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McDonnell Douglas started building Navy planes in 1921 and we've been at it ever since.Today we're building the new F-18 Hornet. Because we are nearly as old as Naval Aviation, we've learned Naval training needs.

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For years McDonnell Douglas has participated in the training of thousands of Naval Aviators; in the air in our TA-4 Skyhawks and on the ground with Vital visual systems and MACS air combat simulators. No team is better qualified by experience.

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A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS I take great pleasure in extending warm greetings to the men and women of the United States Navy on the occasion of your 205th birthday.

Throughout our nation's history, the U.S. Navy has been a most active force in national defense and has, through the professionalism, courage, and devotion to duty of its members, compiled an outstanding record of service. Those of you who serve today can view with great pride the fine traditions and past accomplishments of the Navy and the notable contributions that you are presently making to our nation's security.

As events in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean have already shown, the decade of the 80's will be one of great challenge for America. Powerful, balanced, and ready naval forces, which were so vital to our development and growth as a nation, will continue to be an indispensable element of our national defense in future years. Though the challenges will be great, I am confident that the U.S. Navy will continue to serve with utmost distinction in all missions assigned.

Marines are, indeed, most proud to serve with you as members of the Navy-Marine Corps team as we face the challenges in the years ahead.

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United States Naval Academy Alumni Association

Shiptnate ISSN 0488-6720 (USPS 494-440) Executive Director W. S. BUSIK, '43 Captain, U. S. Navy (Retired)

October, 1980

Volume 43, Number 8 FEATURES A Message from the Commandant of the Marine Corps New Installment Payment Plan for Life Membership

Executive Secretary BARRIE ISLEV-PETERSEN

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

Editorial

by VAdm. William P. Lawrence, USN Services

Director of Development LAMAR W. (MARK) TUZO, '52 Commander, U . S . Navy (Retired)

Director of Publications and Editor ROY C. SMITH, III, '34 Captain, U S N R (Retired)

The "Landlubber School"

by Kenneth John Blume

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A Naval Academy Portrait

by Marion E. and Mame Warren John Paul Jones' Sword

by Cdr. John Russell, USCGR

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The Engineering Trinity

by Capt. Frank V. Rigler, USN (Ret.)

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Daniel Dobbins, U.S. Navy

by Bernard C. Nalty and Truman R. Strobridge Naval Academy Admissions

by RAdm. Robert W. McNitt, USN (Ret.) Profile of 1984

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Commander, U . S . Navy (Retired)

Editorial Assistant CORDELIA RICHARDS

DEPARTMENTS Contributors' Biographies 4 Sea Breezes 5 The Mail Boat 6 8 I'd Like to Know. . .

All Hands 9 Officers and Trustees 20 30 Lucky Bag of Books Capitol Hill 32

Opinions expressed in Shipmate are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions, policy or attitude of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, its officers or the editorial staff. All pictures are official Department of Defense photographs unless otherwise credited. Member, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

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A Few Inches From The Yard Navy Sports 43 Gift List and Order Form 47 Class News 48 Chapter News 96 Last Call 98 Classified Services 102

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Ed Myers running through Army in 1979. A prophecy of things to come?

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Contributors' Biographies KENNETH JOHN BLUME Ken Blume is a doctoral candidate at State University of New YorkBinghamton, where he teaches courses in American history. He specializes in nineteenth century American diplomatic, maritime and naval history and has reviewed books for Business History Review, Sea History, and The Retired Officer magazines. He has several entries in Greenwood Press' forthcoming Historical Dictionary of Oceania and is currently revising the first major study of RAdm. Richard W. Meade III (1837-1897), an 1856 graduate of the Naval Academy.

COMMANDER JOHN RUSSELL USCGR John Russell enlisted in the Coast Guard, at age 17, in December 1941.

After boot camp he served in the buoy tender MANGROVE until attending DCS in 1943 and being commissioned ensign. He then served on North Atlantic and coastal convoys in USS MARCHAND (DE-249) and USCGC PANDORA (W-113) and ended the war as a controller in the Air-Sea rescue section of ComEastSeaFron in New York. In 1947 he joined the Naval Reserve as a QMC, and in 1950 accepted the Coast Guard commission that he still holds.

CAPTAIN FRANK V. RIGLER USN (RET.) Frank Rigler '23 had a year at North Carolina before entering the Academy and went to the ARIZONA after graduation. His subsequent duties were diversified, including a tour on the Asiatic Station, earning an MS degree from Harvard and, during WW II, serving on the staff of ComNAW in the Med. Subsequent to retirement he taught mathematics at Washington and Lee and at Johns Hopkins, and served on the staff of the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins. He is a frequent contributor to Shipmate and other military periodicals, usually on lesser-known facets of naval history such as these.

BERNARD C. NALTY Bernard Nalty, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, holds a bachelor of arts degree from Creighton University and a master's from Catholic University. He is currently employed by the Office of Air Force history and has written Air Power and the Fight for Khe Sanh, an official account of the role of the Air Force in that battle of the Vietnam War. His other publications include Tigers Over Asia and, in collaboration with Cari Berger, The Men Who Bombed the Reich.

TRUMAN R. STROBRIDGE Truman Strobridge, Command Historian of the U.S. European Command, served in the Merchant Marine and the U.S. Army Air Force.

He earned degrees in geography and history and taught at the University of Alaska. His career includes six years as historian of the U.S. Coast Guard and four-and-a-half years as Senior Historian on the staff of CinCPac. He has authored or co-authored close to 100 articles, an official Marine Corps Worid War II campaign history, and the 1978 book, Wreclcs, Rescues and Investigations.

PAUL R. SCHRATZ '39, Ph.D. Following a distinguished career in submarines and in policy planning in Washington, Paul retired as Captain USN to become Director of International Studies at the University of Missouri. Later he served on the White HouseCongressional Commission on Foreign Policy, as a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution and a professor at Georgetown University. He has been a faculty member on the Naval, Air and National War Colleges, and was the first naval officer to be awarded a Mershon doctoral fellowship at Ohio State and a Wilton Park Fellowship from the British Foreign Office.

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

THOMAS F. BATES A 1960 graduate of Notre Dame, Tom Bates became Director of Public and Sports Information at Gannon College in Erie, Pa., in 1961, and also was 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.

BILL MORAN Bill Moran '81 grew up in Walden, New York, a small town about thirty miles from West Point. For Bill, the Naval Academy was a shoe-in because he has always detested "whoops" and loved the sea. He considers himself a jock of all sports, golf and basketball being his favorites. He is in his second year as the captain of the Naval Academy golf team, and has qualified to play in the NCAA's for the past two years. Bill is an English major at the Academy and plans on pursuing a career as a pilot.

Bill Moran Shipmate, October 1980

Paul Schratz '39

The Smiling Goats of San Clemente The goat has been the Navy mascot since just before the first Army-Navy football game in 1890. Bill I, or "Galena Bill," had been the mascot of the gunboat GALENA and had led landing forces ashore in Central America. Appropriately, he had been pilfered from an Army man. During that first football game Bill was kept in check by blue and yellow ribbons held by his top-hatted custodians.

From this came the Navy Blue and Gold colors—previously they had been red and white. But Galena Bill isn't the hero of our story today.

About the time Bill was cavorting on the Plains at West Point, some other goats were being turned loose by West Coast fishermen to cavort on rugged San Clemente Island, 75 miles off San Diego, so that shipwrecked sailors might have something to eat. The goats flourished, even after the island became a Navy bombing and gunnery range in 1934. Their population reached 20,000 a few years ago and was threatening the survival of several rare species of plants and wildlife protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The Navy began a clearing operation until it butted heads with a federal judge.

Removal of the first 16,000 was easy.

The Navy and the Fish and Wildlife Service hired a hunter who trapped thousands of them for sale to meat packers, ranchers and goat fanciers. For those he couldn't get, sportsmen were brought in for a two day hunt and by 1977 the population had been reduced to 2000, kids included.

These, inaccessible to man in the wild, steep canyons and escarpments dropping 2000 feet almost vertically to the ocean, presented a problem.

The San Clemente goats aren't very big, 2-3 feet at the shoulder, and their appealing faces are marked by a small mouth that seems to smile a lot (This information comes to me courtesy of the Commandant, Eleventh Naval District).

But their cloven hooves can topple small trees. With nothing to do but eat, make love and sharpen their horns, their voracious appetites drive them to consume their weight in forage every day and to double their population every eighteen months.

It doubled, in fact, while the Navy-Fish and Wildlife team tried to decide just what to do. Since the island had been a gunnery training area for years, it was deShipmate, October 1980

cided that the best way to get rid of them was a "selective shooting program" from helicopters. A small, inconspicuous story in a small, inconspicuous Orange County newspaper, however, got the goat of conservation groups, the Fund For Animals in Los Angeles, and other bleating hearts.

Taking the Navy to court, they claimed the goat was being made the scapegoat— in their words, the Navy was "shooting its own mascot."

U.S. District Judge Robert M. Takasugi dismissed as "arbitrary and capricious" the Government's argument of loss of fleet readiness because 130 ships were unable to get gunnery training during the litigation. He issued a restraining order on further action until a more humane method of disposal could be found. Even the judge's 15-year-old son got into the act, suggesting they be tranquilized and flown off in helos to some place they could be useful. He called it Operation Kidnap.

The Navy was in a real bind. If the goats weren't removed, it violated the Environmental Protection Act; if they were removed, it violated the restraining order.

Then everybody else joined the action.

Some African countries phoned with some offers to buy the goats for food or range stock. Los Angeles County thought they would be useful in the Santa Monica mountains to eat brush and grass, thereby reducing the danger of forest fires. Then a cowboy named Clapp had a better idea.

He devised a holding pen—he called it a Clapp-trap—controlled electronically through heat sensors to trap the goats.

Taken from the pens after examination by veterinarians—presumably to explain their veteran's rights—they would be sent by barge to the mainland and trucked to their new homes.

Studies were made to find whether the goats should best travel with males and females separated or as family groups, and whether they should be tight-packed or loose-packed. If tight-packed they might suffocate, loose-packed they fight.

To prevent damage from their razor-sharp horns, should the horns be protected by tennis balls, and if so, which brand(s)?

Planning is easy; it's execution that can kill you. One of the conservation groups.

Give Our Animals Time, or GOAT, thought the animals would get seasick.

and barges simply wouldn't do. An alternative plan was devised, chartering two Lockheed Electra turboprop planes which could land on San Clemente's 8000 foot strip, and fly the goats off, complete with snack and safety belts. But it left unsatisfied an air-evac cost of $150,000, and who would like to defend that item before a Congressional budget committee?

The Fund For Animals, Cleveland Amory, writer-socialite as President, offered to pick up $120,000 of the gross tab, leaving $30,000 for the Navy. Actress Cindy Williams of television's "Laveme and Shirley" show threw fifty-dollar-a-head champagne brunches, all profits to save the "San Clemente Goats From Aerial Slaughter."

But then the Los Angeles City Council, after weeks of acrimonious debate, decided that the goats were uncontrollable, would cause erosion problems more serious than the fires they prevented, and would destroy farms and gardens. They reversed their earlier approval. The U.S. Forest Service, for similar reasons, lost interest in a new goat population in northern California.

An area was finally found, tentatively, in Kern County near China Lake. The Clapp-trap was put into operation in mid-May; on 2 July, Judge Takasugi, Naval officials from NAS, North Island and the Naval District, the Fund For Animals, and media reps visited San Clemente to inspect the Clapp-trap and approve the operation. By Clapp's contract with the Navy he was to have completed removal of 1800 goats by 1 October 1980 and a year later to have the remaining 1800 off the island. Butt—during that period the goats will have doubled their population, leaving, we estimate, 1800 still to be removed.

Meanwhile the injunction is still in effect; the case is still in the courts. Gunnery training is still lagging and a lot of people are feeling pretty sheepish. And by doing the right thing all along, we wouldn't believe the trouble we've seen. ^

The Mail Boat Reflections on the Magazine Shipmate: I have noted with interest the reactions of the younger bucks in the membership, desiring in Shipmate more of the nuts and bolts and less of that ole Yangtze.

Shipmate has come a long way over the years, with each successive editor contributing to steady improvement. Improvement builds on itself. As the quality of the articles improves, authors strive to outdo themselves and better and better material flows in. The importance of a balanced mix never changes, nor the basic aim of an alumni magazine. There sometimes is a tendency to become a technical journal rather than a repository for personal history, for which there is no other vehicle. To go into too much nuts and bolts is to invade the field of publications properly oriented in that area: Proceedings, Naval War College Review, and the host of professional technical journals available to naval personnel. Many of the bits of nostalgia, adventure, rare experiences, and the-way-it-used-to-be would die with the originator were they not given an airing in Shipmate, and the story of the U.S. Navy would be the poorer for it.

Kemp ToUey '29 The Black " N " Shipmate: Captain Donald Thomas' amusing story of the Black " N " brought back memories of my incarceration in the ship. I served my time during the Fall of 1930, too late to have been a cellmate of Don's. The offenses for which I earned an " N " and four stars included spitting tobacco juice on a first classman's leg and frenching out.

Imprisonment in the REINA was not all

that bad, compared to a plebe's life in Bancroft Hall. When they slammed the deck grating down on our below-decks compartment at sundown, the fun began.

Most of us gathered around the poker table for the nighfly game while others raided the dry stores for canned refreshments.

Joe LaCombe, God rest his soul, was our sole contact with the outside world.

He would crawl through an open port and swim ashore for an evening on the town in Eastport. Returning sometime after midnight with bottles of homebrew stowed in his waistband, Joe would regale us with tall tales of his amorous adventures on the beach.

We said farewell to departing shipmates on their last night aboard by loading their hammocks with cutlery and then snipping some of the clews. The crash that followed their leap into the sack could be heard all over the ship. In later years Captain Thomas, asleep in his quarters, probably smiled at the sound, knowing that tradition was alive and well.

Jim Jordan '33 WATERWITCH and the

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Shipmate: The account of USS WATERWITCH in the April \980 Shipmate tells of her boarding and capture in Ossabaw Sound by a force of Confederates under " a lieutenant Pelot." That was Thomas Postell Pelot of the USNA Class of 1855, who was then serving on the Savannah station with several other USNA alumni.

The Confederate Navy differed from the Army in that the naval officers were all regulars, whereas every officer of the Army, except for six full generals, was commissioned in the Provisional Army.

B. E, Wilson '26 Oliver Hazard Perry Shipmate: I have received an interesting booklet from my friend and former shipmate, Dick Taylor '22, containing some new and interesting information on the ill-fated commanding officer of NONSUCH (See the April 1980 issue of Shipmate).

Edward Perry, from Devon in England, a Quaker fleeing from religious persecution because he did not believe in bearing arms, was the founder of the Perry family in New England. Many years later Christopher Raymond Perry, father of Oliver Hazard Perry, broke with the Quaker tradition; he and all five of his sons became naval officers and his two daughters married naval officers. One of the five brothers was another famous hero, Mathew Calbraith Perry, who opened Japan to western commerce in 1854.

Young Oliver was taught to read by his mother. Author Louis Hoxie notes, "His first school teacher was John Pecham, who agreed to teach him and his two cousins, Sarah and Abby, daughters of Dr. Joshua Perry, if he could teach them from his bed." No reason was given for that unusual condition of employment.

In 1799 young Oliver entered the Navy as a fourteen-year-old midshipman and he served during the Barbary Wars under his father. His fame, of course, comes from

his three-hour battle with the British on Lake Erie in 1813 and his laconic report of success, "We have met the enemy and they are ours," which has been and will continue to be remembered with pride by Americans over the years.

Subsequent service included command of USS JAVA in the Mediterranean and

the NONSUCH expedition to Venezuela in 1819, which resulted in his untimely death.

An 1840 biography of Perry by Cdr. Alexander S. Mackenzie gives a clear picture of the man: "The person of Perry was of the loftiest stature and most graceful mold. He was easy and measured in his movements, and calm in his air. His brow was full, massive and lofty; his features regular and elegant; and his eye full, dark and lustrous. . . . His whole air was expressive of health, freshness and contentment, bearing testimony to a life of temperance and moderation."

Frank V. Rigler '23 Tony Ziroli's League of Nations Shipmate: This plankowner of the League offers its composition: H. W. Ziroli '16, W. D. Wilkins '24, A. D. Barnes '24, C. S. Seabring '27, G. Fritschmann '28, B. E. S. Trippensee '30, H. A. Pieczentkowski '30 and W. R. LeFavour '31.

Only Seabring, Pieczentkowski and I still survive.

We were SubDiv 12, organized in three sections, each with an Alaskan pilot on board: BUSHNELL and two boats, HOLLAND and two others, and the NARWHAL

section. "Fairweather" Quinn earned his reputation among passengers to the Orient as a captain in the Dollar Line.

Unfortunately, he and old man Dollar (a teetotaler) did not see eye-to-eye on the subject of the demon rum.

I served one year each in NARWHAL under J. H. Brown '14, R. W. Christie '15 and Ziroli, three of the finest but most diverse of C.O.s.

As cruising submarines, NARWHAL and NAUTILUS were designed for 90-120 days at sea. To attain this, about 100,000 gallons of diesel oil could replace salt water in certain center group main ballast tanks, and the torpedo complement was increased to 36, twelve of which were carried in storage tubes in the superstructure under the 6" guns. The weight of the torpedoes was used to compensate for the loss of 50 tons of ballast from the diesel oil.

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This brings to mind the most amusing incident of the cruise. Prior to departing Mare Island to join SubDiv 12 in Seattle, NARWHAL took aboard her wartime diesel oil load. Since this was done after our post-repair trim dives, some doubt existed as to our exact trim status when we prepared to leave Dutch Harbor. The C O . requested permission to leave a few hours early in order to conduct a trim dive. After an hour or more of vain eft forts to get her under we finally surfaced to find our bridge deck bone dry. We made a speed run back to Dutch Harbor, screaming for additional weight, and considerably delayed HOLLAND'S departure.

As I recall, we transferred most of HOLLAND'S paint inventory to our forward and after torpedo rooms.

The night before passage through the Seymour Narrows we anchored in what is now designated Oyster Bay, ten miles south of Campbell River, famous for its salmon fishing. In the morning, while making passage through the Narrows, we on the bridge watched anxiously as the terrific currents and whirlpools swept DOLPHIN and ORTOLAN sideways like jackstraws in the wind. A collective sigh of relief arose when we saw all were safe.

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For 18 years I trolled those same waters almost daily for salmon during the summer months. The currents and whirlpools still take their annual toll of boats and fishermen, even though "Ripple Rock" was blasted out about in 1958.

G. Fritschmann '28 This letter was written shortly before George Fritschmann's death on 20 August.

The Ubiquitous Slide Rule Shipmate: Even in dreams the slip stick haunted some of us, but now. . . . "It may be something of a shock to learn that the last manufacturer of slide rules recently discontinued production," said the Dean of Goucher College. "The once ubiquitous companion of science and engineering students has gone the way of the abacus and counting sticks."

Yes, the dictionary was searched and the word "ubiquitous" is right—"everywhere at the same time"—even in dreams.

Jim Fair (Farrier) '40

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Carors illness prevented her from climbing these stairs like she used to. She could move to a one-story hruse, but she loves this house. A Clienev Wecolator'"' solved Carol's problem by letting her ride from floor to floor quickly and comfortably. As the first stairway elevator to be UL-listed, it's virtually maintenancefree and can be installed in just a matter of hours. For a colorful brochure on Ctieney Wecolators, or Wlieeictiair Lifts and Wtieefcltair Van Lifts, contact your local Cheney Representative or write: The Cheney Company. Oept.SM, 3015 S. 163rd Sireet. New Berlin. Wl 53151. (414) 782-1100.

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A British View Shipmate: Here is a jewel of a blurb I picked up from the London Illustrated News, in an article "Around Chesapeake Bay" by David Tennent: " . . . midday parade in the great square accompanied by a Marine band. Perhaps the rather easy-going marching might raise naval eyebrows at Dartmouth. . . . " The Drum and Bugle Corps will be glad to have been mistaken for a Marine band.

They must still have some smartness.

Bill Lowndes '37

USS ROCKWALL (APA-230) Reunion To be held in Miami in November 1980.

For details contact Realtor, Donald J. Kusnir, 2140 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach FL 33406. Phone (305) 965-2266.

I'd Like to Know The Alumni Association Staff

" . . . why the Alumni sends me so much junk and " . . . why the Alumni more active in lobbying legislation?"

Association mail?"

Association isn't and influencing

It's true that in recent years your Alumni Association has greatly increased the use of direct mail, but we don't consider it "junk" mail. Direct mailing improves communications, promotes new programs and benefits for members, and helps increase our membership, A recent survey by Robert Hansen, marketing professor in the College of Business Administration at the University of Minnesota, found that the average family has a much more positive attitude toward direct mail advertising than one might think. Only about 7 per cent of the people in the country feel that all direct mail advertising is "junk." One of the most popular kinds of direct mail is advertising and sales literature. About 62 per cent of those surveyed said they like to get these flyers, and 86 per cent open them.

Here are some of our direct mailings that fall in the above category: Group Term Life Insurance Program Group In-Hospital Insurance Program Group Investment Program Travel Program Special Programs.

These direct mailings don't cost you or the Alumni Association one cent. They are paid for by the contractor, including design and printing of literature, postage and mailing service. We only generate

computer mailing labels, closely controlled, here at Headquarters.

In addition, the Alumni Association makes scheduled annual direct mailings including the Ballot and Homecoming packets. Membership renewal notices are mailed monthly to those whose membership is expiring. Annual Fund mailings are made through the Class Agent system as well as from Alumni House.

Many Classes and Chapters avail themselves of our services. We can reproduce copies of a class or chapter newsletter, generate the mailing labels, provide the envelopes, apply postage (at our nonprofit bulk rate), stuff and seal the envelopes and deliver them to the Post Office. This is done for a very moderate charge, including a discount for mailing labels equal to the percentage of membership for the class. One free run of labels of area alumni is made annually for each chapter that so requests.

Turning now to the question about lobbying, we must always consider the following. The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association is certified by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt charitable and educational organization under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. This means, among other things, that we enjoy exemption from income taxes and qualify for non-profit bulk mailing privileges. One of the requirements of this status under Section 170 (c) (2) of the code is that "No substantial part of the activities of (the organization) is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation." This leads to the question of how

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much lobbying we can engage in without endangering our tax exemption. The IRS, rather than taking a judicial attitude, has left the term "no substantial part" undefined.

Through common usage over the past several years, it is generally accepted that an organization is entitled to devote up to 5 percent of its activities to lobbying without endangering its tax exempt status. Lobbying is a term of art, defined by the decided cases as the importuning of either members of a legislature or their staffs about legislation.

Your Alumni Association has properly been very conservative about lobbying.

For many years our By-Laws strictly prohibited lobbying or attempts to influence legislation of any kind. Recently however, Article IX of our By-Laws was amended to read that "No substantial part of the Association activities shall be carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation. The Association shall not participate in (including the publishing and distributing of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office."

About four years ago our Board of Trustees passed a resolution opposing unionization of the Armed Forces, and forwarded it to the then Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, where it was well received. Just recently, we have advised a few key members of Congressional committees that we are opposed to a pending bill which would forbid an employee's pension plan for tax-exempt organizations.

The Executive Director and Board of Trustees feel it is not in the best interests of our Alumni Association to actively lobby for or against pending military legislation. Other associations are more mission oriented in this regard. However, through articles and letters to the editor in Shipmate, our members are made aware of current developments and, as individual citizens, can and do communicate with their elected representatives.

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Leadership in Practice In a recent talk to midshipmen on the art of leadership, the Superintendent recalled an amusing and pointed example of how one successful officer worked: "I once worked for a very fine four-star officer to whom I became very close. I used to seek his guidance and advice on many matters, and on leadership in particular. I remember asking one time what was the most important single factor to which he would attribute his success in the Navy. He pondered this a while and then said, T would have to say that the key to my success has been that in every job I ever had, I always totally dedicated myself to making my boss's job as easy as possible.' I asked, 'Well, what did you do when you finally became the boss all the time?' He responded, 'Then I tried to surround myself with officers who dedicated themselves to making their boss's job as easy as possible.'

When you think about it, that is a pretty good rationale on how to conduct your own career.

Mrs. Nield Retires Mrs. Harry K. Nield, Jr. (Phyllis to her many friends) retired in August after 21 years with the Alumni Association. Her son Van, a commander USN, was graduated from the Academy in 1959.

Mrs. Nield worked primarily in sales and memberships and was a familiar figure at Homecoming, where she presided over the gift table. Upon retirement she was given a lifetime associate membership in the Association in recognition of her long and devoted service.

We all wish her well.

Museum Gifts RAdm. Alan R. McCracken USN (Ret.) '22 has donated two valuable objects to the Naval Academy Museum.

Added to the exhibit of bone ship models was an exquisitely crafted model of HMS WARRIOR, the first ship of that name in the Royal Navy. Launched in 1781, Shipmate. October 1980

WARRIOR served in Rodney's victory in the Battle of the Saints Passage (1782), under Nelson at Copenhagen (1801), and was once commanded by Capt. William Bligh. The bone model is the type crafted

by French naval prisoners in England during the Napoleonic Wars, and widely admired today.

ing of standards for new recruits. Of those enlisted in June, 94.9% are high school graduates and 82.3% are eligible for Class A Schools, another new record.

However, all is not as well as these records might indicate. They apply to One-Navy objectives, which cover all programs, officer and enlisted, regular and reserve. There are still individual programs such as the nuclear and medical fields where goals have not been met, but the overall picture is encouraging.

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off Boston on 1 June 1813, the battle in which Capt. James Lawrence uttered his famous dying words, "Don't give up the ship." The exciting thing about this painting is that it was done by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Provo William Parry Wallis RN (1791-1892), who served in the SHANNON as a second lieutenant and was a proficient eyewitness to the battle. Many subsequent accounts of that action use his evidence. When he died at 101 he was the highest ranking officer in the Royal Navy.

Navy Recruiting Sets New Records Much has been written and spoken in recent months about the problems of recruiting for the All-Volunteer Force, but Navy recruiters might not agree. Last June they set a new record of completing seven consecutive months of attaining their overall One-Navy goals and, for the second time since establishment of the AVF, saw each of the 43 recruiting districts make goal in the same month.

The total attainment through June was 70,786 against a goal of 69,762 (101.5%).

The largest single program percentage was for prior service veterans, with 801 returnees against a goal of 746 (107.4%).

This success does not imply any lower-

The American Society of Naval Engineers announces publication of the Naval Engineers Journal Cumulative Index. The Index provides a comprehensive guide to nearly a century of technological information contained in 397 issues of the Journal (1889 through 1979). Anyone in naval, maritime, coastal or offshore activities will find it to be an indispensable research tool.

The handsomely bound, 700-page volume is divided into four sections. The heart of the Index cites all Journal articles of enduring technical value, arranged in chronological order and highlighting the author, number of pages and of references. This section contains abstracts of all articles published since 1950. The next section is an alphabetical listing of articles by subject matter, followed by an alphabetical listing of articles by author.

These sections all contain referential symbols giving cross-reference to the chronological section. Finally, there is a section referencing Journal information of historical interest.

Technical articles from future issues of the Journal will regularly be entered into the Maritime Research Information Service, which maintains a computerized version of the Index. Thus, current information will continually be available to researchers pending future revisions of the Index.

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The first TAS will be installed in USS SEATTLE (AOE-3) for use with the NATO Seasparrow surface missile system. The combination provides the most effective short-range, self-defense capability against a wide range of airborne threats.

The new pulse doppler radar system can capture targets rapidly and automatically whether they have popped up from below the surface or were launched from a distant aircraft.

The Mk 23 radar selects targets on a priority basis and relays target data to the fire control system. TAS reacts exceptionally fast to low-altitude attacks, giving time to conduct multiple firings with a high kill-rate probability. It is the only fleet radar capable of fully supporting the Seasparrow system, and it can be expanded to designate targets for other ship's missiles and guns.

The TAS engineering development model has been at sea in USS DOWNES 10

Because of its digital design, the processor can be easily reprogrammed by software changes, eliminating the need for expensive hardware modifications.

System reliability is designed to provide at least 106 hours mean time between failures. Capabihties of the all-weather radar include lookup and lookdown target detection, track-while-scan, long-range search and track, automatic acquisition of multiple targets, air-to-surface ranging, precision navigation update, and highresolution ground mapping.

A built-in test system provides automatic pre-flight check and continuous operational monitoring. In case of malfunction, the system locates and identifies the problem area, allowing the technician to replace the unit, test the entire system with on-board power, and return it to operational status within twelve minutes.

AGM-65E Laser Maverick Missile— Here Marine Major John P. Bland checks out an AGM-65E Laser Maverick mounted on his A-4M aircraft prior to the test flight in which he launched the first air-to-surface missile in the first firing of a Maverick by a Marine pilot. The lowaltitude, long-range launch scored a direct hit on an armored personnel carrier at over five miles range at Eglin AFB. This was the third successive launch of an AGM-65E to score a direct hit.

The missile is a laser-guided version of the Air Force Maverick, but with a heavier warhead.

AIM-54C Phoenix Missile—In its first airborne launch the Navy's improved AIM-54C Phoenix air-to-air missile successfully intercepted a drone aircraft target at a greater range than ever achieved by the current AIM-54A, against a target whose radar image had not been

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augmented electronically. The missile, fired from an F-14 fighter against a QF-4 fighter drone, passed well within what would have been lethal distance if it had carried a warhead. The launch was made nearly head-on, the F-14 at subsonic and the target at supersonic speed.

In this initial launch the missile operated continuously in the semi-active radar mode, in which it guides itself to the target by radar returns reflected from the target by the F-14's AWG-9 weapon control system. The Phoenix also has the capability of guiding itself with its own active radar when close to the target.

The AIM-54C incorporates a new digital electronics unit which is more flexible and reliable than the analog system it replaces. A new strap-down inertial reference unit provides improved accuracy, and a solid state radar transmitter/ receiver has increased capability over the klystron tube now in the AIM-54A. AN I AWG-9 Weapon Control System —A key element of the digital modification of the AN/AWG-9 system for the F-14 fighter is its fully programmable signal processor. In the digitized sysShipmate, October 1980

tem the PSP and its companion radar data processor replace four analog processors and provide the system with a digital computer that can perform up to 7.2 millioti operations per second. When the digital modification is fleet operational it will improve the system's flexibility and permit changing or adding modes through software programming without hardware changes. Enhanced tactical capabilities include electronic countermeasures, missile launch zones, medium pulse repetition frequency, and surface attack, plus increased reliability and maintainability.

The digital modification will enable the F-14 to accommodate the improved AIM-54C Phoenix missile and future weapons and technology to meet evolving threats of future years.

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The design, by Grumman Aerospace Corporation, features aircraft engines that are positioned vertically for takeoff and landing, like a helicopter, and horizontally (shown here) for level flight. This design could be the forerunner of a new class of aircraft to fly from small Navy warships instead of big aircraft carriers.

The concept could also have civilian applications in providing commercial flight to areas where there are no conventional runways. Testing is being done under a $6 million research and development program funded by the Navy, Grumman, and NASA.

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A former crew member, Edward E. Ness, wondered how to get the project underway. He recalled that in the 1941 era in the Navy, the most popular drink was "Calvert and Coke." He contacted Calvert Distillers and the Coca Cola Company, and both undertook to sponsor events during the reunion. Through Ness' efforts, some 130 members of the original and subsequent crews were located from coast-to-coast and they gathered at the

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When Ness undertook the project about a year ago, he questioned if anyone cared any more. But, he said, the response was fantastic, " . . . patriotism is becoming more prevalent today, and the veterans want to instill this feeling in the younger generation as well as to get in touch with each other."

It was a great reunion and party.

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For alumni whose class graduated less than thirty years ago, the total fee is $270.00. Send your first payment of $67.50 along with your complete name and address, and we will bill you the same amount in three additional quarterly installments.

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Shipmate. October 1980

Editorial Our Most Cherished

Gift

Vice Admiral William P. Launrence USN

Let's think today about the most cherished gift of the American way of life—our wonderful freedom. During my thirty-three years of naval service, I have traveled or served in more than 50 nations of the world. In this process I have arrived at two conclusions—first, there is no other nation in the world that offers the personal liberties and opportunities that we enjoy in our country; and, secondly, very few Americans fully appreciate the great advantages that we do have here. I feel that as we enter the decade of the '80s we are encountering challenges to our wonderful way of life that we have not experienced during our nation's history. It is time for all Americans to assess seriously the true significance of our freedoms, the foundation upon which they rest, and the actions we must take as a nation to maintain this foundation strong and secure.

Our country was settled primarily by people in search of increased freedom and opportunity. They were fleeing the yoke of oppressive systems of government and deprived economic conditions. To guarantee the way of life they so eagerly sought, they established a new nation dedicated to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Our founding fathers formulated a constitution which is remarkable for its brilliant, yet clear and simple enunciation of the essential elements of democratic government. Our forefathers are well aware of the innate goodness of human beings, yet wisely understood the corruptive potential of unrestrained power. The system of checks and balances, the cornerstone of our constitution, has withstood trial after trial during our history and has proven its soundness.

No single system of free government has endured as long as ours. No country in the world is more open in identifying its problems and mistakes; no national leaders are held more accountable for their actions; and no national media play a greater unrestrained role in every aspect of their country's life.

Certainly, there is no question about the viability of our political system or the Shipmate, October 1980

philosophical dedication of our citizens to free government. Yet I see some discomforting trends. In the past five presidential elections there has been a declining percentage of eligible voters who actually voted. In the presidential election of 1976, for example, only 54% of the electorate participated. Historically our country has produced strong and effective public leaders, men and women who are regarded as more than merely the administrators of government bureaus and writers of laws. They have been leaders who are honest and resolute and who talk to people about their duty, the sacrifices they must make and the discipline they must impose on themselves to preserve our way of life. Strong leadership is essential to effective democratic government. We will have this type leadership only if the citizenry actively participates in the electoral process.

Another element of the foundation underlying our free society is the strength of our national economy. For the first time in our history we have become clearly reliant on an external supply of an essential resource. A nation that becomes dependent on the actions of other nations unquestionably loses a measure of its own freedom. The great challenge of the 1980s is to decrease our dependence on foreign sources of energy both through reduced consumption and the development of alternative domestic supplies of energy.

These measures will require personal sacrifice. We must reverse the steady decline in national productivity through increased investment in research and modernization of systems of production and, more importantly, by a return to the old fashioned work ethic which made our country the foremost agricultural and industrial nation in the world. An appropriate national motto should be: "A day's work for a day's pay." We must also impose the fiscal discipline necessary to stop rampant inflation and restore our economy to a sound and healthy state.

A third important element of the national power guaranteeing our freedom and security is our military strength. If we

allow ourselves to become clearly inferior militarily to other nations—particularly those bent on expansionism—all other advantages we possess—political, economic, and technological—become relatively insignificant. We as a nation are dedicated to peace. We abhor war, though we have never hesitated to engage in armed conflict when necessary to protect our way of life. Naturally we decry the diversion of national treasure from personal services to military arms. But we must always realize that the most important service a government can render to its citizens is to keep them safe and free. The principal purpose of national defense is to deter war. The price we must pay if deterrence fails and war ensues is far greater than the cost of maintaining effective deterrence alone. In the decade of the 1980s we must dedicate the resources necessary to maintain our military strength.

Yes, the American dream is a reality.

We do have a wonderful way of life in our country, but we did not arrive at this fine state as a happenstance of nature. We have our unparalleled advantages because, down through history, Americans have always been willing to make great sacrifice to preserve our freedom and democracy. And we must continue to produce citizens who place the interests of the country above their own interests, as did those brave heroes of our past.

I would like to close with a statement made by the great British author Somerset Maugham in the dark days in Britain in 1941. His words succinctly express my theme today: "If a nation values anything more than freedom it will lose that freedom; and the irony of it is that if it is wealth or comfort that it values more, it will lose that too."

This editorial is adapted from a Memorial Day address by (then) Rear Admiral Lawrence, Superintendent of the Naval Academy, last May at Westminster, Maryland.

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The ''Landlubber School" Congress and the Creation of a Naval Academy,

1815'1845

Kenneth John Blume

We usually forget the long and frustrating struggle to establish the United States Naval Academy. For nearly a half century, all efforts foundered on the shoals of professional and congressional opposition. Many officers, having gained their education shipboard, believed that a training school on land was unnecessary.

Congressional opposition, however, proved the most difficult stumbling block to overcome. Throughout much of the Antebellum period, arguments for and against an academy varied little; only the personalities changed.

Academy proponents believed that the ailing American Navy could be revived only by some formal method of training officers. Senator Robert Y. Hayne explained in 1827 that the Navy would "save the country from invasion, and your soil from being polluted by the foot of an enemy." Only an academy, offering the benefits of a modem and regular education, could guarantee that the Navy would be able to perform this vital role, Hayne suggested. "Sir," he said, "the object of the Naval Academy is to give all the young men in our Navy the means of becoming Decaturs and Perrys. . . . " In addition, education was crucial in an age of rapid technological change. As James Buchanan told his House colleagues in 1827, the proposed academy was " a great public good, as adding science to the practical knowledge of our naval officers." Supporters of an academy also appreciated that, of all arms of the government, the Navy played the most significant role in the conduct of American diplomacy and foreign policy. But to keep pace with an increasing American involvement in a changing world, officers needed academic preparation. The coarse, ship-trained, old-time sea captain was grossly inappropriate for America's new role.

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later raised against the Naval War College. Only the sea, they said, could train a seaman. . . . Lord Nelson . . . did not idle away his time at a Naval School. . . . He was not acquainted with all the abstruse sciences which had now become requisite for a Naval Commander; but he knew what was by far most essential, the science of being victorious.

But these opponents seemed unwilling to acknowledge the provisions for extensive practical training at sea that supplemented courses in naval theory.

The Academy was attacked just as strenuously on the grounds that it would become a haven for corruption and aristocracy. Too much money was already being wasted at West Point, South CaroHna's William Smith suggested in 1827. America had too many generals because of West Point and, with a naval academy, there would be too many admirals. A naval school, hke West Point, would most benefit the well-to-do, who would educate their sons at government expense. Many of Smith's colleagues agreed, and others added that service schools were little more than instruments of political patronage. The Academy's opponents failed to see that such evils already existed. The upper classes provided the bulk of midshipman appointments, which were highly prized political plums.

Foes of the Academy also recoiled at the prospect of growing federal power and expenditures. Senator John Holmes of Maine, for example, "did not like the plan of giving up so much to the direction of the Executive. . . ." In the same year, 1827, North Carolina's Nathaniel Macon decried the creation of a naval school as contributing to the growth of Executive discretion. In addition, it was argued, a naval school was an unnecessary expense because it would do little to help the Navy. As Senator Macon warned, any naval %:ademy "would bring on an extravagant expenditure of public money."

Ever niggardly, Congress continued to

find this a valid excuse until 1845.

One of the most consistent opponents of a naval school was Missouri's Thomas Hart Benton, who served in Congress from 1820 to 1850. Benton's autobiography provides a good perspective on the mind of the academy's opponent: A Naval Academy . . . makes perpetual demand for ships and commissions and these must be furnished whether required by the public service or not; and thus the idea of a limited navy or of a naval peace establishment is extinguished; and a perpetual war establishment in time of peace is growing up upon our hands.

The expense of such an establishment, Benton wrote, is not worth the accompanying liabilities. Numerous colleagues in Congress agreed with him.

The debate lasted throughout the period. In 1814, the Navy Secretary William Jones had devised an elaborate plan for naval reorganization that included the creation of an academy. In 1815, Justice William Story, hoping to extend federal power, suggested "great military and naval schools." In the same year, Kentucky Senator Jesse Bledsoe proposed that Congress examine the possibility of a naval school. But the Senate Naval Affairs Committee was discharged after less than two months of investigation.

The next year, 1816, Representative Burwell Bassett proposed "certain resolutions respecting the estabUshment" of a naval academy. But Congress took no action. By the eariy 1820's the naval establishment was losing its post-War of 1812 momentum, and the House was becoming increasingly interested in naval retrenchmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a mood that for the next twenty-five years prevented the funding of an academy. The Department was thus forced to turn to ad hoc shipboard schools at navy yards in Norfolk, New York, and Boston.

Yet the idea of an academy remained alive. In December, 1821, the House voted down a resolution calling again for Congress to consider establishing a naval 15

school. In 1824, Secretary Samuel L. Southard wrote in his Annual Report: We have now the light of experience on this point in the Army, and its salutary effects are very manifest. Instruction is not less necessary to the Navy than to the Army.

Southard also promised that a naval school would be similar to the military academy at West Point. But, once again.

Congress took no action.

President John Quincy Adams, a staunch navalist, summarized the frustration by observing in December, 1825, that the need for an academy "is felt with daily increasing aggravation." What had developed in the House that year was typical. New Orleans' Edward Livingston introduced a resolution establishing a select committee to consider a naval academy.

Despite Livingston's pleas that the Navy would stagnate without an academy, and despite reassurances by Virginia's Charles F. Mercer that a naval school would be inexpensive, only fifty-eight favorable votes could be mustered. The House would not even agree to consider such a proposal, much less pass one.

The year 1826 produced further disappointments. Despite a Maryland House of Delegates resolution to the United States Senate that Annapolis should be the site for any naval academy because of its "superior advantages," Congress remained adamantly opposed to the necessary expenditures. The House Naval Affairs Committee reported a bill for the establishment of a naval schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but the measure was read twice, committed, and never heard of again. The Senate, meanwhile, concerned that the session might be extended, failed to act on a bill establishing a naval academy.

The first extended discussion came in 1827, during debate on " a bill for the gradual improvement of the Navy of the United States." South Carohna Senator Robert Y. Hayne, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, led the defense of the bill, especially Sections VII through XI establishing an academy. His supporters first beat back an attempt by Virginia's Littleton W. Tazewell to have the President report on the proposal in the next session. On the following day, the Senate defeated Senator Tazewell's attempt to have the bill recommitted. A third vote sent the entire bill to the House, 28-18.

These 1827 votes are worth examining.

Maine, for example, stands out as the lone New England state supporting Tazewell's attempt to delay the bill. One can only guess why. Perhaps Maine's Senators, John Holmes and John Chandler, were personal friends of Tazewell.

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Whatever the reason, however. Chandler remained consistent in his opposition to a naval school: he voted "Yea" on the Tazewell amendment and " N a y " on the bill itself. Meanwhile, Senator Holmes unaccountably voted for the amendment and for the bill. Similarly, Delaware's Senator Thomas Clayton voted for the delaying amendment and for the passage of the bill. Once again, his reasons can only be guessed. In short, some of the 1827 votes proved a bit unexpected. One might not have anticipated opposition from a maritime state like Maine. Similarly, one might have expected Virginia (or North Carolina) to support a school and Illinois to oppose one, yet the record shows quite the opposite.

SecNav George Bancroft, from an 1844 daguerreotype Courtesy National Portrait Gallery

However, the 1827 sectional votes are clearer. The two areas most strongly in favor of an academy in 1827 were New England (not surprisingly) and the Old Northwest. The South Atlantic and Southwest states were most firmly opposed, while the old "Bread Basket" states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware stood about midway in support. This is the traditional textbook alliance of Northeast and Northwest, often seen as a precursor of the Civil War. After the Senate's February, 1827, action, an academy seemed at last assured.

But the House once again proved itself an intransigent and parsimonious foe of naval education. In the House debate on March 1, the first speaker, Nehemiah Eastman of New Hampshire, moved to strike out the entire academy section of the bill. The House agreed, and the birth once again was aborted. Although Virginia's Alfred Powell moved to table the entire bill because "the most valuable part" had been destroyed, the House moved on with barely a backward glance.

For ten years after this major defeat, there was minimal congressional action, but the dream of an academy remained.

John Branch, despite a dismal record as Secretary of the Navy (1829-31), did indicate the desirability of a training school for officers and did request funding for at least the existing temporary school-ships.

His successor, Levi Woodbury (1831-34), suggested the creation of two or three naval schools but finally had to request that one hundred naval officers be sent to West Point for scientific training. Congress refused to assent even to that proposal.

Beginning in 1835, new attempts gained momentum, perhaps because Congress had nearly doubled the pay of naval officers. In that year, Secretary Mahlon Dickerson called for better scientific and mathematical instruction for officers. The next year saw the officers of the CONSTITUTION and VANDALIA petitioning Congress to establish a naval school. But despite Senator Samuel Southard's strong argument in its favor, and despite the Naval Committee's unequivocal recommendation, the Senate refused to act. The balance of the decade produced only a "school-ship" apprentice system for boys that was designed, presumably, as a small crumb to those who desired to see fullfledged naval education.

As James K. Paulding, Secretary of the Navy and minor literary luminary, indicated in 1838, "other and more effectual means are required." Technological change was being met with a policy of drift that was bound to leave the American Navy crippled. In 1839, a school at the Naval Asylum near Philadelphia was established, where midshipmen could receive eight months of instruction. Limited though this arrangement might have been, and lacking in adequate funding, it was a beginning.

Lieutenant Matthew Fontaine Maury deserves much of the credit for the creation of Annapolis. At the opening of the 1840's, Maury's briWiant Scraps from the Lucky Bag emphasized that the Navy could achieve greatness only by improving the education of its officers. His articles were crucial in rallying public sentiment. Coming at a time of crisis with Great Britain, when President Tyler was already increasing the number of officers, the series became a bible of reform.

The period 1841-1845 produced many bills, petitions, and reports advocating a naval school. Secretary Abel Upshur vigorously promoted such a school, and President James Polk worked quietly to foster congressional support for naval expansion. Yet even this agitation failed. A Shipmate. October 1980

major congressional debate in 1842—like that in 1827—ultimately brought defeat.

North Carolina Senator Willie P. Mangum's bill for the establishment of five naval schools, after being altered to provide for a single school near Fort Monroe, passed the Senate in August, 1842, but died in the House.

The 1842 vote is difficult to analyze because only twenty-seven senators (compared with forty-six in 1827) voted on the bill. Five negative votes were cast. Alabama's formerly solid opposition split; Missouri's Benton continued in firm opposition; inland Michigan, a state since 1837, joined the Academy's foes; Ohio cast one vote against the school (with its other senator absent); and, curiously, Connecticut's Perry Smith voted " N a y . " In general, opposition was waning, while support was growing. Indeed, if the absentee senators had voted, and if their votes had reflected those of 1827, the pro-academy vote might have been approximately 35-8.

By 1842, the earlier NortheastNorthwest "alliance" seemingly had dissolved. Support for naval education, while jumping elsewhere, fell in the Northwest to only 40%—the lowest of all the sections. Actually, opposition gained only in Michigan, which had not been a state in 1827. Otherwise, the academy's loss of support in the Northwest might be attributed to increased absenteeism rather than ideological opposition. If the rate had remained constant. Northwestern support would have remained almost as great as in 1827.

The 1827 and \M2party votes form clear patterns. The Democratic coalition, generally the largest group in the Senate, supplied the largest number of votes throughout the years. Yet by 1842, the Whig coalition was beginning to match the Democrats in strength. But more revealing is the comparison between party strength and party support for an academy. For example, while the Democrats during these years controlled between 50% and 60% of the total vote, they provided no more than 46% of the votes \n favor of a naval school. At the same time. Whig support ran up to 16% above that group's representation in the Senate. Clearly, the Whigs were much firmer supporters of the academy.

In addition, the Whigs consistently maintained a high degree of unity on the issue. Indeed, in the 1827 and 1842 votes the Whig alliance could claim not a single defection. The Democratic group was hardly as unified. But significanfly, the trend toward an academy is reflected in the Democratic coalition itself Whereas Shipmate, October 1980

Sketch of the Naval Academy in 1845 .'• •, r V

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View of the Naval Academy in 1853

only one-third voted in favor of an academy in 1827, twice that number had joined the pro-academy ranks by 1842.

Clearly, by 1842 the academy was, for the Senate at least, an idea whose time had come.

Yet even by 1842, the House remained the single—and immovable—block. Two weeks after the Senate had approved the 1842 naval bill, the House adjourned hurriedly without acting on it. In a replay of 1827, the House refused to take the time to consider what the Senate had passed resoundingly. That Congress would have to be presented with &fait accompli must have been obvious after 1842. Nevertheless, over the next several sessions Richard H. Bayard of Maryland introduced three separate bills to establish a naval school. In each instance, the bill was duly read twice and referred to the Naval Committee for further study, never to re-emerge. However, the presidency of James Polk brought with it new hope in the secretaryship of the great historian George Bancroft.

Bancroft proved himself a vigorous advocate of naval education, as had many of his predecessors. He, however, succeeded where they failed. His answer to the congressional bottleneck was simple and direct. He established a school on his own, with pre-existing funds, saving the necessary money by putting many instructors on waiting orders. He cleverly received the endorsement of the Naval

Board of Examiners and then appointed a second board—of younger and generally less conservafive officers—for further support. He chose Fort Severn as the site of the new academy and then, as Acting Secretary of War, transferred that abandoned fort from the War to the Navy Department on 15 August 1845. Finally, he had all Midshipmen detached to Annapolis as their ships returned home.

Thus, the new Naval School opened on the morning of 10 October 1845. Congress, reconvening to find a. fait accompli and a developing crisis with Great Britain, therefore acceded to the Secretary's initiative by authorizing $28,000 for the Academy. Bancroft—and the Navy—had won.

The protracted struggle for a naval academy had amounted to a series of frustrating defeats. Congress proved itself more concerned with naval legislation that might benefit a particular locality rather than the entire service. Despite fervent attempts at proving that the Navy was essential and thus needed better trained personnel, the Academy's foes generally carried the day. Despite support of Whigs and seaboard Democrats, all legislation failed and the academy could not be launched until George Bancroft took charge. If we judge Annapolis to have benefited the service over the last 135 years, then we must say that Congress erred in refusing to act. Whatever self-serving motives many of the Academy's opponents—and proponents—had, perhaps the fight for a naval school demonstrates that the federal government is flexible enough to allow a man of vision to rise above bureaucratic contraints and accomplish something of lasting value.

Author Needs Information Capt. Julius Grigore, Jr. USNR-R wants to contact anyone who served on board USS SAVANNAH ( C L - 4 2 ) during January and February of 1942.

His address is 425 Harbor Drive So., Venice FL 33595.

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The pictures on these pages have been culled from hundreds of photographs of Academy life taken before World War I. They are a preview from a forthcoming picture book of the early years of the Naval Academy to be published in Spring 1981 by the Naval Institute Press.

Foot Ball Seven years ago the Naval Academy foot ball team gained great distinction by defeating the Columbia Athletic Club in Washington on Christmas day, the latter team being composed of all the best college players then in the Capitol city, and forming, in spite of their want of practice as a team, a strong eleven.

Those were the days of individual playing and players, and good team work was not considered an essential feature of the game.

This was, probably, the first time the attention of the outside world was called to foot ball at our institution, the representatives of which excited admiration by their plucky playing and their nautical signals.

The following year the team closed their season with the first of what were expected to be the annual contests with West Point, defeating by a score of 24-0. This was done without coaching, without special training, with the free individual style of playing, with the nautical signals, and with an ease which has not been present in any of our late contests with the Army.

In Ninety-one the Naval Academy continued its old style, with the addition of a bulk of over confidence,

which showed itself in the final game of the year with our old rivals, who had seen the error of their ways, and in consequence obtained coaches, team work, and tricks with which to defeat our victory-expectant warriors.

This aroused the Navy blood and with the fall of Ninety-two came a new period in foot ball at the Academy. An efficient coach, the late Mr. Crosby, of Yale, was obtained, and with the assistance of Mr. P. J. Dashiell of, we are glad to say, the Naval Academy and formerly of Lehigh, there was sent to West Point that year a modern team, well versed in team work, low tackling, an ordinary amount of strategy, and an extraordinary amount of sand. This team won the annual game by the score of 12-4. The game was recorded all over the world and, the attendance being equal to that of the largest games of the season, our annual contest was spoken of as one of the most important in the foot ball calendar, and the two competing teams were classed as two of the best teams in the country outside of those usually known as the first-class teams.

In spite of prophesies and indications to the contrary, our light weight team of the following year, under the spartan training of the greatest foot ball coach, "Josh" Hartwell, and the famous referee and foot ball authority, P. J. Dashiell, again defeated West Point's heavy team by the close score of 6-4.

This made the record of games three to one in the Navy's favor; and thus that record closed, to be reopened, we fondly hope, in some not far distant day. The authorities withdrew their consent to the annual game, and at the same time withdrew the chance of attainment of the greatest ambition of any Naval Academy team, i.e., to defeat West Point.

The Lucky Bag, 1896

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After the ball is overâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Over the Army line.

After the skinny people Hang out the Navy sign.

Much of the Army's money Goes into Navy beers; All of the Army's wailing Is drowned in the Navy's cheers Pre-varsity team. 1882

West Point: The first Army-Navy Game, 1890

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Spectators, about 1894

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John Paul J o n e s ' Sword A Naval Academy

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After 200 years one of the symbols of our revolution is about to find a permanent home. Over the years it has been held by several persons. Its present owner has recently decided to insure that it will remain available to the American people, and, hopefully, continue to inspire the will to broaden the freedoms that the victory for which it was awarded helped to achieve.

The symbol is Commodore John Paul Jones' ceremonial sword; the one presented to him by King Louis XVI of France. It is displayed, on loan from Mr. Richard H. Dale, in the Jones Crypt in the Naval Academy Chapel.

Although Jones had made a name for himself early in the activities of the young Navy of the rebellious colonies, it was from his conduct as skipper of the BoNHOMME RICHARD that his greatest and most lasting distinction came. In what was perhaps the most daring shipto-ship engagement in the annals of sea warfare, BONHOMME RICHARD met and defeated HMS SERAPIS, a new, 50 gun

frigate commanded by Captain Richard Pearson. The battle took place on 23-24 September 1779, in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, England.

The BONHOMME RICHARD, while sailing under American colors, had been provided by King Louis XVI of France. The vessel was 13 years old. She had been built as a merchantman for the East Indies trade and, when converted to a warship, was fitted with a total of 34 guns.

Thus, the victory over the six-months-old SERAPIS was a remarkable feat.

The victory was not untimely. The French King's plans to invade the British Isles had ended in disaster. Therefore, Jones' victory was most pleasing to the King. To express his pleasure, Louis invested Jones as Chevalier de L'Ordre du Merite Militaire and, in July of 1780, presented Jones with the gold hilted sword.

Aside from the honor bestowed by the gift, the piece had intrinsic value; it had cost the King 500 louis d'or. probably about $10,000 today.

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It should be noted that the sword was offered and accepted prior to the ratification of the Articles of Confederation.

Jones was, therefore, under no constraint in receiving the weapon as a personal gift Had the transaction occurred after ratification, the sword would have automatically become the property of the people of the new country.

Jones was a prolific letter writer. He was also a prolific ladies man. During the time he was fitting out BONHOMME RICHARD he had made several alliances at the French court and in Parisian society.

Upon his victorious return to France he became, for a while, the toast of Paris.

In letters to Mesdames T (not otherwise identified), Lafayette, d'Ormy, and other ladies, he spoke of past achievements, complaints against supposed personal enemies, and new schemes for expeditions against the ports and commerce of England. He also indicated that he considered the sword to be one of his most cherished possessions.

A few days after receiving the sword he wrote to Countess de Lavendahl: I hold the sword in too high estimation to risk its being taken by the enemy; and therefore propose to deposit it in the care of a friend. None can be more worthy of that sacred deposit than you, Madame; and if you will do me the honor to be its guardian, I shall esteem myself under an additional obligation to deserve your riband, and to prove myself worthy of the title of your knight.

In this case at least, his flowery language achieved naught. It seems that in a previous letter to the lady, he had inserted a lock of his hair with the regret that it was not his heart. Her reply to his request was, at best, cool, and ended up suggesting that he might like to meet her husband, the Count.

So much for amour!

When Jones died in Paris in 1792 he was not penniless or friendless, nor was he in other than complete control of his faculties. It is known that during his life he drew two wills, but on the day of his death, July 18th, he drew the final one.

This last document, duly attested in the

presence of Gouverneur Morris, led to controversy that has not been settled to this day.

Jones left all his property to his two sisters, Janet Taylor and Mary Lowden, and their families, ten persons in all. They all lived in Dumfries, Scotland, near Arbigland, where Jones had been bora and raised.

In 1793 Janet Taylor, accompanied by her brother-in-law Mark Lowden, journeyed to Paris to obtain that part of the legacy that remained there. Although Jones had substantial financial holdings in the U.S.A., most of the tangibles that he left in Paris were sold to pay outstanding debts. Gouverneur Morris had purposely retained many of Jones' letters and the sword for the heirs. It was with these items that they returned to Scotland.

As might be expected in such a situation, the families were hard put to come up with a plan suitable to every one of the ten owners regarding disposition of the sword. Jones' niece, Janette Taylor, in a letter to James Fenimore Cooper in 1843, said: The sword was taken to my father's house. After various, and I may add ridiculous, projects for its disposal, that of giving it to Mr. Morris was decided upon.

Mr. Morris was Robert Morris (no relation to Gouverneur) of Philadelphia, patriot and financier during our revolution, and a close friend of Jones.

While the. family bickering was still going on, one David Williamson, husband of one of the heirs, decided by himself that the sword should be in America.

Being a man of action, and questionable intelligence, Williamson announced his project to personally deliver the sword across the ocean. Again, from Taylor's letter, and speaking of Williamson's wife, Jane: How the simpleton could imagine that her husband would be allowed to carry off a valuable property of which she owned only a tenth part, I know not, but such was the fact. My mother had Mr. Williamson publicly arrested as he was entering the coach to depart, thereby ending his excursion to America.

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Thomas Pinckney, American Minister to Great Britain, accepted the responsibility of getting the sword safely to America.

Upon its delivery, Morris receipted the gift in a letter to Pinckney, dated 18 March 1795: "I have in the first place to return to you thanks for taking the trouble to forward the sword of the late Admiral Paul Jones, which came safe to hand, and I have presented it to Commodore John Barry, the senior officer of the present American Navy, who will never disgrace it."

Such documentary evidence as has been found seems to indicate that the sword was an outright gift from Jones' heirs to Robert Morris, and he was at liberty to dispose of it as he saw fit. There have been, however, from time to time, hints that Barry's disposal of the sword was not in accordance with the wishes of Morris. It is here that the controversy arises. Barry willed the sword to Richard Dale, in whose family ownership of the piece remains.

If the sword was to remain in private hands there were none more deserving than those of the Dale's. Richard Dale had been Jones' first lieutenant in BONHOMME RICHARD during the battle, and had conducted himself with outstand22

ing heroism. Also, he was on good terms with Jones, a statement that cannot be made about many of our revolutionary naval officers.

The earliest known statement hinting that the sword might have been misdirected when it was left to Dale appeared in Alexander Slidell MacKenzie's biography. Life of Paul Jones; Hilliard, Gray and Company, Boston, 1841. On page 63, volume II, a footnote reads: This sword was sent by Jones' heirs to his valued friend Robert Morris, to whose favor he had owed his opportunities for distinguishing himself. Mr. Morris gave the sword to the Navy of the United States. It was to be retained and worn by the senior officer, and transmitted on his death to his successor. After passing through the hands of Commodore Barry, and one or two other senior officers, it came into possession of Commodore Dale, and now remains in his family, through some mistake in the nature of the bequest, which seems to require, that it should either be restored to the Navy in the person of its senior officer, or else revert to the heirs of Mr. Robert Morris, from one of whom the writer received this information.

MacKenzie failed to further attribute the source of the remarks upon which he based his statements.

In an 1846 edition of the same biography, the footnote was altered. It omitted reference to the sword being given to the Navy. MacKenzie offered no explanation for the change.

In an article by Redwood Fisher in Graham's Magazine of January 1854, the following appears:

The modesty of Mr. Morris, for which he was so remarkable, would not permit him to retain this tribute to valor. He conceived, therefore, the idea that it was due alike to the donor, and to the Naval Service of The United States, that it should be in the possession of the oldest commander of the American Navy. Accordingly, he presented it to the late brave and distinguished Commodore Barry, with an understanding that it should be transmitted by will to the senior officer of the navy who should succeed him.

Accordingly, Commodore Barry devised it to his successor, the valiant Commodore Dale. Since the death of the latter officer, this sword has been in the possession of his son, whether by will or retained as heir-atlaw is not known. It is nevertheless fresh in the recollection of a member of Mr. Morris' family now living, that when he was about to present the sword to Commodore Barry, a wish was expressed by Mrs. Morris that it should descend as an heirloom in their own family: to which her husband replied, that being neither a military nor a naval man, he thought it more appropriate that it should be given to the senior officer of the navy, and from him should descend to the senior officer for the time being, not only as a memento of royal favor to a naval hero, but as indicative of the friendly feeling of the French King to the cause and service of the United States.

It is to be noted that at the time Commodore Barry made the bequest to Commodore Dale, the latter was no longer a member of the naval establishment. He had resigned his commission two months previously. Thus he was not, nor had he hopes of being, the senior officer of the navy.

It is also to be noted that Redwood Fisher's unattributed source was the Shipmate, October 1980

same as MacKenzie's; a member of Morris' family "now Uving."

On 18 April 1907, in Philadelphia, Charles Henry Hart read a paper to members of the U.S. Naval Institute. In speaking about the sword he referred to material previously published by the Institute, and said, in part, "Then follows an interesting description of the handle and blade, concluding with A. C. Buell's adroit invention to get around Jones' will, when he found that the instrument did not contain a bequest of the sword to Dale, vis: Paul Jones while making his will, orally bequeathed this sword to Richard Dale, through the hands of Gouverneur Morris, who delivered it to Dale at the first opportunity. Jones' words of bequest were, "I give this sword to Richard Dale, my good old Dick, because he did more than any other to help me win it."

No proof has ever been found to substantiate Buell's claim. The probability that Jones did not make the above quoted statement becomes apparent when it is considered that many of the statements in Buell's biography of Jones have no basis in documentary evidence. Reference to Robert Morris' letter to Pinckney, quoted above, shows that other parts of this one particular statement are false.

Samuel Eliot Morison, in his wonderful biography of Jones, skimmed over the issue. He did say, on page 279, that the sword was given to Barry as, "a transmittendum to the senior officer of the United States Navy." Although he offers no more proof of this than has been stated here, it is believed that he based his statement upon Redwood Fisher's article, cited above.

The sword has been owned in succession by Jones; his heirs, the Taylors and Lowdens; Robert Morris; Commodore John Barry; and by Commodore Richard Dale and his descendents.

Commodore Richard Dale (1756-1826) had three sons who survived infancy. The eldest, Richard S. Dale, was killed in action while serving as a midshipman in the war of 1812. His second son, John M. Dale, was a commander in the Navy when he died in 1852. The third son was Edward C. Dale.

In 1906 Richard, who was a son of John or Edward, lent the sword for display on the casket of John Paul Jones when his body was brought from Paris for interment at the Naval Academy. On 28 May 1938, Edward C , son of Richard, placed the sword on loan for exhibit in the crypt of Commodore Jones, where it now rests.

Edward C. willed the sword to Richard H. Dale, the present owner.

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Some time ago Richard H. expressed a desire to have the sword removed to Anderson House, headquarters of the Society of Cincinnati, located in Washington, D.C. Personnel of the Naval Academy Museum were able to persuade Mr. Dale that its present resting place does the most honor to its original recipient.

In a letter to the author, dated April 11, 1978, Mr. Richard H. Dale stated: While I have not thought of the exact terminology, I propose to pass the sword under my will to the permanent protectorship of the United States Naval Academy, while at the same time maintaining the historical record that it was a gift from John Paul Jones to Richard Dale.

Whatever the true story is, and it will probably never be known, Richard H. Dale is to be commended for his stated intention.

That the sword is not the keystone nor the cornerstone in the mansion of our heritage cannot be disputed. However, should it become unavailable to our citizens as a reminder of the greatness of a person who was instrumental, in his own way, in the founding of our country, it would leave a void in the mansion that would weaken the structure.

Description of John Paul Jones' Sword The blade is a four sided, double edged, rapier, of the finest steel, 33'/i" long, tapering to a point, and blued for 11 inches from the hilt. Inlaid in gold are figures representing the sun, trophies, and the French royal arms of three fleurs de lis, surmounted by a crown. The motto "Vive

The scabbard and blade

le Roy" is engraved on both sides. The following inscription (somewhat illegible, as the gold inlay has fallen out in places) is below the guard plate: VINDICATI MARIS LUDOVICUS XVI REMUNERATOR STRENUO VINDICI On the reverse side is a lightly engraved motto which has become obliterated by time.

The name of the maker, or more probably the furnisher, is on the blade: "La Veuve Guilmino Versailles."

The hilt is of gold, richly chased with figures and floral decorations. The pommel is made up of two designs, and the figure of Neptune and his trident in high relief, and the threefleurs de lis. The grip is ornamented on the obverse with figures of Hercules and Mars in medallions, festoons, and ribbons held in the mouth of a mythological animal, and a standard of flags; the reverse side shows the three fleurs de lis, Roman soldier, trophies, and Greek sohder.

The upper surface of the guard plate is ornamented on both sides; on one, in a medallion, is the figure of Minerva standing, also a rising sun; on the other is Mars. The lower surface of the plate has a similar medallion of Minerva and fleurs de lis. The pas d'ane and finger guard are beautifully chased with floral designs and terminate in dolphins heads.

The scabbard is black leather, the mountings of gold, engraved with trophies and arms. The drag is quite plain. The sword has a wooden case fitted to its shape and lined with chamois skin and the outside covered with red morocco leather.

The decorative hilt

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The Engineering Trinity isherwood.

Griffin and Melville

Captain Frank V. Rigler USN (Ret.)

The great majority of living alumni received their basic naval Naval Engineering instruction and practical work in one or more of a group of three buildings, I Sherwood, Griffin, and Melville Halls.

The first of these, Isherwood, was completed in 1905, Griffin in 1918, and Melville in 1937. They now remain unoccupied, their functions now being implemented primarily in Rickover and Michelson Halls. An article in the January-February 1980 issue of Shipmate, "Modernization of the Naval Academy窶認uture," noted that the recommendations of the Naval Academy Master Plan for modernization of the Academy includes erection of an assembly building for the Brigade of Midshipmen on the roughly triangular lot now occupied by Isherwood, Griffin, and Melville Halls, which would necessitate their destruction.

The three empty buildings were appropriately named after three officers who had made enormous contributions to Marine, and in particular, Naval Engineering. One of them was additionally greatly honored for his outstanding competence and bravery during an arctic expedition which developed into a great tragedy.

The oldest of the three buildings honors Benjamin Franklin Isherwood. In 1844, he became a first assistant engineer in the newly established Engineering Corps and remained in that post for eight years. His most famous design was of the WAMPANOAG sloop-of-war class, from which the later type of light cruiser developed.

After serving as Chief Engineer, the highest permanent rank in the Engineering Corps, with the relative rank of Commodore, he retired in 1884.

His career was marked by introduction of many new innovations (among them the design of the paddle wheels of WATERWITCH, their first use in the Navy, as described in Shipmate, April 1980), and he published volumes of great interest and importance on engineering prece24

Chief Engineer Benjamin Isherwood

Rear Admiral Robert S. Griffin

dences and practices. When he died in New York City in June 1915 he held the relative rank of Rear Admiral on the retired list.

Robert Stanislaus Griffin was born in Fredericksburg, Va., in 1857. He had been appointed a cadet engineer in 1874 and entered the Naval Academy at the age of seventeen. He graduated in 1878 and was commissioned assistant engineer in 1880.

He was advanced to chief engineer in 1898. In March 1899 he transferred to the line, at which time his rank was changed to lieutenant. His subsequent duties, however, were in engineering. These included Fleet engineer of the North Atlantic Fleet and duties in the Bureau of Steam Engineering as Assistant to the Engineer in Chief, subsequently becoming Engineer in Chief and Chief of the Bureau of Engineering, in May 1913. The appointment carried the Rank of Rear Admiral for a term of four years. He retired in September 1921.

One of Admiral Griffin's principal accomplishments was his part in the successful fight to retain the Naval Oil Lands (which some alumni will remember) during his term as Chief of the Bureau. Also,

during his term of office as Chief, electric drive for the propulsion of capital ships of the Navy took place, and the shift from a coal burning Navy to one of oil became a reality.

He is the only one of the three officers for whom these buildings were named who was a graduate of the Naval Academy.

The third building in the triangular area west of Mahan Hall could not have been placed in a more appropriate location. Directly opposite it, on a bluff across Dorsey Creek, the Naval Academy Cemetery is located. On its crest stands the JEANNETTE Memorial, the stone replica of a wooden cross which was erected by George W. Melville in the wastes of Siberia. (According to an old REEF POINTS, plebes were once required to know that there were 120 stone icicles on the cross.) George W. Melville's performance of duty on that disastrous expedition was superb.

Melville was born in New York City on 10 January 1841. He manifested an interest and aptitude for mechanics at an early age. The future engineer attended public schools, and subsequently became a stuShipmate, October 1980

dent in the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. After working in the engineering firm of James Binns, he decided to enter the Engineering Corps of the Navy in 1861, as a Third Assistant Engineer. Melville served in several ships and small craft during the Civil War. During this period he was several times commended for his ability and zeal. He became a first assistant engineer in 1865. He was commended for exhibifing an "amount of mechanical ability, energy, and engineering skill rarely found" during his service in

Melville on the ocean and the hardships he went through are not surpassed by anything in history."

It is interesting to note that a resolution introduced in the Senate in 1882 by his friends to tender the thanks of Congress, to advance him 40 numbers, and to provide a pecuniary award resulted eight years later in passage of a law awarding "thanks," advancing him 15 numbers and giving him a medal.

the USS LANCASTER.

His interest in the Arctic began when, in 1873, he volunteered for duty to serve as chief engineer of TIGRESS, which was being sent on a rescue mission for survivors of the navy survey ship POLARIS. There he was commended for his "great, fertility of resource, combined with thorough practical knowledge." This interest grew and six years later he again volunteered for duty on the JEANNETTE, preparing to sail from San Francisco to search for an ocean passage to the Atlantic by way of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia. The expedition was financed by James Gordon Bennett, owner of the New York Herald, and commanded by Cdr. George Washington DeLong USN '65.

JEANNETTE departed from San Francisco on 8 July 1879, expecting to quarter during the winter on a land mass in the far North. Instead, after passing through the Bering Strait, the ship found only ice. By September 1879, she was hopelessly trapped in an ice pack on the Siberian coast. She drifted in the pack until the summer of 1881 when she was crushed and abandoned some 500 miles from the Lena Delta. (Two years later, wreckage, including articles and papers from the ship were found as far away as Greenland.)

Under extremely trying and hazardous conditions the party reached Semenovski Island, and then split up into three groups, and headed for the LENA DELTA,

by boats. In a storm of gale force, one group was lost. The two other groups separated and both reached land. In October, all of De Long's group, with the exception of two men sent to obtain help, perished from starvation and exposure.

The other party under Melville eventually made contact with these two men and set forth to search for DeLong and the others. In April 1882, Melville and his party found the extended frozen arm of his leader protruding from the snow.

Melville was the only boat commander to survive and bring his crew to safety. Of him has been written, "The devotion of Shipmate, October 1980

Rear Admiral George Melville

The JEANNETTE Monument

Melville had one other arctic experience in his naval career. In 1884 he was Chief Engineer of the THETIS, which with BEAR and ALERT was sent to rescue the members of the Greely Expedition which Congress had authorized in 1881. Its purpose was to participate in the establishment of a chain of scientific stations in Greenland. The expedition met disasters under hazardous conditions with eighteen of its members dying. The group of US vessels under Admiral Winfield Scott Schley reached Cape Sabin in January and rescued seven survivors of the expedition, including Greely.

Melville's engineering accomplishments both prior to and subsequent to the JEANNETTE Expedition were impressive.

He was frequently commended for his zeal and ability in engineering practice. In August 1887, President Cleveland appointed him Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering over 44 senior officers. He remained in that office for sixteen and a half years during a period of enormous new naval construction.

He superintended the design of machinery for 120 ships including the cruisers COLUMBIA and MINNEAPOLIS, holders of warship speed records for nearly a decade. As a result of his efforts, the Engineering Corps was amalgamated with the line, and a postgraduate school of naval engineering was formed.

George W. Melville was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in March 1899, and he was appointed Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy in December 1900. He retired in January 1903 and died in Philadelphia 17 March 1912. He was a man described as possessing personal magnetism and untiring energyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;having a dauntless and masterful spirit which suited his massive frame and leonine headâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;albeit a man unobstentatious yet inflexible in his fidelity to his trust. His was a very full and meaningful career.

Should the destruction of Isherwood, Griffin, and Melville Halls transpire, it is reasonable to believe that fitting memorials will be erected at the site of their former location.

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These fine instruments are provided by Weems and Plath of Annapolis. They are mounted together with a beautifully finished, brass replica of the Naval Academy insignia on a solid mahogany plaque.

The Hamburg ship's bell clock is famous throughout the world for its precision jeweled movement. The fourinch silvered dial has black etched numerals and a small second hand, a feature not included on many bell clocks.

The bell has an exceptionally clear and melodious tone which announces the time on the hour and half hour in the traditional ship's bell manner. There is an inconspicuous lever at the side of the clock's face which silences the bell when desired.

The precision built, aneroid barometer is graduated in both millibars and inches of mercury. It and the clock are contained in matching, polished brass cases of 5.0 inch diameter at the base, the clock having a hinged cover and screw lock.

The two instruments are handsomely mounted as shown on the polished mahogany plaque with the solid brass Naval Academy seal at center. A brass plate is also furnished for engraving by the purchaser at a local trophy shop or by an engraver as desired. The ensemble is a decorative and useful addition to any room in the house or in the cabin or pilot house of your boat. Available only through the Naval Academy Alumni Association, it may be purchased by mail. The price is $275.00 postpaid to any address in the United States.

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Among the relics of Commodore Perry's victory on Lake Erie during the War of 1812 is a wine case, made of mahogany, with brass fittings and containing twelve cut glass bottles. Perry had brought the case with him when he took command of American naval forces on the Lake. After the battle of 10 September 1813, he gave it to one of his officers in recognition of that man's contribution to the victory.

The recipient was Daniel Dobbins, who had not taken part in the bitterly fought naval action. Dobbins merited the honor not because of tactical skill or courage in the face of British cannon, but because of his genius as an organizer. He was the man responsible for building a major portion of Perry's fleet.

Bom at Lewistown, Pennsylvania, on 5 July 1776, Dobbins was 19 when he accompanied a surveying party to the site of Erie, a town he helped to lay out. He soon turned his back on the "wild, gloomy forest" inland and sought his fortune on Lake Erie itself. He became master of the sloop GOOD INTENT, hauling cargoes that varied from staples like salt and whiskey to such luxuries as a grand piano. By 1812 he had won respect as a sailor and merchant; indeed, he was on a trading voyage when war broke out between the United States and Great Britain.

Dobbins learned of hostilities when he anchored at Mackinac Island to load furs in his ship SALINA, only to be met by British troops. The enemy commander was glad to see him, for Dobbins' arrival offered an opportunity to be rid of the captured American garrison that had to be fed and sheltered. The Briton quickly paroled the officers and men and told Dobbins to take them to Cleveland, where they were honor bound to remain as non-combatants until the Americans had freed a like number of captured British.

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En route to Cleveland, Dobbins put in at Detroit, where the American commander. General Isaac Hull, impressed SALINA into his service. The British at Mackinac had been so pleased to have the temporary assistance of Dobbins' ship that they did not require him to give his parole. Consequently, he felt free to volunteer his services to General Hull. Unfortunately, Detroit proved no more impregnable than Mackinac. Scarcely had the invaders arrived before Hull's lines than the aged general surrendered. An informer promptly told the victors that Dobbins had broken his parole, an offense that carried the death penalty.

Luckily, Dobbins learned of the danger in time to flee into the forest. Escape was not easy. For the better part of one day he hid, immersed chest deep in cold water, within the hold of an abandoned ship, but he succeeded in eluding the Indians sent to track him down. Friends, meanwhile, convinced a British officer that Dobbins had never promised not to take up arms and he obliged by signing a pass that saw the American safely back to Erie, where he broke the news of Hull's surrender of Detroit.

General David Mead, the senior Army officer at Erie, asked Dobbins to go to Washington and explain what was happening on the Great Lakes. There he sketched the situation for various officials and persuaded them that control of Lake Erie was essential before the United States attempted a land campaign in the area. As a result of these discussions, Secretary of the Navy Paul Hamilton instructed Dobbins to "proceed without delay to Presque Isle, on Lake Erie, and there contract for, on the best terms in your power, all the requisite timbers and other materials for building four gunboats. . . ." Thus began, on 15 September 1812, the series of events culminating in Perry's victory a year later.

Dobbins had obtained Secretary Hamilton's approval to establish a shipyard at Erie (called Presque Isle in his instructions), but the decision aroused doubts among Navy men serving on the Lakes.

Few of them could match his sailing experience, and the unpracticed eye tended to see Erie as too shallow a harbor to serve as a base for naval operations. Actually, the place was ideal for Dobbins' purposeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;shoal water over the sandbar at the entrance precluded entry by heavy warships, but left ample depth for the shallow draft gunboats he planned to build.

Erie's principal rival as a shipyard was Black Rock, near Buffalo, where Navy Lt. John D. Elliott had already established a yard. Dobbins protested that Black Rock was dangerously vulnerable and the enemy proved him right, shelling the yard from nearby fortifications and driving the workers to cover. Not until U.S. troops had captured those batteries could shipyard work proceed uninterrupted.

The Erie shipyard did not exist when Dobbins returned from Washington.

Town population totaled no more than 400 and these citizens could boast of only the ordinary frontier industries; sawmill, tannery, blacksmith shop, and the like.

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The first task facing Dobbins was to comb the lake ports and industrial towns for skilled labor and competent foremen. Recruits came from all points of the compassâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Black Rock, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and even New York City.

As the yard was taking shape, Dobbins' principal assistant was Ebenezer Crosby, a veteran carpenter who had come from Black Rock. Crosby insisted on a written contract calling for "twenty shillings and a pint of whisky per day." As the year 1812 drew to its close, the shipyard was functioning; work was underway on the gunboats even though the only existing blueprint was a crudely drawn plan that Crosby had prepared.

While organizing to build the fleet, Dobbins had to wage war against inflation. When American troops marched into the region, prices soared and his workers became discontented. He reacted by establishing and enforcing ceiling prices for food, whiskey, and room rent in the town.

With prices under control, building surged ahead. Skilled ship carpenters aided cutting parties in selecting trees suitable for shipbuilding. There was no time to season the lumber. Indeed, the workers moved so fast that a tree felled at dawn might be cut into planks by noon and incorporated into a hull by dusk.

Timber was plentiful but iron was so scarce that metal was salvaged from ships that had been captured by the British and later abandoned. Dobbins once led a group from Erie across 20 miles of ice to board and strip the derelict SALINA, his old ship captured at Detroit. Blacksmiths heated iron rods brought by road from Pittsburgh and fashioned nails from them, but adequate supplies of iron did not begin arriving overland until the fleet was nearly completed.

On 31 December 1812, Commodore Isaac Chauncey, commanding naval forces in the region, arrived at Erie on a tour of inspection. With him was chief of naval construction, Henry Eckford, who had run a successful shipyard on New York's East River. Several changes resulted from discussions among Dobbins, Crosby and Eckford. The veteran New York shipbuilder drew upon his long experience to present a design for a brig that combined large size and shallow draft.

Two of these would be built to fight alongside the gunboats. As for the gunboats themselves, he considered them too small to survive in combat and suggested extensive alterafions. Since work on two

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had progressed to a point where alterations were not possible, the yard finally turned out two different types of gunboats.

Construction continued after Eckford's departure. From Sackett's Harbor on Lake Ontario, Chauncey sent Noah Brown, who had operated an East River shipyard near Eckford's, to serve as superintendent of construction under Dobbins. Brown knew the art of shipbuildingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;how to substitute plentiful material for scarce, how to get the most from the work force that Dobbins had assembled. The Erie shipyard became a collaborative venture to which Dobbins contributed his unique knowledge of the lakes and the human and material resources available along their shores.

Eckford offered his skills as a designer.

Brown and Crosby provided practical experience in construction.

On 27 March 1813, when Perry arrived to assume command on Lake Erie, Dobbins' organization was running smoothly.

After a brief discussion with the shipyard management, Perry approved what they were doing and devoted his energies to the recruiting of laborers for the yard and seamen for the ships it was building.

The commander's trust was vindicated when the last of the Erie-built vessels was completed in July. The team of Dobbins, Crosby, Eckford and Brown was responsible for two 260-ton brigs, LAWRENCE and NIAGARA, three gunboats and a pilot boat. One gunboat, SCORPION, displaced 60 tons while PORCUPINE and TIGRESS had displacements of 52 tons. The pilot boat, ARIEL, was also of 60 tons. As Dobbins had predicted, the 52- and 60-ton craft easily crossed the sandbar but Noah Brown had to draw on his long experience to get the brigs onto the waters of Lake Erie.

To do so. Brown employed four camels, flotation devices invented by the Dutch. These were 50-foot pontoons placed alongside the brig, flooded, and sunk. Ropes placed under the brig secured her to the camels, which were pumped out, causing the hull to rise.

LAWRENCE encountered some difficulty, requiring the pontoons to be sunk a second time and the hull repositioned, but those handling NIAGARA profited from the eariier mistake and easily floated the ship into deep water.

Such was the Erie shipyard's contribution to Commodore Perry's ten-ship fleet.

Dobbins assumed command of the 62-ton OHIO, built at Black Rock. Short of crewmen, OHIO was not part of the American batfle line but served as scout

and supply ship. Thus it was that on 10 September 1813, when Perry won his great victory, Dobbins was at Erie taking on muskets, gun carriages and recruits.

Although Dobbins did not participate in the batfle, Perry singled him out for special recognition by presenting the wine cask to him. Later the Navy Department directed that Dobbins receive a share of the prize money resulting from the battle.

These were fitting rewards for the man whose organizing skill created a work force, marshaled the raw materials, built the yard and produced the ships that enabled Perry to defeat the British.

When peace returned, Dobbins chose the Navy and served as an officer on the Great Lakes until 1826. That year he resigned rather than accept orders to sea, an assignment that would have included bringing home the body of Commodore Perry from the West Indies.

His lifelong fascination with the inland seas and naval life prompted him in 1829 to accept a commission as captain in the Revenue Cutter Service, forerunner of the Coast Guard, commanding a revenue cutter on the Great Lakes. This vacancy occurred when President Andrew Jackson took office and sacked Captain Gilbert Knapp for having called the general "a cutthroat and murderer, and his wife a strumpet" during the heat of the election campaign.

Dobbins' second career turned out to be somewhat precarious, depending solely upon which political party was in the White House. In 1841 his commission was revoked to make room for Knapp.

Four years later the exact reverse happened, but in 1849 Knapp again replaced Dobbins, this time permanently. Then, at the venerable age of 73, Dobbins took off the uniform that he had worn for 37 years and refired to his beloved Erie, where he died in 1856.

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By Baron Burkard von Mullenheim-Rechberg The short life and violent end of the great German capital ship Bismarck is one of the best-known dramas of the Second World War. Nevertheless, not until now has her inside story been told. Baron von MiillenheimRechberg, senior suiA'ivor at the time of her sinking and today her only surviving officer, has filled that void.

Ordered to the Bismarck before she was commissioned, the Baron served in her throughout her career. He relates all that went into making her combat-ready, her sea trials, plans for her first mission, and the awkward visit aboard of Adolf Hitler. As the author lists what seemed to him to be needless security breeches, the reader begins to get caught up in the tension of the Bismarck's first and only mission. Exercise Rhine. The tempo quickens with the battleship's first

encounter in the fog with the stalking British cruisers Suffolk and Norfolk, and the sudden sinking of the massive Hood â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "terror" of so many German war games. But triumph soon turns to

tragedy as every British warship in the Atlantic is deployed against the Bismarck and, disabled, she tries to make a dash for the coast of France.

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This year Fidel Castro's regime in Cuba celebrated its 21st anniversary. Despite the bearded dictator's persistent claims that conditions have been greafly improved since President Fulgencio Batista's departure, thousands of Cubans are desperately trying to flee his communist "paradise". Most of them want to join the hundreds of thousands of their countrymen who have found asylum in the U.S. Since 1959 about ten percent of Cuba's population have chosen the hardships of escape and exile. Why would a people's revolution, founded upon the premise of restoring constitutional government create such a wholesale exodus?

The Winds of December provides a fascinating account of the two frenetic months preceding Batista's dramatic flight from Havana in the early morning hours on New Years' Day 1959. It also includes some of the background and earlier historical events which led to Castro's success in unseating a government so enthusiastically supportive of the United States that it strove in every way to cooperate with its neighbor across the Straits of Florida.

As the U.S. Naval Attache to Cuba from riaid-1954 through most of 1957, I knew the island well and was acquainted with many of the people mentioned in the book. Eagerly reading its 500 actionpacked pages, I became so charmed by the authors' fast-flowing journalistic style that it was difficult to put the book down.

It was as if I were transported back to the Cuba I had left. The vivid word pictures portrayed by Dorschner and Fabricio of the strife-torn situation which had developed in Cuba in 1958 were in reality an extension of my own intimate experiences. They brought back memories of my association with Batista, his top military leaders, his diplomatic and other government functionaries, and the hundreds of Cubans in various walks of life throughout the island that I had come to know and understand. As I read on, captivated by the familiar descriptions of places and people, I learned for the first time of some of the acdons and interactions after my departure of my former contemporaries in the Havana Embassy.

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Ambassador Earl E. T. Smith had arrived during the last year of my tour of duty. I had accompanied him on his initial around-the-island flight. This included his controversial visit to Oriente Province which was already a hotbed of antiBatista activity. Subsequently, I had come to know the difficulties the Ambassador experienced with the State Department. Soon after his arrival it became evident that he had more confidence in information received from his military, naval, and legal (FBI) attaches than in the reports and advice of other members of his staff. Within the ranks of the Embassy staff there were several officers who had strong sentiments favoring Castro's 26th of July Movement and other causes in opposition to the Batista government.

They reflected a sympathy for the underdog guerrillas and subversive groups which had become popular in the United States as a result of the articles in the New York Times by Herbert L. Matthews and other journalists. Their stories on the Cuban revolutionaries were usually more sensational than factual. These one-sided reports had captured the imagination of the American public, setting up Castro as a Robin Hood hero and Batista as the oppressive tyrant in the drama then unfolding in Cuba. Ambassador Smith was not deceived or swayed by this propaganda.

To his credit, he sought a solution to the deteriorating situation which he believed to be in the best interests of Cuba and the United States.

A more critical examination of the book revealed a few minor errors and some omissions despite the obvious effort on the part of the authors to be accurate. Although none of these are of any great significance, they tended to detract somewhat from the book's credibility. The authors' unusual penchant for describing each mentioned automobile by year, make, model, color and condition, as well as the detailed descriptions of clothes worn and food eaten almost persuaded me to believe that the cleverly reconstructed conversations had actually taken place.

There are a few points of particular interest to Navy readers. Commencing on p. 118 there are several references to a Cuban airforce "King-Fischer fighter" seized by Castro's forces and used against Batista's army outposts. Oldfimers will remember the Vought-Sikorsky 0S2U Kingfisher as a single float aircraft

which was employed by the U.S. Navy for observation-scout missions in the early 1940's. Apparently the plane referred to in this case had the alternative installation of a convendonal tailwheel undercarriage.

On p. 450 a U.S. Navy message is quoted and identified in the source notes on p. 533 by its date/time* group. As a naval officer thoroughly inculcated with the requirements for communications security, I was curious to know how this message had come into the authors' possession. I learned that the plain language text had been inadvertently released by the State Department along with other material requested by the authors under the Freedom of Information Act. Later, the official who had made this slip-up informed the authors that the Navy message should have been submitted to the Defense Department for declassification prior to its release.

Another item of special interest to Navy readers is described on p. 478: " . . . already Washington was moaning about one 'unofficial' escapade, in which Bob Clark, Jr., the naval attache, and the U.S. Navy mission chief had slipped the son of Batista's admiral out of the country. They had taken the youth, a midshipman at the U,S. Naval Academy in Havana for the holidays, out of a Latin American embassy and driven him right into rebel-controlled Colombia. The rebels were so ill-organized that they didn't even notice when Clark loaded him on the navy mission's two-engine Beechcraft and flew him to the United States."

The authors characterize this as a "blatantly partisan act" on the part of my relief, Captain C. R. Clark, Jr. '39. However, Bob Clark was carrying out the orders of the CNO, Admiral Arleigh Burke, who had telephoned instructions to ALUSNA, Havana to evacuate Midshipmen Emilio Carios Rodriguez and Juan Carlos Acebal of the U.S. Naval Academy. The former happened to be the son of Cuba's Chief of the Navy General Staff, Admiral Jose E. Rodriguez Calderon. Midshipman Rodriguez and his friend, an Argentine national, were visiting Havana on Christmas leave. Both were under the military discipline of the U.S. Navy as members of the brigade of midshipmen at Annapolis.

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The Winds of December presents an excellent and comprehensive description of the chaotic state of Cuban affairs in 1958. The authors are to be commended for their attempt to be impartial. Extensive personal interviews, although more than a score of years have elapsed since the events took place, have provided a diversity of viewpoints. This, combined with a fairly broad use of bibliographic references, has resulted in a good balance of opinion. However, I was disappointed that the authors failed to make even a passing reference to similar circumstances which led to the recent revolutions in Iran and Nicaragua. One incident, only briefly mentioned on p. 107 as the kidnapping of " a busload of U.S. sailors and marines" and on p. 246 as "the kidnapping of thirty U.S. seamen" could easily have been expanded and related to current events.

In late June, 1958, Castro's guerrilla forces arbitrarily captured a number of U.S. citizens working in Oriente Province. They also detained an unarmed liberty party consisting of thirty U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel, who were returning to the Naval Base from nearby Guantanamo City. With the lives of the Americans in danger, Batista was re-

States . . . has been seriously damaged. I consider that the damage will be almost irreparable if strong measures are not taken to secure the release of our personnel." The failure to heed this advice and take immediate action to protect U.S. personnel serving abroad in 1958 has resulted in repeated violations of diplomatic convention by other revolufionaries since then. This policy of irresolute leniency undoubtedly had a decisive effect upon the thinking of the Iranian terrorists who hold our Embassy personnel hostage today.

There are many lessons to be learned from the U.S. experience with the Castro revolution which can be applied to our foreign policy today. Reading The Winds of December will bring these to the mind of the thoughtful reader. Despite its shortcomings as a definitive history, this book is an extremely well-written account of how Castro came to power in Cuba. It is recommended for those who seek a better understanding of our current relations with Cuba.

Lionel Krisel Capt. USN (Ret.)

quested by the U.S. to interrupt his offensive campaign against the insurgents in their remote mountain hideouts. In this way, the taking of American hostages afforded Castro's forces sorely needed respite.

Conciliatory U.S. State Department negotiations with the rebels eventually led to the release of the hostages in small groups over a protracted period of time.

The Assistant U.S. Naval Attache, Lt. John M. Davis USN '48, was ordered to join the hostages in Castro's camp as a liaison officer in coordinating the piecemeal evacuation. This delay broke the momentum of Batista's military initiative. The demoralized government offensive was brought to a halt in August with the advent of the hurricane season. Torrential rains forced a hasty withdrawal of army troops from the rough jungle terrain to perimeter town garrisons where they were easy prey for guerrilla raids. The unfavorable weather also denied Batista the use of his air force in detecting and bombing Castro's small bands of revolutionaries.

In July the Chief of Naval Operations had advocated positive U.S. military action be taken to obtain the release of the American servicemen. In a memorandum he states that "the prestige of the United

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Request Made for Nuclear Carrier and Cruiser in 1982 Budget The House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee has urged President Carter to include funding for another NiMlTZclass nuclear carrier and an Aegisequipped nuclear cruiser to be included in the 1982 budget. The request came in a letter to the President from the chairman of the subcommittee. Rep. Charles E. Bennett (D-Fla.), and the panel's ranking minority member. Rep. Floyd Spence (R-S.C). The letter asked that a revision of the Navy's five-year shipbuilding plan be made at once to include nuclearpowered surface combatants.

It was pointed out that the Navy has an ever increasing peacetime role and stated that the limitations of conventionally powered ships and the advantages of nuclear-powered vessels have been highlighted by events in the Indian Ocean. In addition, the long-term costs of the two types of ships were indicated to be about equal, while the strategic and tactical advantages of nuclear power give greater flexibility for deployment and logistical maintenance.

President Carter's opinion of the need to build up the Navy has undergone a change since he approved the program for fiscal 1981. According to high officials, there is a Program Objecfive Memorandum listing the number of ships to be built in the next five years (after 1981), with 12 new ships for fiscal 1982, 16 as the basic level and 18 as the enhanced budget.

President Carter, acting through Secretary of Defense Brown, says the 1981 number will be 12.

Brown circulated a memorandum outlining the program. Edward Hidalgo, Secretary of the Navy, said the program is most disturbing and "certain to arouse reaction."

There has been plenty of criticism because of shortages of parts and of military weapons, including ships and planes.

Brown and his civilian deputies ordered the Navy and the other services to put more money into readiness accounts— such as funds for spare parts—in drawing up five-year budget plans going to Congress next year for fiscal 1982 through 1986.

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the resulting program may not be big enough to execute national strategy.

"While making considerable improvement in readiness," Hidalgo wrote Brown in discussing the Pentagon's budget guidance for fiscal 1982 through 1986, "the Program Objective Memorandum does not allow, except at the enhanced level, many of the modernization and equipment replacement programs that are important to our national security and essential to our strategy.

"This is a matter of great concern," Hidalgo continued. "In particular, we will build only 84 ships in the 1981-85 years rather than the 97 proposed to the Congress for those years, if the Pentagon's mid-level shipbuilding program is adopted."

The Pentagon, in putting together the President's defense budget, sets three levels for such programs as shipbuilding, called minimum, basic, and enhanced.

The basic, or middle, is the one usually adopted.

Brown's has announced tentative approval of 12 new ships for fiscal 1982 as the minimum, 16 as the basic level and 18 as the enhanced level. Hidalgo complained in his memo that "funds above the basic level are imperative if we are to achieve the force posture needed to support new strategy."

Here are the 12 ships that would be built in fiscal year 1982 under the "m.inimum level" plan approved by Defense Secretary Brown but subject to revision between now and January: 1. One Trident missile firing submarine (same as Brown's January plan).

2. One SSN-688 nuclear attack submarine (same as the January plan). Congress authorized two for fiscal 1981 and is likely to insist on the same number for fiscal 1982.

3. Ojie GC-47 guided missile cruiser armed with Aegis antiaircraft weapons.

(Brown's January plan called for three of these ships, which the Navy considers vital for meeting the Soviet threat).

4. One FFG-7 light destroyer. (Brown's January plan called for four FFG-7s. Congress has authorized six for fiscal 1981.)

5. One MCM mine countermeasure ship (same as in the January plan).

6. Two ARS and salvage ships (same as in the January plan).

7. Four TAGOS antisubmarine warfare ships that trail log cables of underwater microphones (same as in the January plan).

8. One TAKX cargo ship for the Rapid Deployment Force being formed to respond to conflicts in distant spots like the Persian Gulf (The January plan called for three such ships.)

Under the more generous basic "plan," Brown approved one more CG-47 guided missile cruiser, two additional FFG-7 light destroyers, and one TAO oiler would be added to make the fiscal 1982 new building plan to 16.

The "enhanced" shipbuilding program adds one CG-47 to the basic budget and another FFG-7, for a total of 18 ships.

Navy leaders are appealing some of Brown's decisions on their budget, including shipbuilding. Hidalgo told Brown the medium level, or basic, budget for buying ships and aircraft is $3 billion short of what is needed to carry out the five-year plan outlined to Congress in January.

Senate Votes More Hardware Money The Senate voted more hardware money than in the original DoD authorization bill. The amount is $3.8 million more, and the boost means in part as follows: Shipbuilding and conversion allotment was increased by $2.2 billion to $8.4 billion. Aircraft procurement funds were increased from $5 billion to $9 billion. The Navy's authorizations for missiles, torpedoes and research and development were increased.

The Navy and the Carter administration submitted a request for $6.2 billion for shipbuilding and conversion. The Senate approved without change the requests for 17 new ships and two ship conversions.

Reactivating Ships—$304 million was earmarked for reactivation of the carrier ORISKANY and $294 million for reactivation of the batfleship NEW JERSEY. The Senate Armed Services Committee said it anticipates ORISKANY could be ready by 1983 and N E W JERSEY about one year earlier.

The Senate also added $30 million in research and development funds to be used for long-range development of a new class of light carriers to supplement the Shipmate, October 1980

current force of 12 large carriers. The light carriers would be less than 40,000 full-load displacement tons and cost $1 billion each.

"A light carrier with about half the number of aircraft of a large-deck carrier would be a formidable addition to the Fleet," the Senate report said.

While approving the Administration's request for 95 million dollars for advanced procurement for the FY '83 Service Life Extension program overhaul of the carrier FORRESTAL, the Senate adopted a provision prohibiting designation of a shipyard for the overhaul until the Secretary of the Navy conducts a study of comparative costs of using public or private shipyards and of the categories of manpower resources to be used.

Also approved was a provision which would require Congressional authorization of overhauls costing $10 million or more for Navy ships of more than 3000 tons. The provision would take effect in FY '82.

In increasing the Administration's aircraft procurement request by $900 million, the Senate included a $218.6 million increase to purchase 60 F-18 fighter aircraft rather than the requested 48.

While not presenting an amendment during floor debate on the hill on the bill.

Sen. Gary Hart (D.-Col.) recommended taking the entire $1.6 billion allotted for F-18s and spending it on other aircraft.

"The cost overruns and technical failures in the F-18 program over the past year have made obvious what previously could be concealed: The F-18 is a failure," Hart said.

Other changes in aircraft procurement made by Senate include: EA-6B Electronic Warfare—An additional $78.7 million to procure six electronic warfare aircraft rather than the requested three.

F-14 Fighter Aircraft—Adding $138.4 million to purchase 30 F-I4s rather than the requested 24.

P-3C Antisubmarine Warfare Aircraft—Allotting an additional $69.4 million to buy 12 rather than eight antisubmarine warfare aircraft.

Navy Research and Development received an extra $250 million for the following purposes: NavStar—An additional $41 million to the requested $129 million for the NavStar satellite system, which will provide "very good worldwide navigational accuracy to ships, aircraft, and ground units."

Trident II Missile—Another $61 million was added to the $36 million for the Trident II missile program.

Space Laser Program—An additional $20 million added to speed up work on this program.

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Services Want Straight Raise

Medical Corps to Receive Bonuses

The Uniformed Services want, and the Defense Department is inclined to want, straight across-the-board raises and no reallocation of part of wage increases.

The present pay bill would permit an 11.7 percent raise, but it would provide the President with new power to allocate, not only into the allowances, but by grade and years of service. It would mean higher raises for some and lower raises for others. The total reallocation figure would sUll be limited to 25 percent of the raise.

The proposed raise is large enough to keep pace with inflation, DoD spokesmen say, and to correct the last two pay caps.

They said that trying to correct the exodus of mid-grade personnel by redistributing the October raise could aggravate already serious compensation problems in the current pay scale.

Congress has approved and the President signed the doctor pay bill, which became effective as of 1 July.

The bill was passed as amended by Rep. Bill Nichols (D-Ala.) to present a House version which would permit a compromise with the Senate. The Senate accepfed this change, thus avoiding a conference committee and permitting the bill to go directly to the President.

Some of the provisions of the bill include: a) For physicians, provide four types of special pay: (1) An annual payment of up to $10,000 based on length of military service; (2) a bonus of $2000 to $5000 for physicians with board certification; (3) an incentive of up to $8000 for those who are specialists in areas in short supply; and (4) an incentive pay program to increase salary to comparable private levels. b) For military dentists, provide the present levels of bonuses as an entitlement, with no discretionary ability to modify by administrative means these levels, but to provide no future automatic adjustments to these levels.

Largest Pay Increase BAQ would probably be the focus of any reallocation this year. The Federal government is believed to have saved more than $400 million in 1976 and 1977.

Reallocation requires service personnel to pay more for rent. It reduces overseas housing allowances since they are based on the difference between BAQ and local housing costs in foreign markets. Also, money distributed to BAQ holds down increases on basic pay on which retired pay is based.

With or without reallocation, military personnel income should reach a record in October. Here's what is coming up: 1. A general 11.7 pay increase.

2. A variable housing allowance for high-cost areas within the United States.

3. Increases in flight pay and sea pay.

4. Expanded re-enlistment bonuses.

5. High reimbursement rates for permanent change-of-station travel.

6. Family separation allowances for E-4s and below.

7. Increased trailer allowances.

8. High per diem rates for temporary duty assignments.

9. A dental plan for dependents.

10. Condnuation pay for pilots.

The largest pay raise the military got was 14.3 percent in 1971 to prepare for the all-volunteer force. Basic pay increased 12.6 percent in 1969 but because allowances were not changed the overall effective rate was only 9.3 percent. The military received a 19.2 percent raise in 1949.

Cost-of-Living Raise Retained Because the Senate planned to recess for the Labor Day holiday on 27 August and the House wished to get out by the 29th, retired federal, postal and military personnel will get the 7.7 percent COL adjustment effective 1 September. The sequence of events which resulted in no action being taken was as follows: The House Rules Committee failed to act late in August on a budget reconciliation resolution which would have eliminated the March 1981 COL raise. Refiree groups, postal and federal unions and military organizations had been lobbying hard to kill off both the Senate and House cutback plans, and to do it by forcing the House members to stand up and be counted.

Even if the House had approved a COL package, the measure would have had to go to conference with the Senate to work out a compromise, then brought back to the full Senate and the full House for a vote, then on to the President. It would appear that time had run out on the required adjustments which would have changed the law.

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Fiscal 1981 Authorization Bill The fiscal year 1981 authorization bill offers improvements all around, though all parts of it are not going to please everyone. This bill will cost $52.9 billion, almost $6 billion more than the amount requested by the President.

The bill offers an increase in pay of 11.7 percent, with the President given authority to reallocate up to 25 percent of the increase by grades and years of service. This reallocation does not apply to E-4s and below, while junior enlisted are guaranteed a raise of at least 8.8 percent.

The 25 percent reallocation limit includes all reallocations into quarters and subsistence as well as grade and service.

In computing military retirement pay, the average of the three highest years of service will be used. However, this system will not apply to any members currently on active duty, only those who join the service after the new law becomes effective.

The proposal to exempt military people from federal parking fees was rejected. It was explained that the original intent of requiring governmental personnel to pay for their parking was to save energy by encouraging car pooling, etc. Senator William Armstrong (R.-Col.) said it is a disgrace to charge service people for parking, when members of Congress get free parking.

H. R. 5168 Benents Bill This bill contains the Nunn-Warner benefit and a wide variety of others.

Nunn-Warner includes a variable housing allowance, increases in flight and sea pay and an increase in reimbursements for permanent-change-of-station moves, an increase in the basic allowance for subsistence and a "save pay" provision for enlisted people and warrant officers who become commissioned officers.

The benefits listed above are scheduled to begin Sept. 1, 1980.

The travel allowance for PCS permanent change of station was increased from 10 cents to 18.5 cents a mile. The BAS (basic allowance for subsistence) was increased by 10 percent.

The conferees agreed to increase flight pay for officers and enlisted personnel by 25 percent, and career sea duty pay will be at the 1981 level, plus a 15% increase.

The "save-pay" for warrant officers and enlisted personnel was approved so that these members, as they move into officer status, do not lose pay. "There are cases where a former W-3, for example, will get a smaller paycheck as an officer than he did as a W-3. This provision will prevent that," said a Capitol legislator.

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There was a tentative compromise on part of the H. R. 5168 Bill and extensions, and waivers in the law were enacted unfil Sept. 30, 1982. Affected by this are: Eliminate the two-year sea duty requirement (if the Secretary of Defense so desires).

Eliminate the five percent below the zone restriction for Navy promotion boards.

Suspend Navy's time-in-grade requirements.

Allow the Navy to make spot promotions from lieutenant to lieutenant commander in critical engineering fields.

Allow temporary major generals in the Marine Corps to sit on the brigadier general retirement board.

Allow members with less than eight years to retire with disability (if the injury occurred during duty time or was the result of proximate duty action).

Allow the retirement of an enlisted Reservist with 20 plus years of service with an immediate annuity.

Allow advance pay to dependents if an individual is schediiled for sea duty or unit deployment.

The VSA (Variable Housing Allowance) The conferees and other military legislators took a rather long time to consider a benefit to correct the variable housing allowance. Now there are varying opinions regarding it, and some have a hunch the Defense Department had better watch out or it might get into real financial trouble because of this benefit.

Congressional conferees agreed on an allowance at a specified level rather than letting the Defense Department decide whether to pay it and how much it should be. Ninety percent of service personnel living off post in CONUS are expected to receive VHA. But, because of a funding problem, VHA payments for the fiscal year starting in October may not be as large as planned. The plan was to offset high housing costs by paying VHA payments large enough to bring out-of-pocket costs to within 15 percent of the Basic Allowance for Quarters.

A funding shortage for FY 81 could result from the Defense Department's strong opposition to the provision making the VHA an entitlement, department official said.

Top DoD officials wanted Congress to treat VHA as a "discretionary authorization" rather than as an entitlement.

Under the law, an entiflement must be funded every year at a certain level. The services had favored making VHA an entitlement.

The recent House-Senate conferees on H. R. 5168, which includes the VHA plan as part of the Nunn-Warner benefits package, voted to make VHA an entitlement beginning in FY 82. For FY 81, the conferees agreed to allow DoD to set VHA payments within current budget estimates.

Pentagon officials said the conference based the compromise agreement in large part on a letter to Sen. Sam Nunn (D.Ga.) from Deputy Defense Secretary W. Graham Claytor. The letter, which Nunn showed to the House conferees, said DoD supports VHA but "strenuously opposes any steps to make (VHA) payments at a mandatory level."

Claytor said DoD should have discretionary authority to set VHA levels each year based on "careful balancing" of budget priorities.

Claytor said a VHA index tied to the inflationary housing market may lead to "inefficiencies and distorted planning."

"A rigid index number of 115 percent of BAQ for all personnel is ill advised for other reasons," Claytor said. "It may be inefficient and inequitable to bring the very senior ranks to this level. And there may be enlisted personnel below the level."

It was explained that some top officers who have owned houses for years have mortgage payments below the total housing allowances they would receive with VHA. A ranking DoD official confirmed that there may not be enough money to fund VHA fully in the coming year. One unofficial estimate now sets VHA costs at $435 million rather than $361 million for an allowance that would cover all but 15 percent of housing costs in excess of BAQ. This official suggested DoD may not even get $361 million in FY 81 from the appropriations committees.

"It's quite important," he said, "that we establish a principle for compensating our people for the impact of living in high cost areas. But we don't want to enshrine the VHA as an entiflement forever." He said, "The authorization bill conferees decided to treat VHA as an entitlement after FY 81 because they're skeptical that the administration will fund it adequately.

"I'm sympathetic to their concerns, but money is not free and we may have to face the fact that other things of higher importance emerge." ^

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Naval Academy Admissions Rear Admiral Robert W. McNitt U S N (Ret.), D e a n of A d m i s s i o n s

The 1,244 members of the Class of 1984 are in full voice as they march about the yard, gold guidons flying and cadence marked by songs and chanteys as old as the school. The retention of the upper classes has been so remarkably high that '84 brings the Brigade to full strength with one of the smallest classes in recent years. Small size means big heart in this case, with '84 showing extraordinary enthusiasm, pride and vigour.

The profile which follows this article shows that this class has the same high quality noted in the improving trends of the last five years. With applications dropping steadily for five years from 12,704 to 10,495 this year, selectivity has remained high enough to produce 2,007 fully qualified candidates with nominations. A total of 1,587 appointments was offered, leaving a comfortable reserve of 420, or 21%.

The percentage of the class ranking in the upper 20% of the secondary school class continues to be one of the most important predictors of success. The table below shows the gains made in this significant index in recent years.

Rank in Secondary School Class: USNA Class % in First Fifth of Secondary School Class '64 67 '65 67 '66 68 '67 62 '68 70 '69 69 '70 70 '71 71 '72 73 '73 70 '74 69 '75 72 '76 73 '77 72 '78 73 '79 73 '80 77 '81 79 '82 79 '83 81 '84 80 The mean SAT (Verbal) score of 572 is the highest in ten years except for last year's 573, and the mean ACT (English) score of 24 is the same as last year, indi36

cating steady improvement in the developed verbal reasoning ability of the incoming midshipman. A drop in the mean SAT (Math) from last year's 660 to 655 is balanced by a rise in the mean ACT (Math) score from 30 to 31. These means are in the range of the upper 7% of the country's college bound seniors in math and the upper 12% in English.

The likelihood of an applicant's success is indicated by the candidate multiple.

This number is developed from the candidate's record by the Admissions Board at the Naval Academy to predict academic and military performance, probability of success in academic majors and retention through the four years. The mean candidate multiples for men and for women have been almost the same, indicating a good balance between the overall capabilities of the men and women in each class. This prediction has been borne out by the performance records of all five classes to date.

This year, no change was made in the normal qualifying level in entrance test scores required of candidates. The emphasis was on the whole person qualification expressed by the candidate multiple.

It is reassuring, however, that the Naval Academy for the last six years has succeeded in reversing the national trend of declining test scores as shown in the table below: Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores for College-Bound Seniors SATVerbal 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79

College Average USNA Male Female 463 468 584 464 466 589 459 466 579 459 461 566 454 457 556 454 452 570 446 443 560 447 442 564 437 431 558 433 430 561 431 427 569 433 425 570 431 423 573

SATMath 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79

College Average Male Female USNA 514 467 655 512 470 655 513 470 653 507 465 639 507 466 638 505 461 645 502 460 635 501 459 643 495 449 644 497 446 659 497 445 659 494 444 664 493 443 660

The admissions process began for most of these men and women when the Naval Academy's Candidate Guidance Office under Captain Maury Fitzgerald responded to inquiries on the part of prospective candidates by mailing out packages of information containing a preliminary questionnaire to confirm eligibility.

At the same time each name was given to the nearest of over 1,500 specially trained volunteer field advisors known as Naval Academy Information Officers or Affiliates so that a visit could be made to counsel and advise the candidate. About 30,000 young men and women asked for information, and eventually 5,953 candidates obtained at least one nomination and took medical examinations and physical aptitude tests.

We have found that the secret of success lies in attracting the interest of the very best young men and women in the country, and bringing them at their own expense to Annapolis to learn about the Academy. Captain Fitzgerald ran the sixth successful engineering/science seminar at the Naval Academy for this purpose, bringing 600 high school juniors with outstanding records to the Academy at their own expense for a week of lectures, demonstrations and hands-on computer and laboratory experience. 207 applied for admission from this program last year and 66 are now in the Class of 1984.

Another proven innovation run by the Candidate Guidance Office for the sixth time was an Orientation Day for appointees and their parents. 1,302 persons, inShipmate, October 1980

eluding 362 men and women holding appointments, attended. As a result of these visits to the yard and the counseling of our alumni and Naval Academy Information Officers, we believe that the men and women in the Class of 1984 had a much better understanding of the Naval Academy and the Navy before they made their decisions to accept the offer of appointment.

Candidates for entrance to any Service Academy must qualify medically, pass a physical aptitude examination, obtain a nomination from a source authorized by Congress, and qualify scholastically. The Qualifying Medical Examinations are scheduled for all of the Service Academies by a joint Department of Defense Medical Review Board in Colorado Springs. A candidate is examined in the nearest military medical examining center of any service, eliminating the duplication of examinations for candidates applying to more than one Academy or the ROTC. Applicants and nominees were screened by the Naval Academy and only those who were considered to have a reasonable opportunity to be found scholastically qualified were scheduled for a medical examination.

The physical aptitude examination complements the qualifying medical examination by measuring strength, coordination and agility through tests such as pull-up, basketball throw from a kneeling position, standing long jump, and a 300yard shuttle run, and can be administered for Navy by any coach or commissioned officer. A test called the flexed-arm hang, recommended by the President's Council on Physical Fitness, is substituted for the pull-up for women.

The process of obtaining a nomination has not changed much in recent years.

U.S. Senators, Representatives, the Vice President, the Delegate from the District of Columbia and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico each may have five midshipmen attending the Naval Academy at one time. Ten nominations can be made for each vacancy. Threequarters of the members of Congress use the competitive method, asking the Naval Academy to rank the nominees in order of merit, while the rest designate a principal nominee (who need meet only our normal qualifying entrance requirements) and nine alternates.

The President nominates sons of career members of the armed forces to compete for 100 appointments each year. 85 appointments are available annually to members of the regular Navy and Marine Corps and 85 to members of the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve who have one Shipmate. October 1980

year of active or drilling service prior to 1 July of year of entry. Members of the NROTC and NJROTC/MCJROTC can compete for ten appointments each year, as can graduates nominated from Honor Naval and Military Schools. Sixty-five appointments are offered on a competitive basis to sons of deceased or 100% disabled veterans and those missing in action, and there is an unlimited quota for sons and daughters of Medal of Honor winners.

In addition. Congressional alternates and competitive nominees not otherwise appointed may be offered appointments on a competitive basis by the Secretary of the Navy to bring the entering class up to authorized strength. By law the first 150 plus three-quarters of the rest must be Congressional nominees. This year 445 candidates received appointments from the Qualified Alternates list. It is important, therefore, that candidates seek a congressional nomination so that they can compete more successfully in this category.

The next step in the admissions process is determining the scholastic qualification of the candidates. This judgment is made by the Admissions Board at the Naval Academy from the record presented by the candidate. The Board reports to the Superintendent and has fifteen members, including three or four captains who are division directors or equivalent in experience, similar to deans of colleges in a university, four very experienced civilian faculty members appointed by the Academic Dean, four officers appointed by the Commandant of Midshipmen, the Senior Medical Officer, the Director of Candidate Guidance, the Director of Athletics and the Dean of Admissions.

We run a rolling admissions program at the Academy so that we can compete with the best colleges and universities through eairly offers mailed out beginning in October. We reached our goal t"his year of 85% early offers in the mail by 15 April.

The Board begins its meetings in early fall, meets with increasing frequency after 31 January, when most of the nominations are received from the Congress, and meets continuously in late March and April, giving the most careful consideration to each record. The Board first determines if a candidate is scholastically qualified. Can the candidate, in the very experienced judgment of this group, successfully complete the academic program at the Naval Academy? For the Class of 1984 three academic factors were considered along with the transcript. Only two entrance test scores were required, either

the College Entrance Examination Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (Verbal and Math) or the American College Testing Program tests in Mathematics and English. Recognizing that these tests may not always accurately reflect the developed reasoning ability of some candidates, the rank in secondary school class is also used as an important factor.

It is possible for a student from a succession of inadequate schools or a disadvantaged background to show up poorly with respect to national norms on the standardized entrance tests but, if the student has been very competitive as shown by a high class standing, the Board will recognize this as compensation to some extent for low entrance test scores.

The weighting of all of the admissions factors is determined by validity predictions made statistically from the performance of the previous class.

The Board looks carefully at the transcript to note whether the student is prepared for college level work. We urge that the candidate have studied as a minimum three or, preferably, four years of math, four years of English, two years of a modern foreign language, and one year each of physics and chemistry. Only about 3'/i% of recent classes have not had chemistry, but the percentage of midshipmen who had not studied physics rose from 13% to 17% seven years ago.

By taking this into consideration when other factors are equal, the Admissions Board has succeeded in reducing this percentage to 6.0% for the Class of 1984.

This is important because midshipmen who have not had physics in high school have had a much higher rate of attrition at the Naval Academy.

The Board then looks at the recommendations of school officials and the record of extracurricular participation presented by the candidate, and confirms the calculation of a candidate multiple, which includes these two important factors along with the scores from two special scales developed for the use of the Naval Academy by the Navy Personnel Research and Development Center.

These scales are used in scoring a preference type of questionnaire, called the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory, taken by all candidates. They measure the extent to which a candidate's interests agree or disagree with the interests of midshipmen who in recent years have had the motivation and talent to graduate and become commissioned officers, by successfully fulfilling military and professional requirements and the core academic program and who have elected

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the academic majors in the proportion required by CNO policy.

One area of medical qualification is often misunderstood by candidates, parents and alumni. This is the eye waiver, which is handled differently at each of the Service Academies. Our limit is set by the Navy Department at 30% of the incoming class with eyes less than 20/20 in order to accept as many outstanding candidates as possible, yet still producing enough graduates who are medically qualified to enter pilot training. Since 43% of all applicants for service academies and ROTC need glasses to correct to 20/20, it is apparent that many of our candidates will be reported to us on the qualifying medical exam as less than 20/20, but within waiverable limits. This means eyes that are correctable to 20/20 with conventional glasses without excessive refractive error.

The best qualified of these candidates, including those with principal nominations will receive appointments up to the limit authorized. Since over 1,000 candidates required eye waivers this year and only 373 could be admitted, it is apparent that many men and women with outstanding qualifications regrettably were not offered appointments.

A special word should be said about minority admission. The Naval Academy does not have a quota to meet in admitting minority members, but it does share fully the Navy's commitment to reach a representative proportion of minority members in its officer corps. A very energetic recruiting campaign led by three full-time minority members of the Candidate Guidance Staff produced a record percentage (14.8%) of minority members in '84.

Minority members must take the same program, and meet the same requirements for graduation as any other midshipman.

The Admissions Board will accept some limitations in academic background where there is evidence of compensating qualities such as strong competitive spirit in the form of high class standing, evidence of outstanding leadership in school or community activity and excellent motivation. The Board, however, must be convinced that the candidate can successfully handle the program at the Naval Academy. This judgment is made for any candidate with exceptional qualifications, including minority members.

We are not lowering our standards to increase the proportion of minority mem-

bers in the Navy, and the quality of our graduates will bear this out.

In summary, although the number of applications has dropped for five years, the quality of each class has steadily increased with an adequate reserve of fully qualified candidates remaining after the classes have been formed. With the number of 18-year olds expected to drop 25% during the next fifteen years, however, it is clear that we must make a much greater effort to be sure that outstanding secondary school students at the sophomore class level are told about the Naval Academy opportunity and encouraged to apply in May of the junior year. Our alumni can help by identifying likely candidates and reporting their names to the Director of Candidate Guidance, USNA, Annapolis 21402, (toll free tel. 800-638-9156 or 9157), or to the nearest Naval Academy Information Officer listed in the back of the Naval Academy Catalogue. With the enthusiastic support of our alumni we should be able to at least maintain the superb quality of these recent classes.

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This profile of the entering Class of 1984 is presented for the edification of our alumni, but also as a guide to prospective candidates and counselorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially those alumni who are teaching in secondary schools. Detailed information on admissions requirements and procedures is contained in the USNA Catalog, available from the Naval Academy Admissions Office or from your nearest Blue and Gold Officer.

Applicants Number of candidates Qualified in all respects Offers of admission Admitted as Midshipmen

5953 2007 1587 1244

School Honors and Activities Student body president or vice president Class president or vice president School club president or vice president School publication staff National Honor Society Varsity Athletics Varsity letter winners Dramatics, public speaking, debating Leader of musical group Eagle Scout Boys/Giris State or Nation ROTC, NROTC, AFROTC Sea Cadets

8 10 27 29 54 82 74 59 8 8 17 7 2

Rank in High School First Second Third Fourth

fifth fifth fifth fifth

80% 15% 4% 1%

Entrance Examination Scores Candidates were required to take either the specified College Board or the American College Testing Program tests. For the Class of 1984 the scores ranged as follows: College Board Scores Score Range 700-800 600-699 500-599 400-499 Mean Scores

Scholastic Verbal 5% 33% 48% 14% 572

American College Testing Program Scores Score Range 30-36 25-29 20-24 15-19 Mean Scores

English 5% 42% 51% 2% 24

Aptitude Math 27% 57% 16% 0% 655

Math 61% 38% 1% 0% 31

Previous College Experience 5.9% of the Class of 1984 had six months or more of college work prior to admission, as compared to 7.3% in 1983.

Geographical Distribution Midshipmen were admitted from every state in the nation and from the District of Columbia. The Class of 1984 also includes two midshipmen each from Costa Rica and the Philippines, and one each from Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama.

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Minorities and Women The Class of 1984 included a total of 185 minority midshipmen with ethnic backgrounds as follows: Black 58, Asian/Pacific islanders 52, Hispanic 68, and Indian/native American 7.

One hundred women midshipmen were admitted with the class of 1983.

Sons and Daughters of Service Academy Alumni The Class of 1984 included 66 sons and 7 daughters of Naval Academy alumni (6.0% of the class), 4 sons and a daughter of West Point graduates, and two sons each of Coast Guard and Merchant Marine Academy Alumni.

U.S. Naval Academy 1931 Capt. Sinclair B. Wright, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. Stephen R. Wright 1942 Capt. Frank A. Andrews, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. Frank Andrews 1944 Cdr. William C. Gibson, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. Henry K. Gibson Capt. Daniel W. Heriong, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. George H. Heriong 1945 LCdr. Robert G. Wilson, USNR (Ret.) Mid'n. Gregory P. Wilson 1946 Lt. Richard A. Everist, USNR (Ret.) Mid'n. Robert E. Everist 1948 Capt. Harold S. Clay, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. Harold S. Clay, Jr. LCdr. Raymond D. Lochner, SC, USNR (Ret.) Mid'n. Jane T. Lochner Lt. Richard U. Scott, USNRR Mid'n. Timothy P. Scott 1949 Mr. Richard F. Frost Mid'n. Nicole M. Frost RAdm. Edward M. Kocher, SC, USN Mid'n. Bruce D. Kocher

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Capt. Joseph A. Fitzpatrick, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. Joseph P. Fitzpatrick LCdr. Richard P. Inman, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. Richard F. Inman Col. Robert B. Kalisch, USAF (Ret.) Mid'n. Mark R. Kalisch Capt. Svend E. Thomas, USNR (Ret.) Mid'n. Amy E. Thomas Mr. Edward R. Dixon Mid'n. Kurt L. Dixon Mr. Ingell H. Doyle Mid'n. Joseph A. Doyle Capt. Robert Gradel, USN Mid'n. Robert S. Gradel VAdm. M. Staser Holcomb, USN Mid'n. Ross D. Holcomb Mr. Richard K. Byers Mid'n. Richard K. Byers, Jr. Capt. Theodore C. Casimes, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. Alexander T. Casimes Dr. Charles F. Olsen Mid'n. Kurt B. Olsen Cdr. Robert M. Olsen, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. Robert M. Olsen, Jr. Capt. Robert G. Tolg, USN Mid'n. Anne M. Tolg Capt. James L. DeGroff, USN Mid'n. Breck A. DeGroff Lt.(jg) Joseph A. Gattuso, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. Douglas J. Gattuso LCdr. Charies T. Sylvester, USNR Mid'n. John A. Sylvester Capt. William G. A. Sympson, Jr., USN Mid'n. William G. A. Sympson III Capt. John E. Buckley, SC, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. Patrick E. Buckley Capt. John H. Fellowes, USN Mid'n. John H. Fellowes, Jr. BGen. Ralph H. Jacobson, USAF Mid'n. Matthew C. Jacobson Capt. James P. Ransom III, USN Mid'n. Thomas S. Ransom Capt. Ned C. Roberts, USN Mid'n. Julie M. Roberts Capt. Robert W. Schmitt, USN Mid'n. Jeffrey R. Schmitt Mr. Adolph B. Haugen Mid'n. Christian N. Haugen Capt. Shannon D. Heyward, USN Mid'n. Alexander S. Heyward Cdr. Charies T. Luke, USN Mid'n. Thomas C. Luke Capt. Thomas A. Marnane, USN Mid'n. Thomas C. Marnane Mr. Jerry L. McGaugh Mid'n. Steve L. McGaugh Cdr. Daniel J. O'Connell, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. William M. O'Connell LCdr. David M. Thomas, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. Douglas P. Thomas Capt. James F. Caldwell, USN Mid'n. David M. Caldwell Mr. Thomas P. Forrestal, Jr. Mid'n. Thomas P. Forrestal III

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Capt. Keith P. Garland, USN Mid'n. Douglas P. Gariand Mr. Lee M. Meador Mid'n. Jeffrey M. Meador LCdr. Robert C. Sauer, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. James A. Sauer Capt. John F. Collins, USN Mid'n. Michael W. Collins Mr. Donald R. Dunn Mid'n. Eric S. Dunn Cdr. John S. Glaeser, USN (Ret.) Mid'n. John A. Glaeser Mr. Thomas E. Karpick Mid'n. Gregory J. Karpick Maj. John J. Kilday, USMC Mid'n. Kent L. Kilday Cdr. Joseph F. King, USN Mid'n. Kelly A. King Cdr. Richard J. Noreika, USN Mid'n. Scott R. Noreika Capt. Charies L. Pease, USN Mid'n. Michael R. Pease Cdr. Gayle H. Rees, USNRR Mid'n. Jon R. Rees Cdr. Roland Brandquist, USN Mid'n. Kurt A. Brandquist Cdr. Albert P. Johnson, USN Mid'n. Thomas P. Johnson LCdr. Thomas J. Marti, USN Mid'n. Dennis M. Marti Mr. Cari P. McCallum Mid'n. Kevin K. McCallum Cdr. Michael T. Midas, Jr., USN (Ret.) Mid'n. Michael T. Midas III Mr. Chris H. Poindexter Mid'n. Scott H. Poindexter Cdr. Grant A. Sharp, USN Mid'n. Alexander V. Sharp Mr. Frederick J. Bricketto Mid'n. Lee Anne Bricketto Cdr. Donald B. Campbell, USN Mid'n. Donald B. Campbell, Jr. Cdr. Bruce W. Churchill, USN Mid'n. Douglas Churchill Cdr. Richard C. Drummond, USNRR Mid'n. Brad C. Drummond Cdr. Philip A. Goins, USN Mid'n. Gregory A. Goins Cdr. John S. Lamade, SC, USN Mid'n. John D. Lamade Cdr. Han-y L. Lara, SC, USN Mid'n. James C. Lara Cdr. Roger P. Onorati, USN Mid'n. Anthony B. Onorati Mr. Harold E. Spooner Mid'n. Scott G. Spooner continued on next page

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A Few Inches From The Yard Midshipman Bill Moran '81

A Band of Brothers I've often wondered about the comment that midshipmen at the Naval Academy are a "band of brothers." The phrase as used by some people somehow seemed to have a negative connotation in that it suggested that midshipmen are simply a wild bunch of conceited sailors who stick together in a selfish style, ignorant of the changing worid around them. I recently read an article in a prestigious newspaper stating that the men and women of our academies are underdeveloped socially because of their strict military environment. Well, whoever called midshipmen a band of brothers, for whatever reason, was right in the sense that we are a group of people with a common cause, and we naturally stick together wherever we go. But I can't believe that someone would think that a group of midshipmen playfully raising Cain in town could be socially inept. (Heck, we all read the Washington Post; doesn't that say anything?) The military has always lived with and enjoyed its own company, not because its members intentionally want to avoid the rest of society, but for the same reason that the people who work for IBM or teachers in a school district socialize together. There is nothing wrong with this type of camaraderie; indeed, it has many positive effects.

The sponsors program is a good example of the positive effects, and we see the special kinds of people who are involved with midshipmen and the Academy. Even though many of the sponsors are not related to the military, they have a great interest in the midshipmen. They provide mids with a place to go on weekends, someone to talk to, someone with whom to enjoy the good things of life. For most mids the sponsors program provides a great opportunity to keep in touch with the "real world." The sponsors are volunteers who care about mids. There is no doubt of that; but on an even deeper level they care about the type of people whom they are training to protect their freedom.

One of the nicer things to run into during a summer cruise is going into the wardroom of a ship and finding a graduate of the Academy to talk to. Whether he's a captain or an ensign, the questions are always the same. What company are you in?

How's the discipline? What's the Commandant like? It's great to talk about how the Academy has changed and to notice the expression on a commander's face when you tell him that you're an English major. Then when all of the routine questions are through the controversial questions come up. For me there was always the discussion on women at the Academy and suddenly all the officers. Academy and non-Academy alike, took an interest. When all the arguing went nowhere the captain or the XO would intervene and say, in one way or another, that the order came from above and we all better learn to live with it. There was no more said about it while he was still there. Everything from pay raises to service assignment was discussed until the next training exercise began.

Time and again I run into retired alumni who can't wait to ask the same questions and talk about the same problems.

Looking back through the pages of old Lucky Bag yearbooks, I can see the physical and social changes and I like to talk about Shipmate, October 1980

this with alumni. The band that tries all of us together is most evident when we have one of these massive books to look through.

Whether a midshipman, retired alumnus, or fleet officer, there are traditions, ruling principles, and memories that keep us together in our idealistic system. We are professionals, or training to be, and yet each has a different attitude on life even though our goals and commitments are one and the same. We may be referred to as a naval aristocracy at times, especially at times when our work must be done, but we may take comfort in the fact that our tradition reaches back into history when Henry V addressed his troops for the first time as "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers." It is, indeed, a great feeling to be part of that.

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U.S. Military Academy 1951 LCol. Richard J. Buck, USA (Ret.) Mid'n. Nicholas V. Buck 1953 LCol. John R. Englehart, USA (Ret.) Mid'n. Karen A. Englehart 1954 Capt. Edward M. Berko, USA Mid'n. David E. Berko Col. Lewis A. Mologne, USA Mid'n. Timothy S. Mologne 1959 LCol. Craig R. Bertolett, USAF Mid'n. Craig R. Bertolett, Jr. U.S. Coast Guard Academy 1955 Capt. Thomas C. Lutton, USCG Mid'n. Todd Lutton 1961 Cdr. Peter Joseph, USCG Mid'n. Peter Joseph, Jr. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 1944 Mr. Joseph St. Pierre Mid'n. Albert L. St. Pierre 1957 Mr. Robert Etkins Mid'n. David J. Etkins

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Navy Sports T h o m a s F. B a t e s , Sports Information Director, U. S. Naval A c a d e m y Athletic A s s o c i a t i o n

Navy Sailing Program Continues to Flourish Unquestionably one of the key elements in the present lofty status of the Navy Academy's sailing program has been the first civilian director of sailing ever here, Graham Hall.

Under the quiet-mannered Hall, the previously unranked Midshipmen have rung up four straight national collegiate sailing titles, an unprececented feat in this sport. Additionally, the sport is now the largest in the vast intercollegiate program at the Academy, and the fleet of various sized sailing craft has been expanded to 120, with many of the older boats in the flotilla having been refurbished.

Yet, as he starts his sixth year at Navy, a pensive Hall readily admits his thoughts about the Academy's sailing program have changed course.

"When I came here, we were keyed up on developing a winning program, and our goal centered on trying to win as many races as we could," he explained.

"Then, I began to realize that we too are training young people to become naval officers, and that much of what we teach them is applicable to many of the service selections our graduates here might make.

"We give them, first of all, the experience of everything they might face on the water—weather, such as storms or hurricanes, tides and currents," he stated.

"But most of all we are able to give them training in what we call 'relative motion.' For example, your boat is approaching another. Just how close are you going to come? Do you have some quick decisions to make to avoid a collision?"

Hall continued, "Through sailing they acquire a basic understanding of what's going on, and I have to believe this will be applicable whether they go surface line or submarine or become a pilot. I wasn't conscious of this training aspect when I started at Navy in 1975," he elaborated.

"I firmly believe we have reversed our priorities in the program. We now substitute more in our competition, affording that many more midshipmen the chance to race, and still we have maintained our level of competitiveness. That was borne out this Spring when we had four first team All-America selections, the first time has ever happened at a school. And I definitely believe we can continue to be a

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threat to win the national championship as we did the past four years."

Hall points out that the Naval Academy sailing program doesn't usually start "with highly-talented people. It's only because we have the time, the funds to travel and the coaching to train these people. Another big factor is their own initiative. All that combines to give us a successful program at Navy.

"One of the proudest moments in my time here came this past summer," Hall recalled. "Of the 162 skippers in the Newport-to-Bermuda Race, there was only one female—Ensign Sandy Daniels, who graduated from the Academy this past May. She had never sailed at all before coming here four years ago. I would think she would make a great JOOD." Evidence of the fact that "success breeds success" came this past Summer when approximately 250 members of this year's Plebe Class of 1,240 wanted to try out for the sport. During the academic year, Graham and his staff will carry between 200 and 225 on the intercollegiate squad.

Hall's arrival came at a time when the Academy's sailing program was undergoing a striking change in facilities too. The construction in 1974 of the Robert Crown Sailing Center, a gift of the Crown family of Chicago, moved the headquarters of the program from a two-room building to the two-story prowed wood and glass structure that overlooks the confluence of the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay just a few hundred yards away.

In addition to providing a modem facility from which to direct the vast intercollegiate and intramural sailing program, the Center also houses the Intercollegiate Sailing Hall of Fame.

The Naval Academy itself continues to host a myriad of sailing events each year, including the renowned Kennedy Cup and McMillan Cup regattas. The latter two races are the only intercollegiate competition sailed in identical large boats, the Academy's 44-foot Luders yawls.

The participation of women midshipmen in the sailing program has been a boost, for the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association Women's championships, which Navy has won the past two years, are now one of the five events comprising the point total for the Leonard Fowle Trophy, which is awarded to the national collegiate champions.

Fall Sports Outlooks Appear Hopeful The 1980-81 year is underway for Navy's intercollegiate athletic program, with Midshipmen partisans again anxious to see if another outstanding overall record can be produced.

Two years ago. Navy's 28 intercollegiate teams had a winning percentage of .668 and a year ago the mark was a nifty .660.

Last year's success was begun during the fall season when the varsity football team went 7-4, the soccer team won the Eastern College Athletic Conference South tournament, the lightweight football team tied for the league championship and the sailing team embarked on a course towards its fourth straight national collegiate title.

Your last Shipmate previewed the football team's outlook for 1980. The remaining outlooks for the fall sports follow: CROSS COUNTRY—The Midshipmen have been 23-3 in dual competition the past three years, including meets with powers like Oregon, Auburn, Georgetown and Manhattan. And veteran coach Al Cantello expects a similar record can be produced this Fall, but he is more than anxious for Navy to come up with better performances in the postseason championship races.

Cantello has eight returning lettermen and most of all what he terms a "generous amount of team chemistry" on which to base his expectations. Firstie Mark Donahue will provide the leadership Cantello likes so well and the corps of experienced second classmen of Chris Paul, Bill Kovach, Bob Centeno and Bill McCormack backs him up. Paul, Kovach and another firstie, Mike Porter, were the regular top finishers for the Mids last year.

Moving up are youngsters Willie McCool, Kevin Johnson, Mike Kohrs, Brad Page and George Abitante, although Johnson and Abitante did win letters on the varsity a year ago. The Mids enjoyed a fine recruiting year, but the Plebes will probably have a rugged time breaking into such an experienced lineup.

LIGHTWEIGHT FOOTBALL—iack Cloud returns for his third tour as Navy's lightweight football coach this Fall. The renowned Cloud, an All-American 43

Navy Coach George Welsh takes a moment to talk with the Commandant of Midshipmen and the Superintendent

Navy's 1980 Football Team does its traditional breakthrough of the sign during the picture day festivities opening the preseason camp. Leading the way with Bill XXII were co-captains Frank McCallister (71) and Terry Huxel (54)

fullback at William & Mary, has a record of 67-9-2 and six Eastern League titles to his credit in his previous 13 years at this position.

He will be greeted by a potent running attack, but must find replacements for a number of positions in both the offensive and defensive lines. He also has lost through graduation All-League defensive tackle Bill Webber and All-League defensive end Terry White.

The top three running backs from last year's team give Cloud a start on building his offense. They include All-League selection and second classmen Frank Kelley (7 TDs last Fall), and Walt Nobles (4.90 avg.) and youngster Chris Butler.

Firstie Vic McCree returns at quarterback and has been a long ball threat in the past.

Firsties Todd Coker and Tim Disher along with second classman Mike Davis (10 catches for 135 yards) head the receiving corps.

The offensive line does have experience in tackles Vince Hartmann, an AllLeague choice, and David Ricks. The defensive line will receive a boost if second classman Ron Caswell is able to come back from a summer auto accident and step back in at middle guard. Some help on the defense will come from end Ken Carkhuff and safety Joe Mucci, a first classman. Youngster Craig Williams is another returning letterman in the secondary.

and Jasper Craig in the doublehanded skipper positions. Bob Anoll, an AllAmerica in 1980, teams with Steve Lowery as the leading singlehanded competitors. The women's squad will be headed by Mary Brigden, an honorable mention All-America last Spring, as the Mid women seek their third straight National Women's championship.

Navy's yawl team won the Kennedy Cup last Spring and will be seeking a duplicate performance in the McMillan Cup regatta this Fall. The Class " A " Yacht fleet now numbers eight boats and will be competing in weekend races on the Chesapeake Bay.

SAILING—With more than half of the lettermen from last year's team which won a fourth straight national collegiate championship returning. Navy's sailing squadron should be able to start right away in defense of its title this Fall. Cocaptains Dave Schoene and Nick Madigan are expected to take over for graduated Ail-Americans Gerard Coleman 44

SOCCER—Last year Navy's soccer team charged to an 11-2-4 record and won the ECAC-South Regional Tournament. But along the way, the Mids surprised a few opponents. That element—surprise— won't be in Navy's favor this Fall, and fifth-year coach Greg Myers also believes the Midshipmen are facing a more strenuous schedule.

Myers has 17 lettermen on hand, but is seeking the leadership supplied by graduated Geoff Houck on last year's team. Walt Silveira, a firstie, supplied much of the offensive punch last year but second classman Bob Julius should be ready to help him along with improved Javier Suarez-Marill.

Six solid performers dot the midfield lineup, beginning with co-captain Mike Wilson and fellow firstie Gerry Hueber.

The others are youngsters Dwight Diorio, a good defender, and Scott Purvis and Tom Hartigan. The fullback line sports All-South selection Dan Humphreys and Bob Begley, a firstie, along with Bill Stackhouse, Joe Murphy and Iric Bressler.

First classman and co-captain Greg Denkler is set in goal with classmate Jim Gerbig in reserve.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL—Navy's women's volleyball team steps into its fourth varsity season minus three threeyear regulars and with a new coach. Ens. Cindy Schendel.

The seven lettermen available include two of last year's regulars, firstie Bemie Boska and youngster Tatjana Rieger.

Another performer with considerable playing time is Sue Cowan, a firstie who is a spiker. Second classmen Barbara Nester and Linda Postenrieder both rate strong chances to be in the lineup with firstie Carol Crooker, second classman Kirsten Skeehan and youngster Cheryl Dolyniuk also possibilities.

Changes in Navy Football Coaching Alignment Announced Three changes in the football coach staff at the Naval Academy were announced in late July by Director of Athletics, J. O. Coppedge.

Jack Cloud, who has been with the Midshipmen athletic staff since 1958, again takes over as coach of the lightweight football team. Tom O'Brien, who had been assigned to the Department of Physical Education and also worked with the varsity and junior varsity heavyweight football program for the past four years, becomes a full time member of the football staff. 1st Lt. Cleveland Cooper USMC, the Academy's all-time career rushing leader, takes over as the Plebe/ Junior Varsity football coach.

O'Brien, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, was a regular at defensive end for the Shipmate, October 1980

Midshipmen from 1968 to 1970. He became a starter early in his sophomore season and as a junior was named to the ECAC All-East weekly team for a performance in Navy's 10-0 win over Virginia that year. He first returned to the Naval Academy in 1975. This Fall he will coach the Mid tight ends and offensive tackles.

Cooper, from Rochester, New York, set six Navy records as the Mids' tailback from 1972 through 1974. He was the first player in Academy history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season when he garnered 1,046 yards on 192 carries as a sophomore in 1972. He eventually went on to become Navy's all-time career rushing leader with 2,582 yards and still holds two other school standards—most career rushes (579) and most career total allpurpose plays (603).

Summer Sailing Results Naval Academy yachts, ere wed by midshipmen on summer sail training, hung up a distinguished offshore racing record during the season.

INTREPID (Mid. 1/c Bill Davidson) sailed to fourth place overall in the classic Newport-Bermuda Race, third place in Class F under MHS rules, second place under lOR rules, and was the first Naval Academy yacht to finish. Completing the 635-mile course in 57 hours, 40 minutes, 44 seconds, Davidson and his crew won a total of nine awards.

CONSTELLATION (Mid. i/c Philip Nolan) won first place on both elapsed and corrected times in the Beverly (Mass.)

Yacht Club's Parker Tower Converse Race, and a week later placed third in the Osboume Series of Edgartown Race Week.

LIBERTY (Ens. Will Gildner) won the PHRF I Class during Larchmont (N.Y.) Race Week. PURSUIT (Ens. Dave Wilbert) and LIBERTY finished first and second on corrected time in PHRF VI Class in Newsday's Fourth Annual Around Long Island Race. ALLIANCE (Ens. John Hampshire) finished first on elapsed time but 15th in class on corrected time.

A Naval Academy sailing crew (Director of Sailing Graham Hall as skipper and Ens. Gerard Coleman as tactician, with Ens. Will Gildner and three midshipmen as crew) won a match regatta from the Buffalo Yacht Club on Lake Erie in "The Great Navy Race."

Navy Sports Briefs Peter F. Herrmann, head basketball coach at Midlakes High School in Phelps, New York, for the past five years, has been appointed an assistant basketball coach at the Naval Academy. Herrmann Shipmate. October 1980

is a graduate of Geneseo State University where he won letters in both basketball and baseball. His Midlakes teams had a 45-34 record and he was the Rochester Area High School Coach of the Year for the 1979-80 season. * * * 2nd Lt. Mike Mullikin USMC, captain of Navy's baseball team this past year, was selected to the United States baseball team that competed in the World Amateur Baseball Tournament in Japan in late August and early September. The team was selected by the U.S. Baseball Federation and also was to play in Korea and Taiwan. Mullikin, who played for the U.S. team in the Pan American Games in Puerto Rico in 1979, is one of three athletes who have been named to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Baseball Federation.

1st Lt. Dan Sayner USMC, a former Naval Academy oarsman and currently a member of the Candidate Guidance Staff at the Academy, was among the 505 U.S. Olympians honored in Washington in Late July. Sayner, who graduated from the Academy in 1977, was a member of the U.S. crew of four v/ithout coxswain that was first in the International Regatta at Amsterdam, first in the Steward's Challenge Cup at the Henley-Royal Regatta, and eighth in the International Regatta in Switzerland.

Old Grad Sports Woolsey Johnson '25 has done it again.

In the 75-79 age group of the Summer Long Course swimming championships held at Wheaton, Md., he won seven— count 'em—seven events: the 100-meter freestyle, the 50-, 100- and 200-meter breaststroke, and the same distances in the backstroke. Congratulations to a real champion.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL—Nov. 21-22, U. of Virginia Tournament (Navy, Temple, Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth); Nov. 26, Manhattanville, home; Dec. 2, Delaware, home; Dec. 5-6 at PittJohnstown Tournament (Navy, PittJohnstown, Indiana of Pa., Washington & Jefferson); Jan. 12, Penn, home; Jan. 14, at George Washington; Jan. 17-18 at Dartmouth Tournament (Navy, Dartmouth, Army, Rutgers); Jan. 24, at William & Mary; Jan. 27, at Georgetown; Jan. 29, Shippensburg, home; Feb. 5, Catholic, home; Feb. 7, Yale, home; Feb. 8, Indiana of Pa., home; Feb. 10, at Loyola of Baltimore; Feb. 12, American, home; Feb. 16, at Mt. St. Mary's; Feb. 18, Towson State; Feb. 21, at West Chester; Feb. 25, at Morgan State.

MEN'S FENCING—Dec. 6, Princeton, home; Jan. 17, George Mason, home; Jan. 24, at NYU; Jan. 31, Rutgers and Penn at Penn; Feb. 7, Columbia, home; Feb. 14, at Rutgers; Feb. 21, at Penn State; Mar. 6-7, IF A at Philadelphia.

WOMEN'S FENCING—Dec. 6, Princeton, home; Jan. 17, George Mason, home; Jan. 23, William & Mary, home; Jan. 24, UMBC, home; Jan. 31, Hofstra and Penn State at Penn State; Feb. 7, Barnard, home; Feb. 14, at Rutgers; Feb. 21, Johns Hopkins, home.

GYMNASTICS—Dec. 6, Syracuse, home; Dec. 7, Cornell, home; Dec. 10, West Chester State, home; Jan. 16, West

Virginia, home; Jan. 17, Slippery Rock State, home; Jan. 24, William & Mary, home; Jan. 31, at Springfield; Feb. 7, at Southern Connecticut; Feb. 14, Massachusetts, home; Feb. 21, at Temple; Feb. 28, at Army.

PISTOL—Now. 8, Royal Military College and Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point; Nov. 15, New Jersey Tech, home; Jan. 17, Coast Guard, home; Jan. 31, Air Force, home; Feb. 14, MIT, WPI, Boston State at Boston; Feb. 21, NRA Sectionals at Navy; Feb. 28, Army, home.

RIFLE—Nov. 22, William & Mary, home; Dec. 6, St. John's, home; Jan. 17, at N. C. State; Jan. 24, Penn State and West Virginia, home; Feb. 21, NRA Sectionals at Navy; Feb. 28, at Army.

MEN'S SWIMMING—Dec. 6, at Harvard; Dec. 7, at Brown; Jan. 3, Dartmouth, home; Jan. 10, Yale, home; Jan. 14, at Johns Hopkins; Jan. 17, at Drexel; Jan. 24, at Cornell; Jan. 31, at Maryland; Feb. 11, at Penn; Feb. 14, Princeton, home; Feb. 18, Villanova, home; Feb. 21, at Columbia; Feb. 28, at Army; Mar. 5-7, Easterns at Dartmouth.

WOMEN'S SWIMMING—Dec. 5-6, Intercollegiate Swimming Meet at West Chester State; Jan. 17, at Drexel; Jan. 20, at Towson State; Jan. 26, at American; Jan. 28, George Washington and Maryland at Maryland; Feb. 2, James Madison, home; Feb. 5, Catholic U., home; Feb. 6, William & Mary, home.

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INDOOR TRACK—Dec. 6, VMI, home; Dec. 14, Area Schools Invitafional; Jan. 24, N.C. State and William & Mary, home; Jan. 31, Princeton, home; Feb. 7, Penn, home; Feb. 14, Manhattan, home; Feb. 21, at Army; Feb. 27-28, Heptagonals at Cambridge, MA.; Mar. 7-8, IC4A at Princeton.

WRESTLING—Nov. 21-22, Turkey Bowl Invitational at Navy; Dec. 6, Wilkes, home; Dec. 9, California of Pa., home; Jan. 6, Rider and Princeton at Princeton; Jan. 9-10, Virginia Duals Tournament at Hampton VA.; Jan. 14, Bucknell, home; Jan. 17, Yale, Maryland, Clemson at Maryland; Jan. 24, Rutgers, West Virginia, Southern Connecticut, home; Jan. 29, Colgate, home; Jan. 31, Penn State, home; Feb. 1, at Syracuse; Feb. 8, Pitt and Bloomsburg State at Pitt; Feb. 14, at Lehigh; Feb. 15, at Lafayette; Feb. 21, at Army; Feb. 28-Mar. 1, EIWA at Princeton.

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DEADLINE: For December—Classes prior to 1930—6 October; later Classes—13 October For January-February—Classes prior to 1930—9 November; later Classes—19 November

00 Friends of the late RAdm. and Mrs. Hayne Ellis USN will be interested in learning of the engagement of their granddaughter, Sally Lamar Ellis, Washington (DC), to Stuart Symington Taylor Jr. of Washington and Santa Barbara. Admiral Ellis served as director of Naval Intelligence, commandant of the Ninth Naval District, and commander of the Atlantic Squadron.

05 We regretfully report the death of Velma Kitson McCandless, widow of Como. Byron McCandless, at her home in Mariposa, California, on 28 July 1980. After having married (then) Ens. McCandless upon his return from the around-the-world cruise of The Great White Fleet, she adopted Annapolis as her home and maintained a residence on Market Street in the historic John Carroll House for many years. Following Byron's retirement in 1945, the couple moved from the destroyer base in San Diego, where he had been commandant for eight years, to a small ranch in the San Fernando Valley near Reseda, California.

Later they joined their daughter, Velma McC. Overstreet and her husband, at the Mariposa residence. Byron died in 1967.

She is survived by her daughter, seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.

Her late son, RAdm. Bruce McCandless USN '32, and his son, Capt. Bruce McCandless II USN '58, have carried on the naval tradition to the present date. She was buried beside the Commodore in the Mariposa Cemetery following graveside services conducted by her grandson, the Rev. Cliff Byron Ransom.

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09 Sec'y. and Treas., RAdm. Frank A. Braisted, USN (Ret.), 3104 Cleveland Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Percent Members: 88

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10 Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Dorsey O. Thomas 725 West Blvd., Kokomo IN 4690!

Percent Members: 88

11 Chairman Class Comm., RAdm. G. J. McMillin, USN (Ret.) 4242 Linden Ave., Long Beach CA 90807 Percent Members: 100

12 Percent Members: 83

13 Sec'y-Treas. MGen. C. G. Helmick, USA (Ret.) 4784 Old Dominion Dr., Arlington VA 22207 Percent Members: 88

14 Sec'y, RAdm. Donald Royce, USN (Ret.) 65 Meadow Road Riverside CT 06878 203/637-2773 Percent Members: 68 Johnny Hale was laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery on 21 July with military honors. My daughters, Phoebe R. Gilchrist and Priscilla R. Fothergill, represented the Class at the ceremonies, and the Class sent flowers and a contribution to the National Kidney Foundation in his memory. A letter from J. I. Hale, Jr. thanked Fourteen for its expressions of sympathy. After MIT, Johnny attended the law schools of St. Lawrence U. and the U. of Maryland and held bachelor of laws and doctor of jurisprudence degrees; he was admitted to the NY bar in 1928. He was an associate professor of business law at the U. of Md. from 1948 to 1953 and also taught mechanical engineering at the U. of Tennessee for a year.

He retired as a captain in the U.S. Navy in 1947 and he moved to Chevy Chase in 1960.

Before a final retirement, he was New England representative for the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation for about six years. Mrs. Lucy Rose Hale died in 1968 and Johnny is survived by three sons, John I. Jr., of Sevema Park

Maryland, Captain Robert R. USN (Ret.), of Aiea, Hawaii, and Randolph N. of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and four grandchildren.

Johnny's death leaves us with 18 surviving.

Bob Luker now inherits the oldest title; he was born in '91. For ready reference here are the data on the six bom in '91 as I culled them from the Register of Graduates, in case you would like to salute them on their 90th: 1. Robert P. Luker. 220 San Vincente Blvd., Santa Monica CA 90402; 12 April '91.

2. Rob't. W. Hayler, Carmel Valley Manor Box 6087, Carmel CA 93921; 7 June '91.

3. Ralph G. Pennoyer, 1332 Kingfisher Ct., Virginia Beach VA 23451; 23 June '91.

4. Harvey C. Mittendorf, 18 Gavin Rd., West Orange NJ 07052; 19 July '91.

5. Lloyd J. Wiltse, 1865 Soledad Ave., La Jolla CA 92037; 11 Sep. '91.

6. Edward Ellsberg, 3602 El Centro St., St. Petersburg FL 33706; 21 Nov. '91.

Hope I got 'em all correct. Just for luck, here's the youngest of the eighteen left: Edward C. Palmer, 3501 Lindenwood St., Sioux City lA 51104; 1 Mar. '94.

End of the line, and Cheerio to all.

15 Chairman and Class Comm. and Sec'y, Adm. A. D. Struble, USN (Ret.) 4017 Oliver St., Chevy Chase MD 20015 Percent Members: 95 It is with regret that I inform the Class of the death of another Classmate. Capt. Hubert Esterly Paddock answered the Last Call on August 3rd in Charlevoix, Michigan, his home.

"Snooks" suffered a stroke on July 5th and never recovered.

A friend of "Snooks" wrote me the sad news, adding "He was so pleased to see his letter to you in Shipmate (June) and wanted you to be informed. The funeral was to be Thursday, August 6th."

Unfortunately, the letter arrived too late to arrange for Class flowers. We shall all miss "Snooks."

Classmates—This is Rip Struble speaking. It is over two years since we lost our wonderful friend and Class Treasurer, Pedro del Valle.

During that time all my efforts to find a new Class Treasurer among our Classmates have ended nowhere. All I asked to take the job turned me down.

None of us are getting any younger, so at the suggestion and on the advice of three of our Classmates (as well as members of the Class of 1916 and other Classes that have already done so) on July 10, 1980 I signed an agreement with the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, turning over to it all Class of 1915 funds which the Association will administer as trustee in the name of "U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, Class of 1915 Fund."

Should any of you wish a copy of this agreement, I will be glad to send you one.

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I shall endeavor to keep the Class of '15 column in Shipmate going as long as possible, but again I repeat, if you of the Class don't write in news or good tall tales of old days in the Navy there can't be a column. Efforts with postcards received little response. Gentlemen, the ball is in your court!

As this goes to press, we regretfully report the death of Kendall Preston. Please see "Last Call" for his obituary.

16 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: 88 We regretfully report the sudden death of RAdm. Thomas Valentine Cooper on 17 August in his hometown of Media, Pennsylvania. A graveside service was held August 22 at Arlington National Cemetery. He is survived by his son, Tom Jr., of McLean, Virginia, and a daughter, Susan Smith, of Baltimore, Maryland. Please see "Last Call."

West Coast News The July 1916-17-18 Classes Lunch in the Garden Room of the Officer's Club, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, was enjoyed on Thursday the 17th. A standing minute of silence was observed for the late RAdm. Elliot M. Senn USN (Ret.) and the late Capt. Linton Herndon, USN (Ret.). " L i l " Herndon was a regular member of the luncheon group and will indeed be missed. He was with us at the May Lunch.

All arrangements for the June lunch were handled by Don Curtis, which included a large delicious avocado and chicken salad, excellent dessert, and a tasty wine personally supplied

by Don. Capt. Joseph M. West (U.S.N.A. '39) was the guest of his father-in-law, Capt. Wm. R. Nichols. Joe, an aviator, had served on aircraft carriers with several of our former luncheon members, including the late "CUr' Sprague's command that was awarded a unit citation during WWII. The Wests are now residents of Annapolis and Joe not only reminisced about our late members but also gave us a view of the modem Naval Academy as well as of Annapolis.

All were cheered to see "Hook" Jenkins again with us, thin but active and fine. The Jenkins have sold their beautiful home on the golf course at Rancho Santa Fe and moved to a spacious apartment in an apartment complex they own in Coronado. A letter from Harris Lyie (of Fillmore, California) was read by all present, and those gathered wish him complete success in his program to conquer his new health problems. It is always fine to hear from Harris and we hope to see him South soon enjoying his luxurious recreational vehicle.

Present were; 1916—Rodgers, Jenkins, Root.

Chapline; 1917—Rogers, Kiland; 1918— Nichols, Curtis.

It is with great pleasure that we announce that the former Beatrice Dague joined in matrimony on June 27th Harold Deresford Williams, whom we heartily congratulate. The newlyweds enjoyed a three-week honeymoon in the Hawaiian Islands, and are now in residence at 1400 Geary Blvd., San Francisco CA 94102. They anticipate, in the Fall, visiting Shipmate, October 1980

their respective children's families in Southern Connecticut: also to enjoy the colorful foliage of that area before the leaves drop. (As Beatrice says, the most beautiful in this World.)

17 Acting Sec'y, Capt. Ward P. Davis USN (Ret.) 670 Americana Dr., Annapolis MD 21403 Percent Members: 91 It is with a great deal of pleasure that we have learned of the commissioning of the guided missile frigate DUNCAN ( F F G - 1 0 ) , built at the Todd Shipyards (Seattle). " W o o " Duncan (Adm. Donald Bradley Duncan USN 17), an aviator, was skipper of the first merchant ship converted to an aircraft carrier escort during World War II, USS LONG ISLAND. He also

had command of USS ESSEX during the Wake Island and Marcus Island campaigns, and he had numerous tours in Washington and had command of the Second Fleet during his illustrious career. In addition to the recognition that he received from his own country, he was made a member of the Order of the British Empire and of the Legion d'Honneur by the French govemment. He later was Governor of the Naval Home in Philadelphia before retiring to Pensacola, where he died in 1975.

All of the Class takes pride in this recognition of such an outstanding personage, and we send our best wishes to Aniela in Florida.

18 Sec'y, Capt. Perry R. Taylor, USNR (Ret.) 1211 South 25th St., Ariington VA 22202 Percent Members: 86 During the last several months we have reported the names of several sponsors of the U.S. Navy who are relatives of Eighteeners.

These names are still coming to our attention.

In this issue another sponsor is added to the group who appears to be the fifth of our relatives who have "Broken the bottle." All their names might well be printed in a single issue; hence this, the October 1918 news is carrying them in chronological order, as follows: Rachel Fischler christened the USS THORNBACK, a submarine, on 7 July 1944 at Portsmouth, N.H. Her daughter, Betty Jane, a student at Penn State, was her Maid-of-Honor.

Carolyn Mills christened the USS TUSK, a submarine, on 8 July 1945 at Philadelphia. Her daughter, Shirley, was her Maid-of-Honor.

Dolores Sherman christened the USS FORREST SHERMAN, a destroyer, on 5 February

1955 at Bath. Her daughter. Ann Sherman Fitzpatrick, was her Matron-of-Honor.

Nancy Fife Prior christened the USS FIFE, a multi-mission destroyer, on 21 July 1979 at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Mrs. Roger A. Prior, her daughter-in-law, her prospective Matronof-Honor, was unable to attend.

Courtney Sprague Vaughan christened the USS CLIFTON SPRAGUE, a guided missile frigate, on 16 Febmary 1980 at Bath. Her sister, Patricia Reneau, was her Matron-of-Honor.

The Marine Corps History and Museums Division conducts an Oral History Program which brings to light additional information relafing to individual careers. In the case of Don Curtis who was captured on Corregidor, some of his experiences as a POW in relation to his total career were brought out in the oral his-

tory interview. Moreover, Don thus leamed of the considerable interest in his having prepared a cook book while a POW and was invited to write about it.

His story published in the Marine Corps newsletter, Fortitudine, follows: "I can well understand your bewidlerment in the writing of a cook book in prison camp, when one who is barely getting sufficient food (a tea cup of boiled rice and some very thin soup three times a day) to keep body and soul together, can compile a cook book. To a degree it was self torture. You would be surprised at the number of cook books that came out of prison camps. However, there is another aspect involved here. In my camp, some British generals had for batmen chefs who had been in the leading hotels in London. We had in our group some officers who prided themselves on their gastronomical ability. The individuals of these two groups would get together when circumstances permitted to discuss the preparation of food, recipes, etc., and jot down some of their prize recipes. These recipes would circulate throughout the camp, and, if one were so inclined, he would copy them down. Inasmuch as Mrs. Curtis was a food expert herself (she had been supervisor of food for seven years before we were married), I thought this would be a good time to get some excellent ones for her.* After I brought it home, she inspected it, and was thrilled with it, but she realized the uniqueness of it and the quality of the recipes so she said she would not use it because of the possibility of damaging it, and also because the recipes were too rich in quality—too many eggs, butter, etc. . . .

"There is also another side to the story— boredom! One can just play so much bridge, cribbage, read, gripe at each other, etc., so compiling this book was one way to try to keep sane. It provided me with something to do for several weeks." *Cess was in her thirties at the time of her marriage to Don in 1939. F*rior thereto she had been one of seven supervisors of food at Hutzler Bros.—Baltimore's finest department store.

She was a stunning lady who at times was mistaken for another Baltimorean, Wallis Warfield.

The cookbook contains 185 pages of recipes, suggested menus and places to eat, neatly printed in very thin 7x10 Japanese paper with cardboard covers bound by heavy ribbon. An appropriate index was included.

Birthdays Birthday greetings are offered to: Elmer Duvall, 10/10; Bert Rogers, 10/14; Henry McCown, 10/18,; Bill Hartt, 10/26; Tommy Inglis, 11/19; Proc Thornton, 11/25; Buddy Wieber. 11/26.

19 Sec'y, VAdm. Wm. M. CaUaghan, USN (Ret.) 7108 Meadow Lane, Chevy Chase MD 20015 Percent Members: 77 George Dyer kindly took care of the September column while Sarah and 1 were on a European jaunt. Upon our return we found the usual mountain of mail to sort and set aside, including letters and bills requiring immediate acfion. Among the letters was one from John R. Strachan with the sad news that his father had passed away on 26 May. Bill Strachan was the oldest member of our Class and was proud 49

of that distinction. The Mass of Christian Burial was offered for Bill at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Ridgway, New Jersey, and was followed by interment at Hawthorne, New York. The sympathy of the Class was expressed to son John and through him to Bill's widow.

Cid Wildman's note of late June said he was surprised and delighted to receive a phone call from Nich Nicholson who happened that day to be in the same county. Nich's new address in Florida is not far from Indialantic, but as Cid adds, "Ruthie and I have never been there."

Cid also reports that he was happy to receive a call from Yen Coney whom he had not seen for several months. Yen confirmed his continuing state of good health and was looking forward to a luncheon meeting with Cid at Vero Beach in the near future.

On 28 June, Dorothy and Ralph Netting proudly and happily celebrated their Sixtieth wedding anniversary in company with family members who came from far and wide for the occasion. Ralph adds, "We are most grateful to have reached our 60th in such apparent good health." In answer to your query, Ralph, the only other Classmate and wife who have reported celebrating the same felicitous occasion are Phyllis and Bill Tarbutton. Theirs was held in July of 1979. Qualified for but not reported as having had celebrations were the Dick Rushs and Bill Strachans in 1978 and 1979 respectively.

The Mike Williams have moved from Houston to Pensacola with their new address becoming: 1101 N. 19th Ave. and zip no. 32501.

Being in Pensacola again brings back old memories to Mike of his struggle to get through the ground school of the air course and how Matt Gardner finally taught him how to catch the radio code and pass the minimum twenty words per minute test. Is still heartbroken over Tex Settle's death. It was Tex who got him prepped up for exams when a bout in the hospital and low monthly marks almost terminated his Academy career. Between Jo's ailments and his bad back, Mike states they both may have to fly back and forth to Houston for treatment until they find a good qualified acupuncture specialist in Pensacola.

Laurence Schetky has kindly consented to relieve me as Secretary some time this Fall. At present he is laid up with a badly shattered right wrist as result of tripping over a flagstone in his frontyard. I have assured him that I will continue to serve until he feels able to assume the burden. You can help him greatly by sending in any chit-chat that seems to be of the slightest interest to the rest of us. Charlie Rend reports that Chal Challenger is not very well.

Our best, Chal, and hopes for a prompt recovery.

Some reflections on our European trip that included Italy, Yugoslavia, Austria and Ireland. The dollar doesn't go very far over there these days, so be prepared for some shocks like finding continental breakfasts at seven dollars, dinners at from fifteen to twenty-five, and hotel rooms at a hundred per night. Yugoslavia, though not cheap, was less expensive than other places visited. If you go to Ireland and plan on renting a car be under seventy-two years of age or have a younger wife. Sarah had to do all the driving despite my willingness to pay an excess insurance fee on the contract.

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20 Sec'y, Capt. Wm A. P. Martin, USN (Ret.) 2 St. Mary's St., AnnapoHs MD 21401 Percent Members: 84 The 25 July Class luncheon was held at the Army-Navy Club in Washington. Attending were: Mead Pearson, Oats Holsinger, Brookie Mansfield, Carter Anderson, Jeanne Griest (Anderson), Happy Osborn, Eddie Smith, and Consuelo Crowe. Carter Anderson writes that everyone complained of the three H's—haze, heat and humidity.

Services for Red Nibecker on 3 July were held in the Chapel at Ft. Myer followed by graveside burial services. Family members attending were Vivian and their son John.

Classmates were Mead Pearson, Oats and Betty Holsinger, Bill Goggins, Happy Osborn, and Carter Anderson.

As of 1 September, Emily Heineman will be living with her daughter in Washington, D.C. Her new address is 2518-44th St., N.W., Washington DC 20007. Telephone No. 202/3381242. She will be very much missed among the Classmates in Annapolis.

Ruth Sexton died on 27 July after a long and courageous battle with cancer. The services were well attended by Classmates and widows.

Packy Swanson received a long letter from Jim Donnelly who has been in poor health for sometime, but is still interested in old friends and memories. He is living with his daughter at 967 Idlewild Road, Gladwyn PA 19035.

We all look forward to Homecoming on 4 October.

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 Treas., RAdm. James R. Dudley USN (Ret.) 164 Edwards Ferry Road Leesburg VA 22075 Percent Members: 84 Homer Elmers' annual letter, dated June 1980, was mailed by the Alumni Association in July. With it went a letter from "Dolly" Fitzgerald telling of plans for our 60th Reunion, 23-25 October 1981, and two pages prepared by our treasurer, Jim Dudley: the first a financial statement for the year, and the other a list of Classmates, wives and widows who had died since the previous annual letter.

Jim is apologefic to the widows for lisfing "Dues from widows" in his financial statement. In a long note which commences with "Well, our eager Treasurer goofed again!" he points out that there are no " d u e s " for widows—only from Classmates; that contributions from widows should be regarded as being in memory of their husbands; and that in the future he will avoid misleading wording. There was a typographical error in the financial statement: the interest earned on the trust account was $295.60.

To Jim's list of our losses of Classmates,

wives and widows should be added the following, based upon reports of deaths received to 1 August 1980: Classmates: Louis G. McGlone—27 July 1979; Richard R. Dennett—18 December 1979; Newton G. Maney, Jr.—22 April 1980; William B. Fletcher Jr.—31 May 1980.

Classmates' wives: Gladys Greenwood Bolger (Mrs. J. F.)—21 December 1979; Bertha Bresnahan Sabin (Mrs. L. S. Jr.)—28 December 1979; Beatrice McLeish Wheelock (Mrs. C. D.)—20 January 1980; Lorena Fahrney Thompson (Mrs. E. M.)—14 June 1980; Marjorie Kohlman Davis (Mrs. R. K.)—5 July 1980.

Classmates' widows: Evelyn Wahl Macklin (Mrs. C. F. Jr.)—25 June 1979; Corinne Schlegel McDowell (Mrs. W. A.)—25 March 1980; Hazel Shepherd Shannonhouse (Mrs. F. M.)—27 May 1980.

We have been asked: "How many did our Class start with, and how many remain?" We had 546 graduates and 148 non-graduates by June 1921. As of 17 July 1980 we count 175 Classmates who hopefully survive, although we have lost touch with a few. Of the 175, 157 are graduates (of whom 131 are members of the Alumni Association—and thus receive Shipmate), and 18 resigned as midshipmen (of whom 10 are members of the Alumni Association). In an Alumni Association tabulation of 17 July 1980 we count 94 widows of our Classmates who subscribe to Shipmate, and 84 other widows whose addresses are not necessarily up to date.

The Washington-Annapolis Group "Dolly" Fitzgerald reported on the 22 July luncheon in Annapolis: It was held at the Officers' Club (instead of the Alumni House as originally planned) and it was a great success.

Our guest of honor was the Superintendent, VAdm. William P. Lawrence USN '51, who gave an excellent, informal review of his six years plus as a P.O.W. Fourteen months of that time was in solitary confinement. His inspiring talk was a real tonic to all hands. He emphasized the inner American strength which sustained him during his incredible ordeal, and which was the foundation of his determination never to waiver in his faith, patriotism, and belief in the high ideals of our great country— ideals which are and have been part and parcel of the training at the Naval Academy.

Capt. USN (Ret.) '43 Bill Busik and Mrs. Busik were also our guests. Others who attended were: Justine Abercrombie with her guest Miki DeBries, Polly and Fred Boone with their guests VAdm. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson '30, Eleanore and Cat Brown, Margaret and Jim Dudley, Louise and Homer Elmers, Marge and Dolly Fitzgerald, Doris Hamilton, Vera Houser, Lucile Kelley, Betty Lamdin with her daughter Pat Lamdin, Mary C Leggett, Blackie Loker, Dot McQuiston with her granddaughter Barbara, Bert and Sherwood Smith, and Margaret Swigart with her daughter-in-law Mrs. O. R. Swigart Jr. So there were 30 in all who enjoyed the delightful luncheon arranged by Sherwood Smith.

A phone call to Gerry Fletcher on 3 August found her "lonesome but well," and appreciative of wonderfully kind neighbors. She was planning a trip to Maine, but expected to attend our September luncheon. She expressed her thanks to the Class, and to all individuals who made contributions in Bill's memory. She had received a letter from the Navy Athletic Association saying that contributions had more Shipmate, October 1980

than paid for a chair in Memorial Stadium honoring Bill.

S.F. Bay Area News Memorial contributions in memory of Marjorie Davis (Mrs. Ransom Davis) may be sent to Planned Parenthood of San Mateo County, 2211 Palm Ave., San Mateo CA 94403 and the Audubon Society.

Mildred and Clarence J. (Walt) Walters, Class of '34, who are avid readers of Shipmate, had read several letters by Sydney S. (Sid) Bunting, '21 which had appeared in Shipmate from time to time. These descriptions had been written from Sid's home in London where his wife and he had lived for a number of years.

One of the descriptions was of St. Ives, a very interesting English seaport town. Mildred had previously read extensively about St. Ives. She was fascinated and decided to get in touch with Sid. Considerable correspondence between the two resulted. A trip to England got the two families together with enjoyable visits. Sid sent his best regards to all '21 Classmates in this area.

Delicious Chinese food was recently served to '21, Bay Area, and many other guests. A cocktail and dinner party was given by Gypsy and Nick Coulter and Johnny McQueen. The time and location was 17 July at Ming's in Palo Alto. Because of the size of the party, a much greater variety of delectable Chinese dishes were served. It was Chinese food at its best. In the center of each table, seating eight, was a miniature flower cart designed by Gypsy and containing agapanthus and marigolds to display Navy colors. The flower carts were replicas of those seen on San Francisco street comers.

Virginia and Charlie Woodson have just returned from a strenuous South American trip.

Charlie's classic remark was "Some of the climbs were exhausting to 'octos' (octogenarians)." Details of the Woodsons' expedition will follow in next Shipmate. On the way home, Charlie stopped in Washington, D . C , to visit a nephew. He also saw Tom Kelley, the only Classmate he encountered on the trip.

Tom informed Charlie that an old shipmate, Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon, wanted to see him. The Senator invited all three to join him for lunch, an interesting occasion. ' 2 r s class lunch was held on 31 July at the Moffett Field Officers' Club. Present were Fran Ames, John Ames, Albert Arkush, Cynthia and Doc Cooke, Gypsy and Nick Coulter, Ransom Davis, Billie and Hank Divoll, Mildred and Kirby Kirby-Smith, Eleanor and Norman McKee, Johnny McQueen, Irma Nyquist, Alice Ramsey, Tram and Charlie Roland, Bess and Piggy Schwien, Anna Thayer, Susie Bennett, and guests. Bill Bennett, Marion and Red Grove, and Minerva Ludewig.

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: 79 The July-August column of the Class of '24 carried the news that Mad and Ken Ekelund's son John has made flag rank and is now Superintendent of the Post Graduate School at Monterey. We missed that news: thanks to '24.

Ken and Mari. as you probably remember, are members of the growing '22 contingent at Vinson Hall.

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The month of July in Washington was the hottest ever recorded. That isn't startling news to our Southern and Southwestem members, but we should add that those temperatures combined with the famous Washington humidity kept us hugging our blessed air conditioners. And, emulating an editor of The Log (who wrote under the nam de plume of "Phillup Space"), we quote a passage in the little hygiene book issued during plebe summer 1918. The passage deviated a bit from the main theme "Dangers to the Health and Well Being of Young Men Commencing a Naval Career."

It offered this sage advice: "In hot weather, sit in the shade and imbibe cooling drinks."

We've forgotten who wrote itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which is just as well.

On one of the hottest days in July, Peggy and Don Johnston had a party for 30 lucky people. Their large basement recreation room was wonderfully cool and delightful. The buffet was superb. It was one of those affairs where everybody clicked and the conversation sparkled.

Hal Baker told of a recent visit to Martha's Vineyard: Hal drove his daughter, via the ferry, over to Woods Hole. Posted instructions on the ferry said, "Leave your keys in car."

Some vandal threw Hal's over the side, so his car had to be pushed off the ferry; then pushed back aboard for the return trip. Hal phoned to Martha's Vineyard to have an AAA truck meet him. The Vineyard operator mistakenly connected the call to the AA. They were very nice; said a truck would surely meet him, but "Please take it easy, old fellow."

Other guests: the Akers, the Bev Carters, Nina Anderson, Mary Atkeson, Barbara Clay, Bev and Eleanor Coleman, Howard Davison, Carmen Gardner, Jake Haley, Omer and Lilla Kneeland, Dot Lott, Doc Pratt. Aroostine Riddle, Peg Stevens, Mary Kniskem, Russ and Dot Sturgess; (Russ is still having a time teaching Jake Haley to cook because Jake takes his meals in the dining room there at Vinson Hall); Eleanor Toneyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;looking just fine; Ted Elliot and the Sanborns came over from Annapolis.

Billy Miles told of being in the chorus line doing the Can Can at the Kenwood Country Club after which she limped off to Ithaca, and Cornell, for her 55th class reunion. Billy also went to San Diego for " M a r y ' s " famous SACO group reunion (where she also had very pleasant visits with several of our Classmates).

And, by the way, Mary Atkeson's son (General) "Teddy" is back on duty in D.C. with his charming wife and their four children after two years in Europe. Mary, needless to say, is delighted.

Thinking of old friends on the West Coast we have just heard a replay of a now famous song, "George Washington Bridge," performed two years ago by a rather hastily assembled Bel Canto choir under the direction of Libs Libby with Alyce Riggs at the piano (fortunately). The tape is being preserved (under controlled temperatures) pending propitious moments at the 60th Reunion: A "Once heard, never to be forgotten musical event."

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: 96 Yesterday evening, the 8th of July, members of the Class of 1984 took the Oath of Office as Midshipman in the Naval Academy Field House.

At 1745 the "Candidates," 1232 strong, entered and were seated. All were uniformed in Naval Academy "white works" and the familiar white hat with the blue rim. The "Official Party" consisting of the Superintendent and Staff, Commandant, and Senior Chaplain, arrived at 1815. The order "Parade the Colors" was given, followed by the National Anthem played by the Naval Academy Band. All present stood and sang "The Star Spangled Banner." Included in the audience of about 2,000 were relatives and friends of the Candidates, Academy officers, and "Old Grads."

The Invocation was given by Captain Greenwood, the Senior Chaplain. The Superintendent, Rear Admiral (soon to be Vice Admiral) Lawrence, then gave a fine inspirational address. In his address he spoke of the fact that this was the 135th Class to enter the Academy: it recalled to me that we were the 74th.

The Oath of Office was then administered by the Commandant, Rear Admiral McCauley, and the "Candidates" were now Midshipmen.

In an article "Ships Named CONNECTICUT", published by the Navy Department, there are two paragraphs about our 2nd Class Cruise in 1921. Quoting from this article, "CONNECTICUT departed on 7 April 1921 for refresher training and tactical maneuvers with her battleship division off Cuba (flying the flag of Rear Admiral Charles F. Hughes, Commander of Battleship Squadron TWO, U.S. Aflantic Fleet). She returned to Hampton Roads for the Presidential Review of 28 April and spent Memorial Day at Annapolis where she embarked midshipmen on 3 June for a practice cruise to Northern Europe. She passed out to sea the next day for Chrisfiania, Norway, where on 28 June His Royal Highness Haakon VII, King of Norway, attended a reception on board CONNECTICUT with Captains of other ships of the squadron playing hosts. Other distinguished guests were the Prime Minister of Norway, the Minister of Defense, and First Lord of the Norwegian Navy, Admiral Bergtund.

"The squadron reached Lisbon, Portugal, on 17 July 1921 and CONNECTICUT was host to the Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese Navy and the Civil Govemor of the Province of Lisbon. On 27 July the President of Portugal came aboard, having been preceded by all the Captains of the

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and SOUTH CAROLINA, who were there to welcome him along with Captain Ralph Earie of the CONNECTICUT. She got underway on 29

July for Gibraltar where she received a visit by the Govemor, and then set course for battle pracfice out of Guantanamo Bay before debarking the midshipmen at Annapolis on 30 51

August 1921. While in the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 17 September 1921, Rear Admiral Hughes was detached from duty as Commander Batfleship Squadron TWO and ordered to command Battleship Division Seven of the U.S. Pacific Fleet."

The further history of the CONNECTICUT is very short. Quoting again from "Ships Named CONNECTICUT," "She cleared Philadelphia on 4 October 1921 and reached San Diego on the 27th to serve as the Flagship of Rear Admiral H. O. Stickney, Commander of the Pacific Train (later Base Force), U. S. Pacific Fleet.

She hoisted his flag on 4 November 1921 and based her operations from San Pedro along the Pacific Coast for the remainder of her career.

Rear Admiral John V. Chase (father of our own 'Chevy' Chase) who relieved Rear Admiral Stickney, transferred his flag on 8 December 1922 to the USS PROCYON while in the harbor of San Pedro.

"CONNECTICUT got underway from San Pedro on U December 1922 and entered the Puget Sound Navy Yard on the 16th for inactivation. She was decommissioned in that yard on 1 March 1923 and sold on 1 November of the same year to Mr. Walter W. Johnson of San Francisco, for $42,750."

A personal note about our stay in Christiania: while in that beautiful town we played a game of soccer against a team from the Royal Guards. A large crowd (for soccer in those days) of about 5,000 attended, the King of Norway (Haakon VII) being present. Because of his presence, and undoubtedly only a formality. Royal Guardsmen with fixed bayonets were stationed around the field at intervals of about 15 feet.

The game was played only a few days after the 19 days at sea enroute from Annapolis. We hadn't lost our "sea legs" as yet—and we certainly lost the game by 7 to 1 because of this.

Later in our stay in Christiania the Guardsmen gave our team a dinner at the Fortress of Akershus. The dinner was excellent and was accompanied by many toasts. Our hosts accompanied us back to the docks. On the way we were linked arm-in-arm with them, singing enthusiastically "John Brown's Body"—the Guardsmen singing also to the same tune but entirely different words. It was about eleven o'clock but still light as we lurched down the street. It was the last week in June, very close to the Summer solstice about the 22nd, with the sun setting about eleven p.m. and rising about 2 a.m. During our stay in Chrisfiania (60 degrees N. Lafitude) it never became dark—only a twilight for about 3 hours.

We also played the G}(pA Club towards the end of our stay, and having now found our "land legs" we were beaten only by 2 to 1.

Again we were guests at a fine dinner at the GJ0A Clubhouse. Each of us was given an enamelled Club pin in red and white with the name GJ0A in gold letters. GJ0A was the name of Amundsen's ship used as the base in his Arctic explorations.

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24 Sec'y and Columnist, Mr. Robert A. Keyer, Box 7234, Richmond VA 23221 E. Coast Sec'y, RAdm. H. B. MiUer USN (Ret.) W. Coast Sec'y, VAdm. C. E. Ekstrom USN (Ret.) Percent Members: 87 Jack Kenneday pointed out how sad it was to notice in Charley Beatty's obituary—June Shipmate—"survivors unknown." The statement was tme at the time because the address of Charley's daughter was not in our hands or that of Shipmate. Swede Ekstrom asked Eric Lankenau to help. Eric Lankenau did a veritable Sherlock Homes job on tracing down the address. Charley's only child is Mrs. Katharine Beatty Debolt—2839 West 97th Street, Evergreen Park IL 60642. Katharine has two children: Deborah age 16 and Michael age 14.

Here we have another instance of the need for all to have a complete biography in the hands of Shipmate.

Effective 1 August, Herbert P. Benton (Rube) has a new address: 4979 Prieto Drive, Pensacola FL 32560. An exchange of correspondence with Jack Kennaday has brought us his approval to release the following on marriage: "As Dr. Johnson observed, there are many difficulties in marriage, but it is better than celibacy. A Royal Navy friend of mine, himself remarried after loss of his first wife, said very kindly to me when I remarried: 'Doing so is an indication that one has found the state of marriage good and so really constitutes a tribute to the first partner.' " Pause here for a few moments of sadness: Joe Herlihy left us 10 June in San Jose, Califomia. He had a heart attack en route from Florida to California and was hospitalized at an Air Force Base near Shreveport. His son Michael drove from California to bring him home by car. Michael J. Herlihy is the only surviving child and lives at 845 Bates Avenue, El Cerrito CA 94530.

Frank H. Ball Frank H. Ball (Duke) crossed the border on 2 July and was buried at Arlington 7 July.

Howie Collins, Joe Farrell, Ed Rawlins and Bob Sufliff attended the services. Sandra Ball Frank's daughter, wrote Bob Sutliff, "My Mother asked me to write you and express our family's appreciation for the thoughtfulness of the four of you of the Class of 1924 in attending the services of my father at Arlington on 7 July. It meant so much to each of us to have you all present. It was just a beautiful service which had added meaning by the presence of his friends and Classmates as honor guards.

We would appreciate your passing this mes-

sage to the other three Classmates who were with you. S/ Sandra Ball."

14 July found Mickie and Noble Abrahams at the 40th milestone of their married life. We know many happy years are ahead for them.

Word out of Daytona Beach, Florida, is that after 15 years, the first year as president and then 14 years as secretary of the area section of the Navy League, Weary Wilkins was relieved as secretary at the Council's installation of officers banquet on 6 June. Weary was then installed as the Council's president emeritus for life, and presented with a plaque expressing appreciation for his many years of service to the Council. Following foregoing excitement, Ellen and Weary Wilkins decided the time had come for them to move into a retirement home, thereupon selling their home at Daytona Beach where they had lived for 18'/^ years. They have signed for a nice cottage in the Retirement Community named John Knox Village, which is 28 miles from Daytona Beach. New address: VAdm. and Mrs. C. W. Wilkins USN (Ret.), 3 B Dogwood Court, John Knox Village, Orange FL 32763.

En route to join the Wallers and the Navy Alumni group to Munich and the Oberammergau (Passion Play), Dot Hartwig nearing Dulles Airport was involved in a chain of automobiles collision and suffered a fractured arm, but she continued on, having the arm set in Germany and then had it broken and reset in the U.S. on return. Raoul Waller reports several scenes were deleted from the play to meet the objections of minorities and thereby play was shortened from 8 to 6 hours. Noble Abrahams has a 1923 Lucky Bag available if anyone in the Class or other wants it: address Noble: RR 3, Cayuga View Road, Trumansburg NY 14886.

Noble has just finished the reading of Benjamin Katz's (1926 Retired) book, Now Is the Time to Prepare a Guide for your Survivor.

Ben Katz's address is: 910 North Overlook Drive, Alexandria VA 22305. Nobel presents a general check off list from the book: 1. Obtain the original of the last will—court order necessary if kept in Safety Box). 2. Select attomey and offer will for probate. 3. Obtain at least 15 copies of original death certificate. 4. Notify or contact nearest Social Security office. 5.

Notify or contact nearest Veterans Administration office if applicable. 6. Notify all organizations in which deceased had membership. 7.

Contact or notify all health insurance companies. 8. Contact life insurance companies. 9.

Nodfy creditors, banks, corporations in which deceased owned stock. 10. Notify local post office. 11. Keep complete and accurate record of stocks, bonds, mortgages, notes, etc. 12.

Check on fire insurance and homeowners and automobile policies. 13. Pay all debts. 14.

Notify some class officer and be sure biography and picture is with Alumni Association.

It is the responsibility of the husband and if not him, the family, to have this information filed at U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, Alumni House, Annapolis MD 21402; tel.: 301/263-4448. 15. Make out tax retum. It is certain one can contact Noble Abrahams for further informafion if book is not purchased by you.

Bob Waid writes from Santiago, "Put Mayme and me down for being heartily in favor of a class Reunion in 1984." Bob thinks it should start on a Wednesday and carry through to the Sunday Brunch. He continues, "I hope we can dispense with the rhetoric at the Reunion about how 'beasfly' we were treated as plebes. Certainly I am a better man Shipmate, October 1980

for it and I never heard of anyone who wasn't."

Mid-Reunion A vote is needed quickly from you! The class directors say to you, " I t is time for thought. A number of the mid-30 Classes have been having mid-Reunions from time to time, along them '28, '29 and '30. Class of 1932 worked one up some time ago and 1935 had one last year and 1939 is hiring a ship for a Cruise. Some of them have been more elaborate than others, but all have been successful.

What are your thoughts for one for 1924, 2Vi or 3 years after May, 1979? There is strong sentiment for a West Coast Reunion, but it is traditional for such affairs to be held at the Alma Mater (Annapolis). However, the principal thought is for Classmates to get together.

Should it be West Coast or East Coast if at all?

Should it be of shorter duration than usual?

How many days? Should same general activities as in passed Reunions be undertaken?

Should a reunion held on West Coast (Coronado/San Diego) be looked on as a Winter Vacation? Evvie Burroughs or Swede Ekstrom might tell us if reservations could be made at Air Base, San Diego Training Station, or North Island. A Reunion of any kind representing a change in Reunion policy should have an expression from class members, and we think it the correct procedure. Classmates on the West Coast should send their votes to Evvie Burroughs, 810 Glorietta Ave., Coronado CA 92118. There will be no followup to get replies, but will reply on your promptness, your thoughts, and your vote to us. All replies not sent to Evvie Burroughs should be sent to the Secretary, and let us set 10 December as a final date for receipt.

Alice and Joe CaUaghan celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary (22 June 1925) by taking a nostalgic tour of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Annapolis. Found the Academy to be as beautiful and inspiring as ever.

Midn. Donald E. Babcock USN, now Ensign

Over the ocean's floor we wander, Down deep, where there is no light; Never seeing the sun up yonder.

Only the silent stars at night.

Nothing will keep us from our mission Though attacked by friend and foe on sight.

We are living up to a great tradition Our motto is "We fight to fight."

To To So To

our friends, the silent service our foes, relentless fiends drink a toast, without a boast. the U.S. Submarines.

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: 88 We are sorry that we cannot have an "instant replay" of the 55th reunion in this issue, but alumni magazines are jut not put together that way for very good reasons. So please be patient and read about the news we have here for you, and look forward to the December issue in which we shall garner all the excitement and drama of that fine event. It was, however, great to see all those who were present, and we missed those who could not make it. Also, thanks to all persons who so generously contributed to making the week end a success, especially to those who could not come but graciously gave anyway, thus permitting a "more-for-your-money" gathering for the attendees.

We do, nevertheless, have an account of a very significant happening in SoCal on 27 June when our Golden-State Classmates threw a great get-together on the eve of JUNE WEEK WEST at the Officers' Mess, NAS North Island. Organized, planned and executed by Doris and Cam Briggs, it was a smashing success. We don't normally quote that which our correspondents send in, but Cam's account is too good to paraphrase, so here goes: "Remi-

niscent of June graduation many years ago, we 'younger than springtime' old fuds deserted our rocking chairs and threw abandon to the four winds. It was the largest gathering on the West Coast of the Class since the Bob Clark party back in May 1973. We took over the attractive, candle-lit Sky Room at NAS, with tables covered in Navy-blue cloths, appropriately complemented with gold napkins and candles. After a few toasts to our Class, to us, and to ours, Mary and Ran MacKinnon, direct from Las Vegas via Laguna Hills, entertained us with their 'Land of the Haitien' act that they had previously performed at our class gathering in San Pedro way back in 1936. Who says we aren't hanging in there?

"Attending were: Lucille and Speed Graubart, all the way from Palm Beach; Bluie and Frank Timberlake and Helen and Tiny Schultz, down from the San Francisco area: Mary and Ran MacKinnon and Martha and Henry Brian, from up Laguna way; Marion and Phil Creasor from Santa Ana; Irene and Lee Weston, long time no see, from up our Coast a spell; plus us from local sticks, Helen and Haraldson Smith and son, Stephen; Mary and Jeane Clark; Louise and John Murphy; Virginia and Vic Long; Maude and Marv West; Kathleen and Bevo Bond; Pauline and Ray Rahiser; Dorothy and Hunter Wood; with married daughter, Dudley, and husband, Frank; Doris and Cam Briggs and daughter, Bette; Margery Pefley, Bunny Gill, Ruth Haugen and Eleanor Snedeker, our local lovely 'Chicks'; and George Purmont and Jimmie Dowden, our two unattached swingers. Forty-two persons in all."

As for JWW itself. Cam continues: "The Saturday evening USNA Alumni Association JWW Reception and Dinner-Dance affair, with some 400-500 attending, was more like a miniature Homecoming, with more people calling you by first name (everyone did have on name-tags!) than you could really remember.

Only four couples in the Class attended this year, the Vic Longs, the Phil Creasors, the Tiny Schultzes and the two of us. However we did have a separate '25 Class table; so could confinue on from the night before. Saturday morning four of us formed a '25 foursome in the golf toumament, Ran, Bevo, Marv and I. I don't menfion this trivia to note that we broke any course records or won any prizes, only to

JUNE WEEK WEST Party

Presentation of the Class of 1924 Prize Babcock, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was presented the Class of 1924 (a wrist watch) by LCdr. Reed Adams USN (Ret.) at Commissioning Week Ceremonies at the Academy. The prize is presented to that midshipman of the graduating class who has the highest average of grades for all courses completed in engineering, oceanography, and acousfics among those who complete an ocean engineering major.

Had a great bunch together for the 23 July luncheon: Bullis. Collins, Dyer, Farrell, Herring, Peterson, Rawlins, and Wilson.

And we shall close with this bit of verse written during the war years by Bill Stone and entitled "The U. S. Submarines:" Shipmate. October 1980

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note that we were the senior foursome to participate. Time-she fugits!"

Phil Creasor took some pictures of the class party, one of which is shown here. We won't try to identify those in the picture, so you decide who is who for yourselves.

Lee Weston, who with Irene was among those present at this class gathering, writes most enthusiasfically about the party and about the Briggs' good management of the whole affair; and Mary and Ran MacKinnon really laid in on about what a grand get-together it was.

Lee goes on to say that they are in reasonably good health, leading as they do a quiet life in Solana Beach. They see Lee Junior and his family frequently.

On the other hand, the MacKinnons report quite a busy existence in which they see all our SoCal Classmates at various and sundry gatherings. The Bill Standleys had a luncheon for the Speed Graubarts, there from Florida on their annual trek West. This was described as a preview of the class party to come, and apparently lots of fun. Please note that the Graubarts also attended the 27 June party. Ran ("A.K.A. as Mac," as he always signs his name on his epistles) seems to be an habitue of the golf course on almost a daily basis. In this correspondence we also got word that Ruby Clark is very much better and that she and Bob hoped to make the reunion (trust we saw them here last week, but if we did not, here's wishing her a rapid and complete recovery).

We have some news from the Northwest in the form of a letter from Bruno Hammond who is in the picture of the young tourists in a decrepit taxi on page 55 of the July-August issue.

Brano confirms our guesses of four of the five mids, spots the locale as Copenhagen, and says he thinks the fifth young gentleman, the one second from the left, is Speed Graubart. Could be; and we hope Speed will verify or deny the allegation. Bruno says he boned-up on a few Danish phrases, thus being able to barter with the chauffeur for an all-day tour of historic places and the Danish capital. As for the driver himself, maybe Hamlet would have said "Alas! poor Yorick" had the Prince of Denmark been around to see the man with his vehicle full of spirited Twenty-fivers on an outing. In regard to the other picture on the same page of that two-month-ago Shipmate, Bruno states that the two flankers in white works are Jappy Wolcott and Lee Weston, and we think Bruno is correct. Jappy is gone, but as we have noted earlier in the column, Lee is very much with us and maybe he will clear the matter.

Another item we gleaned from Bruno's letter was that the Seattle Alumni Chapter planned to have a picnic at the Charlie Weeks in Coupeville on Whidbey Island in August.

A short note from Elmer Griep in Grants Pass, Oregon, says that Doreen and he did not make the reunion. Because of a heart attack, his doctor advised against long trips. He is recovering nicely, however, and wishes to be remembered to all hands.

Bonnie and Russ Thompson visited Coronado in January through March. They had an excellent time, seeing many of the Classmates whom we have mentioned in the first part of these notes; in fact everything was so nice that they are planning to stay four months next year. Russ says he practices some civil engineering, with golf on Mondays and Fridays, and lost of week ends at their little cottage on a lake near Fort Wayne, Indiana, which metropolis is their home town. Also enclosed was a picture of Jack Steele, now a 54

Jack Steele, ready for liberty. 1923 Floridian, taken on second-class cruise.

A routine check with Tommy Kimes, who lives in an Arkansas town with the intriguing name of Smackover, reveals that they are doing fine in spite of his becoming an octogenarian in November. Well, happy birthday. Tommy, and we all send Rose and you our best wishes in return for yours.

And another Indianan, Hook Wilson with wife Helen, spent three months in Key West visiting their daughter, who is the wife of LCdr. C. L. Robinson USN, C O . of F4 DET SQUAD, Boca Chica NAS. All of the notes on Midwestemers above were furnished by our superlative news gatherer, Charlie Silsbee, who also, as did we, received a very good letter from Rayburn Hamilton, whom we wrote of in some detail in previous issues. We are surely glad that contact with Ray has been reestablished, as he sounds like quite a person.

Eddie Beck spent a few days in Bethesda Naval Hospital being checked-out. He says the treatment was super and the therapy prescribed is very helpful. While there he had visits from or telephonic conversations with several Washington Classmates, which made it doubly worthwhile. We had hoped he would come down to Annapolis, but that did not develop.

A number of letters with enclosures have been received from Red Eye Coleman. One of the enclosures was from Admiral Wilson, dated October 1921, and mainly to the Regiment of Midshipman (only 2,800 copies were printed) reporting the turning over of the yacht AMERICA to the Academy and quoting from an article by RAdm. Eugene H. Leutze USN, Class of 1867, about his midshipmen's cruise in AMERICA. Leutze was appointed to the Naval Academy by President Lincoln because the former's father, Emanuel Leutze, had painted the famous Washington Crossing the Delaware. This group of papers was given to Shipmate, but it was too long for publication and has been passed to the N.A. Archives.

Another Red Eye letter enclosed a letter dated 6 December 1925 from his N.A. roommate, Phil Compton, in which Phil raves about his girl friend Annette, whom he did not marry as it tums out. In his letter, written from RALEIGH, Phil also mentions seeing Shane King, Eva Brant, Van Nagell, Tweedy, Bull Wright, Mann and Mosley, who were in 7500ton cruisers or in CLEVELAND in the "Banana Fleet."

There were some other letters and papers, not about Classmates or the Academy, which we will see get into the right hands. As always, thank you. Red Eye. Now we would like to write a brief tribute to our late Classmate, Roger Nickerson, whose death on 2 July in Key West and burial in Arlington were reported in the September issue.

Roger was a French Batt man at the Academy.

For all four years he was a Class Company Representative, and was in the gymkhana and the Masqueraders. First-class year he was a cheerleader. Always popular with all classes, he was particularly so with his own. He had a wide variety of duty as an officer, much of it on foreign shores and in unusual places. He used to say, "I joined the Navy and did see the World!" Originally from Bangor, Maine, he settled, upon retirement, in Key West, just as far away as he and Mag could be in a southerly direction and still be in the U.S.A. Although they led a quiet life down in those Florida Keys, he doing a superb job as director of Civil Defense, they attended class reunions and other gatherings. We shall all miss old "Nick" greatly, and again send to Mag our deepest sympathy.

A letter came from Beth Pickton Sanborn, Willis ("Pick") Pickton's daughter, with information that Rck's wife, Elizabeth (Betty), died on 10 July. The letter was written at his request so that the Class might be informed.

We are very sorry to get the sad news and send Pick and Beth, and the grandchildren, our profound sympathy.

Horace Trainer died in Ocala, Florida, on 1 August and was buried there on 4 August.

We'll have more information for next month.

For the moment, our deepest sympathy to Louise and to the family.

26 Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. W. R. Smedberg IE, USN (Ret.), "Secure," Box 178, Crystal River, FL 32629 Percent Members: 89 As the end of July approaches and the remaining time left before my deadline in Alumni House decreases rapidly, the threat of a very short '26 column was dissipated with the arrival of the morning's mail, forwarded from Crystal River. Letters from Bob Pirie, Marvin Evenson and "Sparky" Scrymgeour brightened the day.

Bobbie and Bob Pirie are finally moved into their "permanent quarters,"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bob's phraseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; in BIdg. 1, Apt. B-124, Abbey Delray, 2050 S.W. 10th Court, Delray Beach FL 33445, after considerable travel during the last two weeks in May and first part of June, which included "fraternizing with all the old aviators for three days in Pensacola," followed by a very pleasant and nostalgic visit with Bob Ellis, LizAnn and her family, and Meda, Tex Edward's widow, who has lost her second husband and is living on a farm not far from Bob in Griffin, Georgia. Pirie enclosed some pictures which I hope can be reproduced in Shipmate, though the one of the two Plebes in midshipmen dress uniforms, the two Bobs, might be too old to be used. Those two Bobs. 58 years later, seem to have weathered well. Bob Pirie beside Bobbie and Meda in the Spring of 1980 in one snap, and together in the other. Pirie also enclosed the accompanying snap of himself and Stan Nichols in their new "whites," Plebe summer.

Shipmate. October 1980

Bob Ellis. Bob Pirie

Pirie and Ellis. 1922

Stan Nichols and Bob Pirie. Plebe Summer 1922 The Piries went on to watch the graduation of oldest grandson. Jeffrey Abel, at the Academy, after which Bob played in the annual U.S. Seniors golf tournament at Blind Brook; old enough, for the first time, to play in the top age group—over 75—in which he placed 4th out of 45 players. On the way back to Florida the Piries stopped to have breakfast Shipmate. October 1980

with "Mom" and Frank Busey, in La Plata, Maryland. Bob says they expect to be at Homecoming, 3-4 October, and think they have persuaded Bob Ellis and Meda to come also.

Hubert Strange writes from Annapolis that he has published his autobiography, "A Full Life," which tells a lot about 1926 in 12 pages, with photos. If any Classmates are interested, he will mail a copy upon receipt of their address and $6.00. He added that "Jean and 1 made our second cruise up the Inland Waterway in INDEPENDENCE from St. Simons Island where Budge lives with his three children. He is tennis champion in his age group of Georgia."

Long silent, from this column at least, "Sparky" Scrymgeour wrote on 16 July from 405 Ave. Vaquero, San Clemente CA 92672, that he has been very busy both there and in . Mazatlan, Mexico, where his bridge club has expanded to the point where he spends six days a week of playing, scoring and preparing for the next games. He and Phyllis have many friends there and "really feel more at home there than in the U.S.A. now." They are allowed only 180 days a year in Mexico, where they are in December through May. They are planning on attending Homecoming this year—their first in 14 years—and will see their first great-grandchild, Danielle, bom on 13 June to Joan's #1 daughter. In September, the Scrymgeours celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary with 13 members of the family at the Hotel del Coronado, and also hosted the '26 luncheon at the Officers' Club on North Island.

"Chick" Evenson writes from Santa Rosa, California, that he and Maud are in excellent health but have given up tennis, solely because they are no courts near enough to their ranch, replacing it with horseback riding. They have two horses, 200 acres on their own ranch and 8,000 acres, beside their border, of Anadell State Park with its miles of trails.

The Alumni Association has reported the deaths of two Classmates, without any details, both non-graduates. Edward C. Wise died on 26 January 1980, leaving his widow who lives at 6405 Chevy Chase, Dallas TX 75225. Eddie was a member of the Alumni Associafion. The Class extends sympathy to his family. On 5 February 1979, George B. Evertson died in Lebanon, Tennessee.

This column is being written on 30 July, at Capon Springs, West Virginia, where the Smedbergs will be until the first of September, God willing. After that we will be in Washington for most of September to see some Navy football games and, hopefully, attend a Class party.

The trip by auto from Crystal River was a leisurely one in very hot weather, with golf in the High Hampton area of North Carolina and again for two days with Louise and Kenny Craig at their lovely Maggie Valley course in the Great Smokies. The nafives in both areas said it was the worst heat spell in many years.

It continued to hold for the week, being "unusual" even in Capon Springs, with a 103 in Washington, only IVz hours away on the day we arrived in West Virginia. Fortunately, since air conditioning is unknown at Capon, and almost never needed, thunderstorms broke the heat the second day we were here and we have enjoyed the usual blanket at night for the past week.

Craig and Smedberg spent considerable time in conference, mostly on either the golf course

Louise and Kenny Craig with Claudia Smedberg or at the bridge table, our hosts managing to separate us from some of our vacation funds at both endeavors. Kenny, with a 16 handicap, is getting back on his game after a successful eye operafion, even without having completely regained his deadly putting eye.

Our Treasurer, Frank Busey, had asked if the Class shouldn't have some sort of policy regarding payment from the Class Fund for flowers for Classmates who will be leaving this mortal sphere in the years ahead. There has been no such policy to date but, as all who have had duty in Washington know, the class group there has provided flowers for the funerals of Classmates interred in the National Cemetery in Arlington. The funds for those flowers have been contributed from moneys collected for the monthly luncheons. It is the opinion of the President and the Vice President that the Class Fund should not be a source of funds for flowers for any funerals. In each local community, where there are still a number of '26ers, it seems appropriate to continue the custom of depending upon friends of the deceased in the local area to provide whatever flowers, or other memorials the family may request, that may be indicated.

In response to a number of requests conceming the status or progress of the Class History, Kenny telephoned Bunny Benjamin and learned that he is working on it, still, though having been delayed for some time by private affairs that demanded his attenfion.

27 Sec'y, RAdm. Brooke Schumm USN (Ret.) 680 Americana Dr., #25, Annapolis MD 21403 Percent Members: 89 Just before he left on a North Cape cruise, our president, Tom Hamilton, wrote me the following letter, which I quote in part. "Many thanks for your note and the excellent minutes and reports of the annual meeting. The Grim Reaper has taken his toll, but at least we have sfill a majority surviving. The news of Jack Brown was sad. Sorry I didn't know about Rosalie Funke.

"One bright feature of the last '27 lunch here in San Diego, which Nadine Robinson probably reported, was the generous acfion of Daddy Dayton's son, Lt. Charies M. Dayton CEC USN, in contributing wine for the luncheon in memory of his father. Unfortunately he could not attend the luncheon as planned, and we missed the opportunity of meefing this young man who was in a training course at Port Hueneme.

"The Ole Sharps, Gil Richardsons and Hamiltons had a '27 dinner together at JUNE 55

WEEK WEST and regretted that, Alene and Jack Hoerner's plans to attend were negated.

"We are most fortunate to have Don Griffin and your Execmive Committee taking care of our affairs so efficiently, and all of us are very appreciative that you are willing to do most of the work in keeping us all informed and entertained thereby with the interesting news of our good friends.

"I hope Bob Barnes' and Bob Quackenbush's health have retumed as both of them contribute so much.

"The Deutermanns and Tom Flynns are off on the NA tour to Oberammergau, and we are delighted to be going on one of Bill Worden's excellent cmises to the North Cape, with Classmates Howard Caldwell, Red Johnson, Lefty Nation and other Navy friends. As ever, Tom." As I write this I have been notified by the Navy Department of the death of "Lefty" M.A. Nation in Norway. No further details of this sad event are available at this time, but will be published when known. Our deepest sympathies go out to Cecile, his widow.

A brief note from Marshall Smith anent the class ring episode which has been chronocled in recent issues of Shipmate. "Dear Brooke: Maybe Heinie Armstrong told you about this crazy incident, but anyway 1 am sending the letters for your amusement.

"I have surrendered in the end and 1 paid them $595, but it is the right ring.

"Class of '27 should be careful in dealing with Tiffany.

"Hope all is well with you and dear Old Crabtown. Best regards, Marshall."

Your Sec'y had a note from Count Dekay in Pebble Beach, Califomia, thanking for forwarding some mail addressed to him via me from Blair Zirkle, a '26 graduate of the USNA. Many of our Class will remember him as Earl Zirkle.

Ellen and Charlie Tooke reported that they had lunch with Bill Royall and his new bride in their home in East Boothbay, Maine, in July.

Carolyn and Bill Irvin have retumed from a two-month visit around the Med as well as in Italy and Yugoslavia, and they had a very wonderful fime.

Nadine Robinson reports for Jack Dalton about the San Diego Group: "For a change of scene, this report comes from the Bluebird Motel in Cambria where Robbie and I have come to celebrate his daughter Gail Depue's birthday. The typewriter survived the trip in the car trunk so here goes.

"The trite but tme aphorism 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' clearly was in operation on July 29 in the Tom Cat Room of the Miramar Naval Air Station Officers Club when 46 members, wives, widows and guests of the San Diego County USNA Alumni Associafion of the Class of 1927 met for the first time since the last Tuesday of May. "Dorian and Jimmie Cohn, whom we seldom see except in Summer when they come to the Coast to escape the heat of Mesa, Arizona, were accompanied by their lovely daughter, Felice, and her husband, Dick Coutchie.

Madeline Hummer brought her teenage granddaughter, Deanne Tilley, and Deanne's sister, Leisa Morgensen, justly proud mother of eight-month-old daughter, Cameron, the Hummer's fifth great-grandchild, whom they saw for the first time last week. Harry, though progressing very well after his surgery some months ago, is not stretching his luck with his 56

improved health to include social functions away from home.

"Also guests of the Hummers were Nancy and Glen Epperson. Col. Epperson USA is an associate member of the USNA Alumni Association and is a past, and we hope future, contributor of articles to Shipmate.

Glen entertained after luncheon with a reading of an involved and hilarious episode concerned with the firing of a cannon loaded with gun-powder and Nancy's biscuits which can be properly comprehended only if read in its entirety and we hope he sends Shipmate a copy.

"Dale and Tommy Flynn and Sally and Dutch Deutermann were full of enthusiasm in their recollections of their experiences on their recent USNA Alumni 'Treasures of Europe' trip. The date of the Deutermanns' forty-eighth wedding anniversary came during the tour and they had decided to keep the event quiet, but the other Class of '27 passengers. Vera and Rosie Loud, had been attendants at their wedding and surprised them by arranging a celebration at a beer garden on the outskirts of Vienna. There was dancing and sampling of the excellent wines of the locality and much general festivity. A very special tribute of foreign hospitality was the playing of 'Anchors Aweigh' by the 'oom-pah' band."

Thanks, Jack and Nadine. (Sec'y.)

Heinie Armstrong reports for the Northern California Clan that they held their summer luncheon meeting at the Fleet Admiral Nimitz Club on 14 June. Those attending were: Melene and Gene Lugibihl, Laura McDaniel, Johnnie Heald, Don Hilton, Ella and Coach Gullett, Rosie and Frenchie Goyette, Edie and Bob Ford, Mary and Claren Duke, Lorene and Charlie Beasley, Nina and Ernie Blake, and Betty and Heinie. Honoring Flay Day, the table was decorated with U.S. flags of various sizes.

Get Well and Remembering Cards were signed for Charlotte Traua, Argyll Buckley, Lou Chappell, Hank Henry and Earl Patterson. Authorized absentees were: Barbara Wickhorst entertaining a house full of relatives; Helen Dyson who has sold her home in Los Altos, and is moving to Menlo Commons, Apt. D #103, 2140 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park CA 94025; Marshall Smith off to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to buy in on a condo. Bea Allen is off on a leisurely tour to Bavaria and Switzerland. From her tour of China she observed that they were continually surrounded by happy people who wanted to communicate.

This was quite a difference from what they observed in Russia and Europe. Faithful Tiny DeKay came through with another newsy letter in which she reported that all was well with the Pebble Beach Gang. Dottie Tmslow writes that she is resting up after a six-week session as Nanny for her grandchildren. Virginia Walsh was on a trip to Denver, Colorado.

Ethel and Frank June were off on a trip to Portland, then on to the San Juan Islands.

Congratulations to Helen and Jim McKinstry on their 46th wedding anniversary. They're off on a honeymoon trip to Santa Barbara. Kay Heinlein was resting up after an extended trip to the East to visit family. Edie and Bob Ford have retumed from an eighteen-day trip to S. America including among many other places, Machu Picchu, Galapogas Is. and the Amazon Jungle Safari Camp. To keep the ship underway, they leave for the wine country up north where Edie will engage in a color workshop while Bob samples the wines, and both enjoy the hot mud baths at Calistoga.

Your Sec'y has at hand a letter written to the Editor of the New York World from the Naval Academy on 24 October 1923, by our Classmate when a plebe, Albert J. Devany. "A Midshipman on Navy Day. Monday, October 27, is Navy Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to acquaint the people with the Navy, its purpose, its achievements. The apathy of the country as a whole toward an efficient Navy has its reflection throughout the service, and the Navy League has instituted Navy Day to bring the subject before the people.

"According to the terms of the recenfly adopted treaty with regard to Naval disarmament we are supposed to have a Navy equal to Great Britain's and two-fifths larger than Japan's. Unfortunately, these are only suppositions. Secretary of the Navy Wilber has proved in his report to President Coolidge that we are not up to standard. It is known that most people carry some kind of insurance in some form or other. These same people do not realize, however, the necessity and importance of insurance such as is guaranteed by an efficient navy. The Navy is the cheapest and best form of national insurance.

"Those in the Navy are striving to promote legislation in the Congress to raise us to an equality with Great Britain. But of course the Navy has to abide by the judgment of the people in whose employ and at whose service we are.

"The Navy is offering to me an honorable career. I feel it is my duty as a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy to urge all citizens to an observance of Navy Day and what it stands for. Signedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A. J. Devany Midshipman, United States Navy." (Not bad for a plebe, what? Sec'y.) HOORAY FOR NAVY DAY 1980!

Barbara and Parker Fairlamb escaped some of the heat in Crabtown when they drove to Maine to visit a niece at Isle-au-Haut in Penobscot Bay, reached by mail boat from Stonington on Deer Isle. Stop-overs included Damayiscotta, Wiscasset and Orr's Island.

They reported that Velma and Kenny Knowles are planning to sail up to Annapolis in the Spring of '81 in their Gulfstar 37.

A brief note from Sam Griffin says he missed his usual winter trip to Florida, but he hopes to make it next year. He golfs almost every day, is still single and looking around up on the Cape.

Amilie Clark, Johnny's widow has informed me that she has moved to 1015 East Eleventh St., Gushing OH 74023, to be near her son and his family.

Dixie Brodie, Steve's widow, was one of several who informed me of Jack Brown's death. Steve and Jack were roommates at the Academy.

Linda Hinners, wife of Bob's son John, has written to Ellen and Chariie Tooke, and she included in her thanks the Schumms, for their hosting a luncheon in the Tookes' home after Virginia's burial service.

10 October 1845 The Naval School Opens at Annapolis, Maryland

Shipmate, October 1980

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. Cockell USN (Ret.) 3222 Browning St., San Diego CA 92106 N. Eastern Corr., Capt. R. O. Burzynski USN (Ret.) Box 145, New Casfle NH 03854 Percent Members: 92 Harry Sears reports from Limey Cockell the sad news that Helen (Mrs. Tom) Ennis died of cancer on 26 July. Following cremation, Hel-en's ashes were buried in the family burial plot in West Laurel, Pennsylvania. Tom can be reached at P.O. Box 3539, Tequesta FL 33458.

Swede Norgaard writes to tell us that Caroline (Mrs. Bill) Parson's address has not changed from 1710 Shannon St., Apt. 141, Monroe LA 71201, even though a recent letter addressed to her was returned to the Alumni Association marked: "Moved; left no address." Martha (Mrs. Doug) Gladding '26 reports that Caroline lives near her daughter Joanne and her 3 sons; but that in July Caroline is in Coral Gables with her brother, Dan Brock, VP of Pan American. Thus, Caroline's non-receipt of mail.

In early August, Harry Sears traveled to Keystone, Colorado, 70 miles west of Denver, to participate in the reunion of VB-104. Harry commanded this bombing squadron, known as the "Buccaneers," which was awarded the coveted Presidential Unit Citation for signal success against the Japanese in the South Pacific.

Jimmy James writes that he visited the 28th Co. wardroom in Bancroft Hall, and was very impressed with what the midshipmen have done. Hanging on the wall with a suitable inscription was a very handsome photo of Dave McDonald. When the mids found out that Jimmy had been the Chief of the Bureau of Ships and the Navy's Chief Engineer, they asked him for an autographed photo to hang alongside Dave's. Jimmy wrote to Bill Schoech, asking him also to send in a photograph with a suitable autograph to hang in the 28th Co. wardroom; as Jimmy says: "To remind these young folks that Twenty-Eight is great. When received, I'll add one of my own so they can have the 'Three Big Chiefs of '28.' " After some thought, Jimmy realized that 3—out of a total of only 173 graduates—of the BLC had achieved a very high station during the final years of BLC's active duty— McDonald as Chief of Naval Operations, Schoech as Chief of Naval Material, and he himself as Chief of the Bureau of Ships and the Navy's Chief Engineer—the top of the ladder in their fields. So the BLC looks like a winner in these Sweepstakes; is there any other Class that has achieved such recognition?!

Jim Schuber writes that he and Ruth wandered about the Smokeys and Blue Ridge in July, and stopped at Ginny and AI Fay's place in Blowing Rock. North Carolina. Jim remarks: "The view from their veranda was breathtaking, a panorama I'll remember!"

Ed Dexter says that if one is looking for a thrilling modern-day adventure, he or she should try a safari (Swahili work for "advenShipmate. October 1980

Ed Dexter on Safari in Kenya, astride the equator NANYUKI ALTITUDE 6 38,ta=J

Great White Hunter with Betty Berry in Africa ture") to Kenya, as he and Betty Berry did in late June and early July. Ed continues: "When our favorite NYC travel club (Matterhom) offered an incredible 10-day African Executive safari at enticing prices, it offered the opportunity to fulfill one of our travel ambitions. So, we signed up and departed on PanAm B647, along with 300 other expectant air travelers to Africa. After 17 hours and four brief stops at Dakar; Monrovia, Liberia; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; and Lagos, Nigeria, we finally arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, at 2 a.m. It had been 40 hours and 9000 miles since our last bedrest, and at 4 a.m. we were tired.

"Suddenly it was noon, and Ed remembered he had written a Kenyan official of the United Nations he had known in New York city to meet us at the hotel for a sightseeing tour and visit to the Kithone home. Now as vice president of a Kenyan university, Mr. Kithone and his family graciously acted as our tour guides while we visited out of the ordinary places, such as the open public food markets, a stunning exhibition of traditional dances of Kenya, and lastly a splendid Kenyan meal in their attractive home.

"Nairobi is a modern, orderly and impressive capital, with an ideal climate and altitude of about 5000 feet, and similar to Denver in that respect. It was the capital when the British governed Kenya for several decades until about 20 years ago, when granted independence under the strong leadership of Jomo Kenyatta, who is considered the 'Father' of this new country. His name is everywhere; the splendid new International Airport, the leading main street and the impressive 29-story Conference Center, are all named for Jomo Kenyatta (who died only a few years ago).

"Although Kenya is primarily an agricultural country, its primary source of economic income derives from the increasing numbers of tourists visiting Kenya; and the govemment promotes and appreciates visiting sightseers—an evidence of which was the Note of Welcome received from the President upon our

arrival. Last year neariy a half milhon visitors came to Kenya, primarily to see the extraordinary wild game parks and to attend conferences.

"For decades Kenya was the mecca for wild animal hunting; Theodore Roosevelt was one visitor long ago. Today there are strictly enforced laws protecting the many sanctuaries for wild animals and birds; a boon serving animals and mankind successfully. Now one may hunt only with camera and eyesight. During the five days Betty and I were on safari in three wild animal parks, we rode around in a seven passenger safari car. Ed took pictures while Betty tallied numbers. Here is what we saw in a single day (which is probably a fraction of what we did not see): 72 elephants, 15 zebras, 17 giraffe, 50 gnu, 14 lions, 2 rhinos, 25 gazelles, 50 water buffalo, 5 hippos, 20 ostrich, and numerous other varieties such as warthogs, impalas, water bucks, dikdiks (small deer), eagles, and numerous spotted hyenas.

"Our marvelous native driver and guide, Joe Adalla, who looked like a handsome Joe Louis with charm and an Oxford accent, had the uncanny skill to know just where to find the wild game at any particular time over a severalmile-square area. He would suddenly maneuver his safari car and confront a group of giraffe munching from the tops of trees or bump into a herd of elephants snorting edibles through their tmnks. The wild animals have become so accustomed to mini-buses and safari cars that they only return the stares of the visitors; but woe to those who get out and get closer.

"The scenery on safari was always interesting and sometimes spectacular. The 5000-ft. plateau, or veld as they call it, was surrounded by high mountains. Two in particular, were most impressive: Mt. Kenya at 17,000 feet and the other, Mt. Kilimanjaro, at 19,000 feet, the highest mountain in Africa. Both are covered with snow the year around despite almost straddling the equator, which runs through the middle of Kenya.

"Overall accommodations were excellent, as well as the abundance of tasty vegetables and fruits, which are among the main air exports to European countries. One lunch at the Mt. Kenya Safari club was the acme of perfection in variety and allure. This elegant building and its manicured gardens and stmtting peacock were once owned by movie star William Holden, who used it to entertain his intemational set of friends and associates. Now it is owned and run by the Kenyan government to enhance tourism, which it most assuredly does. The club sits exactly astride the equator at 7000 feet altitude, and longitude 37 degrees, 7 minutes east. Beyond the roving peacocks and the alluring swimming pool, one can see the majestic Mt. Kenya and Mt. Kilimanjaro. It is a stunning and unforgettable sight and memory.

"Suddenly and too soon it was time to board another B647 for the homeward joumey from a modern day fairyland of wild animals, where one does not get hurt nor bored with today's travel recipes. And like most tourists we brought a lot of attractive Kenyan curios such as handsomely carved wooden miniature lions, elephants, gazelles and giraffes. They will remind us for a long time of our memorable safari to Kenya."

Finally, with regret we must report the death of George Fritschmann on 19 August 1980 in Long Beach, Califomia. His remains were to be cremated and scattered at sea. More will be forthcoming in the next issue.

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29 Sec'y, RAdm. Cal Laning USN (Ret.) 6404 Lakeview Dr., Falls Church VA 22041 Corr. Secretaries: So. Cal., Cdr. Bill Darnell 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.) Dotal Mobile Homes, Villa No. 17 Clearwater FL 33515 Percent Members: 87 Twenty Niners submitted 109 ballots to our Executive Committee to express their wishes for our 55th Reunion. These ballots were developed by our San Diego Group and published in our recent Class Letter. The results are tabulated below.

First: as regards location for the 55th, Annapolis was preferred over San Diego by a vote of 43-28 and Florida was well behind with 1 vote. However, 24 Classmates were on the fence and voted for "either Annapolis or San Diego."

Second: our 55th will be a formal reunion by a vote of 45 to 10; and it will last 3 days by a vote of 49 to 19.

Third: we will meet in Annapolis in the Fall of 1984. The Fall season was selected by 45 Classmates, Spring by 27 and Winter by 15—but no one voted for for a Summer in Crabtown.

Jean and Fran Duborg In July we lost one of our best friends. Fran Duborg succumbed to a sudden stroke while eating lunch with Jean. Fran and Jean had enjoyed their new retirement residence in Laguna Hills only a year after closing their ten-acre olive and nut ranch near Oroville, California. During that year, we in SoCal had enjoyed that charming gentleman at all our lunches and gatherings. Jean stays on in their home at 3184B Alta Vista, Laguna Hills CA 92653.

We quote from a recent letter from Al Boyd '29 and '30, setting the record straight as to whether he was the victim of scholastics after doing well for three years. As we all know.

Black Ns had the highest repute, and no one would like to have them confused with 2.5s. So we proudly maintain that Al is a true '29er. Al sez," "Update since the 50th Muster Notes?

Well, we continued annual migration from Florida to The Berkshires (which 1 mispronounce as Barkshuzz to irritate the local Yankees who consider me the Village Bigot)—stopping on the way to take in the 50th for the Class of '30 (wherein you may recall I sojourned for an extra year constantiy muttering, 'It's a 5-year course, some make it in 4').

Later that quote got me sympathetic looks such as are usually reserved for the Village 58

Idiot, so 1 took to adding that my turnback was not a matter of academic shortcomings but of 'Moral Turpitude, and 1 have papers to prove it.' That raised some eyebrows. 1 never did figure out how the Powers-that-Be constmed my honestly admitted gamble to stay over and sneak back on board with the regular returning liberty-party (thus maybe not getting caught at all) instead of plodding conspicuously up the gangway in liberty clothes in the middle of forenoon working hours, as M.T.—and I dunno if that 'sentence' will parse or not at all, or however." (Secty note: Well, partially.

Stet.)

After retiring twice in Maryland and twice in Florida, Ellie and OIlie Kirk have retired "permanenfly" again in Maryland. This time to the Eastern Shore, near their daughter Cynthia. OIlie is a successful laryngectomee.

Ellie is regaining the use of her left arm and leg, after a stroke, but is handicapped in her old skill of catching crabs with a toe for bait.

Their address is Box 447, Onley VA 23418.

Prez Benson states that meetings of the WB&A gang will be the third Tuesday of each month during this academic year in the private room in the Army-Navy Country Club, excepting for the coed in Annapolis in December, and another in May at Vinson Hall.

Just a year ago our Class Poet, Knight Pryor (Henry Ford's able successor) was persuaded to write a few lines for our Fiftieth Reunion.

He tifled it "Twenty-Nine, 50th Reunion Nostalgia." We publish it here, without copyright, for those who could not be present.

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Twenty-Nine, 50th Reunion Nostalgia It's fifty and four long years, and more.

Since we joined the long blue line— A bunch of jerks in loose 'white works' — The Class of twenty-nine.

We had our fill of infantry drill: "Belly up: line up those heads!"

And oft our nights saw wild broom fights.

Or the crash of upset beds.

Plebe summer passed and then, at last.

No more of carefree jape.

Appeared a mass of upper class To whip us into shape.

Through many a bumble we learned to be humble In some ways too drastic to mention.

With feigned equanimity we sat on infinity For failing to sit at attention.

At reveille's call 'twas down the hall.

On mornings cold and clear, Providing heat to warm the seat For an upper classman's rear.

For those who made the passing grade, Plebe year came to an end.

After acid test, our First Class pest Became a first class friend.

Then we packed our blues for a Youngster cruise, Where we learned the sailor's role.

We'd holystone till the quarterdeck shone.

And we shoveled tons of coal.

We ploughed away to Gitmo Bay, And we made the big guns roar.

Then home again—salt sailorman— We smugly swaggered ashore.

We used a scheme on the Michigan team The Wolverines to stun.

Psychology—used cagily— Left NAVY 'Number One.' At the Army game—since, never the same— Two teams that wouldn't yield— We marched, to lose our overshoes In the mud of Soldiers Field.

Of Youngster claim to dubious fame, The one who topped the list

Was Willie, who wiggled (while laundry queens giggled) And promptly left our midst.

Some thought it tops, after Dalhgren hops.

Authority to flout— Committing sin by checking in.

Then stealthily frenching out.

Disdaining 'Regs' and 'Jimmylegs,' They'd haste to their fair ladies — Perhaps to win a black block "N" For a cruise on REINA

MERCEDES.

For Prof in 'Juice' we were prone to use Some nicknames fond or silly.

But 'Gasping Gus' got back at us, And likewise 'Slipstick Willie.'

For 'T.B.T.' or 'H.A.' we Had definitions fitter Than 'Flour Angle' or (then new-fangled) 'Target Bearing Transmitter.'

Some starred in Grease,' avoiding 'trees,' And some fell by the way-side.

But one and all our lives recall At Crabtown by the bayside.

Where 'Teapot Dome' was wont to roam In search of the unwary; Where men of wrath once buried Math— The ones Math didn't bury.

I've wracked my brain down memory lane— Don't wish to drag the story on For all four years (Do I hear three cheers?)

And, alas, I'm no historian.

But we drilled and boned till our minds were honed To an edge fit for a beard— The shoals of fate to navigate, Whatever the course we steered.

Those few short years of sweat and tears.

And at last the words so sweet: "Squads East and West" (I'll skip the rest) Then off to join the Fleet.

To those whose war is fought no more— Whose lives have met surcease — To our honored dead we bow the head; God grant them rest in peace.

Prepared for strife, or civil life— Whatever has been our line; Bilger or grad—we're proud and glad We're all of Twenty-Nine.

30 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Herbert H. Marable, USN (Ret.) 100 Askewton Rd., Round Bay, SevernaPark MD 21146 Percent Members: 87 Bill Stewart reports from Palo Alto on the doings of NorCal '30. On 5 June 1980, Gertrude and Dock Strohbehn, surrounded by close relatives, their son and daughter, personal friends. Classmates and shipmates, celebrated their Fiftieth Golden Wedding Anniversary at the " O " Club, NAS Moffett Field, with cocktails and dinner. They radiated the love happiness and closeness that had built up between them. A true Blue and Gold couple. We congratulate and wish them a fair wind always at their backs as they continue down life's path. It was an honor and a privilege for those present to have participated in such an event.

At the behest of Jean and Al Kohlas, twenty-eight enthusiastic and convivial persons of the NorCal Class of 1930 gathered in the Patio Room of the Admiral Nimitz Officers' Club on Treasure Island for luncheon Friday, 27 June 1980. The purpose was to celebrate our 50th Anniversary and to receive a first hand report from attendees at the Annapolis celebration. All reports glowed with praise and "well Shipmate, October 1980

terrey, and finally Mexico City, under Winfield done" for those who handled the affair. AtScott. The first American officer to enter the tending the luncheon; Wilma and Joe Mexican Capital, General Worth received its Whitaker, Gertmde and Doc Strohbehn, Marge surrender. Fort Worth, Texas, was named and Harry Stevenson, Alice and Bill Stewart, after him following his death by cholera at a Billie and Roscoe Newman, Betty and Bill military camp there. May 7, 1849. A large fuDrane, Hannah and Ed Carmick, Victoria and neral procession was held for him in New York Mac MacGregor, Olive and Ray Sellars, Dee City, and a monument erected at Madison and Abe Lincoln, Pat and Leo May, Jean and Square where Broadway crosses Fifth Avenue Al Kohlhas, Hal Hemming, Adriene Clark, at 23rd street.

Margery Hanlin, and Anne Hawkins.

Lee Boyle reports from Southwest Area, in Dick Hunt hastens to note that Sparky's San Diego that their group met for lunch on father. General Woodmff, commanded Fort De Friday, 11 July, at the Marine Corps Recmit Russy, in Honolulu, which was named for Depot. Those attending; Lee Boyle, Fred Hunt's great-grandfather. General De Russy.

Bradman, Ed Bramby, Moon Chappie, Willie Your secretary regrets to report the death of Coates, Bob DeGraff, John Gragg, George Mary E. Harmon, widow of Capt. William L. Heap, Frank Johnson, John Kinert, John Harmon USN (Ret.) on July 21, following a McKnight, Jack Moreno, Ed Moring, Emmett lengthy illness. She was buried alongside her O'Bierne, Ed Harry Verhoye and Eddie late husband, at Fort Rosecrans National Wagner. Eddie Wagner reported on a discusCemetery, Point Loma, San Diego. sion he had with Bill Snead and BUI Nelson It is with regret that we have leamed of two after the 50th regarding the feasibility of holddeaths in the class family. Joan Sloat, wife of ing a 52 l/2th in San Diego, probably in FebmFrank Sloat, died on 11 August in Coronado, ary 1983. A committee apparently was formed California, their home since 1956. Joan had to give it further study. been active in real estate, the Red Cross, and the Episcopal Church in her busy life on the Regrets for having had to miss the 50th conCoast. In addition to Frank, she is survived by tinue to come in—the latest from Sparky a son and a daughter.

Woodruff. Sparky reports that he and Hazel And Bob Esslinger died on 21 August in Oak have just retumed from a lovely cmise in Knoll Hospital in Oakland, Califomia. No Alaska aboard a 42' Rawson trawler as guests services were held and the remains were cre(working) of the owner and his wife—a crew of mated. Ann lives at 3511 Terra Granada Drive, four. Sailed out of Ketchikan with ports of call Walnut Creek CA 94595. at Petersberg, Pelican, Sitka and Juneau. He continues: "We anchored for the night usually Our deepest sympathy is expressed to the in the most beautiful secluded coves sursurvivors of the deceased. rounded by snow-capped mountains. Put over 30—30-30—30—30 crab and shrimp trays and every morning pulled up full traps. We had our fill of king salmon and halibut. Had three pee-rfect days in Glacier Bay—what scenery!!"

Sec'y, RAdm. John Crumpacker, USN (Ret.) Sparky seems to have a 42' Grand Banks 1101 S. Arlington Ridge Rd., #402 that he and Hazel spend most of the Winter Arlington VA 22202 cruising from Key West to Charleston, visiting West Coast Corr., RAdm. Andrew J. Hill with Charlie Mauro, Angel Grantham and USN (Ret.) others, and occasionally cmising over to the 1295 Bangor Sreet, San Diego CA 92106 Bahamas. The Fort Lauderdale bumwad HarPercent Members: 90 bor Island Breese reflects some other travels of Classmates and wives have been on the Sparky and Hazel. In 1971 and 1973 they made move this Summer and I have a few interesting tennis tours of Europe, sponsored by the State reports of these adventures and a picture or so Department's "People to People" program, for you. playing with the U.S. team in most of the capiGene and Clark Ritchie have spent the entire tals of Europe. In August 1979 they took passSummer in and about Oklahoma City, which is age on a Soviet River steamer, from Istanbul Clark's home. He still maintains contacts there into the Black Sea and up the Danube, from to follow up on his scientific developments and Izmil, Russia, to Passau, Bavaria. This 1,800experiments. By the time you read this they mile joumey enabled them to stop at river will have retumed to the Washington area. ports of Rumania, Bulgaria, Jugoslavia, HunVera and I had our grandsons Johnny and gary, Austria and Czecho-Slovakia. Further, Davey, the twins who are now 13-years old, the Breese Profile Editor observed that accordwith us the whole Summer. Then, for the last ing to Ripley's "Believe it or Not," Comtwo weeks of August their mother Helen, who mander Woodruff is direcfly descended from is Vera's daughter, and our youngest grandfive generations of U.S. Army generals, which child, Julie Anne, a redheaded IVi year-old family tradition he broke by entering the Naval firecracker, came to visit. They all belong to Academy! Perhaps the most famous of his genmy son Harry, and live in Dallas. eral officer forebears was Major General William Jenkins Worth, for whom Lake Worth, Marian and Jesse Motes made a nice New Florida, and Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, were England trip in June to visit his son Skip, who named. Having enlisted in the War of 1812 as a manages an IBM plant in Poughkeepsie, New private, William Worth was so badly wounded York. Skip and his family live in a wonderful, at Lundy's Lane, (Niagra Frontier) as to re120-year-old home in Pleasant Valley. Kathel, quire hospitalization for a year. But his bravtheir daughter, is Jesse's oldest grandchild. ery had attracted the attention of General WinShe is a junior at Princeton. field Scott. As a Brevet Colonel, Worth led the Then, while visiting Jesse's hometown in Army unit which finally defeated the Seminole South Carolina, they stopped by for lunch with Indians in Florida, signing the peace treaty Ninette and Moon MuUins in Marion, South with them at Lake Apopka in August, 1842. A Carolina. Moon has been hospitalized due to a general in the Mexican War of 1846-47, he blood clot, but now is fully recovered and accommanded the "Patton-like strike forces" cording to Jesse, "is the same old perky which, under Zackary Taylor captured Monsandblower we remember."

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Bill HoUister has recovered from a quadruple heart by-pass operation which was performed on 30 July. Bill says his decision to have this done was influenced strongly by the hole-inone that one of his golf companions got right after a similar operation.

Charley Braught and Dorothy DiSomers were married in July. They are living at 5520 W. 190th St., Torrance CA 90503, tel. 213/ 317-8190. Congratulations and all best wishes from all of us, Chariey and Dorothy.

Mayo, daughter Ashley, and Mike Wood Mayo and Mike Wood decided to come out of the bushes of Virginia Beach and make a progress report. The main news is that Mayo is having a wing-ding batfle with cancer. Her left leg became swollen and sore and a scan found evidence of mass pressing against the artery.

The doctors looked and found that the situation was inoperable. She got cobalt treatment which made her quite sick and sore. Mike says, "We are now in the process of waiting a month to see what happens. We had planned to ride the MISSISSIPPI QUEEN in June, but had to

cancel—will go next year. Jim and the grandchildren are still in Atlanta. Ashley is here with us and working in a lawyer's office. Mike had a heart attack in Febmary and is really taking things easy and looking forward to the fiftieth

More than a handful Audrey Dempsey's daughter and her family have retumed from England. You will remember a month or two ago I told you that Jean Wolf had given birth to quads in a London hospital last November 15th while her husband Donald looked on in wonderment and disbelief.

The Wolfs, who also have a 2^i year old son, Jamie, flew over from London last week to spend a few weeks in Tidewater, where Mrs. Wolf grew up, before Wolf takes a new job in Washington. He was working for a London law firm when the babies were born last year.

Last week's trans-oceanic trip created a dilemma for which she wasn't prepared by any of her Harvard classes. Their booking on a Pan American World Airways flight also raised a question that had no answer in the airlines' policy manual.

The airiine requires that each child under 2 years of age be held by an adult during takeoff and landing, one child per adult. Jamie is over 2, so he had a seat of his own. But what about the quadruplets—Andrew, John, Jeffrey, and 59

Katharine? Each parent held one. A family friend was making the trip, so they paid her a fee to hold another. And airplane officials provided a free flight to a passenger waiting to fly standby, on the condition that the passenger hold one of the Wolf quadruplets.

"They must have had 300 people waiting to fly standby, so there were plenty of volunteers," said Wolf.

Marshall Cox, whose death was recently reported in Shipmate, has left the bulk of his estate to the Naval Academy Alumni Association. He has established a scholarship tmst for study of foreign languages by midshipmen and recent Academy graduates.

Tommy Payne, Susan and Pete Roden, Connie Payne From Tommy Payne, 15 July 1980: "Dear John: Just over a month ago, on Flag Day, which is also my birthday, our last offspring flew the nest and became Susan Roden. The ceremony was conducted by Captain Jim Ferris of the Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church in Coronado followed by a reception at the North Island Officers' Club. Dotty and George Greene came down from Los Angeles and Betty and Noah Adair were with us that day to make the whole affair quite delightful.

In fact, it was so much fun that everyone clapped at the conclusion of the ceremony as the bride and groom were walking down the aisle on the way out. Jim Ferris provided a really beautiful ceremony.

"We're still loving Coronado, and 1 guess Susan and Peter Roden are going to live here where they have found a rental for the time being."

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dinavia, Thailand, Nepal, India, the British Isles, and a number of continental U.S. trips including the 1979 reunion convention of Olympic Gold Medal winners at Aflantic City in 1979. They must have their suitcases packed all the time.

They have established something of a record by living in the same house in Glendale, California, since 1960.

Dot and Alvey Wright announce the creation of the A. & D. Wright Studio, specializing in original oil paintings and Hawaiian note cards.

Alvey is preparing for a fourth career by evening classes at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, but hopes to continue his full-time job on the staff of United States Senator Inouye for the foreseeable future. "If you should get too hot or cold on the Mainland, come out and paint with us week ends on Lanikai Beach," says Alvey.

Pete Fiala got a card from Jamie Bigelow which 1 will quote for you below: "Dear Pete: I'm bit late in replying. 1 got prostate cancer last Summer—then radiation treatments from which I am still trying to shake the effects.

Muff had a stroke in October '77 so haven't done anything good or interesting since then. 1 have prepared a bio and am sending it via Bob Heilig shortly to Dick Steere. If you need more check with Bob Heilig or Bill Hollister—they are the ones we've seen since that day Muff became a hemiplegic and almost helpless. Best regards, Jamie."

Pete telephoned Bob Heilig who told him that Muff was in a walker and at times was now able to walk for exercise with a cane. Pete went on to say that his days are somewhat routine. He made his usual morning walk yesterday down the horsetrails past the little league park to Buckskin L. then clockwise to Palos Verdes Drive, Rolling Hills Road, Palominoj Lane, and Pony, a total of 4,910 paces according to this morning's account.

Then he fixed a broken plastic sprinkler line and pulled some weeds. While watching TV later he sat in the big chair polishing a stainless blade that he has been working on the past several weeks.

Then, says Pete, "Betty has been for several weeks up in Sunnyvale, near San Jose, tending to our youngest grandson, Brian Grant Fiala, who is just starting to walk and talk. Last night he said something over the phone to me, but grandmother interpreted.

Benny and Margie Bass at the Taj Mahal Margie and Benny Bass had a happy day recently with Jennie and Robby Robertson at Port O'Call, San Pedro, as the Robertsons stopped by on a trip to Alaska. Benny and Robby were roommates for the whole four years at the Naval Academy.

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Betty Fiala admires grandson Brian "Tonight I just got back from the airport where Helen Crocker went off in the wild blue yonder. She spent the eariy part of the year in

England on the Stanford campus. Her younger sister Scotti left last month for a year as an exchange student in Sweden, and we have already exchanged letters and 1 have several Swedish books. Our third western grandchild, Steven Allan Crocker, left last week for Illinois where he will spend several weeks with #1 daughter and her five.

Pete Fiala's granddaughter in Pete's mess jacket "These photos are some that didn't make our family book but are not too bad. Betty is to be seen with Brian when he was a bit younger.

The gal in my uniform, which had to have the pants cinched back for fit, is Helen, who now is about as tall as 1 am."

32 Sec'y, Capt. Terrell A. Nisewaner USN (Ret.) 7121 Helmsdale Rd., Bethesda MD 20034 Percent Members: 84 "Here and There With '32" A nice letter from Talluly Wilson indicated that he and Harry Hull represented the Class at the funeral of our late great Classmate, Frank Brumby, in Mobile, Alabama, in July. That is really coming from two divergent points with Talluly up from Sun City Center, Florida, and Harry all the way south from Manchester, Massachusetts, but it was wonderful to hear that two old Academy friends were on hand for a mini-reunion at the final services for a great gentleman.

Biana is comfortably situated in Mobile with a host of friends gained over the past eleven years of living in that city and intends remaining there. In a later note Bianca indicated that she would see us at the Fiftieth. Many of your old friends are looking forward to seeing you again, too.

A delightful letter from Cy Perkins up Carlisle way revealed a new facet in his varied career. He and Cappy Knight, a grizzled old reserve officer, have an awful lot in common.

They both have a thing for rare antiques.

Of course, being an old salt, Cy has a weakness for old battleships—not to mention old bathtubs and fireplaces, especially a bathtub and fireplace that once bathed and warmed one of the American fleet's all-time heroes, Adm. George Dewey. These and other rare and vanishing old items are these men's passion and that these two old salts should meet is a match that must have been made in heaven. When it was about to sink and be discarded. Admiral Dewey's old flagship, the USS OLYMPIA, was rescued through the valiant efforts of Cappy Knight. It became an obsession with him that this old momento of a by-gone era should not vanish. Common sense prevailed, the OLYMPIA Shipmate, October 1980

was saved, partially restored, and is now moored in Philadelphia. Cappy is continuing his search for the former fittings of the OLYMPIA which are scattered across the country, including the Naval Museum at the Naval Academy.

When he retired Cappy began mnning the OLYMPIA organization almost full time. He even moved nearby in Philadelphia and says sometimes he feels like Benjamin Franklin. At any rate he is all caught up in Philadelphia and naval history and lore.

Enter Cy Perkins. Some years back he ran into a couple of real bargains in Montpelier, Vermont, the birthplace and deathplace of Admiral Dewey, the hero of the Batfle of Manila in 1898.

He bought Admiral Dewey's fireplace and bathtubâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a rare old Parisian model tub the Admiral had imported from France and installed in his retirement home in Vermont, and an elegant fireplace mantle imported from Italy.

The two items were miraculously saved when the Dewey home was razed some time ago and Cy bought them because of their historical value. And now as a memorial of sorts he has donated them to the USS OLYMPIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; but only on condition that the two items be installed promptly.

Cappy Knight had no problem granting Cy Perkins' request. They've installed the bathtub in Dewey's quarters on the maindeck and fireplace on the bulkhead outside the bathroom.

The two Dewey items have found a good home. To Cappy Knight, the patron Saint of restoring the OLYMPIA, and Cy for his astuteness in rescuing two beloved old momentoes of Admiral Dewey should go a world of credit for trying to maintain the tradition and heritage of the Spanish-American War. When in Philadelphia it might be a good idea to look over this old floating museum of naval history.

A trip in June to Chapel Hill on the way back from Myrtle Beach enabled one to visit that emdite college town couple. Marge and Alex Coxe. One was able to get in a round of golf, get a personalized tour of the town and just plain enjoy the company of these two great people. Marge and Alex relax in their beautiful home and the snap shows them on the back porch/patio of their lovely home overiooking the golf course. They also travel some and keep in touch with their respecfive children. It was a tme delight to see Alex's superb collection of woodworking tools and to sense Marge's pride in the beaufiful works of art he has created. John Spangler could give him a good mn for the money in this woodworking field, but other aspirants for top dog in this line of endeavor are unknown.

A letter has been forwarded that was initially written from Yank Meader to Don Thomas congratulating him on his splendid article about the Black " N " and the group who rather reluctantly ended up in REINA MERCEDES. Yank vividly recalled the episode of the two young ladies who ended up in the messhall in midshipmen's uniforms but didn't realize that our steriing Don or "Honest Don" Thomas was one of the those innocent bystanders who got "papped" for the offense. Yank was himself a holder of the Black " N " for time on the old REINA and stated that he now has a momento, namely a heavy brass hand spike from the ring around her mainmast.

In case you are wondering what happened to Yank in these intervening years, he stated that he had just finished the 45th Reunion of his Shipmate, October 1980

class at Princeton, wasn't sure that he could handle the double-header of a 50th at the Academy as the years creep up, but that he was still in there pitching. His letterhead indicated Sibley Corporation, Mortgage Bankers, E. B. Meader, M.A.I., Chairman of the Board.

Well done, Yank.

Jack Counihan writes in that he appreciated the item on the '32 football team which won the intramural championship in 1930. As he recalled, the highlight of the season was the win over '31. Jack played right end. Nemo Howe left end and Dunbar Burdick was the plunging fullback. Unfortunately Dunbar had a problem with his neck and it required the entire team's effort to straighten it back to its normal position after his plunges.

Two of the shortest men on the team were Heinie Humes and Whitey Toft, and those two had to wear pants that practically came up to their chests. It was a problem to get them to stay up so that they could move. Joe Jaap and Al Shinn were the "big" men in the line and did a great job on both offense and defense. He added that they weren't the Steelers of 1930, but a pretty good 150 lb. team that enjoyed the game.

For general information. Jack plans to be back in the states in September with headquarters at 4717 Broken Bow, Dallas TX 75238.

The probable length of the stay was not indicated.

Recently a picture was sent in showing some of the intrepid aspiring aviators our Second Class summer. Your secretary declines to try and name all of them but Bill Outerson, Loki Mang, Larry Smith, Walt Lewis, Ernie Snowden, Bill Tagg, Redeye Thompson, George Porter (hiding by Redeye's leg), and Joe Tschirgi are readily identifiable. Does anyone want to try for the jackpot and name all of them plus the names of those who went on to get their wings at Pensacola?

A second snap taken during our Second Class summer shows six relaxed midshipmen at ease. From left to right (but this is subject to error) they are: Ed Burrowes, Whitey Toft, Larry Smith, Barry Atkins, Hank Ford and Bull Dreany. Forward any corrections to the secretary.

Investigating Mt. Vesuvius . . . 1929 Also thanks to a reader of this column, we have been forwarded a picture snapped on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius in 1929. Admittedly the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius was a horrible place to be in dress blues on a hot July day in Italy, but that was the old navy dress code for midshipmen . . . there was no substitute. Can you recognize Chin West, Bmte Dale, Al Kaplan, Jack Lewis and Tommy Hopkins?

Enjoying a party in the S.F. area . . . 1980

From the West Coast and Dave Kinert comes a more recent picture taken at their big party of last Winter. Under more recent circumstnaces than midshipman days it shows on the left Bob and Jean Beer and on the right Dave and Marion Kinert. Unfortunately your scribe does not recognize the lady in the middle. Perhaps our San Francisco contingent will send in a missing name.

Our energetic and efficient Floyd Schultz writes in that his part of the canvas for the Class covering the Naval Academy Alumni contributions has been completed and that his sterling Agents should be recognized. They were: Moe Archer, Jack Chittenden, Jack Horner, Dick Williams, George Rogers, Si Perkins, Harry Lockwood, Jack Caflett, Magmder Tuttie and Eari Hydeman.

Floyd stated that for Nancy and himself, everything was going along quite well. They went I o u t to the West Coast in June for the graduation of their oldest grandson from high school and the youngest from junior high school. As of the time of the letter they were just back from a trip to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he played in the July tournament of the Mississippi Senior Golfers Association. He commented that he had a wonderful time even

Six nonchalant Mids . . . Second Class Summer

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though he didn't win a thing. His next away golfing adventure will be the Third Annual Retired Officers Toumament at the A. C. Read Golf Course in Pensacola in September. Last year he played in the same foursome with Bill Kelly, but this year his partner will be John Guerry, Class of '37.

He added that he and Nancy don't see much of Frances and Bill Dobbs who also live in Pascagoula, mainly because their interests are in different fields, but Nancy and Frances belong to the same Chapter of the D.A.R. and see each other there while Bill and Floyd both belong to the same Rotary; hence their paths occasionally cross at that activity.

A long letter from Earl Hydeman tums in a lot of info from the Tidewater area. Fran and Joe Jaap were there in the early Summer visiting Joe Jr. and his family (young Joe is in the Supply Center in Norfolk). A party at Marty Howe's beautiful home coincided with his visit and gathered around the festive board were Marty, Fran and Joe, Janice and Walt Asmuth, Dorrie and Tommy Hopkins and Theora and Earl Hydeman. Fran and Joe plan another visit to the area next Spring. Certainly children and grandchildren prove to be a mighty magnet for a visit.

Later, as hot weather reared its ugly head, Marty flew westward to visit the Jaaps in their Bellevue, Washington, stamping grounds. She had a delightful visit, found no Mt. Helen's volcanic ash in the Pacific northwest of that area, and contacted many '32ers.

A reunion at Dee and Paul Harrington's included Ingeborg Short who incidentally bought a condominium from Paul for her use during summer visits to the cooler Northwest. Paul Harrington, says Marty, despite a few past heart problems, looks like a youth of 45. The Harrington's five sons are living interesting lives all over this part of the world but their stories have so many facets that only Dee and Paul could accurately recite them.

While at the Harringtons, Ann and Ed Konrad phoned in to talk to everybody just as they were about to depart on their usual 2-3 months summer travels. This Summer they go to mainland China. By phone later, Marty leamed that Jane Flenniken had summer travel plans also, but she was heading for Alaska. Not to be outdone by all this wandering group of friends, Fran and Marty visited Victoria, British Columbia, by hydrofoil while Joe was off on one of his golfing sprees.

As many of the Class know, Marty and Nemo's two sons live in the Washington area where Capt. Frederic N. Howe Jr. is on duty at the Naval Sea Systems Command. He and his wife have just announced the engagement of their daughter Martha Irene Howe, to Midshipman First Class David Mayson Brooks of Ocala, Florida. The wedding is set for the Naval Academy Chapel shortly after his graduation next Summer.

In a recapitulation of more news from the Norfolk area, Walt Asmuth reports seeing Bob Denig briefly a time back when Bob was in town to care for some of the property of his father. General Denig, who passed away in his 90s. Ruby and Jerry Miller report that they were on the QE 11 Alumni cmise in the Caribbean in January-Febmary '80 and had Marion and Mel Young for shipmates.

Evelyn and Bernie Freund are still in Portsmouth, but their doctor son is now teaching psychiatry at the Eastern Virginia Medical School. He still has offices at the Norfolk General Hospital but has dropped his psychiatric 62

Marge and Alex Coxe 1980 â&#x20AC;˘practice of some 15 years because he is happier on the teaching end of the line.

Dorrie and Tommy Hopkins are in good shape in the Norfolk area and Earl commented that one should see their beautiful place. It is nothing pretentious but comfortable and beautifully tended by Tommy's green-thumbed fists. His garden is reported as being tmly unusual. Earl added that, as one can guess, in this area we can never manage to dig Larry Smyth or Kenny Letts out of the woodwork or wherever they are.

Earl made short shift of his own travels, but they deserted Virginia Beach for most of April for a trip to San Diego where they saw Marie and Bill Short and then joined with Jo and Chuck Triebel '29 for a hop to Hawaii where they visited Maui and stayed later at the beautiful Hale Koa. Paul Grouleff and his bride Jeanette entertained them and here is history doubling back on itself Back in 1928 and 1929 Growler was Chuck Triebel's plebe.

33 Sec'y-Treas., Capt. Archie T. Wright, Jr. USN (Ret.) 4829 Ft. Sumner Dr. Washington, DC 20016 Percent Members: 84 Now that we've all received and digested the package sent out by the Committee for the 50 Year Book, it may be possible to add a footnote or two about the activities of the Committee and lighten the load being carried by Chairman " O B " so willingly by soliciting the help of ALL HANDS in gathering material that will make the book worthwhile. As you read in the mail-out, Howie Kuehl has agreed to write a "Class History" section for the book. This will highlight the uniqueness of our group, the achievement of its members, and the place of the Class in history. Those of us who have heard Howie speak on this at our reunions know how thoroughly he has researched this topic over the years. He would greatly appreciate hearing from any C/Ms who could offer facts or incidents that might add color and interest to his literary effort. Address your letters on this to: RAdm. H. F. Kuehl (SC) USN (Ret.), 1063 Traeno Ave., Camarillo CA 93010.

Morgan Slayton has agreed to edit an Anecdotes section which will include entertaining experiences over the past 50 years in the lives of C/Ms, families, and friends. If a snapshot improves the anecdote, send it along to: Capt.

Morgan Slayton USN (Ret.), 112 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis MD 21401. Hal Bowen will write a "History of Class Organization" section, and those C/Ms who were involved in the early years are invited to provide

Hal with such data as they may recall or snapshots of groups comprizing committees that may not be recoverable from the records of the present C/S. Address your letters on this to: VAdm. H. G. Bowen, Jr., USN (Ret.), 408 Crown View Dr., Alexandira VA 22314.

The Committee has determined that the project will be "self-financing" and not dependent upon other Class funds; therefore firm orders with advance payment are necessary early-on and before we can sign a contract with a publishing firm. Send your checks payable to "USNA Class of 1933" in the amount of $40 for each copy that you desire to purchase and mark the check "50 year Book" to the C/S at the address shown at the top of the column.

The Chairman welcomes suggestions C/Ms might have concerning those guidelines that have been covered in the first mail-out. Send those along with your up-dated biographies to: Capt. G. D. O'Brien USNR (Ret.), 1600 S. Eads St., Apt. 111-S, Arlington VA 22202.

[Parenthetically, if anyone doubts the need of an up-date on the biographies in our 30 year book he need only glance at the column in the July/Aug. Shipmate, for which errors your C/S humbly offers his apologies to the Duncans and Stroziers!]

Friends of Anne S. White will be pleased to hear that she is continuing her writing and teaching activities in the Healing Ministry via the Victorious Ministry Through Christ, an International organization based in Winter Park, Florida, and from reading "the calendar 1980" in her newsletter, Anne is indeed a busy person involved in world-wide travels while conducting retreats and seminars for members of the organization.

Bill Porter stopped by to visit with his son Bill, Jr. in Washington before retuming to Rome on 3 July, and reported on what he and Barbara had been doing on their trip to the U.S.A. While in Washington, Bill made a trip down the Potomac with Marriner Berthoff ('34) and Doug Fuller ('34) on the former's 25' Chris Craft, ovemighting at Point Tall Timbers and catching more fish than Bill could cook up in the galley. They made it back to their Virginia marina in time for Bill to spend a few days researching the archives and the Naval Historical Library at the Naval Station for data to update his account of USS TULSA'S escape from Manila, which he had previously published in '44.

If the research proves productive. Bill hopes to find a publisher for a more ambitious literary project on the grand old gunboat of the China Station which he commanded '41 to '43. Bill, Jr. is with D.O.E. and, as a commander USNR, takes his monthly active duty training with Nav Ops at the Pentagon.

A kind note from Susan Bellinger from Digby, Nova Scotia, where she is vacationing with Navy friends, brought the sad news of the death of Dr. Inga Taylor, wife of Kenneth M. Klyce, of Charleston, South Carolina, and daughter of Mrs. Karin G. Taylor and the late VAdm. Rufus L. Taylor, on Monday 14 July in a Charieston hospital. Inga was bom in Washington (DC) and, after graduation from Maryland University, eamed her medical degree from the Medical University of S.C, where she served as an associate professor of psychiatry from 1975 until her death, except for one year spent in the Navy as a staff psychiatrist.

In addition to her husband, mother, sister, brother, and maternal grandmother, Inga is survived by a daughter. Miss Karin G. Klyce of Charleston.

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Eight of the faithful met at the Adm. Kidd O'Club in San Diego on the 2nd Friday in July for their monthly luncheon, while concurrently seven '33 wives held their quarteriy luncheon there also. Included in the first group were John Gamon, Jack Coye, Murray Hanson and grandson Lyle David Beaurois (age 10), Fred Burning, Rube Wagstaff, Jim Elliott, Al Pelling, and Eddie Fredericks; and in the second group were Ruth Jordan, Margot Hanson, Maggie Pelling, Helen Gamon, Karin Monroe, Elsa Bird, and Maudie Fredericks. News highlights from the area: The Hansons are moving to Leesburg, Florida, in July [no doubt in preparation for the Reunion next April!] John Gamon recently took two first prizes in the local Rose Show; Jack Coye will be guest-ofhonor at the Naval Training Center Parade on 8 August when his daughter Beth (Commander USN) is the Reviewing Officer for the ceremonies honoring her retirement after 21 years of naval service; Jim Elliott is recovering nicely from his recent hospitalization and Al Pelling, who has been a collector of Lincoln Continentals over the years, reports one is missing from in front of his house! Sorry about that Al, it didn't happen on MY WATCH! Howie Kuehl wrote an interesting account of their summer travels through Europe which included a visit to Oberammergau to see the Passion Play of which he writes: "1 can only describe it as a superb inspirational performance and well worth the trip." His only complaint, after paragraphs of praise about original paintings of Rembrandt and Van Gogh, beautiful accommodations, convenient transportation and reasonable prices was that he didn't get to tour Heinekins Brewery because he had not purchased a ticket a day in advance. That's the way it goes, Howie!

Louise and Bob Curtis took a spring cruise in the Polish liner STEFAN BATOR, sailing from London in mid-March and visiting Spanish, French and Italian ports enroute to Alexandria where they visited the Pyramids; then back thm Turkey, Greece, the Greek Islands, Malta and Gibraltar to spend some time with Louise's relatives in London before returning home in late April. Bob regrets their Spring '81 itinerary of a "grand tour" of the U.S. to see relatives and other friends precludes the Round-Up, Florida Connection, in Orlando in April '81.

Capt. and Mrs. William V. Pratt, USN (Ret) announce the marriage of their daughter Mary to Capt. Keith Tripp Holcomb USMC, on 6 September 1980, in Bethesda, Maryland. The groom is currently serving on duty as operations officer of a battalion at Camp Pendleton and was "best man" at Nick's wedding in the Holy Land last year. Nick (Maj. Andrew Nichols Pratt, USMC) is now with Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington and Bill says he's settling in his new home in Virginia to make the most of a Washington tour.

RAdm. Russell Kefauver USN (Ret.) died of a heart attack on 1 August in Whispering Pines, North Carolina. Memorial services were held there on 4 August and a graveside service with military honors was held at the Naval Academy cemetery on Wednesday, 6 August, at 1000 with LCdr. Roger Pierce (ChC) USN conducting the service. The surviving widow Barbara, daughter Diane and son Robert, and a host of friends, including the following C/Ms attended the service: Champ Blouin, Joe Cobb, Leo Erck. Elliott Loughlin. Helen and Dale Mayberry. Hugh McKibbin. OB O'Brien, Betty and Jim Ogden. Morgan Slayton. Smoke Shipmate, October 1980

Strean, Dottie Rakow, and Archie Wright. The family suggests memorial contributions, if desired, to the Dolphin Scholarship Fund, Com Sub Lant, Norfolk VA 23511, and the Class made a contribution in Russ's name. Please see "Last Call" for the obituary.

34 Sec'y, Cdr. Robert P. Harbold, Jr., USNR (Ret.), 129 Spa View Ave., Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 90 Even the following letter from Chick "Svenska" Parsons that "got lost," yet was received before the devoid June issue deadline, appears to have anticipated the oversight: "I have been very active in the local Men's Garden Club of Savannah which is devoted largely to camellias. We put on two shows per year and have been blessed with some gorgeous blooms. Y'all should come down to see our beautiful city. I'm a transplanted yankee from Lynn, Massachusetts. Our column in Shipmate is so devoid of articles about our Classmates that 1 thought that it would be a good idea to get some fill-in space.

"Have seen a few of our Class since residing here beginning in November of 1960. John Harllee was here a few years ago compaigning for the then prominent Democrats. I frequenfly attend the Georgia Tech-Navy game in Atlanta and have seen a few of the Class, among them being Jack Martin and Clyde Van Arsdall. It is always a great game, largely because both my youngsters were graduates of Tech. We've been fortunate to win a few. When you make your trek to Florida, stop by and see us. Margaret and I would welcome any and all our Classmates. We are located just off the Intracoastal Waterway on the Vernon River. It is a most comfortable spot where one can sit on the front veranda looking down the river to Ossabaw Sound about six miles away and thence to the Aflantic Ocean, all the while sipping our special Mint Julep, or perhaps a go at the famous Chatham Artillery punch.

"Since my new wife, Margaret, resided in the L.A. area of California for thirty years, I have recently been making a trip out there almost every year. My son Ted is in the San Diego area. Hope to contact more of our Class on my next visit. Had a nice chat with Red Baumberger a couple years back at Rancho Santa Fe." Also overlooked the following news item from Sallie Knerr: "Hazel Dow Knerr, 93, of Los Gatos, California, died 11 Febmary 1980 in Coral Gables, Florida. Mrs. Knerr was the widow of Major General Hugh J. Knerr ('08), first Inspector General of the Air Force. She was the mother of the late Captain Hugh S. Knerr USN (Ret.) '34 of the Isle of Palms, South Carolina. Survivors include a sister, Daphne Dow Witsell of Chevy Chase, Maryland, widow of Major General Edward Witsell, late Adjutant General of the Army. She is also survived by a niece, Barbara Witsell, a nephew. Colonel Edward Witsell, USAF (Ret.) of Honolulu, and a daughter-in-law, Sallie Frost Knerr of the Isle of Palms. Graveside services were at Arlington Cemetery on 15 February 1980."

The following from Ray McClung is selfexplanatory: "Charlie Stephan and I agreed not long ago that it was too bad that there was nothing printed about '34 in a recent (June)

issue of Shipmate and I volunteered to write to you and help fill the gap. Chariie and Eleanor have a lovely apartment in Boca Raton, right on the ocean, and he has a captain's chair on the balcony from which he can survey all the ships at sea. Eleanor volunteers at the hospital and Charlie works part time at putting travel tours together at a local agency since his second retirement from Florida Atlantic a couple of years ago. As you know, he had a new hip joint put in at Bethesda a year ago and it seems to have been generally successful.

"At a recent meeting of the S.E. Florida Chapter of the Alumni Association at Lighthouse Point Yacht and Racquet Club (where Barbara and I are members) we joined with Charlie and Eleanor and Peyton Magruder and his wife Sally as the '34 people present. Peyton was his old time irrepressible self as he regaled us with stories of his experiences in the CIA and re-enacted (verbally) the Funchal 'man overboard' incident. Peyton is also more deeply involved in the travel agency business, and he and his wife own an apartment building in North Miami. He was very happy to have recenfly received a 1934 class ring—I was not aware of this but when he left USNA in October 1933, he was required to tum in his class ring before leaving and it has just been replaced at a duly inflated cost to him. He looked great! We thought that Ceil and Ed Fahy would be at the luncheon, but they were off on a trip to the West Coast and did not attend.

"Florida hasn't been too kind to Barbara and myself since I retired 6/30/78 and we moved here that July. Our medical problems have kept us snowed under and have prevented us from concentrating on completing the decorating of the apartment and many other things. The latest has been my fourth knee operation, which may well end my competitive tennis career (very much on the downgrade the past few years because of knee trouble) after 58 consecutive years of playing tournaments. I can live with that, though. Barbara and 1 have a very comfortable condominium right on the ocean, with the same view as the Stephans who are just five miles up the ocean highway from us. If it were not for the medical problems of both of us, life here would be great—it's pretty good, anyhow, and we really shouldn't be complaining because things are looking up and we hope to be able to start some travel in a few months.

"Marmie and Curt Payntor have bought a condominium in Stuart about 80 miles north of here and we undertake home and home visits with them when they are there from November thru April. They spend the rest of the year in Indiana where they operate income properties and Curt has, repeat, has to be at the Speedway during May. They are both fine and are a tmly 'fun' couple with whom we have had many pleasant experiences since the midthirties. Had some hot bridge when they last spent the week end with us, Curt holding most of the cards.

"As we mortals go on our way and friends we knew well are no longer with us, those left should strive to be closer. 1 regret things that have kept me from recent reunions and, God willing, Barbara and I will be at the 50th. In the meantime, the liquor locker is well stocked and the latch is always open for those visiting our area. We're in both the Pompano Beach and Boca Raton telephone directories—and very easy to find."

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Roy C. Smith III Last May, Ann asked Roy Smith, after watching a couple of bearded characters on TV, "Why don't you grow a beard?" He took her up and stopped shaving, but the longer it grew, the more Ann was convinced that it had been a bad idea. So, after nearly four months growth, Roy shaved it off, but he did preserve a picture of the bearded lion in his den.

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., Ariington, VA 22207 Percent Members: 79 Burris Wood has advised from Dallas, Texas, that his beloved wife of 17 years, Virginia Lee, died on 21 May 1980 as the result of a stroke. Condolences of the Class have been expressed to Woody and a donation made to the Cerebral Palsy Foundation in Virginia Lee's memory.

A typo-error in the spelling of Jack (Jason) Maurer's name in the March Shipmate induced a nice letter from him at Summerland Key, Florida. They were sorry to miss the festivities at the 45th "but Billie's inability to move around makes it a problem." Jack says he's fit and keeping fully occupied, but gets in a relaxing sail now and then on his 30-foot sloop INSHALLAH. If any of their old friends and Classmates visit the Florida Keys, they'd like to have them stop by. Summerland Key is a suburb of Key West.

Mike Besson at Lake Oswego, Oregon, reports they are learning to live with the volcanic ash from Mt. St. Helens. They consider themselves lucky though, that generally they are up-wind from the source, so the problem hasn't been as serious for them as for those in the down-wind areas. (Sounds familiar, having the wind advantage when you are up-wind.)

Eddie Bridewell from Forest Hills reports that his wife Maisie was appointed in May by Governor Carey of New York to the Board of Tmstees of that State's Maritime Museum.

Coincidentally, from San Diego in July a newsclipping notes that Mason Freeman has been elected Treasurer of the Museum of Man. The September Shipmate reported the Bob Pricketts as great-grandparents for the second time. From the biography forms thus far received, it is noted that the Bob Burdicks also had achieved that august status for the first time.

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Speaking of the biography forms which were distributed with the 1980 Annual Letter, a fairly good number have been filled out and submitted. An impressive and interesting Class History, based on these biographies seems reasonably achievable, if those who haven't submitted them will do so. Additional blank forms are available to replace any that have been inadvertenfly misplaced or lost.

Speaking of lost, the postoffice has returned copies of our Annual Letter sent to those listed below as being undeliverable as addressed. So, we need help in locating the following: Henrietta Bristol, widow of Richard S., last known at Bridgeport CT; Jane Budd, widow of Rosy, last known to be at Coronado; Eleanor Johansson, widow of Karl E., last known at Wantagh NY; Cdr. John P. Kilroy at Lafayette IN; Capt. John H. Lofland at La Jolla CA; Arthur M. Purdy at Hartford CT; Henry L. Thomas at Seatfle; Capt. Benj. G. Wade at Escondido CA; Richard W. Wright at Grass Valley CA. The addresses shown on the '35 Address List of 9 June 1980 should be deleted from the above persons.

Other changes of address noted this month: George Powell lives on Bent Branch Road vice Court; Henry Tipton hasn't moved but his address has been changed by the P.O. to Route 3, Box 87, Leesburg VA 22075; Ned Denby's widow, Mrs. J. L. Caillouet, lives at 52 Caillouet Lane, Osterville MA 02655; Roy Klinker in Piedmont CA has had his zip code changed to 94610; Harrison P. Mclntire has moved again to 1777 Ala Moana Blvd. #618, Honolulu HI 96815; A. W. (Bill) Messner moved up the street to 7650 Clarewood Dr. # 5 , Houston TX 77036; Eunice Petrie didn't move but 2699 Red Bug Road is now in Casselberry (vice Maitland) FL 32707; Lloyd Snyder in Atlanta has a new zip 30345.

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from his bed at the VA Hospital at Brockton, Massachusetts, upon his return from Albuquerque, exuded enthusiasm particularly over the opportunity to reminisce USNA days and Midn cmises with Norm and Chuck, aided

by Norm's movies and picture albums on those experiences. Jack also commented on the numerous favorable aspects of the Meyer mountain retreat and on how much cooler it was there than in the 100 degree heat of Albuquerque. Norm is still working part-time as the assistant to the president of Lovelace Medical Center. He represents New Mexico on the Board of the American Cancer Society and in 1979 was one of nine ACS volunteers to receive the ACS's Annual Divisional Award.

Barbara is about to retire from her work in research at the University of New Mexico Medical School. They do enjoy their chalet in the wooded mountains just east of Albuquerque, handy to the Interstate. (Classmates passing that way are invited to drop by.) Among their five children and spouses they have three •nurses, two doctors, a lawyer, a social worker, a rancher, a court administrator and a graduate student.

The '35 Class Council has been brought up to its required seven members by the addition of Jesse Gay and Henry Tipton. The Council has met each month throughout the Summer and, by the time this is published, all contributors to the '35 Memorial Scholarship Fund should have received a vote sheet from the Council designed to provide the Council with guidance for the future disposition of the monies in that Fund. It is not mandatory that these vote sheets be returned; however, if they are, it will reassure the Council that its efforts and actions for the Class relative to the administration of the Scholarship Fund are consistent with the wishes of those of the Class eligible to vote on this matter.

36 Sec'y., Capt. W. M. Hanger, USN (Ret.) 4201 Cathedral Ave., N.W., Apt. 1417 East, Washington, DC 20016 Corr. Sec'y., Capt. Wm. A. EUis, USN (Ret.) 4101 Downing St., Annandale, VA 22003 Percent Members: 83

Double Reunion for Four During our 45th at Annapolis, the four pictured herewith (1. to r.): Johnny Bottoms, Fletcher Lamkin, Johnny Cline and Spurge Sharrocks, held an additional reunion, the 43rd of their sailing together from Seattle on 3 July 1937 aboard the SS PRESIDENT JACKSON bound

for the Asiatic Station. Johnny Cline who sent in the picture, recalls that it was while off the Aleutians enroute Yokohama, that they heard the news of the start of the Sino-Japanese war.

A couple of notes from Norm Meyer in the Albuquerque area provide an update on his activities and a report on their pleasure at having the company of Jack Barleon at various times during the week on 21 July when Jack was there for the Paralyzed Veterans of America Board meeting and convention. Norm and Barbara had Elaine and Chuck Langston in for one evening, and they tried to get Fran and Nev Shaffer from Santa Fe, but they were in Wyoming. Jack Barleon, in a phone report

By the time you read this issue's column we probably will be freezing to death at the football games. Right now (12 Aug.) it is very hot and humid with a big thunderstorm about to break. In fact, even with the so-called air conditioner on, it is 80°F in the office. This has been the hottest Summer yet for the WB&A area—the worst, they say, in this Twentieth Century. Thunderstorms, thunderstorms, and more thunderstorms come along each evening, and these have been our only reprieve. Don't know how much longer this will last, but by this time next week we should be at Nags Head sipping a "martooni" while enjoying that wonderful cool Atlantic Ocean breeze as we try to paint another seascape of our seashore haven.

News is sparse—usually we have more than we can handle—but we'll try to bring you a few of the tidbits gleaned since our last writing.

Guess everyone is away enjoying his vacation or travelling to far-off places to beat the heat, but we're lucky when you consider what our Texas Classmates have been through—a long summer drought and then hurricane "Allen."

We thought the two tornadoes meeting in our Shipmate, October 1980

backyard (reported last month) were bad, but there's a wide span between winds of 65 knots and that of 170 knots. WOW! From the reports in yesterday's Washington Post we're sure we no longer have the biggest woodpile in the world. Incidentally, we had no trouble getting rid of the wild cherry tree wood. The Northem Virginia Wood Carver's Association had a ball as they came by to take it off our hands.

"Beautiful wood," they all exclaimed, ". . . just what we need for bowls, candlesticks, et cetera!" So you can see some clean-up progress is being made, especially with the help of our Midshipman nephew and his roommate who split about a cord of big logs over the past week end.

Ginny and Harry Stark were in town in mid-July enroute to Rehoboth Beach. We enjoyed an evening's visit with them at Ginny's sister's home, reliving old times together and hearing new stories as only our Ginny can tell them. Both looked great, and especially Ginny who appeared to be fully recovered from her heart attack last year. Harry brought us up to date on the 45th West in June '81, including a list of those planning to attend. As of July his report showed 79 responses in the affirmative (only 29.5% of those to whom he had sent advance notices) including one nongraduate and five widows of Classmates. He still has had no reply from 109 to whom "Flyers" were sent, and he planned to send out a third notice to this group. So by chance if you've put your first notice in the circular file, drop him a line right away (1020 Encino Row, Coronado CA 92118) saying " Y e s " or " N o . " A good program is scheduled for all, but it makes the planning job a lot easier—and in this inflationary period, much less expensive—if Harry knows your intentions now! Guarantees in advance are required, and "it do make a difference" if Harry knows whether or not you are coming. WRITE HARRY TODAY!!! Don't miss this chance to see Classmates coming from Hawaii, Washington State, Canada, New England area, and the East Coast in general.

A big Homecoming weekend and class party are planned again with the Annapolis Clan hosting. We're all looking forward to it, but a report will have to await the November Shipmate since 3-5 October comes just ahead of that issue's deadline.

Had a delightful chat by phone with Eve and "Web" Kiker back in July. They report everything going nicely with them and that their daughter Laura, now fully recovered from plane crash injuries, is living and working in D.C. They sent their regards to all.

Dorothy and " M a c " Butler became proud grandparents again when a new grandson, Jeffery Scott, was born on 29 July in Alexandria.

The parents are Sally (their daughter) and Joe Runion, who also live in Alexandria. As of this writing, both Sally and Jeffery Scott were at home and doing well. Our congratulations to all. Dorothy and " M a c " also, after a stopover in Chicago to visit family, attended the Annual Reunion of the Submarine Veterans of Worid War II which was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in August.

A card (22 July) from Ben Oelheim reports he has finally made it to South America, but not until Valerie, their daughter Christina, and he had made a trip to South Africa. Said Ben: . . .

"After a consultation and a Zulu Warrior dance we've decided it is time for the three of us to look for our herd of elephants and to escape before the rains descend. Next week, Valerie and 1 will return to Curitiba to struggle through Shipmate, October 1980

a second school year with my Swedish, German, Canadian, South American, and few U.S.A. students. . . . We expect all Classmates visiting South America to see us in Southern Brasil. Our Parana pine is unique. . . . All are well, active, and looking forward to '81 in Annapolis. . . . Ate muito pronto." Ben is presently teaching at the International School in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. When he wrote, the Oelheims were in Umhlonga, and after seeing the picture of the female witch doctor on the post card, we're wondering whether it really was the threat of rain that prompted their so-called "escape" back to Brazil.

A note from Tom King (4 Aug.) brought news that he and "Dixie" were back in their McLean, Virginia, home after a summer of travelling. They were in Cuernavaca, Mexico, at the time of the June luncheon, enjoying their first home exchange venture with a Mexican family simultaneously visiting Coronado. Said Tom: " . . . Despite the many inconveniences in Mexico, we loved the trip and found the weather in Cuemavaca incomparable—even better than Southern California. . . . We leave tomorrow for about three weeks in Newport (RI), and hope to have a golf game or two with Fred Bennett. . . . Also expect to get to Mattapousett, Massachusetts, to visit sister Ann and her husband Ed Batcheller ('34). . . . It's exciting to look forward to the four football games at Annapolis. We'll 'tailgate' at each and be at the Homecoming party. . . . See you all at the games."

A letter from "Von" Burkart (8 Aug.) says he's making out all right, but that since July his back has been giving him troubles again. The doctors have him on medication, and "Von" says it is most discouraging because he has had to curtail his numerous civic activities. He also said that he had seen "Harry" Brent, who is doing fine at home after his recent heart attack, and that after seeing three doctors they have told "Harry" that a by-pass operation is not necessary at this time. We regret hearing about "Von's" recurring ailment, but it is very good news to hear that "Harry" will not require surgery. We all send them both our best wishes for a speedy, full recovery.

Life has its coincidences, but comes one now that we hope won't turn out to be confusing. Our neighbor, a retired Army colonel now with a computer firm, is being transferred to Florida to open up a new office. Can you guess who our new neighbors will be? If you have, you're probably right, because it is none other than a Major Peter Ellis—at least it's not Wm. A. again—of the Canadian Forces who is here as an exchange officer at Arlington Hall.

Thank goodness he's a major and not a captain. We can imagine the dilemma of the letter carrier trying to decide whether mail goes to 4029 or 4101 Downing Street. If you are wondering about the disparity in house numbers, you're no worse off than the poor mailman.

Fairfax County would use a grid system for addresses instead of the usual sequential number system.

The '36 Annual Roster went to the postoffice in early August, along with your President's annual Memo. If your address and phone number is incorrect, drop us a line immediately and tell us so. Neither Frank nor your Reporter has ESP. What you see in the Roster is your last known whereabouts on record in our Class files or one that was provided by the Alumni Association's computer. Let us hear from you! As of this Roster we have done

pretty well filling in some of the "missing" gaps. Keep your Roster handy and make good use of it when you are travelling around this vast globe we live on.

"That's all for now. Folks." See you at the football games, and please when you come, do bring some class news. Better yet; ALL of you out there, WRITE, WRITE, WRITE!

37 Sec'y-Treas., LCdr. J. P. M. Johnston, USN (Ret.) 2118 Bancroft PI., N.W., Washington, DC 20008 Corr. Sec'y, VAdm. Charles S. Minter, Jr. USN (Ret.) 238 Puritan Place, Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 77 I never get quite adjusted to writing this column two months before it appears in print.

Here in early August with the temperatures daily climbing into the mid 90s and above, it is difficult to realize that this will actually be read—OK, printed—about the time the frost is on the pumpkin and the roar of football fans is again being heard throughout the land. Here on the banks of the Severn there appear to be ample grounds for optimism about prospects for the 1980 Navy team. The quarterback slot is one commanding much attention, and there are even a few imaginative souls who keep searching the mle book to see if there isn't some way to get just one more year of eligibility for Roger Staubach now that he has retired from the Dallas Cowboys. But, overall, the mood here is definitely upbeat and all hands look forward to a winning season.

A short note from Jimmy Cruse recounts a reunion of the Lighter Than Air veterans in Pensacola this past April. Marion Eppes, '35, was the coordinator and by all accounts did a superior job. The Blimp Community was a relatively small one, numbering only Barkley, Buckley, Burfeind, Cmse, Keen, and Rixey from '37 and Frank Buckley and Jimmy Cmse were the only attendees from our Class at the reunion. Jimmy listed several objectives of the reunion, one being to have fun, which he reports he and Anne felt obliged to do—and did.

Another message from the LTA Group comes from Spike Barkley in sunny Palo Alto.

Spike reports that he and Don Gay lunch together occasionally (whenever it rains or some other catastrophe keeps Don off the golf course or tennis courts), and also that he recently enjoyed a long week end in Palm Springs with Oweita and Hank Burfeind, where 1 get the impression much of their activity centered around the El Dorado Country Club.

Spike appears to have leamed what many of the rest of us grandparents have known for some time—Sesame Street is great entertainment, particularly when you have a bright four-year-old to explain it to you. Spike infers that a considerable portion of his time is occupied with stock market activity, and while he did not seem disposed to offer any hot tips, one has the feehng that his gain-loss ratio is a healthy one.

Sandy Sanderson writes from Albuquerque that he is still teaching and obviously enjoying it. He teaches math in a private school where he has some exceptional students, and he has perfected some techniques to lower the "fear of math threshold" among his students, spicing up the daily routine with enough humor to get 65

them over the rough spots. Too bad some of Sandy's technique wasn't in vogue during our time when the Math Dept. ran a poor second to root canal surgery as a source of amusement to most of us. Sandy's approach might not have shortened the math tree list, but possibly it wouldn't have hurt so much to smile when reading it.

June and Bob Northwood recently made a one-night stand in Annapolis during their return to their new home in Whispering Pines, North Carolina, after visiting relatives in Pennsylvania. Curiy and Tom Adams had them by for cocktails along with Ann and Bill Richardson, '42, who were their overnight hosts. Bob has fully recovered from his knee surgery and is once again splitting the fairways with those long booming drives and graciously collecting his winnings from those rash enough to challenge him. 1 probably shouldn't try to spoil a good thing for Bob, but 1 had to be impressed with the fact that he not only is a great admirer of Tom Watson—he has actually been his playing partner on at least one occasion.

The other half of this golfing family takes a back seat to none of her lady competitors, either. June has to be one of the better lady golfers in the Class—any class.

A brief note from Bob Westcott contained the following: "A bit of news from Boston which in our time—aside from the tall ships—has lost all Naval ties, is as follows. We yet have our illustrious Medal of Honor Classmate George Street HI still living up with us in North Andover, Massachusetts, and still actively pushing Navy, though retired. On Wednesday evening. May 21, the Wardroom Club which now meets at the Constitution Museum and consists of a band of some two hundred odd Navy types (CIS note—/ doubt that Bob intended it to come out quite that way) honored George by giving him one of our five living honorary memberships complete with the generous-sized Revere Bowl. George had been south visiting family and made a tremendous effort to be on hand for this gathering. George remains still that dedicated, humble leader of men." Congratulations, George.

Justin McCarthy Miller accompanied his contribution to the '37 fund with a newsy letter: "I have been thinking about the cmise on the old WYOMING youngster summer with nostalgia. I still have a few souvenirs of that epic.

June and I are leaving space A, God willing, for Frankfort to pick up a car and tour mral Britain for six weeks or so. Won't stay in London too long at today's fare.

"I retired from the USMC as a colonel and have sold the last of my radio stations. I am involved in something called Multipoint Distribution Services, Inc. Don't ask what it is. 1 don't know yet! I see Don White fairly often.

He's looking great. And I occasionally write editorials in support of the nation, the Navy, the Corps, free enterprise, etc., in my Pensacola TV facts." Mac says he and June do a fair amount of travelling, spending time in Sarasota, Florida, and Wolf Laurel, North Carolina, among other spots.

Just when it looked as though this edition would have to go to press with no entry from the Coronado Contingent, an URGENT letter arrived from Faithful Correspondent Barbara Shupper, recounting, among other things, the arrival of Helen and Wyman Howard and Babe and Hank Transue for a reunion of the Coronado High School of 19??. Barbara seemed purposely vague on the issue of whose reunion it was, and no reference was made to 66

Before leaving Norfolk, Mary and I had a fine visit with Ann and Red Hessel. They are both fine and anticipating moving into a new condominium complex being built on the beach near Lynnhaven Inlet.

Just as this column was being completed, a phone call from Larry Bernard brought the distressing news that Jo Spmance, Ed Spruance's widow, has succumbed to cancer at her home in San Rafael, Califomia. Services were held in the Navy Chapel, Treasure Island, on 18 August. The Class is deeply saddened by her loss.

Helen and Wyman Howard, Babe and Frank Transue, Barbara Shupper (Courtesy B. H. Shupper Collection of Fine Art)

the year in question for what would appear to be good and valid reasons. But the Howard/ Transue visit apparently triggered off what must have been a welcome round of social activities, for those of you familiar with the Coronado scene will recall how difficult it is to generate any enthusiasm for a party among the natives of that stsiid and proper part of the world. Wyman and Helen led off with cocktails at the quarters of Cdr. Wyman Howard III USN '65. The Shuppers followed with a dinner party. A subsequent cocktail party hosted by the Crenshaws was followed in tum by a dinner party hosted by the Transues. Joy reportedly reigned supreme on each of the occasions, with many an old tale being retold.

Barbara reports on the visit of another Classmate, Bud Hall, "who came down for a party we gave along about then. Bud is looking fine and it was simply great to see him again.

Bud had a small dinner party at the Amphib Base and among those attending were Ginny Ball, the Crenshaws, Frank Shamers, the Shuppers (including granddaughter Pam who was escorted by Bud Hall (19) (CIS note—is this getting too involved for you?), and Fil Gilkeson."

Barbara's saga continues: "The Bottomleys are off for a two-week jaunt up the Pacific Northwest Coast by auto and going as far north as Bellingham. The Erlys just retumed from two weeks in Catalina in WILD TURKEY II and took in all of Avalon as well as Santa Catalina, including the Isthmus and the many coves therein. They, with the Shorts ('30) and the Rileys ('50) are off to Europe on the 2nd of September for a month's stay. The Shuppers saw the Gilkesons off at the airport for England to join the Cunninghams for a month."

Returning from New York recently on the shuttle flight, 1 spotted a familiar face approaching me down the aisle and soon was engaged in conversation with Charlie Gibson, who was enroute to Washington on business.

Charlie has been with Grumman for the past several years and gives no indication of knocking off any time soon, though, as the French say, he is "d'un certain age," as aren't we all?

Cynthia and Squire Pridmore hosted a delightful pool-side buffet dinner at their Virginia Beach home in late July, and the Barrys, Inglings, Joyces, Minters, and Wheelers were there to enjoy the Pridmore hospitality on a perfect full moon evening. Kay Joyce told us of the swimming achievements of seven-yearold granddaughter Kelly Robinson, who is also the granddaughter of Jesse and Dode Robinson whose son, David, is married to Gerry and Kay's daughter, Kathleen. All clear so far?

Kelly is a tme mermaid who apparenfly has experienced only the thrill of victory and never the agony of defeat, and had a drawer full of blue ribbons to show for it.

38 Sec'y, Capt. Snowden Arthur USN (Ret.) 10207 Dickens Ave., Bethesda MD 20014 Percent Members: 76 Last July while a lot of us sweltered in blistering heat, Agee Melvin and Oliver Bagby kept cool shooting the rapids in canoe on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. After these heroics, they retreated to the Bagby's Blue Ridge farmhouse in time for cocktails.

Meanwhile in the Kill Devil Hills of North Carolina, Cathryne (Peg) and Fred Greene were honored at a champagne bmnch in celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary.

Three children, their spouses, and eight grandchildren were among those present. Peg reports that Fred's condition has stabilized since his stroke and he often speaks of his old friends.

Vic Graff, former CO (center), at SHAW Reunion We've received a clipping from the school paper of San Francisco City College with a story about Vic GrafTs retirement from his position as head of the facilities and planning department. He gave 22 years of dedicated service to the position. Since his wife Helen continues to teach, Vic plans to leam "survivalcooking." He didn't explain who is expected to survive.

We have two very brief notices about the deaths of Classmates: Jim Boorman died of lung cancer on 21 June in Houston, Texas. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, two children and his brother Bob. George Senior died in July. Hank Surface alerted Al Church in time for him to arrange to send flowers on behalf of the Class. Unfortunately, I have no further information about George to pass on to you.

Before proceeding to the Midwest Report, 1 wish to implore any Classmate who sends me material for inclusion in the '38 Class Notes to prepare it on a typewriter using double space.

This isn't necessary for short items of less than a page. Frank Zimanski, please note. And instmct your stable of West Coast and overseas correspondents.

The Midwest Report (by Ray Calhoun) Frank Zimanski requested that I consolidate this report for Shipmate, covering the status of Shipmate, October 1980

a few of the '38-ers who reside in mid-U.S. I agreed, on a one-time-only basis. The assignment will be rotated for future issues.

Utilizing USNA Alumni Association funddrive address files, 1 have queried twenty-five Classmates residing in fresh-water locations.

Three letters were retumed as non-deliverable (not surprising, since my address list is two years old), and to date I have received inputs from seven Classmates. This report offers news regarding a total of ten. Frank Zimanski has material on eight more. Hopefully, future reports will cover some of those who did not respond in time for this issue.

So far as 1 can determine, Dick Hayes and 1 are the only '38-ers living in the Minneapolis—St. Paul area. Dick resides in Lakeville, just a few miles south of the cities, and we see each other frequently at the monthly meetings of the local chapter USNA Alumni Association, held every second Friday at the Decathlon Club in Minneapolis. Dick is an officer in the chapter organization, and he and Delores both appear to be in excellent health. Ginny and 1 enjoyed having lunch with them recently at one of those Alumni meetings.

The program was a film about the Naval Academy, and tme to form, the projector suffered a continuing series of catastrophic casualties. Most of the midshipmen sounded as though they were at the bottom of a well, and for some reason the subject of female midshipmen at Annapolis was totally ignored.

Sometimes I wonder!

Elton Knapp writes from 510 Halsted Court, Indianapolis: "Received your letter and agree with Frank's project to improve communications. 1 would hope we also encourage and publish newsworthy pictures in '38's Shipmate column. . . . 1 moved to Indianapolis to work for Detroit Diesel, Allison Division of General Motors, in November '63 after Navy retirement. After an enjoyable and elightening tour of 13 years with DDA, I again retired in 1976."

Elton notes that he and Vera travel quite a bit to visit their daughters, and recently enjoyed the Joint Service Academies Cmise on the QE II to the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Acapuico, and Los Angeles. Sixty-three Naval Academy Alumni and wives were along, including one other Classmate, George Whiteside, and wife Alice.

Mike Michael reports that he and Lila settled in Colorado Springs (3536 Alpine Place) in 1966, after trailering for eleven months (and 40,000 miles) through the U.S.A., Canada and Mexico. Lila has been Regent of her DAR chapter for two years. In addition to her sewing for six grandchildren, art work, gourmet cooking, etc., she has become an expert in geneology and is doing in-depth research on both their families. Mike sold insurance and mutual funds for a couple of years and also obtained a real-estate license. None of these activities ever were permitted to interfere with trailering, fishing, and golfing fun. He does a lot of gardening (certified by Colorado State U. as "Master Gardener"), participates in Civic Players plays, and is a senior officer in Pike's Peak Chapter of TROA. He notes that they travel a lot, did Scandinavia in '73, rounded South America in '79, and will do a three-day float trip and fishing in September on the Salmon River in Idaho. We wish them luck, and trust that in their case, "The River of No Retum" simply means that like most rivers, it flows in only one direction.

"Shadow" West retired in June '77 and is now a professor emeritus of engineering meShipmate, October 1980

chanics at Ohio State. His daughter Bronwyn lives with him in the family home in Cresfline (7704 Lincoln Highway). His son Tyrell will be a senior in civil engineenng at the University of Michigan next year. Shadow visits Bon and K. G. Robinson regularly, and they have visited him in Ohio. He would be very happy to see any Classmates who happen to be in the area, and invites them to "stop-in," whether for an hour or a week.

Doctor Bill Hurly, M.D., lives in Minot, South Dakota, (6-9th St. S.E.) where he is cofounder of the Medical Arts Clinic, which started with four doctors and now has nineteen. Bill notes that with one son, a junior in high school, and another a sophomore in college, this doesn't appear to be a good point at which to retire. He has nine children covering a spread in age of twenty-one years, and plans to continue practicing medicine as long as he is able. His wife is a nurse, as are two daughters; one daughter is an X-ray technician and one son a physician. Sounds as though he's doing more than his share to support the medical profession! Bill concludes his note, "The latch is open for you or any other '38-ers passing this way."

John Burkhardt's note was written during a visit to the East Coast. He and Marie were spending a few weeks near Gardiner's Bay, where we anchored during our destroyer cmise in '36. That must have brought back some memories! I hope John's were more pleasant than mine. 1 seem to recall that the old CLAXTON was infested with bed bugs, and that the Classmates who occupied the upper and lower bunks, directly above and below my middle accommodation, complained that the critters paused on me to rest before proceeding to feed on them. In any case, the Burkhardts, with Viv and Vern Soballe, drove up to Madison last year to watch the Army-Navy game at the Alto Clarks. Rosemary and Red Johnson were also there for the occasion, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. In February of this year John and Marie visited son Philip, his wife and newest grandson in Tempe, Arizona. While there they enjoyed the hospitality of Dolly and Charlie Robertson. Next they were off to Port Angeles, Washington, through the redwoods and along the Oregon coast with its beautiful scenery to visit John's brother. It was a memorable visit. Next trip is scheduled for later this year to see daughter Mary and her husband, Cdr. David Hoffman, '62, in Springfield, Illinois (317 Dembar Road).

Vance Gordon reports from Colorado Springs (315 W. Cheyenne Road) that he keeps in touch with Les O'Brien, Guy Guliotta, Fred Bardshar, and Miles Refo. Among his activities is membership in "The Cream of the Class of 1938 Club," a select group of four Classmates and their wives. Vance is a charter member.

He recalls that he was retired involuntarily in 1958 while serving as Naval Attache to the Hague and Bmssels. (The medics thought he had arteriosclerotic heart disease.) He and wife Mary then traveled in Spain and France for seven months while his son finished the school year in Rome. Retuming to the U.S., they spent a year as caretakers of a friend's 100,000-acre ranch in New Mexico. In 1960 it was determined that he didn't have a heart problem after all, and he was recalled to active duty. He immediately retired voluntarily. Mary got her law degree at the University of Colorado in 1963 and began the practice of law in Colorado Springs. Vance took a job with a defense contractor. Both have since given up

those pursuits and now devote their time to gardening and a number of other activities.

Last year they spent two months in Spain on the Costa del Sol (where things were not so good as in 1959). They visit Washington (DC), annually to see their son, LCdr. C. V. Gordon, Jr. MSC USN, who is on duty there with BuMed. Vance is chairman of the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority, has been instmmental in establishing a local chapter of the Urban League, and continues to be a member of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. He concludes with the observation that his proudest accomplishment is that he doesn't play golf, although he has come to recognize that many golfers are decent folk.

(To be continued in November.)

Let's communicate via Shipmate\

39 Sec'y, Capt. W. J. Ruhe, USN (Ret.) 1310 MacBeth Ave., McLean VA 22101 Percent Members: 76 "Each year the '39 Pajaro Dunes (Califomia) reunion gets bigger and better," Sally Guhck reports. "This year we had 80 live-ins, plus 8 more who joined our group for the Saturday night dinner. The four-day reunion started with '39 occupancy on Thursday of eight cottages with up to ten '39ers per cottage. This made for continuous rounds of poker, bridge, socializing and swinging to the 'old tunes' (a la 1938) played by the NA-10 remnants in attendance. Rhythm Moore was on the dmms, John Cease on 'his tooter,' and Jaime Trauger on 'the ivories.' Friday saw 38 golfers competing on the Pajaro golf course and on Saturday 35 attacked the Pasatiempo course." The cocktail parties on Friday and Saturday were treated differently this year in deference to the Porky Pig Contest. (The wives did not prepare their tastiest goodies this year "to tempt all of us to overindulge.") Only a Spartan diet of crackers and cheese was offered. The buffet dinner which followed saw many '39ers wearing their Pajaro sweatshirts (see pictures) covered with questionably awarded merit badges. When Grant Rogers was asked why he rates more merit badges than the rest, he said, "because 1 make my own." The Rogers-produced " '39 Blue and Gold" books—the official record of the annual Pajaro reunion—were passed out at the dinner.

The Saturday night Banquet and awards ceremony was held in the Recreation hall.

Grant Rogers dressed in hobo costume and MCed the affair. His remarks were not recorded, so at this point it is impossible to evaluate his capability versus that of Weitzenfeld who read a self-composed poem at the last Washington luncheon, to establish his superior MC-manship. Rogers received "an appreciation award" from Bull Dawson. This valuable award (if used in Califomia) was inscribed— "In memory of etc." It was a weather-rock which: if it appears white indicates that it is snowing; if swinging on a string—that it is windy; and if shaking—that there's an earthquake. Ellis Fisher was honored as the 1980 winner of the GOOD GUY award. Just recovering from a 5-way heart by-pass operation, he was not on hand to accept this plaque which read: "Lest we forget those who never fuss, gripe or complain, but bring joy, consideration and compassion to the hearts and souls of others, we present the '39 Good Guy award 67

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Pat and Don Furlong won the tennis awards.

Sally Gulick won the bridge with Dottie Hardy and Peg Walker the mnners-up. (The bridge toumament which was held Saturday aftemoon was mn by Chuck Jenkins.) The Porky Pig Contest winners were announced (and we pause as we open the envelope)—a tie between Pat Dayton-Marilyn Pinkerton team and the Grant Rogers-Pat Williams team, so the $600 was split four ways. Bob Gulick and Betty Rogers-team failed by a pound to qualify as their hopes to grow two inches during the year failed to be realized. The theme of the entertainment honored the "OAOs" and featured a slide show of photos sent in earlier of the wives when they became the "one and only" of their present mate. The slide show began and ended with Kathy and Skeet Bemis embracing within the big '39 class ring. The photo was taken at the ring dance second class year. Stan Kerkering's caricatures of those in attendance were also shown on the screen and framed copies of the sketches were presented to the appropriate wives.

Sally Gulick asks: "Did anyone notice that Ronald Reagan won the nomination with 1939 votes cast at the Convention." (More about this '39 connection in the next edition . . . but a single clue will be offered. The Reagans are next door neighbors of the Gulicks.)

In the last issue of Shipmate I told of how John Millington had finally checked back in with the Class, and what he was doing at present. Now, in a matter of weeks, I regret to say that he has checked out—with a heart attack.

Bob Clark received this note: "Dear Captain Clark, It is my sad duty to inform you that my father passed away on June 24, 1980, at the home of his sister Wendy Glen, in Bristol, Vermont. I found your postcard (telling of the shipping of the Class of 39's book, 39 for 39, to John) in the personal effects he had left behind, expecting to return shortly to his home in California. I think that he would have wished that you be informed of his demise; he spoke fondly of his halcyon days at the Academy."

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Dottie Hardy, Bob Wadsworth. Sally Gulick. Louise Wadsworth

Art Fischer, Danny Howland, George Duncan, "B. B." Howland

Skeet and Kathy Bemis, Peg Moore

Ruth Cease, Jaime Trauger, Hazel Felix

Chuck and Muriel Jenkins, Winnie Ballinger, Dick Tunnell

Dick Gould, Pinky Palus, Betty Cameron, Betty Rogers

At the Pajaro Dunes '39 Reunion and little more. We wish he'd gotten back in touch with the Class much earlier!

Betty Holmberg died of an aneurism shortly after she'd been operated on for a possible artery weakness in another location in her body.

Betty was a strong and deeply religious person.

Her funeral service at St. Agnes church in Clarendon (Arlington, Virginia) on 27 June was a charismatic affair. She'll be greafly missed from our '39 gatherings here in Washington.

Vince de Poix? I spotted his picture with an article on Teledyne's Wah Chang Albany Company. (That is one of Henry Singleton's many companies.) Vince is president of this company which produces zirconium, hafnium and Columbian—metals, of course. (Zirconium is used in nuclear power plants and in many kinds of munitions. Its high burning temperature and explosive compatibility give it many ordnance applications. Columbian alloys are used in Trident missiles, for rivets on the latest

fighter aircraft, etc. . . . lesson completed.)

Vince's company is located between Eugene and Portland, Oregon. No wonder we haven't heard from him.

A. B. "Cash" Register, apparently with a great stmggle, drafted a letter to the Class Secretary "to improve my class standing." Actually, he wanted to show off his license plates.

"The '39 cmise sounds great and Ellie and I would go along," he writes, "except that I'm wrapping up my teaching career at Brookdale Community College with the Fall term so that I can't get away. Come Winter I'll start drawing Social Security and start with a few weeks at the Hale Koa in Honolulu, then back to New Jersey," (23 hampton Court, Red Bank NJ 07701). Cash lives in a predominately Army environment close to Fort Monmouth, so he's rubbing it in with those license plates. . . .

"We miss Navy activity and fellowship," he notes, "so 1 am trying to activate a USNA Shipmate, October 1980

Class Project with your generous contributions. Our thanks to you all and, among others, to Joe Weber, Bex Trimble, Tom Perry, Pat Gray, Bill Braybrook, Howard Smolin, Shiriey Walline, Doug Phillips, Marty Mulderrig and to Art 'Dusty' Rhodes, whose check got filed for half a year in your mixed-up see's boxes of photos and letters. Thanks to your generous work, and the help of folk like Ed Sledge—the Project has gone over the top.

On the local scene—N.A. Alumni President, Admiral Roy L. Johnson, has appointed next One of a kind Alumni Chapter in this area" (which apparently has a considerable number of Navy graduates, but no '39ers).

Hank Lloyd writes from St. Augustine, Florida (Box 303. Zip 32084) that he's still administrator at Flagler College. "Being back in my home town and in our family home has made retirement very pleasant. Life is very enjoyable—no strain. Any '39ers in St. Augustine always welcome!"

Clem Latimer, still a bachelor, passed away on 26 June at his home in Lindale, Texas. Bill Fargo notes that his last moments were uncomfortable but painless. Friends will want to drop a note to his brother and wife. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Latimer, who were planning to make the '39 cmise in November with Clem. The address: 6827 Loma Lane, Dallas TX 75214.

We were really looking forward to being together again with Clem on the Caribbean Cruise coming up!

year's Nominating Committee with VAdm. Paul Stroop as chairman, and Ted Hechler as a member.

Castine Revisited You had our story last month on Castine's lOth Caper. Words don't do it justice. Here are some photos showing life on the bounding main—on board the yacht ONALAY; eating lobster on Little Deer Island; eating lobster (again) at Fort Madison, Castine; and—the cripples of C. Caper X.

Castine Wrapup Lobstering at Eaton's, on board ONALAY, and the Walking Wounded

40 Sec'y, Cdr. Leigh Winters, USN (Ret.) 701 S. 23rd St., Ariington, VA 22202 Percent Members: 77 Washington Report If any of you wondered about that Jim Elkins item under "News From Here and There" on page 66 of the June '80 Shipmate: . . . Jimmy raised the University of Georgia grants from the previous year's $35,000 to $333,168! Not to "$33,168," as misprinted. So, again, let's hear it for our Veep of the South!

Section B of the 4 August 1980 Washington Star carried a front page half-page story and photographs of statuary busts created by our illustrious artiste Betty Seim. Under the caption "Burghers of Royal Street (Alexandria)," reporter Martha Graham lauded Betty, a former president of the Alexandria Torpedo Factory Artists, for her work in helping make " . . . the bulky gray building a national tourist attraction. . ." In this particular, newsworthy effort Betty had sculpted the members of the Alexandria City Council in clay caricatures with considerable individual character.

The 10th Annual Castine Capter supplanted July's 2nd-Wednesday-of-the-Month luncheon-meeting at Fort Myer. Next and final lunch of the year will be Wednesday, 12 November 1980. The joint '39-'44 Christmas Dance, sponsored by '42, is scheduled for 13 December. Then, next year, back to the old 2nd-Wednesday-of-the-Month schedule.

Another reminder from Ted Hechler that Biddle, Banks & Bailey still hold in stock some 5" X 5" bronze (unmounted) '40 Class Crests @ $45. Contact Insignia Dept., B,B&B, Chestnut St. at 16th, Philadelphia PA 19102.

Some enclosures from Ed Sledge remind us that you are still supporting in strength the '40 Shipmate, October 1980

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Bill Caspari and Ward Witter and Don Kable, June and Harvey Miller, Anne and Rick Mueller, Kathy and Bud Newhall, Dick Parker, Toni and Willie Trice, Caryl and Art Varnum, and Phyllis and Ward Witter. . . . " Photographs courtesy of Jack Bowell who had been on the West Coast up north in Oakland, organizing a family reunion in connection with his mother's 90th birthday celebration.

Address Changes Some recent changes for your rosters: Shirley Walline, 411 S. Germantown Road, Chattanooga TN 37411; the Rev. Brinkiey Goranson, Box 237, Colebrook PA 17015; E. Neil Rogers, 292 Waples Mobile Home Estates, Fairfax VA 20030. Neil is now with the Metro Title Corp in Washington (DC).

JUNE WEEK WEST 1980 Cocktails at the Fischers. Coronado JUNE WEEK WEST Even though things have moved around a bit in Annapolis lately at graduation time, the staunch of heart out West are still celebrating 'June Week' in June: this year 27-29 June, at the Town & Country Hotel in San Diego.

Harry Fischer reports that events included a Marine recmit graduation. Navy Brigade Review, tennis, golf, and a 5000-meter mn, tours of ships and San Diego, cocktail parties and a joint dinner-dance, attended by over 500. Flossie and Harry hosted the cocktail party for '40 in their Coronado home. Harry notes " . . .

Classmates who attended the '40 cocktail party and/or the dinner dance: Kathy and Len Bassett, Edie and Bud Beaver, Betty and Jake Bowell, Betty Cannon, Ruth and Bill Caspari, Flossie and Harry Fischer, Barbara and Scotty Goodfellow, Dee and John Hardy, Patty Po 70

News from Here and There From way out west in Laramie, Wyoming: ^rfocror Frank Hertel writes " . . .

Sorry we cannot join you all in October, but it is impossible for me to break away during the academic year. Have been with the University of Wyoming since retiring in 1965. . . . Plan to retire for second time in January. . . . Will be spending our Winters in Albuquerque and our Summers back home here on the ranch in Wyoming. . . . Please note change of address: PO Box 218, Laramie WY 82070. . . . " And a lovely letter from Bobbe McKinney in Hawaii—". . . Just a short note to thank the Class of '40 for the lovely wreath of flowers for Mac's services at Punchbowl. 1 think Mac would have been proud of the simple military services, friends, flowers and sentiments . . . and I'm sure the lovely banner of 'Classmates of 1940 USNA' was Jim Vellis' idea—thank you all. Of course I'm sorry that we won't be with you for the class reunion, but with this hanging over our heads for so long, we couldn't make plans. But we both will be thinking of all of you and hope it will be the best reunion ever. Do hope if any Classmates come out to Hawaii they will give me a call—would love to hear from them. Aloha, Bobbe." When you write to Bobbe the address is 98-715 Iho Place-1401, Aiea HI 96701.

From Centerville, Ohio: D'Arcy Kennedy Bent writes that her leg splint came off the end of July (D'Arcy was one of the CCX casualties) and she is now up and walking and kicking Ned around again. . . .

Another CCX casualty, Loretta Hechler of Annapolis, is also out of her wheel chair now, and Ted doesn't have to do all the housework anymore. . . .

Flo Roseborough of Vienna, Virginia, refuses to recognize that she was ever a CCX casualty. Like of Early . . . she is not giving press interviews. Well, that's Castine for you, folks. . . . Where else could you have such a good time with only 7% casualties?

Homecoming—'40's Fortieth At the time of this input (mid-August) the team was in full swing for this month's reunion. Art Berndtson was busily assembling materials for two 20' tents and a giant-sized sign for the Tailgate & Game festivities; Johnny Montgomery desperately counted and recounted the last minute in-dribbles of reservation funds; Frank Frankenberger bounced from hotel to motel desk-clerk like a wayward hooker . . . and Art Esch conducted. At last count there were upwards of 177 families of '40 represented. We should have our report in your Christmas Shipmate.

The L. Pat Gray Defense Fund A late July note from Pat: " . . . Both of us were very happy to be able to get to Castine this year and to be with such a large group of our Classmates and their wives. After the first day, Bea said to me, 'These are very special people and we are so fortunate to be a part of them.' Needless to say, she received no opposition from me, and I readily agreed. . . ."

The Justice Department still delays. Evidence required by the court has not yet been brought forth. Expenses mount up for defense attorneys. Your help is still needed to balance the scales of tme justice. Captain Nelson is still on the job collecting your donations for victory at PO Box 481, Waterford CT 06385.

And, next month, your prayers and votes also make a difference.

The Secretary's Comer One of many faults your secretary has had over the years is gross tardiness in answering your ever-interesting letters, and thanking you personally for the many fine photographs you have contributed for the mutual enjoyment of us all. Well, the first two weeks of September was my annual Atlantic Beach rest period. If you didn't hear from me during September drop another line and raise Holy Ned with your laggard secretary. And don't forget to include a little news and a few black-and-white photographs of the family. . . .

Speaking of photographs—many thanks to Glynn Williams, son of "G. G.", who has been keeping me supplied without public praise and thanks. Thank you, Glynn. * * * ONLY FORTY IS 4.0! * * *

41 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 7111 Pyle Rd., Bethesda MD 20034 Percent Members: 70 News is somewhat sparse this month, but I know that the dam is about ready to burst with reports of all the trips '41ers took last Summer.

Jane and Enders Huey were in Washington for the June wedding of a niece, and Enders managed to squeeze in a golf game with Tom Blount, Fred Janney ('37) and me. Fred's best shot that day was the picture he took of Tom, Enders and me after our round. Between Orlando and Washington, the Hueys visited Katy and Charlie Styer in South Carolina. While there, the accompanying pictures of Charlie and Jane and of Charlie and Enders were taken from the pier on the lake of the lot in Riverkill Plantation where the Styers will build their new home when they sell the present one that is about a mile away. Enders further reported that the Beardalls had been spending some time at New Smyrna being grandparents.

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Tom Blount, Enders Huey and Class Sec'y

From the Putnam Group of Funds, a news release. Robert S. Day honored by Golden Scale Council.

Robert S. Day of Acacia Mutual Life in Annandale has been selected for membership in the Golden Scale Council. The Council is sponsored by the Putnam and Eberstadt mutual fund groups, and was created "to recognize, encourage and support high professional standards of service within the securities industry."

Cdr. Day entered the insurance business in 1962, is a Certified Life Underwriter, and has taught at the University of Virginia.

He and his wife, Clara Lee, have four children.

43 Charlie Styer and Enders Huey Sharp-eyed Tom Burley spotted a magazine report that our Classmate Fred Maxwell has recently been named president of Boeing Engineering and Construction Company, a division of Boeing Company, Seattie. Congratulations to Fred and thanks to 20/20 Tom. Peg and George Ball returned in July from what they reported to be a fabulous Scandinavian trip. Jackie and 1 had a chance to see all the pictures they took. Unfortunately I had such a good time that I forgot to purloin a couple for the column. In the meantime, the Balls left town again for their place in Cranberry Lake, New York, so there will be a slight delay.

In June, Jack Beardall's son, John R. Ill, was married in High Point, North Carolina, to Cynthia Leigh McDowell. John is a graduate of Georgia Tech and the couple is now living in Houston.

Our new vice chairman. Ken Tebo, has published his schedule of class luncheons for the coming season. As in the past, they will normally be at Blackie's on the last Thursday of each month through May 1981. Exceptions to the foregoing are: the November luncheon will be the next to last Thursday, 20 November, so as not to conflict with Thanksgiving; the Christmas coed affair will be held with the Classes of '39, '40 and '42 at Fort Myer, for which there will be a special announcement; and the June 1981 coed luncheon will probably be at the Fort Myer Officers' Club, but more on that later. If you are expecting to be in town for any of these luncheons, please let Ken or his secretary know so that a place can be saved. Ken's number during the day is 202/ 676-6106.

Happy Columbus Day.

42 Sec'y, R. S. Day, CLU P.O. Box 6042 Shiriington Station, Arlington, VA 22206 Percent Members: 71 (Editor's note: No word received from the correspondent this month, so when would be a more appropriate time to drop a little item in the hopper about the Good Commander himself. Shy and retiring as he is, it could well be that the following would never see print unless such subtle means were used.)

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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 No. Calif, Cdr. PhiUp P. Hambsch USN (Ret.) 4301 Norwalk Drive, Apt. 205, San Jose CA 95129 Percent Members: 68

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: 68 '44 Memorial Progress As of 7 August, the '44 Memorial Fund has reached the grand total of $27,223.83. With three years to go, we are exuding confidenceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but keep those checks coming each year until we hit the $60,000 goal. You can be proud of the fact that we are ahead of schedule both in collection of funds and creation of the memorial itself, when compared with two other classes which we will not embarrass by naming. Dick Powell's ('50) son, who is an architectural enginner, has been retained for a very reasonable fee to do the final design work on the memorial plaza area portion.

New Address Although we reported last month that Mae and John Heintz moved to Florida from Annapolis on 1 August, we did not have their new address. Here it is: 2020 N. Aflantic Ave., 307 N. Twin Towers, Cocoa Beach FL 32931.

Homecoming Party Plan You may read this after Homecoming on 4 October, but for those of you who don't receive advance word, it will be news after the fact. The after-game '44 party is taking place at Margie and Randy King's beautiful "Aerie" across the Sevem at 1312 Kinloch Circle in Amold, Maryland. It will be a catered cocktail and dinner buffet, and the left-over cash from the $44 per couple tab will go to the '44 memorial fund.

everyone for their kind words after Jack's death last Febmary. I must now sadly report that Jane passed away as a result of a heart attack on 31 July at her home in Virginia Beach. There were a great number of us Classmates, many other friends, and Jane's family present at the memorial service held for her at the Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach on 2 August. Jake laboon assisted the minister in conducting the service. It was Jane's wish to have her ashes scattered at sea, as Jack had requested for himself. We who knew and loved this splendid lady will miss her sorely.

Word was received by the Alumni Association on 17 July from Jim Taylor that Hardy Fowler had passed away. No further details were given. Hardy resigned shortly after WW II and was known to have a New Orleans address.

Secretary's Corner Here again is a list of twenty names of Classmates whose present addresses are not known. If you know where they are, let us know. They are: William Gardner Blake, Raymond Edwin Bock, Robert Joseph Booze, Donald Henry Bourque, Jacob Ralston Brown, Dean Wilbur Bruce, Thomas Paul Burke, Glenn Crittenden Caldwell, John Harlan Callis, Michael Thomas Campbell, Bemard Patrick Carey, Jr., John Ellsworth Carr, George Daniel Casey, Lewis Eugene Cassidy, William Price Oliver Clarke, Samuel Webster Cocks, John C. Shirk Coffin, James Russell Cook, Charles Herbert Cooper, and Lawrence Arthur Corcoran.

Sorry, no pictures available for this month.

If any of you can dig up some old photos from midshipman days, we will be happy to print them with appropriate accompanying remarks in this column. We are now old enough to enjoy seeing ourselves when we had hsiir on top of our heads and flat stomachs. How about it?_WVW

45 Sec'y., Mr. Phil Erickson 6313 Golf Course Square Alexandria VA 22307 (703) 765-0828 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Dutch Schulz USN (Ret.) 5100 26th St. N., Arlington VA 22207 (703) 536-7156 Percent Members: 59 Notice anything different about this column?

It's the new '45 logos you also saw on the envelope from the Association of the Class of 1945 which contained your 36th Homecoming newsletter. Secretary Phil Erickson developed the idea in order to "spice up" the mailings of the Class to you. News on our 36th Homecoming will be included in the December issue (this copy is being written on a hot and humid day in August).

A SadCiequel Last month 1 reported receiving a very nice note from Jane Harkins, Jack's wife, thanking 71

widows, encourages membership in the Alumni Association. You can help. The next time you see a Classmate, ask him if he gets Shipmate!

You would really be amazed at the names of those who do not!!

Class Crest The adjacent foto is of the Class Crest which is available to you at $10 plus $3 mailing costs.

Originally created by Gus Swainson from the bronze plaque many years ago, it was offered at our 35th Homecoming and we still have about 10 left. Measuring 10 by 10 inches, made of plexi-glass resin sprayed with gold paint, it comes ready to hang on the wall of your studyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or you may wish to mount it on a wooden plaque back. Write me if you want one and make the check payable to the Association of the Class of 1945. Your contribution is taxdeductible, as is the money will go into the '45 after 45 Gift Fund. Have recenfly shipped one to Bill Traynor, so you Westcoasters can take a look at his. And the '45 bumper stickers at two for $3.00 postpaid are going well with Carl Ferguson, Chuck Whiteside and Bill Traynor being the latest recipients.

Dentist Arnie Hirsch's '45 Class gift suggestion of donating a bust of Jimmy Carter '47 for the Rotunda of Bancroft Hall resulted in a flurry of mail and comments. . . . I have personally responded to Walt Rose, Frank ClUford and the others. But to bring you up to date on the '45 and 45 gift process. President Jim Montgomery has formed a Gift Planning Committee consisting of the former presidents of the Association of the Class of 1945 who will receive ideas from all of you, coordinate with the Naval Academy Foundation and Memorial Fund, evaluate, study and develop the ideas for presentation to the Class for approval.

Those who have sent their proposals to me need not resubmit as I will provide the Committee with a list of them. When you think that the gift is planned to be made in 1989, you can appreciate that the Class Officers are getting a good hand on this project. Why not send your ideas to Jim Montgomery, President of the Association of the Class of 1945 at: 3606 N. Nelson St., Arlington VA 22207 . . . or, if you just want to call and chat about the subject, you can call him at his home: 703/527-5707. At this writing, the Class of '45 has no plans for any gift to the Academy beyond the '45 and 45, so this may be your last opportunity to be heard on this worthy project!!

From a statistical standpoint, the Class of 1945 is an enigma! Out of the 914 who graduated on 7 June 1944, we have valid addresses for 759. Of these, only 448, or 59%, are members of the Naval Academy Alumni Association which is the lowest percentage of any Class up to the Class of '50. Phantom Classmates account for 38, but their number has been slowly decreasing over the last five years.

On the other hand, we have 191 Life members of the Alumni Association which is the highest, except for the last three graduating classes.

Our August newsletter, sent out to all 759 plus 72

Ben Young Ben W. Young has been named chairman of the board of Young, Hadawi DeShazo, Inc., a Dallas-based consulting engineering firm. Ben is a registered professional engineer in 27 states and is one of the nation's leading authorities on the planning and design of automobile parking stmctures. The firm of YHI Inc. is currently providing consulting engineering services for clients ranging from New Jersey to Wyoming. Projects include hotels, shopping centers, parking facilities, industrial plants and office buildings.

The Stells at "Leavittation" Here is a foto of Kathy and Ralph Stell on their May visit with Charlotte and Ben Leavitt in Winter Harbor, Maine. As you may recall from a previous item in this column, the Leavitts bought an old orange house there and are spending the next century restoring it.

Banker and Life Member of the Alumni Association, Chuck Whiteside of 3520 Rocky Point, Bremerton WA 98310, retired in May to try the 'good life' for a year or so. He writes, " . . . s o far it's been so enjoyable I may make it permanent. Helen and 1 both love the Northwest and most of our children live close by. Our youngest son is a Fulbright scholar studying in Paris." Chuck sees Hal Trueblood, another Bremerton resident, from time to time.

The tent-covered courtyard of the TmxtonDecatur Museum, only one block from the White House, was the scene of the 26 July Hail and Farewell gathering in honor of June and Bob Baldwin and Jo and Lando Zech. Bob, who was relieved by Lando as Chief of Naval Personnel on 31 July, introduced the Zechs and

Change of Office Ceremony, VAdm. Lando W. Zech Jr.. VAdm. Robert B. Baldwin, Adm. Thomas B. Hayward two of their daughters to the assembled group and remarked that, "this would indicate that the days of the 'Green Bowlers' have not passed. . . . " Another feature of this impressive gathering was the introduction of "Bob's Angels," a group of attractive young ladies who had worked with Bob in the Office of the Chief. '45ers enjoying the open bar, heavy hors d'oeuvres and music from a Navy Commodores combo were: Zo and Mort Cooley, Nancy and Tip Watson, Jean and Pete Peterson, Nancy and Randy Prothro, Cecil and Bob Eidson, Ann and Katy Ewald, and Janie and Dutch Schulz.

Phantom Update: Here are some more Phantoms who have eluded us over the years and for whom we are seeking a current address. If you have any additional information on these Classmates, please drop me a card: (once we find them, they are happy to be found, and wonder how they ever got lost!).

Richard Davis Loel, 10th Company, Hometown, Los Angeles. Resigned as an ensign. No further information.

Benjamin James Lampert, 19th Company.

Hometown, Oshkosh WL Last address: Wormley Creek Dr., Yorktown VA. William Walker Coldwell, 7th Company.

Hometown, Luling TX. Resigned as LTJG in Febmary '47. Last address: 919 Lake Ave., White Bear Lake MN. Formerly working as an electronics design engineer for Honeywell in Minneapolis. Is he still there???

William Charles Lewis, 8th Company.

Hometown, Knoxville. Last address: c/o Mr. C. F. Lewis, Route 14, Knoxville.

William Jenkins, Jr., 4th Company.

Hometown, Philadelphia. Last address: 1937 11th E. Seatfle. Formerly president of Mercer Home Inc. in Seatfle. Help . . . someone please check the Seatfle directory!

William Vannest McGalliard, 19th Company.

Hometown, Short Hills NJ. No additional information available.

Life Members of the Alumni Association James Irl Hemphill and George Perry Griffith are not receiving the Shipmate magazine they have paid for since we do not have a valid address for them!

The Class Private Eye, Chuck Brennecke, who is on the road a lot, has been extremely helpful in locating some of our unknowns. If anyone has some knowledge of the above Phantoms, why not also drop him a card at 2139 Fairfax, Apt. 4, Nashville TN 37212.

Campaign Promises: Did you see where the Class of '51 will celebrate their 30th Homecoming on board a Caribbean cmise ship leaving Shipmate, October 1980

Miami on 25 April 1981? . . . The Classes of '30 and '35 celebrated their 50th and 45th Homecomings at Annapolis in May 1980.

Maybe we should consider having our all-out 45th at a date other than the regular Homecoming week end? . . . Phil Erickson still has an adequate supply of first day issue John Paul Jones commemorative covers at $2 a copy.

They contain a special 35th '45 Homecoming imprint. . . . The cover story in the 21 July Forbes magazine, "The Age of Aircraft Carrier Diplomacy," was written by Ann Hughey, daughter of Ann and George Hughey of PO Box 28, Germantown MD 20767. George, you really have a talented journalist in your family! . . .

Beno and Bud Bowler represented the Class at the 13 August cocktail reception to benefit Historic Annapolis, Inc. held in conjunction with the opening of the new Garfinckel's Annapolis Mall store. . . . Sarah Midgett was off on an art/history tour of Europe in August. . . .

Panmure Arms brochures were sent to Jean Peterson's sister, Dick Neuendorffer, Bill Campbell "44 and Bill Cox '32. . . . Locator services were provided to Bert Leecraft of Houston and Tom Polk of Georgetown. Tom is still working with Defense Industries International throughout South America. Hey Tom, what did you do in Bolivia? . . . Vern Anderson, the new Veep of JGMA Development Corp.. an engineering consulting firm for ocean engineering projects, has a 33' Cat Ketch which he keeps down in Belize with a charter service. . . . Bob Pine is president of Peoples Utility Co. in Houston. . . . Fred Hassenplug visited Tom Gleason in Phoenix. Fred, how is Tom? . . . Frank Clifford is scheduled for the Advanced Management Course at Harvard in February (Is it tme that Frank is being considered for a Cabinet post in January?). . . .

June and Lloyd Kiernan are training golderi retrievers down in Tavares, Florida. . . . And from Alumni Life Member Frank Lee Haines comes a new address: Box 191 London OH 43140.

In the old days, a man who saved money was called a miser . . . today he is called a wonder!

46 Sec'y, Mr. C. W. Kennelly U 7911 Sleaford PI., Bethesda, MD 20014 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. C. V. Wilhoit Jr, USNR (Ret.) 1103 Santa Rufina Ct. Solana Beach CA 92075 Percent Members: 59 Once again 1 am indebted to Clete Kennelly for his assistance in my continuing endeavor to make this column both interesting and informative. Because I was not present at the anniversary celebration in Washington, 1 asked Clete to write the September column to be devoted entirely to the 35th Anniversary events.

As most of you probably know, Clete's secretarial duties relate to the Association of the Class of 1946 headquarters organization in Washington. Mine are limited to corresponding with Classmates (whether or not they pay dues to the Association!), writing the Shipmate column and maintaining the historical file for the Class of '46. Thanks again. Clete!

Having thus been relieved of the 21 July deadline for submitting the September column.

Tricia and 1 left Solana Beach on 12 July for another camping trip with intentions to visit as Shipmate. October 1980

many Classmates as possible along the way.

We headed north in the general direction of Billings, Montana, specifically. East Rosebud Lake, where we were to spend the weekend with Alice and Colvin Agnew (he was one of my Plebe Year "wives") before proceeding to Minneapolis for a meeting of the executive committee of the Naval Reserve Association.

The good weather at the start was encouraging since our Eureka tent hadn't been out of its storage bag in well over a year. The first night we pitched the tent in Inyo National Forest north of Bishop, California, at 7,900 ft. alongside a roaring mountain stream. The next night we were in the Ely, Nevada KOA campground. Since it was one of the cleanest, neatest we'd even been in 1 wasn't too surprised to find that it was managed by two former destroyer sailor shipmates from WW II and Korea who still attend reunions every year and talk about ships long since decommissioned. Pressing them for additional information 1 leamed that one of their COs had been Art Fischer, '39, who must think as much of them as they do of him because he also attends the ship reunion every year. Isn't it amazing what a difference a war makes? The next day we declined more "formal" quarters and pitched the tent in a friend's yard in the middle of Provo, Utah. Following that it was the Station Creek Campground in Bridger-Teton Nat'l Forest, then the Snake River Campground in Teton Nat'l Forest, just outside the south entrance to Yellowstone Nat'l Park. Before beginning the trip through the Park the next morning we detoured about ten miles on an unpaved road to Grassy Lake reservoir to have our breakfast in the clear, crisp, teethchattering cold of that beautiful country. Before we arrived at East Rosebud Lake for the week-£nd visit with the Agnews, we had driven the longest possible route through Yellowstone, pausing only long enough to make sure Old Faithful was still on schedule as well as to have our lunch in a beautiful picnic area adjacent to a large mountain meadow. Driving the mountain road through Beartooth Pass (elev. 10.900 ft.) merely added to the thrill of seeing that beautiful, wild country which is as near to the top of the world as you'd want to be! Needless to say, we had a great weekend with Alice and Colvin ("Aggie") which also included hiking trips in Custer Nat'l Forest along a "booming" creek with so much clear, fresh water as to be almost unbelievable to anyone living in Southem California!

Sunday afternoon we locked up the cabin at East Rosebud Lake and drove the 85 miles to the Agnew home at 2751 Gregory Drive North, Billings MT 59102. There the three Agnew sons. Kirk, Scott and his girl friend, Stuart and Stuart's fiancee. Donna, had generous servings of their mom's home cooking! Stuart and Donna had driven from "Aggie" 's hometown, Daisy and the Agnews

Alamogordo, New Mexico, and were to be married the following Saturday. Laurie, the Agnew daughter, had graduated from U. of Oregon and lives in Portland, so we missed seeing her.

Monday we reluctanfly made an early departure from Billings so we could spend an hour or so at Custer Battlefield Nat'l Monument— the most elaborate testimony to a "loser" you can imagine! That night we camped in a campground in Black Hills Nat'l Forest which was close to Crazy Horse Mountain and Mt. Rushmore (South Dakota) which we toured the next moming. The "Crazy Horse" sculptor aroused the maverick in my blood when I realized he is working on a monument which will be several times larger than Mt. Rushmore but has refused any government financing while, of course, Rushmore was funded entirely by the federal gov't!

Front (1. to r.): Elisabeth Morse. Sally and Joe Stoutenburgh; back: Ken Morse, Forrest Parry, Daisy and Tricia Wilhoit The next two nights we were virtually alone in our camp site; Tuesday at Lake Louise State Recreation Area, (South Dakota), and then Wednesday night at Ft. Ridgely State Park, Minnesota. What a contrast to the next three nights (at $50 per night) in L'Hotel de France in Edina, and, of course, worth every bit of it.

By far the most enjoyable part of our visit to Minneapolis was the opportunity to visit with Classmates. Elisabeth and Ken Morse (Mankato) and Forrest Parry (Rochester) picked us up at the hotel and, following a brief tour of Minneapolis (delightful city), we met Sarah and Joe Stoutenburgh at the U. of Minn. Alumni Club on the top floor of the IDS building downtown, where the view was breath-taking. Although the party was small in numbers, we couldn't have had more fun. As the evening progressed, Sarah and Tricia realized that they had both lived in Bronxville, New York, and had attended the same high school in classes one year apart! Chuck Cox, who had made the arrangements for the dinner at the Minnesota Alumni Club, had to be out of town at the last minute and couldn't make the party. Also, "Hoot" Gibson (John C.) said that he owns a business in Cleveland (Shaker Heights Hardware) and only gets back home to Edina once or twice a month, but that he hopes to retire to Minnesota in a couple of years. The letter to Fred Stevenson was returned "not deliverable" and five Classmates failed to reply! The tumout could have been better and 1 had to agree with Ken that I have to improve on my "field communications" once I take to the road.

The retum trip was virtually beeline as we both had meetings scheduled for 1 August in San Diego. Even so, we managed to spend the long days of driving on the back roads (sometimes unpaved and unmarked) and got in four more nights of tent camping. The first two nights were in virtually deserted campsites— Millstone State Wayside Area in Meadow 73

Grove, Nebraska (a tribute to a very small town with lots of pride) and Bonny State Recreation Area in Colorado. The third night we camped in Wolf Creek Campground in San Juan Nat'l Forest just before reaching "downtown Pagosa Springs" after crossing Wolf Creek Pass. If you are either a country-western fan or an avid fisherman you'll know where that is! Wednesday night we opted for a KOA in Flagstaff (hot showers!) and reached Solana Beach Thursday evening just in time to watch a beautiful Pacific sunset—most appreciative following a long, hot, 500-mile drive across the desert. So much for the trip. Now for the "mail bag."

"Chic" Bowling states that he finally received his doctorate in maritime history on 17 May from the University of Maine at Orono.

"Like all other worthwhile things in life, it did not come easy, but the self-satisfaction alone has been well worth it. Unfortunately, one of my main goals in going for the degree, a professorship at the Naval Academy, has been foreclosed by the change in emphasis to engineering at the Academy (from a 60:40 to an 80:20 proportion of engineering to liberal arts courses). That change halved the amount of time devoted to history, including naval history." "Chic" makes it clearly understood that he thinks this was a mistake and will also be glad to give you his ideas concerning the "Wets", "Dries" and the Unrestricted Line.

Just ask him! " . . . With the position at the Naval Academy no longer possible, I have decided to retum to the mooring/lightering master role of unloading cmde oil tankers here in Southem Califomia waters, at least for the time being. In about six months to a year 1 shall have refurbished the financial coffers and restocked the liquor locker sufficiently to withstand a prolonged drought if necessary. Then I'll cut back to between 1/2 to 2/3 time in order to do some serious writing on maritime and naval subjects." Ann and "Chic" live at 4045 San Juan Road, San Diego CA 92103 and have a daughter at the Naval Academy.

Received a note in late May from John Giedt (typed by Dolores) announcing the marriage of their daughter, Elisabeth Jeanne, to Richard Alan Solwitz of Cleveland, Ohio, on 4 May. John and Dolores were unable to attend the 35th anniversary festivities in Washington because both Elisabeth and Richard were receiving their doctorates in veterinary medicine from Ohio State at that time. They will begin their practice in North Carolina. John and Dolores live at 1594 Lakeshore Drive, Troy OH 45373, where John is quality control manager of the B.F. Goodrich Products Group. "We make wheels and brakes—not Cjres. Our company makes the wheels and brakes for the Space Shuttle, the F-14 and P3-C, among others."

Eamie Granville retired about four years ago from Frontier Refining Co., where he was manager, drilling and production, and is looking for a new place to live. Elaine and Earnie have lived at 5245 East Iliff Ave., Denver CO 80222 for the past 23 years so I'd say they are ready for a move! Eamie's brother John is USNA '58.

Jean and Bob Casson live at 9 Range View Drive, Denver CO 80215 where Bob works for Steams-Roger Co., Petroleum Petrochemical Division.

Barbie Griffiths christened USS MERRIMACK (AO-179) on 17 May at Avondale Shipyards, Louisiana. The picture shows Barbie using a 74

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Barbie Griffiths christens MERRIMACK commemorative hatchet to cut the line which sends the bottle of champagne to smash against the ship (a novel procedure). Chuck was the principal speaker at the ceremony and said that Avondale Shipyards arranged a day that they will never forget. Mary and Frank King were on board to help celebrate along with Bob Harwood, '42 (Chuck's first Exec.) and Bob's wife (whose name, unfortunately, I couldn't quite decipher). Chuck, who is a vice admiral and the Deputy CNO, Submarine Warfare, retires on 1 October "after 35 good years in our fine Navy." That will leave on active duty only Don Iselin, Jack Langille, Bob McKenzie, Jack Walsh and Al Whitfle.

Marigold Gorton has written a most entertaining and informative article "Health Observations Behind the Bamboo Curtain," following her trip to China in May. Ask her for a copy. You'll enjoy it.

Both Chuck Griffiths (6th Co.) and Joe Meyer (9th Co.) sent me reports of their company parties at the 35th Reunion. If they're not covered in the September issue, I'll share them with you in November. Joe said mail was retumed from Bob Banks' Greensboro, North Carolina, address and says Al Hafer's current address is 7 Eastwood Lane, Ballston Lake NY 12019. Also, Joe's current address is 309 Yoakum Parkway Apt. #201, Alexandria VA 22304.

Don Iselin has received the 1980 Engineering Alumni Professional Achievement Award from Marquette University.

Homer Key introduced his new wife, Lois, to us at JUNE WEEK WEST '80. They live at 3702 E. Orange Drive, Phoenix AZ 85018.

"Yogi" Kaufman, a vice admiral and currently director. Command and Control and Communications Programs, retires 1 September.

Bob McKenzie has orders from Chief of Staff, U.S. Forces, Japan, to be Commander, Caribbean Contingency Joint Task Force.

The Col. C. Griffen Moody, USMC Military Professional Award was presented this year to the top graduate of the Class of '80, Ens. David M. DeLonga.

Willie Steers, who phoned to tell me of "Deut" Snyder's passing, also revealed that he is getting married again on 16 August (his first wife, Kathy, passed away in Sept. '78) to Meri Beth Mori, a neighbor of 20 years. His address will change to 5030 Bronson Blvd., Kalamazoo MI 49001, right across the street to her house!

Willie is president of Kalamazoo Creamery, was recalled for Korea, saw service as CO USS SWAN ( A M S - 3 7 ) and USS KITE (AMS-22)

and was awarded the Bronze Star.

Mac Snowden has become the executive director of the Association of Naval Aviation, Inc. in Washington. Evelyn and Mac live at 1320 Elsinore Ave., McLean VA 22101.

"Daisy"

Until 1 became class secretary, I never realized that there were only ten issues of Shipmate each year. The January-Febmary and July-August combined issues give the editorial staff and the corresponding secretaries a well-needed break. It also gives everyone a chance to catch up during the slack periods when there is not much incoming news. Still the ingredients for my September Stew overflowed the pot into the one for October. I was forced to omit the fantastic job of reporting that Lou Gertin did on JUNE WEEK WEST, which took place in San Diego from 27 to 29 June.

Lou reports that '47 got things off to a great start Friday evening when Billie and Bill Russell put on an elegant class cocktail party in their lovely La Jolla home on Friday night.

Some 41 Classmates, wives, widows, dates, and relatives attended. Then on Saturday night, '47 had 31 attend the dinner dance. Don Adams, our May Classmate of the month, and his wife, Jo Ann, were house guests of the Russells. Cita and Jim Barry traveled a few blocks from their home in La Jolla. The same for Joan and Dick Bivin. Dick is the administrator of The Bishop's Schools for Boys and Girls in La Jolla. Dick is thoroughly enjoying his work which includes managing an operating budget of some I'/z million dollars per year.

Betty Lou and Rupe Brooke still live in Solana Beach, some 15 miles up the coast. After retiring, Rupe and his brother bought a mn-down resort west of Lake Tahoe. After a tremendous amount of work, they put it in excellent condition, hired a manager to run it, and have put it up for sale. Rupe loved the challenge of renovating and the skiing. However, Betty soon tired of the isolation, the cold, the heavy snow, and of being a chambermaid, waitress, and dishwasher. Bea and Don Donohugh came down from Corona del Mar. They have been married above five years and have seven children between them—Bea's two, and Don's five. Don sold his medical practice in Tustin, and has served on active duty with the Navy for short periods. Don has been busy writing a book. The Middle Years, which is to be published this Fall. It deals with the problems, challenges, life changes, etc., about middle age as seen by a doctor, but written for the layman.

Caroline and Andy Dowd came from Sun City, Arizona, which is 15 miles NW of Phoenix. Andy is a "head hunter" with an executive recmiting company. Caroline recenfly obtained her broker's license and is doing extremely well with Dean Witter in Sun City.

Annie and Dick Houghton came down from Costa Mesa and were the Russells' houseguests. Bill Kent is still involved with real estate in San Diego. Yola and Pete Kochis were there from West Covina. Pete's handsome silver hair stands out in a crowd. Ginny and Barney Martin live on the northem edge of Rancho Santa Fe. He is involved in land development there. They own property there and hope to build soon. Meanwhile, they could not find any place suitable for all of their furniture, so they bought a duplex, knocked out the adShipmate, October 1980

joining wall, and now have 4000 square feet of living space and two two-car garages. Rosemary and Matty Matthews were there. Matty is still very active in racquet ball. Betty and Bruce Oliver came from either Carmel or Las Vegas. Betty looks more like a Classmate's daughter than a wife, and Bmce looks just like Stan Turner. Bmce says that he is retired, but Betty raises her eyebrow. The Olivers had nothing but great things to say about Sam Gorsline's '45 place in Scotland. Phyllis and Frank Owen are still in Coronado, but Frank is now "retired-retired." Dusty Rodes came from Oceanside where he golfs and enjoys life.

Vicki and Haley Rogers live in San Diego and Haley is associated with Rohr Aircraft. Billie and Bill Russell have finished renovating, decorating, and landscaping their home and it is beautiful. Billie prepared the "scmmptious finger food" for the party. Bill keeps busy with his glider flying; however, he had a slight accident recently. Bill was not hurt, but the glider is "AOC" for awhile. (I wonder if the Safety Center keeps tabs on retired naval aviators who fly gliders? Guess I'll have to ask Bill's USNA roommate and now the "Bull Aviator," Wes McDonald.) Marian and Andy Sansom were there from Glendora. Andy has been with Honeywell now for 21 years. Louise and Bill St. George now live in Coronado. After having been out of law school some 27 years. Bill took the Califomia Bar Exam in March and passed the first time he tried. Now he is trying to decide what he wants to do with his new ticket.

Julie and Bob George were there from Solana Beach. Bob is retired/retired.

Bob Strickler was there from La Mesa. Liz and Don Wallace also attended. Sally Working looked lovely as usual. Foster Schuler also attended. Some of the area Classmates that could not attend relayed some interesting information. Sue and Danny Child have moved to a house in the San Bemadino Mountains and have opened a small hospital. Their address is: A. L. Child, P.O. Box 1201, Blue Jay CA 92317. Beverly and John Richards sent their regrets.

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Lou did not understand that he was to get the name tags for the Russells' Friday night party. So at the last minute, he ventured forth into La Jolla at 1745 to buy name tags. "I would have had a better chance at rescuing the Iranian hostages than 1 had for finding name tags for sale at that time of night in La Jolla."

But Lou lucked out because the pharmacist at the La Jolla Pharmacy sold him 50 prescription labels for only 250.

All of us in '47 are indebted to you, Lou, for the "Outstanding" reporting on JUNE WEEK WEST. If anyone feels left out, please forgive Lou. He tried to "interview you for The '47 STEW." So now you have a good reason to write to your class secretary.

Bob Tumage phoned and then followed up the phone call with a long letter. Inge (short for Ingeborg) and Bob celebrated their third anniversary recently, and then flew to Europe for Shipmate, October 1980

a three-week vacation. Inge's elder son and his wife and two-year-old daughter accompanied them. First they visited with Inge's brother, Gerhard Haase, in Berlin. (Inge was bom in Berlin.) They also visited Spandau Prison where Ruldolph Hess is still a prisoner of the Russians, then checked out the Olympic Stadium where Inge once marched in her blue and brown uniform as one of Hitler's youths during the '36 Olympic Games. They later traveled into East Germany and Bob said that he had this eerie feeling that he had been there or at a place like it once before in his life. All at once he remembered! It was Bancroft HaU during plebe year. The regime in authority exercised it in a flaunting manner—seemingly beyond all rhyme and reason. He felt like jumping out of the car and doing 47 pushups.

Inge and Bob flew from Munich to Seville, Spain, for the annual festival and then rented a car and drove through Southem Spain for a week and on to Madrid. After a week here, which included slow reflective walks through the Reina Mercedes segment of the Retiro Park, they flew back to Orlando. During another trip, one to visit Bob's parents in Illinois, they stopped to visit with Sue and Ken Robinson in Carthage, Tennessee. They also had a brief visit with Vonne and Paden Woodruff in Pickens, South Carolina. Bob mentions that it is too bad that many of our Classmates and their wives neither subscribe to Shipmate, write letters, nor attend class functions. However, when Classmates do stop and visit them, they are great hosts and enjoy having friends from '47 visit them. This touched one of my "HOT BUTTONS." For about three years I have been trying to get all of our non-members of the Alumni Association to join for several reasons. The most important reason is that we know what their address is so we can send them correspondence about the Class. Last June, John Prehn and I mailed some 250 letters to the non-member Classmates using printed gummed address labels furnished by the Alumni Association. Enclosed was a letter, a copy of the May "The '47 STEW," and some literature about the Alumni Association. We had eleven retumed with no forwarding addresses. One Classmate joined. So John Prehn and I are very discouraged about the results.

Now that all but four have retired from active duty in the Navy, and with the various "Privacy Laws," it is becoming more difficult to locate "ghosts." I am mnning out of space for this column, so 1 will delay giving you the list of '47 ghosts.

Wilt Sanders sent me an article from the 24 June issue of the Greenwood, Mississippi, Commonwealth about Donald C. Lutken being the president of the Mississippi Safety Council.

Wilt also mentioned that he and OIlie Loper from the Lawrence Livermore Lab attended the Military Operations Research Society Symposium at the Naval Academy, 3-5 June 1980. He asks, "Is Mahan Hall Auditorium shrinking? Surely, it was not that small 37 years ago."

Barbara Jean Gary, daughter of Marie and Stan Gary, was married recently to William Citterbart III of Woodbury, New York. The ceremony was held at the Naval Academy Chapel. Following a wedding trip to Bermuda, the couple will reside in Woodbury. Susan Christina Brungot, daughter of Jean and George Brungot, was married recently to George Michael Albergo of Edgewater, Maryland, at the Evangelical Church in Annapolis.

Following a trip to New Hampshire, the couple

will reside in Annapolis. Helen Brogden Riley, daughter of Helen and Don Riley, was married on 5 July to Michael Rudolf Hecht of Washington at St. John Catholic Church.

My comments about Jim Stockdale playing guard and being captain of the '49 Goslings (not Goshawks) football team resulted in a nice note from Jim thanking me. It also caused Henry Whittle to phone me from his home in Chatham, Virginia. He argued that tiie year was '48, not '49, because he played on that team. After some discussion, we agreed that he played on the '48 team, Jim Snyder played on both the '48 and '49 teams, and Jim Stockdale played on the '49 team. Henry said that he saw Walt Krstich in Denver recently. Walt is vice president, industrial sales. Gates Rubber Co. Henry also mentioned that John T. Harris is a financial consultant in Los Angeles.

Dan HoUis wrote from Cottondale, Alabama, that on 27 May Jim Stockdale spoke to a large number of members and guests of the West Alabama Retired Officers Association. Jim's inspiring talk made an enormous impact on the audience which consisted of many leaders from the University and Tuscaloosa, including Stella and George Wright '48. Ruth and Dan spent a delightful day with Sybil and Jim. Speaking of Jim Stockdale, I hope all of you had a chance to see the front cover of and read the article in the 29 June issue of Parade. The article was entitled, " A d m . James B. Stockdale: A Man Who Lost and Regained Freedom—For Him, Every Day Is the Fourth of July."

I had too many ingredients this month, so I omitted the Classmate and question of the month. 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: 61 I thought Plebe Summer was hot, and I guess it was. This Summer has to be hotter than that one was. Jane and I were in Annapolis this past week end, without air conditioning in car or house, and it was HOT. My life has taken a major tum since 1 have changed jobs, having been involuntarily "eliminated" from the NASD, which organization had benefitted from my toil for over ten years.

Well, c'est la vie, and Wheeler Industries gain is NASD's loss. I am working in support of the FFG-7 guided missile frigate program manager's office in NAVSEA. Offices are in Crystal City, Ariington, where herds of displaced ocean-going types and greater herds of GSwhatevers hustle to and fro in an imitation of the Pentagon at its best. Anyhow, I am leaming all the new acronyms and lots more, and enjoying being back among familiar types, including a smattering of Classmates who inhabit the Crystal area.

The Moores were in Newport for the better part of two weeks in early July, and made visual contact with several Classmates including Maggie and Frank Snyder, who are enjoying very much their new house on Indian Ave. John Kern is the on-scene manager of Newport Offshore, Inc., a boatyard engaged in overhauling aiid repairing boats of all sizes, and constmcting some, also, including one of the new 12-meter cup defenders. He took us on a guided tour of the operation, whose pace was pretty frantic. This Summer they are homeport 75

for the Swedes and French as they prepare for the cup races in September. Howie Kay is leading the fight in Newport against the establishment of gambling casinos in the city. Chantee Lewis is a professor at the War College. Ed Welch is Supe of the War College, and he and Rachel are enjoying the obvious pleasures of the job. He is doing very well as the Chief We were present when two French ships came in to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the landing of Rochambeau in Newport. There were many civic and social events, including a fine military parade through town with Navy, Army, and Air Force units and hands represented, including units from OCS, and included as well were a number of "colonial" units from as far away as Lafayette, Indiana. The outstanding part, however, was that the leader of the parade, in service dress white, on foot at the point, was Ed Welch himself! Up front with him, also a pied, was the two-star French naval attache and the skippers of the two French ships, a U.S. Army brigadier general of the National Guard, and the Commodore of the local ServRon. 1 suspect it has been a long time since any '48 has led a foot troop like that. Ed was never out of stepâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was those cats padding along behind him!

The XO of one of the French frigates tumed out to be one of my students at the French Naval Academy in 1962-63. We had a fine time reminiscing.

During the last month I have had calls from Tom Dawson and Bill Sawyer, who were in town on separate Tuesdays wondering about a local class luncheon. Since these are every other month on the second Tuesday, starting in January, except for July, they missed.

Word filters out of the West that the 18th Co., 48A, is planning a big do chez Joe Shoemaker at Colorado Springs, built around the Air Force game this Fall.

Burt Edelson sent an article from the Yale Alumni magazine, written by Jim Bjorge, Classmate and Yale '53 LLB. The article is entitled "The Singing Tradition at Yale," not surprisingly. Jim sang in the Yale Glee Club under its late renowned leader. Marshal] Bartholomew ("Barty"), and has helped to arrange a number of the Glee Club's foreign tours. He serves as a consultant to corporations and universities in connection with intemational arts programs. Jim organized the 1965-74 Lincoln Center International Choral Festivals. Fifty-five foreign university chomses from thirty-three countries and ten American groups took part in the Lincoln Center program, which arranged over 400 concerts by the foreign chomses on American campuses. The entire effort was a direct outgrowth of the Yale singing tradition.

The Alexandria (Va.) Port Packet of July 30 carried a full page story about Al VanMetre's sailing exploits, which have made him famous locally, in Chesapeake Bay, nationally, and intemationally. Al, who has been more than moderately successful locally in real estate, both building and managing, has been sailing his 61-foot, black-hulled. RUNNING TIDE for

some ten years, and winning races widely, including the Newport-Bermuda in '76, and winning for his class in this year's race. Al also owns a 71-foot cabin cmiser, but his heart is with the sails. He is said to be toying with the idea of getting into the 12-meter game and the America's Cup races next time around in '84.

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Al Van Metre crew and is skipper in every way. Sometimes he finds himself putting a litfle too much effort into his racing and needs to escape. So, while some would think of sailing as an escape from work, Al looks at it differently. "It might be the other way for me. 1 sometimes go to work to get away from sailing."

49 Sec'y, Mr. T. P. Riegert P.O. Box 2741, Ariington VA 22202 Percent Members: 65 General No news to report from Los Angeles, New York or Norfolk. This is the second consecutive issue without word from you folks. You must have news that you want to share with the Class, or information that you want to hear from the Class, so why not drop me a note? At the time of this writing 1 have not heard from or about Val Schaeffer or Dave Cluett, so it is still uncertain whether they are sailing the high seas in their yachts, or even if they have yachts anymore. Can anyone confirm if Willard Peterson has become a Baptist minister, or whether Pistol Pete Williams has given up refereeing football? It's football season on the tube and some Classmates have commented that they have not seen Pete blowing the whistle thus far this year. However, I have heard that Ray Choate has decided not to mn for Congress this year inasmuch as he feels that the nation is not ready for two Canoe U. graduates at this time. Is he trying to tell us something?

1 received a card from Lou Serrille which welcomes Classmates to his home in Tokyo.

He says call or write if you're going to be in his

neighborhood. Home addressâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;14-3 Ichibancho, Tokyo. Phone 262-6596. Office address: McCann-Erickson-Hakuhodo Alaska, P.O. Box 90, Tokyo, phone 475-1311.

I also received a postscript on Bob (Hunchy) Hoernschemeyer's death (reported in last issue) in the form of a news clipping which was written by Jim Carrington (Class of '48) who played football with Hunchy at the Academy.

Jim wants us to know that although Hunchy spent only one year at USNA before he went on to captain Detroit NFL Championship teams, that he had nothing but good things to say about the Academy and the Navy.

Scuttlebutt at our last luncheon was that Loree Collins is handling class reservations at a local New Jersey motel for the Navy vs. Notre Dame game, and that he had so many requests that he reserved himself out of his own room.

Emile Achee has been appointed vice president in charge of international operations for the ESG Corporation. Emile has had broad experience in European marketing, having held managing director positions in England and Germany. He has an extensive background in electronics, and has served with the organization for over twenty-one years, having joined as a sales engineer in the Autonetics Marketing office in Washington (DC). Before his appointment to managing director of RockwellCollins G.m.b.H in 1978, he was managing director of Collins Radio Co. of England.

Good news for someone. Prof. William Jefferies, director of the USNA Museum, has a 1949 miniature ring which has engraved inside "Marilyn Frances Gemme." If anyone has information leading to the ownership of this ring, please write Prof. Jeffries at Annapolis, zip code 21402, or call him at 301/267-2108. He stated that the ring was left at the Andrews AFB Officers' Club "some time ago," and that it has just been forwarded to him.

Washington Area As you will recall, Ralph Brown asked the question about whether he had the youngest offspring. Since that time, Dianne and Warren Cobb announced the arrival of Campbell Armistead Kerby on May 29, 1980. For planning purposes: Navy athletic coaches may be interested in the youngest Cobb. He came into the world weighing 9 lbs., 15 oz., and 23 inches long. Kerby held the title of youngest offspring for 21 days, until Pamela Sue arrived June 19, 1980. Claire and Bob Brown's announcement said that Pam is programmed for the Class of 2002. Congratulations to the proud parents at 301/757-2445 for Pam and 703/534-3165 for Kerby.

At the August luncheon we welcomed Karl Cook back to the Washington Group. He and Rita have moved up from Norfolk and are living in their new home in Manassas.

This month's luncheon was a mini-reunion with friendly handshakes, exchange of stories, jokes, and updating on family, friends, jobs and other activities. We learned that Lee and Fred Grabowsky had been to Hawaii where Fred attended the ABA convention and after the convention they literally "hopped" Space " A " across the Pacific and visited with Jodi and Cal Killeen on Okinawa. Betty and Bill Guthries' daughter, Melinda (lieutenant junior grade) deployed to the Indian Ocean in USS LAND recenfly. She was excited at the prospect before the ship departed but no letters have arrived from her at the time of the luncheon, so we don't know whether she is enjoying it. On August 2, El and Al Thomson Shipmate, October 1980

and Marge and Wes Lindsey traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina, to help Ruth and Ted Lide launch Ted Jr. on the sea of matrimony.

Peggy and Pooley Wood's son, Brian (Class of 1980) began NFO training in Pensacola on August 11th. Ralph Ghormley provided the duty joke, which I'd like to restate in this column, but Shipmate rules limit our space, so if you have 10 minutes to spare and would like to hear an unusual joke, call Ralph.

President John announced his new address as Quarters " B , " Naval Observatory, Washington DC 20390. He can be contacted at his new office in the Pentagon at 695-5081. Attending the luncheon were: John C. Barrow, John Barrow, Bennett, Cook, Wood, Thomson, Ghormley, Tolbert, Jones, "Tom" Hammer, Benoit, Myers, Balch, Speckart, Neely, Bob Smith, Guthrie, Vossler, Walker and myself For the Classmates who may not know where and when the luncheons are held, we assemble for a round of cheer the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 1130 in the Orleans House which is in Rosslyn on the Virginia side of the Key Bridge.

Lunch is served at 1200. The '/i hour social affords some of us the opportunity to taste the salad bar before the chow hounds. So if you're visiting the area during our luncheon, don't stand on ceremony: come over and enjoy good fellowship, good food, and good jokes. Incidentally, some of our itinerant Classmates have asked when and where our class groups meet in Norfolk, N.Y. and L.A. They would like to plan visits which would permit them to share fellowship of these groups. Next issue 1 hope to be able to report these times and places.

One final note. Grabowsky and 1 have had a long standing handball wager. He had challenged me to a game over a year ago, but circumstances always seem t0 interfere with our meeting on the court. Well, I'm happy to report that we finally did have our game—Bill Black was the unofficial witness and the outcome was inconsequential, but Fred insisted on taking my handball gloves as a sort of momento of the great event.

1 just leamed that big things will happen at The Meadowlands for Navy fans attending the Notre Dame game on 1 November. Loree Collins is chairman of a blue ribbon committee.

Loree has been working a long time to make this the greatest game ever with Notre Dame, and has arranged more events than can be mentioned but include a night at the race track, dinner dance, cocktail parties, entertainment and other special events.

Billy Roos as his aide-de-camp is in charge of a hospitality suite in the Saddle Brooke Marriott (at The Meadowlands) and has asked for class volunteers to help him sit in the room and drink. Call 804/827-0322. If you want a room at the Marriott call 201/273-3154. But hurry.

50 Sec'y., Cdr. Roy W. Highberg USN (Ret.) 6911 Southridge Dr., McLean VA 22101 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. L. Jensen USN (Ret.) 499 Skyhill Ct., Chula Vista CA 92010 Commercial: 714/421-6756 Percent Members: 63 On the West Coast, all of the old grads have viewed with interest the continuing revelations of various violations of the multitudinous Shiomate, October 1980

codes of ethics of the many athletic conferences around the country. With USC and UCLA now banned from 1980/1981 participation in post-season bowl games, it seems to portend the wave of the future for in-house control of college football business. Together with stricter enforcement of existing mies by the NCAA, it seems to indicate that the Service Academies will prosper in the years ahead.

At any rate, the old grads will continue to push for more Navy Football on the West Coast— post-season or otherwise. San Diego State University has set up a home and home series with UCLA and would like to see one with Navy.

In mid-August, Benita and John Farrell were in San Diego on their way back to home on Ewa Beach in Hawaii. They had been on an extensive joumey through New England for, as Benita put it, "We were never stationed there and 1 thought we ought to see it, and J. B. makes enough in three months preparing tax returns for us to travel the rest of the year."

The Farrells even found time to go down to Baja California and take advantage of the Scribners' beach home near Ensanada. John states that it is very difficult to get the folks together for class doings out in Hawaii. As for San Diego, Elaine Skinner has taken a pledge to get everyone of the local '50 people out and to one place at one time. At last count there were 29 in the local area. The Skinners have a ski cabin at Big Bear that they have had a-building for two years and get up there often.

Dick Martin and Gene Wisenbaker likewise jointly own a ski condominium at Mammoth Lake. It rather emphasizes the fact that many and varied things are available in Southem California.

Bob White writes from 4721 Girard Ave. So., Minneapolis MN 55409, to assure us that he and Adrienne would be at Homecoming. The Whites, during 25 years of married life, specialized in daughters. The oldest, 23, is pursuing a career in computers with No. 2 daughter, 21, just graduated from the University of Minnesota and celebrated by getting married, and No. 3, who is 17, a high school senior and talking of being an engineer. Bob's interests are foreign policy, defense and politics, as associate editorial editor of the Minneapolis Tribune. The work involves travel every year or two; last Summer in Westem Europe talking with NATO types in the various countries.

All in the Class should be encouraged by the astuteness of the staff at the Naval Academy Athletic Association. I recenfly had occasion to write to them and recommend a likely candidate for admission to USNA and in response the Assistant Athletic Director wrote, "Thank you very much for your excellent letter of recommendation for We have already started to collect information on him, and we have sent an athletic questionnaire to learn more about his potential to help our athletic program." Dave Smalley as the assistant athletic director is certainly 'on the ball.'

The June Norfolk luncheon was reported last issue, but on the 19th of June, Ron Hays got them all together once more at the Missouri House for dinner. Attending were Jeanne and Ray Barber, Ann and Tom Bigley, Fae and Ellis Buckley, Mary and Jim DiNardo, Emily and Sam Doak, Shirley and Dick Fox, Sue and Bill Grigg, Ulla and Cliff Hopkins, Peggy and Ron Kelly, Shirley and John Pleasants, Fran and Dick Powell, with hosts, Jane and Ron Hays. It was one of those elegant occasions that will be long remembered by all, with

cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in the garden and dinner inside the always lovely Missouri House. The Powells were down from Washington where Dick is vice chairman of the board of International Group Plans Inc. the Buckleys were 'long-time-no-see' guests. Ellis is with Old Dominion University, teaching in their college of engineering. As has been reported, Ron Hays retired Ron Kelly and CUff Hopkins on the 24th of June. A large number of Classmates were able to attend and Ron did things right for them with the full bag: formal invitations, printed programs, CINCLANTFLT band and Marines passing in review. Of course all got to make a little speech. There were a lot of local civilian friends attending who had never been to a Navy ceremony and they were duly impressed. After retirement at the Armed Forces Staff College on 27 June, Emily and Sam Doak were off for their new address of Tusculum Station, Greenville TN 37743. Ron Kelly also left Norfolk to start work in Atlanta, Georgia, with the institute of Nuclear Power Operations. It is a group that the nuclear power companies have set up as a means of selfregulation to insure safe operation of nuclear power plants. With Ron's Navy nuclear power training, it sounds like ideal placement. Cliff Hopkins insists for one more time that somebody needs to take over the Norfolk class reporting responsibility and write monthly letters to Wayne Jensen at the address indicated at the head of this column. Strange as it may seem, I have heard a number of queries of late wondering just who gathers this information on class activities. Let me assure that it is in fact your corresponding class secretary whose address is in bold type at the head of this article.

All should take a vow to drop him just one short note this month in recognition of our thirtieth.

From Hawaii, Bill Martin updates with a letter to state that he doesn't have any idea who from the Class may be out in the Islands. (C.S. has sent a new listing to Bill.) Bill has one more year of active duty left since he has a 1610 designator and a 31st year of commissioned service is allowed for 0-6's. Debby and Bill plan to eventually retire in Honolulu if they figure they can afford it. Debby was doing taxes for H&R Block earlier this year and found herself sitting next to J. B. Farrell at one of their meetings. That was the first clue the Martins had that they weren't alone out there.

Alison Martin, their youngest daughter, was married to Lt. Randal Kot recently. He is a submariner and Burke scholar from the U. of Minnesota. With all three daughters married, the Martins have consolidated into a condominium and call 1634 Makiki St. No. 1004, Honolulu HI 96822 home.

For the Washington area it was hoped that the rash of retirements during June would swell the ranks for the monthly class luncheon at the Flagship on 1 July, but as it turned out the heat simply lured a great number to the Maryland and Delaware beaches. As it finally tumed out they had to share a meeting room with the Class of '51. Heaven forbid! Those in attendance who spent their last day of active duty on 30 June were—Bill DeMers, Tom Rogers, and Don StuU. All three plan to remain in the Washington area. Tom Ross reported that he was on hand when Chuck Greenwood reported as the Senior Chaplain at USNA on 30 June; Ann and Tom are back at Annapolis for a few months. Gayle May has now recovered fully from his heart attack and is back conducting business as usual. John Henderson reported 77

running into Pete Rixey and his wife; Pete lives in Portsmouth, Virginia, and planned to join his Classmates in celebrating the 30th. Others at the luncheon were: Deke Forbes, Roy Highberg, Stew Hughes, Bill Kiehl, J. J. McNally, Dick Powell, Sam Powel, Jack Ryan, Bill Simons, Bill Smoot and Roy Snyder. Roy Highberg insists that all in Washington are still drinking "Billie Beer." Can that be?

John Sivright (Shipmate recently reported his promotion at Harris Bank) writes to tell of an unreported recent get-together of the 7th Regular Basic Marine school class in San Diego, hosted by Charlie Cooper at the Marine Corps Recmit Depot. Forty members of that class were at the reunion and from USNA '50 were: Birch DeWitt, Hal Vincent, Ken Ivanson, Bill Rockey, Bob Hunter, Lee Bendell, and John. It was a warming occasion for all, and Charlie let the information slip that his dear mother was pleased that he could make major general but, "When was he going to make admiral?"

The Commander Naval Surface Group Westem Pacific and Commander Task Force Seventy-Three has announced the change of command at which Mark Frudden was relieved on the 31st of July. Judy and Mark's address in retirement will be Greene, Iowa 50636. On their way back to Iowa by way of Annapolis for Homecoming they managed a few days in San Diego where Doris and Lee Baggett hosted a memorable dinner party for them on the 14th of August. Quarters " D " at NAS North Island never looked prettier. Those others from '50 welcoming the Fruddens home from the Philippines (where Judy was fast becoming a scratch golfer at the Benictican Golf Course) were: Maqorie and Frank Cassily, Phil and Joe Howard, and Dorothy and Wayne Jensen.

The 1981 edition of the Navy Helicopter Association National Convention and Safety Symposium will be held at the Holiday Inn Embarcadero in San Diego on 17-20 June 1981.

It is intended not only for "old" helicopter pilots, but for all in the Class interested in VSTOL applications. Any may obtain additional information by writing to your C.S. who will chair the '81 event. OP-05 was at this year's event, and we hope to have him back in '81, together with CNO. It will not surprise anyone to learn that a goodly percentage of Navy flight hours are devoted to helicopter operations. The association plans to begin publication of its own yet to be named magazine in the near future. They plan to inspire and attract prospective Navy Helicopter pilots while still at USNA. Let us "BEAT ARMY" and keep bowl hopes alive on the Sevem.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Bruce I. Meader, USN (Ret.) 5609 South 5th St., Ariington, VA 22204 Percent Members: 64 In response to the plea for information on the whereabouts of "lost" Classmates (JulyAug. Shipmate), Dick Anderton called from Phoenix, Arizona, to advise that Walt Kelly had died in February 1978 in Anaheim, California. Walt resigned from the Marine Corps in December 1965 as a major and settled in Califomia where he worked for Kraft Foods.

He was a bachelor; we do not have any information on surviving parents or other family members. Amplifying data from, any of Walt's Marine comrades would be appreciated.

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Dick Anderton is retired from the Corps and makes his home in Phoenix where he is associate director of the Visiting Nurse Service.

The Washington Area monthly luncheon in August was a joint 1950-51 effort and was well attended by both the old-timers ('50) and the younger men ('51). Dick Keegan entertained at one table with good-humored reflections on his open heart surgery. Dick told how his condition was discovered during routine stress tests at a health spa. Subsequent tests indicated the need for a multiple by-pass procedure, and several doctors gathered to give Dick the word. Dick thanked them for the bad news and asked if there was any good news. One of the medics replied, "The good news is that if you don't have the operation and you have a heart attack, you'll only have one!"

From time to time I have commented on the warm feelings that have been generated during Operation Access—the class project to raise funds to put an elevator for the handicapped in the Naval Academy Chapel. A recent note and substantial check arrived from Daisy Fletcher.

She wrote: "Please accept this contribution to Operation Access in memory of Doug. I am sure he would want to participate in any project his Classmates were undertaking. I will never forget how his Classmates rallied to my side it his death, and I will be forever indebted to many for their continuing concem."

Nearly half the Class has donated to this worthy cause. Now if we can figure out how to get the other half to give, we'll have it made.

Have you given?

The class cmise detachment continues to grow—^just about 100 people as this is written in early August. Also, as this is written, a rather expansive mailing is being prepared with last minute cmise information for those who are still undecided. Special arrangements have been made for those extremely busy Classmates who cannot commit themselves months in advance to place their names on a waiting list. It costs nothing, but means that about 45 days before sailing you will be notified of any remaining space, and you will then have an opportunity to sign up.

Our congratulations to Billy Lawrence on his selection to Vice Admiral. The Academy is in good hands, indeed.

In a recent column, 1 misspelled the names of three Classmates, and to them I offer my sincere apologies. To the first 50 Classmates who correctly identify these verbal aberrations, I will send a reproduction of last year's Navy football schedule.

Accompanying his gift to Operation Access was a note from Dick Dalla Mura, who is now in Newport, Rhode Island. Dick departed Charleston after two-plus years as COMDESRON FOUR to spend his 30th year of service as an instmctor at the War College. Emily remains in their home near Charleston to which Dick will retum after retirement next year.

52 Sec'y, Capt. William E. Roberts USN 4301 Gifford Pinchot Dr. Annandale VA 22003 Percent Members: 60 The August Class Activity in the Washington (DC) area was the '"52 party of the decade."

This was made possible by the generous and gracious accommodations provided by Jean and Jack Sheehan. Jane and Bill Studabaker,

with the experienced guidance and cooperation of the Sheehans, deserve all the credit for making it so successful. Attending the pool party at the Sheehans' home in Georgetown were: Rita and Gamett Bailey, Ann and Harry Bixby, Rosemarie and Todd Blades, Frangoise and Al Bress, Joan and Bob Denbigh, Betty and Jim Fischer, Lola and Paul German, Mimi and Tom Gronlund, Nancy and Frank Hannegan, Fran and Ron Hattin, Nancy and Bob Jacob, Peg (Bob's sister) Jacob, Helen and Dick Laulor, Rosemary and Walt Locke, Helen and Lou McMillan, Joyce and Wendy Morgenthaler, Muffie and Jim Nunneley, Jean and Jack Sheehan, Lois and Dick Smith, Betty and Harry Spencer, Audrey and Jim Stone, Jane and Bill Studabaker, Wanda and Art Thompson, Petey and Biscuit Wev, and Jan and John Yamnicky. As you can see, there were a number of Classmates that have not been in regular attendance because of recent moves in and out of the area. I'm sure that there are many like me who regret that other planned family activities prevented our participation. Our sincere thanks go to Jean and Jack for their support and kindness to the Class.

I have a correction to make to the JulyAugust 1980 column; Allen F. Clark can be reached at the First National Life Insurance Company of America, Box 11316, Birmingham AL 35202, and Allen Clark, Jr. can be reached at 1666 Featherstone Drive, St. Louis MO 63131. I apologize for the error and hope that the above information is correct. If there are other errors in the column, and I know there have been, please let me know. The June column rating on a scale of 10 was four and six misspelled names. I promise not to nominate the individual who sends in the most corrections for Secretary next year.

The details on retirements are sparse; however, Harry Bixby, Tom Moody, and Al Kelln have or soon will be continuing to make a significant contribution but in the civilian community. Al is planning to stay in the Washington area after a long-deserved trip visiting friends, family, and relatives spread from the East to the West Coast. As the news develops in this area, I will try to keep you informed.

"Project Scoreboard" was a success. The scoreboard has been modified in recognition of the Class of '52's efforts and, most important, the effort served as a catalyst to bring a number of Classmates together for a worthy cause. Jack R. Pohlman and family recently retumed from Wales and are now located at 6899 Lakebrook Blvd., Worthington OH 43085.

Worthington is incorporated within the City of Columbus—Jack would appreciate a call if anyone is in the area. Vince Argiro has been promoted to vice president of operations at the Norland Corporation in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. His new address is 701 McMillen Street, Fort Atkinson WI 53538. Congratulations, Vince, on your promotion and we wish you the best of everything in your new position. Vince indicated that he would enjoy seeing any Classmates visiting or passing through the area. What is needed is another Wall Street Journal article. In closing out "Project Scoreboard," the Executive Committee wishes to express its thanks and appreciation for the support provided by the Class of '52.

On 30 July, forty-three Classmates and their families participated in the Memorial Service for George Vahsen at the Naval Academy Chapel. It was a loving tribute to a man who dedicated his life to his family, his Navy and his Class.

Shipmate, October 1980

53 Sec'y, Mr. C. E. Mumford, GRI 1303 Towlston Rd., Vienna VA 22180 (703)759-3115 Percent Members: 61

54 Sec'y, Cdr. R. K. Sheehan USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Pete WeUs USN 8139 Briar Creek Dr. Annandale VA 22003 703/978-3144 Percent Members: 60 Class News From yours tmly: Dottie and I have just finished (eariy August) a three-week tour of the Southeast. We visited the Gulf Coast area of Long Beach MS and Destin FL; then to the East Coast Islands of Jekyll, St. Simons, Sea Island, Hilton Head, Kiawah; then up the coastal highway and over to the Outer Banks of North Carolina—Hatteras, Nags Head, Kitty Hawk; continuing up the Delmarva Ocean Coast and on the Lewes-Cape May ferjy to Aflantic City before turning inland and to the Poconos where we stayed at the Tamiment Resort and Country Club for a business convention before returning to the Washington area and back to reality. While at the Gulf Coast we visited with Dottie's son Jim and his wife Carrolyn for the christening of our new grandson, Jim III. The only real opportunity we had to contact Classmates was while at Kiawah where we spent time with Linda and Jauncey Sweet. They are doing great, sporting tans and spending time crabbing—fishing— swimming and thoroughly enjoying the Island life.

From Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jay Smith reports that he and Marilyn just retumed from one of those never-to-be-forgotten trips which started with graduation at USNA as their daughter, Jennifer, became one of the "firsts."

Jenny chose Supply Corps just like old dad.

Following graduation, Marilyn and Jay toured several states in their 31-foot Airstream and attended their first WBCCl International Airstream rally at Notre Dame. Would you believe 3300 Airstreams parked 14 feet apart?

Their only drawback to becoming full timers in their Airstream home is a 15-year-old son in his junior year of high school. Jay is starting his second year toward a Master of Public Administration degree at the University of New Mexico, having received an MBA there in 1978.

Thanks for the news. Jay! From Dave Hinkle, attorney at law, 215 Parkway North, Waterford CT 06385: "When Shipmate arrives, 1 turn to the class news section immediately and am disappointed if there is litfle or no news for '54. In order to suppress guilt feelings—because I haven't made a contribution in 26 years—here is the local news from New London. Only one Classmate is still on active duty in the submarine capital of the worid. Jim Hay is CO of the submarine base.

He must be doing a super job because there is less flack in the local media about the base than 1 can ever remember. Jim will be leaving soon for Naples. Italy, where he will be Chief of Staff, Submarines, Mediterranean. By Collier was Commodore Submarine Squadron Shipmate, October 1980

TWO until he retired recently. He is still in the area, but 1 will be surprised if Stone & Webster doesn't coax him into moving to Boston. It is a far cry from the days when '54 could muster 15-20 for parties at the club. Muriel and I remained in the area after retirement in '73 and enjoy Southeastem Connecticut as much as ever. SONALYSTS, the company we formed in 1973, continues to grow, but I am having the most fun with our minor league professional football team—the SEAHAWKES. Along with 40 athletes, who dwarf me, are an exceptional group of cheerleaders and aerobic dancers— can this be the second childhood stage? Anyway it is fun."

That pays your dues for now, Dave— thanks!

From George Zeberlein: "I am now into my second year as supply officer at USNA, a very rewarding assignment. Joanie and I are really enjoying Annapolis and we see many '54 passing through. Donna and Ned Shuman are here; Ned is CO Naval Station. Last year Doral Sandlin (Sandy) was a visiting professor on leave from Cal Poly in the Aero Engr chair, but he and Terri retumed to Califomia in May. Boots and Lou Reasonover have just reported." Lou is the director of the Math and Science Department. Nickie and Dick Thompson visited last Winter: Dick is now COS SubLant.

"During Commissioning Week (old June Week), Marilyn and Jack Smith came in from Albuquerque and spent some time with us.

They are the proud parents of the first female midshipman from Class of '54 parents. Marilyn and Curt Sorenson were in town in June and we attended the wedding of their son Scott in Vienna, Virginia.

"On 9 August we had our 7th or 8th annual Father Son/Daughter outing here at USNA. The fine tumout included Falvie (Andy) Anderson, Joe Anderson, Larry Burkhart, Dick Damico, Louie Jordan, Dick King, Charlie McLean, John Pustay, Tom Quirk, Lou Reasonover, Chuck Reiss, O. V. Shearer, Charlie (Noel) Smith, Bemie Storck, George Zeberlein and their son/daughter/nephew/nieces, et al.

We even had an adopted '54, Pete Russell ('58) and his sons. Hopefully there will be a few USNA candidates from that outing. As a result of the day we have a small donation to the '54 fund. As far as 1 can determine, there were five '54 sons and daughters entering with the Class of '84. They are Dick Byers (Richard, Jr.); Ted Casimes (Alexander); Charles Olsen (Kurt); Bob Olsen (Bob, Jr.); and Bob Tolg (Anne).

Congratulations to all, and Good Luck to the Class of 1984. See you at Homecoming, 4 October 1980."

Class quickies from our Pres. (Fitz Woodrow): Charlie McLean has retired, but he still wants us to enjoy his beautiful place on the Bay. We are presently working on something and more will follow. Scott Nobley's daughter got married in June. Tailgating season is here!

Be sure you participate.

Col. Vince Hart arrived in the Washington area from three years in Chicago as CO of MALG-48 and is now working in division of aviation of HQMC, living at 9446 Shouse Drive, Vienna VA 22180 with wife Joan.

One last note—these articles are to be submitted by the 10th day of the second month proceeding the issue month, i.e., material for the October issue is due in Alumni House by 10 August. Try to have material to me by the 1 St of each month and 1 can get it in the appropriate issue. Thanks!

55 Corr. Sec'y, Mr. Clif Shumaker 8800 Old Courthouse Road Vienna VA 22180 Percent Members: 52 The big event since the last writing was the August Class luncheon in Washington. Paul Sutherland did a great job putting it together, so we had a tumout of forty-five bods. Jack Renard briefed us on the slate for class elections. (You should have received your ballot in August.) Charlie Plumly, Tom Cann and Clark Gamell briefed us on the plans and programs for the 25th Homecoming. Clark also announced that as the result of one of my earlier columns and other suggestions (?), he is now a life member of the Alumni Association. His duty station is Public Affairs Officer, USNA; you can guess where the suggestions came from!

Enroute to San Diego in July I found myself on the same plane with Paul Sutherland and Fred Bowles and family. For Paul, it was business as usual, but Fred had gone to the airport that moming in New York intending to fly to the Bahamas. That flight was full, so why not San Diego for the hell of it? Fred is a senior captain with American Airlines, so he's used to being flexible.

While in San Diego I dropped in to see Les Guille, who is CO NOSC. He claims that every job he's had in the Navy has been better than the last, but he can't imagine how they can top the current one. Les reported that Jack Garrow was coming to San Diego as PAO COMELEVEN; that Mick Fladager loves being CO Administrative Command NTC (in contrast to his last tour in Iceland); that Ken Highfill is a successful consultant to utihty companies in the Southwest; that Hugh Webster in ENGLAND was in the yard at Long Beach; and that he was preparing a welcome for Carol and Harry Schrader's return to the area. Harry will relieve as COMCRUDESGRU ONE. Other flag moves have been: Bill Smith to OP-941 (director. Naval Telecommunications), Dickinson Smith to OP-022 (director. Attack Submarine Division), and Bruce NeHwII to CHINFO. Joining the retired list are Stan Kuplinski, Don Linehan and Bruce Gilchrist. 1 haven't as yet ascertained their new billets except Stan's.

He has taken off for Saudi Arabia and a job with Aramco. Lena will be joining him there on the Aramco compound as soon as she disposes of their Maryland homestead.

Peg and Bob Gallagher telephoned to report all was well in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Bob's law practice is going well. Peg spent a week end with Betty and Gordon Bedford in Cincinnati. Gordon has recovered from his fall last Summer, but is now troubled by airline security alarms—too many pins in his leg. Bob and Peg's oldest son has finished supply corps school and is now in FBMs. OUie Holte reports that he has sent a son off to NAPS and that he himself is really enjoying his new project with Vitro Labs, the National Solar Data Network.

Much to my chagrin, 1 finally badgered Jack Renard and Pete Blair into a challenge match on the USNA Golf Course. I say chagrin because Donna Renard beat me, while Jack and Pete tied at 85. 1 did, however, discover their secrets. Jack's is just plain prowess. Pete's is pucker power—puckered fists, lips, eyes 79

(closed) and We all enjoyed a lunch afterwards with Margot and Clark Gammell in the O' Club to coordinate schedules for the 25th.

Harry Nelson writes: "My son, Harold III, has entered West Point as a Plebe, Class of '84. He joins my daughter Hariene, West Point '82. Sorry about that gang, 1 tried! Hope this doesn't get me 'dmmmed out' of the Alumni Association. Anybody else got a son and daughter at West Point?

"I've been busy this last year as project manager for work on the Virginia Electric Nuclear Plant at Surry, Virginia, near Norfolk.

Kept looking for Classmates on my trips. Finally met Chariey Plumly and wife flying to New York on the start of their vacation to Spain. Charley had just retired. Funny how you can still recognize people after 28 years by just walking into an airline waiting area. See you at the Homecoming in September!"

I'm sorry to announce that Don Miller passed away on July 22 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He had retired from the Corps in '78 and had been very active in business and community activities since. Our condolences to Bunny and the kids.

The Class Constitution calls for regular financial statements by the Treasurer. A summary of these statements has been published in Shipmate over the past 25 years. The latest statement for the period ended June 30, 1980, as submitted by Ernie Volgenau, is listed below. It has been verified by Jim Dunbar and Geoff Gardner.

Period 1011177 thru 6130180 Income and Expenditures: Cash Balance—Last Statement Interest Eamed During the Period Expenditures for Class Activities During the Period

$1,164.60 150.41 (291.00)

Cash Balance on Hand $1,024.01 ocation of Class Funds: Baltimore Federal Savings & Loan Assn.

Annapolis Banking and Trust Co. Total

153.29 870.72 $1,024.01

For your information, the Class has donated the following gifts to the Academy over the past 25 years: Date Gift Amount July 1958 Donation to the $3,000 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium October 1969 Donation to the $ 500 Museum—Portrait of Bill Anders August 1971 Donation to the $5,000 Library—Bust of Admiral Nimitz

cent attendees in the past year at their functions were Joe Pope and John Egan. Andy Piske is also still in the area, but conflicting schedules have not permitted his attendance at the meetings.

From Patrick AFB, Florida, Bob Francis sends a follow-up. "Taking up the gauntlet from your April column in which you welcomed Air Force news if it meets the high quality—hope this fills the bill. I'm the Commander of the 6550th Air Base Wing here.

After a three-year break in service due to illness, I'm back on active duty and have been since July 1979. Martha and 1 like Florida very much and welcome visitors on official or unofficial business. Until the end of Febmary, George Rosenhauer was Commander of the 6555th Aerospace Test Group. He and Pat have retired locally, living on their boat.

George is with United Solid Boosters, Inc., and both he and Pat look young and healthy.

Ray Frankenberg and wife Debbie are expected to visit soon on their return from a West Indies Cmise enroute to Washington, where Ray is employed in operations at National Airport there. Look forward to seeing all of you at the 25th." Thanks for the info. Bob, and on behalf of the Class we're all glad to see you back in shape. The news certainly fills the bill and we'll pick on the Marines next issue!

In reading a short article on the Newport to Bermuda one/two race (alone to Bermuda, with a crew of one back) John Grant's name is mentioned as head of Ocean Learning Institute in Palm Beach, Florida, and is an enthusiastic supporter of the project.

Chuck Missler recently sent a tremendous article on his current and past performances which 1 wish 1 had space to include here.

Chuck is currently chairman of the board and president of Western Digital Corporation in Newport Beach, California. After flying and with the missile program. Chuck entered the defense industry and currently serves on the board of directors of various organizations.

With the increased involvement in military affairs, Westem expects to open a Washington office in the near future and thus he will have a convenient excuse to get involved with some of the old gang.

On 16 July, Howie Burdick assumed command of USS HARRY G . YARNELL (CG-17) at Nor-

folk, Virginia. The Class was well represented

by Bob Craven, Bud Alexander, Hoot Foote, Robbie Robertson, Rog Betts and Nick Brown.

Attached picture, courtesy of Bob Craven, attests to the fine representation. (Note Bob's new Christmas tie.)

'56 Reps at YARNELL Change of Command

From Jim ('56 West) Thomas comes the report of the JUNE WEEK WEST and latest happenings. " '56 West in San Diego attended JUNE WEEK WEST in grand style this year.

The weekend of 27-29 June was organized by the Alumni Association, with a full menu of events and centered in the Town and Country Hotel. Our Class judiciously selected the outdoor, poolside, sunset party functions over the various parades and tours. It was an excellent week end, and a credit to the USNAAA organizers.

"We also made our own party during JUNE WEEK WEST, and now claim a class record—the largest, longest and latest MK I Hotel Room-type party for a '56 group since 20th (Hard as Nails) reunion. The room was crammed, featured unlimited wine and cheese, and was decorated with the graduation picture of each attendee. The pictures created unimaginable guessing games and barely contained snickers. The late-hour survivors tried to sort out possession of the room for the brief remaining night, but could not remember either how to shake around or what to do if a winner.

"Many of us also attended the All-Alumni Dinner Dance the next night. It too was a fine evening with many acquaintances renewed from many Classes.

"Attending JUNE WEEK WEST were: Paul Cusick, Eleanor and Paul Fournier, Doris and Frank Graham, Jim Murtland, Peggy and Ned Roberts, Jackie and Cliff Schoep, Lyn and Bob Shinn, Martha and Pete Spink, Em and Joe Talbert, and Martha and Jim Thomas, and some stray '55ers such as Peggy and Hugh Wester and Al Kozichek.

"Individual news West: We are delighted to welcome Lyn and Bob Shinn back to San Diego permanenfly. Bob retired in June following his tour as Chief of Staff to COMPHIBGRUWESTPAC in Okinawa. John Kirkpatrick is expected this summer, to become C O . of NARF at North Island. Paul Cusick has retired from the Air Force and resides near Vandenberg AFB as a local beltway bandit. Jim Murtland retired from the Marine Corps, and is with United Parcel Service in Mission Viejo.

"Finally, for Pete Peterson, it was nice of you to call during your recent trip. Now that our schedule for the year is published, we hope you and others will have the good judgement to schedule your travel accordingly. From all of us out West, Pete, many thanks for your time and contribution in your position as class O.O.D. " N o t e — ' 5 6 West Sked Rerun: luncheons—22 October 80, 21 January 80, 25 March

56 Sec'y, Capt. P. C. Peterson USN 13007 Clarion Road Fort Washington MD 20022 Percent Members: 57 On Sunday, August 17, Choppy Cusachs and Carol Lee Evans were married at the Church of the Redeemer in Houston, Texas. The wedding was part of the regular 10 AM service with a reception following in the parish hall.

Among those who volunteered to help consume refreshments was Charlie Chavarria.

Choppy previously was president of the local Alumni Association Chapter in Houston. Re80

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81, 20 May 80. Spink Party, 23 August 80, Xmas Party TBA." Many people have been querying the date for the big 25th next year so they can name plans. For those of you planning to attend (who isn't?) the big day is 25 October 1981. This coincides with Bob Perry's 50th birthday, so it promises to be a gala affair. Arrangements will follow the events of the 20th at BWI but based on experience and our being five years more mature this will be bigger and better. Plan now to attend.

Among recent orders noted are Vince Roper to Naval Observatory, Washington, and Pete Booth to Plans & Policy Division of OPNAV.

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: 52

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: 55 First off, I express to each of you my sincere regrets at having failed to fill this spot with a report since the April '80 issue. I offer no excuse; none will suffice. Departing the DC area on 18 April, I am now on duty at sea again with SUBDEVRON 12 in New London. And I'm lovin' it! Prior to my departure, I sought a relief to write this column during my absence— not because 1 didn't wish to continue—Harry Konkel knows I could never sell that story— but because the Class Scribe really must be a DC-living Turkey as long as we have so many Classmates, both retired and on active duty in the DC area. I'm pleased to report that a new Scribe has stepped forward—Wayne "Knockwurst" Scott. Wayne will take the reins with the December issue, so stay with it folks and you'll see some of the best reporting and tail waggin' ever printed in this publication.

Class Biz A belated but gallant effort went forth in July, led by my Godfather, Bob Caldwell, to stir interest and participation in this year's Navy football at Annapolis. I hope his efforts were successful and that you gents and your ladies that can make the scene show up in the designated spot at the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium each week end before 1200 to tailgate (and whatever else you tail, Ben) with some great people—Class of '58ers. And don't forget the Army-Navy game. The Class of '58 train ride up and back from Washington has been one of the most convenient, enjoyable and financially practical events we lead each year.

And this year is no exception. I'll report to you in the November issue just who to contact for participation but, with the late games, the train has departed DC sometime around noon, arrived at the stadium about an hour before the game, and departed shortly after the game.

You bring your own refreshments, gaggle and haggle on the way up, enjoy the game while all your gear is safely stowed on the train, then mount up (only a figure of speech. Lefty, Shipmate, October 1980

Come On!) for the post-game festivities and head south. And you will enjoy it! I can only estimate that the cost per head will be in the $24.00 to $30.00 range, not including game tickets, so plan early. Get your tickets and come along. And get started on the phone tree and designate a volunteer to coordinate this year's effort, will you Bill Meisel, as soon as you read this. You Hear Me, Boy? Now for those who come early and stay over after the Army-Navy game, you won't want to miss the second annual Class of '58 Belly Dancing Contest chaperoned by Tom Keifer, Wayne McKee, and Pete "Prong/Franz/Red Nose" Wiedemann. It starts at 2100 sharp at the Middle East Restaurant at 126 Chestnut Street after the game. And bring a belly!

Tom—Plan on it. Baby! And Pete and Alice—we accept! Now get Carol Baby and Dave back again and we'll do it!

Somebody's threatening a second annual Class of '58 Halloween Party. Those of you fortunate enough to have made Bemie's affair last year know that this one can really put you in charge again. I submit that if someone picks up the ball today and starts mnning with it you could swing a pretty nice affair into being by the end of the month. But don't wait! This applies to those Classmates outside of the DC area as well. No reason whatsoever you'all in San Diego, Pearl, Charlestown, Norfolk, England, Chicago, Cleveland, San Francisco, or wherever can't take stock and set up a Comeas-You-Are or Don't-Ask-Me-Who Party right there. Who knows? 1 may even be talked into one right here in New London! If you do, take some shots and send them to Wayne. He'll use them I'm sure.

Class luncheons still occur at Ft. McNair at 1130 on the last Thursday of each month. If you're planning a trip to the DC area or are just arriving there for duty, plan on attending.

No advanced warning required.

In my short time as Class Scribe, we've increased our class membership from the low 40s to the mid-50s: Not a remarkable trend, but one in the right direction. We're three years away from the 25th reunion now with sufficient time to make this one the best 25th in the Academy's history. Our best means of communication remains this periodical and it will be used extensively to keep you up-to-date on class functions throughout the year. If you who are members now seek out and enlist one Classmate who is not now a member and sign him up, we'll be very close to 100%. Let's make that a goal by the 25th, what do ya say?

Scuttlebutt Well, this year's new plebe class is in the barrel now and it looks as if the Class of '84 will be a good one. There are a lot of factors that add up to a good Class but none so important as the stock from which it grew. Class of '58 offspring are in there again doing there part, I'm here to tell you because 1 saw it all with my own eyes. On induction day Lee Meader, Tom Forrestal, Keith Garland, and I with wives all witnessed the swearing-in of midshipmen and then saw them all again on Parent's Weekend to make sure they didn't get overdone. Even after the third time in my case, the events are warming to the heart and one gets the good feeling that he's doing something right. There may be other Class of '58 sons or daughters in the Naval Academy this year so if you have one in the new Class and 1 missed seeing you, please let me or Wayne know right away so's we can tell it right here.

Back in June, incident to a move to New London, Peg and I had a nice weekend with Danny and Jim Kenney up at Newport. Jim is CO NAPS and has he ever got a great job!

Anyway, Danny is still in the real-estate business there (she tried to sell me a house) and Jim is working over his own. We did the HI-LI thing one night and came away $40.00 richer on a sure win every time—Blue and Gold. Jim and I made a vow to get together a '58 function in Newport before the end of the year, so if there are any willing participants nearby, come on out of the grass, stick up your hand, and say, "Me Too!" You can reach me at 203/ 464-8399 at home. Don't ask me how to get ahold of Jim and Danny—they're always on the move. And we know that Ed Clune and his crowd are somewhere in those weeds, so come on out and surrender. Boys. We won't hurt you even if we do play hard.

Tracy Kosoff and wife are alive and well in New London. Tracy tries valiantly to keep me out of trouble, but he's up against overwhelming odds. Tom Maloney and Mary Jo could only take about a month of me before he upped and left for a new job down south on Charleston, South Carolina, where he's now a submarine squadron commander. Tom and Mary Jo wined and dined me once or twice while I was batchin' it there in New London and I appreciated it greatly. Now you '58 Turkeys in Charleston, get with it and make sure they get a royal welcome down there. And include a goodly portion of some She Crab Soup. (Say, I need the recipe for that one if anyone has it. I tried to tell Lefty and Ben once what really made She Crab Soup different and more exotic than He Crab Soup, but they prefer the latter for some reason.)

Nicki and Jack Mackinnon, where are you? 1 came all the way to New London to see you two and nothing! Not even a note. And Tracy and 1 and wives were counting on a short trip to Boston to utilize one night at your lodge.

Just swell! How about checkin' in. Jack. What Gives?

Barbara and Dick Alexander sure have been giving us a fit since we made our trip north.

They have a small castle up in Gales Ferry and Barbara is helping Dick through the retiree blues by holding down a realtor position. (Dick makes great hamburgers, by the way. Only trouble is they're square and it's hard to get a bun around one.) Barbara put us in our new house and did a great job of it too. Without even asking, she provided a rubber raft in the basement so we can get to and from the deep freeze without getting our feet wet. And when we got there she'd already obtained enough buckets to catch the natural flow we have in the bathrooms when it rains. And what a nice view we have out the back window—it gets better every day as she promised with the natural erosion of the land as the flow of water trickles past. One of the few homes in the area with its own continuous running sump pump, we were very fortunate to get it for a low, low rental price. It was virtually a steal as Barbara assured us. Even the state roads commission we recenfly leamed is interested in the place, but they wouldn't say why. Thanks a lot, Barbara. We love it, really!

I've received some nice letters from many Classmates over the last few months and 1 appreciate your writing. I'll make note of them next month, so keep watching.

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Previews —Carroll Meyer proposes new Class of '58 ihirt. ^—Army-Navy 1979 and the birth of a new -lass of '58 Post-Game Event complete with Tiascot!

—Harry McConnell owns famous PACFLEET painting.

—Ben Montoya and Pete Weidemann—new awyer/dental team.

— Lefty Walters swallows Pride—now shinny on the inside as well.

—Dick Alexander (Marine Type) travels Europe.

—Kelly Pierson fails to write or communi:ate.

Keep Eatin' those Apples; you'll leam to love them.

Luv, Pooch

59 Sec'y, Capt. John A. Butterfield USN 3 Porter Road, USNA Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 49 Hello '59ers! Back again with more news From the Fleet; 1 am still out on the pond with Com6thFlt Staff as Midn Liaison Officer. 1 shall be heading home on 20 August, along with 200 midshipmen who are concluding their summer cmise. Included amongst them is Joe King's son, who was on cmise aboard ELMER MONTGOMERY when I visited the ship in Naples larbor the other morning. Sister Kelly is a new Plebe, a member of the Class of '84. Father Joe King was out here visiting PUGET SOUND in luly, and returns again mid-August on an inspection visit. Joe is NucPwrReadiness & fraining for SURFLANT. We had a nice dinler and evening in Gaeta and swapped lies and >ea stories. Joe thought Dave Asher was in naintenance on the SURFLANT organization.

1 was pleasantly surprised to see old and iear friend John Estes in Naples recently. He is )ne of the duty officers at ASCOMED, the /ery busy organization which moves people, )arts and cargo all over the Med Theatre. John lad retired about 1 year ago, but was conracted to come back on active duty for a ;ouple of years. His plans to complete the resoration of the ski lodge he bought near junapee. New Hampshire, had to be modified lomewhat. Luckily he found a reliable young :arpenter who is doing some work, looking ifter John's investment, and allowing the Estes amily to enjoy Europe for a time.

1 shall now continue with some of the sitrep irovided me by Bill Wheaton, whom you may ecall I had run into out Athens way eariy in he Summer. Bill has a nephew going to NAPS his year and is delighted for that. David Webb shall try to track, especially when we get his ecord at Admissions Board. . . . Remember 59, let us help or at least provide you with injrmation. Bill reports that '59er Don Herndon ad a son just finish his "Dooley" year at I'est Point. Seems that Navy was waiting a tad 30 long, and US Military Academy grabbed im quick. Any other '59er sons or daughters t the other Academies that we should let the )9 family know about?? Send in those cards nd letters, folks!

I spoke to Bill Boisenin aboard SARATOGA •hen I rode her for a few days this Summer, ill was material officer on CTF-60 staff and

was due to leave shorfly for a job at Nav Air. Back to Don Herndon; seems he has a super job with Stone & Webster in Boston. Ed Redden is the Air Boss on SARA and doing a fantastic job. 1 spent quite a few hours up there in PriFly with him, and he impressed me with his knowledge and skill, and you can tell he really has the crew with him. He works them hard, but he knows when to say thanks and pass out the rewards. Keep 'em flying, Ed, and many thanks!!

Dick Moore (Supply Corps and a recent retiree) is the godfather of Bill Wheaton's oldest, and has 4 boys of his own; one is a superstar swimmer and I am told competed for Puerto Rico in the PanAm games, and he has a swimming scholarship somewhere . . . let us know more, Dick! Dick has a great job with a firm located in New Orieans, where he holds a tifle such as port captain for offshore loading platforms. Seems the Moores were very happy just recently when they finally had a baby girl, Elizabeth . . . if at first you don't succeed . . . etc. etc.

Sy Nunn was Surface Ops for SERGRU 2, now headed to OPNAV. Ron Jesberg was relieved as Commanding Officer of HSL-30 at NAS Norfolk ceremonies on 27 June, and he is to be on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations. Hope to see some new faces at the upcoming Alumni gettogethers in the Fall of '80!

Denny Read is one of our superstars in the surface warfare community; now PCO of USS ARKANSAS (CGN-41) being built at N. News.

Bill Fernow was CO of USS BLUEFISH, and is now at SUBLANT. BiU McGowan and Jack Lovell recently changed jobs, carrier duty and SLEP coordinator for AIRLANT. Jack Glaezer recently retired at Corpus Christi, Texas, and came up to USNA to see his son John be sworn in as a Plebe in Class of '84. J hope to see Jack (a fellow Stoof driver from days of yore . . . and we were stationed in Corpus for awhile in '77) but I shall see his son much sooner; we plan to "sponsor" young John, and provide him with a home away from home for the next year while we are still at USNA. That is the news for now from the Fleet. 1 have had a fantastic Summer around the Med. I think I have helped bolster a fine summer cruise program for the Midshipmen, but it's the great ships and good people who give of themselves and offer some excellent training that makes the program go . . . and provide most of the midshipmen with a positive, professional, genuine learning experience . . . which also allows a lot of fun and good liberty as well.

RISE AND SHINE WITH '59!!

60 Sec'y, Raymond T. Burkley Burkley Associates P.O. Box 496, Cupertino CA 95014 Percent Members: 54 Class Fund Drive During the month of June the contributions poured in at the rate of V/2 per week, but then in July they slowed slightly to a rate of 14 per week. In plain English, we had six Classmates that sent in their contribution in June to bring the total collected to date to $2,995. In July the contribution swelled our GRAND (or not so grand) TOTAL to $3,020 after two years and five months. On the more pleasant side. Prissy and Wick Parcells, Ann and Frank (2nd Co.)

Delano, Katherine and Henry Chiles, Muriel and Al Ablowich, Mike Lees, and Thomasetta and Tom (2nd Co.) Solak sent in contributions in June, and Harold Henning sent in his contribution in July. A very special thanks to all of you for the financial and the moral support, and for helping the Class to break the $3,000 mark. The Class Fund Drive was not much of a success with only 120 Classmates, out of 400 active members and over 800 potential contributors, making an effort to replenish the Class Treasury. We are grateful for the fine effort made by all of those that have made a contribution.

Class News Prissy and Cdr. Wick Parcells wrote from Virginia Beach, where Wick is busy in the nuc business (watch for him on TV in the picket line^ust kidding Wick) and Prissy is experimenting with suntan lotions. Katy and Capt. Hank Chiles and their three children have moved to the Washington area this Summer. Hank has taken over Nuclear Propulsion Directorate of the Naval Sea Systems Command, after completing a tour as C O . USS GURNARD (SSN-662) for the past four years.

Hank made it to the Academy to cheer Navy in their last two lacrosse games (and thinks he still has some of the old stuff in him); he and Dick Pariseau are issuing an official challange to Karl Ripplemeyer and Larry Dunne to dust off their j.s.' and come back to the 20th, prepared for an 'old timers' game. Cdr. Mike Lees wrote from South Carolina where he is serving as

CO.,

USS

DANIEL BOONE

(SSBN-629);

Mike lives at 51 Twin Oaks Lane Isle of Palms SC 29451 for anyone living in, or passing through. South Carolina. Ann and Frank (the FOX) Delano wrote from 1953 Standiford Drive, Malvern PA 19355 and they have invited the entire Class for a barbeque on Sunday evening, October 5th, to close out the 20th reunion in grand fashion. Frank saw "Stumpy" Hoecker at the Army-Navy game and they sat around all evening trying to figure what ever happened to "Carty" Cartwright and Ray Clay. Ann and Frank will be at the reunion and will try to get to the tailgate party on time this year, and The Fox says there will be more Classmates from the 2nd Co. at the reunion than any other company.

Tomi and LCol. Tom Solak USMC wrote to send in their contribution and bring us up-todate on recent activities. Tom completed his tour as an EE Instmctor at the Academy in '78 and was assigned to Camp Lejeune where he, Tomi and the children are living (except when Tom is on deployment). Tom started that tour as X.O. 8th Marine Regiment and then assumed command of its Second Battalion before the year was out. During his command the battalion was enlarged to a Battalion Landing Team (BLT 2/8) (no wise cracks) and was deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit. Tom is now the XO of the 32nd MAU and is on deployment in the Med again, but he is trying to schedule a landing exercise on the Severn River so that he and Tomi can make the 20th reunion. Those 2nd Co. guys really support the Class of '60.

Cdr. David G. Kalb assumed command as the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion & Repair, USN, Long Beach, on 17 June 1980.

This organization was established as a separate command from the Long Beach Naval Shipyard so this is a nice feather in Dave's cap— congratulations, Dave.

Shipmate, October 1980

Cdr. Nick Stasko is the CO of USS JOHN PAUL JONES, homeported in San Diego; they returned from a deployment in the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean in June. Cdr. James T. Worthington II is the CO of the dock landing ship USS MONTICELLO, stationed in San Diego but temporarily in Portland, Oregon (stuck in Volcanic ash no doubt). Cdr. Robert J. lanucci is the XO of the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU which is homeported in Norfolk. Cdr. Thomas D. Paulsen is on the staff of the Commander U.S. 7th Fleet based in Yokosuka, Japan. Tom recenfly completed a goodwill cmise to the Western Pacific aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIIXJE.

Cdr. Frank Simpson dropped a short note to inform us of three memorable events. One was an announcement in the Navy Times of the graduation of Michael T. Midas from NAPS and his receipt of the outstanding athlete award, duplicating his father's feats in 1956.

Rumor has it that Michael Sr. has challenged Michael Jr. to try and match some of his "accomplishments" at the Academy during the next four years. Second, Frank announced his retirement from the Navy at the end of June and their relocation to Huntington, West Virginia, Libby's hometown. Frank and Libby plan to attend the 20th and he may have decided what he is going to do by then. Frank and Libby are also grandparents. Frank talked with Dick Pariseau in April; Dick retired on 1 May and plans to stay in the Washington area.

He has been limbering up with his Lacrosse stick in preparation for the big match with Karl the Ripper, at the 20th. Frank also saw Sandy Hastie who is on COMSUBGRU SIX Staff in Charleston (SC). Sandy plans on attending the 20th.

Speaking of the First Battalion, BiU Griffin visited yours tmly in June. Bill is an attorney with Honeywell with a background in procurement, offshore manufacturing, and intemational trade, resulting from some of the positions he has held with Honeywell during the past ten years. Bill asked the 64 dollar question—where is Tom Wilson?

head count from 178 employees to 3,000 employees and has increased his budget from $2 million to $47 million. Congratulations and best of everything, Pablo, from all of us.

Class Financial Statement Treasurer Michael T. Midas has submitted an audited financial statement for the Class of 1960, dated 31 January 1980, which is summarized below: Assets Cash in Savings $00000.00 Cash in Checking 1,914.22 Cash value—Stock 4,574.10 (Enterprise Fund—481.99 shares) Cash Loaned for 20th Reunion 200.00 LiabilUies none Net Worth $6,688.32 Summary of Investments American General Enterprise Fund, Inc. Original Investment $4,500 (343.51 shares) Cash Value—1 May 1976 2,410 (447.28 shares) Cash Value—31 Jan 1980 4,574 (481.99 shares) See you at the Class Reunion in October.

SUPER SIXTY!!!

61 Corr. Sec'y, Mr. James L. George 17801 Hollingsworth Dr., Derwood MD 20855 Percent Members: 54

wife, were planning an August '61 get-together at North Lake Submarine Base, which 1 presume was a success. Peg continues that Bob left command of CASIMIR PULASKI, Blue Crew, in Febmary 1980 and is now director of tactical documentation at COMSUBDEVRON 12. This allowed them to stay in Connecticut and enjoy their new solar home which Peg says in working so well they used no oil last Winter. Reporting on the children. Peg writes that their oldest, Scott is attending Mansfield State College in Pennsylvania, majoring in music while also taking Army ROTC. Daughter Kathleen, now 17, is a senior in high school looking forward to majoring in biology next year at college and other daughter Pamela, now 11, will be attending junior high next year.

Peg also had a couple of questions that should be of general interest to everyone.

First, sorry that you did not get a class flyer this Spring, but there was a slight mess-up in mailings. Another class flyer went out this past August which had much of the same information. Everyone should have gotten that flyer and if not, please let me know. Peg also asked about a '61 yearbook for the 20th and, yes, the 20th Reunion Committee did look into that but found two serious problems—cost and time.

Not only was it very expensive. Classes that have done that report that to do a good job takes about two-three years. So, there has been discussion about a yearbook for the 25th—any volunteers. Peg? Now you know why Bob does not write. Anyway, a great letter and thank you for the contribution to the class fund.

The Fleet Home Town News reports that Bill Hartman and Fred Wilmot, both on the staff of Commander 7th Fleet, returned from a good will cmise to the Western Pacific. Bill and Fred were embarked on board USS BLUE RIDGE. While on cmise they visited Inchon and Pusan, Korea, and Kagoshima, Japan.

Also received news that Fred Triggs, commanding officer of DAVID R. RAY, homeported in San Diego, returned home from a tour in the 7th Fleet. During the cmise, the RAY earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal for participation in operations in the Indian Ocean.

Finally, had a note that big Jim Joyner had just graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF) in July. Jim completed a 10-month course in management of resources that affect national security.

Reunion on "Kermit Station"

Peter R. Van Ness The Southem Furniture Manufacturers Association, finance division, announced the election of Peter R. Van Ness as president for the current fiscal year. Peter is vice president of Athens Furniture, Inc., Athens, Tennessee.

Congratulations, Peter! And from the Republica de Panama comes the announcement that the new director general of the Panamanian Port Authority is Pablo Duran. Pablo is charged with developing all of the facilities turned over by the U.S.A. to Panama under the treaty ratified last October. Pablo has a very big task ahead of him, but he has already jumped in with both feet and has increased his Shipmate, October 1980

In case any of you were worried about the state of the Navy in the Indian Ocean, you can now rest easy—the Class of '61 has the situation well in hand according to Mike Von Radesky. Mike wrote me a nice letter from "Kermit Station" in the Indian Ocean that on the 4th of July, Bill Newman assumed command of Carrier Air Wing Nine and that this prompted an impromptu class reunion as the attached photo indicates. Attending the ceremony were Mike von Radesky, SUPO, CONSTELLATION; Bill Newman, a fellow Chicagoin; Bruce Churchill, XO CONSTELLATION; Paul Moses, staff, COMCARGRU One; Ed Straw,

"The MOOSE is Loose"

SUPO, DWIGHT D . EISENHOWER; and Buzzy

Needam, COMCARAIRWING SEVEN. Received a very nice letter from Peg Graham starting out her letter that "Bob is terrible about writing but 1 enjoy reading the Shipmate . . ." to which 1 can only add that 1 would just as soon hear from the better half. Peg writes that she and Bonnie Campbell. Ariington's

Ned Kuhns sent me an article from the August 1979 Surface Warfare entitled "The MOOSE is Loose" about USS MOOSBRUGGER

(DD-980) then skippered by Bob Giuffreda.

Enclosed is a photo of Bob during the MoosBRUGGER'S maiden voyage reviewing a chart with one of his junior officers.

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This article and photo bring up a point that should be kept in mind. Over half of our Class is now out of the service and another large portion is in another service, so any of you active duty people that see an article like this, please send it along to me. This, of course, goes for you that are in the Army and Air Forceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even the Marines. If you see something about a Classmate, please send it along so that it can be shared. (Incidentally, there is an absolutely brilliant article by one of our Classmates in the September issue of the United States Naval Institute Proceedings, but modesty prohibits me from mentioning any names.)

Roger Onorati has sent an updated listing of Classmates that are either missing from the registry or that have old addresses. As we have mentioned before, one effort for the 20th reunion will be to try to get an updated list, so that at least everyone can get the word. Last Spring, company representatives and missing Classmates were mn in Shipmate. As space permits, this will be mn again. Since this is a fairly short column, the first eight company representatives and missing persons are listed.

These are: tst Joe Benedict 9607 Byeforde Road Kensington MD 20795 (H) 301/949-6484 (O) 301/576-2957 2nd Ron Reimann 9978 Blackberry Lane Great Falls VA 22066 (H) 703/759-3268 (O) 703/426-8254 3rd Andy Salko 9308 Craig Ave. Alexandria VA 22309 (H) 703/780-8388 (O) 202/692-3685 4th Gene Flesher 2896 Glenora Lane Rockville MD 20830 (H) 301/424-4407 (O) 202/697-5743 5th Bill Emerich 3124 Flintlock Road Fairfax VA 22030 (H) 703/281-1158 (O) 202/692-2293 6th Don Erickson 1704 S. Harbor Dr. Rt. 1 Annapolis MD 21401 (H) 301/849-8077 (O) 301/266-6521 7th Joe Kiel 4417 Willow Woods Dr. Annandale VA 22003 (H) 703/978-2558 (O) 301/427-6071 8th Jay Decker 2401 Rock Bridge St. Vienna VA 22180 (H) 703/573-4303 (0)202/697-7146 Missing or "doubtful" addresses: 1st Company: John Braendle, Harry Dietz, Herky Hardison, John Harris, Bud Lunsford.

George Simmons, Dick Wells; 2nd Company: John Benevides, Ernie Frankenberg, Al Komoroske. Tom Lynch, Lowell Martin, Tom Murray, Bob Pelott, Chariie Plaugher, Tom Rooney, Neil Rdsengren, Bob Ross, Howard Wight, Paul Winn; 3rd Company: Dick Bowen, De Bronk, John Champlain, Pete Ferriso, Jim Hart, Ed Henault, Buff Johnson, Jim 84

Meadows, Jay Shower, Dave Wright; 4th Company: Bmce Albert, Skip Bennett, Cari Bledsoe, Ed Carlson, Nelson, Departee, John Edson, Jack Gardner, Rick Lewis, Glenn Mays, Dave Morency, Norb Overfield, Dave West, Keith Wood, Dave Zittel; 5th Company: Dick Royston, Tom Tucker; 6th Company: Jim Black, Gerry Chasko, Ed Decker, Bob Dunkle, John Guthrie, Tom Halloran, Gary Hersberg, Bill Kennedy, Dick Kibbee, Tom Kinberg, Al Stewart, Charlie Stewart; 7th Company: Bill Hicks, Denny Irlbeck, Mel Long, Archie Spencer, Dick Taft; 8th Company: Jim Abbitt, Jon Elliott, Chuck Filley, Al Frelich, Gene Green, Ben Gregg, Larry Koch, Herb Lantz, Pete Moffett, John Momms, Bob Olsen, Vince Rambo, Jim Shew, Reid Smith, Pete Smith, John Smith, Charlie Stebbins, Greg Wenzel, and Bob Zalkan.

Keep in mind that there is only a year left for the 20th reunion.

GET IT DONE WITH '61

62 Sec'y, Cdr. Howard Pinskey SC USNR-R 2200 Somerville Rd. Annapolis MD 21401 Percent Members: 54 The 1980 football season is in full gear in Annapolis. Try to catch the team here or around the country as they play.

This month we are starting a column feature called Classmate of the Month. It will be used to highlight the career, activities and accomplishments of our friends. Don't be bashfulâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;send along a biography of yourself, listing your activities over the last eighteen years and a black and white photo. Your Classmates are anxious to read about you and to see you. We begin the series with Cdr. Dick Hayes, commanding officer of USS SPRUANCE (DD-963) this month.

Here's the news for October 1980.

Around the Fleet Cdr. Peter Thomas has been selected as the Senior Submarine Advisor of the quarter for Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Pete was chosen from among all the advisors assigned to the command, and was cited for his outstanding performance of duty, proficiency, leadership, initiative and military bearing during 1980.

Marine LCol. Fred Palka has been promoted to his present rank while serving at the Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina.

Cdr. Fred Y. Fellows has been graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF). The ICAF is a component of the National Defense University located at Fort McNair in Washington (DC). It provides graduate level courses for select senior military officers and top level government executives.

During the 10-month course, Fred studied management of the resources that affect national security. While concentrating on management considerations and techniques, his curriculum included seminars, lectures, field studies and individual research projects covering economic, technical and mutual defense treaties and agreements.

I received the following letter from Bob Hartman, who is stationed at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth.

The '62 contingent in the Norfolk area got together on 7 August at the Officers' Club at the Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, for a cocktail party. Although the attendance did not overflow the club, there was a reasonable turnout: Mike and Joanne Kobar, Joe Corcoran, Bob and Peg Hartman, Jim and Carolyn Thompson, Ralph and Dianne Chesson, Larry and Jeannine Laine, Jerry Blesch, Joe and Leslie Clugston, Fenn Beasley, Dick and Diane Westbrook, Dick and Ann Hayes and Vem and Frances Van Brackle. Everyone expressed a desire to make this a regular thing. In that light 1 would like you to tell our Classmates who are arriving in the Tidewater (Hampton, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake) area to call me at 393-7433 (work) or 484-4145 (home) to be put on the mailing list and phone tree for future events.

Everyone at the party relived past experiences plus three announced major changes.

Joanne and Mike Kobar are moving back to the Mystic, Connecticut, area later this month, Larry Laine is retiring from the Navy the end of this month and will be going for his Ph.D. in electronics at Old Dominion University on a fellowship. Joe Corcoran stated that he was expecting orders later this year to Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Bob says that you know you are approaching the "best years" when your son is entering college in the Fall of '80 and your daughter is a junior in high school.

Jack Hanley Jack Hanley informs us that he has just been appointed president of Saunders and Praeger, a CBS affiliate. The company is largest publisher in the worid of health sciences and medical books. He reports that all is fine with Joy and the five children. Here is the word on Jack's new post.

The appointment of John J. Hanley as president. Medical Publishing, CEPP, has been announced. In this capacity, he will be responsible for directing and coordinating the editorial, marketing and support operations of W. B. Saunders in Philadelphia. In addition, Mr. Hanley will oversee Praeger Publishers in New York City, a publisher of scholariy monographs which is expanding into health-related areas.

Mr. Hanley joined the W. B. Saunders Company in 1968 and has held a wide variety of editorial positions prior to his appointment in 1972 to medical editor. In 1973, he was named vice president, editor-in-chief. Health Sciences, and in 1977, he was appointed vice president and general manager. Health SciShipmate, October 1980

Electric. Twelve years later we are still here in 'sunny' Binghamton, New York, having gotten used to the winter snows.

"1 completed my M.S. in Computer Science USS LYNDE MCCORMICK ( D D G - 8 ) in San Diin 1969 and changed jobs to a small machine ego.

Bill Sheehan's taking command of USS tool-type company named Universal Instmments Corporation who were just getting into GEORGE C MARSHALL ( S S B N - 6 5 4 ) (BLUE) in October having moved through the PCO computer-controller automatic machines in 1970. I obtained MBA degree in 1976 at night pipeline with Bill Hahn (PCO NATHANAEL school while the company grew from $4 million GREENE (SSBN-636) (GOLD)) and Eric to $100 million annual sales.

Krieger (PCO ANDREW JACKSON ( S S B N - 6 1 9 ) "I was lucky enough to advance up the (GOLD)). to the USS MCDERMUT ( D D - 6 7 7 ) where he technical and management ladder to my curserved successively as assistant gunnery offiCole Lindell took command of USS NATHAN rent position of vice president-engineering. cer and weapons officer. He graduated from HALE ( S S B N - 6 2 3 ) (BLUE) on 1 December Universal is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of destroyer school in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1979. His counterpart is Classmate Bill Coulter Dover Corporation, having been bought out in 1964 and was assigned to USS BORIE ( D D - 7 0 4 ) and they see each other four days a quarter for a friendly acquisition in July 1979. as engineer officer. crew turnover.

"Sherry and I have two children—Marc (9) Tom O'Brien, Cole's roommate for 3 1/2 Cdr. Hayes next attended the Naval Postand Michelle (6)—and enjoy the quieter pace graduate School in Monterey, California, years, is CO of USS JOHN ADAMS and has an of life in Upstate New York. I am still active in where he received the Master of Science de- office adjacent to Cole's in Charleston, South gree. Following a tour in the Bureau of Naval Carolina. On leaving Charleston last May on the reserves, currently VTUing it, having completed a very rewarding 2 1/2 year comhis way to Scotland to pick up the HALE, Cole mand tour of NR USS VIRGINIA ( C G N - 3 8 ) . said goodby to Tom and ran into 18th ComAny '63 people in the area, give me a call! We pany mate Ron Machens in the Charleston airare the only Freese in the phone book." port. Ron works for the Nash Manufacturing Mario Fiori touched base from the Med Co. and lives in Connecticut. Cole next met where he's been skippering USS SPADEFISH Pete Peroni, third roommate of 3 1/2 years, in (SSN-668) and enjoying it. Mario was schedthe Aflanta airport. (Since '63 is on the move, uled to return from deployment late in the looks as if airports are the places to find them.)

Summer.

Pete is flying for Delta Airlines out of Atlanta.

Phil Rooney was recently relieved as CO of Jim Williamson provided the following upAttack Squadron Forty-Six at NAS, Cecil. His date from Denver: "The only other Classmate that 1 am aware of here is Steve Duncan. We next assignment is asst ops in USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) out of Norfolk. are both in the reserves, so I see him fairly ofRon Klemick is president of Norris Industen. As you know, he ran for State Attomey tries' Winamac Steel Products Division in FayGeneral two years ago and just barely lost. I talked to him a few months ago and asked him etteville, Arkansas. Ron and Sandy's latest address: 2680 Centerwood, Fayetteville 72701. if he was planning to mn for anything this time 14th Company types: please note the new around. He said that he had given it some Dick Hayes thought but has just joined a new lawfirmand address of your Company Rep—1715 S. Kent Personnel, he was assigned in 1969 as Com- didn't feel that he had the time. 1 fully expect St., Ariington VA 22202. manding Officer of the USS GALLUP (PG-85), Jim Oakes relayed the following update: " I him to give something a whack again one of deployed in South Vietnam. Following this these years though. am currently vice president, institutional tour, Cdr. Hayes was assigned to the Office of "I'm not exactly sure where I was in my sales, for Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., the Chief of Naval Operations (OP-91) and career the last time that I wrote in, but I think covering San Francisco and other westem insubsequently attended the Naval War College that I was the chief engineer of a local consultstitutions for equities. 1 just finished the Stanas a student in the Command and Staff Course, ing engineering firm. Since that time our firm ford University Graduate School of Business graduating in July of 1974. has grown from about five to twenty-five and I Investment Management Program—an outCdr. Hayes served as executive officer in am now the vice president and secretary. We standing education experience for someone in USS SUMTER ( L S T - 1 181) from September 1974 my business. It's now painfully evident that all specialize in engineering studies in the areas of to February 1976. Following this tour he was energy conservation, solar, altemative fuels, you need to make good investment decisions is assigned to the Bureau of Naval Personnel as co-eneration plants, and central computerized a computer!!! assistant director. Officer Assignment and Polautomation systems. We are establishing quite "Other '63ers in the area that I see from icy Control Division, from March 1976 to a nice reputation and are doing large projects, time to time are Lou Blackwell, Jim Penrod, March 1979. Cdr. Hayes is presently serving as primarily for the Navy, Army and Air Force, and Craig Barton. Also, Ken Metviner comes commanding officer, USS SPRUANCE (DD-963). all over the westem half of the U.S. and even through San Francisco in conjunction with his His decorations and awards include the Bronze Japan (Yokosuka Naval Base). We have also duties with New York-based Georgeson and Star Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal been selected to do work at all Army bases in Co. and he usually calls to say 'hello.' and the Combat Action Ribbon.

Southern Germany and Northem Italy. I'm "Daryl Robert, who was best man at my Cdr. Hayes is married to the former Ann really looking forward to that one. wedding, and I have several telephone visits a Sutherland of York, Pennsylvania. They have "As 1 said earlier, I'm still in the reserves. month. Daryl is with Wickes Corp. in Chicago. three children: Theresa 17; James 15; and I'm a commander and am XO of a naval conDaryl's lovely wife, Bonnie, is due to San Kathleen 13. trol of shipping unit, whose mobilization site is Francisco soon to tape a commercial for Yokosuka (no connection with project Thomas English Muffins, so watch your boobabove)." tube in the near future for her pretty face.

Don Freese came through with his first colBonnie is a home economist in Chicago." umn contribution since graduation as follows: Don't remember who to thank but someone Sec'y, Cdr. F. R. Whalen USN "1 spent the first year after graduation in flight sent in the adajcent pic of Steve Hoy, now with 8080 Powderbrook Lane training in Pensacola and Meridian, MissisColdwell Banker Commercial Brokerage ComSpringfield VA 22153 sippi, and married the former Sherry Gray in pany. Steve was recenfly named one of the Percent Members: 54 April of '64. I spent the next three years on company's top salesman from the Newport USS NEW (DD-818), leaving active duty 8 June Beach and Santa Ana offices.

Hi, shipmates! After an empty mail sack last 1967 somehow in between involuntary exJohn Gowens checked in to say that he's part month, things really picked up this time 'round tensions. of a small but "very high quality" group of with the arrival of incoming from the spring "The next year I worked in Washington USNA types just starting up Alumni organizaclass mailings—everything from brief notes to while going to school at GWU. 1 talked my tion out in San Antonio. John's with the Masreal treatises. So, here we go. . . . southern wife into moving to upstate New sachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Dan Reif checked in from Tulsa saying that Lastly, this update from John Middleton in he'd recenfly moved there as senior VP of York for one year to finish my computer science degree work while working at General Pittsford, New York, who's with Kodak. "As Shearson, Loeb and Rhoades. The Reifs added Mr. Hanley is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He was also an instmctor in aerodynamics, naval operations and aviation physiology at Pensacola, Florida. He has completed postgraduate courses in communications at Temple University and has attended the CBS School of Management.

And now the hot scoop on Dick Hayes: Cdr. Richard James Hayes is a native of Albany, New York. Following commissioning at the Naval Academy in 1962, he was assigned

another daughter, Erin, to the inventory last August, sister to John (13) and Aimee (3). Dan also passed on that Jim Fontana is skipper of

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you perhaps recall, I was commissioned in the Air Force and entered graduate school at Stanford University earning my M.S. in Engineering there a year later. After extremely short assignments at K.I. Sawyer AFB in Michigan and Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio, 1 was assigned to SAC Headquarters at Offutt AFB in Omaha, Nebraska. The rest of my active duty time was spent there where I headed up the SEA Constmction team that provided B-52 and fighter-bomber support facilities all over the SEA theatre. I resigned in 1967 and joined the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York, as a project engineer and since then have held some eleven different positions in engineering, marketing, distribution, and new product development. This has resulted in almost as many relocations around the country as we would have experienced had we stayed in the service. Currentiy I'm manager of operations for the eastern region; responsible for all service, distribution, and marketing support throughout the northeastern part of the United States.

"On the family side, I married Betty Skade, my 'drag' each week end the last two years at Navy, and we have a stable of three active, robust boys, John III (13), Robert (11), and Matthew (5)—whose very active schedules alone will keep us young.

"Over the years since we left the banks of the Sevem, we stayed in touch with a few 21st Company friends and grieved with the families of roommates Peter Vermaire, William "Buddy" Small, and Charles "Mickey" Lambreth, when they met with untimely deaths.

But we were thrilled to renew many old acquaintance's at our 15th Reunion and to leam of sole remaining roommate Jim Fontana's assumption of command of the USS McCoR MICK. There are a good number of Navy types here at Kodak and in my daily business routine I frequently mn into '63er's Al Hellawell and John Lesko."

Well, gang, so much for this month's column and, in the case of your current scribe, his time in the barrel. After two years of penning it up as Class Secretary, I'm officially tuming it over to incoming Doug Davidson who handily beat out the "other" candidate on the Spring voting (mailing) for class officers. Way to do it, Doug! It's been fun keeping up with '63ers comings and goings over the past months and it's obvious that the Class is Hving up to its reputation of "Quality—'63!" In particular, I want to thank those who have been tmsty contributors to this column. Regarding my own destiny, I'll be shoving off from BUPERS in November, heading out to SOSMRC's engineering training in Idaho's "litfle house on the prairie,", en route command of USS THOMAS C HART (FF-1092) out of Norfolk.

Marti and my three boys, Scott (10), Todd (8) and Matt (4), will continue on in Springfield, Virginia, for awhile until things get stabilized downstream, allowing the two older kids to stay with the great schools and "travelling" soccer program in the area. Hope to see many of you down on the waterfront or arm bending around the big tables in Dahlgren at future Homecomings. Take care and best of luck in the future—Dick.

QUALITY—'63!

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64 Sec'y, Cdr. James Baumstark, USN 10420 Collingham Dr. Fairfax VA 22032 Corr. Sec'y, Jerold F. (Jerry) Anderson 5173 Dungannon Rd. Fairfax VA 22030 703/278-8277 Percent Members: 56 Mail was a little on the light side this month, but fortunately I saved a couple from last month's supply which was unusually good.

Frank Davis sent a very nice letter from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where Frank now is living with his second wife, Maniucha, his two American daughters, Michelle and Jennifer, and two Brazilian sons, Daniel and Patrick—a real intemational family. Frank has been with Lone Star industries since leaving active duty in 1969 with the last seven years spent in Brazil. He is now plant manager of a new plant under constmction 215 kms. north of Rio. Frank would welcome any visitors traveling in the area. He especially would like to hear any news on fellow 20th company shipmates Frank Benner, Jeff Hallahan and Lew Baldwin. If anyone can help out, send a note to the column.

Frank was also interested in any Alumni organizations in South America. There are now no formal groups listed but, of course that doesn't prevent the creation of a new one.

Frank, you can at least become an organization of one. His address is: CIMENTO MAUA, CAIZA Postal 257-2C-00, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Patrick W. J. Haala Pat Haala was recently named executive vice president by Interpoint Corporation, Chicago.

Interpoint operates Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburger outlets in 41 counties in Illinois and Wisconsin, as well as six Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Chicago and tmck-stop dining and lodging facilities in 15 states.

Pat receives his master's degree in finance and marketing from Northwestern University and worked previously with CP Associates, a financial planning organization.

Tom Swartz checked in with his semi-annual to annual epistle. He, wife Marilyn and 8-month-old son Luke are still in San Francisco.. Tom is still a week-end warrior, although he comments that it seems to take a lot of week days too! (A not uncommon comment from fellow reservists.) He is also still teaching and coaching and loving it.

During his annual two week ACDUTRA, Tom observed Gerry Davis assume command of USS HADDOCK ( S S N - 6 2 1 ) and saw a very

happy new CO. He and wife Kathleen and their three children live in San Diego. Tom has heard from Connie and Woodie Vaughn where Woodie is a trial lawyer. The Vaughns' two children are reputed to be all-star athletes and have already far suprassed Dad's accomplishments. Connie and John Gorman are in Dallas with children Johnny and Jenifer. John is still with IBM. Marcia and Win Peterson still live on Mercer Island in Seattle where Win just became a partner and in charge of his Seatfle office.

Their daughter Elizabeth is now 6. CaroUele and Bill Archibald are living in Foster City, just south of San Francisco Airport. Susan and John Alich have now lived in Menlo Park (near Palo Alto) for more than two years (a new record!). John works for ENVIROTECH. As reported last month, Judy and Dave Lipscomb have moved from San Diego to the Bay area where Dave is drilling in the same reserve unit as Tom (such a deal!). Tom also included some other news which was covered by Fred Crawford's letter last month. Sounds like the Class Prez is still alive and kicking! P.S. His letter was written while riding on public transportation, and it looks like it too!

Another Classmate in the Chicago business news is Charlie Jett. Charlie recenfly joined Spencer Stuart and Associates, the multinational executive search consulting firm, as a vice president in the Chicago office. Charlie had been with Booz, Allen & Hamilton. He received his MBA from Harvard in 1972 after six years of active duty in nuclear submarines.

Charlie now lives in Wheaton, Illinois.

News from around the Fleet finds Lou Mauney recently reporting aboard NIMITZ for duty and Bob Springer, a new lieutenant colonel in the USMC, being recently selected for the Space Shutfle astronaut training program. Bob recently finished a tour at Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, in Norfolk with distinction where he was awarded a gold star in lieu of his second Navy Commendation Medal.

Locally, the July luncheon was lighfly attended due to many factors, such as unbearable heat, summer vacations and probably the biggest—organizer Wayne Arny was hosting the CNO at his "think tank" that day so couldn't give his full time and effort to getting everyone there. We expect a big rebound for the September and November 20 get-togethers though.

Bobbi and Dick Burns passed through town recently on their way to Puerto Rico where Dick will put in a short tour as operations officer at Roosy Roads before becoming XO/CO of the VC squadron there. Dick and Bobbi just finished a year at Newport where Dick was at the War College. They both thoroughly enjoyed it. While here they stayed with Edna and Dick Phelan who themselves are getting ready to pack up. Edna and kids are leaving for Orange Park before school starts. Dick will be leaving his detailing post this Fall to join them and start his tour at NAS Jax as XO/CO of VP-45. He'll need to get his split tongue fixed first as well!

Don't hesitate to write or even call with news. Your shipmates love to read about you and, as you can see, close to sixty per cent of the Class is now reading Shipmate.

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Sec'y Cdr. Dave Anderson USN Chief of Naval Operations (OP 961 El) Navy Department Washington DC 20350 Percent Members: 56 Good going, gang. Not a bad bunch of mail for the second month mnning. Tom Barry writes that he's relieved for being reheved as XO of USS PATTERSON (FF-1061) and is now

out in the toolies near Idaho Falls, going through the Senior Officer Ship Material Readiness course (SOSMRC) in preparation for his next job as material officer with COMCARCRU SIX Staff in Mayport. Tom, as do all students at Sagebmsh U., grinds away during the week in a totally academic environment, then relieves his stress with golfing and fishing in the countryside, and so far he's visited West Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, and Pocatello. Tom also reports of his mn-in with Eric Ernst, who is an instmctor at SOSMRC, having recently completed his XO tour on USS SOUTH CAROLINA ( C G N - 3 7 ) and with Jette

Browne who by now has been detached from USNA enroute a CO tour on USS MAHAN (DDG-42). Tom says he'll be back in Mayport in September and welcomes all Classmates in the area to drop in for a drink/swim at his house there.

John O'Dwyer also sent a note informing us that he and his wife Dorothy and two daughters are now living in Yokohama, where John is a software engineer for UNIVAC at the Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Shipyard in Tokyo. John is providing technical assistance in developing a tactical data system for a helicopter-carrying destroyer being built at the shipyard. John and family expect to be in Japan for about a year and welcome the visit by any Classmates stationed in Japan or passing through. John lives at 53-1 Ikebukuro, Naka-Ku, Yokohama 231 J A, phone (045) 621-2940.

A whole gmnch of news releases come in this month. One found Paul Nelson relieving as CO, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron THREE (HS-3) in Jacksonville. A trace of Paul's career shows him assigned duty with HS-3 (first tour 1968-70), NAS Key West as SAR pilot, HS-7, Naval Post graduate School, HS-1, HS-5 and COMASWWINGLANT. Paul reported to HS-3 as XO in March 1979. Paul and his wife Margaret have three sons Christopher, Paul and Ryan.

Additional news releases find Jim Roorbach now serving at the U.S. Naval Communications Master Station, Mediterranean, Naples, Italy; Ron Bishop reporting for duty as a member of the staff. Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force, Atlantic, in Norfolk, and George Wilson currently stationed with HS-9 at NAS Jacksonville. Also Bill Newton was noted for participating in the rescue of 44 Vietnamese refugees at sea as XO of USS WORDEN (CG-18) homeported out of Yokosuka and finally, John Luecke was cited for receiving the Centurion Award while flying AGE Intmders for Attack Squadron 35 on board USS NIMITZ (CVN-68).

The Centurion Award is given to those aviators accumulating 100 carrier-arrested landings during day and night operations.

Another news release found Ken Meeks commenting on his recent tour of duty as one of the duty Navy types at West Point. Ken was assistant professor and course director in the Shipmate, October 1980

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Department of Engineering. He received an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech and represented the first Naval CEC officer assigned to USMA. He was one of four naval officers there and during his tour served as the naval liaison officer. Ken has orders, however, to the 8th Army Engineering Staff in Seoul, Korea, and has no doubt reported as of this printing.

That's all for now, folks. Hope Homecoming for you loyals is/was super. BEAT ARMY.

66 East Coast Corres.: LCdr. Thomas 1. Eubanks USN 7700 Mulberry Bottom Lane Springfield VA 22153 West Coast Corres.: Mr. Robert G. Johnson, Jr. P.O. Box 1011 La Jolla CA 92037 Percent Members: 53 We received a nice letter from Andy Sosnicky in Portland, Oregon. He says that in spite of Mt. St. Helens, it's a nice place to live. The annual Rose Festival was held up there in

June, and the city treated the Navy ships like royalty. At the conclusion of the festival.

Candy and Walt Higgins hosted a party for all the Classmates in the area. In attendance were Rick and Rosemary and Rick Hempey (Rick is budgeteer for TEKTRONIX), Linda and Skip Orser (Skip is at the Trojan nuclear power plant). Sue and Tom Owens, (Tom is with Portland General Electric), Maxine and Chauncey Venuto, (Dale owns his own sign manufacturing business), Robert Emery, XO in USS WABASH, and there in town for the festival. . . .

Ems has a standing three set tennis challenge ready for anyone in the area with a good serve and volley game. . . . Andy is XO in USS ROGERS, and is homeported in Portland. Walt is manager in the maintenance department of General Electric. He is married to the former Candy Consolvo, sister of our late Classmate, Jack, who was killed in action in 1972.

Others in the Portland area but unable to attend the party are Tom Fitzgibbons, XO in the USS MONTICELLO, in port for overhaul; Don Haslett, a patent attomey; and Dick Bamette, now working for Pacific Power and Light. Andy's old roommate. Art Abel, came down from Seattle recenfly to take advantage of the spring skiing with Andy on Mount Hood. His bus trip home, incidentally, was cancelled by the ash fallout from the volcano. Art is in the MBA program at U. of Washington, while his wife Bette works as a nurse. They have a daughter, Erin.

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Creek, Virginia. Andy's wife Joan and son Jimmy will take a leisurely trip through the northem national parks this Summer enroute to Virginia. Andy's present ship, ROGERS, is being decommissioned, but he says that since he hasn't paid his full pound of flesh as XO, he's being sent to that beautiful Southem port in the Atlantic! The photo appearing in the column is from the Walt Higgins Rose Festival party. Recognize anyone in the group? My thanks to Andy for the photo and the fine update.

Quentin Larson wrote us from Las Vegas, Nevada, where he says you'd never know there is a recession! Quentin is working as the test group engineer in the Dept. of Energy's Nevada Test Site for the Defense Nuclear Agency. The test site is located about 65 miles from Las Vegas where Quentin, Judy and their three children, Michael (12), Michelle (9), and

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Brian (5) live. Judy is currenfly working on her master's and has been offered a graduate assistantship.

Since leaving graduate school at Stanford, Quentin has had three accompanied overseas tours: Morocco, Thailand, and Italy; a Seabee tour in Antarctica; and a tour in Crabtown.

Quentin says that there are only three '66ers on active duty in Civil Engineer Corps. Mick Hoff is the Staff Civil Engineer at Naval Station, Norfolk; Stan Holm, who was deepselected last October, is aide to the Chief of Naval Material.

Helmuts Feifs and his wife Betsy both finished their Ph.D.s this past Summer at Duke University; Alex Roland has his Ph.D. and is historian for NASA; Tom Peterman is doing extremely well in insurance in Philadelphia; Dave Claude is an attomey, flies for Braniff, is a partner in a race horse syndicate, is a realestate developer in Califomia and Texas, and finds time to be a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve. How's that for something to do! My thanks to Quentin for the above. He invites anyone in the Las Vegas area to give him a call, or drop him a line at 5349 Hibbetts Drive, Las Vegas, 89103. He'll invite you by for a swim, a couple of beers, and give you bus fare home!

Stan Holmes has recently been named as new commercial lines insurance specialist at North American Insurance Agency, and is working at the Garden Grove office at 12832 Garden Grove Blvd. His phone number is 714/8987654. He invites anyone in the area to give him a call and stop by for a couple cool ones!

That's it for this time. See you at Homecoming 1980!

East Coast News The mailbag was empty once again, but as promised many months ago I'll make up the deficit as best 1 can. It sure would be a lot easier though, if you could drop us a note from time to time.

Word has filtered out of Tennessee that Jeanne and Jim Burger became proud parents for the first time when son Christopher was born July 5th. The heir apparent has some big shoes to fill to follow in Dad's staid footsteps.

Jim is still lawyering with the Tennessee Valley Authority, and just completed constmction on a beautiful custom home on his lOO-acre estate near Knoxville this past January.

Rey Bald is working for Naval Oceans Systems Command at PAX River and has also recently completed a new home in California, Maryland. Together with wife Marcia and their one EA children, Renee and Andre, it is reported that they had more than a little landscaping to keep them busy this past Summer.

Charlie Pfeifer ("i" before " e " except after "c"?) moved over to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth this past June from an engineer's billet in INCHON (LPH-12), also in Norfolk. Brian Young also beat the high cost of moving by staying put in San Diego as Commander Naval Surface Forces Pacific's propulsion examining board expert. Bryan was previously with the Pacific Fleet's Propulsion Mobile Training Team and sandwiched in an XO tour in DECATUR (DDG-31) between his shore assignments. Lee Gooding managed to purvey his financial management subspecialty into a fourth successive tour in San Diego (since '73!) and has just become comptroller at the Naval Training Center. To quote wife Deanne: "Fantastic!"

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Peggy and Steve O'Keefe are back in Newport, Rhode Island, this time with Steve as the Combat Systems Curriculum Department head at the Surface Warfare Officer School. Larry Copeland is reported to have finished his master's degree in financial management at George Washington University, passed the CPA exam, and packed off to California. How aboiit checking in to confirm Larry (or Judy)?

Several sightings of Roy Bell have been made lately, the most recent in July by Al Konetzni while Al was in San Diego on some sort of a detailer's "boondoggle." Al's assessment was that of all the Classmates he's seen since graduation, Roy has changed the least. Roy is now a senior parter in a very successful San Diego law firm, and states that he is able to suppress any desire to return to active duty by hanging a four-pound rock around his neck and standing atop the tallest building in the city on the foulest day of the year for four hours. 1 said he hadn't changed much, didn't 1?

Neil Brennan is one of our successful "surface nukes," serving in the cruiser CALIFORNIA in Norfolk. He deployed last September for a routine deployment to the Mediterranean, but in early January found himself diverted to the Indian Ocean with NIMITZ, and found himself a part of the grand and glorious homecoming in May attended by the President. Pat Dennis assumed command of the Cape Hatteras Naval Facility located in Buxton, North Carolina, this past May, following a tour in SAN JOSE homeported in Alameda.

Sure would be nice to hear from some of you who are no longer with the firm. Even a postcard would do. See you next month.

67 Sec'y, LCdr. John C. Lawlor, Jr. USNR (TAR) 871 Five Forks Road Virginia Beach VA 23455 Percent Members: 52 News! News! News! More news this past month than the previous four or five; most of it came by telephone. If you don't like to write, call me auto von: 690-2042/1177/1278.

Despite all the good news this month I have to start the column off with the sad news of the death of John Rowney. John was killed in an aircraft accident in late May while on a training fligjit^ At the time of his death he was assigned to FLENVMOCEANCEN Monterey, California, and residing at 985 White Road, Watsonville CA 95076. He is survived by his widow Pat and his mother and father.

The best news to date was a phone call from Pete Long in San Diego. He is completely recovered and back to full duty as XO of ALBERT DAVID (FF-1050). Before signing off he passed on the following info: Jim Gilbert is XO of THOMASTON ( L S D - 2 8 ) ; Bob Kelly is XO of

SPARTANBURG COUNTY ( L S T - 1 192); Dave Scheu is XO of HEPBURN ( F F - 1 0 5 5 ) ; Larry Julian is XO of LANG ( F F - 1 0 6 0 ) ; and BiU Burns is in

San Diego assigned to the Navy's Nuclear Propulsion Management Programs.

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Tony Mitchell also called and gave me a bag of info; only trouble is deciphering my shorthand notes after the fact. (Only too happy to correct and reprint all errors.) Tony is in Idaho Falls on the staff of Senior Officer Ship Material Readiness Course. He was the IKE'S DC A until Jan. 79. John CraighiU is also in Idaho Falls as XO of the NPTU. One of John's responsibihties is driver of the CO's car. Tony has to ride the bus from housing to work.

John's previous assignment was reactor officer in NIMITZ.

Bo Lindfors is XO of VIRGINIA (CGN-38).

Gary Voorheis was on the CINCLANTFLT Nuclear Power PEB and I think is headed for the big " E " as its engineer. Bob Kelly is XO of MANITOWOC (LST-1180) out of Little Creek.

Jim Barret is ops off of VP-56 out of NAS Jacksonville. Dave Spisso is also at NAS Jax, flying P-3s. Jack Airlie and Mike Cathey are in Pensacola. Mike is still with the Marine Corps.

A letter from Dick Moore (XO of LUCE (DDG-38) out of Mayport) sent a letter with the following: Bob Patton is chief staff officer of DESRON-14; Ralph Sheldrick is XO of the ELMER MONTGOMERY (FF-1082); Tim Martin is

out of the Navy and is manager of NUTECH in Washington (DC); Tim Winters is maint off of VS-32; Garth Van Sickel is at the War College in Newport after a main off tour with VA-35; and Dave Davis is XO of TALBOT (FFG-4). Dick's letter was short and he was complaining about XO's disease: something about not having much time to breathe, much less write. I hope that in another year when everyone has successfully weathered their XO tours the letters will come tumbling in.

Received a fun-filled letter from Dan Coyle, now out of the Navy and turning real estate in Waikiki, Hawaii. Dan's first civilian assignment was first mate on an oceanographic survey ship with Deepsea Ventures out Gloucester Point, Virginia. When the ocean-surveying business dried up, he headed west to Hawaii.

He now has his real-estate broker's license and is the manager of the rental department of Velva Bergevin, LTD. Dan's been there 8 years and has access to both rental and investment property. Interested parties can reach Dan at 250 Ohua Ave. #I2A, Honolulu HI 96815; tel. 808/922-3496.

A letter from Don Fraser always reassures one that yes, there still is humor and wit in the Navy. Don is still with VA-115 aboard MIDWAY and is tickled pink with his new A-6E/ TRAM aircraft. He states that even Luke Skywalker would be jealous of the new FLIR and LASER guided bomb capabilities. Before signing off he passed on the following: Dave Church is at NAS Whidbey flying EA-6Bs; Larry Torgerson is ops off of VA-176; Bill Evans XO of ROOSEVELT; Walt Vandivort is back in the Navy with VC-13 after a detour from F-14s to civilian life. Bob Graham dropped out of our Class, but not the Navy and is a helo pilot/safety officer for NAS Whidbey, writing weekly safety columns for the base newspaper. Congratulations to VA-115 recent winners of the E and the Adm. Wade McClusky awards as the best attack squadron in the Navy.

Short shorts from the PAO office. Steve Fagan recently received his doctor of osteopathy from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Bill Calhoun is at NAF Sigonella; Frank Stanek is with VS-41, NAS North Island; Don Hefkin is with VP-40 at NAS Moffett; and Robin Larson is admin off with VP-1 out of NAS Barbers Point.

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The first one to answer any one of the following questions is cordially invited to polish off "your choice" at the above address. Where is Dick Glasow, Jeff Johnson, Ray Roberson, Chuck Miller and Dick Brantigan? Does Ted Hontz still play quoits? Is Mike Cathey still flying with the Marines?

Remember, Homecoming is just around the corner!! Since there have been no volunteers, I'm coordinating all party info. Party chairmen, let me know your plans!

68 Sec'y/Treas., LCdr. Chris Glutting USN 27th Co. Officer, Bancroft Hall, USNA Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 52

Monterey Socko Champs Dennis Bussey's wife Jane sent a series of three photos taken of Dennis and Harold Armet as they ascended the steps of the famous Philadelphia Art Museum. The resemblance to the movie Rocky is not coincidental; although Harold has a look of disbelief

formance while serving as the maintenance and operations officer of VA-65 from June 1978 to June 1979. Congratulations, Stanley.

70 Sec'y, LCdr. Bob Burton SC USN USNA Midshipmen Store Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 50

71 Sec'y, Capt. Charles E. Boyer HI USMC Quarters H-4, Annapolis MD 21402 Percent Members: 47

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No word from "Salty Sam" this month, so time for a little nasty-nasty on our absent correspondent. He probably would not admit it, but shown here is living proof of what is going on at the Academy, young Chris Glutting himself shown instmcting in the use of computers while two bright first classmen (now ensigns) hang on every word. The picture appeared in a May issue of U.S. News & World Report and is proof positive that Our Man in Annapolis is conducting himself well. In point of fact, however, he is probably giving instruction in H. and R. Block tax comoutation.

69 Sec'y, Mr. Steve Brixey 10161 Marshall Pond Rd. Burke VA 22015 Percent Members: 46 Kathy and Jim Hannemann are now living in Peoria, Illinois, where Jim has joined Caterpillar. He will be there for about a year before being transferred to "anywhere in the worid," says Kathy. Their address in Peoria is 6701 N. Greenmont.

Mac McDevitt is at grad school working on his MSEE and sent this photo of the Monterey Socko champs that includes several Sixtyniners. Top row from the left are Dick Parish.

Mac McDevitt "69, Hal Williams '69, Bill Lewis '69, Phil Hannaford, Steve Burich '74, Grant Hintze, and Bob Riche '75. Second row are Mean Joe Green "69. Mike Woriey '69.

Greg Hansen '69. and Dwayne Nicks. Front row is Bob Russell. Bob Rachor '69 was absent from the photo.

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â&#x20AC;˘Rocky III" on his face. Dennis is confident that they have the makings of Rocky III. Danny Yatras has joined Dynamics Research Corporation in Wilmington, Massachusetts, where he is section manager, SP-23 Programs Dept.

Finally this month, word from the Navy Dept. is that Stan Bryant was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for his superior per-

My hat is off to Chickie and Pete Zaudtke for a healthy newsletter on the recent activities of the 32nd Company.

We will dispense with formalities and jump into the news.

Bruce Cole left the Navy in 1976 to study the law at the University of Oregon. He is now practicing in Christiansted, St. Croix. Also a lawyer is Mike Rano. He was graduated from the University of Richmond in 1978. Katherine and Bob are living in South Boston, Virginia, where he is associated with the firm of Slayton and Bennett.

John Etcher left the Navy to attend the Southem Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. He is now the pastor of a Baptist Church in Centerville, Virginia. If two of 32nd's numbers could be lawyers, then two could also be ministers. John Knight is an ordained Episcopal deacon. Upon completing his Master of Divinity degree at Harvard, John was assigned as chaplain at St. Mark's School, Southborough, Massachusetts. As Pete so aptiy phrased it, "If John's chosen life comes as no surprise, then perhaps this willâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he teaches introductory calculus and coaches cross-country."

Kathy and John Gorton plan to leave the Navy to spend time on their farm up in Maine.

And Tina and Dick Morawski are already enjoying a civilian career. Dick is with Proctor and Gamble and in his spare time he pursues his MBA at the University of Scranton. Dick still keeps his feet wet as XO of a reserve unit.

Jim Wish is with Texas Instruments in Atfleboro, Massachusetts, while Dave Radcliffe is working on his doctorate at the University of Kentucky. If he ever finishes school, Dave anticipates a career in the foreign service. And in the meantime, Charlie Cochran is now a married civilian, mmored to be living in Califomia.

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Not all of 32nd Company are civilians. Here are a few that remain on active duty.

BiU Hall is a Sea Bee. Janet, Bill, and their two children are residents of Virginia Beach.

Ron Hewett wrote from CONE, but is expected to transfer to AOR SAVANNAH in Norfolk soon. John Smith is with the Fleet Activities Center in Okinawa. Bill Shepherd is a UDT/SEAL jock at Litfle Creek. Chris Weaver is the J. O. detailer in D.C. His wife, Chris, is due to have their first child next month. Brian Finegold is with an HS unit in Norfolk. Tom Gorski is on recmiting duty in Detroit. With two years remaining on the tour, Tom expects to finish his MBA before transferring.

Barbara and John Cherry should be leaving Port Hueneme for duty in the D.C. area. Bruce Lemkin, Bob Speer, and Jack Jarabak are still hanging in there with the submarine service.

Mary and Bmce are living in Virginia Beach.

Bob Speer has finished advanced school in New London, but we have no idea of his future assignment. Jack and Brianna are enjoying their first tour ashore since graduation in 1971.

Chickie and Pete are still in D . C , but Pete is now a budget analyst at the National Bureau of Standards. They now have three sons, with the most recent, John Thomas, bom late in January of this year. Thanks for all the info, Pete.

Don Gunther surfaced from the underworld and called me recently. He is still the sly devil he always was—^just gets paid more as a pilot for Continental Airlines. He and Sherri had their third daughter this past Spring. I like Don's style though—he was calling to reserve three rooms for our tenth reunion. No one had better miss that.

Some mmors that are going around. Steve Brown was promoted to lieutenant commander. It is suspected that he is with some type of squadron out in Miramar. Joe Anthony left for WestPac as first lieutenant in FRESNO. John Quinn has reported for duty with the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton.

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The last news got here just in time for the deadline. It is a package of letters gathered by Perry Martini from the gang of 29th Company.

I will sort them out as best 1 can for everyone.

Don Brewer is toying with the idea of returning to fly for the Navy. He is not too satisfied as a commercial pilot and wants more opportunities than Schaumburg, Illinois, offers. Colleen and Rich Weidman were hoping for assignment out of D.C. when Rich completed his training in April with Eastern Airiines. Sarah and Dub Hay are living in Cincinnati. After leaving the Navy, Dub went to work with Proctor and Gamble in the corporate headquarters. Dub is also working on his MBA at Xavier University. Chuck Hiles is pursuing his long time medical interests as a student at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk.

He was married in 1978 to Elizabeth, who is a principal in the school district in Virginia Beach. Jan and Mike Hambieton are civilians now and live on a beautiful 40-acre plot in Hampton Fall, New Hampshire. Mike is with Nashua Company and works in the front office. Tom O'Brien is renowed for his exploits as a member of the crew of COURAGEOUS when she won the America Cup. Later he was in a movie with Gene Hackman and Catherine Denueve. OB is now married and lives in New York City, but he longs for the sea and sailing.

J. T. Morris is still flying F-14s out of Norfolk.

Jim Smoogen is an RIO in California. Nancy and T. R. Dalton are still Quantico, where he is starting communications school. Bill Yocum is in Charleston and works for a nuclear reactory company.

Perry is currently in the Indian Ocean aboard EISENHOWER as the communications officer. Jeannie and the girls are in Virginia Beach and would like Perry to retum in time for Christmas.

That's it for another month. Hope to hear from more of you, and more often at that. 1 am certain that when this reaches you, all will have tales of Homecoming to pass on. Take care.

72 Acting Correspondent, Alan R. Kraft 2705 Baldwin Lane, Bowie, MD 20715 Percent Members: 45 ATTENTION WORLD! ATTENTION WORLD! It's hot in Dallas! Hopefully, by the time you read this, it will have cooled off a bit.

You should also have received the latest "Spirit of 72" Newsletter (if not, please drop a line to Alan or to me at 4017 Shady Hill, Dallas TX 75229). The time has rolled by quickly and a special thanks to George Adams, Todd Bruner, Jim Angelo, Dave Carl, Alan Kraft, the Shipmate crew and others that have helped keep "loose ends" together since graduation.

As the newsletter points out, much is to happen in the next 24 months. If you aren't called on personally, we still take "volunteers"! For Army '80, Todd Bmner and Dave Carl have volunteered to coordinate a "get-together."

Check the Alumni House during Homecoming for the latest word. Remember our "Beat Army Relay" to Philly? The photo below shows some of the mnners. Haven't changed a bit! How about some more old photos? As a last note, please take the time to respond to the recent newsletter—We want to have the next out by November.

Joe Glover Well, there is nothing like missing an issue to bring out the letters. I have been in contact with Todd Bruner and 1 can finally state that Joe Glover has been found. Now some class news. I received a letter from William Busik, executive director of the Alumni Association, which stated that when we graduated, the Class of 1951 took out two savings bonds for us totalling $400.00. Whenever we get our act

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together, we need to take custody of this money and start doing something useful with it. Additionally, we are the alternate sponsor of the 24th company for this year's Homecoming.

I have not responded to any informal or formal get-togethers. However, I am opening my home and the use of my telephone number as a coordinating point for anyone coming to Homecoming that wants to meet or contact anyone else. To date 1 have received a letter from Wayne Cornell and will be making reservations for him and his wife. Anyone else, just drop a line.

On to the news. Wayne Cornell wrote to say that he will be at Homecoming, detaching from Diego Garcia in September. He is being assigned to Naval Mobile Constmction One in Pearl Harbor. Gordon Perry is a supply officer stationed at Naval Air Station, Fallon NV 89406. Gordon had a question on locating other people from the 30th company. 1 hope that that will be answered by the information given the Class by Joe Glover. Fred Cohrs is now with East Manufacturing Corporation, Randolph, Ohio. His home address; 1301 Portage St. N.W., North Canton OH 44720.

Greg Lane is on an exchange tour with the Royal Air Force, flying Harriers at Gutersloh, West Germany. He married a lovely girl, Debbie. You can reach Greg at RAF Gutersloh c/o APO N.Y. 09078 or dial 0541-1921 and ask for 3 fighter squadron Ops. I received a letter from a fellow IBMer and '72 Classmate Jim Bradley. Jim is selling computers for IBM in Dallas. Address; 2260 Reagan Blvd., Carrollton TX 75006. Jim finished his sea career by putting USS KINKAID ( D D 965) in commission in San Diego followed by a year as CNO Briefer at the Pentagon. Jim reports that Chuck Davis finished out his shore tour in San Diego and is considering dental school in Georgetown. Steve Clawson was last seen as a CNO Briefer and aide to CHINFO at Pentagon. Dick Covington was working in Naval Intelligence in D.C. Lloyd Holz is flying for Eastern. Art E^dinger is with the First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton. Rick Drawneck is at Dam Neck. Barbara and Joe Galluccio are in Glen Cove, New York. Joe Glover is with EDS in Dallas, Texas. Thanks for the letter, Jim. Some news in brief Bruce Aukland completed the Submarine Officers Advanced Course and received the David Lloyd Award.

The award is for excellence in leadership, military bearing and academic performance. It is named after the XO of USS SCORPION, which was lost in May of 1968. Ted Kaye is a lieutenant commander and weapons officer on USS BRISCOE out of Norfolk. Richard PoUy is with VMFA-531 embarked on CORAL SEA. Robert Springman received a master's degree at Monterey, and Conrad Wigge is assigned to the CORAL SEA. Steve Tomaszeski is with Hehcopter Anti-submarine Squadron One, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida. LCdr. Gary Hall is flag lieutenant, Cmiser Destroyer Group Three embarked in LONG BEACH. Warren Musselman is in O'CALLAHAN, homeported in San Diego. Jeffery Boroff and Stephen Logue completed the Submarine Officers Advanced Course.

That's all for now. See you at Homecoming.

Alan.

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73 Sec'y, Mr. Dirk P. D. Mosis HI 709 W. Lang AlvinTX 77511 Percent Members: 44 Greetings! This has been a banner month for news from our Classmates. Hopefully, the column will do justice for all. First, a personal thanks to my Mom for forwarding all of your mail to me as I move about on business. For that matter, '73 thanks herâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"Thanks, Mom!" On with all the news that's fit to be printed. . . . Jim Gruber writes from Jacksonville to "embellish" (his vocabulary, not mine) upon BiU Gerken's letter from SWOS. Jim is to be combat systems aboard USS ESTOCIN (FFG15) homeported in Mayport. John Brynes and Jim have been "bumming" (ibid) around Dam Neck. John is heading West while Jim will actually be going to Bath, Maine, where ESTOCIN is under constmction. John is the proud father of a new baby girl, while Jim's second, a boy, was born the day before SWOS started in September '79. Jim, thanks for the new and updated news.

Karen and Craig Scott have sent us a birth announcement for Curtis Alan Scott, bom 21 June 1980. Congratulations! Craig writes, "Karen and 1 would like to share news of the birth of our first child with the Class of '73. I am presenfly employed with Texas Instmments (Sherman, Texas) and will soon take command of a reserve unit in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Karen and I are both pursuing our MBAs with degrees in 1981." Craig, super news! Again, congratulations from all of us.

Jim Bristow writes from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. " I , for one, would like to know where the 25th Co. has disappeared. I don't believe I've been in the column, so I'll give a brief summary from graduation day. . . . 2-1/2 years in Hawaii on a Tin Can as a surface warfare officer . . . six months in Athens, Georgia, at Supply Corps School . . . two years in San Diego on a Tin Can as the top chop . . . 15 months at PG School in Monterey . . . and finally, the last six months in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, at FMSO. Along the way I have picked up two children, a girl (4) and a boy (1), and a dog who is the perfect pet for someone else.

"Although my knowledge on 25th Co. is limited, I'll add what I know . . . Don Phipps in Dahlgren, Virginia, with two children . . . Don Jobe a civilian working at Proctor and Gamble in Kansas City since June '79 . . . "Sugar Bear" Wright graduated from SWOS Newport in June '79 . . . John Ferricks at USNA teaching physics (still there?) . . . T. J. McKearny was the last ops officer on the "Big John" MCCAIN before decommissioning (where now?) . . . Roger Murch swimming in San Diego Bay (now that's old info) . . . Bill Ray writing and drawing in All Hands. . . . As most of you can tell, I'm hurting for recent news (probably other '25ers are in a similar position). So write or call me, and I hope to have seen some of you at Homecoming. My address and phone number R-3 Antrim Drive, Mechanicsburg PA 17055; 717/697-4022, AV 4303106."

Jim, thanks for the news. Makes this effort of mine fun and easy.

We received a great letter from Dave Kuhn.

Here it is, reprinted in full text:

"I recently attended the JUNE WEEK WEST Festivities held here in San Diego and as one of the five members of the Class of '73 there, I decided to write and let you know what some of our Classmates are doing at the present time.

"I was in 36th Company at USNA. I ran into Frank Coleman (also from 36th) at the tennis toumament held in conjunction wifli JUNE WEEK WEST. Frank is currently stationed at North Island where he is a pilot and he and wife Nancy live in the Mission Hills area of San Diego. Frank brought me up to date on what a few other members of 36th Company are doing now.

"Rex Hand is a SEAL stationed at Coronado. Tom Kilcline is flying jets out of Miramar NAS near here. Rich Bandlow is flying for American Airlines these days. Bill Kurz is still in the Navy, stationed either at Beeville or Corpus Christi. Gary Miller is out, has two kids, (wife's name Susan), and is a fumiture salesman in North Carolina. Bill Bandhauer is about to get out of the Navy and move back to Phoenix (hometown). Roy Knutson is also ready to leave the service, and he and his wife are planning to open up some sort of franchise business. (Both Brandhauer and Knutson were on subs in Hawaii.) Dale Helmer is a recmiter stationed in Washington (DC). Willy "Jumby" O'Donnell is in Pensacola undergoing pilot training and recently was married down there.

Frank Coleman also related that he plans to leave the Navy in the next couple months, retum to Atlanta, and hopefully latch on to a job with Delta Airlines.

"Besides Coleman, other '73ers present at the JUNE WEEK WEST activities included Steve Kanaga, Chuck Munns, and Jim Tesskey.

Kanaga is in law school at Yale University and at this time is doing an internship with a law firm located here in San Diego. Kanaga also said that Doug Gilbert (36th Company) is at Yale going for his master's in mathematics.

Munns is currently located at the University of Colorado where he is an NROTC instmctor.

Tesskey lives in north San Diego County and works for Commercial Realty Corporation in Oceanside. Tesskey and Kanaga were formerly in the Marine Corps.

"As for myself, I left the Navy in June '78 and subsequently went to graduate school at Ohio University. There I received a master's degree in sports administration. I currently work as the assistant to the sports information director here at San Diego State University. I also work part-time (mainly at all home games) for the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League as a public relations assistant. 1 plan to be here in San Diego for at least another year.

"I am interested in learning the whereabouts of Jim Campbell of 36th Company who went into the Marine Corps after graduation from USNA. Also any info on other members of 36th that aren't covered in this letter. Also, if anybody knows where Tom Broderick is now I'd appreciate hearing from them. Here's my home address and phone numbers in case you or anybody coming out this way might want to give me a call: 6701 Vigo Drive, La Mesa CA 92041, (H) 714/463-0788, (O) 714/265-5547."

Dave, it sounds interesting and exciting to us. Thanks for the news, and hopefully some readers will be in touch with info on some of those guys that have apparently disappeared.

Don Jefferson writes from the Portland, Oregon areaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Lake Oswego to be specific. He, Bev and family have arrived and love the area.

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DJ's job with Trammell Crow is surpassing his expectations. Typical o v e r a c h i e v e r - t h e busier he is, the happier he is. Thanks for the update.

We just received word from "Samurai Defense Counsel," as he is known in the legal circles, but known to most of us as Capt. Jack Owen USMC, JAG. Jack writes from the exotic Far East (Okinawa) where he is currently a trial lawyer defending the accused. He likes it, and sends reassuring words that the system is working well. Alison and Sean are with Jack, and are enjoying the travel. Following Oki, they will be at MCB, Camp Pendleton, sometime in January. Ever the optimist. Jack believes that all is well as long as: (1) they're still brewing Lone Star Longnecks; (2) despite inflation, you can still make nachos for mere pennies; and (3) Willie Nelson is still singing "real American music." Thanks, Jack.

Bits and pieces: Bob Maslowsky and Beth Ann Weaver are to be married in October. Maz is with the Office of the CNO. Congratulations!

And from the Fleet Hometown News Center, the following . . . Tom Broussard has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for superior performance as assistant supply officer aboard the sub tender USS FULTON from November '77 to June '79. Tom is currenfly in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, at Navy Ships Parts Control Center. Congratulations, Tom! . . . Steve Resser, engineering officer of the destroyer PETERSON out of Norfolk, recently participated in "Computex 4-80" in the Aflantic.

Chris Geiser has returned to Iwakuni after completing training in Korea with VMFA-232, based at Kaneohe and deployed to Iwakuni. . . . Rick Wright is ops officer aboard the destroyer KINKAID out of San Diego and recently returned from WestPac. . . . Guy Chamberlain graduated with distinction from the Basic Civil Engineer Corps Officer School in Port Hueneme, California. The following Marine captain Classmates graduated from AWS, Quantico: Dave Young, Frank Lane, and Steve Ritacco, among others. (Dave wrote us of this a couple of months ago, but in case you missed it. . . .)

My travels with KSH have brought me to Detroit until at least 1981. 1 intend to have one heckuva "Beat Army!" party when we play those woops, so I am inviting any and all to join me in the festivities. My numbers are: at home—474-7432, at work: 584-8590. So please call—even if you can't make the party.

Thanks for the news. Classmates. I am awaiting word from you on recent happenings in your lives, and someone tell me about Homecoming. Beat Army! '73!

74 Sec'y, Lt. Mike Chaplain USN Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Brent S. James USN 13760 Tres Vistas Ct. San Diego CA 92129 Percent Members: 41 This has been a pretty good month at the old mail buoy, which is encouraging. That, coupled with the fact that 1 have retrieved the other half of Steve Gilmore's letter (see last month's column) from an untimely and unintended trip to the circular file, inspires me to press right on to the letters.

First of all, of course, is the continuing saga of "Gilmore's Gazette": he passes that the following people have been observed doing the 92

following things. John Shive—going to USS FOSTER (San Diego) as chief engineer. C O . of FOSTER is Cdr. T. C Lockhart, his old company officer at USNA. Jack Carpenter—headed for Mayport and USS SPRAGUE ( F F G - 1 6 ) as combat systems of-

ficer.

Lou Deasaro—also going to Mayport and SPRAGUE as ops officer.

Ted Wieber—out of the Navy now. Married in August 1979 and attending Harvard School of Business.

Charlie Cannon—flag aide to DCNO (submarine warfare). After much consternation turned in his letter and will be heading to University of Chicago School of Business.

Bill Wilde—nuclear accessions detailer in BuPers.

Bob Holt—heading to Norfolk and USS CARON (DD-970) as weapons officer.

Dave Schorn—heading for Yokosuka and USS LOCKWOOD (FF-1064) as weapons officer.

Jim Lyons—teaching engineering at USNA. He and wife Megan had a baby boy last March.

Jim Deppe—attached to YP division at NETC, Newport. Wife Ellen joined Navy as nurse. He will be going to September SWOS Department Hdqts. Class.

Chris Perrien—got out last May. Working for Library of Congress in D.C. Looking to go to law school somewhere.

Bob Miller—engineering instmctor at SWOS basic. Aspires to be a male model as per his May Surface Warfare magazine layout.

Al Jones—instmctor as SWOS basic. Coming to SWOS Dept. Head course.

Steve Chestnut—got out of nuc subs and the Navy. Now a Beltway bandit. Lives in Laurel, Maryland.

Stan Meyers—also got out of Nuc Subs and the Navy. Also a Beltway bandit. Soon will be heading for Seatfle.

Chuck Chesterman—left Monterey with a master's in mechanical engineering. Transferred to EDO. Now on PacFlt PEB. Johnny Gombo—working on master's in financial management at Monterey; will be Marine liaison to Navy audit team in Norfolk.

Mick Keville—at Monterey in weapons system technology. Will probably be heading to SWOS in September '80.

Bud Barnett—instmctor at SWOS basic.

Selected as junior officer of the year at NETC Newport. Catches lots of gas for that, but really quite an honor. Heading for SWOS Dept. Hdqts. soon.

Jim Gibbs—nuclear detailer at Bupers. Recently turned in his letter. Not sure what his plans are.

Dave Bennet—supply corps—soon leaving Philly (DSA) and heading to ROSIE ROADS, Puerto Rico.

Jack Reader—XO of USS CONSTITUTION in Boston. Getting geared up for Op Sail and leading the tall ships into Boston harbor.

John Meyer-at SWOS Dept. Hdqts. Came from tour as instmctor at OCS. Joe lovanna—instmctor at SWOS basic. Put in his letter and should be out soon.

Jim Hazelett—heading to San Diego and

Bart Whitman—instmctor at SWOS basic.

Bill Blackburn—instmctor at LSO school at HC-6 in Norfolk.

Mark Mac Dermott—flying SAR helos out of Oceana.

Joe Robb—got out and presently working for SEACOR in Virginia Beach.

Tom Morse—flag lieutenant at Sublant.

Dave Williams—out and working for a computer company in northern Califomia.

Pops HaUoweU—flying P-3s out of NAS Mof fett.

Frank Semple, Rusty Yeiser and Rich Johnson are all company officers at USNA. That's it from Steve. Super letter. Thanks for all the names and places.

Also got a note from Beth and Mike Welter.

He said she read the column and nagged him until he got off his posterior and wrote me.

Good technique, Beth. I wish some of the other wives out there would arouse some spouses from their lethargy in similar fashion.

Anyhow, Mike is presently the supply officer for Marine Aircraft Group 46 stationed at El Toro, California. He and Beth have been married for about two years now and they are living in Laguna Hills. Mike is working on a master's from u s e in night school. Thanks for the info, Mike, Got a really good letter from Joyce and Fred Cayia. He had a lot of info to pass on as he is updating the 35th Co. mailing list. He and Joyce were married last January in the Chapel.

Fred said that Jim DeGoey was his best man and Joe Derrick was also in the wedding, while ushers included Bill Wilde, Charlie Cannon, John Higbee and Frank Semple. Bill, Charlie and Frank were covered in Steve G's letter.

John Higbee is also a company officer in Mother B. Fred and Joe D. are both assigned to OpNav in the Pentagon. Ruth and Joe recently had their first child, Evan Curtis. Fred also passed along that Ed Rutkowski is the Overhaul engineer in USS SCAMP ( S S N - 5 8 8 )

and is working his fingers to the bone. Also, Laurel and Dave O'Neill are finishing up a tour at the Italian station Naval Academy in Pisa, Italy, where he is an English instmctor.

Diane and Chris Klein are out of the Navy.

He is attending dental school in Illinois. Connie and Ken Dunn are at Parris Island where he is the Battalion Adjutant with the Third Recmit Training Battalion. They have one child, Kennon. Joni and Brad Stephan are enjoying 29 Palms, California, and the Corps. They have two children, Jennifer and Brad. Jr. Brad is a company commander there.

Sandy, Elizabeth and John Tromba are living in San Jose, California. John is with PatWingsPac at Moffett. Gail, Billy, Ramsey and Bill Harvard are all out of the Navy. (I'm not sure which one's the mommy.) Bill is attending law school in Athens, Georgia.

Sue and Bill Feig are also stationed at Moffett where Bill is tactics officer with VP-9, flying P-3s. Dan Burns is at Monterey and Ray Kozikowski is out of the Navy and working for Control Data Corporation in Florida. Jerry Mothershead has finished med school and is now at NRMC Balboa in San Diego. Fred USS CALLAHAN (DD-994) as combat systems asked that any 35th Company types let him officer. know their current address for the Co. newsletScott Peecook—engineering instructor at ters. His address is: A. J. Cayia, 1603A N. SWOS basic—headed for SWOS Dept. Hdqts. Van Dorn St., Alexandria VA 22304. in February.

Fred also said that he relieved Ben WachenTom Rathbone—instructor at SWOS basic. dorf about a year ago. Ben and Kathy are in Selected as Instmctor of the Year 1979. His Switzeriand where he is attending school on an wife Lola ran the Lamaze class. One of the Olmstead Scholarship. Their address is Thujasbest known and favorite ladies of Newport. trasse 41. 8038 Zurich, Switzerland. If anyone Shipmate, October 1980

happens to find himself and friends in the neighborhood I'm sure they would be glad to see you. Ben has established himself as ComSubAlps and was last seen yodeling from the bridge of a midget sub in Lake Lugano. However, word also has it that soon Susan and Doug Crowder are also heading Switzeriand way on an Olmstead also. He will be attending Lusanne University. Seems that '74 is well represented in that progiam.

Thanks for the super letter, Fred. Keep me posted on what's happening with the crowd in the D.C. area.

Lost and found department—got a letter from a Lt. (jg) Phil Wisecup '77 who is trying to track down Jack Mason. If Jack sees this, please get in touch with me.

That about wraps it up for this month. One last note—we have just gotten four brand new ensigns (Class of '80) who are stashed at Top Gun awaiting their class dates at Pensacola.

It's hard to believe that our cheeks were ever that rosy. (Except for Andy Borchardt. Now there were some rosy cheeks. Rosy palms, too.) Ahh. how time flies.

Until next time—goodnight little Stanley Roper and little Scatman Franz, wherever you

75 Sec'y, Lt. Steve Hubbard USN 719 Garfield Ave. Virginia Beach VA 23452 Percent Members: 45 One of our Classmates has been recognized recently for performing a genuine act of heroism. Rickey Harwell has been awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for saving a man's life on 27 June 1979. To quote from the news release: "Harwell was aboard a Navy P-3 aircraft which crashed one mile off the Cubi Point Naval Air Station in the Philippines. Regaining consciousness after the initial impact, he noticed a crewmember floating face down in the water. Although badly injured, Harwell swam to the man, inflated his life vest and administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Despite his injuries, he helped other survivors board a rescue vessel. His courageous and prompt actions saved the one injured crewman from drowning." Bravo zulu to you, Rickey; we're all proud of you. He is currently with VP-22 out of NAS Barbers Point. Hawaii.

Doug Martin dropped a few lines from "The Frontier of Naval Aviation," (not in technology) NAS Kingsville. He relates: "Like a salmon that has returned upstream to bring new life into this world, I've returned to NAS Kingsville, where I got my wings in '76, to instmct in A-4s. In the meantime I was in Lemoore, California, flying A-7Es off the ENTERPRISE and CORAL SEA. Enough of those

life-shortening night carrier landings for a few years at least. The students will be bad enough." Well stated. . . . According to Doug, Dave Thompson (alias "The Grouch," "The Nose") was last seen aboard CORAL SEA en route the 10. They were in VA-27 together, but Doug pulled the tough (ahem!) duty of staying back at Cubi Point for the Winter with the CVW-14 Beach Detachment.

Dave Tyson is instmcting at NAS Beeville. ("Be sure to dodge the cow chips when travelling between NASs in Texas.") Tom Frey, also from CVW-14, left the air wing for VX-5 at China Lake. Kip Owen, who married a Navy nurse, is flying for VX-4 at Point Mugu. Duane Shipmate. October 1980

Phillips is flying P-3s out of NAS Bmnswick.

He and his wife Arline have a son named Daniel. Bob Hyer is still single, but "I don't give him much hope for remaining that way since he headed to the Netherlands on a staff assignment." Doug received a Christmas card from Nelson Bendeck and his wife Mercedes (Acevedo) from Honduras. They now have two children, and according to Mercedes, "Nelson has a few less hairs on his head." If anyone wants to write to the Bendecks, send letters to them through Doug: Lt. Doug Martin, VT-22, NAS Kingsville TX 78363. He closes by assuring us that "reports of my impending or past marriages are deeply exaggerated." Thanks for the news, Doug!

Andy Howard sent a letter on his last sheet of JFK stationery. He departed the Can Opener on 30 June after 3 years and 11 months on board, and departed the Navy as well. Bill Garrett was on board JFK in March as LSO for his Memphis-based training squadron. Ray Williams is still aboard JFK and is the proud father of a baby boy. Bob Bustamante is aboard NASSAU, in the yards. Larry Watson is still with COMCRUDESGRU Twelve out of Mayport. One of Andy's pictures was used in the Proceedings Naval Review issue in May . . . a submarine preparing to dive (part of the U.S. review section). Write to Andy through his folks: 125 Wingate Avenue, Huntsville AL 35801. He's planning also to attend the NavyGeorgia Tech game. Thanks, Andy . . . and Congrats on the picture!

Twenty-eighth Company The accompanying picture was sent by Bill "Chief" Forman. Left to right, standing are Steve von Christierson (V.C), Bob (R.D.) and Monica Conrad. Kneeling/sitting are Linda and Mark Lunny, Bill and Yumi Forman, Stacie Conrad, "Nick" Lunny, and a couple of non-USNA types. Sue and Walt Whitesides.

The occasion was a "June Week" party in May at the Forman home. Bill left the Corps on 1 August, headed for a job with GE at Knowles Atomic. New address: 318 Old Loudon Road, Latham NY 12110. V. C was due to leave SCULPIN (New London) for the West Coast this Summer, probably San Diego.

Bob will head for Newport (DesScol) after finishing at Monterey next Spring. The Lunnys are at Dahlgren and Nicholas is just like his father. Of course, Lunns is still his quiet, timid self Vince Spunar and his wife Cristy are in New London where he teaches sub school. Tracy and Craig Rankin are also in New London where he is also an instmctor. Ross Davis is still aboard MANLEY out of Mayport. Kathy and Bob Wilcox are still in Belgium on the Olmstead Scholarship. Pat Connally and Gary Lundeen recently checked in at Quantico and Bill Montgomery (which one?) left the service for a job (a "super job") in Cleveland. Thanks for the news. Chief!

Fred Cook is engaged to Miss McKee Bouchelle Trice of Pensacola, with a November wedding planned. She is a graduate of Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Congrats to the happy couple!

Maggie and 1 ran into Pam and Hal Roche (and son Brian) at the Oceana Commissary. He is now with VA-42 flying the TC-4C. They moved here after three years with VQ-4 at Pax River where he flew EC-130s. Also in VQ-4 are Ed Stefanik and Dennis Sullivan. Ray Wassel was there, but has left the Navy. Ed and Sue recently added a second young one to their family, Elizabeth Ann, who was bom in June.

She joins Daniel Joseph, now two. Dennis is an NFO, and his wife's name is Maurene. Ray, wife Marylou and daughter Collene went to Indiana where he will work on a master's.

Thanks for the news, Hal! Well, it's time to wrap this one up. Keep cool and we'll see you in Philly for The Game!

76 Sec'y, 1st Lt. Joe Buranosky USMC 404 Gull Court North Palm Beach FL 33408 Percent Members: 62 1 thought that the news would be slow this month, but I've received several letters in the past two weeks. William Brown and I have a little over 40 days left in Iwakuni as I sit here and write. Keith Champion, Mark Bircher, and Ned Mueller left us last week on their way back to Beaufort with VMFA-451; Ed Jeter left with the rest of the squadron a week prior to that.

Before they all left we had a small reunion at the O-Club and recalled the good times back at USNA. Keith, Ned, Mark, William, Ed, Pat Bole, Larry Astyk, Mark Alfers, John Whitaker, and myself were there from '76, and J. J. Cuff and Al Plecash and his wife represented '75. It was quite a gathering. John Berkley had left us about 2 weeks ago; he's the AMO for VMFP-3 aboard MIDWAY. 1 heard from Debbie Golden early in the month. She and Mike have a house in Colchester, Connecticut. Congratulations to both of them on the birth of their daughter Marie Elizabeth, bom on April 28. Mike is DCA aboard USS DANIEL WEBSTER (Gold). Frank Inzirello and Bruce Leonard are also aboard WEBSTER (Blue). Bmce and Karen Leonard have a daughter, Stacy Lynn, who is a year old.

Liston Young passed on some news of Classmates 1 haven't heard of in awhile. Liston and Martha live in San Diego with daughter Katharine. After two years aboard USS JOHN PAUL JONES and a year in the flight training command, Liston is now with VC-3; he is the target service officer, a navigator on a DCBOA, and a remote control operator of MQM-74C drones. Dave Crisalli is an instmctor at SWOS in Coronado. Mark McKinley reported to USS ENTERPRISE in the yards in April. Matt Clark is in JOHN PAUL JONES. At

one time Dave, Matt, Mark, and Liston were all on the JONES together. Liston also had some news about Chris Handley who is flying A-6s and was due in Japan this August. Dave Chiquelen is at the P-3 RAG in Jacksonville and will be with VP-56 by the time this appears in print. Rick Parks is teaching navigation at the Academy and Steve Kelly is in San Diego aboard USS FLORIKAN. Congratulations are 93

due Steve and Allison who had a son, James, the first part of May. Finally, in his travels Liston ran into Jeff Tomlin at Barbers Point, Hawaii; Jeff is flying KC-130s out of MCAS El Toro.

Mark Metcalf wrote a letter eariier in the month. He and Terry should be on their way to NSGA Misawa in a few weeks, to arrive sometime in late August. Mark just finished studying Russian at Monterey and now has a 1610 designator (CRYPTOLOGY). Mark passed on the following news: Craig Weber is aboard USS GURNARD; Dave Deford is in the P-3 RAG at NAS Moffett; Joe Bouchard and Francis Devereux are attending NPGS in Monterey (Francis was married in late June); Roger Wendt is now aboard USS RACINE (LST-1191) in San Diego. Congratulations to him and Bev who are expecting number two.

mates. Dave Titsworth was on Diego Garcia with VP-24; John Rowland was there for eight months as a Seabee Company Commander; Ted Achorn stopped by for a few days aboard USS PUFFER ( S S N - 6 5 1 ) ; Nick Karangelen was in the area aboard USS GROTON ( S S N - 6 9 4 ) ;

and Chip Sample was aboard USS Los ANGELES (SSN-688).

A few days ago I heard from Bill Davison; he's in the navigation department aboard KITTY HAWK and is looking forward to shore duty in December. Dave Porter is on shore duty at the Amphib base in Coronado. Bert Bowden finished Med school and is doing his internship at Balboa Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he was married in May. Henry Bryson is still on board USS BAINBRIDGE. (Congratulations to Patty and Joe Vargo who are expecting number two and also Debby and Jack Suter also expecting a second child.

I end this column on a sorrowful note, I received word a few weeks ago that Dean Price was killed on June 15 in an H-3 accident, our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. Also, see "Last Call."

77 Sec'y, 1st Lt. James R. Rowan USMC 66 Star Lake Dr. Pensacola FL 32507 Percent Members: 98 Tom Bakke '76 and Bert Seither '77 relax from logging milestones aboard IKE Gary Greenfield is doing well, as always. He is now living in Pittsburgh where he is doing corporate development work for United Computing Intemational. He passed on some news of weddings that I don't believe received previous mentionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a belated congratulations and best wishes to Brad Speer and Janet Allison, a Navy nurse, who were married last year, and to Cyrus Large and Chris Martel, also a Navy nurse, who were married last November. Best wishes to Craig Krauss and Diane Baker who were just recenfly wed. Gary has just visited Val and George Puddington in Charleston.

George should now be in Halifax Nova Scotia serving as an ASW advisor to the Canadian Navy.

Scott Jenkens had some time on his hands during his current deployment so he sat down and wrote a letter. Scott is the weapons officer

78 Sec'y, 1st Lt. Michael ConkUn USMC 4010 Nowlingbury Dr. Pensacola FL 32504 Percent Members: 93

For the latest entries in the '78 baby derby: Sue and John Martin had a little girl Kimberly Anne in July. The Martins should be leaving Newport for parts unknown as John completes SWOS. I have been informed that little William Yeager wants to know why Big William Michael's (born in March without the Family curse) birth hasn't been in Shipmate. I rest my case! Mary and Bob Richard's had a little girl, Tamara Lynn, in May. Kelly and Duane Schoon had a baby boy, Andrew David, in June. Do we have any entries in the race for a family of four? Who about it, Yeags???

We have other additions to our Class: Greg Baur married the former Beth Cully in Anin USS BATON ROUGE ( S S N - 6 8 9 ) ; Bill Matzelevich is also aboard as MPA. Scott and four napolis. The Baurs are now in Pensacola where other Classmates from 27th company had a re- Greg is working on his wings. Welling Stuart union of their own on Diego Garcia. Kip Clark married the former Sallie Blackman at Nicely, a TACO on EP-3Cs with VQ-1 out of the naval station chapel in Long Beach. Robert Guam, Dave Tribout a P-3C pilot with VP-1 out Lamont married the former Sherry Cline in of Barbers Point, and Steve Stroebel, MPA, and July. Skip Root wants everyone to know he is John Stamos, NTDS officer, aboard TRUXTON married to the former Southem Belle from Wil(CGN-25) were all there. They all traded news liamsburg. That's right, we're talking about Jan and Scott passed it on to me, hoping it was ac- Brown!!!

Jim Lippard married Amy (no name incurate. Derwood Curtis is MPA in USS Moi NESTER (FF-1097); Dan Galik is recmiting in cluded) 4 July 1980. It was quite an affair. Ray New Jersey; Tim Farrell is in USS BIGELOW Baltera, Brad Richards, Mark Bolin, Doug (DD-942); Tim Hagen is recmiting in San Fran- Meyer, Aris Metrakos, Bill and Judy Dietzler cisco; Jerry Willet is in USS GLOVER; Jim are some of the '78ers who were there.

Bart Buechner married the former Janell Grayson is on a new FFG-7 class ship yet to be named that will be homeported in Long Beach; Stockdale, on June 23. Kevin "FUZZ" Foley and Bob Miller is recmiting in New York. married his long-time sweetheart, Lorrie. The Scott asked me to send up a flare for Mike Foleys and Buechners are now residing in Weltsch, Tim Harris, John Lovasz, and Tony Charleston. Some other Classmates in the Violante as they haven't been mentioned re- Charleston area include Sause and Gary Gorcenfly. Scott also saw quite a few other Class- don, Lynn and Tim Dowding (newlyweds) and 94

Barney Cramp. Joanna and Henry Van Oss were married last October (good news travels fast). Henry Jackson Kwong was born in Febmary. The proud parents are Becca and Ray Kwong. You guys will probably remember Ray for the way he handled his Corvettes!!!

Some more Classmates to add to list of pilots: Gerry "ROCK" Cory, Calvin Dixon, Steve "JOCK" Maloney, Dave Tmndy, Russ Gordon, Skip "MOON" Root, Dan Fanelli, Alan Kuntz, Bemie Baetzel, Elmer Nelson, Charles Bourquardez, Paul Pietsch, Les Wallace, Dave Jenkins, Russ Chang, Dan Costello, Charlie Dawson. Just so anybody doesn't feel left out, I get this info from the Navy News Releases.

79 Sec'y, Ens. Peter A. Husta USN USS M T . BAKER ( A E - 3 4 )

FPO Miami FL 34092 Percent Members: 87 'Tis that time again. Army approaches and so does the end of this deployment. Sparse mail this month, a few letters from Mom and even one from the old man himself. But Ho! the good editors of this monthly have again done the leg work. I'm the proud owner of more than few Navy Hometown News Releases, each extolling some virtuous member of our all-male rabble. I'm still sailing about out here, ever searching for ships in need of bullets. If you are so lucky as to have the MT. BAKER alongside, speak to my signalmen. Last time I was up there, they still knew who I was.

Let's start with my favorite, the Connubial Comer. . . .

Our collective congratulations to Bill Meader and Suzanne, Larry Taggart and Patrice Lynn, Bill Tilton and Christine, Bill Granger and Lori Ann, and to Art O'Hanion and Nancy. Hearty welcome aboards to the wives and our best to the grooms.

Let's tum the page and discuss things wet (more like, muddy) and wild; our men in green.

The following is a less than complete list of those who have completed the rigors of TBS and moved on to other USMC/USN/USA schools. Some I've heard, were lucky enough to go straight to FMC jobs as Platoon Leaders.

Congrats to: Tim MacNeil (and Kim), John Holden, Mike Kantaris, Al Womble, Larry Kihlstadious, Roger Royston, Rich Fitzwater, Sam Sichko, Tom Brandl, and Steve Garcia.

Some, 1 am sure, are in Pensacola now, but I've not heard for sure. Good job. Marines.

Now for my favorites (said in 'basso profundo mucho') THE MEN FROM SWO. Guess I'll start with the 'Gators. Bernie Wawrzeniak is in SPARTANBURG COUNTY, Jeff

Taylor is in FAIRFAX COUNTY, Mario Bladuell is the CommO aboard same, and Doug Mitchell is in HARLAN COUNTY. Pete Johnstone is taking greenies over the bow in INGERSOL, Rob Ehrhardt is riding DALE and Jay Wallin is ChEng aboard the sweep GALLANT. Gary Costello and Lillian are wardroom members in ESTEEM. Jim Davis sends his regards from BRISCOE. I'm told that Phil CuUom and Dan Vortherms are out of prototype, now. Seems Pete Rasmussen and Susie are in Lawton, Oklahoma, at artillery school. I thought 1 had it bad aboard this dinosaur (big, dumb and slow), but from the list of 10 collaterals Jim holds, this is a vacation. I'll trade ya, bub. Jim also holds a comprehensive list of companymates which is available at your behest.

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Heard also from Jim Grabe, aboard PREBLE, out in sunny Hawaii. The surface plot from there shows Mike Coss aboard EISENHOWER and Jim O'Connell as MPA aboard HULL. Got the word on Phil Sumner, Jeff Jerome, Nick Mygas, Henry Jones and Dave Knab, too.

These five torpedo dodgers are out of SWOS and on their way to underway.

Vince Bousa found time to piece together a missive from the TBS post-grad wards. Gary Herbold has found his way to arty, school.

Vince and his bride, Mary Ann, are in P-cola.

From what Vin says, the Bousas are soon to be a family of three. My personal congrats to you both. I'm also told that John Byzewski has done 'the waltz'!! Bazoo opted for the turf tuffening team and went Gmnts. Mike Doyle is now in P-cola. Dave Meeder, Jack Williams and Jim Burton could not get USMC back seats.

They have ended up back in the Blue and Gold arena as Navy backseaters.

I am sure you are all familiar with the term "Captain of Marines." Vince has taken to signing his letters in a similar fashion; "Lieutenant of Marines." Must still be doing funny things in the woods at Quantico. I wonder, should 1 sign my name using "Ensign of Radiomen" or as "Driver of Ships"? 1 have toyed with the idea of even tossing in an " . . .at Sea" for that Man from SWO salt and authenticity. A simple solution would be to altemate days. Gotcha, Bouser.

Kerry Shanaghan sent along some tidbits from the party in P-cola. Brian Merritt and Audrey are at Whiting along with Ed Paterson amd Gary Glover. Paul Gehring and Mimi are haunting the beaches there. Bill Rinke is thm VT-10, and has picked up NFO. Joe Welch is thru E-2s and up in Norfolk by this time. Tim Dumbald has S-3s, out in San Diego. On the green side (again), Mike Wangler is speaking binary as a USMC CommO in Hawaii. Wiley Utterbach and Jennie are due for their first, this month (August). Wiley finished Nuke school with Gus Wirth and Al Weigel. Bob Walters is still charging ahead towards his doctorate at Princeton. Thanks for the news, Kerry. Some kind of fine job!

Here's a quick sidelight from the good old days of wine, roses and Fridays at Riordan's.

Jim Sebastian and Steve Stephenson have closed up the post-Bancroft Hall Log Magazine shop at P-cola. So long to the original OMEGA MAN . . . Oh Noooooooooo! Steve is out in San Diego with the E-2s and Jim is with VT-10. Seems Steve tumed in his pen, buried Doktor Deal and is stmmming his guitar instead. So passes another era.

Kirk Micheabon, the Black Sheep scribe, sent along the news on the guys from 22nd.

Chris Wenz is riding SAN DIEGO (we've seen a lot of them out here this month). Mike Muldoon is aboard NIAGARA FALLS, and Andy HageUn has finished SWOS in San Diego.

From the air side of the show: Dave Beam, Ted Branch, Denny Fitzgerald, Russ Nevitt, Rob Sterling, Pat Temple and Mark Young are finishing at Pensacola. Hearty congrats to Dan Bursch. Bud was the first in the Class to pin on the wings.

That's the end of it for now. Thanks to those who have written. Sorry your news may not be used, one month. Over the long haul, everyone is represented though. To those who should write, and don't, copious quantities of raspberries to ya. Take it to 'em 79, OMNES VIRI. (BEAT ARMY, TOO!)

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80 Sec'y, Ens. Woody Stanley USN 3104 West Wells St., Apt. 303 Milwaukee WI 53208 Percent Members: 96 The response to Uncle Bill Crow's request for bucks and addresses has been spectacular—at the time this column went to press (9 Aug.), a full third of the Class had retumed the info sheet. Great news for me, but my mailman has started coming up with inventive new ways to stuff 25 envelopes into an apartment mailbox. Many thanks to all who have responded. If you haven't, don't be the Long Ranger—get to it!

Along with all the fact sheets, a few of the company reps have sent little blasts of their own for the news. To be fair to them, all of the company news that appears in quotes is theirs, not mine. With that, on with the show.

Barb Geraghty of 11th Co. reports that Steve Head, Scot Lloyd and Scott Slater all have gotten married (to girls, wise guy, not each other).

And Steve, Bob Clager, Gerry Gallop, Jim Gosnell, Paul Jones and Ken Mcllhenny all made it to P-Cola for flight school.

The Wedding of 2nd Lt. and Mrs. Richard Maclnnes Eighth Co. had quite a few weddings after 28 May, reports Cheryl Sponholtz. Rich Maclnnes and Theresa Dasen tied the knot on May 30th.

That's Rich and Theresa in the traditional military wedding shot—although the bride doesn't look too sure of that. Jennifer and Jim Houck were married 31 May. Brad Smith married his high-school sweetheart, Sharon Femen, on 7 June, and swept her away to sunny P-Cola.

And, the Pitz award for tough duty has to go to Cheryl herself, who wrote me from London (England, not Ohio), where she will be for two years working with computers. My heart bleeds. . . .

Also firing off a big salvo was Mel Meinhardt of 15. He's doodling around the Pentagon until Nuke School, mnning into untold thousands of '80 grads. An interesting crowd, is 15. For instance: Jim Houck got all the way to Quantico from State College, Pennsylvania, on the way to Norfolk before he discovered he had no cover (Bob Cotterell and Jimmy Haynes were on leave in the area and managed to scare one up for him). Andy Mullen was—while on TEMDU—living at the USNA Dairy Farm (Mel says: "No kidding, he's got a one-room house/shack out there. . . . It's got a nice porch. I understan 1.") Mel and six other 15'ers went to St. Thomas on leave for two weeks of sailing. After soaking up max rays, Mike Freix was made TMO (Tan Maintenance Officer) at P-Cola on TEMDU. Paul Schmidt skippered the boat they rented down there and also went to Florida. Alan Oka is now waiting for Nuke

School in Naples. Dave Broadbent "enjoyed leave so much he stayed on leave (he may still be on it) till his SWOS date comes up." And, Larry Ingeheri is in White Oaks, also waiting for Nuke School. Fifteen had a couple of marriages, too: Jamie Jimenez married Pete Tatro (of 23rd), and Bob Peterson "also has a Mrs., named Colleen."

Next up is Jeff Kunkel of 14. He reports that "five out of twenty-five have succumbed to the institution of marriage. The men in green account for four of these five. Wonder if that is significant?" The first wedding was in New Providence, New Jersey, where 2nd Lt. Frank McKinney married the former Ms. Gale Rust, a gal he met at Army '78. Next came a D.C. wedding. Ellen and John Lowe were married there on 31 May in a military ceremony. On I June. 2nd Lt. Will Davis and the former Ms. Jackie Chodorowski were married in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ens. Mark Amold married Karen Szceck at the Chapel on 7 June, with the reception at La Fontaine Bleue. Last, but certainly not least, 2nd Lt. Lee Korzan and Mary Schilke were wedded in Elyria, Ohio, on 20 June. Jeff also reports that there are more 14th CO. weddings yet to come.

From other letters, Karl Rader reports that good times are to be had in San Diego. Also there are Mike "JW" McDaniel, Don Quessenberry, John McGlocklin, Jeff Gemand, Jim Merril (Wadd and Q bought a house where the five of them are living. They've named.it— loosely translated—the Love Palace). Also in the area, (and in the business world), are Paul Prager (who is married and moonlighting as a waiter) and Ray Altenburger. Carol and Don Harker are in Chicago, where Don is the retention officer at NAF Glenview. Mark Brecken* dridge was bumming at the NROTC unit at the University of Nebraska. Pete Shaner went to LA, and got on "Match Game PM," where he won a large amount of cash (it's more than a gift certificate from Spiegel's, I can tell you that). Watch for Pete in the Fall—I won't spoil it for you by telling you exactly how much he got out of there with. And, with the long distance letter award for the month, Anne Stencil reports that she loves Japan, but is going broke since Yen remind her of Monopoly money!

As for me, I'm the proud father of a brand new bouncing used Pontiac Phoenix. A good car, I swear. Like 1 said, keep those Lucky Bag checks coming. A thousand thanks to all for your letters, and bon voyage until next month.

Just slipping in a letter in time to make this issue was Al Wellesley of 23. Al wants all you 23rd Co. Alumni to drop him a line so he can stay in touch. On the news front, Dave "Skip" Anderson and Ray " D o c " Torres were living it up in Pt. Hueneme, Califomia, "sharing a beach front condominium complete with pool, Jacuzzi, and all." Wonder what "and all" entails? Sean Sullivan was in New London with all the PROTAMIDs. Lee Rucker was at Jacksonville, "holding down the corner barstool" at the O Club. Al himself is recmiting in Springfield, Missouri, and Brad Gerhke is doing the same in Des Moines. The married folks in 23 include Geoff Houck, Bill Tumock, Pete Tatro, Mike Robinson, and Bob Oxborrow.

Al sends his congrats, as do we all. He reports "the Houcks are also sponsoring Bill Crow while he is assigned to USNA. The booze bill alone is more than Geoff can afford." Finally, "mmor has it that Frank Stagliano has finally set a date to tie the knot." How about verification on that. Stags?"

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Chapter News DEADLINE: For December—6 October; for January-February—14 November

Many Alumni have expressed interest in joining local Chapters at regularly scheduled meetings in various areas of the country; accordingly, as accurate a listing as possible of those Chapters which are known to have such meetings will be made monthly. Additions or modifications are requested.

Annapolis USNA Officers' Club 2nd Wed. Sept.-May, noon 301/263-4448 Atlanta Monthly, dates and sites vary 404/231-2202 Boston 2nd Tues, noon Sites vary Charleston Naval Base Officers' Club Dates vary 803/572-2772 Chicago Como Inn Varies, Sept.-May 312/642-9288 Connecticut Quarterly throughout state 203/449-3515 Houston Whitehall Hotel 1700 Smith Street 1st Friday of month—noon Huntsville Monthly meetings at The Elegant Steak Room 205/881/4173

Indianapolis Heslar Naval Armory—quarterly

Richmond 2nd Mon., Engineers Club

Jacksonville 1st Thurs., Sept.-May 904/744-4830

Sacramento 1st Wed., The Lobby Restaurant

Kitty hawk (Dayton, Ohio) Officers' Club, Wright-Patterson Monthly, dates vary Los Angeles Monthly, dates, sites vary 213/583-3468 Louisville 1st Fri., noon, Masterson's Restaurant Newport Officers' Club, Naval Base Last Tues., Sept.-June, 1830 New York Williams Club 24 E. 39th St., NYC Orlando NTC Officers' Club 2nd Fri., Sept.-June, noon Pensacola Monthly, dates and sites vary Peninsula Officers' Club, Moffett Field 1st Wed., noon

Santa Barbara Varies, Sept.-May 805/687-7278 Southeast Florida 11345S. W. 108th CL Miami FL 33176 235-8087 and 238-3672 Dates and sites of meetings vary Tidewater Bimonthly Sept. thm May Various locations Texas Gulf Coast Whitehall Hotel, Houston First Friday of each month Upper Midwest Decathalon Club, Bloomington MN 2nd Fri., noon Washington Ft. Myer Officers' Club 3rd Wed., Sept.-May, noon Wisconsin University Club, Milwaukee 3rd Thurs., noon

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lated on 26 Febmary to the 392 area Alumni to investigate the degree of interest, and approximately 125 positive responses were received.

A kick-off meeting was held at the Charleston Naval Base Officers' Club on 23 May. This very successful meeting was followed by an even more eventful one on 26 June when the following slate of elected officers was announced: president—RAdm. R. B. McClinton, '48; vice president—Charlie Mauro, '30; secretary—Jim Grego, '55; treasurer—Lt. Bob Leib, '72; program coordinator—Jim Myrick, '48; and Navy League liaison—Jerry Nuss, '47.

We unanimously elected Edwin H. Tillman, '20, as our President Emeritus. RAdm. Tillman was unable to attend the meetings due to his wife's illness, but he has expressed continuing interest in the organization of the Chapter.

Our next meeting was scheduled for 27 August, during which the Fall schedule of events were to be developed. Meetings include our spouses and guests and consist of a social hour followed by the formal meeting. Upcoming meetings will be held on the following days with time and place to be announced: 2 October; 6 November; 29 November (BEAT ARMY Function); and 9 January.

Dr. W. Waverly Graham III 4700 Jett Road Atlanta GA 30327

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San Francisco FAdm. Nimitz Club, Treasure Island 1st Wed., 1815

Philadelphia Officers' Club, Naval Base 3rd Wed., noon

ATLANTA

Some came by land, some came by sea and the host, Steve McDonald '65, came by air . . . he's an Eastern pilot. Eighty-seven hot, but happy, folks arrived at the McDonalds' home on Lake Lanier for the annual summer outing, July 12th. This enthusiastic group included 3 midshipmen; Tom McKavitt '83, Mike Teate '82, and Mike Yandell '81, plus 10 parents of Aflanta midshipmen. Between cmises on Bob Cousin's '43, houseboat, there were games of horseshoes, frisbee and good 'ole summer sippin 'n sittin. Accompanying bar-b-que and hot dogs were delicious covered dishes of salads, beans and desserts with lots of suds and sodas to quench one's thirst.

The group gathered around the directional sign down by the lake is composed of Bob Cousins '43, Bill Dow '68, Jim Hatch '47, Mitch Elrod '45 and Jim Ravenel '45.

September's Alumni meeting will be conducted by the new slate of officers: president, Jim Ravenel '45; vice president. Marc Farris '70; secretary, Mitch Elrod '45; treasurer, Jim Hatch '47.

Puget Sound 1st Thurs. (except July and Aug.)

All resident and visiting Aflanta area Alumni are urged to attend. For further information call Jim Ravenel at 231-2202 or 355-4000.

CHARLESTON Cdr. James M. Grego USN (Ret.) c/o Charleston Naval Base Officers' Club Charleston SC 29408 A Charleston Chapter has just recently been formed and is on its way to becoming an active, viable organization. A letter was circu-

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Alumni in the Charieston area and throughout the Southeast interested in joining us should contact the secretary, Jim Grego: 803/ 572-2772 (office) or 803/768-2333 (home), or RAdm. McCHnton: 803/743-3651, 3801, 3971.

LOS ANGELES Mr. Kim Bassett 1541 Addison Rd. Palos Verdes Estates CA 90274

Sword presentation On Sunday, June 1, Bill Traynor '45, president of the Los Angeles Chapter, presented a sword to the outstanding midshipman of the graduation class at the NROTC Unit, University of Califomia, Los Angeles. Program citation reads, "A Navy Officer's Sword awarded by the Los Angeles Chapter, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association to the distinguished midshipman in the UCLA NROTC Midshipman Battalion. Presented to Midshipman First Class Blain Nelson by Commander William Traynor, U.S. Navy (Retired), President, Los Angeles Chapter, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association."

The young woman in the photograph is Annette Grimes, fiancee of Midn. Nelson who is to be commissioned in the Civil Engineer Corps, and his first duty assignment is Camp Pendleton, California.

PHILADELPHIA Mr. John M. Tierney 281 N. Winding Way Merion PA 19006 11:30—Third Wednesday, O Club, Naval Base The Equatorial Doldmms are at hand, not only over the Midwest, but even in the Philadelphia area. As this news is submitted, the regular luncheons have gone on as usual, but with somewhat sparse attendance. Also, other meetings have been scheduled, then cancelled. However, by the time this is published, we expect to have held our annual Business Meeting (late August) for election of a new slate of Chapter officers and directors and be actively proceeding with plans for a lively schedule of events for the Fall and Winter seasons. (Submitted by Jenks Jenkins '30.)

PUGET SOUND (Seattle) Mr. David Haan 822 Laurel Way Edmonds WA 98020 Over fifty Alumni, wives and friends tumed out for the June meeting of the Puget Sound Chapter to hear Toby Warson '59 speak on marine life and artifacts found on the deep Shipmate, October 1980

ocean bottom. Toby's premise was contained in the tifle of his discussion—"The Ocean's Bottom is More Attractive than the Moon's Behind!" He also showed a series of fascinating slides of the nuclear research submarine NR-1, which he commanded for three years.

Evalyn and Bill Kramer '36 were winners of two free dinners at the next meeting, and in addition Bill and Bob Armstead '42 were presented special gifts from Jan Fauntz, licenseplate holders that say "Once a Marine— Always a Marine." Classes from 1922 to 1966 were represented in the group.

Virginia and Charlie Weeks '25 very kindly invited the Chapter to the residence in Coupeville on Whidbey Island for a pofluck picnic on Sunday, 10 August. All hands contributed to the luncheon, making for a very happy get-together.

September saw the Chapter gathering at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Officers' Club for a discussion of the FFG (Fast Frigate) program

by Paul Mathews, program manager. Dale Hawley '49, who works for Todd Shipyard, arranged for the program.

The Chapter has received 200 tickets for the Navy-UW football game on 25 October and will present a united front to support the midshipmen.

SACRAMENTO Capt. John C. BurriU (SC) USN (Ret.) 5840 Wymore Dr. Sacramento CA 95822 On August 6, 1980, the Sacramento Chapter held its usual first Wednesday, luncheon meeting at The Lobby restaurant.

RAdm. Michael Olaf Slayerson USNR-R conducted a lively discussion of mutual support of Naval aircraft and amphibious craft in the Slocum Island area of WWII. Richard E. Stockwell '45, a good friend of RAdm. Slayerson, has consulted with Slayerson on numerous highly technical matters, which cannot be reported at this time, because of their classified nature.

President Dennis P. Joyce '61 had telephoned John Burrill '38, the moming of the meeting, asking him to cover two matters, the formation of a committee to plan the ARMYNAVY game observance of Saturday, November 29, 1980, and the participation by the Alumni Ass'n in the Navy Birthday Ball planned by the Navy League at McClellan AFB Saturday, October 18, 1980.

It was quickly agreed that the A-N game would be observed at the Burrill residence at 5840 Wymore Way, on a B.Y.O.B. basis, and that Stockwell would bring a portable TV to supplement the Burrills' two. Stockwell and Carlotta Burrill will be on the Committee, to be chaired by Joyce.

Of those present, the following agreed to participate, with spouses, in the Navy Birthday Ball: Bowen F. McLeod '30, Doug Kinney '54, and Burrill.

Another interesting discussion concerned how manuscripts get published or rejected.

Both Harrison H. Holton '38 and Stockwell showed considerable knowledge of this subject. Holton reported that an early manuscript of successful author. Bill Lederer '36, had already been rejected when the typist preparing the rejection slip found the manuscript so amusing that she persuaded her editor to accept it.

SANTA BARBARA Capt. H. Hart Kait USN (Ret.) 877 LaMilpita Road Santa Barbara CA 93105 The day was beautiful on July 12th. The light breeze mffled the draped alphabet flags, hickory smoke perfumed the air, and merry sounds from 122 voices (Alumni, wives and guests) told that PICNIC '80 was in progress at Manning Park in Montecito. Seems that every year is our best ever.

The regular team of "free-laborites" worked long and hard, but happily, to make it a success. The table decorations of magnolia leaves, hibiscus, and lemons (to take home) were arranged by Karole Christian, Viv Moore and Barbara Jurgensen. Bemie Nielsen tossed the crispy salad; Dolly Kait baked the Hawaiian style beans; Karole additionally concocted the delicious dips; Ells Roth supplied the bar with every refreshment and the tables with choice wines; and Hart Kait assisted by son, Tom Kait, and Rae Richerson roasted the gariic loaves and charbroiled the top-sirioins. Tom Kait '72 (Capt. USMC) took leave from his duty station at Kaneohe MCAS just to help "Pop" with the picnic. Tom Long provided his power and new pick-up to do most of the hauling and put things in order while Russ Christian carted in all the ice to keep the refreshments cool.

We had a class spread of 64 years—Frank Irby representing ' 17 and Bob Schlesinger with his new, pretty bride bringing up the rear from '80. The in-between classes were: '21 Ells Roth; '22 Nick Draim; '24 Cmtch Adair; '25 Jug Ray; '31 Cari White; '33 Howie Kuehl, Tom Long and Hank Rumble; '34 Hart Kait; '37 Bill Lowndes and John Nielsen; '38 Frank Rile; '39 Bob Lawrence; '40 Neil Fisher and Bob Newcomb; '41 Pat Murphy; '42 Wes Gebert, Don Holmes, Bob Mills and Swede Momsen; '43 Jack O'Brien; '44 Rusty King; '45 Homer Adrianse, Hank Milhan, Bob Puddicombe. Bill Riordan and Fred Ulam; '48 Russ Christian, Chuck Sheehan and Charles Whitmore; '52 Rev. John Fuller, Doug Haigh, Hal Lewis Bob Nyvold, Rae Richerson and Bob Swalley; '53 Ray Crater and Will Hays; '55 Ken Jurgensen, Ed McHale and Ray Medeiros; '57 Ron Bishop, Rene LaSalle and Roger Rothwell; '58 Mike Dallam, Vern Hanna, Gary Minar and Nils Rueckert; '60 Steve Balash, John Chenard, Ed Ransom and Jack Whitely; '61 Chuck Filley and Jim Kulesz; '63 Roger Glaes and Bill Stewart; '72 Tom Kait.

Our next meeting will be in the Fall and probably at the usual location, the Montecito Country Club. Any Alumnus wishing to be added to the chapter mailing list, write to the sec'y. or call 687-7278.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Cdr. R. S. Day USN (Ret.) P.O. Box 2057 Falls Church VA 22042 The Chapter resumed its regular monthly meetings for FY81 in the Koran Room, Ft. Myer Officers' Club, on September 17th. The guest speaker was Capt. J. O. Coppedge, USN (Ret.) '47, Director of Athletics at the Naval Academy.

Chapter meetings are normally held on the third Wednesday of each month through May. However, due to scheduling conflicts at the Club, the November and December meetings 97

will be held on the SECOND Wednesday.

Please mark calendars accordingly. A social hour commences at 1130; lunch will be served at 1215. The Q&A period following our speakers' "off-the-record" remarks concludes no later than 1330. Ample parking is available in the two lots adjacent to the Club and on nearby streets on a first-come basis. For those using Metro, a Metrobus stop is at the Main Gate opposite North Pershing Dr., a three-block walk from the Club. DOD buses from the Pentagon and the military offices in Rosslyn and Crystal City are available for authorized persons.

We are continuing to request your voluntary $10.00 contribution in lieu of assessing dues.

The rapidly increasing costs of mailing notices preclude courtesy mailings except in unusual circumstances, and as a further economy, the Council has agreed to base all mailings after October's meeting notice solely on the information you provide on the enclosed questionnaire.

The Chairman of the Alumni Association Nominating Committee has invited the Chapter to submit the names of prospective candidates for the office of President (2-year term) and for four Tmstefes-at-Large (3-year term).

Many important national issues loom before us in this Presidential election year and beyond. Your Chapter hopes to bring before you exciting speakers who will sharpen your

thoughts about our National Destiny. We urge all members to "pass the word" among Classmates, visiting Alumni, and particularly to those active duty Alumni new to the area or non-attendees, inviting them to join us in camaraderie at our monthly meetings.

Herb Anderson ' 4 1 , President; Bob Townsend '34, Vice President; Hap Day '42, Secretary; John Haffey '42, Treasurer; Jeff Parker '35, Asst. Treasurer; Al Mathers '31, Treasurer Emeritus, Jim Glennon '39, Tmstee; Paul Hartmann '37, Council Member; Bill Martin '34, Council Member; Rod Badger '35, Council Member; Smoke Strean '33, Council Member.

Last Call "They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them nor the years condemn; At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them . . . " Tomb of the Scottish Unknown Soldier, Edinburgh ALEXANDER, DAVID ORD '53, 25 July 1980, Washington DC BroWELL, ABEL TROOD '08 (RADM USN RET), August 1980, Indialantic FL BUCHALTER, JOSEPH '19 (LCDR USN RET), 4 August 1980, Palo Alto CA COOPER, THOMAS VALENTINE '16 (RADM USN RET), 17 August 1980, Media PA ESSLINGER, ROBERT JOHN '30 (RADM USN RET), 21 August 1980, Walnut Creek CA FINNEGAN, JOSEPH '28 (CAPT USN RET), 8 September 1980, Brighton MA FITZWILLIAM, ALBERT EISNER '27 (RADM USN RET), 23 August 1980, Hockessin DE FLORENCE, JOHN WILLIAMS '34 (CAPT USN RET), 25 April 1980, Seattle WA FOWLER, HARDY BOOTH '44, 15 July 1980, New Orleans LA

FRITSCHMANN, GEORGE '28 (RADM USN RET), 20 August 1980, Long Beach CA GUINN, DICK HENRY '41 (VADM USN RET), 23 August 1980, Pensacola FL HARTZELL, EDSON KEITH JR '47, 8 August 1980, Boulder CO HOUGHTON, JAMES COWLING '41 (CAPT USN RET), 23 August 1980, Washington DC LUBY, EDWARD MICHAEL '38 (CAPT USN RET), 17 August 1980, Bethesda MD LYLE, HARRIS KNOWLES '16 (CDR USN RET), 24 August 1980, Santa Paula CA MADIGAN, JAMES ALONZO '52 (CAPT USN RET), 21 August 1980, Fairfax VA MARLE, WILLIAM HERMAN '71 (LT USN), 14 August 1980, at sea; USS RANGER MORAN, RICHARD EDWARD '48 (LTJG USNR RET), 10 August 1980, Framingham MA

NICHOL, ROBERT ELMER '22, 3 July 1980, Ft. Myers FL PADDOCK, HUBERT ESTERLY '15 (CAPT USN RET), 3 August 1980, Charlevoix MI PRESTON, KENDALL '15 (CDR USN RET), 6 August 1980, Boston MA SEBALD, WILLIAM JOSEPH, '22 (CAPT USNR RET), 10 August 1980, Naples FL TAECKER, CARROLL HENRY '26 (CDR USN RET), 28 March 1979, Chicago IL TRAINER, HORACE GILBERT '25 (LT USN RET), 1 August 1980, Ocala FL WEBSTER, JOHN BARTHOLOMEW '29, August 1980, New York NY

HUBERT ESTERLY PADDOCK '15 Capt. Hubert Esteriy Paddock USN (Ret.) died on 3 August 1980 in Charlevoix, Michigan. Memorial services were held on 7 August at the First Congregational Church with interment in Brookside Cemetery.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Michigan, he was graduated with the Class of 1915. Among his first assignments was service in USS DYER (DD-84) during Worid War I and in the Caribbean where the Navy came to the assistance of sugar plantation owners in Cuba. Further sea duty was in WEST

preparing to invade Japan when the war ended in August of 1945. He was transferred to the retired list in 1946. After his retirement he married the former Mildred Smith who preceded him in death in December 1977.

He was a member of the Charlevoix Kiwanis Club, Worid War Barracks, State Vice Commander of the Retreads, an organization of veterans of World War I and World War II, and the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by three daughters, including Mrs. Hugh T. Richards, 1902 Arlington Place, Madison Wl 53705; two sons; twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and two brothers.

KENDALL PRESTON '15 Cdr. Kendall Preston USN (Ret.) died on 6 August 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts. Private committal services were held at Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, Massachusetts, with a memorial at All Saints Parish on 11 August.

Bom in New Jersey, he was appointed to the 'Naval Academy from the State of Colorado and was graduated with the Class of 1925. During World War I he served in the flagship WYOMING, then attended postgraduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received a degree in science and mechanical engineering in 1921. In 1924 he transferred to the retired list, but was recalled to

active duty during World War II and served as naval inspector of ordnance at the Bethlehem Steel Company Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, and also had duty in the Pacific Theater.

He was a member of The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts, the Army-Navy Club of Washington, and he had been a fiftyyear member of the Naval Institute. A member of All Saints Parish, he had also served on the vestry, and he belonged to the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Dorothy, Far Horizons, Greenville NH 03048; a son and a daughter; and one granddaughter.

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stroyer which he put in commission and thereupon commanded in 1936.

On 6 December 1941 he was in command of the destroyer tender DOBBIN at Peari Harbor when the Japanese attacked. The ship was moored northeast of Ford Island with five destroyers alongside when dive bombers singled out the ships and dove at them. Three men were killed and several wounded on board DOBBIN, but the attack was repelled and the ship later sailed for Australia to continue its important assignment. Later in the war, Capt.

Paddock activated Fort Hueneme, the home base of the Sea Bees, and served as its first commanding officer. Subsequentiy he was the commanding officer of a flotilla of landing craft 98

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THOMAS VALENTINE COOPER '16 RAdm. Thomas Valentine Cooper USN (Ret.) died on 17 August 1980 in Media, Pennsylvania. Graveside services were held on 22 August in Arlington National Cemetery.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Pennsylvania, he was graduated with the Class of 1916 and proceeded to sea in the battleship NEW YORK, later joining TEXAS and serving with the Grand Fleet. After attending submarine school, his first commands were N-6 and 0-8, followed by service in CHICAGO and LOUISVILLE. Subsequent assignments included command of BULWIN on the Asiatic StaShipmate, October 1980

tion, and the command of MCCORMICK and MAYRANT before becoming division commander of DesDivs SIXTY-TWO and SIXTEEN. During Worid War II he had command of WAYNE. Shore duty had included the Naval War College in both the junior and senior courses, line officers school, the Marine Corps School, and service with the American Embassy in Cairo where he was naval attache. He was transferred to the retired list in 1947.

While on active duty he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Navy Commendation Medal. He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Dorris, 133 E. Fifth St., Media PA 19063; a son, and two daughters; eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

ELLIOTT MARCH ANT SENN '17 RAdm. Elliott Marchant Senn USN (Ret.) died on 21 June 1980 in San Diego, Califomia.

Memorial services were held on 3 July in the Ocean Beach Baptist Church, followed by military graveside services at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

Bom in Sitka, Alaska, the son of the late RAdm. and Mrs. Thomas J. Senn USN '91, he made his first cmise aboard a ship at the age of seven weeks. Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Mississippi, he was graduated with the Class of 1917 on 29 March 1917 and ordered to the sea during World War I. During his service years until retirement in 1949, he was the commanding officer of submarines, heavy cmisers and destroyers, and he was awarded the Silver Star Medal and the Legion of Merit while on active duty.

During World War II he was in command of the heavy cmiser QUINCY, the ship which fired the first shot in the pre-invasion bombardment of the Normandy Coast on 6 June 1944, and he retained the shell casing as a momento. Later aboard the same ship, he transported President Roosevelt and staff to Europe for the Yalta Conference in January 1945. While aboard QUINCY he was host to Winston Churchill, King Farouk of Egypt, Emperor Haile Selassie or Ethiopia, and other notables, and the ship, under his command, participated in the invasion of Okinawa. His final active duty station was command of the Treasure Island Naval Station, and he later eamed his teaching credentials from San Diego State University and taught for 19 years, including many years at the San Diego Military School for Boys, of which he was a part owner. He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He was predeceased by his wife in 1979 and he had no known survivors.

JOSEPH BUCHALTER '19 LCdr. Joseph Buchalter USN (Ret.) died on 4 August 1980 in Palo Alto, Califomia.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Indiana, he was graduated with the Class of 1919 on 6 June 1918. He had attended Rose Polytechnical Institute prior to receiving his appointment to the Academy. Sea duty followed his commissioning, then transfer to the retired list in September of 1924. He was recalled to active duty in October 1940 and served until 1946. A man of prolific interests, he had been a free lance writer, an investment banker, federal investigator, travel lecturer, and producer of commercial travel films. He was a member of the Masonic Order and the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Never married, survivors are unknown.

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WILLIAM JOSEPH SEBALD '22 Capt. William Joseph Sebald USNR (Ret.) died on 10 August 1980 in Naples, Florida.

the emperor of Japan, and he also received the Navy Unit Commendation. He was a life member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association and a former president of the Asiatic Society of Japan and the Japan-American Society of Washington.

He is survived by his widow Edith, 245 Spring Line Drive, Naples FL 33940.

MILTON ADOLPHUS NATION '27 RAdm. Milton Adolphus Nation USN (Ret.) died on 26 July 1980 in Norway. His ashes were to be retumed to Califomia for memorial services.

William Joseph Sebald Bom in Baltimore, he was appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Maryland and was graduated with the Class of 1922. In 1925 he was assigned to the American Embassy in Tokyo as a language student, also serving as an assistant naval attache, the beginning of a long association with the Japanese people and the culture of the Far East. After resigning from the Navy in 1930, he eamed a juris doctorate from the University of Maryland Law School and as a specialist in intemational law practiced in Kyoto, Japan, until 1939 when he retumed to the United States.

He wrote a number of books on Japanese law, including original translations of Japanese civil, criminal and commercial codes. In 1949, he received an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Maryland for his work in this field.

After having established a private law practice in Washington for about two years, he was recalled to active duty after the Japanese attack on Peari Harbor and assigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence. He later became chief of the Pacific section of the combat intelligence unit of the First Fleet and received the Legion of Merit for this assignment. After retuming to inactive duty in 1945, he was sworn into the Foreign Service of the State Department to serve as special assistant to the acting U.S. political advisor for Japan, eventually attaining the personal rank of Minister Plenipotentiary. Among his many duties, he was appointed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur as chief of the Allied Headquarters diplomatic section and chairman of the Allied Council for Japan, with the personal rank of ambassador.

During this time he played a leading role in the reparation of more than 500,000 Japanese prisoners of war from Siberia and Sovietcontrolled areas. He also worked on the formulation of the Japanese peace treaty.

Shortly before the treaty became effective in early 1952, he was appointed U.S. ambassador to Burma. He served in this capacity until 1954, when he became deputy assistant secretary for Far Eastern affairs in the State Department. In this position he assisted in the negotiation of the Southeast Asia Defense Treaty (SEATO) in Manila, and he then became U.S. ambassador to Australia from 1957 until retiring in 1961.

He was the author of With MacArthur in Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A Personal History of the Occupation of Japan, published in 1965, and he was the coauthor with Dr. C. Nelson Spinks of Japan: Prospects, Options and Opportunities, published in 1966.

Capt. Sebald was awarded the First Class Order of the Rising Sun with Grand Cordon by

Milton Adolphus Nation Bom in St. Louis, Missouri, he was appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Illinois and was graduated with the Class of 1927. A brother, RAdm. William M. Nation USN (Ret.), was also a member of the Class.

Sea duty for Ens. Nation followed in PENNSYLVANIA, whereupon he applied for flight training and was designated naval aviator in 1930. After serving with V0-5B in TENNESSEE he was ordered to Pearl Harbor, then had service in the carrier RANGER with VS-IB. Further aviation assignments followed, including command of a carrier squadron and air group, command of a naval station and a naval air station, command of Naval Air Bases, Pacific, and command of two carriers, MINDARO and HORNET. He also served as director of naval aviation training. During World War II he served twice in the Pacific and three times in the Atlantic Theaters, and had eight straight years at sea including the war years. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership during the assault and occupation of French Morocco, the Legion of Merit for operations in Southem France, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Presidential Unit Citation four times. In 1957 he was transferred to the retired list.

In civilian life he was the proprietor of a mihtary consultant service, and he was a life member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Cecile, 905 Moraga Drive, Los Angeles CA 90049; and two daughters.

ALBERT EISNER FITZWILLLVM '27 RAdm. Albert Eisner Fitzwilliam USN (Ret.) died in an automobile accident on 23 August 1980 near Newark, Delaware. Memorial services were held at the Naval Academy with interment in the Academy Cemetery on 26 August.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Illinois, he was graduated with the Class of 1927 and ordered to sea in the batfle99

ship NEW MEXICO. Other sea duty included the destroyers

HULBERT and TRUXTON and the

submarines S-17 and S-14. He studied radio engineering at the postgraduate school, then was sent to Brazil with the naval mission and was stationed there when the Japanese attacked Peari Harbor on 7 December 1941. He was immediately ordered to Little Creek and then had command of LST Group FORTYTHREE in the Pacific Theater, participating in landings at Leyte, Mindoro, Lingayan, and Bmnei Bay, for which service he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. He later had command of the oiler WACCAMAW in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, during which time the ship was awarded the battle efficiency pennant. Other duty included service with the on-site survey board inspecting naval stations coast-to-coast, and commander of fleet activities in Sasebo, Japan. His final active duty was as administrative chief for all enlisted personnel at the Naval Station, Anacostia, and he was transferred to the retired list in 1957. Foreign awards which he received included the Order of Naval Merit and National Order of the Southem Cross from Brazil; Honorary Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for service in Korea; and the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant by Thailand.

In civilian life he was a partner in an infrared oven sandwich distribution franchise in Delaware for eleven years. He was a life member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Eleanor, 207 Jupiter Road, North Star, Newark DE 19711; two sons, David '54, and Capt. Peter K. Fitzwilliam USN '56 of Annandale, Virginia, and a daughter, Susie; eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

GEORGE FRITSCHMANN '28 RAdm. George Fritschmann USN (Ret.) died on 20 August 1980 in Long Beach, Califomia. At his request his remains were cremated and the ashes scattered at sea.

Bom in New York, he enlisted in the Navy in 1923, attended preparatory school in Norfolk, Virginia, and was appointed to the Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1928.

Ordered to sea in PENNSYLVANIA and MISSIS-

SIPPI, he later applied for submarine training and then had duty in BARRACUDA and NAR-

WHAL. After attending postgraduate school he retumed to sea, first in WYOMING and then in CALIFORNIA, and was serving in the latter on 7 December 1941 during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Pending salvage operations he assisted in the emplacement of naval antiaircraft batteries at the Marine Airfield at Ewa, Ohau, Hawaii.

After CALIFORNIA had been salvaged early in 1942, RAdm. Fritschmann attended the Naval War College, the Army Command and General Staff School, the Army Air Corps School of Applied Tactics, and the Army-Navy Staff College. This was followed by duty in the Mediterranean Theater in operations and planning on the staffs of ComSthFlt, Com8thPhibFor, ComGrpTWO, and 8th PhibFor. Following operations in Southern France, the latter group was redesignated PhibGrpELEVEN for operations in the Pacific and taking part in the occupation of Hiroshima-Kurehiro Wan, the control of all amphibious shipping in Japan, and finally in China as PhibFor7thFlt, later redesignated as postwar PhibGrpTHREE. 100

In 1946 he became commanding officer of the naval station at Tacoma, Washington, then in 1949 took command of the attack cargo ship WARRICK. This was followed by duty as command and control member of the Ships Characteristics Board in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. His final active duty was as commander. Long Beach Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet, prior to transfer to the retirement list in 1958.

Awards and decorations that he received included the Legion of Merit with Combat V, Navy Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Navy Unit Citation, and the Republic of China's Pao Ting and Chun Hui. He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Greta, 233 E. Willow St., Long Beach CA 90806; two sons and a daughter; and eight grandchildren.

In September 1964 he became assistant Chief of Naval Operations of the naval reserve and in 1967 assumed command of the Military Sea Transportation Service in San Francisco, for which duty he was awarded the Legion of Merit award.

He was transferred to the retired list in 1969.

He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Barbara, Bend in the Road, Whispering Pines NC 28329; four children, Diane Christine, Lloyd Edwin, Russell Stanton, and Robert Chapman. His son-inlaw is Capt. Alton K. Thompson USN '60, C O . of the first Trident submarine OHIO. EDWARD MICHAEL LUBY '38 Capt. Edward Michael Luby USN (Ret.) died on 17 August 1980 in Bethesda, Maryland.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at the Ft. Myer Chapel on 21 August with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of New York, he was graduated with the Class of 1938 and proceeded to sea duty at once, serving in destroyers in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. He was commanding offi-

RUSSELL KEFAUVER '33 RAdm. Russell Kefauver USN (Ret.) died on 1 August 1980 in Whispering Pines, North Carolina. Memorial services were held at the Naval Academy Cemetery on 6 August.

Born at Fort Riley, Kansas, his father was a cer of SOMERS ( D D - 3 8 1 ) at the end of Worid medical officer in the U.S. Army. Appointment War II, whereupon he was assigned to the to the Naval Academy was from the State of Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington New York, but upon graduation, Midn. when the ship was decommissioned. In 1948 he Kefauver was not commissioned due to legisla- returned to sea in the newly commissioned tive action of the year before and he joined the ROANOKE (CL-114), serving as operations offiU.S. Army Engineer Corps Reserve. Sub- cer, followed by another tour at BuPers. From sequently he was recalled to active duty by the 1953 to 1955 he was stationed with Navy and ordered to the commissioning detail CINCNELM in London, then was ordered to of the cmiser QUINCY, saiUng on board her to SALEM (CA-139) as executive officer before rethe Mediterranean in 1936 to protect American turning to shore at the Naval War College, first interests in Spain during the height of the as a student and then on the staff.

Spanish Civil War. Ens. Kefauver thereupon Sea duty with destroyers followed, first in requested submarine training, then joined S-30, command of DesDiv TWENTY-TWO, then as later transferring to STURGEON and then TAM- Chief of Staff of Des Flot FOUR, and then BOR, serving in her when the United States command of DesRon NINE in Japan. From entered World War 11. That submarine was the 1964 to 1966 he had Washington duty on the last to effect direct communication by signal staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his final light with American forces on Wake Island be- assignment was on the staff of the Military Sea fore the fall of the island on 23 December 1941.

Transport Service.

Further submarine duty continued in After transfer to the retirement list he beTHRESHER, a return to TAMBOR, and then came a private tax consultant and certified command of SPRINGER. He made twelve war public accountant. He was a member of the patrols in submarines in the Pacific Theater Naval Academy Alumni Association. during the war, and for outstanding services He is survived by his widow Betty, 1330 Elwas awarded the Navy Cross with Gold Star in sinore Ave., McLean VA 22102; two daughlieu of a second Navy Cross, the Silver Star ters; a brother and two grandchildren.

Medal with Gold Star, each with Combat V, CLEMENT THOMAS LATIMER '39 and two Navy Commendation Medals.

Cdr. Clement Thomas Latimer, USN (Ret.) Detached from command of SPRINGER in died on 26 June 1980 in Lindale, Texas.

June 1945, he reported as tactical officer on the Appointed to the Naval Academy from staff of Commander Submarine Training Oklahoma, he graduated with the Class of Force, Pacific, then later joined the Submarine 1939. On graduation, Latimer joined USS School in New London as prospective commanding officer instmctor. In 1950 he was or- NASHVILLE ( C L - 4 3 ) and as turret officer participated in the sinking of six Japanese picket dered to the staff of Commander Submarine boats while planes of the Doolittle raid on Squadron SIX, then was named Commander Tokyo were being launched from USS HORNET Submarine Division SIXTY-ONE. Other serv(CV-8) in 1942. After fire control school in ice was on the staff of Commander in Chief, Washington, (DC) he was ordered to USS Western Atlantic, study at the Naval War ColSTEVENS (DD-479) as gunnery officer, then lege, and command of the submarine tender ORION. In 1957 he reported to the office of the joined USS CABOT (CVL-28) and as gunnery Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, then division officer, saw action in the bombardment of Kiska and occupation of Adak. Later had command of the light cmiser PROVIDENCE. he took part in the occupation of the MarHe later had command of Service Squadron shall's campaign and the big attack on Truk, THREE and had personal charge of the sucfor which CABOT won the Presidential Unit Cicessful salvage and removal of USNS CARD, tation. In April 1944 he reported to Submarine which had been left in a flooded and sinking School, New London, and after graduation in condition by Viet Cong terrorists at her berth June reported on board the USS TARPON ( S S in Saigon, Republic of Vietnam, for which 175) as executive officer. At the end of World service he received a third Navy CommendaWar II he went to Mine Warfare School in tion Medal.

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Yorktown, Virginia, and then in December 1945 took command of Mine Squadron 106. As Commander Task Group 70.5, the China Minesweeping Group, he operated in Chinese waters from January 1946 to May 1946.

In January 1947 he began 3'A years as a physics instmctor at the Naval Academy, then between July 1950 and June 1951 was a military observer with the United Nations Observer Group in India and Kashmir. In August 1951 he served as executive officer on the USS GENERAL RANDALL ( T A P - 1 1 5 ) , followed by command of USS FORT MANDAN ( L S D - 2 ) , on

board which ship as Commander Task Group 150.3 he took part in the salvage of S.S. ATLANTIC WATER, grounded in Hamilton Inlet, Labrador.

In Febmary 1955, Latimer reported to ONR, Washington, and was a supervisor of weapon studies contracts. From July 1958 to November 1959 he was Chief of Staff for Amphibious Squadron EIGHT and took a leading part in the planning, preparation and wind-up of the Lebanon Affair ('58). He was transferred to Naval Ordnance Lab, White Oak, for his next tour of duty and retired from the service 30 June 1960. After retirement he studied math and physics at the University of Maryland and later taught at the Naval Academy until his final retirement to his home in Texas. He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his brother. Dr. Joseph Latimer of 6827 Lorna Lane, Dallas TX 75214.

JOHN HOWARD MILLINGTON '39 LCdr. John Howard Millington USNR (Ret.) died of a heart attack on 24 June 1980 in Bristol, Vermont.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from Vermont, he graduated in the Class of 1939.

During World War II he served in cmisers and destroyers, and in 1945 he graduated from a one-year postgraduate course in command communications. While serving in the Philippines as naval aide to the Commander of Naval Activities in the Philippines in 1948 he met Yolanda Limjoco, and then married her in May 1949 and followed this by resigning his commission, staying in the Philippines until 1961. During this period he worked as an engineer with the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Company in Manila as an engineer from 1949 to 1956, then for the next five years he freelanced as an engineer. Just before leaving the Philippines he was production manager of the PX food factory in the islands. In 1961 he joined Aerojet Corporation in Califomia as a programmer and then worked for the State of California's Department of Education and Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco as a computer systems analyst. He was transfen-ed to the retired list in 1978.

He is survived by his widow, Yolanda, 1427 Union Drive, Davis CA 95616; four sons and three daughters; and one granddaughter.

RAY FRANKLIN SMITH '42 Cdr. Ray Franklin Smith USN (Ret.) died on 29 July 1980 in Washington. District of Columbia. Memorial services were held on 1 August at the Ft. Myer Chapel with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the Slate of Wisconsin, he was graduated with the Class of 1942 on 19 December 1941 and ordered to sea in the carrier YORKTOWN. He was serving on board during the Battle of the Coral Sea and at the Battle of Midway in which the Shipmate. October 1980

ship was sunk. Later during the war he commanded a motor torpedo boat, then joined the submarine service and had command of ToRSK. He was transferred to the retired list in 1965.

Cdr. Smith owned the Virginia Realty Company of Arlington, a business which his widow, Betty, will maintain. He was a member of the Northem Virginia Board of Realtors and the Arlington Chamber of Commerce as well as the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

In addition to his widow, he is survived by four daughters, three sons; a brother and sister; his step-father; and eight grandchildren.

After retirement he became a project manager with Tracor Inc., an electronics firm, then joined Prince George's Properties and later was an analyst with Sparcom Inc., a defense consulting firm in Alexandria, Virginia. In 1975 he became a senior analyst and director of group administration for Analytics Inc., an engineering firm in McLean. He was a member of the Old Dominion Chysanthemum Society and the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

His marriage to the former Doris Risley ended in divorce and he is survived by his widow Virginia, 802 Ridge Place, Falls Church VA 22046; three daughters from his previous marriage; a sister and six grandchildren.

BERNARD LEWIS SNYDER, Jr. '46 Mr. Bernard Lewis Snyder, Jr., died at his summer home in Destin, Florida, on 30 April 1980. At his request, his remains were cremated and spread on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Bernard Lewis Snyder. Jr. Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Michigan, he was graduated with the Class of 1946 on 6 June 1945 and proceeded to sea, later joining the submarine service and serving for seven years in this branch of the Navy. His first submarine was IREX, the first American submarine to be equipped with a snorkel, and later he was executive officer in DIABLO. He also had duty at the University of Michigan NROTC, then resigned his commission in 1954 and joined the Aurora Gasoline Company of Detroit. Subsequently he was the district manager for the Birmingham, Alabama, branch of the Marathon Oil Company and had been with this firm for over twenty years. He had earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Loyola University, and was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

EDSON KEITH HARTZELL '47 Mr. Edson Keith Hartzell died on 8 August 1980 in Boulder, Colorado. Graveside services were held on 11 August at the Green Mountain Cemetery.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Virginia, he was graduated with the Class of 1947 on 5 June 1946 but did not accept his commission and entered the University of Colorado where he earned Master of Science degree in mathematics and mechanical engineering. He later was employed by the Monsamto Chemical Company and the Denver Equipment Company, then formed his own consulting engineering firm.

He is survived by his widow Emma, 205 Brook Place, Boulder CO 80302; two daughters; a sister and a granddaughter.

RICHARD EDWARD MORAN '48 Lt.(jg) Richard Edward Moran USNR (Ret.) died on 10 August 1980 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Bridget's Church in Framingham with interment in St. Stephen's Cemetery.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Maine, he was graduated with the Class of 1948 on 6 June 1947 but did not proceed to active duty. A specialist in electrical engineering, he was employed by the Charles T. Main Co. of Boston as a consulting engineer in charge of high voltage transmission.

He is survived by his widow Ruth, 745 Central St., Framingham MA 01701; a son and daughter; two brothers and four sisters.

JAMES ALONZO MADIGAN '52 Capt. James Alonzo Madigan USN (Ret.) He is survived by his widow Ruth, 23 Beth died on 21 August 1980 in Fairfax, Virginia.

Court, Robinson IL 62454; three daughters and Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at the four grandchildren.

Ft. Myer Chapel on 25 August with interment in Ariington National Cemetery.

JOHN LESLIE TAYLOR '46 Appointed to the Naval Academy from the Cdr. John Leslie Taylor USN (Ret.) died on Fleet, he was graduated with the Class of 1952 28 July 1980 in Bethesda, Maryland. At his re- and was a specialist in communications and an quest, his remains were cremated and interred authority on radio frequency management for at Arlington National Cemetery on 5 August. naval operations. Among the ships in which he Born in San Francisco, he enlisted in the served was the Navy's first nuclear-powered Navy in 1940 and served in TENNESSEE. Apsurface vessel, the LONG BEACH (CGN-9). He pointed to the Naval Academy from the Fleet, had eamed graduate degrees in communicahe was graduated with the Class of 1946 on 6 tions and electrical engineering from the postJune 1945 and reported to TUSCALOOSA, later graduate school in Monterey. California, and serving in WYOMING before being ordered to had served three tours of duty in Vietnam, the flight training. After having been designated last as commanding officer of the Naval Comnaval aviator in 1948 he served with VR-21, munications Station at Cam Rahn Bay. then had duty at the Naval Academy followed In 1962, Capt. Madigan became head of the by assignment to VP-19. Other duty was with radio wave propagation and frequency manthe Bureau of Naval Personnel, the postagement publications branch in the office of graduate school. Commander Submarines the Chief of Naval Operations. As such, he Pacific, and liaison officer with the Bureau of was responsible for centralized control of the Naval Personnel once again when he was procurement, assignment and protection of transferred to the retired list in 1967. radio frequencies for naval operations and for 101

navigation aids. He also was responsible for the acquisition of frequency assignments for Navy satellite systems. In 1970 he became commanding officer of the naval communications unit in London for four years, and his last assignment on active duty was as director of the Naval Electromagnetic Spectmm Center.

He was transferred to the retired list in 1980 and thereupon he became a senior systems engineer for Science Applications Inc. in Arlington, Virginia. He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Jerry, 9504 Broome Court, Vienna VA 22180; a son and two daughters; and two brothers.

DAVID WARREN KANNING '64 LCdr. David Warren Kanning USN was killed in an aircraft accident near Fairhope, Alabama, oh 2 June 1980. Memorial services were held at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Fairmont, Minnesota, with interment in Fairview Memorial Park.

Appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Minnesota, he was graduated with the Class of 1964 and began flight training almost immediately, receiving his designation of naval aviator in 1966. Advanced training continued at VT-29, Corpus Christi, after which he was as-

signed to VP-31, Moffett Field. Between October 1966 and November 1969 he served with VP-19 at Moffett, deploying to Japan and Adak as anti-submarine warfare officer, nuclear safety officer, and ground training officer.

From December 1969 until October 1972 he was assigned to VP-31 at Moffett as aircrew training officer, from December 1972 until January 1975 he had duty with the PEP Program with the Royal Air Force in Australia as squadron executive officer and flight instructor pilot, then in March 1975 joined the Naval Recmiting Command, Columbus, Ohio, as officer programs recruiting officer and aviation safety officer. In May 1977 he returned to VP-19 as operations officer and aviation safety officer, then was assigned to NAVCRUITCOM AVQA TEAM, Pensacola, as officer-in-charge. He was awarded the COMNAVAIRPAC Aviation Safety Awards for FY77 and FY78, the Meritorious Unit Citation with one Gold Star, and the Naval Unit Commendation. He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his widow Diane, 1012 Coronado Dr., Gulf Breeze FL 32561; a son and a daughter; and his mother, Mrs. Esther Malinda Kiester Kanning, Fairmont MN 56031.

DEAN ANTHONY PRICE '76 Lt. Dean Anthony Price USN was killed in the crash of an H-3 twin-turbojet helicopter on a flight between St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 15 June 1980. Four other Navy personnel, a Navy dependent, and two civilians were lost in the crash as well.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in memoriam at the Naval Academy Chapel on 14 July.

Bom in Illinois, Lt. Price was appointed to the Naval Academy from the State of Maryland. A graduate of Cardinal Gibbons High School in Baltimore, he was chosen as the scholar-athlete of that school in his senior year. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1976 he requested flight training and upon being designated naval aviator, was assigned to Fleet Composite Squadron EIGHT in Puerto Rico.

Lt. Price was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association and his father, Maurice D. Price, is an employee of the Naval Academy police force. Mr. Price has requested that expressions of sympathy be in the form of contributions to the Alumni Association for the Lt. Dean Price Memorial Fund.

Lt. Price is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice D. Price, 438 Robison Street, Baltimore MD 21224; and a brother.

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LARRY WILLIAMS USNA '45 Home Phone 267-6356 I specialize in complete Real Estate Services for the Navy Family. Buying, Selling or Renting.

2012 West Street, Annapolis. Md. 21401 OfRce Telephone (301) 266-8400

Looking for Professional Real Estate Service?

CALL: KATHLEEN ANDERSON, G.R.I. (TIMM '57) RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE SPECIALIST SERVING GREATER ANNAPOLIS AND SEVERNA PARK

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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

AND ASSOCIATES, BEALTORS'CSei

(301) 266-8500 Washington Toll Free 261-8722 or write: 2444 Solomon's Island Road Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Member Multiple Listing Service

CALL CDR. JACK SEAGER '32 For Sevema Park and Annapolis REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE. APPRAISALS Jack specializes in Rentals (ERA Broker) With Individual Service to YOU

Bowlin Realty Inc.—Arnold, Md. Home; 647-4232; Office 647-5757 Washington 261-1397

Classified Services $7.50 per column inch, or fraction thereof for camera ready copy. One-time charge of $6.00 per inch for composition or reproduction of logos. Send ads to Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. 21402.

SOUTH

WASHINGTON AREA Orders To Washington?

Why not live in the Annapolis area?

For Professional Service call: Sue & Bob Olsen '54 Libby Brady (Frank '53)

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VIRGINIA B E A C H - N O R F O L K CHESAPEAKE

REALTY INC.

would like to mail you

"WASHINGTON TODAY"

HSHOP & COMPANY INC. " ^ gEALTOBs)

301-263-8884 1916 Forest Dr., Annapolis M D 21401 Member Multiple Listing Service

—your free brochure with facts on local schools, military facilities, home sales and rentals, financing, taxes, insurance and GI and F H A benefits. Our downtown office is within walking distance of the P E N T A G O N . CRYSTAL CITY & NATIONAL CENTER.

F O R T H E B E S T IN S E R V I C E AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE NEW A N D RESALE HOMES

Call Colled I-804-499-8511 l-804-4«7-0790 (Home)

BOB BLOUNT '70 Sales Associaie

701 South 23rd Street, ArUngton VA 22202 Phone: (703) 979-4444 We specialize in S E R V I C E to Service Families

MOVING TO WASHINGTON? FREE . . .

52-page book "Welcome to Washington' Map of Metropolitan area VA information Homes Magazine WRITE: Judy DundcrvlU (Bob '37) 8241 The Midway, Annandale, Virginia 22003 DUDC AUey (Clint 63) CALL collect: Home: (703) 978-4057 Office: (703) 573-2600

LONG & FOSTER INC., REALTORS®

Early Winters '40 Hank Gorman '44 683-3323 759-9099 Anne Johansen (wife of Jo '29) 521-73S9

SOUTH

VIRGINIA BEACH-NORFOLKCHESAPEAKE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

404 S Parliament Dr Virginia Beach, Va, 23462

ATLiinnrA AM) 9IARIfmA For professional real estate service In the p r i m e n o r t h e r n c o m m u n i t i e s of Metn)poIitan Atlanta call or write - J o h n Kldd *4S

SALES—RENTALS—INVESTMENT CALL

LONG & FOSTER, REALTORS Our 20 ofFices in the Washington area will serve all your real estate needs.

ANNE MARSHALL REALTOR

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Member Realtors Multiple Listing Service (widow of George '48) Office: 13013 Lee Jackson Highway Fairfax VA 22030 Home: (703) 378-5115

PROFESSIONAL REALTY CORPORATION OVER 4.000 CURRENTLY LISTED HOMES AVAILABLE VA/FHA/CONV. FINANCING ARRANGED IN VIRGINIA CALL COLLECT

4277 Roswell Rd., \.E., Marietta, Ga. 30062

(804) 340-0000

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TOLL FREE (except Va.. Hawaii. Alaska)

1-800-446-8103

CALL OR WRITE ME FOR BROCHURES AND RELOCATION INFORMATION. 3284 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD. VA. BEACH. VA 23452

TOM WYNKOOP '51 HOME PHONE (804) 340-0329

ATLANTA BOUND? C A L L P A U L S M I T H '42

WHEELER REALTY INC. Ilesidcntial and Investment Real Estate 2465 N . D e c a t u r R d . , D e c a t u r G A 30033 Home (404) 6:(3-8160 Office (404) 321-3333

KEN HOFF '66

WASHINGTON AREA FREE HOUSING GUIDE For Complete Real Estate Service in Northem Virginia, Maryland and D . C ; Computerized Multiple Listing Service CALL OR WRITE CHUCK MUMFORD '53 ASSOCUTE BROKER, REALTOR, GRI

TOWN AND COUNTRY, REALTORS 3545 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, Va. 22030 (703)591-8405 or (703)759-3115 Broker Co-op Equal Housing Opportunity

Shipmate, October 1980

HOME PHONE (804) 464-3153

Professional Realty Corporation A NAME YOU CAN TRUST

IN C H A R L E S T O N

Max L. Hill Coinpany,.c H . J a u n c e y S w e e t ('54) (803) 5 5 9 - 2 7 4 5

For professional service

Call JOAN KING (Wife of Cookie '57) mlhon Dollar Sales Club GOODMAN SEGAR HOGAN TideKalers Most Recommended Real Estate Serx'ice 3259-A VIRGINIA B E A C H B L V D VIRGINIA B E A C H , VIRGINIA 23452 Office: (804) 340-3232 Res.: (804) 485-4372

D i a n e J a e g e r , C R S (Wife of Bob "56) (803) 5 7 1 - 3 5 7 3 Eileen Pestorius (Wife of Mike '61) (803)766-3162 Residential Sales—Investment Analyses Market Appraisals—Area Information Suite \09, Fairfield Park.

1064 Gardner Road. Charleston. S.C. 29407 (803) 571-5220

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Classified Services $7.50 per column inch, or fraction thereof for camera ready copy. One-time charge of $6.00 per inch for or reproduction of logos. Send ads to Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. 21402.

REAL ESTATE—SOUTH

MISCELLANEOUS

FLORIDA SUNCOAST

TfflNKING OF FLORIDA?

FINEST IN RETIREMENT LIVING N o State income tax, low property taxes, homestead exemption. Only 1 hr. to MacDill A F B , 30 min. to VA Hospital. Fine homes, c o n d o s , and c o m m e r c i a l p r o p e r t i e s . VA/ FHA/Conventional Financing. Golf, boating, fishing, horses, finest beaches.

Cape Kennedy • Cocoa Beach Merritt Island • Patrick AFB

This is the Place to Drop

CALL OR WRITE DICK SHUTT '41

PRESTIGE WATERFRONT REALTY INC.

ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW CHARLOTTE GILDEN KROHN STANLEY WILLIAM K R O H N '50 Members Maryland and DC Bars GENERAL PRACTICE OF LAW including Divorce and Separation Wills Adoption and Custody Real Estate settlements (MD, DC, VA)

Write: ATLEE R. " B O " ELLIS '49 Realtor Associate Courtesy Map and Area Information CARSWELL-ELEBASH, Inc., REALTORS 485 N . Courtenay Parkway Merritt Island, F L . 32952

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REALTORS 449 Corey Ave. St. Pete Beach FL 33706 (813) 360-5100 REALTORS* "Central Rorida & Greater Orlando Area" EmUy & Gregory Bell '48 REALTOR ASSOCUTES NUMBER ONE PROPERTY PLACE INC. 901 N. Orlando Ave —Maitland. Florida 32751 Phone (305) 645-3901. After Hours; (305-647-6936) For Space Coast Golf And Fishing TT\ mSjS ^ ^ " ^ Professional Luj • " • ^ Al Gallin '42 '^°'' G u e s t Realty I n c . , R e a l t o r s 1410 S. WASHINGTON AVE. TITUSVILLE. FL. 32780 OFFICE 269-7534 TOLL FREE 800-854-5666 EXT. RI8

JACKSONVILLE Mayport NAS Cecil Field We have been involved in real estate and mortgage financing in northeast Florida since 1884 and our 9 offices serve all 3 Naval Bases.

Call or write for brochures & relocation information.

PETE BONEY '50 First Vice President Residential Sales Manager STOCKTON, WHATLEY, DAVIN & COMPANY REALTORS 100 West Bay Street Jacksonville, Florida-32202 (904) 356-7371 104

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VACATION IN H A W A n Overlooking the Blue Pacific's magnificent sandy Kailua Beach on Oahu, a delightful beach home. Excellent accommodations for the large family, as many as four couples—or the ultimate hideaway for a few special people.

The serenity and privacy of the country but with Waikiki not that far away.

For particulars write or call R.A. RYZOW & ASSOCLVTES Ste 900-B, 700 Bishop St., Hono HI 96813 (808) 531-4083 (Bus) (808) 949-2283 (Res) Dick Ryzow '44

77 Franklin Street Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301)268-7474 (office)

(301)269-1797 (office) (301)268-2352 (home)

The S h i p Hatch AUTHENTIC WW II HATCHCOVERS Unfinished, with instructions, or finished; tables, bars, desks, benches, etc. Price range $30 and up.

Shipping arranged. Also nautical antiques, ships' clocks, wheels and bells, portholes, decoys, brass items, etc.

3940 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax VA 22030 Call (703) 69M670 for directions and hours

RING INFORMATION FLORIDA H O M E , Vacation and Tax Shelter 1. Buy a Morgan 41, 46, or 51 as your next year "winter" home in Florida.

2. Order a Morgan Yacht or J-Boat for delivery in Florida and ei\joy your vacatiop sailing Florida waters when you pick it up, or 3. Let us charter it for you for a monthly return on your investment (plus a tax shelter) which you can enjoy as well.

Contact Dick TiUman '58 Yacht Broker Noel Yacht Sales 2212 South Front St., Melbourne, Fl 32901 (305) 725-0090

"GENTLEMAN

BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS" Vol. I . . . $ 2 0 T h e t r u e life s t o r y of a t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y knight-errant by Rollins H. Mayer USNA '32 R e a d h o w it all c a m e o u t V o l u m e I I . T o be p u b l i s h e d 1982. P l a c e o r d e r n o w s a v e 5 0 % .

B o t h c o p i e s for p r i c e of o n e ; ie $20 p r e publication orders. Receive Vol. 1 now. Vol II in 1982. Order from: Naval Academy Foundation 48 Maryland Ave. Annapolis MD 21401

U S N A Graduates whose rings were made by J o s t e n ' s , may o r d e r official and miniature rings, contoured wedding bands, stones, diamonds and repairs. Write—Vernon R. Gatley, 1261 Bookcliff, Grand Junction, CO 81501.

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The Dolphin Elegant gifts. The epitome of grace, exquisitely hand tooled and polished, 3/4" long. Solid 14k gold.

CHARM, hidden back loop slide for light or med. chain " S " CHAIN, glittering Tinal touch for charm, 16" TIETACK/SCATTER PIN STICK PIN

$30 $27 $38 $40

Orders sent air insured within 48 hours. Incl. $1 postage and handling. Send check or money order to: KAL KREATIONS of HAWAU P . O . Box 1373 Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744 Shipmate, October 1980

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