver, Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, Denver, a year out to get an M.S. at RPI in Troy, N. Y., Cape Kennedy. Rather unimaginative, isn't it.'' I almost feel like I have been on a shutde. I started off on Titan I, skipped Titan II, and then was assigned to Titan III, where I am presendy the OIC of the Operations Control Center. Pass on the word to any of our classmates who come down here on their GBM's to squirt a Polaris or two down range, to give me a call and I will see if we can't arrange a tour of our space port.

There are a number of '58 troops here working in various capacities for both the AF and Navy.

My roommate for all four years at USNA, Reb Reynolds, for example, is a Range Scheduling Officer, and we get to fight with each other just about every day. Dave Wright is another down here—he is in a Training-with-Industry program —and Mac MacLEAN, who is first lieut. on the OBSERVATION

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wishes to Adm. Fitzgerald and Adm. Hayes if you have occasion to meet them. Hope to get up to Crabtown for a visit in the coming year—if we can get together I will buy you a beer in honor of all those EI sessions we used to attend together. Take care, and perhaps I'll see you in the coming year."

Jo Anne VARGO writes that Hank is being J U N E - J U L Y ,

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Bill SPANE from Tacoma, Wash., writes: "The Spanes have been busy commissioning USS GALLUP which is being built here in Tacoma. The GALLUP is a fast, beautiful litde ship and I predict PGMs will prove to be extremely useful. We hope to commission late this summer and then head for San Diego. Mary Alice and I have enjoyed the 1958 column in Shipmate."

Present at the last class luncheon of this academic year at the Naval Academy were the following: Carson, Corder, Doss, Fisler, Higgins, Holland, McKenzie, McNulla, O'Connor, Smedberg, Wilcox and Eppling. Dave Eppling happened to be passing through en route Mayport, Fla., where he will be weapons office aboard USS ENGLISH. He has just returned from Vietnam where he spent 13 months as a Junk Force advisor. Judging from his decorations—Bronze Star with Combat "V," Air Medal and Vietnamese Medal of Honor—I would guess that he had done a pretty good job! Dave reports the following about classmates he saw in Vietnam: Jim IZZARD is an advisor to River Assault Group 21 and has a great deal of combat time. He apparendy also has a tremendously fine reputation amongst his Vietnamese counterparts. Jean LeBER is in the intelligence business in Saigon turning out the daily intelligence reports.

Also at the luncheon, elections for officer of the Annapolis chapter for next year were held.

Marty KUHNEMAN was elected president and Mike O'CONNOR was elected vice president and secretary.

Gene McKENZIE will take over as corresponding secretary for the east coast commencing with the next issue of Shipmate. I hope that all of you will continue to support the column by writing to Gene, c/o USNA, with information about self, family or classmates.

tioned in the last issue is, in reality, Capt. John WILLMARTH, USMCl I would like to be able to blame it on the printer but in all honesty I can't! John is due to report to USNAY the end of July for duty in the Engineering Department.

Harold DONAHOE, Capt. USAF, is flying B-52s out of Guam.

Brad STUMKE writes that C. L. PUCKETT can be reached via 612 TFS, APO San Francisco 96519.

Tom RADZIEJ informs us that Cal REED, who resigned in '62, is now at 224 West Main St., Clinton, S. C. Si DOUGHERTY is a chemistry and earth science teacher at the Peddi School in Highstown, N . J. He will complete requirements for his M.S. in science education this summer. In September he will depart for Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg, Va., to become chairman of the science department.

Dick BUSS effected an interservice transfer from USMC to USN on 21 April. He is now stationed at the Naval Security Group Headquarters, Nebraska Ave., Washington, D . C. Liles CREIGHTON sends regards from Vietnam and indicates that he will soon be homeward bound with orders to OpNav. Mike FRAWLEY is flying for American Airlines and is living in Hoffman Estates, a suburb of Chicago.

Gary MINAR, Capt. USAF, is at Wright-Patterson AFB. Gary informs us that John DEAN, Capt. USAF, is an instructor at the Air Force Academy.

Dick DUNBAR paid Annapolis a visit in midMay en route YARNELL at Norfolk, Va. He had just returned from Vietnam and was sporting the Bronze Star with Combat "V." Dick was married to Miss Nancy McKinley on 28 June.

Al FRIEDLAND writes from New York: "Dorothy and I wanted to drop a line or two into the '58 column to announce the birth of our second son: Jeffrey joined David on 5 April. Besides undergoing the rigors of a new baby, we have just moved into a new home in Port Chester, N. Y. We would welcome a call from anyone in the area.

"Since leaving the Marine Corps I have been working with the foremost men's hosiery manufacturer, Camp and Mclnnes, Inc., and am running the military sales division among other things. We have just opened a ships afloat distribution warehouse in the Norfolk area. I will be looking forward to seeing some old friends in the area."

John and Monica FRUSTACE announce the birth of their first child, Audrey Lynn, on 19 March. John will be leaving Wright-Patterson AFB in August for graduate school at Georgia Tech.

Ben and Virginia MONTOYA are living in Port Hueneme, Calif. Ben is attached to MCB Three.

The following is a press release from Kaiser Aluminum: "Paul C. TUCKER has been named materials mangaer for Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO)—U. S., it was announced recently.

Paul C. Tucker '58

I would like to apologize to John WILLMARTH for the faux pas I committed in the May column.

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Tucker will supervise the Chalmette, La., purchasing office for the new aluminum reduction plant at Tema, Ghana. The VALCO-U. S. purchasing office, located adjacent to the Southern Region offices at the Chalmette Works of Kaiser Aluminum, will be responsible for the acquisition and delivery of materials, parts, and supplies required in the operation of the Ghana plant. In addition, the office will handle all maintenance and operational purchases and shipments for an elementary school system, a small hospital and a food commissary which have been established in Ghana for the families of U. S. workers.

"Tucker, a native of Kingsport, Tenn., and a graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy, previously held the position of commodity purchasing agent for the southern region. He joined Kaiser Aluminum in August 1964, after having been employed as a technical procurement engineer for Westinghouse Corp. in Pittsburgh, where he worked on atomic power plants for submarines.

Tucker attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va., for two years prior to joining the Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 1958.

He also attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, after being discharged from the Navy as a lieutenant in 1963. He is married to the former Dorothy Readdy of Clifton, N. J., and is the father of three children—Debra, 7; Timmy, 6; and Cindy, 2."

I would like to thank all of the contributors to this column during the last two years. Bev and I will be setting-up household in Coronado in midJuly and are looking forward to seeing classmates in that area.

To all—fair winds and a following sea.

We received a letter from Orville KIEHN in Chitina, Alaska, which is quoted entirely below: "We certainly can not have 'spider webbed mail bags,' so I take pen in hand to give out a bit of personal information in the For What It's Worth Department.

"Marilyn and I and three sons left our home of seven years in Seatde to venture into Alaska. Residents one year now, we spent last summer at Kennecott where we own interest in property, then wintered in Chitina. Our diet consisted of buffalo, caribou, and moose, most delightful meat!

For sport we trapped lynx, wolf, coyote, and wolverine and managed to keep an even temperament during the long dark days of —50 degrees.

"We are en route to AnchoraP'e where I have accepted employment with Pan American Oil Co. (Standard Oil of Indiana). I am supervisor of drilling, control of installation equipment on Cook Inlet which is a big challenge which I welcome.

"We do miss reading the whereabouts of our Navy friends, especially the 14th Company. This may prompt a letter or two; possibly from Shirley and Dave Bertke, and Donna and Willy Gelinas.

Regards from the Land of the Midnight Sun." Orville's address as listed in the new directory is c/o General Delivery, Chitina, Alaska 99566.

By the time this copy reaches the readers the National Association leadership will have switched to Annapolis with the following address: c/o Box 324, Annapolis 21404.

As the current class secretary, I will be packing my bags for the Naval Air Development Center in Johnsville, Warminster, Pa. As the class secretary will also be switched to Annapolis, there is need for a corresponding secretary on the west coast.

Anyone interested in taking on these duties please contact the new class secretary at the Annapolis address.

The 1st of May found the final mailing from the Monterey area with the completion of the new directory. I wish to acknowledge the help of the following members of the executive committee for a job well done in the publishing of the directory: Bruce Barrels, Leo Lukenas, Hap Han-

sen, Dick Hanson, and Bob Caldwell and Bob Harshburger.

Saturday night, 23 April, saw a gala get-together at the Naval Air Facility Officers' Club in Monterey where some 30 couples joined in a final party for the Monterey Chapter of the Association.

Jake McMICHAEL and Pat NICOLLS were in charge of arrangements which featured the NAVEL quartet, and dancing to the whistling from "The Bridge on the River Kwai."

A short business meeting during the party voted to dissolve the Monterey local chapter because graduation will deplete the ranks of '58ers in Monterey to approximately 15. There were cocktails before and after dinner and listening and dancing music after dinner. A thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all. Special guests included Paul POLSKI who made the trip from Pt. Mugu, and Mr. Carney from Chicago, Thomas "Scotty" GIBBONS' father-in-law.

EAST COAST Sec'y, Lt. John M. Machesky, (SC) USN U. S. Naval Station Annapolis, Md. 21402 WEST COAST Sec'y, Lt. David D. Sullivan, USN Box 2092 USNPG School Monterey, Calif.

WEST COAST Much of the news from the west coast this month centers around the Bay area and Monterey.

One note of sorrow: Mo CLARK's family was involved in a tragic accident last April just outside Monterey, Calif. The Clarks' two daughters.

Crystal and Cynthia, were killed. Mo's wife Elsie and son Maurice, Jr., were also in the car and seriously injured. As we go to press (early May) young Mo is showing much improvement although Elsie is still in critical condition. Funeral services were held for the Clark daughters on 14 April at the P. G. School Chapel and burial was in the Golden Gate National Cemetery. The class of '59 sent its deepest sympathy to the Clark family. Mo has asked that any memorial contributions be made to the Clark Memorial Fund at the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School Protestant Chapel in Monterey.

Larry SCOTT has written some '59 news from the PG School area. Larry writes: "Jack London's wife Margo was recently elected president of the Officers' Wives Club at the PG School, and Lois Flynn, Joe's wife, was elected chairman of the '59 Wives Club here.

"My information on other 3rd Co. men is far from complete, but I do know the whereabouts of several. Kent Clark and Bud McCord are here at Monterey, but should be leaving in June. Dick Asafaylo, Dick Noreika, Bill Garrett and John Pechauer are all in New London, Ted Calhoon is flag sec'y to CCDF3 in USS TOPEKA out of Long Beach. Dave Dyke is at BuPers in D. C. and Vince Obsitnik is also in the D. C. area working for IBM. Gary Wheadey and Bob Touhey are both at Test Pilot School at Pax River. Bob Larson is now in Dallas, Tex., at the Naval Weapons Ind. Res. PH. Bob just finished PG work at RPI last summer. And finally Tony Hudalla, now with the Supply Corps, is at NAS Glenview, 111."

Larry also passed along several statistics: Kent and Sue CLARK became parents of a daughter, Elizabeth Dawn, on 31 Dec. Dick and Sue ENGEL had a son on 26 Feb. and John and Diana MASCALI welcomed a daughter, Dana Lynn on 21 Mar. While on this subject let me pass on that Larry and Pat GOSEN had a daughter, Stephanie, at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis, on 17 March.

Emmett and Betty KNAPP also increased their family by another daughter, Laura Glen, on 14 April.

Ted KRUMM writes that he is finishing up his PG work at Monterey and will be joining the USS CowELL as ops officer, homeported in San Francisco. (Some people must have a friend up there.)

Another note, this one from Alameda, comes from Pete CONVERSE, presently operations officer in the ALUDRA, who makes his home at 777 Taylor Ave. Pete is relatively new to married life, having been married since 14 Aug. to the former Miss Camilla Bird Doe. He writes that Camilla is an Army brat and that Bob RIDDELL and Bill BOISSENNIN assisted her in getting him to take the plunge by acting as ushers at the Chapel in Carmel, Calif. He also states, "Would enjoy hearing from or seeing any '59ers who might be passing through San Fran. And for any of you who are, or expect to be, in the South China Sea, ALUDRA will be making another 'grocery run' out that way this summer. Mike Cooper stopped in from Hawaii (ASWForPac) in February. We had dinner together after his official business at Treasure Island."

Thanks for the dope, Pete. You'll probably get lots of takers on your invite when we start moving to new duty stations.

We also recently received word that an old '59er, Walt OWENS, is at Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, with 608th Military Airlift Support Squadron (MAC) as an Air Force pilot. Anyone in that area is invited to look him up.

From Kailua, Hawaii, comes a brief rundown on George LEHMBERG (8th Co.): "I reported to Hawaii last December as engineer of DANIEL BOONE. I spent one patrol with Tony MARAN who has since had his resignation accepted. Prior to that I was in SNOOK and then commissioned CASIMIR PULASKI in New London along with Bob WILLIAMS. We were ably assisted in that task by four of our plebes. En route to Hawaii, Jane and I stopped by Idaho Falls and saw Ed VEAZEY, Joy and their two children (now three). Ed has his Ph.D. in physics from Duke, then went on to nuclear power school and should be about through with Sub School by now. Also in the Idaho Falls area were Bill BATTS and Carl DANITSCHEK, both on the prototype staff."

More and more '59ers are returning from Vietnam now after a tour in that troubled area. John SAVEL has recently returned from Vietnam where he was an advisor to a junk division in the Delta area. He is now headed for southern California and duty aboard USS WHETSTONE. John CHIDSEY has also returned from Vietnam for duty in Washington, D. C , with OpNav. John was recendy awarded the Bronze Star medal "for meritorious service while serving as a Vietnamese naval forces advisor from March 1965 until January 1966." The commendation cites John for his exceptional initiative, professional ability, and courage under fire while bringing about significant improvements in the operating level of all the ships he advised. John also received the Vietnamese Legion of Merit while serving in Vietnam. Congratulations, John! I EAST COAST Not much news from this area this month. It seems like everyone is wanting to get out west where all the action is taking place.

Julian KAU was seen passing through USNA here in early May. Jul is in the CEC attached to a group in Da Nang, South Vietnam. However, he doesn't seem to spend much time there. He tours every 40 days from Da Nang to Thailand to Davisville to Washington, D. C , to Point Hueneme (his homeport and home of wife and daughters) to Hawaii (his home of record and residence of parents), and back to Da Nang. An outstanding racket, Julian—how do you do it?

Ed Veasy writes from Groton, Conn.: "Prior to commencing the last phase of what I think may be a record of six years of continuous schooling, I feel that it is time to report in to Shipmate. I completed the Ph.D. requirements in physics at Duke University in January, 1965. Then it was off to the Nuclear Power Schools at Bainbridge and Idaho Falls. I am now at Sub School and hope to finish school forever in September.

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"Ginger, born 18 March, recently joined Karen (354) and Ted (I'/i). Joy and I have seen only a few classmates since our wedding so we are looking forward to seeing many of you as we 'rejoin' the Navy. We would like any classmates in the area to drop by 364-AMOQ on the sub base here in Groton.

"In Idaho I did run into Carl Danitschek at S5G and Bill Batts, who recently took over as training officer at A l W . George and Jane Lehmberg passed through Idaho Falls on their way to Pearl. George is one of the chief engineers in the DANIEL BOONE. We saw Al and Kitty Shinn in

Washington. Al is working toward a Ph.D. in political science at the University of North Carolina."

HERE AND THERE The Washington-Baltimore-Annapolis Group held a family type picnic on 29 May at the North Severn Picnic area. Some 22 '59ers and/or their families showed with a slew of kids. Needless to say, the mothers were busy!

Philip and Gunnar Hanson

Speaking of kids, note Marty HANSON's two boys, Gunnar and Philip, as they discuss their dad's new license plates. I understand that Philip isn't too impressed but Gunnar and the class of '59 are.

Tony WARSON has left Charleston, S. C , and is on his way to the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey.

Karen and Mike BROWN became parents of a boy, Douglas Gordon, on 14 May at Fort Belvoir, Va. Dick WISENBAKER was married to Miss Erika Schmaltz on 28 May in Saint Andrew's Chapel at the Naval Academy. John DETTBARN was best man while Lloyd ADAMS, Emmett KNAPP, Jack MACHESKY, Jerry WELSH, John IVES and Jerry MONARCH served as ushers.

John and Ann IVES became parents of a baby boy, Jonathan Dale, on 11 May. This is their first child.

Tom CLIFT (Lt. USN) writes diat he is on his way to Perrin AFB for training in a F-102 RAG as ultimate duty as an exchange pilot with an Air Force fighter squadron. Tom and Jackie became parents of daughter number two. Dawn, early in April.

Paul THORNTON has been transferred to New Jersey for duty as the Public Works officer at the Naval Ammunition Depot, Earle.

Jim OSBORN writes that Texas A&M is still shy of Naval types, but his old "sea stories" are in demand. Jim expects to receive his Master's in civil engineering in January 1967.

The University of Miami boasts of their first two naval students, Jim FINLEN and Marty FINERTY. They will receive their Master's degrees in oceanography this June. Jim is returning to submarines, getting a boat out of Pearl Harbor, while Marty has orders to USS SAN PABLO as oceanographer, out of Philly. The Finlens will take more than a degree from Miami as they became proud parents of their second daughter last November.

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John SCHULTZ, Bob WALLS and Dave KELLY are cracking the books at Monterey.

Jerry AKENS is out of the service and working for Merrill, Lynch, Pierce in La Jolla, Calif.

A final bit of old but interesting news: Guy REYNOLDS left the ranks of the free men in January 1965.

after. It's not too much to ask for a project which will give our class an opportunity to reestablish strong ties with the Naval Academy through future members of our officer corps.

Gil will be completing his tour as a company officer at the Naval Academy this summer and will be reporting to the USS WILLIAM V. PRATT

out of Mayport as operations officer; he says he is CLASS BIZ really looking forward to going back to sea, even after a very enjoyable tour at school. He and his Since this is my last issue of the '59 column in wife Sylvia have 3 sons, ranging from 3!4 years Shipmate, I must make one or two last requests. to 7 weeks. While at the Academy he did a litde First, let me say that I have enjoyed writing the school work on the side and if all goes well, he column, collecting all the news and corresponding hopes to pick up his Master's in personnel adminwith classmates. It certainly is enjoyable to receive istration from George Washington U. in June. On letters, notes, postcards, and what have you from some of the other classmates at the Academy, Gil classmates halfway around the world. It has been tells us " T . V." Richardson, Bob Rohr, Dick with this correspondence that I have been able to Dodson, Pete Garfield, Lou Thames, Ed Keliikoa, write the column.

Jack MACHESKY will be taking over diis and Joe Sestric are all holding company officer chore with the next issue. I'm sure he will be positions. T . V. will be going to Quantico, then hopefully to the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam; able to do a better job than I have if you give Joe will also leave this summer, first to a series of him the support you have given me. So, first reschools in California, then to Vietnam as Comquest, keep that correspondence and news items mander PSF Division 102 (a swift boats division). coming, addressed to Jack at Quarters " O " HalliMike Treacy joined the Foreign Language Departgan Rd., Naval Station, Annapolis, Md. 21408. ment; Dick Brown is working at his favorite pastSecond request—Jim CURTIN is the head of times (baseball and basketball) under the employ the 1966 Homecoming festivities for '59. Let him of the Physical Education Dept.; Ray Hughes is know ASAP if you are planning to attend. These with the Bull Dept.; and Carl Harris is in fellows here at USNA are putting out a lot of Skinny. effort setting up Homecoming arrangements for Come to think of it, I did get a quick one the class so take advantage of it. Homecoming is from Kenny MacLEOD. He tells me he just can't Saturday, 22 Oct.! Plan AHEAD! take that quiet domestic life back in California And lastly, it wouldn't seem right if I didn't and is hankering to get back in the war. I should end up with a final plea for dues. I've made this add that he was presented with the Bronze Star plea for the treasurer, Jim Curtin, almost every for his work with the LCPL's in Rung Sat—about month for the past year and a half. Obviously it which he's proud as punch and happy as hell he's does some good or he wouldn't ask me to keep still in one piece. He goes on to say that Al putting it in. The dues are $3.00 per year and dues have been collected since 1964. Send checks ABLOWISH is coming out to Vietnam as an advisor to the Vietnamese-UDT, based in Saigon— to Jim Curtin, Executive Dept., USNA.! RISE supposedly one of the relatively last independent AND SHINE with '59!

Lt. billets in the Advisory Group.

Out here, all's well on the Eastern Front, and I should add, it's quieted down quite a bit Sec'y, Lt. Chico Chavez, USN OICC RVN, c/o APO since the last crisis. About the only change these San Francisco, Calif. 96309 days is that Jay Metzler has been transferred to yet another job, this time as ROICC to Phu-Cat, about FROM SAIGON • 20 miles from Qui-Nhon, where the AF wants us The only classmate from whom I heard in April was Gil HANSEN, who's with the Executive De- to build another airfield for them—should be a very interesting job for Jay. That Sid Jones is really partment at the Naval Academy. It was Gil, among a diplomat—this time he managed to get sent on a others, whom we tasked with organizing and trip to Washington, D. C , to hand carry a report planning last year's successful Homecoming reand give the Bureau (Facilities Engineering Comunion for our class and he's at it again this year; mand now) the latest run-down on our construchowever, he and " T . V." Richardson, the other tion program in Vietnam. Not much else to reguiding light, will not see it through this year, port except that Brad Purinton after almost 3 years, since they will be transferred from the Naval with but a 4 months' break in between, has finally Academy this summer. They have already made left Vietnam. full plans for this year's Homecoming though, and these are the details: Date, Sat., 22 Oct. '66; place: Pirate's Cove at Galesville, Md., about 10 miles south of Annapolis, off Route 2; time: 18001900 open cocktails, 1900-2100 dinner, 2000-2400 live music and dancing; cost: $7.00 per person; wear: coat and tie.

It's Bob ROHR who will not only be the prime mover for this year's affair but will be the holder of the purse strings to the special class fund of $200, established to help finance such affairs as this. Anyone who's planning to attend is encouraged to make reservations with Bob at the earliest opportunity—it's a pay-when-you-get-there deal— so that he can report in advance the number of people who will attend. Bob's address is Lt. Robert C. Rohr, Executive Dept., USNA, Aimapolis.

One other item of interest to the class: Gil has indicated that the majority of our classmates with whom he has talked at school are strongly in favor of sponsoring a company and recommended that we act quickly before all the companies are grabbed. So I'm writing to Henry Lawinski and Mike Midas, and if they give their approval, I'll tell them to give Gil the go-ahead. The initial outlay is $400 with $100 contributed each year there-

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Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Kenneth G. Craig, USN 5736 Salerno Rd., W. Jacksonville, Fla. 32210

Sue and Bill CATLETT welcomed the arrival of their first, a 7 lb. 14 oz. daughter, Rachel Ashley, on 19 March. Young Rachel was born at the Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Denver where Sue was staying with her folks while Bill was in the Med in AtkRon 66 in AMERICA (CVA 6 6 ) .

Congratulations are also in order for Ruth and Mike ROTH who produced their third—a beautiful gal, Kristin Marie, born 8 March weighing 6 lb. 2 oz. Mike will be in PG at Monterey for the data processing course when this gets to print.

Dick MORGAN writes that he is now chief engineer in FisKE, a Newport-based can, presently with the 7th Fleet. Dick is married to the former Miss Car)'l Doscher of Charleston, S. C. Dick was saddened as we all were at the untimely death of Jack PRUDHOMME, a former roommate of Dick's, in a strike over North Vietnam. Dick reports that his other roommate, Dick KIEVIT, is an intelligence officer at Da Nang with VMF 235.

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Diego, Calif., on 28 May. Brenda is a former PanAm airlines stewardess.

Bill RAKOW writes from Vietnam where he is aide-de-camp to the commanding general, 3rd Marine Division at Da Nang. Bill finished a 7 mo.

Aides meet on arrival of 1st MarDiv tour flying in observation aircraft with VMO-2 and in Vietnam. From the left: Ron Army l-19s in I Corps area. On 29 March saw Campbell ' 6 1 , Bill Rakow ' 6 1 , Phil Ron CAMPBELL, aide to CG 1st Marine Air Fredericks ' 5 4 , Doug Davidson '63 Wing (now at Quantico); and John LeCORNU, and John LeCornu ' 6 1 . aide to CG 1st Marine Div., Chu Lai on the occasion of the arrival of the 1st Marine Div. Hdqs. in Vietnam.

We have 109 data cards at this writingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^better but still pretty poor. So in this column the second Everyone will be pleased to note that AdcRon 76 last summer and is now at Harvard Law School. installment of those who are delinquent follows: of which Jack was a member has dedicated a Jack SHEEHAN left the Marines and is now em- Hines, Hinton, Hixson, Hjelm, Hoddie, Hoernememorial chair at the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium ployed in New York City. Phil RASMUSSEN is mann, Hoffman, Holcomb, Holifield, Holly, Holt, Hoppe, Horhutz, Home, Houton, Hubbard, Huffto our former great all-American. scheduled to leave his UDT unit in San Diego and attend PG in Texas. Last heard that Dick NOR- man, Hulme, Hulse, B. Humphrey, W. Humphrey, Skip McGINLEY writes that he has been detached from RUNNER in Norfolk and is presently MAN, Rich SHREVE, Gene DVORNICK, Bob Hutchens Hux, Hyde, Ibach, Irlbeck, Jacobs, Jeas, WESTFALL, and Larry McEWAN are in the M. Johnson, G. Johnson, T . Johnson, M. Jones, S. in SAELEFISH in New London. Skip and Connie Jones, Joyner, Kagel, Karcher, A. Kelly, R. Kelly, submarine service. had a special Christmas present in the birth of T. Kelly, Kammeter, J. W. T. Kennedy, J. P. their first, Amanda Lee. Skip's address is 6H Thanks for the 21st news and best of luck in Kennedy, W. Kennedy, Keolanui, Kerley, KerHighland Park Apts., RFD 2, Flindock Rd., Ledyour first command. Chuck. wick, Kibbe, Kieffer, Kiel, Kievit, Kinberg, Kirtyard. Conn. 06339.

It's difficult to imagine but, yes, some of our land, Kleban, Kleindorfer, Klinck, Kline, Klumpp, Kent RIFFEY writes that since graduation he classmates are now company officers at USNA. Knepell, Knight, Knudsen, Koch, Kolakowski, has been one busy fellow. He and Ginny lived in Fine notes from Ted FENNO and Tom SHIELDS Komarek, Korsmo, Kraus, Kroner, Krueger, Jacksonville for 14 months where Kent was statell us that '61 is showing up strong there. Ted Kuester, Kuhla, Kulesz, Lamporte, Landin, Langtioned at Cecil Field in Public Works. From there just completed a tour as DivOps officer for Com- worthy, Lantz, Lara, Laster, Laufersweiler, Lazhe spent two years at Ga. Tech. with Gordon Cal- DesDiv 92, the screen commander for Pac HUK zaretta, Le Cornu, Lee, Lepo, F. Lewis, J. Lewis, lender where they got B.S. and M.S. degrees in group (ComASWGru One). Lee and Ted left Livingston, Liebler, Loftus, Logan, Long, J. P. civil engineering. From Ga. he went to CEC Offi- Long Beach to take up residence at Arundel Long, M. Long, W. C. Long, Lowack, Lubbs, cers' School at Port Hueneme which he completed Estates (outside of Gate 8). Ted is asst. perform- Lucci, Lunsford, Luper, Lutz, Lyman, Lynch, in Nov. '64. He then had a tour as OinC Construc- ance (conduct) officer and enjoying the duty. Ted Lyons, Mack, Macknis, Madden, Maiden, Mamon, tion Electrician School at Port Hueneme followed says that '61 is represented by Tony HOOKER Manning, March, Markley, J. Marshall, W. Mar7 mos. later as OinC of the Builders, Engineering (2nd Co. off.); Tom SHIELDS (10th Co. off.); shall, H . Martin, L. Martin, W. Martin, Marxen, Aid, and Illustrator Draftsman Schools where he Tony DIGHTON (31st Co. off.); Brian VAN Matalavage, Matechak, Mattiace, Matzelle, Maxon, can presendy be found.

METRE (29th Co. off.), and John VALERIC Maybach, Mayian, Mays, Mazurek, McCune, Mc(asst. to the Commandant).

Daniel, McDonald, McEwan, McFadden, McKent and Virginia have three young ones. They Keown, McLaren, McLaughlin, McMahon, M. are Sheryl (3 yrs.), Mark (20 mos.), and Beth Tony Hooker was recendy married to the former McMahon, McMillan, McQuade, Meadows, Me(5 mos.). Kent sees quite a few classmates pass- Miss I'Lee Bailey from Palm Springs, Calif., and lendy, Melenyzer, Mendez, Meneskie, Mensch, Mering through the area. Al COINS is company enjoyed a honeymoon in the Virgin Islands. Ted cado, Mergner, Merrill, Metcalf, Metzler, Michaux, commander with MCB 5; Lou SANDRINI is asst has seen Jay SAVAGE, Rick SYLVESTER, Dick Middleton, Miles, A. Miller, H . Miller, J. Miller, ops widi MCB 11; Joe LAUFERSWEILER is with GILL, Larry LUBBS, and Wally GUTHRIE on Mitchell T. W. Mitchell, Mock, Moffett, Momm, MCB 4. All three are in Vietnam. John DAVIS different occasions. Jay is aboard a destroyer tender is aide to RAdm. Coxe, Director of Southwest presently in the Med, Rick is in BuPers, Washing- D. J. Moore, D . B. Moore, M. Moore, M. J. Division, Bureau of Yards and Docks. Phil RAS- ton, D. C , at the Lant Fit destroyer placement Moore, R. Moore, W. Moore, Morency, Moreno, MUSSEN is with UDT training in Coronado. Kent desk; Dick left the east coast on a nuc boat for a K. Morgan, Morley, C. H . O. Morris, J. C. Morris, saw Phil when he was trying to recruit some " A " new homeport at Pearl. Both Larry and Wally are J. K. Morris, Morrison, H . Morrison, F. Morrow, G. Morrow, Moses, Moss, Moynahan, Mueller, school men for the UDT program. in new construction FBM in New London. Ted Mulgrew, Myers, Nelson, Nemes, Newman, Nichol, has talked with Hal SPOONER who is attached to Ed O'BRIEN is now working toward his M.S. in C. Nichols, D . Nichols. oceanography at U of Miami. Ed has seen duty the ASW Training Section at the Charleston NavSta. He and Ellen and their two youngsters as DCA and Chief Engineer in GEORGE K . MACKENZIE and as NROTC instructor at Holy Cross. are living in C-town and expect to be there another year.

Ed married the former Miss Sandra Schneider of Sec'y, Lt. H. S. Pinskey, (SC) USN Sheboygan, Wis., in Sept. '63 and they have a son Tom SHIELDS writes that on 23 April he entered USNAV Box 26. Clarksville Base Edward J. IV. Ed and Sandra have seen and Fort Campbell, Ky. 42222 into the ranks of the married. Miss Karen Henry kept in contact with Mike BICKEL. He would of Old Lyme, Conn., an MIT graduate, was the like to hear from classmates in the area at 371 beautiful bride. The ushers for the wedding were NAVY LINE Palmwood Lane, Key Biscayne, Fla. Gene McPHAIL and his wife Debby are the Rick Shreve, Reid Smith, Walt Stroback, and Tony proud parents of a girl named Rachel Elizabeth, One of die class COs, Chuck ST. LAURENT, Hooker. Tom's brodier Fred (USNA '59) was best born on 14 Oct. '65. Gene has just finished a reports on the latest from old 21st Company man. Tom is happy in his work as company offitypes. First, after spending 2 years in O'BRIEN cer but states that the job isn't as "fruit" as we two-year tour as weapons officer aboard USS INCERSOLL and this month reports to the University (DD-725), Chuck reported to USS CAHOKIA, all thought it was. He is also asst. track coach of Washington for the postgraduate course in homeported at Treasure Is. On 19 Feb. he assumed working with the plebes and varsity hurdlers and oceanography. The family will be living in Seattle. sprinters. Tom says that Cliff DUNNING is still command of that hardy vessel. Chuck is still a XO of the Marine Banacks across the river at fancy-free bachelor.

I believe our first classmate to return to USNA Annapolis but has orders to Camp Lejeune.

Of die 21st types: Jim IBACH left for Vietnam for duty is Tom GRZYMALA. Tom writes that on 24 April to serve as naval advisor; Rich HOLLY he left USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN in April and has Bill EMMERICH is at the NROTC Unit, U of is headed for PG at Monterey this summer. Rich been ordered to the Academy as an operations Va., teaching nav and naval ops. He has been has been weapons officer in CHEVALIER in San analysis instructor. In addition he's in a pilot protaking graduate courses in education and plans to Diego. He will join two other 21st Co. men, receive an M.A. in education in Aug. '66. Bill gram in which he receives postgraduate education Charlie FARRELL and John O'CONNOR. Doc was invited to join Kappa Delta Pi (education from American University in operations analysis WHITE and his wife are residing in Pearl Harbor leading towards a Master's degree. His wife Nancy honor society). He spent three years in Blue finishwhere Doc is stationed at the Marine Communica- ing the tour as chief engineer and hopes for orders had their first child, Elizabeth, in January. They tions Station. Bob GRAUSTEIN is flying S2Fs and are living in Arundel Estates, 14C Sellers Road, to west coast DEs or DLG in Sept. just finished a WesPac cruise in HORNET. Darrel and invite any classmates passing through to drop Bob SHAW reports that he is presendy in GONYEA is senior Marine Shore Patrol officer in in for a visit.

WiLTSiE after serving tours in SELLERS, Des San Diego. Bob O'NEIL is a general's aide in School, and CROMWELL. He expects PG School Washington, D. C., and just recently married. Jim SUBMARINES GEORGE is XO in a LST out of Norfolk. He and or shore duty in fall '67.

Don M C N E I L L informs me that he was married Pat have two children. Doug FALCONER, who is John C. MORRIS recendy married the former in Kaneohe, Hawaii, on 5 March to the former in Sasebo, Japan, with his family, is on the staff of Miss Brenda Collins. The ceremony took place at Miss Barbara Hurst Giese. Gordy VALENTINE ComServGru 3. Warren HOPPE left the Navy and Bob OWEN of '62 attended the ceremony. the chapel. Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San

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Don was stationed aboard USS GRANT (blue crew) at the time, but is now assigned to the precommissioning crew of USS HADDOCK as weapons officer. The boat is being fitted out in Pascagoula, Miss. Don says that Dave EPLEY is doing a tour of instructor duty at West Milton, N . Y. Gary DUKES is also an instructor at Arco, Idaho, and Charlie ARNEST is an instructor at Bainbridge, Md. Pete WOODRUFF is assigned to the precommissioning crew of USS GATO at Quincy, Mass.

Robin WHITE writes that he is still aboard USS DANIEL BOONE (gold crew) homeported in

Honolulu. He has had the jobs of MPA, communicator, electrical and reactor control officer and is now the auxiliary division officer. He expects one more patrol and then orders. He and his wife Janie are enjoying the Hawaiian scene. Robin tells me that his old roommate, Dick RACOUILLAT, was at Tripler Army Hospital for a while after serving in Vietnam as an advisor. He is now stationed at the Pentagon.

NAVY AIR Nancy HADDICK wrote that her husband John is going through air intelligence training in Norfolk and then goes to Patuxent River for transition to the P3 along with Dick Martineau, Bing Kallus, Joe Monroe and Bob Bates, all of VP-5. Other news includes Mike and Ann NASH who are in Brunswick, Me., where he is with VP-11. Dave and Mimi LENCSES are in Norfolk; Bill and Barbara MILLER are in Stanford, Calif.; John and Sharon ARTHUR are in Quonset Point and Skip WHEELER is widi VS-27 in Norfolk. Dutch DEMSHAR is in Brunswick and spending a lot of time in the hospital nursing a back injury he sustained at the Academy. He'd appreciate correspondence at BOQ Room 122, NAS, Brunswick, Me. Nancy also adds that Dusty and Landy SYKES are at Patrick AFB in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Chuck and Harriet KNOCHEL announce the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Merritt, on 16 Jan. at the Naval Hospital, Jacksonville. Weight: 7 lbs.

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Chuck is now aboard the INTREPID on his way to Vietnam. Harriet is living in Williamsburg, Va., with her sister Libby Honeywell and two nephews.

Jay and Tyler. Both Libby and Harriet are attending the College of William and Mary. Their address is 219 Oxford Rd. and they would welcome a visit from friends in the area.

Jim HONEYWELL is on duty in Da Nang with VMF-235. He reported in April and found classmate Pat JONES already flying with them.

Our treasurer, Roger KISIEL, writes that everything is hectic in VA-36. Rog is over in the South China Sea area flying jets and is really on the go.

He sent along a treasury report and states that as of 14 Dec. we had $6819.67. No withdrawals have been made since then. In his letter he said that a separate memorial fund is the best idea with contributions solicited from our classmates. We have $71 in contributions from various classmates so far. The method of memorializing our deceased classmates has not been determined as of yet, however there are many possibilities under consideration. Anyone who would care to serve on the memorial fund committee or who has some ideas on the subject, please send them in to me. Contributions will be accepted commencing now to be placed in the fund.

a company XO for a while and then became a company commander, which he says is the best billet in the Marine Corps. This present position was extended for a few months, but he expects to leave in Aug. '66 unless he extends again. He feels the Marine Corps is everything he expected and more. The troops he leads are truly fantastic and they never cease to cause a deep feeling of pride as well as humility in leading such outstanding young men.

Tom adds that on 26 Feb. Don CHRISTY was married at El Toro, Calif., to the former Miss Helen Jean Parker. Jim HONEYWELL, Rich GINIECZKI and Al HYDE were present. Don is now stationed at NAPS, Bainbridge, Md. Mel CHANG left Vietnam for die Marine Barracks in Long Beach. Dale WINDHAM is in Chu Lai flying jets while Pat RUPRECHT, an aviator, is serving as air liaison officer to an Infantry Battalion as is Fred PALKA. John CHESSON is in communications with the Direct Air Support Center in Chu Lai and Nate JOLLEY is in the 7th Marine Regimental operations section while Bear CHAMBERLAIN is with a company in the 1st Marines. Bob BOLSTER is serving along with Tom, and Fox EGAN is a company commander widi the 3rd Marines. Ed O'SULLIVAN, a Navy type, is there as a naval gunfire liaison officer and Bill CULLEN is due to leave his artillery battalion for the Marine Barracks back in Washington, D. C. Thanks for the informative news, Tom, and good luck to all the men over there.

AIR FORCE Lt. William J. Kazmar, USAF, aide de camp to Commander Aerospace Medical Division, Brooks AFB, Tex., will begin a program of study leading to the Doctor of Medicine Degree this fall at Temple University.

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Sec'y, Lt. (jg) James L. Roberts, USN Red Cloud, Nebraska The passing of two years means the end of the first tour for many of our classmates. New orders are the news of the month and '64 can be proud of the billets we are receiving.

During the past month Martha Kesler wrote that Walt is now in Scotland. He will soon be going on patrol aboard the THOMAS JEFFERSON.

Bob GLENNON, originally assigned to VS-26, NAS Norfolk, was reassigned to VAW-12 when his old squadron was decommissioned. Bob, wife Casey, and daughter Erica Paige born 18 Nov. extend an invitation to all classmates in the Tidewater to visit them at 8060 Lynnbrook Drive, North Camellia Acres in Norfolk.

Donnie THOMPSON stopped through Kingsville on his way home to Harlingen, Tex. He has been aboard PERRY out of Mayport for the past two years. After enjoying two weeks of leave at home, Don reported to Coronado for three weeks of Counter Insurgency, Survival and Self-Protection School. From there he went to the Naval Military Assistance and Advisory Group in Saigon.

Don recendy heard from Kelly McCUTCHEN who received orders from HUNTINGTON to Swift Boat School. Jim HAWSER is aboard BAILEY but is expecting orders soon.

Susie and Charlie DUREPO became the proud parents of Deborah Ann on 21 Feb. Durps didn't got his boy but, as you can see, the initials are D. A. D.! The Durepos live in Corpus Christi and are expecting orders soon.

Charlie and Susie also write that Stom EVANS is still in VT-2 8 and he and Patti are living in Corpus. Stom will terrorize the midshipmen in T-2 8 this summer before reporting to Norfolk to fly S2Fs. Bruce and Hellne ABLE are also still in Corpus and are expecting orders soon. Mike BURNS is in Key West while Patti and Lil Michael arc in Maryland staying with relatives. Mike will be going to Rhode Island for duty.

Barry HOOPER, who has just completed a tour in HENRY B . WILSON, writes that he was special

weapons officer and Bill BRACKER was gunnery assistant aboard WILSON. In June '65 they deployed to Tonkin Gulf and a bit of shore bombardment and plane guarding with CORAL SEA. It is comforting to hear that they picked up two downed aviators and were instrumental in the eventual Barbara HEISKELL sends along the news that pickup of six others. Liberty hours were spent in she and Lamar are the proud parents of a baby Manila, Subic Bay, and Hong Kong where their boy born on 27 March. They also have a twostay was interrupted by a typhoon. Returning from year-old girl, Margaret. Lamar has received orders the Far East, Wilson went to the yards at San to the South East Asia area and they will leave Francisco for a seven-month overhaul. Barry conWashington to go to Phoenix where he will check firms suspicions that the city of the Golden Gate out in the F-lOO fighter jet. His port call is in Oct. is a bachelor's paradise. He will leave WILSON in and Barbara and the children will stay at her September and proceed to Key West for three parents' home in Harlingen, Tex. The Heiskells weeks of Sonar School. After that it is back to can be reached by writing to them in care of Dr. San Diego for eight weeks precommissioning and Mrs. R. N. Smith, Harlingen. The Heiskells training and then to Bremerton to the SAMPLE love the Pacific Northwest and even built a litde detail to put her into commission. Barry's new "A" frame cabin in the mountains and call it home, USS SAMPLE, will be homeported in Pearl "Chalet A' Go-Go" to which they plan to return Harbor for the next two years. some day.

As of 14 May, Bruce and Sandy KASTEL Ken DUCKWORTH writes that he has left have a new boarderâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Stacey Ann. Bruce has finPease AFB and SAC last Dec. He then went ished NAO School and has received orders to the through C-130 school at Stuart AFB, Tenn., and A-6 RAG in Norfolk. While in Pensacola, Bruce is now assigned to Forbes AFB, Kansas, as a and Sandy saw Ro FLOTH who just finished C-130B pilot. The day before Ken checked in at NAO School and was on his way to Corpus for Forbes his old roommate Bob DIASO checked out.

Nav School and Bill JONES who was starting Bob was a civil engineer officer there and just the training and will be in a Marine F-4. Paul MARINE CORPS mention of his name got die Duckworths a house GRAVES was in VT-4 getting ready for carrier Tom DRAUDE wrote that after he left die on post, field-grade, no less. Ken and his wife quals. Steve CLAASSEN, Ken LONGEWAY, and Academy in Dec. '62 he went to Quantico and Joan have a boy named Kenneth Christopher, born Art HARRIS are all new instructors in the Pensagraduated in June '63, and then shipped out to 29 March. Ken says the way he throws his left arm cola area. As luck would have it, Don WELLMAN Okinawa and spent a rewarding time as a young around it looks like he'll be the first southpaw started VT-1 after a year in the fleet and might platoon commander. The tour was spiced with a Navy quarterback in many a day. have a classmate for an instructor. Ray HAMstay in Vietnam for a few months but the time MOCK just started training in HT-8. Lou and That's about it for the June-July issue. I do wasn't ripe for action and they returned to the Betty MAUNEY and daughter Michele are on their hope you all have a pleasant summer and that you U. S. in Oct. After a time as battalion adjutant way to the west coast where Lou will be in a take a minute out of your busy day to drop me he was aboard ship in May '65 embarked for chopper squadron.

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Wayne ARNY stopped to see Bruce and Sandy while on a cross country from VT-24 in Beeville.

Dick and Audrey NELSON stopped by Pensacola on their way to the west coast where Dick will fly F8s. Tom and Mary McFEELY visited on their way to Quonset Point where they will be joined

by Bob and Cookie FERRARO. In closing, Bruce wrote that Joe and Susie SHEA are in Miramar where Joe is flying F8s. Steve LAABS was married in April and Tom CREWS is now in Yokosuka.

According to Bill BENSON, F8s in Miramar are the answer for aviator types. He informs us that Jerry SIEBE is probably the first of our class to be credited with an air rescue. Jerry pulled an F8 pilot out of the drink off the coast and was a botde of booze richer for it afterward. John SANDE, Jerry, and Bill will be going aboard ORISKANY. John and Bill will be in V F - I U , the Sundowners, headed for Vietnam. Also flying F8s in Miramar are Larry MEYERS, Joe SHEA, Jim NUNN, Lee FERNANDEZ, John FITZGERALD, Bill LYNCH, and Rick HARRIS. Charlie PLUMB is flying die F4. Bill BAKER is nearby at Ream Field flying helos.

Bill and Cindy visited Doug HERRMANN at Camp Pendleton last month. Doug is in a Military Police Battalion and has since gone to Vietnam. In a letter from Al COULSON, Bill learned diat Al is still lost in the below-decks of CONSTELLATION. Some news from Tom SWARTZ and those from the world down under. Rog and Barb SWEENEY became the proud parents of Damien Joseph. They will be stationed at Pearl Harbor as will Brian Baumruk, Fay and Ed Shoenberger, Pete Peterson, Dave Greeson, Doug and Sally Fuge, Nancy and Mike Farmer, and John and Susan Alich. Tom will be in an SS-Boat out of San Diego. He will be joined by Jerry Ellis, Bill Holmes, John and Connie Gorman, John Howland, Larry Lovig, Dave Lipscomb, Hank Molloy, Mike Oliver, John Sweet, and Dave and Pam Tuma. Those submariners who will be out of New London and Charleston are Bruce and June Taylor with their new son Matthew, Jim Ayers, Mike Hewitt, Lou Taynton, Eric and Gail Carlson, Bill Case, Charlie and Marian Culbertson and Tom and Pat Elsasser.

Here in Kingsville, Tex., the senior swdent aboard, Bruce NEWELL, has started flying again and will receive his wings shordy. Bruce was a few hops short of his wings when he received a knee injury. He recendy received a letter from Nita LASKEY who said that Chuck has deployed widi VA-212. Jack HORNER, who had just returned from a cruise, visited the Laskeys shortly before Chuck deployed.

Ken MIDDLETON received his wings at Beeville in February and he and Sharon are now at Lemoore. Tom and Linda NEWELL are also at Lemoore. After setting a record for the shortest time in the training command, Marty COSTELLO left for Beaufort, S. C , with his wife Evelyn and daughter Lorraine. Jim CAMPBELL and Lee TWYFORD received their wings in May and are flying F4s at Oceana. Dave SJUGGERUD also received his wings in May at Kingsville.

Our Army auxiliary is growing—^Dick and Sue Scott proudly announce the arrival of David Price on 23 April.

A late letter from Larry BENSON at Coronado, Calif., will close out our column for this month.

After eight weeks of ASW school at Key West, Larry returned to BLANDY last October and left for the Med. Joanne went over for the entirement so the Bensons had a second honeymoon in Europe. On the return trip, Larry received message orders to the command of a Swift boat in Vietnam with two months TAD under instruction at amphib school in Coronado. Also at Swift school in Coronado are Larry PROBST, Ray MICHELINI, Charlie LAUNSBERRY, and Bob BELL. Don NISSLEY, who, along with his wife Winnie, recently became the proud parents of Heather Lee, is in NGFS school at Coronado in preparation for 88

his billet as liaison to a regiment with the 5 th Marines. Larry recendy called Susan Lambert and found that Yogi is two months TAD in Tenn., flying transports before reporting to San Francisco.

In a call to Bob LAWRENCE, Larry learned diat Bob was on his way to Tokyo to report aboard TANG.

That is all for another month. Please keep the letters coming and, if you have received the class letter, fill out and return the last page to me asp.

Sec'y, Ens. Edward A. Orr, Jr., USN 124A Magda Village Milton, Fla. Let me begin this month by calling your attention to the new address of the corresponding secretary. If you have any information to send within the next few months please send it to this address.

Sim PACE sent a note from the air base perimeter of Da Nang, Viemam. He arrived there 16 Feb. following graduation from Basic School in December and 30 days leave. Sim picked up the 1st platoon of "A" Ojmpany, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, in which he said over half the men already had Purple Hearts. He said that he really enjoys being able to work with his platoon.

Thanks to Jerry ROBINSON for some news from the west coast. Robbie reports that Gerry FRANZEN was keeping up his fine wrestling career by winning the I l t h Naval District 213-lb. title and thus qualifying for the west coast championships. Gerry represented the USS CONSTELLATION. Mike BROWN is a missile officer in USS GALVESTON and has occasionally entered pole-vault competition on the west coast.

Mark REIN is in the Weapons Department in USS PROVIDENCE.

of Newport. He also had heard from John WILKENSON, with whom he vacationed after graduation last summer. John is in prototype school in Schenectady.

Jeff CALLAHAN is assistant 1st Lieutenant in USS WILLIS A. LEE which has been in drydock in Boston Naval Shipyard since July. Jeff has a Burke Program scholarship which he's extending a year before school in order to get some sea duty.

Jack HOGGARD is ASW officer in USS GARCIA which is scheduled for a trip to Viemam shortly.

Joe HARPER is DCA in USS MOALE.

Jerry ZOPF sent a lot of news about nuclear power. He was in the September Mare Island class which graduated in March. He sent a list of those who went to prototype in Idaho, Connecticut, and New York, so if you want to know where anyone in this class is now, write to me for the information.

Other information from Jerry was the following: Happ HADD married the former Caylee Owen of Arlington in September and is now at Fort Sill, Okla. Pete TAMNY married die former Nancy Elliott of Dearborn, Mich., on 12 March at Treasure Island, San Francisco. Al SIEBE wants to let 32nd (Company alumni know that Pete DOLAN sold his Corvette and got a station wagon.

Dale KLOPFER was married to the former Gail P. Krollfeifer of Rudierford, N. J., last July. Mike Coyle was best man and ushers were Jim Minderlein. Skip Gunther, Dave Anderson, John Duck, and Don Hauerkamp. As a last bit of information C. M. WOOD wants to put a "for sale" sign on a '65 miniature—Blue Spinel. Anyone who wants to put in the initials "SHB" gets a 10% discount.

For details, contact Woodie at West Nulton, N . Y.

Ken CASTELANO and Roy

AHLGREN are both in USS ROWAN as a result of Ken's ship being decommissioned. Roy REYNOLDS was ASW officer in USS SOUTHERLAND and departs for WestPac sometime during June.

Bob STARKLY has been having some trouble with a nerve problem in his right shoulder. He left Sub School and was also sent to St. Alban's for treatment. He is now on limited duty orders and is working with Special Services in New York City at 90 Church St. If anyone is in the New York area. Bob said to drop in and see him since he has access to show tickets.

Mike BUTTERFIELD wishes to announce his marriage to the former Miss Betsy Willard on 30 April in New Jersey. After Betsy graduates from school and Mike returns home from a Northern Europe deployment in September, they will be living in Norfolk. Mike is stationed aboard USS JOHN W . WEEKS, but he has not been able to

form a "Salvation Army Band" yet.

Norm D E A N ' S wife, Linda, wrote telling of her husband's activities since graduation. She said Norm hates to write letters. Norm was stationed at the Academy last summer as a sailing instructor.

From September to March he was at Nuclear Power School in Bainbridge, and at the present time he's at prototype in Windsor.

I received quite a lot of information in a letter from Don PILLING, who was married back on 27 Nov. to the fomer Barbara Orbon in Bayside, N. Y. Since that time they have been living in Newport where Don is in USS WILKENSON as communications officer. At the time of the letter his ship was in Guantanamo Bay undergoing refresher training. He is also the ship's legal officer, having completed the Navy's 7-week justice school.

Don expects to be going to the University of Amsterdam in The Netherlands in September on a Fulbright scholarship.

In Newport, Don's upstairs neighbors are Dave and Nancy WEBSTER. Dave spent seven months in Vietnam as MPA in USS SPERRY, but the ship is now in Boston for an overhaul. Don has also run into Fred ROWE who is MPA in USS BRUMBY and Dick GENET, 1st Lieutenant in a destroyer out

Sec'y, Ens. Robert G. Johnson, Jr., USN USS MADDOX (DD-731) FPO San Francisco, Calif. 96601 As 868 caps went into the air at 1120 on 8 June we had finally made it. Scott SHIELDS, our anchor man, had reasons to be happy and, if tradition holds true, Tom GIBSON will became the first member of our class to make admiral for placing our cap on the Herndon Monument three years ago.

As for class business at this point—everyone should be receiving his copy of the class directory in the next couple of days. We plan to have several publications of this in later years. Other classes have found them quite successful and informative when setting up class reunions and other get-togethers. The expense of this directory, as well as the class gift, which is to be the lighting of the chapel dome, will be covered by the class fund. The remaining money will be left to draw interest and be used when needed at future dates.

Also, in the way of class business, the class officers presented on the behalf of the class three bronze plaques with our class crest to the Superintendent, the Commandant and our class officer representative, LtCol. Bendell, in appreciation of their work for our class. A copy of the plaque will also be displayed permanendy in the first class room of the Officers' Club at the Academy.

For those going to the San Diego area for TAD, schools, or permanent assignments, there are several parties planned for the summer months. Further word will be published or provided by way of the grapevine.

On the wedding scene, our class president. Bob SPOONER, married the former Miss Arden Anderson in a ceremony at the chapel after graduation.

Sam LINCOLN flew to Australia to marry the former Miss Liz Divers on 18 June. Locally, the chaplains were kept busy after graduation with 58 weddings in three days, with over 40 on graduation day.

Be sure to let me know any news of your weddings, vacations or duty assignments at the above address. As my address changes, it will be published in Shipmate.

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ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWS BALTIMORE Mr. Frank Hennessy, director of community relations of the National Brewing Co., gave an illustrated lecture about the Chesapeake Bay country and the State of Maryland at the May dinner meeting held on the 17th at Bernie Lee's Penn Hotel, Towson. His topic was "The Land of Pleasant Living."

Mr. Hennessy is an honorary Commodore of the Chesapeake Bay and is an avid sailor, frequently at the helm of the skipjack CHESTER PEAKE, the company's Chesapeake Bay sailing craft.

Chapter officers were elected at the 19 April meeting, with Murray Blank '58, president; John Davis '24, vice president, and Charles Brooks '58, secretary.

BOSTON The annual meeting and election of officers was held on 10 May at the Officers' Club, Charlestown Navy Yard, with T. T. Craven, Jr. '25, elected president. Annual reports were given by committee chairmen, and a general discussion followed.

Other officers elected were RAdm. Alvan Fisher, USNR (Ret.) '22, vice president; G. Gilbert Tallau '56, secretary; M. B. Duffill '27, treasurer. RAdm. W. H. Buracker '20 was elected trustee for a three-year term, and past president W. J. Toner, Jr. '43 is the national trustee elected for one year.

BREMERTON The local midshipmen, class of 1970, and their parents were honored guests of the Bremerton area alumni at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The delicious dinner was followed by the movie, "Ring of Valor," and an informal discussion of traditions at the Naval Academy. Dancing to music by the club's band concluded the evening.

Honored midshipmen of '70 were John Nute, George Hill, Gary Simpson and Clement Deltete.

Alumni and their wives attending were LCdr. and Mrs. Don Stuart '55, Cdr. and Mrs. Chuck Slonin '47, hosts; Frank Monroe, Jr. '25, John Weber '34, John Chelgren, Warren Chase '53, James Cline '25, John McDonnell '55, Dean Hines, Sam Layn '55, Steven McGanka '59, and Dan Richardson '59, and their ladies.

This was the second get-together of the chapter.

CARACAS Newly elected chapter officers are RAdm. Jose Constantino Seijas V., VN (USNA '47), president; Capt. Daniel W. Abercrombie, USN (Yale '37), vice president; Lt. Royal G. C. CoUette, (SC) USN (Nordieastern '59), and Cdr. L. G. Scliris, USN (Ret.) '45, secretary.

During the annual Christmas party held at Mr. H. F. Rodner's home, the outgoing officers were thanked for their well-done job during '65. In addition, RAdm. Daniel Gamez Calcano, the outgoing president, was presented with an engraved silver tray.

Recenriy, personnel of the National War College stopped in Caracas as part of their indoctrination.

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his home. Among those attending were LCol. Jack Williams '42, Capt. D. W. Abercrombie of Yale '38, Capt. Ralph Hilson '45, Henry Rodner '43, Cdr. Les Kelley '46, LCol. Bill Bodager, USAF '49, Lt. Jim McKinney '60, Col. Mac Richards '42, MGen. A. P. Tacon, Deputy Commandant of the National War College; Capt. E. M. Beauchamp, Capt. Bill Lahodney and Cdr. Lou Scliris '45.

Captains D. Paolucci '44 and R. Alderton '45 were invited but could not attend.

During the regular March luncheon the following members were present: RAdm. Jesus Carbonell 1., RAdm. Jose C. Seijas V., RAdm. Francisco Lares, RAdm. D. Gamez C , RAdm. Antonio R. Eljuri Yunez S., Lt. J. B. McKinney, Cdr. Rex Kelley, LCdr. D. Abrahamson, Lt. R. Collette, Mr. Henry Rodner, Mr. G. Maxfield. Group Captain V. Rees, British Naval and Air Attache, was a guest.

The April luncheon was attended by Capt.

D. W. Abercrombie, Maj. J. Oliveira, Col. W. L. Smidi, Cdr. A. R. Kelley, Lt. Cavaleri, Lt. Dan Moody, Mr. Nat Heller, Adm. A. R. Eljuri, Adm. Jose C. Seijas V., Lt. J. B. McKinney, Mr. Frank H. Storms, Mr. G. Maxfield, Lt. Becker and Mr. Henry Rodner.

To all alumni who may be in Caracas, the monthly meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month at 1200 at the Club 200, Edificio Luz Electrica, Avenida Urdaneta.

CHICAGO The April meeting was held on the first in the wardroom of the Chicago Naval Armory. Attending were: Bernie and Phyllis Baylan '50, Larry and Phyllis Novak '52, Winston and Bonnie Abernathy '46, Jack and Lolly Bailey '44, Orrie and Maggie Crepeau '44, Tom and Jane McCook '46, Frank and Irene Sheahen '45, Bob McCarthy '45, Mike Berngard '49, Doug Nankervis '46, Jim Gillman '56, Red Morse '29, Ed Pearce '23, Chuck Prieb '53, Sandy Sandquist '44, and Walt Rose '45.

It was announced that Orrie Crepeau, the immediate past chapter president, has been appointed general manager of the Inland Steel Company in East Chicago.

COLORADO The annual meeting and election of officers took place on 27 May with the following results: President, Dale McCormick '47 of Littleton, president; Capt. Renfro Turner '36 of Colorado Springs, Capt. Thomas Burley '41 of Boulder, and Steve Arnold '56 of Monument, vice presidents; Tom Madigan '45 of Denver, secretary-treasurer.

Don Webster '32 of Denver is the welcoming committee chairman, and roster committee chairman is Wayne Brown '37 of Denver.

Capt. Turner reported that all arrangements have been completed for tickets to the Navy-Air Force football game this fall. He will correspond directly with each member about 1 Sept. for the purchase of these tickets.

CORONADO The Coronado chapter held its quarterly meeting on 14 April at the Naval Air Station, North Island Officers' Club, with VAdm. R. E. Libby '22,

chapter president, presiding. Some 53 members and guests attended.

Capt. H. S. Abbett '07 and Lt. M. A. Seelig '62 represented the senior and junior classes present. Senior Chief Journalist Sweig from the Eleventh Naval District Public Information Office gave an interesting slide presentation of "Sealab IL" Adm. Libby proposed that the Coronado alumni recommend to the Secretary of the Navy that a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier be named in memory of the late Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. The resolution was passed unanimously.

MIAMI An enjoyable and well-attended get-together was held at the Sweden House in Ft. Lauderdale on 24 April, with the following attending with their ladies: Cdr. Hugh L. White '13, VAdm. E. H. Von Heimburg '19, Capt. M. E. Crist '20, vice president and treasurer. Brig. Gen. George O'Shea '22, Capt. L. B. Farrell '21, and guest; Col. William Mitchel '22, Capt. Frank Zotti '22, and guest; Cdr. Vincent Gallagher '22, Mr. O. P. Alford '22, RAdm. Lewis Parks '25, Capt. Charles Ryan '25, Capt. A. D. Kramer '25, LCdr. C. S. McKinney '25, RAdm. A. L. Warburton '23, Capt.

Stanley Nichols '26, RAdm. William Brockman '27, Cdr. E. C. "Turk" Powell '27, president and secretary, and guest; RAdm. John Wulff '31, Capt.

Louis Bellis '31, RAdm. Richard L. Poor '33, and Capt. E. C. Oberlin '05, the chapter's senior member.

A dinner-dance was held at the Coral Gables Country Club on 24 Feb., and the following attended, with their wives: Cdr. Hugh L. White '13, Capt. M. E. Crist '20, vice president; Cdr. Vincent Gallagher '22, Mr. O. P. Alford '22, Cdr. Walter Ginn '23, RAdm. A. L. Warburton '24, Cdr. E. C. Powell '27, VAdm. Albert J. Fay '28, RAdm. Richard Poor '33, Capt. B. F. Thorn '33, Capt. Verne Thompson, honorary member.

NEWPORT Mr. A. F. Brennan, director of enrollment and Medicare coordinator for Blue Cross and Physicians Service for the state of Rhode Island, addressed members at their regular monthly dinner meeting on 26 April. His subject was "Medicare and Its Significance to the Naval Officer."

Capt. Thomas A. Brown '35 presided at the meeting held in the Fleet Room of the Officers' Club, Naval Base.

Those attending were D. W. Olney '30, Scott Umsted '15, J. P. Carney '21, L. W. McKeehan '07, R. E. Dees '17, P. C. Staley '33, F. L. Robbins '23, L. F. Welch '06, M. M. Cloukey; T. A. Brown '35, C. McR. Winslow '24, J. W. Rankin â&#x20AC;˘08, D. Carlson '29, R. King '08, Col. M. C. Shattuck; Col. A. P. Mangini, M. Carlson '16, H. H. Mcllhenny '27, G. L. Purmont '25, W. M. Foster '30, and P. C. Bennett '56.

NEW YORK Mr. John S. "Bud" Palmer, Commissioner of Public Events of New York, was guest speaker at the 17 May meeting held at the New York University Club. He told of the many problems facing the Lindsay administration and how they arc being handled.

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Mr. Palmer is a World War II naval aviator, a radio and TV sports commentator, and was a star soccer, basketball and lacrosse player while attending Princeton University.

On 21 June the speaker will be VAdm. John S. McCain, USN, who will talk on an aspect of his current position as Vice Chairman, U. S. Military Staff Committee at the United Nations.

Prospective chapter members in the metropolitan area are urged to contact Mr. William Montgomery '54, chapter vice president. New York Telephone Co., 140 West Street, New York, N. Y. 10017. Phone: 212-394-8040.

PHILADELPHIA Cdr. Macon S. Snowden '46 told of his experiences and tribulations as Air Group Commander aboard USS TICONDEROGA, at the 13 May dinner meeting held at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Officers' Club. His subject was "U. S. Naval Air Participation in Vietnam."

Cdr. Snowden is a test pilot as well as a combat pilot. He is presendy assigned to Chief of Naval Operations, having recently returned from the South China Sea. He has been selected for promotion to the rank of captain.

Chapter president Cdr. Max H. Ostrander '42 announced that the next meeting will be on 14 Oct.

RICHMOND The third meeting since reactivation of the Richmond chapter was held on 2 June at the Barksdale Theater, Hanover, Va. Cocktails, dinner and a show were the order of the evening, with wives attending. Meetings are held every two months with planned alternate day and evening meetings.

Those attending, with their ladies, were: David T. Baskett '23, C. E. Bennett '49, George Brydon '24, J. M. Cabanillas '24, Murry Clark '26, Harrison Ethridge '27, Fred Gambke '51, Joe Lee Gammon '43, Roscoe Hughes '27, L. L. Hunter '12, Robert A. Keyer '24, W. G. Maser '53, Jewett P. Moncure '20, S. R. Povedano '63, Olin Scoggins '23, Robert J. Spolyar '60, E. J. Taylor '44, John R. Weddell '58, L. V. Wickam '45, W. C. Wickham '09, I. R. Williams '50, C. F. Wortham '43, with guest, and W. E. Cartwright '60.

Officers are Fred Gambke, president; Joe Lee Gammon, vice president, and R. A. Keyer, secretary and treasurer.

SANTA BARBARA Members of the chapter, and their ladies, met in the El Encanto Hotel on 21 May for a dinner symposium stimulated by a discussion of the impact of the expanding University of California

at Santa Barbara upon the community. The campus ranks third in size among the University's nine campuses and paces all of them in rate of growth.

Dr. Theodore Harder (Capt. USNR Ret.), registrar, and Lt. Col. Eugene A. Dueber, USMC (Ret.), administrative associate of the University, conducted the program which brought out the problem of encouraging campus growth with grace.

Two new members of the chapter were introduced, RAdm. William R. Sheeley, USN (Ret.) '30, and Mr. Rae Richerson '52 of Lompoc who is an aspirant to the Congress of the United States. Two associate members also attended, Mrs. P. O. Parmelee and Mrs. Harry D. Power. The latter is the widow of the recently deceased chapter president who was awarded an honorary Lifetime Associate Membership in the Santa Barbara Chapter.

Attending the meeting were Hans Ertz '12, Herb Anderson and Franklin Erby '17, Dudley Brown '19, Ells Roth '21, Lee Whitgrove '22, Crutch Adair and Art Wood '24, Morgan Powell '25, Ray Conner, Harold Feiock, Bowen McLeod, Bill Moore and Bill Sheeley '30, Hart Kait '34, Al Bowker '35, John Bartol, Bob Bywater and Nathan Post '38, Gene Dueber '40, Swede Momsen '42, Scott Daubin '45, Russ Christian '48, and Rae Richerson '52.

Current officers are Gene Dueber '40, president; Hamilton Hauck '38 and Morgan Powell '25, council members; Bill Moore '30, vice president, and Ells Roth '21, secretary-treasurer.

SEATTLE A spring formal replaced the regular May meeting, and a cocktail hour and dinner meeting were held on 6 April at the Commissioned Officers' Mess (Open), Naval Supply Depot. Mr. J. R. James talked about the Old Curiosity Shop following the dinner hour.

Attending were the following members and guests: Eric Barr '11, Eric Barr, Jr. '34, Frank Barr, guest; C. B. Bergquist '42, J. L. Brown '23, James B. Burrow '33, Jack Colley '32, Leo Culjat '42, H. A. Downs '23, C. D. Emory '21, W. E. Ferrall '27, Earl Finnery '32, Jim Flenniken '32, Robert R. Fox, Jr. '22, M. W. Graybill '27, C. F. Greber '21, Harold W. Johnston, guest; R. E. Jones, Jr. '44, Don Krick '30, H. L. Lasell '39, H. N. Longfield '45, H. L. McCallum '35, M. E. Norton '39, Bob O'Neill '38, J. A. Prichard '27, H. E. Regan '22, Rolo Ross '37, E. D. Rover '21, Bob Schelling '38, F. D. Schwartz '33, R. Topper, Jr. '24, G. C. Towner '24, N. F. Varney '38, Frank Watkins '22, J. L. Wilfong '26 and R. H. Yerbury '46.

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A standing ovation was awarded Adm. David L. McDonald, Chief of Naval Operations, following his talk to chapter members on 19 May. The meeting was held at the Army and Navy Club, with the admiral discussing the role of the Navy and Marine Corps in the Vietnam war. A question and answer period followed.

VAdm. Harry Sears presided at this last meeting of the season. He paid tribute to the speakers who participated in the year's programs and introduced the active duty officers present.

The following chapter officers were elected for the coming year: president, RAdm. Frederic S. Withington '23; first vice president, VAdm. John Sylvester '26; second vice president, Capt. Robert M. Barnes '27; third vice president, Capt. Henry Williams '31; secretary, RAdm. R. F. Hunter '31, and treasurer, Mr. A. L. Mathers '31.

The class of 1928 turned out almost to the last man in order to win the sweepstakes for the most members attending. RAdm. A. H. Van Keuren '03 was the senior alumnus present, and the class of '54 was the junior represented.

The next meeting will be on the regular meeting date of the third Wednesday in September.

WILMINGTON Capt. Herbert H. Ries '43, executive officer of Bancroft Hall, USNA, gave a slide presentation showing the military side of life at the Naval Academy at the 29 May meeting.

The dinner meeting was held at the Executive Inn with RAdm. John F. Davidson '29 presiding.

At the 28 April meeting the speaker was Capt.

Warren Taylor '45, who talked on the academic program at USNA. Members attending were Akens '54, Allen '42, Altergott '60, Angstadt '39, Becker '38, Bradbury '25, Campbell '45, Chote '49, Davis '46, Davidson '29, Dean '39, Dobson '45, Bob Downes '27, Engler '50, Eppes '35, Faucett '46, Fitzwilliam '27, Grossman, Jr. '34, Grossman, III '60, Hansen '45, Hart '45, Hindman '39, Kaigler '35, Miller '34, Nichols '46, Pawley '22, Robinson '42, Sands '27, Sentman '25, Simon '48, Don Smith '46, Sparks '60, Strahorn '29, Swanson '49, Von Kempen '50, Walker '46, Wendelburg '33, and Zimmer '23.

A luncheon meeting of the officers was held on 10 May when future plans were discussed. These include guest nights, ladies night, and bus trips to a Navy football game and to the Army-Navy game at Philadelphia.

Layton Allen '42 will attend the regional directors meeting of the National Alumni Association as an observer on 1-2 June in Annapolis.

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O R D E R E D TO W A S H I N G T O N , D. C.7 We specialize in the District and Maryland. lOO's of listings, rentals and complete insurance facilities. Inquiries invited. Contact Walter M. J o h n s o n , J r . '47.

DISTRICT-MARYLAND R E A L T Y . I N C .

5504 Connecticut Avenue, N . W .

Washington 15. D. C.

Inc.

Builders & Developers

P.O. BOX 1828 • Annapolis, Md. Tel. 974-0711

U.S.N.A.

A R E T I R E M E N T H O M E for h a p p y living. S u m m e r breezes, w i n t e r comfort, spacious rooms, screened porches, Chesapeake Bay view, fish, crab, oysters, congenial neighbors, low taxes. PEGGY G I L L R E A L E S T A T E , M A T H E W S , VA.

I N V E S T M E N T S IN STOCKS, BONDS, M U T U A L F U N D S A L B E R T M. AMES '60 ESTABROOK & CO. since 1851 Members New York, American & Boston Stock Exchanges 80 P i n e Street, New York, N . Y. C a l l : (212) W H 4-7800

REGISTER

The NEW EDITION with address changes as reported

OF

100-DAY FREE TRIAL!!! .\ long experienced investment adviser, listed in the " L E A D I N G M E N I N T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S O F A M E R I C A " ( 1 9 6 5 ) a n d in T H E BLUE GRASS S T A T E W H O ' S W H O ( 1 9 6 6 ) .

ALUMNI

R. A d m . Ion Purseil, USN (Ret.) c/o Pursell's Investment Service Southern Hotel, Frankfort, Kentucky

FOR

1966

Enclosed is my check (M. O.) for $_

to 30 Nov. 1965 can be obtained by filling in this coupon and mailing it with your check to

Name

ALUMNI HOUSE ANNAPOLIS, MD. 21402

Address

Check or money order should be for $4 plus postage {75^ east of Mississippi; $1.25 west of Mississippi).

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ALUMNI CHAIRS FOR YOUR LIVING ROOM OR DINING ROOM, YOUR STUDY OR BEDROOM, EVEN IN THE HALLWAY

The Admiral

The Commodore

Boston Rocker (just made available)

Three alumni chairs are now available. They make handsome and appreciated gifts.

The chairs are made of northern yellow birch—expert workmanship—attractive black and gold coloring—highest quality throughout—proportions just right. The rocker comes with black arms only.

Shipped in cartons from Gardner, Mass., by express collect. Prices: the A d m i r a l , $33.00, the Commodore, $22.00, the Rocker, $29.00.

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$29.00

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DINNER PLATES CUPS AND SAUCERS

Sets of eight plates in STAFFORDSHIRE BLUE The Chapel

$28.00

Naval Academy Hop 1869 U.S.N.A. circa 1858

Sailboat Drill

Dress Parade

Bancroft Hall

Alumni House

Color Guard

Sets of six plates in MULBERRY Color Guard

$15.00 Alumni House

Bancroft Hall

Chapel Altar

Rotunda

Tecumseh

Sets of four cups and saucers Staffordshire Blue $16.00

Order and check addressed to USNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, ALUMNI HOUSE Annapolis, Maryland 21402 v/ill receive prompt and careful attention

Newly added to the list of items that may be purchased at Alumni House is an assortment of

FINE CLEAR CRYSTAL each piece bearing an etched replica of the Naval Academy Seal. Sets of six are obtainable in 12-ounce Hi Ball glasses, 8 and 14-ounce Old Fashion glasses, Whiskey Sours and Pilsners . . . all handsome gifts that will grace any table or party.

Presented also are: STERLING SILVER JIGGERS WITH THE USNA SEAL, REED & BARTON GOLD FILLED PEN AND PENCIL SETS BY CROSS, EACH WITH THE SEAL OVAL AND RECTANGULAR ASH TRAYS OF SMOKED SWEDISH GLASS with the NAVAL ACADEMY SEAL on each.

Please mail the indicated items to Name .

Address

-, payable to the USNA My check for |_ Alumni Association, is enclosed.

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