1979-December Shipmate

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December, 1979

"Yoa may fire when you are ready Gridley'' -Commodore George Dewey, U.S. Navy Manila Bay, April 28,1898

He liked excitement, but he disliked war. Yet feisty little George Dewey was one of the most diabolical war weapons this country unleashed in the Spanish-American War. On April 24,1898, Commodore Dewey was ordered to sail to the Philippines and "capture or destroy the Spanish fleet." He left Hong Kong for the 600-mile cruise to Manila Bay with 4 light cruisers, 1 gunboat and 3 supply ships.

The deep waters of the Boca Grande entrance to Manila Bay were reported to be heavily mined. "Balderdash!" Dewey thought. He judged the depths of the Boca Grande to be an unfathomable task for any mine layer in the world.

Cloaked by night and bolstered only by his intuition and gall, Dewey steered his tiny armada into Manila Bay. The Spanish fleet was sighted. Shore defenses came to life. Over the crackle of gunfire, the outnumbered Americans steamed into the fray. Shells screamed through the air punctuated by billowing black smoke.

Calmly turning to ship's captain Charles V. Gridley, Commodore Dewey spoke the words that sparked the fires of American patriotism and fanned the flames into victory: "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley." By the next day, no Spanish ship was left undamaged.

Surrender flags flapped limply from the shores of Manila. And George Dewey became an admiral.

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Contributors' Biographies REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE H. MILLER USN (RET.) George Miller '33 served five years as Special Assistant to the Maritime Administrator (Assistant Secretary of Commerce) working in liaison between Commerce and Navy Departments to maximize the Merchant Marine's contribution to U.S. foreign policy and military readiness. Before that he was the first Director of Strategic Offensive and Defense Systems in OpNav. He has written and lectured extensively on military policy, seapower and maritime strategy and is a leading expert in those areas. This article is taken from an October address to the DC Chapter of the Alumni Association.

CAPTAIN JOHN J. SHANLEY, JR. GEO USN Jack Shanley '56, a native of Brooklyn with time at Manhattan College before the Academy, was commissioned in the CEC upon graduation.

He later acquired a BCE from Renssalaer Poly and an MS from the PG School. His duties have included Public Works tours at Mechanicsburg PA, Roosevelt Roads PR and as PWO at the Academy, where he wrote these articles. He was a CB company officer in North Carolina and at Rota, Spain, Ass't. Ops Officer on the CBLant staff and XO of the CB Center at Gulfport MS. He served with the OICC in Vietnam and as ROICC at Annapolis, and had over seven years in BuDocks/NavFacEngCom. Currently he commands the Naval Construction Battalion Center at Port Hueneme and the 31st Naval Construction Regiment.

CAPTAIN GARY H. HALL USN (RET.) Gary Hall '40 graduated in time to be sunk in CALIFORNIA at Pearl Harbor. He served in COLUMBIA in the South Pacific during WW II and F R E D T . BERRY in Korea, later commanded two destroyers, a DesDiv and an oiler. He retired in 1963 to become Engineering Manager, then Engineering Vice President, of Southern States, a manufacturer of heavy electrical equipment. In 1969 he became Southeastern Regional Director of HEW, over eight states, but left after a year and a half for the private practice of engineering. In 1974-75 he served as a member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Military Academy. His hobby is deep sea sailing in southern waters.

VICE ADMIRAL ALLAN E. SMITH USN (RET.) "Hoke" Smith '15 served in USS New York during World War I and as Exec, of USS VILLALOBOS on the Yangtze in the mid-'20s. After Worid War 11 service on Admiral King's staff he commanded USS SOUTH DAKOTA in the Pacific and, later, CruDiv 5 during the Okinawa and Iwo Jima campaigns and the surrender in Tokyo Bay. He has been admitted to the Bar of the District of Columbia and the U.S. Supreme Court, is the co-author of Mighty Mo, the story of USS MISSOURI, and has published a number of articles and anecdotes in Shipmate.

PAUL R. SCHRATZ '39 Ph.D., Capt. USN (Ret.) and former Director of International Studies at U. of Missouri, Paul served on 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 Institution. He has been a faculty member of both the Naval and National War (ilolleges, 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. Now he is Professor of International Affairs at the Air War College.

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 publicity 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.

BETH LEADBETTER Beth Leadbetter '80 grew up in Moundsville, W.Va., attended John Marshall High School, and then left her small town to join the first USNA class to admit women. She has enjoyed cheerleading, diving, sailing, singing and tennis since coming to the Academy, and is currently the assistant leader of a Brownie Troop of second and third graders in Annapolis. Beth, an English major, hopes to pursue a career in Public Affairs or Intelligence, receive a Master's Degree in English, and write a book about her Naval Academy experience.

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FEATURES Editorial

by RAdm. George H. Miller USN (Ret.)

Executive Secretary BARRIE ISLEV-PETERSEN

Treasurer and Director of Alumni JAMES D. OLIVER, '43 Captain, U. S. Navy (Retired)

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The Mail Boat Pass the SALT? Shipmate: Admiral Moorer and some 1,600 other senior retired officers of the armed services signed and had delivered to a committee of the Congress a very important letter, an initiative as laudable as it is uncommon. Its importance derives from the authoritative source of the recommendations it carried.

The signatories advised against ratification of the SALT II treaty in its present form because its terms are considered to be clearly biased in favor of the Soviets.

SALT II and its forerunner, SALT I, were negotiated largely at the diplomatic level. Their subject is, of course, essentially military. Logically, the military should have had a strong voice and exerted a steadying hand in the forging of the tools which they, and they alone, would be given to use in our defense.

When the subject is weapons, good sense dictates that we not only seek out but also abide by the experienced counsel of those who best understand them. Failure to do so could well result in approval of an imperfect agreement ultimately inimical to our best interests.

There is no time to lose. It is dangerous to take lightly the proven unreliability of an admittedly potential adversary bent on achieving world hegemony at any cost, and ruthlessly advancing in bold strides towards his objective. The moment is critical, demanding the greatest possible degree of caution and the backing of superior power and preparedness of the highest order.

In these circumstances, to whom had we best look for guidance? The correct answer is all too obvious.

Ralph Culiinan, Jr. '31 The Roar of the Cannon Shipmate: I enjoyed reading Rosemary Maersch's piece on the Naval Academy's cannon in the September Shipmate. What memories it brought back.

The cannon has not always been a part of Navy athletic events. When I was a plebe it sat in the Yard near the entrance to Dahlgren Hall as a static display. Here is a brief account of how it came to be used as it is today.

Going into the Army game of 1953, Navy had won the last three A-N games and we plebes were pulling desperately for a fourth in order to rate "carry on" until Christmas leave. During the game Shipmate, December 1979

Army produced a small cannon that they gleefijlly shot off for every score, something they did far too often that day. Afterwards there were a lot of muttered oaths among the upper classes about Army's "damned popgun." Everyone was upset, the plebes most of all.

The next year it was decided that Navy must have its own gun, and that it must absolutely be louder than Army's. A search produced the howitzer used today.

Everyone was very pleased when it proved to be very loud indeed, owing to a load of about twice the powder charge now used.

In 1954 Navy was ranked sixth and Army fifth in the nation going into the Army-Navy game. The mids manning our howitzer had it pointed at the Cadet side of the field, and when the Navy team appeared it rocked the Cadets back on their heels with a blast that shook the stadium.

To us it was a very sweet sound. Thereafter our team methodically took Army apart—George Welsh was the quarterback—with our howitzer outbooming Army's popgun by a wide margin. The next year it was decided that the gun's blast was a bit too loud and the charge was reduced.

I suppose you could say that those were the days of iron men and brass guns.

Cliff Eley '57 Leapin' Lenah, USS HiGBEE (DDR-806) Shipmate: In response to Jim Baird's letter in September Shipmate, you cited "one distinguished ship in naval history . . . USS HARRIET L A N E , " back in 1858 or so as an example of a Navy ship named for a woman. Surely you've heard of USS HiGBEE, the only USN combatant ship ever named for a woman?

Built as a Gearing-class destroyer by Bath Ironworks, she was commissioned in January 1945 in Boston and immediately commenced a two-month availability for conversion to a radar picket.

Lindsey Williamson '32 was her first skipper, Dave Armstrong '41 was the Exec, and I was the Gun Boss.

Higbee was named for the first commandant of the Navy Nurse Corps, Mrs. Lenah Higbee. The commissioning ceremony was graced by the attendance of 35—count 'em—35 lovely Navy nurses from nearby Chelsea Hospital. She joined TF 38/58 off Japan in the closing days of World War II and just recently, I hear,

was scrapped. What with her 30-plus years of service in the Pacific, I'm sure many of your readers will remember the "Leapin' Lenah."

Gordon Hillberg '42 Shipmate: Forsooth! Your research is lacking. I refer to the lead item in the September "Mail Boat," which raises the issue of ships named for women.

You need not have gone back so far, for I commanded USS HIGBEE fi-om 1953 to 1955. She (and I use the term in its truest sense) was commissioned in 1944 and did herself proud fi-om World War II through Korea and Vietnam before being placed in the Reserve Training program and finally retired in 1978.

Higbee was named for the first head of the Navy Nurse Corps, Lenah S. Higbee.

She was doubly honored by the ship's company even before my tenure—the sidecleaning punt was dubbed "Leapin' Lenah."

M. H. Rindskopf '38 Lenah S. Higbee, born in New Brunswick, Canada, but trained in New York City, entered the Navy Nurse Corps on 1 October 1908. Widow of LCol. John H. Higbee USMC, she became Chief Nurse in April 1909 and second Commandant of the Corps on 20 January 1911. On Armistice Day of 1920 she was awarded the Navy Cross for her services in World War I. She retired on 30 November 1922 and died in 1941.

F.D.R. and Pearl Harbor Shipmate: I'd like to echo John Burrill '38 (letter in the June Shipmate) and say more power to Kemp Tolley in his effort to gather information about F.D.R.'s knowledge of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. During the week of 20 August CBS News aired a 30-ininute TV program indicating that F.D.R. was aware of British efforts prior to December 1941 to involve the U.S. in World War II. These efforts included, inter alia, "dirty tricks," forged documents showing Nazi influence in Latin America, attempts to discredit Americans who opposed involvement, etc. In my opinion, President Roosevelt saw the war as an economic necessity and was determined to draw us into it regardless of the initial cost.

Frank Zimanski '38 (letter in the May Shipmate) contends that, had F.D.R.

wiinurawn me rieei to caiuomia in 1940 as recommended by Admiral Richardson, the Japanese would have invaded and captured Pearl Harbor. This is unlikely.

The whole Pearl Harbor attack was based on the premise of a single knockout blow delivered to the Pacific Fleet, primarily the aircraft carriers. The Fleet was exposed and vulnerable at Pearl Harbor. In my opinion, it is doubtful that the Japanese would have attacked the U.S. bases in Hawaii had the Fleet not been there. In any case, the question isn't whether or not F.D.R. should have allowed the Fleet to remain at Pearl Harbor. The question is whether he was negligent in keeping the senior military commanders in Hawaii fiilly informed of Japanese plans as he knew them.

Gordon W. CaUender, Jr. '61 Alumni Marriages Shipmate: It so happens that Lt.(j.g.)

Robert L. Bames '77 and I are now serving in USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN-25) and were both in the 22nd Company at the Academy. Bob was the groom in the first alumni marriage.

It may be interesting to note that Bob and I will probably be the first shipmates and former company mates to have wives from the Class of 1980. I am engaged to Paula Ann James and we are planning an April wedding in Califomia.

Paula did not leave the Academy for personal reasons. She injured her right foot shortly after entrance and, although the doctors could find nothing wrong, the pain made walking difficult. After completing the first semester of plebe year she was given a medical discharge and is now classified as a disabled veteran. I met Paula in October of 1977 when she was attending the Maryland College of Notre Dame, from where she expects to graduate magna cum laude this December.

Roger E. Kaplan '78

the Exec, was Cdr. Richard R. Adams '11. On the cmise we coaled ship at Pago Pago from a collier sent down under for the purpose. We also coaled ship at Melboume, Australia; Wellington, New Zealand; and Papeete, Tahiti, from the same coUier. In Papeete we took on an additional deck load beyond full bunkers so that we could make it back to the West Coast.

As Fleet flag we did a lot of independent travel and visited many ports where the Fleet did not go. Always SOPA, we got the best anchorage or, if a dock was available, tied up. This made it easy to go ashore, and we never wanted for fresh water. During my tour SEATTLE visited, among other ports, Monterey, Califomia; Portland, Oregon; Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia; Mazatlan, Mexico; the port of Managua, Nicaragua; San Jose, Costa Rica; La Guaira, Venezuela; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; and Kingston, Jamaica. Christmas normally was spent in New York, departing after New Year for maneuvers between the Scouting and Battle Fleets.

Since we were not assigned to either, we were usually the umpire.

In the Fall of 1927 the flag shifted to the TEXAS and the SEATTLE became the Receiving Ship, Brooklyn Navy Yard. A large number of the crew was transferred to the SARATOGA (CV-3), then commissioning in the Philadelphia Yard.

I think Wiley was off a year in his recollection of visiting the SEATTLE in 1926, for she was then still on active duty. The skipper's quarters he mentions were formerly the Admiral's and Markell's quarters as Exec, sound Uke the former captain's cabin.

I retired in 1932 and settled in New York. In 1933 Dinty Francis '24 was ordered to the SEATTLE and, as one of the original '24 group, we visited him often.

Sometime in the '40s the SEATTLE was moved from the Navy Yard to Pier 92 on the Hudson.

WiUiam J, McCafferty '23

A Tropical Paradise Shipmate: We moved—bag, baggage, grandmother, teenagers and all—to Costa Rica more than three years ago. Since then we have been happily settled in Ranchos Maricosta and our experiences merit a book, for they have not only been exciting but, occasionally, hilarious. The only flaw has been our inabiUty to find easily accessible, registered beach property— probably a blessing in disguise, for it made us look to Colombia (another democratic repubUc) in South America, where the cost of living is even less than in Costa Rica.

Here we found Palmas de Oro, a lovely old coconut plantation on the Caribbean.

To complete a perfect setting, looking away from the ocean in the background, towering over 19,000 feet and snowcapped the year around, stands majestic Mount Columbus, part of the Sierra Nevadas. It may be hard to beUeve hundreds of green palms waving in the ocean breeze, blue sky and sea, pounding surf and golden sand with a snow-capped mountain as a bonus, but it is aU there in Palmas de Oro, on the Pan-American Highway near Santa Marta, the oldest and most fascinating city in South America.

So now we have two loves, our ranch in Costa Rica and our beach in Colombia.

We reaUy beUeve that we have discovered a new, exciting American frontier and are eager to share it with others.

If you think you are too old for adventure, we are 59 and 63, having both battled and—so far—conquered cancer.

If you are interested, write us via air mail at P.O. Box 157, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. We promise an answer.

Juanita N. Bird

USS SEATTLE Revisited Shipmate: Here is another installment of "Who remembers the SEATTLE?," asked

by Radom '28 with replies by Wiley '34 and Markell '20.

I remember the SEATTLE when she was the flagship of CinCUS in 1924-27, having been refurbished at Bremerton in 1923-24.

A number of '24 grads had their first assignments to her. Seattle was the last coal burner in the Fleet, and also had reciprocating engines. Many the engine indicating diagrams did I take during my tour in her.

I joined her in Honolulu in July 1925, just before starting the Australian cruise.

At that time CinCUS was Adm. Robert E. Coontz '81, the Chief of Staff was RAdm. William C. Cole '85, the skipper was Capt. Clarence S. Kempff '93, and

A REMINDER How To Nominate Associate Members Any regular member of the Alumni Association may nominate a person for Associate Membership: —Submit nomination in writing to Executive Director, seconded and recommended by at least two other members.

—Include a summary of the candidate's biographical and professional history, including specific instances of demonstrated support of the Naval Academy and/or the Association.

Those approved by the Membership Committee wiU receive an invitation to join and, upon written acceptance by the nominee and payment of prescribed dues, will become an Associate Member.

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Slate of Nominees for 1980 Election In accordance with its precept, published in the September Shipmate, the Nominating Committee has presented the following slate of nominees for 1980: Vice President, Eastern Area: Adm. James L. HoUoway IH USN (Ret.) '43 Vice President, Western Area: RAdm. Robert B. Erly USN (Ret.) '37 Trustees-at-Large: Capt. Charles E. Beyer ID USMC '71 Capt. Roger Carlquist USN (Ret.) '48 LCdr. Theodore C. Cheney, Jr. USNR '58 Capt. Frank F. Clifford USN (Ret.) '45 Gen. Robert E. Cushman USMC (Ret.) '35 Capt. Frank A. Liberate USNR (Ret.) '51 Capt. Edward A. Redgers USN (Ret.) '40 VAdm. Bernard M. Strean USN (Ret.) '33 Additional nominations may be made by petition submitted to the Board of Trustees, Alumni House, Annapolis MD 21402, provided that the petition is signed by not less than 50 members in good standing of the Alumni Association, and that it be submitted not later than 15 February 1980.

Biographies and photographs of all nominees will be printed in the April issue of Shipmate prior to the election.

A Message from the CNO Admiral Hayward's message to the USNA alumni, written for the 1980 edition of the Register of Alumni, is important enough to warrant reprinting here: "As alumni of the U.S. Naval Academy, each of us whether we are active, reserve or retired, has an interest in and a responsibility for the Navy's future.

Recent events on the world's oceans, and especially our increased presence in the Indian Ocean, have given our countrymen cause to examine their Navy and its capability in the context of our global responsibilities. More people than ever are coming to realize the relationship between a strong Navy and our ability to support national policy and ensure free use of the seas. We do a service to our country by encouraging this healthy interest.

"At the same time that new construction ships join our fleet, the Soviet Navy continues its qualitative and quantitative Shipmate, December 1979

growth. The fleet we have today and will have for the next few years is a superb one, but the mid-1980s will bring us to a critical point in our objective of remaining the world's most powerful Navy. It is clear that we as a nation must move now, not a few years from now, to prevent a naval imbalance that will favor the Soviets.

"Our people, the greatest strength of our service, similarly deserve the attention of all. Our ability to prevail as a Navy depends upon attracting and retaining the best of young America, and providing appropriate incentives and compensation to the men and women from whom our country asks so much. We must do better in this important area.

"The challenges are numerous and the Navy's need for enlightened understanding and support is great. I know and appreciate that you accept the challenge of helping in your personal way to keep our Navy the best in the world."

Superintendent Receives Award RAdm. William P. Lawrence, Naval Academy Superintendent, was named the 23rd recipient of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame's Gold Medal Award, presented at the annual Hall of Fame awards banquet in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on 4 December.

The award cited the Admiral's "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while interned as a prisoner of war" in North Vietnam, as well as his present responsibilities for the education and training of the Brigade of Midshipmen. It also noted his undergraduate record as a varsity regular of the 1948 Navy football, basketball and baseball teams and the 1949 football team, and his leadership as class president in establishing the Honor Concept at the Academy.

An excellent choice indeed.

Four former Superintendents review the 17 October dress parade. Between the Superintendent and the Commandant are Adm. Walter F. Boone '21 (1954-56), VAdm. Charles S. Minter, Jr. '37 (1964-65), VAdm. James F. Calvert '43 (1968-72) and RAdm. John F. Davidson '29 (1960-62).

Academy Prof Wins Teachii^ Award Electrical Engineering Professor Ralph Santoro has received the Western Electric Fund Award, Mid-Atlantic Section, for excellence in instructing engineering students. He was nominated for the cash award for his ability to stimulate student interest in the field of electrical engineering through innovative ideas and projects.

Within his department he has also promoted expanded use of computers in the study of electrical circuits.

Recently selected for the research professorship in naval electronics. Prof. Santoro is now studying signal processing with microcomputers. He has taught at the Naval Academy for thirteen years and holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from M.I.T.

First Set Brigade Command The Brigade and Deputy Brigade Commanders for the first semester of the current academic year are Mid'n. William F. Hoeft, of Livonia, Michigan, and James R. Haynes, of Savannah, Georgia.

The first set Brigade command

Hoeft served as Regimental Commander for the 1979 Plebe Summer indoctrination program and has won the Carl Vinson Award for outstanding military performance in his class for the past three years. He is a systems engineering major and plans a naval career in submarines.

Haynes spent his First Class Summer in a foreign exchange program with the Chilean Navy and is a Naval Academy candidate for a Rhodes Scholarship. He is a political science major. Deputy Director of the 1980 Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference, and a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honor Society. He is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi, which recognizes superior scholarship in all fields of study.

1979-1980 Trident Scholars The Academy instituted the Trident Scholar Honors Program in 1963 to provide a limited number of exceptionally capable students with an opportunity to 8

engage in independent study and research during their First Class year. Under this program, midshipmen standing in the top ten percent of their class are invited to submit proposed research projects and programs of study for evaluation by the Trident Scholar Committee. Six midshipmen have been selected as the 197980 Trident Scholars for the projects indicated: Elizabeth A. Belzer (Physics): The Effects of Voyaging in the Magnetization of Ship Models.

Samuel J. Cox (History): A Study of U.S. Foreign Policy and Naval Strategy in China, 1945-50.

John R. Igel (Physics): Basic Studies of a Fluoride Anion Superionic Conductor.

Mark J. Marshfield (Physics): Radiation Effects in Fiber Optic Materials.

Marc H. Rolfes (Ocean Engineering): Wave Force and Structure Response: A Comparison of Theory and Experiment Using Regular and Irregular Sea States.

Stephen L. Spehn (Physics): Radiation Induced Trapping States in Semiconductors.

Final checks on the first AIM-54C Phoenix

Center at Point Mugu, Cal. The current AIM-54A model now carried on the F-14 "Tomcat" is the Navy's primary longrange air defense weapon and is one of the world's best.

The improved Phoenix incorporates a new digital electronics unit that is more flexible and has greater reliability than the analog unit it replaces. The new unit will perform functions previously done by a separate autopilot, adding more precise guidance. A new strap-down inertial reference system will also provide better accuracy and greater range. Another improvement is a solid state transmitter/ receiver replacing the present klystron An Omission tube, and a new target detecting device The "Profde of 1983" in the October being developed by the Naval Weapons Shipmate listed in service academy Center at China Lake will provide greater alumni parents of the new plebes and effectiveness against a broader range of properly included Mid'n. Shirley E. Mor- targets. rissey as the daughter of the late Capt.

Testing of these prototypes is expected John N. Morrissey USN (Ret.) '50. to continue through 1980, with production We neglected to note that she is also model delivery in 1982. the stepdaughter of Capt. Warren H. Ortland USN (Ret.) '48A, an unusual dual relationship of pride to all concerned. We regret the omission.

Operational Exercises with Harpoon Harpoon anti-ship missiles have scored impressive successes in recentfleetexHistory's Largest Dinner ercises. On 28 July USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD (DD-968) staked a claim as the On the evening of 4 October the Midfirst ship of the Sixth Fleet to fire a Harshipmen's Wardroom set a new record in poon. Carrying a non-explosive test serving the largest single meal ever recorded—a dinner for 5,220 persons in a warhead, the missile scored an over-thesingle seating. In addition to the Brigade horizon hit on the target, ex-USS LANSDOWNE (DD-486), at a range of of Midshipmen, the diners included 450 about 60 miles.

Air Force Academy cadets (visiting for On 19-20 July, in Atlantic Fleet tests. the Air Force game on Saturday), 250 NAPS students (the entire class), 85 high Harpoons were launched airborne by a school educators from Colorado (escorted P-3C of VP-23, from the surface by USS

by RAdm. Norman Coleman USNR), and TEXAS (CGN-39), and submerged by USS HAMMERHEAD (SSN-663). Two of the a visiting women's volleyball team from three launches scored hits with nonCatholic University. explosive test warheads, the third sank That's quite an accomplishment. the decommissioned destroyer target.

The Harpoon missile has been fired over 100 times in tests and exercises since its first development launch in 1972.

Improved Phoenix Prototypes Overall, its success rate has been an imDeUvered pressive 90%.

The first of 15 engineering development models of the improved AIM-54C Phoenix air-to-air missile has been delivered to the Navy Pacific Missile Test Shipmate, December 1979

Editorial is Surprise

Nuclear Attack

Unthinkable?

Rear Admiral G e o r g e H. Miller U S N (Ret.)

The United States has spent over a trillion dollars in the last 10 years for national defense. Yet, the Nation is militarily defenseless against a surprise nuclear attack. Such an attack could come at any time, because U.S. land-based missiles and bombers are poised to strike the Soviet Union, thereby constituting a clear and present danger in the eyes of Soviet defense leaders.

U.S. defense leaders tranquilize the public with words, such as "We have deterrence," and "We'll retahate." But words are no substitute for a sound military strategy and capability to preserve and defend the United States.

Surprise attack has long been a favored strategem of aggression. In World War II, both the United States and the Soviet Union were victims of surprise attack.

President Franklin Roosevelt, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, moved the U.S. Fleet to Pearl Harbor to "deter" the Japanese.

While U.S. and Japanese diplomats negotiated, Japanese bombers surprised Pearl Harbor. The American population suffered little from the Pearl Harbor attack and seems to have forgotten the mental shock and disruption that surprise attack can create.

The German Army's World War II surprise attack on Russia occurred shortly after Hitler and Stalin had signed a nonaggression pact. The millions of casualties and monumental devastation wrought by the German attack seared on the minds of today's Soviet leaders the consequences of being taken by surprise.

The United States and the Soviet Union were fortunate that the weapon technology of World War II, together with favorable geography and help from Western Allies, enabled both nations to recover in time to continue fighting. The power and range of today's nuclear weapons, however, make surprise attack a far more decisive instrument of aggression than ever before. Consequently, a Commander-in-Chiefs historic responsiShipmate. December 1979

bility for deploying forces in a manner that prevents surprise, is more important today than ever before.

Soviet leaders know that U.S. landbased missiles and bombers are virtually undefended, are vulnerable to surprise attack, and are at full strength only when launched first, before they are destroyed on the ground. Soviet mihtary commanders must therefore prepare for the possibility that U.S. missiles and bombers, regardless of what we may say, may one day attempt a first strike. Otherwise, they may reason, why would the U.S. invest so much in a land-based nuclear force so vulnerable to a first strike, if no one in the U.S. is thinking of launching these forces before they can be destroyed? From the Soviet point of view, the present U.S. land-based missile and bomber force poses a clear and present military threat to the Soviet Union, a threat which Soviet military leaders are duty bound to counter.

In terms of American national defense, the present U.S.-based missile and bomber force, logically a primary target of Soviet nuclear forces, constitutes an unprecedented threat to survival of the United States. Yet, U.S. Defense officials continue to reject weapon deployments less vulnerable to surprise and less hazardous to America, the land they have sworn to preserve and defend. The Pentagon also continues to reject a measure of defense-in-depth for the United States against nuclear attack. The attempt over the last 30 years to defend America with a land strategy has brought us to the brink of disaster.

Unfortunately, American officials have already negotiated away so many options for basing nuclear weapons outside the U.S., that few remain for reducing the danger of Soviet surprise attack on the U.S. itself The original 1969 Defense Department position on the SALT talks recommended that the U.S. and USSR retain the option to vary the land-sea mix of nuclear offen-

sive and defensive weapons in accordance with their respective geographical requirements. This position recognized that the Soviet Union land area, 8.6 milHon square miles compared to 3.6 million square miles in the U.S., gave the USSR a 2.4 to 1 advantage in land available for weapon deployment. Yet, in the SALT I treaty actually negotiated the U.S. gave up its freedom to base ballistic missile defense weapons at sea. The result is that important U.S. coastal areas cannot have a nuclear defense-in-depth comparable to what the Soviets may already have in their extensive land buffer areas.

Then, in a 1972 "Interim Agreement," the U.S. gave the Soviets the right to deploy more ballistic missiles in submarines than we had then. While this agreement supposedly expired in 1977, the United States has done nothing to increase the size of its submarine-based missile force.

In the SALT II treaty the U.S. gives up its right to base intercontinental-range ballistic missiles and long-range cruise missiles in surface ships at sea. This denies us the ability to equip our ships with the most powerful, effective weapons of today, ballistic and cruise missiles, capable of carrying non-nuclear as well as nuclear weapons, for defensive as well as offensive purposes.

The seagirt, limited U.S. land area cannot have adequate defense without freedom to sea-base the most effective weapons of the time—today's ballistic and cruise missiles, together with aircraft, for example—in tactical combination, in non-nuclear as well as nuclear situations.

The SALT II ban on long-range cruise and ballistic missiles in its warships dooms the U.S. to an inferior national defense position. This SALT II giveaway has been negotiated despite the findings of a 1967 Defense Department study that the surface ship is the most cost-effective platform for ICBM's—superior to submarines, and far superior to land-mobile and silo modes. In reaching this conclusion, the study group gave special

scrutiny to surface ship survivability against ICBM as well as other types of attack. Yet, despite the findings of the 1967 study, which subsequent analysis has not challenged, some U.S. officials still argue that ICBM's in surface ships are vulnerable to mass destruction by Soviet landbased ICBM's. At the same time, they seem wiUing to barter away the U.S. right to deploy long-range ballistic, cruise, and defense missiles at sea to reduce the danger of surprise attack.

Here are other recent geographically significant concessions negotiated by U.S. representatives: 1. In 1962, our Government claimed victory when the Soviets removed an unknown number of nuclear weapons from Cuba. In return, the U.S. agreed not to invade Cuba, and Soviet military forces are still there. The Soviet foothold in Cuba has been expanding. Geographically, Cuba commands the eastern approaches to the Panama Canal and poses a threat to all shipping in the Canal area.

2. A U.S.-Soviet treaty concluded in 1969 bans nuclear weapons on the seabed, with no provision for verifying Soviet compliance. The U.S. should have at least insisted on preserving for deployment of nuclear offensive and defensive weapons a sector of U.S. coastal waters to give us an aggregate geographical deployment area comparable to that of the USSR land area.

3. The Panama Canal is the jugular of Western Hemisphere sea communications, indispensable to U.S. shipping and naval forces in war or national emergency. The new custodians of the Canal will be able to suspend traffic at will— accidentally perhaps—at times most damaging to the United States.

Every maritime geography-related concession the U.S. negotiates with the Soviet Union multiplies and perpetuates the military advantage of the Soviet 2.4 to 1 superiority in land deployment area.

The U.S. can and must provide more real national defense for less money— without posing a clear and present nuclear threat to the Soviet Union. Approval of SALT II as now written will strip away vital sea options and place America at the mercy of the superior Soviet land power. The U.S. must not surrender its freedom to base nuclear offensive and defensive weapons at sea. We must somehow recover many of those maritime options already bartered away.

Here are steps the U.S. must take, if we are to preserve and defend the United States: • Remove all U.S. nuclear weapons from U.S. soil to deny an aggressor the opportunity to gain a decisive military advantage by surprise nuclear attack on the United States.

• Provide defense-in-depth consisting of land-based and sea-based weapons sufficient to give the United States population and industries a reasonable chance of survival against nuclear attack.

• Base all U.S. nuclear offensive weapons—missiles, bombers, and whatever lies beyond—at sea, in ships, submarines and other sea modes—employing speed, mobility and deception to deny to the Soviets the opportunity to win by surprise.

America's altruistic approach to the SALT process has resulted in the most wholesale peacetime surrender of geographic assets by a world power in recorded history. This series of negotiating blunders epitomizes the intellectual ice age that froze national defense thought when the "We-have-the-bomb" mentality captivated U.S. defense leaders in the wake of Hiroshima. Now, after 30 years of experimenting with land war theories of nuclear war, America itself has become a prime, undefended target for nuclear attack.

Is surprise nuclear attack unthinkable?

Perhaps so, for some Americans, but not so for U.S. Defense leaders who are hired to employ national defense assets in a manner that perserves and defends the United States against military attack.

It is the President and the Congress who have the Constitutional responsibility of providing for the common defense.

It is urgent that the U.S. Government review national defense policy, strategy and organization and rededicate this Nation's national defense effort to preserving and defending America.

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Modernization of the Naval Academy—Present Captain John J. Shanley CEC USN

As discussed in "Modernization of the Naval Academy—Past," the major investment in physical plant improvements during the last 20 years was aimed primarily at improving and expanding midshipmen dormitories and academic buildings.

Commensurate with the process of rehabilitating existing and constructing new academic buildings, major utility systems improvements also took place. Even as programs to improve housing and academic facilities moved forward during the 1960s and 1970s, many factors with pronounced influence on athletic facilities requirements were developing: increased brigade size and organization, greater competitiveness, admission of women midshipmen and development of women's intramural and varsity athletics, growth in club sports, and significantly more emphasis on individual physical conditioning for all sports.

All factors considered, it became obvious that a program to upgrade physical education and athletic facilities at the Naval Academy was an immediate necessity. Plans were developed accordingly and, during the next few years, three major projects are scheduled for accomplishment. First among these projects is the $14 million Physical Education Center, Lejeune Hall, which was authorized

by Congress as part of the FY 1979 Military Construction Program and is presently under construction. The Center itself will be constructed on what was formerly Thompson Field in front of the Halsey Field House. When completed in 1981, the facility will be one of the most modem of its kind in the country. Included within the building is a 50- by 25meter pool and a diving tank with oneand three-meter boards, as well as 5-, 7.5-, and 10-meter platforms. Both the pool and diving tank are designed to greatly enhance the physical education program, in addition to providing up-todate facilities for the intercollegiate teams which will use them. One thousand spectator seats for scheduled events will be Shipmate, December 1979

Architect's rendering of Lejeune Hall

Pool deck floor section of Lejeune Hall

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provided for fans of Navy's swimming and diving teams.

A new home for the Navy's wrestling program will also be provided by the new Physical Education Center. The wrestling area will contain five wrestling circles and 600 spectator seats for intercollegiate matches. Locker rooms, conditioning space, classrooms, coaches' and instructors' offices are the other principal areas included within the Center. A unique feature of the Physical Education Center is the fact that it is structurally designed to permit installation of a solar energy system to heat the pool and the domestic hot water, as well as to provide for the air conditioning of classroom and office spaces during the summer months.

In recognition of the further need to improve the attractiveness of the entire area surrounding the Field House and Physical Education Center, landscape planning was a major consideration when plans for the Center were being developed. This area is the first that visitors see when they enter the Academy at the visitors gate, and it's an area that can greatly influence their initial impression of the Academy. The accompanying rendering and plan of the Center reflect the beautification efforts proposed as a part of this project.

Since the Center is being constructed on Thompson Field, which was the track and field area, it is necessary to relocate these functions to Ingram Field northeast of Chauvenet and Michelson Halls. The facility now being constructed will provide a 400-meter all-weather track with a grass infield for field events. The infield area will also be a multi-purpose space that could be used for football, soccer or drill. This phase of the project is planned to be available in the spring of 1980 for the coming outdoor track season.

Second among the major projects to improve athletic facilities is renovation of Macdonough Hall and Scott Natatorium.

Macdonough Hall was originally designed as a boat house which had sUps designed within the structure. While it was under construction, however, it was re-designed as a gymnasium. Although the building was completed in 1903, it has had no major rehabilitation since that time. The Natatorium, built in 1928, also has never been renovated.

The architectural firm of Mark Beck and Associates is currently developing preliminary concept plans and cost estimates to totally modernize both buildings.

This project is the top unfunded facilities requirement at the Academy. Because of the architect's preliminary concepts 12

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shown, it appears at this time that the Macdonough Hall pool can be retained. It is anticipated that this retention will be made possible by two major elements of design. First, the main floor will be raised several feet above its current level in order to provide sufficient ceiling height to accommodate the basketball and racquetball courts planned for the ground floor. Secondly, at the increased height of the new main floor, a structural frame will be extended over the existing pool open area, thereby providing significantly expanded floor area. Gymnastics, fencing, boxing, and additional basketball courts are all planned for the main floor. Although at this time we only have sketches which reflect preliminary concepts, they represent the present design status.

In conjunction with the structural work to be accomplished, repair of the entire mechanical system and major electrical modifications in both buildings are part of the project. Other utilities measures include a solar energy study in the design phase to determine the feasibility of using solar energy to heat the pools, the spaces, the domestic hot water, and also to pro-

vide the energy to air condition the classrooms and offices. A specified design parameter for the project is to make the structures 45 percent more energy conservative than the existing buildings. Although the project is currently unfunded, the Academy will continue its efforts to have this necessary project included in an early Military Construction Program.

The need for a large, open, indoor multi-purpose space at the Academy which could be used for intramural basketball year round, tennis in inclement weather, and in the winter for out-ofseason soccer, lacrosse, and tennis, is the third major athletic requirement to be satisfied in the immediate future. A site for such a facility has been selected on the Spa Creek side of the Field House.

Concepts, as shown in the sectional view in this article, reflect a one-level high ceiling arched space on columns above the south parking area of the Field House.

This design concept, in addition to providing a site for the facility, retains the critical parking area currently located there. The Alumni Association has already announced its plans to sohcit funds

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for the design and construction of this project. Once funding is assured, design will proceed. The project is currently estimated at $3.5 million for construction beginning in 1982.

In addition to the athletic facilities discussed above, several other current items are of significance. Now that construction or rehabilitation of classroom and laboratory facilities are complete, the former engineering complex, of Isherwood, Melville and Griffin Halls, is vacant. The buildings were previously identified for demolition within the Academy's Master Plan to permit construction of a new assembly building where the entire Brigade can come together for important lectures and other significant events. Funds are now available to clear the site; however, since the Academy is a registered National Historic Landmark, the Navy must first explain the undertaking to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and seek its approval. Within its charter, the Council may agree with the Navy's proposal to demolish the buildings or they may advise that some other course of action be pursued. The Secretary of the Navy, in the latter case, must then weigh the Council's advice against the stated needs of the Academy and come to a decision as to what action may be taken.

Since the buildings are no longer suitable or needed for any known Academy requirements, and considering that the land is immediately needed to replace Thompson Field, the Academy is hopefiil that the matter will be resolved in its favor in the near future. Funding for the new assembly building is expected to be available in the 1983-84 time frame, but in the interim, the area will provide additional field area for expanding athletic programs.

The Navy has scheduled the USS NAUTILUS, the first nuclear powered naval ship, for retirement from active service. The Academy is one of the places under consideration for preserving this historic submarine. An organizational arrangement similar to that of the USS CONSTXTimoN in Boston is under discussion. If the decision is made to berth the NAUTILUS at Annapohs, a site has been selected along the Severn River/Spa Creek boundary about 200 feet east of Ricketts Hall.

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When a mess contractor took over the service within the Wardroom about four years ago, the Ricketts Hall barracks, Alumni Tour 6-16 March 1980 formerly used by the enlisted personnel New York to Cairo and return who worked in the Wardroom, became available for other uses. Since that time, a Cmise the Red Sea and the Gulf of visitors center, including information Aqaba in MTS ARGONALTT. booth, tour guides, restaurant and resale Visit Thebes, the Valley of Kings, activity, has been completed on the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi ground floor. The visitors' team dormiof Memnon, Temple of Kamak, and tory, formerly in the Field House, now ocLuxor. cupies the second floor. Relocation of the Visit Memphis, the Sphinx and the dorm permitted the development of a Pyramids, with two nights in Cairo's women's locker room and conditioning Mena House. space, as well as providing needed storVisit Aqaba and, by car and camel age space within the Field House. Plans train, the Wadi Rumm, where Laware currenUy being completed to move rence of Arabia fought, for a tradithe Naval Academy Athletic Association tional Bedouin feast.

(NAAA) offices into the northeast end of Drive into the Great Rift Valley to the ground floor. This will provide better the ancient rose-red city of Petra, office space and a much more efficient lofounded in 300 B.C. and rediscovered cation for the NAAA. The space vacated in 1812. in Preble Hall by the NAAA is planned Plus available side trips to Abu Simfor the expansion of the museum to inbel and sunset sailing on the Nile. clude a display area for the Robinson collection of ship models.

Brochures have been mailed but adThe Secretary of the Navy recently anditional copies are available. For denounced his decision to close inpatient tails and reservations, contact: care at the former Naval Hospital at AnRaymond & Whitcomb Co. napolis effective 1 June 1979. The Hospi400 Madison Avenue tal has been replaced by a Regional MediNew York NY 10017 cal Clinic with outpatient care only in the Telephone (212) PLaza 9-3960 former hospital clinic area. It is not known at the time of this writing whether any significant renovation or construction will take place.

Several major support facilities at the As one can see, change, adjustments Naval Station, across the Severn River and improvements are ever present in the from the Academy, are complete or facilities business at the Naval Academy. underway to improve personnel support In recent years, the Academy has, fortufor the Annapolis complex. A modem, nately, been considered extraordinary new Commissary Store opened in May within the Naval Shore establishment.

1979 and, adjacent to it, a new, larger exProper master planning to accommodate change complex will open in November. change, followed by timely investment of The new Commissary/Exchange complex funds over the last twenty years, have is located immediately west of the Naval enabled the Academy greatly to enhance Station main gate and will provide oneits ability to carry out its mission of destop shopping for all authorized personveloping junior officers morally, mentally, nel. The old commissary and exchange and physically for the Naval service. The buildings are planned to be removed and several projects discussed above are simthe vacated site tumed into a park for ply the present view of the changes that residents of the North Severn Village are required to maintain and improve the enlisted personnel housing area. Along Academy's ability to continue to carry Kinkaid Road, adjacent to the golf out its mission into the future. course, a new $1.2 million enlisted men's The third and last in this series of articlub is under constmction. It has a beau- cles entitled, "Modemization of the tiful site with a view of the Chesapeake Naval Academy窶認uture," will highlight Bay. The new Club, which replaces a the significant facility changes recomwom-out quonset hut building, is schedmended for accomplishment during the uled for completion in December 1979. next ten years.

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Was It A Surprise?

Battleship Readiness

Conditions at Pearl Harbor

Captain Cary H. Hall U S N (Ret.)

In his own memory the author is sure that the battleships in Pearl Harbor on the morning of 7 December 1941 were not as unready as most people believe. He recalls Condition Three watches and AA ready ammunition on deck after the ships returned to port on 5 December. This article resulted from his efforts to confirm that belief from the logs of USS CALIFORNIA and NEVADA, and from his contemporaries then serving in those ships.

On Sunday morning, 7 December 1941, the battleship CALIFORNIA lay at the quays off Ford Island. She had been commissioned in 1918 and there were men still serving on board who had been assigned to the commissioning crew.

The CALIFORNIA was more than a ship.

She was a complete home to the professional seamen who served on board.

Drafts off the ship were filled by undesirables; there were few volunteers. An appropriate sentence at Captain's Mast was "not recommended for reenlistment."

Men who promised to swallow the anchor and return to civilian life were jeered a couple of months later as they climbed the accommodation ladder, carrying their seabags. Promotions were by competitive exams, brutally contrived exams where a boatswain's mate was required to be a qualified navigator and a quartermaster to be an expert on cargo handling.

Probably few professional military forces in history were more thoroughly trained than the sailors of the 1941 Navy.

Blessed by the inflexible requirements of the sea to maintain and operate the ships of the Fleet to a high standard, they escaped the deadening barracks life of the Army. It is estimated that over half the CALIFORNIA crew were commissioned before the end of Worid War II. Victory in World War II was built in a large measure on the high standards of training maintained in the antiquated ships of the pre-war Navy.

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The CALIFORNIA'S antiaircraft battery consisted of eight 5-inch, 25-caliber guns, far outmoded by the 5"/38 guns being installed in the new destroyers; four hand loaded 3750 guns, placed on board as a futile gesture at AA defense in the last Yard overhaul; and eight .50-caliber machine guns in the tops firing solid ammunition, desperately dependent on highly trained gunners.

The Battle Fleet was in constant search of devices to make the crude defenses available effective against aircraft. Charlie Morrison in the OKLAHOMA devised a complicated barrage system that relied on highly skilled personnel to be even approximately defensive. Jim Ferguson in NEVADA and Bob North in CALIFORNIA reviewed and tested AA defense ideas from every direction. It was an era when the officers of the Fleet were their own researchers, their own developers, and their own designers. There were few establishments working on antiaircraft problems. And, when they did, they sometimes tumed out unworkable products like the 1.1" machine guns mounted in the MARYLAND, guns that later were junked in favor of the Bofors 40 mm.

On 17 November Ambassador Grew in Japan warned that "an armed conflict . . . might come with dangerous and dramatic suddenness." He warned that every precaution should be taken against a surprise move. On 24 November the Chief of Naval Operations informed the Commanders in Chief of the Pacific and Asiatic Fleets that " a surprise Japanese aggression in any direction" could be expected. Then, on 27 November 1941, the Chief of Naval Operations sent the Commanders in Chief of the Asiatic and Pacific Fleets a war warning, stating that "an aggressive move by Japan was expected within the next few days." "An amphibious expedition against the Philippines, Thai, or KRA peninsula or possibly Borneo" was predicted, confusing the message somewhat.

The CALIFORNIA was in Long Beach some weeks before this on a "Strength through Love" cruise for a brief ten days back with wives and sweethearts. During this period shortly after arrival in Long Beach, no one was allowed to leave the vicinity of Long Beach and officers on shore leave were required to phone in every six hours in case a recall was ordered. Tom Nicholson barely got to Tarboro, North Carolina, during this period, before he was recalled to the ship and flew back to Long Beach.

Recollections of just how the war warning on November 27 was transmitted to CALIFORNIA officers vary considerably.

There is no log entry on this for either the CALIFORNIA or the NEVADA. My own recollection is almost a direct quote to the assembled officers of the 27 November war warning as given in The Magic Background of Pearl Harbor. Some believe that there was a particular emphasis on the submarine threat. Hooky Walker, who was assistant navigator, is sure of this emphasis.

In any case, it appears certain that both the CALIFORNIA and the NEVADA went to Condition III and sent up ready ammunition to the deck ready boxes. Surprisingly, there is only oblique reference to this in the logs. On completing Night Battle Practice on 27 November, CALIFORNIA secured from General Quarters at 2125 and "set Condition of Readiness III, second section," according to Crosswell Croft's log. There is, however, no mention of being in Condition III in the midwatch log, November 28. As a matter of fact, there is no mention that Condition III was ever piped down, although it is certain that this must have happened sometime on 28 November when the CALIFORNIA entered Peari Harbor. Tom Nicholson, who had the entering port 12-16 watch remembers that ComBatFor and Captain Joel Bunkley went ashore and Condition III wasn't secured until they returned. But there is no log entry about this.

Further, there is no mention in the log at any place as to just what ready ammunition was in the deck ready boxes. I am certain that after entering Pearl Harbor there was considerable objection to striking down the ready ammunition, leaving only two boxes of 5"/25 and two boxes of .50 caliber on deck. Tom Murphy shares this memory.

There was an antiaircraft drill in port at 2115 on the night of 28 November, and a general blackout on 30 November at 2115, for drill purposes. On Thursday, 4 December (I am missing CALIFORNIA logs from December 1 through 3) the ship exercised at General Quarters at 1315, for about one hour and fifteen minutes. On 5 December, still in port, Condition II was set in the AA battery at 0920. There is no mention of this watch condition ever being secured, but it is probable that this was only a drill and the exercise lasted only an hour or so.

It appears that there was considerable attention to readiness, at least from a training viewpoint. It is surprising to see how those writing the logs—and I signed my share in this period—were oblivious to readiness conditions, ammunition readiness, material readiness, and the continuity of the log. It cannot be positively shown, from the logs, just what actions were taken in response to CNO's war warning.

Several CALIFORNIA officers remember that a war condition of readiness was assumed, most of them stating that it was to protect against reported Japanese submarines. One other, Tom Nicholson, besides me, remembers being gathered as a group (the Gunnery Department, Tom says) and the war warning promulgated. I am absolutely certain that the war warning was disseminated to all officers—it would be indeed surprising if it had not been—but I am perplexed that so few of those serving on board remember any promulgation, even in an abbreviated and paraphrased form. The rather careless attention to readiness entries in the log, after the war warning, are disturbing.

And, again, I signed some of these logs!

I clearly remember joining with Gunner Pharris—long since passed away—in objecting to sending down the ready ammunition after return to port on 28 November. Gunner Pharris wasn't happy with the beating the 5725 rounds took in their up-and-down travel from the magazines to the ready boxes. I felt, as I recall, that after the war warning we should be extra careful about readiness. I believe other officers joined me in this feeling— but I can't find anybody who remembers!

I am certain that some battleships did in16

deed leave their ready ammunition topside, violating harbor rules.

When NEVADA got underway on 28 November the ship sounded AA and Torpedo Defense and streamed paravanes.

At 0858 Condition of Readiness I in the AA and Secondary Batteries was secured and Condition of Readiness III set in the secondary battery (not the antiaircraft).

The 29 November midwatch states that Conditions of Readiness III was set in the Secondary Battery, guns 5 and 6 and control of the AA Battery. Also, Material Condition X-ray was logged. At dawn, 0530, NEVADA went to General Quarters, returning at 0617 to Condition III in the secondary battery and AA guns 5 and 6.

On 30 November, dawn general quarters wasn't logged. However, it is clear that Condition III was retained in the secondary battery and AA guns 5 and 6, since the log states the ship returned to this condition after drills in the afternoon, and after every drill, until return to port on 5 December.

USS CAUFORNIA

Throughout the NEVADA logs for this period heavy ships seemed to have destroyer anti-submarine screens and the ships composing these screens are named in the log.

On 5 December NEVADA returned to Pearl Harbor, manning the antiaircraft and secondary batteries during entry.

There is no log entry that these batteries were ever secured, but of course they must have been, on mooring.

It is clearly shown in the NEVADA log that the ship was in a wartime condition of readiness with the secondary battery manned and two 5725 antiaircraft guns.

There is no mention of ready ammunition being sent up, sent down, or being available.

From the logs of the CALIFORNIA and the NEVADA it is apparent that some sort of war warning was acted upon, probably with emphasis on anti-submarine readiness and not as much attention to antiaircraft.

As a matter of interest, the first CIC officer in the Navy, John Renfro, says that

could not have picked up the Japanese planes against the land clutter, even if it had been operating. John devised most of the basic CIC techniques later to become so familiar in Navy ships. He had to use a twelve inch ruler to measure range on the CXAM radar. He is the "Father of CIC"!

Captain W. J. Holmes, in Double Edged Secrets states that, in setting the stage for the Pearl Harbor attack, "The mystery of where the aircraft carriers of the First Air Fleet were, the key to the entire situation, remained unresolved."

These carriers, the Kido Butai, were entirely capable, according to Captain Holmes, of inflicting great damage to the United States Battle Fleet, no matter what the warning received. If the battleships had been found at sea the loss of life would have been much greater and the loss of highly trained personnel as crippling as the loss of Japanese aviators at Midway was later to the Japanese.

I seem to remember being told that this force was "lost" but I can find no other CALIFORNIA officer who joins me in this memory.

The lesson seems to be that we tied our actions before Pearl Harbor to some preconceived notion of what the Japanese would do, entirely ignoring their capability. If we had formed a realistic estimate of Japanese capability the war warning message would have resulted in the Battle Fleet being at sea well to the east of Pearl Harbor, since any exposure of the battleships to Japanese carrier aircraft at sea would have been a spectacular defeat, as the British discovered with the PRINCE OF WALES. If the Japanese had found no ships in Pearl Harbor there might have been wholesale destruction of the base facilities there, with far worse consequences than the damage to the old battleships. Midway might have been a decisive defeat, rather than a victory.

The Pearl Harbor problem could be dismissed with a sigh and a shake of the head except that we have also ignored enemy capability at the Bay of Pigs, in Viet Nam, and in almost all of our military gymnastics since 1962.

It is not at all apparent that we have learned the lesson we were taught at Pearl Harbor. Certainly our estimates of Viet Cong capability were either disastrously misleading or entirely ignored in 1962. It is unfortunate that we will not be able to judge the accuracy of present estimates of the capability of potential enemies until it is too late to make any difference.

the CALIFORNIA radar, one of two in the

Fleet vthe other was in

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Reflections o n Pearl Harbor V i c e Admiral Allan E. S m i t h U S N (Ret.)

At 1230 Saturday, 6 December 1941, Admiral Kimmel's Intelligence officer went to the Task Force Commanders in port and personally told them that Intelligence had lost track of the Japanese carriers.

Washington had sent out enough messages to say that war was imminent; but Washington, among its several messages, had also sent one that the local population should not be alarmed. Inconsistent!

Should Admiral Kimmel have cancelled all Hberty, all shore leave, at once?

Would you have done so in this situation?

The ships in port were in Condition Three. If Condition One had been ordered, the ships would have been closed up tight; the gun crews ready to shoot; probably a fighter air patrol overhead. As it was, 28 Japanese planes were shot down.

If shore leave had been cancelled and Condition One ordered, the damage would perhaps not have been serious, but the Japanese Consul General would have known of the alert and so would Admiral Yamamoto, then heading for Pearl. The caution not to alarm the local population must have carried considerable weight.

In the six months prior to the Japanese attack. Admiral Kimmel had energetically exercised the Pacific Fleet in war maneuvers, and especially in anti-aircraft and anti-submarine actions. Aviators towing air targets frequently had ample evidence of the ships' reluctance to cease firing when the target and the towing plane came into line.

At first, two Task Forces were kept at sea by Admiral Kimmel. The reporting of false submarine sightings and subsurface contacts were so numerous that Admiral Halsey signalled his force to stop reporting every whitecap as a periscope.

In this six months the Task Forces at sea ran darkened and steamed under war conditions. The fuel consumed was enormous, and Admiral Kimmel was forced to change so that only one Task Force was at sea. Meanwhile, miners were brought in from the continental United States and were drilling, blasting.

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and constructing tremendous cavernous fuel tanks in the nearby hills of Pearl Harbor, but they were not completed before the attack.

The Destroyer WARD reported attacking a submarine about a half hour before the Japanese planes struck. In view of the numerous reports of submarines (all false) of the previous six months, another report of a submarine off the entrance to Pearl Harbor probably did not have the impact it should have had, and the staff duty officer probably wished for more information before CinCPac headquarters ordered Condition One.

USS NEVADA

In the fall of 1941, in addition to all the other activity, the Task Force commanders of the Pacific Fleet were playing a chart maneuver of a war in the Pacific, the secret Rainbow Five War. The moves were made monthly and Admiral Kimmel was the umpire.

The Japanese Attack on December 7 made Rainbow Five obsolete, but the chart play familiarized Admiral Halsey and his staff with the hydrography and weather conditions in the Gilberts and Marshalls for his raid 1 February 1942, the first U.S. Navy offensive of World War II.

their way through CinCPac Communication System and into the operation room: 1. Admiral Sherman, somewhere between Wake Island and Midway, reported that the day before (Saturday, 6 December 1941) one of his planes had sighted an unidentified single engine plane. Apparently, the sighting was not believed and was not reported to CinCPac until after the attack on Pearl Harbor was broadcast. If this sighting had been reported at the time, would it have had an effect on Intelligence?

2. At one point in the continuing attack, the Fleet Communications Officer, Commander Curts, came into the operations room and announced "Parachute troops are wearing red arm bands." It was later discovered that a Chief Petty Officer was flying his own plane that Sunday morning when a Japanese fighter dove on him and began shooting. The Chief abandoned his plane and parachuted. He was wearing a large red bandana neckerchief.

3. Personnel of the Navy were permitted to send private messages in peacetime, usually on a delayed status and in a low ordered code to protect privacy. When the message was considered too short to protect the code, the coding officer usually added some phrases, called "fillers." It seems that a newlymarried wife was sending a request to her sailor husband for additional funds. The filler read, "It's not the initial cost, it's the upkeep."

4. Also, some sailor was being harassed for his indiscretions with his girl friend in Australia. The filler read, "It's lots of fun, but you have to pay for it."

Then the Communication System returned to the attack.

When the Japanese hit that Sunday morning, Admiral Kimmel was watching the action from a half-opened window in his operation headquarters. An expended fifty-calibre bullet hit him on the left breast of his white uniform and left a stained reminder.

During the forenoon of the Japanese attack, some strange messages wormed 17

Lucky Bag of Books The Sea Power of the State

by Admiral S. G. Gorshkov. Russian edition, 1976; English translation, Pergamon Press, Ltd., London, 1979; distribution in USA and Canada, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 1979. Maps, tables, notes, index, 290 pp.; price, $17.95.

Meet Sergei Georgievich Gorshkov, Commander-in-Chief Soviet Navy, Deputy Minister of Defense and member of the Central Committee, the ruling inner circle of the Kremlin. Gorshkov is a heavy-set, square-jawed septuagenarian.

His uniform is generously bemedaled as befits a Hero of the Soviet Union with three Orders of Lenin and four of the Red Banner. For over two decades he has headed the Navy and seen it change from a coastal defense force to a global fleet.

Bom in the Ukraine in 1910, Gorshkov graduated from the Voroshilov Naval Academy in 1931. In 1941, already a flag officer, he fought the Germans in the Black Sea until 1943, when the Axis forces captured the area. Assigned to the defense of Stalingrad he again distinguished himself in leading naval troops converted to riflemen. As a Vice Admiral he chased Germans out of his native Ukraine as well as Rumania, Bulgaria, and Hungary. Thus his first-hand combat experience in defending Mother Russia has left its mark, a fact we should remember when reading his interpretation of the roles of the Allied and the United States navies.

The book, handsomely done, with excellent maps, is based on a series of articles which appeared in 1972 and 1973 in the Soviet naval journal Morskoi Sbornik In 1974 the Naval Institute Proceedings published them in the English translation with commentaries by leading U.S. naval flag officers, including Admiral Robert B. Carney and other former CNOs. Gorshkov's present volume expands on his basic theme: why the Soviet Union must attain dominance at sea.

The prose is ponderous, perhaps, in part, a fault of the translator. We may speculate also that years of drafting bureaucratic correspondence in the Kremlin may have had an effect on Gorshkov's lack of lucidity in writing.

In presenting his case why Russia needs a global fleet, Gorshkov has divided his book into four long essays. The first deals with the oceans as a universal source of benefits to all nations. It goes into much detail (perhaps too much) on fisheries, oil and mineral extraction, the 18

never-ending Law of the Sea Conferences, and a ban on the use of the sea floor for military purposes. Interestingly enough, one of his concerns parallels that of the U.S. Navy; to maintain freedom of shipping lanes and international straits. Considering the unenviable geographic problem faced by Soviet naval ships in breaking out of their bases in the Baltic, the Black Sea, the Sea of Japan, and the Sea of Okhotsk through a maze of narrow straits, Gorshkov's concern is understandable. U.S. and allied air and underwater surveillance of certain of these waters is well known and brings no joy to Moscow.

Admiral Sergei Gorshkov

Locales aside, Gorshkov, ever the loyal Party member, evokes skepticism when he lauds "the peace-loving policy of the Soviet Communist Party . . . and its deep respect for . . . the interests of other states." One is immediately reminded of such bloody events as the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968. American readers also will be mystified by Gorshkov's allusions to the teachings of Marx, Engels, and Lenin and their link with Soviet sea power. For him, the western nations are "rapacious imperialists" intent on the downfall of his homeland.

A few such passages will persuade the reader that his best approach to the book must be a clinical one. Do not be surprised at the preposterous; be coldly objective and learn.

Gorshkov's message emphasizes that if the USSR is to enjoy the wealth provided by the oceans, it must build a navy second to none. Otherwise, "the imperialist states" will expand their sea power for "further plundering" of smaller nations by using "the big stick" and "ruthlessly suppressing" national liberation movements. As for the U.S. Navy, he declares

that it has been given the role of "an accomplice in robbing the peoples of many countries dependent on the USA in economic, political, and military fields." So runs the Soviet version of power politics.

Gorshkov's other three essays describe the histories of navies, the build-up of navies after World War II, and an analysis of some naval strategic concepts.

Despite his distorted interpretations, U.S. Naval officers will profit from his last two chapters wherein Gorshkov sets forth his ideas on fleet size and composition, coupled with his concept of war-fighting.

Writing in convoluted generalities, Gorshkov tells his readers—including the decision-makers in the Kremlin—that a bigger, balanced navy will allow the Soviet state to implement directly its diplomatic moves. He carefully avoids any mention of Angola, Ethiopia, Yemen, or Cuba, where his Navy has demonstrated the value of a Soviet naval presence to give backbone to Soviet penetration of foreign lands.

If Gorshkov has a main worry it is keyed to his strategic missile submarines.

How can they be protected at sea sufficiently to carry out their missions? He sees a parallel in the allied anti-submarine war (ASW) against Germany's U-boats, in which the U.S. and allied hunter-killer teams finally swept the Atlantic clear of Admiral Doenitz's undersea raiders. But Hitler made a grave error, argues Gorshkov, by not allocating more ships and planes to protect his U-boats against the allied ASW ships and aircraft. Although Gorshkov does not say so, his condemnation of Hitler's mistake may explain the Soviet move to small carriers for ASW helicopters and VSTOL (vertical, short take-off and landing) aircraft.

Not surprisingly, Gorshkov accuses the imperialists of turning the Worid Ocean into a "launching pad of ballistic missiles, submarines and carrier aviation trained on the Soviet Union." He warns that his navy must be prepared to stand up to this threat. How he proposes to do this is not specifically spelled out. However, the missions of the Soviet fleet appear conveniently in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia. They include destruction of enemy ground targets; destruction of enemy naval forces at sea; disruption of the enemy sea lines of communication (SLOC); support of Soviet gound forces; amphibious operations and repulse of enemy amphibious operations; and protection of Soviet sea lines of communicaShipmate, December 1979

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tion. Significantly, in 1976, the Soviet High Command ordered the "disruption of enemy SLOC" be raised from fifth to third place on the priority list.

He warns that his navaJ strategic forces should be prepared to strike enemy troops and shore targets (such as submarine bases, ports, airfields, industrial centers) and thus exert a "very considerable and sometimes decisive influence on the course of the war."

In short, the Soviet navy has a "fleet against shore" mission, a strategy of using ships and aircraft (and missiles) to deny the enemy the use of his land assets by naval means. Possible interpretation: destroy key shore targets leaving enemy ships and aircraft with no bases; then gain command at sea.

Consciously or not, Gorshkov does not expand on the power-projection mission of his navy, for which his carriers, cruisers and amphibious forces are weU fitted.

Nor does he dwell on the part which Soviet air transport capabilities contribute to power projection.

Now that Admiral Gorshkov has spread out his thoughts on the Soviet navy, one hopes that the Pentagon will place a copy of The Sea Power of the States in every ship's wardroom. This action alone will not ensure that it is read. Overworked officers frequently put off reading significant books. For example, how many Shipmate, December 1979

older readers of this review, as young officers in the late 1930s, read Mein Kampf, Hitler's blueprint for conquest? However, wardroom seminars might spark interest in Gorshkov's message and impress officers with its import. After all, they may well be at the conn if the alarm sounds.

Equally important, someone should draft a readable condensation of this book to be placed in the hands of every member of Congress. Such an action might serve to dispel any inordinate fixation on theoretical war-fighting scenarios set in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean as envisioned by some non-uniformed strategists in Washington.

Paul B. Ryan '36 Capt. USN (Ret.)

Klrkmouse

by Christopher H. Kilpatrick. EPM Publications, Box 490, McLean VA, 1979. 62 pages, illustrated, $5.95 (Plus $1.25 for postage and handling, 4% sales tax for delivery in Virginia).

Kirkmouse is a nautical tale with five characters—two people and three mice—set in a frozen New England village during Revolutionary times.

Deacon Brown may lose his church because the church is out of money. In fact the whole town is out of money because

the frozen harbor is closed to ships.

Penelope, the most sensible girl in the village, comes to the rescue, but not without the help of Kirkmouse—a literary mouse who hves under the pulpit, his bossy wife. Aunt Tilly, and their nephew Midrat, " a sailor's mouse, with a foghorn voice and a smile as big as an anchor."

Midrat's home is a whaler.

The author of this adventure story is a sailor himself. Christopher H. Kilpatrick, son of the noted columnist-commentator James J. Kilpatrick, was, according to his pubhshers, " a bathtub sailor as a boy."

He enUsted in the Navy, serving two years aboard an aircraft carrier off Vietnam. After some time in the Coast Guard and Merchant Marine he went back to "his first love"—the Navy, and is now aboard a ship in the Indian Ocean.

The illustrations for Kirkmouse are by Jeff MacNelly, political cartoonist for the Richmond News-Leader, creator of the comic strip Shoe, and two-times Pulitzer prize winner.

The drawings, plus the author's pleasant style and artful, easy intermingling of mice and people, add up to a charming Christmas story for children, and a worthy first book for Mr. Kilpatrick.

Cordelia Richards Shipmate staff

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Capitol Hill Fred Lardner

Future Defense Budgets Congressional leaders and the Armed Services Committees are warning that substantial increases in defense funds are needed if the President's five-year defense building program is to be carried out. The President had promised a three percent increase in funds for fiscal 1980, and suggested similar increases for 1981 and 1982. The Senate voted 55-42 for a bill which would provide an increase of five percent for fiscal 1981 and 1982.

Secretary of Defense Harold Brown, testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that an increase in defense spending is possible or even probable.

"The door is open in Fiscal 1981 and 1982 to more than a three percent increase in the defense budget after inflation if we conclude that it is needed to carry out the major objectives of the five-year defense program," Brown said.

The Senate was working on the SALT II treaty at the time, and some observers concluded that Brown was trying to influence the 55 Senators who voted for the five percent increase. The treaty would not be approved if 55 Senators voted against it.

Brown would not promise that the administration would produce its 1981 defense budget or a revised five-year defense plan before January, when figures on these plans would normally be released. Various Senators said they want to see the 1981 figures before voting on SALT II. The House Armed Services Committee explains the primary troubles Congress has with current budget preparation.

"The committee is concerned that the Department of Defense may have again developed inconsistent plans for future defense spending," the committee says.

"This year, for example, the fiscal year 1981 authorization request, required by law to be submitted with the fiscal 1980 request, appears inconsistent with the President's 5-year budget projections.

The fiscal year 1981 authorization request projects increases in procurement and research and development of $7.9 billion, and the Defense Department estimates that increases in military, civilian and retired pay will cost an additional $4.6 billion, for a total of $12.5 bilUon above fiscal year 1980 levels. This does not take into account other increases and allow20

ances for inflation. But the President's 5-year projections for the total defense budget include a figure for 1981 that represents only an overall increase of $10.4 billion above fiscal year 1979.

"This inconsistency in out-year budget projections can cause unnecessary instability in procurement and manpower programs. It can also lead to higher unit costs for equipment if decisions are made to start production of a number of different weapon systems based on economical rates of production, but in later years production quantities must be stretched out to stay within budget Umits."

Pay Reform Hearings A pay bill proposed by President Carter, designed to separate military and federal civilian pay levels to the advantage of military pay, is now before Congress.

Civilian pay is linked to salary data collected in the National Survey of Professional, Administrative, Technical and Clerical Pay to determine white collar raises. The PATC data is weighted to take account of the higher concentration of professional employees in federal service.

Military people receive the same average comparability raise provided for whitecollar government employees.

The proposed bill would change the relationship between military and civilian pay by basing GS raises on pay and benefit comparisons. The relatively generous retirement, leave and medical benefits enjoyed by federal employees would hold down future pay raises under this proposed bill for several years, officials estimate.

Military pay would still be tied to average salary, no benefits included, as determined by the PATC salary survey. The proposed legislation would also give the President more flexibility to prepare alternative pay plans for military raises, civilian raises, or both.

Hearings are scheduled before the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee. This committee is noted for its efforts to try to block any legislation giving military people any advantage over federal civilians.

The bill's impact on military pay raises was scheduled to be discussed at hearings beginning 15 November.

Retired Pay—Community Property?

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the petition of a Navy retiree ordered by a California court to pay his ex-wife 23.47 percent of his military retired pay. The high court's decision lets stand a 1976 California Supreme Court ruling that service retired pay can be considered community property in divorce settlements.

Later a California trial court (In Re: Marriage of Brown 15 C 3d 838), using Supreme Court reasoning, ordered Warrant Officer Quinton T. Starren to divide his military retired pay as a community asset in his divorce settlement, with Starren receiving 76.53 percent of his monthly pension and the remainder going to his former wife. The Starrens were married in 1946 but were separated for 10 years before Quinton filed for divorce in 1971.

For various legal reasons the case did not come to trial until September 1976.

In arguing for Supreme Court review, Starren's lawyer said the California rulings raised "significant and recurring problems concerning the intent of Congress that military retirement benefits remain separate property of the employee's spouse." He referred to various sessions of Congress where the lawmakers "carefully avoided" characterizing military retirement benefits "as a community asset divisible upon divorce."

In 1976, the Colorado Supreme Court said the fact that service retirement can be garnished in pay alimony does not make it "property" subject to division where marriage is dissolved, Starren's, lawyer pointed out. He also said: —Federal statutes governing military retirement make no mention of community property or of providing a portion of the pension to wives or other dependents. —The law allows military members to designate their beneficiaries before death, with the option to exclude a spouse or an ex-spouse of the interest in such pay.

Since it is his personal property, he can do so.

The Supreme Court's refusal to review the Starren case lets stand state court rulings that military retired pay can be viewed as community property in divorce proceedings.

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Ending The Session House-Senate differences on an increase in pay for Congress, government funds for abortions, the number of dependents overseas, and attempts to agree on a federal budget all contributed to delays in all elements of the Defense Department Appropriations bill for fiscal 1980.

It tumed out that the bill did not become law until the latter part of October.

The fiscal year 1980 began October 1, 1979. Many government employees and many military people were given only part-time pay for short periods.

Pay—A limit of $8,625 on the outside income of members of Congress was included in a new ethics code in 1977. In that year Congress also voted itself a raise of $12,900 in pay. In 1978 Congress suspended the limit of extra income until 1983. Now members of Congress can make up to $25,000 in honoraria and an unlimited amount from business and other sources. The House wanted an increase of 5.5 percent in pay, and the Senate objected. The House charged the Senate wasn't interested in pay because Senators could make so much outside money.

Senator Edmund S. Muskie (D.-Maine) called House members "devious fools"; Senator Barry Goldwater (R.-Ariz.) called them "scoundrels."

"Those are the guys who ought to be ashamed," said Rep. Silvio Conte (R.Mass.). "Shame on you, Barry Goldwater. You know who invites them to speak.

Look at the legislation, and those special interests who had legislation before their committees."

The Senate finally accepted the House proposal for a 5.5 percent raise, applicable to Members of Congress, senior officials in the executive branch, federal judges, and certain high-ranking military officers.

Abortions—Current law allows federal spending where the life of a woman is endangered, in cases of rape or incest, or where two physicians certify that continued pregnancy could result in lasting damage to the health of the woman.

After days of argument, the House reversed support for an amendment sponsored by Rep. Robert K. Dorman (R.Calif.) which would have prohibited the District of Columbia government from spending its own tax money on abortions for the poor. It had previously been rejected by the Senate.

Doman said that abortions outnumber Uve births in the District of Columbia by 2-to-l.

A compromise on the budget issue was reached when it was agreed that the D.C. government can now fund abortions with locally raised tax money. According to spokesmen, all other state and local governments can do the same.

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Overseas Kin—The Congressional debate over the number of dependents of U.S. military personnel overseas is no nearer agreement than it was when it started. Senator John Stennis (D.-Miss.), Chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee, has been criticizing the number of military kin overseas, and the Senate has voted to reduce their numbers by 30 percent in five years. Ten percent would be returned to this country in fiscal year 1980. Also in the Defense Department Appropriations bill, dependent travel benefits for junior enUstees would be ended.

In September the House voted not to cut the number of kin overseas, except fractionally, and added an amendment that guarantees the junior enUsted travel benefits.

Conferees tried to reach an agreement.

Rep. Bill Nichols (D.-Ala.) said they had an agreement of 325,000 commandsponsored dependents as a ceiling on overseas numbers by next fall, including the junior enlisted travel amendment.

Senator Sam Nunn (D.-Ga.) said the Senate agreed to the 325,000 figure, only if the junior travel amendment was dropped.

That's the way the matter stood when this was written in October.

Shipyard Efficiency The Senate Armed Services Committee is worried about the decreasing number of shipyards currently engaged in new construction for the U.S. Navy.

The committee regards the declining numbers of skilled personnel and dedicated facilities available for shipbuilding to be extremely undesirable and as representing a potential threat to the national security. In view of the critical role that American shipyards played in rapidly and massively expanding the size of the U.S. Navy in World War II, the committee believes it is essential that a production base capable of mobilizing and expanding ship construction on a crash basis be maintained.

Accordingly, the committee requests that, before any action is taken on the part of the Navy to further reduce the number of shipyards involved in naval construction, the Secretary of the Navy furnish the committee with a report which assesses the expected consequences on the United States capacity to expand its shipbuilding program on an emergency basis.

The Senate View of Overseas Dependents The large numbers of dependents of military personnel who are now overseas, particularly in Europe, is a serious and growing problem, the Senate Armed Services Committee said in a report on the DoD FY 1980 Appropriations Bill: "In the past ten years the number of military personnel in Europe has declined about 33,000, while the number of dependents has increased by almost 77,000.

That is, the number of dependents has increased by about 47% per member in Europe. Over the past year there has been substantial confusion on the actual number of dependents overseas. Last year the Defense Department estimated the number of dependents at 336,000.

More recently DoD has estimated the number actually to be 371,000.

"The Committee is concerned because the large number of dependents in Europe adversely affects readiness, brings into question the adequacy of evacuation plans, and creates financial problems for many military families. In testimony before the Committee military commanders have outlined this problem, but the Defense Department has not proposed a plan to reduce the number of dependents overseas.

"The Secretary of Defense should consider management actions such as changes in commissary, exchange, and housing policies to reduce the number of overseas dependents. The Army has estimated the average cost of each dependent overseas as $4,465 per year, for a total of $824 million for the Army in Europe alone. The Secretary should consider management actions through the use of cost-effective, positive incentives open to all personnel. Incentives to be considered should include but not be limited to incentive pays, assignment guarantees, shorter tours, and accompanied tours for long-term enlistments and re-enlistments.

Such action should be consistent with efforts to attract and retain highly-qualified personnel at all grades while achieving the proposed reductions in overseas dependents."

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A Few Inches From The Yard Midshipman Beth Leadbetter '80

Looking through an old Lucky Bag, I came across pictures of friends who graduated in the classes before me. My cheerleading partner, my buddies on the football team, and the screamers from my summer company, spoke to me from the dusty pages of the volume. I wondered when I would see them again. Somehow, that day, they looked different. I felt like I lost something when they left; something I could never recover. The sight of their faded smiles made me think ahead to my graduation. The time for my class to split up and pursue careers across the country was not far away. Soon, our pictures in a forgotten volume would be the only thing marking our stay at this fine institution.

Somewhat saddened by the drummed-up memories, I left the hall for a Friday evening out with my friend. As we sat in a quiet restaurant in town, two men interrupted the stifled restaurant conversations. As they hurried towards one another, we heard them say, "Good to see you old roommate . . .

'Been a long time . . . What are you doing now?" The two Naval Academy graduates livened up the atmosphere. The people around them stopped what they were doing to listen.

The majority of the folks in the restaurant were smiling. As I watched the two men embrace and give each other a swift slap on the back, I thought back to the Lucky Bag I had browsed through that morning. The graduates were living examples that all ties were not broken the day they threw their caps in the air. Academy graduates keep a genuine interest in each other; an interest too great for any number of miles or years to erase.

Somewhat reassured, I did not think of the subject again until Homecoming.

On Homecoming weekend, when I saw cars from every imaginable state in the Yard, I thought about the two men in the restaurant, and the Lucky Bag again. Homecoming weekend really was a "home" coming. Graduates came back to walk through the Yard, shop in the Mid-Store, tour Bancroft hall, watch sporting activities, sit on their favorite benches, and visit with old friends in a place that would always be special to them. When I saw the "Look alive with '45" pins, the '59 head scarves, and various class signs at the football game, I got excited. Even though I would be leaving the Academy soon, I would always be part of it. I still would have the class reunions to look forward to. In the infectious enthusiasm of the Homecoming crowd, I saw a quality of camaraderie unmatched by other institutions. I knew that no matter where I travelled in my future career, I could always return to my Navy home in Annapolis. No roots would be severed when I left the Academy—I would merely be adding a set of wings.

A month after Homecoming weekend, I pulled out the Lucky Bag for a second look. As I flipped through the volume, I felt different this time. When I saw the first class who threw a knife at a dead mouse on the bulletin board, the guys who destroyed my room Plebe Summer, and the pranksters who shot bottle rockets out their windows at night, I laughed.

When I saw the group who practiced their songs in the company wardroom, the guys who threw acorns in Physics class, and the firsties who made us sing "America the Beautiful" braced-up in a vice, "for our own good," I smiled. Homecoming weekend, the roommates in the restaurant, and the Lucky Bag put graduation in a different perspective. I felt lucky to be from a place where unusual experiences bred strong ties, and friendships that lasted forever. I was lucky—for I would always have a permanent home in Annapolis and a storehouse of old memories to share with friends.

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Navy Sports T o m B a t e s , S p o r t s Information Director, Naval A c a d e m y Athletic A s s o c i a t i o n

Mids Carry Unbeaten Record into Last Half of Season If the last half of the 1979 football season for Navy is anything like the fu-st six games, it will go down as the "year of the close one." Although the Mids have been involved in a series of heart-thumping contests this fall, they have managed to build up an unblemished record in the first six starts. Lying ahead in order are nationally-ranked Pittsburgh and Notre Dame, both away games, offensiveminded Syracuse at home, Georgia Tech in Atlanta and then the traditional closeout with Army.

While the Mids have not really blown anyone out this fall, they have done the things necessary to remain unbeaten at this juncture. Several times it was the defense that held the key, at other times the offense has come through at the right moment. The lack of explosiveness has been offset by poise.

Since the last issue of Shipmate, the Mids have eked out victories over Air Force (13-9) and Virginia (17-10) with a 24-7 win over William & Mary in between. The team has been beset with some injuries too, the most noticeable to outstanding running backs Mike Sherlock and Steve Callahan and All-East defensive tackle John Merrill.

Navy 13, Air Force 9 The Mids scored touchdowns on their first two possessions against the Falcons, both of them by Callahan, and visions of last year's 37-8 rout by Navy immediately arose. But the Falcons gamely fought back, coming up with a 37-yard second quarter field goal and adding a touchdown early in the fourth period. A two point conversion try following that TD was thwarted when Mid defensive end Charlie Thornton sacked Falcon quarterback Dave Ziebart.

Air Force threatened once more and two Ziebart pass attempts from the Mid nine were broken up in the end zone by Navy defensive halfback Chuck Zingler.

After Air Force was halted on the opening series of the game, the Mids took over on their own 34. Three plays later Callahan knifed through right tackle and sprinted 50 yards for a touchdown.

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Again the Mids stopped the Falcons and marched 56 yards for a score, Callahan going over from the one. Steve Fehr's extra point try was blocked.

But the Mid offense was to bog down much of the rest of the game, partly because of some costly 15 yard penalties. In its first three games, the Mids had but 84 yards in penalties. Against the Falcons, they were whistled for 107 yards.

"Maybe getting the 13 points so easily had a detrimental effect," said Coach George Welsh afterwards. "We were hanging on at the end. I don't know why we couldn't score after those first two drives. The penalties hurt us a lot. We have very few penalties in our first three games and then we get four or five 15 yard penalties in one game."

Welsh also was concerned over the Mids' fourth quarter showing. They made only four first downs the entire second half and allowed the Falcons to march 94 yards for their touchdown midway through the fourth period. Then Air Force made a last ditch thrust from its own 27 to the Mid nine where Zingler made his plays.

The Mids did rush for 244 yards before the second largest crowd ever at NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium, 31,109, but could net only 95 yards through the air. Sherlock ended the afternoon with 108 yards on 16 carries.

Welsh indicated later that he thought the Mids should have mixed up their defensive scheme more in the final period to thwart the screen passes by the Falcons.

Still, it was Navy's third consecutive win over Air Force and gave it a start on this year's Commander-in-Chiefs Trophy.

Navy 24, William & Mary 7 Navy allowed William & Mary to travel 61 yards on its first possession of the game for a touchdown and then the Mids burst loose for 17 points in the third quarter to roll up victory number five of the season. It was a costly victory for Navy as both of the top running backs, tailbacks Sherlock and Callahan suffered injuries. Callahan went down early with a knee sprain and Sherlock pulled a hamstring muscle in his leg while dashing for a 59-yard touchdown.

Also leaving the game with injuries were All-East defensive tackle John Merrill (6-7, 255), who suffered a broken bone

in his foot, and defensive end Reggie Trass with a sprained knee.

This game showed perhaps the Mids' most emotional display of the year thus far. They had fashioned a 7-7 tie at halftime with a 66-yard second quarter march, with fullback Larry Klawinski driving in from the one. But in the second half, the Mid offense and defense both jelled, with the offense quickly scoring two third quarter TD's plus a field goal and the defense, with second classman Mike Matthes filling in at tackle and firstie Bart Nixon coming in at end, holding the Indians to just 56 total yards in the final 30 minutes.

The Mids began their rally three minutes into the third period when second class linebacker Mike Kronzer intercepted a pass at the Indian 43 and returned it 10 yards. A 15-yard penalty on the play placed the ball on the 18 and three plays later quarterback Bob Powers hit Dave Dent, the flanker, in the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown.

On Navy's next series, Sherlock, a second classman, took the handoff through left tackle on the first play and raced 59 yards for a touchdown, but suffered the pulled hamstring injury on the play. Steve Fehr's 22-yard field goal closed out the Mid scoring.

The Mids, in addition to the injuries suffered in the game, had been without regular middle guard Terry Huxel, offensive tackle Rich Welch and fullback Kevin Tolbert, all sidelined with injuries from the Air Force game.

Welsh was happy over the emotion displayed in the second half. "1 think we came out a bit angrier. We also had the wind and good field position and the interception helped."

Sherlock was cited as the game's most valuable player after gaining 150 yards on just 15 carries. Nixon was cited as the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division 1-A Defensive Player of the Week for his 15 tackles, which included two for losses of 14 yards. Sheriock also was selected to the ECAC All-East team that week.

Navy 17, Virginia 10 Doing what Welsh described as "something we had not done all season," Navy marched 80 yards in two minutes and six 2.1

seconds to score the winning touchdown with 1:20 remaining and turn back the Cavahers, 17-10.

The Mids played without both Sherlock and Callahan, who between them had gained 900 of the 1,346 yards Navy had rushed for in the first five games this fall.

As a result, Welsh shifted some of the attack to the fullback duo of Klawinski and Tolbert and asked Powers, his quarterback, to do more of the running, thus easing the burden on third classman Duane Flowers, making his first start at tailback.

All responded exceptionally well, especially Powers, whom Welsh singled out for leading the clutch drive. "He seems to come through in situations like this," the Mid coach said afterwards. "He is an anomaly. He threw the ball poorly the first half but when we had to have those long gains in that drive he was perfect.

He's a super clutch performer."

Flowers, after being Umited to a few carries in the first half, ended the afternoon with 136 yards on 27 carries, including a 28-yard touchdown run in the third period and four carries for 25 yards in the game-winning drive. It was by design that Welsh eased him into ball-carrying responsibilities during the contest.

The Cavaliers, who came to Annapolis with a 4-2 record, their best start since 1951, controlled the ball most of the first period, having it for 10 and a half minutes. But the Mids held them scoreless.

In the meantime, the Mid offense sputtered before it eventually made a drive from its 16 to the Virginia 10 where Fehr connected on a 27-yard field goal just 5:01 before halftime.

But the Cavaliers, who had been expected to make great use of their "century twin" running backs—Tommy Vigorito and Greg Taylor, each of whom came into the contest averaging over 100 yards—suddenly began striking through the air. Quarterback Todd Kirtley completed a 47-yard pass to Andre Grier that carried to the Mid 22 and three plays later he passed 10 yards to Louis Collins for a TD, giving Virginia a 7-3 halftime lead and high hopes. That drive went 70 yards in 24 seconds!

The Navy offense in the third period, however, was like the proverbial giant awakened from his sleep. Starting at their own 36, following a 35-yard kickoff return by youngster Jon Ross, the Mids rambled 64 yards in six plays (with a facemask penalty thrown in). Flowers culminating the drive with his 28-yard burst off right tackle. That put the Mids up, 10-7, and they stayed with that lead until Virginia freshman Wayne Morrison connected on a 50-yard field goal (a school record) to knot the game with just 3:26 remaining.

The three-pointer was set up by a Navy fumble.

Then came the winning drive. Flowers gained seven to initiate it and two plays later he added another 16 around left end.

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Powers on a keeper against Virginia

almost breaking away for the entire distance. Powers then took over, completing a 25-yard pass to youngster Greg Papajohn at the Cavalier 45. Then Powers hit Dent with a pass and the latter dodged one defender before being driven out at the Virginia six, a 24-yard gain. Powers ran the option to the left side on the next play, kept the ball himself, and dragged two defenders with him into the end zone.

Only 1:20 showed on the clock when Fehr's extra point boot gave the Mids the 17-10 lead.

Still, somehow Kirtley managed to complete two passes and a pass interference added more yardage. Suddenly the Cavahers were on the Mid 33. But after three incompletions, Kirtley's last pass of the game was intercepted by linebacker Ted Dumbauld who ran out the clock.

"We came out and played with more intensity the second half," said Welsh. "I was upset at halftime. I didn't think we were blocking them well the first half and I thought we let them off the hook with the drive just before halftime."

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Powers added, "You could sense in the huddle on that last drive that everyone felt we could go down and score."

Powers in the first half managed to complete only one of seven passes for a minus one yard. In the second half, he was eight-for-12 for 112 yards with two of his tosses coming in that key drive.

Linebacker and co-captain Tom Paulk was selected as the ECAC Co-Defensive Player of the Week after making 13 tackles and tipping away two passes. Flowers joined him on the ECAC All-East team.

The Virginia duo of Taylor and Vigorito were held to a combined 109 yards.

It appeared that Callahan and Sherlock both would miss the Pitt game and possibly the Notre Dame contest as well.

The six wins this fall coupled with wins in the final two games of 1978 (Army and the Holiday Bowl over Brigham Young) gives the Mids a string of eight straight triumphs, the longest since the 1959 team won its final three and the 1960 team won its first seven.

Navy Lightweight Team Edges Closer to League Title Navy's lightweight football team has struck a bid for its second Eastern Lightweight League title in the past three years by rolling up wins in its first three starts this fall, including a 31-14 triumph over defending league titUst, Cornell.

The Mids opened the year with a 47-12 win over Princeton, with five different Navy players scoring touchdowns. Then came a 24-6 win over Rutgers that was opened with a 100-yard kickoff return by third classman Frank Kelly. Moments later, the Mids pounced on a Scarlet Knight fumble and it resulted in a 30-yard scoring pass from second classman Vic McCree to firstie Dwayne Dennis and the Midshipmen were up 14-0 with just a minute gone in the contest.

In beating Cornell, which had won 10 consecutive league games and was the only team to beat the Mids a year ago.

Navy used the running of the speedy Kelly and some timely defense to fashion the triumph. Kelly in addition to spurting for 131 yards scored three touchdowns on runs of nine, five and four yards.

The Mids' defense came up with two interceptions and a fumble recovery in the fourth period.

Lying ahead for the lightweights were a home game with Penn and a trip to Army, which has already been beaten by Princeton this fall.

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Maritime and the Merchant Marine Academies to win the Pine Trophy, sailYouthful Soccer Team Shows Spark ing Shields sloops. At Delaware, Dan Bergin and Jay Gallo, Ted Mortonson and Navy's youthful soccer team, with a Dennis Wells won 11 of 16 races, tying liberal sprinkling of plebes in the lineup, for low point skipper in A and B Divicontinues to play impressively, gaining sions, to defeat Delaware, Lehigh and five victories and three ties in its last eight outings for an impressive 7-1-3 rec- Maryland.

Two weeks later Jasper Craig and ord. Among its triumphs was a 2-1 upset of nationally-ranked George Washington. Becky Olds, John Speer and Debbie Bauersfeld prevailed over 13 other While the plebes have provided a schools to win the Coast Guard's DANspark, it has been veterans who have MARK Trophy, sailing Flying Juniors. In supplied the moxie to propel the team to 420 dinghies at home, Marty Minot and one of its best starts in recent years. SecRandy Kurtz, Nick Madigan and John ond classman Walt Silveira has tallied five goals this fall, including the lone one Gallo, with Bob Anoll saiUng a Laser in C Division, won Navy's 17-entry Fall Inviin the recent 1-1 tie with Penn, while youngster Dan Humphreys has registered tational Races.

In the Interservice Sloop Champithree goals and three assists. Another second classman, Gerry Hueber has con- onships at New York, Navy's Gerard Coleman, Bill Cavitt and Nels Petersen tributed three goals and two assists. never came in below third but finished second overall, two points behind the Merchant Marine Academy. In Webb InCross Country Team Closes Out Dual stitute's Lark Regatta, Andrew Carey and Jerry Smith swept the A Division but a Season with Win Over Army disqualification in B dropped Navy to Navy's cross country team was heading second place behind New York Maritime. for the Heptagonals championships and On 7-8 October three different Navy the NCAA Regionals with a nifty 8-2 rec- teams sailed to win the Area Sloop Elimiord, including a stinging 16-47 triumph nations and move up to the District level. over Army.

The following week Gerard Coleman, Bill Cavitt and Nels Petersen won the District The Mids took the first four places Eliminations and qualified for the Naagainst Army and had eight of the first 10 tional Intercollegiates in November, one slots. The Cadets had charged out to an of the five events that count toward the early lead but halfway through the five overall national championship Navy has mile race youngster Chris Paul led a pack won for the past three years. of Mid runners to the forefront.

Eventually, second classman Mike PorIn preliminary selection races for the ter garnered first place with a time of McMillan Cup Navy had placed second, 25:16 followed in succession by Bill first and second. But, in the McMillan Kovach, Paul and Mark Donahue.

Regatta on 19-21 October, Navy could finish no better than third behind Harvard It was the sixth straight time the Mids and Princeton. This is the fall Big Boat have beaten Army.

Regatta, sailed in Navy's 44' yawls.

With a perfect score in team racing eliminations. Navy's dinghy sailors qualified for the District Championship, which Women's Volleyball Team Finding they won on 20-21 October. That adSchedule Stiffer this Fall vances Navy to the Spring Team Racing Navy's women's volleyball team found, Championship, which is the final qualifiits record not as glittering at midseason as cation for the national intercollegiates. in the past because of a more strenuous Navy is undefeated in team racing since schedule but the Mid women still sported winning the 1979 Nationals 11-0 last June. a winning record, 20-13.

In other races Navy took the top three The team also had some rugged conplaces in Singlehanded Eliminations to tests ahead, including powerful Maryland qualify for the District Championship in and George Washington.

November, placed second in its own CoEd Regatta, and third in Pennsylvania's Packer Trophy Regatta.

Navy Sailors Still on Top On 15-16 September Navy won regattas in New York, Indiana and Delaware.

John Speer and Debbie Bauersfeld, Mary Brigden and Mark Kelly won a 15-school regatta sailed in Flying Juniors at Notre Dame. At New York youngsters Mark Converse, Ron Horton and Axel Sigmar dropped only one race in a double round robin against Maine Maritime, New York 25

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II. S. Naval Acadeiny Alumni Association ALUMNI HOUSE • ANNAPOLIS. MARYLAND 21402 (301) 263-444S

ROY L. JOHNSON Admiral. U.S.N. (Ret.) President

Dear Fellow Alumni, In my first year as President of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, I am pleased to report to you that your Association continues to move ahead strongly and progress in all areas.

I am delighted to serve in this capacity because I am proud of the Naval Academy and feel that our mission of service to the country, the Navy and Marine Corps, the Acadeiny and the Brigade of Midshipmen is a vital one. It is encouraging to me, in speaking to hundreds of you, singly and in groups, that you share that feeling. With groups of alumni in class organizations and especially through our active chapter organizations throughout the country, we will continue to accomplish our mission.

It is my hope that you will read this third Annual Report in its entirety. Within its pages you will find a record of service and support. What has been accomplished has been made possible by our over 21,000 members representing 55% of our potential. Hopefully, those of you who have not joined, will do so after reading this issue of Shipmate.

I am confident that we face a bright future which will be made even brighter by your continued assistance.

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Third Annual Report Executive Director's Report General The Alumni Association programs which were reported last year have grown substantially thanks to your continued support. The Life Membership at Graduation Program, which has been fully implemented, will add almost 900 new Life Members to the Association each year; our new computer service has upgraded our record keeping ability many-fold; our Life Insurance and In-Hospital Programs continue to grow and serve our members; total membership is now well over the 21,000 mark; total revenue topped the million dollar mark and net worth approaches two million dollars; Chapter and Class activities continue to grow in support of our mission; our outstanding magazine, Shipmate, continues to provide our single best source of communications and now includes this Annual Report; our Planned Giving and Annual Fund Programs again exceeded their targets; and this report recognizes all those who were able to give a tax-deductible donation in addition to their regular dues last fiscal year.

In the following specific reports you will see that the Alumni Association remains healthy and growing, thanks to your involvement.

Records Our ability to maintain good records is basic to all other functions and needs the cooperation of everyone. With our new computer service, which provides on-line terminals in Alumni House, we are able to up-date in real time. Nonetheless, we must have your help in keeping us informed of changes of address and changes of status. This is a constant, every day, activity at Alumni House.

Membership Our Membership Committee has made a major effort to determine why we have been unable to attract more young active duty members. A survey was sent out to younger active duty Alumni to seek their help in guiding us here at headquarters.

As a result of the Membership Committee's report at the Fall meeting of the Board of Trustees, we will go to work to implement programs designed to solve this problem. In the meantime, we are graduating well over 90% of each new class as Life Members. This program coupled with suggestions from our young 28

Alumni should result in a rapid increase of younger members. Our actuary is studying the impact this will have on Life Membership fees. However, inflation has already made its impact on all operating costs, so that dues will be increased effective 1 July 1980, This will be the first increase of annual dues since 1971. It had been planned for 1981, but our Finance Committee detected certain trends in our budget and financial analysis which indicated an earlier change. Current membership (as of 1 September 1979) is 21,431 of whom 5,878 are Life Members. This represents 55% of our potential.

Communications One cost increase which influenced the decision to raise dues was the cost of publications. An unanticipated increase in printing costs levied last January resulted in nearly $25,000 increase over fiscal year '79 budget for printing alone. Although this was partially offset by other factors, we still saw a $13,500 above-budget expense in our publications. Naturally, our budget for 1980 must be adjusted accordingly.

Shipmate continues to draw accolades from its readers and fully justifies, in my mind, the expenditure of 29% of our total costs (see operating income and expenditure diagrams at end of this report).

Contributions We continue to sense a bit of confusion in the minds of some alumni between Association dues and contributions. Let me explain that dues alone will never and have never fully supported our operation.

In fact, in earlier days the Association did not charge dues. Almost all income was derived from advertising in publications.

Contributions were minimal until the Association was successful in obtaining a tax-deductible status with the Internal Revenue Service back in Dolly Fitzgerald's time. Since then we have conducted an Annual Fund Drive in addition to receipt of annual and Life dues, which has substantially added to our other income sources and now permits us to meet all the elements of our mission.

As an example, dues alone would not permit us to support the Naval Academy either with private funds or staff time.

Our property and buildings could not be properly maintained and equipped. Nor could we support our Chapters and Classes. Many services would be curtailed could we not combine all sources of

income which are shown at the end of this report (dues, sales, return on Life Membership Fund investment, contributions, advertising, etc.). Each year, through the Annual Fund, our ability to support the Academy grows. Our Co-Chairmen and Class Agents deserve a lot of credit for this! Also, through the Annual Fund, Classes are contributing restricted funds held in escrow by the Association, which will eventually be given to the Academy in the form of a Class gift. Quite aside from annual fund giving, many contributions are made through individual bequests, trusts, etc., as part of our planned giving program. These gifts are difficult to plan on from year to year because of their very nature, however, the average of such gifts continues to increase. This prompts me to explain that, as part of our planned giving program, we can provide estate planning information available on call. So far four Chapters have asked for and received such a program and a number of alumni have thus benefitted through better knowledge of the tax reforms.

Finally, the Alumni Association works very closely with the Naval Academy Athletic Association, Naval Academy Sailing Foundation, U.S. Naval Academy Foundation (prep school scholarships).

Naval Academy Memorial Fund, the Naval Academy's Museum and Library, and the Chapel. As Deputy Chairman of the Memorials and Gifts Advisory Board for the Superintendent, your Executive Director helps coordinate all gifts and memorials going to the Academy. Call on me or our Director of Development, Cdr. Mark Tuzo, whenever we can help in this area.

Benefits Group Term Life Insurance Program.

Total insured now number 1,083 with an annualized premium of $99,715.70 and a volume of insurance of $28,705,000.

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In-Hospital Benefit Program. Total insured now number 272 with annualized premium of $59,598 and average premium per insured of $219.00.

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Alumni Tours. Our very compatible alumni make these tours very special.

Watch for more exciting opportunities to travel with old friends and to make new ones, along with learning through these rich new experiences. Watch for our announcements. It is not "junk mail" when our return address is on the envelope or brochure. Read them so you won't miss a good opportunity.

Group Investment Program. The front end load has decreased to 2.5% and provides another fine benefit. Ask about it.

Annual Audit The Audit is reported fully on other pages. You can see by the diagrams at the end of this report how our operating funds are generated and expended. We are proud of another fine year of growth and our increased ability to carry out the mission of the Alumni Association.

Alumni House We finally had to replace our heating furnace in Alumni House; and maintenance requirements continue in our wonderful, but old. Alumni House. Nonetheless, we are able, through your generosity to keep up with all necessary work.

I regret to inform you that our lovely hostess of eighteen years decided to retire. Yes, Betty Blanding will be missed, but we welcome Stephanie Kerns, her replacement.

Future Goals We have financed half the cost of the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium renovation program and hope to have enough funds from our FY '80 Annual Fund to complete the renovation this year. The Chairman of the Athletic Asso-

Alumni House in mid-Summer

ciation Board of Control has sent us his sincere thanks.

We are anticipating in the near future a requirement to run a capital fund drive to finance with private funds an all-purpose facility which will be added to the Halsey Field House. Since the Master Building Plan will utilize all available government funding in the near future, the Superintendent has asked the Alumni Association to spearhead this fund drive. Should we go forward with this project, we will also seek major gifts, outside the Alumni body, from charitable foundations and others. I feel that, with your full support, we will succeed, even though four or five million dollars will be needed. A drive of

this magnitude has not been attempted since the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium was built with private funds 20 years ago, and more recently when Dahlgren Hall was renovated and the Crown Sailing Center was built.

So, we are doing very well, but we have much more to do. As we begin the '80's let's work together to meet all our goals!

JlU^jLu^ W. S. BUSIK Captain, USN (Ret.) Executive Director

OPERATING INCOME & EXPENDITURES—Year Ending 30 June 1979

Membership Services

OtbeF2%'^ I » ' * ^ Di^- '•9'c INCOME—$842,857

Other 1%

^ Gifts 5% eldpment 5%

EXPENDITURES—$841,720

Note: In addition, $371,945 was received as Life Membership fees and transferred to the Life Membership Fund for investment; and $131,674 was received as restricted contributions and disbursed or earmarked as gifts for the Naval Academy.

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FY '79 Annual Fund Thanks to the loyalty and generosity of alumni and friends of the Naval Academy, the 1979 annual fund campaign proved to be the most successful in the history of the Association. The efforts of more than 1,900 alumni volunteers in soliciting 6,000 gifts were the key to this success.

The following summary gives an indication of the results of the hard work and dedication of the many Class Presidents, chairmen, and class agents who gave so generously of their time, energy, and resources.

Annual Fund

1978

Unrestricted Designated

$268,997 80,573

$246,485 31,320

Sub-total

$349,570

$277,805

Corporations, Foundations & Bequests Unrestricted $ 44,300 Designated 14,000

$ 5,000 13,000

Sub-total

$ 58,300

$ 18,000

Totals Unrestricted Designated

$313,297 94,573

$251,485 44,320

Grand Total

$407,870

$295,805

Individually and by classes, alumni are providing the support necessary to enable the Association to continue to carry out its mission of service. The needs of the Academy and the Brigade which cannot be met with appropriated funds cover a broad spectrum. This has been true in the past; it is true now; it will continue to be true. The thousands of gifts—those which are unrestricted and those for designated purposes—are helping meet those needs. The fact that this help is recognized and appreciated by the Brigade is evident. It is indeed one of the many reasons why new graduates are coining aboard as life members of the Association in unprecedented numbers.

In the following pages you will find a list of those who contributed to annual fund '79. Final results of the participation by class are also summarized in response to numerous requests by alumni for that information.

Again, alumni and friends of the Naval Academy have helped provide the margin of excellence which sets the Academy apart from other institutions. Funds received for the constant improvement of all programs, academic, athletic and professional, will ensure that the Academy remains second to none.

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The Top Ten Classes In Dollars 1940 $19,714 17,258 1951 15,655 1939 14,180 1947 11,350 1944 10,814 1926 10,279 1934 10,171 1927 10,105 1943 9,944 1946

Percent Donors 1924 64% 1937 61 1921 59 1927 58 1934 57 1926 56 1931 55 1930 53 1935 53 1929 51

In Donors 1939 213 1927 207 1934 203 1946 192 1947 186 1935 185 1942 179 1945 176 1931 172 1933 169

Class Participation—Annual Fund '79 Class

Donors

Dollars

Average Gift

1901 thru 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957

123 114 61 59 154 61 144 207 41 81

$15,830 5,659 4,377 8,010 6,197 4,191 10,814 10,171 2,370 5,122 5,241 8,834 5,267 7,940 10,279 6,503 2,795 5,691 4,746 15,655 19,714 4,706 7,844 10,105 11,350 8,205 9,944 14,180 9,709 9,690 8,979 17,258 3,459 4,495 4,145 4,812 $ 3,493 2,099

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Average Gift

990 2,845 2,618 2,414 2,786 1,960 1,540 2,467 1,746 1,024 1,721 2,475

336 723 512 751 410 700 673 535 415

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AN INVITATION TO JOIN To: USNA Alumni Association, Alumni House Annapolis, MD 21402 For telephone inquiries, call (301) 263-4448

Yes! Please enroll me as a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and start SHIPMATE on the way.

D $12 check enclosed for annual dues.

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Honor Roll of Alumni Donors

Names are listed alphabetically by classes. The letter symbols indicate donor club memberships as follows: L Leadership Club ($1,000 or more) J John Paul Jones Club ($500 to $999) T Tecumseh Club ($250 to $499) C Century Club ($100 to $249) 1897 Mrs. T. C. Hart 1900 Mrs. C. S. Freeman 1904 Mrs. D. W. Bagley 1905 Mrs. W. R. Furlong Mrs. R. L. Irvine 1906 Mrs. L. Noyes Ferdinand L. Reichmuth 1907 Clyde R. Robinson 1908 Mrs. J. James Mrs. J. W. Rankin Shipmate, December 1979

1909 Mrs. M. L. Hersey, Jr. Mrs. C. S. Roberts Williams C. Wickham 1910 Mrs. F. H. Luckel Mrs. H. W. Underwood 1911 Mrs. O. C. Badger Loring W. Batten, Jr. Mrs. C. H. Cobb, Sr. Ralph E. Dennett Mrs. M. D. Gilmore Mrs. H. W. Hill John C. Thorn Alfred S. Wolfe 1912 James L. Abbot Mrs. E. H. Barber Mrs. J. J. Brown

James C. Clark C Anonymous Harold B. Grow Mrs. J. K. Richards Francis E. M. Whiting

Robert B. Carney Harris K. Lyle Andrew C. McFall Mrs. A. C. Miles Mrs. A. W. Radford

1913 Glenn B. Davis Mrs. L. T. Dubose C Kirkman O'Neal L Thomas M. Searles

1917 Mrs. E. A. Brady, Jr. Mrs. W , C. Calhoun Francis C. Denebrink Mrs. K. Dunwoody Mrs. H. F. Ely Mrs. G. R. Fairlamb Frank J . Hanafee Richard H. Harper Mrs. A. R. McCann Mrs. V. J. Moore Andrew G. Shepard

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1914 Robert P. Luker Mrs. C. A. MacGowan Harvey C. Mittendorf Edward C. Palmer Mrs. S. H. Quarles Mrs. H. J. Ray Donald Royce Herman A. Spanagel Lloyd J. Wiltse

1915 Mrs. W. D. Alexander Mrs. S. P. Jenkins T Anonymous C Hobart C. Ramsey Mrs. O. H. Ritchie 1916 C George P. Brewster

1918 Mrs. H. Biesemeier Mrs. D. C. Cook Donald Curtis Mrs. T. A. Dobyns, Jr. Samuel H. Hurt Thomas B. Inglis Mrs. L. B. Richardson Ralph S. Riggs Elbert C. Rogers John R. Sullivan Carlos W. Wieber Jerauld Wright 31

1919 Arthur S. Adams Gustave H. Bowman David H. Clark George C. Dyer Russell M. Ihrig Mrs. S. G. Lamb C Paul F. Lee Charles J. Rend C Gerald L. Schetky Mrs. E. H. Von Heimburg

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1920 Harris C. AUer Charles C. Anderson Glen M. Aron Mrs. E. C. Bain Robert W. Bockius Calvin M. Bolster Henry G. Chalkley, Jr. Walter F. Christmas Roy T. Cowdrey Thomas G. Cox, Jr. Marion E. Crist Mrs. James A. Crocker Mrs. R. H. Cruzen Benton W. Decker Earl R. Delong Alexander J. Diepenbrock Cato D. Glover, Jr. Hugh E. Haven Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter Clayton S. Isgrig Mrs. S. S. Isquith Joseph U. Lademan, Jr. Clarence V. Lee John B. Mallard Wm. A. P. Martin, Jr. Frederick W. McMahon Mrs. G. W. Mead Robert E. Melling Stanley J. Michael Mead S. Pearson George F. Prestwich William A. Rice Mrs. F. B. Stoddert Harold S. Van Buren Mrs. John E. Whelchel 1921 Elmer P. Abemethy Clarence E. Aldrich William V. Alexander, Jr. John G. Ames, III Arthur D. Ayrault George H. Bahm Joseph R. Barbaro Ed W. Bamett Morgan C. Barrett Jefferson D. Beard Charles H. Belcher Robert W. Berry Wesley C. Bobbitt Walter F. Boone Mrs. B. F. Brandt Boynton L. Braun Heber B. Brumbaugh Sydney S. Bunting Joseph P. Carney Jesse H. Carter Oswald S. Colclough Joseph A. Connolly Albert G. Cook, Jr. Howard N. Coulter Thomas O. Cullins, Jr. Ransom K. Davis Horace L. De Rivera George H. Debaun Thomas M. Dell, Jr.

Mrs. W. E. Dillon C Sydney B. Dodds James R. Dudley Walter S. Dufton J Frank R. Eggers Homer O. Elmers C Thomas A. Esling Mrs. L. B. Farrell C William F. Fitzgerald, Jr. C William B. Fletcher, Jr. Conrad G. FoUansbee Francis A. Ford Daniel A. Frost Mrs. D. V. Gallery, Jr. Gerard F. Galpin C Ward C. Gilbert Donald T. Giles C William A. Gorry Alfred M. Granum C Edwin D. Graves, Jr. Mrs. H. A. Guthrie C Raleigh S. Hales Grover B. H. Hall John W. Harris Robert F. Hickey C Harold A. Houser Paul E. Howell James R. Hughes J Stuart H. IngersoU Walter S. Keller Thomas J. Kelly Roland R. Killian Edmund Kirby-Smith, Jr. C Edward C. Kline Herbert P. Knowles Mrs. C. R. Lamdin Mrs. M. V. Lewis Gerald D. Linke C James S. Mackinnon Dashiell L. Madeira C Charles J. Maguire Edward A. Maher Artyn L. Meiin Frank C. McClure Wayne A. McDowell C Logan McKee Norman C. McKee T John C. McQueen Ralph E. McShane Calvin N. Melton Ivan W. Miller C Thomas G. Murrell Philip G. Nichols Timothy J. O'Brien C George H. L. Peet John E. Pixton Kent H. Power Charles F. M. S. Quinby C Joe L. Raichle James A. Roberts, Jr. Mrs. J. L. Robertson Joseph P. Rockwell Charles W. Roland C Lorenzo S. Sabin, Jr. Geoffrey E. Sage Walter G. Schindler Norman O. Schwien Albert Van D. Smith Sherwood B. Smith Talbot Smith C Robert C. Sprague Francis H. Stubbs, Jr. Donald R. Tallman Herbert A. Tellman Myron E. Thomas Edward M. Thompson John A. Upshur Mrs. J. C. Van Cleve Ernest H. Webb

Charles A. Whiteford John H. Willis C Paul B. Wishart Charles P. Woodson George S. Young Rupert M. Zimmerli

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1922 Frank Akers Edwin P. Archibald Clarence L. Atkinson James E. Baker Frank B. Birthright Mrs. J. C. Blake Clinton W. Blount Alfred C. Bruce John P. Cady Bertrand B. Cassels Charles J. Cater Charles O. Comp Charles F. Crisp Edgar A. Cruise Richard W. Dole Mrs. E. R. Durgin Henry E. Eccles Russell J. Ehle Alvan Fisher Kenneth L. Forster John J. B. Fulenwider Russell A. Hindenach Wilfred J. Holmes Alfred J. Homann Milton C. Jackson Mrs. W. F. Jennings Robert L. Johnson Donald H. Johnston Mrs. P. K. Leberman Richard E. Leblond John C. Lester Rupert B. Lowe Joseph A. N. Magnus Alan R. McCracken Charles J. McWhinnie Richard H. Miller Robert W. Morse Marion E. Murphy Henry P. Needham Roger E. Nelson Henry N. Paul, Jr. William A. Peabody Lloyd Rainey Mrs. F. F. Richards Mrs. F. L. Riddle Albert V. Rudd James G. Sampson William J. Sebald Anonymous Lyman A. Stohr Alonzo L. Tyler Otto F. Von Schrader John E. Waidlich Oliver M. Walker Henry C. Walters Frank T. Watkins George F. Watson Maxwell W. Wells William B. Whaley, Jr. Francis H. Whitaker Milo R. Williams

1923 C Ralph J. Arnold C J. Pierre Bernard William A. Bowers C Josephus A. Briggs J Arleigh A. Burke C Alvin D. Chandler Robert E. Cofer, Jr. Thomas B. Congdon

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Harold H. Connelley John E. Curry James R. Cutting Gordon W. Daisley Alan C. Davis Robert O. Dehlendorf Neil K. Dietrich Harry A. Downs Harry D. Feb Harry D. Felt Wells L. Field Wendell C. Fowler Anonymous Robert W. Haase Francis D. Hamblin Herbert Hezlep, Jr. Ronald D. Higgins Robert D. Huntington John S. Keating Lewis P. Kell John D. Kelsey Frank H. Lamson-Scribner William C. Lemly Raymond D. Lewis Joseph T. Lusignan, Jr. Arthur L. Maher Kenneth D. McCracken John R. McKinney Joseph C. Molder Henry G. Moran Albert C. Murdaugh Charles J. Nager Richard F. Rebbeck Louis A. Reinken Philip S. Reynolds Frank V. Rigler Reed T. Roberts Roland N. Smoot Selden B. Spangler Marvin M. Stephens WilHam E. Stock, Jr. Aaron P. Storrs, III Elliott B. Strauss Wendell S. Taylor Thayer T. Tucker William P. E. Wadbrook Charles V. Waggoner George W. Welker, Jr. John M. Will Frederic S. Withington Layton A. Zimmer

1924 Noble W. Abrahams John F. Addoms Mrs. H. Armor Edwin H. Auerbach Leo A. Bachman William B. Bailey Hanson W. Baldwin Ralph V. Baldwin Frank H. Ball Charles E. Beatty C Adolph Bednar Frederick J. Bell Russell J. Bellerby C Herbert P. Benton, Jr. Elmer E. Berthold Theodore Blanchard Arthur G. Bliesener Kenneth R. Borgen Henry G. Brousseau Mrs. L. L. Browning Paul K. Bryant C Sherman E. Burroughs, Jr. Jose M. Cabanillas Joseph A. Callaghan Robert L. Campbell John R. Caples Shipmate, December 1979

Richard P. Carlson C William M. Cole Lewis E. Coley C Howard L. Collins C John F. Cooke C Savington W. Crampton John M. CuUen Shirley Y. Cutler Henry C. Daniel John C. Daniel John J. Darlington C Frederick A. L. Dartsch Leonard W. Day C Harold R. Demarest C Albert T. Donnels Irving T. Duke C Bernard C. Duncan Chalkley Duval William H. Duvall Thomas H. Dyer Clarence E. Ekstrom Ezra M. Ellis C Chesley M. Evans William A. Evans Francis M. Falge Joseph A. Farrell James W. Ferguson, Jr. William G. Fisher, Sr. C Louis P. Frank C Frederick R. Furth Francis H. Gardner Joseph H. Garvin Henry W. Goodall Tom Gore Alvin B. Harmon Dale Harris Truman J. Hedding Joseph L. Herlihy John A. Holbrook Walker W. Holler C George F. Howland C Crichton N. Hubbard Mrs. H. A. Jones Bertram Kalisch John M. Kennaday Robert A. Keyer, Jr. Stanley D. Kolb Edward H. Komhauser James C. Landstreet Wilfred E. Lankenau Frank C. Layne William J. Longfellow Francis B. Loomis, Jr. James D. Lovejoy Marshall S. Luthringer Frank W. MacDonald Sumner K. MacLean William N. Mansfield Hugh J. Martin Ralph T. McDaniel Charles E. McDonald Samuel A. Mcllhenny, Jr. Ephraim R. McLean, Jr. Mrs. W. G. Michelet Harold B. Miller George C. Montgomery William T. Moore John H. Morrill, II Francis A. Murray Mrs. L. W. Nuesse Albert N. Perkins Wallis F. Petersen George E. Peterson Richard E. Playter George P. Privett Thomas C. Ragan Mrs. D. J. Ramsey Andrew K. Randolph Edward W. Rawlins Shipmate, December 1979

C Luther I. Replogle Lester K. Rice C William L. Richards Henry E. Richter James B. Ricketts C Eugene C. Rook Rufus E. Rose John R. Ruhsenberger Mrs. B. L. Rutt John J. Scheibeler Eugene T. Seaward C John T. Shannon Charles E. Shepherd Wallace B. Short Theodore J. Shultz Paul W. Siegrist C Samuel J. Singer Harrison B. Southworth William P. Stone George W. Stott

Cecil L. Blackwell C Cameron Briggs John B. Brown John G. Brown C Charles W. Butler Clyde T. Carmichael James B. Cash Robert I. Coleman C Philip S. Creasor Mrs. H. Crommelin C Anonymous Kenneth V. Dawson C James P. Dowden Martin J. Drury Ernest M. EUer Albert L. Entwistle Mrs. F. W. Fenno Walter C. Ford Cecil B. Gill C Arthur H. Graubart

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Franklin A. Strohecker Robert C. SuUiff Robert L. Swart Edwin J. Taylor, Jr. Joseph I. Taylor, Jr. Lloyd H. Thomas Mrs. J. L. Thompson Murray J. Tichenor Harold H. Tiemroth James R. Topper George C. Towner Osgood V. Tracy Thomas A. Turner, Jr. Robert T. Waid Raymond R. Waller David D. Wight Judson A. Wiley Charles W. Wilkins Edwin R. Wilkinson Grant A. Williams Mrs. S. A. Williams Boyd E. Wilson Ralph E. Wilson Joseph E. Wolowsky Arthur C. Wood Joseph J. Woodward Edward L. Woodyard Joseph M. Worthington Elmer E. Yeomans

1925 Robert N. Allen C Rufus F. Allen C George W. Bains Edward L. Beck William L. Benson

C Elmer F. Griep Stephen A. Hammond, Jr. Mrs. J. R. Hanna James M. Hicks Robert E. Hogaboom Mrs. W. S. Howard, Jr. L John C.Ivey Theodore W. Johnson, Jr. C Bruce D. Kelley Shane H. King C Harold O. Larson C Frederick K. Loomis Mrs. J. W. Ludewig C Ranald M. MacKinnon Walter S. Mayer, Jr. William P. McGirr T Frank A. Munroe, Jr. Edward N. Parker C Schuyler N. Pyne Richard W. Reither Herbert P. Rice James M. Robinson William Sihler Charles S. Silsbee Franklin W. Slaven Mrs. C. C. Smith Mrs. R. S. Smith Stirling P. Smith Albert A. Sprague, Jr. William H. Standley, Jr. William C. Straub C Cornelius M. Sullivan Edwin R. Swinburne George E. Tarbox, Jr. C Byron C. Wanglin, Jr. Bennett W. Wright

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1926 William L. Anderson Anonymous Theodore C. Aylward Albert Benjamin Karl J. Biederman Bion B. Bierer, Jr. Almerian R. Boileau Henry A. Boorse James T. Brewer Bert F. Brown Robert E. Brown, Jr. Henry C. Bruton Charles A. Buchanan Samuel F. Burke Joseph W. Callahan Donald G. Campbell Gordon Campbell Neil R. Campbell Charles L. Carpenter Robert W. Cavenagh Lysle W. Cease John A. Chrisman Murray W. Clark Ralph S. Clarke Kenneth H. Cornell Kenneth Craig Charles Crombe Ambrose F. Crowley Benjamin S. Custer Earle S. Davis Frank C. Desantis Edward N. Dodson, Jr. William A. Dolan, Jr. Paul L. Dudley Clifford H. Duerfeldt William C. Eddy Robert B. Ellis Eskil T. Eskilson Marvin P. Evenson Royce N. Flippin William O. Floyd Carl J. Forsberg John E. Fradd John F. Gallaher Frederic A. Graf Etheridge Grant Alvord J. Greenacre John F. Greenslade Rowland H. Groff Marshall B. Gumey Norman A. Helfrich Guy B. Helmick Owen H. Hill, Sr. Lyman H. Hilliard William R. Hollingsworth Charles F. Home, Jr. Hamilton W. Howe Ed H. Jackson Harry D. Johnston Carroll B. Jones Fielder A. Jones Allen R. Joyce Wendell F. Kline Jackson A. Lahn Thomas R. Langley Fitzhugh Lee James E. Leeper Maxwell F. Leslie Henry S. Lewis Walter E. Linaweaver Ralph H. Linsley Orlin L. Livdahl Augustus C. Long Royal Lovell Barron G. Lowrey Robert D. Lowther Louis C. Mabley Duncan C. MacMillan 33

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Eugene F. May Jesse S. McClure Donald McGregor John C. S. McKillip Gordon A. McLean Ernest P. Mills James A. Morrison Ralph H. Moureau Albert G. Mumma Stanley G. Nichols Philip Niekum, Jr. Albert S. Oakholt William E. Oberholtzer, Jr. Anderson Offutt Daniel M. Ogden Herman O. Parish Mrs. R. E. Patterson Oscar Pederson Harian K. Perrill Robert B. Pine Harold J. Pohl Harry H. Pottle, Jr. Cleveland F. Pratt Carl W. Ramsey James W. Ransom George L. Reed Herman Reich Luther K. Reynolds John L. Rhodes, Jr. Theodore W. Rimer Walter F. Rodee James H. Rodgers William K. Romoser Henry D. Rozendal Arthur R. Rule, Jr. James S. Russell Ernst A. Ruth, Jr. George E. Schade Edwin S. Schanze Abbott M. Sellers Frederick C. Selter Charles L. Shain Con D. Silard William R. Smedberg, III Edward W. Snedeker William C. Sprenger Joseph B. Stefanac Frederick C. Stelter, Jr. Yates Stirling, III Charles L. Strain Paul D. Stroop Daniel J. Sweeney John Sylvester Mario G. Vangeli Louis L. Vodila Edwin F. Voit Eugene M. Waldron Mrs. G. C. Weaver Hugh P. Webster George H. Weis Thomas M. Whelan Beverly E. Wilson John A. Winfrey Thomas M. Wolverton John L. Woodbury Thomas A. Womham Wesley A. Wright John S. E. Young Eari B. Zirkle

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C Harold D. Hansen Charles J. Hardesty, Jr. Raymond L. Harrell T Henry T. Harrell Joseph T. Hazen Harold A. Henry C Paul L. High Donald B. Hilton John F. Hines, Jr. Robert A. Hinners James H. Hogg James G. Holloway, Jr. Leroy V. Honsinger C Martin P. Hottel L Miles H. Hubbard Harry R. Hummer, Jr. T Louis H. Hunte Archibald D. Hunter C William D. Irvin Henry T. Jarrell C Anonymous C Carroll F. Johnson Francis R. Jones C James A. Jordan Frank M. June Kenneth I. C. Keepers Joseph W. Kern Lee F. Keys C George E. King Francis S. Kirk Bethuel M. Kitchen C William L. Knickerbocker C Kenneth A. Knowles Martin J. Lawrence C William H. Leahy Fred J. Leatherman Richard B. Levin Eugene L. Lugibihl C Joseph B. Maher Mrs. F. C. Manville Farar B . C . Martin Mrs. R. F. Martin Thomas H. Massie C Mitchell D. Matthews Thomas L. Mayo Mrs. B. C. McCaffree James R. McCormick Arnold W. McKechnie Eugene B. McKinney Joseph D. McKinney James J. McKinstry C Leonard S. Mewhinney Mrs. John A. Milbum C Ray A. Mitchell Jack P. Monroe Granville A. Moore Raymond J. Moore Benjamin E. Moore, Jr. John C. Munn Milton A. Nation William M. Nation Thomas B. Neblett Wm. R. D. Nickelson, Jr. Robert A. Olson William H. Organ William W. Outerbridge Henry R. Paige Charies W. Parker Marion G. Patrick Alex M. Patterson Pete A. Pellegrino Carl J. Pfingstag Earl S. Piper George H. Potter C Elmer C. Powell Kenton E. Price C Walter H. Price C Robert S. Quackenbush, Jr. Paul H. Ramsey

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Wesley H. Randig Gill M. Richardson Robert S. Rickabaugh Roland W. Rickertts James M. Roberts Richard B. Rogers Philip H. Ross Richard P. Ross, Jr. Michael P. Russillo Ivan A. Sagal, Sr. Robert D. Samsot John W. Schmidt Brooke Schumm Albert B. Scoles Cornelius S. Seabring Edward K. Shanahan Ulysses S. G. Sharp, Jr. Lewis J. Sheaffer Jimmie R. Simpson Mrs. H. F. Sipe Marshall L. Smith Randolph M. Smith Allen Smith, Jr. Robert H. Speck George B. H. Stallings Carl L. Steiner Emmett J. Sullivan Alan B. Sutherland, Jr. Harold L. Tallman John S. Thach Mrs. H. M. Thorpe Charles M. Tooke Spalding Trafton, Jr. Earl K. Vanswearingen Frank Virden Daniel J. Weintraub Bosquet N. Wev Frank H. Wickhorst Clifford L. Wickman George W. Willcox Walter C. Winn John C. Woelfel Mrs. D. B. Young 1928 Robert J. Archer Robert G. Ballance Boeker C. Batterton Irwin F. Beyerly James S. Bierer Charles Broadbent Albert C. Burrows Raymond O. Burzynski Donald E. Carlson William A. Cockell Victor B. Cole Edwin B. Dexter Raymond O. Doss Edward T. Eves Albert J. Fay Leonard F. Freiburghouse George Fritschmann Walter N. Gray Mrs. H. M. Holland William H. Jacobsen Robert T. S. Keith John T. Kent George E. King Alexander M. Leary, Jr. David L. McDonald Martin Merson William F. Rabom, Jr. Matthew Radom Thomas C. Roberts, Jr. William A. Schoech John A. Scott William M. Searles Harry E. Sears Thurmond A. Smith Shipmate, December 1979

First presentation of the Cressy Cup for high school sailing, a donation by Helen Cressy, widow of Morton H. Cressy '27 Phillip G. Stokes Mrs. S. N. Tackney C Donald A. Taylor C Wells Thompson Mrs. D. W. Todd, Jr. John R. Woodward Edwin J. S. Young 1929 C William C. Allen L Peyton T. Anderson, Jr. George W. Ashford Abraham L. Baird Laurence C. Baldauf C Richard R. Ballinger C George F. Beardsley C Roy S. Benson Joseph B. Berkley Howard C. Bemet Roland D. Blocksom C Anonymous Donald P. Bush T Daniel Carlson C Robert N. S. Clark William F. Coleman Charles H. Crichton C Anonymous Donald H. Dalton William I. Darnell C John F. Davidson C Thurlow W. Davison C Milton C. Dickinson J George H. Dieter Francis R. Duborg Williston L. Dye Donald T. Filer Chester D. Ely William B. Epps James M. Farrin, Jr. David T. Ferrier Charles T. Fitzgerald James L. Foley Paul Foley, Jr. Edward C. Folger, Jr. Nickolas J. Frank, Jr. Samuel B. Frankel Guy P. Garland James T. Hardin William T. Hastings, Jr. C James M. Hezlep Arthur S. Hill Reynold D. Hogle C Alexander H. Hood Shipmate, December 1979

James P. Hughes C Pat L. Humphrey C Edward F. Hutchins Gustave N. Johansen Carl A. Johnson C Roy L. Johnson Earl A. Junghans C Anonymous George L. Kohr Caleb B. Laning Otho C. Ledbetter Frederick G. Lippert Melvin M. Martin Clayton C. McCauley Henry J. McRoberts Frank P. Mitchell, Jr. Leonard T. Morse C Edward J. O'Donnell Philip R. Osbom C Henry S. Persons Carl A. Peterson Charles F. Phillips C Knight Pryor Robert J. Ramsbotham Herman L. Ray Frank H. Schwable Leroy C. Simpler C Edward C. Stephan C Albert W. Strahom Kemp Tolley Charles O. Triebel Richard G. Visser George H. Wales David J. Welsh Albert F. White Thomas P. Wilson John D. Zimmerman 1930 Mrs. J. W. Ailes, III C Arthur H. Ashton J Rea A. Axline C John B. Azer Francis E. Bardwell Donald E. Bartelt Richard H. Bates Paul P. Blackburn, Jr. C Aubrey J. Bourgeois Alston M. Boyd, Jr. Lee De V. Boyle Frederic C. Bradman Harmon V. Briner Oscar M. Browne, Jr.

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Raymond W. Johnson John W. Jones John O. Kinert Denys W. Knoll Albert P. Kohlhas, Jr. Albert Konigsberg George F. Kosco Donald F. Krick Nicholas A. Lidstone Horatio A. Lincoln Vernon L. Lowrance Frederic C. Lucas, Jr. Mrs. F. P. Luongo, Jr. Robert F. Lynch Herbert H. Marable Kleber S. Masterson Charles T. Mauro, Jr. Warren H. McClain Charles E. McCombs Louis D. McGregor, Jr. William A. Moffett, Jr. Edward A. Montgomery Elias B. Mott, II Edgar P. Nelson William T. Nelson Roy A. Newton Richard M. Nixon Emmet O'Beime George R. Over Arthur E. Owen George G. Palmer Robert E. Perkins Walter B. Phillips Herman A. Pieczentkowski John C. Pine William S. Post, Jr. Josephus A. Robbins Allan B. Roby Lawrence E. Ruff Gifford Scull George C. Seay Manley H. Simons, Jr. Frank T. Sloat Harry Smith William O. P. Snead, Jr. Joseph C. Snyder Clyde B. Stevens, Jr. Francis S. Stich Robert J. Stroh Walter W. Strohbehn Bryan F. Swan William G. Tisdale, Jr. Mrs. M. E. Vorhees 35

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Charles A. Morrow, Jr. Jesse H. Motes, Jr. Philip W. Mothersill Carieton E. Mott Horace D. Moulton Ray C. Needham James M. O'Toole John C. Parham, Jr. Thomas B. Payne Harold Pay son, Jr. George A. Peery C Michael J. Pescatello Richard W. Peterson William K. Pottinger C Peter G. Powell, Jr. Lawson P. Ramage John S. Reese C Henry A. Renken James R. Z. Reynolds Alvin F. Richardson William M. Ryon Walter P. Schoeni Harry E. Seidel, Jr. Clifford H. Shuey William B. Sieglaff

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Richard D. Adams Allen B. Adams, Jr. Stephen M. Archer Edwin C. Asman Walter Asmuth, Jr. Barry K. Atkins James E. Backstrom George W. Bailey Robert O. Beer Richard H. Best Edward B. Billingsley Richard H. Blair Alpha L. Bowser Cyrus Brewer Frank H. Brumby, Jr. Mrs. L. A. Bryan William I. Bull Dunbar G. Burdick Philip W. Cann Thomas E. Chambers Irwin Chase, Jr. Anonymous Walter D. Coleman James D. Collett Harry S. Cook Alfred L. Cope Alexander B. Coxe, Jr. Richard S. Craighill Henry C. De Long Mark E. Dennett Arthur A. Denton, Jr. William J. Dimitrijevic Earl R. East wold Paul E. Emrick John S. Fahy Emerson E. Fawkes Earl P. Finney, Jr. Francis D. Foley Joel C. Ford, Jr. Bernard W. Freund Robert B. Fulton, II John M. Grider Paul H. Grouleff Brooks J. Harral Paul H. Harrington Oscar A. Heinlein Anonymous John S. Homer Julian G. Humiston Harry C. Hummer James W. Humrichouse Eari T. Hydeman Joseph A. Jaap George S. James, Jr. Ralph C. Johnson WilHam C. Jonson, Jr. William D. Kelly William E. Kenna Charles M. Keyes Leon S. Kintberger Edmond G. Konrad Charies H. Kretz, Jr. John D. Lamade Richard H. Lambert Jacob A. Lark Richard J. Lavery John R. Leeds Robert C. Leonard Walter H. Lewis Rex B. Little Harris C. Lockwood George R. Luker John P. Lunger Louis W. Mang Alfred R. Matter John S. Matthews Lloyd H. McAlpine Joseph A. McGoldrick John S. Miller Shipmate, December 1979

C Harry G. Moore Robert B. Moore Charles W. Musgrave C Lloyd M. Mustin Terrell A. Nisewaner Allan A. Ovrom Charles J. Palmer Alton E. Parker Frank M. Parker Charies H. Parks William B. Perkins Paul W. Pfingstag Charles E. Phillips George E. Pierce Robert R. Porter Samuel F. Quarles Phillip D. Quirk C Harry L. Reiter, Jr. George F. Rice C George P. Rogers C Joseph P. Ronan Francis D. Roper Jack Roudebush C Horace P. Rounds Norman J. Sampson John C. Saunders Otto A. Scherini C Floyd B. Schultz Isador J. Schwartz John W. Seager T Allen M. Shinn William B. Short, Jr. Alvin W. Slayden Lawrence Smith Morton Sunderland William L. Tagg C Donald I. Thomas Joseph Thompson James C. Toft, Jr. Harvey C. Tschirgi Howard J. Turton C Magruder H. Tuttie Donald F. Van De Water C Salem A. Van Every, Jr. Robert P. Walker C Alfred G. Ward Odale D. Waters, Jr. Robert H. Weeks Wallace H. Weston Theodore H. White Chauncey S. Willard Mrs. R. M. Wilson William R. Wilson Walter H. Wooding Joseph C. Wylie, Jr. Melvin T. Young

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1933 William D. Acker, Jr. Haven W. Andrews Frederick L. Ashworth Henry F. Banzhaf Kenneth J. Barclay Christopher S. Barker, Jr. Stanley M. Barnes James B. Barr Preston R. Belcher Carter L. Bennett James S. Bethea Howard T. Bierer Charies A. Blick Francis J. Blouin Walter S. Bobo, Jr. Harold G. Bowen, Jr. Theodore C. Bowling, Jr. Frederick S. Bronson Maurice B. Brown Frederick W. Bruning John D. Bulkeley

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William A. Hunt, Jr. Raymond B. Jacoby Ernest L. Jahncke, Jr. James G. Kastein Draper L. Kauffman Charles H. Keyser Richard L. Kibbe Charles E. King John A. Klopp George H. Laird, Jr. Willard R. Laughon John S. Lehman Hayden L. Leon Roy F. Leverenz Thomas A. Long Charles E. Loughlin Kenneth Loveland Michael J. Luosey William W. R. Macdonald Dewitt C. Mackenzie Michael V. Mackenzie Alfred T. Magnell Deane S. Marcy Laurence H. Marks David L. Martineau

C Herbert S. Schwab C Frank D. Schwartz C Seth S. Searcy, Jr. Donald R. Shaul Martin A. Shellabarger Ralph L. Shifley C Francis M. Sinclair C Morgan Slayton Lewis L. Snider Poyntell C. Staley, Jr. Reuben E. Stanley John M. Steinbeck C Anonymous Bernard M. Strean Henry H. Strozier Henry D. Sturt William H. Sublette Raymond W. Thompson, Jr. Benjamin F. Thorn Malcolm H. Tinker C Charies W. Travis James F. Tucker C John A. Tyree, Jr. Maurice L. Vaillancourt William J. Van Meter, Jr. Ruben E. Wagstaff Frederick J. Waldron John E. Walsh, Jr. Kari F. Weikel C Waldemar F. A. Wendt Laurence A. White Joseph W. Williams, Jr. Philip W. Winston Gerald R. Wright Archie T. Wright, Jr. Herbert C. Yost

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Charles C. Coley James R. Compton C Paul C. Cook Harry E. Cook, Jr. Douglas L. Cordiner James P. Craft, Jr. Robert B. Crowell William R. Crutcher John Danenhower Barton E. Day Harold O. Deakin William N. Deragon Edward F. Dissette C Duncan P. Dixon, Jr. Melvin H. Dry Thomas H. Dubois William T. Dutton C Edward J. Fahy Francis O. Fletcher, Jr. Donald W. Fraser C Harold D. FuUer C Craig R. Garth T Albert L. Gebelin John W. Geist C Robert W. Graham C Arthur R. Gralla C Frederick A. Gunn James E. Halligan, Jr. C Robert P. Harbold, Jr. Robert J. Hardy Cecil K. Harper Merton D. Haworth C Frederick C. Heerde C George A. Hill, Jr. Junius P. Hobbs Robert E. Hommel Arthur C. House, Jr. C Curtis H. Hutchings C John M. Hyde C John J. Hyland Caryle Ingram Maurice T. Ireland C Donald G. Irvine C Frank E. Johnson James E. Johnson C Nels C. Johnson Robert K. Johnston Herman H. Kait Richard F. Kane Charles C. Keamey C John W. Kearas William W. Keller William T. Kinsella C Lehman H. Kleppinger C Richard S. Klunk Herman J. Kossler William M. Kramer C Arthur E. Krapf Victor H. Krulak C George W. Lautrup, Jr. Robert W. Leeman C William R. Lennox Hugh H. Lewis John T. Lowe Marvin E. Lundfelt Colin J. MacKenzie Warren S. Macleod John C. Martin Russell H. Maynard Edgar R. McClung, Jr. William M. McCormick John F. McGillis John E. McGoff Earle K. McLaren William McMillan Elmer R. Mecleary Robert H. Menges Grayson Merrill Paul T. Metcalf 38

C Robert H. Milbrath Henry L. Miller Stuart P. Miller C Allen W. Moore Patrick C. Moran John B. Morland C Hugh Mullan Hugh Q. Murray James R. Neet Clyde R. Nelson James H. Newell John C. Nichols Frank A. Nusom Richard H. O'Kane Statton R. Ours, Jr. Robert J. Ovrom James E. Owers George E. T. Parsons Thomas A. Peacock Calaway H. Peddy

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Douglas M. Swift Brown Taylor Leslie K. Taylor Frank C. Tharin Ivan P. Thompson Mrs. C. E. Thurston, Jr. Joseph B. Tibbets Edward R. Tilburae Robert L. Townsend Rudolph A. Turrentine Frank K. Upham Clyde J. Van Arsdall, Jr. Beveriy R. Van Buskirk Paul Van Leunen, Jr. James E. Vose, Jr. George P. Walker William W. Walker Benjamin F. Walkup Clarence J. Walters John J. Waybright

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William R. Peeler Fred D. Pfotenhauer John M. Phelps Frank L. Pinney, Jr. George F. Pittard Irving S. Presler James A. Rector Robert D. Risser Richard S. Robinson John G. Roenigk Marvin I. Rosenberg George C. Ruffin, Jr. Reginald Rutherford Leon H. Sample John W. Sapp, Jr. Paul S. Savidge Francis W. Scanland, Jr. Edwin H. Schantz Allan G. Schnable Carl W. Schoenweiss Lester R. Schulz Robert F. Sellars Benedict J. Semmes, Jr. Samuel R. Shaw Richard D. Shepard Chester A. Siver Arthur C. Smith Hinton I. Smith James E. Smith John V. Smith Roy C. Smith, III Joseph J. Staley William D. Staples, Jr. William W. Stark, Jr. Charles R. Stephan William A. Stevenson Joseph W. Stivers Lester J. Stone William E. Sweeney

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1935 William C. Abhau Edward L. Adams Warren W. Armstrong Nevett B. Atkins Richard E. Babb Rodney J. Badger Leonard J. Baird John J'. Baranowski Eugene A. Barham John S. Barleon, Jr. William R. Barnes Louis H. Bauer Charles R. Beaman John J. Becker John H. Besson Warren J. Bettens Lyle M. Blohm Henry B. Bobo John W. Bottoms Albert H. Bowker Peter F. Boyle Frederic W. Brooks James H. Brown Thomas A. Brown George H. Caimes Grafton B. Campbell Albert L. Carlson Stephen W. Carpenter Charles D. Christian Bladen D. Claggett William C. Clark Glenn W. Clegg

C John B. Cline George L. Conkey John H. Gotten Julian B. Cown John B. Crosby Robert E. Cushman, Jr. Slade D. Cutter Arthur T. Decker Stiles M. Decker, Jr. Louis M. Detweiler Elmer T. Dorsey George P. Doster Joseph E. Dougherty Marion H. Eppes Christian L. Ewald Richard M. Farrell John J. Flachsenhar John J. Foote Charles E. Foust C Mason Freeman John S. C. Gabbert Norman D. Gage John F. P. Gallagher Jesse B. Gay, Jr. William J. Germershausen, Jr. C Durward W. Gilmore Stephen H. Gimber Frederick J. Harlfinger, II Richard E. Harmer Charles L. Harris Martin T. Hatcher Mrs. P. F. Hauck William H. Hazzard Edwin H. Headland Frank B. Herold Franklin G. Hess Dermott V. Hickey Grover S. Higginbotham Robert M. Hinokley, Jr. Louis R. Hird Richard D. Hughes George Hutchinson William W. Hyland Robert W. Jackson William G. Jackson, Jr. John L. Jay Carter B. Jennings James L. Johnston Robert B. Kail C Constantine A. Karaberis Edgar S. Keats Roger M. Keithly C Robert B. Kelly Kenneth D. Kerby Frederic W. Kinsley Roy C. Klinker Page Knight Henry P. Knowles, Jr. Robert D. Kunkle Harold H. Larsen Carl A. Laster George R. Lee Holman Lee, Jr. Weldon H. Lloyd C Joseph M. Lyle Thomas R. Mackie Ronald A. MacMillan Robert S. Mandelkom John F. Mann John H. Maurer C David H. McClintock John W. McCormick Harold W. McDonald Rhodam Y. McElroy William N. McGill George A. McKusick William F. McLaren William A. McManus Charles V. McQuary Shipmate, December 1979

C Herman J. Mecklenburg Ralph M. Metcalf Norman H. Meyer C Edward A. Michel, Jr. John R. Middleton, Jr. John M. Miller C George H. Mills Lowis H. Mills Walter A. Moore, Jr. C Mrs. W. F. Morrison Charles H. S. Murphy Kenneth F. Musick David Nash Wallace M. Nelson George A. O'Connell, Jr. John G. O'Handley Warren E. Oliver Edgar G. Osbom Edward C. Outlaw C Wyman H. Packard C Alton E. Paddock C Jefferson D. Parker C Anthony C. Parry C William F. Petrovic Robert A. Phillips George L. Powell Ralph E. Powell, Jr. Reginald C. Power EH T. Reich C Cassius D. Rhymes, Jr. Robert E. Riera Edward P. Ring Frank T. Ritter, Jr. Bruce P. Ross Stanley E. Ruehlow William J. Ryan Kenneth G. Schacht Louis C. Scheibla Mrs. M. S. SchmidHng James Scott, II Frank E. Sellers, Jr. Howard Z. Senif C Jack M. Seymour John N. Shaffer Charles S. Sharrocks Stephen Sherwood Henry G. Shonerd, Jr. Russell H. Smith Earl A. Sneeringer Emory D. Stanley, Jr. Everett H. Steinmetz Elbert M. Stever Arthur E. Tarantino John W. Thomas James W. Thomson Charles H. Turner Mrs. E. D. Vestel Francis D. Walker, Jr. Walton B. Walters J Anonymous Robert E. M. Ward Albert R. Weldon C Joseph H. Wesson Kenneth West Howard S. Westin William B. Wideman Richard B. Winfield James M. Wolfe, Jr. Burris D. Wood, Jr. Malcolm T. Wordell Dwight A. Wrigley Don W. Wulzen V936 John M. Alford C Cari H. Amme, Jr. Warfield C. Bennett, Jr. Paul H. Bjamason Fred G. Blitch Shipmate, December 1979

Walter W. Boyd Richard R. Bradley, Jr. Harrison Brent, Jr. Lester N. Brooks James A. Brown Herbert V. A. Burkart George S. Buttars Frederic A. Chenault Marvin C. Clayton James A. Coddington C Waher V. Combs, Jr.

Samuel G. Shilling Robert C. Sleight William A. Small Millard J. Smith Frank G. Springer Wilfred H. Stiles Paul C. Stimson Paul E. Summers Richard A. Teel James H. Terry, Jr. Robert A. Thacher William B. Thomas John H. Turner Paul R. Tyler Alexander K. Tyree Richard W. Wallace Jaquelin M. Washington Donald W. Wilson Sherman E. Wright William H. Wright

Thomas K. Kimmel Edwin L. Kyte C William E. Lewis Frederick I. Lincoln Randolph S. D. Lockwood Mrs. K. C. LoveU James W. McCauley Fred D. Michael Jean W. Moreau C Robert C. Morton Richard L. Myers

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"Tain't no mo' Plebes" Joseph A. Coppola Earl R. Crawford Charles R. Eisenbach C William A. Ellis Allen R. Faust Carl M. Fellows Parker L. Folsom Gordon Fowler Albert B. Purer Norman C. Gillette, Jr. Richard Gray C James S. Gray, Jr. George W. Grider William T. Groner Verne H. Hagenah James R. Hansen Mark Hattan Robert M. Higginson Charles M. Holcombe Charles E. Houston Ralph R. Humes Gould Hunter C Charies H. Hutchins Edward J. Huxtable, Jr. Joseph B. Icenhower William M. Kaufman Robert F. Kelly

C Robert L. Neyman T Chester W. Nimitz, Jr. Maynard M. Nohrden Robert E. Odening John M. Oseth Fitzhugh L. Palmer, Jr. William B. Parham Charies K. Phillips Jewett O. Phillips, Jr. Richard R. Pratt John P. Preston Ben F. Prewitt WilHam N. Price Charles I. Raymond James T. Reed Allen B. Reed, Jr. Joseph E. Rice David C. Richardson Henry A. Romberg Richard Rothwell James B. Rutter, Jr. Paul B. Ryan Thomas W. Samuel David S. Seaman, Jr. James C. Shaw William H. Shea, Jr. C Philip E. Shetenhelm

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C Harry B. Hahn Fletcher Hale Warren C. Hall Kenneth E. Hanson Talbot E. Harper Paul E. Hartmann John B. Hess Edward W. Hessel Tracy S. Holmes William A. H. Howland C Paul C. Huelsenbeck Donald E. Huey John G. Hughes Francis W. Ingling Frederick E. Janney Dwight L. Johnson John P. M. Johnston Mark H. Jordan Gerald P. Joyce Walter H. Keen, Jr. John C. Kelly Leonce A. Lajaunie, Jr. Charles E. Lake Robert B. Lander William R. Lowndes C Morton H. Lyde C William P. Mack Gordon G. Matheson ElHs H. McDoweU Robert W. McWilliams States M. Mead Roger W. Mehle Donald L. Mehlhop Clifford A. Messenheimer Thomas L. Miller Justin M. Miller, Jr. C John I. Mingay C Charles S. Minter, Jr. C Parkman B. Moore Rivers J. Morrell, Jr. Robert H. Northwood C Jack A. Obermeyer John E. Pace C Frank A. Patriarca Walter L. Phaler C William M. Porter James A. Pridmore Charles F. Putman Eugene P. Rankin Jack B. Reid Joseph C. Rengel C Adrian W. Rich Keith C. Robertson Jesse P. Robinson, Jr. Henry A. Rowe Everett G. Sanderson John S. Schmidt Frederick H. Schneider, Jr. C Edward K. Scofield John C. Shaffer Frank N. Shamer C Burton H. Shopper T John W. Simpson Henry D. Sipple John S. Slaughter Frank F. Smart, Jr. Walter D. Snyder, Jr. Archie H. Soucek C Wesley J. Steesy Charles Stein, Jr. Walter J. Stencil William R. Stevens Lewis D. Tamny Robert V. Tate Frank W. Taylor Paul K. Taylor Harry C. Transue C John R. Wadleigh Russell H. Wallace

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Fred M. Bush, Jr. C John V. Cameron Charles M. Cassel, Jr. George B. Cattermole Evan D. Challis Charles R. Chandler C Kenan C. Childers, Jr. Donald M. Chisholm Hugh D. Clark C Robert W. Clark C Jesse S. Claypoole, Jr. Samuel L. Collins Aimer P. Colvin Frederic W. Corle Anthony E. Coryn Mrs. N. E. Croft Charles W. Cushman Robertson C. Dailey Charles A. Dancy William S. Dawson C Robert F. Deibel, Jr. Paul A. Dimberg C John W. Dolan, Jr. Richard L. Downing Andrew R. Drea C George C. Duncan James M. Dunford C William R. Dunne Thomas R. Eddy Frank R. Edrington James H. Elsom Harry M. Euler C Anonymous WilHam J. Feahr John A. Fidel Arthur F. Fischer, Jr. Ellis J. Fisher Samuel D. Foster, Jr. Murray B. Frazee, Jr. C Donald Furlong Saxe P. Gantz C Robert W. Gavin Lawrence R. Geis C Calvin S. George, Jr. Daniel T. Ghent, Jr. C Robert C. Gillette James G. Glaes John M. Gore C Richard K. Gould Charles B. Gray Robert R. Green John B. Guerry, Jr. J Robert A. Gulick, Jr. Neil E. Harkleroad Noble C. Harris, Jr. Arthur G. Harrison Edwin D. Harrison Harry L. Harty, Jr. Eugene F. Hayward Mrs. C. N. Hendrix Wayne Herkness, II Elmore F. Higgins, Jr. C Mrs. A. H. Higgs John D. P. Hodapp, Jr. Warren J. Holmes Charles Holovak Valentine G. Holzapfel Frederic A. Hooper William C. Hushing C Kenneth B. Hysong Albert B. Johnson C Means Johnston, Jr. Stanley W. Kerkering Loren H. Kiser William E. Kuntz J William R. Laird Harold C. Lank George J. Largess Robert E. Lawrence Shipmate, December 1979

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L William R. Boehm C Roman L. Brooks Donald E. Bruce William C. Bryan C Gaylord A. Buchanan C Kent R. Bulfinch C JuHan T. Burke, Jr. Louis E. Burke, Jr. Conrad H. Carlson T William M. Carpenter John D. Chase C Albert H. Clancy, Jr. C Douglas A. Clark T Alvin P. Cluster C James C. Cochran C Richard L. Cochrane

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1940 Cari W. Adams Anonymous Vaughn J. Andres William D. Baker Russell W. Bassel Leonard F. Bassett Charles J. Beers William E. Benbow Horace E. Bent Eldo W. Bergman Arthur H. Berndtson Ira K. Blough, Jr.

C Clarence E. Corbett L William C. Croft Joseph P. D'Arezzo C Irving Davenport C Ralph P. Desmond, Jr. C Emmett H. Durham Philip F. Eckert C Sam E. Edelstein, Jr. C James S. Elkins, Jr. Mrs. S. E. Ellison Felix L. Englander C Arthur G. Esch C Norman K. Faerber James S. Farrior C Edward R. Fickenscher, Jr. Harry F. Fischer, Jr. Neil H. Fisher C S. A. Porter C Benjamin T. Frana C Norbert Frankenberger C Virgil E. Gex C Edmond S. Gillette, Jr. Philip T. Glennon C Alexander S. Goodfellow

C Frank J. Graziano C John E. Greenbacker Thomas C. Gurley Cary H. Hall Virgil I. Hancock, Jr. Hugh A. Hanna John I. Hardy Robert E. Harris Edward F. Hayes Vincent P. Healey C Guy E. Heam, Jr. J Theodore Hechler, Jr. C Jacob V. Heimark Eugene A. Hemley C Raymond E. Hill Jack J. Hinman, III Mrs. W. P. Hodnett C Jack A. Holmes C William H. House Raymond A. Hundevadt C Albert H. Hunker Donald M. Kable C Frederick J. Karch C Richard L. Karl Robert K. Kaufman C William J. Keating C David L. G. King Robert D. Kirkpatrick, Jr. T Raymond J. Koshliek C John E. Lacouture William E. Lamb C David H. Lewis WilHam A. J. Lewis C Lester B. Libbey, Jr. William A. Lindsay, III C Ashley J. Little Lawrence S. Lockett Richard W. Long C Anonymous T Edwin Malloy, Jr. Arthur L. Maltby, Jr. C David A. Marks Edmund D. Mason Victor G. Matusek T WilHam J. Mauer, Jr. C Louis H. Mayo Terty T. McGillicuddy L John J. McMullen James F. McRoberts C William R. Meyer C Frederick H. MichaeUs John M. Miller C Robert N. Miller C Russell F. Moon William B. Morton Richard C. Mueller Edward Muhlenfeld John B. Mutty C Albert W. Newhall C Rue O'Neill Charies H. Obrist, Jr. Lynn S. Orser John H. Partridge Fred W. Pennoyer, III Chester M. Perry C Irvin G. Peters C Emest R. Peterson Douglas W. Phillips C John M. Preston C Robert D. Quinn John C. Rait J Lyle B. Ramsey David S. RandaU John F. Refo Ben H. Rice, III C Thomas J. Riggs, Jr. Everett E. Roberts, Jr. Edward A. Rodgers C WilHam D. Roseborough, Jr. 41

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Archie P. Kelley C Sheldon H. Kinney Eugene W. Krebsbach John S. Leidel David F. Loomis Guy A. Lucian James P. Lynch Neil A. MacKinnon Oscar D. MacMillan Everett A. Malcolm C James P. Marion, Jr. C William G. Matton, Jr. Frank H. McDonald Waldron M. McLellon C Charles J. Merdinger Albert G. MerriU, Jr. John G. Messer C Edward G. MiUer Charles E. Nelson John W. Newsom George H. Nolte Mrs. M. C. Norton Grant A. Palmer, Jr. Burton L. Parke C Frank H. Price, Jr. C Robert W. Ramage Alan Ray C Roland Rieve William J. Rogers, Jr. Frank M. Sanger, Jr. Robert L. Schreier Walter F. Seedlock TuUy Shelley, Jr. Hoke M. Sisk C Pemberton Southard Edward C. Svendsen Edward A. Taber, Jr. C Joseph K. Taussig, Jr. Kenneth M. Tebo James R. Thomson Robert E. Tugend Powell P. Vail, Jr. Alton J. Wanamaker, Jr. George C. Waters, Jr. Joseph C. Wheeler, Jr. Robert W. Windsor, Jr. Thomas B. Wolfe Frederick C. Wyse Joseph C. Zirkle 1942 Buford D. Abemathy C Guilford D. Acker David G. Adams, Jr. Layton S. Allen Charles A. AUsopp Frank A. Andrews Richard W. Arey Robert C. Armstead C Parker B. Armstrong James M. Ashley, Jr. George O. Atkinson, Jr. Joseph A. Bachhuber Eugene C. Bamhardt, III Mrs. J. N. Behan, Jr. George S. Bennett, Jr. Cedric B. Bergquist WiHiam E. Betzer Charles B. Bishop C Marsden S. Blois, Jr. James D. W. Borop Robert R. Brafford C William R. Brewster, Jr. C George F. Britner, Jr. C Garrison Brown Kenneth B. Brown WiUiam S. Brown Richard H. Buck Gordon C. Buhrer

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John M. Barrett Robert H. Beaver Jack L. Becker Richard W. Belt, Jr. Bemard Bennett WiUiam W. Bissell Walter C. Blattmann John W. Bowman Francis X. Brady Richard E. Brega Clifford L. Brown George R. Bryan, Jr. Earl E. Buckwalter Howard W. Burnett, Jr. WiUiam S. Busik William F. Cafferata James F. Calvert Lawrence D. Caney William P. Carmichael Thomas H. Casey, Jr. CUfton B. Gates, Jr. Alfred A. Cherbak WiUiam C. Chip Michael J. Clemens CecU B. CoUins, Jr. Bartholomew J. ConnoUy, III Charles T. Cooper, III Robert D. Cousins Edward J. Cummings, Jr. Edwin G. Dankworth, Jr. George J. Davis James H. Davis George S. Davis, Jr. Roderick Dennehy Austin L. Detweiler Richard Y. Dow Marsh K. Eckhardt Leroy Edieson Melvin R. Etheridge William J. Everett Frederick R. Feamow Conrad J. Flessner Daniel H. Freeman Bemard W. Frese, Jr. Clarence T. Froscher John H. Gano Martin D. Gastrock Lawrence E. GiuHani WiUiam A. Golden, Jr. Anonymous Robert T. Gregory Charles F. Gressard, Jr. George Grkovic Warren A. Grossetta, Jr. Stephen V. Hadley Perry Hall Alvin W. Hall, Jr. PhiHp P. Hambsch Robert L. Hansen Ralph M. Hanson John P. Harrell Robert E. Hawthome James E. Heg Leslie R. Heselton, Jr. Lawrence Heyworth, Jr. David C. Holmes William S. Humphrey, Jr. Richard H. Johnston, Jr. Daniel M. Karcher Robert D. Kari Hal A. Kauffman Owen F. Keeler, Jr. Joseph C. Kemp, Jr. Edward E. Kerr Kenneth R. Klofkom Philip C. Koelsch Archie C. Kuntze Paul L. Lacy, Jr. Dunbar Lawson

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Richard D. Lazenby Allen Leighton Bemard C. Lennon John H. LobdeU Richard O. Madson William H. McCaughey Brian McCauley Robert M. McConnell Jr. John A. McTighe Lewis W. Metzger III Edgar R. Meyer Anthony J. MiUer Robert O. Mink Michael U. Moore Jesse A. Naylor John L. Nichols Myron L. Ogden James D. Oliver, Jr. Frank P. Omohundro William T. Peach, III Charles A. Pendleton Jr.

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Billups P. Percy Donald E. Perry Richardson Phelps, Jr. James E. Pickens, Jr. William T. Rapp Leon H. Rathbun, Jr. James M. Reaves Frank J. Reh Herbert H. Ries George W. Ringenberg Edgar A. Robie Samuel J. Robinson, Jr. Charles ,D. Robison, Jr. Joseph F. Ryan Merrill H. Sappington John T. Shepherd David A. Shonerd Winfield S. Slocum, III Richard P. Smith Fenton F. Smith, Jr. Leonard G. Smith, Jr. Gordon A. Snyder Ralph M. Stair Robert E. Stark Charles E. Stastny Robert W. Stecher Jack L. Stowe Hope Strong, Jr. Joseph B. SuUivan John R. SuUivan, Jr. Charles A. Taylor, Jr. Orion A. Templeton Raymond C. Tolerton, Jr. Walter J. Toner, Jr. James T. Traylor, Jr.

C Robert E. Adamson, Jr. Robert J. Alexander William H. Alexander, II Charles B. Almy William C. Amick, Jr. Robert E. Apple Americus V. H. Bacon, Jr. Charles E. Bagwell C John J. Bailey, Jr. Lorenzo W. Baldwin, Jr. John A. BaUard, Jr. Henry S. Barbour Frank O. Barrett, Jr. Francis D. Barton C Arthur L. Battson, Jr. C Charles Becker William W. Behrens, Jr. C WiUiam L. Bennett, Jr. T Joseph L. Berry C Richard E. Bowe Robert C. Brand Robert I. Bristow Clarence C. Brock, Jr. C Daniel P. Brooks C Thomas H. Brown Raymond W. Burk John L. Burke Charies W. BurUn, Jr. Charies B. CampbeU, Jr. Anthony T. Capriotti, Jr. Richard W. Carkeek Hal C. Castie C William C. Chapman C Thomas J. Christman L Peter A. Cipriano

James J. Clancy Frank W. CUft, III Benjamin H. Colmery Creighton W. Cook Donald V. Cox Oreal J. Crepeau Jonathan J. Crowder John J. Cryan John I. Cumberland, Jr. Lawrence D. Cummins Richard J. Deprez John F. DriscoU Joseph E. Dyar, Jr. Richard C. Fedon Emmet F. Ferguson, Jr. William J. Flannery Newton P. Foss Edgar J. Gerloff, Jr. Robert C. Gibson Theodore M. GilUland Jack E. Godfrey Henry Gorman Joseph A. Grace Howard E. Greer Kenneth C. Gummerson Boyd E. Gustafson WiUiam R. Hamaker Henry R. Hanssen John A. Harkins Lorin W. Hay RusseU H. Helsel David W. Henderson John J. Herrick John P. Hilbura Harold W. HiUer Ernest W. Holloway Walter W. Honour Jay S. Howell Thaddeus J. Jakubowski James W. Judy John C. Kane, Jr. William J. Kanewske, Jr. Eustratios N. Karangelen Ralph J. Kauffman Fred C. Keeney John G. Keller Francis J. G. KeUy, Jr. Charlton R. King Randolph W. King Theodore G. Klein John F. Laboon, Jr. Glenn E. Lambert LesHe N. Landes ^ Alan B. Lemlein Ben B. Levitt Robert L. J. Long Harty C. Lowe Edgar E. Mallick Marvin M. May Mrs. J. E. McCauley Robert E. McCloskey Lynde D. McCormick, Jr. William J. McVey William L. Mellott Charies L. MiUer Donald M. Miller Walter R. Moore, Jr. George F. Moran Ragnwald MuUer Edward D. Napier Robert W. Netting Everett J. Olinder Prescott W. Palmer, Jr. Joseph Patterson, Jr. WiUiam A. Patterson, Jr. William E. Payne, Jr. Jack H. Pennington Robert B. Pettitt WiUiam M. Pitcher 43

C George D. Prestwich Richard D. Quinn Jerome A. Rehberg Emest E. Reynolds Thomas R. Rhees Hugh J. Rosania Hector J. Rosso Robert L. Rubel C Bmce A. Rushlow Alfred G. RussiUo Gerhard W. SchUerf Joseph F. Sharkey Hildreth G. Sherman John O. Sherman, Jr. Wilbur G. Sherwood Coleman W. Sims WiUiam L. Siple Kenneth F. X. Smith C Edward J. Stock C Jackson A. Stockton Fred E. Stout, Jr. L John R. Strachan John W. Stribling, Jr. Wayne D. Surface C George C. TaUey, Jr. Edward J. Taylor James G. Tench Alvin Thomas Jack E. Tingle Albert R. Trottier Walter A. Truxler Byron C. Tumer James C. Vanpelt Albert H. Vito, Jr. C Thomas W. Walsh Hilmon E. Walters, Jr. C George C. Watkins C George W. Watson Paul B. Watson, Jr. David A. Webster C Robert D. Winer Wynn V. Whidden C Gordon C. Willis John B. Wiimingham, Jr. James R. Wish Robert J. Young, Jr. 1945 WiU M. Adams, Jr. Homer R. Adrianse Richard G. Alexsmder Henry O. Anson, Jr. C Theodore C. Ashley C Robert B. AtweU Dean L. Axene Frank J. Barber Fortest O. Bart Searle J. Barry Wade R. Bascom Raymond H. Bates John T. Batte Edward E. Beasley Edward W. Behm Alfred C. Bessette Carvel H. Blair Robert C. Blount John H. Boelens C Arthur B. Bristow, Jr. Donald H. Brooks William L. Bryson Howard Bucknell, III Nicholas Burde, Jr. Steven W. Callaway, Jr. WiUiam Carrier, Jr. John R. ChappeU Daniel C. Clements Frank F. Clifford, Jr. Robert A. Close Calvin H. Cobb, Jr. 44

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Donald C. Bayly Wilson C. BeUenger Donald J. Bentiey Albert G. Beutier Harold Bierman, Jr. Donald D. Blair Theodore S. Bly L. Jack Boggess LleweUyn D. Bowen Alva M. Bowen, Jr. Robert M. Boyle Eugene C. Branson Ansel C. Braseth Daniel J. Brimm, III Malcolm C. Brown, II Richard W. Brown, Jr. Mariano J. Bucolo Arde A. Burki James T. BurriU William P. Cantwell, Jr. Albert J. Cameghi William R. Casey Thomas C. Chitty Morris A. Christensen George B. Clegg, III David A. Clement Harker CoUins John J. CoUins John T. CoUins Theodore H. CoUora Donald T. Conover Edward W. Cooke Curtis C. CordeU Hugh CuUman Basil Cumutte, Jr. Francis H. Curten, Jr. Lewis M. Cutter Richard H. Daly RusseU S. Davis, Jr. Morgan L. Davison Robert G. Dee James H. Demming Eugene Dente George L. Dickey, Jr. Philip A. Doherty Francis S. Dougherty Patrick S. Dowling Robert C. Duncan William J. R. Dunseath Granville O. Dutton Harold Edwards, Jr. George W. EUis Henry A. Engelmann Richard A. Everist James W. Ferguson William D. Forsytii James W. Foust Frederick W. Furland Robert H. Gautier Raymond J. Gear John G. Giedt William A. Glaser Eli W. Goode Bumiel K. Greenwood Charies H. Griffiths Charles D. Grojean Charies H. Guy, Jr. Frank S. Haak Robert S. Haley David B. Hallin Harold A. Hamberg Stewart F. Hancock, Jr. John E. Hansen Peter A. Haring Arthur M. Hayes, Jr. John L. Hayward Bemard A. Heesacker William J. Henningsen James E. Hugus Shipmate, December 1979

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William A. Hutcheson, Jr. Harold W. Jacobs Donald F. B. Jameson John M. Jones Francis F. Jones, Jr. Frank J. KeUey, III George R. Kelly John W. Kennedy, Jr. Norman R. Kephart Robert D. Kephart Franklin T. King Richard H. Knight Ferdinand B. Koch Kenneth R. Lampton, Jr. Ray F. Larson Leslie O. Larson, Jr. Francis M. LaveUe Donald M. Layton Robert J. Leuschner John F. Linehan Clarence F. Logan Sumner A. Long Fielding G. Lucas Harvey E. Lyon Kenneth H. Lyons Glen G. Macon Darryl G. Magee Luther W. Maples, Jr. Lealyn E. Martin William Massarella John J. Mathews Marshall T. Mays Robert A. McCleUand, III John K. McKay Robert P. McKenzie John A. McKinney Robert B. McMurdo Richard L. Metzler Robert D. MiUoy Herbert D. MiUs, Jr. Arthur J. Mortow Kenneth L. Morse Edison E. Mouton Douglas J. Nankervis Valentin Nasipak Robert O. Newbem Coriiss R. Nugent Arthur V. Paletti Robert R. Park, Jr. Harvey S. Parrish, Jr. Preston A. Peak John H. Penny Robert M. Pickrell Donald F. Pillen Robert N. Poulsen WUliam R. Quisenberty David H. Rankin Glenn A. Reiff Fred P. Ritchie Stephen W. Rowen Joseph W. Russel Herbert E. Salter Walter E. Saunders Paul A. Schwemley Jackson E. Scott Richard Y. Scott John A. Sickel James J. Simpson Joseph S. Sinclair Henry P. Smith James T. Smith Macon S. Snowden William C. Stack Lawrence E. Stahl William R. Steers Robert K. Stoner Bruce M. Sullivan Joseph J. Sullivan John A. Sutherland, II

Shipmate, December 1979

C Thomas E. Taylor Robert D. Thompson Robert S. Tisdale William C. Travis C Harlan M. Twible Richard A. Vaill John W. Viele Everton P. Vosburgh, Jr. Albion W. Walton, Jr. T Robert J. Webster Robert O. Welander C Robert W. Wesson C Arthur T. White Ray B. White C Frederic F. Wiedemann Burt C. Wilcox, Jr. WiUiam H. WiUiams Charies S. Williams, Jr. Robert H. Yerbury Hollis O. Young C Erwin P. Young, Jr.

C Frank A. Deaton Harty M. Delaney C Edmond L. Deramee, Jr. Walter M. Douglass Jack V. Drago C Thomas S. Dunstan, II Vemon M. Dupy Kenneth O. Ekelund, Jr. Hermann J. Estelmann Donald W. Everett Donald D. Farshing, Jr. John R. Fisher Paul F. Fitzgerald C Joseph P. Flanagan, Jr. James H. Forbes, Jr. William L. Foster C Alan J. Frankel Richard S. Gardiner John T. Geary Noah W. Gokey, III Robert F. Gower

'39 Class President Chandler presents the Class gift of an atomic clock to the Academy

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1947 William J. Aicklen Richard D. Amme James L. Anderson Richard W. Anderson David D. Ansel Roy C. Atkinson Amold W. Avery Daniel L. Bailey Ralph E. Barnard Alan F. Bames Bradford A. Becken Marvin J. Becker Raymond R. Bemier Robert C. Brand Archibald A. Bradley Frederick B. Bromley James A. Burke Charles I. Buxton, II Ward G. Byington Richard D. Campbell Charles S. Carlisle Ralph H. Camahan Raymond E. Chamberlain, Jr. James H. Chapman Marwood R. Clement, Jr. John E. Cohoon Kenneth J. Cole John D. Corse Robert E. Creque Mrs. C. W. Cummings Peter P. Cummins Harty L. Curtis, Jr. Theodore F. Davis James A. De Ganahl

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Delbert D. Grantham Oscar Greene, Jr. John W. Haizlip, Jr. Edgar G. Hanson Nathaniel Heller Edward C. Hill John W. Hill Bruce R. Hoefer Arthur W. Holfield, Jr. Robert R. Homer, Jr. David B. Hubbs Thomas J. Hudner, Jr. John W. Jahant Robert T. Jenkins Verne H. Jennings, Jr. Warten B. Johnson Theodore R. Johnson, Jr. William M. Johnson, Jr. John B. Jones, Jr. William T. Kelleher Harty S. Keller, Jr. George G. E. Kirk Peter C. Kochis Frank J. Korb Philip Kwart Humphrey L. Laitner Keith G. Lakey William K. Lampman George M. Larkin, Jr. Eugene P. Lawler Roth S. Leddick Donald C. Lutken George P. March Louis A. Marckesano Bamey Martin

Ivan B. Maxon C Edward J. McCormack, Jr. C EUis P. McCurley Heyward E. McDonald Joseph F. McKenzie Jay G. McKie Gordon E. McPadden Donald E. Menk Bergen S. MerriU, Jr. C Anonymous C Ralph H. Minor Arthur W. Moesta, Jr. C James L. Moss Walter G. Moyle, Jr. Henry F. Munnikhuysen Wilbum D. Murphy Edward J. Myerson John H. Nicholson Lavera A. Niedfeldt Charles E. C. Nimitz C Jerty J. Nuss Cari W. Otto John J. Pavelle, Jr. C Robert C. Peniston C Samuel A. Pillar Leslie K. Pomeroy, Jr. J Thomas G. Pownall John L. Prehn, Jr. William C. Rae, Jr. Francis J. Readdy Louis T. Renz James F. Rex William G. Ridgway Nye G. Rodes Harty P. Rodgers, Jr. William H. Rogers Louis P. Rossi T James D. Rumble Henry D. Ruppel Loren H. Russell William M. RusseU Rufus E. Sadler, Jr. Wilton T. Sanders William M. Schaefer Ralph Scheidenhelm C Robert E. Schenk Charles H. Schnort, Jr. Foster R. Schuler Kenneth P. Sears L Chester H. Shaddeau, Jr. Donald P. Shaver C Ander B. Sides, Jr. William M. Simpich Luther B. Sisson Fernando Sisto C Donald K. Skinner Waldo D. Sloan, Jr. C Cariton B. Smith J Floyd Smith Stanford S. Smith Richard B. SouthweU C Richard J. Sowell William A. Spencer Emest R. Stacey Jackson T. Stephens Robert S. Stone John H. Stone, Jr. C John M. SuUivan C John D. Swenson Gordon P. Talcott George S. Tate, Jr. Thomas R. Teply Wirt C. Thayer Robert W. Thompson Frank A. Thurtell Donald L. Toohill Earle N. Trickey Robert E. Tumage John S. Urban 45

T John B. Van Velzer John R. Vansickle Kenneth H. Volk Robert L. Von Gerichten C Wayne P. Wariick Kent J. Weber T Howard R. Weiss Donald M. Wells J Donald D. Welt C Bryan D. Wiggins Joseph L. Williams, Jr. James B. Wilson C James W. Winston L Robert W. Wise Edward G. Wood Douglas J. Yuengling C

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1948 Zeb D. Alford George W. Allen Richard T. F. Ambrogi Lionel E. Ames Edmund S. Armstrong William R. Ayers Francis W. Bacon, Jr. George F. Ball Jack Baruch Richard W. Bass, Jr. Jerty T. Becker Harty E. Belflower, Jr. Gregory M. Bell, Jr. Levon Berberian James R. Bjorge Louis J. Boland Anonymous Claiborne S. Bradley Jack H. Bridges John W. Bruner Paul G. Bryant Donald P. Buhrer Roger Carlquist Nicholas A. Castruccio James T. Chandler, III Edwin M. Chapline Roger A. Chapman William T. Chipman, Jr. Karl J. Christoph, Jr. Joseph H. Clasgens, II Benjamin J. Conroy, Jr. William E. Conway William D. Crawford Robert E. Crispin Howard S. Crosby Thomas W. Cuddy Robert S. Curi CabeU S. Davis, Jr. Thomas E. Dawson James C. Day, Jr. Warten S. Dodd William F. Doddy Laurens Dorsey Sydney W. Dunn, Jr. Paul J. Early Burton I. Edelson Gordon M. Ehrman John Evasovich Melvin M. Forman Donald D. Foulds John C. Fry John P. Gaffigan Thomas H. Galbraith Sidney W. Gaylord, Jr. Robert K. Geiger James H. Gildard, III Peter J. Goldman Warten C. Graham, Jr. Norman K. Green Roger M. Gregory, Jr. Robert W. Hanby, Jr.

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David L. Hartshorn Donald P. Harvey Charles E. Hathaway James W. Hawthome Thomas B. Hayward Charles C. Held, Jr. George A. Herbert Herbert Heymann Sheldon L. Hirsch Arthur J. Hodder, Jr. Charles B. Hogan Gordon M. Hogg, Jr. John P. Holland Edward Y. Holt, Jr. James M. Hombrook Norman T. Homsby John C. Hufft Ralph J. Jaccodine Frederick D. Jackson, Jr. Alan L. Jansen Harvey J. Johnson Wade A. JoUiff, Jr. Paul C. Keenan, Jr. Eugene F. Kelly Burton H. Kleinman Anonymous Humphrey B. Lansden William S. Lewis Harold B. Lipschutz John F. Mangold, Jr. William M. Matthew Elmer A. McCallum, Jr. F. M. McCurdy, Jr. David B. McDoweU Stewart H. McLean Robert H. Meenan Arthur S. Mehagian John B. Mencke Sumner K. Moore Ben A. Moore, Jr. Thomas E. Murphree Robert R. Neely, Jr. Perty W. Nelson Dan R. Nolen Mark J. O'Friel Keith O'Keefe Robert W. O'ReUly Robert C. Olson Warten H. Ortland George R. Parish, Jr. Harty Partridge, Jr. John D. Peterson Gordon W. Phelps, Jr. Kenneth E. Phillips Burton J. Rab John E. Rasmussen Robert D. Rawlins Harvey E. Rennacker Earl F. Resch Abraham Rockman Edward B. Rogers, Jr. Meyer H. Rose Robert G. Roth Richard B. Rubenstein John K. Ryder William F. Sallada Hugh A. Sanders Glenn A. Savage Victor V. Sharpe, Jr. Charles A. Sheehan Harold F. Skelly Edgar N. Smith Jack C. Smith Samuel T. Smith, Jr. Joseph E. Spalding Walter Spangenberg, Jr. Edward F. Stacy Hart R. StringfeUow, Jr. James T. Strong

Robert G. Tobin, Jr. Herbert N. Townsend C Kenneth M. Tread well Emest L. Truax, Jr. Louis T. Urbanczyk, Jr. C Albert G. Van Metre Daniel P. Walchko Edgar F. Ward

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1949 Craig B. Aalyson Hugh W. Albers Edward L. Alderman Robert B. Aljoe Norman Altman WiUiam B. Anderson, Jr. Allan F. Bacon Henry B. Barkley, Jr. George M. Benas, Jr. John E. Benoit Francis W. Benson, Jr. Karl J. Bemstein Kenneth A. Bott Alfred C. Boughton, III Rhodes Boykin, Jr. Robert E. Brady PhiHp C. Brannon Edward S. Briggs William R. Broughton, Jr. Robert M. Brown Warten F. Brown Coleman T. Brown, Jr. William L. Bryan Herbert F. Butler, Jr. Lucien Capone, Jr. Andrew R. Cart Kenneth M. Cart Albert L. Cecchini John R. Clark, III Wade E. Clarke Richard A. Claytor Robert N. Congdon Harvey Conover, Jr. Charies L. CulweU Rudolph F. D'Ambra Edwin L. Dennis, Jr. Lawrence H. Derby, Jr. John C. Dixon, Jr. John F. Docherty, Jr. Harty J. Donahue William C. Dotson John E. Draim Richard C. Ebel Henry W. Egan Montraville W. Egerton, Jr. John J. Ekelund Atlee R. Ellis Stanley S. Fine Robert E. Finnigan Richard Glickman RusseU F. Goodacre, Jr. John W. Green Stanley J. Greif William S. Guthrie Robert T. Hardeman Norton D. Harding, Jr. William N. Harkness, Jr. WilHam C. Haskell Walter L. Helbig, Jr. Donald Henderson Charles F. Hickey Henry Hoppe, III Frederick G. Horan Charles M. Howe John C. Huenerberg, Jr. Robert G. Hunt, Jr. Robert W. Kennedy Thomas J. KilcHne Lloyd D. King

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Archer E. King, III Arthur K. Knoizen Robert H. Krider Donald W. Lappley Paul H. Laric William G. Lawler, Jr. Randlett T. Lawrence Jack R. Leisure Alan Y. Levine James B. Linder Wesley E. Lindsey, Jr. Donald J. Loudon John J. Lynch Edward J. Maguire, Jr. Halford E. Maninger Charles E. Martin James W. Matheney Robert M. McAnulty, Jr. Kenneth V. McArthur Major I. McCreight, III Carlos D. McCuUough Ewing R. McDonald, Jr. William D. McFarlane, Jr. James A. McQuiUing Harry B. Meyer Raymond L. MiUer Harty W. Morgan, Jr. Joseph R. Morrison WiUiam A. Myers, III Donald A. Nadig Robert C. Needham Philip S. Nelson Robert H. Nelson Thomas A. Nemzek Lionel M. Noel William A. O'Flaherty John C. Ostlund Tom D. Parsons Roger W. Peard, Jr. Richard B. Plank William L. Read William G. Read, Jr. Charles E. Reid, Jr. Eugene J. Reiher Robert R. Reiss Ivan L. Roenigk Paul D. Roman William T. Roos William N. Rutiedge Frank C. Sain Robert J. Salomon Wilbur H. Sample William Sandkuhler, Jr. William C. Sandlin, Jr. Donald R. Schmidt Walter A. Schriefer George S. Schuchart Elliott P. Schuman James H. Scott Richard W. Sheppe Alfred F. Simcich Paul E. Smith Cari R. Smith, Jr. Carl M. Stalnecker Herman A. Stromberg, Jr. William C. Stutt Peter S. Swanson Claude E. Swecker, Jr. Philip H. Thom, Jr. Harty R. Thurber, Jr. Robert R. Tolbert Donald R. Trueblood Wallace Valencia John H. Vice Philip Vladessa John R. Walker Edward C. Waller Robert L. Walters Frank T. Watkins, Jr. Shipmate, December 1979

James B. Way, Jr. William Wentworth C Ralph D. Whittier RusseU F. Wilson C Thomas B. Wood C Edwin E. Woods, Jr. James H. Wynn, III William E. Wynne Charles J. Zekan

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1950 James A. AUen Cornell C. Angleman Henry D. Amold Bobby R. Avery WiUiam H. Ayres, Jr. Herbert R. Babington, Jr. Spencer A. Bartow Frederick E. Beck, Jr. Thomas J. Bigley Robert C. Binnion, Jr. Robert A. BisseUe Richard M. Bossert Gene P. Brady Guy P. Buck Roger L. Buck Norman E. Carpenter Frank R. Carter Eugene N. Chipman PhUip J. Conley, Jr. Charles M. Conlon, Jr. Charles G. Cooper WiUiam M. Cossaboom Clifford E. Crafts Wilfred B. Curiey Richard F. Daykin William H. Demers, II George G. Deranian Birchard B. Dewitt WiUiam F. Diehl Eari K. DUle James J. Dinardo, Jr. Samuel L. Doak William F. Dombrowski Joshua W. Dorsey, III William B. Ely, Jr. David F. Emerson Raymond E. Engle William B. Famsworth, Jr. John B. Fartell Donald G. Fears Walter H. Flint Sylvester R. Foley, Jr. Donald K. Forbes Donald G. Fraasa Robert D. French Mark P. Frudden Edwin I. Golding Robert L. Goldman Rob R. Greenley Charles L. Greenwood Joseph L. Grier, Jr. Cartoll R. Griffm, Jr. Mrs. A. G. B. Grosvenor Edward A. Grunwald William B. Haidler George B. Halperin Earl Halpem Norris J. Hanks Robert D. Harris Larty L. Hawkins David D. Heerwagen John M. Henderson Roy W. Highberg Charies O. Hirsch Charies S. Hooper, Jr. Charies T. Howard Joseph B. Howard Harty L. Hussmann, III

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Soren C. Ibsen Eugene R. Jablonski James E. Kaune Robert J. Keevers Garland R. Kilboum, Jr. James W. Kinnear, III Budd F. Knapp William W. Lasley Thomas A. Ledew Byron A. Lee Myron E. Leslie Donald C. Lind Harold R. Lockwood George R. Loftis Willard C. MacFariand Robert C. Mandeville, Jr. James W. Marsh Willis A. Matson, II Edward S. McLean Paul G. McMahon

C George H. Seeley C William K. Sharpe C William E. Simons John A. Sivright C Edward L. Smith Leon W. Smith John C. Snyder Roy D. Snyder, Jr. C Keith C. Spayde, Jr. John H. SpiUer, Jr. Howard E. SprouU, Jr. Donald StuU Dick W. Thurston David L. Tobin Marshall J. Treado T Jacques F. Trevillyan James B. Vosseller Walter R. Wagner Norbert J. Walecka Adam C. White

When decisions matter, USNA yawls racing C John F. McNabney Edward Mendel Richard A. MiUer Beverly T. Mills Marion L. Minnis, Jr. Gene D. Morin C Charies L. MuU, II Thomas J. Mulligan, Jr. John E. Niesse Robert V. Ninnis C Henry J. Nix James K. Noble, Jr. Robert P. Oliver Robert W. Oliver Thomas A. Peterson C King W. Pfeiffer John B. Pleasants Samuel F. Powel, III C James R. Powell, Jr. C Roderick T. Radcliffe C Rudolph Rakowsky Albert L. Register, III C Mortimer J. Richardson C James A. Robinson Thomas S. Rogers, Jr. Thomas H. Ross Bruce W. Rowe Byron C. Ruble C Adrian O. Rule, III Philip J. Ryan Thomas H. Saltsman Donald C. Sattler C Marvin L. Schenker Jesse Z. Schultz

C Alexander J. White, Jr. C James R. Wilkins, Jr. C Isham R. Williams, Jr. Peter W. Wood Edmund T. Wooldridge, Jr. Casanave H. Young, Jr. C George A. Zetkov

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1951 Richard L. Anderton Dickey L. Baltz William F. Barbazette Anthony J. Bartuska Merton J. Batchelder, Jr. Donald M. Beck Victor C. Benjovsky William H. Boakes Thomas A. Boyce Joseph A. Bray, Jr. John H. Bres Glen M. Brewer Robert T. Brumfiel John L. Butts John B. Cart, Jr. S. Arthur Casale Armen Chertavian Edward Clausner, Jr. Allan B. Corderman John P. Cromwell, Jr. Melville D. Cunningham Joseph E. Dailey Richard A. Dalla Mura Roland J. Desrosiers Burton L. Doggett

C Roger L. Drew John D. Dungan Robert F. Dunn Arthur C. Friedman Stanley Fuchs Frederick C. Gambke C Marvin C. Gaske C John F. Gilchrist Charles R. GiUespie, Jr. Francis J. Grandfield, Jr. C Bradford S. Granum David M. Greathouse C Richard A. Griest John W. Hamilton James W. Hammond, Jr. Mrs. W. J. Herndon, Jr. C Searle F. Highleyman Robert A. Hildebrand Peter L. Hilgartner C Max L. HiU, Jr. L Anonymous James C. Hunt, Jr. C David R. James L William H. Langenberg T Jerome Lapides Robert V. Larson C James A. Latham C John P. Laubach Paul A. Lautermilch C William P. Lawrence C Raymond H. Lessig Frank A. Liberato C Wilfred R. Litde Angus Macaulay Paul L. Maier C WilHam T. Marin John F. McCaffrey Robin H. McGlohn, Jr. C John F. McGrew C Bruce I. Meader C James P. Mehl Stephen Melesko, Jr. C James P. Miller James P. MiUer John K. Nunneley C Albert E. O'Kane C Charies O. Paddock Robert D. Painter C Michael A. Patten C John L. Powell C WilHam B. Purse, Jr. Joseph C. Reaves Robert J. Rehwaldt C Warten W. Rothmann Jimmie L. Rough Walter J. Schutz C Wesley H. Seay, Jr. Richard J. Seymour C Frank T. Shaver William R. Smedberg, IV David L. Soracco C Richard M. Stanley Warten G. Stevens Bertram H. Stiller C Wakefield S. Stometta John P. Sullivan C WiUiam S. Thompson John G. Tillson Charles H. ToUefson C Norman M. Tonkin Victor C. Wandres C Owen H. Ware Charies R. Watts, Jr. Allen D. Williams Ross N. Williams C William B. Wilson William Winberg, III James A. Winnefeld C Herbert A. Zoehrer 47

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1952 Mark O. Abbott Frederick S. Adair Shiriey K. Alger Leroy G. Appell Rae E. Arison WilHam S. Balint, Jr. Conrad S. Banner Peter F. Barty Hugh A. Benton Jack D. Blackwood William E. Brooks Jacob C. Brown Robert E. Buck Ronald A. CampbeU George P. Case, Jr. Harry W. Cawthon Lawrence C. Chambers Alan F. Clark Harold E. CoUins Robert E. L. Compton Richard W. Coulter Charies G. DarteU Richard E. Denfeld Glenn C. Driver, Jr. Lowell F. Eggert William G. Fisher, Jr. Jean M. Fitts Richard J. Fleeson Fred M. Grimes George F. Gronewold, Jr. Thomas R. Gronlund John A. Haren Alfred D. Haigh, Jr. RoUin H. Harper, Jr. Richard L. Hart James F. Helsel Frank L. Hines Donald N. Horn Harry M. House Dempster M. Jackson John W. Jeffries Donald M. Johnson James P. Keane Edwin H. King, Jr. Frederick W. Kraft David W. Lang Andrew Y. Lemoal Carl J. Lidel James A. LoveU, Jr. Thomas W. Lyons, Jr. Robert C. Maich Vincent J. Manara, Jr. Thomas R. Mathis Charles C. McDonald Robert D. McEvers Bemard J. McGee John M. McKeown Chester E. McRorie Bruce A. MiUer Leland G. Mitchell Richard V. Monopoli James A. Morrison, Jr. McKenzie Moss James K. Nunneley Lawrence J. Pad Edward T. Pastorino George P. Payne William E. Pike Joseph N. Portney Michael A. Quartararo Thomas M. Reedy William E. Roberts William H. Rowden Robert E. Sheldon Richard C. Smith Verne W. Smith Peter A. Stark, Jr. Norman F. Stein

Wendell B. Stockdale C Robert A. Swanke Thomas H. Tonseth, III J Lamar W. Tuzo Curtiss O. Wakeman Samuel B. Walker Jack WiUiams, Jr. Jertold M. Zacharias Robert R. Zastrow 1953 Henry F. Abele William P. Albers Richard K. Albright C David O. Alexander Ralph P. Allen, Jr. Robert O. AUer Edward R. Alves, Jr.

Charles D. Fellows Robert A. Foster William H. Fowler, Jr. Joseph F. Frick David A. Fudge Laurence T. Furey Arthur H. GUmore Alvin S. Glazier David M. Govan Norman E. Griggs James W. Harris BiUy R. Harrison David P. Heering John M. Henson Hugh W. Higgins John E. Hoch, Jr. C James R. Hocking M. Staser Holcomb

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George H. Barthelenghi Clyde R. Bell Norman K. Berge Bion B. Bierer, Jr. Arthur C. Bivens Peveril Blundell DarteU D. Boyle Frank T. Brady William L. Britton Thomas E. Burt John J. Card well David J. Cartoll Philip G. Charest Edgar M. Chase Michael R. Corboy John V. Cricchi David F. Dally Richard V. Dalton Richard E. Dearborn Dean O. Delamar DarteU D. Dempster Robert G. Dettmer Joseph G. Digiacomo Norval W. Dixon, Jr. Daniel D. Donovan, Jr. Anthony J. Dowd, Jr. Edward J. Doyle Thomas J. Dumont Ralph M. Evans

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Melvin M. Holley, Jr. David W. Howell Augustine E. Hubal, Jr. William M. Huegel Henry D. Hukill, Jr. Walter P. Hutchins Ira W. Kane Roger H. Kattmann Donald J. Killian Philip L. Knotts Robert W. Kuffel Howard J. Larson Joseph L. Malone, Jr. Max R. Matteson, II Philip H. Maxwell Thomas A. Mayberty Clayton P. Mays Archie F. McAUaster Arthur G. Mercier John B. Mooney, Jr. Charles E. Mumford Thomas J. Murtagh Francesco A. Musortafiti George E. Nelson, Jr. Merlin R. Norby Robert R. North Raymond E. Paulsen Alton A. Pedersen William J. Peters

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WiUiam A. Plummer William H. Purdum John T. Quirk William J. Quirk Howard F. Randall, Jr. Charies A. Reed George Reith, Jr. William J. Richardson Gilbert F. Rindahl Meriin C. Ritz Richard E. Robbins Harold H. Rumph William A. Ryan Chauncey E. Schmidt Frank J. Scolpino, Jr. Leland H. Sebring Emest R. Seymour John Sherlock, Jr. John H. Smith Ned C. Snyder Allen H. Somers Thomas C. Southerland, Jr. Edwin F. Spar William J. Sturgeon, III Thomas L. SuUivan WiUiam K. Tracy WiUard G. Viers, Jr. Peter R. Walker James B. Walker, Jr. Harold L. Walters, Jr. Gene P. Ward John F. Wellings Robert W. Williams Frank Zimolzak Christos Zirps 1954 Dwight M. Agnew, Jr. Louis W. Alter, Jr. Joseph F. Anderson Walter S. Anderson John L. Beck Walter R. Beck Thomas E. Bentiey George W. Botbyl Jo Brendel Robert R. Briner James R. Buchanan Richard K. Byers Mark W. Byrd Jose C. Cabanillas, II Roderick A. Cameron Frank J. Caroccio Amold B. Chapin Richard H. Childress Athol W. Cliff, Jr. Walter J. Coakley, Jr. Lawrence S. Col well Samuel R. Connor Bernard F. Czaja Richard J. D'Amico Madison M. Daily Clyde D. Dean BurweU E. Decker Richard L. Dennis Walter C. Deppish, Jr. Philip C. Donovan Alan J. Dworsky Peter B. Easton Theodore M. Edson Wayne T. Frye Robert J. Ganter Gerald I. Card, Jr. Donald H. Gehring Roscoe D. George, Jr. Harold A. Glovier, Jr. Robert S. Haines Howard L. Hall Jerty L. Hamilton Shipmate, December 1979

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William W. Hargrave, Jr. Vincent P. Hart, Jr. Robert M. Hemings, Jr. George M. Henson Oscar A. Herzer Herbert A. Hope, Jr. Maurice W. Huffer James V. JoUiff John P. Jones, Jr. Stephen W. Jordan John D. Keating George D. Knutkowski Raymond R. Layne Mauro J. Maltagliati Francis J. McCarthy, Jr. Parker W. McCleUan Charles G. McLean Donald J. Meyer Robert H. Michie Charies H. Miller, III Robert W. Montross Thomas F. Murray Richard C. Myers Michael A. Nassr William C. Neel Walter C. Nix Elias A. Parent, Jr. Matthew F. Pasztalaniec David J. Perault Eugene M. Poe, Jr. Charies E. PoUard, Jr. George W. Post Arthur O. Riendeau, Jr. John E. Riester David M. Rigor Robert R. Robertson, Jr. Robert B. Rogers Charles K. Rourke Emest J. Sabol, Jr. Walter A. Schumann, III Thomas U. Seigenthaler John W. Sellers John J. Shanaghan Oliver V. Shearer, Jr. Robert G. Shields Alois A. Slepicka Lloyd H. Snider Francis X. Steele Paul D. Stroop, Jr. Harty J. Sweet, III John F. Tate Nils R. Thunman Edward C. Tipshus Paul E. Treagy, Jr. Herbert D. Trenham Alex A. Varbedian John E. Wagner Don Walsh Harvey T. Walsh, Jr. Russell O. Williams Edward W. Windle, Jr. Fitz W. Woodrow, Jr. John L. Woodward Joseph J. Zable

1955 C Paul L. Abemethy Howard W. Alexander T William A. Anders William A. Bair Thomas P. Bennington C Peter S. Blair Luke S. Boudreaux, III Robert E. Boughner Edward H. Browder James H. Brownlow Patrick S. Byrne John R. Camp EHsha B. Caraway, Jr. Shipmate, December 1979

Walter B. Christmas Cari C. Clement, Jr. William G. Collier C Walsh J. Conmy George W. Conner James M. Conway Albert L. Dawson Daniel C. Dennison Charles T. Edson Thomas R. M. Emery Billy M. Ervin Francis J. Farino Edward R. Floyd William R. Forbes Bobby H. Freeman Geoffrey L. Gardner Joseph A. Gattuso Edwin H. Grant, Jr.

C Edward G. Ogden C PhiHp Oliver, Jr. Ross S. Olson Daniel E. Peckham Robert B. Pirie, Jr. Charles M. Plumly C WiUiam L. Pryor, III Philip M. Reitzel John W. Renard WiUiam K. Rhodes, Jr. Myron V. Ricketts Donald F. Rohr C James C. Rothrock John C. Ruth Stephen R. Ruth Wesley L. Saunders, Jr. Frederick B. Schoenberger Winfield M. Sides, Jr.

John E. Wild Edward A. Wilkinson, Jr. C John W. Wynne C Charies J. Zadd Otto A. Zipf Emil J. Zseleczky

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James F. Greene, Jr. Donald L. Hamlin Monroe W. Hatch, Jr. Kenneth L. HighfiU Kenneth L. Holden LesHe R. Holland, Jr. Tom G. Hussmann Roger D. Johnson BiUy R. KeUum Theron L. Kropp William F. Lavallee Donald H. Lilienthal Edward W. Lull Charles E. Masalin Mitchell D. Matthews, Jr. Kenneth R. McCally Alban T. Mclsaac David H. Monnich John R. Morgan Burton L. Munger Richard T. Nelson Harold W. Nelson, Jr. Marcy L. Newell Byron B. Newell, Jr. John W. Nyquist Carl E. Oates

Charies R. Smith John W. Smith Gary L. Snyder John F. Snyder Thomas F. Stallman Thomas L. State William Stevens Cari J. Strang Edward C. Straub John B. Streit Donald L. Sturtz John R. SuUivan Patterson C. Taylor Cari H. Taylor, Jr. John R. Thune James F. Todd John G. Toner Juan A. TortoeUa William E. Turcotte Edmund L. Tumer Lee R. Tumer, Jr. Simon J. Ulcickas, Jr. Fred S. Underwood George H. Volk Mrs. H. A. Volk John C. Weaver

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1956 Sherman G. Alexander George M. AUen, Jr. William C. Auer, Jr. Harry F. Bames Ronald G. Beagle Edward I. H. Bennett, Jr. Roger S. Betts Thomas E. Bruyere Charles A. Buchanan, Jr. Howard F. Burdick, Jr. James R. Cannon Stanley G. Catola George G. Clark Jack D. Clay Edward J. Covey William M. Dillon Roderick A. Dresser Michael J. Dwyer, Jr. Thomas E. Eaton, Jr. James W. Egerton Alex E. Fazekas James H. Flatiey, III Paul R. Foumier Bob L. Francis Gerald A. Fulk George M. Furlong, Jr. George B. Gollehon Neil F. Groepler Sheldon L. Groner Albert L. Henry, Jr. John A. Henry, Jr. Herbert F. Hoffman, Jr. James R. Hogg Vemon C. Honsinger Roger B. Home, Jr. DarteU E. Jones John H. Kirkpatrick Harold S. Lewis Donald E. Lindquist Michael A. McBride Channing W. Medwedeff Danny J. Michaels Kenneth L. Miller Charles W. Missler Robert T. Montgomery Sven D. Nelson Henry H. Neuhard Murtay M. J. Nicholson, Jr. James E. Orange Douglas C. Osgood James L. Owen Clarence R. Perry George W. Peterson, Jr. Peter C. Peterson, Jr. Louis J. Pfeiffer Raleigh E. Piatt, Jr. Robert E. Quinn, Jr. James P. Ransom, II Ned C. Roberts Herbert A. Schick George F. SchUling Robert W. Schmitt John M. Schulze, Jr. Richard W. Shafer David A. Shelso Robert R. Smiley, III Richard E. Smith Fred G. Spellman Peter J. Spink Walter H. Stammer, Jr. Leo W. Stockham 49

Lowell P. Stone Frank B. Tatom Richmond B. TerteU James G. Thomas Richard L. Thomas C Frank D. White Richard F. White T Laurence A. White, Jr. C James H. Woods, Jr.

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1958 James N. Adkins, Jr. Richard L. Binford Gerald A. Blake Walter A. Booriakin Ralph V. Buck Thomas B. BueU John H. Cameron C Theodore C. Cheney, Jr. Matthew T. Cooper Daniel H. Demand Earl J. Famey Henry K. FeHx Thomas P. Flood Robert W. Flynn Richard C. Freeman C Alan S. Friedland Robert H. Fuller John H. Galla

Michael J. Brown John C. Buchanan John A. Butterfield Geoffrey D. Cant Clyde A. L. Carter Joseph Casasanto Daniel M. Cheston, IV Thomas R. Crompton Michael J. Cronin Carl N. Danitschek Charies P. Dobbs Frederic G. Dorwart, Jr. Roger C. Erickson Tylor Field, II Roy W. Forsberg Larty B. Franklin David J. Erie Edward W. Gibbons Barty L. Gordon

John W. Sapp, IV Peter C. Schon John J. Schultz C Peter F. Shields Donald C. Smith Gary T. Smith C Raybura R. Smith Stephen V. Snyder Courtney W. Stanton Walter S. Szczypinski, Jr. Ronald C. Trossbach Daniel M. Truax John S. Vaughan Sidney E. Veazey Larty G. Vogt Douglas Volgenau Edward C. Webster Richard K. Westfahl William C. Wheaton James R. Wheeler Robert C. Wiley Richard F. Winter C Raymond A. Yenchko Vemon O. Young Frank D. Young, III Howard L. Young, Jr.

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Ben Custer '26 and artist Molly Guion present her painting of Admiral Mahan to the Museum Peter H. Gatje Thomas A. Hassler Gordon M. Gerson Donald M. Hemon C Richard E. Hanson Charles A. Hougland John L. Higgins C Charles L. Hughes, Jr. John D. Holland, Jr. C Charles B. Humes John T. Kennard Robert C. Hurd Paul R. Klinedinst, Jr. Thomas E. Karpick Lewis D. Lovitt, Jr. James A. KeUy Thomas M. Lucke C Victor H. Krulak, Jr. Jimmie G. Marshall John A. Lafond Henry N. Means, III James C. Langemo Mrs. D. J. Meyer John A. Langford, Jr. Benjamin F. Montoya Stanley W. Legro Francis J. Moran, Jr. C George R. Lehmberg, Jr. William D. Pivarnik Wayne P. Lockwood Norman L. Polhill Henry H. Mauz, Jr. Arthur K. Ridley John J. McCabe William H. Rorer, III Jacques C. Naviaux Byron Schriver, Jr. C Daniel A. O'Brien Richard B. Stack John C. Oneto Alasdair E. Swanson James H. Osbom David G. Willingham AUan A. Ovrom, Jr. Frank K. Zemlicka William D. Palmer James K. Poole 1959 WiUiam E. Powell, Jr. E. Grant Rees Raymond J. Art Gayle H. Rees Richard J. Asafaylo James D. Regan Edward B. Baker, Jr Robert H. Reifsnyder Walter H. Baskin Ronald W. Render Howard V. Berkowitz Daniel C. Richardson Harty W. Boltz Albert J. Roberts, III Alonzo R. Boyle David N. Rogers Daniel B. Branch, Jr. Mrs. L. F. Rossi Joseph A. Brantuas

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1960 James M. Alford Thomas M. Anderson John A. Anthony, III James C. Beam Donald V. Boecker Roy R. Buehler William R. Calvert John P. Cecil Peter G. Chabot David A. Chain Eugene J. Chancy John S. Claman Kenneth G. Clark Edward W. Clexton, Jr. Joseph D. Cole Michael C. CoUey Andrew G. Cotterman Larty G. Cox Peter B. Dolan George W. DoweU, III Richard D. Eber James T. Eilertsen Donald G. Foery William H. Foley, Jr. William L. Foster, Jr. Michael W. Gavlak John E. Greenhalgh Robert H. Gridley Frederick G. Hale David R. Hand William J. Hastie Lawrence S. Helms Harold E. Henning Dennis J. Hickey, IV Ronald W. Hinkel Joseph D. Jaap CHnton B. Johnson Frederick B. Johnson Alan H. KruUsch WiUiam E. Lewis, Jr. Roger W. Lloyd John M. Lusignan Robert J. Manser Gilbert T. Mariano, Jr. Robert S. McAfee Dennie L. McCrary Larty D. McCuUough James B. McKinney Robert S. Meek Douglas K. Menikheim Michael T. Midas, Jr. Shipmate, December 1979

C James J. Neal C Jay A. Newbem John E. C. Paepcke C Harold A. Peterson Henry L. PhiUips, Jr. Fortest T. Rhodes Tom V. Richardson Roy G. Riley C John F. Ruhsenberger CoHn H. Saari John A. Schmidt Earl G. Schweizer, Jr. Frederick A. Schwer, Jr. John F. Shaw Charles J. Simmons Howard L. Sipple, Jr. Walter I. Smits Harris Sperling Robert J. Spolyar Robert C. Sutiiff, Jr. William E. Taylor Nicholas B. Temple Lewis H. Thames Larty D. Thomas William E. Thomas Alton K. Thompson Henry Von Kolnitz, Jr. Larty W. Waterman George R. Weeks, Jr. Murray H. Witcher, Jr.

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1961 Lonny D. Anderson Thomas Anderson Richard A. Ardavany Jon M. Bart Michael D. Bickel Charles H. Blackinton Neil Block Roger BuUene Frank Butsko Gordon W. CaUender, Jr. Arlington F. Campbell Bertrand B. Cassels, Jr. Bruce W. ChurchiU James G. Connell, Jr. Edward C. Craig Jack V. Dell Alfred G. Dessayer Robert L. Drake Richard C. Dmmmond Stephen J. Duich Charles W. Duke, Jr. Richard J. Dunn Thomas R. Eckert James R. Edgar Douglas W. Falconer John K. Forsythe John R. GaUoway James L. George Benno M. Gerson Robert N. Giuffreda George O. Glavis Robert P. Glover Dartel E. Gonyea Robert L. Graham James C. Hellauer Thomas E. Hinton Douglas P. Holbrook Charles C. Holcomb Richard W. Holly Robert C. Hulse Victor A. Karcher Richard J. Kievit Howard E. Kuhns Herbert J. Lantz, Jr. Stanley J. Lepo Sarason D. Liebler Robert D. Luckey

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Harry A. Marxen Alfred A. Maybach, Jr. John P. McCain James A. McCune, III Douglas T. McDaniel John P. McQuade, III Alan K. MiUer Dudley B. Moore, III John C. Morris, Jr. William R. Needham Edwin C. Nelson Hemdon A. OHver, III Richard J. Petrucci George H. Raroha Robert E. Rosdahl Michael C. Roth Richard B. RothweU Guarino J. Seraly Bruce L. Shapiro

C Donald E. Christy David G. Clark James M. Coopersmith Fred F. Corbalis, Jr. Douglas L. Cotton Daniel A. Curran Edward B. Danber Robert G. Dawson Robert H. Degroot Robert W. Deputy Thomas J. Dumont, Jr. William A. EsteU, Jr. C Gerard D. Fartell Harty J. Feeney, III C Frank R. Freemon John P. FuUer William J. Fulton C Paul E. Galanti Thomas C. Grzymala

John W. Ripley James E. Roberts Edward Rogas, Jr. WiUiam R. RoU Neil C. Sapp George W. Schweizer WiUiam R. H. Smith Robert M. Sontheimer Peter W. Sushka, Jr. John P. Teller Robert N. TidbaU C John E. Tipton John K. Tomcheck Myron D. Tremaine Richard W. Tripp, Jr. C Clyde R. Vinson George F. A. Wagner Bemard Walsh Walter F. Welham, Jr. John D. White, II C Robert A. Wilson James R. Woods, Jr.

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Raymond J. Harms Patrick V. Hart William A. Heine, III Ulis D. Hekel Aubrey W. Hickam, Jr. James B. Hitchbom Thomas K. Hitchcock James R. Holbrook James A. HoneyweU Frank W. Hughes David V. Hutchinson William H. Ise Robert J. KenneUy, Jr. David S. Kieman Roger W. Kisiel John A. Knubel, Jr. Charies A. Kosch, III William M. Kralak Robert P. Kuntz Leonard E. Leetzow, Jr. Thomas C. Lofton, Jr. Raymond C. V. Madonna Brooks T. Mancini Edward B. Mann, Jr. James S. McCasland Robert McLean Donald G. Miller Harty Monroe, III Jerry W. Munger Joseph A. O'Connor Philip R. Olson Robert H. Owen Howard S. Pinskey Donald W. Rhodes

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1963 Shelby O. Alcott George R. Baxter Travis N. Beard Michael R. Biro Michael R. Bonsignore Peter A. Browne Thomas D. Buckley Lee B. Cargill Austin E. Chapman Joseph S. CoUins John M. Colyer, Jr. Dennis R. Conley John J. Donegan, Jr. WiUiam T. Ellison Joseph F. Fossella Joel R. Gardner Roger B. Glaes Donald E. Grant Wiley G. Grantham Jerty L. Harken Wilson F. Harris, Jr. William W. Hillgaertner Frank C. Holmes George C. Howell Albert A. Isger Ralph D. KimberUn Eugene G. Kreinik John M. Lents Richard B. Lynch Donald W. Mathis Michael J. McQuown David W. Meyers Thomas H. Miller Nicholas J. Nerangis Paul D. O'Connor Anthony J. Oakes, Jr. William H. Oatway, III Winthrop B. Orgera Bimey T. Pease Daryl L. Rabert James E. P. Ring Philip J. Rooney James J. Scanlon Hugh E. SchaU Charles M. Schmidt, Jr. Stuart W. Settle John W. Sheehan, Jr. James C. Singler James H. Stewart William J. Stewart Thomas L. Taylor Wade H. Taylor, III Raymond T. Theep Paul E. Tobin, Jr. Richard D. Tomlin 51

John M. Truesdell C James R. Tumer C Kenneth B. Waide, Jr. Don H. Walton C Chester G. White, Jr. Edward J. Wilkinson Ronald J. Wills 1964 Robert C. Bartlett Barry N. Beck William C. Blaha Robert H. Boder Gordon G. Cable, Jr. Edward A. Cladek Edward H. Conant WiUiam B. CosteUo Charles F. Culbertson, Jr. John A. Dambaugh WilHam F. Due, Jr. Terty L. Earhart George F. Eichler Edmund J. FarteU, Jr. William J. Franks, Jr. T Raymond Frey Douglas P. Fuge Gariand W. Gartett Robert L. Gault John M. Geraghty Mario G. Gerhardt Joel D. Gingiss David W. Gould Richard C. Harris Clark R. Jones David W. Kanning Richard G. Kirkland Austin V. Koenen Alfred C. Kosmark James C. Kraft Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. WilHam H. Lifsey, Jr. David W. Lorenzo Thomas C. Lynch Richard A. McDermott Kenneth B. Middleton, Jr. Robert J. MUhiser Robert J. Mizer Edward A. Monaco, Jr. Charles L. Moore, III Allen W. Moored Douglas D. Peterson Dennis A. Pignotti Joseph E. Ponder Edgar D. Priest, Jr. Enrico A. Ricci Hugh J. Risseeuw Paul E. Rowe, Jr. Richard S. Ruble, Jr. Richard A. Shapack Glenn E. Shindler Harold D. Sisson, Jr. Robert Sutton Thomas J. Swartz James K. Tolbert C David N. Tomberg Woodrow W. Vaughan, Jr. David B. Wilshin Arch Woodard 1965 Wayne R. Allen Kenneth J. Andrews Ronald M. Bancroft Thomas A. Barty Walter B. Bayless, Jr. Conrad C. Best Barty S. Birch Doyle J. Borchers, II Michael W. Bordy 52

Larry D. Brady Francis M. Bums, III Jeffrey E. Callahan Randall M. Case Gordon R. Chubbuck John R. Duck, Jr. Michael J. Epprecht Gerald F. Franzen Theodore H. Fulton, Jr. Charles S. Garber, Jr. Peter D. Gness Charles D. Hamilton Terty L. Herrick John H. Hoggard Thomas J. Howell George E. Hurley, Jr. Jasper B. Johnston, Jr. Joseph J. Klocek Jack E. Kohl, Jr. Theodore A. Krauss Gary L. Krebs Robert B. Liska Roy G. Lycett

Anthony R. Tesoriero Wallace R. Utley Patrick G. Varriano James A. Wagner Lynn A. Wegner William F. WiUiams, Jr. WiUiam F. Zuna 1966 C Steven K. Berg James R. Clark James H. Cowardin John J. Draper, III Bruce P. Dyer Thomas R. Felger John A. Fredrickson James F. GibHn, Jr. Ian S. Gordon David T. Hall Randall W. Hardy Walter M. Higgins, III Richard R. Hobbs C WiUiam F. Johnson, Jr.

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Michael G. Malone Charles C. Manger, III Paul E. Marshall Patrick E. Martin Samuel A. Martin, Jr. William G. Matton, III Dennis N. McComb Stephen S. McDonald Douglas P. Metzger David L. MiUer Thomas A. Morgenfeld John B. Mouw Clyde T. Moyer, III Dennis J. Nemura Michael J. Nicholson Edward F. O'Connor John J. O'Dwyer Leon P. Okurowski Edward A. Ort, Jr. Ronald A. Pasqua WiUiam H. Previty John N. Quisenberty Ronald D. Radtke Craig M. Rasmussen Michael P. Reed Peter K. Seibert Stephen W. Sharp Cari R. Spangler, Jr. Jay W. Sprague Roger T. Staubach George C. Stewart Peter D. Tamny

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Thomas C. Kildebeck James E. Koons Douglas E. Law Thomas D. Lomacchio, Jr. Frederick R. Lutz Richard S. Madaleno Samuel R. Martone Cari P. McCuUough David B. McElvein Patrick J. McKenna Brian D. McKenzie David E. Mckie Edward L. McMenamy, Jr. Larty W. McMillen Corwin G. Mendenhall, III Richard L. Michaux Tom L. Mintun Richard J. MuUer Henry R. Nothhaft Richard A. Plotkin Charles M. Polanski George A. Purdy David J. Quirk Tom H. Reynolds, Jr. Jay T. Rorick, Jr. Thomas C. Runkle Richard P. Snaider William T. Snyder WilHam H. Spadafora Robert L. Spooner Robert J. Stankowski, Jr. Myles C. StiU

James V. SuUivan, Jr. Robert J. Tart, Jr. Richard P. Vidosic Joseph L. Wiggins Lance A. Wilmarth Paul J. Zando Robert D. Zvacek Dennis L. Zveare 1967 WiUiam D. Bays Donald J. Bezdek Roger G. Charles Richard J. CoUins Frederick W. Conroy John St. Clair Craighill Walter W. Dukiet, Jr. Edwin C. Finney, Jr. Donald R. Fraser Daniel M. Glynn C Adrian J. Gordon WiUiam H. Hamilton, Jr. Frank F. Hewitt John K. Hobbs Lawrence S. Julihn Dennis P. KeUy Thomas C. Knudson Bruce R. Lakefield C Thomas C. Leiser Miles A. Libbey, III Thomas C. Markley John F. Matus Thomas W. Moore Frank A. MueUer, Jr. James L. Murphy, III C John F. Pfeiffer Richard D. Poole Judson W. Potter John C. Scalzo Thomas K. Scheber Charles A. Scherck Joseph F. Stephens David A. Vetter Clinton E. Wright George A. Zahn, Jr. 1968 Robert J. Ameson C Frederick B. Bayer, III Winfield A. Becker, Jr. Cari T. Berty, Jr. James A. Bogert Douglas M. Bomarito William S. Boykin, Jr. George L. Breeden, II Benjamin F. Burgess, III WilHam D. Center C Robert A. Chester Richard J. D'Anna Kevin F. Delaney Peter B. Diefendorf Jeffrey M. Dumas Otis K. Earie Robert A. Eaves, Jr. Arthur L. Edwards Richard D. Evert James S. Fal Gary L. Fishman Charles K. Foulsham Gary E. Francis Joseph C. Glutting Michael D. GraUi John Harty, III Donald R. Hay Thomas C. Heilmann David A. Hodgson Gerald L. Hofwolt C Robert A. Holmes Thomas C. Houghton Shipmate, December 1979

Woodrow W. Hulme, II James E. Hurston Thomas N. Inglis, III Quentin C. Johnson Raymond A. Kellett, Jr. Kari O. Krumbholz John P. Laughlin John T. Lyons, III Robert W. Madel Karl A. Mahumed Ward B. Masden, Jr. John C. McKay Lyle D. Meier Leland T. Moore Edward M. Mulhem John F. Olsen WiUiam M. Palmer, Jr. Charies A. Pelletier Michael D. Prince Kevin J. Reardon Arieigh H. Rice, Jr. Ray A. Roberts John M. Rose WiUiam L. Ruch, III Amold J. Sisk Michael G. Slattery Donald E. Smith Warten T. Spaeth, Jr. Gary A. Storm Edward A. Sundberg Tenr L. Tippett WiUiam B. TirteU Mark C. Treanor Roger P. Waniata Edward H. Webster, III Henry F. White, Jr. Joe A. YHtalo 1969 John H. Adams Harold R. Armet David S. Buriin Gerald E. Campbell Thomas J. Cavanaugh Dudley H. Chase Stephen W. Comiskey Charles T. Creekman, Jr. Geoffrey L. Davies Edwin B. Finison James T. Gierucki Howard J. HaUiday, Jr. James D. Harris John B. Hawkins, Jr. John E. Hilbum Ralph H. Kindelberger Robert D. Knowlton Frank R. Kockler James W. Latham Stephen J. Leaman Stephen T. Linder Joseph S. MacDougall George W. Mather Robert D. MuUins Baker A. Smith Samuel E. Wilson, III 1970 Roger W. Cart, Jr. James B. Carter, Jr. Royal W. Connell, Jr. James F. Devaney Thomas J. Flaherty Michael G. Frick Mark J. Grussendorf John B. Hart William Helfen Patrick H. Lawless C Robert A. Lindsay Gary D. Marvin Shipmate, December 1979

John M. Meacham James H. Neale John S. Pohl John D. Rogers Dennis M. Ryan David A. SuHn Frank L. Wurst 1971 Douglas L. Bayne John D. Bowen, III C Charies T. CartoU Ronald F. Comelison Steven A. Dunphy James M. Elfelt Richard H. Enderly Thomas J. Flanagan C Gerald C. Garbalz Gerald F. Harris Roger A. Hield, Jr. John P. HoUand, Jr. Charles E. Janes John R. Lambert

Arthur G. Johnson Saul D. Klein Richard P. Lee Daniel H. Meyer Michael J. Moran Charies W. Neihart, Jr. Fred C. Pottschmidt Gary M. Rheam Robert H. Ryskamp Christopher G. Schlehr Richard T. Sizemore, III Ronald B. Staton Rodney K. Womer 1973 Bruce M. Bachman Joseph A. Benkert Raoul Bonvouloir, Jr. Frederick J. Brasco Mark F. Clapper John G. Cotton James T. Dohse Thomas P. Gallagher, III

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C James R. Maris Kenneth A. Marks Perty J. Martini, Jr. Michael P. McBride Bruce E. Nichols David J. Odland Stephen E. Penner Charles S. Pesce David P. Polatty, III David E. Polzien James E. Queen John J. Repicky, Jr. Michael E. Riordan Paul A. Sonye Martin J. Speer C Thomas J. Temes Leo J. Tredway, Jr. Damian P. Whitaker 1972 John L. Ayon Daniel L. Baas David C. Boy, III James P. Butier David A. Dennis C William R. Edwards James D. HaU Dennis R. Hansell Neil C. Hanson Allen D. Harper, III Robert J. Horstmeyer

Bruce C. Hargus Douglas G. Henry Kenneth A. Johnson Stephen C. Kanaga James C. Kane Thomas J. Kieman Norman W. Kowalski WilHam B. Laskin Mark A. Leatherwood Douglas A. Leland Cari M. Lindner, III Robert W. Martin Robert E. Maskell Charles L. Munns Leonard Nebons C Patrick A. Nelson Jack E. Owen, Jr. Douglas T. Peters Paul J. Ryan Craig W. Scott John C. StencU Joseph D. WeUer, Jr. Brian K. Young 1974 C WiUiam D. Bruen, Jr. Bmce H. Brunson Theodore A. Coyle Kenneth D. Dunn Thomas F. Glover

Joseph J. lovanna David G. Leon Daniel F. Marasa Patrick K. Mcllrath Michael A. Metskas James M. Mohr Scott R. Monmaney Thomas M. Rathbone Robert T. Schnoor David M. Schom Gerard P. Schrock Charies R. Sharatt Hugh R. Stahl Gerald M. Stenovec Frank Sweigart Theodore R. Wieber 1975 Robert E. Adamson, III Thomas C. Brasco Emmitt D. Brewington Christopher J. Cikanovich C Ronald J. Frigo Eric L. Guertazzi WiUiam J. Halverson David S. Herbein Carl H. June Randall W. Kochanik Dean B. Lahren Michael L. Lingerfelt Timothy R. Myers Craig R. Quigley Richard A. Schwarting Paul S. Stanley George D. Steel Micheal W. Thumm WiUiam S. Wolff 1976 Lawrence W. Astyk WiUiam H. Beeson, Jr. C Joseph F. Bouchard William D. Brown Willard L. Chamberiin William S. Craighill David F. Deford Dennis J. Dilucente Michael P. Golden Johnny B. Green Gene Gygax Michael D. Halloran Kent R. Higginbotham Dennis W. Hillegas C Mark B. Hoekstra Frederick P. Hughes Donald W. Keene Cyrus R. Large WiUiam E. McMinn David C. Meyer Blaise P. Miller Richard T. Oftedal William C. Ostendorff Morgan B. Pearsall Bruce K. Petit PhiUip L. Poirier, Jr. Raymond P. Putt, Jr. Frank F. Rennie, IV Francis J. Rodrick, Jr. Wayne L. Rogers John F. Sarao Douglas R. Schaus Craig C. Snee Michael D. Weltsch John R. Willis 1977 Philip J. Aarons Thomas J. Arminio Daniel M. Bereck 53

Christopher C. Cain Sean J. CartoU Kenneth E. Clark Paul T. Colman Michael J. Coulboume Paul Croisetiere Nicholas J. Episcopo, Jr. WilHam H. Felker, III Peter C. Filkins Stuart H. Finlayson Richard E. Galvin John W. Geary Harry J. Gerhard Henry Gonzales, Jr. Gary L. Grice

Thomas A. Hejl WiUiam E. Jackson Thomas W. Johnson Michael F. Kuhn James K. Liming CoUn S. MacKenzie, III Michael N. Musser Jeffrey J. Patterson George G. M. Platz Loren R. Plisco Eric G. Shewbridge Daniel R. Shinego Robert A. Sinibaldi, Jr. Christopher L. Stathos James L. Warten

Michael R. Wertz Kent D. White David L. Wilkinson David Ziemba 1978 Richard D. Anderson Arthur J. Athens Gerald S. Cory Edward V. Davis, Jr. Joseph G. Fitzgerald Stephen M. Gahan Stephen R. HoweU Leo L. Klikier Rand D. Lebouvier

Wayne W. Leong Stephen A. Maloney Christopher W. May Mark D. Mooney Kevin P. O'Keefe Charles H. Pangbum Benjamin E. Richter David B. Rigdon Paul J. Russo Michael S. Ruth Patrick W. Ryan Gustavo Sambrano, Jr. James E. Schlagheck David R. Trundy

Bequests and Memorials, Corporate and Foundation Gifts Bequests During fiscal year 1979, two generous bequests were received by the Alumni Association. One was from the estate of the late RAdm. Herman A. Spanagel, Class of 1914. The other was from the estate of Marguerite M. Ryder in memory of her son Lt. Richard M. Ryder, '48. A number of other alumni and friends of the Naval Academy have made it known to us that their estate plans call for future gifts to the Alumni Association. For all of the above, we extend our sincere gratitude.

Memorials Increasing numbers of alumni and friends of the Academy are remembering deceased relatives, shipmates and friends through the Alumni Association's Memorial Gift Program.

During fiscal year 1979, gifts were received in memory of: John A. Ballard Porter F. Bedell Vemon E. Binion Theodore Blanchard Mrs. William A. Bowers WiUiam H. Brockman William F. Cafferata J. M. CampbeU WiUiam R. Caruthers Robert F. Chipchak Donald A. CrandeU Mrs. Rachel M. Denfeld Thomas J. Donoher David Dowding Frederick S. Downs George R. Fsiiriamb WilHam R. Furlong Ward W. Griffith Harry A. Guthrie George G. Halvorson David N. Inbusch 54

Patrick J. Kilcline Mrs. Edwin H. King Edward H. Komhauser Niles R. Kraft Mid'n. Steven Lantz WiUiam R. LeFavour William A. Lindsay, III Donald E. Macintosh Edward A. Maher John L. Maloney Charies B. Martell Stanley E. Martin Allan R. McCann James E. McCauley DiUon R. McMullen Randy Mikal WiUiam F. Morrison Jesse A. Naylor Donald O'Meara Edwin H. Price Herbert J. Ray

James L. Robertson Louis F. Rossi Mid'n. Philip Schwab Polly Pommer Slayton Talbot Smith

Mid'n. Lee Sutherland T. L. Tumer Robert J. Walker Frederick A. Weiss, Jr. Francis Whiting

Further information concerning these programs can be obtained by contacting the Director of Planned Giving, Alumni House, Annapolis, MD 21402.

Corporate and Foundation Gifts Integral to the overall success of the annual drive is the support received from those corporations and foundations which believe in the value of higher education and in the role which the Naval Academy plays in shaping the leaders of tomorrow's Navy. Gifts and grants to the Alumni Association were made for designated programs, for um-estricted use, and to match alumni gifts. This year, more alumni took advantage of their employers' matching gift programs than in any previous year in the history of the Association. We hope that all supporters of the Association's efforts will take advantage of the fact that more than 800 companies across the nation will match their employees's gifts to the Alumni Association.

Those corporations and foundations which supported the Association's efforts during the past year include:

Business, Industry and Foundations Alcoa Foundation The Aerospace Corporation Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Airco, Inc. Allegheny Ludlum Industries , Inc. AUis Chalmers Foundation American Hospital Supply Corporation

ARMCO Corporation Ashland Oil Foundation, Inc. Anaconda, Atlantic Richfield Company Bank America Foundation Bechtel Foundation The Bendix Corporate Contributions Committee Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipmate, December 1979

The Boeing Company Bristol-Myers Company Brunswick Foundation Buriington Industries Foundation Caterpillar Tractor Company CBS, Inc. Chevron MG Plan Chrysler Corporation Fund Citibank Connecticut Banking & Tmst Company CONOCO Consolidated Foods Corporation Combustion Engineering, Inc. Container Corporation of America Foundation Coming Glass Works Foundation Corporation Personnel Office Crompton & Knowles Corporation Dean Witter Reynolds Organization, Inc. Digital Equipment Corporation Dresser Foundation, Inc. Duke Power Company EXXON Education Foundation FMC Foundation Ford Motor Company Fund The Foxboro Company Franklin Mint Corporation GPU Service Corporation GTE Sylvania, Inc. General Dynamics The General Electric Foundation

Getty Oil Company B. F. Goodrich Company Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Gould, Inc. Grace Foundation, Inc. Gulf Oil Foundation Gulf States Utilities Company Halliburton Education Foundation, Inc. Harris Foundation Hartford National Bank & Trust Co. Honeywell Inc. Hughes Aircraft Company ICI Americas, Inc. Illinois Bell Telephone Company Industrial Indemnity Company IngersoU-Rand Company International Business Machines Corp.

International Telephone and Telegraph Corp.

Itek Corporation John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. Johnson & Higgins of California Lever Brothers Company Martin Marietta Corporation The McGraw-Hill Foundation, Inc. Metropolitan Edison Company Mobil Foundation, Inc. Monsanto Fund

Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. National Distillers & Chemical Corp.

National Can Corporation National Life Insurance Company New York Telephone Norton Company Occidental Petroleum Charitable Foundation Inc. Olin Corporation Charitable Trust The George Olmstead Foundation PPG Industries Foundation Pacific Resources, Inc. The Peat, Marwick, MitcheU Foundation PepsiCo Foundation, Inc. Phelps Dodge Foundation PhiHp Morris, Inc. Phillips Petroleum Company Polaroid Foundation, Inc. The Prudential Foundation Pullman Incorporated Foundation R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc.

Raytheon Company ReHance Electric Company RockweU Intemational Sanders Associates, Inc. Sarah Scaife Foundation Shell Companies Foundation, Inc. The SmithKUne Foundation Sperry Rand Corporation Stone & Webster, Inc. Sun Company, Inc. TRW Foundation Teledyne Incorporated Texaco, Inc. Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.

3M Company Time, Inc. Tracor Sciences & Systems Travelers Insurance Companies United Brands Foundation United Technologies Westinghouse Educational Foundation Worid Book-Childcraft Int. Inc. Xerox Fund

We have attempted to make this report correct and complete. However, if you detect an error or omission, please contact us by mail or by telephone. Gifts received after 30 June 1979 will be included in the 1980 Annual Report.

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THE UNITED STATES ACAOEWY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION,, INC Statement ol Chanpes in Financial Posili on For The Fiscal Year Ended 30 June 1979

032-3465

Unrestricted

The United States Naval Acadeiny Alumni Association, Inc. Annapolis, Maryland We have examined the balance sheet of THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC. (a nonprofit organization) as of 30 June 1979, and the related statements of revenue, expenses, and changes in fand balances, and changes in financial position (or the fiscal year then ended. Our examination was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and, accordingly, included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as we considered necessary in the

SOURCES OF WORKING CAPITAL: Excess of Revenue Over Expenses Add: Items Not Requiring the Use of V/orking Capital: Depreciation Amortization Working Capital Provided by (or Used In) Operations Collections on Note Receivable Total Sources of Working Capital USES OF WORKING CAPITAL: Payment for Acquisition of Property and Equipment Transfer of Funds to Bessmer Trust Company Total Uses of Working Capital INCREASE (DECREASE) IN WORKING CAPITAL

,<; 452,955.80

Restricte :d S

Totals S 452,955.80

13,046.54 2,122.32

13,046.54 2,122.32

S 466,124.66 60.00 S 468,184.66

$ 468,124.66 60.00 S 468,184.66

S

7,458.30 451,818.30

S 459,276.60 S

s

8,908.06

0 -

S

s s

_0

-

7,458.30 451,818.30

.•; 459,276.60

0 -

$

8,908.06

CHANGES IN THE COI^^PONENTS OF V/ORKING CAPITAL

circumstances.

In our opinion, the aforementioned financial statements present fairly the financial position of THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC., at 30 June 1979, and the results of its operations and changes in financial position for the fiscal year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on n basis consistent with that of the preceding year.

' % lertified i Washington, D.C. Z8 August 1979

Shipmate, December 1979

Public Accouirtants

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CURRENT ASSETS: Cash Marketable Securities at Cost Accounts Receivable and Accrued Interest Inventories at Cost Prepaid Expenses Totals

S 277,575.63 (285,494.19) (6,591.42) (555.07) (9,211.54) S (24,276.59)

DECRE.«5E (INCREASE) IN CU.=!R.:!NT LIABILITIES: 5(208,284.04) Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Contribution Income Deferred to Future Period Deposits on Life Membership 232,700.00 Deferred Income 8,768.69 S 33,184.65 Totals INCREASE (DECREASE) IN WORKING CAPITAL

S

8^908.06

s

62,

s

62, ,202. 32

s

202.

32

162 ,202. .32)

S(62 ,202. .32) S

-0

-

$ 339,777.95 (285,494.19) (6,591.42) (555.07) (9,211.54) S 37,925.73 .^(208,284.04) (62,202.32) 232,700.00 8,768.69 S (29,017.67) S

8,908.06

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THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC. S t a t e m e n t of Revenue, Expenses and Change In Fund Balance For The Fiscal Year 30 June 1979

Unappropriated REVENUE; Membership Dues (Note le) Contributions (Note If) Merchandise, Food cind Beverage Sales Publication Sales and Advertising I n t e r e s t , Dividends and P r o p e r t y Rent N e t Gain on Sale of Securities Other

$

EXPENSES: Program Expenses: Members' Services Gifts (Note If) Development Cost of Sales - Merchandise, Food and Beverage Cost of Publications - Shipmate and Register Other Program Costs Total Program Expenses

$

70,770.91 38,339.95 42,368.32

70,770.91 38,339.95 42,368.32

138,518.83

138,518.83

138,518.83

244,261.05 10,552.93

244,261.05 10,552.93

244,261.05 10,552.93

$

$

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT: Net of Accumulated Depreciation of ($277,470.02) (Note 2)

$

OTHER ASSETS: Funds Held by Bessmer Trust Company at Cost (Note 3) Deposits and Notes Receivable Unamortized Computer Costs

$

451,818.30

$

1,137.50

FUND BALANCES: Unappropriated Appropriated (Note 3) Total Fund Balance

$1,298,971.45 14,700.00 6,502.58 $1,320,174.03 100,289.06

$1,298,971.45 14,700.00 6,502.58 $1,320,174.03 $1,937,061.47

237,594.33 12,190.00

237,594.33 12,190.00

$ 371,471.60

$ 100,289.06

$

100,289.06 121,687.27 471 ,760.66

$

$ $ $ 100,289.06

$

166,349.36 1,298,971.45

SI,465,320.81 $1,836j792.4I

Tlie accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.

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$

69,477.38

$

912,721.05

452,955.80

$

$

452,955.80

$1,465,320.81

149,079.04

166 ,349.36 1 ,298 ,971.45

$1,465 ,320.81 $1,937 ,081.47

70,770.91 107,817.33 42,368.32

614,289.37

298,431.68

298,431.68

$1,298,971.45

S

69,477.38

843,243.67

166,349.36

422,069.13 6,786.15 19,286.09 7,118.24 12,568.79 $_467,828.4q

$1,365,676.85

$

1,012,365.01

100,289.06

69,477.38

69,477.38

847,153.15

UABIUnES CURRENT UABIUnES: Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Deposits on Life Membership (Note Ig) Contribution Income Deferred to Future Period (Note If) Deferred Income (Note Ig] Total Current Liabilities

$

$

$

165,211.86

$_ 100,289.06

$

544,811.99

1,524.00

149,079.04

$1,836,792.41

$

1,524.00

Total S

$1,296,199.47

841,719.67

Unrestricted 321,780.07 6,786.15 19,286.09 7,118.24 12,568.79 $367,539.34

453,342.30

296,907.68

THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC. Balance Sheet

$

$

544,811.99

$

FUND BALANCE - 1 JULY 1978

CURRENT ASSETS: Cash Marketable Securities at Cost Accounts Receivable and Accrued Interest Inventories at Cost Prepaid Expenses Total Current Assets

62,874.14 18,523.16

615,033.77 379,263.55 157,551.85 88,039.70 92,779.05 18,523.16 14,485.77

69,477.38

842,857.17

$

FUND BALANCE - 30 JUNE 1979

615,033.77 309,786.17 157,551.85 88,039.70 92,779.05 18,523.16 14,485.77

371,945.00

Total

$

General and Administrative Expenses Including Managements' Fee of $1,524.00

EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES

$

Restricted

Total

14,485.77

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

243,088.77 309,786.17 157,551.85 88,039-70 29,904.91

UNRESTRICTED Appropriated

-0-

1,012,365.01 $

-0-

1,465,320.81

Notes to Financial Statements 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: a. Basis of Accounting—The books and records are maintained on, and these statements are prepared on, the accrual basis of accounting. Under this method, income is recognized as it is earned and expenses are recognized as they are incurred. b. Accounts Receivable—Accounts receivable-trade include current amounts due from members for merchandise and activities held at the Alumni House. Management is of the opinion that all accounts are collectible. c. Inventory—The inventories consist of ties, buttons, decals and other items held for sale to members, together with beverages sold at the Alumni House. d. Depreciation—Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method at rates adequate to depreciate the appHcable assets over their expected useful Hves: Building and Improvements Furniture and Fixtures Club Room Furniture

45-50 years 5-10 Years 5-10 Years

e. Dues—Income from dues is recorded as revenue when earned. Dues are allocated one-third to National Association and two-thirds to Pubhcations for Shipmate. f. Contributions—Contrihutions to the Association are divided into three categories: General B-1 (Alumni); Restricted B-1 (Alumni); and Restricted B-2 (Corporate and Matching Gifts). General contributions are recorded as revenue upon receipt and are divided equally between the National Association and Development. As of 1 July 1978, the Association was holding B-1 Restricted Contributions in the amount of $22,386.14, and during the current fiscal year the Association received additional B-1 Restricted Contributions of $80,013.67 and disbursed, in accordance with instructions of the donor, $30,413.57, leaving a balance of Shipmate, December 1979

$71,986.24 being held awaiting instructions for disbursement.

As of 1 July 1978, the Association was holding B-2 Restricted Contributions in the amount of $15,700.60, and during the current fiscal year additional B-2 Restricted Contributions were received in the amount of $51,666.03 and disbursed, in accordance with the instruction of the donor, $39,063.81, leaving a balance of $28,302.82 being held awaiting instructions for disbursements.

Both B-1 and B-2 Restricted Contributions are recorded as deferred income upon receipt, and when disbursed are reported as revenue and charged to costs, g. Life Membership—During the fiscal year, 1 July 1977 to 30 June 1978, the Association began a program to recruit as life members at graduation all of the Midshipmen at a reduced rate of $175.00. The class of 1979 made a payment of $90 in 1978 and a final payment of $85 prior to graduation in 1979. The class of 1980 made payments of $60.00 in both 1978 and 1979 and will make a final payment of $55.00 prior to graduation. The class of 1981 made the first payment of $60.00 in 1979, and have two remaining payments of $60.00 and $55.00 to make in 1980 and 1981, respectively. The class of 1982 will make their first payment of $60.00 in 1980.

Due to an increase in life membership fees effective 1 July 1980, the class of 1983 will make their first payment of $80.00 in 1981. As of 1 July 1978, the Association had collected and was holding $244,890.00 for life membership as follows: Regular Alurrmi Class of 1979 Class of 1980 Total

$105,440.00 80,460.00 58,990.00 $244,890.00

During the current fiscal year the Association collected from Alumni and Midshipmen an additional amount of $198,245.00 (net of refund of $10,600.00). Of these totals $171,970.00 was transferred to Bessmer Trust Company, and an additional $199,975.00 was transferred to accounts payable and subsequently transferred to the Trust Company, and $59,000.00 was transferred to income (See Note 3) leaving a balance of $12,190.00 at 30 June 1979.

2. Property and Equipment: Property and equipment are recorded at cost when acquired and are segregated into the following categories: Land Building and Improvements Furniture and Fixtures Club Room Furniture

$ 29,030.48 237,202.90 140,718.86 19,596.82 $426,549.06

•During the month of July, the Association transferred to Bessmer Trust Company the $199,975.00 which was for regular life-membership fees of $117,400.00 collected from 1 March 1978 to 28 February 1979, plus class of 1979 lifemembership fees of $141,575.00 less $59,000.00. Of this amount, $57,960.00 was recorded as dues income (see note le) to defray expenses for servicing life members, and $1,040.00 was reported as income in Publications to cover the cost of Shipmate sent to widows of deceased life members. **0n 9 May 1979, the Association transferred to Bessmer Trust company $171,970.00 for investment—all the fiinds collected from the class of 1980 and 1981. These funds will be held in a separate account at the Trust Company, and upon graduation the class fiinds together with interest and/or dividends will be rolled over to the Regular Life Membership Fund.

The following amounts represent the class of 1980 and 1981 that are included in the total of $1,298,971.45.

Cost Cash Scudder Investment Trust Totals

Market or Face Value

$ 70.00 171,900.00

$

$171,970.00

$171,970.00

70.00 171,900.00

4. Deferred Income: The deferred income represents dues and prepaid subscriptions that will be reported as revenue in subsequent fiscal periods.

5. Commitments: a. Retirement—The Association has a retirement plan for its employees with the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. Each eligible participating employee can contribute 3% to lVi% of his wages and the Association will contribute a like amount. During the current fiscal year, the Association made a contribution on behalf of its eligible employees in the amount of $12,400.36. b. Leases—On 31 May 1978, the Association signed a lease agreement with CADCOM, INC., to furnish specific computer services during the period of this agreement. This agreement is effective for a period of five years from the date of execution. The total minimum obligation under the agreement is $142,500.00, payable monthly at the rate of $2,375.00. The first and last months' payments were due and paid upon the signing of the agreement.

Maintenance and repairs expenses are charged to income.

Expenditures for improvements which extend the useful life of the assets are capitalized.

3. Life Membership Fund: Investments—As of 30 June 1979, the Association's investments in the Fund consisted of the following: Cost $ 3,379.35 199,975.00 11,166.76

Market or Face Value $ 3,379.35 199,975.00 11,166.76

Cash Due from General Fund* Accrued Interest Securities: Stocks—Common 268,759.28 265,243.00 Bonds—Corporate 296,098.56 284,642.00 U.S. Government Obligations 272,692.50 265,593.00 Scudder InvestmentTrust** 246,900.00 246,900.00 Totals $1,298,971.45 $1,276,899.11 Shipmate, December 1979

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Class News DEADLINE: For March—Classes prior to 1930—2 January; later Classes—10 January For April—Classes prior to 1930—5 February; later Classes—12 February

08 and prior send directly to Shipmate Percent Members: 45

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Sec'y. and Treas., RAdm. Frank A. Braisted, USN (Ret.), 3104 Cleveland Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Percent Members: 78

10 Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Dorsey O. Thomas 725 West Blvd., Kokomo IN 46901 Percent Members: 88 Ms. Anne Cooke writes that her mother, Mrs. Charles M. Cooke (Mary Louise), died several years ago at her home in Sonoma, California. Apparently that had not been previously learned by the Alumni Association or your reporter. Their son, Charles M. Cooke III ('53), is now living in the home at 3060 Lovall Valley Road. As noted last month Ms. Cooke is writing a biography of her father, our distinguished Classmate, Adm. Charles M. (Savvy) Cooke, Jr. A very pleasant phone chat with Anna Louise, widow of our former long-time Secretary, RAdm. Chas. J. Moore. She is concerned about the absence of any 1910 news in recent Shipmates. Her voice is very pleasant and cheerful.

Gertie Lang Smith, widow of Cdr. Edward K. Lang, is on a cruise around South America with her daughter-in-law.

As this is read, the Holiday Season will be upon us. Your reporter extends cordial greetings to all Classmates and Associates, and any other Navy friends who might read this. His Juniors of 3 generations are making quite a fuss over his 90th birthday a week after this is written. All remaining 1910ers are now Nonagenarians. Best wishes to all!

11 Chairman Class Comm., RAdm. G. J. McMiUin, USN (Ret.) 4242 Linden Ave., Long Beach CA 90807 Percent Members: 90 I had a letter from Mrs. F. Donald McLamb, 370 Seabreeze Ave., Indialantic FL 32901 that her grandfather Joseph Ray Cygon passed away on 1 October 1979 ^ter a long illness. He was 92 years old. He is survived by his widow, Grace Armstrong Cygon, five grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

"Pede" Cygon graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1911, was commis58

sioned in the U.S. Army and was retired in 1933 in the rank of major. He was a member of the USNA Alumni Association. The sincere sympathy of the Class of 1911 is extended to his widow and members of his family.

Ben Butler, a member of the Class Executive Committee, whose home is one block from the Chevy Chase Country Club, writes that he and his wife Caro go to the Club about once a month with their son. Ben has had several visits to Bethesda for physical checkups during the past Summer. All results were negative. He still mows his lawn and rakes the grass.

Elsie Bieri is busy and happy. Four of her sons and their wives visited her during the past Summer, staying at son Jack's.

Ralph Dennett in Kittery, Maine, is still having a bit of eye trouble, but he still has his sense of humor.

Best wishes to all for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Chairman and Class Comm. and Sec'y, Adm. A. D. Struble, USN (Ret.) 4017 Oliver St., Chevy Chase MD 20015 Percent Members: 92

Sec'y, Como. Ralph S. Wentworth, USN (Ret.) 1922 CarroUton Rd., Pendennis Mt. Annapolis, MD 21401 Percent Members: 73

It is with regret that I report the death of our Classmate Irving Chambers in North Palm Beach, Florida, on September 27, 1979, after a long illness. Irv and Agnes had lived at 20 Yacht Club Drive, Apt. 211, North Palm Beach for some years. The services were in Arlington, will full military honors and Irv was buried close to the grave of his father, Capt.

Irving Chambers Sr. Due to a reaction to an antibiotic, I was unable to attend the services which I had planned to do, but the Class was represented by Doris Burnett and Mardie Struble. The girls reported the Class flowers, yellow "mums" and blue statice with blue ribbon with Class numerals, were quite handsome.

Agnes returned to Florida that evening. The Class has lost another fine Classmate. See "Last Call."

Despite the last dispatch of postcards, the Class Column is getting no feedback. How about some of you sending in a yam or a report on your doings?

It is with sadness that I write that we have lost an old and dear friend, Peggy Lavender, widow of Bobby Lavender, who died in July of 1976. Peggy passed away on 14 September 1979 at the Woodbine Nursing Home, Alexandria, Virginia.

She is survived by her daughter Peggy, wife of Capt. Albert F. Betzel USN (Ret.) '42, living in Alexandria; a grandson, two granddaughters, and four great-grandchildren. Our sympathy is expressed to the family.

Sec'y-Treas., Capt. George P. Brewster, USN (Ret.), 611 W. 40th St., Baltimore MD 21211 West Coast Reporter, Capt. George F. Chapline, USNR (Ret.) 1327 Inspiration Dr. La Jolla CA 92037 Percent Members: 85

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Sec'y-Treas. MGen. C. G. Helmick, USA (Ret.) 4784 Old Dominion Dr., Arlington VA 22207 Percent Members: 78

14 Sec'y, RAdm. Donald Royce, USN (Ret.) 65 Meadow Road Riverside CT 06878 203/637-2773 Percent Members: 76

ifMerrp €i^ti9itma^ , . .

16 If any of you tried to reach the Mayfields in Beaufort, South Carolina, by using the phone number as listed for them in the Class notes of the September issue of Shipmate you may have had, as I did, a short but pleasant conversation with a lovely voiced (albeit with an unexpected Yankee accent) lady somewhere in Connecticut. The trouble was that the wrong Code number in some mysterious way was listed as 203 instead of the correct 803. Nan informed me of this in a recent letter and added that also a little off base were the names of their post-office address as well as the zip code number for that address and also the wrong Apartment No. So we might as well give you the whole thing all over again—Here it is: Capt. S. G. Mayfield, USN (Ret.), Apt. 5-D Stuart Towne Apts., Port Royal SC 29935; 803/524-0732.

In another letter written a few days later.

Nan informed us that in spite of the errors they were reached via phone by Bryan, the son of our Henry Broadfoot, informing the Mayfields that his parents, Polly and Broady, were now in a nursing center located in Beaufort, only two miles from where the Mayfields live. Nan and Marquis went to see their old friends the Shipmate, December 1979

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next day and had a nice visit with them. Henry is generally confined to a wheel-chair as the result of ityuries to a leg which required amputation below the knee during the past year, and Acting Sec'y, Capt. Ward P. Davis USN (Ret.) Polly they found in the beauty salon getting a 670 Americana Dr., Annapolis MD 21403 shampoo and set. She was under the dryer so Percent Members: 92 the visit with her was limited. She seemed in good shape in spite of some physical troubles during the past several years.

When Nan wrote me of all this I phoned Henry and had a nice chat with him, talking of many things—even going back as far as covering some interesting episodes in which we were Sec'y, Capt. Perry R. Taylor, USNR (Ret.) involved during some of our Middy cruises. 1211 South 25th St., Arlington VA 22202 Henry seemed to get a big kick out of all this Percent Members: 93 which naturally evoked some loud "Whoops" A LATE IN LIFE SURPRISE KINDLES A over the phone from both of us. We know the JOYOUS AFFAIR. One morning last August, Broadfoots would love to hear from any of Ted Gibb was enjoying his usual forenoon their friends—and here is how to reach them: swim in the apartment pool when a stranger Capt. Henry B. Broadfoot, USN (Ret.), Bay approached poolside and said that he had an View Nursing Center Inc. South Todd Drive, important paper for him. Ted climbed out of Beaufort SC 29902; tel. 803/524-8911. the pool and . . . lo and behold . . . gazed on a As these notes are being penned it is that commission as Admiral in the Texas Navy contime of the year when we feel a slight chill in ferred on him by the present Governor of the air, the fever of Navy football and other Texas. The commission was formally preteams around us, the coloring of the leaves of sented to him that evening in the presence of the trees in our yards, parks and woods, the notable Texans followed by an old style Navy call of the wild geese heading South, and many wetting down party, and you saw a picture of it more manifestations of the coming of Fall and in the last issue of Shipmate. then-BRRR! Winter.

Ted is an interesting lad and has had a colorAs you read these words Christmas will be ful life. For instance; early after graduation in our minds—and hopes for a peaceful New from the Naval Academy, he trained as a naval Year will be in our prayers for all the world. So aviator at the Key West Naval Air Station. He we take this way of wishing everyone a joyful is one of our older aviators. and blessed Xmas and a comfortable, prosperHe was in command of the destroyer MANous and healtiiy 1980!

LEY, then tied up to a dock on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, when early one evening West Coast News he received orders to proceed posthaste to a The September 1916-17-18 monthly luncheon Central American port on the Atlantic side in was enjoyed in the Garden Room of the Marine connection with an insurrection at that port.

Corps Recruit Depot Officers' Club, Thursday With aid of the Panama City Police he manthe 20th. Don Curtis handled all the excellent aged to round up his ship's liberty party arrangements including a most deUcious ap- ashore, sashayed throughout Panama City, and propriate summer menu, avocado fruit salad within a few hours was underway headed centered with two appetitizing fruit ices. It was eastward across the Isthmus, emerging on the superb. The menu was selected due to the cur- Atlantic side before daylight, thereby establishrent "Santa Ana," first of the season, which ing a record for transiting the Panama Canal on gave us several days of extremely hot, dry April 5, 1936, of 4 hours 27 minutes. This recweather for this area of Southern California. ord stood unbeaten for 43 years when this Interesting discussions centered on the recent Summer a Coast Guard high speed hydrofoil book of Captain Holmes, Double-Edged Se- bettered the record. cret, dealing with counter-espionage at the He was in command of a division of detime of Pearl Harbor and during World War II stroyers at Pearl Harbor at the time of the (which affected all present), and the recently Japanese attack. His division was patrolling released Eisenhower Papers and Notes, now in the harbor entrance that Sunday morning. our newspapers and on TV. Bert Rodgers, as None of his vessels was hit. senior naval representative at one of the conAfter retirement he designed an 83-foot ferences with the General, was able to give us ketch and had it built at the Story Shipyard in first hand information of the proceedings.

Massachusetts. This shipyard is one of the oldPresent were:—1916—Herndon, Jenkins, est shipbuilding yards in our country. It built Root, Rodgers, Chapline; 1917—Rogers, Ki- many of the sturdy Gloucester fishing schoonland; 1918—Curtis. The 1916 ladies, Esther ers, famous for buffeting the North Atlantic Jenkins and Marie Rodgers, dined in the main boisterous winds and seas of Winter. He and dining room. his wife Gail passed the winter months in the Ing Kiland, who was there, gave us a review Bahamas and the West Indies in their ketch of the launching of the USS FAHRION (FFG-41) and cruised the New England waters during named in honor of our former luncheon mem- the Summers, the many hurricanes enber, the late "Spike" Fahrion. His daughter countered notwithstanding. In fact, neither he Betty was the Matron of Honor. She was ac- nor his wife slept a single night ashore during companied by her husband, VAdm. George that span of years. At about 80 years of age, he Steele USN (Ret.) '45, the son of Erma and surrendered to the hazards of the sea and Jim Steele. This all took place at the Todd moved ashore, where at 85 years of age, he and his wife enjoy the lives of sedate citizens Shipbuilding Ways in Seatde. in El Paso.

Ted is a postgraduate student and received a master's degree at Harvard in engineering, emphasis on electronics. This background accounts for his yacht being equipped with electronic wizardry. Two 10 KW electric

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generators—almost the generating capacity of our four stack destroyers—backed by 3 tons of electric batteries furnished power for the many electric control gadgets conceived and built by him. It was these various electric control devices that enabled him and his wife to undertake extended cruises without other help on board.

Yes, we of the Class of 1918 are only too happy to congratulate this gallant Classmate on the conference of the Texas commission.

We regret to report the death of Bill Domer (Wilson D. I.) on 1 September at home in Sarasota, Florida. Ethol's address is 3752 Hampshire Lane, 33582.

It is sad that we must report the death of another Classmate. Henry Hutchins passed away 19 September in a Pasadena hospital.

Bobby's address is Apt. K, 155 S. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105. Please note: The Henry A. Hutchins Memorial has been established in Occidental College to help deserving young people pursue higher education. Address the College at 1600 Campus Road, L.A. 90041.

We also lost Cy Perkins, Col. USMC (Ret.) on 23 September. It is with sorrow that we must add this death to the above list. Many of you in Southern California know of Cy's long illness—our praise to Virginia for the care she has given him. Address her at Apt. 201, BIdg. L, 1520 First Street, Coronado 92118.

Reports later on the lives of these three distinguished Classmates will be made.

Birthdays Earl Stone, 12/2; Thad Hoppe, 1/2; Sam Hurt, 2/7; Harry Leventen and Mac McDowell, 2/28.

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Sec'y, VAdm. Wm. M. CaUaghan, USN (Ret.) 7108 Meadow Lane, Chevy Chase MD 20015 Percent Members: 84 Through the kindness of George Brewster '16, Class Secretary, I have received a copy of the Balto. Sun magazine section of late August containing an article on our distinguished Classmate, Dutch Schildhauer, and his association a half century ago with the famed Domier Seaplane, the DO-X. Probably not many of us recall that Dutch began his Navy career as an enlisted man—a teenage hospital corpsman to be exact—and was serving aboard ARKANSAS during the Vera Cruz incident in 1914. After two years in such service he passed the entrance exams and joined us at the Academy.

Several "black shoe" assignments followed graduation before Dutch opted for the life of a naval aviator and received his wings in late 1922. Always interested in flying boats and their potential, he headed a four-man crew that flew a PN-9 in 1925 on a then epic endurance flight of over 28 hours. That same PN-9 captained by Commander John Rodgers and with Dutch as the second alternate pilot later made the first attempted non-stop flight from S.F. to Hawaii. Forced down short of fuel and thought lost for nine days, the plane eventually sailed to the islands. That unsuccessful effort and the glaring deficiencies in accessory equipment it demonstrated spurred Dutch on to considerable experimental work. That was something he fully enjoyed, as he took command of the Navy's first Experimental Squadron VX-1 in 59

1927. While so assigned he was instrumental in the development of the radio compass, the first auxiliary power plant for emergency radios, and helped with the development of the earliest fuel flow meters.

In 1930 Dutch resigned from the Navy to go with General Motors, but kept his Navy affiliation as a reserve officer.

To return now to the Domier DO-X. The German designer, Domier himself, was not satisfied with the twelve air-cooled engines that initially powered his craft. G.M. became the manufacturer to supply more powerful water-cooled replacements, and our Dutch was sent along to help with the transition. His fluency in the language and his experience with seaplanes made the assignment a natural. He did pilot the huge 82-ton craft on several occasions in Europe and on the final leg of the transatlantic voyage from Rio to New York.

This convinced Dutch that planes as big or bigger than the DO-X could be built and successfully operated. That experience led to another natural for him, which was to leave G.M. and become associated with Pan Air in the development of the famous Trans-Pacific Clipper service and as operational manager of the Pacific Division. From Pan Air Dutch went to the Glenn Martin Co. and while so employed helped convert the Martin Mars from a bomber to a seaplane transport for the Navy. Six days before Pearl Harbor he was recalled to active duty as a commander and was initially placed in charge of the newly authorized Naval Air Transport Service. Wartime duties later included a stint at the American Embassy in London, surveys and recommendations on air transportation matters in both the Atlantic and Pacific, and finally as coordinator of Project JRM, which involved accepting the Martin Mars seaplane and organizing its operation in support of the Pacific War Operation.

Retuming to inactive duty in 1947 Dutch rejoined the Martin Co. Before retiring completely from business activities, his colorful career later included associations with General Chenault's Flying Tiger Air Line, Califomia Eastem Aviation, and Bendix Field Engineering.

May All Hands have a Wonderful and Happy Christmas.

20 Sec'y, Capt. Wm A. P. Martin, USN (Ret.) 2 St. Mary's St., Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 82 After the Homecoming game a few of '20 gathered at Alumni House for a party which had been spoken for last year. Present were Eleanore and son Sage Bassett, Marion Greer and Colonel Taylor, USMC (Ret.), Dot Haff, Marilyn Hepbum, the Martins, Mary-Jo Miller, Andy and Viola and Guinevere and Jeanne; Harold vanBuren, from Harwichport Massachusetts, Frank Maichle and his daughter Mrs. Pullar from Annandale, Virginia; Eddie Smith with "Cat" and Eleanore Brown and their son Nick, and Bob and Peggy Bockius.

Very wet weather and difficult parking prevented the Heinemans (who were at the game) from attending.

Ted Haff is in the Anne Arundel General Hospital. We send him our best.

I am including Paul Schubert's letter of 19 September from Shell, Wyoming, about his recent operation in Billings, Montana. This is of 60

especial interest to those confronting similar problems, among them my Frances.

"My left eye was operated on last week for the removal of a cataracted lens by microsurgery. This procedure has advanced so much since I had the other eye done six-and-a-half years ago, that it is nothing short of miraculous. This time I entered St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana, on Monday aftemoon, September 11. The next morning I had a couple of shots of sedation before going to the operating room, and before the operation I had two shots of local anesthesia, one above the eye and one in the left cheek over toward the ear. I was perfectiy conscious throughout, but felt nothing. The surgeon worked alone, assisted by a competent young nurse. He operated through a microscope, making a small incision at the top of the eye which he closed later using sutures so fine they are invisible to the naked eye—they will stay in the eye. The whole procedure took about 45 minutes, and was very quiet and peaceful. At the end he put a metal shield over the eye to keep me from rubbing it or touching it, and I was wheeled back to my room. I then had breakfast, feeling relaxed and glad to have the experience behind me. I was mobile, free to get out of bed. Annie came and visited me.

"The next day, Wednesday, the doctor made rounds, uncovered the eye—I put the shield on at night to protect it during sleep— and told me everything was fine and I could go home. We were back in Shell about 2:30 that afternoon. I had gotten a pair of cataract glasses before the operation which gave me quite adequate vision in both eyes. I use sun shields in them when I go outdoors. We'll go back to Billings for a check the end of this week, and in about six weeks when it's all healed I'll be fitted for my own cataract glasses and as an alternative will also have soft contact lenses for both eyes.

"This is all miraculous because when I had the other eye done in 1973 I stayed in the hospital for eight days and then spent another week in Billings because I didn't want to get 150 miles away from my doctor. But at that time I didn't have Annie to chauffeur me. I have gone into all this detail because I find that a lot of people are terrified of cataract surgery.

Not long ago people used to be immobilized after the operation for fear of tearing the stitches. Now they can even insert a replacement lens inside the eye, though I decided against this as I want both eyes to be alike.

"Our affectionate greetings to all hands.

Sincerely, Paul."

We send much sympathy to Flora Cox, upon the death of her husband, Thomas George Cox, Jr., on 4 August 1979 in Rochester, New York.

The following Classmates attended the luncheon September 28 in Washington: Anderson, Holsinger, Christmas, Crowe, Harrison, Mansfield and Maichle, from Kenilworth, Illinois.

21 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., San Diego Area: RAdm. Logan McKee USN (Ret.) 738 Glorietta Blvd.

Coronado CA 92118 Percent Members: 85 A check of Class records indicates that we still number 187 members as of 28 September—169 graduates and 18 nongraduates. There may be a few more, as we have lost contact with 11 graduates and 78 non-graduates. These 11 graduates are: Fletcher B. Ball, Charies E. Booth Jr, Thaddeus B. Hopper, William E. Killings worth.

Bums Macdonald Jr, Charles G. Magrader Jr, Frank M. McLaury, Theodore O. Malloy, John L. B. Olson, David V. Pickle and Harold Watters. Anyone having information about any of these please notify Heber Bmmbaugh at the address above. We plan to print the names of the 78 missing non-graduates later.

On 25 September " V e e " Gallery was an honored guest at the 25th Anniversary celebration of the dedication of the U-505 memorial in Chicago. In 1954 that U-boat had been placed on exhibition as a war memorial alongside the Museum of Science and Industry. Dan, then Capt. Daniel V. Gallery Jr., was in command of USS GUADALCANAL and of antisubmarine

task group 21.12 when, in June 1944, his men boarded and captured the U-505 off Cape Blanco, French West Africa—the first boarding and capture at sea of an enemy naval vessel since 1815. This anniversary celebration was attended by many prominent people, including the Undersecretary of the Navy. " V e e " said he announced that in 1980 a new frigate will be christened USS GALLERY. Dan died in 1977, and Vee still lives on the farm, not far from Washington, where she and Dan spent happy years after his retirement as a rear admiral in 1960—she as an artist and he as an author. Her address: P.O. Box 247, Oakton VA 22124.

The Editor of Shipmate has asked that we cut the length of our monthly columns, and this we shall do, but please send us news! We may have to condense, but we will pubhsh as much as we can. The Editor, Capt. Roy C. Smith III, must limit the size of Shipmate to keep within his budget, but he writes that class news is the heart of Shipmate.

About the time he wrote us to cut down.

Editor Smith sent us a letter he had received from our Classmate Walter D. David—an interesting letter, but too long to print in this issue in view of the editorial mandate! "Walt" resigned as an ensign in 1921 and lives at 7104 Big Daddy Drive, Lot E-2, Panama City FL 32407. His letter, dated 2 September, described the craise he was making in the MISSISSIPPI QUEEN on his way home from a visit with his daughter in the Chicago area. The river traffic, docking and landing operations were fascinating, and it was a restful, enjoyable trip (despite minor inconveniences). But he wrote that he would be glad to get home to resume his boating, fishing and crabbing—and following the Navy football season.

Classmate Walter Joseph (Chink) Lee died in the Niteroi Rest Home near Rio de Janeiro, Shipmate, December 1979

Brazil, on 23 July 1979. After resigning his Navy commission in 1933 he became a Ship Master with the Moore-McCormack Lines. At the time of our 30th Reunion he wrote us: "Sailing actively U.S. Merchant Marine since 1935. Participated in all theaters in (World War II). Awarded D.S.M. (Merchant Marine) in 1942. Still sailing." He kept sailing for years, then retired to the rest home near Rio. We are indebted to Capt. John W. (Jack) Stribling USN (Ret.) '44 for informing us of "Chink's" passing. Jack Stribling wrote that he and his wife leamed about Captain Lee while in Brazil several years ago and paid him a visit. "He was charming and delightful, bright and sharp, and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Since then we have kept in touch and were saddened when we received the letter from the Home."

The Washington-Annapolis Group Rainy weather may have kept some away from Homecoming, 21-22 September. Representing our Class at the reception and dinner Friday night were: Harold and Ruth Aken, Tommy and Bert Dell, Homer and Louise Elmers, Eddie and Charlotte Kline, Horace deRivera, and Margaret Swigart. It rained hard that night, but spirits were not dampened!

Saturday a steady drizzle continued until the game was almost over. "Tail-gaters" picnicked in their cars; some spread tents or beach unbrellas. Connecticut fought valiantly and got a touchdown. Navy won handily, but not as impressively as they might have. '21ers seen were: Wop and Phronie Barbaro, Fred and Polly Boone, Buddy Braun, Cat and Eleanor Brown, Heber and Nina Bmmbaugh, Jim and Margaret Dudley, Eddie and Sharlotte Kline, Horace deRivera, and Margaret Swigart.

On 25 September we met for luncheon at the Officers' Club, NNMC, Bethesda, for the first time since May. We were especially pleased to welcome Elizabeth and Logan McKee and Frankie and Rex Tallman from the San Diego area. All four looked well and happy. It is always a treat to see Classmates and ladies of '21ers from outside our area. Logan and Rex gave brief reports on the San Diego group. The McKees were making a swing East and South to visit briefly with relatives and friends, including Mary C. Leggett and the Dudleys, with whom they were staying. The Tallmans were visiting Washington on their way home after a trip to England. The "locals" who came were: the Barbaros, Boones, Cat Browns, Brambaughs, Dudleys, Elmers, Fletchers, Housers, AVD Smiths, Sherwood Smiths, Dee deRivera, Alwilda Ferris, Doris Hamilton, Tiny Kirk, Mary C. Leggett, Blackie Loker, Dorothy Russell, Margaret Swigart, and Faye Wilke.

San Diego Area The San Diego Chapter of Class of 1921 held its regular monthly meeting at the Marine Corps Recmit Depot on Tuesday, 25 September. Present were the following: Paul Abernethy, Nick Carter, Abie Cook, T. O. Cullins, Sydney Dodds, Jim Baker, Tom Esling, Judge Hailey, Budd Hall, Bob Hickey, Briss McHugh, Ivan Miller, Stogie Roberts, Sabe Sabin, Don Smith, Leo Stafford, Ray Tarbuck, and Bunny Wray.

We were happy to have with us a very dear friend from the Class of 1920—John Tom Bottom. He and Gloria are staying in the McKees' house in Coronado while Logan and Elizabeth are visiting back East. Several of us present, including John Tom, were on the China Station Shipmate, December 1979

in 1923, '24, and '25. Lots of fun reminiscing.

Come again, John Tom, you are always welcome.

San Francisco Bay Area News On 27 September the Class of '21 assembled at the Moffett Field Officers' Club for its bimonthly lunch meeting. The ranks are gradually thinning out, and it is becoming somewhat of a problem to reserve a private dining room for a smaller group. At the July meeting it was decided as an experiment to ask the wives to join their men. Perhaps the one and only loss of masculine freedom that could be attributed to the new arrangement is the elimination of salty jokes. It is hoped that the exchange of sea-going reminiscences will not suffer in the future. The addition of the fair sex increased the tempo of conversation and added enthusiasm and high spirits to the gathering.

Even the most chauvinistic male would be forced to acclaim the experiment a success.

The following Classmates, wives and guest attended: Fran and John Ames, Albert Arkush, A. B. Carlisle, A. G. Cook, Cynthia and Doc Cooke, Gypsy and Nick Coulter, Mariorie and Dave Davis, Billie and Hank DivoU, Jimmie Harris, Irene and Doc Harris, Mary and Paul Howard, Mildred and Kirby Kirby-Smith, Eleanor and Norman McKee, Johnny McQueen and guest, Irma Nyquist, Tram and Charlie Roland, and Charlie Woodson. Johnny McQueen escorted a Menlo Park friend and neighbor, a most attractive and interesting young woman, Jean Baumgartner, already a friend of several wives.

22 Sec'y., Capt. D. H. Johnston USN (Ret.) 3928 N. 36th St., Ariington VA 22207 Corr. Sec'y., RAdm. J. L. Pratt USN (Ret.) 4000 Mass. Ave. NW, Washington DC 20016 Percent Members: 82 Together with a host of others we went to historic Oak Hill Cemetery overlooking Rock Creek Park in Washington on October second for Elisabeth Walker's funeral. The service in the old Oak Hill Chapel was simple and beautiful. Those who moumed her passing filled the little church and overflowed onto the terrace. Elisabeth was 69. A great lady.

We must also tell of the passing of Charlie Crawford in Pensacola on September twentyninth. His obituary will be found in the "Last Call." Charlie died of cancer, as did Elisabeth.

Milt Jackson has sent us a poem he found in Cutter Walters' papers. We quote the last stanza: A few who have watched me sail away Will miss my craft from the busy bay; Some friendly barks that were anchored near, Some loving frieruls that my heart held dear.

In silent sorrow will shed a tear.

But I shall have peacefully furled my sail In mooring sheltered from storm or gale.

And greeted the friends who have sailed before O'er the unknown sea to the unseen shore.

Mrs. Jordan Jack, daughter of John Jay Pierrepont 2nd, has sent us a letter written by her father to his father on 26 June 1919 at the outset of our youngster cmise in the old coalburning battleship ILLINOIS. " R e d , " the sixteen-year-old son of a wealthy and patrician

family, had no difficulty adjusting to the spartan existence of a plebe at the Academy (with some assistance from his roommate, George Nold), nor did he have difficulty with mgged life as a youngster aboard ship on our first midshipman cmise. He managed to wangle an assignment much sought after by others. His letter is quoted, in part, for its nostalgic value and as a partial vignette of a most interesting Classmate.

Dear Pa: As far as our ship goes it is one of the big crabs. The Executive Officer is very strict. I was detailed as a boat officer; there are two motor sailors, two steamers, and the skipper's gig. I got a relief whenever I wanted liberty in St. Thomas. The boat officer's job was easy as I didn't have to scmb decks or go to formations. We wore white service and Colt 45 pistols. The first morning in Guantanamo I took the officers' stewards up the bay to Caimenera in Cuban territory. Every shack is a saloon. It is where the officers, and such men as can get away with it, go. I got some needed socks and a handkerchief there.

I'm sure getting tired of Guantanamo Bay. I think the mail steamer left yesterday so I'll write some more from Colon.

Red continued to stand out during the ensuing years at Annapolis not only because of his bright red head but because of what was in it.

He wore on his collar the coveted star for excellence in academics and engineering. He became a regimental officer; and later, as a commissioned officer, contributed much to the art of naval communications. His life span was all too short. Retired physically in 1943, he died at the age of forty-eight.

Murph Murphy has turned out his annual financial report. The net class funds and securities total $10,443. Class expenses were $481.

Mari and Ken Ekelund's grandson, Billy Hoept, made Brigade Commander of the Regiment of Midshipmen (Six striper). Marj and Ken are not a bit proud! So are we. They (Ken and Marj) will move into Vinson Hall on 27 September. Address: Care Vinson Hall 362, 6251 Old Dominion Drive, McLean VA 22101.

Dorothy and Russ Sturgis have also applied at Vinson Hall and are on the waiting list.

Mike Malanaphy, on a trip East, showed up at the October luncheon at the Army-Navy Club. He enjoys his convenient apartment at Laguna Beach—a vantage point from which to watch the girls go by.

Frank Akers will move the '22 White House to Sanibel Island, Florida, on 22 November, taking his First Lady with him. Administrative Vice President Carl Espe will handle Washington affairs during the Winter.

Frank and Baylis met in Califomia in 1925.

Capt. "Stiffy" Doyle from Gallatin, Tennessee, and Mrs. Doyle, occupying the C O .

Quarters at NAS North Island, San Diego, in 1925 invited several Gallatin girls to come to the West Coast. Result: Frank, a dashing young j.g. met Baylis, the girl of his lifetime, there for the first time although they were both bom in Tennessee just over the mountain, so to speak, from each other.

Nan and Beauty Pierce have moved to a retirement center: The Evergreens, 309 Bridgeboro Road, Moorestown NJ 08057. Tel. 609/ 234-3723.

Lastiy, hoping it will be of interest and benefit to the growing membership of our Octogenarian Club—the following: 61

practice with Mike Curiey leading, and where some of us engaged in track events (MendenhaU, Jem Wood, John King, Doc Hudson, Rigler et al.) The new track will be on Ingram Field, in front of Chauvenet Hall—the old Dewey Basin site. Ground there is also being torn up.

"I feel sure our '23 Marines will be pleased to have a building at the Academy named for a Marine Academy graduate. This has been long overdue. I share a Uttle responsibility, I hope, for this happening. Over eleven years ago I made the suggestion in an article in Shipmate.

'23 is honored by having a building named after one of its members, John Perry—so far!

"Best regards to all the group—and Beat Army!

Frank—or Vemon (I answer to both)."

Among our six senses, humor sometimes finds itself in last place. But not in the case of Norman Cousins, famous editor of the Saturday Review, whose sense of humor frequently prompts him to insert ridiculous "spoofs" in the classified section of his magazine. For example: UNFORTUNATE COMPUTER ERROR has resulted in 96,000 Chinese fortune cookies containing abbreviated timetable of connections between Fort Worth and Dallas.

Willing to dispose of entire lot at substantial sacrifice. SR Box CF. While his particular brand of humor may not delight everyone—as it does your columnist—humor nonetheless was a factor in his curing himself of a critically serious disease.

He saved his life with a combination of Vitamin C and laughter. His book. Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient, W. W. Norton (following his articles in the New England Medical and the American Medical Association Journals) tells the story. Good medicine, laughter.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

23 Sec'y, RAdm. Elliott Strauss, USN (Ret.) 2945 Garfield Terrace Washington, DC 20008 East Coast Reporter Lt. Wm. P. Wadbrook USN (Ret.) 620 Americana Drive, Apt. 205 Annapolis MD 21403 West Coast Reporter Capt. H. H. ConneUey USN (Ret.) 544 Silvergate Avenue, San Diego CA 92106 Percent Members: 95 "The

Log of the USS

CONNECTICUT,

Mid'n Practice Cmise" 12 June—This morning we had skipper's inspection. My shoes and belt were very dirty, but I got by with only a bawling out. Our laundry is to be sent ashore and washed. That is pretty soft, I'll say. The shores are very dense and tropical. We heard monkeys chattering.

They cost 50 cents here, and paroqueets 15 cents. As there have been no fresh water shower baths since we left Crabtown, the pumps began to work in Gatun Lake today and everyone had plenty of fresh water for the first time.

13 June—The method of coaling at Balboa is certainly great—ten tons in each tram car, and dumping it into a chute and into ports above the bunkers. Some of us from our alley in Bancroft Hall went ashore together. We hailed a jitney and 18 fellows got aboard that flivver.

The driver soaked us 40 cents each. The regular fare is 20 cents. First we went to a Spanish place and got some ice cream. They even have banana splits here. Then we got some bananas and pineapples. The YMCA gave us free lemonade and treated us fine. Soon my roommate, Jenks Longfellow, who is aboard MINNESOTA, walked in. Later we had more sundaes— altogether I ate nine sundaes that day, and a banana split.

15 June—A list of names was posted, for a sightseeing trip. Many were youngsters because we had never been before. The second classmen made a big kick and had 18 names taken off and theirs substituted. Mine was one of those removed. The President of Panama 62

VAdm. Hilary P. Jones '84 Commanding Midn. Practice Cruise, 1920 dined on board with our admiral—VAdm. Hilary P. Jones. I did not know which was the president, but looked at all of them so as to be able to say "I saw him." After a swim at the YMCA a bunch of us had some banana splits, peach pie with ice cream, and bought pineapples to take along. Mine will come in fine in about a week when we begin drinking hot salt water again. Most of the fellows in CONNECTICUT do not think she will reach Hawaii. She is going though, even if she has to be towed.

The other ships are in fairly good condition, having been "shaken down" while we have been "shaken up." We are a great many men short in the fireroom detail. Those that we have are inexperienced and cannot stand the work. No midshipman will have less than thirty days in the firerooms, instead of the usual ten days on the other ships. Something is always busting on this ship. * * * * Despite Hurricane David, 15 stalwart "Salts" were able to wade their way to the Officers' Club, Bethesda, and also into an excellent luncheon. None were reported at this date as having been "Lost at Sea" on their voyages home. The hurricane was at its height in the Washington area on 5 September, our luncheon date.

Vernon Rigler writes: "Regretfully I shall miss the 5 September meeting, but I can give you a little news as your card requested (through the enclosed clipping from the Annapolis Evening Capital): 'Ground breaking ceremonies for the U.S. Naval Academy's multi-purpose Physical Education Center and an accompanying all-weather track were held August 3, on the Academy's Thompson Field. The new facility will be named in honor of the former Commandant of the Marine Corps, MGen John A. Lejeune.

A special guest at the morning ceremonies was General Lejeune's grandson. Col. James B. Glennon, Jr., (USMC Ret.)' "The one item that Thompson Field is no more might come as a surprise. The bulldozers are already busy tearing it up, preparatory to the new building to be constmcted there. I feel sure the group has memories of Thompson Field, where we saw all of our home game football contests, held voluntary (?) cheering

Arleigh writes: Dear Bill: "Received a good long letter from Midn. Jeff Heavner—thanking class for being selected as GEORGE L. CASTERA MEMORIAL HONOR SCHOLAR BY N. A. FOUNDATION. Too long to pubUsh, but he is appreciative and will work hard to do honor to George.

I have answered him."

From Tom Congdon: "Every so often I open up the Lucky Bag and work backwards to the day I entered the Main Gate—July 15th, 1919, only 60 years ago!

"The excerpt from Double-Edged Secrets was very interesting. Eddie Pearce was quite a guy. I wish there was some way to get Shipmate to list all good sea stories as they are published, whether by the Institute or commercially. As we octogenarians multiply, we prefer good reading rather than the trash on the tube.

"I think I read in The Third World War that Arleigh and Admiral John S. McCain had recommended as long ago as 1952 or '53 that we (the U.S. Navy) should establish an on-going presence in the Persian Gulf. Of course that was ignored and thus the consequences of 1973-1979 are now being felt worldwide. Oh, the irony of it all! P.S. Excuse the errors— that's the way I putt."

The following from Frank Lamson-Scribner: "This is not an area for '23 news normally. I do have a new Outlander to report and to request that your very newsy Bulletin be forwarded to him: "RAdm. William D. Anderson, 102 Royal Palm Blvd., Bldg. 309, Apt. 104, Charleston, SC 29407.

"They arrived Labor Day with some rains generated by Hurricane David which decided to pass to the west of Charleston. However, the Airport did report that we had winds gusting to 67 m.p.h. The area did experience much damage and power outages.

"Bob Cofer's letter reminded me of the following: My granddaughter, Annette, went with IBM about 21 months ago. Took their systems engineering course course and base is Syracuse, New York. Her boy friend is also with IBM in N.Y. City. Commuting is expensive.

She asked her Boss if she might transfer to N.Y.C. He replied No! But I will off^er your boy friend a position here!!—We all got a kick out of that.

"Regards to all. A special hello to VAL P." Two of our good friends, Al Murdaugh and Jack Curry, whom we all have missed at recent luncheons, have indicated that they will soon Shipmate, December 1979

Pat Moran before the Navy-Air Force Game attend one. As a matter of fact. Jack wrote on the 22nd of August that "Some fine day I'll surprise you all by walking in on a class luncheon gathering—not too soon. My grandson, John A. Ferrer (also a Navy Junior) just left us today to report in for youngster year to be a squad leader and class honor rep. (30th Co.). My best to all."

Bill Lemly writes an encouraging word to your reporter. Bill is Vice Chairman of the Liberty Amendment Committee of the U.S.A. The purpose of the Liberty Amendment is to repeal the personal income tax. The Legislatures of 8 States have endorsed it, Arizona being the 8th State to do so. May you have success in your endeavor. Bill.

Mike writes: "I was particularly pleased to read in the Bulletin about Eddie Pearce. He was quite a guy. I think he probably was one of the most popular men in our Class—popular both with Classmates and women, too. I have seen the picture of his goddaughter several times. I never knew about the girl's father and his relation to Eddie.

"My best to all of'23."

Midn. Kenneth C. Fitzpatrick has been selected as the Class of 1923 Honor Scholar for this year. Kenneth is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert F. Fitzpatrick of Littieton, Colorado.

He graduated from Arapahoe High School, Littleton, standing 57 out of 597 students. He lettered in swimming for 2 years and was class representative for 2 years. Attended the University of Colorado where he did very well scholastically, demonstrating his capability of doing college work.

West Coast News On 21 September (thank heavens the temperature was down to about 73-74) 22 of us had a very pleasant luncheon and meeting at the North Island Club. Attending were: Gala and Murr Amold, Lou Brendel, Ruth and Bob Casson, Peggy and Mike Connelley, Billie and Stan Leith, Mickey and Mac McKinney, Kay and Bmce Robinson, Mabs and Speed Rodgers, Bunny and Curt Smiley, Eleanor and Put Storrs, Sally Welch, Margaret Willett, Ralph Woods.

After a cold-cuts lunch we heard excerpts from letters and phone calls of 31 of our Classmates and widows, some of which are quoted below: From Walt Browning (a new reader of our Bulletin): "Frances and I enjoy reading the Bulletin—Frances is a sister to Bob Bell—we Shipmate, December 1979

enjoy our home high on the mountainside above the state capitol—my first great grandson was bom on my 80th birthday—hope we can arrange to attend one of your meetings some time."

From Arleigh: "The Swathmeys were with us—regret you two were not, however we did drink a toast to you every hour or so—Cabell and all the others at our September luncheon enjoyed a plush meal and Neil's drinks. If he does that (pay for the drinks) every time, he is bound to have that office permanentiy."

From Bob Cofer: "Enjoy all the Bulletins— our grandson predicts Baltimore will beat Houston in the World Series (written 8 August) Maurine joins me in warmest regards."

From Fry Fryberger: "Jimmie and I have been spending the Summer in Idaho hoping to keep cool—visited Chet Huntiey's Big Sky Resort—fabulous.''

From Cabell Gwathmey: "Much impressed with the action of your group in its contribution to the class treasury. After a visit vrith Arleigh and Bobbie and after the WashingtonAnnapolis group luncheon, Marion and I straggled back home (Harwood, Maryland) just in time to be greeted by David (alias Goliath) at his best—tree limbs falling on our roof kept us awake quite a bit. We depart for Europe 17 September, return on 7 October—close up the house here and back home to Belvedere."

From Whitey Hezlep: "It is nice to know of your concem, but except for the usual ticker trouble I am OK." From Paul Jackson: A telephone call from Paul on Marian's birthday—to wish us happiness—cheered us immensely.

From Jo Johannesen: Another telephone call from Jo wished us happy birthday and happy anniversary. How about that? Thanks, Jo and Nell.

From Don Kelsey: "To update your piece about Goat Dussault, I talked to him today (5 August). The medico cut-ups have given him a rough time, but his voice is strong and cheerful."

From Al OIney: "Lillian and I will be visiting four cities in China among other places when the luncheon will take place. Have fun."

From Jack Pearson: "Billie and I have had several short trips this Summer, but plan a trip to China next Spring. Still shoot my age at golf occasionally."

From Frank Rigler: "Am enclosing some newspaper clippings telling of current happenings at the USNA—different, confusing, and not amusing."

From Roland Smoot: "Just had three (count 'em, 3) grandchildren involved in marriages— very expensive—regards to all."

From Tommy Tucker: "Every one thanks the generosity of your group—Ruth and I just returned from a week at Capon Springs—near Pete McDowell's spread—didn't see him this time—thanks again."

From Binney Williamson: an invitation to attend the luncheon of the San Francisco Bay Area Group, to be held 19 September at the home of Binney and Ethel, was received with pleasure—almost went, but did not make it.

Have not heard about the event's happenings yet (only 3 days ago as I write this) so cannot pass on the news this time.

TO ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS

24 Sec'y and Columnist, Mr. Robert A. Keyer, Box 7234, Richmond VA 23221 E. Coast Sec'y, RAdm. H. B. Miller USN (Ret.) W. Coast Sec'y, Capt. J. A. FarreU USN (Ret.) Percent Members: 88 Let us open this month's report with a handsome picture of 1924's participants in the Alumni Danube Cmise. Shown are (front): Adele Herring, Harriet Thomas, Betty Ekstrom, Olivia Fines and Theo Bachman.

Back aft we have Lee Herring, Raoul Waller, Helen Louise Waller, Leo Bachman, Swede Ekstrom, and Tommy Thomas.

1924ers on the Danube Swede Ekstrom has made a further report on the Cmise: total Alumni on Cmise was 160 including Class of 1924 . . . Helen Louise Waller had her wallet lifted in a store in Vienna . . .

Prices very high but drinks aboard DNEPR very reasonable . . . Dot Harris, Pensacola, "house sat" for Ekstrom's during cmise absence and afterwards visited other friends in the Coronado-San Diego Area.

A Classmate recently pointed out the concentration of Marylanders in our Class: Hans Baldwin (Baltimore—Hans started his newspaper career in 1927 as a reporter on the Bahimore Sun) . . . Steve Barchet (Annapolis) . . .

Jack Bolton (Baltimore) . . . Savy Crampton (Baltimore) . . . Red Duggan (Baltimore) . . .

Joe Farrell (Annapolis) . . . Sid King (Branchville) . . . Stan Kolb (Salisbury) . . . Jenks Longfellow (listed Baltimore but from Chestertown, home of Hans Baldwin's mother) . . .

E. T. Neale (Baltimore) . . . Ed Rawlins (Baltimore and the Expert Rifleman of the Class) . . . Whitey Richards (Baltimore) . . . C. C. Wood (Baltimore) . . . G. W. WaUer (Salisbury) . . . Joe Worthington (Annapolis).

Death claimed Jose Manuel Cabanillas, 6 September 1979 in Richmond, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Doris Minter Cabanillas, a daughter, Mrs. Sunta C. Rosapepe of Richmond; two sons, LCdr. Jose C. Cabanillas, Naval Academy 1954, USN (Ret.) of Orange Park, Florida, and CWO Franklyn M. Cabanillas USA (Ret.) of Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and four sisters, Mrs. Mercedes Deily of Philadelphia, Mrs. Antonio Rodriques of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mrs. Manuela Font of San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, and Mrs. Teresa Hermide of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, eleven grandchildren and one greatgrandson. Doris Cabanillas has sent the Class a heartfelt acknowledgment of the contribution to the American Cancer Society.

Midn. 4/c William K. O'Brien, 12th Company, has written Howie Collins a very nice letter expressing pleasure in being a midshipman 63

and his gratitude for his selection as the N.A. Foundation's 1979 Roy Hartwig Class of 1924 Memorial Honor Scholar. (Classmates, don't overlook this fund as it is about $1,900 short of goal.) Howie also received note of thanks from Ens. William Borger for the watch, a 1924 award, given each year to the midshipman standing highest in engineering. Ensign Borger has temporary duty in New Orleans and from there will go to nuclear power school.

In a recent letter to the editor of The Shield, New York Military Academy publication, Don Walker writes: "As a young man I was not blessed with wealth. I still wake up at night chilled at the audacity of youth when, as an inconsequential and scholarship member of the band, I had the unmitigated gall to ask Colonel Searborough, then Superintendent, for (and received) the train fare to Annapolis after I won the appointment." Reason N.Y. Military Academy is Don Walker's second charity and also his support to the school has been brought about by his memory of having the "guts" to beg the money.

Late Summer, while visiting their youngest son, Barry (soon en route to Germany in the Army) at Ft. Sam Houston, it seemed fitting to Mary Louise and Min Miller to drive the 80 miles to Fredericksburg, Texas, and visit the Texas State Admiral Nimitz Center. Min had not been there since 1945 when Forrest Sherman and a young lieutenant commander by the name of Lyndon Johnson and Min Miller accompanied the Admiral on a visit to his birthplace. Visiting the Center today is well worth the time. Douglass Hubbard the present and only director of the Center, has pulled together a multitude of CinCPac things of every variety—Jap aircraft, a "Long Tom" field piece, a Quonset Hut, as well as a vast collection of letters, photos, orders and mementoes of every description. It even includes the Admiral's baptismal dress alongside his last blue service uniform. It is incredible how well Douglass Hubbard has done when you consider he has had to scrounge not only the items but their transportation as well. The hardest item to find, Hubbard said, was the Quonset Hut. Min says: "Now here is where we fit in.

Most of us have mementoes buried down in tmnks in the attic or in the basement. What £U"e you going to do with them? Another generation or two will see them discarded or sent to some display which conveys no purposeful meaning.

Why not institute a search now and send a generous supply of your treasures to the Nimitz Center where they will work hard for the Navy. Hubbard sorely needs some fat to fill out the bones of his present collection.

Your wartime Commander-in-Chief would appreciate it, your wife doubtless would sing your praises for cleaning up the attic or basement, and the Navy would gain. If you are down Fredericksburg way, do drop by. Doug Hubbard would love to show you around and he would guarantee to refresh your memory!"

Hubbard's war years were spent in the National Park Service—post-war working on LBJ Ranch to "bring it up to snufT' for visitors, and when the Nimitz Center was conceived, being close at hand, he was transferred to Fredericksburg; he is now an employe of the State of Texas and he never knew the Navy, but has become entranced with the job he holds and says he has leamed a lot.

Marian Snyder Petersen, wife of Wally Petersen, died of pneumonia at The Washington Home, Bethesda, Maryland, on 14 September. A long-time volunteer with the Ameri64

can Red Cross and Navy Relief Society, she headed a Red Cross blood donor unit in San Francisco during World War II. Interment was in Ariington with Fred BeU (Rev. F. J. Bell) conducting the services.

Helen Louise and Raoul Waller, recently returned from the Danube Alumni Cmise, on 16 September left with a group of American Horticultural Society for an extended tour of South America: hope to see Mayme and Bob Waid in Santiago, Chile. Orientation of trip is the pastoral areas.

On 5 October, Mary and Joe Herlihy left on a 56-day trip to Guam, Far East, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Okinawa—they were in

25 Sec'y, Capt. George F. O'Keefe, USN (Ret.) 2003 Glen Dr., Belle Haven Alexandria VA 22307 Columnist: RAdm. Schuyler Pyne USN (Ret.) 259 Providence Road, Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 87

Merry Christmas to all hands and best wishes for the New Year. We have some good news: our appeals to the Class for contributions to our class general funds and to Joe Stryker's special fund have borne frait, and SS PRESIDENT FILLMORE, a container freighter.

From a cleaning out of George Robillard's good responses have been received. Thanks to files: "A little old lady was being examined for all who have so generously given. But let's not jury duty in a small country town. Asked if she rest on our oars, we can always use more. knew the defense lawyer she replied testily: Quite a number of people have already indi'Yes he is a crook.' And the plaintiff's lawyer? cated that they intend to be present on 26-28 She answered 'Yes, he is a crook, too.' The September 1980 for the 55th Reunion, in rejudge immediately called the lawyers together sponse to Henry Ford's letter of 5 September in chambers. He said to them: "if you ask her 1979. In the Spring of 1980 we expect to send if she knows me, I'll cite both of you for con- our final programs for that week end, together tempt of court." with subscription forms and other info. In A report after submission of the November order to save postage and printing costs we are news of Fred Bell's (Rev. F. J. Bell) outstand- considering sending out such a mailing only to ing conduct of the memorial services in St. those who have shown a desire to attend, so if Andrew's Chapel for Count Austin—Ice Austin you have not told George O'Keefe that you wrote the Class a note of full appreciation for hope to come, please do so right now in order to assist the committee in its plans for distribuThe Class Floral offering.

22 September—Homecoming Dinner atten- tion of the data and in event scheduling. dance: Mrs. Reed Adams and Alphabet Since our last report, there have been two Adams, Lois and Bill Bullis, Helen and Mike gatherings, viz., the Coed party at Bethesda on Bradley, Winnie and Howie Collins, Dot 13 September and Homecoming on 21-23 SepHartwig, Martha and RoUo Wilson. Homecom- tember. At the former 28 attended including ing Football Game: Bill Bullis and part of fam- the Tumeys from Philadelphia and our newest ily, Marie and Bob Keyer, Dynamite Short and Washingtonian, Paul Crosby. It was just good two grandchildren, Martha and Rollo fellowship, a nice meal, and otherwise quite Wilson—others not present must have known routine, with everyone there bright and pleasof steady rain for game. In late September ant and in good shape.

Helen Ritchie apologized for being almost a The rain at Homecoming didn't dampen the month late reporting August quarterly enthusiasm of those present at the dinner on luncheon San Diego-Coronado group at North Friday and/or at the game on Saturday. Dining Island Officers' Club—Grace Hoffman and together were the Toon Bensons, EUers, Helen were hostesses and additionally present Fords, Naquins, Lew Parks and his new bride, were: Jean Armor, Gloria and Bill Bailey, Eas- and the Pynes. Bob Gardner brought Fae Durley Cameron, Kay and Evvie Burroughs, Vera nell. Red Slaven escorted Anne Tonseth, Jean and Blackie Carroll, Bill Deutermann, Lucy Burrowes was accompanied by Bill Sullivan Deam, Esther Dickie, Lelia Dunn, Janet Fish, (Penn '29), Bob Foose had his attractive Helen and Collins Landstreet, Alice Magly, daughter along, and George O'Keefe came as a Evelyn and Dutch Shultz, Helen Towsend with single. At the game we saw Marge Pefley, who Dot Harris, Pensacola, her guest, and Fem and was in from Coronado and visiting near WashEric Lankenau. ington, Frank Kams, Woolsey Johnson, and Despite a tough fight with a physical prob- the Kent Loomises, as well as a selection of lem some months ago, last Summer found Ger- Friday nighters. It was especially good to see tmde and Louie Allen spending several weeks Lew Parks and Carolyn, newly weds and up at Thousand Island Park, New York, an old from Florida, and Bob Foose and his daughter stamping ground of Louie's. They had a grand (Bob promised to be a better correspondent) as time, catching some bass and pike, and the sun well as all the others. and outdoors was good therapy.

For the benefit of those who live in the W. Vinson Hall Co-ed lunch 26 Sept.—Lou B. & A. area, and for those others who might Barchet, Helen and Mike Bradley, Lois and attend, the annual Class Christmas party will Bill Bullis, Bo and Malin Craig, Midge and be held at the O. and F. Club in the Naval Hank Duvall, Edith and Tom Dyer, Dot Academy on Wednesday, 19 December, cash Hartwig, Adele and Lee Herring, Dot Keliehr, bar from 1130, luncheon at 1230. Let Red SlaMarie and Bob Keyer, Wally Petersen, Ed ven or George O'Keefe know if you will be Rawlins, Dynamite Short, Edith Sisson, there. A card will go out to the area mailing Eleanor and Bob Swart, Mary and Bob Sutiiff, list.

Dottie and Tich Tichenor, Martha and Rollo In a chat with Marge Pefley at a gathering Wilson—attendance 29. after the Connecticut game it was a pleasure to Your Executive Committee wishes you a learn that she is very well and is adjusting Happy Holiday on this, our 55th Christmas. nicely to being so far away from her home in (Editor's note. It is regretted that the date, "Au- Falls Church, Virginia, where she and Al had gust 1968," was omitted in the Hsting of atten- had lived so many years prior to his death. dees at the Army-Navy Club in the November Their daughter is out there, which is her main issue. The error was committed by the Class reason for her being in Califomia. She enjoys News editor, not Bob Keyer.) seeing many long-term friends in that area too.

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Bill Headden is now pretty much of a correspondent with Charlie Silsbee and writes that he enjoys reading about our Class and others in Shipmate. He was particularly interested to hear about Prissy Veeder as he and Bill Veeder were my close friends, and he knew Prissy well too. Bill H. says he has been trying talk up the USNA to young men in his area, but that the thoughts of the almighty dollar seem to intrigue them more. He feels, and rightly so, that service to mankind and country does not seem to appear these days. Bill adds that he had another heart attack in the Spring, but now appears to be completely recovered.

Mary Hobbs died on 7 August in Carmel, Califomia, She was a San Diego giri, the daughter of a president of San Diego State University, and whom Ira married in 1933.

They had no children so we express our sympathy to other family members and to their many friends, and bow our heads in grief at the passing of this fine lady.

It is disturbing to learn that Charlie Weeks had two not-too-serious strokes this past Summer, and had to call off an October visit to Elsie and Bob Gibbs in Florida. By last report (early October) Charlie was getting along nicely. The Weeks were visiting in Canada when the trouble hit. We tmst, Charlie, that you are completely recovered now.

Judge EUer tells us that the Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg, Texas, has agreed to erect an especially fine plaque to the Class of 1925 K.I.A.s, and include a general tribute to all other Classmates "who served and offered their lives defending freedom." This beautiful and inspiring plaque is now being made, and, as we stated in the September Shipmate, those wishing to contribute to it should do so directly, ear-marked "Class of 1925, USNA Memorial Plaque Fund" and mail it to Mr. Douglass Hubbard, Director, Fleet Admiral Nimitz Center, Fredericksburg TX 78624. A memorial book bearing the names of all of '25 who served in WWII, and are contributors to the plaque, will be maintained by the Museum.

Stella, "Country" (J. G.) Moore's widow, has moved to a new postoffice box in Pocomoke City MD 21851; the number now being 146.

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Bill Agnew called in early September to make inquiries about the reunion next year. He wished to get the dates and odier info which you all should now have about our 55th reunion because Mary Celia and he were off to Germany to pick up a Mercedes to tour parts of that country, Austria, Switzeriand and France. Leaving the car in France to be shipped to the USA, they proceeded to England for a visit and retumed to the Golden State on 12 October. Bill reported that Mary Celia and he were quite well after a series of illnesses and a hip operation for him.

A very well-kept secret has now been revealed in that Alice Blue McHenry was married in Towson, Maryland, just before she went on the Danube cmise in August to Mr. George Graham Hume of Washington (DC).

They had originally planned to have the wedding in Athens after Alice left the cmise in Vienna, but too late they learned that banns in Greece required a longer time of publications than was available. So in order not to upset Alice's companion on the cmise, she and George decided to forget the wedding banns and exchange wedding bands before the cmise, and to have their honeymoon in Greece after the craise; a very good and thoughtful solution.

We wish the new bride much happiness and congratulate George on his discriminating choice. Their address is Alice's old one: 5127 Palisade Lane, N.W., Washington, DC 20016. " J . C . " House writes that Brownie and he have been fine, but their place in Maine is getting to be too much for them. Facing up to the realities of life, they are selling it and have bought a small home in Florida. Their daughter lives in Vero Beach, north of Palm Beach, and their new address: 905 East Eighth Street, Barefoot Bay, Sebastian FL 32958, still further to the north. J. C. says they hated to leave their place in Maine, but now that they have done so they are very excited about it. They also celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary on 2 September, as he left the Academy during September leave first-class year to marry Brownie with whom he has had all these many happy years ever since. They look forward to many more. Congratulations, and we all join you in the hope that you do have many more.

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Current news having been quite voluminous, we have neglected nostalgia for some issues, so it is about time to give it a go again; and here goes with a few items.

The printed items are self-explanatory. In the picture of the ensigns waving we think we see Neil Sullivan, Masie Miller, Red Slaven, Brent Field, Tommy Burrowes, and others (you name them). And in the UTAH group. Bill Veeder from whose collection it came, had identified those shown as follows: 1. H. N. Marshall, 2. Veeder, 3. O'Neil, 4. Wellings, 5.

Truesdell, 6. Harlow, 7. Lent, 8. Hourihan, 9.

Trainer, 10. Parker, 11. Eggers, 12. Henderson, 13. Ford, 14. Tolman.

Word has been received that Lillie Mae Cox, widow of our Glenn Cox, died in Coronado on 15 September after a long illness. Burial was at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. To their daughter Gloria Currie, wife of Capt. John P. Currie USN (Ret.) '36, their son Glenn Cox Jr., and their grandchildren, which includes LCdr. Michael Currie USN '67, we send our most profound condolences.

26 Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. W. R. Smedberg IH, USN (Ret.), "Secure," Box 178, Crystal River, FL 32629 Percent Members: 91 Bobbie and Bob Pirie have sold their home on the Delray Dunes Golf Course at Boynton Beach, Florida, will have a temporary place there until the middle of January, then hope to move into their apartment in Abbey Delray.

They left Florida, temporarily, near the end of September for the Country Club of North Carolina, where Bob played in the USGA Satellite tournament before making the .Shinmate. December 1979

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Academy in time for the Navy-Air Force game. They were going to remain in that area through the N.A. Foundation meeting and Syracuse game on 11 November. Their daughter Sandra and her family are retuming to Quantico in early October, John having been ordered there, so the Piries might spend Christmas with them, after a quick trip back to Florida in mid-November.

Royce Flippin got together with Harry Pottle and his wife at Stone Harbor, New Jersey, in September, the Pottles having been at the Naval Academy for Plebe-Parents Day, where their grandson is a new Plebe. He is the son of their daughter who is a gifted pianist; good enough to have had a recital at Carnegie Hall some years ago, as some of you may remember. "Flip" reported that Harry was fine and looked 'great.' They were to visit in New England before returning to San Diego. The Flippins' younger son, who teaches school in West Virginia, has just built a new home on a 100acre, wooded lot in Auburn.

As one of his first contributions since becoming the West Coast Vice President, Don Alexander has compiled a list of the names and addresses of the 80 Classmates now living on the West Coast, which I have forwarded to our Secretary-Treasurer, Frank Busey. Don also reported on J. B. Taylor who still continues his consulting practice, walking to his office daily.

He and Kate are living in St. Paul's retirement residence on the shore of Lake Merritt in Oakland. Jim Rodgers had planned a visit to some of his East Coast progeny in late September.

With his 18 grandchildren, he could be kept pretty busy: The CS and wife were at the Navy-Citadel game on a gorgeous day in mid-September, amazed at the huge linemen in Navy's colors who, for one of the few times in this ardent fan's recollection, seemed not to be outweighed by the opponents. A check of the "stats" in the program showed that we no longer have to take that heavy disadvantage up front. Sixteen (16) of our linemen tip the scales at 230 lbs. or more, five being over the 250 mark! There will be no predictions made in this column, this year, but it is a fine-looking Navy team with lots of potential and that same fine coaching and leadership which George Welsh and his assistants produce each year. I think the old grads will be proud again this Fall.

Seen at the game were the Cavenaghs, Greenslades, Clare and Bowie Duckett, Marge Lyman, Cecil Burnside, Thelma Agnew, Hubie Strange, Diggs Logan, Albert Benjamin, the Moseses, Mary Gale Buchanan, recovering amazingly from her automobile accident.

Penny Fradd Vahsen, whose husband, George, is the Academy's deputy Director of Athletics, and Claudia Smedberg Adams and Bob Adams, '43. Accompanying, is a good picture of Jack Greenslade, with Rosemary on his arm.

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John Sylvester Here is also a good picture of our No. 1 man, John Sylvester, still very active in golf and gardening. It was the CS's pleasure to golf at Chevy Chase a couple of times with John; once Claudia and I played there with Cecil Burnside and Bunny Benjamin.

Harriet and Frank Busey The Smedbergs had the pleasure of having lunch with Harriet and Frank Busey in La Plata; delighted to see Harriet looking so well, after her illness. The accompanying picture, in which "Mom" Busey is telling me in no uncertain terms that I cannot take that picture, tells a happy story to the multitude who love her.

A letter from "BG" Lowrey says that Gene May's place in Alabama took quite a beating from one, or perhaps both, of the two hurricanes of early September. His 15-acre pine forest looked as though a bombing raid had hit it, with big live oak and pine limbs all over the grounds and against the house. The Mays rode "Frederick" out all night with debris bombarding the roof and sides of the house, which stood up beautifully except for a loss of roof shingles in spots. High water came up to the house to a depth of 6 inches.

Oddly enough, while the Smedbergs were staying at the Chevy Chase Club in Washington, worrying about their "Secure" in Crystal River and oldest son's quarters right on the Atlantic Ocean beach at Mayport, Florida, we experienced torrential rains, flooding and a tornado in the Washington area, the tornado touching down two blocks from our daughter's house in Alexandria and devastating the Memorial Parkway, which had to be closed for a couple of days. There was no problem whatsoever, in either Crystal River or Mayport.

Bill Floyd has come through with an assist for the CS which is much appreciated. His was the only news I had received of the death of Minnie Snedeker on August 14th. The Class extends deepest sympathy to Ed and their four daughters. She left 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Bill also reported a visit from Charlie Carpenter to his son and daughter-in-law in Coronado, Skip and Donnie. Chariie's hobby

now seems to be genealogy. Helen and Andy Offutt also put in an appearance this Summer, returning to San Diego from an around-theworld trip.

Jack Greenslade has received a letter from Midn. 4/c Orville E. Lynch, who expresses his pride in having been selected as the 1926 Honor Scholar by the Naval Academy Foundation, and his thanks to the Class for having made it possible. He seems to have an amazingly mature goal for a Plebe, having set his sights on majoring in marine engineering, selection for the nuclear power program, nuclear power school, submarine school and duty in a fleet ballistic missile submarine, "preferably of the OHio-Class (SSBN-726)." How many of us, as Plebes, had as definite a goal?

But what choices did we have?

Eloene Griggs did some traveling this Summer, vacationing in Ireland, then attending the 34 European Bridge League Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland, the only American bridge reporter, in June, and to Las Vegas in July for the Bridge Teachers' Convention, after which she visited her son and family. Clifton Griggs is a lieutenant in the Navy Supply Corps, now in the process of getting his master's degree at the P.G. school in Monterey.

Short Splices A postcard from Taipei, Taiwan, from "PD Stroop, of no date, but received in late September, says he is on his 35th trip to the Republic of China. He must love Chinese food!

Frances Sweeney has written to express her appreciation and gratitude to the Class for the Blue and Gold flowers at John's funeral and for the many letters she has received from his Classmates.

A new address has been received from Oscar Stiegler; 6836 Granby Street, Bethesda MD 20034.

Isabel Fleming is recovering nicely from a thundering drive which hit her just below her left eye. Five hours of work and examination made it apparent that a miracle had occurred.

The eye was not damaged and a superb job of sewing up the rips and giant cuts by a Navy plastic surgeon gives promise of a fine outcome. She says she will be back on the golf course as soon as everything returns to normal. (May that be soon, and more power to you, Isabel: CS)

27 Sec'y, RAdm. Brooke Schumm USN (Ret.) 680 Americana Dr., #25, Annapolis MD 21403 Percent Members: 89 Please note and direct all correspondence with the class sec'y to the new address listed above in the masthead.

Nadine Robinson reports for Carl Dalton: "On 28 A"'gust the San Diego group met at the Admiral Kidd Club in the Bronze Room. This year we are experimenting with holding two successive meetings at the same location to find out if that plan will simplify arrangements.

So far so good, and attendance is still holding up well, with the following 45 members and guests on board: Jesse Chamberiin, Ceese Caufield and sister-in-law, Dorothy Smith, Bobby and Clarence Coffin, Dorian and Jimmie Cohn, Cliff Cooper, Olive and Cari Dalton, Sally and Dutch Deutermann, Tom Hamilton, Corra Bess Hammitt, Mary Jane and Jimmy Hogg, Madeline and Harry Hummer, daughter Shipmate, December 1979

Rene Tilley and granddaughter Deanne Tilley, Ken Keepers, Erica and Meade Kitchen, Natahe and George Kneupfer, Dick Levin, Alice Manville, Bobbie McCann, Mims and Mac McKinney, Mary Lou and Hank Paige, Walter Price, Patsy and Gill Richardson, Nadine and Robbie Robinson, Pat and Oley Sharp, Anne and Alan Sutheriand, Madalyn and Jimmy Thach, and Lucie and Bus Trafton.

"One fortunate resuh of our August meeting was that Dorian and Jimmie Cohn, who live in Mesa, Arizona, and spend only August in Point Loma each year, were able to be with us for the first time in several years.

"The Hummers' daughter and granddaughter were visiting from Twenty-nine Palms, where husband and father, Maj. Robert O. Tilley USMC, is stationed. Last month Harry and Madaline flew to Washington, D.C. for a family reunion in celebration of the 80th birthdays of Harry's twin aunts.

"Jessie and Skivvy Chamberiin were happy to have a visit from their daughter Nancy and her husband, Cdr. James P. Melaniphy USN of Washington, where he is on duty at the Pentagon.

"Oley Sharp has recently retumed from Seoul, Korea, and favored us following luncheon with a complete and analytical account of the conditions he observed there.

"A card from Dale and Tommy Flynn on the USNA Danube Cruise reports that first prize on 'Costume Night' was awarded to a clever personage (some say Bill Busik) who came as Tom Hamilton." Thanks, Nadine, for a fine report.

Heinie Armstrong reports: "Observing the start of schools, the Northern Califomia Clan held its third quarterly meeting on 15 September 1979. As usual the clan members met promptly for grog and chat. Those reporting were: Barbara Wickhorst, Virginia Walsh, Laura McDaniel, Katrina Wagner, Helene and Gene Lugibihl, Ella and Coach Gullett, Rosie and Frenchie Goyette, Edie and Bob Ford, Helen Dyson, Mary and Claren Duke, Nina and Ernie Blake, Rosie Boyd, Lorene and Charlie Beasley, and Betty and Heinie Armstrong.

"After lunch the first order of business was the signing of get-well cards for Argyll 1927ers aboard the Good Ship DNEPR

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Buckley, Lou Chappell, Hank Henry, and Earl Patterson. Happy to see Frenchie Goyette back with us. Kudos to Rosie and Oakland Medical Center staff for their excellent help.

"News from outside the clan included a letter from Tom Hamilton, who sent his greetings. Mike Hunte was reported as getting his second hip operation in a New York Hospital.

"We had hoped to have Oley Sharp attend a meeting with us in November or December, â&#x20AC;˘ but Oley is too deep in activities such as urging increases in national defense funds, and the Committee-for-Connally for President.

"The Clan Chief, West Coast Coordinator for the 1979 USNA Alumni Fund Drive, expressed thanks to his assisting agentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;AB Scoles, Tex Anders, Tommie Flynn, Jack Dalton, Jimmy Hogg, Maurie Gouge, Coach Gullett and Bob Ford for their assistance during this year's drive. '' Sunny and Frank June could not get to our meeting because they had guests on board.

"Don Hilton reports the birth of a grandson, 30 August, to his youngest daughter, Susan Sealy. This brings the count to 12 grandchildren and one great-grandson.

"Silent Charlie Beasley proved to be the headliner when he rose to the bait and gave a most interesting travelog of the USNA Danube trip. The Clan was also represented by Johnita Heald, who proved to be a great traveler.

Could write more, but presumably this tour will be reported elsewhere in Shipmate.

"The next gathering will be on Saturday, 5 January 1980."

So many of our friends and Classmates have sent in reports of their USNA Danube trip that I am reluctantly compelled to edit them out of our '27 column, except for some acknowledgements and the mention of names and the publication of a fine picture of the '27 group submitted by Knickerbocker ("Knick" to you).

Schuyler Pyne was also kind enough to send me a '27 group picture. Knick also wrote that Bill Busik and Mark Tuzo and their lovely wives did an outstanding job as tour directors.

Shown in our group are Isabel Walker and Johnita Heald in the front, Lorene Beasley, Mary Coale, Vera Loud, Eleanor Mitchell and Gale Flynn, and in the rear, J. P. Walker Jr., Knickerbocker, Charlie Beasley, George

Coale, Rosie Loud, Ray Mitchell, and Tom Flynn.

At the SuUivans' Golden Wedding Anniversary From Melboume Beach, Florida, comes a nice letter from Sully Sullivan in which he states: "On 7 August Betty and I celebrated our Golden Wedding Anniversary at a party held at the Eau Gallic Yacht Club. The festive occasion was highlighted by a cake cutting ceremony. Enclosed picture shows our son Mike, who had just tumed over his sword to Howard Caldwell '27 (an usher at our wedding in 1929) for presenting the weapon to us. That sword cut our wedding cake 50 years ago. I gave it to Mike, our naval aviator, when he graduated from the Academy in '62. His older brother John, USNA '55, chose to fly for the Air Force. Our daughter Pat Greene, and her submariner Bill, USNA '55, and three fine children joined our two sons and their respective families for a delightful family reunion."

Ode Gregg reports in from Virginia Beach that most of his group in that area have had their ups and downs in the health department (don't most of us?), but that most of them have been bearing up under their various stresses and strains, and several have been in and out of the hospital. Otie's clan consists of Betty and Brate Atkeson, Betty and Pierce Chilton, Ruth and Lou Mayo, Dorothy and Wendell Rickertts, Emmie Lou and Bill Burch, Cary and Jack Brown, the Bob Dixons and Ed Ponvert. Otie, on the brighter side, did say that he had heard good reports from or about Kay Bergin, the Hottels, Mitchells, McCunes, the Otts Taylors, Dottie and Stick Sutherland, and that he and Doris were still eating Frosty Flakes for breakfast, having overstocked for the visitation of the ten grandchildren this Summer, but otherwise are as in as good shape as could be expected for two old grandparents.

The Annapolis-Washington Group held its first luncheon meeting since 19 May 1979 at the " O " Club in Bethesda on 27 September. Since Don Griffin was still vacationing in New England and Bobby Barnes was in England, Bob Quackenbush arranged for a fine menu, and the Class Sec'y chaired the meeting. Present were: Louise Bennett, Ruth and Bev Bristor, M and Frank Bruner, Gordon Caswell, Tim Donahue, Barbara and Parker Fairlamb, Dorothy and Fitz Fitzgerald, Joe Hazen, Marie and Eddie Herron, Mary and Firpo Hines, Tayo and Miles Hubbard, Caroline and Marty Lawrence, Elizabeth and Bill Leahy, Ruth and Joe Maher, Bert and Bob Quackenbush, Ruth and Brooke Schumm, Carl Steiner, Mildred and George Sullivan, Ellen and Charlie Tooke, Van VanMater, and Betty Zahm.

It is with deep regret that I report the deaths of the following Classmates, a dearly beloved wife and a widow.

Al (A. J.) Devany died on 5 June from a heart attack at home in Flushing, New York. Al resigned from the Navy in 1929, but kept up his interest and served again during WW II. retir67

ing as a lieutenant commander USNR. He is survived by his wife Kay (Katherine) and three children, and three grandchildren. A chair in the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium has been memorialized in his name by the family.

Carl Jesse Pfingstag, rear admiral USN (Ret.), died on 19 August at Ocala, Florida.

Tommy Greene wrote from Jacksonville as follows: "Charlie, as many of us knew him, had been in good health and was very active in golf, his great hobby until a few months ago, when he developed circulation problems. You will recall that Charlie and his brother Herb were roommates, both active in sports, and both at the top of the academic lists. Their younger brother Paul graduated with the Class of 1932. Margaret will continue to live in Ocala where she has many close friends."

Vivian (Viv) Maguire Neblett, Tommy Neblett's wife died suddenly on 31 August 1979 near Irvington, Virginia. Graveside services were held on Monday, 3 September, at the Christ Church Cemetery, Irvington.

Olga Hannah Meinhold Sipe, widow of Harold F. Sipe of Sevema Park, died on 14 September in Annapolis, Maryland, after a lengthy illness. Services were held at St. Anne's Episcopal Church and interment in Cedar Bluff Cemetery. Parker Fairlamb represented our Class.

The Sec'y on behalf of himself and the Class extends heartfelt sympathy to families and ftiends of the lost ones.

And on a lighter note: MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

28 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Albert O. Momm, USN (Ret.) 121 Glen Oban Dr., Amold MD 21012 Florida Corr., RAdm. R. N. Norgaard, USN (Ret.) 121 N. Phelps Ave., Winter Park FL 32789 WesCoast Corr., RAdm. W. A. CockeU USN (Ret.) 3222 Browning St., San Diego CA 92106 N. Eastem Corr., Capt. R. O. Burzynski USN (Ret.) Box 145, New Castle NH 03854 Percent Members: 92 In early October, Taylor Keith sent out the questionnaire for 1928's Reunion West Coast in Coronado, 10-14 March 1980. He needs to know the present intentions of each member of BLC regarding attendance, together with the interest of each in participating in various social, recreational, and sightseeing events. He needs to know about those not coming as well as those who are. If you have not received the questionnaire, contact Taylor by phone: 714/ 435-4452 or address him at 1101 Isabella Ave., Coronado CA 92118. He is not scheduling events where there is no majority interest.

Tentative events are:â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Monday p.m.: Nohost cocktails, Del Coronado Hotel. Tuesday a.m.: Visit San Diego Wild Animal Park; 50min. monorail guided tour to view herds of Asian and African animals roaming open-range land; 1,800 acres divided into appropriate enclosures; a miniature safari. Catered lunch at park outdoor restaurant.

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trained seals, whales, plus variety of aquatic Jim Schuber writes that Ginny (Mrs. George) animal exhibits; Japanese girls dive for pearls. Collins and he and Ruth represented the BLC Followed by picnic luncheon on grounds or, on a Russian ship cruising the Black Sea and retum by bus to Skyroom (No. Island Air Sta- Danube River to Vienna this past Summer. tion) for catered luncheon. Wednesday p.m.: 9 Jimmy remarks: "Ginny is tops as a shipholes golf. No. Island or Coronado municipal mate. Planning on Coronado this coming course. Dinner at a Navy club, or on your Spring. Ruth gives out the word to all hands own. make 2606 Estey (Naples) a stopover on SW Thursday a.m.: Guided trip via bus to Tijuana Florida trips." for luncheon, then shopping.

Nic Nash says that he plans to visit with Thursday p.m.: Class dinner at Del Coronado Mary and Jerry Gerin some time early in 1980, Hotel or at Skyroom NINA Station, possibly since Jerry will not be able to attend the BLC including Combo for entertainment and danc- mini-reunion in San Diego. That will also give ing.

Nic a chance to visit some of his own kin in the Friday a.m.: Harbor tour from Hotel, making D.C. area. Nic adds: "Life in a retirement own arrangements with Livery service; or free hotel is boring, as there is a minimum of companionship and a maximum of rudeness." morning.

Hotel information: Main Building, single room $39, double $49, suite $75. Thirty rooms will be held until 10 January. Deposit of firstnight cost required prior to 10 January to assure you of these accommodations; refund will be made up to 10 February. Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave., Coronado 92118, Attn. Mr. Gayne B. Kinsey.

The following letter was presented to Louise (Mrs. Philip) Gallery by Asst. Secy, of the Navy Peoples in late September: Dear Mrs. Gallery: It is a pleasure to inform you that the name GALLERY has been assigned to the OLIVER HAZARD PERRV-Class guided missile frigate FFG-26 in honor of your late hus- Georgina and George King with C/S band, RAdm. Philip Daly Gallery USN, and his brother, the late RAdm. Daniel Vincent Gallery USN. GALLERY (FFG-26) is tentatively scheduled to be launched late in 1980 by the Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine. You may expect to receive timely information as firm dates are determined for the ceremonial milestones of christening and commissioning.

All in the Navy will take great pride in having the namesake of your gallant husband and his brother as a unit of the active fleet.

Sincerely, /s/ R. James Woolsey Acting Secretary of the Navy The occasion was the 25th Celebration of the Carolyn and Ski Burzynski at Homecoming arrival of the submarine U-505 at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, where Asst.

At Homecoming, the BLC was represented Secy. Peoples was the principal speaker. The by Elsie (Mrs. Bob) Archer, Maretta (Mrs. U-505 is a memorial to Edl men who gave their Nate) Babbitt, Carolyn and Ski Burzynski, Ed lives in WW II. It was the first enemy ship cap- Dexter, Louise (Mrs. Phil) Gallery, Ginny and tured on the high seas since 1815â&#x20AC;&#x201D;by a task Jimmy James, Margaret and Heebee Jones, force commanded by Dan Gallery '21. Louise Bert and John Kent, Georgina and George adds: "The whole Gallery family was invited King (C/S note: Listed with '26, but still loyal as honored guests. The Secretary took this oc- to '28), Blair and Al Momm, Mary and Zeke casion to make this announcement. Needless Peden, Helen and Harry Sears, Mary Tyler to say, we are all very proud and grateful that and John Urquhart. The weather did not Dan and Phil will be so honored. It was a tre- dampen the pleasure too much, especially with mendous celebration, with 300 guests at a Navy overwhelming the University of Connecluncheon in the museum after the dedication of ticut in the annual football encounter. the U-505."

Harry Sears reports on the trip he and Helen made to Scotiand under the guidance of Mary Ginny Collins, Jim and Ruth Schuber aboard Russian ship Tyler and John Urquhart, along vrith a small group of the Washington Chapter of the St. Andrews Society (of which John is a past president). Reporting the trip as a thoroughly delightful two weeks of August in Scotiand, Harry continues: "What made the trip unique was the fact that there was no compulsion to anyone to do this or see that. The schedule included hotel reservations for the whole period, and rental cars were provided each couple or family, following the three glorious days in Edinburgh during the annual Festival and Military Tattoo.

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"From Edinburgh the group took off in their rental compacts for their next rally point: St. Andrews. Helen and I delayed a half day to drive south to Melrose (her maiden name), with its beautiful abbey and gardens, and to Galashiels, where her father was bom. St. Andrews was a fun week, with the group domiciled in the University's new dormitories.

St. Andrews had plenty to offer, with its magnificent golf courses, the beautiful beaches, the well-stocked woolen-mill outlet near the ancient and royal clubhouse at the 18th green, and the variety shops, antiquities, and wonderful pubs in the town proper. The climax of our stay was a beautiful dinner party at the University sponsored by our group for the president, his wife and staff. The following day we drove into the countryside for lunch with Col. John Smith, a retired British Army regular (with much duty in 'Injah') at his delightful cottage. The piece-de-resistance was, naturally, curry: a delicious shrimp concoction on heaps of fluffy white rice, accompanied by a few of the better-known condiments.

"The next day we set out through the beautifiil highlands for Oban on the west coast.

Enroute, we visited Sterling Castle, a finely preserved centuries-old walled city, perched high above the town of the same name. It contains one of the finest military museums in Europe, and its banquet hall houses some magnificent silver pieces, some over two feet high, loaned by the Crown, Oban, with its quaint harbor, numerous shops and a host of fine hotels, likewise proved delightful. We arrived on the eve of the annual Highland games, held this year in Oban. First, a parade of pipers of various clans followed by townspeople and visitors by the hundreds, all making their way to a natural amphitheater where the games were to be held. The events were a riot, with bagpipers and athletes from all over Scotland vying for individual honors. There was putting of the stone, the high and broad leap, tossing of the caber, etc. A highlight was a sheep roundup by a small, black-and-white border collie, obeying signals from his master, given only by whistie.

"Departing Oban, we drove the 60-odd miles to Glasgow through the beautiful mountains alive with purple heather and magenta fireweed, and finally along the legendary shores of Loch Lomond. Our one-night stand at the Albany Hotel before boarding the shuttle for London early next morning was enough—Glasgow is dismal!

"For London, the Urquharts drove down, visiting friends on the way; the Searses took the airbome route for a reunion with the sights and relaxation of London-town. The Searses stayed at the Naval and Military Club, whose splendid main building on Piccadilly was formerly the home of Lord Palmerston, F*rime Minister and Foreign Minister under Queen Victoria. Urquharts rejoined after three days, staying at the same club. We celebrated our last night together in the club's magnificent dining hall, with its mural ceiling and Wedgewood medallion-edged balcony. Each couple took the Thames River boat to Greenwich and visited the Royal Naval College, Queen Anne's summer home, the Royal Observatory and the National Maritime Museum, the world's finest."

Harry's only complaint of Scotland was: "I cunna unnerstan the strange tongue of the natives. But I had an expert translator in me wee lass Helen, so I made out!"

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Sec'y, RAdm. Cal Laning USN (Ret.) 6404 Lake view Dr., Falls Church VA 22041 Corr. Secretaries: So. Cal., Cdr. BiU DameU USN (Ret.) 2003-224 Bayview Hts. Dr. San Diego CA 92105 No. Cal., RAdm. Dick Ballinger USN (Ret.) 25 Teal Rd., Belvedere CA 94920 Florida, RAdm. Daniel Carlson USN (Ret.) Doral Mobile Homes, Villa No. 17 Clearwater FL 33515 Percent Members: 89 Muster Notes 50 is in your hands at last. So many kindly letters of approval have been received that your editor feels rewarded. May we hope that the silent ones silently approve, for they are a silent majority. This edition, although the Fiftieth, was published on an economy budget, as directed by votes of both SoCal and AB&W gatherings. Despite economies, the editor regrets going about five bucks a copy over estimate, but this includes mailing costs (fantastic) and sixty-two copies for our chicks.

At this writing, the Fiftieth Reunion is still two weeks off. Next issue will carry the report.

May we have seen you!

After hearing this Spring the disturbing news of Ollie Kirk's three operations for cancer of larynx, we are happy to report that he "has it licked." Moreover, he is leaming to use an electro-larynx—he says he sounds like a robot.

And, once more, Ollie and Ellie are deserting Florida for a northem address: Hermitage, P.O. Box 300, Onancock VA 23417, near their daughter Cynthia and grandchildren. Item: Check another change of address, this time within the same old block: Harry McKillop (who sends best wishes and regrets for the Reunion), 4128 W. Osborn # 4 , Phoenix AZ 85019.

From Hank McRoberts: "Sorry I won't be able to attend the 50th. However, after looking through Muster Notes, I suggest that those who do, wear LARGE nameplates on their breast pockets—some folks just won't wear their bi-focals (vanity!), and people do age a trifle after 50 years. I went to a birthday party the other day (Hank encloses his newspaper column story); it made me feel younger than I really am. The ladies who had their 90th birthday party together are not Navy widows but they and their families have wined and dined seagoing and airborne Naval Academy graduates over the years." Hank's party was given by two ladies many of you may know, Mrs. Josephine Seligman and Mrs. Ada Riley, bom in Pensacola in 1889. Hank said that they remember many Navy wives: Wallis Warfield (Charle Warfield's cousin) who wore her wings when married to Commander Spencer, but was grounded when she became Mrs. Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor, Fran Halsey and Mag Zogbaum. Do you remember?

The Treasurer's Accounts for Fiscal Year 1979, which ended 5 June 1979, have been audited. Assets at the beginning of the fiscal year were $4125.00, receipts $1029.50, expenditures $920.02, and assets at the end of the fiscal year $4234.48. Accounts for Muster Notes and the 50th Reunion are separate. Receipts included dues from 110 Classmates, contributions of $175 from 15, and contributions of $90 from 4 widows.

Among renewed acquaintances resulting

Dan Carlson, new Florida correspondent from Muster Notes correspondence is Bucky Hinman. He comments upon the secretarial address: "I used to live in Falls Church back in the twenties (Secty note—By going over the wall?) but I'm afraid the town I knew isn't there any more. I don't remember any Lakeview or any lake either. There was a reservoir where fishing was verboten, but we caught some bass there anyway." Back to you, Bucky. That reservoir is now Lake Barcroft, whereon we reside, and catch bass. You wouldn't recognize the dam. That original 180 K stmcture was washed around in the Agnes flood and the community rebuilt it for a mere 2 M, millions that is. Come fish again!

Roy Jackson livSs next door to Hobart Rowen, the news column economist we most respect. Sam Lincoln had to cancel his Reunion trip when his gall bladder decided not to go.

He signed his report "Missing Parts Lincoln."

Roy Johnson was unable to sit at the 29 table at Homecoming. He had the duty, presiding over the whole messhall.

School News: In the interest of the Class, your secty has enrolled in the Open University of Washington. We are taking the evening course in Beermaking. Our BB, long ago received in the SubSchool, New London, with later polishing by Nic Frank, has served us for some years. But now is the time to move forward. Or better resolved, to move backward.

The current store beer is becoming intolerable and expensive. At Open U, we have already shifted to com sugar, real hops, and a choice of seven grades of sprouted barley (malt).

Can't wait for "Draw slips!" For general info, the "Open Universities" now exist in many cities. In Washington, it consists of some 150 unorthodox short courses, taught in the evening by experts of their fields, often in their own homes. Examples of courses are, memory power, caligraphy, grave rubbing (sic), wills, and wok cooking. You may find the prospectus in your own library.

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30 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Herbert H. Marable, USN (Ret.) 100 Askewton Rd., Round Bay, Sevema Park MD 21146 Percent Members: 87 "REMEMBER THE FIFTIETH—MAY 16, 17 & 18, 1980. LET'S HAVE A GOOD TURNOUT!!!

The Class of 1930 Washington Area held a very fine luncheon on 20 September at the Ft. Myer Officers' Club, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Attending—Peg Ailes, Sinclair and Bob Craighill, Martha and Fred Beans, Barbara and Mullie Foster, Ruth Gladney, Cici and Jim Howard, Peg Hanson, Joe Hindman, Jack Jones, Marion Lord, Charlotte and Chief Masterson, Towser Miller, Virginia and Herb Marable, Lil and Bill Nelson, Madeline and Art Owen, Kay Russell, Patty and Bill Snead, Anne Strackbein, Ev Stevens, Margaret and Dave Welchel, Lillian and Waddy Wadsworth, and Vera and Glen Williams. After the usual socializing and the tranquilizing effects of a very satisfying lunch, the gathering became a little more formal, and while not a scheduled business meeting, reports were requested and given, some of purely local interest and one of classwide interest. Bill Snead reported on the current status of the Class of 1930 Honor Scholar for this year: excerpts of a letter from Elliott Loughlin, RAdm. USN (Ret.), Executive Director, United States Naval Academy Foundation follow; "Dear Bill: It is my very great pleasure to inform you that Midshipman Kenneth R. Spafford has been selected as the Class of 1930 Honor Scholar for this year. Details in connection with this selection along with a list of Honor Scholars are included in our Annual Newsletter, two copies being enclosed.—Please accept my sincere appreciation for the support of your class in the Foundation's Honor Scholar Program which is enabling us to maintain a significant input to the Naval Academy of fine young men and women who otherwise would not have the opportunity to qualify for admittance. ." Bill believes that you of the Class should be informed since it should add to your feeling that our Class is indeed doing something very worthwhile. In addition, it is the belief of your secretary that a recap of the several other Honor Scholarships that are related to the Class, either directly or indirectly, would be of interest to you. The profiles of this year's sponsored candidates follow: "The Rear Admiral Joseph C. (Jumpin Joe) Clifton Memorial Honor Scholar, scholarship created by Admiral Clifton's many friends and admirers, is John B. Davis. John is the son of Cdr. and Mrs. J. C. Davis of Pensacola, Florida and graduated from Escambia High School in Pensacola. Had fine class standing and lettered in football (2); soccer (1); and tennis (3) in addition to many other fine extracurricular activities. Attended Marine Military Academy where he performed in an exemplary manner, both scholastically and in athletics."

"The Brigadier General Russell "Whitey" Lloyd Class of 1930 Honor Scholar, scholarship created by his widow, Mrs. Gay B. Lloyd, is John P. Monahan, Jr. John is the son of Col. and Mrs. John P. Monahan USMC '55, Colo70

nel Monahan having been captain of the 1954 Navy football team. John graduated from Lejeune High School, Camp Lejeune. Good class rank, lettered in football (2); baseball (2); basketball (1), and was an officer. National Honor Society. Attended Wyoming Seminary where he did well both scholastically and in athletics, and greatly improved on a low SAT verbal score, from 420 to 585."

"The David A. Stretch Class of 1930 Memorial Honor Scholar, scholarship created by Texas Industries, Inc., is Michael J. Keating. Michael is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Keating of Fairfax, Virginia. He graduated from Lake Catholic High School, Mentor Ohio, with a class rank within the top 40% of his class. Lettered in track, member of a variety of clubs, including Boy Scouts and was elected to Order of Arrow Society. Attended the Bullis School where scholastically he ranked near the top of his postgraduate class and received enthusiastic recommendations from school officials."

"The Class of 1930 Honor Scholar, scholarship created by the Class, is Kenneth R. Spafford.

Kenneth is the son of Mr,, and Mrs. Raymond Spafford of Prospect Park, Pennsylvania. Kenneth graduated from Archmere Academy, Claymont, Delaware, with a good class standing. His extracurricular activities included varsity football (2); wrestling (1); and Student Council. Attended Northfield Mount Herman, where his father had gone to school, and where he performed very well scholastically and in athletics and attained a high multiple."

"BARDEJOV," Eastern Slovakia—ever heard of it? NO!—Well, you're not by yourself, neither had I, but believe it or not the other day I did receive a post card vrith a U.S. stamp cancelled for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, but affixed to it was a postage stamp "CESKOSLOVENSKO IKcs"—all very interesting because the post card was written by none other than George Kosco—George does get around!! George writes and I quote—"Sept.

21—Baedejov—Today I am in the famous Spa of Bardejov in Eastern Slovakia—right up against Russia and Poland. 1 am on a solo two-week trip to Slovakia. Flew to Bratislava via Prague and took a seven-day bus trip to Eastem Slovakia. Visited the birthplace of my mother and father circa 1870-75. We were in the high Tatras, 10,000 feet. Went to top via ski lift. Visited many old castles and historical sites. Regret that I had to miss homecoming this year. Bemie and I plan to attend class luncheon in December—Ft. Myer. Also the Army-Navy Game. This trip is one that I have planned a long time—a Czech and I rented a car to tour the Spis, Saras and Zemplinsky Countries in Slovakia. Aloha—George." Well done George, your secretary could use more of these!!

USNA Class of 1930 SOUTHWEST AREA held a stag luncheon at the Naval Station, followed by a tour of the USS OLDENDORF ( D D 972) arranged by Mush Dornin. Attending; Lee Boyle, Harvey Burden, Fred Bradman, Moon Chappie and guest, Roy Newton, Emmet O'Bierne and Edd Wagner. Previously the group had had a tour of the Deep Submergence Submarine Rescue system and must have found it both interesting and informative.

Have had no word from the Northern Califomia Area Group, and even less from Norfolk and Charleston.

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31 Sec'y, RAdm. John Crumpacker, USN (Ret.) 1101 S. Arlington Ridge Rd., #402 Ariington VA 22202 West Coast Corr., RAdm. Andrew J. Hill USN (Ret.) 1295 Bangor Sreet, San Diego CA 92106 Percent Members: 87 The biographies, pictures and $25 checks are coming in very slowly, and if we are to get our 50-Year Book out on time all you beautiful people will have to perform. Make the pictures B&W glossy if you can, and pose with your wife or grandson or stand up there alone. As of this writing, 9 October, only 69 biogs had been received by Ed Day. Barbara and Red Ramage were up on the Cape again this Summer for a few weeks.

While there, Red organized a class luncheon with Dick Hay, Junior Lay and Ed MacDonald.

Naturally the talk gravitated to ham radio, TV repair, and penguins.

The following illustrious volunteers are hereby notified that they have become 50Year-Book area representatives. This means that they are members of Ed Day's staff for area coordination, leg and foUovmp work, and minor tasks from time to time. Ed himself, the same kind of a volunteer as the editor, has a letter ready for each of you who are listed below. You could probably call yourselves area class secretaries because an initial job will be to verify addresses of a small list of Classmates in your area. Here you are: Annapolis, Jack Crowley; Arizona, Bill McKaig; Arkansas, Jack Ketchum; New Mexico, Jim O'Toole; New London, Dome Reynolds; Stamford, Andy Young; Melbourne, Bruce Carr; Jacksonville, Hank Wier; Key West, Fuller Brush; Tampa, Dub Johnson; Fort Myers, Rudy Fabian; Pensacola, Eddie Guilbert; Chicago, Al Renkin; Boston, Hap Pearce; Cape Cod, Dick Hay; New York City, Mike Pescatello; Long Island, " A B " Jones; Seattle, Frank Hoye; Norfolk, Rusty Williams; Virginia Beach, Oscar Hagberg; Rhode Island, Charlie Cook; Philadelphia, Julie Becton; Pittsburgh, Doug Moulton; San Diego (Central), Andy Hill; San Diego (North), Larry Cook; San Diego (East), Blackie Hawk; Coronado, Ken Romberg; San Francisco, Lou Bellis; San Francisco (South), Dick Peterson; Monterey, Mann Hamm; Mid-California, Chick Chandler; North Cal., Max Firth; Oakland, Randy Pierce; Los Angeles, George Greene; Long Beach, Pete Fiala; Miami, Jack Wulff; and Orlando, Joe Flynn.

This year's Class of 1931 Memorial Honor Scholar as designated by The Naval Academy Foundation is William H. Smith of Haddonfield. New Jersey. He was graduated from high school there in the top 40% of his class and was a letterman in both football and track.

Each year the young men and women chosen for this program go to a preparatory school that cooperates with the Foundation if not fully qualified for admission to the NA. Sometimes, as in the case of Mr. Smith, the candidate's parents pay the full cost of this preparatory work. The Class gives $1,000.00 each year to this very worthy program. When the money is not used in one year, it carries forward.

Jack White says in a letter dated 22 September that as an old China hand he retumed last July on board M.S. LINDBLAD EXPLORER with a group of 70 "very superior" people from all Shipmate, December 1979

Roberta and Jack McCain went to London and Paris in September and Wilma Jane and Tommy Gillespie stopped by in Washington on their way home from a tour through Europe.

Louise and Jack Ketchum, the same.

Last month I described a picture that Charley Braught sent me of one of his needlepoint works, but said that it was too small to read the signal flags portrayed in four hoists. I took the picture to the next class luncheon and there we figured it out. "1931, WELL DONE USNA," it reads. Many thanks, Charley.

The continuing saga of Smoke Hole didn't get written this month. You will have to wait.

Jack White with boss of Shanghai farming commune over the United States. As the only member of the party who knew China before "Liberation," he was able to supply many details of the period from 1940 to '45. On 26 July as they entered Shanghai harbor Jack was up at dawn to see with amazement over 100 ships, some up to 30,000 tons, alongside the Bund and moored in the Whangpoo. As the party of Americans rode into Shanghai, a million people lined the streets in greeting. "Yo ee Megwah" (Friendship America) they shouted, and the party retumed this tumultuous welcome honor by clapping, too, and waving clasped hands.

Half of Shanghai's two million bikes were out on the street.

Jack and his friends went six miles out in the country to see a farming commune in action.

The 28-year-old #1 boss, "eegah hao," and his son posed with Jack for the picture.

Wife of number one boss, "Tye tye" invited them to have tea in her immaculate apartment, but apparently not all at once, because Jack points out, "an all purpose room measured 10' X 20' and had a bed with a straw mat and a crib, a hot plate, and an 11-inch TV. Parents of number one boss live in next room without TV." Jack arranged a taxi trip to his POW camp five miles north of the Bund. There, he tilled the rich alluvial soil from 1942 to 1945. But at the last moment their interpreter said, "Very sorry, foreign friends not go there."

They visited Soochow, Wusih, Lienyunkaing, Tsingtao, Chefoo, Tiensin, Peking and Dairen, where Chinese officials entertained lavishly and with friendship toasts of Mao Tai, the 160-proof stuff that sends you like jet fuel.

They received needlepoint tote bags, pictures, vases and scrolls as gifts of friendship at the banquets.

Jack recounts an incident on the train down from the Great Wall, "A beautiful 28-year-old woman interpreter sat across from me to have tea. She explained to us that local officials assign apartments on the basis of party loyalty and regardless of job responsibility. I could not believe this, for leading men, the chief of the farming commune, hospital chief surgeon and a Peoples' Liberation Army captain lived in the better homes we visited. I could see her eyes narrow as I took a view contrary to hers and the party line, so I changed the subject and talked about her good looks and excellent English.

"Saving the best for last we enjoyed two days in the ever fascinating Peking, where I found the only bargain in China today, Chivas Regal at Peking Hotel, a two-ounce shot for US$2!"

Thanks, Jack for a most interesting letter.

Shipmate, December 1979

32 Sec'y, Capt. TerreU A. Nisewaner USN (Ret.) 7121 Helmsdale Rd., Bethesda MD 20034 Percent Members: 84 Here and There With '32 September got off to a good start when Mary Bruce and Howard Prince hosted a great prefootball season party to see old friends and show off their newly acquired and decorated home. . . 1 Stevens St., Annapolis MD 21401.

Howard was justly proud of their two-tiered backyard scratched out from what had once been a steep rise, but now consists of an adquate stretch of grass and a vegetable garden in full production as of party time, although they had not moved in until mid-Summer. The solar units on the roof to heat the hot water and the three-year supply of logs on the upper terrace added a nice touch, but best of all was the simple graciousness of the hosts and the great people one met.

One properly needs a tape recorder instead of a rusty ear and a pencil at such a summerend party because one hears so much good news and bad news. For example, one heard about another of those strange things that always seem to happen to our world travelers.

Louise and Modoc Sunderland. This past year has been no exception. In the late Spring, after a few months rest from their around-the-world junket, they attended a dinner party in Washington, where a long-time friend exchanged greetings and told Louise about the old Washington home they had just bought and were in the process of renovating and moving into. It would keep them busy and they wouldn't have time to use their chalet in the French Alps during the Summer . . . would the Sunderlands like to use it? Louise located Modoc and broke the news that she had decided where they were going to spend the Summer. His laconic reply was, "Fine, where is it?" And thus started another Sunderland Odyssey.

Flying Sabena Airlines, they first hit Iceland enroute and, never having been there, they stopped off and explored the country for five days. Modoc believes in never missing an opportunity. The next leg took them to Brussels where they visited with their son, Cdr. Bruce Sunderland, who is naval attache in that city.

Transportation was needed, so Modoc arranged for his son to buy a good second-hand Peugot in his name (Modoc's finances) and then, with a 14-year-old grandson in tow, took off across France for the Alps and a primitive chalet in the French village of Sixt (pronounced SEX) with its limited plumbing but utterly superb view. The Summer was spent exploring the countryside, hiking, and enjoying the simplicity of the good life. Eventually they retumed to Bmssels, tumed the car over to

their son for resale, and flew back to the states in late August. It all sounds like some ingenious fairy tale, but it was nothing strange or unusual in the lives of these two characters.

Our superb "hostess with the mostest" for the midshipmen, Emmy Marshall, at the same party commented that reports of her retirement as social director are similar to Mark Twin's comments on reading a news item about his death . . . greatly exaggerated. She hasn't even slowed down although she has thought about the future and bought a home of her own for greater independence. Her new digs are: 6 Spendrift Way, Annapolis MD 21403. Phone: Home 301/268-3302 and Office 301/267-2145.

That gracious hostess who charmed San Francisco for so many years, Sara Ann Munger, left that charming city when they decided to change her lovely apartment building into condominiums. She is now squared away in her new home in Crabtown and lists the new address as: 1035 Timber Creek Drive, Annapolis MD 21403. Sara Ann is looking like a million and enjoying Annapolis to the hilt. The glorious Bay City's loss is Crabtown's gain.

It is with the deepest regret that we must report the loss of another stalwart, Grimshaw Moore, the Georgia Cracker, who died in Atlanta on 28 August. After an early career in carriers and battleships, Grimshaw qualified as a naval aviator but shortly thereafter voluntarily gave up his wings and requested destroyer duty. In the "Tincan Navy" he thus served the major part of his long career.

A true southem gentleman who never completely lost his drawl, Grimshaw was more than just a Classmate to this writer. On one tour I relieved Grimshaw as Chief-of-Staff to "Whitey" Taylor '25 and, when retirement was just around the corner in 1962, Grimshaw was in Durham and convinced Dr. Gergen, head of the math department, that a certain friend could handle the work in their special Armed Services Math Master's teaching program. This paved the road for a master's degree and an eventual teaching career still sporadically in existence. This scribe could never forget Grimshaw.

After completing the course at Duke and our paths split, Grimshaw taught on the faculty at North Georgia College in Dahlonega for 12 years and at the Lakeview Academy for 2 years. When once visiting him at North Georgia College, he wamed against taking a hike in the woods around campus. A fellow professor tried it, discovered three stills and almost got shot as a revenue-er. Florence still lives at 816 Summerville Terrace, Gainesville GA 30501.

Smooth sailing, old Classmate.

During the early Summer of 1928, two brothers, Bob and Bill Greenlee, entered the Academy as members of '32. Bill graduated and duly became a naval aviator, but was unfortunately killed in a plane crash in April 1943. Brother Bob bilged Youngster year, turned around and entered West Point graduating with the Class of '35, served with distinction in WW II, and finally retired to a quiet life in Virginia. On 9 September Bob entered the Long Grey Line of those who won't retum to Class reunions at the Point and was interred with honors in Arlington National Cemetery on 13 September. With Mass offered at Fort Myers immediately followed by interment, our normal Class luncheon was delayed for one hour (a first-ever occurrence) to allow friends and Classmates to attend the services.

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is alive and well and hoping that a certain member of the Class doesn't lose his enthusiasm for the thankless task of serving as Secretary. He believes that replacements are hard to find. And just as I was all set to nominate " C y " Perkins as the next incumbent. " C y " notes that in the last five years he has gone a bit daft over tennis, and that if I can connect him with any Classmate who feels that he is tennis champion of '32, then he will divide the prize money with me. Harry Reiter down in Cocoa Beach is a sterling member of '32 and a semi-retired tennis Pro. How about you two getting together? In his spare time " C y " is doing a lot of volunteer work in the Cumberland County Prison which is better than being an inmate of same.

Great word from Virginia and Dick Craighill down in Atianta. They report that their eldest son. Rick, who married Mary Catherine Green, daughter of Toni and Bob Green '39, in October 1977 is now the proud father of a big, beautiful baby boy bom in April. Dick has no doubts but that he will be a future Navy football player about the Class of 2001. Wow! Strange ring to that year 2001.

Virginia and Dick flew to Califomia in late August to visit daughter Drew, her husband Basil Cooper, and their IVi year old granddaughter Susan. While out West they continued on to Honolulu for a week and met their youngest son. Bill ('76), who was retuming from a seven-months deployment in ROBINSON. After coming back to Califomia they visited Anne and Don Thomas, our perennial San Diego hosts, where they saw many more Classmates and old friends.

Word from the USNA Foundation to our esteemed President Francis Foley said that they took great pleasure in informing him that Andrew H. Schlaepfer has been selected as the Class of 1932 Honor Scholar for 1979. Andrew is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schlaepfer of Ithaca, graduated from Ithaca High and then attended Principia College where he maintained a B plus average. We fully expect him to make a good account of himself at the Academy. And, while we are on the subject, why don't you chip in to the USNA Foundation, 48 Maryland Ave, Annapolis MD 21401, and get our Class of 1932 Honor Scholarship Fund over the top?

Our September Class luncheon at the Channel Inn, our first in three months since we skip July and August, was a resounding success with a turn-out of twenty-four. From the Washington-Annapolis area we were able to collect Jack Bandy, MT Young, Dimi Dimitrijevic, Charlie Odend'hsd, Emerson Fawkes, Francis Foley, George Pierce, Jim Collett, Van Van Evera, Mike O'Connor, Count Ruckner, Bill Stuart, Al Slayden, Al Parker, Ralph Johnson, Lloyd Mustin, Jack Lamade, Barry Atkins, Leon Kintberger, Howard Prince, Willie Williamson, Andy Nisewaner and two delightful out-of-town guests in the person of Henry Klinsiek from Reading, Pennsylvania, and Tallula Wilson from Sun City Center, Florida. Tallula and Elizabeth are currentiy on a little junket, visiting Jane Moncure and other friends, getting in a spot of golf now and then, and staying over for Homecoming. He is fit as a fiddle and has his golf handicap down to 14 . . . opponents beware.

The main discussion at the luncheon, amid a bit of pandemonium, centered on the nominations for Class officers and the Class Council for the upcoming elections. Despite a plea to do it the easy way, the group voted to be very 72

circumspect, no shortcuts, and strictiy follow the Class constitution.

Jim Collett reported on the recentiy completed USNA Alumni Danube cruise which was a superb affair. Our Class was well represented with Peggy and Jim Collett, Thelma and Red Adams, Frances and Will 1. Bull, Dot and Sam Quarles and a new found ex-Classmate Johnny Saunders and his wife Betty. Johnny left us during his Youngster year and later graduated from Tulane. Meeting him on the cruise was a real surprise. Jim narrated that it was a most interesting cruise visiting four countries behind the Iron Curtain, Romania, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia in addition to Turkey and Austria. The entire trip was made on a Russian cruise ship which presented some unusual situations. Jim added that he was impressed with the calibre of the

'32 on the Danube Alumni Association cruises. Shown in our picture are Thelma and Red Adams, Frances and Will I. Bull, Peggy and Jim Collett, Dorothy and Country Quarles, and Betty and Johnny Saunders.

A delayed report from John Spangler, (my apologies), but he felt real proud because when Erma and Al Slayden were visiting West and couldn't get plane tickets they rented a car and drove all the way from Los Angeles to arrive at Pebble Beach on time. John and Charlotte had a real good bash of Classmates over to welcome them such as the likes of Johnie and John DeWitt, Margaret and George Luker and Billie and Jack Roudebush. It was a unique group inasmuch as George and John were shipmates in COLORADO, Jack and he in CALIFORNIA, and Al

and he put the ancient BROOKS back into commission. After running the legs off the Slaydens for three days, they reluctantly let them go to visit further in Napa Valley, Alameda, and Yosemite prior to returning East. Before leaving, the foursome put tentative approval on plans to get together in England next Summer, hopefully float down the Thames on a barge, and then ad lib around for a week.

We spoke last month about our wonderful Classmate, Neil Murray, who died in June 1975. Now he has been signally honored at the annual New Mexico Military Institute Alumni luncheon in May in Roswell, New Mexico, when an excellent portrait by a prominent local artist was unveiled and presented to the school. When the portrait was unveiled, a standing ovation by the assembly of some 300 people expressed their esteem for this great leader and teacher. Mrs. Murray expressed her sincere gratitude that her beloved husband was remembered in such a dignified way.

Neil had a distinguished Marine career serving in such battie areas as Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima.

Lt. Martinez, Mrs. Jeanette Murray, and son Dr. E. N. Murray, Jr., at presentation ceremony Then in 1948 war injuries forced his physical retirement but he obtained an advance degree in math from the University of Califomia and started his long, diligent, rewarding years of service at the Institute.

First Lieut. D. G. Martinez USMCR, P.O. Box 3012, University Park NM 88003, is anxious to get any info about Neil for the purpose of writing his biography.

Our expatriates down in South Carolina Tony and Jack Catlett made a flying trip to Bethesda and a stop at the Nisewaner Hilton over the week end of 7-9 Sept. for three days of magnificent wedding activities for the daughter of an old Warrenton friend. After being seen only intermittently, they took off for a busy week in Newport with daughter, young Toni, and her husband Capt. R. A. Peters, before retuming to Beaufort.

Kitty and Emerson Fawkes with friend before the accident

Some people ride bicycles for health and others just for pleasure but Kitty and Emerson Fawkes are not exactly sure into which category they fit. While bicycling on a lovely cycle built for two in September, the machine zigged and Kitty zagged. The net result was one badly broken leg for Kitty who is now sporting a fiill leg cast as part of her Fall wardrobe. Emerson is getting dishwater hands doing the housekeeping. Better luck next time.

The '79 Homecoming was a resounding success with a super cocktail party by the Slaydens on Thursday for their Florida houseguests, Margaret and Moe Archer, and an equally great closing party after the game hosted by Wes and Ralph Johnson. There was a large tumout for the Friday evening affair, an almost normal amount of "tailgating" despite the rain, and some 28 members of the Class in attendance somewhere.

We were honored with the usual great outof-town crowd. Jim Humrichouse of "never miss" renown was there with his son and fully appreciative that his son was fully accepted as a member of the group; the Archers up from Port Charlotte for a long visit; Elizabeth and Tallula Wilson topping off a long stay in New Hampshire by visiting in the area; Jean and Horace Rounds down from Boston; Country Quarles from Connecticut; the always charming Debbie Humes in from York; Sally and Shipmate, December 1979

Brooks Harral from New Jersey; Nan and Salem Van Every winged in from Charlotte for a brief stay with the Jameses; Evelyn and Bemie Freund from Portsmouth put in a second straight appearance; and our lovely Marty Howe, visiting her sons, represented Norfolk.

And, as a bonus, our sparkling Jane Porter up from Durham, North Carolina.

The honors for ingenuity, artistic ability, and unflagging industry must be granted to Nancy and Charlie Odend'hal. Anyone who attended their outstanding "Luau" party for two generations of guests the Saturday before Homecoming . . . the young and the old together . . . could not help but observe with wonder and amazement what Nancy and Charlie could do to bring Hawaii to Alexandria.

And this is only one illustration of the remarkable combined talent of this sparkling couple.

33 Sec'y-Treas., Capt. Archie T. Wright, Jr. USN (Ret.) 4829 Ft. Sumner Dr. Washington, DC 20016 Percent Members: 84 The September luncheon for the W/A group at Wainwright Hall, Ft. Myer O'Club, was a pleasant change, with an excellent biU-of-fare and a good tum out of 16 as follows: Bowen, Caldwell, Curtis, King, MacDonald, McKibbin, George Miller, O'Brien, Ogden, Pratt, Shifley, Slayton, Thompson, Travis, and Wright. Ralph Shifley brought us up-to-date on the situation in Iran as he follows it thru the operation of his company, the Stanwich Corp., and while business conditions haven't retumed to normal, the company is able to fiinction and hopes for improvement with time. George Miller made a few comments on the current defense posture. Bill Pratt told us of his Summer in the Middle East, followed up by extensive travel by he and Jean in the northeastem U.S. on their retum, and Smoke filled us in on his and Janet's trip to Europe in late August and about some very interesting luncheons they attended.

The Friday evening Dahlgren Hall Homecoming party saw a good tumout of '33ers despite the rain (heavy at times), as reported by Jimmy Ogden, with the following attendees: Champ Blouin, Hal Bowen, Jay Chase with Jack and Doc Smith as guests. Bill Dawson, Chick King, George Miller, Morgan Slayton, Smoke Strean, Larry Neville (NY), Jim Reedy (FL), Lee and Bob Camera (PA), Nona and Tumer Duncan, Betty and Jim Ogden, Esther and Charley Travis, Kay and Jim Tucker (FL) with son James Jr. and wife as guests, Jim Fergerson and his new bride Lee, with Lee's sister Polly as guest, Dora-Le Rowe, Dottie Rakow, and Dinny Koch. Bill Pratt got up in time for the 10 o'clock alumni meeting on Saturday and reported on an inspiring and informative talk by the CNO among other interesting discussions, and most of the C/Ms listed above saw Navy TRIM Connecticut in the rain and mist Saturday aftemoon, although it's hard to recognize faces in the West stand if your seats are in the East and the weather is inclement. Than, thanks again to Bill Dawson and his wonderful hospitality, we got a chance to come in out of the rain and savor "How Sweet It I s " on the South River at his Off Soundings after the game. Among Bill's guests your C/S recalls seeing: Margaret Shipmate, December 1979

and Obie O'Brien, Janet and Smoke Strean, Sydney and Ray Thompson, Lee and Bob Camera, Betty and Jim Ogden, Blouin, Chase, King, Neville, Reedy, Pratt and Travis. The O'Briens spent the Summer seeing the West from Califomia to the Canadian Rockies, and of course the Dakotas where Obie's roots are, logging more than 10,000 miles on their Toyota while visiting famihes, relatives and friends enroute.

The S/D group met on 14 September for its monthly luncheon at the Adm. Kidd Club with the following attendees: Monroe, Hanson, Bmning, Clay Miller, Wagstaff, Gamon, Jeb Stuart, Gary Coleman, Coye, Gibbons and Rumble. Eddie Fredericks couldn't make it—for the first time your C/S remembers— and we'll have to wait 'til next time for news updates.

Your C/S received the following note: "Marina Del Ray CA, 9/13/79: Dear Archie: Please express to all my Classmates in your area my deep appreciation of the flowers sent to my Dottie's gravesite service. She loved flowers, and must have looked down with real pleasure. And thanks for all your assistance . . . Sincerely Gus Kiergan." We continue to hold Gus and family in our prayers in their period of sorrow.

We had an interesting letter from C/M Bob Keating from his home on Kailua, Hawaii, in which he relates some recent events of interest to '33ers which I'll pass along by some quotes: "In early 1945, while in command of the submarine ROCK, I embarked a small party of Australian commandos for a landing on Lombok Island in the Malay Barrier. Their mission was to pinpoint the shore batteries that had been harassing submarines transiting Lombok Strait.

We made two successful landings, then went on patrol and heard no more. Twenty-five years later I received a letter from the former lieutenant in command of the commando group, and this last April I was invited to participate in ANZAC Day ceremonies and have a reunion with the two survivors of that group and with other members of Zed Special Units who operated with U.S. Subs in Australia. The Australian hospitality is marvelous, and I was honored with lifetime memberships in the Commando Association and Retired Servicemen's League. . . . Next month my wife and I are leaving for London, Zurich, Munich, Vienna, Venice, Rome, and Athens. I hope to be able to contact Bill Porter while there and have a '33 micro-reunion . . . Say hello to the Washington contingent for me. . . ." Good to hear from you. Bob! Thru the good offices of C/M Morgan Slayton we obtained a copy of the Evening Capitol of 26 July 1979 with a fine picture of a familiar face with the following caption— "Academy Chaplain Capt. Robert W. Bedingfield, right, is presented award by Rear Admiral John T. Coughlin" . . . Unfortunately we can't reproduce the picture for you, but here's a part of the accompanying story: "The first active duty Navy Officer to receive this award, Bedingfield was recognized for his efforts as chairperson of the Naval Academy's Equal Employment Opportunity Committee (EEOC) and his work in training midshipmen in the areas of equal opportunity and race relations. Bedingfield is also the first EEOC employee at the Naval Academy to receive this award." Our congratulations to our honorary C/M Bob for his achievement!

As we go to press we're justifiably proud of That Big Blue "Team's winning record this sea-

son, but let it be said that that 4th quarter of the Air Force-Navy game was the longest in the history of football! Go Navy!

34 Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P. Harbold, Jr., USNR (Ret.), 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 88 Here's a note from John Wiley: "My daughter Adelaide was married to Michael Loges in Buffalo, New York, on 7 Sept. 1979.1 came up from Paraguay for the event and Adelaide's mother, Arabella (Petey) Bassett Wiley, came from Martha's Vineyard, and we had a small family reunion. I will retum to Paraguay on 24 September after a stop-over in Miami. Right now I am visiting with my son here in Clarksburg, Maryland."

An update from Dick Dickinson: "As we have for the last ten years, Florence and I spent a month in Waikiki visiting our son and his lovely wife Anita, and our grandson, Kari Alexander Galloway. We were able to see several of our Classmates and have some of them over for a raucous dinner and drinks. It was a lovely time and we as usual enjoyed every minute of our time in the Islands.

"At that time, our Classmate, Gordon Paiea Chung-Hoon, was seriously ill and died the day before his 69th birthday. He was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery in a very beautiful ceremony with a distinct Hawaiian motif which brought tears to the eyes of his nine Classmates who attended. After the ceremony his Classmates and their wives along with other friends paid their respects at his home on the shores of Diamond Head. He was a fine person and a credit to our Class and the Naval Academy. We will miss him. The Classmates sent a lovely large wreath of yellow mums and orchids with a band reading '1934 U.S. Naval Academy Classmates.' " Jim Bentiey was a "no-show" at the 45th, but he did make Homecoming, and his note announcing his intentions contained the following: "Warm greeting from the Florida panhandle! I am looking forward to seeing you and many others at Homecoming. I have a news item which I hope you will pass on to my Navy friends via Shipmate. On 25 August I was married to Cecile Gisele Paulet De Morales Chacon. She is the daughter of a diplomat and was the wife of a late diplomat. She speaks nine languages, five fluently. With her help I hope to pull my Spanish grade up to 3.0. I could continue extolling her fine qualities but I think it better to let you see for yourself week end after next."

Here's a post-45th Reunion report on the life and times of Jane and Grayson MerriU: "As you know, we swallowed the anchor after a year's cruising in the Bahamas on the ketch MISTRESS and exchanged the boat for a 17-foot RV in which we made a transcontinental passage. In mid-August we arrived in San Diego, possibly the Navy's number one retirement community. The climate and hospitality of Classmates were irresistible so here we are, hopefully for the rest of our days! Special thanks go to Eleanor and Marshall White who endured our RV for three weeks while we house hunted—a heavy price to pay for the three days MaryE and I put up their family in Arlington in the late forties! Let no one doubt that the Navy takes care of its own."

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35 Sec'y-Treas., Capt. L. M. Detweiler, (SC) USN (Ret.), 6650 Van Winkle Dr., Falls Church, VA 22044 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. H. Packard, USN (Ret.) 5600 Yorktown Blvd., Arlington, VA 22207 Percent Members: 80 Three days after submitting the November column in which the death of Ken McKee was reported, information was received giving the details on his career subsequent to that appearing in our 20-Year Rendez-vous, and a "Last Call" item was able to be prepared for that issue. In accordance with the suggestion of his widow, Nancy, a donation was made to the American Cancer Society.

Also, the information that Dave Kaigler had died on 8 September 1979, was received after the November column was in the mail. He had been undergoing treatment for cancer for over a year. The condolences of the Class have been expressed to his widow, Margaret, and family, and a donation was made to the American Cancer Society in his memory. (See "Last Call" item in November Shipmate.)

Lamont Johnston from Chattanooga was in Washington on a patent case and reported that his son, Robert C., age 23, died in a diabetic coma on 10 September in Chattanooga. He lived by himself and had apparently missed in carrying out his medication schedule. Lamont also reported that he and his new bride, Nina, had recently visited Virginia Beach and had nice visits with Helen and Hugh Winters, and with Eugenia and Bob Mandelkorn.

Bob Burdick, whose change of address to Bellingham, Washington, appears below, advised, as of mid-September, that they were more or less settled in their new home which is about 40 miles from his birthplace at Fort Casey.

With our 45th scheduled for next May, it was obvious from the relatively small number of '35ers at Homecoming '79 that many were saving their allocated travel funds and energy for the forthcoming reunion. Those that did attend experienced the rainiest Homecoming in recent memory, but the enjoyment of seeing old friends negated the detrimental effects of the inclement weather. Those who participated in the reception and dinner were: Marge and Dick Babb, Phyllis and Rod Badger, Bobby and Morrow Decker, Ida Mary and Lou Detweiler, Jane and Ned Dougherty, Sellen and Ed Keats, Jane and Red McDonald, Margaret and Wy Packard, Louisa and Jeff Parker, Lola and Ralph Powell, Jackie and Eli Reich, Betty and Kagey Schacht, and Earl Sneeringer. In addition, the following '35ers witnessed the wet win by the Navy football team over the University of Connecticut: Slim Barham, Margarette and Bob Black, Audrey and Bob Cushman, Ethel and Fletcher Lamkin, Winnie Lyndon, Jack Mann, Tony Parry, Beaty and Spurge Sharrocks, and Steve Stever.

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'35ers in Black Sea A list of those signed up for the 45th reunion in Annapolis, 9-11 May, appeared in the October Shipmate. As of early October, the following additional '35ers had notified Ed Keats of their intent to attend: Atkins, Beaman, Morrow Decker, Henry Eppes, Fluckey, Hazzard, O'Handley, Outiaw, Ralph Powell, Rhymes, Ryan, Schacht, Tarantino, and Walker. This brings the total to 81, so far. In February, Ed will circulate to those who have signed up by then, the schedule of services and events and, where appropriate, the cost of each so that each attendee may select those in which participation is desired. Needless to say, those who expect to attend but haven't yet notified Ed, must let him know before February 1980, in order to get this notice of events.

For those who received the Fall issue of the USNA Athletic Association's Blue and Gold Banner and wondered about the listing of the Class of '35 as having 13 memorial chairs at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium still unsubscribed, an Athletic Association response to a query on the subject advises that '35 was assigned 82 chairs in Section 1 when the stadium was completed, 20 years ago. In going over the list of those '35ers who have chairs in their memory, it was found that 15 of the 69 are living. A check with some of these 15 showed that they didn't realize their names were on chairs. Apparently, anyone who gave $100 towards the construction of the stadium and didn't designate the donation in memory of someone else, ended up with a chair in his memory. Tax-deductible contributions of $100 to the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Fund can still be made (and are needed) in memory of '35ers. Your Corr. Sec'y has the list of the 69 now so honored, in case anyone has a question on who is so listed and wishes to help complete '35's quota.

Reports received from those '35ers who participated in the "Danube Cruise and Istanbul

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Escapade" indicate that it was a great trip and is highly recommended, if it is repeated. The Russian ship, DNEPR, designed especially for cruising up and down the Danube, was of particular interest with its collapsible masts, stack, and bridge windows to permit passage under low bridges. Of course, the scenery was unique, and stops at Bucharest, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna, among others, each had its own special points of interest. Dick and Marge Babb, Gilly and Dorothy Gilmore, and Margaret and Buck Winfield were '35's representatives (shown 1. to r. in this picture) among the 160 or so on this USNA Alumni tour.

Phyllis and Rod Badger modesdy acknowledge an author in the family. Their son, Reid ('64), has recently had a book published, titled The Great American Fair, on the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. He is currentiy assistant professor and director of the American Studies Program at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. In addition to his B.S. from the Naval Academy, Reid also has a master's and Ph.D. in social science from Syracuse University.

Chic Murphy reports that Hurricane David passed them at St. Simons Island, Georgia, well out to sea, putting them "on its west flank." They did evacuate on Labor Day afternoon, as a precaution, and the only problem afterward was the job of raking up about six bushels of dead twigs blown off the live oaks in their yard. Bob Black, in Charleston, South Carolina, reported no damage, but Amos Hathaway's house there had a flooded basement.

Changes of address received this month: Bob Burdick from Wyoming to 1212 St. Paul St., Bellingham WA 98225; Arky Laster from Los Angeles to 1304 N. Bayshore Dr., Virginia Beach VA 23455; Perry Mclntire from Honolulu to 102 N. Alamo Dr., Vacaville CA 95688; Barbara (Woodward) Garside from Florida to Blue Hill Falls ME 04615.

Blessed New Year Shipmate, December 1979

36 Sec'y., Capt. W. M. Hanger, USN (Ret.) 4201 Catiiedral Ave., N.W., Apt. 1417 East, Washington, DC 20016 Corr. Sec'y., Capt. Wm. A. Ellis, USN (Ret.) 4101 Downing St., Annandale, VA 22003 Percent Members: 82 No, you do not have a new Reporter. If you're wondering why the change in format and the laconic TV News style, it's our effort to cooperate with the Editors in helping them to keep the Class News columns vrithin their approved printing budget. As a fellow Editor, we appreciate and understand their problem, especially with an annual Class population growth. So with this issue, news will be chronologically reported as received between 8 September and 1 October; but first, a bit about Homecoming.

Despite the soaking rain, which caused a chaotic departure from Dahlgren HcJl, Friday night's KT/Dinner was well attended—36 being present under the '36 Banner. The decibels as usual ran high, compensated only by the chance to visit and see Classmates and old friends again, especially the "out-of-towners": Willy and Jim Coddington, Dell and Hollis Cooley, Buzz Laizure and son David, Golda and Dick Myers, Claudiana and Joe Rice, and Paul Stimson (regretfully, Emily was ill and had to stay at home). Won't say anything about the Conn College game except we won! Weather was "stinkey," and the stalwarts who sat through it, rain-drenched. However, the Providence Club post-game party soon took off the chill! 46 of the expected 49 were present, and this get-together thoroughly enjoyed by all. To Randy Meade—our Exchequer, Danny Entler—the Committee Chairman, their spouses, and the Party Committee as a whole, we all say "Well Done!" The drinks were plenty and the buffet a gourmet's delight— especially that ham, Danny! To all, we say thanks for making it a real Homecoming. Too many to list all present, and our apology to any other "out-of-towners" we may have missed.

Because of Homecoming, no Vinson Hall luncheon was held in September. However, on 10 October, too late for this report, scheduled luncheons will resume.

Mid-year, Beverly and Bill Price went to the West Coast for the 20 June wedding of their oldest son, Gregory, an administrator at Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco. He was married to Miss Kate Jessell, a San Francisco architect, whose parents and brother flew over from England for the ceremony at which Greg's young brother, Christopher, was the best man. Following their honeymoon, the newlyweds will continue to reside in the Bay area. To them go our best wishes for many long years of happiness together.

On 31 August, Jack Carmichael was named vice president and head of the newly created Southem Headquarters of the Oceanic Education Foundation. In announcing the appointment, Gil Slonim, the Foundation president, said: "We are particularly pleased to have a recognized Oceanic educator with over 25 years of actual global oceanic experience heading our O.E.F. South Headquarters at St. Simons Island, Georgia. Its activation marks a significant step . . . toward advancing the liberalization of education pertaining to the seas." Just prior to this announcement, Gil's paper, "Oceanic Policy: Prelude to OpportuShipmate, December 1979

nity," was presented before the House of Representatives by the Hon. G. William Whitehurst of Virginia, and entered into the Congressional Record of 3 August 1979. Our congratulations to both Jack and Gil and best wishes for success in their continuing endeavors.

Regis Bonin, Alex's widow, wrote to thank us for forwarding a letter from Jane and Sigmund Bobczynski ('39) who shared her "dark days" when Alec's submarine, USS GUDGEON, was lost in the Pacific during enemy action on 18 April 1944. Said Regis: "Thanks for your effort and 'human touch' which has brought together after 35 years a renewal of a very valued friendship." We thank Regis for her note of appreciation for the small service we rendered.

Ralph Humes was expected in town about 25 September, but must have had a change in plans since we did not hear from him.

Audrey and "Abe" Lincoln were east in August and September making a "Swing Around" through the south. After a visit with son Carl in Houston, Texas, they had a mini-reunion with Marian and Bert Orr—"The Grapefruit King of Texas"—and Margie and Russ Faust in La Feria, and then left for Florida where they spent a night with Golda and Dick Myers in Lake Placid and then went on down to join Thelma and Warren Bradley for a cruise through the Florida Keys to Dry Tortugas on their 40-ft. Schucker Motor Sailer. The Lincolns departed just ahead of Hurricane David and are happy to report that after the storm they managed to reach the Bradleys who reported no damage to themselves or their boat.

Dorothy and Hugh Garver moved into their new home—1676 Broadway Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48105—after spending most of their time in their Bay View, Michigan, cottage while constmction was in progress and until they could get settled in the new house. Hugh says he's fighting off retirement from his building and real-estate adventurings, that is, fighting off the urgings of Dorothy who would like to live half the year in Bay View and the other half in Florida. "I can't face retirement," says Hugh, " . . . love the excitement and risk of work too well. I do spend about every summer week end commuting to Bay View, so I guess when Winter comes I'll become a Florida commuter."

On 8 September, Elena Gray and her former husband, Mr. Sidney Prince Wheelock, announced the marriage of their daughter Angela Maria Teresa to Mr. Amold Stephen Zavell, in a ceremony that took place in the Naval Chapel, Washington. From Jim, we later leamed that the bride's father was formerly with the World Bank and later general manager of the Canadian Export Development Co., but now retired and living in Victoria, B.C. The newlyweds, to whom we all send our best wishes for a long and happy life together, will reside in Princeton, New Jersey, where Amold is an attomey for RCA. We asked Jim about Hurricane David and what if any damage had been done to Elena and his beautiful home in Santo Domingo. He reported they "fared OK, but that unfortunately it had prevented Elena's relatives from making it up to the wedding because all bridges were down from north to south of the island. In fact, as of 24 September, there was still no food, no pure water, nor electricity. I just hope we can use our place this next Winter."

Nancy and Dick Hansen made a 3-week jaunt up to Alaska in early September, sightseeing

and visiting with their daughter Sue in Fairbanks where she has been for the past 8 years on a research contract with the Federal and State Governments. Accompanied by Sue, they spent some time at Camp Denali just west of the Mt. McKinley National Park entrance and "resting on the north slope of the mountain." From there they went on down to Anchorage, hiking about the area to see the Glaciers and back country. After a flight to Juneau, they boarded the GLACIER SEAL for a cruise into most of the Glacier Bay area, followed by a retum voyage to Seattie through the Inner Passage by Alaskan ferry. Says Dick: "We returned to LA greatly enriched by film we bought or shot of the scenic beauty we had seen. So the Rutters, Brents, Frank Springer and others better be careful or we'll bore them to death with hundreds of pictures of this Alaskan jaunt. . . . Two years ago, Nancy went back-packing with Sue out in the wilds on the Brooks Range just below the Arctic Ocean and our oil-drilling leased area. They had an exciting and marvelous time, being flown in by a 'Bush-Hopping' private plane and doing a little canoeing to get into the area."

Audrey and Randy Meade's daughter Susan, a junior at Randolph Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Virginia, left for England on 26 September, shortly after the Homecoming party. RMWC has a junior year program at the University of Reading in Reading, England, and Susan was one of 30 girls selected to participate. She will be there until July 1980, "a long time," says Randy, "but we hope well worth the effort. We have talked to Susan since her arrival, and her enthusiasm is still at that same high level you saw at the Providence party. Knowing her, Audrey and I both feel it will persist." The Meades also had Ran, Jr., with them off and on during the last week of September. He has been selected for engineering duty (aircraft maintenance) in the U.S. Coast Guard and was in Washington at Coast Guard Headquarters for indoctrination prior to starting a series of maintenance courses, the first at the Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. "This will not change his flying status, except by probably enlarging its scope, but it will affect how he spends his time on the ground . . . Audrey and I are fine, if now lonesome!"

Guess it takes Frank Law's Fall Memo and the updated Roster to generate cards, letters, and notes from you all. Last month we had to scrape the bottom of the barrel in search of material, and lucked out only because our September copy submission exceeded our space allowance in Shipmate. As a result, some of our material was held over for insertion in October. Oddly enough the responses to the Memo have supplied more than enough news for this issue, but don't let that stop you from keeping it coming in. Space limitations again preclude reporting all the news we have in its entirety, but with a little abstracting and editorial liberty we share the following with you from: "Bon" Amme (31 Aug.): "Just retumed from two delightful weeks in the Islands—plenty of sun, golf, and swimming. Bob Sleight picked me up at the Hale Koa and drove me to the Kaneohe course. Three holes there look like Pebble Beach. It was fun and I lost only one ball. The Oahu Country Club was another story! Hadn't seen Bob but once since graduation, so 'twas great fun. . . . Delighted to receive the updated Class Roster but am surprised to see there are still so many who are 75

not members of the Alumni Association. They miss a lot of fun and interest by not getting the '36 news in Shipmate. I plan to write all Califomia non-members, and if other Alumni would get in touch with other non-members in their states, we could increase the percentage of '36 Shipmates. . . . Regards to all."

Jack Blitch (27 Aug.): " . . . Not much to report. I've recently completed a book (How to Become a Civilian and Succeed in Your New Career reviewed in our September column) to help people shedding their uniforms to get their heads screwed on right relative to the civilian world. Although definitely prejudiced, I think it's a really good book that's been needed for a long time. Ralph Humes went over it when it was only in Ms form and concurs that it's good. . . . Please change my address and telephone number to 8447 Carlton Oaks Drive, Santee CA 92071; phone: 714/449-2790. I'll be moving my office to my home in the next several weeks, but will remain in business placing people in civilian jobs, even though the numbers leaving the Services these days is small and I won't have much traffic—by numbers I mean those that I can introduce to companies for work. That doesn't include many different types because I deal nowadays with a small number of industrial organizations. . . . Please note I now have two companies with which to be associated: Career Services, Inc. and C. S. Publications. All of it is just me, though. . . .

Keep up the good work, and I hope to make it to Homecoming—will know in about a week."

Carl Fellows (22 Aug.): "Sorry we can't make it to Homecoming as planned, but hope to see you all at the Syracuse game in November. . . . Just received the Class Roster.

I am retired and we are now living on Cape Cod. Bob Morton is close by, and I hope to see him soon if he is at the Cape this Summer. Our new address is: 254 Seaward Bend, E. Falmouth MA 02536; phone: 617/540-4083. There is always an open door with a spare bedroom for any Classmate in the area."

Don't let our opening paragraph frighten you. Our space in Shipmate may be limited, but don't let that stop you from keeping the news coming in. We still want to hear from all of you. Meanwhile, a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

37 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.) 3067 Rundelac Rd., Annapolis MD 21403 Percent Members: 80 Homecoming 1979 was enjoyed by 25 of us in spite of a week end of rain. The football team responded with a soggy but thorough victory over Connecticut. Even the Friday night cocktail party and dinner were rained on, but went on as usual. The following were sighted at one time or another: Baldwin, Barry, Biasdel, Brantiey, Burfiend, Denton, Erly, Farrington, Fisher, Gavin, Gilkeson, Johnston, Mack, Pridmore, Reid, Scofield, Sipple, Wescott, P. K. Taylor, and Seitz. Most of the better halves of the foregoing were there except for Lois Erly, Jay Gilkeson, and Cynthia Pridmore. Bog and Phil were in town attending the semi-annual Alumni Trustees meeting. We 76

were also delighted to see Bea Moore. Jack and Ray Wadleigh were also scheduled to attend, but did not make the Friday night affair.

Jack was to bring to Annapolis the replica of the PROVIDENCE, John Paul Jones' first ship, in connection with the issuance here of the commemorative Jones stamp.

Tom Seitz attended his first reunion. He has been a specialist in heat transfer since 1948. He worked in high temperature water systems, petroleum refining heat exchangers, Satum and Apollo program heat exchange, and the development of liquid hydrogen tank insulation. He retired in 1976 and now owns apartments in Long Beach and Hawthome, where he lives.

His telephone is 213/675-9749.

This is the last issue for this correspondent.

Charlie Minter will take over after he and Mary return from a trip to Southern Califomia where he will be on business for the Retired Officers Association. He should come back with a lot of class news from that area since he is scheduling visits between business. I hope you will all continue to keep him well supplied. His address is 238 Puritan Place, Annapolis MD 21401.

38 Sec'y, Capt. Albert T. Church, Jr., USN (Ret.) 319 Kentucky Ave., Alexandria VA 22305 Percent Members: 77 After our big Fortieth last year, we didn't expect Homecoming to be the smash good time it tumed out to be. The Friday night reception in Dahlgren Hall and dinner in the Wardroom were very enjoyable, as usual, with the opportunity to see many old friends of all classes. On Saturday, despite mild inclemency, tailgating proceeded on the fair weather parade as scheduled. Connecticut did its best to match Navy on the field, and we admired their esprit de corps. Everyone present obviously enjoyed to the hilt our after-the-game observation of our Forty-first in the N Room of Hubbard Hall. Special thanks to Bob McNitt and Hank Jackson for securing the location and making it such a well catered affair.

Those attending all or part of the weekend festivities included: Jamie and Theodosia Adair, Jim and Shirley Andrews, Ollie and Jean Bagby, Ray and Doris Berthrong, Phil and Gigi Beshany, Joe and Ruth Blandin, Jack Bogley, Dick and Bobbie Bowers, Bill and Louise Boykin, Don and Ro Brown, Freeland and Marybelle Carde, Connie and Jean Conrad, George and Harriet Dalton, Ray and Annabella Dubois, Carl and Kay Dwyer, Deke and Janet Ela, Hugh and Harriet El wood, Eleanore Fitz-Patrick, Cari and Joe Fleps, Norm and Allison Fryer, Skip and Grace Giffen. Bill and Norma Glennon, Tag and Dotty Grell, Bob Hall, Fran Hartigan, Grant and Jean Heston, Bill and Barron Hunnicutt, Hank and

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Connie Jackson, Jean Johnson, Dick and Rosemary Johnson, with daughter-in-law, Pauma, and son, Bruce; Frank and Margaret Jones, Ed and Betty Luby, Joe and Di McDowell, Bob and Pat McNitt, Agee and Emilou Melvin, Fred and Ruth Muir, Nels and Betsy Nelson, Bob O'Neill, Ben and Kay Pickett, Jack and Betty Raymer, Jake and Barbara Reed, Thurlow and Vivian Reed, Mike and Sylvia Rindskopf, Charley and Dollie Robertson, with daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Carroll Campbell; Hugh and Peggy Robinson, Robby and Bou Robinson, Gordon and Betty Smale, Walt and Jane Small, Bill and Marie Spears, Hank and Sonya Surface, Rett and Peggy Trickey, and Peggy Washington.

The farthest travellers included Bob O'Neill from Seattle, the Robertsons from Phoenix, the Thurlow Reeds from Vero Beach, the Muirs from San Diego, and the Dick Johnsons from Wisconsin. Well done! And we trust they all found their efforts rewarding. We did.

Needless to say, we hope, any omissions we may have made were unintentional.

We have several items of a more familial nature to report. Among them is the littie known fact that seven-year-old Christopher Jackson came from Hawaii to spend a month during July and August with grandparents Hank and Connie in Arlington, Virginia. He was accompanied by parents Rick and Panida.

All of us are thankful to report that Grant Heston is recovering nicely from his springtime major surgery. His weight is nearing normal and his golf scores are plummeting. Jean is breathing more easily, too.

At last report Muriel Wells and Betty Bolam were peripateting through central Europe from the Kattegat to the Adriatic. The last time they made headlines they were reported in Mexico City. The National Georgraphic should do so well.

An item that many interested friends may not have known is that last August, Jean and Ollie Bagby gave a reception at the ANCC in honor of Major Richard Bagby and his bride, Cristen. It was a very enjoyable affair with two very attractive centers of attention, to whom we all wish the best. Richard is on duty at Marine Corps Headquarters.

Shirley and Jim Andrews and Grace and Skip Giffen were delighted that Mary and Mac McGivern, up from Satellite Beach, Florida, on a safari, were able to include both homes in their stay over the Air Force Game— Columbus Day week end. After the game. Skip and Grace graciously entertained a throng of the hungry and thirsty, which all of us enjoyed.

On September 30th Marie and Jack Mansfield retumed home from a swing which included a stay in Whispering Pines, North Carolina. Jack reported all the gang thriving and George Muse given a complete upcheck at the Fort Bragg hospital.

The crystal ball indicates that, by the time these words appear, Dicky Church and Marie Mansfield will have hostessed the '38 Wives' Luncheon at Dicky's and Dick's home in Vienna, Virginia, on October 18. As it went to press this column learned that the luncheon was already SRO. We hope that when you read this. Navy will still be on top of this year's football schedule, with a bowl invitation in the offing.

Our sympathy was extended to Charley MacDonald on the loss of his wife, Louise, on August 19. Chariey lives at 12987 Rinson Road, Apple Valley CA 92307.

Let's keep in touch.

Shipmate, December 1979

39 Sec'y, Capt. W. J. Ruhe, USN (Ret.) 1310 MacBeth Ave., McLean VA 22101 Percent Members: 73 As you perhaps have noticed, there's a new name at the head of our news colunm. That's right. Bill Ruhe has graciously agreed to serve as our new Class Secretary and Class News correspondent for Shipmate. His first effort should appear in the next issue, January/ February. I (Flip Anderson) have consented to draft this month's edition as my final epistle after almost nine years of reporting on Class activities. I consider myself most fortunate to have been able to write the column during this period of great accomplishments: our 35th, 39th, and 40th anniversary celebrations and, of course, our unparalleled Atomic Clock Memorial which Paul Schratz so skillfully masterminded for us. A sincere "Thank You" to all those who have assisted me by regularly sending in news from your particular areas, especially Sally Gulick, Ginny Lawrence, Bob Clark, Chuck Jenkins, Jack Cameron and Grant Rogers. I am confident that you will provide BiU with the same dedicated support that you have given me.

Meanwhile, I must get back to the job at hand. Our Fall activities obviously have been centered around Annapolis and the Navy football games. The first home game on September 15th against Citadel was not too well attended and, as a result, we had a correspondingly poor showing at our Class tailgate party (now becoming traditional before each home game).

However, we did have two out-of-town participants: Jim Robertson from Pennsylvania and Bamey Oldfield from No. Carolina. Jim, although living considerable distance away, was planning to join us for all five games! Barney is still in the home constmction business in Kitty Hawk.

Homecoming on September 21st and 22nd was considerably more successful. Although only a few '39ers attended the Friday night Alumni Reception/Dinner, we had a great tumout on Saturday in spite of the intermittent rain. Approximately thirty-five Classmates plus wives, several offspring, one father-in-law and two widows participated in an enjoyable pre-game tailgate soiree in the Stadium parking lot and a delicious, catered buffet after the game at Di Helfrich's lovely home across the Sevem, both affairs noisily celebrating our 40th year. Highlight of the tailgate was a most informal (and moist) ceremony where Tom Bell and I had the distinguished honor of relieving Larry Lovig (up from Kilmamock, Virginia) and Charlie Chandler as Class Treasurer and Class President, respectively. The gathering at Di's house later featured, in addition to good food and BYOB conviviality, a spirited songfest (led by Bill Ruhe on Di's electronic organ) which included a "Happy Birthday" salute to the indomitable Capt. Schetky '19, Nancy Patterson's father, who was able to join us again. Last but not least was the delightftil opportunity to see some Classmates for the first time in many years: Mary and Hal Lank from San Diego; Ray Laird and his new bride, Kitty, from So. Dakota (and Palm Springs); and Joey and Bob Border from Spain! It had been at least 10 years since the Borders were here. Their current address: R. L. Border, c/o Bechtel Power Corp., Apartado, 25, Flix— Tarragona, Espafia. '39 offspring in attendance Shipmate, December 1979

were: Rob Clark (who came with mother, Micky), Jeff Loustaunau, Bill Anderson (Capt.

USMC, now stationed here at MC Hdqtrs.), and Margaret Patterson who sported a most unusual Homecoming name badge identifying her with three classes, '19, '39, and '75 for her brother Malcolm! (Thank you, Di, for allowing us the use of your home. You were a gracious host and mighty brave!)

I regret to report that Charlie Swayne died on September 30, 1979, in Portsmouth, Virginia, from injuries received in a tragic auto accident almost two years ago, December 1977. As you recall, his wife, Bettie, was killed in that same crash. Our deepest sympathy goes to their son, Charles Jr. Incidentally, I am glad to report that Doc Abbot's "Sea Cabin" at Gulf Shores, Alabama, survived the devastating hurricane which struck Mobile last September. Also, Bash Miller's beach house fortunately withstood the storm. Their homes in Mobile suffered only minor damage, mostly to trees.

Having now relinquished this column to the capable hands of Bill Ruhe, my efforts are being directed to my responsibilities as your Class President. The new Executive Committee (Bell, Chandler, Duncan, Loustaunau, Ruhe, and Vannoy) plans to be quite active with a luncheon/meeting on second Thursday of each month at ANCC. Keeping foremost the question "Where do we go from here?", the committee is addressing several issues, the dominant ones being: (1) Class communications (a Wash, newsletter perhaps?); (2) Class financial situation (a report being prepared); and (3) Our next big reunion (San Juan?).

Please send us your ideas on how we should answer the above question!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

and Bill Carpenter, Eloise and John Chase, Helen and Joe D'Arezzo, Mary Anne and Phil Eckert, Jo and Oz Gray, Loretta and Ted Hechler, Ginny and Ted Hill, Gretchen and Dixie Howell (in from the seas). Goodie and Bill Keating, Charlotte and Gene Lamiman, Jerry Lindsay and son Steve, Helen Longino, Ann and Bill Meyer, Rose and Mike Michaelis, Mary and John Montgomery, Florence Roseborough (Bill in Bmssels), Ruth and Bud Schafer, Mary and Ed Sledge, Betty Ann and Tom Taylor, Penny and Hugh Vickery, Betty and Stan Wagenhals, Bee and Bob Wann plus daughter Sharon. The '40 group was joined by LCdr. Jim Porter (4th Co. Officer) and wife Pam plus Midn. Paul Wohorsky (4th Co. Commander) and Bill Collins (4th Co. 2-striper).

Carolyn Greenbacker was in the D.C. area during September, visiting one of her children in Falls Church, Virginia, and passed the following news through Ed Sledge: after Carolyn and John retired from the Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. they settled on Carolyn's childhood farm in South Central Virginia (Halifax County), and John opened a law office in the county seat, Halifax. Business is so good that John Jr. has given up his position as assistant district attomey of Alexandria, Virginia, to join Dad's firm. In August the Greenbackers attended a ship's reunion (DE ACREE) in Kentucky. Enroute they visited with Shirley Walline, widow of Sal, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

On the retum trip home they saw Ann and Haywood (Moe) Smith in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

40 Sec'y, Cdr. Leigh Winters, USN (Ret.) 701 S. 23rd St., Ariington, VA 22202 Percent Members: 72 Washington Report December—already? The Class of '40 has just about wrapped up its preparations for Homecoming '80, Pope John Paul II has completed his extraordinary tour of the United States (Remember the chanting as his motorcade went by . . . even non-Catholic neighborhoods. . . "John Paul TWO—We Love YOU!"), Navy wrapped up its 11-game season over Army on the First, and it is that time of year to wish you all A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A FRUITFUL NEW YEAR! Forty celebrated the 39th Reunion on Saturday, 29 September, in Annapolis in 4 steps: first, in the morning, the Hechlers, Hills, Howells, Schafers and Frank Frankenberger met with the 4th Company Officer and designated midshipmen of the company in their 4th Co. Wardroom to present a set of '37 through '40 Lucky Bags donated by Ted Hill and Whiff Caldwell; next the "tail-gaters" met in the usual spot near Gate #6 (West Parking) before the game; Navy handled a plucky Connecticut through 4 quarters; finally, after the game, all hands repaired to Suzanne and Frank Frankenberger's for post-football relaxation and libations. Thanks to Ted Hechler we have a list of the more than half a hundred who enjoyed the Frankenberger hospitality: Betty and Jack Bowell, Maxine Pole and Dick Brown, Mary

Tom Taylor and Early Winters

Bill Keating and Dee Winters

Bob Waim and Tom Taylor at the Taylor Manor

Dick Brown has submitted a few more fine fotos to prove that it rcEilly did rain on Betty Ann and Tom Taylor's 8th Annual August Picnic. But—not to worry. Nobody got wet but the photographer.

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Ginny Hill and Loretta Hechler 40th Reunion—Homecoming 1980—3, 4, and 5 October 1980.

Dixie Howell and Sam Forter, celebrating a USS BOISE reunion (—without Pete Peters?) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, called in to verify the 40th Reunion date in Annapolis. Here 'tis—3, 4 and 5 October 1980. SEND YOUR $50 HOTEL RESERVATION DEPOSIT TO FRANK FRANKENBERGER ASAP! (Joseph S.—that's $50 for both of you; not $100. . .).

You should all have received Art Esch's first announcement during October '79. If you do not have it yet WE DID NOT HAVE YOUR LATEST ADDRESS. Please let me know.

News from Here and There Starting in the Southland: Cary Hall has started receiving your suggestions concerning '40's time capsule. So far so good, but keep 'em coming . . . Dorthe and Cary headed northwards into deep Yankee territory in late October to visit Claudia and Bob White up in Contoocook, New Hampshire. No report on the trip yet, but don't be surprised if some of that good Vermont/NH maple symp ends up in the capsule. . .

Also from Georgia (Gary's in Hampton, Jim in Athens) a report from Jim Elkins, Veep of the South '40, included some new addresses: J. C. Smith now at 3-11-11, Higashi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 Japan; E. C. Kimball, 15 A Society Hill Road, Route 2, Leonardtown MD 20650. Many thanks, Jim. Moving on to Norfolk, G. G. Williams (enclosing a hefry donation to the '40 Fund) reminded your sec. of his Jan-Feb '79 Shipmate column, p. 68, which requested from you " . . . your judgement of the performance of duty by our first Naval Academy candidate (as President of the United States)?. . ." G. G. puts his chips on an article by William Tucker in the 10 September '79N.Y. Times entitled "I Like Jimmy." I don't have permission to quote it here, but will send you a copy if requested.

May. . ." Russ also forwarded a fine photo of himself and Stormy Karl enroute an August wedding. Guess which one caught the garter?

Heading northward—a lovely note and BIG check for the Class Fund from Fritz Freund.

But, you all know Fritz—words, words, words . . . and not a d thing about what the Freunds have been doing lately. He's in Avon, Connecticut, and promises to join us some 2nd-Wednesday . . . and that's it!

Further north, up in Port Henry, New York, Blaine Libbey is promoting Ted Rodgers for the office of Vice-President, Eastern Area, or Trustee-at-Large in the Naval Academy Alumni Association. Good show, Blaine— you'd have the unanimous endorsement by his Classmates!

Now that the Class Organization is mnning along smoothly on 8V4 cylinders, Ted Hechler is starting to form up committees (Divisions?) to keep USS '40 on course. Have you been reading the Class of 1925 news? Note how our old Company Officer friend, Joe Stryker, has organized the class efforts to help the "chicks" (widows of '25). Well, Ted needs a volunteer to get that work started. Early will be happy to supply you with info passed on by Joe. Any workers out there?

The L. Pat Gray Defense Fund Two more articles that I'd love to send you copies of: the Los Angeles Herald Examiner of 8/27/79 article by Ben Stein on the FBI and the Justice Department; The Hartford Courant of 9/7/79 article, "Judge (Bryant) Sets Date for Trial of FBI Aides," Pat sums up the situation: " . . . We await, as does the Government, a decision by Chief Judge (William) Bryant as to the material to be . . . delivered to Mark Felt and Ed Miller in a usable form for their defense at trial which is scheduled to start January (2 or) 3, 1980."

Mates, please continue your outstanding support. We still need help to get the accounts in the black.

The Secretary's Corner Your letters in support of Pat Gray, the '40 Fountain Fund, corrections to the Roster and reports of events of interest to the Class have been more than just "interesting"; they have been inspirational! Frequently I take the photos and news-letters to the 2nd-Wednesday meetings, and all us locals enjoy your words and scenes together. I may not have answered yet. I get behind. But I shall. Meanwhile—God bless. * * * ONLY FORTY IS 4.0! * * *

date. He retired last year from CAL-TEX, after a long association. He and Marion wanted to settle in warm weather, not as far away as Florida but not in the Boston-Washington corridor. So they picked White Stone, Virginia, which is indeed a lovely part of the country.

David says they are going to try it for a while before making a final decision. In the meantime, David sent his special regards to Marcie and Ken Tebo and expressed the hope that one of Vic Moiteret's rabbits will appear before too long. Me, too. My thanks to Dick Hancock for aiming me in the right direction and to David Moore for answering the phone. Now, to the best of my knowledge, our only missing Classmates are Art Finkel, Louis Girdler, Jim Henry and John Palm.

After giving the far, far suburbs a try, Pat and Joe Zirkle have moved back closer to Washington in Fairfax. Also, Pat has gotten back on her golf stick again and gets her name in print from time to time.

"The September Class Luncheon was attended by twenty-two and presided over by our new Vice Chairman Bill Miller. There was considerable discussion of the Homecoming class party and what form it should take next year. If you have some thoughts along this Hne, please pass them on to Jim Jamison or Bill Miller. Joe Taussig brought up the fact that the Class-sponsored 2nd Company wardroom needs some work done. After substantive discussion, an expenditure was approved to cover the required work at the estimate of $443 and up to $500 if needed. This major effort triggered further interest in what could be done to give the wardroom more of a '41 flavor with memorabilia such as plaques from ships under '41 command, pictures of '41 flag officers, etc.

This is another area where good thoughts will be appreciated, and the Class Secretary, in his absence, was volunteered to write you a letter of solicitation which you will, in time receive!

Mac Nicholson agreed to estabhsh a watch list of at least once a month visits to the wardroom by a class member to help keep a better eye on the wardroom's status and needs.

41 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 7111 Pyle Rd., Bethesda MD 20034 Percent Members: 69

Russ Moon and Stormy Karl Shame on me. . . I skipped over SC and old friend and shipmate, Russ Moon. . . Mary Lou and Russ write: " . . . Other than cleaning up debris . . . from Hurricane David we have had no problems here; nothing like Mobile got. . .

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One of the more exciting events to report is the location of our long missing Classmate, Dinty Moore, who has been missing as far as this writer is concemed since May 1976! Last Winter Dick Hancock called me and, among other things, said that he thought the Moores were living in Virginia on the Rappahannock River near Irvington. This Summer, when Jackie and I were in that area for a couple of days, I found a D. S. Moore in the phone book but got no answer. Finally, a couple of months later, Dinty answered and brought me up to

Lou Davis—Foot Fault?

Lou Davis passes through town from time to time and left with Hoke Sisk the accompanying picture of himself on the courts. Hoke wanted particular attention paid to the rather gross foot fault on Lou's part. Who said he was serving?

And now back to Dick Wright to pick up his travels in Southeast Asia. "To avoid being repetitious, I'll say it here for the peoples of all the countries I passed through, in every land the people were, almost without exception, delightfully friendly, helpful, courteous, kind (sounds like parts of the Boy Scout law), and interested. Very apparent almost everywhere Shipmate, December 1979

is the admiration that people hold for America and things American. Times without number I have been approached by someone saying, 'You American?' And when I'd answer 'Yes,' a real conversation was off and running.

"My first visit was to Bali. The countryside there is intensely green, predominately with rice fields, both flat and terraced. And like little islands in the seas of rice are lovely little woods and small forests of palm, banana, bamboo and various wood trees. Apart from Denpasar, a typical Oriental ugly swelter, the numerous villages cluster in these little woods and forests, obviously for the shade they afford. There are two or three volcano cone mountains, one with a pretty lake—all quite scenic.

"What Bali has the most of is Hindu temples. These are always extremely omately carved and decorated, often brilliantiy painted, and littered with innumerable little flower offerings and punk sticks. Bali has over 10,000 temples! (The Hindu presence is so apparent only on Bali. In the rest of Indonesia the Moslem religion predominates.)

"Also, the Bali dancers and handicrafts are now largely tourist oriented. And the barebreasted females that you see are all under seven or over seventy.

"Java, very flat though a bit of a low mountain range along part of the south or west coast. Rice fields by the thousands of square miles. A huge majority of Indonesia's 135,000,000 people live on the island of Java, though it is not nearly so large as Sumatra. In other words, a people-impacted area.

Suribaya, a fairly ugly industrial city. Jogjakarta is the 'cultural center' of Indonesia, boasting the palace of the maharaja, tired, dusty and old but still interesting and exhibited with great loving pride by the palace guides.

Also in and around 'Jogja,' a number of old temples, now largely in ruins, predating the rise of the Moslem predominance.

"Saw a shadow play in Jogja. The audience sits in front of a large white (tatile-tale gray) sheet or screen while a sort of an orchestra and the 'shadow-master' (my name for him) sits behind it. A light bulb hangs down in front of and slightly above the shadow-master. He has a huge number of variously and intricately cut figures—flat, cut from a parchment-like leather—which he places successively against the screen while he narrates the story. The light bulb and the figures produce the shadows.

A normal performance lasts anywhere from five or six to thirteen hours, and, of course, the narration is all in the Indonesian language. I got the drift in about three minutes and held on for about fifteen.

"Then on to Jakarta, the capitol city of approximately 4.5 million people. I faithfiilly performed my tourist's duty and visited all the things listed as of sightseeing interest and walked the city streets and visited the open markets. Then I said, 'All predecessor claimants step aside; here is the place where they will put in the tube.' Then I thought about the arguments: is pomography art or is it just pornography? The test, I think, is whether an article 'has any redeeming quality.' I couldn't find any in Jakarta. 'This has to be the ugliest city in all the world,' I thought. I guess it does have one redeeming quality; to 4.5 million people, it is home.

"But I did have one tmly delightful evening there. I called on a couple who are friends of friends of mine in Holland. The man is the inspector general of the Ministry of Finance, an Shipmate, December 1979

army general 'on loan' from the Army. (I think all of the more highly placed officials of the Indonesian govemment are Army officers.) They had a very nice, spacious, air-conditioned home with a large, bountiful garden. They were most gracious, cordial, enthusiastic and very easy to get to know. And, oh, what a superb Indonesian dinner she served!—the best of my trip.

"On to Singapore. Singapore is a delightful city, certainly every bit as attractive as Hong Kong, though of course, it doesn't have the circling hills that add so much to Hong Kong.

It has many beautiful, modem, high-rise buildings, some very nice parks, interesting historic buildings and places, and lots of excellent shops, also with Hong Kong's duty free advantage. And it is clean. No trash and litter here!

And an absolute myriad of little outdoor restaurants serving Chinese, Indonesian and Malaysian style food. You could spend a lot of happy hours in Singapore just eating.

"Because I am always most interested and eager to see the countryside, I went from Singapore to Bangkok by train. The first class accommodations are quite comfortable and clean and are air-conditioned; I would recommend against second class.

"Malaysia has much very scenic landscape.

Green like Bali but less cultivated land and much real jungle. As I rode along, looking into it, I just imagined the tigers lurking in all that impenetrable tangle of grass, vines, fems and trees. Also very prominent are the miles and miles of rubber plantations, actually quite pretty.

"Stopped over for a couple of days in Kuala Lumpur, the capitol city of Malaysia. I was quite surprized by 'K.L.' as it is universally called. There's a new section that is quite modem and progressive in appearance, and many American and other foreign companies have large offices there. In fact I wandered in a couple of supermarkets there and found them far better than any other markets I'd seen since leaving the states. Also a large city park with a lake with row boats. And finally, the most beautiful mosque I've ever seen, all of white and black marble, exquisite lattice designs, and acres of marble terraces set with lovely pools and fountains. Shoes off, I wandered around on the polished marble terraces, cooled by the playing fountains, for quite some time and found it most peaceful and refreshing.

"The countryside of Thailand, fabled Siam, was disappointing. Instead of green, green, green, it is brown, brown, brown. All the fields—almost all—are dry, sere, baked and, in many places, bumed over. I suppose in another season it might be green but it certainly isn't now. And there is such a thick heat haze over it all, there is no sense of wide expanse."

The rest of Dick's saga will have to wait for another month. In the meantime, welcome home, Dick, and many thanks again for the fascinating account of your travels.

For your directories, here are some changes: Sarajane and Dick Foster, 975 Coachway Drive, Annapolis MD 21401, phone 301/8495657; Marion and David S. Moore, Box 945, White Stone VA 22578, phone 804/435-6734; Pat and Joe Zirkle, 3509 Redwood Court, Fairfax VA 22030, phone 703/591-3529.

And since the time of year is so close. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you.

42 Sec'y, R. S. Day, CLU P.O. Box 6042 Shirlington Station, Arlington, VA 22206 Percent Members: 70 Merry Xmas, one and all! And, do join us on the evening of 14 December at Ft. Myer when we gather with '39, '40, '41 and '43 for our annual gala. After a heavy snowfall here in early October, there is no way of knowing how the weather may be for our dinner and dance, but we do plan on our usual large attendance.

The anticipated response to Homecoming materialized and despite nearly continuous rain up until game time we had a good tumout on Friday evening for the Alumni festivities and on Saturday evening at Jean and Parker Armstrongs'. Along with our hosts, Clara Lee and I joined the Kurtzes, Schoenfelds, Herndons, Werthmullers, Kings, Connors, Duncans, Morrows, Robisons, Thompsons, Reeds, Lowes, Rawsons, Higginses, Clicks, Coles, Gommengengers, JC Hills, Childers, Dunhams, Stegemertens, Reillys, C. Tumers, T. Smiths, Ann Beale, Frank O'Briens, Wilhites, Smalls, Sweitzers, Rices, Wileys, Sims, Housers, Bergins, Minners, Divines and AUendorfers. Puds and Bob Harwood came by for the first hour, but were unable to stay for dinner. While the company, the potables, the food and the setting were outstanding, a special word has to be reserved for the Armstrongs' doUhouse. A project which was started during Parker's last tour and while they lived at the Navy Yard, this truly remarkable creation demands hours to absorb the detail in the many, many pieces which give it a lived-in look.

Homecoming '80 will find us at the Bavarian Room in the North Severn facility. We have met here before at our annual picnics, but the room has been completely done over and the porch area enclosed and will be perfect for our needs. Our 40th reunion dinner-dance will be held at the Officers' Club and we shall have as much of the main floor as our group requires.

Age thus has its rewards as our desires are second only to the 50th Anniversary celebrants.

Edie and Frank O'Brien have moved back to the Annapolis area and are at 819 Holly Drive East, RED 10, Annapolis 21401. Dwight Raymond has retired as dean of business services at a Maryland Community College and taken up real estate. He is at 416 N. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg MD 20760. Ed Conklin '45 has donated a copy of our '42 Lucky Bag to the Class for the use of anyone who might need an extra copy. Our thanks to Ed. While details are minimal, we sadly note that Bill Deibler died at his home in Port Charlotte, Florida, on 17 September; while Herb Gravely succumbed to a heart attack during a golf match in South Carolina on 24 September.

Willy Nyburg dropped in to see Bill Kurtz in late September enroute to Brazil. I thought Willy had given up Egypt for Scandinavia, and was reassured to know that he was flying from Rio to Helskinki before going on to Yugoslavia and a few other neat spots. Honey is fine, incidentally.

Bemadette and Austin Kennedy are at 105 Manchester Road, Charleston 29407. Austin retired after 11 years with the Fidelity Bank of Philadelphia, where he was the administrative and financial planning assistant to the bank op79

erations officer. As they are both native Charlestonians, they've spent the past months getting settled in a new home and catching up with their rather large families in the area, as well as their many, many friends from the "old days." No thought of a new job, as yet, and a definite commitment to attend the 40th. All six children have put their stamp of approval on the new home: Maj. A. J. Ill, USA, enroute from Frankfiirt to DIA Washington; Bonnie (Bemadette) from Atianta with husband. Dale Bames, and only grandchild, Melissa, 5Vi; sons, Michael and Kevin from Birmingham; Stephen from Philadelphia; and Julie from Chicago.

According to the media, the only local person Carter talked to when he flew to the Gulf coast to survey the mid-September hurricane damage was Len Erb. As that havoc occurred just prior to the planned christening of DDG KIDD, we believe the ceremony was successfully staged on October 13th.

Al Bogart in New Jersey Much appreciated note from Maino Des Granges in El Cajon, Califomia. The Class tie has been sent. Al Bogart, a fellow CLU and CLU instmctor, checked in with his regular 20-year letter. It was really triggered by news that the 1980 and 1982 Notre Dame games will be played in the Giant stadium in New Jersey, about three miles from Al's home. He has an insurance business which wife Millie mns while Al serves as a full-time faculty member at Upsala College in East Orange with the business management department. With a remarriage several years ago, Al acquired two daughters and a grandchild to add to his two daughters and three grandchildren. Keeping pace with George Folta in the great Northwest, Al's New Jersey license plate is USNA 42.

Isobel and Grif Scarborough and Ann and Bill Underwood were "North" in late Summer and the Scarboroughs went on the Alumni Association Danube trip, but both families headed home when the hurricanes headed towards Florida. As a result, both regretted Homecoming '79. Jim Conger, our other Florida traveler, delivered a new Bertram to Mobile three days before "Frederic" chumed over his route and smashed Len Erb's shipyard. In addition to letting me know that he was alright, Jim was reminding me that we have discussed a missing Akron buddy. Jack Schmitz, during several of Jim's visits to my office. We know that Jack is a widower and has been working as a shortorder cook in Alaska, but no address has come to hand. He also reportedly had a heavy beard, but suggest that this may not be enough for Gil Acker (our only Alaskan Classmate) to mn him down, or whatever.

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Ruth and Joe TuUy made an early October swing through the Black Sea and a visit to the Soviet Union, Turkey and the Greek islands.

Doug Powell visited Joe just before they left, the first time they had been together since graduation. Doug has retired from his city government position and lives in Visalia, California.

Bob Donaldson, one of our "missing" Classmates, was included in Al Gallin's recapitulation of fellow Panama Canal personnel.

Another Alumnus shared his Shipmate with Bob. Result: a "found" Classmate. Bob is the last of the '42 group in Panama. He has been there off and on for 25 years, having spent five years in Yokohama as a Pan Canal manager.

Presently, he is assistant chief, engineering division, of the Panama Canal Commission.

They now own a retirement home in Rockland, Maine, Bob's wife's home, but still anticipate another year or two before retiring to enjoy the "view of salt water" the real estate dealer promised. Bob's address is PSC Box 2087, APO Miami 34002.

In mid-September, had an opportunity to repeat my 24-hour working visit to Atlanta, paralleling my experience of last year. And, hopefully, the American College will have its instructors conference there again next year, so we can finally gather all of our Atlanta group together. Of course, an evening with Angle and Tom Marshall is an unforgettable experience. The heavy rains which drenched Atlanta all week and then moved northward for the Homecoming week end did not dilute the hospitality they showered on me. I even leamed that a Mud Pie is an absolutely exquisite dessert and more than filling after a full-course dinner. The Marshalls have a lovely town house in Atlanta covenient to the Supreme Court, but still maintain home base in Americus. The week end before I arrived in Atlanta, Jean and Paul Smith had taken off for Greece and Helen and BiU Shreve had headed for Spain. Fortunately for my ego, Kathryn and BiU Brewster had left for Hilton Head some months before. When Bill gave up the running of the Academy in Atlanta, he had not really talked about retiring completely. Thus, when he was offered the opportunity to head a smaller school near Hilton Head, he accepted.

At the moment, the Marshalls, Shreves, Brewsters and Smiths plan to attend the 40th, and one way or another the four will be together at least for that week end.

Caught a glimpse of Larry Newton at the Friday night Homecoming dinner in the messhall. Peggy and Chief Tofalo turned up at the Air Force game since Joe had served as their pathfinder by testing the tail-gating waters after the Connecticut game. Daughters, Rosemary and Anne, and Anne's husband completed the family circle and all radiated an inner pleasure in Joe's obviously successful adaptation to Academy life. Air Force also brought out George Mahler and son George from his successful Virginia Beach law practice. Virginia was on an antique shopping spree to restock her store and tumed down the game. Bev and Jerry Clarke came in from their mini-farm at Middletown, just north of Front Royal in the Shenandoah Valley. Daughter Susan and husband joined them, perhaps to make Peg and Dave Bunting feel at home. We only see the Buntings infrequently, but understand he has wound up the stint with AMTRAK in order to devote time to growing a magnificent beard.

That is a task I heartily endorse.

43 Sec'y, Capt. William T. Peach, III, (SC)USN (Ret.), 647 Kaimalino St., Kaliua, HI 96734 Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Perry HaU USN (Ret.) 18913 Muncaster Rd., Derwood MD 20855 Corr. Sec'y (So. Cal.) Cdr. Phil Hambsch USN (Ret.) 8750 Mellmanor #164, LaMesa CA 92041 714/461-3888 Percent Members: 68 Fred Feamow writes from Sevema Park, Maryland. "Herewith a photo of my older son Clay and me. He was commissioned an ensign on 17 August 1979 at Pensacola, Florida. He is now in flight officer training. On 25 August Clay was married to Debbie Chaney, a lovely girl, in Annapolis, Maryland.

Fred Feamow and son Clay "Having had these happenings to top off a very busy summer, Pat and I are heading for Europe on 27 September for something different to do. We will visit our daughter Pam and her husband Tony and two grandsons in Geneva, Switzerland. Afterwards we'll drive through Austria and Germany for a couple of weeks before coming home."

Ed Dankworth sends word that a RAdm. WilUam Max Harnish Memorial Fund has been established at the Naval Regional Medical Center, Oakland CA 94600. The purpose of the fund is to provide special training to nurses and corpsmen in the care of cancer patients. Ed went on to say "Max died rather unexpectedly at Oak Knoll following a battle with cancer that lasted almost three years. As all who knew him would expect. Max never stopped fighting.

I was lucky enough to see him three days before he died. He talked optimistically about the future, regarding his pains and discomfort as temporary problems which, somehow, he'd be able to solve. His wife Mark was behind him every step of the way. Both as a couple and individually, they were an inspiration to everyone."

Phil Hambsch reports from San Diego a very sad incident involving our Classmate George R. Meyer and wife Marge. On September 22, their youngest son, William Edward, was killed almost instantiy in a single car accident while enroute to work in the late evening. Bill, aged 25, was a graduate of University of Califomia at Davis, majoring in water resources. Living with his parents on Point Loma, he was employed by the San Diego County Water District at Otay Mesa. Catholic services were held at Sacred Heart Church on September 25, and interment followed at Holy Cross Cemetery.

On the bright side for the Meyers however is the return of their eldest son Robert, USNA Class of 1970, who has been serving Lay Mission Helpers as a bush pilot in Africa for the past few years. Robert, with wife, Deborrah and their four children, were expected in San Diego in mid-October, at which time Bob, a qualified airiine pilot, will attempt to re-enter that field with one of our major airlines.

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Classmates who wish to send condolences to George and family concerning their loss should use the residence at 4445 Casitas, San Diego CA 92107.

44 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: 69 '44 Memorial—Progress Report We can affirm at this time that the '44 Memorial Project has been accepted by the Class as a whole and the campaign is in full swing. All comments made at Homecoming and those that have arrived by mail have wholeheartedly endorsed the project. We have already about reached the $10,000 mark for the fund. If you have not sent in this year's contribution, get it in the mail quickly for income tax purposes. Mark your check to the USNA Alumni Association plainly with "Class of '44 Memorial Fund."

MaU Bag Here are some of the comments on the Memorial Project received by mail: Les Landes—"The proposed memorial sounds fine to me and the kind of 'permanent' gift I had in mind. . . . I doubt that I will be at Homecoming this year, so if a vote is taken this will serve as a 'yes' to the proposal. . . . " Bob LeweUen—"A start on the program.

Whatever you all decide will be fine."

Jack Stockton—"I think the efforts of the Class Memorial Committee are great. I support the proposal as our project."

Jim Landon—(To Bill Busik) "Enclosed is my check for $100 which should be credited to the Class of 1944 Memorial Fund. Also, please ensure that the matching gift (from Bank of America) is credited to the fund."

Dave Henderson—"I'm in agreement with the memorial as proposed. . . . It appears to me that you have thought it out pretty well. I say let's go ahead."

Gordon WiUis—"I am delighted that our class is preparing a memorial gift to the Naval Academy. . . . Please find enclosed my check for $250. . . . If you find later that you need more money to reach your goal, please let me know."

Pem WaU—"I've sent $44 for my '79 contribution and will do likewise each year. If only 50% responded the same way, we'd total over $72,000 thm '83. The Committee has done a great job—keep up the good work."

The above excerpts are representative of the letters received. There have been no negative responses.

News CUps A news release by General Electric announced that Dave Warner has been named manager of General Electric Company's Electric Utility (EUSD) Sales Division, Southwest Region, which includes Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and portions of Arkansas and Mississippi. Dave joined G.E. in 1948 after leaving the Navy. He was promoted to EUSO district manager in 1959. Since 1963, he has served as Shipmate, December 1979

Northeast regional manager for the EUSO. Dave will now be located at G.E.'s EUSD regional headquarters at 8101 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas TX 75247.

Jack Pennington was the subject of a special article in the business/financial section of the Newark (N.J.) Sunday Ledger Star on September 2. He is manager of New Jersey's Cash Management Fund, an organization similar to a money market fund. Jack is responsible for investing a multi-million dollar pool of funds contributed by state, county and municipal govemment bodies. The article reported: "If it were a money market fund for private investors, the performance of New Jersey's Cash Management Fund would have ranked number six in the nation in June, based on daily average annualized return." Wow! That's some management. Jack.

Monthly Meeting The October business luncheon meeting of the D.C. Headquarters Chapter had a new twist. We met jointly with our contemporary class from West Point, the USMA Class of '43 (June). One of their Classmates, General Hal Aaron, who retired from active duty last Febmary as deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was our guest speaker. Hal did a thorough job of covering the present Soviet threat and its projected relationships to our national interests. To give you a feel for this splendid meeting, here is a list of those present: USMA Class of '43 (June): Bill Cover, Bob Davenport, Bill Naylor, John Stanko, Bob Plett, Alan Jones, Les Hardy, Bud Rundell, Sy Sylvester, Hank Shroeder, Jack McGregor, and Hal Aaron.

USNA Class of '44: Scott (Bird Dog) Palmer, Harry Benoit, Tom Rhees, Jack Cryan, Paul Cmtchfield, Randy King, Bob Hutzel, Windy Whidden, Ed Napier, Chariie Miller, Ben Colmery, Ralph Kaufman, Kank Gorman, Am Thalhamer, Bucky Walters, Vance Cox, Ken Smith, C. C. Brock, Hank Barbour, and Vince Cassani.

In Memory At the request of Dorothy Knauf, Bob's widow, the Class made a contribution in memory of Bob Knauf to the Rotary Club "Boat People Fund" of Oceanside, Califomia.

With His Honor in Belfast, Maine AnnapoUs Input Jack Godfrey reported that he and Helen spent a week in early September on the coast of Maine with the Gummersons and Kitts consuming lobsters and exhuming antiques. While there, the group visited the HiUs in Belfast, Maine, where Stet is His Honor, the Mayor.

The photo mns left to right by couples: Rita and Bob Kitt, Phyllis and Ken Gummerson, Helen and Jack Godfrey, Fay and Stet Hills.

Jack also had recent news from Nan and Andy McKinney who recently moved to Houston from San Antonio, Texas. Andy has entered law school to fulfill a lifelong ambition and Nan is hawking real estate.

Secretary's Addendum As a reminder to all of you potential contributors of class news, my submission deadline is on the 10th of each month for the Shipmate issue two months thence, with the exceptions of November and May when the 20th is the deadline for the double month issues of January-Febmary and July-August. Get the dope to your old secretary before the deadlines to make the earliest Shipmate issue.

At this moment in the collective and illustrious history of '44, as we poise to sail into another year filled with our many and diverse pursuits, I wish you and your families a joyous Christmas season and a sparkling, Happy New Year!—WVW.

45 Sec'y., Mr. Phil Erickson 6313 Golf Course Square Alexandria VA 22307 (703) 765-6193 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Dutch Schulz USN (Ret.) 5100 26th St. N., Arlington VA 22207 (703) 536-7156 Percent Members: 60 "By June of 1944 we made the transition from individuals with only personal histories to a Class with a sense of its own identity and with some shared memories, creating not only our own history but a sense of a spiritual community—for that is what spirituality is all about—knowing who we are—sharing a common history and a common tradition and perhaps starting some of our own which contributed to the history and spirituality of the Class.

"This weekend we are gathered to celebrate our lives together as Classmates—to recall some of our history, personal and corporate—but at the same time to remember those who once were among us but who have died.

"What can we say in the face of the death of 127 of our Classmates? We can say—as the Church has maintained for two millenia—that the end and purpose of all history is in the hands of God—whose ultimate sovereignty is faithfully acknowledged. " 'Behold, the dwelling of God is with men.

He will dwell with them and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning or crying or pain anymore, for the former things have passed away—Behold, I make all things new.' " The above words were spoken by Bob Davis on 23 September in the Chapel at the Naval Academy during the Memorial Service for our departed Classmates which brought our 35th Homecoming to a most fitting close. The Reverend Ed Conklin assisted Bob in the beautiful and memorable service which left few of the over 125 Classmates and wives dry-eyed. Secretary Phil Erickson has mailed a copy of Bob's meditation and the Memorial Service Program which contained a listing of our deceased to each of our '45 widows who were not present.

Should you want a copy of the Memorial Service booklet, drop Phil a line. Many Classmates 81

have asked me for Bob and Ed's addresses to personally thank them, so here they are: The Venerable Robert N. Davis, Archdeacon and Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese of North Carolina, Box 17025, Raleigh NC 27609, and the Reverend Edward W. Conklin, Chapel of Hope, Talbot Hall, Box C, Jonestown PA 17038.

Saturday night's buffet banquet at the Officers' and Faculty Club in the Yard was mostly a stand-up affair for 358 Classmates and spouses, since the club capacity for a sit down dinner was 290. As it tumed out, this was a blessing in disguise for we were able to circulate more and meet more Classmates. As Johnny MuUen put it in a note to Cliff Bermann. Homecoming Chairman, "Maggie and I think that this was the best ever. We met and re-met more Classmates at this one than at any other." And we even had a new Phantom Classmate, Joe, the Texas Commodore, who had wandered into the Club, paid his fee and enjoyed the party with us all.

Oh, I didn't mention the rain, which really didn't bother us too much at the game but caused the cancellation of the march-on and the Friday's P-rade. But who cares about the weather when there is a tailgating tent with keg beer and delicious hors d'oeuvres. Those who savored Carl Ferguson's oysters on the halfshell or Peggy Bradley's tasty appetizer, as well as many other tempting snacks, were well prepared for a bit of a drizzle in the stands.

The game? Well, Navy won in a very Ho-Hum type of a contest. Our guests at the tailgating were the midshipmen of the 5th Company.

Carol Sue and Jim Ravenel treated the Atlanta midshipmen to a special tailgate spread.

Friday night's cocktail party in Dahlgren Hall followed by dinner in the Midshipmen's Wardroom was elbow to elbow people, as usual, but with our miniature Triton light, installed by Ernie Barrett, flashing over our heads.

If you had checked in to the Alumni House on Friday, you would have seen our own hostess, Ms. Roxanne Jones, surrounded by Green Bowlers, Look Alive buttons, and 30Year-After Books as well as the standard Homecoming packets.

Our 35th was truly one to remember and we owe a vote of thanks and a tip of the Green Bowler to Cliff Bermann, Chairman, and his Homecoming Committee: Bee Hodsdon, Betty Schmeltzer, Bud Bowler, Bill Cosgrove, Bob Davis, Phil Erickson, Dick Fay, Brace Rankin, Ernie Barrett, and Toxey Zeigler.

On a more formal note, the Class held its Annual Meeting in Chauvenet Hall on Saturday moming attended by 39 members to provide future guidance to the officers of the Association of the Class of '45. Bob WiUiams, our permanent Class President, reviewed the background and accomplishments of the Class over the last 35 years, pointing out how we have demonstrated the "Look Alive" spirit. Major items decided: (1) We will work toward a 45th Year gift, vice 40 or 50th, (2) We will plan for a 40-Year-After Book and (3) The "Big" reunion will be our 45th. An old friend of '45, RAdm. Ed Dexter '28, was present and spoke briefly.

Belatedly, the Class has learned of the death of Paul Clapp, on 30 June of cancer at home in New Britain, Connecticut. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Mary and her children, Andrew and Alison Ann, of 635 Lincoln St., New Britain CT 06052. Our '45 Lucky Bag had this to say about Paul, who stood second in the Class: "Because he was never too busy to help 82

someone, he had many tme friends in the Regiment." A more complete obituary may be found in the "Last Call" section of the next issue of Shipmate.

The Cliff Bermanns' sloop The first to respond to a request for fotos of Forty-Fiver boats (and airplanes) were Rita and CUff Bermann who sent this picture of their sloop, SENORITA, a Pearson-Vangard '33.

Cliff notes, "Since we lost our trophy-winning Texas crew, we'll be glad for any '45 spinnaker trimmers to drop in for a sail on the Chesapeake at 759 Oak Grove, Sevema Park MD 21146." O.K., now how about a foto of your boat (include statistics)?

And who do you suppose had a breakfast meeting with the Dalai Lama during his September visit to DC? Yes, none other than our own Secretary, Phil Erickson. It seems that Phil was on assignment in Japan in 1953 where he met the Dalai Lama and his older brother, Norbu. Later, Phil was instramental in bringing Norbu to this country where he now teaches at the University of Indiana. The breakfast?? Ugh, fmit and tea!

Saturday night door prize, a framed and bronzed '45 crest, one of many cast by Gus Swainson for Homecoming and available at the banquet . . . Three '45 Juniors are at the Academy in the Class of '80: Nels Peterson, Rob Hennegan and Rick Schulz. Jim Ravenel has a son in '81 . . . Red Colegrove, recovering from a brain tumor operation, attended the Saturday banquet . . . Sitting next to Gus Swainson's Gusmobile in the Hilton garage was a car with Wisconsin tags, 19NA45, belonging to Sue and WiU Adams . . . Beetle Forbes presented a plaque to the 5th Company Wardroom on Sunday which took two men to carry. It consisted of an oak shield with a regulation port hole in the middle surrounded by squadron insignia . . . Bob Baldwin conducted his own grass-roots personnel survey in the 5th Company Wardroom with several midshipmen.

Later, they found out that they had been talking to the current Chief of Naval Personnel! . . . Ace Lewis didn't make Homecoming since he was recovering from Legionnaire's Diseaseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;28 days on a respirator in intensive care . . . It was reported that Howard BuckneU had suffered a heart attack, but I have no further word . . . Henry Six of 2194 Almanac Ct., Pittsburgh PA 15237 has been named vice president, industry products marketing, international, for Westinghouse Corp. . . . Jack McLain is still working as an independent business man at Afflain, Inc. P.O. Box 172, Bronxville NY 10708 . . . Dr. Crumpton FarreU has a new address: 1207 Kilian Blvd., SE, St. Cloud MN 56301 . . . We only have $200 to go to finish paying for the Doc Fallon Memorial Scoreboard (Bo Coppedge says that this scoreboard is more reliable than the one in Memorial Stadium). If anyone wants a taxwrite-off for 1979, make your check payable to the Naval Academy Memorial Fund, Inc. and send it to the Naval Academy Foundation, 48 Maryland Ave., Annapolis MD 21401. Mark check, "45 Scoreboard."

Here's your chance to send a Christmas gift to the Class! Send your Christmas Card (and newsletter) addressed to the Association of the Class of 1945 and addressed to either Phil or me (see address at head of column) and your card will be posted at the January luncheon for 40-50 Classmates to read.

Merry Christmas 1979!

46 The Lipferts on the Great Wall Gloria and Ralph Lipfert took the TROA tour to China in July. The foto shows them hiking along the Great Wall of China.

Homecoming Highlights and other items: Bud Bowler arrived at the pre-game tailgating looking as though he had met a soft-boiled egg head on. It tumed out that the big green balloon he was inflating blew up all over him while he was applying yellow paint . . . Beetle Forbes re-visited his old room in Bancroft Hall to find, yes, panty hose . . . Saturday night found a segment of the old NA-10 gang back on the bandstand with George EUis on the drums and Johnny MuUen with a hot clarinet.

Ex-cheerleader, Cliff Bermann, led us in a rendition of "Navy Blue and Gold" . . . For those of you in the 8th Company who had your picture taken by Gus Swainson on the ladder at the Club, Johnny Mullen would like to send you a print. Write him at 501 Baldwin Dr., Sumter SC 29105 . . . Bert Findly won the

Sec'y, Mr. C. W. Kennelly II 7911 Sleaford PI., Bethesda, MD 20014 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. C. V. WiUioit Jr, USNR (Ret.) 1103 Santa Rufina Ct. Solana Beach CA 92075 Percent Members: 60 Although I announced in the November column that we were on a motor trip to the East Coast, it didn't tum out that way. The distance between the major events was too great to permit travel by auto, so we reluctantly left the car in Califomia and took to the air. The first stop was in Tennessee where, along with about 250 of her friends and relatives, we celebrated my Mother's 80th birthday. The party, held in the First Baptist Church, was the best nonalcoholic cocktail party we ever attended! Besides seeing cousins I hadn't seen in ages, I met my first and second grade teachers (they must have been very young at the time) as well as my graduation June Week drag. My memory doesn't go back much farther than that!

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Bill Slesnick and license plate On our way to New Hampshire (to visit Tricia's relatives) we had just enough time in the Washington National Airport to phone Leroy Jackson to let him know we wouldn't be attending Homecoming that day. Inasmuch as we were very close to Hanover I contacted BiU Slesnick and arranged to meet for lunch on Saturday (29 Sept.), more easily done because the Dartmouth football team was out of town that week end! It was a most enjoyable occasion and, as usual under those circumstances, the "sea stories" were going back and forth so fast that I would need the help of a tape recorder to remember them all. Bill is still a professor of math at Dartmouth and lives at 19 South Park St., Hanover NH 03755. Those of you who remember the terrible time I had with math will understand why I wanted to have my picture made with Bill Slesnick, math professor and Rhodes Scholar and his New Hampshire license plate!

Although I couldn't arrange any more visits in New Hampshire, I did manage to make several phone calls to Classmates. Wasn't lucky enough to catch Martha and "Ace" Braseth at home in Meredith but talked to son, Peter, '72, who had resigned from the Navy and was attending dental school at Tufts. He said this was one of the few week ends they had not made the trip up from Roslyn (NY) and, wouldn't you know, it was the oidy one we were in New Hampshire!

Attempted to phone "Mac" McDermott in Amherst but came to "All Stop" with an unlisted phone number. Believe he is still president of Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. in Boston. Address is Boston Post Road, Jasper Valley, Amherst NH 03031.

"Legs" Legare, Box 227, New Castie NH 03854 has a burglar and fire alarm company called "Sentry Systems" and said he did business with the country hardware store where we were visiting in Lyme. After his retirement in '64 he was a math teacher at Exeter High School for five years.

BiU Reekie, Route 1, Box 109, Peterborough NH 03458 had just retired from New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. and was on his way to Boston for surgery to correct circulation problems in his legs. Bill says he was in Hawaii in '75 and visited his roommate, Johnny Renn, who had retired and bought a house at 94-088 Puanane Loop, Militani Town HI 96789. He also had heard from Doug Rodgers who phoned him Labor Day week end and wanted Bill to go camping. Doug lives at 29 Indian Trail, Sparta NJ 07876.

Talked to BiU Vanderwolk at 172 So. Willow St., Manchester NH 03103 and found that his chain of McDonalds restaurants is now up to fifteen, but Bill had no beef about that! 1 asked him if the "No Nukes" protesters were good for his business (one of his restaurants is in Seabrook) and Bill replied: "No. They all carry lunches!"

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Edwards and Hancock, Syracuse

Bob and Betty Schabacker

On Monday moming, 1 October, we boarded the bus at White River Junction, Vermont, for Syracuse, New York, although I had not been able to contact either Bud Edwards or Stu Hancock. During bus changes in Albany I had just enough time to talk to Bud's very efficient secretary and we were back on the bus, enjoying the incredible scenery which, of course, wouldn't have been visible had we elected to go via air. To my great surprise (not to mention relief) the first thing I heard as I stepped off the bus in Syracuse was a telephone page for Bud! We were literally whisked out of the Syracuse Bus Terminal and, enroute to 208 Sedgwick Drive, Syracuse NY 13203, had the most brief but concentrated history of Syracuse one could hope to receive. And why not? We discovered that the houses where Bud was bom, raised and now lives are all less than four blocks apart. If you read my November column you already know that Bud is president of the O.M. Edwards Company. The windows on our bus were made by Bud's company. We arrived home just in time to greet a surprised Sarah who, nevertheless, welcomed us with open arms. Soon we were joined for cocktails by Stu Hancock who is a judge of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Dept.

Stu lives at Cobblestone House, Syracuse Rd., Cazenovia NY 13035, and, knowing his busy schedule, we were honored and pleased that he could join us. Most of you who remember Bud and Stu in the famous barbershop quartet may not know that they have been good friends since they were four years old. Their most recent escapade was racing a 33-foot sloop in the Marblehead to Halifax race in which they had the second smallest boat with the second highest handicap. Bud, the Captain, did volunteer that the Judge seems to be more and more interested in reading and less and less in sailing!

Although they were rolled over on their side twice and their steering gear carried away, they managed to finish 29th out of 75 boats and, upon arrival, spent the next three nights dancing!!

Monday night we were guests of Sarah and Bud at their private Century Club, steeped in the tradition of Syracuse, and, following breakfast the next moming. Bud saw us off on the bus enroute to our next adventure.

That aftemoon in Erie, Pennsylvania, we were met at the bus terminal by Bob Schabacker, vice president of the Erie Ceramic Arts Company, who drove us through an area of large, charming old homes on the way to their new house, "Wagram II," at 540 Wilkins Road, Erie PA 16505. From the very first peek you know you are looking at Betty Schabacker's "dream house"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the large metal elephant and giraffe designs at the front give you a clue!

The house is modem redwood on a large lot less than a mile from Lake Erie, wide open, full of windows, skylights, etc. Bob has obviously gone the last mile to see that the house reflects Betty's artistic talent (which is considerable) and you'd just simply have to see it to fully appreciate it. Even though Tricia and Betty were up to their ears in serious art discussions, we managed enough time to talk about old times, especially of their tours in California. Actually (as Guinevere said) one night isn't enough!

The next moming we had a special tour of the Erie Ceramic Arts Company before boarding the bus to Buffalo. Although I didn't get to see him while in Erie, I did talk on the phone with Jack Dwyer, who is general manager of the Locomotive Marketing Dept., General Electric Co., where he has been for the past five years. Jack went to work for G.E. in Erie following his resignation from the Navy in July '47 and married Nancy Weschler there in October '48 but left Erie after 2'/i years to be a sales engineer in the New York Office. Jack said that before he retumed to Erie he was holding down two offices and moved to Princeton, New Jersey, in order to be closer to both of them. Their current address is 3711 Guilford Drive, Erie PA 16505.

When we returned to Solana Beach yesterday I opened a letter from Buck Buchanan, Box 417, Gales Ferry CT 06335, only to learn the sad news that Annette passed away on 26 September. "The ceremony was lovely, the church filled and so many beautiful letters from dear friends." I remember her well. Buck. She was indeed a dear, sweet person.

Let me remind you of the 35th Reunion in Washington on 6, 7, 8 June 1980. By die time you are reading this you should have received another letter with more details from Harvey Lyon. "Daisy"

47 Sec'y, Cdr. H. G. Heininger, Jr. USN (Ret.) 4554 Lawnvale Dr., Gainesville VA 22065 Percent Members: 64 The '47 Stew A dream come tme. Over a year ago John Prehn and I agreed that we should have a big '47 party during the Oyster Bowl weekend in Norfolk. After the '78 Navy-Virginia game in Charlottesville, we approached Ted Davis at the barbecue Loice and Walt Johnson gave.

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White Heron Hotel and Yacht Club of us met at the White Heron for cocktails and dinner on Friday evening, 12 October. While we were celebrating John Prehn's xxth birthday, I was called to the phone. It was my sonin-law, Barry Anderson, telling me that our daughter. Barbie, had just delivered an 8 lb. 4 oz. baby giri and her name is "Lonnie." Her Aunt Joanne was delighted since 12 October was also her birthday. So we continued the celebration into the wee hours of Saturday. We joined together in the "Gang Plank 11" about 0930 for branch consisting of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, biscuits, frait.

Bloody Marys, and Salty Dogs. We then helped Len Davis decorate our two busses with '47 and Navy banners before heading for the game. Audrey and Al Maynard kept our bus in good spirits with Bloody Marys and Screwdrivers. Bo Coppedge visited our section before the game. Sybil and Jim Stockdale were at the game and came to the White Heron afterwards. However, they had to leave before the cocktail party started so they could catch their plane to Charleston. The Saturday evening cocktail party and roast beef dinner were outstanding.

Those from outside the Washington and Norfolk areas that attended were Pat and Al Davidson from Memphis, Randy and Joe Cofer from Chattanooga with their son, Joe, a Navy lieutenant (MC), and his wife, and Pat and Jim Moss from Troy, New York. The Washington-Annapolis area was represented by Elvie and Peter Cummins, Walt Day and his date Mary Jane, Betty and Bo Heininger, Amelia and Warren Johnson, Loice and Walt Johnson, Mary and John Prehn, Louise and Chuck Slonim, Judy and Bryan Wiggins, Marty and Paul Fitzgerald, Clare and Bob Gower and their daughter, Billi and her husband, Lt. John Paras '73, Jean and Ely Kirk, Nancy and Chan Von Schrader, and Midge and Bob Goldsborough. The Norfolk area was represented by Len and Ted Davis, Ouida and Ward Byington, Dot and Bob Hirsch, Dolores and Hank Munnikhuysen with their daughter Gail, and Hank's cousin Doug Munnikhuysen, '44 and his vrife, Patti, Virginia and Dan Bailey, Bess and Doc Jex, Betty and Charles Nimitz, Dar and Elmer Kiehl, Barbara and Lou Larcombe, Jean and Dan Reilly, Mikie and Bob Stone and her sister and date, Mary and Curly Weber, Pat and O. D. King, Trudy and Scotty Schaefer, and Jean and Tom Brenner. There was a branch Sunday for the survivors. The White Heron is owned and managed by Charlotte and Michael Christian. Michael was a naval aviator who was shot down and spent time as a POW with Jim Stockdale and Jerry Denton. The White Heron went to great extremes to make our '47 Oyster Bowl week end a gala affair.

Speaking of Jerry Denton, I hope you saw the TV movie. When Hell Was in Session, on Monday night, 8 October. John Prehn and I 84

had our callers notify those of us in the Washington-Annapolis area about the showing.

There were two consecutive Monday nights in a row that Classmates interfered with Howard Cosell's Monday Night Football—the other being Jimmy Carter's speech about the Russian Brigade in Cuba.

Homecoming week end was early this year, and even though it was not one of our five year anniversaries, it was a memorable occasion.

The highlight occurred on the 50-yard line just before the start of the Navy-Connecticut football game when the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Thomas B. Hayward '48, presented Bo Coppedge the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award. The citation read, "For exceptional outstanding service as President of the Naval Academy Athletic Association since July 1970.

Bo Coppedge As the first civilian director of the Naval Academy Athletic Association, you have provided inspirational leadership and exceptional management which has lead to an impressive development of athletic achievements for Naval Academy midshipmen. Your outstanding contributions to the moral, mental, and physical development of midshipmen is deeply appreciated. Thousands of commissioned officers of the Naval Service have leamed the price and value of victory and team effort as a direct result of challenges made available by your quality athletic program. Your relentless pursuit of improved athletic opportunities and excellence, which has continued undiminished despite personal adversity, is in keeping with the highest traditions of the Naval Service."

Signed by James Woolsey, Acting Secretary of the Navy. Bo took over as President of NAAA in 1968 while on active duty as a captain and then retired in 1970. Since I was involved in trying to recrait student athletes for USNA I can personally vouch that Bo took over during the dark ages of Navy athletics and has brought us back to a place of national prominence.

Betty and I enjoyed the football quiz in the Air Force football game program. It asked who was the captain of the football team when Bo Coppedge '47, the present director of athletics, played. The answer was "Dick Duden '46."

The same football program had two other items that were of interest to our Class. The insert entitled "The Football Hall of Fame" had a photograph which shows Whit as #70. I complimented Bill Thompson on the Tracor advertisement in the Navy program. He related that he made the artist change the hull number ofthe ASWship t o " 4 7 . " The October question of the month was, "Who are the two Classmates that tied for standing # 1 in aptitude for first class year and

how did they actually fare in the naval service?" The answer: Stan Turner and Don Whitmire. Stan retired as an admiral and Don retired as a rear admiral.

Back to Homeconing. Those who attended from outside the local area were Len and Ted Davis from Virginia Beach, Carolyn and Frank Deaton from Charlotte, Al Frankel from St. Louis, Virginia and Jay McKie (Jay is the Trastee from the Dedlas Chapter of the Alumni Association), Sarah and Stu Murray from New London, and Marilyn and Bob Sloan from Alfred, New York. Lil Cummings came all the way from La Jolla. Of course her son, Midn.

1/c Robert Cummings, had nothing to do with it. Natalie and Joe Wilson came down from Massachusetts way. Arturo CaUsto was here from Pern.

At the October class luncheon we had two new faces. Chuck Douscher and BiU Nivision.

Chuck is back from Quito and is with the Bureau of Intemational Narcotics, Department of State. Bill retired on 1 June as a rear admiral. He has been sailing his 21-footer in Maine during the Summer, and he is now heading for San Diego. His address is 1756 Essex St., San Diego 92103.

We welcomed Donna and Vem Dupy to the Annapolis and Washington area. They live in St. Margarets near Annapolis and their home address is 1653 Westchester Ct., Annapolis MD 21401. Vem is president of Thomas Summerville and works in Washington.

Clare and Bob Gower have a new granddaughter, Brooke Mercer Knight, bom 31 May to daughter Bobbi and her husband.

Virginia and WUt Sanders visited Shelloy and Ben Crawford at their farm near Oxford, Mississippi. Ben has recovered from a heart attack and is doing great. Buck WiUiams had a heart attack in early October but is now home recuperating. Ellie is doing fine.

Betty and I extend our Seasons Greetings from our home on Catharpin Hill to your home. We hope that 1980 will be a happy year for you and that it will start a decade of peace, prosperity, and happiness.

After consulting with Jim Stockdale, John Prehn, and Bob Marmet, I am asking that if you have any left over funds towards the end of 1979 that you may want to donate to '47 memorial funds. There are three existing funds. One is the Naval Academy Foundation Scholarship Fund, another is the Jack Doheny Memorial Library Fund, and the third is the Alumni Association '47 Memorial Fund—the last is for a yet-to-be-determined memorial.

Until next time, '"47, Best on the Sevem."

Bo.

48 Sec'y, Cdr. Sumner K. Moore, USN (Ret.) 308 Mansion Dr., Alexandria, VA 22302 Percent Members: 64 This year's eariy Homecoming is history, but more about that later. As of this minute the Navy team is holding its own, and the Winter inexorably approaches. We hope to receive some more letters from you out there before Christmas, so get busy.

Heard from this month is BiU Shorr, listing home now as ST RT 5, Box 105 B, (6 Oystercather Rd) Beaufort SC 29902. "We have moved from Manhasset, New York, to Lady's Island near Beaufort, a lovely spot at the confluence of the Beaufort River and Factory Creek, which is really the eastem branch of the Shipmate, December 1979

Thirtieth Reunion major business being proposed changes to the class constitution. Al Thomson went over the proposed changes and received unanimous approval from those present (about 100 of us) to submit them to the entire Class for consideration. Additional details will be forthcoming from our new class president, John C. Barrow.

Following the meeting we all made a rash to board the busses for the trip to Annapolis. Our first stop was at the chapel for a memorial service for our deceased Classmates. The service was befitting the occasion, was well attended (approximately 250 of us), and provided us with an opportunity to spend a few quiet moments remembering those who are no longer with us. After the service we walked over to Dahlgren Hall for a short hour and one-half cocktail party and the opportunity to see old friends from other Classes, followed by dinner in the mess hall. Among the activities during and after the meal was a trip around the mess hall for Neal Clements on the shoulders of son Mark (Class of '76) and two of Mark's friends. To show that he hasn't lost his touch, Neal was ready with a handful of baked potato throughout the ride in case the underclass got out-of-hand.

After dinner and a bus ride back to the Sheraton it was on to the hospitality suites for another night of revelry. For those of you who remember the bus that went to Annapolis via Fort Meade at the 25th Reunion, it is a pleasure to report that no such lengthy detour occurred this year. However, one bus driver did take a tour of the Sevem River waterfront on the way from King George Street to the Chapel.

Saturday moming began with, would you believe it, another pre-breakfast swim. The number of nautical nuts was increased by two as Barbara Horan and BiU Brandfon joined the group in what must have been 55 degree water.

The first scheduled event on the calendar was a buffet branch that did wonders to bring us back to life. After branch came the bus ride to the football game and the tailgate party. There will be no comment about the tent for the tailgate party in this column. Anyone who wants that story will have to see someone who was there. After the rainy weather of Friday and Saturday moming, a few of us wise old birds decided to exchange our seats at the football Shipmate, December 1979

game for martinis at the television set. As a result we were on hand to greet a bus load of "chickens" whom the weather had chased back to the Sheraton before the game started but after the tailgate party ended. To celebrate their strategic withdrawal, the head chicken, Jack Benoit, provided fried chicken for all who returned with him. All of us fairweather rooters then proceeded to celebrate Navy's victory.

After the football game it was time for the main event ofthe week end, the Saturday night dinner dance. According to Ted Hammer's count, 498 of us enjoyed cocktails, dinner, and dancing during an evening that started about six o'clock and ended sometime between midnight and eleven AM Sunday moming. The highlight of the evening was our own Class of '49 half-time entertainment featuring (in the order of their appearance) Luke Capone, Ace Boughton, John Walker, Pete Swanson and Warren Parr, and Flo Barrow. They provided us with a few minutes of wonderful nostalgia as we heard the gags and songs and saw the routines with which we were so familiar 30 years ago. The final official business of the week end was then conducted. As his last official act as class president, Luke Capone presented John Bacon with a plaque in recognition of his outstanding effort in assembling and preparing our \979 Lucky Bag. John Barrow then relieved Luke and assumed duties as our new president. His first official act was to present Luke with a desk top pen set as a memento of his four years in office. We then retumed to partying and dancing. Luke and the piano relieved the band sometime after midnight and what happened after that is anyone's guess.

For some reason or other there were no swimmers around Sunday morning. Most everyone stumbled down to the dining room around eleven AM for a champagne and eggs benedict breakfast and some fond farewells.

Most of the farewells included resolutions to retum for the 35th, if not sooner.

Some noteworthy items from the 30th: Barbara and Chip Higgins came all the way from Honolulu to attend. Mac Phares made the trip from Vancouver. Arliene Bryant came all the way from Seattle. And finally, who will forget the mustache that brought John Hemann to the reunion. John arrived with a drooping handlebar that came down almost to his chest. We looked all over for his horse and six-shooters but never did find them.

One item we did not get to discuss at the class meeting was a fifth of Old Grandad donated by Stan Fine. The bottle was one that the Class had left over from some long, long ago function and was raffled off with a number of others at the 20th Reunion. Stan won it and, after an unsuccessful bout with the cork, resealed it and that fifth has been sitting around unnoticed at his house ever since. The Executive Committee accepted it from Stan to be held in trast by the president for the last member ofthe Class.

I hope you will bear with me in not listing the names of all those who participated in the week end activities at one time or another.

Since a number of Classmates did not stay at the Sheraton and quite a number came for the Friday activities but were unable to stay for Saturday, the complete list is much longer than the 498 who were at dinner Saturday. We don't have the space and besides, with a list that long, I would certainly spell more names wrong than right.

50 Sec'y., Capt. W. H. DeMers II USN 7100 Berkshire Dr., Camp Springs MD 20031 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. L. Jensen USN (Ret.) 499 Skyhill Ct., Chula Vista CA 92010 Commercial: 634/421-6756 Percent Members: 63 Some in the class have expressed doubt as to the amount of free rein that your C S . is allowed by the editor of Shipmate as to the contents of the class article. Let me assure you that the editing done at the Association is nearly nil. Once-in-a-while a statement made that could have connotations that could be misinterpreted is deleted from the manuscriptâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and in each instance, I have agreed with the action. So, please continue to write to me and the tme substance of your input will see print.

In San Diego, Dick MiUer figured that September was a good month to get out in the field and visit and inspect his far-flung forces in the Pacific. His title of Commander ASWWINGPAC is really a misnomer because in addition to helicopter and fixed wing ASW forces, he has composite squadrons, support squadrons, training squadrons and Antarctic support to be concemed about. He didn't get as far south as Antarctica this time, but he did manage to visit squadrons and shipboard detachments in Hawaii, Okinawa, Japan and the Philippines. He managed a visit with Sylvester Foley, who flies his flag in OKLAHOMA CITY, and with Judy and Mark Frudden in the Philippines where Mark is CTF-73. Dick had a very fine luncheon with the Fmddens.

Bob Foley reports that daughter Maureen graduates from USNA this year. Dick Miller reports further that his son, who is with VF-74 in Oceana, received very unique recognition from the British whilst the HMS HERMES was visiting in Norfolk. The Brits, ever mindful of the aviation training that their pilots have received in our air training command over the years, annually present the Britainia Award to the American who stands number one in gunnery. Lt. Miller was this year's recipient. It was presented in the name of the queen.

Carol and Charlie Cooper It was reported earlier on the assumption of the position of Commandant of MCRD San Diego by CharUe Cooper, but we had no pictures. Included herewithâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;primarily to show the youth and vitality of Carol and Charlie, is a picture of them at their reception following the ceremony. Charlie says, "I have her out ranning every day-rain, shine or Santa Ana." Mary and Paul McMahon of Springfield, Virginia, announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Jane to Ens. Robert Drake USN of Ekron, Kentucky, on 1 December. Mary Jane graduated Mary Washington College in May 87

river. I belonged to the NY Chapter of the Alumni Assn. for some years. Jack Parks was president and also prime mover in the Northem N.J. group, composed entirely of '48s which met twice each year. Anyone who has been associated with our class group knows what good fellowship and companionship through the years can mean. Anyone going to Northem New Jersey or to the NY metro area should join this wonderful group of Classmates and wives. Vi and Paul Early were neighbors in Manhasset, and we shall sorely miss them.

Sorry we missed Homecoming this year, but were in the midst of moving and have not found everything yet. Hope to see all next year. We are retired, and expect to spend most of the time at home or in the immediate vicinity, including Charleston and Savannah, which are about equidistant from Beaufort. All our Classmates are welcome to come and spend some time with us and try your hand at fishing or golf."

Edwina and BiU (W.W.) Lee noted from Greenville, North Carolina. "Our daughter, Susan Jeffrey, was married to Jose Baro III, son of Dr. and Mrs. Jose Baro Jr. of Greenville, in the Memorial Baptist Church.

Father Anthony Siminoni officiated at the Nuptial Mass. She was escorted by her parents and both mother and father gave her away.

Dee and Dave Hurt, Patty Winkler, Peg and Bill Bartow, Carolyn and George Ball, and Carolyn Rardin came to Greenville for the wedding festivities. I also had two childhood friends from Califomia here. We did have a wonderful time."

The August 6 issue of Navy Times carried an article about Bob McCUnton, dateline Cubi Point, R.P., and showed a photo of Bob springing from the cockpit of a Cessna 150.

"Boy, flying is a piece of cake," he said. The article is pretty good, and it's too bad the pic won't reproduce, but I excerpt, quoting Bob, who is Commander Naval Surface Group, WestPac. He had just completed his first solo: "1 really love it, but I'd never think of surrendering my surface warfare pin for wings of gold; I'm still a mariner at heart." The opportunity to earn his private pilot's license came while his wife, Gunvor, was in Bangkok. "I'd always had a desire to learn to fly, but my rigorous schedule never allowed the time.

When my bride left for Thailand recently, I ran out of things to do during my spare time, and decided it was time to fulfill that desire. Besides, new challenges keep me young. The toughest obstacle for me was the takeoff and departure, approach, and landing stalls, but once I got the feeling of them, the problem was solved." Gunvor, who was surprised to find her husband flying upon her retum from Thailand, is alleged to have said, "Each time I go away for a few days it seems he gets involved in something new. Once it was tennis, then bicycling, and now flying. At first I didn't like the idea. It scared me. But I know he is a quick learner and has an excellent memory. When he talks about flying, his face lights up. He enjoys it immensely, and it's a good hobby. Anyway, no one is ever too old to learn something new.

Who knows, I might even start flying with him." Now, how many of you Classmates out there are up to such interesting pastimes as that. Let us hear about them, either through the medium of Navy Times, or by your own hand.

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'48 Homecoming Bud Ekas has retired and gone with Boeing Aerospace in Seattle. They have settled at Seahurst, 3 Tree Point, 15630 26th Ave. SW, Seattle WA 98166, 206/246-9807.

Homecoming followed a somewhat less hectic path this year than last, since the '48 crowd was smaller. Still, the formula was the same with the world's most cacophonous KT party in Dahlgren Hall Friday night (I'm sure the din carries halfway to Baltimore), followed by chow of sorts in the Mess Hall, now known as the Wardroom, and served by an odd lot of civilians, male and female. This year, following the success of last year, Marion and Don Buhrer held a lavish post-party party at their lovely home in Amold for all hands who could navigate. This was a very nice affair, and I take this opportunity on behalf of the Class to thank them again for undertaking such a task.

Saturday saw rain on top of more rain, although this should have surprised no one, since it rained Friday, too. Hence, the football game with Connecticut was soggy. '48's section in the stands was low down on the enemy side, with no cover, and it was with some difficulty that our strategic decisions were able to reach the field of action. Nevertheless, we managed to win, and anyway, the Connecticut cheer-girls were cute and lively. Attempts at tailgating before the game were inconclusive, since I don't think any one '48 car or camper managed to find any other in the parking lot muck.

Saturday night's Class Party was again held at Chartwell Country Club, and was a super success. This year there was ample room, and the food and drink were outstanding. We had the same band for the third year in a row, and these guys played "our kind" of music for a full hour past their contracted time. The band

members are from our era, and have been around Annapolis as long as anybody.

I took some pics at the party, and they were not bad for my inexpert aim and equipment, but I put color instead of B&W film in the camera, and so some of the photos won't reproduce. The roster of who attended is due in from Ray Lochner in Annapolis, but isn't here yet, so I'll squeeze it into the next column.

Carolyn and Hugh Rardin hosted a Sunday branch the morning after the big party for a bunch of '48 hangers-on who either live in the area or couldn't seem to get out of town. The sunshine for a change was glorious, the food excellent, and the company impeccable.

49 Sec'y, Col. Eugene O. Speckart, USMC (Ret.) P.O. Box 2741, Ariington VA 22202 Percent Members: 64 General Our 30th Reunion is now history and, from the many comments that were heard during the week end, it will go down in history as one of the best if not the best. Festivities were off to a fast start at the New CarroUton Sheraton Inn with about 60 earlybird Classmates and ladies arriving Thursday evening. This spearhead group donated considerable time and effort to a final checkout of the operational capabilities of the class hospitality suites. Apparentiy everything was operating to perfection, since the major milestone accomplishment of the evening was John Bacon finally convincing Wade Clarke that a little aifter four AM was a good time to call it an evening.

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tive swimming prowess. The natural result of such a discussion was an agreement to go swimming the next moming. The two of them were joined by Bob Hendrickson and a shivering yours traly. I am still not too sure why I was there. Bob was there because he took a

wrong tum on the way to the restaurant to get Judy a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich for breakfast. Judy finally had the sandwich for lunch.

The more sane activities of the day included a class meeting during the aftemoon, with the Shipmate, December 1979

and is on the staff of Science Applications, Inc. homeported in McLean, Virginia. Robert is an alumnus of the U. of Louisville and is undergoing flight training at Corpus Christi.

The Washington group at the September meeting at the Flagship had a good tumout. Attending were: Frank Carter, John Cavanaugh, Jerry Coleman, Bill DeMers, Josh Dorsey (retired in May and is working for a REHAB group), Ed Golding (proud of Judith receiving two TV Emmy awards for her documentary work in the TV media, son, Frank had just had his Bar Mitzvah), Dave Heerwagen, Roy Highberg, Stew Hughes (son Charlie entered UCLA to join brother Tom, a senior. Daughter Christine is in her second year at UVA Law school), BiU Kiehl, Law Kivlen, J. J. McNally, Lee Minnis, Gene Morin (recently appointed group manager for the Ventura, San Diego and Charleston offices of Stanwick Corp.), Bob Oliver (had the pleasure of attending his goddaughter's wedding, Valerie Marsh who is the youngest daughter of Dottie and Jim Marsh), Dick Powell, Tom Rogers, Vic Schlappi, Ted Speaker (enjoyed Ed Golding's son's Bar Mitzvah), and Bill Simons (letter soliciting class dues has been held up in the Alumni Association). Bill requests that class dues be sent to him at 6611 McLean Court, McLean VA 22101—make check out to USNA Class of 1950 at the ridiculously low rate of $5.00. As our numbers grow smaller, it is ever more important to have this rock to cling to. Please send in your dues to Bill before you forget it.

BiU DeMers and daughter Diane together with the Minnises, CougUins, Cavanaughs, and Forbeses plus several offspring, girl friends and guests, attended the Big Blue team's opener in football against an outmanned and outgunned Citadel team. As anyone from '50 wiU let you know, "We don't care if it is Slippery Rock, we just want to see them win."

'50 Homecoming weekend tumed out to be a good one, albeit a wet one. Remnants of Henri brought rain from Friday until Sunday. It didn't dampen the spirits and all had a grand time. BiU Kiehl did a traly superb job in arranging the tailgate parties and evening activities foUowing the game. He was well supported by Stew Hughes, who brought kegs of beer and helped throughout. Friday night activities at Dahlgren and the dinner in the mess at Bancroft were attended by the following lucky couples: Ayres, Beals, Bronars, Bucks, Carters, Cavanaughs, Duggans, Dunaways, Emersons, Hugheses, Kiehls, McGarrahs, McLeans, Minnises, Powels, and Treados. It was pointed out that there was no annual roll throwing contest because Frank Roth couldn't make it this year, and nobody else knew the rales. Also aiding Carol and BiU Kiehl were Pat and KeUy Carr, who provided the recreation vehicle as headquarters for the tailgating. Kelly had an awning which saved the festivities by collecting rain and keeping all reasonably dry—that is all except Jo Minnis, who happened in the way when someone decided it was time to dump the collection of ranoff.

While tailgating, a bus load of grads drove up which was mistaken as a party from Vinson Hall and all tumed-to to help them down the steps of the bus. It ramed out that they were '49 celebrating their 30th. Will we look like that next year? The Saturday moming report to the Alumni was by the CNO, Commandant USMC, and the Superintendent USNA. Ed Bronars represented the Commandant and spoke on—of all things—the Marine Corps and

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its future. Ed is deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower HQ USMC. The Class was really fortunate with their choice of diimer accommodations at Busch's Chesapeake Inn. They put on a delicious dinner with traly remarkable service. With that for starters, an excellent combo from USNA provided '50 with nostalgic dance music for the evening. Those fortunate enough to participate—saying they would be back next year if they were still extant—were: Ayres, Bronars, Bucks, Carters, Carrs, Cavanaughs, Coughlins, DeMerses, Dorseys, Duggans, Emersons, Forbeses, Heerwagens, Hoopers, Hugheses, Kiehls, McNallys, Mary Ann (Merino) Ingraham, Minnises, Monroes, Mulls, Olivers, Rosses, Frank Roth, Schultzs, Bill Simons and daughter Kendall, and Snyders.

As reported a few times previously, Deke Forbes heads the 30th and is busy making plans. He reports that the '50 Memorial Fund Drive for the 30th has raised $8,000 this year toward the goal. This is a significant improvement over last year in which $2,500 was realized. Sincere thanks is extended to the Co-Chairmen and class agents whose efforts were primarily responsible for the success of this year's drive. A letter on this subject and other class matters will be sent by Lee Minnis to all Classmates in the near future.

At the October get-together at the Flagship the forthcoming elections for class president and class secretary were discussed. Dick PoweU was nominated for president and Roy Highberg for secretary. Floor nominations would be accepted at the election. Results will be published in the next Shipmate. October attendees were: Arnie Austin, Jim Allen (daughter, Lt.(jg) Chris, is assigned at NRMC Portsmouth and second daughter is attending Drexel), John Cavanaugh, Bill DeMers, Dick Duggan, Deke Forbes (moved to 8056 Still Brooke Rd. Manassas VA 22110), Ed Granwald, John Henderson (recovering from the excitement and expense of daughter Candace's wedding). Stew Hughes, Jim Kennedy (reports Jean took the Alumni tour of the Far East in November. Jim couldn't make the trip, but met Jean in Hawaii at its conclusion). Bill Kiehl, Bill McGarrah (just reported to NAVSEA as deputy commander for Ships Systems Engineering—Betty and Bill live at 3815 Whitman Rd. Annandale VA 22003), Lee Minnis, Tom Mulligan, Bob Oliver, Tom Ross, Jack Ryan, Roy Snyder, and Ted Speaker. Barbara and BiU DeMers flew down to Tulsa during October to see their son do his meteorological broadcasting. If the trath be known, and this is according to Bill, Barbara was concemed that the young man wasn't getting enough to eat. One last note from the Washington scene—Walt Flint is the curator of astronautics at the National Air and Space Museum and has been selected as a distinguished lecturer for 1979-1980 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Walt will lecture nationwide on the history of manned spaceflight.

The Washington D.C. Roster of USNA Class of '50 local and nearby residents has been updated, and it is interesting to note that the number stands—as of September '79—at 156. What if they aU decided to come to the luncheon at the Flagship on the first Tuesday some month—with wives?

Primarily because of the time difference and the power of the press (reporters like to get home early), littie has been heard of the San Diego Chargers. This year appears a different

story in that the team is of the best. June and Stan Neander are such fanatics for the team that they flew all the way to Denver in October to see them play and outplay the Broncos, only to lose 7-0. We on the West Coast foUow USNA closely and ordy wish we could get some of the Washington Post write-ups of the games. We hope to see Navy repeat as a guest in the Holiday Bowl.

In Norfolk the Class didn't get together during September because the weatherman scheduled Hurricane David for the same day, and David received precedence. As things tumed out, David cut inland through the Carolinas and was pretty much wom out by the time it got into Virginia. They had very heavy rains and there were some tornadoes in Hampton and Newport News, but Norfolk was spared—but still no luncheon for '50. The October luncheon at Breezy Point had a rather small tumout—Jim DiNardo, Sam Doak, Don Dunham, Don Saltier and Cliff Hopkins. Don Dunham has recovered well from his hospital stay and looks as good as new again. Ron KeUy was off to Europe on TAD, (CUff had just retumed) and Ron Hays was attending a memorial service for a staff captain who had died.

Tom Bigley (COMSECONDFLT) was off to sea on NATO Exercise OCEAN SAFARI. It seems as though those in the Norfolk area are bouncing around the world. No local talk from any of them however, that they might move to Key West.

Norfolk was all set up for the Oyster Bowl get-together in mid-October; however they didn't have as many from out of town as hoped. The price of gas was selected as the culprit. Those from the Washington area that made it to Norfolk to urge on the Navy team were: Barbara and BiU DeMers, Roz and Deke Forbes, Vi and Don Jarrell, Fran and John McNally, Jo and Lee Minnis and BiU Simons.

Shirley and Johnny Pleasants were down from Grafton, Virginia. Most of the local contingent were there: Jeanne and Ray Barber, Mary and Jim DiNardo, Emily and Sam Doak, Flora and Don Dunham, Sue and BiU Grigg, Jane and Ron Hays, Peggy and Ron Kelly, Sam Preston, Joyce and Don Sattler, Mary and Bob Smith and UUa and Cliff Hopkins. Cliff remarks that he lived in a four-man room while a midshipman at USNA and of the four, Oscar Lynch resigned as a lieutenant, while the other three made it to captain and stayed for thirty years service, all in a different warfare specialty— Don StuU, an aviator, John MaUoy, a submariner and Cliff a surface warfare type. Cliff wanted to know if that shouldn't be in the record books somewhere, and I said I didn't think so. However, any other such phenomenon that Classmates are aware of, please let your C S . know so we can keep the surviving members of the Class informed. It is a lot more satisfying to report on your doings and ideas than to write an obituary.

May your Holiday Season be a happy one and may you get together with family and friends and may you then write to your C S . and tell him all about the joys you had.

Shipmate, December 1979

51 Sec'y, Cdr. Bmce I. Meader, USN (Ret.) 5609 Soutii 5th St., ArUngton, VA 22204 Percent Members: 70 The Homecoming Dinner Dance in Annapolis on 22 September was the best attended class function since the 25th Reunion. Total attendance was 80 plus, and that number included some who came from quite a distance.

Among the faces rare to the area were " M o " and "Sporty" Baimerman from Bloomington, Indiana; Mary and " B u z z " Bibby from Hawaii; Lee Bolt from San Diego; Norm Carlson from Webster Groves, Missouri; Monica and Stan Loferski from Suecasunna, New Jersey; Leila and Gordon Van Hook from Port Arthur, Texas; Terry and BiU Smith from Bedford, Massachusetts; Al Corderman from Concord, Massachusetts; John Mehelas from Detroit; cmd Frank Liberato from Texas.

Also on hand were Babs and Ben Benjovsky, Barbara and Tom Boyce, Bev and Joe Bray, Val and Pete CulUns, Ann and Beau Dietrich, Dotty and Lou Dittmar, Mary Ann and Lee Doggett, Eileen and Fred Gambke, Mary and John Gilchrist, "C.J." and Sam Ginder, Dianne and Hal HaU, Pete Hilgartner and Rosemary Kinney, Lee and Dave James, Janice and Bill Johnson, Jane and Bob KaUsch, Gay and Sam Latimer, Diane and BiU Lawrence, Sherry and BiU Marin, Carol and Brace Meader, Mary and Jim Mehl, Rosalie and Doug Mow, Libby and George MueUer, Jane and George Patch, Vivian and Ashby Reardon, Mary and Lou Sarosdy, Ruth and Bob SmaU, Pat and Lowell Stockdale, Evelyn and Bob Swart, Bobbie and Will TraesdeU, Alice and Jack Wales, Bev and Al Williams, and Jean and George Yeager.

By FuUer, Pete O'Kane, and Ray Reig had to cancel at the last minute.

Warren Kitterman and Sam Martin were both mentioned in the same paragraph of a recent Jack Anderson column. The writer is alluding to events of years ago as if they were front page stuff.

Jack Hamilton has, at the request of our Executive Committee, undertaken a most important duty on behalf of the Class. His report which foUows is self-explanatory.

"By the time you read this, some of us in the Washington Area will have completed a telethon, calling all Classmates who had not as of late October made a donation to the Class of '51 Elevator fund. As of that time, we had reached the $18,000 plateau on our way to a goal of $30,000. This is our first major project as a Class (albeit the Air Force and Navy stadiums got a sizeable slug from '51). If you have not yet been called or have postponed making your donation, please don't delay further.

"Another purpose of the telethon was to update our class addresses in preparation for our 30th reunion, set for Homecoming 1981 at the Hilton in Annapolis. Make your plans now for a four-day weekend, starting Thursday, with an annual meeting at breakfast on Friday. This wiU give many out-of-towners a chance to attend an annual meeting and cast a vote, perhaps for the first time. Speaking of addresses, we'd like your help in locating the following people: Paul B. (Pablo) Martin; Charles B. (Chadwick) Duke—Major USAF; and WilUam L. LoweU—Lt. USNR—was with GE at Newton, Massachusetts, when last sighted."

Shipmate, December 1979

It's Doctor Johns now!

A warm letter from Woody Johns notes that he is breaking a ten-year silence by writing to Shipmate. Woody retired in 1978 after completing his master's degree at Pepperdine and aU but one semester of doctoral work at U S C He now reports that "I completed my dissertation and orals this Spring. My fellow Fifth Batt 'bucket section' members may take heart (or disbelief) from the accompanying photo which shows me receiving my doctorate in education from USC on 7 June!"

52 Sec'y, Capt. William E. Roberts USN 4301 Gifford Pinchot Dr. Annandale VA 22003 Percent Members: 61 Last month's column reported the formation of the '52 Northwest Area Chapter of the Association of the Class of 1952 U. S. Naval Academy. The foUowing Classmates petitioned the executive committee to form the Chapter: Ron Campbell, Glenn Driver, Tom Dykers, Tom Keefe, Whit Hansen, Art Knowles, Ken Loposer, Jim Morrison, Jim Niederkrome, and John Stephens. The letter below was received from Glenn Drives' in response to Ron Hattin's announcement that the executive committee approved the petition.

"Your announcement letter of September 27, 1979, was great. It was just what we needed to get the Northwest Area Chapter off with enthusiasm. Tom Keefe is already working on activities which I understand will include a University of Washington-Navy football game in 1980. Jake's roster helped us locate two lost members and we are bringing them into the fold. The area vice president will give you a full report right after our December 1st organizational meeting. I appreciate the efficiency and vigor of all members of the executive committee."

In addition to the '52ers mentioned above, the Northwest Area Chapter roster includes Fred Adair, John Alexander, Dick Burns, Chester McRorie, Gene Traeblood, Bill Carroll, and Joe Stanley. We are looking forward to including your news in Shipmate.

The Homecoming 1979 Weekend, September 21-23, 1979, was another rewarding experience for those '52 Alumni who could attend. Although it rained from 0800 Friday until the wee hours of Sunday moming, eleven pleasantiy surprised '52 golfers managed to sneak in a fast

18 holes of golf at the 6th annual '52 Golf Tournament. The tailgating before and after the game was rained on but not rained out. The rain miraculously stopped or was so light it was hardly noticeable during the game. The Saturday night buffet dinner-dance party at the Alumni House was very successful for the following attendees: SaUy and John Alexander, Rita and Gamett Bailey, Rita and Pete Barry from New York, Anne and Harry Bixby, Carol and Bob Bowser, Hork Dimon, Joan and Scott Gray, Fran and John Haaran, Nancy and Frank Hannegan, Fran and Ron Hattin, Madeline and Wendy Hazlett, Diane and BiU Hippie from Texas, Nancy and Bob Jacob, Peggy and Jim Keane, Prady and Al KeUn, Bertha and Jim King from Kentucky, Rosemary and Walt Locke, Renie and Ace Lyons, Pete Maloney and Esther and Vince Manara from Norfolk, Jackie and Tom Meeks, Helen and Lou McMillan, John McWiUiams, Barbara and Jim Organ, Nan and Jim Quinn, Pat and Ed Sahec, Gerry and Ed Sebes, Lois and Dick Smith, Jane and BiU Studahaker, Bob Swank from Maine, Tom Thawley, Marilyn and Tom Tonseth, Jim Troutman, Mary Jayne and Mark Tuzo, Penny and George Vahsen, Cleary and Vic Vine from Texas, Petey and Biscuit Wev, Jane and Joe Wilkinson, and Zug Zastro from CaUfomia, with many others in spirit.

The food and music at the Alumni House were excellent as usual. The Dick Sowell Combo played for their 18th consecutive '52 Homecoming party. The George Vashen golf awards show was another spectacular. There were no losers—each of the eleven participants received a prize, with Pete Barry hauling away the fabulous trophy. The other winners were: (The arrival of the pony express from Annapolis did not take place in time to meet the column submittal schedule. Even Ma BeU couldn't intercede in time to gather the needed information.) The incomparable Biscuit Wev was the MC for the selection of winners for the "52-48" raffle, won by Pmdy Kelln, and the door prize, a class plaque, won by Esther Manara. Biscuit sang his usual repertoire including his ever famous rendition of "Pennies from Heaven."

Homecoming 1979 market '52's 18th and last Alumni House party under the capable direction of Betty Blanding. Betty retired from the Alumni Association staff in October. Ron Hattin, our Class President, presented Betty with a '52 Class Crest plaque with the foUowing inscription: "Presented to Betty Blanding in Appreciation of Many Years of Support and Friendship 1962-1979. From the USNA Class of 1952, September 22, 1979." Betty Binding's reaction are best expressed by Betty in a note to the Class. "Mere words cannot express my delight and appreciation last Saturday—I was so filled with emotion that I couldn't say what I reaUy wanted to say—that I have always loved my '52s'—as the staff called you—that I always looked forward to your being here, that there was a very special feeling about it. I've had 18 years of very rewarding work culminating in your lovely tribute. I will always treasure my plaque—but even more the strong feelings of love that wafted through that room—to me and from me! Thank you all again—and my prayers and love go with my 1952—Betty."

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53 Sec'y, Mr. C. E. Mumford, GRI 1303 Towlston Rd., Vienna VA 22180 (703)759-3115 Percent Members: 62 Homecoming 1979 Overall, Homecoming was a big success.

Starting off Friday night at the Dahlgren Hall cocktail party, it was a wet affair. It rained all day and night. The foul weather parade to the Midshipmen Wardroom was notable as a female midshipman BOOW helped herd the Alumni through Bancroft Hall. The 100% humidity was enjoyed by all, but it was more comfortable once in the Wardroom. About 56 Classmates and wives were present and some of the prime rib was left over (only because Dean Strong wasn't there).

Saturday aftemoon there was a good tumout for tailgating. Judy Hubal received her "HeUo, Mrs. Hubal" as her son's company marched by enroute to the stadium. After the Navy victory over UCONN the Hubals hosted the whole company at a cookout and beer party in the parking lot. You bet—it's not like it was 26 years ago!!

Saturday evening there were 81 in attendance at the Class Dinner at the Elks Club.

(The crab cakes were outstanding.) For the most part, everyone went straight to the Elks Club from tailgating and had a good informal party that lasted longer than previous ones because to socialize we did not have to compete with a band or loud music. A good time was had by all. Thanks again to Mary and Lew Sykes for ranning the show again.

During the week end the following Classmates, wives and guests were seen at the various events: Eddie and Frank Adomey; Shirley Albers; Jane and Al Baciocco; Anne and Don Ammerman; Betsey and Charles Baldwin; Margaret and Doug Binney; Marcy and Art Biven; Jacklyn and Brace Borthwick; JoAnn and Wah Boyer; Irv Boeskill; Lee and Joe Bomstein; Libby and Frank Brady; Rick Collins; Charlie Cole; Rebecca and Dave Dally; Jean and Joe DiGiacomo; Pat and Tony Dowd; Alta and Denver Eddy; Ann and Tom Fitzgerald; Pauline Dukkony and Tyke Furey; Mel Hiller; Nell and Art Gilmore; Evelyn and Bob Goldner; Suzanne and Ron Gumsey; Ginny and Hank HukiU, Jr. and H. D. Hukill, Sr.; Dottie and Jack Hoch; Bill Holland, Barbara and Dave HoweU; Judy and Gus Hubal; Mary and Jack Hyatt; Liz and Cricket Johnson; Sally and Davey Jones; Rita and Don Killian; Dee Kraynak; Toni and Al Krochmal; Nancy and Horace Leavitt; Betty and Sandy Levey; Ruth and Jim Mahony; Pat and Tony Miller; Marty and Brad Mooney; Katty and Art Moreau; Glenda and Chuck Mumford; Diane and Brace Odgen; Judy and Frank Ostronic; Jeanne and Earl Paulsen; Caroline and John Phillips; Betty and Art Potter; Norma and Bob Raffaele; Raye and Bill Ryan; Martha and Hart Sebring; Pat Walker and Arlis Simmons; Mary and Lew Sykes; Margot and Tom Southerland; Martha and Billy Stames; Karen and Bill Traeblood; Kay and Al Villaret; Jean and Dave Wagner; Jim Walker and Chuck Laws (adopted Classmate—neighbor of Jim's); Shelby and Otto Will; Ginny and Ed WiUever; Gene and Jack Wilson; Chris and Chris Zirps; Sara and Frank Zimolzak; Nancy and Bill Ritchie; Carole and Chariie Lamb; and Lillian and Bill Campbell.

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Tyke Furey attained a new rang on his jogging ladder by competing in and completing his first 10-mile ran in the 2nd Annual Sevem River Run. There were about 1,400 starters and Tyke was the 591st to cross the finish line at the waterfront in downtown Annapolis.

The Norfolk group claims they had a good party last March and followed that up with a class oyster party after the Oyster Bowl Game October 13th at the Little Creek Officers' Club. They are planning another "Dark Ages" party in March or so—call Caroline Phillips, 804-855-1730 to get on the list.

Bob Hofbnan writes to confirm the ramor that they recently had another baby girl.

"Anne and I had our sixth girl (no boys) on 8 September 1978 at Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu over seventeen years after number five . . . in December 1978 I commissioned number two daughter—Catherine—an ensign in USN. Catherine is now on duty in the Pentagon. (Photo shows Anne, Christiane, Catherine and Bob.) I'm currently serving as Commander Destroyer Squadron TWENTYFIVE in Pearl and see Carl Trost regularly and visitors like Steve Hostettler, Dave Ramsey, Frank Roach and Bob Klee on occasion. . . . I think I probably hold the record for being the oldest member of '53 siring an offspring—at least by the original wife."

The Hoffman Family Washington Area The monthly class luncheon was held on the first Tuesday of the month 10/2/79 at the Officers' Club at Ft. McNair. Thirty Classmates were in attendance. Al ViUarete reported that there are 29 Classmates still on active duty with the Air Force. Hal Walters is now with Merrill Lynch in Baltimore and will move to the new office in Frederick, Maryland. Tom Burt has founded Systems Analysis and Management Corporation or SAMCO for short, and is located in the Enterprise Center across from the Rotunda at Tyson's Comer. Roger Booth missed Homecoming this year because he suffered a heart attack in August. He is recovering well as of this writing and was to retum to work 29 October. Roger's son Jeffery was scheduled to graduate from OCS, with Roger doing the swearing in honors on 2 November 1979.

Earl Griggs passed the Virginia Bar Exams.

Jack Frost now lives at 6218 Lavell Court, Springfield VA 22152 Jack retired on 1 July and is now working for DELEX^Systems. Inc. in Crystal City. BiU Ritchie has joined the research staff of Riverside Research Institute in Arlington, Virginia. Dick Avrit now lives at 6901 Northfield Drive, Annandale VA 22003.

BiU CampbeU now lives at 7303 Whitson Drive Springfield VA 22153. The oldest member at the '53 Homecoming Party at the Elk's Club

was H. D. HukiU, Sr., b. November 20, 1894.

Dick Brummage, now retired and working for General Dynamics, is living at 44700 Via Realzar, San Diego CA 92122. Louis A. WiUiams, PHD, psychologist, is now working for Pacer Systems, Co. in San Diego. Louis and Betty are living at 2601 E. Victoria Street, No. 193, Domingues HUls CA 90247. Dick Herkner is chief design officer at NSY, Pearl Harbor.

The Naval Officers Wives Choras (NOW CHORUS) would like new members in the Washington area. Rehearsals 9:50 to 12:00 PM on Mondays. Call Ginny HukiU 671-9207 to sign up! And the '53 Wives Bridge Group meets every 1st Thursday every month. Call Nancy Leavitt 821-2415 to sign up.

It was July 4, one of the last days of their vacation, and they had hiked up to 9,800 feet along Cub Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, when Tom Southerland said to his wife Margot, "I think that's our bird." The bird in question was a northern three-toed woodpecker, denizen of the high-forested slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The Southeriands are experienced birders who tum every vacation into a carefully planned opportunity to add more birds to their joint life list. The above bird was number 620 on that list. As the number of birds in the United States that they have not seen narrows down to a mere 25 or so, they are starting to tum their sights towards other parts of the world.

Arlington Virginia—Carrying out a proud tradition of naval service, in a ceremony on 20 September, RAdm. Albert J. Baciocco, Jr., USN, Chief of Naval Research, administered the commissioning oath of office to his 22year-old son, David Anthony. David's mother, Mary Jane Rivera Baciocco, held the Bible as Admiral Baciocco commissioned David an ensign in the United States Navy. Witnessing the ceremony were long-time friends of the family, RAdm. E. A. Burkhalter and RAdm. J. B. Mooney, Jr., both on duty in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations, LCol. T. C Sullivan USMC, a former professor of Naval Science at Aubum University, and David's sister, Susan. David, an August graduate of Auburn University in Aubum, Alabama, majored in engineering, is an avid ranner, and reported for duty under instraction to the Pensacola Flight School, on 1 October.

Classmates, this column wraps up another year in our lives and for some represented big changes in personal lives as the 26th year after graduation arrived. Let's keep up the good work of promoting class activities, associations, classmate get-togethers and socials, luncheons, bridge parties, Army-Navy parties, etc. and reporting these activities to this Sec'y for inclusion in this column. May you all have Happy Holidays and a prosperous 1980! Keep the rumors and the facts flowing, and an ear for the lost shipmates so they may be reported as found. Thank you for your support—keep it up! See you next year.

Shipmate, December 1979

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Mrs. B . J . Ready of Virginia Beach, formerly of Annapolis.

Sec'y, Cdr. R. K. Sheehan USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Pete Wells USN 8139 Briar Creek Dr. Annandale VA 22003 703/978-3144 Percent Members: 61 Class Business The 25th reunion was a smashing success.

Congratulations to Tom Albee for his tireless efforts in making it happen. Tom, your flexibility and steadfastness are admired by us all.

The following from Tom Albee: "The successful 25th reunion was a real tribute to the committee members who gave Tom Albee all the support he needed and more. The highlight had to be that outstanding yearbook, the creation of Jane Poe and her hardworking crew of Shiriey Herres, Bobbie Eisenhauer, Evelyn Dunn and Marge Stefanelli. Thanks to the many who contributed and to Jane for giving all of us a wonderfiil remembrance.

"Fred Franco juggled the class treasury to keep the operation solvent. Jerry Gard and Walt Schumann took care of the gifts, whose quality and pleasure they brought reflect the care and effort that went into their selection.

Walt also acquired the Goodyear 'mini-blimp' for us, with some side help from Harry Dunn and others. Jerry Hamilton took care of those super arrangements with the Sheraton National, as well as being a charter member of the team that wisely selected the location to begin with. Louie Jordan put the tailgate party together; even the weather couldn't take away from that magnificent 'tent covered' spread of food and drink and comradeship.

"Don 'BUS' Morton took care of the transportation arrangements, superbly generating a few spirited conversations in the process as well as one ad hoc physical fitness in the parking lot mud. Alethea and Les Parent and their crew provided all of the signs and posters; there were even more, except that the weather interfered. Bob Sheehan handled many arrangements for the mailing lists and other business at the Alumni House. Bob's airplane and streamer were doused by the weather or we would have seen a lot more of '54 over the stadium. Ned Shuman took care of the ground arrangements for the 'mini-blimp' (like stealing a truck and bottles of helium!) with the outstanding help of Ens. Dave Olson '79, son of Doric and Dick Olson. Last, but far from least, Jauncey Sweet made the Sunday branch and YP arrangements and kept the mailing list upto-date. 'Well done' to everyone who contributed so much."

The Yearbooks can be obtained by sending a check for $14.00 to Jane Poe, 7354 Eldorado St., McLean VA 22101. Scarves are available from Tom Albee at $6 a piece or 2 for $10.

Also about a dozen bosun pipes are available at $5 each. Make checks payable to "Class of 1954."

Class News We were pleased to hear that Col. Dick Dennis Sr. was best man for the marriage of his son, Richard Leigh Dennis Jr. to Joanne Carol Ready of Providence, Rhode Island. The wedding took place at the chapel of the Good Shepherd at the Naval Air Station in Oceana, Virginia. The bride is the daughter of Col. and Shipmate, December 1979

Congratulations to Dick Dean on his recent promotion to brigadier general. Selected for brigadier general in Febraary 1979 while serving as Fleet Marine Officer, U.S. Seventh Fleet, Dick was recently promoted to his present rank by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert H. Barrow, at Headquarters Marine Corps.

Quickies The Detailer finally caught up with Dwight Agnew. Dwight has recently reported to OP-04, coming to Washington from command of Fleet Combat Training Center, Atlantic . . . Walt Schumann has left Ford Motor Co. and now has formed his own consulting firm (Potomac Overlook Associates). He is consulting on C3I and communications satellite developments . . . Larry Kilty has very recently joined Electronic Data Systems as vice president of marketing. His offices are in Washington. You will recall that this is the firm founded by Ross Perot ('53) . . . Jo Brendel is now retired. He and Marcia are residing in Louisville, Kentucky.

55 Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Clif Shumaker 8800 Old Courthouse Road Vienna VA 22180 Percent Members: 51 The September luncheon sponsored by Tom StaUman produced a good tumout (30), but it is getting harder and harder to find someone still on active duty, much less one who has time for a long lunch. The Homecoming dinner-dance in Dahlgren Hall tumed out to be a hot and wet affair, not socially just temperature and weather wise. Bernie White, as usual, broke the distance record for attendees (from Phoenix this time). Joe Dunn and John Yuscavage were in attendance as the proud new owners of a metal fabrication frim they bought in Springfield, Massachusetts. Would you believe that we ran out of room at the class tables in the messhall and who but our only admiral in attendance had to dine with another Class— our apologies to Barbara and Andy Wilkinson.

Saturday night after a win over the Citadel, Carol and Eddie Tumer hosted another of their super lawn parties, complete with raw oyster bar and kegs. About 50 of us with drags participated, including BGen. Peet Odgers now in Washington at AFSC We left our guests, Evelyn and Don Knepper, there and hope they enjoyed their first Homecoming in 24 years.

Other recent moves into the area include Tom Emery and BiU Rentz, who reported into

OPNAV. Skip Chase took command of NAVSTA Charleston, and Paul Sutheriand command of NARDAC Washington in September. Earlier this Summer BiU Pray was elected president of the Omaha Alumni Chapter, being on duty their at SAC representing the Navy.

Also in September, Monroe Hatch was awarded the Legion of Merit for outstanding service while at AFHQ until May '79. He is now attacked to SACHQ. I think, and I think Peet confirmed, that Monroe had also been selected for brigadier general. Whatever happened to those fast promotions in the AF we used to hear about in school? The score is now Navy 6, Air Force 2.

Ed WardweU has been elected head mogul at Oceaneering Intemational, Inc., a major employer of commercial divers. Ed also holds the same position with his own firm, Seward International. If you can't sail them, Ed, salvage them.

I'm happy to report that BiU Greenhalgh is alive and well, and in command of NAVMMACLANT in Norfolk. The confusion was caused by the passing of his father who was also a captain in the Navy and who bore the same name. Sorry, BiU and Dianne!

56 Sec'y, Capt. P. C. Peterson USN 13007 Clarion Road Fort Washington MD 20022 Percent Members: 55 Homecoming '79 is behind us now and already plans for the 25th are in the making. Arrangements are being made for use of the Friendship Inn at BWI Airport. Start your planning now. The address list is being updated in hopes of reaching the maximum number of people and I make the pitch to all class members who read this article and are not members of the Alumni Association—^join now. Those of you who are members—pass it on!

Culmination of the 23rd Homecoming was the dinner-dance at Andrews AFB O'Club where the local luminaries were joined by such notables as Dixie Howell, Don and Nancy Kennedy, Bob and Bunny Perry, George and Bev Connolly, Doc and Carol Blanchard, Jim and Alice Cannon, Roger and Sally Betts, and Phil Sullivan, et al. A total of 57 couples were at the dinner with other friends and Classmates participating in the Friday night festivities and the Saturday A.M. tailgate in the rain.

Word has passed across my desk that Wendy and Fran PoweU are now in Jacksonville where Wendy has taken command of the Naval Air Rework Facility.

OrviUe Wright reports that he retired on 1 September after spending the last five years at Pax River as the chief test pilot for the Rotary Wing Directorate. After ten WesPac craises, Orville is now on extended shore duty and is with the Federal Systems Division of IBM, helping with the LAMPS MK III Helo-Ship ASW system. Ben Poe is also at Pax as Base Ops and Fred Hoerner has been there for several years as a civil service engineer.

Chip Honsinger sent a short note from his new desk as 0-in-C of the New London Lab of Naval Underwater Systems Center. Their son Mike is presentiy at the Air Force Academy.

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Dick Guest, Jim Flatiey, Don Ogram, Slug Butts and Ned Roberts all have renewed their ties with USNA. Jim Flatiey, Dick Guest and Mike McCool were sponsored by the Naval Academy Foundation and have had outstanding athletic careers to date. Perhaps some more familiar names will be showing up on the ath-

At the Kiski School graduation letic programs. A picture of Jim and Nancy Flatiey and Barbara and Pat McCool along with their sons at the recent Kiski graduation is enclosed. Pat has now moved to Ramsey, New Jersey, and being only five hours from the Sevem should be seen around town more often.

57 Sec'y, Mr. Frank Bames 5223 Crinnel St., Fairfax VA 22030 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Frederic N. Howe, Jr. USN 10245 Brigade Drive Fairfax VA 22030 Percent Members: 51 The Word Sorry about last month, guys. Got spread a bit thin right about writing time and just couldn't recover. The hiatus has done wonders for the mailbox however, as the last month has brought more mail than the previous six. There is a real temptation to think that there is a connection between a naked column and the incoming material, but, oh well, on to the Governor's.

From Vaihingen, Germany, came the first report from none other than the Oberlin (LA) flash, Dick Meaux. "Greetings from the forward area. Have been over here two months now and am settled enough to get various periodical back issues read. Noted in the June issue you broached the subject of latest arrivals and, since we had to schedule our overseas trip around the arrival of our number two, I figured she might qualify." (The announcement noted the arrival of Jeanne Marie Meaux on 10 April 1979, at Charieston, South CaroUna.) Close, Dick, but third place in the DFS Sweepstakes is the best we can offer you this time around . . . and, for the record, the current standings among the Duty Fertility Symbols and their respective qual dates: DFS—Randy Brown—25 June 1979 Deputy DFS—BiU Peerenboom—25 April 1979 Asst. Deputy DFS—Dick Meaux—10 April 1979.

Dick goes on to say, "Our son Clerfe was two in July—so you see I am catching up even though I got married nineteen years 'late.'

"Two other Classmates here at HQ. U.S. European Command, Bob Foss and Lee Clark.

Both have been here about two years and report quite enjoyable tours. I know it took me 92

twenty-two years to land an overseas shore duty assignment and we are looking forward to the next three-and-a-half years. So far there are no gas lines and the prices we military types pay is less than in the States. Looks like it may be a good time to be overseas.

"Have not seen any other Classmates over here but did talk to Jeff Dennis at USNAVEUR in London. He relayed that Al Koster was there too. Before leaving Charleston, I was at SUBGRU Six for a few months and saw lots of Bob Loewenthal who is a staff member.

"So much for my first letter. Since I had the corresponding job for a year or so a good while back, I should have done better, especiaUy knowing how hard it is to put together an article when there is little or no input (Amen, brother!) I vriU let you know when there is a third one." (There is a man with a goal—better keep an eye on him. Randy.)

Next batter (on the exotic letterhead of "Trado—Vulcan Company Limited," Dhahran, Saudi Arabia): Glen Jermstad. "I decided to join the Alumni Association last month and have received my first copy of Shipmate. Reading of '57, it seems the Class marches on. I have been keeping up with some of the aviation types through Jack Davis and some of the others through Hank Converse, both of whom I have seen over the years in Washington. In fact, saw both of these guys this July on my way back here to home. It seems strange to call Saudi Arabia home, but after two-and-one-half years it has become that, since we (Kitty, the boys and I) travel to the States once a year. I bumped into Bob St. Martin in downtown Al Khobar.

"If you want me to start a class association of Saudi Arabia, let me know. You might need one if the U.S. keeps using so much oU." I don't know about a class association. Glen, but guess what we could use on your next trip home? In plain, brown, unmarked, 50-gallon drams.

And then came this one from Dick Toner.

"Sometime during the tour of every corresponding secretary I feel great pangs of responsibility toward the class column and try to add a few words.

"For the past year, I have been in Athens, Greece, where I am the commander of Hellenikon Air Base (part of the Athens International Airport). It's a very rewarding challenge and, need I add, a rather idyllic location as well. Pete Junghans fills out the other half of the Athens class contingent. He's in downtown Athens as deputy Chief of the Navy Section at JUSMAGG. We manage to see one another fairly frequently over the rim of a glass on the never-ending diplomatic social circuit.

"We get our share of Congressional and other VIP visitors, but that has not resulted in too many contacts with Classmates. However, I recently got a surprise call from across the Aegean from Larry Bustle who has recentiy taken command of the USAF base in lymir, Turkey. One of my general officer visitors last month informed me that Lee Wolinsky retired in Phoenix where he has become the czar of the nuts and bolts market. Adm. Shear was here recently and told me that CharUe Beasley is one of his key staffers at AFSOUTH in Naples, but that his tour will be over there soon.

"Athens is opening up again to more and more SIXTH Fleet visits and we play a major role in Fleet support when they hit the beach.

So pass the word that there is always cool retsina and warm sonvlaki (Is that anything

like salmon croquettes, Dick?) for anyone wandering through.

"Speaking of SIXTH Fleet, an LPG (that's wing-walker talk, guys, for a ship with 400 marines embarked) is in port. I'U need to sign off to make adequate welcoming preparations (and restrict my 19-year-old daughter)."

The next signal came along from Ron Marryott. " I thought it was about time that I dropped Shipmate another letter. I do this at least once a decade . . . or is it every two decades?

"Carol, the family and I are aU together in the San Francisco Bay area now. I wiU assume command of NAS Moffett Field on 28 September.

"During the Summer I had the opportunity to meet with some of our Classmates. At the three weeks Facilities Management Course in Washington, Dave Balding spoke to our Class about transportation. In San Diego, I bumped into Bud Edney. Bud is PCO of CONSTELLATION and was visiting COMNAVAIRPAC staff before he shoved off for SAGEBRUSH U. at Idaho Falls. Jack Finley is on tiie AIRPAC staff, but we missed seeing each other because Jack was off on some well-deserved leave.

"We had a super time with the HoUabaughs when in San Diego. Dale and Nada are living in Del Mar in a lovely home that overlooks the Pacific Ocean (gorgeous view, just north of Torrey Pines). One of the more enjoyable highlights of the stay in Southem Califomia was our attendance at Dale's promotion ceremony to colonel, USMCR. The ceremony was performed at the Amphib Base at Coronado and was attended by Dale's family, Nada's father visiting from St. Louis, and several close friends. Dale has stayed very active in the Marine Reserve and his promotion to 0-6 supports his interest and dedication. A real feather in his cap. Dale must be doing alright because he was also selected to attend the Senior Reserve Officers Seminar at National War College this past Summer."

The old Fleet Home Town News Center has really got a good tail on Dick Sargent, who they now report has completed two weeks of summer training at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College at Quantico. No clue as to his current duty station. There now, wasn't that fun? Meaux, Jermstad, Toner and Marryott—you guys did good. Thanks. Now it's someone else's tum at the wheel. So, while you're waiting for Spring, tell your Shipmates how you're doing it, you heah?

And don't forget, send your Shipmates a Christmas card . . . with all the dope.

58 Corr. Sec'y. Capt. Frank CaldweU USN 10823 Colton Street, Fairfax VA 22030 Tel.: Hm. 703/591-6728; Of. 202/697-1965 Percent Members: 54 Class Biz There are some 40 plus TURKEYS out there who are the proud owners of a copy ofthe now famous Voyage because of the laws of possession only. You who receive but do not come back forthwith with the Bread (i.e., $10.00 fair market price it costs to produce these diaries) are soon to be visited by the YOSTA WEMAL (You Stall; We Maul) Collection Agency, a strictly all-profit organization owned and operShipmate, December 1979

ated by Bill Brick Associates. In the trae spirit of Christmas, give today. Tightwads; we keep good book on you and know who you are.

Send it today to Ed Kessler, 10303 Tamarack Drive, Vienna VA 22180, or to me. Thanks.

Remember; we are most forgiving! No more free notices after this.

In October we held nominations and elections for the class executive committee, yielding the largest class committee of volunteers ever assembled in the Washington area. In the months of November and December we wiU appoint the class officials from this group and will pubUsh the results of that effort in the next Shipmate. Stay tuned; you may recognize your name. And thanks to all you volunteers.

Someone asked me in September if it would be possible for the Class to establish another committee in another cityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Honolulu. The question was raised because a number of Classmates have either retired or are about to, and want to still keep in touch and participate in class functions, wherever they are. Since they make contributions to the Class Association yearly, they also want to take advantage of the benefits offered by membership. I know of no Umitation on estabUshment of individual chapters of the Class of '58 in various cities.

Frankly, I tend to encourage such efforts because in my limited travels, I have always been able to make contact with a Classmate who has taken me under his wing and protected me from the elements, and it has been personaUy rewarding to see them again and get ujj-to-date on their activities and encounters. If you are of this opinion, whatever city you may be from, take your own stock of Classmates in your area and see what you can get started. I know that the group in San Diego over the past couple of years has taken it upon themselves to keep the spirit going locally and have tumed out some great functions. In addition, there are the USNA Chapters of the Alumni Association in many cities who gather together for many events and have fun. If you are successful, drop me a Une and some pics and I'U give you visibiUty right here. One of the best mechanisms to start your search for Classmates is the Voyage.

Have you signed up a Classmate for Shipmate this month? Why Not? Alumni Scuttiebutt Due to circumstances well within my control, I regrettably missed the first two Navy home footbaU games and Homecoming '79 because of commitments requiring my presence in Hawaii. Swinging Ed Kessler and Crafty Buff Walters were in attendance and wiU confirm my (our) aUegiance to Class of '58 standards of conduct and appearance while on the beach. In my absence, the best of the '58 Rooting Squad including Tom and Judy Grimm, Bemie Ryan, Chuck and Sally Larson, Bill and Missy Mooney, Al Yost, Ken and Polly MitcheU, George and Anne Ojcilehto, Ben and Ginny Montoya, BiU and Carolyn Peters, Al Gaheen and good lookin' date, Bemie and Nelda DeMers, Zeke and Mati Zariquiey, Joe and Terry Steckler, Lou Shane and good lookin' date, ?

Wayne Scott and good lookin' date-Doreen, Greg and Anne Streeter, Jim and Rosemary Adkins, Howie and (Good Lookin' DateJeanne) Pabst, Tom and (Good Lookin' DateLinda) Fleming, Dick Slyder, John and Mary Lou Gentile, Tom and Marie Gibbons, (Ted Smedberg says he was there) Harry and Peg Hurst, Rog and Fran Nutting, John and Mrs. McMillan, Rog and Kathy Lyons, Stu and Shipmate, December 1979

Anne Merriken, Bob "My Godfather" and Becky, Jack Van Niman, Brace and Terry Wilcox, and many others, I'm told, made '58's presence known and were a significant factor in the Navy wins. Ned and Karen Oldham even came from Ohio. WeU Done, you guys!

For Homecoming '79, I blew it by leaving town before all plans had been firmed up and announcements made to aU potential participants. In spite of my absence, however, the able and commendable efforts of one Jim Corder must be recognized and applauded. Jim took it upon himself to single-handedly seek out and reserve the USNA 19th Hole across the river at North Sevem for a Bring-YourOwn-Everything Party. And that's what everyone who attended did. Ben Montoya's son, Ben Jr., brought over a band of swinging mids with guitars, drams, and amplifiers (with the able assistance of Father Ben, BiU Peters, and Rog Nutting) to provide the "Ear and Sinus Clearing" sounds, Jim and Julia Corder provided the set-ups, ice and nibblees, Ned and Karen Oldham the choreography demonstrations, Carolyn Peters the BeUy Dancing instraction, Joe and Terry Steckler the French Connection (thought no one saw you, huh, Joe?), John and Mary Lou Gentile the Juice, Tom and Nancy Sinnott the Corps, Bill and Missy Mooney the Color, Tom and Linda Fleming more Juice, and John and Mrs. McMillan the 18th Company plaques for the Class of 1979 Color Company Commanders.

See the pics. So adept was John in presenting the plaques that one could not teU whether he was walking or limboing up to the podium. The mids in attendance with other '58 Jrs. had so much fun sampling the merchandise at the party that a follow-on Thanksgiving party for '58 Jrs. in the area was conducted last month.

Details and pics of this second event will follow. The general consensus was that this impromptu party was such a great success that Jim Corder has reserved the same place for Homecoming 1980. Plan on being there. Very Well Done, Jim and Julia! Many Thanks from the Class!

The Hawaii Caper In my short tenure as a member of the Class of '58 I have attended, participated, yea, even initiated a great number of functions involving Classmates, wives, dates, and friends. Even as a toddler-mid. Lefty, Alex, and I would never let a new academic year start without a

memorable party or two to start the new season out right. Seems to me Kent Lawrence, Pete Ericksen, Kelly Pierson, Walt MitcheU, Hy Lyon, Brace Wilcox, George Segelbacher, Don Norkin, Barry Howard, Pete and Alice Wiedemann, Carol Baby, Val, of course, Martha (then France now Vossler), Shirley Baby, Joel GiU, Hap HaUiday, Bing Bassett, Mike Chappie, Cas, Chuck Larson, John Griffiths, Chet Grocki, Jim Harvey, JD Hocker, Mike DaUum, Buddy Manazir, Walt Ryan, George Creighton, CarUto Cunanan, Bob Fuller, Tom Michels, Chet Kunz, NUs Rueckert, and Hal Reed and My Peg all can remember weU Capt. and Mrs. ' C trying to get us to quiet down many a night when we were with Classmates having a ball. Those times are warm memories, and I haven't forgotten that '58ers, wherever you find them, can stiU be counted on for the best. With this in mind, on Sunday, 9 September, I began a two-week joumey to Pearl under orders to help the IG conduct a command inspection of CINCPACFLT. My faitii in Classmates there was such that I knew we (Ed Kessler and Buff Walters accompanied me) would be weU received and cared for in our very limited spare time. We were not let down.

BUT, we are out of space. Just look at the handsome picture below and you may well imagine the outcome of our wandering through the Isles. Tune in early next month for story and pix.

Additional Scuttlebutt JD Hocker makes brief pit stop in Pearl. Free loads off Hap Hansen and wife and fails to feed info to Class scribe.

John Rasavage in Kansas can still write and occasionally does to John Vick. Occupation StiU undefined. Come Back, John R. Ed Jackson free loads off John and Judy Vick. Current employment unknown but location beUeved to be in Pennsylvania. Will he make (did he make) Army game?

Tom Grimm's conduct and condition at 10th Class Reunion finally revealed. Reason for early departure from Dahlgren Hall before dinner now established.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. BEAT ARMY. STOCK UP ON APPLES AND DON'T ACCEPT ANY SUBSTITUTES. LUV, POOCH

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59 Sec'y, Capt. John A. Butterfield USN 3 Porter Road, USNA Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 48 Greetings, '59ers, and hopes that many share the fond and happy memories of a grand and glorious 20th Reunion. For those who were unable to attend, who procrastinated or put off planning on it, who said "wait 'til next year" or whose links with USNA and '59 have been strained or very loose over the years . . .

PLEASE . . . consider renewing the faith with '59!! Stay in touch, support the Class and USNA, and plan already on a Reunion in the very near future, and especially the next really big one, the 25th. I think most who attended this year's will agree that it was successful, most enjoyable, memorable, and simply one heckuva-lot-a-fun. 'Twas great seeing many old, close friends, but for many, getting acquainted with fellow '59ers whose names and faces may have been slightly known, or who may have been strangers during Midshipmen days (as we all experienced, opposite sides of Bancroft Hall, different regiments, military and academic schedules with little in common— rarely did one know all his Classmates). But at 20th Homecoming, people got close and shared in the reminiscing and memories . . . and 'twas amazing how virtual strangers quickly experienced that military, civiUan, business, family, school and travel activities through the years usually reveal common bonds and interests, and the situation leads traly to a smaller, wonderful world, and a much closer Class.

One gentleman who has always been close, a leader in class doings down through the years, and who knows so many '59ers and their todoings, came all the way from Mississippi (with lovely wife Joan) to attend all the events, and to serve as the "Emcee" for the Saturday night gala, the continuous buffet-dinner-dance held at the Annapolis Hilton. Many, many thanks to Marty Finerty for the finest example of leadership and espirit de Class of '59, and a job well done!! Others who had been working for at least one year with Marty and others to make it a rip-roaring success: Bill Clautice, Ralph Christy, Steve Snyder, Frank Donovan, Dan Branch, Dan Traax, Mike Cooper, Ted Alexander, Van Nield, Patty Ford, Geoff Cant, Mai Brace, Rick Johnson, and so many others.

But let me back up a bit and give you a brief randown on the many events which took place for the 20th Long Weekend. A few companies got started early with a Thursday night "bash." One company to be heartily congratulated for spirit, support and participation for the 20th, the "Terrible Tenth"—Dave Norwood (Company Rep) is to be congratulated for "birddogging" addresses for his company and then doing yeoman work encouraging a great turnout by the 10th. I'U quote from Dave's "after action report:" "Thanks again for everything you have done, and are still doing, to help your Classmates celebrate the twentieth anniversary of our graduation. The Homecoming/reunion activities were a huge success, in spite of the inclement weather, which didn't seem to dampen anyone's spirits at all. (Except, perhaps, in the case of the "Jog/Run-In," for which there apparentiy was still a good turnout. Sorry I didn't make it. I brought my old, beat-up. New Balance shoes with me from Texas, and it wasn't really the 94

weather, nor the early start, which kept me from making it on Saturday moming, but the late hour to which the revelries lasted the night before.)

"Marty Finerty made a claim for 10th Company attendance at the Saturday night dinner/ dance which you, in your role as corresponding secretary for the Class of '59, might like to have corroborated or clarified. I believe he said that nineteen '59ers of the 10th Company attended, but I don't recaU whether he meant for Saturday night alone, or for 'any, some, or air of the Homecoming/reunion activities during the weekend. At any rate, however, I am certain of the following: "The 10th Company grads of USNA Class of '59, and their ladies, were invited to a Twentieth Anniversary Reunion at the home of Sue and Dean Simmons in Vienna, Virginia, on Thursday evening, September 20th. Those present besides Sue and Dean were Russell Anderson, Betsy and Charlie Dobbs, Linda and Angy Femandez, Madeline and Chuck Ferris, Pam and Bill Held, CharUe McVey, Nita and Dave Norwood, Linda and Dave Osbum, Suzi and CharUe Pease, Dennis Read, Pete Schleck, June and Art Smith, and Elaine and Pete Stout. That includes 14 Tenth Company '59ers. Also, 6 other Tenth Company '59ers, who didn't make it to the Simmons' home on Thursday evening, did make it, along with their ladies, to one-or-more of the Homecoming/reunion activities at USNA on Friday and/or Saturday: Rusty and Pete Abdalla, Betty and Terry Camilleri, Jerry and Gary Findlay, Joan and Marty Finerty, Amanda and Dan O'Brien, and Dianne and Dick Westfahl. (Also, wife Donna attended these events with Dennis Read, though she had to miss the 10th Company reunion on Thursday night.) Thus, a total of twenry 10th Company '59ers attended the 10th Company reunion and/or one-or-more of the Homecoming/reunion events at USNA!! And they came from as far away as Gales Ferry and Mystic (CT), Bay side and Binghamton (NY), Bay St. Louis (MS), Miami Beach (FL), St. Louis (MO), Houston (TX), and Las Vegas (NV)!!"

Just a couple of footnotes to Dave's letter: I'll forgive him for missing the Saturday moming ran because he did so many other things well . . . but as he closed his letter . . . "This is what I should have done Saturday moming: RISE AND SHINE!" Also, Dave asked about the pictures taken at the Hilton by a midshipman photographer from the Photo Club. As soon as I have the proofs, I will contact Company Reps (most companies had group pictures taken on the stage that night) and arrange for orders, payment, etc. Also, if any company wants to challenge the Terrible lOth for participation, numbers, etc. . . . a good chance to write me, stake your claim, and provide the Class with a report of more '59er news.

Back to the schedule of events: Rain, wind, gloomy skies put a damper on a few Friday events. The Parade was cancelled, but they held the Pep Rally in the Field House, and the band, cheers and speeches got folks in the spirit. Then the big bash in Dahlgren Hall followed. As the cocktail hour went on, the weather outside also got wetter and windier; then on to "Mother Bancroft" for a grand meal in the Wardroom (no longer is it to be called the Mess Hall). '59 was in the newer section, the wing ofthe " T " which extends away from Tecumseh and towards Mitscher Hall or the fields where the Obstacle Course used to be.

We had a super tumout for the excellent dinner; we led a few cheers and helped whip up enthusiasm along with the Midshipmen Pep Band. A few '59er strongmen hoisted up our "Queen" Joyce Clautice sitting in a chair atop one of the 12 person dining tables—the "bearers" spared her a trip around the Dining HaU, much to Joyce's relief I am sure. We got our football great, "Reif," to his feet with cheers echoing from the past. . . REIF . . . REIF . . .

REIF. We tried to get Fritz on his feet with similar cheers and encouragement, but seems the Los Angeles-based broadcasting executive (who may now lay claim to the whitest-fuUhead-of-hair in '59) George Fritzinger did not want to upstage his old buddy Bob Reifsnyder.

Ed "Pushy" Gather was definitely on stage with his wide-brimmed Bahaman hat and dressed for a luau.

By now you may be curious about total numbers of '59ers and family members and girlfriends who were there. By our best "guess-timates" we had over 450 for one occasion or another. We would have loved to see more of you there—hope you have heard from others that you missed something good, and that will be incentive to see you back next time!

Who came from farthest away?? Looks like a contingent from Hawaii, with John Collins claiming his home there, was just a bit farther out. In the "far out" category, PhU ChamberUn was fighting for honors. His verbal battie with Gene Fitzpatrick re nuke power convinced many folks to look for Phil at your next friendly protest/demonstration. Toby Warson made some very special arrangements and business reshuffling to come from afar, aU the way from Seattie. Mike Fitzgerald came from his job in WhitehaU, Ministry of Defence, London, for the 20th.

Most kids award: The Dave Sears—9; the Frank Donovans—8; the Fitzpatricks and McGlincheys—7. And what about a "Homecoming Baby!!" The Jack Hoeys had their first son during the week end. Their absence was accepted without question! Congratulations!

Many '59ers retumed to Dahlgren for drinks, music and dancing 'til after midnight on Friday. And a good number went on to smaUer parties from there. Some were up bright (not sure of that) and early Saturday for the Jog/ Run-in; '59 can be proud for we had the greatest number of participants of any Class.

Sixteen of the hardcore ranners who braved heavy rain and winds were '59ers or family members . . . and would you believe the total number of ranners??. . . 59, honest!! Many of us ran 5.9 miles . . . some went just a little less . . . a few a bit more. Special kudos to Marge Drozd for her most miles ever; to the Shields family; to Pam Madden; to Marcia Legro.

Saturday moming was taken up with Midshipmen Store shopping, the Alumni Assembly in Mahan, and preparing for Tailgate.

Meteorologists Patty Ford and Dan Truax failed to provide perfect weather, but a green 'n white tent and '59er balloons in the air identified a haven for the weather-wom, the thirsty and hungry, for the weary and wayward . . . with help from other committee members, 'twas good food and drink and a chance to see other Classmates and warm up for the football contest. After the game, 'twas back to the '59er tent for a "toddy for the body" and a munchy . . . before off again, to prep for the Saturday evening really big show.

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Well guess what—out of space, and still a lot more to relate. But, in those immortal words, "We shall return." A great deal about the Reunion and a beautiful letter from Jimmy Brown, so we know you'll want to be here.

P.S. The following got to the yearbook publisher too late, so here are highlights of Russ Anderson's activities, and to let you know Russ was very supportive and helpful in the Homecoming. Russ is single, living in Temple Hills, Maryland, working as electronics engineer/software specialist (within Civil Service) at the Naval Research Lab. His unique avocation is amateur springboard diving, something he has been quite involved in for 12 years. He has competed himself and coached age group diving. Russ writes, " I own thousands of dollars worth of diving equipment (trampoline, 3 diving boards, etc.). I am building a diving pool in the back yard with IOmeter tower for platform diving. Club will be in Oxon Hill area for any kids of '59ers interested." Sure sounds Uke a great opportunity!! Call Russ 301/630-4965 home or NRL 767-5977.

In closing let me again say, BUY . . . BUY . . . BUY, or to those who are so inclined, SELL . . . SELL . . . SELL. We need the money, and we need to promote the identity of our Class, and pull more of our members into the fold and make them more active, involved, concemed Alumni of the Naval Academy, proud of their roots with the Class of '59. Trying hard to put it in a positive vein, "Stand in Line with '59" . . . YES. Be with us . . . and as always, RISE AND SHINE WITH '59.

60 Sec'y, Raymond T. Burkley Burkley Associates P.O. Box 496, Cupertino CA 95014 Percent Members: 57 19th Homecoming '60 had a very good tumout in the rain of Homecoming this year. Several stalwarts (more than two messhall tables worth!) braved the wet Friday evening for cocktails at Arlen and Mike CoUeys' followed by the world's largest and loudest party in Dahlgren Hall, then dinner.

The rain continued on Saturday, but the motorhomes of Ken Clark and George DoweU saved the ladies' hairdos, while the men braved the elements at an excellent "tailgater."

Saturday evening, the banquet at Crofton Country Club tumed out to be one of the best in recent years. Those attending included: Ron and Linda Burdge, Dick and Jonnie Shawkey, Joe and Patti Hoffman, Ron and Jan Brandquist, Larry and JoAnn Barringer, Jim Neal and Allison Smith, Wick and Prissy Parcells, Dick and Joy Hamon, George and Martha DoweU, Howard and Louise Sipple, Carl and Marilyn McCallum, Bob and Pam Lowe, Mike and Marlene Gavlak, Dave and Marilyn William, Ted and Jane McClanahan, Bill and JoAnn Spearman, Gene and Lou Kessler, John and Joanie Murray, Mike and Arlen Colley, Andy and Jonda Cotterman, Perry and Mary-Lou Benson, Don and Ginny DeLude, Bob and Nita Rohr, and a few other late "walk-ons."

On Thursday and Friday, '60 had the largest number of finalists of any class in the Alumni Association golf tournament. Mike Colley won Shipmate, December 1979

his flight, while Wick Parcells and Jim Knorr said "wait 'til next year."

20th Reunion Helen Marr Johannesen is producing our Lucky Bag update. The Twendeth Muster. Send in your questionnaire, which was included in the August mailing for the 19th Homecoming, to her ASAP. Duane ToUaksen demonstrated his firm support of 20th planning with a $50 contribution to the Washington-Annapolis Chapter.

Howard Sipple reports that we started out knowing the current addresses for 44% of the Class. We are now up to about 55% and have a lot of work left to do. Help your Company Rep (see list in September Shipmate) locate the "missing." Some numbers: 4 Companies are less than 40% located (4, 5, 13, 23); 3 Companies are more than 70% confirmed (3, 14, 20); and the 20th "leads the league" with 90% good addresses.

Mark your calendars: October 3-5, 1980.

BEAT BOSTON COLLEGE! Class Fund Drive We are rapidly approaching the point where it is "put up or shut-up time" with regards to the Class Fund Drive. With less than a year remaining before the 20th Reunion, less than 10% of the CLASS HAS MADE SOME SORT OF CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLASS FUND. No news is not good news!!!!

Class News Cdr. Thomas D. Paulsen participated in the Black Ship Festival which commemorates the beginning of the U.S.-Japanese friendship, reenacting the events surrounding the arrival of Commodore Matthew C Perry in Shimoda with five U.S. warships in 1854. Tom is surface operations officer assigned to the staff of Commander 7th Fleet, embarked aboard the guided missile craiser OKLAHOMA CITY, operating from Yokosuka, Japan.

Cdr. Charles L. Terry recently participated in the exercise "Unitas XX"; Charles is commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer DEWEY, which is homeported in Charlestown.

Capt. Ed. W. Clexton sent a nice letter along with his contribution, apologizing for his tardiness, but noting the fact that he probably beat Inderlied and Butler in submitting his $25.00.

Being somewhat of a self-styled diplomat I will withhold any comment until I can check the postmark on the contributions that are coming in from Tom and Harry. Capt. Ed is the CO of USS E L PASO (LKA-117), and he and Barbara have reduced the head count at home by shipping their 22-year-old son off to UCSD where he is enrolled in the oceanography program.

Barb and Ed are planning to attend the 20th Reunion and they have sent their input for the Class Directory to Helen Johannesen (have you ??). Ed also had a very good suggestion for the Fund Drive—"Say how much the Fair Share is and where to send it in each issue" OK! Make your contribution checks out to the: CLASS OF 1960/USNA in the amount of (give or take a little depending on your current situation): $25.00 and send it to: Raymond T. Burkley P.O. BOX 496 Cupertino CA 95015

Mike Midas and friends at recent retirement Now if everyone will do that right now we can start to get the class treasury into the black and support the best 20th class reunion we will ever have in the forseeable future.

Cdr. Ken G. Clark was the only other Classmate to send in a contribution this month—thanks Ken (and Ed: "We needed that"). Ken also gave us a brief resume of the last few years. His career pattem has been somewhat unique with five sea tours in destroyers and five shore tours all in data processing. In the early '70s he had three consecutive destroyer tours as XO, CSO and CO (one of each) and then spent a tour at the USNA as chairman, computer science department. Ken is currently the director of data processing at the Navy Recraiting Command and is hoping for ICAF in '80. Ken is also the committee responsible for the Homecoming banner and slogan, and he is requesting inputs from all concerned (or unconcerned) Classmates for the slogan. Some of the slogan possibilities Ken has developed thus far include: "Super 60," "60 is best," Sixty is Sensational," "Go Like Sixty" (reject that one, there isn't enough Senokot for some of the old fogies in this group), and "Sassy 60." Ken is requesting immediate suggestions from any and all Classmates and their spouses for the slogan, and he needs inputs ASAP. Please send your slogans to: Cdr. Ken G. Clark USN, 4371 Farmhouse Lane Fairfax VA 22030 and keep them clean.

More next month—MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL. P.S. Our mystery men have been Cdr. Tom Curtis, Col. Carl Ripplemeyer, USMC (Ret.), and Robert E. Kunkle respectively.

61 Corr. Sec'y, Cdr. Duane Duff USN 6410 Glenbard Rd., Burke VA 22015 Percent Members: 56 Lots to pass on this time. We had our annual class meeting during Homecoming which was attended by Bob Hofford, Art Rowe, BiU Mackey, Dave Stem, Mickey Dmstrap, Ben Gerson, Mark Waggoner, Joe Kiel, Ned Kuhns, Bert Cassels, Jim George, Jerry Smith, Duane Duff, and president, Norm Pigeon. Several major items of interest to the class are that Roger Onorati has been appointed as 20th Reunion Coordinator. There are a number of activities we can do depending on the number of volunteers stepping forward to handle the details. Elections for executive committee were held with Joe Kiel now executive vice presient; 95

BUI Mackey, administrative vice president; Jim George, secretary; Ben Gerson, treasurer; Bob Hofford and Andy Saiko, Members-at-Large.

Since you wiU be reading this late in the year, any news for Shipmate should be mailed to Jim at 20261 DarUngton Rd., Gaithersburg MD 20760. Also, Jim is the one to contact for hats, which are in two colors—Navy Blue for men and Powder Blue for women. A committee was appointed to investigate the cost and number of seats we could obtain in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to honor our Classmates who have passed on in the line of duty.

One final note of interest: any of you on the West Coast who want to sponsor and organize a class chapter should contact Norm for details.

During my travels the last couple of weeks, I've ran into a couple of friendly faces. The INSURV Board did an acceptance trial on USS MCINERNEY ( F F G - 8 ) in Batii, Maine, the

last week in September. Chuck St. Laurent was aboard as O-in-C FFG-7 FIT Bath. Looks good and, having been screened for command, is looking for orders sometime during the next year. Also attending was J. J. Brannon who is with the Program Managers Sonar Team. The first week in October, we did a Final Contract Trial on USS EMORY S. LAND (AS-39) in Nor-

folk. Fred Lowack is repair officer and is looking forward to getting on with the business.

Fred mentioned that Walt Draper had just been relieved as supply officer and was now at SUBLANT. Gayle R. Thompson has been appointed manager of The Bankers Life of Des Moines' Detroit agency. He is a Chartered Life Underwriter and member of the national association.

Finally, Rusty Lamade was top finisher in the Men's Masters division of the Ten Mile Sevem River Run held 16 September. Good show!

Get it done with '61!

62 Sec'y, Cdr. Howard Pinskey SC USNR-R 2200 Somerville Rd. AnnapoUs MD 21401 Percent Members: 54 Greetings to everyone during this Holiday Season. May 1980 be a healthy and happy year for you and your family.

During Homecoming '79, the results of the class elections held in August for the three Class of 1962 Association board members were announced. Elected for a two-year term were Paul Galanti, Joe Procopio, and Roger Ramsey.

They join the other board members—Mike Abercrombie, and Fred Badger, along with the class officers—Wayne Hickam, Walt Welham, Roger Kisiel and your secretary in administering and directing class affairs for the next year.

Any advice, assistance or suggestions from our '62 class family is welcomed.

IncidentaUy, 800 ballots were mailed out during August and we experienced a response rate of 28%; better than the general alumni results, but below the '62 average.

Here and There John Chesson has announced the formation of a law practice with two other members in Columbia, Maryland.

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Washington. Not more than 150 feet from his office is Chuck Springer, with the Navy General Counsel's Office.

The news is light for this December. Please include Shipmate in your year end letter to friends. Your Classmates want to hear from you.

EspeciaUy at this time of the year, your thoughts and concerns about our MIAs and their families are greatly appreciated.

HAPPY 1980!!!

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Sec'y, Cdr. F. R. Whalen USN 8080 Powderbrook Lane Springfield VA 22153 Percent Members: 56 Stand by to lay eyes on some of the most distinguished and youthful gents and gals one could imagine—namely, the '63 Homecoming tumout whose personages are displayed below.

Not bothered by some lousy weather, '63ers cheered on the Big Blue over Connecticut at Navy Marine Corps stadium and then headed for a sumptuous buffet, arranged in outstanding fashion by Brace Webb, in the lounge of the AnnapoUs Hilton. The roster of Classmates attending included Jim DeFrancia, Bob Hayser, Dave Ebert, Doug Davidson, Ed Walsh, Steve Leisge, Mike Bonsignore, Al Griggs, Phil Marsden, Bob Beckman, Lanny Cox, Jerry Harken, Dick Bachman, Dave Robinson, Satch Baumgart, Carl Kolom, Ian Sargent, Brace Webb, Mike Webb, Mark Schweng, Phil Adams, Meredith Musick, Bill Eamer, their ladies, and yours traly.

President Phil Marsden asked that the following update of our current class goals be relayed on for those not catching his remarks at Homecoming, specifically: Goal #1 INCREASE DUES PAYING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CLASS TO 63% BY 1983. Our goal this year was to increase the membership by 10%, from about 11%, to 21% of eligible members. At present, we have nearly met that goal with over 20% of the Class paid up.

Goal # 2 UPDATE BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON ALL CLASS MEMBERS BY ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPANY REP SYSTEM. Reps have been designated for each company. Current address files are being established by graduating company for use by the reps in updating company and class information files.

Goal #3 INCREASE CLASS PARTICIPATION IN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES BY INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBILITY OF HAVING CLASS MEMBER SERVE ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Class president served on this year's nominating committee and feels next year would be an exceUent opportunity to have a '63er be nominated.

Goal #4 BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR THE 20TH CLASS REUNION. Our principal objective this year was to secure hotel facilities for 1983. At present, we have an agreement with the Hilton Inn in downtown Annapolis to be headquarters for our Shipmate, December 1979

20th. In addition, the class survey included in April's newsletter indicated that a majority of the 120 respondents wanted to have a tent party at the game, shuttle buses if necessary, dinner and dance and a hospitality suite at the hotel. We are moving ahead with plans and will keep all advised.

Tuming to the mailbag, saw an article that Lou Simpleman was in on a NATO exercise in the Sixth Fleet recently. Lou's CO of Marine Aircraft Group 20, 2nd MAF, based at Cherry Point, North Carolina.

Wasn't too long ago that I relayed Flack Logan had assumed command of VF-32 at Oceana. WeU, Don McCrory just moved into the squadron as XO to form another '63 1-2 combination! Don was with VF-32 in '71, out at Point Mugu with VX-4 for a couple of years and then on to USS CONSTELLATION in '76-'77.

Don and Emily, son Dustin and daughter Dona reside in the Bay cliff area of Virginia Beach.

Betsy and Jud Pearson touched base from Subic recentiy, having just retumed from Seoul on an R&R and trying to ran down Dave Konold. Having a bit of luck at the train station, they met Dave's next-door neighbor in a crowd of thousands and spent the next several days visiting with Beth and Dave. Both are fluent in Korean and Jud reports that Dave is having a rich ministry. Thanx for the update, Jud! Mac MacUn relayed that he is currently serving as the material officer of COMCRUDESGRU ONE and is expecting orders as skipper of USS ANCHORAGE this Fall.

Dave Shute, Frank Davey, Ian Sargent, Pete Vreeland, and John Newsom Dave Shute forwarded the adjacent photo showing some of the '63ers attending a summer luncheon in Philly. Not shown but also in the area, according to Dave are John Conroy, Brace AUtt, Bemie Grabowski, Ted DelGaizo, Ben Read, Jake Edge and Bemie KeUey. Dave has also talked with Pete Featherstone in Connecticut and Tom Meyer in Dallas and can be reached at 215/687-2423.

Until next time, gang—keep the cards 'n letters comin!

QUALITY—'63!

Shipmate, December 1979

64 Sec'y, Cdr. James Baumstark, USN 10420 CoUingham Dr. Fairfax VA 22032 Corr. Sec'y, Jerold F. (Jerry) Anderson 5173 Dungannon Rd. Fairfax VA 22030 703/278-8277 Percent Members: 54 Last month we left you with lots of mail unreported. Let's see what we can do about getting my desk back in order again. Several Classmates sent a note with their checks for the 15th Reunion. Ben Vaupei is living in Schuylhill Haven, Pennsylvania, with wife Roni and three boys, Warren, Wayne and Welles. He is general manager of Feeser Supply, a pre-cast and ready-mix concrete company. Ben is also stiU in the Naval Air Reserve with HS-75 which just moved to WiUow Grove from Lakehurst.

Mary and Tom McFeely are in the Virginia Beach area where Tom is XO of HSL-32 at NAS Norfolk. By the time you read this Tom should be CO. Karen and Dick Murphy have joined the Washington scene, just arriving from NADC in Warminster, Pennsylvania. Dick is bouncing back and forth between the Pentagon and Crystal City while Karen is getting everyone organized in their new home in Vienna, Virginia. Karen reports seeing Kim and Terry Myron recently, Terry is at OPTEVFOUR. Keith Waldrop is another member of the Class involved in the financial business in New York. Keith is presentiy in investment banking as a vice-president in the PubUc Finance Department ofthe First Boston Corporation. As a result Keith often bumps into classmate/ competitor Austin Koenen who is co-head of the Public Finance Dept. at Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb in NYC. Keith has also had frequent contact with Dave Lester who is with Louisiana Power & Light as a resident Nuke.

Before joining First Boston, Keith was in Atlanta for 3Vi years where he was involved in a state mortgage financing operation—a position that brought him in contact several times with John Dalton who was then serving as president of Ginnie Mae (GNMA). (Secy's note; John has since left that position and is now working full-time for the Carter-Mondale re-election campaign committee.) Keith spent two years in business school at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor followed by 3Vi years of management consulting in Detroit. He left active duty in December, 1969, as the Ops officer in SKATE. Keith reports that wife Karen is adjusting to life in the NYC area reasonably well and is going back to school this Fall. Their two boys, Kent and Kirk, are now 14 and 7. A great letter Keith—just the type I'm always looking for. The rest of you take note!

Ed Murphy is here in Washington working for everybody's favorite agency, the General Accounting Office, where he has been for five year. Most of Ed's time has been spent in audits of Medicaid nursing homes. Most of the audit work has been financial, but his current assignment involves the quality of care particularly as it relates to the use of drags. Ed reports some disturbing impHcations may be drawn from their findings.

Bruce Woodruff is another new arrival on the Washington scene after four years at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, where he spent most of

his time as production engineer trying to find ways to reduce overhaul costs. Brace is deputy Technical Director-HuU on the FFG-7 OLIVER HAZARD PERRY ship acquisition project. Brian Amdt jdso sent a brief update. He is presentiy hving in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, where he is a district sales manager for the chemicals and plastics division of Union Carbide Corp. Brian departed active duty in 1970 after tours in the Destroyer Force and a tour as CO of USS AVENGE (MSO-423) in Charleston.

John KendaU is now senior associate counsel for R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. in Winston-Salem, North CaroUna. John has been in Winston-Salem since 1976 serving in a variety of capacities in the Reynolds legal department, including, at one point, being responsible for vessel constmction, acquisition, financing and chartering for Sea-Land Service, Inc., a Reynolds subsidiary and the world's largest container shipping line. John is stiU active in the reserve program with a JAGC designator although, most recently, his activities have been centered on the Naval Academy Information Program. John is the area coordinator for North Carolina, directing the efforts of some 33 program officers in the state. Good work, John!

Homecoming—the Fifteenth Aside from the fact that everyone about got washed away in two days of rain, the 15th reunion wiU probably go down as an unqualified success. Close to 200 Classmates plus assorted wives, girl friends (sometimes both!) and kids were present for one function or another. To help the editors save a little space (Shipmate

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publishing costs are going through the roof) and so we can print more pictures, we'll not list everyone by name who was there. Several of us local folks just couldn't handle all the driving to make the Friday night hoedown at the messhall (oopsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it's wardroom now!) and Dahlgren Hall, but I hear it was up to its usual standards and in fact the dinner was reported to be excellent. The tailgate party was wet (in more ways than one!) but once we all found Bob Malone and crew we had fun. Naturally our seats were on the opposite side of the stadium from where we were partying but then no one ever accused '64 of being too organized. I won't mention who jimmied the locks on Bob Rinker's van to get at the beer during halftime and as a a result missed most of the third quarter. We are going to show just a few of the more raucous members of the gettogether, then have more pictures in the next issue. And if you have some, send them in.

The Saturday night class dinner-dance at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Bowie, Maryland, was just superb. The Knights put on a tremendous spread, the band played our kind of music, and they had to sweep us out when it was over. Everyone really had the old Blue and Gold spirit too. We auctioned a beautifiil overhead photo of USNA and sold it to Ted Palatucci for 40 bucks after spirited bidding, then passed out info to all the other bidders on how they could send away for one for $19.95!

Anyway, Ted helped the treasury. The partying went well into Sunday moming at the Holiday Inn and everyone was talking about the 20th before they left for home.

Before we close thanks again to Bob Johnson for setting up the dinner-dance. Bob Malone, Bob Rinker and Tom KeUy for the tailgate party and Jim Baumstark for locating the Holiday Inn and all his administrative support, and last but not least my wife, Yvonne, for taking all the messages for me and keeping things straight.

Season's Greetings to all of you, and may your holiday be all that you hope. Don't forget Shipmate when you mail your Christmas cards.

65 Sec'y LCdr. Dave Anderson USN 2460 Cordero Rd. Del Mar CA 92014 Percent Members: 51 Hello again out there. Would first of all like to wish all of you a Happy Holiday season and trast by the time you read this that our Classmate, Roger Staubach, is once again guiding the Cowboys to the Super Bowl. Received an AP write-up on Rog that's fairiy old but I hadn't seen before relating how the Rog took a shot from a Falcon linebacker during Dallas' NFL Playoff game with Atlanta last year. After having his lights out for awhile, Roger came to and asked for Wayne Hardin, thinking momentarily he was still at Navy. The article goes on to relate in the words of Coach Hardin, how Rog could do anything (we all know that) but his "glass j a w " was always getting him knocked cold at Navy and he'd continually awake to find Coach Hardin staring with concern in his face. Just another Staubach anecdote, and I'd just like to wish you, Rog, good luck and trast you'll have another Super Season on behalf of the entire Class of '65.

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JUNE WEEK WEST! Finally had the pictures developed of the '65 gathering at the USNA JUNE WEEK WEST banquet in San Diego. In the first picture you'll find left to right Betty and Brace Liska, Valerie and John Bromberg, and Sue and Judd Halenza. In the second picture at the rear of the table are Laddie and UUa Cobum, Dick and Ginger Scuba, Thel and Pam Hooks and up front my wife, Toby and yours traly. Look forward to this event again next year and hope we'll have a real West Coast group together.

Also look forward to receiving some pictures soon of the Loyals who attended Homecoming in September.

The few news releases I received indicated that Paul Bloch has graduated from the Naval War College in Newport, that Bob SuUivan (Major, USMC) recently graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, that Pat Cooper recently departed for a deployment to WESTPAC with the San Diego based Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 29 in RANGER and that Nick Nicholson is heading in the other direction enroute the MED as XO of the USS LAMOURE COUNTY (LST-1194) homeported out

of Little Creek.

Finally another sad note. The Alumni Association just informed me that they had leamed of the death of our Classmate, Steve Brown.

His death occurred in San Francisco on 20 August 1979 and services were held on 24 August.

Steve had been with the brokerage firm of Dean, Witter and Co. in San Francisco at the time of his death and is survived by his widow Jane, daughter Jacqueline in Walnut Creek, and his mother.

You all take time to write whenever you can.

That's all for now.

66 East Coast Corres.: LCdr. Thomas 1. Eubanks USN USS ARTHUR W . RADFORD (DD-968)

FPO New York NY 09501 West Coast Corres.: Mr. Robert G. Johnson, Jr. P.O. Box 1011 La Jolla CA 92037 Percent Members: 49 Shipmate, December 1979

67 Sec'y, LCdr. Jay WiUiams USN 3534 Riverside Ave. Jacksonville FL 32205 Percent Members: 51

68 Sec'y/Treas., LCdr. Chris Glutting USN 27tii Co. Officer, Bancroft Hall, USNA AnnapoUs MD 21402 Percent Members: 52 Merry Christmas! Boy it seems weird to be saying that now, this column is written the 2nd week in October. By the time you get this.

Navy wiU have beaten Army and be on its way to another Bowl Game. As of this moment we are 18tii in the A.P. poll! By the address at the top you can see there have been some changes.

I have moved over into the Hall and relieved Lt. Hank Prevette '70 as 27th Co. Officer.

They are a great group and I'm really enjoying my job. I'd really like to hear from Classmates who were in 27th Co. Perhaps there are some traditions we should keep up??? then again maybe some should be forgotten!!! Please drop me a line.

The mail box was kind of empty this month, but I do have some news from around the Yard and from our local home football games. New to our midst, Reid Carlock reported on several Classmates. He saw Mike Coates about a year ago while at Monterey and Mike was about to enter the astronaut program. Jolin Doyle was up recently for a football game and he is now out and a lawyer working for the U . S . House of Representatives and doing very well. Also up was Hap Carpenter who is also out of the Navy and flying for some airline. He is being moved to England for a couple of years . . . sounds rough! Reid reported in to USNA from PG School and is over in electrical engineering.

He is a major USMC and joins Marv Floom, Mike Hague and Warren Smith in the exclusive Club (i.e., major, USMC—USNA '68).

Among the lieutenant commander USN types here, according to the latest print out, are: Tom Bems, George Breeden, Bob Evans, Ed Fischer, Larry Givens, Terry Glover, John Harty, Jeff La Douce, Kevin Moore, Ted Naydan, Dave Steere and yours traly.

Terry Glover reported a disco Party at his place over Homecoming. Attending were Garland and Jay Johnson and Gail and Bob Ameson and of course Gingie and Terry. It is reported that Bob is a disco King, really knows how to do it! Bob, by the way, is out of the Navy and working for Bendix Corp. Jay has recentiy taken over as XO of VF-101 the F-14 RAG at Oceana. Terry also reports that Paul Gaffney is on his way to Indonesia for an unaccompanied tour.

The commander list is out but I haven't seen a copy yet. However several Classmates tell me that Denny Blair is on it. Not surprising, but still a Big Bravo Zulu to you Denny, we're all proud of you! Fran HoUan was up from D.C. for the Air Force game and is no longer speaking to me—it seems I was to meet him with his tickets and he showed up about an hour and 15 minutes early! Again, sorry 'bout that Fran.

Navy news releases tell us that Miles Staley graduated from the Naval War College this Shipmate, December 1979

past Summer. No word on his next assignment. Mike Panchura graduated from Monterey with a M. S. sometime in mid-Summer.

Joe Anderson, major USMC type, has reported for duty at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North CaroUna. Ed Valdez has reported for duty with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in Okinawa. Paul Wilson is stationed with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-262, 1st Marine Brigade, base at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Paul recently completed an exercise out in the Philippines. Finally, we received word that LCdr. Charles R. Munsey, Jr., has been awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal for his participation in craises to the Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf. Good going Chuck, keep that oil flowing!

Well that's it for now. Please keep those cards and letters coming! From all of us here at USNA to all of our Classmates Everywhere . . . MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! Keep Cool . . . Salty Sam

69 Sec'y, Mr. MarshaU E. Rachmiel Corr. Sec'y, Maj. G. W. Pomroy USMC 1st Company Officer USNA, AnnapoUs MD 21402 Percent Members: 43

70 Sec'y, Lt. Royal W. ConneU USN, Division of Professional Development USNA, AnnapoUs MD 21402 Percent Members: 45 Once again I am writing of things past, but from the response to the class mailers on next year's reunion, it is warranted. We had a great time at Homecoming this year and for those of you who missed it, you will just have to make up for it next time. The schedule for the Homecoming week end is pretty much fixed, starting with a dress parade on Friday afternoon: this year's was rained out, as was much of the week end. Friday evening brings with it the world's largest cocktail party at Dahlgren Hall followed by dinner in the wardroom (it's no longer referred to as the messhall); after the dinner the crowd retires to Dahlgren for more drinking and dancing. This year our Class filled up four tables at dinner, but we were heard!

Bill Bozin and the group at his table managed to draw a lot of the fire from '69 and their many tables for simply completing their cheers for them. We did have excellent representation from the DC area and of course from here, some of the names which had not been mentioned lately in this space included: Jeff Lewis, who by now is married and enjoying that adventure; Dave Wiedeman, who isn't married but seems to be enjoying himself anyway (Allison said so anyway); Dot and Scott Semko, who brought news from the IKE; Judy and Jim LaFleur, from the detailers' offices; Pat and Jack Pohl; Elaine and Jerry Ermentrout; Eleanor and Mark Lamb; Barbara and Harley Rhodes and many more. A good time was had by all, sorry if we missed you.

On Saturday moming there is a general Alumni meeting in Mitscher HaU (L.A. Area) which allows everyone to listen to the latest

happenings and to ask questions of the Association, administration and leadership of the fleet. Saturday aftemoon we watched Navy football at its best (and I really mean that) and the tailgate put together by Bob Burton and Chuck Frary helped take our minds off the weather. That evening is generally left for class activities and this year was no exception. Bob opened his place for us and the crowd was great. We have a watch and a couple of umbreUas left over if anyone wants to claim them.

A couple of more faces we hadn't seen in a long time showed for that, notably Jeff Krstich and Fred HaU, and believe it or not we even got some of the coordination for next year accomplished. What we hope to do next year is to have a class dinner for everyone along with a short business meeting and maybe even some music for those so incUned.

Sunday is a day of rest, but after the moming Chapel services the company wardrooms are open for viewing; our Class sponsors the 11th Company by the way—I had been asked that a couple of times. For those of you who are reaching for your calendars to make sure that you don't miss out on the goings-on, our TENTH REUNION will be at Homecoming 1980, that's the 3rd-5th of October next year.

We already have 200 coming, make plans to join us!!!

Now for the newsletter . . . A letter from PhyUis Welch brings us up to speed on Ben's activities. They had a little wrestler last June and at last count he was up to about 15 lbs.

Ben left the Navy from a job at CNAL and has settled in North Windham, Maine, while he works as a QAE for Fairchild Camera & Instrament. Ben can't get us out of his system though—he spends his duty week ends with reserve MCB 27 at NAS Brunswick and he and Phyllis want to hear from you. I might add that it sure is nice to hear from the wives in this job; they tend to have more news and it's usually easier to read their handwriting.

Ben Tucker writes from Fresno that he is moving up in the world and taking a job as general manager of KMST-TV in Monterey, so last month's column is out of date, and as I write this it hasn't even been printed yet. Ben passes along some news and asks Ben Welch and HaU DiUon to get in touch. Such timing.

Joe DavoUo was out west while seeking a job with Gallo Wines: he was successful as if there was any doubt. Terry Huff is now working for American Hospital Supplies out of Chicago as a product manager and Tom Sher is in San Francisco working on an insurance business.

Ben and Denise now have three "bambinos" and are living it up on Denise's winnings from the "Name That Tune" show.

Steve Bannat writes from SANTA BARBARA out of Charleston that he ran into Jack Flanagan in Hong Kong where Jack is suffering through a three-year tour, too bad . . . it must be really bad to have to work out of the China Fleet Club. Apparently Jack McNamee is on his way to MIT to become educated and an EDO in that order.

Another Homecoming attendee was Bill Pardee who came up from VF-171 in Oceana.

He passes along the news that Tom McKenzie is with VF-32 and John Mason is out and working for a shipyard in Maine. Alf Roy is flying for Westem and VR-57 and recentiy took Bill to San Diego. Jim HoUopeter is working for General Dynamics and Mike GottUeb is coaching lacrosse and working on graphic arts and design in the Berkeley area.

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Pete Patrick, Scott Semko, Jim Linquist and Scott Thompson in Haifa, Israel, with EISENHOWER Mike Simmons got the best of a stamp and wrote from CORAL SEA where he has been shooting things off the bow for the past couple of years. He's looking for orders, anyone seen any? He and Janice are hoping for a trip back East to VA-42. As they were traveUing up and down the coast, they ran into Anna and Terry McKinsey and Larry Walters who are working for Crown-ZeUerbach in Vancouver, Washington. Paul OdeU is on CARGRU-1 staff and while he isn't looking up ways to avoid sea time, he and Debbie Uve in Chula Vista and hope for orders to the War CoUege. Other Classmates in CORAL SEA are Nick Visco, a CIC WO, and George Moe, G-1 division officer.

Stu Powrie and Jim Lingan are CAG LSOs and Lew Goen is with VAW-113 (another Hummer; that's three of us now.)

FinaUy, I got a phone caU from Russ Hauck last week. He and Barb are living over in Sterling, Virginia, outside of DC. He is working for ADTECH on the Saudi's Naval Expansion program and she is keeping busy as a teaching assistant in a local pre-school. As if that weren't enough, they have two littie ones of their own, Jeimifer 7 and Eric 5.

I must stop all this now, but let me thank you for all the news that's been rolling in lately—it makes this job a lot of fun. Be on the lookout for another mailing coming out soon with information on plans for next year's homecoming and reservations. Also, in case you ran into anyone who hasn't gotten the word on the happenings, please urge them to join the Alumni Association. If they won't do that at least have them update their address with Alumni House so that they can receive the class mailings!

Remember '70's 10th in '80.

the Coach to release his anxieties, yet permits the remainder of the staff and the players to keep their attention on the game. "We're lousy! We're lousy! What are they doing out t h e r e ? ! " screams Coach Welsh. " S u r e , George, sure. I don't know either—^just watch the game," patientiy answers O'Brien. With only one game left at home, there is only a slight chance it will ever be ascertained whether or not O'Brien's headphones are plugged into anything. Majority of persons polled agreed it is a smart way to wear ear protectors without being obvious.

Now, I mentioned this astute observation was carefuUy researched. However, prior to making it public I felt it was necessary to have another expert verify my conclusion. This opportunity came during the Virginia game when Mike Hecomovich and I shared (literaUy) a seat.

During the second half Mike and I discussed my theory. After he pondered my theory, Heco made his confirmation statement sound as if the entire idea was of his origin. Those of us who reaUy know Mike can traly appreciate that story.

Heco spent the week end with Jan and me and could not get over the changes here at the Academy. Most certainly he was taken aback

by Plebes drirddng beer and watching footbaU in my Uving room. He left on Sunday more anxious than ever to retum to his island hideaway and to forget how the world has advanced during his absence.

David Chew opened his law office not too long ago down in El Paso.

Chuck Bongard graduates from Loyola Law School this month and wiU finally have to work for a living. Back in September he successfuUy completed the ethics part of the Califomia Bar exam and takes the remainder of the exam in Febraary. He concedes that a moral exam would have been difficult. Chuck's immediate plans include finding a paying job and several hours at a disreputable bar in celebration.

The only letter this month came from BJ and Stan Szemborski. Stan is the engineering officer in OMAHA. Their third child, John Paul, was bom last September out in Hawaii. (Stan, are you sure those those other children are ten and seven?)

Some news that Stan relays concems Joe Herger. He is the engineering officer in BADGER currently in the Pacific (about as narrow a location as is known). Also, Tom Herring is busy in Southem Califomia convincing his wife that civilian nuclear power is as safe as can be or "his name isn't Fishman."

Once again Jan has reaffirmed her commitment to having our baby on time. I have waited until the last minute this month hoping to announce the birth of our newest family member but to no avail. Next month for sure.

From Jan, Tom and me, a very Merry Christmas and a safe but happy New Year to each and every one.

72 Acting Correspondent, Alan R. Kraft 2705 Baldwin Lane, Bowie, MD 20715 Percent Members: 43 Happy Holiday greetings from Bowie, Maryland. I went to the Air Force game last week and enjoyed watching Navy win. Seeing women stripers in the march-on was quite different.

On to the news. Dave Lind is operations officer on board USS ELLIOT homeported in San Diego. He just retumed from a Westpac deployment. Paul Martin is assigned with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 based at Kanoehe Bay, Hawaii, and just retumed from a Wespac deployment. Gerry Haden is a pilot with Marine Aircraft Group-20 based at Cherry Point, North Carolina, and is on a Med craise.

Erik Tobiason and Delbert Curtsinger have both completed aviation safety command courses at Monterey. Ron EUis has reported for duty at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point. Jim "Bird" McArthur has just reported with VF-124 and wiU be based at Miramar Naval Air Station.

71 Sec'y, Capt. Charles E. Boyer lU USMC Quarters H-4, Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 45 Have you been to a Navy football game this past season? Certainly a nice change to see a winner at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium that wears "Blue and Gold." But, have you ever wondered what the key to their success has been? After careful study of practice and games, the obvious answer would be Coach Welsh. However there is a more subtie but logical reason—our own Tom O'Brien. The necessity for players to remain poised and mentaUy alert for the game is guaranteed by the presence of O'Brien on the sidelines. Just imagine O'Brien with the headphones on, trailing Coach Welsh up and down the sidelines.

Then an incident occurs on the field and the Coach goes into a tirade of which O'Brien is the target. Now this screaming at Tom aUows 100

James A. Gosma

(Courtesy of Delia Air Lines)

Jim Gosma has completed his indoctrination training vrith Delta Airiines and is now a second officer in the Chicago pilot base. Is this cute picture of Jim or what?

Frederick J. Kull

(Courtesy of Delta Air Lines)

Here's a picture of Fred Kull, ready to take off at the drop of a flag for no matter where.

Fred is with Delta, but we don't know what he is flying or where. A note, Fred, if you please.

I received a good letter from Bob Klosterman USNA '69. He was a squadron mate of Ted Evans and attended the memorial service.

Thank you for the letter. Bob. Additionally, I received a nice telephone call from Ted's mother. She told me that another '72er, Brad Shipmate, December 1979

Smith, passed away after battiing Hodgkins disease. Thank you for the call, Mrs. Evans.

Dean GUck sent a note last month and I forgot to include it in the last column. After graduation he spent three years in USS CRAIG (DD-885) as ASW and CIC/EMO before going to destroyer school. He then served two years

by now for six months. Mike wiU be engineer in USS LEWIS AND CLARK out of Charleston in

April 1980.

Mike, Carol, and LeUssa Ann (June '79) Peal have been in Idaho FaUs for two years, as weU. Mike is going to work for Buckeye CeUulose, a division of Proctor and Gamble in Perry, as weapons officer in USS LANG ( F F - 1 0 6 0 ) Florida, sometime this year. and then split toured as chief engineer in Other '73 news from Carol and Connie: Jim CAYUGA which is currentiy in overhaul. In "General" Chapman, Susie, and four-year-old May 1978 Dean married Karen Anne Isaksen. Jimmy have been in Idaho Falls, but wiU be She is in the Navy and O-in-C of the San Diego transferred to Newport in December. The NASAP detachment. Dean ran into Frank Keifers, Orion, Pat and three daughters, will be Kuczler, who just finished his year as intem leaving Idaho Falls for Newport, as well. Vicki (family practice) in JacksonviUe. Frank report- and Ray WenderUch are expecting their first edly loves being a doctor. Dean and Karen live child in Febraary. Ray is working for Baltiat 9776 Riverpark Way, San Diego 92124 and more Gas and Electric. welcome any '72ers.

The Peals and Raders hope to see some Dave Fulwider writes from the University of Classmates at Army. Thank you. Ladies, for Chicago that he and Debbie and son Ryan are all the good news! settled after leaving the Navy on 31 August Fred Brasco sent a traly great letter with and are working toward an MBA. Dave is still news from 35th Co. "Barry Stark is a Navy in the reserves and is a member of VP-60 at recraiter in the St. Louis area. In the same NAS Glenview, Illinois. Dave would like John town are Carmen MondeUi, wife Audrey, and CaldweU to drop him a Une or caU coUect. their children Alyssa and Michael. Carmen is a Also, he has invited any '72ers in Chicago to sales rep for IBM. Out in Wespac, Jim Destafstop by at 1369 E. Hyde Park Blvd., Apt. 510, ney is deployed with VF-111, flying F-14s off Chicago IL 60615. 312/363-2806.

KITTY HAWK. Jim reports that they have been That's it for this month. Have a Happy New participating in the refugee assistance program, and he says it is one of the best things this Year and write when you can. country has done in a long time. Steve Sammon is OPS boss in KIRK (FF-1087), homeported in Japan. Bob Stephenson is with the SUBPAC staff in Pearl, but wiU be leaving the Navy in November to take a job there in the islands.

Sec'y, Mr. Dirk P. D. Mosis ffl Beth and BUI Evans recently departed the 17809 Stone Ave. North SEALS and the Navy for civilian life and the Seattie WA 98133 MBA program at Georgia Tech. A Uttie further Percent Members: 40 east, Mike O'Shaughnessy is making life a little BEAT ARMY! happier for all the young women in Cleveland.

In his spare time Mike seUs forkUft tracks for We have been blessed with quite a bit of the Clark Equipment Corporation. Jsmet and news, so I wiU not miU about smartly. Here Dave Garfrerick, plus their recentiy arrived goes: baby daughter, are in Key West where Dave Leonard Nebons (we knew Len as teaches air combat maneuvers. Dave expects Neboshynsky until December 1976) sent his to be leaving the Navy for greener pastures business card from the Intemational Barddng about Christmas time. Susan and Al Murray Department of Bankers Trast Co. in New York have retumed to Pass Christian, Mississippi, City. Len left the Navy in December 1976 with where they are going into the racquetball club a bad back. In May of '78 he graduated from business. Sue and Jim Snead are in Norfolk Columbia with his MBA and went to work with where he is an admiral's aide at Oceana, which Bankers Trast in their Latin America group— is a welcome break from deploying with an specializing in Brazilian and Argentinian F-14 squadron. Dave Kucik finally found the financings. Len and his OAO, Janine, (married job of his dreams, as a crew coach with the Dec. '75) are expecting a child at this writing. excellent University of Wisconsin program.

Len desires to see anyone passing through the Gary, Diane, Gabriel, and Adam Rboads are Big Apple. (Or call him if you need a loan!) with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission just Thanks, Len! Steve Weise sent the foUowing names and re- outside of Philadelphia. Gary's last job in the Navy was as an instmctor at the Nuclear spective airlines for all of us when we make Power Prototype Unit in Saratoga Springs, our travel plans. With American—Steve. With New York. Ross Springer is a mud engineer TWA—John Bedker and Neil Beck. With North with the oil companies somewhere in Pera. BiU Central—Dan Simpson and BiU York. Thanks, Kelsey is with Santa Fe Intemational Services Steve. in the Mideast, trying to bring some reason to I got a great letter from a couple of wives that troubled part of the world. Jim, Janice, who had been listening to their husbands proand David CampbeU are back in New London, crastinate about writing for several years. where Jim has one of the choice assignments in Thank you, Connie Rader and Carol Peal. the nuclear Navy, as the XO of the NR-1 ex(Other wives, follow suit.) perimental submarine. Sue and Mark Mike Rader was married to Connie Pinson in Shaughnessy live in the Boston area where November 1976. They have been in Idaho Falls Mark flies for Delta Airiines. Three of us are in for two years, and should be in New London

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school up here in the Northwest. Tom Kieman will get his MBA from Columbia in December, and hopes to follow his wife Sue's footsteps to a successful career on WaU Street. Dennis Shea, who was just married in June to Gail Woodard, is attending the University of Connecticut in pursuit of both MBA and JD degrees. Dennis has already completed the first year of his ambitious four-year stretch in academia. I have just left the Navy after serving in two fast attack submarines. This Fall I will attempt to get through two years at the Harvard Business School in hopes of getting an MBA come '81.

"WeU, that is it. Five members ofthe company are missing from this letter, as they can't be found by anyone else. They are BiU Williams, Norm Cook, Doug Bamett, Craig Henderson, and Danny Holstein. I hope to hear from them sometime in the near future." Much appreciated, Fred!

Jim Piggott writes from WesPac where he's been flying F-4s for the Corps out of Kaneohe, VMFA-235. Since March '76 about half of his time has been on deployment to Japan. John Graham's squadron, VEM A 212, was to relieve Jimmy in mid-October, at Iwakuni. Jim expects to rotate to South Texas as an instmctor in NATC. Jim brings news of 19th Co. Bob Maslowsky is in DC as a manpower analyst with the Chief of Naval Personnel. CharUe BlackweU is a second year civilian law school student at FuUerton, Califomia. Mike Steele is a civilian working in Pensacola for the Naval Investigative Service. Rob Cory is out of the Corps and back at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Mark Brousseau is instmcting in T-34s at P'cola. Steve Bernasconi's still loving shore duty in Hawaii. Doug Peters is flying Hueys at Kaneohe. Chip Cooper was seen at Iwakuni in June before heading to Dept. Head School at Newport. Bob Apple's the aide to CG, 111 MAF, on Okinawa.

Jimmy, thanks for the news. Enjoy those last few months on the islands.

A few items from the Fleet Home Town News Center: Steve Resser is engineer officer of PETERSON, homeported in Norfolk. Karen and Jeff Grant are with VP-56 at NAS Jacksonville. John Jauregui is with the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton.

It's great hearing from so many. Keep it coming. Happy Holidays!

74 Sec'y, Lt. Mike Chaplain USN Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Lt. Brent S. James USN 13760 Tres Vistas Ct. San Diego CA 92129 Percent Members: 42

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75 Sec'y, Lt. Steve Hubbard USN 719 Garfield Ave. Virginia Beach VA 23452 Percent Members: 48 Hey!! What's the story with you guys? Not a single letter in my mailbox this past month. I know football season can be rough, but let's get back in the groove and keep those letters coming. I mean, sitting in front of the tube and guzzling tall cool ones can be a good deal of hard work, right?

Fortunately, I have some news as a result of a couple of phone calls. Scott Perkins called from San Diego where he is an NGFS instmctor at Landing Force Training Command, Pac. He and EUzabeth now have a son, Michael Scott, bom 17 June '79. Before his present duty, Scott served aboard USS GRAY ( F F 1054) in missiles and gunnery, and made two Wespacs. Now he's taking it easy and going for an MBA on the side. He reports that J. W. (Robbie) Robinson is now at Monterey, after having spent some time at Landing Force Training Command too. Deke Able is a series commander in Kilo Company at MCRD San Diego. Chip Stratman is XO of India Company, also at MCRD San Diego. George Flynn left for Okinawa in early September while wife Sally and son George III (bom in late May) are staying in New Jersey. John Knight, wife Patty, and daughter Jennifer are in Newport where John is in the department head course, expecting orders to PacFleet. Steve HaU is prepping for his engineers' exam as MPA aboard USS HADDOCK. Mark Lindsey is in an F-14 RAG at Miramar. He and wife Lorelei have a new house with a swimming pool. What does a guy from Oklahoma need with a swimming pool? Scott wants to hear from anybody, especially company mates. His address: 7866 Nightingale Way, San Diego CA 92123, phone 714/279-3862. Thanks for the news, Scott!

Ted Spilman called from right here in Virginia Beach. He qualified as SWO on board USS BREWTON (FF-1086), then decided to be-

come a brown shoe. He is now in VF-143 at Oceana flying F-14s. He was married last April to a naval officer named Vicki, who is a LTJG working for AIRLANT. They live at 3617 Seahorse Way, Virginia Beach VA 23452, phone 804/340-2964.

More news on airdales. Kevin MiUer is flying with VF-84 aboard USS NIMITZ, while Clay Absher and Denis Powers are also aboard NIMITZ flying with VF-41. NIMITZ is currentiy deployed to the Med. Randy Sweeney is in VF-121, an F-4 RAG at Miramar, and Rick Lindsay is flying in VF-142. Gary Bennett, who was married in April, flies in VF-33. Thanks for the lofty news, Ted! A few items from the news service caught my attention. Received a clipping announcing the engagement of Pete Squicciarini and Anne Stefans of Sevema Park. An October wedding was planned. Pete is at USNA after leaving the USS MCCANDLESS. Gary Reed and Reece Beck have each been awarded Meritorious Unit Commendations and Navy Expeditionary Medals as members of HC-1, based at NAS Atsugi, Japan. The MUC was for serving aboard USS MIDWAY from December '77 to December '78, and the Expeditionary Medal was for craises in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf in response to turmoil in Iran and North Yemen. BZ to Reece and Gary, and 102

Congrats to all the newlyweds and newlyparents!

Good ol' Barry MiUer: he bought a home in Bremerton, sharing it with Wonder Dog and Buster Kitten, and is active in a great church fellowship. He plans to get out of the "deadend nuclear pipeline" and to go to grad school to study Chinese, eventually hoping to follow the footsteps of Hudson Taylor, Charles Gordon and Philo McGiffen into China. He adds that Scott Rarig, on a boomer out of Holy Loch, recentiy passed his engineers' exam, and despite his busy schedule is being "actively pursued by a number of foxes." (Gee, Pd think girls would be more interesting . . .)

Finally, Barry sends a big heUo to Chickadee Duling in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a great friend to many former mids. Thanks for the news, Barry!

WeU, since there were no letters this month I guess I'll have to close. I sure hate to leave with such a smaU column, but you know how it is . . . I'm only as good as my wing men. Maggie, Kyle and Florie send their greetings and wishes for Happy Holidays. Hang in there, and Beat Army!

76 Sec'y, 1st Lt. Joe Buranosky USMC 404 Gull Court North Palm Beach FL 33408 Percent Members: 92 Greetings from Iwakuni, Japan! I arrived here at MCAS Iwakuni yesterday, along with WilUam Brown. I was supposed to go to Okinawa but they puUed me off the plane here in Iwakuni. I received three letters and some Navy Hometown News Releases while I was home on leave, so there's some news to pass on.

Keith Champion wrote from Beaufort, South CaroUna, where he and Karen have bought a home. Keith is the legal officer with VMFA451. Mark Bircher and Ned MueUer are also in 451; Mark is the flight line OIC and Ned is the scheduUng officer. Congratulations to Jack Kirk, who finally tied the knot; he got married to Ann Marsh of Pensacola. They have bought a house on Lady's Island near Beaufort. Jack is with VMFA-251. Steve Kapitan has also bought a home; he's with VMFA-333. John Mann is with VMFA-122. Congratulations also go to Lou Repucci who married the former Loraine Paglasoti in May—they're expecting a child sometime in the Spring of next year.

Congratulations, again, to Pam and Micky Waldrop who are expecting in December.

Some final word from Keith—Dave Papak is flying 53s in Tustin; Randy Hutcherson is flying Cobras at Pendleton; and Stu Navarre is a Series Commander at Parris Island.

I heard from BiU Hawn this past month— he's in the Med right now aboard USS CALIFORNIA. He had some word to pass on from the Norfolk area. Lynn and Steve Love are doing well; Steve is in the yards right now with USS VIRGINIA. Vanessa and Mike Seifert have bought a home in Virginia Beach. Mike has deployed aboard the USS TEXAS along with Eric Kimura and Gary Wrotnowski. Also in the Norfolk area are Nancy and Gary Rau with daughter Jennifer.

Mark Metcalf sent word from Monterey where he and Terry are studying Russian at the Defense Language Institute. He'll graduate in

June 1980 and go for a tour with Naval Security Group. Previously Mark had been aboard USS KIRK (FF-1087) homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. Mark received a Navy Achievement Medal while stationed aboard the ship—congratulations!

The Navy Hometown News Release program had some good word to pass on this month. Wayne Rogers, Derwood Curtiss and John Maciejczyk have all been awarded the Navy Achievement Medal—congratulations to all of them! Glen Davis is currently deployed aboard USS RANGER and Craig Weber is also in WesPac aboard USS GURNARD. Frank Rennie is in the Med aboard USS FARRAGUT and Charles Weiss is with Attack Squadron 192 aboard USS AMERICA. Brian Devane and Mike Herb took a six-week craise through the Great Lakes aboard USS FAIRFAX COUNTY and participated in the 20th anniversary celebration of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

One final note I forgot to mention last time—I saw Mick PaUes before I left Jacksonville, North Carolina, and he asked me to convey his greeting to everyone.

That's it for now—stay in touch. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All.

77 Sec'y, 1st Lt. James R. Rowan USMC 3214 Palmdale Ave. Pensacola FL 32506 Percent Members: 97

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Sec'y, 2nd Lt. Michael ConkUn USMC 4010 Nowlingbury Dr. Pensacola FL 32504 Percent Members: 93 Congratulations to Sue and John Wissler and their new baby girl Rebecca Claire. Roxanne "Foxy Roxie" and Robert "Bubba" Destafney were married on 6 October in Pensacola.

After serving for eight months on the USS HOLLISTER, Jordan Vause has been promoted to civilian first class (medical discharge). He wants to know where his roommate Dirickson is.

BiU Bonwit and Colby Smith are looking for their old roommate, Jonas Palin. They are in Hawaii with BLT 2/3 (COE).

Now that lost and found is complete, the news is as follows: Jeanie and Lanny King were recentiy married. Jim Shulson is at Camp Pendleton with his very own infantry platoon.

Eric Nelson should be aboard SSN SAND LANCE and Dave McCain aboard SSN MEMPHIS. Chris and Terry Slack have their very own "Rug Runner," MeUssa. Mickey and Kenny Green, Martha and Clark Goodlette and Carol and Mike Duncan have completed prototype. Drew Mulhare is gunnery officer aboard USS O'CALLAHAN. Dennis ReiUy is in Hawaii in DAVIDSON. Chuck Hefran has finished SWOS with destination unknown.

Scott Elkert is engineering officer, DCA and electrical officer on a minesweeper. Mike Crisp has his NFO wings and F-4s on the West Coast. Dave Schunan and John Whatley are in Corpus in the prop pipeline. Earl Mosley should have his NFO wings by now.

John "JB" Hollyer was to be married 22 December 1979 at the Main Post Chapel, Fort Shipmate, December 1979

Sam Houston, in San Antonio, Texas. AU members of 1978 are invited (that's what he said). His bride to be is Miss Dale Kurtz. John HoUyer and Jim Hartfelder say SERE School was a lot of fun.

Farris FarweU did marry the former Judi Smith, sister of Kim Ewin, wife of Jeff Ewin.

Sorry girls; looks like you missed out and Mr. and Mrs. Smith made out.

The former Tonia Glenn became Mrs. Mark Cleland (pictured) on 7 July 1979. They are now in Pensacola where Mark is working towards his NFO wings.

Mike Shumaker is ramored to be engaged to Dariene?

John Havok, Fred von Ahn, Kevin and Steph Hannan, Don Brutzman, Joe Britain, Mike Leary have completed prototype. Patti and Glen Woods and Chris Jensen are in Corpus.

Lee Sutherland's painting is to be placed in Nimitz Library. Lynn and George Tyree, Gary Evans, Alex Hnarackis, Rich Holzknect, and Todd Lesh should be completing primary in Pensacola.

From the surface side: Chris Serio is in USS DAHLGREN. Fred Brink is out of Charleston.

Ernie Kempisty is in SIMS and Dave Bruce is in RADFORD. Clyde Moore is on his way to the rock (Okinawa).

Congratulations to Mike White on his recent marriage. Meegan and Pat "PJ" McCormick are bound for Pensacola.

Australia. Steve "Jock" Maloney, our shy, guiet, and reserved vice president, is finally going to settie down on December 22, 1979.

Steve will marry Miss Mary Jane Harrington.

There will not be a dry eye at Hood that evening.

79 Sec'y, Ens. Peter A. Husta USN 17 Calvin Road, Wilton CT 06897 At the Mark Cleland wedding Rumor has it that Tom "Luca" Sudbeck may be tuming in his roommate. Bob Novak, for one with nicer legs.

Ens. and Mrs. Robby Knight had a baby girl, Lanette Rachel. Twenty-third Company lost two more to the ranks of Marriage. Congratulations to Patricia and Kevin Walter and Arie Lea and BiU Throng. Dave Morrison and Steve Ferree are both aboard the USS SAN BERNADINO.

Jim Butler received his master's from Berkeley. His destination is unknown after SWOS. Mike Galpin should have his wings by now.

Joe Martin has his wings and F-14s in San Diego. Tim Donding is CIL aboard the USS AYLWIN in Charieston.

Ken Waldie really loves those kangaroos in

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Connecticut Quarterly throughout state 203/449-3515 IndianapoUs 18 Jan., 14 Mar., 16 May—1800—Heslar Naval Armory JacksonviUe 1st Thurs., Sept.-May 904/744-4830 Shipmate, December 1979

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ANNAPOLIS LCdr. Kevin T. Moore USN AppUed Science Dept., USNA AnnapoUs MD 21402 Capt. Mike Colley USN '60, president of the Annapolis Chapter of the Alumni Association, opened the business end of the October meeting by stating that there are at present 176 national members in the Chapter, with 210 in total numbers. A higher membership wiU be sought.

RAdm. Charies Becker SC USN (Ret.) '44 reported to the group of sixty on the meeting of the Trastees of the Association and indicated that 70% of the retired graduates of the Naval Academy are members of the Association, while just 46% of those on active duty have joined. Wider publicity is being given to the classes at the Academy in order to make better known the benefits of association membership.

Capt. Bo Coppedge USN (Ret.) '47, director of athletics at the Academy, was the principal speaker, choosing as his topic the state of athletics in the Yard today, and he introduced his discussion with two statements that every graduate over forty years of age is compelled to make: a) the Naval Academy has gone to hell; and b) "there has not been a good Plebe Summer here since my class." Capt. Coppedge countered this approach by saying that most of his audience could not get in the Academy today, and if they did they would bilge because of the advanced arithmetic and trigonometry now being taught, not to mention reading and writing. He illustrated his statement that scholastics are on a high level in the Yard by telling of the prospect for the Academy from a small country school, fine appearance, excellent character, tremendous athletic ability, but regrettably low on scholastic background.

After having taken the SAT exam a number of times without improvement, he was brought to the Yard and given the test once again under optimum conditionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;good lighting, comfortable seating, sharpened pencils, etc. The first

question was not too hard, his name. Question two involved some arithmetic and was a bit more involved, his address. Other questions were progressively worse until question sixteen was reached, church preference, to which he repUed, "Red brick."

Fortunately the young men and women of the present day Academy are doing a good deal better than that, and the scholastic record of the those playing varsity athletics is within a very small percentage point of the grade average of the midshipmen in each class. Capt.

Coppedge indicated that some 70% of the midshipmen are in some varsity sports program, and twenty-eight sports are now being presented. He fiirther felt that sports were an important part of the midshipman training, pointing out that a recent study at the Military Academy had indicated that pride and the winning of athletic competition were part of the training of cadets and midshipmen, all to be kept within the proper perspective.

The reason that sports are so weU-received at the Academy is threefold: the administration, the coaches, and the players themselves.

Capt. Coppedge said that the Superintendent and the Commandant have been most cooperative, not to mention the admissions office and the department heads. While other schools have had conflicts, that has not been the case at the Naval Academy.

The coaches are among the best in the country, and frequently they are officers who give of their time and show great effort as unpaid coaches who want to help.

And the students who play are showing greater talent and academic quality all of the time. No longer can a midshipman play as readily in two varsity sports, training and preparation taking too much time for diversification. As regards attracting young people to the Academy, he stated that high school students and their counselors are now more open to discussions on the advantages of the Academy and a wider range of students is showing interest in attendance. Further, the National Athletic Association now limits the number of athletic scholarships that can be given to varsity players, and it is now recognized that only a limited number of athletes wiU ever make it to the professional ranks, just 96 of the 22,000 who played in coUegiate contests last year being selected for professional try outs. On the other hand, it must be recognized that the number of students available is growing smaller as the baby boom has passed.

In questions from the floor, Capt. Coppedge agreed that some Alumni Association funds might be put to good use to repair the clock at the football stadium, and that not much could be done about the officiating at the football games, although reports are submitted after each game on the quality of the refereeing. He further stated that the quality of the teams at West Point has improved of late, which he favors, except that he has mixed emotions about winning games against the Cadets, for a gold charm is given to members of victorious

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Navy teams, costing some $35,000 in a recent year. Recraiting after TV exposure is beginning to pay off and should be better next year, and the Navy team wiU continue to play powerhouses in every sport because it wants to test its strength and because it is a challenge.

The door prize of a drawing of the Chapel was won by RAdm. Henry Ford USN (Ret.) '25, and a reminder was given of the social gathering which will be held at Alumni House on 12 December. AU are invited.

ATLANTA Dr. W. Waverly Graham m 4700 Jett Road Atlanta GA 30327 The Atlanta Chapter's September gathering at NAS Atianta marked the beginning of the current year's Alumni activities under the leadership of Jan Jankovsky '46, president. Jan introduced his new officers and advisory council and outlined the Chapter's planned events through next Summer. They include the Atlanta Navy League Ball, Navy-Georgia Tech after-game party, hosting the West Point Society for the Army-Navy game, Christmas, Valentine's, and Lobster Parties, our annual new plebes and parents reception, and the July family lake outing.

Waverly Graham '55, last year's Chapter President, reported on the Atlanta Chapter's gift of a $600 check to the Naval Academy Foundation. A contingent of Chapter members led by Jim Ravenel '45 made the presentation during Homecoming Weekend. Bob Cousins '43, retiring secretary, presented a copy of the newly-released Illustrated History of The U.S. Naval Academy on behalf of the Chapter to the past president.

Marc Farris '70, new vice-president, introduced the evening's speaker. Woody Vaughn '65, a former trastee of the Alumni Association, and possibly the youngest trastee in history, who delivered a delightfully interesting personal perspective on Association activities.

At the Academy, Woody was captain of the Navy basketball team; he is currentiy in the active reserve, practicing law in Atianta.

This event was very well attended by Alumni wives, parents of midshipmen, and recent graduates, as well as other friends of the Academy, suggesting the start of another enthusiastic and participative year for the Atlanta Chapter. New arrivals are requested to call or write the corresponding secretary so that their names may be added to the mailing Ust.

BOSTON Cdr. Curtiss O. Wakeman USN (Ret.) 814 Osgood St. N. Andover MA 01845 The Boston Chapter started the new meeting year with a gathering on Tuesday, October 9 at Fantasia in Cambridge. We were most pleased in our total response and, more importantly, that a total of 16 were in attendance. They were: Cy Brewer, Jack McCaffrey, James Hocking, Horace Rounds, Monroe DuffiU, Pete Seibert, Bob Swanke, Normal Kail, Dan O'Connell, Vem Dander, Ralph GiUette, Tom Price, Bill Daley, BiU Cuzner, Mike Quinlan and Curt Wakeman.

Basically, this first meeting was devoted to renewing friendships after the Summer and discussing plans for this coming year. It appears that for the time being we wiU continue to meet for lunch on the second Tuesday of Shipmate, December 1979

each month, although there is some interest in holding evening meetings in Boston. Such a change wiU be announced weU in advance through this column and also the mails. The two big programs on the horizon are the Army-Navy Game party at the Hanscom O'Club with our friendly rivals who used to wear the K'det Grey; and a repeat of our couples dinner-dance, but in the dark ages of Febraary. More on both of these events wiU be available by the next column (which may mean that it may be in time for a Febraary function).

In an effort to reduce costs and in so doing, negate part of the reason for dues, we have started to cut the names from our mailing list who have not responded in over two years. If you find that you are not receiving our mailings but wish to be kept on our active Usts, please just let me know.

CHICAGO Mr. James N. D'Orso 260 E. Chestnut St., #2407 Chicago IL 60611 The Chicago Chapter had a good tumout for the fine Navy-IUinois game at Champaign— great (if warm) weather, spirited group, and a good win. Jack Bailey and Company ftimished directions for the cheers in the huge stadium with the vastiy outnumbered Navy fans.

Further social activities for the Chicago Chapter include an Oktoberfest party at Zum Deutschen Eck restaurant on the northwest side of Chicago on 19 October, and another footbaU outing, this time for the Notre Dame game at South Bend. Transportation, game ticket, buffet luncheon, drinks and snacks were to be covered in the over-all charges for this effort. In one change, departure has been changed from the venerable Naval Armory on the lakefront to the Chicago Elks Lodge in Alsip, lUinois; the oidy problem with the new departure point is that several Notre Dame busses were scheduled to leave the same area. It is hoped that aU participants made the correct vehicles.

CINCINNATI Although the Cincinnati Chapter of the Alumni Association was dissolved in 1964, a pleasant letter was received recentiy at Alumni House from Mr. George O. Charrier '53 of that city containing a check for $26.52, the amount remaining in the Chapter's treasury for the last fifteen years. Mr. Charrier requested that an explanatory note be placed in Shipmate for the benefit of the chapter members from that period. The check has been deposited in the general fund.

HUNTSVILLE Mr. James A. Morris 8018 Navios Dr. S.E. Huntsville AL 35802 The HuntsviUe Chapter had its September luncheon meeting at the Elegant Steak Room with Ed Donley '40, Harold Hamly '27, Kim Hovater '56, Ed Jackson '58, Al Morris '50, Mike Stroop '54, Frank Tatum '56, Tony TornieUa '51, BiU Watts '38, Larry Anderson PG School, and Nathan Porter USNR attending.

The Chapter voted to sponsor intemational students from the Army Missile School and to extend honorary membership to Blue and Gold Representative, Mrs. Mary Johnston, who has helped to swell the Brigade by 13 midshipmen in the past 7 years.

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Honorary membership The October luncheon meeting at the Elegant Steak Room was attended by BiU Watts '38, Ed Donley '40, Al Morris '50, Mike Stroop '54, Frank Tatom '56, Tom Codgill '60, Charles Maples '53, John Harris—Blue and Gold officer, and Mrs. Mary Johnston, senior counselor of Grissom High School.

KITTYHAWK (Dayton, Ohio) LCol. Lewis F. Todd USAF 2878 Kant Place Fairbom OH 45324 On Thursday, 6 September 1979, we joined forces with West Point and the Air Force Academy Alumni for a joint luncheon meeting to hear Mr. Ed Mason, USNA '40, Public Service Director, Columbus Dispatch newspaper, give us an outstanding presentation on "An Inside View ofthe FBI." Last faU Ed spoke to the Wright Brothers Chapter of the American Defense Preparedness Association and Uterally received a standing ovation. Ed was employed by the FBI from 1940 until 1965. He served as special agent in charge of several FBI divisions and as inspector and assistant director at FBI Headquarters.

Since his retirement in 1965, he has served the Columbus Dispatch. He received the most coveted award in broadcasting, the George Foster Peabody Medal for Distinguished Broadcasting for a series of nightly broadcasts over WLW Radio on the theme "Govemment Under Law." He also received the Freedom Foundation at VaUey Forge Award of the "George Washington Honor Medal" for the same series. Mr. Mason is an activist, involved in a considerable number of patriotic and civic organizations. We were fortunate to have Ed retum to Wright-Patterson as he is caUed upon and speaks on an intemational basis.

"Reef Points" Dinner: On Friday evening, 8 June 1979, the Kittyhawk Chapter hosted its fourth annual "Reef Points" dinner wherein we honored the inbound young men and women who have received appointments to the Naval Academy. This year we hosted eight young folks and it proved to be a very enjoyable evening.

Other Activities: Wednesday, 10 October 1979, the Chapter sponsored a luncheon in conjunction with the Wright Brothers Chapter of the American Defense Preparedness Association when Adm. Isaac C. Kidd Jr. USN (Ret.) '42 visited the Wright Patterson Air Force Base to discuss preparedness. Adm. Kidd assumed command of the Naval Material Command in December 1971, serving as the Navy's senior procurement and logistics officer until May 1975 when he became Supreme Allied

Commander Atlantic, Commander in Chief, U.S. Atiantic Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Atlantic.

The Chapter was planning a trip to South Bend, Indiana, for the Navy-Notre Dsune footbaU game on 3 November. Chaperones who had been volunteered for the trip were LGen. Lawrence A. Skantze USAF '52 and his wife Pat. In addition, the annual Army-Navy game TV party was to be repeated at the DESC Officers' Club. Col. Bob Fisher USMC '55 was coordinator for the get-together.

Dues are once again sohcited from aU local members, to be sent to Maj. Ed Danber USAF '62, 5448 Quisenberry Dr., Dayton OH 45424 or by yard mail. Class group representatives are: '51 and earlier, Tom Saltsman '50; '52 through '54, Chuck Deppish '54; '55 through '57, Col. George Gollehon '56; and '58 and later, LCol. Lew Todd '58.

NEW YORK Secy., Capt. Thomas E. Bruyere USN Commanding Officer Navy Recraiting District—New York 1975 Hempstead Tumpike East Meadow, L.I., New York 11554 516/794-9806 The Chapter's 1979-1980 season was launched at our September luncheon with a program that drew an overflow crowd. We had as our speaker an intemational member of the United Nations. President, Philip Vladessa 1949, introduced the Honorable Zehdi LabibTerzi, Permanent Observer of the Palestine Liberation Organization to the U. N. Speaking without notes, Mr. Terzi, a Jerasalemite by birth, covered the Mid-East situation from the early Post World War II years that commenced with the establishment of the State of Israel to the present day, marked later in the day by the opening of the U.N. Attending the luncheon were Aken 1921, Whitaker 1922, Siegel 1925, Flippin, Crowley, Schanze 1926, Dexter 1928, Ferrier 1929, Magnell, NeviUe 1933, MuUer 1935 and Steams 1938.

Also, Hemley 1940, Easton 1942, Van Archer, Landers, Helsel, Swensen 1944, HiU, Logic, Sobel 1945, Parks 1948, Glickman, Maguire, Conovor, Kahn, Vladessa 1949, Nix 1950, Bierer, Sokol 1953, Bruyere 1956, Grammell 1955, Smith 1962, Wilson and Metomer 1963, Cavanaugh 1969, and OdeU 1970.

AU hands were looking forward to the October luncheon and the prize speaker selected by Larry Neville 1933.

ORLANDO Capt. W. E. Underwood, USN (Ret.) 7701 Brokem Arrow Trail Oriando, Florida 32807 11:30—2nd Friday, Sept.-June Naval Training Center Officers Club The first monthly meeting of the USNA Greater Orlando Alumni Association was held on Friday, 14 September 1979. A total of 41 members and guests attended the luncheon.

The 1979-80 officers were installed: they will serve from 1 July 1979 to 1 July 1980. They are: president. Bob Adams '51; 1st vice president, Lou Branch '49; 2nd vice president. Bill Underwood '42; secretary, Jerry Ball '41; and treasurer, BiU Danner '51.

Davvy Davenport gave a short but interesting talk about his craise on the Danube River.

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The names of those attending were as follows: W. T. Taylor '18, Davis S. Rau '22, M. W. WeUs '22, Paul Martin '23, George Robillard '24, Bob Ashton '25, Harman BeU '25, Dan Stubbs '25, H. G. Trainer '25, Fred Warder '25, Robert H. Rice '27, R. N. Norgaard '28, George Kohr '29, Knight Pryor '29, WaUy Ebert '30, Harry Smith '30, Harold H. Yokes '30, J. G. Howell '30, Harris C. Lockwood '32 and wife Margaret, Jack Martin '34, Mike SeUars '34, W. W. Stark '34, O. D. Finnigan '35, Francis Gambacorta '35, W. T. RosseU '35, W. K. Davenport '36, Dick Laning '40, Jim Conger '42, BiU Underwood '42, BiU Sims '45, Tom Utegaard '45, Lou Branch '49, George Darfiis '50, Bob Adams '51, BiU Danner '51, Tom MuUane '52, J. R. Forte '54, and non-USNA guest Ret. Capt. Phil Searles, John Long '55, E, K. Dillard '56, and John Harris '61. Total Count: 40 Alumni, plus 2 guests.

The schedule of the 1979-80 meetings is: Saturday 1 D e c , (Tentative) joint ArmyNavy Game meeting with USMAAA at COMO, NTC if arrangements can be made witii USMAA. Friday 14 December (Tentative) Luncheon, Members, guests and ladies, if we do not have Army Navy Game meeting Friday 11 Jan., '80 Luncheon, members and male guests Friday 8 Feb., Sweetheart Luncheon, Members, ladies and guests Friday 14 March, Luncheon, Members and male guests Friday 11 April, Joint Army-Navy luncheon with USMAAA; Appointment of Nominating Committee for next years' officers.

Members, guests and ladies Friday 9 May, Luncheon, Election of Officers. Members and male guests Friday 13 June, Luncheon, Members, guests and ladies.

SACRAMENTO Capt. John S. BurriU (SC) USN (Ret.) 5840 Wymore Dr. Sacramento CA 95822 At the regular first Wednesday monthly luncheon of the Sacramento Chapter at the Lobby restaurant on 3 October 1979, the Chapter welcomed Dennis Joyce '61, recently transferred to the area by the FBI after stints in Milwaukee and Washington. Also with the group was Tom Hartigan '47, a Classmate of Jimmy Carter.

Others present were president John Burrill '38, treasurer " M o " Slater '42, Harrison Holton '38, Barry Whittlesey '49, Doug Kinney '54, Dick Bishop '62, Jack Everett '64, and vice president Walt Little '68.

The Chapter is planning a joint viewing of the Army-Navy game on the giant screen of the HoUday Inn North with U.S. MUitary Academy Alumni on 1 December 1979.

SAN DIEGO/CORONADO Capt. David Nash USN (Ret.) 845 J Avenue Coronado CA 92118 Seventy-nine Alumni, one associate, and forty-six family and friends, including Mike Whyte, Air Force Academy '78, (son of Herb Whyte '47) made the September meeting the largest luncheon of the year. The larger class groups included '25 (Rahiser, Dowden, Briggs, Bond and John Brown), '33 (Rumble, Monroe, RouUard, RusseU, RiddeU and Clayton MiUer), 106

'34 (Jim Davis, Van Buskirk, Becht, Upham, DuBois and Bailey), '35 (Doukas, Wideman, Nash, Hazzard and Mason Freeman), and '37 (Eriy, Sid Freedman, Phaler, Dick BaU and Gilkeson). The junior class this time was represented by Dave Kuhn '73, accompanied by attractive Cathy Smoyer. Senior class was again in the person of ageless Chick Hartman '20.

They came to hear Jim Davis '34 teU them the facts of life about earthquakes, particularly as they may affect San Diego. He said he might spoil our lunch and for those who are incUned to worry, he probably did. He apologized for adding earthquakes to our current Ust of problems. His review of the history of earthquakes in the Pacific Basin was indeed less than reassuring.

In short, Jim said San Diego has three faults right through town. Sooner or later they or some other of the Southem Califomia faults which could impact on San Diego, wiU bust loose. We're not very weU prepared for this even though it's not "if' but "when." He has been beating the dram for more and better planning and suggested that his Usteners do the same. It was an exceUent talk, though gloomy.

At the meeting it was announced that Ed ElUs '46 has magnanimously volunteered to chair the JUNE WEEK WEST '80 Committee.

So we can look forward to a super event on June 21 and 22, 1980, in San Diego. See you there.

SAN FRANCISCO Capt. LoweU F. Jett USNR (Ret.) 325 Fremont St. San Francisco CA 94105 On October 4, 1979, 47 Alumni and their 38 guests gathered at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club on Treasure Island for an exceUent dinner prepared under the supervision of a chef formerly at the Palace Hotel, foUowed by a fascinating presentation of facts and figures on UFOs by Tom Gates. Presently a professor of Astronomy at Foot HiU College and a consultant to NASA, Tom was formerly a director of the Space Science Center at the coUege. He described UFOs as "unusual phenomena without reasonable explanation" as differentiated from the Flying Saucers which are so frequently referred to as "somebody's space ships paying visits to earth." He listed different kinds of UFOsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;those seen as daylight discs; those appearing as configurations of Ughts at night; those capable of being tracked by radar; close encounters, i. e., those within 1000 yards ofthe viewerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a second kind which have residual side effects, sometimes measureable; and close encounters of the third kind involving humanoids. According to Tom, most UFOs are explainable, with 10 to 25% of them being authenticaUy unidentifiable. The ridicule factor attached to UFOs may be responsible for a hesitancy on part of creditable people to make reports on what they may have seen; however, when he asked the audience how many had experienced sightings, a few hardy souls did raise their hands!

President Ed Kerr '43 announced that a memorial fund is being estabUshed at Oak KnoU Hospital for RAdm. WiUiam M. Harnish, USN '43, who passed away on 19 September 1979. Classes of '39 and '43 tied for attendance honors with four each; John Falge 1912 accompanied by daughter Mary was senior member present, and Bill TwaddeU of 1973 was the most junior present.

TIDEWATER Capt. Donald R. Jex USN (Ret.) 977 Donation Drive Virginia Beach VA 23455 At the annual meeting of the Tidewater Chapter, tiie slate of officers for tiie 1979-1980 year was presented to the members by RAdm. Joe Briggs USN (Ret.) '23, chairman of the nominating committee. The foUowing officers were elected and, together with the immediate past president, RAdm. Luke McDonald USN (Ret.) '38, wiU serve as the Chapter Board of Directors for the coming year: president, Capt.

J. A. Pridmore, '37; first vice president, Capt.

S. P. Dunlap, '57; second vice president, Cdr. F. D. Kay, '60; secretary, Capt. D. R. Jex, '47 and treasurer, Capt. D. J. Roulstone, '46.

The Chapter was fortunate to have Adm. Roy Johnson USN (Ret.) '29, the National Association president, at the meeting to charge the new officers in their duties for the coming year, and also to give aU the members present a summary of the reports and events from the recent meeting of the Association at AnnapoUs. The Tidewater Chapter is currentiy working on a new Tidewater Area Alumni Directory which wiU include a reference to occupations of alumni residing permanently in the area in order to provide assistance to new arrivals.

The Chapter has also reemphasized its efforts in assisting in the recraiting of future midshipmen through the local Blue and Gold officers and the area school authorities, vrith some Chapter members becoming Blue and Gold affiUates.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Cdr. R. S. Day USN (Ret.) PO Box 2057 Falls Church VA 22042 The Washington Chapter opened its new fall season on 19 September with a report on the Alumni Association by its President, Adm. Roy Johnson. The Ft. Myer Club, which is now the Chapter's base, attracted 125 members to this first meeting. Free parking, the availability of Metro, and the opportunity to have tasty luncheons at a reasonable price are expected to greatly increase our numbers of active members. Programs play an integral part too and we have always enjoyed timely and often controversial speakers at our meetings.

Adm. Johnson expressed concem over the continuing input of highly qualified and motivated young people to the Academy as the numbers of such youth being considered by all colleges and universities decline in the next decade. This is a concem members of the Chapter share and closer involvement with the Blue and Gold program is indicated.

RAdm. George Miller was the October speaker and developed a theme caUing for a strong support of naval strategy and the creation of a fleet for the '80s rather than the continuation of a building program based on the lessons of Worid War II. This created an active give-and-take between MiUer and his audience, which continued for some time after Jim Glennon, our president, gaveled the meeting to adjoumment.

Senator John Wamer will take over the podium for the November meeting, with RAdm. Bill Lawrence, a former Chapter member, while help celebrate a key victory over Army.

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WISCONSIN Capt. H. R. Lockwood USN (Ret.) 18435 Tilton Court Brookfield WI 53005 Third Thursday, University Club, 1200 We are winding up another successful "Chapter year." On September 12, 1979, our president. Will Adams '45, passed his gavel of authority to John Yarbrough '57. Here in review, are the events leading up to this occasion since our last report.

At our 8 Febraary 1979 luncheon, we "persuaded" John Yarbrough to fill the vice president position, recentiy vacated by Sam Koutas when the latter was transferred and promoted to a new job with GE's Major Appliance Division in Chicago. At the time, John very graciously agreed to serve as vice president until another change in officers would occur in September. He must have enjoyed the authority he had as vice president, and after a great deal of campaigning, won unanimous election as president at the September meeting. John is vice president for Sales and Distribution, Cutler-Hammer Industrial Control Group in Milwaukee. Our Febraary luncheon also featured our own Jim Amold '56 in an excellent presentation on the subject "The Stock Market: Continued Skepticism, or Is Opportunity Knocking?" To substantiate points made in his talk, Jim passed out some very interesting and reveaUng charts tracing the ups and downs trends of the market since 1953. By the end of the presentation, those in attendance had a very clear picture of the stock market at the time and rewarded Jim with a hearty round of applause!

We did not have a March meeting but made up for it with our 26 April 1979 "Spring Fling" evening with the ladies! Thanks to the generosity and foresight of the Charles AUises, we had a stately home now known as the Charles AUis Art Library in which to hold this affair. We had 33 members, wives, and special friends attend the party—an elegant and friendly group

to welcome Virginia and Bill Busik '43 to Wisconsin, who proved to be the perfect guests.

As the executive director of the National Association, BiU did a great job as our guest speaker, bringing our Chapter up-to-date on the Naval Academy: Women as midshipmen, the new Superintendent, prospects for the 1979 Navy football season, recent changes in the Alumni Association, and special activities of other Chapters. The icing on the cake was Bill's showing of his excellent sound movie of the highlights ofthe Navy's 1978 footbaU year, including the come-from-behind victory over Brigham Young in the HoUday Bowl. The following Chapter members and wives attended the dinner party: Sue and Will Adams, Carolyn and Jim Amold, Gerry and Mark Camp, Susie and Ted Cheney, Dick Downin, Ginna and Russ Eaton, Joyce and Gene Lawler, Marilyn and Bud Lockwood, Ceata and Barney Thielges, Helen and Larry VanLaanen, Ginny and Jim Wheeler, Margaret and Win WiUiams, Ariene and Jim Wish, Carolyn and John Yarbrough, and Mouza and Bud Zumwalt.

Special friends who helped host the Busiks were Dennis and Jane Hraby and Dan and Alice Leszcynski. Jane is a lieutenant USN in charge of the officer programs at the Milwaukee Navy Recruiting District. The Leszcynskis are, of course, the parents of the Navy's fine quarterback. Pictures showing the group as a whole and the Class of '43 table appeared in the September issue of Shipmate.

Without question it was an evening to remember, thanks to special arrangements made by our president. Will Adams, and the fine food provided by our caterers.

Our Chapter kept busy during the month of May and June, hearing a fine presentation by Mr. John Lundgren, supervisor of community relations for Wisconsin Electric Power, on the nuclear energy situation. At the annual Navy Day parade at St. Johns Mihtary Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin, the official US Naval Academy Chapter medal was presented to Cadet Lt. Gary Root, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-

liam Root of Western Springs, lUinois. This is an annual presentation made by the Wisconsin Chapter to an outstanding cadet at St. Johns.

Our June meeting concemed the life and hard times of a Blue and Gold Naval Academy Recraiter as explained by our own Ted Cheney.

The July meeting featured Mr. Chet Stanley of Wisconsin Electric giving a presentation on the cooperative program among the City of Milwaukee, American Can Company, and the Wisconsin Electric to recycle Milwaukee's soUd waste into burnable boiler fiiel and other usable products. This particular program is unique in the country and is being closely evaluated at this time. Our August meeting featured the annual picnic at the home of Gerry and Mark Camp. It was a traly great time! As usual, the food was outstanding. While the company was likewise, the entertainment left something to be desired. The first failure was the fishing contest. Actually, the only person to catch anything was Jim Wish, and he caught a tree! Next came the wild canoe stand-up show to retrieve the lure from the tree!

Our September 12 meeting featured Admiral Elmo Zumwalt '43 who spoke on the effects of SALT II ratification. The Admiral gave us many insights into this very critical topic, predicted "only positive results" from failure to ratify SALT II and drew a resounding ovation following his dramatic presentation!

In addition to those members mentioned as being present at our "Spring Fling" the following members have also attended various meetings: Henry Banzhaf '33, Jim Gustin '37, John Camp '49, Jacques Trevillyan '50, John IIlingworth '47, and Win Williams '46.

Drawing our slate of officers for 1979-80, we have Gene Lawler '47 as vice president. Bud Lockwood '50 as secretary, and Ted Cheney '58 as treasurer. The home and business address of our new secretary, is as follows: Home—18435 Tilton Court, Brookfield WI 53005, tel. 414/782-4001—Business—Contractors Association, 7635 West Bluemound Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53213.

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 moming, we will remember them . . . " Tomb of the Scottish Unknown Soldier, Edinburgh BEARD, WILLLVM KELLY '14 (CDR USNR Ret), 5 October 1979, Pensacola FL CHAMBERS, IRVING REYNOLDS '15 (CAPT USN RET), 24 September 1979, North Palm Beach FL CLARK, JOHN EDWARD, 27 (RADM USN RET), 30 September 1979 CRAWFORD, CHARLES WALKER '22 (CAPT USN RET), 23 September 1979, Pensacola FL CYGON, JOSEPH RAY '11 (MAJ USA RET), 1 October 1979, (Indialantic FL) DEBAUN, GEORGE HARBORD '21 (RADM USN RET), 6 October 1979, Belleair FL DEIBLER, Wn^LIAM HENRY JR '42 (CDR USNR RET), 17 September 1979, Port Charlotte FL DIBRELL, STERLING TUCKER '21 (CDR USNR RET), 7 October 1979, Huntington WV Shipmate, December 1979

DOMER, WILSON DAVIS INCH '18, 1 September 1979, Sarasota FL GORDON, JACK GRAY '46 (CAPT USN RET), 21 October 1979, Fairfax VA GRAVELY, HERBERT CARLYLE JR '42 (REV), 24 September 1979, Kingstree SC HANNER, WILLIAM OSBORN '25 (LCOL USAFR), 4 October 1979, St. Petersburg FL HOGAN, WILLIAM EDWARD '79 (ENS USN), 29 September 1979, Pensacola FL HUNTER, ARCHIBALD DANIEL '27 (COMO CEC USN RET), 6 October 1979, Bethesda MD HUTCHINS, HENRY ARTHUR JR '18, 19 September 1979, Pasadena CA KENNEDY, RICHARD ALFRED JR '49 (LT USNR RET), 23 September 1978, Falls Church VA KIRK, FRANCIS SHALLUS '27 (CAPT USNR

RET), 14 October 1979, Bethesda MD LEE, WALTER JOSEPH '21, 23 July 1979, Niteroi, Brazil MCILHENNY, HARRY HAYWOOD '27 (RADM USN RET), 2 October 1979, Providence RI MEEK, DONALD BAGNALL '50 (CDR USN RET), 16 October 1979, Salt Lake City UT PARKER, RALPH CHANDLER '07 (CAPT USN RET), 24 September 1979, Bethesda MD PERKINS, JESSE LEE '18 (COL USMC RET), 23 September 1979, San Diego CA SCHELL, EDWIN WRIGHT '21 (LCDR USN RET), 6 October 1979, San Diego CA SHERMAN, KENNETH LELAND '22 (CDR USNR RET), 17 June 1978, Concord NH SLAYDEN, ALVIN WEEMS '32 (CAPT USN RET), 19 October 1979, Chevy Chase MD

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STANLEY, AUGUSTUS OWSLEY JR '28, 4 September 1979, Bethesda MD STANTON, ESPY '09, 1 August 1979, Grand Rapids MI SWAYNE, CHARLES BUTLER '39 (CAPT USN RET), 30 September 1979, Portsmoutii VA SWIDERSKI, FRANCIS EDWARD '38 (CDR USN RET), 30 September 1979, Tijuana, Mexico WALSH, RICHARD AMBROSE HI '51 (COL USAF), declared KIA 4 October 1979, MIA in Laos since 15 Febraary 1969 WALTERS, HENRY CUTTER '22, 24 July 1979 (Sarasota FL) WEITZEL, CHARLES WILLIAM '17 (RADM USN RET), 1 September 1979, Auckland NZ ( ) around place of death indicates home town at time of death when specific location is unknown.

WILLIAM KELLY BEARD '14 Cdr. WiUiam KeUy Beard USNR (Ret.) died on 5 October 1979 in Pensacola, Florida. A native of that State, interment services were held in Tallahassee.

Appointed to the Academy from Florida, he was graduated with the Class of 1914 and had sea duty in World War I. He resigned his commission in 1920, but retumed to active service during World War II. He was employed as an engineer for pubUc utility firms for many years and was a member of the American Gas Association Technical Committee and of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his wife Dessa, 615 Bayshore Rd., Pensacola FL 32507, and two sons.

IRVING REYNOLDS CHAMBERS '15

Capt. Irving Reynolds Chambers USN (Ret.) died on 24 September 1979 in North Palm Beach, Florida. He was a member of St. RALPH CHANDLER PARKER '07 Mark's Episcopal Church of Palm Beach Gardens. Funeral services were held at Arlington Capt. Ralph Chandler Parker USN (Ret.) National Cemetery on 27 September. died on 24 September 1979 in Bethesda, Maryland. Services were held in St. James Churcli, Appointed to the Naval Academy from the Batavia, New York, where he had been a choir State of New York, he was graduated with the boy some eighty years ago.

Class of 1915. His father was the late Capt.

Washington Irving Chambers USN, Class of Appointed to the Naval Academy from the 1876. After graduation he proceeded to sea in State of New York, he was the grandson of RAdm. Ralph Chandler USN, Class of 1851, a the battieship WYOMING in the Atiantic area, then had duty in FULTON and served for many Naval Academy Class that had but three years in various branches of the submarine graduates. Capt. Parker attended Union College for one year prior to receiving his ap- service. Other sea duty was in destroyers and the craisers NORTHHAMPTON, CONCORD, and pointment and was graduated from the BIRMINGHAM. Shore duty included the Office Academy with the Class of 1907, one of the of the Chief of Naval Operations and the last classes to train in a square-rigged ship.

Bureau of Ordnance.

During World War I he served in European waters in destroyers, including two commands, At the opening of hostiUties in World War II, then reported to the Naval Academy as an inhe was on duty at the Naval War CoUege, and stractor on the first of two such tours. He also he retumed to duty on the staff here in 1944. was a student at the Naval War CoUege twice He was serving as general inspector of the and in the late 1920s was naval inspector of Eastem Sea Frontier and the 19th Fleet when material at Bausch and Lomb in Rochester, transferred to the retired Ust in 1946 after New York. He also commanded a division of thirty-five years of active duty. destroyers and served in the war plans division He is survived by his widow Agnes, 20 of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Yacht Club Dr., Apt. 211, North Pahn Beach in the early 1930s. In 1937 he took command of FL 33408. the craiser SAN FRANCISCO and was flag captain to the late RAdm. Husband E. Kimmel USN '04 when a division of craisers went JESSE LEE PERKINS '18 around South America.

Col. Jesse Lee Perkins USMC (Ret.) died on At the onset of World War II he was in 23 September 1979 in San Diego, Califomia. command of the Alaskan sector of the 13th Memorial services were held at the Marine Naval District and was there when the Corps Recrait Depot on 5 October with inurnJapanese made early attacks in the area. He ment at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemelater had command of the reserve officers tery. school at Princeton, then joined the analytical Appointed to the Naval Academy from the section of the late FAdm. Chester W. Nimitz State of Missouri, he was graduated with the USN '05 in the Pacific Theater and was at Class of 1918 on 28 June 1917. He served as a Kwajalein and Iwo Jima. He was transferred to captain in World War I and in 1919 went to the retired list in 1943 but retained on active Haiti with the First Marine Brigade, where he duty in the historical section of the Department earned the Navy Cross and the Medaille of the Navy working with, among others, the Militaire from the Haitian govemment for his historian Samuel E. Morison in compiling The capture of a notorious bandit in Haiti in 1920.

Two-Ocean War, an official history of the Later he was graduated from the company Navy during World War II. After this he wrote and field officer schools at Quantico, then had book reviews of nautical and naval books for duty in Nicaragua before commanding the the Baltimore Sun while Uving in Bethesda.

Marine detachments on board the battleship ARIZONA and the carrier LEXINGTON. He was He received the honorary degree of master one of four Marine officers ordered to the of arts from Union CoUege in 1922 and master coast artiUery school at Ft. Monroe, Virginia, of science in 1943, and he was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Navy Cross while on from which he was graduated in 1935 whereupon he formed the first anti-aircraft battalion active duty. in the Marine Corps prior to the outbreak of He is survived by his son, RAdm. Ralph World War II. After fifteen months of service Chandler Parker MC USN (Ret.) of Pittsford, in the South Pacific during that war, he was New York, and two grandsons.

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named commanding officer of the guard battalion at the Marine Corps Recrait Depot and later served as the commanding officer of the separation battalion in that activity. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal while serving in the Pacific Theater.

After having been transferred to the retired Ust in 1946, he became commandant of the Brown MiUtary Academy, then was a weights engineer for the Convair division of General Dynamics.

He is survived by his widow Virginia, 1520 First St., Apt. 201, Coronado CA 92118, and two daughters.

GEORGE HARBORD DeBAUN '21 RAdm. George Harbord DeBaun USN (Ret.) died in BeUeair, Florida, on 6 October 1979 and was to be buried near there after Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at the St. CeciUa Catholic Church.

George Harbord OeBaun

Bom in Kansas, he was appointed to the Academy from that State, entered in 1916, and graduated in June 1920 with the Class of '21.

His first sea duty after graduation was in IDAHO. Designated a naval aviator in 1924 after flight training at Pensacola, he served with several aircraft squadrons of the Battie Fleet.

From 1925 to 1927 he took a PG course in communications engineering, earning the M.S. degree at Harvard University.

From 1928 until 1941 he served altemately in ship-based aircraft squadrons, and in the Navy Department in aviation communications duties.

He was air officer of USS CURTIS in Pearl Harbor at the outbreak of war in December 1941. Following two years of duty in the Navy Department he was again at sea from November 1944 to September 1945 in command of USS CowpENS, which operated with Task Force 38-58 in the far Pacific. For this he was awarded the Legion of Merit, and a Gold Star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit, both with the Combat V. COWPENS and attached Air Groups received the Navy Unit Citation for "outstanding heroism" in action in the air, ashore and afloat in the forward areas from October 4, 1943, to August 15, 1945.

He then served two years in the Office of CNO. From October 1947 until retirement June 30, 1950, he was Director, Aeronautical Electronics Laboratory, Johnsville, Pennsylvania.

Upon retirement from the Navy he was director. Research Telephonies Corp. 1951-55; and manager. Engineering Aircraft Radio Corp. 1955-62. Then with his wife Lauretta he retired to Florida, to indulge in his hobbies of gardening and sports cars. Mrs. DeBaun's address is: 214 Watkins Road, Belleair FL 33516.

Shipmate, December 1979

STERLING TUCKER DIBRELL '21 Cdr. SterUng Tucker DibreU USNR (Ret.) died on 7 October 1979 in Huntington, West Virginia, and was buried in ArUngton National Cemetery on 11 October after services in the Ft. Myer Chapel.

Bom in Arkansas, he was appointed to the Academy from that State, entered in 1917, and graduated in June 1921. After four years of sea duty he resigned his commission and worked in New York City, where he became merchandise manager of the Associated Dry Goods Corporation. In 1940 he was called to active duty in the naval reserves. From then until about 1956 he had duty in the Office of Naval InteUigence, where he specialized in and was in charge of operational maps and photographs. His last active duty was in New Orleans, where he retired in 1957, whereupon he moved to Blacksburg, Virginia, and became a professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He retired from that post in April 1970, and in recent years had been living in Huntington, West Virginia.

He is survived by his widow, the former Dorothy Dana Sentz, of 1560 Washington Blvd., Huntington WV 25701; a daughter, three granddaughters, one great-granddaughter; a sister and a brother.

officer of Mustin Field, Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Upon retirement in 1947 he entered the insurance business in Pensacola and became a popular member of the community as an active member of the Alumni Association, the Navy League, and the Episcopal Church.

He is survived by his widow Amante, 605 W. Blount St., Pensacola FL 32501; a daughter and a son, five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

JOSE MANUEL CABANILLAS '24 RAdm. Jose Manuel Cabanillas USN (Ret.) died on 6 September 1979 in Richmond, Virginia. Memorial services were held on 9 Sej)tember at the Cannon Memorial Chapel, University of Richmond, and remains were to be buried at sea.

EDWIN WRIGHT SCHELL '21 LCdr. Edwin Wright (Eppie) ScheU USN (Ret.) died suddenly on 6 October 1979 in San Diego, Califomia. Inurnment in the Fort Jose Manuel Cabanillas Rosecrans National Cemetery foUowed services at the Religious Science Church in San A member of the Class of 1924 at the Naval Diego on 10 October.

Academy, he was the first native Puerto Rican Bom in lUinois, he was appointed to the Academy from the State of Iowa and graduated to be promoted to rear admiral, a distinction he in June 1920 witii die Class of 1921. At the received in 1955, the year he was transferred to the retired list. During World War II he served 1920 Olympics in Belgium he was captain of the Navy's boxing team and won a bronze in TEXAS on convoy duty, and in the invasions medal. Service at sea was mainly in de- of North Africa, Sicily and Normandy. He stroyers. He was an instmctor at the Naval later had a command in the Pacific Theater for Academy for four years. In 1941 he was ma- the remainder of the war. During the Korean chinery superintendent for the building of the Conflict he commanded the destroyer tender DIXIE. He was quaUfied for submarine combattieship N E W JERSEY at the Philadelphia mand and he had earned a master's degree in Navy Yard.

Retired in 1942 he settied in the San Diego electrical engineering from Yale University.

Service ashore, included the staffs of several area, and for 17 years was a life insurance agent for the Acacia Mutual Life Insurance naval districts and he was commanding officer at one time of the naval station. Orange, Company.

Texas.

He is survived by his widow, Louise, a son, Upon retirement, he and his wife moved to four daughters, and five grandchildren. Mrs. Richmond, Virginia, her home town, and he ScheU's address is: 4414 Dale Ave., La Mesa entered the T. C WiUiams School of Law at CA 92041. the University of Richmond. He took and CHARLES WALKER CRAWFORD '22 passed the state bar examination after two years of study, but continued with his class for Capt. Charles Walker Crawford USN (Ret.) his degree in 1959, also serving as vice presidied on 23 September 1979 in Pensacola, dent of the law school student body. Upon Florida. Funeral services were held at the graduation he became librarian of the law Christ Episcopal Church in Pensacola with school until entering private practice in 1966. interment at the national cemetery at nearby He was a member of the Naval Institute, the Fort Barrancas.

Alumni Association, several bar associations, Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Ohio, he was graduated with the Class and legal fratemities.

He is survived by his widow Doris, 7215 of 1922 and two years later appUed for naval Hermitage Road, Richmond VA 23228; one air training in Pensacola. His career in naval daughter and two sons. aviation included a broad variety of assignments ashore and afloat: as a pilot in observaLEWIS ELLIOT COLEY '24 tion squadrons in the Atlantic Fleet; in RAdm. Lewis Elliot Coley USN (Ret.) died SARATOGA under (then) Capt. William F. on 14 August 1979 in Oklahoma City, OklaHalsey USN '04; the craiser SALT LAKE CITY; homa. Memorial services and interment were duty at the Naval Air Station in Panama; group held in that city on 17 August. commander in WASP; Worid War II commands at the Naval Air Training Station at MelAppointed to the Naval Academy from the boume, Florida; at Dutch Harbor, Alaska; and State of Oklahoma, he was graduated with the the Caribbean Sea Frontier, based in Puerto Class of 1924 and had consecutive tours of Rico. His last active duty was as commanding duty in NEW MEXICO, SELFRIDGE, MELVIN, Shipmate, December 1979

Lewis EUiot Coley ALDEN, and PROCYON. He served as an instrac-

tor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Physics at the Academy in 1931-33, then joined PENNSYLVANIA. In 1936 he had a second

tour at the Academy, whereupon he reported to the Asiatic Station to command the Yangtze River gunboat OAHU. He was in command of ALDEN enroute to Singapore on 7 December 1941, expecting to reinforce the AUied naval forces in that port. For the next several months the ship carried out patrol, escort, and antisubmarine duties at Singapore, Darwin, and Java, and on 27 Febraary 1942 she, along with five craisers and ten destroyers, engaged superior enemy Japanese forces in the Java Sea. For his encouragement and determination in this encounter, (then) LCdr. Coley was awarded the Navy Cross. He also received the Bronze Star Medal and the Dutch Bronze Cross for his wartime service. He was transferred to the retired list in 1954.

In his second career, he served as business manager of the Oklahoma City Symphony for seven years, final retirement coming in 1961.

He is survived by his widow Estha, 4212 N. Harvey Pkwy., Oklahoma City OK 73118; two sons and five grandsons.

ARCHIBALD DANIEL HUNTER '27 Como. Archibald Daniel Hunter CEC USN (Ret.) died on 6 October 1979. Interment took place after graveside services at Ariington National Cemetery on 10 October.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Massachusetts, he had attended the Worcester Polytechnic Institute for one year prior to receiving his appointment. FoUowing graduation with the Class of 1927 he joined RALEIGH, then in 1928 retumed to Annapolis for instraction in civil engineering at the postgraduate school. He continued his studies at the Renssaelaer Polytechnic Institute and received a civil engineering degree in 1930 and a master's degree in the same subject the foUowing year. Duty following in the Bureau of Yards and Docks, then as assistant pubUc works officer at the Navy Yard, Puget Sound, and then similar duty at the Navy Yard, New York. In 1937 he was assigned as assistant public works officer in the Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, then retumed to the Department of the Navy before being reassigned to the Fourteenth Naval District, Pearl Harbor. For this duty he was awarded the Navy Commendation Ribbon by the Secretary of the Navy.

In June 1942 he was ordered to duty as executive officer at the Naval Constmction Training Center, DavisviUe, Rhode Island, and after the war had duty in the Philippine Islands. Other duty included assistant director of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and pubUc works officer at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola. He later had duty as deputy Chief of 109

die Bureau of Yards and Docks, commanded the Naval Constmction Battalion Center in DavisviUe, and was officer in charge of constmction of the Eleventh Naval District in San Diego. He was transferred to the retired list in 1959.

He is survived by his widow Catherine, 4600 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20008.

FRANCIS SHALLUS KIRK '27 Capt. Francis ShaUus Kirk USNR (Ret.), died on 14 October 1979 in Bethesda, Maryland. The Episcopal Burial Office was read at the Church ofthe Good Shepherd, Burke, Virginia, on 17 October 1979 with interment in Arlington National Cemetry.

Francis ShaUus Kirk A native of Baltimore, Kirk graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927. He served on active duty until 1929 when he entered inactive status. From 1929-31 he worked for Westem Electric Company at Point Breeze, Maryland, taught in the Baltimore pubUc schools from 1931-33, and later worked at the Naval Gun Factory, Washington, until 1938.

FoUowing passage of the U.S. Maritime Act in 1938, he supervised the Cadet Corps Training Program and was CO ofthe Third Division, U.S. Maritime Service. When the division was caUed to active duty in January 1941, it was

commanding officer. Administrative ComHARRY HAYWOOD McILHENNY '27 RAdm. Harry Haywood Mcllheimy USN mand, Naval Training Center, Great Lakes fol(Ret.) died on 2 October 1979 in Newport, lowed by duty as Director of Recraiting, 3rd Rhode Island. Memorial services were held at Naval District.

After retirement in 1959, he studied for an the St. Columba Episcopal Church in Middletown with interment in the church advanced degree in science at Purdue University, and then he taught mathematics and ascemetery. tronomy on the home campus of the University Appointed to the Navsil Academy from the of Maine in Orono, retiring in 1974 with the State of North Carolina, he was graduated with rank of associate professor emeritus of Maththe Class of 1927. Sea duty foUowed and durematics. ing World War II he served primarily in the RAdm. Harper was a member of numerous Pacific Theater. He was awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star Medal, the Legion of fratemal and patriotic organizations including Merit, and the Navy Commendation Medal for president, the Bangor Council of the Navy his leadership and courage at this time, and League, treasurer of Queen Anne's County during his naval career he commanded a de- Historical Society, and the MiUtary Order of the Worid Wars. stroyer and the craiser WORCESTER. He is survived by his widow Hermina, 203 FoUowing the war he became a staff member of the Naval War College. Later he was as- South Commerce Street, Centreville MD signed as senior naval advisor to the Brazilian 21617; a son and a sister.

Naval War CoUege.

HARRY GRIMSHAW MOORE '32 He was a member of the Sons of the AmeriCapt. Harry Grimshaw Moore USN (Ret.) can Revolution and the Newport Preservation died on 28 August 1979 in Gainesville, Georgia.

Society.

He is survived by his widow Regina, The He had helped establish the Grace Chapel at Kedge, Brenton Road, Newport RI 02840; two Dahlonega, a branch of Grace Episcopal daughters, a sister, a brother, and five grand- Church in Gainesville. Memorial services were held on 30 August in the Alta Vista Cemetery. children.

JOHN FRANK HARPER, Jr. '31 RAdm. John Frank Harper, Jr. USN (Ret.) died on 14 September 1979 in Centreville, Maryland, in the same family home where he was bom 70 years earlier. Funeral services were held in Centreville's St. Paul's Episcopal Church and interment in the local Chesterfield Cemetery.

Harry Grimshaw Moore

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Georgia, he was graduated vrith the Class of 1932 and was ordered to sea in

assigned to USS J. FRED TALBOTT, vrith Kirk

as EO. Other World War II duties included:

LEXINGTON, then had duty in NEW MEXICO be-

navigator, USS WYOMING; CO, USS RAVEN; navigator, USS SUAMICO; EO and CO, USS

fore taking flight training and being designated

SAUGATUCK; and assistant supervisor of education, U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, Kings Point, New York.

with Scouting Squadron THREE in SARATOGA

After the war he was CO, USS RENATE,

until retuming to inactive status in November 1946. For the next nine years he held various administrative posts at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point.

He also served on both the Third Naval District and National Naval Reserve Policy Boards in 1950 and 1951, and from 1952-54 he was CO of USNR MSTS Company 3-3. He served from mid-1954 to 1958 as director, Naval Reserve Officers School 3-2, New York, N.Y. aboard the USS PRAIRIE STATE. He was

transferted to the retired list in September 1960 after completing thirty years' service.

After leaving the Merchant Marine Academy in January 1955, he was a course writer at the Naval Correspondence Course Center, New York, New York, until May 1957, then served as an instmctor in the Graduate Engineering Education Program of the Westem Electric Company, New York, until retiring in 1969. In 1961 he eamed a Master of Arts in Education from New York University.

He is survived by his widow, Hazel Grambrell Kirk, 8515 Lancashire Drive, Springfield VA 22151; three sons; a sister; three granddaughters and two grandsons.

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naval aviator. Service in SALT LAKE CTTY and

John Frank Harper, Jr.

followed, then destroyer duty in DUNLAP, PATTERSON, and command of KIDD and JOSEPH P. KENNEDY JR. AS commanding officer of KIDD

off Okinawa in April of 1945, he directed the repelling of three Japanese air raids. The ship was hit by a fourth kamikaze attack and 38 men were kiUed while 55 were wounded.

(Then) Cdr. Moore was awarded the Silver Star Medal for heroism and the Purple Heart after having been wounded in this attack.

Other sea duty included ComDesDiv 242, chief of staff to Commander Destroyer FlotiUa TWO, and command of the destroyer tender YOSEMITE. Shore duty encompassed assignmanded destroyers INGRAHAM and BORIE and ment to the Naval Academy, at the line school troop transport MELLETTE. The INGRAM parin Monterey, a year at the Naval War College, ticipated in a patrolling radar picket group for and two years at the Office of Naval Intellithe Okinawa campaign during which, on 4 May gence.

1945, a swarm of kamikaze planes sank the Upon being transferred to the retired list in companion destroyer and inflicted heavy dam1962 he entered Duke University and eamed a age on INGRAHAM and other ships in company.

Master of Arts degree, thereupon becoming an For outstanding performance of duty, (then) assistant professor of mathematics in North Cdr. Harper was awarded the Navy Cross and Georgia College, Dahlonega, Georgia. He rehis ship the Navy Unit Commendation. He re- tired from this post in 1975 and then taught at ceived the Silver Star and the Bronze Star Lakeview Academy, retiring here last spring.

Medal with Combat V during other naval acHe is survived by his widow, Florence, P.O. tions in the war in the Westem Pacific, toBox 1096, Gainesville GA 30501; and a daughgether with a total of 12 battie stars. ter, Mrs. Marilyn Burnett of Gadsden, AlaShortly before he retired in 1959 he was bama.

Son of the late State Senator J. Frank Harper, he entered the Naval Academy to be commissioned with the Class of 1931.

He earned the wings of a naval aviator but elected a career as a surface line officer. As such he served first in battleships and destroyers. During the attack on Pearl Harbor he directed the air defense ofthe craiser PHOENIX, following which PHOENIX operated with the Royal Australian Navy in the Southwest Pacific and Indian Oceans. Later he com-

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CHARLES BUTLER SWAYNE '39 Capt. Charles Butler Swayne USN (Ret.) died on 30 September 1979 in Portsmouth, Virginia, of injuries suffered in an automobile accident 16 December 1977. Funeral services were held 5 October in Our Lady of Victory Chapel, Norfolk Naval Station. Interment witli military honors was in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, Portsmouth.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Virginia, he entered with the Class of 1939. He left the Academy prior to graduation (medical discharge in 1938â&#x20AC;&#x201D;myopia) and worked three years as salesman. In 1941 he received commission in the Civil Engineer Corps and was given a cram PG course in naval architecture. After a tour at Charleston Navy Yard as ship superintendent and docking officer, he served as resident supervisor of shipbuilding, Wilmington, North Carolina, and then was assigned to Pearl Harbor Navy Yard.

In 1950 he received a graduate degree in naval engineering from MIT and pursued a typical EDO career on type commander staffs (ServPac, NavAirPac, ServLant), BuShips, Naval Shipyards (Philadelphia and Norfolk) with last tour at Naval Ships Systems Command, Washington. Upon retirement from active duty in 1973, he joined the CDI Marine Company as Manager, Norfolk Division.

He is survived by two sons: Charles Jr. of LaCrosse, Wisconsin and John of Chesapeake, Virginia, and six grandchildren.

duty with reserve activities on the staff of Commandant SIXTH Naval District, Charleston, South Carolina. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal and the Bronze Star Medal while on active duty.

After retirement he spent four years as a field engineer with the General Development Corporation in Port Charlotte.

He is survived by his widow Dessie, 725 Bolonos Ct. NE, Port Charlotte FL 33952; his mother, a sister and brother, a niece and three nephews.

WILLLVM MAX HARNISH '43 RAdm. William Max Harnish USN (Ret.) died on September 19, 1979, in Oakland, Califomia. Memorial services and interment took place at Arlington National Cemetery on September 23.

James Bland Stagg Appointed to the Naval Academy from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, he graduated with the class of 1947 on 5 June 1946. He resigned his commission on 16 June 1949, and served on the staff of the govemor of Kentucky for many years prior to his death. Burial was held in Bellevue Cemetery in Danville, Kentucky. His widow, Martha, resides at 122 Sycamore Ct., Apt. 35, Harrodsburg KY 40330, and in addition he is survived by three daughters, one stepson, a brother and a sister.

IWELVIN HUGH BROWN '70 Lt. Melvin Hugh Brown USN was killed when the specially modified test aircraft he was flying crashed in the Nevada desert on 23 August 1979. He was a member of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Four (VX-4) and assigned to NeUis AFB, Nevada, as part of an ongoing joint Defense Department test proWiUiam Max Harnish WILLLVM HENRY DEIBLER JR. '42 gram at the time of the accident.

Cdr. WiUiam Henry Deibler Jr. USNR (Ret.) A native of Roanoke, Virginia, he was Bom in Illinois he attended the University of died on 17 September 1979 in Port Charlotte, graduated from the Naval Academy with the Illinois prior to entering the Naval Academy, Florida.

Class of 1970 and in 1972 he was designated from which he was graduated on June 19, 1942. naval aviator and received his Master of SciAfter serving in NORTH CAROLINA during a ence degree from the University of West number of South Pacific campaigns, he was asFlorida. He later reported to VF-126 at NAS signed to flight training and was designated a Miramar as an instrament flight instmctor in naval aviator in August 1945. the TA-4J aircraft, then was ordered to VF-121 Highlights of the distinguished career that for training in the F-4J Phantom II. This duty followed are: executive officer of Attack was followed by deployment with Fighter Squadron 75 during the Korean War when he Squadron 21 aboard RANGER. He also was a was decorated for his services as leader of graduate of the fighter weapons school and he strike operations from BON HOMME RICHARD; was assigned to VX-4 at Point Mugu, Califorcommanding officer Fighter Squadron 21; a nia, in 1978, with additional duty at Nellis three-year tour as the first executive officer of AFB. ENTERPRISE; commanding officer CHIPOLA, a He is survived by his widow, Linda, of 4134 fleet oiler, during operations with the Seventh Pequeno, Las Vegas NV 89120; two sons; and Fleet in the Westem Pacific; commanding offihis mother and father. cer RANGER, once again in the Westem Pacific William Henry Deibler Jr. with the Seventh Fleet; director. Office of Pro- PATRICK NETTLES '79 Appointed to the Naval Academy from the gram Appraisal, Navy Department; comEns. Patrick Nettles USN was killed in an State of Pennsylvania, he was graduated on 19 mander Carrier Division Six with the Sixth air crash in Southem California on 11 SeptemDecember 1941 with the Class of 1942. First Fleet in the Mediterranean; deputy controller ber 1979 when the aircraft in which he was flyof the Navy, Commander Pacific Missile ing collided with another. He had been assea duty was on board COLE ( D D - 1 5 5 ) , then Range, Point Mugu. service in WALKER ( D D - 5 1 7 ) until the end of signed to the Surface Warfare Officers School the war as engineering officer and executive ofHe was transferred to the retired list in 1974 at Coronado at the time of the accident. The ficer. Brief tours foUowed in ERBEN ( D D - 6 3 1 ) following the latter assignment and accepted an pilot of the other aircraft was able to land and JOHNSTON ( D D - 8 2 1 ) until Febraary 1947 executive position with the Bechtel Corpora- safely. when he resigned his commission and accepted tion of San Francisco.

Memorial services were held at the Van a position with the Pennsylvania Power and His decorations include the Legion of Merit Buren Baptist Church in Annapolis on 16 SepLight Company, remaining with this organiza- with two Gold Stars, the Distinguished Flying tember and at the Naval Academy Chapel on tion until August 1950 when he was recalled to Cross, the Air Medal with two Gold Stars, and the same day. Interment was held at the Aractive duty and ordered to the Armed Forces the Navy Unit Commendation Medal with lington National Cemetery on 17 September.

Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia. Successive Gold Star. He held a master's degree in Ens. Netties was awaiting assignment to assignments were with staff ComDesRon SIX- aeronautical engineering from Massachusetts Surface Warfare Officers' School in San Diego TEEN, R. I. WILSON ( D D - 8 4 7 ) , the NROTC Institute of Technology and was a graduate of at the time of the accident. While at the Naval unit at the University of Illinois, and the mili- the Naval War College.

Academy he had been a member of the 11th tary advisory group in Greece. He retumed to RAdm. Hamish is survived by his widow, Company. He attended the Van Buren Street sea for duty as executive officer of BEXAR Mark, of 1049 Via Nueva, Lafayette CA 99549 Baptist Church and led the musical groups at (APA-237) and then took command of RE- and two daughters. the services, and he was also licensed to HOBOTH (AGS-50), followed by duty at the preach by the church in 1978.

Army Command and General Staff College at JAMES BLAND STAGG '47 He is survived by his parents, LCol. (USA Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, as an instmctor. He Mr. James Bland Stagg died on 27 July 1979 Ret.) and Mrs. Eari W. Netties of Copperas was transferred to the retired list in 1965 after in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

Cove, Texas; a sister and a brother.

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LAKE TAHOE Beautiful Incline Village at Lake Tahoe • INVESTMENTS • SALES • RENTALS McCoy & Fergie Land Corp.

Res. 702-831-6161 Mike Ferguson '80 P.O. 5888 IncUne Village, Nev. 89450 McConnell Realty

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8115 Old Dominion Dr. at Springhill Rd. McLean, Va. 22101

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For Professional Service call: Sue & Bob Olsen '54 Libby B r a d y ( F r a n k '53)

ANNAPOLIS PROPERTIES, INC. MARYLAND INN ANNAPOLIS, MD 2 1 4 0 1 Outstanding properties in Anne Arundel County Investment—Historic—Waterfront—Condominiums JOAN ADRIAN (301) 268-8365 DC direct (202) 261-2636

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PENDENNIS MOUNT AREA 2.10 acre w o o d e d e s t a t e s e r v e d b y p u b l i c water. L e g a l l y s u b d i v i d e d & p e r k e d f o r septic—2 minutes to A c a d e m y .

Asking $45,900.00 w i t h S e l l e r f i n a n c i n g . Write: G l e n c o Realty, R e a l t o r s , G l e n c o B u i l d i n g , R o w e Boulevard, A n n a p o l i s , M a r y l a n d , 21401 (301) 268-4900

3940 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax VA 22030 Call (703) 691-1670 for directions and hours

s h e l t e r s . T a x e x e m p t s e c u r i t i e s . T a x deferred tax b u r d e n . But e a c h is d e s i g n e d to m e e t different i n v e s t m e n t o b j e c t i v e s .

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14 Market Space Annapolis, Md. 21401 263-0400 Wash. Tel. 261-2626

Unfinished, with instructions, or finished; tables, bars, desks, benches, etc. Price range $50 and up.

Shipping arranged. Also nautical antiques, ships' clocks, wheels and bells, portholes, decoys, brass items, etc.

c o n t r a c t s . T h e y all help r e d u c e y o u r current

1850 K St. N W , Suite 8 0 0 ANNAPOLIS—SEVERNA PARK area service in real estate, contact BILL RICHARDSON '42 268-1368

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The Dolphin E l e g a n t gifts. T h e e p i t o m e o f g r a c e , e x q u i s i t e l y h a n d t o o l e d and p o l i s h e d , 3/4" l o n g . S o l i d 14k gold.

CHARM, hidden back loop slide for light or med. chain " S " CHAIN, guttering final touch for charm, 16" TIETACK/SCATTER PIN STICK PIN

$25 $22 $33 $36

ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW CHARLOTTE GILDEN KROHN S T A N L E Y W I L L U M K R O H N '50 Members Maryland and DC Bars GENERAL PRACTICE OF LAW including Divorce and Separation WiUs Adoption and Custody Real Estate settlements (MD, DC, VA) 77 Franklin Street Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301)268-7474 (oflRce) (301)269-1797 (office) (301)268-2352 (home)

O r d e r s s e n t air i n s u r e d w i t h i n 4 8 h o u r s . Incl. $1 p o s t a g e a n d h a n d l i n g . S e n d c h e c k o r m o n e y o r d e r to: K A L K R E A T I O N S of H A W A H P . O . B o x 1373 K a n e o h e , Hawaii 9 6 7 4 4

AMERICAN FLAG AFGHANS First c o m e first s e r v e d ! $500 p o s t p a i d SIS'S STITCH Admiral R a y m o n d S c h n e i d e r ' s D a u g h t e r B o x 2 8 , B r e t z W V 26524 (304) 864-3389

SALES MANAGEMENT

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C a r e e r o p p o r t u n i t y in V A - D C - M D . M u s t d e m o n s t r a t e ability t o sell o u r b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s in field for o n e y e a r ( o p e r a t e i n d e p e n d e n t l y a s s o o n as trained). Excellent compensation.

M u s t b e a v a i l a b l e for i n - d e p t h i n t e r v i e w .

WiUiam Lykes, CLU Tel. (703)522-1661 3030 Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22201

U S N A G r a d u a t e s w h o s e rings w e r e m a d e b y J o s t e n ' s , m a y o r d e r official and miniature rings, c o n t 6 u r e d w e d d i n g b a n d s , s t o n e s , diam o n d s and repairs. W r i t e — V e r n o n R. G a t l e y , 1261 B o o k c l i f f , Grand J u n c t i o n , C O 8 1 5 0 1 .

Murray L. Kaplan '50 GIA G R A D U A T E

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BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS" T h e true life s t o r y o f a t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y knight-errant by RoUins H . M a y e r U S N A ' 3 2 A b o o k that h a s b e e n c u r r e n t l y s u b m i t t e d a s a private bill to the C o n g r e s s — Alumni Special—$8.97 ($14.95 less 40%) Postage paid if paii! in advance. Otherwise pay $9.50 after perMsing Copy mailed upon request.

Order from: N a v a l A c a d e m y Foundatioii 48 Maryland A v e .

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F i n e D i a m o n d s and D i a m o n d J e w e l r y at Preferred P r i c e s P o s t Office B o x 7192 San D i e g o , California 92107 P h o n e : (714) 2 2 4 - 8 5 5 0

PHILATELIC INVESTMENTS T a k e a d v a n t a g e o f the inflation p r o t e c t i o n prov i d e d b y i n v e s t m e n t in c l a s s i c a l p h i l a t e l i c p r o p e r t i e s . Write or call for d e t a i l s .

Robert E. Brown '68 4802 OIney Street. San Diego, CA 92109 Tel. (714) 270-9543

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TheFDresI: You're invited to see 74 acres of natures own work. It's called The Forest and once you have seen this adult mobile home community you will agree that it is naturally beautiful.

The custom-designed, wood-look, exteriors blend with the tail stands of oak and pine preserved to enhance the natural beauty. Inside, you'll find you can choose decor and floor plans to suit your individual taste.

The Forest is one of Florida's most thoughtfully planned communities. It's close to the Navy's showplace. The Orlando Maval Training Center, so you will be able to enjoy base privileges whenever you wish.

When you visit The Forest you'll find one of the most complete recreational complexes of any residential community in Florida. Fabulous clubhouses complete with ballroom, arts and crafts room, sewing room, pocket billiards room, card rooms, saunas and garden room. Outside there is a private heated swimming pool, lighted tennis and shuffleboard courts, miles of biking and many challenging golf courses.

If you're interested in Florida, you'll be interested in The Forest.

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