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Shipmate Volume 40, Number 5

Flxecutive Director W. S. B U S I K , '43 Captain, U . S. N a v y (Retired)

Treasurer and Director of Alumni J A M E S D. O L I V E R , '43 Captain. U . S. N a v y (Retired)

FEATURES

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Director of Development R I C H A R D A. T E E L . '36 Captain, U . S. Navy (Retired)

Director of Publications and Editor ROY C. S M I T H . I l l , '34 Captain, U S N R (Retired)

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J A M E S J. M C D O N A L D

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BARRIE DUREE

Paris 7 Admiral King vs. Captain Smith

by VAdm. Allan E. Smith USN (Ret.) The King of Sports

by Thorn Hook

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Airship Cruises

by RAdm. Calvin M. Bolster USN (Ret.) Sex Takes A Holiday

by Capt. LeRoy T. Taylor USN (Ret.)

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Bottoms Up

by LCdr. Thomas E. Falvey USNR (Ret.)

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The Battle of Mobile Bay

by Col. G. I. (Hoss) Epperson US Cavalry (Ret.) 27 The Contributions of Edsel Murphy to the Understanding of the Behavior of Inanimate Objects

by D.L. Klipstein 29 Naval Academy Plebes and the National Norms 35 Navy Lacrosse

by Capt. Frank V. Rigler USN (Ret.) Summer Offshore Sailing Program

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Contributors' Biographies Sea Breezes 3 The Mail Boat 4 Alumni Tour Dope 6 All Hands 8 Officers & Trustees 13 Lucky Bag of Books 31

Capitol Hill 32 A Few Inches From The Yard Navy Sports 43 Class News 48 Chapter News 86 Last Call 87 Classified Services 92

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Contributors' Biographies

THOM S, HOOK Thorn Hook, a Baltitnorean, is a 1949 graduate of Washington & Lee, a former PAO for the Navy's Marine Engineering Laboratory in Annapolis and, since 1967, an Editor-Writer for the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington. His lifelong interest in airships has resulted in two books, Shenandoah Saga (1973) and Sky Ship—The Akron Era (1976). This article on free ballooning stems from his friendship with VAdm. "Tex" Settle, who provided the basic data and illustrations and reviewed the fmished product for accuracy.

REAR ADMIRAL CALVIN M. BOLSTER USN (RET.) Cal Bolster '20, after a year at sea and a PG in Naval Construction, was ordered to Lakehurst in July 1923. He spent ten of the next twelve years in the Navy's rigid airship program. After the MACON crashed, the subject of this article, he shifted to airplanes at CalTech and Pensacola, served in RANGER (CV-4) and on Admiral King's staff. He spent World War II in BuAer, then alternated duties between that Bureau and the Office of Naval Research, retiring in 1954 as Chief of Naval Research. After retirement he worked in industrial R&D.

CAPTAIN LEROY T. TAYLOR USN (RET.) LeRoy Taylor '35 served in cruisers, destroyers and the original prewar M T B Squadron. In 1942 in RUSSELL he took part in the first Marshall Island raid, and the Battles of Coral Sea, Midway and Santa Cruz. As Commander MTB Squadrons, Solomons, he operated from Rendova, Vella LaVella, Bougainville and Emirau—and wrote this article. Later he commanded PARKER in the Med and WestPac until the war's end. Subsequent duties included faculty. General Line School, CO CONE and SHADWELL, Staff CinCNelm, Admiral Mountbatten's NATO Staff, ComDesDiv 302, Naval War College and in OpNav.

COLONEL GLENN I. EPPERSON USA (RET.) "Hoss" Epperson is a cavalryman of the old school—"Save your boots and saddles, the Cavalry will ride again." His home is Fort Epperson, complete with an ancient muzzle loading cannon for ceremonial blasts (its origin described in "The Aussie" in the Sept. '75 Shipmate). He is also an accomplished author and raconteur, this being his ninth article in Shipmate, with many others published in a wide range of military, professional and patriotic magazines. He is still active in community affairs and patriotic societies, and carries on a long friendship with the U.S. Navy.

CAPTAIN FRANK V. RIGLER USN (RET.) Frank Rigler '23 holds an MS from Harvard in Communications Engineering but spent much of his time in ordnance; two tours as an instructor at the Academy, as Executive Officer of NOL and Assistant Chief of Naval Research. After retirement he taught at Washington & Lee, Penn State and Johns Hopkins Universities, and was also on the staff of Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. A frequent contributor to Shipmate and other professional publications, he wrote this article out of his long interest in Navy sports.

PAUL R. SCHRATZ '39 Ph.D., Capt. USN (Ret.) and former Director of International Studies at U. of Missouri, Paul has completed service as senior staff officer of the joint White House/ Congressional Commission on the Organization of the Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy and as a Guest Scholar of the Brookings Institute.

His naval service included policy and planning roles, student and faculty member at the Naval and National War Colleges.

He was the first naval officer to be awarded a Mershon doctoral fellowship at Ohio State and a Wilton Park fellowship from the British Foreign Office.

FREDERICK W. LARDNER '22 Fred Lardner '22 has been writing our legislative news since March of 1946, a longevity record approached by only one other participant in or contributor to the magazine. After leaving the Naval Academy his career includes service as a newspaper reporter, business magazine writer, department store advertising manager, correspondent for newspapers, business and military magazines, and as a managing editor in Washington where he has lived and worked for many years.

THOMAS 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 pubhcity assistant for the Ail-American 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.

BRADFORD N. McDONALD '77 Brad McDonald, son of Mickey McDonald '49, came to the Academy after four years of Army JROTC in Washington. A Mechanical Engineering major with a 3.5 QPR, he is scheduled for duty in PINTADO (SS-672) until entering Nuclear Power School in February 1978.

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The Navy and Thirty Years of Unification It was a long and sweltering June day in Washington thirty years ago when the Army and Navy were "unified" to produce a separate Air Force and a fourth service, an ivy-clad Defense bureaucracy.

The Navy fought a good fight to preserve its vital freedom of action on the high seas, specifically including control of carrier-based tactical aviation and an independent Marine Corps. During the intense debate, emotions ran high throughout the country. President Truman accused the Marines of having a better propaganda organization than Stalin, then apologized publically when he learned that America loves nothing more than motherhood, apple pie and the U.S. Marine Corps.

The law was a transition document, embodying contradiction and compromise. It called for both integration and separation, for unified control but not merger, for effective strategic direction but not for a unified staff by which it could be accomplished. A major test of the authority of the Secretary of Defense came in 1949, when Louis Johnson cancelled the Navy's new supercarrier five days after keel-laying. The act brought turmoil to Washington as the differing strategic concepts of the Navy and Air Force erupted in the nation's press. What nobody seemed to notice was that the Secretary, in killing a program so near and dear to the Navy's heart, clearly had all the power his office could conceivably need. Yet further changes to the law, the last in 1958, sought to clarify the role of the Secretary of Defense and increase the authority of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Each acted to clarify the role of the Cbiefs and to strengthen the authority of the Secretary.

Our concern here is not history but the readiness of the U.S. forces—and their leaders—for future war under the most effective organization of the Department to achieve and maintain that readiness.

Much progress has been made in thirty years; much more remains to be done.

The problem is not simply the inability of an old seadog to learn new tricks. The essence of the service roles in many ways retards the most honest and sincere efforts to act cooperatively. The difficulties of the Army, Navy and Air Force working in full harmony in future war are best understood if we look at the values, or June, 1977

essence, of the soldier, sailor, or airman himself.

RAdm. J.C. Wylie in his splendid little book. Military Strategy (Rutgers 1957) offers a clear and simple illustration. The soldier believes tacitly that decision in war will be on the ground and that the sailor and airman exist to transport him to the scene of action and to support him when he gets there. The soldier's primary value, therefore flows from the classic principle of war, unity of command, which seeks control of the organization so as to control the air and navy supporting roles. The soldier can be expected to be the professional staff officer; it is not merely by chance that the Army dominates selections to joint duties, to the Chairman JCS, the Defense and White House staffs.

The sailor's role is far more complex.

His self-contained and independent land warfare force in the Marines with its amphibious support and carrier-based tactical air, the Polaris strategic bombing force, the air and sea defense forces and mobile logistic support, make him uniquely,independent. The sailor seeks to preserve his independence and feels he can do his complex job without organizational intrusion into the maritime business. In truth, he has rarely failed to deliver the goods when called upon. His doctrinal purity is satisfied by the teachings of Captain Mahan so that his main concentration can be given to highly complicated ships and aircraft. Command at sea is everything and administration is strictly secondary. The sailor does not do nearly as well as the airman or soldier in fulfilling his staffing responsibilities, particularly in the joint arena.

Dwight Eisenhower, as Army Chief of Staff and later as President, emphasized as a first principle of a unified service the importance of retaining traditional values and pride in the service uniform. In words later echoed by Admirals Burke, Radford and many others, a primary motivation must be a man's belief that his unit is the best unit in the best Army—or Navy, or Air Force, or Marine Corps—in the world. The problem is to find the organization to accommodate the best soldier, sailor, or airman in doing a job which is beyond the individual capability of one's service and therefore requires the close coordination of all in achieving a common mission.

The Navy and Marine Corps learned.

through years of experience in closely coordinated operations the techniques of amphibious war which were decisive in Worid War II. Yet the secret of the amazing success of the Marines, in the words of former Commandant A.A. Vandegrift, was not its outstanding record as a combat amphibious force but its doctrinal superiority. Unfortunately, no such doctrinal heritage has developed between the soldier, sailor, and airman today such as we find between the Navy and the Marine Corps.

Why is it that the Navy and Air Force, for example, went through seven years of war in Vietnam and still failed to develop an accepted joint doctrine for control of tactical aviation? Partly because, contrary to the unification law and the expressly stated views of at least three presidents, strategic planning and joint doctrinal development was delegated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the services. The services failed to produce and the Chiefs failed to accept the responsibility. The void in broad strategic and doctrinal guidance emerges in other forms. In a naval service beset by vested interests, naval policy reflected in current shipbuilding programs is only casually related to foreign policy and national strategy.

Seeking broad and largely hypothetical goals of command or control of the seas, super-costly shipbuilding and other weapons programs for decades into the future will imprison maritime capabilities in budgetary irons under circumstances where sea control may be neither possible nor necessary.

The formal organization may be fully adequate today for an effective national defense. It is the informal organization built around service values and the system of control by vested interests which causes our concern. Where is the training ground today for future leaders in the higher direction of war? The trend toward super-sophistication in smaller and smaller numbers of colossal weapons enforces far-reaching limitations on national policy which are neither considered nor accountable in devising weapons programs. A naval policy of "speak softly and carry a big stick" was highly effective in its day but, unless current weapons can be better related to policy needs, the modern equivalent may be to "speak stickly and carty a big soft".

The Mail Boat proper limits to loyalty and blind obedience.

Shipmate: Re the flag officer selection On Changing the Cap Device—At the item on page 13 and the '53 Class News time of the change, it was commonly reof the April issue, also selected for Rear puted that it had been ordered by SecNav Admiral was Henry Jefferson Davis, one Frank Knox. The solid metal dies were and the same as listed in the Register of first used with the left-facing eagle. I Alumni. After two years at USNA, he wore mine until retirement, and my son graduated from Florida State with a BS in has asked for it now. It will probably be Math and has a service date of 1953. He the only one around with the eagle lookalso holds an MSEE from the PG School ing to port. in 1963. Jeff is an outstanding USN career On Frank Tinker '33—The article on officer—SDO, 1610.

Frank, a classmate, was most enjoyable.

L. R. Schulz '34 A story told on him at the time went: Frank did not choose to go to Chapel Our apologies to Admiral Davis and or to a church party. He told the Superinour congratulations on his unusual feat of tendent, RAdm. S. S. Robison, that he earning selection to flag rank along with (Tinker) was a Moslem. The Supe was his graduate classmates. suspicious. He studied up on the Moslem faith and questioned Frank in detail—but Frank knew all the answers. Still not Dissidence and Virtue satisfied, the Supe telephoned or wrote Frank Sr. that his son claimed to be a Shipmate: I found Shipmate readers' Moslem and asked for verification. The running debate on dissidents interesting, if not novel. It should be of some comfort father replied that if Frank said he was a and support to dissenters that they are in Moslem, he was a Moslem (Could the son league with some very prominent dissen- have inherited some of his traits?). The Supe agreed that Frank could be a Mosters of the past, including Socrates, Galileo, Washington, Jefferson, Mahatma lem but said that a Jimmy Legs would awaken him every morning at sunrise so Gandhi, Martin Luther, Martin Luther Frank could face towards Mecca and King and, last, the greatest of them all, pray. I don't know how that Mexican Christ.

Frank Zimanski '38 stand-offended; maybe other classmates do. (Ed. note—See the following letter from John Gamon.)

Dissidence and Other subjects On the Honor System—L.J. Baird (Hi, neighbor) makes sound comments. There Shipmate: For years 1 have been an is one other point I am sensitive on. As admirer of Hanson Baldwin and share his high admiration of Admiral Burke. I rank administered at West Point and the Air Force Academy, a suspect is sometimes Burke second only to Nimitz as a Naval required to give testimony against himLeader in our rime. But I think that self. Such is forbidden by the U.S. ConBaldwin has committed the same error as stitution. Those who are sworn to uphold Tom Reynolds: they have over-reacted to the Constitution must not permit such a shortcoming in a written article. practices.

The ocean is deep. As a generality, this Howard Duff '33 is a sound observation, but it has its limitations and we run aground when we reach those limits. I heartily support the Rebel of '33 merits of loyalty over dissidence but My Lai and Watergate are examples of inShipmate: "Salty" Tinker, a rebel he stances when there should have been diswas. sidence. Loyal commanding officers folI first remember "Salty" from Plebe lowed Halsey into a typhoon in WestPac, Summer, when he felt he had the right and we lost ships needlessly. Admiral not to attend Sunday Chapel or services Nimitz, in a classic letter to the Fleet, in town. So, he advised our Company Ofpointed out that there are limits to unficer, Lt. Swanston, that he could not atquestioning obedience, that the ship can tend services because he was a Mohambe hazarded only in combat. I think medan. Lt. Swanston wrote Salty's Dad Burke's article could have been improved for verification; he replied, in effect, "If by some recognition that there can be my son says he is a Mohammedan, then

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he is a Mohammedan." Faced with this, Swanston directed Tinker to proceed twice a day, after reveille and before sunset, to the roof of the 2nd Batt. to perform his salaams to Mecca and then to so record on the check-out sheet posted in Lt. Swanston's office.

After a week or so of salaaming, Salty reported to Lt. Swanston that he had decided to become a Christian.

John Gamon '33 Shipmate: The Rebel of '33 could have been the Hero of '33. After reading the story of his short life, I do not accept the ending in suicide. I have read the book, A Man Called Intrepid, and, from the revelations contained therein about the foreign spy rings operating in America during the time of Frank's death, I conclude that he was murdered. Frank probably knew as much, if not more, about German and Russian advanced military aircraft as any aviator. He would have been a great aviation expert on enemy aircraft come WW II, and extremely valuable to our services. Our potential enemies, Russia and Germany, in 1939 surely must have wanted this super ace of modern air war eliminated.

I urge the Navy alumni to seek to reopen the investigation of his death. Let's restore Frank to the Hero of '33.

R.A. Turrentine '34 American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Shipmate: The American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor met at the Naval Academy during the weekend of 19-20 Feb. Outstanding was a service on the 19th in St. Andrew's Chapel in tribute to the 547 graduates of the Naval Academy who were serving in ships or stations in the Western Pacific at the beginning of WW II, and in special memory of those who lost their lives in action, in Japanese P.O.W. ships sunk en route to Japan, or who died in Japanese prison camps.

There were 104 Naval Academy graduates who were taken prisoner by the Japanese. The majority were captured in the area of Bataan and Corregidor, and 42 of them never came back.

Mr. Benson Guy ton. Adjutant of this patriotic organization, gave a marvelously researched account of the ships of the Asiatic Fleet and what happened to them.

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At the conclusion of his most interesting talk, he introduced a number of USNA graduates who survived. About a dozen of them were among the 110 people who attended the service.

RAdm. Henry W. Goodall USN (Ret.) '24 is the Honorary National Commander of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor.

Alan McCracken '22 Reversing the Cap Device Shipmate: Kemp ToUey's letter in the March Shipmate in regard to the officers cap device brings forth this response. I was a Company Officer at the Academy in 1939-41 and, in reviewing my company at formation, noticed the variation in the midshipmen's cap devices, which were then embroidered gold. The new ones were sparkling, the old one dingy. I worked with the Midshipmen's Store to get a metal device for the cap and collar ornaments.

Seeing that this worked so well, I then wrote to Tiffany, who had supplied our class rings, and asked if they would make up a model for an officer's cap device.

They made two, each of which cost me $75.00. The first had to be modified, thus necessitating the second. These were made of sterling silver with a gold wash.

When it became apparent that this might be a very good idea, I wrote to the Uniform Board at BuNav, told them what I was doing and asked if they would like at this time to change the left-looking eagle into a right-looking one. I was assured that this was not even being considered but that they would be interested in the cap device if I wanted to go ahead with it as then made. Then I found out that Tiffany's interest in producing them was not great unless each one could be underwritten at a $75 cost.

I then had a call from George Meall, of Bailey, Banks & Biddle, who said they would be interested in making these cap devices and asked if they could do so. I had no objection, for I had not sought a patent nor saw any reason to do so.

BB&B proceeded to make the appropriate die and the Uniform Board finally accepted my proposal that it become an alternate to the embroidered device. It was a good move, because our source of gold embroidery soon dried up.

I had not thought of this for a long time, but it did recall to me that I did not receive even an expression of appreciation for the time and money I had spent on this project. My frustration was compounded because, soon after BB&B had made their dies and settled down for what I hoped would be a profitable venture, the Uniform Board came up with the brilliant idea of facing the eagle the other way.

Ray Hunter '31

June, 1977

16 Pound Rifles?

Shipmate: Regarding the picture caption on page 15 of the March issue, our Marine in residence (at the Franklin Mint) advises that "M-1 rifles have been known to feel like 16 pounds, or even 25 or 50 pounds. Actually, however, the weight is 9.5 pounds without ammo and bayonet."

If the Naval Academy really does have overweight rifles, Messrs. Aspin and Proxmire will probably do something drastic and might even ask Admiral Gene LaRoque to do a study for them.

Bill McCormick '34 Typos do happen in the best regulated of families; this one slipped iincaught through four separate proof readings.

The text, however, did cite ten pounds.

Tecumseh's War Paint Shipmate: Where did the habit of adorning Tecumseh for the warpath originate? Recalling the hubbub raised by the Superintendent and Commandant immediately following, I believe the tradition originated from the painting of the figurehead by several members of the Class of 1921. The Commandant, waxing wrothful at our wanton willfulness, threatened dire discipline to the culprits and decreed that the Regiment pay the cleaning bill if the culprits didn't.

I, a Yankee with Indian ancestry, engineered the midnight foray past drowsy Jimmylegs in the dark of the moon. All others—Craig, my roommate. Freeman, Acuff and Pickle—were Rebels.

I believe this to be history which should be recorded unless refuted.

J. Paul (Mick) Carney '21

time and trouble to locate me and return the ring. I can assure you that the HamYoungs are extremely nice people; I only wish there were more like them.

William L. Breckinridge '69

Information Wanted on Nisei Servicemen Shipmate: I am a writer. My latest book, I-Boat Captain, the story of Japanese submarines at war {Ed. note—reviewed in this issue), will be the June selection of Literary Guild's military book club.

I have been asked to do a book on the Japanese-Americans who served in the Pacific in World War II—far more than the much publicized number who fought in Europe. Until recently, the unbelievably valuable work these Nisei did has been buried deep in the Pentagon's classified files. It's a story that should be told, if only to give us "Anglos" and "Haoles" an idea of what it is like to really love and serve one's country. I'm delighted to be writing it.

Among your readers are many who must have served with Nisei. I would appreciate hearing from those who served in the Pacific in WW II, as well as from anyone who knew any of these men.

Joseph D. Harrington JOG USN (Ret.) 2501 Lincoln Street, #209 Hollywood FL 33020

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And the Lost Shall Be Found Shipmate: In the spring of 1971, while serving in USS TICONDEROGA (CVS-14), I rented a Waikiki surfboard and set out to enjoy it. On being "wiped out" by a large wave, at least a quarter mile offshore and in over ten feet of water, my class ring slipped right off my finger. I never thought to see it again.

Then, six years later, I received via the Alumni Association a letter from a Mrs. Ham-Young of Honolulu saying that she had my ring. What elation! I called her by phone and she told me that her husband had found the ring a few months before while scuba diving. Since my full name was inscribed in the ring, she was able to look me up in the Navy Register at the local library and wrote to the Alumni Association. She has since returned the ring to me and I was quite surprised at how little damage was done by its long immersion.

I have sent Mrs. Ham-Young a small token of my gratitude for her taking the

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Yucatan Visit Concludes Year's Travel Program Scandinavia, Oktoberfest Trips Coming Up Our travel program ends this year with a visit to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula October 28 to November 4. Departure is from Baltimore-Washington Airport via Braniff Airways.

Our first stop is Merida, the capital of the Yucatan. From Merida we'll visit Uxmal and its famed archaeological zone.

The ruins are pure Mayan and are the finest examples in Mexico of Mayan architecture and stone mosaics. We'll see the impressive Nunnery Quadrangle consisting of four magnificent structures, representative of the rulers, the priesthood, the military and the workers, surrounding an enormous ceremonial courtyard. The House of the Governors is considered the most beautiful known Maya structure and one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. The mosaic facade contains over 20,000 hand carved stones.

This evening we will be treated to a spectacular Sound and Light performance at the ancient Mayan ruins of Uxmal. Here

are the remains of a cultivated and peculiar people who had passed through all the stages incident to the rise and fall of nations, had reached their golden age, and perished. The stirring dramatization of this saga will be one of the highlights of our trip.

Our next stop is Chichen Itza, the Yucatan's second major archaeological zone. We'll see the dramatically symmetrical, majestic Temple of Kukulkan (The Castillo) and its Mayan substructure containing the famous Red Jaguar Throne inset with disks of jade; the ceremonial, accoustically perfect Ball Court, the Temple of the Tigers adorned with elaborate stone carvings, and the Group of the Thousand Columns.

Ending the "cultural" part of our holiday, we'll spend four relaxing days at the new Mexican resort of Cancun on the Coast of the Mexican Caribbean. Cancun is formed by beaches, coral reefs, and tropical vegetation. The sea is clear and calm with beautiful, colorful fish. The waves are soft, the sands are white and fine. The sea is good for sailing, underwater exploring and deep sea fishing. The breeze is refreshing and soft.

The cost of this fascinating week is only $418 per person, including round trip flight, hotels, sightseeing and four meals.

The single room supplement is $75.

Don't forget our two week trip to Scandinavia departing August 23. Two programs are offered: one featuring the Norwegian Qords; the other a three day cruise from Helsinki to Leningrad.

Our third annual visit to the Munich Oktoberfest departs September 19. After the Oktoberfest in 1976, we followed the Rhine River. This autumn we'll follow the Danube! We'll spend three days in Vienna and two days in fascinating Budapest in addition to Munich, Innsbruck and Zurich.

Further details on these trips may be obtained from Matterhorn Travel Service, 2450 Riva Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. Telephone (301) 224-2230.

A Maya statue on the beach at Cancun

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Paris The A l u m n i Tour of April 1 9 7 7

In its public buildings and palaces there is grandeur; in the Place de la Concorde and the Parvis de Notre Dame there is splendor; and in the Cafe de la Paix we watch the world go by and wonder how we can extend our stay. Perhaps it is just as well that we cannot do so. for if we were to be here for too long a time we would a) be requesting welfare stamps from back home; b) having to learn those horrible irregular verbs; c) taking out a life membership in the local equivalent of "Une Grosse Ferme"; and d) doing our soliloquy in a cafe not quite as chic as the de la Paix. Having a fleeting glance at a foreign existence (and the glance that we have is. naturally, only at the most attractive levels) makes it seem most agreeable and fascinating, but we are not really touching the hardworking and hurried Frenchman who is somehow making this city move. And this must be the appropriate characteristic of Paris—the life, the movement, the growth, the decadence, and the lastingness. Historic Paris, commercial Paris, the tourist's Paris, the night Paris—all of these simply mean the ageless Paris.

On 5 April thirty-three gallant Alumni, wives, friends and sympathetic gentry gathered at Baltimore Washington International airport for the Spring trip to Europe. Passports at the ready, shot records newly inscribed, wills in the hands of legal representatives, and travellers checks available for scanning at the drop of a pomme frite, these voyagers were not to be deterred by stories of serious drought last Summer or heavy ice this Winter. As a matter of fact, this made a rather good combination, the year's grape harvest having produced one of the finest products in years, and who ever heard of an American who did not want ice in his potion? (For the purist, there really wasn't any.)

When an individual is in Paris for the first time, his problem is eliminating what to see, especially on a limited time

L'Arc du Carrousel in the Tuileries Gardens

schedule. And the attractiveness of our hotel—the Grand, right in the center of the city—makes one all the less inclined to get out in that big world. But this is why we came, to greet the people, to see the city, to learn if it's true what we've heard about this amazing assemblage of philosophes and ideas, artists and their skills, structures from the most majestic edifices to decaying ruins to one of the tallest skyscrapers in Europe. To each his own. Having been given a map with an outline of what is to be seen, instructions on how to use the Metro and the bus, an introduction to the friendly concierge and a handful of francs, it was off and running.

Perhaps it was just as well that there were interludes in the Parisian bash. A half day was spent at Versailles, the impossible dream of Louis XIV that was brought to reality in decorations, architecture, spaciousness and historic importance that will probably never be

reached again. We visited Chartres with its great cathedral springing up from the vast wheat-growing plains, all in a great harmony interspersed with heavenly 12th-century blue and 13th-century rose windows that have yet to be duplicated.

Then on to Tours, the capital of Touraine, with an art all its own, and the famous chateau country of the Loire Valley with its magnificent castles that even Disney can't copy. And on to Reims to see the smiling angel on the cathedral and check a bit of the product of Dom Perignon, discoverer of champagne.

But alas, it is back to the real world for all of us and on 13 April our little group of stalwarts boarded their flight for the return trip, heavier in weight, lighter in the pocketbook, savoring personal memories, and hoping to return for more of these indestructible treasures of recollections so important to all of us.

Jim McDonald

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June. 1977

All Hands

Unions Fail on First Try The first serious attempt by a local of the AFGE to interest military people in joining the union turned out to be a big, flat flop. Despite extensive advertising and distribution of over 1,000 handbills in the San Francisco Bay area, and despite predictions that the AFGE Union Hall on the Oakland Army Base would be packed with service people, a grand total of four—all Navy and all in civilian clothes—showed up. And three of them left when newspapermen asked their names.

The handbills, which included a map showing how to reach the Union Hall, strongly criticized the erosion of benefits, working and living conditions and the system of military command and urged that unionization was the answer to all these evils. Apparently even that strong a pitch did not arouse any appreciable interest in service people in the Bay area; at least, it didn't get them to the meeting.

However, we must not conclude that such will be the general reaction to other approaches in other areas, or under other conditions. The danger is still present.

Anti-Union Legislation SecDef Brown and SecNav Claytor have urged Congress to proceed with caution in considering bills to ban unionization of the military. But, they both stated their firm opposition to unionization.

In Brown's opening statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee, he said, "The functional role of our armed forces demands absolute certainty of immediate and total responsiveness to lawful orders . . . Inherent in this requirement is the need for an unencumbered command and control system. The collective bargaining process is fundamentally incompatible with this basic requirement."

He also said, "Moreover, the effectiveness of our military force in support of foreign policy is founded in its apparent capability to perform its assigned missions . . . Any uncertainty of our future performance inherent in the introduction of another control system for our military personnel could weaken our credibility in the eyes of foreign nations."

In discussing anti-Union legislation.

Brown pointed out that there are Constitutional questions under the First Amendment's protection of speech and association and said, "Caution should be exercised in any legislative action in this area (for) the threat is prospective, not immediate." He also said that "Adverse court decisions could lead to greater limitations on the armed forces' ability to deal with these matters than exist now."

He pointed out that DoD policy directives already forbid collective bargaining with any organization or person representing service personnel and that, although no regulation prevents unions from soliciting for members on base, the commanders can stop solicitation if it interferes with discipline. And the Secretary promised to issue "stronger directives" to combat unionization if " a large-scale campaign" develops to organize service people.

Navy-Mercliant Marine Cooperation The May issue of Shipmate, as well as several earlier articles, stressed the continuing need for close cooperation between Navy and Merchant Marine, particularly in the area of Fleet logistic support, to relieve the Navy of those responsibilities which could be handled by the Merchant Marine with less drain on Navy manpower and funding. We note with much pleasure a recent news report from Norfolk that officials of the Maritime Administration and Maritime Union consultants are boarding ten AUantic Fleet support ships to study the feasibility of manning them with civilians. The ten ships involved are USS SEATTLE, CALOOSAHATCHIE, BUTTE, SAN DIEGO, PuGET SOUND, VULCAN, POCONO, EDENTON, RECOVERY and MILWAUKEE.

The study was ordered "as part of an over-all examination of options for the long-range allocation of scarce Navy men to ships." Navy officials have been examining alternatives since early this year with the assistance of the Maritime Administration.

Among options under study are manning auxiliaries with civil service crews, and their operation under commercial contract by civilian crews. Studies and operational tests several years ago clearly demonstrated that civilian oilers could adequately refuel Navy ships at sea, and

MSC oilers are regularly doing so today with excellent results.

The current study is expected to provide sufficient data by late spring for the CNO to make decisions on cost effectiveness and operating efficiency for the various auxiliary types involved.

Cruises and Summer Training "The evaluations made during summer training are particularly important, for they are evaluations made in an environment which cannot be simulated in a classroom or academic environment."

—Midshipman Summer Training Manual Youngster Cruise is designed to give midshipmen experience with enlisted personnel, assigned in small groups to all types of Fleet combatant and support ships around the world. On board ship the youngsters wear enlisted uniforms, sleep and eat with enlisted men, and work with them in the engine room, CIC, on the bridge and on deck. Commanding Officers are encouraged to assimilate the midshipmen into the crew and to rotate them so they will get experience in many facets of the ship's operations.

Youngster Cruise will have a new option this year, a cruise to be run on board the Academy's 80-foot YPs. An equal number of men and women from '80, officers and some first classmen in leadership roles will conduct underway operations in coastal and inland waters along the Atlantic seaboard, making port visits to Norfolk, New York, New London, Newport, Atlantic City and Philadelphia.

Two cruises will each include four YPs which have been specially modified for the summer. The youngsters on board will get the same type of experience as their classmates in the Fleet, learning everything from basic deck seamanship to steaming in formation. Shore training will be conducted in such areas as weapons and damage control at Dam Neck and Philadelphia.

While Youngster Cruise is focused on the surface Navy, Second Class Summer is designed to give the midshipmen a look at all the options open to them after graduation. It is divided into two parts.

One includes damage control at Philadelphia, a public communications course at the Academy, and two weeks of tactics, one in the classroom and one in YPs. The other portion takes the Second Class to Shipmate

Professor John Hoffman described the exercise as "an excellent opportunity to combine field exposure with a program of data collection of significant scientific value. With a real possibility of oil wells being drilled off the Atlantic Coast, a direct record of ocean circulatory pattern near shore is desirable and could be critical in the case of any oil spills."

The First Woman Company Officer

YP cruises tor some youngsters

First classman on Plebe Detail

Pensacola for aviation indoctrination, Quantico for field training with the Marines, New London for submarine and Newport for destroyer training. The mids get a good look at each warfare specialty, experiencing as closely as possible the roles of newly commissioned officers.

First Classmen too are treated and act as officers during their Summer training.

Working with junior officers who are assigned as "running mates", the midshipmen stand deck watches, sleep and eat in officers' country and, on smaller ships such as destroyers, may qualify as JOOD. While First Classmen are assigned to many of the same ships as Youngsters, they have several options not open to underclassmen. Those interested in the nuclear power program may request a cruise in a submarine or nuclear-powered ship.

There is also a Marine Corps option for 40 men who, after a short sea-going cruise, spend a month with the First Marine Brigade in Hawaii. Another 40 are invited by the CNO to go on foreign exchange cruises in navies of other countries. This Summer offers the ships of 24 countries to midshipmen selected for language ability and performance.

About a third of the First Class will also work on the Plebe Detail, almost entirely responsible for training the new Plebes during July and August. They June, 1977

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work with the Plebes as officers do with enlisted men in the Fleet, and their leadership abilities are truly tested.

This Summer also offers some unusual training opportunities. A contingent of First Classmen and Youngsters will be aboard the nuclear-powered cruiser CALIFORNIA for the Queen's Silver Jubilee Naval Review in England. Several mids will be in the crew of the 82-foot schooner MISTRAL, sailing the Atlantic from St. John's, Newfoundland to Portsmouth, England, to participate in the Silver Jubilee celebrations. Others will sail the Academy's five ocean racers and six of the Luders yawls in the Annapolis-Newport race, then split up for racing in other areas of the country. Two crews will conduct sailing seminars for youngsters in the Long Island Sound area.

And, as usual, many midshipmen will volunteer part of their summer leave to take airborne training at Fort Benning or diving training at Coronado.

Two years ago, hearing that women would enter the Academy in 1976, Lt. Sue Stephens asked for an assignment at Annapolis that would give her a chance to work on plans for their arrival, and was ordered to the Commandant's staff as a conduct officer. Now she has been reassigned as Sixth Company Officer, the only woman to hold such a billet.

The Commandant, RAdm. Winnefeld, said, "In making up our corps of company officers we try to reflect the service at large as well as the make-up of the Brigade. It seemed a glaring inconsistency to train young women to be naval officers and yet have no women line officers as company officers. As it turned out, we had a woman officer who was eminently qualified to do the j o b . "

Practical Work in Oceanography For the third consecutive year, an oceanography class of 40 midshipmen conducted an exercise study off the DelMarVa penisula, working south from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island, just north of Ocean City, Md. Three teams measured tidal erosion and potential effects of pollution on wetlands while another dumped green dye and waterweighted balloons into the sea to study currents, with a Navy plane overhead to photograph and record current flow. In addition, the midshipmen collected and analyzed water samples for pollutants for NOAA, which is studying that part of the Atlantic, and, including scuba divers, collected bottom samples and developed a bottom profile up to six miles offshore.

The first woman Company Officer

Two New Class A Racers for the Academy Two new sloops, the Frers 46 SHADOW and the Peterson one-tonner TINKER TOY, have been added to the Naval Academy's sailing fleet. Following the recently established tradition of naming its racing fleet for historic American vessels, they have been renamed PATRIOT and FIREBRAND, respectively. continued on next page

10 SHADOW was donated to the Naval Academy's Sailing Foundation by Frank Batten, of Norfolk, who had sailed her in Chesapeake Bay races and won high point on the Bay last year.

Randle Scarborough, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, donated TINKER TOY for use in the midshipmen sail training program.

His father donated the 82-foot MISTRAL to the Academy last fall as flagship of the sailing fleet.

The five Class A yachts and six of Navy's 44-foot yawls will compete in various yacht races in the Atlantic, on the Great Lakes and Long Island Sound this summer for midshipmen training.

Stafford to Receive Second Harmon Trophy MGen. Thomas P. Stafford USAF '52 has been nominated to receive his second Harmon International Aviation Trophy.

The award is being made jointly to MGen. Stafford and Gen. Alexei Leonof, Cosmonaut of the Soviet Union, for their outstanding command piloting activities in the Apollo/Soyuz Test Project, an extremely important and difficult step in manned space flight. During the project, for the first time in history, two spacecraft of different design and from launching pads 6,500 miles apart, met in space, docked, transferred crews between the two craft, then undocked and returned to earth.

Apollo/Soyuz was General Stafford's fourth space mission. As pilot of Gemini VI in 1965, he performed the first rendezvous in space—including the first USNA

Class Reunion held there—for which he was awarded his first Harmon Trophy. In 1966 he commanded Gemini IX and Apollo X in 1969, performing the first lunar module flight around the moon and return to rendezvous.

USNA Graduate Helps Develop a New Air Force Navigation System With more than 900 hours of flight and laboratory testing completed, one-third flying in C-135s, the new Air Force SPN/GEANS navigation system has demonstrated error growth rates of less than one-tenth of a nautical mile per hour as compared to a normal one mile for present navigational systems.

The SPN/GEANS (Standard Precision Navigator/Gimballed Electrostatic Aircraft Navigation System) credits its extreme accuracy to a unique electrostatic gyroscope, a hollow beryllium sphere suspended in an electrostatically charged field inside an evacuated envelope. Because there is no contact with chamber walls, the gyro does not have the drift uncertainties and other inaccuracies of conventional gyros which use bearings or gas films for rotor suspension.

SPN/GEANS was developed by the Air Force Avionics Laboratory under direction of Ronald L. Ringo, Chief of the Reference Systems Branch, Navigation and Weapon Delivery Division, and Major George Raroha USAF '61. Well done!

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Ronald Ringo and Major Raroha check the SPN/GEANS aboard an Air Force C-135

Company Extols Military Benefits United Services Life Insurance Co. economists figure that few private businesses can match the benefits offered to newly commissioned officers by the military services. The company has prepared six leading questions for ROTC graduates to ask prospective civilian employers: • "Will you give me 30 days paid vacation each year?

• "Will you guarantee me a pay raise of $100 a month each year for the first five years?

• "If I should become disabled, will you continue to pay me even though I am no longer able to work?

• "If I should die while working for you, will you pay my wife a lump sum of $3,000?

• "Will you then pay her $328 a month for the rest of her life?

• "Most important, will you let me retire at the age of 42 and pay me $991 per month for as long as I live?"

Those are pretty good questions for recruiting, even though somewhat overstated, but they don't account for the balancing factors of long separations, 80hour work weeks, arduous duty and the many other complications of service life.

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Shipmate regrets the late publication of this item, but the word was received just too late to make the May issue.

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Admiral King vs Captain Smith

USNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS PresidentMR. DAVID B . BENHAM'41,

Vice Admiral Allan E. Smith USN (Ret.)

Oklahoma City, OK Vice President (Eastern Area)VADM. CHARLES MINTER, USN (Ret.) '37

Annapolis, MD Vice President (Central Area)-

Admiral Ernest J. King wrote his instructions in diminutive penmanship on small yellow slips three inches by two inches.

One day one of these small yellow slips came down the line to Admiral Edwards to Admiral Cooke who handed it to Captain Smith. The yellow slip read, "Make a U.S. Fleet Operating Plan. E.J.K." Operations plans; hundreds of them, but an operating plan! Neither Admiral Edwards nor Admiral Cooke nor anyone in the Pacific Planning Division knew what an operating plan looked like.

At the end of one week, I turned in the "United States Fleet Operating Plan". I thought it good and it passed up the line without comment, only initials, coming to land in Admiral King's basket.

Now, every Saturday we were required to turn in an "unfinished list". For five weeks, an unusually long period, I listed "United States Fleet Operating Plan" on the unfinished list. On the sixth Saturday, in order to clear the unfinished list, I wrote a note after the "United States Fleet Operating Plan" which said, "Admiral King should sign the Operating Plan or say what is wrong."

It was Admiral King's practice to send planners out to the Fleet to help carry out their good or poor plans and bring warexperienced officers in to replace them.

This made the planners think more than twice. So, several days later when the Aide came down and told me the Admiral wanted to see me, thoughts of a sea command or even a promotion went

through my head as I made my way to Admiral King's office. Entering I walked quietly the sixty long steps on the soft carpet and stood before his desk.

He was sitting in his swivel chair apparently engrossed in a paper lying flat on his desk. After a minute and a half of silence, I said, "Ahe; ahem". Admiral King looked up; reached for another paper and, pointing, said, "Did you write that?"

I leaned over and saw that he was pointing at the note about the operating plan.

I said, "Yes, Sir." Admiral King's face changed from a calm, cool complexion to an angry hot red and he snapped, "Don't you ever tell me what to do until you are sitting in this chair," and he hit the arm of his chair with a resounding slap.

What did Captain Smith do? He said, "Aye, aye. Sir"; made a ninety degree left turn and walked the sixty steps to the door, which he closed softly.

As he passed Admiral Cooke's office; Admiral Cooke was standing talking to Admiral Edwards. Admiral Cooke called me in and asked me what the Admiral wanted. When I told them what happened, they burst into raucous laughter; probably a reaction from some of their own experiences.

When I left the Planning Division several weeks later to take command of the USS SOUTH DAKOTA, the United States Fleet Operating Plan was still resting in Admiral King's basket.

RADM. CORWIN G . MENDENHALL, USN (Ret.)

'39, Dallas, TX Vice President (Western Area)VADM. P . D . STROOP, USN (Ret.) '26,

San Diego, CA Executive DirectorCAPT. W . S . BUSIK, USN (Ret.) '43,

Annapolis, MD TreasurerC\PT. J. D. OLIVER, JR., USN (Ret.) '43,

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TRUSTEES Past PresidentADM. ARLEIGH A. BURKE, USN (Ret.) '23,

Bethesda, MD Superintendent's RepresentativeCAPT. W . C . HASKELL, USN '49,

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At Large (To serve through Spring Meeting 1977) ADM. WILLIAM F . BRINGLE, USN (Ret.) '37 LCDR. WILLIAM P. DONNELLY, ( C E C ) USN '65 RADM. SHELDON H . KINNEY, USN (Ret.) '41 CAPT. EDWARD H . MARTIN, USN '54

(To serve through Spring Meeting 1978) THE HON. WILLIAM A. ANDERS '55 CAPT. JAMES R . HOGG, USN '56 RADM. JOHN E . KIRKPATRICK, USNR (Ret.) '31 CAPT. JOHN F . LABOON, C H C , USN '44

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San Diego/Coronado CDR E . C . POWELL, USNR (Ret.) '27, Southeast Florida (Miami) M R JOHN F . GATES, JR. '69, Texas Gulf Coast (Houston) ADM. R O Y L . JOHNSON, USN (Ret.) '29,

Tidewater (Va.) VADM. B . M . STREAN, USN (Ret.) '33,

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The King of Sports Memorable

Balloon Flights With VAdm. T.G.IT. Settle,

USN (Ret.)

Thom H o o k

The National Balloon Race, 1929 It took men of unusual perception to stake their lot with the innovative Lighter-Than-Air branch of the Service back in the 1920-1930 era. The term LTA itself has a connotation that needs dispelling at once, time erroneously giving LTA an aura of impracticality and frivolity, a peril-free activity somewhat aloof from the serious business of operating a Fleet to command the high seas. However, history records that a number of balloonists gave their lives pursuing the King of Sports or were lost in airships for which ballooning provided essential basic training.

Like the late Capt. Gariand Fulton '12, "Mr. Airship" of that period, "Tex" Settle ' 19 was second in class standing. After studying radio communications at the Naval Postgraduate School and Harvard University for LTA, he was promised Lt. Settle and Ens. Bushnell beside partially inflated Navy No. 1 Heavier-Than-Air Training in order to know that side of the street also. But funding was inadequate, and the promise from the press and spectators. This Nafell by the boards, so "Tex" learned to tional Elimination Race can go to any one fly airplanes on his own. But his first love of the seven civilian entries, three Army in aeronautics was ballooning and airballoons, or the Navy pair. The two winships, and he has done as much as most ners, together with last year's winner, (some say more) for LTA. Of about a will form the American team to compete hundred free-balloon flights from 1924 on, in the ultimate contest—the James Gorlet's join him as an invisible spectator in a don Bennett International Race. Distance basket or gondola to share the experience is the decider, measured by great circle of seeing the earth as the eagle does—as from takeoff to landing, regardless of time supersonic planes can never do. or route taken.

We find Lt. "Tex" Settle as pilot of Flying as aide to "Tex" is Ensign Navy Balloon No. 1 on 4-6 May 1929, Wilfred Bushnell '26 (who four years later competing in the National Balloon Race, will be killed in the crash of the USS AKsharing the University of Pittsburgh RON). Chief Boatswain's Mate George N. stadium with eleven other 35,000 cubic Steelman is in charge of the crew engaged foot free balloons bobbing in a gusty in inflation and rigging. As the sun starts breeze on the "deck." Lt. Charies E. to set the weather looks none too promisBauch, U.S.N., the hefty operations offi- ing. Pilot of Navy No. 2 is Lt. Jack C. cer who survived the crash of the airship Richardson '19, who has flown many SHENANDOAH nearly four years earlier, hours in the airship Los ANGELES (He makes certain that the two Navy entries will be lost a few years later in an have an adequate number of hydrogen airplane crash). Captain of the Navy gas bottles, and answers foolish questions Team is Lt. F. W. Reichelderfer, whose

research and development in Meteorology contributes greatly to aeronautical progress (and who later, for many years, will be Chief of the U. S. Weather Bureau).

Settle chats with the other competitors—among them Honeywell, Van Orman and Hill, champions of other years, during an hour's postponement to let the spasmodic rain and gustiness hopefully abate. At 1700 the first balloon is off—Klikoff and Larsen of Detroit.

Then at 3-5 minute intervals, others lift off. Navy 1 is twelfth and last. At 1745, in light rain, Steelman walks "Tex" and "Bush" in the basket over to the take-off point. Lt. Bauch weighs them off to assure proper positive buoyancy. Then he commands, "Hands off!" and No. 1 slowly rises. The race is on.

Number 1 goes with the air current over Pittsburgh, northeasteriy at 300-800 feet at ten knots groundspeed. In dwindling light, the other balloons are soon out of sight, except for Navy No. 2, a couple of miles southeast. Then even No. 2 is lost in the darkness as Settle and Bushnell follow the right bank of the Allegheny River. By 2010, near Kittanning, Pa., the rain pelts the big bag and basket, her silent movement traced to those below by a white running light hanging 15 feet below the basket. Settle and Bushnell move around in the confined quarters as necessary, their mobility hampered by ballast bags and 200 pounds of instruments and equipment—including parachutes, bottled minnows for bait in the event of a landing in "the wilderness," fish hooks, a signal pistol, blankets, flashlights, high-frequency radio receiver, charts, first aid kit, and sandwiches. The hard-driving rain is fended off somewhat by erecting a fabric canopy over the basket. The customary bouquet of roses given by the Race Committee mitigates the odor of wet rubberized fabric which would otherwise pervade their mobile sky perch.

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How far can they go? Cruising over the Pennsylvania mountains, they see heavy distant lightning to the east and southeast. Below, reddish lights and fumes mark coke ovens. A blinking light to the northeast asks "What Ship?" It is Navy No. 2, soon out of sight when a cloud comes between. By midnight, the rain stops. No. 1 is making only seven knots as the sky partially clears. To the far southwest lightning flashes and static on the radio set signals thunder storms. Tex and Bush eat sandwiches and soup, forswearing coffee as long as possible because, in a long flight, its odor becomes disagreeable. By 1 o'clock Sunday morning, they are practically becalmed. Then they get a set to southward, which they do not want—it would mean an untimely end on the mid-Atlantic coast, and besides, there is fouler weather that way.

From their inventory of 1.170 pounds of sand ballast in 30 pound bags they dump a few handful s and an empty grape juice bottle—a small bit of ballast does wonders for the balloon. Soon they are up to 4.500 feet, on an east-northeast course at 8-10 knots. The balloonists are forever busy logging instrument readings, navigational data and weather conditions, reading with flashlights. Dropping a pencil in the sand and sandwiches, the aeronaut— by the time he gets temper, log and pencil at hand—forgets the readings and must reread.

Near dawn. No. 1 crosses the airway at Clearfield. Pa., averaging 7 knots in a cloud layer amid desultory rain. They hear an airplane's hum. wondering where on the balloon it would be best to have it ram them until the hum recedes. Radio static roars for awhile, then subsides.

Now and then a topographical bump on crossing a high ridge. No sleep that first night for either man. Drowsy, the sun snaps them out of it. Loafing in a cloud, lowest temperature 53° F., having breakfast on soup, coffee and now unpalatable sandwiches. Valving down, they see that they are over heavily wooded mountains, the cloud base at 3,100 feet. A noisy stream chases itself down the valleys. No roads nor landmarks in the green, wet forest but the two officers enjoy the fresh smell from below. By 0800, jettisoning banana skins and some sand takes them to 5.000 feet and light snow. Bush points out rabbits below, running through trees on a sloping hill. Tex, after a better look, observes that his aide's rabbits are four feet long—some have horns.

Sunday, 11:00—high clouds have dissolved, and the hot sun shines through.

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cumulus spreads as far as eye can see.

Navy No. 1 now making 18 knots. Cruising somewhat higher Sunday afternoon, the warm sun takes off the chill and dampness. In the distance astern they see a dark speck emerge from low clouds.

The dark tan Army No. 2 soon descends out of sight. Sunday sunset cools and contracts the gas in Navy No. 1. Down they go. Course north of east at a good speed—24 knots. They are over a Berkshires town with unmarked buildings.

Williamstown. Massachusetts, they figure, after much consultation of charts.

Then up above the clouds for a gorgeous skyscape. Sunday night over Brattleboro.

Vermont, where the lights all over town startlingly come on together, as if the balloon had triggered a master switch. Ideal night cruising, but lightning flashing to the southeast. Clouds become thin stratus, with large openings. Crossing Tex and Bush at the American Consulate in New Hampshire and lower Maine towns, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, after landing and by Monday morning the wilds of New Brunswick. Chemical heating pads warm cold hands for one of the crew to weather." unless it is the modest winning sleep, sitting on a sand bag for an hour, pair, who knew what to do with the with the other on watch: then switch. Hot breaks by using past experience to best coffee is gone. advantage.

Drag roping over farms near the St. James Gordon Bennett Race, 1932 John River. Hail a man below at 0730 Monday—Navy No. 1 is 20 miles from Several years after they won the 1929 the coast, opposite Nova Scotia. Cruising National Balloon Race, LCdr. Settle and at 200 feet, the basket crashes through Ensign Bushnell are again joined in comtaller clumps of trees—treetop flying, in petition in Germany for the 1932 James order not to be carried to sea unwittingly. Gordon Bennett International Race. SunBy midday, near Prince Edward Island, day. Sept. 25, sees inflation of 16 balthey approach the shore while at 16.000 loons of 80,000 cu. foot capacity with feet, their maximum altitude, with only coal gas piped from the gas works at landing ballast remaining. The next stop Basel, Switzerland. Dr. Hugo Eckener of on their course beyond the Island would Luftschiffbau Zeppelin. Friederichshafen, be Ireland. Valving down, Tex and provides upper air soundings to Settle, Bush parallel the northeast coast, with who decodes and shares them with the 50 to 150 feet of drag rope in the Gulf of Goodyear and German entries. Again, St. Lawrence, cruising at 25 knots in flowers are presented, wives kissed and dead smooth air. the rope making a wake at 1640 Settle and Bushnell are off, the like that of a small speedboat. Horizontal other balloons preceding them. Above visibility is poor, since overwater haze is strato-cumulus over the Rhine Valley at 75 feet deep. Then over rough country 5.000 feet, northeast by east at 20 knots, after passing Savage Harbor. They pick a over the southern edge of the Black farm, set down between the house and Forest, heavy cumulo-nimbus to the the bam, and rip the envelope to deflate northwest and on the port bow. They at 1305. Women and children run into the dump sand from one of 47 bags (each house, but eventually emerge to help weighting 35 pounds) as a waning sun pack this strange vehicle for shipment. cools the gas.

Navy No. 1 had been at the right place A thunderstorm banging away eastat the right time weatherwise. None of ward, lightning in the Alps to the souththe other balloons got beyond New York ward. At 6-8000 feet, occasional bumps State. Settle and Bushnell set new as alto-cumulus clouds overrun them.

American and world records for endurLights in the darkness from other balance and distance for 35,000 cu. ft. loons. Down to 2-3.500 feet to leave a balloons^43 hours 20 minutes, and 952 stratum of unstable air. By daylight, they miles. It is a victory only the uninitiated are over hilly Czechoslovakia, crossing can say came from "breaks in the astern of a rain squall to the eastward.

16 Several hours later, they leave the highest ridge at 5,000 feet and cross the flat, cultivated Polish plain, some other balloons in sight. At 1100 Monday, at 10,000 feet, a thermos bottle of hot chocolate explodes, thoroughly soaking Tex's spare white shirt, underwear and socks, transforming them into disposable ballast. By 1430 they are at 15,000 feet maximum altitude for the trip. The clouds are tall, and turbulence increases. Occasional snow flurries.

A critical point. Shall they go high, to say, 25,000 feet and make a short-time, high-speed run, landing shortly after dark? Or come down on the drag rope to save ballast, go through a second night for a lower speed, longer-time run? The 50-pound drag rope, 250-feet long, gets the nod, and so Monday afternoon they drag-rope over Poland at 18-20 knots.

Occasionally the rope drags over a thatched peasant house roof with a loud hum and a final crack as the line whips around a post or comer and comes clear.

Chickens and cows scurry. From a long way off, non-airminded horses see the balloon and rear and buck at the intruder.

Girls run for houses. Bushnell observes: "They see the Navy coming."

Peasants grab the line, but can't hold on. Settle yells, "Leave it alone, please," but they don't understand his Polish and persist in trying to hang on. In late afternoon a Polish airplane circles close aboard. Settle worries that the pilot's long beard may get fouled in his rigging.

Now they are approaching Warsaw.

They heave over an empty bottle and a can of beans to gain altitude to keep the drag rope from toppling chimneys. Crossing over the city at 8,000 feet then over the Vistula River, and down to the dragrope again, with lowering sun.

An American correspondent chases them by car for 70 kilometers, until 2100, thinking the Navy entry is on its last legs.

The aeronauts settle down for the night, at between 2,000-8,000 feet. They hadn't had a wink of sleep Sunday night. Now each gets a couple of one hour snoozes, watch and watch. Tuesday sunrise finds them still in Poland, near Vilna. Down from 5,500 feet to drag-roping again. The land is wet and green, the tree tops soft to drag through. Surface wind is increasing, averaging 15 knots from south-southwest.

Only landing ballast remains. It is time to land.

They pick out a pasture near a road, valve down with peasants this time hanging on to the drag rope, and pull out the rip-panel to deflate. Friendly peasants swarm around. One tums out to have worked 13 years in the Chicago stock-

yards and remembers about 13 words of very helpful English. The balloon has landed a half-kilometer south of Daugieliszki, then in Poland, later determined to be 1,550 kilometers great circle from Basel, in 41 hours 20 minutes.

Iron-wheeled peasant wagons take their equipment to the railroad town of Ignalino, 12 kilometers distant, the aeronauts preferring walking to the teethjarring wagons, one of which breaks a wheel. The captain of the Polish frontier guard garrison and his wife cordially play host to the two Navy officers until the next train to the south next day. They have won the race, bringing the third Gorden Bennett Cup permanently to the United States. Settle credits the victory to superiority of material; i.e., lightness and low-diffusion rates of his Americanmade balloon. He hopes that public interest will be maintained, so that this sporting classic can continue in the U.S. as well as in Europe.

"Century of Progress" inflated in Goodyear Zeppelin Hangar the day before launch

The High Altitude Record Less than a year later, LCdr. Setfle is again in a crowded stadium, this time Soldier's Field, Chicago. He will compete against himself, in the largest balloon yet built, of 600,000 cubic foot capacity.

Searchlights play on the towering 105-foot diameter white envelope and down to the spherical seven-foot diameter gondola below. The immense pear shape is partially inflated with 125,000 cubic feet of hydrogen. At 0215 Settle tests the balloon valve but it closes sluggishly, not functioning properly. Folds of fabric have restrained the valve cord. To abort launching would mean ripping the flammable gas into the stadium, endangering spectators. At 0300 Tex lifts off. At 5,000 feet over deserted railroad yards, he valves again. This time the valve stays open, and "A Century of Progress"—the balloon promotes the Chicago World's Fair—soon lies deflated on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy right of way at 14th and Canal Street, after an "egg-shell" landing. A cigarettesmoking crowd arrives, jeopardizing their safety. Major Chester L. "Mike" Fordney of the U.S. Marines and four leathernecks keep the crowd at bay as the big balloon is rolled up and put on a freight car. The 15 minute flight is a flop.

A newspaper quips, "Settle Up—Settle Down."

Hydrogen is reordered. Two thousand holes in the envelope from the souvenirhunting crowd are patched up. Settle, on loan from his post as Inspector of Naval Aircraft at Akron, is made available for a second attempt. This time, a more private launching site, with inflation in

Goodyear-Zeppelin's mammoth airship dock at Akron. November 17 the balloon is ready, and weather three days later is appropriate for undocking. Tex has tapped Mike Fordney as his aide (the Marine in charge of the Mathematics exhibit at the Fair). Settle, in tennis shoes, blue trousers and a light leather jacket, checks the shroud lines and attachments atop the thin-shelled gondola. Each man wears a parachute hamess that can be quickly fastened by D-rings to chutes secured in the outboard rigging. At 0900 wind is out of the northwest at seven knots. At lift off, Tex is atop the black and white gondola.

Then he climbs inside with Fordney. Both hatches open, the balloon drifts at low speed over Ohio. Soon they will close hatches and be on the submarine-like pressure and oxygen system that became mandatory for high altitudes after Army Air Corps Captain Hawthorne Gray crashed to his death from 42,470 feet six years earlier. At 1245 over East Liverpool, Ohio, they start up, continuously ballasting from 40 pound bags of lead shot. At 13,750 feet they close the hatches. Cosmic ray counters click more insistenfly. By 1410, the altimeter reads 58,000 feet. Over their three-watt transmitter. Station W9X3Z, they talk with Frank Knox, publisher of the Chicago Daily News, Niles Trammell of NBC, RAdm. Ernest J. King, BuAer Chief and others. For two hours they float at near maximum altitude, the first Americans in a space-equivalent environment. Living organisms (spores) for the first time are subjected to conditions at such altitudes.

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Information for this article was obtained from VAdm. T.G.W. Settle, USN (Ret.), and from articles appearing in the U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings: '' When the Race for Space Began,'' by J. Gordon Vaeth, August 1963 "The Gordon Bennett Race, 1932" by LCdr. T.G.W. Settle, USN, Aprd 1933 "Winning a Balloon Race," by Lt. T.G.W. Settle, USN, August 1929.

Photographs courtesy of VAdm. Settle

LCdr. Settle (center) hands sealed barograph from stratosphere balloon to Bill Enyjul of NAA. Major Fordney standing at left by gondola

The men are busy with cosmic ray equipments, cameras, spectrographs, light polarization indicator, air sampling bottles, color chart comparisons with sky color and other programmed scientific chores. They hydrogen starts to cool. Ballast is dropped to hold the descent to a 15 feet per second rate. At 30,000 feet inboard and outboard pressure is equalized.

At 26.500 feet the aeronauts open the hatches. They throw out radio batteries, tools and food, each with a small chute to protect life and property below.

Settle, atop the gondola, sings out to Fordney in the gondola: "Jettison your parachute hamess."

Fordney asks. "What if we need the 'chutes later?"

"I've already heaved over the 'chutes." Settle says matter-of-facfly.

At 1740 "A Century of Progress" lands near Bridgeton. New Jersey, as planned, short of the nearby Atlantic and Bay coasts. Unable to make their way out of the marshes in darkness, the men wrap themselves in the deflated balloon's fabric and have a needed and relaxing night's sleep. At dawn. Fordney sloshes through cold waters to a farmhouse five miles distant. Settle, guarding the barograph, is whisked to Washington by Coast Guard plane. The Federation Aeronautique Internationale proclaims the altitude of 61,237 feet a worid record.

Tex Settle moved on to China waters, commanding the Yangtze River gunboat PALOS, leaving stratospheric competition to others. On July 26, 1934. Army Air June. 1977

Corps' Kepner, Stevens and Anderson reached 60,000 feet, but the envelope failed and the crew parachuted down.

Next year, on Nov. 11, Stevens and An-

derson attained 72,395 feet in "Explorer 11", but Settle and Fordney had blazed the trail in the United States.

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Airship Cruises The Life and Death of USS Macon Rear Admiral Calvin M. B o l s t e r U S N (Ret.)

Delivery of the airship MACON to the U. S. Navy was made in the summer of 1933. We flew to Lakehurst and based there for a few shake-down flights. When all was in readiness and the weather looked good, we took off from Lakehurst in late September 1933 on a non-stop flight across the Rockies to the Naval Air Station. Sunnyvale. California. With today s frequent trans-continental jet flights this probably seems to be a simple task, but in 1933. in a rigid airship, limited to a ceiling of about 7500 feet and a top speed under 80 knots, it was an adventure. We made the trip in about 72 hours and arrived safely at Sunnyvale, our new home. .\fter completing this flight, we felt that flying over the Pacific Ocean would be no problem.

After arrival at Sunnyvale, life went on very smoothly. The mooring and ground handling equipment performed perfectly so that docking and undocking was no longer a problem, particularly in the relatively mild California weather. We would usually undock in the morning and sit at the mooring circle while the sun shone on the ship. By this procedure the lifting gas would be heated to a temperature well above that of the outside air. This ""superheat"" added considerable extra lift so that we could take off with a much heavier load. Once underway, we gradually lost this extra static lift but with speed we could fly up to 25.000 lbs. heavy, using the aerodynamic lift of the hull to create lift much as an airplane does, except, of course, that the airship is not a very good lifting shape.

There were occasional fogs in the San Francisco Bay area and over the air station. On returning from flight with the entire area under a heavy fog. we made excellent use of an "echo" altimeter. This consisted of a crude but effective arrangement. A gun was fired, at which time a clock started ticking off the seconds. The time taken for the echo to come back to the ship from the ground J u n e . 1977

gave us a close approximation of the distance to the ground. Our barometric altimeter gave us the altitude above sea level so that it was possible to avoid starting an approach down through the fog until we were well clear of the high hills which bordered the coast line.

MACON entering Sunnyvale Hangar, anached to Stem Handling Beam and Mobile Mooring Mast

During this time the rigid airship was really on trial, for many people in the Navy Department had serious doubts as to the value of such ships to the Fleet.

Our first big operation, in an attempt to demonstrate that we could successfully contribute to naval operations, particularly as a flying aircraft carrier, was a flight the MACON made from Sunnyvale, California, to Opa Locka. Florida. On the flight to Florida, the ship encountered very rough air over El Paso. Texas. The girders supporting the port fin started to give way. Thanks to an alert crew and previously prepared emergency repair equipment, we were able to stop this breakage after only five girders had broken. The ship limped into Opa Locka where we sat on the ground, moored to a low mooring mast with the lower fin resting on a stem handling car which traveled

on the riding out circle. The Goodyear Company sent some skilled mechanics down to Florida to undertake the repair work, while we were moved to the mast.

I am sure that this was a very difficult and worrisome period for our fine skipper. Captain (then Commander) Alger Dresel. We could not fly except in dire emergency due to partial deflation of some of the after gas cells while the repairs were being made and, of course, we were fighting a time schedule if we were to be able to fly again in time to participate in the planned fleet exercises in the Caribbean. We also had some very bad weather. During one of the first of the heavy rain storms which occurred during this period, we noticed that the ship had become unexplainably heavy. While trying to see why this was happening, we found that water was entering the ship, running down within the outer cover and collecting in a large closed space under the control car. The water in this space weighed several hundred pounds, by the time we found it. 1 had one of the husky members of the crew hold me on his shoulders and. with a hammer a chisel, I cut several drain holes in the metal skin of the control car.

Aside from acquiring some unwelcome owls which chose to embark in the upper part of the ship while we lay at the mast, we had no further troubles. I felt, however, that some type of external or internal reinforcement was certainly needed in the structure supporting the fins, when we returned to Sunnyvale. Apparently a change in skippers and an overwhelming desire to prove our worth to the Fleet, delayed these reinforcements so that they never were made. In fairness to all concerned, it should be stated that none of us thought that we would encounter the very turbulent air flying over the Pacific Ocean that had caused the failure on the flight to Florida.

After the repairs were completed, we operated out of Opa Locka for a few days

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Thus, after an interesting and useful period of accelerated operations, we took off on what turned out to be the last flight of the MACON. This flight was planned and carried out as part of a major fleet exercise near the Pacific Coast. After taking off from Sunnyvale, the four F9C-2 airplanes flew aboard and were housed in the hangar. The ship flew south and west and operated the airplanes almost continuously in daylight hours, sending them out on scouting missions and bringing them back for refueling every four hours.

MACON flying over NAS Sunnyvale in 1934

and then participated in the fleet exercises. Our four airlanes performed beautifully and, although the umpires eventually said that we were shot down, we all thought that the usefulness of the ship, especially as a long range flying aircraft carrier, had been demonstrated.

We had an uneventful flight back to Sunnyvale and, shortly after our return.

Commander H. V. (Doc) Wiley was ordered as the new skipper of the MACON, Commander Dresel having more than earned a rest.

We now maintained a very active flying schedule in order to demonstrate the ship's ability to operate and how dependable the airplane operations had become.

It was during this period that the MACON flew far to sea and intercepted a cruiser carrying President F. D. Roosevelt to Hawaii from Panama. The airplanes flew low over the deck of the truiser and dropped mail for the President.

At this time we also made two improvements in the operating equipment for the ship's airplanes which improved their effectiveness. The first was the installation of a new type of direction finding equipment which, although experimental, seemed to work very well.

Operating away from an airship base, which was itself in the air and traveling at 75 to 80 knots, posed a difficult navigational problem which the homing equipment solved. With it, the planes could range far out over the ocean for periods up to four hours and return right on time.

Another useful improvement was the installation of a second trapeze or "perch" where a returning airplane could hook on and wait until the main trapeze was available. This was simply a trapeze bar mounted well below the keel and well aft of the main hangar space.

We were very fortunate never to have had a serious accident in landing and housing the airplanes, which, after hooking on to the trapeze, had to be hoisted to the overhead rail, transferred to the trolley and then moved to one comer of the airship's hangar space. Much of this success was due to the skill of the pilots, and to the remarkable capability of the airplane handling crew under the leadership of Lieutenant John Reppy.

At this time we were also experimenting with a "spy basket". This was a small streamlined nacelle which was lowered on a flexible cable by a power driven winch. Early tests of this device were rather wild due to the violent instability of the nacelle as originally designed.

When first lowered away with a two hundred pound dummy as a passenger, it veered violently from one side to the other until the ship's speed was greatly reduced. This instability was eventually overcome and the "basket" could then be lowered away at high ship speed.

There were several hundred feet of cable, and the basket with its observer could be lowered to clear areas well below the clouds even though the ship itself was shrouded in the overcast.

On 12 February 1935, having been underway for about eighty hours, the ship finally headed back toward Sunnyvale, proceeding north along the California coast off Point Sur. The airplanes had been out and I remember Lieutenant Reppy calling the control car to report that all planes were aboard and the hangar secured at about 1615. After his aircraft were all back aboard, the senior pilot, Lieutenant H. B. (Min) Miller, came up to the control car and reported to Captain Wiley that he had noted a frontal condition further up the coast which the ship would encounter shortly.

The MACON reached that front about 1700. Apparently in an effort to avoid the turbulence the skipper ordered the rudderman to turn away and, while in the tum, a strong gust or wind shift struck the ship in such a way that very high side loads were imposed on the vertical fins.

The top fin, the upper transverse ring and the longitudinal stmcture to which it was anchored all simply pulled away, leaving a gaping hole in the top of the ship. Almost instantly the after three gas cells were deflated. This meant that the ship lost over 50,000 lbs. of lift at the stem in a matter of seconds. As a result the ship assumed an extremely severe tail down attitude and was essentially out of control longitudinally. Captain Wiley sent me aft to see what could be done, and I dropped all of the water ballast and fuel that would be released in that area. It was not possible for Lieutenant Reppy to handle the airplanes at such a steep angle and aside from dropping overboard every kind of loose object we could find, there was little more that could be done in the after part of the ship.

Since the ship was making good speed when the top fin broke away, and since it was now at such a steep angle, the ship, though heavy, rose rapidly in the overcast, from an altitude of 1400 feet to about 7000 feet. It then gradually slowed down and began to lose altitude, and it soon became evident that a crash was inevitable. We were still in the overcast and could not see the surface, but I believe Shipmate

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that everyone hoped that the ship would come down in the ocean rather than in the mgged hills along the coast. As it turned out, even though the ship had traveled several miles during the eleven minute sojourn into the clouds, it had apparently moved parallel to the coast line and came down in a drizzling rain in the deep ocean off Point Sur. The Captain had backed the engines before hitting the water so that the ship had very little forward speed when it struck the water: it did. however, hit with considerable vertical velocity.

The "Abandon Ship' order had been given by Captain Wiley as we approached the water's surface. All hands had been ordered to don their inflatable life jackets shortly after the structural failure occurred. After the "Abandon Ship" order it was pretty much each man for himself but, in spite of some trying circumstances, only two men out of a total complement of nearly eighty were lost.

My chief concem during this period was that we would be able to get all of the inflatable life rafts in the water. Here again, as in the case of the trouble over El Paso, the reaction of the crew in an emergency was excellent, and seven out of the eight life rafts were successfully put into the water, the only one not launched being in an inaccessible spot in the stem.

When the ship hit the water, it struck stem first, the bow swinging down with a huge splash, temporarily submerging the control car. The huge hull then began slowly to swing upward again until the ship finally assumed an absolutely vertical position. The bow was now pointing straight up. giving an appearance of a very tall building rising out of the ocean's surface. Most of those on board had necessarily left the ship during the period shortly after the hull stmck the water.

Except for the two men who were lost. I believe that the most difficult conditions arose for the twenty-six or more men who had been sent to the bow in an effort to offset the great loss of lift aft.

This group consisted of the airplane pilots, the airplane mechanics, the hangar crew, the ship's cook, the aerologist and any others not having a duty station at this time. They were trapped in the bow and when the ship assumed its final vertical position, these people found themselves isolated high above the ocean's surface. They also soon realized that as each succeeding gas cell burst, permitting the ship slowly to sink in its vertical attitude, the helium from each cell as it burst was rising and creating a helium rich atmosphere around them. Although June 1977

Interior construction, catwalk through MACON'S lower fin

this helium caused the men great concem (they became aware of it through the unnatural sound of their voices) no one suffered any serious effects. It did. however, create an understandable desire to get out of such a spot and the men began to slide down lines which they rigged from the bow, without knowing whether these lines reached the ocean's surface or not.

One man became entangled in his line and was hanging head down when the line was cut by the man above him, and they both fell a good distance into the water.

This resulted in mptured life jackets, but both men reached a life raft safely without realizing that their life jackets were deflated.

Eventually all hands were out of the ship and it slowly disappeared from view.

It was raining and the air and water were both cold. We had fourteen men in our life raft so we took tums, with some getting into the sea while others got back into the raft. This went on for several hours, but finally some of the ships from the Fleet, which had mshed to our rescue upon receiving our S.O.S., arrived and began to pick us up. It was certainly a welcome feeling to be back aboard ship with a hot shower and some borrowed dry clothes.

The timing of our rescue was also just right, for shortly after we had been picked up. the MACON'S fuel tanks had gone to the bottom and had apparently burst, releasing the gasoline which now retumed to the ocean's surface. Some of

the ship's officers had taken along flares when they had abandoned ship, thinking that they would help the Fleet to find us in the darkness. As soon as the concentration of the gasoline on the surface reached a certain level, it became ignited from these flares, and soon the area where we had been in our life rafts was ablaze. So we were indeed grateful that, except for our two lost shipmates, everyone had successfully survived a trying ordeal.

Thus ended the rigid airship era in the U.S. Navy, bringing to a close an exciting though costly period of both remarkable achievement and sad misfortune. It was a great privilege to have been a part of it.

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Captain LeRoy T. Taylor U S N (Ret.)

This is about a squadron of MTBs. There are no dramatic heroes in this group. They did their job as they saw it and at the same time tried to keep from going nuts by not letting it get them down.

Our squadron was formed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard where all good sailors go at least once. Once is enough. After struggling for two or three months to get something to fight with, we were sent to Panama for three weeks training and eventual shipment to New Caledonia.

Here four boats were detached to Funa Futi. where they all lived long, married happily, and participated in the family way. They later rejoined looking guilty but frisky like a crowd of grass widowers.

We unloaded and sailed north on our own bottoms. The Squadron Commander caught dysentery in Noumea and rode to Tulagi holding his intestines, the lower one kept paralyzed by strong doses of bismuth and opium to arrest activity.

At Tulagi we found what could have been a torpedo boat base. There they opened the conversation by. ""Now the trouble isâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;most people seem to take this place for granted." Then the lads who came out a while before began on the tall sea stories. There weren't enough shovels there to take care of it. Fortunately we stayed only a week.

We arrived at Rendova just as the New Georgia Campaign was in full swing. We got into the harbour at nine o'clock at night without being shot up by our own guns there. At first the Japs used to dive bomb the boats in the harbour in daytime, coming in low just over the hills on Rendova Island where the radar couldn't pick them up. One day two marines visited our camp on a little island in the harbour, a big marine and a little marine. Someone yelled "Air Raid " and the little marine jumped into the first hole he saw. The big one jumped in on top of him. The hole was our well, about six feet deep. The little one nearly drowned. He got the Purple Heart.

June. 1977

There were plenty of flies which bred in the rotting coconuts. Naturally there was also plenty of dysentery. The privy was way out over the water. To get to it one had to walk a couple of coconut logs like a tightrope performer. On a dark night one felt sorry for the lads who had to get there in a hurry, and in such an unstable state, too. It was a good place to sit and watch the people at Munda getting bombed at night. In the daytime going out there was just like going to the aquarium.

All sorts of pretty fish swam around.

When it rained it was bad. Nothing gives you such a feeling of helplessness as a roll of wet toilet paper.

Hunting barges around Kolombangara and the Vella Gulf wasn't what one would call fun. They travelled in crowds and carried plenty of machine guns. Kelly and his people operating in Kula Gulf had the worst time. There they had to contend not only with armed barges but with big guns and little guns on the beach. And down near Diamond Narrows it wasn't so far from shore to shore. There were Japs on both sides. On our side there was a little more sea room.

One day our boats found two Japs floating around on a homemade raft. They said they were trying to get away from Wana Wana. They were put in an open foxhole for safe-keeping until the Army could come for them. The small one seemed very uncomfortable. He squirmed around making sort of a whistling sound and holding his legs close together. Finally he seemed desperate and after looking around took a stick and laborously wrote ""W.C." on the ground. The sentry said. "Put it there." The litfle devil's bladder was about to burst.

We patrolled out of here for two months and, when the Japs were partially cleared from north Vella LaVella, our squadron went up there and set up a little base in a small cove. Either the Jap planes never found us or they didn't think we were worth a bomb. Our camp never got hit, exactly.

The float planes used to chase our boats at night, bombing and strafing. It was bad. Every time you opened fire on a barge you had a floatplane on your neck in two minutes. It was a war of nerves.

Night fighters seemed to be a solution and a plan was arranged to get a float plane.

Hardy volunteered to be the bait. He would go out and raise a racket by steaming at high speeds and firing his guns. Our night fighter would stay overhead waiting.

The float plane would jump in to knock off the PT and the night fighter would shoot him down in the process. The first night everything went according to plan.

The float plane came and the night fighter was there. Then the first word from the night fighter came over the radio. ""I'm being attacked by a float plane!" The word went back from the boat, "'Bring him down to two feet and I'll get on his tail!". After that we worked out our own solution.

One evening off Choiseul. Gibson's section was attacked by a big float plane.

All boats opened fire together and knocked him down. He hit the water a couple of miles away. By the time the boats got there the pilot and his friend had everything out of the plane and were in their little rubber raft headed for shore.

The pilot was captured. His friend was non-cooperative and was liquidated with a tommy gun. When the prisoner got back to camp we tried to soothe him by giving him a cigar. They talk more readily after such pleasures. But he kept it carefully, still wrapped in it's cellophane. We were told later that he probably didn't smoke it because only the wealthy in Japan are used to cigars. But he knew. It was a White Owl. In the plane's emergency rations was a half-pint bottle of Old Island Japanese whiskey. It makes a fine souvenir. The authorities will probably get it on entry into the U.S. because of its possible intelligence value. It must be revealing to see the collection of things these people probably have in their homes.

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Night operations at flank speed

Between runs. New Guinea PT Base

Relaxation at base

notes as "Reefs reported six to eight miles offshore", "Shoal sighted by HMS DART, 1792", "White water seen here by Capt. Bligh but position doubtful". These things don't help much when you have to hunt three or four hundred yards off the coast at night. One goes slowly and somewhat nervously. Then some damn fool drops his tin hat or jumps down on deck and you go straight up in the air.

You're sure you've hit a reef, which is the surest way of finding it. This was the way we were so successful in locating most of the reefs around Vella and Choiseul. Once we made a daylight barge hunt around Vella and had such good luck we asked to try the same thing at Choiseul. The answer was " N o " , because of the navigational hazards. That same night we were ordered to patrol the Choiseul coast arriving on station at midnight.

We had a Greek in the squadron named Lambros. He was quite a wag and we predicted a bad end for him. We were asked to a spread given by a local native chief, who was an ex-cannibal. On arrival we greeted him with "Whatsa cookin.

Chief?" He grinned. "Potsroas' and Lambros." Lambros had been missing for two days. But the local natives were good simple souls. We gave one a stick of gum. The next day he came back full of confidence and touched us for a pyramidal tent.

While at Vella we experimented with regular trench mortars mounted on our boats. Getting in to five hundred yards of

The New Zealand troops cleaning out the Japs in the bush were instructed not to shoot at anything at night unless positive of their target. One private heard a rustling in the bushes one night. Being as he couldn't fire his gun he heaved a hand grenade at it. It was a dog. The next day he caught hell. The following night he again heard a noise, grabbed a grenade and pulled the pin out. Then he remembered, but he couldn't find the pin. He had to stay awake all night holding the hand grenade.

The charts of these islands are not what you'd call up to date, probably because nobody was ever interested in them but a few traders. There are such reassuring

the beach and throwing mortar shells into supposed enemy outposts was fun. The first night we heaved a few over onto the back side of Moli Island. After the first good explosion we heard a loud, exasperated voice scream, "Jesus Christ! What next?". We knew there were Japs in there.

After things quieted down at Vella, the Bougainville show came off. We went there to relieve the squadron that had gone in on D-Day. They had really caught it. Their base was on a little island which had been the Jap's Target for Tonight, for three weeks. By the time we got there something new had been added. They liked the airstrip better than us but that didn't mean that a good many sticks didn't fall short. One night they got a gun on us. With shelling there's no Condition Red to give you waming. They just start landing. If there's just one gun you can stick your head up between salvos but it's harder when there are two.

Another danger was the coconut trees that had been weakened by shellfire and bombing. When the wind blew one always fell somewhere. During a very strong blow a large tree fell on a tent with two men in it. Each one thought the other was pinned under the wreckage and they both struggled frantically to move the tree. They quit when they looked up and saw each other.

By now we had leamed that if you screen your privy and your galley right at first you don't have so much dysentery.

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small. But the food was dull so we planted a lettuce patch. In the momings after a particularly active night we noticed there were foot prints in it point ing toward the nearest dugout. Then we rigged a string of baling wire around the crops. The next night was bright moonlight and Condition Red went. A white streak in skivvy pants headed through the lettuce patch and was brought up short on the wire. It was McClure, the vandal, going like a bat out of hell for his foxhole.

Caught at last!

While we were there one of those health and physical upkeep specialists sent out firom Washington came to visit us. He made some profound observations. He said the men were in fine shape.

(We had instructed the chief commissary steward, who hadn't seen his feet in ten years, to walk by several times and be observed.) He also said that all the men needed was to have ten days leave in Sydney where they could have a beer and take a girl to the movie. To the movie?!

Some later did go to Sydney but they came home leaving their health behind them.

We had a movie there once. In one scene Greer Garson came tripping over the grass toward Ronald Colman. nudged him gently and opened a picnic basket.

She took out the lunch and a bottle of milk. She was a very refreshing picture to war-tired minds. Mouths fell open. Then the audience gave voice. ""Hey, look, fellas! Milk: fresh milk!"

And so it goes with total warfare to maintain the American way of life and in which one gets to be like the Prisoner of Chillon: whose hair was gray, but not with years.

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Bottoms Up Lieutenant C o m m a n d e r T h o m a s E. Falvey USNR (Ret.)

During World War II in the Solomons PT boats patrolled deep into enemy territory to interdict shipping. Leaving our base before nightfall, we used high speed getting to patrol areas. During the long night we operated at low speed with engines muffled because in those phosporescent waters any wake pointed like a neon arrow to our position. Our habitual tormentors, Japanese float planes, would hover about to strafe and bomb any visible target. At first sign of dawn we would open up engines and head back to base at high speed.

After the New Georgia campaign the Army occupied Munda Airfield in considerable force. They built the most scenic outhouse in the Pacific, a "200 holer" on stilts out over the water, palm thatched roof and all. This provided the G.I.s both automatic sanitation and a magnificent view of the lush tropical foilage ashore. It was a functional edifice of which even Frank Lloyd Wright would have been proud.

Returning PTs, however, obtained a reverse and taunting view as dawn shown on 200 bare G.I. behinds. To aggressive, weary combat crews happily retuming intact from an all night mission this scene represented too inviting a Target of Opportunity to overlook. Three PTs at high speed mnning in echelon built up a huge wake which, as it approached the shoaling water shoreward, became a small tidal

wave. The result was devastating; 200 sleepy, half drowned G.I.s literally caught with their pants down.

The "Outhouse War" peaked when a somewhat pompous General paid our base a surprise visit. When he saw on the cockpit sides of our battle scarred PTs the painted Jap flags signifying victories over the enemy he seemed duly impressed, but when he discovered certain boats with paintings of "outhouses X'd out" he came close to a cardiac arrest—mumbling incoherently, turning purple and all . . .

Shortly after the General's visit, 2 batteries of 40 m.m. guns were emplaced facing seaward at each end of the huge outhouse. This left PTs retuming from patrol no alternative but to stay well offshore, challenging our imagination. We found that a strong on shore wind would carry a bank of acrid, choking, but harmless, smog from our smoke screen generators to the outhouse. We observed through binoculars that amply satisfactory results were obtained.

Fortunately for Army/Navy relations our Squadrons moved up the line—PTs proudly sporting their cockpit victory insignia including outhouses—to the dismay of the high brass but to the delight of Navy combat brethren, particularly our web footed cousins, the Marines.

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The Battle of Mobile Bay How The Confederates

Were Ctjumonized

Colonel G. I. "Hoss" Epperson U. S. Cavalry (Ret.)

Long before the phrase "Have Gun—Will Travel" became a part of our language, my muzzle-loading cannon had acquired a notorious reputation. After "cannonizing"" neighbors, it was not uncommon for me to receive unexpected travel orders to another station. For example, when Captain Harry R. Hummer. USN.^ "27. double-charged the cannon at my quarters in Fort Lewis, Wash., I was warned either to deep six the gun in Puget Sound or be deported to the deep South.

Thus it was that the most cataclysmic cannonade occurred 1 January 1951 after my arrival in Mobile. Alabama. Previous earth-shaking bombardments involved Army. Navy and Marines. This time, an almighty Air Force base was the shootout location. Reverberations reached our nation's capital after nuking Mobile.

The prime prescription for nuclear noise making was good old-fashioned black powder. The best wadding for the bronze belcher was my wife's biscuits— burnt or underbaked. Nancy was my Number Two Gunner. Alas, in Mobile the legendary gun was silent for we lived in a city.

In addition to my other duties. I was designated Army Logistics Liaison Agent With Air Force Southern Headquarters —short title. ALLAWASH. It was incumbent that I. a Cavalry officer, establish good relations with Brigadier General Austin W. Martenstein. a Worid War One aviator who commanded Brookley Field at Mobile.

(General Martenstein, 1894-1955, began his military career at the age of 19 when he joined the "Richmond Blues," Foot Guards to the Governor of Virginia.

In 1916 he served on the Mexican border with the First Virginia Cavalry. In 1917 he transferred to the Aviation Section of the U. S. Army Signal Corps and in July 1918. he received his pilot rating).

Nancy and I lived comfortably in a top floor apartment on Government Street.

June. 1977

Giant live oaks, lining each side of the broad avenue, swept their branches overhead and formed a lacy arch that afforded cool, green comfort on the warmest days.

Always freshly painted, ante-bellum homes graced the boulevard. Their white, Grecian pillars were a dramatic contrast to the gnarled limbs of the ancient trees draped with Spanish moss which cast their shadows on the spacious lawns and gardens. From our picture window we would have a vantage point for observing Mardi Gras parades and festivities. These good things in life lasted until the time the Confederates were "cannonized."

Each day when walking to my office I passed a Y intersection where there was a great amount of activity. Wooden forms were constructed and later, concrete was poured. One day to my delight a large crane deposited a Dahlgren siege gun into position on the concrete block. This Civil War ordnance weighed a good many tons and will play a part later in this story.

About this time newlyweds moved into an adjacent apartment. Lieutenant Richard D. Crumrine, an imaginative Califomian, was stationed at Brookley Field. His bride. Tucky, was effervescent. Displaying our best Southern hospitality, we invited them over. Dick's eyes twinkled with ecstasy when he caught a glimpse of my cannon in the living room.

It stood out like a ripe banana in a coal scuttle. Little did I dream that this introduction to the gun would be my undoing.

The following evening Dick knocked on my door. He had two young and husky Air Force pilots with him. Their names escape my memory but I will refer to them as Floppycap and Throttlejockey.

The three falcons swooped past me into the living room. There they froze in a catatonic stupor.

Dick broke the hypnosis by inserting the ramrod into the gun's muzzle and energetically ramming home an imaginary charge of powder and ball. After that demonstration, he took station at the

breech and simulated lighting a fuse.

Meanwhile, his two companions stood in reverence, absorbing every fine point in the ancient art of gunnery. When the three decided to drill simultaneously, the result was penthouse pandemonium.

It was during a breather for the gun crew that Nancy made a big mistake. She blurted out that I kept a supply of powder at my headquarters arms room.

Late in December, Dick asked to borrow my cannon to welcome in the New Year at the Officer's Club on the base.

Also, he wanted powder—lots of it. Dick was fleet of tongue and I yielded to his persuasion. That was my big mistake.

On the 31st, Dick and four other lieutenants came for the cannon and necessary powder charges. Noticing that he had a new gun crew, I inquired, •"Where are Floppy and Jockey?"

Dick's Adam apple yo-yoed. Finally, he replied, "Well, Colonel, they're sortta busy tonight—today, I mean." I attributed his nervousness to the excitement of the occasion. Had 1 anticipated what would happen that night, I would have been nervous too.

After I showed them how to uncouple the trunnion cape the four cannoneers lifted the gun from its carriage.

Nancy was out of biscuits so. catching up with Dick, I handed him the Sunday edition of The Mobile Press Register. ""Here, you can tear this up and use it for wadding." As it turned out. the suggestion to use newspaper for packing the powder was my worst mistake.

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he party was a tremendous success and a sprinkling of Navy uniforms added color to the occasion. During intermissions and after dancers had cleared the floor. Dick and his crew, including a Navy ensign, rolled out the cannon. The oak deck rumbled as the cannoneers pushed the gun carriage here and there with Dick shouting. ""Damn the

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The author about to blast off New Year Cannonading at Fort Epperson The rear of Admiral Harry Hummer '27

Author's sketch of his infamous naval cannon

torpedos—full speed ahead!" Another crewman with a Southern accent yelled repeatedly like a Rebel, "'Save your Confederate money—the South will rise again!"

As the hour approached midnight, Dick and his crew did not wait for intermissions. Out rolled the gun. "Now hear this—general quarters—clear the decks for action!" The cannon was shoved rapidly to and fro in an erratic course that cut a swath through the dancers. It was worse than a sixteen-inch shell on the loose in the bowels of a battleship.

Apparently General Martenstein had a premonition. Shortly before 2400 hours the Virginian excused himself saying something about spiking guns and not wanting to be a witness. Also, that he hoped David Farragut and all California Yankees got torpedoed for good. However, his brave wife, Ethel, remained because she wanted to fire the cannon.

A trumpet sounded and the master of ceremonies held up his hand for everyone to see. He extended his fingers to indicate above the noise that it was five minutes before midnight.

Again, Dick and his cannoneers went into a frenzy. First, they opened the French doors leading to the patio. This offered a serene view of Mobile Bay, for a full moon cast a silvery ribbon of light on the ebbing tide. It was easy to visualize the famous Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864. The scudding clouds were sails of Confederate ships and Rear Admiral David Farragut's flotilla forcing the harbor entrance.

As though the play had been rehearsed, Dick made a short speech about the good old days of iron men and wooden ships.

Then, addressing Mrs. Martenstein, he announced, "You, dear lady, will have the honor of firing first."

My watch told me it was midnight. A brilliant flash of light came from the city, emanating from an intersection on Government Street. Then came a distant boom. It sounded ominous and had the deep-throated growl of a Dahlgren. At that point in time my ESP told me of the whereabouts and activities of Floppy and Jockey.

A smile of inward satisfaction crossed Dick's face. Immediately he struck a match and proffered it to the lady cannoneer. The ignition was instantaneous.

But, the powder charge was too heavy and the blast almost blew me out of my boots. The gun recoiled violently. Spectators shrieked. But Lady Ethel remained poised and unshaken.

The noise of the cannonade that followed was too much competition for the orchestra. They packed their instruments and departed. Church bells pealed from Mobile and, from the bay, a visiting man-of-war cut in with its saluting gun.

Its sharp obbligato accenting the resonant tones of the bells was not unlike the eerie cadence of "The Anvil Chorus." My cannon boomed at regular intervals—that is, as long as the powder lasted.

It was a joyous occasion. The acrid odor of burnt saltpeter and sulphur drifted into the ballroom. However, like gunsmoke, my joy was doomed to disappear.

Twelve hours later we attended a reception given by General Martenstein.

My heart sank with misgiving as we drove up to the officers club, for the lawn

was littered with scraps of scorched newspapers and appeared to be the aftermath of a Salvation Army rummage sale. I descended from Cloud Nine with a thud!

Joining the queue of guests, we finally were able to extend our New Year greeting, "Many happy returns of the day, Sir." The general was cordial. "'Delighted to have you with us." A Southern gentleman, he bowed to Mrs. Epperson, then continued, "We old Army flyboys need down-to-earth cavalrymen like you—" His voice drifted away and sounded like, "—in all places." Or, was it, "'—in faraway places?"

Lady Ethel wore the inscrutible smile of Mona Lisa—then a grin slashed her face from ear to ear.

Epilog Was it significant or a coincidence that I was ALLAWASH and owned a cannon? Anyway, a few days later a message from the Pentagon directed me to proceed forthwith on a new assignment. It was the same old "Have Gun—Will Travel."

That was not the first time I was sent suddenly overseas. However, on this change of station my destination was as far from Mobile as one can travel and still remain earthbound. Furthermore, my orders stated specifically that my baggage allowance would not permit heavy personal belongings.

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The Contributions of Edsel Murphy to the UnderstancUng of the Behavior of Inanimate Objects^ D. L. Klipstein, Director Engineering, Measurement Control Devices, Philadelphia, Pa.

It has been long the consideration of the author that the contributions of Edsel Murphy, specifically his general and special laws delineating the behavior of inanimate objects, have not been fully appreciated. It is deemed that this is, in large part, due to the inherent simplicity of the law itself.

It is the intent of the author to show by references drawn from literature, that the law of Murphy has produced numerous corollaries. It is hoped that by noting these examples, the reader may obtain a greater appreciation of Edsel Murphy, his law, and its ramifications in engineering and science.

As is well known to those versed in the state-of-the-art. Murphy's law states that â&#x20AC;˘"if anything can go wrong, it will."^ Or, to state it in more exact mathematical form: 1 -I- 1 J ^ 2 where tw is the mathematical symbol for hardly ever.

To show the all-pervasive nature of Murphy's work, the author offers a small sample of the application of the law in electronics engineering.

Mathematics 111.1.

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A patent application will be preceded by one week by a similar application made by an independent worker.

The necessity of making a major design change increases as the fabrication of the system approaches completion.

Firmness of delivery dates is inversely proportional to the tightness of schedule.

An important instruction Manual or Operating Manual will have been discarded by the Receiving Department.

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In any given miscalculation, the fault will never be placed if more than one person is involved.

Any error that can creep in, will.

It will be in the direction that will do the most damage to the calculation.

In any given computation, the figure that is most obviously correct will be the source of error.

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Tolerances will accumulate undirectionally toward maximum difficulty in assembly.

The availability of a component is inversely proportional to the need for that component.

If a project requires n components, there will be nâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1 units in stock.

A dropped tool will land where it can do the most damage. (Also known as the law of selective gravitation.)

The probability of a dimension being omitted from a plan or drawing is directly proportional to its importance.

Probability of failure of a component, assembly, sub-system or system is inversely proportional to ease of repair or replacement.

Components that must not and cannot be assembled improperly will be.

Graphic recorders will deposit more ink on humans than on paper.^ If a circuit cannot fail, it will."

A transistor protected by a fastacting fuse will protect the fuse by blowing first.'

A failure will not appear till a unit has passed Final Inspection.

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If an obviously defective component is replaced in an instrument with an intermittent fault, the fault will reappear after the instrument is retumed to service.* After an instrument has been fully assembled, extra components will be found on the bench.

Notes: ' Reproduced in part by permission of EEE Magazine, New York, N.Y. 10017 and Measurement Control Devices, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. 19125, from EEE 1967, Vol. 15, August. ^ J.I.R. (E. Murphy discovered his first law when his bride-to-be informed him of the impending birth of an heir to the family fortunes.) ^ Muchnick, P., Sorensen, private commn. " Cushman, R., McCann/ITSM, private commn. ' Proud, S., Industrial Communications Associates, private commn. * Buck, W., Power Designs, private commn.

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The Lonely Ships, the Life and Death of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet is a collage of popularly known incidents and situations dating from the establishment of the U.S. naval presence in the Far East in the pre-Civil War era down to the blazing end at Corregidor. It opens with the Yangtze gunboat P.AN.AY'S sinking in December 1937, then flashes back to the beginnings of the Yangtze Patrol just prior to the U.S. Civil War. The Boxer Rebellion follows, then incidents fi^om the 1920s and "30s "times of trouble." such as the Nanking affair. The second half of the book covers w a r s outbreak, the Fleet's withdrawal south, the patrol seaplane activities, escapes and exploits of such ships as the destroyer PEARY and seaplane tender HERON. The various tangles with the Japanese are covered in some detailâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Balikpapan. the Java Sea battle, the Allied task force sorties where HOUSTON and M.ARBLEHEAD were hit. HOUSTON'S epic end. destroyer POPE'S heroic last day. the sinkings of tanker PECOS and old "carrier " LANGLEY.

Colorful characters are there too, such as John Bulkeley, of They Were Expendable torpedo boat fame, and Mickey Champlin, "soldiering" on Bataan when not a one-man task force elsewhere, destroying mines and fuel oil.

There is nothing new here that hasn't been said in a dozen other books, from which "Death" clearly has been compiled and in some cases paraphrased. But for anyone looking for a once-over-lightly review of the many important events in the early days of the Great Pacific War, this book will serve the purpose.

The Battle of the Java Sea gets down to specifics, as the title suggests. Written by a Dutchman from Dutch sources, this well illustrated, 128-page pocket-sized book is in part more or less a chronology of events leading up to the final brave June. 1977

sortie of the Allied fleet, the battle and the wrap-up of the remnants following.

The battle, which in itself could have decided nothing of real consequence regardless of its outcome, demonstrated one thing clearly: the futility of previously uncoordinated combined forces, notwithstanding the highest degree of courage displayed.

A philosophical discussion follows the battle sequence, covering factors which led to the defeat of ABDACOM, the Australian-British-Dutch-American combined command: lack of reconnaissance, little or no air cover or spotter aircraft, no joint doctrine or communications, crew exhaustion, ignorance of the superlative Japanese torpedo, little cooperation or coordination at the highest level.

Understandably, the Dutch author can be forgiven for being kinder to the Dutch commanders. Admirals Helfrich and Doorman, than have been the Americans.

Admiral Hart, remembering what he felt to be lack of sincerity on Helfrich's part when the latter was his subordinate, strongly resisted a postwar proposal to award Helfrich an American decoration.

Doorman is generally described as timid in American accounts, but God knows the Java Sea battle belies this. Van Oosten points out that when Doorman's flagship De RuYTER and consort JAVA were mortally torpedoed. Doorman ordered HOUSTON and HMAS PERTH to quit the area immediately and not hazard themselves by lingering to pick up survivors.

For the serious scholar, a valuable part of the book is the 43 pages of statistical data on the Allied and Japanese forces involved in the NEI area: commanders, ship armament, ships sunk, including location and circumstances, land forces, text of the ABDA agreement, comparison of forces. There has been a more readable book on the same subject. The Battle of the Java Sea (by David A. Thomas, Stein & Day, New York, 1969), but it is doubtful that one would find anywhere more vital statistics than in Van Oosten's fine little book.

From the other side of the fence comes an outstanding Japanese-eye view of the whole Pacific War from a submariner's standpoint. American opinion generally downgrades the Japanese submarine effort. This excellent, detailed, paperback account is I-Boat Captain. It gives a more balanced view of what Japanese submarines did accomplish, which, though

never a patch on the vital roles of the American and German submarines, put some sizeable dents in the US fighting machine. This included two carriers and two cruisers sunk, one carrier and one battleship heavily damaged. Unlike the near worthless American torpedoes, those of the Japanese ran wakeless for an incredible 20 miles, their 890-pound warhead exploding with one hell of a keel-smashing bang. If they didn't plow into more American ships it was because of defective Japanese basic high command strategy in submarine employment, as Orita explains in detail.

American histories contain little from the Japanese side, their records having been largely destroyed before the surrender. Most American authors, with exceptions such as John Toland and Captain Roger Pineau USNR have had neither the patience nor the ability to probe the depths of knowledge and memory of Japanese personnel. Zenji Orita has given us a most enlightening account of the Pacific War in general and the submarine war in particuljir, while co-author Harrington, a retired USN Chief Journalist, has done a masterful job of putting it in the American vernacular.

In Harrington's preface, a wry little paragraph explains that when twenty years ago he first tackled this subject, he found that "nearly all the available material had been 'classified," to be reserved for the sole use of a Reserve naval officer so that an 'official history' could be written." When the manuscript of the early phase Far East volume was completed.

Admiral "Tommy" (T.C.) Hart, CinC Asiatic Fleet at WWII's outbreak, was asked to review it. He wrote sixteen single spaced typewritten pages of corrections, his own copy bearing the comment that, "My guess is that I put in a good many hours of slogging with no probable results." He was right. He was officially informed that, "Your work will at least be in the Navy Department's archives to be used when there is occasion." And that, indeed, is where I chanced upon it . . . not in volume three of the "official history," nor in its eighteen reprintings.

Kemp ToUey '29 RAdm. USN (Ret.)

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Capitol Hill Fred Lardner

Defense Procurement Authorizations The House Armed Services Committee has approved the Defense Department procurement authorization bill for fiscal year 1978 (beginning Oct. 1, 1977), and because of various changes made in the bill as proposed by President Carter and his associates the expenditure now proposed is a little more than the $120.1 billion proposed by the JYesident.

Some of the proposals in the House committee version may have been changed by the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Appropriations Committees. It is possible that even the total amount of money in the bill may be changed because of dangerous action by the House Budget Committee. Rep. Robert N. Giaimo (D.-Conn.), Chairman, led the committee to chop almost $4.1 billion from the proposed defense budget for fiscal 1978.

"I want to emphasize that the additional reductions I propose in national defense are reasonable and timely," Giaimo said. "They are based on the assumption that a start on basic reforms in financial and program management and military compensation in the defense establishment is long overdue and that such reforms can be accomplished with substantial savings which will in no way jeopardize our basic defense capability."

The House Budget Committee did not say (it wasn't allowed to) where the $4.1 billion savings should come from. There was much comment on the Hill, including strong advice from the House Appropriations Committee, that the Budget Committee was trying to wreck the defense program. The Senate Budget Committee voted to spend about the same total as Mr. Carter, $120.1 billion.

The Senate Budget Committee report went to the Senate, which approved it.

The House Budget Committee report went to the House, which ultimately rejected the report and told the Budget Committee to start over. Conservatives though it presented too great a budget deficit and liberals thought it had too much money for defense, too little for welfare and other programs. On the next try, the House finally compromised on a level $2.2 billion less than the first proposal. In doing so it defeated four proposed amendments to increase defense spending to almost the amount requested by the

President, but did manage to add $300 million to the Budget Committee's proposal. The House and Senate must now confer to resolve differences in time to agree on a joint congressional budget resolution by 15 May. Rep. Melvin Price (D.-Ill.), Chairman of the House Armed Service Committee, said that while he supported the budget process to set budget ceilings, it is not going to work if cuts are based on arbitrary limits that disregard real problems.

"It is not going to work if national defense is going to be made the whipping boy for those who want to spend money in other areas, or try out favorite theories on economic stimulation."

House Committee Makes Changes The amount of money, $61 million, added to the procurement bill by the House Armed Services Committee seemingly is not enough to account for all the changes suggested.

The Committee approved 19 ships and a total shipbuilding budget of $5,705,600,000. The administration's version called for 22 ships and a funding of $5,751,200. A shift in direction will provide for more combat ships and fewer support ships.

"The changes made by the Committee are designed to allow some growth in new weapons,"' Rep. Price said. "The Committee believes this is only the prudent course in view of the continued buildup in Soviet strategic and conventional armament."

Not surprisingly, the Committee placed the nuclear strike cruiser (CSGN) back into the budget. This ship was glowingly described by the Committee two years ago in reporting the fiscal 1977 procurement bill. The Navy wants a line of these ships, with the Aegis air defense system, long-range air defense missiles, long-range 8-inch gun, long-and-medium range antiship cruise missiles and two vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the "most powerful surface combatants in the world other than the modem aircraft carrier."

But it is probable that this ship will be voted down again this year by the Senate Armed Services Committee, which is not as ship conscious as the House Committee. And Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense, says it is too costly; that two

DDG-47S, a guided missile destroyer with Aegis air defense, could be built for the price of one CSGN. Brown doesn't vote, but he can control some votes.

Other shipbuilding changes are: One attack submarine and long-lead funding for three more are added; total cost, $700.8 million. The administration asked for one attack submarine at $278.5 million.

The committee approved two oilers for $322.7 million and three tugs for $52.7 million. The Administration asked for four oilers at $612 million and five tugs at $85 million.

The committee reduced funding for shipbuilding cost growth to $233.1 million and deleted $300,000 for manufacturing technology. The administration had sought $566.1 million in cost-growth funding.

Other Additions Here are more additions to the fiscal 1978 procurement bill approved by the House Armed Services Committee, compared to the Carter defense budget.

Weaponsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Six A-TE aircraft, 30 F-15 aircraft. Six Advance Tanker Cargo Aircraft, 360 non-Nuclear Lance missiles.

Hawk missiles, 20 C-12 aircraft, 16 C-130H aircraft and initial procurement of an Army Mechanized Combat Vehicle.

Research and Developmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Funding for the F-16 aircraft was reduced and $325 million authorized for the cruise missile, $35 million less than was sought.

Air Force and Navy programs would be combined. More funds for the Airborne Advanced Attack Helicopter program and a new engine for the F-14 aircraft were funded.

About $1.1 billion was approved for the B-1 bomber, which would allow work to continue on five of the planes, as Carter requested.

The Pentagon's authority to sell weapons to Israel on credit was extended for 21/2 years, to 30 Sept. 1979.

Almost $277 million was approved for the advanced tanker-cargo aircraft program Carter wanted deferred. Rep. Mark W. Hannaford (D.-Cal.) said the money would be a real boost to the depressed West Coast aerospace industry. The plane is used in aerial refuelling missions.

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F-15 fighter planes that Carter had cut from former President Ford's proposed procurement budget was approved, as was $155 million for the Army advance attack helicopter program, for which Carter had asked only $100 million.

Seafarer Eliminated Because of the opposition of a part of the public fearful of the proposed Navy Seafarer program, the Navy has withdrawn Seafarer and is studying other means of sending signals to its underwater submarines.

The House Armed Services Committee took $23.7 million earmarked for Seafarer out of the Navy's RDT&E Funds, earmarked for fiscal 1978 expenditure. Seafarer would be located underground in rocky earth of the Michigan peninsula, with an antenna made of a grid of cables to communicate continuously with underwater submarines around the world.

The antenna would contain 2400 miles of cable, and cover an area of about 4,000 square miles.

Underwater submarines cannot effectively receive conventional communications. By placing an antenna above or close to the surface of water subs can receive radio messages, but in wartime that would be a dangerous operation.

The Navy is not giving up Seafarer entirely. It really prefers this method. It will retain the Seafarer test facility near Clam Lake, Wisconsin, and, at a cost of $2 million, explore the system's ability to serve as a "bell ringer", telling submariners with ELF signals that there is a message for them to be received when they surface.

The committee approved $5 million to explore the use of "blue green laser communications" involving the use of a laser beam from a satellite for the laser communications system.

Complaints were that Seafarer signalling could be harmful to humans and the environment. Ah, these ecologists!

New Medical School Saved The Defense Department's new medical school apparently has been rescued from President Carter's order to shut it down in fiscal year 1978 by members of Congress who say the military services must depend on this school for sufficient doctors in the next several years.

The House Armed Services Committee included funds in the fiscal 1978 procurement bill to support the school. At the suggestion of Sen. J. Bennett Johnson (D.-La.) Senate and House conferees on the fiscal 1977 DoD appropriations act, added $12.5 million to keep the school June. 1977

dered the services to develop a plan to reduce the number of general and flag officers in the period from fiscal year 1979 to fiscal year 1983.

Former Assistant Secretary of Defense William K. Brehm tried to reduce the number of flag officers last year, using the fiscal year 1964 as a model. His program was defeated by service leaders.

Duncan has told the services that he does not believe fiscal year 1964 is a good guide for this purpose. He suggested two "Double Dipping" altematives. Number 1—Reduce general The Defense Department has been pro- and flag officers and civilians in grades testing to President Carter that his efforts GS-16 to GS-18 by three percent a year to eliminate "double dipping" in govern- from fiscal year 1978 levels. Number ment employment of retired military per- 2—Reduce at the rate of five percent a year. Duncan said he wants the services sonnel would cost the department the to show what effect such reductions services of many highly qualified emwould have on officers in grades 0-4 ployees. Apparently those efforts have through 0-6 and brief him on this by 31 bom fruit, for an Administration spokesman recently stated that the President has May. He said he wanted a written report approved continued hiring of military re- on general and flag officers by 1 July. tirees in civil service positions and will The fiscal year 1978 budget authorizes make the issue a subject for his Military reduction of a small number of top rankPay Study Panel. ing officers, but the feeling of many is that the word, small, is not enough.

Like the Marines looking for "a few Senator Sam Nunn (D.-Ga.), chairman good men," DoD wants to be able to of the Senate Military Manpower Subhave some military retirees on board in permanent civil service billets to take ad- committee, told the services personnel vantage of their expertise in various tech- chiefs that the ratio of general and flag officers to other military ranks has innical areas. It now looks as though this creased since the height of the Vietnam situation will continue as before until war. such time as the Pay Study Panel makes He said the 1,165 general and flag offiits final report, which will most certainly cers in the Defense Department this year be some time in the future. However, those who are interested would do well to amount to one such officer to every 1800 active military members. In 1968 there write their congressmen now. was one for every 2600 members.

Actually, there are comparatively few Nunn said he would propose legislation retired Regular officers employed by U. S. civilian agencies. Of the 27,682 re- amending the fiscal 1978 procurement autired officers working for the government, thorization bill to decrease the numbef of general and officers by four percent a only 5,164 are Regulars and 22,518 are year unless DoD officials could justify non-Regulars (Civil Service Commission keeping a higher level. report, 30 June 1975). There were only 177 generals and admirals so employed.

Vice Admiral James D. Watkins, USN, The 141,817 military retirees total only and the other personnel chiefs all objected to Nunn's proposal. According to 5 percent of the total work force of Watkins, more admirals are necessary 2,809,541. Of all 1.1 million mihtary renow because of the advances in technoltirees, only 13 percent work for Uncle ogy and the need for better management Sam. within the Navy. Reduction in the Military retirees as U. S. civilian emnumber of admirals, he said, might affect ployees total, by agencies, as follows: the morale of the best captains, causing Defense Department—78,124. U. S. some of them to leave the service.

Postal Service—34,724. Veterans Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, Director Administration—7,288. Department of Transportation—3,585. Treasury—2,939. of the Naval Reactor Division of the EnGeneral Services Administration—2,280. ergy Research and Development Administration, told a Senate subcommittee that Health, Education, Welfare—2,076.

NASA—716. Civilian departmental exec- general and flag officers should be reduced by 50 percent. Rickover said the utives totaled 106,820. reduction should be at a rate of 10 percent a year for five years, and that he would cheerfully take a reduction under this program.

Reduce Top Officer Ranks? going until the next fiscal year. This money is expected to relieve the school's faculty, students, and prospective students, some reportedly much worried about the school's continuance. The school now has 32 students, and is expected to be turning out 175 career military doctors a year by the early 1980s.

The Defense Department has formulated plans to retire more top-ranking officers in the next few years than had been contemplated. However, Charles Duncan, Deputy Secretary of Defense, or-

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Want Benefits Moratorium The Service civilian heads have asked the Defense Department not to make any changes in military pay or benefits until the President's "Blue Ribbon Panel" makes a detailed study and recommendations on these subjects. Thus, the Service secretaries back up the stand taken some months ago not to make piecemeal changes in benefits. But, the Blue Ribbon Panel has not been named as yet.

There is one benefit that should be approved immediately, for action in this session of Congress. Congress has generally recognized that junior enlisted members E-2, E-3 and E-4 with less than two years of service should be entitled to move their families and household goods at Govemment expense. Rep. Les Aspin (D.-Wis.) offered an amendment to the DoD procurement authorization bill to appropriate sufficient funds to permit 275,000 married young enlisted to take advantage of this benefit. Aspin has not been favorable to the military in some of his activities, and perhaps some members of the House Armed Services Committee did not realize that this time he was up to some good. At any rate, the Committee voted against his amendment by 9-to-8.

Unless Aspin's or a similar provision is put into the fiscal year 1978 bill, some of these young families will continue to suffer.

The matter which worries the service heads is related to housing. The Defense

Installations and Logistics section of the Defense Department wants a fair market policy which would require military people in government quarters to pay rentals based on the quarters' value, as measured by civilian rentals in the locality, whether higher or lower than the BAQ. Another problem bothering the service secretaries is a decision of the Office of Management and Budget to impose fair market rental rates for use of on-base trailer pads.

The fair market rental policy for government quarters was original devised by President Ford and assistants, who were always trying to lessen personnel costs.

Officials of the new Administration have taken over the project, and added another about rentals of on-base trailer pads.

Officers of the services, particularly the top commands, know what adverse influence such policies can have on retention of enlisted personnel. They are the ones, perhaps the only ones, who receive the gripes of service personnel when the govemment goes about taking a bigger bite from their pay checks.

The proposed program for rental of government quarters could be expensive for the government, involving the employment of additional personnel as real estate appraisers and accountants. While efforts of newcomers to the government to try new projects may be laudable, it would be better all around if this project were dropped and housing rentals continued under BAQ. Officials urging this action were Army Secretary Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.;

Navy Undersecretary R. James Woolsey and Acting Air Force Secretary John Martin. Graham Claytor, Jr., Navy Secretary, was out of town.

Late flashâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;DoD has notified the services that any decision on fair market rentals will be deferred until October 1978, pending the Blue Ribbon Panel review of overall military compensation.

Moratorium On Chemical Weapons In a move designed to reduce the threat of chemical warfare. Senator Lowell Weicker (R.-Conn.) and Rep. Richard T. Schultz (R.-Pa.) have introduced resolutions urging a U.S. moratorium on chemical weapons production and the destruction of weapons supplies.

The Schulze-Weicker proposal, offered concurrently in the House and The Senate, seeks destruction of 3,000 tons of mustard gas presently stockpiled in Tooele, Utah. It also urges a three-year ban on production of lethal chemical weapons including new binary weapons, and places the Congress on record as favoring an international treaty banning the manufacture and possession of such weapons by all nations.

"Both the United States and the Soviet Union, through the ratification of the Geneva Protocol, have agreed not to use chemical and biological weapons in war," said Sen. Weicker. "Thus, in the chemical area, we have already achieved a general basis for understanding." *

1977 Edition

Register of Alumni The 1977 edition of the Register of Alumni is now available, with data corrected through 9 November 1976 and including some 30,000 corrections since the 1976 edition. It includes every man who took the oath as a midshipman from the founding of the Naval Academy in 1845 through the Class of 1976, with current status, address and much other personal data. It lists all alumni Medal of Honor winners, former Superintendents and former Presidents of the Alumni Association. It includes a geographical locator listing all living alumni by zip code areas, a great asset to alumni traveling on business or pleasure. This is an invaluable reference book no alumnus should be without. Don't say, "I wonder where Joe Gish is now," but look up his address in your own copy of the Register.

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Naval Academy Plebes and the National Norms The following comparison of grades and attitudes of Naval Academy Plebes with national averages for college freshmen is taken from a study made by Associate Professor Charles L. Cochran of the Naval Academy for the Dean of Admissions.

The annual survey of entering freshmen conducted by UCLA and the American Council on Education indicates that students are entering college with higher grades than ever before.

The survey found that almost one in five students nationally eamed an A average in high school, while the number of freshmen with a C average was just under 20 percent. The national trend is mirrored in the results of the Naval Academy Plebe class during the last five years. Table I indicates the trend at USNA: Table I: Average Grade in High School.

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30.1% 26.8 23.6 14.2 3.6 1.5 .1 .0

38.1% 29.2 19.4 10.2 1.9 .9 .3 .0

The average grade of entering Plebes is considerably higher than the national norm but the trend toward grade inflation in the high schools is unmistakable, as shown by a 22 percent increase in the number of students reporting an average grade of A or A-l- between 1975 and 1976. This comes at a time when many colleges are trying to re-establish rigorous grading standards. Grade inflation that occurred on many college campuses in the middle and late sixties has now filtered down to the secondary school level.

When the grade increases are considered nationwide in "the light of declining college admissions test scores, it is hard to escape the conclusion that grading standards in the secondary schools have been declining steadily," states Alexander W. Astin of U C L A , Director of the survey. Sixty-eight percent of U S N A Plebes in fact agreed with the statement that grading in high school has become too easy.

Grade inflation at the college level has been documented in several studies and is reflected in the academic expectations of Plebes, which hit a new high with the class of 1980. When asked about their chances of graduating with honors, 18.8 per cent thought that their chances were very good. This is up from 11 per cent just five years ago in the class entering in 1971 (USNA class of 1975). Forty-six percent of the Plebes entering in 1976 expect that their chances are very good that June, 1977

they ' i l l earn at least a B average, while only 35 percent of the Plebes entering five years ago had the same expectations.

Nationwide two students in five (40.6 percent, up from 23.6 percent in 1971) said the chances were very good that they would e a m a B average.

The 1976 survey indicates that U S N A Plebes view energy and the environment as major national issues. Three out of four Plebes (74.5%) agree that the federal government is not doing enough to control environmental pollution (down from 87.7% agreement in 1971). This mirrors the trend among students nationally in that 82.4 percent of the students in the national sample believe that the federal govemment is not doing enough to control environmental pollution. That figure is down from 91.1 percent agreement with that statement five years ago in the national sample. Academy Plebes were even more likely than the national sample to agree with the statement (83.5% versus 79.7%) that the govemment should do more to discourage energy consumption.

Consumer protection also ranks very high with Plebes, three out of five (60.4%) agreeing with the statement that the gove m m e n t is not doing enough to protect consumers from deficient and faulty goods and services. Five years ago 56.9 percent of the Plebes agreed with that statement. These public policy issues have been among the major concerns of college students during the 1970s.

While the response to some items would indicate a more liberal trend in recent years, the pattem has not been consistent across the board. For example, while consumer protection is a growing c o n c e m , more Plebes (70.8%) believe that there is too much c o n c e m in the courts for the rights of criminals, compared with 43.5% in the 1971 Plebe class. This is again a mirror of the changes occurring among college freshmen across the nation where 59.7 percent believe that there is too much concern in the courts for the rights of criminals, compared to 48.1 percent of the freshmen in 1971 who would agree with that statement. Support for the idea that college grades should be abolished declined from 27 percent in 1971 to 14.5 percent in the 1976 Plebe class. Support nationwide dropped from 42.6 percent in 1971 to 21 percent in 1976.

Plebe political self-identification showed some movement to the right during past five years, with the number of liberals declining from 25 percent to 18.1 percent.

Table II. USNA & National Trends in Political Identification

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1971 USNA .6% 25.0 43.8 29.3 1.1

Nafl 3.6% 38.0 41.4 16.1 .9

1976 USNA .5% 18.1 49.0 30.6 1.8

Nat'l 2.0% 26.4 53.6 17.0 1.0

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As the table indicates, the trend towards conservatism is more pronounced among four year college students nationally than among Academy Plebes. The Middle-of-the-Road category appears to be the main beneficiary of the shifting identification of college students.

Female Midshipmen were more likely to have received an A-i- or an A average in high school than their male colleagues (50.0% and 37.2% respectively). Women were also more inclined to agree with the statement that it was essential or very important that they "make a theoretical contribution to science" (44.8% versus 34.2% for their male colleagues). Women were likewise more attracted to the Naval Academy because of its good academic reputation (94 versus 89%), and because it offers special educational programs (66.2% and 61.2% re-

spectively). Conversely a significantly higher proportion of the males thought that being well off financially was very important than did females. Fifty-two percent of the males agreed with that statement and 36 percent of the females agreed. A majority of the female Plebes (59.7 percent) agreed that it was very important in their lives to help others in difficulty, while just under half (47.2 percent) of the male Plebes agreed with that statement.

In almost all other areas dealt with by the questionnaire, there were no significant differences between the responses given by male and female Midshipmen. The responses, particularly in the attitudinal aspects of the questionnaire, would indicate a high degree of compatibility.

A Few Inches From The Yard Midshipman Bedford N. McDonald '77

""It happens every June!" and certainly every grad remembers counting the days until he could toss his cap towards the sky and give a cheer for "those we leave behind". So it is with us in the class of 1977. We've been counting down for almost fourteen-hundred days and with only a few left the light at the end of the tunnel is beginning to shine through. Most of us thought at one time or another that we wouldn't make it, few of us can say, "I never felt like quitting," and indeed a third of our classmates are no longer with us. But for the 980 who remain the reality of graduation is upon us, our four years at USNA are almost over and soon we'll be proudly pinning on sparkling new ensign boards or 2nd lieutenant bars just as thousands have done before us.

Now that the day we've been eagerly awaiting is getting so close a lot of us find ourselves looking back over the four years, evaluating and questioning. "Did I leam all the important things? Am I ready to hit the fleet? Will I make a good impression on my first ship?" These and many other doubts enter our minds as we attempt to bolster our confidence and make the big step.

Also, after four years of being "tortured" in some ways but coddled in many more, we realize that Mama Bancroft will no longer be around to pamper us. With that honest USNA laundry service unavailable, those of us who can't find a wife may have to leam how to wash clothes. It won't be as easy to get those three free squares a day as walking down to the wardroom. We'll have to start putting out some bucks for the chow and those reg followers that haven't installed Joe Namath hamburger cookers in their rooms will have to take a few cooking lessons. Financial responsibilities will be new to many of us also. After having those ""unseen" paychecks buy our haircuts, uniforms, books and laundry services for so long it will be difficult to keep enough cash in our own pockets to pay for these necessities from now on. So now, after four years of being pampered, most of us are just realizing how good we've had it.

June, 1977

But it hasn't all been easy by a long shot. Among my classmates it's common knowledge that "77 was the last class to have a plebe year," the last to "shovel coal," and probably the only one ever really to sweat this place. But, on the serious side, there really were hard times and close calls. Some fellows found that too many visits to the Ac Board could be terrifying if not fatal. Together we all sweated celestial P-works, wires and final exams to mention only a few. Some, like myself, found that walking across the bottom of the pool was less humiliating than continually failing the swimming tests. For others the mile mn tumed into a semesterly challenge. Each of us grouped through Wednesday P-rades, hours of E.D. and watch squad inspections. These were but a few of the obstacles that we, as have mids for the past 130 years, faced.

But there were the good times too, and plenty of 'em. Pep rallies in T-court, four consecutive routs of the long grey line in Philadelphia, scaling Hemdon monument to end plebe year, the Ring Dance and the Christmas Dinners are just a few of the memories that we'll carry away.

Those were the bad times and the good times, they're the recollections that will stick with us as they must with every other alumnus. The friendships we have made are lasting, the education we received is invaluable and the experiences are unforgettable. Without a doubt the four years were worth everything that we put into them. As Commander J.K. Taussig said in WWI, ""We are ready now!"

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Navy Lacrosse A Remarkable

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Captain Frank V. Rigler U S N (Ret.)

Spring of 1908 saw a team from the Naval Academy enter intercollegiate competition in the sport of lacrosse for the first time, with a modest three game schedule. At that time Navy teams in other sports competition included those of football, baseball, track, crew, basketball, fencing, rifle and gymnasium. Now, some sixty nine years later, the Academy has increased its participation to competition in twenty-four sports (twenty-one male, three female).

As the number and types of competition have increased, so has the stature of lacrosse in the overall Academy sports picture. Many alumni can remember when the principal sports for Fall. Winter, and Spring were Football, Basketball, and Baseball respectively. For the last two decades, however, lacrosse has replaced baseball in the Spring standing.

This is most likely true because of the increased spectator interest in this fast and exciting sport: and the intense rivalries between Navy and other teams striving to be the best. The record substantiates Navy's contributions to the development of the game.

How did this game, which the Iroquois Indians were playing (sometimes several hundred in a single gameâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;then called "bagataway"), when the first French explorers arrived in Canada and the Northeastem United States, find its genesis in the Academy sports picture?* A passage* from the Sports section of the 1909 Lucky Bag best answers this question; "The spring of 1908 saw a revival of the game of lacrosse at the Academy. When the call for candidates was made, about thirty responded, among whom were found only five or six who had ever seen the game played. These men started work early in

*The French called it La Crosse because the stick resembled the crosier carried by a Bishop. They began playing the game around 1840, and it subsequently became the national game of Canada.

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the fall, and under the able supervision of Captain Irish and the excellent coaching of Mr. Breyer, of Johns Hopkins, who came down once a week, soon had the stick work under control, so that spring saw a fast squad for the Navy team. "'The season was opened on Saturday, April 4th, with a game with Johns Hopkins, the intercollegiate champions for the past three years. The game brought out a large crowd to see the Navy's novice efforts, but a great surprise awaited the people. Navy put up a splendid game against the veteran team, time and again astonishing the enthusiastic spectators with their snappy plays, but could succeed in scoring only one goal, the final score being 6 to 1 in favor of Hopkins."

The second game of the season, played against Harvard on the 23rd of April also resulted in a Navy loss 7 to 1. The first season was saved from a total disaster, however, when Navy defeated Baltimore City College 4 to 2. The Lucky Bag noted. "Having received a sufficient start last year, under the leadership of Captain Welsh this year it is hoped that lacrosse will become another branch of athletics in which we may bring honor to the old Academy."

An indication of the realization of this hope became evident soon, for in 1909 Navy played four games, losing to Johns Hopkins and Mt. Washington, and winning from Harvard and Baltimore City College. The following year the schedule increased to seven games in which Navy won from Mt. Washington Junior. Johns Hopkins, Mt. Washington, and Lehigh, and lost to Harvard, Swarthmore, and Cariisle. Navy was on its way to a remarkable record in intercollegiate lacrosse!

The game continued to grow in interest and importance in the sports program at the Academy. The ]9\4 Lucky Bag reported, "Men know that lacrosse is a clean hard outdoor game. As such it is becoming one of the major sports at the

Academy." Since then a full schedule has been played each year with the exception of 1918, when early graduation incident to the war caused a temporary slow down just as the season was starting. Hopkins cancelled and a week later other athletics were curtailed. Only two games were played in lacrosse, one a practice game with Baltimore City College and one with Pennsylvania.

Since the introduction of the game at Navy, its opponents have been predominately East Coast Colleges, where the power of collegiate lacrosse is concentrated. Three exceptions are games with Toronto University in 1925, Navy winning 6 to 2, an Oxford-Cambridge contest in 1930, Navy losing 5 to 4, and one with the Australian All Stars in 1967, Navy being the victor 17 to 14. A memento of the latter game, a seal of Australia o^er crossed lacrosse sticks, in needle work, was presented to the Academy and is displayed in the trophy room of Macdonough Hall.

Among the teams contesting Navy in lacrosse over the years there are three arch rivals of long standing: Johns Hopkins, Maryland, and Army. The reason for the first of these is obvious; Hopkins was Navy's first opponent, its record has been consistently outstanding and its teams most challenging over the years since the first meeting. Maryland, whom Navy first played in 1912, defeating the Terrapins by a score of 30 to I, has for some time been a formidable opponent contesting for national honors. A close proximity and a natural sports rivalry, which at times has almost gotten out of control, has contributed to very spirited confrontations on occasion. And, of course, victory over an Army team of any kind, at any time, is a highly important goal at the Academy. The first ArmyNavy lacrosse game was in 1924, Navy winning 5 to 0. Over the years the score stands at Navy 27 victories against Army's 19 wins, with three ties.

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Fame. Of Navy and her chief opponents, Hopkins leads with 29 inducted, Maryland is second with 15, Navy is third with 5, and Army fourth with 3 so honored.

The Navy honorees are Fred C. Billings 1925, elected 1962, Royce N. Flippen 1926, elected 1966, Morris D. Gilmore 1911, elected 1968, Arthur F. Spring, 1930, elected 1971, and J.H. Lee Chambers Jr., 1949, elected 1975. Of particular note is election of two former Navy coaches, William H. (Dinty) Moore III, who played with Johns Hopkins, and Willis P. Bilderback, who played with Rutgers, to this signal honor.

Taking a pass for a shot at Army's goal

One of the greatest lacrosse games of all time was the Army-Navy game of 1946, played at West Point. Navy, down 8-2 at the end of the first quarter, fought back and, with Jim Carrington capturing all of the face-offs, tied the score 9-9 in the fourth quarter. With only seconds to play. Chuck Coulter pumped in the winning goal for Navy.

Another important rivalry of the 20s and early 30s was with St. John's College in Annapolis. Before it switched over to the Hundred Great Books curriculum and gave up its athletic programs, St. John's was a national lacrosse power, with national championships in 1930 and 1931.

Those games between Mids and Johnnies were always hardfought, exciting and usually close.

There are three criteria which serve well to indicate the past excellence of Navy lacrosse. The first is given by the statistic of selection to the All America Team. Members of the Navy teams have been on the list each year since 1922— when such a team was formalized. In both the years 1953 and 1967 Navy had 11 men on the team. And, for 44 of the 54 years through 1976, Navy has had players selected for the first team. Four Navy players made the first team three years in succession: Billings 1923-24-25, Spring 1928-29-30, Lewis 1964-65-66 and Lawlor 1973-74-75. For the years of 1945, 1964, and 1965 the Academy had four members on the first team; and in 1926, 1937, 1946,

1949, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1970 it had three All America members on the first team.

Another criterion is the selection of a national champion—a custom which was in effect when Navy first fielded a lacrosse team in intercollegiate competition. Since then, 1908, Navy has held or shared that honor 16 times (nine clear titles and seven shared). It is topped in this category only by Johns Hopkins, which has been National Champion, or shared it, 22 times. Army has won or shared the honor seven times (two clear and five shared), while Maryland has been National Champion nine times (six clear and three shared). No champions were elected during the years 1932-1934.

The final criterion of excellence is the selection of individuals to the Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Election for this honor did not begin until 1957 when two representatives from Harvard, one from Johns Hopkins, one from New York University and one from Comell were selected. The Lacrosse Hall of Fame became a physical reality in 1959. It forms a part of the Newton H. White Athletic Center on the campus of Johns Hopkins University, which is most fitting because of the part played by that institution in furthering the game of lacrosse.

Through 1976, one hundred and sixteen lacrosse greats, dating back to James D. Iglehart—Baltimore Athletic Club of 1881—have been inducted into the Hall of

In this connection, it should be noted that fifteen Hall of Famers were elected for exploits of 1908 (the year Navy entered the field) or earlier. Also, the fact that all members of the Hall were selected on performances twenty five or more years before gives hope that in the future more Navy players will be inducted into this select group.

There is a symbolic participation of Navy in the Hall of Fame, not shared by other colleges and universities. The Hall forms a part of the Newton H. White Athletic Center on the Johns Hopkins campus. This building bears the name of Captain Newton H. White, Jr. '07. He became interested in Johns Hopkins through the text books on Chemistry and Physics at the Naval Academy, which were authored by Hopkins professors. This interest led to his promoting scholarships for students to attend Johns Hopkins. The student recipients visited him often in Annapolis, leading to his concem about lack of adequate athletic facilities and the quality of student life. His widow and friends, on his passing on, conceived the idea of erecting a new facility for athletic and social recreation as a memorial honoring him. The idea was encouraged by Dr. Milton Eisenhower, President of Johns Hopkins, and other high officials, leading to making this handsome building become a reality.

In covering Navy's enviable record in lacrosse, it would be an injustice not to note the important part played by its coaches. Over the period of 68 years their number has been remarkably few. It has been noted that Mr. Frank Breyer of Johns Hopkins (a member of the Hall of Fame, who, with William Hudgins, another Hopkins Hall of Famer, is credited with starting lacrosse at the Naval Academy) came down once a week to coach the fledging Navy team in 1908. He was followed by Mr. J. Allan Dill, a former Hopkins Captain, until 1911. That year saw George Finlayson of Montreal, Canada, taking over. He remained as Shipmate

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coach for an astounding 25 seasons, through 1935. He was an admired, colorful, and able coach, whose arrival from Canada about the first of March each year unofficially signaled the beginning of another lacrosse season. His definition for the essentials of a good lacrosse player was clear and to the point, ""a good wind and a touchy disposition."

He was relieved by W.H. "Dinty" Moore, who came from St. Johns and served as Navy's coach for 23 years. In his coaching stint at the Academy Dinty Moore's teams had a record of 151 wins and 40 loses with 2 ties in collegiate competition. Navy won the National Championship four times and shared the national title twice during his regime. Six of his Navy squads went unbeaten against college competition. Moore also served as President of the Lacrosse Coaches Association.

Willis Bilderback, who relieved Dinty Moore in 1958, fleeted up to that position.

Assigned to the Academy as a Chief Petty Officer in 1944 to assist in the PhysEd program, he helped coach the plebe lacrosse team. He was appointed JV coach in 1945 and in 1947 became plebe coach, realizing a 51-16-3 record. He was Lacrosse Coach of the Year in I960 and during his tour as varsity coach led Navy's lacrosse teams to eight consecutive national collegiate titles. Both Moore and Bilderback, as noted previously, are members of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

In 1973 Dick Szlasa relieved Bilderback as head coach. Szlasa had had an outstanding record as a defense man on the Maryland team, including selection to the All America Team in 1958. He is the recipient of several lacrosse awards including ""College Coach of the Year".

He, too, served as President of the Lacrosse Coaches Association. Szlasa came to the Academy from Washington and Lee, where he brought this relatively new arrival to the college lacrosse competition to a 37-23 record, and in 1972 an NCAA toumey berth. He will surely carry on the exemplary record of his predecessors at the Naval Academy.

In analyzing Navy's lacrosse record over the years one finds that there have been lean as well as prosperous years.

The 1916 Lucky Bag for example noted, "We had lost by graduation the very backbone of the previous season backfield team," while the 1924 edition bewailed the fact that, ""The lacrosse squad found itself facing the 1924 season minus the services of Soucek, Conroy, O'Regan, Hamilton, and Hodgkiss, first string defense." Three of these names illustrate the fact that, throughout the J u n e , 1977

years, many of the lacross stalwarts were also rugged football players who starred on the gridiron as well as on the lacrosse field.

By far, the prosperous years have outnumbered the lean ones. There seems to be little doubt that the golden age of Navy lacrosse occurred during the years 1960 through 1967. During these eight years. Navy won the National Championship six times and shared the honor twice—in 1961 with Army and 1967 with Hopkins and Maryland. That record has not been equalled, nor is it likely to be.

Another outstanding performance of shorter duration is recorded on a plaque in the lobby of Macdonough Hall. It was presented on behalf of the members of the lacrosse teams of 1920, 1921 and 1922 as a memorial to Coach George Finlayson. It lists the names of the team members of those years and their record in scoring 249 points against 16 points of their opponents—with 12 shutouts.

One particular lacrosse event should be noted. The Navy team of 1971 enjoyed an unusual distinction when it played before the largest crowd ever to witness a lacrosse game. The game, benefitting the Texas Heart Institute, was played between Navy and Johns Hopkins in the Houston Astrodome, Navy winning by a score of 7-6 in a close one. In a welcome to the spectators, the Surgeon-in-Chief of the Heart Institute wrote," You are privileged to witness lacrosse played by two of the finest teams in the country.

For many years the Naval Academy and Johns Hopkins have enjoyed a spirited rivalry", definitely not an understatement.

What of the future? With more and more universities and colleges fielding spirited, talented, and highly competitive lacrosse teams—incident to increased interest in the game—Navy lacrosse has its work laid out for it. To maintain its enviable record will require maximum effort by the coaching staff, the team and the Regiment of Midshipmen, but we are confident of the result.

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Dinty Moore in later days

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Summer Offshore Sailing Program Graham Hall and Anne Hays

Eleven Naval Academy yachts are scheduled to sail offshore during the summer in a program of racing and cruising which will involve almost 150 midshipmen and graduating ensigns and Marine second lieutenants.

After warming up with a Delmarva circumnavigation May 28-31 and a Chesapeake Bay ovemight June 8-9, the yachts SYREN, GUERRIERE, PATRIOT, FAIR AMERICAN, FIREBRAND and

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The 58-foot sloop SYREN will spend the remainder of the summer campaigning on the New England coast as far north as Halifax, Nova Scotia. The slightly larger GUERRIERE will travel through the New York State Barge Canal System to enter summer races on the Great Lakes.

PATRIOT, a newly-donated Frers 46, is scheduled to retum to Chesapeake Bay after Block Island Race Week for Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association's Race Week June 30-July 4 or, alternately, to return to the Naval Academy after the Annapolis to Newport race so her crew can race a chartered boat in the Trans-Pacific race from San Francisco to Hawaii.

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Navy Sports Tom Bates, Sports Information Director, Naval Academy Athletic Association

Army-Navy Game to Start at 1600 ABC Sports announced in late April that the 1977 Army-Navy game on 26 November will be televised beginning at 1600 instead of the 1250 of recent years.

The 1600 start was set in agreement with ABC to insure that the game would be shown in the prime time for Saturday sports events. It provides a much more reasonable broadcast time of 1300 on the West Coast, 1500 in Hawaii, and 21002200 in Western Europe, which should be a boon to the many supporters of both Academies.

Instead of the Army-Navy game being the first half of a double-header, beginning at 1250, the program will now be reversed. As Capt. J.O. Coppedge USN (Ret.). Director of Athletics, said, "The ABC people have pointed out the traditionally better ratings for the game carried in the 1600-1900 time frame and we are hopeful that this new starting time will enable us to reach even more Army and Navy followers."

With a 1600 game time, the pre-game march-on will begin at 1425.

Welsh Pleased with Spring Football Drills Despite Rash of Late Injuries "Overall, it's been a good spring."

Those were the words of Navy's head football coach George Welsh at a press conference in which he discussed how spring drills at the Naval Academy had fared.

"We're a pretty good football team right now." Welsh followed, adding a note of caution at the same time. "We have people who have been through a season or two, and we're more physical.

When we line up our first team, we'll be all right, but a question now is to find some reserves."

One aspect of spring training that Welsh thought was going to be detrimental turned out to have an admitted bright side to it. That was the unavailability of last year's quarterback sensation.

Bob Leszczynski, who decided to bypass the spring sessions for a spot on the varsity baseball team. Leszczynski spearheaded the Navy offense which averaged over 400 yards a game in the final four contests of 1976, three of them wins.

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"Not having Leszczynski slowed us in the beginning," Welsh indicated. "But it forced us to take a look at other people and work them. As a result, the quarterback situation is the best it's been since 1 came here."

Welsh noted in particular the performances of youngsters Randy Farley and Bob Powers and second classman Kit McCulley. All are very definitely improved. Farley was a backup on the varsity a year ago. Powers spent 1976 on the plebe-junior varsity squad and McCulley was a defensive back most of the year.

"Farley and Powers are both big and strong and can throw," Welsh said. Farley is 6-3 and 216 pounds and comes from Peru, Ind. Powers is 6-2, 203 and hails from Beaver, Pa. "I do know that Leszczynski will have competition for the position in the fall," Welsh said in conclusion, but noting that the second classman from Milwaukee is still considered the number one quarterback.

Welsh expressed satisfaction over the passing offense during the spring, believing it is ahead of the running game. "We threw and caught the ball well," he said.

"The running game depends a lot on the offensive line. Somehow, near the end of the drills we experienced a rash of injuries to our offensive linemen. This was strange, because it's usually the linebackers and running backs who are hurt.

Thus we didn't get as good an evaluation on the running offense as we hoped."

The progress of the receiver corps also proved to be a pleasant surprise during the spring. "We knew Phil McConkey could catch the ball," Welsh explained, "And now we have found another fine wide receiver in Sandy Jones, who didn't even make the team last year." Jones is a second classman from Vallejo, Calif.

Welsh also indicated the three wingback candidates—segundo Herb Wilson, first classman John Kurowski and youngster Chris Klein—had done well in the spring. Kurowski lettered at quarterback last year.

Welsh's biggest concerns are finding a tight-end and whether he has resolved the opening at defensive middle guard. "We have no one who has played much at all at tight-end," he said. "Richard Cellon (a first class letterman) was the heir apparent and he was injured most of the spring.

It's a new posifion for youngsters Carl Hendershot and Tomm Bourassa, who was a fullback-linebacker last year."

Welsh noted that Alvin B. Miller, a segundo from Little Rock, Ark., seemed to be coming along at middle guard and youngster Charley Meyers of Pemberton, N.J. also was improving. "If you don't have a decent middle guard it makes a difference in your defensive alignment," Welsh said. "We really have no middle guard candidates with experience."

While Welsh was pointing out that the team was in a much better position now than a year ago, "because we're so much more settled," he likewise noted, "We still have room for improvement. Most importantly, we still have to prove we can win. There's no question we could use more depth and more size. At some positions, we're playing some small people by the standards of college football today."

Welsh did have some comments on the off-season weight program. "It was more intensive this year and we seem to be overall 10 to 20 percent stronger," he said. "We still have to see what that will do for us on the field."

In a response to a query concerning recruiting, Welsh said: "This could be as good a class as we've had if the ones who told us they're coming, come."

Navy opens an II-game 1977 schedule on September 10 when it hosts The Citadel in the first of six home games this fall.

Navy's Jeff Long Like an Eel Navy lacrosse opponents are finding out what Midshipmen players have known about senior attackman Jeff Long for a couple of years—that he can be as slippery as an eel.

The acquisition of this knowledge has come about in different ways. Navy players learned it when he literally slipped an eel into their lunch at a team picnic. Opposing players have found out from his performances on the field.

"He's probably one of the best feeders in college lacrosse," says Navy coach Dick Szlasa, a former All-America defenseman at Maryland. "He has a knack for holding onto the ball and that's been important to us when we are sitfing on it."

Long is now in his fourth year as a regular for the Midshipmen and in his third consecutive season of being the team's scoring leader. As a youngster in 1975 he

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Jeff Long on the anack

helped the Mids to the NCAA finals with his 27 goals and 34 assists, and earned a spot as a third team All-America.

A year ago. Long upped his offensive production to 16 goals and 43 assists and moved up to the second All-America team. During the summer of 1976, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player in the College-Club Lacrosse Superstar Game in Baltimore after tossing in four goals and making a pair of assists.

Long is more of a feeder than a scorer as his statistics attest. He registered nine assists against Hofstra a year ago to tie a Navy record and earlier this season passed off for eight assists in the Mids' win over Delaware.

"A good pass is just as thrilling as a goal," claims this blond-haired native of Rochester, N.Y. "You set it up with a pass and then you can watch it go in." In helping Navy to seven consecutive wins after the season-opening loss to Rutgers, Long has scored 10 goals and set up 30 more with his passes.

One of the concems Szlasa has this year was whether too much was going to be expected of Long. But Long was never worried about such pressure. "I try not to let it get to me," he adds. "I don't think teams can win by stopping one man."

Long's stick work during a lacrosse game is a thing of beauty; he constantly thrills Navy fans and stuns opponents with his amazing moves. Some observers contend he is thinking too far ahead of the other Mid players at times.

Long downplays his talents with the stick. "You get a feel for it, like anything," he claims. ' I do a lot of work on our sficks, trying to get the pockets just so."

In addition to the good stickhandling.

Long relies on quickness. "I'm not the fastest out there. I just try to be quick and make the defense second guess themselves. I'm always trying to stay just a step ahead," he says.

Long says he is not bothered by an aggressive defender because "he overcommits himself and he also might draw some June. 1977

penalties. The defender I have the most trouble with is the one who steps right along with me and has good control of his body."

Szlasa calls attention to another trait Long possesses. "That's his intensity.

He's a hyper person. He has such an intensity for playing and doing the best he can. Jeff is totally dedicated. And I have to believe that he's worked hard to get where he is now."

Long, a team co-captain this spring, has always enjoyed a reputation for being loose and keeping his teammates loose.

"There's no class structure on our team," he points out. "We're all very close. 1 don't think I even have to worry about the guys breaking training rules because they have so much respect for the team as a whole."

Long came to the Naval Academy after making scholastic All-America in the sport at Irondequoit High School in Rochester. He also was an all-county soccer player in high school and an excellent basketball player.

East Syracuse, N.Y. "Bobby has done a tremendous job of coming off the crease this year to pick up ground balls, and that gives us continuous possession," he notes.

It was after beating Princeton and former Navy assistant coach, Mike Hanna, now the Tigers' head coach, that Szlasa talked about Miller. "He probably doesn't get sufficient recognition for what he is contributing out there," the coach said. "He's not only playing on faceoffs, but man-down defense and man-up offense."

After being held to seven goals in the first game of the year and nine in the second, the Midshipmen have scored in succession 13, 17, 22, 17, 12 and 15 goals.

Navy's golf team, washed out of its season-opener by heavy rains, finally got underway in mid-April with victory over a trio of teams, thus making the debut of Larry Ringer as the Academy coach an enjoyable one.

Playing without two injured lettermen.

Bill White and Rich Snead, the Midshipmen defeated Villanova, Fordham and Johns Hopkins behind a round of 78 fired by each of three Mid golfersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;team captain Dave Ziemba of Scottsdale, Ariz.; Lacrosse, Golf, Heavyweight Crew second classman Phil Winters of Bowie, and Tennis Herald Start of Spring Md., and youngster Shannon Saunders of Sports Season Savannah,Ga. Navy's heavyweight varsity crew surA seven-game win streak by the varsity prised a highly-regarded Princeton eight lacrosse team, a winning debut for new in its most recent outing, nipping the golf coach Larry Ringer, plus some imTigers by two-tenths of a second on the pressive performances by the heavylatter's home course on Lake Carnegie. weight crew and the varsity tennis team The victory was significant for Coach highlighted the first half of the spring Rich Clothier's team, for Princeton had sports season for 1977 at the Naval everyone returning from last year when Academy. its varsity eight finished second in the After the 9-7 loss to Rutgers in the Eastern Sprints. season-opener. Coach Dick Szlasa's laNavy's second varsity also was viccrosse team embarked on a seven-game torious over Princeton but the Navy win streak and was headed for a showlightweight varsity eight and second vardown with intrastate rival, Maryland, as Shipmate went to press. Three of the vic- sity fell to the Tigers in close races, as did the Plebe heavyweights. tories came within a period of six days.

The Mids had opened the rowing seaThe key to the resurgence was the setson with a third place finish in the Petite tling down of the defense coupled with depth at midfield and attack. Szlasa notes Finals (consolation race) of the San Diego Crew Classic, ahhough the second varsity in particular the steady improvement of was third in the Grand Finals. However, youngster goalie Jeff Johnson. "He has in its next regatta the Mids swept by Comore confidence in what he's doing lumbia in all three races to win the Maxnow," the Navy coach noted. well Stevenson Cup. Szlasa has also been able to play four Navy's tennis team, one of the and sometimes five midfields, thus wearing some opponents down. His attack has Academy's winningest athletic teams in recent years, was up to its usual form been led by Jeff Long with 10 goals and with a 10-3 record so far. Mark Jee, the 30 assists in the first eight games. And first classman from San Francisco, was plebe Brendan Schneck of Woodbury, back playing number one singles after losN.Y. has been impressive on the attack ing his position for some early matches to with II goals and 12 assists. youngster Bob Detrich, of Salinas, Calif.

The next two leading scorers are Jee had a 9-4 record. Youngster Jim youngster midfielders Mike Chanenchuk Brady, of LaMesa, Calif., has the team's of Massapequa, N.Y. with II goals and nine assists and John Mutch of Montclair, best individual record, a 11-2 mark.

N.J. with 14 goals and five assists.

One of the highlights for the tennis team was the weekend it beat perennial Szlasa has also cited the play of first eastern powers, Columbia (5-4) and classmen Bob Holman of Lothian, Md., Pennsylvania, (7-2). on attack and midfielder Skip Miller of

46 Coach Joe DufTs baseball team was having its ups and downs this spring.

Overall, the squad had not found itself, particularly when it came to clutch hitting and pitching. There were some bright spots, though, both from the standpoint of victories and from individual performances.

In its Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League opener against defending league titlist, Columbia, the Mids jumped into a 4-2 lead after two innings and appeared headed for an upset. But the veteran Lions came back for a 7-4 triumph, scoring three times in the last inning. Then Navy upset Pennsylvania, considered a league contender, 2-1, and tied the Quakers 5-5 in the second game.

From an offensive outlook, the leaders have been the younger squad members.

Designated hitter Warren Lewis, a youngster from Columbus, O., is tops in average with a .359, including seven extra base blows in his 14 hits. A real surprise has been plebe shortstop Mark Mullikin, of Easton, Md. He's hitfing a neat .317 and doing an excellent job in the field.

His smooth fielding has caught more than one fan's eye. Segundo outfielder Ron Lovelace is batting .314 and leads the squad in RBIs with 10.

The pitching leader has been the first class righthander Scott Thomas, of Chaffee, Mo. He is only 2-2 on record, but has been used in all the key games.

Duff has expressed concern over his team's lack of intensity. "And our hitting has not been good, which means we're going to be involved in close games all the time."

The track team had its meet with Manhattan rained out and then was dumped by powerful Maryland, llOVi-AWi, in its other dual meet. Significant individual performances against the Terps including the winning of the steeplechase by segundo Charles Hautau, of Branchville, N.J., a first by Dan Busch, of Anderson, Ind., in the 880 and a win by the mile relay unit.

Earlier this season, the Mids dominated the Delaware State Invitational by garnering seven first places.

Navy (NA 12) passes second place Tulane (NA 4) in a close race

Navy Takes Kennedy Cup

Captain Grosvenor, USNA Sailing Squadron Commodore, presents the Kennedy Cup to Rich O'SuUivan

The Naval Academy team, a combination of yawl, sloop and laser sailors, very handily won the 13th annual John F. Kennedy Cup Memorial Regatta sailed on the Chesapeake Bay 22-24 April. The Navy crew, with Rich O'SuUivan as skipper, Gar Wright as tactician and Paul van Cleve as helmsman, had wrapped up the Cup at the end of Saturday's racing with three firsts and two seconds in the best six of seven races series. A fourth place on Sunday completed the triumph.

Tulane finished second, five points behind Navy, and Southern Cal, with two firsts in Sunday's races, closed to third place. Following were Pennsylvania, Florida State, Brown, Coast Guard, Notre Dame, Old Dominion, New York Maritime and the University of Toledo.

Pennsylvania won the Judges' Trophy for outstanding seamanship and boat maintenance by the crew.

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Cup Regatta, originated in 1965, is sponsored

by the Naval Academy and the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association of New York, who selected the eleven teams represented on the basis of their skill in handling large boats. Yale, the 1976 Kennedy Cup winner, was eliminated in last Fall's McMillan Cup Regatta and was not selected for the final round.

This is the first year that Navy has won the Kennedy Cup since its back-to-back victories in 1965-66.

Well done!

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Navy Sailing, Continuing Success Navy skippers Kathy Karlson and Liz Belzer combined second place finishes in A and B Divisions to score a decisive victory in the Middle Atlantic Women Sailors' Invitational Regatta sailed in 420 dinghies at the Naval Academy on 26-27 March by teams from eight colleges.

Karlson tied with Ann Preston of Princeton for low score but was placed second because Preston had beaten her in five of the eight races.

In the Boston Dinghy Cup Regatta, sailed at the Coast Guard Academy the same weekend. Navy finished fifth among the fifteen teams competing.

On 2-3 April Navy made a clean sweep over seven other teams in the Co-Ed Regatta hosted by New York Maritime. The rules required teams comprising one male and one female skipper. Kathy Karlson with Wayne Darinzo won six of seven in A Division, Peter Hyers with Becky Olds won five of seven in B. The same weekend, at home Navy took all but fifth of the first eight places in the Laser Single-handed Regatta. Ten teams were entered. The first four were Paul Van Cleve, Gar Wright, Chris Diller and Ted Houck, the first three qualifying for the Middle Atlantic District Championships.

Navy placed fourth among seven in the St. Mary's Intercollegiate Alberg 30 Regatta, sailed 16-17 April on Chesapeake Bay and the Magothy River. Navy's missing the word on a course change in the fourth race cost the chance for a higher finish.

The same weekend. Navy finished third of twelve in the Intercollegiate Admirals Cup Regatta, sailed in three divisions of 420 dinghies, Interclubs and Lasers at the Merchant Marine Academy. At the Delaware Womens' Regatta, Kathy Karlson and Liz Belzer finished second by one point to Pennsylvania in a five team event. At New York Maritime's Minor Regatta, sailed in 420 dinghies.

Navy's Tim McGee and Barbara Morris won all six A Division races while Gerry Coleman and Gus Wirth won five in B to score an overwhelming victory over nine other teams.

In eliminations for future championship races. Navy won qualifications in every trial. Marty Minot and Lenny Dato in A Division, Bill Cavitt and John Speer in B,

won or finished second in 19 of 20 races (3rd in the other) to make the Middle Atlantic Freshman Championships. Chris Diller finished first, Paul Van Cleve fourth (despite one disqualification) and Gar Wright fifth in the semi-finals of the District Competition to qualify for the Middle Atlantic Single-handed Championships. Led by team Captain Paul Labossiere in A and Tim McGee in B Divisions, eight Navy skippers and crews posted a clear win in the Varsity Dinghy Elimination Regatta and advanced to the District Championships. And, overcoming a one-race disqualification, the Navy crew of Ted Houck, Bill Cavitt and Tom O'Keefe won the Spring Rainbow elimination races to qualify for the Middle Atlantic Sloop Championships.

Good luck to all.

Spring Sports Results to Date: Baseball (5-6-2): Maryland 6-5; George Washington, 4-6; Loyola, 4-4; Brockport State, 6-0, 10-2; Columbia, 4-7; Pennsylvania, 2-1, 5-5; Villanova, 2-5; Richmond, 2-12; Yale, 2-1; Brown, 0-9, 3-6.

Heavyweight Crew: San Diego Crew Classic—Varsity, Third; Petite Finals; Second Varsity, Third, Grand Finals; Navy-Columbia—Varsity, Second Varsity, Plebes, all first; Navy-Princeton— Varsity and Second Varsity, first; Plebes, second.

Lightweight Crew: Navy-Princeton— Varsity and Second Varsity, both second.

Go//(3-0): Villanova, 392-404; Fordham, 392-428; Johns Hopkins, 392-436.

Navy Coach Welsh Named Special Assistant to CNO for Physical Fitness and Sports Navy's head football coach, George Welsh, has been appointed a Special Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations for Physical Fitness and Sports.

In his new role. Coach Welsh will serve as a public spokesman for Navy athletic programs, represent the Navy at athletic conferences and seminars, and provide advice and counsel to the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral James L. Holloway, III. His efforts will emphasize the importance of physical fitness and sports programs to the overall health of the Navy.

Welsh will be entering his fifth year as Navy's football coach this fall.

Lacrosse (7-1): Rutgers, 7-9; Washington College, 9-6; Washington & Lee, 13-12; Dartmouth. 17-7; U. of Maryland (Baltimore County), 22-10; Delaware, 17-8; Princeton, 12-9; Hofstra, 15-7.

Tennis (10-3): Tufts, 7-2; Maryland, 1-8; East Stroudsburg State, 8-1; Bloomsburg State, 8-1; George Washington, 8-1; Columbia, 5-4; Pennsylvania, 7-2; William & Mary, 8-1; Richmond, 9-0; Dartmouth, 8-1; Harvard, 3-6; Yale, 2-7; Brown, 8-1.

Track & Field (0-1): Maryland, 49'/21101/2.

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Class News Deadline: For September—10 July; for October—10 August

08 and prior send directly to Shipmate Percent Members: 71

09 Sec'y. and Treas., RAdm. Frank A. Braisted, USN (Ret.), 3104 Cleveland Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Percent Members: 42 It is with deep regret that I report the loss of two widows of Classmates during the month of April. Mary Bull Brown, widow of Stuart S. Brown, and Emma May Moses, widow of Radford Moses, died within a week of each other.

Both were buried in Arlington with graveside services. They shall be missed.

10 Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Dorsey O. Thomas 725 West Blvd., Kokomo IN 46901 Percent Members: 87 A card from Dr. Russell C. Ryan reads: "The Welcome Mat's out just as before. Although it's in front of a different door": 150 Lombard St., Apt. 315, San Francisco CA 94111.

An inquiry to the Alumni Association about the burial site of our 1st Medal Of Honor recipient was referred to your reporter. LCdr. Wm. Merrill Corry, Jr., is buried in the Corry family plot in the cemetery of his home town of Quincy, Florida.

This he leamed by phoning Bill's brother, Arthur Corry. Your reporter would like the same information about our other two Medal of Honor members: Capt. Mervyn Bennion, and LCdr. Atlee Edwards.

An obviously painfully written letter came to your reporter from Harris M. (Hal) Whiting.

He and Mrs. Whiting (Anita) are confined to wheel chairs in a convalescent center in their home town of Claremont CA 91711. It will be recalled that Hal was a member of 1910 for 3 years. He is carried as a non-grad of 1911— physical discharge account of vision, which is the seat of his trouble now. Anita is the victim of a broken hip from a fall. Hal was the roommate of Capt. "Buster" Williams. He had a very successful career in the construction industry.

And Mary Alger (Mrs. Cam) Smith writes that her nostalgic memories of her childhood at the Old Naval Academy does not mean that she is less proud of the present enormous institution. Who recalls that her Father, our Professor Alger, was the Honor Man (No. 1) of the Class of 1880; and during our midshipman days was Director of the Naval Institute— maybe the Founder of it? So. our Editor has a distinguished Naval Ancestry both paternal and maternal.

11 Sec'y, Capt. W. D. Chandler, USN (Ret.) Chevy Chase Club Chevy Chase MD 20015 Percent Members: 80

12 Sec'y, Como. Ralph S. Wentworth, USN (Ret.) 1922 Carrollton Rd., Pendennis Mt. Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 83

13 Pres., VAdm. Glenn B. Davis, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas. MGen. C. G. Helmick, USA (Ret.) 4784 Old Dominion Dr., Ariington VA 22207 Percent Members: 79 It is sad that much of our news is bad: Our Classmate, Carey Jones (VAdm. USN Ret.) died at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital on 12 January 1977 after a long illness. His only near relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Jack McFarland, 109 Ridgelawn Drive, Athens, Georgia, flew to Philadelphia and accompanied his body to Washington, where he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on 17 January. It was at a time of heavy snow and ice, and none of his Washington Classmates was able to attend the graveside services. The Class was represented by Col. and Mrs. John O. Frazier—Mrs. Frazier is a daughter of our Classmate, Doug Jones. The Class extends its condolences to Mr. and Mrs. McFarland.

"Tiny" Wild wrote that her son "Bud", died early in December 1976. Last August, after a siege of pneumonia, it was discovered that he had cancer in both lungs, too advanced for successful treatment. Our deepest sympathy goes to her in her loss.

On 17 February, Beall Daingerfield Hall, wife of our Classmate Jimmy Hall (Adm. USN Ret.) died in Mount Vernon Hospital, Fairfax, after a long illness. Services were held in the Ft. Myer Chapel 21 February, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery. The Class sent flowers, and Frances and Mike Donahue represented the Class. Jimmy and Beall had been married for fifty-five years, and Jimmy's devoted care in Beall's long illness was an inspiration to all who knew them. Our hearts go out to him in his grief Our 1913 Army-Navy Joint luncheon is dwindling—only three tumed up for our April meeting—Glenn Davis and Gardiner Helmick for Navy, and Tex Davidson for Army.

The Gardiner Helmicks left the chill of Washington early in February and arrived in Fort Lauderdale just in time to experience some of Florida's coldest weather of the

Winter. However, that soon passed, and ice and snow were forgotten. Gardiner had a very nice lunch in Miami with Billie and Hugh White. They both looked well, and Hugh keeps up his daily strenuous exercise. They spend many week ends on the keys, swimming and enjoying the sea food.

14 Pres. RAdm. H. A. Spanagel, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Mr. Russell E. Perry 3325 Kaywood Drive Falls Church VA 22041 Percent Members: 80

15 Chairman and Class Comm. and Sec'y, Adm. A. D. Stnible, USN (Ret.) 4017 OHver St., Chevy Chase MD 20015 Asst.-Sec'y-Treas.

LGen. Pedro del VaUe USMC (Ret.) 41 Comhill St., Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 88 A letter from Dick Richardson: "Dear Rip, My snapshot of the 'Mystery Men' which appeared in the November 1976 issue of Shipmate has stirred up quite a bit of interest plus a sHght disagreement concerning the identity of several Classmates. With reference to the March 1977 issue of Shipmate, which includes Marshall's interesting numbered card identification diagram, I am sure Pret is right about the location, but in my opinion he is wrong about card 14, which he says stands for Eldredge. I still maintain number 14 is Lynde McCormick. I believe Pret is right about all other members. Irv Chambers is right about my taking the picture, but he is wrong about the location. Shoemaker I feel sure is wrong about two of his identifications. I think Bates, card 2, and Davis, card 12, are the ones that he believes are Pete Del Valle and Bodfish, respectively. Perhaps the foregoing may generate further comment. Best wishes, Dick."

A letter from Bill Granat: "Helena and I are home again after spending another beautiful month this year in La Jolla where we escaped from at least part of last winter's bad weather.

"Red Thomas came down from Laguna Hills one day and we enjoyed so much seeing him.

We also saw him again at his very attractive new apartment where we had another chance to exchange information about our friends and Classmates. Red asked to be remembered to all his friends in Washington.

"Eilien Jenkins and a friend of hers from Vancouver were in La Jolla part of the time we were there, and we were delighted to have several chances to get together. She seems to be happy with her new apartment in Vancouver, where she has her two daughters and a son and, of course, many old friends.

"I wonder how many Classmates have read Pedro del Valle's Autobiography? If you have not, you should do so. With typical modesty Shipmate

49 Pedro has written of his career in the Marine Corps. He also covers World War II from Guadalcanal to the Okinawa Campaign. The book. Semper Fidelis, was printed by the Christian Book Club of America, Hawthorne, Califomia.

(Please see "Last Call" for the details of Captain Bourne's enviable life.) Bobby's son can be reached at the following address: Mr. Allen C. Bourne, 2821 North St., Fairfield, CT 06430.

16 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. ChapUne, USNR (Ret.), 1327 inspiration Dr., La Jolla CA 92037 Percent Members: 83 East Coast News The latest news from our European contingent is good. Mick Carney received a nice letter in March from Tony ZiroG in Siena, Italy, telling that he and Consuello are well and comfortable. Tony has recovered nicely from his injuries resulting from a fall he suffered a year or so ago. He added that Bill Schott, living in Germany, spent several days with them in Siena last February, and that Bill was his usual lovable self and shows little evidence of getting older. We all send our love and best wishes to these overseas members of the clan.

Not so good is the news from nearer home.

It is with a feeling of great sadness and a sense of loss that we report the death of one of our most outstanding members and former president of the Class. Bobby Bourne (Capt. Robert C. Boume USNR Ret.) died at the Ward Homestead. Maplewood, New Jersey, on 26 of March after a brief illness. Services for Bobby were held at St. Peter's Church, Morristown, on 5 April. Unfortunately no member of the Class was able to be present for the services.

A Class wreath was however witness to our feeling of sympathy and loss.

Bobby is survived by a son, Allen C. Boume, and three grandsons. His beloved wife, Jeanette, died in December 1975, a loss from which he never fully recovered. Bobby had a long and varied and successful career both in and out of the Navy. Standing among the top in the Class at the Academy, his ability as a leader won him his "four stripes." During our first class year he was outstanding as such.

After WWI he resigned to go into business but never lost his affection for nor interest in the Navy. He attended most of the reunions held by our Class at Annapolis and was the prime mover of our very successful Fiftieth Reunion as our president. He even managed to attend our sixtieth reunion last Fall when few of us were able to make it.

Jeannette and he were both avid travelers, Jeanette even more so than Bobby, and together they enjoyed many interesting travels including two trips around the world, with a safari in Africa thrown in. They took some very unusual photographs of their travels and as members of their camera club offered their friends many entertaining hours by showing their pictures and relating their experiences.

Bobby was a loyal alumnus of the Academy, an important and efficient officer of the Navy and Naval Reserve as well as being a dedicated citizen of his community and his Country. He was a fine father and grandfather and leaves behind a most worthy example to follow. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

June, 1977

Milton O. Carlson A picture of Milton O. Carlson has just been received by your correspondent from his daughter, Janet Carlson Holley of Durham, North, Carolina. Milton's obituary appeared in the April issue of Shipmate, but we regret that we did not have a picture available at that time. The picture is characteristic of him, smiling and cordial, and he will long be remembered for inviting the Newport Chapter to his farm, especially during the cranberry season.

We regret to close on a sad note. Walter Whitfield Webb died in the San Diego Naval Hospital on 11 April. We do not have many details thus far, but will try to get some. His widow, Anne, lives at 652 Carla Way, La Jolla CA 92037.

West Coast News The 1916-17-18 Classes March lunch, on the 17th, was enjoyed at the Officer's Club, Marine Corps Recruit Depot. "Don" Curtis handled the arrangements, including a most excellent Curry Menu, with all the ancillary fixings, also St. Patrick's Day motif for the table decorations, and a fine Green Chablis (compliments of The Club). Present were; 1916-Herndon, "Possum" Webb, Jenkins, Root, Chapline; 1917-Comstock, Rogers, Richards; 1918-Gibb, Nichols, Price, Curtis.

Several regulars were absent due to attending Admiral LiUard's Memorial Services.

"Count" Berkey, from Coral Cables, Florida, and "Pep" Flood, from Berkeley, California, were in San Diego for the reunion of The Yangtze River Patrol Association held at the U.S. Grant Hotel, March 23rd, 24th, and 25th.

Saturday evening "Count" Berkey gave a small dinner party at The Officers' Club, Naval Air Station, North Island, for those living in this area, and their wives, who served on his staff or were associated with him when he commanded the Naval Forces, Western Pacific, shortly after World War II. Linton "Lil" Hemdon, on March 18, in nearby Vista, was joined in matrimony by lovely Daphne "Stevie" Raabe of San Diego, formerly of Pasadena, a longtime friend dating from their Pasadena days. On Sunday afternoon, March 27th, many of their La Jolla friends gathered at the Hemdon Home, in La Jolla, for a buffet, to congratulate the happy couple, to greet the charming bride, and to wish the newlyweds years of happiness.

17 Pres., Capt. John H. Jenkins USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone, USNR (Ret.) 248 King George St., Annapolis MD 21401 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. John H. Forshew USNR (Ret.), 2022 Columbia Rd., NW, Washington DC 20009 Percent Members: 77 Letter from Andy Sheppard to Frank Hanafee of his using freighter travel. Was two months in Africa and enjoyed it very much.

Hurt his knee in Arizona and has had it operated on. Hopes everything will be O.K. Andy expected to be a great-grandfather about Easter time.

The Washington group is in pretty good shape; Frank Hanafee has had a cataract operation and is coming along.

In response to many requests for a 1977 60th reunion, we have set up 21, 22, 23 October— Homecoming.

18 Pres., Capt. W. J. Malone, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Perry R. Taylor, USNR (Ret.) 1211 South 25th St., Arlington VA 22202 Percent Members: 82 Hear This At the class luncheon, 6 April, ten were seated around a big table in the Bull Ring. The following Classmates were there: V. Bailey, Duvall, Riggs, Rogers, Smith, Sullivan, Wright and your scribe. Two sons of Classmates also attended: John R. Sullivan, Jr. ('43) and John D. H. Kane, Jr. ('42). RAdm. Kane has been called back to active duty and is Director of Naval History and Curator of the Navy Department.

Since the death of his wife, Helen, last Summer, Sullivan has moved from New York to live with his son, John and daughter-in-law, Eliza. The address is 10120 Ashburton Lane, Bethesda 20034.

Clifford, Hutchins and McCown started for Europe last April and were back home by the time this issue reached you. We regret that they missed the reunion.

Recall the announcement of Genevieve Crecca's death in April Shipmate. Since she passed away, we have leamed of more trouble for John Grecca—shingles—with aU the accompanying pain of that malady. He managed with analgesic medicine for about two weeks, but his doctor hospitalized him 12 February.

He remained there until 4 March after he had received many various treatments, which John had not particularly liked. Anyway nothing malignant was found. Our praise to him for having gone through the works.

Because Emma Lou and Ion Pursell have befriended and entertained a promising Second Classman, Ion was invited as a special guest to sit with midshipmen for a midday meal in the messhall on 11 March. The following is quoted from Ion's report: "Ion sat within two or three feet of where he with Ballentine, Cobb, Hennefin, McCown, Miller, Stover, Whelan, Walbridge and others of 1918 had dined our first academic year.

"In 1977, many things are about as in our time—the food is much the same—each table seats about fourteen, five or six fewer than we

50 had at each table—in 1977 the messmates seemed more at ease or relaxed—nobody had to eat under the table and nobody had to pretend that he or she had a chair—all seemed to be far younger than were midshipmen in 1914.

At the table where Ion sat, there was just one young lady midshipman and, although he was there not quite an hour Ion did not feel that any of the young gentlemen of 1980 was sure to make admiral before the young lady.

"Seriously speaking, being announced as the only guest of the regiment that noon—guest of Midn. John Rudzis, Class of 1978; having dinner with his messmates and meeting his company commander, his roommate and his other shipmates was an experience that Ion will cherish so long as he may live!"

June and July Birthdays We send birthday greetings to Ross Whitemarsh, 6/3; Jerry Wright, 6/4; Bink Barlow, 6/5; Tom Haffey, 6/16; Cy Perkins, 6/18; Ralph Riggs, 6/20; Bill Taylor, 6/23; Dwight Cook, 6/29; Dink Stover, 7/7; Joe Fowler, 7/9; Nick Nichols, 7/17; Vaughn Bailey, 7/20.

19 Pres., VAdm. George C. Dyer, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, VAdm. Wm. M. CaUaghan, USN (Ret.) 2700 Virginia Ave., N.W., Apt. 811 Washington DC 20037 Percent Members: 88 Without any related news concerning cause or length of illness, word was received from Bupers that our Charlie Andrews, Rear Admiral USN (Ret.) died at the Naval Hospital in Newport, Rhode Island, on 15 March. No details were forthcoming from any other source as to place and time of burial except that it was held on Long Island. Our sympathy to Nancy and the surviving son and daughter.

Sara Beltz reported from her new permanent address in Florida: 166 Skyline Blvd., Satellite Beach, 32937 just after attending her first luncheon with the N.A. Space Coast Chapter.

Was amazed at the size of the group and hopes to be with them often in the future. Among those attending were Ruthie and Cid Wildman—a happy meefing for Sara who was pleased to leam that they live only a few miles to the south. "The acceptance of widows by Classmates and fellow alumni, "adds Sara," is very heart-warming to me." Cid Wildman's acknowledgment of George Dyer's birthday greeting contains the news that Yen Coney had a "blackout" while taking a walk near his home and was in the hospital before Dotty learned of the incident. A later phone call from Cid elicited the good word that Yen is home recuperating and mostly from the abrasions suffered in the fall. The Wildmans enjoyed the visit of Lola and Ross Winckler during the latters' visit to Florida. Sorry, Cid, that Sarah and 1 couldn't drop in on you and Ruthie during our trip south. We had planned too many other stops north of Florida during the time available.

Marcia and Malcolm Schoeffel were badly shaken up in an automobile accident in early March near their home base at Naples, Florida. Marcia landed in a hospital for shock and treatment but with no later confirmation at this writing (early April) that serious injuries had been sustained. Except for the traumatic experience Red apparently was unscathed.

Ralph Netting reports that he has completely recovered from the operation last Spring which prevented his attendance at the annual class get-together in May. He and Dorothy spent most of the Fall and Winter in such balmy climes as Arizona, Califomia and Colorado.

Virginia Kincaid also escaped the severe winter weather by first visiting her daughter in Coronado and then renting an apartment on her own at Coronado Cays. Incidentally, Virginia prospectively is about to follow in her father's banking footsteps. If the Comptroller of the Currency approves the Charter of the proposed Womens National Bank of Washington she will be on the Board of Directors.

Health problems—no stranger to any of us at our ages—caught up with Dave Clark last Summer when a routine check-up disclosed the presence of a tumor in the abdominal region.

Because of artery involvement in the area, surgery could not be undertaken and a chemotherapy treatment was instituted. Reduction in the size of the tumor has resulted but whether because of the treatment or not Dave developed a stubborn tachycordia condition just after Christmas. He is responding to medication under a regimen of pills taken six times daily. Hope you will soon be back to full battery, Dave, and out on the golf course in the beautiful spring weather.

The Dyers are expecting a gathering of the clan in early June to celebrate the graduation from the N.A. of a grandson, Christopher Turner Burnett. Another grandson is on the way soon to become a senior lieutenant.

Mike Williams regretted that he could not attend the May get-together. He and Jo had a family commitment to go to Lake County, Florida, to be present at the dedication of a marker in memory of Jo's great grandmother, a member of the Daughters of 1812.

20 Class Chairman RAdm. C. Carter Anderson USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Wm. A. P. Martin, USN (Ret.) 2 St. Mary's St., Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 82 Billy Buracker's widow, Dorothy, writes on March 17 from 12 Stratford Rd., Winchester MA 01890: "My dear Captain Martin: I thank you for your kind letter. Bill was a loyal alumnus of the Academy who enjoyed the reunions we attended. He had an outstanding career in the Navy, and on retiring at the end of the war became a dedicated citizen in the Boston area.

Thank you for your letter, Very sincerely, Dorothy M. Buracker."

The epic story of PRINCETON, Billy's command, is written up in Shipmate for October '76. In Billy we lost a fine Classmate and a topnotch naval officer.

Dudley Page wrote me that he had sent a snapshot (taken when we were midshipmen) to "Ben" Falknor to be identified—"First time I have written him since before he was taken sick at the Vets' Hospital, Tacoma, Washington. They wrote back—"Deceased." On inquiry they reported that 'Ben' had died on 15 June '76. I had asked for his next of kin. The hospital forwarded my request to his next of kin with my name in case they wanted to write me!"

At our March 26 Class Luncheon at the A-N Club there were 11 present: Anderson,

Christmas, Crowe, Cunningham, Daggett, Harrison, Holsinger, Mansfield, Pearson, Plaskitt and Sexton. Sexton drove up with Daggett from Annapolis.

RAdm Wm. H. Hartt, ('18) writes me that his brother, our Classmate Beverly Hartt, had died at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital, Denver, Colorado, on Sunday, March 20, after a long illness. His wife Anna Margaret Hastings died last year. A memorial service was held March 23 at the Presbyterian Church in Denver with burial in Kansas City, Missouri.

A son, Hastings Hartt of NYC and a daughter, Beverly Anne Wolfe of Golden, Colorado, and several grandchildren survive and also a sister, Miss Evelyn Hartt and his brother of Portsmouth, Virginia. Beverly was bom in Portsmouth, February II, 1898, and there he spent his early life until he entered the Academy. His daughter, Mrs. Beverly Anne Wolfe's address is: 2104 Zang St., Golden CO 80401. We send much sympathy to the family.

Captain John D. Hague, USN ('55) writes me about his father, Wesley Hague, whose address is: RAdm. Wesley McL. Hague USN (Ret.), Doctors' Convalescent Center, Selinsgrove PA 17870. On 2 May he will reach his 80th birthday. He would greatly appreciate hearing from some Classmates and friends if they have a chance to write. John says that Wesley had a second heart attack in 1974. He is well cared for in the nursing home; he has lost weight and is partially paralyzed. Nonetheless his mind is still sharp and he appears cheerful. John's mother (the former Priscilla Redgrave) manages to have Wesley at their new home for part of almost every weekend. 1 hope many will write or call.

From Harvey Wilson: "Dear WAP, Here's an interesting note! Harris AUer lives hard by my first cousin Adelaide Hand, wife of Dr. M.B. Hand, and he stopped by recently for chit-chat and took along the March issue of Shipmate in which you had spicy comments about our visit to Miami Beach, Bath Club— well, Harris doesn't lack for subject matter for his dialogue, so this was a little plum, so to speak. I reached 4 score years also on 5 March 1977. Bright and I went over to the Belleview-Biltmore resort, near Tampa and St. Pete for a mini-vacation. While over there we visited Sybil and 'Harry' Market and both of them are in top shape, I am glad to report. We won't, 1 don't think, go on forever and ever as the babbling brook (Tennyson) but were giving it a try—Enclosed is our token toward keeping the fund of '20 liquid. Warmest regards to you and Fran (hope she's now mended) and all hands there from Bright and me. Harvey, 25 March 1977."

Bright and Harvey in Belleaire Congratulations and many thanks for your generous check and many happy retums and best to Bright. He sends a coloured photo of Bright and Harvey in the dining room of Belleview-Biltmore, Belleaire, Florida. This Shipmate

51 room looks as big as the Mids' Messhall— wonderful food and service—and the Wilsons were lucky to be early because over 600 people filled the place later.

A check and interesting letter from Mounty Moncure for which many thanks. He writes: "You ask "where in Mexico was 1 bom?' I was born in the adobe ranch house of the Hacienda San Jose de Babicora, a cattle ranch then owned by Phoebe Apperson Hearst (the mother of W.R.) situated high in the Sierra Madre Occidental, about 200 miles south of the border in the state of Chihuahua, a million and a half acres in extent, larger than Delaware and twice the size of R.l. My father was the superintendent—el patron to the vaqueros. To reach the railroad required a ride by horse or surrey of 84 miles to the ranch boundary—you then had only 43 miles farther to go. I left Mexico for Califomia at the age of six months.

In 1916 Pancho Villa looted the ranch of sixty thousand head of cattle."

Monday AM. 4 April—My Frances heard that Matterhom. who was arranging the USNA Alumni flight, was three short of their quota for the trip to Paris which is leaving the evening of April 5. When Fran thought of the chance of going, it was like a tonic, all her ills were forgotten! She had been an art student there for two years after college. When she broached the subject I asked for 15 minutes to make up my mind. We are going and taking our son Chris, who has never been to France, though a good French student.

I have asked Roz Daggett to stand by for me until our retum April 13. Meantime Roz has a birthday April 12. Many happy retums and best wishes to him and Pope.

21 Pres.. Mr. Homer O. Eimers Sec'y. Capt. Heber B. Brumbaugh USN (Ret.), 3722 Manor Road, Apt. 2 Chevy Chase. MD 20015 Sec'y West Coast (SF Bay Area): Mr. Norman C. McKee 19 Blue Ridge Lane Woodside CA 94062 Sec'y LA Area: RAdm. Robert W. Berry USN (Ret.) 2253 B Via Puerta Laguna Hills CA 92653 Percent Members: 83 Much bad news came in March and early April.

We were shocked and saddened at the word that Slats Moore (VAdm. USN Ret.) was one of those lost in that worst-ever airplane accident at Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday, 27 March 1977. He and his wife Beth were on their way to start a cmise in the Mediterranean. Beth survived and was retumed to the U.S. 30 March. She was in great pain, we were told, had a broken hip and other fractures, but no bad bums. We do not have a reliable report on just how she escaped, but one account through several persons was that she and Slats were in seats abreast a wing of the Pan Am plane, and that he helped her out a window exit but was himself trapped inside.

His many friends will moum and miss him.

He enjoyed life and had a delightful sense of humor. Charlie Wellborn knew him longer and perhaps better than anyone else in the Navy.

Slats and Charlie took a competitive exam for the Naval Academy in 1916. Slats won. acJune. 1977

cording to Charlie, but Charlie got another appointment. They travelled to Annapolis together and were fast friends ever after. Slats was "best man" at the wedding of Nina Maynard and Heber Brumbaugh, a Classmate in OKLAHOMA. We extend our deep sympathy to Beth, and we are thankful that she was spared. Her address is 1960 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94109. (See "Last Call.")

Through Vera and Harold Houser '21 we have learned of the death of their dear friend and our Classmate Campbell Dallas Emory (RAdm. USN Ret.) on 30 March 1977 in Seattle, Washington. We remember Dal as Captain of the Naval Academy Swimming Team (1920-21). He was keenly interested in his Classmates and was our principal source of information about other Classmates in the area.

We shall miss him. and we extend our deep sympathy to his widow, Edwina of 5605 N.E. Windermere Rd., Seattle WA 98105. (Also, see "Last Call.")

In the April issue there was a brief notice of the death of Deck Hyatt's wife, Gladys, which we thought had occurred on 20 January 1977.

A letter from Deek gives us an obituary, as follows, and please note that the date was 14 January: "Gladys Allison Hyatt, beloved wife of Commander Delwyn Hyatt, U.S. Navy (Retired), of 9 Peters Street, Orono, Maine (04473) passed away on January 14 at her home after a long illness. She was born in Princeton, Kentucky. October 1, 1900, the daughter of Lexi Hugh and Maude (Clayton) Allison. Besides her husband she is survived by four sons, Richard, of Naples, Florida, Robert Allison, Col. U.S. Army, Fort Stevens. Mass., Stephen of Orono, Maine, and David Allison of Oakton, Va. The Hyatts moved to Orono from Washington, D.C. in 1967."

We extend our sympathy to Deek and to his sons.

The Alumni Association has received word that our Classmate Richard H. Pearse died 18 August 1976. and is survived by his widow, of 1715 S. 30th St., LaCrosse WI 54601. We extend our deep sympathy to her. Class records indicate that her maiden name was Louise Sullivan, and that they had six children and 24 grandchildren. At the time of our 50th Reunion he wrote that he had retired in 1963 as VicePresident of The Trane Company after 38 years. He had resigned during plebe year.

By his sister. Mrs. Stoddert of Annapolis, the Alumni Association was informed of the death of another Classmate, LCdr. Casper Henry Eicks on 14 December 1976. From our records it appears that his wife, Dorothy K. Council Eicks, had predeceased him. Homer Eimers (next after him alphabetically) remembers him in the old WISCONSIN on the Midshipmen's cmise in 1918. He was kidded for marking his bucket on the bottom with a nail punch, so that it did not hold water: Casper swore that was a lie!

As this Class news was being typed on 5 April a phone call from Tommy Cox '20 in Rochester, N.Y. told of the death very early the same day of our Classmate Capt. Alan P. Davis USNR (Ret.) in Rochester. Alan resigned as an Ensign in July 1922. A native of Rochester, he had a business career there before and after active duty in the Navy during WW II. Called to active duty in March 1941 he served from August 1943 until May 1946 on the Staff, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Europe.

While there. Allen Blow Cook '21 introduced him to Sylvia Reid. whom he married 15 Octo-

ber 1945. He retired from the Burroughs Corporation 1 August '64. He is survived by Sylvia, whose address is 84 Greenway Rd., Rochester NY 14610. To her we extend our deep sympathy.

The Washington-Annapolis Group The March luncheon fell on the 22nd, a typical early-spring day: We arrived in the rain and left in sunshine. Those who came were: Justine Abercrombie, Aleck Alexander, Phronie and Wop Barbaro, Polly and Fred Boone, Cat Brown, Nina and Heber Brumbaugh, Dee DeRivera, Louise and Homer Eimers with Homer's brother Dale from Idaho, Dolly Fitzgerald, Carol and Fully Fullinwider, Vera and Harold Houser, Betty Lamdin, Dorothy and George Russell, Bert and Sherwood Smith, Margaret Swigart, and Gerry and Charlie Wellborn.

Wop Barbaro, just out of the hospital and "feeling fine", was greeted with cheers. It was good to have him back, and he was in great spirits. Blackie Loker and John Waters were reported to be recovering from their broken hips, and we look forward to having them with us again soon. There was a good report on Mary Braun, Buddy having written that she had regained a little weight, and that she was feeling better.

Fred Boone (and Polly), tanned and looking fit, gave a very favorable report on the Services' hotel in Honolulu—Hale Koa, on Waikiki beach, where the Boones had had a delightful time. The facilities are excellent and the rates reasonable. The hotel is booked solidly for months, so it is necessary to make reservations about seven months ahead. At the time of the luncheon the Dudleys and the Fletchers were on trips to spend time at the same hotel. For more about Hawaii see Logan McKee's report from San Diego, below.

A letter from Bob Berry dated 31 March tells of his plans for a trip back east. He was to visit his daughter Emily, wife of MGen. John C. Raaen USA (USMA '43), to see a number of friends, and to visit Annapolis to see what the Naval Academy looks like after reading the reports of our 55th Reunion. His last time in Annapolis was at our 30th Reunion—a honeymoon trip for his bride, Dorothy. Bob did not give dates, but said he could not attend any of our luncheons.

A January letter from Dash Madeira said that he and his wife Elizabeth were leaving for Lugano, Switzerland, to spend the rest of the Winter—for the sixth time! They know quite a few people there, and enjoy it very much.

They make their home in Virginia Beach.

We hear that Doris Hamilton planned to leave in early April to visit Betty Saunders, widow of Hitch Saunders, in Florida. After also visiting Katherine and "Fish" Moebus there, Doris was to be driven by Betty to the West Coast. We did not hear when she expected to retum.

San Diego Group Logan McKee writes that those attending the San Diego Chapter's luncheon at the Marine Corps Recmit Depot on 22 March were: Paul Abemethy, Syd Dodds, Tom Esling. Hod Gorry, Judge Hailey. Bud Hall. Bob Hickey, Bris McHugh, Logan McKee, Ivan Miller, Tim O'Brien, George Peet. Stogi Roberts. Sabe Sabin, Leo Stafford, Ray Tarbuck and Herb Tellman.

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San Francisco Bay Area The March '21 Class luncheon was held on 29 March in the Patio Room, Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club, T.I. Present were John Ames, Albert Arkush, AB Carlisle, Joe Connolly, Doc Cooke, Nick Coulter, Red Craig, Dave Davis, Jim Dudley (from Virginia), Eddie Duncan "23, Doc Harris, Jim Harris, Paul Howard, Kirby Kirby-Smith, Norman McKee, Phil Nichols, Charlie Roland, Piggy Schwien, Frank Talbot, Tommy Thomas, Everett True, and Charlie Woodson, a roster of twenty-two.

Eleven wives enjoyed the dining room luncheon.

Although this was the usual bi-monthly gathering of our Classmates, it, understandably, was a pretty sombre meal. The chow was good but the appetites were not. It seemed only hours earlier had come the first news of the collision of the two 747s in the Canary Islands. We were all now aware that our esteemed Classmate, Slats Moore and his wife, Beth, had been aboard the Pan Am. As was indicated at the beginning of the column, Slats pushed Beth out an opening, but was unable to follow himself. Beth retumed to Maguire Air Force Base in New Jersey and was met there by their attomey and San Francisco friend, Mr. Jay A. Darwin, and Beth's nephew, the Rev. Jack Miller, from Kisko, New York, the Presbyterian minister who married Beth and Slats on 22 October 1975. Beth was transferred

by Air Force hospital plane to Letterman Hospital in San Francisco and she will convalesce there.

his devoted wife of 17 months.

After the service Tram and Charlie Roland asked Classmates to come to their home for refreshments. The hungry Classmates raided the kitchen, just about completing the cleaning out begun by the robbery of a few weeks ago.

Referring back to the '21 March lunch, we had the pleasure of a visit from Classmate Jim Dudley and his wife, Margaret. From their home in Leesburg, Virginia, they had enjoyed three weeks in Hawaii. On the retum trip they stopped with friends in Sebastapol, Califomia, and then stayed long enough in San Francisco to attend our class lunch. It was good to see Jim after all these yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;midshipman days.

Jim and Margaret plan next to drive to the San Diego area to visit the Logan McKees, then home via a stopover in Albuquerque. Jim remarked that they in the D.C. area get a great lift from the antics they hear about the '21ers in the Bay area.

An honor of which she can be justly proud has recenfly been bestowed on Anna (Mrs. Rufus) Thayer by her Alma Mater, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia. Through Kay Summers Calvert, widow of Allen Calvert, '24, and with the assistance of Kay's sister, Mrs. Douglas Summers Brown, the college became aware of Anna's many civic activities in the City of San Francisco. To quote from the letter to Anna from the incoming President of the College: "I am delighted to notify you that you have been chosen as the recipient of Mary Baldwin's distinguished award, the Emily Smith Medallion. This medallion, presented every year since the award was established by the college's Board of Tmstees in 1965, is a specially designed silver medallion bearing the name of Mary Baldwin College. It is a tangible way to express to an outstanding alumna the affection we have for her as a representative of the College, and as an example to our students and other alumnae of high achievements in service to one's community.

"It is because of your untiring service to the City of San Francisco and your vision and wisdom on so many city committees that the awards committee feels you are the ideal alumna to receive the Emily Smith Medallion in 1977."

Ann and George Van Deurs returned 28 March from a week's vacation at the Hale Koa Hotel at Fort De Russy in Honolulu. In the crowd waiting for the plane at S.F. were Bill Fletcher and his wife. They were in the same plane and same hotel. George says the Hale Koa is a bargain and a very good place to relax. If reservations are scarce, the Armed Forces Travel, with headquarters in L.A., has a block of rooms reserved. This informafion was relayed on from Bill Fletcher.

John Madden is back home after spending a short time at Letterman. He explained that he had a "plastic operation."

Hank DivoU spent a month in Letterman but is convalescing very well.

A Memorial Service for Slats Moore was held on Sunday, 3 April, in the Lakeside Presbyterian Church, San Francisco. A large gathering of Classmates, service and civilian friends, came to honor his memory. The service was conducted by Capt. Paul Redmond, Navy Chaplain, and Mr. Darwin gave a brief resume of Slat's naval career, stressing the many honors and decorations he had received.

An eloquent eulogy was delivered by the Rev. Miller who stressed Slat's fine human qualities as known by members of the family and Beth,

Los Angeles-Grange County Just a bit of an amplification on the earlier item about the Bob Berrys: they entertained in late March for their son-in-law. John C. Raaen, Jr., U.S. Army (USMA '43) who was on a westem inspection trip of his command. He is Commander of the Defense Supply Fuel Center of DSA with headquarters at Cameron Station, Alexandria, Virginia. He detoured via Leisure World, Laguna Hills, Califomia, to visit the Berrys and the Gerald Linkes.

months. Hod Gorry brought word that Ralph Butterfield was leaving for Honolulu.

Hawaii seems to have been the "in" place this past Winter: Logan McKee wrote about the visit he and his small group had made there. He had missed the 22 February luncheon because of it. As "Tour Guide and Indian Chief he "made all arrangements and issued all instructions" to his party, consisting of his "Miss Elizabeth," Marion Bushnell and Irvine McGowan. They stayed two weeks at Hale Koa, on Fort deRussy near the Eastern end of Waikiki Beach, and "crossed trails" with many Service friends. Example: Getting into the elevator with another couple, the other lady shouted "Panama"!! It was the LeHardys '26, whom the McKees had not seen for over 50 years, when both couples were newlyweds in Panama!

Two other '21ers were in Hale Koa with their wives: Polly and Fred Boone, and Margaret and Jim Dudley. Many other Navy friends were there, including the George Andersons '27. At a party for the group given by Dot and Alvey Wright '31 there were present Don Felt '23, Lloyd Vasey '39, and the Wright's daughter-in-law and son. The McKees were also entertained by the daughter and son-in-law of Bird and Sabe Sabin '21, Joan and Dave Peters, USMA '46. The McKees have a son-in-law from USMA '46.

22 Pres., Capt. A.R. Sanbom USN (Ret.) Sec'y., Capt. D. H. Johnston USN (Ret.) 3928 N. 36th St. Arlington VA 22207 Corr. Sec'y., RAdm. Harvey T. Walsh USN (Ret.) 12106 Callado Rd. San Diego CA 92128 Percent Members: 70 Lest Walsh and a few others forget, the date of Elizabeth and Oliver Walker's party before our 55th is 8 repeat 8 Sept. See you in September.

Don Johnston sent some interesting statistics on our entering 933 midshipmen as of Jan. 1977: Class

Graduated Active Decreased Lost Batt.

1922 1923 1924

547 39 2

235 17

301 21 1

11 1 1

Sub-totals

588

252

323

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Non-grads

as as as as

1922 1923 1924 1925

359 40 5 1

75 4

100 15 1

184 21 4 1

Subtotals

405

79

116

210

Grand totals

993

331

439

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Frank Akers sent some interesting news regarding Bayliss' and his travels last Winter. I reported the Rupe Lowe party in the April issue from Ward Harrigan's letter. Frank said that Savvy Dole was in Fort Myers for the Seniors Tennis Toumament and came to see them on Sanibel Island for an interesting evening. Frank did not report on the results of the toumament but I'm sure that Savvy won it again. The Akers retumed to Washington on the Auto Train just in time to leave to join their 16-year-old granddaughter, Martha, in Chicago. Then the three were to fly to the Islands for the Easter holidays. Upon their retum to the mainland, they will send Martha home and spend a couple of weeks in the Bay Area before retuming to Washington which should be at its best by early May. Doc Pratt wrote that Alan McCracken, his ship's cook from the ""Battleship Mindanao." and he attended the Memorial Service held by "'The American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor" at the Naval Academy recently. I had reported the heroic exploits of the Mindanao in our November issue. Alan is an Honorary Vice Commander of the ADBC and I hope to receive his report on the Memorial Service.

Doc also wrote that he has lost his Class ring and would appreciate, with appropriate arrangements between them, if any of our widows were willing to let Doc have one. He has been informed that Caldwell has lost or misplaced the die so that no more rings can be made. Doc adds: "The stone in mine was a lapis but that is of no significanceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the ring is the thing."

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lit 1922 Picnic near Bremerton in the late Thirties Lee Richardson brightened my day and outlook (at that stage I had had mostly death notices and the inevitable taxes this month) with a picture of a '22 party in Bremerton taken some time in the "305. Lee identified himself and Mrs. Lee. top left and 3rd from left and also named Hugh Hadley. Walter Rockey and Frank WTiitaker. He added. ""But look at all the pretty wives and tax deductions." I am also sure of Mac Adams, top right and Dot and Benny Manseau. 2nd row. 3rd and 4th from left. I believe that Peggy and Deac Evans are on either side of Frank Whitaker. The others, especially the youngsters. I shall leave to you with the sharper eyes and better memories of our younger days. I believe that it was more likely taken in the mid-30s as Benny was in Pearl and Frank in Washington in the late 30s.

A later. 3 April, letter from Lee said that it was taken between "35 and "39. He pointed out that Hugh Hadley. like himself, was an Oregonian and that they rode the Canadian Pacific together to the Academy in early June. 1918.

Hugh died in the night action, 1st Guadacanal, in LnTLE on 5 September 1942. He added that another Oregonian, Bill Ault. was MIA in the air action from the LEXINGTON on 8 May 1942.

If Bill was in that picture, my guess would be 6th from left, top row: but I had not seen Bill since our midshipman days and even in "35 he must have changed a little. Lee noted that said 3rd of April was his 79th. At last I have found a '22er a few months older than I. The Shipmate staff sent me a clipping of an article in the Hagerstown Daily Mad regarding Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, '22. Admiral Rickover delivered the Founders Day speech at Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and minced no words in his criticisms of an education system "which has failed to arouse the intellect" and implored his audience to initiate reforms.

The Admiral drew applause and laughs from the mostly middle-aged audience and each time he gave the response: "You know Fm right, but you won't do anything about it. will you?"

He criticized modem education for turning out uneducated people who cannot read, write or think. The reasons for the failure of education, he reasoned, are because the schools do '"a poor job of training minds to think logically, clearly and independently." He did not spare television and said that he ""would take a big hammer and swing it through the tube. You applaud and snicker, but you don"t have the June. 1977

guts to do it. You are slaves of your children."

This was one of many lectures which the Admiral has delivered on American education.

Sue and Horace Butterfield completed their Califomia travels by mid-March and Horace got in some final work on his Nominating Committee's slate for Class officers. Horace reported that en route home they had dinner with Aria and Pete Cogswell at the MacComseys in Los Altos. They also had dinner with their son, Alex, and one of his Viet Nam combat pilots and one granddaughter, Susan, who was in town as a para-legal member of a Washington law firm sent out to get some papers needed in a case. The group went up, down, and around Nob Hill and had dinner at a good German restaurant with a view of San Francisco Bay. Horace also enclosed a UP! article from the Washington Post regarding their son, Alex. It stated that Alexander Butterfield has a new job as executive vice president of a Califomiabased air service company. James C. Jack, Jr., president of International Air Service Company, Ltd., announced the appointment and said that Butterfield. who formerly headed the FAA, will oversee lASCO operations. Jack said that the company, with headquarters in Burlingame, Califomia, deals with the leasing of U.S. flight crew services, air charter services, aircraft sales and maintenance. He said that Butterfield moved from Washington to Menlo Park, Califomia.

The San Diego group held its regular luncheon at the Admiral Kidd Club on Friday, 1 April, but apparenfly many regulars were wary of the date or were otherwise engaged.

The ""shows" were Murph Murphy, Bill Riggs, Harvey Walsh and Milo Williams. However, we were favored in having a special eastem guest, Dutch-treat of course, Alvan Fisher. Flo and Alvan have been visiting their children and friends in Califomia and were a few days before flying back to sunny (hopefully) Natick, Massachusetts, by Easter.

The Washington area group held their April meeting at the A-N Town Club with the following faithful in attendance in spite of the heavy showers: Owen Camp, Cari Espe. Omer Kneeland, Doc Pratt, Zeke Sanbom and Oliver Walker. This was better than we San Diegans with our sunny skies. Oliver discussed briefly the plans for remodeling the A-N Club which will be enlarged while keeping dining room, reading room and many of the overnight rooms

in operation.

Abe Stacey wrote me about Jesse M. Carmack, one of our Lost Battalion, whose address, somewhere near Colorado Springs, Carson Miller was supposed to have sent me but has not yet done so. 1 shall "'work on" Carson to follow up Abe's prodding. The recent National Geographic TV documentary showed Jesse's son. Bob, in his climb to the top of Mount Everest. And so, '22 descendants climb ever higher, but where next?

Having recovered, more or less, from our four weeks in the Va/Md area—with its coldest Winter in several generations—and a twoweeks cruise home via the Canal, Nina and 1 set forth to Phoenix and Apache Junction territory to complete our thawing out and to visit many friends. First on our tour were Clytie and George Watson in their lovely Litchfield Park ""Hacienda Watsonia". We enjoyed the famous Watson hospitality including treeripened grapefruit from their citms grove. A picture is included of George pointing out their Pennsylvania Dutch hexes namely, I to r, "Wards off hunger and starvation; Promotes the good life and long life; Wards off diseases and ill health" which are mounted on the back wall of their atrium.

George Watson and His P. D. Hexes We then called on Carol and Al Malstrom who were staying with their daughter, Diane, in Phoenix where they had prolonged their pre-Christmas visit due to a complication in Al's health. However, Al was on the mend and was responding well to recent treatment as was apparent to us upon our second visit a week later. Carol and Al expect to retum to their home in Washington in May. After visiting many of Nina's good friends of her nearly 20 years on Kings' Ranch near Apache Junction, we spent a day at the Grand Canyon—and completely ""undid" our thawing out as there was snow on the ground outside our motel and neither of us had brought winter clothing. It was my first visit to Grand Canyon and the scenery is tmly magnificent. And so to home on the first day of Spring.

Howard Orem sent me a picture of two present-day Marco Polos, Betty and Howard Orem. It was taken at the Nepal-Tibet border on 29 March. Last Summer they made an extensive tour of Russia, including south central Siberia, which I covered in our November issue. This year they spent most of January in southem Spain and the Canaries and then left on a junket through Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan. Kashmir. India and Nepal. Included in the highlights were: Getting embroiled in unusual traffic jams in several cities in Iran; their car broke down about a third of the way through the Khyber Pass necessitating a 3-hour visit to a smugglers' community where the sale of dope and handmade guns is openly solicited;

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Betty and Howard on the Nepal-Tibetan Border witnessing the ritual incident to the approaching demise of a Nepalese woman of the Hindu faith whose caste dictates cremation within four hours of death. Betty and Howard also encountered street crowds protesting the 7 March elections in Pakistan. They took a plane ride for a close-up look at Mount Everest and an auto trip through the Himalayan Mountains to Tibet where the guards refused to permit them to cross over into China. Howard adds: "A consoHng note: U. S. Customs laws permit free entry of handmade articles from Third World countries." Your C. S. adds that Betty and Howard must surely be our "Champion World Travelers."

While we all know that "it is later than we think", I have all too many death notices this month. Don informed me of the death of Vaughan Michaux on 13 March 1977 in Tilmarnock, Virginia. The pallbearers for the service in Lancaster and interment in Arlington were Alf Bergeson, '20, Ash Pleasants, '22, Louis Reinken '23 and Gene Rook, '24, plus two neighbors, all from the Lancaster or Whitestone, Virginia, area. Our deepest sympathy is extended to his widow. Bee. "Fish" Rowe wrote that "Sleepy" Hall died in Great Falls, Montana, on 21 Febmary 1977.

While Sleepy left our Mid ranks in '19, many knew him, or of him, as an artist on the banjo and a fine band leader. Fish wrote: "He was a great guy, a good friend in show biz and truly in the John Held tradition of the glorious—and 'roaring'—'20s. He came to New Haven (Yale '24) for his 50th in '74 and I had a wonderful week end with him here in Essex at a Banjo Rally held every two years by our mutual friend, Percy Aikman. He played beautifully, admired all the superb new banjoists (professionals) and had that benign, friendly smile as he must still up there." Our deepest sympathy is extended to his widow, Frances.

Shipmate staff informed me of the death of Herbert S. Greenwald, in Macon, Georgia, on 12 December 1976. Greenwald left the Academy before graduation and never sent any write-ups to our Roll Calls. Information for his obituary in "Last Call" was submitted by his son.

Abe Stacey also said that Charley McWhinnie had informed him of the death of Edith Zinn, widow of Ted Zinn, at the Fitzsimmons Hospital on 10 March 1977. In accordance with her wishes, her ashes will be spread on Ted's mountain property near Denver. Our deepest sympathy is extended to her daughter, Janet Marshall.

Pres., Adm. Arleigh Burke, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. EllioU Strauss, USN (Ret.) 2945 Garfield Terrace Washington, DC 20008 East Coast Reporter Lt.(W.P.E. Wadbrook USN (Ret.) 2911 Newark St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 West Coast Reporter Capt. H. H. ConneUey USN (Ret.) 544 Silvergate Avenue San Diego CA 92106 Percent Members: 78 At our March luncheon the choosing of Chapter Officers for the 1977-78 year resulted in the following slate being unanimously elected: President Moran; Vice President King; Treasurer Withington; and Secretary Wadbrook.

We thoroughly enjoyed the company of Dirk Debbink, Midshipman 1st Class, at the March luncheon. Jim Cutting was the thoughtful Classmate responsible for Dirk's presence.

Dirk is a member of the 23rd Company and as Brigade Commander he led the midshipman companies in the Inaugural Parade. After lunch he spoke to us of present day life as a midshipman. A good talk by a splendid young man.

Classmates attending the April luncheon at the Officers' Club, Bethesda, were the usual faithful plus J. C. McCutchen III, grandson of Jack, and Emmett Sprung's guest. Colonel James USA (Ret.). A fine time was had by all.

Those Classmates whose presence we missed, but who sent regrets were: Pete McDowell: "Not this time but we will make the May Luncheon in Annapolis if we have to walk. Regards to those tough people who show up month after month." Mel Grosvenor: "Won't be back until middle of April.

Feeling fine now—even up to a little sailing on Biscayne Bay." Gordon Daisley: "Sorry, once again. This time I'll be in Minneapolis in connection with a suit—law, that is." Speed Edwards: '"1 expect to be out of town on that date." Vernon Rigler: "Sorry can't make it this time." Merle Huebl: "Expect to enter Bethesda again the 24th for 1 day to finish previous repairs. Evelyn is making a ten-day tour in England early in April."

Reported by Classmates: Bob Hicks: "Will you please see that Brick gets the enclosed [a generous check]. You and your boys are doing a fine communication job. Hope I can get up sometime." Wendell Taylor: "Actually, I couldn't think of anything more pleasant than visiting you and it is possible that I might some day be in that part of the world and see you. 1 am recovering from some of my attacks on health now. Remembering those days in Annapolis has been very pleasant. I had an aortic aneurism surgery two years ago next September that has really slowed me down. Marion says she does remember our walk in Washington and the pleasant time there. We are up here on Lake Tenkiller, having moved from Norman, where 1 taught Mechanical Engineering at Oklahoma University from 1943 to 1956.

Our family consists of Wendell Jr. and wife, in Baton Rouge, where he is a Vice Pres. of Walk Haydel Engineering Contracts and Anne who is married to an electrical engineer with Exxon, and who lives in Houston with four chil-

dren. 1 have enjoyed all the news of Classmates and your very welcome letter." Mac McKinney: "Your reports are always read with great interest. Were it not for people like you and Morris Smellow 'back there' and Mike Connelley 'out here' I am afraid the Class of 1923 would be in danger of coming unglued.

From memories of our Naval Academy days it seemed to me that we were not 'put together' very firmly. A heluva lot of mavericks and I am afraid I was one of them. We do mellow somehwat however with the passage of years and it seems to me that we are 'more of a Class' now than we ever were. Hope it has a more worthwhile meaning (and I believe it does) than age reviving the old adage 'Misery loves company.' Anyway Bill, thanks for all the work you do in passing the word on what us old fuds are doing now or at least trying to do!!" Jim Cutting: "1 don't know whether or not I told you: Winnie and 1 are planning a 2-week trip around the Aegean the end of May—with an extra week in Yugoslavia.

Tough, eh?" Karl Hensel: "Wynne and I hope to leave 7 May for 2 weeks in Greece, Greek Isles, and Egypt. We will see. Not NA Alumni tour this time." Fry Fryberger: "I hope you will accept this small contribution to your mailing account. After retirement in 1954, I left Washington and have been back but once or twice. For some reason, after those more than 20 years, the Washington '23 group seem like Home Folks (I'm not from Plains, Georgia, either). I am delighted to hear about them and wish you would give my regards to all. Sun City, Arizona, as 1 have said is a delightful place to settle—(what a relief not to fight the blizzards and ice storms!!!). Gulf of Mexico (aside from our water supply wells) is the nearest salt water but we have a very sociable contingent of Naval Academy grads from 1920 to nearly current—who meet monthly so 'old tales can be retold.' My best to all."

We learn from various sources that: Helyne and Al Lucy moved from Orlando to North Ft. Myers the latter part of Feburary.

Their new home is adjacent to that of their son. (New address is: 34 Eland Drive, North Ft. Myers FL 33903) Al has asked that we send him our Bulletin. (He is now on our mailing list.) George Welker has had another stroke. He has been in a nursing home in Orlando since the 31st of January. Inquiries as to his condition should be addressed to his wife.

It is of interest to note that several of our distinguished Classmates are mentioned in the new biography of Admiral Nimitz. (1) Page 107 tells of Spruance's Task Force enroute to Battle of Midway, reading Nimitz's Op Plan. It stated in astonishing detail what enemy forces would attack Midway and when. "Commander Richard Ruble, navigator of ENTERPRISE, evidently a reader of spy thrillers, could only mutter in wonder, 'That man of ours in Tokyo is worth every cent we pay him.' " (2) Page 540 re the big Navy-Air Force-Defense flap on carriers pays high tribute to Crommelin. "Veteran aviator Captain John G. Crommelin was the first naval officer to sound the alarm publicly. . . . In defiance of regulations he publicly charged the Air Force . . ." etc. (on 9/10/49). And at the bottom of that page, "'The brilliant Captain Arleigh Burke. . . ."

Also, a number of interesting articles by our Classmates Vernon Rigler and Ned Keating, have appeared in Shipmate during the past few years. Congratulations to them both.

Our thanks to the following friends for their generous contributions to our Chapter: Merle Shipmate

55 Huebl. Bob Hicks. Fry Fryberger. Kitty Kem. Mac McKinney. and Hank Dusinberre.

Hank Dusinberre writes: ""Here is a small contribution to the kitty. (Hank's second generous gift this year.] We had four from '23 together last night, the most in many years.

We were attending the Nav Grads Assn here—Jo Briggs. Bill Pogue, Jack McCutchen and myself. We enjoyed the evening. And you should put Bill Pogue on your mailing list— RAdm. W.G. Pogue USN (Ret.), 1336 Boiling Ave., Norfolk, VA 23508. [Bill's name has now been added to our mailing list.] My best to the '23ers up there." From Pierre Bernard, Chairman of the Board, Annapolis Banking and Tmst Company: ""Please tell George that I think our money managers are to be congratulated on their fine performance—exceeding that of many Trust Companies and Institutions. If Brick Roberts will promise to do as well for our Bank, maybe we can make a deal.

My best as always." Quoting from Karl Hensel's letter dated 25 March: ""Patty [Kari's daughter] and one lovely granddaughter— Lori—18—freshman in University of Maryland, have been visiting us all week and left for home in University Park today. They spent a day with Howard [K's brother] and Grace [his wife] on the beach at Manasota Key. sunned on our waterfront, visited local gardens, aviaries, orchid houses, zipped up and down and across the river in our little boat (that Red Stephens toted down here 19 years ago with our household goods from Arlington); visited islands of heron and egret rookeries, an eagle's nest, pulled crab traps, and ate fresh oysters, crab meat. etc. A gala week for us old folks at least. I had a good talk with Nancy Hatchett.

You recall Eddie flunked eye tests 1st class year and had to leave. Many yrs. in Canal Zone and then I met him at Navy-Missouri Orange Bowl game when Arleigh was in front of us as CNO. Nancy, as I have reported before, is enjoying her high rise apartment in Orlando and is very active. Their one child—a son—is a teacher in the Canal Zone. Wynne and I drove out to see Mae and Gyro Sperry while in Orlando. We all hoisted a good drink in honor of the event. Their lawn, containing some orange trees and some cypresses along the shoreline, slopes down to the edge of a sizeable lake, where Gyro has been enjoying watching shoveller ducks and other water birds this past Winter. He has much pleasure in recalling Navy/Class associations. I also talked with Jerry Welker. George has been in a nearby nursing home since late January and of course she sees him constantly. Jerry told me that Ruth Wilson (BB's widow) is in the hospital with some spinal disc trouble. Also said that Cecile Bradley (Udolpho's widow) is fine.

When 1 got the word thru your newspaper dept. that Don Kelsey would be on Manasota Key until last of March, 1 wrote a friend on the Key to try to find him. As a result, Don phoned me and later sashayed down this way.

We had a delightful visit Thursday from him and his wife ""Roz." There was so much to talk about, since our 50th when we last saw them, that litfle time remained to check on the beauties of citrus, young mangos, etc. An unexpected pleasure was the discovery that his weakness for ice cream was no less than my own, and that it mixes well with bourbon.

Thanks for pix of Nat Hawthorne and Frank Lamson-Scribner and me. Nat's lovely wife Virginia took it. You, like me, probably danced with her 1st class year. I thought Mike's new roster book real nifty. 1 showed June, 1977

Don Kelsey the beautiful nest of tables that you bought at George's in Shanghai a million years ago and gave us for a wedding present.

They are just inside the front door in the hall, till we need them for side tables. Lovely carvings. As you know, Elouise White (TB's widow) lives in Englewood where she has a gift shop. It is on the causeway starting out to Manasota Key (where ""Spot"—CFMS— Quinby ('21) still spends Winters). Elouise keeps in touch with TB's sons—at least one is in the Marine Corps and graduated in '73 from N.A. Wynne and 1 are flying to Med in May and will spend a full week in Greece and a week on ship—visiting Greek Islands and lower Egypt. Sounds like fun."

News from the Southwest Our 24 March luncheon and meeting were held at the Admiral Kidd Club with the following 25 present: Andy and Nels Anderson, Murr and Gala Arnold, Frank Bowers, Lou and Emmy Brendel, Bob and Ruth Casson, Mike and Peggy Connelley, Bo Dodson, Cabell and Marion Gwathmey, Stan and Billie Leith, Betty McCord, Al Olney, Ras and Iris Rassieur. Ken and Marge Walker, Sally Welch, Hat Williams, and Ralph Woods. Especially welcomed were Fran Bowers, and Cabell and Marion Gwathmey. Fran was down from Los Altos to attend the Convention of the Yangtze River Patrol Association being held in San Diego, and Cabell and Marion flew down from San Francisco just for the luncheon and back again the same day. How about that for ""Above and beyond. . . ."?

The daughter of our deceased Classmate Dave Roth, Mrs. S. H. Sharman of Cerrito, Califomia, had been looking for a spare '23 Lucky Bag. And we found an angel in Fran Bowers, who is going to send a copy to Mrs. Sharman.

Lillian and Al Olney are leaving soon on a 30-day trip to Nepal and thereabouts. And Eleanor and Put Storrs are on a 2-month cmise to Australia and the Far East.

Winding up our luncheon, Cabel Gwathmey gave us some choice news of the Bay Area as well as some of his excellent stories. Mike contributed a story or two. and that was the end of a happy get-together.

Our next meeting was scheduled for 26 May at North Island.

We think our letters contain lots of quotable quotes, and here are some of them: Anderson—Please send our welfare check to Tahiti for Easter. Burke—The Bull put out by San Diego is good as usual—1 know exactly how to cure a cold—plenty of rum. It either cures or you don't care. Some people say it didn't cure their cold. Upon investigation I found they did not drink enough. The only side effect, sometimes severe, is wifely disapproval. I don't generally have colds, but I am prepared if one comes along. Casey—Ellen and I enjoyed the class luncheon; you do a great job.

It was fun to see all the guys and dolls. 1 am surprised to see how well you have recovered.

Carlin (Kat)—Am a busy girl trying to finish my book on Coronado.

Dugan (Mary)—Thanks for the Bulletins.

What an abominable Winter! Will Spring never come? Gwathmey—The Cassons picked us up at the airport on the way to the luncheon. Always great to see the '"Greaters." Hezlep— Glad you are OK again. Recently had my physical and they measured me an inch shorter and one foot longer—around the waist that is.

Lemly—Sorry, expect to be out of town on

Liberty Amendment business. Lohmann (Martha)—Enjoy the Bulletin. Happy you are OK. McKinney—Mickey and Mac cannot be present so we fine ourselves the enclosed amount. We love all of you. Mendenhall—A note to thank you for your continuing fine work for '23, and to wish you full recovery.

Brick Roberts has been quite ill, but visited him yesterday (5 March) and he seemed much better. Our best to all the West Coast gang.

Moses—Wish we could be with you, but Mary's illness prevents that at present.

O'Regan—Great to read about old Classmates and wives. Take care of yourself Sanders—Doubt that family health will permit our coming this time. Enclosed donation expresses our regret. Smoot—Sorry again; annual meeting of the Board of Tmstees of Forest Lawn and have to insure that 1 get a good resting place later. Spangler—Virginia and 1 appreciate hearing from and about all our friends in San Diego, so we are so happy to receive the Bulletin. Sprung—The main thing is to get in a decent climate. 1 envy you fellows in Sunny Califomia. My regards to Woody.

Twining—1 don't get too far from home these days, but 1 sure enjoy reading the Bulletin.

Thanks a million for the roster. Washburn— Hi, gang. Getting along fairly well. No fun in a Wheelchair, but it is better than the hospital.

Enjoy the Bulletin. Wonder how each of you look? 1 know I've changed. With luck I'll make it and be out to a luncheon one of these days.

Best to everybody, and keep a full head of steam. Wilcox—The rain keeps up, but I shall stop. Love of money is the root, etc., etc. Best to you. Withington—Many thanks for the roster—an excellent piece of work. Brick Roberts is ill in Bethesda and 1 am the Chapter Treasurer now. Hope you are walking now with no stick at all.

24 Pres. RAdm. Howard L. Collins, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. Paul Siegrist, USNR (Ret.) 22 Macopin Ave., Upper Montclair NJ 07043 Asst., Mr. Robert A. Keyer Box 7234, Richmond VA 23221 Columnist, RAdm. John D. Hayes, USN (Ret.) P.O. Box 2667, Texas City TX 77590 Percent Members: 86 Joe Herlihy keeps in close touch with the Navy of today. In a letter to Bob Keyer a couple of months ago he called attention to the controversy in print between Hanse Baldwin and a civilian member of the Naval War College faculty, Mr. Lawrence J. Korb. Mr. Korb is a distinguished scholar, attached to the Department of Strategy and Tactics. The substance of the article was an unfavorable review

by Hanse of a recent book by Prof Korb on the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the latter's detailed reply. Both were printed in the winter edition of the Naval War College Review. The only comment here is that we cannot judge the Navy of today from a background of yesterday.

Letters from Classmates An exception is made to the column format of publishing only excerpts from letters. The reason is evident.

56 " D e a r John: Re 1924 Column in Shipmateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Herewith a report from me. In October 1976 I sold and vacated Heronwood, my place in Upperville in the Virginia Piedmont, 50 miles from Washington. Among the pleasant memories of my years there were the times when the Washington area Classmates and their ladies came to Heronwood for a picnic lunch. Then in June 1974 we had an all day open house for the 1924 Guys and Dolls heading for Annapolis and The Fiftieth. As I recall there were about 200 grads and it was a barrel of fun, seeing everyone and renewing friendships on a beautiful Virginia June day.

"However, by 1976 Heronwood had become too much for me to handle due to my age and the skyrocketing labor costs. The nursery business (on which the upkeep of the place depended) was too demanding. And the beautiful boxwood gardens, due to upkeep costs, had become a burden rather than a pleasure. So I sold out and now am cozily installed in a homey cottage just down the road, with a few acres of grass and a panorama of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Come and see me there.

"Neill Phillips, Cherokee, Upperville VA 22176 tele. (703) 592-3260."

Travels A note from Louise and Raoul Waller dated 21 April reads: "This afternoon your two gypsy friends take off for the British West Indies, Panama and Central America for our sixth cmise in the LINDBLAD EXPLORER. Looking forward to catching a glimpse of our seafaring friend Joe Darlington while we are in Costa Rica." Their seagoing safari is taking them west from Port-of-Spain along the buccaneers' north coast of South America, through the Panama Canal south around Cape Mala (remember?), then up along the west coast of South America , with stops in the Perlas Islands, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala City from which spot they were to fly back on 6 May to New York.

Bill Mansfield writes from Bradenton, Florida, in March, that he contacted by phone Shorty Alderman in Pinellas Park near St. Petersburg and Ez Ellis in Gulfport, Mississippi. Later, from Waco, his nephew (USAFA '63) took him to Fredericksburg to see the Admiral Nimitz Museum.

Joe Darlington, Bill has leamed, is coming to the US sometime in July "to see how things are shaping up and to get heart failure when he asks for a cup of coffee at 50" or more."

Comings and Goings Alden and E. J. Taylor made a three-week standard grandparent trip to Ohio in April to babysit with an Air Force junior while his sister was being bom at Wright Patterson AFB. EJ also gave a cheerful "Aye Aye" to Joe Cabanillas's request to be a class agent and his first efforts turned up a nice reply from Pop Seaward USN (Ret.) in Ames, Iowa, an alumni member from whom we have seldom heard.

Send us some news about yourself. Pop. Betty and Bull Towner spent the past tough Winter acress the road from the golf course in Palm Springs where the warm weather helped Betty's arthritis. George, in his class agent efforts, heard from Max Schneiner who lives in San Clemente and Bill Deuterman whose last known address is that in the 1974 Cruise. Bill supposedly spends most of his time on the road or in the air, visiting family.

Tom (W.T.) Moore, a widower, this Winter left Lynchburg, Virginia, to spend two months in

Florida with his bachelor son who is a violinist in the Florida Symphony Orchestra. During his stay he had lunch with Mildred and Ed Wilkerson who are both fine except that Ed can no longer get into his midshipman's full dress.

Passings Thelma and Walter Holler were married in the Naval Academy Chapel on our graduation day, and in a few hours he had accepted a commission in the U. S. Army, one of the fifteen in our Class who chose that service. On 4 February 1977, Thelma, age 72 and married over 52 years, died at Duke University Medical Center after two operations and a stroke.

Interment in Arlington followed cremation.

Walker, after his retirement from the Army in August 1954, joined the Duke University staff on which he served for eleven years. His address is 3946 Bristol Road, Durham NC 27707.

We close the column this month with a salute to a Duty Officer of USNA days, one of the men who did so much to shape us. The man who first comes to mind is Jig Jig (John Joseph) Brown '12 who passed away on 26 August 1976. He was a longtime member of the Alumni Association. Mrs. Brown lives in Plainfield, New Jersey, and is a subscriber to Shipmate. We hope she sees this.

25 Pres., RAdm. Walter C.Ford USN (Ret.) Columnist: RAdm. Schuyler Pyne USN (Ret.) 259 Providence Road, Annapolis MD 21401 Sec'y, RAdm. F. Kent Loomis, USN (Ret.) 3055 FoxhaURd., N.W. Washington, D.C.20016 Percent Members: 82 It is a year since the Naval Academy Foundation and our Class initiated the drive to raise $20,000 for a Class of 1925 Memorial Honor Scholarship. As this is written, we have slightly more than $12,000 in cash contributions, about $2,000 in pledges for 1977, and enough in pledges for subsequent years (God willing) to meet the $20,000 goal in about four more years. We heartily thank all who have helped so far, but are disappointed that only about 30% of those solicited have responded.

In view of the very positive stands taken by so many in a survey made before we initiated the drive, we are sorry that some who appeared to be most enthusiastic have not come through as yet. We are, on the other hand, proud of our widows who have so generously supported the plan. On the whole we hope that a larger percentage of the Class Alumni will as time goes by break out the checkbooks and join those who have helped and that they will continue to do so.

At this time we also call on those who pledged or otherwise indicated that they hoped to continue to back the program to fulfill their pledges and intentions and that all hands study their financial status and obligations and get a payment in.

We shall continue to call upon Classmates who are so inclined to help prepare items for Shipmate, and occasionally to do a whole issue. It has been decided nevertheless, to tum the basic responsibility for the preparation of our column over to Schuyler Pyne. He has, over the last years, performed to a major degree the job of final coordinator and has prepared from the notes of others and info col-

lected by himself that which you have read in many issues. He is an old hand at the job, is very well received at Alumni House, and needs only the continued excellent cooperation of our area representatives and of all Classmates in getting the news to him. So in lieu of sending your Shipmate notes to Kent Loomis, who will continue to be the Class Secretary, please send them to our "Columnist," RAdm. S. N. Pyne USN (Ret.), 259 Providence Road, Annapolis MD 21401. His name and address will appear in the masthead of our column each month from now on.

After 16 years of most faithful service as Class Treasurer, K. C. Hurd has asked to be relieved of the job and the Class President and the Executive Committee are accepting his resignation with deep regret. A new Treasurer will be appointed by the time you read these notes. The entire Class owes K. C. a great debt of gratitude for his fine and unselfish work and for his good common-sense approach to our fiscal needs and programs. All we can say is: "Thank you, K. C , from the bottom of our hearts!" And that goes for Neil too.

Our good friends in '27 have kindly distributed a few copies of their 50th reunion publication. The Fiftieth Beacon, to some of our class officers and to others. It is excellent, and we congratulate '27 for a fine book. It is the same size as our Golden Quiver except it has more pages, 194 as against 159, but '27 was a larger class. The format is very similar to our book and to Twenty-Four's 50-Year Cruise, which latter we emulated to a large degree too.

Suggest those interested ask your '27 friends, and your '24 ones also, for an opportunity to see their books. Here are three great little volumes, as you will ascertain if you get a chance to see the others.

The coed class luncheon on 31 March at the Officers' Club at the Naval Academy was a great success, forty-four persons being present, among whom were: Toon Benson, Blackwell, Cash, Eller, Ford, Woolsey Johnson, Griffin, Red Miller, McFarlane, Naquin, Nevins, Pyne, Slaven and Tumey, all with wives. Frank Kams came as a single, as did Jane Cronin (Bob is still in a nursing home) and Chicks Louise Clark, Car Beecher, Kathleen Newton, Georgette Hart, Ruth Reamy, Noreen Query, Barbara Delany, Anne Tonseth, Evelyn Gingras, Marg Pefley, and Erma Hubbard. Anha (Anderson) Bourke joined us too and it was fine to see all the lovely ladies who were there as well as to greet our Classmates.

The next mixed luncheon will be at the Annapohs Yacht Club at 1200 on Thursday, 23 June. "Come one, come all," and enjoy the good company, Maryland crab cakes, and the boats in the harbor, and send your reservations, with check, if you have not already done so, to Schuyler Pyne, 259 Providence Road, Annapolis MD 21401.

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Happy Hour on a Middy Cruise Nostalgia Department Happy are those sailor boys to have Roy Mesmer (standing with violin) and Rene Wogan (seated in reefer with mandolin) and a few other musical mids play for them at happy hour.

The picture we publish here of the four mids and three gals proves that the 1925 members of our Navy crew of 1923 were not not only able to sweep down the Hudson and occupy Trophy Point at West Point, but also able to take over three Kaydet drags. Here we have Shane King, Adolph Zuber, Tink Bell and Herman Schieke with three charmingly garbed young ladies (note those hats).

In response to our appeals to our area reps and a few others we have collected quite a host of notes for this issue of Shipmate, but keep them coming, especially those from Classmates who are a little off the beaten path. Here goes, starting with the Northwest: Frank Munroe, that reliable Puget Sounder, tells us that as of 7 May he and his Martha have been married for fifty years and that Grace and Sam Simpson were the same on 5 May. Congratulations to the golden pairs!

Martha now spends three weeks out of four in a nursing home across the street from where the Munroes live, making it convenient for Frank to visit her and taking a big load off him.

It is a plan worked out by the Munroes, their doctor, the rector of their church, and the home. Frank planned also to hold a 50thanniversary party for Martha to which in addition to family, certain local Classmates and wives were invited, namely Betty and Bruce Kelley who were matron of honor and best man respectively, and Betty and Charlie Weeks, as Charlie was an usher.

The Navy Crew Takes Over West Point, Complete with Girls Good signalmen are a great asset to the fleet at all times and Herb Rice and Frank Durnell are no exception as shown in this photo taken on First-Class cruise.

Signalmen, First Class

Grace and Sam Simpson The Simpsons made a trip to Honolulu, where they saw the Robbie Robertsons; Fiji; Australia and New Zeland; winding up the trip in Tahiti. We publish here a picture of them at Rotoroa, N.Z., which place Sam had visited in 1925.

Otherwise all is quiet in the Northwest.

Moving South along the West Coast: Bluie and Frank Timberlake visited Connecticut, Virginia and St. Croix, where she has had property which she is disposing of She was the victim of a purse-snatching incident at the last named. In March they visited Coronado to June, 1977

see Benny Wright. While they were East they visited Ginny Mumma, to whom they, as well as Joe Stryker urge people to write, as she is pretty well laid-up with her arthritis and would love to hear from old friends. Ginny's address is in the Golden Quiver.

Still further south, where Cam Briggs is our man, we learn that Haralson Smith and his wife Helen had a close call by having to cancel out on that Pan Am flight to the Canary Islands that was involved in the great tragedy in March. Fate was kind to them.

Dundas Tucker is back to normal after a Christmas-New Years seige in the hospital following an operation.

The Marvin Wests, the Hunter Woods, and George Purmont are reported as being "in the pink" and the Russ Thomsons (midwest) and the Lee Sugnuts (northwest) have been visiting in sun-soaked Southern Cal on annual pilgramages. And from drought-stricken Northem Cal, the Jack Charlsons and the Tiny Schultzes have made their appearance in the south.

Out of the never-never land, or some part of San Diego, John G. (Jiggs) Brown has reappeared and been seen at Alumni meetings. We have a copy of his resume, and he has been a busy person since he left the Navy in the mid1930s. He has many skills and has done work for some of the best known firms in the marine field, in the aircraft business, and others. We welcome you back to the fold, Jiggs!

In the vast area from the Appalachian Mountains to the Rockies we do not have many Classmates, but our Rep. Charlie Silsbee does his best to keep up with them. Here is a note from Tommy Kimes from down Arkansas way: "Sold my house in Hot Springs and now live in Smackover. We golf mostly in El Dorado, about 10 miles away." And from Arkansas also, from John Hammock: "It is always a red-letter day for me to see or hear from a Classmate, for they are scarce and far-between in this rural, dryland environment. I hope that all has been well with you and yours, and that it will continue to be so."

Bill Gallery is still right in there pitching with his arrangements for special guests and guests-of-honor at the reviews at the Recmit Training Command, N.T.C., Great Lakes.

Fine work. Bill.

Shifting East and taking on Florida first.

Butch Parker, our Sunshine man from Lighthouse Point, reports as follows: "Betty and I had a 43rd wedding anniversary party last week with the following Classmates aboard for one of Betty's fine dinners: Ham and Louise Love, Dave and Flo Hull, Lew and Zelda Parks, Byron and Louise Loomis, Speed and Lucile Graubart, Bob and Elsie Gibbs, and Ruth Eggers. Monty Eggers was attending a meeting in Montreal of the organization that is trying to save the Atlantic salmon from the depredations of fisherman in their spawning grounds. Redeye and Kitty Coleman left to return home just before the party, and Charlie and Phoebe McKinney couldn't make it down from Stuart.

"Dave Hull took some pictures and if any turn out well, I'll get you one. Dave and Flo are coming up on their 50th Anniversary this May, and plans are in the works.

"Monty and Ruth Eggers are planning to make another trip to Iceland this Summer for the fishing. As you know, Monty takes movies of fishing and makes up short films. Ruth is the fisherperson while Monty is the photographer.

(How about that 'person' touch?)

"Betty and I plan to drive up to Norfolk this

58 June for a graduation and will probably include Annapolis in the itinerary.

"I sent all the news about Jesse Sowell's murder and the military funeral we had for him to Kent Loomis. Have heard no good news about the effort to find the murderer. Apparently he, or the two, wore gloves, as the Ft. Lauderdale police worked the house over for two days and did not pick up any prints they could not identify with the Sowells.

"Recently talked on the phone to Red Hourihan in South Miami, and he said he is doing as well as can be expected. Sounded o.k. over the phone. Had some correspondence with Ed Beck in Bradenton, and all goes well over there.

"Dick Larkin, who sailed down to the Keys in his 29-ft. sloop, stopping by to see us the day after Thanksgiving, is still in Marathon in the Keys. He writes that he is re-engining his boat (it needed it!) and will go up the west coast of Florida to visit his brother in Port Charlotte, then across the Okechobee Waterway to Stuart, Florida, and, if time and weather permit, take a cruise over to the Bahamas before starting home to Hampton, Virginia. Quite a cruise for a single-hander in a 29-ft. sloop. But Dick loves it and has done well for a number of years."

Red Eye Coleman, a new England invader of Florida, adds a bit: "'We didn't get too good a turnout of '25ers at the Orlando Alumni Chapter on 11 Marchâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;only four of us; Horace Trainer, Tink Bell, Bob Ashton and myself.

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26 Pres., RAdm. Kenneth Craig, USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. W.R. Smedberg HI, USN (Ret.), "'Secure," Box 178, Crystal River, FL 32629 Percent Members: 87 Those who are TEXACO stockholders were treated to an excellent article about "'Mr. Texaco," the man who guided the Company through its greatest period of worldwide expansion, our "Gus" Long. In April 1977, the month and year marking Texaco's 75th anniversary, Gus was too old, by company regulations, to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors and thus, for the first time in his 47 years, he will no longer have an official position with the company; so the article states. As Texaco's Chief Executive Officer from 1956 to 1965 and again in 1970 and 1971 his principles of '"decency, honesty and faimess" had much to do with the company's becoming one of the world's leading oil companies, tripling its net assets during that period. More power to you, Gus, from us Classmates who recognize the four stars you eamed in civilian life.

Louise and Kenny Craig continued their travels in Florida in February, from Crystal River; meeting with five other golfing couples from Maggie Valley, in Sarasota where they had "'old home week." They visited in Pompano and Cape Coral; even dropped by Mountain Lakes, where Al and Carmen have just finished redoing their house; unfortunately just missing the Mummas. The Craigs were planning on visiting Polly and Paul Dudley in Pensacola in mid-March before retuming to Maggie in early April. Kenny was very pleased that his letter-writing campaign resulted in two new Alumni Association members; Ben Estep and George Whitson. (Welcome to the '26 column Ben and George: CIS) Louise and Jack Frost were in Vero Beach, Florida, for about three weeks in early March; Louise about 90% recovered from the broken hip she suffered last July. Jack, however, was operated on for some aorta replacement work about 22 March but the C/S has no reports on his progress, as of 8 April, when this column is being put to bed to barely meet the deadline at Alumni House.

Meeting, Orlando, Florida Red Eye also reports a red-letter day for himselfâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;after all these years he finally broke 100 at the Spmce Creek Golf Course, a former NAS in Florida.

Not much news from the Middle Atlantic States and none from New England. Pete Peterson writes us that they and the Von Kleecks made their third cruise in STATENDAM, this one to Curacao, La Guaira, Grenada, Barbados, Martinique and St. Thomas.

Prissy and Bill Veeder are selling their house in Annapolis and buying a 2'/i-acre piece of land on the Eastem Shore a mile or so out of Centerville upon which they will have a house built. Woolsey Johnson is still up to his ears in community work and up to his neck in swimming meets. Elizabeth and Jack Griffen are up in their Canada summer home as usual. It was fine to have the newlyweds Marge and Bill Tumey (she married Bill without changing her name as she was his brother's widow) here from Media, Pennsylvania, and the Blackwells and the Red Millers up from Norfolk.

'26 Girls Capture Waikiki I hope the Shipmate printers will be able to use the picture sent to me by Nat Barker. "If it is possible to reproduce, you will recognize five of our charming widows, Harriet Morgan, Thelma Agnew, Harriet Gano, Marge Lyman and Sara LeHardy, apparently chaperoned by Alice Barker, who is also in the picture, which Nat took of the '26 Task Force in the lobby of the Hale Koa hotel at the end of Febmary.

They apparently did the "works" on a twoweek trip, seeing all the old places where we used to romp, many years ago; the beach, the Royal Hawaiian, the Moana, Pearl Harbor, the Pali; luaus, etc. And close friends of Sara will be happy to learn that young (?) Ward Morehouse LeHardy made Colonel in the Army on the first of Febmary.

Benny Katz and Jack Greenslade have both written that March 23rd brought 21 Classmates together for a luncheon at the Fort Myer Club.

It was decided to continue the luncheons every fourth Tuesday from October through May, to have the ladies invited on April 26th and again on October 25th and to set up a joint luncheon with our West Point Classmates in the reasonably near future. Those present were: Aitkens, Barker, Brown, Bruton, Cavenagh, Greenacre, Greenslade, Grenfell, Havard, Katz, Logan, Lovett, Morrison, McCorkle, McKee, Stiegler, Strain, Strange, Sweeney, Sylvester, and Ford Taylor. And, as she has done for so many years, faithful Grayce Fravel made most of the arrangements and did most, if not all the work!

The Treasurer reported contributions from Jack Lahn, Tom Langley, Frances Ellison, the San Francisco '26ers, Bion Bierer and Jack Pohl. The contributions from Frances Ellison and the S.F, group were in memory of Louis French. Total contributions received were $550 and expenditures $225; this being our final payment to the 26th Company Wardroom.

Jack Greenslade and Bunny Benjamin managed a get-together in early March, at Farmington country Club in Charlottesville, for the purpose of talking about format, length, etc.. of the Class History. Jack turned over addressed envelopes to 244 live Classmates, 120 widows and 64 associates (those who did not graduate with us), for the mailing out of questionnaires. The C/S record shows 253 remaining graduates still in the land of the living.

Apparently we have not been able to get any response or addresses for those few.

As reported previously in this column. Bill Pryor is working on a story of '26ers in submarines. The aviators have agreed to do a story on their contributions, experiences, etc, headed by Greenslade and Bob Pine, who have expressed the hope that they will have help and contributions from people like Stroop, O'Beirne, Craig, Lovett, Dudley, Leslie, Busey, Duerfeldt, Leeper and Ford Taylor, with Jessie Young for the Marine fliers. We have been less successful in getting a start on the destroyermen, though your C/S (Smedberg) has made a start but needs much help. Jack Frost has agreed to help when he convalesces sufficiently. Hopefully Charlie Buck, with his horrendous Kamikaze experiences off Okinawa, Bill Romoser and others will offer help.

Ken Cornell writes from Olean, New York, "while relaxing in St. Francis Hospital as the result of too much jogging, push-ups. Yoga, etc.. which had broken the sutures from his September gall bladder operation" that he is healing quickly and needs no sympathy or commiseration, as he is "enjoying his vacation with excellent meals, good TV, and lots of attractive nurses." He normally keeps busy taking courses in oil portraiture, Intemational Gourmet cooking, Ballroom dancing, studying Japanese and Chinese, and working with the local stamp club. He will again be in Chautauqua for much of the coming summer, enjoying the lectures, operas; plays four weekly symphonies and big-name bands. Ken Shipmate

59 visits Martha and Cleve Pratt occasionally, who live on the Lakeside, not too far from Chautauqua Institution. (// is refreshing to learn that a few of our Classmates are still improving their minds, adding to their cultural foundation, and probably growing younger withal, instead of ta.xing fading memories by adding golf scores, and avoiding mental stimulation in the pleasantness of gardening or quietly and patiently waiting for a ftsh to upset one's serenity: CIS.) A delightful letter from Lois Cooper was one of the highlights of this scribe's otherwise dull concentration on Uncle Sam's tax retum; despite the fact that she had a stroke on December 3rd. while visiting her lovely sister. Betty Stephenson, in Stamford. Connecticut. What made her letter delightful was her wonderful attitude following the stroke, from which she seems to have completely recovered, without any paralysis or other complications. She even listed as one of the benefits, the fact that it had persuaded her to finally give up smoking, adding. "I've picked up my life just as before and I intend to stick around for some time to come.

I didn't enjoy that stroke a bit!" Lois's son.

John, is restoring a house in Newport right across the street from her own. lovely, very old. restored house, which I gather he and his family will move into. He apparently has restored four other houses before this one.

Lois's address is 57 Poplar St.. Newport RI 02840.

I have previously reported the death of our Classmate. J. Robert Haskin Jr., without any details. Now, thanks to RAdm. Alvan Fisher.

USNR (Ret.) "22. who sent a clipping establishing his death as 31 July 1976 in Marblehead. after a brief illness. The Class extends sympathy to his wife Meriam and to their daughter. Bob had served in the Navy for 14 years after graduation. (Also, see ""Last Call.")

A card from Jane says that she and Ted Aylward spent five weeks in Palm Beach in a lovely villa, loaned by friends, with a pool that, understandably to us Floridians this Winter, was too cold to use.

27 Pres.. RAdm. Thomas J. Hamilton.

USN (Ret.) Exec. V.P..Adm. C. D. Griffin, USN (Ret.) Secy, RAdm. Wm. D. Irvin, USN (Ret.) 3011 Foxhall Rd., N.W. Washington. DC 20016 Percent Members: 84 It seems incongmous that while this is being written some six weeks before before our upcoming Reunion—and so much of the contained comment will be about the Reunion— regrettably, you wont be getting this to read until three or four weeks after the Reunion.

But that is the nature of deadlines and publishing dates!

The Washington/Annapolis Group changed from a policy of Stag luncheons to Coed ones this past Spring; They had their first one under the new policy on 24 March 1977 at the "O' Club in Bethesda and had a very satisfactory tumout of almost 60 present. Those attending were: Bert and Bob Quackenbush, Betty and Bob Barnes, Marian and Don Griffin, Carolyn and Bill Irvin, Barbara and Parker Fairlamb, Sue and Pat Henry, Jane and Thurston Clark, June, 1977

Elizabeth and Bill Leahy, Ellen and Charlie Tooke, Virginia and Bob Hinners, Frank Bruner and his grandson, Cameron McComb, Mary Lee and George Anderson, Dot and Fitz Fitzgerald, Ruth and Bev Bristor, Mildred and George Sullivan, Eleanore Saunders, Al Fitzwilliam, Mary Miller, Mary and John Hines, Marge and Gordon Caswell, Helen and Hank Briggs, Rena and Josh Cooper, Blinn Van Mater, Dorcas Hickox and her daughter, D.A.H. Channel, Olive and Frank Giambattista, Ruth and Joe Maher, Eleanor and Ray Mitchell, Frances and Carl Steiner, Louise Bennett, Tim Donahue, Miles Hubbard and Mimi and Joe Hazen.

Bob Barnes gave a brief on the status of the Beacon which had just gone into distribution.

Parker Fairlamb gave an enthusiastic report on the Reunion stressing the hard fact that 390 was the top cutoff for the banquet and that they were very close to that cutoff point at the moment. Bill Irvin reported the receipt of letters from widows expressing their appreciation for flowers sent to recent funerals and he begged again for Classmates to send their biographies in to the Alumni Association. There has been a good flow recently but in spite of efforts, the Association has little more than 30% on file. The luncheon meeting was deemed to be a highly successful one and most of those present were grateful for the change in policy.

The Executive Committee of the Class met before the March 24 luncheon and the following hsted correspondence speaks for itself as the actions taken by the Committee. ""To the Executive Committee. 1 am submitting my resignation as President of the Class of 1927 to take effect after the Annual Business Meeting on 28 May 1977. ""It is requested that you appoint a Nominating Committee to present a slate for election at that meeting. "'Your efficient handling of our Class affairs over the years is greatly appreciated, especially in this special year of our Fiftieth Reunion and Beacon. Your assistance in preparing the agenda for the meeting is sought again as usual.

"I am acutely aware of and grateful for the rare honor of holding this post for 53 years for 1927, the greatest of all Classes by our own and many others' estimation. My pride over the superb accomplishments of our members, and appreciation for the tremendous friendships is boundless." ""Whether it was pure laziness or forgetfulness of duty that I was allowed to stay so long, it is high time to recognize some of the really deserving members for their fine contributions and leadership. It will add interest and inject new blood to keep 1927 still on top. ""Thanks to each of you for your selfless service. (s) Very sincerely, Tom Hamilton."

"For President Tom Hamilton: "Receipt of your letter of 8 Febmary 1977 in which you submit your resignation as President of the Class of 1927, effective after the annual meeting on 28 May 1977, is acknowledged.

"The Executive Committee is mindful of the fact that you were elected, for good and sufficient reason, as our first class president about fifty-three years ago. We are also aware of the unique and outstanding performance of various members of our Class both at the Academy and after graduation. We share the view.

which may be a bit biased, that 1927 is in fact the greatest of all Classes. Finally, we are greatly and proud of the superb manner in which you have conducted the affairs of the Class and your own life over the years as attested by the many high honors bestowed on you. Furthermore, you have contributed significantly to our 50th Beacon and have brought continuing honor to yourself and the Class of 1927.

"The Executive Committee therefore unanimously rejects your resignation and requests that you continue as our President.

For the Executive Committee, (s) Don Griffin, Chairman."

For those of us who saw him at the 24 March luncheon, looking quite hale and hearty, it came as a major shock to leam that Thurston Clark died at the Naval Hospital, Patuxent, the evening of 30 March 1977 the victim of a heart condition. Many of the friends of Jane and Thurston gathered at the Naval Academy Chapel for services for him following which he was interred in the Naval Academy Cemetery on 4 April 1977. To Jane, their sons Ludlow and William and their daughter Fairfax Wales, the Class extends its deep sympathy.

And we are also saddened to leam that Harold Guthrie Newhart, Col. USMC (Ret.) died on Thursday, 31 March 1977, at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, after a long illness. He was a long-time teacher of mathematics at Miami (Ohio) University following his retirement. He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery. The Class extends its deep sympathy to his wife, Nina, his daughters, Natalie Roothoof and Susan Elliot and to his son, 1st Lieutenant Harold P. Newhart USMC (USNA '72).

The Beacon has been distributed and it has met with the highest praise from all who have received it. The Committee of the three Bobs—Bames, Hinners and Quackenbush— who produced the work have received the highest measure of praise for their great work and the superlative effort they put into their big undertaking. Without a single dissent, letters have poured in to thank the three Bobs for their accomplishment. The book was mailed out to all graduates, to all of our widows and to all who ordered copies. Regrettably there were some errors in addresses and in some cases, the cover was received with the book missing from the package. To those whose address was in error and whose book the postal service sent back, the Committee will provide a copy as soon as they are informed of the correct address. The Committee will forward an additional copy of the book to anyone receiving an empty package as soon as informed that the book itself was not delivered. If for any reason, you have not received your copy by this time, please notify Capt. R. M. Bames, 2800 Quebec Street, NW, Apt. 236, Wash. D.C. 20008 and a replacement copy will be gotten off to you posthaste. And for anyone who desires an addition copy—for a relative or a child, perhaps, the Committee had some extra copies available at $15 ea.

Louise and Donk Donaho are back in town after five months on the road in their traveling home—spent in Florida, the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, and with some infrequent trips into Mexico. On the way they picked up a travehng companion—a Dobermann Pinscher.

Donk sings his praises for the work done on the Beacon.

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The Wild West in 1927 Way back in those days we called our wonderful youth. Elizabeth and Bill Leahy, Jake Sheaffer, Tommy Green and J.B. Smyth were out on the town one night on the West Coast whooping it up. From the photo you can see that they were having a wonderful time.

Northerners & Southerners— Califomia, That Is Ernie Blake sends his praise for the Beacon and says that he and Nina made a trip south in Califomia to see their grandsons and while there they dropped in on the Gene McKinneys—a photo of the three of them shown here.

It was so good to hear from Mike Russillo in the St. Pete/Tampa area in Florida. Mike says he is happy to report that of the seven '27ers down three, six of them plan to attend the 50th. He says: "Gene Kaitner recently undersent surgery. He is now at home in Redington Beach recuperating under the TLC of Mildred.

Most reluctantly and regretfully they cancelled reservations for the big event. They send all Classmates and OAOs best wishes and wishes for a joyous reunion.

"Cliff Wickman plans to arrive in Annapolis on board his own Boatel. Together with brother-in-law, Lowell Morris, he plans to sail his recently bought yacht. PENGUIN, to a berth in Spa Creek. Legend has it that Admiral Byrd sailed PENGUIN during one of his South Pole Forays. Ethel will fly to join Cliff at their former diggings.

"The Moores will go north via autotrain.

After the Reunion, they plan a leisurely retum via hometown, Lexington, Virginia, and Bristol, Tennessee. Evelyn and Bill Davis will reminisce in Annapolis while making a meaningful visit to the Chapel. There, on the afternoon of 2 June 1927, they were the 2nd "27 couple to exchange marriage vows. One retuming they will visit son. Bill, in Columbia.

Maryland, and then an uncle in Virginia Beach.

their LaJoUa home. He has again launched the "The Boulwares are still considering a method of transportation, depending on the '27 portion of the annual fund drive for the time available to them for the entire trip.

Alumni Association—Cooperate! The Ed Mahers were on the Binnacle List, "Phil Taque plans to join us. Mary regreton the Binnacle List. fully had to forgo the intensive three days of the Reunion. She will console herself, while "Get Well Cards were signed and sent to Phil's away, taking care of her orchids and Hank Henry and Earl Patterson who have been puppy, McDougall, II. confined and missing from the Gatherings for a long time.

"Chris and 1 will join the Moores, Boulwares and Davis at the Hilton. Soon after the "The Town Hall Session brought forth the 30th of May we plan an overseas trip primarily following: Virginia Walsh had to do a cancel to visit our daughter. Julie, in Bmssels where out because of pressing 'must do' list. Her her husband. Col. Warren Hatteway, is youngest daughter, Wendy, is soon to marry stationed at NATO headquarters. We might and her eldest daughter, Linda, will be off to even head South and retrace some of our old Europe soon. Eddie Ford is making quite a steps in Italy—Con Tante Belle Cose.'" name for herself. She is hanging some very Alan Sutherland writes: ""We in San Diego lovely watercolor pictures about the Bay. The Fords are projecting an elaborate trip in Sepdeparted from our usual 'Tuesday Luncheon' tember, to include Scandanavia, London and schedule to hold a Saturday evening Buffet Ireland. The Healds proudly report that #1 Dinner affair, on 26 March 1977. The experimental change was made as inducement to engranddaughter, Barbara, will graduate from tice several members to join us who have preMills College this Summer. The Lawrences will viously found it difficult to attend luncheon be driving East to Annapolis on a zigzag meetings and also to entice visits from our course which includes seeing Ted Dahl in northem neighbors. We were partially successPhoenix, thence to Atlanta, Charleston, Virful but all those attending claimed to have a ginia Beach, McLean, (VA), Olney, (MD), good time.

New Jersey, Vermont, Toronto, DesMoines, Salt Lake City and back to Vallejo. (All Hands "Present were: Muriel and Tex Anders, Jessie Chamberlin, Bobby and Clarence Coffin, on that route are properly warned!) Frenchie Cliff Cooper, Sally and Dutch Duetermann. Goyette evalutes it this way—at Las Vegas the Emmie and Tom Hamilton, Mary Jane and games are too cold and the shows too expenJimmy Hogg, Corra Bess Hammitt, Madeline sive, while at Reno it is much closer and you and Harry Hummer with guests—daughter may win occasionally—? Gene Lugibihl was in Rene and Bob Tilley, daughter Yvonne Gran- fine form. Now it can be told that he undertham and Ralph Doty, Ken Keepers with went a hernia operation less the two weeks guests Julie and Ron Afflerbach, Dick Levin, ago. He offered to let any of those present take Harriot and Doc McKechnie with their daugh- out his stitches. Helen Dyson is still fighting ter, Anne Jacobson and her fiance. Dr. Robert battles with the computers and 'dumb secTottenger (whose wedding was celebrated a retaries' as she endeavors to settle Howie's week later), Mims and Mac McKinney with records and accounts. Nina Blake made the her brother and his wife, Jo and Bobby Belts, Dean's List at SF State University, and is now Patsy and Gill Richardson with Army guests a full-fledged Junior there. She is still appearMajor General Ray Curtis and his wife, Bar- ing in movie shots about SF. Emie, in the bara, Ole Sharp, Anne and Alan Sutherland, meantime, is on and off the Binnacle List— Frank Tumer, and from the Los Angeles re- golfing when able—and has become an expert gion we welcomed Amalie and John Clark, Ed shopper. Nina hopes he will become an expert Eckelmeyer, Bill Kem, Cecil and Lefty Na- chef The Todds had a great Xmas at the Emtion, Thelma Weigle and Dutch Woelfel." press in Victoria, BC. In June they will have Heinle Armstrong sends us this report on the son David and wife, Shirley, aboard while the Northem Califomia Group: "Loyal Members former is attending a national convention of of the Northem Califomia Clan of '27 USNA Rotarians in SF. Betty had her hands full when assembled at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club friend, Heinle, had a bad case of flu for over for the first quarterly gathering on Saturday, 19 three weeks—no fun. They have big plans March, to assess the damage from St. Patrick's afoot for the 50th—fly to Boston, thence drive Day and the Ides of March—and the drought thru New England, Nantucket and on to Phila in N. Califomia—and to have fun. to visit. Fly to Norfolk, drive up to Annapolis "The 23 faithful souls included: Peg Winters. and on to Washington after the Reunion for a Helen and Dave Todd. Marshall Smith with visit before flying back to Oakland. charming Virginia Cook in tow, Helen and Jim "If the 50th Reunion Committee does as McKinstry, Laura McDanial, Helen and Gene well as the Beacon Committee did it is going to Lugibihl, Carolyn and Marty Lawrence, be a really great affair!

Johnita and Winton Heald, Rosie and Frenchy "The Clan will meet next on the 23rd of July Goyette, Eddie and Bob Ford, Helen Dyson, at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club."

Nina Blake, and Emie Blake and Betty and A short report from Ed Eckelmeyer says: Heinle Armstrong.

"Our LA Group had a luncheon at the 'O' "The following were excused by reason of Club, Long Beach, on 25 March. Present were: letters or calls to the Clan Chief, Ethel and Hamley, Mye. Leatherman, Scoles and EcFrank June—heavy plans, Don Hilton—has kelmeyer. Many of our usual attendees thought been enjoying a visit from his youngest daugh- that our affair would be cancelled because of ter, Susan, who has announced plans for her the San Diego party the next night. first child this Fall. Don has his first greatI attended the SD party and thoroughly engrandson bom on 7 Febmary, this year. If joyed seeing so many Classmates and wives I Susan has a son, then Don will have a grand- haven't seen for years. There are so many son who is younger than his great-grandson! Classmates in San Diego—as compared to the Claren Duke was again on the Binnacle List. few widely scattered here in the LA area— Al Carter begged off because this is his busy they seem to always to have good attendance season at the race tracks. Katherine Wagner and consequently the ability to arrange some has just had a new hip—and we wish her well. good activities.

Emmie and Tom Hamilton had to dash off to "Karin and I plan to drive East leaving here Shipmate

61 shortly after 15 April. I have a pinched spinal nerve which is forcing the postponement and perhaps the cancellation of our planned trip to Europe after the Reunion but we are going ahead with all of our plans for our trip East. ""Everyone here and all to whom I spoke in San Diego praises the the Beacon Committee a for an outstanding job done in producing the book. It was a noble effort and the results are superb."

Just before taking off for Malaga and the Costa del Sol for a month, Otie Gregg sent some notes about the Tidewater (VA) Group.

He reports: "Ed Ponvert's new hip operation was successful and he is now able—once again—to beat his brother-in-law, Otie, at golf as Sam Griffin has been doing regularly. Bob Dixon has been off on a jaunt in Florida in search of Romance. He can dance but his knees won't let him play golf. Spike Hottel is not only busy as a class agent on the annual Alumni Association Fund drive but is active with his Cancer Patient driving squad as well.

Bill Burch was seen driving from the Health Spa but he insists that he is not feeling too well. Dottie and Stick Sutherland have just retumed from a six weeks tour of the West Coast where Cliff Cooper gave them a big party. The latter flew in for a reunion with his "Red Rippers" squadron and we enjoyed having a luncheon with him and the Sutherlands. altho his eyes were as red as the Bloody Mary's we drank! John Atkenson attended the March meeting of the local USNA Alumni Association and seemed to be doing alright except that his night vision is not too good. Mac McCune has the same complaint, so didn't attend.

"We are taking two multipurpose, collapsable golf irons with us but we're still at Max weight. Be back in time for the Reunion."

Butch Parker. "25 wrote to say that he had leamed that Gypsy and Charlie Melson are residents of a nursing home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida—the Manor Pines Convalescent Center. Butch said that he went down to visit Charlie and found that while he was at the moment a bed patient, he is usually up as a wheel chair patient. He said Charlie has seen a few and has had messages from some others but Butch suggests that Classmates in the area might drop in to see the Melsons.

28 Pres.. Cdr. John Urquhart. USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y. RAdm. H. B. Jones USN (Ret.) Ferry Farms, Annapolis MD 21402 Westem Corr., BGen. Robert G. BaDance, USMC (Ret.) P.O. Box 585, Indian Springs, NV 89018 Contrib. WesCoast Corr., RAdm. W. A. CockeU, USN (Ret.) Percent Members: 75 In February, Limey CockeU wrote: '". . . the temperature in the San Diego area has been in the eighties for days. Christy and Tom Donovan are visiting from Nebraska, and enjoying the beautiful weather for a few weeks. They are leaving prior to our next class luncheon, so several of us celebrated Valentines Day with a luncheon at the MCRD Club. Present were the Donovans, Georgia and George King (far from the East Coast snow), Adelaide and Steve Ambmster. Jerry and Cedric Homby, Eleanor and Taylor Keith, Bee and Spud Monahan, June, 1977

Barbara and Bill Schoech, Lib and TA Smith (the latter looking fine after a recent brief visit to Balboa Naval Hospital), Francois Jordan, and Alice and Limey CockeU." Doc Ballance reports on the BLC luncheon held later in San Diego: ""Fantastic, this Class of 1928! Now y'all know there was a drought in southem Califomia. But, Lo, when the Dons of '28 rode into San Diego on 24 Febmary, they Brought Rain.'.'—welcome rain to that parched soil. Naught needs be said more!

To Limey CockeU and George King, of the Nutmegger King, we owe thanks. They put the show together, and the Admiral Kidd Club responded with gustatory success. ""The purpose of the gathering was well served, for we all had a couple of hours of yarning for old times sake; this was particularly enjoyed by the out-of-town riders, who normally see the clan only about once a year.

The John Scotts made it from Arizona, crossing the desert with the aid of a camel. The Ballances eluded the Nevada gendarmes lurking along the highways. The Cartons, Fritschmanns and George Huff slid down from the Los Angeles area. We missed Willie Alderman. Kay (Mrs. John) Quinn, Martha (Mrs. Jimmy) Brett, Edith (Mrs. John) Riggs, Betty (Mrs. Jesse) Underbill Hampton graced us with their presence, and Steve Armbmster, Cedric Homby, Bill Scheoch, J. J. Spilker, and Lee (Mrs. Albert) Walden came solo. Then, to complete the affair, the Armbmsters, Cockells, Jacobsens, Kings, Monahans and Don Smiths of the local contingent brought their pleasant selves. The Keiths and Crofts had to regret to our regret. So it was a notable occasion, and now on to the 50th!" (Editor's Note: It WAS notable, and we hope the percentage in attendance will indicate what we may look forward to for the 50th Reunion.')

John Zabilsky reports that Lucretia is recovering from extensive cancer surgery and radiation treatment at the Naval Hospital, Annapolis; we hope that Lucretia will soon be up and about.

Mac Leary received an interesting letter from Evan Fickling, who is suffering from emphysema, and thus he and Peg will not be able to attend the 50th. Pick says that the Slim Quitters have attended most of the reunions; and that the Ficklings have enjoyed their accounts of such reunions, recalling the story of Jim Schuber getting up and saying there was one thing he couldn't understand: why all his Classmates had married middle-aged women!

There is much more to Fickling's letter in the way of anecdotes which some day should be told. Their son Philip graduated from Yale in 1968, got an M.A. from the University of South Carolina later, and was working on a Ph.D. when he got into the Officers Candidate program. He is now in the regular Navy, with promotion to jg very soon. Philip was married in Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1969, and has a son named after Pick, and a daughter.

In the meantime, Johnny Urquhart saw Pick's cousin, Joe Wood, who reports that Evan has shown no improvement in his emphysema and required oxygen hook-up. a great deal of his time in his apartment in Beaufort.

Your Pres, John Urquhart. reports that Matt Radom was in D.C. early in the year, that he is working for the Work in America Institute, a foundation supported by A T & T, Exxon, the Equitable, labor unions. HEW. the Ford Foundation, et al. John says of Matt: ""Right down his alley: he's a brain. His mother is over 100. and is probably the oldest parent.

now that Ed Dexter's mother passed away not too long ago."

John also reports on the 2-week trip that he and Mary Tyle made early this year to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. John says: ""We traveled with Dottie and Willy Rakow '33— Dottie is our Red Gallery's younger sister.

Flew to Miami; thence an easy flight to Portau-Prince, Stayed at Ibo Lele Hotel in Petionville up in the hills a few miles out of town— 1500 feet up: so cool. Excellent service, French and native cuisine; many Quebecoise—and jabbering in French all over.

One week there, during which I made a trip to Cape Haitien, thence Milot (ruins of San Souci) and then by horse—worn-out and tired animals for the long trip (over 2 hours)—up the mountain to the Citadelle, which must be seen to be believed! Walked most of the way, as my horse couldn't take it, contrary to what my mafoos said: one leading it and the other walking alongside. No funny business, though, as I told them that if/ walked, neither one of them were to ride my tmsty steed! Back the same day for the flight to Port-au-Prince: 2-engined old prop jet, but—fortunately—American (or Canadian) pilot. Expensive: $75 for the day, including air. No picnic, believe me, and Mary Tyler and the Rakows stayed at our hotel pool that day! '"Flew onward to Santo Domingo—a 35minute flight over the highest mountains in the West Indies. Entirely different culture. Very little 'shopping' available, so saved us money! Excellent hotel, new, Loew's Dominicana, about 7 miles out of town. Expensive; took many dinners out in many places to eat. Good weather, entire trip. No beaches here, either; it's on the south side of the island; same in Port-au-Prince at extreme eastem end of Gulf of Haiti. Very friendly people, both places. . . ."

Johnny had lunch with Harry Sears in early April (A-Fool's Day. no less!), prior to which they saw the third printing establishment to get a bid for the contract to do our 50th Year Book. The Committee is about ready to determine the most economical contract and move on from there. Johnny says: "I am anxious to put this whole thing together for next year for, assuredly, it will be the last one in depth—time marching on, as it has a habit of doing." Later, Jimmy James indicated that the Book would cost more than originally anticipated, and that $5-10,000 in contributions to cover this excess cost would be much appreciated.

Harry Sears reports that the annual Fund drive for the Alumni Association is nowunderway and ""All you BLC who haven't— get it in NOW! Despite our small size, we stood—percentagewise—three amongst all Classes last year, and well up in total contributions." Harry says that 50th Reunion plans are going great; the response has been amazing!

Latest additions are the Chet Wines, and Ruth and Jim Schuber. Golf has been added to the Saturday, May 20. events. Jim Schuber writes ""All well with both of us. Attended the A/N game and received a plaque from Coppedge for the "26 game in Chicago. Did not encounter any Classmates, but did see a good game."

The editor of Shipmate received a letter from John Alderman's widow—Abigail, not Nancy (who had died some 10 years previously)—pointing out discrepancies in the BLC notes of the Jan.-Feb. issue. As indicated correctly in ""Last Call." John died on November 17. 1976. Abigail detailed John's fine career in the Navy from which he had retired as rear admiral in 1928; these have been

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John Alderman and His Boys covered in our 4th and 5th Twenty-Eighters.

Abigail continues: "Since that fime (John) was at Aerojet-General Corp., Azusa, and Asst.

Gen. Manager for L-P Systems of Irvine, Califomia, until his 66th year, when he was forced to retire. Retire? Hell, no! . . . (he) renovated our litfle old Unitarian Fellowship Church Center; and from scratch put it into shape . . . he fashioned a Chinese-style gate to ornately adom our house entrance, and kept and sailed a Cal 28 up and down our Coast. He entered the Ensenada Race—along with 550 other sailboats for 3 years . . . he sailed to the Coronados Islands, Catalina, and the Santa Barbara islands. . . . He commanded our motor home, which he called the Desert Safari Wagon, through streams, up mountains and all the way to Yucatan and the temples and ruins of the Mayas last Winter and Spring ('76). We retumed to the U.S., where he promptly took . off for two weeks sailing of a 45' craft on the Caribbean. Then he retumed to motor and visit . . . and wound up seeing the Guston-Borglum Mt. Rushmore, which as a sailor he had missed.

We returned to sunny California in time for his 70th birthday and all four of his sons were here, along with 65 friends, and his Academy roommate: Francois Jordan . . . along with Eleanor. Though failing fast and in pain, he spent the last week end in October at Yosemite in our Safari Wagon, seeing one son and three grandsons. That was it. . . . He never once called for help in those 17 painwracked final days (at San Clemente General Hospital, for a massive and final operation).

He died as he had lived, a noble man, loving and unasking. . . ." Shown here is John with his four sons—William E., David Lewis, John himself and then John Jr. and Tim, taken last year on John's 70th birthday.

Florida was a crossroads for many of the BLC during the early cold months of 1977.

Blair and Al Momm, on their way home from Jamaica, visited with Bert and John Kent in Defray Beach in early Febmary. John reported seeing Ginny and George Collins in late January enroute to their home in Marsh Harbor in the Bahamas. The Kents also saw Alice (Mrs. Ed) Young; she reported that she was looking forward to attending the 50th, and hoped that Ed would be there, too; that Ed's condition had stabilized, but was confined to his home in Orange Park. In late January, John and Bert saw Ginny and Al Fay at the USNA luncheon in Palm Beach, reporting that Ginny is doing fine with her new pacemaker.

Also with the "snowbirds" escaping from the northem cold were the Jameses and the Joneses who went to Pompano Beach and Palm Beach, respectively. Early on the Jameses entertained with a luncheon cmise on the intercoastal waterway; aboard were the John Kents, the Heebie Joneses, as well as the Jimmy Farrins, '29, and the Ed Fahys, '35.

Ruth (Mrs. Chic) Renard, with friends, gave a

delightful cocktail party for the visiting "snowbirds," and invited all the south Florida '28ers. Later, the Kents entertained a number of '28ers at their apartment at Defray Beach; included were the Dave McDonalds, the Jameses, the Joneses, Margaret (Mrs. Norm) Ball, and Sally (Mrs. Farmer) Brown. The Jameses' social activities in Florida were climaxed with a dinner party at the Naval Station, Orlando, with the Heebie Joneses, the Tom Joneses, the Norgaards and the Tom Roberts present. It turned out to be fortuitous that Lil and Tom Roberts had driven over from Cocoa Beach to attend, for Tom—later that night—had to be rushed to the Naval Hospital, Orlando for emergency surgery.

Jimmy James reports that the surgery was successful, and that phone reports have Tom recovering nicely.

29 Pres., RAdm. Bill Kabler USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Cal Laning USN (Ret.) Corr. Secretaries: So. Cal., Cdr. BiU Darnell USN (Ret.) 2003-224 Bayview Hts. Dr., San Diego CA 92105 No. Cal., RAdm. Al White USN (Ret.) 2121 Sacramento St., San Francisco CA 94109 Florida, Cdr. Russ Hart USNR (Ret.) 1700 Dana Blvd., Merritt Island FL 32952 Percent Members: 80 Our story some time ago about the presentation of pictures commemorating ships named in honor of members of the Class of 1929 can now be supplemented with a photograph of the event. Shown here are Midn. 1/c G. D. Elliott (Company Commander, 29th Company), Roy Benson, Phil Osborn, Jerry Miller, Bill Kabler (Class President), Les Richardson, and Jack Dalton. And the ships represented are BERMINGHAM, COLLETT, RICKETTS, and VAN VOO-

RHis. As was indicated last month, anyone passing through Annapolis is invited to stop off at the Academy and join the 29th Company at lunch and/or make a visit to the wardroom.

Bill Kabler's annual President's Letter spread a lot of news, extracted a few 5 buck dues, and drew a lot of appreciafive comments. Among the comments: Art Hill "Greetings from the Far West. There is still a lot of water at this end of California." McEh-oy "Congratulations on another excellent report." Frankel "Thanks to you and your Cohorts for taking such good care of class affairs." Benson "This annual report well done.

It has in it the dope people need. Our trips to Washington (monthly lunches) with association with such distinguished gentlemen is fun."

Lincoln "Your attention to class matters is appreciated. 1 saw Pat Hunhprey and Art Stiles in Colorado Springs at the Navy-Air Force game last October." Marcy "Back in Oregon from sea duty." Triebel "Here is fifty cents extra to pay for my flowers which are going up."

Jackson "Think 1 already paid Laning. (He did.)" Bing Mitchell "You can't overfish a pond." Apropos, the letter wasn't specific as to whom to sent the dues. Send them to Kabler, address 700 Americana Drive, Annapolis MD 21403. If you haven't sent, you will be dunned again this year, so save us the prohibitive cost of the stamp by sending it now. If we can get all of the small individual dues in, there will be no need to raise the ante. Five of our chicks have sent dues, which is not required!

Carol and Jerry Miller have moved from their home in Annapolis to an apartment there, to avoid "yard work for Jerry." Louise and Bing Mitchell are moving from the Washington home to a country home where Bing can have an acre of grass to mow.

Bing Mitchell reports seeing Lud Hoffman occasionally at the monthly lunch of the Washington alumni at the A-N Club in town. Lud disappeared from the Washington scene some years back and was said to have retired to Front Royal, Virginia. He now has an address in the Washington suburb, McLean, near Vinson Hall, along with apparently a new business address close to the White House. We hope to get him to brief us at a class lunch.

At great personal expense, Al White just telephoned from San Francisco at daytime rate to report on the April lunch of the Presidio gang. Ginny and Dick Ballinger, back from the Orient, were there. Monte McCauley put in a

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63 rare appearance. And: Fran and Red Welsh, Mary and Ben Coe, Margo and Cy Johnson, Phoebe and Chet Ely, and Sylvan and Jimmy Foley. One of the attractions to the Presidio lunch seems to be a golf game beforehand. Al says Win still does some helpful work.

Teaches a Latin American class in English, most of the students from Central America.

They are trying to get Mel Martin out of his nest, for a lunch.

Sylvia Horan with daughter Meredith Aboard the Kablers' Ketch HAPPY DAZE 11 As announced some time back, with the help of Paul Foley we located Sylvia Horan, Clair Miller's widow. We haven't yet been able to get Sylvia to our class gatherings, but we do have her photo in this column. We believe that their daughter. Meredith, has a position in one of the departments at the Academy.

Ann and Gus Johansen made a trip in March to the San Diego area. Your reporter interviewed Ann in hope of getting special news from out there. Ann said that she had seen Sue Brandley and Josephine Gray. "But they had no news—we just talked a couple of hours."

However. Bill Darnell crashed through with some dope, without even long talks. He says that Jim Hezlep is spending a few months "in Palm Desert, collecting skin cancers," not far from Woody Teague. Jim doesn't think the latter comes outdoors. Deane Roberts says an operation on his knee is keeping him from driving. Connie Cone had her tour of Florida cut short by a sudden operation (strangulated hernia) but the Patrick AFB took fine care of her.

She picked a good time, for she says the Florida trees and bushes froze and the palmetto groves looked like a forest fire. Connie wasn't able to be present for the Porterville Chamber of Commerce award of "Woman of the Year," and received it in absentia. Gordon would have been very proud. Kemp ToUey attended the lunch of the San Diego gang, incident to his attendance at the convention of the Yangtze Patrol association. He is historian of that society of "River Rats." Bill D. sandbagged him by advising the local paper of Kemp's presence and Kemp got a couple of columns in the San Diego t/nion. George Dieter missed the lunch, in order to be with the doctor for "an exploratory." George Ashford is out of the hospital, but still lacks use of an arm and leg. Due to his wonderful mental attitude, it is reported that he is expected to make continued progress. Lisa Loomis is expected at the next lunch, a first for her since the departure of Al: "a happy milestone for her friends." Bill says he is pleased to add to the log of sickness, hospitals, bad weather and old age that somebody is getting married. Jacqueline Sandra, daughter of Eleanor and Tom Wilson is marrying Mr. David Gordon Van Dyne.

Sam Griifith is collecting trophies. At the commencement of the University of Maine, he is to be awarded the Doctorate of Humane Letters.

Chet Ely would like to know if anyone has a clue to what happened to Ev Johnson. Last word we had was in 1949, when he was a June, 1977

marine and jet engine designer with a New York company. In Muster Notes he stated.

"Have a secret ambition to build first space ship and make first voyage to the moon."

You are probably related to Charlton Rogers. He is working on a geneology of the Chenault family for the Notre Dame/Loyola Library of Baltimore. So far he has traced several hundred names derivative of his mother's ancestor, including Ogden Nash in our time.

He has hundreds of name leads to go. Since five generations back we are all related to each other. Charlton seems to have relaxed in St. Louis after a number of successful and hectic business careers.

News from you guys has been mighty sparse lately, and we must be pardoned if we embellish a little on what we get. But hear this! We know personally of four of you guys that got married while in the Academy, and we are going to spill the rice if you don't send some recent news.

30 Pres., RAdm. Wreford G. Chappie, USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Herbert H. Marable, USN (Ret.) 100 Askewton Rd., Round Bay, Severna Park MD21146 Percent Members: 84

"Ran into Steve Cory at the Outrigger Canoe Club for Sunday bmnch and occasionally play golf with Pike Douglas at Navy League Outrigger. That's about all there is in Class of '30 in Honolulu. Helen and 1 enjoy it here but wish we could be close to our two sons and six grandchildren on the mainland. But you can't have everything. Anybody coming through— give me a call—I'm in the book—both home and office.

Best of everything and Aloha Garner" Mike Block also communicates with all of the Class— "Dear Herb: To answer the many queries as to why we don't immediately leave 'dangerous Mexico' I am happy to report that we have no evidence of danger—are living high on the hog with our excellent 6 day a week maid and handyman, excellent weather as usual, and since devaluation things even less expensive.

Chapalla is still an excellent summer and winter resort. Of course, there is some crime in Mexico—but less in the entire country than in almost any large city in the U.S. "After the recent taking of hostages in Washington 1 am more than ever concemed for my Classmates who live in the area. All the danger, bad weather, and practically no service.

"Dottie and I are enjoying good health, much company, and frequent trips to the Pacific for fishing, as well as other trips, including short jaunts to the U.S. for business and quick visits with friends. Bridge and golf at our door.

"To the Classmates who have visited us, we say things are even better than ever. To coin a phrase 'Come down and see us sometime.' Regards, Mike."

Jenks Jenkins dropped a line to recount this awareness of the trials and tribulations of trying to put together interesting news for this column without any material at hand to do it with. Why don't you jokers get off your individual duffs out there and get some news in to your Sec'y.

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31 Rogues' Gallery Have just received an interesting letter from Gamer Clark which I think should be passed on to All Hands; "Dear Herb: In cleaning out a desk the other day 1 ran across a snapshot that may bring back some memories. Snapshot enclosed show the '4 stooges of room 1006'—1st Batt, 1st comp.,—left to right—Steve Brodie, Bill Farmer, Fog Hayes. In back-yours tmly. Picture was taken at Mount Tibidabo, Barcelona, on 1st class cmise 1929.

"I'm still alive—came to Honolulu in 1959 for my last tour of duty. Retired in June 1963 and stayed on working for Bank of Hawaii as vice-president, constmction loans, unfil they kicked me out for age in June 1974. Since then 1 have my own business as consultant and advisor to several mainland corporations involved in construction financing of major projects in the Islands.

Pres., RAdm. Raymond P. Hunter, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. John Crumpacker, USN (Ret.) 1000 Twinbrook Parkway Rockville, MD 20851 WesCoast Corr., RAdm. Andrew J. Hill USN (Ret.) 1295 Bangor Sreet San Diego CA 92106 Percent Members: 83 Ahead of us looms a milestone in this journey into the future. The next decade event for our Class will be the FIFTIETH REUNION. While the Classmates and wives in the San Diego area arrange the interim affair to be held there in the Fall of 1978, plans are being laid by the Washington Group for the FIFTIETH which will be held in the Annapolis area.

Ed Day and I, John Crumpacker, are the preliminary committee for a yearbook that will commemorate this semicentennial and sum it all up. Our early thoughts revolve around a theme involving some of the history of the times through which we have marched so quickly. As a starter Ed suggests we might look backwards 100 years to the Class of 1881.

64 That's before many of our parents were bom.

It's also back into the age of wood and sail.

The boys who were graduated that year went out into a fleet that was yet to make the transition to steel and coal. They climbed the rigging and they swung in hammocks. They sailed before the wind.

Between their time and ours the United States Navy has made a fantastic transition not alone into the air and submarine age and nuclear power but perhaps even more importantly, into the era of the women's navy. The Class of 1981 will send an estimated 100 young ladies into the fleet to join their sisters who were graduated a year earlier from the first group of 81 women who entered the Naval Academy in 1976. This span of 100 years seems to have more naval history, more discovery, innovation, invention and human interest than most centuries have as they advance across the years. We in '31 have been on the stage half the time.

We invite your comments. We want your help. Do you have a better idea? We hope to firm up the 50 YEAR BOOK format and theme plan within the next six months. Write to me.

Norma and Dick Hay toured 8,452 kilometers during Febmary and will be attending USS MARBLEHEAD reunion at Charleston, South Carolina, in June. While they were visiting Dallas, San Antonio, Oklahoma City so were Vera and I. The Hays called on Frank Brumby, who is the Director of The USS ALABAMA

War Memorial in Mobile. Frank gave them a personally conducted tour even as he did for us and our grandsons, Johnny and Davey Cmmpacker, four years ago.

Dick Andrews is recovering nicely from open heart surgery to create an aortic bypass, I am told. He was operated about the end of Febmary. A year ago Doug McFarlane had a similar operation and today he looks better than he has in ten years.

The Washington '31 Bridge Club, consisting of the Bouves, Cmmpackers, Parhams, Peckhams, McFarlanes and Metzgers, meets once a month on the last Saturday. The Steers, Wilbers and Websters fill in occasionally. The group engages in more conversation than bridge and would welcome any visiting Classmates who would like to talk things over between slam bids.

At the Peckhams'

32 Pres., VAdm. Lloyd M. Mustin, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Francis D. Foley, USN (Ret.) 77 Shipwright St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 80 Here and There With '32

"Somebody Get Me Down!"

Mike Caasterland is about much more after his very serious surgery relating to blood circulation. Mike writes, " I am maneuvering around very nicely although the diabetic attack on sensory nerves in my feet leaves me walking on stumps—but gratefully, my own." This is the same operation that Lee Ellis had several years back.

Several months ago many street number changes were made on Hilton Head Island.

Please break out your 45th Directories and make these changes. Fitzgerald—change 190 to 1. The street remains Niblick. Williams, Henry—change 26 to 63 before South Sea Pines Dr. Peggy and Jack Fitzgerald were south as far as "The End" in Key West. Retuming, they visited Mildred and Jack Wulff in Hollywood and Helen and Dub Johnson in Sarasota.

Change Dub's phone number to (813) 355-3206.

The first picture shows you the group of Classmates and wives who gathered recently at Marie and George Peckhams for a picnic and a boat ride on Lake Barcroft which you see in the background. The second picture is of Bob Beebe swinging in the rigging of his seagoing motorboat PASSAGEMAKER on a Bermuda cmise.

By the time you read this column, if anyone does, the 45th Reunion will be a matter of either historical or hysterical interest and, indeed, many of us will probably be far better informed about each other than the editorial policy of Shipmate finds acceptable for publication (without fear of libel, that is.). Meanwhile, however, a number of Classmates are getting a running start on the occasion by moving closer to the scene of action. Correspondence to Don Thomas & Co. indicates that Red Adams has moved from Old Lyme, Connecticut, to 10279 Palo Vista Road, Cupertino CA 95014; Anne and Bill Feldscher have changed their address to 19407 Concho Circle, Sun City AZ 85351; Audrey and Hank Kretz moved back to their old bivouac at 313 Rolling Hills Avenue, San Mateo CA 94403; Joe Tschirgi advised that Jeanne and he had sold their home in El Paso and intended to hang up the spikes at 12830 Abra Drive, San Diego CA 92128, not far from Mary and Al Bowser; Staff Crowley remains in San Diego, but moved to 5166 Rincon Avenue, new ZIP 92115. The only couple mnning counter to that movement are the Ben Baileys. Marilyn and Ben report their new address as 11 Bridge Street, St. Augustine FL 32084, now that he has retired from teaching at Columbus (Georgia) College. Betsey and Dick Matter are reported to be leaving Arlington for Naples, Florida, but we don't have the time frame of their move or street address to give you.

Having recently reported to you regarding the deaths of Ray Pitts and Red Stoner, I hate to bring you the sad tidings that we have lost yet another stalwart Classmate, A. G. "Dib" Dibrell, all three within a period of a month.

Dib died very unexpectedly of a heart attack at home on 10 March, but word reached us just too late for the previous issue. He was buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, the service being attended by Al Cope, Staff Crowley (Dib's brother-in-law), Frank Parker, Bill Short, Don Thomas, and Bud Willard, among others. Martha said that Dib was apparently feeling fine on the day of his death, but just suddenly keeled over. Their eldest son Gibbs (A.G. Ill), USNA '61 and who subsequently served in the Air Force for eight years, together with other members of the family, was on hand to comfort his mother. Martha, the Class shares your grief and we all extend our heartfelt sympathy to you and your loved ones.

In a touching letter received only a day or two ago, Dianne Pitts says, "The children and 1 would like to express our deepest gratitude to Chuck Keyes, Mark Dennett, Jack Kaufman, Buri Bailey, Pat Maher, Frank Parker, Al Cope and Don Thomas, who were Ray's Pallbearers . . . one of his Classmates remarked: 'Ray has such a beautiful resting place—he can watch the ships go by.' Our friend. Chaplain Dwyer, wrote: 'It was a beautiful day—the surf breaking against the rocks below us—the silent majesty of the ocean— the awesome beauty of the sky. I felt strangely Shipmate

65 bound to the ages, past and present, and more consciously aware of the joy and beauty of life.

Much of this is the resuU of my relationship with you and Ray. I felt the Service was a living tribute to a tmly great man and to add to it or detract from it would have obscured the essential message of a life nobly lived.' Our daughter, Deborah, wrote the following Eulogy for her Father: "In the search for each man's epitaph, we sometimes strive to avoid cliches; for there are pattems which pervade our lives that call forth platitudes at times like this. But, because Ray Pitts was a unique man, it is not difficult to avoid the commonplace.

"He was. foremost, a stmggler. From his earliest aspirations as a boy. and throughout the many accomplishments of his life, his achievements were marked by his relenfless determination. Yet no success, no matter how splendid for the common man, could fulfill his thirst for knowledge, and his yearning for new experiences. To Ray Pitts, every subject, from integral calculus to Wagnerian opera, was fascinating; there was always another mountain to climb. This zest for learning kept him young in mind and cheerful in spirit. Always an optimist, he only saw the best in people, and refused to dwell on life's injustices. Even during his crippling illness, he was never heard to complain.

•"Because Ray Htts lived life to its fullest, he would want neither religious words spoken, nor speculation about the hereafter. So we search for words to testify to his humanity and to his passion for life; words like courage, integrity, loyalty, compassion for all, and love.

AU of these qualities were part of the essence of this man. and express the legacy he leaves to his family—to Dianne, who feels it is a privilege to be his wife, and to his children, who can derive strength from the pride they feel in their father. ""Reluctanfly, we take leave of Ray Maurer Pitts, an uncommon man.'"

Dianne closes with ""we, the family, again wish to thank all those who cared, and my special gratitude to Don Thomas, who has been a constant source of strength and assistance to me during the painful fifteen months Ray suffered cancer of the brain." Thanks, Dianne, for sharing all this with us.

Larry Brown, from whom we haven't heard in many a day, wrote in to reminisce about an event immediately following graduation when he and Larry Smith were enroute to join Mitch Mitchell, Dusty Rhoads, Corky Ward and other more or less disreputable characters in NORTHAMPTON. The episode involved driving a flashy "31 Auburn roadster belonging to Chitty Chittenden '27 from the East Coast to San Pedro. What Larry S. didn't know was that Larry B. had barely sufficient driving experience to obtain a license. ""This was good onthe-job training," says Larry, ""and by the time we hit Columbus, Ohio, I thought I knew what I was doing—until we went flying down some long hills in free wheeling . . . however, we tooled along with the top down in our white linen caps like the world was our oyster . . . (and probably fascinated by the metal plate on the dashboard certifying that the car had been driven 110 MPH on the Indianapolis Speedway, signed by Harry Miller) . . . On the outskirts of Amarillo an old gaffer looked wistfully at our machine and finally asked how fast it could go? Larry S. took him down the dirt road about a mile and then came roaring past the country gas station at 80 MPH with the elderly gent crouched down and hanging on for June. 1977

dear life. It's so often occurred to me that perhaps we helped that old desert rat to die happy."

Mention of the name Chittenden reminds me that I had a letter from Johnny recently in which he said that Mary and Mary Anne were about to depart on a junket to Spain and Morocco where they hoped to see Frances and Jack Counihan. However, the latter had probably already departed on their extended trip to the U.S. so they won't have an escort to the Kasbah. Johnny is ""still trying to teach reluctant college students a wee bit of math," but admits that he ""will have to retire again one of these days."

Nemo Howe needled us with one of his barbaric barbs, but I think of a suitable reply, so I refuse to tell you what he had to say.

Do you remember Wi'of'i Delightl Well, Nemo delights in the subtle taunt. Coincidentally, just in time to put more teeth in my column, came a card from Jim Humrichouse, Nemo's roommate, admitting that the latter was a very clever fellow, but that it didn't mb off on him.

Jim is not going to make the 45th, but hopes to see all hands at Homecoming.

In the event everything is calm, cool, and collected where you are, let me assure you that I have been trying to get this Class news together under somewhat difficult circumstances. You see, Clair and I are hosting three of our nine grandchildren for a week while our youngest daughter, Jamie, is having her fourth child. Prologue to the descent of the three little dears, 7, 5 and 16 mos. of age, was an early morning robbery of our home. The as yet unapprehended perpetrators managed to break two locks as well as the entire door frame in the rec room, ransack the latter, and make off with a tired TV. The police agreed that whoever did it couldn't have been too smart because they missed three large cans of Maxwell House coffee in the adjacent pantry. However, they were smart enough to muffle the sound of their break-in with cushions from the patio furniture. We slept blissfully through the entire proceedings, happily avoiding any pseudoheroics. But, next evening, delayed reaction set in with the realization about 0200 that there was something or someone else in our bedroom. Clair screamed and swore she saw something silhouetted against the moonlight pouring in the window. After a series of unproductive searches of the house with lights blazing and my .38 in hand, we figured that it had to be a cat which had come in through the broken door the night before and wanted out.

After several darkened ship vigils in which I dozed off, only to awaken to the damn cat, we opened the screen in the window and he or she eventually reappeared for the fourth time. Our opinions differed as to which direction the cat went when we said ""scat!" It is a toss-up among the three of us as to who or which was the most frantic! P.S. Jamie had a boy, 7 lbs. 5 oz., and the Easter Bunny had nothing to do with it.

Cruise, Any One? This being the June issue, we thought we should reprint the accompanying picture of the organized confusion attending the departure on our First Class cmise in 1931. Prominent in the foreground is a case marked ""A.H.V." which must have belonged to Pop Vorpahl, right? In any event there is no doubt about the far ship in the background. Aye, we knew her better than the Spanish did. The picture was provided

by Mike O'Connor who remarked that the Navy's new look could probably best be characterized as ""bulbous bows and broad beams."

33 Pres., VAdm. B. M. Strean, USN (Ret.) 5038 North 30th St., Ariington, VA 22207 Sec'y-Treas., Capt. D. R. McMuUen, USN (Ret.) 8828 Burning Tree Rd., Bethesda MD 20034 Percent Members: 75 Supplementing the preliminary report on Smoke Strean's February holiday in Palm Springs that was published last month. Smoke has come through with more details and a photo. Left to right in the picture are Marian Ryan, Al Ryan, Jack Stewart, Ruth Stewart, Smoke and Janet Strean, and Corky and Carl Jones. Picture was taken at Jack Stewart's place in Pauma Valley. While the men played golf Ruth entertained the ladies; and as to the golf game it is reported that Jack and Al are pretty hot. On Palm Sunday the Streans were in Norfolk where they met some several C/Ms: Effie and Cliff Campbell, Margaret Buie, Katie and Tommy Christopher, and Madeline Hurlburt (Bill Kane's widow). Ruth and Joe Costello couldn't make the gathering as they live across the bay in Buckroe Beach but by telephone Joe says they have been doing a lot of traveling—a couple of months in Spain last Spring and later in the Fall a trip to Hawaii and the west coast.

'33ers in Pauma Valley, Cal.

66 It was musical chair time in Bellevue, Washington, in March: both Harry Maynard and the Smedleys, all long time residents of Bellevue are moving to new addresses in the same town.

Caroline and Jim Burrow (Seattle) report their fifth grandchild (first girl). Jim Hartman (Sandy. Oregon) has suggested a mini-reunion in the Northwest at Mt. Hood or some other convenient place; Jim and Elizabeth have a 59-acre tree farm plus a well-stocked lake.

I have a nice long letter from Amie Schade (Port Charlotte, Florida) which is singularly silent on what kind of weather they had down there this Winter. In February the Schades had a brief reunion with Elizabeth and Ralph Styles (Sarasota, Florida), Memsie Madden (Lakeland, Florida), and Emie and Henry Rumble (San Diego). Amie says that having built the Yacht Club and reorganized the Church (including a new columbarium) he ran for County Commissioner in the last election and won handily. In addition, Amie lectures on world affairs, is active in the Institute of Lifetime Learning, a trustee of the Cultural Center, and is on the board of a couple of companies.

While all these activities seriously interfere with normal retirement pursuits, Becky and Amie still manage to get in some travel time: with four daughters spread out from Virginia, to Missouri, Boulder, (Colorado), and California, they make an occasional cross-country trek. This year they expect to do the European scene starting with the Vevey, Switzerland, wine festival which occurs only every 25 years—for this event they have had reservations for two years. Oh yes, one thing more: anyone boating to Florida should know that Amie is the local rep on a six member board that " o w n s " the West Coast Intracoastal Waterway.

Back in January Howie Kuehl wrote me a letter which somehow or other managed to fall through the cracks and came to light when 1 was arranging material for the column this month. Howie had some suggestions for the Class Committee organizing the 45th which I have passed on to Willie Rakow (Chairman).

Then there is a rundown on Jean's and Howie's activities since December 1975. Jean and Howie spend a couple of months each Winter or Fall in Palm Springs and in December "75 he worked and enjoyed a week with the Green Bay Packers as assistant equipment manager while that team prepared for a game with the L.A. Rams. In early '76 the Kuehls flew to New Zealand via Space-A (Pt. Mugu to Christchurch). Having been to Auckland and Wellington, they were not prepared for the scenic beauty and friendliness of the South Island— one million people and fifty million sheep.

From New Zealand they went on over to Australia, visiting Sydney and Canberra and thence back to the U.S. via a stopover in Hawaii. In June '76 Jean and Howie drove up to Washington and Oregon. From Seattle Howie flew east to Green Bay for the Admiral Flatley commemorative banquet and dedication of Admiral Flatley Park. Part of the ceremony was an air show by the Blue Angels— biggest thing to happen to Green Bay since Vince Lombardi's Packers won the Super Bowl in 1968. A scheduled tour via air from Los Angeles to London, Dublin and Edinburgh took most of October. In the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh Howie ran into an old shipmate and his wife, Dick Soule, and over a few libations they planned and later executed "Operation St. Andrews." For Howie, a dedicated golfer, playing St. Andrews was like a trip to

Mecca or a visit to the Wailing Wall for people with a different hangup. In December '76 back in Palm Springs where Howie answered an ad for ""experienced caddies" for World Cup and International Golf Trophy Championship at Mission Hills C.C. When asked what experience he had had, Howie cited his caddy career between 1920 and 1926 and believe it or not he was hired. Caddies were assigned to players by lot and Howie drew Mohammed Abdel Halim, former Open Champion of Egypt. For seven days Howie carried what seemed like the heaviest bag on the course. When it was over Halim said, ""Howard, 1 didn't think you were going to make it" and neither did Howie.

Received from Don Harby (Honolulu) a news clipping from a local newspaper reporting the change in name of the Naval Undersea Center to Naval Oceans Systems Center. This is where super-secret work with porpoises is carried on. No, this is not the sort of stuff that would ordinarily appear in this column but down in paragraph 3 it is revealed that our own Jesse B. Burks is director of the facility at Kaneohe.

On 19 March the Admiral Kidd O'Club the annual Spring Party brought out 81 C/Ms and ladies. I'd like to give you a list of all the attendees but frankly it would take up too much space; suffice it to say that the farthest traveled were Freddie and Don Harby (Honolulu) and Dora Le Rowe (Annapolis).

And the sad news. I had a note from a Dave Martin '36 enclosing a clipping from the News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, reporting that our Classmate Thomas H. Ward had died on 2 March. Tom is survived by a sister, Mrs. W. H. Webb of 718 Nash Drive, Raleigh.

34 Pres., RAdm. Paul Savidge USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P. Harbold, Jr., USNR (Ret.), 129 Spa View Ave., Annapohs MD 21401 Percent Members: 80 Jack Arnold sends: "Just a note to say we celebrated our 35th Anniversary by a trip back to the Hawaiian Islands where we were married on Diamond Head 16 January 1942. It was Muriel's first retum in 35 years. We were both there during the attack on Pearl Harbor. We were surprised to find that our wedding cottage had become a part of the Halekulani Hotel and divided into four apartments each bringing $40/day. Our rent was $80/mo. We were able to find the garden where we had been married though some building had encircled it a bit.

"We had three days on Hawaii at the Mauna Kea Hotel—it was beautiful. Three days with friends on Maui—three days on Kauai at Princeville, Pale Ke Kua, played all the golf courses and one of the highlights was a helicopter trip around the Island and Ne Pali Coast—up the wild canyons and Wai Mea Grand Canyon of Kuaui—got together with the Van Buskirks who were at the Hale Koa and we all had dinner one night with AUyn Cole at the old Willows, a favorite spot in the '30s.

Tried to reach Chick Clarey and Johnny Hyland but guess they were busy.

"Back at Rancho Santa Fe, Peg and Tom Connolly ('33) dropped in for dinner one evening. Muriel and I played Amy and Vic Krulak in their De Anza Golf Tournament at Borrega Springs and the four of us came in with a second place—a wonderful week end. Under the

sponsorship of Nels Johnson we have a '34 golf outing at intervals which is a fun outing. Special handicaps are run by Nels based on outing scores. We seem to have found some potential sandbaggers in the person of Pop Gunn, Frank Johnson and Johnny Geist, but for the present we'll just say they are hitting the ball unusually well!"

35 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., Ariington, VA 22207 Percent Members: 70

It Pays to Advertise Jay and Swede Westin, from Vermont, are trailering again. On 7 Febmary, they made a stop in Harrisburg to have a reunion lunch with Mid-Penn '35ers Tony Parry, Jim Scott and Jack Mann. Jack was sporting new automobile tags which his wife, Helyn. had given him for Christmas. Picture herewith shows Jack and Tony admiring the results of Helyn's great idea.

The Wesfings next made a brief stop in the Washington, D . C area where, on 16 Febmary, they gave Ruth and Art Tarantino and your Corr. Sec'y and spouse an opportunity to witness and experience a lavish, trailer-cooked dinner. Jay, an excellent cook, really made those compact cooking facilities put forth like the proverbial "high priced spread." In Cornelia, Georgia, Jay and Swede spent a night with Libby and Jim Eppes who were leaving the next day for a week of skiing in Vermont.

On a snowy 19 March in Boston, Louisa and Jeff Parker participated in the festivities as their son, Tom, took as his bride, Hilary B. Higgins of Sewickley. Pennsylvania. A graduate of Pine Manor Junior College and Katherine Gibbs School, she is employed as the secretary to the Chief Resident in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Tom. a graduate of Williams College, is on the faculty of the Fessenden School in West Newton, a suburb of Boston. We wish them many years of happiness together.

As indicated in the "Last Call" section, BiU Thompson died on 22 March in Coronado, California, after a long period of ill health.

Funeral services and interment were held on 29 March at Arlington National Cemetery.

Among friends and relatives attending, the following represented the Class of '35 in paying their last respects to Bill: Rod Badger, Clag Claggett, Lou Detweiler, Jesse Gay, Dorothy and Meek Mecklenburg, Ralph Metcalf Wy Packard, Jeff Parker. Jackie and Eli Reich, Betty and Kagey Schacht, Jack Seymour, Shipmate

67 Margaret Brandt, and Nancy Spain. Condolences of the Class were expressed to Bill's family, and a donation was made by the Class to the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Statium Fund in partial payment towards a stadium chair in Bill's memory.

On the evening of 1 April, the following •35ers and •35ettes donned formal attire and attended the 13th Annual Carl Vinson Hall Benefit Dinner-Dance at the Stouffer's National Center Hotel in Ariington: Phyllis and Rod Badger. Audrey and Bob Cushman. Ida Mary and Lou Detweiler. and Fran and Fritz Harlfinger. Margaret and Wy Packard. Louisa and Jeff Parker. Jackie and Eli Reich, and Paul Bright's widow. Miriam Schreiter. and her husband. Emie ('39). It was an enjoyable event and. additionally, helped support a very worthy activity. The Harlfingers have completed remodeling their 200-year old house on the Eastem Shore of Maryland, and the Cushmans report they have their new house finished inside but have much to do outside to make the most of their location on a tributary on the east side of the Potomac, downriver from Washington.

A card from Johnny Bottoms, still in Spain, requests that the address shown in our Class address list be corrected to: D-10. Bahia Dorada. Estepona (Malaga) Spain.

36 Pres., Capt. F. G. Law. USN (Ret.) Sec'y. Capt. W. M. Hanger, USN (Ret.) 4720 Sedgwick Street.. N.W.. Washington. DC 20016 Corr. Sec'y. Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, USN (Ret.) 4101 Downing St.. Annandale, VA 22003 Percent Members: 74 Busy as your President and your Reporter are in the many chores there are in preparing for ASNE Day 1977 in May. we suddenly realize that the June Shipmate deadline is upon us and that it's time to ""bang out" a bit of news about "36. The letters coming in have dropped off considerably since the previous issues, but here goes with a few tidbits gleaned from notes to Frank or your Reporter from: "Moose" Brown (22 Mar.): "". . . It was good to read in Shipmate that so many others enjoyed the 40th Reunion and wrote to express their thanks for the fine job the Class Officers and the Arrangements Committee did . . . No news to report from Tidewater, but Mary Julia and I are planning a trip to Austria in May. If that tums out as nicely as we are expecting, we'll be writing to let you know about our experience . . . Best regards to all." Good to hear from you "Moose," and a pleasant and safe joumey to you both from all of us. We'll be looking forward to a full report on your Austrian trip but hope this doesn't mean you won't be with us at ASNE Day 1977.

"Davvy" Davenport: (I Apr.): "Thanks for the information as to driving via Nags Head. It saved us some miles and time, and we both enjoyed stopping ovemight there and releaming many interesting things about the Outer Banks.

Hope we can get back for a summer break.

From Nags Head we drove home to Florida as close to the coast as we could—a little longer perhaps, but more interesting than sticking to the fast Interstate Highways . . . I suppose we are behind most of the Class in becoming grandparents, but we finally have a little 2-year old fellow who is a barrel-of-fun. That was the main reason we were up in the D.C. area this June, 1977

time. We didn't get around much, but did spend a day in Annapolis doing some of the things we never had time to do during the Reunion. . . . Lucille joins me in wishing all the very best and a happy Easter." Glad you all liked Nags Head, "Davvy," and were not disappointed. Am told we are often prone to go overboard in telling about the Outer Banks, but come August we'll be back, we hope, for our 18th year of sun, surf, and fishing. Though somewhat belated, welcome into the "36 Grandparents Club. Can't recall that you ever mentioned the ""big event" two years ago. something that's always news to Classmates.

Jim O'Grady (7 Mar.): "For years I've enjoyed your most interesting column in Shipmate and have never contributed. Our latest trip inspired me to pass along some items of news that might be of interest to Classmates and others. . . . 'Bin' and 1 took off on 1 February for Hawaii: planned. 1 must confess, prior to the onslaught of our terrible winter weather. We stayed at the Hale Koa at Fort DeRussy on Waikiki—a most delightful and beautiful 14-story stmcture situated in the only green spot on the otherwise concrete jungle.

This is a 'military only' hotel with complete facilities for everyone and everything. 1 highly recommend it for a lovely holiday; reasonable, convenient, and with a gorgeous beach. Other guests at the same time included Admiral and Mrs. George Anderson. Admiral and Mrs. Walter Boone, and Vice Admiral and Mrs. Law son Ramage. 'Red" and I played golf at Navy-Marine Golf Course while "Bin' shopped and lunched with Mrs. Radford, also a guest at Hale Koa. Also played golf with 'Mickey' Weisner. CINCPAC. He may not have many opportunities to play with all his commuting between Hawaii, Washington, and Wes-Pac. but he's a whale of a good golfer—as my pocketbook can testify. He looks well, in fine good humor and as jovial as ever. . . . Between showers one day we drove to Makaka to lunch with Helen and Fred Bakutis ("35) who have a beautiful home on the water. Fred surfs daily, and between "waves' works with the Waianae tennis team; high school boys. . . . After toasting on Waikiki sands, we flew to Kauai for a visit with Mary and Jack Lawrence ('31) who recently purchased a lovely home with swimming pool at Poipu Beach. Kauai is the "Garden Isle.' and it is just that—beautiful beyond comparison with other vacation spots. Also visited with Liz and Chuck Houston who live on the north side of the island at Hanalei.

Chuck had fallen and broken an ankle; was in a cast and on cmtches. and hence could not join us for golf at Princeville. one of the finest golf courses I've ever seen. . . . Next, we flew to the "Big Island' and after landing at Kona spent 3 days with Rosemary and George Clifford ('34). George has a 20-foot inboard/ outboard and we thoroughly enjoyed an outing, scuba diving in Honaunan Bay, an undersea park abounding in coral and colorful fish.

Also played golf at Keauhon and while playing watched the migrating whales cavorting in the blue Pacific. . . . Needless to say, our island trek was a most welcome respite from the wintery East—and what a contrast! Again, I highly recommend the Hale Koa and will be happy to pass along any info regarding this magnificent R&R facility." Thanks. Jim. for the newsy letter. We envy you. Your trip report renews our desire to retum to the Islands.

Never got to Kauai or the "Big Island." but can vouch for Maui as another good place to visit. Sorry to leam about Chuck Houston, and

by now hope he is well on the mend. At this point we can be in fully sympathy because Ede is convalescing after foot surgery which has her on cmtches and wearing a wooden-soled shoe. Am glad to report the operation was a success, and at this writing Ede is progressing nicely and leaming to get around by herself in spite of the encumbrances.

"Rosy" Ryan (1 Apr.): ". . . appreciate receiving the copies of the review of our book The Lusitania Disaster which you published in your Febmary Naval Engineers Journal. Our Publisher had mailed me a xerox, but 1 was glad to get the extra copies to add to the collection of some 30 other reviews, all of which range from the N.Y. Times down to the East Cupcake Bugle—all favorable, although the score runs from 'wildly enthusiastic' to 'OKwith-reservations.' . . . Will check on Gould Hunter, but am sure he is all right, otherwise Cissy and Bill Kaufman (my 'in-laws') would have told me. . . . All the best to all back E a s t . " Glad you received the reviews, "Rosy," and hope you also can give us a favorable review of the Journal that followed.

"Bev" Reed (20 Mar.): "Sorry Helen and I couldn't make the 40th, but Helen was in Toledo helping Allen's wife with the birth of third son, and I was busy 'supervising" the building of our new waterfront house on Marco Island. . . . I retired from the University of Pennsylvania as Constmction, Contracts, and Accounting Officer and am now relaxing after 25 years in the Navy and 15 at Penn. We now hope to get in more golf and fishing since our house is pretty well squared away (1109 Dana Court, P.O. Box 1236. Marco Island FL 33937; phone: (813) 394-1118). . . . We're now resting up for an expected visit from Allen and his family during Easter vacation. Our other son, Boyd, is living in 'Philly' and hopes to visit us this Summer. Regards to all the gang, and keep up the good work!" Good to hear from you "Bev." and we all wish Helen and you the very best in your new re-retirement home.

Speaking of book reviews, we don't usually include such items in this column although several years ago we made you aware of a book on investments and insurance by our Classmate, W. W. Boyd—an excellent book recommended at that time for your children who were beginning to enter into marriage.

However, just recently we received a new book, and after reading it consider it well worth while bringing to your attention.

Have you ever worried about the future and whether or not all your records of income, assets, debits, legal papers, insurance, et cetera were readily available should anything happen to you? Are you aware of all the ""red tape" and problems to be confronted in settling an estate? If you haven't, we strongly recommend that you give this some consideration and thought. We know, because as the Executor of a brother-in-law's estate—a most knowledgeable lawyer who fortunately kept meticulous files and records—we ran into many unanticipated '"blind alleys" and legal loopholes. Over two years were spent in gathering the many things necessary before a final setflement could be made and the remaining bulk of the estate tumed over to his widow. A lesson was leamed the hard way, and ever since this Reporter has been attempting to consolidate all the information and records necessary to make the task easier for those who survive him. As a result, we have read many articles and books, including the very excellent series carried in TROA's The Retired Officer a year or so ago.

68 but from the military family viewpoint we consider Now is THE Time! To Prepare A Guide For Your Survivor to be the best book on the subject yet to be published.

Concisely written by RAdm. Benjamin Katz USN (Ret.)—Class of '26, and published by Overtook Company, 910 N. Overlook Drive, Alexandria VA 22305, in 1976 (now in its second printing), this "paperback" in 45 pages provides five easy-to-understand chapters containing all that one needs to know about funeral plans and related items; finances, records, and taxes; some legal matters of utmost importance; settling the estate; and some "do's and don'ts" that will make life much easier for the widow or survivors when one passes on. Included are appendices providing a section for assembling all the necessary data in a logical, orderly fashion; copies of certain required Forms and letters of notification; and a host of references that can be consulted for more detailed information. If you have thought about this, now is the time! The book is designed not only for widows, but also to help anyone to plan in advance so that the survivors will be fully aware and informed when that inevitable day arrives. The price is nominal: $1.95 per single copy plus 30« for handling and 8« sales tax for those residing in Virginia. We feel you will find "Admiral Ben's" efforts a very worthwhile investment—a guide that can save your family much unnecessary additional grief. If you agree and are interested, copies may be obtained by writing direct to the address previously mentioned.

Our Easter Husbands and Wives Luncheon at Vinson Hall took place Wednesday, 13 April, after our copy deadline. A good tumout is anticipated, and we'll report on this in the next Shipmate. Until then, here's hoping you'll find time for a happy summer vacation, and once again remember: "Look out for that other driver; he may not be looking out for you."

That's it for now.

37 Chm. Wash. Grp., RAdm. Paul Hartmann USN (Ret.), 1701 N. Albermarle St. McLean VA 22101.

Sec'y-Treas., LCdr. J. P. M. Johnston, USN (Ret.) 2118 Bancroft PI., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. Wm. P. Mack USN (Ret.) 1109 Gaillard St., Alexandria VA 22304 Percent Members: 74 With the last issue Wes Steesy completed more than five years as corresponding Secretary. Wes has done a superb job and deserves a little rest. All of us owe him much gratitude for his past efforts, and we will call on him again.

The Washington and Annapolis groups joined in a co-ed lunch at their March meeting.

Twenty-nine attended a very pleasant affair at the Army-Navy Country Club.

Charlie IMinter and Committee are hard at work getfing ready for the fortieth. If you haven't sent in your response yet, get hot.

Charlie reports that he and Mary visited Norfolk to attend the wedding of 2nd Lt. Kidd USMC and Kimberley Smith and while there he writes "We had a pleasant reunion with Helen and Felix Degolian and two of their younger children. We also had occasion to see Cynthia and Squire Pridmore, Suzy and Hank

Rowe, Patti and Roger Mehle. Mary also attended Mass with Betty and Curt Kelly, who now split their time between Virginia Beach and Reidsville, Virginia. Hank Rowe is still a seagoing type as a part time design consultant and looks the part with a beard that is salty enough to have turned Captain Ahab green with envy."

Don Huey has updated his twenty-year fix data and says that after a variety of careers he has now settled down in Orange, Califomia, as Membership Development Director for the Chamber of Commerce. We hope he survives the drought. Margaret and Don have six living children and eight grandchildren.

Tom Tumer writes that Connie and he spent six weeks in Austria last Summer. Tom is now catching up on his business interests in the Walpole, New Hampshire, area.

Henry Sipple reports that Natalie and he are fine after Christmas with their grandchildren and New Years at Ocean City with the Brantleys, Dentons, Burfiends, and Barrys.

Henry is enjoying full retirement.

Frank Smart writes from Whitestone, Virginia, that he took the advice of Mike Wadieigh and last September completed a cmise up the coast of Norway.

Bill Smith writes to congratulate Wes on the outstanding job he has been doing. Toddie and Bill live in Clark's Summit, Pennsylvania. Bill retired in 1975 and has put a lot of time in hospitals since 1973, but the Smiths were able to visit Japan, Hong Kong, and Europe and have been able to see a lot of their children and grandchildren. One highlight of their travels was having coffee on the Isle of Man in Tuddie's Great-Great-Grandfather's 1799 birthplace.

Zeke Soucek's letter reads in part: "Mary is very busy with her art, and has produced a number of fine paintings of which I am very proud. She is not a surrealist—her portraits are excellent. I continue to work in The Applied Physics Laboratory (Johns Hopkins).

I love working there but plan to retire at the end of 1978. Our two boys are married. Archie is a country lawyer. Howard and his wife are school teachers. Mary and 1 look forward to our class reunion."

Frank Worth says he is shooting for new digs in Annapolis after April 1977. Frank remarried in 1975 and now has 9 children and step-children.

BiU Howland, after retirement from 32 years with American Airlines where he was a 747 Captain, and a few years thereafter teaching high school math, now keeps busy flying as a privately employed pilot and teaching math at a technical school. Betty and Bill still live in Asheville, North Carolina. Their oldest daughter graduated from N.C. State and is a teacher and they have a total of four daughters and two sons.

Jack Obermeyer is still living in Darien, Connecticut, and working for Texaco as Manager New Constmction and Technical Development, Marine Department. He says that shipbuilding is a little slack at present but that he is kept busy with tanker operations and pollution avoidance. Daughter Jo-Ann is working in the Washington area and Helen will graduate from Stephens College this year.

Ed Pace writes that he and Kay are still enjoying golf and gardening in Whispering Pines, North Carolina, and that he is Dean of Students at the local Community College. Son David is an Episcopal Minister in Portland, Oregon, and Brice is a teacher there.

The 40th reunion had a strategy session recently at the Annapolis Yacht Club, courtesy of Tom Adams. Charlie Minter will be sending you the dope on our unusually widespread activities for the period. Get your response back promptly because a lot of detailed arrangement depends on the resultant data. Briefly you can expect a great Saturday night affair at the Boat House and a Sunday Bmnch at the same location in addition to a great football game, the usual Friday night bash in recently redone Dahlgren Hall and the Mess Hall, and hopefully a class picture. We hope to have a large tent for a gigantic tailgate party at the Stadium parking lot. Save up your energy and don't miss it. See you there.

38 Chm. Wash. Grp., Capt. S.S. Mann USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. John A. Bogley, USN (Ret.) 4620 North Park Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20015 Percent Members: 71 Our Class lost two stalwart members in March. Arthur Ferdinand Johnson died on March 31st at the Woodbine Nursing Home in Alexandria, Virginia after a long and difficuU illness. He was buried in his hometown of Taylor, North Dakota, on April 4th. A memorial service was held at the Luther Price Memorial Church in Washington, D.C. on April 17th. He is survived by Jean of the home in Alexandria, a daughter Carla Jaranson of Burke, Virginia, a son Jeffrey of Clemson, South Carolina and two grandchildren. (Also, see "Last Call.")

The sudden death from a heart attack of George Stewart Daunis was relayed to us by Frank Bogart. George was at the time an employee of Carter-Benges Engineers and was a registered engineer in Arkansas and Texas.

Burial was at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. He is survived by his widow Dorothy, a son Charles Underwood Daunis, a stepson Mark R. Rogers and two daughters, Mrs. Patricia Ann Wallace and Mrs. Georgiann Garst.

(Also, see "Last Call.")

Planning Notes from the Washington Group Chairman, Steve Mann. Chet and Kay Owen are providing their lovely home in McLean as the site of the Annual Class Picnic on June 18th. If you are in the area, please call (703) 356-8888 so you can be included. There are no class luncheons during the Summer. The first luncheon of the Fall will be at the Fort Myer club on September 22nd. Homecoming is October 22nd this year and there will be a '38 Cocktail Party in the yard at the " O " Club.

A Joyful Note. Captain and Mrs. Raymond WeUington Alexander announce the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth Marie Alexander, Captain USAR, to Dr. William Raymond Rimm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew James Rimm of Alexandria, Virginia, at the Navy Chapel on Nebraska Avenue the 23rd of April.

Herb Mandel reports that he read with considerable envy of the "38 for '38 Reunion" in Shipmate and that Frank Lynch had reported to him that it was superbly done. Herb's mother suffered a crisis at the time of the reunion and is now in a fine nursing home on Long Island. Herb's son Matt has achieved his lifelong ambition and is now a Senior Resident Physician at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. The French "connecfion" (Catherine Shipmate

69 of Toulouse) has blessed them with two grandchildren, so in spite of the chills of New England Winter their cup runneth over.

Social. The "38 wives luncheon in March boasted an attendance of twenty-five in spite of the season. Shirley and Jim Andrews gave a great Aloha party for Josie and Carl Fleps who are selling their McLean home and moving to Phoenix where Carl is being transferred by the Greyhound Corporation. We will miss the Fleps and their gracious parties. The Rhett Trickeys are also selling their home in Washington and heading for the hills of Gettysburg.

Pennsylvania, in August. Rhett has been a pillar of strength for the Washington Committee and we hope to see him back for our luncheons from time to time.

Travel Section. Claire and Paul Becker have just retumed from an extended trip during which they spent two weeks in Egypt, visited Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, thawed out on the coast of Kenya at Mombasa, and enjoyed a three-week safari covering the game preserves.

They had planned to visit the game parks in Tanzania, but were prevented from doing so and narrowly missed being retained in Tanzania when the border of that country was closed in their faces.

Ruth and Carter Berkeley with their daughter Janet fled Virginia's ice and snow in Febmary for a warm two weeks by the sea at the Colony in Del Ray Beach. Florida, as guests of Miss Eleanor Hines of Montclair. New Jersey.

Going and retuming they visited with son Phillips and his wife who live at Seacured on Berkeley Circle in Beaufort. South Carolina.

The Berthrongs and Giffens are planning a trip to England in May and the Arthurs project an appropriate 38-day sojoum in the British Isles this June and July. They expect to spend a week in London, then tour Scotland on a Frames Tour and finish up in Ireland. On retum home in August Anne plans to rest awhile, but Snowden has plans to back-pack with his brother from Lander. Wyoming, to the Wind River Range near Jackson Hole. (I tmst the reader will understand that this is just a normal bit of summer activity for a member of the Class of '38.) The Mansfields are going to Alaska via the inland waterway, the Tuckers head for Honolulu and the Melvins plan a cross country to the West Coast.

Jack Bogley reports on the northbound leg of the Heston-Bogley safari into wintertime Florida. "We had lunch with Marie and BiU Spears in Del Ray Beach where they were comfortably settled in their annual winter quarters at the Barrington and as happy as we were to escape the northem winter. Both looked tanned and healthy and in no hurry to head home. Next a most pleasant weekend with Carol and John Wicks in Riviera Beach, a delightful spot. Both were looking great and Carol full of good humor as usual. John is thinking of becoming a yacht broker and drove us to see a good sample with most beyond reach of my pwcketbook. A visit with Ev and Les O'Brien in Ponte Vedre was most pleasant.

Ev took our money on the golf course and both were champs at the bridge table. Daughter Tricia was home while teaching in St. Augustine. The rest of the family are in Califomia and Alaska and doing well. Since Black Mountain was free of snow, we journeyed to see the new additions to Patty and Walt Kreamer's home. A lovely surprise-addition included a huge master bedroom and bath, a Florida Room and a new kitchen. Patty looks and feels great and as she says, she now feels like she is June, 1977

living in a real home. It is beautiful and the mountain setting just gorgeous. ""Our last stop was Whispering Pines and the warm hospitality of Mary Jane and George Muse. Muriel Wells flew down from Washington to join us. The Cowards were off on a trip to California and the Reinharts in Florida yachting with the Masons. Aggie and BiU Kitch had us over for cocktails and a fun evening.

The folks in Whispering Pines are the friendliest I have found anywhere and a visit with our Classmates there is always a heartwarming experience."

39 Pres.. Capt. C. R. Chandler. USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. F. P. Anderson, USN (Ret.) 2725 N. Wakefield St., Ariington. VA 22207 Percent Members: 70

"39ers in Coronado Our San Diego area Classmates had their annual ""sit-down" dinner following cocktails at the Amphibious Base in Coronado on 19 March 1977 and celebrated St. Patrick's Day in a most fitting manner. As most capably reported by Bob Clark, they were forty-three strong and would have been a larger group had it not been for last minute illnesses, all minor.

Bette and BuU Dawson would have come but Bull had to go to the Naval Hospital at the last minute for some minor surgery (not connected with his heart surgery of a year or so ago), Bebe Paine came down with a bad cold the last minute, but the old faithful Roger was there nonetheless. The occasion was made more festive by the fact that there were some permanent newcomers. Kay and Jack Seifert moved to the area last Fall and settled at 9298 Wister Drive, La Mesa CA 92041 and were most happy to be with the group. Jack was fully retired and the West apparently had agreed with them both. Also J. B. Howland's widow, Danny, who had just setfled in at 1368 Evergreen Drive, Cardiff-by-the-Sea CA 92007 was welcomed to the west coast. Eileen and Bob Clark presided over the head table as hosts and broke bread there with the Seiferts, Roger Paine, the Jim Dick Millers and the Bobczynskis. (Incidentally, BuU Dawson is the new Commodore of the Coronado Yacht Club.

Congratulations!) Peggy and Tom Walker were back on the coast at 1347 San Lucas Court, Solano Beach CA 92075, but were unable to attend. Peggy had called Bob a few weeks before the party and informed him that Tom is still working for the same outfit he worked for

in Brussels (Hughes) but that they had so much work to do in refurbishing their home they didn't have time to join them. Before the party of London broil and all the fixings, the host (Bob) was very tersely informed that he had made a very stupid mistake in ordering Rose wine for the dinner. Naturally, he was aghast at having made such a faux pas and promptly took the advice of a real connoisseur and changed the wine to Ruby Cabemet! The expert? Who else but Hap JoUy, of course!

Bob said that all wine selections will be thoroughly researched with Hap in the future. The attendees in the photo above are: I. to r., top row, Bemis, Weatherwax, Paine; middle. Miller, Danny Howland, Jean and Bob Bames; bottom, Mattson, Judy and Hank Reaves, Milly Mattson, Jane and Bobo Bobczynski.

Bob also reported that Dunny ReiUy is finally putting his writing talents to good use, not to mention his brain! He has been guest writer for the local rag, the Coronado Journal, for many months now. His subject has been the problems with growth in Coronado and the traffic flow within and around the city since the advent of the beautiful bridge and death of the ferry. His articles on the whole have been very thought-provoking (some call them mindboggling) and he says the Journal refused to publish the most recent one he submitted because it was too controversial! The Reillys have promised to open their beautiful home to "39 for the next party this Summer.

Here is Bob's brief report on last Fall's Army-Navy annual frolic in Coronado (the delay in getting it to you is my fault). Bob Clark provided the gathering place, the Antique-Bahama Clubhouse in the Coronado Cays, and Bull Dawson, with an assist from Gordie Glaes, provided the other arrangements for a wonderful brunch on the 27th of November. Reportedly, they had as much enthusiasm as the small crowd in Philly (if not more). Each member provided his own bloody marys or appropriate refreshment and the game was The Thing. The Glaes brought several guests, among them their son and family.

They were also honored with a visit by Danny Howland as a guest of the Doc Nortons. Jim Dog Ramage was acknowledged as the wearer of the largest ""Beat Army" badgeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;putting Bob Clark's to shame. The Clayton Rosses came out again, which made everyone very happy. Bebe and Roger Paine came all the way from El Cajon. All in all there were a total of 35 Classmates and guests to cheer the team on to a wonderful victory.

Ginny and Bob Lawrence report a new address: 166 Oakhill Drive, Lompoc CA 93436.

Last month they moved from Cupertino to Vandenberg Village just NW of Santa Barbara to the sorrow and tears of the Bay area contingent. Now they will actually be closer to the L.A. group.

Mark Lowe checked in with a Sitrep from Norman, Oklahoma. He had met Mendy Mendenhall and Dave Benham ('41) in Okla. City at an Alumni Association luncheon at which Bmce Davidson, USNA Academic Dean, was the main speaker. All area nominees to the Class of 1981 were special guests. Mark is still very active in the USNA Information Program (formerly Blue and Gold) and boasts that one of his proteges in '80 is a female who is doing real well.

I am sorry to report that Tommy Bennett's widow, Nookie. passed away 14 March 1977 in Califomia after a long illness. This came to us from Dottie Hardy.

70 Condolences to Wayne Harkness whose wife died recently in West Virginia. His address is: Box 89, Mary's Lane, Lewisburg WV 24901.

Willie (T.C.) Williamson gave our April luncheon a pleasant surprise by dropping in from Laurel, Mississippi. He had left our Wash, group a few years ago and dropped out of sight for awhile. He was here for a few days to visit his son and looked great. That southern hving was definitely agreeing with him.

The Castine Caper At this late date you probably need no reminder from this column that it's less than a month away to your 3-16 July holiday with Marguerite and Ted Rodgers at their Annapolis North Maritime Academy in Castine Maine.

The many happy folks who have participated have, like Peter and Paul, spread the good word near and far. So, hustle over to your typewriter or telephone. Details in your April 1977 Shipmate.

New Daddy Truax and Friends Blackie Blackburn sent in a brief note from the Bay area reporting on a "39 luncheon held on 27 January 1977. It was hosted by Bob Truax to proudly announce the arrival of Dean Shepherd Tmax on 7 Jan weighing in at a substantial 8 lbs 3 oz—courtesy of wife, Sally. A cup was presented by his seven admiring Classmates which read, "'Congratulations— It's a Boy!" Bob stated affirmatively that, although he now holds the honor of being the latest father in '39, he and Sally are definitely withdrawing from any class stork sweepstakes.

The photo here shows: I. to r., top, Blackbum, Rogers, Gould, Thompson, (unidentified guest); bottom, Palus, Tmax,. Jenkins, and Cloman. As most of you know. Bob is Evel Knievel's rocket man and is currenfly planning a super extravaganza for Evel!

40 Pres., RAdm. John Chase, USN Sec'y, Cdr. Leigh Winters, USN (Ret.) 701 S. 23rd St., Arlington, VA 22202 Percent Members: 67 Washington Report Here it is—June again! It's 37 years since graduation. Our two Classmates still on active duty, Johnny Chase and Mike Michaelis, have lived two-thirds of their lives in the uniform of the US Navy. Well. Mike and John, your of secretary got there first . . . No decent photos this month for the column—so here's an early snap of Early taken in navy uniform circa 1920. Any challenges out there to this longevity record?? (See next column.)

The local lunch-bunch met on the 2ndWednesday-of-the-Month at the Fort Myer O'Club 13 April 1977; eighteen strong. Dick Cochrane, as Speaker of the Month, told eloquently of his past several years' experience as spiritual missionary to the inmates of the Alexandria, Virginia, jail. Fittingly, he closed the meeting with a prayer for the peace and comfort of Helen, widow of our recently deceased Jack Longino. Ted Hechler reported that a Class of '40 plaque (11" x 14") should soon be mounted on the bulkhead of the Alumni House Tap Room: cost $81.40. And Harv Seim will chair a committee to investigate and recommend projects to be funded through the soon-to-be-established Class Foundation.

NA "40 in 1920 Classmates present and sharing scallops monteleone: Julian Burke, Bill Carpenter, John Chase, Dick Cochrane, Oz Gray, Ted Hechler, Tad Lothrop, Ed Muhlenfeld. Bill Scott, Harv Seim, Ed Sledge, Bill Roseborough, Tom Taylor (in from Leesburg/Taylorsville), Hugh Vickery, Bob White, Dan Williams (down from NJ), Dave Wolfe (up and in fighting trim after some Bethesda surgery) and Winters.

Betty and Harv Seim, back from their Springtime trip to Hawaii, report that Coralee and Jim VeUis have extended their many and varied activities even unto a condo in Maui . . .

By the time you read this Tab CoUins, our migrant Marine, will be off on a 6 to 18 months' commercial tour of duty in Nigeria.

We await further details from Tab. The many, many relatives, friends and Classmates of Jack Longino (RAdm. James C. Longino, Jr. USN Ret.) filled the Navy Chapel at 3801 Nebraska Ave., NW, Washington.

D . C , to honor his memory at a Memorial Service on Sunday, 13 March 1977. He died of a heart attack while skiing near SteffisburgStation, Switzerland, the preceding Sunday afternoon. Helen was with him at the time, flew into Washington for the Memorial Service, then retumed to finish the year out at their home; Zelgassli 75, 3613 Steifisburg Station, Switzerland. Art Esch hosted a luncheon, following the service, at the Arlington (VA) Army-Navy Country Club. Jack's father. Col. James C. Longino USA (Ret.) spoke eloquently and warmly of his pride in his late son, and of the accomplishments and friendships he had created in his lifetime. Besides Helen's long and lonely round trip, their children and other relatives and friends had travelled from Okinawa, Florida, Georgia and other distant places to assemble in Jack's memory at the Navy Chapel. Although it is a sad duty to report the passing of a Classmate, here's an excerpt from a card Jack wrote two days prior to his sudden death: " . . . We are still enjoying Switzerland, skiing tapering off with the snow, but sun and Alpine Spring continue to make for an idyllic situation. . ." May we all be so alive and joyous as we near the ends of our cruises.

News from Here And There Since that other fellow from Georgia, a Democrat, got elected to the White House—it looks as though Republican Cary HaU has turned from politics back to his tme love, woodworking. Frank Frankenberger has forwarded an article by Cary in the publication Fine Woodworking entitled " T h e Wood Butcher—'I made it, the whole thing'." In his article Cary sensitively describes the wood he works with as ". . . the beaufifully grained stuff that works tme and smells wonderful. . ."

His editor, however, in a footnote, explains " . . . Cary Hall, 59, of Hampton Georgia, took up woodworking in 1953, because golf only made his ulcer worse. . ." Frank defends our craftsman Classmate: " . . . Actually he (Cary) does beautiful work—I've seen it. . ." So. while up in Washington. Jimmy Carter was putting his Cabinet together . . . Cary Hall, back in Georgia, was . . . uh . . . doing the same. . .

While my real estate associate, Ann Johansen (wife of Gus Johansen '29). was in Coronado last March she stirred up Harry Fischer . . . who responded by sending in Jess Worley's new address: 918 E Avenue, Coronado CA 92118. Harry further reported that Bob Quinn had recently been out west for some family gathering, including the arrival of a fine, big grandson, Kristopher Kari Krohne (Just wait until he travels southward with those initials!!) Bob and Harry had fime for a round of golf at the Coronado course, but neither has reported the scores yet. . .

And a letter from Pappy Dupzyk in Sherman Oaks, California, indicates a western groundswell of approval for a project proposed

by Mike Hanley and John Clagett to occupy the soon-to-be-bom Class of '40 Foundation.

The late Wes Westhoff The Secretary's Corner We received word of the death, last October 23rd in 1976, of BiU Westhoff in Castro Valley, California. Bill was driving home alone when hit head-on by a drunken driver whose car had crossed the dividing strip. Ellen has sent us a smiling photo of Bill as we remember him.

Thought you might like to see it. Thank you, Ellen Westhoff . . . * * * ONLY FORTY IS 4.0! * * * Shipmate

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Chairman. Capt. Frank M. Sanger Jr. USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 7111 Pyle Rd.. Bethesda MD 20034 Percent Members: 68

Pres., Capt. WiUiam R. Kurtz USN (Ret.) Sec'y, R. S. Day, CLU P.O. Box 6042 Shirlington Station, Ariington. VA 22206 Percent Members: 69

The first spring class lunch picked up in numbers along with Washington's temperature, and the following attended: Cooper. Delano. Elliott. Engle. Foster. Hadler, Heavey.

Jamison. Nelson. Sanger. Sisk. Dick Smith.

Svendsen. Tebo and Zirkle. Hutch Cooper came clear from Califomia just for lunch but managed to squeeze in some company business on the side. In his present job. he is in town about once a month. Dick Foster assured us that the revision of the class directory is moving ahead and should be available before too long. Joe Zirkle congratulated us attendees for turning out in such a greater quantity than we did in Febmary—at least, that is what I think he said. Finally, after a forceful presentation by Frank Sanger, Joe Taussig was nominated amd unanimously elected to serve as the chairman for the 1977 Homecoming in Annapolis. The other nominees gracefiiUy withdrew and. in keeping with "41 tradition. Joe was not present to make his acceptance speech! .According to Hoke Sisk, Clono and Lou Edwards were in Washington in Febmary en route to Wichita. Kansas, where Lou was to pick up a new company plane. Clono and Lou live in Mc.Alester. Oklahoma, where Lou is a Vice President of McAlester Petroleum Co.. a subsidiary of Alaska Interstate. They both looked great, according to Hoke, but if you are in McAlester and looking for Lou. you had better ask for Frank.

Tom BneU wrote about his new job: ""In December Honeywell decided to move our entire operation of about 8 professionals to Minneapolis to work in the general offices here.

Accordingly I made plans to move, bought a town house here that is still being built, and after much agonizing, sold the house in Arlington. ""Then, about mid-February I was hauled to Florida and offered a different job, still in Minneapolis but at the Hopkins plant. 1 am the Mk. 48 Torpedo Weapons Systems Improvement Program Manager for Honeywell. ""I'm on a treadmill trying to get this job moving. I really miss the class luncheons."

Tom's new address is: 5679 Hyland Court Drive. Bloomington MN 55437.

Speaking of addresses. Seymour Einstein asks that all correspondence to him go to his home address: 9415 Linder Ave.. Skokie IL 60076. Seymour is one of the good souls who sent me scads of homecoming pictures. He and Sally thoroughly enjoyed themselves and both send their regards to all the Classmates.

The engagement of Helen and Joe Hoker's son. Christopher Joseph, and Patricia Ellen Branignan. of Annapolis, was recently announced. Young Joe is a district sales manager for the Maryland Gazette.

Jack Hadler says he is working assiduously on his account of the Hadler family's scaling of Mt. Kilimanjaro, which just might appear next month. And for you accountant types. Jack says that the class books balance.

Don't know whether it's the late Spring, income tax deadlines or just a slow news day, but the mail bag is definitely light.

The Washington group held its annual observance of the arrival of Spring with a gathering over light snacks at Ft. Myer's Wainwright Hall—our first in that august stmcture—on the evening of April 16th. Joining Clara Lee and me and Betty and BiU Kurtz were the Wilhites.

Wileys. Robisons, Griffiths, Ginnie Ehreke and guest. Morrows, Moellers, Werthmullers, Childers and guest, Alexanders, Coles, Armstrongs. Rawsons. Turners (Tom) and Riordans.

Next up is our Father's Day gala at Gunston Hall. This will be a break with tradition, but Jean and Walt Price have offered the grounds for the occasion. Walt is "OINC" of the establishment and it is too nice a setting to forego.

We anticipate a merry and enthusiasfic group, so plan to join if you are in the Washington area.

June. 1977

and is deeply involved in getting new members, gathering donations for the fund and in obtaining a Federal charter for the organization from Congress. Well, two out of three isn't bad, and they do have the proper bill in Congress this year, if that interesfing body can get back to work after the heady exhiliration of a pay raise and the need to continually ""work" in their respective districts.

Al GaUin Checks It Out And here is a picture of Al GaUin, now Marine Director of the Panama Canal Company, with Pablito Duran. Class of 1960. at the Panama Nautical School. Al is shown checking the facilities of this govemment school in which Pablo is quite active—the goal, a bigger and better Merchant Marine for Panama.

43 Bob McWethy Congratulates BiU McWethy

Bob McWethy had the proud pleasure of presenting a Navy commission to son. William Clarke McWethy. upon completion of Aviation Officer candidate school. Ensign McWethy is a fourth generation naval officer and is now in flight training at Pensacola.

Seattle '42 Celebrates 35th

Leo Culjat foUowed up Jack Burton's in person report on Classmates in Seattle by sending a foto sans Bmce Robb. who was off on business. The reunion brought together Ced Bergquist. Jack Burton. Leo. George Folta.

Art Tagland and Bob Armstead. Their next gathering will honor Art Rawson, when the latter goes to Seattle on August 7th for the national gathering of the SubVets of WWII. Art chairs the scholarship fund for the SubVets

Pres.. Capt. Robert Adrian. USN (Ret.) Sec'y. Capt. William T. Peach. Ill, (SC)USN (Ret.). 647 Kaimalino St.. Kaliua. HI 96734 Corr. Sec'y. Capt. Robert B. Greenwood, USN (Ret.). 2609 South June St. Ariington, VA 22202 Percent Members: 65 BiU Busik has been out Hawaii way executive secretarying for the Alumni and did his good works by passing on some news. He reports. •". . . Nan and BiU Peach hosted, at their lovely Kailua home, the Lacys. Jack Barrett (Joan recovering nicely from recent operation).

Sterretts and yours tmly. Lola and Bob Stuart not available due to Bob's evening study for classes at the University of Hawaii. The newlyweds, of one year. Bob and Lola, had a few of us back for a nightcap after the Honolulu Chapter meeting. Bob is very happy. ""Saw Lefty Lavrakas. and many others in L.A.. San Diego. Dallas, and Philadelphia over a ten-day period. Lefty is mentioned because he is getting into politics in Orange County.

Califomia. Can't think of a better man for that."

On 31 March at the Ft. Myer O'Club the regular "43 luncheon moved away from its 4th Tues. Arl. Hall routine for a special occasion.

The speaker for the day was Jim HoUoway who cut the Class in on some of his personal views and responded openly to a wide range of questions. Needless to say. he was also given advice and counsel by the large gathering of experts. It was a record breaking crowd of sixty that attended with Classmates from Annapolis.

Norfolk and downstate joining the group. The headtable included class officers and Jim"s predecessor. Bud.

72 Joe Gammon attended from Richmond and offered public apology for missing homecoming; he was relieved to hear that his absence had not caused the event to be cancelled.

John SuUivan honored the Class by bringing his father RAdm. J. R. Sullivan "18.

Last item, mmor has is that EUrod S. may return to Virginia in time to throw his hat in the ring for Lt. Gov. or Sen.

44 Pres., RAdm. D. Vance Cox USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Wynn V. (Windy) Whidden, USN (Ret.), 6156 Loch Raven Dr., McLean, VA 22101 Annapolis Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Jack E. Godfrey USN (Ret.) 40 Franklin St., Annapolis MD 21401 (301) 268-6474 Percent Members: 63 We had a group picture which was left over from the Febmary luncheon in Washington, D. C , with. Bill Bennett, Mary Lou Bennett, Nancy Barbour, John Driscoll, and Nancy DriscoU, but unfortunately it was a bit dark for reproduction. Those of you who knew Bill Bennett's first wife, who was also named Mary Lou, will be saddened by the news that she recently passed away after an operation and extended illness here in the Washington, D. C , area.

Dan Rienstra recently suffered a stroke but was recovering nicely in Bethesda Naval Hospital at last report. I am sure Dan would be glad to hear from his old friends. His home address is 9032 Willow Valley, Potomac MD 20954.

A happy note—the USNA Alumni Association annual fund campaign has been very successful this year. The Association is doing more and more for the USNA in projects for which there are no appropriated funds, and the services provided for Alumni classes and individual's are expanding. The association deserves your support as a member and/or contributor. This year, your secretary would like to thank Lorin Hay, Bill Standard, Jim Lowry, Len Graves, John Perry, Charlie (Pinky) Joslin. Jack Harkins, and Don Miller for their assistance as class agents who helped the campaign by writing to many Classmates. If you did not receive a letter, send any donation you can afford to the USNA Alumni Association.

We may have missed some Classmates—if so.

Sorry about that.

In case you have not leamed it otherwise, the Navy football team will play 6 home games at Annapolis in 1977. Now is the time to send to the USNA Athletic Association for a membership application and a schedule. "'Tailgating" at Navy home games has become a tradition and a recurring opportunity to see Classmates and old friends in an atmosphere most pleasant. '44 is usually well represented because there is such a large number now settled in the area.

We recently received a letter from Bill Hanson ('46) saying some nice words and enclosing a touching article about Joe Thombury which appeared in the Milwaukee Journal on 9 May 1976. As is often the case, we are late in collecting information about Classmates, but information such as this article is. in a sense, timeless.

Bill Hanson wrote that he and Joe had been good friends and he said, "He had enough con-

fidence in me to want to go into business with me when he advised, 'Bill, I have the big C . . ." from there on the article speaks for him rather eloquently: Joe Thombury is a victim of the recession, but he doesn't condemn the country for his economic woes. Thombury. 54, has two engineering degrees. He was vice president of the Louis Allis Co., at a salary of more than $30,000 a year. There were stock options.

He became an employment casualty when the firm was taken over by a conglomerate . . . He hasn't worked since September 1972 and the 300 job resumes he has sent out have failed to attract a job . . . To add to this distress, Thombury leamed in early March that he is losing weight because of cancer in the lungs, chest, spinal column and neck. He is being treated with chemotherapy at St. Joseph's Hospital . . .

But Thombury doesn't blame America's economic system . . . the] talks of these factors impassively, much as a teacher lecturing on American economics and its fluctuations . . . he is concemed about the government's tendency to get involved in everybody's business, but believes . . . the country is definitely ready to swing away from Washington and move decision making closer to the people . . .

He believes in God and wants to see a return to basic religious beliefs. He wants a set of rules for living . . . because he thinks they are necessary for an orderly society . . . He can't forsee America becoming second best . . . regrets putting so much money into our military stance. 'But, facing reality, if we don't, our existence is threatened,' he says."

This article was the result of an interview with Joe which was the sixth in a series done by the Journal on America's 200th Anniversary. It may now be read as a richly deserved eulogy to a solid American, a naval officer, and a Classmate who recently succumbed to his illness. God bless him.

A letter to Jack Godfrey and Leiand Preston's wife reported that ""Lee" has been with A.O. Smith Corporation for a number of years now and is manager of the hermatic motor engineering section. Last summer they had the pleasure of meeting Lee's old roommate, Jim Judy and wife again near Los Angeles. The Preston's address is now at 6574 E. Street, Rte. 571, Tipp City OH 45371.

Toujours more with '44—WVW

45 Pres., RAdm. Bill Bames USN Sec'y, Mr. Phil Erickson 6313 Golf Course Square Alexandria VA 22307 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Dutch Schulz USN (Ret.) 5100 26th St. N., Ariington VA 22207 (703) 536-7156 Percent Members: 56 By the time you read this, the 1977-78 officers of the Association of the Class of 1945 will have been elected: At the 5 April luncheon, the Headquarters Chapter approved the following slate produced by Boss Barron and his nominating committee: President—Charley Mize; Vice President—Ed White; Secretary—Homer Adrianse; and Treasurer— Phil Erickson. The odds are the Barron's ticket will be approved unanimously

since Jack has each candidate pledged to support "Bigger and Better Desserts" at the monthly luncheons. Rumor has it that even Pete Perkins will not be able to stop the "Motherhood Party" at this elecfion.

Other highlights of the April luncheon at which there were thirty-eight present for a very tasty Chicken-a-la Ed White: Sam Rorex's McLean (VA) based air cargo company, Basic Industries Inc., will fly anything anywhere, anytime just as soon as they clean up from their last shipment of 300 calves to Puerto Rico. In addition to spending a lot of time in the air, Sam cmises the Potomac with Taffy in their Owens Tahitian "42, a twin-engined cabin cruiser which sleeps 8 or so . . . Former Phantom Art Red attended his first luncheon! A recent arrival to this area, Art is a technical representative associated with Willking Intemational, a group of lawyers located in DC. His home address is 2000 S. Eads St. #223 Arlington VA 22202 . . . Sherm Blandin was in for an update at the Pentagon before retuming to Monterey where he is a professor at the Defense Management School. He expects to obtain his doctorate in the near future . . . A get well card, signed by all present, was sent to Walt Dedrick (c/o Harvey Hartzel at 12101 Paseo Bonita, Los Alamitos CA 90720) who is back in the hospital again . . . BiU Bames announced that the Association of the Class of '45 had recently been enriched by $2300 signed over from the Annapolis Chapter as the residue from many Homecomings . . . The last Washington luncheon for the season will be held 14 June . . . and the first Fall luncheon is scheduled for 13 September.

Officers of the Association of the Class of 1945 Before they change again, here is a foto of the current roster of Class officers showing: One half of Pete Perkins, Treasurer; Phil Erickson, Secretary; Bill Bames; President and on the far right, Ed White, the new Vice President.

And now, chapter two in the current Phantom search . . . (there are only four in this listing because Ann Ewald "found" Art Red). If you have any information or a current address on any of the below named Phantoms, please write or call either Phil or myself: Last available information Peter R. Braginton. 1st Company hometown Worcester MA, resigned 29 Aug. '54 Robert G. Curley, 18th Company hometown SanFran, resigned Sept. '53 Marion E. Price, 4th Company Montrose CA, resigned 23 June '46 John F. McLain, 8th Company Oil City PA, resigned Aug. '47. Last address 10 Merriam PI., Bronxville NY It is my sad duty to report the death of Robert Joseph Delaney on 6 April 1977 of resShipmate

73 piratory failure at the Overtake Hospital in Bellevue. The Class sends its deepest sympathy to his parents, a brother and six children. A formal obituary will appear in the next issue of Shipmate.

Flowers were sent by Sec'y Erickson in the name of the Class.

From Key West. Hugh Murphree writes. '"I have been employed since 1 May as assistant manager of the NFCU at the NAS. Peggy is once again employed at Key West Hand Print Fabrics. BiU Petrat has left Key West for Iran where he will be involved in starting up a shipyard, but Jesse and the family are somewhere upstate. Haven"t seen any sign of Al Channel, but I think he's sfiU here." Speak up. Al. are you still mnning the A&B Fish Company down there?

If you've been tempted to attend one of the 52 local Alumni Association Chapter meetings held periodically throughout this country and overseas, but for some reason have not. read what WiUie Crenshaw has to say: ""As a consequence of being asked to serve as a Director of the local area chapter of the Alumni Association. I finally started attending the luncheon meetings and am delighted to find that I enjoy them. How else would I leam that Buck Dietzen almost sunk a floating restaurant with his submarine (that's why they call it Cape Fear River); or watch Bob Donavan surface publicly for the first time since he retired in '74: or hear Don Edge and Buck Dietzen expound on the reality of realty: or find out from Bob Gautier '46 how to get grape stains off your feet after starting a new batch of do-it-yourself wine: or get a chance to chew the fat about the leisurely life Ed Behm is currenfly enjoying: or mn into an old friend like Dave Munn '46 whom I haven't seen since those early post-grad years on my first man-of-war; or share the charm of such delightful ladies as Ann Dietzen and Fran Gautier? And that's without noting the excellent update on Alunmi Association affairs by Bill Busik. Executive Director. With all that to offer. I wonder why more •45ers don't show up—it might become a habit!" Thanks, WiUie, for the plug to join the local Naval Academy Alumni Association chapter—see the Chapter News section for the address of the Chapter nearest you, or write to the Alumni House if you don't find one within striking distance.

Distinguished Guests at the NavSea Ball 19 February 1977 Gus Swainson drove his 21-year old "Gusmobile" to the post office in Garden City, New York, to mail the above foto taken at Petie and Russ Bryan's "warmup" for the 3rd Annual NavSea Ball. Left to right are: Jim Montgomery, Marge Bames, Bill Bames, Petie Bryan, Russ Bryan, Arlene Montgomery and Gus Swainson.

JuUan LeBourgeois, who refired on 1 April, sent me his new address: Brown Hill Road, PO Box 39, Tamworth NH 03886. When I wrote June, 1977

back to him complaining that I couldn't find Tamworth in my Texaco Road Adas, he replied: " . . . as to Tamworth's location, our little village is located about five miles west of Route 16, about equidistant between Center Ossipie and Conway. We've bought a sixtythree acre place on an eleven hundred foot hilltop with about fifteen acres cleared in the front so that we have a spectacular view of the Ossipee Range. We've got pure air, sweet water and three seasons—which are great for all sorts of activities. Incidentally, there's more Navy up here than you might suspect. B.J. Semmes and Ralph Weymouth live only three miles away. Bob Delgado of our Class lives in the next town . . . We're thinking of forming a Lake Chocoma Navy!" Julien is doing very well after a quadruple heart by-pass at Bethesda last Winter.

A reminder from Bud Bowler concerning the scoreboard: "". . . you should encourage all contributors to our scoreboard project to make their checks payable to the Naval Academy Memorial Fund Inc. (tax deductible), and to forward them to the Naval Academy Foundation (they keep a mnning tally of the total amount contributed) at 48 Maryland Ave., Annapolis MD 21401. Writing, "Contribution to Class of 1945 Scoreboard' in the lower left hand comer would be helpful."

Taking his place with Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger, Walter Mondale and a Who's Who roster of govemment, business, educational and scientific leaders in a new national Alliance for Saving Energy is Howard BuckneU, formerly a member of President Carter's task force on energy policy. The Alliance is a nonprofit, non-political organization to encourage Americans to save energy by using more efficient buildings, transportation, facilities, industrial processes and electrical generation. Buck is currenfly on the faculty of the University of Georgia in the Political Science Department teaching Intemational Relations and is finishing up his doctoral dissertation. Next year he is heading for Ohio State as a research feUow. His current area of research is the polifical, public administrafion, policy development and organizational aspects of the energy situafion in this country and abroad.

Soundings from the Peak Tank: Marge and Bert Findly spent six weeks in Febmary and March touring Europe and visiting their daughter in Gaeta. They saw Rita and Bill McLaughlin (ComFairMed) and with a Eurorail pass, they were able to travel far and wide, including a week's visit with Peggy and Jim Bradley in Germany. According to Bert, they were introduced to several ""wine probes" which, I guess, is like a wine tasting in greater depth . . . Dick Neuendorffer, visiting the West Coast in March, saw Nettie and Pete Snyder and had a chance to call Walt Dedrick . . .

Scott Daubin announces the opening of an office of the Daubin Systems Corporation in Key Biscayne, Florida . . . BiU Bames will retire 1 July. Marge and Bill will remain in their Fairfax, Virginia, home for the time being . . .

Anne and Carl Ferguson have moved to 19 Schooner Hill, Oakland CA 94618. Carl, as you may know, has been with bare conductors for a number of years (electrical, that is) . . .

Phil Erikson has 115 Thirty Year After books left, a real buy at $13 per copy postpaid or two for $20 . . . Dr. Carvel HaU Blair, who teaches physics at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, has completed his third book. Navigation for Oceanographers. . . . Tim Moore, writing from under the compost heap at his busy

Newport Plant and Garden shop on Bellevue Ave., is still looking for his SOUTH DAKOTA

Cruise Journal (a '45 youngster cmise from 9-26 July 1942) the account of which PhU Erikson wrote up for the July-August issue of Shipmate . . . Mike MarshaU retired 1 June.

Marie and Mike's plans are uncertain at this time.

46 Pres., RAdm. John M. Tiemey USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Mr. C. W. Kennelly 11 7911 Sleaford PI.. Bethesda. MD 20014 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. C. V. WiUioit Jr, USNR (Ret.) P.O. Box 17386, San Diego, CA 92117 Percent Members: 55 The phone rang the other evening not too long ago and the voice on the other end said: ""Hi. Clete. This is Tom Auger." He was answering my call for help on getting information to include in this column every month. Tom said that years ago Daisy had a system whereby someone from the different parts of the country would send him information on '46 happenings in his area. In other words, there were area information/corresponding reps.

This is a great idea but it takes volunteers in the different areas—people who are willing to work a little to seek out the news and forward it to me. Anyone reading this who would like to hegp, please call or write me. Don't hang back and wait to be volunteered. Let's get this column to take up a page or more.

Got a nice letter from Jack Dale the other day: •'Dear Bud, Attached are the photos of WaUy Schirra which he autographed for the 6th Co. Wardroom. One is with the Apollo crew—the other of more recent vintage in civvies.

"Wally and 1 bumped into each other in Kansas City last week. We were both guest speakers at the Energy-Environment Conference hosted by the American Defense Preparedness Association. Wally is now a V.P. at John Manville (our John McKinney is President). We had dinner together, swapping sea stories about our days in China in ESTES back in '46 and '47. 1 think half our Class must have either served on that ship or passed over it during that period of time.

"I've really enjoyed being back in the Annapolis area again after all these years. Jim Foust and I crossed paths at an Alumni meeting at USNA some months back and now see each other quite often. He moved to Annapolis last Summer to be near his job as marketing coordinator at CADCOM. Pris is in Real Estate locally. Also crossed paths with Kathy (also in Real Estate) and WaUy Hankins. Wally is another old ESTES shipmate. Bumped into Hallie Rice at a White Coffee Pot near AnnapoUs. He invited me to lunch and a tour of his plant in Timonium, Maryland. He's President of EIL Instmments. Inc., and seems to be doing quite well. Also saw my ex-wife, BiU Dimseath, now a prominent dermatologist in Baltimore.

"I'll be in Colorado Springs during the next Washington luncheon of '46. Will call Ben Martin while I'm there and pass on your regards.

"Will definitely plan to attend the '46 luncheon in May. Why don't you promote these meefings in Shipmate to those in the Class who travel to D.C. on business can—

74 when possible—attend. 1 found out about the luncheon by accident from Don Iselin in a casual conversation. One of these months we'll get up a busload from Annapolis and come over—about twelve of our Class now live in this area. " I ' m also attaching a copy of my new brochure. Still stmggling to get started but am optimistic. With best wishes. Jack."

Good suggestion on "advertising" our luncheons. Jack. For those who may some day get into the area, plan to make it around the third Thursday of the month. We meet at Fort Myer at 1130. But to be sure we're still at the Fort (have been there for years), give one of us call after you arrive. George Ferch used to do that when he was traveling a lot to this area.

Those in the Annapolis area that Jack was talking about are: George Bauemschmidt, Jack Beasley, Bob EUis, Jim Foust, Dick HaU, WaUy Hankins, Glyde Hannah, Tuck Huey, George Klug, Andy Lemeshewski, Ernie Litty, Herb Moody, Jim Moore, Bill Pferrerkorn, Tom SchifaneUi, Jesse Watt, Dick Wilson, and Lee Zeni (19 of you. Jack). Wally Schirra's picture is now hanging in the 6th Company Wardroom along with Gov. Dan Walker, Coach Ben Martin and Vice Admirals Ed Cooke and Yogi Kaufman. I've got pictures of our other two VAdms coming—Denny Downey and Al Whittle.

Another answer to my "Help" plea came from Buck Buchanan: "Dear Clete, heard the clarion call for 'help' with the column so thought I'd pass along a few tidbits from Connecticut. Now that we've finished digging out up here, there are some sure signs of Spring and nowhere is that more appreciated than in New England.

"Our home overlooks the Thames River just four miles north of the Sub Base, so we keep an eye on the active duty people as well as the many retirees around.

"The children are all grown and married except oldest son who remains a Califomia surfing bachelor. In fact, we recently had our second grandson (weighing in at 9-10) and another grandchild is due in July.

"Annette has been fighting cancer for 13 years now, and is doing remarkably well. Her case has provided encouragement to many associated with this insidious disease.

"Aside from business, I've been active in Navy League (past President Eastem Connecticut Council), Rotary (President of the Groton Club), Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors—Southeastem Connecticut), etc.

"We see the Hennegans ('45) often and occasionally Mary and Phil Pennington, Dee and Stu Chambers, Ginny and Pete Coope, Joan and Walt Strang, and Grant and Nancy Apthorp ('47).

"Next week we venture down to New Haven for the Spring meeting of USNA Alumni Association; and if anything particularly newsworthy occurs, I'll pass it along.

Best regard. Buck." Thanks, Buck.

The Alumni Association sent me a news release about BiU Toutant having been elected vice president of Jeffboat, Inc.. on 14 March 1977. Bill, who has served as director of engineering for the shipbuilding firm for the past two years, now will be vice president in charge of the company's engineering activities. Bill joined Jeffboat in 1959 as a naval architect, became chief engineer in 1966. director of R&E for American Commercial Barge Line Co. from 1972-1975, and returned to Jeffboat as director of engineering. In addition to his BS from

William P. Toutant USNA, Bill has a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse and a Masters of Business Admin, from University of Louisville. He was an instmctor both at Syracuse and at USNA. A native of Aubum, New York, he is a member of the American Society of Naval Engineers, the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the Propeller Club of the United States, and the Marine Chemists' Association. He also is a registered professional engineer and a certified marine chemist. He and his wife, the former Eileen Cuddy, are the parents of eight children.

Oh, oh!!! Move over Mr. Jameson. Observe the letter from Jack Sickel: "Dear Clete. I read in your March column of Shipmate that Lisa and Jamie Jameson (the father with the youngest child in the Class, he claims) have built a place at 9428 Brian Jac Lane, Great Falls VA 22066.

"I would like to dispute his claim or at least challenge it. 1 am the very proud father of a daughter. Brandy Michelle, bom to Trudy and me on 21 March 1976. Other children include John, age 25, Linda Sue, age 23, Kathryn, age 20 and John David, age 8. My oldest son has a young daughter, my granddaughter, bom October 1976.

"I retired from the Navy in June 1965. Have been working with Texas Instmments here in Dallas ever since. My work involves continuing support of Navy and Air Force Programs in the Missiles and Ordnance Field. Tmdy, my present wife, and 1 were married in 1972 and are presently residing in Piano, Texas. Would enjoy seeing any Classmates who find themselves in Dallas.

"Wish continuing success in your endeavors as the Corresponding Secretary. Very sincerely. Jack."

Anyone beat this who is still alive enough to claim the honor? New births as a result of Jack's letter don't count.

One last letter—from Tom McCook.

"Dear Bud, Here's some information for Shipmate on my present activities.

"At the present time 1 am Vice President and General Manager of the Alemite & Instmment Divisions of the Stewart-Wamer Corporation located in Chicago.

"1 live at 1100 Greenwood Ave., Wilmette IL 60091. My chief hobby is still boating and my family and 1 are looking forward to cmising on Lake Michigan in our 39-foot ketch.

"Both of my Lucky Bags were lost when my basement was flooded some time ago and 1 am

wondering if there is someone who would be willing to sell their extra copy.

"I am totally against women at the Naval Academy. Articles such as in the March 1977 issue irritated me no end. It might be interesting to conduct a poll at the Alumni just to see where we all stand. Sincerely, Tom." Well, let's start with '46. Let's hear your voice on women at USNA. Which reminds me of the inscription on the Class '79 crest. (I haven't seen it, but understand it's there)— "Omnes Vir", i.e. All men, meaning the last of the all male classes.

(Ed. note—why bother? Regardless of our personal opinions, this is now the law of the land and we, as sworn servants of the law, must carry it out. Further, the proposed end to the prohibition against women going to sea, if adopted, will eliminate the one major reason for women not becoming USNA midshipmen—that they were being trained for jobs in which they could not serve. Times change, and so must we.)

47 Pres., RAdm. S. J. Evans (SC) USN Sec'y, Capt. J. L. Moss, USN (Ret.) 21 Alpine Dr., Latham, NY 12110 Percent Members: 58 March was when 746 Classmates didn't send in any news to the class secretary, or 746 reasons why the column is so short this month.

George Grove reported a new address at 150 West Edith St. Apt. 11, Los Altos CA 94022, and also sent in a Business Week article of April 11, 1977 enfitled "Jimmy Carter's Little Rock Connection." It contains further information about Jack Stephens' financial empire.

It also menfions Al Rusher, President of the Bank of Brinkley, Arkansas, and Vern Weaver, President of the Union Life Insurance Company of Little Rock, who is reported to be a nominee to head the Small Business Administration.

John Clayton also sent in a comment on the Little Rock contingent. John is in the insurance and mortgage banking business in Arkansas and surrounding states, while continuing to be active in the Naval Reserve, Naval Academy recruiting and the Pearl Harbor Survivor's Association. John was an Electrician's Mate in USS TENNESSEE on that day nearly 36 years ago. Son, John Jr. is an accountant in Little Rock so the two grandsons are nearby.

Quote of the month goes to an article from Palm Beach, Florida, where the paragon of protocol, Mrs. Gladstone Williams, who tutors diplomats, politicians and socialites in the delicate details of etiquette is quoted by Knight News Services as follows: "President Jimmy Carter acts relaxed, but can play the protocol game when he must.

After all. he's a Naval Academy Man." Let's hear a 4-N for those plebe summer couth classes.

Things are back to normal at the Neff Districh household since Dot has retumed from a six weeks trip to North Africa. Some people really know how to get away from the March lion.

Apparently the April column on Jack SuUivan going to a position in the Department of Defense was premature and the Washington papers now spread the rumor that he is really headed for the Department of Transportation.

If you don't believe those Washington papers.

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75 wait and see what the Wall Street Journal says.

Sunny Murray, still recovering from Ken's unfortunate death in November, has recently suffered through the death of her mother, who was living with her. Sunny plans to continue to live in Bradenton, Florida.

Red Buttons does a TV routine about people who never had a recognition dinner. I'm thinking of trying to work up a similiar routine about Classmates who never wrote a letter (to the class secretary).

My lawyer says some of the lines may be libelous; which means to vilify, slur, malign, derogate, discredit, slander, defame, revile, disparage, calumniate, or asperse.

So you guys who haven't taken the time to drop a line for the past few yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;How about it?

48 Sec'y. Cdr. Sumner K. Moore, USN (Ret.) 308 Mansion Dr.. Alexandria. VA 22302 Percent Members: 40 Among the telephoned reminders I made for the last local class luncheon was one to Violet to see what Paul Early was up to. She informed me that Paul has taken a position with the New York State Power Authority, and is working on Columbus Circle in New York City. The Earlys will take up lodging up in that area in the near future. Paul retired as a Rear Admiral in the Fall.

baked and decorated by Mary's sister, Alice Day, we communally, gave thanks to the Lord through the recitation of "The Lord's Prayer' for these silver years."

Mary continues: ""We decided to send a copy of our Easter Greeting to you to communicate with the Class of '48. Our thoughts include friends met in Monterey in '52 and '53â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Coronado, Newport, and D.C. Some addresses are inactive and if old friends wish to renew acquaintance we'd be glad to hear, for the Welcome Mat is out." The Jochums live at 3500 Belleview Ave., Cheveriy MD 20785.

From Dutch Lipschutz again this year 1 received a full color graphic marvel 1977 calendar published by the Lipschutz Organization, of 1855 New Hope St., Norristown PA 19401.

Dutch has been sending these for years, and they feature pictures of Dutch, his brother, Sam, and brother-in-law, Jerry Simon, and their respective families. Having watched Dutch and his gang progress over the years, I can surely report that Dutch has done extremely well raising a family, and that he himself today, looks absolutely first-rate.

A clipping from Navy Times reports the death on Febmary 27 of George DeLong's wife, Daisy A. DeLong. I have no further information except an address, 660 Alameda Blvd., Coronado CA 92118, and the fact that in addition to George, she is survived by a daughter, two sons, two sisters, and her mother.

Well, I know there will be many hurting consciences out there in the field, since I have not had much mail recenfly, so, go ahead and let it all out in the form of a letter to your

Scribe.

49 Pres., RAdm. Lucien Capone Jr. USN Sec'y, Col. Eugene O. Speckart, USMC (Ret.) P.O. Box 2741 Ariington VA 22202 Percent Members: 39

The Jochum Family I first got to know Joe Jochum when we were shipmates in MIDWAY in the Med in early 1950. We had a Marine Battalion stashed around the Carrier Task Group, since this was before they began sending PhipRons over on deployments. Joe was a Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer with the Battalion, and thus could wear marine green. This he did whenever it was convenient to be a Marine. He carried a dual identity, and kept many of the ship's officers confused. I received an Easter note from Mary and Joe recently with a picture of them and their ten children about the fime of their 25th Wedding Anniversary, last October 16. Seven boys and three girls: Joe, 24, 3 years in the U.S. Army, honorably discharged as a sergeant, now U. of Md. '79, business administrafion; John, 23, U. of Md. '75, fish and wildlife management, now with the Peace Corps in Zaire; Jim, 21, U. of Md. '78. Phi Beta Kappa, chemistry; Tom, 19, U. of Md. '79, electrical engineering; Ann, 17; Paul 16; Jerry. 13; Rose. 10; Bob, 8; and Sue, 7. From their note: ""Our children honored us in our home with an evening gathering of family and Cheveriy friends, a buffet prepared by many loving hands, champagne and gifts. Before we cut the anniversary cake, which had been June, 1977

General Received a nice note from Mariie Lindsey who was pinch hitting as the official '49er Tidewater reporter while Betty Guthrie was off in the Med with Bill for a litfle sightseeing following his change of command as COMPHIBRON6.

This year's Tidewater Dark Ages partly look the form of a potluck dinner at the Truebloods.

Don, who is currently Public Works Officer for Norfolk Naval Shipyard, and his charming wife Cecile were perfect hosts and opened their lovely old and spacious quarters which were built prior to 1841 to the group of forty Classmates. The Washington area was represented by the Thomsons and the Tolberts. The Thomsons were enroute home from a visit to Texas and stopped by Norfolk to inspect their week-old grandson whose Dad, Alan, is Class of '72. The Tolberts were on deck for the sale of their Norfolk house and everyone was happy to help them celebrate the fact that they can now be reunited in D. C. Jean and Jimbo Scott and Jackie and Bob Eustace were the "Pop-Ins" . . . The Scotts dashed in from Oceana to bring some of the best homemade bread ever, hot from Jean's oven, and then had to buzz back to their own dinner party. They stayed long enough however, to offer the use of their quarters at Oceana for the gathering of the group planned around the 4th of July.

The Eustaces had another party on the Portsmouth side of the river and. en route back to the land of Yorktown, dropped in for a night cap and caught a few of the lingerers. "Twas good to see them. Portions of the evening were spent enjoying looks at the "olden days" in the Tidewater '49 scrapbook and recording updates from Classmates as to present status, number and ages of children, and other important information such as the fact the FeUows have the honor of having the youngest child . . . two years, eleven months.

After seeing how many young people belong to the Class, it was decided to have a BYOB (bring your own baby) for a Christmas party.

Al Thomson provided a report from the '49 Executive Committee in D. C. . . . and Wes turned the conn of the '49 Tidewater group over to Ed Carver for the ensuing year.

Those on hand to enjoy the evening were Doris and Carlos McCullough, Jean and Jim Scott, Ruth and Walt Schrieffer, Cecile and Don Tmeblood, Peppy and Dave Woodward, Bunnie and Bemie Bassing, Mary Cary and Ed Carver, Rita and Karl Cook, Margaret and Don Dahlman, Carolyn and Ed Dennis, Kay and Bill Dotson, Jackie and Bob Eustace, Janie and Bob Fellow, Wanda and Marv Frazee, Mariie and West Lindsey, Fran and Jack Huenerberg, plus Washingtonians Lou and Red Tolbert and El and Al Thomson.

Mariie sent along one other item that is certainly indicative of the high esteem in which the worid holds the Class of '49. I think everyone will agree with her that it is a classic.

This poem was written to Male Thiele on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday by John Bagby Pleasant, USNA Class of '50, and is reprinted with Male's permission.

Time has flown, since first we met, some thirty years before At uncle's school for wayward boys upon the Severn's shore A plebe was I, a youngster you, and all the world was thine I suffered as a '50, but you were '49 And now, tonight, I greet you, our loved ones at our side.

And all the world's our oyster, and nothing is denied.

But now I feel I've won the day, and victory is mine, Because at last you're fifty, and I am fortyMeanwhile, back in Alexandria, Canda and Bob Smith announced the marriage of their lovely daughter Kimberley Banks to 2d Lt. Christopher Kidd, USMC. son of Admiral and Mrs. 1. C. Kidd, Jr. They were married on February 5th at Old St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Norfolk.

Pat and John Draim have announced the engagement of their daughter, Julia Sanford, to William Joseph Rogers, Jr., son of Col. (USA Ret.) and Mrs. William Joseph Rogers of New Braunfels, Texas. The wedding is planned for June 18.

Washington Area We had a good turnout of the March luncheon at the Orleans House. Those attending were Capone, Gussow, Neely, Myers, Reiher, Shirley, McVoy, Benoit, Vossler, E. B. Brown. Dorenkamp, Bauman, Bartholomew, Hammer, Whiteside. Thomson, Clarke, Ghormley, and myself. Conspicuous

76 by his absence was Pooley Wood. However, Pooley was absent with good reason. Seems he took up skiing a short time ago and the cast comes off of his broken leg in a few weeks.

In a more constmctive vein, Jim McVoy has just completed graduate studies at George Washington U. and has received an M. S. in Operations Research.

50 Pres., Capt. D. G. Fraasa, USN Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. L. Jensen, USN 499 Skyhill Ct. Chula Vista CA 92010 Autovon: 951-6823 Commercial: (714) 437-6814 Percent Members: 43

Dave Emerson Relieves Bob Monroe Bob Monroe writes from Norfolk, Virginia, and provides a photograph of his change of command as COMOPTEVFOR on 22 March.

He comments on his deep personal commitment to the Operational 'Test and Evaluation Forces and that it was only to a gent like Dave Emerson that he would tum over the helm.

This is the second time that Dave has relieved Bob; the first time was as Commander of the South Atlanfic Force, in 1974. Bob reports that he hates to leave the Tidewater area but that Washington calls once more. Bob relieved as Director Defense Nuclear Agency on 31 March. He put on his third star at that fime and now calls home Quarters " N " in the Washington Navy Yard.

Frank Roth slipped out of the program manager's job for the E2C here a few months back.

He is now ensconced in the Defense Intelligence Agency but says his job is so secret that he can't tell us what it is.

Steve Satre is the son of our Bob Satre, and he graduated this Spring, from Duke University. He writes to say that he cannot understand why his father never writes to your Corresponding Secretary to update the Class on Bob's doings. So Steve is doing it for him and I encourage all dependents to follow Steve's example. Here is the update, then, on the Satre family: Bob retired in February 1971 and has done very well in real estate with Town and Country Properties in McLean. Bob and Mary have just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary and the Satre kids sent them to Bermuda for a week. The Satres have a six year old (but that doesn't give them claim to the youngest child in the Class—Austin Shartel certainly holds that). Then there is a ten-year spread between children in the Satre family.

Scott graduated USAF Academy, Class of '76, and recently soloed at Craig AFB, Selma, Alabama. Steve, having graduated Duke, is waiting to hear from medical school; Jeff is a sophomore at George Mason; and Mary Jane is a freshman at nursing school at Virginia

Beach. John is a sophomore in high school. I am certain Bob will be surprised to see the family rundown in Shipmate.

The Annual Navy Bill for the Greater Los Angeles Area was a great success for the Spring '77 edition. As you may well know, political figures and Hollywood stalwarts were in attendance. From the Class of '50 were KeUy Carr (CO., NAS Los Alamitos—who is up for reassignment this month); CecU Kempf, up from San Diego; and J. D. EUiott.

Mark Frudden is coming in from out of the cold and turning over the helm as COMNAVFORKOREA to accept a job in the beautiful Pentagon on the staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

John Brick reports from Pensacola to say his house restoration is progressing speedily but that he spends so much time on the road— mostly in Washington on Navy Campus for Achievement business—that he isn't sure where he is based. He managed to see Dick PoweU on one of his sojourns to Washington and reports that Dick is very much enthused with his assignment as the Deputy Recmiter for the Navy.

Bill DeMers reports the regular class luncheon at the Flagship enjoyed a large attendance. Present were John Cavanaugh, Law Kivlen, Tom Noble, Dave Heerwagen, Ed Golding (his daughter is an associate producer for a 9 a.m. program for TV channel 9 WTOP in Washington); John Henderson, Don Jarrell, Frank Roth, Jim Kennedy (his son is pre-med at Duke); Deke Forbes (is refiring 1 June); Dick Powell, Lee Minnis, Ed Gmnwald, Bill Diehl, Joe McLeman (he is being reassigned as assistant division commander. Second Marine Division; his daughter graduates from Penn State, is commissioned as a 2nd LT in the USMC, and is being married in June); Dick Miller, Roy Highberg (he reports Andy PuUar is back at Bethesda in his continuing bout with cancer; he is waging a determined battle and would welcome a visit with old friends); Bill Simons, Dick Duggan, Bob Oliver, Phil Conley, Ward Lasley, Earl Halpem (he retires from his Civil Service job sometime this Summer); Vick Schlappi (he came to Washington; moved to Computerized Sciences Corporation, located at Morristown, New Jersey, but he will be back in the Washington area), Gayle May, Mih Schultz, Bill Kiehl, Stew Hughes and Bill DeMers (Bill and his bride flew to Hawaii for two weeks vacation in May to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary).

Attendees at the regular Breezy Point first Wednesday in April were: Cliff Church, Sam Doak, Flora and Don Dunham, Fred Edwards, Bill Grigg, Don Sattler, and Corky Angleman.

From the news department: Fred Edwards is retiring 1 July, he bought a motor sailboat and is taking delivery in England and will sail around Europe (his biggest problem is, he doesn't know where to put his fumiture unfil he decides where he will end up); Cliff Hopkins is in Hawaii on vacation; when he retums he is getting a different job on the CINCLANT staff—it is called U. S. Representative for SEASPRAY. Jim Dinardo's son Jimmy has accepted a football scholarship at William and Mary. Corky Angleman's orders are being written ordering him to be the Professor of Naval Science at Illinois Insfitute of Technology, in beautiful downtown Chicago. Update on Ron Andresen: have had a couple of progress reports—he is feeling better, his morale is on the upside.

The luncheon tumed out to be much more of

a business meefing than ever before. The Washington area Execufive Committee had met just prior to the luncheon and came up with a set of proposals to be addressed to the group at the April luncheon. It involved a proposed amendment to Article 6 of the Class Constitution that would provide for election on a two-year basis, of the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. These officials would be on staggered terms and serve for two years. There was unanimous consent to the proposal by those in attendance. Letters are being prepared for transmission to current class officers and when your Corresponding Secretary is in receipt of copies, they will be published in Shipmate. It is envisaged that approximately three months after publication of the letters and the constitutional amendment in Shipmate, that elections will be held. Further informafion on this will be in the next issue of Shipmate. The current composition of the Washington area Executive Committee has completed two years on the job but will continue until the new slate may be resolved, hopefully by January '78.

Deke Forbes has accepted the job as liaison officer with USNA and will be the prime mover for our 30th reunion and fund raising efforts. It is anticipated that an ambitious program will be brought forward. There is optimism that we might be able to raise $50,000 in our fundraising effort to present an appropriate monument that would be constmcted in the vicinity of the engineering complex of the U. S. Naval Academy. In addifion to Classmate donations, it is hoped that matching funds from industry might be procured. More next month on Deke's proposals and the manner in which he will conduct the drive.

51 Pre., Mr. Lowell Stockdale Sec'y, Cdr. Bmce L Meader, USN (Ret.) 5609 South 5th St., Ariington, VA 22204 Percent Members: 45 April 5 was Ladies' Day at the '51 monthly luncheon in Washington, and thanks to a vigorous phone campaign conducted by Joan Woodbury, Bunny Adams, Ruth Small, and Barbara Boyce, the tumout was great. Eighteen Classmates were accompanied by their wives, and another dozen showed up stag for a grand total of forty-eight. Among those who ventured in from the more distant suburbs were Barbara and Jim MiUer and Pat and Warren Kitterman.

Speaking of luncheons (and all other meals), a clipping provided by the Alumni Office shows Captain J. J. Strohm receiving the 1976 Ney Award for best mess ashore. Jim is (or was) Commanding Officer, Naval Station Guam.

Paul Smith sent the following pithy note: "Paul Smith is President this year of the San Francisco Peninsula Chapter, largest outside the mammoth DC aggregafion. But '51 faces are scarce in the area. So it was a double pleasure when Kin McKee visited on 26 January to describe today's USNA to a nearly full house of Alumni and Mids' parents at the Moffett Field O'Club. Paul Byrne made it down from Atherton for the occasion. At the March luncheon, BiU Langenberg tumed up. Bill's currently President of Standard PacificNorthern Califomia.

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77 '• '51ers passing through or arriving in the Santa Clara Valley, please drop in on Paul and wife, Mary, at home in Los Gatos (408) 3568597, call Lockheed MSC (408) 742-1483. or just show up at the Moffett Club at 11:30 a.m. on the first Wednesday of any month—the faithful will be gathered and you'll get a warm welcome."

From Jacksonville comes an invitation 1 hated to decline. RAdm. Bob Carius took over as Commander Sea Based ASW Wings Aflantic (and Commander Naval Base) on 22 April, r d say Jacksonville came up a winner!

And from St. Louis. Frank Grandfield breaks a 3"^ year silence with a very newsy epistle, quoted in part below: ""Eldest daughter. Nicole. wiU be married 9 April to Connie Sheppard. a southwest Virginia gentleman, at Peaks of Otter near Roanoke. We expect BiU St. Lawrence to be on hand. The happy couple wiU make their home on a 6-acre site near Roanoke where Nicole teaches. ""Son Philip is a senior in the NROTC at Georgia Tech. He is the Battalion Commander (6-striper) for the spring quarter. He has been accepted for flight training at Pensacola upon graduation in August. ""1 have rotated on station through three jobs since I left the Pentagon and am now the Commander of the 101^ state Defense Contract Administrafion Services Region headquartered in St. Louis. Josette and I live 23 miles east of the city and 10 miles south of 1-70—would love to see friends heading east or west on that thoroughfare. We don't see many Navy folks here among the com fields."

As announced in the March issue of Shipmate, the Annual Meeting of the Class of 1951, USNA, Inc.. was to be held at St. Albans School in Washington. D. C. on Saturday, 7 May. A brief report of that meeting will appear in this colunrn in the July-August issue, and the Annual Report will be issued sometime thereafter. To save on postal expenses, we are trying to consolidate mailings—e.g.. Annual Report and Homecoming announcement together.

Checking for the One-Eyed Indian And for our final note, here is a picture of some bright young scoundrels on Youngster Cmise in 1948. The scene is Gitmo and the libation, Hatuey. These salts had come ashore from MACON, but they were not really as mean as they look. Pictured here are: front. B. G. Pierce, and in the background, J. P. Cromwell. Deacon Bakke, Charlie Duke, Bobby Avery (a '50 intmder), and W. P. T. Hill. The photo came from one Capt. H. J. Bakke USN, ComNavAirLant, NAS NORVA.

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52 Pres., Cdr. R. R. Zastrow, USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. R. E. Jacob USN 6752 Towne Lane Road McLean VA 22101 Percent Members: 42 Again the deadline for this column just missed another piece of good news! Kenneth W. Weir has been selected for Brigadier General. USMC, joining our other illustrious and deserving Classmates. Heartiest congratulations from us all.

Even the civilian side of '52 has good news.

Texaco recently announced the appointment of James E. TomUn (Col. USMCR) as Staff Coordinator, Strategic Planning Department, at their New York City headquarters. Jim joined Texaco in 1959 as an industrial salesman in Seattle, held several sales positions there and in Portland until being named District Sales Manager, Seattle, in 1971, then moved to NYC in 1975 as Staff Assistant to the General Manager. Since 1976 he has been Assistant to the VP. Good work Jim. Dot and Pat Curtin write from 6970 12TH Terrace North. St. Petersburg FL 33710. Retiring in 1972, Pat is instmcting in sociology at the Junior College there in addition to being the Class Agent for the Alumni Association fund drive. (CIS. note to Classmates: Have you sent in your contribution to the Alumni Fund yet?) Following the wedding of daughter Terry to a new 2ND LT from the USAF Academy in June (you left out the lucky man's name. Pat), Dot and Pat plan at trip along the west coast visiting Classmate (^ne Tmeblood in Seattle among others. The photos this month are courtesy of Pat. To protect the innocent in their advanced age and rank, the identification and memory of times past is left to the readers.

And a More Somber Group on Its Way Your class prez Zug Zastrow and wife Junette spent an evening with Nancy and Ken Weir and Marilyn and Dick Saxer just prior to the announcement of the flag rank selection.

Marilyn and Dick had some bad luck following the good news when their Orange County home was severely damaged by fire. Marilyn

escaped uninjured thanks to the quick eyes and help from a local delivery man. Presently Deputy for Reentry Systems at the Spaced and Missile Systems Organization. El Segundo, Dick is about to leave for new duties at Wright Patterson.

Zug reports he sees Al Enderle at their weekly Santa Ana Kiwanis Club meetings. Al is busily developing a new shopping center in the Santa Ana-Tustin area.

Rick Ortiz is now Vice-President of the Los Angelos Chapter of the Alumni Association and looking the local graduates to join their group.

Many thanks to Zug for the news. Maybe some of you other area readers would care to become co-authors of the column and let us in on what's happening in your locale.

53 Pres., Capt. Lew Sykes, USN Sec'y, Mr. C. E. Mumford, GRl 1303 Towlston Road Vienna VA 22180 (703)759-3115 Percent Members: 37 Washington Area Sondra C. Fulton and WiUiam P. Albers were married in the Bethesda Naval Hospital Chapel in Bethesda, Maryland on Saturday, March 19, 1977. The reception followed at the Bethesda Officers' Club. Bill and Sondra will vacation for about three weeks in Spain with Bill's father and then head for the San Diego area to made their new residence. Congratulations to you both and our prayers are with you for many years of happiness. Bill has a mainstay in the Washington area class organization for many years and kept the monthly luncheons alive to the tune of many hours of personal effort; now you Classmates in San Diego had better keep on your toes because you're next on his list. I should also add that the 19th was also Bill's day of retirement from the Navy. Keep in touch. Bill.

On the 20th of March the Class had a Sunday Bmnch with a good, lively tumout of 74 persons. This is a sign of progress over last year's tumout of 73 persons. It seems that not everyone can break away for the monthly class luncheon held on the first Tuesday of each month, and that a different group is willing to attend a Sunday Brunch—then there are others who prefer to attend a weekend picnic (but not very many): anyway you guys and dolls in various parts of this world, it takes a different hom for different people and with the right combination you can make beautiful music. Those in attendance included: Suzanne and Ron Gumsey, Ann and Frank Talbot, Gail and Bob Ruckman, Betty and Sandy Levey.

Linda and Al Higginbotham. Henry and Dan Rice, Marty and Brad Mooney (soon going to Orlando. Fla). Pauline and Carl Trost. Al Villaret and 2 guests. Betty and Bill Purdum.

Ginny and Merlin Norby. Ginny and Bob Chewing. Olivia and Ron Adler. Jacklyn and Bmce Borthwick. Sara and Frank Zimolzak, Pat Wilson (Vaughn was off singing barber shop songs). Joanne and Staser Holcomb.

Jeanne and Joe DiGiacomo. Nancy and Horace Leavitt. Eddy and Frank Adomey.

Marty and Curt Anderson. Judy and Gus Hubal. Betsy and Charlie Baldwin. Mary and John Hyatt. Vera and Bob Eddington. Glenda and Chuck Mumford. Octa and Larry Watson.

78 Irv Boeskool. Tyke Furey and date, Joyce and Don McVay. Pat and Doug Binney, Dave Allen (came in from Front Royal), Libby and Frank Brady, Doric and Jim Throop, Bill Ritchie and Nancy Weems, Mary and Lew Sykes, and Mary and Bobby Bell. This was enjoyed by all and is a recommended event applicable to other areas.

The monthly luncheon was held on the 5th of April with 28 Classmates present. Don Ammerman just happened to be up from Dahlgren for his two weeks active duty training and made the luncheon. Don reports that he sees Don Lawrence each Monday night as they are both furthering their education in a small engine repair course. Art Barke got back on schedule coming in from Pt. Mugu. Bob Goldner in now working with Presearch Inc. with Tom Burt, Tony Dowd again made it in from Cleveland, and Mike Blew was in from Philadelphia. Other Classmates present included: Tom Warren, Will Hays, Darrell Demptster, Cricket Johnson, Lew Sykes. Tom Burt. Scotty Purvis, Davy Jones, Bill Purdum, Frank Adomey, Bill Lawler, Leo Cuccias, Brian McCrane, Pete Kucyk, Al Baciocco. Irv Boeskoll. Doug Binney, Logan Malone, Bill Goodwin, Ron Gumsey, and Frank Ostronic.

And a couple of small items, picked up here and there: Linda and Al Higginbotham are back in the area after spending two years in Italy. And Marty and Curt Anderson have announced that they now are grandparents inasmuch as son Mark presented them with JenDick Bordone and Matt nifer Lynn Anderson on 13 December 1976. of the Med, Sig is strategically located for supporting 6th fleet OPS in the Eastem Med. "Lorraine and I are thoroughly enjoying the hospitality of the Sicilian people and, of course, the balmy weather. Judging from the Pres., LCol. F. M. W. Woodrow USMC cold wave you're suffering, it seems that we Sec'y, Cdr. R. K. Sheehan USN got out of Washington just in time.

Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Michael J. Stoffel USN "Please give my best regards to all our Strategic Systems Project Office (SP-24) Classmates at your next luncheon. Invitation Washington DC 20376 to visit is open to one and all should business (202) 697-0880 or pleasure bring them our way."

Percent Members: 36 News from El Supremo. Fitz sends: "Time is I regret to report the death of another classmoving on with some '54 highlights coming up mate. Jack Allen White, CDR (SC) Ret. (See in the near future. Plans are being made for our "Last Call".)

Annual Father-Son/Daughter Day at the Notes from the Dark Ages: On 25 March over Academy in late August. We have tentatively 100 Classmates and their ladies celebrated the set up Saturday, 20 August, as our day to get a end of the Dark Ages at a tmly outstanding good briefing, see the yard, and eat with the cocktail buffet at Fort Myer. Initially, we exmidshipmen in their Wardroom (what we pected about 50, so it appears after a luU of a called the Messhall!). More wiU follow on this few years class spirit may be picking up again. super-Saturday in Annapolis. New Subject: I It certainly augurs well for future acfivifies. keep getting hit on what happened to my And notes from the Bright Skies: Matt yearbook—I paid for one, but I don't have Pasztalaniec sends: "Just a short note from one, etc., etc.. etc. As you probably suspect, Sunny Sicily to inform you that for a few the class response was poor and we received months the Med was a '54 lake. When 1 took only 119 data sheets from our mailing efforts. command of NAP Sigonella on 22 September.

A class yearbook should have more than 119 NIMITZ was already deployed with Dick GaskiU entries out of a possible 850-1- to make it in command. Then shortly after that FDR de- worthwhile. Lately, several have volunteered ployed with Dick Bordone in command. Old to help with the yearbook, so we are going to Ritchie is still the old hard charger, and of mail out (one more time) another data sheet course Dick Gaskill has it all under control. and request that Classmates fill it in and retum it to our secretary—if the response is adequate "I don't know if it's a first or not, but did to publish a yearbook—it will be published. If you know that nearly 50% of our carrier (CV) the Class does not respond positively—we will forces are commanded by members of '54? In return $7.00 to those faithful Classmates who addifion to Bordone and Gaskill I understand came forth on our 20th. More will follow, but that CharUe Hunter just took over SARATOGA, please make it work this time.

Ned Hogan, KITTY HAWK, and Jim Austin, ENTERPRISE. That makes 5 for 13—quite an ac"Make your plans for HOMECOMING! The complishment for the Class, I'd say. dates are 21-22-23 October. The Class already "Have really enjoyed being at Sig for the has things set up—so be sure to be there." past 4-5 months, providing service for the Bob Sheehan, a faithful laborer for the Class fleet. The base is still expanding, and geograat USNA, retired 1 April. To my enormous rephy explains why. Right square in the middle lief, he has promised to continue to keep our

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Annapolis affairs in order. He reports that our appeal for advance class dues is still bearing fruit and as of mid-March over 225 Classmates had responded. Best wishes. Bob, on your new career.

MisceUany: John Tate was probably our longest term bachelor before succumbing. He and his wife. Iris, have announced the arrival of a boy, Andrew Franklin. Never too old to yeam.

John is retired and resides at 6812K Hyde Park Drive, San Diego CA 92119 . . . George Rice's son is graduating this June from USNA. Any others? . . . George Zeberlein is off to Guam this Summer . . . My stockpile of letters is exhausted, so please, please write!

55 Pres.. Capt. John W. Renard USN Treas., Col. Ernst Volgenau USAF (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Clif Shumaker 8800 Old Courthouse Road Vienna VA 22180 Percent Members: 33 There was good news for '55 in the Marine Corps this Spring. Seven of our Classmates were selected for Colonel to join the three that made it last year. The new birds are: BiU BaU, Bob Fischer, Pete EUer, Jim Ferryman, Fred ToUeson, John Tyler and Phil Monahan. Bravo Zulu, guys.

Vera Carlson, our retired Army LC. passed through Washington again, this time to pick up his mobile home and tow it to New Mexico where he is a "private investor" in real estate.

Vem leamed his lessons well in the Army; he got me for a free dinner, free investment consulting, and some free advice from my own tax man. Vem reported that Leroy Lamb went into real estate in the Las Vegas area upon his retirement from the Air Force, and that Paul Cacavas has taken to leaming to speak Greek.

Some of us here in Washington could probably teach him to speak Greek without him having to leam a foreign language.

Carl Strang forwarded the following in dedication to our Classmates still on active duty: "We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing." Carl gets my vote for poet laureate of Florida.

The following was gratefully received from Tom State, my West Coast rep: "Paul Abernethy is serving as class rep for the June Week West reunion to be held in QUEEN MARY moored at Long Beach on 18 June. Classmates known to be in the area will be contacted by Paul, others may call him at his office (213) 482-2680.

"After 10 years listed as missing, I heard from Skip Steele (E.D. 1 presume) who is now vice president of Optidyne in Denver, Colorado. They make various optical devices for both military and industrial applications.

"In January I became Launch Operations Manager for the Fleet Satellite Communications Systems program here at TRW, thus retuming to the spacecraft integration, test and launching business. The FLTSATCOM project is SPO'd by the Air Force for the Navy. As luck would have it, my formal customer contact is Roy Freeman, who recently reported to SAMSO as Director, Test and Operations, Space Communications Systems Office. I also ran into Bmce Gilchrist while he was touring Shipmate

79 the FLTSATCOM project. It seems that Bruce will soon be leaving as CO. NUSC in San Diego and reporting to the AF SAMSO as a Navy rep."

As usual we haven't really gotten it together yet in Washington, but Charlie Plumly is still plugging away at homecoming. Charlie is more tenacious than I; one class directory in a lifetime is enough for me. Jack Johnson and 1. plus dates, got together for an evening of theater and really enjoyed James Whitmore"s Bully. .\s 1 write this, 1 em en route to Bremerton.

Washington, for a meeting with Jim DeGroff.

Jim has found that XOs don't play as much golf as COs. but he does all right. Last time out he gave me stef>-by-step instmctions on how to play the fifth hole at his countr\' club. He will never know how wasted golfing tips are on me. but since he is my customer's (Pan .Am) customer. I listened intently. I don't think Jim will ever get Mac Scott, who is with Pan .Am. out on that course until Pan Am decides it wants to lose its contract.

Let's not forget it"s annual fund raising time for USN.\.A.A. Kick in a few bucks for old times, so that when times are old for us we'll have a viable, active Alumni Association to support us. A check for $19.55 will do nicely if we all kick in; besides, it's tax deductible.

56 Co-Chairmen. Executive Committee Capt. J. W. Blanchard Jr. USN LCol. R. H. Lyie US.AF Secy. Capt. J. W. Blanchard Jr. USN Deputy Director of Athletics U.S. Naval .Academy .Annapolis MD 21402 Chmn.. 20th Homecoming LCol. R. H. LyIe USAF 8539 Forrester Blvd.

Springfield VA 22152 Percent Members: 31 Other than news of recent retirements, and some promotions. 1956 seems at a standstill.

Retiring on 1 Febmary "77 were: Scott Chester, John Langenheim, Tom Langely, and Don Scovel. Ralph Swartz retired on 1 March and is working for Control Data Corporation in the D.C. area.

Worth Hobbs has been named market manager-beer and beverage packaging for Aluminum Company of America. Worth joined Alcoa in 1970 as vice president and general manager of Alcoa Marine Corporation. Washington (DC), and was later named manager of commercial development in the company's Pittsburgh headquarters. He has been assistant district manager of the Detroit district sales office since Febmary 1976. He and his wife.

Elizabeth, have two sons. John and David, and live at 194 West Waldheim Road. Fox Chapel.

Gene DeNezza has been promoted to the rank of Colonel. USAF. Gene is serving at London. England, as deputy commander and technical director of the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development. Gene is a 1952 graduate of Central Catholic High School and after graduation from the Academy went on to eam an M.S. degree in astronautics in 1963 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also eamed his M.A. degree in intemational relafions in 1970 from Aubum University in Oxford. Mississippi.

ORDERS: Ralph Bird from Senior Naval Instmctor, Naval Reactors Facility. Idaho Falls June. 1977

to COFS and AIDE COMSUBPAC; Ned Roberts from CO NAVCRUITDIST CLEVE to STAFF COMCRUDESGRU THREE. A partial listing of our Marine Classmates who are moving this year: Dick Braun to MCLSB PACIFIC in August; Dick Henry to Pers and SUPT ACT HQMC in November; Jarvis Lynch to STUNAVWARCOL in August; Bob MiUigan to 4th MAB in August; Jim ShiUinglaw to 3rd MARDIV in September; BiU Doeraer to MCDEC in August and Dick Varney to MCDEC in August.

57 Pres., LCol. Fritz Warren. USMC Sec'y, Mr. Frank Bames 5223 Crinnell St. Fairfax VA 22030 Corr. Secy. Cdr. W. H. Peerenboom USN Bureau of Naval Personnel Washington DC 20370 Percent members: 31

58 Pres.. Capt. John Poindexter. USN Sec'y. Cdr. H. W. Konkel USN Naval Electronics Systems Command Washington DC 20360 Corr. Sec'y. Cdr. D. W. Stubbs USN 5908 Parkridge Lane Alexandria VA 22310 Percent Members: 32

59 Pres.. Cdr. Francis R. Donovan USN Sec'y, Cdr. Lloyd Adams, USN 7869 Godolphin Dr. Springfield. VA 22153 Percent Members: 30 Wherever Two or Three . . .

Marty Finerty passed the following to me recently after retuming from a trip through the Westem Pacific in early March. ""Made a whirlwind tour through WestPac from 1-10 March for some ASW Exercise planning in my new job as Assistant for Ocean Environment in OP-095. While in Hawaii, talked with Bob Kihune who is on 3rd Fleet Staff in charge of analyzing exercise data. Bob is scheduled to be relieved by John Ekstrom in June or July and then head East, probably to Navy or National War College. John is presently C O . of USS OUELLETT and will be re-

lieved by another '59er Denny (Jake) Read. ""On to Yokosuka where 1 ran into Jack Nourie who is Com 7th Fit Environmentalist.

Down the pier was John Dachos, C O . USS FRANCIS HAMMOND. Both live in the Yokosuka area and will be there for at least another year." Thanks for the mndown, Marty.

Class Biz Two items; We've asked several times now for your comments on recommendations regarding our Twentieth Graduation Anniversary happenings and the utilization of class funds.

Options recommended were outlined in the February Shipmate. To date, the response has been almost negligible but we must be thinking about and planning for Homecoming 1979 now if we want it to be the type event we would enjoy. Basically, do you want to have the "59 affair on Alumni Homecoming Weekend amidst all the other activities and people or shall we plan it on a different week end that Navy is playing at home and take advantage of better facilities and less outside distractions?

The preferences to date indicate the latter. Regarding the class moniesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;shall we hang on to it, buy a clock for the stadium (or some other suitable fixture) or make it available in a scholarship fund to children of deceased Classmates. Any preference . . . or any other suggestions?

Want to make a plug for the Naval Academy Alumni Associafion's Annual Fund Campaign.

First of all, only about 30% of the Class belong to the Alumni Association. Secondly, less than 30% of those who belong participated in the Fund Campaign last year. But. it was an increase from the year, before both in the number of contributors and the total dollars contributed. I'm sure we can do even better this year. I urge you all to support the many efforts of the Alumni Association with a check to the Annual Fund Campaign.

Movin' On Frank Donovan leaves National War College for Staff ComCmDes Group Eight duty. Paul Guay leaves USS CAYUGA for Staff ComPhibRon 3 and Dan Tmax from PatRon 9 to Staff ComPatWingsPac. John Gunther from PWC, Subic to C O . Phib CB ONE and Dave Troyer from Atsugi. Japan, to FACSFAC. Jacksonville. Vem Bloch gives up VS-33 to be Assist Air Boss on SARATOGA. E . G . Rees moves from NAVSEC to NAVSEASYS Com in the Washington Area. Ted Krumm has orders from SurfPac Staff to DPSCPAC. Peari Harbor. Mai Bruce leaves USS MEYERKORD"S helm to hit the books at Naval War College. Newport.

Byron MacFarlane is headed back to San Diego to the Naval Ocean Systems Center.

That's it this month!

Rise and Shine with 59!

Are You Coming Home for Homecoming?

21-22-23 October 1977 Start Planning Now

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60 Pres., William R. Calvert Sec'y, Raymond T. Burkley Burkley Associates P.O. Box 496, Cupertino CA 95014 Percent Members: 35 (Through some melee that defies explanation, the column for March got published under the Class of 1966, so is repeated herewith. The iraj5'"o/Shipmate has apologized for this confusion and a board of inquiry has been set, but rather than await the findings, we'll start over.)

Earle G. Schweizer CDR (13th Co.) wrote to inform us that he has finally moved to the East Coast after several west coast assignments. He is currenfly (December 1976) in the SPRUANCE Class destroyer training pipeline and on his way to command the USS CARON (DD-970) with commissioning due in June 1977. Marge and Earle and their children Karen, Earle III and Kristin are living at 5417 Peggy Circle, Virginia Beach VA 23462. Earle wears the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, and Service Medals from Vietnam and Korea. Marge and Earle would like to hear from some of the Classmates in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area (phone: 420-6697).

Danny Musselman brought us up to date on some of the activities in the Southem California chapter. June Week West '76 was held aboard QUEEN MARY in Long Beach. Attending the celebration were Kit and Dave Parkinson, Pris and Bob Dropp, Mary and Danny Musselman, Jackie and Fred Marsh, Joan and Alan Adler, Carmen and Angel Ortiz and Carron and Chuck Collins. Alan Adler is now a test pilot for Fairchild at Edwards AFB; Joan and Alan live in Lancaster, Califomia. Bob Dropp received orders to the Philippines, while Jack Lusignan is now in Korea.

Chez les McKinley Phyllis Witcher wrote a very nice letter (if more wives took the initiative we would probably have a lot more news each month) to bring us up to date on all the Classmates they have met in the past year. Phyllis and Murray, and their 2 children live in Wilmington, Delaware, and Murray is still very active in the Reserves in Philadelphia. Phyllis enclosed a picture taken at the home of Doug and Nancy McKinley in Washington, D . C Counterclockwise from the rear: Ann McAfee, Joe Jaap, Nancy McKinley, Murray Witcher, Doug McKinley, Rowena Jaap, Bob McAfee and Phyllis Witcher. The Jaaps have moved to Norfolk, the McKinleys moved into a new home in Alexandria, Virginia, the McAfees are at Pautauxent River, Virginia, and the Witchers to a new home in the Wilmington area. The Witchers visited several Classmatesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Barbara

and Murray Nixon and their 3 children in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, and Judy and Rod Potter and their two daughters in Saco, Maine, Judy is a law professor and Rod is establishing a law practice. They have also communicated with Judy and Larry Phemister in Chicago.

Larry has hung out his shingle as a management consultant. Murray also ran into Bob Patterson who works at Dupont and lives near the Witchers in Wilmington. The Witchers' temporary address is 5428 Valley Green Drive, Apt. 2-A, Wilmington DE 19807.

Judy and Cdr. Frank Duffy, and son Jim, wrote from Cheasapeake, Virginia, and brought us up to date on their activities. Frank spent a few years aboard USS HAYNSWORTH and in COMDESRON 36 before going to Subschool at New London. Then he had tours in SEA OWL, CUTLASS, SALMON and

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THREADFIN, with a tour at the USNA sandwiched in the middle. Judy and Frank were married in December 1966. He has attended the Naval War College, Navy School of Diving and Salvage, obtained his Masters Degree in Soviet Politics from Geo. Wash. U. and has served as CO of KITTIWAKE and most recently as CO of KiHiWAKE. Frank reported to his new duty assignment at CNO, OPNAV 009R, in April of this year.

Cdr. Pinky Saunders filled us in on some of our Classmates in the Florida area. First, Sue and Pinky and their three children have lived in the Jacksonville area for the past eleven years as Pinky managed to stay in cockpit billets at Cecil Field. They welcome any Classmates in the Jacksonville area to stop inâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;F.H. Saunders in the phone book. He took over the CO billet of VA-105 last January and will be there for another year. Also in the Air Wing are Dick Hamon (CO VA-37), Tom InderUed (CO VF-103), Lew Schriefer (XO VS-22) and Carl Bmntlett (XO VS-22) who has moved on to a new assignment. Other Classmates at Cecil Field are Dick Birtwistle (CO VA-81), Hank Phillips (XO VS-31) and Ron Smith (OINC FAISIC). Pinky also reports that Bob McAfee is XO VT-4 in Pensacola, Hasty WilUams is XO VT-24 in Beeville, Texas, and Ben HaUoweU is at COMNAVAIRPAC Carolyn and WiUie Taylor and their three children visited with Sue and Pinky in March, and he, Tom Inderlied and Dick Hamon had a 'minireunion' with Alice and Ray Fitzgerald in St. Thomas in March also.

I regret to report the notice from the Pentagon that one of the eleven U.S. Navy and Air Force officers whose remains were tumed over to the White House delegation in Hanoi was that of our Classmate WiUiam M. Roark of Bellevue Sarpy, Nebraska. That is all the information that we have at this time.

Denny Vied received notification of recall to TWA and will report to training school at Kansas City in early May. Harriet and Pat SuUivan hosted the March meeting of the Northem California Chapter at their home in Santa Cmz. In attendance were Karen and Denny Vied, Alice and Danny Affourtit, Margarete and Dan Roth, Jonnie and Dick Shawkey, Hope and Glenn Coleman and Patricia and Raymond Burkley.

61 Pres., Mr. James Traa Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Kenneth G. Craig, USN 1033 Mountain Dr. Oak Harbor WA 98277 Percent Members: 32 Well when will '61 stop breaking records?

Rusty Lamade broke away from his comptroller job at NAS, South Weymouth, Massachusetts, recently to take part in the road mnning championships being held in Albany, New York. In case you didn't know it, this involves a mn of a neat 30 kilometers or 18.6 miles to the uninifiated. Rusty finished 28th out of 535 starters, but even better, was Numero Uno in the U. S. National 30 Kilometer "Masters" for those over 40, and his time was 1:43:10. This event was held apart from the open race and left our lad the national champion. Other items of interest for those laggards of the Class are the facts that he has mn over 11,000 miles since January of 1971, finished 188th out of 2,100 compefitors in the Boston Marathon in 1976, and had a marathon time of 2:33:25. Any challengers to these? Rusty sometimes goes by the title of Cdr. J. S. Lamade SC USN, Code 60, NAS, South Weymouth MA 02190, and is on Autovon 948-9241/9345 if you have any questions.

62 Pres., LCdr. John Hewitt, USN Sec'y, LCdr. Howard Pinskey SC USNR-R 1783 Regents Park Road Crofton MD 21114 Percent Members: 38 HOMECOMING '77 Mark your calendars for 21-23 October!! The 15th Reunion/Dinner Dance wiU be held at the Ramada Inn, Lanham, on Saturday evening, 22 October. We expect over 300 people to attend the festivities starting with a social hour at 1830. The live music will have 1962 theme.

A flyer will be sent out to each Classmate in early September. If you desire information and reservations now please call Walt Welham (703) 323-6604 or 695-7795 or Wayne Hickam (301) 262-8489 or (703) 685-2253. There wiU also be a hospitality room at the Ramada. If you call them for reservations, please specify that you are with USNA 62.

If you want to spend the week end with a local Classmate, Joe Monroe is in charge of the Bed & Board a Classmate Committee. Contact him at 16700 George Washington Drive, Rockville MD 20853.

Information please: If anyone has a current address or phone number for Joe Clugston, Joe R. Brown or Rick Szekely please contact your class secretary.

Local meetings: The Washington suburbs '62 luncheon will be held on Wednesday 8 June at the Fort Myer O' Club, Arlington, Virginia, at 1130 for a cost of $4.00. Make reservations with John White (202) 695-7855 or Wayne Hickam (703) 685-2253. Walk-in stragglers are also welcome. A future luncheon is planned for September.

Area picnic: All Classmates and their families are invited to the Washington SuburShipmate

81 ban 62 Family Picnic/Bar-B-Que which will be held on Saturday 2 July at the Carderock State Park. For details and reservations, please contact Stu Lingley (703) 790-6690 or 759-2751 or Don Christy (202) 694-4165 or (703) 920-8487.

If anyone anywhere would like to announce his local class business or meetings in Shipmate, please send me the information at least two months in advance for inclusion at the right time.

Bits & Pieces LCdr. John S. Baker USN, of Fairfax, Virginia, was presented the Sports Car Club of America's Public Relations Achievement award on Febmary 19 at the organization's 33rd National Convention held here at Stouffer's Riverfront Towers Hotel.

John received the award for his outstanding efforts in the field of public relations, community relations and marketing of SCCA road racing events held at Summit Point (W. Va.) Raceway during 1976.

A member of SCCA's Washington, D.C. Region since 1972. he was iftstmmental in the formation of the Mid-Aflantic Road Racing Series (MARRS) and in the opening of the SCCA Regional Race Series to spectators. He improved media coverage of Summit Point events, served as event press officer, prepared race programs for the two National Championship races conducted by the region, contributes to SCCA's monthly magazine. Sports Car. and serves as publicity chairman of the Washington Region, one of SCCA's largest local clubs.

In addition to his off-duty, volunteer activities with SCCA. he has done free-lance writing and advertising for other organizations, is a charter member of the National Association of Govemment Communicators, and has been a guest lecturer and panelist on the graduate level for New York University and the Public Relations Society of America.

John is stationed at the Pentagon where he heads the Navy News Desk, Public Information Division of the Navy.

Once again, your thoughts and concems for our MIAs would be appreciated.

unofficial Mayor and fix-it man. The last time I saw him he was back on an old gold mine claim that he owns crashing through mesquite thickets in his jeep, whooping, hollering, and enjoying himself immensely as always.

"Luis Adriasola is working for an industrial engineering consulting firm in Santiago, Chile.

Until last year, he was a member of the Chilean national mgby team and still mnning his way through life as he did at Annapolis. Luis is married and has two boys. He's been back in the States several times since graduation, the last time in January as a consultant to the International Development Bank. Those who remember Luis' academic stmggles may be surprised to know that he eamed a doctorate in Industrial Engineering at the University of Rhode Island last year. Hard work, perserverance, and better English paid off.

"As for myself, I'm doing ground water investigations for the U. S. Geological Survey in south Florida, enjoying my wife, two small children, sea breezes, sunshine, tropical evenings, and Saturdays. I just opened orders to the Defense Strategy Seminar at Fort McNair the last two weeks of June. Perhaps I'll see some of you Washingtonians then."

Dick Omohundro sends news of Beth and Dave Konold, who are very happy in their new life as missionaries in Korea. Anyone wishing to help the Konolds in their work may send a tax-deductible contribution designated for them to: Korean Leadership Dept., Christians in Action, 350 East Market Street, Long Beach CA 90805.

63 LCdr. C S. Minter, III, USN Sec'y, Mike SheUey 7096 Leewood Forest Drive Springfield VA 22151 Percent Members: 33 This has been excellent month for mail, and I expect that you'll enjoy the column. Before you read all the good stuff that follows, why don't you resolve to write a letter for a change? It sure would be good to hear from you. . .

Jack Fischer has just written from his home in Miami: "Having enjoyed the class column over the years, I decided it was time to do my share toward supporting it. Here are some notes on Classmates that may be of interest.

Bob Tieslau is raising goats, sheep, chickens, and bees and generally leading a pastoral life in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas. He's married, has three kids, and teaches math at Sutter Creek, Califomia, while living in nearby Fiddletown in a big old frame house that used to belong to the head Chinese gold miner there. He also coaches the very loose Sutter Creek tennis team and serves as Fiddletown's June, 1977

Naval War CoUege Scholars In one of his recent letters, Jim DeFrancia mentioned a photo taken in Newport after he and others had been up most of the night playing liar's dice and swapping sea stories at the O Club. Here, for the enjoyment of all, is the picture, which arrived with this note from Jim Metcalfe: "Enclosed is a photograph of Dave Greeneisen, Jim DeFrancia, and self taken in August 1976 in front of Luce Hall at the Naval War College. We were attending the Reserve Officers Command and Staff Course. If I appear distressed it was because I was suffering from blisters, sore muscles, and broken ego from the shellacking administered to me on the racquet ball courts by my red-bearded friend."

I've managed to come up with another career summary, this time from Dick Wyttenbach, who's one of my companymates and now lives near me here in Virginia. Dick has always had a talent for getting into interesting pursuits, as you will see:

Cdr. Richard H. Wyttenbach USN. Married Gwen Lynn Boren 6/8/63. Children: David Frederick 9/15/67; Deborah Dawn 8/18/70.

Career: 6/63-9/63 Executive Department, USNA. 9/63-9/65 Electrical Officer, MPA, Communications Officer,

USS JOHN KING

(DDG-3). 9/65-3/66 Destroyer School, Class 14.

5/66-6/68 Weapons Officer, USS SOUTHERLAND (DD-743). 6/68-6/71 Graduate School, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Eamed Masters degrees in Intemational Relations and in Law and Diplomacy, and Ph.D. in Political Science. Dissertation on Micronesian political status as a case study in U.S. politico-military decision making. 6/71-6/ 72 Student, Command and Staff Course, Naval War College. Distinguished graduate. Spent 30-days TAD during the year helping the President's personal representative for Micronesian Status Negotiations prepare positions and papers for forthcoming talks. 7/72 PXO course at Newport. 8/72-4/74 Executive Officer, USS SOMERS (DDG-34). 6/74-8/75 Special Assistant for Guam (civil-military affairs) to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Marianas. During this tour became deeply involved with the relocation of Vietnamese refugees, whose numbers in temporary camps on Guam reached as high as 50,000 at a time. Worked closely with refugees, Guamanian authorities, and various U.S. agencies. 9/75-(present) Military Advisor to the President's personal representative for Micronesian Status negotiations, Washington.

(The office in which Dick works is a small interagency staff, part of the National Security Council, which supports the U.S. negotiations with the Micronesians for a new political status following the termination of Trusteeship.)

From 9/75 to 3/76, efforts were concentrated on gaining U.S. Senate approval of Commonwealth status for the northern Marianas (Saipan, Tinian, Rota). [Dick had the satisfaction of watching the President sign the Commonwealth Law on 24 March 1976, and has a Presidential pen as a memento of the occasion.] 5/76-6/76 Participated in Round 8 of the negotiations with the Caroline and Marshall Islands. Since 7/76 have been "fighting the bureaucracy" and transitioning to the new administration. Expect to be detached in June and will take command of USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG-16) at Pearl Harbor in September. Decorations include: Navy Achievement Medal (2) with Combat " V " , Combat Action Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Vietnam Service Medal with five stars, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with palm. Joint Service Commendation Medal.

That was Dick's career summary; now I'll tell you some other things about the Wyttenbachs. Gwen is a talented artist whose cartoons were often seen in the Log when we were Midsheep, and she edited the special Femme's issue. She and Dick became so deeply involved with both civilian and military life on Guam that they established their legal residence there and plan to settle in Guam when Dick retires from his lengthy naval career. The value of the Wyttenbachs' contribution to civic affairs was recognized by the Guam Legislature, which presented Gwen a special gift and passed a unanimous resolution commending Dick. Conferring a very unusual award, Guam's Govemor and the Speaker of the Legislature jointly awarded Dick the Ancient Order of the Chammori, Guam's highest honor. Dick and Gwen sponsor a former Vietnamese Navy Captain, Nguyen Van Thong, and his two young daughters whom they met in

82 the camps on Guam. Captain Thong has been living with the Wyttenbachs since they came to Virginia in 1975, and his daughters are living with Dick's sister near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

This column was fun for me to write, and 1 hope you enjoyed reading it. A good way to pay for the pleasure is to send in a letter. Quite a number of you haven't submitted a career summary yet . . .

Fourteen yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;can you believe it?

QUALITYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;'63

64 Pres., LCdr. Thomas J. Swartz, USNR Sec'y, LCdr. James Baumstark, USN

heading for the Armed Forces Staff College this Winter.

And that. Mates, is about the size of it for this month . . . Take care, write soon, and we'll see you in next month's exciting Double Issue.

66

Pres., Capt. Robert L. Spooner, USMC Sec'y, Mr. Robert G. Johnson, Jr. P.O. Box 1011 La Jolla CA 92037 East Coast Corres.: LCdr. Tom Eubanks USN 5600 Farnwood Court Alexandria VA 22310 Percent Members: 29

USS G. P. LIPSCOMB (SSN-685),

FPO NY 09501 Corr. Sec'y, LCdr. BiU Harris USN Naval Systems Engineering Dept.

USNA, Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 36

65 Pres., LCdr. Sam Dutrow, Jr., USN Sec'y LCdr. Rick Brush USNR 763 Bright Star Street Thousand Oaks CA 91360 Percent Members: 33 Jack Kohl passed on some very sad news a few days ago that our good friend and Classmate, Jim "Moose" Clift, died suddenly of a heart attack on 3 January 1977. His great contribution to the Naval Academy and the Navy will always be remembered, and his cheerful smile and warm friendship will sadfully be missed by each of us. Please see "Last Call."

I was on the hom to Sam Dutrow in April and he mentioned that after five years we are once again due for the election of our class officers. For those who would like to be considered for any position, please give Sam a call at (202) OX 2-7092 or A V 692-7092 or if he cannot be reached, please give me a buzz at (805) 982-6565 or AV 351-6565 and I'll pass the word. We'll have more dope conceming the election in next month's double issue.

Terry and Jack Musitano left the Navy on 1 April and are now living with their two lovely children, Jacky (5) and Marc (2) in Poway, California, at 12736 Soule St. 92064. Jack's immediate plans are to return to school but will always keep an channel clear for a rapid return to an opening with flying status. Jack was bom and raised in the "Flying Cigar" but maintains a current NATOPS qual in the F-86, A-4 and the T-2. I'm sure Jack would appreciate any hot leads, and he may be reached at his home number which is (714) 748-3964.

Last but not least are the few sets of orders which I extracted from various issues of Navy Times since last month. Paul Girard from Nav OceanSysCenter, San Diego to Naval Electronic System Command HQ; Stan Carter from USS

ALBANY to USS

CHARLES P. CECIL; BiU

Frigge from his aide billet to Commander, Naval Forces Korea, to the Naval War College, duty under instmction; John Burt from USNA to Naval Air System Command HQ; and finally BiU Vizza indicated to me that he will be leaving the CBs at Port Hueneme and

East Coast With this issue of Shipmate, our class column takes a slight departure from the past ten years. I've conned Bob Emery, our new class secretary, into appointing me as the East Coast Corresponding Secretary. Bob Johnson stays on as the West Coast Corresponding Secretary. Both positions are now semi-appoi-itive, and it is hoped that this format will provide a new forum for input to our class column. Several other Classes have successfully employed a similar format over the years, and it was felt that we too could benefit from this addition. I hope to continue contributing until 1 leave the East Coast, at which time the class secretary and 1 will find a willing successor. I intend to rely heavily upon personal contact for material. We have over 100 Classmates residing in the Washington/Annapolis/Norfolk area, split equally between military and civilian, and many others are occasional visitors to the area.

Those of you scattered to the four comers should correspond as usual, but if you happen to be passing through Washington, I can be reached at 694-5065, or feel free to stop by BUPERS. We held the class election for President to serve for a five-year tour and the results are in to the Executive Committee in Washington. In a real close race between Phil Norton, Ray Garfield, and Scott Redd, Scott was declared the winner. Congratulations are extended to Scott from all the Class with the knowledge that he will make a fine executive officer to represent the Class.

So now the reign has ended. Bob Spooner, the only class president we've known since graduation will turn his office over to Scott on 1 July. Scott is currently at the Postgraduate School in Monterey, and we all owe a deep debt of thanks to Bob for the fine work he has done for the Class.

The class finance committee, consisting of Dick Michaux, Russ Hale, and Carl McCullough, has just completed a study of our class' financial status and has initiated several significant changes to our investment portfolio. Russ Hale outlined the long overdue changes at the quarterly class luncheon in March before a good turnout. In addition to the twenty plus semi-regulars were recent area arrivals Andy Beck and Jay Prout. Andy is a recent graduate of Monterey now working in BUPERS, and Jay is assigned to OPNAV, having just completed a tour as a student at the Umguayan War College.

The approach of Summer means moving to many of our in-service Classmates. Those with

orders thus far are Scott Beachy, Ed Carlson, Ron Lassiter, and Hank Strickland, all enroute to Newport to attend the Naval War College.

Moose Foote and Jim Loome are taking the shorter route and will attend the six month Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk. Jim is coming from the staff of the Surface Warfare School in Coronado, while Moose just completed his masters in financial management at Monterey. Bob Emery is finally about to spring from his job as aide to VCNO for the more leisurely surroundings of Monterey, where he'll put a little more time toward the better things in life, such as living a semi-normal existence.

Ann and Otis Cole are relocating to Washington from Coronado in April. Their newest family addition, Scott Glenn, arrived in March, just in time to make the cross country junket.

Otis will be working at the Defense Nuclear Agency.

Jenny and Dick Michaux are building a new home in the Mount Vernon area of Northern Virginia where Dick is the district manager for Ryan Homes. They hope to be setfled by June.

I've reached by self-imposed space limit, so I'll save the rest for next time. Incidentally, it was nice of '67 to invite us to their 10th reunion.

West Coast News My mail has had a splendid resurgence since the request of another Class for update info for their class directory was mistakenly placed in our column. (Ed's note: Sorry about that, but glad to see some positive results from the goof.) I've had so much mail this month that I might be able to publish another directory on the letters received. I'll mention as many as 1 can this month and include the others in next month's space.

Ronald Earl "Swede" Smith was the first to jump the gun. He couldn't stand being left out of a directory and his letter arrived six days ahead of all others. Swede, as you may know, is Dr. Swede Smith, LCdr. USN. He's practicing his trade at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia. He's in charge of the critical care unit. I'll tell you a story about how Smitty got his other nickname. It all happened 11 years ago, so 1 guess it's safe now, if the statute of limitations has mn! NISO was investigating alleged reports of high stakes poker games among several first classmen being held on a regular basis every Friday night in the 3rd and 4th wing moke shacks.

When the investigating officer from Washington called Midshipman First Class Smith into the battalion office for questioning, he said, "Are you Ronald Eart Smith?" "Yes, Sir," replied Smith. "Sit down, Swede!" was the first order given. The rest is history. . . .

'66ers after Ten

Shipmate

83 The photo was sent in from October's 10th Reunion by the conscientious wife of Jim Fleming. She said Jim suffers from another variety of the Class Motto. NON-SIBI-SEDPROCRASTINATION. Jim and Pat were in attendance in October. They live in Portage.

Michigan, where Jim works as a sales engineer for the Dale Prentice Company, an application engineering firm based out of Detroit. Jim went to graduate school in Kalamazoo after leaving the'Navy in 1970. Pictured in the group are Tom Blount. Bill Geib. Dick Bona, Jim Fleming, and Charlie Cronin.

Tom McCants dropped us a live from Columbia. South Carolina, where he is vice president of the South Carolina National Bank.

Tom left USN.A in 1964 and graduated from the University of S. C in 1966. He and Mary were married in 1969 and have a girl six and a boy three. They extend an open invitation to '66ers in the Columbia area: his number is (803) 765-3533.

Glenda and Keith Menton are in Shreveport.

Louisiana, where Keith owns a chain of retail liquor stores. They have a three-year-old daughter and live at 6150 Gaylyn (71105).

Other civilians in the Louisiana area are Martha and Gene Burnham. They are assigned to the North America Branch of Wycliffe Bible Translators. Inc. They will be involved in various aspects of linguistics, literacy, and Bible translation with those groups of North American Indian tribes in which the native language is still viable. They added a litfle noise to the house with the arrival of Daniel in March.

They live at 202 Fourth Street. Springhill LA 71075.

Tom KUdebeck is located in the San Francisco Bay area. After making two cmises in R.WGER, he went to graduate school at Georgia State to obtain his MB.A and then to Stanford Law School in 1975 to receive his law degree. He's now a legal beagle with Pillsbury.

Madison and Sutro. at 225 Bush St.. San Francisco. He and his wife Mardi love the Bay area and welcome anyone in the vicinity to stop by.

Randy Hardy and his wife Jane live in Bethesda where Randy is exec assistant to the Federal Energy Administration.

Ron Chapman and his wife Patsy are enjoying the mile-high city where Ron is chief engineer to King Resources. Ron spent spent seven years with Shell Oil Company as an engineer in drilling, production and field analysis, and two years with Belco Petroleum in Houston before joining King. They have two boys and spend some free time hiking, camping and canoeing in Colorado. They live at 661 Williams St.. Denver 80218.

Paul Halberstadt checked in with us from Charlotte. North Carolina, where he is v. pres. of Standard Tmcking Company. He and his wife Sheridan live at 21 Newriver Trace.

Clover SC 29710. Paul's main job involves developing data processing and maintenance into systems for vehicle maintenance, parts inventory, and general ledger accounting. They spend week ends at the golf course and tennis courts and want to know about old 1st Company buddies, especially MarshaU "Church Party" Clegg and Walt Fritschner.

Patti and Jake Cohen are living in Oak Harbor. Washington, where Jake is practicing law.

They have two children, a boy and a girt, and a new arrival due at this writing. Jake has mn into Joe Mobley and BiU Birkmaier at the Oak Habor Naval Station. He's also been spending some time syndicating apartment projects.

His address: P.O. Box V. Oak Harbor WA 98277.

Denny Zveare dropped us another line from the high seas of Westpac on Carrier Group Seven. Denny hopes to be in CONUS in time for the West Coast June Week bash in QUEEN MARY in Long Beach in June. Denny was deployed out of Alameda in July and was due in port by late April. His wife Mary and the three kids were due to meet his arrival.

Oriin Scrivner is still meteorologist in MIDWAY, while both Dave Fitch and Bob Spooner are aboard in squadrons. Tom Kaye is enjoying civilian line as a doctor in San Diego at Scripps hospital in La Jolla. Lou and Jimmy Angel are deep in the South in Birmingham, Alabama, where Jimmy has his own insurance agency.

He invites anyone down his way in for a cool one. He can usually be found around 3107 Montgomery Highway, 35209.

That's all for this issue. I'll have some more updates for next month. Remember, it's that time of year to pay your dues and get the news!

67 Pres.. LCdr. David A. Matema USN S e c y . LCdr. Paul Schissler USN L-4 PhythianRd., USNA Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 31 There was very little mail this month from you but you should have received in March a mailing from the Tenth Reunion Committee.

Excuse the quality of some of the copies. Rich Gordon had provided to us some very nice flyers printed on blue paper with an addressed post card for you to send back. Well as luck would have it things got messed up. We had the Alumni Association do the mailing for us and their mailing service sent about 75% of our notices to the Class of 1966. (For you '66ers reading this, sorry for the junk in your mail box and please stop sending the cards to us.)

At any rate, you should by now have sent us your reply. If not get hot! Just a short summary of our plans other than the normal Homecoming Events: 1900 21 October— Alumni Cocktail Party and Dinner in midshipman wardroom; 1200-1700—Tailgate Party at Stadium;1930—Tenth Reunion Dinner Dance.

Fort Meade Officers' Club.

We plan to make lodging available near Ft. Meade and provide shuttle buses to and from USNA. For those who will fly in. Ft. Meade is closer to Baltimore (Baltimore-Washington Intemational Airport). West Coast Classmates interested in a charter flight from the San Diego area should contact Budd Goodwin. His address is 1777 5th Ave., San Diego CA 92101.

He prefers you call him at (714) 231-1781. Incidentally, he says he has been out of the Navy since August 1971 and is now a lawyer in the firm of Goodwin & Grindle.

The only other letter this month is a news release conceming John Diesing. He has been elected an assistant vice president of the Omaha, Nebraska, office of Alexander and Alexander Inc.. insurance brokers. He has been working for them since 1974 in their ocean marine department.

One last thing. If you have questions on Homecoming write to Hank Giffin, Candidate Guidance Office, USNA, Annapolis MD 21402.

Make plans now to be with us for a great tenth.

68 President and Acting Sec'y, Lt. Donald R. Hay USN Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, USNA, Annapolis MD 21402 or West Coast news to: Lt. Don HiU JAGC USN 13320 Lingre Avenue Poway CA 92064 Percent Members: 29

69 Pres., Lt. William H. Newton, III, USN Sec'y, Mr. Marshall E. Rachmiel 13800 NE 12th Ae. N. Miami FL 33161 Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Jim Dolan, USN Seamanship & Tactics Dept. USNA Annapolis, MD 21402 Percent Members: 27

70 Pres., Jeff Krstich Corr. Secy, Lt. Jon Jenson, USN, Candidate Guidance, USNA Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 26

71 Pres., Lt. Steve DiAntonio USN Secy. Capt. Charles E. Boyer USMC 103 Moran Circle Monterey CA 93940 Percent Members: 25 What is the old saying? No news is good news. It sure does not apply to writing this article. Again another month without any mail or phone calls. I have considered fabricating some nasty gossip about several people just so they would get irate enough to write. Then too, I thought maybe I could try my hand at writing a series of short stories for those persons that have trouble falling asleep at night. However. I decided to do something more useful. I went out and found some news from the local area.

Belated congratulations go to John Martin.

He graduated in March from here at the Postgraduate School. John and his wife, Mary, are now in Newport at the Destroyer School and they expect a ship out of Norfolk when he completes that school.

Later this month Tom Dalton and Pat Doyle will complete their tour here at NPS. Both Tom and Pat will receive their Master of Science in Computer Science.

After graduation, Tom will be heading for Quantico where he will be an instructor at the Marine Corps Computer School. His wife, Nancy, has proceeded him to Quantico to set up their new household.

Mary and Pat Lee have a couple of reasons to be proud. Pat has completed his thesis and Mary Lee was to have their first child in early

84 May. They will be heading for Destroyer School in July. After their time in Newport, Pat is expecting a ship out of San Diego.

Our old friend David Howe should also be a "daddy" by the time this reaches everyone.

Cheryl was expecting to have their first child in late May. David has told me that he is elated but broke in anticipation of the new arrival.

Pretty sure that those with experience can console him with the fact that it is just beginning.

Also in the baby news are Pat and Dennis Junge. In conversation with Pat this moming, she told me that their daughter, Elisa, should have a brother or sister tomorrow.

For six weeks Lambert Heikes and BiU Hilton were residents of the Monterey area. Both were TAD from their squadrons, to attend the Navy's Aviation Safety Officer School. Bill is a fighter pilot out of Miramar. He also is to be a father in June. Lambert was here from Beaufort. Being the shrewd businessman that he is, Lambert has purchased two homes in the Beaufort area. One he rents out, the other he uses for storing his bed and toothbmsh. (That is all that is in Lambert's place of residence.)

A couple of mmors. I have it from a reliable source that Jim Yeakley, out of hunger, has given up gambling as a profession and has taken a position with Honeywell. Oh, Jim has not given up gambling altogether, of that you can bet. The other item of pure gossip is that Field McConneU will be leaving his flying duties with the Navy. Field is to be employed by a bank in Fargo and will be flying for the Air National Guard.

The final news is that Irene and Fred Klein have reported aboard NPS. Fred came from duty with the Seabees at Point Mugu and will by studying Oceanography/Meteorology.

Hope everyone remembers to renew their membership in the Alumni Association and encourage your friends to do the same.

Have a nice Fourth of July.

72 Pres., 1st Lt. Joe Glover USMC Sec'y, 1st Lt. Frank L. Gibson, USMC Hqs. Co., H & S Batt. MCRD Parris Island SC 29905 Percent Members: 28

74 Pres., Lt. (jg) George Yacus USN Sec'y, Lt. (jg) Mike Chaplain USN USS ROBERT E. PEARY (DE 1073)

FPO San Francisco CA 96601 East Coast Sec'y Lt. (jg) Brent S. James USN 404 Philbate Terrace Virginia Beach VA 23452 Percent Members: 43 After a fantastic response for a couple of months, things have slacked off a little bit this time. But I don't think it's due to a lack of interest. Rather, I think the fact that I have been out to sea for the entire month has made it hard for the mail to catch up to me. (Me being Brent James, East Coast Correspondent.) But I'll give you what I have come up with.

Ken McBrayer is now ship's company aboard USS SARATOGA. He is working as a maintenance management officer doing liaison and prep work when the ship comes back into port to assure that the work that needs to be done on the ship's systems has been preplanned and is prepared for ashore.

Mike MiUer and Sparky Lersch are both in VS-22 flying S-3s out of Jax and off SARATOGA. Also in VS-22 is Steve Himes. All will be aboard for SARA'S upcoming Med deployment.

Jimmy Aldon has been spotted in the Mayport area aboard his reserve tin can. Dick Adams was the spotter for that one but couldn't remember the name or homeport of the destroyer. Nice work, Dick! Another couple of reports from Dick have Steve Burrich flying P-3s for VP-5 and Chris Virtue now residing in the Virginia Beach area. Although the veracity of those reports cannot be attested to, at least he's trying.

Well, that's about it for this time. (I told you it was sparse.) With Summer coming up a lot of people should be going new places. Keep in touch. Drop me a quick card.

Also remember that the time for renewing Alumni Association memberships is coming up soon. Let's at least try to hold the membership we've got. What's a few bucks for all the joy and pleasure you get out of reading this column? See you next time!

75 73 Pres., Lt.Cjg) Steve Ingram USN Sec'y, Lt.(jg) John F. Kennedy USN USS WHIPPLE (FF-1062)

FPO San Francisco CA 96601 Percent Members: 27

Pres., Ens. Craig R. Quigley USN 1250 5th Ave., Apt. 505 Chula Vista CA 92011 Sec'y, Ens. Steve Hubbard USN USS EDWARD MCDONNELL (FF-1043)

FPO New York NY 09501 Percent Members: 44 Greetings from sunny Dan Neck! This being written in April, 1 will be vacationing here for the next two months. My ship, the illustrious EDDY MAC, departed Mayport last week end for Boston and a planned ten-month overhaul, and I will rejoin her in late May in my new capacity as CIC Officer. Quite a change from First Lieutenant (and a welcome one)!

In non-letter type news, it seems that Brian Diantonio has been ordered to the EDDY MAC. This presence will save me from being the only grad on board. My intelligence sources indicate that he might take over on EMO. While

crossing the CHARLES F . ADAMS (DDG-2) one

moming I recognized a familiar face on her quarterdeck. It was difficult to recognize the accompanying physique, however, because it had lost 50 pounds and 8 inches from the waist since last I saw it. This master of willpower was none other than Paul Papish, the AS WO in ADAMS. He's looking great and deserves a kudo for his fitness effort! One of his shipmates is Tom Metz, who is changing jobs to become Tartar Missile Fire Control Officer, and is attending classes here at D.N. Another Classmate on the ADAMS is George Siragusa who is Navigator/Admin. Officer. Goose is running and enjoying it, even though the ship just left on a Med deployment in late March.

Other notables here at Dam Neck include Mike Lord whose career thus far has been highlighted by a bout with air sickness at Pensacola, followed by sea sickness and decommissioning of a PG, and now finds him attending Sea Sparrow school before heading for San Diego and the HEWITT (DD-966) as Fire Control Officer. Also attending the Sea Sparrow class is Neil Jensen '76, an acquaintance for those of you who served time in 25th Company under the "Moon." Neil is in DOWNES ( F F 1070) out of San Diego, as the Gunnery Assistant. Steve Ferguson started gunnery school this week, having recently relieved as Gunnery Assistant in Cooi>n"Z (DDG-40). Fergie has been able to move around a bit, starting as Electrical Officer, then becoming Missile Officer, before switching to Gunnery Assistant.

Another non-'75er, Dennis Hansell '72 (36th Company) is in my CICO class. He is headed for OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG-7) which is

due to be commissioned in November. One of his company/classmates, and a familiar name as former Navy XC captain. Bob Monahan, is decommissioning his second PG in the past year, having been twice an XO. His boat is in Little Creek and he's not sure what to do next.

And to wrap up the local news, some of you may remember Bmce Spalding '73 . . . he is now an instmctor here at sunny Dam Neck after having left the MULLINNIX last year.

Moving into correspondence, we have letters from Duane PhiUips, Kathy and John Moody, Tom Donaldson, Ray Enzenauer, and BiU Daley.

Duane received his wings at Kingsville on 30 December, finishing first in his class. He and wife Arline are now at Miramar where he is flying the F-14. Apparenfly Duane is psyched for the plane and Arline is psyched for the weather (she's from Fall River, Massachusetts). Duane sends word that Kip Owen and Brian Shaw (who reportedly escaped from SERE camp three times) are both flying F-14s at Miramar, and Doug Hall is there flying F-4s. Doug and Jayne were married on 30 December. Pat Kilcline was also at Kingsville, and should have his wings by now. Andy Kozak joined IBM in Boston after being discharged on a knee disability. Navy doctors couldn't fix it, but a good civilian doc did, so he's up and about. Jamie Durnan and Tom Kapurch should have their NFO wings by now, and Les Carey and Phil Tompkins should be finishing up at Kingsville. Bob Zakula (USMC) is soaking up rays in Hawaii, Dennis Stone is at North Island flying S-3s, and Doug Martin is flying A-7s at Lemoore. Duane's closing wisdom follows: "It's better to die than look bad . . .

If you ain't a fighter pilot, you ain't !"

Well, you gotta feel sorry for the disillusioned kid, anyway! Thanks for the news, Duane, and congratulations!

Shipmate

85 Kathy Moody wrote from New London just before the submariners graduated on 28 January. (These are the guys who departed Idaho Falls back in November '76.) Dayton Warfle (in NFO training at Pensacola) married Kathy Loomis of Silver Spring in April '76, and they are expecting a baby in July. Fran and Ken Sykes were blessed with Ken. Jr. on 19 August 76. Ken is Navigator in PORTLAND (LSD-37) out of Norfolk. Roberta and Chris Becker, in Pensacola, should have eamed his wings by now, along with Mike Jinnett who is in helos.

Dick Rybolt is attending tank school at Ft. Knox. While still in Idaho last October, Susan and Don Northam were blessed with a son, Eric; Terry and Don Bennette now have a daughter, Grace. Bev and Dave Gove were expecting in March. Congratulations to jdl, and thanks for the letter, Kathy!

Barry Fosberg jotted a note along with Tom Donaldson's letter. Barry is now Boilers Officer on the CLAUDE V. RICKETTS ( D D G - 5 ) . He

reports that Andy Jesson retumed from his first patrol in Febmary. and that the Jessons are hoping for twins when their bundle of joy arrives in June. Mike Douglas just finished prototype at Vallejo. Thanks. Barry!

Tom states that his primary collateral duty is keeping roommate ""Foz" in a state of sanity.

Foz reportedly loves to purge tubes. Tom is Main Engines Officer in RICKETTS, having departed Vallejo just before the rest of his NUC class did. He attended SWOS and MPA school in Newport. During a month's leave he became engaged to Debbie, before meeting his ship in Mombasa, Kenya. The big day is planned for May '77. While in the Med. Tom saw Ed Seibel (USMC) in GUAM. He also reports that Kermit Stott has ejected from the flight pipeline and is now in Califomia somewhere. Des and George Melnychenko are in Norfolk and Jack Stewart is in JOSEPHUS DANIELS, also in Norfolk.

even though you are Irish!

Here's a bit of news from the Air Force Information Office in Europe. Glad to see that they recognize class, especially the Class of 1975.

A military flying tradition has been extended through three generations with the recent graudation of Ens. John D. Ginn from Naval Flight Training at Pensacola.

Ensign Ginn's father is MGen. William H. Ginn Jr., USAFE's deputy chief of staff for Plans at Ramstein AB., and General Ginn's father. William H. Sr., now deceased, was a naval aviator and retired from the Navy as a rear admiral.

The general's father-in-law, Douglas D. Besore, was an Army pilot who flew with Gen. Carl "Tooey"" Spaatz in France in 1918. General Spaatz was the Air Force's first chief of staff.

Like his father and grandfather. Ensign Ginn is also a member of the Order of Daedalians.

Now it is my sad duty to inform you all of the death of a Classmate. Pat Young died 1 March 1977 after his F-4 crashed near Cresswell, North Carolina. He was on a training flight out of NAS Oceana. His loss will be felt deeply by those of us who knew him.

Well, here it is . . . June '77 . . . two years have passed since our caps sailed into the Annapolis sun. It doesn't seem like it's been that long . . . but the extra half-stripe on our shoulders confirms the fantasy. It's been an active two years, with mostly fond memories of good times. For those of us who may have been having doubts, we can sit back and say, ""It's not so bad . . . it certainly has its good points." For those of us whose gunginess has survived these initial two years . . . well, what can 1 say, '"We love it!" Now as we look ahead to the next three (or more) years, we realize that our commitment is tough, but a worthy commitment nonetheless. Hang in there . . . keep the faith . . . and Beat Army!

Thanks for the gouge. Tom, and congratulations to you and Debbie!

Ray Enzenauer is enjoying life at Moffett while playing in the VP RAG with Big Steve Walsh, Bob Warmbmim, Little Sreve Walsh and Joe GentUe. Ray states that he survived SERE school in November and that "'the bubbleheads and boat drivers don't know what Pres., Ens. M. B. Pearsall USN they're missing; it's like a Boy Scout campout Sec'y, 2nd Lt. Joe Buranosky USMC without the ham sandwiches." Must be real 404 Gull Court tough, there Ray . . . He also reports that Gail North Palm Beach FL 33408 Hotter married Ralph Vendeland last Percent Members: 59 November in Los Angeles. In attendance were Ray, Bob Adamson (North Island), Don Keeler When this article appears it will be around (North Island), "Maddog" Brechtel (Camp the first anniversary of our graduation from Pendleton), and IMike Wooster (San Diego).

USNA—it's hard to beheve a year has gone by Congrats to Ralph and Gail! Joe Delpino is so fast. I have received several letters the past studying advanced NAV at Mather AFB, Sacfew weeks with a lot of news both new and ramento; Gary Hogan is an A-7 jockey at NAS Cecil in Jacksonville; John Langan is in MC- '76 Nukes Out West (or The Town Rowdies) CAIN in San Diego. Both the Hogan and Langan households are expecting additions soon.

In closing, Ray mentions the purchase of a 1956 Thunderbird over the holidays. In his words "a studly little car." Thanks for the words, Ray. BiU Daley has relocated once again. He is

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1085) in Norfolk. A somewhat permanent address . . . for awhile. Dales is pleased with his new job and his ship, and attributes his good fortune to his Irish blood . . . ( ? ) John Ennis was scheduled to marry on 16 April (we assume he did); Colleen and Chris Mortonson were expecting in May; Bob BuUock has been assigned as ASWO in SOUTH CAROLINA; and

Charlie Mahon is in VIRGINIA. Thanks Dales, June, 1977

old, so I'll try and relate what hasn't been passed on yet. Gary Greenfield sent some news of 36th company. Dave Winters is planning on getting married this July to Debbie Tipton.

Brad Speer and Rick Carstens are both in Texas pursuing their wings. AUie MysUwy and Cyrus Large are now at sea somewhere in the Pacific, and Mike DonneUy is in Puerto Rico in his capacity with the CEC. Gary had a tough break with his knee and was retired early from the Navy; he is currently working for On-Line Systems, Inc., and plans to go to Harvard in the Fall.

Ed Riehl writes of 29's exploits from I*rototype in Idaho Falls. John Myers wed the former Pat Mason late in January at the Academy Chapel. Andy Yates started Al in Pensacola recently, and Tom Sears and Vince Huston are at Headquarters Marine Corps waiting for their classes to start later in the year. Randy Pritchett is doing the same at Cherry Point. IMike HanseU is in Corpus Christi now, and Pete Miller, Gene Gygax, Bob Peranich, Cal Felte, John McKeman, John McCarthy, Jim Morrison, Chuck Deitchman and Ed Gilmore are all at Whiting Field. BiU Bevil is the first lieutenant, legal officer, OIC of pneumatic tools and OIC of LAMPS training and facilities aboard his ship in Pearl Harbor. Dave Rossetti finished SWOS and EMO school and is now aboard USS DONALD B .

BEARY in Norfolk. Joe Bouchard is aboard his ship in Yokosuka; Mike Crochet and Mike Flentje are at NPS Orlando; finally, Santiago Juncosa was one of the first to hit the fleet— with the Venezuelan Navy.

Fred Yarger wrote and sent some news of the Nuke class graduated from Mare Island and now at Idaho Falls. The submariners in the crowd got a real shock with the word that sub school, besides being lengthened, will begin immediately after Prototype. Of those Nukes in Idaho Falls, Lyal Davidson was recently married and Ron Seizert is soon to follow the same course.

I have also heard recently from Pete Ellis and John Carter. Pete is busy aboard USS NEW ORLEANS and is presently on deployment in WestPac. He's in charge of ships stores, laundry, and barber shop among other things.

John is presenfly aboard USS MANLEY in Guantanamo Bay anxiously awaiting his upcoming wedding to Joan Cretcher. Alex Cobble is now in Corpus Christi for advanced training in multi-engine after doing an outstanding job in Pensacola. Finally, Steve Champman is soon to be wed to Sandy Thompson and Mike Kapsch is now here in Athens ready to start with the next supply class. That's all the news I have for now—keep in touch.

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Chapter News Deadline: For September—10 July; for October—10 August

ANNAPOLIS LCdr. George Garrett USN Dept. of Mathematics U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis MD 21402 The April meeting of the Annapolis Chapter of the Alumni Association was disappointed when VAdm. D.C. Davis USN had to cancel his appearance at the last minute because of pressing affairs in Washington. However, Capt. J. W. Blanchard USN '56, Deputy Director of Athletics at the Naval Academy, gallantly stepped into the breach with a stirring request for support of the athletic program, especially because the football season will feature six games at the Academy Stadium.

A further plea was submitted to the assemblage by Capt. William A. Peterson DC USN. head of the dental clinic at Bancroft Hall, who requested that those retired officers requiring dental care be certain to keep their appointments to insure the utmost efficiency in the operation of the facility. Cdr. Charles W. Corkins USN '56 then spoke on the possibility of mass-purchase of automobiles as done by the first class.

The final activity of the year was held on 11 May with a cocktail party at the Alumni House.

JACKSONVILLE Cdr. Wilson Baldwin USN (Ret.) 4020 McGirts Blvd.

Jacksonville FL 32210 Our last meeting was held at the Naval Air Station Officers' Club. The speaker for the evening was Jack Little, one of our members, who discussed Estate Planning and the effects of the new tax laws. Estate Planning is one of those necessary things we put off doing, but Jack's wit and knowledge should help the medicine go down. Our previous meeting had featured a talk by Al Cormier and an informative and most refreshing tour of the Anheuser-Busch brewery.

The Executive Council solicits suggestions (and volunteers) for nominations of officers for the coming year. Please pass along your ideas to any of the officers.

KITTYHAWK (Dayton, Ohio) Mr. J. M. GaUagher 294 Cherry Dr. Centerville, OH 45459 Monthly, days vary O Club, Wright-Patterson At our February 1977 luncheon we were honored to have Col. Gene Lueker USAF (USNA '54), our new Base Commander at WrightPatterson Air Force Base, serve as our guest speaker. Colonel Lueker gave an outstanding presentation on: "'What it is like to be the Base Commander." Colonel Lueker was no stranger

to the Kittyhawk Chapter. He has been at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base since August 1974, first as Director of Aeronautical Logistics for HQS AFLC and in 1976 as Vice Commander for the Base.

On 12 April 1977 members of the Kittyhawk Chapter heard an inspiring tme Blue and Gold presentation by Lt. Tim Keating (Native of Dayton, Ohio) USN (USNA '71). telling us about his experiences as as an A-7 pilot while assigned to USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). Lt. Keating reported to VA-82 in the Spring of '76 and deployed to the Mediterranean in July 1976, retuming in mid-Febmary 1977. Lt. Keating presented slides of his experiences in NIMITZ and discussed the Soviet threat in the Mediterranean, and nuclear carrier operations.

On Friday, 6 May 1977, we met for our 2nd Annual "Reef Point" dinner. Captain Bill Busik USN (Ret.) (USNA '43), Executive Director of the USNA Alumni Association, came to be our guest speaker. Midshipman Fourth Class Tina-Marie D'Ercole, Class of 1980, also attended.

(Submitted by LCol. Lewis F. Todd USAF '58 Activity Chairman.

LOS ANGELES Mr. James V. Cavanaugh, Sec.-Treas.

USNA Alumni Association, Los Angeles Worid Trade Center, Suite 370 350 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles CA 90071

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1220 Cumberiand Dr. Bedford TX 76021 The March meeting of the North Texas Chapter enjoyed a large tumout, despite a last minute change of location when the originally scheduled site suffered a severe fire. Captain Bill Busik was our honored guest.

Captain Busik stressed the importance of continued Alumni support for the Academy athletic program. The Varsity Program has been expanded this year to include twenty-two sports—the newest being Women's Fencing.

He also predicted a good football season ahead for next year's team. Eight of the players who beat Army last year were plebes and will be returning for the coming season. BEAT ARMY!!!!

A special note to any graduates in the North Texas area: You do have an Alumni Association and your Association needs you! Dues are only $7.50. If you need more info, drop me a line: Mike Apple 1220 Cumberland Drive. Bedford TX 76021. Upcoming activities include a bmnch and fashion show at Lord and Taylors in Dallas . . . a special treat for our number one drags.

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Once again it has arrived, the June Week West get-together on board QUEEN MARY in Long Beach, Califomia, on 18 June, but starting early and ending late. Some 2.000 are expected this year, so be sure to get your reservation in as soon as possible, if you have not already done so. Gus Kiergan '33 is chairing the Steering Committee and is still able to use a few extra hands.

Al Enderle '52—professional explorer/ lecturer—spoke at the 20 April meeting on "Voyages through Micronesia," accompanying his interesting discussion with slides of the area.

Professional eyes checked the USC and UCLA NROTC units at UCLA on 10 May during the annual Marion Davies Drill Competition. Sort of makes one want to get back in hamess.

The Chapter is checking into the possibility of contracting for a charter flight to the East for Homecoming and the Army-Navy Game.

Please call the Alumni Association office if you are interested. And don't forget to get your dues paid, if you haven't already done so.

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Mr. Omar C. KeUer 5003 Westem Dr., RED 4 Fremont NE 68025 1130 Third Tuesday Omaha Chapter, USNA Alumni Association, met at Gorat's Steak House, Omaha, Nebraska, at 1130 hours on 15 March 1977. The following were present: Frank Thurtell, '47, Chapter President; Milt Forsyth, '57, Vice President; Omar Keller, "41, SecretaryTreasurer: Jim Lay, '52; Merle White, '42; Gerald Mitchell, "69; Will Tmesdell, '51; Bob Oliveri, '59; Ira Hughey, "57; Terence Keller, '74; Steve Thompson, '70; Bob Mathers, '52; Harry Brown, '58; Lee Cutler, '59; and Rowin Floth, "64.

Following luncheon. Milt Forsyth introduced his guest, Sgt. Paul Edwards, U. S. Ait Force. Sgt. Edwards' hobby is Naval History.

He gave a very interesting talk on the history of ROCHESTER, 1893-1941, one of the last ships of the old "Steel Navy." He exhibited relics of the ship which he salvaged from the hulk sunken in Manila Harbor, and pictures taken in the active period of the ship's history.

There will be no meetings during June, July and August. Please call the Secretary at (402) 721-6265 for dates and locations of alumni activities.

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Capt. James V. Healv USNR-R 1205 Chadwick Rd. Wilmington DE 19803 Jack A. Kirby, Esq. was the guest speaker at the 23 March luncheon. A lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, he is a practicing attomey in Pennsylvania and an authority on estate planning, tmsts and related taxation matters. He was a guest speaker while on active duty a few years ago. so this was in the form of a retum engagement. His subject, including a lively question and answer period, dealt with the new estate and gift tax laws. A total of 22 active and retired alumni, including two honorary members of the Philadelphia chapter. LCdr. Leo Latonick USNR, a Blue and Gold coordinator and Gar Bacon, one of our top Bird Dogs, attended this most enjoyable affair. We also took this occasion to ""welcome aboard" Capt. Harry Newton Key Jr. "48. new Commander. Naval Support Activity, and to say farewell to LCdr. Gilson Ketler McClure. Jr. '57. former XO of the Philadelphia Naval Home—now located in Mississippi; Gilson is retiring and moving to Pittsburgh to take up employment in civilian life.

As this ""goes to press." we expect a banner tumout at a special event at the Com (open) Mess on Thursday. 14 April. Col. Uri Varri. .^ss't Armed Forces Attache from the Israeli Embassy. Washington, DC, will be guest speaker at a dinner to which the Philadelphia Council of the Navy League and alumni of the West Point Society of Philadelphia have been invited, wives included. Col. "Yaari has had a distinguished career in the Israeli Air Force, including a considerable amount of combat experience. He will speak on. and show slides of. the Entebbe Rescue Operation. (Submitted by Capt. W. T. Jenkins "30 USN(Ret.), 1st Vice President.)

Capt. Harry F. Fischer Jr. USN (Ret.) 1414 Fifth St. Coronado CA 92118 A Board of Directors Meeting was held on March 7, 1977, at the Coronado Shores home of President Fill Gilkeson "37. Those attending were W. Haley Rogers '47. 2nd Vice President. Harry Fischer '40. Secretary/Treasurer, and the following Directors: Gill Richardson '27. Hank Monroe "33. Ed Fredericks '33, Mason Freeman '35, Dave Nash '35, Bob Clark '39, Gordy Glaes '39, Gene Farrell '42.

Bill Crenshaw '45 and Jim Hodder '48. Various items of business were discussed and plans for encouraging greater attendance were outlined.

A fine tumout of 60 alumni heard a very professional presentation on the subject of ""NATO—Yesterday. Today and Tomorrow" at the March luncheon of the San Diego/ Coronado Chapter held at the Admiral Kidd Club. The speaker was Captain Klaus J. Steindorrf. Federal German Navy, the West German Naval Attache stationed in Washington, D.C. Captain Steindorff, who eamed the designation Naval Aviator at Pensacola, renewed acquaintance with many alumni who had served with him both in the United States and in NATO commands in Europe.

On 21 April RAdm. George G. Halvorson USN (Ret.) "42 of Rohr Marine addressed seventy-three alumni on the Surface Effect Ship, the projected vessel which is designed to have a top speed of 89 knots and initially will be configured as an ASW platform with space reserved for AAW and other weapons. High interest was shown in this revolutionary craft which is one of the most exciting new projects in the Navy Research and Development budget. Classes from 1916 to 1972 were represented at the meeting.

Col. James B. Glennon, Jr., USMC (Ret.) 4856 Yorktown Blvd.

Ariington VA 22207 Noon—3rd Wed., Sept.-May Army-Navy Club The Washington, D. C Chapter met in the Sky Room of the Army and Navy Club on Wednesday, 19 January, for its regular monthly luncheon meeting. As earlier reported, over 150 members tumed out to hear VAdm. Joe Moorer USN '45, DCNO for Plans, Policy and Operations, discuss the impact of politico-military forces and events upon various countries and regions around the world of greatest significance to the naval community.

At the meeting on Wednesday. 16 March.

Navy's football coach, George T. Welsh "56. reviewed for us the 1976 season with its early disappointments and stirring finish; and he drew a heartening picture of Navy potential for 1977. Capturing the attention and the imagination of his audience, George Welsh clearly demonstrated some of the characteristics which have enabled him to do so much toward rebuilding Navy football.

Classes from "10 to '67 were represented by the 105 members on hand, with the largest contingents fi-om '34, '25, '28, "30 and '53.

The Chapter membership was polled by mail to determine whether The Army-Navy Club should continue to be our regular meeting place. The answer favored the Club by a clear majority over two attractive alternate possibilities.

Last Call "They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them nor the years condemn; At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them . . . " Tomb of the Scottish Unknown Soldier, Edinburgh BENNETT, FLOYD WESLEY 17 (COL USMC RET) 1 April 1977, (San Diego CA) BOOTH, RICHARD HENRY '11 (CDR USN RET), 8 March 1977, Kentfield CA BROWNELL, JOHN ANGELL 13 (CDR USNR RET), 9 April 1977, New London CT CLIFT, FRED JAMES '65, 3 January 1977.

Salem OR CRISTAL, CHARLES WOLFORD '22, 25 November 1976, (Shaker Heights OH) DAUNIS, GEORGE STEWART '38, 26 Febmary 1977, Ft. Worth TX DELANEY, ROBERT JOSEPH '45, 6 April 1977. BeUevue WA DE STEFANO, MICHAEL '41, 17 January 1977, Mulberry FL DOROTHY, JOHN FRANCIS '47 (CDR USN ret), 27 April 1977, Ft. Meade MD GILL, GRAHAM CHAFFIN '25 (CAPT USN RET), 19 April 1977, La Jolla CA HALL, JOHN NELSON '22, 21 Febmary 1977, Great Falls MT HAMILTON, LUTHER JR. '46, 30 December 1976, Morehead City NC June. 1977

HODSON, RICHARD BUCHET '48, (LTJG USN RET), 28 November 1976, (Phoenix AZ) HONAKER, WALTER WELLINGTON '26 (RADM SC USN RET), 17 January 1977, San Diego CA JARRELL, ALBERT EDMONDSON '25, 23 April 1977, Sedona AZ JONES, JAMES CAREY '13, (VADM USN RET), 12 January 1977, Philadelphia PA JONES, WILLL^M DAVIS JR. '17, 9 April 1977, (Raleigh NC) KENNEDY, JAMES FRANCIS '17 (CDR USNR RET). 1 October 1976, (Washington DC) LALOR, WILLIAM GEORGE JR. '49, 28 April 1977, McLean VA MICHAUX, WOODSON VAUGHAN '22, (CAPT USN RET). 13 March 1977, Tilmarnock VA MOORE, WILLLVM BRIGHAM '30 (CAPT USN RET). 13 April 1977, Santa Barbara CA NEWHART, HAROLD GUTHRIE '27, (COL USMC RET), 31 March 1977, Cincinnati OH O'GRADY, JOHN FRANCIS '52 (COL

USAF), reported MIA 10 April 1967, North Vietnam, changed to deceased 15 March 1977 RYAN, RUSSELL C. '10 (MAJ USA RET), 16 April 1977, San Francisco CA SALLADA, HAROLD BUSHNELL '17 (ADM USN RET), 25 April 1977, Washington DC SAMPSON, WILLIAM SPOOR '35 (CAPT USN RET), 20 April 1977 (Cottonwood CA) SCHIPFER, CARL ARTHUR '08 (LCDR USNR), 19 January 1977, (San Jose CA) SHAW, JOHN DRAKE '23 (RADM USN RET), 14 April 1977, Seattle WA SMITH-HUTTON, HENRI HAROLD '22 (CAPT USN RET), 4 April 1977. Palo Alto CA THORNBURY, JOE WARREN '44 (CDR USN RET), 22 June 1976, Stuart FL WEBB, WALTER WHITFIELD '16 (CAPT USN RET), 11 April 1977. San Diego CA WHITE, JACK ALLEN '54 (CDR SC USN RET), 17 March 1977, (Hemdon VA) ( ) Around place of death indicates hometown at time of death when the specific location is iinkown.

PAUL LEO ZESBAUGH '14 Mr. Paul Leo Zesbaugh died on 13 November 1976 in Minneapolis. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in that city with interment in the family plot in St. Mary's cemetery.

under the late Adm. Chester W. Nimitz USN '05 on the staff of CinCPac at Pearl Harbor.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for this service. After the war he retumed to the Tomkins Bros, firm and became president in 1967 and chairman of the board prior to retiring in 1970 after 41 years with the firm.

He is survived by a son, Allen C , of 2821 North St.. Fairfield CT 06430, and three grandchildren.

He is survived by his widow, Edwina, of 5605 N.E. Windermere Rd.. Seattle WA 98105, a stepdaughter and four sisters.

WALTER ELLERY MOORE '21 VAdm. Walter Ellery Moore USN (Ret.) was killed 27 March 1977 at the airport of Tenerife, Canary Islands, when a KLM 747 crashed into a Pan Am 747 on the runway.

A native of Califomia, he entered the Naval Academy from that state and was graduated CAMPBELL DALLAS EMORY '21 with the Class of 1921 in 1920.

From then until World War II he served at RAdm. Campbell Dallas Emory USN (Ret.) died 30 March 1977 in Seattle, Washington, sea in battleships, cmisers and destroyers, and as operations officer on the staff of Comafter a heart attack.

Member of a pioneer Seattle family, he was mander, Service Force. He commanded the great-grandson of MGen. William Hemsley LITCHFIELD from June 1936 until April 1939 Emory, who led the defense of Washington, and SAPELO from August 1940 until October 1941. Shore duties during this period were at D . C , during the Civil War. His greatgrandmother, Matilda Bache Emory, was a the Naval Academy, the Philadelphia Navy great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin. His Yard and the Bureau of Navigation.

In October 1941 he became executive officer other forebears included Francis Scott Key and George Miflin Dallas, Vice President from of JUNEAU, our first anti-aircraft cmiser, which 1845 to 1849. chased German blockade-mnners until she Paul Leo Zesbaugh Dal Emory was captain of the Navy swim went to the Solomon Islands to support the team which participated in the 1920 Olympics early Marine landings there late in the Summer in Antwerp. Upon graduation from the Naval of 1942. Detached in late 1942, he next had Entering the Naval Academy from the State Academy in 1921 he served in MISSISSIPPI until duty in BuPers until March 1944. From then of Minnesota, he resigned prior to graduation 1924, then in HULBERT on the China station until late 1945 he served as Chief of Staff to but always retained his affection for the Naval until 1927. Other sea duty prior to World War Commander Amphibious Group 3 in the Academy and the U. S. Navy. During World Pacific in assault landings at Guam, Leyte, II included tours in WOOD, HANNIBAL, MEMWar 1 he was a chief boatswain's mate, but Lingayen Gulf and Okinawa, and in the occuPHIS, PHELPS and MAYO, which he placed in was commissioned as an ensign in the Naval pation of Hokkaido, Northem Japan, upon the commission and commanded in 1940-41.

Shore Reserve before the end of hostilities. He duty assignments prior to World War II insurrender 2 September 1945. For outstanding served in the transport AMERICA before retumservices during this period he was awarded the ing to inactive duty in 1919. Predominant in his cluded the Postgraduate School in Annapolis, the NROTC at the University of Washington.

Legion of Merit with combat " V " . civilian career was his long association with From late 1945 until February 1949 he In 1941 he was ordered to duty as executive Zesbaugh's Art Store, established in 1874. served successively in command of COLUMwhich he retained as a family business until he officer of the anti-aircraft cmiser ATLANTA, BUS, as Commander, U. S. Naval Operating retired in 1959. As a native of Minneapolis, he under construction at Keamey. Following her Base, Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, and as was steeped in its history and progress and commissioning in December 1941 and Commander Service Squadron One, then beserved as a ready guide to its sights of notable shakedown exercises the ATLANTA joined the came Chief of the Naval Group, U. S. Mission interest for visiting friends. In his years of re- Pacific Fleet, took part in the Solomons Camto Greece. He later was Assistant Chief of tirement, his bent for exploring inclined him to paign and was sunk in the battle off GuadalNaval Operations before becoming Comtravel, and whether at home or abroad he kept canal in November 1942. He was awarded the abreast of world and national news and of Bronze Star Medal with Combat V ""for heroic mander Amphibious One and serving in the changing conditions. As an individual he was services" against enemy forces November 13, Korean Campaign until 1953. He was awarded concemed with the welfare of others, often ana Gold Star in lieu of the Second Legion of 1942. In addition the officers and men of ATticipating their needs with his help. In his LANTA were awarded the Presidential Unit CiMerit with Combat ""V" for "exceptionally study in a favored place were his 1914 Lucky tation "For outstanding performance during meritorious conduct . . . as Commander AmBag and Register of Alumni, and he loved to action against enemy Japanese forces off phibious Group One . . . Commander Westem show young relatives the listing of President Guadalcanal Island, November 12/13, 1942.

Pacific . . . and Commander Task Force Carter in the Register. And beside his desk Stmck by one torpedo and no less than 49 NINETY during operations against enemy hung the Naval Academy emblem, a reminder shells, ATLANTA, after sinking an enemy deforces . . . " of his days as a youth on the Severn. stroyer and repeatedly hitting a cmiser which From January 1954 until September 1955 he was Commander of the Atiantic Fleet Training He is survived by a brother and three sis- later went down, gallantiy remained in battle Command. On 1 November 1955 he became ters, including Miss Martha Zesbaugh, 2435 under auxiliary power with one-third of her crew killed . . . Eventually succumbing to her Senior Member of the United Nations Military Pillsbury Avenue, Minnesota MN 55404. wounds after the enemy had fled in defeat, she Armistice Commission in Korea, then from left behind her a heroic example on invincible ROBERT CUSHMAN BOURNE '16 October 1956 until November 1958 he was fighting spirit." Over 250 members of the crew Chief of the Military Assistance Advisory Capt. Robert Cushman Boume USNR died were lost or wounded in the engagement. He Group, Portugal, with headquarters in Lisbon. on 26 March 1977 in a nursing home in Ma- next commanded NECHES for seven months in He retired 1 March 1959 with the rank of vice plewood, New Jersey. Services were held at admiral.

St. Peter's Church in Morristown, New Jersey, 1943, then served in the Navy Department until the end of 1944. In January 1945 he took In addition to the Legion of Merit and Gold on 5 April.

Star, Vice Admiral Moore had been awarded Graduated number six in his Class of 1916, command of a newly commissioned attack the Victory Medals (World Wars 1 and II), he reported for duty in the destroyer transport, the GRAFTON, which left in April Navy Expeditionary Medal, the Yangtze SerMcDouGAL and served in the North Sea during 1945 for the Westem Pacific. In the Summer of vice Medal, and he also held the following World War I. Among her exploits was the res- 1946 he was transferred to the 13th Naval Disforeign decorations: Estrella de Abdoncue of 33 survivors from the British ship MAN- trict as General Inspector. In 1947 he became Calderon from Ecuador, the Order of the CHESTER MILLER after the latter had been tor- Professor of Naval Science at the University of White Lion from Czechoslovakia, and the pedoed. Capt. Boume recenfly had a brief re- Washington, Seattle. He was retired physically Order of Phoenix from Greece. union with a shipmate from that duty, Ray 1 July 1951.

From 1952 through 1958 he was associated He is survived by his widow, the former Baldwin, former Govemor of Connecticut. He resigned as Lt. (jg) in 1920 to work with the with the Shipbuilding Division of Puget Sound Mrs. Bethene M. Dickie of 1960 Broadway, Atlantic and Pacific organization, then joined Bridge and Dredge Company, but he resigned San Francisco CA 94109, who survived the Tomkins Bros., a leading wholesale distributor for physical reasons. Other awards included crash which killed her husband. of building materials in the New York met- Victory Medals (WW I and II), the Nicaraguan ropolitan area. He retumed to active duty at Campaign Medal, and the Yangtze Service the beginning of World War II and served Medal.

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89 HERBERT SAM GREENWALD '22 Mr. Herbert Sam (Ike) Greenwald died on 12 December 1976 in Macon. Georgia. Services took place locally.

Bom in Meridian, Mississippi, he attended Marion Institute in Marion, Alabama, prior to entering the Naval Academy with the Class of 1922. He resigned from the Academy prior to graduation and retumed to Meridian to join his brother in business. He later moved to Macon and becar-e a partner in the DannenbergGreenwald Wholesale Company Ltd.. of which company he was president until his retirement in 1956. In 1950 he served as the first president of the Association of Grand Jury Foremen in Macon and he was particularly proud that this organization was instrumental in constmcting the Medical Center of Central Georgia. His activities included numerous civic, financial, social, philanthropic, and religious organizations.

He was a member of the Alumni Association.

He is survived by three children including Herbert S. Greenwald Jr.. M.D.. 380 Hospital Drive. Macon GA 31201; five grandchildren and one sister.

JOHN NELSON HALL '22 Cdr. John Nelson Hall USNR (Ret.) died on 21 Febmary 1977 in Great Falls, Montana.

He entered the Naval Academy in 1918 with an appointment from the State of Montana but left the Academy in 1919. He then went to Yale and graduated with the Class of 1924.

Well known as an accomplished banjoist during his brief midshipman days, he organized his own dance orchestra at Yale and kept it after graduation. He took it to Paris twice and played all the big hotels all over the country under the name. ""Sleepy Hall." winding up with a 2I-piece organization in the Biltmore in New York City.

He was called to active duty in July 1941 with the rank of lieutenant and spent the next three years as Assistant Operations Officer in the Eastem Sea Frontier. He then went to the Pacific as Operations Officer on the staff of the late Adm. Jesse B. Oldendorf USN '09 and was on the bridge with him when he "crossed the T" at Suragao Straits. He was transferred to the staff of RAdm. Theodore E. Chandler USN "15 and was standing close by him on board ship when he was killed by a kamikaze.

He then served on the staff of the late Adm. Frank G. Fahrion USN "17 in the China Sea and Okinawa. After the A-Bomb was dropped he served in the Philippine Sea Frontier as Administrative Officer in Manila until 1946 when he was inactivated to home.

He retumed to Great Falls in 1947, worked in the Post Office and lived there ever since.

He continued playing the banjo and organized a 15-piece band that played week ends, mostly for private parties.

He is survived by his widow, Frances M.. of the home address, 212 12th St. N., Great Falls MT 59401. and he was preceded in death by an only son.

WOODSON VAUGHAN MICHAUX '22 Capt. Woodson Vaughan Michaux USN (Ret.) died on 13 March 1977 in Tilmamock, Virginia. Services were held in Lancaster, Virginia, and interment was in Arlington on 16 March 1977.

Entering the Naval Academy from the State of Texas in 1918, he was graduated with the Class of 1922. He first served in TEXAS for three years, followed by two years in SCORPION, station ship in the Mediterranean. After June. 1977

decommissioning SCORPION, he served two years in fitting out and on board LEXINGTON, followed by one year at the General Line School and a year in the EE&P Department at the Naval Academy.

He retumed to sea in 1931 and served three years in destroyers at San Diego. While serv-

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Fleet Intelligence Officer of Adm. H. E. Yarnell, CinC, Asiatic Fleet. He returned to Tokyo in 1939 as Naval Attache and was interned with the Embassy staff after the ing in HOLLAND in 1935 he was ordered to Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. After his recommand TULSA on the China Coast Patrol. lease in late 1942 he was assigned to the staff He then commanded GUAM on the Yangtze Pa- of Adm. E. J. King. CominCh, as Intelligence trol during which he was involved with Officer and Head of the Combat Intelligence evacuating U.S. Nationals and protecting Division, for which duty he received the Leproperty in the wake of Japanese military ad- gion of Merit. He later received the award a second time as Commander of Destroyer vances and occupation.

After a tour as Recmiting Officer in Hous- Squadron 15 in the Mediterranean, then reton. Texas, he was Navigator of NEW YORK tumed to the Pacific on the staff of Adm. C which took part in the first troop movement to W. Nimitz at the headquarters of the Supreme Iceland and subsequently in convoy escort Commander for the Allied Forces, Japan. He duty after war was declared. In 1942 he com- later was Chief of Staff for VAdm. R. M. Grifmanded MIZAR and participated in the move- fin, Commander Naval Forces, Japan, then ment of troops for the Solomons campaign and had command of LITTLE ROCK. His final active in support of Task Forces in SoWesPac until duty was as Naval Attache in Paris, from 1943. He then established and operated the which assignment he retired in 1952, but he Naval Base. Milne Bay. New Guinea, for the remained in France as head of the Paris Seventh Fleet and was awarded the Legion of Bureau of Radio Free Europe and later was Merit for these latter two duties. For most of administrative director of the Free Europe 1944 he was Commander, U.S. Naval Base, University in Exile in Paris and Strasbourg. In Sydney. Australia. He retumed to the United 1959 he joined the firm of Bache and Company States in 1944 to be Professor of Naval Science in Paris, but in 1970 he retired completely and at the University of Michigan. His last duty took up residence in Palo Alto. He was a was as Chief of Staff for the Atlantic Reserve Commander of the French Legion d'Honneur and had been awarded the Greek Order of Fleet with headquarters in New York City.

He is survived by his widow, Beatrice M., of Phoenix, and he was a frequent contributor to the home address at Route 2, Box 109, Lancas- Shipmate magazine, writing many articles on his experiences in Asia and about the politics ter VA 22503. of the area.

He is survived by his widow, Jane, of 360 HENRI HAROLD SMITH-HUTTON '22 Everett Avenue, Palo Alto CA 94301; two Capt. Henri Harold Smith-Hutton USN (Ret.) died on 4 April 1977 in Palo Alto, daughters and two grandchildren.

Califomia. Interment at Arlington National JOSEPH ROBERT HASKIN JR. '26 Cemetery was held on 25 April.

Mr. Joseph Robert Haskin Jr. died on 31 July 1976 in Marblehead. Massachusetts. Services were held in St. Michael's Episcopal Church in that city.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of New York, he was graduated with the Class of 1926. Fourteen years of active duty followed, primarily at sea. At that time he resigned and worked as a mechanical engineer for various firms including the Monsanto Chemical Co. in St. Louis, and Stone and Webster and later Charles T. Main Inc., both in Boston. He also taught at the Wentworth Institute for eight years, and after retirement was a substitute teacher at Marblehead junior and senior high schools.

He is survived by his widow, Meriam, 6 Redstone Lane. Marblehead MA 01945, a daughter, a half-brother, and five grandchilHenri Harold Smith-Hutton dren.

WALTER WELLINGTON KONAKER '26 RAdm. Walter WeUington Honaker SC USN (Ret.) died on 17 January 1977 in San Diego, stroyers HURON, BLACKHAWK and PEARY before joining IDAHO. In 1926 he was assigned as Califomia. At his request, no memorial sera Japanese language student at the American vices were held.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from KenEmbassy in Tokyo and thereupon he developed his knowledge of the language and the tucky, he was graduated with the Class of country which was to determine so much of his 1926. Sea duty followed on board TENNESSEE career assignments in the future. After a tour and PREBLE, whereupon he retumed to the with the Office of Naval Intelligence he as- Naval Academy for a tour in the supply office. sisted in the fitting out and commissioning of In 1933 he received a masters degree in busiHOUSTON and served in that ship until she be- ness administration from Harvard, then went came flagship of the Asiatic Fleet. He was then to sea in OKLAHOMA for two years as assistant assigned as Aide and Fleet Intelligence Officer Supply and Disbursing Officer. After another on the staffs of RAdm. C B. McVey and tour of duty at the Naval Academy he joined RAdm. M. M. Taylor when they were com- DETROIT for two years, then reported to the manders of the Asiatic Fleet. He later served Bureau of Supplies and Accounts in WashingA native of Nebraska, he was graduated in the Class of 1922 and went to sea in the de-

90 ton. He was closely associated with the estabHshment of many supply activities in Cleveland, Ohio, and was awarded the Legion of Merit for his part in the transfer of these offices. After another tour of duty in Washington, he was assigned to Naval Supply Depot in Clearfield, Utah, where he was commended by the Govemor of Utah for his community spirit and fine public service. After another assignment at the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, he was assigned to the Headquarters, Eleventh Naval District, San Diego, and here he retired in 1958. He was a Trustee of the Naval Academy Alumni Association from 1943 to 1946.

He is survived by his widow, Marie, 6360 Elmhurst Drive, San Diego CA 92120.

THURSTON BOOTH CLARK '27 RAdm. Thurston Booth Clark USN (Ret.) died on 30 March 1977 in St. Mary's City, Maryland. Funeral services were held at the Naval Academy Chapel on 4 April with interment in the Academy cemetery.

thurston Booth Clark A native of Warrenton, Virginia, he entered the Naval Academy after attending Swaveley Preparatory School in Washington. Upon receiving his commission with the Class of 1927, he began a seven-year tour of sea duty in IDAHO, HENDERSON and MARBLEHEAD. Part of this

tour was in Asiatic waters supporting U. S. Marine action in China. Designated a naval aviator in 1935, he served in fighter and divebombing squadrons in LEXINGTON until 1939 when he was ordered to the Naval Aircraft Factory, Philadelphia, as a test pilot. On 7 December 1941 he was in command of Patrol Squadron Fourteen in Hawaii when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. With this squadron he participated in many early Pacific campaigns including Coral Sea, Guadalcanal, and Midway, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1943 he assisted in the commissioning of the Naval Air Station at Patuxent River, Maryland, as Executive Officer, then retumed to sea as Commanding Officer of BOUGAINVILLE in March of 1945 and

participated in the Okinawa campaign. After the war he had various staff assignments including a tour in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.

In 1950 he was appointed Commander, U.S. Naval Activities, Port Lyautey, French Morocco, and Commander, Fleet Air, Eastem Atlantic and Mediterranean. For his services in Morocco he was awarded the Legion d'Honneur by the French government and the Ouisame Alauite by Morocco. Assuming command of KEARSARGE in 1953, he participated in the Korean conflict and was awarded the Bronze Star. Following this Admiral Clark served as Chief of Staff to the Commander, Naval Air Advanced Training Command, and

then as Executive Assistant and Senior Aide to two Chiefs of Naval Operations, Adm. Robert B. Carney and Adm. Arleigh Burke. In 1956 he was Commander of Carrier Division Seventeen, then assumed command of the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River. He became Commander, Fleet Air Wings Atlantic/ Commander Fleet Air Wing Five in January 1959. Upon retiring in 1962, Admiral and Mrs. Clark made their home in St. Mary's City where he was active in service to the community as commissioner and then director of the St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission and as a tmstee of the St. Mary's County Library Board.

He is survived by his widow, the former Jane Stevenson Washington, of St. Mary's City MD 20686; a daughter, Mrs. George E. Wales of Coronado, Califomia; and two sons, Maj. A. Ludlow Clark USMCR of St. Mary's County and Lt. William M. H. Clark USMC of Meridian, Mississippi; and five grandchildren.

HAROLD GUTHRIE NEWHART '27 Col. Harold Guthrie Newhart USMC (Ret.) died on 31 March 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Interment was at Arlington National Cemetery.

Bom in Parkersburg, West Virginia, he was appointed to the Navtil Academy from the State of Ohio after having attended the University of Cincinnati. He was graduated with the Class of 1927 and was a member of the U. S. Gymnastic Team in the 1928 Olympic games in Amsterdam. From 1928 to 1931 he was with the First Marine Brigade in Haiti, then served with the Marine detachment in ARKANSAS. Various assignments with Marine activities followed including duty with the Fleet Marine Force and wartime service at Iwo Jima in the Pacific. After the war he was director of reserve activities in Seattle, attended the National War College, and was a member of the military staff committee of the United Nations from 1953 to 1955. He was awarded the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal and the Navy Unit Citation during his active duty. Upon retirement in 1957 he eamed a masters degree in mathematics from Purdue University and joined the faculty of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, teaching there until 1969.

He is survived by his widow, Nina, 601 S. Main St., Oxford OH 45056; two daughters and a son, 1st Lt. Harold P. Newhart USMC '72; and five grandchildren.

GEORGE STEWART DAUNIS '38 Mr. George Stewart Daunis died on 26 Febmary 1977 in Fort Worth, Texas. Graveside service and interment were held on 28 Febmary at the Restland Memorial Park in Dallas.

A native of Arkansas, he was graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class in 1938 but resigned from the service in 1941. He was a member of the varsity boxing team while at the Academy. For a time he was selfemployed as a mechanical contractor and was a registered engineer in Arkansas and Texas and a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers. At the time of his death he was an employe of Carter-Burges Engineers.

Active in civic matters, he was a Shriner and a 32nd degree Mason and a past president of the North Little Rock Kiwanis Club.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Forth Worth, a son, two daughters, a stepson and a stepdaughter.

AQUILLA GIBBS DIBRELL Jr. '32 Capt. Aquilla Gibbs Dibrell Jr. USN (Ret.) died at his home in San Diego, Califomia, on 10 March 1977. Interment with full military honors took place at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

Bora in Sparta, Texas, son of the late Cdr. A. G. Dibrell USN '08 and Mrs. Margarita Casey Dibrell, he attended the Severn School prior to his appointment to the Naval Academy. Following graduation with the Class of 1932 he served in the light cmiser CINCINNATI for two years before going to Pensacola for flight training. Designated a naval aviator in October 1935, he immediately reported for duty in Fighting Squadron ONE, then in the LANGLEY but later in the LEXINGTON, in which

he served for two years. This was followed by a memorable tour in the aviation unit of the HOUSTON during which time the ship repeatedly acted as the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, President Roosevelt, cruising to various out-of-the-way places.

World War II found him again aboard the LEXINGTON, this time as landing signal officer, fighting some of the battles which gained a fragile toe hold in the South Pacific. After the LEX herself was destroyed at the Battle of the Coral Sea, he retumed to CONUS to play a key role in the greatly expanded program for training LSOs at the Naval Air Station, Fort Lauderdale. Back to combat as Executive Officer of the CASABLANCA in September 1943, he finished the war in that escort carrier, eventually succeeding to command the ship until her decommissioning. The then Cdr. Dibrell commanded the Naval Air Technical Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, and served as an aviation instmctor at the General Line School, Monterey. He later commanded the Naval Air Station, Kaneohe, Hawaii, and the NAAS, Saufley Field, Pensacola, Florida. A graduate of the National Defense CoUege, Kingston, Ontario, he went on to preside over the huge inventory of moth-balled aircraft at NAF, Litchfield Park, Arizona, before closing out his active duty career as a Professor of Naval Science at Columbia University, New York.

Subsequent to his retirement on 30 June 1960, Capt. Dibrell was assistant business manager at Califomia Westem University and then budget officer for San Diego State University until 1971.

He is survived by his widow, Martha, of 8395 Blue Lake Dr., San Diego CA 92119; two sons, Aquilla Gibbs III '61 of Bryan, Texas, and WiUiam of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; a daughter, Mrs. Ann Petyak of Phoenix; a sister. Miss Eunice DibreU of San Diego, and five grandchildren.

ARTHUR FERDINAND JOHNSON '38 Capt. Arthur Ferdinand Johnson USN (Ret.) died on 31 March 1977 in Alexandria, Virginia.

Services were held at the Taylor Lutheran Church on 4 April with a memorial service on 17 April at the Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington, D.C. Interment was in the Pioneer Cemetery.

Born in Taylor, North Dakota, he was graduated with the Class of 1938. Sea duty followed and he was serving in MUGFORD at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked. MUGFORD was on standby status and while raising steam to get underway, she downed three planes in 10 minutes with her antiaircraft fire. He continued to serve in destroyers during the Pacific war, then Shipmate

91 attended the newly-opened Naval Intelligence School. foUowed by duty as inteUigence officer on the Staff of Commander Naval Forces, Far East. He continued on this duty at the beginning of the Korean conflict, then commanded the destroyer DALY at the close of the war.

Service with CINCNELM foUowed in London during the Suez Canal crisis. He also served on the faculty of the Armed Forces Staff CoUege at Norfolk and commanded the destroyer BAILEY and Destroyer Squadron Eight working out of Mayport. Florida. His last assignment before retiring was on the faculty of the Industrial CoUege of the Armed Forces in Washington. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Commendation Medal during his naval service. After retirement, he worked with the Maryland civil defense program and later was field representative for Strayer CoUege.

He is survived by his widow. Jean, of 6501 BluebiU Lane. Alexandria VA 22307; a son. a daughter, and two grandchildren.

RANDY STEFFEN '40 Mr. Randy Steffen, renowned painter and sculptor, died at his ranch in Dublin. Texas, on 17 January 1977. At his request, cremation took place and his ashes were scattered in the Wichita Mountains. MGen. George S. Patton USA deUvered the eulogy at memorial services in StephenviUe. Texas, on 4 Febmary.

Bom in Maverick County. Texas, he entered the Naval Academy with the Class of 1940 but left prior to graduation.

award to an American by the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge. In part the citation read. ""Proud of his American Indian ancestry, this philanthropist has continually striven to inculcate in the public mind a sense of civic pride and appreciation of national heritage.

Speaking eloquently through pen, bmsh and clay, he preserves for future generations the spirit of the Old West." Steffen was one of the earliest open-heart surgery patients, having undergone the operation in what was by today's standards a cmde surgical procedure. Of late his health had deteriorated and he had lost the sight of one eye. but he summed up his attitude on life, which is reflected in his art, by saying, ""You know, I've had one hell of a good life. I fully realize I'm on borrowed time, and have been for some time. I've done what I wanted when I wanted. If I went to bed tonight knowing I wouldn't wake up in the moming, I wouldn't have any grounds for complaint."

He is survived by his widow, Dorothy, Walking S Ranch, Rt. 4. Dublin TX 76446; two sons, two daughters, two stepsons and a stepdaughter, his mother and a sister, and five grandchildren.

JACK ALLEN WHITE '54 Cdr. Jack AUen White SC USN (Ret.) died suddenly on 17 March 1977. After private services in Hemdon, Virginia, interment took place in a local cemetery.

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After enlisting in the Navy at Fort Worth, Texas, in 1948, he entered the Naval Academy in 1950. He was a varsity fencer for four years and ranked high academicaUy. After graduation he first attended the Supply Corps Officers school in Athens, Georgia, then served aboard MONTRAIL and next was assigned to the destroyer PHILLIPS until 1956. After a tour at Sandia, New Mexico, he was stationed at Fleet activities, Okinawa, until 1%1. The foUowing two years he was an instmctor at USNA and then attended the USN Postgraduate School in Monterey where he received a masters degree in mathematics and statistics in 1964. He next was stationed at Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, until 1967 when he was assigned to duty at Cameron Station in Alexandria, Virginia. Except for a tour as Supply Officer aboard the carrier MIDWAY in 1971-72. he resided in the Washington area until his death.

He is survived by his widow, Madelyn, 120 Station Street, Hemdon, VA 22070, one son and three daughters.

MICHAEL deSTEFANO '41 Mr. Michael deStefano died at his home in Mulberry, Florida, on 17 January 1977. Services were held at St. Joseph's Church in Lakeland on 19 January with interment on his farm in Mulberry.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of New York, he was graduated with the Class of 1941. He left the service in 1945 and joined the Gifford Wood Company as a sales engineer and later was an engineer with Hewitt Robins engineering division in New York. In 1951 he moved to Florida and established two Florida corporations which eventually merged into one engineering and manufacturing organization, Met Pro Co., Inc., operating in Lakeland. He was co-inventor of two American patents, a "Fluid Flow ControUing Device" and a "Method and Apparatus for Beneficiating Minerals."

He is survived by his widow. June, 4110 FRED JAMES CLIFT '65 Mr. Fred James Clift died suddenly of a Shepherd Road, Mulberry FL 33860, four heart attack in Salem, Oregon, on January 3, daughters, one son, and four grandchildren.

1977.

Jim was a native of John Day, Oregon. He Randv CHARLES DOUGLASS FLETCHER '51 entered the Naval Academy after completing a With a fluent command of the German lanCapt. Charles Douglass Fletcher USN died year of study at Oregon State University. After guage, he served during World War II as an on 1 March 1977 in Portsmouth. New Hamp- graduating from the Naval Academy in 1965, inteUigence agent. After the war he opened his shire. Memorial services were held on 3 March Jim received his Naval Aviator's Wings at own engineering firm which designed superin the Ft. Myer Chapel with interment in Ar- Corpus Christi. Texas, in October 1966. He charger test equipment for the Navy, but the was transferred to Patrol Squadron 31 in San engineering and drafting courses that he had lington National Cemetery.

Diego in 1967. then reported to Patrol SquadBom in Moberly, Missouri, Capt.

Fletcher studied at the Academy led him into the field was graduated from the Naval Academy with ron 47 at Moffett Field, Califomia, and deof art. although he never received formal art the Class of 1951 and from the submarine ployed to Okinawa and Sangley Point during training. The artist-historian was one-fourth school at New London two years later. His the Vietnamese Conflict. Upon completion of Indian and a great-grandnephew of the noted first assignment upon graduation was to DEN- his tour. Jim reported to the Post Graduate Oglala Sioux war Chief Crazy Horse, leader of NIS J. BUCKLEY, after which he served in sub- School in Monterey where he received his Masthe forces that defeated Custer. Finding it difmarines including PIPER and TIRANTE, ALBA- ter's Degree in Systems Analysis. He was then ficult to break into the art world, he took employment with the govemment as a mustanger CORE, and command of TRLTTA. He was a spe- assigned to USS NIMFTZ (CVA-68) as Operacialist in oceanography, having taken his post- tions Administrative Assistant. He retumed to to trap wild horses, but when the govemment graduate studies at the University of Washing- Oregon in 1975 and took a position with Burbegan kiUing the animals rather then trapping ton in that field. He later was assigned to the roughs Corporation. them. Steffen quit. He also was writing as a He is survived by his widow. Peg. 1550 means of teUing stories about his art. and his Bureau of Ordnance where he worked in the Polaris Missile program. Other Washington Kenard Street NW. Salem OR 97304: two study of The Horse Soldiers will be published duty included a tour in the Office of the Chief daughters. Heather and Gretchen; his mother this FaU by the University of Oklahoma Press of Naval Operations fi-om 1971 to 1975 and he and a sister. in the largest publishing project the organizawas serving as Administrative Officer of the tion has ever undertaken. The work encomnaval shipyard in Portsmouth. New Hamppasses the history of the U. S. Cavalry from shire, when fatally stricken by cancer.

1775 to 1943 and many of the 500 pages of illustrations are by the author. In 1976 he was He is survived by his widow, Daisy, of Kitawarded the American Exemplar Medal, top tery, Maine; three daughters and his mother.

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ANNAPOLIS PROPERTIES, INC. M A B Y I ^ A N S I N N A N N A F O I i I S , M D 21401 Outstanding properties in Anne Arundel County Investment—Historic—Waterfront—Condominiums J O A N ADRIAN (301) 268-8365 DC direct (202) 261-2636

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Arlington VA 22201

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/ / you are an officer cm active duty, we'd like to send you more detailed information on the benefits of membership in the Navy Mutual Aid Association. Write and give us your name, rank, duty station address and date of birth.

(Please indicate whether or not you are engaged in operational or proficiency flight activity.)

NAVY MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION

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