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Shipmate ISSN 0488-6720 (USPS 494-440) President and CEO ROLAND BRANDQUIST '60 Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired) Treasurer, Director Alumni Services DANIEL M. TRUAX, '59 Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired) Director Planned/Annual Giving LAMAR W. (MARK) TUZO, '52 Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired) Director, Development Committee HARRY A. SEYMOUR, JR. '65 Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired) Director of Publications and Editor-in-Chief JAMES W. HAMMOND, JR., '51 Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)

April 1994

Volume 57, No. 3 FEATURES From the President

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On Duty and Honor

by President Woodrow Wilson

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On Honor

by Capt. William B. Clautice USN (Ret.)

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A Parable

by Col. James W. Hammond, Jr USMC (Ret.)

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Anatomy of a Scandal

by Lt. Michael J. Collins USN

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Transfer the Colors Panama Canal Cruise SDA-Moscow

by Capt. William C. Chapman USN (Ret.) Requiem for a Marine

by Capt. Eli Vinock USN (Ret.)

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Junior Aviator in a Four-Stack Cruiser

by RAdm. Alfred B. Metsger USN (Ret.)

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For Those in Peril

by RAdm. Eugene H. Farrell USN (Ret.)

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Assistant Editor NANCY M. GORUM

Reminiscences of the Friendly Detailer

by Capt. William B. Hayler USN (Ret.)

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Editorial Assistant CORDELIA RICHARDS

DEPARTMENTS

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Contributors' Biographies

CAPTAIN WILLIAM C. CHAPMAN USN (RET.) "Baldy" Chapman '44 went to sea in MOBILE (CL-63) in '43 and thence to flight training. A SB2C a pilot in VB-81 and VA-5A he had two WestPac cruises in PRINCETON (CV-37) and in SHANGRA-LA (CV-38) before going to Intelligence/

Russian language school. Moscow 1950-51, 6th Fit AIO and then WestPac cruises as CO and XO of VA-63; AirO in ESSEX (CV-9), CO VA-129 at NAS Miramar; XO of the Bull Dept. at the Academy. In 1965, he set up the Speech Bureau in CHINFO. Retiring in 1966, he spent 25 years with General Motors, chiefly in safety and environmental battles. He now lives at Fleet Landing, Mayport, Florida.

CAPTAIN ELI VINOCK USN (RET.) Eli Vinock '38 enlisted in September 1932 and spent a year at sea before attending the Naval Academy Preparatory Class at Norfolk. After graduation, he served in battleships, cruisers and destroyers. He commanded MCCALLA (DD-488), HUGH PURVIS (DD-709), SIERRA (AD-18) DesRon 8. His shore duty

was Guam; Key West; engineering instructor and department head at NPS; OpNav in Washington, and Chief of Naval Mission and Commander of the U.S. Military Group to Venezuela. He retired in August 1966 and worked for several corporations before completely retiring in 1975. He lives in Miami, Florida, where he enjoys golf and writing full-time.

WILLIAM R LAWRENCE '51 A former Brigade Commander who devoted his career to being a carrierfighterpilot. Bill wasfirstto fly a naval aircraft at twice the speed of sound. He was shot down while CO of VF-I43 and was a POW from June 1967 to March 1973. He attended the National War College, was Asst DCNO (Air) and Superintendent of the Naval Academy before commanding Third Fleet. He retired as Chief of Naval Personnel in 1986. He is the national President of the Association of Naval Aviation.

ELLIOT S. AVIDAN '94 Midshipman Avidan is an Honors English major who will report on the daily doings of the Brigade. From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he is a Navy Junior; his father being a graduate of the Naval Academy also— the Israeli one. Sam Avidan is a member of both the History and English Honor Societies and Vice President of the Jewish Midshipman Club. He plans on entering the Surface Line upon graduation.

MARK E. CHRISTENSON '94 Mark Christenson '94 is our newest source of inforREAR ADMIRAL ALFRED B. METSGER USN (RET.) mation about the Brigade and Bancroft Hall. He A. B. Metsger, on graduation in 1931, was one of about 20 happy-go-lucky comes to the Academy from Coronado, California.

Classmates who reported to TEXAS. Hefinishedflighttraining in 1934, flew Mark has been in the Navy all his life. He is the younfrom RICHMOND and in PatRon 16. Then PG and graduated from MIT in aero gest of six boys of a Naval Aviator and a Navy nurse, engineering in 1940. Torpedo 16 in ENTERPRISE until transferred to BuAer Tor- and has always wanted to keep up the Navy tradition. pedo Plane Desk, a few months before the war. 1943 command CAG 80; Air He began reading his brother John's ('81) copy of Officer, SARATOGA at Iwo; and immediately on VJ Day back to the Bureau as Shipmate as a high school freshman. Mark is an EnHead of the exciting Fighter Desk. Air Pac and CinCPacFlt staffs 1949-52. glish major from the 17th Company who plays on the Guided Missiles Division, Buaer; and Deputy Chief of Naval Research until Varsity Golf Team and is an avid baseball fan. He retirement from the Navy in 1959. Two years in industry; then founded Technol- plans on entering the surface Navy after graduation. ogy Services, Inc., from which he, finally gradually retired to mow his North Arlington grass, and put a few words together.

THOMAS F. BATES Tom Bates has been the Sports Information Director for the Naval Academy Athletic Association since REAR ADMIRAL EUGENE HARRISON FARRELL USN (RET.) August 1973, coming here after a six-year tenure at Gene Farrell '42 has logged more than 15,000 n.m. under sail since retiring Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania. His Naval from active duty two decades ago. In addition to his numerous voyages in the Academy football brochures have been cited seven Atlantic, spanning ocean areas from New Brunswick to the Caribbean, he pi- times for their editorial excellence by the College loted his yawl in 1976 from Annapolis to San Diego. Subsequently, he sailed Sports Information Directors of America. He is a extensively in Baja and Southern California waters. In 1984 he was designated 1960 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, and skipper of the Navy's ketch CYANE (NSY-4) for the West Coast Midshipmen his eldest son, Daniel, graduated from the Naval cruise, SAILTRAMID-84. Gene holds a Master Skipper rating in the U.S. Academy in 1987.

Naval Sailing Association and in the U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Squadron. He resides in La Jolla, California.

CAPTAIN WILLIAM B. HAYLER USN (RET.) Bill Hayler '45 graduated in 1944. Hisfirstship was FRANKLIN (CV-13) which was heavily damaged off Japan. Subsequently he had five commands at sea.

Ashore he taught at the Naval Academy and served on the Naval War College staff. After leaving active duty he sat for his master mariner's license and joined the faculty of the California Maritime Academy from which he retired in 1987.

A longtime contributor to Proceedings and other journals of naval and maritime interest, he is editor of the American Merchant Seaman's Manual (1981) and the Merchant Marine Officer's Handbook (1989).

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From the President When you read this, my last From the President's column, Capt. Ron Brandquist '60 will be in the President/CEO's chair taking on my responsibilities and that of the Alumni Association. The late Adm. George Anderson, when he was Vice President of the Eastern Area, and Chairman of the Search Committee tofinda replacement for RAdm. Dolly Fitzgerald '21, then the Executive Director of the Alumni Association, recommended me for the job and I will always be grateful to him. This has been a tremendously rewarding experience. Just as Dolly built on the foundation formed by his two

predecessors, it was my privilege to build on his programs, as approved by the Board of Trustees and executed with the professional assistance from my outstanding staff and the many volunteers in our Chapters, Classes, Parents Clubs and the many friends of the Naval Academy. Especially my wife, Ginny.

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On Duty and Honor President Woodrow Wilson

Graduation 2 June 1916, U.S. Naval Academy

Mr Superintendent, young gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen: It had not been my purpose when I came here to say anything today, but as I sit here and look at you youngsters, I find that my feeling is a very personal feeling indeed. I know some of the things that you have been through, and I admire the way in which you have responded to the new call of duty. I would feel that I had not done either you or myself justice if I did not tell you so.

I have thought that there was one interesting bond that united us. You were at Washington three years ago and saw me get into trouble, and now I am here to see the beginning of your trouble. Your trouble will last longer than mine, but I doubt if it will be any more interesting. I have had a liberal education in the last three years, with which nothing that I underwent before bears the slightest comparison. But what I want to say to you young gentlemen is this: I can illustrate it in this way. Once and again when youngsters here or at West Point have forgotten themselves and done something that they ought not to do and were about to be disciplined, perhaps severely, for it, I have been appealed to by their friends to excuse them from the penalty. Knowing that I have spent most of my life at a college, they commonly say

to me, "You know college boys. You know what they are. They are heedless youngsters very often, and they ought not to be held up to the same standards of responsibility that older men must submit to." And I have always replied, "Yes; I know college boys. But while these youngsters are college boys, they are something more. They are officers of the United States. They are not merely college boys. If they were, I would look at derelictions of duty on their part in another spirit; but any dereliction of duty on the part of a naval officer of the United States may involve the fortunes of a nation and cannot be overlooked." Do you not see the difference? You cannot indulge yourselves in weaknesses, gentlemen. You cannot forget your duty for a moment, because there might come a time when that weak spot in you should affect you in the midst of a great engagement, and then the whole history of the world might be changed by what you did not do or did wrong.

So that the personal feeling I have for you is this: we are all bound together, I for the time being and you permanently, under a special obligation, the most solemn that the mind can conceive. The fortunes of a nation are confided to us. Now, that ought not to depress a man.

Sometimes I think that nothing is worthwhile that is not hard. You do not improve your muscle by doing the easy thing; you improve it by doing the hard thing, and you get your zest by doing a thing that is difficult, not a thing that is easy. I would a great deal rather, so far as my sense of enjoyment is concerned, have something strenuous to do than have something that can be done leisurely and without a stimulation of the faculties.

Therefore, I congratulate you that you are going to live your lives under the most stimulating compulsion that any man can feel, the sense, not of private duty merely, but of public duty also. And then if you perform that duty, there is a reward awaiting you which is superior to any other reward in the world. That is the affectionate remembrance of your fellow men— their honor, their affection. No man could wish for more than that or find anything higher than that to strive for And, therefore, I want you to know, gentlemen, if it is any satisfaction to you, that I shall personally follow your careers in the days that are ahead of you with real personal interest. I wish you Godspeed, and remind you that yours is the honor of the United States.

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On Honor Captain William B. Clautice USN (Ret.)

Editor's Note: This essay bears the date 1 April 1959. It was written when Capt. Clautice '59 was a First Classman.

There are no degrees of honor There are no grades between 4.0 and 0.0 in honor A man is honorable or he is not. A man is honest and truthful or he is not. This is the theory upon which I shall base my thoughts upon honor.

Honor is an acute sense of right and wrong accompanied by a strict adherence to actions or principles considered right. Herein lies the fallacy of attempting to codify honor Honor is determined by ethics. Ethics is determined by society. Society by nature differs in time and place throughout the world and thus the ethics of society will differ causing the sense of right and wrong to vary relative to each society.

To an individual there are two types of societies; one in which he lives and understands; the other in which he does not live and therefore is to some degree foreign to him. When a man leaves one society to join another, it is only natural that he must be indoctrinated in the ethics of that society. If they vary from those of his former society, if he is not indoctrinated, his "honorable" actions may be considered "dishonorable" in his new society or he may consider the "honorable" actions of others to be "dishonorable."

The military society in a democracy must by its nature be worthy of the highest respect both within its members and with members of other societies. As a leader of men an officer's job demands that he be honest in his every action.

Someday the lives of his juniors may depend on his personal integrity. Any offense of a dishonorable nature must therefore be considered of paramount gravity and treated as such. The military society is a heterogeneous one which is formed by individuals of many other and differing societies. In a military society then it is necessary to define the scope of these "offenses of a dishonest nature" for the purpose of indoc-

trinating those men who join this society. If this is not carried out, each individual will follow the ethics of his former society with a resulting lack of standardization in the concept of honor.

Having spoken briefly about honor in general and then honor at the Naval Academy. At present the "honor concept" is under constant attack and surveillance by both faculty and students and for good reason. In the past three years there has been significant indication of lack of respect for the Honor Concept at the Academy. Without further elaboration or proof of this statement I wish to state my personal feelings as to the causes for this alleged lack of respect.

The first and primary cause was lack of indoctrination. As was stated above, it is of prime necessity that when individuals of varying societies join another society such as exists here at the Academy, a new concept of ethics must be learned. In essence this new concept consists of an increased emphasis on the same ethics of our former society. This is true since the concept of right and wrong in our present day democracy is for the most part constant varying only in degree. In other words there must be a more acute sense of right and wrong and stricter adherence to actions or principles considered right. No deviation whatsoever from the entire truth can be tolerated. In no instance may a man "lie, steal, cheat or deceive in any way." These points have not in the past but must in the future be carefully explained to every member of our society. If each man realizes the meaning of that statement, it should not be necessary to codify or state each individual offense.

Honesty must be a natural reflex. This introduces the second cause for the recent lack of respect for the Honor Concept. In order for it to be a natural reflex, not only an increased emphasis but a constant, increased emphasis must be placed on the honor concept. A man may be

told to do a dozen things once and nothing will be done but if he is told a dozen times to do one thing, it is likely to be done. In the past three years the concept has been left to exist by itself.

It needs constant attention if it is to be a part of each Midshipman.

The seriousness or gravity of the offense has been lessened by decreased punishment. Without attempting to prove this statement, since the records of honor offenses in the past three years will do this, I will further state my thoughts on this, the third and final cause for the degeneration of the honor concept.

"An individual found guilty of moral turpitude is an individual intolerable to the brigade." This statement pinpoints the gravity of the offense. An honor offense warrants dismissal. However, punishments far short of dismissal have been assigned to convicted honor offenders. The individuals concerned may well have been given another chance and they may make good. But the ill effect on the remainder of the Brigade far overshadows the good derived from these one-time offenders. One bad apple will in time spoil the remainder of the barrel.

Having spoken on the causes, may I now mention one effect and its absurdity. Aware of an existing system of "information passing" concerning quizzes, one department took action by requiring each professor to give his own quiz in lieu of a Department quiz. This action only recognized the existance of cheating and attempted to cut it down rather than remove the roots. There is no place for the roots of dishonor at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Someday in the future, someone in a position of authority will make a stand on this subject.

Someone will raise the Honor Concept to the height where it belongs. Then and only then will its graduates be proud of the honor of the Brigade of Midshipmen.

A Parable Colonel James W. Hammond, Jr. USMC (Ret.) TIME: Beginning immediately after the end of World War II and continuing MAIN CHARACTER: Colonel Herman G. Rittunder USAAF, West Point '22 SCENARIO: Col. Rittunder, an aviator who drifted to the technical side of aviation and did not fly combat missions during the war, becomes intrigued with the potential of the jet engine. He takes over the embryonic program and

becomes the advocate of the jet engine for military use.

The "powers that be" in the Army Air Force are not enthusiastic about the jet engine because of its high cost and huge fuel requirements. They are advocates of strategic bombing which is the key argument for a separate Air Force. Fighter pilots, however, realize the advantage of the jet engine infightersdespite the

high fuel consumption which makes the strategic guys shy away from the jet for bombers.

Rittunder rejects many of the war's fighter aces for "his" jet program because he feels they don't have the engineering background he deems is needed to properly fly a jet or that they didn't stand high enough in their Class at West Point.

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Coincidentally with the advent of a separate Air Force, its leaders see the potential of the jet engine in large bombers despite the expense in money and fuel. They discover that Rittunder is the jet expert and advocate and also that he is persuasive before Congress with his technical mumbo-jumbo. Congress doesn't understand the mumbo-jumbo but thinks it must be good if it's so technical. Rittunder pushes a large jet program and takes over running it with a circle of a chosen few.

He begins personal selection of those who are going tofly"his" jets. Selection consists of screening Cadets at the new Air Force Academy for a 3.0 grade point average followed by a gruelling personal interview to determine their engineering knowledge. He becomes dissatisfied with the engineering background of the

Cadets and advocates that the Air Force Academy become more of an engineering school so he can have more pilots in "his" jet empire.

When Air Force officials balk at changes in their balanced curriculum he threatens to fill "his" cockpits with graduates from MIT and Cal Tech exclusively. Air Force officials capitulate to this blackmail and change the whole concept of education at the Academy. Leadership is played down and technical academics become foremost.

Rittunder makes the most of his battle with the Air Force leadership. The press does too.

Congressmen love his act. When he is not selected by the legal, i.e., Congressionally approved, selection process for brigadier general, Congress intervenes and makes him an extra number in grade.

He continues to control the jet program; building an empire and dictating who will fly "his" jets. He develops a cult of personality and preens himself with the self-given title of "Father of Jet Aircraft." The Air Force jet fleet, however, becomes multi-missioned. Strategic bombing, control of the air, tactical air support, troop transport are the varied missions. These are operational vice technical. But the potential operators are being mostly selected by Rittunder's penchant for technicians.

Finally someone asks, "Why the hell are we letting some guy with a motor decide how the Air Force runs and who runs it? That job is for Air Force leadership and is entrusted to its leaders by the people of the United States!"

Exit General Rittunder!

Anatomy of a Scandal Redacted for Publication Lieutenant Michael J. Collins USN Being the only Alumnus ('84) on our squadron staff, I catch a lot of ribbing over Academy problems. So when the latest cheating scandal broke, our doctor mentioned it to me. I hadn't previously heard of the incident, so Doc was surprised when myfirstcomment was "Electrical Engineering Department again?" After he confirmed my suspicion, a flood of memories, bad memories overwhelmed me. All I could think of was if Wires today is anything like it was in 1982, I'm not surprised at the scandal.

My first day of Wires introduced me to Lt. A, our professor He started the class by saying "I'm a mustang . . . prior enlisted . . . I got commissioned the hard way, so you won't get any breaks from me."

Our first lessons included the proper way to do homework. Green engineering paper only, name in the upper left hand comer, date in the upper right hand comer, assignment number top dead center Our text was written by a man named Boylstead, so working problem l.b from our nightly assignment was put on paper as problem l.b.B. Omitting a period, or the capital B was cause for a Mid to lose 50 points from a homework assignment. It was not uncommon to see an assignment where every problem was correct, but forgetting the period after the capital B would knock the grade down to —150. Yes, negative grades were calculated in the homework average. Additionally, if a Midshipman missed a homework assignment, every subsequent homework assignment was counted as a zero until the delinquent assignment was done.

When our first course wide exam came around, we found that "the gouge" that Lt. A gave us was 180 degrees out of phase. The homework assignments and the problems worked in class were not representative of those featured on the exam. We should have known that Shipmate, April 1994

stuff anyway, so Lt. A wanted to emphasize other aspects of electrical engineering for our professional edification. My Wires section had the lowest average on the course-wide exam, significantly below the Class mean. While passing out our graded exams for review, Lt. A read our grades aloud and made disparaging remarks about our abilities in front of our Classmates. When one student complained to the Department Chairman, Lt. A changed his methods. He rearranged our seats after the exams.

Worst grade front left seat, best grade rear right seat. The comments did not abate.

When we reached the 12-week point. Rotors and Motors, Lt. A said that he did not remember the subject material. He would read to us from the book, but if we had any questions, we were to go ask Cdr B. Labs were still entertaining though. On one particularly confusing lab, Lt. A decided to take 10 points off for every question asked. Over my partner's protests, I asked five questions. My partner and I got the class high score of 46. Trying to preserve a passing grade, the others did not ask questions, and failed the lab.

I "survived" first semester Wires, if you call a low D surviving, and moved into second semester where I had one of the finest teachers I have ever met. Prof. C. Realizing the skill level of our section (most of whom had Lt. A) he started at the beginning of Wires I and unscrewed what had been done before. He did so well that our section was significantly above the course wide average. Our success was aided by a legendary Wires instructor, Capt. D, USMC. Capt. D could fill the Chauvenet Hall auditorium to standing capacity for one of his review sessions. "No gouge, just facts." Capt. D worked problems right off the course syllabus.

The Class success was so high that the mean of the bell curve was 85, rather than 77. The

department decided to fix that. Prior to the 16week exam and final, Prof. C, Capt. D and other instructors were not allowed to see the exam. The chairman didn't want the "Gouge" out. The mean would be driven down, and it was. The 16-week and final exams had problems that were much more difficult than standard Wires problems and were not representative of previous course work. Upstarts like myself who had the audacity to rise to a B average were quickly driven back into the C range.

In many respects it is easy to blame Lt. A for my dislike of the Electrical Engineering Department at the Naval Academy, after all, he was the cause of a lot of pain. But the problem goes beyond one bizzare instructor It goes to the core of the Department's administration.

The Department received the complaints about Lt. A; they saw our plunmieting grades; the other instructors saw the way he treated his students and had to field questions that he could not answer But no one helped. There seemed to be no relief from the Queeg of Wires. Many of my Classmates, myself included, virtually stopped doing other homework during the week because the Wires load was so great. We were in an academic load-shedding mode trying to survive. Unfortunately, survival in Wires meant lagging grades in other courses. The semester spiraled downward.

Prof. C and Wires II brought success and understanding. Wires grades soared and success in other classes was allowable. We were no longer load-shedding, and the overall QPR's rose. But the EE Departmental administration could not allow success when the mean of the normal curve was too high. The correction had to be made.

A Midshipman's existence is different from most any other pursuit in the world. To get accepted to the Academy, one must be a success-

ful over-achiever. The typical Midshipman is a high school hot-shot who is not used to failure.

Additionally, most parents have an overwhelming pride in their offspring's success. This, as well as the obvious rigors of Academy life, create extreme pressures to succeed at all costs.

When an institution like the EE Department creates roadblocks to success like self-leveling academic curves and pathetic instructors, many people are driven to beat the system. Although Midshipmen do not lie, cheat, or steal, they will bullshit, recon, and get the gouge.

The pressure to succeed combined with the institutional obstacles to success can cause a person to blur the distinction between right and wrong to the extreme.

It is not right for Midshipmen to push the ex-

tremes of honor, but neither is it right for an entrenched bureaucracy such as the EE Department, to hold students back. The 50-50 civil/ military split in faculty is one of the strong points of a Naval Academy education, but the tenure system in this environment can destroy the educational value of the curricula. The ability of an entrenched professor to continue year after year to drive people out of their classes is unsatisfactory.

The staffing of the Electrical Engineering Department should be thoroughly examined.

Course standards should be reviewed, as should be the teaching methods of instructors whose sections score "below the mean." If the course standards are not being taught and tested, if the instructors are substandard, or if legitimate

complaints are being ignored, the Academy should clean house on the Department. We need a system that teaches electrical engineering principles, that rewards and encourages success, and allows students to leam through hard work not guile. Course objectives, not the mean of the normal curve, should determine the degree of difficulty of exams. Students should not be forced to choose between success in Wires and their other courses.

The Electrical Engineering Department needs to be squared away, and has needed to be squared away for over a decade. Several cheating scandals in that Department attest to that fact. But regardless of the EE Department's problems and regardless of other reasons, heaven help any Midshipman caught cheating.

Transfer the Colors Although I have passed company and battery guidons in changes of command, I have not had the opportunity to pass the colors of a unit to my successors. (I left the Second Battalion, 4th Marines at night in a medevac chopper) I use this vehicle as the occasion of passing "command" to my successor, Cdr. David E. Church USN (Ret.) '67.

These past years have flown swiftly. It was just eleven years ago that I read in Shipmate that Capt. Roy C. Smith, III USNR (Ret.) '34 was retiring as editor and asking anyone interested to apply. I was happy in my eight-year retirement in Reno; didn't have a job; didn't need a job; and didn't want a job. Still, I knew that if I didn't toss my hat in the ring I would wonder forever Thus, I wrote to Bill Busik indicating my interest and qualifications. (No resume since I wasn't in the job market.) I didn't tell Donna, however Bill invited me to come East and discuss it. I had to tell Donna. Her reaction was, "We can't move. I've just been to the commissary!" (We made a 70-mile trip about every six to eight weeks to the Army Ammo Depot at Herlong, Califomia, to stock the freezer and pantry.) I flew back at my own expense; met Bill, Roy and the rest of the staff and even met the late Mark A. Kreiger, Jr. (Upon his death, I was to form a friendship and strong business relationship with his son and successor, Mark, III, at John D. Lucas Printing Company.) Bill made no commitment but I felt optimistic enough to see a Realtor and test the housing market. It was good news and bad news. The good news was that I couldn't have written the job description any better to suit my background. I was an Alumnus (prime qualification). I had been a Class Secretary. I had been Editor and Publisher of the Marine Corps Gazette for three years on active duty. I had an advanced degree in journalism from the University of Nevada. (I took all the courses, i.e., Shakespeare, history, etc. that I missed in the "lock-step" curriculum of the 1947-51 Academy.) I fit the matrix but 8

most important, I would be the first Marine on the Alumni Association staff.

My optimism was soon rewarded. I was at home in Reno drinking a beer with 2nd Lt. James W., Ill USMC '82 (now a major) fresh from Artillery School at Fort Sill. It was a Tuesday in late May. The phone rang. It was Bill Busik. "If you want the job, it's yours.

How soon can you be here?"

My quick answer was, "I am not sure exactly when 1 can start work since I have to finish some things here. [I had been working as an emergency substitute at the University's Journalism Department and had exams to give and grade.] But Donna and I will be there this weekend to look for a house."

I told Wes the good news. He asked me how much they were going to pay me. I told him I forgot to ask. I called the Sierra Nevada Museum of Art to tell Donna who was at a Board of Directors meeting. The secretary told me that Donna couldn't come to the phone. I left a message that she had to learn all the words to "'Navy Blue and Gold."

That was the good news. The bad news was housing. We spent four days looking but settled on the second house we had seen. (Joanne Adrian, wife of Bob '43, knew her market and her customer.) We have spent ten plus years among wonderful, friendly neighbors. The interest rate was eleven percent and it was to jump to 13/6 the day before we closed. We carried the house in Reno until December We have refinanced since.

We flew back to Reno to pack out. I drove East solo in July arriving on Friday, 15 July 1983 to begin a great experience that is now coming to a close. Roy remained on board until late August. I met the able assistants I was to inherit as fellow henchmen in producing Shipmate. Cdr Jim McDonald USN (Ret.) was the Assistant Editor and Mrs. Cordelia Richards was Editorial Assistant. Jim retired a few years back but Cordy still carries on as ever Roy passed me a viable staff and a well-put-together

magazine. Since it wasn't broken I had nothing to fix. My only action was to alter something that I had disliked as a Secretary and which I thought was amendable—the production schedule. As a Secretary I wondered why it took so long for a column to appear after I submitted it. I thought 12 to 15 weeks was too long even though it was standard under several of Roy's predecessors. My first issue of October 1983 went in the mail on 23 October The next 23 October I gave the Board of Trustees the November 1984 issue which had just gone into the mail. The gap had closed to five and six weeks from submissions to mailing but it hadn't been easy.

The problem was the typesetter in Annapolis who did not adhere to a schedule. "It got done when it got done." Thus the printer (John D. Lucas) in Baltimore did not know when the layouts would arrive. It was impossible to schedule time on the presses and we had to await a "window of availability" inasmuch as the presses ran around the clock. Lillian O'Brien of John D. Lucas, the lady who kept me out of trouble for ten years was anxious to get a firm production schedule from us so she could reserve our time on the presses. The demise of hot type and proliferation of wordprocessor type setting had driven printers out of labor-intensive work.

In December 1983, all the principals met in the ballroom in Alumni House. There were two large coffee urns and drinking was encouraged.

I locked the door and we began. Since I don't drink coffee, I could outlast them before I unlocked the door. It took four hours but we did come up with a workable schedule. At least it worked for the first few months until the typesetter reverted to type (pun intended) and went back to old ways despite his agreement. The remedy was apparent but promises by the typesetter, usually broken, for better service delayed the move to Brushwood Graphics in Baltimore. The team of Lucas and Brushwood has been the mainstay of Shipmate's production for Shipmate, April 1994

more than six years.

Another fortunate thing occurred. Just after Christmas a postal clerk came to verify subscription lists. At least that's what he was supposed to do although he didn't know what he was there to inspect. Having some familiarity (from my days at the MarCor Gazette) I knew that there was a ratio between number of pages in an issue and advertising which allowed us to keep our non-profit second-class mailing status. I was shocked to find that we hadn't been getting the cheaper non-profit rate. We were paying up there with Time and Newsweek not down with Proceedings. My estimate was an overpaying of our legal postage by about $12to $15,000 a year. That's a lot of stamps.

I visited the postmaster to talk about our legitimate rate. He was bewildered by my request but sent for his man who handled second-class mail. He was on vacation but the #2 secondclass showed up with some forms. They were for a status we already had not the new status we desired. We found that the postmaster's Postal Manual was out of date. I left and looked in our own mail room and found in the latest Manual that we qualified under five of the seven categories of non-profits entitled to the lower postage. A letter from Publisher (Bill Busik) to the postmaster with copies of Shipmate were all it took. I drafted the letter; cited the Manual; Bill signed it; and I took it to the post office on Church Circle. I complied with the rules and put a stamp on the envelope. (Ben Franklin's monopoly requires a stamp on all correspondence delivered over routes it serves. Thus the mother pinning a note on her kindergartener violates federal law. The child is an accessory to the crime.) The postmaster wasn't in but I left it with his secretary. I heard nothing.

I made several calls to the local post office but got vague non-committals. Finally, I caught the postmaster in his office face-to-face. He didn't remember getting the original letter but sent for his second-class expert who also said he knew nothing about it and dug up the same forms his assistant had tried to foist on me. My mistake was to quote the Manual to him. He didn't even have a copy. He was most belligerent. I skipped several echelons and went to the Head Man in D.C. I got more attention there and was asked to send copies of all correspondence directly. I was called in June or July to learn that our request was approved retroactive to the date of submission in January. The local postmaster was to provide a rebate. Still nothing happened. I did get a copy of the message from D.C. to the local man directing him to refund. Bumping into him downtown, I asked the status of the refund in the bureaucratic slow motion. He knew nothing about it. I was in front of his desk within the hour with my copy, I guessed that like the other paperwork it was devoured by the man in charge of secondclass. Our efforts were rewarded in August with a refund check of $8,715.67. It was put to good use in speeding up production of Shipmate. The reduced rates helped in Shipmate's annual budget.

Shipmate had a copier that predated the incandescent lamp. It was useless in the production process and made copies of correShipmate, April 1994

spondence slightly worse than carbons. There existed copiers that could enlarge or reduce and make good copies of photos. For our purposes, such would enable us to size our photos and lay them out on the spot as we made up the "dummy" instead of waiting for the return of sized copies sent to the printer. Besides saving two weeks in the schedule the flexibility achieved was priceless. The $8,715 was wellused.

My next problems were retirements. Capt.

Paul Schratz '39 had been writing "Sea Breezes" for longer than we could remember Paul decided to retire and keep up with his many other interests. Not to wor^y. LCdr. James G. Stavridus '76, whom I had known since he was a preteenager (I had worked for his Dad when he was a major and later a colonel) had been Roy's first columnist for "A Few Inches From the Yard." I asked Jim to come on board and "An Ocean Away" was born. The next retirement was Jim McDonald. After 100 issues, he hung it up. Bill Busik knew John Coleman JOC USN (Ret.) was in town and looking. We found him. It was a great team. We would come in early on a press day; start laying out the issue; copying the layout etc.; and have it ready to go by noon. Only then would we realize we hadn't spoken a word to each other That's teamwork!

Now 1 was ready to embark on another goal —The Register. Over the years that historical document had been handled and mishandled by many hands. The only reliable source of the entries was the individual himself. From awards, to ranks to changes of address, the individual had to provide. I bet that only a few had ever seen their own entry in The Register. On that assumption 1 found a data manipulation firm who could frame and mail a validation form to each of our more than 37,000 Alumni. I did not want it to be another survey. I wanted to stress the urgency of updating historical data on Alumni. The "experts" said we would get about three per cent in thefirstmailing and geared for subsequent trys. I felt differently and was right. Over a period of a month, we had 30,000 returns. That was good and bad. The vast majority followed the simple instructions and their returns were sent directly to the keystrokers to input. The problems in the others required all to be screened before going to the keystrokers.

For uniformity one screener had to see all of them to maintain uniformity. For six weeks, I spent seven days a week and ten hours a day looking at returns. I had a triage approach.

Most required no changes. Some meant I had to insert or correct information, e.g., Alumni who resigned after two years were not lieutenants or in some cases even jay gees. I corrected that.

Some maintained that they hadn't "resigned" but "transferred to USNR." I made those conform to our records. The biggest groups who were in the hopeless third of the triage were attorneys and PhDs. I guess that when they were kindergarteners they had trouble keeping the crayons inside the lines. On the other hand, the Carters, Trosts, Kelsos, Webbs of the Alumni not only did their own by hand but required no changes. There's a message!

Shipmate (Donna called it my toy) continued

to muddle along. The great joy was the number of Alumni who wrote, who dropped in to visit and comment on the magazine and the calls on the telephone from other Alumni. I built a circle of friends which 1 hope to keep up with on Shipmate's pages in retirement. We had several meetings of Class Secretaries at Alumni House wherein we exchanged ideas and techniques and met each other. The latter was always fun during the libations and lunch. Alas, we lost none to taxes but the other inevitable claimed more than I care to conjure. In order of demise these were: George Brewster 16, Lawrence Schetky '19, Schuyler Pyne '25, George Dyer 19, Ferry Taylor 18, Bob Keyer '24, George Chapline '16, Fred Bradman '30, Don Royce 14, Cal Laning '29, Ed Day '31, Harvey Walsh '22, Joe Nevins '25, Jack Kennaday '24, Jack Wadleigh '37, Jim Dudley '21, Logan McKee '21, Jim Pratt '22 and Joe Callahan'26. As Kipling says," . . . I'll meet them later on in the place where [they] have gone . . . " The toughest job I had during my tenure was choosing who would write "A Few Inches From the Yard" and later the new "Brigade Activities." These were the Alumni links to Bancroft and the Brigade. I was in a no-lose situation and every time I interviewed a Mid, I soared to a new high of faith in the future of the Naval Service. With the approval of the Dant, I put an "ad" in the Plan of the Day (nee Brigade Bulletin) for applicants from Second Classmen in January. They were all great Mids. It became scary for a while when my selectees (and they were mine alone—not the Commandant's and not some civilian professor's mouthpiece) became next year's stripers, including two sixstripers and an assortment of five-, four- and three-stripers. I owe a debt to John Deranian '85, Paul Costello '86, Jim Byrne '87, Andy Johnson '88, Tim Cherry '88, Mike Harnett '89, Joe Herlihy '90, Dan Barchi '91 (maybe the only father-son six striper combo), Dan Goldenberg '92, Chris Graves '93, Kelly Eubanks '93, Mark Christenson '94 and Elliott Avidan '94. I'll miss their monthly visits with their columns but I'll follow their careers in their Class columns.

For a few years we had a column on "Navy Academics" by the current Academic Dean.

When he arbitrarily tried to amend the agreedupon frequency to one of his own choosing, the editor terminated his columnist.

I have mentioned Paul Schratz above. Paul was a friend to Shipmate even after he closed his column. He contributed an article every now and then. Paul died last December but we are all richer for his memory. I lost a good friend.

Another writer and friend was Adm. Mick Carney '16. He was CNO in 1954 when I was a new Captain USMC. He was a ready wit and expressed himself well both orally and in writing. Our relation went back to my days as a Mid. His retort to my reply to his initial welcome to Shipmate letter started off typed (Grace typed all his material): "Dear Colonel Hammond" but it was crossed out and added: "Wes, it is time we dispensed with unnecessary titles and superfluous surnames." It was signed

"Mick." In time I had the temerity to call him "Admkal Mick." He left us silently at the end of June 1990. His heritage is being carried on by his great-grandson, 2d Lt. Chris Graves USMC '93 who told his greatgrandfather that his intended choice of Service was to "give the family some class."

Tom Bates has been the faithful columnist of Navy Sports for more years than I can remember. Besides being informative (and I will keep up on Navy through his column) he has been an editor's dream in meeting deadlines and getting in the latest info before we go to press. Capitol Hill was written by John Slinkman, late of Navy Times, when I arrived. He retired and the slack was picked up by Larry Caviolia '67 from his vantage point of a staffer on The Hill.

Unfortunately for Shipmate, Larry stepped up to higher things in Congress and my Classmate and friend VAdm. Bill Lawrence USN (Ret.) '51 took over Bill does a great job and it's nice to know that '51 will remain in the line up after I leave.

The next crisis in a teapot came in February 1991 when John Coleman announced that he was retiring for personal reasons and moving back to New London. I was in quandary. I needed an assistant editor but since I was planning on my own retirement in 1994,1 wanted to ensure that the assistant editor was one who could fleet up to my job. I wanted an Alumnus who had completed a full career; who was active in Class business; knew the Naval Service and the Academy; and who was 15 to 20 years behind me in graduation. I had to fend off many

who bore the title and experience of "editor" but didn't know anything about the Academy.

I interviewed with Bill about a dozen. None filled the bill. There was even one who came with a list of changes and redesign she had put together. She hinted at doing away with "those messy Class Notes." I could just see Shipmate eventually being printed on pink paper She was not hired. In the meantime, I continued to do the editorial work of putting out each issue alone. It went on for six months.

Then, as an answer to a prayer someone told Dave Church and he applied. Hefitthe matrix and is now ready to take over (probably has been since the day he arrived) and I felt comfortable in tuming over the Colors.

I will miss all the friends I have made among the 70 plus active Class Secretaries. Their dedication and devotion (the few exceptions know who they are) is inspiring and indicative of the Academy education. I thank them for loyalty and support over the years.

I thank the Shipmate staff—Cordy, Dave and our newest official edition, Nancy Gorum, wife of Chuck, 76's President. I thank Bill for his support and confidence. Most of all I am grateful for the faithful readers who have found time to both express their satisfaction with and on occasion their displeasure with the content of Shipmate. It gladdens an editor's heart to know that it is being read.

We don't feel great about leaving Shipmate but Donna and I bow to the inevitable as we return to Reno. We leave The Peoples Democratic Republic of Maryland, however, with mixed

emotions—somewhere between joy and ecstasy. Donna has been a special sport in putting up with my antics at Shipmate. She has served her time in Maryland.

Knowing that we are heading West, people ask us how we are going to get along without the news. I can assure them that I will continue to follow the fortunes of the Yankees in The New York Times without having to be plagued with the antics of Cal Ripken and the rest of the St. Louis Browns in The Washington Post.

Likewise, I will be able to read about a real football team in the San Francisco Chronicle.

As for the best part of The Washington Post, the comics, between the Chronicle and the Reno Gazette-Journal I'll be able to keep up with the doings of all my favorites. "Andy Capp" and his Missus, Dennis and Mr Wilson, I'll still model my desktop after "Shoe." Beetle, Sarge and Gen. Halftrack will be my morning fare along with "Calvin and Hobbes." Charlie Brown and his dog. Snoopy, will be there too.

I'll watch Thor smash the snake in "B.C." while the anteater zaps his prey and I hope that the Fat Broad finally gets what she has had coming to her over the years. Even "Prince Valiant" is there with "Frank & Ernest" and Hagar and "Snuffy Smith." This is life off the East Coast. Try it you'll like it.

"Transfer the Colors!"

Wes "I relieve you, sir!"

Dave

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USNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OFFICERS Chairman of the Board ADM. ROBERT L . J. LONG USN (Ret.) '44

Annapolis, Maryland Vice Chairman of the Board (Eastern Area) THE HONORABLE JOHN E . SHEEHAN '52

Laughlintown, Pennsylvania Vice Chairman of the Board (Central Area) CAPT. CLAIBORNE S. BRADLEY USN (Ret.) '48

Lake Forest, Illinois Vice Chairman of the Board (Western Area) CAPT. W. PATRICK DONNELLY C E C USN (Ret.) '65

Bonita, Califomia President and CEO CAPT. ROLAND BRANDQUIST USN (Ret.) '60

Annapolis, Maryland President and CEO Emeritus CAPT. WILLIAM S. BUSIK USN (Ret.) '43

Annapolis, Maryland Treasurer

^e Superintendent of the United States 9{avaC JAcademy and the Chairman of the "Boardofthe Mumni S^sociation request the pleasure of your company for a testimonial dinner in honor of Captain andiMrs. 'WiUiamS- 'Busil<i on Saturday, the fourteenth of May at seven o 'cCocl<i Mumni ^aff Cocktails Begin at si?ii o 'clocl<i l/y>iP zinth attached form Civilian Informal Summer White

CAPT. DANIEL M . TRUAX USN (Ret.) '59

Annapolis, Maryland

TRUSTEES Past President VADM. ROBERT B . BALDWIN USN (Ret.) '45

Rancho Sante Fe, Califomia Superintendent's Representative CAPT. JOHN P COLLINS CEC, USN '69

Armapolis, Maryland

At Large (To serve through Spring 1994) LCDR. SANDY A. JONES USN '79 LCDR. WENDY B . LAWRENCE USN '81 RADM. RONALD F MARRYOTT USN (Ret.) '57 RADM. J. SCOTT REDD USN '66

(To serve through Spring 1995) ADM. LEON A. EDNEY USN '57

LGEN. MATTHEW T COOPER USIVIC (Ret.) '58 LCDR. W. SCOTT GRAY, IV USN '79 CAPT. EDMUND H . ELLIS USN '46

(To serve through Spring 1996) VADM. FRANCIS R. DONOVAN USN (Ret.) '59 ADM. HUNTINGTON HARDISTY USN (Ret.) '52 LGEN. CHARLES C . KRULAK USMC '64 VADM. EDWARD H . MARTIN USN (Ret.) '54

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Annapolis MR. JAMES M . RAVENEL '45

Atlanta

"Come Join us to ^onor Captain 'BiCC'Busil<i after 23 years of outstanding sendee to USC\Q^ Mumni" --Admirai%^ L. f. Long Ciipiain Bill Busik will retire on May 31, 1994 after 23 years of service lo Alumni of the United Stales Naval Academy. If you would like to attend the testimonial dinner on Saturday 14 May, 1994 given in his and Ginny's honor at Alumni Hail at the United Stales Naval Academy, please complete the form below and mail it with your check to the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. Sealing is limited and will be filled on a 1st check received basis.

1 1 Regret Accept We We The Alumni Association's invitation to Captain and Mrs. Busik's testimonial dinner on 14 May 1994. The cost of the dinner is $35.00 per person Name: Address:

MR. CHARLES K . ROURKE '54

Boston CDR. DONALD A. LOVELACE, II, SC, USN (Ret.) '55

Charleston

Phone Number: Social Names:

CAPT. CHARLES J. SMITH USN (Ret.) '58

Greater Washington, D.C. Area COL. TOM D. PARSONS USMC (Ret.) '49 Virginia Beach, Va. CDR. GREG R. GULLETTE USN '77

Jacksonville MR. PAUL H . LARIC '49

New York MR. THOMAS J. BENDER, JR. '70

Philadelphia VADM. PAUL D. STROOP USN (Ret.) '26

San Diego/Coronado CAPT. H. WAYNE GOODROE USNR (Ret.) '65

San Francisco CAPT. NEIL BLOCK, C E C , USNR (Ret.) '61

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Appropriate gifts will be presented to Captain and Mrs. Busik for their many years of dedicated and selfless service to the Alumni Association at the testimonial dinner, if you would like to contribute along with your RSVP for dinner, add the amount of the contribution above the dinner amount. Should any amount accrue beyond the cost of the gifts, it will go toward a gift lo the Alumni Association designated by the Busiks. Please make your check payable to USNA Alumni Association and mail with your RSVP to Captain Busik's Testimonial Dinner. 247 King George Street. Annapolis, Maryland 21402-5068.

Panama Canal Cruise The Eastern Seaboard was locked in by the worst Winter season in a decade. California was still reeling from Mother Nature's rock and roll dance. The Midwest had barely begun to recover from the floods. What better time to escape to warmer climes and a forget-it-all vacation? Mid-January saw an opportunistic group of 22 Alumni and guests hopping on planes from all over the country to rendezvous in Acapulco, Mexico, board the cruise ship ROYAL PRINCESS and set a course for the Panama Canal, final destination: San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Some of the more anxious travelers took advantage of the two day pre-cruise stay at the Acapulco Princess to take in a few sights in Mexico, enjoy some wonderful south of the border food, get a start on the tan to end all tans, and, quite incidentally, do a wee bit of shopping. Trinkets and gold were the most popular commodities.

ROYAL PRINCESS (aka "The Love Boat," one of several) was a beautiful sight, gleaming white, over 756-feet in length with nine passenger decks for 1260 passengers and a crew of 521. With that many passengers one might expect confusion abounding when their turn around time is just a matter of hours. But nothing could have been smoother By the time we reached our staterooms, the bags were already there and ice in the ice bucket. We got underway a little before midnight, leaving the twinkling lights of Acapulco Harbor behind.

After a day at sea, we moored at Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica, and passengers debarked for any number of side trips. The largest group trekked over the mountains to San Jose, the capital. We were in a smaller group to visit a small village where local artisans present their wares. It was enjoyable to have one's feet on terra firma and to see this tiny, peaceful little country, and, quite incidentally, do a week bit of shopping. Coffee and wood products were bargains.

Sailing southeasterly for another day we hit some slight seas and those ubiquitous patches behind the ear and pastel wrist bands began appearing on some passengers. Our hardy USNA group quickly gained our "sealegs" and took it in stride. The next morning the Princess arrived at the Balboa Channel and virtually all passengers were on deck to view the entrance into the Panama Canal. As with most experiences, reading about this wonder and seeing pictures of it can never equal the thrill of the actual transit through the Canal. The Canal pilots present an almost continuous narrative about the Canal and its construction. It truly is a civil engineering marvel and took us nearly eight hours to complete the passage.

The next port of call was Cartegena, Columbia. Being barely ten degrees above the equa12

tor, it has become increasingly difficult to remember the Winter woes back home. The tan is progressing nicely, thank you. Our stay in Cartegena is brief, just enough time to tour the city, and, quite incidentally, do a wee bit of shopping. Leather products and emeralds here.

St. Maarten was our next scheduled stop but called for the ship to anchor out and send passengers ashore in her 50-man tenders. When we arrived offshore, winds were brisk and the seas were such that the Captain decided that it was too risky to transfer passengers to the tender so he sailed a few miles further to a picturesque little island where we went ashore. St. Bart (He St. Barthelemy) is very small and looked quite exclusive. Since it was Sunday, most shops were closed but some of us, quite incidentally, were able to do a wee bit of shopping. St. Barts tee shirts were about the only thing available.

Our penultimate stop on the cruise was at St. Thomas and here the passengers could take advantage of numerous interesting excursions . . . from scuba diving to helicopter rides. But St. T's real claim to fame would have to be its duty free shopping. This was the place where the men on the ship would like to lock their ladies in the stateroom until safely at sea again.

But no chance! Here a wee bit of shopping is NOT so incidental. Just about everything was a bargain, if you still had room in your luggage to pack it.

The final, and for most, the briefest port of call was San Juan, Puerto Rico. Disembarking the ship and clearing US customs was a smooth operation, no small feat with 1200 passengers and tons of baggage. Except for those who chose the San Juan optional extension, most of us went straight from the port to the airport for the final leg home.

While the stops on the cruise were interest-

ing, life aboard was even more so. Activities abounded from morning til the wee hours of the next morning. Aerobics classes, a lap pool and state of the art exercise equipment were all available to help us TRY to keep ahead of the midriff spread attributed to the wonderful food prepared by Italian chefs. Bridge games, trivia games, bingo and casino games for those so inclined. And entertainment every night by an energetic and enthusiastic crew and musicians.

When all else failed, there was always the ship's boutique where one could do a wee bit of incidental shopping!!

Traveling in the group organized by Intrav Travel Company were: RAdm. and Mrs. Jamie Adair '38, Jack Batte '45, Pres Belcher '33, Chuck Boyer '53, Mrs. Mary Burson, John and Shirley Camp '55, Mrs. Bette Chumley, "Connie" and Jean Conrad '38, Mrs. Monica Klemming, Betty Maher (Mrs. A. L. '23), John and Elaine Niesse '50, George and Olga Nolte '41, RAdm. and Mrs. "Obie" O'Brien, Ms. Joyce Simpson and Dan and Ona Truax '59 Alumni Association Representative. Also included in the picture are Al and Elinor Thomson '49 who were traveling with a USAA group.

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Burial at Sea Shipmate: Burial at sea is an event richly recorded in the history of seafaring men. However burial at sea from a submerged submarine has had very little coverage. As the submarine Flotilla Commander in New London in the '60s, I was alerted to the need for procedures to carry out such a burial at sea.

It all started with a message from the Chief of Naval Operations that filtered down the Submarine Command to me, with "a yours for action" tag. Upon researching the circumstances, I determined that a recently deceased former wartime submarine skipper stated in his will that he desired that his ashes be fired from a submerged submarine torpedo tube. It turned out that I had known the deceased during the war. He was a "Warrior" who had sunk quite a number of ships and one who always wanted things done right. So "yours for action" called in the Chaplain to plan the operation. I told him to look in his Chaplain's Manual for any precedent for such a procedure. He reported that the Manual was silent on the subject, so I told him to write one and we would work it over together I indicated to him that we should expect some next of kin to be present, so the burial ceremony procedure should be suitable for their participation.

The Chaplain did a fine job on writing up the procedures and a submarine was scheduled to carry out the burial. The procedures were as follows: Embark the next of kin in the submarine at New London. As I recall there were about six. The submarine proceeded to the diving area in Long Island Sound. A large wreath was placed on the focsile and a slow dive was initiated. The funeral party proceeded to the forward torpedo room where the urn enclosing "Capt. Warrior's" ashes, was placed on a torpedo skid. Pall bearers manned each side of the skid and the Chaplain did the burial honors with background music over the PA system. At the proper time, the Chief torpedo man notified the Captain that "Capt. Warrior" was ready for loading. The Captain then ordered "Load Captain Warrior" The Chief Torpedo man then informed the Captain that "Capt. Warrior" was loaded. The Captain then ordered "Fire Captain Warrior" upon which "Captain Warrior" was launched into Long Island Sound. Taps was then sounded over the PA system and the submarine prepared to surface. When surfaced, the next of kin were escorted to the bridge where they could see the wreathfloatingaway.

All in all it was an impressive reverential service much appreciated by the next of kin. I would like to think my friend, "Captain Warrior," was well pleased with how his wishes had been carried out. I will look him up when we

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meet again to see how he feels about his treatment.

R. C. GUIette '39

An Old, Bold Pilot Shipmate: The listing of the oldest Alumni in the latest issue has stirred memories. When I was a teen-ager in Batavia, New York, in the early thirties, the hero of every boy in town was Daniel Webb Tomlinson IV, '18 (number 5 on the list), the only naval aviator our little city had produced up to that time. We had no air strip, so his method of announcing to his father that he was arriving in town was to do a roll in a Navy biplane figher (FF? F2F?) directly over the paternal home and then land in LeRoy, ten miles away, to be picked up.

The story of Capt. Tomlinson's career could be and should be told by someone who can do it better, but I understand that after resigning from the Navy he became assistant to the president of Transcontinental and Western Airlines, the predecessor of TWA, and that during WWII he came on active duty and had an important position in the old Naval Air Transport Service.

I have also heard that he had a distinguished career in commercial aviation after the war.

About 1930 he wrote a book, entitled The Sky's the Limit, telling of his experiences as a naval aviator and an early carrier pilot. I was fascinated by it as a boy, and on retiring to Batavia 30 years later, went to the local library hoping to find a copy. Sure enough, there it was, in the Local History section. It still makes great reading for anyone with the slightest interest in aviation. Three things about it stand out in my mind: First, the book is full of names of young and intermediate aviators who later became famous in the service as admirals during and after WWII. Two I recall in particular are Ernest J. King, who became the head man, and A. M. Pride, the father of night fighting and later Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics; there are many others.

There is also a description of the Three Sea Hawks, a Navy aerial stunt team of which Tomlinson was a member The book describes their activities in considerable detail. During my own 30 years of commissioned service I never heard them mentioned, and I have always wondered idly whether they and the Blue Angels were the same organization or whether there was a gap between. Perhaps this letter will stir someone's memory.

Finally, there is a chapter give over to a test, at which Tomlinson was present, of a new method of bombing by which the pilot dived steeply toward the target, released his bomb

and pulled out of the dive. On this particular occasion the wings collapsed and although the pilot bailed out successfully, the observers on the scene agreed that dive bombing was impractical. This was only a few years before the German Stukas demonstrated otherwise.

Sidney A. Sherwin, Jr. '40

From the Yard Shipmate: Like many people interested in the recent string of tragedies that have rocked the Navy and the Naval Academy, I have an opinion concerning the state of affairs within the Brigade of Midshipmen. Unfortunately, for those readers seeking another bit of scandalous gossip or evidence of festering and decaying morality, I have none to offer and no real scathing indictments of a system gone awry. I wish not to excoriate a select few Midshipmen, the administration, or even the Brigade for actions taken (or not taken) during and after those fateful days around the Electrical Engineering Exam in the Winter of 1992.

Instead, I cannot help but feel that there is something else that the media barons have missed. There is indeed something that yellow journalists and muckrakers miss in their haste to indict the rusty mechanisms of a decrepit system. As I sit here to write this, I do not mourn the loss of our innocence but celebrate our awareness of our vices.

Whether or not you belive in the Fall from Grace, the story nevertheless offers a powerful message. Before they succumbed to the temptation of evil, Adam and Eve knew little of sin and the terrible implications of wrongdoing.

Perhaps we too stood too long in the shadows, ignorant of the possibility and never expecting the apple to be offered to us.

For those 133 Midshipmen offered the apple, I mourn. They tasted the forbidden fruit but it is through them and ultimately through their sacrifice (for is not cheating just cause for separationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the ultimate sacrifice for a Mid?) that we have come to a new awareness of the fragility of honor in the tempest that is modern society. It is irrelevant that this was obviously not their purposeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that they sought to succeed through illegitimate means; instead, we must recognize the result is the same, regardless of the motive.

I, and the great majority of my Classmates, have learned hard lessons from this tragedy. We will sorely miss our friends, our brothers. Like the Phoenix reborn, however, there can be no other alternative but for us and succeeding generations of Midshipmen to rise from the ashes and fight on.

I have more confidence in my Shipmates Shipmate, April 1994

than I have ever had. I rejoice at the prospects for the future of our country because we come to the Navy not with a perception of immortality and invincibility, but a deeper awareness of our own limitations and a stronger moral imperative than if we had not been tested at all.

There is really no other option.

Elliot Avidan '94

formed verbally of the occurrence.

Why is this action required and how did it come about?

Well, this is another one of those Navy "I was there" incidents.

As part of the 1935 U.S. Fleet Problem, the fleet was anchored in the Bay of Panama. The 10,000-ton treaty cruiser MINNEAIXJLIS (CA-36) was present and anchored in the capital ship area.

"Get a haircut, mister!"

The Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Fleet Shipmate: After watching the Army-Navy (CinCUS) was present and SOPA. While there, game a few months ago, I came away thor- one of the directives he issued was a fleet reoughly disgusted and embarrassed by the hair- fueling schedule. When it became her turn to cuts of the female Midshipmen. I use "hair- refuel, MINNEAPOLIS got underway and procuts" advisedly because, over the years, I have ceeded across the bay and went alongside a noted that female members of both the active U.S. Navy oiler She did not complete reduty and the Reserve have a similar lack of mil- fueling until after sunset, so it was dark when itary appearance, with hairdos that mimic the she cleared the oiler and headed back to her anunkempt styles of their civilian sisters. They chorage. The special sea detail was set, and, as need haircuts. Long stringy or kinky hair of Signal Officer, I was at my post in the pilot midback length that must be coiled like line to house. The Captain had the conn, and the Exfit under a helmet or similar hair that hangs ecutive Officer, Navigator, OOD, JOOD and down over the collar or is so bouffant it makes a enlisted watch slanders were in the pilot house mockery of military headgear has no place in a in addition to Ens. Jones. neat and orderly military organization. Most It was aflatcalm night, and the surface of the especially it does not belong at USNA where bay was slick, reflecting the myriad lights of male Midshipmen are held to a strict short-hair the Panama Canal entrance making it almost standard. impossible to discern which light was which.

During the game, a friend of mine wanted to MINNEAPOLIS'S navigational track took her know why female Midshipmen are not held to across the Canal channel, and, just as she was the same strict standards of military ap- about to cross, the Captain sighted the running pearance as the male mids. No answer. There is lights of a ship close aboard to port, proceeding no valid reason for long hair in a military con- down the channel. He immediately ordered "all text. Arguments that hair length has no bearing engines back full" and the sounding of "inland" on military efficiency are specious. Anyone whistle signals. At that instant, the huge dark with an ounce of sense and experience aboard hull of a merchant ship loomed dead ahead, and ship knows that there are any number of rea- MINNEAPOLIS'S bow scraped her upper starsons—both for military appearance and for board quarter causing noisy squeals and a safety—that short hair is a necessity in the heavy cascade of sparks. naval atmosphere of close quarters and comWhen clear, both ships anchored nearby. The plex machinery. sole damage to the merchant ship was a long Now that women are being placed on fleet gash on her upper starboard quarter, and MINunits, it is time for CNO to establish a policy for NEAPOLIS'S bow was bent from port to starfemale haircuts that stresses shortness and board. No personnel casualties on either ship. neatness with no hair that touches the collar.

So much for the collision! CinCUS ordered a Specifically abolished should be any hairdo Board of Investigation, which, among other that produces coils or buns; any artifice that is things, found that MINNEAPOLIS was actually employed to keep the hair off the collar should in "international" waters when she hit the meralso be banned. Hair should hang short and as chant ship in that the centerline of the Panama naturally as possible. There are any number of Canal channel demarked the boundary between hair styles that are both feminine and fit this "inland" and "international" waters of the harstandard. bor, such fact being unknown to her Captain I even suggest that the Superintendent up- and others involved. stage CNO by mandating strict short-hair stanAs such, the Board recommended, and Secdards for female Midshipmen now. It is past Nav approved, that henceforth, in order to time for military women to hear the words that avoid confusion in the minds of U.S. Navy some of their male compatriots hear at person- Commanding Officers, the location of their nel inspection time, "Get a haircut!!" ships upon entering "inland" or "international" Robert W. Titus '49 waters be logged and simultaneously verbally Ed. note: I must cavil with the writer From my informing the Commanding Officer of the vantage point in the rear of the Chapel on Sun- occurrence. day, I find that many male Midshipmen need C. B. Jones '33 haircuts badly. It's not just the ladies. Another passing I rue is the concept of grease shoes.'Wes Another Ring Story

Rules of the Road Shipmate: Since 1935 Navy Regs have required all U.S. Navy ships to log whenever they enter inland or international waters and that the Commanding Officer simultaneously be inShipmate, April 1994

Shipmate: Maj. Steve Walsh's letter in the January-February issue spurs me to write about my own minor participation in a lost Ring story almost nine years ago.

In September 1985,1 was serving as the Assistant SJA on the CinCUSNavEur staff. One

day I was approached by Jack Moore '70. Jack asked "You were in the Class of '65 weren't you?" "Yes" I answered proudly. Jack asked whether I knew an A. J. Johns? I thought for a moment and responded "Yes, in fact Tony Johns was in my class at Supply Corps School." Jack explained that his senior civilian at NavElex Det LONDON had come to Jack and told him that he had found a Ring similar to Jack's in a pawn shop in Northwood, just outside of London. The Ring had a '65 crest and inside was inscribed A. A. Johns. I asked Jack to get the name of the pawn shop. I called and ascertained from the pawn shop owner that the Ring was still there. I told him that I might be able to track down the Ring's owner and that he would probably want it back. "That's all well and good" said the owner, "but the Ring has been here quite a while and if it isn't sold in another month it will be melted down for the gold."

It had been nearly 19 years since I had seen Tony Johns when we parted company at Athens.

Nevertheless, quick action was required if the ring was to be saved from the melting pot. As our 20th Reunion was just a month off, I fired off a letter to our Class reunion co-ordinator, Pete Gness. I was hopeful that Tony Johns would be coming to the Reunion and Pete could pass on my letter Alternatively, perhaps some Classmate would know how to get in touch with Tony.

A month later I returned to my office late one afternoon and found a note to call Anthony Gilbert-Johns. The number was not one I recognized and was not in London. Given the lateness of the hour and the size of my in basket, I decided that Mr. Gilbert-Johns could wait until the 'morrow and the best course of action would be to attack my basket. Halfway through the pile, I found a letter from the Alumni Association. They had been contacted by Pete Gness with my request. The letter began "Pete Gness tells me you are trying to contact your Classmate, Tony Johns, who is now known as Anthony Gilbert-Johns!"

I quickly turned from my in basket to the note bearing Tony's phone number. I gave Tony a call and explained the Ring story. Miraculously, he did not even know the Ring was missing. Nevertheless, he was interested and came to London to have lunch and retrieve his ring. We had a delightful lunch and Tony regaled me with interesting stories about his life in England and later Indonesia after he left the Navy and went into the banking business. It is amazing what 18 years of living in England can do to a Georgia accent! We speculated about how Tony and his Ring could have parted. The best explanation that Tony could come up with was in a move several years earlier Although Tony hadn't thought about the Ring for years and indeed did not know it was missing, the thought of someone else having "his" Ring was not very palatable. So, he paid the more than 300 (about $700 then)—about seven times the original cost—to retrieve the Ring.

While this little tale does not compare to Maj. Walsh's exciting saga on Ischia, I hope that it adds to the folklore of missing Ring stories.

Donald R. Neutze '65 15

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New Midshipmen Leaders Three Midshipmen have taken command of the Brigade of Midshipmen this semester: Midn 1/C Sean Fahey of Rockville, Maryland is Brigade Commander. He is a Rhodes Scholarship and Truman Scholarship recipient, he was also offered a Marshall Scholarship. He plans to serve in submarines.

Midn 1/C Paul Davis of Harrisonburg, Virginia is Deputy Brigade Commander He is a gung-ho submariner who is making his mark in the challenging field of mechanical engineering.

Midn 2/C Reuben Brigety of Jacksonville, Florida is Brigade Sergeant Major He is Truman Scholarship nominee. He plans on a career in submarines or in the Marine Corps.

Help Preserve Our Naval History Shipmate: With the large numbers of base closings scheduled over the next two years, the Naval Historical Center will be hard pressed to insure that items of historical interest are properly inventoried and assigned to Navy Museums for preservation and public display.

Navy retirees can help in this effort by volunteering their time and expertise to assist the designated Navy teams charged with the task of inventory and preservation. If you live near a base, station or facility slated for closure and are willing to volunteer your time and energy to assist these inventory teams, please write the Naval Historical Center at the following address: Naval Historical Center Washington Navy Yard Washington, D.C. 20374-0571 Attn: Mr. Mark Wertheimer Tel: 202-433-3607 You will have to pay for your own expenses in this volunteer effort. When you write to Mr Wertheimer please give your full name, address, telephone number, your former rank or rating, the base you are interested in and a brief overview of your Navy experience. Your volunteer help will be coordinated by Mr Wertheimer with the official Navy Department review teams assigned to the project. This is your chance to insure that the history you helped make is not lost or forgotten.

John C. Kane '46 Major Donor Addendum We apologize for the following names being omitted from the list of donors in the October issue of Shipmate.

Again, our thanks to all for their generosity.

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Listen to the debate on the "Future of the Service Academies: Leadership Crucibles or Magnificent Anachronisms?" from 1400-1600 on 28 April, a panel that is part of the U.S. Naval Institute's Fourth Annapolis Seminar and 120th Annual Meeting.

Academy Superintendent RAdm. Tom Lynch '64 and former West Point Superintendent David Palmer will be joined by senior Hill staffers Arnold Punaro, Senate Armed Services Committee, and Karen Heath, House Armed Services Committee. Bob Woodward of The Washington Post will moderate.

If you can't come to Annapolis in person you can sign up to come via telephone. Pre-register for $35, and you will be sent a password and an 800 number Just before the panel begins, dial the 800 number and you will hear the discusBrigety, Fahey, Davis sion as it unfolds.

For those of you who can come to Annapolis, 27 and 28 April are packed with events.

H. W Burnett, Jr Following the annual meeting at 0900, 27 C. Stedman Garber, Jr April, Adm. Kelso '56 will answer questions Robert B. Williams from retired VAdm. Bob Dunn '51, retired December Cover Availability Coast Guard VAdm. Howard Thorsen and reThere have been numerous inquiries and re- tired Marine Corps LGen. D'Wayne Gray. Maquests for reproductions of the December 1993 rine Corps Commandant Gen. Carl Mundy will cover (Shown below.) The original art, as re- deliver the luncheon address.

Walter Cronkite will be joined by historians lated in All Hands in December, was a donation John Keegan and Steven Ambrose to discuss to the Naval Academy Museum and our use of Normandy, and John Keegan will speak at the it was with permission of the donor.

The Curator of the Museum does not believe Loews Annapolis Hotel banquet the evening of that we can legally make reproductions of the 27 April.

Adm. Mike Boorda, now Commander-inwork for distribution or sale. He is looking into the problem. In the meantime, you may contact Chief, US Naval Forces Europe/Commander in the Shipmate staff and we will send you a cover Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe, will from the December issue which is unblemished kick off Thursday, 28 April, with a 0900 by a mailing label. This will be done until the speech. Following will be a panel, "Downsizing from Desert Storm: What Has to Stay and supply is exhausted.

What Has to Go?," moderated by retired Army MGen. Perry Smith. Retired Marine Corps LGen. Bernard Trainor, retired Army LGen. Calvin Waller, and airpower analyst Barry Watts will join MGen. Smith.

Chief of Naval Personnel VAdm. R. J. Zlatoper will speak at lunch on 28 April, followed by the panel concerning the future of the service academies. At 1800, Charles Plumb '64 will deliver thefinaladdress to an audience that includes the entire Brigade.

For more information, call Carol Mason Feldmann at 410-268-6110.

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On 4 June 1942 Bu 2106 rumbled into the early moming sky over Midway Island with 16 other SBD-2s of VMSB-241. Flying in the aircraft that day was IstLt. Daniel Iverson, USMC, and his gunner, Pfc. Wallace J. Reid, USMC. Spotting the Japanese fleet about two hours later, Iverson and his squadronmates commenced their bombing runs. Iverson's SBD was quickly jumped by two Japanese Historic Aircraft at Naval Aviation fighters, which followed him down during his Museum 1,200 ft. dive. Exiting the target area at full A most historic World War II aircraft has re- throttle, Iverson immediately came under fire from his attackers, which by this time had been cently arrived at the National Museum of Naval joined by two of their comrades. Pursuing him Aviation in Pensacola, Florida. for about thirty miles, the tormenting Zeroes The aircraft, an SBD-2 Douglas Dauntless succeeded in putting 219 rounds into the escapdive bomber, was recovered from Lake Michi- ing Dauntless, one severing Iverson's throat gan recently. While on a training mission in mike cord and another wounding Reid in the June, 1943, Donald A. Douglas, a Marine Avi- foot. In addition, the aircraft's hydraulic system ator, crashed the Dauntless into the lake where and airspeed indicator were knocked out. Fiit rested on the bottom in the cold, fresh water nally, Iverson was able to maneuver BuNo 2106 for almost 50 years. into the clouds and eventually guide it back to The aircraft, USN BuNo 2106, wasflownin Midway. Unfortunately, no hits were obtained several significant battles including the Battle on the Japanese carriers during the attack, alof Midway, during World War II. though BuNo 2106 possibly scored a near miss Capt. Mark T Whittier, USN (Ret.), re- on HiRYU. For their valiant efforts, IstLt. Ivercently wrote that a check of his log book re- son was awarded the Navy Cross and Pfc. Reid veals that he flew a total of 149 hours in this recieved the Distinguished Flying Cross.

SBD-2 while assigned to VB-2. Included This lucky Dauntless, which comes comamong these flights was the "prize ride" of his career, a 1942 mission across the Owen Stanley plete with guns, ammunition, life raft, and Mountains to attack a Japanese cruiser and two "Midway Madness" painted on the cowl, truly transports at Lae and Salamaua. Pushing over seems to become more historical by the day. In into a dive, Whittier pickled his 1000 lb. bomb, addition to Whittier, they have located the famand was rewarded with a hit on a Japanese ily of Wallace J. Reid, who was killed in Korea cruiser and an eventual awarding of the Navy in 1950. Iverson perished in a training accident at NAS Melbourne, Florida, during World War Cross.

homa City. This is an annual event for parents, their Midshipmen/Cadets and their invited guests. Each year one of the Parents' Clubs hosts the event and this year it was Navy's turn.

The Club chose to honor RAdm. John E. Kirkpatrick, USNR (Ret.) '31, for his generous support of all the Service Academies as well as his many community efforts.

Gifts for the

II, but they are still seeking his family or any old acquaintances. They are also still in search of Donald A. Douglas, a Marine Aviator who ditched the plane in Lake Michigan in June 1943.

Annual Fund 1993 Donors— Addendum We apologize for the following names being omitted from the list of donors in the October issue of Shipmate Again, our thanks to all for their generosity 1981 1952 C-James W. Galanie

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SDA-Moscow Captain William C. Chapman USN (Ret.)

How does a poor but honest naval aviator find himself a Special Disbursing Agent—in the Soviet Union, of all places? And how does he proceed to comer the ruble market?

First, you outsmart yourself a lot, like volunteering for a tour in China only to find yourself shorebased for almost a year on Saipan. As rocks go, Saipan was a pretty good one, but distinctly lacking in liberty back in 1946 and 1947. Then, in order to get back to Uncle Sugar, apply for the shortest PG course on the books. Naval Intelligence. Then, find yourself drafted into the Russian language course— because until that moment aviators had not had to take a language, and you chose to write "none" in the space for language preference.

Then, Moscow being a so-called "volunteer" post, find that Capt. Hindmarsh, tsar of all the language studies, had volunteered for you. Finally, be the junior naval officer on post, so that you get all the good stuff, like Communications Officer, Indigenous Labor Officer, Transportation Officer, and Special Disbursing Agent.

It did not matter that you had early acquired some sort of disdain for the logic and conduct of Supply Corps activities, engendered in part by personal—as it tumed out—financial support of a three-week "no expense to the government" odyssey in returning three airplanes and their crews to San Diego from a winter deployment to Seattle. But I had learned from a sympathetic Warrant Paymaster that, while the language of the Supply Corps may look like English, it can be warped into new and strange translations. Although, as he warned, the statute of limitations applied and I would be well advised to keep my payment on deposit for seven years, his solution to my three-week expense account seemed to hinge on an improbable interpretation of what was to my simple mind a clear and contrary prohibition against what he did on my behalf. Until I found myself in the position of translating the Joint Travel Instructions, I had considered him something of a heroic figure; I learned that he was only an experienced practitioner and his art and, as it is with all disbursing officers, never at any risk at all to himself.

The world of the disbursing officer began to open up to me when the civilian clerk for the Shipmate, April 1994

Naval Attache, Stockholm, asked me the question, "How much do you want?" while insisting that my balance on my pay record was as irrelevant as a Congressman's balance in the House bank.

And so, when my orders to Moscow were endorsed with the assignment as Special Disbursing Agent, they proved to be writ in stone. My argument that I would be out of the Soviet Union four times a year for some number of weeks at a time—to maintain my flight status—made no impact, even when buttressed by the Comptroller Instructions that forbid a disbursing agent to share the combination to his safe with anyone, even his own disbursing clerk. Effectively, the disbursing office in Moscow would be shut down every three months—if one were to play by the rules.

Then, my suggestion that I take with me on my nine-day voyage on MS STOCKHOLM to Sweden a set of Comptroller's Manuals so that I might learn something in advance about my new responsibilities brought down on me some form of contempt. 1 was told, with emphasis, that generations of Special Disbursing Agents had come and gone without a one of them ever making such a ridiculous request. They had neither wanted—nor needed, apparently—to study those turgid volumes.

Having left the required copies—50 or so— of my signature with the Department of the Treasury so that I could draw on that signature $250,000 at a whack, on arrival in Moscow I found myself established as SDA with a second class disbursing clerk to do the work. DK2 Powers was 23, and as exceptional a petty officer as the other USN files in Moscow. Even more happily, he was our only teetotaler The first thing Powers taught me was the need to pay all our bills promptly. The Navy paid the rent and the utilities for a somewhat bizarre BOQ. (Built in the previous century by the Italian Ambassador, it had seven porcelain stoves for heating and two wood ranges for cooking, a wood-fired hot water heater plus a dining room which accommodated 85 for formal sit-down dinners.) We also had to buy gasoline for our fleet of six or more vehicles and to pay the Navy's local work force amounting to some 20 chauffeurs, maids, cooks, and a fire-

man. Except for some personal arrangements with the servants, each payment went to one of the agencies of the Soviet Government. The Navy's yearly disbursements, as I recall, to the Soviets exceeded a million dollars.

Two critical factors were immediately apparent. Any bill presented by a Soviet agency was due and payable within ten days of its preparations—after which it drew a penalty of 1% per day until paid. A third factor was less obvious, but also critical. Characteristic of Soviet efficiency generally, a bill was seldom delivered within seven or eight days of its preparation. As a result, the payee almost always had to deliver the payment by hand in a matter of 48 or 72 hours—or pay the Soviets a surcharge of 1% a day.

I was pretty sure that the US Government would not look kindly on penalty payments, nor do I recall that the Navy ever had to make any. Relying on the only efficient agency of the Soviet Union, the MGB, for keeping good track of all of us, including my disbursing clerk, I found myself entrusting to Powers the combination of the safe, leaving him a supply of rubles and signed, but not dated, checks drawn, as all were, on the State Department Embassy Disbursing Officer in amounts approximating expected bills during my absence.

In addition, he had one or more blank checks to cover unexpected expenses. I'm sure that it would have shocked Supply Corps auditors to know that a DK2 frequently had at his call more than $100,000 in coin of the realm—while his supervisor was on the far side of a very iron curtain. Given that the realm was the Soviet Union, and that the coin was not an item of international exchange, the risk was not all that great measured against the alternative certainty of heavy penalty payments.

Disbursing in the Soviet Union had its moments: establishing a more or less legal commissary, "cornering" the ruble market, defying BUSANDA's Cleveland office, rewriting the Joint Travel Instructions, and an unsuccessful effort to eliminate a bit of illegal enterprise on the part of the troops.

The commissary issue arose before we left the States. Diplomatic personnel assigned to Moscow were advised to bring with them— 19

and not to cross the Soviet border without it—a supply train of food, booze, and clothes sufficient for two years. Bob Day '42 and 1 were to travel together, so we "shopped" together. Our first delightful surprise was the Schenley Distillers representative. He took one look at our meager liquor order, $500 apiece, and suggested it be at least quadrupled. We pleaded the reality of our poverty, but he assured us that, as diplomats, our credit was triple A-1. We warned him that we would be at least 60 days en route, having to wait for the ice to break up on the Baltic. He promised we would not see our first bill until at least six months after the goods arrived in Moscow—and that Schenley had a long history of accommodating late, late payments from the overseas diplomatic corps. We were persuaded; we ordered some $5,000 worth of liquors. With Gilbey's gin at 65 cents a fifth (as we were to learn, the empty bottles brought $1.75 apiece in Moscow), Old Granddad at $2.20, Canadian Club and VO at something less, and so on, we had the makings for some spectacular hangovers. We were told that we should bring American beer, so we ordered 100 cases of Schlitz. Our friend at Schenley drew the line. "For beer, we deal only in carload lots."

We thought it likely we could buy some bulk items (rice and flour, for instance) through the Navy itself. Our efforts led to an ex-aviator lieutenant, newly graduated from Supply Corps school. Lt. Smith, having traded his wings for porkchops, was eager to put his new education to work. What a joy he was! He tore up our list and substituted a "scientific" approach, taking into account the probability of canned peas freezing en route, the higher survivability of cherries in syrup, and other esoteric criteria. He added things we would never have dreamed of but which proved their worth a hundred times over as exchange goods—rolls of terry cloth toweling, for which our Russian maids would murder; cases of Hershey bars, hotter items on the road in Russia than cigarettes; Cheezits, a commodity never before seen in Moscow; and lots of laundry soap.

When we looked at the extent of his list, we were again forced to plead poverty. Lt. Smith (SC) had the answer; he would ship it all as Navy goods to the Attache's account as a commissary, an activity envisaged in those manuals I could not have. The good book required a request in writing from the Attache, but Smith was prepared to dispense with that formality.

"The only one you have to worry about will be the SDA, since he will get the added work of accounting for the goods. Can you handle him?" I sure could. The result was that the Naval Attache had the only commissary in town, the envy of all and chock-full of fungibles. I should add that, while the goods were available to all US Navy personnel, the SDA who had had to husband them personally from Helsinki by train to Moscow took a somewhat 20

proprietary interest in their distribution.

A footnote needs to be added. The BUSANDA instructions that authorized commissaries required that a 10% surcharge be added to the prices, to be collected by the SDA as a matter of course. Making purchases in the Naval Attache's commissary in Helsinki, and again in Stockholm, I really dropped a skunk into the family picnic by asking why they were not collecting the surcharge. 1 noted the reference in the instructions. Not having made the collections over the previous several years, the Attaches didn't quite know whether to be grateful for the knowledge or to declare me persona non grata for perhaps waking up ONI's porkchop department to a shortfall in their books.

The next great hassle was precipitated by an edict from the Soviets that their officials could not in the future sign any paper not rendered in the Russian language. Only those who have worked with BUSANDA fully comprehend the sacred role of the Public Voucher, or PV. No payment may be credited to a disbursing officer's accounts without a duly executed PV, a form BUSANDA certainly could never print in the Cyrillic alphabet. What to do? The bills had to be paid—within ten days—but the payee would not, could not legally under the law of his land, sign our PV's. My solution, proposed and agreed to by Capt. Nick Draim, was to prepare the PV in each case and sign it myself, with a cover statement each month by the Captain that he had personally sighted the receipts for each payment. There must have been consternation in Cleveland when the first returns appeared in that form. Came a stern demand that we make the Russians sign the PV's, but no immediate response to the question "how does one do that?" Cleveland's fall-back position was that we append to each PV the appropriate receipt. One needs to know, first, that Russians issue receipts on scraps of a poor quality tissue paper, written with a straight pen which even the US Post Office Department in its earliest days would have discarded and purple ink of minimal viscosity, more like grape juice than any other liquid. And in Russian, of course. To wit, all but intelligible to anyone without a full tour in NSA, and certainly not very enlightening to the GS-4's in Cleveland who checked the returns. Those of us who spoke Russian on a daily basis and knew the circumstances of each payment almost always had extreme difficulty in translating them.

A more substantive reason to resist sending them to the States was that the inefficiency—or the duplicity—of the Russians resulted in frequent duplicate billings, necessitating challenging the bill with the receipt as proof of payment. We spelled out this reason. Not to be put off, Cleveland demanded that a photostat of each receipt be provided. I was tempted to send a copy of Admiral-Ambassador Kirk's directive prohibiting the presence of photographic equipment on station (a code-room clerk had

recently defected), but thought better of it, since we had only recently shipped to Washington the May Day MiG-15/IL-28 overflight pictures. Still, use of photo facilities we claimed we did not have to provide a receipt for 5 litres of gasoline was somehow offensive to my professional sensibilities, like making postcards from U-2 photography.

We found a solution. I had Powers sort out some twenty of the most unintelligible examples. 1 took those with me to Helsinki and printed up 50 copies of each. From then on, every PV had a receipt attached; Powers dealt them out randomly. Cleveland was happy, apparently, forever after Cornering the American market in rubles was a worthy exercise, if somewhat suspect under the general rule that thou shalt not deal in foreign exchange for a profit. But we did not deal. We only paid ourselves at the appropriate time and in rubles, while the Soviet Government diddled with the exchange rate. The ruble was not an international instrument; it was illegal to carry them in or out of the country, and the pre-war Kemp Tolley practice of bringing suitcases of them to Moscow from Tallinn or Riga while the Soviets winked at the process was as dead as Lend-Lease.

Crossing the border did present problems.

One could leave rubles with the Russian authorities in Leningrad and pick them up again on his return—if you could find the office open during any given 72-hour period. Doing that once convinced any sensible person that it was better to carry walking-around money with you under the cover of the diplomatic passport, but the trick was not to spend any on your return until you had made contact with someone—a courier or a fellow diplomat—who could have provided the money. Bob Day slipped up on the process, using a 200 ruble note to pay for a 10 ruble candy bar in the Leningrad airport. The militia (read MGB) confiscated the note, nor did he get the candy bar. $50 down the drain.

The Brits used a different system. They maintained a savings account in a Leningrad bank. Soviet banks in those days did not pay fixed interest on accounts; instead, they periodically drew account numbers as in a lottery and paid a substantial bonus to the few lucky accounts. Capt. Sarrel, RN, took exquisite pleasure in an unexpected "gift" of several thousand rubles from the Soviet Government to his account. At least, the lottery was not rigged— until then.

For foreigners, the only legitimate source of rubles was the National Bank of the Soviet Union. Black marketeers, as always, operated on the streets, but the risk was much too high for Westerners (we did have our suspicions about the press, who always seemed at our poker games to be extremely well supplied).

For Americans, the Embassy Disbursing Officer was the sole point of contact with the National Bank; service disbursing agents drew Shipmate, April 1994

rubles from her account.

And in 1949 and 1950, the Soviets decided to exploit the exchange system once again. By changing the "official" rate of exchange between rubles and dollars, a rate unrelated to anything but a decision of the Kremlin, they were able to milk the satellites in a host of transactions. Our "diplomatic" rate went progressively from 12/1 to 8/1 to 6/1 to 4/1. Or the price of a ruble tripled, becoming 25 cents apiece. Meanwhile, expenses for our hired help and incidental local expenses tripled while changes to our allowances to pay them were being considered in Washington. As one might expect, there was a glacial lag. In Poland, that year, US diplomats were reduced to borrowing running expenses from their servants.

The Kremlin effected the first two changes with no notice; one woke up to find that his allowance, in US dollars, had been cut, first by 33% and then by 20% while he was sleeping.

For some reason I cannot yet comprehend, but probably related to economic ploys with the satellites, the Soviets announced the next change in advance. Several weeks in advance, we learned that the ruble rate would go from 6/1 to 4/1 on 1 June. Our expenses would increase by one third.

The SDA could stockpile rubles at the 6/1 rate by drawing on his $250,000 Treasury account. There was a place in the monthly returns for "gain by exchange" which would accommodate the 1 June change. At the least, I could save the Navy some money. One step further, every one of us in the Attache's office had money "on the books" since, once the servants were paid, there was nothing worth spending money for in the Soviet Union. The officers had all borrowed a bundle to get to Moscow and were living off their loans. The enlisted troops could draw 4%, at that time real money, on deposits with the SDA (an option made to order for laundering black market receipts: see below). The cash flow for officers was impressive. As a naval aviator lieutenant with maintenance ($980 per month), per diem ($18 per day), and a share of the representation allowance for the office ($25,000 annually), I drew in 1951 some $26,000, more than Adm. Radford, Chief of the Joint Chiefs, according to an article that year in Newsweek.

My proposal was that we all draw the pay on the books in 6/1 rubles a couple of days before the change; I would take them back as deposits from the enlisted troops at 4/1 after 1 June and the officers would have cheaper rubles to pay servants. The need for some allocation was anticipated if the ruble pool was insufficient to pay all moneys due, so we would distribute them in the ratio of each person's base pay. Naturally, the Captain approved.

My checks went forward to the Embassy Disbursing Officer, accumulating a stock of maybe 400,000 rubles. And then she discovered that the National Bank of the Soviet Union Shipmate, April 1994

would issue her no more rubles until after 1 June. She had her bills to pay. Could she buy some back from the Navy? Certainly she could, within limits. How many did she really need before 1 June? We would work it out. No need to bother the Ambassador Each of us in the Navy came out a few hundred dollars ahead, while the Army and Air Force troops had some harsh words for the warrant officer who was their SDA. But that was small potatoes to many of our enlisted men. With the price of Western clothes in the Russian skupka (pawnshop, that is)— 2500 rubles for a pair of well-wom shoes, 1500 rubles for a pair of corduroy work pants, e.g., each translating into some hundreds of dollars for items available in nearby Finland for less than ten—there was a continual influx of suspiciously large packages via the diplomatic pouch, followed by substantial deposits of rubles to the accounts of some of the more "with it" troops. The Army Disbursing Officer and I noted the conjunction of packages and deposits. I thought I had a simple solution; require that all packages coming in via the pouch should be opened in the office in the presence of an officer 1 was not able to persuade the Captain, so the packages kept coming and I had no option but to accept the deposits. Today, the term is "laundering" dirty money.

To be sure, all of us disposed of our used goods to the local economy—primarily empty Gilbey gin bottles and items of clothing. Actually, the skupka was the safety valve for paying off those loans that enabled one to accept a Russian assignment.

Charles Thayer, West Pointer later to attain Ambassador rank and to write The Diplomat, described the system best in his hilarious novel. The Busy, Busy People, which featured the link between SSS Tailors, the greatest firm ever in Baltimore and featured about that time in the Saturday Evening Post, and the skupka.

In his story line, one Army attache's diplomatic pouch link came on line just in time for him to be transferred to the Ivory Coast, a tough place to dispose of clothes at all and particularly tough if the clothes were all intended for the Russian winters.

You can't win 'em all, but 1 think I won the next BUSANDA battle even if the file did ultimately reach about two feet of claims and counter-claims.

My problem was that I read the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR)—and played a lot of poker The Army Disbursing Officer, a warrant paymaster, noted over a game one night that he seldom if ever paid a travel claim since it was better to waive the travel expenses and per diem in Europe—$6-9 per day in those days—and continue to collect the $18 per day station allowance in the USSR. It was a lot less work that way, and, strange to say, the most equitable solution. After all, one could not, for a threeweek TAD trip, fire the servants whose pay was

the basic source of the $18 figure.

The first sentence of the JTR is engraved on my brain. "These regulations shall be administered equally for each of the services." And the Army and Air Force troops were collecting $18 a day while the Navy files were reduced to $6 to $9. Leaving the USSR to get in my flight time in order to protect my flying status was costing me more than theflightpay involved. (I even wrote a letter through channels which recommended that aviators in posts like Moscow be paid flight pay without flying, but it took a couple of decades for that philosophy to prevail.)

Some place further down in the regulations was the statement that station per diem was not payable to those in receipt of travel pay. Those words, "in receipt of," became the fulcrum of the argument.

I did some calculations. All the recent Navy claims for travel outside the USSR would have been better for the recipient if they had never been filed. (Inside the USSR was a different case; per diem on the Russian road was $36.)

So get your friendly SDA to purchase your tickets with Navy funds, and forego any other claims.

Again, the Captain approved my proposal that I would calculate each claim on the basis that the Army and Air Force were using and compare it with the Navy practice; then the traveller could decide whether or not to submit a claim. With his approval, I explained the situation to all the Navy personnel. I also advised that they put some part of their station allowances in escrow against the day that the gnomes in ONI picked up the change in procedures.

I paid very few travel claims for the rest of my tour It was not until some months after I had left Moscow for duty on the 6th Fleet staff that BUSANDA sent me notice that they were checking my pay account for some $16,000 for station per diem payments improperly made.

The notice came as no great surprise; actually, I had prepared and taken with me the putative travel claims which had not been filed, so that I could prepare checkages against the personal accounts of those that had forgone travel claims. We would each pay our putative share of the $16,000 which was worrying BUSANDA —but not without a fight.

My initial response was a suggestion to read carefully the first sentence and then compare notes with the Army and the Air Force as to how they had been handling their claims—for a number of years, without challenge. The first exchange used up some few months. BUSANDA advised that the Navy abided by the rules irrespective of the lesser breeds without the law.

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tion per diem applied. I also noted that submitting a travel claim did not lead necessarily to the receipt of travel pay, and offered to submit my file on my Seattle-San Diego trip to support that notion. I also held that my situation as the absolute junior officer on station gave me no leverage to compel my superiors to do anything. My response ended up with a question as to the authority—or even the capability—of a disbursing officer to monitor the travel activities of all assigned personnel.

BUSANDA took no stock in such logic. I learned to appreciate Mark Twain's observation that "nothing in this world is palled in such impenetrable obscurity as a U.S. Treasury Comptroller's understanding. The very fires of the hereafter could get up no more than a fitful glimmer on it." Nonetheless, I continued to contest, adding to my legalistic arguments based on the clear language of the regulations the question of equity in having to pay the exorbitant wages of Russian servants even while in the more rational countries of the world.

The issue escalated. A personal letter arrived from a Supply Corps admiral with the admonition, "I take a serious view of the legality of waiving travel claims in order to pay a higher rate of station allowance." It contained also an acknowledgement that the language of the JTR would be more correct if it read entitled to instead of in receipt of. Not needing an avalanche to fall on me, I responded with an equally personal letter, promising to submit the checkages that would make BUSANDA happy. I forgot his name, but I think we parted friends.

The JTR was in fact changed, and I can only wonder if the Army and Air Force hit their troops with checkages. I suspect not.

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Requiem for a Marine Captain Eli Vinock USN (Ret.)

It was January 1933 when the suicide took place. I had been in the heavy cruiser CHICAGO (CA-29) for not much longer than a month, a freshly made seaman second class in the "F" Division, just past my eighteenth birthday and only five months in the Navy. The news of it was a shock. Violent death had never been so close to me. People died naturally, not violently.

When I was just a bit older than two, my oldest brother Reuben died of pneumonia, but there is no memory of that. When no older than four, I recall having seen the body of our next door neighbor, Mrs. Tolliver, who, my mother later told me, gave me candy when I was a toddler She had been laid out in her living room, and, at the wake. Mama lifted me up to look at her lying so still in her satin-lined coffin. That first sight of death must have burned into my memory, because the picture of that serene but immobile face is still with me. In all my childhood and growing up in Beaumont, Texas, that was all I had ever seen of death . . . death, quiet and natural.

But now? The First Sergeant of the Marine Detachment was dead, killed by his own hand with his own .45, a suicide. The startling news, escorted by a boatload of rumors and speculations coursed through the ship leaving a sense of tragedy in its wake.

"Did you hear what happened?"

"No!" "How could that be?"

"Why, old sarge had in more than 20 years and he could have retired any time he wanted to."

It was no rumor It was cruelly true. The senior marine non-commissioned officer aboard CHICAGO was dead. It seemed impossible; I had seen him only a few days before.

There he was on the quarterdeck of CHICAGO (the domain of the "F" Division), trim and erect, the "very model of a modem" First Sergeant. He was waiting to catch the ship's boat, going ashore on liberty, all decked-out in his dress blues, an altogether impressive looking man by anyone's standards.

His buttons and ornaments gleamed. His shoes were polished to a mirror finish. Burnished rifle and pistol medals with marksman and expert pendants glistened under an impresShipmate. April 1994

sive row of decorations and campaign ribbons.

He was the Quintessential Marine, "Devil Dog" hero of Belleau Wood, keeper of the peace in Nicaragua, Santo Domingo, Haiti and everywhere else a U.S. Marine might have been. I stood in awe as he passed me to board the liberty boat, hash marks on his sleeve seeming to reach from wrist to elbow. When it was time to "send for the Marines!," he was what you got . . . In 1933 there was no other kind.

The sergeant's suicide was beyond belief.

Here was a man in perfect health, at the peak of his life and authority, universally respected in the ship. It is a fact that the Commanding Officer of the Marine Detachment in CHICAGO had personally selected the First Sergeant to be his senior non-commissioned officer He had served with him in a previous tour of duty and knew him to have an outstanding record. Both the Marine Officer and his senior non-com were on board when the ship was placed in commission a year or so before my arrival.

The revelation of misconduct that precipitated the suicide of the First Sergeant was a complete surprise to his Commanding Officer who learned the details upon his return aboard after a night ashore. Anyone who has ever served with Marines understands the close bonds of confidence and respect that exist between officers and their non-commissioned officers. Knowing that, it is not difficult to imagine the feelings of the Commanding Officer of the Marine Detachment upon discovering that his First Sergeant had been accused of fraud and had killed himself.

The sergeant was a member of the CHICAGO Chief Petty Officer's mess and also its mess treasurer, an additional duty he had carried out for some months. Despite the certain knowledge of the penalty he would have to suffer if discovered, and for whatever reasons that may have impelled him, the First Sergeant began to commit small frauds and to take small amounts of cash from the mess funds for his personal use.

This was not difficult to do. In 1933, mess funds were kept in cash, everyone was paid in cash and the monthly mess-bill was rendered to the mess-treasurer in the same way. Bills for

mess supplies purchased ashore were also paid in cash. Although each disbursement had to be backed up with a receipt or invoice, it was not difficult to conceal small dishonest transactions. Did he need some "walking-around" money? Take out a "fiver" or a "sawbuck" and put it back the next payday. If larger amounts were taken, they could be concealed by producing a fake invoice from some vender or by kiting the amount paid. It was too easy.

With such a loose system of money management, the sergeant's intense need must have overcome his basic honesty. In 1933, pay did not (as it does today) match responsibility. A First Sergeant with 20 years service was paid only $157 a month. It is only a guess, but it is reasonable to assume that the system of paying everything in cash, the low pay of the First Sergeant, and the ease with which a fraud could be perpetrated strongly influenced the misconduct that led to his death. Money ran short quickly, even with the low prices existing in 1933 when the country was in the depths of the Great Depression.

On each payday he undoubtedly tried to reimburse the mess fund by repaying the amount borrowed, or at the very least, he would have to do so before the next monthly audit. He may even have produced fake or kited invoices. How long he had carried on this petty dishonesty is not known, but it had to have been for some time.

Apparently, his small and unfortunate cash withdrawals began to add up into something larger than the First Sergeant could replace in cash or hide by fake receipts for cash disbursements. There came a time when he could no longer conceal the petty misappropriations of the money entrusted to his care. After his death, "scuttlebutt" in the ship had it that he had misappropriated about $500, over three months pay. Whatever the amount, he was trapf)ed. An audit was due.

In 1933, the benchmark of personal conduct was complete and unflinching honesty. Everyone was expected to live by a draconian code wherein theft and dishonesty in any form, of any dimension, or for any reason was a breach of the strict discipline of the service. If the guilty party was detected, punishment was 23

quick, severe and certain. The sergeant, no raw recruit, had to know this.

In the Fall of 1932,1 recall my recruit company at the San Diego Naval Training station being paraded to see and hear afirst-classpetty officer being "read-off for the theft of a five gallon can of paint.

On an elevated platform at one end of the drill ground, the accused petty officer stood before the ranks of the assembled sailors. There was a reading of the charges and specifications, the stark findings of the court-martial and the severe sentence adjudged: guilty of all charges and specifications; sentence, bad-conduct discharge. Eight years service down the drain.

The hangdog look of the petty officer and his obvious humiliation was not lost upon the observers of this joyless procedure. The message to the impressionable recruits was unmistakable. It was not important how much is stolen; it was the simple fact that something had been stolen. The preservation of good order and discipline had to be maintained. The First Sergeant was well aware of this procedure that was practiced on all ships and stations of the Navy and Marine Corps. The thought that he would be subjected to the same treatment must have weighed heavily on his mind when the dreaded audit began. He would be forced to stand in front of those whom he had commanded and be publicly disgraced.

As the audit proceeded and was completed, the First Sergeant now knew to a certainty that he had been found out. The results of the audit were transmitted to the Executive Officer, who immediately sent for him. What was said at this fateful meeting is not known, but it could not have been good. There was no longer any escape. Apparently, the results of the audit were not immediately given to the Commanding Officer of the Marine Detachment, because he had no knowledge of it until after his First Sergeant had ended his own life.

The meeting with the Executive Officer had precipitated the fatal train of events. Being completely aware of what would be in store for him if he were to be brought to trial before a court-martial, the impending disgrace had to be more than the sergeant could face. He would take the only way out that an honorable man could. He had violated a trust and had brought discredit upon himself, his commanding officer and his beloved Corps. He would punish himself!

It is not known whether or not the First Sergeant had ever served in the Far East or whether or not he had ever read anything about the ancient Japanese custom of committing ritual suicide by the act of seppuku, or, as it is popularly known, hara-kari.

In Japan, it was considered an honorable act, an act by which a person was granted the privilege of punishing himself for wrongdoing or to escape the humiliation of failure. It was a way to apologize for betraying a trust. In another 24

sense, the act of seppuku was a supreme act of showing loyalty by sacrificing one's self to avoid besmirching the good name of one's country or military service. Seppuku was a privilege granted only to people of high station.

Common offenders were sentenced to brutal and humiliating execution.

The similarity of this rite and the manner of the First Sergeant's death is striking. By ending his own life, he would punish himself for wrongdoing, apologize to his Commanding Officer for having betrayed his trust in him and, at the same time, show his loyalty to his service, the U.S. Marine Corps. He would die like a Marine, bravely and stoically. Did the First Lieutenant rationalize his decision in this fashion? It is only a conjecture, but his subsequent conduct leads one to believe that he did.

Soon after the sergeant had received the fatal news of the results of the audit board, when the Commanding Officer of the Marine Detachment in CHICAGO was not on board, the sergeant decided to carry out his decision to punish himself.

Late at night, when most of his messmates were on watch or ashore, the sergeant walked into the Chief Petty Officer's head and washroom. He entered the shower stall, wrapped his service pistol in a towel, placed the muzzle against his chest and pulled the trigger. His body was discovered the next morning in full dress uniform.

He had committed what amounted to an act of ritual suicide, the ancient rite of seppuku.

The difference was that he had used a pistol rather than a ceremonial knife. Was that his intention? Did he do it for the reasons cited above? He left no clues other than his clean, shaven and fully uniformed body.

Still lodged in memory is the sight of the sergeant's shrouded body being brought up on the quarterdeck and taken over the side. There is no recollection of there having been an honor guard or of the body being piped over the side.

If that did happen, in retrospect, it would seem to me to have been entirely appropriate. The manner of his death was dramatically and lamentably tragic.

In 1933, the First Sergeant, the senior noncommissioned officer of the Marine Detachment in the heavy cruiser CHICAGO, had at least 20 years of service behind him. Today, 60 years later, his record is buried somewhere in the archives and is not available. Nevertheless, to be a Marine in 1933 was to be among a select few in a Marine Corps of about 13,000, a number less than that of the New York City police force.

Additionally, if you were a Marine back then and had served for 20 years, your chances of having been in the thick of things was quite good. There was no safety in numbers.

Marines served all over the world, and there were few places abroad that could be considered safe havens. The years between 1913 and 1933 were troubled ones. Wars, revolutions, in-

surgencies, riots and tumult, coupled with the foreign policy objectives of the U.S. Government, generated a heavy demand for the services of the men of the United States Marine Corps. The sergeant had to have been involved.

It went with the territory.

There is no exact knowledge within my ken as to where the sergeant served, but I like to believe that he performed his duty like a true Marine. Indeed, he could not have avoided it.

The years between 1913 (when he first could have enlisted) and 1933 were marked by one of the most intense periods of activity in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps.

He may have been one of the 2,000 Marines who landed at Vera Cruz on 21 April 1914 and were organized into the Third Provisional Marine Regiment to remain there for seven months. It is entirely possible that he could have been among the Marines who first landed and fought in Haiti in August of 1915 or in Santo Domingo in 1916. Marines were repeatedly engaged in Nicaragua for long and short periods from 1909 until final withdrawal in January 1933. In addition to all the foregoing, there were many other small operations in the Far East and other parts of the Caribbean area.

And then there was the big one, WWI, Belleau Wood and much more beyond.

During the time the First Sergeant was alive and on active duty, there were many more dangerous and gallant operations in which U.S. Marines were involved, but it is not my purpose here to give a thumbnail history of the U.S. Marine Corps between 1913 and 1933. Rather, it is to write of one maritime sergeant and his tragic death.

It is impossible to believe that the First Sergeant would not have been engaged in several of these Marine Corps activities. There is little doubt that he had seen active combat and had fired shots in anger. There is also little doubt that the First Sergeant had been highly regarded wherever he served. Indeed, considering the high standards demanded of Marine non-commissioned officers, he could have not have been otherwise.

The memory of the lamentable and unnecessary death of the sergeant still haunts me. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Mark Antony says, "The evil that men do lives after them.

The good is oft interred with their bones."

The First Sergeant of the U.S. Marine Detachment in the heavy cruiser CHICAGO was no Caesar, but he was a man and a Marine with a good record before he committed an unpardonable act of dishonesty. Does the bad outweigh 20 years of good?

Some may say that despite all the good things the First Sergeant had done before he killed himself, his one act of dishonesty was enough to negate everything else. It might be averred that his suicide was a cowardly act, that he feared being dishonored and the consequences of such dishonor more than he did Shipmate, April 1994

the act of suicide. No sympathy should be offered.

I cannot agree with such an unfeeling interpretation. The sergeant made a serious error, but his past record could not have shown a pattern of such misconduct without it having been discovered. The demanding standards and discipline of the Marine Corps would have found him out.

The First Sergeant undoubtedly realized the seriousness of his transgressions. Suicide was his way of seeking expiation for his sins and asking forgiveness for his misdeeds. In my judgment, he died honorably.

In the Western world, many consider the act of suicide as a form of cowardice, but is that really true? Is not the act of self-immolation honorable? There is no definitive answer, only conjecture. There are no explanations from the grave.

I never knew the First Sergeant of the U.S. Marine Detachment of USS CHICAGO, and 1 do not remember his name. Nevertheless, 1 honor him for what he had been and for what he had done during a full career in which he had advanced to the rank of First Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.

It is for others to condemn or forgive him for

his one fatal mistake. I choose to ensure that the good is not buried with his bones.

Somewhere, and in some place, there is a gravestone inscribed with the First Sergeant's name, his rank, his date of birth and his date of death. There will be no notation of how he died. That memorial must not be ignored.

Somewhere, and in some place, someone mourned for him, someone loved him. Perhaps, somewhere, someone still honors his memory. That, too, cannot be ignored.

He was an honorable man who, by the strict standards of his time, killed himself to escape dishonor The First Sergeant must be remembered!

He must be shown to have lived and died as a Marine!

He should not be denied that.

Remember him!

Weep for him!

Postcript The Commanding Officer of the Marine Detachment in USS CHICAGO in January 1933 was Gen. (then Capt.) Robert E. Hogaboom, USMC (Ret.) '25 who retired in November 1959. The author consulted with Gen. Hogaboom by telephone on three separate oc-

casions, and it was he who supplied certain important facts cited in the story as well as the information that the sergeant was clean-shaven and in full dress uniform when his body was discovered. Conjecture as to thought processes of the First Sergeant prior to his suicide, his probable record and the seppuku postulate are completely the author's.

After the article was completed, the author forwarded a copy to the General with these comments: "As you will note, I have hypothesized on certain things, but I believe them to be valid. In so doing, I gave the sergeant a record of accomplishment and excellent performance. I trust that you will not think I have given him more than he earned before his unfortunate fraudulent actions occurred."

In reply, in a letter dated 19 October 1988, Gen. Hogaboom wrote: "I have received and given much thought to your article "Requiem for a Marine" . . . You have not given the sergeant more credit than he has earned. He was a good Marine; an outstanding Marine; one of the best First Sergeants I have ever had during my years of active duty."

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the boat approach in the still night water, trailIt was fun. And professionally rewarding.

I joined RICHMOND (CL-9) in Havana har- ing a phosphorescent wake bracketed by lumibor, hot Summer 1934, on completing flight nous oardips, we watch officers would wonder training; traveling by rail, the "Havana Spe- how difficult it would be to awaken the captain. cial" with a ticket New York to Havana— One night the captain took Percy Lyon '25, meeting a steamer at Key West. No aircondi- #2 aviator, and me to a night club. About 0100 tioning in the rail cars of those days; we opened I broke loose on my second or third protestation windows, the seat backs rubbed soot into our that I had to fly in the moming. The Captain sweaty shirts. At that time the railroad ran 100 especially liked Percy's company, wouldn't let miles or so out over the Keys ending alongside him off that easily; when Percy tried to insist the Key West-Havana steamer The stateroom the Captain ordered him to stay. The Captain and especially a bath were comforting indeed. liked his sleep well enough, but preferred it in Arriving Havana I was made welcome by the the morning; this gave our exec, Archie Shore Patrol, in the person of RICHMOND'S se- McGlasson '09, good practice getting the ship nior aviator, Frank Sutton '24, who would be underway and starting out Havana harbor my boss.

RAdm. Handsome Charley Courtney '99 Approaching by boat from the Embarcadero commanded the Special Service Squadron of I saw a tall sleek ship, slim, fast. Stepping which we were flagship. A serious officer, he aboard, saluting the colors and the OOD, I had carefully discharged his duties in close relation a feeling of being at home. A messenger led me with Jefferson Caffery, Ambassador to Cuba. over the steel deck painted and cleaned to a pol- Courtney looked the part of an officer comish, to my stateroom. I donned my uniform to manding a force of Navy and Marines. I had report to Captain, Exec, and gunboss. I lost no met our distinguished admiral but had had no time checking in with Classmates Dick Hay, dealings with him. Then how was he able to adwho would be my patient roommate, and Skil- dress me and others by name when he said let Gillette. All the officers were welcoming goodbye on transferring his flag? and most friendly, they instantly made me a full Officers could go ashore but not the crew, member of the wardroom group. I daresay any who appreciated our recreational visits to St. reporting officer would have been received Petersburg, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale. For similarly by almost any Naval ship. the officers Havana was a delightful city with We lay in the middle of Havana harbor With fine restaurants with music and dancing, the its tropical climate Havana was and I believe Havana Yacht Club, Sloppy Joe's Bar for tourstill is a beautiful city. But Havana a year after ists, and La Florida Bar for such seasoned old Machado had been retired by Batista was still hands as we young officers. exciting. Traveling by taxi at night one's vehicle One of myfirstevenings my messmates took would be stopped every block or two for me to the delightful restaurant Eden Concert cushions out inspection alternately by police for dinner—rather late, 2200. I complained of and army. There were occasional explosions in starvation, pointed out that dinner was over, evthe city; one night on my midwatch an explo- eryone had gone home. Far from it; no one had sion occurred ashore opposite us; I notified the yet come; the place was joyfully crowded at Captain. (Well, you report ice blinks, fata mor- midnight. II was leaming Latin customs.] ganas, and St. Elmo's fire, other unusual occurOne of our mess was to be married there; the rences.) The Captain asked his orderly who had bride arriving by ship—much better travel the deck; I wondered if he was complaining than the train. Our pilots flew a welcoming paabout being awakened. rade around the ship. The marriage was in the Like all of us the Captain had his peccadil- Bishop's palace, by young and personable los. Well, perhaps more than average. In priests.

Havana he would carouse much of the night I was of course quickly elected Mess Treaaway, come out to the ship in the stemsheets of surer. Our Filipino staff was great, excellent to a boat rowed by his favorite botero. Watching work with. (At breakfast I'd often find my 26

grapefruit with a pair of wings sculptured from skin extending above my half. My name has never been as beautifully written as on my laundry lists.) But we soon lost these fine Filipinos and the quality of our mess service suffered.

Let me introduce Burton B. Biggs, near the top of '21, graduated 1920. Each ship should have its Burton Biggs, and each young officer should have such a role model. Biggs was the officer of RICHMOND who automatically collected the difficult important jobs; he skillfully executed them all. He stood tall, an example we young officers strove to emulate. I fooled BBB once, but only briefly. Playing bridge in the wardroom, a neophyte, but as declarer planning the play of each hand before playing the first card, I synthesized a good bridge image.

B-3 watched briefly, said "You and I must go over to the American Club." He glanced at my bridge the following night; I heard no more of the American Club where stakes were high— you couldn't fool Burton Biggs for long. He was personally charming and interesting, too.

Later, in my postgraduate days I attended an evening lecture by LCdr. Biggs, then of the Academy staff. He spoke without notes. I sought to speak well, and remarked to him my admiration. "Didn't you see me walk back and forth across the stage, with an occasional timely glance at the podium? I had tacked my notes there before the lecture." And so have I ever since, proud to take my lead from Burton B. Biggs.

This first assignment in aviation was gay exhilaration. {Gay: a brief word we used in days gone by and highly descriptive, denoting happy gaiety, so I use it here.) Two single float two seat airplanes were on the catapults for three officer pilots and one enlisted. One August morning I was perhaps sixty miles east and embarrassed to find my return would delay lunch for some of the crew. At least I minimized the delay; radioed I'd be back at 1147 (couldn't make 1145). Apparently all who saw the dispatch set their watches and waited with glee. I barely made it; directed our enlisted pilot in the second plane to land while I zoomed the ship. At . . . 1147. I heard a lot about this in the wardroom.

Then there was the time I flew low over a Shipmate, April 1994

stockade around a dock 50 miles or so from Havana. A young lady sunning in a most comfortable garb waved pleasantly to the plane a couple 100 feet above. After I had suitably emphasized her beauty and attributes all our pilots flew over the stockade regularly, but no further luck.

Mid Summer we were in Fort Lauderdale working with a force of Marines standing by with their transport for possible trouble in Cuba. Flying was hot work, but the sand area occupied by the Marines (and thousands of sand crabs) was hotter. With drenched shirts, under the shade of an open tent, we critiqued our exercises over the first beer 1 have ever really enjoyed.

Trouble was latent in Havana. Signs sprouted "4 de Setiembre," the first anniversary of the Batista coup. Violence—more than routine bombings and shootings—was expected.

On the fourth we stayed aboard, ready for whatever Tension built toward siesta time. But as siesta approached the Cuban Air Force— three Curtiss Hawk fighters, three observation planes, and three trainers—paraded over Havana, led we presumed by American instructor pilot Lem Povey, a frequent wardroom visitor To vary the drama he peeled off in his Hawk, streaked by RICHMOND just off the water, pulled up through a loop, finishing at masthead height. Neat.

Trouble didn't break out during the airshow, but just as the show was about to finish excitement burst over the radio. Crash! Right off the crowded Malecon' (the lovely seaside avenue).

Pilot in parachute! A boat just happened to be right there, picked Povey up. It was he. We heard speculation by radio that a seagull had gotten into the cockpit, made the airplane uncontrollable!! Povey rolled over and dropped clear.

By the time the excitement had subsided siesta was over Wonder how much trouble Lem forestalled by that gentle ride under billowing silk. Maybe a lot . . . Although we ribbed him pretty hard about his episode, he never admitted a thing.

Our duty in the Special Service Squadron completed, we were relieved by TRENTON (CL-11); to join Cruisers BatFor at San Diego.

The wives traveled in parallel by Dollar Liner While at Balboa we officers officiated at the wedding of my roommate Dick Hay '31 and Norma, daughter of Capt. Crapo of the Naval Base. But also we learned a little about Panama City—the staid Century Club for late afternoon drinks, the Union Club for gracious dinner and dancing, Mame Kelly's for more liberal fun after the Union closed, and in the wee hours Happyland for gaiety—well, dancing and conversation in Spanish—with pretty Latinas.

That was the first time my Spanish flowed freely in and out; I suppose my conversationalist spoke very clearly and was used to a bad accent. And perhaps my vocal chords were Shipmate, April 1994

lubricated.

On watch one afternoon on the 2900-mile run up the coast of Central America I saw a frightening sea monster several thousand yards ahead. This was not surprising; Loch Ness had its monster to great publicity fanfare; we could have one, too. Examining it with binoculars as we closed I saw a vicious snout, a long thick tail, skin as rough as the bark of a tree. It was large, probably thirty feet long. (I did not report this unusual occurrence to the Captain.)

The wives arrived Southern Califomia a couple of days before us, had descended on the San Diego and Coronado real estate markets with good effect. I found I had a charming little two bedroom house a couple of blocks from the Coronado shopping area. Coronado was a grand place to live; Classmates and other friends all about. (I suppose there were ancient sailormen and airmen, too, but we didn't notice them.) Hotel del close by for wonderful dinner and dancing. Only five minutes to the boat landing, or to our office on Ford Island.

The aviation unit—planes, pilots and our nine man crew—were sent ashore to conduct our routine training while the ship was in overhaul. I didn't mind my freedom from watches and duty sections for the months we were on North Island. We busied ourselves with gunnery and dive bombing. In addition, I resolved to smooth up my crosscountry navigation; set out one day to land at everyflyingfieldwithin a hundred miles of North Island. I found there was no problem; this gave me confidence in my ability to go directly to my destination. In the course of the circuit, I landed on at least one field that was on the chart, but was no longer a landing field—Pine Valley in the mountains behind San Diego. I also tried Big Bear, some 7000 feet altitude, where an Army Air unit was operating. It's well I'd burned off some gasoline, for I had barely enough power to get airborne at that height; dragged over Big Bear Lake getting up speed for comfortable flying. I should add that in 1934 in Los Angeles I could not see directly from oneflyingfieldto the next only three miles away because of haze though the sun was shining brightly. (Low visibility is not a recent L. A. phenomenon.)

Capt. Leigh Noyes '06, now commanding, would shift to aviation. I gave him what I suppose was his first dual instruction. I instructed also my able radioman, Bresnahan, so he could bring me home in case of extreme illness (which never happened, though I found the shell of a black widow's mate in my flight coveralls one day).

I was delighted with my shipmates and with the ship herself. Some 550 feet long, about 55 feet beam, with about 90,000 horsepower, she was fast, and moved easily in most seas. Our San Diego berth was less than ten minutes from the Coronado dock—boating was not a burden. San Diego was homeport, home for our married sailors; our crew were pleased to be here.

The aviation unit, for which I was responsible as Division Officer, was a select group. The crew had a fine hangout in the wing stowage, a structure above the main deck near the mid point of the ship's length. Our radiomen flew with us most of the time, others part of the time; this seemed adventurous I suppose, but also we had a little extra compensation to pass around as shared flight orders. Our catapult departures and open sea landings and recoveries were sufficiently interesting to attract the attention of those on board not busy at the time. All this made assignments to the unit most attractive, especially for ambitious non rated men.

Open sea landings were not hazardous in less than storm conditions. I made a practice of landing at minimum speed, fully stalled, so when I touched the water I stuck to it—no bounce or skipping from crest to crest.

My first year I shared an airplane with Percy Lyon '25, a delightful coflier and friend. Our quarters parade was just outside the bakeshop; Percy had a productive rapport with the bakers.

Our men noted Percy's taste for baked goods, claimed it was easy to get Percy to hook on to the crane on return from a flight—they needed only bait the hook with a sandwich.

Christmas holiday season 1934 Senior Aviator Frank Sutton decided we'd fly to the dusty little Nevada desert town. Las Vegas, for overnight, looking into the gambling. On the way up we started through Cajon Pass, Percy in the front seat. The ground went up, but the ceiling didn't; flying visual we couldn't get through.

Percy tumed round, starting his turn in the center of the narrow pass; I didn't think we'd make it. (Curtains?) We barely did. We landed at the Army's March Field to await clearing—I was shaking. (From the cold? From fear?) Weather cleared, we continued. At Las Vegas we walked from one small bar-gambling shop to another, and others. I saw my companions contributing their assets to the local economy, so I squirreled away enough to pay our hotel bill.

Fortunately Frank was able to cash a check, for while I could pay the hotel I didn't have enough extra for taxi fare—the field was four miles away. In our fourth seat we'd had one of our 27

sailors; we picked him up—on foot, half way out to the field. He, too, had made the largest contribution he could to Las Vegas. That's why the little place grew into the wealthy city of today. I flew the airplane back, hop skip and jumping over power lines under a low ceiling and perhaps light rain; we flew up above the clouds for the passage over the mountains to the coast.

With the help of our new Senior Aviator 1 improved my philosophy. The late start of gunnery practice, and the unwillingness of a sister unit to combine with our two plane unit in towing and firing. By ourselves one had to tow, only one fire. Combined, one would tow, three would fire. The MARBLEHEAD Unit was already well started in their practice, didn't want to accept a slight sacrifice to give us a big help.

With short fuse impatience I became unattractively angry. But the chance came to get even!

Their captain asked their unit to tow for their ship at sea; their airplanes were not yet equipped for over ocean flying; ours were. I crowed to my boss, Lt. Swede Michelet '24.

Swede replied, "I'm going next door right now to offer them our airplanes, with or without us as pilots." ? ? ? The light slowly penetrated my thick skull. Swede was doing the right thing, bygones forgotten. Of course it placed our exadversaries in a sensitive position, but we said nothing about it, nor did they. And we and they were from that moment and permanently bosom friends; couldn't do enough for each other It's the Golden Rule! Not just a precept of religions, it's a basic tenet of life.

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I did have another brief but educational disagreement with Swede. My guns were maintained by my excellent ordnanceman striker.

Baker; they never misfired. Swede's were maintained by our 1st class ordnanceman; he had loads of trouble. Time came for rating examinations and possible advances; none were available for aspiring 3rd class ordnancemen, so I arranged that Baker try for the 3rd class mech vacancy. Arriving at the squadron on examination day 1 saw the candidates writing at the tables, but not Baker He was in the ordnance shop—with tears in his eyes. "Why are you not taking the examination?" "The Senior Aviator won't let me." Without a second's thought 1 stormed into Swede's office, demanded of my boss that Baker be permitted to compete for the available rating; reminding Swede of Baker's fine work on my guns. Some seniors would have blown a fuse over my action, but not Swede—he like the rest of us made occasional mistakes, but he quickly found his way to the right solution. Baker took the exam, won the promotion on his merits.

And I believe Swede, rather than resenting it, gave me credit for defending my man.

Such contests with seniors of limited vision could damage a career But failing to protect one's crew would lose their loyalty, damage the officer's authority, and destroy his self respect.

Yes, loyalty is a two way street. (Wonder if today's top echelons understand this.)

Time came to get new airplanes on the East Coast. We were to ferry our old airplanes east, but before starting I looked into a trouble devel-

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Flying was exciting, but my interest had always included design, development, engineering. To broaden my background, on a six week fleet problem cruise, I arranged with the Chief Engineer to work me through the power plant to the point of qualification for top watch below.

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"Bon voyage. Gene. I will pray for you." It was Easter Sunday, 1993, as the Rev. Blayney Colmore of La Jolla's St. James-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church bade me farewell on the eve of my sortie under sail from California's Mission Bay for several weeks of cruising in the Hawaiian Islands.

"Thank you, Blayney. Please do . . . not so much for me personally, but for God to grant me the wisdom, courage and strength to take care of my crew in times of peril." It was a prescient request, as revealed by subsequent events.

My wife, Anne, accuses me of belonging to that school of sailors which believes that too much sailing is not enough. She is right, and it all began 55 years ago at the Naval Academy, where I was taught the fundamentals of moving and maneuvering a watercraft on God's power . . . the wind. As my feet trod the decks of the schooner AMERICA, immobilized in Dewey Basin but still considered to be the finest example of grace and symmetry of the clipper ship era, I was inspired, not to become just a naval officer, but a blue water sailor to boot. The inspiration became a dream one Sunday afternoon when the Under Secretary of the Navy suddenly appeared at Bancroft Hall and announced that he and the accompanying members of his family would like to go sailing in one of the Academy's yachts.

Mates-of-the-Deck were quickly ordered to pass the word for all members of the Boat Club to report to the OOD in the Rotunda. Twelve Midshipmen responded. Fortunately, among them was a First Classman qualified to command big boats.

The remaining eleven, including me, were qualified only in the knockabouts and had never crewed in the ketches or yawls. We embarked the Under Secretary and his party in VAMARIE and, after a few clumsy mistakes got her underway, thanks to the skill and patience of our skipper The sail ended happily for all, and VAMARIE'S magnificent performance tumed my inspiration into a dream, nurtured for nearly four decades before it became a reality.

Retirement, after 38 years of active duty, afforded the luxury of time and resources to own an ocean-sailing yacht and cruise from New England to the Florida Straits; to Bermuda, the Caribbean and Pacific. The log of my SALLY ANNE, an Alberg-37 yawl, records 35,790 nautical miles cruised since her commissioning in Shipmate, April 1994

1971 . . . all without a serious incident, except one, which is the subject of this story.

Hawaii, with its singing trade winds, reasonably predictable weather, cobalt-blue seas and enchanting beauty, is indeed a paradise for sailors. For more than a year I had been planning to sail there on what 1 anticipated would be the latest and possibly the last of my several transoceanic voyages. My intention was to depart the continent in late April to minimize the risk of eastern Pacific Winter storms, yet allowing time for leisurely island-hopping and retum to the West Coast before the mid-Pacific tropical storms pipe up. Since December, 1991, my time, thoughts and energies had been focused on that goal to the almost-total exclusion of all else.

Safety and comfort were my paramount considerations in readying my yawl for the venture.

The seaworthiness of the boat had been demonstrated numerous times. She had weathered two severe storms, one a "Popagayo" off Costa Rica, and an infamous 50-knot "Tehuantepecker" in the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Confident of her soundness, I felt free to concentrate on eliminating some of her comfort shortcomings, the most annoying of which was a tendency to leak at the deck-hull joint when sailing with the lee rail awash.

Most stock boats leak in this area because the deck is not securely fastened to the hull laminate nor properly sealed. I ripped off the teak toe rail . . . beautiful to behold, but a pain to maintain (and it doesn't make the boat sail any faster), glassed over the joint and installed one of those new high-tech aluminum toe rails, properly bedded and through-bolted every four inches. That, plus new and stronger stays and shrouds for both masts, resulted in a stiffer, safer and dryer boat.

Additional "crew comfort" features newly installed, in violation of my long-standing principle for sailboat equipage . . . "keep it simple," were a hi-fi stero, a watermaker, an inverter to drive the 110-V reefer offshore, a mizzen-mounted wind generator and a high output engine alternator to feed those powerhungry accessories.

The inventory of minimum required safety equipment was augmented by an Avon six-man life raft, new radios to cover the VHF and SSB frequency bands, and a Litton Category II 406 mhz EPIRB, registered, a lesson from the 1992

Michael Plant tragedy. Finally, to keep us off the rocks in darkness or fog, a Magellan 5000D global positioning system was installed and tested.

Crew selection is always critical. It is the solemn duty of the skipper to approach this task with discrimination and sensitivity. I knew dozens of would-be voyagers, but only four survived my careful scrutiny. Desire for an experience of this magnitude is a glut on the market.

Competence, compatibility and reliability . . . which count most . . . are not easily found. I settled on the four who best met those criteria and with whom I had sailed before: (1), Steve Bailey from Anchorage, Alaska, my nephew who knew SALLY ANNE from stem to stern for having sailed in her on numerous occasions: Her commissioning shakedown cruise in the Chesapeake; a six weeks sojourn in New England; and throughout the long voyage from Annapolis to San Diego. (2), LCdr Paul Whelan, a lifelong friend and consummate sailor from Tiverton, Rhode Island, renowned for his charming wit and expertise in sail trimming. (3), Mary Power from New Castle, Colorado, a lady of extraordinary stamina and physical strength who previously had crewed in SALLY ANNE and demonstrated that rare quality of seeing what needs to be done on a boat and doing it without being told. (4), Jim Salassi from Louisiana, a Classmate and a superb Cajun cook. The latter two would ship for both passages, Steve for the outbound one and Paul for the long beat home.

Our departure date, 24 April 1993, had been set many months in advance so that all hands would have sufficient time for rearranging work schedules and taking advantage of economy flight options. So, after provisioning and checking with meteorological authorities in both California and Hawaii, who reported nothing unusual, we sailed from San Diego's Mission Bay at 1400 that date. With the new AUTOHELM and self-tailing winches, a one-man watch was a snap. Three of us . . . Mary, Steve and I would be the regular watchstanders. The fourth, Jim, would cook and, should guilt overcome him, spell the other watchstanders at odd times during the day. We opted for the Navy system (4-hr. watches around the clock) vice the Swedish system (3-hr. hour watches at night) for two reasons. The four-on, eight-off routine allows plenty of uninterrupted rest, barring any emer-

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gencies and, despite the fact that one always has the same watch, we had leamed from previous experience that our bodies quickly adjusted to a set routine, something we could never manage with different watches every night.

I had considered three route options to Hawaii, the shortest a great circle arc bowed toward the North pole, a direct rhumb line course, and in case of adverse SW winds, which seemed likely for the first few hundred miles, an arc South of the rhumb line which promised a more comfortable course after coming under the influence of the NE trades in midocean. Running before the wind, fighting the yaw and dunking the main boom are aspects of sailing that enchant me not. Encountering westerly winds 15-18 knots as SALLY ANNE

cleared the Califomia coast, we settled for the third option on course due SW. By nightfall Mexico's Los Coronados islands had disappered from view on the port quarter and we were transiting the shipping lanes, the greatest danger we anticipated in the early stages of the voyage. I had expected the winds to diminish during my upcoming 20-24 watch.

Instead they freshened to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots, obliging us to ease sheets and fall off a few degrees to reduce weather helm. We listened intently to the Southern Califomia marine weather broadcast for as long as we were within VHF range, but heard nothing to cause concern other than a small craft advisory for the Santa Barbara Channel, some 150 miles to the North of our 2400 position. We pressed on, making good speed and riding comfortably on course.

Sunday dawned, revealing a brilliant, cloudless blue sky. The wind hauled to WNW and eased to 15-20 knots, evoking sighs of relief from one seasick member of the crew. The relief was temporary, however By 1600 the anemometer again registered 25 knots obliging us to shorten sail. We struck the mainsail, relying on the mizzen and genoa to carry us safely through the night. SALLY ANNE took the 10-ft. seas in stride. Throughout the night we made exhilarating speed, inviting speculation for an earlier-than-expected arrival at Hilo's Radio Bay. As an extra precaution we braked and locked the wind generator, even though it has a centrifugal wind brake which automatically deploys at wind speeds above 22 knots to protect the unit from self destruction.

The next day, Monday, 26 April, brought both severe weather and near-disaster for SALLY ANNE and crew. During my forenoon watch the wind increased to 35 knots, at which time we furled the genoa and hanked a smaller clubfoot jib onto the second headstay. In the past, I have found the combination of mizzen and clubfoot sails to be ideally suited for a yawl in heavy weather . . . well-balanced and sustainable in winds up to 50 knots. This time was no exception. She handled well, maintained good direc30

tional stability and remained reasonably dry for the existing sea conditions, while logging a solid seven knots toward "Paradise." Our spirits were high and there was no apparent reason for concem until, at 0900, the mizzen mast began to pitch fore and aft on its step. A quick inspection showed that the masthead cap supporting the backstay tangs had popped loose, rendering both backstays useless. My stalwart alter ego, Steve Bailey, bounded on deck and took over the helm while I pondered the problem.

Something had to be done, fast. The added weight aloft of the wind generator, projecting nearly three feet above the masthead, exacerbated the mast's instability. My first thought was to jettison the mast, wind generator and all, a dangerous and difficult undertaking.

Then common sense returned. I noticed that the mizzen staysail halyard rigging was still intact.

It was just possible that the halyard might suffice to stay the pitching mast. I led it forward through a snatch block on the spinnaker track and back to a genoa winch. In a moment the wild spar was snubbed up hard and secure against the main backstay. The scheme worked.

We further reinforced it by disconnecting the two forward mizzen stays from their chain plates and securing them taut to the midships mooring cleats, port and starboard.

Breathing easier, we sized up the situation.

We had lost a great deal of the boat's capability: The mizzen sail and staysail; the wind generator, our source of energy to run the reefer and watermaker; and the mainsail itself, whose use we sacrificed in order to secure the loose mizzen mast. If we had to . . . if there were no other alternative . . . we could still sail to Hawaii. But there was an altemative, and it seemed to be the only one that made sense. I had to face it.

"Bring her about, Steve," I said, sadly.

"We're going home. Paradise may not be lost, but it has been denied us, at least for this year."

Steering NNE on a broad reach, port tack we retraced our outbound track, flying only the club jib. San Diego lay 212 n.m. distant, two days away. At least we would get a solid meal when we arrived, something we had been unable to prepare since leaving port.

For the remainder of the day, Monday, we resumed the normal watch rotation. But the weather wouldn't let up, intensifying instead. I began to feel superstitious about it. It had turned us around, forced us to abandon our cruise; now it seemed intent on destroying us.

The anemometer needle oscillated around 40 knots and consistently banged the stops at 45.

For fear of alarming the crew, or out of sheer pusillanimity on my part, I resisted the urge to shift the anemometer to hurricane scale. The seas were enormous (for a sailboat) . . . about 20 feet high, and 100 feet from crest to crest.

But we shipped none and the boat remained relatively dry. Mary, who had the 1600-2000

watch, compared the boat's surfing to skiing in her Colorado Rocky Mountains.

One of my standing orders for the watch crew is that in heavy weather and at all times in darkness, safety harness shall be wom and securely snapped onto the windward toe rail. I violated the order one time and nearly paid for it with my life, and possibly those of my crew.

At about 1830 on her watch, Mary tired and asked for a temporary relief. I foolishly took over the watch without my safety harness, thinking she would soon retum. She didn't.

Overcome with exhaustion, she collapsed. Neither of the other two was awake or suited up, so out of false concem for them I decided to continue the watch without the harness which, even had it been handy, could not have been donned. The wheel was too demanding to be left unattended, even for a second. Besides, I reassured myself, we had not yet shipped a single sea.

It was 2300, near the end of my 5'/2 hrs. watch when, bone tired, seated thwartships in the lee of the wheel and binnacle, facing to weather, I began to relish the anticipation of Steve's cheerful face, appearing in the companion way for the mid-watch. Suddenly a deadly sigh, like the hiss of a viper coiled to strike, the unforgettable sound of a wave beginning to break, snapped me back to reality. I looked aloft from the compass to see, an instant before it broke and cascaded upon the frail craft and creatures below, a terrifying wave, curling high above the main port spreader, resembling those spectacular pictures one sees of the "pipeline" on Oahu's windward coast. In a split second I realized that I would in all probability be swept overboard and lost. Then, just as quickly, a second thought flashed through my adrenalineflooded brain: "Certainly I am going to die sometime, but I'll be damned if it's going to be tonight!"

Head and chest braced against the binnacle, arms wrapped around the steering pedestal, an iron grip with both hands on the Edson's SS tube, thanking God I had milked a lot of cows in my youth, I clung on for dear life. What happened next, none of us is likely ever to forget.

First there was a loud boom reminiscent of the report of a World War II 5-inch/38 antiaircraft gun. Then tons of sea water poured down upon the decks and filled the cockpit. SALLY ANNE

was driven laterally to leeward some 30 feet, then rolled onto her starboard beam ends. As she righted herself, the torrent ripped the foul weather jacket off my shoulders, but I managed to hang on. The knee-deep water in the cockpit quickly receded, thanks to the big two-inch cockpit drains, but much of the unwelcome cargo splashed into the main cabin.

Things below deck were in shambles. The main cabin was a curious mixture of displaced bunks, sole boards, miscellaneous gear and bruised people. Mary sustained the worst injuries, though none serious, when she was cataShipmate, April 1994

pulted violently from her windward bunk. Her forehead struck the gimballed lamp, normally five feet above her, shearing its bronze mounting bracket cleanly from the bulkhead and shattering the chimney. Her right leg collided with some unknown object, inflicting a deep puncture in the shin. Jim was banged up, too, but less so. Steve, sleeping in the forward cabin V-berth, but instinctively knowing how to protect himself in such circumstances, was unscathed. A potentially serious problem was averted when the batteries, jolted out of their box under the aftermost main cabin sole board, were restrained by their strong cables, thus preventing them from becoming loose missiles.

Topside, the new dodger was swept away and the shock cord binding the furled mainsail to its boom was severed. No sooner had 1 regained control of the boat when Steve came on deck, suited and hamessed to hand the flogging sail.

His single-handed effort was nothing less than heroic. Elsewhere, Jim and Mary restored most of the displaced items to their proper place, but one problem remained. The water we had taken aboard wasn't receding. The automatic bilge pump was either not operating or was incapable of keeping up with some unknown inflow.

Steve checked all through-hull fittings and hoses; none leaked. He and I alternately manned the cockpit hand bilge pump and dewatered the bilges after half an hour of highly motivated pumping.

By 0030 water was back up to the sole boards. This time the hand bilge pump refused to take a suction. (Later we leamed that in our haste, we hadn't pumped enough to prime it.) I searched desperately for a leak, fearing that the impact of the wave had fractured the hull. None was evident, but the water still rose, forcing redefinition of priorities: Get rid of the water, never mind the source for now. I asked Steve, who had the watch, to start the engine. Then I stripped the raw cooling water intake hose from its through-hull nipple, closed the seacock and dunked the hose into the bilge water Slowly but surely the raw water pump dewatered the bilge, as far down as it could reach . . . to a manageable level.

Exhausted, I turned in, but my relief was short-lived. At 0200 Steve called me to report that the engine had quit. I was so oblivious to the world that I hadn't heard it die, even though I was lying in the quarter berth virtually beside it. The Westerbeke 4-107 diesel engine is remarkably reliable, but it refused to re-start, a signal that it had gulped a slug of air, hence the fuel system had to be purged and primed. With Mary's faithful assistance, holding a light, handing me the right tools, I removed the galley sink and engine hatch cover to get at the fuel bleeder port and injection lines . . . a really unhandy arrangement. But most arrangements on a sailboat are, so it seems. Nevertheless, we soon had the engine perking again.

It is an ill wind that blows no good. In restoring the engine to normal operation we discovered the source of water entering the bilge. The brine discharge hose from the watermaker had come loose from the galley drain. Somehow, in the pandemonium caused by the wave, the watermaker switch had been accidentally tumed on, causing the machine to pump virtually all its "feed water" from the sea into the boat.

By this time dawn of a new day was ending a wild night. Mother Nature and God, it seems, had tested us enough. The remainder of our sail home was uneventful. Seas leveled, winds died. As we approached the coast and motored into our marina just at twilight, friends looked in astonishment at our battered boat.

"Storm? What storm?," they asked incredulously.

In the 1930s we Midshipmen at Naval Academy chapel services sang, as the benediction while devoutly kneeling, a stanza of the Navy Hymn, the haunting lyric of which kept coming back to me after SALLY ANNE was moored

safely in her assigned slip: Eternal Father, strong to save Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep, O hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea.

Thank you, Blayney. And thank Him! Your prayers must have found a responsive ear.

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Reminiscences of the Friendly Detailer Captain William B. Hayler USN (Ret.)

The detailer—friendly or otherwise—was not really involved in the orders any of us received on graduation. In that era—1944—we all drew a preference number which had nothing to do with Class standing, athletic ability, tastes in exotic foods, winning personality, or anything else. The Classmate who drew No. 1 got his choice. No. 2 got his unless No. 1 had picked it, and so on. My number was 899 out of something like 900, so 1 got one of the carriers which were not exactly best sellers. As it turned out, I could not have been more fortunate. The four of us who went aboard FRANKLIN (CV-13) all benefited from the experience and were still alive when the ship got back to New York. It was not the detailer's fault that when I next went to a destroyer I was immediately packed off to a six-day fire fighter school. The new XO probably thought I'd started the bonfire all by myself, and was exacting retribution.

My ambivalent feelings toward the orders writing process stemmed in part both from my father ('14) and my brother ('41). Dad always winced in a good natured way when the subject came up and would make the comment, "My favorite Bureau." This was invariably followed by a pained expression. Brother Bob spent his first shore duty there in the late '40's when I was romping around the Pacific in an LST and overdue for a change in orders. When he first arrived across from the Arlington Cemetery his response to a query would be: "I'm not sure," or, "I can't find out." But it didn't take long for the brainwash and then the tune changed: "We feel," or, "Our policy is."

My first relief was shot down enroute, but nobody let the ship know. Some months later, when my orders finally came they were to the Naval Academy. But they were of the "When relieved, proceed without delay" variety. And I'd been outside the States and without leave for two years. One of the many benefits of having a command is that you can talk directly to about anyone you want, so I sent a message asking for two weeks leave pointing out that I'd had command responsibilities and needed Shipmate, April 1994

some R&R before confronting any Midshipmen. This was long before the word "stress" was in vogue, but the answer came right back, "Approved." Later Bob told me that when the detailer got my message, he commented, "He must know how we work!"

After a few months at the Academy there was a phone call from a Classmate on the WILLIAMSBURG which was then the presidential yacht. It seemed that there was a crying need for an eligible young bachelor to fill the slot of communicator, and I looked like just the guy. Would 1 please call the skipper? This would have been interesting, but I was just getting started as a nav prof, and had misgivings.

After a very pleasant visit with the skipper, I told him I was flattered, would think about it, and call him back. But after I got back to Annapolis I called and told the captain that 1 was planning to get married. That, we both agreed, put me out of the running. As a matter of fact, by the next Summer I had a wife.

My most frustrating experience with the friendly detailer occurred when I was putting BALDUCK (APD-132) in mothballs in the late '50's. I'd had the ship for only a few months when we found out that we were to be decommissioned, and hoped—naturally—that I would be given another ship to finish a normal command tour But that didn't happen.

Everyone in the wardroom had their orders except me, the owner We were coming down to the wire, and the date for hauling down the commission pennant was close. A call to Bupers brought only the response, "We don't know yet."

Then one Monday our hospitalman sought me out with the words, "Captain, I hear you're going to the Phibgroup staff!" Naturally, I was interested. This is how he got the dope: "You remember Jones, our ship's service man and barber?"

"He's now on the Phibgroup flagship. I moonlight as a bartender in San Diego, and when he dropped in Saturday night he gave me the word. It turns out that when he was cutting the admiral's hair, his customer asked where he

had come from."

"Oh, I just left the BALDUCK." "Your captain is going to be my CIC officer" So the next day when I tried the detailer again and was told that nothing had been decided, my adrenaline began to flow: "I hear, from enlisted barroom conversation, that I'm going to the Phibgrp staff as CIC officer If that's so, I don't appreciate the way you conduct business."

The detailer was trapped, but he was not the culprit. I was more caustic than I should have been. My name had been sent to the staff to get blessed, and he had not been at liberty to let me see his crystal ball until I was approved. The next year we were both students on the same committee at the War College. One day in the coffee mess he asked me how the cat had gotten out of the bag. Obviously this was still a sore point. When I told him, he snapped his pencil in two in disgust. His confidence had been violated, and he had been left in deep left field.

In retrospect I gained more from the staff than I would have from an extension of my command tour But I didn't feel that way at the time. Because of post-WWII officer shortages I had not attended any of the usual fleet schools and had only a nodding acquaintance with CIC. On the other hand, I'd lucked out and had three commands. Several years later when I got a destroyer I benefited far more from the staff than I would from a few months more of another command.

Historically the party line has been that duty in Washington is vital to the career of a rising young naval officer But some of us had difficulty bowing to the inevitable. During the Korean War we went alongside a destroyer whose skipper was an old friend. Over coffee he told me about a conversation he had had with his detailer when he was trying to wiggle out of his next assignment. He was about to be detached, and headed for Washington. His detailer had opened up the conversation: "Don't you know that one third of all comContinued on page 41

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Capitol Hill, Et cetera Bill Lawrence '51

"Teamwork is essential. It gives the enemy other people to shoot at."

"Friendlyfireisn't." From Murphy's Laws of Combat Grads in Space On the successful joint U.S.-Russian Space Shuttle DISCOVERY Mission in February, Col. Charles F Bolden, Jr, USMC, '68, was the mission commander and Capt. Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr, USN, '73, the pilot.

Promotions The following Alumni were selected for promotion to rear admiral (2 stars) in 1993: Class Specialty Richard A. Riddell '62 Submarine Warfare Dennis R. Conley '63 Surface Warfare Joseph B. Dantone, Jr '64 Naval Aviator James B. Perkins, III '64 Surface Warfare William J. Tinston '64 Aero Engineering William J. Hancock '65 Surface Warfare Dennis A. Jones '65 Submarine Warfare Donald L. Pilling '65 Surface Warfare Dennis C. Blair '68 Surface Warfare Jay L. Johnson '68 Naval Aviator Awards and Recognition Cdr William R Marriott, II, USN, '79, is Aide to the Chairman, JCS. Lt. Kris M. Belland, MC, USN, '84, received the 1993 Richard E. Luehrs Memorial Award for Naval Flight Surgeon of the Year. LCdr David L. Ricks, CEC, USN, '81, was selected as the Navy's 1993 Male Athlete of the Year. He is one of the best amateur weight lifters in the world, having won the 1992 International Powerlifting Federation World Championship in the 165 pound class and many other awards. Lt. Diane L. Foster, SC, USN, '87, was selected as the Navy's 1993 Female Athlete of the Year. Her performance as a member of the Armed Forces women's volleyball team, which finished second in the U.S. Open Nationals, earned her selection as a Gold Division All-American. While at USNA she was the first women's volleyball player to be selected as an All-American.

Bravo Zulu The following alumni commanded ships in the Haiti maritime interdiction force: Capt. William J. Laz, USN, '69, CO MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40), Cdr Larry J. Watson, USN, '75, CO FLATLEY (FFG-21), and Cdr Stephen A. Hill, USN, '75, CO KLAKRING (FFG-42). USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9), commanded by Capt. Keith R Bersticker, USN, '71, rescued five Costa Ricans whose vessel capsized in the Pacific. USS SIMPSON (FFG-56), commanded by Cdr James S. Hanna, USN, '75, supported a three-day medical and dental humanitarian mission in Somalia. Ens. Marcus C. Camocho, USN, '92, and Ens. Ronald A. Barrett, '92, flight students in VT-10, NAS Pensacola, both received letters of commendation for their actions in assisting their pilots perform emergency landings after their T34C's experienced engine malfunctions.

Service Selection Service selection for the Class of '94 was conducted on 29 January 1994. The following is a breakdown of results. The first number presented is the total Midshipmen in a category, while the number in parentheses is the number of women: USMC 160(12)* Surface Warfare conventional 381(54) nuclear 27(6) Submarine Warfare 91 Special Warfare (SEAL) 16 Special Operations 10 (EOD and Salvage Divers) Navy Pilot 136(9)** Navy Naval Flight Officer 56(3)** Aircraft Maintenance Officer 1(1) Cryptology 2 34

Intelligence 9(4) Oceanography 9(3)*** Medical School 14(1) Supply Corps 28(5) Civil Engineer Corps 7 Transfer to USAF 3(2) Transfer to Army 2 * Includes 50(2) pilots and 5 NFOs. ** Ceiling for accession of pilots and NFOs was 136 and 56, respectively. *** Includes both direct entry and entry after surface warfare qualification.

Current enrollment of Class of '94 is 869 males and 101 females. Includes six foreign nationals.

Bob Hope Honored In recognition of his many contributions to the armed forces, the Navy has announced that a ship named the USNS BOB HOPE will be thefirstof six sealift vessels used to handle military cargo, and the entire class will bear his name.

T-34B In September '93 the Navy Recruiting Command terminated its T-34B flying program after almost 21 years. The program was very valuable in flying prospective recruits and community leaders, and in providing a Navy presence at air shows.

New Trainer The T-45 "Goshawk" jet trainer began trainingflightstudents in VT-21 NAS Kingsville, in January. The T-45 replaces the T-2 and TA-4 aircraft. The next base to receive the T-45 will be NAS Meridian, in 1997.

Consolidation As part of the drawdown and restructuring, the Navy and Marine Corps will retire, merge, or move their fleet replacement squadrons (FRPs). The two A-6E FRPs at NAS Oceana and Whidbey Island will be decommissioned when the A-6E retires later this decade.

The two F-14 FRPs at NAS Oceana and Miramar will be merged into one FRP at Oceana. The Miramar FRP will retire in 1994. The two Navy F/A-18 FRPs are at NAS Cecil Field and Lemoore and one Marine F/A-18 FRP is at El Toro. The Cecil Field Squadron will move to MCAS Beaufort, and the El Toro squadron will move to Miramar. Two S-3 FRPs are at NAS North Island and Cecil Field. The Cecil Field squadron will retire in 1994. Two E-2C FRPs are at Norfolk and Miramar. The Miramar squadron will retire in 1994. The one EA-6B FRP will remain at NAS Whidbey Island.

Tax Refunds Eleven states have reached settlements with military and federal retirees concerning taxes on their retirement incomes which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled had been illegally collected, as follows: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, and South Carolina. Twelve other states still have not reached a settlement with retirees, as follows: Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The Retired Officers Association has specific information on each state.

FY95 Defense Budget The President's FY95 Defense Budget and Defense Plan through FY99 were submitted to Congress in February. This budget provides the necessary resources for the following force structure in the Naval Service by FY99: —330 total ships —11 active CVs and one reserve CV —114 surface combatants —55 SSNs — 18 SSBNs —10 active and 1 reserve carrier air wings —13 active and 9 reserve VP squadrons —Amphibious lift for IVi Marine Expeditionary Brigades (MEB) —Navy active strength of 394,000 and reserve strength of 98,000 personnel Shipmate, April 1994

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;USMC active strength of 174,000 and reserve strength of 42,000 personnel, encompassing 3 Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) The following are key aspects of the budget and defense plans: Defense Budget Authority ($B) (Current year dollars) 1994 1996 1995 1999 1998 1997 DoD 249.0 252.2 243.4 240.2 246.7 253.0 Non-DoD 11.9 11.9 11.5 12.1 12.0 11.8 Total 260.9 263.7 255.3 252.0 258.7 265.1 % real change - 9 . 0 -5.9 -0.9 -0.3 -0.2 -4.0 FY95 Budget Authority Breakdown ($B) Amount Percent 60.8 24.1 Army 31.1 78.4 Navy 29.5 74.5 USAF 15.3 38.5 other DoD Personnel Levels FY95 FY94 FY93 441,641 Active Navy 471,476 509,950 Naval Reserve 100,710 113,400 132,395 Active USMC 174,000 174,000 178,379 42,000 USMC Reserve 42,200 41,738 Battle Force Ships FY93 FY94 FY95 12 11 13 Aircraft carriers 16 16 22 Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines 110 115 124 Surface combatants 83 88 87 Nuclear attack submarines 39 54 41 Amphibious ships 42 50 47 Combat logistic ships 66 74 Patrol, Support, Mine Warfare, Reserve Ships 84 1 Reserve aircraft carrier 373 Total 435 387 Tactical Air Forces USN Air Wings (Active/Reserve) USMC Air Wings (Active/Reserve)

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A Few Inches From The Yard Midn. Mark E. Christenson '94

In June of 1916 Woodrow Wilson gave the commencement address to the graduating members of the Class of 1916. In a time when the world was at war. President Wilson offered some sanguine advice to a graduating class that must have anticipated difficult times ahead. President Wilson gave his speech with no prepared notes and yet it isfilledwith memorable lines for those about to embark on a career of naval service.

The speech discusses the "special obligation" of graduates as "officers of the United States" in both their public and private lives.

President Wilson pointed that there had been many times as President when family or friends of Midshipmen had appealed to him to intervene in cases of discipline at the Academy, reminding him that they were "college boys" just like the ones he had spent his life working with. He responded by pointing out that he always held Midshipmen to a higher standard of conduct than those "college boys when he was faced with their cases. The President defended his high standards for Midshipmen to the Class of 1916 by saying, "You cannot indulge yourselves in weaknesses, gentlemen. You cannot forget your duty for a moment, because their might come a time when that weak spot in you should affect you in the midst of a great engagement, and then the whole history of the world might be changed by what you did not do or did wrong." In an off-the-cuff speech that was only two pages. PresiShipmate, April 1994

dent Wilson had summed up the differences between the Naval Academy and other colleges. It was, and is, a difference in where our obligations lie. President Wilson said it best in his final lines to the Class of '16. He pointed out that Naval Academy graduates are different because as future officers, we answer to a standard of honor more precious than our own, for ours "is the honor of the United States."

Well as I write I look forward to my own graduation. I can't help but recall the quote on one of the brochures I received for the Naval Academy. It said something about how a journey of a thousand miles is begun with a single step. That last step is now only weeks away.

As I look back it is hard to imagine that this is my last column for "A Few Inches . . ."It seems like only yesterday I was struggling to come up with my first edition last April. This year has gone by so quickly as my friends and I have looked forward to Ring Dance, our last ArmyNavy game, and 100th night. Those milestones have come and gone and, for the first time since I have been at the Naval Academy, I find myself looking back, not forward, at my Academy experience.

I remember induction day: the suffocating heat, the smell of new white works uniforms, and dozing off during speeches in T-court only to be startled by two F-14's streaking overhead. I did not know that the shorn heads of those sitting around me would become my closest 35

friends in the wodd. These people, with whom I had no history with on that July day, would offer me the tangible support that was vital to my day to day survival at the Academy. We shared the trials of Plebe Summer, the anguish of common Chemistry exams, and the pain of leaving home forever. I do not think that there is a single person in my Class and Company who did not, at some point, help me when I needed it.

I also remember the night before the Army-Navy football game Youngster Year when we played football in the hallway until 0400, the laughs we shared on Summer cruise in the Bahamas, and the party we had the night before the Ring Dance. The last four years have been defined as much by my incredible friends as they have been by the Academy.

At other times I turned to my family for support. I remember reading my Uncle Robert Logue's journal from his days on board USS DOLPHIN in World War II. The journal spanned the three weeks before Pearl Harbor as he and his friends prepared for the war they all seemed to know was coming. The final entry is dated 3 December 1941, as he and the crew of DOLPHIN prepared for liberty in Pearl Harbor after over forty days at sea. Only four days later he was fighting onboard as zeroes streaked over the azure, oil-stained water of Pearl Harbor There were no further entries in my Uncle's diary because he was soon busy as a sonarman on five war patrols in Japanese waters. He finished the mandatory five patrols in 1943 only to volunteer for the sixth onboard USS WAHOO. WAHOO and my Uncle never returned from the Sea of Japan, but his sacrifice continues to be inspiration to my family today, more than 50 years later My mother soon came to love the Navy her brother had served in and spent the Korean War preparing to be a Navy nurse. It was in Newport that she met Ensign Christenson, who was then assigned to USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS, weeks before leaving for aviation training in Pensacola. I spent my youth around the Navy listening to my father's stories of night carrier landings and my mother's stories of raising six boys while Dad was at sea. In my heart, 1 always knew my destiny was to follow in my parent's footsteps in the Navy.

When I visited my brother John '81 during his Plebe Summer Parent's Weekend, I suddenly knew where I wanted to go to school. At six years old, it's tough to make informed decisions about where to go to college, but after seeing one parade and my brother's nice white uniform, I knew I wanted to be a part of the Naval Academy. It was my brother John who would later remind me, as 1 slogged my way through high school, how much 1 wanted to come to The Academy. His encouragement led me to accept the NAPS appointment that changed my life forever. So now, as he is deployed off Somalia as XO of USS HARRY W HILL, I want to thank him for caring enough about me to urge me to apply. I will always thank him for his support at a time when my life had come to a fork in the road.

If you asked me today what I am most thankful for about my Acad-

emy experience, it would be the support of those friends and my family over this entire period. They have helped me realize that it is the people here and at home that make the Naval Academy what it is. My parents and five older brothers kept me going with letters, calls, and visits.

Without the support of the people in my life I never would have made it to this point. I owe thanks to a lot of people.

Professor Benac, who has been teaching the "boys in blue" for 50 years, helped a struggling English major come to understand the nuances of triple integrals. Instructor Robert Biral at NAPS reminded me how much I loved reading and writing and gave me the encouragement I needed when I needed it most. My roommate of four years, Allen Grinalds, was always there with advice and support. 1 will always remember our four years together by the Bay. My friend Bill Williamson was always around to listen or talk about everything and also (along with Brett Allred) to proofread and offer constructive advice on this column. Bob Dudley made various team trips memorable and our NAPS experiences will never be forgotten. Matt Friedlander, Shawn Cunningham, Mark Palmquist, and others were the type of friends I always pictured when I thought about what friendship means.

And while much of this column has focused on me and my life here, any one of the above could have told similar stories just as well.

I would also like to especially thank Colonel James "Wes" Hammond, Jr USMC Ret. '51 for his part in my Naval Academy experience. Colonel Hammond provided me the opportunity to write this column and do the job 1 had dreamed about since high school. His anecdotes about the Marine Corps from Korea to Vietnam were inspiring and his viewpoints on the Naval Academy and life were always enjoyable and usually humorous. Colonel Hammond's support and example reminded me just what it means to be an "officer of the United States" and an alumnus of the Academy. With his retirement as Editorin-Chief, Shipmate and the Alumni Association is losing someone they will not easily replace.

So as I graduate and leave the Naval Academy I have a lot to live up to. The tradition of family, the Academy, and the Navy places a burden on me to live up to the ideals that so many have taught me. But the added burden of following in the hallowed tradition of those who have gone before is something I warmly embrace. I have been preparing for the day I received my commission all my life and I can't wait to finally begin to return the debt I owe. Thank you one and all.

Editor's note: Thanks, Mark, for a year of hard work, enthusiasm, dedication and insight into the Brigade of today. Like his predecessors in the role of the Midshipman being the voice of Bancroft Hall for the Alumni, he has represented all that is right with the Brigade and with young America today. I wish him success in his naval career I know it will not come by luck but with his attitude and determination, combined with a genuine love for the Naval Service.

Brigade Activities Midn. Elliot S. Avidan '94

As 1 write this column with the sands running out quickly in my deadline hourglass the sun is shining and the clouds nonexistent. This is quite a change from the normal weather for the Dark Ages. As so many of my readers remember this is the time of year when Christmas Leave is over and Spring Break seems incredibly far away. The weather is always gloomy and Commissioning Week seems to have disappeared in the distance.

Of course the weather does brighten up. Spring Break does come around, and we discover that the reason Commissioning Week seemed to vanish was that it was right around the corner. Mids are generally in better spirits than they have been in quite some time.

There is some good news for the presses this time around. I have Winter Intramural Champions in three of the four sports because field36

ball teams are still battling out games missed due to inclement weather I should have both the final standings for that sport as well as updates on the Spring Intramurals which have yet to really get underway.

The bad news is that our resident TQL expert is off on assignment this month gathering the gouge for us on the latest and greatest innovations in Total Quality Leadership. He will be back next month though to fill us in.

Now for the good word on our recent Brigade Champions in Racquetball. Basketball, and Weightlifting. A little reminder beforehand though that each of these companies is pushing themselves that much closer to the coveted title of Color Company with the championships in Intramurals so look out for them in the race for the golden "E." I realize I haven't mentioned Weightlifting before as an intramural Shipmate, April 1994

but that's because there were really no standings. As a sport, this series of events is different from the normal head to head competitions. Instead, each company's team performs various prescribed exercises with points accruing for more repetitions or higher weights. At the end of the season, the best teams in the Brigade do four more matches with the final tally determining an overall winner This year that winner was the 35th Company.

When I tracked down head coach and Classmate Chris Pesile he was eager to talk about all the hard working Mids who had made the victory possible. Ron Fite '95, the Company's manager gets a big "BZ" for not only helping to run the squad but as a solid contributor on the way to the top. Another big man for these hard chargers was Joel Silverman '96.

Joel was always there for the team and really did make a difference.

Also making the push over the line to excellence were Second Classmen Lincoln Reifsteck and Tom Foster, individually competitive and together deadly to the opposition. Last but not least, Laura Labella '97 may have been small but like so many diminutive folks around here (including your intrepid reporter) she never let the appellation "sand blower" get her down. Instead, she just kept getting those weights up, all the way to the Brigade title. Congrats to everyone for the victory.

Another well deserved round of applause goes out to the bad boys of 5th Company for their success in basketball. Head coach Dana Barnes '94 made sure to tell me that it was a team effort and that everyone was an outstanding contributor For team player Kevin Kozak '95 however, it seems that the victory was a particularly sweet one. Kevin, in his three years in the arena, has made the Big Game not once or twice but on three separate occasions. Despite the jeering calls of "Buffalo!"

from the opposition's bench, our feadess warrior helped former varsity basketball teammate Kevin Havens '94 to bring 31 to ignoble defeat.

Kudos also to standouts Darryl Wilson '94, Tim McDougal '94, Jonathan Siegler '94, Sinclair Smith '94, and the surprise walkon Chris Leseur '97 for bringing the trophy home to the 5th.

Bringing the title back for the Brigade Championships in Racquetball was no small accomplishment for the Mids in 26th Company. As coach and number one player John Skarin '95 told me, success was the result of a good deal of hard work and not a little support from the home office when they competed.

John's number two man, Pat McCastlin '96, is no stranger to hard work. Pat takes his racquetball very seriously, practicing for two hours daily to get that shot just right for the next victim. Number three player Greg Petrovlc '96 knows alot about getting it right as well. This Youngster displays the raw talent that John feels will make the team so dangerous next season and in the years to come. Of course the efforts this season of Second Classmen Troy Hamilton and Bob Dinunzio help to make that possibility next year look like a sure thing for this reporter Good luck to everyone next season!

That's all the news for Intramurals this time around. Remember that next month we'll have updates on all the Spring Intramurals as well as another complete Club Sports update and Mike DelGrosso's TQL tidbits. Until then, my wishes for fair winds and following seas go out to all of you who have been so supportive of the Academy and the Brigade during these past few trying months. Things are looking up and of course there is always the certainty that we will BEAT ARMY!

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These fine instruments are provided by Weems &> Plath of Annapolis. They are mounted together with a beautifully finished, brass replica of the Naval Academy crest on a solid mahogany plaque. A brass plate is also furnished for engraving by the purchaser at a local trophy shop or by an engraver as desired.

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

Devoe's Way Beginning to Make an Impact What you see with Navy men's basketball coach Don DeVoe is what you get.

He is a pragmatist who believes that his role as a coach calls for him to be a teacher He is not brash by any sense, doesn't run up and down the sidelines with his arms flailing, and presents no false pretenses. All Don DeVoe wants to do is coach a fundamentally sound basketball team.

"I'm a fundamentalist from day one," he says in a matter-of-fact manner. "I have worked for people who believe in taking care of the ball, high percentage shots and outstanding defense."

DeVoe's style is beginning to catch on at Navy even though this is only his second year at the Academy. The Mids went 8-19 year ago.

This season, they areflirtingwith a .500 mark, and with seven wins in their last 10 game, are in the race for first place in the Patriot League.

With 12 wins by mid-February, this year's team has won more games than any Navy men's basketball team in the past six years.

DeVoe believes the Midshipmen are making progress in getting the program back to a competitive level where they can be a factor in the Patriot League. "As a basketball coach, you always want more," he says. "It will be a slow maturation process here.

"I see potential for the program and I have to be patient. This year's team is starting to maSpunky Plebe Brian Walker recorded a triple-double in win over Bucknell with II points, II rebounds and 11 assists.— Photo by Phil Hoffman

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Men's basketball coach Don DeVoe tells his team to keep things under control.—Photo by Phil Hoffman

ture, and is developing a chemistry that will make us a team I like to see.

"The most promising aspect to all of this is that our (coaching) staff is continuing to develop skills in our players that will allow us to reach our goals.

"I like the temperament of the team in terms of its attitude towards defense. The players are accepting the fact that we can be outstanding defensively on a consistent basis. Recently we have developed our offense where we can score inside and out."

While DeVoe knows how he wants things done, he knows he must adapt to the personnel on hand.

"In teaching, you have to have a philosophy, and the players to fit into that philosophy" he points out. "I don't believe in making robots out there. You need someflexibilityin providing your players freedom for expression on the floor "I don't have a problem with a guard dribbling between his legs if he has control and it benefits an offensive manuever. But if he is out of control and not delivering the ball, then I would have a problem. So yes, I can teach them a certain style but we're not dogmatic to do it by the number" DeVoe came to Navy with an outstanding reputation for building basketball programs as he did at Virginia Tech, Wyoming and Tennessee. In 11 years as the Volunteers' head coach he had an impressive mark of 211-158, six NCAA tournament bids and three berths in the NIT. But DeVoe is enjoying the fit with the Naval Academy. "I could very easily see myself coaching throughout my career here," he told nationally-known basketball writer Alan Schmadtke of The Orlando Sentinel last year In addition to the outstanding teaching attributes of his staff, DeVoe believes the players "here have a spirit of wanting to learn. That's a

combination (staff and players) you're always looking for in developing a successful program. It's a slow process. We've had some lowpoints this season, but there are enough signs that we can be good soon."

Does he find it a problem emphasizing defense to today's players?

"Players today are very astute," explains DeVoe. "They understand more about the game than when I grew up. They go to camp, and a certain number of kids know they can be great if they get proper instruction.

"Then there are some who are interested only in the glamour—playing above the rim, dunking—the spectacular I can't teach that kind of game. To me you need to get back to the roots. Teams that are successful are those that are sound defensively, have the ability to be consistent with their scoring from all areas on the floor, and have an attitude of team play.

"Our players want to have a chance to be successful," says DeVoe. "When you've not been successful (Navy is 45-123 in the six seasons prior to this year), the players have to pay the price in getting to a level where they can enjoy the game more."

In an interview with Mark Fitzhenry of The Washington Post before the current season, DeVoe said: "I don't project us being a nationally ranked basketball team because I don't think that is a realistic goal for us. But we can be extremely competitive, that's what I'm striving for, and I think we can be very good in our league."

Women's basketball captain Yolanda Ray recently became only the second player in the sport at Navy to score 1,000 career points and grab 500 career rebounds.—Photo by Phil Hoffmann

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DeVoe notes that the weight training program in place at Navy is highly important. "You have to gain quickness and strength to be competitive. Throughout the year, our players have to adhere to a strict weight training program to maximize their abilities.

"Look at Wes Cooper (Navy's Second Class forward). He's basically a 6-6 player going against players two to three inches taller And Brian Walker At 5-8 he's often against opponents four inches bigger. The weight training program is a must for our players."

DeVoe is extremely cognizant of another aspect of basketball at Navy. "Our players don't have the opportunity to compete in Summer leagues because of their demanding training schedule. Most of the time they are not in an area long enough to play in an NCAA-approved league. That's why it is important for them to train on their own. They have to be disciplined to sort out things and get some Summer playing in."

Discipline, defense and DeVoe. Somehow they all mesh together

Navy's 177-pound standout Doug Zembiec has been ranked in the top 10 nationally most of this season. — Photo by Phil Hoffmann

points, thefirsttime in 29 games he had did not score in double figures.

In an 87-79 upset of Lehigh on the EngiWinter Sports Update neers'floor.Cooper bucketed 19 points and had Men's Basketball (12-12, 7-5 Patriot League): six rebounds. Plebe guard Randy Torgrimson In mid-January, there were puzzled looks on had a career-high 14 points in just 10 minutes of the faces of Navy basketball coach Don DeVoe playing time, including 11 of 12 free throws in and his staff. The Midshipmen were suffering thefinalminutes. Lehigh had entered the game through a five-game losing streak and had tied for first in the Patriot League. opened Patriot League play for the 1993-94 Next came a last second win over Colgate at season with three straight losses.

Hamilton, New York. Appropriately enough, it But the last loss of those two streaks, a 77-76 was Jim Hamilton who was the hero for the decision at Lafayette, found Navy playing Mids. He drilled a three-pointer at the buzzer to much better That night also marked the in- give the Mids a 68-67 triumph over the then sertion of 5-8 Plebe Brian Walker into a starting first place Red Raiders. Second Classman T J. role at point guard.

Hall led the offense with 21 points.

The Mids were to win five of their next six The Mids stumbled against Lafayette at games and seven of their next nine. It is not, home, missing a chance to pull within a halfhowever. Walker alone who can account for the game of first place in the Patriot League when turn-around—he has had a good supporting they lost 68-63. Navy led by 18 points early in cast each game during the spurt. the second half.

Navy began its comeback at Bucknell when Navy was to beat Bucknell for a second time, it beat the Bison, 75-68, for the first time in the 94-83, behind a career-high 24 points from last six meetings between the two. That also Kohnen—he also had 13 rebounds. Hall added ended a nine-game Patriot League losing string 20 points and Cooper 17. But it was Walker that extended over two seasons. who defined Navy's play that evening. He In their next outing. Navy overcame a 15- scored 11 points, had 11 assists and pulled down point deficit with 9:38 remaining to earn an 11 rebounds (yes, he's only 5-8). It was only the 83-81 win over Holy Cross at Alumni Hall. second triple-double in the history of the PaYoungster Jim Hamilton put in seven three triot League. pointers in scoring a career-high 29 points. The In knocking off Holy Cross, 99-91, in overMids' defense, led by First Classman Victor time. Navy's third straight road win, the MidMickel, held Holy Cross standout, Rob Feaster, to just 14 points—he entered the game with a Youngster Heidi Fearon was named Co-Female Swimmer of the Year at the Patriot League Championships.—Photo by 27.1 average, third best in the nation.

The Mids were stymied in a road loss, 84-72 Phil Hoffmann to Fordham, as they were outscored by 11 in the second half.

In their first look at Army this season—the N-star was postponed by weather until Feb. 28 at Army—the Midshipmen rolled over the Cadets, 71-47, asfiveplayers scored in the double figures. Again Mickel was superb on defense, holding Army's top scorer, Mark Leuking, to 14 points. Alex Kohnen, a 6-10 Youngster center, had 17 rebounds and scored nine points.

Second Class forward Wes Cooper, in addition to scoring 10 points and grabbing seven rebounds, held Army's Dave Ardayfio to six Shipmate, April 1994

shipmen had a number of stellar performances.

First of all. Second Classman Larry Green scored a career-high 21 points and nabbed a career-high 16 rebounds. Hall added 20 points, Kohnen had 13, and Walker and Hamilton had 12 apiece.

Walker has been named Patriot League Rookie of the Week three times and fellow Plebe Torgrimson has been selected twice for this honor this season.

Women's Basketball (9-14, 5-7): The Mid women recently won back-to-back Patriot League games, upending Lafayette, 69-57, and Bucknell, 73-71. Those two victories ended a threegame slide that included a disappointing 64-58 loss to Army.

The Midshipmen led Army, 28-24, at halftime but the Cadets went on an 8-0 spurt at the beginning of the second half. In the final 20 minutes, the lead changed hands seven times.

Just prior to the loss to the Cadets, the Mids surprised Fordham, 77-75, in New York City as Plebe Kim Jackson put in a 15-foot jumper with two seconds remaining.

The win over Lafayette found First Classman and team captain Yolanda Ray passing a pair of milestones. She scored the first basket of the game and that gave her 1,000 career pounds.

Also during the game, she pulled in her 500th career rebound. She is only the second player in Navy women's basketball history to accomplish this feat. In the win over Bucknell, Ray blocked a career-high six shots. She will end her career in the top 10 in five statistical categories— scoring, rebounding, steals, blocked shots, and three point field goals made.

Two other firsties are also high in career statistics—Kim Cowling is fifth in rebounding and first in blocked shots, while Jenna Hausvik is sixth in rebounding.

Hausvik tallied a career high 28 points when Navy lost to Holy Cross, 91-83.

Jackson was recently named Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the second time this year.

Men's Gymnastics (3-2): The Mids won three of their first four dual competitions and then placed fourth in the six team Great Lakes Invitational at James Madison University.

Two of the most promising performers have been Plebes Brian Pritchard and Matt Tucker In beating Springfield and Vermont, Pritchard had an all around score of 52 with Tucker at 49.85.

In the Great Lakes Invitational, Youngster Bo Hanle took the parallel bars with a 9.2 and team captain Jimmy Parker tied for first on the still rings (9.65).

In a loss to Syracuse, Pritchard was third in the all-around with a 50.3.

Rifle (16-1): Navy's 45-match winning streak that extended into three seasons was halted in early February when Norwich University surprised the Midshipmen, 6138-6129. Youngster Frank Okata along with First Classman and team captain Brian Ross have been the pacesetters most of the year Ross carded an 1161 in smallbore when the Mids beat Duquesne, Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins. Okata fired an 1161 in smallbore in the loss to Norwich.

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lost to Norwich.

Squash (12-5): The Mids are again enjoying a solid season with 10 of their 12 wins coming by shutout. Top performers are First Classman Jamie Slough, 11-2 at number one; Second Classman Al Sprenger, 11-4 at two; Second Classman Mo Curran, 13-1 at three; Firstie Eric Green, 11-3 at four; and Youngster Mike Elliot, 11-5 at number five.

Men's Swimming (9-3): Navy closed out its regular season with a 161-80 win over Columbia, giving the Midshipmen a 9-3 record, their most wins in five years in this sport.

Youngster Nate Smith again won both diving events, taking the one meter with 328.65 points and the three meter with 347.70 points. He went unbeaten in dual competition this year on the two springboard events.

The Midshipmen won nine of the 13 events against the Lions. Plebe C. J. Ornee won the 200 individual medley in 2:09.42 and also was on the winning 400-meter medley relay. Youngster Stephen Piatt took the 200 meter freestyle (1:55.01) and also was on the winning medley relay. Youngster Ian Johnston was the victor in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.82) and likewise was on the winning medley relay.

The Midshipmen ended up with wins in four of their last five meets. They beat Pennsylvania (149-94), Xavier (159-51) and MarylandBaltimore County (140-100) while losing to Princeton (175-119).

Women's Swimming (7-6): The Mids won their third straight Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championship at Fordham University, totalling 708 points, with Army next (613.5) and Bucknell (564.5).

It was the sixth conference championship in the past seven years for the Navy women—they won Colonial Athletic Association Championships in 1988, 1989 and 1990 in addition to the three straight Patriot League titles in the past three years.

Youngster Heidi Fearon led Navy's contingent of first place finishers. She was selected as the Co-Female Patriot League Swimmer of the Year along with Colgate's Heather Sprengel.

Fearon won three events. She took the 500 freestyle in 5:02.38, her best time of the year She then captured the 400 individual medley with a Patriot League record and championship meet record time of 4:31.51. Her third win was in the 1650-yard freestyle with a meet and Patriot League record time.

Second Classman Carolyn Wisner was the victor in the 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly with career-best times of :59.77 and 2:10.94, respectively.

The Mid 800 freestyle relay unit of Debi Kauffman, Kara Kkouloheras, Wisner and Fearon was first in a time of 7:50.89.

Plebe Darcy Stuart was second in both diving events, getting 457.72 points on the three meter board and 356.65 on the one meter board.

Navy coach Dick Purdy was selected as the Patriot League Women's Swimming Coach of the Year for the second straight season.

Men's Indoor Track (5-3): The Midshipmen were beaten by Army for the first time in five years, 77-59. First Classman Joel Robertson 40

won both the triple jump and the long jump, setting an Army-Navy meet record in the triple jump with his 51-5 performance.

Other individual winners for the Mids in that meet were Firstie Darrell Gobble in the pole vault. Second Classman Grover Favors in the 55-meter dash. Second Classman Jesse Kemp in the 1000 meters, and Firstie Bruce Frame in the 3000.

At the Frank Sevigne Invitational at the University of Nebraska, the distance medley relay unit of Firstie Earl Young, Plebes Joey Jackson and Tom Keefer and Frame played second while Robertson was third in the triple jump and Gobb'e fourth in the pole vault. 'Youngster Greg Sutton was sixth in the high jump.

The Midshipmen were second to Army in the Patriot League Indoor Championships. The Cadets had 216 points with Navy netting 121.33.

Navy garnered five first places. Second Classman Tim Phelps broke the Patriot League record in the 35-pound weight with a toss of 58-8y4. Plebe Bobby Green shattered the league mark in the pole vault when he did 16-0.

First Classman Matt Niedzwiecki won the 500 meters (1:05.18), while Firstie Joey DeGuzman tied for first in the 55 meter hurdles (:07.66). Second Classman Michael Jefferson won the 55-meter dash (:06.42).

Women's Indoor Track (1-1): The Midshipmen suffered their eighth consecutive loss to Army, 82.5 to 35.5.

Navy's 4 x 400 meter relay unit of Firsties Christine Westrich and Becky Ingraham and Plebes Beth Schutte and Rhonda Leverett had a first place, while Second Classman Sonja Knight set a school record in the long jump (17-11), but placed second.

Westrich earlier this year set a school record in the 200 meters (:26.43) while Youngster Alicia Chiaramonte broke the school mark in the shot put (41-5/4).

At the Patriot League Championships, the Mids were second to Army (176-121). Navy had three first places—Plebe Suzanne Dondero won the high jump (5-4/4), while the distance medley relay unit of Second Classman Nancy Olson, Firstie Marcia Bailey, Plebe Kim McGreevy and Firstie Aletha Williams was first with a meet record and school record time of 12:15.80. The 4x400 relay team of Westrich, Ingraham, Schutte and Leverett had a first place in 3:56.94.

Wrestling (12-6): Navy won five matches in a row, defeating Pittsburgh (21-14), Lehigh (27-6), Bucknell (29-9), Maryland (22-14) and North Carolina State (24-16), before losing to fifth ranked North Carolina (26-9).

Second Classman Doug Zembiec has been ranked as high as ninth in the country at 177 pounds. He has a team-leading 19-5 record.

Second Classman Dan Hicks has overcome some early season injuries and has won his last six bouts to go 18-5 for the year at heavyweight.

Firstie Tim Queen is 17-6 at 118 while Firstie Jeff Stepanic is 17-7 at 126. Another Firstie, Greg Wise, is 16-9, at 190.

Super Bowl MVP Williams Named to Navy Staff Doug Williams, Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl XXII when he led the Washington Redskins to a 42-10 win over the Denver Broncos, has been named an assistant football coach at the Naval Academy, head coach George Chaump announced this weekend.

The 38-year-old Williams will coach the Midshipmen running backs. He replaces Frank Hickson who resigned earlier in January to accept a position at the University of South Carolina.

Williams was the head coach at Northeast High School in his hometown of Zachary, Louisiana in 1993, leading that school to a 13-1 record and to the state semi-finals.

A first team All-America at Grambling in 1977, he was a first round pick of the Tampa Bay Bucs in 1978. He spent five seasons, from 1978-82, with the Buccaneers. He was the starting quarterback in 33 of that team'sfirst36 NFL victories and led them to the NFL playoffs twice. Chaump was an assistant coach at Tampa Bay from 1979 to 1981 during which time he and Williams became acquainted.

From 1983-85, Williams was with the Oklahoma Outlaws, later the Arizona Outlaws, of the United States Football League.

He was signed as a free agent with the Redskins in 1986, but threw only one pass that season.

In 1987, he started the season as a backup but was the starter for the playoffs. He set four Super Bowl records in Super Bowl XXll— most yards passing in a game (340), most yards passing in a quarter (228), most touchdown passes (4), and longest completion (80 yards).

He then played two more seasons with the Redskins, giving him a total of nine years in the NFL. In 1990, he worked for the Black Entertainment Television network doing broadcasts of black college games and in 1991 he was the athletic director and head coach at Pointe Coupee High School, a new high school, in New Roads, Louisiana.

Williams worked for the Partnership for Drug Free Louisiana in 1992 and the following year he became head coach at Northeast High School in Zachary.

Williams and his wife LaTaunya have two sons and he also has a daughter by a previous marriage.

Former Navy Head Football Coach George Sauer Dies George Sauer Sr, who was head football coach at Navy in 1948 and 1949, died Saturday, 5 Feb., of Alzheimer's disease in Waco, Texas.

He was 83.

Sauer's two-year record with Navy was 3-13-2. His 1948 team was winless headed into the annual game with Army, which was unbeaten. The Midshipmen played the Cadets to a memorable 21-21 tie that day.

A native of Stratton, Nebraska, Sauer was an All-American fullback at the University Nebraska where he also earned All-Big Six honors three straight years (1931-33). He was the Most Shipmate, April 1994

Valuable Player in the 1934 East-West Shrine Game and co-captain the College All-Stars in their game with the Chicago Bears.

Sauer later played three seasons for the Green Bay Packers before becoming head coach at the University of New Hampshire for five years. He won two Yankee Conference championships while there.

In 1942, he joined the Navy as a member of the aviation physical training program.

In 1945, he became head coach at Kansas University and led that school to the cochampionship of the Big Six twice and to the Orange Bowl on 1 January 1948.

After leaving the Naval Academy he spent six years as the head coach at Baylor where his record was 38-21-3. He also served as the Bears' Director of Athletics. His 1951 Baylor team went 8-2-1, including a 17-14 loss to Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl.

In 1961 he was named general manager of the New York Titans of the American Football League. He became director of player personnel when the team was bought in 1963 by Sonny Werblin and renamed the New York Jets.

He remained with the Jets until 1969 and then served as general manager of the New England Patriots for two years.

Sauer was elected to the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame in 1954, to the Nebraska Hall of Fame in 1955 and the Kansas Hall of Fame in 1976.

Sauer is survived by his wife, the former Lillian Werner, his daughter, Dana Sauer Kiefer of Westerville, Ohio, and his son, George Jr, of Roseville, Minnesota.

The family requested donations to St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Waco or the Naval Academy Athletic Association.

Staubach Helps Do in Mid Baseball Team in Season-Opener When Navy's baseball team opened its 1994 season on 19 Feb. at Duke, it found 1963 Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach pitching

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Roger's son Jeff is a freshman on the Duke baseball team.

Late in the game, Jeff Staubach was sent in to pinchhit, and in his first at-bat as a collegian (Duke was playing its fourth game that day), he hit a home run. Duke won that game, 19-7, but the next day. Navy came back to win 9-5.

Roger Staubach won three letters in baseball at Navy and was captain of the 1965 Navy baseball team.

Former Trainer's Home Hit by Fire The home of Al McFaden, longtime trainer for Navy's football, wrestling, and lacrosse teams, was heavily damaged byfireon Sunday, 13 Feb. Mr McFaden and his family escaped with minor injuries.

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."

Parris Island Proverb

"Tactics are like poker You learn all the rules .so at the proper time and place you can intelligently violate them and make money."

David M. Shoup

"Paper-work will ruin any military force."

Louis B. Puller

"War without allies is bad enough—with allies, it is hell!"

Sir John Slessor

"Our aircraft carriers have lasted longer than a majority of our very expensive overseas air bases."

W. A. Schoech

Detailer (continued) manders in the Navy arc in Washington?"

His response: "My God! You say this over an open phone line? Suppose Congress hears this?"

The years pas.scd, and sure enough, the subject of that story was now my detailer He had mc on the phone, and the Pentagon beckoned. I tried the same tack I had used successfully once or twice before: "1 have an older brother He's been there twice. Once for him and once for me."

The answer came back fast: "That's what you said last time. It worked then, but this time, you're coming."

Much later after Richard Henry Dana wrote Two Years Before The Mast he added a supplement entitled, "Twenty Years After" In it he put together the loose ends of his narrative, and brought the reader up to date on the later careers of shipmates and others who had been a part of his life on the California coast. In somewhat the same vein it may be appropriate to share any of my weighty thoughts on detailers with later generations. After all, 1 retired in 1969. In doing so, 1 have to be careful because dad—from his lofty perch—may call forth an earthquake or a typhoon. But in looking over copies of my old preference cards, I'm glad 1 didn't get my first or even third choices most of the time. For several years 1 would write down, "Naval Liaison Officer, Hong Kong." In retrospect, I'm sure that two weeks in that job would have driven me nuts. And having been in private life and listened to others for more than 20 years, I suspect that officer assignments in the Navy are handled with far more rhyme and reason than I thought at the time. I am also certain that active duty officers receive more consideration and are treated with more fairness and respect than they may find later when they move on to civilian life and another career

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Pres., RAdm. George Bauernschmidt SC USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Mrs. Beverly E. Carter 1202 Grosvenor Park 10500 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md. 20852

From Col. Don Shive, USA (Ret.) USMA '37 comes the following: It Is my sad duty to inform you of the death of Julia H. Sauer, widow of RAdm. Edward Paul Sauer, on 20 January in Potomac Manor Care Nursing Home.

She was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with her beloved EP on 27 January.

In 1983 she moved from her home in San Diego to Bethesda, Md., to be near her niece, Frances LaGarde Shive and other relatives. Three years ago she moved to Potomac Manor Care Nursing Home, where on the day before her 99th birthday, 23 November, she fell and broke her hip.

Aunt Judy was born in Baltimore and became a nurse at the Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington. She accompanied her older sister Alice and husband, Lt. Louis Anatole LaGarde, USA Medical Corps, to the Philippines where she met and married Uncle Ed on 15 August 1921. She was at Pearl Harbor when EP sailed off with his squadron and earned the Navy Cross.

They had no children but were very close to her sister Alice's daughters, Frances, 10801 Fox Hunt Lane, Potomac, Md. 20854, and Jane L. Spector, 9412 Maureen Dr., Garden Grove, Calif. 92641.

Incidentally, I am the Scribe for the USMA 37 column in the West Point Assembly, and enjoyed three wonderful tours with the Navy: USNA ' 4 8 - ' 4 9 , Naval War College ' 5 0 - ' 5 3 , and SacLant ' 5 8 - ' 6 0 .

I have enjoyed reading Aunt Judy's copy of Shipmate. It brought back many fond memories of those I served under and with—that grand old gentleman, Adm. Jerauld Wright '18 and my contemporaries from USNA Classes of the late 1930s and early 40s.

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Pres., Adm. Jerauld Wright USN (Ret.) 4100 Cathedral Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20016 Send news directly to Shipmate

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From Kevin Mahoney we received the following sad news.

Patricia R. Mahoney, wife of Edmund C. "Judge" Mahoney, died on 12 July 1993 in Fresno, California. She was 99 years old.

A native of Canada, she had accompanied Judge on all of his assignments until his death in 1939. A nurse by profession Mrs. Mahoney worked with the Red Cross during WWII. Much of her professional career involved children; she worked extensively with the Foundation for the Junior Blind.

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They say "Spring is just around the corner," but with the amount of snow still on the ground here, as 1 write this story, one wonders if Spring can be far away.

We have all survived, however, and look forward to the change of seasons.

A letter from Skip Orem tells us that his parents are well and happy at their home. The Landings in Williamsburg.

Howard celebrated his ninety-third birthday not long ago, and Betty is keeping up with him.

At the recent memorial service held for Bev Coleman, a request was received for a 1922 Lucky Bag Year Book. Anyone who has a copy and would like to donate it to a worthy cause—it would be gratefully received by the Jeb Stuart-Mosby Society. Kindly notify me and your Editor will be glad to make necessary arrangements for collection and delivery, at no charge to anyone.

In the same vein, a request has been received for a "Boat Cloak." Does anyone alive today remember what these were like? Donations of the above would please someone very much—so, when you are cleaning out your grandfather's attic, don't forget us.

In the last issue, I asked for response to the Seventy-Second Anniversary Celebration this year.

To date I have received no response to my request. I am ready to make plans—so, let me know.

Cindy Pratt, widow of the late "Doc" Pratt, reports that she is well and comfortable at their home: Westminster-Canterbury, 3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, Va. 23451. She especially wishes to thank all those kind friends who offered her much consolation through their messages and letters.

It might interest the rest of you to know that Bevo Carter celebrated his 94th birthday on 4 February and is alive and well, leading his spouse a merry chase. His birthday present, however, was the birth of his first great grandson. Chase Woodhouse Baldwin, in Santa Monica, Calif., just after the earthquake!! The future Midshipman is also the first grandson of Max Baldwin '56 and Beverly Carter Baldwin.

Now, you kids, how about some news for this column? If you don't feel like writing, please call me collect!

Jo Hill Carter

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Pres., Adm. Arleigh Burke USN (Ret.) Secy, RAdm. John R. Johannesen USN (Ret.) 6251 Old Dominion D r , Apt. #103 McLean, Va. 22101 The Class is sad to learn of the death on 24 October 1993 of Alice Wolfskill Smiley, the widow of our RAdm. Curtis S. Smiley USN (Ret.), who predeceased her in 1985.

Alice, who passed away at home at age 83, requested there be no services and her ashes were

spread at sea by the U.S. Navy.

We thank Elizabeth L. Ekstrom, the widow of VAdm. Ekstrom '24, for her passing us the information. Elizabeth can be reached at 333 Orange Ave. #17, Coronado, California 92118.

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Pres., RAdm. William B. Bailey USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Raymond R. Waller USN (Ret.) 25 Spruce Court, Moorestown, NJ 08067 Gloria and Bill Bailey celebrated an early New Years Party, and their 28th Wedding Anniversary, by inviting 125 guests to a cocktail buffet. The affair was held in the ballroom of the Coronado Amphibious Base. Among Naval Academy graduates who attended were: Cam Briggs '25, Victor Long '25, Hunter Wood '25, Marion Dawson and wife Madeline '27, Ed Burns and Phyllis '31, V L. (Rebel) Lowrance and Marie '30, John and Stuart Moreno '30, Charley and Jean Duncan '33, Bill and Mary Jo Hazzard '35, Don and Lou Merker '36, Otis and Ann Cole '36, Bob and Phyllis Kercheval '38, Larry Curtin '47, and Richard and Jacque Parker '40.

Serpentine, Horns, Balloons, and music added to the fun of the evening.

Seen recently were Kay Burroughs, widow of Sherman Burroughs, and Betty Ekstrom, widow of Clarence (Swede) Ekstrom. They are enjoying life in Coronado.

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Pres., RAdm. Walter C. Ford USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. George W. Bains JAGC USN (Ret.) 4145 Venetia Blvd., Jacksonville, Fla. 32210 We send birthday greetings to Paul Crosley on 5 April for this 92nd birthday. The only other birthday in April is that of your C/S on the 20th, his 9Ist. On behalf of our Class we will wish him a Happy Birthday Greeting, too.

From Alex Hammond, on Mercer Island, Wash., we have a very interesting letter Alex was nicknamed "Bruno" by the upper classmen when he was a Plebe. He never liked it and I am a bit surprised that he sent the letter and picture. Alex was the star and captain of our track team and participated in the meet at West Point, four days before our graduation. Here are quotes from his letter: Here's a little background. Not until the Spring of 1923 were track meets held between the two Service Academies. That year Navy went to West Point and lost 67kj to 58^3. In '24 West Point came to Annapolis and again won by 79 to 51. By '25 I was captain of the team and we went to West Point. Going into the last event of that track meet—the half mile—it was very close; we needed I Vi points to win. I had the good fortune to pick upfivepoints and my teammate Carpenter one point, so Navy won 72C: to blVi'.

Here's the picture of a picture! The Wall Poster reads: Captain Bruno wins the half and the meet.

The Army-Navy track meet West Point, N.Y. 30 May 1925 The picture originally appeared in the 1926 Lucky Bag. Ken Craig, president of the Class of 1926, gave an OK to print the picture again.

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Alex Hammond Recently we made note of the death of Charles M. Goetz, one of our Classmates who was not commissioned because of TB. His son and namesake sent me the following information about his dad; After graduation he was sent to Colorado for treatment of TB and remained there and went to Colorado University, getting a degree in engineering. He was hired by GE and while stationed in Washington, they sent him lo Georgetown University School of Law. Later he returned to Washington and practiced law there.

For fifty years he spent Summers on Nantucket Island and for thirty years at Sheilig, his home in Sconset. He helped to establish, nurture and grow a caddy camp for underprivileged children. One of the main purposes of the camp was improving educational opportunities. Through its charitable foundation it has given scholarships in secondary, college and graduate studies.

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Pres., RAdm. Kenneth Craig USN (Ret.) 202 Tarver Drive, Blakely, Georgia 31723 The Assistant is again writing the Class news.

A welcome phone call from Phyllis Scrymgeour gave us her present address and a recounting of her life since Sparky Scrymgeour died. Phyllis is living at 324 C Street, Apt. 184; Chula Vista; Calif. 91910, 619 425-3379. Her daughter in Hawaii and her daughter here in San Diego made the fine arrangements necessary for Phyllis to bring Sparky's ashes to Hawaii to be scattered at sea with flowers and ceremony off Diamond Head.

Ben Custer called to tell us of Ambrose Crowley's 90th birthday party at the Terrytown Hilton.

There were 15 descendants of Ambrose's; he even had a great grandchild there. There were more than 50 friends to toast Ambrose. We hope for some fine pictures of the celebration.

A letter from Ed Kelly told us of the death of Dick Waldron. Irma and Ed visited with him about a month ago and found him very frail.

Ed wrote: Dick and I met in Boston to take competitive exams for an appointment to the USNA back in 1921.

Later at Annapolis we recognized each other while checking in and decided to be roommates.

Val Havard wrote that he was able to attend Dick Waldron's funeral in Catonsville. He received full military honors. Many of his family were there.

Mrs. Margaret Pohl, widow of Jack Pohl, gave us her new phone number, 703 781-0116, in the retirement area she is now living.

In our local Coronado paper there was a great picture of P D Stroop with the then president of the Coronado Navy League back in the 50s. It was there in connection with the 50th Anniversary of the Naval Amphibious Base.

Joe Callahan's Assistant has to sadly write of his death on 6 February 1994. The Memorial Service was held 14 February at Sacred Heart Church in Coronado. Four of his Classmates attended: Kay and P. D. Stroop, Isabel and Mort Fleming, Laura and Shipmate, April 1994

Al Boileau and Sneddy Snedeker. Many friends and relatives were also there. Our three sons were with me that day. A lovely spray of yellow flowers was sent to the church by the Class, with a wide blue ribbon with 1926 in gold. The burial with full military honors was in Fort Rosecrans Military Cemetery 17 February 1994.

It is with a sad heart I must say this column will be our last. Joe and I have thoroughly enjoyed our job-renewing old friendships and making new ones among the Classmates. I hope whoever takes this job will enjoy it as much as Martha and Joe Callahan have.

The Class sends condolences to the families of those Classmates lost this past month.

[Ed note: Joe was worried to the end about getting his column in and he did. As the admiral in The Bridges of Toko-ri said, "Where do we get men like this?" Thanks, Joe.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Wes]

Classmate Clarence Boyd, in 1972. She died in 1977.

Sinbad was a prolific writer of light and serious verse as well as political satire. His daughter Eleanor has made several epitaphs available. One of these was contained in a 1957 letter from Spencer to the late Johnny Bays. Sinbad would be delighted that it is reprinted here: Here rests a sleepy Spencer Addison, Quiet now a mostly joyous heart.

That through a lifetime sought and finally won, A gentle, even, strain on every part!

A memorial service was held in St. Andrews Chapel at the Naval Academy on 25 March followed by inurnment at the National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. A complete obituary is in the Last Call section.

We submit this report with great regret on the death of Nancy Ehle, widow of Arthur (Art) K. Ehle of Fairfax, Va.

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Nancy passed away on 9 September 1993. Funeral services were held at the Ft. Myer Chapel followed by interment in the Arlington National Cemetery. She will be particularly missed by the Little Theater of Alexandria, where she had been a long time member of the Council.

Survivors include: two sons, Arthur K. and Charles E.; two daughters, Nancy L. Speilman and Katherine W. Ehle; and two grandchildren.

Art predeceased her in April 1989.

The Spring Class luncheon will be held at the Annapolis Yacht Club on 18 May. Cash Bar at 1130. Luncheon 1200. Pay the luncheon fee at your table. Enter the free Yacht Club parking lot entrance next to the Marriott (formerly Hilton) Hotel on Compromise Street and take the elevator to the dining room on second floor. Enjoy the get together, delicious food (superb AYC crabcakes or chicken) and a view of the busy harbor Come. Bring a friend. Please notify Josh Cooper or Joe Maher by 14 May. Joe Maher

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Pres., RAdm. Thomas J. Hamilton USN (Ret.) Exec VP Adm. Charles D. Griffin USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Joshua W. Cooper USN (Ret.) 400 Madison St., Apt. # 8 0 8 , Alexandria, Va. 22314 703 549-8708 Oley Sharp reports: The San Diego group met on 26 January for luncheon at the Submarine Base Officers Club. Present were Tex Anders, Bobby (Roberta) Coffin, Barb and Cliff Cooper, Bud Hammond, Nina and Oley Sharp.

From Pensacola Jack Monroe reports that the cold rainy weather this past Winter has kept him off the golf course too frequently. Jack and Phyllis motored to California in March. In San Diego they visited Jack's youngest son. He is Exec of a sub tender. The Pensacola area widowsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jane Ashley, Ann Smith, Dottie Southerland and Kay Virden are doing fine discounting the occasional aches and pains.

Capt. Edward Spencer Addison, 89, died of pneumonia 22 January at Ginger Cove Retirement Home, Annapolis. The Class sent its sympathy and condolences to his daughter, Mrs. Benjamin C. Boylston, 1816 Millard St., Bethlehem, Penna.

18017. A memorial contribution has been made to the Alumni Association. The son of a Coast Guard Captain, Sinbad attended high school at Sault Saint Marie, Mich.; Cambridge Latin, Cambridge, Mass., and Wilmington, N.C., prior to his appointment to the Naval Academy, which he entered in 1923, graduating 2 June 1927. Plebe year, when asked by upper classmen where he was from he rattled off so many places that they said he was like Sinbad the sailor and that became his nickname, although some Classmates knew him as "Mate." As a Midshipman he participated in intramural sports. He was also a member of the Drum and Bugle Corps. Upon graduation he served four years in the Pacific Fleet flagship TEXAS, followed by three years in destroyers. He completed the General Line postgraduate course in 1935 after which he taught math for two years at the Academy.

At the outset of WWII he was professor of naval science. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In late 1942 he was assigned as First Lieutenant, fitting out NEW JERSEY. After her commissioning he served continuously in combat areas for 18 months.

During this time the super battleship flew the Third and Fifth Fleet flags of Admirals Halsey and Spruance respectively. Thereafter Capt. Addison served in cruisers and as Commanding Officer of an attack transport until the war's end. His awards include the Philippine Liberation Campaign with 2 stars and the Asiatic Pacific campaign ribbon with 7 battle stars.

His first wife, Nellie Sharpley Church, died in 1968. He married Mary Norman Boyd, widow of

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Pres., Capt. Raymond O. Burzynski USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Albert O. Momm USN (Ret.) 909 Topmast Way, Annapolis, Md. 21401 Fla. corr., RAdm. R. N. Norgaard USN (Ret.) n i l S. Lakemont Ave., Apt. 405/07, Winter Park, Fla. 32892-5496 Capt. Richard R. Hay USN (Ret.) '31 writes that he has a copy of the '28 Lucky Bag which he will be happy to send to any '28 member or widow who would like to have it as he is shifting into smaller quarters one of these days. Dick remarks that it is really true that "you can't take it with you." How true! And it should be a valuable asset to a member of the BLC. Speaking of valuable, we have a valuable snapshot of Ginny and Jimmy James visiting Kay and Mac Leary in Annapolis in late 1993.

Speaking of late 1993, here are pics of Harry Sears addressing his favorite 'Buccaneers' (Bombing Squadron 104), who fought with him in World War 11 in the Pacific.

From Ole Tales Retold published by Vince Treanor: This is a tale of a member of the BLC and one of his daughters (call her Susie) that occurred shorUy after World War II while they resided in the hills of Bethesda, Md. Father was a Captain. USN on duty in the olde Navy Dept. at 17th and Constitution Avenues in D.C. Susie had her eye on a horse she wanted and had the approximate $180 saved to make the purchase. But father pointed out that that did not include the necessary funds for renting a stable and feeding costs involved. The answer was 'yes'; so she informed the family that she had gotten the job of

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Helen and Harry Sears at the VB-104 Reunion (on the left) had to get about with the aid of a crutch. Determined to continue with the newspaper delivery, she persuaded her father to drive her to each house, where with the aid of her crutch, she would deliver each paper.

Once a month, she would carry out a similar procedure to "collect for the Post." She succeeded here, except that in the afternoon collection there was one subscriber who was never at home to make payment.

Some days later, father had attended a moming conference in uniform, which ended in midmorning. This gave further an opportunity (?) to stop by on the way home to make this final collection.

The house bell rang and a short heavy-set man answered the door; father announced: "Collecting for Tlie Wastiington Post." The unexpected reply was: "That's a hell of a way for a Navy Captain to be 'Moonlighting!' " Who was the man? None other than General Hersey, head of the Selective Service Administration!

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Pres., RAdm. Samuel B. Frankel (Chick) USN (Ret.) 17379 Bernardo Center Dr, San Diego, Calif.

92128 Sec'y, Capt. Philip R. Osborn USN (Ret.) 8206 River Crescent Dr, Annapolis, Md. 2I40I Corn Secretaries; Calif., RAdm. Chuck Triebel USN (Ret.) 12751 Gateway Park Rd., Poway, Calif. 92064 Florida, Dot Flatley, Box 813, Bartow, Fla. 33830 Treasurer, Capt. John W. Davison USN (Ret.) 3909 Linda Lane, Annandale, Va. 22003

Jimmy and Ginny James visiting Kay and Mac Leary in Annapolis delivering The Wastiington Post in the neighborhood. Susie then arranged the rental of a barn in the near vicinity, and the procurement of hay and foodstuffs for 'Shorty.'

Using 'Shorty' for transportation, she made her early moming deliveries before school. A few days later, while riding 'Shorty,' her horse slipped on the paved road, bruising her to such a degree that she

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We are sorry to report the death of our Classmate "Maggie" McGinnis, RAdm. USN (Ret.), on 24 December 1993 at a convalescent home near Long Beach, Calif., where he had been for the past two years. The Class extends its sympathy to his widow, Marjorie (Mrs. R. D.) McGinnis, 3737 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, Calif. 90847.

We heard from Helen Frank, whose friend Marjorie Bellis (widow of Louis Bellis '31) at Vinson Hall wrote for her, explaining how her Christmas card list was short due to her loss of vision and the tragedy of the death of her daughter's husband. This has not been a good year for Helen.

Capt. Richard R. Hay USN (Ret.) '31 writes that he has a '29 Lucky Bag which he would be happy to send to any member or '29 widow who would like to have it. He is moving—address: 16560 Casero Road, San Diego, Calif. 92128.

Acting in behalf of the USS PLUNKETT (DD-431) Association, Capt. Kenneth Brown '42 presented Eddie Burke's daughter (Mrs. James Cripple) a numbered and signed lithograph of PLUNKETT in ac-

tion at Anzio in appreciation of her father's skills as a destroyerman.

Dean Dowling (15 Beechwood Drive, Morristown, N.J. 07960) wrote that he ran across the following composition, bringing back nostalgic memories of which he thought perhaps our Classmates might enjoy as recollections of our "Four years together by the Bay," et cetera. The occasion of this "sound off was the Class expressing its deferential thanks to Tecumseh for allowing us passage through the 2.5 gateway: PAX VOBISCUM

We have gathered here today to pay homage to the omnipotent Tecumseh—jealous guardian of the immortal "2.5"—who has deigned to smile upon us through four years of arduous strife. Let us maintain a seemly decorum that we mayfittinglyobserve the proper obeisances.

Nothing comes without labor and no labor is lost.

It has been our privilege to draw an enviable lot.

"These years together" we have labored and we pray that we may always be blessed with tasks as worthy as those we have found here.

Through these four years we have gone through untold experiences. We have known many faces but as particularly requiting oases render the pilgrimage through the desert of life more pleasurable, some instances we remember with unusual clarity.

We lost Fowler, embryo class president and potential leader of the annual rush against the sophomores. Do you remember Chin in. Belly up? Do you remember those Cutter Races Plebe Summer?—and those diabolical days on the rifle range?

Do you remember taking the boys of '26 on a pleasure ride under the guise of taking thefireengines to the scene of the fire—about 14 miles up the Severn?

Army game came along and we took our red paint up to New York. Do you remember that?

Do you remember Youngster Cruise? Our last look at OLD NAVY—Heaving Coal Coaling Ship—carrying Rainclothes in Charleston.

Those lovely mosquitoes in Philadelphia and Guantanamo. Those wonderful days on HI CACKLE Beach.

Then Youngster Sep leave and back to the little girl back home.

Then back from Youngster L^ave, we took charge of the regiment.

We seemed to "Carry on" sometimes but "Tea Pot Dome" often proved a thorn between the roses of Smoke Park. And one Sherlock Holmes we remember vividly, although we did not rate calling him "Red." We managed to get out to the "Windy City" and to give the girls a look at 1800 DON JUANS at the Drake.

That memorable Army game and those triumphant National Champs.

Then the cruise. This time on ships of the modem navy—no coal and fewer hammocks—through that gorgeous land of beer and bananas.

The West Coast Tia Juana and back to our Severn home via the inescapable Hills of Haiti.

Then Second Class L^ave and back to enjoy a year of milk and music.

Then the last Army Game.

The memorable Ring Dance and we were off on First Class Cruise, The First Class party at the Commodore is not to be soon forgotten nor various escapades through the heart of Maine.

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Back to these hallowed walls and the heartbreaking diseetion into Class "A" and "B"—but still a few liberties left for the Boys of "B." River after River and we are wet now from a deluge but we are here.

It has been hard and long but, my brethren, may I repeat—We are here.

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Pres., RAdm. Williams O. Snead USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Christian L. Engleman USN (Ret.) MPO 82R, Skamania Mines Rd. Washougal, Wash. 98671 In a January 1994 letter to your secretary from our president, mailed from his "snow-bird escape home" known as Berkshire-By-The-Sea on Florida's Delray Beach oceanfront. Bill Snead thanked me for sending him a copy of an outline I mailed to him several years ago relating to documentation of instructions which would be urgently needed by the survivors in case of one's death. To illustrate the need for such information. Bill noted the recent death of a Classmate who left no instructions nor a list of family and friends to be notified and it was only by chance that they in the Washington Area learned of his death and the deceased person's desire to be buried in Arlington. Bill and his friends were then able to make the many arrangements for services, homage, attendance, and other orchestrations to honor our departed Classmate. Bill strongly urged me to make this outline material available to our readers through an item in our Shipmate Class column.

In respect to this suggestion, I harken back to the 1989 August issue of Shipmate where I actually did just that. In looking it over I think I would like to repeat a part of the article I wrote those five years ago now, for it is equally valuable at this time to our Classmates, our widows, and families. Here is part of what I wrote then; Speaking of dying, I recently told Bob Craighill that I wished him to conduct my services at Arlington if he outlived me. He was most pleased to oblige (especially in the outliving department!). Bob gave me a booklet listing numerous things tofillout "just in case" to make his job a bit easier. I was amazed concerning the amount of data which the government, your minister, your funeral director, your family, and others will need or have to develop when that day arrives. Having a much better idea than my family of just where to look, it still took me a few weeks to locate the papers and records which were needed; and I trembled when I thought of the possibility of my family having to generate such a record at a time when it would be under great stress while facing horrendous deadlines! My "just in case" file, now in a loose-leaf folder, is over two inches thick and every page is pertinent. Actually, I found putting it together was a lot of fun and, while doing so, I recalled many things about myself which I had forgotten.

The reason I tell you this in our column is that it took a lot of time and hard work to accomplish such a research and compilation mission. It is nigh onto impossible to do it right if one waits until it is needed. So, if any of you readers are interested in taking advantage of my efforts, please write or call and I will send you a copy of the Outline of Things To Do Now which I developed while completing my own collection of information. My address for correspondence from all readers is at the masthead of this column.

Back in 1989 there was only a modest response from our Class but I was impressed by the substantial response from readership outside of our Class.

I received an enjoyable letter from Bill Butler who is now comfortably settled in Vinson Hall in McLean, Va. Bill and several others have called me to tell us of the death of Marshall Edgar Dornin in San Diego. Bill says that Nova will continue to live in their home at 867 Harbor View Place, San Diego,

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Calif. 92106, 619 222-7543. Mush will be greatly missed by all of us who respected him so highly.

Another sad loss to report. Our old friend Jack Agnew died last December at the age of 84. It was expected that Jack would be interred in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife of sixty-two years, Agnes; two sons and a daughter; nine grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. The last address we have for Jack's widow is 230 Marlin Drive, Merritt Island, Ha. 32952, 407 453-4961.

It was reported that in January, for the first time in many years, the San Diego group of our Class did not hold a monthly luncheon. It was reported that too many people had the "misery," the "longevity" or the "dowannas." Only about a half-dozen would-be participants were available so all systems were no-go.

They hope to do better in the future.

Last December I heard from our President, Bill Snead, via our Vice-President, Jack Moreno, that William Robert Sheeley had died. Sorry, folks, no other information about the Colonel at this time.

Tom Cable sent all of his Classmates a Happy New Year from Verbier, Switzerland, where he was spending the holidays with his son Tom junior and family in their chalet high in the Alps with three feet of snow outside and the temperature well below freezing. He thinks of us often and says all goes well with him. Thanks Tom! Lovely note from Mrs. Eddie Renfro. Rosalie reported a whirlwind series of trips visiting her children here and there and wished all of us a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Thanks Rosalie.

Our last item is the annual financial report from our Executive Treasurer, Jim Howard: Class accounting is on a calendar basis to agree with usual banking and Internal Revenue practices.

As of 31 December 1993, the value of the Class Fund was $11,173.09, consisting of Bank Deposits of $14,270.08, plus credits of $200.00, less obligations of $3,256.99, The major part of such obligations consist of reunion escrow funds plus a total of $253.63 in expenses accrued by the Class Secretary and the Class Corresponding Secretary, Flowers were sent to funerals of six individuals, and a contribution of $200,00 was made to the 30th Company Wardroom. The primary source of new funds was interest on monies held in our bank. Two Classmates added to the Fund in the dues and donations category.

Your Shipmate readers would like very much to hear from you, be you Classmates, widows, families or just friends and to have a photo now and then! We truly would be grateful for your writing to us. And again, the incoming basket is empty!

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Steere, who was brought by his good wife Cesca, said the Invocation. Ray Hunter of course presided (and gave out refreshment chits for a consideration).

Jack Miner checked us off and lightened our pocketbooks. And we had Joe Gardiner, Doc MacDonald, Dorothy McFarlane, the sec'y and Lynn, and Easy Stewart. We heard a report of Julie Beeton's letter on the Normandy Memorial; decided the Class Fund would support the listing of our participating Classmates (see below). This inspired Dick Steere, who was there, to give us an impromptu report on weather considerations before, during, and after the landings.

There was action in San Diego, too: Ed Burns continuing his competent Class representation in the area, reports that our Southern California group met on 20 January at the Commissioned Officers' Mess, Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Twelve Classmates attended; Noah Adair, Dean Black, Ed Burns, Larry Cook, Ernie Ellsworth, Dick Hay, Bob Heilig, Lew Lewellen, Ed Moring, Rivets Rivero, Ken Romberg, and Joe Tenney. Six wives joined for cocktails before lunch: Betty Adair, Phyllis Burns, Tena Heilig, Norma Hay, Fran Ellsworth, and Ruth Moring. The group plans to meet on the third Thursday of every other month.

Our busy Dick Peterson reports a 27 January luncheon, present: Mary and Ed Bingham, Junetta and Max Firth, Carlyle and Phil Mothersill, Ransom Pierce and daughter Suzanne Coxhead, Ginny and Dick Peterson, Dot Parham (drove 400 miles to get there), Heloise Pflfer, Eleanor Smith and daughter Andrea; we were pleased to also have John and Marge Azer of '30. Next luncheon is planned in 2 or 3 months.

Able reporter Aliete Gadrow tells of a delightful get together of our Virginia Beach-Norfolk group 23 January; Audrey Dempsey was hostess. Our Virginia Beach attendees; Elizabeth Lefavour, Jesse Motes and friend Connie Smith, Ali Gadrow; from Norfolk Audrey Dempsey and Anne Williams. From the Class of '32 were Walter Asmuth, June O'Connor, and Theora Hydeman. From '30 Marguerite Haynesworth. The '31 luncheon group in the Tidewater Area

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Pres., RAdm. Raymond R Hunter USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. A. B. Metsger USN (Ret.) 3520 N. Roberts Ln., Arlington, Va. 22207 (703) 524-4599 (O); (703) 525-2981 (H) Ice and snow cancelled our January luncheon. But the next day, 19 January, we were able to attend the Alumni Luncheon where '31 was announced as the senior Class represented among the 70 or so present.

(An unexpected advance in seniority.) '32's secretary, Andy Nisewaner, joined Si's for the luncheon.

Our sec'y thanks George Patch, '51, and Bob Stahl, '41 for driving him in spite of the ice and snow that severely restricted attendance and all movement on streets and highways—and prevented Sec'y getting out his sloping and iced driveway.

There was still plenty of ice and snow for the February Valentine luncheon with our lovely girls, but eighteen braved it. Five came from Annapolis: Lou and Jack Crowley, Sara Ann and Carl Mott, and Jane O'Connor The Vinson Hall group was lone and Skillet Gillette with Margaret Toth. Again Dick

Coronado/San Diego luncheon, April '92: Larry Cook, Bob Heilig, Ed Bums, Ed Moring, Lew Lewellen

San Francisco luncheon, September '93: Daughter and Pierce, Azers '30, Tripi, Binghams, Carlyle Mothersill, Firths, Dorsett's, Mothersill, Heloise Pfifer, and Al Wilson

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sons in auto accidents (in '72 and '91). His youngest is captain of a 950 foot container ship. He hoped we could read his letter; he suffers from numb fingers from too much mending of nets in cold weather (off shore).

Julie Becton passes on word of a Normandy Memorial, which will be erected near Caen. Those in ships participating in the invasion are eligible to have their names inscribed in the wall (the Class Fund will cover the modest expense of including our members.) The matter is being handled by The Battle of Normandy Foundation, 1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. Julie tells us; Nine 1931 Classmates were in ships off the Normandy beaches on D-Day. Jerry South was Chief of Staff for Adm. Mort Deyo in TUSCALOOSA. Admiral Deyo was in charge of the fire support ships at Utah Beach. In addition to my ship, LAFFEY, the other skippers present, with their respective ships, were as follows; DAVIS W. A. (Bill) Dunn SOMERS W. C. (Bill) Hughes JOUETT J. C. (Jack) Parham ELLYSON E. W. (Bill) Longton HAMBELTON H. A. (Al) Renken RODMAN J. F. (Joe) Foley FITCH K. C. (KG) Walpole Except for Joe Foley and me I believe all the other skippers are deceased. I'll send this information to Joe. I will see that Bill Dunn's name is inscribed on the wall and that Jane gets a certificate.

Joe Thornton and BG-1 on RANGER flight deck, Febmary 1935; cold weather test in northern Alaska waters

express their deepest sympathy to Theora Hydeman for the death of Earl in December Frances and Joe Foley will host the next meeting of the Tidewater group on Sunday, 27 February. Ali reports a long and enjoyable talk with Les Wood, whofindsrelief from monotony in such pleasant conversations. We are pleased to include a picture of newly weds Frances and Joe Foley, but the picture is 60 years old.

We note special links between secretaries of adjacent Classes. It's a pleasure to see '32's able Andy Nisewaner at Alumni Luncheons, and to exchange notes with '30's Chris Engleman; indeed this sec'y has admired Chris as a fine officer and gentleman ever since our Plebe Summer September, when Chris took him and a couple of Classmates in hand for some guidance, most useful for the forthcoming Plebe Year, reducing Plebe Year anxieties.

Bill (Henry) Williams of Hilton Head, with new wife Caroline, is going to Largo, near St. Pete, for a month or two. Phone there will be 813 736-5328 and address: 10265 Ulmerton Rd., #228, Largo, Fla. 34641. Other migratory Classmates also in Florida for the deep Winter: Judy and Jack Chew, and Virginia and Johnny Webster. Looking out the window at ice, snow, cold, we wish we were there, too.

John Crumpacker noted (gleefully) the nice Winter he is having—away from that Washington ice and snow. John and Vera will be in San Diego 24-28 February for commissioning of USS SUPPLY, a "Pipeline Carrier." This will be the I99th anniversary of the establishment of the Supply Corps. John is Secretary of his Harvard Business School class; of 175 people he has 52 left.

While on this subject we should report our Class numbers 113 still answering present of 441 graduated.

(We have lost track of some of our graduates, some of whom may still be able to answer) Joe Thornton, keeping us posted on SW Florida, says Dorothy Johnson is recovering nicely from a collarbone fracmre. Cel and Carl Lucas plan to attend a family wedding at St. Louis in March. Joe plans an early luncheon with our able Al Reed, and perhaps Marge, who are not getting around as well as in the 46

past. We include a not very recent picture of a bundled up Joe in snow on RANGER'S flight deck in February 1935; during a winter cruise to northern Alaskan waters to leam the effect of winter on carrier operations.

Sid Freeberg, broadly traveled in South America and Europe, one time TEXAS shipmate of the Sec'y, writes to give us news from Montevideo: It was good to receive your letter—1 July '93. I still remember the TEXAS, Seattle, San Pedro, Los Angeles. I never met any of the TEXAS people after I left for TENNESSEE, Remember when the U,S. Fleet, Adm, Reeves, visited New York in '34—now in May or June 60 years ago!!

There are so many things to write about, and to talk about. I want to mention in a few words incidents in the past!!

1. Has there been a memorial to E. E. Evans' memory—Medal of Honor? [There's a plaque in Bancroft Hall. Other Medal of Honor winners in the Class: Dick Antrim and Red Ramage.J 2. The unsung heroes of the '30's. The men who built and designed the WWII Fleet Submarine, 3. The people who built the aircraft carriers, and the Navy war planes.

4. Remember they had little money to do these things.

5. There was the "gun club" and the "air club" competing for what money was appropriated.

6. In 7 to 10 years, there will be only a few WWII veterans of USNA grads living—how the time flies.

USNA grads '20's and '30's did a big part in WWII. I am now living in Uraguay, 87 yrs old. The American colony has left. The economy is down.

The dollar has lost 20% to 40% of its buying [power], I think, in S. America and in Europe the last 2 yrs plus.

I have 2 families here; children, boys and 2 little girls 5 yrs old; schools, medical and problems all the time.

I am happy, feeling good, don't walk so well, use a cane; sidewalks full of holes.

Sidney wishes us good health and the best for '94.

And Ray got a family report from old crewman Ed Winters, who had an exciting career as a commercial fisherman, living in Westhampton, N.Y. We send Ed our sympathy, leaming he has lost two of his three

We leam Dick Steere was also there, performing his weather duties, making the total 10.

We leam from Capt. Harry III '57, that his father, our Harry Gimber, is doing OK, but is now getting out of the house only on special occasions. Our Harry is pleased to advise that he is doing his part to fill fumre USNA Classes—with great grandchildren Sadie Elizabeth Class of 2015, and Christian Smart, '16. Harry III reports that Suimy is a wonder, with the same enthusiasm and energy that she has always shown.

Dick Peterson sadly reports that Maxine Matthews died 8 December Bud Barr has found that he needed assistance not available when living alone—he has a troublesome problem including a compression fracture in the lower back. In 7 weeks he is down 30 pounds. He misses Brickie, whom he lost 13 months ago. We wish him speedy improvement.

Updates; Barr, The Manor Rm 202, 3601 Lakewood Blvd., Naples, Fla. 33962, 813 732-4007 Brown, Mrs. N. K. 3820 Fairfield Ave. #117, Shreveport, La. 71104 Pierce, 118 Megan Court, Alamo, Calif. 94507, 510 743-8134

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Pres., Capt. Donald L Thomas USN (Ret.) 4032 Liggett Dr, San Diego, Calif. 92106 Sec'y, Capt. T. A. Nisewaner USN (Ret.) 7I2I Helmsdale Rd., Bethesda, Md. 20817 Here and There With '32 A nice little New Year's greeting has been received from our quiet Marge and Johnny Limger down in Williamsburg, Va. Johnny had a carotid artery cleared last July and it has greatly improved his ability to swallow and live a normal life. Right now he is fully enjoying his children's attention and the activities of his seven grandchildren.

The Lunger's oldest son George was able to visit his own son, Lt. John S. Lunger USN, attached to STONEWALL JACKSON, one of our forward echelon

Blue-Gold team atomic submarines based in Scotland, over the holidays so now we know that the second generation is carrying the colors.

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Information has been received from Pete Williams '49, a consulting engineer now living in Miami, that our "Bullet Lou" Kirn has not been a speeding bullet for a long time. His health has deteriorated to the point that his capable and lovely wife Ray could no longer care for him at home.

Lou has been moved to a nursing home and seems to have improved considerably since moving. He is now able to walk on his own and his mind is still sharp. Pete and his wife see Lou regularly when they go to visit Pete's mother-in-law in the same nursing home.

Lou and Ray might be interested in hearing from friends and Classmates. You can correspond with him at; Tender Loving Care, I600I S.W 8Ist Avenue, Miami, Fla. 33157.

Most of us by now know that that charming and talented couple, Sylvia and Rex Little, left their entire estate to the Naval Academy Alumni Association on their unfortunate joint demise on 9 March I99I. There were no known strings attached to this bountiful bequest, but the Alumni Association, in a thoughtful move has, recently assigned a Memorial Chair in the legacy Section of Alumni Hall with the brass plate on the right arm rest reading: Rex and Sylvia Little From the Class of 1932 In Appreciation of Their Generosity It was a deserving and delightful tribute to a marvelous couple whose names will now be remembered for posterity in our splendid Alumni Hall.

In a bit of truly delayed news Mary Clyde Wintle wrote in that she has become a great grandmother She had planned to go see Rebecca, the youngest ad-

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dition, last Easter (1993) but couldn't wait.

She babysat one night so that her daughter and sonin-law could see Phantom of the Opera, but one night is enough. Rebecca is a doll but babies are for the young in heart. It seems as if we have heard that lament before. These newborn are adorable but "Please just let me sit on the sidelines and look."

A nice little note from Johnny Fahy's son, Capt.

Andrew W. Fahy USN '65, now Chief of Staff, commander Training Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, thanked one and all for attending his dad's funeral.

He commented that his father had always wanted to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery with his feet toward BuPers.

Andrew Fahy enclosed a picture of Johnny Fahy and Swede Eastwold supposedly taken right after graduation. Blues in Summer? Ensigns on display?

Probably taken before graduation, right after getting their new uniforms from the tailor Anyway, they were two promising looking Ensigns facing the future.

Reports are in via John DeWitt that our Don McLeod has had a serious stroke and is severely immobilized. Don's sister is in the same retirement home in Summerville, S.C., as Joanie and John DeWitt and passed on the sad word. Don Thomas is trying to follow up for more information.

Greatly delayed news from that travel minded Betty Lee (Pressey) Bergen Last Sunmier she was out to Seattle for a Reunion of HOBBY (DD-610), of

which George Pressey had command in 1943-44.

While there she got to see Joe Japp and sent in a picture of their get-together Betty Lee also sent in a fine picture of Paolo and Bill Groverman who were, at the time, scheduled to be off on an Alaskan cruise on SS SAGAFYORD. NO news from Bill on how they enjoyed the cruise.

Going over some old info from Al Cope in regard to the Naval Airship Association (LTA) Reunion at Scottsdale, Ariz., last September, one noticed his quiet remark; "After six tours at Lakehurst, one at Richmond, Fla., and one at Glyner, Ga., I enjoyed the get-together completely as an unknown." Can one imagine Al being unknown for long in any meeting?

One wonderful comment. Two of the honorees at the reunion were Capt. George F. Watson '22 (91 years old) and his wife Clyte. George was a communications officer on the old rigid dirigibles.

Bobby Fulton sends in the good word that on the bright side all the Memphis folks are in pretty good shape. Sarah Brannon had recently returned to her home in Raton, N.M, from a good trip to the West Coast. While there she saw Jean Beer and Jane Sargent, both going strong, and that they all had a great time.

Bobby didn't mention it or claim credit for it, but he has also been very instrumental in bringing Shawla (Moore) Swearingen, only daughter of our departed Virginia and Johnny Moore, out of a blue funk and again out into the world of reality. Perhaps those many years as a Japanese prisoner-of-war has made him more fully conscious of the needs of others. Thanks Bobby!

Many times and in many ways our sons and daughters follow in our footsteps. As an example: Lloyd Mustin's father, Capt. Henry C. Mustin '96, was a highly respected Captain, an early Aviator and a man of heroic proportions. Lloyd was one of three in our Class to reach three-star rank and Corky Ward made four-star. Now Lloyd's son Hank has also became a Vice Admiral. And now the second generation is grinding away through the junior ranks.

Johnnie Fahy was another with a distinguished career, although he didn't make Flag rank. His son, Capt. Andrew W Fahy '65, has had several outstanding commands and is now Chief of Staff, ComTraComPac. There are otherfineexamples but none is more distinctive of following in their dad's footsteps than the family of our own RAdm. Bill Wiley.

Bill and Paolo Groverman

Bill Wiley was a student in the Senior Class at the Naval War College in 1949-50. After a year at sea it was a remm to the faculty of the Naval War College in 1951, where in 1952 at the request of Adm. Conolly, President of the College, he developed and headed a new department called Advanced Smdy in Strategy and Seapower In the first year the Advanced Class had addressed the cultural developments that impinge upon the formulation of strategy. The next year the students devoted much time to individual research with an article on strategy as the goal for the third year. Bill left the college in 1953 to return to sea as skipper of ARNEB.

It would be a dozen years before he could retum to the College but Bill absorbed well the concepts of strategic thoughts. In 1967 he published his book.

Military Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control. Interestingly, the U.S. Naval Institute initially rejected his manuscript as being of no value to their audience. The book was accepted by University Press and continues to be reprinted in English and several other languages. The royalties from that book still go to a fund for the education of his grandchildren.

Later in the I950's Bill served in OP-60 (Plans and Policy) doing long-range thinking about strategy as well as handling the daily brushfiresof Diego Garcia and the dual crew concept for nuclear submarines.

In the 1960's Bill served in the Joint Staff on the Joint Strategic Council. He and his Army and Air Force counterparts provided agreed concepts and advice directly to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Bill retiimed to the Naval War College in 1967 to serve as Chief of Staff to VAdm. Hay ward but left for duty as ComOne a year later He retired from Boston in 1972 after over 40 years of active duty. On retirement he developed and served as President of the USS CONSTITUTION Museum Foundation in Boston and raised money for that fledgling outfit. His son, Capt. Peter C. Wylie, JAGC, USN, recently joined the Board of Directors of the Museum.

Bill Wylie's daughter Elizabeth came to the War College in 1988 to serve three years as Dean of Academics. While her path to this intellectual incubator took a different path than Bill's, their paths crossed, albeit at different times.

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Elizabeth Wylie earned a graduate degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1975, Her education was utilized immediately on the Joint Staff where she worked on the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and the Law of the Sea Negotiations for three years. After command Elizabeth also served in OP-60 (Plans and Policy) where she worked on Strategic Concepts across the passageway and twenty years from Bill's OP-60 tenure.

After another tour in command, Elizabeth returned to work in OP-61 (Current Plans and Policy).

From there she was ordered again, like Bill before her, to the Naval War College. Her time there was marked by the earning, by the College, an accredited Master's degree in International Security and Strategic Studies.

In the Summer of 1993 Elizabeth Wylie joined the Naval War College Foundation, which supports the College with funds for those aspects of a quality education not amenable to expenditures of taxpayers' dollars. She is currently the Executive Director.

So. over the years, the very separate careers of Bill Wylie and daughter Elizabeth have many similarities, from service on the Joint Staff, to like billets in OP-60, to intellectual efforts at the Naval War College, and to fund raising in retirement in support of worthy Naval entities. Bill Wylie's son Peter, in addition to serving the CONSTITUTION Museum, has had other similarities with Bill's career. Both had MED tours, both had WestPac and Norfolk tours, both had repeat Washington tours and, over all the years, all of them loved fishing.

Otto Scherini checks in to tell about driving with son Rob to Clemson for an enjoyable reunion with Nellie and Bill Zink, wonderful friends who he had not seen in 40 years. Both Zinks are cruising along at a nice steady pace. Otto also added that son Cdr. Ralph Ono Scherini '76 is now a student at the Naval War College, a much sought after assignment. In closing he added that he wanted to say how happy he is that Ralph tbund Desi and Ralph found Victoria so that now he has three charming daughters.

VAdm. Henry C. Mustin USN (Ret.) '55 was the earliest known of our second generation to graduate from the Academy. Cdr Ralph O. Scherini USN '76 is the latest known graduate. Does anyone know of a second generation son or daughter to graduate earlier or later than either of these two?

With sadness we report that Rosamond C. Lewis, widow of our gifted Jack Lewis, after a stroke, died at her home in Camden. Maine, on 21 January 1994.

Camden, her normal Summer home, became her full time residence in November 1993 after over 40 years in Washington, D.C. In 1950 Jack Lewis met and married Rosamond Cole Mowrer, a newspaper woman and foreign corre-

spondent with the additional nationally recognized talent as a designer-craftsman. It was a great union and she was his good right arm for the next 23 years.

Unfortunately Jack had to accept a physical retirement in the late 1950's but immediately set out on a brilliant career as Executive Director of the then fledgling Naval Reserve Association. After his untimely death in 1973 Rosamond moved around the corner to the Westchester apartments where she remained for the next 20 years being very active up until almost the end.

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Pres., Capt. Raymond W. Thompson, Jr. USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Charles A. Blick SC USN (Ret.) 2725 31st St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20008 (202) 745-1891 The Annapolis/Washington Group met for lunch at the Chevy Chase Club on 11 January 1994. Attending were; Thompson, Blick, Caldwell, Dawson, Erck, Coleman, King, Moorer, Elliott, Oren, Ramee. Shifley, Tiedeman and Wright. Tom Moorer had some sharp and timely comment relative to the USA and to the world in general. He feels that President Clinton should use the prestige of his office to reduce illegitimacy and to improve the morality and standards of the citizenry. Tom considers us fortunate to have lived in the most active age in the history of the USA; WWI, the Depression, WWII, nuclear weapons, space exploration, and the break-up of the USSR, to name a few of the most important events. Concerning the present volatility and turmoil in the former USSR, Tom states that we must realize that switching to a capitalistic system after 50 plus years of a directed economy is not easy; we should also recognize that there are no banks, no stock market, no department stores, no concept of supply and demand, no communication systems and a makeshift transportation system. To top it off the USSR ruble has suffered massive devaluation, an earthshaking shock to the average person.

The San Diego Group met for lunch at the Admiral Kidd Club on 16 January 1994. John Gamon. Mac Macpherson and Jeb Stuart attended. There was a flurry of activity re June Week West 1994 in that Glover Ferguson reported that Carl Jones and Howie Huehl indicated an interest in attending.

Jim Reedy's new address effective 15 February 1994 is 1 Towers Park Lane, #1908, San Antonio, Texas 78209, E. C. "Buck" Walsh died of pneumonia on 24 January 1994 in Los Angeles. Buck resigned on grad-

Haven Andrews and Mike Luosey (1-r) at Kennebunk, Maine uation and became a patent attorney. Since 1954 he has been active as a patent attorney in Los Angeles with the firm of Herzig and Walsh. During WWII, Buck volunteered his services and achieved the rank of LCdr. USNR. Ike Dew has provided us with photos of a Class party held at the Quarters of Freddy Wahlig, then CO. Naval Station, Norfolk in 1963. Ike reports that the weather in Rogue Valley, Ore., where he lives, is the typical mid-winter fog and that he is looking forward to his annual visit to Honolulu to see a longtime Navy friend. Happy Landings, Ike, and watch that floating debris as you start your approach to Hickam Field.

Bridget Siwinski, daughter of Mike Luosey, who resides at 12 Sewall St., Augusta, Maine, has sent us a photo taken last summer of her dad greeting Haven Andrews at Haven's home in Kennebunk, Maine.

Mike told his daughter that "seeing his old friend again was almost a religious experience." Mike lives in Hallowell, Maine, and was driven to Kennebunk

by Bridget and her husband. Haven feels that Mike and he look like the survivors of the Class in the Nor'east.

Jesse B. Burks died of pneumonia on 7 January 1994 in Los Altos, Calif. Upon the death of his wife in 1986, Jesse gave up his house in Maui (Hawaii) and moved in with his son, John, at Los Altos. Jesse's ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of his beloved Maui on 17 January.

The Annapolis/Washington Group again met for lunch at the Chevy Chase Club on 8 February Attendees were Thompson, Blick, Coleman, Dawson, Elliott, Erck, King, Moorer, Oren, Pratt, Ramee, Tiedeman and Wright. In spite of dangerous road

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conditions, snow, sleet and freezing rain, John Ramee drove down from Wayne, Penna. John reported on his sporadic contacts with Classmates John Klopp, Bob Camera and Willie Seipt, who also live in the Philadelphia area. Tom Moorer. in his usual inimitable style, brought us up to date on the comings and goings in the Pentagon and the nation and the world in general. The depth and breadth of Tom's grasp of the political scene worid-wide is a source of constant amazement and entertainment on the part of his Classmates, particularly when we all know that he would rather be hunting quail and geese.

Haven Andrews reported that he had a 10 January note from Phyllis Martin advising that our Classmate, James L. Martin, died on 4 October 1993.

Her note contained no details. Jim left us on graduation and obtained a Doctor of Science degree from Harvard University. Phyllis, Jim's widow, resides at 59 John Joseph Road, Harwich, Mass. 02645.

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Pres., Capt. Hugh Q. Murray USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Roy C. Smith HI USNR (Ret.) 3730 Ramsgate Dr. Annapolis, Md. 21403 (410) 268-5668 The deadline for this column was the day before Ann and I were returning from a Florida trip for a week of golf with the Maryland Interclub Seniors group, the wedding of a niece in Miami, a short visit to Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, and a couple of stops on the way home for more golf. What follows, then, is all the news that had reached me before we left home on 4 Februaryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not very much.

As corrected in the March news, the reunion activities schedule for Friday and Saturday afternoons somehow got reversed between the final letter of 24 January and its commitment enclosure. The enclosure was correct: the walking tour of Historic Annapolis is offered on Friday and the optional visits to Academy activities on Saturday afternoon. The only good thing about being 80 is that one can claim such failures of repeated proofreadings as coming from that age.

One question has come up about buses on Friday and Saturday. Buses will depart the hotel for the Planetarium on 27 Friday at 0945, will pick up after the briefing their and carry passengers on to Alumni Hall for tour. Superintendent's talk and lunch. The later deparmre from the hotel will go directly to Alumni Hall for the tour, talk and lunch. After lunch buses will either go directly back to hotel or to the walking tour and back to hotel after the tour Busing cost is included in the lunch cost. On Saturday buses will go from hotel to the Memorial Service, then to the Green's for lunch. After lunch there are three options: go directly to hotel, visit the USNA Museum and then to hotel, or visit the USNA Gift Shop and then to hotel. Each of those buses will go through the Academy for separate visits to a new YP training craft alongside the seawall. Bus transportation this day is a separate charge.

And, of course, there was the typographical error in the final letter giving a wrong phone number for Loews Hotel in spite of many reviews before it went to print. The correct number is 410-263-7777. Likewise, I never noticed that my phone number listed in this column was still showing area code 301 despite the fact diat it was changed over a year ago to 410.

News! The reunion letter mailed to Parks Adams at his Towson, Md., address was returned with notation that the period for forwarding mail to a new address had expired. It also turns out that his membership in the Alumni Association, which he had held for many years, expired a year ago. Seems odd, for he Shipmate, April 1994

used to write occasionally and was happy about his alumnus status. If anyone knows what happened, please let me know. Perhaps a retirement/nursing home?

Dottie and Fid Murray hosted the January WB&A lunch at his Belle Haven Country Club on the 27th with 14 "foul weather friends" who braved the abysmal weather predictions (fortunately erroneous) to attend; Bengston with Elaine Hiner, Condons. Cravens (Verna Hyde). Dixons (from North Carolina !!), Murrays, Eel Dutton and Art Gralla.

The Eel Pool on the Superbowl was administered by Eel the Terrible himself, and won by Jane Condon the following Sunday. Someone (Fid?) suggested that a feature of the 60th reunion be a re-enactment by Eel of his famous ascension of the 2nd Batt collonades but the Terrible One declined the honor on grounds of incompatibility.

Since this is a short column, here is the correct program of events for the reunion: 1800-2000 Welcoming reception, Loews Hotel, Friday 27th 0945-1030 Planetarium. Video on USNA professional education 1030-1115 Tour of Alumni Hall (a few wheelchairs available) lll5-1200'Superintendent's talk. Alumni Hall 1200-1330 Luncheon, Alumni Hall 14(X)-1530 Walking tour of Historic Annapolis with Ann Smith 1900-2200 Cocktails and barbecue dinner on harbor cruise (Bus transport hotel to ship and return included) Saturday 28th 1100-1130 Memorial service in St. Andrew's Chapel 1200-1330 Guests of June and John Green for lunch at their home on the Severn 1400-1530 Options: Visit USNA Museum Model Gallery. USNA Gift Shop, or retum to hotel, 1900- Cocktails and banquet at Loews Hotel (Dinner choice: Filet Mignon or Crab Imperial) Sunday 29th 1000-1300 Farewell Brunch, private room.

USNA Officers Club (No transportation provided) While we're away, que les vayan bien a todos.

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Pres., Capt. Jefferson D. Parker USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. L. M. Detweiler SC USN (Ret.) 6650 Van Winkle Dr, Falls Church, Va. 22044 Capt. W. H. Packard USN (Ret.) 5600 Yorktown Blvd., Ariington, Va. 22207 (703) 536-7120 The March column mentioned the 17 December luncheon by the Coronado Chamber-of-Commerce to honor Dave Nash at the time of his retirement after 19 years as its Treasurer On 13 January Dave was again honored by the Coronado C-of-C. He was named the Lewis Hardy "Man of the Year" for 1993, for his significant business and civic contributions, enhancing all aspects of life in Coronado. (We're proud to have you, Dave, as a '35er) He reported that he's working to acclimate himself to full retirement, completing an accumulation of small projects.

A note from Bob Black's widow, Margarette, in Charleston, S.C., forwarded her local change of address (shown below). She advises that she still owns the historic house at 45 Legare Street "and will until I die!" She also mentioned that she sees the other '35ers of Charleston, Lois and Tom Baskett "from time to time."

As recommended by Fritz Harlfinger's widow, Beveriy, the Class made a donation to Vinson Hall in

Fritz's memory, especially since he had devoted many hours to getting it built. Similarly, the Class made donations to the .\a\ y-Marine Corps Relief Society in memory of Lou Scheibia and to the Alzheimer Association in memory of Leonard Baker.

Norm Meyer, from his new address in a retirement complex in Carlsbad, N.M. '<ee March column), reports that he dropped in for a pleasant visit with Lyie Blohm. another '35er in Carlsbad. Norm also advised that both he and Barbara are becoming involved in various volunteer projects in their new location. More specific details will be reported after they are "settled in." When they lived in Cedar Crest, they both carried a pretty full schedule of volunteer work in Albuquerque and Cedar Crest, and it is imagined they will do likewise in Carlsbad.

The Bay area '35ers' December luncheon was a coed event with the following attending: Virginia and Bill Germershausen, Jane and Hersh Goldberg, Sallie and Bud Gruner, Fran Henry, Ruby Sharp Risser, Pat and Bill Samuels, and Frank Wheeler.

Their January monthly luncheon was on the 20th at the Los Altos Club. Attendees, in addition to those C/Ms at the above mentioned December event, included Dixie Farrell, Frank Hess, and Ralph Metcalf. Ralph reported on his trip east for Christmas, including his attendance at the Class Council luncheon, mentioned in the March column.

The WB&A area '35ers held their annual Valentine luncheon on 16 February at the Army/Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va. Attendees were: Phyllis and Rod Badger, Poppy and Clagg Claggett, Ida Mary and Lou Detweiler, Annabella Walling Dubois, Gwen and Jesse Gay, Patsy and George Hutchinson, Jane and Doyen Klein, Kay Gayler Masterton. Red McDonald, Margaret and Wy Packard, Louisa and Jeff Parker, Anne and George Powell, Lola Powell, Dorothy Montross Rider, Betty Schacht, Elise Seymour, Doris and Art Tarantino, Virginia Taylor Thornhill, Marion and Bobo Thomson, and Isabelle and Henry Tipton. It was a delightful party, and we were especially glad to see almost all the '35 widows of the area present. The weather cooperated by providing a fair, relatively warm (in the 50s) day which kept the ice melting on most of the back streets. Helen Caldwell had hoped to be present from Burgess, Va., but the ice on the streets in her area wouldn't let her get away. One of her neighbors a few days earlier was killed while driving and losing control in her area.

A couple of sad items;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Tom Baldwin's wife, Nan, died on 3 January 1994 after a two year battle with cancer Tom plans to sell his home in Carlsbad, Calif., and move to Minneapolis to be near his son, Tony, a Northwest Airline pilot. Stan Ruehlow's widow, Lucille, died on 29 January 1994 at the San Diego Hospice. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Hurt, of San Diego.

The Last Call for Leonard Baker of Baltimore is in that section of this issue oi Shipmate. His civilian career was one to be proud of and will be good addition to our files for a Class History.

Address changes; Leonard Baker's widow, Margaret, is at 830 W 40th Street, Baltimore, Md. 21220; Bob Black's widow, Margarette, made a local move to 1873 Camp Road #B-12, Charleston, S.C. 29412; Dave Kaigler's widow, Margaret, moved from Rehobeth, Del., to 2750 SE Ocean Blvd. #212, Stuart, Fla. 34996-2766.

Late item: Regrettably, it is necessary to report that Harry H. (Swede) Larsen died in Birmingham, Alabama on 6 February 1994 and Perry Mclntire died on 12 February 1994 at Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu. It is hoped that their Last Calls can be completed in time to meet the deadline for this issue of Shipmate. If either one doesn't, you will know the required research couldn't be completed, and it (they) will appear in the May issue.

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Pres., Capt. John M. Oseth USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. O. M. Butler USN (Ret.) 1101 S. Ariington Ridge Rd., Arlington, Va. 22202 Capt. William A. Ellis USN (Ret.) 4101 Downing St., Annandale, Va. 22003-2017 (703) 256-0159 You may be enjoying a happy Easter and beautiful Spring weather when you read this, but right now as we go to press for the April issue we are just coming out from under one of the worst ice/sleet/snow storms we have ever had in the WB&A area in many a year.

In fact we don't remember it being so cold and the rivers around us frozen solid since that awful Winter we had Plebe Year in 1932. It has really thrown the East Coast regions into chaos with snarled traffic on the beltways, downed power and telephone lines, and all the airports closed. Really an awful mess! But enough about our foul weather and on with the small amount of news on hand.

That's right! We hope no news means that there is only good news everywhere, but so far your '36 Hot Line 800 telephone number has not been ringing off its hook. We've had only one call again; this time from Dick Bradley, also wanting to try out the 800 number to see if it really worked. So come on out there! Make use of our free telephone link; it is YOUR news hot line. Let us hear from you now and then.

We share with you at this time the note received by our President from Harry Stark; Dear John, On Monday, 3 January 1994, a Memorial Service was held at the Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church here in Coronado. The Pastor, the Rev. David McElrath, delivered a short address (short at my own request), and then a prayer by and for all. I felt it was afittingceremony to say goodbye to Ginny. The flower arrangement sent by the Class of 1936 was greatly appreciated. Thank you and all the Class for this display of affection.

We since have talked to Harry on the phone who said he was doing fine and that while he and others around him felt the rumbles of the L.A. earthquake, there had been little or no damage in his neighborhood. For this we can all be grateful.

Al Reed's letter (13 January) apologized for the delayed mailing of the Reed's annual Christmas letter because he wanted to mention that on the way up to Atlanta for a family holiday visit Jean and he had stopped off at Atlantic Beach where they had drinks at the Cooley's along with the Mortons and Pratts, followed by a wonderful dinner in the Fleet Landing main dining room. Said Al; . . . Everything was very impressive and enjoyed by all. As you can see from our annual Christmas letter, 1993 was not as traumatic as 1992 with its Hurricane Andrew. Marco Island is back to normal and the Winter people arrived earlier this year and came in droves. Also, the '93 Spring Break brought children and grandchildren here. That's what is so great about living on this island in the sunâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we're blessed with their visits. As for us, we're still enjoying our golf, travels, gardening, and our friends. In May and June we spent three weeks traveling in the Great West, Weflewto Rancho Mirage, Calif., and then to Phoenix, Ariz., where we rented a car and toured the very spectacular Grand, Bryce, and Zion Canyons, ending up in Las Vegas for a few days beforeflyingon to Jackson Hole, Wy,, and then heading south to Santa Fe, N,M,, for a short stop-over to visit with Mary Noel, whom we hadn't seen since she and Jack stayed with us for a round of golf while the latter was in Florida on the Senior Tennis Tour, Mary showed us Santa Fe in its fullest beauty. We never missed a thing! Finally, we were on our way to Lake Conway, north of Houston, Texas, for a visit with Jean's niece and family. In all we were on twelve different Delta or Delta connecting flights, and stayed with dear friends and relatives infivedifferent charming homes. Quite a trip indeed, and we

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enjoyed every flying or touring mile of it.

With the Summer over, the Reeds flew north to son Al Reed's new condominium in Virginia Beach before driving up to Maryland for the wedding of son Shawn Reed and the former Paige Tinney in the University of Maryland Chapel. The newlyweds, to whom we all send our best wishes, have taken up residence in the married housing complex while Shawn continues teaching and pursuing his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the university.

We thank the Reeds for bringing us up to date on the family and what they were doing during most of 1993, and also for their most humorous insert regarding Father Murphy's donkey.

Margot and Phil Phillips were the only smart Classmates in the WB&A area. They cleared out of town just before the big ice storm and headed for a balmy ten days enjoying the sun and surf at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We envied them!

February was also the month of surgery for several in the local area. Kathleen Ryder spent a week in the Naval Medical Center at Bethesda while the surgeons diagnosed and ultimately performed carpel tunnel surgery on her hand. Not to be outdone by Kathleen, Jack, at about the same time, had cataract/implant surgery performed at DeWitt Army Hospital at Fort Belvoir, followed shortly thereafter by Ede who also had the same operation on her right eye performed at Alexandria Hospital by Dr Zeavin of the Eye Center All are doing well and convalescing at home as of this writing.

Just as we were completing the foregoing report, Vince Combs called on the '36 Hot Line to see if the new 800 number really worked and to advise us that Bunny had just undergone open heart surgery to replace a faulty valve with a porcine substitute. As of his call. Bunny was doing well and about to be moved from the Recovery Room to ICU for post-operative observation and monitoring. We all wish Bunny a speedy recovery with no subsequent complications.

The local Valentine Luncheon, forcibly postponed due to our "Ice Storm of '94," was held on 17 February at the Naval Medical Center Bethesda Officers Club, Pat and Dick Bradley being our congenial hosts under our new policy of having volunteer sponsors which regretfully was brought about by our not being able to continue our open luncheons in the lounge and Pent House at Vinson Hall where they had been held for many, many years.

Present, besides our hosts, to enjoy the ambiance and conviviality of the Anchor Room were Blanche Baumeister, Paul Bjamason, Mack Butler, Ede and Bill Ellis, Jean and John Oseth, Phil Phillips, Bev and Bill Price, Nancy and Tom Reed, and Kathleen and Jack Ryder; sixteen in all braving the messy slush and icy snow still prevalent in the area. We had hoped for a larger turnout and we missed those who for unforeseen circumstances could not join us; Fred Bennett and the Slonims because of previous commitments; Margot Phillips because of having suffered a bad fall when her foot became caught in the door of her building's garage entranceway; and Cathy and Joe Coppola because of Joe's being a convalescent in the Carriage Hill Extensive Care Nursing Center following a short stay at Bethesda Naval Hospital. We all send our best wishes to Margot and Joe for a quick and lasting recovery.

After welcoming all present, our President announced that a luncheon would be held in April to be tentatively sponsored by the Ryders, and that for June, Nancy and Tom Reed would host the luncheon to be held in Annapolis (later agreed to be on 4 June, our 58th graduation anniversary) at the Faculty & Officers Club on the Academy grounds.

There being no further business, Tom Reed announced that Nancy and he planned to go to the '94 football opening game in San Diego between Navy and San Diego State University on 3 September. You may recall that in a previous news columns last year

we reported on this game and stated that the '94 June Week West Committee was changing its usual dates to September '94 because of the game and calling this year's event Homecoming West. In view of this Tom has offered to coordinate the ticket application submissions of Classmates (same as he did for our 55th Reunion in Annapolis) so that all planning to attend may sit together in the same stadium section.

Those desiring to take advantage of Tom's offer should send your ticket application along with a check made out to the USNA Athletic Association to Tom (5101 River Crescent Drive, Annapolis, Md. 2I40I) no later than two weeks after receiving the applications, it being understood that all applications will be mailed out in early May. Those NOT receiving applications but desiring to attend the game should call 1-800-874-6289 to obtain same as well as the ticket price and mailing charges. Tickets that are requested through Tom's coordination will be sent to the address given on the application. Tom points out that their may be a different price per ticket for nonmembers of the Athletic Association than that for members. Thus he advises calling the 800 number for information and that a properly made out check be sent to him accordingly. Tom's volunteering as coordinator is no small job, and we appreciate his taking it on. IF YOU'RE SMART YOU'LL TAKE UP TOM'S OFFER! As we close, we again invite your attention to the new address for Mack Butler: 1101 S. Arlington Ridge Rd., #912, Ariington, Va. 22202; 703 486-3392. Class Fund donations and matters of Class business should be sent to that address; all news items by 800 number or letter to your CS.

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Pres., Capt. James H. Cruse USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas. RAdm. D. G. Baer USN (Ret.) Corr.-Sec'y, Capt. Frank N. Shamer USN (Ret.) 7II2 Lewison D r , San Diego, Calif. 92120-1248 We lost Johnnie Nielsen on 5 February to Alzheimer's disease. He had been sick for a long time.

We are with Bernie in her loss. She has had a long and difficult road to follow with John.

We lost Walter Keen on 6 February to kidney cancer He too had been sick for a long time. Our hearts go out to Dorothy and the family in their loss. I was fortunate enough to talk with Walt by phone a couple of weeks prior to his passing. He was very weak and responded faintly to my offerings. He liked having received the call.

Jim Cresap reports calling Pete Madley at 806 356-3877. Pete expects to be free of his wheelchair soon. The passing of his La Verne on 26 November 1993 didn't make the Class annual letter Our sympathy on the sudden loss of your La Verne, Pete, and we are hoping you continue to improve.

Bill Brinckloe, back from Hawaii for December, is working hard to get our computer generated version of our Class Register finalized. He and 1 phone and correspond on this frequently.

As we age, the fact that the type will be larger than in the past might generate interest in this version. Of course, larger type means more pages and bulk. We hope the computer will facilitate change entry as compared with the type, cut, and paste method that our Jack Wadleigh so faithfully pursued. We wish to get telephone numbers entered and updated. Where seasonal address changes are planned, we hope to include them with dates to which they apply I will provide coordinators with addresses as known of Classmates in their areas. You coordinators, if writing your "clients" generates phone numbers, please send that information to Bill Brinckloe at 25980 Dougherty Place, Carmel, Calif. 93923; 408 626-0740; FAX 408 626-8114. All entry changes for our Register Shipmate, April 1994

should be sent to Bill. I think this effort will generate a useful tool for each of us.

The Washington Group met on 13 January at the Army-Navy Country Club. Present were Pinky Baer, Jim Cruse, Ed Finney, Barney Flenniken, Fred Janney. Schnitzel Schneider, and Jack Slaughter The balance in the Class fund was such that "dues" are not needed for the upcoming year.

Hank Rowe writes on Combined Bachelor Quarters stationery at Barbers Point, Hawii, as follows: Ava and I have just completed a wonderful week on Oahu, sightseeing and attending the deconmiissioning ceremony of VP-22 at Barbers Point. The squadron had been in commission since 1939; I was C. O. from '46 to '48 and brought them the early history and picttires of the PB4Y-2 aircraft in that squadron. You all remember them, the Liberators with the tall tail instead of twin-tails.

The ceremony and reception were handled with excellent taste. All traditions have not been scuttled.

RAdm. Mike Haskins '66, squadron commander '82-83, ComlceDefFor and the current commanding officer, Dick Holloway '72, were the key-note speakers and were outstanding. There were about six other former C.O.'s there, but I was 20 years older than any of them, Hawaii has changed since WWII, although I had been here in the late 60's to early 70's working with the University of Hawaii, On the whole, it was unrecognizable, except for the North Coast, I couldn't find the house we stayed in at Makalapa, One cannot ignore the fact that 99% of the tourists seen are Japanese, Jean and Swampy Lajaunie came to Coronado to reunion with surviving wardroom people from SARGO ( S S - 1 8 8 ) circa 1939. Present at Helen Yoemans' (Buddy Yoemans '24) home were Marian Fulp, the Lajaunies, and Jerry Bourland. The Lajaunies hosted the Shamers at lunch during their stay where we hashed over old times at Submarine School and in SubRon Six in San Diego, Pearl Harbor, and the Asiatic Fleet (all with our home port in San Diego).

Lajaunies and Shamers at lunch in Coronado Al Gerken finishes up his trilogy on Haiti visits on a somber note; The third time I went to Haiti was in 1972.

Charlotte had just died and, although I loved our little home on a canal in Satellite Beach, I was darned if I would stay in it on the first Christmas without Charlotte. I bought two tickets on MV MARDI GRAS departing 22 December for a Caribt)ean cruise. Our Fred and I boarded her and our first port of call was Cap Haitien, It would not have been myfirstchoice, but one goes where the ship goes.

It was also Christmas, We went ashore, I with the intention of taking Fred, 12, up to the Citadel, so we hired a taxi. Before we got underway, two ladies from the ship climbed aboard. As we left the dock we ran into groups of Haitian teenagers, and many who had not yet entered those happy teen years. All of them had their hands out and yelled, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, Then one woman said to the other, "Look at this. We ought to do something about this," This 'do-gooder' wasn't smart enough to know she was in a foreign country AND that the natives of it didn't exactly like us.

When we arrived at San Souci, we leamed that the donkeys were on a holiday schedule. They would not climb the mountain today. Fred and I were disappointed. There wasn't anything left to do but to go back to the ship. Appropriately, that was our first Christmas without our Charlotte.

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Betty and Joe Rengel's seasonal addresses are as follow; Winter; 4475 N. Ocean Blvd., Apt. 43 G, Delray Beach, Ha, 33483, Summer; 799 Glenn Road, Shelby, Mich. 49455.

Spring and Fall; Apt, A 233, Longwood at Oakmont, 500 Route 909, Verona, Penna, 15147, By now all hands should have the annual letter's listing of Area Coordinators and their alternates.

Please keep them and use them to keep us all informed and as supportive as we can be.

KEEP RE W I N ' WITH '37!

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Pres., RAdm. M. H. Rindskopf USN (Ret.) Chairman, Wash. Area; Capt. H. M. Robinson USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. R. W. Carter SC USN (Ret.) 3118 Little Creek Lane, Alexandria, Va. 22309 (703) 780-8779 Hi Class!! What a time we are having—country wide! The quakes in the West, the floods in the center, and the ice storms in the East—and through all of these wild events of nature it seems like we '38ers may have been spared personal damages to self and property. May our good fortune continue! Mike Rindskopf and his lady Sylvia have again shown their remarkable gift for timing, and bailed out of the Washington, D . C area for a Florida sojourn—in advance of "Ice Disaster of the East." None-the-less, Mike gives us a "Snowbird report" as follows: President's Corner Seems unbelievable that your officers have been in the saddle for almost a year—so, maybe it's appropriate that we take a quick look back at what has happened.

A Most Significant Happening is the enthusiastic input from all of you to your Shipmate column contributions! Happenings, pictures, events, relived Navy experiences and stories—this is the stuff we all relish. Loosen up and send in your stories to share with us all. Incidentally, I note that the Washington groups, and those in northern and southern California seem to be the only ones we know meet regularly—but, I think others of you may also gather regularly, even in small numbers, and we'd like to know, with pictures if possible.

Homecoming We talked about the '93 event in last issue, when a relatively small group of '38 Tailgaters saw the best Navy football of the year! And we talked about a possibility of a '95 Homecoming event as a mid-term mini-reunion before we gather for our 60th. One idea is a catered buffet under a tent before the game. It could be a modest effort, both organizationally and financially. Other ideas???? How about mailing Secretary Bob a sketch of suggestions? We need your reactions, hopefully before the price of mail again goes up!!!

Lost Classmates A couple of issues ago we listed our "lost" Classmates and asked for help in locating them. So far we have located only one, Pren Jackson, who left us Plebe year and is no longer living. If you can help, a postcard will do nicely.

Leadership Forum I gave my report on the '94 Forum last month. I'll continue to work with the Academy people toward fwssible improvements. Again, give me your ideas and suggestions.

Next Month I'll have a report from the Alumni Assn. on our Class finances, including the Endowment (Leadership Forum) Fund, and special funds which cover our memorials, flowers and the ever-growing Annual Giving campaign. Continued Good Luck to AU! MHR

Mailbag After busy end-of-year activities, the Class usually takes a rest from letter and card writing, which is pretty understandable. There are surely a bunch of things happening of all kinds of recreational, political, professional, moral, educational and other concerns for which your thoughts and opinions are surely a lot more interesting than most of the stuff we get from the TV propaganda merchants. Share your good thoughts with the Class and maybe "tall trees will grow" from your good seeds!

I realize that it's tax time; nevertheless, drop a few lines to the Class Mailbox. Thanks to Rett Trickey and Randy Klippel for your recent input, received by the Class with more than just interest!! From Chet Owen comes a picture of a '38 locker, no words of explanation accompanied it at all, although it did look vaguely familiar. After about a week, I get a phone call from Chet asking if I recognized anything about the picture. Then, the light dawned!! Chet had stopped in my USNA room for something and saw a clothes locker; he was so impressed, that he got out his camera to record the view for history! My roommate, Woodie, was undoubtedly the most talented musical genius the Academy will ever see, but for some reason his locker almost always looked like Chef's picture. As I said, Chet was impressed, and so were the inspecting officers. Me too. Anybody else??? Sure brings back memories, Gordon Smale gives us another "back-when" picture of himself and Jimmie Ginn almost 60 years ago in our fateful Plebe Summer Thanks, Gordon, it's quite a ways back, but there's still quite a ways to go!! Let's hang in there!! Harry Euler '39 sends a nice pix with two 38-ers, Joe McDowell and Bob Managhan on the occasion of Joe coming to Portland, Ore,, to visit his daughter Debbie, The setting looks relaxed and comfortable, as it should be in a '38 way! Our thanks to Harry for the fine pix.

Whose locker?

Chapter and Group News The San Diego group gives us a run-down of their 4 February meeting, which Bill Finn calls, "Flotsam and Jetsam from San Diego in the wake of the quake." Here's his account; Our monthly Class lunch was held thefirstThursday of February at the Admiral Kidd Club, Present were Pat Callahan. Pat Foley. Dan Harrington. Dan Henry. Randy Klippel, El Ogle. Swede Olsen. Lee Rogers, Bob Worthington. Frank Zimanski, and your designated scribe. Bill Finn , , , 11 in all. It was a feisty, talkative and congenial lunch. To start, we had to vote on which table(s) to take, inside the

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Washington: Hinman, Arthur, Berkeley, McDowell and Jones

Gordon Smale and Jimmie Ginn on the Seaward Terrace in Plebe Summer

of the meeting, Swede Olsen, who is honcho for the next local mid-year Class party, said that it has been set for Friday. 6 May at 1700, at the North Island Coronado Officers Club, Sky Room. Cost per person not yet finalized.

The Washington, D,C., ice storm that closed down the whole government operation also wiped out our Washington Group luncheon for January. It was really a skating rink around here and no time to be outside, if it could be helped! Anyway, I'll put in a pix of one table of our group to reassure you that we are in fact still here. As long as we have some extra space this time, I'll show you where your letters and copy wind up: Shipmate Den, where I have the great pleasure of putting this column together It is fun, and again, thanks for the input.

Classmate Feature—Zimanski's Story One thing for sure!! In this man's Navy, we have had real life experiences that simply do not exist in any other life! Short clips of Classmate experiences are the spice of life and interest all, so I'll hope to have one for each column. Last month we started with John Burrill, and now we'll go on with a Frank Zimanski story.

Frank had a couple of years in the Navy before USNA. As a rangefinder operator on PORTLAND he tells of racing to the scene of the dirigible AKRON crash off the New Jersey coast in 1933. There were only 4 survivors, and we remember that Classmate Charlie Moffett lost his father in that crash. Then to USNA and out to the fleet. Frank says his "worst duty" was in 1940 as Chief Engineer, Commissary

Euler, McDowell and Managhan (1-r) club, or outside! Random discussions followed on about everything: Social Security, taxes, and earthquake insurance quite naturally were woven into the principal subject, namely Mike RindskopFs letter to Lee Rogers regarding, (1) the possibility of a 58th Class reunion in San Diego, (2) increased contributions to the Alumni Association, and (3) greater participation in our well-known Class Leadership Forum. Although we were in a voting mode, nothing was settled other than recommendations and/or suggestions. These will be elaborated on by Lee Rogers in his reply letter to Mike, At the close

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phoon that cost us 3 DD's and horrendous fleet damage. We shot down 8 planes, survived kamakazis, and participated in lots of action. The ship earned the Presidential Unit Citation, Frank says the Most Dramatic Moment of His Life Was: Mid-watch on CABOT on 23 April 1944, pitch black night, steaming in formation, I am Command Duty Officer, Suddenly, WICHITA "goes berserk" and turns toward CABOT on a high speed collision course!! Forward lookout sounds alarm, and we sight WICHITA close aboard on Starboard bow!

OOD orders "ALL ENGINES BACK FULL," and I, as Command Duty Officer, concluded collision was inevitable and ordered, COLLISION QUARTERS—HARD RIGHT RUDDER—ALL ENGINES BACK EMERGENCY!—I braced for the impact as WICHITA crosses under our flight deck overhang, and—miracle of miracles!!! NO COLLISION—a miss by 5 beautiful feet! Loaded as we were with avgas and ammo, we might not have survived a collision with the cruiser!

Frank goes on to say how on 13 October 1944 CABOT and COWPENS saved cruisers HOUSTON and

CANBERRA, which had been torpedoed and were dead in the water; took part in "the biggest naval engagement in all naval history, the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Mistakes made on both sides, but we made the fewest. Then on to post-war operations!

In 1951 as Exec of HENRICO (APA), I was sud-

denly ordered to be one of the three beachmasters for evacuation of MacArthur's forces at Hungnam . . . I had visions of Custer at Little Big Horn, but we were lucky! The enemy halted his pursuit, and Officer and OOD underway of KING ( D D - 2 4 2 ) , we escaped to sea. Then, in 1952 I was skipper of which happened to have a tyrannical skipper who WALKE and exchanged about 450 5" rounds with caused his predecessor to leave with a nervous breakKorean shore batteries. In 1959 1 went as CO of down! However, Classmate Frank was more ingeTHUBAN (AKA) which picked up 5 consequtive nious; he came down with acute appendicitis, which "E"s and also the gold "E," got him detached! Then on to AUGUSTA, flagship of Then Frank requested assignment to the office of Adm. King, where he witnessed a tremendous 5" gun Personnel Research in BuPers. He became the Direcexplosion which wounded men over 100 feet away. tor and promptly overhauled the office andfiredthe Duty on AUGUSTA continued exciting! One day top psychologists. The office became really producFrank was OOD, maneuvering in formation, and . . . tive, just when the POLARIS program had its urgent needs! Frank even announced publically that "our Suddenly the ship dove into a wave which washed Navy was UNPROGRESSIVE" which put him in 3 men off the forecastle! I sounded "Man Overgood standing with the Chief, BuPers. Adding to his board" and we did a search, but only recovered one accomplishments was the design of a much needed man! Then on the occasion of the historic Atlantic Officer Deck Cap. Then to Great Lakes for 3 years as Chart conference I was privileged to rub elbows CO Service School Command, where he proceeded with Roosevelt and Churchill, and got to take Gento do away with traditional Saturday inspections, eral Marshall on a tour of my turret! Then to the substituting 72 hour liberty; dungarees were made North African invasion where we carried General the uniform of the day, and Petty Officers were given Patton, Our ship came to the rescue of Patton's active leadership roles and voice in command. None troops near Casablanca, and took the French cruiser other than Arleigh Burke '23 gave Frank a wellPRIMAUGET under fire, bringing her dead in the wadeserved "well done"! Retirement was in 1963 and ter. Then AUGUSTA came under fire of those 15" "space available" MSTS provided a well-earned 9000 guns of the French battleship JEAN BART, We put mile world travelogue with Mildred and his new Patton ashore, anchored—but when a submarine Volkswagen! sunk 3 transports anchored close by, we beat a hasty Good Story Frank, thanks a lot. How about it you retreat! Then to the war in the Pacific as Gunnery Officer on the CVL CABOT, We survived the tyShipmate, April 1994

guys? One good Class clip deserves another, and you have the stories. Let's hear'" 38-er FIRSTS From Ed Conrad we get a couple of "firsts" for our Class records, one at each end of the Conrad spectrum. At the high end Ed says; My last FIRST happened in November '93 when just 4 months into my 80th year . . . I had a careless stairfall which resulted in 3 brokenribs!At the other end of ihe spectrum on 1 July 1986, just 48 years plus after FDR shook our hands and sent us off to serve our country (also 53 years after becoming a Seaman 2/c USNR) a first FIRST happened when I turned over my last licensed sea command to a successor! Of this I am a proud and satisfied mariner who over many years enjoyed sea commands of both licensed and unlicensed vessels.

OK Ed, we'll hang your first on the peg captioned, "First fall after age 80," and also we'll make your 2nd first a "last" which hangs on the peg captioned, "Last to hold command on high seas." And it also sounds like you might have a couple more of these good sea yams for our ears. Send 'em along!

Class Clips About our '38-er characteristics . . ., at a recent luncheon, one of our Class came up with the thought that "all USNA Classes are probably 'different' due to the tenor of the times while at USNA." We guessed he was rightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and decided that our Class may have lived through the most dramatic period of history, that which included such spectacular life-style changes as the development of radio, jet aviation, communications, robots, weapons, nuclear power, space travel, missiles, TV, etc. . . . and maybe one of our best differences is just being "lucky." I guess we are thankful for all the good things that "did" happen . . . but. Very Blonde once said, "maybe 38-ers should be especially thankful for some things that 'didn't'happen"! That fits a lot of my living . . how about yours??? Stay safe, and share some of your clips of Navy and family living!! See you all in May! RWC

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Pres., Capt. George Duncan USN (Ret.) 2028 North Vermont, # 2 0 2 , Ariington, Va. 22207 Sec'y, Capt. William J. Ruhe USN (Ret.) 1310 MacBeth Ave., McLean, Va. 22102 At the February '39 Executive Committee Meeting, Willy Stiles said that he was no longer the Class Treasurer having turned all of his money over to the USNAAA (the Alumni Association) to handle and dispense at our direction. They pay the taxes and do the accounting, etc. Willy said, "Now you can call me Treasurer Emeritus. My new address at Vinson Hall is 6251 Old Dominion Drive, Apt. #416, McLean, Va. 22101. And I'll still be paying for funeral flowers." Willy added, "I sold my house in two days."

Ralph Benitez had written that he'd noticed that the cross carried up the aisle for Paul Schratz's funeral was only a 6-inch cross . . . and "couldn't the Class obtain a large handsome cross for use in the Chapel?". The Chaplain there said it was a good idea for Protestant services. The Committee immediately voted to put Benny in charge of the project. Stiles then said "We have plenty of money in the Washington Fund and can swing it," and we looked at pictures of a variety of large, impressive crosses, noting that they would be great. (The '39 Executive Committee decides things first and then calculates whether it was a good decision.)

George Duncan said we have about $100,000 in Class funds for some good project at the Naval Academy Suggested were a roof for the Columbarium or a Compass Rose outside the new Visitor's Center with benches, chairs, etc. "Let's do something like this, now" was the consensus.

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Danny Weitzenfeld reminded that the '39 luncheon in April would be with wives, and Willy Stiles said he'd donate a Naval Academy painting of the Chapel as a grand prize for that affairâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;since he couldn't take it along with him to Vinson Hall.

Sally and Bob Gulick sent a Valentine card "to our friends" which included a kind of Christmas letter for update. (I'm getting this kind of Christmas letter as late as the following June.) The Gulick's letter told of their earthquake experiences at Pacific Palisades: This shake and bake area has just had a 6.6 earthquake and many aftershocks. A few of my antique dishes, including a Wedgwood Xmas plate, have fallen and broken. The house is OK but a few cracks have appeared in the new driveway and the cracks around the pool and tennis court have gotten wider and deeper. Our dog became a lap-dog with each aftershock. As for the fires , , , The Malibu fire was contained a mile from our house. We had our three cars packed and ready to go but never got the word to 'evacuate,' Then in a postscript "We lost our hospital in Santa Monica, so Bob's three times a week cardiac rehabilitation cajne to an abrupt halt. His next surgery for an aortal aneurism will probably take place at the UCLA Hospital."

Casey Childers and Stan Kerkering sent a full schedule for the '30 Hilton Head Reunion at Sea Pines Plantation, starting 19 April. Lots of events and lots of sociability and lots of people. "Make your checks out to 'USNA '39 Holiday' " Freddie Clarke called to say that he'd heard from Bob Truax, now living at 2522 Gird Road, Falbrook, Calif. 92028. Bob says he's split his Carisbad Co. business into three parts. One makes flashlights for the insides of flexible police batons which can't be damaged if the baton is dropped (or used on tough customers?), a second outfit makes scooters for the handicapped, and a third is a machine mill for the manufacture of rocket parts. (No more space rockets in the back yard? for use by Dr Kevorkian?) Bob also said that his wife had died last year I heard of the death of Ed Donahue from DeWitt Patterson. Ed died on 10 January in Omaha, Nebraska. His Memorial Service was at the Gate of Heaven Church in Omaha on 18 January. A Captain USNR, he was 77 and had lived in D.C. for 40 years, moving to Omaha three years ago. A lawyer all that time, he's remembered as being a 4th Batt Plebe. Although frequently called to come to Class luncheons, he never made one. So little is known of this Classmate.

Doc Abbot called to say that he was in town and staying at his son Steve's place, to attend a TROA Board of Director's Meeting. He picked Dallas to win the Super Bowl feeling that "The front line of Dallas is too good." (At an average of 314 pounds per man, why not?) Which reminds that The Star Spangled Banner as sung(?) at the Super Bowl was the most scandalous travesty ever foisted off on the U.S. public. It not only defied anyone's attempt to sing along but also ruinously interjected America into a tortured arrangement which was even more confused by a chorus background that made little sense. The Super Bowl. Super? Doc also told of his grief at the passing of Paul Schratz. "He enjoyed so much his one-day sail with me on PALAWAN two months ago and masterfully handled the wheel while aboard."

Freddie Clarke wrote about the '39 January San Diego luncheon at the MCRD Commissioned Officers Mess. Attending were: Fargo, Bemis, Lank, Fischer, Barker, Brent, Wallingford, Paine, Hemingway, Jolly, Miller, Walker, Sharpe, Clarke and Ramage.

Bob Brent has made a remarkable recovery from his recent bout with cancer. Hank Reaves, down with viral pneumonia, is expected home in a few days. And the 22 February luncheon is 'with wives' at Reubens, Harbor Island. Visiting Classmates are most welcome.

An obituary notice in The Washington Post told of the death of Joyce McElwain, 77, from cancer From Montana and a nurse before WWII, her husband, Capt. Harry McElwain died in November She's remembered hereabouts as a good supporter of the Class and as a friendly, sociable addition to the '39 wives group.

The '39 February luncheon in Washington, had 23 in attendance. I told the gathering (as a Pennsylvania Dutchman) all about the Grundsow Lodge at Punxatawny, Penna., and their annual dinner celebration, eating groundhogs, of course, and telling coarse jokes. At which Ernie Schwab muttered "It sounds something like our Class luncheons." I explained how gamey and stringy the miserable animals are to eat. February 2nd is when the groundhog comes out of hibernation to see if there's sunny weather If he sees his shadow, he goes back into his hole and stays for six more weeks of bad wintry weather Ugh. And now we're having the most snow and ice ever around D.C. Norm Bennett handed me a flyer which is Merchandise Mart Inc. put out, to get the votes of about 10,000 people on how best to select the two best football teams to play in a Supergame for the national collegiate title, after the Bowl Games are finished. On close questioning. Norm admitted that only 20 people responded and they felt that Notre Dame should have played Florida State in the Supergame. Norm is trying to be the promoter of this Supergame idea.

Jack Bowell '40, was a most welcome sight. Formerly of our Class he said he bilged Ordnance in his Second Class year and was "turned back." He explained, "I couldn't get that smokeless powder bit, and other stuff." (Remembering how much our guns smoked and the Japanese guns not at all, I can understand Jack's confusion. Our Ordnance people just didn't get it.)

George Duncan told of taking the Autotrain from Lorton to Orlando with Mitzi Peterson, to visit her sister "To get out of my bunk at night (and who doesn't have to?), I had to fold it aft leaving no room in the compartment to move. What a struggle! It's no privilege I can tell you, not to have to drive my car all the way to Florida. There must be an easier way to get there." George also mentioned that Marty Ringness, who lives at Northridge, the epicenter of the big quake, said "It took me three days to get into my kitchen. But the USAA adjusters were just wonderful about getting things to happen. Also, my cat was hit by a falling bureau and broke his leg."

Dave Bill was receiving congratulations for his son, D. S. Bill, J r , getting his second star when the papers are signed. A Rear Admiral. Ernie Schwab was on crutches because of a pinched ganglia in his foot. Danny Weitzenfeld's "theme for the luncheon" was Valentine's Day. He started with "Who wrote this? 'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways' " . . . When several "Brownings" were heard, he decided not to award a prize for the contest. Then, irrevelantly, I asked "Who has recurring bad dreams of some bad place which they can't get out of?" I noted that I dream of Baltimore of Midshipman days. Pete Steen said he also had bad dreams of Baltimore.

Someone else said "D.C." and Danny said "Philadelphia." But he then started telling about a dream of going through the automobile tunnel under the English Channel "with me driving on the wrong side of the road" and the tunnel closing in on his car. "That's the worst nightmare I have." Rhythm Moore said that he missed the luncheon because he teaches a Naval History course at The American University every Wednesday.

At the Naval Academy Alumni Assn. luncheon in February, Richard Armitage '67, a former Asst.

SecDef, told of heading up the commission to look at the business of cheating by midshipmen on a "juice" exam. They supposedly saw a copy of it before taking the test. He discussed the Academy's Honor Code

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and felt that it was found wanting, and mentioned that there'd been the allegation that the entering midshipmen had high ideals and a sense of honor which was eroded during their four years at the Academy. He noted that Bill Lawrence '51, a former Superintendant, had been worried about this and had in 1971 had a test devised to measure a midshipman's sense of honor The smdy indicated that midshipmen had about a 70% ethic of honor on entering and were graduating with about a 78% ethic of honor—in 1971. So using that same measure, Armitage's commission measured today's midshipmen and found that today's midshipmen enter with a 32% ethic of honor and now graduate with about a 28% ethic.

Hence going through the Academy today is not improving their honor. (The poor entering honor quotient might be ascribed to lowered family values, lax discipline in the schools, TV, etc.) At the Q and A period, the question was asked "How can anything be done to make the Midshipmen more honor-oriented when we have a President who rates about zero in this?" Gasps. Subdued laughter Growls. And of course there was no rational answer to that question.

Just heard that Ed Dashiell had died on 17 February at his home in Virginia Beach of cancer His service was scheduled for 20 February at the Galilee Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach. Later his ashes will be "spread at sea." Ed was a well liked Classmate and will be much missed by those who knew him well.

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Pres., Capt. William M. Carpenter USN (Ret.) 1119 Aquia D r , Stafford, Va. 22554 Sec'y Cdr Leigh Winters USN (Ret.) 418 Tyler Place, Alexandria, Va. 22302 Washington Report He was an impressive 6' 6" tall, but Bill "Slim" Keating would still have been a GIANT at 5' 5"—an honest, gentle and lovable giant. He died on 30 January 1994 in the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. The Class of Forty Lucky Bag described his innate character succintly: ". . . the Golden Rule is Slim's creed . . ." Bill remained ever on one course towards his goal; Family, Navy, Country— together, as one. His final service at the Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, was attended beyond capacity by his family. Classmates and many other friends. Interment followed in the Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. During a fortnight of storms, sleet and snow—the sun shone on the Potomac Area this one day.

Roman Brooks, of Silver Spring, Md., surprised the PALS* (*Potomac Area Lunch Survivors) by showing for the 2nd-Wednesday lunch at the Fort

Myer O'Club 12 January '94. Perhaps it was due to Bill Carpenter's urging, or the lure of Yankee Pot Roast with chocolate mousse, or finally relaxing from his work with the Department of Transportation, or whatever In any event it was good to see Roman and hear of his legal battles for the public safety against auto safety violations by General Motors and others. Harv Seim followed Roman's remarks with a summation of current IRS revisions to our tax laws.

Others present included Berndtson, Bowell, Burke, Carpenter, Collins, Desmond, Eckert, Healey, Rev. Heath, Hill, Montgomery, Muhlenfeld, Scott, Sledge, Stanwick, Sliding, White and Winters. Bill Keating and Hugh Vickery were hospitalized at the time. The Bill Roseboroughs, annual "snow birds," were enjoying the sun of south Florida.

Nineteen PALS* braved the ice and sludge to hold their 2nd-Wednesday lunch, hosted by George Kronmiller, at the Washington Golf & Country Club in North Arlington, Va., on 9 February. Father Dick Heath spoke the blessing for our departed Classmate, Bill Keating.

Congratulations to all of YOU—the Family Forty!

Bill Carpenter reports that ALL 137 of the chairs assigned to the Class in our Alumni Hall have been spoken for There are still chairs available throughout the Hall, including some in the "Legacy Section" reserved for the families of Alumni. But Bill is negotiating to get another bloc adjacent to the NA'40 section. If you are planning another $1,000.00 chair purchase notate your check "Honor Chair '40" and the Alumni staff will handle the rest.

Thanks to Ed Sledge for Sunny and Paul Brader's new address; 961 West Passeo Del Cilantro, Green Valley, Ariz. 85614; 602 648-1651. Green Valley is also home to the Bryans and Bushes. Happy gettogethers!

The January '94 (Vol. I #10) issue of the USNA The Gouge reports that an interim issue of the USNA Business Resource Directory will be published this June. It lists NA grads available to provide services and for jobs "on the outside." If you would like to buy a copy call Dave Church/Nancy Gorum at 410 263-0096. Also—June Week West '94 will be held in San Diego, Calif. 1-5 September 1994. Focal point—the Navy/San Diego State football clash at 1700 on Saturday, 3 September There will be a Career Fair for all Service Academy Alumni (SACC) 1 & 2 September at the headquarters hotel the Town & Country "RESERVATION FORMS FOR J.WW & TOWN & COUNTRY HOTEL WILL BE IN THE MAY Shipmate."

The Distaff Side The Esch family keeps apace with "Queen" Jo: with son A. G. on a round-the-world business trip at the end of '93; daughter Cece and her husband Bob building new and beautiful additions to their Brookside Motel, Restaurant & Variety Store—just a few miles east of Luray, Va.; and granddaughters graduating from college and high school from U.S.C. to King of Prussia High, Pennsylvania. Even Jo's little welsh corgi Harvo wound up the year with a Red, White & Blue tail!

News From Here and There A formal announcement from Capt. Mike Worley USN, son of Jess Worley: Patricia O. Worley's cremains were committed to the sea in the Atlantic Ocean at 1433, 7 December 1993 from the USS DEYO (DD-989), the same ship from which, and in the same location that her beloved husband, Capt. Jesse D. Worley, was committed. The significance of this date is their 47th Wedding Anniversary. May they be reunited forever in peace with God. Mike is now serving as ComDesRon 36. DEYO is one of his ships.

Speaking of wedding anniversaries—13 February '94 was the Golden Seimpost for Betty and Harv Seim. Wonder how they celebrated? Scene; Alexandria, Va. Time; CCColdest East Coast Winter of Shipmate, April 1994

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Golden Anniversary for Don and Jeanne Bruce in Sunriver, Oregon modem time. They were snowed in. End of story.

Postscript: How come they missed St. Valentine's Day, 14 February, by one day? Postscript # 2 : Have you ever noted how very many of the Family Forty marriages have endured through the 50th year?

Count the Goldies in your The Class of Forty . . . After Fifty Years.

As a matter of pre-planning, Cary Hall has incorporated the land under his Hampton, Ga., homestead into a potential 80 city lot subdivision. Understandably, following Dorthe's death, he did not send out Christmas cards last year. He mentions that, without help now, he is ". . . not a real bad housekeeper and . . . an adequate cook . . . " (sec'y note; This is NOT a commercial.). He plans to leave his house problems behind and join the NA Alumni "Rhine-Danube Cruise" in May. He wishes you all "A Happy New Year and a Merry Christmas in 1994!" Don't expect cards.

Just in case anyone else is still sending mail for Norm Lee and his bride Jackie to Maysview, K y , here is an update on their address: 1007 Chinoe Road, PO Box 21727, Lexington, Ky 40522; 606 269-1331.

They spent the Christmas holidays at the Cloister in Sea Island. Ga., and February in Hawaii, with plans to visit the East Coast—including the Naval

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Academy—a first visit for Jackie . . . later in the year. There is always room at Chez-Dee, Norm. But those SEVEN SONS would have to camp in the atticdormitory!

For all of us who believe that compatible work assure a long and happy life, Helen and Ed Mason are living proof. Here is a very brief preview of their '94 teaching schedule: January—Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Fla.; February—Mercer Univ., off campus, Jekyll Island, Ga.; April—YMCA of the Ozarks, Potosi, Mo.; May—YMCA of the Ozarks again, plus Westem Carolina U., Cherokee, N.C.; October—Green Lake Conference Center, W i s e , and YMCA of the Ozarks, Potosi, Mo. And that's just their Elderhostel schedule! The bad news is that Helen was hospitalized, briefly, last year following a fainting spell, and their son was also nospitalized with concussion and broken bones following a pedestrian-auto accident. He was hit by an uninsured, 16-year old driver Good helath and God bless all.

Charlotte and Bill Bush joined Penny and Bill Bryan in the Bryan's Green Valley home for the Christmas '93 celebration. Penny and Bill now confess that ". . . our golf handicaps have risen along with our ages . . . " Balderdash!—Not to believe. Incidentally, Charlotte could use your prayers and "Get Well!" cards for the return of good health. Thank you.

The latest card from Frank Hertel . . . in its entirety; Correct address—3901 Montecito Drive #619, Denton, Texas 76205; 817 565-0233. Had to move to lower latitude due to effects of walking pneumonia. Still have many problems. Moved here to this retirement community to be near our #2 son who retired from USAF and now works for EDS in Piano, This is close enough and not too close.

Oldest son—Navy Capt, Mike, just retired after 27 years service. He lives in El Paso, Our Dr, son is in N,H, and our banker son in Portland, Ore, Family spread around. When health again permits, hope to travel again. That's it.

As the Autumnal leaves changed color and a cold Winer closed in on the East Coast . . . (This means the sec'y does not know what month he is writing about. . .) Judy and John Sims, of Danville, Calif.: . . . returned from our annual cross-country trip (8,100 miles, 5 weeks) with stops in Madison, Wise, to visit our son Jeff and family; Columbus, Ohio, to visit John's brothers; and eastern terminus in Togus, Maine, (Why?) Since then we've been trying without success to catch up with various tasks and projects , , , John also checked into the mechanics of using veterans' hospitals when and if required by Classmates.

Thanks for that, John.

Jeanne and Don Bruce of Valley Springs, Calif., were among the many Family Forty folks to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1993; 10 August, to be exact. The entire clan gathered in Sunriver, Ore., for the event. Son Charles, a biologist with Oregon Fish & Game, set up the housing and program at Sunriver In October Jeanne and Don travelled to Annapolis for a visit with daughter Kathy and husband Capt. J. O Roahen (DC) USN (Ret.) plus grandchildren Jenny and David. Kathy had assembled " . . . a huge memory book with letters and snapshots from friends for their August anniversary . . ." The Roahens now live in a new home at 1612 Old Mill Bottom Run—just down the road from Bill Lamb.

Lucy and Maurice Baldwin have a new address.

This time it's not on a boat in the middle of the South Pacific; Air Force Village West, 21434 Westover Circle, Riverside, Calif. 92518; 909 697-2600; FAX 909 697-3032. They were in the midst of moving from one AFVW unit to another larger and better unit ". . . with a great view, 2,000 sq. ft. of living area and a 2-car garage . . ."—their current address, while planning a 3- month trip from San Francisco via

a layover in Japan—to the Philippines, when Lucy was grounded for a month with a respiratory illness.

Not to worry. They flew out from S.F. in late January (again, sec'y did not know exact date), and should be ensconced in their new home by mid-April.

There's more. But we're outta space.

The Secretary's Corner In checking through last year's election ballots the sec'y noted many welcome "comments" from Classmates out there. They were all warmly complimentary to the elected officers of the Class, including the job of balloting done by ex-prez Ted Hill. Thank you all very much from all of us. That makes the job of licking the stamps more worthwhile. * * * * ONLY FORTY IS 4.0! * * * *

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Pres. and Sec'y, Capt. Victor Delano USN (Ret.) 7111 Pyle Rd., Bethesda, Md. 20817 (301) 320-3887 The February reunion at Ponte Vedra in Florida, 4 - 6 February, was a dandy and was blessed with good weather so the golfers and tennis types made out well—but no swimming that I saw. According to my count, 43 Classmates made it and 45 more spouses and guests brought the grand total to 78, all of whom seemed to be having a good time from start to finish. Jack Bennett and Mil and Bill Jones came from Califomia, Duke Windsor made it from Texas and there was a contingent from the Washington, D.C., area. The first evening we assembled for cocktails and excellent heavy hors d'oeuvres at Fleet Landing, where the Styers and Welchs now live. I understand they may be joined soon by Tom Wolfe and his new bride, about which more later Charlie and Ray had us well taken care of in what is labeled the Hobby Shop but is the best decorated Hobby Shop I ever saw! I am sure we made more noise than the hobby types do.

The next moming and afternoon were devoted to shopping, sports, beach walking and whatever.

There were varying degrees of proficiency in all activities. The golfers were assigned to a course that was more water than land, I thought, so the golf ball industry got a big boost. That evening we gathered at the Ponte Vedra Inn for cocktails, followed by a fine dinner with accompaniment by Glenn Miller recordings. I am not sure what time the evening broke up but it was a splendid occasion. On Sunday morning, those who were left and able, had a fine brunch at the Ponte Vedra Inn. Gray Strum bade farewell to those of us leaving but he had also arranged for other activities for the few who could stay over through Monday, 7 February. Next month I am hoping to have some pictures because there were a bunch of photographers in evidence and I know that my Classmates take good pictures. Mary Love and Gray Strum deserve a great big thanks for all their successful effort in making this such a happy event. And they certainly got a good assist from the Styers and Welchs who get our thanks, too. I think everyone there was happy to hear that the event will be repeated in 1995. During the Florida affair, Don Lennon and Gene Williams of the East Carolina University Manuscript Library were on hand to conduct interviews to add to our collection of oral histories. I understand that many did, so our collection is steadily increasing. These interviews are very well run and if you ever have time for one, please get in touch with Don Lennon who gets around the country. His principal Class contact is Bob Hayler, so give Bob a call if you are interested.

In addition to these oral histories, the letters, diaries, flight logs, ships' logs, scrapbooks, photographs, action reports, citations, and other unpublished documentary materials are important for a better under-

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standing of modern naval history. As of now, at least 60 Classmates have participated in this collection project at the East Carolina Manuscript Collection facility, either through oral interviews, the donation of personal papers or both.

While the Florida affair was going on, the Washington-Annapolis area group who stayed home had a good brunch and a good time at a Kent Narrows restaurant over on the Eastern Shore where that ferry used to head while we watched football games at Thompson Stadium. Most of this group are the loyal Navy football fans and they look a lot happier in these pictures than they usually do in the stands at football games! Before attending the Florida affair. Bob Hay-

Welch, we are frequently in company with a couple of friends who lived at our former home, River Hills Plantation in South Carolina, There are many other retired Navy and other service couples, quite a few of whom we knew before moving here. We have plenty of social activity, as well as all the golf and tennis we can handle. I keep busier than Katie would like at editing our monthly bumwad, the Fleet Beat.

(Sec'y Note: It is one, big handsome publication and Charlie really does a great job editing it) Our big event last year was ourfiftiethanniversary bash in August, We met with our daughters and granddaughters to celebrate at Disneyworld and on a short cruise out of Port Canaveral, We had fun one day at the Disney park with Shirley and Jerry Engle, who more than know their way around all the great things to do there.

Whether or not Charlie is as busy as Katie believes, they both look great and they made all of us welcome at the nifty party at Fleet Landing, Keep it up!

Remember a long time ago when I asked for help, on behalf of Walt Seedlock, concerning a brick on the Mess Hall roof with the letters C I R? I keep hearing about it and here is the latest from Captain Henry R Rumble, '33: I remember very well the brick with the letters C IR carved or scratched on it. To know where this marked brick was located was one of the many things expected of a Plebe. Over the years I've

pointed it out to others but, if course, not recently because I haven't been to the Academy for years and all the bricks have been removed.

Anyhow, the brick was not in the Mess Hall roof but was in Tecumseh Court, It was on the right side as you face Bancroft Hall and only a few yards out from the building. It was about in line with the two old cannons that are on the right,flankingthe steps that lead into Bancroft Hall, I don't recall any brick of note in the old Mess Hall roof. Also, I never heard of what the C I R stood for until I saw it in your column, I wonder how many other old timers will write you with their versions of just where the marked brick was located.

Many thanks, Capt, Rumble, for your interest. So far, you are the most senior individual who has written. But Capt. Tom Sherman '50 sent me a copy of a page from a 1945 reprint of Kendall Banning's Annapolis Today which places the brick "just thirteen paces in front of the ancient cannon at the right of the main entrance of Bancroft Hall, as you face it." It also says that the letters are initialsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but whose or what? Anybody seen an initialed or lettered brick lately? Maybe we can enlist the services of members of our 2nd Company Wardroom to bring us up to date!

ler attended the commissioning of JOHN

PAUL

JONES, a BuRKE-class destroyer. As the former skipper of an earlier JOHN PAUL JONES (DD-932), Bob

had an honored seat on the platform and "passed the long glass" to the Officer of the Deck when the watch was set. Crew Members of Bob's JOHN PAUL JONES

and a few crew members from the World War II JOHN PAUL JONES ( D D - 2 3 0 ) , of WestPac fame, were in at-

tendance. Bob says the whole thing was quite a gala affair Now that you know that the Styers live at Fleet Landing in Florida, here is what Charlie wrote about life there: Katie and I have been enjoying Fleet Landing for over a year and a half. Besides Jeanne and Ray

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On Thursday the 28th of this month, the monthly Class lunch will take on a different venue. It will be a co-ed affair aboard one of the craft that cruises Shipmate, April 1994

around the Potomac River over the lunch period. It should last about two hours and the normal Washington area group will have receivedflyersby now. If you did not get aflyer,will be in town and would like to come, please call Bob Hayler or me and, if there is still room, we'll be delighted to have you. As of this moment, I am not sure of the cost but it should be reasonable.

April is loaded with birthday boys so "Happy" to all of the following; Bennett, Bush, Ace Clark, Collins, Crenshaw, Curran, Duke, Edwards, Fears, Fisher, Hart, Heavey, Dick Hill, Hirst, King, Krebsbach, Lannon, Macri, Malcolm, McLellon, Merdinger, Messer, Moiteret, Plaxco, Tebo, Tugend, Williams, Withrow and Zawacki.

In January, we lost Anita Klingaman to cancer Until she became too sick to continue, Anita was a loyal volunteer at Vinson Hall. I can remember many good times together with Anita and Lonnie so now they will both be missed. In response to a letter expressing the condolences of the Class, Anita and Lonnie's daughter, Clara Morris, sent me a delightful picture of her parents that I thought you would like to see. Contributions in Anita's memory may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Here are two corrections for your directories; Cal Durgin's correct mail address is PSC 60, Box 7013, APO AE 09641; the Hagermans' address is University Village, 2401 Old Ivy Road-No. 1608, Charlottesville, Va. 22903.

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Pres., Capt. Charles E. Smith USN (Ret.) Sec'y, R. S. Day CLU 2426 Chestnut St., Falls Church, Va. 22043-3052 With the arrival of April, we would expect that the ice and snow, rain and mud slides, floods, and generally more than enough of Winter which we were experiencing when these words were penned will have faded. As J T Hill does not believe in rain dates, the annual Quantico Shootout will go on as scheduled on 18 April (regardless of the weather, which will always be reported as great). Show up, play a little golf, enjoy the camaraderie and have a great buffet prepared by Mary Hill and her talented helpers.

Norm Nash and Paul Smith, teamed up in early January to take advantage of an excellent opportunity to go to sea one more time and observe a new Aegis cruiser in action. Norm's son is CO of CAPE ST. GEORGE which was enroute from Norfolk to Pascagoula. Miss., and Ingalls Shipbuilding for her Post Shakedown Availability. They had arranged the trip with son, Don, and his Master Chief when they attended the ship's commissioning last June. For two old, ancient mariners the new systems were a source of constant amazement. They had ample time to tour every department on the ship and visit with the new, talented, well trained and enthusiastic sailors of this new generation. The fleet is in good hands and the "youngsters" were very patient in listening to stories of "how it used to be" when Norm related stories of WWII submarine torpedo problems and Paul recounted his tales of kamikaze attacks on LAFFEY. They shared the Unit Commanders Cabin, had a secure station on the bridge where they could enjoy their coffee and observe the guns firing and emergency drills of all types, and had their choice of the scheduled movies on their cabin monitor or a choice of movies from a library of several hundred cassettes.

Paulflewback to Atlanta the day after their arrival in Pascagoula, but Norm had time to spend several days in and around the city and to visit Mobile before starting home. He continued to be impressed with the numbers of shipyard workers and city dwellers who fondly remembered the tour of duty Shine and Shipmate, April 1994

Paul Smith; Mike Mahon '79, XO; Don Nash '69. CO; and Norm Nash Charlie Payne had enjoyed there when he commanded the Shipyard. This warmth extended to a woman in the Chamber of Commerce, where Norm stopped to pick up a map, who delighted in telling him of all the fine things the Paynes had done while they were there. Once home. Muff and Norm had a few weeks to relax before heading off to Savannah, Ga., for their next Elderhostel visit and an opportunity to visit son, Gordon, and family in Fayetteville.

Ted Balis provided a wrap-up of the Annual Army-Navy Game Blast of 42-ers in Southeast Virginia and Eastern North Carolina on 3 and 4 December after an unexpected delay in rounding up the photos. Margot and Gene Barnhardt kicked off the blast with a cocktail party at their home in Cedar Point, Virginia Beach on 3 December. Mary Lee and Dick Lowell hosted the game and dinner at their Brunswick Avenue home in Norfolk. The two days proved to be very successful, although the loss to Army was beyond their control in spite of "faxed" advice to the coach which went unheeded. Attendees included; Margot and Gene Barnhardt, Mary Lee and Dick Lowe, Harriet and Walt Stegemerten, Jean and Bob Brown, Polly Turner, Doris and Frank Dunham, Pattie and John "Pat" Patterson, Lydia and Chick Martin, Jack Hill, Bob McGrath (Mary was ill), Peggy Norman and Ted Balis, Pat and Fred Robertson, Doris and Sonny McNeal, Joyce and Bill Simmons, and Virginia (Mahler) and Walt Weller Planning for the 1994 Blast has been completed, so contact any of the above for details, if your travels take you to that area.

We were pleased to welcome Leo Culjat to the February meeting of the Washington Alumni Association. He was visiting a daughter who lives in Arlington, Va., and, of course, the Class Sweetheart Luncheon had been iced out during our nearly two week battle with ice storms and snow. This was his only chance to see several of the Class before heading back home to Bellevue, Wash.

Swabbo Rawson once again has sent along some of his extensive correspondence, this time in the form of Christmas cards. Notes from each Classmate indicate that they are well and have adjusted to retirement and the "golden years" without too much difficulty.

Included were cards from Mary Lee and Dick Lowe, Betty and Jack Crawford, Margot and Gene Barnhardt (I relieved Gene as XO STERLET), Betty and Charlie Allsop, Sue and Ab Abernathy, Jeanne and Walt Price (her sister Carolyn also lives in Naples, Fla., and has been honored by having some of her paintings selected for a series of the Courage Cards Christmas selections), Dorothy Howard, and Rivers and Buck Shaw.

Hank Sweitzer clipped an article from the Reading Eagle/Reading Times following the death of Butch Werner in Las Vegas on 14 January. He had been in poor health for some years and had not been able to join us for the 50th Reunions of the 1940 and 1941 Navy teams in Annapolis. After retiring from the Navy in 1962, he enjoyed a three-year career as a math teacher and the football coach at Reading High, from which he had graduated in 1937 and starred in

Dunham. Simmons and McGrath

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Jean Joyce Ted Peggy Pattie and Polly 'l

Hill, Robertson, and John "Pat" Patterson football, basketball and baseball. Butch joined us at Bullis Prep in Silver Spring, Md., and was named to the area's all-star football team. At Navy, he received All-East and All-American honorable mention as a fullback and led the Navy baseball team in home runs and RBIs for three straight seasons. He received the Naval Athletic Association Sword for Excellence in Athletics when we graduated in I94I; and in that same year was acclaimed Berks County's (Pennsylvania) outstanding athlete by the county officials association.

In 1947, he served as head Plebe baseball coach and also coached football in various roles for six seasons before retiring. His 1955 and 1956 undefeated Navy varsity football 150-pound teams won intercollegiate championships. He also coached the Navy Plebes, served as the assistant backfield coach at the Academy and head coach and backfield coach at the U.S. Naval Training Center, San Diego.

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CISCO for the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns and carrier raids on Tokyo, the Marshall Islands and the Membership: 81% Gilberts. He was awarded the Bronze Star.

He is survived by his wife, Naomi, a son, Lars of Pres., Capt. Edward E. Kerr USN (Ret.) Charlotte, N.C., two grandchildren and one great 340 Hampton Rd., Piedmont, Calif. 94611-3526 grandson. Butch was tough, a fearless competitor Secy, Capt. William B. Kirkland, Jr. USN (Ret.) and certainly has taken his new set of orders in full 1720 Palmera Court, Alameda, Calif. 94501 stride.

Missed another wedding last issue. Note from J T Hill, who was one of George Hamilton's Johnny Johnson found on my messy desk—seems I roonunates, wifli the help of the latter's son, John, only read the Christmas greeting on the front—the has put togedier an obit for George, who died of renal back side told us that he and Priscilla Holland were failure on 26 August 1993 at Pali Momi Hospital in married on 1 May 1993. She was a Navy widow of Honolulu. The memorial service was held at his one of Johnny's submarine shipmates from our war. home on Ewa Beach and as he had requested, his Belated congratulations to you both from all of us. ashes were distributed at sea in front of their resiOur esteemed Presidente notes that the upcoming dence to join those of his wife, Virginia, who died in reunion events need yet another reminder By early 1980. George was bom in Massachusetts, but after May all '43 Alumni and widows should have rebuilding his Ewa Beach home had never venUired ceived mailings with reunion information. In San Dieast of Kansas City (which he had confided to me was ego, during Homecoming West '94 from September too far, too cold and too inhospitable when compared 1st to 5th. Our Class of '43 dinner party will be held to Hawaii). From his earliest years, he was an ardent, on 2 September The Navy-San Diego State football true lover of the sea and we often accused him of havgame will start on the 3rd at 1700, just as the teming been bom with salt water in his veins. He reperamre cools (make note! you warm blooded eastsponded with an ardent participation in all sailing acemers). In Jacksonville rooms are being held for us at tivities while at the Academy. reduced rates in the four star Ponte Vedra Inn & Club George commissioned PHILLIP in 1942 and particifrom 16 to 19 February 1995. Mark these down, boys pated in the Solomons and Marianas campaigns. In and girls.

1945, he commissioned CHEVALIER with Classmate Peg and I visited Betty and George Whisler in Bill Barnett in time for the surrender and typhoon in Carmel, Calif., on 14 February, at their spiffy home Tokyo Bay. Released to inactive duty in '46, he in a special planned unit development. That is Calworked for Westinghouse in Boston and in Harford ifomia real estatese, meaning individual houses with where he met and married Ginny Pomeroy in '47. Re- an expensive common area (maybe called "comcalled in 1950, he recommissioned KIDD and again mons"). Betty is ailing a bit but George is still boomheaded west. During 1952-54, he commanded BEing along in great shape. Still sails the Navy PG GOR, mainly in Westpac. After a short tour ashore, he School boats in Monterey Bay. George made a sperecommissioned/commanded NECHES for a year, cial point to remind me that while there are three working with NSTSPac as a "white tanker" winding Whistlers in the alum book he is the only Whisler. up on the DEW Line resupply runs above the Arctic Now, George, my profuse apology and mumbled exCircle. George then moved the family to Hawaii, takplanation that evening needs elaboration. I knew ing command of JENKINS, and later was to become a there was no "t" in your name; I had looked it up. I plank-owner of ASWForPac with Classmate, Bill was racing along this keyboard looking at my fingers Dozier. Except for the two years George served in instead of the screen, in my usual, very last minute Yokohama as Chief of Staff, MSTSFarEast, Ginny race to meet the deadline and depending on the spelland the boys remained in their Ewa Beach home enchecker to get me out of trouble, but when it hit my joying the company of a large circle of Hawaiian correctiy spelled Whisler it suggested Whistler infriends. Retiring in 1967, George was with Civil Serstead and in my haste I hit the "D" key instead of the vice for several years before going to work for a firm "2" key. Now do you understand? representing manufacmrers of equipment relating to Only sad news this month is that Bob (Rojo) Selthe commercial ventilating and air-conditioning inmer is in hospital. Started with the standard male old dustry. In 1977, he gained control of the company age faulting, led to a heavy duty aneurism repair foland Giimy and sons, Duncan and John, joined him on lowed by chemo. He stopped in only last week comthe board as the officers and employees. Survivors inplaining of shortness of breath. Next we knew he was clude his two sisters, Janet and Frances; his two sons in the place on oxygen. Now nine days later he's still who will continue the family business; and a grandthere and a little confused. Says if they don't disson, Benjamin. charge him tomorrow he's going to walk out. Peg is Clara Lee and I lived just a stone's throw from the home at Pacific Marina View Towers, #406, Alafamily in Navy Housing while George was busy overmeda, Calif. 94501. seeing the buiding of the Ewa house. We introduced Bill Busik is due next week, that should make an them to the Hawaiian families I had lived with in item.

1942 and whom Clara Lee had come to know in 1946 Have another letter from George Cornelius and and Ginny became one of their family. As the Ewa now myfifthcopy of "Navy Wings of Gold" forwardPlantation was still all cane fields, only a small area ing two anecdotes I can't repeat. Dear ol' George! was being tumed into housing and George was alNow for the Class quiz—We all know that '43 is ways a little vague as to just where the house was the only Class with two CNOs, but do any of you sited. Each evening after work, he drove directly know how many flags we produced? from the ship and remmed at dusk covered with The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign yellow dust. This routine was still going on when I Wars presented a prize to which Classmate who was ordered back to the Pentagon, so we had a real jumped the most numbers between Plebe and First surprise in store for us on our visit with George in Class year?

1980 just after Ginny died. By that time, they had doubled the size of the house, but still had the Pacific Don't Miss an Issue Ocean gently rolling by their front lawn. I thought at the time that perhaps George had deliberately tossed of Shipmate! the dust over everything just to throw us all off the Keep the Alumni Association track and discourage a stampede of new homeowners before they were settled. He lived a full life, was a Current on Address Changes good friend to all who knew him and now sails the (410) 263-4448 etemal sea which I am sure pleases him.

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President's Corner Lest we think mostly of dates, places and the like, here are the people (underscored) who will make our reunions happen. In addition to the Classmates named, I am told many of the wives will assist: San Diego in September: Chairman Fenton Smith, John Nichols, Bill Racette and Lee Scherer.

Jacksonville area in February: Chairman Zeke Zechella, Skip Cornelius, Howard Danner, CT Froscher, Bob McConnell, Bob Mink, Chuck Pendelton, and Ted Swain.

Our Thanks in advance to each of you! ***** Ans; Flags = 24; William Wilson Cobb That's 30 for today!

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Pres., Capt. Henry S. Barbour USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Wynn V. Whidden USN (Ret.) 6156 Loch Raven Dr, McLean, Va. 22101 Annapolis Rep., Capt. Jack E. Godfrey USN (Ret.) Back to Battery The Winter sabbatical in Florida is over and we are once more at home in Virginia next to old D.C, trying to get hold of the reins again and get organized.

As you all know, it is not easy when one must sort through two months worth of junk mail looking for those good old letters from those loyal old Classmates who keep me informed—more or less!

We managed to get together with some Classmates and old friends down in the "First Coast" area of Rorida while there in January and February. Bonnie and George Talley entertained us at cocktails in their absolutely lovely home and at dinner in their club, the Plantation Country Club of Ponte Vedra. They were both in fine fettle, but George complained that his golf had fallen off a stroke or two lately (an old ploy by an old pro to lure suckers, so I am told).

Marquita and Don Miller had us for dinner in their charming home at Atlantic Beach followed by attendance at a concert given by the Yale Glee Club in die Episcopal Church of Jax Beach—a lot of fiin and a fine performance by the Eli guys and dolls.

Elaine and Walt Honour asked us over to Green Cove Springs for a mid-day visit to their new home at the Magnolia Point Golf and Country Club. Walt designed their beautiful new place and constructed it himself with contractor help. The inside swimming pool (enclosed patio-style) is a real gem. Our fine visit with the Honours was punctuated by a tour of Magnolia Point and lunch in the Country Club.

On a couple of occasions we were joined by Jean and Hank Cutler at our place in Ponte Verda. They still have their fine house in Atlantic Beach not far from Fleet Landing, Nancy and Ted Snyder, who live at Fleet Landing, also visited at our condo.

We were unable to get together with Dottie and Baldy Chapman because Dottie was hospitalized for heart surgery. She was recovering steadily when we departed for Virginia on 12 February.

Mail Bag Dick DePrez sent Hank Barbour a copy of a letter he had dispatched to some 40-odd Classmates publicizing and requesting volunteers to help organize and run the 1994 version of what has been "June Week West" in the past. This year the event is scheduled for 2-4 September to take advantage of the Navy-San Diego State football game to be played in Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. The host for the event will be the USNA Alumni Association San Diego/Coronado Chapter. Dick, who has acted as '44 rep for a couple of previous JWW celebrations, will be unable to do so this year. He will welcome one or more volunteers to assist as '44 host reps.

Bill 'Hoot' Gibson sent a long letter in early JanuShipmate, April 1994

The Baileys and Sally Sandquist

Jubb, Sandquist, unident., Donnelly and Nicholson

Allen and the Gowdies

Dick Fedon, Lolly Bailey, Claire Martin and Marie Fedon

Louise Barton, the Crowders and Barton

The Becketts

ary in which he reported on the exploits of our Classmate, Joe Travers. 1993 was a great year for Joe at the tiller of his 24 foot Rainbow Knockabout sloop RED HOT. He swept both the first and second half Summer series of the Annapolis Yacht Club racing series. He also won the Annapolis Naval Sailing Association Robert G. Bagby '44 Memorial Series. Finally, Joe took second place in the Rainbow Class National Competition in September 1993. Hoot re-

minded us that Bob Bagby was so active in Rainbow Knockabout sailing after he retired that when he died the Annapolis Naval Sailing Association honored his memory by naming its series for him.

Hoot also reminisced on the period of the middle 70's when he, Joe Travers, and Charlie Becker were in Iran to help the Shah do such things as training the Iranian Navy to drydock and repair their own ships and craft at Bandar Abbas.

Bob "Cowboy" Awtrey rowed in the Southern Sprint Indoor Rowing Championships at the Florida Tech gym in Melbourne, Fla., on 6 February 1994.

The race was on Concept II rowing machines lined up side by side. The 2,500 meter race was timed by electronic performance monitors, and in front of each rower was a TV-typ)e screen on which the relative position of the "shells" was shown most realistically.

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Pres., Capt. Vernon F. Anderson USN (Ret.) Rte 2, Box 417, Gordonsville, Va. 22942 Secy, Capt. Ralph G. Lipfert USN (Ret.) 9102 Drumaldry D r , Bethesda, Md. 20817 (301) 530-4925 Corr Sec'y, Capt. Dutch Schuiz USN (Ret.) 5100 26th St. N., ArUngton, Va. 22207 (703) 536-7156

Awtrey rowing erans (50 and over) division. Bob took second place in his division. Much to his chagrin, the winner was a six foot five inch, 220 pound, 75 year old fellow who had been a rowing club sculler for 30 years. Bob sent us a good shot of himself in action during the race.

Still Flying High The Monday Special page, titled Valley Chronicle, of the 3 January 1994 The Los Angeles Times featured George Watkins in action at Crystal Soaring, his glider field in Llano, about 15 miles east of Palmdale.

In the center of the article was a great picture of George in flight togs standing in front of one of his acrobatic gliders. The author. Sue Reilly, related that George loves to see the test pilots from Edwards Air Force Base arrive at his field. They have a littie swagger that seems to say, "this is going to be pretty tame stuff for me." She goes on to say, "Then, Watkins straps one of these jet jocks into one of his two-seater, aerobatic-ready gliders for a just-for-fun joy ride. After 15 minutes of a ride . . . the guy may look a little green . . . Watkins just grins. He says that it is not the five or six positive Gs that gets them . . . it's the 2 to lYi negative Gs that gets them."

The remainder of the article is an excellent description of George's facility and operations. We are all happy that all goes well for "Gorgeous George" and Monica.

In Memory John David Plawchan died on 29 December 1993 of influenza in an extended care center near his home in Forestville, Calif. John had suffered for several years with Alzheimer's disease. Luther Chestnut, John's roommate for three years at the Naval Academy and one year at Rensselaer, sent us this sad information with a sense of deep personal loss. The two had also served together in the old Bureau of Yards and Docks in the mid-fifties, and later worked together for Bechtel Corporation in Marin County, Calif. John stood fourth in the Class at graduation, and he eamed two difficult post-graduate degrees in civil engineering and nuclear physics.

Our sympathy is extended to John's widow, Lois, and the family on the occasion of their great loss. She may be reached at 6505 Trenton Road, Forestville, Calif. 95436.

Secretary's Corner We continue presentation of the 50th with additional pictures for which credits go to Jig-Jig Bailey, Beaver Horton, and Les Landes. Now that Spring is in the air, we hope that many of you will unlimber the old typewriter or your writing hand and slip your secretary some hot news and recent photos. Also, heartfelt thanks go to all of you who have kept him informed during our ripening years. Best to you all.

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Dear Commissioner; Thank you so much for adding two pages to your publication, 1993 1040 Forms and Instructions. And I appreciate your shorter "Note from the Commissioner" How nice of you to increase the Form 1040 preparation time on page 4 by only 7 minutes! Your use of more blue boxes with so many 'simplified' work sheets makes it such a pleasure to do business with your office. Now, leave me alone!!

Jullia and Jack Manherz with Ted Purnell '97 at the Sea Gate Memorial

And now, the Good News; The 8 February Valentine Luncheon was a grand success with attendance by 95 Classmates and spouses. Ann and Vem Anderson, Genie and Jim Braun, were the hosts at our Ft. Myer party with Pat and Ron Fannin as guests.

Ron, a nephew of Earl Fannin, and an employee of the Federal Highway Administration, gave a brief account of his visit to the Los Angeles earthquake damage area on the morning after the quake. President Vem Anderson named Genie Braun as "The '45 Sweetheart of the Year" for her untiring assistance at the monthly Class luncheons. The gathering was entertained by a choral group from the Reston, Va., Community Players (703 267-6676) who presented 14 musical selections from popular musical productions. We are also grateful to Genie's daughter, Anita Miller, who made the arrangements for the program. Other honored guests were Bee (Hodsdon) UUyott and spouse. Marge Fallon, Jane Mitchell and Cally Bolger Sam Gorsline, in working up the Class lists for our Fiftieth Reunion, has come up with a short list of Phantoms who may be deceased. If so, I need your help with date of death and names of surviving next of kin; Mr. R. B. Bear, Mr. W. B. Henderson, Capt.

Lloyd F. Bell USN (Ret.) and LCol. H. L. Claterbos USA (Ret.). Please call or drop me a line . . . As a matter of information, I mailed five obits (Gilfillan, Gayler, Horner, Utegaard and Collier) to Shipmate on 24 January 1994 and they will be printed in the Last Call section as space becomes available.

Naples, Fla., yachtsman. Red Leavitt, sent me a "wake up" call which had me scurrying through my "Alibi" file. He writes; Except for the fact that it was a helluva good show for our guys in the 19th Company, the Shipmate picture (January/February '94, page 66) sliowed twenty contented faces which were annointed with only 18 names. , . Are we left to surmise that two of these wonderful chaps were never baptized or perhaps they may wish their whereabouts to remain unknown?

Well, Ben is correct! A close perusal of the list of names provided with the photo by Gene Hunter, reveals that I did, in fact, leave out Jack Cabaniss and Dick Hardy, who appear in the middle of the picture. My apologies! Ben adds that he and Charlotte will display their charismas at the Big Blast in San Diego.

Notes from the Twenty-First Company Marge Wickham writes to thank the Class for the floral basket sent by the Class of '45 to Wick's graveside services following his 30 January 1994 death; "I want to thank the Class for the basket of beautiful yellow roses and spider mums with white lilies and carnations and the gold "Class of 1945" on a blue ribbon. The Academy and the remaining Marines of the "Dirty Thirty" came to mean more to him as he grew older"

JMBM Pacific cruisers Kay and Bill Sims and Joan and Don Logic Capt. Eric Utegaard USN '69 called me on 17 January to report that his mother, Audrey, had passed away on 16 January 1994 in the Oriando Hospital.

Tom Utegaard's obituary was in the Last Call section of the March issue June Baldwin was still seeking the retum of her giant chard and '45 tomato photos as she notes in a January postcard: ". . .In answer to Andy Kerr, we are now members of the 'Senior Fit,' a freebie from Secure Horizons HMO. You can tell Andy I lasted 30 minutes in the aerobic dance exercise. The earthquake gave us (in Rancho Santa Fe) a good shock."

You may still see the photos in Shipmate] From Stony Brook, N . Y , Joy Pumell, wife of Rick '67, says, "Just a note and photo for Shipmate. I thought it would be a nice surprise for Capt. Jack Manherz to open the magazine and see this picture of Ted Pumell '97 with his godparents, Julia and Jack Manherz taken on the October '93 Colgate weekend . . ."

The Travel Bureau New Yorker Don Logie writes; Over the Thanksgiving Holiday, Joan and I took a cruise from Acapulco through the Panama Canal to Tampa, Fla. A couple of days before we left we re-

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ceived a phone call from my 15th Co. Classmate.

Bill Sims, saying that he and Kay were to be our shipmates on the cmise. Needless to say, we had a great time as shown in the enclosed foto.

He adds a local note; We had a near disaster here on Long Island. Gus Swainson's "Gusmobile" broke down and it took all the skill of a local mechanic to get it going. Gus could havefixedit himself, but at 10 to 11 degrees, it was a bit too cold in the driveway . . .

For those of you who have not seen the vehicle, it is a station wagon, circa '56, mostly Chevy, I think? . . . Evelyn and Frank Kleber of San Diego did a bit of traveling in 1993: An Elderhostel sojourn to New Zealand and Australia; a two week boat trip from Moscow to St. Petersburg; a week's tour of the Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, Mexico; a ship reunion (BOXER) in St. Louis, and they were scheduled for a March '94 trip to Honduras for the opening of a Rotary Intemational Bank which was sponsored by Frank's "Mission Valley East" Rotary Club.

Countdown to Fifty Will you meet your old roommate in San Diego at our Fiftieth Reunion 26-31 May 1994? I will, for George W. Summers has signed up according to the January '94 Company by Company printout provided

by Sam Gorsline. As one might expect, the Thirteenth Company currently has the greatest number with 16 Companymates. If you want to find out the names of your Companymates who are plarming to enjoy the surmy San Diego skies in May, call me or Sam at 619 749-7655. Of course, I'm assuming that you received the January '94 Reunion Package with all the dope for our 26-31 May 1994 gathering. If you desire to attend, call someone. Right Now! Not to be outdone, the Fourteenth Co. has planned a special Company Reunion in San Diego on Saturday 28 May 1994 in conjunction with our big 50th!

Frank Kleber enclosed aflyerwhich was sent out to all I4th Co. survivors announcing the affair which is going to be held at Casa Cielito, the beautiful Rancho Santa Fe Estate of Helen and Bob Sherman's daughter, Mrs. Anthony Esperina. Twenty-one Classmates have already signed up. If you didn't get the word, call Frank at 619 560-1744.

Among those Classmates looking forward to our Fiftieth Reunion are Joan and Don Logie, Roberta and Carl Gronemann, Evelyn and Frank Kleber, Jess and Bill Petrat, Sue and Chuck Priest and countless others.

Just before press time for this issue, Sam Gorsline called to remind all Classmates to get their Registration Form and fee to him ASAP!! We have about 410 estimated attendees as of 21 January 1994 and are expecting many more.

Interference on the KA Band So, maybe you don't want to downlink with a communications satellite? . . . Dan Zinn of Hollywood Hills had this to say about the recent earthquake: "No problem . . . was in bed at 0430, house swayed, felt like a freight train running through the living room." . . . Fred R. Blum writes from Room R-7, Hebrew Home for the Aged at 5901 Palisade Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. I047I that he has become a member of the Resident Council at the Home. Fred has signed up for our 50th! . . . Bill Hoover sent a photo and these words; ". . . Also sending picture of youngest son, Patrick, on his graduation from Boot Camp at Parris Island as a PFC—Pat has a degree, but OCS was booked up so he elected to enlist and apply for OCS at first duty station.". . . Ginny and ShermBlandin's son. Prof.

Jim Blandin, is the Executive Director of the Defense Resources Management Education Center in Monterey, Calif. . . . A slip on Annapolis ice left Bill Cosgrove with two broken ribs. Larry Shaffer only broke one rib in a separate fall. . . Did you notice on page 14 of the December '93 Shipmate that Hub Davidson stroked #5 oar in the "Old Codgers" shell at the 25 September 1993 Homecoming? Maybe that's why he wore his Navy Crew T-shirt to the last Shipmate, April 1994

Class luncheon? . . . Ralph Stell sent me a Xerox of pages 45 and 51 of the Winter 1993 issue of the ANA Wings of Gold magazine which show submariner Carl Gronemann receiving a Distinguished Service Award from ANA Squadron 46 . . . And, the December 1933 issue of the Army and Navy Club Bulletin had a front page photo and lead article in recognition of BGen. Bill McCulloch USMC (Ret.) who had just become the 81st Prsident of that esteemed Club.

Johnny Mullin of Sumter, S.C, claims, "You know you're getting old when your perpetual calendar is about to expire."

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Pres., RAdm. Harvey E. Lyon USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Treas., Capt. Wils Engel USN (Ret.) 6807 Rosewood St., Annandale, Va. 22003 Capt. Ed H. Ellis USN (Ret.) PO. Box 8394 SVL, VictorviUe, Calif. 92392 (619)-243-1885 REMEMBER—HFTIETH REUNION in Annapolis 4-8 May 1995. JOIN US! Winston S. (Win) Abernathy (5) formerly of Naperville, Ind., has moved to 3820 Ironwood Place #605-1, Bradenton, Fla. 34282-1251. He still hasn't a new telephone number. This info was provided by Fred Furland (5), one of our Company Reps.

Ash Ashley (13), our D.C. Correspondent, reports that the January luncheon succumbed to weather, not once but twice. Cooler heads (there's a lot of that this Winter) prevailed—so the January luncheon was a wash out. It didn't seem legit to schedule it in February. We'll see what happens on the 18th. Just received my January/February Shipmate (2/15) and am waiting with bated breath to see if I'll get any response to Ash's Pop Quiz. Although I promised the answers in the April column, I'm going to hold off until the next column.

I deeply regret to report the death of Richard G. (Rit) Converse (8), who died from cancer on 14 November 1993 at his home in San Mateo, Calif. He had resigned from the Navy in 1947 and was recalled to active duty for the Korean War. He reentered the private sector in 1954 and, subsequently, owned several businesses. He was a management consultant when he retired in 1987. His wife, Helen, passed away just prior to their planned attendance at our 45th. He is survived by a daughter and a son and two grandchildren. This information was provided by John R. Shields, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., from an article written by John A. Seargeant, Northridge, Calif.

All three were roommates at the Academy.

Marlena Hellwinkel, reporting for our Don (Brick) Hellwinkel (6) Minden, Nev., sent in the photo showing Don, in the hat, shaking hands with Dr. Jerry D. (Smokey) Heath (also 6), Charleston, II., on the latter's recent visit to Minden. The Hellwinkels plan to attend the 50th but they made no mention of Smokey's plans.

Received a newsy letter from Meredith and Bob McMurdo (5) Maple Valley, Wash., reporting on their holiday trip to Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York just in time and during the record colds, etc. "Our daughter was in a play with Al Pacino.

What a different worid that is!" While in St. Petersburg, Fla., last year, they contacted surviving Academy roommates and their wives (Jeannie and Joe Boop, wintering in Cocoa Beach, Fla., and Sally and Tom Chitty, Chuluata, Fla.) All got together for lunch and yakking at the Patrick AFB Club. The men hadn't seen each other since graduation. Bob remarked—"Too bad our roads lead such that we shut out or omit people who have shared and helped

shape our maturing and important formative years."

Bob plans to be at the 50th and will push the others to join us.

Just as I wasfinishingthis column, I received word from USNAAA that Frank J. Kelley (10), Lake Forrest, II., died on 24 January 1994; and, from Ted Mouton (15) Coronado, Calif., and Art Bennett (16) Scottsdale, Ariz., tiiat Jack E. Bucknum (16), San Anselmo, Calif., died on 13 February 1994. No other information was provided, but it should be available for the next column. Although both had been ill, it was a shock to receive this sad news. Passing the word on this information is the worst part of this job.

This report just missed the last column (no room).

The 16th annual Class of 1946 Greater Washington, D.C, Army/Navy Game In-House Tailgate at the Skidmore's in Arlington, Va., ". . . was a great success, except for that agonizing end to the game." But now it's next year. Come to San Diego on Labor Day Weekend to help Navy beat San Diego State in the first step in a winning season leading up to a BIG WIN over Army. (For details see the item on the San Diego Valentine/Spring Fling Dinner.) Attendees were; Ash Ashley (13); Ann and John T Collins (15); Bill Dunseath (12); Wils Engel (4); Jean and Hal Hamberg (7); Kathy and Wally Hankins (11); Chuck Hansmann (9) and Elsie Summer; Jean Herzog, widow of Buck Herzog (9); Jerry and Lucky Jordan (16); Ann and Clete Kennelly (10); Betty and Fred Koch (9); Carol and Andy Lemeshewsky (13); Ernie Lowen (2); Marge and Harvey Lyon (4); Buzz Pearson (4) and Jane Glidden; Stu Savage (14); June and Bill Simpson (4); Perry Taylor (19); Ann and Dick Wilson (2); Gordon Yeo (4) and Jackie Smith; the hosts. Patsy and Ed Skidmore (13); Ed's sister, Dorothy Kneeland; and. Patsy and Ed's daughter and granddaughter. Sheila and Tamra Grooms. I had my choice of one of two pictures of this event. It was raining a bit and so everyone kept under cover resulting in less than optimum grouping and lighting.

Lucky was unlucky and got cut off in both pictures. I selected the one where everyone appeared alert, although the '46 on the banner is obscured. Clete ended up being highlighted by a rain drop on the lens.

You'll have to use a magnifying glass and the list of attendees if you wish to see who has not aged. (Hint; Don't look for Buzz—he left before the picture was taken and all the ladies stayed inside.)

The annual San Diego Valentine/Spring Fling Dinner held at the Town and Country Hotel on 11 February was hosted by Bea and George Pavis (19), assisted once again by Bob Gautier (7), our own enologist, who introduced us to one of his products.

As always it was superb. Attendees were; Ben and Jean Chase (17); Jan and Ted Dibble (18) Thousand Oaks, Cahf.; Jayne and Pat Dowling (13), Las Vegas, Nev.; Amanda and Ed Ellis (7) VictorviUe, Calif.; Alice and George Ferch (15) Santa Ana, Calif.; Rita and Fred Furland (5); Fran and Bob Gautier (7); Marigold and Bob Gorton (5); Chris and Jim Hugus (15) Lake San Marcos, Calif.; Doris and Fred lacobelli (4) Scottsdale, Ariz.; Colette and Jim Irvine (13); Patty and Ed Kingsbury (15) Coronado, Calif.; Ann and Jack Lindsay (7); Jessie and Luke Maples (2) Santa Ana, Calif.; Flossie and Luke Mayes (9); Barbara and Ted Mouton (15) Coronado, Calif.; Arlene and Coriiss Nugent (2); Peggy and Bill Peck (16) Oceanside, Cahf.; Hank Phelps (10) Julian, Calif.

(Elly couldn't make it—I thiiik it's that trip in the mountains at night); Lil and Al Thomas (4); Dan Walker (I) Solona Beach, Calif., and guest; Barbara and Bob Wertheim (7); Toby and Whizzer White (5); Lilian and Stan Zipser (4) Los Angeles, Calif.; Darlene Munns (widow of our Dave Munns(12)) with Dan Berrigan; and, of course, our hosts Bea and George Pavis. Those listed without cities are San Diegans. (The total was 51, our largest turnout in many years.)

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Catherine and Mike Elliott (12) Auburn, Calif.; Ginny and James Ferguson (15) Cocoa Beach, Fla.; Lxjuise and James Frankel (18) San Francisco, Calif.; Mary and Dick Fuller (15) Clover, S.C; Dally and Wick Harlan (17) Virginia Beach, Va.; Bemice and Louis Junod (1) Williamsburg, Va.; Marlene and Gene Kenyon (13) Littleton, Colo.; Shirley and Dave Kilpatrick (8) Bremerton, Wash.; Babs and Ihp Kinder (II) Titusville, Penna.; Mary and Frank King (12) Diamondhead, Miss.; Harlen and Bob Leuschner (15) Summerville, S.C; Sue and Emie Litty (2) Naples, Fla.; Betty and Richard Rahn (20) Modesto, Calif.; Jerry and William Sandeford (17) Isle of Palms, S.C; Dory and Lloyd Smith (12) Sequim, Wash.; Sabra and Bill Vanderwolk (16) Melvin Village, N.H.; Robin and Jim Vaughn (8) Carmel, Calif.; Nancy and Jack Watson (17) Westlake Village, Calif.; and Helen and Donald Wynne (14) Potomac, Md. Charlene Macon, widow of Glen Macon (1) Atlantis, Fla., also sent an advance deposit. We now know that 277 Classmates and 7 widows plan to attend; some Classmates who are coming are widowers and will come alone; some did not give us a spouse's name so we don't know if they're coming by themselves or . . . However, it appears that 551 have said they're coming. Fully refundable Advance Deposits are being received almost daily. Also, we have names of others who have indicated that they'll be coming.

Watch this column for the latest on both JWW 94 and our FIFTIETH. Plan now. Don't miss either one.

The latest news from Wils (2/16) is that the count for the 50th has passed 300.

The Boops, Meredith McMurdo, the Chittys and McMurdo

Heath and Hellwinkel (1-r)

uled for 1-5 September (Labor Day Weekend) in San Diego and the FIFTIETH. The former will feature a football game between Navy and San Diego State on Saturday, 3 September with kick-off at 1700 and, of course, a Class Party on that Friday evening. That'll be at the Town and Country Hotel. We've got a block of 250 rooms at $89 each, single/double. To get one, call the hotel and ask for a Homecoming West reservation. For a ticket to the game, in the 10,000 seat Navy rooting section, send your requests and fees ($25 each) to Ed NLT 9 May. (Make your checks payable to Ed Ellis.) He'll compile the requests and send a single application with the fees to the USNA Athletic Association. This is the agreed upon procedure to ensure that the requesting party gets a block of seats permitting that party to sit together These tickets will be sold on afirstcome/first served basis.

If you miss the 9 May deadline your request will be retumed to you for direct submission to USNAAA, or purchase on the open market through Ticket Master, etal. The Schedule of Events for JWW/Homecoming West, appropriate fees and reservation forms for events and the rooms will be promulgated in the May Shipmate.

In reporting on the 50th, Ed called out the names of those Classmates in attendance who had already submitted their Advance Deposits and asked them to stand; 55% stood. He then challenged the rest to get in their deposits and pointed out that the advance information so provided is essential for meaningful advance planning, (e.g.. We have confirmed the need for additional hotel space. So - now we have space at three hotels.) Subsequently, Corliss Nugent said he'd just sent in his deposit and Jack Lindsey said he'd get his in shortly. Another said he prefers to wait until about six months before submitting his reservations. With Corliss and Jack we climbed to 63%, which is well above the national average.

My ploy to get inputs for the column by distribut-

ing 3x5 cards to each Classmate at the Dinner wasn't very successful. This is all I got.

•Ted Dibble reported that they live within 25 miles of the epicenter of the 17 January Los Angeles Earthquake. "The house shook very badly and we thought the ceilings would come down. We survived with little damage." Additionally, Jan and Ted's youngest son (child) eamed a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Comell and is now a Post Doctoral at University of Virginia.

Pat Dowling suggests starting another race/ competition. He has 3 great grandchildren. Can you top this? (I'll compile the results for the 50th.) He also commented that you know you're getting old when your daughter is a grandmother Ed Ellis went to New Orleans in late January and couldn't find any Classmates. Then he remembered the Reunion was last year. Although he was a day late, he wasn't a dollar short—so—Amanda and he took a 7 day cruise on MISSISSIPPI QUEEN. It was fabulous and is highly recommended but—watch out!

Once on board, they force feed you.

Fred lacobelli's big news is that their son-in-law, David Clary, USAF Academy '76, was selected to "full bird" last September, but is still waiting for the "wetting down."

Advance deposits for the 50th have been received from the following additional Classmates: Nancy and Don Ashley (15) Indianapolis, Ind.; Mary and Autry Clifton (7) Mobile, Ala.; Harriet and Curt Cordell (13) Orlando, Fla.; Jeaime and Jack Coulter (15) Roanoke,Va.; Bill Craig (18) Ix)s Altos, Calif.; Peggy and Don Curry (15) Lakeville, Minn.; Phyl and Les Dienst (5) Wheaton, 111.; Gin and Joe Dolan (12) Milton, Mass.; Ducky and Frank Donner (10) Pharr, Texas; Jayne and Pat Dowling (13) Las Vegas, Nev.; Rosemary and Cliff Duncan (15) Washington, D.C; Joan and Max Eckhart (15) Alexandria, Va.; Sarah and Harold Edwards (16) Brunswick, Maine;

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Pres., Adm. William J. (Bill) Crowe, Jr. USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Chester H. (Chet) Shaddeau, Jr. 343 Prestonfield Ln., Sevema Park, Md. 21146 (410) 647-5868 FAX (410) 544-1324 (mark for USNA '47) Last Chance To Join the Class Act! If this issue arrives, as it usually does, during the first week of the month (of April), there is less than a week for you to DO SOMETHING about attending the Great Spring Fling Luncheon and Class of '47 Dedication with Brass Band, Booze, Food Delights, Parade, Speeches, and Gun Salutes, to be held at Alumni Hall on 15 April.

As someone during this process was heard to say: We need to remember that much of what we know about the Greek and Roman Empires is a result of the permanence of the bronze in their monuments and statuary. By extension, it is reasonable to suppose that the monumental bronze Naval Academy crests to be dedicated as a gift of the Class of 1947 on this date will certainly outlast the building they are installed on, will probably outlast the institution they honor, and given the vagaries of history, might even outlast the existence of governments and nations themselves!

Be a part of it, as you are a part of the Class. For last-minute details and signup, call me at the number in the masthead, or Verne Jennings at 703 534-3048.

Final Honors A letter from his widow, Suzanne, advises of the untimely loss to heart disease of "Blu" Middleton (I5th). Many of us remember his freckles, his red head, and his dry wit, and our hearts go out to his family Fuller details are contained in Last Call.

Without question, the duty of reporting on the deaths of Classmates and their family members is the most painful part of this column. I think, however, that while I reported last time on the loss of Richard Yeatman's wife Chris, many of you who were not present would be interested in the following: Chris was a Navy Nurse, and hence entitled to military Shipmate, April 1994

honors in her own right. They were rendered at the Naval Academy Columbarium as for all of us: The flag, the rifle volleys, and Taps by the bugler In Chris's case, however, her service medals and the um bearing her ashes were borne to the burial niche not by the Marine Honor Guard who presented the flag, but by Dick himself, escorted by an honor guard consisting of two of their six sons, SSgt. Neal M. Yeatman, USMC and LCdr. Dennis E Yeatman, USN, '83, both in dress uniforms and with drawn swords. It was a truly memorable and appropriate tribute.

San Diego Rumblings Hank Ruppel, in synch with the electronic ways of our times, used his fax to talk to my fax, and reports as follows: The Greater San Diego unchartered Chapter of the Class of '47 met for lunch on 26 January at Reuben's on Harbor Island Drive to further plot the activities of June Week West in September. Present were: Chuck Anderson, Fred Bromley, Rupe Brooke, L^u Guertin, Barney Martin, Jack Nicholson, Bill Nivison, Dusty Rodes, Haley Rogen, Hank Ruppel, BUI Russell, Foster Schuler, Bill St, George, Bill Teasley, and John Van Sickle, Bill Russell was acclaimed Chairman and Class Representative for June Week West 1994, Hank Ruppel continues as JWW Secretary for '47 by reason of already having the data on his hard disk and the donations in his pocket.

Subject to setting of thefinalschedule by Ed Ellis '46 who chairs the overall JWW '94 program, a Class function is in planning for the p,m, of 2 Septemer 1994. Current planning is for an informal patio party at the Sunroad Marina on Harbor Island Drive, sponsored by the Class's Pacific "Sailing Soloist," John Van Sickle. The timing of the game on Saturday, as yet indefinite [ed. note: 1700.], will determine what can be accommodated on that date.

Ed Ellis is planning on an Alumni Tailgate prior to the game, so the '47 Committee will be looking at planning our piece of the action.

Several out-of-state Classmates have already committed to attendance, and of course all are invited. The San Diego contingent is detennined to surpass the enviable record set by Hugh Minor and Company in Class participation at JWW '93 in Seattle! Best on the Severn!! Hank.

To which your Secretary adds that a sign-up form is expected to appear in the May issue of Shipmate, providing details of the entire September 1-5 affair, ticket arrangements for the football game, and motel reservations.

Begats Department Our record holder in the offspring division. Bob Gatewood, reported in with a missive which arrived on a day when the outlook around Annapolis was a solid sheet of ice. So here's a report on The Dark Ages as experienced in South Florida, which served to warm up my day, even if it didn't retard the slow movement of the Ice Cap through Central Maryland: Ken Sears is a great choice for Chairman of our 50th. Our 50th! Hard to believe. My own First Classman, Craig Randall '45, is Chairman of "Forty-five is Fifty" so I guess the time has really whizzed by.

Incidentally, it tickles me to read in the '45 column about the one and only W. W. Strong. A name that brought terror in the hearts of Plebes. For one, I doubt that I would ever recognize Mr Strong, even though I spent about 365 days of Plebe year in his room. My time, however, was devoted to the customary pushups on his deck, so I never really got acquainted with more than his feet.

When Jerry Denton and his lovely Jane visited Marilyn and me recently, we reminisced about those early morning exercises at the feet of WW. And we also recalled the continuing presence on the deck next to us of my wife. Skip 'Straight Arrow' Steloff!

Jerry spoke in Miami for the Catholic Campaign for America, and then spent a few days with us here at our new oceanfront pad in Gulf Stream. I took Jerry to play golf at Adios Golf Club, a 200-member men-only track where I spend some of my free time.

We also played at PGA National, courtesy of

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Swoose Snead, who looked like he was in top form.

I had forgotten how tall he is, but maybe I've just shrunk some.

We finally sold our lovely home in Washington, D C , where we had the privilege of hosting so many super dinner dances for '47 Classmates. Marilyn continues to be amazed at the really neat guys in our Class.

W. W. Strong is reported to be the father of 12.

Big deal! But then I guess you do the best you can with what you have to work with! Incidentally, we expect grandchild #29 in April, and with 12 of our 13 married, that number should continue to increase.

Anyone coming near us should please give us a call at 407 272-3442. We would bereallyglad to see any and all Classmates who happen down our way.

Secretarial Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth (With Violins) My predecessors and I have tried to avoid the boring listing of all attendees at a DC/Annapolis luncheon or whatever, just for the purpose of filling space; and I have had an occasional comment that we too often print a letter, photo, or comment from or about the same Classmate or group in each of several issues during a given period. I have news for ye, brethren: What you send is what you get! Some Classmates are faithful writers and picture senders, other just hide under their rocks and emerge only for an occasional complaint; empty, shortened, or limited scope columns can only be cured by your help.

Along the lines of the luncheon listing, I won't submit you to that, but do be advised that 41 hardy souls (wives and dates included) braved the icy blast of the area's worst ice storm in years to attend the Valentine lunch at Fort Myer this year. That's dedication!

And for a final tweak on the luncheon kick, Larry Marousek, your correspondent. Bill Crowe, and Bob von Gerichten are pictured doing what they do bestâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;talking, eating, and listening (not listed in any particular order!).

Thompson, Marousek, Shaddeau, Crowe and von Gerichton chewing down The Ring Some of you will remember the notice a couple of months ago that a Classmate was looking for a Class ring to replace one stolen from him, and would prefer one of the original rings, used by another Classmate.

No sooner printed than done! Carol Doheny, widow of Jack Doheny (14th), called the same day that the item appeared, and offered Jack's ring. She was put in touch with Dave Ansel, and the upshot is that Dave is now again a certified ring-knocker! Anybody else with a problem we can fix by intra-Class networking?

Short Takes I have had written or phone or fax contacts recently with the following Classmates, and while they did not result in major items for the column, you will be interested to know that these guys do surface from time to time: Slip Haizlip, back from a time-share stay on the island of Margarita in Venezuela . . . Jerry Nuss, ensconced in downtown Charleston . . .

Randy Bowling, about to enter camellias in a show.

and leaning towards going to JWW at San Diego . . .

OIlie Loper, who has a Lucky Bag available . . .

Bob Topp, for whom we dug up the words to "The Last Carouse." Do you remember them? In Smoke Hall, with Prof. Crosley leading us as Plebes? "We meet 'neath the sounding rafters, and the walls around are bare/As they echo our peals of laughter . ." Among odiers, saw Al Maxfield at die Army game . . . Received some intemational political comment from Vern Rose . . . Ted Cohen, considering a cruise with the Alumni Association . . . Jim Stockdale, safely back from a Southeast Asia Cruise and holding forth at the usual premises. The Hoover Instiuition at Stanford.

See you here next month. CHS.

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Sec'y, Cdr. Sumner Moore USN (Ret.) 208 Mansion Dr., Alexandria, Va. 22302 Since this is being composed in February, we are under lugubrious frozen leaden skies, which have dumped quantities of snow, sleet, and freezing rain on us for an extended period, creating for this Dark Ages a "Winter of discontent." But, as you read this, it will be April where you are, and sunny indeed!

Another of our missing members. Bill (W. R.) Hintz has apparently found himself, appearing in the 1994 Register of Alumni with an address. His friend.

Bob White '46, had queried me over a year ago to see if I had his address, which I did not, and a note from Bob the other day informed me that he has written to Bill at the "new" address, 5734 Lewis Way, Concord, Calif. 94521, and received a reply. So, welcome home. Bill, and drop your Scribe a note so the rest of us can find out what you've been up to.

Bill Bacon checks in from Norfolk: Greetings from the frozen South! We're not used to this weather here in Norfolk, but I guess we're still a few degrees better off than you in the Washington area. Several months ago Ted Holt obtained a list of our 30 Classmates and widows who live in the Tidewater area, and under his leadership, Ted, Bill Chipman, and I contacted each person to propose a Hampton Roads '48 luncheon. I enclose some photos from the initial luncheon sponsored by Kitty and me on 12 January at the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. The 26 attendees were; The Bacons, Balzer, Becker, Betty and Bob Buechler, Jean and Mike Childress, Marie and Bill Chipman, Crispin, Judy Halladay, Irene and Jim Hayes, Eriine and Ted Holt, Andy Mclntyre, Marilyn Nicholson, Jeanne and George Parish, Jean and Earl Resch, Deming Smith, Karl Thiele and Audrey Kufahl, and Sue Van Kirk. We voted to continue on an every other month basis, with possibly a dinner dance once or twice a year. Next luncheon, 16 March, will be sponsored

by Marilyn Nicholson at the Princess Ann Country Club, Virginia Beach. We extend a cordial invitation to any Classmates, wives or widows who may be in this area to join us at any futtire function. For reservations, call Ted Holt 804 531-0366, Chipman 804 464-2929, or Bacon 804 855-1721.

Paul Early, world traveler and foreign corespondent, writes: Last October, Vi, Carol and Frank Manganaro and I met in San Diego for a trip together to China.

We visited Beijing, the Great Wall, and the Ming Tombs. We then went to Xi'an to see the buried pottery soldiers. After a flight in a Russian-built TU-154M to Yichang, we traveled up the Yangtze through the Three Gorges by river cruiser for four nights and three days to Chongqing. From there, we flew to Shanghai and then to Hong Kong for decompression, and thence, home. The trip up the Yangtze was more comfortable than I had expected.

We were well taken care of. The sights were amazing. One trip was the thrill of a lifetime. We went up the Daning River by small (50 foot) steel diesel sampan to see three small and most spectacular gorges.

We went literally up the creek, which ran very

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Stretch goes on to say that he is working for the Enron Subic Power Corporation, and: My current job is management consultant, and I'm having more fun than I've had in years. I've been very busy on many items the boss doesn't have time for, andrepresentEnron where an Enron presence is called for, I have no plans toretirebecause I enjoy working too much. Eriinda says I am a workaholic, but she is too.

You need to know about the Washington area January luncheon, which functioned at the Army-Navy Country Club on the 14th, and featured great chow, served properly, soup to sherbet. President Hoss Graham had "organized" the club into providing for us properly. In addition to Hoss and your Scribe, we accounted for Bates, Conolly, Welch, Stacy, Prichard, Sutter, Osmer, Ghormley, Jensen, Knock, Bartow, Ball, Goldman, Carruth, Borlaug, O'Keefe, Corley, Tony Duncan, Carrington, McGihon, Conable, Roger Chapman, and Herbie Green, who washed up from Philadelphia. Nothing jarring was determined, but everyone had a hangup time.

The photos from the Washington luncheon are courtesy of ace fotog Dave Carruth. The Norfolk shots are probably Bacon's Best. I sense a slowdown in letters, but I hope the Winter trips and cruises will begin to produce some exciting copy soon.

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Sutter, Green and Bates

Jean Resch, Balzer, Childress and Sue Van Kirk

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The Parishes, Jean Childress and Marilyn Nicholson

Early and Manganaro on the Yangtze rapidly, for well over 30 kilometers. On the way back, we stopped for lunch at the only town we saw along the way and the picture was taken at a tourist market place. Thought you'd like the picture for your collection of editorial rejects. Our survival trick was to drink only bottled liquids.

Howard True, homegrown desktop publisher, has volunteered to assist Dave Carruth in doing the 50th Book with some helpful ideas. Stay tuned, the book is working, but Dave needs to hear with commitments; "Yes, Dave, I will enter myself into the book with photo and writeup when the time comes. Just let me know." Dave will proceed when he has heard from 400 Classmates. He needs more answers: A letter or postcard to Dave Carruth, 7206 Danford Lane, Springfield, Va. 22152; or phone 703 569-1354.

Dave Hartshorn keeps track of Stretch Rennacker, who continues to live in the Philippines, and, as Dave says, is still young at heart. He sent me Stretch's Christmas letter, which I excerpt: 1993 proved to be a better year than many and both Eriinda and I were busier than usual and very happy. Eriinda will be defending her thesis soon and then plans to go to the Netherlands to earn a Ph.D. with an emphasis on tissue culture. She spent April and May in Australia at the U, of Wollongong on a UNESCO-funded program, I joined her near the end of May and we put almost 2,000 kilometers on a rental car touring some of the more scenic parts of New South Wales, We enjoyed it so much we plan some repeated jaunts in the future.

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Pres., RAdm. Ralph M. Ghormley USN (Ret.) Sec'y, LCol. Richard H. Francis USMC (Ret.) RO. Box 10262, McLean, Va. 22102-8262 Asst. Sec'y, Capt. Warren Vosseler USN (Ret.) (410) 263-0373 When you read this you should have received the 45th Reunion Directory in the mail. This is being sent to everyone on the Class data base regardless of past contributions to the Class fund. If you have not received the directory, please let me know.

We had a great "Sweethearts" Class luncheon at Tom Sarris' Orleans House on 7 February. In attendance at this animated gathering were: Ace Boughton with Mary, Andy Nelson, Warren Vosseler and Ursula, Shm Somerville, Bob Eustace, Jim Garibaldi, Wes Brown, Bill Hamilton and Barb, Ralph Ghormley, Ken Carr, Paul Riegart with Mimi, CMC Jones and Jacquelin, Fred Grabowsky and Laila, Jack Benoit, Roy Goldman and yours truly. This is the largest gathering in the "modem era," or at least as I can recall. Conversation was animated with old and new "sea stories."

Our faithful Tidewater area reporter Tom Parsons sends the following: Of the 180 Alumni and guests who tumed out for the Army-Navy game, 14 were '49ers. The smiles in the picture are forced. Guess why? The Frazees departed early, Marvin continues to mend and now Wanda has had a mrn in the hospital. They have had their share of medical problems in '93.

Our monthly meeting was held in the Officers' Club at Langley AFB. Lots of strange looking uniforms. Red Hessell '37 and Bob Kesler VMI joined us. Red reported that beating Notre Dame presented no problem in his day We did it three out of foiuyears. Other attendees were Malcolm Thiele, Randy Young, Arch Roos, Bill Dotson, Tom Parsons, and Jack Magee, Roos was guilty of a service slur the nature of which had to do with Marines' unfamiliarity with knives and forks. This will be reported to the central committee, of course.

Happy 1994 to all '49ers and see you at the 45th.

I have the sad duty to report that Jack Wamsley passed away on 12 January after a long bout with cancer Jack devoted much of his Navy and post Navy civilian career to Navy Intelligence. He also was heavily involved in Revolutionary and Civil War historical activities. After ceremonies at the Fort Myer Chapel Jack was buried in Arlington Cemetery.

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/^rmy-Navy: the Thilles, MacLaine, Parsons, the Dahlmans, Mary Cary Carver, Cecile Trueblood, Doris McCullough, Trueblood and McCuUough Sweetheart Lunch

The Grabowskys

Ursula and Voss Vosseler

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"FEARSOME FOURSOME' Monterey Missive From far off Califomia comes a letter from Dempsey Butler with a picture of the "Fearsome Foursome" of the tennis courts. The smiling faces left to right are Robair Mohrhardt, Dick Agnew, Tex Lawrence, and Dempsey Butler: Just a note with some "cannon fodder" and a picture for Shipmate.

Since I retired a few years back as the Asst. Chief Marshal of the AT&T Pebble Beach National ProAm Golf toumament (formerly the Crosby), another golfing event here in Pebble Beach is not very high on our priority list. So Jane and I pulled off a house swap with some former Navy friends in Coronado during the recent '94 tournament.

Thanks to Beveriy and Robair Mohrhardt, we had a wonderful week in the San Diego area, Jane took the enclosed picture after Dick, Tex. Robair and I had a great '49er doubles tennis afternoon on courts near the Mohrhardts' home. Golf was rained out; however, Mary Gwen and Gerry Brummitt hosted an impromptu '49er coffee klatch at their Coronado home as Barbara and Ken McArthur joined us. Then before we left the area, Robair and Bev hosted a lunch at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club with the special guests being my First Classman and his wife. Dick '47 and Joan Bivin.

Heading north, we stopped in Westwood for lunch with my daughter. Gayle. then on to Pt, Mugu to RON and a grandchildren's (Karis and DB IV) birthday party at Dempsey '77 and Jeanne's home in Camarillo.

We heard a lot of talk about JWW '94 and the Navy-San Diego State football game. With a '49er as deputy chairman of JWW, I'm sure somebody will step up soon to be the honcho for a Class function that Labor Day weekend, WV

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Pres., RAdm. Milton J. Schultz USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Wayne L. Jensen USN (Ret.) 499 Skyhill Ct., Chula Vista, Calif. 92010 Although Hotel del Coronado owner Larry Lawrence's swearing-in as President Clinton's ambassador to Switzeriand was held 28 February, that doesn't mean that he didn't leave somebody operating the hotel. We have been over there and checked and everything is going 'full speed ahead' for our 45th reunion during the first week in June 1995. All will have received the mailings from the San Diego group of '50 by now and the early response has been very encouraging. Almost all by retum mail we have 150 indicating that "We wouldn't miss the event under any circumstances."

So for the rest of the Classmates we say, "Throw caution to the wind and make those plans to attend."

The old cliche, "We are not growing any younger" still applies and we need some assurances from our peers. And speaking of the Hotel del Coronado and its traditions, its Christmas brochure read in part, "did you know that . . . the person who threw the switch over 89 years ago was one of the world's greatest inventors, Thomas Edison, who also designed the Del's entire electrical system. . . . " Those notices that were sent from San Diego were sorted, staffed and mailed under the leadership of Mark Frudden at the February luncheon meeting at the Naval Station Club. Mark's lieutenants doing the smffing were: Charlie Clark, Gene Wisenbaker (our West Coast Tom Noble and local computer whiz), Stan Neander (we caught him in town between trips to Hawaii and northern Califomia skiing), Wayne Jensen (the 3rd annual Zeph Schultz golf toumament is still on for 28 March), Dick Smith (the doo-dah list is growing for the 45th), Bill Grimm (big bertha has revolutionized my golf game). Bob Much (with the approval of all will reserve the San Diego Yacht Club for the '50 Valentine dinner affair in 1995), Dick Thurston (with 20 grandchildren there is never time to get things done), Dick Prescott (didn't know just what happened to that avocado treeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;got tired I guess), Frank Cassilly (the effort to tutor disadvantaged kids continues and the psychic income derived therefrom is enormous), Dick Martin (recovering from eye operations, and while I still see two balls on the tee, I am ready to join the '50 golf team) and Cliff Skinner (we may still move to Hawaii but it is hard to leave San Diego.)

At that evening affair at the San Diego Yacht Club on 12 Feburary in honor of our Sweethearts, and to pay tribute to "those who had seen us through the working years" we had: Marjorie and Frank Cassilly, Marcia and Charlie Clark, Helen and Gene Wisenbaker, Carol and Birch DeWitt, MaryDell and Dick Doan, Faye and Don Elliott, Judy and Mark Frudden, Dolores and Lloyd Harrison, Phyl and Joe Howard, Dorothy and Wayne Jensen, Thea and Cecil Kempf, Teri and John Malloy, Betty and Bob Muck, Lois and Pharo Phelps, Mary Ellen and Dick Prescott, Alene Morgan and Dick Smith, Mary Lou and Dick Thurston and Helen and Gene Wisenbaker In addition to honoring the wives, the subject for the evening was "What my grandchildren are doing." The ladies

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all waxed eloquent on the subject. Mary Ellen Prescott pointed out that daughter, Carol, has sold her first novel, to be published sometime in 1995.

In the Washington, D.C, area our Class held its last Class luncheon at the Commonwealth Grill. The owner has retired and closed the restaurant. A quick restaurant search committee was formed and the new meeting place is Laporta's Restaurant 1600 Duke St., Alexandria, Va. 22314, 703 683-6313. The annual Valentine's luncheon in January gathered; Willie Ayres, Fred Beck, Bob Bisselle, Kelly Carr, John Cavanaugh, Bill Diehl, Rod Eyster, Lew Goldbeck, Larry Hawkins, John Henderson, Law Kivlen, Harry Krantzman, Ward Lasley, Jim Lynn, Bob Mandeville, Gayle May, J. J. McNally, George Nelson, Bob Oliver, Dick Powell, Bill Rockey, Tom Rogers, Bill Simons, Milt Schultz, Marsh Treado and Daryle Tripp.

The Alumni Association has established a roster of Chief Fund Raisers for each Class, which is the Class president should no other individual accept such role.

Milt Schultz has taken on this task but would relinquish the assignment to others who would like to take an active part in fund raising. The subject of fund raising will occur again and again as appropriated fiinds dry-up and the need for support for Midshipmen activities grows.

In line with this support, the Class is in receipt of a letter from Midshipman Jennifer Graves of the 17th Company thanking us for our donation to that Company's wardroom, noting that the refrigerator is now cold and full, the barbeque is working and there is an absence of littie crawly things. Class dues are due again and they are still at a bargain basement rate of ten dollars. Send checks to Jim Lynn made out to USNAAA Class of 1950.

At your bookstore soon: The Limits of Coercive Diplomacy, Bill Simons Co-editor He is also the Coauthor of the concluding analytical chapter and author of the case study on the Johnson Administration decisions to bring direct military pressure to bear on North Viemam.

In the absence of Tom Ross (down in Florida for the Winter), Tom Noble does the reporting for Annapolis. On 7 January Annapolis gathered: Tom Anderson, John Cavanaugh, Jerry Coleman, Ed Greenberg, Fred Leder, Byron Lee, Ed McLean, Tom Noble, Phil Ryan, Daryle Tripp and Jim Wilkins. Bill Kiehl is convalescing from a recent stroke and is doing well at home.

At USNA the new Visitor Center/Memento Sales Office Complex will be in the parking area for Halsey Field House and will have a harbor view. Sales profits will pay the non-interest bearing loan of S4.5 million.

But, if you want real mementos and real bargains try Bets Ryan's hand painted "goat items." Deal direct with Bets and get a discount. Tom hastens to add that they are off to Malta where he and Elanor will spend a couple of weeks watching the goats and eating cauliflower. WTiat they are really looking forward to is the trip to San Diego in June '95 for the 45th.

In last month's Shipmate we reported on the penultimate chapter of the John R. Dunham saga with Mary receiving the Class ring from Russia. Now we have additional details of the remrn of John's ring in a letter from Mary Dunham Nichols. Mary received the ring at a presentation ceremony in the Air Force wing of the Pentagon. She observed that the remm of such tangible symbol meant a great deal to her and it brought back happy memories of an optimistic time, of youth and pleasure and young love and the expectation of a peace time life in the U.S. Air Force. It also demonstrated the humanity of a former enemy who had kept it and merely wanted to retum it to the family in person. Mary concluded that having certain information about the fate of a loved one brings peace. Without closure it is very difficult to continue a successful life. For Mary the retum of the ring helps, but the bringing home of John's remains for 66

interment will provide the final "closure."

As noted, Lois and Pap Phelps were with us for the Valentine's party in San Diego, however, we received a letter from tiiem while they were in Tasmania over Christmas. They traveled quite a bit after Papfinisheda start-up job as CEO and GM for FMC in Ankara, Turkey in late '92, where they built a plant and manufactured several hundred armored fighting vehicles—a strange tasking for a Naval Officer They visited son Andy in London, daughter Jennifer for her wedding in Grenada and her graduation as Dr Phelps, M.D. in Philadelphia and dien on to son John, in Hong Kong, back to Moraga, Calif, and back to Hong Kong again for John's wedding to the Brit, Rachel Davies. During 1994 Lois and Pap are planning aflyingsafari about the US in their Mooney airplane, which they feel needs a workout to keep it in flying trim. Later in the year they will be at home at 269 Birchwood Drive, Moraga, Calif. 94556.

Naval War College presented a two day seminar in San Diego on 19-20 February. Graduates of the Naval War College and members of the NWC Foundation were invited to attend and be brought up to date on the National Military Strategy, bottom up review. Peacekeeping, Russia and her neighbors, maritime issues and the Naval Force of 2001. As at the Naval Academy, with all the federal cutbacks, membership driven support for academic excellence of the War College and the Naval Academy is more important than ever We hope that all goes well at USNA during Spring football practice. We will do our best to assure a full stadium at Jack Murphy/San Diego stadium for the San Diego State University/Navy Football game the weekend of Labor Day, 1994. Wayne

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Pres., Cdr. John W. Hamilton USN (Ret.) Sec'y, William W. Boyes, Jr. 2214 McAuliffe Dr, Rockville, Md. 20851 Well, Hallelujah and praise the Almighty. For once, thefirsttime in many a moon, I can report that we did not—repeat not—have a Classmate (or spouse) buy the farm. I hope this lull keeps on for a long, long, time.

Your old Scribe went down to Florida for what is tuming out to be an annual 2-3 weeks of defrosting every Winter I didn't go over to the panhandle so missed the Pensacola and Niceville area Classmates.

However, I did joumey down to Naples where I missed Tom Brumfiel by two days but did have lunch with Ashby Reardon, who is on a Pritikin diet, has lost 20 lbs. already and is looking forward to losing 30 more before he again unleashes himself onto soIjjis and Pap Phelps ciety. Ashby tells me he has been on the wagon for 5 Al Drew reports a new address and it is noted that or 6 years now. But with such an austere lunch, we he will be well settled in time to make it out to San decided not to call Dan Evans or Jim Forrester to Diego for the 45th in June of '95. Al's new address is join us.

1919 Cherokee Bluff Dr, Knoxville, Tenn. 37920.

Talk about a small world for '51ers; while having Austin Shartel writes to say that Charlou, his wife lunch at a McDonald's on Rt. 95 just outside of Saof 42 years, died 16 January 1994, and was laid to rest vaimah, as I was returning north, who did I run into 24 January at Arlington National Cemetery. She had but Joan and Jay Woodbury who were on their way been ill since Thanksgiving from major surgery for south for two weeks or so to defrost. Jay's dad. Jay, perforated ulcers. A number of Classmates and wives Sr '26, was one of the few Navy Captains to have attended and a wreath from the Class of 1950 was ever joined us for lunch in the Messhall during our placed at the burial site. He appreciated the support four years of captivity there—a momentous occasion of friends and states that she was a devoted and loving in those days to hear his sea stories. wife and mother Lowell Stockdale opted to have two new knees Our Classmate, Thomas C. McGrath Jr., a for- done at the same time, while I think his more prudent mer Democratic Congressman from New Jersey, died spouse, Pat, decided to have them done one at a time. on 15 January in Delray Beach Hospital in Florida.

When Bob Rehwaldt told me he was going to be a Tom recentiy retired as a senior executive and trustee snowbird in San Antonio, I was wondering how long of Breed Corporation, a manufacturer based in Mor- it would take him to get over to El Paso to see fellow ristown, N.J. Tom is survived by his wife, Betty and Sixth Batters Curly Matson and Bill Purse. Only two sisters. about two weeks as it tumed out. For those of you We had reported the death of our Classmate, Eu- who don't remember the Sixth Batt. (variously degene R. Jablonski, in last month's Shipmate. Joanne scribed as the "last" battalion or "lost" battalion), we writes to add that at the Academy his nickname was were the ones, who while still marching off Worden Jake and that memorial contributions may be made in Field, would see the First Batters playing tennis, sailhis name to the American Cancer Society, or the St. ing out of Dewey Basin and in general giving us the Luke's/St. Andrew's Building Fund, RO. Box 2117, raspberry or Bronx cheer Ocean City, Md. 21842-8117.

Jake Thomas asked why the media never picked George Van checks in from 2230 Brian's Way, up on the article Jo Waterhouse sent to me that was Lusby, Md. 20657. He keeps Jo busy with the un- written by a local Cocoa Beach reporter (who was packing and arranging of fumimre, but he makes there), that said many (most?) of those miscreants himself available on a consultant basis. He hopes to who participated in the Tail Hook shenanigans were get cracking soon on the historical research for which local casino bar tenders, gas pump jockeys, hookers they moved back East. It seems most of the stuff that and others of that ilk who wouldn't know a tail hook George wants to write about tums out to be personal if they tripped over one. Well, outside of costing the anecdotes. He opines that if he could get a few Class- careers of one Sec Nav and at least 4 admirals, includmates together they could probably come up with ing the CNO, Frank Kelso '56, some 40 or 50 active enough of "Noodles" Nardie stories to fill a 250 duty officer attendees received letters of caution. The page book. rationale behind this seemingly lenient punishment As part of a continuing education program the Na- was prompted by the results of the one court-martial tional Security Decision Making Department of the that was convened, i.e., the female Naval Lieutenant Shipmate, April 1994

plaintiff misidentified the black male Marine Corps Captain defendant and, therefore, the case was thrown out. She subsequently resigned her commission saying it was a whitewash.

Of a more serious nature has been the continuance of the cheating scandal amongst some Segundos last year, who are now Firsties, looking forward to graduation in May. I had the rare privilege of reading the U.S. Navy Inspector General's Report on this affair (it has never been published in any news media that I am aware of, although it has been fairly widely disseminated throughout DOD, USN and Congressional circles). The scandal was just a complete fiasco from the begirming and it tumed into a can of worms and the opening of Pandora's box when Congress got into die act.

The present Superintendent, RAdm. Tom Lynch '64, inherited a bad situation from his predecessor, who retired last August without getting the usual third star. Among other things, the predecessor was in charge when a female midshipman was handcuffed to a male urinal and pictures of her were taken. That was a very bad scene in and by itself, made worse by the fact that she was a Youngster and when the perpetrators got off with a mere slap on the wrist, she resigned.

So, the present Supe took over a Brigade that was loose, laid back, irresponsible, snotty, too self assured with their EngUsh Literature majors (remember the courses we called "fruit"?) and—overall—rather disdainful of the Academy and the precepts that stood behind it. All this was exacerbated by all the Firsties and Segundos disappearing from the Academy in their cars every weekend thereby letting mere Youngsters mn the Brigade in their absence.

Nobody marches to class anymore and I saw only one battalion march into the messhall for lunch.

Plebes for at least ten years now have had a Second Classman, instead of a First Classman, as their mentors. There appears to be no uniform of the day on campus or in town. I could go on about other similar changes I have observed over the years but which most of us do not even know have taken place.

For example, at a USNAAA luncheon at Fort Myer several years ago, a speaker made mention of the fact that reveUle was being reinstituted at the Academy. A nuke three star sitting next to me whispered, "Who was the (expletive) who knocked it off in the first place?" But, I don't want to bore you with what has been a long term sliding decline in discipline.

When the Segundos cheated on their mandatory core electrical engineering exam, which we used to call "Skinny" and then I heard it went to "Juice" and is now called "Wires," it was left up to the Brigade's Honor Committee and System to investigate and punish any wrongdoers. Well, there were so many involved (at least 133) that the system got overwhelmed and bogged down. The Supe and other officers kept their hands off because—I reiterate—it was supposed to be a Brigade run investigation/disciplinary action. That was a mistake in a big case like this and has since been rectified by bringing in USN and USMC Officers from outside the Academy to review cases referred to them by Bill Lawrence and his fellow review officers who were brought in as I mentioned last month. Lawyers have also been retained by the six Segundos who were expelled over this cheating last year and I personally see no end to this except for some people hearing that horrible sucking sound of their careers going down the tubes.

I'll close this off by saying the Supe was pooriy served by the Brigade (one Segundo even said to the Naval Investigative Service that "Wires" was irrelevant despite the entire Navy being run by electronics), pooriy served by his Academy advisors who thought this would soon all blow over, pooriy served by the Navy hierarchy who did not come to his defense by endorsing the changes he made to prevent a recurrence, pooriy served by the Congress who made Shipmate. April 1994

him look like an ass and was crucified and torn apart by the news media.

On a happier note, Terry and Bill Smith visited Regmar Hanneman to watch the A-N game. But, hey, there's next year to look forward to and the Plebe kicker will be a Youngster with more experience and less nervousness.

The Bill Smiths and Regmar Hanneman

Rehwaldt, Purse and Matson

Wake Stornetta with 16th Company

Wake Stornetta, who has been our liaison with the 16th Co., told me the entire Seventh Wing is going to be renovated, including the Wardroom. That means the 16th Co. as we have known and supported it will no longer exist. Wake has talked with the Administration but no decision has been made as to the makeup of the Brigade next year. There is a rumor that there will be only 30 companies and the Fifth Battalion will be disbursed amongst them. [ ed. note: still under study.] There may well be another 16th Co., but the upgrading of the wings will occur one per year (I'll bet they get air conditioning) and the battalion in the affected wing will cease to exist until the respective battalion moves back into that wing.

J. R. "Lefty" Nehez, Jr. sent an interesting letter from Amsterdam where he and Harriett will be staying the next six months setting up an office for his son's business. Says he got to Budapest and to tell Lou Sarosdy to eat his heart out. He also played golf in Stuttgart and said to tell Bev and Joe Bray it is too long.

The Supe wrote a letter to Jack Hamilton saying the 1951 Ship Model Gallery's loan to \\\e ArtMaritim show in Hamburg, Germany was a resounding success and very well appreciated. He ended his letter by saying, "I deeply appreciate the constant support of the Naval Academy by you and all your Classmates in the Class of 1951."

Dorothy and Bill Patterson have moved to 512 Grenville Rd., Virginia Beach, Va. 23451, 804 422-2786.

Linda and Pat Burke had din-din with Jean and Bob Bradley. Bob and Jean split years ago but have maintained a friendly relationship despite the divorce. Pat says that unless he wins the LOTTO his latest and last permanent address will be: 549-C Via Estrada, Laguna Hills, Calif. 92653, 714 588-1545.

Ray Howard visited Ellis Island where he entered the U.S. as Reino Heltula 63 years ago from Finland.

Jackie and Lee Bolt stopped in Montgomery, Ala., to visit newlyweds Barbara and Dave Stockman.

They downed a few cool ones while telling sea stories and lies to each other Paul Barnes was kind enough to send your old scribe some of the sweetest pecans it has been my experience to taste. The farm in Warm Springs, Ga., must be doing well with products like that.

Received some bad news and good news from Mac Mcintosh, who ran the Lake Tahoe reunion in October 1992. Mac was writing from the VA. Hospital in Reno where his ten-year life triple bypass, having gone 12'/2 years, was clogging up (bad news). But, it could be repaired for another 10-12 years with a new type of "Roto Rooter" (laser?) angioplasty (good news).

Frank Liberato wrote to confirm that three more Classmates and spouses have settled in the Pensacola area, i.e.: Joanne and H. Joe Grace, Peg and Al Maclnnis and newlyweds Barbie and Bob Whittaker in Mobile.

The Nehezs at Landsberg Prison, where Hitler wrote Mein Kampf l-ee Doggett, Bob Watts with 16th Co,

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We have a minor mystery this month. In a photograph taken on Saturday 4 March 1950 (the Statute of Limitations has long since expired) in a room in the Fourth Wing there is a group of Second Classmen who are familiar to all of us. The occasion was the premature celebration of Wes Hammond's upcoming birthday the next Monday. Inasmuch as Wes had just made his last half hour call at the Main Office (he was doing 30 days), his good friends remembered his plight when they returned from town liberty.

Ten of the eleven can be easily identified. Wes, in White Works is crouching in front. From left to right they are Ed Guthrie (MIA/KIA Korea); Wes's roommates, Don Sommer and Bill Marin; Sam Jones, Charlie Henry '52; Noodles Nardi in vest with Jack Berga behind; an unidentified Woop on an Exchange Weekend; Bob Bradley and Charlie O'Brien.

Wes retired as a colonel USMC as did Charlie Henry. Don Sommer and Bob Bradley got out as lieutenants. Bill Marin and Sam Jones retired as captains USN. Sam died in 1989. Jack Berga and Chariie O'Brien retired as colonels USAF. Jack died in 1990.

Poor Charlie's been on the Wagon for years. Noodles left us at the end of Second Class Year and died in 1980.

The mysteries are: Who is the unidentified Woop?

More important is the identity of the photographer If you're out there sound off. The bonus question is: "Are the cans in the hands Pabst Blue Ribbon or perish the thought National Bo?"

Maclnnises and Marins

Pete Hill on Air Cruise in 1949 Received a long Xmas letter from Eppy Clark, ourfirstClass secretary after graduation, with several changes of address; Jackie and Joe Brenkle are now back at their old homestead; 3100 Markridge Rd., La Crescenta, Calif. 91214; and Dee and Robbie Roberts (my Plebe Summer roomie and the first Classmate I saw at the 40th) are now at; #7 W. Ridge Court, Parachute, Colo. 81635.

Tomorrow, George Washington's birthday, your old Scribe leaves for Hawaii to visit his old roomie, Marv Duke, for a further week of defrosting. And that's it for nowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Walt.

Barbara Boyce, Doggett, C. J. Ginder and Swart

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Pres., Louis K. McMillan, Jr. Sec'y, Capt. Leigh Ebbert USN (Ret.) 2514 Culpeper Rd., Alexandria, Va. 22308 Caught in the grips of one of the most severe winters in Washington, D.C, I have a renewed and a slightly different feeling about The Dark Ages. Several articles in the local paper have remarked about cabin fever Opportunities for some include crosscountry skiing on an Elderhostel group tour Our January Washington, D.C, luncheon was canceled because of weather "Mr Vice, a toast to the Class of 1952" declared the President of the Mess. Jean and I thoroughly enjoyed the 22nd Company sponsored dining-out hosted in Hubbard Hall. This formal affair featured Capt. Joe Taussig '41, a very nice Scots piper and members of the Class of 1952. Pre-dinner conversation with members of the 22nd Company reinforced for me that we have talented, spunky, and dedicated Midshipmen who are serious about learning what the Naval Service is all about. Topics relating to the "scandal" were discussed. Joe Taussig remembered some Classroom antics of Biscuit Wev, and his remarks offered challenges and reflections to the assembled group. Attendees from the Class included the Sheehans, Wevs, McMillans, Avallones, Ebberts, Manaras, Rapkins, Baileys, Bresses, Engquists, and Dimons.

Did you notice in the January-February Mail Boat Section of Shipmate a letter from Ken Weir, who correctly identified the Marine on the cover of the November edition? I also enjoyed Jim D'Orso's article, "Tale of the Tiger," which described how a mascot was lost to another submarine crew, and how it was recovered.

The traditional Dark Ages Sweetheart Brunch held in the Washington D.C. area took another form this year. Dick Denfeld and Lou McMillan shared with the Executive Committee in December a very creative three day weekend. This included a choice of (or all) a dinner and murder mystery show at Carrol's Creek Cafe in Annapolis on Friday, attendance at the Naval Academy Glee Club's presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan's lolanthe on Saturday, and a brunch at the Maryland Inn on Sunday. Several braved the weather on Saturday and sheparded Lou McMillan, who is recovering from hip surgery, into Mahan Hall for the Glee Club performance. This was very much enjoyed. On Sunday we were joined by members of the 22nd Company and treated to a nice brunch. Attending were; Jane and Bill Studabaker, Nancy and Gene Avallone, Petey and Biscuit Wev, Rita and Garnett Bailey, Lois and Dick Smith, Audrey and Jim Stone, Betty and Harry Spencer, Mary-lin and Demp Jackson, Sally Rowden, Sally and John Alexander, Martha and Toxey Califf, Julie and Bill Ryan, Helen and Lou McMillan, Adele and Buzz Thomas, Helen and Les Banghart, Joan and Bob Denbigh, Tom Thawley with Susan Kephart, Penny Vahsen, Jan and Jerry Rapkin, Bo Bartley, and Jean and Leigh Ebbert. Capt. Doug Gethers USMC, 22nd Company Officer and Midshipman 1/C M. C Harrington '94, 22nd Company Commander were with us, along with Midshipman Albert Angel '94 and Midshipman Burgess '95.

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The Gouge is a fairly new information newsletter published by the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. In the January issue are articles about the USNA Business Resource Directory and a reminder of June Week West to be held in San Diego on 1-5 September, which will include a Career Fair. For information contact Ed Ellis '46 at 619 243-1865.

I have received the first ballots for the election of the Class president. Dempster Jackson is in charge of the tellers. He will be assisted by Jim Nunneley and Bob Denbigh.

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Pres., VAdm. William E. Ramsey USN (Ret.) Sec'y LCol. David B. Jones USAF (Ret.) 1 Harbourside Drive, Apt. 1-701 Deh-ay Beach, Ra. 33483 The sad news continues. Our Classmate Capt.

Charles Carroll Baldwin USN (Ret.) died of cancer on 20 January 1994, at his home in Potomac, Md. Services were at the Naval Academy Chapel on 24 January with burial in the Our Lady of the Fields Catholic Church Cemetery in Millersville, Md. Charlie, a very active member of the Washington area group had been fighting the cancer for a long time. He and Betsy made the 40th and it was good to see them. Pallbearers at the funeral included the following Classmates: Brian McCrane, Hugh Gallagher, Sandy Levey, Bob North, Joe DiGiacomo and Lew Sykes. Sandy Levey gave a eulogy as did Betsy and Charlie's oldest daughter Betsy, in a short retrospective on Charlie that was printed in the funeral program, summarized their marriage thusly: Charlie and I had a good life together, forty and one half years. We did not always agree, but we loved and respected one another. We raised a fine family of five who were wise enough to select fine partners. We traveled extensively, and we were blessed with friends and a wonderful extended family. We had a good ride together, I will miss him , , , So will we Betsy, and what a nice way to remember him. A complete obituary will run in the Last Call Section.

Since we have lost so many Classmates recently it seems a good time to discuss obituaries. This is a field wherein I need a lot of help from all of you. I usually get notified of a Classmate's death from other Classmates, family members or from the Alumni Association. But I do not usually get obituaries or even much information that could be used to write an obituary. I have a very strong reluctance to call a widow asking for obituary information. 1 have only done it a few times and generally only when the deceased Classmate and his widow were friends of ours. This is where you come in. If you know of a Classmate's death and if you knew him or the widow

well enough to prepare or obtain an obituary satisfactory to the widow and the family, please do so and send it to me along with a good picture. The picture does not have to be current and is not absolutely required. It also would really help if you typed the obituary for me—double spaced, please! I will immediately send these obituaries to Shipmate for inclusion in the Last Call Section.

It works best if you submit the obituaries through me as Shipmate usually sends obituaries that they have received directly back to me for my approval (almost always a formality).

In light of the above I want to thank Bill DeHart who first notified me of the death of Art Schroder and then who put together a very complete obituary and found a good picture of Art in his Air Force uniform. While it isn't double spaced, I can't find any typos in it, and I'm sending itto Shipmate as written.

Bill also adds that Art and he were in the 16th Company for all four years. Says Art was a fine gent then and he went on to render fine service in the Air Force Bill went down to San Marcos, Texas, to see Art two years ago. They had a splendid reunion and a very nostalgic visit. Art struggled with lymphatic cancer for ajmost seven years before it finally did him in. Bill closes by saying "I'm truly sorry he has left u s — " On the same general subject I got letters from Bob Lowell and Kim Bassett discussing Dean Strong's 7 December death. Kim said that Dean died suddenly after battling leukemia since mid-Summer He started feeling listless after June Week West in Seattle. While in Tucson visiting his ailing father, he went to the hospital because he was feeling so bad, and his leukemia was diagnosed there. It was a complete surprise as he could not remember the last time he had been sick. He was transferred to the UCLA Medical Center where he had the initial stage of chemotherapy treatments. Following those he went home and seemed to be doing pretty well. He entered the VA Hospital in Los Angeles for the second round of chemotherapy. Very suddenly his condition deteriorated and he died. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea with a brief memorial service on 14 December Along with other friends and relatives, a number of Classmates were present, including Joyce and Pat Flynn, Myra Bearman, Bob Lowell, Coriiss and Charlie Cole, Jan and Ray Bright, Kim, and Dean's friend Betty Hamilton. Kim concludes by saying: Dean was a stalwart of the Alumni Association, both in Los Angeles and Annapolis. He was definitely a working member—no job was too demanding for him. He was President of the Chapter, a National Trustee, and the chairman of innumerable events, including June Week West, More than that, he was Ihe central figure for the Class of 1953 in Southern Califomia, He will be greatly missed.

Bob Lowell reiterated most of what Kim said and also sent me a picture of the Class group that helped

scatter Dean's ashes at sea. He notes that a lot of other Classmates wanted to go but the boat was too small.

Sadly, at the last moment a bigger boat was substimted but it was too late for "Plan B." Thanks, Kim and Bob—I'll miss Dean also, as will his many East Coast friends.

Saying goodbye to Dean Strong The "Mystery Mid" photo in the JanuaryFebruary issue got responses from Art Mercier, George Knighton and Hart Sebrlng. All said tiiere was no mystery, the Mid was the well known Class of 1952 graduate Marcus Aurelius Amheiter Art says he and Amheiter served together in putting WORDEN in commission back in 1963. He was Ops Boss and Art was the Supply Officer Art goes on to say "As most will attest Mark was a different type than most of us."

In a different vein Art says he and Flo really enjoyed the 40th and look forward to the 45th. They spent a good deal of time with his old roommates John Smitherman and Bob Plank. One interesting note was that his original roommate Bus Zwicker and his wife were also there. Bus left after our Plebe year mid-terms. He and his wife now live on the Northem Neck in Virginia. Thanks, Art. You will be interested to know that George Knighton called and used almost the same phrase in describing Mark. Hart Sebring saw the picture here while visiting and used a stronger phrase, but the meaning was about the same. Thanks, guys.

LATE FLASH! Since I wrote the above I have received three more letters identifying the mystery mid as Mark Amheiter, The letters were from Ken Weir and Dick Smith of the Class of 1952 and from our Walt Hutchins.

The picture that started this was one out of some 100 or so snapshots that Bobby Baker gave me at our 40th. I assumed they were all Classmates that Bobby had taken pictures of during our four years at Mother

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you have a specific question give me a call at 407 278-8325, or if you have lots of questions or want to get your own copy call Nancy Gorum or Dave Church '67 at the Alumni Association at 410 263-4469.

Mystery Mid "B"

B. I could identify most of them but this one was a mystery. Now we know. Thanks, again to all of you and especially to Bobby Baker.

As mentioned above, Martha and Hart Sebring stopped by yesterday. They are on a house or condo hunting expedition in Florida. Hart says he is damned if he is going to spend another Winter like this one has been in the frozen North. We told him that sounded pretty smart but why had it taken him so long to figure it out? Actually, he couldn't take the leap until he retired-retired. We are glad they will be joining our Winter '53 clan and hope theyfinda place in South Florida that is nearby. Hart said he talked to Mac Cramer recently and that Mac said that he and Nancy were looking for a Winter place in the Charleston, S.C. area. Also had a visit from Joyce and Don McVay who were visiting children and friends in Horida while also golfing and doing some preliminary looking for a Florida home. We have talked to our kids, our Virginia neighbors, the Shipmate staff, Octa and Larry Watson, Ruth and Irv Boeskool and Norma and Bob Raffaele, and all say it has been the worst Winter in the Washington, D.C., area in years.

Poor Norma and Bob have been moving into their new home and every trip they have made has been in an ice storm. Thefinaltrip with the big van was over the four inches of ice on the roads, driveway and front yard. Bob and the movers had to spend an hour chopping a pathway through the ice. We've had some rain but the lowest the temperature has gone was 48 degrees one night and most of the daytime temperatures have been in the 75-85 degree range. Come on down.

For those of you that are still working, are looking for a job, or want a directory of USNA types for a network, I have a copy of the US^A Alumni Business Resource Directory (BRD), published by the Alumni Association. It compiles names of Alunmi in business across the country and throughout the world and is indexed by geographical area, industry and company name. It looks like it could be very helpful. If 70

SHORT BITS George Knighton, in his phone call, stated that he and Patti spent the Christmas week in Okinawa with their son David and his family and had a wonderful time. David is on his first assignment as a Navy Chaplain, serving with the Marines on Okinawa.

George says he is doing very well and is learning the military way of life pretty quickly. George also said they already have their reservations for our 41st reunion in San Diego and will see us there. Also got a letter from Charlie Dunn wanting information on how to join the Alumni Association. He said he is afraid he hasn't been too active in Class Affairs but was fascinated by what Dave Hopkins told him about our 40th. He went on to say that he retired last April from Revere Copper, where he had been the Metallurgical Manager Edna and he have two sons and four grandchildren. They live right on Buzzards Bay and enjoy sailing, canoeing, swimming, walking and their grandchildren. Says he was told there weren't enough hours in the day to do what you want to after you retire. He didn't believe it then but he believes it now. His address is C. B. Dunn, RO. Box 645, Mattapoisett, Mass. 02739. Thanks, George and Charlie.

Sally and I are about to take off on a photo safari in Kenya and Tanzania with Margot and Tom Southerland, so I'm going to cut this column short. I will continue to hold over the Christmas letters from Wanda and Fred Mann, Connie and Carl Hoffner and Nancy and Bill Ritchie. Also will hold Jack Frost's letter and Art Cornell's letter and 40th picture to use as the nucleus for the May Column.

Pictures this month include two of John Godek's 40th shots of us standing on the steps of Bancroft Hall after the Memorial Service; a sharp, alert Larry Watson chairing a Board Meeting; the shot of the Califomia crew after scattering Dean's ashes; a shot of Marines Dixie and Gus Viers, Mickey and Pat O'Connell and Dottie and Stan Jaksina and Pat's dog; a shot of Watson, Jones, the Greeleys and the Sebrings with a long deceased turtle somewhere near where the Trosts own property on the Carolina beach below Sandbridge; a picture of Alix and Chuck Fel- 10th Co. gathering lows, a shot of John Morrison, one of Bill Ritchie, a shot of Martha Sebring with Jim Harris and Glenn Hatch; a 10th Co. shot showing Jim St. John, Penny Morgan, Pat Henson, Hart Sebring, Martha Sebring and Nell Gilmore; and finally two more 'Mystery Mid' photos courtesy of Bobby Baker.

Late Late Flash!

I had typed the above and was about to do the final paragraph when I got a phone call from Dick Youngjohns. He said he wanted to give me some good news and I told him that was the best kind. He started out by saying he came to the 40th and was having a great time until he unfortunately had a stroke at our formal dirmer He was sitting at Joe Thomas's table and Joe must have done a wonderful job of getting Dick out Dead turtle and into caring hands because Irv and I didn't even hear anything about it and there was no disruption at the dinner liick eventually got home to Louisville, Ky., where he spent a month in the hospital, followed by two months of home rehab and then a month more of outpatient rehab. The good news is that they have now told him they have done all they can and the rest is up to him to keep doing the things they have taught him. He has no speech problems and is planning to be out on the golf course this Summer or whenever Louisville thaws out. He wanted me to be sure and tell the people who saw him have the stroke that he is now pretty much ok and also to tell Bruce and Irv that he really enjoyed the 40th, until the dinner Thanks, Dick and I'm certainly glad you are doing so well and The Fellows that your long range prognosis is good.

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Pres., Col. Fitz W. Woodrow USMC (Ret.) Sec'y, Edward H. "Ed" Dawson, Jr. 6601 Howie Ct., Camp Springs, Md. 20748 301 449-1954; FAX 301 595-2586

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Don't forget Class luncheons are on the first Tuesday of each month at the Fort McNair Officer's Club at 1130. The 4Ist Reunion is from 1-6 September at San Diego, Calif., at the Town and Country Hotel.

Reservations can be made by calling 800 77 ATLAS. Tell them you want to be in the '53 group at the Navy Homecoming West (June Week West) gathering.

Mail your $60 deposit to Jack Davis at 1718 Visalia Row, Coronado, Calif. 92118-2350. Send your news and pictures to me and please help me on the obituaries if you can. Thanks again to all of you who have written and called and look out for some African pictures with Margot and Tom Southerland in upcoming columns. Hope the ice and snow thaws and that you all have a great Spring—Cheers, Dave.

Do you have a JOB opportunity for a USNA Alum?

Call 410-263-0096.

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In December 1993 the National Football Foundation inducted 12 players into the College Football Hall of Fame. I am proud to announce that our Classmate, Steve Eisenhauer was selected as one of these football greats. Steve was named a first team "all of Famer All-American as a guard in 1952 and 1953. He also received a Timmie Award from the Washington Touchdown club as the Outstanding Local College Player in 1952. In 1992 Steve was selected to the GTE Academic All-American Hall of Fame. The Class extends a well deserved congratulations to Ike. Bill Peery writes from Annapolis: After the 1952 football season was over, Steve Eisenhauer, Ken Mcjunkin and Bill Peery were assigned to one of the 3rd Co. tables. For some reason the Plebes referred to our end of the table as "Starvation Gulch." One day at noon meal Ike tells us that he wouldn't be there for the evening meal.

"Got the duty?" "No." "Afterdinner speaking?"

"No, I've been invited to attend a football banquet in Washington, D.C.,"was Ike's reply. It was there that Steve received the Timmie Award as the best college football player in the Washington, D.C., area for the 1952 season. At breakfast we asked him to tell us about the dinner. "It was very nice. The Secretary of the Navy sat on one side of me, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps sat on the other side." Mac and I were duly impressed. "What did they say, Ike?" "The Secretary said we are really proud to have men like you in the Navy and the Commandant said that we could really use a good man like you in the Marine Corps." "Well, Ike, what did you tell them?" "I told them that I was thinking about going into the Air Force"! , , , Bill says that he had the good fortune to spend four years in the Third Co. with Ike and frequently bumped heads on the practice field with him when Bill was a member of the JV "Poolies." Despite all the awards that Steve received, he never let it go to his head and remained the likeable, competitive midshipman just trying to survive the establishment and graduate like the rest of us.

Don Meyer reports in from the Tidewater, Va., area: Classmates gathered at the Virginia Beach Navy Club for the A/N game. Thefirsthalf gave us much time to catch up on personal news, but once we were underway again, cheerleader Bob Briner took over and kept us focused. It was a great game despite the questionable decisions on thefieldand at our tables.

Barbara and Herb Crane did the photo honors. We had a good turnout including Luz and Ray Alvarado, Marty and Reed Berkhimer, Esther and Bob Briner, Barb and Herb Crane, Bobbie and Carl Drenkard, Oscar Herzer, Nan and Bill Hoover, Priscilla and Fred Kinley, Don Meyer, Lynn and Dick Murphy and Bunny and Tim Walsh, The Alvarados just retumed from the Netherlands visiting family. The Hoovers have recently settled in Williamsburg, as did the Murphys, Basil Gray showed up, but was tumed away at the door because of an overload at the club, I heard from Bordone, Glover and Marshall, but they were either going to the acmal game or were away.

We talked about upcoming events including the 40th reunion, the 40th yearbook and the dark ages party. Anyone interested in a Tidewater crew gettogether please call Don Meyer at the Beach, 804 463-2798.

Volunteer of the Year Congratulations to Walt Schumann—our 1993 Volunteer of the Year!—Yes, our Classmate has been honored by the Friends ofFriedrich Wilderness Park in San Antonio, Texas, as one of the park's biggest fans and an ambassador for the park. Walt began visiting the park in Friedrich in 1991 and has been a supporter and volunteer extraordinaire ever since. He has logged over 900 hours of hiking/volunteer work over the years.

Walt is a keen observer of wildlife and is very knowledgeable of their habits .His grasp of plants and their historical uses is extensive and quite impressive and teachers often request his tours . . . the article continues: Mr. Schumann's background as an aerospace engineer and lobbyist has helped the Park with land negotiations, problem solving, and communications. He's been a mover and shaker getting the prospectus off the ground . . . a booklet of facts, figures and goals for use as a fundraising tool to help expand the park and its educational programs. Walt has put a great deal of time and effort into building the park for the future. He's also done extensive research into the past history of the park and surrounding lands. His boundless energy and enthusiasm are greatly appreciated . . . a message from the park's president.

Attaboy, Walt!

Jonathan S. Hurt checks in from Alexandria, Va., and includes a photo. Tim Walsh, Bob Briner, and Jon got together for breakfast back in November to reminisce. Jon and Bob graduated from Marblehead (Massachusetts) High School in 1950. Jon and Tim were shipmates in NATHAN HALE (SSBN-623), both in the commissioning crew, Jon recollects that the Marblehead, Salem and Beverly, Mass., area, whence came also Ned Shuman, Charlie Chapman, and Dick Currier . . . those cities claiming to be the birthplace of the U.S. Navy.

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The Deuels, Sandlins and Schulers Michael A. Nassr has been doing a bang-up job researching the Class history for the Fortieth reunion.

He has forwarded to me the following information conceming the Class organization: PRESIDENT: Dick Dean 1954-75 Fitz Woodrow 1975-Present SECRETARY: Pete Vogelberger 1954-69 Bob " â&#x20AC;˘ Olsen "" 1969-75 Bob Sheehan 1975-Present TREASURER: Hal Woods 1954-69 Tom Lawson 1969-75 Fred Franco 1975-Present CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Pete Vogelberger 1954-63 Paul Skarlatos 1963-64 Terry Sutheriand 1964-65 Tom Lawson 1965-69 Bob Olsen 1969-71/ 74-76 John Wells 1971-74 Mike Stoffel 1976-78/ 81-84 Jauncy Sweet 1978-79 Pete Wells 1979-81 Bill Greenlaw 1984-89 Ed Dawson 1989-Present REUNION CHAIRMAN: Tom Albee 25TH Guy Cane 30TH Ted Walker 35TH/40TH We now hear from Joe Zable, who writes from the Outer Banks, Virginia Beach: Louise and I have been avid yachts-people for years, but since my retirement, I have taken to the surf, angling (one way or another) as a true sportsman to pull in an unsuspecting "fish." Well, here I am (picWres to prove it) looking like I know what I'm doing! The before and after shot explains that I have a "special fishing spot" from which I never come back empty handed. We welcome you to the area . . . just check into a motel and meet us at the club!

Barney Greisen reports the death of Classmate Sylvester Duike on 21 February in Orange Park, Florida. Burial was at National Cemetery, Bushnell!

Florida on 24 February 1994. No further information has been received to date.

From Herb Hope comes a letter to Fast Eddie: In the latter part of September 1993 Ireceiveda phone call from Norfolk, Va., from myfirstcousin, Rhoda Leigh Hope Shertill (our fathers were brothers). She informed me to my surprise and delight, that she was to be married on 30 October and that I knew the groom, none other than Al Vail, who had been in 2nd Co, for all of Plebe year and half of Youngster year. He then transferred to 10th Co, and year group 1955, His roommates were Bill Thurman and Dick Chuday, The couple, who had lost their respective spouses, had known each other for years through the Norfolk Tabernacle Church, Al has retired fonm the Marine Corps and is a financial planner, while Rhoda Leigh owns the Old Dominion Inn on Hampton Blvd. Come on down for a homecooked meal . , , It is still kind of hard for me to hoist aboard the fact that I have a Classmate in the family . , , Herb Hope.

Th-th-th-th-that's all folks!!! Please chip in, I need your help . . . Eddie

Zable brings home the catch!

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Pres., LCdr Dennis Sullivan USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Thomas G. Kiefaber USN (Ret.) 10522 Bimham Rd., Great Falls, Va. 22066 Planning is well underway for the Fortieth Reunion which will be held 18-22 October 1995. It will coincide with the regular Homecoming Week and the activities celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Naval Academy. The tentative schedule for Class functions is: Wed., 18 Oct.—Informal Gathering (still in planning stage) Thur, 19 Oct—Reception and banquet in Alumni Hall. Formal presentation of Class project Fri., 20 Oct.—Cocktail Party in Dahlgren Hall.

Dinner in Bancroft Hall Sat., 21 Oct.—Tailgate Party and football game.

Class Dinner Dance at Holiday Inn Sun., 22 Oct.—Chapel and brunch.

There will, of course, be the regular activities of homecoming and the special events of the 150th anniversary which we will let you know about later Our hotel will be the Armapolis Holiday Inn where we have a block of rooms set aside to accommodate most of the Class. The reunion is being planned and organized by a committee consisting of Class officers and others from the D.C/Annapolis area.

Todd Meloy is heading the Mementos Committee which will provide attire and memorabilia to help us remember the event. He needs input from all Classmates as to appropriate slogans and souvenirs, so if you have any ideas call him at 703 938-5468. We will also need help in locating "missing persons." There are about 100 Classmates for whom the Alumni Association has no current/good address. A list of "them" will be published in a future Shipmate column, asking for help in locating.

For travel arrangements, we will obtain group rates through S&T Travel which is owned and operated by Sandy and Ted Hyman. When plans become firmer in a few months, we will get out a letter to all Classmates with schedules, prices, and firm information. Soon thereafter, we will send out the necessary forms and paperwork to make it all happen. So mark your calendars and start planning now for the biggest and best reunion the Class has ever had. If you have any questions or ideas for the reunion, please contact one of our Class officers.

George Francis writes that he is living the good life in Colorado Springs, Colo. (3013 Avondale Dr, 80917)—enjoying retirement with his wife. He plays golf and they get away on trips (scuba) as often as they can. He belongs to a PC users group. They are plarming to attend the 40th.

Our sponsored ship is doing great! LEYTE GULF (CG-55) captured its seventh consecutive Surface Warfare Training Week title in February. Impressively, the ship has not lost a single competition it has competed in for over two years.

Our Class Golf Coordinator, Ray Hine, has the DC. area golf schedule for '94 just about set. Specific dates and hosts are: 21 April—Reston Public Course (Ray Hine) 19 May—Army-Navy Country Club, Ariington (Denny Sullivan) 9 June—USNA Course, Annapolis (Jack Renard) July—To be determined 25 August—Mt. Vemon Country Club, Alexandria (Tom Schultz) 22 Sept,—Hidden Creek Country Club, Reston (Ray Hines) Look for news in this column about the '55 Supplement to the June Week West Extravaganza to be held in San Diego in late Summer. Arrangements are being made to kick off our Class schedule on 29 August and wind up in Las Vegas (for adventtirous ones) a week later Shipmate, April 1994

Jean Westbrook, Morgan and Westbrook Happy brithday greetings (April) to the following Shipmates: George Atkins, Jack Baldwin, Bob Blaine, John Boardman, Allen Brown, Tom Cann, Dan Dennison, My les Fladager, Geoff Gardner, Wave Graham, Norm Harper, John Haynes, Mac Hughes, Bob Irons, Herb Malick, George Martin, Bill Moore, Ed and Bob Newbegin, Carl Oates, Dick Peterson, Preston Reynolds, John Richards, Wes L. Saunders, Bob Smith, Tom Stallman, Don Sturtz, Bud Summers, Charles Sylvester, Carl Taylor, Pat Taylor, Bob Weir, Bemie White, and Eric Wieler

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Chairman, Class Executive Committee Capt. Bill Henry USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. P. C. Peterson USN (Ret.) 401 Third Avenue, Melbourne Beach, Fla. 32951-2537 Our heartfelt condolences go to Jean and Law Groner who both lost their mothers in January. Both mothers lived in Bloomsburg, Penna., where Law and Jean are from originally and met at an early age.

After attending the funeral for Law's mother and preparing to retum to the Ft. Washington, Md. area, Jean's mother got ill and passed away shortly thereafter Meantime Law, Bill Henry, Doug Hayman and others are making full plans for 1996 and our 40th. As we all know, prior planning prevents poor performance. More about Homecoming 39 and 40 in future issues.

As you loyal Navy football fans know. Navy opens its season this year in San Diego against San Diego State. I received a call from Carl Nelson who is trying to coordinate plans for '56ers who may choose to visit the area for the game which is in conjunction with June Week West (see also the January-February '94 issue of Shipmate, page 13) this year. The date of the game is 3 September and falls over the Labor Day Weekend. Carl promises all the hoopla of a true Navy tailgate, JWW festivities and special events for Classmates attending. (No earthquakes, forest fires or floods.) If planning to attend, give Carl a call or fax at 619 421-5923 to assist him with planning. Carl can also be reached at 1385 Don Carlos Court, Chula Vista, Calif. 91910.

Congratulations to Jim Hogg who was recently elected as Chairman fo the Board of the Surface Navy Association. Retirement certainly hasn't caused him to take a back seat and let others do the work. Jim is also president and Chief Executive Officer of the Na-

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having chairs are: Jim Arnold, Bob Baker, Norm Burgk, Ed Dillard, Frank Drayton, Bill Dunsavage, Duane Eggert, Tom Farren, Ed Hansen, John Henry, Ed Hobson, Larry Hubert, Cloyd Klingensmith, Larry Lowden, Bob McHugh, Al McPherson, Bob Morris, Ted Pickel, George Schilling, Ed Sechrest, Ted Taylor, John Wagner and Bob Zehnder From all reports, the D.C. area luncheons are going strong with good mmouts in spite of the MidAtlantic weather Looks like our new staff has picked fine weather days to have the gatherings. Next gettogether is scheduled for Thursday 14 April at Fort Myer Our erstwhile Treasurer, Larry White, reports that the financial statement of the Class continues to show some increases as shown below.

Beginning Assets 1 Jan 1993 34,106.37 Income Interest and Dividends 2,996.04 Contributions 0.00 2,996.04 Income + Beginning assets Expenses Class of 1956 Prize* Operating Costs Total assets 31 December 1993 Distribution of assets 1838 Bond-Debenttire Trading Fund Sears Credit Trust Greenwood Trust Co. CD Legg Mason Gov't Global Trust Legg Mason Cash Reserve Trust Checking Account Inventory Allocation of assets Class Fund Memorial Fund *No bill received in 1993

37,102.41 0.00 461.55 36,640.86 7,621.88 9,970.00 10,000.00 7,097.45 218.76 1,732.77 0.00 36,640.86 34,480.04 2,160.82 Respectfully submitted.

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Apparently some old sailors never lose their taste for the sea and it was apparent when John Buckley joined AMERICA and son Patrick '84 on a "Tiger" cruise returning from the Med. John picked up the ship off Bermuda and rode back to Norfolk before heading back to NAS Jax. Flight quarters were a little different from launching a helo from BIDDLE. As of the beginning of 1994, 61 or just under 9% of our Classmates are deceased. Of these, 23 (over 33%) do not have memorial chairs in their name.

Thanks to the research of Nancy and Bill Henry, the list of those not having memorial chairs is provided.

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Pres., Capt. Walter T. Meukow USN Sec'y, Capt. W. H. Peerenboom USN (Ret.) 1003 Rachel Lane, Vienna, Va. 22180 Usually the February input includes a report of the Class Valentine's Day dinner dance, but, alas, the eastem weather forced cancellation of that favorite seasonal event. I was in Phoenix attending to trucking business (truckers do know where to meet when the Winter strikes), so I had asked Marion and Jim O'Connell, who set up the party to give me a report.

Fortunately, even though the party was a "strike," we did get the accompanying picture, courtesy of Jerry Smith, as a result of my chat with Marion O'Connell when I called to send our regrets. Seems that this group of us remains in the "gliteratti," judging by their attendance at the Austrian Embassy's fancy dress Viennese Ball. I'm sure they were the most glamorous couples in attendance! Jerry's note read: Here is a picture of four '57 Classmates and wives who attended the Summer Opera Theater Company's Viennese Ball at the Austrian Embassy on 7 January 1994, We had a goodtimevisiting, leaming from a waltz demonstration and doing some dancing of our own.

One other piece of mail came in, that being the following letter updating us on the doings of Dale Hollabaugh and several other classmates. Dale wrote; As of the last writing, I was Program manager with a company in L.A. which co-produces (with Thrkey and Greece) auxiliary mission equipment (external tanks, pylons, etc.) for the F-16. CoinciShipmate, April 1994

The other Winter event held by the Washington Chapter was the annual Christmas Luncheon, which was reported in the last column. This time, a photo from that event arrived, showing Class President Paul Polski and Class Vice President Gordon Gerson exchanging a 35th Reunion Committee Award.

As Paul was in the 35th minute of his "few remarks," Gordo was caught putting on his best Mahan-HallEvening-L^cture face, i.e., wide awake and taking it all in. Sir!

Class of '57 and wives at Viennese Ball at the Austrian Embassy in Wash. D.C. They are the Thomases, the Lomans, the O'Connells and the Smiths. dentally, Larry Bustle is the Managing Director in lUrkey. The company's first major creditor got squirrely in late Summer of '93, so I left with a group. (Larry's doing great; he and Edie are still in TUrkey). It worked out fine for Nada and me, because my new position is back in San Diego, so we gotridof our L. A. digs, and are back under one roof in our Ramona home. I am now with the National Storage Industry Consortium, whose membership consists of over sixty corporations, universities, national labs and supercomputing companies with common interest in the field of digital data and image storage. The mission of this non-profit, tax exempt business league is to enhance competitiveness of the North American recording industry. I began as a program development coordinator, and now, as senior Program Manager and Director of Operations. I'm responsible for five digital recording/ optical storage systems programs totalling more than $100 million.

The real purpose of my writing is to let Classmates in Southern Califomia know that I've agreed (with Ed Ellis '46, June Week West) to be the focal point for our Class in getting ready for JWW '94 in San Diego. As should be detailed elsewhere in Shipmate, Navy is going to play SDSU at the "Murph" on 3 September '94, and a long weekend is being built around that event. The focal point is the Town and Country Hotel (619 291-7131) with $89 rooms.

Literally all the sea-services will be involved in showing off the best in San Diego (and T Jâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with special performances for all). I will be requesting the latest Class list of the SoCal area, but for those in the area who don't want to miss anything, or want to volunteer to help, please contact me at 15615 Vista Vincente Drive #6, Ramona, Calif. 92065-4373, 619 621-2047 (dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; FAX-2048; or nights at 619 789-6566, Fax too.

Nancy and Bob Heeler, Nada and I are going down to tear up Dorrie and Stan Dunlap's retirement home in Fort Myers, Fla., the second week in March, so look for the Hurricane Andrew type announcement. Also, the day I wrote this, Adm. Kelso announced his retirement, and I couldn't help but reflect on what a positive experience it was to have a come-around to his room when we were Plebes. I worked for him again briefly when I was an 0-6 and nothing has changed. Hats off and BravoZulu to afinefellow, even though he is Class of '56!

Dale, thanks for the update, I doubt that Stan Dunlap will have adequate waming of your impending onslaught, since this writing will hit print in April. I'll give Stan a call and forewam him and Dorrie.

In other news, I had the pleasure of sharing a Metro ride with Ray Stoetzer several weeks ago.

Ray works for the Washington Metro Rail System, buying new cars and other "big ticket" items. I support them by buying commuter tickets; always nice to know that at least some of the money goes to a friend.

Ray looks great, and seems to be enjoying the transShipmate, April 1994

portation business.

I'm sure many, if not all. Classmates saw our most visible member. Bob McElwee doing his thing at the Super Bowl again this year. It always gives me a good feeling to know that people our age can keep up with the best of the Pro's, and can, in fact, tell those guys what to do! You do us proud. Bob. I'll try to chase down Bill Truxall to see if he has anything to report on the ski week he was setting up for January. Meantime, stay in touch.

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Pres., Capt. Paul A. Polski USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Col. Warren S. Walters USMC (Ret.) 5664 Ravenel Lane, Springfield, Va. 22151 (703) 321-9586 April greetings to the survivors of that Ice Age known as the Winter of '94! Only our South westem Classmates got away with a minimum of weather problems, lending credence to their belief that Arizona is a wonderful place to be in January, while the Eastem contingent is chipping ice and the Califomia crew is quaking and shoveling mud. Even the Florida contingent had their cooler days this Winter!

The Washington, D . C , chapter of the Class held its annual St. Valentine's Day Masscare on 12 February, right in the middle of one of the ripping storm periods. Some of the Class were locked into their neighborhoods by the lack of snowplowing, but a large gathering slipped and slid their way to the Marine Corps Museum at the Washington Navy Yard for this annual gathering. The longest slide was made by Mary and Tom Keifer (17th), who broke out of their snowbank in West Chester, Penna., and mushed on to Washington. The second bravest group was the Annapolis contingent of Kennards and B. Caldwells, who went by several accidents on their run up to D.C. Checking attendees at the door was Ranger Pete Gatje (24th), with his leg in a cast as a result of his ice-related injury while checking trails in his park domain. A slip on the ice resulted in a major muscle tear, with surgical repair needed to patch him up.

(Yes, this is the same Ranger Pete that fell out of the fruit tree last summer! Stay tuned for further adventures!)

Attendees at the '58 Valentine's party included: Adams, Aults, Janet Butterworth, B. Caldwells, Carrettas. Demands, Gamboas, Gatjes, Gersons, Giglios, Goodwins, J. Hemandez, S. Howard, Hursts, Kennards, Kiefers, Klos, Meinigs, Moran, Ojalehtos, Polskis, Poremba, Powells, Shane, Slavens, Slaymans, Slyder, C Smith, Victors, Walters, Wilcoxes, Wilsons, and J. D. Williamses.

Polski hypnotizing Gerson A note from the Golden Gate contingent of the Class, sent in by John Potter (I9th), provides the following update; Since taking over the San Francisco Chapter as President the big effort has been to build membership and to get the "networking" effort up and running. That has been done and now I can work on pure serendipity.

All along there has been an interest in my part in also making it a "watering hole" for the '58ers in the area and for those passing through. It's a natural, I can visualize it now, a rowdy Table-in-the-Round of '58ers taking over the award for the "Class-withmost-in-attendance" from those from '45, or even sometimes '65, It could happen! '58 Is Great! We might even take the award for the rowdiest!

The Chapter meeting is GENERALLY on the 1st Wednesday of the month, September through June at NAS Alameda, with cocktails at 1830. If you need details, call me at 707 745-4914. Keep in mind that we move the meeting location around quite a bit since the Chapter covers the Bay Area, The Class of 1958 is well represented in the various USNA Alumni Chapters scattered around the country. Along with John Potter in San Francisco, we have Ed Jackson (5tii) serving as President of the Huntsville, Ala. Chapter, Mac Fossett (16th) as President of the Tampa Bay Chapter, and Bob Sauer (23rd) handling the Upper Midwest Chapter in Bumsville, Minn. You can check on the activities of these individual Chapters in the back of Shipmate, and find out how many '58ers are trying to do what John Potter is suggesting in grabbing off the "Greatest Attendance" awards. Congratulations to all these far-flung '58ers for keeping the Alumni activities rolling!

'58 is still on the move, as the following addresses will attest. Back in D.C. from a long absence in the Pacific are '58 Color-Girl Marge and RAdm. Jesse Hernandez (3rd). By the time you are reading this, Jesse will have retired from the Navy, his last duty assignment being with the Long Range Study Group at CNA. The Hemandez are back in their home at 2510 Duxbury Place, Alexandria, Va. 22308. It was a good, long career for Jesse, who became one of the three '58ers who reached 1994 still on active duty.

Congratulations to Jesse upon those many years of service to the Navy and the country, which does the Class of 1958 proud. Welcome to RetWorld!

Nancy and Hal Reed (2nd) have stayed out in the Rockies, but have changed their address to 2304 E. Lansdowne Place, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 80126.

On the East Coast, Carolyn and Tom Theohary have stayed in New England, but moved from Massachusetts up to 51 Wavecrest Drive (PO. 1143), York Harbor, Maine 03911.

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A reminder from Gordon Gerson to the Class has to be with the funds we donate to the USNA Alumni Association. Gordo wants to insure that you mark such donations as being associated with the "Class of 1958 Fund" at the Alumni Association. That insures that your contributions are credited to the overall amounts donated by our Class, as well as getting you your individual recognition for being a donor As mentioned before, the continued reduction of appropriated funds for the Service Academies will require a greater dependence upon Alumni contributions to keep USNA a superior educational instimtion.

Classes will be asked to contribute more, and our current contributions can be counted towards any fumre goals that our Class undertakes. Be sure and put that little note on the check you write saying "Class of 1958 Fund"!

The January speaker at the Washington Chapter luncheon was the incoming President and CEO of the Alumni Association, Ron Brandquist '60. His discussion of events tiiat will take place in the future at the Alumni Association and USNA was well received by the following '58ers; Adams, Barbero, Borden, B. Caldwell, Concklin, Demand, Fisher, Gamboa, Gatje, Gibbons, Giglio, Goodwin, Haney, Haltermann, Healey, Herold, Hill, Hurst, Gregg, Jenkins, Meisel, W. Mitchell, Moran, Ojalehto, Peyton, Port, Powell, Shearer, Sinnott, Slaven, C Smith, Westphal, Wilcox, R. Williams, and D. Wilson.

'58 Trivia; The answer to the Stibler Stumper ("Pink-Broadway-46") is that it was the only words mumbled by a patient in a Navy hospital ward, who had obviously lost his mental capacities to the ravages of a horrible disease caused by consorting with females of the opposite sex! It was a VD training film we had Plebe Summer! Now back to less frightening questions . . . Can you recall the motto inscribed on the doors of the Chapel at USNA . . . or have your mental capacities been ravaged? It is the Class motto of the Class of 1868! Hasta Luego. WSW

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Pres., VAdm. Francis R. Donovan USN (Ret.) Chairman, Ex. Comm., Capt. David W. Dyke USNR (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. John A. Butterfleld USN (Ret.) 14211 Belt Buckle Ct., Centreville, Va. 22020 Hello 59ers! Unfortunately I start with sad news, and I regret to report to you the loss of a dear Classmate, Gib Smith on 9 February, in the Seattle, Wash, area. I know that Adm. Hank Mauz for one is rearranging his busy schedule so that he can attend the Memorial Service for Gib. More details to follow.

On bright news side, a positive report from Bill Clautice and the accompanying photo of Classmates enjoying Army-Navy football '93 at the Clautice' lovely home near Mt. Vemon (8914 Mangum PI., Alexandria, Va. 22308). They all had a great time and cheered like crazy from afar, but to no avail. However, with the great Doug Williams (he of Redskin fame/a super quarterback!) now on the Navy coaching staff, he will help mount a colossal comeback for '94. The Redskins' fortunes and Navy's are bound to tum around this next year.

Moving right along, I received a good report from the Executive Committee Secretary Ray Art, (c/o The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Suite 906, 1828 L Street, N . W , Washington, D.C. 20036-5104; 202-785-3756). He was able to attend the most recent D.C. area luncheon and shares this with '59: The monthly Class luncheon was held at the Army-Navy Country Club on 10 February 1994. Fifteen Classmates broke bread together on the cocktail porch and listened to a very interesting pres76

entation by Ing Kiland on advanced technology automobile developments. This discussion introduced the new General Motors car the "Impact."

This car will use advanced electric battery technology to provide a 120 mile range car with conventional speed and handling characteristics. Another interesting aspect of this project is the parmership that has been developed within the automobile industry, the electric utilities and the Federal government to advance this emerging technology.

are back in that area. Hope we shall see them soon, there or at the Dark Ages gadiering (maybe Fredericksburg again this year?).

I have told you before about our "caving king," Dick Robinson. He is into spelunking big time, and he makes it a lot of fun. Doug Volgenau is hoping to get out with Robby and a group soon (and me too/I want to go again). Also, Robby helps round up '59ers for the luncheons and various activities. Robby is one

"Wherever 2 or 3 shall meet , , ."â&#x20AC;&#x201D;'59 spirit seen in this photo: 1st Row; Emerson, Nordwall, Clautice, Tinsley; 2nd Row: Trossbachs, Joy Veazey, (in back. Rusty Vogt), Joceille Nordwall, Barbara Tinsley, and Ann Kiland (with hand on knee); and 3rd Row: Dyke. Peases, Stan Legro, Dave Osborne, Vogt, Kiland, Veazey, Smith (note Joyce Clautice is the cub photographer) Bave Dyke briefed the attendees on the plan to search out a new venue for the monthly luncheons.

Since Fort McNair has changed their fees for the use of the meeting rooms and meal prices it seems appropriate to research other alternatives. In that regard the location for the March luncheon will be at the Holiday Inn Crystal City on 10 March, at 11:30 a.m. Additional sites are being considered for future luncheons.

Classmates attending the February luncheon were Frank Donovan, Ing Kiland, Gary Smith.

Dave Rogers, Mike Cooper, Jim Lackey, Bud Heyden, Dan Truax, John Paine, Steve Snyder, Brad Keyes, Dave Dyke, Dave Osbum, Ray Art, and Bill Richardson.

All Classmates are reminded that our 35th Class Reunion is currently being planned for 21-23 October 1994 in Annapolis, Jim Regan is the Reunion Chairman, If you have any questions or suggestions you can contact Jim at 703 620-4185, The Richmond Chapter of the U.S.N.A. Alumni Assn. seems to be quite active. I was scheduled to speak down there/tell a few war stories, but there was a last minute schedule glitch and the time was in the midst of one of the snow and ice storms which have plagued the area this year. Since leaving San Diego area in July '89, this has been the most rugged Winter I have experienced in a long time. I am sure we all have a few horror stories to tell, and the California guys can come in with their earthquake tales, and the midwestemers about the great floods of '93 (and some of you may soon be able to talk about the Spring flooding of '94 when this white smff still on the ground has a big meltdown). You know, there should be an abundance of things to talk about. Those of you still stuck in the midst of Winter, or hung up on the California freeways, whether it is in your home or in the car on a commute, think about a few lines (or use your recorder) and share some tidbits with the Class.

The wonderful world of fax makes it easy as well!

You can fax me at 703 631-5291.

Adm. Tom Lynch '64 is next on deck for the Richmond gang. Hope Tom Lukash is able to be there and represent '59.1 think I told you Tom and Delores

of the all-time good guys, and a terrific asset to the Class. You can reach him at 703 602-9121, ext. 205.

Our beloved instimtion, the Naval Academy, and our Navy have taken some heavy rolls of late. I think we all hope and pray that the worst is over, and we are headed onward and upward. I am sure I speak for many Classmates when I say how much we need to cherish the great traditions of integrity, moral values, and true shipmates. The military may take a few hits, but my experience these past 5 years tells me we do a lot better than most bureaucracies, organizations, and institutions. There are not too many places where a problem needs fixing and you can call on the fantastic leadership examples like Admirals Minter, Lawrence, and Edney. That extraordinary Flag Review Panel (created during a recent USNA investigation re. alleged Honor Cases), represents the finest in leadership and integrity It surely makes one proud to share an Academy bond with those genuine giants!

My deadlines for column submission to the Alumni House are 21 March, 25 April, and 13 June.

Give me (i.e. the Class of '59) a late Christmas present. You just know your conscience will be a whole lot better come our 35th Reunion when you are on record . . . people know you are alive and still functioning.

As I wrap this column up, you will be reading articles from WA papers re. Gib Smith. Thanks to Sm Fetters (a dear friend and colleague of Gib's at Bainbridge Assoc, in Olalla, Wash. 206 857-7800), who was so good to alert '59ers and pass the word.

Stu expected a number of the '59er Northwest contingent to attend the Memorial Service, along with Hugh "Dusty" Rhodes from Ohio (a Classmate and USNA golf teammate along with Stan Legro, Hank Mauz, et al.). Evidently Gib had a heart attack at his work desk with no advance warning. I suggest you call "Dusty" 513 435-0792 or Hank 804 435-0792 to get further details and a memorial report (which I shall relay in a future column).

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SMITH, GIBSON PETER (GIB), beloved husband an i father, age 56, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1994 at Harrison Memorial Hospital of heart failure.

Gibson wus predeceased by his parents, Paul James Smith and Thelma Gibson Smith of Allentown, PA. He was born in Allentown on April 10, 1937.

He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1959 with honors. Married Merlene Hall Owens in 1967 while serving in the Polaris Submarine Service, He received as Navigator of the Robert E, Lee (Blue) the U S , Navy Achievement Medal, Gib was also a recipient of the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Navy Expeditionary Medal.

After the birth of his daughter, LeAnne Gibson Smith, the family moved to Port Orchard in 1973 and he was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1979. He worked as an Engineer in design at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard until his death.

Gib loved golf and was a member of Kitsap Golf and Country Club until 1988 when he and his family joined Canterwood Golf and Country Club in Gig Harbor, WA. Gib is survived by his sister, Paula Smith Strine of Mancelona, ML; his wife, Merlene and daughter, LeAnne, both of Port Orchard.

A memorial gathering will be held Sunday, Feb. 20,1994 from 4 p,m, to 6 p,m.. at Canterwood Golf and Country Club in Gig Harbor. Remembrances can be donated to the Evans Scholars Foundation through the Pacific Northwest Golf Association in memory of Gibson Peter Smith.

Farewell to Winter, and Come on Spring! Rise and Shine!! John

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itime Organization) during that time. Chuck hopes that his new job will still allow him to attend to IMO matters, which sadly lack attention by the Philippine administration.

Medy is quite active in her golf, particularly on those Women's Golf Association tournaments out of town with the Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club Ladies Chapter. She might, however, decide to move her membership out to the Navy Golf Ladies Chapter at Bonifacio Naval Station, which is closer to where we live.

We both took up golf (giving up tennis)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Chuck 30 months ago and Medy about 20. It's probably too late now to give advise, but if you haven't tried it, give it one last chance, because golf is quite interesting. We plan to build a house at a new subdivision, the Orchard, which has two golf courses (a Palmer and a Player design, respectively), starting mid-1994. It will certainly be a fine place to live, even before Chuck retires from his second career.

Chuck's new address is: Philippine Ports Authority 22 Muelle de San Francisco South Harbor, Manila 1018 telephone 530-0875/530-1199 This might reach most of our friends after the holiday season, but at any rate, we hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, /s/ Chuck, Medy, Kay, Carla, John Paul and Christine, From Ted Parsons, a report from the most recent Annual West Coast Navy football players reunion: Enclosed are a couple of shots taken at the Annual West Coast USNA football players reunion. Give a photo credit to Ron McKeon '61 for the three members of '60 in attendance, 7 December 1993 at the MCRD O Club, San Diego, Off to Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala on 10 February, Will try to contact Joel Febel and set up a party. Keep up the dober.

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Pres., Dr Richard R. Pariseau Sec'y, Ron Hinkel 2721 Berryland Dr, Oakton, Va. 22124-1448 KEEP THE MOMENTUM ROLLING Classmate News Chuck Agustin wrties from the Philippines: Its been a long, but memorable year for us.

Chuck automatically retired from the service as Commandant, Philippine Coast Guard after almost 4 years at its helm. The day, 2 December 1993 was 11 days from his compulsory retirement date of 13 December, as he has been appointed by the President to head the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), a national agency regulating and managing the port system effective on 1 December.

We've moved the household to: 1 Apacible St., Philamlife Village, Las Pinas, Metro Manila (tel (63-2) 801-9320). This is for the convenience of Kay, who heads a City Trust Bank branch at West Avenue, and Carla, who will be working in January.

Chuck's new office is merely a block away from Headquarters PCG at South Harbor and will enable him to visit a lot of ports, so there's not much change on the atomosphere of the work, although this will be mainly management and the business of developing and running ports. It will be for a term of about 4 years or so, unless carried over to the next administration.

Carla is about to complete her baccalaureate course in Manufacturing Engineering at De La Salle, and hopes to go on her practical (OJT) at Intel in a week or so, John Paul is also at La Salle, taking Physics, Christine (9) is in grade school at Elizabeth Seton School in L.as Pinas, a short school bus drive from our residence. She enjoys it there more than she did at Poveda.

Kay hopes to move to a condominium, a townhouse or whatever, come February. Perhaps Carla will decide to move in with her if that is convenient.

We have not been able to travel together to the U.S. this year. Medy had an opportunity to go to Las Vegas. New York, and Washington enroute home from Egypt and Europe. Chuck was at Malmo, Sweden (attending the Board of Governor's meeting at The World Maritime University) and London (Council Meeting of the Intemational Mar-

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Capt, USN, arriving!

Parsons, Boyer and Cole

Dober, now that's a word you don't hear every day.

It's pronounced dober, rhymes with knob-er. It is a word first heard by this writer and other '60 Classmates on the football practice field in July or August 1956. It had, and still has, an unknown exact meaning. After close to forty years trying to make sense of it, the best guess is spirts, heart, energy, etc., as in, "Keep your dober up!" or good work, as in "Keep up the dober" as used above.

This was, and maybe still is, used regularly by only one adult that I know, (Is he still alive?) That is, excluding those of us who, on rare occasion of jocular use or in time of infinite boredom and a lack of things in the mail bag to present in this column, choose to resurrect this phenom of verbal acuity.

That person is Bo Coppedge '47, at the time Plebe football coach, and most recently USNA Athletic Director prior to the present one. Did he have any input in his own relief? Maybe dober explains it after all??

At least I know one thing. I'm still unsure of the exact meaning of all of this.

That's all Folks!! Keep the Momentum Rolling!

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Pres., Mr Jack Stevens Sec'y, Capt. Roger Onorati USN (Ret.) 1756 Point No Point Dr, Annapolis, Md. 21401 (410) 849-3812 (H); (301) 261-8862 (W) Happy Easter boys and girls! Spring, golf, and baseball season have finally arrived. Around Annapolis, the smell of crushed dingleberrys on Stribling Walk is in the air and only a few weeks remain until the current crop of Midshipmen shift uniforms to White Works! The Naval Academy Golf Links have never been in better shape, and I invite any of you fellow addicts (Gregor and Moynahan take note) to come back to Mecca for a round or two. 1 look forward to my beloved Phillies going all the way this year, now that they've canned "The Wild Thing," Mitch Williams, and sent him back to be with Mike Pestorious in Texas where he belongs. On to the Spring nooze!

Mail Call Due to the paucity of incoming mail this month (no doubt due to the fact that Ralph, my mailman, didn't see fit to put chains on his mail truck, so he spent the month at the bar of Rudy's Tavern rather than risking the icy trip down Point No Point Drive) I'm allowing the next letter to be printed, (1) because it's the only letter I got this month, and (2) because of an oath I took when our then Class prez, Jim Luper, sentenced me to be your Corresponding Secretary for Life. My charge was to give fair and equal treatment to letters from all Classmates, but to give certain Classmates more fair and equal treatment than others (figure that one out if you can.) The following missive from Steve Mayian puts my integrity (and better judgement) to the most strenuous test under both the spirit and letter of that oath. However, loyal scribe that I am, here it is produced verbatim; Roger, Roger, Roger You insist on playing into our hands . . , and we are forever grateful. Not only are the Ninth Company Raiders not "defunct" as you so crudely phrased it, we hereby serve notice on the "fictitious" Club 11 that we find your comments about us offensive, inappropriate, acerbic, and in generally poor taste. We hereby reply in kind.

As evidence of Club ll's ability and proclivity towards revelry, the recent Shipmate photo of the Morgan Wedding featuring some of you "party animals" was most unconvincing. To Wit: the father of the bride grinning because of the pending reduction in mouths to feed; you, of course grinning because you felt that you finally had some evidence that might indicate that Club 11 was not a figment of some overactive and warped imagination, (Do we detect a trace of spittle in the comer of your forced

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smile?) And , , , Kievit, Jones, and Luper looking as though they had been caught at a Tailhook convention with their pants up!

Look for us at the 35th . , , We'll be at your SIX!

Revelry: 9th Co, Raider style (is this a wake, or what?)

Thanks, Steve for your poignant letter Without it, I would not have had a column this month. On behalf of my Club 11 mates, I accept the gauntlet thrown down by the Ninth Company Raiders (NCR) and eagerly await the showdown at the 35th (you pick the date, we pick the libations.) By the way, I randomly selected some photos from my archives, to let our discriminating readers judge the evidence for themselves, and determine how convincing Steve's claims on who tops "the revelry scale" really are.

Seen and Heard Around Town Not much news from around town this month.

Most of January and February in the D.C. area has been spent digging out from the ice and snow. As I write this, another major East Coast snow storm is forecast, which means my mailman Ralph will probably be heading for Florida, so I'll have to deliver this by dogsled to our esteemed editor Planning for the 35th reunion is well underway with Bob McLaughlin carrying the torch. I hope to have some advance information for you in the next issue or two. A Class Executive Committee meeting in early February was cancelled due to . . . what else? . . .ice! Jeanne and Larry Lubbs had a small gathering at their home in January that included Judy

Bob Dennis sez "the Devil Made me do it"

i Prez Stevens presentsflowersto the hostess Revelry: Club 11 style!

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and me, and Lois and Jack Stevens, who was acting very Clinton-like. Gloria and Dave Stem became grandparents again in early February; a boy courtesy of Gloria's daughter, Karen. Ann and Bob Kelly also recently became grandparents for the first time courtesy of their daughter, Kathy Warren Hoppe left AlA to run a new business he bought. It does nationwide training and certification for computer network engineers and sells computer systems and components.

I got a car phone call from Raese "Suitcase" Simpson one day as he was traveling from St. Louis to Chicago. I think he was trying to get Rush Limbaugh, but got tired of waiting, so he called me to complain about the president and her husband. Bill Clinton. Suitcase also reported on a recent business trip to Las Vegas where he was in contact with, but did not actually record a live sighting of. Hank Hahn. Here's a message for Hank: If you read this column, please send a recent photo suitable for publication in a family-oriented magazine, so I can prove to all the skeptics out there that you actually exist.

Also, we're counting on you to attend the 35th reunion in September 1996, if for no other reason than to send the aforementioned Ninth Company Raiders back into the closet where they belong. There's no way they'll take on Club 11 if you show up.

They say "a picture is worth a thousand words."

The enclosed photos courtesy of Jane and Bob Westfall from the Class Christmas party held at their abode last December are therefore worth three thousand words, much to your relief, I'm sure.

Upcoming Local Class Events Washington area Class luncheons on 9 May and 11 July Parting Shots Let's hear some news from some of you derelicts out there in the hinterland, so I can keep the Class upto-date on national activities. I'm talking to the Neil Blocks, Ned Kuhns, Rod Homes, Doug Falconers, Chuck St. Laurents, Curt Holcombs, Ben Sottiles, Tommy Whites, George Worthingtons, and all other Class activists out there with stories to tell.

Your Classmates are counting on you to keep me out of print. Don't let them down.

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banker and woridwide traveller, working with such organizations as Price Waterhouse and the World Bank. Our deepest sympathies are extended to his wife Marcia and daughter Courtney and other members of his family. Classmates wishing to make a donation in Neil's honor should send it to: Community Food Cupboard c/o Brewster Funeral Service Manchester Center, Vermont 05255 Promotions Congratulations are in order to John LaPlante on his selection to Vice Admiral: Navy Rear Adm. John Baptiste LaPlante has been nominated for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as the Navy's Director for Logistics, Joint Staff, in Arlington, Va. Rear Adm. LaPlante, a graduate of Severn School, received a bachelor's degree in general engineering from the Naval Academy in 1962, He earned a Master's degree in intemational affairs from The George Washington University in 1973 and graduated from the Naval War College, Currentiy he is Vice Director for Logistics and Deputy Director for Mobilization, Johnt Staff, Previously assigned to the office of the Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy, he is a surface warfare officer whose many sea duty assignments have involved amphibious warfare. He has commanded ships four times, including tank landing ships SAN JOAQUIN and FLOYD COUNTY, dock

landing ship THOMASTON, and amphibious command ship CORONADO, During the Persian Gulf War, he commanded the largest Amphibious Task Force assembled for combat since the Korean War, including 43 ships with nearly 34,000 men and women.

His many awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Letters Buzz Hurst writes from San Diego that he finally did it!!! Here's the story: Although I talked with you by telephone before Christmas, I am still confirming in writing that I really have finally gotten married. On 4 December last, at Christ Episcopal Church in Coronado, the former Susan Edith Avilla took the plunge with me.

Two of my former roommates. Mike Smith and Steve Crooks (the 3rd, Don McRay, never can seem to find) plus two other Classmates, Brian Havey and John (L.) Baker were there as well.

Moreover, we are all 11th Co, Alunmi, so we had a mini-reunion of '62's Color Company, The photos were taken at the reception which we held at the "O"

Susan and Buzz Hurst and the entertainment Club at the Amphib Base at Coronado, Since Susan and I can, with some labor, trace our roots back to Scotland, we decided to eschew the usual mariachis for entertainment and instead had bagpipes and drums. The Class photo shows from left to right: Brian and Ann Havey, John Baker (Lois couldn't make the trip) Susan and me. Lucille and Steve Crooks and Barbara and Mike Smith, Susan is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Kaiser Hospital and I am the Fencing Master at a private fencing club here, the San Diego School of Fencing, Take care. These must be exciting times around the Yard.

Our Federal Judge, Roger Vinson, sent us the following note and photos: Just a note to report on the Pensacola contingent of '62, We always get together for the Army game, and I enclosed a couple of photos of those that gathered at our house last 4 December, Present were Pat and Jerry Crumley. Mary Anne and Pete Gingras, Cher and Tom Hefferanan. Tany and P. J. Jones. Martha and Don Krehely. Betty and Hank Richarde. Bill Thursby. Ellen and Roger Vinson and Nina and Barney Walsh. (Two of our regulars, Tom Brandon and J. R. Arthur, were missing , , .

I believe Tom went to the game) We also picked up a couple of non-'62ers, Dennis Shuman '64, whose wife teaches with my wife Ellen, and Rick Murray,

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Pres., RAdm. Stephen K. Chadwick USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Howard Pinskey RO. Box 3380, Annapolis, Md. 21403 Greetings From Annapolis!!!!

There's a great deal of activity around the Yard with great Navy Winter sports teams in action, visitors galore and investigations and soul searching of all sorts.

I'm certain our beloved Academy will emerge from this period much stronger and more resolute than before. Our institution represents ideals and values too great to be tarnished by actions of some present members.

In addition to the changes and revised procedures being suggested by Academy and Navy officials, it might be appropriate to bring the First Class back into Bancroft Hall and the Yard on a full time basis and reinstitute Plebe year!!!!!

Cornelius J. Fagan It is with great sadness that I inform the Class of the death of our Classmate and friend Neil Fagan.

Neil passed away on 11 February 1994 in Manchester.

Vermont after waging a struggle with cancer Neil served in Vietnam and upon leaving active duty received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business. While at USNA, Neil was captain of the soccer team in 1961-62. He was a corporate investment di Hurst reception in Coronado

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showing of a video made from movies taken in the Second Company during our midshipman years, with Bill Fitzgerald appearing prominently. Highlights included intramural sports. Hundredth Night 1963, and our graduation. Joining our Classmates was Al

my TACCO in VP-5 in the mid 1960s, Rick and Sherry retired in Annapolis , , , he claims to be the only member of the Alumni Association who never attended USNA, [ed. note: not even close.] They just happened to be enroute from Annapolis to SeatUe, via Florida, A few of our group drove over from nearby; Pete from Mobile, Bill from Fort Walton Beach and Hank from Pascagoula, Despite some spirited cheering from us, especially for Jason Van Meter, whose parents are friends and whom Ellen taught in third grade, thefinalscore was a great disappointment. Nevertheless we had a wonderful time and vowed to win in '94, To all our friends passing this way, the latch string is always out.

Bill Covington, living in Southem Pines, N . C sends us this note and some information about Mike Nash and his new career: Here is a little grist for your mill. I guess Mike has discovered that there is life after wearing a uniform for 30 years. Oddly enough, when I first retired in '88, I worked at this same small county airport— only I was a lineman, refueling and parking aircraft.

Kind of scares me when I think that only a few years later and I would have been working for Nash!! "A retired Navy captain has been employed as manager of the Moore County Airport, it was announced in a news release issued this week by Stuart R. Paine, chairman of the Moore County Airport Authority.

Michael A. Nash will assume his new duties on 11 January.

Capt. Nash brings 30 years of extensive aviation experience to his new position, according to Paine.

He has more than 5,000 hours as a pilot, has commanded an Aviation Wing consisting of 63 multiengine aircraft and over 2,800 personnel. He has been directly involved in key leadership positions in both aviation operations and maintenance.

Paine noted that almost 50 persons applied for the airport manager's position. This list was reduced to about 10 serious contenders, some of whom were personally interviewed.

"Moore County is exceptionally fortunate to have such exceptional candidates for these key jobs."

Paine said in the news release, Capt, Nash and his wife moved to Pinehurst following his retirement from the U.S. Navy in 1992.

Wardroom Contribution Our Class, longtime sponsors of the 15th Co. Wardroom, donated $500 to their wardroom fund last month. The money will be used to purchase training and leadership tapes and to make construction and decorative improvements to their wardroom. I toured the facility with the 15th Co. officer, Lt. Van Wormer and it appears to be in a much improved condition than last year. I made a contribution to Lt. Van Wormer in front of Mem Hall by our Class project of "Ripley at the Bridge" and his Navy Cross Citation.

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Green, a shipmate of Bill's aboard ROAN.

Several of our hardier Classmates arrived at the building way at 0500 Saturday to participate in the driving of the wedges to lift the ship onto the launching cradle which that aftemoon would slide down greased rails into the Kennebec River When the guests began assembling shortly before noon the temperature had risen into the 40's, and the clear skies gave everything an especially sharp, crisp appearance which locked the scene indelibly into everyone's memory. The two rows of VIP seating set aside for the Class of 1963—66 seats in all—werefilledto capacity. The Class and several of Bill's shipmates from ROAN were recognized during the ceremony. It was

The Pinsk and Lt, Van Wormer (Pinskey left)

Remembrance Fund Don't forget to send in a small donation to our Class remembrance fund. Twenty Classmates have supported this endeavor so far. The money will be used to send appropriate memorials to our departed Classmates and spouses or to help Classmates with special needs.

That's our Class news for this April 1994 Shipmate. Your Classmates really appreciate your letters and photos. It's important to keep in touch.

Until next time . . .

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Pres., Robert L. Harper Sec'y, Michael H. Shelley 9915 Natick Rd., Burke, Va. 22015 A brief, almost miraculous, break in this year's hard Winter provided a sunny sky and abnormally warm temperatures for the launching of FITZGERALD

at Bath Iron Works on 29 January. Our Classmates, the Fitzgerald family, and the many others who journeyed to Maine for the event enjoyed a thoroughly successful and profoundly inspirational day.

Many members of the Class of 1963 began that weekend with a dinner at the Daniel Stone Inn in nearby Brunswick on Friday night, organized by Bob LaGassa. A special feature of the evening was the

especially fitting that among the guests were three men from Bill's command in Viemam, whose lives he had saved by the courageous acts which led to his death.

The featured speaker at the ceremony was our Classmate VAdm. Dave Robinson, who was recognized by Senator Bill Cohen of Maine as the only other member of our Class to be awarded the Navy Cross. I'm glad to be able to share with you some excerpts from Dave's excellent speech; The christening of a ship carries with it special and unique significance. Those who go to sea have always named their ships. They've recognized and honored their relationship with the sea by giving their ships names intended to inculcate the spirit and tradition of their profession and calling on the oceans of the worid. It is an official baptism, timed to be the last act before a ship departs her secure place on land-locked ways and enters her life buoyed by the seas. She is launched and begins her history no longer just a number on a set of drawings, but baptized with a name and carrying with that name the spirit and quality of her future service to our country.

This ship is the eleventh of the ARLEIGH BURKE class. Each of these ships is named to honor sailors of special meaning to our Navy, Heroes and seamen all, they embody the highest standards of service to our Nation and Navy, No namesake is more fitting for a ship of this class than my friend and classmate Lieutenant William Fitzgerald, When Bill and 1 were Plebes together, the world was a very different place. It was 1959, Bill had already served as an enlisted man for three years after leaving his home in Montpelier, Vermont, for a life at sea. We were in the midst of the Cold War; the raising of the Beriin wall, the Cuban missile crisis, and Vietnam were all ahead of us.

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When we graduated. Bill went to sea on the destroyer CHARLES H, ROAN and married Betty Ann Dalton from Barre, Vt, Then, like so many of us, he was called to war in the Republic of Vietnam leaving behind Betty and two young daughters, August 1967 found him assigned to a Naval Advisory Group in the Military Assistance Command, serving with Vietnamese Navy Coastal Group 16 southeast of Da Nang. Here war found him and faced him with overwhelming odds.

We were fighting against the Viet Cong in those days, employing a blockade against arms movements—Operation Market Time, The Viet Cong had experienced setbacks over the previous months and in order to regain credibility in the countryside, they massed a series of attacks on U.S. and Vietnamese installations. Before dawn, two battalions assaulted Bill's base, vastly outnumbering the defenders. The spare words of Bill's citation for the Navy Cross he won that day paint an extraordinary picture of heroism and sacrifice. As the citation reads, "The enemy fire soon l)ecame too intense for the outnumbered base defense force to resist successfully and the Viet Cong completely overran the base. Aware that his bunker was the only remaining source of resistance. Lieutenant Fitzgerald requested an artillery barrage to be laid down on his own position and ordered his men to evacuate the base toward the river. He gallantly remained in the command bunker in order to provide cover fire for the evacuating personnel. Before Lieutenant Fitzgerald could carry out his own escape, he was fatally shot by the Viet Cong aggressors."

Bill's courage, indomitable spirit, and selflessness serve as the touchstones for this ship named in his honor. At the same time, the USS FITZGERALD will honor his sacrifice. His personal sacrifice and that of his family were extraordinary. His son. Neil Wade, was born just three weeks t)efore his death.

He indeed serves as an inspiration to us all, and I can think of no more fitting sponsor for this ship than Betty Ann Dalton Fitzgerald, Bill's wife. Her example of courage, spirit, and selflessness endows this ship equally with Bill's.

Such a legacy is altogether fitting for this most modem and capable warship. She was built to go in harm's way and prevail, reflecting the highest art of American technological ability and shipbuilding skill. She truly embodies the extraordinary advances we have witnessed in the thirty and one-half years since our graduation. But she remains a destroyer in thefinestsense of the term. This is a ship with tremendous capabilities andflexibility,able to fight up. down, and out. Her weapons are the most advanced in the world, capable of taking thefightto the enemy and equally capable of defending against great odds, American designers and the craftsmen of Bath Iron Works are producing an outstanding testament to our industrial skills and abilities.

They've made a jewel.

She was designed to defend our Nation against the enemy that as Midshipmen Bill and I thought we would fight some day. It was a calculating and powerful enemy, the Soviet Union, FITZGERALD and others of her class were, in tmth, designed to defeat an enemy who had built a world-class navy with alarming speed. It was a navy that seemed at one point capable of facing us with overwhelming odds.

It was an enemy capable of threatening our Nation's very existence and this ship was built to make that enemy doubt any chance of success in arms against us.

Today, we have put behind us this ominous threat of global war and the destruction of all nations. But it is no comfortable peace. Nations once clamped behind an Iron Curtain now struggle on an open stage to define their governments, their societies, even their borders. Nations once euphemistically called "clients" find themselves free actors before a critical audience and struggling to gain the freedoms and fulfill the obligations of truly sovereign states. It is an uncertain world faced with uncertain futures for millions of its citizens.

In this world, a ship such as FITZGERALD is needed more than ever. As she would have deterred an aggressive Soviet Union, she now deters those nations who would seek dominion over others through force of arms. She deters conquest and aggression and, in so doing. protects the peoples of the world.

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Deterrence is more than technical superiority, more than mere design and craftsmanship, more than the appearance of this ship on the oceans of the world. The essence of this destroyer's effectiveness is embodied in the name we are to christen her with today. Those who would do harm know the legacy of courage, spirit, and selflessness, the heroism in the name Fitzgerald, This will is the essence and strength of our Nation, this ship and Bill Fitzgerald. May it never waver.

The launching of FITZGERALD was flawlessly executed. Betty Fitzgerald, the ship's sponsor, broke the traditional bottle of champagne on the towering steel bow and watched proudly as the ship began her joumey toward decades of service in the cause of freedom. The keel entered the water precisely on schedule—one minute from high tide.

Following the ceremonies, Bath Iron Works hosted a gala reception at the Atrium Inn. It was there that our Class President, Bob Harper, presented plaques of our Class crest to Betty Fitzgerald and, for the ship's wardroom, to PCO Gary Hoist '77. That evening, Anne and Ron Calhoun hosted our Classmates and their ladies at a wonderful party at their home in Bath. Ron's an executive with Bath Iron Works, and he and Anne pulled out the stops to ensure that the Class of 1963 entourage was well treated. Many thanks!

Just a few days later, I received this note from Betty Fitzgerald: At the wedge-driving some of Bill's Classmates spoke with the children and me, and others later approached us at the reception. It was a very emotional time for all who attended. The plaque you gave us with the Class of 1963 crest will join other cherished items on our wall, Please relay our thanks to everyone in your Class, You guys are one terrific bunch! It was a great way of honoring Bill, We wish we could thank each and every one of you personally, I hope to see you all at the ship's commissioning.

That event is tentatively scheduled for mid-1995.1 have heard that it may be held in Newport.

The parents of a Maine-native colleague of mine at the Library of Congress spotted a piece about the launching in the 6 February edition of the Portland Maine Sunday Telegram and relayed it for our information. 1 phoned the author, editorial page editor George Neavoll, and he kindly gave persmission for a reprint of the article which appeared under the headline, "Maine-built ship salutes a hero. Bath Iron Works' new Aegis destroyer honors a Vietnam warrior" Here it is, edited to avoid duplicating other parts of this month's column: The great steel ship loomed over the crowd at the Bath Iron Works launch site, its nautical flags rattling in the stiff, cold breeze and the red and white bunting at its prow accenting the gleaming gray hull. Afteraweekof storms, the day was bright, and an air of gaiety prevailed along the banks of the broad Kennebec, It was a day made for a ship launching.

In a ceremony that was part of naval "traditions that are older than the nation that this ship will defend," as Rep, Tom Andrews said, the mighty FITZGERALD (DDG-62) was dedicated and christened and sent down the ways. The 505-foot warship is the seventh Aegis destroyer in the ARLEIGH BURKE class built by Bath Iron Works, Maine's rwo U,S, senators were there, as was Vice Adm, David Robinson, Naval Surface Force Commander of the U,S, Pacific Fleet, DarlaNorris, manager of special initiatives for the shipyard, struck a blow for Bath Iron Works women by being the first woman in shipyard history to conduct a launching ceremony.

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Betty Ann Fitzgerald, widow of the ship's namesake, Lt. William Fitzgerald, then swung the bottle of champagne that christened the ship and started the new destroyer sliding into the water. As the Bath Municipal Band played Anchors Aweigh. many an eye glistened in the midday sun. It felt good to be an American and to be living in a State that makes ships like that. It feels good to live in a New England that makes men like Bill Fitzgerald—an authentic American hero. His story is told in Brown Water Black Berets: Coastal and Riverine Warfare in Vietnam, a Naval Institute Press book by Thomas J, Cutler, Neil Wade Fitzgerald, the youngest of the couple's three children, was only three weeks old when the news arrived of his father's death. The other children, Lynda Kay and Penni Lyn, also were small. Another daughter. Candy Jean, was bom to Betty Ann Fitzgerald and Donald Jarvis Sr. All four children joined their mother at the launching ceremony.

The story of William Fitzgerald and his family is an American story because it is about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. The tall, quiet Vermonter didn't set out to be a war hero, but when death looked him in the face, he knew what he had to do and he did it without hesitation. He literally laid down his life for his men, and as the scriptures say: "Greater love hath no man than this." After his death at the age of 29, his dear widow took on the challenges that suddenly were thrust upon her, and met them equally heroically. Raising her young family by herself, she showed a strength of character and a courage that are evident today. When Buzz Fitzgerald, president of Bath Iron Works, said that Betty Ann had made him an honorary family member, it was plain that he was very proud of that—and one could see why, "The fact that this ship honors a hero of the Vietnam War is a tribute to all those who fought and died for freedom in a distant part of the world," said Sen, Bill Cohen, Indeed it is, and veterans of that war can be glad their fight for freedom now will be memorialized through what Maine's other senator. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, called this "state of the art vessel that will set the standard of excellence at sea," As it protects the peace, may none of its weapons ever be fired in anger. If they are, however, let the aggressor know that in the world of ships and men, they don't come any better than the FITZGERALD. Jim Ring, President of the Class of 1963 Foundation, has sent his letter to the Class: The most successful Class Foundation in the Academy's history continues to build on its success with the conclusion of the 30th Reunion Fund Drive.

As you recall, the fund drive consisted of goals of $50,000 donation to the Alumni Association to fund educational grants for the USNA faculty and $300,000 to fully fund the Foundation's Memorial Grant Program through 1998. In addition, the Class had a goal of a $50,000 donation lo the Alumni Association to help in the construction of Alumni Hall.

The Alumni Association administered the latter program and reported receiving nearly $65,000 in donations from our Classmates.

In addition, we received $282,000 in pledges and donations to fully fund the Foundation through 1998, The 12th Company, led by Mario Fiori, was the leader with nearly $30,000 in pledges and donations, but the 6th Company (Bill Hughes) and 18th Company (Tom Reemelin) were not far behind.

Other Companies that exceeded their goals, in order, were the 3rd, 20th, 9th, 24th. 2nd, and the 17th, My heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated, gave, or pledged.

Though we are $18,000 short of our goal, our projections indicate that we are fully funded through 1998, because we have had fewer children enter the program than projected. Because of this, I have declared a Fund Drive Moratorium and you will not receive any calls for donations this year. It is very important that everyone fulfill their pledges and I will remind you about them in December of each year.

Finally, I want to share with you our year-end operating statement and balance sheet. We had our best year in receipt of donations and we arefirmlyin the black for die first time.

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Balance sheet as of December 31,1993 Assets Insured Money Market Account $30,602 MertiU Lynch Portfolio (at market) 120,465 $151,067 ¥ iahilit^OG JLila uui l i e s

Scholarship Commitments Net Worth Operating Statement Income Donations Fund Drive Raffle (approximate) Investments Total Income Expenses Scholarship Assistance Administrative Expenses (printmg. postage, andfidelitybond) USNA Alumni Memorial Donation Fund Drive Raffle Prize Total Expenses Net Income

$47,410 $103,657 $86,331 15,000 8,344 $109,675 35,666 2,314 50,000 7,500 $95,480 $14,195

That about wraps tilings up for tiiis month, my friends. This is the first column we've had without a photo in quite a while. I expect that the next issue will have some pictures from the Bath weekend that weren't available in time for this issue's deadline. We welcome picmres you'd like to share with your Classmates, so send them along to me. Other than good taste (by now all of us should know what that is) the only editorial restriction—occasionally relaxed in the case of ships, monuments, and the like—is that the picttire should include at least one USNA Alumnus/a. You'll note that our report includes no letters from our Classmates. That leaves me living uncomfortably close to the editorial edge. Help! Let me hear from you pronto!

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Pres., RAdm. Robert Sutton USN Sec'y, Robert L. Gault c/o Allen Photo Service 2800 Shirlington Rd., Arlington, Va. 22206 FAX 703 578-1116 Despite waiting until the last possible second to write this month's column, we have come up empty on the mail front. We did receive the following short fax from Geoff Kirkland to set me straight on Davidson College; I received the December issue oi Shipmate yesterday and could not respond to your questions concerning Davidson College (see below). On behalf of all Charlotte USNA Alunmi, we are happy to note that Davidson College, located in a small community of the same name just north of Charlotte, is a very highly regarded private college that is regularly rated by Newsweek magazine as one of the best private colleges in the country. Of probably more interest to the Class of '64, one of the leaders (cocaptain, acwally) of the successful 1993 Davidson football team is none other than John Dalton, the son of our own Secretary of the Navy.

On a related note, I plan to write a longer letter in the near future for our Shipmate column, but I thought you might like to be ready for a possible call from SecNav. Beat Army!

To all those Davidson Alumni who may have been offended by any disparaging statements a couple of months ago . . . please accept my sincere apologies.

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Thanks Geoff for that juicy tidbit. John Dalton did not call, but thank heaven I'm not looking for advancement in a Navy career My feeble attempts at Naval greamess ended back in 1970 when my brain was pronounced dead.

At the most recent Class Executive Board meeting, several topics were discussed which should be of interest to all of you. First and foremost . . . responses to the recent advance registration request for the 30th reunion are coming in slower than anticipated. Please don't wait until the last minute to register for the 30th. These events are so much fun, you don't want to be left out. If your first time back with the gang will occur at die 30th, you're in for a real treat.

Another topic of great interest to all hands is the Class project. Afinancialreport shows a balance of $47,376.16 in the fund as of 1/28/94. A total of $150,000 is needed to permanendy endow the program. Please consider a gift if you have not afi-eady contributed to the project. The ethics book will be released in March 1994, just prior to the time you will see this article in Shipmate. Gordie Clow and many others deserve a hearty well done!!

Steve Claassen is contemplating the release of the next update of the 1964 "Networker" to coincide with the 30th reunion. The "Networker" is another excellent Class project thanks to the fine efforts of Steve Claassen and John Garber.

The final item of news this month is about Jack Mumaw. Jack was recently selected for his second star and was frocked in a ceremony at Naval Reserve Readiness Command Region One in Newport, R.I.,

by RAdm. Thomas F. Hall, Commander, Naval Reserve Force. Congratulations Jack, from all of us!

Please be kinder to your old C S . next month . . .

See Ya Then.

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92122-5734 (619) 453-4317 (H); (619) 573-8820 (O) Well gang, much to report—especially since I screwed up and missed the deadline for last month's Shipmate. Alas! Jack "Skip" Moore was out in San Diego in January for the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Assoc, (AFCEA) conference. I missed seeing him there; however, he was representing his new company. General Kinetics, Inc., who purchased the company Skip had been working for— Verdix Corporation Secure Products Division. Skip oversees the marketing for secure local area networks (LANs); his new phone number at General Kinetics is 800 753-0706. Skip asked that I pass on that once again that glutton for punishment, Pete Gness, is revving up the Reunion Preparation engine for our 30th.

Pete has asked that those of you planning to attend start sending in deposits of about $100 or so every quarter towards the expected $900 price tag for the entire reunion package. If we all send in some cash now it will go into interest bearing accounts and possibly reduce this price. So start throwing some bucks Pete's way at 393 Forest Beach Drive, Annapolis, Md. 21401. Call Skip if you have questions.

My ol' runnin' mate (and now co-scribe for this esteemed column) Fred Berthrong "celebrated" his 50th a couple of months ago up in Moraga, Calif.

Surprise B-day, attended by Joan and Pete Robinson. I also happened to run into Pete over the holidays, and he looked and was doin' great. Nice photo and note from Tom Dames, who, as a 1-star, is now

Commander, Adantic Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Pictured in the photo are Tom, Mike Coyle, Pacific Reel Maintenance Officer stationed in Pearl Harbor, and Paul Robinson who runs the Ship Maintenance and Modemization Division in OpNav. These three Flag types were brought together to participate in the Naval Logistics 2001 Wargame in Newport in January.

Phil Ferrara wrote a note and enclosed a photo of the Dave Neals and the Ferraras watching the last Army-Navy game on the tube at the Ferraras in Philly. Dave, Linda Ferrara, Phil and Judy Neal are shown left to right just as thefieldgoal attempt (that could have won it!!) was made. Note Judy Neal's intense excitement—is she asleep, or what? Following the game, the Neals and Ferraras softened the blow by taking in the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes Christmas show. Phil's address is 798 Trout Run Drive, Malvem, Penna. 19355.

From Craig Clark's Christmas letter: The 1993 merging of the Hawns and Clarks brought many changes for their families. Craig and Jan Hawn have been friends since age 12, having grown up in East Texas. They were married in May. Jan is a grad of S.M.U. and has lived in many areas of the U.S. On 13 March, Jan's daughter Katy was also married in Dallas. Both Katy and her new husband. Chuck Massoud, are grads of S.M.U. and are living in Dallas. In August Craig's daughter Cantrell left to attend Northem Arizona Univ. in Flagstaff, and his son, William, started 8th grade in San Diego. Their Rancho Santa Fe home in Califomia now consists of Craig and Jan, Scott (Jan's son), William and their Sheltie Collie. Craig is president of C. W. Clark, Inc., a San Diego-based commercial real estate company.

The Katzes also sent along their annual letter: Marhaba (Hi!)—where did 1993 go? Sharon and Doug are still happily residing in Bahrain after a very imique year. We just aren't sure what happened to the days. January started with Iraq acting up again, and on one evening while we were hosting the Chief of the Supply Corps and two other Admirals at our house for dinner, Doug calls and says he'll be a little late. He ends up launching over 40 Tomahawk missiles, plus aircraft, before showing up for dessert. Tbms out, it was just the beginning of a very busy year as we have had canier battie groups, amphibious ready groups and support ships in and out of the Gulf continually ever since, along with their Flag officers, VIPs and friends from all walks of life. We've also entertained and been wined and dined on an almost continuous basis. It's been a great challenge for Doug, too, with moving ashore after his flagship LASALLE left for an overhaul in April, and developing a new command, control and communications architecmre for the Naval Forces Central Command, launching another strike against Iraq in June, Somalia, constant negotiations with Theater countries, and of course, the never ending struggle for assets and resources. Except for occasionally running low on energy, he still says, "Where could it possibly get any better!"

As for Sharon, she's discovered a whole new way of life: majilis with the Amir and Crown Prince's wives, teas with the diplomatic community and constant social functions. She's also been working in family service areas, establishing an Ombudsman program and creating an infrastructure to support Bahrain's growing military family population.

Needless to say, we're very excited about the stability and enhanced quality of life our families have brought to the Island.

This year we've also done a considerable amount of traveling, fromreturningto the States briefly for a conference in May, trips to Egypt, Djbouti, Saudi, Oman, UAE, Kuwait and even Pakistan. We have more souvenirs from each than we will ever be able to get back to the U.S.; coffee pots, chests, furniture, and yes, even a FEW carpets , , , Afraid we are Arabized!!—well, a little anyway Our children are doing super—Doug's definition: they've hardly needed a penny the entire year!

Rob completed a great tour onboard SAN JACINTO, finishing up with a few months in Northern Europe.

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visited more unique places in the world in less than three years at sea than Doug has in his entire career.

As this is written, Rob is headed for graduate school in Monterey, Calif, Erica and her husband, Nat— can you believe this —left Blacksburg, Va,, this past Summer as Nat was completing his Master's thesis. Both got terrific jobs in Sharon and Doug's hometown of Bluefield, W.V We are still in shock, but they have a nice home, lots of friends, and plenty of room for all their dogs.

To conclude, we are certainly not bored, are still smiling, and hope we are making a positive impact on govemments, militaries, and people in this truly captivating part of the world. All the best and have a wonderful holiday season! Doug and Sharon

Have some excerpts from a few more Christmas letters to pass on. First, Carole and Preston "Fitz" Fitzgerald checked in with news that Fitz has been very busy with his new job. He's still teaching kindergarten, but he's added the responsibilities of being principal of a small private pre-school. His preschool stays open year round as most of the parents both work. He gets involved in plarming themes and schedules, field trips and other special events for the whole school, so that with the teaching, he's working real hard—but enjoying it a lot. Son Bob is still with AT&T, working on defense projects, mostly with the Navy. Son Preston will befinishingup his Industrial Engineering degree at Virginia Tech in May. He's networking, trying to line up employment for when he graduates. Son Bradley is now in the 10th grade and is a dedicated surfer and getting interested in snow boarding. Fitz saw Jeff Lewis at a conference in Virginia and his other roomie, Gary Laughlin, stopped for a visit late last year while he was coordinating the renovation of Disney's.

Speaking of Gary Laughlin, his Xmas newsletter revealed that Gary got his first taste of really cold weather last Winter while working on a cmise ship drydocking project in Newport News, Va. The good news was that Gary and Bonnie shortly thereafter were relaxing on the very same cruise ship in the Bahamas. In March, son Scott was married in the Laughlin's backyard in San Diego and in June, daughter Kristen graduated from the teacher's graduate program at the University of San Diego. She taught summer school and is substimting at local San Diego high schools and plans to get married this year.

While Gary spent most of the Summer riding cruise ships to the Bahamas as part of his project to assist the cruise ship company with onboard operations, Bonnie was busy providing consulting to parents with kids bound for college. She was elected President of the Westem Association of College Counselors and traveled to various conventions and conferences last year. She continues her private college counseling on weekends and evenings after regular counseling work at Torrey Pines High Scliool.

Daughter Kim has been seeking out a city planning job and looking at graduate school opportunities. As of this writing, Gary hasfinishedhis cruise ship project and is involved in another project. Shown in the photo are the Laughlin ladies, Jill (Scott's wife), Bonnie, Kim and Kristen, with Scott, Gary and Greg (Kristen's fiancee) in the back.

Finally, Peggy and Pepper Ingram checked in over the holidays. Their son, Culpepper III, graduated from West Point in May. After completing Cavalry Scout Training at Ft. Knox, 2 Lt. pepper will be assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Cavalry Regiment with the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division of the Rapid Deployment Force. What a mouthful! Pepper continues to succeed as a Farm Bureau Insurance Agent, his third career He was one of the Top 10 agents in Florida again in 1993. Peggy is really busy with her position at Levi's. Her 33 stores include the highest volume department store in the U.S. Daughter Catherine enjoyed a great year as an honor roll eighth grader. In the photos we see Culpepper III in his WooPoo graduation uniform.

Have some updates to the directory that Jeff Lewis kindly sent along. Fred and I will start passing those on next month. Hope you folks all have a great Spring. Cheers, Dave.

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Pres., Capt. Fred F Moosally, Jr. USN East Coast Sec'y, Cdr Mike Baird USN (Ret.) 63 Franklin St., Annapolis, Md. 21401 West Coast Sec'y, Robert G. Johnson, Jr. 30011 Ivy Glenn, Suite #124, Laguna Niguel, Calif. 92677 What a Winter! I'm really grateful to be through it.

Hope everyone else isfinallydigging their way out of the ice and snow. Before I get into the usual Class information, I ask you to please note the Last Call article about Doug Lynch this issue. I thank Gary Fiske for providing the information to me. He and Bill McBride have been very helpful in assisting Doug's family and friends.

Karin and Dave McElvein sponsored a Class party last October at theu- home and got a great response.

Dave provided some terrific pictures. Thefirstphoto shows (left-to-right front row) Charlie Votava, Tony Franzitta, Charlie Pfeiffer, and Ed Futch; (left-toright backrow) Mike Meloney, Mick Hoff, Ed Carlson, Ken Hoff, Dave, and Skip Allen. Dave is planning another function once the decent weather retums. If you move into the area, call him at 804 552-0515 so he can get you on his mailing list for events. Thanks Dave!

Susan and Al Bniggeman decided to co-celebrate their 50th birthday parties, and couldn't think of one good reason to do it in Chicago in January, so they went to Key West, Fla. They had 35 friends show up to help them celebrate. The fun tiegan with a sunset

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Al Bruggeman's 50th Celebration cruise on STARS and STRIPES (the Americas Cup winner). They then proceeded to the Raw Bar for dinner, and to Margarittaville to party hearty. Pictured on the yacht are (left-to-right) John Klein '64, Cliff Weise, Ed McBride '63, Al, and Chuck Waterman. John Klein was stationed in Naples, Italy with Al, Cliff was a sword bearer in Al and Susan's wedding and a former "wife" at Navy, Ed McBride was Al's Firstie, and Chuck and Al were high school classmates.

Chuck now lives down the street from Al. To top it off, Al says that Jimmy Buffett didn't show up, but Kelly McGillis did, and she bought them several drinks at the bar Congratulations Al and Susan, and thanks for the news Al. Just a couple of heads-up items for general Class information. First, this marks Fred Moosally's fifth year as Class President, and the cycle has come around again to elect a president for another five-year term. According to Article V.l.A. of our Class Charter, proper notification of the election shall be made in a Shipmate Article; a deadline date for submission of nominating petitions with the signatures of 15 members of the Class Association will be established, and the election conducted by mail; and notification of the results will be made through Shipmate.

The deadline for submitting nominations is 15 May 1994. Please provide them to me, Mike Baird, at my Charlie and Sharon Votava, Mike and Lynn Meloney, Charlie and Peggy Pfeiffer, Ken and Doreen Off, Skip and Allison Allen address in the masthead for this column. Obtaining 15 signatures can be difficult for some of you, if you don't have enough Classmates local to you, or if you don't have phone numbers to obtain mail-in signatures. Those who can get the requisite signatures locally or can get them by mail, should. Those who lack the information to contact other Classmates can call me 410 263-6985 (H) or 410 266-4749 (W). The Executive Committee will appoint a Nominating Committee to review the list and contact the nominees to ensure they are willing to fulfill the duties of president, if elected. The second item is the 1994 fundraising drive for the Foundation. This year, our anticipated obligations for support are $45,980. Next year is almost as much at $39,500, so we need your continued support. The mailing should be out in May. For those of you who would like to send information in, here are some deadlines for Shipmate articles.

These are deadlines when I must have the article at the Shipmate office; March 28 (for May issue); May 2 (for June issue); June 20 (for July/August issue); July 25 (for September issue); August 29 (for October issue); September 26 (for November issue); October 31 (for December issue); and December 19 (for January/ February 1995 issue).

That's it for this issue. My thanks to all who contributed to our news, and please keep it up. Don't forget about the Class plaques that Chuck Grutzius Mick and Trudy Hoff, Ed Carlson and Debbie, Dave and Karin McElvein, Ed and Glenda Futch; frontâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Tony and Linda has. They not only make a smart looking gift, they Franzitta provide a donation to the Foundation. Until May, all the bestâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Mike!

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Pres., Cdr David E. Church USN (Ret.) Sec'y, LCol. Jim McNeece USMC (Ret.) 4832 Solomon Dr., Annandale, Va. 22003 It's absolutely amazing the feelings I encounter as 1 read mail from folks. I get letters from guys whose kids are trooping off to college, and I feel a close kinship. That's what my kids are doing. I hear from guys whose kids are (believe it or not) starting pre-school, and 1 feel old. That's what my kids were doing. Then, 1 get a fax from Mike Todaro: My three year old grandson. David Louis, has a new sister, my second grandchild, Rebecca Dorothy, bom 18 February 1994 at 7:57 p,m, to my daughter Michelle and son-in-law Danny Kremer, She's a doll , 7 pounds 1 oz . . . 20 inches.

One day they will be quite proud to see the announcement in Shipmate.

Boy, do I feel young again! Sorry, Mike, but I gotta be honest here. Really, though, congratulations to you . . . and to Mom and Dad . . . and welcome aboard to Rebecca Dorothy from the Class of '67!!

For you f ball fans, I have a piece here released by USNA Sports Information. Doug Williams, former Washington Redskins quarterback and MVP in Super Bowl XXII "has been named as assistant football coach at the Naval Academy, head coach George Chaump announced . . . Williams will coach the Midshipmen running backs." That has nothing whatsoever to do witii our Class, but I thought it was kinda interesting.

Jim Barrett called up and left a lengthy message on my machine. He quit his job, sold his house in Mt. Vemon, Va., and he and Lin moved to St. Michaels, Md., to open Barrett's Bed and Breakfast. "Starting a new business is a challenge," quoth he. I can believe it. He said they have seven rooms, all with fireplaces and Jacuzzis in two of them. His address is PO Box 279 in St. Michaels with a 21663 Zip (he said street addresses don't count in a burg that small . . . I understand that, coming from my little home town).

Phone numbers are 410 745-5827 at the house; 410 745-3322 at the B&B where they spend most of their waking hours I'm sure.

I received a missing person report two weeks ago.

An old friend was looking for Bob (Ramjet) Ramsay, who had allegedly dropped off the face of the earth. I was about to agree with that assessment, having had no luck tracking him down . . . but 1 leamed that Larry Johnson had been his relief in NavAir Larry checked with his wife (that's his OWN wife, not Ramsay's) and came up with an address. Why is it it's our wives who are always bailing us out? How do they know all this stuff? At any rate, turns out Bob is in Bremerton, Wash. Don't know what he's doing, but his address is 1430 Decatur Ave, Qtrs J, Zip 98310-5502. Phone is 206 373-8506.

The 3rd Annual Dark Ages Party is history. It was a good party, too, at the Army-Navy Country Club on 25 February. Pete Nanos honchoed the thing and got it off the ground. He and Joanne did a super job from making arrangements to selling drink tickets. I guess there were about sixty people there. Dave Church will undoubtedly put a list in here someplace. He has the logbook with all the names in it. Pete Phelps gave us an update on the September gathering in San Diego. You should have all gotten a mailing of some sort by now explaining details and asking preferences. If you didn't get that, drop me or Dave or Pete a line . . . or call. Make your hotel reservation now at 1-800-Kona-Kai. Pete also said that Slummers West meets on the third Thursday of each month, but they're sorta at loose ends for a meeting place right now. If you're in the area, give him a call to see where they are meeting that particular week. His number is 619 275-5337. His address is 4902 Southcrest Ave., San Diego, Calif. 92110-1244.

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And in the topic of Slummers West, here's the latest report, courtesy of the electronic wizardry of Phil Guy: Hope the world is treating you well. We had our "Slummers West" meeting on 17 February, The usual good time was had by all, Pete Phelps led the motiey crew of Bob Ryan, Ted Stearns, Ted Witt, Mike Robertson. Bob Lang. Norm Hapke and me, I'm pretty sure I have all the suspects this time, 1 asked them to write their names down, that way I can remember over the weekend! Some of us even have jobs now, Pete Phelps is CinCParty, Ted Stearns is trying to decipher the world of car rentals, Mike Robertson is coordinating with the Alumni Assn,, so we don't reinvent the wheel. I'm the oracle.

The entertainment looks something like this: Friday night social; Saturday afternoon tailgate at Jack Murphy Stadium, The game follows at 5 pm, Sunday will be the big dinner/dance, and Monday is Labor Day, This is all tentative right now.

Not much personal news to report, Pete is pleased with his just completed remodeling job. He now has a phone next to his toilet. Does that mean he does his best thinking there?

Have we got any Classmates in Durango, Colo.?

I'm thinking of bailing out of San Diego after the game next Fall. I'd appreciate any contacts. Talk to you next month.

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The answer to that question, Phil is . . . not according to my data base . . . but I list a dozen Classmates in other parts of Colorado. I'll send you a list of what I have.

After all the time Steve Israel and I have spent playing phone tag here and in Florida, he showed up at the party He gave me his business card, and I was about r- let it go at that. . . but I ttirned the card over and he had, in really small letters, written the following: 24th Company Rm. 4425 had a reunion at the Dark Ages Party, Wash., D.C. Pat Hansen, System Engineer, Wash., D.C; Al Toppelberg, Wash,, D,C., Attorney; Steve Israel, Consultant, Oriando, Fla, Missing Tom Leiser, IBM Fla, That's pretty good. I've read books that don't say diat much. Speaking of . . . I can't wait to read the next one I have here.

See, early in the evening I loaned Wayne Savage .:iy notepad and pen because he wanted to write down a tale. I had to go put the squeeze on him because it was getting late and I needed my pen back. But, here's the result of his efforts: I had the distinct opportunity to do something we have not done in twenty-seven years. I spent 14 February 1994 with my Classmates! Six of us spent Valentine's Day at the Navy's Acquisition Symposium with ASN(RDA), USD(ACQ) and a bunch of other "ILLUMINARIES." (To translate, that's Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition . . . jm) In attendance were Bill Belden, Program Manager for Defense Suppression Systems (HARM Missiles); Tom Bowler, Program Manager DDG-51; Bill Cobb, Chief of Staff AEGIS Program; Donna Richbourg (wife of Bill Richbourg), Assistant PEO in the ASW shop; Wayne Savage, Program Manager for the Tomahawk Cruise Missile; Dick Scott, Program Manager for Special Mission and Support Aircraft; and Pete Nanos, Technical Director for the Submarine SPO. No Valentine dances were exchanged . . . we could not remember who was supposed to lead and Mrs. Marshall was not there.

Give me a call if this is not coherent . . . four bourbons and water do not help . . . love, Wayne.

Wayne tried out that line about Mrs. Marshall on me and I cracked up. Remember dance lessons? I leamed to cha-cha during December over in the LA Area. To this day, the only way I would know which direction to tum is to remember where the Christmas tree was! Always mm toward the Christmas tree, no matter whether you're dancing toward the Reflecting Pool or toward Bancroft.

Ed Blackwood sent me a set of pictures taken at Alumni House during the Army-Navy game party. A couple of tiiem point out the contrast between the thrill of victory (after a Navy touchdown, no doubt) and the agony of defeat. There's also one of Ed obviously taken while he was in a state of regression.

Who else can still fit into Full Dress Blue?

And . . . the quiz of the month, what with all the cheating scandal going on at the Academy and all.

Break out your '67 Lucky Bag, mm to page 73, read the facing page, then drop me a line and tell me what you remember about the "alleged grade fixing" and the "marijuana incident." So far, nobody remembers . . .

That's i t . . . goodnight . . . Jim

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Pres., RAdm. (Sel) Kendell M. Pease USN Sec'y, Leo Kuehn 531 Wilson Rd., Annapolis, Md. 21401 Pretty light column this month guys. That means no mail! Now if you live on the East Coast, especially from about D.C. north, I can understand it. We sort of received more than our normal share of Winter from Mother Nature this year. There are some places that may still be digging out of the snow come June!

So Lean understand you guys living in this part of the country spending most of your free time shoveling snow and ice. But what about the rest of you?! Anyway, it doesn't give me much to write when I don't hear from any of you . . .

I do have a little news to pass on, picked up via the grape vine, phonecons, the trusty printed media, and such. First off, my apologies to Bill Moore for not acknowledging last montii that his name was also on the Flag list. Congratulations, Bill.

As you've probably read more than you like, USNA has had some problems with at least the perception that the Mids may not be following the Honor Concept as should be expected. All this coming to light over a cheating incident with an EE exam. Well I have no intention of getting into any discussion on the issue in this column other than to report that according to the local paper, our own Mike Hagee is to be assigned back here to work with the Mids and staff on honor, ethics, and such. Look forward to seeing another '68er back in the area and I'm sure Mike will do a great job.

There was a local luncheon held in Crystal City in early February Unfortunately I was unable to attend but Karl Mahumed was kind enough to hold muster and send me a copy of the attendees. They included: Karl, John Mayer, Mac Ogilvie, Kevin Reardon, Chris Chisholm, Mitch Brown, Auggie Billones, Bill Center, Karl Krumbholz, Bob Eberth, Dick Evert, Al Linberger, Steve Erb, Jim Cullen, and Jim Niehus. The next two area luncheons will be on 7 April and 2 June. We are now meeting at the Crystal Gateway Marriott at about 1145. Luncheon is buffet style and usually runs about $11.00. Try to make it if you're in the area.

Chip Emery

Kurt and Martha Shaniz and Dick Evert

Who is Ed Blackwood trying to kid?

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Marianne Josephson, Alice Barrow, Ruth Brown (front); Josephson, Mcllvaine, Barrow, and Brown (all 1-r) D.C; and Steve Josephson, a retiring Reserve commander, is working for Hamilton Corporation in Hartford, Conn. Norm will be working as an instructor at Newport until July and then transfer to Beaufort, S.C, where he'll serve as Command Chaplain for Marine Air Group 31. Thanks for sharing the good news with us. Norm. See you all at the 25th!

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Ifinallyincluded some 25th Reunion pictures with this month's column. Hopefully the editors will be able to fit them all in. Thanks to Jim Hurston and Kate Burda for taking them and passing them on for inclusion in Shipmate. They did send more and perhaps we'll get them into an album for viewing at future Class functions.

Lastly, I received a call from Al Burda the other day. Al noted that this June-July will be the 30th anniversary of our induction. He was suggesting an informal gathering one day close to the actual anniversary to include a Class "Run" around the perimeter of the Yard and perhaps some other fun events. Anybody interested can call Al at 410 224-1178 (evenings and weekends).

That does it for this month. Please don't forget your Class scribe with news of what you're doing.

Classmates you've seen, etc. Enjoy your Spring and stay well . . . Leo

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Pres, Fred Hall Sec'y, Cdr Royal Connell USN (Ret.) 210 Claude St., Annapolis, Md. 21401 Greetings all! Happy Spring, and may the ice storms and the earthquakes be all behind us.

I spent a week in Norfolk last February and had the chance to partake of the hospitality of Tom Otterbein, CO of NASHVILLE. I took my NJROTC Cadets down to see the Navy sights and wangled an overnight stay on the ship for them. He also went out of his way to help us with a tour of GEORGE WASHINGTON. For both, we thank you Tom. Rich Hastings sent some late news delayed from last May, to ensure his passage of the Bar Exam. He sends a photo of his graduation from Washington and Lee School of Law. The good looking ones in the picture are wife Susie, daughter Carey and son Lee

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Pres., William H. Newton IH Sec'y, Steve Hudock 6006 Woodlake Lane, Alexandria, Va. 22310 Not a whole lot of mail streaming in here to write about, but we'll give it a shot.

Chaplain Norm Brown dropped a note from Jamestown, R.I., where he and Ruth hosted a 29th Company reunion last Veteran's Day, which was reported on earlier by Ron Barrow. Norm indicated Ron will be heading for Bremerton to assume command of ROANOKE. He noted that Winn Price is the Director of Foreign Military Sales for Bath Iron Works in Maine, as well as a Capt. in the Naval Reserve.

He also told us Mike Morgan is the Deputy at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; Jim Mcllvaine is VP of a small engineering company in Washington,

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Stuart. They are all in Lexington, Va., and have been since he retired in 1990. He managed to find an estabUshed lawyer down there who needed some help so they just stayed. The practice is a general one, handling practically anything from speeding, and shoplifting to divorces, custody and contract disputes, and real estate. He finds the diversity pleasant but confesses moments of panic akin to those of an ensign. They really love the area and the small town atmosphere, I for one envy you Rich.

It seems every time I run into brother Ed '69,1 get a letter from Steve Bannat. This is no exception.

Steve writes from Virginia Beach where he is working for the Navy Family Service Center as a Transition Manager In that capacity, he goes to the Hampton Roads Alurrmi businessman's networking meetings. At a recent breakfast, tiiey had Mike Charley come in to talk. Mike is an executive recruiter there. For those of you in that area, they meet on the third Wednesday of the month from 0700-0830, call Steve at 804 444-2102 for details.

George Sauer is still the Supply Officer at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, but he will be job hunting this Summer. Ben Welch, Grant Thorpe and Mike Casey are all either at NavSup in D . C , or just recentiy left there. Ron Huddleston is a Chop somewhere on the PacReet Staff. Jim Suhr is tiie CO of EMORY S .

LAND, Steve saw him at a high school open house.

Flag-select Ed Giambastiani works for the Doctrine Command across the street from Steve. And Martha Magnan reports that Mags is flying for some airiine but spends most of his time on the road since he isn't home based in Norfolk.

Bits and Pieces: Caterpillar "reports that Ed McKenny is now the president of Caterpillar World Trading Corporation, the trading arm of Caterpillar, Inc. Ed joined them in 1976 and has been division service manager Caterpillar Far East, Ltd. and district manager for Cat Commercial N.V In 1990, he became manager. Defense & Federal Products.

On behalf of the CG-70 committee, thank you all for your patience. Hopefully, you have all gotten your paraphernalia, if not, we have a certain track record I guess . . . Ring-a-Ding-Ding.

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Pres., Capt. Perry Martini USN Sec'y, Cdr. Brian Horais USNRR 11234 Cranbrook Lane, Oakton, Va. 22124 It has been another good month for news from the Class. Keep the inputs coming like have this last month and these articles almost write themselves.

Another D.C. area luncheon was held on 9 February at the Orleans House Restaurant in Arlington, Va. If any of you in the D.C. area reading this article aren't on my mailing list for these quarterly luncheons, give me a call or drop me a line and I'll be happy to add you to the list. The tumout included Dale Peterson and his wife Linda, Greg Engel, Clay Dean, Roger Young, John Holland, Ken Marks, Dave Larson, Tom Camahan, Bill Butier, Bob Anderson, Perry Martini, and myself. Dale Peterson, Greg Engel, and Chris Gregor are working for Computer Sciences Corporation at Quantico, Va., in what Dale describes as the ARC (another retired contractor) role. Clay Dean, in OSD (Environmental Security) is working the Installations issues. John Holland's son, 'J P' is in die Class of '95 in 35th company Ken Marks is the Aerospace Maintenance Duty Detailer at BuPers (a much sought after individual). Dave Larson is in the OSD Office of Economic Adjustment, involved with the base closings.

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John Brandes and Brent Greene are on their way to tours as COs of Trident submarines.

Phil Parker wrote that he recently visited Linda and Don Disney in their new home in Crofton, Md. Don recentiy retired from the billet of CO, NJROTC Unit, New York State Maritime Academy and is currently teaching NJROTC at a local high school while looking for an administrative position in academia.

Don informed Phil that Gene and Penny Williams will be transferring to Florida some time this year with Gene in a job as a pilot for one of the surviving airlines (Delta, he thinks). Bill and Audia Otto's Christmas card included information about Bill's new job as corporate counsel for an environmental engineering firm in Pittsburgh.

Thanks for the inputs this month. Keep the cards and letters coming. As a late breaking news flash.

Bob Fritz signed up as the 35th company contact for Shipmate news inputs. The rest of you out there ready to volunteer, don't hold back!

Ray Berand and wife Anna Vamauskas and their son Carl

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Pres., LCol. Bob Lee USMC Sec'y, Cdr Rich Robison USN (Ret.) 12695 Catawba D r , Woodbridge, Va. 22192 (703) 590-7716 Is it time to cut the grass yet? Hoo-ee, young'uns, I'm ready for a little warm weather! But the old PC's warmed up, so let's go.

Have-Been-Meaning-to-Write-for-Years-ButHaven't-Had-The-Time Dept. O.K., all you 22nd Company types, another one of your lost souls has reappeared. Received the following from Ray Berard; I am (since '79) working for IBM and have been on assignment in Germany for the past 5 years. I currentiy plan to return to the U.S. at the end of '94.

I am also in the Navy Reserve, I made Capt, in June '93 and discovered the joys of the non-pay VTU! Acmally, it isn't so bad since I do my Reserve duty in Stuttgart, as I have been for the past 5 years.

The trick was in getting the Navy to create a VTU in Swttgart before I had to join it. That "feat" was accomplished in May '93. one month before I had to leave my pay billet.

On the home front, I met my wife (who is Swedish, but bom in Baltimore) in '89. We were married in '91 and recentiy had a son, (Scribe's note: Congratulations!) My wife's name is Anna Vamauskas and my son is Carl Vamauskas (we are bucking all the name conventionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in the U.S, and Europe), I've enclosed a picttire from the last Navy Ball in Smngart.

Hope to see all of you at the 25th!

The Family Berard can be reached at Schmellbach Str 9, 70565 Stuttgart, Germany Home phone is 011-49-711-747223, and work is 011-49-711-785-4204; Fax is 011-49-711-785-4203. Thanks for the note!

(Also, thanks to Bill Williams '71 for the passalong.)

It has been awhile since I had the opportunity to print a wedding picture in this column. (Of course, you lovely ladies out there are every bit as pretty as you were on your wedding day . . . many even more so. . . which is more than I can say for the rest of us.)

Anyway, the lovely bride in the accompanying picture is Honora Smith, and she traded vows with our own John Johnston, who sends the following: Since it's been about 22 years since I checked in with you, and I don't remember ever seeing a letter from anyone in 31st Company, 1figuredI'd drop you a note to share some great news. On New Year's Eve, I married a wonderful and beautiful young lady. (And in case you don't believe me, I've enclosed a photo.) Honora is an executive at Saks Fifth Avenue and a graduate of Manhattaville, Class of

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'86. For those of you who can't do the math, yes, she was in second grade when we graduated! Our honemoon was delayed until April (work, work, work). Then, we're off to Bali, Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong so 1 can show Honora where I wasted (and was wasted) the better part of my youth.

I still can't remember where I parked that helicopter!

I'm a Vice President and Group Chief Financial Officer at Citibank in New York City. Honora and I are living in the City, and our phone number is 718 997-8737. So if any of you are passing by, please call or drop a line to 64-33 99th Street, #5D, Rego Park, N.Y. 11375 and the drinks are on us.

It was great seeing so many of you at the 20th Reunion, and we're already looking forward to the 25th.

Thanks for the letter, John! We can't wait to see those honeymoon pictures!

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Yes, indeed . . . three (count 'em) letters from Classmates who have never written before. (Is this some kind of record or what?) The following from Nick Lakis: I've never written to Shipmate before but I feel compelled to for two reasons: #1 to provide an update on what I've been up to; and #2 to ask a favor.

First, the update: I got out of the active Navy in 1977, got a job in Annapolis working for Aeronautical Radio Research Inc. (ARINC), a primarily DoD-orienled consulting firm, and married Anthy In 1989, I jumped to the federal government and have been working for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Law Enforcement and Physical Security Programs dept,, in a dual-hatted NCIS/CNO role as a logistician for U,S, Navy Electronic Security Systems and as a program sponsor for our Shipboard Physical Security programs, I have one child, Alex, who is 13, I have been sharing official starter duties with Heinz Lenz for the Navy indoor/outdoor track meets for the past few years, (Scribe's note: Oil right, you hot dogz!)

I've stayed in Annapolis and mn into Classmates who get stationed here, live in the area (Chip Newhardt and Jim Klima who have football tickets, Nick Pantelides. Clay Willis) or who are just passing through.

Now for the favor I'm raising money for the Leukemia Society of America by participating in their Team in Training Program (presented by Runner's World Magazine). I'll be running the San Francisco Marathon on 30 July 1994 and am looking for sponsors (nominally, a per mile donation (26 miles), but any contribution would be appreciated). Over 89% of the funds raised for this event will go directly towards leukemia research, patient assistance, professional education and community services. The Leukemia Socity matches each runner with a leukemia patient to mn in honor of. Ill be running in honor of my brother, Tony, who has been battling adult leukemia for over four years. Thank you in advance for your support infightingthis disease which is the #1 killer disease of children between the ages of 2-15, Checks (tax deductible to the extent allowed by law) should be made payable to The Leukemia Society of America, and should be sent to: Team-in-Training Member, Nick Lakis. 1275 Log Canoe Court, Annapolis, Md. 21403. For more information, call me at 410 263-6487 Nick, it was a privilege to print that information for such a worthy cause. Thanks for the letter, and best of luck in the marathon!

Empty-Columns Dept. Alas, dear readers, your scribe must occasionally hang his head in shame, for he cannot print what he does not have. So, it did my heart good to get the following letter from Curt Kemp: I can't stand it anymore. After seeing another issue of Shipmate with no '72 news, I felt compelled to write and I hope other Classmates will do the same.

The Kemp family finished up an 18-month Washington tour in August '93, I was assigned to N3/N5 as a planner for Joint matters which was quite interesting. After a cross-country trip, we ended up in Coronado, Calif,, and I had the privilege to relieve as ComDesRon FIVE on 12 November, As seen on the accompanying photo, I was honored by the attendance of two other Classmates, Bob Liggett recentiy finished up a tour at PEB and is now Operations Officer for ComCruDesGru FIVE, Steve Tomaszeski was also there; he was scheduled to relieve as Commanding Officer of NEW ORLEANS in January.

This is our family's first tour in San Diego, but we've certainly enjoyed it thus far. Ann remains active as a full-time mom and part-time aerobics instructor. Son Ian (12) and daughter Casey (10) remain active in school and sports, and continue to bring much joy to our lives.

Forgot to mention—one other classmate I ran into was Les McGinn at a tactics training course.

He is now Operations Officer at ComCarGru

The mailbox is empty for this month. Bruce Vanderels—how about a note to fill it up?

More to come. D. O. Tried and True with '72.

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Pres., Craig Dawson Sec'y, Dirk R D. Mosis III 3911 Glenmist Ct., Sugarland, Texas 77479 A little on the slim side. Ladies and Gentlemen.

No filler from me, but, please remember the Scribe.

This column is not a case where "No news is good news."

David Hoagland sent a great letter with accompanying newsletter from his company, Hughes, Surface Ship Systems Division; the special occasion for which was the commissioning of JOHN PAUL JONES

(DDG-53). John Kelly is CO. David's group. Division ID, provided the shipboard data-processing display equipment portion of the AEGIS system.

David had the honor of presenting his Division's plaque to John and crew during the Friday evening reception. David chose a quote for the plaque by John Paul Jones found in Reef Points: "Men mean more than guns in the rating of a ship." David also took some liberty with the back of the plaque, as his and John's names are inscribed under the logo David coined for the occasion: '"73 for 53 in ' 9 3 . " BZ! David and Debbie celebrated their 20th anniversary in June '93. They are living in Placentia, and welcome anyone to stop by. David, thanks for the great story. And good luck to you on your new skills at the piano. (David just took this up at age 42.) All the best to Debbie. And I really like your note as to a Biblical proverb applicable to business . . . "Where there is no vision, the people perish." Thank you.

As reported last column, John Simcox has left Hartman and Grain to start a small-firm practice with David Barclay, who was John's partner for seven years at H & C Things have been hectic since they made the move on 1 December, but John feels they're off to a good start. If anyone in and around Annapolis needs a good lawyer, call John at 410 266-0610. And,

John, thanks also for the work on the Class by-laws.

Bruce and Evelyn (Marquardt; who else?!) sent this photo of the '73 Tailgaters crowd carrying their spirited traditions indoors for Army. Ron Bono, Bruce, Scott Krajnik. Kevin Callahan and Peter Flynn, with Evelyn as always, in great support at the camera! Thanks, Evelyn (and Bruce)!

Ozzie Osborne '85 handled '73's memento ordering and shipping at Homecoming, Christine and Bob Nestlerode (my Companymate) received merchandise from Ozzie while in Hawaii, While unpacking same, Christine found a wedding ring. The band belonged to Ozzie's grandfather, who helped pack the gear Bob and Christine retumed the band to Ozzie with a warm note: "May whoever lost it have a warm night of appreciating its retum." Ozzie passed on the story to me. Neat.

1 spoke to Ken Johnson several weeks ago. He is TAR, Captain (sel), living in Centerville, Va., and working in Silver Spring. Leaving in '79, he retumed after 1!4 years, and has loved being at sea. Ken is a naval historian, and he's enjoying the dance scene in and around Washington, D.C. What an interesting life! Thanks for the conversation. Ken! Continuing memories from Homecoming '93 . . . "the day I met my wife—20 November 1971, the night the lights went out, sneaking down to Smoke Hall Plebe Summer and watching the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, helping Joe Compton graduate, driving away—after graduation, singing all over the country with the Glee Club, Plebe Summer—growing up in two months, being sworn in as a Midshipman, pitching against and beating Army four times in baseball, chopping down the cargo net on the obstacle course, tea "fights" Plebe year. Parent's Weekend 1969, Army/Navy March-ons, flying jets Second Class Summer, Youngster cruise, Plebe year comearounds, 17th Co. fieldball team, two "Dear John" letters, Gloria Steinem's Forrestal lecture (fruit episode), falling headlong down an outside ladder trying to make it from chow call—wrecked my combo cap, tore my elbow, ripped out both knees and scrapped toes of my grease shoes, painting "beat Army" on the Field House roof in 1970 and then having to clean it off, only to remove the oxidation (so you could still read "beat Army" in bright copper) . . ."

Until the next mail buoy-'73!

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Wishing everyone all the best in the New Year.

Thanks for the note. Curt! Their address: 511 Ninth Street, Coronado, Calif. 92118.

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Pres., Steve Middleton Sec'y, Cdr Bill Hall SC USN 1833 Meadowgrove Ln., Frederick, Md. 21702 I don't have too much correspondence to pass on to you this month. In fact I only received one letter, one message via BBS, and one phone call this month.

We'll start with the letter, which came from Tom LaTurno.

Thought I would drop you a line and give you some locating data on myself and a few of our Classmates. I'm assigned on board AMERICA (CV-66) as the CDC officer and should fleet up to OPS if I can convince another Classmate, Cdr, Ron Rahn, to leave. He is curtently the OPS officer and has been since August '93 (Departure date of our curtent deployment). He should be departing between July and October '94, From that point on I'll be the OPS officer until I leave in May '95, Also doing a ship's company tour with Ron and me is Rick Jensen, He's the mini-Boss and should fleet up to Boss in the Spring. Craig Crumley (alias Cmmbo from his Somalia days) also deployed with us as well. He's assigned to ComCarGru Six as the staff intell officer.

Diu-ing our deployment to the Med, I ran across Cdr. Bill Walsh (a Companymate of mine) who is the CO of BOONE (FFG-28). While Bill and 1 were in Haifa for a port of call, we both met up with Cdr, Tom Luketich. He's the Naval Attache to Israel. He and his wife, Pam, toured Bill and I around and showed us a very good time. Tom has really gotten that diplomatic stuff down. On our last leg of the deployment in Malaga, Spain we embarked our Reserve contingent for AMERICA and lo and behold who shows up in charge of the unit but Cdr. T. J. Mearsheimer. He hasn't changed much. In fact, he looks as if he just graduated from USNA. Unfortunately for the rest of us, more of the wear and tear is showing.

During our deployment, I had the great fortune to communicate with my old roommate, Cdr. Kevin Butler (alias Bubba). He did a mighty fine job of keeping me informed and clued in on what was happening in the States while we were gone. Kevin and I are looking forward to homecoming this year.

Even though we are sort of far away (Norfolk), we both are expressing an interest in helping out.

I've enclosed a picture we had taken on our remm trip from Somalia while transiting the Suez Canal, Thanks a lot Tom for checking in from so far away.

Hope you guys are in port for Homecoming.

John Higbee checked in this month via the Alumni Association's BBS "Over the Wall." John had the following to report: Having been stuck at home by the latest weather shutdown, and realizing that I've been about 20 years delinquent in writing to the Class Column, I figured I'd knock one of the oldest "to-do" items on my list. Also, thought I'd give you some info on the "missing Classmates" I know about.

Others I have seen recently include Tom Dion, who is working his post-command (after FINBACK) AP tour in NavSea (PMO-402, the MK-48 Torpedo Program office); Gary Graupmann, who is in the requirements shop (N8) at SubLant; Gayle and Rolf Dietrich, Rolf has command of STURGEON and is about to depart from Charleston to Puget Sound to commence STURGEON'S deactivation; Marie and Paul Sullivan, Sully was a fellow member of the NAS project (as the resident EDO, he was one of the technical group branch heads) until he got sent to DSMC with me; and. Bob Hogan. also at DSMC from NavSea. Last flash from the front—I just heard that Kevin Kelley and Dave Lipinski are among the selectees for Reserve Captain (the list just came out)—Congrats to both!

As I've said before, for those of you with modems on your PCs the OTW BBS is the fast and easy way to drop me a line. You can either leave me a personal message in one of the conferences or upload a letter

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'74 in the Big Ditch: Cdr. Rick Jensen, Cdr. Craig Crumley, Cdr. Ron Rahn and Cdr. Tom LaThmo (1-r) as a file that I can then download and input directly into the column.

Bob Whitmire was good enough to give me a call and alert me to the Reserve 0-6 selection list which was in the 21 February Navy Times. My review of the list identified the following Classmates selected for promotion; 1115—Van Benedict, Stuart Cvrk, Gregory Duras, Jeffrey Fort, Timothy Gilbert, Barry Morton, Christopher Nigon, Robert Pennell, Thomas Rathbone; 1125—James Clifford, James Crowder, Charles Humphrey, Donald Ingraham, Kevin Kelley, Stanley Meyers, Paul Myers, Henry Netzer, Marc Pearson, Richard Rigazio, Roger Smith; 1315— David Brower, Paul Creamer, Sam Kupresin, Joseph Nuttall, Richard Plush, William Readdy, Kriston Woolley; 1325—Raymond Kozikowski, Robert Mcbride; 1445—Michael Donovan, Michael Hazzan, Roderick Smith; 1635—James Boyd, David Lipinski, Marshall Nadel, and Scott White. Congratulations to all of you on the achievement of this major milestone in your military careen The active duty 0-6 Line List has also been promulgated and '74 did very well there as you can see: Unrestricted Line Officer—Thomas Anderson, David Antanitus, Stuart Ashton, Joseph Belinski, John Borchardt, Richard Brooks, Stephen Burich, Steven Busch, Willard Butler, James Campbell, Gary Carter, Bruce Cavey, Gary Cerney, Thomas Cole, William Crowder, James Deppe, Gregory Differding, Thomas Dion, Raymond Donahue, Robert Dunn, Douglas Dupouy, Steven Endacott, Victor Fiebig, Steven Firks, James Fry, Stephen Gilmore, Gary Graupmann, Ward Harris, Herbert Hause, John Higbee, Stephen Himes, Kolin Jan, Stephen Jasper, Steven Johnson, Houston Jones, Robert Jones, Robert Keman, Michael King, Gary Kohler, James Mallory, William Mason, Robert McCabe, John Meyer, Timothy Meyers, Charles Miletich, James Miller, Michael Miller, Christopher Moe, William Molloy, James Moran, Larry Munns, William Murphy, Paul Normand, Jeffrey O'Brien, John Odegaard, Phillip Polefrone, Biane Rabe, Neil Rondorf, Shawn Smith, Marc Stanley, Hugh Story, Robert Stumpf, Claude Swaim, Frank Sweigart, Robert Taylor, Wayne Thomton, Robert Vint, Edward Waller, William Walsh, Allen Worley, John Yaeger, and Harry Yeiser; Engineering Duty Officer—Charles Chesterman, Gary Groh, Thomas Grote, Robert Hogan, Ronald Polkowsky, Douglas Rau, Dana Rowland, Lloyd Sawyer, Paul Sullivan, and David Vogel; Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (Engineering)— John Bramer; Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (Maintenance)—Jerry Derrick and Ronald Wagner;

Special Duty Officer (Intelligence)—James Fitzsimonds and David Johnson.

I've (as of last March)finishedmy command tour aboard VoN STEUBEN (SSBN-632) (Gold), operating out of Charleston and Kings Bay, Ga. Among many other interesting items, I think VON STEUBEN was the only "Class of 74 owned and operated" SSBN (John Harrison being my Blue Crew opposite number). He was great to work with, and I was sorry to leave command (who isn't?), but since the alternative was to be the decommissioning crew CO, I went.

Since that time, I've been busy "leaming the ropes" of the Acquisition Professional (formerly Material Professional)fieldas a member of the New Attack Submarine (NAS) Project (Program Executive Officer Submarines) located in Arlington, Va. It's been a fascinating experience to work towards launching one of the very few remaining Navy "major programs" in this "austere funding environment" (that's no understatement!) I've taken advantage of the new routine to start working toward a M.S. in engineering management from Catholic University at night (this program is a great deal for nuclear submariners, since you can get six hours of technical credit for your nuclear training and experience).

I was in the process of relieving as Logistics Manager for NAS in late January when I got sent to the Program Manager's Course at Defense Systems Management College (DSMC), Ft. Belvoir, Va., on thirty minutes notice (not bad for getting into a twenty-week course). This course is a prerequisite for assignment as a major program manager, so I was pretty happy to get in, period. I'm one of 420 students from all services and a variety of industry and Government agencies, so the ability to "cross pollinate" is almost as valuable as the course of instruction itself. Once 1finishin June, I'll go back to NAS—future plans will, of course, depend on how the 0-6 Board tums out.

Got married during myfirstshore tour (Company Officer at USNA, '79 to '81) to Carol Borgerding of Baltimore, who I met through Kevin Kelley (one of our missing Classmates who is not really "missing"). Kevin and Carol's sister, MaryJane, are living in Doylestown, Penna. Kevin works for a large pharmaceuticals company outside of Philly. They're planning on coming to the 20th. Carol and I have four very active kids: Kate (10), Jeanne (8), Jake (4), and Trish (2), Carol and I can be reached at 8709 Mercedes Ct,, Alexandria, Va, 22308; 703 780-8593 (we live a block away from Nancy and Greg Gilmore) Other missing Classmates: Gary Graf is presenUy stationed in Pearl where he commands PINTADO (SSN-672) and should be rolling within the year; Dave Antanitus is about to be relieved of command of HAMPTON, a brand new 688 which he constructed in Newport News, He is then bound for

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inside the Beltway" as an Acquisition Professional (AP) at SPAWAR in early Spring; Katherine and Steve Kane and family were stationed in Pearl on CinCPac staff as of a year ago—I believe they're still there.

Other Classmates: My PCO Class m '90 had five '74s in residence besides myself. Ed Rutkowski had AUGUSTA (SSN-710) and is presently in postcommand residence at the Naval War College; he, Ruth and family reside in Mystic; Bruce Cavey had DANIEL BOONE (SSBN-629) and is presentiy the

Deputy Chief of Staff (Personnel) at SubLant; Charlie Miletich had NEW YORK CITY and is a Battalion Officer at USNA; Vic Fiebig had MONTPELIER in new construction at Newport News and is currentiy at the National War College.

By my count Classmates captured 72 of 227 (32%) Unrestricted Line billets, 9 of 18 (50%) Engineering Duty billets, 1 of 11 (9%) Aerospace EDO (Engineering) billets, 2 of 4 (50%) Aerospace (Maintenance) billets, 1 of 17 (6%) Special Duty Intelligence billets.

Overall I would say the Class has a lot of Classmates to be proud of. Hopefully next month I will be able to report on the Staff Corps 0-6 selections.

David Higginbotham called to check on the stams of the reunion and provided me the following update on him and his family Dave is working for C/G Group (Carbide Graphite) in Pittsburgh. He is the Intemational Manager, has been with the company for 11 years. They make graphite electrodes for electrical fumaces and 40% of their output is exported. He married his Academy sweetheart and they have two children, Dave J r (16) and Erin (10). They're building a new home at 101 Seawright Drive, Baden, Penna., and Dave can be reached at One Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Penna. 15222; 412 562-3781.

Now for an update on reunion planning. Nominations for Class office are due to the nominating committee (Buddy Caspari) NLT 1 April. Noms can be sent directly to Buddy or through any of the Class officers. As mentioned in last month's column, all of the current Class officers are willing to continue serving for another five years. However, as required by tiie by-laws, we must have someone on active duty serve as one of the two Vice Presidents.

It is my understanding that there may be the possibility of getting a room at the Annapolis Waterfront Marriott if you reserve for four or more nights. Lodging at other locations may still be available, but you need to contact Globe Travel at 800 878-9563.

Since last month's report on the reunion activities being planned, there are only a few new details to add. Parking will be at a premium that weekend and the committee is looking at the possibility of providing some shuttle bus service from the hotel to the stadium parking lot after the evening cocktail party/ dance. Also available at the hotel that evening will be a photographer to take Company photographs, individual photographs (if desired and paid separately) and representatives from Dieges and Clust to take orders for rings, pins, etc.

There will be a hospitality suite at the hotel which will be open Friday night and after the party Saturday night. The hours will be in your reunion packet.

There will be no organized Class activities on Sunday, and Friday night's activities will only consist of opening the hospitality suite. Saturday's planned activities will go from noon until midnight. It promises to be a very busy and exciting reunion.

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Pres., Raymond P. Wassel, Jr. Sec'y, Cdr. David R Gray USNR 739 Cedar Run, Waldorf, Md. 20603 I thought that with all die free time most of you who live in the Northeast have had this past month with all die closings due to the snow and ice that I would have been overwhelmed witii mail. But playing in the snow must have been a better option. Anyway, the mailbag was empty this month. So I really have nothing to write about. I could bore you with all the fun I had fighting the Ice and Snow, but I'll give you a break. I did get to Iceland again and as in January it was still warmer tiian in Maryland. Taxi drivers made out the best. It cost me more for the taxi to Union Station than it did for the train to Philadelphia during the last big storm while I was trying to get the only MAC flight to Kef that week. . . Hopefully, I'll get some mail this month . . . Take Care.

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Pres., Chuck Gorum Sec'y, Cdr. Tim Traaen USN 4704 Fisherman's Cove, Montclair, Va. 22026 (703) 730-2240 (H); 607-0902 (W) And the answer is . . . The number of days 'til the next leave and a straw bottom, sir!

In the immortal words of Johnny Downs, San Diego's Channel 10 cartoon guru in 1962, "Howdy, Howdy, Howdy!" Having just retumed from a week long TAD trip to America's finest city, I've just experienced a flashback to my memorable childhood (at least part of it) spent there. Now that I've reached the legal mid-life crisis age (the big four oh), it seems these flashbacks are coming more and more frequently! I just keep telling myself I'm just having as much fun as two twenty-year-olds!

showing up??? Like putting the final touches on a Ph.D. thesis? Watching your hair grow, fall out, or just tum gray? Didn't "get the word"? Shame, shame. If you didn't go, you missed a great men's basketball game, missed our wrestling team kick Army's butt, and missed Lax cream Air Farce sometiling tike 13-3! And most of all, missed out on seeing some old buds, quaffing a few brewskies or knocking down some NEHI's, and trying to tell a sea story that tops 'em all. Hey, who's got an idea for a party or another get-together? We ain't getting any younger, you know!

By now you all have received a questionnaire for the 20 year reunion plarming. Response has been pretty good to date, within the first two weeks we'd received over 50 responses. Hopefully, we'll have as great a tum out at the reunion when we set up the best one ever! (Or, hey, at least a pretty dam good one!)

Letters were scarce this month, but I did receive nice notes from Carl Sharperson and John Boulden's wife, Cathie.

Carl writes; I have been promoted to the position of Plant Manager at the Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., plant located in Topeka. We produce dry and canned cat and dog food. The products we make are Science Diet, Prescription Diet and a new product called Treats.

The plant has over 300 employees and a yearly budget of over 26 million dollars. We produce over 283 million pounds of pet food in a year. The facility is over 40 years old and is the company's original manufacturing plant.

I am a Trustee at our church and have coached indoor soccer during the Spring and Fall seasons. I have been involved in many other community activities, but have spent a large portion of my time leaming my new job responsibilities.

Jackie is establishing her customer base for Mary Kay Cosmetics in Topeka, as well as maintaining her bases in Indiana and Jacksonville, Fla. She has attained the leadership position of Team Leader in her business. She has been appointed to the position of "Chairperson of Special Events and Group Tours" for the Topeka Designer Show House (1994) which will be shown during April and May. Carl III (51^2) is in his first year of kindergarten and is doing well. This year he played T-Ball and two seasons of indoor soccer. He is taking karate lessons once a week which he thoroughly enjoys. He can count to ten in both Spanish and Japanese, Casey turned three on 30 January. She is enrolled in a part time pre-school which uses Montessori methods of instruction. She is growing up very fast and enjoys going to school and her extracurricular gymnastics class.

This year, as in past years, we have a lot to thank the good Lord for.

Thanks for the update, Carl. Now I know where the stuff I shovel off my front yard every day comes from! I think half that 200-1- million pounds is absorbed by my Schnauzer in a week—she loves the smff!

The '76 & '67 Army-Navy game party at Alumni House: Tim Traaen. Chuck Gorum, Jim McNeece '67 Scribe and Dave Church, '67 Pres.

Mara and I had the privilege and honor of attending the commissioning of SUPPLY (AOE-6) while I was in the "Sandy Eigo." If you have never attended a commissioning, I can tell you that it is quite a moving experience, doubly so in my case, since the ship was named in part in honor of my professional Corps. The weather was typical San Diego beautiful—a particular treat in light of the garbage being dumped on us here! It could not have been more perfect!

A Dark Ages get together was held recently while I was out on the West Coast. Chuck Gorum mentioned something about a pretty meager tumout, but I know that there was a good reason each one of you, especially those in the area, who didn't come had for not

The Sharpersons: Carl, Jackie, Carl III and Casey

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John Boulden with Caroline and Jonathan at his change of command reception

Lee and Ann Freund and the Bouldens in December 1992 (before Joshua Boulden's birth!)

Cathie Boulden sends us some exciting news from their past year: Our arrival at Mare Island on 14 January 1993 was a wet one, but we didn't mind since the natives were overjoyed with all the rain to end the seven year drought. We also didn't mind when we saw the magnificent Victorian mansion the Navy assigned to us as quarters. We still find it hard to believe we actually get to live here in this piece of history—an absolutely grand home built just after the turn of the century and a tribute to a more gracious era of living. We thank the Lord and the Navy for this opportunity, and if you can, please come see us while Mare Island is still open. We will probably be leaving here with Los ANGELES early in 1995 and head to Hawaii where the 'First and Finest' will be homeported upon completion of overhaul.

John is enjoying his command of Los ANGELES, which he assumed in March 93, The shipyard is not the most exciting place to command a submarine, but John has had lots of Yard experience (this is our fourth Yard). He does look forward to taking "his" vessel to sea when she's put back together.

On 19 May Joshua Howard joined the Boulden clan, weighing 7 lbs, 11 oz, our biggest baby yet, and he continues to be. Now at 7 months, and over 19 lbs and 27 inches long, he is approximately the same size as the other three were at 15 to 18 months.

My greatest accomplishment with Joshua was getting him to say Ma-Ma before Da-Da! He is a delight to us all.

Jonathan's newest devotion is to the piano, though he still has a passion for reading and enjoys math, memorizing and Legos. Caroline has leamed to read, and is enjoying it, though it is hard work

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sometimes. Jesse has leamed his colors (finally) and to count, and now he wants to learn his letters.

Home schooling continues to challenge us in wonderful ways, and we were all learning and growing together. It is so much fun to experience the spiritual and intellectual growth of our children on a daily basis, and to see them interested in each other's progress, I am envious, for those of you not familiar with the Victorian quarters in Mare Island, all 1 can say is a side trip from any distance inside a 500 mile radius would be well worth the time. The Supe's house pales in comparison. Believe it or not! Sounds like the Boulden clan is growing and flourishing. Thanks for the news, Cathie, and best wishes, John, for a successful overhaul!

Got a couple of other brief Classmate updates.

Will Sheppard is employed as a PC software developer focusing on study and testing software for use by the Coast Guard and Merchant Marine for licensing. He's never married and says he's doing great.

John Locks is now the Skipper in TREPANG. Until next time, send me some gouge!

This month's Plebian pondering—What did Capt.

F. Riesenberg say'!

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Pres., Owen Thorp Sec'y, Cdr Bill Millward USN 5013 Stone Haven D r , Annandale, Va. 22003 Shipmates, my fingers are crossed that by writing this in February (and with an approaching nor'easter) that April will have, at long last, brought relief to the crazy Winter Of course there are those of you who live in the South who have been basking in the sun all along . . . every dog has their day!

On with the Class news! Last June, Joe Clement reported for duty as the NAS Jacksonville Supply Officer He, his wife, Cecilia, and three daughters, Katie (12), Laura (10), Amy (7), settled in Porte Vedra Beach. Joe mentiond that they have adjusted well to the area following their move from Pearl Harbor, with Cecilia teaching 5th grade and the girls becoming involved with all the usual "every which way

at once" activities. Randy Moon wrote from Naperville, 111., (just west of Chicago) where he and his family—wife Marlys, and four children (ages 2 to 12)—have lived for the past eight years. In December, Randy earned a Master's of management from Northwestern University's Kellog EMP program, and is now with Cincinnati Bell Information Systems, Inc. as Director, Systems Development.

When Dan Thompson wrote, he had just completed study on naval cooperation in the Pacific with Russian and Chinese naval officers at Stanford University. He is now in the PCO pipeline, enroute command of RAMAGE (DDG-61). Bret Gary is one of those 1 was referring to who has avoided the icy northern Winter He wrote from the Special Operations Command at MacDill AFB in Tampa, Fla., and mentioned that Tampa is a well kept secret for a few hundred naval personnel and their families, including Bret's wife, Lisa, and their daughter, Morgan. Bret also revealed that Susie and Mike Keeney had their first child, Ryan, and that Maggie and Dirk Gallagher are working on their second (Sean was their first).

Susan and Jim Eckrich just celebrated their first wedding anniversary in Lakeside, Calif. Jim has worked for the U.S. Postal Inspectors for the last seven years, but now has four great boys (ages 3 , 5 , 7 and 13) to share time with! He is currently the Naval Reserve Administration Officer for TacRon 1294 at NAS North Island. Mark Snow checked in from Mandeville, La., (near New Orleans) where he is an employee benefits consultant. Mark has something in common with Jim—they both have four children!

Mark and wife, Molly, are proud parents of Krisann (7), Georgia (5), Kevin (3) and Morgan Joy (1). The Snows extend a big welcome to anyone who "comes on down" to the Big Easy!

Gary Beaver has taken the plunge and written for the first time in 16 years! He says it is a confessional of sorts; I'll let you decide!

After nearly 13 years in the Marine Corps, I left active duty to go into private practice. The Marines put me through law school at Duke between 1979 and 1982, after which I had one good lawyering job after another. However, 1 decided to settle down so my wife could work on her career as a school psychologist and I could continue to develop my courtroom skills, I am in Greensboro, N,C,, with Patton, Boggs & Blow, a Washington, D,C,. based firm, dong all types of commercial litigation (with odds and ends like political redistricting cases thrown into the mix as well). I am in the USMC Reserve and recently completed a tour as commanding officer of a communications company.

Thanks for the news, Gary! Jeff Caulfeild-James wrote from Groton, Conn., where he is an Engineering Duty Officer overseeing Electric Boat build Los ANGELES, Trident and SEAWOLF class submarines.

He recently took the Navy's early retirement offer and will retire in August of 1994. Jeff reminded me of his family's claim to fame—two sets of twins only 19 months apart. Kevin and Lindsey are 10 years old and Devon and Dustin are 8 1/2!

Bob Coburn wrote from his tour in HMX-1 at Quantico. He has been there for two years and has another two to go. Bob, his wife, Jane, and children, Chris (10), and, Kasey (8), say hello to all 31st Co. folks. Mark Bradley, wife Linda, and daughters, Laura (9), and Stephanie (7), live in Fort Wayne, Ind. Mark mentioned that he left Hughes last October and now works for the aerospace and communication division of ITT as the Proposal Process Manager Miles ToguchI is a certified medical representative with Pfizer Labs in Portiand, Ore. Johnny Gregg lives in Pell City, Ala., with wife, Cheryl, and daughters April (13) and Julie (8). Johnny is an insurance agent with ALFA Insurance Co. and Cheryl runs the Title Department at the law office of Trussell & Funderburg.

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Dave illsopp is working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulat .V Commission in Rockville, Md. Matthew joined their family in May of last year and is as active as his older brother, Dave (4). Gordy McElroy is the manager for Radar Production Programs, Martin Marietta, in Utica, N.Y. Gordy was recalled to active duty for nine months during the Persian Gulf war and served with various special warfare units. He was medically discharged for injuries sustained in Saudia Arabia and Kuwait. He, his wife, and two daughters (8 and 10) reside in Clinton, N.Y. Bob Barnes is the Marketing Manager for Ortho-McReil Pharmaceutical in Raritan, N.J. Bob mentioned that Rich Knowski is an intemational pilot for Delta and Clint Pagano works for Bill of Pennsylvania and was recently promoted to Director, Extemal Affairs. Dave Paddock recently moved to Virginia Beach where he is continuing his career with USPA & IRA. Dave was recently elected to the Board of Directors, Hampton Roads Chapter of USNAAA. A correction to the March column: Dan Bereck lives in Boulder, Colo., where he stays busy with his consulting practice and climbing mountains. Sorry about that!

Finally, I have been assigned as a sttadent to the Naval War College. It's hardship duty, especially having to put up with two Summers in Newport! I'lease keep sending any column inputs to my Annandale address until I have a permanent address in Newport. If you happen to be in the Newport areaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we have several Classmats here alreadyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;please stop by the War College and look us up! Thanks for the continued great support. Until next month, happy trails . . .

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Pres., John Rudder Sec'y, Vince Balderrama 45 Little Fawn Dr, Shelton, Conn. 06484 Some of you who follow this column religiously may he holding your breathe from something I wrote in January. I had promised to finish up a letter Bob Schwanake had written and to tell you the names of the Crowley twins. If you haven't passed out by now, you've got great breathe control and can still pass Coach Higgins' underwater swim tests. If you have passed out, somebody better revive you 'cause, as Paul Harvey would say, here comes the "rest of the story."

When I last left Bob Schwanake's newsletter, I was in the "L"s. Next up in the batting order were Barbara and John Link. With all this cold weather we've been having lately I wish I could be visiting with them now. They are in Bermuda. John is the Operations Officer there and having a super time! His house is right on the beach. Coupled with the job, John was getting checked out in the station HH-1 Huey. John says he and Barbara figured out that it was the water that was causing all their five kids. He now drinks only beer! Laura and Bill McAlpine live in Escondido, Calif. Having been reared in SoCal, I know it's not always the good life of which we all dream. Sure there aren't any snow shovels, but you keep in mind that some milkshakes can be "mother nature shaken." Bill works for TAP Pharmaceuticals.

Norma and Jim McClean live in Ridgecrest, Calif, (next to China Lake). Jim works at the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) China Lake as the JDAM Project Officer and puts his Master's in engineering from Penn State to good use. Kay and Jack McCourt are among the multitude of 1st Co. living in the D.C. area. Jack works as a cost analyst for the Naval Center for Naval Analysis in Crystal City (Try saying THAT fivetimesfast . . . Naval Center for Naval Analysis, Naval Cinder for Naval Analysis, Nasal Sender for Shipmate, April 1994

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Natal Analziz, . . . Whew! See what I mean?) Jack will be heading for the CivLant soon and hopefully making the big bucks while die rest of DOD (and us DOD contractors) sweat out tiiis "peace dividend."

Bob reported diat Carrie and Bud Nicol had "one in the oven, baking." "Baby" Nicol (their first) is due this June. Bud is out of the active duty Marine Corps (but retained his majority with the Reserve). They live in Sterling, Va. and both work for the Navy Federal Credit Union. If anyone needs a loan, I'd say now is the time to go to NFCU. Rose and Mark Pt>ston moved to Morris TWR N.J. (tiie TWP is Jersey-ite for township). Mark is into die BIG TIME with Pepsico and has over 100 Pizza Huts under his control in the Metro New York market (and they're building another 150!)

Dorte and Lowe Pruitt have moved from Italy to Potomac, Md. Lowe works at the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Carderock Division in Bethesda as the Deputy for Systems Integration. Joan and Jim Reilly live in Arlington, Va. Jim's last assignment was XO of DRUM (a sub). He's still submerged to some degree—deep within the bowels of the Pentagon in OP-81 (N-81 nowadays?). Joan, as some of you may recall, is with the Secret Service in D.C. Theresa and Ron Robbins moved to Florissant, Mo. Ron is a TAR and is XO of the Naval Reserve Readiness Center in St. Louis. With 4 kids in the Robbins household, they also qualify for farruly feasts at the local steak and seafood houses. Meghan and Gerard "Rone" Roncolato live in Woodbridge, Va. Ronefinishedup his XO tour on one of them fancy Aegis class cruisers.

MOBILE BAY. He's now attending the National De-

fense University at Fort McNair in D.C. Debbie and Eric Rosenlof are in Middletown, R.I. Eric had finished up an XO tour aboard the destroyer, O'BiUEN. O'BIUEN originally was homeported in San Diego, but by the time Eric reported aboard they had moved to Yokosuka, Japan. Get the feeling they were trying really hard to lose the new XO? Well, the Naval War College couldn't move as easily, so he's well in place until this June.

Kris and Darrell Van Hutten are in Alexandria, Va. Darrell is at the Pentagon in the Shore Facilities Plans and Programs Section of the Surface Warfare Division of the CNO staff. Back in tiie D.C. and Chesapeake Bay area has enabled them to put flieir two "children" to good use—a 386 computer and sailboat. Sarah and Gerry Yoder are in Woodstock, 111. Gerryfliesfor American Airlines out of Chicago.

He's still with the Marine Corps Reserve, although inactive at this time. Well, thatfinallycloses out the 1st Co. newsletter for Bob. It's got to be one of the longest in this column's history (three months to write, um, I'm mean, to get to print!) Keep up the good work. Bob. [As for the other pronused item in the January column—the Gretchen and Tom Crowley twins' names are James and Kelly.] That should close out the actions. Now on to newer news . . .

Jim Fiorelli sent his second letter in 15 years, not bad considering how infrequently most of us correspond. I haven't written my folks since 1st Class Year.

Seems using the "Baby Bells" phone systems is a lot easier than the Bic pen method, these days . . . But since he did take the time to write, here's his newsletter . . .

Luanne and John Walters and their 5 children live in Baldwinsville, N.Y. If you're wondering where that is; it's somewhere upstate, which means someplace that requires an even BIGGER snow shovel than down in Connecticut. John works on shipboard sonar for Martin Marietta. Dennis Viera also works for M squared but for their Space Launch Systems and in a much warmer clime—Cocoa Beach, Fla. Barbara and Vinnie Bellezza have three children, Michael (12), Katie (10) and John (5). Vin works on P-3 ASW systems software and hardware for a company called Pacer Systems, just north of Philly. He's also in line for a CO/XO billet with a Reserve P-3

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Squadron at Willow Grove, Penna. With the closing of the base at Warminster, it looks like the Bellezzas might be re-locating to Pax River or job searching.

According to Jim, Vin is accepting job referrals. Judy and Tom McLeod are living in Southampton, England. Tom is on an overseas assignment with IBM and works on a British helicopter system (Boo, hiss . . . ). They were both at homecoming and so far have been the leading contenders for the ones who had traveled farthest. Doug Ray is on staff down at King's Bay Sub Base.

Jim also wrote about non-2nd Company bubbas.

Wendi and Jeff Carpenter are living in Waldorf, Md. Jeff is stationed at Andrews Air Force Base and flies C-130s with VR-53. He's among those of you who are taking, or being "offered," the 15 year retirement package. Jeffs retirement is slated for this Fall.

Of course, he's willing to accept any Classmate assistance in landing that "perfect interview" (read as ANY interview) with a company. He's got megahours offlighttime and ops experience and can still give a mean chow call if hard pressed. If you have a lead, give Jeff a call. I'm sure he's in the book. Sheri and Ray Luevano live in the Bay Area where Ray works as a Group Sales Manager for Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation. Ray travels a lot to Japan and racks up some serious frequent flyer mileage. Of course, when not airbome he can probably be found playing with his two boys. Corey Bickmore is living in San Diego, stationed at Pt. Loma. According to Jim, Corey is starting a branch business with SAIC Beth and Greg Bauer and their two daughters (Sarah and Jessica) live in Crofton, Md. Greg is a flight officer with American Airlines and still flies with the Marine Corps Reserve. Debbie and John Rogers and their three boys are in Cincirmati where he works for Target. Jim ran into Don Beverlin at the Promisekeepers Conference in Boulder, Colo., last Summer (It was a major event where 50,000 men packed out the Colorado University football stadium to renew tiieir commitment to spirimal leadership in their homes, churches and communities.) Don and Kathy live in Colorado Springs, where Don is an entrepreneur and the Marketing and Sales Vice President of a smallfirmthat manufacmres hair care products. They have two girls approaching their teen years, Jessica and Aim, and two boys. Matt and Owen (who are remarkably like Don).

Jim ran into Meegan and Pat McCormick last Summer when the McCormicks escaped the Arizona heat and visited the Fiorelli household with their 3 children, Kelly, Brian and Sean. Pat is flying with Delta Airlines, based out of Los Angeles. Meeg is doing remarkably well with her Lupus condition— an answer to the prayers of many. They are very involved in an irmer-city children's ministry with their Bismarck High Alumni—Paulsen '60, Fowler and Owens church in Phoenix; and are in the process of building a house out in the country (read "desert") where they can invite these inner-city kids out oftiiecity to enjoy the country and ride horses. Last November, the Fiorelli household was also visited by Krisan and Mike Murphy (4th Company Mike) and their young boys, Jeremy and Nathan. Mike and Kirsan are missionaries with Church Resources Ministries in Warsaw, Poland. The Murphys are not only helping the Poles start local churches but Mike is also introducingtiiemto baseball and basketball. As Jim said, the Murphys are among those who are really sacrificing for THE "big picture," as living conditions are nowhere near what we often take for granted here.

As for the Fiorellis, they are continuing to work with the Military Ministry of the Navigators, reaching, mobilizing, serving, and equipping officers and their families in the San Diego area. They have two very active boys, Michael (4) and Matthew (1 1/2).

Jim was promoted out of his Reserve flying billet with VFC-13. (Bob Fallon is also with VFC-13; flies with American Airlines; and lives in La Costa.). As a Lloyd "Flash" Prince resuh, he'll have to settle for a couple of two-week Shipmate, April 1994

classes at the Naval War College, and one in Monterey tins Spring, (Sounds like a rough altemative.)

Anyone entering the San Diego area, feel free to call on the Fiorellis. They're in the phone book and located in Mira Mesa.

Mark Munson dropped me a line with a few photos and a brief report. This montii Jeff Fowler starts die submarine CO pipeline. Jeff was Adm. Ownes' (N-8) Deputy Executive Assistant. Jeff received a Meritorious Service Medal for helping to keep the Admiral out of hot water during his tour and making sure he got to his appointments on time.

Mark enclosed a photo which showed Jeff along with his boss and RAdm. Tom Paulsen '60. The interesting thing about it is that no only are all three USNA grads, but Alumni of Bismarck High School in Bismarck, S.D., as well. Mark is also an alumnus of Bismarck High but didn't have a chance to get into the act. Mark works as a federal civilian at the Onsite Inspection Agency As he says, the work "hasn't affected [his] fertility" as he and Jean were expecting number four in March. That should nicely round out die Munson family home in Centreville, Va. Their ottier children are Kathryn (8), Mark (6) and Jim (y/2).

Dennis Reilly sent me a fax with the news that next month is that time of year againâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Cheri and Drew Mulhare's annual '78 Golf Toumament at Williamsburg, Va. Tee off time is at 11:30 a.m. at Ford's Colony in Williamsburg. Spouses and playing partners are welcome and as usual, you don't have to be a scratch golfer to play, just have a good sense of humor and intend to have fun (Of course, if you do know how to play, and play wellâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it helps. If not, and you play as I do, it helps to bring your gardening tools to repair the damage you may inflict on the course.).

The family Bar-B-Q begins at 4:30 p.m. at the Mulhare household. For more information or to reserve a slot, call Drew Mulhare at work on 804 258-4230 or at home at 804 258-3995. You can also call Dennis Reilly at work at 703 749-1458 or at home at 703 690-8548.

Well, that about does it for this month. Tons more letters and "run-intos" of which to write about next month. Another thank you to Lloyd Prince for taking the time out from investigations, process action teams (TQM stuff), a Master's thesis, networking and job searching to send some more photos from the 15th. Thanks loads. Flash.

In closing, just a brief note to let you know that I've changed jobs at Sikorsky. Yup, I no longer am the trinkets and Convention rep for Marine and Air Force Marketing (AKA, Marketing Manager, Marine Corps and Air Force Requirements). As of the 1st of March, I'm the new program manager for our heavy lift product, the CH-53E. It's considered a promotion (more responsibility and a little more money) and is the Ops "X" I need to keep moving onward and upward, and closer to that corporate "command" slot. Of course, there are a few who wonder how the heck a former "Phrog (H-46) Flyer" got to be the H-53 manager It's all part of the corporate cultural exchange program and my innate ability to keep 'em fooled! Let's just hope I can keep up the act long enough to pay off this mortgage, get Michael through college, and retire. Now, if you all can only help get Uncle Sam to keep my production line going after fiscal year '95 I can accomplish those objectives and would certainly appreciate it! If not, what can you do to make this Class Secretary job a paid position?

Time to wrap it up and for once, get an early start on next month's column with the remains of this mail stack. Until then, see you at the airports, catch you on "Ma Bell" and keep those cards and letters coming in. For now, I'm cleared and launchin'. Spot Four

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Pres., Mike Finley Sec'y, Ken Russell 6234 Azalea Dr., Quartz Hill, Calif. 93536 (805) 943-7933 The kids are finally in bed and since Vicky has been at work since this afternoon, I finally get to sit down and put together another comedy packed bag of info for yun's. Trying to keep the house from near nuclear melt-down with these two man-cubs of ours is quite a job. This Mr. Mom deal is hard. Barking just doesn't result in total obedience. You know . . . the way it does with Vicky. Yep, I pretty much rule this place with an iron fist and get exactly what I want. (Hang on a second . . . Vicky just walked in from work and she said that before I could continue with the article, I had to fold the clothes on the bed.

Be right back.) Okay I'm back. What was I talking about? Oh yeah, my ironfistedmachismo. Before the Home Office censors start hacking away at this already patiietic intro like they did last February, let's get serious, stop the nonsense, put a scowl on our faces and get down to the incredibly grave task at hand; writing a Shipmate colurrm about our Classmates who wrote to yours truly. (Hey, Brian Decker?? Is your son laughing? That giggle could wreak havoc with our national security, now sit up straight and start feeling like you should: like you're in big trouble.) And that goes for the rest of you too.

Probably why Mr Mailbox was so empty last month: too much kiddin' around in the past and not enough monotone writing.

Mary and Mark Tempestilli are living in Naples, Italy where Mark is attached to CTF-67 and is staying serious, not taking this column lightly at all. Acmally, Mary thinks that living overseas is a bit exciting but she and daughter Emily were still happy to be back in the States for the holidays. Speaking of holidays, the Tempestilli's had their Second Annual Dinner and Sleepover with Jill and Butler Newman and family. The Newman's live in Columbia and are waiting for their new home in Howard County to get finished. Butler works for RWD and their son Zachary will tum three in March. Mary sent word that Nancy and Art O'Hanion are living in Springfield, Va., where Mary thinks Art is working in the Five Sided Fun House. However, since Mary isn't sure, speculation like that could cripple the very fiber of a publication's reputation and destroy the morals of our young people. Mary did correctly state that Kathy and Mike Weiss are living in London and that she and Mark will be visiting them soon. Mary, thanks for the letter and picture.

Butler, if those boots are the L.L. Bean thinsulites, don't let 'em get wet or they'll shrink up like a column reduced to sheer boredom by Type "A" censors.

Congratulations to Laura and Ted Houck for not getting their column hacked up and for the birth of Corey last October Ted and Laura live in Montgomery, Ala., where Ted is attending Maxwell AFB's School for Advanced Bus Driving. Hey, that's not too far from Bubbah's good pal, Pete Parsons. Ted sent a few updates that go somethin' like this: Dave Walker is at the Pentagaggle working on the JPATS program.

Dennis Fox is at the Naval War College in Newport.

Ted also needs to know the whereabouts of Jim Gigliotti, but we all know that last months FHTNR found Zhe recently graduating from NWC. Jim, Kenny, if you're within the sound of my voice, please give me a call or write to Ted at 3601 Pine Forest Ave,, Montgomery, AL 36116. Ted, thanks for the note, picture and hopefully all the Classmates that you wrote to me about will skate by the editor's Cuisinart.

The last big Congrats goes to Kristina and Tom Gehrki, not for failing to write a column that upholds

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The 2nd annual holiday photo; the Tempestilli Family (Mark, Mary and Emily) and the Newmans (Butler, Jill and Zachary)

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the strictest standards of not being at all silly, but for having their first young'n, Natalie.

Now kids, if you've read real close, you've probably noticed an underlying theme this month. That's because for whatever reason, a lot of info about other Classmates that "Kenny the Give King" wrote about last January-February simply vanished without any explanation. Coulda' been space aliens on a New England Boiled Dinner bland meal binge but it certainly wasn't because of my caustic comedy skills (you're absolutely right, I have no comedy skills whatsoever, caustic or otherwise). So I'll re-paste what was sliced away from February's article and hopefully it won't send anyone into a hissy-fit from yellow joumalism shock, [ed. note: The inadvertently omitted sections were in your March '94 issue. We would not dare to declare Ken as unfunny and cut his copy. Again, our apologies.]

That'll just about wrap her up. Now, you'll notice that once again the guy from the Second To The Last All Male Class probably had another ninety "column" column just before this one. It doesn't have to be that way, besides, the guy has a real Napoleon complex and thinks that bigger is always better (well, maybe that's a good thing). We all know, quality ain't gonna happen in your lifetime so go for the shear quantity. Write lots of letters with lots of info and get an article the size of Montana from now on. Otherwise, you'll be stuck with pathetic filler . . . FOREVER! Hopefully, that will be reprinted and we can put this whole misunderstanding and the Ginsu knives to bed, eh fellahs? Speaking of bed, it's about a million o'clock in the moming and I have a garage full of freshly thrown coffee mugs I have to trim, handle and carve tomorrow (that's pottery language for-1 have a huge order to finish) so I'm gonna modem this article to the Home Office and call it a night. Until May, I'll be amazed that they can still make it a nice place to be from even after having graduated fifteen years ago.

Ken. '79, Omnes Viri.

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Pres., Tim Kobosko Sec'y, LCdr Joseph A. Grace, Jr. USNR 6 Tomahawk Rd., Hampton, Va. 23669 (804) 728-2991; FAX (804) 728-0496 Enough already!!! Norfolk isn't supposed to have snow and ice and all of those nasty Winter things!

What is with mother nature? It seems that each time we tiim around we are getting hammered with more of the white smff, frozen pipes, and delayed flights.

In addition, that must be the reason that this month's column slipped up on me. There was not a whole lot of activity in the mail bag, so it will be a short one.

Keep those cards and letters coming. It could be that the lack of sleep due to a new little visitor in our house has me somewhat behind an eight ball, but none the less . . . the article must go on. I leave for Boston tomorrow, so we have to get moving. . . .

A great fax came in from Bruce Ross of 6th Co. I thought that I'd include it complete: I thought I'd drop a line with some info on 6th Company '80 Classmates I've mn into lately.

I just left VP-22 in Barbers Point, Hawaii, where I was the last Maintenance Officer. The squadron was disestablished, cutting my Dept. Head tour short by about 6 months. My wife Meg, and sons William and Michael Bret, are now enroute to CTF-72, the deployed P-3 Wing staff in WestPac, located in Kami Seya, Japan, I met for lunch on 25 February with a few 6th Co. Alumni: Bob Berkebile, Bret Gordon and Bruce Watts at the Breezy Point O'Club, NAS Norfolk.

Here's a "6th Company Roll Call," of sortsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at least those I know of.

Bob Berkebile is a GS-15 serving as a govern96

ment representative to USLantCom, Norfolk, He, Lisa and their two sons are living in Virginia Beach, probably for the next IVi years, Bret Gordonfinishedthe Material Logistics curriculum at NPS last year, and is now the AIMD Production Control Officer in GEORGE WASHINGTON, He lives in Chesapeake with wife Lori, "EB" Bruce Watts is the Public Works Site Manager for NAS Oceana and FCTCLant Dam Neck, Bruce and Susie are anxiously expecting their second in a couple monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially anxious since Susie is spending the second half of the pregnancy in bed, Jim Grunewald is the VP Placement Officer at BuPers, having recentiy completed his Dept, Head tour as Ops Officer in VP-40 at Moffett Field, Andy Barton is TAD to ComPatWing TEN at Whidbey Island, having completed his Dept, Head tour as Maintenance Officer at VP-40, and moving with the squadron from Moffett to Whidbey. Andy, Allison and their two kids expect to move in a couple months.

Karl Bunker joined an upstart software company in San Diego, applying his many talents to ensuring the success of thatfledglingventure. He, Leslie and their two kids live in Chula Vista.

Dave Huey flies for Delta, and lives in Pensacola with his 2 kids and wife Cathy.

Kevin Brady is stationed in Pensacola, and lives in Pace, Fla,, with his 3 kids and wife Alice.

Dave Quessenberry flies for Delta, and lives in Escondido, Calif., with his two boys and wife Maureen ("Mo"), Greg Larson flies for Delta, and lives in Park City, Utah, Miles Hale is stationed in San Diego, with his son and wife Kris, John Denice works for G.E. and lives in Woodbridge, Va, Ken McAdow works for a small defense-related contractor and lives in Asbume, Va., with 3 kids and wife Lesa, Gary McLean is out of the Corps, living in Stockton, Calif,, with son and wife Lynn, If any of these other 6th Co, folks read this, I'd appreciate hearing from them (c/o CTF-72, PSC 478J, FPO AP 96613-1803): John Galli, Bob Ho Russell, Eric Vandenhende, Felix Rhymza, Dan Tanner, German Camacho, Brian Cornish, Lee Rossetti, Terry Fitzpatrick, Darryl, Raymond, Jon McGlocklin, Steve Laukittis, Russ Jones, Doug Smith and Matt Boensel.

I've been attending a course at Dam Neck the last 3 weeks, and leave today for Seattle. Thanks for all your work over the years keeping our Classmates in touch . . . See Ya'. Brace.

I think that I already put this note in Shipmate with a photo from the newspaper, but I thought that I'd include the write up too:

LCdr. Barbara Ives, a member of the Naval Reserve, was named the 1993 Junior Officer of the Year by the Naval Reserve Association. She received the award at the Association's Fortieth Annual Conference held recently in Minneapolis, Minn.

Barbara served in Operations Desert Storm/ Shield and is currently serving as the commanding officer of the Naval Oceanography Reserve Activity (NORA) in Jacksonville, Fla., where she resides with her husband Glen and three sons.

Kathy Slevin Rondeau checked in for the 33rd Herd, from New Orleans, La. She is currently the XO of Fast Sealift Squadron O N E ( F S S - 1 ) and QIC of Military Sealift Command Unit (MSCU) New Orleans. She and her husband, Mark, have just bought a four bedroom house in Harvey, La., so all are welcome. Mark is working as a PC consultant for International Shipping in New Orieans. He is also working in the Ministry where he is needed. Their daughter Marlena (7) is in second grade and Daniel, their four year old, goes to pre school. Kathy had a few news updates too: While in Monterey we enjoyed an evening out with Nancy and Brian Kosinski, Marilyn and Ken Macdonald and Mark Breckenridge. Mark was performing as Higgins for My Fair Lady. As always, he was wonderful. All are doing well. Brian is working in Mountain View Calif., Ken is an engineering instmctor at NPS, and Mark is a computer programmer/consultant for a companv in Monterev.

Calif,

The Elento clan

Koboski, Best, McDonald, Loretangeli, Czaizasty and Lynch Shipmate, April 1994

Sharon Disher is a full time mom. The twins are six and Matthew is three. She is writing a book. I've read several chapters and it is wonderful. I both laughed and cried as the memories came back. She is co-authoring the book with Paula Kaplan and they are doing a very positive and factual account of our years there, I really look forward to reading more! I predict a best seller and movie rights for them, Kathy is still working as the 33rd Herd's Co. rep, so check in with her at 2148 Bradford PI., Harvey, La. 70058, 504 361-8404.

Kobo dropped a note with a photo of the Loretangeli wedding (Mike and Kelly) which took place in the Fall. They were married on 9 October in Charlotte, N.C. The Class of '80 was well represented with Mike McDonald getting entertainer of the year. His stand-up comedy act and superb rendition of God Bless America were especially noteworthy Based on his performance. Czar awarded him a Navy Achievement Medal (Gold Star in Lieu of Second award). Kobo reports that everyone had a great time at the rehearsal party on Friday night and of course at the reception on Saturday. Mike and Kelly must have had an especially great time considering they issued their "honeymoon" flight on Sunday moming.

I've mentioned Wendell, Linda and Kendell Elento and their lives in Hawaii. Well he finally wrote me that long awaited letter He and Linda went back to Canoe U. to charge up for another 14 year absence. Actually, she had never been to the Yard and ttioroughly enjoyed the experience. In addition, the little Elento, Kendell Bertram Yuichi, was bom on 14 September 93 weighing in at 9 lbs 6 oz. Wendell is still serving on his church's pastoral staff and Linda is self-employed as a computer training specialist.

I have one last Christmas letter It's from Barb and Mark (Paul, Kyle and Brent) Marcinkowski. Please forgive me Mark, but I'm going to save it as my one letter for May (That's a hint gang . . . drop a note).

Hope all is well with the Class. Let me know how you're doing, and I'll work to remember the date of my deadline! As always, BEAT ARMY, Joe.

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Pres., Robert D. Ravener, Jr. Sec'y, LCdr Peter Sciabarra USN 11566 Faisan Way, San Diego, Calif. 92124 Greetings '81 Hello from sunny San Diego! All is going well here in SoCal, and the number of Classmates starting to cycle through on work-ups, conferences, symposiums is definitely accelerating. Becky and Dick Crowell have been in town for the last couple of months with Dick going through the H-46 RAG at HC-3. Dick and Becky have one child. Alec (6). The Crowells are heading back to Norfolk for Dick's DH/ OIC tour at HC-6. They will reside in quarters at NAS Norfolk. John McCandlish has been in and out of town on work-ups with VFA-97 on KITTY HAWK.

He deploys again in June for that bonus DH cruise.

John and Cindy are due to roll out of the squadron in October and are still in the detailing process.

I heard from Joe Bridge recently. He had some important news to pass on conceming THE event of the late Summer, the NAVY-SDSU football weekend here in San Diego. The game will be on Saturday, 3 September with kickoff at 5 p.m. There will be a host of activities spread over the entire week, coinciding with June Week West. The Alumni Association will have a mailer out this Spring. The most important item to pass on is that Joe has volunteered to be the central collection point for ticket requests. All tickets will be $25. Please mail your NAAA ticket Shipmate, April 1994

application with the appropriate payment to Joe at 607 Hampshire Lane, Chula Vista, Cahf. 91911-6806.

This will ensure that we can have a block of tickets together for our Class. Other important info is the tailgater which will cost $15 and will be held on the Chargers practice field adjacent to the parking lot at Jack Murphy Stadium. The headquarters for the weekend will be the Town and Country Hotel in Mission Valley which is less than five miles from the stadium. A block of rooms has been reserved for Navy Alums; and you should identify yourself when reserving your room as being with the USNA Alumni group: Use Homecoming West. Joe asked me to pass on to please make your checks out to "NAAA" when ordering your tickets through him. Thanks for the offer to honcho our ticket block, Joe. Carol and I will also gladly offer any assistance to those traveling into S. D. for the weekend .Sounds like the potential for an awesome party. More news to follow as the time grows closer In the mailbox this month I heard from Rich Perry from Hawaii. Cetti and Rich are living in Aiea with their daughter, Julia Nicole, who was born in Honolulu last year Rich had numerous Classmates to report on: Rich Harnea, a former roommate, is an AEDO after a shore tour at Pax. After a degree at Monterey, he's back in D.C. Steve Portunato, another roommate, is working with Proctor and Gamble in Augusta, Ga. He, Julie, Mareasa and Christy are all doing fine. Rich ran into Dan Duquette in Roosevelt Roads in November of last year while finishing UNITAS on WHALE (SSN-638). Dan was visiting

Puerto Rico and calling it a deployment. Dan is at VP-8 out of Brunswick. Dave Kern is a member of the LantFIt NPEB (ORSE Board). (Does anyone know what those acronyms mean?) In PXO school with Rich were Pat Brady (DRUM), John Daugherty (TENNESSEE), and Mike McLaughlin (PCU HART-

FORD). Mary and John Butala were in the following class enroute to PARGO. John and Mary are the proud parents of Caitlin (2). At Pearl, Rich has run into Ken Walker who has completed his tour as XO of OMAHA. Ken is headed for Harvard and the advanced education program. Bob Perry is XO on NEW YORK CITY . Bob Burr is Director of Tactical Training at the Naval Submarine Training Center, and Scott Waddle and Kevin Alt are with CinCPacPlt NPEB. Charlie Voss left active duty a few years back and is a Nuclear Shift Test Engineer at the shipyard. Pat Sigell was in Pearl for a short time to decommission FRANCIS SCOTT KEY and is now XO of MIAMI. Also doing XO

tours are Dave Norris (BIRMINGHAM), Paul Bu-

sound like two years living in Monterey is some sort of hardship assignment. Our Class president. Bob Ravener, was also at the wedding sporting a fine looking suit and what looked like one of those $200 Bill Clinton hairstyles. Senator Ravener (as he likes to be called now) just completed his M,B,A, at N,Y,U, and accepted a promotion with Pepsi as a human relations executive. He will be in charge of the entire Rocky Mountain region of six states. The rumor at Pepsi is that Bob will be replacing Michael Jackson as official company spokesperson. Watch for Bob's performance at next year's Super Bowl halftime. Bob, Lisa and three kids (2 girls, 1 boy) moved from Connecticut to Denver in Febraary.

Doug Heimbach lives in Orlando, Fla,, and works as a sales rep for IBM, Doug recentiy purchased a fixer upper in one of the more established neighborhoods in Orlando, As a result he is on a first name basis with all the folks at the local Home Depot store. Conversations with him center around the cordless tools available and the great varnish remover he found. This is a far cry from the Padres and Daquiris, Hucklepuck Doug Heimbach of old.

Despite having no time to train, Doug ran the Orlando Marathon this Winter and did so well he qualified for the Boston Marathon, Look for him in Boston this Spring, Ron Hawkins is a computer systems architect for SAIC in McLean, Va, He is involved in improving digital mapping systems at the Defense Mapping Agency, More recently he has been involved in a project in South America and has become fluent in at least a dozen Spanish words.

With the number of our Classmates doing business in South America, we may soon have to set up an Alumni Club in Rio, When Ron is not on the road with work or the Navy Reserve he is at home refereeing the activities of his two boys, Barry (9) and John (6), Ron, Ellen and kids are living in Sterling, Va, Eric Massa is the Flag Sec for VAdm, Kaileres at MSC, Beverly, Eric and their three: Richard (13), Justin (4), and Alexandra (2) will be departing D.C. this Spring and heading for San Diego, where Eric will be XO of ELLIOTT. . . . "

Once again, thanks for a super effort from the Eas Coast, Jim. Well gang, that about does it for this month. Stari making those plans for NAVY-SDSU. It will be a huge party, and to answer your questions in advance . . yes, there will be shuttles to just the tailgater.

Have a great Spring and keep your letters and calls coming. Til next month . . . '81 is Great!!! SKI

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Pres., Lt. Thomas R Garrison III USN Sec'y, LCdr Gus Anderson USN Dennis Murphy (PINTADO). Thanks for the update Naval War College from the nuke world. Rich and best of luck to you and Newport, R.I. 02840 Cetti and Julia.

Not a whole bunch to report this month. The War On the hometown newswire this month was Pat College is still an intensely stressful place to work Roane. Pat recently graduated from Naval War Col. . . .'ya want to buy some swamp land??? lege and was awarded his Master's in national secuThe bearded man is none other than Brad Rowe. rity and strategic studies.

This pix was taken at the illfated Army-Navy party in From our East Coast correspondent, Jim AhlIndianapolis and was sent by Brad's friend, an obgrimm, came the following: vious scum-sucking, bottom-dwelling, Army type: . , , The number of confirmed bachelors in our D. C. Frazer. Thanks.

Class has been reduced by one with the marriage of Bridget and John Ferrer sent along a note with an Brian "Disco" Coval and Bambi Crowe on 29 Januinteresting picture of theirfirstchild. Pictured is Matary. It was quite a Navy reunion, I did not get an official headcount, but I estimate there were about thew Ferrer and his legacy: Great Grandfather John twenty '81ers in attendance, plus numerous Navy E. Curry '23, Grandfather K. "AC" Ferrer '54 and folks from other year groups, Brian completed his Daddy John '82. (They really should get this one tour as Squadron Engineer of Submarine Squadron framed!) John is at the Pentagon working weapons EIGHT and is now XO of ATLANTA in Norfolk, Alprocurement and staying busy. Additionally, he's though the newlyweds call Virginia Beach their spending time on his Master's at Catholic U. The Ferhome, Bambi is taking some educational courses in shong (OLYMPIA), Frank Caldwell (BUFFALO), and

the D,C, area while Brian spends the foreseeable future under water. Rich Kramer was the best man in Brian's wedding. Rich is assigned to Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey and is shidying electrical engineering. Rich gave me the same line you always hear from NPGS students about the fast pace and no time to do such things as play golf. That seems to be the standard cover story to make it

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rer's will be going to Groton at the end of the year so John can go leam to be an XO. The Ferrer's spent last Christmas in Connecticut (didn't they make a movie out of that?) and managed to see Patty and Steve Dietz and their two little girls. They live in Niatic.

Patty is back in school and all are doing well. Vicki and Tim Galpin are prepping to head back to D.C. in June after Tim finishes his Eng tour in MARYLAND. Steve Klemencic sent along a note under duress from his wife Elaine. Steve finished his tour in Tico (CG-47) and what a tour it was. Steve got a three year good deal and did just about everything a ship could do . . . OPPE, INSURV, deployment, drug operations, and finally, overhaul in beautiful downtown Norfolk. Steve said it was not a bad overhaul but it was like entering Sarajevo every time he went to work. Klem is now N4 with CCG-8. At last report on the K-gang three years or so ago, they had a little girl.

Valerie. She's now 4 going on 14 and has a little brother with which to fight, Michael Steven (2).

Klem hasn't seen too many 'mates recently but has run into Bob Kapcio who is justfinishinghis tour in BARRY. He will be heading to USACom and staying in Norfolk with his wife Patrice and their little boy William Robert (Billy Bob). Some other news from Klem, Glen Snyder is in Pearl getting joint, Rett Rasmussen is enjoying the married life and riding the storm out in Calif., and Mark Rios should get in

Matthew Ferrer's legacy: John Curty '23, Al Ferrer '54 and John Ferrer '82

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touch with Klem. By the way, Mark is up here doing PCO before going to command a minesweep. A last question from Klem, where are Kate and Ric Ried?

Where is Cool-Daddy Jeff Dever? Good questions.

John Spear has the next letter of the day and sent along a pix of some aviators who suddenly look a little aged. . .excuse me. . . seasoned! John and wife Mary with their two children, Sarah and John, are in Atsugi, Japan where John is doing the A-6E thing.

The pix is of the boys in INDY on deployment: Vince Drouillard is Ops with VF-21; Dan Slowinkowski is Admin Officer with VFA-195; Bruce Lindsey is Admin Officer with VS-21; John is Asst. Ops with VA-115; and Pete Hunter is Maintenance Officer with VAQ-136. The back row has Matt Klunder, Shipmate, April 1994

=^ Maintenance Officer, VAW-1I5; Chuck Ratte is with NavSea; Randy Sehumaker is with VAW-I26; Mike Smith is QA with VF-154; Tim Holland is with NavAir PMA260; and Mike Stahl was Maintenance Officer with VAQ-136. Some others not picttired are Rick Simon with VA-115, Pat Thurman with VP-9, and Tom Mascuolo, Maintenance Officer with VA-95. Lynn Cortez Slowinkowski is in Yoko as Legal Officer Kevin WUhelm, AEDO in DC., and his wife Kim are now proud parents of their fourth son, Jeffrey John, bom in December. INDY is in the Gulf doing the Southem Watch party and getting a bunch of flight time in the "box." They were to return in March to a long awaited reunion with family.

Romero Iral sent along a couple of pix, first from his wedding and second, of he and Mike Maze in Norfolk. The wedding pix is of the '82ers at his wedding to Helen Banks back in September at the Chapel. Pictured are Pat O'Donnell, the best man, Mike Maze, Ed Dawson, Rick Stein, Jim and Barb Nester Righter, and Helen and Romero. Pat is in New Orleans doing some contracting, Mike is in Orlando in the Delta skies. Rick and Ed are around the Beltway earning a living and Jim and Barb have left Hawaii and are in Omaha doing something joint.

Some other news . . . Barb Crutchfield Raggo has left Illinois and moved to northem Virginia with her computer business, Phil Conlon is in Dallas in the computer business as well, and Mark Murphy is in STONEWALL JACKSON in Charleston on the way to

Seatde. Tony Smith is spending some time with his wife and daughter in Hawaii after a stint in Guam.

Romero is Ops in SOUTH CAROLINA in Norfolk,

going through an overhaul, but should be out on the seas in April.

I guess that's about it for this month. Be looking for a change of address in the coming months. It will probably be to D.C. as I hear the Pentagon calling my name with a purple wardrobe in the near fumre (probably a June transfer). Take care and keep the letters coming . . .

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Pres, Blake Ratcliff Sec'y, Lt. Karen Halverson USN 527 McAndrew Rd., Wahiawa, Hawaii 96789 Welcome back. Unfortonately, I must begin this article with the sad news of the death of one of our Classmates. Bob Newton died unexpectedly at his parent's home in New Baltimore, N.Y. on 10 February 1994. I'm sure I speak for us all when I extend our deepest sympathy to Bob's parents and many friends.

Class of 1984 Friend and Source of an Unlimited Wealth of 1984 Information Cathy Preacher of Arnold, Md., passed along the following news: Barry Witte left the NAV last Fall and is currentiy residing in Virginia Beach; Carla Stephens and daughter Alexis are doing great in Philadelphia, where Carla is still witii AT&T; Dave Jung is in Charlotte, N.C; Andy and Laurie (Grammer) Gibb and sons Kyle and Andrew are in Annapolis, where Laurie is the 3rd Company Officer; Don Wallace is in Virginia Beach attending law school; K. C. (Cregge) and George Carradini and brood Shipmate, April 1994

If you are in a position to influence the hiring of personnel for your organization, remember the lessons in leadership, time management, integrity, ingenuity and plain hard work you leamed at the Naval Academy and think about giving a fellow alum a chance.

The USNA Alumni Association maintains a database of resumes and would be very happy to put you in touch with an alum who would be able to bring to your organization the same characteristics you leamed in "Mother B." When the job calls for a smart, highly motivated and dedicated individual, give the USNA Alumni Association a chance to provide service.

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are now in Tulsa, Okla., where they settled aftei George left the Marines; and Janet and Sean McGinty and daughter Katie welcomed the arrival of baby Frank last December. The McGinty's are living in Milwaukee, Wise, where Sean is working with Wisconsin Electric.

Thanks for all the updates, Cathy, and I look forward to talking with you again.

Tammy and Jon Nowicki sent a note from Peachtree City, Ga., where Jon isflyingas afirstofficer for American Airiines. Jon left the NAV in February 1991 after flying F/A-18's at Cecil Field. Tammy and Jon have been living in Georgia for about two years now and are finally feeling "permanent" for the first time since they've been married. They are the proud parents of three boys: Kyle (6), Chris (3), and Ryan (1). Jon sent along a picture taken back in January when Christina and Stacy Bates dropped by for a visit. Stacy is flying F-14's at Miramar and had just retumed from a deployment aboard LINCOLN. Other info from the Nowicki'sâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Other 84'ers with American Airlines: Ray Clark, Jim Clark, Larry Moore, Pat Walsh, Harry Hoffman, Doug Nedry, Bill Stevens, and Sean Roskey. Ruthann and Bob Clark are in Virginia Beach with their two boys. Bob is on a CarGru staff as the resident "submarine expert."

Terri and Dave Marin are neighbors of the Nowicki's in Peachtree City. Sue and Craig Bertolett are the proud new parents of a baby giri. Craig is currently at VX-5 in China Lake and he plans on leaving the NAV this Summer Finally, Tammy and Jon extend an invitation to anyone passing through the area to call or stop in anytime.

Blake Ratcliff sent along a quick note and a picture featuring him and son Kurtis. As this article went to press, Blake was still receiving Class input

Tammy and Jon Nowicki, Christina and Stacy Bates regarding the 10 year reunion and promised to have more details by next month.

I got a letter from Mel Hamner with lots of news about our 19th Co. Classmates. Mel admits that he meant to get his letter to me about two months ago but the holidays, blah blah blah; his two boys Adam and Ryan, blah blah blah, been sick, blah blah . , . you get the picture. In Mel's words:

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Gary Williams (Assistant OPS in VF-14), who has been homesteading in Virginia Beach since 1985, hasfinallybroken down and bought his first new car ever! It's a Mazda and he loves it! Cynthia even lets him drive it now and then, Karen and Tony Mauro (Estate Manager in West Palm Beach) were expecting the arrival of their first last month, I haven't heard the outcome yet but I'm pulling for a little Mauro-ette—the world isn't ready for two Tonys, Deirdre and Mike Purcell (TAO on THEODORE ROOSEVELT) sent a photo, Mike completed his six month deployment in September (lots of Bosnian coastal ops, attaboy P-3'er), Beyond that, son Evan and daughter Shaylyn keep their hands very full, Susan and John Quint (Engineer with Michelin Tire in Spartanburg) and children Amy and Michael are enjoying the South Carolina lifestyle. John works at a plant which manufactures heavy truck tires and Susan is part-time nursing again. Scott Rasplicka. out of the NAV since June, is now an Engineering Specialist with Loral Space Systems in Palo Alto. Calif. Dave Hall is skiing his Winter away in Utah, where he's living with three other furloughed pilots. Dave says it should be a fun, irresponsible, and sophomoric experience.

Marie and Noel Enriquez (Engineer with Mobile Oil on Guam) and son Nathan are doing well, even with all the typhoons and earthquakes that have hit the island. Noel says fortunately Guam has some of the strictest building codes around. Tracey and Tony Onorati and boys Anthony and Nick are enjoying the college scene again, this time at Monterey, Tony hasn't changed, he's still spending his study time doing miscellaneous chores, like composing a rhyming Christmas form letter, Nancy and Paul Gawryszewski are expecting theirfirstchild in July.

"Ski" is staying in the Alameda area with orders to a CaiGru staff.

Ellen and Dave Gellene (Reactor Electrical Assistant on CARL VINSON) and daughters Clare and Abbey are settled in Concord, Calif. Between lots of at sea periods in '93 they were able to visit lots of family and friends on the West Coast and in Hawaii, Good luck on your upcoming deployment.

Finally, if anyone needs any 19th Co. addresses or phone numbers, contact me at 404 424-3321. I'd love to hear from you.

Finally, Congratulations to Adam Levitt whose first command, MONSOON (PC-4), was commissioned in San Diego on 22 January 1994.

That's it for this month. Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming changes of address for yours truly—we'll be moving this Summer for destinations as yet unknown. Talk to you later. Karen.

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Here it is Spring when everyone's thoughts turn to love, cleaning or the age old question . . . will I make it out of the Gulf before the weather becomes unbearable. For me the answer will be yes, but Guam doesn't promise to be much better. Oh well, on to the good stuff.

My first letter is from Theresa (Salza) and Steve Kelly. They recently added to their family of three with the birth of Shannon. Steve is in Okinawa until May and he and Theresa are looking at heading to the East Coast, maybe even USNA next.

My next letter is from Bruce Stevens, President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association. He forwarded a picture of Tim Hanson. Tim was the youngest USNA graduate at the LA Chapter "USNA Birthday Ball." Pictured with Tim is "Blackie" Blackburn '44 the "Senior" graduate and the guest of honor, Adm. Cari Trost '53, a former CNO. Shipmate, April 1994

My t.aird letter is from Paul Rosmilso. He is finishing two years at FCTCLant (Dam Neck, Norfolk, Va.) where he was teaching as the Training Safety Othcer, He received orders just before Christmas to the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune and is trying to decide if diey are a good thing or not.

My next letter is from John Carver. He resigned his commission in 1992, after receiving a Joint Service Commendation Medal, so he could attend Law School at the University of Denver and take advantage of the beautiful weather and skiing in the spectacular Rocky Mountains. After working this Summer in an associate position for the law firm of Marquis & Aurbach in Las Vegas he will be graduating in Decemtier. Marquis & Aurbach does most of its Utigation in die area of construction, real estate, commercial and employment law.

My fifth letter is from Marie and Dave Fisher.

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Dave graduated from NPS in March after doing his thesis on the NOTAR (No Tail Rotor) helicopter concept. He, Marie and their eighteen month old daughter, Sarah, will be moving back to their house in San Diego, where Dave will be stationed aboard TARAWA (LHA-1) for his disassociated sea tour. Marie says they will miss all the friends they made in Monterey, but are looking forward to seeing old friends and neighbors and having a yard again.

The next pieces of information I have are from the Fleet Home Town News Center. "Navy" Capt. Robert Underwood (yes, that's what it says) recently received the Navy Achievement Medal for superior performance of duty while serving with VF-27 at NAS Lemoore, Calif, Marine Captain David Taylor recently completed Mountain Warfare Training at Bridgeport, Calif. A classroom and academic setting, as well as actual mountainous terrain, was used to teach the warfare curriculum and practice survival techniques, such as expedient fires, shelters, signalling devices, food and water procurement, primitive tool construction and navigation.

Lt. Mark Schaeffler was among nine flight instructors honored by the Pensacola Lions Club. Honorees are selected by their commands from among peers based upon performance of duty as a flight instructor, and flight safety, leadership and personality.

Mark is with VT-2 and has accumulated 520 hours of instructional time while completing 285 instructional events. He was recently designated as an initial safefor-solo check pilot and is the squadron flight duty officer. He has also completed his Master's degree in management and has eamed four prestigious "Doer" Awards, named for the squadron's mascot, a Doer Bird. In his free time he serves as a coach for a local youth soccer team and volunteers with the Lipscomb PTA. And finally from The Gouge; because the USNA Alumni Business Resource Directory was expected to be sold out as of February an interim issue will be published in June. Also expected on the streets is the Service Academy Alumni Business Resource Directory in January of '95. The Service Academy Career Conference (SACC) will be held 28 and 29 April at the Ritz Carlton in Pentagon City, Va. June Week West will be in San Diego 1-5 September 1994. In conjunction with June Week West, a SACC is also being held for all Service Academy Alumni on the 1st and 2nd at the Town and Country Hotel. For more information contact the Alumni Association at 410 263-0096.

That's it for this month. Take care, Nancy.

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Rescuing an imperiled column this month was a 2-pager from Craig Jessen, former Brigade Fistacuffs master, who since only 31 March has been in the "real worid" leaming how to wake up late and then dress himself. After a tour flying A-6's in Whidbey Island with Glen Hansen and Doug Larratt. Craig took orders in January '92 to Albuquerque N.M., where he's since been working for the Defense Nuclear Agency (Sec'y: How come we're always talkin' about nukes in this column? '86 is clearly not sporting enough "non-hackers" . . . ) .

The "good" news was Craig and Julie were both from the area and thus moving home; the "bad" news is that Craig ended up TDY-camping out in the middle of the desert at White Sands Missile Range most of the time, where he was" managing a penetrating warhead test program. He does mention that those

army desert cammies everybody "requisitioned" (heh, heh . . . ) out of Bahrain have, at least for one aviator in the U.S. Navy, actually come in handy for something besides taking picmres and changing the oU. In the end, the VSI thing corrupted him and he found himself working as an Ofierations Manager for AEROTECH, which is basically a 727/737 repair facility.

He does keep track of a few folks: Kirt Kranker has elected to do the VSI thing as well, but there aren't any details; Mark Wharton is still flying C-12's out of GITMO, racking up big hours, but planning to get out next year. Doug Larratt, Craig's squadronmate at VA-95, recently got married and is now at Pax River gettin' the gouge at TPS. Hey, anyone headin' down to ski Taos is welcome to give Craig and Julie a call at 505 291-1148 (don't write them—you can't spell "Albuquerque" anyway); they've got a "crash room" on 24-hour Alert Five.

By the way, Brian Cabanna, Dan Beldy, Spence Wade, John Skillman, and Robert Williams are all this month's "Goal '96" winners. Now that you've been mentioned in the column, what the #$%(©* have you guys been doing the last eight years?

Hey, last Febmary I ran into Dan Noltkamper, who is the resident Doc onboard BAINBIUDGE. He's doing well.

TRIVIA TIME!! Do you know how many O's are aboard a nuke (there we go talking' about nukes again.'.') cruiser? Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock . . . 50!!!

Wow—sign me up for that Mess Treasurer job!

Where do they host their Hail and Farewells—Giants Stadium?

Hey, speakin' of social functions, got a call from Dan White the other night (yes, the accent still reeks of a Boston Town Meeting, circa 1793). Dan is of course the social wizard who took care of the Five Year kegger at Homecoming '91. Anyway, anybody who's been the Mess Treasurer aboard a U.S. Navy nuke cruiser knows the monster effort and prior planning that's needed to prepare for an event such as our Ten Year, and Dan has again come through and volunteered his services.

Anyway, do we want half the parking lot for our kegger, or would an acre and a half do? Do we want to sell Class T-shirts, or sponsor a thrift sale and get rid of the Reeboks our toddlers can't wear anymore? Do we want a big kegger, then a sit-down dinner at the Marriott? Or do we want to skip the dinner, take a big nap and then hit a dance? I put it to you that it's not too early to be asking questions like these, so that we can start planning stuff before '89 starts buying up the whole city.

QUICK—THIS CALLS FOR A PAT TEAM!!

We're probably going to need to take up some sort of collection (remembering of course that, since it goes to a fund for which we receive benefit, it is not tax deductible; but then, we're going to be paying big money every April for the next three or more years anyway, so what's another $20-30 bones?). "DR. GIBSON, Code 4 In Emergency 1, DR. GIBSON, Code 4 In Emergency 1!!!" Paul, call me, we need to talk.

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Pres., Capt. Owen Duke USMC Sec'y, Lt. Tim Wolf USN PO. Box 87, Annapolis, Md. 21404 Washington, D.C. "Princess Di is wearing a new dress." Now that I have your attention. Spring is here and my St. Patrick's Day hangover is gone—FINALLY!!!! By the way, the only things that definitely happen in life: death, taxes, and somebody besides Buffalo winning the Super Bowl. Go Raiders!

By now, U.S. forces should have returned from UNOSOM II in Somalia. But back in January, Adrienne Marks found the time to write from Mogadishu, where she was working for the United Nations and Adm. Howe. And as would be expected in that environment, things were very fast-paced.

Adrienne added she'd run into Tom McKenna, who was working on the force redeployment plan at the time.

Michael Kurka, Merrill Lynch of Alexandria's newest financial consultant, called with another tale of matrimony for an '87 member. Betsy and Jon Hensley were married on 22 January, in Aiken, S.C. Jon works for Westinghouse in the Orlando area. Jon Dipaola, Sean Mangan, Wes Huey, and Michael attended. Upcoming weddings include those of Tom Mercer, Pete Kowenhoven, and Chris Dunphy.

Sylvia, wife of Brett Pierson, dropped me a line in early January, along with a few photos. Brett was awarded the first Viking Aviator of the Year Award at the Pacific Fleet VUcing Ball in November. He's assigned to VS-38 out of North Island as squadron safety/NATOPS Officer. Updates on other Classmates included Stacey and Greg Harris, who are in Lemoore, Calif. Greg isflyingF/A-I8's. They have a daughter, Gabrielle. Trish and Drew Wasson live in Annapolis with their daughter Nicole. Drew works on the Commandant's staff. Devon Marsh has been pulling recruiting duty in the North Carolina area while attending graduate school at Duke University on the side. Tom Schwab jumped the fence to the civilian world and resides with his family in Chicago.

Thanks for the note, Sylvia.

On 6 February, Ron Harrisfinishedsix of sixteen in the 3000-meter indoor race at the Mobil Grand Prix Track and Field Championships at George Mason University. Ronnie finished right behind the topfinisherswith an awesome time of 7:53:99. Look for one of Reebok's top amateur athletes coming to a race in your area soon.

Len Laporta is set to graduate from the Boston College Business School next month and become a fullfledged taxpayer again. He joins State Street Bank in Boston as a senior analyst after graduation.

Wendy and Mike Wooster have been amongst a number of '87 couples enjoying shore duty in the Annapolis area following a tour at Jacksonville. Mike has been recovering from back surgery and is slated to take over for Bobby Wehman as Facilities Manager of the Academy's athletic department buildings.

They are residing in Arnold, Md. Rick and Trish (Thompson) Burgess are stationed in Norfolk. As you may recall from a recent colurrm, Trish is a civilian now and husband Rick is beginning his first CEC assignment. Like all of us in the Mid-Atlantic, they can't wait for Spring to arrive.

Fellow 28th Company member Sam Baker is a NROTC instructor at The George Washington University in Wash., D.C. Paige and Dick Hoffman are proud new parents— of twin boys, Nate and Luke. Helping Paige through delivery was John O'Boyle. John is an Ob/Gyn resident at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. Dick is currently on shore duty in San Diego. Congrats to the Hoffman's.

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Brett Pierson celebrates being named "Viking of the Year"

The Harris family at Halloween

Bragg is stationed in Washington and is working on the OpNav staff in N87 (Undersea Warfare).

Dave Quint has packed up the family and moved to Indiana. He says he's not following Dan Quayle, but is very excited about becoming a Hoosier with five acres of land to roam, as compared to condo-land inside the Beltway. Dave has become a civilian and taken a position as Director of Training and Human Resources with Hansen and Hom, a single family home builder in IndianapoUs. For you sports buffs, David Robinson had only the fourth recorded quadruple-double in NBA history on 17 February versus Detroit. He led San Antonio with 34 points and 10 rebounds, assists and blocked shots. David then matched his jersey number by hitting a NBA season-high of 50 points on 21 February versus Miimesota and helping the Spurs mark a fran-

Guy and Terri Braden with Aaron and Sarah

The Hoffman twins with Doc and Dad

Guy Braden has taken himself off the "where have you been" list. He wrote to say the Braden's— wife Terri, son Aaron, and daughter Sarah—are alive and doing very well. Sarah is a very recent addition to the Braden family. Guy is pursuing an M.B.A. at the University of Texas at Austin and will work for Exxon Chemical Company in Houston this Summer in afinancialanalyst position. Guy left the Navy following his tour on BERGALL in Norfolk.

Bernie Koehr has decided that one can never get enough education, and thus will continue studies toward a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. David

chise record thirteenth straight victory. Maybe this will be the year the Spurs make it to the championship. Let's hope so.

Now to my editorials. As of February, you should have begun to receive the Alumni Association's newsletter known as The Gouge. A good source of the latest events and information in Armapolis as they relate to us, please ensure you complete a form enclosed in one of the recent issues if you desire to keep receiving this mailing. If you don't want it, let the Alumni Association know, so they don't waste franking expenditures.

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Service Academy Business Breakfast Clubs are rapidly expanding in number and proving to be useful in building business contacts/networks. The most recent locations include Jacksonville, Tampa, Oriando, Miami, and Charleston. They join Baltimore, Washington, D.C, Annapolis, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Chicago and Newport. Classmate Phil Corcoran has done a great job of organizing the quarterly Washington, D.C, networking breakfast. Contact your local Alumni Chapter or the Alumni Association for additional information.

Make sure you check out next month's Shipmate issue for information on June Week West (JWW) '94 to be held in San Diego the first week of September.

And just when you were looking for a good reason to go party in Soudiem Califomia. (Hey Ty, maybe all the 'Zona-types will have left by then and you can have your beaches back. Oh yeah, you're in charge of the Class of '87 JWW tailgate party at the stadium, too.)

"Life is so soon. Now is soon. Dare to do the totally unexpected."—Coupland. TTFN. TJW.

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Pres., Lt. Kennon A. Artis USN Sec'y, Lt. Kathleen Toomey Jabs USN 99-1440 Aliea Heights Dr., #33, Aiea, Hawaii 96701 (808) 474-2194 Hello everybody! I still have mail so I'll try for three in a row. The first letter is from Mr. Scott Davis, complete with photo: Hey, so, well, . . , since I've never written here, it's hard to know where to begin. Most are wondering who is this guy anyway? Well, for starters, I'm a civilian right now. Probably the first in '88 huh?

(This was as of May '92), How so, you ask? Here's the story. Those who knew me, knew Pamela and I were pretty serious First Class year. We were engaged during Nuke school (hey Paul Savage, remember the fun in Daytona Beach?!), lived in sin during prototype in Idaho, and got married in beautiful Imperial Beach down in San Diego, Joe Kerstiens. Grant Mager, Larry Wadford (Johnny WAD where are you?—write me) were in the wedding party Others included Phil Bunce. Al Perpuse, Dave Cleary, gawd I'm sorry if I forgot anyone! I do know the Bachelor party was—well, fun—and the reception and parties lasted all night.

Elena Abuyen was there too! Hey, Elli, thanks for my invitation to yours!

Myfirstsub was PERMIT in San Diego, then up to Mare Island and decomm, I like it a lot, Jim Protin and I were the two junior bubbleheads and pretty much complained about everything to each other, Jim was married to the former Trisli McBee in Annapolis and POOF a baby girl named Katie came very soon. After Mare Island I headed to Bangor to be on NEVADA (Gold), Jim went on to PCU NEBRASKA in Groton. BUT NO—small medical problem found in my medical record and poof! No more subs. Rather than go to any other community I opted on advice from my detailer to put in my resignation.

Well, come 14 March 1992, at 2328 my beautiful daughter Montanna Rare was bom. What a sight that was! No, really! It was neat to see it all happen—5 lbs, 14 ounces, Pamela's first words after delivery were, "Wow, that was easy!" After that, my Sep orders arrived and through some intense job hunting, I found an engineering consulting job in Berkeley—how's that for an ex-nuke—SAVE THE WHALES! And now we are waiting to close the deal on our first home in Antioch, Yes, I opted for the Reserve, but only if I could go ED. So. there's my story. One I am happy with.

To get a hold of us now. we are at 2104 Meredith Way, Antioch. Calif. 94509, The picture is Montanna and Dad out for a hike in Marin County, I'm still working for the same company, but in down town San Francisco now!! Woo-woo, Rubbing noses with the corporate elite!! Take care, Scott Shipmate, April 1994

Michelle Laurenzano Boretti and husband Ken. a USMA guy

At the Military National Rugby Championships in San Antonio. Texas. May '92

Thanks for the letter and great picture.

Another photo—this time no letter—of the Military National Rugby Championships in San Antonio, Texas in May 1992. The picture came in an envelope in October '92—I think everyone recognizes most of the players. I guess I should have opened it earlier, but there's something weird about anonymous mail.

If anyone wants the photo, please send me a stamped self addressed envelope and I'll mail it back when I get it back.

More photos—yeah!!! This one from Michelle (Laurenzano) Boretti, she writes: Grub Gott—or local greetings from our new home in the Northern German Alps. We, meaning my new Army husband (Ken) and I. We were married at the end of May '92 and I left the Navy 1 June so I could finish my Master's degree then and join Ken for his 18 month tour here. It is real interesting to be in this new atmosphere here, I didn't ever think I'd marry a West Point guy, but 1 guess that rivalry doesn't matter too much! We met at Monterey over two years ago and after I got back from my second P-3 deployment to the PL, Diego Garcia and the Middle East, I PSCed to D,C, I had a great time being back in Maryland—1 actually lived in my home town until the wedding.

Since I last wrote you 1 have run across some Classmates; Rich Clark is leaving Florida to have a shore tour in San Diego, Sandra Hill is out at NPS as an Admin Officer. She is acttially married and probably a mother right now, Mary Jackson, Margaret Brounk, Patty Lipoma and Lou Adissi all made it to Maryland for the wedding. Mary is enjoying her tour in Luce Hall, Patty just PCSed to Monterey after being in San Diego only a year, Margaret left Moffet Field two months before I did last Summer and is working at ATAC in the Washington Navy Yard, She finished some watchstanding duty and is now a day time analyst, Lou is still in Califomia and getting ready to PCS. Gary Fornet just got back from deployment and is still living in Virginia Beach with Mike Sneath, Pegeen O'Neil is in P-cola and engaged to another Aviator, Rob Grasse just married Kathy Kelley, They were married the same day as we were and are moving from Florida to Pax River, Missy Cummings left the RL after Mount Pinambo and is just getting settled in Monterey, I guess Monterey is the hot spot! We acmally passed through there on the way back from our Colorado and Hawaii honeymoon to remember the good ol' days since we met there.

Well, I gotta sign off now. My husband and a friend are having trouble navigating as we explore Germany, Enclosed is a wedding photo in case anyone finds it hard to believe 1 am attached to the Army, Ski season will stop most of our day trips but skiing will be a great way to spend the Winter, Auf Weidersehen. Michelle, Hope you're enjoying Germany—sounds great!

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Okay, seems like more people out of the Navy than in right now—we should take a count. Next letter is from someone who's in—the Air Force! Kevin Umbaugh writes: It's been about three years since I wrote so I thought I would bum you a letter, I've been wondering what has happened to a few buds. Specifically Dave Bondura and Tim Hoke. Did they fall off of ttie eartii?

A lot has happened since I last wrote. I shoveled s-t in South Carolina during the war. Nicki and I have had a son, Joseph Michael. Five months after he was born, I won an all expense paid one year unaccompanied tour to Iceland, I am now in an F-15 squadron. We used to interrupt "Bears" when the CIS (sics) were Russkies, Now we are trying to get the hell out of this god forsaken place. But some treaty we signed in 1954 is keeping us here. In the meantime, Nicki and Joe are doing well at home with the in-laws, I've been working my liver and kidneys pretty hard here and I've got three months left on the rock.

Then I am hopefully going to America. Who knows.

Well, I'll close here; for Bondo, "The Undertaker rules and Hulk Hogan has turned into a pantyhead," From the mouth of hell, Kevin.

Well, thanks Kevin, and I hope you're happy with your new station wherever that is. Write and tell us!!

Still have room for Mark Lamcyzk writing from the decks of BELLEAU W O O D ( L H A - 3 ) . In May

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he was off the coast of Thailand for Cobra Gold— although we live in the same state—he had to write since he's never home. He and his wife live in Kailua with theu two year old son who luckily pulled through an accident six months ago.

Mark reports that Doug Schueler is also on WOOD with the 35th MEU. They fly '46's with HMM-364 and have been conducting ops with the Thai Marines.

His amphib task force is also showing the flag during the near-by Cambodian elections. Mike Camilleri is also aboard with HC-5 Det flying the SAR HH-46D. They are all looking forward to liberty in Bangkok.

In the past Team Spirit exercises in Korea, Mark saw Tom Zohlen and Greg Nakano. Both were well; but Greg is now out of the Corps. He also wants to know where in the world are Steve Trent and Joe Dundas?

Well, thanks Mark—are you still in Hawaii? Give me a call as I put my work number in the Shipmate masthead now so I wouldn't have to get 3 a.m. phone calls from people on the East Coast (I know you're sorry Kennon.)

I've got room for one more from Eric Wyatt who also writes as a civilian. The more I write about all these people in CivLant, the more tempting it seems.

Eric reports that Brian Clancy was married on 25 September 1993 to the beautiful Amy Serena Hunter from Seattle. The wedding was at the First Lutheran Church in Tacoma. Brian's brother was the best man and Dennis Maloney was one of the swordsmen.

Amy was a TV Producer for KIRO Channel 7 News in Seattle; but they will be moving to Moorestown, N.J., so Brian can be an Officer Recruiter in Philly.

Eric was leaving as he wrote the letter for Munich at the Oktoberfest to start off his new career as a beer taster. Upon his "some time in November" retum from Europe, he'll settle in Seattle and stay listed in the phone book if anybody's up that way. Thanks Eric.

I'll try to squeeze in one more from Dave Albritton, who's had some significant things happen in his career lately. He graduated from NPS last September and believes that it was probably one of the most enjoyable tours he'll ever have. He took the MPTA (Manpower, Personnel and Training) curriculum (#847) and highly recommends it to anyone considering NPS. He found lots of time to enjoy golf and the great weather in Monterey. While he was there, he decided SWO was no longer what he wanted to do so he requested and switched designators to PAO (1650). He's currently at DINFOS (the Defense Information School) in Indianapolis and then will head off

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to the Pentagon to join Mike Tabb in the office of the Chief of Navy Information. He's hoping to contact some people he hasn't seen in a while and anyone else, including Bryan Graham, Dane Thorliefson, Andy Greene, Candy Freer, Elena Abuyen, Emily Almonte, Clay Crosby and John Kasuda. So please drop him a line at: Dept. of the Navy; Navy Office of Information (OI-005); Washington, D.C. 20350; or call him at 703 697-3290 or dsn 227-3290.

Well, best wishes to everyone. Believe it or not, I'm going to have to start asking for letters—I've only got a few more left—Keep writing and thanks for your patience!! KTJ Here is the latest from Luce Hall (center of the MoBoard). New arrivals include Mike Cox, Dave Weinstein, Chris King and Dan Conley. Mike is coming from ARKANSAS, Dave is coming from LASALLE, Chris is coming from ANZIO and Dan is coming from LSB at Camp Pendleton. That makes it an even dozen in ProDev. Dana Cook expects to report here in April. Mary Jackson recently left ProDev. After orchestrating SWO Service Selection for the Class of 88 -(- 6, Mary detached and reported to SWOS for department head school. Mary is scheduled to be OPS on MOOSEBURGER.

Well enough about us. We haven't heard from Scott Kelly since Homecoming, but he has established himself as quite an author. Scott (F-14's) recounted his experience during an inflight casualty in a recent issue of Approach. We're glad to see everything tumed out well.

I talked to Chris LaPenna. His squadron has recentiy been decommissioned and it looks as though he may be leaving Norfolk and headed east to Rota, Spain as a station pilot.

There have been unconfirmed sightings of Ed Olshaw. Ed is scheduled to be Conduct Officer here at USNA. My office mate Brain Odie O'Donnell has issued a threat. He's bound and gagged me and threatened to break my hunt-n-peck (typing) fingers unless I allow him to write this month's Shipmate input, but it got misplaced, so look for him next month.

One or two other things: Do you remember the advenmre of Curtis Irby and his "brown-eyed beauty"?

You remember, he and ole brown eyes [Monique's the name] were reututed at Homecoming '93. In any event, they were recently engaged! CONGRATULATIONS! Speaking of Irb, he's leaving USNA for a sub in San-dog. We had a lil' get together at my crib for his departure. In attendance from '88 were Michael Tabb (who left the service just recently and has landed a job in the Big Apple), Dave "Mello-D" Albritton, Howard "Word" Payton, Rosalind "Roz" Richmond, and yours truly.

I've been in touch with one or two others over the landline namely: George "GT" Turner—in fact he's on the phone now. We're talking about . . . things. I've talked to Robby Robinson recently. He's in Candidate Guidance in Leahy Hall—I think; I don't remember my Yard Gouge.

In any event, it's press time minus 2 hours, and the Shipmate staff is hunting me down—I'm sorry. I gotta go. Until next time . . . Kennon "88 . . . THE CLASS OF USNA"

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Pres., and Corres. Sec'y, Brian S. Sears East Coast; 400 W. 119th St., Apt. 5P New York, N.Y. 10027 Sec'y, West Coast, Tom Hare 101 Hussey Rd., Seal Beach, Calif. 90740 Just a couple of quick letters this month, but first a word on this year's homecoming. Rob Cassidy is the man in charge. Rob has recently been appointed the Class of 1989 Public Relations Officer and Social Affairs Coordinator. He has been working diligently to make our five year reunion a memorable one. If you have any questions concerning our reunion feel free to call him at 410 280-2824. There will be a fiill write-up in the next issue of Shipmate covering the specific events you will want to be sure to attend.

Now a letter from Earl Jones regarding the Submarine community: I am writing to give you some submarine updates. First off, as for myself, my wife Sharon and I have just recently moved to the Arlington area. 1 transferred off BATFISH, and am now working at the Office of Naval Intelligence for SWORD. Along the way I've kept in touch with a few friends.

Dave Cox has put in his letter and is hot in the job search. He and Karen (Melissa and Ashley) are currently in Charleston, and doing well. Cox-mo-dee has been lifting weights (what else do Boomer "guys" do on patrol) and looks like one big muscle now.

Jackie and Ed Drew are in Charleston also, and will likely stay there. Ed put in his letter, and has a great job right there in Charleston. Ed is still as high strung as ever. His latest adventure, with his number one cohort Tom Buthod, involved surreptitiously drag racing large industrial vehicles. Ed tells the story great, and as usual, he never embellishes it.

Paul Tortora landed a job at the Naval Academy.

He's been having trouble with the phone company as it seems that for some reason his phone never dials out, no matter where he's living.

Paul Ghyzel (an E-2 type) is doing well. He's in Norfolk and getting married in March. Paul hasn't really changed much over the years, which is good.

He's applying the same work ethic and professionalism which he was known for at school to his work in the E-2 community, and really doing well, Sandy and Greg Potteiger received the typical Detailer good deal. They asked for a shore tour in San Diego, where they live now, and ended up with a job at the Navy Annex. I am happy because they will be in my area, but its going to be tough on them selling their house and moving East, Paul "Elbow," "El," "Elevator" Dabbar, (basically he answers up to any nickname) is exiting the Navy as fast as humanly possible. He's going to go to some big business school and get an M.B.A., with heavy emphasis on Japanese related business, for which he has a definite affinity. While he is waiting for school to start, he plans to occupy his time by doing campaign work for an upwardly mobile Democrat. I think he and Rob Lewis are still planning a post-Navy European vacation for this summer.

Jen and Kevin Voss are still in Connecticut, attached to WHALE. Kevin has the same problem Paul Tortora has, his phone doesn't dial out either.

Kevin is definitely taking a shore tour, but doesn't know where or when. The boys, Zeus and Beauregard (Boxer and Bulldog) are busy eating Christmas presents and gaining weight.

Steven Obsitnik is working for Squadron FOUR

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in Charleston, By working, 1 mean he's working on his golt game and not much else. If I remember correctly. Steve still owes me a fortune in Skins. Steve is leaving the Navy also, and wants to attend a promuient business school, John "J, ]." Wilson is in Pearl now, and is also getting out as fast as humanly possible. This is surprising, because he's really not working hard on the KAMEHAMEHA, He spends most of his time on the beach (tiiis doesn't include the 14 to 18 hours a day.

6 or 7 days a week he spends on the boat).

Ingar A.H.T, "hear him before you see him" Grev has somehow managed to get orders to the PE. Dept. at the Academy Hell be there sometime in the Summer. Ingar doesn't appear to be any quieter in his old age.

I am sure I left people out, but tiiis letter is long enough aheady, I haven't seen any word on our Class reunion, but since I am living in the area, I am willing to be a point of contact to get things rolling.

My number is 703 820-6780, Please call, or stop by if you're in Uie area. Earl

ing numerous injuries. We just hope Joe doesn't pull his hamstring getting out of bed some moming.

Tidbits: Getting Out and Getting On with their Lives—Jimmy "Buy High and Sell Low" Markey, with his recent purchase of a 1974 Honda Civic, has spumed several offers to perform on Wall Street and has decided to be a Staten Island grammar school teacher. His main reason? "I like children," states James T Markey. Brian Greeley is planning on a career as a airline steward. Chris Fraticelli has started his own line of clothing—Envy Wear. Buy them while they are hot!! Joe Jacoby, Mark May, Mike Elton, and Russ Grimm have partnered to open a beef and rib house based in Washington, D.C. Haremo

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Ben Koenig is instructing at SWOSDOC in New Membership: 100% Port where he is in charge of the Combat Information Center Officer's Course.

Pres., 1st Lt. Robert B. Sofge USMC I also received a short Sec'y, Lt Joseph G. Heriihy USN letter from Karen West 1/Lt, Allan Ziegler USMC Kane and Colin Kane RD #6, RO. Box 76, Wellsboro, Pa. 16901 '88. They are proud parIn the last episode, our hero Allan Ziegler, aka ents of a healthy baby Zigs, HMM-365 callsign—Zigs, was confronted hoy, John Patrick. John with an imposing deadline, a hot date and numerous was bom on New Year's "things to do." With quick thinking and questionable Eve 1993. Great tax dejudgement, he called upon writer, poet, warrior, and duction! He was 8 lbs lover Chris Lovejoy to pen the latest in Class news.

8.25 ounces and 20.5 Undaunted by the pressures placed upon him and inches long. Karen will Ben Koenig eager to try out his newborn daughter's new set of be getting out in May to become a full time Mom for a crayons, Chris wrote a marvelous piece detailing the while.

Thanks for the news, write again soon and get accomplishments of the mighty Class of '90.

As NBC officer in HMM-261 at MCAS New River, geared up for homecoming!

Brian Chris finds little time for pleasure outside of preparing for the squadron's upcoming CG inspection. He must also devote time to drink a beer orfivewith our Classmate and squadron mate Clay Stackhouse, Reaching our hands across the sea wefinda Class- who recently went to SERE school. On the topic of mate who punches his timeclock with the Fighting SERE school Clay remarked, "The surf ain't so good Navy of Ecuador. Edgar Jiminez, formerly of 10th up there". company, wrote me of his experiences. He got to Forgive me for digressing from the story of Zigs. work with David Rose, who was cruising with two After stuffing off his responsibilities, Zigs hi-tailed it PB2s and a team from SBU-26 (Panama). They up to Peterborough, Canada to be the best man in trained together in the labyrinth-like Gulf of Guaya- Bob Liebe's second wedding to his first wife Jodie. quil for about two weeks in October 1993. David With flair and pageantry, Zigs led the dancing, table loved Ecuador so much he retumed with his wife Pam surfing, and the Canadians' favorite part—the "Mafor a three week vacation. Edgar's biggest worry is rine Sword Show". He caroused with fellow Classthe well being of three classmates—Steve Boyles, mates Mike Megeath, Steve Williams, and Joe Chris Zito, and John Drake. He requests you three Daugherty. Mike has left his comfy life in rainy Seto get in touch with him. attle for the dregs of San Diego where he joins some Julie (Anyan) McShea proposes a West Coast high-speed, low drag, SEAL-dropping small boat homecoming 1994!!! Julie is out of the Navy and atunit that the Navy will only entrust to the finest of tending San Diego State. The Marshall Faulk-less mariners. Mike was quite the hit at the wedding as he Aztecs will be doing battle with our Navy heroes of treated a pretty gal from Florida to a classy night on the gridiron at San Diego State in September 94. She the town in Toronto to see Phantom of the Opera. has graciously volunteered to be the main point of Steve Williams braved the - 30°F temperatures and contact for rooms, tickets, and fun stuff. She can be icy roads to bring his beautiful girlfriend Andrea to contacted at: RO. Box 370191, San Diego, Calif. the wedding. Steve upheld the Navy's honor amidst 92137, 619 294-6941. Tickets go on sale 1 May so the jarheads at the head table. It was quite stirring to call/write her soon. She also sends the following see Steve drinking with his old roommate Bob and news; Cathy McCann is at Camp Pendleton as the throwing back beers with the bride's father Larry. Joe first female instructor for the Marines; Brant Daugherty came to town a day early so he could witBrocket! is with VRC-30 at NAS North Island; and ness the home brewing plant Larry and his buddies Heidi Fleming is the assistant volleyball coach at put together. With a fire in the hearth and wolves Navy. howling outside, the wedding guests sat at the edge Joe Vitelli was recently inducted into Bishop of their chairs listening to Joe tell the ghastly tale of McDevitt High School's Football Hall of Fame. Un- how he got the nickname "Dogger". As the weekend fortunately, Joe could not attend the ceremony be- closed, thisfinegathering of former Midshipmen left cause he twisted his knee while trying to catch up to a great impression on our neighbors to the north. Zigs John Coney and Donald Vitelli while skiing. The got a phone number, too. irony of it all—Joe Vit was hailed as Navy's biggest Meanwhile, in a land far, far away. Aaron recruit in 1985 and best Heisman Trophy candidate Johnson, his wife Rita, twin daughters Alex and since Napoleon McCallum '85, but managed only Amanda, and son Aaron, Jr. stirred in their sleep as thirty yards in total offense in four years while nurs- Aaron's roommates drank a beer in their honor. The

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transition to civilian life goes well for Aaron as he completes the management training program for an overseas shipping company based in Southem Cal. At the same time. Navy jet pilots across the globe felt a newfound strength as Paul Cannon pirmed on those famed Wings of Gold. We know not where Paul is destined tofly,but we are certain he will do it well.

As Zigs retumed home to his pad on the beach, he found a mailbox full of letters and an answering machine full of calls from Amway reps. Ron Solomon dropped word on his new computer/engineering consultation business. He just recently started it up and is excited about the prospects of running his own company. Hmm, maybe he can hook me up with a job if 1 don't make captain, thought Zigs. Mike Cells reported that all is well at TBS. Following his transition to the greener side of life, Mike now enjoys doing LINE'S and humping in the woods under the cover of darkness. Bert Race also checked in with a report on STEPHEN W. GROVES. Bert and fellow '90ers Steve

Majzewski and Chris Straw are members of HSL-44, the Swamp Foxes, and took part in Haiti babysitting over Christmas. Following a brief retum to the States, they look forward to doing more boat time in the upcoming months. Bert extends an open invitation to the Class of '90 to visit him and his wife Megan at the following address: Megan and Bert Race, 241 Quebec Lane, Jacksonville, Fla. 32226, 904 221-4376.

After reading the letters, crumpling them up and throwing them in the fire, Zigs lit his pipe, kicked his feet up on the old BOQ furniture he bought in Pensacola and wondered why Bert didn't mention Rob Beauchamp and his wife Cheryl, who were also part of the STEPHEN W GROVES family. Maybe it was due

to jealousy that Rob is leaving the ship in March to go to PG School in Monterey for a year or so. Or maybe it was because Rob passed his Department Head board and now serves himself first in the wardroom.

Maybe Bert just plain forgot. Who knows?

Zigs thought to himself, I wonder how Barthoffer is doing? Overwhelmed with curiosity, Zigs picked up the phone and called (collect) his fellow rugger Jim Bartelucci. Bart was at home and well-rested after a week of leave following the birth of his second daughter Nicole, who has a middle name but Zigs forgot it. (He thinks it's Marie). Jim, his wife Kathy, 2 year-old Alison, and Nicole are 'just chillin' in Miramar where Jim is affectionately known as. . . . (well, this is a family magazine), for a stunt he pulled while on a cross-country flight. It's a really funny story—ask his CO. Jim's loving the F-14 scene and recommends parenthood to the rest of the Class.

Sounds like a good idea.

After this friendly chat, Zigs realized that yet another month had gone by and he had to leave the next day to do some pre-deployment training on the boat off the coast of New River. But who would write the Shipmate colurrm? With no time for deliberation or head-scratching, Zigs picked up the phone once more and dialed 910 938-2269 and begged the person at the other end to write it. The voice at the other end of the line cooly answered, 'Rest easy there, young Ziglet.

I'll save you. Just quit crying, drink a glass of warm milk before you go to bed, and all will be well.' Zigs did.

Will the column get in on time? Will Bert ever be able to face Rob again? Will you please write Zigs letters so we don't have to make this stuff up? Tune in next month for the next addition of ZIGS: MANGOD. Cheers! Bob

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Pres., Ens. Richard Brophy USN Sec'y, Ens. William G. Freehafer USN 7137 N. Ridge Dr., Raleigh, N.C. 27615 From Rich Brophy comes: Thanks very much all those who expressed a willingness to volunteer your time and talent to assist Bill Freehafer in writing Shipmate columns. (Bill happens to be in Iceland with his new P-3 squadron as I write this.) Please continue to send your mail to Bill's address, but don't be surprised if you see articles written by either Liz Franklin or Dave Stohs in the near future.

I also have some sad news to pass on. I'm sure most of you remember Shawn Burton, our 11 year old Honor Graduate. Shawn's leukemia took a turn for the worse late last year and he passed away in November. I kept in fairly close touch with Shawn and his family these last couple of years, and believe me, the experience we were able to afford him meant as much to him on the day he died as it did on graduation day. He showed great courage and determination up until the end and we can all be proud that we chose such a deserving individual as our honor graduate.

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The Wager-Kroeger wedding; Kroeger (brother) Dewalt, Davidson, Lobner, Wagner (groom) Alfonzo (best man), Andy Crowe '91, Murray, Wagner (brother) and Rowan (brother-in-law)

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Pres., Ens. Matt Arny USN Sec'y, Ens. Vinny Smith USN 4041 E. Olive Rd., #434, Pensacola, Fla, 32514 Hello again '93.

Jay Zollmann sends the MOS selections from Quantico for the August class. Infanty: Jay Zollmarm, John Wallace, Mike Cesta, Rob Peterson, Jeff Stevensen, Ferrel Sullivan, Paul Schimpf, Adam Holton, and Winston Heron. Artillery: Kevin Tehan, Mike Groth, Matt Kolich, Paul Rayfield, Tom Owenby, Les Pritchett, Walt Weathers, Mark Sedwick, John Campbell, and George Korol. Engineers: Jeff Hittie, Tom Milanette, and Mike Taylor. Adjutant: Jim Quann, Devin Winklosky, and Tyson Lewis. Logistics: Kevin Harris, Marie McMillen, Norm Reitter, Scott Conway, Sasan Sabet, Matt Seipt, and Stefan Brannsweiler. Communications: James Deen, Dave Vavasseur, Perry Townsend, and Vaughn Pangelinan. Supply: Doug Saber, Tom Dobbins, Paul Bernstein, and Joe Moreno. Financial Management: Jake Mitchell, B. K. Lewis, and Grace Gee. Motor Transport: Terry Hagen. Intelligence: Ed Villalobos, Julie (Pelton) Kaiser, and Kevin Farrington. Air Support Control: Andy Lehmann. Air Defense: John Miles and Terrence Hand.

Air Traffic Control: Sean Mansfield. Pilot: Justin Butters, Chad Nelms, Caleb Jones, Mike Sobkowski, and Darrel Platz. Thanks Jay. Matt Miller writes from the civilian world. Matt is working for an engineering/software firm in Lynchburg, Va. Terrence Brown is now in Pensacola after being in Indianapolis on TDY. Dave Jones is also in Pensacola, after being a Blue and Gold Officer in Raleigh, N.C. Thanks Matt.

Tanya Wallace writes from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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ing submarines on Ford Island. They work 4 days of 12 hour watches and then have 4 days off. They both have a 3-year tour there. Matt Pawlikowski and Kristi Olson are both in Keflavik, Iceland; Andrea Larson and Heather Davies are in Brawdy, Wales; and Mike Schneider and Damian Blossey are working in Argentina. Melanie McGee is engaged to Tobin Butler '94. They will marry in May. Karin Rao, Susanne (Franklin) McLellan, Cheryl Mckinney, and Nora Connelly are all in Virginia Beach. Karin, Susanne and Cheryl at in Intel School.

Nora is an admin officer at NMITC Jon Thorp and Mike Gravitt are down in Pensacola. Thanks Tanya.

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Lucky Bag. By now everyone should have gotten their yearbook and complementary address book for our Class. They were mailed to the address the Alumni Association had as your permanent address as of late September. If it has changed, please let the Alumni Association know. The Lucky Bag is not responsible for any forwarding costs. Sam has all the First Class informal pictures that were used in the yearbook. If you would like the picture to be returned, please send your Company number and a self addressed stamped envelope (or enough stamps to cover the cost if you know that your picture is too big for a regular sized envelope) to: Ens. Samantha J. Saxton, USN Bldg. #444, Rm #205 c/o Billeting Office, Bldg. #684 NETC Newport, R.I. 02841-50II. As for all the other picttires submitted to the yearbook,tfieyare in the Lucky Bag Office on their way to the Naval Academy Archives in Nimitz Library You will probably not get tiiem back. Sam apologizes for die late delivery Thanks Sam. Bill Daly writes from Newport, R.I. He says all is well widi the 21st Co. ensigns in Newport. Bill, John Land, Cheyenne Wilson, and Scott Whalen are all in SWOS follow-on schools. Thanks Bill.

Karen Sray writes from Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan. Karen and all of the dedicated Navy fans tuned into the Army/Navy game at 2:00 am (eight USNA grads in all). They started tailgating at 1:30 in the parking lot of the O'Club. Thanks Karen.

Congratulations to Dennis Wagner and Karen Kroeger who were married on 27 November in Chicago. Brent Alfonzo was the best man and Kelly Hoeft was a bridesmaid. Brent started Flight Training in January. Brad Davidson started Flight Training in February. Matt Lobner is still doing graduate work at M.I.T Karen is on EMORY S. LAND (AS-39) in Norfolk, Va. Dennis transferred over to supply and started school in February. Thanks Dennis.

Michelle (Brett) Gilmore writes from San Diego with news on 23rd Co. She went back to Annapolis to attend Lillian (Villemez) Freeman's wedding on 18 December at the Chapel. Congratulations. Matt Kelly is attending UVa. working on his Master's.

Beth Ravndal is at the dive school in Panama City.

Sarah Dachos, Wayne Gunther, Tony Nava, and Julie Stopha are all down in Pensacola. Eugene Nguyen, Juan Fanjul and Efren Mojica are all roommates in Newport. Thanks Michelle.

Until next month '93. Take care. Vin.

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Chapter News COLUMBUS LCol. Ed Tipshus USMC (Ret.) 8315 Fairway Drive Worthington Hills, Ohio 43235 (614) 846-7770 The January/February combined meeting was held on 10 February at the Hearth & Eagle Tavern on Route 315, one mile north of the 1-270 Beltway The meeting opened at 1830 with a social hour supported Shipmate, April 1994

by heavy hors d'oeuvre and a cash bar. The administrative meeting began at 1945, with the reading of the minutes of the last meeting, followed by the Treasurers report. In spite of being on the tail-end of an ice storm and 15 degree weather, attendance was enough to have a quorum.

Per our new by-laws, the proposed slate for officers for 1994 was presented, and an election was held, with the following members gaining unanimous approval: President—Roy Girod '53, Vice President— Jim Waddell '71, Secretary—Ed Tipshus '54, Treasurer—Tom Pettit '53, Membership chairman—Dave Goins '84, and Program chairman— also Roy Girod '53.

Dues for 1994 were discussed, voted, and approved for $5.00. Programs for the year were discussed, and membership participation and mailings, with a call tree were also set. There were an unusual number of midshipman-days sea stories told which certainly brought our fellowship added warmth and humor.

Those attending were Art Friedman '51, Roy Girod '53, Tom Pettit '53, Jim Hill '54, Ed Tipshus '54, Jerry O'Donnell '61, Doug Ogden '67, Wayne Hallenbeck '71, and Dave Goins '84.

CHARLESTON BUI Kerr 42 North Basilica Ave. Charleston, S.C. 29406-8657 (803) 569-7070 The Charleston Chapter met on 18 February and 4 March to discuss the future objectives of the organization in light of the Naval withdrawal from this city.

We will continue to meet on the third Friday of every month at 1130 am at the Cooper River Recreation Center on the Naval Base.

The Charleston Chapter of the Alumni Association has committed to supporting the Service Academy Alumni Business organization which has recently formed here in our city.

If you have any questions, ideas or speakers for future events, please contact Capt. Bill Hall at 803-734-4001 or Ed Drew at 803-884-7248.

DETROIT Arthur W. Bryant 1811 Hollywood Grosse Point Woods, Mich. 48236 On 27 December 1993 we had our Naval Academy Information night for interested students and parents at the Dearbom Civic Center. The event was again hosted by our Detroit Alumni Chapter, the local Blue and Gold Officers headed by Capt. Joe Walsh USNR, and the Michigan Parents Club headed by Tom and Carol Palmquist. We were very pleased to have the Naval Academy Academic Dean and Provost, Dr. Robert Shapiro, as our guest speaker again this year.

Over 98 people were in attendance, including six Midshipmen who shared their views on life at the Boat School. They were Dawn Corcoran 3/C, 11th Co., James Douglass 2/C, 25th Co., Mark Palmquist 1/C, 17th Co., Hank Presecan 2/C, 7th Co., Norm Presecan 2/C, 1st Co., and Mark Bowditch 1/C, US Merchant Marine Academy. Other Chapter Alumni present included Tim Marvin '59, Max Presecan '68, Paul Richmond '42, and Art Bryant '66.

The Detroit Chapter's monthly Tuesday luncheons will be held at the following locations: 10 May 1994 Chrysler Aubum Hills Tech Center 14 June 1994 Dearbom Inn 12 July 1994 Steak and Ale 9 August 1994 Dearbom Inn Please call Art Bryant at 313 885-2174 (evenings) or 313 322-6452 (days) for further information on attending events and joining the Chapter.

FLORIDA SPACE COAST P. C. Peterson 401 Third Ave. Melbourne, Fla. 32951-2537 The Eau Gallic (Fla.) Yacht Club was tiie scene of die February luncheon meeting of die Space Coast Alumni Association and was heralded by a large tumout of 91 Alumni, wives and guests. Overlooking the beautiful Banana River, the group enjoyed a social hour prior to sitting down to a delightful lunch.

Those partaking of the event were Liz and Vince Anania '45, Jane and Bill Benton '62, Kate and Tom Blake '49, Howie Blum '45, Bobbie and Alf Bergesen '45, George Cairns '35 and guest Polly Paddock, Ted Clark '46, Nancy and Russ Croft '44, Laurie and Jim Carrington '53, Polly and Keith DeMott '57, Dorothy and Neff Dietrich '47, Carolyn and Stan Dodd '48, Ginny and Joe Elmer '47, Shirley and Ed Eassa '55, Ginny and Jim Fergusen '46, Ray Harrell '27, Nancy and Jack Hart '53, Howard Heininger '47, Mae and John Heintz '44, Anne and Frank Keith '47, Ellen and Lou Marcheseno '47, Sam Major '39 and guests, Sara Mims and Lea Mathews, Margaret Marcotte (wife of Stu '57) and her mother Grace Callaghan, Pat Mottem '42, Gene and Tom Murphy '39, Jean and Henry Ortland '46, Peg and Pete Peterson '56, Jan and Norm Prosser '57, Ed Peresluha '57 and mother, Suzy and Gerry Rester '45, Virginia and Hallie Rice '46, Marguerite and Ted Rodgers '40, Kak and Vem Rose '47, Pat and Paul Saari '57, Clay Spalding '48, Phyllis Smoot '26, Callie and Duke Snyder '56, Judy and Dave Sperling '52, Marylyn and Bob Strieter '41, Betty Sullivan '27, Donna and Ted Speaker '50, Birgit and DonToohill '47, Fricky and Roger Vaughn '33, Kitty and Ken Wallace '43, Jo Waterhouse '53 and guest, Ruth Wildman '19, and Lois and "Zeke" Zellmer '44.

The Class of '47 had the largest number of attendees, and Ed Peresluha reported three members of the '57 Color Company were present. Due to the absence of our normal song leader, the singing of Navy Blue and Gold was led by Joe Elmer.

Meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of the month at various locations on the Space Coast. For information on future meetings call Frank Keith at 407 255-6511 or Pete Peterson at 407 952-2066.

FLORIDA SUN COAST Capt. James L. Moss USN (Ret.) 4823 First Ave Drive NW Bradenton, Fla. 34209 The January meeting was held in the Royal Marine Room overlooking beautiful Sarasota Bay with preluncheon conversation mostly involving tales of the cold, ice, and snow being experienced "back home."

Our luncheon speaker was Dr. Francis M. Howard, orthopedic surgeon and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has extensive experience in teaching and lecturing in addition to specializing in surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity. He presented a well organized review of altemative health care plans now being considered.

He indicated that he was a Clinton supporter who had carefully read the 1,342 page report. He had several serious reservations and concerns about a national health care system based on that document. There followed a spirited question and answer period.

In attendance were 48 members and guests in classes from '33 to '80. It was a delightful luncheon and the presentation was of great interest to all attendees.

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HAMPTON ROADS Capt. Donald R. Trueblood USN (Ret.) 2504 Forehand Lane Virginia Beach, Va. 23454 The Hampton Roads Chapter met at the Breezy Point Officers' Club for a Valentine's Day lunch on 14 February with Ron Brandquist, '60, as our speaker and guest of honor. As the future relief for Bill Busik, Ron brought the Hampton Roads area members up to date on current news from the Naval Academy and the Alumni Association.

Attendees were Juanita and Robert Connell '29, Jesse Motes '31 and guest Connie Smith, Charles Stephan '34, Rosa and Frank Law '36, Becky Ingling '37, Mrs. John Kelly '37, Mary and Bill Vose '42, Polly and Robert Gillock '43, Nancy Davis, Sara and Bill Stanard '44, Maggie and Gene Hunter '45, Frances and Frank Rawlings '45, Elizabeth and Lucius Steere '45, Doreen and Bill Steuteville '45, Richard Gulick '46, Bemice and Louis Junod '46, Connie and Dick Knight '46, Frances and Jim Weirich '46, Irene and Jim Hayes '48, Eriine and Ted Holt '48, Marilyn Nicholson '48, Karl Thiele '48 and guest Audrey Kufahl, Doris and Carlos McCullough '49, Tom Parsons '49, Cecile and Don Trueblood '49, Mary and Jim DiNardo '50, Peggy and Ron Kelly '50, Pat and Vaughn Wilson '53, Herb Crane '54, Joann and John Roberts '55, Bill Drury '58, Nan and Jack Matheson '58, Jack Greenhalgh '60, Bill Kee '60, Henry von Kolnitz '60, Skip Brown '62, Joan and Joe Corcoran '62, Pete Glasier '62, Joe Lane '62, Ron Voelkel '65, Ed Futch '66, Rick Cazenave '67, Gary Wasson '67, Dafi Lear '68, Sue and Bob Byles '69, Frank Roberts '69, Kim and Barry Waddell '70, George Sauer '70, John Mahon '74, Kathleen and Mark Lamboni '75, Kelly and Ken Clark '77, Dave Paddock '77, Ed Brownley '81, Don Marcum '84, Gary Swain '84, Capt. and Mrs. Carl Anderson (guests of Ron Brandquist), and Mrs. Catherine Colgan (Member, Board of Visitors, U.S. Naval Academy).

HUNTSVILLE Ed Jackson 1568 Snug Harbor Rd. Grant, Ala. 35747 (205) 582-4441 The January meeting of the Huntsville Chapter was attended by 15 members. They were: Tom Hartline '81, John Snyder '47, Frank Tatom '56, Al Morris '50, Bob Brown '49, Harry Harnly '27, Frank Cohee '74, Mike Grabbe '80, Mike Stroop '54, Bill Watts '38, Joel Anderson '81, Tony Torruella '51, James Pointer '78, John Robbins '68, and Larry Anderson, honorary member. There was no agenda, however Frank Tatom announced he was going to talk on predicting tornadoes from seismic activities to the county business and government personnel.

The February meeting was attended by seventeen members who heard Col. Lee James, USA (Ret.) talk about a proposed military retirement community in Huntsville. The combination apartment/cottages would be built on Redstone Arsenal. It would be similar to the USAA Towers in Texas. If everything goes as planned, the complex could be done in three years.

Those attending this meeting were: Joel Anderson '81, Nolle Bell '60, Bob Brown '49, Thomas Colman '56, Harold Hamly '27, Tom Hartiine '81, Ens. Tim Johnson '93, Hector Medina '58, Al Morris '50, James Pointer '78, John Robbins '68, Bob Sampson '56, Joe Schartting '81, John Snyder '47, Mike Stroop '54, Frank Tatom '56, and Tony Torruella '51.

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Business Luncheons (Reservations—Mike Wray 714 833-5868).

Ed Cariton The monthly Business Luncheons in January and 8909 Montego Bay Drive February were held at the usual location, MCAS El Las Vegas, Nevada 89117-2257 Toro O'Club. The first luncheon of 1994 featured Capt. Tom Weaver USNR '74, the senior Reserve I guess a lot of people countrywide are aware of the SEAL officer in Southern California. Capt. Weaver tremendous growth in the Las Vegas area. I would presented a videotape containing information about guess that approximately 2,500 people are moving BUDS training and Hell Week and described how the into the area each month. Our city has grown from SEALs are affected by the downsizing Navy. His pre500,000 in 1980 to over 850,000 at present. We re- sentation was well received by the following Alumni: cently opened four giant resorts with family theme Dick Banister '60, Kim Basset '53, Matt Caldwell parks. These are the Luxor (Circus Circus), Treasure '88, Rich Crane '47, Dave Grover '53, T. R. Johnson Island (the Mirage), Excaliber (Circus Circus), and '47, Ken Klofkom '43, Danny Musselman '60, Rene the MGM mega-resort. Almost all the hotels have or PUi '78, Billy Ray '53, BUI Stedfield '67, Bruce Steare currently expanding their operations and physical vens '70, Walt Stevens '43, Tom Weaver '74, Mike plant. With this in mind our Chapter felt Las Vegas Wray '85, Joe Zerbrowski '70. would be a good site for a June Week West. ThereThe February Luncheon featured David J. Moore fore, we will be hosting the 1996 JWW. We feel that, from Realtime Associates, a nationally recognized if possible it should be held closer to June than has authority and author on human resources managebeen the recent practice but if any Chapters have sug- ment topics. David is the author of Best Resumes for gestions that would impact on the date, times and ac- Scientists and Engineers, Job Search for the Technitivities that you would like us to implement please let cal Professional and Recruting and Hiring the Comus know. We would like to make our JWW the best petent Professional. We had an excellent turnout; the and most memorable for all. If you're looking for an list of attendees: Bill Allen '53, Dave Bertke '58, Jim excuse to come to Las Vegas plan on joining us in Brokaw '56, Matt Caldwell '88, Bill Campbell '52, '96!! Details will, of course, be passed on as Jim Campbell '74, Lee Cohen '82, Rich Crane '47, necessary.

Al Enderle '52, Hank Fowler '53, Mike Hughes '76, As always our Chapter gathered for the annual get- Bob Johnson '66, Ken Kofkom '43, Jim Liming '77, to-gether for THE game. This year we were at the Bob Lowell '53, Kim Martin '85, David Moeller '85, O Club-Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas. Among Danny Musselman '60, Greg Ramsey '80, Billy Ray the Navy Alumni attending this year were: Hal Lewis '53, Hank Salerno '64, Dale Smith '53, Steve '52, Pres.; Fred Wilmot '61, Past Pres.; Jack Raftery Shatynski '83, Bruce Stevens '70, Walt Stevens '43, '47, V Pres.; Ed Carlton '71, Sec; Bob Border '39, Tom Victory '88, Bruce Wellington '72, Dave Bob Trauger '39, Larry Giuliani '43, Ken Ruiz '43, Wilshin '64, Mike Wray '85, Bruce Wright '77 and Frank Sain '49, Bob Ballance '28, Pat Dowling '46, Joe Zerbrowski '70. We also had two hard chargers Ross Hirshfeld '36, Jack Pavelle '47, Bob Stuart '55, from USAFA who want to join our network: Matt Lamphier '90 and Mike Mercier '86. and Roy Capshaw '67.

Some of our newer members who have joined the The 8 March meeting had Capt. (sel) Ramsey group in the last two years are: Mike Williams '82, USNR (with films of the Moscow Air Show) schedCraig Mueller '83, Lindsey Dibler '83 and Chris uled. Then on 12 April it was Charles Wiley, a jourCompeggie '87. nalist from Accuracy & Media.

The Las Vegas Chapter would like to hear from any Business Breakfasts Alumnus living in the area who has possibly been We know you all can't get to the monthly lunmissed. Contact me for newsletters and membership. cheons at El Toro, so we want to start up Business We are currently meeting at Carrows Restaurant on Breakfasts in other areas of the Chapter. Other ChapWest Sahara Ave. in front of the Palace Station Hotel ters have had very good success with monthly break& Casino. Meetings are the third Wednesday of the fast clubs which get started about 0700 and are over month—noon. If you're in town drop by and say by 0830. Usually, its just pastries and coffee and a Hello. Lunch is on us. Contribution—one sea story. chance to introduce yourself and your business and network with other grads; occasionally, there is a business speaker. We need your suggestions, so we are surveying the membership on their preferences.

LOS ANGELES We would particularly like to hear from the Riverside/ Capt. Steve Andres USNR Inland Empire and San Fernando Valley members but 2812 Vanderhoof Drive we want to give everyone outside Orange County a West Covina, Calif. 91791 chance to get involved. Call Steve Andres '67 909 735-3300 (w) or 818 331-6811 (h) or Mike Wray '85 We have so much going on that the ground never 714 833-5868. These breakfasts are a popular feature stops shaking. Hope you were interested in our planned at other Chapters; let's get them going to L.A. activities for '94 contained in the initial Newsletter Joint Army-Navy Events mailing that went out to the entire Shipmate L.A. The Los Angeles Chapter co-sponsors a number of mailing list in early January We had a super response events with the local West Point Societies of Graduin the first few weeks—453 total Chapter members ates (there are three in the L.A. area). We compete in and 27 brand new members! Welcome aboard to the golf twice a year (once seriously; once for fun); we following new members of the L.A. Chapter: David did the Army-Navy Game Party together this year; Alber '84, Bruce Alitt '63, Roy Bishop '82, Joe Car- we supported the first annual Winterfest in Palm rasco '78, Darrell Contreras '92, Albert Freer '54, Springs in February; and they invite us to join their Jean Gardner '34 (widow), Jeffrey Hallin '83, Gary trips to the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Harrison '53, Charles Howe '49, Michael Hughes Calif. We welcome each other's grads to all events '76, Leo Innerbichler '50, Arthur Jones '51, Ken and attend each other's Board meetings. On 2 March Klofkom '43, Richard Lowell '75, Charles Manger we held a joint Board Meeting at Allen Center '65, Norman Miner '57, Sharon Pfeiffer '84, Thomas O'Club, Long Beach.

Ray '82, Thomas Reilly '62, John Semken '78, Paul Winterfest '94 Smith '49, Bradley Spahr '69, Harris Sperling '60, The first annual Service Academies' Alumni WinClarance Summers '55, Marcus Williamson '32 and terfest was held at the Riviera Resort and Racquet Frank Zechlin '56. Its not too late to send in your '94 Club 4-6 February. This event was sponsored by the dues and get in on all the great events, news and net- Inland Empire West Point Society. Fifty three Service working. Contact Danny Musselman at 714 258-1173. Academy grads enjoyed the Winter fun in the low

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desert despite the lack of cooperation from Mother Nature. ! he Career Search/Employment Seminar proved to ;\' a major draw. The hotel provided great hospitality and chow. USNA grads in Classes from '53 to '87 representing L.A. and San Diego Chapters attended: Susan Cowan '81, Jim Fontana '63, Dick Glasgow '67, Russ Glenn '75, Bill Hilsman '58, Ed Martin '54, Terry McKeamey '73, Gary Moody '78, Danny Musselman '60, Bruce Stevens '70, and Joseph Videl '87. We are looking forward to making this an annual, inter-service. Southern Califomia event. Many thanks to Jack Wood USMA '43 and his organizing committee for a super job arranging a weekend chock full of activities. VAdm. Ed Martin, who is a National Trustee, as USNA SOPA, represented the National Association magnificently Annual Meeting and Installation The Annual Chapter Meeting and Installation Dinner was held 12 February 1994 at the Allen Center O'Club at Long Beach Naval Station. The new officers and directors were installed by National Association Westem Region Vice Chairman, Pat Donnelly '65: L.A. Chapter '94 Board of Directors and Officers Officers President—Danny Musselman '60 Vice Pres—Steve Andres '67 Secretary'Susan Cowan '81 Treasurer—Don Mitchell '57 Directors Rich Crane '47 Bill Johnston '48 Jim Cavanaugh'61 Jack'Kit'Karson'63 Hank Salemo '64 Jim Kelly '66 Greg Stiles '70 Steve Shatynski '83 Mike Wray '85 We paidfittingtribute to outgoing President Bruce Stevens '70 with a sound roasting before he received his plaque. Once and future President Danny Musselman '60 was the Master of Ceremonies. Los Angeles Channel 4 TV new anchor Colleen Williams was our guest speaker. Her comments on covering the MLK Day Earthquake were of interest to everyone. It was a great start to another great L.A. Chapter year.

BLUE ANGELS Trip

The Grandpa Pettibone Squadron of the Association of Naval Aviation invited the L.A. Chapter Alunmi to join them on a trip to NAF El Centro on 9 March to see an exclusive show by the BLUE ANGELS at their home field as they prepare for the 1994 season. We'll have a report in the next Chapter News.

The ANA Squadron meets at MCAS El Toro O'Club on the second Thursday on each month for lunch.

DDG-54 Commissioning The Chapter participated in the commissioning of USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG-54) in Long Beach on 19 March. Danny Musselman rode the ship through the Panama Canal. He had to get off on the Pacific side to fly back to L.A. and check that the pu-pus were ready for the commissioning party. It was a stirring ceremony bringing the ship to life. The L.A. Chapter was proud to assist. Well done to Danny who worked very hard on the project.

Upcoming Events Local Army and Navy Alums compete twice a year in golf. The Fall toumament is serious but the Spring toumament is open to anyone who can swing a club and connect with that little white ball. It is a shotgun start, so we allfinishat the same time and no one gets an unfair advantage at the beer keg and the Bar-B-Q. The site is El Toro Golf Course; the date is 21 April.

Contact Hank Salemo '64 at 714 953-8681 (W) or 714 637-1567 (H) if you want to play or eat or both.

El Toro Air Show The annual gala El Toro Air Show and social events to benefit Navy Relief are scheduled for the last weekend in April. There are three identical shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday The last two are open to the general public and attract over 100,000 each day Limited VIP seating is available Shipmate, April 1994

from Danny Musselman 714 258-1173. L.A. Chapter members with base stickers can beat the crowds and attend the exclusive Friday show by following secret infiltration instructions supplied by Bruce Stevens 714 581-6890. You can meet the BLUE ANGELS up

close and personal at the private cocktail party on Thursday night at the NCO Club. That requires money but it's worth it. Contact Danny or Bruce.

See A Battle The West Point Society of Graduates invites us to join them for a VIP tour of the National Training Center at Fort Irwin. The next trip is slated for 6-7 May 1994. This is an opportunity to "See a Battle" of mechanized infantry at Brigade strength, hear top level briefings using state of the art tracking systems and climb all over captured foreign equipment. Contact Danny for a reservation.

El Toro Air Museum In June the Chapter is planning a tour of the El Toro Air Museum followed by a luncheon at the O'Club.

This is afirstclass aviation museum at an operational USMC Air Station, which is on the base closure list.

If you wait too long, this may become a condo complex. Get'on the list by calling Greg Stiles '70 310 431-0901.

Finally We can still accept 1994 Chapter dues. Its another "good deal." For a measly $15 bucks you get to pick from a full calendar of events for Alums of all ages.

You get five newsletters, a Directory of Chapter Membership updated through 1993, an official nametag and membership card for events. We also sponsor "Help a Shipmate" assistance for grads seeking employment. Business Luncheons which are held monthly are another excellent networking vehicle.

The joint activities with the USMA Society of Graduates double or triple the fun and networking possibilities. GET INOLVED in the L.A. Chapter! WE NEED YOUR PARTICIPATION. Contact Steve Andres at 909 735-3300 (w) or 818 331-6811 (h) if you didn't get a Newsletter or you want to join up.

That's all for now from Shakeytown. Out. Steve Andres

tribute to his predecessor whose "large shoes he hopes to fill." Ron then presented a review of programs and issues at the Naval Academy and within the Alumni Association. Plebe year, he said, is now a development process—not a weeding-out process.

Plebes are guided and counseled by upper classmen—not burdened with unproductive physical or mental exercises.

He cited the strong accomplishments of Midshipmen, academically (strings of Rhodes Scholars), in sports and leadership and pulled no punches in reviewing the EE exam situation, reserve commissions and the military downsizing and its implications on the future of the Service Academies.

In his review of the Alumni Association, he expressed gratification at the continued undiminished moral and financial support provided by individual Alumni, graduating Classes, Alumni Chapters, Parents Clubs and friends of the Academy. He underscored trends toward greater Alumni Chapter involvement in National Alumni matters; greater Chapter representation at the trustee level and involvement in "societal changes"—the homosexual issue, for example, and the new "mindset" with respect to transition to civilian careers supported by Association job opportunity programs. He urges Alunmi to offer their time, talents and resources and asks for their input—favorable or critical—and promises to respond.

Future NAANY activities, now being developed, include a luncheon at the UN with U.S. Ambassador Albright as guest speaker and the June Dinner/Dance aboard INTREPID with Navy Secretary John Dalton '64, among others, as guest of honor.

NEWPORT Capt. Robert B. Connelly USN (Ret.) 169 America Way Jamestown, R.I. 02835 (401) 423-3474

Capt. Ron Brandquist USN (Ret.) '60, Bill Busik's relief at the end of March as President and CEO of the Naval Academy Alunmi Association, was our Guest NEW YORK of Honor and Speaker at the January meeting of the Richard C. Zino Newport Chapter. Ron's last duty before he retired was as C O . of the Naval Education and Training RO. Box 2077 Center here at Newport, so he and Jan were not Larchmont, N.Y 10538 strangers to most of us.

1-800-234-USNA Ronfilledus in about the 1992 Electrical Engineering exam problems at the Academy. Let's hope that Despite the "Dark Ages" we don't want to lose the the matter has been resolved and any positive recommomenmm that we have built up, so we're reembarkmendations put in place by the time this piece appears ing on our agenda of activities. in print.

The second meeting of the All Service Academy The Alumni Association is formulating a Strategic Alumni Business Networking Group of New York Plan which will dovetail with the Academy's. The was held on Tuesday, 25 January, in Paine Webber's Academy will reduce to 4,000 mids by 1995 while executive dining room in midtown Manhattan. There maintaining high entrance standards of high school were roughly 70 attendees with representation from academics, leadership and participation. each of the five Service Academies.

On the positive side, for two years in a row, our Several Alumni came from major investment graduates have won Rhodes Scholarships. Coach banks and brokerage houses, eager to talk with grads Chaump has been extended as football coach and interested in entering thefinancialservices industry Doug Williams (former quarterback for the Redskins and we're sure there were important contacts made and Super Bowl MVP) has been hired as backfield by our M.B.A. students looking for Summer intem coach. The Association is very appreciative of the positions. continued support Alumni have provided. ConstrucEach grad filled out a profile form that will be in- tion at the Academy includes new locker rooms for cluded in the Business Networking Directory and dis- the Fischer Rowing Center in Hubbard Hall and at tributed among our attendees. The next meeting of Bishop Stadium (baseball), a Visitors Center ComAlumni Business Networkers was tentatively schedplex adjacent to the Field House facing Annapolis uled for 22 March. Call our 800 "hotline" for Harbor and a program of rehab of Bancroft Hall. updates.

A very large number of Association members are On 16 February NAANY members and guests from the Classes of the late '70s and after. The Asso(some 45-strong) converged on Sardi's Restaurant to ciation has become involved with programs to benefit meet and welcome guest speaker Ron Brandquist this constituency such as publication of The Gouge, '60, who will assume the helm of the U.S. Naval the Alumni Business Resource Directory, the Wall Academy Alumni Association upon Bill Busik's re- Climber breakfasts and the Service Academy Career tirement in March after 23 years of service.

Conference (SACC) which takes place in WashThe President-elect opened his remarks with a ington, D.C, in April.

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Those attending included: Sid Merrill '34 and his guest Mary Blaess, Trina and Tom Weschler '39, Pieter Hinkamp '42, Benny and Ken Lyons '46, Earle Trickey '47, Brad Becken '47, Doc Jex '47, Wirt Thayer '47, Maggie and Frank Snyder '48, Muriel and Roger Buck '50, Leila and Gordan Van Hook '51, Dan Kershaw '52, Paul Mulloy '52, Pud and Bob Connelly '52, Tom Lyons '52, Terty and Line Mossup '56, Rus Mowrey '58, Donna and Jack Chrisman '58, Jan and Ron Brandquist '60, Joanne and Dick Stengel '61, Barbara and Joe Strasser '63, Bob Harvey '64, Jeaime and Duncan Ingraham '66, Deaima and Tom Stouffer '66, Neil and Madeline Porter (son Robin '69), Diane and Dennis Worley '72, Dan Steward '74, Gary Hoist '77, Bill Daniels '77, Ron Bruikley '77, Pete Hyers '77; John Vuolo '77, Ralph Janikowsky '77, Dan Thompson '77 (recmited most of the '77ers thus beating '52 for the prize for most attendees), Dick Woodford '83, Judy and Paul Chrisman '88 (son of Jack and Donna); Associates George Smith and Chris Christensen: and West Pointers Mary and Jack Burney '46.

Doc Jex narrowly beat Benny Lyons with the answer to "WTiat's up?". Joanne Stengel and Earle Trickey also knewtiiat"Fidelity is Up and Obedience is Down" as did Jim Wright who responded by mail.

The next moming several of us (Tom Weschler, Frank Snyder, Roger Buck, Bob Connelly and Associate Barty Murphy) gathered at breakfast with Ron and Jan. We were pleased that Ron took this opportunity to solicit our comments relative to Local Chapters to put into his seabag.

We gathered on the last Tuesday of the month (as usual) in February at the Officers' Club, NETC, Newport. Dr. Jo-Anne Hart of the Naval War College (on loan from Brown University) was our Guest of Honor and Speaker. A political scientist, she spoke in thefieldother expertise—the Middle East.

Dr. Hart concentrated on the history and causes of the Arab-Israeli disputes, since the recognition of Israel as a nation in 1947. She traced Israel's territorial changes which resulted from wars and included the Begin-Sadat accord which retumed the Sinai to Egypt. The Sadat initiative and the retum of the Sinai was obviously a landmark decision, as were the Peres-Arafat First Phase peace negotiations and the subsequent recognition of Israel's right to exist as a nation by Arafat.

Israel has many problems. Among them are the economic assimilation of thousands of well educated and skilled Russian Jews, threat of inflation, and the consequences of the buffer zone in southem Lebanon. The Palestirtians also have problems; the primary one being of leadership, as Arafat cannot speak for (much less control) all Palestinians—those in the Gaza strip are particularly not thrilled with him.

Dr. Hart said that Phases 2 and 3 of the present negotiations must continue. If there is a "solution" of the problems in the Middle East it won't be an easy one. Each side must give, and neither is willing.

Among those present were: Sid Merrill '34 and his guest Mary Blaess, Trina and Tom Weschler '39, Doc and Bess Jex '47, Wirt Thayer '47, Brad Becken '47, Maggie and Frank Snyder '48, Ginny and Jim Mellencamp '48, Liliana and Howard Kay '48, Muriel and Roger Buck '50, Anita and Jim Conway '55, Bob Loewentiial '57, Chris Nichols '61, Marilyn and Pat Malone '64, Jay Butka '90; Associates Chris Christensen and George Smith; West Pointer Andy and Helen Low '42; and Captain (Chaplain) J. C Williams, Commanding Officer of the Chaplain School.

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Our third aimual "Sea Story" Night was a huge success. Over forty alums and guests gathered at the Yankee Diner to share tales of the sea and of Bancroft Hall. True to form, Howard Duff '33 reached back in his incredible memory to entertain us with a tale of his arduous joumey into the Class of 1933. Ted Fauntz '27, Bob Schelling '38, Angus McDonald '48, John Coughlin '50, and others joined in with stories of humor and passion to entertain the group.

Ruth Ross, wife of Terry '48, added a distaff view of Navy life, with a humorous recollection of their early Navy days. The highlight of the evening was provided by Ron Booth '60, who brought down the house with a story of his encounter with one Hyman G. Rickover '22, which occurred during Ron's First Class year.

It was worth the price of admission. We hope to do this again, and hope to gather even more tales from the memories of our members. Those in attendance were: Ted Fauntz '27, Si perkins '30, Steve Stevens '30, Lloyd Benson '36, Bob Schefling '38, Diane and Will Cranford '38, Joanne and Bob Harris '40, Velma and Irv Potter '43A, Meredith and Robert McMurdo '46, Angus McDonald '48, Ruth and Terry Ross '48, Dorothy Wilson '48W, Mary and John Coughlin '50, Marcia and Lee Harshfield '53, J. J. Olsen '54, Hal Lewis '56, Binnie and Jim Bruso '56, Bev and Terry Mahony '57, Colin Saari '60, Ron Booth '60, David Jones '62, Sharon and Ralph Dobson '65, Dennis Doyle '66, Dick Couch '67, Mike Rubel '67, Charles Pelletier '68, Lea and Doug Cook '74, Glen Beyer '78, and Jeff Sayre '80.

SACRAMENTO Quin Waterman 934 Yosemite Lane El Dorado Hills, Calif. 95762 Sacramento and San Francisco Chapters held a joint meeting over dinner at an appropriate geographic midpoint—the Travis AFB Officers Club.

Class representation ranged from '39, John Hodapp, to '87, Suzanne Skelly. This highly successful annual event will be repeated next year.

Sacramento Chapter attendees included Gerry and Steve Berg '66, Frank Blake '68, Toni and Terry Brown '67, Cay and Joe Drachnik '43, Jean and Wayne Harbarger '47, Joyce and John Haynes '55, Shura and John Hodapp '39, Denny Joyce '61, Tom Langley '56, Marion Logan (Robert C '43), Rita and Jim McHugh (Pen '51), Connie and Dave McKie '66, Carolyn and Mo Slater '42, Betty and Bill Spencer '47, Quin Waterman '59, Lisa and Scott Whitfield '81, and Barry Whittlesey '49.

The Chapter Luncheon for February featured RAdm. Dennis Blair USN '68 ComCruDesGru Five.

He recently retumed from a joint staff D.C. tour where he worked on a "Bottom-Up" review for the Department of Defense. He is a Rhodes Scholar, former Whitehouse fellow, and Commanding Officer of Naval Station Pearl Harbor. His brief discussed the thought process behind our Country's new military strategy and how this has and will effect each of die services.

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We still encourage everyone in the San Diego area to sign up so that we can keep you fully informed of upcoming events in our newsletter. If you are not a member call David Ray at 619 463-9872 for information. He can also be contacted by phone for luncheon reservations to pay at the door. Regular monthly luncheons are held at the Admiral Kidd Club at 1130 on the third Thursday of every month.

The following persons attended the February Luncheon: Dave Allen '91, Bill Ayers '48, Ed Behm '45, Skeet Bemis '39, Don Berkebile '66, Pete Bishop '68, Joe Bridge '81, Bill Boughton '49, Jim Cartwright '59, Fred Clarke '39, Otis Cole '66, Jack Coye Jr. '33, Jack Davis '53, Dick De Prez '44, Paul Dollard '54, Hank Eimstad '44, Ed Ellis '46, Bob Erly '37, Bill Evans '60, Neil Finn '70, Art Fischer Jr. '39, Mike Flentje '76, Ned Floyd '55, Dave Frederick '77, Mark Frudden '50, Fred Furland '46, John Galloway '92, Chuck Gorder '48, Bob Gorton '46, Bmce Hagman '81, Dick Haley '49, Pat Hanifin '45, Brian Havey '62, George Hemingway '40, Dave Henderson '44, Jim Hodder Jr. '48, Francis Holian, Scott Hubal '81, Todd Hyde '68, Jim Irvine '46, CK Janes '71, Wayne Jensen '50, Mike Keeney '77, John Kelly '62, Andy Kremm '51, Fred Lastar '83, Alan Lawhead '86, Tex Lawrence '49, Bruce Liska '65, Bill Lloyd '60, Jack Lusigan '60, Brian Mcllvaine '84, Terry McKeamey '73, Jim McNeal '86, Kent McQuerter '68, Harry Meyer '49, Mike Midgley '85, Rufe Moore '53, Bob Morris '52, Ed Mulhem '68, Smart Munsch '85, Stan Neander '50, Bob Neely '48, Russ Olson '70, Otto Orzech '68, Tom Pearson '42, Walt Phaler '37, Braden Phillips, George Purmont '25, Roger Ramsey '62, Hugh Rosania '44, Cy Rotrige, Ron Sadova '81, Robert Scott '69, Frank Shamer '37, Dave Shelver '88, Bill Smith '68, Mark Smith '92, Bud Sproull '50, Bob Stevenson '60, Bill Traynor '45, Willie Trice '40, Sam Walker '52, Hugh Webster '55, "Whip Whipple '54, Chester White Jr. '63, D. J. Wright '64, and Ray Zoeller '39.

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Wayne Goodroe 36 Knoll Ridge Way Oakland, Calif. 94619 510-530-9361 The regular monthly meeting of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter was held on Wednesday, 2 February 1994. The meeting was not held at the regular place, however. The Second Annual Joint Meeting between the San Francisco Chapter and the Sacramento Chapter was held at Travis Air Force Base and, by all accounts, was a great success. The evening was designed as a social gathering and it worked very well. There were close to 70 Alumni and guests present with an almost equal division from the Sacramento and San Francisco Chapters. It was noted that tiie Air Force still puts on a pretty good spread and Shipmate, April 1994

President John Potter '58 made some introductions and brought the combined Chapters up to date on various activities of the Chapter including our planned golf outing in April and our day with the Athletics in May. The senior S.F Class present was the Class of 1945 represented by Buzz Bessac, Ted Pick, George Hamilton and Bill Hayler;tiiejunior Class present was 1987, again, ably represented by Suzanne Skelly. For the second month in a row, the Class of '45 walked away

with the largest number of attendants, beating out by a nose, the Classes of '58 and '65, who were tied.

The evening again closed out with the singing of Navy Blue and Gold led by the officers of the Sacramento Chapter. It was a very enjoyable evening and we look forward to doing it again next year.

If any of our readers need additional information about meetings and membership, please contact Wayne Goodroe, 510 530-9361 or John Potter, 707 745-4914. Beat Army!

BLEMKER, NYLE LOUIS '30, Capt. USNR, 6 February 1994, Augusta, Georgia BOWERS, HENRY THOMAS, JR. '25, 26 March 1992, Cocoa Beach, Fla. CALLAHAN, JOSEPH WILLIAM '26, RAdm. USN (Ret.), 6 February 1994, Coronado, Calif.

CONRADT, PIERSON ELLSWORTH '22, Col USMC (Ret.), 29 November 1993, Santa Fe, N.M. COWDEN, JACK '48, Cdr. USN (Ret.), II February 1994, San Diego, Calif.

CROWLEY, RICHARD WALDRON '48, LCol. USMC (Ret.), 24 February 1994, Richmond, Va. DASHIELL, EDWARD L., JR. '39, Capt. USN (Ret.), 17 Febmary 1994, Virginia Beach, Va. DULKE, SYLVESTER MICHAEL '54, LCdr USN (Ret.), 21 February 1994, Orange Park, Fla. DUNSAVAGE, WILLIAM PETER '56, LCol. USAF (Ret.), 11 November 1993, Clinton, Md. EDMONDS, LEROY SCOTT '45, Capt USN (Ret.), 24 February 1994, Jacksonville, Fla. ELLERTON, GEORGE CLIFTON, JR. '37, Cdr USN (Ret.), 25 October 1993, Ruskin, Fla. FAGAN, CORNELIUS JOHN '62, 11 February 1994, Manchester Village, Vt. FOLK, WINSTON PILCHER '23, RAdm USN (Ret.), 28 February 1994, Waterford, Conn.

GREENWALD, ROBERT CLARK '21, LCdr. USNR (Ret), 10 February 1994, Winter Haven, Fla. JACOBSON, JACOB HARRY, JR. '50, LCdr. USN (Ret.), 11 February 1994, Virginia Beach, Va. KEEN, WALTER HUGHES, JR. '37, Capt. USN (Ret.), 6 February 1994, (Seattle, Wash.)

KELLEY, FRANK J., HI '46, 24 January 1994, Lake Forest, 111.

KENDALL, ROBERT JACOB '44, Cdr. USN (Ret.), 7 December 1993, Lakeport, Calif.

LARSEN, HAROLD HENRY '35, Capt. USN (Ret.), 6 February 1994, Birmingham, Ala. McINTIRE, HARRISON PERRY '35, Capt. USN (Ret.), 12 February 1994, Honolulu, Hawau MIDDLETON, AUSTIN BURT, JR. '47, LCol. USMC (Ret), 30 January 1994, Sheridan, Mont.

NEWTON, ROBERT FORREST '84, 10 February 1994, New Baltimore, N.Y. NIELSEN, JOHN LUDVIG '37, Capt. USN (Ret.), 5 February 1994, Santa Barbara, Calif.

O'KANE, RICHARD HETHERINGTON '34, RAdm. USN (Ret.), 16 February 1994, Petaluma, Calif.

POULSEN, ROBERT NOEL '46, 20 December 1993, Los Angeles, Calif.

PRYOR, GENE HARLAN '45, Lt. USNR (Ret), 1 March 1994, Dallas, Texas ROBISON, CLIFFORD ELLSWORTH '33, 14 July 1993, Huntington Beach, Calif.

ROSSIE, JOHN PAUL, JR. '40, Lt. USNR (Ret), 13 February 1994, Littleton, Colo.

SEDANO, JOHN MICHAEL '57, Col. USAF (Ret.), 21 June 1993, Los Angeles, Calif.

SMITH, GIBSON PETER '59, LCdr. USN (Ret), 9 February 1994, Bremerton, Wash.

TURNER, THOMAS ALEXANDER, JR. '24, Capt. USN (Ret.), 17 January 1994, Jackson, Miss.

WERNER, SHERWOOD HARRY '42, Cdr. USN (Ret), 14 January 1994, Las Vegas, Nev. WHITEHEAD, RICHARD THOMAS '50, Cdr. USN (Ret.), 31 January 1994, Jenkintown, Penna.

WIGELIUS, FRANK EDWARD '32, Capt. USN (Ret.), 31 January 1994, (Largo, Fla.)

JOHN PARMELEE CADY '22 Capt. John R Cady USN (Ret.) died 31 October 1993 at his home in Greenville, Rhode Island. A memorial service was held 12 November at the St. Martin's Episcopal Church, in Providence.

Bom in Warren, R.I., he was educated at the Moses Brown School in Providence and in 1918 appointed to the Naval Academy by Sen. Theodore Francis Greene. He graduated with the Class of 1922.

He was a career officer for 31 years, retiring in 1953.

His first assignment included duty in the cruiser MEMPHIS when it retumed Charles Lindbergh and the SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS to the United States after his trans-Atlantic flight to Paris.

Capt. Cady received an LLB degree from The George Washington University Law School in 1932.

After several sea and land assignments, he served six months as commanding officer of CIMARRON during World War II, and a year as commanding officer of COLUMBUS. He was the senior Naval officer in the U.S. military delegation to the Western Union Powers, later known as NATO, and he was senior defense counsel for Captain McVey at the court martial pertaining to the sinking of INDIANAPOLIS during World War II. After retiring from the Navy, he was afireprevention engineer and risk analyst for the former Firemen's and Manufacturer's Insurance Companies. He worked as a volunteer for the USO, Providence Central YMCA, United Way, and Meals on Wheels. He was a member of the Providence Art Club, the Lifetime Leaming Group, the Rhode Island Society of

the Sons of the American Revolution and the Founders and Patriots Society, and a lifetime member of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Capt. Cady is survived by his wife, Elizabeth H. Miller Jones-Cady, of 720 Putnam Pike, Unit 802, Greenville, R.I. 02828. His first wife, Elizabeth Blake predeceased him. Other survivors are two sons, John P Cady, Jr. ' 50, of Portsmouth, N. H., and Dr. Blake Cady, of Brookline, Mass.; a stepson, Robert G. Jones of Cranston, R.I., and six grandchildren.

ROBERT WRIGHT McCORMICK '23 Robert W McCormick died 16 June 1993 at his home in Nashua, New Hampshire. A memorial service was held 19 June in the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.

Bom in Watertown, N. Y., he was appointed to the Naval Academy from that State and graduated with the Class of 1923. He served during Worid War II with the Eastem Sea Frontier in New York and was promoted to commander and assigned as a member of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's staff in the Pacific.

Following World War II, Mr. McCormick retumed to New York State and became senior vice president with Knolton Brothers of Watertown, N.Y, manufacmrers of industrial paper forfilters.He retired in 1966 after more than 30 years with the firm.

He and his wife, Doris Kesler, moved to Wellesley Hills in 1967. After her death, he lived in Needham before moving to Nashua.

Mr. McCormick was an active member and former Deacon oftiieWellesley Hills Congregational Church,

past member of Rotary Intemational, the Navy Club in Washington, D.C. and the New York Athletic Club.

He is survived by two sons, James K. of Nashua and David R, of Galveston, Texas; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

the club is still well taken care of. It only remains to be seen how long the local Navy clubs will be able to perform up to standards. It's been observed by some members that the level of service at Alameda is not what it was when we first started meeting there in the late 1980's. If any member has any comments, please let the Chapter officers know and we'll do what we can to seek to maintain quality service at the clubs we attend.

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EDWARD SPENCER ADDISON 27 Edward S. Addison USN (Ret.) died 22 January 1994 of pneumonia at Ginger Cove Retirement Home, Annapolis, Maryland.

A memorial service was held at St. Andrews Chapel, USNA on 25 March with inurnment at the National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

Bom 1 September 1904 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of Edward Shanley Addison, Capt. USCG and Pearl Daphne Easton Addison. He was reared in various locations and graduated from Wilmington (N.C.) High School. He was appointed to the Naval Academy from North Carolina in 1923, graduating in 1927.

After initial service in TEXAS 1927-1931, the Pacific Fleet Flagship, he was assigned successively to the destroyers TARBELL and HOVEY as Gunnery Of-

ficer. In 1934-35 he completed the Postgraduate General Line course at Annapolis. He coTppleied ?.

two year tour as a math instructor at the Naval Academy in June 1937. He was Gunnery and Fire Control Officer in the Gunnery School ship WYOMING until 1939, when he was transferred in June to the CL PHILADELPHIA as Assistant Gunnery Officer.

In July 1941 he became Professor of Naval Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill continuing in this duty until March 1943. In April he was ordered to the super battleship NEW JERSEY as First Lieutenant and Damage Control Officer in connection with the ship's fitting out and commissioning.

NEW JERSEY was commissioned May 1943. Capt.

Addison continued his assignment for 18 months on combat duty, participating in many of the crucial Pacific battles. NEW JERSEY was the 3rd and 5th Fleet flagship for Admirals Halsey and Spruance respectively. He placed FALL RIVER (CA) in commission as Executive Officer in June 1945 and in November assumed command of the Attack Transport BERRIEN, which shortly was engaged in Magic Carpet runs to the Orient. Capt. Addison commanded an attack cargo ship, the USS VERMILLION in 1951-52. During his career he had 18 years sea duty mostly in BB, CA and CL types; including three years in destroyers as well as three years in APA and AKA types.

Capt. Addison was awarded the DAR Commemorative Medal, National Defense Service Medal, American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Clasp, American area, Worid War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Campaign Ribbon with 2 Battle Stars and the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Ribbon with 7 Battle Stars.

Hisfirstwife Nellie Sharpley Church Addison died in 1968.

He married Mary Norman Boyd, the widow of Classmate Clarence Boyd in 1972. She pre-deceased him in 1977. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Benjamin C Boylston of Bethlehem, Penna.; one step daughter, Mrs. Stafford Green of Charleston, S.C.; two granddaughters, three step grandchildren, three great grandchildren and two step great grandchildren.

Joe Maher '27 NELSON KENYON BROWN '31 BGen. Nelson K. Brown USMC (Ret.) died on 22 December 1933 at Shreveport, Louisiana of heart failure. Graveside services were held on 24 December at Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport.

Bom 3 January 1909 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was reared in the Pittsburgh area, graduated from Langley High School; was appointed to the Naval Academy from Pennsylvania in 1927 graduating with the Class of 1931.

He served in Shanghai with the 4th Marines 1932 to 1935, then attended the Army Engineers School, Fort Belvoir. In 1938 he joined the cruiser PORTLAND. In WWII he commanded the Marine Corps Engineering Schools at Quantico and New River.

Then he served in the 4th Marine Division, commanding a combat engineering battalion at the battles of Roi-Namur, Saipan-Tinian, and Iwo Jima. Next he was on the staff at FMF Headquarters at Peari Harbor.

Later duty was in Washington, and with FMF Atlantic. After a tour as Professor of Military Sciences and Technology at the University of New Mexico he joined the First Marine Division in post armistice Korea where he commanded the First Marine (Infantry) Regiment. BGen. Brown retired from the Service 1 October 1955.

As a consulting civil engineer he was active in Louisiana and Georgia; later he joined the Louisiana 112

State Department of Highways, retiring from state service in 1974. He was a member of the Society of Civil Engineers, of the Society of American Military Engineers; a Registered Civil Engineer in Louisiana and a Registered Professional Engineer in Georgia.

BGen. Brown was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V, the Legion of Merit with Combat V, and the Presidential Unit Citation.

He is survived by his wife, Dardanelle, four children, and several grand and great grandchildren.

ticipated in operations during the later part of the war with Task Forces 38 and 58.

In May 1946, he reported to SHANGRI-LA and

served as Navigator and Operations Officer until July 1947 when she was decommissioned. Two years on the Staff of Commander Fleet Air Wing 14 was followed by a tour as Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Facility, Naval Ordnance Test Station, Inyokem, Calif., and a year as a student at the Naval War College, Newport, R.l. In August 1952, he assumed command of Air Transport Squadron 24, Port Lyautey, French Morocco, and in 1954 joined the HOWARD JOHNSON TURTON '32 Staff of the Naval War College. In June 1956, he was Col. Howard J. Turton assigned to SACLant Headquarters for a year and a USMC (Ret.) died 14 half followed by a tour as Chief-of-Staff and Aide to January 1994 in RichCommander Barrier Forces Pacific, Barber's Point mond, Va. Graveside Naval Air Station, Hawaii. In 1960 he commissioned funeral services were Airborne Early Warning Barrier Squadron Pacificâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; held in Forest Lawn the largest operational squadron in the Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Cemetery. served as its first Commanding Officer, in 1960-61 Born in New Britain, he served as Commanding Officer, Naval Station Connecticut, Col. JohnMidway Island, and then as War Plans Officer on the son was appointed to the Staff, Commander-in-Chief Pacific, from which he Naval Academy from retired in June 1964. that State and graduated with the Class of 1932.

After retirement Jesse and his wife Ann settled in Col. Turton was at Pearl Harbor aboard CALIFORtheir cherished beach house in Kailua, Hawaii. He NIA when the Japanese attacked. He was also on Iwo obtained a Master's of Science degree in OceanograJima, Guam, and Bougainville. During the height of phy from the University of Hawaii, and then worked World War II, he was awarded the Bronze Star, the for a year as the Research and Development CoordiLegion of Merit and numerous other honors. He renator for the State of Hawaii. In 1968 he founded and tired from the Marine Corps after serving 28 years. became the first Director of the Hawaii laboratory.

He was a life member of the 3rd Marine Division Naval Undersea Warfare Center at Kaneohe Bay, Association, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Associawhere he led oceanographic and marine mammal retion, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, and Research and development of a prototype Navy ship tired Officers Association. concept called SWATH. He retired from this second Col. Turton is survived by his wife, Elsie Runge career in 1980 and later moved to Maui with his wife Turton, of 1908 Seddon Rd., Richmond, Va. Ann, who died in 1986.

23227-4346; one daughter, Virginia Turton Parks, of He is survived by his four children: Beverly Vienna, Va.; a brother, Robert, of Key Largo, Fla.; a Spencer of Portland, Ore.; Nina Deane of Sonora, step daughter, Beverly Slate Pierce; a stepson, Calif.; John Burks '68 of Los Altos, Calif.; and DonWilliam K. Slate II, of Philadelphia, Penna.; four ald Burks '75 on active duty with the U.S. Navy in granddaughters; and nine great grandchildren.

Elsie R. Turton England. Of his ten grandchildren he has one granddaughter, Kristine Burks, in USNA Class of 1994, JESSE BEVERLY BURKS '33 and a grandson Michael Burks, who expects to enter Capt. Jesse B. Burks with the Class of 1998.

USN (Ret.) died on 7 John S. Burks '68 January 1994 in Los Altos, Califomia from pneumonia and Alz- RICHARD HETHERINGTON O'KANE '34 RAdm. Richard H. heimer's disease. His O'Kane USN (Ret.), ashes were scattered at one of our most distinsea off Maui, Hawaii where he lived until guished submariners, recently. died of pneumonia on Born in Max Mead16 February in a nursows, Virginia, Jesse grew up in Dothan, Alabama ing home in Petaluma, and attended V.M.I, for two years prior to receiving Calif., after a long siege an appointment to the Naval Academy with the Class of Alzheimer's. Interof '32. He graduated with the Class of '33 at the ment was in Arlington height of the Depression, only to become one of the on the 25th in a graveunfortunate members of the Class to receive a com- side ceremony attended by family, friends, former mission in the Naval Reserve and discharged from ac- Shipmates, and delegations from his home USS ARt've duty. Shortly thereafter, he and a handful of GONAUT VFW Chapter and the Submarine Veterans Classmates sharing a similar fate joined the Army Air ofWorldWarll.

Corps as Aviation Cadets where they completed flight After graduation from the Naval Academy Adm. training at Kelly Field, Texas. After qualifying as an O'Kane served in a cruiser and destroyer before atArmy Pilot and Observer in 1933, he returned to the tending Submarine School and was on patrol in ARNavy, completed Navy flight training at Pensacola, GONAUT when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. and was designated a Naval Aviator in December Three months later he became Exec of WAHOO, then 1934. building at Mare Island, and served in her through all From January 1935 to May 1937 he served with but the last patrol on which she was lost. He next put Observation Squadron 2B, on board MISSISSIPPI, and TANG in commission and led her through all five of for 15 months thereafter served with Bombing her war patrols. On one he picked up 22 Naval AviaSquadron 5, on YORKTOWN. He then joined Patrol tors shot down off Truk, kept them on board and deSquadron 101 and took part in the first mass flight livered them to Pearl Harbor on completion of the pafrom the West Coast to the Philippines, where he flew trol. On TANG'Sfifthand last patrol she was sunk by a PBYs until after the outbreak of World War II. In Feb- circular run of her last torpedo while making a surruary 1942, he was ordered to shore duty at the Naval face attack on a Japanese convoy on 25 October 1945.

Air Station, Anacostia, Washington, D.C. In August After swimming all night, he and a few other sur1944 he assumed Command of Coos BAY and par- vivors were picked up by a Japanese destroyer and Shipmate, April 1994

spent the rest of the war in a prison camp in Japan. He was repatriated after VJ Day in 1945.

Few men were given the chance to serve in two such legendary submarines as WAHOO and TANG. In the nine months of TANG'S active service Dick sank 24 Japanese vessels for a total of 93,824 tons, the record for that length of time and one of the tops of all time. His favorite tactic was to attack at night on the surface where the glare of exploding ships added to the enemy's confusion and illuminated other targets.

For his outstanding service he was awarded the Medal of Honor, three Navy Crosses, three Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit, Commendation Medal and three Presidential Unit Citations.

After hospitalization and recovery leave Adm. O'Kane received his Medal of Honor from President Truman in the White House eariy in 1946. Subsequent service included command of a submarine division, tender and squadron, and the Submarine School. He also attended the Naval War College and was serving in BuShips when he retired in 1957.

Dick then joined Great Lakes Carbon Corp. in New York for several years before moving to northem Califomia, leasing and operating a cattle ranch. Deciding that horses would be more fun and less expensive than cattle, he bought a horse ranch in Sebastopol and ran it until failing health forced his retirement to a nursing home.

Admiral O'Kane is the author of two best-seller submarine books. Clear the Bridge (TANG) in 1977

He is survived by his wife Margaret at 830 W. 40th St., Baltimore, Md. 21211; son Robert Fraser Baker of Chapel HUl, N.C; and two grandchildren.

W. H. Packard '35 ROBERT HENDERSON HOLMES '35 Capt. Robert H. Holmes, USN (Ret.) died in his sleep on 27 December 1993 while visiting his eldest daughter, Kristy Aleman, in Bremerton, Washington. Private services were held and burial was with his wife, Virgie, at the New Tacoma Cemetery. She had died on 14 March 1993.

Roxy was bom on 26 April 1913 in Waldon, N.Y. and was appointed to the Naval Academy from that State, graduating with the Class of 1935. He served first in OKLAHOMA (BB-37) as a deck division officer from July 1935 to December 1937, when he was assigned to Pensacola Naval Air Station under instruction until August 1938. From September, he was the Communication Officer in MUGFORD (DD-389) until July 1940, when he became Executive Officer of

tiie Ft. Myer Chapel and burial at the Arlington National Cemetery.

Fletcher was bom in Birmingham, Alabama on 17 March 1915. He attended the Phillips High School in Birmingham and the Marion Military Institute in Marion, Ala., prior to being appointed to the Naval Academy in 1931. Upon graduation with the Class of 1935, he served aboard TEXAS (BB-35) for about a year before attending the Naval Finance and Supply School at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from September 1936 to May 1937.

Upon graduation and transfer to the Supply Corps, he was assigned to EDSALL (DD-214) operating with the Asiatic Fleet, serving for two years as the Disbursing Officer of Destroyer Division 14. Detached in August 1939, he reported two months later to BROOKLYN (CL-40) for duty as Supply Officer and so served until the end of 1943, participated in the invasions of Casablanca and Sicily, and the rescue of survivors from WAKEFIELD (AP-21).

From January to November 1944 he was the Assistant Supply Officer at the Boston Navy Yard and in December he reported to the staff of Commander cember 1941 and participated in the Aleutian and Service Force, Pacific Fleet to serve as Planning OfGuadalcanal campaigns. In July 1943, he took comficer for the Fleet and Force Supply Officer. He was mand of RAMSEY (DM-17) and served in the Marshall Island operations. From December 1944 to June 1946 awarded a Letter of Commendation by CinCPacFlt for meritorious service from December 1944 to Febhe commanded BENNION (DD-662), for the Linruary 1946. gayan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa Invasions and the occupation of Japan. BENNION received the PresidenDetached in May 1946, he was assigned to duty as tial Unit Citation for its radar picket operations in Planning Officer for the Director of Supply in the Busupport of the Okinawa landings, and Roxy received reau of Supplies and Accounts in Washington from and WAHOO in 1987.

June 1946 to July 1948. Next he served as Officer in Survivors include his wife Ernestine, at 6150 the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" for the Lingayan operation and the Navy Cross for his Okinawa Charge of the Ships' Supply Depot, in Oakland, Gueneville Road, Sebastopol, Calif. 95472-2335, performance.

Calif., until July 1951. From August 1951 to June 707 823-9580; son James of Houston, Texas; daugh1952 he was student at the Naval War College, NewShore dutyfinallytook him to the Naval Academy ter Marsha Allen of Danville, Ala.; four grandas Instructor in Marine Engineering from July 1946 port, R.I. Far East duty followed, first on the staff of children; and four great grandchildren.

Commander Naval Forces, Far East, and then as PurRoy C. Smith 111 '34 to May 1950. In June 1950, he became Executive Officer of DIXIE (AD-14),flagshipof Commander Task chase and Fiscal Officer of the J-4 Division of Commander in Chief, Far East. In the latter position he Force 95 in the Korean action and served as such until LEONARD PASSO BAKER JR. '35 was awarded the Bronze Star Medal by the DepartNovember 1951.

W. O. Leonard R Baker Jr., USA (Inactive) died on ment of the Army for meritorious service in connecHe attended the Armed Forces Staff College in 2 January 1994 at his home in Roland Park Place in tion with military operations against an enemy of the Norfolk, Va., from February to July 1952 and then Baltimore, Maryland. Memorial services were held United Nations (North Korea) from 27 January 1953 proceeded to the Panama Canal Zone to serve on the at St. David's Episcopal Church in Baltimore, where to 24 February 1954. staff of Commander 15th Naval District as Operation he had served as Treasurer and Vestryman. His ashes March 1954 was spent in orientation in special Officer and as Canal Zone Naval Port Control Officer are in the Columbarium at that church on Roland until June 1954. He then served from July 1954 to weapons, and in April he reported to the Naval AdAvenue.

January 1955 as Commander DesDiv 172 in the Pa- ministrative Unit at Sandia Base, N.M., where he Leonard was bom in Baltimore on 26 November served as Officer in Charge of the Sandia Special cific before taking the senior course at the Naval War 1911, graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute College for a year. In February 1956, he moved to Weapons Depot for nine months. From January 1955, and then attended the Naval Academy with the Class he was Director, Material Control Division at HeadWashington, D.C., for duty in the Strategic Plans Diof 1935 for about a year. He earned an accounting degree before entering the Army for World War II and vision of the Office of the CNO until July 1958. He quarters, FC/AFSWP for a year. Early in 1956, he assumed command of the Ships' Parts Control Center, then took command of the GENERAL WILLIAM served in the Army Medical Corps in Suva, Fiji IsMITCHELL (T-AP-114) for trans-Pacific operations. In Mechanicsburg, Penna. In January 1959, he was lands in 1942 and 1943 and in France from June 1944 named Assistant to the Chief of Naval Material and February 1960, he reported to the 13th Naval District to February 1945. He then shifted to the QuartermasDirector Supply Program Division, Navy Departin Seattle as Deputy Chief of Staff for Naval Reserve ter Corps and served at an Army base in Jeffersonment. Three years later he was assigned duty with the until he retired on 1 July 1961. ville, Ind., until December 1945 when he returned to Defense Supply Agency, where he served until his reRoxy's civilian career included Office Manager of his civilian career. He was Business Manager at the tirement on 1 July 1966.

Sitts and Hill, Civil and Structural Engineers and Maryland House of Correction in Jessup from 1946 to Manager of their Construction Materials Testing Fletcher's civilian career included a year as Vice 1948 and served as an accountant for various CPA Lab, both of Tacoma, Wash., until April 1975. He President for Public Relations at the National Bank of firms in Baltimore and Boston from 1948 to 1954. served as President of the Tacoma Chapter, American Commerce in Falls Church, Va.; a year of University He continued his education at the University of Security Military Engineers in 1972 and 1973; was a of Virginia education courses; followed by six years Baltimore, earning his LLB in 1952 and his LLM in member of the Naval Academy Alumni Assn. and its as a teacher at the Steven Foster Intermediate School 1953. He established the law and accounting partnerPuget Sound Chapter; The Retired Officers Assn. in Fairfax County, Va., retiring in June 1974. ship of Ellin & Baker in Baltimore in 1954, retiring and its Olympic Chapter from 1975; and was on the Having joined the Army-Navy Country Club in from same in 1980. He also taught night school at the Board of Directors of the Port Ludlow Maintenance 1947, he retained his interest in golf and tennis University of Baltimore and at the American Institute Commission 1976 to 1982. throughout his active duty, civilian and retirement caof Banking. He served for a while as President of the He is survived by his daughters; Kristy Aleman of reers. He served as Treasurer of the AN-CC from Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland, and he was 1963 to 1966 and was on its Board of Governors from also a member of the Society of Colonial Wars and Bremerton, Wash., Melissa Irvine of Redmond, Wash.; and Kathryn (Kit) Buckley of Ennis, Mon1960 to 1966.

St. Andrews Society He and his wife, Margaret tana; five grandchildren; and a brother. Col. Sterling He is survived by his wife, Ethel, of 9100 Belvoir Eraser, a native of Scotland whom he married in O. Holmes of Melbourne, Fla. Woods Pky, Apt. 218, Fort Belvoir, Va. 22060; 1945, traveled extensively during retirement in spite W. H. Packard '35 daughters Margaret Brooks of Vienna, Va., and Paof the experience in 1980 of being passengers aboard tricia Lange of Rochester, N.Y; sons Army Col. the SS PRINCENDAM and abandoned it when it burned Fletcher Lamkin, Jr. of West Point, N.Y, and Griffin and sank in the Gulf of Alaska. After spending eleven Lamkin 111 of Falls Church, Va.; a sister Margaret FLETCHER McCARTY LAMKIN '35 hours in a lifeboat, they were recovered by heliSmith of Louisville, Ga.; a brother Griffin Lamkin II Capt. Fletcher M. Lamkin SC, USN (Ret.) died of copters. of Birmingham, Ga.; and six grandchildren. a heart attack on 9 December 1993 at Mount Vernon W. H. Packard '35 Hospital in Alexandria, Va. Funeral services were at

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LOUIS COLLINS SCHEIBLA '35 Louis C Scheibia died on 2 December 1993 at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. Memorial services were held at his home in Falls Church, Va., and, in accordance with his will, his body was donated to George Washington University for medical studies.

Lou was bom in Baltimore, Maryland, on 20 January 1912, the son of a naval officer. His early years were spent in various countries, many in the Far East.

He entered the Naval Academy with the Class of 1935, but had to leave at the end of two years because of eye problems. He spent a year at the University of Maryland and another year as a night student at George Washington University while he worked as a civilian electrical engineer for the Navy at the Washington Navy Yard.

He continued in Navy employ throughout World War II and until the late 1940s when he established his own firm, Lutz and Scheibia, in the District of Columbia, doing electrical, mechanical and structural engineering work, and taking aboard a third partner, Fulford. One of the jobs performed in their work area included the rewiring of the first and third wings of Bancroft Hall at the Naval Academy. The partnership was dissolved in 1976 when Lou retired, but he continued to work, assisting with the engineering of the Metro transportation system in Washington, D.C, and on the James Madison Memorial Building of the Library of Congress.

Lou was a founding member of the Washington branch of the Society of Professional Engineers, an active member of the Navy League, a strong supporter of the Navy Memorial in Washington, and a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley, of 6630 Tansey Drive, Falls Church, Va. 22042; one son, Louis C Scheibia III of Manassas, Va.; and two grandchildren.

W. H. Packard '35 JOSEPH ALLEN DODSON JR. '37 Cdr. Joseph A. Dodson, Jr., died of cancer at his home in Russell, Ky., on 14 September 1993. Funeral services were held at Calvary Episcopal Church, Ashland, Ky, on 18 September 1993. Inurnment with full military honors was at the Naval Academy Columbarium on 21 September 1993.

Bom 30 April 1915 in Maysville, Ky., he was appointed to the USNA and graduated with the Class of 1937.

During his years as a Midshipman he was a member of the Drum & Bugle Corps and the dance band known as the NA-10; he became leader of both organizations.

Upon graduation he served in battleships COLO-

Island, Md. Their job was to train new LCI (L) crews to operate their ships, then go to the building yard, man the ships and go to war.

December 1943 he placed LCS (L) Group 10 (12 ships) in commission and sailed for Okinawa. There his ships did valiant service against the Japanese suicide attackers on radar picket stations. After the Japanese surrender LCS (L) Group 10 became a part of the U.S. Occupation Forces in Japan. In February 1946 he decommissioned LCS (L) Group 10, having been the only officer to command the group during its existence. Cdr. Dodson was then assigned to duty as an instructor at the USNA for three years.

WILLIAM JOSEPH KEATING '40 Capt. William J. Keating, USN (Ret.) died on 30 January 1994 of emphysema at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. A Catholic Mass of the Resurrection was said for him by long time friend Father Coen in the Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, Va. Interment with full military honors followed in Arlington National Cemetery.

Bom in Baltimore, Maryland on 6 December 1918, he was appointed to the Naval Academy from EDWARD LAWRENCE DASHIELL, JR. '39 Capt. Edward L. that State and graduated with the Class of 1940. First Dashiefl, Jr. USN(Ret,) assignment was to the aircraft cartier LEXINGTON died of cancer on 17 Feb- (CV-2) at Pearl Harbor until damaged by enemy acruary 1994 at his home tion and surtic at the Battle of Coral Sea in June 1942. in Virginia Beach, Va. A Bill then reported for duty as gunnery officer on Memorial Service was board newly commissioned destroyer KENDIUCK. Afheld for his remains on ter convoy duties in the North Adantic and Mediterra20 Febmary at the Gali- nean and the invasion of Sicily KENDRICK was hit by lee Episcopal Church of an aerial torpedo while escorting a convoy in the Virginia Beach and his Med, repaired in Oran and remmed in early 1944 for ashes were scattered mop up operations at Anzio.

Late in 1944 Bill reported to the destroyer BEATTY at sea.

Born in 1917 in South Carolina, he was appointed as Executive Officer, deploying to the Pacific area in 1945. In 1946 he commanded destroyer TRIPPE, parfrom that State to the Naval Academy and graduated with the Class of 1939. On graduation, he was as- ticipating in the atomic bomb tests at Bikini. He then reported to JAG for PG course at The George Washsigned to the cruiser MEMPHIS. In 1942 he was assigned toflighttraining at Pen- ington University Law School, receiving his LLB desacola and on graduation was assigned to VF-60, gree in 1949 and admission to the bar of the D.C. serving in the Pacific Theater until 1944, when he Courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Other shore billets included staff OpNav; a year at was hospitalized with a broken leg. During this period he eamed the Air Medal. In 1945 he became ICAF; Logistics Directorate, Joint Staff; and Directhe Executive Officer of NAAS Oceana. After a flight tor, Training Management Division, BuPers. Sea refresher course in Jacksonville, Fla., he joined assignments included FlagSec, ComCruDiv 4; comVP-41 as her Executive Officer. He was with this mand of GATLING; FlagSec CinCLant; and Comsquadron in China in 1948 and in Japan in 1949. In DesDiv 42.

Bill retired 1 May 1964 and commenced his civilMay of 1949 he became the Executive Officer of a ian career as Legal Counsel for Public Affairs, Naservice squadron, FasRon 110.

In 1950 he attended the Armed Forces Staff Col- tional Grain and Feed Association. After two highly lege and from there was assigned to the staff of the successful decades as N.C. A.E Association Counsel Advanced Flight Training Command at Corpus on Capitol Hill, Bill retired a second time and settled Christi. In 1953 he became Commanding Officer of with his wife of more than fifty years into the retireVS-27 in Norfolk, Va. In 1954 he was assigned duties ment community at The Fairfax in Fort Belvoir, as Asst. Industrial Control Officer at the Naval Gun Virginia.

For over 30 years Bill had been a member of St. Factory and in May 1956 became the Executive Officer of the carrier PRINCETON. In 1958 he was Ann's Catholic Church in Arlington, Va., attending assigned to the staff of the Net Evaluation Sub- daily Mass and teaching CCD classes as well. He had Committee on the National Security Council. From the privilege of having audiences with Pope Pius XII there he was ordered in 1960 to the Industrial War and Pope John XXIII. During this time he was active RADO and CALIFORNIA, before reporting to SEACollege, but before graduation he was ordered back in the Overlee Community Association of Arlington RAVEN (SS-196), in which he was serving in the Phito NESC, to participate in a classified analysis. On and an active member of his Class of '40 Association lippines when WWII began. After making two completion, he was ordered to the ammunition ship and the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Bill was especially proud that two of hisfivechilsuccessful war patrols in SEARAVEN he was transNITRO following which in 1962 he took command of ferred to MUGFORD (DD-389) in June 1942. MUG- the carrier SHANGRI-LA. In 1963 he became Asst. dren followed in his Navy footsteps: Mark '67 and FORD was part of the Task Force involved in the as- Chief of Staff for Strategic Naval Plans, CinC- Bill, Jr. NROTC Villanova '69.

Survivors include his wife, Lillian "Goody" sault upon Guadalcanal in August 1942 and which USNavEur, London. In 1965 he was assigned to Ophad the dubious distinction of being the first US de- Nav as Op-090C. In 1967 he took command of the Ahearn Keating of Fort Belvoir; five children: stroyer to be hit by Japanese bombs at Guadalcanal.

Naval Safety Center and retired from that position in R. Mark Keating '67 of Gladwyne, Penna.; Capt.

William J. Keating Jr. USN; Judith M. Keating; MUGFORD was a participant in the first battle of 1969.

Savo Island in August 1942 rescuing nearly 200 surOn retirement, he became a real estate salesman and Betsy K. Meehan, all of Arlington; and John A. vivors from the sunken VINCENNES. On another ocand broker in the Virginia Beach area. Then in 1976 Keating of Annandale; and four grandchildren. casion, while on routine convoy duty off Brisbane, he joined Chicago Title Insurance Company in marJudith M. Keating Australia, MUGFORD rescued some 50 survivors of keting and remained in that position until he fully an Australian Naval Hospital ship sunk by a Japanese retired. submarine. After undergoing repairs at H. M. Naval He is survived by his widow Charlotte Yates Dockyard, Sydney, Australia, MUGFORD particiDashiell of 408 52nd St., Virginia Beach, Va. 23451; pated in the "island hopping" campaign northward and three daughters, Annette Dashiell, Nancy Fanalong the coast of New Guinea. In August 1942 (then ning and Carolyn Hayes.

LCdr.) Dodson was ordered back to Conus for reassignment.

This transfer was to introduce him to the Amphibious Navy in which he would serve until the end of the war. In 1942-43 he commanded LCI (L) Group 26 (12 ships) in a training flotilla based at Solomon's

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JOHN PAUL ROSSIE, JR. '40 Lt. John R Rossie, Jr. USNR (Ret.) died on 13 February 1994 at home in Littleton, Colorado, after a short and intense fight with cancer. The final services were performed by his brother. Father Arthur Rossie, CSSR, and John was interred at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Wheatridge, Colo.

Bom in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1917, he grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and was appointed to the Naval Academy from that State. After completing three years of studies, he failed an eyesight test and received a physical discharge. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, John accepted a commission in the Naval Reserve and reported to BuShips for engineering duty. In March 1943 he was ordered to duty on board NEW JERSEY (BB-62) in the Engineering Dept.

After commissioning. NEW JERSEY operated in the Adanticfirstand then proceeded to the Pacific in January 1944, participating with fast carrier groups in major engagements and island invasions from the Marshall Islands to Okinawa and, finally, to the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay. John then retumed to CONUS for release from active duty as a Lieutenant USNR. After the end of WWII John continued his engineering education, graduating from the University of Nebraska in 1947. He then began a long and distinguished professional career involving electrical power utility engineering; first with Omaha Public Power District designing power generation systems and, later, providing private consulting engineering services. In 1957 he joined R. W. Beck & Associates, becoming a Partner in 1960 and heading the design department of the Denver Office from 1962 until his retirement in 1983. He retained a position of Special Consultant and Partner Emeritus to R. W. Beck to the time of his death.

John frequently served as an expert witness and consultant on electrical power generation to numerous agencies, including the U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Power Commission, Environmental Protective Agency, Atomic Energy Commission, Electrical Power Research Institute, and several state utility commissions.

His intemational involvement in power generation facilities and studies included work in the former Soviet Union, Central America, New Zealand, Australia, Hungary and Israel. In 1975 he headed the first USA/USSR Joint Coordinating Committee on Scientific and Technical Cooperation in thefieldof thermal power, including travel to the USSR and hosting of visiting Soviet engineers to the USA. He was the author and co-author of numerous technical publications, and a guest lecturer at several universities and technical institutions. In 1977 he was named Master Alumnus by the University of Nebraska. He was also honored as a Life Member of the National Society of Engineers and a Life Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and a Member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Lucille Opitz Rossie of Littleton; five children, Judith Snell, Mary Lu Rogers, John, George and Ann VandenBerg; and ten grandchildren.

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JOHN S. LEIDEL '41 Capt. John S. Leidel USN (Ret.) died of cancer on 14 November 1993 at Provincetown, Mass.

His ashes were inumed in the Naval Academy Columbarium, Annapolis.

Bom on 18 February 1919, he entered the Naval Academy from Washington, D.C, and graduated with the Class of 1941 in February of that year. His first assignment was to the destroyer minelayer RAMSAY and was on board that ship as a veteran of die Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. During WWII, he participated in battleship and destroyer actions in the Pacific area.

His post-war assignments included Gunnery Officer in LEYTE GULF CV-32; as Commanding Officer of TWEEDY; POWER, and attack cargo ship RANKIN.

His last afloat duty was Chief of Staff, ComPhibGru FOUR.

His shore assignments included overseas stations at Istanbul, Turkey, and Taipei, Taiwan. At retirement he was senior member of the Sub Board of Inspection and Survey, Atlantic.

He is survived by his wife, Ann R. Leidel of Provincetown, Mass.; two sons; and three grandchildren.

LAWRENCE VERNON MILLER WICKHAM '45 Maj. Lawrence V. M. Wickham USMC (Ret.) died on 30 January 1994 at a nursing home in Ashland, Virginia, of heart failure due to complications from Parkinson's disease. A reception was held for family and friends at the Reid Funeral Home in Ashland on 1 February. A graveside service with military honors was conducted on 2 February at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Hanover, Virginia, which was attended by Classmates and friends. A floral arrangement in his memory was presented by the Class of 1945.

"Wick," a Navy Junior, was bom on 17 August 1920 in Washington, D.C., and received a Senate appointment to the Naval Academy in 1941. He was graduated on 7 June 1944 with the Class of 1945 and a member of the Second Company. At the Academy, he participated in Battalion football and squash and the French Club.

Following graduation, Wick joined his Classmates, the "Dirty Thirty" bunch, at Marine Officer's Candidate School in Quantico, which led to a Purple Heart as a Platoon Leader with the 6th MarDiv at Okinawa in Worid War II. After a year in Bethesda Naval Hospital, he received flight training at Dallas and Corpus Christi in 1946.

Service with the FMF in Honolulu from 1946 to 1949 ended up with another Quantico tour, followed by his assignment as Commanding Officer of the MarDet in the heavy cruiser COLUMBUS, until 1953 at which time he reported to the 2nd MarDiv and became Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, 3rd MarDiv in 1954.

He next served in Korea with the 1st MarDiv until 1955. Subsequent billets followed in G4, HQ USMC, and later as Executive Officer of the First Battalion, 2nd MarDiv. He retired on 30 June 1964 after a three year assignment at Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point.

Following his retirement, he began a career with the Virginia Oil Institute in Richmond, Virginia, retiring again in 1982 as Managing Director.

A Life Member of the Naval Academy Alumni As-

sociation, Wick is survived by his Shipmate of 49 years. Marge, of Route # 2 , Box 140, Hanover, Va. 23069; a daughter, Jean W. Carson of Greenville, N.C; two sons: Andrew C and John G. of Hanover; and seven grandchildren.

Several years ago, the family arranged for an Honor Chair in his name at Alumni House. Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, PO Box 36, Hanover, Va. 23069.

Dutch Schuiz '45 AUSTIN BURT MIDDLETON, JR. '47 LCol. "Blu" Middleton USMC (Ret.) died suddenly of heart disease on 30 January 1994 at his family home in Hemet, Califomia.

His ashes were inumed in his home State of Montana.

Blu was born in Miles City, Montana, in 1922.

He attended schools there and graduated from Powell County High School in Deer Lodge, then attended the University of Montana at Missoula. He was appointed to the Naval Academy from the 1st Congressional District of Idaho. He graduated with the Class of 1947 (15th Co.), was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps, and served in the Corps until 1966.

In 1956 he eamed a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University's School of Business.

In retirement, he was associated with the Mack Truck Co. in Bethesda, Md., with Carrier Corporation in Syracuse, N.Y., and with the Montana Energy Research and Development Institute in Butte, Mont.

In recent years, the family had maintained homes both in Hemet and in Sheridan, Montana.

His military decorations included the Legion of Merit.

An avid fisherman and golfer, he enjoyed these sports to the day of his death.

He is survived by his wife, the former Suzanne Juvenal; daughters Abby Moserof Lewisburg, Penna., and Amy McCord of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sons Blake of Austin, Texas, and Joshof Melboume, Fla.; ten grandchildren; and his sisters Margaret Scariano of Novato, Joann Smith of Butte, and Tomme Worden of Missoula, Montana.

Chet Shaddeau '47 DANIEL H. KAHN '49 Dan Kahn died at his New York residence on 28 January 1993, after a long bout with cancer.

He was 68. Funeral services were held on 29 December at "The Riverside," attended by the immediate family, friends and Classmates. Richard Glickman '49 delivered a eulogy.

A native New Yorker, Dan entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1945 and in the ensuing four years served as an editor of The Log, a contributor of articles and cartoons to both The Log and Trident, wrestled and played soccer on the junior varsity team.

Upon graduation and commissioning, Dan served aboard WINSTON (AKA-94) as Salvage and Engineering Officer and took part in the 1st Marine Division landing in Korea. This was followed by a tour aboard MELVIN (DD-680) and a "show the flag" cruise of Northem Europe.

After completion of active duty, Dan embarked on a career in film production in New York. During his semi-retirement he managed real estate interests in 115

New York and on Fire Island and was active in Alumni Association programs. He was a past President of the Naval Academy Association of New York and a past Trustee of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. He also served as Chairman, Zoning Board of Ocean Bay Park, Fire Island, and member of the Board of Directors of Seaview Association.

An avid sailor, Dan was Commodore of the Fire Island Yacht Club, the Corinthians and Odyssey Cruising Club. With his wife, Carolyn, the Kahns chartered in British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Barts, Grenadines, the Bay Islands off Honduras, Tonga, Great Barrier Reef, Andaman Sea off Thailand and Greece.

Dan is survived by his wife, Carolyn. He will be missed by his many friends. Classmates and associates. Condolences should be addressed to Carolyn at 42 W. 12th Street, New York, N.Y. 10011.

Paul Laric '49

CHARLES CARROLL BALDWIN '53 Capt. Charles C Baldwin USN (Ret.) of Potomac, Maryland died of lymphoma on 20 January 1994 at his home. A Memorial Service was held at the Naval Academy Chapel on 24 January followed by burial in Our Lady of the Fields Catholic Cemetery in Millersville, Maryland.

A native of Annapolis, Charlie graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1953. He served on the attack transport RANDALL and then graduated with the 100th Class from the Submarine School in New London, Connecticut.

His assignments included service on POMPON, CUTLASS, SEA LEOPARD and SIRAGO; and as flag

lieutenant and aide to Commander Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet. He had command of CARP and Submarine Division 122 in Key West, Fla. He was a graduate of the Senior Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. In addition to being designated a Submariner, he was a personnel specialist and served several tours of duty at the Bureau of Personnel in Washington, D.C. He retired in 1979 to join his brother in the family business, Baldwin Service Center in Annapolis.

He was a member of the USNA Alumni Association, the Retired Officer's Association and the American Legion and was the first member of the Navy Submarine League. He also was a member of St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Rockville, Md. He is survived by his wife of over 40 years, the former Elizabeth Mattie; five children, Elizabeth B. Podeszwa, Charles C Baldwin Jr., Anne B. Kendall, James H. Baldwin, and Amy B. Doherty;fivegrandchildren, two brothers and one sister.

Memorial contributions in Charlie's name can be made to the St. Anne's Infant and Matemity Home, 4901 Eastem Ave., Hyattsville, Md., or to the Makea-Wish Foundation, 6 Taft Court, Rockville, Md. 20850.

ARTHUR HENRY SCHRODER '53 Col. Arthur "Art" H. Schroder USAF (Ret.) died on 24 December 1993 in San Antonio, Texas after a prolonged period of cancer. He was 65.

Art was bom in Freeport, Texas on 1 June 1928 and grew up in Texas and Louisiana towns where his father pursued a career in sulfur mining. He graduated from high school in Port Sulfur, La., in 1945. He thereafter attended Louisiana State University for a year, then joined the Marine Corps for two and a half years of service before being appointed to the Naval Academy in 1949. Art entered 116

Plebe year as a squared-away former Marine corporal and easily adjusted to the demands of the Naval Academy with his maturity and his already welldeveloped leadership skills.

Upon graduation on 5 June 1953, he was commissioned as an Air Force Second Lieutenant. He first reported to Hondo, Texas for primary pilot training; thence on to Bryan, Texas for Basic Pilot Training, where he received his Wings in August 1954.

He next attended the Flight Instructors Course at Craig AFB in Selma, Ala., before retuming to Bryan AFB for thefirstof his many subsequent assignments in the Training Command as an instructor and staff officer. Following these initial flight instructor duties, he was sent to the 11th Air Division Staff at Ladd AFB, Alaska in 1958 for an interesting two-year assignment, which included among other duties. Art's role as Commander of Ice Station Charlie in the Arctic Ocean for a period of several months.

He retumed to Texas and the Aviation Training Command in the Spring of 1960 to serve a three-year tour as a jet instructor and staff officer in billets of increasing responsibility. He was thereafter selected to attend the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB for the 1963-64 Class. Upon graduation from the Command and Staff Course, Art retumed once again to the Aviation Training Command at Randolph AFB, where he spent three years as an Operations Staff Officer dealing with plans, programs and other administrative matters.

Art was detached from these duties in August 1967 and sent to Homestead AFB for an eight-month Operational Training Course with the 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron in preparation for his subsequent combat service in Vietnam.

As a member of the 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron, he flew F-4C's out of DaNang from May 1968 until June 1969. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters for his accomplishments during this period.

He retumed from Vietnam in the Summer of 1969 for a two-year tour of duty in the Pentagon as a JCS staff officer. He then was selected to be a student at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Ft. McNair for the 1971-72 school year.

Following his ICAF graduation Art remmed to Texas for a series of high level Air Force training assignments. He served as the Deputy Commander and ultimately. Commander of the School of Military Sciences at Lackland AFB, Texas in 1973 and 1974.

He next became Vice Commander of the Air Force Military Training Center at Lackland AFB and served in this capacity in 1974 and 1975.

In June 1975 Art reported to Columbus Air Force Base in Columbus, Miss., for an 18-month assignment as Deputy Commander for Operations.

His final Air Force assignment was as the Professor of Aerospace Studies at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas from November 1976 until his retirement in September 1980.

Following his retirement from the Air Force, Art remained on the faculty of Southwest Texas State as a teacher in the business school until declining health dictated his retirement in 1986.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 39 years, the former Barbara Graff of Bryan, Texas; by two sons, J. Stephen Schroder of Woodland, Texas and Brian K. Schroder of San Antonio; by his daughter, Karen S. Thompson of Austin, Texas; by his mother; and seven grandchildren.

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JOHN MICHAEL SEDANO '57 JohnM. Sedano, Col. USAF (Ret.), died on 21 June 1993 in Los Angeles, Calif, after a pro1^ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ '^ longed illness. A memorial service was held on 23 June 1993 at Redondo Beach, Calif., for family and close friends.

Born on 1 November 1932 in Royal Oak, Mich., John was appointed to the Naval Academy with the Class of 1957. He was a gregarious member of the 19th Company and a two-striper in the Fall set.

The warmth, charm and unusual sensitivity described in the '57 Lucky Bag remained with him throughout both military and civilian careers.

John was commissioned into the USAF as a Communications and Logistics Officer, and was assigned to Blaine AFS in Washington State, followed by a tour in Korea. He also attended Communication School in Biloxi, Miss., and earned a Master's degree in industrial engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Later schooling included the USAF Squadron Officers School, AF Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair, and a Program for Executives at Carnegie Mellon.

Tours of duty included two assignments in the Pentagon on the Logistic Staff 1964-68, and "C"-Cubed Staff 1975-76; Communications Squadron Command at Korat AFB, Thailand 1969-70; Secretary of the Air Force Special Projects at Los Angeles AFS 1970-72; Defense Communications Agency, Arlington, Va., 1973-75, where he was early promoted in 1974 to full Colonel; command of the 2187th Communications Group in Aviano, Italy 1976-78; and Vice-Commander/Commander Southern Command, AF Communications Command 1978-80.

Awards eamed over his career included the Bronze Star, AF Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, three Meritorious Service Medals, and the Legion of Merit.

John retired in 1980 with the rank of Colonel and moved with his family to Manhattan Beach, Calif.

He accepted a position as Manager with Hughes Communications, a subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft located in El Segundo, Calif. He later became Vice President of Operations as the company developed into a major provider of worldwide satellite telecommunications.

John is survived by his wife, the former Charlotte M. Levy of Youngstown, Ohio, and two daughters: Susan Michele and Elisabeth Jane, all presently residing in the Los Angeles area. His father, Jose R. Sedano, and stepmother, Maria, reside in Falls Church, Va. He is also survived by three brothers: Roland, Anthony, and Charles, and a sister, Mary.

John's mother, Blanche Sedano of South Bend, Ind., preceded him in death two days earlier on 19 June 1993.

Richard N. Charles'57 GIBSON PETER SMITH '59 Gib Smith, a beloved husband and father, age 56, died 9 February 1994 at Harrison Memorial Hospital of heart failure. Gibson was predeceased by his parents, Paul James Smith and Thelma Gibson Smith of Allentown, Penna. He was bom in Allentown on April 10, 1937.

He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1959 with honors and married Merlene Hall Owens in 1967 while serving in the Polaris Submarine Service.

He received tiie U.S. Navy Achievement Medal as Navigator of ROBERT E. LEE (Blue). Gib was also a recipient of the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Navy Expeditionary Medal.

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After the birth of his daughter, LeAnne Gibson Smith, the family moved to Port Orchard in 1973 and he was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1979.

He worked as an engineer in design at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard until his death.

Gib loved golf and was a member of Kitsap Golf and Country Club until 1988 when he and his family joined Canterwood Golf and Country Club in Gig Harbor, Wash.

Gib is survived by his wife, Merlene, and daughter, l^Anne, both of Port Orchard, and his sister, Paula Smith Strine of Mancelona, Mich.

A memorial gathering was held 20 February 1994.

Remembrances can be donated to the Evans Scholars Foundation through the Pacific Northwest Golf Association in memory of Gibson Peter Smith.

JOHN DOUGLAS LYNCH '66 Cdr. John D. Lynch USNR (Ret.) died on 1 December 1993 at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, while awaiting a liver transplant. A memorial service was held 4 December 1993 at the Grace

Episcopal Church in Port Lavaca, Texas, followed by a committal service where his ashes were scattered at the port of Port Lavaca, Point Comfort. Both services were attended by family members, friends, and Naval Academy Classmates, and many members of the Texas Naval Reserve community.

Bom in Lubbock, Texas on 10 October 1942, Doug entered the U.S. Naval Academy from the Naval Academy Prep School after attending Texas Tech University for one year. During his four years at the Academy, his feisty, competitive nature formed the heart of a Company that won the Colors twice and finished third during his four year watch with the 9th and 13th Companies. An avid competitor in sports and staunch advocate of the Honor concept, Doug is remembered for his dedication and support of the Academy by his fellow Classmates.

After graduation, Doug had a full and successful Naval career. During his tour at Commander, Naval Reserve New Orleans, he was instrumental as the head of the Navy Homeport Site Selection Team in developing disbursed sites for Naval strategic and combatant units among the U.S. ports that are located on the Gulf of Mexico. His last tour prior to retirement was as Commander, Naval Reserve Center, San Antonio.

After his retirement from the Navy, Doug moved to Port Lavaca just north of Corpus Christi, Texas, where he became actively involved in the develop-

ment and expansion of the port facilities in the area.

From 1987 until his death in December 1993, he served as Port Director and Executive Director of the Calhoun County Navigation District Industrial Development Authority.

In addition to his duties with the Port and Navigation District, Doug was head of the Calhoun and Port Lavaca Economic Development Corporation, and director and manager of the Calhoun-Victoria Foreign Trade Zone. His efforts while filling these positions were chief to negotiating a $1.2 billion petrochemical development by Formosa of Taiwan in the area, and a $400 million expansion of the port facilities at Port Lavaca and Port Comfort. This expansion created a state-of-the-art, world-class operation.

Doug is survived by three sons: Andrew, currently living in Houston; Klyne, who resides in San Antonio; and Sean, who is living with Doug's sister Ellen Parkhill of Fort Worth, Texas. Another sister, Janet Hammam, resides in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Doug's ex-wife, Barbara Klyne of Houston was among the many family and friends that comforted Doug during his hospital stay and participated in his services.

The family has requested that any memorials or expressions of sympathy be made through donations in Doug's name to the U.S.N.A. Class of 1966 Foundation.

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