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Shipmate Volume 36, Number 10 Executive Director W. S. BUSIK, '43 Captain, U. S. Navy (Retired)

Assistant to the Executive Director RICHARD A. TEEL, '36 Captain, U. S. Navy (Retired)

Director of Publications ROY C. SMITH, III, '34 Captain, USNR (Retired)

Executive Secretary BARRIE DUREE

Editorial Assistant SUSAN STONE

Contributors PAUL R. SCHRATZ FRED LARDNER BUDD THALMAN R. LEE CULVER

November, 1973

FEATURES Armistice Night 10 A Different Birthday

by Gen. Robert E. Cushman, USMC 15 Marines and the Total Force Policy

by LCol. John G. Miller, USMC 17 Bahrain, Modern and Ancient 22 CinC Nelm's First Visit to the Middle East

by Capt. John C. Woelfel, USN (Ret.) 23 Escorted Convoys, Do We Need Them ?

by Capt. Roland A. Bowling, USN 26 Types at the Critique

by RAdm. J. Lloyd Abbot, Jr., USN (Ret.) 30 Past or Future 31 The USNA Graduate in the Air Force

by LCol. Robert J. Lucas, USAF and Maj. William E. Hodge, USAF 34 The Nimitz Library 39 Dedication Address: The Nimitz Library 41 Dashiel's Punt 47 DEPARTMENTS Contributor's Biographies 4 The Mail Bag 5 Sea Breezes 7 All Hands 8 Alumni Tour Dope 12 Lucky Bag of Books 43

Opinions expressed in Shipmate are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions, policy or attitude of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, its officers or the editorial staff. All pictures are official Department of Defense photographs unless otherwise credited.

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Contributors' Biographies L I E U T E N A N T COLONEL J O H N G. MILLER, USMC An Annapolis Navy junior, John Miller was commissioned from the Yale ROTC in 1957. After completing Infantry/Airborne School at Fort Benning, he spent 1965-66 in Vietnam with the First Marines. He was then assigned to the staff of CINCLANT, graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College and completed the Marine Advisor Course at Quantico.

In 1970-71 he was back in Vietnam as Advisor to the RVN Marines at battalion, brigade and division level. He now heads the Research and Appraisal Branch of the Special Projects Directorate at Hq USMC.

C A P T A I N R O L A N D A. B O W L I N G , U S N Captain Bowling enlisted in the Navy in 1940, was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1942 and graduated in the Class of 1946. He is a submariner and qualified deep sea diver who has commanded three minesweepers, a submarine, a submarine rescue ship, the yacht SEQUOIA and USS MOUNT MCKINLEY (AGC-7). His extensive ASW experience includes staff duties with ASWGRU 3 and as ASW Officer for COMFIRSTFLT. At present he is Commander, Service Group ONE.

C A P T A I N J O H N C. WOELFEL, U S N (RET.) A 1927 USNA graduate, Capt. Woelfel was ordered to Cairo in 1946 as Naval Technical Officer, responsible for the monthly procurement of five million barrels of petroleum for the U.S. Armed Forces and UNRRA as well as operational control of forty tankers. On retirement in 1955 he joined Richfield Oil as Manager of Tanker Operations, qualified as a Naval Architect, supervised the first West Coast jumbo tanker conversion and the building of tankers in foreign yards. He also served as President of the Pacific American Tankship Association.

REAR A D M I R A L J. LLOYD A B B O T , JR., U S N (RET.) "Doc" Abbot '39 is from an all-Navy family; his father an Academy graduate of I9I2 and his sons of 1965 and 1966. He retired on I July 1972 and was recalled to active duty on I November as Director of Educational Development on the staff of the Chief of Naval Training. His particular responsibilities are the NROTC, NJROTC, Officer Indoctrination and Graduate Education programs plus a new project, "The Navy Campus For Achievement." This article was drawn from experiences as Inspector General Atlantic Fleet before retirement.

L I E U T E N A N T COLONEL R O B E R T J. LUCAS, USAF MAJOR WILLIAM E. H O D G E , USAF Because of space limitations here, these biographies are printed together with their article, The USNA Graduate in the Air force.

P A U L R. S C H R A T Z Ph.D., retired USN '39 and Director of International Studies at U. of Missouri, now serving as senior staff officer of the joint White House/Congressional, bipartisan. Commission on the Organization of tile Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy. His naval service included policy and planning roles and attendance at the Naval and National War Colleges as both student and faculty member. He was the first naval officer to receive a Mershon doctoral fellowship at Ohio Stale and a Wilton Park fellowship from the British Foreign Office.

T H O M A S F. BATES A 1960 graduate of Notre Dame, Tom Bates became Director of Public and Sports Information at Gannon College in Erie, Pa., in 1961, and also was publicity assistant for the All-America Bowl Football game at Buffalo in 1962-63. In 1967 he was appointed Director of Sports Information at Lafayette College, where his publications won honors for editorial excellence and his peers rewarded him with high offices in their professional associations. He joined Navy's staff in September 1973.

FRED W. L A R D N E R '22 "Fred Lardner '22, who writes our legislative reports, has been a newspaper reporter, business magazine writer and department store advertising manager in Chicago; a correspondent for newspapers, business and military magazines and a managing editor in Washington. He has done many things in the editorial field, except making money. About 35 years ago he received a Christmas card from a girl co-worker with the greeting, 'From one editorial bum to another.' Believing that this girl would not push him too hard, he married her." FWL

R I C H A R D LEE CULVER Midshipman Culver '74, First Regimental Commander for the first set of academic year 1973-74, is from Saugus, California. He majors in Ocean Engineering and is a Trident Scholar. He is a member of the Brigade boxing team and of the Academy Sailing Squadron, is a scuba diver and skier, and expects to qualify as a parachute jumper this summer. At present he plans for a Marine Corps commission following graduation.

The Mail Boat shipmate: The reprint of your grandfather's letter on the Batde of Santiago, which appeared recently in Shipmate, really interested me. Your grandfather graduated in 1878, as did mine— Harry McL. P. Huse—later to become a Vice Admiral, Congressional Medal of Honor, etc. etc. He, too, was at Santiago as Exec of the GLOUCESTER, a converted yacht gunboat which your grandfather mentions in his letter. According to The Log of the Gloucester and numerous historical reports, this ship, under the command of LCdr. Richard Wainwright, played an extremely important role in the battle and did a real bang up job. Much like Bulkeley's PT Boats.

After she sank a couple of Spanish destroyers she picked up fleet survivors, one of whom was the Spanish Admiral Cervera. He was, of course, soaking wet, so Huse gave him his best suit of civilian clothes. Cervera, in turn gave him the soaking wet uniform. In several instances, including your grandfather's letter, comments were made af)out the old clothes worn by the Spanish officers. This always amused Huse, who thought his suit was of the finest tailoring and material.

Among Huse's most treasured possessions were the buttons, shoulder marks and medal from Cervera's uniform. Year's ago Cervera's son or grandson wrote Huse asking him for half the insignia, which was promptly sent off to him.

Today, hanging in my smdy and beautifully framed are the medal, one shoulder bar and half the uniform buttons. Believe me, I treasure these as much as Huse did. One more item is a powdered sugar spoon from the CRISTOBAL COLON and, above all, a copy of The Log of the GLOUCESTER. The first Spanish flag to be taken, by Huse and a landing party, I hate to admit, resides in a drawer in the Naval Academy Museum.

Jim Hunirichouse '32

and then my husband, Lt. Clyde W. Smith '20.

Last is Lt. John Murphy, who was not an Academy graduate.

I regret that I cannot fill in any of the other blanks, especially among the enlisted personnel.

One of them was Pat Byrne, who had more flying time than anyone in naval aviation at the time—over 4,000 hours.

Edna Lofrus Smith Major USMCR (Ret.)

Shipmate: The photograph on page 53 of the June 1973 issue was of great interest to my husband, RAdm. Clyde W. Smith, USN (Ret.), and me. He was stationed at NAS Norfolk in 192729 and was Flight Officer of the squadron. . . .

For historical purposes the unidentified personnel should have names where it is possible to provide them. Here are the officers of the bottom row: From left to right the first officer is Lt. James H. (Hoot) McKay '20. The officer next to him is LCdr. Carlos Castillo B. of the Mexican Navy, one of the numerous VIP's who took the indoctrination course. Aside from being Mexico's senior naval aviator, he was also a part time torero and once sent us the ear of a bull he had killed. Next to him is Lt. Miles Browning '18

Shipmate: Referring to the June photo on page 53 and my wife's letter about it, the CPO at left of the bottom row is possibly CAP Mike LaPorte.

Second from the left in the second row is positively CAP Pat Byrne. The last time I saw him was at NAF circa 1943 when he was a LCdr. and probably head of the flight division. I recognize the faces of the other chiefs but can't place their names.

As I recall it, the " B " in Carlos Castillo's name is Breton. I cross-countried with him a lot. He drove me wild. His policy was to be the boldest, not the oldest.

Clyde W. Smith '20 Here is the picture as printed last June. Can anyone else complete the identifications?

Aviation Indoctnnanun, NAS Norfolk, July/August 1928: bottom row—?, ?, ?, Lt. Miles Browning, ?, Lt. Murphy, ?; second row—?, .?, Joe Carey, Dutch Deutermann, N. W. Lowrey, ?, Dick Wagner, Gill Richardson, Bud Southwick, ?; third row—Al Devaney, Mac Mcllhenny, Alex Kowlczyk, R. A. Johnson, E. Eckelmeyer, Frank Virden, F. N. Taylor '26, Ted Moore; fourth row—C. R. Rohweder '26, Francis McCann, and C. L. Carpenter '26

U.S. Naval Home Philadelphia, Pa. 10 September 1973 From: Residents, U.S. Naval Home To: The Editor, Shipmate Subject: 50th Anniversary of RAdm. Robert H. Speck, USN (Ret.) On 15 August 1973 Rear Admiral Speck completed a half century of U.S. naval service. In these days when the Armed Forces are in need of reports of outstanding deeds and achievements.

Admiral Speck's fifty years of dedicated and distinguished service is surely worthy of notice and publicity.

Admiral Speck is the 51st Governor of the U.S. Naval Home, which covers 150 years of naval history. Its Governors and its residents have helped make the Navy's traditions play a major part in the history of the United States of America.

Henry J. Holzhauer For all the Residents

Shipmate has received the follotving letter from the C. E. Lummus Company: "We are looking for graduate engineers to fill vacancies at our field jobsites. Because of the high quality of your Academy graduates, we would appreciate it if your office could inform those who are seeking employment as engineers to contact Lummus regarding a possible position with our firm. We are looking for construction engineers, office engineers, and cost engineers as well as material control supervisors (logisticsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;these individuals do not need an engineering degree).

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Shipmate: The September issue of Shipmate informed us that in July of this year. Admiral James O. Richardson became our oldest living alumnus. He thus joined a company enjoying a very special distinction, including many who had rendered outstanding and dedicated services to their country, reflecting great credit upon their service, their alma mater, and themselves. Cynics might contend that the requirements to reach this unique stams are quite simpleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to have attended the Naval Academy and to have enjoyed a long life. While this is true, it would seem improper not to take note of the considerable contributions and legacy left by the former oldest living graduates to those now serving. A brief look at Admiral Richardson's naval career will bear out that he is well fitted to join the list of those who preceded him for, unmistakably, his naval career was one of great accomplishment and of exemplary service to his country. It was a career which younger officers might well seek to emulate, as were those of his two immediate predecessors. Admirals Richard Harrison Jackson and Henry Williams.

Versatility is not an uncommon attribute of Naval Academy alumni. James O. Richardson throughout his naval service demonstrated this characteristic, and with a high degree of excellent performance in varied assignments.

Upon graduation from the Academy in 1902 he served on the Asiatic station for two years performing deck and gunnery duties. On one of his ships, the MONADNOCK, his turret stood one in its class. Returning to the Adantic in 1905, he served in the NASHVILLE, the TENNESSEE, in command

of the TiNGEY and, later, the STOCKTON with additional duty in command of the Third Division, Adantic Torpedo Flotilla.

He was assigned to the Post Graduate Engineering School when it was first established in Annapolis in 1909. Upon completion of the two-year course, he performed engineering duties in the Adantic Fleet including Senior Engineering Officer of the DELAWARE and subsequently reported to the Bureau of Steam Engineering in 1914 for duty.

His interest in the potential of fuel oil for naval propulsion resulted in formation of the Naval Fuel Oil Board, of which he was a member. The report of this Board led to the construction of the Naval Fuel Depot, Yorktown, Va., and fuel oil reserves at other stations.

From 1917 to 1919 he was in the NEVADA, serving first as Navigator then as Executive Officer. His next assignment took him to his alma mater. Members of the classes of 1921 through 1925 will remember him as Head of the Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Construction from 19191922.

Commander Richardson was commander of the South China Patrol during 1923-1924. Subsequent duties included assignments as Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, Commander Destroyers, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe, and Director of Officer Personnel, Bureau of Navigation (later the Bureau of Naval Personnel). In 1931 he became commanding officer of the AUGUSTA, and was her CO when she became Flagship of Commander Scouting Force. In 1933 Captain Richardson attended the Naval War College at Newport and was then ordered as Budget Officer of the Navy Department. Important duties followed that assignment beginning in 1935: command of Cruiser Division Six, Chief of Staff and Aide to the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Fleet, and Commander Destroyers, Scouting Force.

In June 1937 he became Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations, a year later becoming Chief of the Bureau of Navigation. Increasingly important duties followed when in 1939 he became Commander Battle Force, with the rank of Admiral. After serving in this command less than seven months he, on January 6, 1940, was advanced to the highest command afloat, Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet. He served in this assignment until February 4, 1941, when he was relieved of command and reverted to his permanent rank of Rear Admiral.

Prior to being relieved as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, Admiral Richardson had been having a running disagreement with his superiors in Washington concerning the basing of the U.S. Fleet in Hawaiian waters. Samuel Elliot Morison has written that Admiral Richardson was not the type of naval officer who simply does what he is told and asks no questions. The Admiral opposed basing the Fleet permanently at Pearl Harbor for both security and logistic reasons. He considered that the Fleet would be more effectively combat ready if based on West Coast facilities in the event of a showdown with the Japanese. A few months prior to his relief as C I N C U S , Admiral Richardson made a trip to Washington seeking to convince his superiors, including the President, that an undermanned and unprepared fleet at Pearl Harbor could not control increasingly threatening Japanese

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actions as well as one fully prepared and based on the West Coast. Morison has stated, "if Richardson's views had prevailed, the Pacific Fleet could not have been the victim of a surprise attack."

What might have transpired is of course a matter of conjecmre; however, one fact seems evident.

Admiral Richardson left to the fellow alumni who followed him a fine example of standing firmly in the courage of his convictions, and not compromising with what he considered best for his country.

He then served as a member of the General Board, Navy Department, until May 1942. On October 1, 1942, he was transferred to the retired list with the rank of Admiral. Admiral Richardson continued on active duty as Executive Vice President of the Navy Relief Society until May 1945. From June 1944 until April 1945 he served as Senior Member of the "Special Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee" on reorganization of National Defense. His views on the Act creating a single Department of Defense are interesting. He believed that it would have been difficult to devise a less efficient or more wasteful organization than that which was originally created and later gready expanded. It is a certainty that in the eyes of a vast number, this belief has unfortunately been confirmed.

Frank V. Rigler '23

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Big Brother Is Listening An item in the current Industrial Research date-lined Annapolis reports a new method of keeping personnel alert in jobs requiring special concentration over long periods of time. The system, called an "attention level analyzer," is a brain monitor designed to sound a buzzer when it discovers that the subject is daydreaming.

If the buzzing fails to break the trance, a second alarm sounds to notify a supervisor or monitor of the difficulty.

The principle behind the device was discovered by Karel Montor, an assistant professor of management science at the Naval Academy, who noted that 75% of us exhibit a brainwave pattern during daydreaming which is significantly different from the pattern during periods of concentrationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;easily measured with a simple electro-encephalogram. The device may find important uses for pilots, particularly during critical periods of takeoff and landing, for air controllers, radar and sonar operators, long distance truck drivers, and others for whom an unintentional cat-nap on the job can mean extreme danger. The professor perfected the attention-level analyzer by feeding into the electro-encephalogram orders that the device should allow a certain amount of daydreaming before blowing the whistle.

So far, so good. In testing his thesis, however, Professor Montor carried out basic studies on 100 midshipmen whose attention tended to wander when they were supposed to be studying. In the interest of scientific advancement this is all very well, but to relate it even in test stages to midshipmen enjoying the perfectly natural and time honored institution of doping off suggests awesome potentials.

Presuming the story is straight, we interviewed our friend Professor Tolliver Shipwright, and he went right to the heart of it.

"The idea of a device that sounds a buzzer when a midshipman is daydreaming strikes me as the most subversive invention since the clock. Talk about regimentation ! All the great changes toward liberalizing the curriculum and improving the academic climate of the Academy

achieved in recent years might well be destroyed in a trice."

"But aren't you being just a bit hypersensitive.' Granted that the national conscience wallowing in Watergate is scarred by hypersensitive concern for invasion of privacy and the freedom of life and liberty. Aren't you getting a little uptight about a perfectly sound and useful piece of equipment.?"

"I am not one of those who believes the Statue of Liberty has a microphone imbedded in the torch. Look at the practical side of it. Can you visualize an air controller or night flier in an aircraft carrier trying to do a job while wired to an electro-encephalogram, power-packs, transmitters, monitors and what not? Why not mechanize the whole operation and put in a robot for the truck driver or pilot.?"

"Well, professor, what's your evaluation of the whole project.?"

"Simple! It's a hoax put out by some jolly fellow at West Point. This is the season, you know!" * * * * Lest the casual reader be taken in by the above whimsy, we assure you that there really is a Professor Montor. He claims the "attention level analyzer" cannot be used without the complete and total cooperation of the volunteer and many potential users are interested. A TV network wants to buy a unit to test the attentiveness of viewers to commercials; mental institutions are hoping to use it to measure progress with exceptional children, and a Boston University graduate student is doing a doctoral dissertation looking into the difference in concentration levels of students exposed to various teaching methods such as TV, visual aids, and stimulating or dull lecturers. ^

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All Hands Mrs. Augustus C. Long Christens Largest Tanker In Texaco's Fleet Mrs. Doris Penrose Long, wife of Augustus C. Long '26, was the sponsor of Texaco's newest and largest mammoth tanker, the 272,000-deadweight-ton TEXACO

SPAIN, in christening ceremonies held this summer at the Astano shipyard in El Ferrol del Caudillo, Spain.

Gus Long, former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Texaco Inc., now serving as chairman of the company's executive committee and a member of the board of directors, was on hand to skipper the christening with his bride of eight years and the couple's sevenyear-old daughter, Dorothy Sara Long.

"I am sure," said Mrs. Long, "that this ship will have a long and successful life, and will demonstrate the great skill with which she was made in El Ferrol." As she released the traditional bottle of champagne to crash against the bow, Mrs. Long became, as the Spanish say, the madrina, or godmother, of Texaco's newest mammoth tanker.

T h e TEXACO SPAIN is the first of three

new 272,000-deadweight-ton tankers being built for Texaco's international fleets by Astilleros y Talleros del Noroeste S.A. ( A S T A N O ) . She has an overall length of 1129 feet, a molded beam of 176 feet, and a maximum draft of 67 feet. T h e ship is powered by geared steam turbines developing 31,550 shaft horsepower. Service speed will be 15 knots.

When delivered later this year, the TEXACO SPAIN will join one of the world's

largest tanker fleets. At the end of the first quarter of 1973, Texaco operated 162 tankers totaling 13,700,000 deadweight tons. These included 32 mammoth tankers used exclusively in international trade totaling 7,300,000 deadweight tons.

T h e TEXACO SPAIN will carry 2,020,000

barrels of crude oil in a single voyage, enough to supply the operating needs of a 200,000-barrel-a-day refinery for more than ten days. She is the 12th mammoth

"Gus" Long '26 and his wife Doris and daughter Dorothy Sara Long are flanked by senior officers of the Spanish armed services during the playing of national anthems of Spain and the United States at christening ceremonies for the TEXACO SPAIN

tanker built since 1969 in European shipyards to serve Texaco's growing petroleum requirements. During the year 1975 the company will have at least 40 of these giant petroleum carriers in its worldwide fleets.

National Ocean Survey. T h e orthophoto imagery was combined with the regular hydrographic details generally associated with a nautical chart, such as water depths, sea bottom contours, improved channel limits and aids to navigation, to produce the sixth edition of a completely updated chart.

First American Orthophoto Nautical Chart Published

T h e orthophoto nautical chart will aid mariners by providing more land details to assist them in determining their positions at sea. It will also provide an important assist to the Coast Guard in fixing the positions of navigational aids. T h e orthophoto format eliminates the painstaking hand drafting and scribing by cartographers of intricate land details, such as roads, buildings, contours and other landmarks.

T h e publication of the first American orthophoto nautical chart, with land areas adjacent to coastal waters shown by reproductions of aerial photographs, was announced recently by the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Using a process known as orthophotography, distortions caused by the tilt of the aerial camera and by varying ground elevations are removed.

The result is a precise photograph of the earth's surface where all features appear in their correct horizontal position, including highways and streets and prominent structures.

T h e first orthophoto nautical chart (C&GS 582) covers the harbor of F t .

Pierce, Fla. It was produced by N O A A ' s

T h e National Ocean Survey also produces other orthophoto products, including Florida coastal zone maps and obstruction charts of major airports. T h e Florida maps are intended for planning purposes and as source data for selecting baseline points to establish coastal boundaries, including seaward boundaries and federal, state and private boundaries. T h e obstruction charts are used primarily for computing safe takeoff and landing loads and air safety zones.

Congratulations U.S. Naval Institute

Captain Dempsey Buder, Jr., Director of the Division of U. S. and International Studies, welcomes Lieutenant Commander Bruno S. Lepori (left), Italian Navy, and Lieutenant de Vaisseau Patrick X. de La Rochebrochard, French Navy, to their posts at the Naval Academy

New Exchange OflScers

T w o foreign exchange officers have reported for duty at the U . S. Naval Academy, Lieutenant de Vaisseau Patrick S. de la Rochebrochard, French Navy, has replaced Commander Guy Gervais de Lafond as the Exchange Officer in the French section and Lieutenant Commander Bruno S. Lepori has taken over from Commander P . M. Cordaro as Exchange Officer in the Italian section of the Naval Academy's Area-Language Studies Department.

Lieutenant de La Rochebrochard, a 1959 graduate of Ecole Navale, most recently served as commanding officer of the mine sweeper L A PAIMPOLAISE from 1971-1973.

A gunnery specialist, he was Gunnery and Company Officer on the Cadet Training Helicopter carrier JEANNE D ' A R C from

1969-71. Prior to that time, he served as gunnery officer of the Destroyer C O M -

Naval Academy was as commanding officer of the submarine LOGOBARDO with Submarine Division Three.

Commander Guy Gervais de Lafond is scheduled to report for duty with the French Navy in Paris and Commander Cordaro will attend the Naval War College in Leghorn.

T h e Naval Institute has just celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding by a group of 17 naval officers and Naval Academy professors on 9 October 1873.

T h e forum they and their successors built for the exposition and exchange of new ideas has continued through all the years since with far-reaching effects in the development of naval thought as well as in the improvement of the Navy in the areas of personnel, material and employment. Well indeed has the Naval Institute served both the Navy a n d the Nation.

Brothers Three At The Naval Academy

Reprints Available

T h e Alumni Association has available a limited number of reprints of Rear Admiral Henry Eccles' article, " T h e Vietnam Hurricane," from the July-August Shipmate, and of " T h e Laws of the Navy," published in the December 1972 issue. In the latter case, two reprints will provide four clean pages, 4'/2 x 6'/4 inches each, for framing. Cost of both reprints is fifty cents each, postpaid.

Plebes Gary and Mike Kranz get tips on Academy life from their older brother Rick, a first classman. T h e three Sunnyvale, Cal., midshipmen are the only brother trio attending the Naval Academy together until next June, when Rick is scheduled to graduate. ^

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Since that time he has served as executive and commanding officer aboard numerous submarines a n d corvettes. His most recent assignment prior to coming to the

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Armistice Night Rosyth, Scotland, 11 November 1918 Commander Eugene E. Wilson, USNR (Ret.)

The Grand Fleet lay in the Firth of Forth, That great eventful day, When the news was flashed around the world.

That the Hun had come to bay.

And signed the blooming armistice.

That took our chance away.

To sink him in the sea some misty morning.

Unlike the folks who lived ashore.

We didn't start to cheer.

But dully read the message.

That confirmed our growing fear That the Hun fleet never would come out To let us try our gear.

And shoot him full of holes, some misty morning.

And then an old tanker, all covered with grease, 'Gan tooting her siren and spelling out "Peace."

Spitting and steaming.

And howling and screaming The rocket was heard to the very North Sea. And the Grand Fleet all smiled, At the message so wild, For, the signal they heard Was a comical word: Spelling "peace" with an "s" instead of a "c"!

Soon thousands of whistles and sirens joined in; The cheering of sailors and clattering din Of rollicking folks as they beat upon tin; The bells were all ringing, The sailors al! singing.

With trumpets and bugles all blaring like sin.

And, when shades of night spread over the bay, A gleaming searchlight projected its ray.

To the heavens—where hundreds of others straightway.

Reached up to the clouds and turned night into day.

Then rockets shot up and burst overhead— Very-Lights, star-shells and night-signals red.

Sparkling and glowing And fading and growing The ear-splitting noise might have wakened the dead!

Then up at the mastheads against the black sky There swung to the breeze and floated on high.

The flags of the Allies—a light swinging by— Bathed their folds with its beam till they looked just the same!

As the glowing and flashing bright tongues of a flame.

And then came the roaring Of men's voices soaring In full-throated cheering And joyous acclaim.

Then out from the side of a Yank battleship A fifty-foot boat started out on its trip A band was on deck, but music I fear.

Must have shattered the drum of a sensitive ear It was, "Hail, Brothers, Hail! For the Gang is All Here!"

And, as they approached the Flagship, "Q.E." And arrived at the spot where the Limeys could see.

The beam of her searchlight swung over their way, And lighted them up just as clear as the day.

And at the boat's stern Old Glory waved freely; Floating majestically—beautiful—really!

Then up from the British came three rousing cheers.

That swelled in sweet music to listening ears; While the searchlight beam followed the boat out of sight And the next ship in line picked it up with her light.

With such an ovation The Great British Nation Gave Thanks to the Yanks For their part in the Fight.

The boat passing on to the end of the line.

Found her own "chummy-ship" which she knew by the sign: "Southampton," in letters writ onto the stern; And then, close aboard, the boat made a turn And swung alongside 'mid the welcoming shout— From the Britisher's sailors—the band tumbled out.

Mid welcoming throngs they were caught in a jam; Yet they managed to strike up, "Oh How Dry I Am!" Shades of George Washington! Ghosts of Cornwallis!

Who could have dreamed such a thing would befall us.?

Dancing and prancing.

Bandsmen all frantic; Officers vying to Find a new antic— And yet, you will have to admit 'twas romantic!

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Glasses were brought and all hands drank a toast Some to the guests and some to the host "Here's to the President! Here's to the King!

Long may they live and now let us sing!"

And so, arm in arm, and far into the night They tautened their friendship and promised to fight, Shoulder to shoulder and firmly to stand— That Freedom and Peace might abide in the Land Till at last came "good bye" over sparkling wine; When they joined in a circle and sang "Auld Lang Syne."

As the Yankees shoved off at exactly one bell.

They gave their good friends the Academy Yell; And shouted, "Good-bye folks; your party was swell!"

While the Limeys agreed they'd enjoyed it as well.

'Mid singing the boat steamed away in the dark; And made its way back alongside of the "ARK." No doubt the next day they all looked a fright; But who had a care on Armistice Night.''

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Reprinted from Comrades of the Mist and Other Rhymes of the Grand Fleet, 1919, by Comdr. Wilson

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Barbados Featured On Caribbean Cruise The island of Barbados will be among the ports of call on the 2nd annual alumni association Caribbean cruise, departing Baltimore January 5 on the Holland America Line's luxurious VEENDAM. Barbados is a paradise for sun-fun devotees, sightseers and photographers.

There are quaint villages, picturesque fishing boats, old schooners in the Careenage, lovely white sand beaches and eight marvellous beach-resort areas. Not to mention the best rum in the West Indies.

The healthy dry climate has ideal temperature varying between 74 and 86 degrees year-round. The small island is constantly refreshed by the northeast trade winds from the Atlantic.

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10 November 1973

Happy Birthday

Again, I have the pleasure of saluting the United States Marine Corps on the occasion of its birthday and expressing my very best wishes to the men and women of this superb organization.

For 198 years, on land and sea. Marines have distinguished their service to our great nation through courage, loyalty and devotion to duty.

We all are familiar with the quotation "Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty."

The Marine Corps has taken these words to heart and has steadfastly embraced the disciplines that ensure a strong military force in constant readiness to defend this nation. The decade of the 70's holds no promise of being an easy one for the military services. I am confident that in the years ahead the Marines will stand by their traditions and add to the heritage in which they have taken so much pride in the past.

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CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

STATEMENT BY ADMIRAL E. R. ZUMWALT, JR., USN, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, ON THE OCCASION OF 19 8TH BIRTHDAY OF U.S. MARINE CORPS, 10 NOVEMBER 1973

I take special pleasure once again in extending warm greetings to all the Marines throughout the world as you celebrate your 198th birthday.

Marines have served with the fleet since its birth in Philadelphia during the American Revolution.

The dedicated and heroic performance of those early 'Leathernecks' helped to establish the traditions of fearlessness and fidelity that have been the hallmark of the Marine Corps through the years, traditions everywhere evident in your splendid performance both then and today.

As you celebrate nearly 200 years of service, I am delighted to say, Happy Birthday, again, to the finest corps of fighting men in the world.

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To The U. S Marine Corps

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A Different Birthday General Robert E. Cushman, Jr. Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps

My 1973 Birthday message to all Marines carries the theme of a Marine Corps in transition. Change is occurring in a number of ways.

With the redeployment of Marine Aircraft Group 15 from Thailand, we celebrate our first Birthday in over a decade which has not seen Marine units in combat. Traditionally, these times when the guns are silent have been times of innovation for the Marine Corps . . . times of preparation for the challenges of the future. From such relatively quiet periods have come the development of modern amphibious assault techniques, both surface and vertical, and the introduction and refinement of weapons and equipment to support them.

Although we are now in another such period of relative calm, we did not wait for its arrival to begin our examination of new ways to cope with future requirements. Much of our new equipment is either on hand or coming shortly. New operational concepts are already being tested and refined. Although we still look years into the future, we remain ready to take on any crisis which might surface tomorrow . . . or today.

The AV-8A Harrier has taken us into a new era of tactical aviation, with its V/STOL basing flexibility which approximates that of the Helicopter. On the heels of its thousands of RAF flight hours in the NATO environment, we have tested the Harrier extensively in the United States. At sea, its operations are proving compatible with helicopter operations in the sea control role, and we are conducting similar test and evaluation in the amphibious assault role. The Harrier's high thrust-to-weight ratio, its slow speed maneuverability, and its relatively low fuel

General Robert E. Cushman, USMC '35

consumption with accompanying high fighter endurance are proving to be formidable factors in its air-to-air combat trials. We expect to complete Harrier procurement this fiscal year, ending with enough aircraft to man three operational squadrons and a training squadron.

Looking ahead, we envision a follow-on aircraft which will provide the basis for an all V/STOL light attack force in the Eighties.

After more than a year's operational experience, including a Mediterranean deployment, our new amphibious tractor, the LVTP-7, has passed its tests with flying colors. Not only has this vehicle demonstrated marked improvement over its predecessorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was obtained for less cost per copy. Within a few years, this improvement in our ship-to-shore capability will be matched by the modernization of our tank and antitank forces, to include the introduction of the M60A1 tank and the TOW and DRAGON antitank missile systems.

To make best use of these and other new developments in weapons and equipment, we are examining the structure of some of our combat and combat support units, to determine how newer mixes of men, weapons, and equipment might perform within new concepts of operation.

With the Navy, we are examining the concept of a seabased amphibious operation, designed to give the landing force commander the tactical option of sending ashore only his combat units, keeping his headquarters and support elements afloat if he chooses. Operations of this sort would be supported by a Seaborne Mobile Logistics System, also under development, which encompasses new techniques in the coordination of logistic operations, selective loading and unloading, and the conduct of landing force maintenance work aboard ship. In doing this, we are not re-writing amphibious doctrine; we are seeking to provide even greater flexibility to our amphibious warfare system, particularly in combat situations of low intensity.

We have been testing the Harrier within the framework of an operational concept which is designed to provide continuous, responsive, close air support to the landing force during all phases of an amphibious operation. The Harrier is capable of supporting the operation from the sea and from austere forward sites, more sophisticated facilities, or well established main bases ashore.

The innovative temper of these times is underscored by a growing awareness, at home and abroad, of the uniqueness and potential utility of amphibious forces in a variety of situations. The Nation is still counting on the Marines. We will continue to deserve that trust. ^

Live firing during desert training exercise ALKALI CANYON

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Marines And The Total Force Policy Lieutenant Colonel John G. Miller, USMC

Total Force is no longer a "concept." It is now the Total Force Policy.

SecDef memo 23 August 1973

Although the Secretary's recent statement was pointed specifically toward the readiness of U.S. Reserve forces, total Force operates at three interrelated levels under the strategy of Realistic Deterrence: —Within each Service, stressing the planning for integrated employment of active and Reserve forces; —Within the National defense structure, stressing employment of the Services in joint operations and in complementary functions and missions; and —Throughout the Free World, stressing the use of total military and non-military capabilities of the United States and our allies.

Although the idea of Total Force is currently receiving heavy emphasis, it is not a new one for the Marines. As a relatively small, rapidly expandable force with a rich history of expeditionary missions, the Corps has teamed up with its own Reservists and with allied forces almost by second nature. Furthermore, the long-standing Navy-Marine Corps relationship and the Corps' own unique air-ground capabilities have made it, in essence, a joint entity, able to operate within the command and control systems of the other three Services.

Marine Corps reliance on its Reserve was demonstrated during World War II, when two of every three Marines were Reservists. More dramatic, however, was the Korean experience—where General Lemuel S. Shepherd's faith in the readiness of the Reserves led him in June, 1950 to promise General Mac Arthur the 1st Marine Division in time for the Inchon landing. This required the Division—then under 8,000 strong—to more than triple its strength, to cross the Pacific, and to land within ten weeks. One of the Division's regiments, the 7th Marines, went ashore that September with over 1800 Reservists included in its total strength of 3700. Their subsequent performance under fire established their readiness as a matter of fact, not conjecture.

Throughout the Korean conflict, Reservists provided solid leadership at every echelon from fire team through regiment, and displayed the brand of individual heroism which accounted for thirteen Medals of Honor, fifty Navy crosses, and over 400 Silver Stars.

Most of the units of today's Marine Corps Reserve are organized into the IV Marine Amphibious Force, a 40,000-man division/wing team organized along the general lines of its three regular counterparts. Within the IV MAF, both the 4th Marine Division and 4th Marine Aircraft

Wing are commanded by full-time active duty general officers. Five active duty commanders head the three infantry regiments, the artillery regiment, and the Force Service Regiment of the MAF. Within the limits of procurement funding, the IV MAF is equipped like its active counterparts. The Reserves are included in the major ground weapons and equipment buys, to include new amphibian tractors and tanks. Some Reserve aviation soft spots remain, however—the areas of electronic countermeasures, air refueling, and all-weather attack and fighter capabilities.

Over the past few years. Reserve training has been "glamorized" appreciably.

The underlying motion has been to get the Reservist out of his local armory and into the boondocks for training—and overseas for a while, if possible. This has included jungle training in Panama, aviation deployments to Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, and the participation of some Reserve units in NATO exercises.

Wherever feasible, regulars and Reservists are integrated in major field exercises.

The most recent—and most sizable—example of this occurred during the first two weeks of August this year, in Exercise ALKALI CANYON 7i, where 4,000 Reserve Marines from 40 states joined 5,000 regulars in a combined arms desert exercise in the Mojave. One of the exercise objectives was to test the efficiency with which the ground and aviation components of a Reserve Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU)—the size unit most often deployed afloat in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the Pacific—could be absorbed into a larger Marine Amphibious Brigade (MAB), to be staffed by regulars, as well. From the outset of the planning process, the exercise was jointly authored, with Reservists occupying key decisionmaking billets. In the course of the successful transition from MAU to MAB opera-

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tions, these Reservists found that their residual experience—some from World War II, but more from Korea and Vietnam—tended to hold up, despite changes in force structure and operating procedures.

The magnitude of the exercise and the safety requirement to curtail midday activity tended to limit its effectiveness as a small unit training vehicle, although it proved an effective test of men and equipment under extreme climatic conditions.

Despite the difficulties in maintaining Reserve unit strength within the All Volunteer Force environment, the Marine Corps will continue to look to its Reserve for a significant part of its capability as a total force-in-readiness.

Since amphibious warfare is in effect an inter-Service venture, the emphasis on joint operations at the second level of the Total Force Policy is routinely accommodated by the Fleet Marine Forces. Under the existing Unified Command structure, however, practically any deployment of Navy and Marine forces becomes a matter of joint concern in the largest sense almost immediately. The need to exercise our amphibious capability within the framework of large operations is recognized in such JCS-directed exercises as the EXOTIC DANCER series conducted annually by CinCLant. In addition to developing operational proficiency in coordinating amphibious and airborne deployments, these exercises assist in the development and evaluation of joint communications and logistics procedures. Of particular value to each year's new set of watchstanders is the practice in taskorganizing an impressive array of land, sea, and air forces and the orderly passage of command and control from sea to shore under fast-breaking contingency situations. A thread of continuity is provided by the maintenance of a nucleus staff of Joint Task Force 122, as an adjunct to the staff of COMSECONDFLT, which can be fleshed out rapidly for exercises or contingency operations, such as the Dominican Republic crisis of 1965.

EXOTIC DANCER VI, the 1973 version, was conducted between 15 February and 10 April, and involved 42,000 Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps personnel, as well as a number of Reserve and National Guard units. From the Marine standpoint, this exercise marked the initial test of the "permanent" staff of the 4th Marine Amphibious Brigade, collocated on board USS MOUNT WHITNEY ( L C C - 2 0 ) with its Navy counterpart, the staff of Amphibious Group

Vietnamese Marines land near Dong Ha from U.S. Marine Corps LVT P-5's, 20 May 1972

Two. T h e 4th MAB exercise staff had been expanded from a permanent nucleus in the same manner as that of JTF-122.

Apart from amphibious applications.

Marine aviation in particular has been engaged in operations which complement the capabilities of the Air Force and the Navy. Through midsummer of 1973, these included Southeast Asia activity by Marine Air Group-15 (Task Force D E L T A ) in support of the 7th Air Force's L I N E BACKER operations, and the participation by four Marine helicopter squadrons— along with one Navy squadron—in Operation E N D S W E E P . This demanding and hazardous operation marked the first use of helicopters in airborne sweep operations against live mines—in this case, in North Vietnamese waters.

In the Mediterraneon, during the same period. Marine CH-53 helicopters based at Sigonella, Italy, evaluated the heavy helicopter as a Fleet Vertical Onboard Delivery ( V O D ) aircraft. In addition to establishing the value of V O D in improving fleet readiness, the CH-53 detachment conducted flood relief operations in Tunisia.

T h e Marines' AV-8A Harrier has been testing its Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing ( V / S T O L ) capability with the USS G U A M ( L P H - 9 ) , designated the

Interim Sea Control Ship in January 1972.

Harrier operations to date have demonstrated a multi-mission capability, including deck-launched Interceptor and Attack, Reconnaissance and Anti-submarine warfare.

AV-8A and helicopter operations aboard the L P H have proved to be compatible within the sea control function. A recent sea control exercise, conducted by the G U A M to support the transit of the 34th Marine Amphibious Unit from C O N U S to the Mediterranean, featured decklaunched intercepts by the AV-8A of ten Soviet overflights at ranges out to 100 nautical miles.

Marine experience with Total Force on the international level probably dates back to 1800, during the (undeclared) Naval W a r with France. O n 23 September of that year. Marines from the USS PATAPSCO detachment landed on the island of Curacao and assisted the Dutch defenders of Willemstad city against the French.

Five years later. Marine Lieutenant Presley N . O'Bannon helped organize a more exotic international task force, composed of nine members of the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps, forty Greeks, a squadron of Arab cavalry, one hundred Turks and other mercenaries and a caravan of camels. Under the leadership of William Eaton, American Consul at Tunis, this

force made a 600-mile march across the Libyan desert from Alexandria to Derne, Tripoli, and conducted the attack which restored Prince H a m e t Karamanii to his rightful position as monarch. This venture ultimately led to a favorable treaty with Tripoli, and an end to pirate attacks on U.S. shipping in the Mediterranean.

Today, Marines continue to team u p with Greeks, Turks, and other allies throughout the Mediterranean and across N A T O Europe. T h e operational schedule of the 34th Marine Amphibious Unit, currently completing a six-month Mediterranean deployment, offers a case in point. After unilateral warmup training at Carboneras, Spain, at Timbakion, Crete, and at Porto Scudo, Sardinia, the 34th MAU's exercise schedule shows the following highlights: — D E E P F U R R O W : A medium scale N A T O exercise in the Northern Aegean Sea and Turkish and Hellenic Thrace. T h e 4th MAB headquarters again expanded on its permanent nucleus to broaden Marine participation with the forces of Turkey, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom.

— A bilateral exercise with the Turkish Navy at Iskenderum, Turkey; — T E U L A D A : A combined amphibious and firing exercise with Spanish and Italian forces at Porto Scuda, Sardinia;

20 and — A bilateral amphibious exercise with the French Foreign Legion on Corsica.

Last year's D E E P F U R R O W exercise, which featured landings on N A T O ' s southern flank, was conducted simultaneously with Exercise S T R O N G EXPRESS which featured landings on the northern flank, in Northern Norway. S T R O N G EXPRESS—which involved 64,000 men, 300 ships, and 700 aircraft—was one of the largest in N A T O ' s history, demonstrating allied capability of reinforcing the alliance's Northern European Command. For the first time, a 4,000-man Combined Amphibious Task Force was employed, with men of the U.S. 6th MAB, the U K 3 Commando Brigade, and the Royal Netherlands' Marine Corps' 11th Infantry Company making amphibious assaults by helicopter and landing craft.

Combined amphibious exercises have continued with our Pacific allies, as well.

Highlights of 1973 include: — G O L D E N D R A G O N 71: Landings

by US and Korean Marines at Pohang; — P A G AS A I and II: Amphibious exercises at Mindoro with US and Philippine Navy and Marine forces; and — R I M P A C 73: T h e third exercise in a series which began as ASW work, but has since been expanded to include anti-air defense, an amphibious operation, and other surface and subsurface naval operations. Nations involved in this Hawaiian Islands exercise are the US, Canada, Australia, and N e w Zealand.

Although this comprehensive schedule of exercises routinely includes the employment of U.S. ground forces for training purposes, the national security strategy provides only for the selective use of combat troops in rendering assistance to allies.

Despite this constraint, the versatility of amphibious task forces in helping allies fight and win their own battles has been convincingly demonstrated under combat conditions.

On 30 March 1972, the North Vietnamese Army ( N V A ) launched a multidivision attack across the DMZ. U.S. response included intensified air and naval attacks, deployment of additional air and naval units to Southeast Asia, and increased logistical support and assistance to South Vietnamese forces. A U.S. amphibious assault force responded within 24 hours, and remained afloat in Vietnamese waters during the critical months of the N V A offensive and South Vietnamese counteroffensive. Within a month, the N V A had captured Dong Ha and Quang Tri City, and the South Vietnamese Ma-

rine Division—which remained the only effective friendly fighting force in Quang Tri Province—had established a defensive line north of H u e along the My Chanh River. From these positions, Vietnamese Marine Corps ( V N M C ) units launched multi-battalion spoiling attacks, with assault lift provided by U.S. helicopters and amphibious tractors, to disrupt enemy preparations for the anticipated attack on Hue. T h e offshore amphibious force—the 9th MAB—provided similar assistance during V N M C counteroffensive operations in June and July, which eventually led to the recapture of Quang Tri.

ing mission were later awarded the Republic of the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation.

T h e 9th M A B operations conclusively demonstrated the utility of amphibious forces in providing assistance to allies within the context of the Total Force Policy. By remaining close to the scene of crisis—in the absence of a significant threat at sea—for extended periods, such forces can exert a measure of influence over events ashore, engage in missions of opportunity, and provide a variety of support to allies without automatic or irrevocable commitment to combat ashore.

In addition to logistic support, the 9th MAB was also supplied command, control, and intelligence-gathering facilities and personnel, primarily from the USS BLUE RIDGE ( L C C - 1 9 ) , with embarked Marine units. Ashore, U.S. Marine advisors used their specialized skills to anticipate V N M C requirements and plan and coordinate US support. In addition, they assisted their Vietnamese counterparts by providing inspirational leadership through personal examples of courage and self-sacrifice. One advisor, for example, won the Navy Cross after he spent up to a half hour under fire, preparing a critical bridge for demolition.

The bridge was blown just in time to halt the advance of an N V A tank column.

Working beside the advisors were members of Sub-Unit # 1 , 1st Air/Naval Gunfire Liaison Company ( A N G L I C O ) , calling in available U.S. fire support.

A key element in the effectiveness of this type support is the Marine who is familiar with both the capabilities and operating procedures of the U.S. forces and the allies they support. Such familiarity is not developed overnight. T o be workable, it must be accompanied by the trust and confidence of the supported ally's leaders.

In the case of the Vietnamese Marine advisors in Q u a n g Tri, their effectiveness stemmed in part from their individual abilities and in part from a process of gradual growth under fire, from the time the V N M C was established as a battalionsized force in 1954. It was not until 1971 that the V N M C was deployed to the field as a full division, and the advisory effort had grown from one man to sixty. That year of maturing as a division-sized force was essential to V N M C success in 1972.

Although the V N M C advisory effort, terminated in March 1973, was clearly the largest and most combat-oriented of any that Marines have undertaken, it stands as one among many. T h e Marine Corps currently provides advisors, exchange officers, observers, or liaison personnel to the forces of sixteen countries in addition to its representation on major Combined staffs. In addition, twenty-six countries send both officers and enlisted for professional and special skill training at Marine Corps facilities in the United States. It is through these relatively low key means, as well as the more dramatic Combined exercises overseas, that the spirit underlying the effective implementation of the Total Force Policy can be nurtured. ^J/

Besides providing assault lift on five separate occasions during this period. Marine forces responded to other employment of opportunity by using organic aircraft for naval gunfire spot missions, interdicting enemy resupply efforts with the U H - I J Cobra gunship and augmenting the antiaircraft defenses of naval gunfire support ships with the Redeye surface-to-air missile.

T h e tactical support provided by the 9th MAB had one strategic dimension as well. Although political conditions essentially precluded U.S. landings in North Vietnam, the offshore capability was visible and present—and with it the capability of diverting southbound N V A forces, without actual force commitment, by intensifying the threat of amphibious assault against the enemy flank or rear.

During July and August, elements of the 9th MAB assisted another ally as well, providing disaster relief in the wake of Typhoon Rita and consequent flooding which left thousands in the Philippines dead or homeless. Navy and Marine units which tackled this hazardous and exhaust-

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Bahrain Modern and Ancient Lieutenant (Junior Grade) William J. C. Moses, U S N '69

T h e island of Bahrain, an independent Arab state lying fifteen miles East of the Saudi Arabian coast about halfway down the Arabian Gulf, is a fascinating contrast of the ancient, the traditional and the modern Arab worlds.

The discovery of oil in 1932 brought a high standard of living to the island; the sight of Arab businessmen wearing the traditional Arab "aba" cloaks and headgear and driving new American and European luxury sedans is common. The Amir of Bahrain, His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Sulman al-Khalifah, ruler since 1961, has undertaken an ambitious program to spread the wealth of the island to all its people. T h e most notable of his projects is the construction of an entire new city, which will, when completed, allow 35,000 residents of the already crowded Manama to move from cramped and crumbling inner-city buildings to sturdy new single family houses in a well laid-out city.

In the midst of this prosperity, however, lies another more fascinating story of Bahrain, this one nearly 5,000 years old.

Recorded histories of the Sumerians and early Babylonians mention the land of "Dilmun," a holy land possessing numerous fresh-water springs, abundant plant life and a rich and peaceful population.

Mesopotamian trade records show that an active commercial relationship existed between their people and the merchants of Dilmun. T h e name appears again and again in the trading records of various civilizations until the time of the Persian conquest of the area in the sixth century B.C., at which time the name suddenly disappears.

Until recently, the only firm link between Bahrain and the ancient trading center of Dilmun was in the cuneiform inscription on a tablet from the city of Ur, dated about 2000 B.C., which referred to the "fish eyes" (the ancient name for pearls) brought from Dilmun. Bahrain to this day carries on an active pearling industryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;only the introduction of the cultured pearl in the Orient has lessened Bahrain's status as a producer of fine

quality pearls. On this basis many speculations were made that the island of Bahrain was in fact the legendary Dilmun but it was not until the early 1950s that a Danish archaeological expedition working on Bahrain found convincing evidence.

As they explored, they came across the ruins of a well-established city, or actually a series of cities, built one atop another, beneath the ruins of a 16th-century Portuguese fort. As the excavations progressed, numerous pottery shards and other relics were found, establishing the existence of five distinct civilizations, the oldest dating back to approximately 2800 B.C., and the most recent to about the time of Christ.

It was at the level of the second city, dated about 2300 B.C., that the most convincing links between legendary Dilmun and modern Bahrain were found. The Dilm u n merchants who traded with the citystates of Ur and the Indus Valley of present-day Pakistan stamped the clay of the tablets which recorded their transactions with round seals. A small number of these seals and tablets had been found both in Mesopotamia and Pakistan. Discovery of numerous seals in the ruins of Bahrain and of a small "factory" where the seals were made confirmed that traders from Bahrain had journeyed as far as the Tigris and Euphrates Valleys to the west, and India to the east, carrying the luxuries of each civilization to the other.

Further explorations have uncovered an ancient temple, built in about 2500 B.C. At this site, the Danish archaeologists unearthed additional seals, weapons and ornaments of copper and gold, and an altar, thought to have been used in animal sacrifices. The most significant find at the temple was a six-inch copper bull's head, magnificently preserved after 4500 years.

Today it occupies a place of honor in the Bahraini government's archaeological museum and in fact has become the unofficial trademark of the archaeological effort on Bahrain.

Work goes on today under the auspices of the Bahrain Historical and Archaeological Society and new sites are still

being found and developed, providing further evidence of Bahrain's stature as a great trading center 25 centuries before Christ. T h e sites described above can all be visited and explored. At the Portuguese fort one can sift through a collection of pottery fragments representing five civilizations and perhaps find a shard bearing a potter's trademark stamped into wet clay nearly 5,000 years ago. At the temple site a flight of stone steps leads down to a fresh water spring. Perhaps it is one of those mentioned in the ancient legends of Dilmun.

Bahrain is a truly cosmopolitan society, composed of European and American oil company and engineering firm employes, Indian and Pakistani merchants and professional men and representatives of a number of different Arab national groups.

Accommodations are first-rate, restaurants provide dishes from every culture imaginable and a modern airport capable of serving even the Boeing 747 makes Bahrain extremely accessible. T h e shops of Manama offer goods from all over the world, including Japanese optical and electronic equipment, Pakistani, Indian and Chinese ivory, woodcarvings, jewelry and brass, Persian carpets and the latest European clothes. T h e Arab market, or "suq," covers an area of several blocks and consists of hundreds of small, open-air shops selling the staples of Arab lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;embroidered cloth, cooking utensils, dry goods, spices, carpets, even earthenware waterpipes.

T h e suq is a riot of color and activity as the day's trading goes on; a visitor can easily spend a full day wandering about collecting souvenirs and engaging in the traditional bargaining for a final price.

There are probably few places in the world where man's early history has crossed so closely with his presentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a drive of less than 10 minutes from the modern city of Manama brings the tourist to the location of some of the world's earliest recorded history: Dilmun. ^ Reprinted with permission from the Allentown, Pa., Chronicle.

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CinCNELM's First Visit to the Middle East Captain John C. Woelfel, U S N (Ret.)

In May 1947, Admiral R. L. Conolly, C i n C N E L M , sent me a highly classified message to meet him when he arrived at Bahrain Island in the Persian Gulf, and escort him through the Arab courts. W h e n I arrived Bahrain to make preparations for his arrival and visit, it was quite apparent that his visit was well known.

His time was so scheduled by Bahrain officialdom that it was difficult to squeeze in time to return the hospitality extended to him.

The Admiral's plane was scheduled to arrive at Mubarak, the R.A.F. field near Bahrain. As the plane circled, the C O . said, "My God, we've never had a plane this big here. I don't think the runway will take it!" As the plane glided in for the landing, the C O . turned his back on the runway. During the landing the Marston matting created quite a racket, but didn't come up. W h e n the plane came to a stop, he turned and asked what happened.

The party debarked led by Admiral Conolly, Rear Admiral Cato Glover and Captain H . D . Riley representing the C.N.O., Captain C. D . Griffin representing CinCLant, and Captain Gill Richardson, C i n C N E L M ' s communicator.

T h e USS TOLEDO, Captain A. J. Detzer

'21, Commanding, had arrived to be the Admiral's Flagship during his visit.

We called on Rupert Hay, the British Political Resident for the Persian Gulf.

When we arrived at the P.R.'s residence he welcomed us wearing the regimentals of a British colonel. I remarked about it to him. With typical British pomp he replied, "I'm a Colonel in the 10th Indian Rifles, but I haven't been with the outfit in ovah thutty yeahrs." It is not unusual to find military men in the British Diplomatic Service.

W e then called on the Sheik of Bahrain, Sir Suleiman Khalifa, w h o was one of the most regal of potentates yet a most hospitable and friendly person. During our visit to his court we'were served coffee by the court coffee boys dressed in royal blue velvet jackets embroidered with gold. T h e

W e l c o m e in Riyadh (Seated, 1. to r.) Interpreter Mahmoud, Capt. G. McD. Richardson '27, RAdm. C. D. Glover, Jr. '20, Yusef Yusim (Deputy Foreign Minister), Rives Childs (U.S. Ambassador), Adm. R. L. Conolly '14 ( C I N C N E L M ) , an Arab, Capt. J. C. Woelfel '27.

(Standing) Unknown, Col. Dale Seeds, USAF, James Dunn (State Department), Unknown, an Arab, Unknown, Unknown, Capt. C. D. Griffin '27, Capt. H. D. Riley '27.

The unknown Americans are believed to be the crew of Adm. Conolly's plane.

Photograph by Aramco

coffee is poured from large copper pots that hold about a gallon and have a long spout that reminds one of a toucan's bill.

T h e coffee boys consider it an honor to serve the Sheik in that capacity.

At the reception aboard the TOLEDO

the Sheik received his honors upon arrival.

Upon his departure he had his boat lie-to about a hundred yards off the TOLEDO'S gangway and stood in the stern-sheets to receive his g u n salute.

Many people are surprised that rulers of remote countries know international honors and etiquette due themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but they do.

After the reception at Bahrain the TOLEDO moved to Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, and the Admiral and his party went on to Dahran, the Headquarters of the Arabian American Oil Company. T h a t evening while the party was relaxing in the Executive House, Sheik Hedgi, Chef d'Protocol for King Ibn Saud, called to welcome us to Saudi Arabia. H e then presented Admiral Conolly with an Arabian stallion and a Damascus steel sword

with a gold inlaid scabbard; and to Admiral Glover a similar sword, except that the scabbard was inlaid with silver. It was the King's practice to present swords to the senior military guests.

T h e next morning we left by plane for Riyadh, the capital, to call on the King.

For the trip we were joined by Mr. Rives Childs, the American Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and Mr. James D u n n of the State Department. Because of mechanical difficulty to his plane, Admiral Conolly had to use an Aramco plane with a contract crew. T h e trip was a scheduled hour and a half flight. At the end of that time we looked out, and there was nothing but sand and wind-carved rocks as far as we could see. Captain Riley, an aviator, went into the plane's cockpit. W h e n he returned to the cabin his face was livid. H e had found that the crew had laid the course for Riyadh; put the plane on automatic pilot; and they were reading comics, paying n o attention to navigation checkpoints.

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The plane returned to Dahran where the crew was fired immediately. Probably one of the shortest employment tours in Arabia.

T h e Guest Palace was located in a date garden. T h e squeak, squeak, squeak, of the irrigation pump was with us day and night, except for a 5-minute rest period each hour. T h e pump consisted of six goatskins hoisted from the water-well by six white donkeys trotting up and down a ramp emptying the water into the irrigation ditches. We wondered that with all the oil produced why the squeak, and were told that the gardener could tell when the irrigation system was working.

After we were assigned our rooms in the Palace, the Court Tailor arrived to outfit us for appearance in the King's court. T h e King insisted that Arab clothing be worn in his court—not European dress, as he called it. T h e Tailor adjusted the length of the bish (outer coat), which was made of camel's hair embroidered in gold around the neck and down the front.

Then came the cashmere khaffia (head covering) and the agal (the cord that fits over the khaffia). T h e agal is made of goat hair wrapped with gold thread. In deference to us, the King's guests, all the Princes except the Crown Prince wore black agals. Each of us except the two admirals was given a gold encased dagger.

Mr. Childs and Mr. D u n n were given gold watches instead of daggers.

At this point we became aware of Arabian protocol in regard to official visits to the King. By protocol an official visit is a minimum of three days: one to be received and welcomed; one to do official business; and one to make departure. Because of the Admiral's tight schedule, the King reluctantly agreed that the Admiral and his party could leave early the morning of the third day without offending him by making him appear as a poor host.

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King Ibn Saud was a man over six feet tall, possessing a keen, perceptive mind.

H e worked to stabilize the Saudi tribes by creating oases and promoting agriculture. H e was a true leader of his people and the Muslim World. Further, he was a staunch friend of the United States.

We left Riyadh early the morning of the third day for Dahran in Admiral Conolly's plane.

T h a t afternoon a reception was held aboard the TOLEDO at Ras Tanura. In addition to the Aramco officials and the many American employees of the company. Prince Feisal, the Minister of Foreign Affairs (now the K i n g ) , was there representing his father. Also there was Emir Ibn Jalui, the Governor of Al Hassa Province in which the port of Ras Tanura lies.

Prior to the TOLEDO'S departure the King sent a gift to the ship—40 live sheep —which was somewhat disconcerting to her Supply Department. ;J)

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Escorted ConvoysDo Wc Need Them?

Captain Roland A. Bowling, U S N

In the May 1973 issue of Shipmate John E. Fitzgerald '63 posed the question: "Does the C O N V O Y remain a valid tactic in the present environment of modern tactical nuclear weapons, sophisticated surveillance systems and passive sonar capabilities}" Given the paucity of meaningful tactical development (as opposed to considerable material efforts) in ASW (and in other naval warfare areas such as A A W as well), it is no wonder that there is doubt and confusion in the professional community regarding the question.

In response, one must first answer the question as to why convoy.? T h e answer, of course, is as a means of transporting the munitions of war across the seas in a hostile environment. But, must these munitions be transported in the first place?

T o answer that question one must consider three possible situations: (1) An all out strategic nuclear war, (2) A short conventional war in a limited geographic area; e.g., Arab-Israel, India-Pakistan, and (3) A prolonged conventional war in a relatively limited geographic land area; e.g., Korea, Vietnam, but not necessarily limited insofar as sea lanes of communications are concerned. There is little if any controversy as regards the conclusion that the first situation, because of its very nature, will be a war of short duration, and therefore, massive logistic support requiring seaborne transportation will not be necessary; in fact, any attempt to provide such support might very well be a grave error. However, such discussion might well be rather academic, for the overwhelming consensus today is that in the thermo-nuclear age the probability is small that such an all out holocaust will happen, but rather that a limited or conventional war is the type of war most likely to occur.

In that regard, the short conventional war in a limited geographic area also appears to not require any massive logistics support. Both the Arab-Israeli and India-Pakistan conflicts were fought to

conclusion without a massive infusion of munitions by any of the parties; i.e., both conflicts were essentially decided by the forces and logistic support in being at the time action commenced, a modern lesson of no small significance in itself. However, we must be prepared for the third situation in the event that an all-out nuclear war, after the short-duration nuclear exchange, is followed by a prolonged period of conventional war, or that a short war in a limited area might develop into a prolonged conventional war requiring massive logistic support, the protestations of " N o more Vietnams" notwithstandingIf we are not prepared for such eventualities and that fact becomes known, then the possibility of an all-out strategic nuclear war is increased as a first step by a potential aggressor to achieve his ultimate objectives by conventional warfare. Similarly, such knowledge could encourage a rash of limited wars sponsored by a potential aggressor who, from an initial position of weakness, could prolong the conflict by providing unlimited logistic support to his side while we, under the threat of annihilation of our shipping, would be forced to either escalate the confrontation to the nuclear war stage or blink. If these wars are limited enough in scope and area, the probability is that we will not opt to escalate. In either case, we shall have abdicated our claim to control of the sea; a position we can never afford either as a world power or in a "Fortress America" role. Therefore, it is concluded that we must have as national policy (and do) the capability to move massive quantities of logistics across the seas either to support our allies or our own national interests.

The final question then is how.?

That brings us back to the subject, and whether it is still valid in the present modern environment. T o answer that, let us first examine the practice of convoy in the past, to observe its successes and failures, and then extrapolate the lessons learned into the present and the future

in order to determine if the concept is

still valid.

Convoy and escort-of-convoy have been practiced as naval tactics since ancient times. However, it was Mahan who probably first explored in detail the subject of convoy in the modern context when he wrote, ". . . the results of the convoy system . . .warrant the inference that, when properly systemized and applied, it will have more success . . . than hunting for individual maraudersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a process which, even when most thoroughly planned, still resembles looking for a needle in a haystack." T h e applicability of this dictum to modern warfare, complete with both the submarine and the air threat, was first confirmed during W W I when, by 1917, the depredations of U-boats against primarily independently sailing and unescorted merchantmen forced the allies, albeit quite reluctantly, to revert to convoy.

Rear Admiral W . S. Sims, U S N , evaluating the situation stated, ". . . It therefore seems to go without question that the only course for us to pursue is to revert to the ancient practice of convoy. This will be purely an offensive action because // we concentrate our shipping into convoy and protect it with our naval forces we will thereby force the enemy, in order to carry out his mission, to encounter naval forces. . . . At present our naval forces are wearing down their personnel and material in an attempted combination of escorting single ships . . . and also of attempting to seek out and offensively engage an enemy whose objective is to avoid such encounters. With the convoy system the conditions will be reversed. . . . In a word, the handicap we now labor under will be shifted to the enemy; we will have adopted the essential principle of concentration."

T h e results of the convoy system, once introduced, were dramatic; merchant ship losses dwindled and U-boat losses rose sharply as predicted by both Mahan and Sims. Admiral Beatty, RN, agreed with Sims in his post-war assessment that well-

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"We had lost the Battle of the Atlantic

Concentration of force at the decisive point is one of the

most important principles of war."

Grand Admiral Karl

escorted convoys provided not only the best means of protecting shipping, but also of destroying submarines by forcing them, in order to carry out their mission, to encounter a concentration of naval forces which could mount an overwhelming and prolonged attack if necessary from an apparently defensive posture. Unfortunately, this has been one of the most difficult of all the lessons of naval warfare to accept, the present being no exception.

And so it was that prior to W W I I there was considerable discussion in British circles regarding the merits of the convoy system, the lessons of W W I notwithstanding. The Air Staff in particular opposed the system, not only because of the old arguments of inherent delays and port congestion, both of which had been discredited during W W I , but also because of the new argument that massed shipping would be highly vulnerable to air power which had come of age during the same conflict. The British Admiralty on the other hand, giving full credence to the costly lessons of W W I , staunchly defended the escort-of-convoy system. T h e impasse was resolved by the end of 1937 in favor of the convoy concept and thus, when war erupted on 3 September 1939, the Admiralty was able to implement in very short order the convoy and escort of merchantmen. However, much of the efficacy of the system that had been realized in W W I was vitiated by the lack of development between wars of a viable ASW service, largely because of interservice wrangling, and the strong belief held by the First Lord, Sir Winston Churchill, that convoy was a defensive obsession which he adamantly opposed.

Instead, he pressed the Admiralty to take the offensive with independent aircraft and escort flotillas sweeping the Western Approaches to Britain. T h u s , as Vice Admiral Sir Peter Gretton, RN, later wrote, "in 1939 the (British) Navy was unprepared psychologically as well as material-

ly for an attack on trade. There was no 'doctrine' of convoy defence, no tactics had been evolved, the potential escort commander had no guidance as to his duties and the historians had paid little attention to the tragic story of trade protection. T h e importance of aircraft in the defense of convoys against U-boat attack had been entirely forgotten . . ." In addition, the Admiralty, under pressure from the First Lord and probably not too reluctantly, initially devoted considerable effort to offensive hunting and patrolling operations in areas remote from the convoys—meeting with very little success. As a result the U-boats had a veritable field day in their first "Happy Time," taking an appalling toll of the lightly escorted merchantmen by vicious, coordinated, wolf-pack attacks on the surface at night.

Gradually, however, the British increased the strength and effectiveness of their escorts and by the end of March 1941 had gained at least some control over the savage wolf packs by destroying one-fifth of the then operational U-boats and eliminating three U-boat aces in the relatively short period of about two weeks. Unfortunately, the battle was far from won, but the convoy system, properly applied as noted by Mahan, again proved its validity as it had in W W I .

O n 12 December 1942, the day after Germany declared war on the United States, Doenitz deployed six U-boats to American waters to initiate his PauJ{enschlags—Operation "Roll on the Drums."

Since the declaration of war, the Americans had done little to prepare for the protection of shipping, thereby not only failing to heed the convoy lesson of W W I , but also the well documented reaffirmation of that lesson during two years of bitter struggle and appalling losses by the British in the North Atlantic prior to American entry into the war. And so began what the American Historian Morison chose to describe as a "merry massacre" and which U-boat crews referred to as the "Second

Doenitz

Happy Time." It lasted from mid-January through April 1942, during which time only one U-boat (U-85) was sunk in American waters while 198 ships with a total tonnage of 1,200,000 tons, more than half of them tankers, were sunk in those same waters. Most of these sinkings were made by individual U-boats attacking vessels sailing independently (shades of W W I ) , for the Americans did not adopt the convoy system, as had been recommended repeatedly by the British, until the end of April 1942 when it was introduced along the East Coast. T h e results were just as dramatic as when convoy was introduced in W W I — t h e heavy sinking on the East Coast suddenly ceased.

T h e most sobering fact associated with this submarine blitz, and certainly related to the much greater submarine threat we face today, is that there were never more than ten or twelve U-boats actively and simultaneously engaged in the war on shipping off the entire American East Coast during the period of maximum havoc, January to April 1942—no greater strength than they concentrated against a single British convoy during the first "Happy T i m e " in 1940. The advantages of—in fact, the dire necessity for—escorted convoys in a hostile submarine environment is nowhere else in history so vividly portrayed.

Admiral Morison later wrote of this entire affair, "This writer cannot avoid the conclusion that the U.S. Navy was woefully unprepared, materially and mentally for the U-boat blitz on the Atlantic Coast. H e further believes that this unpreparedness was largely the Navy's own fault. Furthermore, the ultimate victory does not alter the fact that it had no plans ready for a reasonable protection of shipping, and was unable to improvise them for several months."

In 1942, Professor Blackett, leading a British group of pioneers in operational research, thoroughly investigated the early period of the U-boat war and conclusively

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Beatty

proved to Churchill's satisfaction the efficacy of the convoy system. Practical proof came in May 1943 when convoy SC-130 comprised of 35 ships was opposed by 32 U-boats. N o ships were lost, but five U-boats were sunk. Convoy HH-239 also made an unscathed passage. It had been proven that both fast and slow convoys, if provided with air as well as surface escort, could cross the Atlantic in either direction with slight if any losses no matter what the U-boat concentrations. Of greater significance was the fact that far from making a purely defensive passage, It had proved that both surface and air escorts could f{ill appreciable numbers of U-boats before they ever got within range of their targets. On 24 May 1943, Doenitz withdrew his U-boats from the North Atlantic. In his memoirs he states, ". . . operations against convoys in the North Atlantic, the main theater of operations . . . were no longer possible. . . • W e had lost the Battle of the Atlantic . . . the antisubmarine organization of the two great sea powers was more than a match for our U-boats." H e also observed that, "Concentration of force at the decisive point is one of the most important principles of war"; full vindication of Mahan and Sims and the efficacy of the convoy system. British historian Roskill made this observation, ". . . in the early spring of 1943 we had a very narrow escape from defeat in the Atlantic; and that, had we suffered such a defeat, history would have judged that the main cause had been lack of two more squadrons of very long range aircraft for convoy escort duties." Thus the surface and air escorts had triumphed in a victory which undoubtedly marked one of the decisive stages of W W I I . Churchill later wrote, " T h e Battle of the Atlantic was the dominating factor all through the war . . . everything happening elsewhere, on land, at sea, or in the air, depended ulti-

mately on its outcome. . . . T h e only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril."

T h e box score for W W I I in the Atlantic in terms of ships sunk was: 2828 Merchantmen, 158 U K Men-o-war, 29 US Men-o-war vs. 753 U-boats. Put another way, the merchant vessels were lost under the following situations: 6 3 % unescorted, 2 9 % in convoy, 8% stragglers from convoy. Many lessons were learned and relearned in W W I I regarding the protection of shipping, but three stand out so clearly that we must and should take serious note of them least we fall victim to Santayana's rule: They are: 1. Most, if not all, of the protection of shipping lessons of W W I , particularly those regarding antisubmarine warfare, were either forgotten or ignored by both the British and the Americans between W W I and W W I I , a lesson in itself since the same pattern has been and is being woven since W W I I .

2. Well escorted convoys are not only the best means of protecting shipping, but also of destroying submarines by forcing them to encounter a concentration of naval forces if the submarines attempt to carry out their mission (re-learned from W W I ) .

3. Normal naval training is not enough to qualify personnel for the highly complex but often boring task of ASW; A S W specialists in specially formed ASW forces turned the tide of battle. These specialists and forces required special training in tactics, sensors, and weapons—all of which require time and constant application, and therefore cannot be mustered in short order to meet a sudden threat or emergency.

And that brings us to the present, is C O N V O Y still valid against tactical nuclear weapons, sophisticated surveillance systems and passive sonar capabilities.''

As to the first "new argument," nu-

clear weapons, which came of age in W W I I like the aircraft in W W I , it is this writer's opinion that far too much of what little fruitful tactical thinking we have given to the art of naval warfare in the past two decades has been given to the tactical nuclear weapon threat against our naval forces at the expense of similar thinking and consequent development of new doctrine in the conventional weapons area. As a consequence, we find ourselves behind the power curve in the development of new doctrine to cope with advances made in conventional sensors and weapons since W W I I , such as nuclear powered submarines and anti-ship missiles. What must be done is to separate conventional warfare from nuclear warfare for the purpose of developing doctrine to defend against each, just as we have done for A S W and A A W in the past.

Having done that, and assuming that short of an all out strategic nuclear war the initial stages at least of any future naval conflict will be fought along conventional lines, we must be prepared to protect not only our naval forces, but also the merchant shipping that now, as a "have not" nation insofar as essential energy and industrial raw materials are concerned, we must as never before protect as being vital to the national interest. In so doing, the same principle applies to the protection of merchant shipping as to our naval forces —concentration of force. This principle is more applicable today than in W W I I , for with the advent of the high speed nuclear powered submarine, with its superior passive sonar sensors supported by satellite detection systems, the probability of detection and subsequent attack is greater than before. Speed alone, a valid offensive and defensive capability throughout the history of naval warfare, no longer provides anywhere near the degree of immunity from detection a n d / o r attack as in W W I I .

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Given the nuclear submarine with its high speed and practically unlimited endurance, coupled with a satellite surveillance system, anything that moves on the seas must be considered detectable and subject to attack. Therefore, all shipping, naval or mercantile, must be afforded adequate protection to defend against such attack. And the best way to do that is to invoke the principle of concentration of force as espoused by Admiral Sims and eventually practiced in both World W a r s : ESCORT. Now, another new element has been introduced, the anti-ship missile and in particular the fully submerged submarine launched tactical missile. In the face of such a potent threat, the principle of concentration of force as a defense for both naval and mercantile force is more valid than ever, for as another lesson of W W I I demonstrated, one of the best defenses against low fliers (missiles today) is a heavy concentration of fire relatively close in. In summary, the escort of shipping is more valid today than in the past because of the higher probability of detection and attack, and the introduction of the antishipping missile which cannot be defended against with any reasonable hope of success by a single unit except perhaps the latest and best equipped warship.

But what if the opposition elects to escalate to tactical nuclear war-f* T h e broad answer is that some degree of dispersal might be required, but in the form of smaller groups each of which will retain both an A S W and A A W (anti-missile) capability. T o adopt a fully dispersed concept, in my opinion, would invite attack and destruction on an individual basis by conventional means; i.e., disperse a formation by the use or threat of a tactical nuclear weapon and then pick off the individual units by torpedoes, missiles, or bombs. T h e Germans actually capitalized on this concept on several occasions during WWII wherein convoys dispersed under air, U-boat, or surface ship attack or the threat thereof and the stragglers were slaughtered mercilessly at no risk to the attackers. T h e prime example was Convoy PQ-17. Which brings us to the concept of sailing ships individually at high speed.

The concept certainly proved valid in W W I I as demonstrated by the repeated unescorted crossings of the Atlantic by the "Queens." However, they were opposed by submarines which were very limited in submerged endurance, had no long range passive sonar capability and carried as weapons only torpedoes and guns. There was no satellite surveillance

In this concept of ASW still valid today ?

system at their disposal. For what it is worth, it is believed that the "Queens" would not be as successful today against nuclear submarines armed with a 300mile range anti-ship missile and supported by a satellite surveillance system.

Speed alone no longer enjoys the advantages as a defense it once did. On the contrary, the high speed target itself can provide the nuclear submarine with more than a sufficiency of information required to close the target and attack with either missiles or torpedoes. H i g h speed also has two major tactical disadvantages for an escorted body as pointed out by Mr. Fitzgerald; i.e., it severely restricts random patrol on station by the escorts and limits or completely negates sonar Mectiveness somewhere in the area of 18-20 kts. Obviously, there is a compromise mini-max speed range which will minimize acoustic intelligence provided the enemy submarine while at the same time maximizing sonar effectiveness of the escorts. Since it appears that speed alone is no longer an effective defense against submarine attack, it would appear that the best defense would be to adopt such a mini-max speed where the basic principle of concentration of force can be applied to effectively counter the threat (SSN-ASW) and the attack (Missile-AAW) when it develops.

In this regard, the development of revised or new tactical doctrine is long overdue. Eight years of naval warfare without

any appreciable opposition, especially in the areas of A S W and A A W , has led to many false strategic and tactical concepts, policies, and operating procedures which, if ever employed in a truly hostile environment against an equal or even slightly weaker opponent, will prove disastrous.

What is needed is a vigorous new approach to all phases of naval warfare similar to that undertaken by Professor Blackett's group in the area of ASW in W W I I . Only by such an approach will we extract ourselves from the rut and produce in appearance and fact a viable means of protecting our shipping, both naval and mercantile, from the threats of the current and foreseeable future. In this we must succeed; for as President Kennedy said, "If there is any lesson of the 20th century, and especially of the past few years, it is that in spite of advances in space, and in the air . . . this country must still move easily and safely across the seas of the world."

It appears to this writer that the best way to ensure that we can move easily and safely across the seas of the world in a hostile environment is by closely escorted man-o-war formations and mercantile convoys. For, although sensors and weapons have changed since W W I I , the basic principle of concentration of force is still applicable; as a matter of fact, even more applicable today than in W W I I when convoy proved not just a way of solving the problem but the only way. ^

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Types At The Critique Rear Admiral J. Lloyd Abbot, Jr. U S N (Ret.)

During the course of a career the average naval officer participates in 469 inspections —either as inspector or inspectee. These include Captain's inspections. Personnel inspections. Material inspections. Administrative inspections. Operational Readiness Inspections, Zone Inspections, Surprise inspections. Lower Decks Inspections, Locker Inspections and others.

Since so many kinds of inspection involve a critique, and so many readers will be attending critiques, I will try to assist you in judging and categorizing the performance of each participant.

Have you ever paused to think about the distinct pattern of types which comes to light at critiques.'' I've been intrigued by this phenomenon through the years, and now have sufficient data at hand to document the ten major types at most critiques. It is realized that some readers will disagree with my breakdown. That's your privilege, of course, but even if you should disagree it's hoped the following material will give you sufficient food for thought so that your next critique may be made more productive, stimulating, even entertaining.

TYPE-1 is called "Loves Sound of O w n Voice." H e can instantly be recognized by closing your eyes. If your strong instinct then is to get up and go to the kitchen for a beer, this is the tip-off: he sounds like a radio or T V commercial.

If you're old enough, you could imagine that John Scott Trotter's band had just finished playing a new tune called "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby," and Don Wilson is busily selling cigarettes. A word of warning: don't employ this closed-eyes test for long, unless you are in the very last row, because listening to TYPE-1 with the eyes closed can induce sound sleep in less than 30 seconds.

TYPE-2 covers "Own-Corps Loyalty."

A fairly typical TYPE-2 would be the Dental Officer who gets up to report on your ship's dental department. H e states that never in history has so much superb dental work been accomplished with such inadequate facilities, by so small a number

of skillful, dedicated people. Each section of the department is adjudged "outstanding," and the recommended overall mark is 99-44/100%. In order not to offend my dental officer friends (and I have an appointment coming up soon), I hasten to say this is only an example, and acknowledge that most dental officers are the soul of objectivity. T h e reader may be able to think of some Supply and Chaplain Corps examples of TYPE-2. Moreover, try to recall the last time you heard one doctor criticize another's appendectomy!

TYPES is the "Inconsistent Marker."

These are not very numerous, but one may be recognized easily by the way his final phrase brings you right out of your seat. For example, he may describe large cockroaches fighting pitched battles in the food preparation room; flies and foul odors in the butcher ship; mess cooks with matted beards and filthy hands, and the galley deck awash in garbage—then he will smile and say "recommended mark 94.56, E X C E L L E N T " This type can also manifest itself in reverse—where the narrative description sounds like the scenario for a sure " E " winner and then the recommended mark turns out to be a low "Satisfactory."

out that a fireman in # 1 fireroom violated departmental I N S T R U C T I O N S by making a fresh pot of coffee in N o . 16 coffee pot before he'd emptied the coffee grounds from N o . 14. H e is likely to make a Federal case if he should find out the gig crew's white sneakers are non-regulation.

TYPE-4 is harmless, I suppose, but sometimes mighty exasperating. Surely the Z-grams will eventually weed him out of the system.

TYPES is the "Fast Reader." T h e Admiral told him at the pre-critique meeting that his pitch was too long and would have to be shortened. H e elects to cut the time exactly in half, not by reducing the number of words but by delivering them twice as fast. He'd make Walter Winchell or Floyd Gibbons sound as if he'd spoken in a slow drawl. At the end of his inning everybody is exhausted, nobody knows what he said, and he casts a triumphant glance at the Admiral after checking his watch and taking his seat. Nothing can be done about this type.

TYPE-6 is the "Quick and Dirty." His entire spiel is so short that if you leaned over to tie your shoe, you missed it. Incidentally, this speed is not achieved with fast talking, as is the case with TYPE-5, but by reducing the thing to its absolute minimum. T h e total presentation might

TYPE-4 is the "Nit Picker." He's well known and easily recognized. H e points

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31 run something like this: "Good afternoon, Admiral, Gunnery Department 86.5, G O O D . " T h e n he sits down and everybody looks at his neighbor with a dazed expression. Some t h u m p their heads, over the ears, with the heels of their hands to see if their ear drums might be waterlogged. Whatever else you might say about TYPE-6, it must be admitted that he expedites the operation. W i t h a total elapsed time of about 4'/2 seconds each, a team of TYPE-6's could run off the average critique in well under a minute.

TYPE-1 is the "Six-Day Bicycle Racer," and is the exact opposite of TYPE-6.

This gentleman takes to the stand with a half-pound of single-spaced notes in his hot little hand and launches monotonously into his chapter and verse. H e might, or might not, have a little TYPE-1 a n d / o r TYPE-4 blood in his veins. T h e real tipoff lies in the enormous volume of his observations, and the steady, even pace with which he puts them into the microphone. He has probably out-maneuvered the Chief Inspector by stating, at the precritique meeting, that his discrepancy list wasn't out of the typewriter, but would be ready for the critique. A sure way to recognize this gentleman is a phrase like: "—and now I will turn to the fourth part of section III, in which we find the following twenty-eight discrepancies:"! Elimination of check-off lists will reduce, but not entirely, wipe out all the Type 7's.

TYPES is called "Rosy Glow." H e concentrates so completely on silver linings that there just aren't any clouds. This officer subscribes to the philosophy of a late Congressman from the South—to wit: "Everything's made for love!" There not only are no major discrepancies, there aren't even any minor discrepancies—not one. The presentation still requires a lot of time, however, in order to describe "items of merit which should be brought to the attention of higher authority." At some critiques, the only time the Commanding Officer of the inspected unit can be seen to smile is during the rosy pitch of a TYPE-8 inspector. Cynical observers of the "Rosy Glow" in action usually investigate later to see whether our hero has moved up to the staff last month from a previous job as head of the inspected department! r y P £ - 9 is the "Voice of Doom," the antithesis of the "Rosy Glow." As he gets further and further into his list of serious and dangerous discrepancies, an atmosphere of uneasiness begins to permeate the wardroom. This is caused by the ESP power of many brains simultaneously

Past or Future?

In his recent retirement address Herman J. Kossler, USN '34,

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commented

on the ups and downs of the U.S.

Navy

during his 43 years of service. His observations as to their effect upon the country in the past, and possibly in the need to be repeated frequently American

future, to the

people.

It has been written that those w h o cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it and, during my career, the truth of this statement has been most evident.

Some of the voices we hear today calling for a weak America and for an isolationist America are little more than echoes of past mistakes. It was this same type of thinking that led unprepared America into two world wars and the war in Korea during my lifetime.

During my career, the Navy has certainly had its up and downs. Between World War I and World War II, the Navy was very small, and this was because so many Americans thought that the way to prevent war was to cut down the size of the Armed Forces.

After World War II, we once again cut back our Armed Forces, and this led to the war in Korea, and now that the war in Vietnam is over, we are once again cutting our military strength to the point that we are in serious danger of ending up second best to Russia. This we are doing despite the fact that history has proven that it is a great deal cheaper to remain strong than it is to have to pay the price for being weak.

The future of the free world will be determined to large extent by our ability or our lack of ability to use the seas for peaceful and for productive purposes. By using the seas in the past, we have kept wars away from our shores, and through our trade with foreign countries, we have increased our prosperity and our economic growth.

Therefore, if we don't maintain an adequate and a modern Navy strong enough to keep the sea lanes open, we are going to end up in serious trouble. W e can't afford to fall behind Russia. A seapower gap would be disastrous. I hope our country wakes up to this fact. i^

wondering whether the ship may blow up or sink before completion of the critique.

Just as he paints a particularly alarming pictijre with regard to recent violation of ammunition-handling safety precautions, a fork-lift driver directly over the wardroom may inadvertently drop the top one of a stack of 55-gallon oil drums onto the deck. In a case like this it can take as long as ten minutes and three announcements on the 1MC to get everyone back in the wardroom and resume the critique. It's next to impossible to find anyone sleeping during a TYPE-9 pitch, and the net effect is likely, in the long run, to be most helpful for the ship-—like a dose of salts.

TYPE-IO is that rare individual known as " O u r Boy." H e is a well rounded, hardworking, thoroughly knowledgeable and professional naval officer. H e fully appreciates the need for inspections, their value to both inspector and inspectee, and the overwhelming benefit to the inspected

unit of preparing for an inspection. His inspection, and that of his subordinates, has been thorough, objective, fair, and, above ail helpful. He completely understands the Chief Inspector's policy and desires with regard to what should be said at the critique. T h e way to recognize him is that his speech will sound a great deal like: "There were no major discrepancies.

There were a number of minor discrepancies and some items of merit—all of which have been discussed with cognizant officers and which will be listed in the final report. The recommended mark is 92.6, E X C E L L E N T . " (Reading time, 15 seconds).

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The USNA Graduate In The Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Lucas, U S A F '53 Major William E. Hodge, U S A F '57

Four years as a Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy have been traditionally viewed as leading to a commission as an Ensign in the United States Navy. Since 1845, when the Naval Academy was founded, this pattern has prevailed in its 128-year history except for a brief chapter when a substantial percentage of its yearly graduates elected, instead, to accept commissions as Second Lieutenants in the United States Air Force. From 1949 through 1968, a total of 2,142 Midshipmen made this service "switch" at graduation and, in so doing, have added a rather unusual footnote to the history of both the Naval Academy and the Air Force.

In retrospect, this two-decade phenomenon is remarkable if for no other reason than the fact that these Midshipmen, educated and trained for duty on the high seas, elected a service that seemingly would have little appeal for young officers knowledgeable in matters of seamanship and naval ordnance. Yet 1,092 of the 2,142 Naval Academy graduates who selected the Air Force over the Navy are still on active duty. Indeed, seven former Midshipmen are, or soon will be. Air Force Generals, one of whom became the youngest flag officer in any of the services at the time of his promotion to Brigadier General.

H o w did it all come about.-' In 1947 the Air Force was established as a separate service. As a means of providing this new service with Academy-trained officers, the Secretary of Defense initiated a policy whereby a maximum of 2 5 % of both Annapolis and West Point graduates could voluntarily elect to accept regular commissions in the Air Force. This policy became effective with the 1949 graduating class at each Academy. Five years later, in 1954, Congress enacted Public Law 325 which authorized construction of the Air Force Academy. This law also provided for continuation of the policy of allowing inter-service transfers of graduating Midshipmen and Cadets, but with two import-

ant provisions. For one, the maximum percentage allowed to transfer was to be reduced from 2 5 % to 1254% coincident with the graduation of the first Air Force Academy class. This occurred in 1959 when the Air Force commissioned its first graduates at its temporary Academy facilities on Lowry AFB. A second provision of Public Law 325 authorized each of the services to bar its Academy graduates from switching services following graduation of the first Air Force Academy class.

In 1969 the Secretary of Navy exercised this provision of the law, thereby bringing to a close a twenty-year anomaly that saw Midshipmen enter the Air Force at the time of their graduation.

A research project completed in late 1972 provides an informative and historical

perspective on the Naval Academy graduate in the Air Force. T w o primary data sources were used for this project. Military personnel records were used to obtain current rank, career field specialty, and professional as well as academic education statistics on active duty graduates. Questionnaires provided information such as why graduates had chosen the Air Force instead of the Navy and an expression of their present satisfaction with this choice of services. Data collection and analysis were restricted to Naval Academy graduates from the classes of 1949 through 1960.

As shown in Table 1 these classes represent the majority of those Midshipmen selecting the Air Force and still on active duty. In order to provide a comparative perspective to the research results, the

Table 1 Naval Academy Graduates i n the U.S. A i r Force USNA CLASS

TOTAL NUMBER IN EACH CLASS

GRADUATES ELECTING USAF NUMBER / PERCENT

133 56 70 92 115 132 91 80 117 112 48 27

27.1* 36.1 44.7 53.4 57.8 63.0 52.3 50.9 60.2 62.4 60.5 48.2

9675

53.5

S.KAvg)

93

43.9

13.1(Avg)

1060

48.8

790 690 725 783 923 852 741 681 847 899 796 797

55 171 178 192 227 221 185 169 206 185 83 58

Sub Total(1949-1960)

9524

1930

20.3(Avg)

Sub Total(1961-1968)

6768

212

16294

2142

1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

TOTAL

(1949-1968)

GRADUATES ON ACTIVE DUTY NUMBER / PERCENT

7.0 24.8 24.6 24.5 24.6 25.9 25.0 24.8 24.3 20.6^ 10.42

7.3

NOTES:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Data as of June 1972.

12-1/2% l i m i t a t i o n became e f f e c t i v e i n 1959.

Includes 14 o f f i c e r s l i s t e d as MIA/POW. Excludes 124 o f f i c e r s deceased ( a c c i d e n t a l , n a t u r a l , or combat).

967 includes: 454 P i l o t s , 161 Navigators, and 338 Non-Rated.

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"No man who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives is left long without proper reward."

Boo\er T.

Naval Academy group was statistically compared where appropriate with the 28,460 regular Air Force officers who were commissioned from all other programs during the same 1949-1960 time period and, likewise, are on active duty.

W h y T h e A i r Force?

Questionnaire data provided an "afterthe-fact" insight into why Naval Academy graduates had chosen the Air Force. A tabulation of these responses are listed in Table 2. Although there is no single dominant response, several warrant elaboration. Physical qualifications, for example, were slightly lower for pilot training in the Air Force than the minimums set by the Navy. Moreover, the Air Force offered an opportunity for its officers to become Navigators with even lower physical qualifications. T h e Navy had no similar program. Consequently, a greater number of Midshipmen desiring flight status were able to accomplish this ambition through Air Force flight training programs. A col-

lateral response. Flying program or equipment, suggested that graduates saw other advantages in ( 1 ) the Air Force allowing immediate entry into its flying programs whereas the Navy, until 1956, generally required two years of prior sea duty, ( 2 ) jet aircraft in/proposed for the Air Force, (3) aversion to carrier flying and ( 4 ) the ability to serve in the Air Force on flying status as a primary duty- Typically, twothirds of those entering the Air Force from each graduating class went into either pilot or navigator training programs.

T h e Navy also had minimum physical standards for its line commissions. Those Midshipmen unable to meet these standards were required to enter either the Supply Corps or be placed on Engineering Duty status. Either of these options precluded a Naval career in the traditional command sense. T h e Air Force did not make this distinction for its non-flying officers. In addition, and unlike the Navy, it offered officers a choice of nearly fifty specialized career fields such as In-

Table 2 Reasons for Choosing the Air Force

RESPONSE

Personal preference

Dislike f o r Naval duties Better education opportunity Physical q u a l i f i c a t i o n s Better promotion opportunity Immediate f l y i n g t r a i n i n g Flying program/equipment Careers available in USAF A l l others ( e . g . . Better family l i f e . Informal USAF a t t i t u d e .

USNA/Naval o f f i c e r a t t i t u d e )

Percent indicating as primary reason 18.4% 16.6 12.5 12.1 10.5 8.6 8.2 5.0 8.1

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telligence. Missiles, and Civil Engineering.

Approximately one-third of the Annapolis graduates who elected the Air Force entered as non-flying line officers via one of these specialty career fields.

T h e third ranking response, better education opportunity, was highly publicized

by Air Force liaison officers. T h e significance of this factor in selecting the Air Force is perhaps evidenced by the large percentage of graduates who subsequently achieved masters and doctoral degrees under Air Force sponsored programs. Specific and comparative educational achievements by this group, however, are discussed later.

Final note should be made of one other important aspect of the decision regarding which service to enter upon graduation.

Certainly one unusual factor concerns the relative absence, on the part of Midshipmen, of any substantive knowledge of the Air Force. Indeed, few had ever visited an Air Force base prior to commissioning.

Contact with this service was essentially limited to a small number of Air Force liaison officers assigned to the Naval Academy, who were not noted for either encouraging or discouraging service transfer.

By comparison, each Midshipman had extensive familiarization with most aspects of what was to be expected of a junior officer entering the Navy. This factor, coupled with long standing Academy tradition of service with the Navy, suggests that most Midshipmen who were considering the Air Force were likely faced with a difficult choice.

T h e R i g h t Decision.''

Data from questionnaires also provide some answers as to how the Naval Academy graduate now views his decision to select the Air Force over the Navy. These responses are shown in Table 3 and indicate that nearly 90째'^ of the active duty respondees are at least reasonably certain they made the proper choice of services.

As a group, navigators followed non-rated

36 associated with this finding is the marked dissimilarities of the Academy and Air Force rating or evaluation systems. Despite their differences, apparently both tend to identify the same individuals. (Eii. noteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;See Mid. David Johnson's article "Aptitude Evaluation of USNA Midshipmen" in the July-August Shipmate.)

Table 3 Certainty of Having Made the Right Choice

Response Very d e f i n i t e l y Reasonably c e r t a i n Uncertain Possibly wrong d e c i s i o n Wrong d e c i s i o n

Pilots (N=258)

Navigators (N=91)

Non-Rated (N=182)

Total (N=531)

67.8% 21.7 4.3 5.0 1.2

53.8% 29.7 4.4 7.7 4.4

70.3% 20.3 2.2 3.3 3.9

66.3% 22.6 3.5 4.9 2.6

officers and pilots, in that order, in terms of being "very definite" about their correct choice of service. It should also be noted that of those respondents indicating either of the last two responses in Table 3, nearly 7 0 % have received one or more promotion passovers.

Obviously, conclusions with respect to answers given this question are difficult to assess. It is possible, for example, that this same group may have been equally satisfied with careers in the U.S. Navy. It is relevant, however, to note that the retention rate of the Naval Academy graduate in the Air Force is nearly 54%. Although no specific figures were available from the Navy, the Retention Analysis Division (Bureau of Personnel) indicated that this retention rate is appreciably higher than the Navy's retention of its Academy graduates during this same time period. T h e retention rate also suggests that most Midshipmen who entered the Air Force were at least open to the idea of an Air Force career, although initially unfamiliar with its characteristics. N o r were most apparently seeking a way of fulfilling their obligated military service commitment and then separating from the Air Force as quickly as possible.

P r o m o t i o n Success T h e average current Air Force rank of all 953 graduates on active duty, by year of commission, was compared with the average rank of all regular officers commissioned in each of the years from 1949 through 1960. T h e results of this comparison showed that most Naval Academy graduates are with or ahead of the current mean rank of the regular officer component for his year group. Indeed, nearly a quarter of the 953 graduates were found to be ahead of their years' mean rank, with the classes of 1949, 1950, 1951, and 1955 having the greatest percentage of its members one or more grades ahead of the average.

An attempt was made to correlate promotional achievement with other attributes. Pilots and non-rated officers were found to be slightly ahead of their classmates who are navigators. A low order correlation was found between an individual's class standing at the Academy and his subsequent promotion rate in the Air Force. It should be noted that the quota limitation applied to Midshipmen entering the Air Force was apportioned by academic quartiles to each graduating class. Thus, not more than 2 5 % or 12'/2% from each of the four quartiles could select the Air Force. While the largest percentage of graduates ahead of their years' group average rank were those in the top quartile, academic standing was found to be a relatively poor predictor of subsequent promotion success.

A much higher level of correlation was found between an individual's rank held as a Midshipman and his success with Air Force promotions. This correlation was particularly evident when analyzing early or below-the-zone promotions. As shown in Table 4, 8 3 % of the group receiving two or more early Air Force promotions reported in questionnaires were earned by the 5 3 % of those who held Midshipman rank during their First Class year. Midshipman rank could vary from none to six stripes. As indicated by Table 4, the more stripes an individual held as a Midshipman the more likely it is that he has experienced an accelerated promotion rate in the Air Force. One interesting aspect

It is also noteworthy that the group receiving two or more early promotions consisted of nearly the same proportion of pilots, navigators and non-rated officers as the total group of 531 responding to our questionnaires. This indicates that accelerated promotions have been largely independent of aeronautical statusâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at least through the rank of Colonel. Significantly, 7 5 % of this group received their accelerated promotions while serving in R&D career fields. Also, nearly 80% have their Master's degrees with an additional 18% of this group having doctorates.

In considering the performance of the Naval Academy graduate in terms of promotion statistics, both in an overall sense as well as the special case of accelerated promotions, the evidence suggests that he has done very well indeed.

Career Field Statistics Several interesting facts were revealed in a comparative analysis of current career field specialties (Air Force Specialty Codes) of all Naval Academy graduates and those of their regular officer peers.

As revealed in Table 5, the R&D career fields have attracted a substantially higher percentage of Academy graduates than is the case for the regular officer group. This holds true regardless of aeronautical rating. Table 5 data also indicates that pilot migration out of operations is nearly twice the rate for the regular component. In part, the attractiveness of Air Force R&D work can be attributed to the engineering background of the Academy graduate.

Moreover, an engineering degree is generally a pre-requisite for assignment into the R&D career fields. Questionnaire data also revealed that most graduates consider R&D work the most interesting and potentially most rewarding of all the Air Force career fields.

Table 4 Midshipman Rank vs. Below the Zone Promotions

Number of Stripes in F i r s t Class Year Highest Rank Held Two or More Early Promotion Percent

0 249 17 6.8%

1 86 13 15.1%

2 127 47 37.0%

3 62 21 33.9%

4 5 3 60%

5 1 1 100%

6 1 0

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Table 5 Selected Career Field Distribution (Percent) of USNA (N=953) and Regular (N=28.460) Officer Complement (1949-1960 Year Group) Aeronautical Rating

Duty Air Force Specialty Code (DAFSC) 10-14

15

26

27-28

29

2.9% 0.9

27.5% 6.8

9.3% 1.9

3.3% 1.2

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Pilot

USNA TOTAL

33.9% 60.8

n/a

Navigator

USNA TOTAL

n/a

41.0 63.3

5.0 1.2

25.5 5.7

3.7 1.4

5.6 1.2

Non-Rated

USNA TOTAL

n/a

n/a

4.7 2.3

38.8 7.3

9.8 1.6

9.8 3.6

Note:

10-14 15 26 27-28 29 55-57

P i l o t Operations Field Navigator Operations Field Scientific Research and Development Engineering System Program Management C i v i l Engineering

Professional/Academic Education As shown in Table 6, Naval Academy graduates have a higher overall completion rate of professional military education. These figures become even more significant when graduate education statistics are considered. Table 7 shows the educational level of all Naval Academy graduates by aeronautical rating. By way of comparison, 74% of all Academy graduates have Master's degrees or higher whereas only 26% of their regular officer counterparts have achieved a similar level of educational achievement. No attempt was made to identify the distribution of these degrees by academic specialty. However, it is believed that most were obtained in the scientific and engineering disciplines which would coincide with long term Air Force emphasis on advanced education.

Over half of those graduates who have obtained their Ph.D.'s were in the top academic quartile of their Academy class.

38 Table 7

Table 6

Percent USNA Graduates Having MS 5 PhD Degrees^

Professional Military Education Completion Rate' Master's Degree

Aeronautical Rating Pilot Navigator Non-Rated

None

Squadron Officers School

Intermediate^

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Senior

USNA TOTAL

10.6% 13.1

44.7 52.6

28.0 25.5

16.7 8.8

USNA TOTAL

7.5 12.4

53.4 57.2

24.8 23.3

14.3 7.1

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11.8 29.3

50.6 44.2

26.6 18.9

11.0 7.6

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(3) Includes: Air War College, Industrial College of the Armed Forces

(2)

A n d O f T h e Future Questionnaire data also provided some insight into future career goals of the Naval Academy group. Pilots expressed intentions of remaining on active duty longer than either navigators or non-rated officers. The highest response rate for a full thirty-year career came from the classes of 1949 through 1954, regardless of aeronautical rating. This suggests that even though these classes are, or soon will be, eligible for twenty-year optional retirement, a substantial percentage of them plan to remain on active duty. "Future promotions" was identified as the principal factor which will determine an individual's career length intentions. Interestingly, a higher percentage of non-rated officers anticipate making General than do navigators. As might be expected, both of these groups followed pilots in terms of expectations of becoming general officers.

Analysis of career length intentions versus level of education was undertaken to determine if career length might be inversely proportional to educational level; that is, more highly educated graduates

Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Lucas (D.B.A., University of Colorado) is Head of the Systems Management Department, School of Engineering (AFIT). A graduate of the Naval Academy in 1953, he has served with Air Force Logistics Command in Europe, Air Force ROTC at Newark College of Engineering in New Jersey, and with Air Force Systems Command at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Colonel Lucas, an Associate Professor, currently teaches courses in management and procurement.

would be the most likely to express intentions of retiring at the twenty-year mark.

However, no such relationship was statistically evident.

And Some Conclusions This initial assessment of the Naval Academy graduate in the Air Force offers a number of relevant and, perhaps, significant observations. We believe that it is noteworthy that a majority of the Academy graduates have continued on active duty and, indeed, many plan to stay in the Air Force well beyond the minimum time required for early retirement. Clearly, most graduates continue to be satisfied with their decision to elect the Air Force. By most measures of success, the Naval Academy graduate has done very well. His promotion rate, achievements in both professional and academic education, in nearly all instances have been ahead of his regular officer contemporaries. In retrospect, we are inclined to believe that few graduates initially expected to become Air Force Generals. Yet, there are now seven and it

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68.3

5.0

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68.1

12.1

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There are also fourteen members of this group who were listed as POWs/MIAs. They, too, are a part of the history of the Academy graduate in the Air Force.

In our judgment, whatever success or merit attributable to the careers of this group have come without any unique assistance. The Air Force has never provided special career monitoring nor has the Naval Academy graduate been helped by an informal, "protective association" similar to that assumed to exist for Academy graduates in other services. The results of our research also suggest that the Naval Academy graduate has overcome any real or imagined obstacle associated with Midshipmen pursuing an Air Force careerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; despite the fact that he was specifically trained for one in the Navy. Perhaps some small part of the success story can be attributed to the Naval Academy itself.

Other factors beyond the specific orientation of its curriculum are, in the long run, perhaps the important aspects of four years as a Midshipman.

The results offered here, of course, represent only an initial assessment of this unique source of Air Force officer. Still, if the past is a reasonably accurate way of predicting the future, the evidence infers that the full story of his contributions to the Air Force will be of sufficient merit to be of lasting, historical importance. Only after the last of this vanishing breed of Air Force officer has retired in the 1990's, however, can the final chapter be written on the history of the Naval Academy graduate in the Air Force. ^

Major William E. Hodge (M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology) is a 1957 graduate of the Naval Academy. A pilot, his assignments have included the 12th Aeromedical Transport Squadron (MATS), Aide de Camp, Office of Aerospace Research in Washington, D.C, and transport standardization chief pilot at Vung Tau, RVN. Major Hodge is now a Program Manager in the Drone/ RPV (Remotely Piloted Vehicle) SPO at WrightPatterson AFB, Ohio.

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The Nimitz Library "You are here to learn, to do things for yourself, to use your otvn tvits and mind, to accomplish whatever is required of you and to shotv them, by what you can learn and do yourself, that you are entitled someday to be a naval ofEcer."

Nimitz' comment as a plebe to his roommate, George Stewart, as recalled by Stewart in a 1928 memorandum to the Superintendent.

The new, $9 million N i m i t z Library at the Naval Academy was dedicated on 7 September 1973. This is the third major increment of a ten-year, | 8 0 million academic building program and follows the completion and dedication of Michelson and Chauvenet Halls in 1969. T h e next major building, the Rickover Engineering Studies Complex, is now under construction between Michelson Hall and the Nimitz Library and is scheduled for completion in 1975.

Present for the dedication ceremonies were F A d m . Nimitz's widow; his son, RAdm. Chester W . Nimitz, U S N (Ret.) '35; his grandnephew. Mid. Stephen C. Nimitz '76; and his daughters, Mrs. James T . Lay and Miss Nancy Nimitz. A

VAdm. Mack presents keys to the building to Librarian Richard Evans.

Unveiling the bust Brigade Commander Mid. Rodney Savage, Mrs. Nimitz, Mid. Nimitz, RAdm. Nimitz and VAdm. Mack, Superintendent

highlight of the dedication ceremonies was the unveiling of a bust of the admiral, sculptured by Felix deWeldon and presented to the Academy by the Class of 1955.

T h e 650,000 volume capacity of the Nimitz Library has enabled the Academy to end the fragmentation of its library into six separate locations, necessitated by the lack of space in Mahan Hall. T h e entire library collection has now been regrouped into the one building. In addition, the library provides a computer terminal room for use by midshipmen and faculty, an audio-visual room containing carrels for music listening and closed-circuit television viewing, a special collections reading room, typing rooms, group study rooms, seminar rooms, studies for faculty members and several smoking lounges. On the ground floor are housed the Division of U.S. and International Studies, consisting of administrative and faculty offices,

classrooms, lecture halls and a language laboratory; the Educational Resources Center with its television and art studios, audio-visual center and film laboratory; and the Naval Academy Photographic Laboratory.

One of the principal features of the Nimitz Library is the Annapolis Room, containing rare books and special collections. T w o of the most important on display there are the Harry Frank Guggenheim Collection of rare books, containing some 4,000 volumes and dating back to the dawn of printing, and the Edward J. Steichen Collection of photography and books. T h e donation of these two collections was reported in the SeptemberOctober 1972 issue of Shipmate.

This magnificent new facility is truly an appropriate and admirable memorial to a great naval leader who fully appreciated the everlasting values of education.

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Dedication Address: The Nimitz Library Delivered by Professor Elmer B. Potter Department of History, U.S. Naval Academy

The naming of this fine building began four years ago in the office of the Naval Academy museum. Here a small group of Academy staff and faculty members called the Memorials Committee had met to carry out one of their assigned functions: recommending names for campus streets, fields, and buildings. Because of extensive construction and landfill, the committee had a good deal of recommending to do.

By tradition, major streets and fields in this yard have usually been named for officers whose claim to immortality was won in battle. Thus we have Perry Circle, Decatur Road, and Farragut Field. Academic buildings have generally been named for men who have other, or additional, claims to fame: the science building for Michelson, the physicist; the armory for Dahlgren, the ordnance designer; the former library building for Mahan, the naval strategist, historian, and philosopher.

As the first piece of business at their first meeting in the spring of 1969, the Memorials Committee decided to recommend that this new library and classroom building, then in the planning stage, be named for Fleet Admiral Chester W .

Nimitz. It was a unanimous decision reached without discussion, for discussion seemed unnecessary. T h e Naval Academy superintendent. Admiral Calvert, promptly endorsed the committee's recommendation and forwarded it to the Navy Department.

Here some suggested names find rough going. They run a gauntlet of officers who think the name inappropriate or regard another name as more appropriate. But the Nimitz name, fully endorsed, quickly reached and was accepted by the Chief of Naval Operations whose duty and privilege it was to do the actual naming.

It is obvious that the chief reason for Admiral Nimitz's name being commemorated here is his record of leadership in the Second World War. I think another reason is that Fleet Admiral Nimitz was widely known as an eminent intellectual as well as a man of action, a man of books as well as a man of ships and guns. If he had not been a naval officer, this man of many talents might have made a career as an author, which he was; or as an editor, which he was; or even as a professor, which he was.

Author Nimitz at the age of 27 published in the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings a widely discussed and much esteemed essay on submarines. This was only the first of a score of articles published by him.

These articles, assembled and bound together, as well they may be some day, would make a valuable and authoritative

book.

Editor Nimitz twice served as president of the Naval Institute, in which capacity he read and made recommendations concerning materials submitted for publication. This task he carried out swiftly and effectively because he was a rapid and discriminating reader. Even in the midst of World War II, after a brain-cracking day of directing the strategy against Japan, he usually ended his evening reading history, often while listening to recorded classical music.

Editor Nimitz's most extensive effort was with the book Sea Power, which is used as a text in naval history here at the Naval Academy. Through his influence.

Sea Potver was kept so fair and so rigidly objective that a Japanese translation became a best seller in Japan, and a German translation is used as a textbook in the West German naval academy.

Professor Nimitz taught as a member of the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley, where he was sent in 1926 to establish one of the original N R O T C

units. Coming in at the comparatively youthful age of 41 as a full professor and dean, he aroused some resentment among the greybeard teachers who had earned their doctorates and struggled up the academic ladder to attain full professorship late in life. But Nimitz soon won the friendship and respect of his colleagues by his unfailing good humor and his wide-ranging knowledge, based on years of selective reading.

In recognition of his demonstrated ability at judging people, the faculty invited him to join one of the university's committees on promotions and also one of its finding committees for selecting new faculty.

Professor Nimitz, always adaptable, never thought of himself as a naval officer thrust into an unfamiliar, somewhat hostile environment but only as a member of the faculty. H e made lifelong friends of colleagues and students, and never lost his interest in education or in the University of California. T h a t is where he sent his eldest daughter to earn her degree, and when he went into semi-retirement it was not entirely by coincidence that he made his home near the Berkeley campus. And the University of California never forgot Nimitz. When his services became available, the university lost no time in offering him, through Governor Earl Warren, the post of regent, a position he held eight years.

T h e many-sided genius of Chester Nimitz has richly earned him a monument on this historic campus, but the overflowing approval of this dedication among those who knew him best, reflects reverence above all for his shining character.

Surely no man in public life has been motivated by loftier ideals of service to his country and to all mankind. ^

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OFFICERS President— ADM. G . W . ANDERSON, JR., USN (Ret.) '27,

McLean, Va. Vice President (Eastern

Area)—

RADM. ROBERT W . M C N I T T , USN (Ret.) '38,

Annapolis, Md. Vice President (Central

Area)—

MR. DAVID B . BENHAM '41,

Oklahoma City, Ok. Vice President (Western Area)—LGEN. VICTOR H . KRULAK, USMC (Ret.) '34,

San Diego, Ca. Past President— MR. HANSON W . BALDWIN '24,

Roxbury, Ct. Executive Director— CAPT. W . S. BUSIK, USN (Ret.) '43

Annapolis, Md.

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USNA, Annapolis, Md.

At Large (To serve through Spring Meeting 1974) RADM. W . A . BROCKETT, USN (Ret.) '34 LT. ROGER T . STAUBACH, USNR '65 CAPT. C . J. MERDINGER, ( C E C ) USN (Ret.) '41 RADM. C . A. CURTZE, USN (Ret.) '33

(To serve through Spring Meeting 1975) MR. WILLIAM A. ANDERS '55 CAPT. CHARLES E . GURNEY, III, USN '52 VADM. PAUL D . STROOP, USN (Ret.) '26 LCDR. WOODROW W . VAUGHN, JR., ( S C ) USN '64

(To serve through Spring Meeting 1976) RADM. NEWTON P. Foss, USN '44 CDR. FRANK N . HANNECAN, USN '52

Managing A Defense Company For Growth And Profit

By Grayson Merrill. Exposition Press, Jericho, N.Y., 1973. 184 pages, f 10.00.

When you get right down to it, a defense company isn't really too much different from a non-defense company except that, contrary to popular belief, defense companies don't make quite so much profit.

Grayson Merrill, a former naval officer and defense company president, makes this point. As he notes, there are really very few differences between a commercial and a defense company. Military agencies do most of a defense company's planning, the needs of the services generally determine what products a defense company will develop and produce, and, because the security of the country is involved, a defense company's management will normally emphasize quality and reliability of product rather than higher profits per unit. In addition, there will probably be more energy spent by defense company management on perfecting new technology than on streamlining production.

Go beyond these points, however, and Mr. Merrill's book becomes an excellent, well written general guide to good management of any organization, worth reading by ambitious middle managers of both defense and wow-defense companies.

Merrill writes, for example:

A company can become "meeting happy" if it tries to use meetings when individual effort is more efficient. When an individual manager has or can easily get all the knowledge and skill needed to deal with a problem and has the stature and authority to gain acceptance of hisdecisions, he alone should make them. Meetings, particularly when loosely run, are profligate of people's time. Executives tied up in meetings are not available for on-the-spot operating decisions needed by their subordinates, and dayto-day operations consequently bog down.

These and other points which Merrill makes are not, it is obvious, merely casual comments on problems peculiar exclusively to management of defense companies.

They go to the heart of the whole complex problem facing both defense and nondefense companies of effectively managing and directing the diversity of expensive talent within the scientific-technological community—which, apropos the second quote above, seems particularly enamored of the "meeting" concept.

It is "where science gets down to business"—in this reviewer's opinion as well as in the slogan of North American Rockwell—that management faces its greatest challenge. Merrill's book should be helpful to the managers who face that challenge.

Frank Card Jameson

LCDR. HARLAN K . ULLMAN, USN '63 CAPT. AVERY K . LOPOSER, USN '52

From Local Chapters RADM. ED BATCHELLER, USN (Ret.) '34,

Washington, D.C. MR. OWEN F . KEELER, JR. '43, Detroit

MR. IRA W . KANE '53, Peninsula CAPT. A. D. BLACKLEDGE, USN (Ret.) '20,

Houston

If a company is measured by growth and profits, then its most valuable asset is people, who alone can translate inanimate money and facilities into growth and profits. Organization development is the deliberate means by which the company's people, particularly its managers and technical sales people, are motivated to meet long- and short-term plans, despite normal turnover due to resignation, dismissal, retirement, accident, or failure of health.

Mr. Jameson, a past national president of the Navy League, is senior vice president of North American Rockwell Corporation.

Reprinted from Sea Power, official publication of the Navy League of the U.S.

CAPT. J. L. P. MCCALLUM, USN (Ret.) '35, Seattle CAPT. GEORGE L . NEELY, USN (Ret.) '22,

San Francisco CApr. JACK H . PENNINGTON, USN (Ret.) '44,

New York RADM. S. N . PYNE, USN (Ret.) '25, Annapolis

MR. R . D . RUSSELL, '59, Southeast Florida (Miami) CDR. RALPH A. SENTMAN, USN (Ret.) '25,

Philadelphia CAPT. JACK M . SEYMOUR, USN (Ret.) '35,

Connecticut MR. W . J. TONER '43, Boston.

And, on the general subject of management communications, he makes this cogent comment:

Ed. Note—The author is Capt. Grayson Merrill, USN (Ret.) '34.

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Capitol Hill Fred Lardner '22

Senate Committee Action Some military opinion says it will not be possible to live with the terms of the Senate Armed Services Committee report, but by the time H. R. 9286 is ready for law it is probable that the terms will be even less favorable to the military. The House and the Senate Appropriations Committees never let a military appropriations bill get out of their hands without taking something from it.

The Senate committee cut the money from procurement of weapons, hardware, and manpower from $21,959,100,000 to 120,447,968,000 and manpower numbers from 2,232,000, a reduction of 156,100.

Senator John C. Stennis (D.-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, returning to duty after a long recovery from gunshot wounds suffered last January, says the reduction of 156,100 service members is too much. He does not agree with the President, that the reduction is "staggering and unacceptable," but claims it should be extended over a period of two or three years. With manpower costs now totaling about 56 percent of the defense budget, some reduction in manpower strength is one of best ways to save money, he says.

Shipbuilding Upheld Some details of the Senate committee's report are mentioned only because the ultimate bill is likely to contain them. The committee approved the two biggest Naval projects, the CNV Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN-70) and the entire Trident submarine program.

Shipbuilding money requested by the Navy was $3,801.9 million and the Senate committee reduced this only to $3,628.7 million. For fiscal year 1974 the CVN-70 was allocated $657 million, representing the completion of its funding. By 1980 we will have four nuclear-powered aircraft

carriers, and eight Forrestal-class oil-burning carriers. The rest of the present 15 carriers will have been retired.

The committee has recommended authorization of the full $1,527,400,000 to continue development and construction of the Trident Submarine Launched Strategic Weapon System.

"The five-year interim strategic arms agreement reached with the Soviets in May 1972 limits the number of submarine ballistic missile launchers to 710 and the number of ballistic missile submarines to 44," the committee reported. "The significance of this restriction is that the Trident submarine may replace the Polaris-Poseidon submarine, each of which has 16 launchers, on a one-for-one basis, except that this would limit the number of launchers on each Trident submarine to 16. Since the Navy plans to build Trident with 24 launchers each, the total number which would be allowed under the interim agreement would be 29. This is 12 less than the 41 submarines now in the fleet."

Sea Control Ship. The committee denied the allocation of $29.3 million until such time as the "optimum aircraft" for the ship are properly defined. This ship is to act as convoy where the air threat is low; eight ships at $1.1 billion are planned, but there is no certainty of the aircraft which will be required. The committee advises consideration of a large ship with catapult capability, to carry a variety of aircraft and perform offensively or defensively.

The committee recommended full funding of 5 nuclear attack submarines for $783.2 million, and advance procurement of $130 million for two more submarines.

DD-963 Destroyers. Full funding of $387.5 million recommended ($634.4 million less $247 million previously appropriated for long lead items.) Furthermore, $198.3 million for long lead items for the last seven of destroyers in a 30-ship program is recommended.

Surface Effect Ships. The Senate Armed Services Committee last year refused to appropriate $18 million for designing two surface effect ships in fiscal 1973 as being too optimistic. Because of testing

the 100-ton program, the project has again slipped. Work in fiscal 1964 calls for continuation of the two 100-ton craft test program, completion of preliminary design for 2,000-ton ships by September 1973, and development of subsystems to support the 2,000-ton ships. The committee authorized $60,900,000 for the entire surface effects ship program.

Agree on Recomp Proposal There is general agreement now on a bill to propose recomputation of retired pay. Some fourteen associations of retirees are backing S. 1336, a bill introduced by Senator Vance Hartke (D.-Ind.).

This agreement deprives the House Armed Services Committee of refusal to approve such legislation, or at least takes away one of the few primary reasons for refusal, as happened last year, when the committee considered a Hartke bill approved by the Senate by an 82 to 4 vote.

This bill would authorize retirees to compute their retired pay on 1972 active-duty pay scales, plus cost of living pay increases of 4.8 percent and 6.1 percent since the start of 1972. This bill takes away another objectionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;those retired for physical disability before the Career Compensation Act of 1949 became effective, would choose whether to remain under their present system or get the one-time recomputation based on their percentage of disability.

The organizations involved are: the Retired Officers Association, the Fleet Reserve Association, The Reserve Officers Association, The Disabled Officers Association, the Air Force Sergeants Association, the Association of Regular Army Sergeants, The Coast Guard Petty Officers Association, the Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officers Association, the Disabled Officers Association, the Military Wives Association, the Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, The Noncommissioned Officers Association, with a membership of 125,000, and the National Association for the uniformed services.

Senator John Stennis (D.-Miss.), chair-

45 man of the Senate Armed Services Committee, last year promised hearings by April. H e has been incapacitated, but has now returned to duty. More than 60 bills on recomputation have been introduced in this session.

Pay Too High.-*

President Nixon's advisers say that pay raises for the next three years must be smaller than industry is getting because Federal pay rates are now above rates for comparable jobs outside the government.

Military pay raises would have to be about some 3 percent less to be truly comparable to industrial pay. However, the increase this year is to be around 6.2 percent.

A Library of Congress study shows that when all pay and benefits are considered, average earnings for a military man can be as much as $1500 a year higher than for a civilian.

The higher military earnings, the Library said, are arrived at by assigning dollar values to such non-basic pay benefits as medical care, commissary and post-exchange privileges, retirement pensions, federal income tax advantages, and a number of special bonuses ranging from hazardous duty and proficiency pay to re-enlistment bonuses.

With these factors included, the study shows an average yearly pay for military men, officers and enlisted, of $12,062. T h e study estimates that the compensation for civilian workers, both laborers and white collar, in the city economy is an average of $10,566.

The study shows an average military compensation (officers and enlisted m e n ) as $9,097 annually, including base pay, allowance for quarters and subsistence, plus an estimated $473 year advantage in federal income tax since allowances are not taxed.

Other military compiensation listed, in addition to regular pay, is an estimated $770 work of medical care, $98 saved at the PX and military commissaries, $1,266 in government-paid retirement credits, and $831 a year in various incentive and hazardous duty pay, re-enlistment bonuses, proficiency, sea and foreign duty pay.

T h e civilian average annual earning figure of $10,566 includes $9,404 in wages and salaries plus $1,162 in retirement programs, life and health insurance, unemployment and other miscellaneous benefits.

Survivor Benefit Plan Changes

T h e N a v a l A c a d e m y Illustrated History of the U . S. N a v y

by E. B. Potter Professor of N a v a l History, U. S. Naval Academy

T o provide retirement annuities for certain widows of service members whose husbands die before the effective date of the Survivor Benefits Plan, Rep. Bob Wilson has introduced H . R. 10222. Any widow who on or before September 21, 1972, was the widow of a person who was entitled to retired or retainer pay when he died, regardless of whether the widow is eligible for an annuity under the dependency and indemnity compensation program, or a pension under the Veterans' Pension Act of 1959, shall be paid an annuity by the Secretary concerned unless she is eligible for an annuity under the Survivor Benefits Plan. If the widow now receives some form of benefit, she is entitled to the difference between that and 55 percent of the pay she would have been entitled to on September 21, 1972. If she receives no pension, then she is entitled to the full 55 percent of her husband's retired or retainer pay.

There is increasing objection to a provision in the Survivor Benefit Plan which requires the participant to continue to pay for the SBP through deductions from his retired pay for life, even though his wife may die before he does.

This is a profusely illustrated history of our American Navy from its inception in 1776 to the present date. There are more than 230 photographs, maps, and diagrams and an engrossing text devoted to the exploits of the Navy's greatest from John Paul Jones to Halsey and Nimitz.

Ned Potter, in addition to this Illustrated History of the Navy is, with Admiral Nimitz, the author of Sea Potver: A Naval History, one of the finest volumes the Navy has produced.

Three hundred pages, 8/2" by 11", finely bound in blue and gold and handsomely printed, this is a fine coflee table or library naval history.

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P i c t u r e History of the U. S. N a v y

by Theodore Roscoe and Fred Freeman

F-14 Story

T h e committee for the past two years has insisted upon compliance with the F-14 contract. On March 8, 1973, Grumman and the Navy entered into an agreement which in brief provided that (1) G r u m m a n would produce the 48 aircraft in the fiscal year 1973 buy (Lot V ) in accordance with the terms of its 1969 contract; and (2) the Navy would release G r u m m a n from the contractual provisions pertaining to subsequent Lots. This meant the Navy and G r u m m a n would negotiate F-14 purchases annually on a year-to-year basis.

G r u m m a n advised the Navy that they cannot accept its original contract without going into bankruptcy.

T h e Senate Armed Services Committee is interested in the nature and extent of the cost increase which would result from annual purchases versus adhering to the contract. If 179 aircraft are purchased (134 to 313) the procurement unit cost is estimated at $15.7 million each. If all

This is the famous pictorial history of the old navy throu.gh the Spanish-American War. There arc 1200 photographs, drawings, and paintings, all associated with our Navy, its battles, its wooden ships and iron men. This book became a classic on publication ten years ago, and today retains its place in the first rank of American seafaring books.

Theodore Roscoe is a recognized expert on naval history, having written a half dozen volumes before preparing The Picture History of the U. S. Navy. During World War II, LCdr. Fred Freeman, USNR, commanded three small ships. A member of the Society of Illustrators, he is best known for his illustrations of the sea. He not only collected the pictures for this book, but his own illustrations are one of the book's outstanding merits.

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313 aircraft are averaged, the program unit cost would be $20.1 million each, with a total government commitment of |6.3 billion. T h e flyaway unit cost for the remaining 179 aircraft is estimated at $11.8 million each, representing an increase of $3.5 million.

T h e reason for the $3.5 million increase in flyaway cost is ( a ) $1.45 million to purchase the aircraft "at cost" rather than enforcing the original contract; ( b ) $1.14 million per aircraft to stretch the program from two to four years: (c) $500,000 per aircraft for profit; and ( d ) about $400,000 per aircraft for increased cost of government-furnished equipment, etc.

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In addition, the procurement unit cost went up $2.5 million per aircraft to fund support and spares costs for approved aircraft carriers, as well as providing for Marine Corps support and spares.

It was the committee's judgment that the Defense Department could either conduct computer analysis or an actual aircraft flyoff if that is deemed essential rather than spending the enormous sums required for a prototype program.

T h e committee believes the Navy should examine the potential of a completely new aircraft as a possible alternative to the F-14 in the out-years. T h e Navy should obtain proposals from industry and evaluate these proposals to determine if a smaller and presumably cheaper aircraft can be designed to serve as an air superiority fighter to complement the F-14. Once this determination has been made, the committee desires to receive the Navy determination, including the costs of such alternatives as well as a technical evaluation.

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The committee's consideration of the annual defense authorization bill this year has been colored by three important and sometimes conflicting observations (the Senate Armed Services Committee says in its report).

First of all, economic conditions in the United States are not stable. T h e sharpest inflation in recent history, extraordinarily high interest rates, recent devaluations of

the dollar, and the importance of competing domestic needs, all dictate prudence in defense spending. A second major consideration, which supports the first, is the end of American involvement in the war in Southeast Asia. T h e American people expect that the coming of peace will bring some dividends in reduced requirements for military expenditures.

A third consideration, however, provides an important check on the first two.

After both World W a r I and World War II, a war-weary America sharply reduced defense spending. T h e lack of national resolve which was thereby indicated contributed to bringing on, and prolonging, the wars that followed. This must not happen again.

For most of our modern history, public and Congressional support for defense has been sporadic. T h e swings of the pendulum have been extreme, and at neither extreme has the Nation's defense been well served. From the perspective view of history we can deduce that we have gone through periods of feast for defense spending when we have spent money unnecessarily, and we have also gone through famines in which we have been dangerously unprepared. Defense is the Nation's most important job, but, to avoid both waste and danger, some means must be found to dampen the swings of the defense pendulum over a sustained period of time.

This requires cooperation and good will. It requires the Executive Branch and the Department of Defense to admit their mistakes, to make economies and improve efficiency, to resist proposing excessively expensive weapons systems, and to reform their procedures to make economies possible. It also requires that those who would economize understand that the scope and complexity of defense in the 1970's means that reform takes time.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the cumbersome procedure of implementing policy to improve the weapon process must be periodically streamlined by the Congress through the legislative process.

Last year the committee, in commenting on the new Department of Defense procurement policy, stated that issuing a policy without effective implementation is insufficient. In theory it does not seem proper for the Department of Defense to abrogate its management responsibilities in the development and procurement process and to leave the job of reform to the Congress. However, it seems that in some areas this dependence is growing.

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U.S.A., 1869-1973

Dashiel's Punt Game Lost; Honor Saved William Lyon Phelps

Official book of the National Football Foundation

by John D. McCallum and Charles H. Pearson "Certainly the most detailed, the most interesting and the most complete book on college football ever published."

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Here's a big photo-filled collection of statistics, essays, and biographies of football greats and near-greats over the century the game's been played. How did Frankie Albert change from just another player to one of the greats of his day? You remember Uttle Albie Booth, one of the all time greats at 144 pounds? Or Tom Harmon, whose magic name is still revered? All these stories and many more are told in all their colorful details in College Football U.S.A. And more—Notre Dame's Four Horsemen; Army's Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside. And the greats who later turned pro—Mel Hein, Sammy Baugh, Cliff Battles, Kyle Rote, Sid Luckman, Bronko Nagurski and Whizzer White—now a Supreme Court Justice.

Then, there are the records—for all conferences from 1926; records of all the major teams since 1949; lists of the AllAmerica teams since 1950. And the biographies of all the greatest football coaches.

Here's a special review of College Football over the past 20 years with photos of outstanding players. Here's the authentic history of football from its inception to now.

Here are colorful stories of the gridiron immortals—plus many humorous anecdotes you'll laugh over and share with friends.

Here, too, is the official roster of players and coaches of the National Football Foundation's Hall of Fame, plus the Gold Medal Winners—those men who have made outstanding contributions to football. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard M. Nixon, Rear .\dmiral Thomas Hamilton, Governor Ronald Reagan, and many more.

And here you'll find the records—all time records for more than 150 major colleges, annual results for the 21 leading Bowl games, year-by-year standings of the major conferences and leading independents, going all the way back to 1876. Plus awards, All-America selections, and more.

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This remarkable picture of the character of the man many alumni remember as "Our Paul, Shinny Paul, Paul Dashiel" is ta\en from a 1937 copy of the Washington Post. Such an example of honesty in the face of temptation is worth reprinting today.

I think all persons who are familiar with football games at the turn of the century will remember Paul Dashiel, of Annapolis, whose umpiring in great matches has never been excelled.

Before he became an official he was a football playtr. Mr. Asa Reed Dilts, of Penney Farms, Fla., sends me the following story, which speaks for itself: "A Southern player in 1901 told the following story to the Baltimore Sun: 'While I was playing on the St. John's College team, of Annapolis, the athletic rivalry between that school and the Johns Hopkins University was great, and every struggle between them was one to be remembered. T h e score was always close. " 'In football the rivalry was especially intense, and the incident I am going to relate happened in a game at Annapolis when the score was so close, and the game so fiercely contested, that a goal from the field practically meant victory for Johns Hopkins, as St. John's was only 1 or 2 points ahead. " 'Dashiel dropped back for the try from the field, got the ball in good shape, and made a kick which seemed to be all right in every respect. The ball sailed fairly between the goal posts. " 'There was tremendous applause, of course, among the Hopkins contingent, and there seemed nothing for the St. John's boys to do but grin and bear it, when Dashiel made his way to the officials, one of whom was the present Admiral Sampson, then Superintendent of the Naval Academy, and said: " 'I don't know that any of you people noticed that my kick was a punt instead of a drop-kick, as called for by the rules. I tried to make a drop-kick, but I kicked too quick. A goal from a punt doesn't go, so that one doesn't count, and the score stands as it did before.' " 'The officials were surprised but after they recovered from the shock all of them congratulated Dashiel for his courage; and, although we won the game because of that confession, the Hopkins crowd could feel nothing but honor for the fellow who had sacrificed their chances of victory for the sake of fair play and a clear conscience.'" ^

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Navy Sports T o m Bates, Sports Information Director, U S N A Athletic Association

better. But in my estimation, that's as good or going to be as good a Penn State team as they've had."

T h e Lions rolled up 477 yards on offense while limiting Navy to 154 yards. The Lions had 28 first downs to the Mids' five.

Cooper managed only 52 yards in 16 cracks and the Mids never got beyond the State 45 except for Al Mayfield's fumble recovery on the 39 early in the first quarter.'

State tallied 20 points in the second quarter to put the game on ice. A crowd of 28,383, fourth highest ever in NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium, witnessed the game.

1973 Footballers Have Ups And Downs Already

Navy's 1973 football team, with a surprising boost from a rebuilt defense, displayed the offensive pyrotechnics so familiar to Mid fans in 1972 when it beat VMI, 37-8, in the season opener. But its fireworks were little more than a fizzle a week later in a 39-0 loss to nationallyranked Penn State.

T h e Mids had plenty of heroes in the win over the Keydets. Cleveland Cooper, the junior running back from Rochester, N.Y., busted loose for a career-high 172 yards in 26 carries. It was his seventh straight game in which he'd rushed for over 100 yards. His yardage moved him into fourth place on Navy's all-time rushing leaders list behind Joe Bellino, Fred Franco and Ned Oldham.

Oddly enough, two of the people Cooper passed in that game were Terry Murray and Pat Donnelly, both of whom are assisting Coach George Welsh this season.

Cooper's running was only part of the story on offense. Senior signal-caller Al Glenny directed the Mids to 453 total yards and a Plebe, Steve Dykes, kicked his way onto the record books.

A baby-faced blonde from Orlando, Fla., Dykes booted field goals of 29, 26 and 26 yards and was a perfect four-for-four in the extra point department. He missed a 43-yard field goal attempt in Navy's first offensive thrust early in the first period.

"I had the tee turned too straight," Dykes said afterwards. T h e kick was definitely long enough but wide to the left. Dykes kicks with the front half of his kicking shoe cut away. "I've tried every way of kicking," he told reporters during the week following the game.

"But kicking with just the sock covering my toes feels best."

His three successful field goals and four attempts both equalled Academy records.

With seven seniors on hand on the offense, it had been expected that this unit would be Navy's strongpoint this fall. It

Miletich Shuns Pressure In Role As Football Captain

Charlie Miletich

most likely will be. But it was a defensive player, linebacker Dan Driscoll, who finally got the Mids rolling against VMI. T h e senior from San Francisco intercepted a Keydet pass early in the second period and returned it to the one-yard line.

The pick-off started a Navy onslaught that led to three touchdowns and a 24-0 halftime.

After he made a second interception in the game, Driscoll indicated "it was by far my best game at the Academy."

Navy intercepted six passes altogether in the game, one short of the school mark.

"I think the defense came together today," Driscoll noted.

But the Mids were not to find things so delightful the following week. Penn State more than showed why it has a national ranking and led many observers to believe this may be one of the best Nittany Lion teams in the past four years, if not ever.

Welsh, who coached as an assistant at State for 10 years, was visibly disappointed. "I just wish we had played better," he said. "I think we're capable of playing

As one of only two returning starters on Navy's defensive unit this fall, and as team captain, it figures Charlie Miletech would have a lot of pressure on him.

H e doesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;only the pressure is coming mostly from himself. "I'm trying to cut down on my mental mistakes," says the Chicago senior. "I find you have to concentrate on every play. You have to keep your mind alert all the time."

Charlie's enthusiasm prompted one metropolitan writer to ask if he was like that all the time or was it a put-on. "His enthusiasm is sincere," points out Coach George Welsh. "He's a natural leader. It's helpful for the others to see him so enthusiastic."

Miletich doesn't let his exuberance overshadow his common sense. "I'm a football player first and I must be the best at my position. Then I can be the captain," he says. He admits, though, that he has found "things have to be resolved when you're captain. Sometimes you have to put your foot down and not spare feelings."

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'Man in war is not beaten, and cannot be beaten, until he owns himself

beaten."

B. H. Liddell Hart

Navy Sports Briefs

Former Navy All-America wrestler, Lt. Lloyd Keaser, USMC, won a gold medal in the finals of the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Iran Sept. 8-9.

Keaser, who also won National A A U , World Cup and Interservice titles this year, captured the 149.5-pound championship. He was the only American to win a gold medal. Keaser was graduated from the Academy in 1972 after winning the Eastern title three successive years.

Captains have been announced for Navy's 1974 spring athletic teams. They are: Baseball—James J. Quinn of McDonald, Pa.; Crew—Christopher L. Lambert of Naples, Fla.; 150-Pound Crew—Harry J. Netzer of Oshkosh, Wis.; Golf—Stephen J. Burish III of Hawkinsville, Ga.; Lacrosse—Joseph Avveduti of Seneca Falls, N.Y.; Track & Field—Bradley A. Stephan of Beliingham, Wash.; Sailing—Steven M. Endacott of Falls Church, Va.; and Tennis —Robert K. Miller of Arlington, Va. All are seniors except Miller, who is a junior.

W W D C Again Broadcasts Navy Football Slate

Lloyd Keaser

Navy athletic director J. C. Coppedge has announced that for the second straight season the Midshipmen's entire football schedule is being broadcast through the facilities of Radio Station W W D C (1260 F M and 101 A M ) in Silver Spring, Md. W W D C is also the originating station for the Navy Football Network.

Coppedge expressed his pleasure at W W D C ' s decision once again to broadcast the games. " W e want our fans to be able to share with us an exciting season," he said.

W W D C Sports Director Tony Roberts will handle the play-by-play commentary.

Roberts has done play-by-play on Indiana University games and did the Washington Senator games for W W D C in 1971. Color commentary and analysis will be provided

by Jerry Kapstein, who has worked for ABC. Among the stations on the Navy Football Network is W N A V Radio (1430) in Annapolis.

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Class News DEADLINE: For January-February—20 November; for March—10 January.

02 September 18th was the 95th birthday of Admiral J. O. Richardson, the oldest living graduate of the Naval Academy, and the last survivor of the class of 1902.

Neighbors, members of the Admiral's staff when he was Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet from January 5, 1940 to January 31, 1941, and representatives of the Navy Relief Society which the Admiral headed after he retired in 1942, marked the occasion by gathering, with Mrs. Richardson, at the Admiral's home in Washington for a merry champagne observance.

Although markedly deficient in both sight and hearing, the Admiral maintains a strong interest in the Navy, the Country, and his many younger friends.

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07 Sec'y, Capt. Clyde R. Robinson, USN (Ret.) 107 Scott Dr., Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 69.5 It is with regret that we announce the death of Regina B. Cassidy, widow of Capt. Richard E. Cassidy, USN (Ret.), a 1907 graduate of the Naval Academy. Mrs. Cassidy died peacefully after a long illness in Newport, R.I., on 22 September.

Interment was in the Naval Academy Cemetery next to her husband.

Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. Barbara Foster, wife of RAdm. Walter M. Foster, USN (Ret.), of Newport, R.I., and her granddaughter, Mrs. John Andreadakis of Woodstock, N.Y.

08 Sec'y, Cdr. Allan G. Olson, USN (Ret.) EI Miradero, P.O. Box 131, Bonita, CA 92002 Percent Members: 63.0

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Sec'y and Treas., RAdm. Frank A. Braisted, USN (Ret.), 3104 Cleveland Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Percent Members: 61.0 Our classmate Charles Morrison is intensifying his battle with old age. Last November he fell from the bottom hall step in his home in Coronado

and fractured his hip. Thanks to a staircase elevator and a walker, he maintained mobility until May when a stroke sent him to the extended care unit of the Coronado Hospital where he is getting outstanding care. His two sons, Charles Morrison, Jr., and Ed, are standing by him. His wife, Gretchen, has adjusted to the situation. Charles has been our class representative on the West Coast for many years, doing an outstanding job. We extend sincere sympathy and wish him well.

Happy birthday to Glennon on the 4th, Spiller on the 15th and Campbell on the 23rd. May this year be your best!

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Sec'y, RAdm. Charles J. Moore, USN (Ret.) 5509 Grove St., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Dorsey O. Thomas 725 West Blvd., Kokomo, IN 46901 Percent Members: 72.6

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Sec'y, Capt. W . D . Chandler, USN (Ret.) Chevy Chase Club Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Percent Members: 81.3 Your Secretary and reporter has vacated the apartment where he lived for nearly twenty years and has taken up residence in Bradley House, the guest house of Chevy Chase Club, where he is very comfortably situated in all respects except for the absence of his Amy. Send him the news of you and your classmates there.

Martha Oakley has also moved. She to Apartment #210 in Hamlet House, 3535 Chevy Chase Lake Dr., Chevy Chase, MD 20015, phone (301) 654-3633. She says she also is comfortably quartered.

Fred Hatch writes that, as of 2 September, he and Beatrice expected to move again to Tucson on or about 15 October, after which date their address will be 1743 E. Adelaide Dr., Apt. # 9 , Tucson, AZ 85719. Fred reports that his eye doctor has fixed him with new glasses so he now has his driver's permit good for at least two more years.

Otherwise he reports they are in reasonably good health for their age.

Your best news gatherer continues to be G e o r g e McMillin. He reports having had a recent telephone conversation with Mattie Lee Mack, and that all seems to be well with her. George enclosed with his letter an account in the Long Beach Press Telegram of the Point Honda disaster of fifty years ago. Can it be that long ago.'' I suppose it must be. George is fortunate in having a daughter, Frosty, and his son, George, Jr., in his vicinity to keep him on his toes.

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Pres., VAdm. George H. Fort, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Robert A. Lavender, USN (Ret.) 3133 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Percent Members: 80.0 Elvira Wright has written: "Your letter has just come and I have not the words to express my appreciation to you and the 1912 classmates for your gift to Vinson Hall in Bosco's memory.

"In recent years we did not get to Washington, but Navy friends who live at Vinson Hall are enthusiastic about it. I know it is an answer to a real need and a pleasant one.

"Bosco's last few years were plagued with disabilities, though not with great sufferings, only discomfort, and he was spared becoming helpless, which was his dread.

"His years of retirement were filled with his interest in gardening, raising vegetables and fruit trees and I can say we really 'lived on the fat of the land' for a long time on our hilltop in Roanoke—a delightful life.

"In California we have found Navy people scattered over this area and San Diego is just a threehour drive.

"The Fiftieth Reunion of 1912 will always be a happy memory for me and my best wishes are with you and the loyal classmates."

In August, Steve Robinson spent several weeks in the Washington and Virginia area. One week of his visit was spent here with the Lavenders at Shrine Mont, Orkney Springs, Va. While here a few days, he had cocktails with the D e Lanys, a nice visit with Becky Boyd and a telephone chat with Mariam Anderson. The Andersons are now living in the Mar Sel, 2131 O Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Their son is a chaplain in the Army and is stationed in Germany.

The attention of the widows of the class is invited to an item in an earlier issue of Shipmate to the effect that the policy is to be continued of arranging for subscriptions to Shipmate for those who are interested in receiving the magazine. Such interest was to be made known by a note to the Secretary. At the same time, a note would be an excellent opportunity to let the class hear of where you are and news items of your family.

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Pres., VAdm. Glenn B. Davis, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., MGen C. G. Helmick, USA (Ret.) 4784 Old Dominion Dr., Arlington, VA 22207 Percent Members: 80.0

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Pres., RAdm. H. A. Spanagel, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Cdr. 'William K. Beard, USNR (Ret.) 252 King George Street Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Charles D . Swain, USN (Ret.) 4130 Hurley Dr., La Mesa, CA 92041 Percent Members 81.3 Our October column carried second-hand news of "Deac" Hans. We have now heard directly from "Deac"—this time from Oakland, Cal., where, according to his letter, he expects to remain for an indefinite time.

"For the last 12 years I have lived in the East Bay area because of the climate and have played golf daily.

"I go to the monthly Alumni meetings and Ted Ruddock and I represent the senior attending class. I have not been East in about five years unfortunately having lost my yen for travel which I did copiously years ago . . . twice around the globe—once to Trans-Sibirsky besides two European trips. I doubt that I will be East for the next Homecoming, desirable as that would be." We hope you will make a decision to come to the 60th in May, 'Deac' " Returning to D o n Royce's remarks about "plenty of money in the Memorial fund, " the question arises as to where else (besides the Ward Room) the money could most suitably be applied.

It is not too early to decide before our 60th reunion which is likely to be the last "official" one—• at least in multiples of five years!

The following (or combinations thereof), not necessarily in the order given, have been mentioned as recipients: (1) Navy Relief Society, (2) U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, and (3) the "tab" for the class dinner, May 17th. Send in your suggestions. Time is running out!

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Adm. A. D. Struble, USN (Ret.) 4017 Oliver St., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Sec'y-Treas., LGen. P. A. del Valle, USMC (Ret.] 41 Cornhill St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 89.0

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Pres., VAdm. Bertram Rodgers, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. George P. Brewster, USN (Ret.), 611 West 40th St., Baltimore, MD 21211 West Coast Reporter, Capt. George F. Chapline, USNR (Ret.), 1327 Inspiration Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037 Percent Members: 83.7 Last August the 18th was one of the darkest days in the annals of the class. On that day all, or most all, of us received the sad news, through the thoughtful and sympathetic individual telegrams sent to members of the class by the Navy Department, that our illustrious and beloved president, Arthur Radford, had passed away the day before at Bethesda. In these wires details of the funeral arrangements were given so that all of the class who were able and so disposed might be present. Five members of the cla.ss, who were so

able, attended the services, on a very rainy day, at the Chapel and grave site in Arlington at 1100 on 21 August. These were Carney, Steele, Bourne, Hussey and W y n k o o p . In spite of the rain the Chapel at Ft. Myer was overflowing with high-ranking officers of all branches of the military as well as by many friends and dignitaries in and out of the government. The eulogy was beautifully delivered by an old friend and former Navy Chaplain, Dr. Leslie Glenn.

Raddy was buried with full military honors, the Honor Guard being made up of a company from each of the Services. The honorary pallbearers were classmates and others with whom Raddy had close associations. A "Class of 1916" Blue and Gold wreath expressed the sympathy of all members of the class to Marianna, Raddy's beloved wife and faithful companion for many years.

On the same day, memorial services were held for Raddy on the West Coast in the Chapel at the Naval Air Station, North Island, thoughtfully arranged for by his former Aide, VAdm. Truman Hedding '24.

Survivors, in addition to Marianna, are a sister, Mrs. Alex Blair of La Havre, Cal., and several nieces and nephews. We as a class extend sincere sympathy in their great loss and ours.

There is little need to report here the details of Raddy's career. That has been ably covered by the news media and by "Last Call" in the October issue of Shipmate. We will remember him as a capable, determined and gende man, and, with it all, modest to a degree unusual in one who rose to the highest peak of the military offices. He knew what he wanted to do and did it without fanfare, when it came to what he considern ' for the betterment of his school, his service and his country. These traits were in evidence in his too brief tenure as president of the class in his successful effort to get an Honor Scholarship in the name of the class established within the U.S. Naval Academy Scholarship Foundation in order to help some deserving youths to qualify for entrance to the Naval Academy who, without this help, might find it impossible. Raddy worked hard to raise the necessary funds for this scholarship and personally contributed much more than his share towards this, his main goal as president. As a result, there are now three enthusiastic midshipmen in the Academy carefully selected by the Foundation through our Scholarship.

We recendy received a fine letter from the latest recipient of this honor, William H. Millard, now a plebe, whose home is in Portala, Cal. He writes of his gratitude to the class for making this possible.

He was president of his Prep School class, is interested in sailing and hopes to make the Varsity Squad Class "A" this year. He ended his letter with this encouraging and enthusiastic statement: "During the next four years I will continue to strive for the high goals set forth by the Academy and to do my very best to complete them on an outstanding level." We wish this young man "good sailing" through the years ahead. He sounds like the kind of lad we want to see at Annapolis.

It is with concern that we report that Gail Morgan has been hospitalized for .several months in the Naval Hospital in Newport, R.I. In a phone call to me, Billie, Gail's lovely wife, informed me of this and requested that the class be so informed in some manner. We all sincerely hope that by this time Gail has gready improved and is feeling much better.

WEST COAST NEWS The August joint luncheon of I916-'17-'18 was held on Thursday the 16th. Fourteen gathered in the Carrier Aircraft Group Room of the Officers' Club, Naval Air Station, North Island, to enjoy the excellent menu selected by Ing Kiland who also handled all of the arrangements. Not in the original plans, but pleasandy diverting, was a fashion show going on at the time. The lovely models passing through the C.A.G. Room caused frequent interruptions to the yarns that were being spun at our table, but no one became annoyed at these diversions, you may be sure. Outside the large window forming one side of the room, the Club's very large swimming pool was in plain view allowing Bert Rodgers to keep his eye on his grandchildren who were parked there while Marie joined the ladies at lunch on another side of the Club. Present from '16 were: Herndon, Root, McGinnis, Chapline, Grassie, Jenkins, Loventhal and Rodgers; from '17, Warren, Richards, Bennett, Kiland, and Rogers; and from '18, Curtis.

In the extensive Main Dining Room, overlooking the Station's active Pacific Beach facilities, Dolly Loventhal, Esther Jenkins, Judy Sauer and Marie Rodgers were together for their enjoyable luncheon.

The November luncheon will be held Thursday the 15th again at the Officers' Club, Naval Air Station, North Island.

In the July-August issue of Shipmate a picture supplied by 1918 for its column was taken on 13 Aug. 1915 (while we were on our summer cruise) at the Mass. Building of the Panama Pacific International Exposition. No effort was made to identify the Middies in this group picture. Those in our class can be identified partly by looking across the back row starting on the extreme left where we see Tony Ziroli, George Hussey, Tom Keliher, Chuck Emerson and Charlie Williams.

How the gang got together with all of those good looking girls was not disclosed.

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Pres., RAdm. Walter C. Calhoun, USN (Ret.) 4230 Fordham Rd., N.W., Washington, DC 20016 Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M: Stone, USNR (Ret.) 248 King George St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 78.0

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Pres., Capt. W. J. Malone, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Perry R. Taylor, USNR (Ret.) 1211 South 25th St., Arlington, VA 22202 Percent Members: 88.0 Sybil and Vic Barringer popped into Bethesda on 21 August with Vic's grandson. Tommy Wornham (other grandfather, Thomas K. Wornham '26, LGen. USMC). Sybil and Tommy lodged at the West Chester while Vic turned in at the hospital for his annual check-up. He reported everything fine and they all started back for West Hartford on the 24th.

Mauri and Joe Fowler hove to at the ArmyNavy Club in Washington late on 3 September cn route from Maine to Florida. They departed morning of the fourth. Joe plans on opening a consulting business with headquarters in Orlando, but will spend some time in California. He has

52 purchased one and three-quarter miles of ocean front near Bar Harbor. On the property is an old house which Mauri and he had great fun renovating and decorating. He is doing a bit of farming there, having stowed 30 tons of hay in the barn in September.

A telephone conversation"with Mauri apprised us of the presence in these parts of her sister's son, Bob Styer '48 (Capt. USN), son of G i n Styer.

He is serving with the Strategic Systems Projects featuring Poseidon, our latest submarine launched ballistic missile, and has been living with his family in Beverly Hills, Alexandria, Va., for three years.

The class luncheon on 5 Sept. at the Army-Navy Club was attended by Murphy, Riggs, Rogers, and Smith.

BIRTHDAYS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER Greetings and congratulations are offered to seven fortunate men of '18 as follows: Kennedy, I I / 5 ; Creesy, 11/7; Inglis and Norton, 11/19; Thornton, 11/25; Wieber, 11/26; and Stone, 12/2.

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Pres., VAdm. George C. Dyer, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, VAdm. W m . M. Callaghan, USN (Ret.) 1110 Randolph Rd., McLean, VA 22101 Percent Members: 89.0 Through the kindness of Matt Gardner and a news clipping he forwarded from the Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader it is a pleasure to record a tribute paid in early July to our distinguished classmate, Dr. Arthur Stanton Adams, Capt., USN (Ret.). "Beany," as affectionately known to all of us, not only made his mark while on active duty, but followed it with an equally outstanding career in the field of education, highlighted by service as President of the University of New Hampshire from 1948 to 1950, President of the American Council of Education from 1951 to 1961 and pioneer instigator of the New England Center for Continuing Education. On the occasion of his 77th birthday "Beany" received the signal honor of having the Residential Tower of the New England Center for Continuing Education at Durham, N.H., dedicated to and named for him. Dr. Harry Day, NEC director, told the gathering. "The central thrust of Dr. Adams' life of service has been people, first, last and always. It is this humanistic side of the man we honor today that we would like to recognize." Well, Beany, we also add our congratulations on a well merited recognition of your years of service in the Navy and in the special field of education to which you applied a fine talent and particular distinction.

Matt's letter enclosing the above information again emphasized his regret at missing the 55th reunion and stated that the illness from which he has been suffering from for some time seems to have stabilized and that he hopes to be around the ball park a litde longer.

Stewart Crosley came through with a fine long letter of his activities accented by what is common to all of us at our ages with much ado about physical problems and ailments. Because of a stroke suffered a few years ago, Stewart has to be on a blood-thinning diet of pills that require frequent adjustment at times to keep within the limits of safety. "Not long ago," says Stewart, "I essayed for the first time in months to mow a part of my lawn. I was assailed by a swarm of gnats

t' at brought on such a swelling of the face that I had to be taken to the emergency room of the local hospital. The medicos quickly discovered that I had a severe allergy reaction to insect stings.

Prescribed medication took four days to bring the face back to something resembling normal. Needless to add, the doctor said no more lawn mowing."

In acknowledging birthday greetings from George Dyer, Ross Winckler added that in mid-July he and Lola had the pleasure of having the Fitzpatricks and Hungerfords over for luncheon and had a good time reminiscing about their Navy pasts.

The Naval Academy Foundation has advised George Dyer that Midshipman Danny L. Chellis of the new plebe class has been selected as the class of 1919 Honor Scholar for this year.

For those who may not be aware, the Foundation, with financial support from contributing classes, is able to maintain a significant input to the Naval Academy of fine young men who otherwise would not have had the opportunity to qualify for admittance.

Peggy Hicks has moved to 4000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Apt. 426, Washington, DC 20016 and her new phone number is 244-2959.

Letters from Connie Crawford, Carolyn Short and Louise Wisenbaker all have expressed gratitude for the sympathy of the class and contributions made either to the Navy Relief or Cancer Societies in memory of their deceased husbands.

Hopes that this issue of Notes could escape without more sad news about deaths in the Class family were dashed when D o n King and Clayton Demarest died within a few days of each other during the week beginning with 2 September. Don passed away early on the 2nd with a heart attack and "Demmy" on the 6th following a kidney operation. Services for Don were held at the Navy Chapel on Nebraska Ave. on 5 Sept., followed by private interment in Pennsylvania. "Demmy" was buried from the Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore on 8 Sept., with interment also in that city. Our deepest sympathy to Henrietta King, Peg Demarest and their respective families over the losses of their beloved ones.

'19ers at the Ansels' picnic

Regrets from those who could not attend and felicitations from those who did still trickle in to George and Adaline Dyer months after the successful and happy reunion. Herewith, two group pictures snapped at the wonderful outdoor picnic luncheon given by Eleanor and Walter Ansel.

Want to guess who they are ? The gentleman at the left has a surname beginning with R, his wife, if present, is designated RW and so on. Widows are designated in the same manner as wives. R, SW, S, RW, CW and C. In the second picture the lady in left foreground is not recognized by me; others are SW, S, S, N, NW (I think) and O.

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Chairman, Exec. Comm., Capt. Donald R. Osborn, Jr., USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. 'Wm. A. P. Martin, USN (Ret.) 2 St. Mary's St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 79.0 Alumni House received the sad news of the death on 3 Aug. of Alexander Forbes Smith, Jr. He leaves a widow, Ethyl, to whom late condolences have been sent at 1608 Hampton Blvd., Reading, PA 19604. The Register gives his date of birth as 11 Feb. '97 and states that he resigned 3 Dec. '21. The class is also saddened by the loss of two other classmates: VAdm. Thomas H. Binford, USN (Ret.) on 27 Aug., and Edwin L. Brashears in Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, on 1 Sept. (See "Last Call" for details.)

Chick Hartman writes on 29 Aug.: "Ducky Binford went to the N.H., San Diego, 3 weeks ago last Monday. Tommy had an aneurism with complications and didn't make it. We are attending the private services this afternoon." (I, Martin, was fortunate to see Ducky, briefly, at Friendship Airport on the return flight from Spain on II May.) Savvy Forrestel writes on 3 Sept.: "This news about Eddie may not have come to your attention. I will attend the memorial service tomorrow (Congregational Church, Winnetka) and will sign the book as representative of the Class of 1920 . . . no other news about the cause of death or about his illness."

At noon on 31 Aug., eighteen classmates assembled at the USNA Officers' Club for our monthly luncheon: Carter Anderson, Connelly, Crowe, Daggett, Greer, Haff, Harrison, Heineman, Hepburn, Felix Johnson, Korns, Martin, Paul Miller, Osborn, Patterson, Sexton, Swanson and Tusler. Don reported that Was Hague is now in Doctors' Convalescent Center, Selinsgrove, PA 17870. Hagues' son-in-law is a professor at nearby Susquehanna University.

At the same hour, twenty-four of our wives and widows plus Nancy Gearing's sister, "Sinnie" Gannon Lang, from La Jolla, had their luncheon at Alumni House. Present were Mesdames: Viola Anderson, Basset, Conelley, Crocker, Crowe, Daggett, Deringer from Chestertown, Gearing, Greer, Haff, Harrison, Heineman, Fay Johnson, Korns, Lyon, Martin, Miller, Moses, Osborn, Sexton, Sickel, Stoddert, Harriet Taylor and Wooldridge.

On 10 Sept., Henry Chalkley, his wife, Del, and sister, Hannah, are sailing from Vancouver for Australia, the islands and the Orient. Chalk expects to be back at work on 15 Nov. and to see us at our 55th reunion.

Whereas the late VAdm. John Perry personally campaigned for the establishment of the

53 Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and its designation as a Master Jet Naval Aviation Facility and his entire career was dedicated to excellence in Naval Aviation and to the defense of the United States of America, it was established by the Board of Directors of the Oak Harbor Area Council, Navy League of the United States, on the 21 June 1973, that there be a VAdm. John Perry Prowler Award for Excellence.

The Prowler Award is presented annually during the Prowler Week, by the Oak Harbor Area Council, Navy League of the United States, to that individual within the Prowler community who has made the most significant contribution in airborne tactical electronic warfare for the United States Navy.

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Pres., Mr. Homer O. Elmers Sec'y, RAdm. 'William B. Fletcher, USN (Ret.) 1866 Lindamoor Dr., Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 78.5 The Naval Academy Foundation, in its Annual Report for 1973-1974, lists the Class of 1921 Honor Scholar as Robert Kimbal Sheldon, son of Cdr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sheldon of Barking Shoals, Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii. He graduated from the Waimea High School, Kauai, Hawaii and stood in the top 40% of his class, but enrolled in the Bullis School to bring up his College Board scores. He succeeded in a splendid manner with his scores ranging from 590 to 670. A Navy junior for 18 years, he is highly motivated for the Academy and has all the attributes to make a fine midshipman and career naval officer. Partial .scholarship assistance is provided by the Society of Sponsors of the U.S. Navy. Congratulations to Robert. We will follow his career as it unfolds in the future.

We are happy to report that both D a n Gallery and Dick Dickins have recovered from surgery and are now recuperating at home. Best wishes for a complete and rapid recovery.

Changes of address have been received for Richard R. Dennett to Rt. 1, Box IIC, Chelan, WA 98816 and of L. W . Emerson now living at 1308 W. Smith Ave., Orlando, FL 32804.

A note from C. S. (Pete) Y o u n g tells of a fantastic trip by air to the North Slope Oil Fields.

From Pittsburgh to Montreal, thence over Newfoundland to an overnight stop at Frobisher (NE of Hudson Bay). From there to Mary River with a stop at Resolute in the Canadian Arctic Islands stopping overnight at Inuvik in the northwestern corner of the Canadian Northwest Territory. From there to Prudhoe Bay and the Oil Fields. Returning to Norman Wells with an overnight stop at Yellowknife, NW Territories and another overnight stop at Calgary in Alberta, thence home to Pittsburgh.

Attending the 1921 class luncheon at Alumni House in Annapolis on 22 August were: Jane and L. A. Brown, Eleanor and Cat Brown, Alwilda Ferris, Lula Lee Bowman, Blackie Loker, Alec Alexander, Louise Eimers (Homer was in D.C. serving on jury duty), Charlotte and Ed Kline, Justine Abercrombie, Lucile Kelley, George Russell, Vera and Harold Houser, Marjorie and Dolly Fitzgerald, Garry and Bill Fletcher, Bert and Tommy Dell, Carol and Ed Fullinwider, Betty Lamdin, Raye Dickins, Polly and Fred Boone, Bill Sewell, Evelyn and Red Condon, Mary and Buddy Braun, Nina and Heber Brumbaugh, Margaret and Jim Dudley and Faye Willkie.

SAN DIEGO The San Diego group held its monthly luncheon at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on 21 August with the following in attendance: Abernethy, Butterfield, Abie Cook, Collins, Curry, Dodds, Esling, Gorry, Hall, Juvenal, McHugh, Logan McKee, Miller, O'Brien, Parks, Perdue, Roberts, Schell, Don Smith, Tarbuck and Wray.

The group was happy to welcome a friend of long standing, Horace Butterfield, USNA '22. Sabe Sabin was unable to attend due to the death of his mother who had passed her 103rd birthday.

From Pasadena comes a letter from Raleigh Hales reporting on a trip to Hawaii. Gwen and Raleigh sailed on 4 August from Los Angeles in the MONTEREY, arriving at Honolulu on the 9th.

They spent five days on Oahu and then six more on Kauai. While on Kauai, they were luncheon guests of Edith Plews who is Holbrook Goodale's sister-in-law. Raleigh had not seen her since the midshipman cruise to Hawaii in 1920. After their return they spent a delightful weekend with Lucille and Abie Cook at their home in Oceana, Cal. On Sunday the 26th the four attended a delightful brunch given by Elizabeth and Logan McKee at the Officers' Club on North Island.

There were more than 200 present including civilian and service friends.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA The '21 class president's annual report noted the death of Oral R. Swigart. Bay area '21 class members deeply regret his loss. "Swig" had many class friends and associates living in this area.

All extend sympathy to his wife, Margaret, and the Swigart family.

Virginia and Johnny McQueen and Marjorie and R. K. Davis entertained with a cocktail-buffet in the Treasure Room at Treasure Island on Sunday, 12 August. In spite of rumors of B.Y.O.M., the Club didn't let them down and the buffet included a good-to-the-last-rib roast of beef. There were plenty of pourables for cheer and invited friends, neighbors and faithful '21ers were in a party mood. A few sent "regrets"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Pat Carlisle, Betty Lewis and the Al Mains were temporarily on the Binnacle List. The Lawrence (Hank) DivoUs were absent as Billie was away in Canada; Gypsy and Howard (Nick) Coulter were visiting in Tahoe and Lee Davis was in Missouri on her annual visit there. Tram and Charlie Roland were back from a fishing trip in Oregon and were indignant at the fact that fish planted by our western state hatcheries were being netted by foreign ships off the Oregon and Washington coasts. Cathe and Myron (Tommy) Thomas regarded the party as a sort of debut for Cathe who had been out of circulation for several weeks while she recovered from surgery. They left within a few days after the party to visit their son in Pordand, Ore. Kay and Walter (Slats) Moore held the second of their charming and entertaining Sunday luncheons at St. Francis Yacht Club on Sunday, 26 August. The occasion marked the start of a sevenrace competition in six-meter yachts between Australia and the United States and was the second time the St. Francis Yacht Club and the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club of Sydney had raced for the American-Australian Cup. The day was bright and clear with fair winds for sailing and a window-side table afforded a fine view for the luncheon guests. Kay and Slats, ever ardent motorists, were planning a tour of the coasts of Oregon, Washington and part of British Columbia with destination Harrison Hot Springs, B.C.

According to Slats, Harrison Hot Springs is a long established family resort on the order of early Canadian Pacific hotels and is located 80 miles east of Vancouver in British Columbia.

Cynthia and W . R. (Doc) Cooke came up from Saratoga to "The City" recendy to celebrate Cyn's liberation from the hospital following a bout of surgery. They had luncheon at the new St. Francis Tower Room and took in a Theatre Guild madnee in the afternoon. Marian and Clarence Conlan live near the Cookes in the neighboring town of Los Gatos. Their address is: "Los Gatos Meadows," Los Gatos, CA 95030. The Conlans' activities are somewhat limited as neither of them can drive a car. Communications from classmates would be welcome. According to Doc they ar doing well and seem happy in their new home.

Drum beats from "Chief Swift Arrow" (Lew Johns) and his squaw, "Poochie" (Bunty), spelled out, "Low water, forests closed for fear of fire and only fair fishing at summer hunting g Dunds."

They had been fishing in Idaho and were then beating the drum at Bunt's father's summer home in Grand Teton National Park near Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Frank Talbot learned late in August that young Frank Talbot's name was on the "Selection List." "There is to be another captain in the family," Frank announced with pride. Kudos to Frankie and his proud father.

A blue and gold, diamond jubilee was celebrated on 25 August when Nancy (Carlisle) and Jerome Solari arranged a family gathering at the Solari family ranch home in Columbia, Cal. to honor Nancy's father, Harold (B) Carlisle, on his 75th birthday. Following a tour of Calaveras Big Trees area and Yosemite the Carlisle clan gathered to pay their respects to their spritely patriarch. Relatives from .southern California were present. David Carlisle and his family came from their vacation spot in nearby Calaveras and Naidah Jordan and her daughter, Michelle (Pat Carlisle's daughter and granddaughter), were there from Hawaii. A birthday cake appeared after dinner with the inscription "75 and Still Alive." Gifts included a Naval Academy Alumni blue and gold chain design tie from Pat. However, all gifts paled in comparison when AB's children presented him with a gold-plated anchor tie tack which was studded with diamonds. A diamond studded anchor!

An apology is due Elinor Murrell for the slip of the type in the July-August issue of Shipmate in which she was mistakenly referred to as "Helen."

Sorry, Elinor.

22 Pres., Capt. A. R. Sanborn, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. D . H. Johnston, USN (Ret.) 3928 N. 36th St. Arlington, VA 22207 Columnist, RAdm. J. L. Pratt, USN (Ret.) 4000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20016 Percent Members: 72.3 A letter from Marion Murphy brings a copy of his class treasurer's report for the fiscal year ending 30 June this year. A fine report in Murph's usual style. It is in detail and too lengthy for inclusion in this column at this time. Suffice it to say it shows that our treasury is in excellent shape with a net worth of 111,223, an increase of Si 192 over the net worth shown in his report published in the Roll Call, as of 30 April 1972.

54 The increase is remarkable in view of the heavier than usual expenses in connection with the reunion, the election, and other administrative costs (including floral remembrances for deceased classmates).

Murph also sends news of the San Diego group: Luna and Dale Quarton have sold their house in preparation for moving to Leisure World— about 80 miles up the Coast. Eddie Pearce has returned to the fold sans his Ernest Hemingway beard after a long visit in the East which began with the Fiftieth reunion. Lucien Raggonet is convalescing nicely after an operation for an anuerism in the knee area. Murph and Ruth are enlarging their bedroom which will provide a cozy corner for Ruth's sewing and her machine. Leland Whitgrove and Lydia are frequendy seen around after their move from Ojai to Oceanside, and Glen Jones and Gwen are frequent visitors— down from Laguna Hills.

The Annual News Letter of the Naval Academy Foundation includes a prominent paragraph lauding the class for reaching, and over-reaching its goal of $100,000 which supports five Honor Scholarships. There are some eighty candidates who are now prepared for entrance annually under the aegis of the Foundation. Approximately threequarters of that number are supported by scholarships donated by prominent Americans interested in contributing to the quality of the officer corps of the Navy. The other fourth are supported by funds raised by various classes. Our own class through both individual and class effort are responsible for a third of the latter. Truly a great and constant memorial from all who made this possible—and those who continue to do so. It is pertinent to add that the performance of Foundation midshipmen continues to equal or excel that of the Regiment as a whole. This is due in no small part to the careful selection and preparation by the Foundation and the inspiration derived from their sponsorships. This is borne out by the letters our president receives from time to time. An example (addressed to Zeke): "Dear Sir, I was recently notified by the Naval Academy Foundation that I have been selected as a 1973 Class of 1922 Memorial Honor Scholar. I am happy to learn of this honor and hope I can live up to it. I am finding plebe summer a challenge and feel that I have made the right decision in choosing this to be my career. If I can do as well as so many of the class of 1922 my naval career should indeed be rewarding. Again, it is an honor to be a midshipman and a 1922 Memorial Scholar. Steve A. Seal, Midshipman Fourth Class, United States Naval Academy."

We know that the above letter fills you with nostalgia and pride as it does me. What a thrill it was fifty-five years ago and, yes, how very, very, rewarding—still.

In view of the proximity of Christmas, and Christmas cards, D o n Johnston and I thought it a good time to include corrections and additions to the '72 Directory. Here they are. (Particular attention is invited to the entry for John L. Sullivan, an honorary member of our class whose name was inadvertently missed in the computerized listings of the alumni.) There are two other additions, one for G o o d m a n carried with the "Lost Batallion," but whose address is now known. Don requests that anyone knowing or having a clue to the addresses of any others in that listing, page 81 of the Roll Call, please tell him.

Corrections and additions to the 1972 Roll Call are as follows: Adams, F. McK., deceased 4 April 1973/

widow, Mrs. F. McK. Adams (Grace), 4310 91st St., Mercer Island, WA 98010; Allen, D . E., add (P.O. Box 449); Ashley, C. L., deceased 13 September 1972; Asman, G. D . , delete address; Baker, D . D., new address, 13020 S.W. Carmel St., Tigard, OR 97223; Baker, J. H., middle initial should be E; Barnes, S. M., add double dagger; Bates, A. D., delete f; Blick, R. E., deceased 26 December 1972; Chase, V. O., new address 494 La Vista Rd., Walnut Creek, CA 94598; Clarkson, A. A., deceased 1 September 1973; Cooper, G. D ^ Mrs. Cooper deceased; Cooper, G. R., rank should read VAdm./widow, Mrs. W. J. Longfellow, 2C Talcott Glen Rd., Farmington, CT 06032; Cooper, H. M., delete address; Davis, H. G., new address, 3800 Violet St., Seal Beach, CA 90740; D o d g e , C. A., new address, 210 Rosemont St., La Jolla, CA 92037 and Dougall, F. R., deceased, 6 August 1973.

Ellis, V. G., new address, 27301-B Capote de Paseo, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675; Follmer, L. D., Mrs. Follmer deceased June 1973; Forsyth, R. E., add dagger; Frost, R. F., add dagger; Gardner, D. W., new address, c/o Mrs. W. F. Jennings, Mounted Route, Mount Holly Springs, PA 17065; Gist, W . E., delete address; Godin, R. J., add dagger; Goodman, Louis, new entry, Goodman, Louis ( f ) , 1269 Briarcliff Rd., N.E., Adanta, GA 30305; Gurley, R. R., new address, 153 Montjoy Rd., Nedlands, West Australia, 6009; Hadley, H. W., new entry, Hadley, Hugh W., Cdr., USN (f) died 5 September 1942/ widow, Mrs. H. W. Hadley (Marian), 1118 Loma Lane, Coronado, CA 92118; Holcomb, H. L., new address, St. Armandis Towers, South, 101 Ben Franklin Dr., Sarasota, FL 33577; Hudson, H. B., deceased 14 January 1973; Jackson, M. C , telephone (winter address) 366-3248; Kinsolving, W. C , deceased 18 October 1972; Koonce, P. B., deceased 5 July 1972; Libenow, L. D., decca.sed 26 March 1973; Lindsay, M. M., delete address; and Maxwell, W. H., add dagger.

McCandless, L. H., new address, Box 48, Dowell, MD 20629, telephone 326-4247; McManes, K. M., deceased 20 January 1973, correct telephone 530-3312; Millard, J. W., Mrs. Millard died 31 December 1972, new address, 4516 Randolph Rd. # 7 9 , Charlotte, NC 28211, telephone 366-2489; Miller, L. G., correct address, 1037 Marcussen Dr., Menlo Park, CA 94025; Miller, R. H., winter address: 341 S.E. Bayview Terrace, Port St. Lucie, FL 33450; Mitchell, J. A., delete address; Mitchell, W . L., delete address; Monagin, E. L., new address, 902 South Avondale, Amarillo, TX 79111; Neasham, W. E., delete address; Neiley, E. A., add dagger; Nichols, L. H., add dagger; Olch, L, married Marie-Rose Albert, 6 November 1972; Peterson, J. W., delete address; Post, A. E., delete address; Pratt, J. L., correct telephone 537-0051; Ragonnet, L. R., delete middle initial; and Russell, R. P., new address: Edgewood Nursing Home, 6000 Bellona Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21212.

Ryan, E. A., new address, Seville C49, Kings Point, Delray Beach, FL 33444; Sampson, J. G., new address, 1301 E. 9th Ave., Denver, CO 80218; Saunders, W. V., new address, Mariner's Cove, 308E, Annapolis, MD 2I40I; Shultz, J. H., correct address, Box 1108 Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI 00840; Smith, H. T , deceased 30 January 1973; Smith, H. D., delete address; Smith, J. A., deceased 16 October 1972; Stacey, G. A., new address, Box 528, Pawley's Island, SC 29585; Steele, C. H., deceased 17 November 1972; Stoddard, K. D., delete address: Stokes, W. R., change wife's name to Florence; Strong, M. J.,

new address, P.O. Box 1585, Dana Point, CA 92629; Sullivan, John L., (Renewed entry—erroneously omitted in 1972 Directory) Ex SecNav; Honorary member, 4871 Glenbrook Rd., Washington, DC 20036, and 1330 Union St., Manchester, NH 03101, married Priscilla, 28 Dec. 1932; Thomson, W . S., add dagger; Toney, A. L., deceased 11 June 1973; T o w e , H. L., delete address; V o n Schrader, O. F., new address, 3919 N. Bay Drive, Racine, WI 53402; Waidlich, J. E., new address. Court of Delray, Apt. 1201, 2220 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach, FL 33444; Walker, O. M., correct telephone, home 229-7595, summer 227-2178; and Zinn, R. T., deceased 3 November 1972.

Eastern news: the Clays are in England and Scotland as we go to press. The Saunders had a terrific party at the Officers' Club in Annapolis to celebrate their imminent release from suitcase living. Zeke Sanborn has made tentative reservations at the Annapolis Terrace for the Fifty-fifth reunion. Maude and George Bauernschmidt will be, when you read this, in the process of touring the Pacific on a Swedish freighter. They are to be gone for three and a half months. A letter from Beany Jarrett sums up his activities, "We play at golf, but with two days a week for the long trek to the Bethesda Out-Patient Dept., it doesn't leave much spare time for sport after washing the dishes, getting the laundry out, and watching Watergate." Beany included the sad news of Frank Dougall's passing in Fort Lauderdale after a long bout with cancer and we are also sorry to report the loss of Art Clarkson who was buried in Arlington on 4 September.

Item from the Reader's Digest: The Washington, D . C , mortgage banking firm of Walker and Dunlap is rewarding employees who help curtail air pollution. Those who formerly drove to work but now walk, bike, or bus, or join a car pool receive a book of trading stamps each month.

Nice going, Oliver.

23 Pres., Adm. Arleigh Burke, USN (Ret.) Class Reporter: Capt. Valentine L. Pottle, USN (Ret.), 660 Americana Drive, Apt. 47 Annapolis, MD 21403 Sec'y, VAdm. C. F. Coe, USN (Ret.) 2210 Belle Haven Rd. Alexandria, VA 22307 Percent Members: 73.5 N e i l Dietrich informs us that he has heard from two illustrious Kcntuckians from Hopkinsville, his birthplace, down the road apiece from Madisonville, Ky., where one of them, Pewee Parish, has been the elected Mayor of the latter town for the past 28 years. The other, Mac McF. W o o d , will be remembered as the Photographic Editor of the 1923 Lucl(y Bag, retired to Walnut Hill Farm in Hopkinsville in 1953. He graced the same mess table with Pewee during Plebe year and both stalwarts were born with the amazing ability to twitch and wiggle their respective ears independently (much more than perceptibly). It followed that these two show-pieces to visiting First Classmen developed a peculiar experti.se in the Morse Code which stood them in good stead throughout their careers—right ear wiggle was a dot, left ear waggle a dash. A wiggle-waggle with both ears was a plea to be permitted to continue with the meal. Needless to say, the two kept up a constant stream of silent chatter and were a source of never ending delight to all upper

55 classmen and mess attendants during each meal for almost a year.

Peewee fell by the waysideâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not as a bilger, but as an individualist. His later career clearly indicates this trait of independence. Some 21 years ago while Mayor of Madisonville, he engineered the modernization of the town's small electric plant and ceased buying power from Kentucky Utilities (KU wanted to purchase the outmoded facility).

The profits from this bold gamble were channeled into the city coffers and into further distribution improvements resulting in the distinction over the years of a city with reliable power, but no municipal tax. Peewee also impounded a 500-acre reservoir lake (named Lake Peewee); built a $1.5 million filtration plant; established the Madisonville Community College; built three new wings on Hopkins County Hospital; helped entice nine industries to locate in and around Madisonville; and accomplished much more than we have space to recount. The Louisville Courier Journal dated 3 June 1973 reports that after holding office for 28 consecutive years, Pewee Parish was defeated in the Democratic primary by 2,236 votes to 2,016. In their peculiar confidential manner Peewee wigglewaggled to Mac Wood by ear that he would not run for office again. He is 73 years young.

Just before the deadline for this issue we were advised that George Welker was struck by a truck on 31 August and is in the USNH Orlando suffering from a fractured hip. It is hoped that this bit of bad luck turns out to be a minor fracture and that he will be up and around before too long. His home address is: 2500 Lee Rd., Apt. 229, Winter Park FL 32789.

At one time it was thought an easy matter to note congratulations to those classmates and wives who were about to celebrate their golden wedding anniversaries in June 1973. A quick dip into the 40th Reunion record promptly dispelled any such notion. It appears that most marriages took place in 1926-27-28, the golden years when a sea-going Lt.(jg)'s pay of $175 per month glittered irresistibly when added to allowances and responsibilities of a beautiful wife. Therefore, congratulations are offered en masse to some of the identified brave souls who did marry in June 1923. May their remaining years be as happy as their first fifty: (Arleigh Burke, Fuqua, Hawthorne, Huebl, Smellow, Smoot, Speed Edwards and any others missed on the first go-around).

Broadway dancer Nancy Dussault, talented daughter of Goat Dussault, has been touring the summer theater circuit from Central City, Col., to the Adantic Coast in the new tune-laden revue "The Gershwin Years." D o n Felt writes that he is due for a sub-committee meeting of the Board of Visitors at Annapolis on 18 and 19 October.

Also that Mac McLellan arrived in Honolulu with his Seattle contingent to the American Legion convention. Mac managed to make the Pearl Harbor tour between sessions and to call upon Don. Evidendy he was accompanied by Dick Klinge who was co-pilot of the PBY which picked up Ens. Gay out of his wet observation post at the conclusion of the Batde of Midway. Much wartime recollecting walla-walla.

Your scribe got little or nothing for this issue from the West Coast contingent. However, it seems that Mike Connelley has been joyously beset by family for several weeks. W o o d i e Woods has been a completely house-bound nurse, cook, housekeeper, etc., taking care of Anita.

Looey Brendel was operated on in late July or early August. He can stand up and walk a bit and lie down, but he is sitting down rarely these days.

It also appears that Cabell G w a t h m y is on another tour of the U.S. Hence, with the temporary loss of foreign correspondents whose preoccupations are accepted, it might be added that your Shipmate reporter has also been housebound and of extremely bad temper for more than five weeks with foot surgery. Almost no November column.

Rassieur, Connelley and McKinney pose at Rancho Santa Fe Taking off from Hillspeak in the Ozarks, Karl Hansel proposes to swing up Central USA as far as Omaha before returning to Florida about 1 November. "Thank you" notes still arrive from widows who were able to join us at the 50th.

Margaret Stimson, Dick's widow, is quoted in part: "I remember with particular pleasure the performance of the Glee Club. I'll never forget their hilarious danceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;their whole program was enchanting and so light-heartedly young and charming."

It is our sad duty to report the pa.ssing of Army Armknecht on 27 August at USNH Portsmouth, N.H. At this point no details other than the scheduled services at Arlington are available.

Army, you will remember, wrote the 50th Reunion Commemorative Poem which carried out a deeply loyal, nostalgic theme and covered the period from Plebe Summer to the Reunion. Honorary pallbearers include Mendenhall, Withington, Tucker, Mclsaac, Lewis, Smellow, Johannesen and Capt.

Wesley H. Randig, CEC, USN '27.

24 Pres., RAdm. Howard L. Collins, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. Paul Siagrist, USNR (Ret.) 22 Macopin Ave., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Asst., Mr. Robert A. Keyer Box 7234, Richmond, VA 23221 Percent Members: 52.0 Reporting on the 50-year Cruise, Bart Kalisch says, "We're up to 273 replies; am going to work on biogs now. Plan to get Gordon Kissam's sketches when he comes East in late September."

We can be sure Bert is "hard at it" for the benefit of us all.

Equally occupied is Whitay Richards, with the 50-year reunion plans. His 1 September report shows 149 classmates (126 couples) definitely coming to the reunion; also 14 widows. Whitey continues to hear of classmates who have not received his reunion letter, and now asks that anyone who has not heard from him should let him know (103 St. Andrews Rd., Severna Park, MD 21146).

The U. S. Naval Academy Foundation informs us that Midshipman Jeffrey J. Stone, 4/c, has been selected as the Class of 1924 Honor Scholar for this year. And we now have a fine letter from Midn. Stone, who says he plans a bio-science and ocean engineering course; and adds, "I am grateful to the Foundation for getting me here, and honored to be selected as a 1974 Honor Scholar!"

Our genealogical researcher. Bill Mansfield, has compiled a new list of sons of 1924 classmates who served in the Armed Forces, and who are not Naval Academy graduates. It lists classmates with two sons each in the Service: Benton, Bolton, Coley, Doan, McFadden, Richards, L. H. Thomas and Verge. Classmates with one son each in the compilation are J. H. Austin, Bearce, Becker, Bliesener, Browning, Calvert, Close, W. H. Duvall, Ches Evans, J. D. Hayes, Hake, Kline, Laidlaw, Leslie, W. W. Mcllhenny, Read, Seay, Southworth, Towner, T. A. Turner, VanSteenbergh, Walbridge and Wiley.

Bill Mansfield's studies are of interest to others than his classmates: Major J. A. Herriott, USNA '62, is compiling a genealogical succession list of USNA graduates, and has asked for a copy of Bill's work.

At the August luncheon of our Washington group, out-of-towners Raoul Waller and John Blanche joined up with Bell, Bullis, Dyer, Kalisch, Kelly, Nesser, Petersen, Richards, Robinson, Williams and Wilson. As before, the 1974 Crtnse and the 50-year reunion were the principal topics of conversation. Bert Kalisch reported an amazingly good response to Cruise questionnaires, and Whitey Richards assured good programs being made in reunion plans. Incidentally, last month we mentioned orchids from the Dyer "Orchidarium"; and when your reporter could not find that word in the dictionary he questioned it. Tommy says, "I didn't coin the word; it is one of those elegantly coined words used by those who want to sound very impressive."

Joe Callaghan reminds us the next Philadelphia luncheon is 28 November. Then in December it will be on the 19th. And in January through May they'll be glad to see you on the last Wednesday of the month; all meetings at the Engineers' Club, 1317 Spruce St., Philadelphia.

The Washington "Chowder Club" has lost Janks Longfellow (happily married and moved to Connecticut). Bidding him farewell at the 24 August meeting were Bradley, Dick Johnson, Kalisch, Sudiff and Swart. Bert reports that, "Bill Bullis attended a Club session recendy, and we hope other classmates will drop in at the Men's Grille at the A-N Country Club on Friday noons to join us!"

Shannon and Singer are close together alphabetically, and, as Mids, John Shannon and Sam Singer did many things together. Now they are working together again. Sam has been a Trustee of the Harmon Trophy Awards for some years, and when Adm. Rosendahl resigned as a Trustee, Sam suggested John as a succes.sor because of his outstanding record in aviation. John has agreed to serve, so that '24 now has two of the three Trustees of the Harmon Trust.

Bob Keyer continues as one of our hardestworking in class affairs (especially addres.ses).

We've mentioned Bob's interest in our Civil War history; and now quote just a bit from a recent Keyer comment: "Finally established that during the Civil War the South had the two major foundries and gun works at Treadagar-Richmond and a works supported by the Confederacy itself at Selma, Ala. There was a minor private works at

56 Petersburg, Va., which was built in 1813. The real reasons behind the Civil War are intriguing, and they were by no means slavery, as we were taught in history . . ." (and now you Civil War buffs can take it up with Bob!) News from D o c D e W o l f (after all these years): "For a number of years we have rented a house on the French Riviera. In the summer we have done research work in Holland, and published there. Our furniture was in storage for 15 years; so we decided to buy a place on the Riviera to spread it out and look at it! We found a wooded park with house . . . we are not far from Nice airport: Villa Le Solitude, Ave. Centrale, St. Jean Cap Ferrat 06290, France. "Doc, we expect you at Reunion!

Last month we expressed concern over no news from Joe Darlington, and are pleased to announce he has sent Bob Keyer two long reports from his new adress: Apartamentos Los Colegios, Moravia, San Jose, Costa Rica, C A . Joe says, "I still knock off a mile in 20 minutes with no strain, and usually do it daily when I go for the groceries." Joe counts on attending the reunion.

We get a kick out of Min Millar's comment on his sons: "My two boys have now attained 16 and 17, and only yesterday came back from the summer in Europe. It is amazing how a trip of this sort on their own makes them grow up. We scarcely knew them!" And Min has announced his 31 August retirement from Hofstra University. (He will serve as a part-time consultant.)

Min is also winding up the affairs of the "Upchuckers," an informal group of war correspondents which he kept alive over the years.

We recall when Min was sent to the Pacific to take over public relations there for the Navy.

And what's Hans Baldwin doing? He says, "All's well; still trying to write, but fitting into the seat of a chair for hours on end is not as easy as it used to be!"

Another of our retired correspondents, Savy Savington, reports a brief visit to Annapolis, "revisiting the glimpses of the moon at the Naval Academy—Bancroft Hall the same non-air-conditioned barracks." Savy's son, Dr. Richard Savington, has completed his Navy Medical Corps service, and retired as a LCdr. Our Bay correspondent, Joe Farrall, in early August reports his and Alice's return from a six weeks' trip East, during which Joe saw few classmates because of taking care of family matters. And no golf; but "did manage a trip to see the Chowder Club in session; and we spent a few days with Dottie Hartwig. . . . On the way East stopped over in Denver and had dinner with Corinna and Bob Mathews. He looks great—the same quiet, good understanding man. Except for the white hair, he would scare you if he stepped into the ring to go a few rounds." On the reunion: "My observation is that if it is to be a success, a Madison Avenue sales job has to be done. Someone has to get out the snake oil and exhort for 'no shows' to show! I am working on the people here."

Recently we listed Frank Falge's new address (Del Mesa Carmel, Carmel, CA 93921) and now find it was a good move: "Rose and I decided that the gardening at our home in Carmel was too demanding, so we bought the condominium.

This fall we plan to drive East and go up into the New England area for the fall color show.

Our Monterey group (Hopkins, Bare, Gardner, Yeomans, Stout, Armor, Layton, Cutler and Hatcher) faithfully meet in the VIP room of the PG School for lunch the 24th of each month.

Come join us!"

When we asked in this column if there were more "twins" in the Class of 1924, our Cayuga Researcher, N o b l e Abrahams (to save space in the future we'll omit his last name. There's only one Noble!), reports that 7 November twins are Ezra Ellis and Chink WinecoflF. Also, triplets born on the same November day are Jack Engaman, Sam Singer and the late Eric Ericsson.

The Krafts are going back to Hawaii. Wendell reports, "We learn that the apartment which we rented in Castle Surf last winter will be available to us again this February and March. But I'm afraid our '24 contacts will not be as many this time." The Holbrooks and Landstreets are now living on the Mainland, so presumably the Bob Campbells will be their only '24 playmates.

Report from Ralph Baldwin: "Our son is now a law student at the U. of South Carolina. We hope to sell our home here, and either buy or build on or near the Isle of Palms, S.C. We like it there, having purchased a lot some years back."

And from down-Maryland way, Joe Worthington reports: "Would you believe it—they still invite this old extra-instruction habitue to seapower seminars, in the same building in which we struggled; only now they have plush carpets and a computer. And they ask me a lot of questions.

I 'blew my top' a few times, but they still invite me back!"

Charlie Beatty made a trip to Monterey, and we can make only briefs of his report: "Saw Bob Hatcher, who reports he and Heloise plan to make the 50th. He is still teaching. Also visited Frank Falge; Bud Yeomans was away . . . talked to Sy Cutler . . . the Hal Armors hope to go to Spain next year to see their son. Hal is still carving. On the way back stayed overnight in Santa Barbara, and had an enjoyable visit with the Crutch Adairs.

Crutch has a fully equipped workshop and has made a beautiful telescope that he hauls out into the yard for viewing the heavens—is still Director of the local planetarium. Talked the next day with Art Wood, who is also planning to make the 50th.

Talked with Eddie Hunter by phone, and he has made reservations for reunion. I think everyone out here is pretty pepped up about the 50th."

Josh Shivaly leaving Manhattan! Yes, by next spring he and Frances plan to take over some family property at Winona, Mississippi.

In August the Wallers and the Callaghans spent a delightful few days with the Buxtons at Ocean City, Md. Joe says, "Should we ever have a contest for the mat surfing championship of 1924, my vote goes to Helen Louise and Raoul!"

And Jack K a n n a d a y ' s last word: "If the Wallers are champion travellers, let 'em be; and we will be champion stay-at-homers!"

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Pres., RAdm. Schuyler N. Pyne, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. F. Kant Loomis, USN (Ret.) 3055 Foxhall Rd., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20016 Percent Members: 46.6 Bill O'Brien made a trip to Greece and the Middle East, mainly to visit his son who is a carrier pilot over there. He had the opportunity to go out for some carrier exercises, and reported that a Russian DD kept station 1,500 yards on their port quarter, night and day. There were

also a bunch of Greek VIP's aboard. When it came time for them all to go ashore they fired them off a catapult in COD flight. Bill reports a scared bunch of VIP's.

T o n y Rorschach reports that he recently had a call from Jack Charlson. "Bless him (!!)," says Tony. "He had been to a party, got a little snoot full and called me to report that he had a fine time, how would I like a punch in the n - - - and Marge sent her love . . . and he'll be seeing us all in '75!! Whatta guy!!"

Freddy Warder gave us a call the other day.

He was on his way home from Canada, where he had been visiting his children and grandchildren.

He reported that he was in great shape, but that his wife was unable to make the trip, although in telephone conversations, he had found her much improved.

Ruth and Joe Navins spent their summer in the "coolness" of Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. Anne and T o m Tonseth visited their son in Vermont in August. Those travelers, Jane and Schuyler Pyna, tripped to Kansas City for the M.O.W.W. convention; then to Sheridan, Wyo., to see two families of descendants, and made a hop to Pordand, Oregon, to visit Jane's brother and family.

The August luncheon for the WashingtonAnnapolis group was well-attended with twenty classmates present. This is a high for this year, but we would like to have more of a turnout if possible on a regular basis. For out-of-towners who might be in Washington now and then, the luncheon is the last Thursday of each month at the Army-Navy Club in town. The time is 1200.

Those attending in August were: Toon Benson, John Brown, Tommy Burrowes, Jimmy Cash, Bob Cronin, Dick Elliott, Hap Gill, Henry Ford, Carleton Hoffner, Woolsey Johnson, K. C Hurd, Abie Leggett, Kent Loomis, Bob McFarlane, Wally Newton, George O'Keefe, Schuyler Pyne, Red Slaven, Tom Tonseth, and Al Pefley, who was there for the pre-luncheon gathering. Among other items brought up was a quick review of the 50th reunion festivities which are under preparation as we have outlined in previous Shipmates.

Our treasurer, the redoubtable K. C. Hurd, has submitted his financial report for the period 1 July 1972 to 30 June 1973 which has been audited by W a l l y N e w t o n and Jimmy Cash, who were appointed by the class president as an ad-hoc committee. K. C's report follows: Total Class Funds per June 30, 1972, Auditor Report

$2950.61

Income Memorial Fund Contributions $130.00 Class Fund Contributions 255.00 Riggs Nad. Bank—Interest 101.26 Regular Class Luncheons—Food 659.00 Regular Class Luncheons—Bar 303.75 Christmas Co-Ed Luncheon— Food 190.00 Christmas Co-Ed Luncheon— Bar 73.85 Received to 6/30 for 7/7/73 party 200.00 Total Income

$1912.86 1912.86

Total Receipts

$4863.47

57 Expenditures •6/25/72 Party at Alumni House $352.00 25th Company Wardroom 150.00 Regular Class Luncheon—Food 671.24 Regular Class Luncheons—Bar 301.62 Christmas Co-Ed Luncheon— Food 170.35 Christmas Co-Ed Luncheon— Bar 82.16 Funerals 54.52 Army-Navy G u b Christmas Fund 30.00 "List Maintenance, Postage and Maihng (Chicks) 259.29 List Maintenance, Postage and Mailing (Other) 69.36 Miscellaneous Other 41.46 Total Expended

$2182.00

Total Class Funds 6/30/73

$2181.00 $2681.47

Location of Funds Riggs National Bank— Savings Account Riggs National Bank— Checking Account Treasurer's Petty Cash ~ Total Memorial Fund

$2178.06 478.41 25.00 1.47

Summary

Total Receipts to 6/30/73 Total Expended Balance (,/iQpi Regular Class Funds

).00 8206.92 $753.08

753.08 $1928.39

Of these $200.00 are obligated for 7/7/73 Party

Notes * Money collected prior to 6/30/72 bill paid after 7/1/72. Those unobligated funds on hand on 6/30/72 was $2598.61 in both Memorial and Regular accounts, this against $2481.47 of unobligated funds on 6/30/73. ** Joe Stryker has done a magnificent job in establishing and maintaining his "chicks" (widows) list. We should all be grateful to him as he has done much to make these lovely ladies a vital part of our class.

In spite of the generosity of some members of the class there has been a shrinkage of available funds in our treasury over the years because there are expenses which we cannot avoid such as a annual contribution to the 25th Company Wardroom, postage, funeral flowers, or other contributions, etc. We normally draw on the memorial fund for the wardroom support so this fund needs a transfusion of money from time to time. We therefore urge all members of the class to keep up their contributions or to join with those who have contributed previously and help out the good work. This is especially true in the next two years when we will be running into some extraordinary expenses due to the upcoming 50th reunion.

Please send your checks, made out to Class 1925, USNA, to RAdm. K. C. Hurd, USN (Ret.), 5607 Overlea Rd., Washington, DC 20016.

The time has come for us to make a definite decision on just what kind of a publication we will put out at the time of our 50th reunion.

There has been much discussion on the matter in

the executive committee, with classmates and a rather complete survey of the situation. Until now it has been the hope of those who have participated in previous Quivers that the goal should be if practicable, a hard-covered biographical book of the 40th Qidver type which would be our final effort in the field. There are nevertheless some misgivings on the part of these stalwarts and others which are, frankly, very real. We cannot escape the causes of these doubts. Some of those who helped in the earlier Quivers are no longer with us, we are all ten years older than at the time of the last major effort, and many of us are not in the necessary physical condition to go through all the toil and tumults of a major production effort. In this latter connection, T o m m y Burrowes and Bob Cronin, who were bulwarks of tenacity, patience, and industry in the preparation of the 40th and 45th issues, say they cannot go through it again. Others in the Washington area, where our records are kept, are reticent to take on the task. They would be glad to help, but do not want this major responsibility at this time of life. We could hire a professional firm at great expense, but the personal touch of processing, assembling, and editing biographical data is still necessary. Our review of the 40th Quiver leads us to believe that that gorgeous work produced at stupendous effort could well be our farewell in the detailed biographical field. We flady believe that we cannot improve on it and should not try. Also, to attempt to put out a supplement, such as the 45th Interim Quiver was intended to be, is a tremendous amount of work with a not-too-satisfactory result. Therefore, let us put the whole matter to rest and agree that there will be no biographical book this time. It is our proposal that, in lieu of a Quiver as such, the 50th reunion committee go through our very complete records in Washington, gathering from there a few picCures and other pertinent data and put out an attractive program which will be distributed to all hands whether they be present or not. Your thoughts are solicited! A letter on this subject has been, or shordy will be, sent to all classmates.

In the last Shipmate we reported Mike Fanno's death, but because of the publication deadline did not have time to prepare a really appropriate note for our column. Mike, besides being a fine classmate, was one of the best baseball players Navy

has ever had, both in fielding and in batting. Remember that three-run homer in the 1924 ArmyNavy game? He was the submarine commander who brought out the gold from Corregidor in 1942 and was awarded three Navy Crosses for his exploits in submarines during WWII. He brought into Corregidor a goodly supply of AA ammunition shortly before the fall of that stronghold— ammunition which was effectively used to shoot down many enemy planes. For this he was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Cross. He also held the Silver Star Medal, the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal. Quite a guy in war and in peace, and in the hearts of his classmates.

We send to Avis and to all Mike's family our most sincere condolences and deepest sympathy.

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Pres., RAdm. Kenneth Craig, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel, USN (Ret.) 3410 15th St., North Arlington, VA 22201 Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. W . R. Smedbarg III, USN (Ret.), Box 178, Crystal River, FL 32629 Percent Members: 49.7 Ruth and Herman Reich should be back in California at the time of this writing (early September to meet the deadline for the November issue) from their leisurely travels around Europe.

However, they were planning on leaving again around end-September, early October on a Lykes freighter for a trip around the Med, getting home again before Christmas and then perhaps settling "permanendy, we hope," Herman wrote. They picked up a Jaguar in London on 15 March and put 8,400 miles on it before shipping it back to Los Angeles from Rotterdam in mid-July. Some comments of interest to many of us, from his letter, follow: "The dollar has taken its worst beating just since the Watergate hearings started.

In the countries we visited, the countryside of England (not London) was the least expensive to travel in, particularly when you used farmhouse accommodations. Germany was the most expensive, with Switzerland a close second. France, Italy and Austria were what you made them, where by being careful the dollar can do its duty.

After 42 years Jack Greenslade regains his seat in Red Ripper F4B tail number 8130 at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition of the Navy League National Convention in Washington

58 We stayed a week at the Garmisch Recreation Center in Germany, in the Von Steuben Hotel at $11.00 a day. The first morning there I met Jack Pohl in the lobby. He and Margaret have an apartment in Garmisch and have spent a lot of time there. They had just enjoyed a visit from their Midshipman grandson who came over from Kiel. I played golf with Jack and two of his friends on the beautiful course there. Jack and Margaret both look fine and are expecting to return to the States in the fall." (CS comment: It is great to hear about the Pohls again. If your Shipmate ever catches up with you. Jack, please send me the dope on your peregrinations for the past few years, which I can share with your many old friends.)

Kack and Charha Buchanan spent a summer, described by Buck as "worst weather summer we've had yet. Fog, fog and fog" at their place in Newport, R.I. Says that Newport is bleeding over the evacuation of the Navy. In August they had a small '25-'26, USNA-USMA get-together, with Babs and U p t o n Brady, who were in Jamestown for a month, Betty and Boot Dodson, Edie and Bill Pryor, Anna and Val Havard, and Lois Cooper, plus Dolly and Gus Wellings '25, and Fran and Bill Ennis '26, USMA. Lois is now in a most attractive, newly acquired house near the Naval Hospital and on the Bay. The CS was delighted at receiving a letter from a new Floridian. It appears that Marion and Carl Forsberg moved to Naples, Florida on 30 January of this year, having sold their apartments in Madison and Palos Verdes. Their new address is: 222 Harbour Dr., Apt. 211, Naples, FL 33940.

Their first visitors were Harriet and Frank Busey.

Jim Russall is still getting around. He was the keynote speaker at the 20th reunion of the USS LEXINGTON Minutemen Club at the Olympic Hotel in Seatde, 23 June, at which over 400 were present with their wives and guests.

The accompanying photograph shows Jack Greanslade seated in an F4B at the Sea-AirSpace Exposition of the Navy League National Convention in Washington, D.C. Jack says, and this seems extraordinary, "After 42 years I have regained my seat in Red Ripper, F4B tail number 8130!!!"

Pete Wyckoff somehow keeps his cool, despite the fact that he wrote fbm the Antelope Valley Hospital at the end of August, where he was hospitalized for the fourth time this year. He says that his five heart attacks have set up a condition called "congestive heart failure" which every now and then gets the better of him and puts him down for 1-2 weeks of pure bed rest. He's a hard man to keep down, apparently, because a note a few days later says he is home again.

'27 luncheon '19?

Although the hurricane season will be officially over by the time this reaches its readers, Roland Groflf's note to me this summer is worth passing on. I'll quote him: "This morning on a nationwide weather and news program, I was starded by the calm announcement, 'Claudia has moved to the vicinity of Acapulco, where she is now dissipating!' Of course this is none of my business, but couldn't it have been handled more discreetly?"

It is ardently hoped by the CS that, at the September meeting of the San Francisco Bay Area Twenty-sixers, someone was elected to fill the large shoes of Jack M c N . Taylor, to pass on news of classmates to the Corresponding Secretary. Harry Johnston has done a splendid job in that respect since Jack left us, but says he really isn't a candidate for the job. After all, who is! Jack had mentioned that the drinks were on Bob Lowther at the 3 May luncheon at the Tower Club, because he had just done well at the races. I now understand that the day before the luncheon, Bob had won an "exacta" at the track, which paid him better than 500 to one odds!!!

Jack Greenslade has received a notice from the law offices of Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro of San Francisco, which we feel the class should know about. Jack Taylor had left a bequest in his will to the Class of 1926, U.S. Naval Academy, should his wife not survive him by 30 days. We are grateful that Amelia did survive him; I think we all appreciate his thought of the rest of us and his belief that our Class Fund is helping others in a worthwhile way.

27 Pres., Cdr. A. F. Anders, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. W m . D . Irvin, USN (Ret.) 3011 Foxhall Rd., N.W., Washington, DC 20016 Percent Members: 53.0 Fall has arrived back East and we are rushing into the football season after a nasty session of twelve 90" days which baked us dry. The Yard at the Academy couldn't look better than it did last week when 1 was down there to settle our matter regarding chairs in the Memorial Stadium.

In 1960, after our drive for the gate for the new stadium, there were 175 seats named in the stadium for classmates and other associates. It was determined at that time that the class had available to it in unassigned funds, sufficient resources to name 67 more chairs. The class embarked on a policy then to name a chair for each of the next deceased classmates in chronological order of their

demise, until all the funds were used. At the direction of the president and the chairman of the executive committee, we made an exhaustive study of both our records and of those of the Naval Academy Athletic Association. We found that 51 chairs had been named for classmates and that we had 16 left. The 16 classmates listed by the date of demise are the following: P. S. Depew 4/6/60; B. M. Cornell 5/1/62; H. D. Hale 5/30/62; J. W. Murphy 9/21/62; W. E. Balfrey 10/10/63; J. H. Stofflet 10/1/65; R. E. Braddy, Jr. 8/14/65; R. I. F. Fravel 8/20/65; F. M. McAlister 9/2/65; J. W. Chittenden 1/17/67; N. T. Roberts x/x/68; W. E. Purdue 9/4/69; W. M. Huck 12/19/69; L. W. Carpenter 1/23/70; G. M. B. Smith 1/31/70; and J. A. Corwin 3/15/70. The Superintendent of the Naval Academy has been requested to have plaques mounted on the remaining 16 chairs. With this action, our class funds have been closed out. We count some twenty classmates over and above those we have listed who have passed on since 3/15/70. We would suggest that families or friends who may wish to honor one of these might write to either me or to the Director of Athletics, Naval Academy Athletic Association for further particulars.

Bob Quackanbush found the below picture of a class luncheon in his files but he has no knowledge when it was taken or where. He thinks it might have been in Annapolis and he feels it was early in the war. Perhaps one of you sharp brains can tell us where and when.

And speaking of a man with a sharp eye, we think Jack Tracy gets the prize. He wrote the following news in a recent note: "I thought that by now somebody would have identified the faceless mid behind Charlie Beasley in the photo in the February Shipmate. It has to be Gordon Everett. As you know, when you have spent several years in the same platoon, squad or section with a classmate, what with all the Right Dress, Left Face and Forward March, you can identify him by seeing merely his hair and the shape of his head and his earsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even after all this time has passed!

"I enclose a few notesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;mostly typo errors in the '72 Directory. For example, Fredrick Lockwood Olmsted's name is misspelled three ways.

Incidentally, his story is interesting and unusual.

I believe that Frederick Law Olmsted, 'the genius who designed our greatest parks,' was a relative.

Jerauld Lockwood Olmsted who stood # 1 in the Class of 1922 was definitely a relative and I think that his death in August 1923 and its effect on the family was probably the main rea.son why our classmate, Fredrick, resigned. Otherwise, I believe that Ferol Overfelt would have had more difficulty holding that # 1 place.

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Three generations of Monroes

'27 luncheon 1973 at Long Beach "It's too bad that so few non-grads keep in touch with our class officers—or with anyone else in the class. The best friend I had Plebe summer flunked out physically at the end of the summer, and, although I corresponded with him for a while, I have no idea where he is now. And how about H. W. Hanscom whose friends all knew that he had a wife and two children when he entered the Academy, but it was still a year or so before the authorities found out! Those children would now be over 50 years old and probably the oldest '27 juniors! And I'm sure that everybody who knew Fred Olmsted would like to know what happened to such a promising young man after he left the Navy."

No need to worry about the future here. RAdm. Jack P. Monroe, USN (Ret.) '22, LCol. Jack Monroe, Jr., USMC, and Jack Monroe IV, represent the F-4 aircraft past, present and future.

RAdm. Monroe, now living in Star Lake, Warrington, Fla., flew the old F-4, the most famous of the Boeing bi-plane fighters. LCol. Monroe was recendy assigned to Marine Fighter Squadron 232 in Japan where he flew the F-4J Phantom. Litde Jack doesn't fly anything yet, but says he wants to become an aviator like his father and grandfather.

LCol. Monroe is currendy assigned to the Armament Division of the Naval Air Systems Command in Washington. RAdm. Monroe served as the Director of that division during 1943-'44.

Last May, we carried a notice about the passing of L. M . Jensen. An obituary on him has just been received from Frank Virden which will be found in the "Last Call" section of this publication. Frank also writes: "We drove 9,000 miles this summer, first visiting friends and relatives east and north as far as Cambridge, Mass., where our youngest, Evelyn Lawyer, with three children and Fletcher, doctoral candidate husband, John, now live. We were in Washington for several days, most of my daytimes being spent in research about Panama. We didn't get to see many classmates, unhappily. We visited the Foleys in their new beautiful suburban Richmond home as we were heading homeward. While in Washington, Kay spent a day at Vinson Hall, seeing Jackie Bauer and many others.

"After five days in Hattiesburg, hardly enough to sort out the junk from the real mail, we left for Houston to pick up our grandson, Stephen Malone, 11, and then to tour Mexico. We entered at Laredo, and described a horseshoe, coming out

at El Paso. Our longest stay was in the area that has just been hit by the earthquake, Puebla and Cholula, where I got in ten good days at the University of the Americas. Kay and the wife of the Dean of Students—friends of a previous trip in South America—visited every sight they could reach by car. Stevie found friends everywhere, and went on most of the trips.

"We were at Jocotopec, near Lake Chapala, five days before heading north via Zacatecas, Torreon, and Chihuahua. In the latter city we phoned Jean Jensen in El Paso, only to get the sad news of Lawrence's death on 18 April, and we visited her the next day. There has not been a day in 38 years that Jean has not been in attendance on one or the other sick member of her family. It is still going on, and her courage in this is marvelous to behold. Incidentally, Jean's given name was Josephine, but she changed it unofficially at a very tender age, and has always been known as Jean.

"The rest of our trip was spent with kin, and we arrived home late July 19 to find our house a cauldron. The air-conditioning was out of whack and stayed so for three days."

Eddia Eckelmeyer writes from L.A.: "The enclosed snapshot was taken on Friday, 24 August at the O Club at NOB, Long Beach.

"The luncheon was quiet and uneventful except for the fact that we managed to round up three of our widows, namely, Ellen Albach, Helen Mechling and Marjel Martin. As you can see, we have the usual seven classmates in attendance out of some 24 on our list. However, I suppose we should be thankful we can muster that many.

(He's right on his count of classmates, but wrong on his count of widows—four, not three—Thelma Weigle also present.)

"We'll have no more meetings for a month or two because I'm heading East to visit our son in Noank, Conn. He bought one of the town's old houses and I am going back to help him and his wife do some work on it."

We are saddened to report the passing of Howard Edward Purdy, on 6 August 1973, at Hazlet, N.J., the victim of a heart attack. His obituary will be found in the "Last Call" section of this publication. The class extends its heartfelt sympathy to his widow, Evelyn, and their three sons.

Ernie Sabol, who was Harold Purdy's roommate, forwarded the above and sent me the following news: "Elsa and I went to Worcester, Mass., for two weeks starting in mid June. It was Elsa's high school reunion. It was the high school's first as well as Elsa's 51st—quite an affair. We spent the rest of our stay at Cape Cod which we enjoyed immensely."

T e d Moora sent this snapshot of Ensign days in the TEXAS in 1928, 1. to r.—Barbot, Addison, G. A. Moore, Balfrey and C. E. Boyd. Ted adds: "Both Bill and Evelyn Davies have had serious surgery within a short period of time. At last

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60 reports, they were doing nicely. Joe and Doty Boulware have just returned from a trip to the West Coast. All the other members of '27 in the St. Pete area seem to be confined to air-conditioned areas—avoiding the heat."

H e i n i e A r m s t r o n g sent me his notice for their next San Francisco luncheon, 15 September. In it was the following news item: "At the very successful 15 June luncheon, by popular vote, our own Count DeKay was elected our vice president. He will, of course, receive one-half of the salary that the Clan Chief Heinie A. receives. Congratulations and hoorays to the Count." He urges all readers to send him news items for their Town Hall sessions.

And they will welcome foreigners at their gatherings with open arms and a hearty welcome.

Harry Day writes to say: "Marian and I missed you in May in Vienna and Grinzing. We had to drink your shares of the new wine.

"In early July we were guests of the Chinese National Airways Association and the Flying Tigers in Ojai and Santa Barbara. Art Chun, the famous Chinese ace, was elected president at this reunion. Art, on his last flight, shot down 3 Japanese Zeros but, in turn, he was shot down in flames. He is the masterpiece of the plastic surgeon's art. In August we were back in the middle West visiting relatives and seeing old friends, mosdy of high school days. Traveling is educational."

Several times in this column I have made some broad hints that I could stand to receive a litde chicken feed to defray the costs of our recently published Directory. Contributors have been more than generous. I have received sufficient funds to cover the cost of publishing the original edition and enough to cover the cost of correction sheets which should reach you soon. Wc don't need any more money for this effort. Thank you kindly! Unfortunately, we are receiving many requests for additional copies of the Directory. After the first mailing, we had just 14 copies left. Responsive to pleas from classmates who claimed they didn't get a copy on the first run, we are now down to just three complete copies and parts for about six more. If you lost your copy or feel you didn't get one, we're sorry to say we can't send another—we just don't have them.

We're ever so happy to report that with the first issue of Shipmate this year every one of our widows will be enrolled as a subscriber for the full year, which ends 30 June 1974. I should modify that to say that everyone of the widows for whom we have an address. We're still missing the following: Danhoff, Denty, Dreysprings, Hagen, Harrison, Heavilin, Heckey, Hicks, Keiran, Kern, Loeser, K. R. Miller, J. W. Murphy, Shaw, and Starkus. If you have any clue as to their whereabouts please write us. We'll track down your leads.

28 Pres., VAdm. Harry E. Sears, USN (Ret.) Eastern Corr., Capt. Albert O. M o m m , USN (Ret.) 121 Glen Oban Dr., Annapolis, MD 21401 Western Corr.: RAdm. W . A. Cockell, USN (Ret.), 3222 Browning St. San Diego, CA 92106 Percent Members: 58.2 The Biggest Little Class is going to feel the loss of Petey Anderson in more ways than one. He died on 27 August of a heart attack. His jovial greeting, his exuding good humor, would do

something to push into the background our dayby-day concerns about the serious facets of life changing around us. And he always had a nice thing to say to classmates and wives. And meant it. Your new CS had an intimate chance to see this, and to observe the delightful, if not obvious, companionship between Pctcy and Hattie, on the return to D.C. from the 1972 Homecoming. And Petey did an outstanding job keeping us informed of all the doings of the BLC Here his keen (and subde) sense of humor had full play, like when he said that your CS had accepted the job as chairman of the 50th Reunion with his usual enthusiasm. We're all going to miss him. By the way, have all you "classmates" indicated your personal regrets to Hattie ?

To Hattie and the girls, Boodie and Cissy, and their families, and other relatives, the class sends its warmest sympathies and sincerest condolences.

Late in August your "Pres," Harry (with Helen) Sears, spent a few weeks at the Sears "Codder" in West Dennis on Cape Cod. Of course, there had to be a meeting of the Eastern staff of the BLC, so the Sears hied themselves over to your CS in Falmouth, where Carolyn and Ski Burzynski just happened to be passing through.

So we had a quorum meeting of the BLC over supper, but no accomplishments of any significance can be credited to the meeting. Your CS is finding out that there is more to cooking than boiling water for coffee and to poaching eggs for Eggs Benedict!

Swede N o r g a a r d in Winter Park, Fla., tells us that J i m Schuber has moved to Florida's West Coast. Jim's address is 3835 49th St., St. Petersburg, Fla. Jim and Noreen had planned to attend the 45th Reunion, and Noreen's passing away last August was a hard blow to Jim. The Norgaards spent part of the summer hunting gemstones in Franklin, N.C. Tish and T o m J o n a s spent their summer in Westfield, N.H. The Nutmeggers' 1973 meeting held at the Treanors' Hobby Horse Farm, Andover, Mass., on 25-26 August, was the most successful ever thanks to the kindness and efforts (as well as good food and good weather) of our hosts Dotty and Vinca Traanor and the increased participation by more and more '28ers who call themselves "Nutmeggers."

Participating in this two-day operation were Ray and Carolyn Burzynski, Vic and Lola Cole, Ed Dexter and Betty Berry, Ray and Gene Doss, Willy Etdinger and Florence Halpert, John and Bert Kent, George and Georgina King, Al Momm, Lew and Bunny Sayers, and John and Jess Scott. Jim Landen made a momentary appearance as he headed northward to pick up his youngsters at a N.H. camp.

The Treanors had a marvelous pool where many enjoyed swimming. A l M o m m and Ray Doss took on Vince's three grandsons for water polo, but Ray soon saw which was the winning side, so all peppered Al (the goalie?) with all types of spherical objects. It was a gory game, but no signs of anyone drowning. Other violent sports like croquet, badminton, et al., were undertaken, but the only significant casualty occurred in badminton—a sprained ankle for Betty. There is some rumor that she may sue a certain shoe company for an ill-designed piece of footwear!

Vince had large red and green running lights mounted over his patio—these were kept "bright" throughout the cruise. Comments were made that all Nutmeggers started running, but ended up fogbound!! Law Sayers left his shoes and false teeth to be licked clean by Vince's dog (Vic's own

dog would remove the excess meat from the false teeth), but Vince's dog took off with all in tow, and Vince had a hard time finding and recovering these valuable possessions!

Opinions were expressed that the women dressed to the hilt and that the men were their usual crummy selves, until they dressed for the delightful dinner the Treanors served on their patio Saturday night. Vic Cole was in fine fettle as he took over the "business" meeting after the dinner. Active participation here by all hands was prompted by the desire to keep Vic from singing any of his songs. One serious piece of business was Vince Treanor's announcement that he turns all copyrights for "Old Tales Retold" over to the BLC (Biggest Litde Class).

Our newest Nutmegger, R a y Doss, came early and left late. His claim to "Nutmegger" is based on owning a few square feet of land at Deer Island, Me. (See Addendum to the Fifth TwentyEighter for his address there!)

'28ers gather at Nutmeggers' meeting

As of 1 November 1973, your CS's address is 121 Glen Oban Dr., Arnold, MD 21012. See you there!

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Pres., RAdm. Gus Johansen, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. C. B. Laning, USN (Ret.) 6404 Lakeview Dr., Falls Church, VA 22041 West Coast Sec'y, RAdm. T. W . Davison, USN (Ret.) 520 Crestwood Dr. Paradise, CA 95969 Percen" Members: 52.0 Book Reviews. There being no news in depth submitted this month, the column will cover recent great books; Perhaps at last we have "the Great '29 Novel."

By the time this is printed. The Cruise of the LANIKAI will be on the stands and K e m p Tolley's great personal tale of the disastrous retreat of the Asiatic Fleet will be better reading for Twenty-niners than GWTW is for Georgians.

Kemp relates the hegira in personal terms with

61 many mentions of '29ers present; he sets the scene of the "armed schooner LANIKAI" against the panoramic backdrop of the naval game which Roosevelt, Churchill, and Tojo were playing with the rest of us in ships. You have to read the book to fill out your fading memories of, "Ve vas dere, Sharlie," as well as to enjoy Kemp's authentic researched story and his sly humor. Like the Watergate hearings, however, Kemp's story hazards an analysis of the moves and motives of national Commanders-in-Chiefs. From what tve were doing in '41 and '42 to what the top levels were doing, it's a steep spectrum. Though it reads liks a fast-paced novel, it is a new documentary.

Enjoy it.

On the stands earlier this month (we got only the third impression already that month) is Bob Heinlain's latest history of the future, Time Enough For Love. Time is 1900 to 4272. The Naval Academy is there, from hazing "before '29" to the space navies. You can find some •29er characters if you are willing to do a litde composite montage. Bob is a sticky sentimentalist and a harsh critic, which you probably are too. Inasmuch as Bob does not name names and goes beyond our immediate century of experience, we cannot nominate TEFL for the "Great '29 Novel"; but we promise you a helluvalot of fun if you read this book to yourself with your tongue in your cheek.

If you are caught up by it. Bob has forty other books still in print. Somewhere therein you and some members of '28, '27 and '26 are arcanely preserved in the Far Future.

And in a few months, Sammy GriflSth's stirring book on the British side of the Revolutionary War should be out. Knowing Sammy we predict that it will be as stirring as a speech by John Adams. We note that Sammy and Belle have returned from England to their home in Maine in this second year of the actual writing of the book.

Does Sammy do this for perspective, or like Solzhenitsyn, to get the manuscript past the royal Red Curtain?

Don't forget, your secretary's cookbook to end female cookbooks. Sex in the Kitchen, will be out in several years. Send in your recipes and credit will be given.

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Pres., RAdm. Wreford G. Chappie, USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y., RAdm. M. H. Simons, Jr., USN (Ret.), 5506 Cromwell Dr., Washington, DC 20016 Percent Members: 52.4 Once again we are saddened by the loss of classmates. Dick Conn died in Sarasota, Fla., on 16 August. He and Ann lived in a condominium apartment at 6142 Midnight Pass Rd., Sarasota, FL 33578. A nice letter from Ann thanked the class for its donation to the Leukemia Society in memory of Dick.

Scarritt Adams died of a heart attack on 24 June in Bermuda. The last address we had on file for Scarritt and Poppy is box 1837, SPO, New York 09560.

Bob Maynard died in Narragansett, Rhode Island on 1 September of a massive stroke. We have also been informed that Valerie, Bob's wife, died in August of cancer of the brain. Bob was buried in Wilmington, D e l , where Valerie is buried. Bob's sister, Mrs. W. A. Henry, lives at 3213 Fordham Road, Wilmington, Del. The families of these fine classmates have the deep sympathy of the whole class.

The August luncheon meeting of the classmates in the Washington, D . C , area was held at Ft. McNair. It was a pleasant surprise to have Joe Hindman, who teaches at Penn State in Philadelphia (sic) and Walter Jenkins from Radnor, Pa., in attendance. D o n Waller presided. Also present were: Red Ailes, Bob Craighill, Tim Dorncr, Bill Kivan, Chief Masterson, Mac McCullough, Towser Miller, Fish Salmon, Gene Sands, Buff Simons, Waddy Wadsworth, Eddie Wagner and Glen Williams.

Classmates will be interested to know that Kevin J. Sullivan of Philadelphia is the Class of 1930 Naval Academy Foundation's '73 Honor Scholar. The Joseph C. Clifton Memorial Honor Scholar for '73 is Stephen J. Burley of Magnolia, N.J. The Russall Lloyd Class of 1930 Memorial Honor Scholar for '73 is Richard E. Galvin of Dundee, Ore., and the David A. Stretch Class of 1930 Memorial Honor Scholar for '73 is Michael A. Kranz of Sunnyvale, Cal. St. Clair and Bob Craighill journeyed to New England the latter part of August, seeing and visiting old friends. They saw Claire and Rebel Lowranca in Gales Ferry near New London and gready admired their lovely home. They spent a couple of days in Newport where they visited Barbara and Mullia Foster and attended son John's graduation from Destroyer School before driving down to the Cape.

Dick Hunt spent a couple of weeks in August in the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, for eye surgery.

Dottie and Mika Block spent a few days in early August visiting friends in Washington and doing business in Narragansett before returning to their home in Chapala, Mexico.

A nice letter from Janks Jenkins narrating his summer experiences reads as follows: "Ann and I spent the usual 5-6 weeks in May and June at Kennebunk Beach, Maine, where our daughter Pat could join us with her friends over weekends. Pat is now a Marketing Representative for IBM. Herb and Eleanor Andrews (York Harbor) and Squeak and Gladys Duryea (Portsmouth) joined us for a pleasant session of cocktails and conversations just before we left. At that time Squeak and Gladys were contemplating closing out in Portsmouth, N.H., to make Venice, Fla., their permanent home. This year the Maine weather was good much of the time and I took numerous les.sons and played a fair amount of golf in Kennebunk Beach. I thought I had made quite a bit of progress until, for the first time since returning from Maine, I let Harmon Briner talk me into a round. He was good, I was miserable! During my absence (in Maine) I was elected a Director of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Foundation. I have been doing quite a bit of interesting work in the Blue and Gold Program in the Main Line area, counseling and evaluating young men interested in going to the Naval Academy. Sorry that we missed Glen and Vera Williams and Bob and St. Clair Craighill on their recent trips up this way. We would be happy to have any classmates who are in this area contact us and share some relaxing moments with us at our 'carriage house' in Radnor, Pa. The address is 220 Matsenford Road, phone number 687-2918."

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Pres., RAdm. Raymond P. Hunter, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. John Crumpacker, USN (Ret.) 1000 Twinbrook Pkwy., Rockville, MD 20851 Percent Members: 58.5 After a real struggle to get a house built in Town and River Estates, Ft. Myers, Fla., and occupying it five months, Doris and Oscar H a g b a r g are moving back to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

To quote Oscar, "We knew we were moving into the fastest growing area of Florida, but the computers said that Fort Myers would not become a congested area, and that the road systems, utilities, services, etc., were probably adequate for the next six to seven years. The computers seemed to have missed by five years, because SW Florida has already become a metro-area. Having lived in Albuquerque for ten years (longest tenure since graduation) we just made a difficult decision to move back to the high desert plateau and stay put, travel and have fun. The address in Albuquerque, effective Sept. 15th will be: 1105 Wagon Train SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123."

Additional news: Doris' daughter, Sandra Bassetl (daughter also of the late Robert Bassett '35) was married to Frank Murphy in Mount Kisco, New York on 4 August. They will reside in Boston where Sandy works in the Harvard University Library and Frank, a recent graduate of U. of Mass., Boston, will take a government job.

Elliot Brown is retiring from teaching at Edison Junior College in Ft. Myers, and he and Eleanor will move into their newly built home in Town and River Estates soon.

Class of 1931 Memorial Honor Scholar is William Allen Stuver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen W. Stuver of 4451 West 180th St., Country Club Hills, Illinois. Graduated from Hillcrest High School and stood within the top 40% of his class.

Participated in track and tennis. Enrolled at Northwestern Preparatory School to bring up low board scores. He did extremely well in this effort and his performance at school was characterized as; attitude—excellent; cooperation—very good; officer potential—excellent. Received all A's in academic subjects and stood 9 out of 28. Is well qualified and should do well at the Academy. Scholarship assistance shared by the Foundation and Northwestern Preparatory School.

An honoray membe of the Class of 1931 was, until he died this summer, the oldest graduate of the Naval Academy. RAdm. Henry Williams was the father of our classmate Bill (Henry Jr.) and all of us join in extending sympathy to Bill and the Admiral's beloved daughter-in-law, Carlotta.

32 Pres., Capt. J. D. Lamade, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. G. E. Pierce, USN (Ret.) 5416 Lambeth Rd., Bethesda, MD 20014 Percent Members: 50.5 HERE AND THERE WITH '32 It is our sad duty to report the death of Paul Grouleff's nice wife, Mary, of cancer on August 22nd at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, N.J. Their four daughters were there. Pat is still teaching in Bergenfield, N.J., and Paula is entering the Nursing School of Englewood Hospital. Paul intends maintaining the home at 340 De Mott

62 St. in Teaneck. The Greek had reported earlier that he sees Brooks Harral and Bill Short now and then, and occasionally communicates with T e d White, all of whom are reported doing well.

A short note from Oscar Heinlein reports that Oscar III is in his second year at West Point.

This seems like an even distribution as Oscar graduated from NA and then retired as Col. in the Air Force.

A note from Ike (W. R.) W i l s o n from Seattle reports that he sees T o m m y Langen quite regularly and that he has recendy seen Earl Finnay and Hal Knoertzer. He has retired from USC but still pursues his scholarly pursuit of Japanese literature and history. His works are still published, and one of his books recently received an award from a Japanese literary society. Ike reports that the sale is limited, but not humiliating.

Strangely enough Louise and Modoc Sunderland made it across the Adantic in their sail boat and have returned to Annapolis by air. After a shakedown cruise of 3.6 miles, they spent 59 days of calm, light winds or gales to get to Lymington (near Cowes), England. If anyone wants to buy a boat located in England, Modoc could be appoached. He reports that the entire trip was based on a suggestion to Louise that they go see their son who is stationed in London. To his surprise, Louise took him up on the proposition. His suggestion to us landlubbers is, "Don't do it." Modoc promises a write-up for next month's Shipmate.

Teeny and Bob Leonard have just returned from a cruise on the Royal Viking Line to Denmark, Finland, Poland, Russia, England and Holland. Polly and Ski Sosnoski and their two daughters were also on the cruise. Bob reports that while Leningrad has beautiful museums, the city is pretty drab. The Sosnoskis left the ship in Southampton to return to their home in Switzerland. Bob says that, while travel on the Royal Viking Line is wonderful, being home is even more so.

Gwen and Dimi Dimitrijevic have just returned from a motor trip to Montreal, by way of Quebec, Maine and Massachusetts. They saw Connie and Cy Bra'wer, Jean and Horace Rounds, and T e d Hodgkins during the trip.

The Washington chapter had one of the best turn-outs for luncheon in a long time, with 25 classmates present. The November luncheon will be a joint luncheon with West Point 1932. We look for a real good turn-out.

The picture below is of a 5'6" litde fat man named Lindsay Williamson. His friend, unnamed, is a 9' sailfish that took Lindsey 25 minutes to boat. The action took place in late August off the Las Perlas Islands on the West Coast of Panama.

Quite a catch for Lindsey Williamson

R a l p h Johnson of the Washington Council appointed a Ballot Counting Committee to conduct an honest count of the ballots received. We should be able to announce in the December Shipmate who the new officers are.

33 Pres., VAdm. B. M. Strean, USN (Ret.) 5038 North 30th St., Ariington, VA 22207 Sec'y-Treas., Capt. D . R. McMullan, USN (Ret.) 8828 Burning Tree Rd., Bethesda, MD 20034 Percent Members: 56.7 Smoke Strean spent a week with the Jack Stewarts at the latter's summer home in Michigan. Meanwhile, Janet Strean is back in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, but hopes to be out and feeling like a new gal by mid October. It was Jack Stewart who sent us the illustration for this month's column: 1 to r, Jack Stewart, Bal Cheatham, Fuzzy Drake, and Whispering Joe Koenig.

Tay-pay O'Connell writes from the Jay Six Ranch in Benson, Arizona. He and Carol missed our 40th because of joint physical problems which happily turned out to be nonserious. In spite of an idyllic setup at Benson the O'Connells are moving to Western Nevada sometime in the next six or eight months.

The West Coast newsletter from Eddia Fredericks reports the monthly class luncheon (2nd Friday) (August) at the Admiral Kidd Officers' Club was attended by an even dozen: Jack Coye, Ed Miller, Clayton Miller, Dick Bird, George Price, Jeb Stuart, Johnny Gamon, "LC" Conwell, Kenny Shook, Hank Rumble, Fred Bruning and Eddie Fredericks. A commercial plug for Fiesta Cruise of which Dick Bird is chairman of the board: Fiesta Cruises operate a daily round trip service between San Diego and Ensenada and a San Diego to Catalina run with a second ship is under consideration. Gaorga Price has been playing golf with his nephew. Ens. John Lee (MC) USNR. John is in training at the San Diego Naval Hospital.

After ten years Dale Mayberry is happy to turn the secretarial chore over to " D . R . " McMullan. And "D.R." is damned glad to be able to take it after two major bouts with the surgeons this spring and summer.

The Washington/Annapolis contingent meet for luncheon on the usual second Tuesday. First meeting of the fall season at the A-N Club (town) was on 11 September.

Larry N e v i l l e advises that he is no longer with the New York Academy of Sciences and he and Charlotte are enjoying total retirement right in Manhattan, at least for the foreseeable future. Not all of Larry's news was good; he told us the details of Sam Pattia's passing away. Sam developed diabetes last summer so he and Nelda both retired from the Fort Worth school system where they had been teaching. On 2 January Sam had a stroke that resulted in severe heart damage from which he never fully recovered. Sam died on 7 August and is interred in his hometown of Van Alstyne, Texas. Nelda's addres is 7037 Willis Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76116.

More bad news from Texas: Oliver Fowler pas.sed away on 30 August in the Sharpstown General Hospital, Texas, and is interred in the V.A. Cemetery, Houston. Mary Fowler continues to reside at 7123 Galleon Drive, Houston, TX 77036.

34 Pres., Capt. H. D. Fuller, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P. Harbold, Jr., USNR (Ret.), 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403 Percent Members: 57.0 USNA 1934 AND ITS FABULOUS FORTIETH The Annapolis Hilton Inn reneged on our 8 August request for 29, 30 and 31 May 1974 reservations, as reported in October Shipmate, dropping the most important dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;31 May. Fifty rooms have now been reserved at the Annapolis Holiday Inn (Reunion Headquarters) for these dates.

Jo Beth and John Harllee are now in Istanbul, Turkey, where (under the auspices of the International Executive Service Corps) he will advise the Turkish government on merchant marine matters for three or four months. They hope any classmates passing through Istanbul will look them up at the Istanbul Hilton. They expect to return home in January 1974.

Classmates will regret to hear of the passing of our classmate John F. Shriver on 12 June in Boston, Mass.

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Pres., Capt. Jefferson D. Parker, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. L. M. Detweiler, (SC) USN (Ret.), 6650 Van Winkle Dr., Falls Church, VA 22044 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. H. Packard, USN (Ret.) 5600 Yorktown Blvd., Arlington, VA 22207 Percent Members: 53.2 Word of the death of Rosy Budd on 18 August in Pompano Beach, Fla., didn't get to any of the Class Council in Washington, D.C. until the afternoon of 23 August, too late to alert his classmates in rime for them to arrange to attend his funeral at Arlington Cemetery on 24 August. Only 3 were able to make it. Lou Datweiler sent a floral spread from the class, and it was delivered in time. It is hoped that Rosy's family realizes that '35's sympathy was with them even though our representation was poor.

While on this sad note and before shifting to more cheerful news, it is desirable to point out that with the fire in the record center at St. Louis, the ability to obtain essential biographic data for obituary write-ups for Shipmate may be problematical. It is recommended that each '35er send in to Lou Detweiler or your Corr. Sec'y a copy of your most recent biographic sketch or resume and/or any other record showing your duty assignments or employment and achievements, particularly what will supplement that information which appears in our 20-year Rendezvous. If you have a fairly recent photograph, that would also help.

While we sadly report the loss of one classmate we can happily report that one has been found, Mika Gardner, who has occupied a blank space on our address list for several years. Bill Sullivan and his wife, Nancy, get the credit for retrieving Mike who happened to drop in at the bank at Moffett Field where Nancy is manager. He wanted to cash a check and, being an out-of-towner, had to provide identification. When Nancy found out that he was a " '35 type," she made the most of her opportunity and gathered in the following: Mike is living at Silver Cliff, Col., at the 10,000 ft. level, 13 miles from the nearest hardtop road.

63 1480 E, with new zip 84121; Bill Rossell, 656 Park Lane, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701; Tom Dorsey, 7 Lalley Blvd., Fairfield, CT 06430; Fred Ramsey, 509 Lookout Dr., Apt. 205, Richardson, TX 78050; Chariie McCarthy, 35 Simpson Ave., W. Somerville, MA 02144; Charlie Shelburne, Tierra Linda Ranch, Star Route Box 574, Kerrville, TX 78028; Bob Burdick, 1605 Steele St., Laramie, WY 82070; Art Messner, 5821 Clarewood, Apt. 13, Houston, TX 77036; Dick Burns 73914 G Ave., Coronado, CA 92118; Anne Fuller, 2250 W. Buriington St., Arlington, VA 22207; Betty McEnter, 700 Americana Dr., Apt. 54, Annapolis, MD 21403. All of these changes represent corrections or local moves, except McCarthy who moved from Cal. Hope these reach you before you address your Christmas cards.

Now and Then PG School Supts He teaches in public school (6th grade) and has his two "retirement" children in his classes. He gets his mail through P.O. Box 305, Westcliffe, CO 81252 (and he does his banking at Canon City, Col.). Mike reports he is too healthy, but starved for class news. So, a copy of '35's annual letter has been sent to him with the suggestion he subscribe to Shipmate. Much thanks to Nancy and Bill Sullivan for a super-job of news gathering and reporting.

Bill Sullivan also reports that he and Nancy took a month's holiday this past late spring to tour Holland, Ireland, England and France including visits with a half dozen or so English friends from their last tour there when Bill was Ass't Naval Attache, London, in 1959-61. Bill says William, Jr., has concluded his five years in nuclear subs and is back at his alma mater, Stanford, to work for his MBA. A review of the Navy Times annual listing of Navy flag officers shows the following from '35 still on active duty and their billets as of 1 July '73: Adm. Noel Gayler, CinCPac; VAdm. Fritz Harlfinger, Director, Command Support Programs, OPNAV; VAdm. Eli Reich, DepAss't SecDef (Product Engineering & Material Acquisition); RAdm. Mason Freeman, Supt. Naval PG School; RAdm. Bill Guest, Comdt 12 ND and Com Mil ScaLiftComPac; RAdm. Jason Maurer, ComKey West; and RAdm. Emmett Riera, Comdt 8ND; RAdm. Bub Ward, ComCaribSeaFron and Comdt 1 OND. (As mentioned in the October Shipmate, Bub retired 1 August.)

The Navy photo shown herewith, sent in by Mason Freeman, the present PG School Supt., is of a unique and, in a sense, historic gathering of the present and a number of former Naval PG School Supts. taken 29 August on the occasion of the All-Navy Sailing Championship held at Monterey and hosted by the PG School. They are (I to r ) : Mason, Earl Stone '18, E. E. (Buddy) Yeomans '24, and Bob McNitt '38. Bob McNitt, as Commodore of the Navy Sailing Assoc, came across country to serve as Honorary Chairman for the All-Navy race. Jerry O'Donnell '29, now living in Monterey, would have been in the picture, but was away on business at the time.

Chuck Beaman reports that he is just about wholly recovered from the operation of a year ago when he had two discs removed from his back. He can again touch the floor with his finger-tips while standing stiff-legged, and he and Eunice hope to finally make their trip to Australia this winter which they had planned over a year ago as reported in the Sept. '72 Shipmate.

The error in the July-August Shipmate which put Marjorie Fee in Rhode Island is much regretted. She is still at 5616 Day Shore Walk,

Long Beach, CA 90803, and has a job aboard the QUEEN MARY which she is enjoying very much.

How I dug up the wrong address is a long story, but I'll try to correct my procedures to avoid repetition. Our new '35 address list needs to be corrected as above, also.

As mentioned in the Sept. issue of Shipmate, your Corr. Sec'y met up with Dottie and H e n r y Eppes in Madrid in early May as they were starting a month's tour of Spain. Henry was coerced into promising to write up his experiences and he did in three single-spaced typewritten pages of very complete and most interesting detail. Wish I could pass along all of it, but there wouldn't be room. So, here's a summary: This was a self-directed broad swing around the southern part of the country in a rented car.

They found a general atmosphere of courtesy, helpfulness and hospitality in spite of somewhat more than a modest language barrier. The people on whom their inadequate vocabulary with its tortured syntax was inflicted were remarkably tolerant. There was not much high level conversation, but they were able to get along.

Accommodations and food were excellent to outstanding and, although not dirt cheap, were more reasonable than one would have expected to pay in the States for comparable fare.

One of the original inducements to visit Spain was a long-standing invitation from Helen and Mike Sanchez '30, to start with a stop with them in Madrid. Two weeks prior to their scheduled departure, Mike had to return to Bethesda for surgery. However, at Mike's urging, Heiuy and Dottie stayed with their plan. (Henry reports Mike is back in "fighting trim.") They were welcomed to Spain by Elena and Joe Ruddy, also '30, who assisted in getting them setded in the Sanchez' apartment and served as guides for the next couple of days until the "drive-it" phase began.

Another item for the "small world" department, they met up in Madrid with Doug Rumble '47, OinC of Construction for the Western Med. They hadn't seen him in almost 30 years, when Henry worked for Doug's Dad, Cy Rumble, in the USS CHESTER.

In driving between Cordoba and Sevilla they took a diversion into the mountains to visit the Sanchez' daughter. Missy, whose husband is an officer in the Spanish Air Force, stationed near the litde town of Constantina.

Finally, while waiting for their chartered return flight, they met up with the Jack Noels '36, whose house they had viewed from a distance in Soto Grande.

Address changes received during the month other than those already mentioned: Alton Moody remains in Salt Lake City but has moved to 6084 S

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Pres., Capt. F. G. Law, USN (Ret.) Sec'y., Capt. W . M. H a n g e r , USN (Ret.) 4720 Sedgwick St., N.W., Washington, DC 20016 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W m . A. Ellis, USN (Ret.) 4101 Downing St., Annandale, VA 22003 Percent Members: 50.7 Happy Thanksgiving to you all. A bit premature at this writing, particularly since we are just back in the harness after a wonderful two weeks at Nags Head, but it brings with it best wishes for continued good health and much happiness for the future for everyone.

The 8 August luncheon at Vinson Hall was another small one with Alford, Buder, Ellis, Fowler, Law, Ryder and Willman gathered as a cozy litde group discussing vacations, trips to Europe, old times, and several new sea stories. The only business transacted was our president's report of the plans for Homecoming and a few of the things he planned to accomplish in the coming months. The next luncheon will be the quarterly joint affair with the wives, to be held on 12 September. However, reporting on this will have to wait until December. Needless to say, the usual big turnout is expected for this one.

The two weeks at Nag's Head was great even though the fishing was terrible and the crabbing non-existent. However, it was made particularly delightful thanks to Eleanor and Bob McWilliams '37, who just moved permanendy to Old Nag's Head Cove over near the Sound. It had been many years since we had seen them, and it was wonderful to visit with them in their new home and to share with them the beautiful sunset over the Sound, not to mention the many stories Bob recalled of our days together in prep school and aboard the NELSON during WWII. News is sparse again, but we hope for better days to come. Notes are still coming in from classmates in response to Frank Law's first "Flyer" and message. Among them were the following: From Bill Groner: " . . . We out in the hinterlands certainly appreciate the effort all of you in the Washington-Annapolis class group are making to keep the class spirit alive. It's a lot of work, but with our small class, you all are about the only nucleus we have. Keep up the good work! Best of everything to everybody everywhere." Bill is still living in the San Francisco area.

Vince Combs started the $19.36 Club, but Chuck Houston went him one better. He answered the "Flyer" with a check for $36 and the following note: "I don't really know what the

64 status of my class dues are now. I just returned from a long stay in Vietnam, and sorta got out of touch. . . . I hope the check will cover my dues and leave something for the Class Fund. . . .

Best regards to all." Thanks, Chuck, for the contribution.

Ben Prewitt's reply had no news but showed a change of address: 5726 Quince, Apt. # 3 , Memphis, T N 38117.

Speaking of addresses, an updated list of the addresses of all classmates and widows of classmates was completed back in August and should have been received by now. If you haven't, drop us a note and a duplicate copy will be sent. We still don't have anything on Karasyk, Near, Spencar, and Trott. Anyone knowing their whereabouts please let us know.

The cash contribution to the Class Fund received from Naples, Fla., is much appreciated, but who is the donor? All we have is an address of Metropolitan Enterprise, Inc., 2011 Gulf Shore Blvd., North—no signature or note. Won't you please identify yourself and give us some dope on what you are doing? The contribution is appreciated. We thank you.

Audrey and Fred Lincoln wrote that they spent a late July weekend with Margie and Francis Graenup in Oregon. Said Fred: "They have a lovely home along the North Umpaqua River; they look great and are enjoying full but active retirement."

From Marian and Bert Orr: "We see Marge and Russ Faust occasionally. They live about 35 miles from us. Bert keeps busy in his citrus undertakings with Marian's help. No kids at home anymore; all on their own. Regards to everyone."

V o n Burkart reports that daughter Yvonne, having previously adopted a little girl, Terry Lynn, presented the Burkarts with a beautiful granddaughter, Julie Christine, back in July. Christening took place 8 September. Congratulations, Yvonne and Don, and also to the new grandparents.

Ginna'remains her same cheerful self and is still hospitalized, but was looking forward to being present at the christening party.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of a graduate, year groups '34 to '37, who lives in Montclair, N.J., has a daughter named Jill, and was climbing Mt. Washington on or about 25 August, please let us know. We have an urgent plea from a young Lt.(jg) for help. He failed to get the address. Research by your Reporter turned up one possibility in '34 which has been prompdy provided.

Nan and John Boland were in town during August and September fixing up their Falls Church house for new tenants. Won't see them until dinner Sunday, so will report any news next issue.

It is with deep regret that we report the passing of another classmate, William G. Holman, who died at the Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., on 18 August of cancer. Funeral .services were held on 22 August at Ft. Myer Chapel with interment in Arlington National Cemetery. Bill will long be remembered for his cheerful greetings and broad smile which he had for everyone on each meeting, and for his friendship as a comrade in arms and as a cla.ssmate. Since retirement in 1961, he had been a.s.sociated with the United Planning Organization in Washington. Classmates and friends may send personal condolences to Carol at home: 3326 Reservoir Rd., N.W., Washington, DC 20007. To Carol, Bill Junior, and Lynn, we all express our deepest sympathy.

37 Sec'y-Treas., LCdr. J. P. M. Johnston, USN (Ret.) 2118 Bancroft PI., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Wesley Staesy, USN (Ret.) 9127 Sligo Pkwy., Silver Spring, MD 20901 Percent Members: 47.0 Here's a mini-biog from our College President Walt Stencil (Box 483A, Rt. 3, Hycrest Farm, Easton, MD 21601). His and Fran's family is one of the class's largest—seven children 15 to 30 in age. Walt writes: "After retiring, we setded in Easton on the Eastern Shore to operate Kirkland Hall College. The college moved to Ocean City, Maryland in 1972, where it now operates as Ocean City College. We're busy developing the college and are planning its future campus on Manklin Creek in Ocean Pines.

It is, and has been, quite an adventure. I've been urged to write a book about the experience, but I think that no one would believe all the things I could write. Fran and I will be delighted to have our classmates visit us whenever you can find your way to our part of the world—'the Last Frontier.' " Want to write a classmate for whom you have no address? Two methods: (a) write to me, and I'll supply the best address I can. Better yet, (b) write to him c/o me for forwarding.

Most of the time one of these methods should work.

Now I dig out of the bag a report sent CS some time back by Joe Dodson (28 Woodchuck Lane, Ridgefield, CT 06877). At that writing Joe was Training Administrator for Management Development, Consolidated Edison Co. of NYC, 4 Irving Place, NYC 10003. Upon May 1962 retirement Joe went to work for Martin Co., Denver, as Management Development Specialist; later became Chief, Management Education & Administration, until Feb. 1965.

Then for 18 months he owned his own business. Mountaineer Sales, Inc., of Litdeton, Col. He then went to work with Uniroyal, Inc. at Joliet (IL) Army Ammunition Plant, as Personnel Development Supervisor. In July 1969 Uniroyal transferred Joe to England as Director, Uniroyal European Management Development Center, from which he returned two years later for another assignment. He's been with Con Edison since December 1971. He lists his hobbies as still playing jazz piano, photography, choir, and WATH (working around the house). It's interesting to note that he is an Adjunct Professor of Adelphi University (Long Island), teaching Business 206 (Process of Management) on the morning commutor train into NYC daily. Joe further reports last year's reunion as "the most enjoyable weekend I've had in a long, long time. I liked this one even better than the 30th, and that one was a great one too!" He took some good footage at the reunion, which surely is available for the proper occasion. Some months back he and Nancy shared reunion photos with Margrit and Cliff Massanhaimer, and Betty and Dave Bell. (Nancy and Betty are sisters, most of us know.) Joe's office phone in Manhattan is (212) 460-4487, and he would certainly be pleased to hear from any mate in the vicinity who has time for a couple of beers—and even longer if in the Ridgefield vicinity. They put out a printed Christmas newsletter each year, so very well organized and appreciated by recipients. Write to Nancy, and I

would bet that you'll find the subscription rates surprisingly low!

Our active ranks have dwindled by one, with the 31 August retirement of Bush Bringle.

No specifics are available to CS on future plans, except that I hear he and Donnie may be headed for an Annapolis tie-up. Knowing Bush, we can be sure such will be other than a mothballing. I'll report further when something is more definite.

One report is left in my Lucky Bag, so that I'll have something available when I "train out" next month from my "secured" condition.

Bear with me, mates. Better yet, send in some good reports to insure that it doesn't become an Unlucky Bag!!

38 Pres., Col. John A. Saxten, Jr., USMC (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. John A. Boglay, USN (Ret.) Highview Rd., Tracy's Landing, MD 20869 Percent Members: 50.0

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Pres., Capt. C R. Chandler, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt F. P. Anderson, USN (Ret.) 2725 N. Wakefield St., Ariington, VA 22207 Percent Members: 44.8 Congratulations to Sally and Bob Gulick on another super successful hosting job.

Their 1973 "What About '39?" soiree (now an annual event) was held 25 August at the Gulicks' Grog and Grill in Pacific Palisades, Cal. and attracted a partisan crowd of almost 50.

According to a letter received from the management, they had another of their beautiful sunny days with the temperature in the 70's, but as soon as the sun went down it became a mite chilly. Due to the current beef shortage, the usual grilled steak had to be replaced by barbequed chicken; however, this didn't seem to dampen the enthusiasm. The lovely Gulick home at 1564 Sorrento Dr. provided a perfect setting for the nostalgic celebrants who thoroughly enjoyed reminiscing, gossiping, singing, swimming, and exchanging pictures of their adorable grandchildren. The picture window, overlooking the patio and swimming pool, had been cleverly adorned with a year's collection of memorable newspaper articles, pictures pertaining to '39ers, snapshots taken at last year's party, and letters of regret from those unable to attend. The 1939 Paddle Tennis Tournament—1973 edition—was the main event of the day. Again, as last year, they were unable to declare a winner, but Dwight Ness was heard to say that he would have done better without his extra weight. Bob Border scraped himself up pretty bad as he slid along the court trying to return a ball near the net. Luckily, a capable Navy nurse was in attendance and he was soon patched up. (The nur.se happened to be Martha and Dick Zullingar's daughter, Marfie, currendy stationed at Long Beach Naval Hospital and who was there assisting the Gulick daughters, Susan and Sally Ann, in KP duty.) Jaime Trauger brought along his guitar (and sexy voice) and gave the group a most pleasureful musical scintillation with his usual zeal and gusto.

Everyone was saying bon voyage to Peggy and

65 Tom Walker as they were preparing to leave for Belgium where Tom will be working for Hughes Aircraft. Art Fischer came up from San Diego with his fiancee, Mrs. Betty Beardslee Dunn of Coronado. Also from San Diego were Kathy and Skeet Bemis, Elaine and Hank Brantingham, and Mary Jane and Jim Dick Millar. From the Bay Area were Helen and T o m Eddy and Maria and T e x Harris. The rest were all from L.A. Nice going, Bob & Sally I The monthly Wash, area luncheon held on 5 September (first Wednesday) was quite uneventful, i.e., no special briefings or harangues, no lengthy arguments, and no visitors from out of the area. However, Paul Schratz, over from Annapolis, did manage to get in a few words, as usual. N o r m Bennett was able to break away from his thriving Merchandise Mart in D.C. long enough to join us. Frank Vannoy came over from the Pentagon, DCNO (Plans and Policy), to confirm his new assignment to relieve Ebbie Ball as ComPhibLant last of October. (Ebbie was to retire 1 November). Al Cox, of Cox Associates, distributed some brochures on one of his many ventures, i.e., a New Car Broker for the Consumers Auto Buying Service, Inc. in Valley Forge, Pa. Al's address is P.O. Box 2026, Rockville, MD 20852.

The Ft. Myer Post Chapel here in Arlington was the scene 28 July of a beautiful wedding ceremony in which Margaret and J i m Glennon's daughter, Mary Margaret, became the bride of Ensign Michael Paul Vincent of Clifton, Va. The newlyweds are now living in Durham, N . C , where Mary is a senior at Duke Univ. and Michael is a student at the Duke School of Medicine. Congratulations.

Here are some new addresses: Bob Border, 220 Bandy Ave. # 4 , W. Covina, CA 91790; Bob (R. W.) Clark, 93 Antiqua Ct., Coronado Cays, CA 92118; Stan Kerkering, R&D Advisor, US Hqtrs, MAAG (MCRD), ROC, Box 13, APO SF 96263 (Taiwan!); Roger Paine, 1756 Circle del Cielo, El Cajon, CA 92020; Frank Ralston, 34021 Silver Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629; John Sharpe, 899 St. Charies Dr. # 7 , Thousand Oaks, CA 91360; Bill Shifflette, 2434 Shadow Ridge Lane, Orange, CA 92667; Herman Spector, 1409 Dana Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94203; Ted Ustick, Rt. 1, Box 127, Kelseyville, CA 95451; Bill Valentine, 1225 W. Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster, CA 93534; Curt Vossler, 456 Foxen Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93105; and Tom Walker, 35 Hoogvorstweg, 1980 Tervuren, Belgium.

Harry Halfrich's widow, Diana, hosted a group of '39ers one evening last August to a delightful session of duplicate bridge at her home in Annapolis (Winchester-on-Severn).

Except for Jack H o w l a n d ' s widow, Danny, and Henrietta and Paul Schratz (who also live in Annapolis), all participants were from the Wash., D. C area: the Ruhes, Bells (Tom), Adams (Paul), Gores, Loustaunaus, and Weitzenfelds. No word on the winner.

Widi T o m W a l k e r and D a n n y Waitzanfald retired last summer and now Ebbia Bell, our active duty ranks are getting rather sparse. In case you have lost count, here's what's left: VAdms.—Vince de Poix (Dir., DIA), Harry Harty (U.S. Del. U N ) . Means Johnston (Com3rdFlt), Frank Vannoy (ComPhibLant), Blackie Weinel (Asst. to Chairman, JCS), and Tommy Weschlcr (Dir. J-4 (Log.) JCS); RAdms.—Doc Abbot (recalled to active duty on

staff of CNavTra, Pensacola), Larry Geis (ComFairJax), and Jig Ramage (ComCaribSeaFrontier); and one Capt.—yours truly (recalled to active duty with SecNav).

FLIP CLIPS: Means Johnston is the new Cdr. 3rd Fleet in Honolulu (a recent merger of the 1st Fleet with Fleet training activities at Pearl Harbor); Marian and T o m Ball's daughter, Anne Marie, is now a freshman at Catholic Univ. in Wash., D . C ; Eleanor and Paul Adams' son, David, has been accepted into the new Navy Medical Training Program and, as an Ensign, is in his first year at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond; Sally and Bob Gulick are boasting about the birth of No. 1 grandson, Ryan Hale Gulick (courtesy of son, Bob III), in Denver on 27 May just 14 months after his sister, Dana, was born; Hal Falix and his bride. Hazel, have announced that they are hosting a '39 cocktail party on Friday, 28 December before a no-host dinner at Allen Center (Long Beach Naval Base).

40 Pres., RAdm. John Chase, USN Sec'y, Cdr. Leigh Winters, USN (Ret.) 701 S. 23rd St., Ariington, VA 22202 Percent Members: 36.0 WASHINGTON REPORT As this goes to press (8 September) we haven't even started our football season yet. My reports from Annapolis residents T e d Hechler, Bill Dobie and Bob Pauli on Navy's potential have run from sketchy to nil. (Before they started running, that was a great passing combination; Nil to Sketchy. . .) My bold prediction for the month of this issue (November): Navy will drop a close one to Notre Dame, and take Tulane and Georgia Tech. Score over Army on 1 December 24 to 10!

August was the month for your secretary to have his annual fortnight's swim in the Adantic (3 minutes/day), visit the Ed Muhlenfelds in a new Bethany DE hi-rise beach condominium for cocktails an natural (ask Marge what that means) and bang on the Bob W a n n s ' Ocean City, Md. condo late at night while three generations of Wanns hid under the beds and pretended to be out! Then, a quick flight to Riverside, Cal. to visit hospitalized Momma in the nearby Kaiser Clinic.

This was the last week in August-September when California had President Nixon (in San Clemcnte) and the East Coast had a heat wave (10 days of air pollution and 90° -Jtemperatures . . .). So, you see, this column is bound to be disjointed and weird.

A report from Ray Schneider who, •'as ELEX-OO, made a flying inspection swing of the West Coast and Hawaiian units of NavElecSysCommand last summer: ". . . road building has gone wild there as here. Oahu is rapidly getting paved, and we'll have to go elsewhere for our pineapples if not careful. You'd love the real estate situation. Anydiing that will stand up long enough to sell starts at $50,000, and a good middle class home starts at 75K to 80K (with ground rent as an add-on, of course).

Teeny Boppers have taken over Waikiki— must come in from California by hundreds on vacation fare. Ten teen-age dollies per man; a far cry from our ensign days when it was the other way. . . ."

There have been some local departures and

arrivals: Liz and G e o r g e Herring have sold their Alexandria, Va. home, retired from teaching in the Alexandria public school system, and departed for 628 Old Plantation Rd., Jekyll (How's that for a hyde-out?) Island, GA 31520, where George will major in ". . . fishing and drinkin' beer . . ."; Sis and John Refo have also closed shop in Alexandria and headed for the countryside; Elouise and Jim Lawson have departed Silver Spring, MD—^address unknown; Father Dick H e a t h is now taking over his job running The Washington Theological Consortium in the District.

CASTINE REPORT Here's Ed Sledge's report following '40's annual 4th of July formight at the Maritime Academy in Castine, Me.: "What a wonderful vacation many of the Class of '40 families enjoyed again this year as guests of Adm. Ted Rodgers and Marguerite, July 1-15. Mel Abrahams and family. Penny and Bill Bryan (from Texas, no less), Elouise and John Chase, Marjorie and John Claggett, Jerry and Bill Lindsay, Carolyn and John Greenbacker, Betty and Jake Haimark, Charlotte and Gana Lamiman and daughter Ellen, Barbara and Foggy N e w c o m b (from California— WOW!), Annette and Joe Snydar and three of their lovely youngsters, Ruth and Bud Schafar, D'Arcy and N a d Bant, Mary and Ed Sledge, and VAdm. Frank Price and Jane Price whom '40 has adopted and christened '40.' Wonderful times were had sailing, power boating, and great clam and lobster dinners . . . not to mention 'happy hours' which were restricted to 0900-2400. Special mention (but no details given) should be made of the eventful launching of Ted's motor boat and the resurrection thereof; the mooring of the cabin cruiser, including Adm. Rodgers' skinny-dip to clear the propellers, and such other interesting events (SEC. NOTE: Lost Week.-cnds?). It was a wonderful vacation, and Ted and Marguerite are such great hosts. . . ."

NEWS FROM HERE AND THERE From the Newport (RI) Daily News—a news item that will warm the heart of every golfer who has had "The Impossible Dream": "Monday 9 July 1973—Roger C. V a u g h n of Jamestown shot a hole-in-one on the par three, 180-yard tenth hole last Friday at the Meadowbrook club in Wyoming, R.I. He used a three iron. Vaughn was playing in a foursome with Adm. John W. Wadleigh, USN (Ret.). . . " Roger's happy golf-widow, MaryFrances, contacted at their home in Cocoa Beach, Fla, insists that Roger will continue teaching math at Brevard Community College in Cocoa despite all the honor. She further reports that Billy and Jack McCollum have departed Cocoa Beach for Turkey. (No truth to the rumor that Roger was chipping golf balls into their kitchen window. . . .) Hearty congratulations to Mary-Frances and the Champ! Drop in on them at 12 Azalea Drive, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931, for a lesson sometime soon!

Many thanks to H e r m a n T r u m , in Oak Harbor, WA 98277, for a gift check to the Alumni Fund and the following note: "Elaine and I have not yet determined where we will travel this winter—to England to visit our daughter and her husband or to Arizona to get an apartment for several weeks or to

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A lovely note from Peg John (Mrs. R. K. John, Jr.), who has recovered and is recuperating beautifully from a serious illness. Peg has been an RN for years and may now move into the research end of the medical business.

She writes from 410 N. Highland Dr., Seattle, WA 98119. Make sure that you west-coasters include Peg in all reunions.

True to annual form, Betty Ann and Squire Tom Taylor rounded up the local classmates for a splendid Sunday (8/26/73) picnic at their mountainside Point O' Rock, Va. home and farm. I hope our Shipmate editors will print the photos we are sending in. Look carefully and you will see: Jonnie and Art Berndtson, Betty and Jack Bowel 1, Dick Brown and friend Maxine Pohl, Mary and Bill Carpenter (who performed nobly as photographer once again—many thanks, Bill), Elouise and John Chase, (who sends out the notices and encourages the local group to gather together regularly—and does a durn fine job of it!), Mary Anne and Phil Eckert plus John and Sally, Jo and Oz Gray, Loretta and Ted Hechler, Ruth and John Henry, Father Dick Heath, Virginia and Ted Hill, Margaret and Ajax Hiller, plus Miss Chris and Maine Maritime Academy mid'n Tom Haas. (NOTE: Admiral Ted Rodgers in Castine, Me. He's ex-USNA, bloody, and needs a shave and haircut!), Charlotte and Gene Lamiman, Helen and Jack Longino, Marge and Ed Muhlenfeld, Mary and Ed Sledge, Penny and Hugh Vickery, Bee and Bob Wann, plus Master Robert and pretty friend Linda Kerwick, and Dee and Early Winters. You may also spot one of several of the Taylor police pups—all beautifully behaved. Not pictured are Tom's horses, sheep, trucks and tractors—a real pro operation—besides all that he's one of our best local attorneys.

THE SECRETARY'S CORNER Art Esch and Bill Dobia have passed on the sad word of classmate Calvert B. Gill's death on 13 August. In retirement he had been very active in volunteer work for his local church and school system: St. Thomas Episcopal.

His widow, Carol, continues to hold the family together at the home address: 1940 Cornelia Drive, Eustis FL 32726. We understand that Cal's ashes have been taken back to sea by a destroyer out of San Diego.

This brings up a subject that has been recommended by several of our ladies. We would like to compile an addenda to our world-wide roster to include the addresses of all class of '40 widows so that we may include them in our class mailings, news items, etc. Please ask those you know to write to John Chase or Winters, ASAP. Thanks. * •• * * ONLY FORTY IS 4.0 * * * *

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Chairman, Capt. Jay Houghton, USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 7111 Pyle Rd., Bethesda, MD 20034 Percent Members: 41.0 Mike and Eddie Miller had a brief visit with Sally and Jack Messer in the Messers' new home in Virginia Beach and report that it is a lovely place. The Millers also had a delightful and recent dividend from Eddie's tour of duty in command of an Atlantic Amphibious squadron. During a Mediterranean deployment, Eddie had on board for training two commanders of the Spanish Navy and a major of the Spanish Marines. Shordy after Eddie's retirement from the Navy, he and Mike ran into one of his "trainees," Cdr. Pedro Gonzales Aller, in Madrid where they were able to

spend some time together.

Subsequently, Cdr. Gonzales has arrived with his family in Washington where he is now an assistant naval attache. Needless to say it has been delightful for the Millers and is typical of some of those special benefits that one reaps from a Navy career.

Eddie is now commuting from his home in Virginia to Baltimore where he is embarked on raising $100 million for the Johns Hopkins University 100th Anniversary which occurs in 1976. That is quite a target, but Eddie is an old pro in the fund raising business.

Which reminds me that the Naval Academy Alumni Association is striving in its campaign to increase membership in the Association which, by the way, includes a subscription to Shipmate.

So if you know any classmates who are not members, work on them to join and especially so they can keep up-to-date via Shipmate and vice versa!

There have been so many nice things said about Caryl Hadler's account of her Kuwait experiences that I want to thank her again.

I suspect that there are others among you who have had interesting experiences worth passing on and I certainly hope you will.

John Burwell writes from New York that a recent letter from John Caster's widow, Virginia, states she still lives in Jamesville, N.Y., where she is a "one-parent family"—with 9 and 12 year old boys that are "a second crop" to the first round of three that have presented her with three grandchildren. Virginia indicated that she has very little spare time!

John further wrote that he and his wife, Ann, were on the West Coast in June for the wedding of her older son, Glenn. On a side trip to San Diego and environs, the Burwells had a good visit with Bob Celustka, John's old piano-playing (and champagne and rum punch-drinking) buddy from NA-Ten days. Bob

67 seems to be busy enough in the real estate business and, until recendy, was still playing on weekends with a fine little combo at the North Island Club.

Finally, John forwarded some new addresses for updating your '41 directories: John W . Hirst, 5909 Strickland Place, Pensacola, FL 32506; James P. Marion, Sheffield Way, Greenwich, CT 06830; Franklin F. Panney, 4 Civic Center Dr., East Brunswick, NJ 08816.

Changes and corrections to the directory are always welcome so please keep them coming in.

42 Pres., Capt. P. S. Smith, USN Sec'y, R. S. Day, CLU P.O. Box 6042 Shirlington Station, Ariington, VA 22206 Percent Members: 45.3 Homecoming and the North Severn Club are synonymous. Triby and Max Duncan were heading up the cast of sponsors, but we looked for the Wallaces and Schoanfelds to backstop them. Buffet, liquids and conversation are the usual order of business and a grand time has always marked this event.

The local Washington luncheons are continuing and Willy Kurtz has taken Jack Hill's place as major-domo. Jack and Mary Helen have retired to a second retirement in North Carolina, but we hope not so far away that they can't rejoin us for some of the many events Jack planned into the end of 1974 before leaving.

Our joint dinner-dance is still scheduled for 8 December of this year and we expect a large group, so, if you are going to be in this vicinity, plan to join us.

The mail bag has been slack once again, so I keep hoping it will pick up as the fall and winter months find more of the class back before their hearths. Art Rawson is one classmate I can count on to combine a business trip with a rundown on classmates. Art has been an active contributor to the US Submarine Veterans of World War II organization and attended the national convention in San Diego the first week in August. There he accepted the position of Scholarship Director, a post that had been well served heretofor by RAdm. Savy Huffman. Art dined with Fran and Bob Poage, as Bob is still with the Naval Station Repair outfit, but anticipates giving that up to spend more time on the golf course. They occupy the last house towards the desert in Poway, Cal., which probably accounts for fantastic tans. John Draw has moved from Philly to 12447 Florence Way, Poway 32128, which makes him a neighbor of the Poages, altho he is a tennis buff rather than a golf fiend.

Dorothy and Hal Howard are still reigning in Coronado, but are considering a move down the Strand. Hal is with Sanders Associates in charge of military contracts. Bobby and Buck Catlin still live in Fullerton, but were on a 30day swing thru Europe as a respite from teaching in Fullertonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Buck at the Junior College. They were doing the direct polar flight bit from San Diego to London and rewrn.

Small world!

Not to be satisfied with die benefits of die San Diego visit. Art next turned a visit to Roanoke, Va., to be with his ailing father during a critical period, into a newsworthy visit.

For many years, no one has had an address for

Hanry Quekameyer. While with his father.

Art's sister, Joan, mentioned that a girl Art had doubled-dated while at Fishburne Mditary Academy with Gena Barnhardt was now on the hospital staff. Art and Faith (the date) got together over coffee and it developed that Faith's husband was in the furniture business. Art had remembered that at one time Henry had been in the same business in the Roanoke area. Sure enough. Faith knew him and Art was able to get in touch with him at Morgan and Eubanks. Hopefully they will now have been able to get together for the luncheon they were unable to arrange earlier and we can get an update.

Each year the Alumni Association prints a detailed Register of Alumni. The addresses of those who retired with pay are fairly current as addresses are supplied by Cleveland or Bainbridge consistent with the monthly checks.

Addresses for classmates who did not graduate with the class, who resigned, or who have died are less likely to be available unless they have been members of the Alumni Association. While we will never recover 100% of these addresses, if and when you chance across a classmate, as Art did, do take a minute and send me the vital statistics. In some cases, we may know of his whereabouts, but in more instances than not, we have had no valid contact with him in years. Curiously enough, if you will look at our 1952 Directory, you will find that Henry was working for Morgan and Eubanks at that time, but, of course his home address had changed and the postal service was no longer forwarding mail for him. Our thanks to Art, and to all of you who from time to time do turn up a long lost classmate or his widow. In any event, we do enjoy hearing from all of you, so please write that we might share your thoughts with the rest of the class and your many friends in other classes.

While the class contributions to the Naval Academy Foundation Scholarship Fund have tailed off at about the 40% mark, I was pleased to be advised by Elliott Loughlin, the Executive Director, that Midshipman Wallace L. Tart, 4/c, has been selected as the Class of 1942 Honor Scholar for this year. Wallace is from Orlando, Fla., and was a standout on the Bordentown/Lennox School football team.

43 Pres., Capt. Robert Adrian, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. William T. Peach, III, (SC) USN (Ret.), 647 Kaimalino St., Kailua, HI 96734 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Robert B. Greenwood, USN 1400 S. Joyce St., C-I610 Arlington, VA 22202 Percent Members: 46.1 W i l l Shor has written that after retiring in Washington on 30 June, he and Joby and two children drove both cars West to California with a stopover in Boulder, Col. He is now in the public utility powerplant building business working for Bechtel Power Corporation.

They bought a house in Mill Valley, and he commutes by ferry boat. Their new address is: 318 Montford Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941.

Will also wrote, ". . . an evening with John and Barby Wickert, another '43er working for Bechtel. John is building himself a large ferro-cement boat, ketch rigged, and he's doing it himself. I'm impressed. He moved from his

house in Walnut Creek to an apartment which is not far from his boat: 361 Palm Ave., Apt. 10, Oakland, Cal." Thanks, Will.

Capt. Joa Drachnik is now the executive assistant to California Lt. Gov., Ed Reinecke.

Kay and Joe are living in Sacramento and can be reached via the Lt. Gov.'s office, State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814.

At the very large turnout for the Aug. '43 luncheon at Arlington Hall, Vito Vitucci passed the word about Homecoming plans. Buck Rawls reported that he is with Bradford Computer & Systems, Inc. His address: 6000 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852.

Apparently Dottie and Dick Zimmerman enjoyed their trip earlier this year so much that they did a repeat to Key West in August.

Squidge and D a v e Holmes made a swing in the Orient to Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and around. They missed Ajax Miller who is living in Hong Kong, but had a visit with Joy (lOA Shouson Hdl Rd. H.K., B.C.C).

44 Pres., RAdm. Ray Burk Sec'y, Mr. Dale V. Ness 6520 Walters Woods Dr., Falls Church, VA 22044 Annapolis Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. William C. Gibson Nav E, 36 Williams Dr., Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 40.5 Don't know how to improve on Dale Ness and Susan's outstanding work in the September issue with the pictures and coverage of the 30th at Williamsburg, but here goes anyway.

Just heard from Lanier G. "King" Cole in Crofton, Md., where he has lived for several years after leaving Syosset, N.Y. He works for Westinghouse along with Miller, Lamb, Fitzpatrick, Linnekin and Victor. "King" Cole has been with the design and development of the AW ACS radar system. "Peggy has been taking good care of me and Sandy, our 13 yr. old daughter. Our eldest, David, is selling Chevrolet automobiles very successfully in Baltimore. Our younger son. Reed, is working on his doctorate in physics at the University of Virginia. He and Monty Bennett were recendy married in Crofton, Md. and are living in Los Alamos."

Ragnwald "Rags" Mullar writes from Mount Kisco, N.Y. where his General Electric trips to Europe kept him and Myree from our Williamsburg meeting. He expressed regret for missing the reunion and is backing his boy.

Bill, on the H.S. Football Team. Dava Warner is with GE, too. Graham Clark, who married Myree's sister, Jane, live near Rags and Myree. Their son, Jim Muller, was graduated from Harvard, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude and will study political philosophy in Paris. (Ed. Note. Hope it's the right kind!)

P.S. Attention, Class of 1964! Which one of you classmates is looking for a '64 miniature, lost or thrown. Write Cdr. Ragnwald Muller, USN, 47 James Rd., Mount Kisco, NY 10549.

Thanks for the clipping about Herb Ainsworth taking command of Patrol Wings in the Pacific Fleet this Fall. His many friends in Naples will miss Herb, but the people at Moffett will be glad to see him return.

Speaking of Naples, Susan Blalack was recendy written up in the Netv York Times by Walter Fletcher because of her pug kennel in Stuttgart, which is the second largest in Europe.

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In the past three years she has had eight international champions in dog shows in Germany, Monte Carlo, Italy, France, Switzerland and Austria.

Looking for a fine print of the Naval Academy

by Ludvico Lorito of Boston ? Write me for a good deal this 30th reunion year—just a few dollars.

Some recent news from '44ers includes.

Elmar E. Blackburn is talking about retiring from U.S. Civil Service (would you believe 35 years service) and returning to the Golden West. Since "Shore Stride" hailed from Glendale, Cal., and his wonderful bride, Lois, is from South Pasadena, such a decision would seem as logical as moving to Florida. But we hope they will take a good look at Annapolis and the Eastern Shore. Then, if they are firmly convinced that they have got to move to Arizona or else, OK; but don't let that • I ? / * ! newspaper (?) Washington Post drive you out of the area, Blackie.

I hear that Jolly Dwyar, one of our best engineers, has been promoted within Bechtel Corp.

Hope he can take time from building nuclear power plants in Europe and Africa to come home to our big 30th—12-14 October!!

End of the school year brought four important developments for Maurice C. Hartle, chairman of Miami University's Department of Naval Science and commander of its NAVY ROTC unit. Completing the doctoral study he has managed in spare time through his three-year Navy assignment at Miami, he received the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Dr. Philip R. Shriver, Miami president, at Miami's recent commencement exercises; completed the three-year Miami tour; retired from career Navy service; and accepted a new job in a new direction as director of adult vocational education for the Laurel Oaks Campus of Great Oaks Vocational School District at Wilmington.

Congratulations, Maurice!

W . L. Mellott writes from Cricket Lane, Westport, CT 06880 requesting a 25di Anniversary Directory. Am getting one from Vince Cassani for you. Bill.

Out of the 1,232 people who retired 1 July 1973, we see many good friends, all of whom we hope will come to live in Annapolis area.

Joe Heald, am still holding your pictures of the 30th Alpine Adventure last winter. Please send me your new address.

Saw Jon Boyas' artist's sketch on the Communicator's magazine as having relieved Sam Gravely as Director of Naval Telecommunications Division of OpNav, and Commander of Naval Telecommunications Command.

The Hawaiian ensign's photo in the back looked good, too. Wish we could get that camera ready sketch for Shipmate. Flag Officers on duty include: 3-stars—Adamson, Bagley, Behrens, Long, and Talley; 2-stars—Ainsworth, Becker, Boyes, Burk, Christman, Coogan, Cox, Cramer, Davis, Delargy, Flanagan, Foss, Hill, Greer, King, Perry, Webster, Wentworth and Synder.

ANNAPOLIS FLASH The Washington chapter held its September meeting here at the O'Club, the scene of our 30th.

Ray Burk brought some delightful guests, as did Scott Palmer. Names of the attendees and guests will be furnished next month together with Charlie Miller's snapshots. The 13th Company Officer and his Midshipman Commander featured a new Blue U Gold movie and a visit to the '44/13 Co. Wardroom, at the seaward/river corner of the new Bancroft Hall. New Annapolis residents and people from Hawaii and California, together with their wives made this luncheon one to be remembered for a long time—a warm-up for the 30th in October.

In keeping with the "good for the soul" belt— tightening program these days—your Annapolis correspondent, son, and daughter-in-law signed aboard a 60 foot Texas Trimaran CAHA' PALUNA II and sailed with the owner from offshore Annapolis to Cape May, N.J. to Point Judith, R.I. Now, this yacht was well designed, well constructed, and outfitted wdth the best of everything by her owner, Dora Stillman De Marin, of Beverly Hills and Mexico. She had been sailed from the Yucatan through the Straits of Florida, and overhauled at both Key West and Annapolis. Jabin on Back Creek and the Cambridge Shipyard had done a great deal of work on her; but, as we all know, the RFS period can bring forth problems—even on a 60 footer. I won't go into the electrical problems except to say that it was a long, long watch through the shipping lanes with neither running lights nor auxiliary power nor instruments of any kind. We missed the trawlers and the VLC tankers but did catch a tuna fish, and ate it. The battery powered RDF was very useful around Montauk Point and Block Island in the Fog, and we missed the rocks and breakers by a few feet. Missing the tropical disturbance which whizzed past Cape Cod the day before, we picked up a SW breeze finally and flew through the Harbour of Refuge and up the Salt Pond Channel past Jerusalem, Gallilee, into Snug Harbor with the Block Island Ferry breathing down our stern, bucking a 5 knot ebb. Our 25 ft. beam in that narrow channel while under full yawl sailing rig made quite a sight that August 1st, 1973, as the five sails were smartly lowered, and the anchor let go simultaneously, with about 20 feet to spare between the buoy and the pier. My annual leave was past completed and I returned to Baltimore. Bill, Jr., and his wife. Penny, spent two months aboard as professionals working off Cape Cod and the Coast of Maine.

They lost weight and learned a great deal about the sea, cooking, sailing, trimarans and the Spanish language from their charming owners and children, who in turn learned much from Bill and Penny, a real "cool" couple.

If I were to return to a shipyard as Ship Supt. or Production Off., my first benny sugg would be to make each Shipyard Supervisor take a large yacht on an off shore voyage after several months in the yard. Be sure to take a voltohmeter, and lots of spare cable, and repair parts, tools, and, hell, spare units! For example, what good is ONE depth finder when you need 'em port, starboard, fwd and aft—and can't find the *!!/* lead line and the water is too deep anyway, and the one you have won't work! Or the Onan Generator vitith a voltage regulator broken, or the Perkins with a blown head gasket from water in the oil, or the main and mizzen hallyard winches with slipping brakes so that you count your fingers each time and wear a helmet to keep from bashing your brains, or you are sailing under a high voltage power cable with inches of air gap to the aluminum mast. Which all goes to prove that when a yacht is de-bugged by a good yard force, there must be a good ship's force responsible for the Ready-for-sea (RFS) tests.

This same ship's force must work on their items too, or else the yard must be advised of this incomplete work before you run out of availability time or suffer the consequences as we did! There's nothing like a do-it-yourself seagoing upkeep period in all departments!!

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Pres., RAdm. Don Poe, USN Sec'y, Capt. Dutch Schuiz 5100 26th St., N. Ariington, VA 22207 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. T . H. Polk, USN 3325 R St., N.W., Washington, D . C 20007 Percent Members: 43.0 With great regret I announce the death of W .

J. "Mac" McGarry. Funeral services were held at Ft. Myer Chapel with many of the class in attendance at the Catholic Mass and the burial with full military honors. I am sure that all join me in this expression of deepest sympathy to the surviving members of Mac's family.

Parents' week-end was held at the Naval Academy during 24-26 August for the Class of '77.

Jack Barron tells me that his son will represent the next generation of '45, and additionally he reports that D u k e Royalty and Larry Simmalink also have sons in the same class. There may be others, but no further report to date.

My own hero, Scott Polk, got his commission in early August at Pensacola through the AOC program and is now headed for Corpus Christi and jet training. Photo depicts the proud father delivering diploma on graduation. While attending this formation, I ran into R. G. "Barney" Barnhart. Barney's daughter, Patricia Lee, is married to Derek Coffman who was commissioned at the same time. John Chappall stumbled onto the scene, but only to wonder what in the world Barney and I were doing in Pensacola. Never did find out what John was doing there at the taxpayers' expense, but he assures me he was travelling on official business from his desk in SACLant.

Additional squibs from here and there: Paul Allmendinger is Vice President for Engineering of the power tool division of Rockwell International, operating out of Pittsburgh. Larry Simmelink, working for Shell Oil, has been transferred from California to Texas where he periodically runs into Frank Clifford and Cliff Barman, the latter with Esso. Bill Stewart has just received his doctorate in Business Administration —our congratulations. Bill is in business for himself in the Washington area as a private consultant.

That's all for this month.

Look alive with '45.

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Pres., Capt. A. M. Bowen, USN Sec'y, Mr. C W. Kennelly 7911 Sleaford PI., Bethesda, MD 20014 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. C. V. Wilhoit, Jr., USNR 4885 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Apt. 504 San Diego, CA 92117 Percent Members: 45.3 A few days ago I asked a classmate how many Admirals he thought we had in '46 and he didn't even come close. Since it shocked me a little bit to think that you could finally achieve Flag rank and not even all your classmates would know about it, I have decided to dedicate most of the space in this column to the Admirals and their current duty stations. Incidentally, they now number 26.

Paul Boyd is Dep. Dir. of the Joint Staff, Office of the JCS. Joan and Paul live at 6726 Town Lane Ct., McLean, VA 22101. Ed Cooke is Dir. of Budget and Reports, Comptroller, Navy Dept.

Danny D o w n e y is Commander, Cruiser-Destroy-

Polk and son in Pensacola, '73

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er Group 8 in Norfolk, having recendy relieved Bob Welander. T o m Faulders is Force Material Officer, Naval Air Force, Adantic, in Norfolk.

Jim Forrest is Auditor General of the Navy, Comptroller, Navy Dept. Liz and Jim live at 3100 Wessynton Way, Alexandria, VA 22309. H a n k "jlindeman is Chief, Fleet Coordinating Group, Nakhon Phanon. Chuck GriflSths is Ass't Chief of Naval Personnel for Enlisted Personnel Development and Distribution. Chuck Grogean is Dir., Politico Military Policy Div., Op Nav. Joanie and Chuck live at 1313 MacBeth, McLean, VA 22101.

Frank Haak is Dir., Naval Information Systems Div., OpNav. Dee Dee and Frank live at 821 Chalfonte Dr., Alexandria, VA 22305. Bob Hanks is Commander, Middle East Force! " . . . along the Chevron Way." D o n Isalin is Vice Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Jacque and Don live at 1430 Cola Dr., McLean, VA 22101. Bob Kaufman is Dir., Strategic Submarines Div., OpNav. Lucille and Bob live at 11906 Whisder Ct., Potomac, MD 20854.

Frad Koch is Dir., Air Warfare Div., OpNav. Jack Langille is Deputy Dir., National Military Command Center Technical Support in the Defense Communication Agency. Madeline and Jack live at 2009 Freedom Lane, Falls Church, VA 22043.

Harvey Lyon is Project Mgr., Undersea Long Range Missile System Project, Naval Material Command. Marjorie and Harvey live at 9210 Bayard Place, Fairfax, VA 22030.

"Mac" McHenry is Ass't Comptroller for Financial Management Systems, Navy Dept. Jeanne and "Mac" live at 1645 Kurpiers Ct., McLean, VA 22101. Bob McKenzie is Dir., Aviation Plans & Requirements Div., OpNav. Robbie Robertson is Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy. Trish and Robbie live at 7002 Girrard St., McLean, VA 22101. Joe Russel is Chief, National Strategic Target List Div., Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, Offutt AFB, Omaha, NE. John Tiarnay is Commander, Medium Attack/ Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. Bill Walton is Commander, Adantic Div., Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Clarkie and Bill live at 231 Farragut Ave., Norfolk, VA 23511. Bob Walandar is Ass't Deputy CNO for Plans & Policy. Bob Wertheim is Project Mgr. of Project PM-1 in the Strategic Systems Project Office of the Naval Ordnance Systems Command Hdq. Barb and Bob live at 6816 Rosewood St., Annandale, VA 22003. T o m Wastfall is Commander, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, N.H. A l Whittle is Commander, Submarine Goup 6 in Charleston. Phyllis and Al live in Qtrs. C, U. S. Naval Station. Charleston, SC 29408. Chuck Williams is Deputy to the President of the Naval War College, Newport, RI 02819.

Lest you think that the Admirals are different than anyone else when it comes to their alma mater, the percentage of Alumni Association members from this group is just about the same as any other group—a litde less than fifty percent. That should bring you up to date on the Admirals—all Rear, no Vice.

"Mimi" and Ed Brady give a new address of 118 Monroe St., Apt. 406, Rockville, MD 20850.

Helen and Earl Burdatta give their current address as 11776 Indian Ridge Rd., Reston, VA 22091. Earl works for Scope Electronics. Ava and Jim Cummings have a new address of 1500 Foxhall Rd., N.W., Washington, DC 20007. Jim is on duty in the .^rms Control Disarmament

70 Agency. Chris Christansan has a new job as V.P. of Milcom. Patricia Anne and Chris live at 3719 Camelot Dr., Annandale, VA 22003. Charlie Forquer retired from the Navy on 1 June. Last address was (and may still be) 314 Jefferson Dr., Havelock, NC 28532. Thelma and Sam Francis give their new address as 7701 Bridle Path Lane, McLean, VA 22101. Sam works for Tracor, Inc. Jenny and Ray H o w a live at 7832 Fulbright Ct., Bethesda, MD 20034. Ray now works for Planning Research Corp. Peggy and "Ivy" Ivarson live at 6715 Old Chesterbrook Rd., McLean, VA 22101.

"Ivy" works for the Chief of Naval Material.

Marice and Bill Massarella live at 1206 Claude Ct., Great Falls, VA 22066. Bill has a new job with the National Science Foundation. Ann and Jim Moora live at 713 Pin Oak Rd., Severna Park, MD 21146. Jim works for Westinghouse Electric.

Shirley and Gaorga Raavas report their retirement address as Clayhill Farms, Boyce, VA 22620.

George is breaking into the real estate business.

Sarah and Dava Rogers give a new address as 2418 Rocky Branch Rd., Vienna, VA 22180.

Dave works for the Naval Ordnance Systems Command. Edith and Mel Rogers live at Maycroft, Avenue, MD 20609. You read it correctly! I questioned it, too. I'll bet that address gives the Post Office Dept. a fit! Mel recendy retired from the Navy. "Rosey" Rosenbloom, 2409 Glenallen Ave., Wheaton, MD 20906, says he is Treas. of American Credit Assn. and Treas. of Radio Station WHFS. Stephanie Savage, oldest daughter of Sidney and Stu, changed her name to White last January 27th and flew the nest to live in Norfolk. Her mother and dad still live at 6445 Eppard St., Falls Church, VA 22042. One of Betty Schabacker's paintings is featured on the Springbok toaster by "Toastmaster" in limited production—each inscribed with its individual certificate number and accompanied by certification of authenticity. An overlay of seven colors was meticulously hand-screened to capture the fine detail of the artist's work (that's Betty). The porcelain enamel matte finish gives the feeling of the original canvas—and will endure over the years. Betty is in "Who's Who in American Art in 1973." Doing quite well. We're proud of you, Betty S. Dick Scott has left his job in OpNav, where he was Deputy Dir. of the Politico-Military Policy Div., to be the Director, Office of Micronesian Status Negotiations in the Dept. of the Interior.

Melba and Dick live at 5228 OUey Lane, Burke, VA 22015. Bill Slesnick wrote last November to introduce me to the National Eagle Scout Association and revealed that he had been awarded the Silver Antelope Award "for noteworthy service of exceptional character to boyhood" at a meeting of the northeast Region of the BSA. If you are an Eagle Scout and would like to know more about the Assn. why not write to Bill at 19 S. Park St., Hanover, NH 03755. Marv Swanberg successfully resisted all efforts by BuPers to dislodge him from the Northwest by retiring on 30 June in Seattle, where he was Ass't Chief of Staff for Naval Reserve and Training. That makes me the lone surviving TAR oA active duty! Shirlee and Marv live at 3321 102nd Ave., N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004.

Bob Trott's new orders will take him from CO, USS PIEDMONT, to be the Senior Member, Sub-Board of Inspection and Survey in San Diego.

A n d y Valentine has retired from the Navy and is a counsel for Amtrak. Doris and Burr W i l c o x live at 8617 Canterbury Dr., Annandale, VA

22003. Burr is Dir., Military Personnel Security Div. in BuPers. R o d W i n g o now works for the Federal National Mortgage Assn. Fern and Rod live at 934 N. Lindsay PI., Alexandria, VA 22304.

Zip Zanni has departed the Naval War College and reported as Commander, Service Squadron Two. I'll guess it's in Norfolk but with the recent re-organization I wouldn't bet on it! "Zip," where are you?

That's it!—"Daisy"

47 Pres., RAdm. S. J. Evans (SC) USN 8437 Toll House Rd., Annandale, VA 22003 Sec'y, Capt. J. L. Moss, USN (Ret.) 21 Alpine D:., Latham, NY 12110 Percent Members: 45.2 Two noteworthy press releases received this month. The National Life and Accident Insurance Company of Nashville, Tennessee, announced the appointment of Harry Joyce as vice president and treasurer. National Life and Accident is one of the large insurance companies with assets in the billions. Harry joined them in 1954 and had been a second vice president. The photo of Harry shows the years have treated him kindly (but it doesn't show his recendy acquired mustache).

The second news release indicates that Frank Adams has been named general manager of the Bendix Corporation's Communications Division in Baltimore. The division does a multimillion dollar business in highly specialized electronics equipment and has about 1,000 employees. Frank was previously director of engineering at the Bendix Electrodynamics Division in North Hollywood, Cal., so the promotion means a cross-country move for Frank and Novie. We hope to have a Baltimore address soon. I know all of '47 share the happiness in the continued success of Harry and Frank, two great guys.

In the April '73 column your new class officers indicated the desire to support USNA through the Alumni Association as a primary goal for the next five years. Bill Busik has sent out a report on alumni support by classes. The information was published in part in October Shipmate (I'm writing in September for the November column about information that will be/was published in the October Shipmate, so please bear with me). In 19/2 the class of '47 provided more support to the Alumni Association than any class junior to '37. In 1973 we bettered this record and gave more than any class junior to '27. Jeep Donaldson has been the class agent and many others actively helped in the annual drives. While the primary purpose of the annual drives is to obtain funds, there is a very important secondary effort which should go on the year round. In order to communicate with classmates, we need to know where they are, we depend on the Alumni Association address file—for all alumni, whether they are members of the Alumni Association or not. If the address there is not correct, we lose contact with classmates. Do please send in a change of address to the Alumni Assn.

I have asked for a complete list of addresses, alphabetically and sorted geographically for all classmates. I will be glad to send addresses on individuals, or if you are moving or visiting a particular area, I will provide names of classmates located in the area. I realize that I could be swamped with requests, particularly around Christmas card time, but I'll try it and see how it

Harry Joyce

Frank Adams goes. In return, please keep your address up to date. Those who suffered through the efforts of trying to track down all of '47 in connection with the 25 yearbook can attest to the difficulties we ran into. Please help us and the Alumni Association keep track. The mailing addresses are used only for alumni and class information so it will not result in your name being added to other mailing lists.

Of course, as has been repeatedly stressed, we would like to have all classmates receive Shipmate and we would like to hear from all classmates so that information about many classmates can be included in Shipmate. Although it is great to hear about those significant events in life like promotions, moves, new children (are we still having those?!), grandchildren, etc., many of the readers enjoy hearing about old friends. So don't wait for a major event to happen, just drop a note to ask about classmates and let them know about yourself and your family. If we hear from or about every classmate every six months or so, there will be plenty of items of interest to everyone in the column! (and your secretary wouldn't be sitting here watching the football game, wishing

71 Roger Staubach was in '47 so there would be more to write about this month).

Fran and Jack Stevens have left Washington for Naples with a stop in Texas on the way.

Barbara and Bob Marmat have visited her sister in Madrid and also spent some time with Althea and D o u g R u m b l e .

P. G. Miller checked in with a report of a visit with Pat and Stan Turner in Newport, which included a dinner with the Turners at the Bristol, R.I., home of Anna and Andy Sides. P. G. also visited with Kak and Varn Rosa at their cottage on Pelican Lake in Minnesota and spent a day at the race track with Sybil and Jim Stockdala.

We hear Jim is getting along so well he may be ready to enter one of those races before long.

A final unconfirmed story involved one of our Washington .Admirals who recently attended a dress function in Norfolk. As he was getting into his evening dress uniform, he discovered his admiral shoulder boards were, you guessed it, in Washington. He turned to nearby Ensign and quickly borrowed a pair of his shoulder boards over the Ensign's protests that he was a classmate of the Admiral's son! The Admiral was the hit of the ball with his shiny Ensign stripe. Fortunately shoulder boards for 5'6" Ensigns fit 6'4" Admirals admirably.

"Beat Army"

relieved as ComDesRon 20. Nancy had put an "antique sale" sign in front of the house to reduce the inventory somewhat. We also saw their next door neighbors, Patty and T o n y Duncan. Tony, CO YARNELL, was fixing to deploy for the Med. In the parking lot of the Newport Naval Base Commissary I ran into Lorna and Chantee Lewis and their two boys, who had just arrived from Pt. Mugu where Chantee had been CO NAS. He will assume the Chair of Military Management at the War College. A PR release on the Lewis change of station indicates that Chantee's fields of specialization have been strike warfare, electronic warfare, labor relations and operations research, and that he has managed to pick up along the way an MS in ops research and management, another Masters in personnel management, and a doctorate in OR and personnel. The Lewises just might find Newport quite pleasant after the wilds of California.

Sec'y, Cdr. Sumner K. Moora, USN (Ret.) 308 Mansion Dr., Alexandria, VA 22302 Percent Members: 35.7

Chantee Lewis

Pres., Mr. John E. Benoit Sec'y, Col. E u g e n e O. Spackart, USMC P.O. Box 2741, Arlington, VA 22202 Percent Members: 35.5 This month we had an incident which sort of restores man's faith in man. Jack Banoit received a very considerate letter of appreciation from Midshipman 4/c Robert L. Wilde who is the Naval Academy Foundation's 1973 Class of 1949 Honor Scholar. Midshipman Wilde is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wilde of 24 Whitman Rd., Waltham, Mass. He attended Waltham High School and Marion Institute as the class honor scholar where he did extremely well academically.

Midshipman Wilde is also the first scholarship recipient to express his appreciation to the class.

Speaking of the Foundation, Fred Grabowsky is now a Trustee. If you have any questions concerning the Foundation or its operations, contact Fred either through the Foundation or at his home at 2729 South Fort Scott Dr., Ariington, Va. Sign of the times: Star-man T o m G u n n i n g retired the first of September. Tom is now associated with Raytheon Services Company in Hyattsville, Md., and he is still living in Severna Park.

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48 This time of year with the column being written two months ahead of publication, happenings will seem especially dated when read. We trust everyone had a passable summer. By the time you see this our 25th Homecoming and most of the football season will be history. An early August trip took us to Westhampton Beach, L.I., for the better part of two weeks, in the middle of which we visited Newport to get a firsthand look at the gracious manse that my brother, Tim '45, purchased, and into which he had just moved from quarters on the base. While there, we glimpsed Nancy and T i m Bradley, who were in the midst of packing up for a PCS to Naples, Italy, where Tim is to be ACOS ASW, Sixth Fleet, having been

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Cy Waldrop relieves Col. Galbraith

A note from T o m Galbraith: "11 July, Cy Waldrop relieved me of command of the Recruit Training Regiment here at Parris Island, and I thought a picture for the '48 section of Shipmate might be in order. I'd had the regiment for just over 13 months and wished I could have kept it longer, but our leader here figured it's too good a job for one guy to keep forever and he wanted to give Cy a crack at it. Cy had just reported from the National War College where he had been a member of the class that graduated this year. I'm staying here at the Dept. as a G-1. Hope to remain another year or so."

Ever faithful Dick Hoffman sent along from Pearl a clipping from a Honolulu paper under the byline of Sammy Amalu, headlined "Aloha to the McDonalds," a marvelous article about Mavis and Angus M c D . upon Angus's retirement and departure from Hawaii for Bellevue, Wash., where Mac has a job with Exxon Nuclear (Seatde). It must have been very gratifying to receive such a truly loving sendoff from one's final naval billet.

I won't embarrass them by quoting the many paragraphs of praise except to note that Mavis had received from the Mayor of Honolulu a "Good Guy" award for her work in the Habitat, and Mac received a Legion of Merit from Uncle Sam.

The turnout for the monthly luncheon was quite good considering it was August. Our distinguished visitor for the month was none other than Jim Farraro who was in on business from Los Angeles. Jim looked trim and was his usual jovial self but I am afraid he really didn't appreciate the Washington-in-August weather. Joining Jim for lunch at the Orleans House were Swanson, Bauman. Gunning, Neely, Mickey McDonald, Bruce Brown, Bartholomew, Albert, Magee, Fine, Gerry Smith, and myself. The gathering was rather reserved which was very enjoyable for a change.

One last item on the Washington scene. T o m N a m z e k was transferred from the Atomic Energy Commission's office in Richland, Washington, to the Commission's Division of Reactor Research and Development here in Washington. Tom arrived here last September.

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Pres., Capt. D. G. Fraasa, USN Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W . L. Jensen, USN 413 Powhatan, Norfolk, VA 23511 Percent Members: 42.2 Bill Grimm reports that he just returned from a fast tour around WestPac in company with Com NavAirPac. They visited assigned units in Whidbey, Adak, Missawa, Atsugi, Yokosuka, Okinawa, Cubi Point, Taiwan, Guam, Midway and Hawaii. They also were aboard HANCOCK, CONSTELLATION and CORAL SEA. In all of his travels he saw only two from '50â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Phil Ryan in HANCOCK and Duff Arnold in WHIDBEY. Guess that confirms that they are all in Washington.

Mary Ransom sends a new permanent address of 3008 Saratoga Drive, Oriando, Florida 32806.

Mary writes, "My family and I wish to thank you, the Class of 1950, for honoring Lou's memory with a memorial chair in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. He was a great man and most certainly a tribute to his country. Once again our deepest gratitude."

72 Jim Lisanby writes from New Orleans that J o h n J. R y a n is coming over from the Charleston Naval Shipyard to relieve him as the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Eighth Naval District. Jim is en route to Washington assigned to OP-097. On his way north he plans to visit F r a n k P e r r y who is the Manager of Nuclear Operations with Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation in Pascagoula and with D a v e W a b b employed with NAS.A's Mississippi Test Facility in Slidell, Louisiana. Jim points out that he was in Washington to help plan the Twentieth reunion, but left town before it came off, now he is looking forward to the Twentyfifth. I believe D o n Fraasa is looking for volunteer planners, Jim. F r a n k M a y n a r d checks in from 815 N. Humboldt St., #403, San Mateo, California 94401 with a check for $30.00 for class dues with the observation that he must be that far behind. Frank retired in 1971 and works for Levi Strauss and Company.

He has found pants to be a much more interesting and exciting commodity than he ever thought possible. Frank admits that San Francisco just has to be the best town in the country. Alice and J a c k M a c K a n z i e visited with Frank en route to Orlando, Florida. Jack intends to retire soon and go into real estate. The MacKenzies were grandparents as far back as 1971.

Russall C u n n i n g h a m reports from JCS where he is completing a three-year stint and contemplating an overseas assignment. Russ has his oldest boy at Florida State and a daughter at Madison College in Harrisonburg, Va., with three more at home.

D i c k W i s e m a n informs us that he makes his home in Lynchburg, Va., at 209 Woodland Ave., 24503. Dick retired in 1970 and works for the reactor division of Babcock and Wilcox. Dick admits he just never got over Plebe Steam.

B o b M a n d e v i l l a at Oceana NAS calls to announce that the Oceana A-6 Intruder Ball held in August was a huge success. R o n H a y s was down from Washington and gave the principal address.

Roz and D e k e Forbes had Mary and John C o u g h l i n over cruising on the Chesapeake early in September. There are some advantages to the job of Commandant. Deke says that Lee Minnis (recendy retired) has moved onto a farm in CentervUle, Virginia.

The September luncheon in the Pentagon (Executive dining room) had in attendance John Brick, Ed Grunwald, Tom Ross, John Henderson, Bill DeMers, Alex Grosvenor, Joe Howard and Walt Flint. Johnathan Brick is a Freshman at Clemson and Tom G. Ross and Sandra Bartholomew were married on 25 August in Lake Murray, Fla. Linda Henderson is a sophomore at Goucher with three other Hendersons in the school system in Arlington, Va. Diane DeMers is a Junior at Maryland University.

Duff Arnold was spotted in the Pentagon in early September and reports that he now lives at 8504 Bromley Ct., Annandale, VA 22003.

D a v a T a y l o r is the Base Engineer at Andrews Air Force Base.

Paul M c M a h o n ' s son is with the Class of '77 at USNA. A l e x G r o s v e n o r states that he is a joint owner of a CAL-43 sloop and is a racing skipper on the Bay. His two children, Pam and Sandy, are in school in New England.

The Joe Howards are at home at 4803 King Solomon Drive, Annandale, Va. Nancy is a high school senior and Doug is at Westminster College in Salt Lake City.

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Pres., Capt. W. W. DeGroot, III, (CEC) USN Sec'y, Cdr. Bruca I. M e a d e r , USN (Ret.) 5609 South 5th St., Arlington, VA 22204 Percent Members: 41.8 At press time, 'way back in early September, most of the '51 attention was focused on the upcoming Homecoming and the party afterward. That will all be history now, but from the effort Ben Benjovsky is putting into it, success is assured.

Bob Bradley writes from California that he has been transferred there by Aerojet-General (Aerojet Manufacturing Company) and now resides at 3201 Yorba Linda Blvd., Apt. 263, Fullerton, CA 92631. Bob says he would welcome visits'''from classmates passing through the Los Angeles area.

Capt. John Brass is the brand new CO of the brand new USS KALAMAZOO (AOR-7).

Congratulations, John. The KALAMAZOO is home-ported in Mayport, Fla. On the Washington scene, little news developed at the September luncheon. However, we did have a few attendees (lucky to get any the day after Labor Day) that we seldom see. Jerry Lapidas was down from Annapolis, and John Hemanway took time off from his new job as Washington Dean of Piano College, Piano, Tex. (near Dallas). It was problematical whether or not John would testify at Mr. Kissinger's confirmation hearings. However, John was well prepared should the need arise.

And on a very pleasant note indeed, Pat O'Gara was there with his son Mike. We enjoyed meeting Mike and look forward to other fathers bringing their young adult sons.

Pete Cullins and George Patch aboard USS LITTLE ROCK

I hope to have the dope on the '51 Winter Formal in time for publication in the combination January-February issue. However, if you don't see it, drop me a line or give me a call at (703) 671-6268. BEAT ARMYll!

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Pres. Capt. Norman F. Stein, USN Sec'y, Capt. W . G. Fisher, Jr., USN Office of the Commandant USNA, Annapolis, MD 21402 Percent Members: 39.7 As you all know. Navy's football team started on the right foot against VMI (37-8). When you read this issue several more games will be history; however, the team still needs your support for the remaining games, including

the big one on 1 December against Army.

BEAT ARMY! The following note just missed the last issue: Some sixty ladies and gents enjoyed our annual spring dance and business meeting at the 'Gun Factory' on 25 May. We were also able to welcome home Wendy Rivers, and although our bill of fare didn't quite measure up to the previous night at the White House, his actions indicated a pleasurable evening.

This gathering also elected the following class officers for a one year term: Executive V.P., Jack W a l d e n ; Admin. V.P., Lou McMillan; Secretary, Bill Fisher; Treasurer, Toxey Califf; Members at Large, W e n d y Rivers, Bob Burch, and Evan Parker. This talented group should give us a banner year of activity and productivity.

Party Attendees were: Lou and Helen McMillan, Charlie and Hannah Wiseman, Art and Carol Gustavson, Dick and Lois Smith, Wendy Rivers, Dick Pohli, Jamie and Nita Jameson, Jack and Jean Sheehan, Toxey and Martha Califf, Jim and Peggy Keane, Charlie and Chris Darrell, Doane and Lois Kiechel, George and Penny Vahsen, Bill and Julie Ryan, Carl Hilland, Jerry and Jan Rapkin, Bill and Tut Reed, Joe and Jane Wilkinson, Larry and Thyra Valade, Fred and Mary Jane Adair, Chark and Bettie Charbonneau, Jim and Bobbie Troutman, Phil and Kathy Duckett, Jim and Barbara Organ, Ron and Vera Campbell, Tom and Martha Cotton, and "Red" and Lonnie Stein.

Hope we haven't missed anyone.

From California Z u g reports: "I play tennis (friendly game) with Al Enderle and he is a worthy opponent—we play each Saturday morning at 7:30. And last Sunday Junette and I had a mixed doubles match with Al and his wife Gerry. We 'lucked out' and beat them.

Al and his wife had treated us to brunch at the Balboa Bay Club earlier in the day (a real treat).

"Last Thursday I had lunch with classmate Dave Lang. Dave is President of IKL, Inc. He took me on a tour of their facilities—quite fascinating—they manufacture and market micrometers and electronic readout equipment for same.

"I also spoke with classmate Ken Price last week. He and his wife have purchased a hotel in Laguna Beach and are renovating it right now. Hope to see Ken and his wife soon and hear more about their interesting adventure. We might even have a '52 party there one of these days. Today I spoke with F. M. Smith who has business here and commutes between Cal. and Fla. He and I have plans to be together for lunch tomorrow. I also spoke with Bob Carroll earlier this week. " 'Moose' Tetreault spent an evening with us last month. He was in L.A. on recruiting business. Was good to see him-—he was soon to leave for business in Hawaii and the Philippines."

Congratulations to Col. Jim McFeeters, USAF, who recendy graduated from the senior course at the Air War College. Jim is en route to Montevideo, Uruguay, to serve as the commander of the U.S. Military Group. Also graduating with him was LCol. Chuck Henry, USMC Chuck is being assigned to the 1st Marine Air Wing at Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, Japan.

From "Red" Stein: "After several years' anticipation, '52 had its first Second Career Seminar on 8 September. Over 50 classmates,

73 joined by more than 20 members of '53 and '54, and other invited guests, thoroughly enjoyed a very professional and informative allday session held at the Twin Bridges Marriott.

"For the attendees, it was also a very provocative day, with heavy emphasis on the preparations and thought process that must accompany each of us when it's time to make the break. As Jim Brickel remarked, 'It's not a matter of 'if; it's a matter of 'when.' " "Those who attended are indebted to not only our own classmates who gave of their time and effort, but also to others listed in the program below who received no compensation for their efforts. For the class, I want to particularly thank Jack Sheehan, Bob McEvers, Bill Pike, Doane Kiechel, Bill Lykes, Ray Amor, for a superb effort, and Jack Walden, who did all the leg work so necessary to insure success in an enterprise such as this.

"For the information of all, the seminar was tape-recorded. Tapes will be provided to classmates or other NA groups for a fee, payable to the class treasurer. Those interested, please contact Toxey Califf."

In an effort to improve our Shipmate columns, it should be helpful to have area secretaries who would compile and send the class secretary the local news. Someone who is closer to the action is better able to keep us all informed of class news. Z u g Z a s t r o w has accepted the challenge in his area and as you can see from the past several columns has done his usual outstanding job. Are there any other takers? Someone from Norfolk, Pensacola, Texas, Newport or wherever. I look forward to your assistance. I can provide local rosters based on ZIP code areas that you are interested in covering and miscellaneous other support.

Please let Red or me know your thoughts.

See you in Philadelphia.

Bill

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Pres., Cdr. C O. Anderson, USN Sec'y, Mr. R o n G u r n s a y 7400 Colshire Dr. McLean, VA 22101 Percent Members: ii.d

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Pres., Maj. Clyde D. Dean, USMC Sec'y, Cdr. R. M. Olsen, USN OSD/ARPA R and D Center APO San Francisco, CA 96346 Corr. Sec'y, Mr. J o h n E. W e l l s 55 Sheridan Rd., Arnold, MD 21012 Percent Members: 29.9

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Pres., Cdr. Otto A. Zipf, USN Sec'y, LCol. A. J. Chiota, USAF 7708 Jaffrey Rd., Oxon Hill, MD 20022 Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. J. J. Kronzer, USN Management Science Dept., USNA Annapolis, MD 21402 Percent Members: 27.7 Feedback received has indicated that the Father/Son Day held at the Naval Academy on 28 July for the Classes of '53, '54 and '55

was a huge success. Hopefully, this might be an annual event. Expenses for this endeavor were covered by a registration fee and an excess of $259.22 was donated to the Naval Academy Memorial Fund in the name of the three classes. This money will be used toward the funding of the Midshipmen Activity Center, now under construction in Dahlgren Hall.

Word has been received that LCol. John Cardosi is now an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies vvdth the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Ch. Exec. Com, Cdr. Gene McPardand, USN Sec'y, Cdr. R o b e r t H . Schmidt, USN Box 1926, Annapolis, MD 21404 Percent Members: 29.1

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Pres., Maj. Fritz Warren, USMC Sec, Mr. Frank Barnes 7705 Falstaff Rd., McLean, VA 22107 Corr. Sec, Cdr. D . M. Collins, USN P.O. Box 7539, Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Percent Members: 33.3 Congratulations to J o n a t h a n H o w e and Daniel Cooper who have been selected for promotion to Capt., USN. We were saddened by news of Jake W o o l m a n ' s death of 17 August and D a v a Anglim's death on 3 December. The class has made a contribution to the Heart Fund in Jake's memory and will make a contribution to a charity of the family's choice in Dave's memory. Tom Marnane, 1308 Ivanhoe St., Alexandria, VA 22304 is accepting contributions towards a memorial chair for Jake. Jim Bender, 4909 Althea Dr., Annandale, VA 22003 is accepting contributions towards a memorial chair for Dave.

Congratulations and best wishes are extended to Ellen and Salig S o l o m o n on the occasion of the birth of their third child, a son, on 22 June. Selig has transferred to the JAG Corps and after hours he and Larry Goldstein are attorneys at law in Annapolis.

Received word that D o n McCoy has received two awards of the Distinguished Flying

Don McCoy

Cross and 14 awards of the Air Medal for aerial achievement in SEA. Don is currently assigned to SAMSO. Received a very fine letter from Dale HoUabaugh. Dale reports that he, D o n Miller and Dick McCracken (and families) attended the change of command for Bill Crowe as he relieved die CO of USS HENDERSON (DD-785) on 29 June. On 13 March Ron Marryott relieved CO VF-9 in Iwakuni, Japan. Ted Ericson is C-of-S at NELC, San Diego. Dale says the people in San Diego ('57 types) are due for another party. For those of you in the San Diego area, get in touch with Dale at 225-6738 or 453-8593 and give him a hand.

Congratulations are extended to J o h n Sipes on his being named assistant controller of Pacific Lighting Corp., Los Angeles.

My last letter was from Fay Round. Since leaving the Navy in 1962, Fay has worked for Pacific Telephone and Bell Labs. In March he acquired partial ownership in Westec Services, Inc., which is a environmental consulting firm. Fay runs the Orange County Office.

If you are in the Tustin, Cal. area give Fay a call at either 838-4644 or 586-7711.

GO NAVY, BEAT ARMY!

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Pres., Cdr. John Poindexter, USN Sec'y, Cdr. Ernest C. Ludars, USN Aerospace Engineering Dept., USNA Annapolis, Md. 21402 Percent Members: 33.9

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Chmn. Exec Com., Cdr. Edward B. Baker, USN Sec'y, LCdr. M a r t i n J. Finarty, Jr., USN P.O. Box 1692, Annapolis, MD 21404 Percent Members: 31.2 HERE AND THERE The Washington area annual class picnic was held the 11th of August at the Naval Communications Stations, Cheltenham, Md. Approximately 40 classmates and wives attended along with the 150 off-spring of the prolific '59ers. The cookout, swimming, and games for the children were a great success with the fatherchildren Softball game representing the only disappointing event of the day. Several of the classmates in attendance commented that our group might be considered in the middleage bracket now that we have all passed age 35 and are converging on age 40. However, no one took that chit chat very seriously until the Softball game started. Jim Wilson, Jr., pitched for the youngsters and made all the dads reminisce about the fastball of former major league pitchers from the mid 50's. Needless to say Jim, Jr. was throwing the ball overhand and very hard. That should be interpreted as a hint that the fathers didn't score too many runs. The age 10 George Simmons was a definite hero in the game on the basis of being the only youngster to incapacitate an adult by violendy sliding into home plate (safely of course) and sending yours truly sprawling while inflicting bodily damage to my knees and elbows. The final outcome was children 8, dads 3.

The Softball game might be eliminated from next year's program. The Fitzpatrick clan

74 arrived with a U-Haul anached to their car which confused everyone initially, but after the children's games it was quite apparent that the container was needed. The litde Fitzpatricks won enough toys to open a retail store if they choose to sell their loot. A surprise visitor was Col. Moody, our former 6th company officer. He was the only male present who hadn't aged.

The event next year will probably be held at the same time of the year, so plan to attend a function that constitutes a very enjoyable day.

Louis Cohn, who is presently stationed at Hanscom AFB, has been reading our column and recendy provided some updated addresses of our missing classmates. How about some help from others? We still are missing quite a few and desperately need the help for the new class directory planned for distribution at the 15 th homecoming next year.

RISE AND SHINE WITH '59!

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Pres., Mr. Henry A. Lawinski Sec'y, "Chico" Chavez 619 W. 37th St., Austin, TX 78705 Percent Members: 35.8 ANNOUNCEMENT Dava Cook has been appointed vice president of Itek Corporation's Optical Systems Division, located in Lexington, Mass. Dave left us during 3/c year and went on to obtain his BS degree from M.I.T. He joined Itek in 1959 and has been involved in the development and management of photographic systems for the Optical Systems Division, with an interim appointment as assistant to the President of Itek for long range planning. In his new position, Dave will be responsible for major programs, advanced development, and marketing.

FROM AUSTIN Since we only got two people who indicated an interest in attempting to organize a chapter of the class in their respective areas, we finally sent out letters last August to classmates in most geographical areas of the country, "volunteering" them to see what they could do to organize chapters in those areas. I personally was optimistic that we'd get a good response. Well, the response so far has been OK, but it didn't turn out to be what I expected. Of about fourteen people I contacted, six have responded so far, and five have indicated, with deep regret, that for one reason or another they will not be able to help us out. All of them, by the way, had good reason. Either they were not going to be in the area for very long, or they did not think that it would be feasible to organize a chapter in their respective areas, mostly because there were not enough classmates concentrated in those areas. I was heartened that one of the guys was willing and eager to go to it and that those who have not yet responded are located in areas where there are large concentrations of our classmates and where it is feasible to organize chapters. I'm hoping that they've taken the bull by the horns (you can tell I've been in Texas too long) and are going about organizing our classmates in those areas.

One of the spin-offs from this endeavor was that I heard from some guys who hadn't written

for a long time. I appreciated the effort they took to write to me personally, and I was delighted to hear from them. We should be hearing from Wally Cumella, who promised to tell us about his travels since '65â&#x20AC;&#x201D;I told him I'd hold him to it. Butch Thompson left Charleston in Sept. to take command of the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN-600) Blue.

Jerry Cooper has been promoted to head the personnel function in the Ross Division in Columbus, Ohio. Paul Mankowich has been assigned to the 361 Tec Elect Warfare Squadron that's based at Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. And Bob Osmon returned to active duty in Sept. after three years as a civilian, and is stationed at NSC, San Diego.

"Doc" Hand sent me a clipping about Dennis Hickay in June, and somehow or other it got lost in the shuffle while I was preparing the last column. Dennis took over command of the Naval Reserve Center in Corpus Christi and is also in charge of the Naval Reserve facilities in Kingsville and Harlingen, Tex. Our congratulations to Dennis on his assignment, and my apologies for the late notice.

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Pres., Mr. James Traa Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Kenneth G. Craig, USN 389-C Ricketts Rd., Monterey, CA 93940 Percent Members: 31.8 Kudos to those classmates who have kept our mailbag full of late! A variety of interesting messages from all points of the globe have been arriving in Monterey.

Data card updates: G e o r g e Dewhirst, wife Dianna, and 2 year old daughter, Jennifer, live at 2680 Country Ln., Bremerton, WA 98310.

George is serving as XO in USS PUFFER (SSN 652). They are at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for a year of overhaul and will return to Pearl Harbor in July of '74. Jim

Mike, Lew and John

Connell wrote from Valdosta, Ga., where he is Asst. Prof, of Modern Foreign Languages and Asst. to the V.P. at Valdosta State College.

Jim received his Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Ohio State U. on 8 June of this year. He and Julie now have two children: Jay, 2 yrs., and Ashley, 9 mos.

A letter from A m i e Allen, which included 12 data cards, finally caught up with the CS. Arnie is presently at CinCLant (J-34) Staff in Norfolk, and, as he sees many of our classmates, takes the opportunity to ask them to fill out data cards. Thanks, Arnie, and keep them coming! The Aliens have 3 sons, and live in Va. Bch. Kathy and Joe Cahill and Marilyn and John Stave live close by. Joe is Senior Fleet Watch Officer, CinClantFlt Command Center. John is attached to Atlantic Fleet ASW Tactical School. His wife, Marilyn, is an agent with Estes Realty Corp., and would be happy to help anyone coming to the area. You can phone her at 499-7611 or 497-3643.

The Aliens have kept in touch with Diane and John Hay, who are now in Kirkland, Wa., where John is with IBM. Arnie also attended a navigation meeting at NavOceana in Washington, and of seven participants, '61 was well represented by Ed H u x from ComSubPac and Larry Bodiford from Special Projects.

Here is a brief rundown on the cards Arnie sent: Buzz Cams, XO USS SIMON BOLIVAR-G; Arlie Campbell, XO USS CASIMIR PULASKI-G;

Tom Eckert, CinClantFlt Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board Member; Bob Fitch, XO USS NATHANAEL GREENE-G; Richard Gill, XO USS DANIEL BOONE-B; Gene Livingston, XO THOMAS JEFFERSON-B; Herb Mensch, XO

USS VON STEUBEN-G; Dave Middleton, XO USS GEORGE BANCROFT-B; OUie Oliver, XO USS LEWIS AND CLARK-B.

Law Bryan's wife, Rosemary, sent us news of a '61 reunion aboard USS LA SALLE ( A G F - 3 ) :

M i k e Gambacorta, Lew, and John Momm.

John has recently completed a tour of Ops. Off. onboard, and is now at ASD (Sys.

75 Analysis). The Gambacortas and Bryans call Bahrain "home," and have taken every opportunity to travel in that fascinating part of the world. Mike is Intelligence Officer on CoMidEastFor Staff and Lew is Supply Off. aboard LA SALLE.

Congramlations to A r t Rowe, who assumed command of USS BAUSELL (DD-845) in ceremonies at the U. S. Naval Sta., Yokosuka, Japan, on 3 Aug. Our Air Force contingent is well represented this month, too. In Aug., word was received that Maj. Stanley Lepo has graduated from Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Va.

Lepo

And, Maj. G e o r g e Raroha, Asst. Prof, of Aerospace Studies at Cornell Univ., sent some interesting statistics. Of the original 47 USNA '61 grads who received commissions in the Air Force, 22 or 4 7 % are still on active duty.

All are majors. The list, compiled from the 1972 Air Force register, follows: Ackerman, Bennett, Bowser, Carlberg, Cox, DE Gavre, Freney, Grace, Jeas, Kuhla, Lepo, Mazurek, McCune, McDonald, Merrill, McMillan, Morrison, Philhps, Podrasky, Raroha, Sample, Stratvert.

Get your Data Card in! BEAT ARMY!!

Get it done with '61!

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Pres., LCdr. John Hewitt, USN Sec'y, LCdr. H o w a r d Pinskey, (SC) USNR-R Captain's Enterprises 2521 Riva Rd. Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 36.1 Navy prepares to open our 1973 football schedule this week and as you are reading this article the Big Blue is only days away from BEATING ARMY! Since days of yore '62 SEZZONK 'EM!!

As our class becomes further separated by time and distance it becomes more vital that we

keep in touch through Shipmate and the Alumni Association. As you can see from the heading of this column, less than one third of our class actively belongs to the Alumni Association.

I think that when you write your year-end greetings to your friends next month, it would be a good idea to ask them to join the Association so we can communicate with each other on a monthly basis.

Here's the news for the month: Dr. Stanley H . Benton, Jr., has been appointed as assistant professor of mathematics in the School of Mathematics and Science at Montclair State College. Stan graduated first academically in our class where he took his degree in both mathematics and engineering. He pursued advanced studies at Tulane University in New Orleans under NASA and NSF fellowships, earning M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics.

For the past year he has been a systems engineer at Bell Laboratories. Previously he served for four years as a systems analyst and statistical analyst in the United States Air Force and taught at Tulane, the University of Omaha and the University of Maryland.

Dr. Benton is a member of Sigma Xi, international honor society in scientific research, and the American Mathematical Society and the author of several articles on the mathematics of space. He has received a number of awards, among them the Sigma Xi Research Prize and Air Force Commendation Medal.

Paul W . Pendorf, his wife, Sandy, and family left 4 September for Sandwich, Kent, England, where he began an eighteen month assignment with Pfizer Europe Chemicals as Product Development Manager. As a Presidential Interchange Executive, Paul was on loan from Pfizer, Inc. for a one-year tour with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as Product Safeguard Manager. This project was highly successful in its efforts to reach small farmers and others, training them in the safe use of pesticides which came into wider use after DDT was banned in 1972.

The following article appeared in the Navy Times newspaper in early September and concerns our classmate Dava Hoffman: "Former POW Back to Flying: San Diegoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Former war prisoner, LCdr. David Hoffman, has taken to the air for the first time since his release from a North Vietnamese prison camp.

He flew an F-4J Phantom jet from Miramar Naval Air Station.

"Behind him in the radar officer's seat during the 70-minute hop over the Pacific was his younger brother, Lt. Craig Hoffman.

"Hoffman has been assigned to Fighter Squadron 121 since his return to duty after a 90-day convalescent leave. His brother is an instructor in the squadron.

"Hoffman and his brother were both flying Phantom jets over different parts of North Vietnam when Hoffman was shot down by a surface-to-air missile on 30 December 1971. His brother was transferred out of the combat zone immediately for humanitarian reasons.

"Commenting on his flight Hoffman said, 'I'm back with the operational Navy and it's the start of a new cycle in my life.'

A vital concern to all of us is the fact that, throughout the long years of the Vietnam war, the Communist forces in Southeast Asia have steadfastly refused to officially account for over 1,300 Americans missing in action.

Our classmates. Brad Cuthbert, Lamar Heiskell, Charles Lee and Smokey Tolbert, arc among these men. As concerned individuals we must insist that all of these missing men be accounted for. The families of these men have a national organization that is striving to achieve this goal. If you want to help, write: The League of Families, 1608 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006.

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Pres., Mr. Thomas E. Bowman, III Sec'y, Mr. Eli D a b i c h , 543 Manor Rd. Severna Park, Md. 21146 Percent Members: 36.3 The information for this month's article is rather scarce. How about dropping us a line to let us know what's new with you. We enjoy hearing from everyone and it makes for a more interesting article.

We received a letter from Ron Calhoun who is presently attending Naval War College with his family, Mary and their two children.

Ron's last tour was a Executive Officer on board USS FANNING (DE-1076), having put the ship in commission July 1971 following an academic tour at Monterey (Masters Ocean Engineering).

Ian Sargent is presently living in Newport News with his family. Ian is an engineer on board USS M. G. VALLEJO ( S S B N - 6 5 8 ) .

VALLEJO is presently in overhaul.

Presently living in Plandome, N.Y., and working with Phelps Dodge Cable & Wire Co. is A. Scott W i l s o n .

Ray T h e e p is Chief Corporate Counsel with Big Bear Super Market No. 3 which is a California corporation. Ray and family are living in Coronado, Cal. Jamas G a r d e is presently project engineer for W. R. Grace, but leaving in October for EBASCO Services in N.Y. city. Jim and family are living in Burlington, Mass.

Durham, N . C , is the home for Richard Gregory and family. Dick is resident in surgery, V.A. Research Scholar, at Duke University.

Michael Shalley and family are living in Springfield, Va., where Mike is Reference Librarian/Bibliographer, Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.

Jamas Spruance and wife Lisa are residing in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jim's present duty station is Human Resources Management Center, Pearl Harbor as Intercultural Relations Department Head. Jim expects to be in the Sandwich Islands until mid '75.

Bernard Patterson and wife Betty are the proud parents of their third child, first son.

Matthew was born in June. Bernard recendy left Staff, Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force Atlantic at Newport and is now student at Naval War College. Bernard and family are now living in Middletown, R.L Working for Value Engineering Co. in Alexandria, Va. as Senior Logistics Engineer is Al Straupanieks. Al and family are living in the Falls Church, Va., area.

R i c h a r d B u a l o w is a First Officer for Delta Air Lines. Dick and family live in Plantation, Fla. Daniel Hitzelbergar is a student at George Washington University (ADP for the U . S . M . C ) . Dan and Yvonne have two children and are living in Annapolis.

76 Denny Conley is Head, Officer Procurement Programs BuPers and he and family live in Alexandria, Va. Arnold Glassner is Asst. to the Vice President, Marketing, Sweetheart Cup Corp. and also President, Louis Mazor, Inc., Interior Design Firm. The Glassners live in Baltimore.

G l e n n Martinsen is presently transitioning to the P-3 and will report to VP-8 in Brunswick, Maine in Nov. of this year for a three year tour. The Martinsens are now living in Patuxent River, Md. Tom Reemelin and family are living at Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Tom is Chief Engineer in the USS WAINWRIGHT ( D L G - 2 8 ) .

Sanford Stoddard is a student at the Naval War College. The Stoddards are living in Middletown, R.L Miles Schmidt left the Navy in September of '69 and went to Harvard Business School for the next two years. Miles is presendy working for Booz Allen and Hamilton (management consulting) in the Cleveland office. Miles and his wife Linda live in Lyndhurst, Ohio.

Hope everyone enjoys the Thanksgiving weekend. Go Navy, Beat Army!

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Pres., Lt. Thomas J. Swartz, USN Sec'y, LCdr. James S. Baumstark, USN USS G. P. LiscoMB (SSN-685), FPO NY 09501 Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. Grant Fulkerson, USN Weapons and Systems Eng. Dept.

USNA, Annapolis, MD 21402 Percent Members: 34.8 The T E N T H reunion festivities for the Annapolis area are slowly beginning to take shape. The activities will begin 25 October 1974 and the large dinner and dance which will comprise the majority of our efforts will be the evening of 26 October after the Pittsburgh game. We have already reserved a large block of rooms at the Howard Johnson Motel near Annapolis and these will be given on a first come basis. If you are interested in reserving one of these rooms send me your name along with what type of room you desire (single or double) and a minimum of a $10 deposit. If the response for these rooms is great enough we have been given the option of obtaining a few more rooms. So, don't wait, send your deposit now.

The questionnaires for the class directory are still coming in. Thus far we have received about 350. The more information we have the better the directory will be. We are expecting to go to press around 1 January. No definite cost has yet been established, but it is expected to be about $2 per copy. If you have not sent in your questionnaire just drop me a card with the following information: NAME; WIFE'S NAME; CHILDREN'S NAMES AND YEAR OF BIRTH; PRESENT ADDRESS; DUTY STATION/PRESENT EMPLOYER. Also don't hesitate to send along any other information you might want included in either a Shipmate column or the directory.

If any of you are planning to do any flying on any of the major airlines, be sure and check the cockpit prior to takeoff. Chances are you may have a classmate doing the flying.

We have classmates flying for all the airlines, but Eastern and Delta seem to have the largest numbers. I don't mean to show any preferences but this month I will list some of those

flying for Eastern and then next time catch Delta and the others. Dennis Lawrence is still a bachelor and is flying out of Miami. John A n d r e w s and his wife, Linda, are living in Adanta. Also in the Atlanta area is Brian Cassidy and his wife Mary and their two boys, Brian (4) and Colin ( 3 ) . D a v e Gould is homebased in Washington. He and his wife Deidre and their new daughter, Paige Elizabeth, live in Annandale, Va. Frank Grassi is flying out of New York. He and his wife, Diane, and their son, Frank Jr. ( 2 ) , live in Middletown, N.Y. Bob Hinckley and his wife, Carole, and their daughter, Lind ( 7 ) , live in Miami.

Ken Middleton also flies out of Washington.

Ken, his wife, Beverly, and their daughter, Lori, live in Fairfax, Va. John Mumaw and his wife, Lillian, live in Harrington, III., while John in flying out of Chicago. I know of quite a few others who are flying for Eastern in various cities but space does not allow a complete listing this month.

Our class is slowly building an alumni association at Stanford. A n d r e w D o u g l a s is in his final year at law school there. Andy, his wife, Barbara, and their son, Andrew Scott (1), are living in Palo Alto. Keith Claxton, still a bachelor, is also at Stanford. Keith is living in Menlo Park.

An alumnus of Stanford, Tom Stick is out of the Navy and working for the Bechtel Power Corporation in the Los Angeles area. Tom, his wife, Terry, and their son, Scott (6), are living in Palos Verdes Peninsula, Cal. D a v e Lester is back in his homestate of Louisiana and working as an engineer for the Louisiana Power and Light Co. Dave, his wife, Linda, and their two sons, Glenwood (5) and Brent (4), are living in Metairie, La. John Oehler is presendy working for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company.

He and his wife, Susan, and their two sons, Andrew (3) and Alexander (1), are living in Cypress, Cal. Another Californian resident is John Sai. John is also a civilian and he is presently working for the Livermore Unified School District and I would bet coaching football in some capacity even though he didn't mention it on his questionnaire. John and his wife, Mary Jo, have three children, John Jr. (6), Judi (3) and Joey ( I ) .

John Schafer is our class representative on the White House staff. He is working at the White House as a staff assistant to the President.

John, Gerry and their two children, Ricky (4) and Lauren (1), are living in I^alls Church, Va. Harry Sell is also out of the Navy and is a viticulturist (grower of grapes). Harry has his own vineyard in Southport, N . C Harry is married and he and his wife, Elizabeth, have two children, Sara Elizabeth (8) and Lann Walker ( 3 ) .

Judging by the column thus far it doesn't appear we have many classmates left in the Navy. To dispel the rumor that we have all left (presendy there are 4 3 % left on active duty) I will include some news from classmates still in the Navy. Tim Drucis is the Foreign Training Officer at the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia. Prior to this assignment Tim was getting his M.S. from R.P.I. Tim, his wife, Patti, and their two children, Dana (4) and William (2), live in Athens. John Evans is presently serving as the Navigator in the USS CORAL SEA ( C V A - 4 3 ) . John expects to

receive orders to the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk late this year. John and his wife.

Nancy, who were married in Sept. '72, are presently living in San Francisco.

Francis Feltham is back in the Navy and in the TAR program. Francis is serving as the O-in-C of RTU-94 at NAS New Orleans.

He and his wife, Ethel, and their two children, Nota Ann and Mark, live in Gretna, La. William ( B i l l ) Sargent has recendy completed a WestPac deployment as the Operations officer on the USS STERRETT (DLG-3I).

Prior to his present assignment he held an operations analysis job on the NavForV staff in Vietnam. Bill and his wife, Jane, and their son, Paul (2), are living in San Diego.

Richard Schmidt is an instructor at the NROTC Unit at Georgia Tech. In addition to his teaching duties Richard is working on his MBA at Georgia State University. Richard, his wife. Sue, and their daughter, Sandra (6), live in Stone Mt., Ga., a suburb of Adanta.

Jim Spencer is stationed at NAS Oceana.

Jim is presendy assigned to a RAG (VF-101), but expects orders to an operational squadron VF-102 around the first of the year. Jim, his wife, Kim, and their two sons. Jay (6) and Hite (4), are living in Virginia Beach.

We also have some classmates who are still on active duty with the Marine Corps. Joe Stewart is presently assigned to the Headquarters Marine Corps in Washington. Joe, his wife, Cathy, and their two sons David (6) and Devin (3), live in Manassas, Va. Chuck Krulak has recently left his job as a company officer here at the Academy and is now the CO of the Marine Barracks at NAS North Island.

Chuck, his wife, Zandra, and their two sons, David (6) and Todd ( 3 ) , are living in San Diego.

Anthony Garcia is the only Marine classmate here at the Academy. Tony is presently serving as a company officer and enjoying the life of a carefree bachelor in the Annapolis area.

That's about all for this month. If you plan on being in Philadelphia for the Army game drop me a note and we will send you any information we have concerning a post game victory celebration.

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Pres., LCdr. Samuel R. Dutrow, Jr., USN Sec'y, Lt. Frederick J. Brush, Jr., USN 7436 Bovet Way San Diego, CA 92122 Percent Members: 28.5 The big game with Army is just around the corner (1 D e c ) , but Notre Dame, Tulane, and Georgia Tech (all this month) are certainly not to be taken lighdy. Please check the Sept. article for classmates attending these games.

Not much news to report this month since I received only one letter and that was from Sherry and Ed "e-ray" Linz. They gave a party for Mary and Sam Dutro'w. Among those classmates attending were Pam and Jack McCrory, Julie Anne and Bob Avery, "BJ" and Paul Kellogg, Marge and Al Foy, Loulie and George Kent, Ginny and Mike McGaraghan, Moya and Gordie Evans, Lyn and Al Siebe, Laurie and John Markowicz, Claudia and Jim O'Hanlon, Sheila and Tom Morris, Mark Davis took a break from his medical studies and entrepreneur pursuits and flew in for the occasion from Philly. Kathy and Gerry Robinson, Jane and Mitch Anderson, and Pauline and Gary Granai also attended. "Robi" and Mitch both work for the same engineering firmâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Robi in R. I. and

77 Mitch in Mystic, Conn. Gary Granai is in the real estate business in the New London area. Last June Sherry, Ed, and their new son, Aaron, drove to Troy, Montana, to visit his namesake, Aaron Spurway, his wife, Lynn, and daughter, Jesse.

With no TV, radio, or newspapers to distort his views, Aaron does a lot of thinking. He is currently looking for capital to develop western Montana. Anyone interested can drop him a note c/o Swanson's Mt. View Lodge, Troy, Montana.

R o n Bancroft works for a D.C. consulting firm which is located across from the Executive Office Building in Washington.

I did see advance orders for D a n n y Moritz to SubRon 1 from USS HADDOCK, and Paul M. Robinson to OpNav from PG School.

A fine opportunity to pick up a panoramic drawing of the Naval Academy as we knew it by the Boston artist, Ludvico Lorito. The black and white (eggshell matting) is $1 and the hand colored is $2 plus handling. Orders will be taken

by John S. Keating, Capt., USN (Ret.), Hingham Original Prints, 35 Nichols Rd., Cohasset, MA 02025.

We haven't had any pictures taken lately so let's break out the Polaroids. Well, that's all till December. Take care and write soon.

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Pres., Capt. Robert L. Spooner, USMC Sec'y, Mr. Robert G. Johnson, Jr. 3920 Ingraham St. 11-313, San Diego, CA 92109 Percent Members: 27.9 With the summer season drawing to a close at this writing, it appears that we had many vacationers in the class. But T o m Kildabeck wrote in from Palo Alto, Cal., where he is entering his second year of law school at the University of Stanford. Tom left the Navy in June 1972, after two deployments flying A-3's in the USS RANGER in WestPac. He then taught NROTC at Georgia Tech for two years before leaving the Navy. Tom would like to hear from T o m Runkle, and any other classmates that are in the area can locate him at 360 E. O'Keefe, Palo Alto. Tom and his wife, Mardi, and their daughter were recendy at the Rick Hampeys' for a visit when Bryan Burka was in town for a few days. Rick is working for General Electric having graduated from Stanford's Business School with his MBA. Bryan is now at Harvard working on his Master's in architecture.

Ben Anderson is now Tim Kildebeck's brother-in-law. He and Jane finished a tour with the Army in Germany. Ben was a much-decorated company commander in Vietnam, went through helo training, and is now flying Cobras in Korea.

A l R o o d h o u s e is entering his last year of law school at Stanford and hopes to practice in the California area when he graduates.

Jana and Jim Baaslay are planning to visit school for Homecoming on the 12th of October.

I hope to have a good report of the activities that weekend for the next issue.

Jim H o u g h checked in with us again after an extended absence from CONUS due to the '73 Middle cruise. Jim and Markey are living in San Pedro while he is 1st Lt. in the USS FORT FISHER

(LSD-40). Jim visited the ports of Yoko, Hong Kong, and Pearl during the six-week cruise.

Markey flew over to visit him on the Japan stop.

Rufus Taylor and B o b Murray were the USNA liaison officers embarked in the FORT FISHER. Rufus is a company officer, and I hope

WRNV officer rep, while Bob teaches in the math department.

Jim ran into Oka Shannon during a trip through Monterey this summer. Oke and his wife, Linda, had their second child, Jason, born on August 5th, Jim and Markey's anniversary!

That's about it for this time. I hope to see a lot of you at Homecoming next month and have a first hand report for next issue.

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Pres., Lt. Dave Materna, USN Sec'y, 1/Lt. E. H . Mills, USMC U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA 93940 Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Charles H. Jeffries, II, (CEC) USN Code 403, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia, PA 19112 Percent Members: 32.0

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Pres., Lt. Dennis E. Blair, USN Sec'y, Lt. R. Mitchell Brown, III, USN 332 Lynbrooke Rd. Springfield, PA 19064 Percent Members: 35.5 Greetings from the hills of Pennsylvania. Please note the new address. We hope to remain here for the next three years, and the welcome mat is always out for any classmates and friends passing through the area. It's good to be somewhat settled after all the moving around. Our mail didn't catch up to us in Colorado, so there was no real news for the last issue; however, we now have a slight backlog, so on to the news.

Ray Wallace wrote us from down Newport News way where he is manning the pre-commissioning crew in the NIMITZ, a litde late in construction (by about a year). His response to Jean Gardiner's quip of several issues ago is: "Six points are better than no points." I'll let the Gardiners contemplate that answer—the explanation is too long and involved about the finer points of the great game of Scrabble. Kan Raglin is the only '68er on the pre-comm crew, and he and Jane recently purchased a home on the peninsula.

Among the ranks of surface nuclear power-types, Jim B r o w n is MPA in the SOUTH CAROLINA,

DLGN-37, and John Stovall was in the CALIFORNIA, DLGN-36, until June, when he left the service.

Jon Bergner is now Chief Engineer in a Norfolk-based destroyer after his stint at DesTech.

Still up in Newport are Margie and John (J. T.) Lyons, an CX-TRUXTUN shipmate of Ray's. Ray also put in a good word for Susan Kilmartin's art work—specifically her collage-type drawing of our class crest. From its description it sounds quite special. I'd like to hear more about it from Susan and Hughie.

Before going any further, let me put in a word of thanks for all the class co-chairmen, agents, and contributors who did their part and gave of their time to make this year's alumni fund drive a success. In reviewing the list of donations, I noted that, going down the line, the class of '55 was the first to top our contributions. We might surmi.sc that they have a litde better income than we '68ers, but for those classes in between, I think the record speaks for itself. Well done, guys!

I received a welcome note from classmate Mark Traanor down in Baltimore, his new home after release from the Marine Corps on 10 July.

Mark, Sue and son, Adam, will be living at 1439 Meridene Dr., in Baltimore, for any classmates coming through. This September he began studies as a full-time law student at the University of Maryland. Good luck to them, and for Mark and all the other '68 civilian liners, please keep in touch.

Three '68ers, Max Prasacon, Mike Trach and Greg Davias, celebrated individual landing totals in July aboard KENNEDY. All three members of VA-72, the Bluehawks, Mike made 275 traps and Max and Greg logged their 100th traps. There was even a cake, as Greg's 100th trap coincided with the 60,000th landing aboard "Big John."

We also received a letter last month from the Outbreak County, where N a d Garrigues is pursuing the study of medicine at the University of Western Australia through the University of Kansas MD program. Ned expects to remain there until November, alternating between surgery in Perth and general practice with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Then it's back to Kansas and hopefully, surgery post-graduate work in San Diego towards the first of the year. Ned hopes to make the Army-Navy game this year, so maybe we'll catch up with him there.

August also brought a letter from Judith and Mika Brosee—actually from Judy, in Cincinnati.

She is living there with their two dogs while Mike is deployed with UMA (.AW) 533 in Thailand.

Mike should be home now, or soon at least. He has been a BN in Marine A-6's over there since last September. They had a great Hawaii R&R last March, and got to visit Mike's brother, Neil '66, while on Oahu. They hope to be stationed in Cherry Point upon his return. They would like to hear from Irene and Ray Bauer and D o u g McMahon, their best man.

T o m Sulick sent welcome news of a new arrival last 18 April. He and Mary Louise are proud of their new son, Jason Andrew, who weighed in at 9 lbs. 12 oz. Gail and Denny R o w l e y are also proud parents of "Killer" Rowley, born 30 March. Tom claims the class of 1995 has some oarsmen for the crew already in training. Tom is at MCAS El Toro flying A-6's and working on his master's at USC night school. They would like to see any classmates passing throuh.

Kathy and Rick Kjaldsen, too, are rejoicing over their new son. Kirk, born 12 August. He joins their two-year-old daughter, Kristen. Rick and Bill Owens are classmates and neighbors while starting the MBA program at Harvard this fall. Good luck to them, it's a tough course. After all, Harvard is the Wharton of New England. I guess that's my University of Pennsylvania NROTC affiliation showing through (guess who's a part-time Wharton student?).

That wraps up the news for now, but please check the new address, and if you're going to be in town for the Army-Navy game, please get in touch. Our number is KI-4-7706. Wc hope to see Terry and Rick Buchanan down at Homecoming next month. In the meantime keep the news flowing, and BEAT ARMY!

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Pres., Lt. William H. Newton, III, USN Sec'y, Lt. M. E. Rachmial, USN 7710 Nightingale Way, San Diego, CA 92123 Corr. Sec'y, Lt. W . B. W o o d , Jr., VA-115 FPO San Francisco, CA 96601 Percent Members: 34.4 Over the last couple of month, I have done two things that I swore I'd never do again. I missed writing another class column, and I let my own Shipmate subscription run out! I guess I can no longer chide everyone for accidentally letting Shipmate expire. . . . Let's all keep on top of our memberships from now on so we don't miss a single thrill-packed issue!

Steve Shumlas wrote recently from Penn State, where he is working on an MBA while concurrently serving as an NROTC instructor. He and Alice have a new daughter, Cindy. At a recent ROTC instructors' conference in Boulder, Col., Steve ran into several other classmates who are now instructing while working on degrees. Bill Medford is at the U. of Washington working on a Master's in public administration. Jerry MuUins is at the University of Michigan. Maury D o c t o n will be working toward a Master's in zoology while at Kansas. T o m Murach is at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. (Anne and Tom have two children: Tommy, 3 years old, and Amy, 2.) Ed McMahon is coming from the USS JONAS INGRAM to the U. of Florida, where he'll instruct and earn a degree in management. Al Yudes has left the USS MARATHON to pursue a law degree while instructing at California Maritime Academy at Vallejo. Bob Russall has joined the Purdue Boilermakers, where he'll be earning a management degree. Steve was really enthusiastic about the NROTC program in his letter, and he mentioned that, despite what they told us before youngster cruise, it was an excellent way for a young man or woman not interested in the Academy to earn a degree and a commission.

(AND they have COED classes!)

Jim Maxwell dropped me a note to catch us up on the Seal/UDT group around San Diego.

Craig Gillespie has recendy transferred to Seal Team One from UDT-12 and has been made a company commander. As previously mentioned, Stan Antrim is now at USNA, and may be looking at a marriage date by press time. Bob Conger was also last seen in Seal Team One. Jim is finishing a tour in UDT-11 and he is also presently training officer and OinC of the Skylab Recovery Team. Quite an honor, Jim. Roger Scofield wrote and enclosed a picture of Larry H a g a l ' s recent wedding. Larry was married on 25 July to the former Miss Virginia Rodriquez of San Juan, and the wedding took place in that city. Larry and Virginia will now head for Sacramento, where Larry will be attending law school, courtesy of the Marines. Roger and his wife Judy both attended the wedding, and spent five days on vacation down there afterward. The Scofields have a 3-year-old son, Jeffrey, and are expecting in November. Rog is on his way to the Med to become Weapons Officer aboard the USS SARSFIELD. Also at the wedding was old civilian Jim Gierucki, who flew in from Chicago. By the looks of his picture, Jim has put on a few pounds . . . civilian life must not be as bad as the Navy would like us to believe! Several additional tidbits from Roger's letter: Sue and Bob Byles became the proud parents of a son, Robert

Andrew, born on 23 June; June and John Kearley are in Hawaii, where John is Weps aboard the KNOX; Barb and Earl Kindstrom are on their way to Jax from Quonset Point along with 3-year-old daughter, Kimberly; Honey and Deck Harrell are in San Diego, where Deck is Engineering officer aboard the USS BUCHANNON; they have a 3 '/4 -year-old daughter and are exf>ecting again in January; Sue and Bob Baylis arq in Norfolk (doing what we don't know) and are expecting their first baby in the fall; Linda and Dick Bulger live in Santa Clara, Cal., along with daughter Kristen—Dick was on deployment at the time of Roger's letter.

Andy Scott was back at the writing table this month. He first told about their weekend visit by Sandy and R o n Gumbert and the trip they had up to the wineries in the Napa Valley. I understand they really caught up on the last few years in between wine tasting! Andy reports that Ron really loves the nuke Navy, and will be stationed in Charleston this fall. At the time he wrote his letter, Scottie and Margie were planning a 2-weeks visit with her folks in Rockville, Md., during the first two weeks in September. They planned on a long nostalgic visit to our Alma Mater, and also on a rendezvous with the Gumberts in Virginia Beach. Scottie, we'll be looking for a report on the trip in an upcoming issue, OK? Scottie, I might add, is really becoming a wheel at the Chevron Shipping Company in San Francisco. He has recently moved into a job in which he buys and sells ships the way many of us buy and sell stocks on the stock market. Sounds pretty impressive to me!

Now for a few tidbits from all over: A new member of Air Wing Five aboard MIDWAY is Buck Wildridge, who will be driving helos with HC-1.

Buck came to us from Adak. Jim Huff and John Adams have both finished the A-6 RAG in Whidbey and have moved on to fleet squadrons. Gary Max^^all should be just about complete by press time. Charlie Rush is flying S-2's with VS-21 at North Island. The squadron will be transitioning to the new S-3 sometime in early '74, and Charlie is really looking forward to the new challenge.

That's about it, folks. Hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving, and I hope to hear about some really good Army parties soon. Keep those letters coming in!

Woody

70 Pres., Lt. (jg) Jeff Schott, USN Sec'y, Lt.(jg) Fred Hall, USN 5384 Coachway Dr. Norfolk, VA 23502 Percent Members: 45.2 This column must open on a sad note—Lowell Van Waganan was killed in a helicopter crash on 2 August. Details are given in the "Last Call" section. Services were held August 10th at Arlington National Cemetery. Bill Eason, Dale Stahl and T o m Flaherty were there to represent the class and members of the 29th Company. Bill Eason provided the information needed and in his note he remembered Van: "He was one of the best-liked and most respected men in the Company. He was a well-loved friend." Lowell is survived by his wife, Madeline, and son, Van: 25291 Via De Anza, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677.

Ed Fahy had "nothing else to do" while deployed with VA-22 in the CORAL SEA SO he sent a letter. Berto managed to stuff his rotund figure into the cockpit of an A-7E and make it to the ship when it deployed on 9 March. D a v e Graham is also in he CORAL SEAA flying A-7s with VA-94.

Jack D o d d is aboard with VF-51 flying F-4s.

Stu McFarland is there and flies F-4s for VF-111. VAW-111 has a detachment of three E-ls on board with three members of the class: Paul Roeder, Lew Goen and John Chandler.

Jim Hill is with the ship's helo detachment.

John, Dave and Ed are still bachelors.

Mike Malone is back in Lemoore after a onemonth cruise in ENTERPRISE flying A-7s for VA97. Dick Click, Marv H a m m , Ed Ligon and Mike D o o l i n were expecting to leave Lemoore in September or October for WestPac deployments in A-7 squadrons. Eddy saw Bill Magnan and Mike Simmons in Yuma doing some practice with A-6s. R o n Stribling was expecting to finish the A-5 RAG at the end of the summer.

Out in WestPac Ed has run into a few class members at the Cubi Point Club. T o m Guiterrez is flying NFO in Marine F-4s and had gone West to Cubi from home base Hawaii to attend JEST survival school. Tom is still a very sick person, he thinks he is extremely funny when he keys his I.C button and yells, "Hey, Cisco, wait for me" to the guy in the front seat. Eric Thueson and D u k e D u b i n were seen in Yuma last Fall, both flying F-4s as NFO. Eric was last year's winner in the Marines "Mr. Few-Good-Men" Award. John Calkins was also in WestPac with the Marines, flying CH-53s and dragging for mines in Operation Endsweep.

Mika Charley and Stu Millar are flying SH-2s as LAMPS pilots off destroyers in WestPac. Scott Samko and Mike Zins were also seen at Cubi while they were deployed flying P-3s. Gino Marchetti was up in Sasebo, Japan. Edwardo considered their meeting quite pleasant since Gino has managed to hide most of his faCe in a beard.

P. J. Faltan wrote to Ed from Jack.sonville where he is flying A-7s for VA-37. P.J. and his wife are both Lt.(jg)'s, although P.J. likes to consider himself senior. Sam Rasmussen is also stationed at Cecil Field, flying TA-4s in VF-126.

Ed signed his letter, "love and kisses"—those WestPac deployments are rough. Out of sympathy I sent Berto a crisp $20 bill from the class fund, just for good luck in his next port. I think the class fund was set up for use in these emergency situations.

Gil Gonzales sent a short note from the MONTGOMERY while on a four-month Med. deployment. Gil said that he is enjoying himself while the ship spends 80% of its time in the Med in port. The MONTGOMERY was scheduled to leave the Med. in late September, spend five weeks in the North Atlantic, and then return to Norfolk.

More late mail due to changes of address has come in. I received a 28 February postcard from N a v Shaffer recently which had been canceled at three post offices. Nev wrote from Okinawa while the PG boat on which he is XO, GALLUP, was operating with a group of SEALs. The OIC of the SEAL group was Ev Green. Nev is homeported on Guam with Susan and D a n Bowler and Jan and Bobby W o o . Nev passed on a rumor that Y o g i Forrester had eloped.

Donna Eadie wrote while her husband was on a 10-month deployment. Lloyd Eadia has since returned in the FORRESTAL, where he was flying A-6s for VA-85. Steve Maday and Jack Pohl

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'70ers at Mare Island, Cal. were also in the Med with the ship, flying for HS-3. R o n Murray was the Point Defense Officer stationed aboard. He and his wife, Julie, are expecting their first baby in December. Pater King returned to Quonset Point in February after a five-month deployment in the Antarctic flying C-130s. Peter and his wife, Eileen, have a new baby daughter, Erin Christine.

The cheerful faces in the photograph are class members attached to Coastal River Division Eleven at Mare Island, Cal. They are, left to right: John Rantschlar, First Lt.; Covay W h i l d e n , Weapons Officer; Stava Klotz, Operations Officer; and Bob CoflSn, EMO. The photograph was taken during a recent recruitment campaign in the Bay Area, shortly after DOD disclosure that enlistments for the All-Volunteer Service were 3 7 % below expected level.

Special thanks goes to all those generous class members who contributed to the Ens. Gregory Baldwin Murphy, USN (Ret.), Memorial Fund.

A total of $13.42 was collected, enough to enroll Murph in the USAFI correspondence course "Acceptable Human Relations for Beginners," and with a litde change left over. I am happy to announce that the course was a success beyond our fondest dreams. Melissa and Grag Murphy were married in Tucson, Az., on September 1st. I heard that the wedding was great. Murph hasn't drawn that big a crowd since his pasty moustache fell in his martini.

Betsy and Jodi Startari announced the birth of their daughter, Amy Elizabeth, on 18 August.

Betsy wrote a short note that Amy looks just like her daddy.

A quick survey of the past three years worth of articles appearing in this column showed that we have received news on over 550 of the 842 graduating members of the class. This is a pretty good record and I'm proud of myself, no matter what the guys in BuPers say. However, this also shows that almost 300 members of the class have not been heard from. If you have news about yourself or any of the lost souls, please drop a short note. We have only a litde over a year and a half before class members start leaving the Navy, so don't delay long in writing. 3 June 1975 may sneak up on you, time flies when you're having a great time.

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Pres., Ens. Michael E. McCuddin, USN Sec'y, Lt. (jg) Theodora A. Harmeling, Jr. USN, Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit P.O. Box 2751, Idaho Falls, ID 83401 Percent Members: 32.8

72 Pres., 2/Lt. Joe Glover, USMC Sec'y, 2/Lt. Frank Gibson, USMC Spirit of '72 608 Rome, Bossier City, LA 71010 Percent Members: 61.4 It's typhoon season here in Okinawa and right now we're waiting anxiously to see whether the most recent (Sweet Iris) will hit the island or not.

Jerry Hayden, D a v e Carl and Joe Glover just arrived recently. Jerry landed the job of XO for H&S Company, 3rd Tanks. He finished # 3 at the Army Tank School at Fort Knox. Dave Carl is playing artillery games with 12th Marines. Joe finished high at Army Ranger School and is now

an infantry platoon commander with " C " Company, 1st Battalion 9th Marines. At this precise moment he's probably wrapped in his ponch on maneuvers. It's raining. Mike Lundblad, Ed Smith, Charlie Rucks, Walt Crump, Scott Borderud and Andy Wehrle, along with yours truly, send greetings and regards from "the rock."

I'll hit some of the news in shorts: W a l t Opyd received the Naval Electronic Systems Command Award in Electrical Engineering at the 22 June graduation ceremonies.

Marge and T o m Sizamora are moving to West Virginia. Tom started four years of Navy financed Med. School at West Va. U. on 21 August.

John Swailes finished up his postgraduate work in plasma physics at M.I.T. this summer.

Nuke school at Mare Island comes next.

Both Bill McMican and Joe Bridgeford skipped flight school to remain aboard their ships.

NAVY LINE . . .

Parry Dampsey and the Idaho Falls branch of the USNAAA (that's Alumni Assoc, not athletic) threw a bash to celebrate our big # 1 anniversary.

They called it an "Ensign of the upper half," "Ensign over one," or "Ensign, Senior Grade" party. Uniform was specified to be short sleeve khakis with medals, raincoat, ensign bars and cut-offs. As you can see from the picture, compliance was about par for the class.

And now, a list of those classmates who recently inserted that ring of marital bliss through their nose: Shelley and Chris Heath, 8 July in Greenville, S.C.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Mike Franklin was best man and Chris sends his best wishes in the form of a sympathy card from Pensacola to his black-shoe classmates still at sea, standing bridge watches and doing whatever else they do in the surface Navy (a short memory, Chris); Wendy and Art Underwood, 28 April at USNA; Susan and Craig Corson, 10 June in Denver, Col.; Janice and Rod Womar, 16 June in Odessa, Tex.; Dana and Virg Bozeman, 23 Sept. 1972; Jo and T e d Kraegar, Feb./March (?) 1973 in York, Pa.; Carol and Tad Pytlik, 30 Dec, 1972; Lazelle and R o b Banafiald; Gerri and D a v e Orr; Betty and Steva Ruschmeier, 19 May at USNA; "The Dancer" and Jeff Smith, also expecting; Doric and Dick Mu; Janice and John Swailes; and Dan Hawthorne and "his long-time sweetheart" (ask someone from 7th Company).

Also, Linda and Rik Dilgren, 30 June at Daytona Beach; Barbara and Mika Clawson, 30 June in Minneapolis; Brenda and Ron Staton; Donna and Bob Musselman, 23 June; "Sexy Susie" and Andy Adams; Susan and Bill

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80 Ballweber, in June; Gane Lovely (no name for Gene's bride); and Fred Cohrs is engaged to Ann Duncan with a USNA vinedding planned for Feb./March of 1974.

We've also had a few new additions to the class-family: Christina Michelle to Brenda and Larry Papineau, 17 March; Sean Wayne to Sue Anne and Jimmie Ellis, 6 Feb.; Michael Stuart ta Mary and Randy Preston, 3 March; Chandra Lee to Donna and Bill Roukema, 21 March; Marie to Stephanie and D a n Mutty; Kristen to Denise and R o n Guilliams; a little girl that I don't have a name for to the A l Colemans.

And expecting (delivered and proud parents by the time this hits the press): Richard Bjorneby in July (past); Darcy and Biff Waltman, and Gail and Bob Williams in September.

By the time this article arrives in your mail box, Christmas will again be surprisingly and frighteningly close. Don't forget to add us to your Christmas card list this year so we can get an up-date on your address. Also, keep writing—no letters, no article. I apologize for the fact that some letters in the past didn't make the column.

I try to pull as much info from each letter I receive as I can, but I do slip occasionally.

Anyway, I need and appreciate each letter you have time to write.

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Pres., Ens. Steve Ingram, USN Sec, Ens. John Kennedy, USN USS WHIPPLE, DE-1062

FPO, San Francisco, CA 96601 Not much news for November. Just a few notes.

November weddings include Cynthia and Jim Murphy in Hawaii and Colleen and Charlie Precalli at the Academy Chapel.

Larry Dlugos, John Harris and Mark Cavallo are at the Navy's Office of Legislative Affairs learning how Congress cuts funds.

Engagements include J. J. "Baby" Parus to Chris. Paul Ryan and Laura Tomb are planning a wedding at USNA on 26 Jan. '74.

Both Bill Clair and Chuck Trahan have sent news that Nuc Power School is "hopping."

According to Chuck, most '73ers suffered a severe case of shell-shock during the first weeks at school.

•73 STUD OF THE MONTH AWARD The '73 Stud of the Month Award goes to Jim Snaad. Jim is aboard the USS SPARTANBURG COUNTY ( L S T - 1 1 9 2 ) and enjoyed being First Division Officer so much that he decided to apply for the NFO Program after being on board for 11 long days.

SECRETARY'S NOTE Not much news this month. Quantico was silent, as were most other areas. Since I left for sea in September, and will be deployed for a while longer, my mail may be delayed, so please continue sending info as early as time permits.

Good luck to all and until December, adios— JFK. P.S.—BEAT ARMY!

Chapter News AKRON-CANTON

ATLANTA

Mr. E. L. Coen 1053 Rotch Ave., N.E. MassiUon, OH 44646

Capt. Roger Carlquist, USN CO, NAS, Marietta, GA 30060

ALBUQUERQUE

Mr. Delano J. Fitzgerald 115 Tunbridge Rd. Baltimore, MD 21212

Mr. Manuel P. Sanchez 1805 Lafayette Dr., N.E. Albuquerque, NM 87106

ANNAPOLIS Lt. G l e n n Welch, Jr., USN H-2 Perry Circle Annapolis, MD 21402 The September meeting of the Annapolis chapter featured a very exciting talk by Midshipman Captain Rodney W. Savage '74, Commander of the Brigade of Midshipmen. Approximately thirty members, wives, and guests enjoyed his presentation about the leadership program within the Brigade of Midshipmen called "The Shadow of Command." It was very interesting to learn the system the first class midshipmen use in order to control the activities of the Brigade.

It was announced by the chapter President, Captain Ronald Campbell, that all monthly meetings, with the exception of the Christmas and Spring parties, will be luncheon meetings held at the Officers and Faculty Club on the second Wednesday of the month. The Christmas party will be held December 12th at the Alumni House.

Mark this important event on your calendar and plan to attend.

BALTIMORE

BOSTON Mr. G. Gilbert Tallau The Faulkner Hospital 1153 Centre St. Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Noon—2nd Tuesday Charlestown O' Club Our first meeting of the new year was a luncheon and was held at the Charlestown Naval Shipyard Officers' Club Tuesday, 11 September.

Refreshments at 1130 with luncheon following at 1230.

Our guest speaker was RAdm. Richard Rumble, USN, Commandant, First Naval District, who is certainly no stranger to us. His topic was of the utmost interest and importance to all of us in the Navy. Admiral Rumble kindly consented to give us the latest information and timetable of events for the shutdowns of installations in the area.

We also discussed the replies to the questionnaire sent out in the special mailing. Your executive committee has met several times over the summer to try to find information and make

recommendations regarding these questions. I think I would be remiss if I did not say that we are going to have to act for a majority; that some will be unhappy; that the meeting places (if we keep in mind prices, parking, other available tran,sportation, etc.) will not be so attractive or convenient to the group as they have been. Much time has been spent, however, in checking so that we hope we will be able to find the best place we can.

The response to the dues notices was somewhat disappointing. Those of you who received the special enclosure and have not yet sent in your dues are reminded again!!!

Indications at present for future meetings are that luncheons are by far preferred, but that occasional co-ed, evennig meetings are a good change.

The Coast Guard Club was the first choice for location. Hanscom Field ran a close second, but there are complications anticipated there; several in-town locations wre suggested, but prices are a factor as well as parking; for the majority requesting the added facilities of package store, etc., NAS, South Weymouth .seems to be the best bet.

Dues were overwhelmingly preferred to contributions (although several thought contributions should not be ruled out, Editor's Note: They never have been!!)

BREMERTON LCdr. Warren A. Chase, USN (Ret.) 553 Juniper Bremerton, WA 98310

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BUFFALO Mr. W i l l i a m Ciesla 81 Hilton Dr. Kenmore, NY 14217

CHARLESTON, S. C. Lt. C. G . Mendenhall, III, USN 21 Archdale St. Charieston, SC 29401

CfflCAGO Mr. J o h n V a n c e 29 Center St. Hinsdale, IL 60521 1900—1st Friday

CINCINNATI Mr. R o b e r t E. R e i d 102 Burns Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45215

CLEVELAND Mr. A n t h o n y J. Celebrezze, J r .

16401 Marquis Ave. Cleveland, OH 44111

Loomis '03, attended with his son, Dave Loomis '39. New member. Red Orbeton '45, and Grata, who recendy moved into Satellite Beach from Maine, were also welcomed. Other attendees were: Charles and Betty Allsopp '42, Gene and Dottie Branson '46, Dottie Donavan (Bob '45 was busy with Poseidon shots), W. K. and Marian Goodney '25, George and Cynthia Holly '30, Dave and Barbara Inbusch '38, Mac and Mary McGivern '38, Court Norton '41, Ortho and Phyllis Smoot '26, Emmett and Betty Sullivan '27, Sam Watson '43, and Bob and Irene Wing '35. We also hope to hold a joint session with the Army on 29 November as a pre-game party since we know that they wouldn't show up after The Game. We expect a good turn-out from the area for the Navy-Ga. Tech game in Jacksonville—some individually and others as members of the group being organized by the Cape Kennedy Council of the Navy League of which Court Norton is President.

HOUSTON Mr. A u s t i n M . Seay 15102 Ridingwood Dr. Missouri City, TX 77459 First Friday—11:30 Houston Club

COLORADO

HUNTSVILLE

Mr. Ernest B. G r a n v i l l e 5245 E. Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80222

Cdr. Russell Croft, USN (Ret.) 8008 Allison Dr., S.E. Huntsville, AL 35802

COLUMBIA Contact: RAdm. W m . L. A n d e r s o n , USN (Ret.) Rt. 1, Box 44C Chapin, SC 29036 Inactive

COLUMBUS Mr. L. D e k e L a n g 358 W. Cassady Ave. Columbus, OH 43209

CONNECTICUT Cdr. H . D . R u p p e l , (CEC) USNR 167 Five Fields Rd. Madison, CT 06443 Quarterly Varies in different parts of the state DETROIT Mr. J a m e s W . F l e m i n g Suite 1423, 1001 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48226

EUROPEAN Mr; J a c q u e s - P . H a u m o n t , 2835 Gaieties Stephanie, 79 Avenue Louise Brussels 1000, Belgium

FLORIDA SPACE COAST LCol. J a c k F. M c C o l l u m , USMC (Ret.) 369 Dorset Dr. Cocoa Beach, FL 32391 1200—3rd Saturday Varies The Florida Space C)ast Chapter held its first meeting of the fall at Ramon's in Cocoa Beach on 15 September. Our senior class member, Sam

The Huntsville chapter of the Naval Academy .Alumni Association held its annual election night meeting on 22 May at the Redstone Arsenal Officers' Club. Attending to cast their votes were: Al Browner '44, Tom Colman '56, Russ Croft '44, Roy Davis '45, Harold Harnley '27, George Ritchie '50, John Snyder '47, and Richard Sullivan '46. Officers elected for the year beginning 1 July 1973 to serve through 30 June 1974 were: President, A. Russell Croft '44; Vice President, George P. Ritchie '50; Secretary, Richard J. Sullivan '46; and Treasurer, Robert A. Brown '49.

Our scheduled meetings in Huntsville continue to be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month (September through May) at the Redstone Arsenal Officers' Club. We would welcome a visit from any alumni passing through Huntsville and would particularly like to be visited by someone from Alumni headquarters to pass us the latest word.

INDIANAPOLIS

Kaufman, who is a Rear Admiral selectee, gave a very interesting talk on the initial treatment by the Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, to the returning POWs. He also gave projections on the medical treatment that both active duty and reserve personnel can expect in the future, primarily as the result of the shortage of medical personnel.

Plans for the Navy-Georgia Tech football game are going well and the Secretary reported that the pre-game social hour and buffet reservations were approaching the 150 mark.

Present were: G. Gains '25, L. W. Baldwin '44, D. Bayly '46, F. Bouwman '47, W. D. Brown '24, J. S. Brunson '48, H. H. Caldwell '27, W. R. Carmichael, Jr. '63, R. E. Dollinger '50, J. H. Doyle '47, E. H. Durham '40, W. B. Epps '29, E. F. Ferguson, Jr. '44, W. J. Francy '46, R. W. Graham '34, H. L. Grosskopf, Jr. '44, W. R. Hamaker '44, L. L. Heisel '55, N. Helfrich '26, W. W. Honour '44, C E. Langlois '35, J. B. Litde '46, H. F. Lloyd '39, J. S. McClure '26, D. M. Miller '44, H. Monroe III '62, J. W. Moore '54, M. O. Muncie '47, S. M. Pickering '27, S. S. Searcy, Jr. '33, S. Steriing '41, R. J. Stroh '30, T. N. Swain '43, F. L. Taeusch '39, and H. Thorpe '27.

KANSAS CITY LCdr. J o h n O w e n , USNR-R 821 W. 54th Terrace Kansas City, MO 64112

KITTYHAWK (Dayton, Ohio) Mr. J. M. G a l l a g h e r 294 Cherry Dr. Centerville, OH 45459 Monthly, days vary O Club, Wright-Patterson

LOS ANGELES LCdr. J e r r y Peterson, USN 3854 Mayfield Ave. LaCrescenta, CA 91214 1900—3rd Wednesday Allen Center, LB Naval Station

LOUISVILLE Mr. R o b e r t D . Cousins P.O. Box 21377 Louisville, KY 40221

LYNCHBURG Mr. W . R. Smith, III 3750 Woodside Ave. Lynchburg, VA 24503

Mr. J o s e p h F. P a u l l 6860 Chaucer Ct. Indianapolis, IN 46220

MILWAUKEE

JACKSONVILLE

LCdr. T . C. Cheney, Jr., USNR-R 988 Chesterton Ct. Oconomowoc, WI 53066

Capt. M . O . M u n c i e , USN 2922 Caballero Dr., N. Jacksonville, FL 32217 1st Thursday, Sept.-June The Jacksonville chapter started off the 1973'74 season with a gmid turnout of 35 members at the Officers' Club, NAS, Jacksonville on 5 September. .After initial remarks and introduction of new members, pres. Don Miller introduced the speaker of the evening, Capt. Paul Kaufman, who is the Director of the Navy Regional Medical Center in the Jacksonville area and the Commanding Officer of the Naval Hospital. Capt.

Outgoing Milwaukee chapter Alumni President Denny Joyce '61 led an interesting discussion on the responsibilities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and law enforcement agencies. Denny and Patti Joyce will be leaving the area shordy, in that Denny has been transferred to the Washington, D.C, office. Although Denny is pleased with his new responsibilities, he regrets leaving Wisconsin where he served in the Milwaukee and Kenosha FBI offices. E>enny also commented on the progress that has been made over the past year and expressed his appreciation for the cooperation given him by the members. On hand for

82 the salute to Denny were: Dan Christiansen '44, Win Williams '46, Bill Hanson '46, Reuben Petersen '48, Bill Vonier '51, and Rod Johnston '59.

It was decided to form a committee to come up with a proposal for a scholarship fund in memory of Tom Kenny '46. The committee is to consist of Bill Hanson, Ted Cheney, and Bud Lockwood. The committee is to find out just what type of scholarship fund we want, i.e., one shot or self perpetuation and how much. As mentioned in our July Report Tom Kenny '46 was killed in an air disaster in Vietnam last year.

The nominating committee reported that the following people had been nominated for the 1973-74 term: President, Bill Hanson; Vice President, Capt. Lockwood; Sec.-Treas., Ted Cheney.

The election will be held at the September meeting.

NEW ORLEANS LCol. Rene S. W o g a n , USAF (Ret.) 4702 Pitt St. New Orleans, LA 70115 First Friday—1145 International House After a short summer lull the regular first Friday luncheon meeting of the New Orelans chapter was held on 7 September at the Spanish Room of the International House.

The chapter was saddened to learn of the death of two of its members during the month of August: Walter Joseph Harrison '21A and Arthur A. Clarkson '22. "Pop" Harrison had long been a member of the Naval Reserve here in New Orleans. Clarkson had retired after his last active duty assignment as Commanding Officer Naval Support activity in New Orleans, and had been living in this city.

Attending the meeting were: Felix Howland '24, Rene Wogan '25, Bob Samsot '27, William H. Hyde '30, G. R. Shacklette '39, Don Wilson '42, Bill Edwards '43, Aubry Seller '44, David Levy '45, Captain H. O. Anson, Jr. '45, Milton Seller '45, Capt. Frank Hunter '47, W. H. Russ '49, Bill Sherar '52 and Antonio Rodriguez '66.

NEWPORT Capt. P. C. Staley, USN (Ret.) 2 Kane Ave. Middletown, RI 02840 1830—last Tuesday, Sept.-June OClub

NEW YORK Mr. John R. Antonicalli 83 Overlook Ave. Eastchester, NY 10707 Noon—3rd Tuesday NYU Club/Williams Club

ORLANDO LCdr. T. J. Heffernan, (CEC) USN 302 Montecello Drive Altamont Springs, Fla. 32701 1130 2nd Friday, Sept.-June NTC O Club

SAN DIEGO/CORONADO PENINSULA Mr. James Brunner 11387 Lindy PI. Cupertino, CA 95014 RAdm. Roy Anderson, Commandant of the Fifth Naval District, was the guest speaker at the Se^itember meeting held in the Officers' Club, Ft. Monroe, Va. RAdm. Anderson spoke to the fifty members and guests about the Navy today and the future of the Navy.

Special guests included four young men from the Peninsula area who are.pointing toward the Naval Academy. Three of these are members of the NJROTC Unit in York High School and one is a student in Ferguson High School.

The Peninsula chapter begins its third year of operation with 35 dues-paying members ranging from the class of 1904 to the class of 1959.

PENSACOLA Cdr. H. J. McRoberts, USN (Ret.) 2371 Bayou Blvd.

Pensacola, FL 32503 Noon—4 th Friday Mustin Beach O Club

PHILADELPHIA Lt. John P. Santucci, USNR 112 Haines Mill Rd. Delran, NJ 08075 1930—3rd Thursday O Club, Phil. Naval Base

PITTSBURGH

SAN FRANCISCO Mr. James P. Vaughan 1132 Pearl Street Alameda, CA 94501 1815—1st Wednesday Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club Our first meeting of the season was held on the evening of 5 September at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club with 40 members attending. A miniature Naval Academy sword was presented to Peter Lippman, manager of the club, for the fine service he has provided for the San Francisco chapter.

President Tom Reynolds read letters from Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Wickhorst thanking the San Francisco chapter for sympathy extended to them after the passing of their husbands, John McNay Taylor and Frank Wickhorst. George Neely '22 read the report of the meeting of the National Trustees at the Naval Academy. John Dale Hodapp '39 was appointed National Trustee for the San Francisco chapter.

Capt. Lou Feder, San Francisco Police Department, spoke on a computer telecommunications concept in law enforcement work.

SANTA BARBARA Capt. H. H. Kait, USN (Ret.) 877 La Milpita Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93105

SEATTLE LCdr. Robert H. Yerbury, USN (Ret.) 8517 S.E. 76th PI. Mercer Island, WA 98040 1830—1st Wednesday, Sept.-June COM Sand Pt.—Pier 91 Alternate months O Club

RICHMOND

At the September meeting, Cdr. Frederick, CO Navy Recruiting District, Seatde, provided an interesting and informative talk and discussion on the Navy's recruiting efforts for the "all volunteer" armed forces. Successes and failures were stressed in attempting to meet monthly quotas. Of special interest were time recruiting standards of the Navy and the no relaxation of that policy on fill quotas. Quite a lively question period was held on such matters as minority recruiting. Navy enlistment programs and the ability of the recruiter to get into the high schools.

In general, the chapter gained a better insight into Navy recruiting.

RAdm. R. J. Foley, USN (Ret.) 12 Dahlgren Rd. Lower Tuckahoe, Richmond, VA 23233 1200—2nd Monday

ROCHESTER Lt. John Godek, USNR 17 Larkspur Ln. Fairport, NY 14450

NORTH TEXAS

SACRAMENTO Capt. J. C. Burrill, USN (Ret.) 5840 Wymote Way Sacramento, CA 95822

ST. LOUIS OKLAHOMA CITY

Capt. D . L. Munns, USN (Ret.) 630 Balboa Ave. Coronado, CA 92118

Mr. D a v i d P. Shapland 764 Vanderbilt Dr. Monroeville, PA 15146 Noon—1st Friday Hospitality Motor Inn

Mr. F r a n k A. Liberate 3311 Woodford Dr. Ariington, TX 76013 1130—4di Thursday City Club

RAdm. Lewis E. Coley, USN (Ret.) 4212 N. Harvey Parkway Oklahoma City, OK 73118

ST. PETERSBURG RAdm. M. P. Russillo, USN (Ret.) I60I6 4th St. E. St. Petersburg, FL 33708

LCdr. R o b e r t F. Diebel, Jr., USN 8658 Old Towne Rd. St. Louis, MO 63132 Quarterly Varies

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING The question of selecting one COM for the monthly meeting was brought up. Since the majority of the membership seemed to have no preference, the motion was tabled. The board also decided that the ladies would not be invited for the 3 October meeting. Initial discussions were held on the election of new officers and two members of the board of trustees. Elections will be at the December meeting.

83 Members present included Wallin '17, Emory '21, Fox '22, Wadcins '22, Downs '23, McLellan '23, Strohecker '24, Towner '24, Hammond '25, Brown â&#x20AC;˘26, Fauntz '27, Ferrall '27, Graybill '27, Horney '27, Walker '27, Thompson '28, Browne '30, Finney '32, Langen '32, Schwartz '33, McNaughton '34, Middleton '35, Fox '36, Kramer '36, Irving '38, Schelling '38, Lasell '39, Armstead '42, Daly '46, Yerbury '46 and Newson '63.

Our guests were BGen. C E. Rust, USA (Ret.), and Cdr. R. Blewett, USA (Ret.).

Out October meeting speaker was Capt. Tissot, who has been commanding officer of the ENTERPRISE since December 1971. During the intervening period the ENTERPRISE has been involved in air strikes in Vietnam and in the personnel problems of the New Navy.

Capt. Tissot is a veteran of fifty combat missions in the Korean War and more than 200 such missions in the Vietnam War. Capt. Tissot's subject was "Personnel."

Sixty-two have renewed their membership. To show the importance of our renewals at this time, the following is quoted from the Executive Director Letter of 31 August 1973: "You will note our membership goal this year is 20,500 members, about a 30% increase net. To bring it closer to home, it means each chapter must increase its membership in the National Association by 30% to help us achieve the goal. Another reason for a National Membership Drive in your Chapter is to qualify for a representative on the National Board of Trustees. The Bylaws provide that the top twelve chapters having the most local members who are also members of the National Association may elect a Trustee to the National Board. The By-laws also require that your membership status as of 31 December be reported to National Headquarters so that we can determine which chapters qualify. . . ."

It'll be mules to the left, goats to the right at the November meeting. The members of the West Point Alumiu Association will meet with us to provide excuses for their upcoming loss. Bring old USNA bathrobes or other things if you want to wager.

Beat Army!

Interest of the alumni present. He didn't promise a victory over Penn State, but was optimistic regarding the season as a whole, and very enthusiastic about the new coach, George Welsh. We have heard Bo on many occasions but, in my opinion, this was his best presentation that I have heard to date. It was obviously enjoyed by all.

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA

WILMINGTON

Cdr. E. C. P o w e l l , USNR (Ret.) 11345 S.W. 108th Ct. Kendall Branch, Miami, FL 33156

Mr. Russell S. Davis, J r .

Box 27 D, R.D. # 2 Hockessin, DE 19707 Airliner Motel

VIRGINIA PENINSULA LCdr. W i l l i a m Huddlaston, USN (Ret.) 14553F Old Courthouse Way Newport News, VA 23602

WASHINGTON, D. C. Capt. R. J. Badger, USN (Ret.) 926 S. 26th St. Ariington, VA 22202 Noonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;3rd Wed., Sept.-May Army-Navy Club

Let's really beat the bushes and get out the vote.

On 19 September our new president, MGen. Art Binney, gaveled the first meeting of the session to order and asked for a moment of silence in memory of our fellow alumni who have died during the past year. Over one hundred members were present with '05 being the senior class and '67 the junior, while the class of '25 had the most members present, but were very closely followed by '26 and '28.

Bo Coppedge, Director of Athletics at the Naval Academy, gave us a very frank and interesting rundown on the fall sport prospects with particular emphasis on football. He answered a multitude of questions from the floor, indicating the evident

WINSTON-SALEM Mr. William S. Brinkley 3212 Pensby Rd. Winston-Salem, NC 27106 The Winston-Salem, North Carolina chapter met on 20 July for an evening cook-out at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, future site of the 1974 P.G.A. golf tournament. Although our picturesque setting overlooked the peaceful Tanglewood duck pond, we didn't go near the water. We did grant unanimous approval to invite LCdr. James M. Vogel, USN, into the chapter as an honorary member. Jim has made outstanding accomplishments as the area Blue and Gold Officer and was recently selected for State Coordinator.

Bill Brinkley, John Palmer and Charles Dancy were elected president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer respectively.

In attendance were Han Howe '26, Hank Lauerman '38, Suzie and Charlie Dancy '39, Diane and Massie Hughes '58, Betty Jane and Art Derosiers '61, Diana and John Palmer '61, Jodee and Frank Edrington '63, Anne and Bill Brinkley '63, and Nancy and Stu Johnson '64.

Alumni House Gift Suggestions all handsomely decorated with the Naval Academy Seal Naval Academy Alumni Necktie

$8 00

Heavy Swedish Glass Ash Trays, 8"x6" oval

$5.00

Cuff Links

$4.50

Earrings

$4.25

Chatelaine

$4.00

Blazer Buttons, in sets of seven, each with an 18 kt. gold plus USNA seal and rim against a background of blue enamel $11.00 Name Address

Naval Academy crests are 3x3'/4 inches embroidered in three colors on Navy blue patches. These are the only "Official USNA Alumni Association" crests $17.50

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Last Call A L E X A N D E R , B O Y D RUFUS '16 (CAPT USN RET), 31 July 1973, San Francisco, CA A N G L I M , D A V I D LAWRENCE '57 (CDR SC USN), 3 September 1973, Clayton County, GA A U S T I N , L E O N A R D B Y N N E R '17 (RADM USN RET), 1 August 1973, Washington, DC B I N F O R D , T H O M A S HOWELL '20 (VADM USN RET), 27 August 1973, San Diego, CA B L E N M A N , WILLIAM '36 (RADM USN RET), 22 September 1973, San Diego, CA BRASHEARS, E D W I N LAWRENCE '20 (LCDR USNR RET), 1 September 1973, Chicago, IL CHAPPELL, J O H N D U L A N E Y '55, 3 September 1973, Culpepper, VA FOWLER, OLIVER N O A H ' 3 3 (CAPT USN RET), 30 August 1973, Houston, TX HARTER, ROBERT LOCKE '06 (LCDR USNR RET), 21 January 1973, Olney, MD H U T T I N G E R , THEODORE '54 (LCDR USN), 6 August 1973, Moncks Corner, SC KATSETOS, CHRIS LOUIS '68 (LT USN), 28 August 1973, Hueva, Spain K I N G , D O N A L D COOPER ' 1 9 (CAPT USN RET), 2 September 1973, Washington, DC LEONARD, ROBERT E U G E N E '42 (CDR USN RET), 23 July 1973, Gainesville, TX M A Y N A R D , ROBERT HORACE ' 3 0 , 1 September 1973, Narragansett, RI PARTRIDGE, WILLIAM T H O M A S ' 3 2 , 3 September 1973, Washington, DC PATTIE, S A M U E L H O W A R D '33 (CAPT USN RET), 7 August 1973, Fort Wordi, TX P U R D Y , H O W A R D E D W A R D '27 (CDR USN RET), 6 August 1973, Hazlet, NJ SHAFER, WILLIAM E D W A R D '33 (LCDR USN RET), 22 January 1973, Pensacola, FL SMITH. A L E X A N D E R FORBES, JR. ' 2 0 , 3 August 1973, Shillington, PA V A N W A G E N E N , L O W E L L F I N L E Y '70 (1ST LT USMC), 27 August 1973, Naha, Okinawa WELLS, PETER KATZ '27 (CAPT USN RET), 8 August 1963, Coronado, CA

HENRY GEORGE TAYLOR 08 RAdm. Henry George Taylor, USN (Ret.), died 19 May in San Francisco, Cal. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Born in Philadelphia, Pa., he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1908. He served two years in the battleship RHODE ISLAND, was

commissioned Ensign in 1910 and joined the USS CHESTER. He was ordered to the Bureau of Yards and Docks after being transferred to the Civil Engineer Corps.

Following postgraduate instruction at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (graduated 1913 with Master of Science in Civil Engineering) he was ordered to the New York Navy Yard, and later to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

RAdm. Taylor served throughout WWII and until 1946 as Superintending Civil Engineer of Area V, Chicago, Illinois, with additional duty as the Navy Department's representative on

the Area Board, Chicago. For meritorious services in this capacity he was awarded the Legion of Merit. He retired in 1946. In addition to the Legion of Merit, RAdm. Taylor had the Victory Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Among his survivors is his widow, Mary, 2411 37th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94116.

D O N A L D COOPER K I N G '19 Capt. Donald Cooper King, USN (Ret.), died 2 September at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. Funeral services were held at the Naval Security Chapel. Interment was private.

Born in Omaha, Neb., he was a 1919 graduate of the Naval Academy. He served during and after WWI. Between the wars, Capt. King worked with a New York brokerage firm, Maynard, Oakley and Lawrence.

A Washington resident since 1941, he returned to service there at the beginning of WWII and retired in 1948. He then worked with the Atomic Energy Commission, the Navy Department, and as a financial consultant in private industry.

He is survived by his widow, Henrietta, 4201 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20016; a daughter, Ann Shane King Dietrich; a brother, Shane Hastings King; and four grandchildren.

T H O M A S H O W E L L B I N F O R D '20 VAdm. Thomas Howell Binford, USN (Ret.), died 27 August in San Diego, Cal. Born in Durant, Miss., VAdm. Binford graduated from the Naval Academy in 1920. As a midshipman he had WWI service in the USS VIRGINIA, operating with the Adantic Fleet during the summer of 1918. Following graduation he was assigned to the USS SEATTLE as Assistant Navigator and Signals Officer.

He went on to serve in the destroyers WILLIAM JONES, MOODY, KIDDER, and MARCUS as Engineer,

Navigator and Executive Officer. He then took a tour as Officer in Charge of the Navy Recruiting Station in New Orleans. Other ships he served in include the USS TEXAS, the USS INDIANAPOLIS and USS TUSCALOOSA.

He served as CO USS CLARK and later as Commander Destroyer Division 58, USS STEWART, flagship, in which command he participated in the Java Sea Campaign to the bitter end, culminating in the Battle of the Java Sea, the first major surface batde of the war without aircraft.

For especially meritorious conduct while in this command, VAdm. Binford was awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star Medal and the Legion of Merit with Combat "V". He was later awarded the Order of William, the highest award conferred upon any Naval Officer by the Dutch Government. The decoration was presented in person by Queen Wilhelmina in Washington, D.C. during her last visit to the United States.

Upon his return to the United States in

May 1942, he became Assistant Director, Enlisted Personnel Division, BuPers, and later became Director of that Division. For his services in this assignment he received a Letter of Commendation from the Chief, Bureau of Naval Personnel.

During the last year of the war, VAdm. Binford had command of the USS MIAMI, in which he participated in strikes on Tokyo, Chichi Jima, Kyushu, Okinawa, and the bombardment of Okino Dalto Jima. He was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit with Combat "V".

He was also awarded a Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" for duty in the MIAMI. In 1946 he reported to Headquarters, I4th Naval District, Peral Harbor as Assistant Chief of Staff (Personnel) to the Commandant.

Before retiring in 1954, he served as Commandant Armed Forces Information School, Pa. later being transferred to the Third Naval District, with headquarters in New York City.

In addition to the Navy Cross, Silver Star Medal, Legion of Merit with Gold Star, Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", and the Order of William, VAdm. Binford had the Victory Medal, Adantic Fleet Clasp; the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal; American Defense Service Medal, Fleet Clasp; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four engagement stars; WWII Victory Medal; China Service Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal, Asia Clasp; National Defense Medal; and the Philippine Defense Ribbon with one star.

After retirement from the Navy, VAdm. Binford was Vice President of Century Security, Inc. Among his survivors is his widow, Helen, 906 Muirlands Vista Way, La Jolla, CA 92037.

E D W I N L A W R E N C E BRASHEARS '20 LCdr. Edwin Lawrence Brashears, USNR (Ret.), died 1 September in Chicago, 111.

Memorial services were held in the Winnetka Congregational Church, Winnetka, III. Born in Hannibal, Mo., LCdr. Brashears graduated from the Naval Academy in 1920. He served as a Naval Officer for three years before transferring to the Naval Reserve, and came to Chicago. In 1930 the realty company he had founded took over the operation of the Blackstone and Drake Hotels. In 1942 he was recalled to active duty for four years.

He returned in 1946 to resume control of the Drake Hotel.

LCdr. Brashears had been president of the Greater Chicago Hotel and Motel Association, a director of the Lake Shore National Bank, director of the Bank of Oak Brook, and a director of Grant Hospital. He also served as president of the National Realty and Investment Company.

He is survived by his widow, Katherine, 502 Hoyt Lane, Winnetka, IL 60093; and two sons, Charles and Edwin, Jr.

85 A L E X A N D E R FORBES SMITH, J R . '20 Mr. Alexander Forbes Smith, Jr., died on 3 August in Shillington, Pa. Funeral services were held in the Lutz Funeral Home, Reading, Pa. Interment was in the Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading.

After graduating with the class of 1920, Mr. Smith served in the USS MICHIGAN, USS

was sunk in Japanese home waters in 1943.

For the next two years, RAdm. Fenno commanded Submarine Division 201, which operated in the Philippines and South China Sea, including the enemy-infested waters northwest of Guam. For this he received the Silver Star.

After his retirement from the Navy, Lt. Jensen worked as an accountant until, after ten years, his health required him to give up his job.

Surviving are his widow, Jean, 3614 McKinley Ave., El Paso, TX 79930; a daughter, Mrs. Diane Upchurch; a son Lawrence M. Jensen; a brother, Ronald K. Jensen; and a sister, Mrs. Paul Schumacher.

OKLAHOMA and USS MAHAN. He resigned his

commission in 1922 and attended Lehigh University taking a heavy concentration of structural engineering to supplement his academy education and permit him to practice civil engineering.

Later he joined the construction department of W. S. Bartsow, a predecessor company of Gilbert Associates whose principal business was the design and construction of large electric generating stations. He remained with Gilbert Associates, Inc. until 1961 when he retired.

At that time he was in charge of the purchasing and expediting operations.

Mr. Smith was interested in golf and tennis which was quite natural since his father, a prominent local architect in Reading and native of Inverness, Scodand (he served in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders), introduced tennis and golf to Reading and designed the first club house and course there.

His son writes of him: "Dad never forgot the Academy or the Navy and fondly remembered a 'Well Done' the MICHIGAN received while he was Officer of the Deck during fleet maneuvers in 1921. He remained a battleship man for a long time and Pearl Harbor was a real emotional blow. . . . Perhaps the best and most accurate epitaph he could possibly have is 'he was a wonderful father'."

He is survived by his son, Alexander Forbes Smith III, Gilbert Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 1498, Reading, PA 09603; a brother, Gordon M. Smith; two sisters, Charlotte E. V. Smith, and Jessie F. Alexander; a nephew; and four grandchildren.

FRANK W E S L E Y F E N N O , JR. '25 RAdm. Frank Wesley Fenno, Jr., USN (Ret.), died 16 August of cancer at the Kensington Garden Nursing Home, Kensington, Md. Born in Westminster, Mass., RAdm. Fenno graduated from the Naval Academy in 1925.

During his service years before WWII he saw duty as a submarine commander and also as an instructor at the Naval Academy and the Submarine School in New London, Conn.

In 1940, when the TROUT was commissioned, RAdm. Fenno took command. During the early days of the war, the TROUT stole into Manila Bay shordy after the fall of Corregidor to deliver antiaircraft ammunition. In turn, it carried out quantities of gold, silver and securities belonging to the Philippine Commonwealth and to private firms and residents. It also sank several Japanese ships while heading home.

For this heroic exploit, RAdm. Fenno was awarded the Army's Distinguished Service Cross and the Navy Cross and each member of his command was decorated with the Army's Silver Star.

The TROUT made other patrols in enemy controlled waters and RAdm. Fenno received the Gold Star in lieu of a second Navy Cross before he took command of the submarine USS RUNNER. It made two war patrols in the Pacific and he was awarded another Gold Star in lieu of a third Navy Cross for this service. He was detached just a month before the submarine

Frank Wesley Fenno, Jr. '25

H O W A R D E D W A R D P U R D Y '27 Cdr. Howard Edward Purdy, USNR (Ret.), died 6 August in Hazlet, N.J. of a heart attack while mowing the lawn. Memorial services were held in the Prall Funeral Home, Roselle, N.J. with interment in Graceland Memorial Park, Kenilworth, N.J. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927. He served his first sea duty in the USS UTAH before resigning in 1929 and transferring to the Naval Reserve. In 1940 he was recalled to active duty and served as Executive Officer, Section Base at San Juan, and Mine Sweeping Officer, Trinidad, B.W.I. He also served as CO USS CARLSON in the South Pacific and CO USS WINFIELD, in the Adantic and

In addition to serving as a division commander he also commanded the submarine USS PAMPANITO and was awarded the Bronze Star for attacks on enemy freighters off the coast of Hainan. For this same duty and also his service as Commander of Submarine Squadron 24 in the Pacific, he received the Legion of Merit.

During the years after the war, RAdm. Fenno twice served in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. His duties included Chief of Staff to Commander Submarines, Adantic Fleet, and Commander Submarine Flotilla One. He also had been Chief of Staff to the Commander Formosa Liaison Center, Commander Cruiser Division Five and Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific Fleet His last assignment before retirement was Commander, Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Surviving are his widow. Avis Anne, 8505 Woodhaven Blvd., Bediesda, MD 20015; three sons, Charles C , Frank W., Jr., and LCdr. Ted P. Fenno; and twelve grandchildren.

L A W R E N C E M A Y N A R D J E N S E N '27 Lt. (jg) Lawrence Maynard Jensen, USN (Ret.), died on 18 April in El Paso, Tex. He was buried in the Ft. Bliss National Cemetery.

Lt. Lawrence graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927. His career pattern was the standard one for the surface ship officers of that dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;-battleships, elimination flight training, destroyers, cruisers and P.G. school. He reported to USS WYOMING in 1927 and after flight training at NAS Hampton Roads the following year, he reported to USS BILLINGSLEY, and then to the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport.

Returning to BILLINGSLEY in 1928, he assumed the duties of Torpedo, Stores and Commissary Officer, later being transferred to the J. FRED TALBOTT, the replacement ship for USS BILLINGSLEY.

He served in the USS OMAHA, during which tour he received a commendation for ". . . zeal, loyalty and efficiency. . . ." He then transferred to the Naval Post Graduate School in Annapolis.

In 1937 Lt. Jensen was ordered to the hospital "to continue treatment" for arthritis, and later that year moved to El Paso in anticipation of retirement.

Mediterranean, where he saw extensive convoy service during WWII. He was released to inactive duty in 1947.

Howard Edward Purdy '27

Before retiring he was an instructor at Bayonne Technical High School, Electrical Science and Testing and Plant Engineer, International Nickel Co., Research Laboratory, Bayonne, N.J. He was a member of the American Legion (Past Commander); on the committee chairman Boy Scouts; active in church activities including church treasurer and past president. He was also a member of the married couples club, past town chairman of the Red Cross fund drives, P.T.A. (Past President) and a member of A.S.M.E. Among his survivors are his widow, Evelyn, 37 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Hazlet, NJ 07730; three sons, Carl Howard, John William and Richard Denton Purdy; three granddaughters; and three grandsons.

P A U L RAMSEUR A N D E R S O N '28 RAdm. Paul Ramseur Anderson, USN (Ret.), died suddenly on 27 August in Arlington, Va. Funeral services were held at the Ft. Myer Chapel. Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

Born in Statesville, N . C , RAdm. Anderson graduated from the Naval Academy in 1928.

Following graduation he served in the USS FULTON and the USS NOKOMIS which were

engaged in Hydrographic surveys in Central

86 American waters. He was commended by the Costa Rican government for a survey of the Gulf of Nicoya.

After studying chemical warfare at the Edgewood arsenal and taking postgraduate work in applied communications at the Naval Academy, he returned to sea duty. He served as radio operator in the USS LEXINGTON, later joining the staff of Commander Minecraft, Battle Force, as Aide and Flag Lieutenant, serving in the USS OGLALA.

In 1941, RAdm. Anderson was assigned to the office of the Director of Naval Communication, Office of the CNO. He was engaged in the provision of combined communication systems and procedures for the U.S., British and Allied Navies.

Taking command of the USS MURRAY in 1943, he participated in eight major Pacific campaigns and eleven operations. These included Wake Island, the Gilbert Islands, Bougainville, Eniwetok, New Guinea, Saipan, Guam and Leyette. For this service he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V".

In his position on the staff of CinCPacFlt as communications officer he witnessed the signing of the Japanese surrender in ceremonies aboard the USS MISSOURI.

Later, RAdm. Anderson returned to Washington to become Assistant Chief of Naval Communications for fiscal and personnel in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations.

After further service at sea in the USS MURRAY, as Commander of the Hydrographic Survey ONE (engaged in a survey of the Persian Gulf), and as Commander of DesRon 26, he was named chairman of the joint radio spectrum evaluation group in D.C. and remained in that capacity until his retirement in 1958.

In addition to the Bronze Star Medal with Gold Star and Combat "V" and the Commendation Ribbon with Combat "V", RAdm. Anderson had been awarded the American Defense Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver star and three bronze stars (eight operations); WWII Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal, Asia Clasp; National Defense Service Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one star.

He is survived by his widow, Harriet, 4354 Lorcom Lane, Arlington, VA 22207; two daughters, Mrs. James Hazlewood, of Houston, and Mrs. Landon Banfield III, of Bethesda; three sisters; a brother; and five grandchildren.

R O B E R T HORACE M A Y N A R D '30 Mr. Robert Horace Maynard died I September in Narragansett, R.I. Funeral services were held in Narrangansett. Interment was in the Lower Brandywine Cemetery, also in Narrangansett.

Born in Louviers, Col., Mr. Maynard graduated from the Naval Academy in 1930. He spent most of his life in the Wilmington area. He worked for ICI America, Inc., formerly Adas Chemical Co., for about 12 years and retired as an engineer from the American Viscose Divisionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; FMC Corp. in 1967. Mr. Maynard was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Surviving are his sister, Mrs. W. A. Henry, 3213 Fordham Rd., Wilmington, DE; and two daughters, Mrs. Harriett M. Graves and Mrs. Alexandra M. Appcrson.

W A L T E R CECIL MOSES '30 Cdr. Walter Cecil Moses, (SC) USNR (Ret.), died 20 June in Philadelphia, Pa. Entering the Naval Academy with the class of 1930, Cdr. Moses served as a member of the Volunteer Supply Corps Reserve.

While on Active Duty he attended the Navy Supply School and Aviation Supply School.

He served as Asst. Supply Officer, MCAS in Mojave, Cal. and as OinC, Aviation Re-Equipment and Staging Depot, Los Negros. He later served as Supply Officer in Command, Aviation Supply Depot, Los Negros and on the staff, Supply Officer, ComAirPac. Upon resigning in 1946, Cdr. Moses took a position with Montgomery Ward & Co., as Service Inspection Manager.

Cdr. Moses was recalled to Active Duty Supply Corps Reserve in 1950. He served in several capacities, including his final assignment as Comptroller, Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, Pa. He later returned to NavAirDevCen as a civil service employee.

Surviving are his widow, Juha, 518 Greenhill Rd., Willow Grove, PA 19090; and his daughter, Anne Earle (Mrs. H. A. Schwartz).

E D W A R D ELLIS SHELBY '33 Capt. Edward Ellis Shelby, USN (Ret.), died on 19 June in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea from a submarine at his request.

A native of Memphis, Tenn., Capt. Shelby graduated from the Naval Academy in 1933.

Following graduation he served in the USS RALEIGH and the USS DRAYTON. In 1937 he

reported to the Submarine Base, New London, Conn., for submarine instruction and, completing the course, he was ordered to the USS S-42.

At the outbreak of WWII he was serving as Executive Officer in the USS R-I7. During the war he served in various capacities including Commander of the SUNFISH. The SUNFISH

was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for the 9th and 11th War Patrols, and for heroism while in command of that submarine, Capt. Shelby was awarded the Silver Star Medal, the Navy Cross and Gold stars in lieu of the Second and Third Navy Cross.

After the war he served as CO of the USS CORPORAL and as E & R Officer and XO of the

Submarine Base, Balboa, Canal Zone. He was a student at the Armed Forces War College, Norfolk, Va., and later joined the USS DOGFISH for duty as Ops Officer on the staff of Commander, Submarine Squadron Eight.

Before retiring in 1962, Capt. Shelby served as Chief, U.S. Naval Mission to Peru, Commander Service Squadron Four, Chief of Staff and Aide, Commander Service Force, U.S. Adantic Fleet.

In addition to the Navy Cross with Gold Stars in lieu of two additional awards, and the Silver Star Medal, Capt. Shelby had the American Defense Service Medal; the WWII Victory Medal; and the National Defense Service Medal.

He is survived by his widow, Carolyn, 2840 N. Ocean Blvd., Apt. 601, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308; three daughters, Mrs. H. O. Merriman, Mrs. W. P. Haworth and Mrs. R. B. Buckmaster; a sister, Mrs. R. H. Velt; and four grandchildren.

R O M O N D T B U D D '35 Cdr. Romondt Budd, USN (Ret.), died 18 August in Pompano Beach, Fla. Funeral services were held in the Ft. Myer Chapel.

Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery.

Born in Pompton Plains, N.J., Cdr. Budd graduated from the Naval Academy in 1935.

His first assignment following graduation was to the USS SARATOGA. He then attended Submarine School in New London, Conn., and was ordered, upon graduation, to USS S-20. He then was ordered to the USS CACHALOT, which was based in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked the Fleet there. He saw service in the EuropeanAfrican Theater in the USS HERRING. While in command of the USS PINTADO (SS-387), his submarine participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto and Third Fleet operations against Japan. He received a Letter of Commendation with Ribbon.

In 1945 he assumed command of the USS RoNQuiiL at Pearl Harbor and later served as Executive Officer of the GENERAL A. E. ANDERSON. He also served in sundry land positions including Assistant Port Director, Base Operation, Pearl Harbor and Pacific Naval Control Service Office, Pearl Harbor (WWII British Routing Service).

In 1951 he assumed command of LSR (Rocket) Squadron 3, his pennant in LSMR 401, which saw active service in the Korean conflict.

He received a Letter of Commendation with Combat "V" and Bronze Star for his Commendation Ribbon. He also received the Distinguished Service Order from Great Britain for meritorious service while under Commonwealth Control.

In addition to the Commonwealth Ribbon with Bonze Star and Combat "V" and the British Commendation, Cdr. Budd had the American Defense Service Medal, Fleet Clasp; the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four engagement stars; the European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two stars; American Campaign Medal; the Navy Occupation Service Medal, Asia Clasp; China Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal; the Korean Service Medal with three stars; and the United Nations Service Medal.

His survivors include his widow, Jane, 1390 S. Ocean Blvd., Apt. 3-D, Pompano Beach, FL 33060.

W I L L I A M GRIZZARD H O L M A N '36 Capt. William Grizzard Holman, USN (Ret.), died 18 August in Bethesda, Md. Funeral services were held in the Ft. Myer Chapel.

Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery.

Born in Princeton, Ky., Capt. Holman graduated from the Naval Academy in 1936. He served aboard the battleship USS TEXAS before

87 attending Submarine School in New London, Conn. He was aboard die USS SNAPPER in the Philippines when Pearl Harbor was attacked and participated in that submarine's first six war patrols.

He then was assigned to the USS DACE as Executive Officer during its operations against Japanese forces in the Pacific and was awarded the Bronze Star for his performance during diree dangerous war patrols. He commanded the USS WARWHAL on her final war patrol.

After the war Capt. Holman commanded the USS COBBLER, served as Assistant Naval Attache at the American Embassy in The Hague and was with the Naval Section of the Military Assistance Advisory Group in the Netherlands.

He was on the staff of the Commander Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet, and from 1952 to 1954 was an Executive Officer in the Foreign Languages Department of the Naval Academy.

He commanded the oiler USS CHUKAWAN for a year, attended the Naval War College at Newport, R.L, and served in the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington.

In 1958, Capt. Holman went to Madrid as Naval Attache and Naval Attache for Air at the U.S. Embassy, positions he held until retirement in 1961.

Since his retirement, he had been associated in an administrative position with the United Planning Organization in Washington.

He is survived by his widow, Carol, 3326 Reservoir Rd., N.W., Washington DC 20007; a son, William G. Holman; a daughter, Mrs. Robert C. Nichols; a brother, Wayne T. Holman; and two grandchildren.

ALOIS J O H N B U R D A , JR. '40 LCdr. Alois John Burda, Jr., USN (Ret.), died 8 July at home in Edgewater, Md. Death was attributed to a drowning accident. Funeral services were held in the St. Andrew's Chapel at the Naval Academy. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Born in New Prague, Minn., he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1940 and served extensively in the South Pacific area during WWII. He attended St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn., and taught at the University of Maryland.

Surviving is his widow, Adelaine, Bay Dr., Turkey Point, Annapolis, MD 21403; two daughters, Lelani and Pamela; a son, Lt. Alois J. Burda III, USN; and a sister, Ludmilla Burda.

ROBERT EUGENE L E O N A R D '42 Cdr. Robert Eugene Leonard, USN (Ret.), died 23 July in Gainesville, Tex. He was interred in Gainesville.

Cdr. Leonard, a 1942 graduate of the Naval Academy, spent his first two years in the USS NASHVILLE. He went on to make three war patrols in USS BUGARA before the war's end. On completion of a post war tour as XO of KANKAKEE hauling soil for the Army, he entered the Supply Corps by way of Supply Corps School. He then served in various capacities in the Supply Corps, ranging from ships service officer to Contract and Materials Officer, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bethlehem Steel Co. At the time of his death he was business manager and vice-president of the Register Publishing Company.

Surviving are his widow. Sue, 1912 College Ave., Gainesville, TX 76240; a daughter, Kitty; two sons, John and Bill; and his mother, Mrs. E. R. Leonard.

WILLIAM J O H N McGARRY, JR. '45 Capt. William John McGarry, USN (Ret.), died 19 August in Arlington, Va. Funeral services were held in Ft. Myer Chapel. Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

Born in Rudand, Vt., Capt. McGarry graduated with the class of 1945 from the Naval Academy in June of 1944. Prior to entering the Naval Academy he studied at M.I.T. His advanced schooling included a tour at the Armed Forces Staff College and graduate study at Georgetown University.

Capt. McGarry's first assignment was in the USS RALK. He then studied with the Naval Air Training Command, going on to the position of Electronics Officer with VF-22. After two tours as Administrative Officer in CVG-2 and VF-21, he was a flight instructor NDS Saveley. Later he served as CO TacRon Twelve and also with the Fleet Computer Programming Center, Pacific, San Diego. He served in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations before retiring in 1967.

Campaign and service medals that Capt.

McGarry earned include the American Theatre, American Defense, WWII Victory, Asiatic-Pacific (four stars), Naval Occupation, and Philippine Liberation His survivors include his widow, Eleanor, 1454 Laburnum St., McLean, VA 22101; his two sons, Daniel Robert and Frederick James McGarry; his brothers, Richard J., John J., and Frederick J. McGarry, and his mother, Mrs. Ellen D. McGarry.

JOSEPH COOPER W O O L M A N '57 LCdr. Joseph Cooper Woolman, USN, died 17 August at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

Born in Woodbury, N.J., LCdr. Woolman graduated from the Naval Academy in 1957. He had served as Commander of the Minesweeper, USS EXPLOIT, and at the time of his death was a plans officer at the Naval Communications Station at Cheltenham.

LCdr. Woolman died as a result of a blood clot. He was recovering from a broken leg at the time.

Survivors include his widow, Barbara, 5902 Terence Dr., Clinton, MD 20735; a daughter, Joanne; a son, Thomas; a brother, J. R. Woolman, of Wilmington, Del.; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ruben Woolman of Bala Cynwood, Pa. L O W E L L F I N L E Y V A N W A G E N E N '70 First Lt. Lowell Finley Van Wagenen, USMC, died 2 August in Naha, Okinawa. His death was caused by a plane crash in the mountains there. Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

Lt. Van Wagenen enlisted in the Marine Corps and attended NAPS before entering the Naval Academy where he was a member of the 29th Company. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1970.

Lt. Van Wagenen was attached to HMM-164 and was flying a medical evaluation mission late at night in stormy weather at the time of the crash. He had completed one month of a oneyear tour on Okinawa at the time of his death.

He is survived by his widow, Madeline, 25291 Via De Anza, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677; and his son, Van.

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For information and brochure, write or call Ed Fahy '34 268-7874

Joe Hoker '41 757-2919

Charles Rush '41 757-4837

12540 Oaks North Dr., Ste. I, San Diego, CA 92128.

America's finest new town developed for the 52 week vacation. Golf, swimming, tennis—you name it!

Great climate, close to military facilities, adult or family homes, condos, apartments.

Write or call: Eric Hopley '42, (714) 485-1300.

Bob Rossell, USNA '43 "WASHINGTON

(714) 222-1171

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"FENT" J. BENNETT REALTOR 400 New York Avenue P. O. Box 218 Winter Park, Florida 32789 Contact R U T H E. R O S S E L L ^1 Bcnci3.tc

Phones (305) 644-3630/831-6016

TODAY"

—is your free (illustrated) booklet with facts on local schools, military facilities, home sales and rentals, financing, taxes, insurance & GI & F H A benefits. A postcard request will bring your copy of "WASHINGTON TODAY." ANNAPOLISW A S H I N G T O N , D. C. A R E A

After 13 years as a Realtor in the Metropolitan D. C. area, Leigh " E a r l y " Winters, '40, now has an office near the Pentagon, Crystal Plaza, and National Center that specializes in service to Service Families in all Real Estate matters.

For information regarding sales and rentals contact J u d y Rachap (wife of Allen Rachap '58)

MANN ASSOCIATES, INC. 2012 West St.

Annapolis, Md. 21401

4 S,'EASONS

I^EALTY, INC.

701 S. 23rd St., Arlington, Va. 22202 Phone: (703) 979-8444

Telephone (301) 268-7811

Annapolis FOR PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE: - I N ACQUIRING THAT PROPERTY IN THE LAND OF PLEASANT LIVING BEST FITTED TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIES, OR - I N LOCATING THAT QUALIFIED BUYER WHO MOST APPRECIATES YOUR PROPERTY. MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH:

The Meredith Company Realtors

Member Multiple Listing Service Member National Board of Realtors

C A L L CDR. J A C K S E A G E R '32 F o r Annapolis and Severna Park Areas Services I n

Academy Personnel Service Maintaining the orderly personnel marketplace for graduates worldwide. Resumes are invited. Employers are invited to make inquiries.

Real Estate, Insurance, and Appraisals

KEOGH ASSOCIATES 112 Cottage Grove, Bloomfield, CT 06002. T e l . : (203) 243-9541 anytime.

Jack specializes in Rentals With Individual Service to Y O U

Peter Randrup,

USNA-George

Leighton,

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188 DUKE OF GLOUCESTER STREET. ANNAPOLIS 21404 TELEPHONES: (301) 263-2651 OR (202) 261-2744

BACHMAN & BOSWELL, Realtors Home: 647-4232; Office; 647-2000

SAN DIEGO AREA SANFORD REALTY

Complete Real Estate Services

2603 P a r k Drive Sanford, Florida 32771

Homes— Condominiums—Apartments Sales—Rentals—Management

Johnny Williams, USNA '40

McKellar & Wyer, Inc., H a r r y Stebner '45 2199 Avenida de la Playa, La Jolla, California 92037 (714) 454-0493

Classified Services $5.00 per column inch, or fraction thereof. Send ads to Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. 21402.

DEW REAL ESTATE, INC. K I L M A R N O C K . V I R G I N I A 22482 R e t i r e m e n t homes and building sites in the N o r t h e r n Neck. Several ideal locations on clean navigable w a t e r s of the R a p p a h a n n o c k and Chesapeake Bay. Ease of access to base facilities a t Yorktown, Norfolk, D a h l g r e n a n d W a s h i n g t o n area makes the N o r t h e r n Neck especially a t t r a c t i v e to retired military personnel. Boating facilities and a count r y club with 18-hole course as well as a n active Navy L e a g u e have b r o u g h t m a n y retired Navy to our a r e a .

Please w r i t e or call for d e t a i l s :

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS SERVICE For those individuals with a need for long-range financial and estate planning with an annual income in excess of $25,000 or an estate of $200,000. A service of Equitable of Iowa that reviews each situation on an individual basis. There is no standardization through the use of a computer. We have distinguished ourselves as specialists in financial planning, and it is a benchmark we have chosen to retain.

Brad S. Smith, USNA graduate

AUTOMOBILES Factory Authorized Dealer F o r PONTIAC DATSUN VOLVO For years M A R B E R T MOTORS has sold more cars to Midshipmen and Military Officers t h a n any other dealer. Call or w r i t e to learn why.

7900 Westpark Drive, Suite 609 McLean, V A 22101 (703) 790-9090

M A R B E R T MOTORS 284 West Street, Annapolis, Md. 21401 (301) 263-2387 or, from D . C , 932-8393

Will travel in conus if case merits

R. A. SCHAUFFLER ('45) (703) 435-1444 (703) 435-3578 MANAGER

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GIMBEL-HOPKINS FORD, INC.

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A U T H O R I Z E D F O R D DEALER

Company inquiries invited

Naval Academy Crests and Buttons The crests are 3 x V/i inches embroidered in three colors on Navy blue patches.

Distributed exclusively and sponsored by the Association, these are the only "Official USNA Alumni Association" crests.

Buttons for blazers come in sets of seven. Each with an 18 kt. gold plate USNA seal and rim against a background of blue enamel, these buttons add the final touch of elegance.

Crests and Buttons USNA

A L U M N I ASSOCIATION,

Annapolis, Md.

Please send to: Name Address

My check is enclosed for For deliveries in Maryland please add 4 % Sales T a x

USNA Blazer Buttons

@ $11.00 $_

USNA Emblem

@ |I7.50 $_

The World War II Cominemorative Medal Society,in association with TheLincohi Mint, is pleased to announce a limited edition of

The Medallic History of the Second World "VS&r in Ingots of Sohd Sterling Silver

An enduring tribute to those who served...

A priceless investment for those who remember For millions of Americans, December 7, 1941, is more than a date in the history books. It is a vividly remembered personal experience.

Perhaps you are among those who remember the winter Sunday when Japanese bombs rained on Pearl Harbor.

You remember with almost equal vividness the other landmarks of a long and bitter struggle from the slow retreat in the Philippines to the wild rejoicing of V-E Day and V-J Day. Now, through the efforts of the skilled craftsmen of The Lincoln Mint, these great events of the Great War have been commemorated—for us, for our children, and for our children's children—in the World War II Commemorative Society's Medallic History of the Second World War. DIRECTED BY A DISTINGUISHED BOARD OF MILITARY, NAVAL AND CIVILIAN ADVISORS, WHO LIVED, SHAPED AND RECORDED THE GREAT EVENTS OF WORLD WAR II. General George C. Kenney, Commander Allied Air Forces in Southwest Pacific; Rear Admiral Ernest M. EUer—Staff of Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Hans J. Morgenthau—Consultant to the Department of Defense and State; Frank Hewlett—United Press Correspondent in Pacific Theater.

commemoration of the American role in the history-making conflict.

In all, 24 ingots will be struck in brilliant, mirror-like "proof finish" of genuine Sterling Silver. Each Solid Sterling Silver Ingot will be 1.68" X .91" in size, and will weigh 672 grains of Sterling Silver.

The ingots will cover all the major events of American participation in World War II —on land, sea, in the air, in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operation. Subscribers may limit their participation to the 12 ingots covering only the European Theater or only the Pacific Theater.

Cost wiU be $13.50 per ingot, and ingots will be issued at the rate of one per month to subscriBers who select either 12-subject set, or two per month for subscribers to the complete series.

AVAILABLE IN LIMITED EDITIONS AND ONLY FOR A LIMITED TIME. To assure the numismatic integrity and future value of this first edition, The Medallic History of the Second World War will be struck in a tightly controlled issue of a total of just 5,000 subscriptions.

It will be limited both in the total number of subscriptions accepted and only as long as the subscription rolls are open. Reservations will be honored on the basis of postmark and those which cannot be honored will be returned.

INCLUDED . . .

The Society will provide you with a handsomely bound, black velour-lined case to display and protect your collection. Two cases are provided to subscribers of the events in the European and Pacific Theaters . . . with each case providing spaces to display 12 ingots. Both are sent with the Society's compliments.

-SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATION

The World War II One South Wacker Please reserve in commemoration of

HEIRLOOM QUALITY COMMEMORATIVE INGOTS— Minting of the History of the Second World War is a major event offering a significant investment opportunity, in addition to the costly metal, with the potential of immediate and future value.

• Selection of events to be commemorated will be guided by men who actually helped to shape these events—the Society's Board of Military, Naval and Civilian advisors.

• The Lincoln Mint, one of the nation's foremost priva'te mints, will create and strike the ingots which will make up this panoramic history.

• This First EditionAvill be the first medallicingot tribute to be issued anywhere in

03034 Commemorative Medal Society Drive—Chicago, Illinois 60606 my name one set of Solid Sterling Silver Ingots, at $13.50 per ingot, issued in limited edition in the Second World War. I would like to subscribe as fallows: (check one)

a 12 European Theater ingots only. (I will receive 1 ingot per month and be billed $13.50).

D 12 Pacific Theater ingots only. ( I will receive 1 ingot per month and be billed $13.50).

D The complete 24-ingot series. (I will receive 2 ingots per month and be billed $27.00). invoiced, on a monthly prepayment basis. The Society Enclosed is my check or money order for $ guarantees that my cost for these Ingots will not be for the first ingot (or ingots). (Illinois residents add 5% increased regardless of cost increases of silver in the sales tax.)

International Metals Market.

I understand and agree that there will be just 5,000 Solid Sterling Silver Ingot sets minted. Each ingot will be Contingent upon my acceptance as a subscriber, I am delivered witTi my personal number registered exclusively to receive one display-storage case for each 12 ingots to me forever.

I order, plus a FREE I.p. recording, "The Sounds of World War I I . " I agree to pay for each ingot promptly upon being NAME. ADDRESS. CITY

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